Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1941 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Eicept Sunday by THS DICATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incur pvt aim! Ketefed al lb* Dacata’’. lad • , ‘ v * l Uffive m Becond Claes Matter. ). H. Melltf ..r- President A. M. Huilboua*. a*, y. A Hub Mg: Ukk 1). Melier Vice-President tubecriptien Ratee *mg« Cefflee —— • * M UM week. by carrter™ •>« um y«u. by <Mtu>r » «o UM Bvßtb. by mnU. H Three UufiUi*. by mail... 1 W Sii month*, by mall.— —— l<b Um year, by aaU — J w Ou* year, al office...-— 2-W Price* quoted are within a radius <4 1W mites Eiaewhere 11W oue year. Avorlisiug Katce made known on Application. Nalonal Adver Representative KKHUB A CO. <l4 Ixllnfti'n Avenue. New York IM East Wacker Dr be. Chicago Charter Member of Tb* Indiana La-ague of Home Dailies. if thia nation can be guided I through on peace, there will be no I question about it* greatness, future ’ freedom and prosperity. —o The old sayiug you can t get blood out of a turnip I* the earn* j M applying the "ability to pay" , theory in the < oilectlon of defense taxes. —o The children have returned to school again, the next big event on I the calendar being the aemeiter exam* and then the tug between I now and the spring vacation. -0 The strength of our nation liea | in the unity of it* IbMMw.wOO peo ! pie, President Roosevelt aald. He , Spoke the truth t’nlesi we elaud toaethei we 100 will be lumbered among tboac- who have loot their freedom o—o The Arma and alorea who joined in the Flrat of the Year Baby Derby contributed mu< h to the happinee* of the child and parent* through the gift* presented to thorn We appreciate the tlu< cooperation and spirit •boan —o The de.'euae program will be paid (n>m tale* levied on tboee with the ability lo pay. President Roosevelt advised. He assured tbe country that Industry or individuals would not get rich from the emergency. iMt it called for agcriSce from everybody and explained that it wa* a time when 'patriotism came abend «f the pin kelbook." —o Mr. Koo*eveli’a speech to the Congress was a serious one. All through it rang the perilous situation of the world, the challenge to world freedom anil peace He dearly Slated America* position when it came to standing for a principle, sweeter than life itself, and pictured condition* in the conquered countries of Europe —o One chapter ot the war is dosed with the fall ot llardia. important Italian desert base in Libya, and the capture of 24.900 prisoner* by the British. Mussolini's army has gone to pieces and Instead ot being a help lo Hitler I* a drag to the Nazi* hi* fall down revamping to some extent ths plan of going into Greece There will be more upset* before the Fourth of July rolls arqwnd. A slx-miie stretch ot macadam road In Blue Creek township which con Mete with SUU roads lit and lit, auil be oiled nest summer tbe county commhaionera have decided. much to ths appreciation of the farmurs who use tbe highway. Tbe modern automobile has also eliminated tbe old dust road and gradually all tbs stove roads will be oiled or pre-coated, finance* bsrng the

