Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1941 — Page 4

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DECATVR DAILY DEMOCRAT nrisM SOXM o<U*4*y W THE MCATUN MMOCRAT CO. Incorporated ■aiared at the Uucehsr. led, Put OSes M Second CteM Natter. J. M. M»Rr’— Pramdeni A. R. BoUAeues. dec'y. A Bbs Mgr Dick U IteHw Vke Presides!: tutoeeription Raise Mag* Oagtea.. 1 •*» Om week. by carrier.———. 1° Dae year. by earner——— • W» Om mouth. by mail. -•* Three aaoatha, by mat* —1 *® Mb months, by meH tn OM year. by Bali. • M Qns year. at oflks »•*> Prices quoted are within a radios <rf lUO Bliss Kleewhere »» te one yaar. Averuaing Hat*-. made known on Application. Nateaai Advur Repressutativo ■CHBERKK A CO Alt Lrstogton AvenM. Naw York IU Bas*. Walker Drive. Cbkago I Tfc. Indiana League of Homo Dailies. Only aboet four Malte more In which to got year IHI automobile license. —o Dim’t paa* up your opportunity to ba reinstated aa a legal voter it you have received a notice from th* county rlerfc’a officr You may want io use that privilege some day Have you renewed your subucription to the Daily Democrat? We want you to of coura.. and we are aure you want the paper duiiug theae days when ao many interesting evruta are being reported. — ■o—o Those ItepublKan leader a in con greai who are placing politics ahead of tbe good of tbe nation should realise that if thia nation loses Ita phtea In the world picture their jobs won't be of great importance. e e The general assembly < ommlttee which la trying to do aomething about th- liquor lawn and regulations. to keep campaign promises Hud they have the aame old "hot potato" that haa been a problem tor a hundred years o —o—lu auothei month we will be up to the flrat month of apring and while we have learned to expect aome rough wealbei during March we need have little fear of aero temperature* It doesn't look aa though we will have a severe winter. —o—o The 0.0. P. boys who are trying to work out a program lu the alate legislature have reached the point of disagreement on a Bomber of j matters. That’s the way It usually goes when a crowd get* to the point of dividing the honors and tbe jobs. Tomorrow is an important day if you believe In tbe old algna It'a groundhog day. If tbe old bay sues hia shadow. be will duck back lu for sis weeks more of winter While if be doesn’t, be will 101 l around and enjoy an early apring. That’s what they any. ... o—oHarr Hitler says that ships which get In hia road lu the war waters will be sunk, regardless of which country they represent, which la uo surprise surely. The world expects Mm to prevent the landing of materials in England and other allied countries If be can. That's why American vessels are kept out of tbe war souc . .».-O „■ • The Newa-toeutinel la worried because the low license tags tor 1341 were given largely U> Democrats although moat of the slate house dSßtiaio elected last November were Republican* That's true but uiMa VtmoonHs eneittMte te con-

trol the llcerar bureau It was to be exported they would Issue tbe tagr. to tho< who have been bold mg them the peal several Jems II • and when the Republicans get control. tl will be up to them and 1 chances are (b y will make up for any Itiadvr. lance In passing out i tbe low plates to the faithful lu tbe • UUP ranks. O—o—humiier We lies. under secretary ' of state and ouu of tbe soundest i thinkers of the coautiy, spoke to 1 the New Yorn I'niveraity tkiiool of Law on the serious war situation and advised unity. His address was mH a wild speech to arouse I the people but rather a careful resume of shat haa happened and what may happen If we do not use good Judgment He advocates tile greateat preparation tor defense, aid to the allies and prompt action. He predicts loutiuuooa encroachment on th> western hemisphere If Britain falls rather than an early invasion and his talk contained many thoughts that should and will be carefully considered by millions her. and elsewhere. —o All over the laud millions observed President Roosevelt's birthday, tbe event being of great importance because for eight years now. thia haa been made the occasion for climaxing campaigns to raise money with which io light infantile paralysis This year was probably ihe greatest smtess of all. Great balls were held in the larg. cities and in many small ones, the march of dimes brought in thousands, every «(immunity raised money either by direct subscription or Otherwise and thousands sent con-1 tributions direct to th. White 1 House. The battle against the disease whh b has killed or maimed so many youngsters will continue and those in charge ptomfae ultimate success. —o Dynols Hchinllt. 7». for half a century a business man of this community died yesterday after an illness of several weeks, due to a general break down. His passing Is mounted by a wide circle of admiring friends who join us iu extending sympathies to the members of his devoted family Mr. H< hm'tt came here as a young Inuii and engaged hi the meat business, operalInga retail store until some ten i years ago. He was active in affairs of the community, iu church and lodge, was an excellent neighbor and a good husband and father who devoted much time to bis home and family. He was a stud* nt ot world events, had an analytical mind and his opinion on happenings and events was interesting a.id always worth while. Another good citisen has gone io his reward and the (ommmiiiy Is the loser of another stalwart leader. -0-0 HELPING THE BOYS: Eight points that. If followed by parents, will keep their ’ >uug out of th*- juvenile courts are offend by Ernest L. Keeker, judge of the (Jounty Court I juvenile division t of Madison. Nebraska, iu tbe current issue of The Rotarian tnaguxin*. "Wealth. |K>slt|vn. and family are no defense against crime.” he stresses. ''Children come to me became then parents did uot m* aaure ap io their task!" The statistics show that nearly six million parents have failed Judge Keeker places "the nurnM Ing of true discipline” and "the dignity of labor" as the first two ot the fundamentals which 18 years ot dally association with the problems have brought home. Third, "an wareness ot tbe value of money,’’ he continues. Fourth, "stress self-rdlance"; tlftb, "encourage curiosity.' Judge Keeker dues not attempt to place the last few lu any order of Importance, but i he liata: "Good manners — vitaUff i laiportaut" sixth; seven th. "emourr age a spirit of play "; and eighth. I religious lustrocUou "The child a - etreuger to ehursk amt MMay

