Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1942 — Page 2

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Where British Bombers Pound Nazi, French Cities tNG LAND jj : . '' ' W X <f^J cMASOVK o \{ ' H ‘ H '.-.->> \belgS GERMANY > X 1 - 3 o « '*? A ‘ X ' ) x* K ORLM' ( -J* PAW’S \ CMAJPMiM ( p i •* - V _ '-n, raids \wtSs*r R A >1 C E 7 «t**f . - r ,. ,-vs th German nnd French targets of awarma of huge British bomber* in the Ri.yal Air ‘ v . •< n t uvt-of the war. Rostock. Baltic port and German aircraft manufacturing can. t - v . , tn, P - ( | target of th.' British sky raiders. Tons of bombs were dropped on the Skc.ua iaurauw. aorim at Pilsen. Bohemia. In occupied France. Dunkerque and Calais were bombed by the i: A !'. I: return. Nazi planes struck at England's southern coast and at Ba»h J hev Have Much to Say About India's War Effort ril k W ; 'TSI ™i J i i|ka t few * 4 *"uf’flh fr WW i „ Mhb. T V jrfDE . '■• “ —-from M.irch oi Time's "India in Crisis" •p <• rev. picture? of two of India's leaders were taken recently by the March of Time cameraman. A t’ kft is I'.irUit Jawaharlal Nehru, active leader of the India Nationalist congress, who has ini' ut, . ~. >| ~f th power formerly wielded by Mohandas K. Gandhi, spiritual leader of India, s 239,000 0 hi Hindu.- Gandhi is shown, renter, at right, with his aides and secretaries, walking down a s’reet tn N. Delhi, the Indian capital. Recent mission of Sir Stafford Cripps to India with a British I lindependence met failure and the extent of India* co-operation m the war effort arainst the Axis powers still hasn't been clarified. Si;nk OH Corregidor but With No Loss of Life — ? I f ' • HBHBuOiL * i l Navy announ-ex the sinking of the U S river gunboat, the Mimlanan. above, by Japanese bomb. ii ?tU< ks nar Correeidor fortress in Manila hay, Philippine islands. There was no loss of life. ac. u. nt The Mindanao is the 33rd U 8 naval vessel lost since the war began.

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► - — --- —— 4 Test Your Knowledge Can yoa answer seven of these ten questions? Turn to page Four for the answers. 1. What i* the new name for Defen-.- Bondi, and Slain)*? 2. The ports of Trlncomrlee and Colombo are on which island? 3. The inhabitants of which country are called "Thais'’? 4. Name the now agency under which all housing acttvltie* of the Federal Government have been placed5. Which strategic material is used m th- manufacture of toothpaste ttbes? fl. Which famous American statesman named his estate Monticello? 7. Hamilton is the capital of Her muda. Bahamas or Trinidad? 8. From where did the Moors emigrate to Spain? 9. Percheron Is the name of a brii'd of cattle, horses, or swine? 10. The Wightman Cup tennis inatcbi* were played every other year in England and the United States. Name the city or town in each country where they were played? 1. wiitft was the former name of Manchukuo? 2. Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch are principal cities of which foreign country? 3. Canada pays tales tn the government of Great Britain; true or false? 4 A majority of the population in Australia is of American. British. or Latin descent? 5. What is the name of the iron fiame on the front of a locomotive to throw obatTuctiiftis from the track? <; Arles. Taurus. 'Leo and Virgo arc all names of constellations; true or false? 7. For what object did the ArgoHauls seek? A marimba is a bird, ‘.ropk ai vegetable; or musical instrument? 9. Which Senator introdmed the bill to create the Federal Reserve System? 10. A gibbon Is an ape. part of a chicken, or a gallows? ANSWERS TO I “DO YOU KNOW?” 1. "Thou shah love thy neighbor a* tliywlt." 2. ' The wage* of sin is death." -'I ' That we may find mercy and help in a time of need.” 4 From the Israelites’ borrowing of p wels and raiment aa they ’< it Egypt slight wages for their long slavery. 