Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1941 — Page 2

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NOME BUILDINC PLANS SPEEDED Private* Bvilderx Keeping Pace With Government Program (Milin’* note: Thia la lb* situihl of tw<> article* »n hmm* eon»trurHon tu Indiana. I In.llan.iiH.lia, July M» (UJt While th<> ifah-n-r hon ing coordinator ha* Ih <•« approving con•tnullmi <»f 3175 gov erumciHdwelling unit - tor Indiana's dcCvma* 4tia .tn 'ln ' >. . !»< C| s( halt of I’HI |' private builder* have been keepl Ing pace with th<- program. According tn latest figures com 1 piled by the federal home loan bank review, homes for 3.668 famllte* 1 . i i w. re erected in urt’.tll are.i- of lite alate in the all month period **tiu Ing May 3!. .V* « oti-s rm :mu loann th tnv alate during Hie first ail mouth* of |*H| rime io I percent over a antll . hr period hat year, acnndlng in i alimali -of (federal Inane loan bank authorities. I’rli.i.e construe lion for the preaent year waa expuled Io lire peicent over I9«U Federal hottaluK admlnistrntion Ibe past j all months totaled 3921. aa compared to 3104 for the same time last year, with a comparable tn ctoare tn dollar volume. Th<> Indianapolis office of the fedsi.il hoin< loan hank reported tUO* following figures foi home cultstrfcilon In the 13 tnontha -ndhig Jnm ail In theae cities and their commuting areas: Anderson 3<m. jdu» 2"o under ( t onafrm tion. Evansville, 8-14, Fort ( Wayne. <■■<>, Gary-Hammond. 2 IHMI ltidiaiia|H>ll» 3 ,H >o, hifayette. .11l and Koiitli (lend. 1.509. Private remtractors and building . and loan men in 10 Indiana cltlea | hare been quelled in regard to prospective dwelling construction I during the next 13 months Tentative government recommendations I were cousidered with the following I 1 rvaulta: In Anderson It was siiggevo dI , that 15" homes be liililt privately ! AMhoril.es there believe this fig I . u.< taut Im - I . • i»- -<i ' 1 bouses have been planned already I and more likely will be erected. Uousi rile thin of I tat hottsew was I tentatively re. <iminend ( -d for Con-1, nerwville. Inn authorities there be-1 | Hew this figure too high if 3<m I ( government iii«HH<ed unit* are, , built a« planned. Evansville reports ivjtproiitnately ( amt vacant homes at present and | suggested construction of fmi boils, » was believed |s»asibly twice ' tin num Iter needed. At Fort Wayne, the tentative 1 program .alls for I.iNM) privately 1 construiHd new homes, imllding 1 and loan men there believe thia 1 'glare high unless new industries * develop In the area. * tn the Gary-Hammond region. I 1.5n0 homes have been suggested! as a quota for private coiMractorsi but authorities there foresee poo | I slide serious over building if ma- •

ATTENTION LAND BUYERS! We have several inc farm* for sale in Adams and Wells County. An 80 acre farm at >5500. 127 acre farm at *7OOO. and many more at attractive pr'cee. If you are interested m farm land see ua. we may have just what you want. Seme of these farms can be bought with a small down payment. and long time cn balance at a low rate of intereet. Come in and see ue oe call 174. MID-WEST REALTY AUCTION CO. . Graham Almtrsrl BuildinK Decatur. Ind. J. F. SANMANN CHAS KENT—D. S. BLAIR. —" — Get Double the Convenience of Your Telephone by Installing an Extension You wouldn't he wilhrml your telephone hecauhe it wave* you Ume and many Nieps each , day. With an exlenMon telephone you have even greater convenience. Can he installed anywhere you wmh • - upMtair* or down • - eliminating extra *tepn in the home. Aak Uu About The Low Cflut! a