determining factor In tbe speed ot tbe undertaking -0 When tbe census wa* taken last I March only 4.110.2*0 registered a* being out of work rnd looking for | a lob. That I* about half tbe I number and resemble* normal con- | dittos* to a great extent Year* i ago It was < oaaklered ev» n in peak prosperity time*, that five to slk : million men were out of work On I the constructive side of the ledger. | it should be noted that 44 Mo. 43d ! were employed in private industry, which show that after ail w< arca nation of workers. O--O - The Italian* are no doubt afraid ; | of getting out of the war now, tor I It they do Hitler will <om< n with , I hi* troop* and rule them like he 1 doe* the French. Mussolini made :,i bad bargain la*’ May and the Italian people who are not i-TfaVor j lot th. war and tin hook-up with j I the Nail Invader* would ~ke to j puli out of the me**. Mu--vlini i* . I the dupe and hi* leadersh.p 1* in ■ | tbe balance King Emanuel looms j again a* the strong figure it. Italy.| the latter being a inau of peace. If the army bleak* with the Duce. it j will end tbe regime. —o President Roosevelt In h » ad-1 I dress bt-.'orv Congress stated that I I the only bottleneck in the defense , j program wa* the airplane business. I j Ship-biiildiug I* ahead of schedule j Ihe stated He urged more speed in , turning out plane* and stated that I I every effort was being made to * , tH*,*t output emphasising that tt ! wa* a huge task to turn a nation j from manufacture of Pence-time re- f , quireiiient* to armameii’ and nnI plemeiit* of defense. A picture in j one of the paper* shows the Speedy i progress made on th. po*dwr plant I at Charleston, the building being j | ahead of schedule The site which 1 I wa* still a com and tobacco Acid I last tali i» now dolled with huge I building* and towers lesembiing •ikm —o—o—lir Haloid Zwlck. a resrrv. of. I Acer, has l»> n called for army service In th*- Medical Corps and will leave Wednesday fol Akron. Ohio, where be it to report for duty Dr. j Zwlck I* the third Decatur per»*>u to he aummoiied to the service and like the good citizen he and tbe i others have been answered the l < all ot hl* governin' ut Immediate- I ly. H<- doe* n«t know where he will he stalloued. but will lontrib- I ut>- of hl* talent* and experlsace regardless of location and look after the b> with ot the young men who are being tailed for training or have enlisted in the regular army. Our government will not for a minute let the young men down, but on the other hand provide them with the best of care and inednal servli <• That 1* the way it »hou!d be. Ba< k here at home we'll haveto stay well. -u FRENCH RUMBLINGS: It I* too early to predict development* which shift* In France's governmental regime at Vichy may produce. Censorship I* so strict that few new* stories, beyond tbe bare stateiMßf that change* in personnel have Immjli effected are permitted lo reach the outside No latitude I* allowed In citing the reasons which may have prompted dismissal* and appointment* or in forecasting what course Vichy will pursue. No possibility exist* for tbe moment that conilnenlal France could renew military opposition to the Nagis, who have sufficient strength to wipe out any effort to renew the struggle. Marshal Petain ba* a atrong talking point In negotiation* with Hitler, however, in the large and highly efficient armies France still maintain* In Morocco and Syria. Tbe former could tnop up any remaining Dalian resistance in Libya, while the latter could Join Turkish and Brltuh force* lu offering a serious obstacle to a Nazi campaign into tbe Near East Au sucouragiug bit of aMUiMUt

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was revealed by the French pub- | lie'* observance of a "stay-in" hour, i during which the streets were deserted as an anti-Nazi deinonstra i tlon Other stories leaking out of Fraui indicate a sharp Increase In , bitterness toward the Germans. That altitudi of course, is only 1 natural It Is a hopeful sign, however because animosity toward Great Britain was evident shortly after France’s collapse That was ■ h.i-fly nseutment due to the gen-1 I oral slump In morale and heaitbreak over the Nasi conquest. Frenchmen now realise that in British Victory rests the only hope ot a reliabilitated nation and tbe population l» giving the former entente power Its full moral support lndiaiia|M>ll» Star. | Answers To Test Questions Below are tbe answers to tbe | Te»t Qu*»ttloni printed on Page Two 1 “ 'Til folly to be wise." 2. Twi-nty-flrst. 3 John J Pershing 1 ('apt. Cook. 5. Marriner S. E< cfo*. a. Washington. D. C. ”. Two. *. Committee of Indu.-trial Organization 9. Edgar Allen Poe. 10. ltegl*tc-red nuraing. o Trade In a Gimm! Town Decalur

Garner Welcomes New Senators to Upper House dm3

Vice President John Mance Gamer, preparing to end hie day* a* a Washington legislator, m shown with the new U. S senator* who took office w-tth the opening of the nth congress Left to right. 1 the senator* an G Wayland Brook* of DUnoU,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA.

TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAI Jan T II II Molts. J D Daltoy ■ and Harvr Smith of thia city pur- ' ichase Paulding Telephone plant Mis* Ruth Bower* resign* a* English teacher in Itrcatur high school and Mis* Frances Ihlgan will supply until new one I* swear- . •d. President-Elect Harding announces hi- will veto any increase of the standing army Mr*. Julia li Nelson of Muncie la the first woman legislator In Indiana Mhe |* a member of the bouse. | T A Gottschalk of Adams county la chairman of la-mocratlc caucus In house of representatives. H 1. router returns from a two week* visit Ui Muskogee. Okla. < Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LKK <| Shouldn't an untnvlu-d guest I le- accorded the same welcome a* any other guest? A. S!iake.peare\ answer to this question Is, "('nbidden guest* are often welcMMat when they are gone." Q When a girl ha* lieen given two theater tkkei*. wojld It be all light for her lo Invite a young man she knows well to be her escort? A. Yes; tin* is often done. (J Should oue use a fork or the ; finger* when eating French fried potatoes? A The fork should be used. o— All states except Illinois and Rhode Island place a maximum limit upon expenditures !>y candidate* for polillral office. •

