Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 12 September 1942 — Page 2

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HIGHWAY STUDY COMMISSION WILL HEAR ROAD FINANCING PROPOSALS W • * j|l > ' " *\ ' bv * c f oJfff Left to right S. C Hadden, chairman .State Highway Commission; .Mayor William D<-** Evansville. County Commissioner Fred Bauer. Tetri Haute: and Senator Albert Ferris, Milton

HIGHWAY STUDY Special recommendation* on financing the maintenance ami con■tructiou of Indiana's road and street systems during the emergency will be presented to the member* of the highway study coin mission at a meeting to be held in Indianapolis next Tuesday, it was announced today by S. C. Hadden, chairman These recommendations have been prepared by a special subt'oinmiyee made up of Mr. Hadden; Mayor William Dress. Evansville; Senator Albert Ferris, Milton; county commissioner Fred Bauer Terre Haute; Oscar B ttrnlth. Knox and Thomas B. McDonald. member of the state high- '/ .

PUBLIC AUCTION COMPLETELY MODERN HOME Th< undersigned will sell at Public Auction ou the pretn lies at 03 North Second Street. Decatur, Ind., MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 1942 At 6:30 P. M„ CWT. Nine room residence property, in good repair, modern. New furpace, new motor plumbing, new Hardwood floors upstairs, Large basement. bouse has slate roof, newly painted This property is an Ideal location, a beautiful home. Is eery conveniently arranged for a two apartment home or Income property. There is S rooms down and 4 rooms ui>-talrs. Any one looking for an Income from Investmeat a bidder for this property Decatur is very short of houses there is a great demand for rentals and this Is an exceptional opportunity House open for inspection any time TERMS *« Cash; Balance on delivery ot deed Purchaser will be allowed reasonable Hine to obtain F.H.A. or any other type ot loan. McMillen Home Building Corporation Roy S Johnson, Auct. PUBLIC SALE CALENDAR KEPT 11 Doyle W. Gilstrap 100 acres Bedford. Ind. J F. Sanmaun. auctioneer -Kept. II l*i»yje W (Histrap. !» miles southeast of Bedford, Indiana. J F. Sanmann, auctioneer. 4iept. II Ijouis .McMullen. 2 miles south and mile east ot Ossian Hoy Johnson, auctioneer Kept. 16 Eugeni Weehter. 3 miles east and >, mile south of Berne. Jeff Liechty, auctioneer. SEPT. 16 David Hodtetler, Timber land. Rockville, Ind. J. F. Sanmann. auctioneer. SEPT. 17 O. T Johnson A Son. Green lawn Farm. 3H miles southeast of Decatur, mile south and H m|ie east of County Firm. Roy Johnson, auctioneer. 1 ’ SEPT 17 Noah Rich. 2% mil, west of Berne on Road 118. Jeff Liechty. Auctioneer. SEPT 19 Ludwig Gvuivs, on road 224 at Middlebury. Roy S John- ► son. Auct. SEPT 19 At I o’clock p m. sale of fat steers, 4-11 club. Decatur Roy S Johnson. Anc> KEPT 21 Harry A Urgaii, .'124 Acres and all personal property. Greens- * burg Ind J F Sanmann. auctioneer SEPT. 22 Fred Shiukel, on Wells and Allen county line, 2 miles east of Road No 1. Roy Johnson, auctioneer. SEPT 22 Harry A. Logan. city properties. Greensburg. Ind. J. F. • Sanmann, auctioneer. SEPT 23 Orchard Home Farm, Win Ball, owner, .Muncie. Ind. Roy L' H Johnson. Anct. ■ •Hept. 2.1 (Irval Alt. Berne hid Jeff Liechty, auctioneer. Sept. 24 Wililrm Anderson. 3*, miles West and 3 miles south of Berne. Jeff Lfe.hty, auctioneer .SEPT. 26 Allie Mae Noll, executrix sale, 4 miles southeast of Decatur. Roy S. Johnson. Auct. HEPT 26 Shull E-tate. list acres. Auburn. Ind J. F. Sanmann. auct. JIEPT 29 b E U alton. 362 acres and all personal property. Kouta, Ind J F Sanmann. auctioneer.' -44EPT. m John M Millet 21" acres. .Milford. Ind J F Sanmann, auc

