Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Pubitobed Every Evening Savc>pt Sunday by raa DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated. entered at the Decatur. Ind.. Post Office aa Second Class Matter. I. H Hollar President A. R H ithouse, Sec’y A Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single Copies I -0> One week, by carrier .15 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail IM Six months, by mail I’s One year, by mail... > 00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere |3 50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEER ER A CO. 115 Lexington Avenue. Now York 35 East Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Members of The Indiana League of Home Dallies. War Bonds add pep to Untie Sam's *:. j< —o It won t take you long to vote on November 3rd and you ow< that l much to your government. —o Have y< u paid youi fall installment of fax,-'’ You tail tin | vastly now and avoid standing 111 line later. Hear Judge Stevei>*on and Sam Cleland here next. Eiiday evening They will dist tw* political Issues \ of interest to you —o We have a big order to fill in Adams county this month. Our qu< ta for hoods Is 3!"s.(Mi(t We must cut h do all we can to meet that. O—O ■” We are fighting for mu liberties —make no mistake about that wo will win it In time but we will win sooner if we work harder and produce more- III'Y BONDS o—O Read Hu me.-Mlge from the Democratic county central coinmlftea to the vot<- ; . ..r Adam tounty ami give lived. Watch I 1 others. ■■ - O—U " - While whopping for the boy* It might be wise to have a few gifts laid away for the home folk Wlilhit’s quite a ways off. the weeks will slip around qiliCXly. U—O The Key Kauipaisti loiitinu- ■ tn prove popular and each day many are added to our collnctlon which woon will be picked up by a representative of the Paper A Twine dub, -0 iu.»- art- warms! no* y property during the Halloween seawoli. It's difficult to repla* •• these day* and youngsters should keep in tuind that the loss of any thing valuable this year will be more serious than ever before. Christmas packages to men overseas should be mailed this month and the sooner the better. After November Ist no guarantee can be given that the gifts will tie delivered before Christmas I lay. Get them out right away and be sure. —o The Japs are losing in the A leu tiana and in New Guinea, according to official reports and they will lose every where else aa soon as For a eog y of Decatur Daily Democrat to to Rhudew Super Market Loot Rron. Reataurant on nale each eveaiag „ 3c

we can get organized and get to them. They will regret for the rest of time their cowardly attack on Pearl Harbor to launch this nation into the war. '• o—o Adams county will provide a. me--1 thing like forty tone of scrap metal In the campaign now on and It may t even exceed that. Every body has i cooperated splendidly and those In charge are grateful. We must win the war and every citizen here is ? anxious to tlo his part that the job i ; may be -.ver soon ) o—O J Hitler ha- failed to take Stalingrad Only ten days ago he and Goering boasted it would fall, but tin- Russians oiitmanenvered and outfought the Invaders. It may be the real turning point of the war for in that game, armies must go I forward ,-i retreat ami with winter I starting in that section, it's time to “hole in," Towns and cities in Indiana will mis the gasoline tax most next year and there is no doubt that this will be greatly reduced with gflrt rationing Streets will suffer unless taken t are of by other funds and of tours, every precaution ah uld l»- taken to prevent damage during the coining winter. It's just i anothf r thing to met t as a result of war. —o Judp, A .1 Stevenson of Indianspoils, member of the appellate < o-.irt and an outstanding leader of Indiana will speak here the night of Si-pteinber 16th. He is able, •-inter, know- th,- situation in the i state ami will have a message of jinletest f i the Voters. Sam Cle- | land, candidate for congress will ! also 1,,- on the program. You ate I urged to be present. -0-0— 1 Hemo, rati, workers throughout th<- stat,- really hud up steam during tin closing ten tlays of the i ngjstration period. Their reports j tall to ahow aliy apathy or iat k of I interest on the part of the Dvinoicratic voters. Instead they report a determination to give Governor Henry F Bchrfckt-r a General As- | -• -nibly that will tarry out a con i strtielive program Instead of frittering away 60 days in iwtssiug unconstitutional bills. ■ — .p October 12th Io 15th will lie National Bible Week ami will be I < bserved tn various ways all over [ th«- United Stafw. it was In.iUKUiII ated last year and met with Hitch ' success that it will be promoted > i much stronger this yeat. Howard ('handler Christy is chairman of the l.iymen'- National committee > win. It in sponsoring the movement t which is designed to stimulate i religions thinking and to spread the Bible and all that It stands for • to every corner of Hie world. It's more bad news the Call,- » thumpian parade held annually for i many years on Halloween, has r been cancelled for the duration 1 Tin- event has Irneu championed by r the Decatur Chamber of Commerce i- but becauwe of the many ration rules now effective, it has been deemerl best not to attempt it this year. It will tw diszppointnig to li thousands of people, young ami r old. and will, we are assured. be resumed after the war Is over r. Let's hope we ran have it next I yenr—o— A long and honorable career ha, I- ended in the death of Herman W |. Sellemeyrr. well-known retired It farmer who has resided In Decat ut s twenty-four years. He was thr » oldest charter member of the Zion Evangel tea! and Reformed churck of this city and h«d served ai deacon, trustee and treasurer Prior to moving to the city he had owned and operated bis farm south of here on route 27 and was widely known as a successful farmer and an excellent ettisen. We extend sympathy to the surviving relatives. —o locator was happy to weJcumc a dlsuuguwbed gueal IMs wees.

