Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1944 — Page 5

IBoHDAY- JUNE 26,1944.

i Met Reports jss 11¥ Rt pORT OF LOCAL - MARKST'•■*rr“* T MURRAY • GO. CW .it kind* «* HveoUek « JBJ, *"*- cr * , » rih< ’ E WllWtlra QI received «v*n <•» 12:« ► m. |B corrr.fd June 26. i||B,, "Si' lb* 112 50 M? W> !’■« 11 ■M .i- !nsi ’ WM.. i«« it” — 11 75 in - - *j2 SL i:o «>» J-JJ Ik.. - 9 7& SV S oo Hirh'K''" 1450 BBS- 1950 K-- ?2? UM. . - ««" IH WHOLESALE EGG AND MpCLLTRY QUOTATIONS Furnished by produce co. flft Phone 380 |H corrected June 26. K..-, hrn:l< and fryers 26c Kr <; “'he hrne 16c ■’arid -tags . !<>■ WAYNE LIVESTOCK Waym . Ind June 26 — Livestock: |^K. { . nt-»’k‘ ' «><-ady to 25 c<nt« X ■ ouying 200 to 270 Th to JOO lbs 13.25; |W. ;<’> n>i II 50; 300 to 400 jIJS 16" to iso lb’ 12.50; I>;i n. 10 50; HO to ISO 170 to 110 lb’ mon. |Hto 13" n-' 9 "a. 100 to 120 1"25. «tag« 8 25. male II"". yearling’ 12.00; e wee M CHICAGO LIVESTOCK June 26 — (UP I -Livestock: none dosing moderate. -:r<-, oeady on good and 9Hy. !•" tn 27" 1h» at 13 75 the AM ther «<lsht’ and *o«« on. itronr to 15 cents higher; rood flearance; good |Klff :•"> to 330 lbw. 11 65 to ■Bt besvb-r weights down to f«r 375 h> average’; good •’ hog’ under 186 lb« few 158 to 170 ft>■Htt" >h sows in 65 to 16.96; |M» lirhrw. irht’ to lino, big down to 16 M» |Mk*> 15,'")0; calve’: 1.W0; ■H neerv and yearling’ fully ■Bfr cow’ very dull and weak, weak to 25 cent’ lower, weak largely steer and »-r-m top steers 17 40. bulk te 16.16; choice to prime rno’t fat offering’ 850 to practical top weighty hall’ around 12.25; and fat hull’ 1160; most light aiMlttm w lght bull., draggy ■BITS to m sn. only standout " i<nft scattered - early and moat bld’ on ’laughter weak to 25 cent’ lower; |Bl and choice native’ B” 15 25; few medium and ■B 4 oM crop wooled lambs ’old load medium and good 80 |B*>m lamb.. No. 2 pelt 12 75; M* velghtlor but lea. desirable lamh« held above 12.66; no ■B B • r ’*on on yearling’ or older ’horn ewes ateady to ■B* •ome hid’ 25 cent’ lower; |Bv tales. .horn owe’ 460 to to grade Vwianapolis LIVESTOCK |B«iwapob« .j„ne 26. - (l l’t - ■B*' I2.w> ,’timated hold over fairly active, ateady; good W'hn’c 160 Hn lb’ . 112.85. 1811 V»- 11380 270 330 lb’. 11l 75 V’MIOO Iba . »!1 50 |ll 65; 100BBi*’ 5)625 111 50; »owr moatly ■>511675 and heifer* rather alow, |»' uneven, steady to 15c lower ; aalen H teent top medium ■>llll6 25; amail lot hrtfera moatly 112-115 25; i^kitt' 11 * l<; COW| ' (annera and cutters, H ® RA,M MAR4CBT ■ "urk elevator CO ■ Corrected June 26. M ***“• A«M"« t© chaaga IB*". 40rt,, « d «r- ■ delivered at elevator. ® Wh. at Hsl ■inu Wh, ‘ a ' 150 ■ !Ly nV 0 '” 1 80 ■? y B *»“« 1.86 Ki C a U l!> - U,t K KT M 2.00 il H c 2. ”* T ’’“A** l ■ .64 par 100 laaa. H Uktam.

