Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1944 — Page 2

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Women Marines Send Christmas Greeting? ■ - - -. . . A & f ® St Then- three number* of the .Marine Curp* Women** Reserve send their yuletitle greeting* from Camp Lejeune. New River. N. C. Special (hriatma* program* are the order of the day in thia camp, with the usual carol* and evergreen tree*.

fMMMSIMWMMMMMMMMMMmnUHaUIMan St. Nick Visits the Salesgirl By H. I. PHILLIPS 2 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the flat Not a creature was stirrin' (include me tn that); My stockin's, a little the worse for the wear. Was hung on the back of a three-legged chair; Outside snow was failin’ in beautiful flakes, But I didn’t care—l was too full of aches; I’d worked in a store through the holiday strife. And was plannin’ to sleep for the rest of my life. When up from the airshaft there came such a clatter 1 leaped out of bed to see what was the matter; (I thought at the time 'twas the nut down one flight, Who starts up his radio late ev’ry night); So I went to the window and loudly did cry, “Is this Christmas Eve or the Fourth of July?” When what to my dead-with-slerp eyes did appear But a hinkv-dink sleigh and eight tiny reindeer! And who should be drivin' right up to the door But one of them masquerade guys from the store! I said to myself. “What can be this nut's game?” When he clucked to his reindeer and called ’em by name: “Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now Prancer! Now Vixen! On Comet! On Cupid! On Donder and Biitzen!” An’ just as I'm dopin’ what next he will do, Right up to the housetop the whole outfit flew! And then in a twinklin’ I heard on the roof The prancin’ and pawin' of meat on the hoof; (Just imagine mv feelings, with sleep nearlv dead And some sap with an ANIMAL ACT OVERHEAD!) As I drew in my neck and was turnin’ around. Down the airshaft my visitor came with a bound; A big bag of junk he displayed with a grin, And he acted to me like he'd like to move in. He was chubby, good-natured and oozin' with glee, But I ask you, dear reader, what was it to me? The point that I make is 'twas then 2 o’clock, And a man in my room without stoppin’ to knock! I was thinkin' how noivy he was and how slick When he says to me. "Lady, I'm only St. Nick.” Well, a poor tired store slave in no mood for fun, I gave him a look and I asked him, “Which one? “As a Christmas rush salesgirl,” I said, “You’ll agree That a look at St. Nick is no big treat to me; This has gone far enough and this bunk's gotta stop— Take the air with them goats or I’ll yell for a cop!” He spoke not a word but went on with his work, And filled up my stockin's, then turned with a jerk, And layin* a finger aside his red nose. And. givin’ a nod. up the airshaft he rose ... He sprang to his sleigh with a shake of his head. And I pulled the shades down and fell into bed, “Merry Christmas!” he called as away his deer flew, And I just gave a yawn and I answers, “Sez you!”

Xmas Tree Selling Grows Into Million Dollar Industry

The Christmas tree trade has progressed from the stage when the householder cut his own tree to a well-organized million-dollar industry. The most popular species of tree for Christmas use is the Balsam flr *" which ordinarily accounta f<* about M per cent of the total Yuletide demand. spruce accounts for about 23 per cent and Douglas flr *0 per cent New England and New York State shippers market their trees in New York city. Boston. Philadelphia, Washington and other important eastern cities. Trees cut in Michl- ‘ gan. Wisconsin and Minnesota are aold in Chicago. Detroit St. Louis and other large cities of the Middle West. Oregon. Washington and California ship their trees (Douglas flri to points pn the Pacifk coast and as far south as Tucson. Aria., end Austin. Tckas. In recent years appreciable‘numbers of Douglas flr trees have been sold in Chicago and even in eastern markets. Mast Important Market. New York city, which is by tar the most important market fnr Christmas tree* requires about MO carloads annuail.* About two thirds of the New York demand baa nor. really been supplied by Canadian I snippers who also send large numbers of tree* to Boston. Philadoi pita. Detroit and Chicago The carload lot Christmas tree business in the principal cities is generally bandied by two ur thrae jobbers or wholesalers who •" luit> sell t>* r<Mile» However, in many ir.eta'H.< • srttsli growves <4 free* auvh so myrflda iMu wwp

tree* snd largely aupplement the local supply. In recent year* there ha* been a definite trend toward tree standardization. Tag* attached to the tree* identify the distributor end show height class. Forester* recognize the Christmas tec son a* a boom to the economic practice of forestry, provided the tree* are cut without excessive waste and in such a manner a* to keep the land continuously produe tive. Prcperly done, the harvesting of Christmas trees is sustained tim her yield on a miniature scale The cutting ot Christmas tree* on many forest areas allows for necessary thinning or weeding which growth would otherwise be wasted. In olh er instance* the use ot some marginal land for the growing of a Christmas tree crop yield* a prof liable income, especially a* a side line for farmer* in many part* of the country