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when thrard Swope, president Os I General Electric tame back to inspect the local branch. Mr. Swope i was recently called back to hl* important post, after only a short rest, when his auccessor. Charles J. Wihon. resigned to serve the government for the duration of the war. He wax accompanied here by several other official* of the | company. .Mr. Swope was largely j responsible for the selection of Decatur a* the site for one of the first homestead project* In thecountry. 0 d Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to ths Teet Question* printed on Page Two. ♦ 4 ■ I. Lieut. Jo in James Powers. 2 Director of Selective Service. , 3 Nodaway. I. Mi*.< JacqueHne Cochran. 5. Tin Volga. | 6. Halifax. ", French. ' 8. Spanish. I &. Degak. I l'i. The Virgin Island* of th? ! United State*. i 1 Wendell L Willkie. . 2. New South Wales. Victoria. Queensland. South Australia. Western Australia, and Tasmania. r 3. WAAC*. t.Mrs. Ovuta Culp Hcdtbyi. I Harry S. Truman. 5. The Bahamas. • 6. Madagascar. r 7. In the Caucasus (Soviet Union I. " S Yangtze i !• Hou**- of Common*. y 10. India.

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1 — ♦ Household Scrapbood By ROBERTA LEE In Tne Laundry \ omfortabie practical, and pro-,< tectlve addition to the laundry l.t a rubber door mat on which to stand while at the tubs. The concrete Is a very hard and cold surface on which to stand for any i length of time, and it is quite likely to cause a coid. Faded Crstonnes one effective way of brightening up the flowers in last year's cretonnes tiiat have faded is to buy a box of waxed crayons and tint up | each of the faded flower* to its I original shade. Threading Needle If the thread is cut on a slant when threading a needle. It will point the thread and make it mu< h easier to slip through the eye of the needleo »v w*) I f a XP W MAUU L- { O Ijfie Safthf 'ALm JT/y} Now that schools are in session again, a few word- of warning to parents are timely. Teach your children to be extremely careful on their way to school. Teach them to cross streets i only at Interseection* and then only after they have looked to left and right. If it I* necessary tor your children to walk on the highways. instruct them to walk on the left-hand side and to step off the mad If necessary. Remind them daily! Schoo! patrols stationed at busy intersections rear schools have made crossing streets easier and i safer for our children Yet accident* happen n<rt only where traffic

is heavy, but where traffic is light. Urge your children to use good judgment on their trips to and from school. o , A Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE Q. When one I* smoking at the table In a public dining room, an-1 there Is no ash tray. Is It all right to use a plate or saucer for the ashes? ’ A. It is much better to ask a waiter for an ash tray. Q. What should a girl say when being introduced to a young man? A. "How do you do" Is sufficient. Q. What are the usual hour* for afternoon teas and receptions? A. From 4 P. M to 7 P. M. p— - ■■ Twenty Years Ago I Today t « Octo. in. 1922 -The rural schools of Adams county have tola) of | 2.948 students enrolled. j Martin Brunnegraff Is severely | scalded while working at the city water plant. German mark* reach a new low. One American dollar will buy 3.054 of them. A total of 9.057 voters have qualified to vote Li November by regi»tration in Adam* county. Melvina Smltiey entertains her Sunday school clan* of the Evangelical church at her home. The down town store windows contain many prize* to be awarded at the Elk'* carnival next week. o — * TODAY « COMMON ERROR *’ The word cute is slang; substitute live!) dainty, vivacious, pretty, engaging or some other similar word that convey* your exact meaning j