5. Thon shalt love thy neighbor I as thy self." — , — Mr and Mrs. Guy Tester will spend the weekend with friends in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R Holthouse. son James and Mia* Fan Hummel, went to Bloomington today to attend the 113th annual commencement exercises of Indiana University, at which the former's son. Daniel Holthouse. will be graduated. The <‘Xercises will be held Nutiday at sunset. Mr. and Mrs Dwight Kimble will leave Sunday for Bloomingion to attend the commencement excr-1 else* at Indiana University at! which their son, Dwight Kimble, j will In* graduated and rec Ive his 11. H. degree The young man has ! Item employed as a chemls’ by the Shell Iti-veiopment company, and la< vs Monday for Emeryvill?. Calif Mrs. John Fuhrnvan of uorth of i lly who suffered a hioks-u '

right arm while shopping In Decatur Thursday was reported as getting along as well as could be expected today •Mru. Jesse Rice has gone to Elwood to spend Sunday with her mother. Mrs. B. H Moore Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells of Hamilton wr< spending several day* with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Butler and daughter of North Second street. Mr and Mr*. F B. Adams motored to Huntington this morning attorney Adam* looked after bustneas. Mrs. Alice Smith of Fort Wayne Is visiting Mrs George Du»cher. .Mr*. Sol Ix»rd. Mrs Bob August and son lltrttert and EHax LichtenSteiger have returned from Fairfield. Nebraska where they attended the funeral of their uncle, Phil LichtenSteiger. They left Decatur Sunday. Enroute home they stopped at Lincoln. Not)., for a visit with Howard Gehtig. who is a stuuent In the aeronautics school there. Howard is a son of Mr. and MrsTillman Gehrig of this city. Mrs. Frank Crist and Mrs. C. R Fletcher visited in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mrs Clyde Butler and the Misses Joan Cowan. Libby Mary, Mary Joe Butler and Irene Andres* visited in Fort Wayne this morning and enjoyed luncheon there. Mrs. Lee Walter* and Mrs. R A. Htuekey visited in Port Wayne Friday. >Mr. and Mr* James Bain and Mr*. Rena Hoffman were in Fort Wayne last evening, where they attended the wedding reception of Fred McFeely, Jr., son of Fred Me Feely, Sr, a former Decatur man. Fred V Mill* and Giles V. Porter returned thh> morning from an soo-tnile motor trip to Pryor. Oklahoma. where the latter looked after his trailers following the recent cyclone. Mr. Mill* will continue to Hartford City this evening on Sun day morning, where Mr*. Mill* has been visiting during hi* absence. Mrs Hurry Worden and children Larry Lee and Virginia of CraigVille spent yesterday in Decatur, where they shopped and looked after business. Junior Engineer Thad Hoffman of the William It Gibson, flew from California to Chicago Wedensifay, where he has been visiting with his bother. William Hoffman They will arlve in Decatur tonight for .< brief visit with their aunt-. MiFanny and Miss Madge Hite. "Thud" will then continue to Detroit for a visit with his father. Oscar Hoffman and his sister. Mary Jo. and other relatives. Mr. and Mr*. Cha lies Cook are visiting friends and relatives in Batesville. Miss Baritara Jean Duke, daughter of Dr. and Mrs Ben Duke, was returned to her home thia morning from the Lutheran hoispital in Fort Wayne, where she recently underwent an emergency appendectomy. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Magley left today for a week's vacation v'slt in Mnsing. Michigan. St Mary's Ohio and at Adams lake. QProduction of petroleum tnerros- • d from »i'i thousand barrel* in 1921 to 2i.( million hornets In 1940. says the Department of Commerce. [rfnTfTrTTll Quality Htbrid available in medium early and early; Flat grades DON COOK Dcratur R. 6

