Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1942 — Page 1

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XL. No. Seven.

ire German mean Army ndangered issia Intensifies tacks On Germans i Entire Front lon. Jan. Il il’Pl - Blockeports Married today that a hi I Runaian drive threatened Itlrv German poult lon in the * peninsula and that Red force* had Intensified their n of German line* all the mth lo the Finnish front. Russian noon communique, from radio Moscow, gave no I of the fighting. saying that L number of sectors Soviet j iMiupled several localities na heavy loanee on the in men and material." British radio announcement. I in New York by NW. arid j tieaiana had raptured "next | ■portent bridgeheads" In the i R heard the British tadio re tai "It la now atated In Berit a further shifting back of inter front In Russia han <|e< Ided upon." Its location announced "only when the n troop* have already taken iltkma along It.”) exchange telegraph Stockliepatch. quoting Swedish adfrom Berlin, said Germany rd further troop landing* on Imran coast and recognized nger that the Russian* might r Perekop Isthmus at the top peninsula. would force the German* to abandon the Crimea or h>- danger that their entire in army, including ita Italn d Rumanian auxiliaries. In- cut off. Netherlands exile governradio Orange, broadcasting Hand from London, aaaertcd in the Done!* river basin, the Russian* are reported developing a big drive on, or, the German flat, Mth | >7th infantry regiment* and th t'haaaeur* regiment had Wiped out. The official Rusewipaper Itveatia wa* cited horlty. Retreat In Africa o. Jan B.—(VP) — Imperial. >VT»vt'w i ,i nv «»»nc- *tw> o Rationing Is ted In County II Tire Dealers To irve As Inspectors he first tires were issued )y by the tire rationing rd under the new law. rles Malony, mail carrier rural route four got the i passenger car tire, and 1 Ahr and Son obtained the I truck tire for their livek truck. Both dassifica- * are eligible to buy new dealer who sells new lire* tt as an Inspector of tire* in it toning program to be carnt in Adam* county in come with the federal regulation* ting the sale of tires, it wtw d at a meeting of county tire » h<-ld at the American Leome m thia city last evening, motion of the assembly, was composed of about 35 « trom all parts of the courtlowing the election of Adrian as temporary chairman of eetlng. followe: authorised inspector in the ttionlng program is one who »ew tires." meeting was called to ordr Vincent Bonnami. county n defense director, who In Introduced the members of re rationing board. The memare, Glenn Hill, chairman; I Adams and I. Bernstein of W; Ernest Stengel and Kim“mgartner of Berne, igest of all the instructions Tnstrun ns Panic thhßß' ————o . IMPKRATURI READING dOCKAT thermometer 5° a. m. ........ -10 » a. m . -7 JO a. m. .. 0 N 2 00 P. m 8 Jo p. m. 10 WEATHER icreaslng cloudlnsss and no sold this afternoon and ght. Lowest temperature toht B_degrees to 10 deflreee v* asr*.