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.b°®* L CLAOOIffiEo *| ADVERTISING RATES Minimum 3<* ! T,m «- P«r Weed— Additional Ineertlont i P«r Weed. P.r Day . .___ 1# [ c#r 6 es Thanke ______ an* Obituaries ** M*, n 1 u *’ T m ‘"“ •**'• »1 Netlcea, Cap Meade, SpL body pieaa deep, one column) | Insertion Deadline Copy must be in office by 11 a. m. Monday through £ i d i y « Satur( ’ay deadline in J d. m. FOR SALE frOR SALE— Complete fine of iff>n< aappllea and fliturea. Uhrlck ■rot. Phone MO. FOR SALE— Garden lote forTood and fun, near G. E. |65 or |5 monthly. Good building lota with abetracta In all section* from 1175 caah. Bob Heller. A Good Realty Service. Phone 870. 36 ls FOR ' VI.E billing roonr7iiit<. \ix chairs, two piece Krcx-hl r living room *uit. kitchenette, h wo <|i a |r 4 «nd hard coal burner John llonira ger. Phom- 966 41 15j.3t FOR SALE Greyhound , ll( , r 24*40, al’o eeparalor caijva* June 30 at i o cltMk 2'4 mile* M outh of Pleasant .Mill*. John Teeph- _____ b 151-21* FOR SALE Two fr<*h~cow«'i»iid calve’. M W. Frank’. 3 miles eaat of Decatur. H 150 31* K>R SALE 8 foot McCormick Deering binder, good as m w. ||t;o. Steel wind pump, 3" ft , dirt In run ning over. A F. (loldner, Deeatnr route 2. Preble phone. b 150-31* WE HAVE A\n7lnst77‘rugM~a|l wool. Mize 9x12 and 9x)o 6; Sim fliona all tnetal bed ’prlngK, living room suite’, and altldlo couches with springs. Kneehole d<v<ks, floor and table lampa, breitfa t . ■ ~n<i chests of drawers. Sprague Furnl tore Store, Phone 199 151 3t FOR SALE 6 room modern home close to G. E. A 5 room aenil. modern home two blocks from post office. 7 room modern home Winchester st. Call 1569 or 174 J. F. Sanmann, Midwest Realty Auction Co., Decatur, Ind. 15013 FOR SALE Maytag gn>olin< engine. A l condition Phone 318. a 151-31* FOR SALE Several Good Firms. 46. 86, 120. 178 and a 260 acres Jf you arc Interested in good farm land call our office. W. will b< giad to show you these ar other farms that we have listed Phone 174. Midwest Realty Auction Co, Decatnr, Ind. 15013 FOR SALE Studio cosch. Call after 4 p. m. Telephone 4254. a 150 3t* FOR SALE Ten room Eric! good slate roof, has furnace and hath. Best corner lot. Plans for remodelling to apartment approved hy WPII Bob Heller. A Good Realty Service. Phone 87". k lls 6t JUST RWEIVED I-ngi shipment of Simmons mattnuses, liberal trade-in allowance for your old mattress. Sprague Furniture Store, Phone 199 151 3t FOR - BALE-2”fiv7"bi7ycl' * cellent condition. 1128 Elm St. Phone 7862. 1 ft St* K)R - SALE“<;er our prices on Me-Cormlck-Deering binder twine. Burk Elevator Company, DecaturMonroe FOR SALE lntiiiialHHi.il 2 row corn plow, tractor hitch. Julius Schultz. Phom- 8682. lln it* FtSTSALE^Milk”goatTdr <|> 111-5 West Madison, Det atm lft< U* FOfc SALf! All of flrst - 37 fiouJos on Studebaker and Stevenson streets are sold. Watch for announcement of ’ale of last 12. Bob Heller, A Good Realty Service. Phone 87". k ll«i: % FOR SALE - Collie and Shepherd dogs and pups; many other breed ot dogs and puppies. Harry Reed. 1 miles north, 1 mile --ast BlufPon. Indiana JJ7-6t FOR BALE Baby chick* now batching. Pullorum tested, AAA quality, bred for heavy egg production. Order yoar broiler chicks for layers now. Open Mcb evening eicept Wednesday evenins t. Model Hatchet/, Monroe. Ind Phone 84. 805-ts HilfOftS — ffe'carry s .complete line of electric motors, including 14. I*. %. h P- Al * o • com P | *’ ,e line of electrical supplies. Arnold A Klenk. 88 ts MARKETS AT A ULANCE tßy I'nltcd Pre-A Stocks higher In active trading Bonds, ateady; f H- governments quiet. ’ (Jurb stocks higher Chicago stocks blgh'T. Cot lon up as much as H •* bale. Wheat up as much a, bushel; oats and rye up av much a» l%c: barley traction* higher Chicago livestock hogs steady, cattle uneveu, sheep weak