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o LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES One Time, Per Word .... I'/»e 1 Minimum for first insertion 30c t Additional Insertions | Per Word, Per Day 1c » 1 Card of Thank* »«c Obituaries. Verses, Resolu- * tions »’ Menus, run menu style .... V ’ Notices, Cap heads, 8 pt. ; body 506 t (12 pica* deep, one column) o ° FOR SALE , FOR SALE — Order AAA Baby i Chick* now Bred for heavy egg production and quick maturity. Now batching. See us before buying. Model Hatchcry. Monroe. Ind »074 f I BI RK'S HOG GhdWER a com plete teed. Nothing el*e to buy 12 25 per 100 lb* Burk’s Hog fattner a complete feed. <2.25 per 100 > ib*. io cent* lea* per bag In JOOf own sack*. Phone No. 25. Burk Elevator Company, Decatur, Ind Monroe. Ind.**** BABt CHieJiS grow faster, are | healtler If fed Beco Chick Starter with C KaGene Price »8 40. Burk Elevator Company; Decatur ( and Monroe, Indiana. 49-ts ffinyw Vacuum ssreeper* and sewing machines—few left -no advance tn prices. We do Hemstitching and Buttonhole mak- • Ing. All make machines repaired. Needles, oil. belts, parts. Board mans Singer sewing machine agency 445 South First. Phone 411 1 100-12tX FOR SALE Red Polled Bull - Clifford Mann. Decatm D'9t3x FDR SALE Indiana Tlybrld* No. 6<>xß and 613; price JI to J<’> per bushel Supply llmitid August Selklng Jr. Decatur Route 2; Preblo phone, 109tf FOR SALE l7e"boxes7 lawnlnow• •nt, tires, table radios, living room suites, oil and gasoline pressure stoves. Thor electric washer. WPA outside toilet. Frank Young. 110 Jefferson St. 109-3 t FOR SALE Two porch glider*, two electric washers, 3 China closet*, ice boxes. Decatur Upholstery Shop, 145 S. Second St. ft FOR ’SA IJC* 25 — head ~*heep“ w Ith lambs. Charles Hoile. Phone 513-E. 109-3tx FOR SXLE imlependent oil and gas business, doing nice gallonage; 2 dwelling* on long time lease; bulk plant and private-owned elding on ground; all clear. .Want to sell or trade for real estate. Deal direct with owner. If interested write Box No. 1. Delphos. Ohio. loi» .it x Ft)R - SALE lairge number of inner spring mattresse*. *22.50 to *39.50. Libera] trade In allowance lor your old mattress. Sprague Furniture Store. I‘bone 199. llu-21 We «til (have Zenith and Farnsworth radio*. Get yours now. Decatur Electric Shop. Phone 244 108-41 FOR ■stur U. K approved. tested chicks. Order your .May thicks now. la'ghorn c<M'kerels. 2c. Decatur Hatchery. Phone 497. WMt FOR SAI,E~~New and rebuilt sweeper*. One rebuilt washer like new Decatur Electric Shop. Phone 244 lo* I' FOR SALE U«ed fnrnf'tureTTug*; and pianos: 3 dining room suites, A-l condition. *2* 5o to *6O. two of these suites are almost like new; I roll lop desk, good condition, *ls; 1 kitchen cabinet, as Is. *3.59; several library tables. *2 to *5; 1 child'* Governor Winthrop secretary. good condition. *ls; 1 9xll Administer rug. A-! shape; 1 9x12 American Oriental cotton rug; 1 9x12 twist weave rug. like new. Will wil cheap for cash. 1 piano in A-l condition, new bench. (4* 59; 1 boy's used bicy< le. A-l condition, *l* Many other article* too numerou* to mention. All our u»ed merchandise was traded in on new and < amv from good home* Sprague Furtlture Store. Phone 199. HMt FOR RALE 1 John Deere corn planter with fertiliser attachment. like new. 2 plain plantena; 2. 4-row John Deere beet cultivator*. complete with tools; also have 1 new 4-row and 1, 2-row beet cultivator left *-St-ften Impiemeut Daniel Steffen. FOR SALE Gu<>d Guernsey cow’ « year old weight ijoo « gallon tow freshen any day Wm ! 111'3 | Buy War Bona* and Stamp* »• help our fatlant men bring the war to a quick •nd decisive victory. Buy MOBILGAS and MOkILOIL for your car and tractor Tho d.Heronce in economy •nd performance Will our prtoe you ZINER OIL CO. Decatur p Mn .