lerlala and lalmr arc available. The Joon new hotties suggested for the Indianapolis area are expeeled to he needed and authorities believe the city can use that num her. The tentative program tolls for tno house* in Lafayette, Building tnd loan men there think at least that many are tieedrd and will be built. Suggested construction of ’ho homes by private contractors al Laporte Is lielleVed tu be a larger number than will tn- realised. Madison people am doubtful whether the city <-ou)d absorb the iKUggesfcd ISU new hom.-a despite I new employment at the army proving ground neartty And at Health Bead. where Hepdlx. Iliudehaker and other defense industries have Iticrensed housing deiwnuds. building aud loan men pi .diet construct tern of approximately S.uoo homes by private industry. &•••• less than the figure tnwMioaed by government officials However. pro|M»sed reduction In automcibiie. auto accessory and re frlaerator manufai titre, utid possible prioritb-s «m building materials. would drastically ellcct thi Hoosier housing picture. . o - * Test Your Knowledge Can you answer seven of these | ton questions T Turn to page Four for the answers. 1. Complete die following from Aesop's Fal.lv*. "The mountain lahored and brought forth a — ." 3 How many Justices comprise the Supreme Court of the I'nited States? 3. What office does M Yosuke Matsuoka hold in the Jajvanese government? I The air in a room v 30 i 15 feet weigh* more than a ton, true or false? 5, What book descrlhes the "Slough of Despond"? fi Name the author of the novel "Three Weeks, ' that was once a treat seller. 7. A child's white robe at baptism Is called a ch — -tn? * What does I*. L. and It on mail matter mean? ft What is a ma.abre dance? I<> In what war was the Battle of Monterey? ■ ——- - o-~-Implement Display Draws Attention Tin- display of now tractors and other new implements on Mudison street is attracting much a'tention. . spacially from the farmers. The implement* are b.*comln< ’ more stream-lined every year and new devices, n.-w gadgets and other improvements can easily Im. noticed from year to year. Dealers report that the implement business the last year has been eice|>tlonally g >od and will probably remain in a healthy .onditoin for some time to come as the income of the farmers Is gradually mounting l>erouse of the highvr prices being paid for farm products. — 0. An average of 3..’»35 pound* of finished steel was consumed |>ei American family in 19|o

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Needs of Family of Average Size Met in Inexpensive 2-Story Home a m jj -E? 3 t 1 f |o.V I tj Li 1.. I •sswufcsom wJ FiRST-FLOOW’FLhW' • S I C 0 H 0 • FLOok • P I J N This ineipensive two-story hou*« i* well suited to the need* of the average small family. 11 has a neat and unpretentious appearance. The citerior design is a simple eiprewwion of the interior plan. Downstair* are the living room, dining room, and kitchen, while upstairs are two bedroom* and a hath. In the North Central section of the country, thi* property is valued at Av. 1400 and wmv financed with a mortgage of 5-3.200 in-ured hy the Federal Housing Administration. Average monthly payment* on a 23-year mortgage of this amount, eiclusive of local fairs and haxard insurance, total approiimalely 130. The cost of a similar properly in another locality will vary.

FAIR SIDELIGHTS •CONTINUED FBOM PAGE ONE) harm even a child. The in«irumi-nt. however, serves well its intend«l purpose. It Is u»ed to make cow* which refuse to move fast enough or move at all. ohange their mind* in a burry. Few cow*, if any. refuse to move when the d>-vl»e I* jaifbed against their rib*. Although few person* have reallard It. these are trying time* for Miss Barbara Kohl*. Miss Kohls, during fair week, ia making her initial appearance a* drum majorette of the Ih-catur combined boys' and girl*' band*. Hhe was named by dire<-tor Albert Sellemeyer to succeed Miss Alice Yost, upon the latter's graduation from nigh achool. The director asserts she is doing a splendid job In taking over that most difficult of band roles. A tiny, approximately four-year-old Mexican boy. has the "honor” of being the first lost child al the street fair. He wan located a f' W minutes after being reported lost to Officer Hephus Melchl. The Inability of anyone at the information booth to master th, youth's native longue defied the best efforts to broadcast for him. WICKARD SEEKS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE allotment by an equal amount. Wlckard told Fulmer that the proposed legislation would "make non-compliance fwith AAA acreage control measure* attractive." Il« said that the almndecmeni of the