Dollar Bills To Pay Year War Cost Would Reach 5,706,225 Miles D I By I'tiUed Pres* The I’nlled Ntate* Is about to Spend 859.027.992 3tm <4t) in one year to assure victory In a World at war The amount in one dolla.- bill* stretched end to end would reach 5.7M.225 miles. The mean distance to the moon is 23**57 mile* That amount in silver dollar would make 4 ptl«* 845.01 H) miles high, the Empire State bui'dlng I* 1.260 feet high That amount in either dollar bills or silver dollais would take 3414*1 24-hour days lo count, lecunting 120 dollar bills or alver do' ar* a minute) That number ot days equal MO year*. —— — — Probe German Influence In U. S. Industry Official Asserts Most Os Influence Stopped, However Washington. Jan. B.—(CP)- Assistant attorney-general Thurman W Arnold said today that "German Influence Is still working in some raepect* in Industry" but that so ‘ far as the great mass of American companies are concerned "It ha* stopped ." Arnold made the statement before a house military affairs sub- | committee investigating industrial aspect* of the war program. Chairman Charles Faddls. I). Pa. said the group would question Arnold further in secret session and put Investigators to work on the situ at lon Arnold described a form of cartel agreement in which important American Industries had tleup* ; with German concerns. These , agreements provided in substance, i he Mid. that the cartel arrangement would end In case of war. but after the war they would "move Into the same aituation " "We art running Into many such instances," he declared, "and it Is Important to see that this doesn't <mvTiwt’rn nv wanse “tx» 18 Violent Deaths In County In 1941 Berne. Jan. 8-County Co-oner J I Jerome Yager of Berne investigat i <-d 2.1 ease* during 1941. he an nounced today in giving hi* annual j report. Eighteen of there cases were violent death*, most of them ' In atrlomoblle accident*. Three people lost their live* in airplane ’ accident* in the county There was ' one murder, .that of Jesu* Veh Z and , one suicide. One man was trampled to death by a horse and a young man was suffocated. o Rio De Janeiro's Storm Toll Is 31 Rio De Janeiro. Jan. B—VP)— The death toll of the floods taused by the city'* worst storm in 40 year*." rose to 31 today. a-s rescuers searched the wreckage of collapsed building* for still ot'x r victim*. Thirty-six were reported injured. 0 Reckless Driving Trial Dale Is Set Death Car Driver To Face Trial Saturday The trial of Archibald Mclntyre. S 9. of Chicago, on a charge of reckless driving ha* been set hi Adams circuit court for Saturday. Mclntyre's arrest followed a fatal auto accident, six mlles_ north of the city on federal road 27 May 10. 1841. Critically Injured in the wreck, Mclntyre was arrested upon dismists! from the hospital *everal week* later He entered a not guilty plea and wax released under bond. John L DeVoss, local attorney. appeared for him. In the accident, It will be recall’ ed. Mchttyre’s wife. Millicent. 58. was killed. Mrs. Jet Drake. 39 o Fort Wayne, died in the hospital eeveral days after the wreck. Douglass Drake, 18. son of the Fort Wayne crash victim, was driving the other vehicle. He was not badly injured Prosecutor Harry T. Grube I* conducting the state's case against Mclntyre. The trial date waa set hy Judge J Fred Fruchte.

Allied Powers Plan Formation Os War Council House Os Commons Told Os Talks By Leaders Os Allies lamdon. Jan. 8 — (VP) —• Appointment of a supreme war council of the Allies was one of the principal topic* discussed by President Roosevelt and prime mln Isler Winston Churchill In Washington. Clement Attlee, lord privy seal, (old common* today In a broad discussion of the trend of the war, Attlee, answering criticism asserted that Britain had "ruthlessly" applied the scorched earth policy in Malay and other far eastern area* to keep oil out of the hands of Japan. Confidence of eventual victory was expressed by the government spokesman in regard to the far east, although Christopher Addison. labor leader in the house of lords, had attacked air chief mar ! shsl Bir Robert Brooke-popham. | ousted commander in the far east, as a "nincompoop." Attlee gave the following picture in progress of the war: 1. Withdrawal of empire force* to a line about 60 mile* north of Kuala Lumpur, some Joo miles ' from Hlngapore. 2. Steady progre** of the Russian offensive, with the Initiative definitely out of Hitler's hand*. 3. British forces operating «oo miles from their start Ing point in Libya, with heavy tank battle* taking place at Agedabla and fighting In the Halfaya-Bollutn area, 4. Proposed establishment of a corps of airdrome defense troops to protect airfield* in the united kingdom. Sir Edward Grigg, joint undersecretary for war. replying to question* Ip common*, said the scorched earth policy has been and , will continue to be pursued In the far east to the maximum extent practicable, except for small supplies of food and water sufficient to meet the immediate necwaaitle* of the static native population of Malaya. “Denial of resource* to the ■ •nwriwi ri- nv e*nw! 'hiikk> o— To Name Directors For Decatur C. C. Chamber of Commerce To Elect Three Men The election of three new dlrec--1 tor* of the Chamber of Commerce ' will be by postal card ballot whicn will he mailed to all paid-up mem iters of the organization over the weekend. The Imllots must be returned by January 19. Eight men have been nominated for the three place* on th“ Itoard. They are: Arthur E. Voglewede. attorney; David Heller, newspaper representative; Dr Palmer 4. cher. Weldon Buingerdner, railroad agent; Daniel Schafer, metchant; Cal Yost, contractor; Dale Moses, dairy farmer; Clarence Stapleton. ga* utility manager The terms of the three member* which expire are: Robert Helm, president of the l»oard. who filled the office caused by the rexignation of George Thoms, who moved to Crawfordsville; Mr. Thoms, and William Bowers, local hi.dware merchant. President Helm said .tha’ the exact date for holding the annual meeting of the organization had not yet been decided, but that it might' be held during the week of January 19. Final arrangemant* for a place to hold the banquet and tnc selection of a speaker are yet to lie made, Mr. Helm said The Chamber of Commerce has 200 members this year, one of the largest memberships In it* history. O' ■■———— Old Model Shotqun Turned In By Alien Only one firearm —an old model shotgun ha* been turned In to police authorities In Adams county by alien*, a checkup revealed today. The office* of police chief James Borders and Sheriff Ed M'ller received notice sometime ago tnat all cameras, firearms and short ws.*9 radios were to be turned :nto the authorities by aliens. January 6 at 11 p. m. wa* set as the dMdUn* One or two allene were informed that they might have the short wave ban! disconnected to conform with the tullng. it wa* reported.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 8, 1942.