I Christ't Christmas Tree Concealed Holy Family Mary, forced to rest during the Flight Into Egypt, sought refuge within the hollow trunk ot a hug* pine tree. Towanto evenia* when the soldier* of Herod approached, the tree towered Ito branches and con eve led the Holy Family. The Infant Jeau* blessed the aM piue and. acuMxling to legend, by culling a pioe cone lengthwise. we may *tlU tee the Imprint of Ht* hand

Krcft Cheese Co. Employes Honored Extended Service Workers Honored Nearly 100 employe* ihe Kraft Cheese company were honored today for lons awl meritorlouh service with Hie company. The award* were presented by John II Platt, director of public relation* ou behalf of John II Kraft, president of the company, who war unable to make pertional preaeriatlon because of illnea*. More than 1,900 men and women In the Kraft organization are being recognized for extended service with the company. Included among those who received award* today were the following from Decatur. lud William A Counterman. 25 years: Dwight Sheet*. Perl G. Hiker. 20; Cecil V. Laymon. Edward F Shoe. Rosa M. Coffee, Mary C. Coffee. Dora M Bickel. Anna E. Tricker. A»a A Pollack. 15: Madgeline M Becton. Helen M Deinitiger. Hoy C Kochir. Prance* C. Braun. Joseph P. Heiman. Henry A. Hill. Walter T. Butcher, Elmer J An*paitgh. 10. Mr. Platt paid tribute to those receiving the service award*. "We all know that Kraft has become a big organisation." he said. 'But we know. too. that the individual employe i* just a* important today as when the com p:-ny had but atz men on it* payroll. Each of you I* the Kraft Cheese company, which, in turn. I* the sum total'of all it* employes." Gold pins with stars for each five year* of service with Kraft were presented to employe* with 10. 15 ami 30 year service record*. Employer with quarter-century-service records received certificates redeemable after the war in . a gold watch. Special service certificates were presented to all award recipient* o BIG GERMAN tCoailaowa V-w »#*• l» !»'* sprang the word that tho ’ Gerinar command "expected that at least In thd first phase of the I attack the resistance would be | greater." To that statement by ’ the DNB news agency was appended the assertion that "the speedy <ollapse of organized defense considerably simplified the ' task of the German command, and it is not unlikely that the next few days w-ill bring further surprises." DNB said the "Northern part of i Luxemixturg already has been crossed on a wide front." A United Press dispatch from tin front liefore the blackout was imposed said German pressure wa* strong along most of a 50- | mile front, but the Americana were resisting fiercely ami had succeeded in keeping a bold on Germat- territory around Monschau. where the heaviest weight of the Nazi offensive appeared to have been concentrated. "At other point* the Americans -onttnued to resist in some areas within the general German advance." the dispatch said The statement was not clarified, but appeared to suggest that some : first army units were fighting Im--hind the advanced positions of the Nazi*. As the Germans made their big push, the American third ami seventh armies to the south continued their grinding advance into •he Siegfried line fortifications guarding the Saar valley ami the Rhine Palatinate. Pront dispatches reported both smile* making steady progress against increasingly heavy opine aitioik and broadening their wedges in the west wall. At the southern end of the Allied line, unit* of the French tlr«t army gave ground under a blistering Nazi counterattack- but the thrust apparently was a diversionary effort coordinated with the big push on the first army front. While the first army front swayed back under the German push, jthcr units at th* northern flank if Lt. Gen. Courtney H Hodges line closed In steadily on the floer river line and the fortress town of Duren gateway to Cologne. Tax Hits Seer* Greensboro, N. C.— (VPi — The future of fortune tellers, phrenologists and clalrvoysnts here I* unfor*eeable since the city council raised the license taxes from 2200 to >6OO.