Mo9<*eh«*M Scnpheok * Hy Roberta Lm I — ■' - ■ « —' • Bottle Interiors To remove discoloration* from I the Interior* of bottles and other glass ware fM) nearly full with the following mixture let stand for sev- I eral hour*, shaking occasionally, i then empty and rinse thoroughly ’ with clean hot water and ammonia: Warm water, one table.penful baking soda, and a handful of potato paring*, pea bean* or buckabot. Putty Hint If oue ha* trouble with putty 1 I falling awav from the window*, tt i can I* remedied bjr flrot painting I ■■ver the wood, then puttying over i the paint. Hand Cleanser ’.C paste made of vinegar and lornmeal i* excellent for removing -tains from tbe band* and keeping | them In good condition. BRITISH ARMY (CONI INI ED FROM FAOB ONKt ?0.M9 were made prisoner and Jt.voo killed, wounded or otherwise put out of action. * They IntlmatMt that the Britiwh took moat of the equipment of all * the Italian divisions. Including lank*, artillery and antl-nlrciaft and auli-iank gun* Today * new* made It plain I hat tbe Italian* Were to be given ao rear. It was understood that the new army moving toward Tobruk was a completely fresh force whtch bad not laken part in the final phase of the Bardia attack o hunce Hednewday KuttSet

Berkeley L. Bunker of Nevada. Mon C WaUgren * B*y«»d B. Willis of Indiana. Abo Murdock of Utah Ralph O Brewster of Maine. Herold H. Burton of Ohio. Hugh A Butler of N»> braska and Ja w M. Tunned M Mawan.

COURTHOUSE S*t Per Trtai The rasa ot ■ agaln«t the Hallway Etpre** com pany and other* wv* aet to February JS The case of Jam** K E»e r * 4 gainst Meshherber Bro* * J’"/"' , ponttlon wa* set for trial February The ca*e of Ed F He-’Hn» ” | er. and Everett Singleton agam’ I Harlo Mann and other* »a* ' trial February l« -ludg> John I Dec her a.*um. <l ‘ I -I Claim Case The claim of Jron Lu r •‘m again*! th* estate of tn ■ a • I Bek wa* transferred to as a cause o! ad "U Case O'smisaed The suit of the A J Moser com pany against t’liWord <• > ■•••* w *’ dl*mi**ed and the ■ paid N*w Suit Filed A complaint for partition of " estate wa* filed byt'ltarl** A ' | sgain«t f'harle* A. * '*ok a. admin I Istrator. and other* Estate Cases In the estate of Be-th.. Sec *, guth Flag proof of l-uldo anon anil | notice of appointment were filed I The final report wa- ftl'-d and thI notice ordeted irturnabie Febre ! ary I In the e*tatr of N<>ah W latervgg ■ | tbe final report wa* submitted •» 1 i amined and approved, th*' •••tatI closed and the administrator- di- < barged In the estate of Hemy Gwllme ■ I proof of th* mailing of notice of I hearing ou cMb value of the e*tat. for inheritance tax puipo*** filed The court found the o*' value I of tbe estate to be |3ST“»! Thfinal report wa* filed einmined and approved, the estate do-.-d and the administrator* di« barged In the guardianship of Efol*e Mil ler and other*, a petition for a change of Inveatmei.' wa* filed by th guardian. Helen M. Foftner Thchange- wa* authorized by th. court In the estate of William F Bellieke. a petition to sell stock wa* i submitted and sustained j Inventory No. I wa* filed examI Ined and approved Li the estate of John Yoder. In the estate of Ali*on Andrew*. I tho certificate of clearance wa* fib j ed The final report Was submitted, I examined and approved the estate settled and the administrator with will annexed was di«har*> d About one-third ot Louisiana's are Is devoted to agrteuUure 1 hreat to Actress !■ I James Porter Accused of sending a 12.000 extorUon note to Screen flayer Butty Grable under a girl s name. Janies PorUr. U. of Pittsburgh, atoo la beUsvel by police to have •ent out several other letters demanding money to persons in the neighborhood of his home at Washington. Pa After 21 Yean I ..gflir Tom Hodgu After 31 year* of freedom from • life aentance, Tom Hodge. U, has given himself ur to officials at Kilby prison, Mon.gomery. Ala., where he escaped 31 years ago after serving two years of a life •untancu for murder.' He said be was Used of “running' and surrendered on the advice ot bis son.