WANTED I HEWING MACHINE~iIEPAIRING —All makes. Needles, oil belts, | Parts. Boardman's 445 South First I 180-26tx I WANTED Radios to repair. r,ck Bro * Wl ts I WAN IED 6,01 1) garment bangara In good usable condition Sheets Brog. Cleaner*. 112-ts HELI’ WANTED Woman to help I with house work and small baby . for two or three weeks. Telephone 778 a 150 2t WANT TO KENT 6 or 7 rooni house, or larger. Phone 1434. Hd it W AN’l To BI Vor Rini Sm.ilj farm. Box 255 care Democrat. WE Now MAKE ■ ,o i<d biiftoiis. Mie Boardman. 115 S. First St. WANTEb -Loans on farms. Eastern money. Ixiw rales. Very libera) terms. See me for abatracli of title. French Quinn. 33 m w-f WAN IED Tractor* to repan-. W’illlam McClure, 605 Indiana HL Phon, 381. 132gT* WANTED TO RENT Wall house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished No children. A Ashford I'■ R'C" Hotel. Phom- 57. 119a31* WAN !ED Hemstitching and buttonhole making. Mrs Boardman, 445 South Fiiwt. 130 261 X — —o MISCELLANEOUS ' II IM.MI’NIZES fm- and clothing against moth damage for 2 years nod leaves no stain or odor. Ask for Mirra Muth Iminmiizer. West ein Auto Store. HIS Secund St. FREE ESTIMATE.-! for roofing - aif ! Ing and John Manville rock wool I Insulation. Saves fuel, spells com fort, health, security. Hoardman. Phone 411. 180-261 FARM LOANS at 4% for 6,7, 10, 15, 20, 30. 35. 40 years. No charge to the borrower, borrower can pay any amount at any time on tho principal. Drop m a line and I will call on you. C. D. Lewton. 258-T FARMERS ATTENTION Wa remove dead norses, cows, hogs, ate. Decatur phone 2000 We pay all phone charger The Stad;er Products Co. Istf V'H IH»N'T HAVE to waft until after the war to get the m w discovery Mirra Moth Immunizcr, which was written up in American Magazine Prevents mmh il image 2to 5 years. Smith Drug Co. It LOST AND FOUND Lt’ST Brown billfold. Saturday evening. Howard Leo Born Phone 13M 151-ltx LUST Yellow gold ring, ret with ruby and two diamonds. Finder please return to this ofliec. Reward. 150-3tx o— ——— MASONIC Called meeting. Fellow Craft degree Tuesday. June 27 at 7:30 p m. Edward F. Jale rg, W. M. 151 121* o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat, July. ILS6 7 ’ 6J; Sept., 11.56%%; Dee.. 4158%; May, 11.60%. Oats, July. .75 f, »; Sept., .70 ask cd; Dec., .69 asked; May, .69% asked, o—______ Purchase Os Decatur Property Announced P.iul (Iron.- bins purcha-ed the Dr. It D Jones property on Fourth elie:. He and his lamily ha .e occupied the second floor apartment and will occupy the entire house when possession irt giv-Hi August 1. niirni • i.HTirit vic: Notl' . is hereby given that <>io r Flunk N< >tl has f||e,i a potltlon In ths Circuit Court of A'larns County, Indiana, to have the time and place of his birth determined. Said |>etltlon I- set for hearing on tin ini ,l.i> ot .Lily. t’HI CLYDE <> Tltol TNlCfl Clerk ot the Adams Circuit Court June 2'i IIIHTH I t HTirif VI'F. Notice is hereby given that l-’red Alii’Worlh <’hr u.l-l< r has filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Adams County. Indiana, to have the time and place ot hie birth determined. Said petition Is set for hearing on lite 3rd day of July. 'l9ll CLYDE <» TROCTNER Clerk ot the Adams Circuit Court June 2" tppo >ilmeat ot Eteeutora E’fnie >». tost* N<«tb». is tiereliy given. That the iitwli rslgned has been »pi* *lnt<-d Ex- .... itor- of th- e-t it of Abraham It till,, ,-ti'ln lai- of Adam- County, d<-. ~.<-*'d Tin- estate I* probaMy advent. Abiali.im ,M. BHrersteln Menno lttl.< i »i« ln, Ev irtoia i. 11. Huaelmno. tllorwey ;- Il Ju I l '-.'. .Gihj; N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST HOURS: 8;30 to 11:30 12:30 to »:00 Saturdays, 8:06 c. m. Telephone 138 Eyea Saamlnsd Glaaaaa Pitta*