YOU CAN T BEAT IT! Sprague I Furniture Store is the hottest value spot in northern Indiana for home furnishings. 9x12 woo! fiber rug*. *l4 50; 9x12 felt base rugs, *4 49; 9x12 Axtnininter rugs, *37.50. Sprague Furniture Store. Phone 1-,’, ll<i 2t for SALE 4M Axmtnbter rug*, all wool face, selling as low ax *37.50. Liberal trade in allowance for your old rug. Sprague Furniture Store. Phone 199. 110'Jt F<>R SALE - 194rf’hevr61et r Mast er Deluxe; 15.000 actual miles Five tires very good. Jvrry Kohne, Ih-catui R. 2. 110-3tx FOR S Ll.k Garden plants, aisii seed potatoes *4 mile south of hospital on Mnd Pike. Victor Am acher. phone 502 lllb3t OVER 600 FARMS SOLD in la 10 years! ONLY 10 LEFT In eluding one in Adams County of 200 acres Ai t quickly to get ope of the«e good farms at last year * low price For full particular* send sot flee catalog. First Joint St<s k Land Bank. Fort Wayne. Ind ItX-« \ Much as S2O Discount Some models Estate heating stoves, 10 more days Pay as you can; deliver in fall Used ice boxes, electric motors, used washers. Decatur Hatchery. 108-ts o WANTED WANTED—Good, clean, big Rags, suitable for cleaning machinery. Cannot use underwear, stockings, pants, coats, ooveralls, or any similar material. Will pay 4c Ib. Decatur Daily Democrat. Itellabli Person Wanted to call on faimerr. in Adams county Steady work—no lay off* in our line. Some making *lOo.oo in a week. Write McNESS CO.. Dept H. Freeport. 11l X - * WANTED- Girl for housework and store. Mrs. E. C Doebrman. R. No. 1. Decatur. Hoagland phone. lOMtx WANTED Tiousew-orlFin b catur. Virginia Worden. Crainville phone 18 on 24. Route 2 Decatur. 110-a3tx 0 FOR RENT FOR RENT — 2 apartments, one furnished, one uufurnl*hed. 228 N. 4th St Phone 355 !"'• It FOR RENT Five room hoasv. ea t on Piqua road ti Stall liu< one hail mile south, out hall tnlli ea»t Newly decorated inside and out garden and giragv. Seiowner on premises Sunday. May 19th. ’ I FOR RENT 3 room - furnished apartment 116 S. First St. 109«3tx Q Business Services BARN PAINT A special value in New Method barn paint. Come in and «ee how little it will cost to paint those outbuildings. Henry Knapp ft Son. 106-6 t Gl ARANTEEf I’RDTEt"HON t your fur*. Avoid the danger ot moth*, dirt fire and other haxard* by bringing u* yout fur* sot stor age. I'ornplcti fui service. Phone 355. Sheet* Bros . Cleaner*. 109t3 DiNN'HH dr ~ short - ffliDtkh receive the samo courteous service here Let u* serve you! Cup iKtard Diner. 