BROADWAY NIGHTjI By AXEL STORM ■ — I s. ate* »rote**e n»M>.sc*. 1.,

To rP Its ulna. IM*! ga»ped ID last but managed to gis. Broadway two good pUyu--l imer lilcv'w "Fll£hl *° ,h ‘‘ l u.Mct and the Fi< M» fhodorov -Mv Stater Eilm-n.” »*»•«'** , Mio Huth McKenney a *<<*• Wove already fold you *>"s Hung about My Sister »->•« n ' M ec-ntle and amusing comedy St tw.> Ohio Kiri, in C.roenwich Vi lattc We 11 tel! you a l *' o ' MJ' |.J,„ *tory of a dipper fligni from U*M N ' * ' ,,r * I? I s \ of the Azof** *r*d IlermutLt. ! “Flight to th*’ West" can tt* I put down simply *» ■ P*** 1 ’ o ‘ I good touroaliam. nor yet. •»> *ny stretch of the imagination, -ould it be callee! a gre at play ; It ha* grave faults, but foil* a gn-dt fftory The trouble ll<w In the* lict that in the telling a, rortun amount of diamatic MB-, tortion HtWHOFy* IMW. that thi< melodrama weakened rather than strengthened! Mr Pace * argument. <»n the dippe r plane, speeding to America are a German agent 1 posing a* a professor of Maliterature; a German dip omat an Amerfoan oilman, tmearod somewhat with buai : w-ss as usual and appeaser* <*nt. t Belgian refugee with a bltrsdM American husband and a nalmc't daughter; ar. American jberal intellectual and a young, vcently married couple* of Ani< i can* The Wide, daughter of a hpfomatic official and th«* bet ie troom. wh». ha* some .J**wi*h Mexal. get rather i<.iiga*J up it. he* arguments which start as ;he ship ’ake* off and end w hen i t bullet. m»*.int for the Nazi dip omat. punctures the young hua ya ml. Mr filer ably enrrstates hi* St**-, using hi* now famous sym pcwium. or Grand Hotel. t<*e-hni tpii But at the Guild Tl.< lire*, where "Fught tu lite Wist' was

Suit Kor Divorce h Filed In Court M.*rKariH Klumicp. oi street ha- filed suit for divorce . from Orville L Rhodes In Adam* circuit court, iharg.ng failure to ‘ provtdt* -ttid itu**l 4ii<l iiihuniM'i i 'reainK-nt She ask* custody of two ihildien Pstrkia Ann seven and Syuthla Diane, two They w.re married June 4. 1*92 and -.-paiated ; August 2". ISP 1 D. Burdette Caster | Deputy ( ullictor To Aid Taxpayer* A deputy <olli-*-iot from the Ind-1 i illlvrildll - FVtfDU** ofllf »• Will be in l»>< star on January 14. to assist taxpayers in making their in-; <ome tax return* The deputy will Im stationed at tbe post office from ! * 29 A M. until 4 :3e p. m The ser'ingit- individual* g»r mauled in-