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Ration Calendar (War Price and Ration Board Office., corner First and Monroe 316., closed Tuesday and Thureday.) Processed Foods Blue stamps A8 through V 8 good for 10 pointe each Indefinitely. Meata Red stamps AS through W 8 good for 10 points each indefinitely. Sugar Stamps 30. 31 and 32 in Book four good for 5 pounds until further notice. Stump 40 In Book four good for 5 pounds us canning sugar. Application for additional canning sugar must be aent to board accompanied by one spare stamp 87 for each applicant. Shoes No. 1 "airplane” and No. 2 "airplane” stamp in book 3 good for 1 pair each hutll further notice. Stamps invalid if removed from book. Gasoline Stamp A-12 good for 3 gallons through Sept. 21. 83. C 3. B 4 and <’ I good for 5 gallons until further notice. T (sec. Qtr) good for 5 gallons through June 30. E and E-l good for 1 gallon. R and R 1 good for 5 gallons. R and R-l not valid at Oiling stations but consumer may exchange R for E at his local board if he Tiebes to Vjrchaso non-hlghway gasoline at Oiling station. A. B, C, D and T coupons are not valid until they have been endorsed In ink, pencil, stamped or printed with the automobile registration number and state. Motorists should write 1944 numbers on book and on coupons. Tires I’aasonger car tire inspections are no longer required, but inspection records should be retained for obtaining supplemental rations and tire replacements. Next Inspection due: Commercial vehicles every 6 months or every 5,000 miles. B holders eligible for Grade 1 tires but must show absolute need to carry on essential activities. All A holders may obtain certifiiates for Grade 3 tires, but only after they have found tires which may be purchased. * Fuel Oil Period 4 and 5 coupons valid through Sept. 30 and have the following values: 1 uuit, 10 gallons; 5 units, 50 gallons; 25 units, 250 gallons. All change-making coupons and reserve coupons are now good. Stoves All new heating, cooking and combination heating and cooking stoves, designed tor use in the household, for Installation on or above the floor and for the uae ot tloal, wood, oil, kerosene, gasoline and gas, are rationed. Certificates niuat be obtained from local board. Used Fats Each pound of waste fat la good for two meat-ration points. YANKEETROOPS (Continued prom Pegs 1) other a light cruiser. Nlmitz also disclosed that 116 enemy planes were destroyed last Friday when planes from a carrier task force raided Iwo Jlma in the Volcano Islands. 753 miles south of Tokyo and almost midway between Japan's homeland and the Marianas. Another 59 Japanese planes were added by revised reports to the scon- rolled up by the American fleet supporting the Invasion of Saipan, raising to 402 enemy aircraft lost in the abortive attack laot Sunday. In Hie air and sen lighting in those engagement’ four American ships wer,. damaged; 151 planes lost and 98 flight personnel mlssilU. A communique ><aid that Japan ese planr-s damaged sev<-r;il land-1

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Ann Miller an assignment on the radio program, "Command Performance.” Asked her to do a tap routine In G. I. shoes. She did it, too. Only one feminine fan. Miss Lucille Jennings, of Beverly Hills, remembered that June 20 was Errol Flynn's birthday. Mias Jennings, who has seen some of the Flynn movies as many ns 60 times, showed up at the "Objective Burma" location and was admitted to the set. She presented Flynn with a musical clgaret box that tinkles out an operatic aria when the lid U lifted. Phyllis Brooks claims the most novel fan mail from overseas letters from two native girls at Kiriwina in the Trohrland islands. They met Phyllis when she was on her USO tour with Gary