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„ bool mwl often comet afoul of the law." But Judge Keeker cmphastxes the sac t that the parent. ‘ not the child, la the lesponslble tarty. •'Correct Brat the error hi ‘ yourself; then put your child back in the parade of good cItiSUM-" be ' pleeda. ——O**O 11 Members of the legislature < should realize that increased spend- 1 Ing la moat cases la not good poll tl<s The taxpayers already are tarrying a heavy burden, whhh will he increaaed by tnipoaltlon of levie* for part of the national de-. fettae program Indiana a Bnanclal expert a are juggling budgets and , attggeatmg ne» taxes to avert a ' deficit in two more years Aotie I motive laves have lieeii unreason-1 able, but now a ' luxury" levy on ■ tobacco is le lug considered. These conditions make Impel atlvc the eg- I ercise of economy in the relict. i pension and compensation divlslona of government Worthy cases , should be given adequate care, but It i* no time for lh« old political formula of "liberalizing'' payments Out ea program has been establish ed to pay out sums to various relief types politicians vie with one another in attempting to make votes by urging larger gratuities. The taxpayer usually Is Ignored in proposal* that pyramid cost*. -Indianapolis Star. ——e - .... ARMY FLYING CADET COURSE IS REDUCED Shortening of the Army Flying Cadet training period from nine months to seven and a half months was announced today at Fifth Corps area headquarters. Fort Hayes. Columbus. Ohio. The 3o week course, leading io *<■< Mid lieutenants' commissions in the air corps reserve, now consists of 1« weeks primary training nt a | civilian school under war depart ment contruot. 10 week* basic training and 10 weeks advanced training at army schools. Residents of Ohio, Kentucky. Indiana and West Virginia usually lake the second 1# weofca at Randolph Field. Texas ••West Point of the Air" and the flnal 10 weeks at Kelley Field. Texas. both near Han Antonio. Two hundred fortydlve Flying Cadst scholarships are being granted ovary mouth to Fifth Corp* area men who are single, physically flt. at least 30 years old and not yet 27. and able to pass an educational examination Those with two full yean of college credits are exempt from tbs educational exam While training, cadets receive 3*5 monthly. plus free food, lodging, clothing, book* and equipment, med lea I uud dental attention. Further particulars may be obtained at all army recruit lug stations. The U- H- bureau of mines was 30 yuan old la IMO.

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♦ — ————-—♦ Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to tbe Test Questions printed on Pago Two • • 1. Capitol. S Hudson. 3. Portugese explorer. 4 Incandesoutot electric lamp and , phonograph S. Marrinrr M. Eccles. < toulin. 7. Six fret two. 3. District of Columbia P. Two and one-half feet IV, ‘ Show Boat ' > — —— |f ~ TWENTY YEARS ”T AGO TODAY I Feb. 1— D. M Ifrnsley elected ! chairman of lhe Salvation Army ■ Home Service board. Poultry show opens in the Reiher , I Irjildinx T II Ernst came to Decatur id ■ i years ago. riding In with I nchHilly Blackburn In hi> stage <-<*< h Rotary duh la Installed at Port-1 laud and Decatur members attend. Ladles Xhakespearo dub enter-1 tains for Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison 1 who will leave this week for an

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' extended visit In Los Angeles. i I. Bernstein und I Kin Niblick attend convention of Northeastern Indiana Dry Good* association la , Fort Wayne. e Modem Et'quette By ROBERTA LEE O - 0 Q Should one ever hurry ihrouxh I tbe -imple formality of lutroducinx ■ two persons? A No Haste h undignified, and mistakes and embarras«ment often • result from hurrying through In- | trodui tlon* Take plenty of time and pronounce the names slowly > and distinctly. Q. How should a girl's wedding invitation read If her mother ha- , remarried? A. Her stepfather's name and mother's new name should be used. Q When a man is wearing a full dress coat should the coat be but- . toned? A. No; It should be left oped. TODAY o COMMON KRROB. it Is improper to use the fol- { lowing eupieecion In a letter "In reply would say." or "will L say." Write: "Allow me io 1 say In reply."