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way commission. Other recommendations by similar sulnominlttees of study commission memI bcrs. will be submitted for action at the meeting of the full comI mission on September 15. While no announcement was I mode of the recommendations on I highway financing, previous ses- . sions of the commission have Indicated that action would be taken . to prevent diversion of any funds . secured by taxes or fees on motor vehicle licenses and fuels from direct use In building and maintain- , Ing roads and streets. It has also been Indicated that members of the commission would favor the reenactment of some form of a truck tax as a source of revenue for

> ' Test Tour Knowledge Can you answer seven of these teat questions? Turn to page Four for the answers. • — — 1. The aircraft carrier Wasp is a uaval vessel of the United States. Great Britain, cr Australia? 2. Bernard M Baruch. Dr. James B. Connant, and Dr. Karl T. Compton compose a thre<-man board appointed by the President to investigate what? J. Who commanded the South Pacific Fleet operation against the Solomon Islands? 4. Name the Prime Minister of the Union of Sou'h Africa. 5. Clark Gable recently enlisted as a private In which branch of the armed forces? 6 Copra is a minora), the dried meat of cocoanuts, or a kind of wood? 7. A buffoon is a musical Instrument. a clown or a sldaboard? 8 What -people fought three wars with the Samnites? 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt was godfather t'hy proxy) to which royal baby, bcm in 1942? 10. Archbishop Usher set the maintaining the highway transportation system. Action by the study commission members in the meeting next week will be preliminary to the compilation of a final report which is to be filed with Governor Henry F. Schricker in November and transmitted by him to the members of the 83rd Indiana general assembly which convenes next January. The study commission was created by the geenral assembly in the 1941 session for the specific purpose of preparing recommendations for any changes In laws relating to the financing and operation of the state highway system. the county road systems and the city street systems. Composed of representatives of the state highway commission, county commissioners, mayors, state senate and house of representatives, and the general public, the commission has been meeting monthly to hear discussions of highway problems.

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Escaped Lifer May Go Free S' ?*•■ ' i9ft! Eighteen years ago Osmund Westgate escaped from Illinois penitentiary when- he was serving a life sentence. Recently he made application at a New York war plant for employment and he went through a routine fingerprinting The FBI. learned hi* true identity and promptly arrested him. Upon learning that he had lived the Intervening 18 years as an honest citizen and was happily married. Governor Dwight Green of Illinois refused to sign the extradition papers and the NewYork district attorney has stated that no action will be taken unless the governor orders it. Westgate Is shown with his wife and the priest in whose custody he has been released.

date of the creation of the world as 1.00ft.000 B. C.. 4,004 B. C. or 1.600 B. C ? 1. Which famous Soviet leader bears the nickname, "Man of Steel"? 2. Name the former U. 8. ambassador to Japan who recently returned to the United States. 3. The Soviet navkl base of Novorosslsk is on what sea? 4. Os the eight Nazi saboteur* who landed In the U. 8. from Vboats. how many were executed? 5. Dae and Buna are towns on what important island in the Pacific? 6. The earth is the second, third, or fourth planet In distance from

i the sun? 7. In what sport is “chukker" used to designate the periods of play? 8. Colonel Herat Balcben is a noted airplane pilot, author, or news pa pe r corres pon den t ? 9. Name the general who was Washington', rival for command of the Continental Army during thn Revolutionary War. 10. Leopards are striped or spotted? o ♦ - —♦ TODAYS COMMON ERROR Different should be completed by a from clause; never by a | than clause, at- “He is different from me.” |