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Air Marshal Portal and Lieut. Gen. Arnold Britain's Air Chief Marshal Rir Charles Portal, left, and the < hid •( IT. R. air forces, Lieut. Get. Henry II Arnold Is.th member* of tin-Anglo-American war council, are shown in Portal'* office In Washington a* they discussed details of grand Allied strategy

City's Financial Report Is Listed Annual Report Given By Clerk-Treasurer The city governmetw xp.-n' IMS. on«;ns last year and had a balance of 126.437 47 In the general fund on January I, the annual r»-;<ort of i H. Vernon Aurand. clerk-ticwsurer shows. The balance is (1.128 94 les* than the 827.566 41 total at the beginning of the year. Receipt* in -the general fund were 853,877 11. Disburr-ments were 855.006 t>s The city received 825.464.88 in property taxes, 87.198.86 Iron the state ga* tax. 83.864 95 from the liquor tax The electric utility donated B*.sno and the water departin'nt 81500 to the general fund, the same contribution toward running expenses tha: has been made since 1837. Paid In to th* general fund wa* 84.122.65 for hauling coal and *a|l to the city plant hy the s’reet department truck*. The cMy received Only 835 25 from the *ale of tag* and dog license*. Au Item of considerable size I* listed at 8931.75 for hauling soft water from the city plant, a practice which wax *topp<-d l**t summer by the state board of heal' , i. due to chemical* In the water The largest disbursement* are listed for the following departments: police. 87.603.44. fire department, 87.306.05; street and sewer. 816.926 93; city hall. (1.846 34. park department, 83.036.30; city swimming pool, 87.03* 35 The city paid 83.000 <>f th ■ choolaid bonds and 81,258.11 in Interest on the remainder of the 850,000 Issue. The financial condition of the city treasury lx in excellent condiGon. Mr. Aurand Mid. and all bills were paid up to the end of tiie year The civil city's report does not take in the electric light and waler financial reports, which arc mart)separately. ——————o— — Build Offices For Welfare Department Will Add Four Rooms In C. H. Basement Bids for building a suite of four office rooms for the county welfare department In the west end of the basement of the court house, will be received hy the county commis sioners on February 2, up until I p. tn. The plan* and specifications have been prepared by Charles H. Houck, architect of Tri latkes, who also is the architect for the county Infirmary building . The rear stairway to the basement. along the north wall of the building will be closed, so that space under and in front of the step* can be used for office «pace. Openings from the present quarter* ot the welfare department through the wall to the new suite of offices will be Included In the work. The west end of the corridor, up to the line of double doors which lead to the boiler room in the basement, will be partitioned off with a wall. All the space west from the new partition and that part along the west end of the building will be made into office*. The additional *pace I* necessary as under the enlarged pro(CONTINUBD ON FAGB BIGHT)