democratic CANDIDATES For the General Election to be held Nov. 3rd CITY TICKET Mayor JOHN B BTI’LTS Clerk-Treasurer KATHRYN L. LOSE Councilman —First District ADRIAN 0 BURKE Councilman —Second District DORPHUS L. DRUM Councilman—Third District HARRY H HEBBLE Councilman—Fourth Dlotrlct JOSEPH H BRENNAN Councilman-at-Large ALFRED BEAVERS COUNTY TICKET Representative In Congreea SAMUEL C. CLELAND Prosecuting Attorney JOHN L. DfVOSS Joint Senator VON A. EICHHORN Joint Representative ROBERT H HELLER Clerk CLYDE O. TROUTNER Auditor VICTOR H EICHER Treasurer FRANK LINIGER Sheriff LEO T. OILLIO Coroner ROBERT ZWICK Surveyor WILLIAM BHRSAM AaaeMor ERNEST J. WORTHMAN Commissioner —Second District JOSEPH H KOORS Commleeloner —Third District ELI DUBACH County Councilman—First District HENRY DEHNER County Councilman —Second Dist. JULIUS SCHULTZ County Councilman —Third Dist. DENNIS STRIKER County Councilman —Fourth Dist. EVERT BANTER Councllmsn-st-Lsrge DEAN BYERLY AUGUST CONRAD LEON NEUENSCHWANDHR TOWNSHIP CANDIDATES Union Township Trustee GERHARD REINKING Root Township Trustee GEORGE BCHIEFERSTEIN Preble Township Trustee RUDOLPH H. BUUCK Kirklsnd Township Trustee EARL MARTIN Wsshington Township Trustee JOHN B STONEBt'RNER Assessor WILL WINNER St. Marys Township Trustee Blue Creek Township Trustee RUE L. STRAYER Monroe Township Trustee CARL SCHVG French Township Trustee LOREN HELLER Hertford Township Trustee JOHN H. DUFT Wsbssh Township Trustee AUGUSTUS MANN Jefferson Township Trustee RALPH BOLLENBACHER STATE TICKET i Secretary of State WINFIELD K. DENTON Evansville Auditor of State , E. CURTIS WHlTE..lndianapolis Treasurer »f State HARRY E McCLAIN .Shelbyville Superintendent of Public Instruction RALPH WATSON—Terre Haute Attorney General GEORGE N BEAMER.South Bend (Incumbent) Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts VERNE BAI LDRIDGE .... Gary Supreme Court ROSCOE C’. O'BYRNE..Brookville Appellate Court, First District CHARLES H BEDWELL.SuIIivan (Incumbent) A. J. STEVENSON Danville (Incumbent) Appellate Court. Second District GEORGE E HERSHMAN Crown Point CHARLES E. SMITH.. .Anderson Political Advl. ♦ • I PREBLE NEWS | Dr. and Mr*. Roy Goidner ami family »pent the weekend with Ed Goidner and Mr. and Mr*. Erwin GoMner. Mr. and Mre. John Stotter and daughter of Fort Wayne called on Mr. and Mr*. Arp»)4 Yoehlinger. Mrs. Bertha Koehlinger. Mrs. Wil linm LinwertnMer and dnughter daughter Clan and son* Herman end DakM: Sunday John Stotter ot Fort Wayne called ou John Kinchnsr Snaday afterMrs. Walter Coursd (pent several days with her parents, Mr and Mr* Hvnaan MetHertag and family Mrs. J. C, GraaffirtaH and Mrs