Days of Paul Revere Arc Past! jflHhL. fIH -w* DwvM Bwraoff and Mayor i BhouM air raid alarms ever be required in the U 8., an “alert” win be seat over your radio by a device that can be incorporated in the standard radio model. An "alert recaivsr.” which turns on automatically when it receiveo a special inaudible signal from the broadcaat station, rings a bell to summon listeners and shuts off when »n all-clear sign ia flashed. The signal will not interfere with radio program* being broadcast by'the station at the same time The “alert M shown above being examined by David Santoff left, bead of Radio corporation of America, and Mayor LaGuardia of New York. as- - - ■ •■*** -• -•'«■■*> are

I bill was urgent in view of the > present wheat situation. New Traffic Toll Record Is Likely Chicago. July 30 — (I'l’l-- The I , national safety council reported toI day shat the nation's 1941 traffic' toll was pointed toward an all-time high. The council announced there wore 16.8|0 fatalities In automobile acoidwats during the drat six I months of the year a 17 per cent | Increase over the 14.420 figure tor I the same period in 1940. I "Unless this trend is checked," the council said, "the 1911 traffic I toll will shoot |»a»t 40,000 for an ' all-time high. Leet year it was 34.s<m>. The last half of ths year invar-1 lably ibrings the- heaviest toll." 0 re.— g News Os The World By United Press 0 4 MOHI'OW Harry L. Hopkins. President llomievelt's lease lend ad ministrator. arrived in Moscow by airplane today with two military aide*. SHANGHAI Japanese outhorities in northern China have started to selae American property, the United Hiate consulate announced today. BERLIN — German spokesmen subordinated the fighting on the Russian front today to emphasize the importance of an attack on a British convoy In which. It was i alleged. 21 British ships Were

sunk. News from the front was scant and indefinite. MOSCOW Russian troops have seized the initiative on the vital ; Moscow front and are slashing in- | to German line* In counter-attacks | which already have thrown the I German* out of many hard-won advance post lons, report* from the (rout said today. M»NDON—(treat Britain has decided to withdraw from all Japanese ships the right to u*« Britiah coaling stations and to carry goods

For Better Living lt*H mi cany to huy furniture from Zwick'is. The reason? You not only get Myle. but quality as well. Zwick'H spaciou* More filled with beautiful and attractive furniture Im your home furnishing center when in need of better thing* for home comfort. pig JUST AROUND THE CORNER The scene may change suddenly from rocks and rill* to a hospital room. Avoid unexpected expense by getting an ACCIDENT POLICY issued by the j£tna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn* The Suttles-Edwards Co. Agents Decatur, Ind Ntlrtisk Store Bldg. kiiAniJ