Smith Granted More Time In Citv Court Harley Smith of First street was ; granted a two week* contit.uancv in city court on a charge of dis ‘ < orderly conduct. Smith was *chedule«l to lie ar-1 taigned 10-fore Mayor Torn s’ Elzey last i-vening to answer to the count Appearance for Smith wa« enter ' ed by E<l A Bosse, attorney, and 1 the continuance granted. He w»» i r released on his own recognizance r He was arrested Tuerfttay by <-fflcei ( Roy Chilcote when he allegedly 1 wielded a hatchet in thi.-atening I members of his household L Auto-Use Stickers On Sale January 26 Deadline For Tax Payment Is Feb. 1 Washington. Jan 8 tl'Pt- The new federal auto-use tax wtfritrr*— | i price, 82 o 9 each—will go o.i saltfor the first time at po,f offices and . i office* of collector* of Internal i revenue Jan 26. treasury oHlclals | ; said today The 82 09 -tamp will egplr June , 30. A full-year stamp, cos'aig 85 ; will he sold later for the 12 months beginning next July I. fisci) yea: 1943. The routine of buying is simple There Is no application font. Just 1 , go to the closest post office or in- 1 ternal revenue office, pay 82 »9 and a clerk will give you a stick . er and a card You will be asked to list luforma- ( - Hon identifying your cat >n Gocard and to mall It to the collector ■ of internal revenue Deadline for purchase of the • xthk'-rs Is Feb 1 Drive.- of an auto i-ov I i%,r*-.f> <»“ P*(lS! THHKW' <, - . War Bulletins Washington. Jan. B—<UP)— Director J. Edgar Hoover of the federal bureau of investigation said today thqt spy and sabotage activity against the Unit- - i ed State* ha* been virtually halted so far in this war. “And there will be no relax- < ation of the intense program which has given u* this favorable position in meeting the threat of devastating secret warfare," he told the United presa in an interview. Chungking, Jan. 8 — (UP) — A Chinese war communique to- I day claimed Chinese successes I over Japan. Unit* on four wide- I ly scattered front*, including < the main theater of action near Changsha. The communique ' said Chinese troops were “con- ' tinuing their relentloM pursuit 1 of enemy remnants fleeing from ■ the Changsha route." , Moocow, Jan. 8 — (UP) —A ( special war communique said , i tonight that in the first elx day* of Jonuary mori than 1,130 localities were recaptured , by Russian troop* on th* zcuth- | western front and mor* than | 8.000 Gorman* killed. | 1 i i London, Jan. 8 — (UP) — A i German submarine ha* been i torpedoed and sunk by a Dutch < i submarine In the Modlterran1 ean. th* Netherlands admiralty < said today. The Dutch submarine, of er- 11 sting with the royal navy, pick- 11 ed up 12 officers and ratings , 1 from th* Gorman U-boat and ; 1 landed them at a Brittan port.

Japanese Reinforce Troops In Philippines In Attempt To Blast American Defense

General Sales Tax Considered To Add Revenue Congress Likely To Give Consideration To Sales Tax Bill Waxhlngton. Jan B—-(VPI -Congross appi-sn-d today to *“• In a inood lo give careful con«id--ration 10 a general sale* lax a* a :neanx of Increasing the federal governmeat's revenue thlx year ny 89IIOO.IMMI.tHHi One congreexioMl leader lielieved that »uch an increane b: ingiug total tax collection to 827.066.000 ihhi wa* an impoxnlbllity without a x,(h- tax Chairman Robert I. Doughton. D. N C. of the bouse way* and mean* committee and other committee inetnlmri have shown increasing Interest in sale* I tax propoMl*. If a sab-* tax i» proposed and de | seated. that doesn't mean tl.e bill | of the average taxpayer won't be increased in 1942. It definitt’y will s be increased, but the method to bused In boosting the revenue remain* lo Ite determined by < ougres* and most congressmen today were a* confused by the .olloxsal figures of the new budget a* the man in the street On thing is certain. Thu year’* income lax on 1941 income, the I large*! ever which is dutf March ■ 15. will not be Increased further. President Roo»evelt, a consistent opponent of sales tax legi.shtlon In the past, said in his budget meaag,- to congress yesterday "All thorugh the years of 'he depression I opposed general eachand -.lies taxes and I am :■» vinretl as ever that they Lave no j permanent place in the fedeial tax i system. In the face of the present financial and economic -i'aatlon. however we may later be compel! ed lo reconsider the tein|>orary necessity of such maxures " Congressmen noted that Mr i Roosevelt said "later." but they Im- . 11.-ved he might approve a sale , tax program a a "temporary lie ce»»it> " Two features of th-- tax program ! Mr Roosevelt dlscusxtsl were not | a* well received a the sae* tjx hint They were: An indirect endorsement as interpreted hy congressional quarters of the sliding scale income witli ' holding lax, where the taxpayer ■ pay* as-he-goex but never know* I more Ilian a month In advance I what his tax will he Revision of the excess profit* | tax. the lilg issue of the 1911 tax | program The sliding scale Incom- withholding tax was drafted by a group "<-<»NTINt!ED ON PAGE EIGHT) Men In Class 2-A, B To Be Reclassified Occupation Deferred To Be Reclassified Chicago. Jan 8— (t'P) —Draft board* in midwesiern states pre pared today for strict reclassification of men deferred from military duty on occupational ground*. Lieut. Col. Joseph F. Baltley. | chief of the war department liaison division. Informed selective service occupational officers from 11 states yesterday that "liberality In Interpreting the selective service act lx definitely over “ “The bombs which dropped at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7 blasted previous draft policies to bits," Battley said. Reclassification will apply to registrant* in cta*s 2-A (deferred becauM of essential employment i In non war Industries) and to men In class 2-B (employed In w»r industries). he said "Men In class 2-B will be reclassified a* soon a* replacement* can be found for them," he said. "All men In class 2-A are being reclassified Immediately” . Bat’.ley told official* that "discretion allowed local officers in the past has been cancelled and hereafter no man who can possibly be replaced can win occupational de11 sum ■ i ■' ■■■■"'■■ 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE BIGHT)