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Gerald Grandstatf of near Decatur called ou Mrs. Ell Goidner Tuesday Mrs. Victor Btaberlck and xons and Mr* Donald Hoile of Hoagland spent Wednesday with Mns. George Bultemeier. . .Mr. and Mn. John Kirchner and daughters had as their Sunday guests .Mr. and Mrs. Otto Niggll and son John Otto. Fred Wordelman, Mrs. Harriette Burke of Sturgis, Michigan, and Roger Bebout of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Biolterick and sous of Hoagland spent Sunday with .Mr. and Mr*. George Bultemeier and daughter Helen. .Mr. and Mr«. Leroy Cable and family of Laketon spent the weekend with their daughter, Wsnetta Mr. and Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters railed on Mr*, iaiwi*

— —— PUBLIC SALE CALENDAR | | OCT. 14—Mr. and Mr*. David leisure • mil, - Monroe or 2 1 * mile east and 4 mile north of Bros., auctioneers. I I OCT if—p r ed Zurcher. 3»k mile east and 1 mile Llechty. auctioneer I OCT. 15—. Mrs Martha Inka. Nappanee Ind I I riauiuMdM OCT 15— Heirs of Mr*. Emma Lehman 2 1 ? mile* north st™ west of Berne. Jeff Llechty. auction, •« _ 1 OCT, Iff—Mr*. Frank Butler, 722 Winchest, Sums:. OCT. iff—Gottlieb Mertz. 3M mile* west and m!!r» Ind Jeff Llechty. auct. OCT 17—Arthur Klmberlln, H mile west ot )«■!»-: I of Fort Wayne on road No 1. then one mile •«'- A Bohnke. auctioneers. OCT. Iff—Brunei estate. Rensselaer Ind J I 1 OCT 20- Fern Myer, Huntington. Ind .1 U Sennsuu >■ OCT. 21 Floy Batterton. Greensburg. Ind J *■ I (NTT. 22 -Levenson estate. Greensburg Ind .1 I .'.<•> •-‘-‘M (NTT Iff—Edward Paulding. Ohio. JI 1 OCT. 27—L. O. Maddox. 3 mile north of M r • i"W on Road No. 30. Johnson A BohnkOCT. Jff-Arhtur Wolf. Otterbein. Ind J F . NOV. 2- Henry Drake. 1 mile north of M< <! '> Public Said Because my »on is going to the army. I» at public auctiou at my place known as " *ll farm, 8«/ j miles East and 1 mile South of Berne. WEDNESDAY, October 11, j Beginning at I®:W a- m. sharp 3 HEAD OF HORSES—Bay horst. I’> roan marc, 8 years old: roan marc. l'> year' o ■ ■ 14 HEAD OF CATTLE—Holstein cow. •» freshen Oct. 27; Durham and Holstein (•'•*- 1 • to freshen day of sale; Holstein cow. I >« r " . ffi about five gallons of milk daily: Durham ('"•• ■-> old. giving milk: Holstein heifer, due 1,1 J roan heifer due to freshen Dec. 25; roan >' ' J two red heifers, yearlings; two Holstein hen* J three 3-month-old calves. These cattle are al 7| HOGS—Three brood sows with 30 pigs: onc H The hogs are all double immuned. CHICKENS—About 75 Barred Risk I* 1 ** *J GRAIN AND HAY—SSO bushel* of oat* m bis of wheat and rye mixed; 15 acres of f " r ’' . shocks, the balance in stalks; 27 tons ot P 24 tons of alfalfa. IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS-8-foot Jk ing binder; side delivery; Deering mower. hay tedder; John Deere riding plow■; Shu" *» New Idea manure spreader; three-section 'I 1 " row; six-foot tandem disc; knife harrow - JI- ?£| com planter; land roller; American 10-hoe * ■_ cultivator; Birdsell wagon; Birdsell stuWjle cutter: bob sled; double shovel pw*Pto MI3CELLANEOUS—Two sets ot double *1 five horse collars, different sizes: four ha.' >* * d poon; 60-gallon iron kettle; spring -J, shaped hog houses. A few household goods Many other articles too numerous to nw TERMS—Cash. Anyone desiring credit tWk FRED ZURCHER. Ownvr ; Auctioneer—Jeff Lieehty E"• Luuch will be aened on tli« K njU fL.- h. Ladies’ Aid ot the Winchesui <

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