199t3 tHAT ARMY FIIOfbGRAPH • Your likeness in uniform, before you leave or while heme on furlough. A life-long temin*!' r of your part in history. Edward* S udio. Lo. <o BENDIX WHEEL "ALIGNMENT TEST- Drive In for accurate test of alignment of your wheel* free of charge. Repair* made only if necc«*ary. B* sure! Come in Butler's Garage. lo«6t MISCELLANEOUS FAfcW LOAR6 at 4% lor 10 yaar* No expense to borrower. C. D. Lftwton. Decatur, iud. 2*btf A FRIENDLY til W'iieii you nbuying work shirts look at the buttons It they're genuine Pearl Button- you can bank on longer wear, no button trouble. Farmers atTenlion r« amove dead horae*. cows, hogs «te. Decatur phone 2000. We psy all phone charge*. The Stadler Pro-1 ducts Co. 28-ts ROY S. JOHNSON and SON AUCTIONEERS I I Assure yoiftwelf of tM data ysu want by booking your aala early. Office RcMdeitee Phone Phone 104 1022 trust company buildinq ORCATUR N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST HOURS: S:SStaII:M 12:80 te 6:00 Saturday*. 8:00 p. «n. Telephone 18S f ■ AfFUT»<I CniAAMMI Fitted

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?” J ?. blsl county fi rm , whlch h tbs payroll purchase o f Umte* S . * **»ing» bond, with •..***s® cooperat.cn O s e m p i, m are .sued to all businesses whtf| . adopted for addmen V. J General Electnc r OIDIto I ten ra bugar | Central Soya I McMillen l-’ei'd I loterleai ( r<atneritt I*l Decatur Post First State Bank Krick-Tyndall Tile Co I Decatur Daily | Adams County Lumber Caß Decatur Casting Co The Great A 4 P Te, n. ■ Wayne Novelty I N. I. Public Service I The Schafer Co. I The Schafer Store ■ P. B. Lehman Dairy I Holthouse-Schulte Co. I Sprague Furniture Co. | City of Decatur Err.pjoy-1 Atthbaucher Tin Shop I Decatur Laundry I Riverside Garage I Citizens Telephone Co. I Equity Dairy Store Holt house Drug Co. Pumphrey Jewelry Store J. J. Newberry Co. Yost Brothers Local Loan Co., Inc. Berne Dunbar Furniture Co. Nussbaum Novelty Co. Berne Witness Co. Berne Manufacturing Ce. Economy Printing ( ones Smith Bros. Mfg. Co. Citizens Telephone Co.. Bi Market Repw DAILY REPORT OF LOOM AND FOREIGN MARKET Brady * Market for Dtcataf. h Craigville. Hoagland and W.M Cfcved at 12 Noon. t urn i ted M.y > No I'omiuis- "tt and *« >*'<l Veal* rwetvi d e»ery da; 100 to 12" lb* 11 120 f<> Ito l!» 149 i<> 169 Ib* 160 to I*o |h* 180 to 25" lbs I 268 t" 3<*’ I*" 300 to I"" IlRough* Stag* Chnt ■ Spring l.iiibSpring bur k Utni>Clipped lain!. Yearling lami" WHOLESALE EGC *W POULTRY QUOTATION Furnnhed by M«tx* Eoa A Pvtdtry Decatur Phom M Cm< ' ■<! Msy» Clean, iarg whit- <■«» - Brown or mixi-il 1 A6» !*‘P— Heavy hemt Leghorn hen* Leghorn spring' rr aotootk— Leghorn •tagHeavy broiler* bit red <* Leghorn bruUera. l'» *-• over white roi'k* Heavy springer*. barred or white rort*-—« Heavy »tag< Heavy young whit* duck*—■ Old heavy roosters H> Old Leghorn rootur*. lE—• LOCAL GRAIN BURK ELEVATOR C* (’< rr*’* ** Bean* «übie« !0 during day I No. 1 R*'l Wheat No. 2 Red Wheat I No. 2 Yellow Corn I No. 3 Yellow Com No 4 Yellow Corn No. 2 Rye No 2 Yellow Soy *"* New Oat* 3»-lb ,t *' F ax Seed ” ~~. ~ dn«* 8* Many a «•» ‘‘D ' trying *«■ Hybrid Seed < (Indiana Certdj**’ LOW On our xpecC , Aaent* new ter**** MAI MEE V SERVICE- IM