—- - j Reports Os Decatur Utilities Announced Electric Department - Balance $203,531 86 — Th** il’i trir tin* nt of Ihi- ‘ city utility hud cash and bonds on | ' I hand January I. ot 8263.531 M. the | ■ leash (ontrol report of II Vertton I Aurand. city clerk-treaxurei. -hows Os (hie amount 850.000 I* (tivesl ( ed hi government Interest bearing bonds The city sold 845<mhi of its ( electric utility iMinds lu-i you t<> aid in the financing of the ((oo.ihhi , Improvement at the pow-r plant j The balance is distributed In font t major at-roimts. , | The balance on hand a year ago wax 8278.199 H in< llldlllg 495 no" lit bonds ! | The following balance* reported ! | in the clerk treasurer's report General < ash fund. 657.tt97.4tt, | electric light depreciation fund ( which includes the bond*, pin* th< i Interest paid to the city. |s;i »<'9 I* , I electric light utility Itond fund, j t : which I* the reserve out of which , i the 835<t.i"si of improvement Ikhkl- i Will be |>ald. 469.775 61. electrli < 'utility construction account. 823 , 649.67, representing the unexpeiid- | ed lialante for the 85M.060 expa" 1 slon of the plant. The electric department also hail I I.' 1''124 of in-ter lieptwl! funds at I the clone of the year. Mr. Aurand stated that during 1941 the electric utility paid 81".582 50 in Interest on the 435ti.O<H> 1 Issue of Improgement bond*. Thfirst payment on the bonds wa* made January I, 1942. of 81tt.ttt“' A like amount is due July I. 1942 together with Interest The re serve for these payments totaled 869.775 61. the department soiling < aside 15 percent ot gross revenues f for the payment of the lainds. tint- , building up a lexerve for their i liquidation and the payment of in-1 terext The Improvemt-iit of the plant I ,-ON ' tWCS-f. o*l l>*OU S-tVBt o — Mercury At 10 Below i Zero This Morning Hits Lowest Mark In Several Years Today Down to It) below zero’ . That'* where the theimonietei ’ went last night, shattering -ill cohl mark* tot the past several yeatxland reminding citizen* of tin winter of '36 The lowest that the Ihtily Demo I era' thermometer dropped was to'* I the |n below mark and this <H-< urr-|t : ed at 6 a. tn today By * a tn II had climbed bn: p little regi trritig only even In I I low The weatherman was not very 11 I encouraging about the prospect-, of I I lan immediate respite from the , old I i although in early morning fore ’ ■ l asts he did see a possibility of the i 1 . mercury going to * to 12 above late I this afteitiiHin The men ury started slipping 1 last evening from it* none 100 high I 1 position of the afternoon With ' five degrees above the lop mark I for the entire day. it started fall I ' ing shortly after sundown ami by I midnight wax near the four below f mark 1 From there It kept going down I until it reached the low mark at 1 6 a tn There It hovered for almut > lan hour and then started its ' laborious climb upward. 1 The second visit In as many • nights for the sub-zero temperature I ’ once again kept traffic through < the city at a minimum. Scores of auto* could not be started this morning ax cold-clogged gear* and ' "run-down" batteries failed to get 1 the vehicle motors spinning Ear- 1 i --ONI IWl'tDf a* oariw thhkn ' ' 0— ■■■! - - - Winnetka Citizens Out Os Gas 24 Hours Wlnnetk*. 111., Jan B—(UP) -Ga* ‘ wa* turned on again in W nnetka , today after occupants of 2,800 sub- , urban homes bad learned what it i* , like to In- without a huniliar util- c tty for 24 hour*. t Failure of equipment In he un- , expected cold wave sorted the t North Shore gas company to sever t service to Winnetka yesterday. And ( furnace*, cooking atove* and refrlg- a orators suddenly ceased operating *