Cooper. She was the first white woman they had ever seen. . . . Lou Costello donned a cutaway and striped pants for the first time to be best man at his sister's wedding. . . . All the gifts at Irene Dunne's hnby shower for Loretta Young will be turned over by Loretta to the wives of servicemen expecting babies. . . . Ramsay Amen and Mercedes Marlow planning to back a miniature golf course on the Sunset Strip. . . . Standins are rare in Mexican studios, so Esther Fernandez gets her first in "Two Years Before the Mast." She chose Virginia Whitmire, close friend and ing craft off Saipan Friday, and dropped *ev«-ra) bombs in the American troop area on the Inland the name night, causing “very light" casualties. Bombers front Gen. Douglas MacArthur's southwest Pacific forces and the central Pacific continued to support the Marianas operations l>y attacking nearby enemy bases through the Carolines. Liberators mt 1 rug Friday, while Palau, east of the Philippines, and Yap, northeast of Palau also were raided Ten Japanese fighters Intercepted the bombern oxer Truk, with one Liberator being lost. One enemy tighter was damaged. 0 NAZIS RENEW ROBOT (Continued »rw rvf* 1) robot bombs today, some casnal. ties and damage were caused by pilotless plane’ which dropped Into southern England before the blackout last night, breaking a lull of LI hours in the attacks. Resumption of thu robot bomb attacks came after Allied bombers and tighiers carried out four sep. arate raids Sunday on the launch. Ing platforms and more than 12 power stations scattered throughout the nest of bomb bases In northern France. Although there was no report of air raids on the robot bomb ba-e* I In the Pas de Calais area last

former atandin of Maureen O'Sullivan. . . . Vers tells about the i physician who examined Hitler. > "What do you advise?" asked the t Fuehrer. The medico replied, "I adt vise you not to start any continued ■ stories.” I r Great news for Mary Anderson. Her husband, Leonard Behrens, 1 who spent more than a year in the ’ Aleutians, has been transferred to * Alamitos, only 30 miles away. ' Behrens is a radioman, second ' class. r - .■ - Anne Rhlrley was taken home ill from the "Farewell. My Ixn-ely 1 * set and is undergoing exsmina* tlons. If the picture Is up it will bo a tough break for Claire Trevor. ‘ Her huatand, Lieut. Cylos W. ' Dunamoor. is out here and she was finishing just in time to accompany ’ him back to Kansas City. On the ‘Tall In the Saddle” set, John Wayne and Ward Bond were supposed to toss a blanket around bearded Gabby Hayes, "the outdoor Monty Woolley,” and tie him up with ropes. At rehearsal, Haye* ' fought like a tiger. "What's the matter with you ?” they said. "This is only rehearsal." When muffled yells kept coming, they took off the blanket. Haye* had been caught with a cigaret in his mouth. It had burned e hole in his beard. HOLLYWOOD HI-JTNKS: Alice Faye off to San Francisco with Phil Harris. . . . That dehydration diet took 16 pounds off Vivian • Blaine. But don't try it yourself except on doctor's orders. . . . Seventeen picture’ were sold the first night of Richard Whorf's exhibit of paintings. . . . Sorry, it was Beverly Mitchell instead of Beverly Whitney who changed her screen name to Roxanne Hilton. ... In England, Jimmy McHugh’s old ! favorite, "On the Sunny Side of the | Street." han hecn revived under the : title, "On the Sunny Side of the Stream." . . . Elsie Anderson (Mrs. Hunts Hall) with Nickey Leffert at the Mocambo. . . . Ona Brown at the Clover club with Capt. Leland Smythe of Philadelphia. . . . Jimmy Dorsey, the lucky guy. Is now receiving royalties from 280 recordings. I night, mosquito bombers of the . RAF ’truck into Germany again ■ ty start fires in the industrial town of llamborn. near