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RATKfi One Time—Minimum charge of 26c for 20 werde er less. Over 20 words, I'4s per word. Two Tlmee — Minimum chorgo I of 40c for 20 words or lees. Over 20 wordo 2o per word for the two timesThree Tlmee—Minimum charge * of We for 20 wordo or loee. Over 20 wordo 2'/»o per word for the three tlmee. Cord of Thanks >W Obituaries and verses .. 11-00 Open rate—Olsplsy advertising Me per column Inch. • — I “BLIND" AOVCRTIBEMENTS Advertisements appearing in this column without names signed are "blind.” They are to be answered by letters, addressed to the boi number in cars of the Daily Democrat. We <an give no information concerning the parties advertising • —— -4 FOR SALE Two hatches of high-grade Potarota tested baby chicks each week trum 260 to 326 egg laying strains; also baby ducklings. Prices reasonable. Model Hatokory, Monroe, Ind. 6-ts "FOR BALE - Herring-Hall-Marvii safe. Good condition. Inquire 1H» W. Munroe Bt. Phone 644. in-iu FOR SALE Hull. 18 months old. O. V. Dilling, Craigvlile and Decatur phones. 177-2 t Ftrlt SAIA-1 TlS"*! w-ll buy corner lot. plus *e< otid lot with *la room house. Bub Heller. Phone 2 or •“#. 177 k3tx eod F<iß SAT.E DRMIAB. the bottk<4 <<*>king gaa with llojM-r ranges, the ideal combination. We takv trade-in*. Hee us before you buy. We will service any make of gas stove. Geneva Hatcheries, E C. Stinky. Phone 156 Geneva. 178tf Htlt HaUC Sprayed a"pple». 4 hrood sows. I»oifb|>- Immune. Farrow alxiut August 15 Full blooded Hampshire gilts. Hay Smith. It 6 Phone £*f»7l. 179-gJtl Full SALE Fair »|»e» lais, tent on Madi*<ni street. Kelvluator refrigerators. Stoves, electric, dry gas, heating, cooking. James Kitchen. Decatur Hatchery. 179-3 t FOR SALK — Red plums, 76c per bushel. Glenn Helmut, He nille north of Salem. Bring your own container. a 177-31 FOR SAI.E Bottled gas stoves--cook the modern way, cook with Hkeigas. Vhrkk Bros IM-lbt FURNITURE UPHOLSTEREITRepaired and Itefinlshed. We buy and sell good used furniture. Phone 420, evening 4634. Decatur Upholster Shop. 172-301 DECATUR U. 8. approved chlcfis every week. Book orders now. Day old and started chicks. Koiy Brooder Houses. Decatur Hatch•ry 152-ts Foil SALE Buttery fence chaiger, 11.50; guaranteed two years. Raymond McAhren, Monroe. Ind.. Bo* 31 17Rt3i FOR SALE Refrigerators? Three niakea to choose from — Frigldaire, Crosley and Phllco. Uhrick Bro»- IM-Ist FOR SALE New hardwood building lumber and linn plaster lath. C. H. Waller, Vera Crui, Ind. 176-12 U o — CARD OF THANKS We wish to eipress to our friends, neighbors and relatives our sincere thanks for their many egpressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement, the death of James A. Laburr. The <’hlldren. -—... MARKET* AT A GLANCE Stocks; irregularly lower In moderate trading. Bands: Irregular. «'urt> stock*; irregular. Chicago stocks: mixed. Cotton: off ishout 36 a hale. Grains: wheat to % cent a bushel lower, corn off <4 to | cent. Chicago livestock: bogs and sheep steady, cattle steady to weak. CommisHioner Files Report On Dredge A commissioner's report was Wad today In Adam* circuit court before sp«<-ial Judge Henry Ki.ter sotting out raapportionmeut of asMtsmenis In the Watash d’sdge. The rmapportionment was made tm-ause of the decrease In bidder's price since the contract for the ditch was re-let. Tha report was ordered filed with the office* «f county auditor Victor H 'Eicher. John L. DeVoaa of thia city and Roscoe D Wheat of Portland, aa attorneys for the petitioners, appeared before the court tn filing the report from one port in'the Britiah empire to another, an authoritative source "aid today. e Round dancing - Orchestra. Every Wednesday, Sunday night. Saturday night Square dancing. Gieiunore Inn, Glenmore, 0.