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J* LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES One Time. Per Word I'/H Minimum for fleet Insection 304 Additional Ineertlona Per Word, Per Day- te Card of Thanks——. —— Obituaries, Vsrsss, Reoolutlone — I' Menus, run menu etyle |1 Notices, Cap Heada, H*body.——————— ,12 picas deep, one column) FOR SALE Your baby chicks will grow faster at less cost if you feed Master Mix growing mash or Burk's Chick grower. Telephone 25- Burk Elevator Co., Decatur, Ind.. Monroe. Ind FOR"SA£E‘ = s'i»ix months old bull calves. 1 bull old enough for service. 1 steer 600 Uns. 20 x 600 track tire Heavy duty battery. Cail after 4; 30. Phone 5363 214-3 U FOR SALE—Grapes. % mile weal Mt. Pleasant Church. Guwtav Scheuler. 214-Mx FOR SALE -6 room house, 5 blocks from Court House. A bargain Phone 39. 214-3tx FOR SALE - Four acre* nice flue cultivated Concord grapes, by the basket or ton. Bring containers. Come anytime. John Wall, 4!4 miles east and 1 mile north of Geneva. 214-3tx FOR SALE— 1937 Pontiac sedan, fine condition. Radio, heater. 5 good tires. Phone 427. 215-3 t FOR SALE — 80 acres in Adams county, Ind., good buildings; house with basement. Good land. $8,500. Sc,- or write Adolph Gehres, 449 Dickinson Ave., Van Wert, O. 215-3tx Fdß’SALE—Concord grapes, sprayed and cultivated. 31 per bushel. 2'v miles north of New Corydon. No Sunday sales. Elmer Stuber, Geneva. R. 2. 213-w-s FOR SALE Eeternal range In good condition, like new. Phone 58R-J, or call at Dixon, O. Owen Carrier. b 214 3t FOR SALE Easy terms, nearly remodeled six room house, modern except furnace, bath tub. Good comer near Lutheran church, General Electric. Owner in army. Bob Heller, A Good Realty Service. Phone 870. 215-3 t FOR SALE OR TRAbU' TSii dogl and pups; many different breeds to choose from. Prominent among them, trained watch and hunting dogs. Harry Reed, 1 mile north. 1 mile east Bluffton, Ind. 214-6tx FOR SALIi - Kalamazoo Heatroia stove, new bowl and grates. Priced for quick sale. Phone 848. a 216-3tx FOR~SALE — Heatroia beating stove, good condition, reasonable. Paul Ern, Decatur R. 6. FOR SALE—Grapes; bring a container. Telephone 7961. a 215-3tx FOR SALE -Coai burning circulatIng heater. Used three seasons. Used Kroehler living room suite. Phone 697 R. 214-3tx EHR flALfc -- Good bull, large enough for service. Six good helft-rs. West Monroe St. Phone 214-3 t FOR SAIAS -Sheep buck. Also some grapes. Zeser Bros., phone Dressed to Kill _ L r*. t a This tough-iookiag character fc Sergt Ken Ekter merrber of one of th* tank deatroyer battalions training at Camp Joseph R Rebmaon tn Arkansas. Elder s urtform is camouflaged tor actem her* fc i. his tec* Ha cartiaa two tenmdabl* weapon* for CIOM d tuartan wort. M —■ <