Dtii’imrg. while other medium bombers ■ lashed at supply dumps, railways i and troop concentrations behind I enemy lines in Normandy. i -o — BRITISH CRACK (Continued from, raico I) I the modern dock installations had ■ been smashed badly by Allied . bombers, as well as the big Iron , smelting works, although the city ! proper showed few marks of war. Ikwplte the poor condition of the port, its capture was expected to > ease the American supply problem considerably ami speed the drive on Livorno, the fall of which would lie a major blow to tho retreating , Nazis. Genoa, largest port In Italy, Is the only bigger harbor hHl| held by the enemy. , o Awning Damaged By I Fire Sunday Night i - •Some fire damage was caused *> . the awning at the Zwlck furniture I store In thl« city at 8:26 o'clock Bunday evening The fir.- department extinguished the blaze after a hole a>hout a foot square was Itnrn-<-d in the aM-nlng. It was presumed the fire was caused ♦>>' a cu’-clewly tossed cigarette-

Retailers' Sales Increase In Stale May Sales Increase Over Previous Year Indianapolis, June 26.—(UP) —Independent yetailers' sales In Indiana were up 7 percent for May compared with the same month a year ago. the U. H. department of commerce, bureau of census, reveal ed today in a statstical report. The report disclosed that sales for the first five months of the year increased 4 percent over the dollar volume for the similar |x-riod 111 1913 Department store sales were up 12 percent in comparison to the first five months of 1943. Indianapolis showed a gain <»t 18 percent over May, 1943, the report said, and 10 percent over last April. Ont of the highest gainst shown was al Terre Haute, where a 38 percent increase was noted over May of last year and 7U percent over the preceding April. Fort Wayne had an increase of' 22 percent in the same period and i was 4 percent above the April volume. The report listed Gary as |

—■ I .! 1 . N SALE CALENDAR JUNE 28 ELGIN KINO. Van Wert, Ohio. Confectionery and Lunch Htisine- and E<|uipment J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. JULY I FRANK R. SCHOONOVER. Br, 2% miles W- st of Farmer, Ohio. Improved 59 acre farm and Personal Property.' J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. I Semit - Solvay Chestnut Coke will have a car in this week. Phone Us Your Orders NOW for fill up. x COKE IS VERY LIMITED. Cash Coal & Supply K. A. STUCKEY MEN WANTED For Essential War Work All Shifts Ages 16 to 60 Learn Wire Mill Trade limpectorH and .Shipping Clerks Needed Employment Office Open 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Hiring according to W.MC regulations. PHELPS-DODGE COI’I’EH PRODUCTS CORP., INCA MFG. DIVISION Lincoln Highway Ea«t

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showing a 13 percent incteaoe over May. 1948, but lea* than 0 5 percent over April. f Evansville was the only major Hoosier city showing a recesaton. The report Said that averages of 38 Hutu reporting showed a 5 percent ions over May of 1943 and a 1 percent drop from the flrat flve months of last year, but a 18 percent over the month of April. Halterman Takes Over Nichols Shoe Store John Halterman, manager of the Morris etore in this city fc-r thw past wven yeara. today a*aum>-l ownership and active management of the Nichols Shoe store, which he recently purchased. The store will continue to carry the aame ibrand’ of whoes with additional brands added to. the stock as soon ae .possible Mr. Halterman m planning ot> attending a shoe fitting echool and adding a foot x-ray machine to bis equipment in the pear future. The store will continue under the name of Nichols Nhoe Store, and Arthur .Meyer, clerk in the atore I for many years, will continue iu i ihat capacity I Trade In a Gooe Town — Decatuf