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WANTED Make — your dollar* count - sow or never. Good buyw on repooes* ed. dt-moaelratora and guai-sateed used sewing machines. Eipert repairing on all makes Needles. Belt*, parts Hlnger Hewing Machine Agency, 445 B. let BL Phone 411. irr-tsta WANfßi'toana on farms. ern money. Low rates. Very liberal imrms. Bee me for abalracto of title. French Quinn. 33-m-w f WANT®>~Service statioa attatMlant or will lease station Io the right party. Phone 46. , 17*<3ta \ \l.l ABLE ( til'PON Good Tor |!0 ften dollars) on Binger machines fair week only; ends Auguat 2nd. Hingcr Agency, 446 8. let BL, Phone 411. (Bring ad with you. I 17744 -i a MISCELLANEOUS FARM LOANS at 4'7 for 10 years No eipense to borrower. C. D. Lewton. Decatur, Ind. 220btf MIBCELLANEOUa ~ Parking apacw. Inquire at Bob's Drive-lw, North Hecond Bt. Sandwiches, coffee. malto, eundaea. sodas. Hire's root beer, cigarettea, etc. Tray service. Mahaa’a. IT* b 3t-i FARMERS ATTElffibN—We rwmove dead horses, cows, boga, etc. Decatur phone NO*. We pay all phono chargee. The Stadler Products Co. 147-ts 10 YEAR FAR ToANB~M 4%- No borrowing coat. General Insurance. Wilson Beery with Leland Hmlth Insurance Agency. Phone 144 177-Mt FARM LOANS—Ld»w rat* oi interest. — Aetna. A. D. Suttlea, Loan correspondent. 147 U FOR RENT FOR RENT Modern t oUage. Lake James. Sleep 10. good beach, two boats, screened porch. Open August 2 to 30. Phone 1195. g 17*-3t W * REUNION i CALENDAR | Bunday, August 3 .. Simons Annual Reunion. Sunßet Park. Annual Bieeke Reunion. Hillcrest School near Fort Wayne. 11 a. m. 32nd Annual Magley Family Reunion, No. 3 New Pavilion, Foster Park. Fuhrman Reunion. Hauna-Nutt-man park. Fourth Annual Brunner Reunion, Hanna-Nuttman Park. Annual Brandyberry reunion, Hanna-Nuttman Park. Sunday, August 3. Annual Shaffer Reunion, Hanna-Nuttman Park, Rain or Shine. Annual Dettiuger reunion, SunBet park. Roebuck reunion, rain or abina, Sun Set park. Bunday, August 10. Fruechte Reunion. Hanna-Nutt-man Park. Hakes Family Reunion, Sun Set Park. Eighteenth Annual Hitchcock Reunion, Hanna-Nuttman Park. Annual Fisher reunion, HannaNuttman park. Ifith Annua! Steele Reunion, Han-na-Nuuman Park. Wesley 8. Miller reunion, Sun Set park. RelHg and Reohm reunion, SunSet park. Dillinger annual reunion, Sun Set park. Beni family reunion, Sun Set Park. , s Annual Minch reunion, Sun Set park. Bunday, August 17 Crist Reunion, Floyd Cottage,, South l,ake George. Weldy Family reunion, HannaNuttman Park. MoGH! annual reunion. Sun Set park. August 17, Blossom Reunion, Ottawa. Ohio, fairgrounds. Wilson and Schafer reunion, SunSet park. Bunday. August 24 Pry and Yost annual reunion, Sun Set park. Helman annual reunion, Sun Set Park. Sunday, August 31 Urick reunion, rain or akiae, SunBet park. Marra annual reunion, Sun Set park. Walters family reunion, Sun Set : park. Sunday, Sept. 7 Annual -Moose Picnic, Sun Set Park. —oi... . - — Production of bottle caps has rls•n from 17,000,000 worth to more •han 310.000,009 In five years, ac--11 fag to the census. N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyas Examined Glaaaes Fitted _ hours •:M> to 11:30 12;M to «;B0 Saturdays, *;00 p. m. Telephone IM