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.FOR SALE— Large size Heatroia. A-l shape. Good McCormickDeering 14-in. tractor plow. Half mile west Salem Maurice Miller. 21631 WANTED WANTED—Good, clean, big Rags, suitable for cleaning machinery. Cannot use underwear, stockings, pants, coats, overalls, or any similar material. Will pay 4c lb. Decatur Daily Democrat. WAN+EI> €*diaa for steady or part tlmg work. Will consider women up to 45 years of age. J. J. Newberry Co. 215—3 t WA.NTfi)—Wonsan toFhousework. Steady work. Address Poatoffice Box 52, Pleasant Mills, Indiana. 214-a3tx BERVICE WE RENDER~3eII iIiTF er sewing machines, vacuum sweepers, pinking shears, scissors, needles, belts, parts. Repair all make sewing machines. Do Hemstitching and Buttonhole making. Boardman's Singer Agency, 445 South First. Phone 411. a 204-12 t WANTED Experienced lady typist. Address Box 160 % Democrat. 213-ts WANTED--Small furnished apartment. Phone 856. a 216-3tx MAN WANTED In each county aa direct representative of weU known oil company. Immediate steady IncffßTe for man with car. Write P. T. Webster, 572 Standard Building. Cleveland. Ohio. ItX-S FOR RENT” FOR KENT—Sleeping room, next to bath; modern home. 604 Mercer Ave. Phone 1167. FARM FOR kENT Ground stock furnished. Call Phone 73 Monroe Ind. 216-ltx FOR It ENT”—Furnished apartment? private etrance. 228 N. 4th St. Phone 355. It FOR R&NT—Sleeping rooms. 330 N. Fourth. 213-Kltx FOR RENT—Large sleeping room, close in. Phone 1434. 215-2 U LOST AND FOUND LOST—hub cap for Is4l’ 6ommander Studebaker. Phone 1561. 315t2x MISCELLANEOUS FARM LoANs at lor 10 years. No expense to borrower. C. D. Lew ton. Decatur, Ind. 23-b-ts FARMERS ATTiWTto?i-We remove dead horses, cows, hogs, etc. Decatur phone 2000. We pay all phone charges. The Stadler Products Co. 28-ts FARM LOANS at 4% for II years. No commission charge. See John W. Tyndall, Room 7, Peoples Loan A Trust Bldg. 199-ts CARD OF TMANKi~ We wish In this manner to express our thanks to the neighbors, friends and relatives tor their kindneaa and assistance during the death of our dear mother. W* wish also to thank Rev. Patterson for his kind and consoling words of comfort and also the many floral offerings which were sent. Mr and Mrs. Elmer Uutenachleger and Family. Arnold Stulte, Pvt. Orrin StulUi. No one has permanent old age security who has not provided tor everlasting life. avTtcK ar fsmaT sH-rri.KWKST or tmrtTK <«o. Notlc* Is hereby given to the cr*. dltore. hetrs and legatee* of John H. Mundhtnk. deceased to appear In the Adame Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on toe Jsth day ot September. 194 J. and show cause. If atty, why the Final Settlement Account* with the eetate of laid de<a<lent Khodld not be approved, ahd said heira are notified tn then and there make proof of hefrdhlp. and receive toeir distributive shares. W. A. Well* Administrator » with will annexed Decatur, Indiana. September 6, 1141 Henry *). Melter, Attorney flSpt. 5-H Save leather and rubber for our cooatry—let us keep your footwear repaired.* ' , We salvage old rubber for the war effort. Fortney Shoe Reodir.

Market HepAi DAILY REPORT 08 L ZI ’l' AND FOREIGN MAftM Jr Brady’s Market for Cralgvllle, Ho*gi Jn d ' Cloead at 12 - —~ -ii Corrected S. m, ~|BBK —~i No commission anfl jq Vealo received —" - ■* 100 to 120 lbs to 140 lbs 140 to 160 lbs 160 to 200 lbs 200 to 260 Ib* 260 to 30u lbs 300 to 4(H) lbs RH Rourlm Vealers EjR Spring lambs Spring buck lambs BM Yearling lambs WHOLESALE EGO AM B POULTRY QUOTATION Furnished by Metz' Egg A Poultry Odcatur Phom «|<“ Corrected September n is Clean, large white eg y ES Brown or mixed < Heavy hens Leghorn hens Leghorn broilers. P, over ’ ‘ Heavy springers. 1 I>,« Heavy stags Old heavy rooster* Old Leghorn rooster* b M. < c LOCAL GRAIN MARKU BURK ELEVATOR CO. H Corrected Septi-nibrr 1’ Beans subje< • t lf tiuag during day Price* delivered at No. 1 Red Wheat No 2 Red Wheat No. 1 Yellow Cotti : No 3 Yellow Cora No. 2 Yellow Soy B- <tis New Oat*. 32-Ib t-c-Flax Seed Rye Ml Grain: 2c per bushel leg , Corn: 2c per 100 Iru f.O.b farm. Eg, ~ ANSWERS TO B “DO YOU KNOWr ■ p K. 1. Abraham. 1e.i.0 Jaidb. 2. Moses' brother 3. A. Ixd the Hebrews ».H| slavery in Egypt B. Bound thorn ’ eternal covenant C. Gave them the matidment* and otiiu. ■>»> D. Trained ulbui carry on his work 4. Juda* Iscariot 6. Nathaniel ■ N. A. BIXLER I OPTOMETRIBT I HOURS! I 9:20 to 114S0 12 30 to MKSaturdays, S:00 p. m. Tslsphons 133 | Cysa Examined Glass** f«S —~ ~bl Car Hop Queen K ri ' ' * .Ju ■F • K 9k t JI If’j9k 'J ■ fl Dark-haired Lari JfetoO” a* southern ChhfofT.ia* 'TK Car Hop of l»4i" after s**' ■ by drtve-m attendants J» ‘ — I