BERNE NEWS ■y R M. kCHWARTI Kites were held Thu'sday cft«i noon for Miss Irene Hire hhoter, daughter of Amos Klrchhofer of southwest of Ik tne. who died In a Male which destroyed their farm home at midnight Sunday night The memorial service was held st i the Mcnnonlte church here, the Rev. C II Hu>hau ofth latltig Tb« > service was largely attended New homes will be bntlt this] spring or summer on the Klrchhot j er farm and also <ni the I hrls Sarcbar fatm northwest of Berne | Both homes Were destroyed by fire last Hunday The Zuercher tamilj Is now living in the summer hitch , en at the George Hirst hy residence Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mos- r i and family of northwest of Ikon, are planning to move to Item. goon They will move Into th. house now occupied by Adam Aug» hurg.-r and family on East Main street The house Is owned by Mt Moser’s mother Mi and M s Pa! met Moser and family of Flanagan Illinois, will move on the M<wei farm Palmer Moser has lw. it »» rc Ing as farm manager at th. Halem Orphanage at Flanagan for several years llaytnond Motet plans to d. vote all his time to the Insurant<• business. Two basket Itail games will be played at the Berne High school gymnasium Saturday ecemng of this week aa a benefit forth.- national foundation forth. Infantile paralysis fund The first gain.* will he between th. Berne Furniture turn and the Snug Restaurant quin tet ot Bluffton The second game will be between the Hern- AllStars and th.* Portland t’l’t' team A large crowd Is eXpec ted William F M. t'onn. president of Marlon College will be th. speak er Sunday night at the M.-nnonlt. church Th.- service is under the auspi.es of the antl salooii h-agu.* Mr McConn has np|x-ai-d in Bern.* on several occasions Willard Hpmnger left this week for Pmdtt.* I’ntversily where he enrolled for the second semester In the school of mechanical engineering Sylvan Zuercber. son of M and received a bad gash uud* i his chin Mrs Chris Znercher of this place Tuesday evening while playing with a sled in th.* snow Tbe wound required several clamps to (lose. Mi and Mrs Elmer Wint.-r.gg and daughter entertained the teachers of the Berne high school at dinner Tuesday evening The program forth. Herne farmers Institute which will be held at the Herne Auditorium all day on Thursday Feb g. ha» been arranged Clair Sprung.-r is chairman of ihe institute and Urges the people of Adams comity to display some of the farm and pastry products at the institute. Valuable prises Will be awarded Koger Meshberger of Bern* who was severely injured iu auto acc Ident near Columbus several weeks ago. haa been r. inov.-d to Ills home. He is reported to Ih* recovering nicely. Several from here are planning to go to Lafayette Saturday to attend the ludiana-Purdue Big Ten basket lull game Saturday evening Many from here had requested tick eta for the- game but moat of the orders were turned down because ail the seats have been sold for several weeks. Alton Huger, son of Amos Huser of east of Berue who resently enlisted with the national guard, this week was transferred to Missiaslp. pi. Fortunately, however, he was not oti tin- tialii Involved In a mishap and carrying many of the members of the national guard on their way to Mississippi

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The week's theatrical fare con glstrcl mnlnly of near furiteyu. to wv « «*•“• ' B * o mcount only one of them and go tm to mattera ot merit Our tm* for the I 1 "*"* "Firat Stop Io Heaven . Ute remedy at the Windsor Theatre by Norman Rwten, and we re to say tha« despite the prrs.ncT ot Alison WUpwortK Taylor Holmes and Jarneg Bell the evening was as yarly, a total loss ax weve had in the theatre this year. The play I* about an elderly ehlidlena coup*.* The woman use* her city home •s a rooming house, to satisfy her kmging to mother sometme. The man wants to retire to the countn and raise chickens. There's a variety ot persotte for the woman, most ably played by Mtes Skipworth, to brood and duck over A WPA musician, an elderly razor-blaor salesman, a nurse, a writer, a small time gangster, two young Udi about to get into trouble «*• reuse of lack of work, and an elderly harridan who distrib. ytes Fasctet tracts. Provide ntial ly, the dty b building a subway under the house, condemns it, pa vs ten thousand dollars for It. and they all go to the country to raise chickens. Just as foolish at it sounds, an we ll go on to tbe business at hand -a review of the chuwicaJ music records for the month We've threatened to do this for gome* time, but the theatrical season somehow took up most ot our effort, and with the new development of high fidelity sound reproduction and the slash In Hie price of records we feel that it's as much a service as anything we could tell you about the entertainment world. Victor's January issues arc imposing. They lead oft with a brilliant If somewhat literal Masterwork album iMTXD of Richard Strauss' tone poem. •Don Quixote ”, Critics and melomaniacs generally believe this to be one of the greatest pieces of program music ever written. With Emanuel Feuermann'a cello to sing the Pon s woes and ambitions. It's worth owning Alexander Hibberg. violin and Samuel Lifsehey, viola, both section leaders of the Phils delphia Orchestra, play the solos for their respective instruments, and Eugene Ornutndy doe*, a rirht good job of conducting We Kild the reading was literal. Somewhat, but of a technlc.il excellence approaching perfection Another favorite, Manuel IX*-