MARKETREPMiI daily report or I AND FORIIGH UM 1 *! ■rady'e Markvt far o tt ., ~ ■ Crsigvillt, H 0 »g !lna , M “ Cloeed ,t 12 ~~ — m Corrtctfed ■ — — tn No ewmmlMlon and no ■ Veals received t , frj 100 t o iJo ||„ ■ 130 to 149 lh> ■ 140 to i«o lb« ■ 140 to Iho lbs ■ IM to 220 lb. ■ 22U to 240 ll» ■ 240 to 240 lb> fl 240 to Soo lbs fl 300 to 360 lbs ■ 350 lbs. and up fl Roughs ■ Stags ■ Vealera I Spring lambs I Spring bu< k lamb. I Yearling I a tub. I WHOLESALE tGQ A m I POULTRY QUOTATIOUt I Furmsbtd br I Mato- Egg A P.mtry U I Decatur p hMt ■ Corrected July r ■ Prlcee for first < law I Clean, large ahi'.-. UK. fl Brown or mixed larjtSll Heavy bens 1 Leghorn hen* 1 Heavy brollei. I. rocks, 3 to 4 lb* fl Heavy broiler* 4 ih. JM ,j fl Loghorn broiler*. 1\ .bi 4 | over . __fl Old heavy rooster*, lb 1 Old Leghorn ib _m Turkeys, young, tn i,a . fl FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCII Fort Wayne Ind July W-«fl —Llveettwk I Hog* 20 cent* lower; &fl lbs 11.40; l"i>2»« Ito. lixfl IM lbs. 11 20 2202 Hf )bv lifl 240-240 lbs. |O». ,b< Itfl MS-SOO Ib* io >.hi 330 ;t „ ijfl 360 4<m» |b* 10 25. 15<> l<»lbid 140-150 lb* lo 45. 110 ltoltx |fl 100 130 lbs 996 I Rough* 9.25: >tag« »ou. tdl 12.00; larnb* CLEVELAND PRODLCI I Cleveland, <• July 1V - i£M Produi e: I Butter unsettled n:nu ■ standards 361 Egg" steady, extra graft <■ 28; current rev ipfa I Live poultry fairly a ’to. M fancy young 6 lb* and up Hum 4 lbs. and under I.’ to 13. tuMfl and colored It* to 20; turkey m to 15 lbs. 10 to 12. Potatoes Ohio round whileU to 1.60 per 100 lb. ; Aiahaail I. North Carolina sbltrsUfi 166; Kentucky I*s. Idahos UH 2 35. Nebraska red-t 175 to id EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo. N. Y . July » (UP) — Livesto<k: Hogs 30(»: scarcely •b>»u«)B to establish market (Mi J choice 180 to 220 lb* 1225, «» a ed lots 170 to 230 lbs. trwtol sold about steady 1165 and 9 13. Cattle 200. steer* and pifll unsold; late* Tu. -day d-utiyy to choice 768 lbs. ht-ifen 111 few consignment CanadliM cows and bull* draaay and ** 26c lower; cutter and to 7.25. Cattle 1"< ! icaleri* 1 to 50 higher; good and ihoueM ly 13.50. Sheep 20«. lamb ™ standstill, good to<holre<lo lbs. quoted steady I"*s ' ' INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOC4 IndianajMtli*. Ind July — Livestock • Hog" 6,<NR»; weights aho’* l lbs. 25 lower, lighter to 25 lower; !«'• to lb ’ ‘‘f. 11. 230 to 250 lbs. 1"»S»W 250 to 280 lbs. 10 60 io W* to 300 lbs. 19.40 to 1"55; .«» lbs. 10.20 to 10.35. 1"» 10 **' 10 to 11.15. Cattle 90<»; calve* 6«'. and medium grass »!•*« 4 *' era weak; fed grades ail »° weights steay; cows a l "'^ l ’ g few light yearling* 1L»- . and good ateers and f“»’ (0 11.75. Bulk heifer- !«»''> W vealers steady, top 13 J Sheep 1200; lamhs »le*dLjJ to choice spring lamb* I w • Chicago Grain Cio« Sept. D« Wheat ... 106'n-N !«' «*• Corn ....„ 75 N Oats new 38'» <•* Oats old -I*'s LOCAL ORAIN MAM* BURK ELEVATOR CO Corrected Ju ! > 3U ' Prices to be paid I 0 ®"' J No. 1 Reid Wheat J No. 2 Red Wheat jj No. 2 Yellow Corn j No. 2 Rye 11 No. 2 Boy Beans J New Oats. 30db te»t There are l<b»“« , ’ e U. 8. according to ,b * ' Os these located In A count tor 97 percent o‘ g annual production at « ton* of crude bauxite «• aluminum la <lari v «d