REPORT OF CONDITION OF I FARMERS STATE BANK! Os P'tbie. in tha State of ind an*, at the doae s>» I bua.nea* on Dec. 31, 1940 I ASSETS J ixMijN .hhl <il»<-ounu ihithidhiK |r«K overdrafts) ... St4tn« txo.rniuent obligation*. direct and guarani.' I fl ObllgaliotM of State* and political •übdiviaion' fl ■ other lamdi- note*, and MMMure* ....... fl Caah uaUu. . with other Imnk-. including rearrtv holan 1 •litl <diKti |i«mn in pr<M.'4fln of cuilwihm ...... .... FUuk pi.-iui«i. owned lljtofl.otr, furniture and nature* ♦!> fl *“ ml ratal* owned other than batik premia « I I total assets ( jfl • r . .. , LIABILITIES 1 Demand depoaiu of Individual*. paHiwraMpu. and I rorporatione .... .. _ > jgfl uX.h. l 7f’"u l 7 " ld “ I t ' ,U 7’ part"- and ctnpora H'l Ha of Slate* and poim, , t | euh<iU|,ioiia . fl Other di.pa.lu (certified and officer* 1 check* etc I ' I TOTAL DEPOSITS 7 SMI. -51 -1 r "uoL l Jh'li ,l ' l t T, i KH ' n '“ l "' ludi “« »u’»ordiiiaied ®br > I tlone ahowu t»>|o* i ... twfl Capital* CAPITAL ACCOUNTS J 11Oded pi oil. -1 fteMWWM laud retirement account lor pujerrod capita It total capital acculnth i si UAUUJ T |Ki! ANO ‘AHTAL AIT-OI STS »-1 I " < i.. t , which del " P"' 4 '-' 1 l-’ .it-i'.tm of debenture* aold 1 d-po.noo ltd rm' '*• tbu tight* <>( ■ * « po»ttor». and 250 .hare* of eommrci .took, par IlStf.W ■ ■ •> Secured and preferred ° ” * * ° * ££ * —a * id' ?l h * f Habillliea secured by pledged aaawta «* lw'*i 1 Sulairdlnaied obligaUmJ? ° -<■ < " ' emt/wXdV? tI,Kl ‘ "‘ ,l ““t“ W in •t C diviXL? .•'" 4 •<*"•«» «->" 1 Htoud-td ( ’ °x:>r‘xx u,, 1 :. Xi‘:““" , '‘ creditor x "* Ul and Oil X-. «-m-m. ... y tails to j “*£££ sVk?7. e“*om l(‘\°TK ’<•' COMPA.MES ' . U,OATION ‘‘ °» AmLIATI.. that the above »t*twineut' 'i° f l * b< u,,0 bank, do *ol- t ' ’ *hta the true SK X.?* 1 “T J ‘ ,U,ly t«*th. to the Imm.l of wy kno^gJ l J^‘|JSJ f h *«‘" WnU “' ‘ Correct —Alteat: C B W. M Meyer Otto Koeneiictii Stair Indiana. C< (l| niy of Adam» Albert K- p|>< rt I’" 1 aud l*e{“by O c Z” , ‘it“ ,^'' “S “>*• ®'i* -I*? “I J * “ ’ iHEALt “* Bot *“ office; ot diteetor of 11 Mg comunaatou uplrea Sept, •'’‘Brman, M> ’

TUESDAY, JANUARY)

tnv< Ile<t he I . I fit I. nor sent . til.* cssuiance <>i * . I great play mi. » * > lie tnmbl. | | imifi.-ellary of r - '■g ter Most Ameib in * n prom i. , iiul Nazi Geir . '....1 Hungs 'IL. jUI Illg to Hu* |e many and II 11 | ■' *b.p|«*d. for ti . ii m..ns a* w. the world. In telling th. ~ rvfugwcs hom .h ple img tin n> a 10t... aln.ost i; Hur pamtisl .i ~, l*>ignance of w S. -la ahat lion ■ jj|g veifh which tin . Jlb d He offer. . w hen fie* had t • >l. :a| turn UWaV and |MCifi»m, ini' ten eehtorial w... •uu< hTo tell the j., -wfl| to I'a- West" w., ; i r>< it motion j 4 .!< Iler picture I , *■< him* of this v, .nd bacauae as medium the ir.ov.. . stage stopped n Lydia St Clair <> o* M •lan refugee; li. ; emg V' l ll* ’ Mai l ove .is hl I t.l. Vij. a« the V.-ir.lo • •- I*.iiil llcrnrfod as * * t '. lomat did a yr. it i4a. With then s,' . El<*«>nore Men*). .. ti igic and comj« .*. i-h refugee, ar <:en capable as tt,. - «■ ti-.<- plane The Jo tmg was effective ‘ I'Sight to the H.st have the aucrvss that ■ rw.sal'M "Thi ii Night" aeha vcd. H

J > (dual* no- il> i or wife, have a r tt'sH »'oo or mote. <> |fl in/ t"k < .fl blued groM incorii imH i y>at a.• . fl i ll- A return it... : -4fl . ' ,c , allow itil. afl income and . fl .litatnat net Incom ■ ,gfl no lai ti due H Annual farm ia- u.agfl i‘<l" i< eeinnated r . afl of agriculture >• wlfl which if realllcd » rfl i-t figure alnce is.'? fl

Mi3l Antittpt c I Solution *l9 •• mN b« »•>« >*lfl upHB and 4. » t« . „ J e- A *’••»•» •< 4fl V« \ef Mill a. .. Hi] B. J. Smith Drug!