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PUBLIC SALE NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY and RESIDENCE As I uni moving to Marion. Indiana, will et-tl to the high- •> I'l* xti the premise*. 122 South Bth St.. Ih calur, Indiana. MONDAY, Feb. 3,1941 at 10:G0 A. M. Prompt REAL ESTATE: Hood * room house, 10l 88x132 ft Hous- ’* p-.-lb iil l onditloli Store room adjoining Complete .lock of <- ■- •'• and first <las* fixture* This Is an extra good nelghho-h-- ti-«*!. doing a nice buxine*. Will l« offered separate or as a » '* l”* f ' chasers may require TERMS |mmi ;si |< >M ri on real estate may be assumed by ' balance cash Grocery stock and fixtures m>M free of drdit Inspection invited anytime before sale P. I). WILSON, Owner 'Roy S Johnson. Auctioneer | <’ha» W Kept, f-jerk.

NOTICE THE First State Bank will observe the Funeral Hour of DYONIS SCHMITT A former Director of thin flank I MONDAY, FEB. 3, 10 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.

Faßa's "Nights In th< ?! *’ " ,wrtl J'* ’ A .J ' M t2d. Tlw recording h by Lucette Drwav. *, ru,*? and ths Part* ConservatorT chcstra under y u /J* Technically it'a a> “l>on Quixote", and « f-rX* addition to any r „2* library. Mlle. mean pianist and knows o. Idiom of Iberia “* There Is a monumental om Ing of Gustav Mahk-r'» *hSv2 Phony (Album M TJ6> throws aome light on athely obscure master of a *2 eratlon ago. A long and times noisy work, the first au fourth movements show „ amazing vetaatlUty in orchmS color and a corresponding mw*. ity In melodic orvelopnwntjL contrapuntal ingenuity But »»* knows? IVrhatM in another tn years there will he as n-.urt s craze as there is Sibelius. We rec.- - . 4 . s you hear thia work Some of the outstanding Yle tor records of the month inrlq* William Primrose s p!av,n» a the Boccherini Sonata In A Ms jor for viola. Primrose is f 0 that Instrment what Heifetz h to the violin. The work im< is a fine example of H<><ThertMi sweetly melodic use of the short sonata form. (Victor 175i3» Kerstin Thorborg. contralto rr» in the diadem ot the Metropofa tan Opera, sings Max Re e(T , "The Virgin s Slumber Som" and Lundvik s "A Sw<xlish Lw laby" awrctly and brauhfum (Victor 2133). For lovtn of voire It's a must Os Columbia's January list recommend without stint Sr X-IR2. which presents Gregor Ptatigorsky, one of the great est living cellists, playing the Saint-Saenx A Minor coo certo with the Chicago Sy® phony Orchestra under Fre* crick Stock: a superb recording of the Beethoven C Sharp Minor Quartet, Opus 131. by the Budapest String Quartet iCo lumbia M-429); Felix Wrinrxn ner conducting th- OrchnSv dea Concerts du Conw-rvatotre dr Pans In the !> Major Swtr No. 3 ot Bach. (Columbia M I2>>) and three Brahms rftap vidies 'Columbia X-U3) plat'd by that great Swisa master'd the piano, Egon Petri Next week looks pretty good for the theatre, but you never know until the last < .rtain to ] rung dow n. So well report on ft w hen next we meet.

their skins on. in ord< to »«d losing tha valuable tn ask \ ter directly under the -k n» —-—— o Birth Delays a Sermon Yuba City. Cal IP> TVs Rev Frank Schofield p. of til Fl rat Congregational • tto->h »n| ' late In arriving for 'h dssdtf morning service. reci-iiGy He told ■ ill* <ougregation Io- had <* ' -to ' father of a girl and pa—d ->-owi bpn-lrons. The sermon < a;ne aft-r congratulations.