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Crushing Pressure Being Brought To Bear By Japanese To Control Island Washington Jan * fl'Pt - The war department «aid today In a communique that Japanese reinforcement* are being brought Up. appaiently in preparation for a large-scale general attack ou Amri lean timqi* itt the PhilippineOur far east commander. Gen Douglas MacArthur, reported that the American and Filipino troop* could on lo <<intlnuc theit resistance ‘ with skill and courage." Fighting of varying intensity w.i---re|iorli-d from all *eetlon» of the Philippine tioiit Japanese air attacks on the fortifications of Manila Bay wensuspended for the first ilm-' in several day However, enemy planes carried -mt reconnaissance Bight* Final Stand Washington. Jan * tl'P) Gen Douglas MacArthur's indomitable* entered the climactic phase of their defense of Luzon today amid indication* that powerful American reinforcement* of Allied southwest Pacific Bastions can Imexpected ('lushing Japanese land and *li pressure was being exerted against the mountain, jungle and land post tion* selected by MacArthtir for his final stand in the Philippine*. For more than 24 hour* there ha« been no direct report on the battlbeing waged by American and Filipino force* against the Mtlmat «d 206.000 or more Japanese trooiemaxsed agam*t them at mid* of four and five to one. The exact situation wax unrer tain. But what wax certain wa the fact that MacArthur's men were selling their lives as dearly and effectively a* any American fighting men jtittie the Alamo But it was a race against lime time for American planes io Inflow n cast to battle ration* in Burma, the Dutch East Indie* and Australia Tune for American naval force* lo r--concentrate in the southwest Pacific Time for the British to catch a second Wind in the defense of vital Singapore Htrong Indications of what the future hold* in store for MacArthui and his force* were contained in the terse bulletin* made public to the war department henThe latest news from tile fight Ing from wax a bulletin on the battle will. It raged Tuesday If I'ovrivt i-ai'.i-4t:vt:xi o ■ ■■■■■— Cold Weather Main Topic Os Talk In This City Today Arid cold weather note-: The suit-zero temperatures caused many a businessman, im ImlniK city att.-i liny Fe'il L Lltterei altd II E Glendeninc trunk -a«hi«-r, to ci t iisid- dignity in favor of more protective li--adge.il The city attorney till* morning blossomed out in a fur fedora witli ear tabs a head covering that for all the world ie einldi-d that otic-- worn by th-- traiqiei and -<niit, Daniel Boone Mr Glcitdening'x choice was i multi-colored <ioth helmet, reminiscent of th- typo probably worn during Itix gtamntar school days Then there was Fred "Prickle" Fullenkamp. who surprised his buxines* associate* by appearing at work this morning wearing an ordinary felt hat - It wa* tinfirst time this “oason that he hadn't shown up for work bareheaded . . . The Dally Demmral therm n -'- er proved to be the most popular article hi town In answerin' scores of queile- similar i.> 'il cold Is it. now'” . Many members of the so-inll I "weaker sex" lived up lo th- i '- title a little better this morn - imd donned wool anklets or a p. ■ of hubby’s socks so that iheir ankles would find mor, than sheer silk between them and the bitter cold . . A hurried check of the coal dealer* here revealed mi danger of a shortage althmigh most of them were too busy making deliveries to spend much time discussing the subject . . . Other than the coal man, the garagetmin was probably alMtut ihe busiest man this morning a* a car here and there needed a "shove." Then, too. from all side* came "Well, it was colder than that hy my thermometer —of couise. mine I* on the west side of the house, etc." Os one thing we can he definitely sure—the weather wa* the main topic of conversation today.