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TWO FLEETS OF .Cos'.lsowf From Pag* I) oer of direct hits and setting large fire* visible for 100 miles in the Mitsubishi plant. Despite furious anti-aircraft fire, only one super furtre** was lost. Though th< center of Nagoya is modem, a major portion of the city I* of flimsy construction and highly inflammable. It* population totals MOO,OOO. While Brig. Gen. H. 8. Hansell * 31*1 bomber command wa* hitting Nagoya, .Maj Gen. Curtis Le May's China-India 30th command . struck across central occupied | China and heavily attacked the Hankow area, on the Yangtze I river 500 miles east of Chungking. RUSSIANS DRIVE (Cesusued Pre* Pago 1) i out impressive gains on a 00-mile j front above Miskolc. HO mile* northeast of lludapret. capturing more I than 40 town* and village* yesterday and pushing one column within a half-mile of Slovakia's southern border. The Soviets scored their biggest triumph with the capture ot the Pitmok railway station 21 mile* noilbwest of Miskolc, cutting the lasi escape loute left to the poeketGermans In the Bukka mountains Entrenched behind deep antitank ditches and minefields, the German garrison fought fanatical ly to hold Putuok, but they were encircled and wiped out almost to a man At least 6"<i Nazi dead w,re counted in the village street*. —-» ■aMeaeMnawssweertMise YANKEE FORCES (Continued From rag* I) and a half north of Ortnoc. and ad-1 vanced seven mil.* In a wide flank-. Ing movement to within two mile* from Valencia, headquarters of Lt Gen. Socaku Suzuki, commander of the 35th Japanese army, and hi* staff. laryte's Ban Jose, two mile* south- 1 west of Valencia, and Tipio. a mile and a half south, were believed to have been captured In th)- advance. FOUR INJURED WHEN iCentlnoM Pvmi Pm* I) first aid treatment. Mr*. Barkley was enroute to the General Electric company * plant on North Ninth street, where Mrs. August and Mrs.■ Kauffman are employed In their report the polKe stated that they were not sure if the flaeher light* were working at the time ot the accident. The engine wan on a side track when the collision occurred. Engineer Coleman and fireman Stephenson were in chaige of the engine. OREN INVESTIGATION — (Continued Prom Fags 1» while another occupant of the homo- in which he lived wan allowed to vote. Spangler described himself as a "Virginia Democrat." and said that he spent the entire day Nov. ■ 7 trying to enter a voting booth, j He said that hi* precinct elec- | tlon official* had refused to let him vote beeause-hi* name did not appear on their voters’ registration list. "They lold me they had order* from the attorney general of Indiana not to let anyone vote, whose name wa* not on the books." Spangler said. NEW LICENSE PLATES (Csattnusd Pre* rag* 13 vice man. or if this can't lie done in cam- he I* overseas, a letter from him stating that he give* permission o the wife, father, motoer. etc. to buy plates for his ear. must atcompany the registration card. This letter goes to the state office and la kept on file. Power of attorney will b accep'ed on these registration cardo." The new plate* are mar.,on color, with white numerals. The plate* were revived at the local office several week* ago.

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Christian Schwartz Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Wednesday Morning Christian J Schwartz, 62. died suddenly of a heart attack late Sunday afternoon at hl* home two mile* northeast of Berne. He was born in Allen county March 24. I UM. the roti ot Jaco4> ('. and Fanny Grwbei-ekhwart*. He had lived In Adam* county tor the piMt SO yearn and was a farmer and cheese maker. He wa* a memtoer ot the Old Order Amiah church. Vturvlvlug are the wife. I.eah; *iz *on*. Peter L.. Jacob L. Christian Samuel I".. John C.. Daniel C.. Mtirwartz; eight daughters, Mrs (Henry diuaer. Mre. 'Milo Yoder, Mr*. Amo* Grafter. Mr*. Emanuel CchmMt. -Mrs: Daniel Wichey, Mrs. J<ma* Grabber. Mr*. Jona* Neuen seivwander and Mrs. Keuben Gruber; four brothers, Jacob F.. Joseph J., Emanuel J. aud Sathuel J. Schwartz: three slater*, Mr*. John P. bchwar'a. Mrs. Jacob J. Schwartz aud Mr*. John J. Schwartz; 106 grandchildren and thre>- greatgrandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the home, with burial in the Schwarts cemetery. three mile* north of Berne.

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NO U. S. OBJECTION (Ceatlaaea rre*a rag* » tinlus. Jr., at his regular press conference. it reiterated the United States' previous stand for "a strong, free aud mdepnednet Polish stale with the untrammeled right of the Polish people to order tbelr internal existence as they tee fit.” Referring to the United Slates' genet al policy that settlement of boundary question* should await the end of the war. the statement •aid this did not mean that certain question* could not be settled by friendly conference and agreement. "In the case of the future frontier* of Poland, if a mutual agreement I* reached by the United Nation* directly concerned." the statement said, “this government would have uo objection to such an agreement which could make au essential contribution to the prosecution of the war-against the common enemy.” The statement was the United States' answer to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's challenge that It state “with precision" its policy toward the Soviet-Polish dispute. Churchill revealed last week that Great Britain believed that the Polish government in exile should reach agreement with the Soviet union ou a Imundary which would transfer most of eaatern Poland to the Soviet union. The key to the Unltod States' policy statement ou Poland appeared to be the cause, "if a mutual

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agreement is reached by the United Nation* directly concerned.” The pretent Polish exile regime of Tom*** Arciezewikl ha* declined to take any *tep« toward reaching an agreement with Rumls on the disputed eastern territories. It came into power on Dec. 1 after Stanislaw Mlkolajcayk, who advocated an agreement with Russia un a new boundary, resigned a* prime minister. ————®-— 7' Cred* in a Good Town — Decatni

L-■ „ x! * Er I II . II V H Mr , « SB " -"T- , Mb. M 4 S SHELLS LITTER THE OItOUNO about a self-propelled gt;n in ’>J'S area of France as an American gun crew fires un Gcu i ; tho Rhine Valley. Thia is a Signal Corps RatLopiwlo. (1 .u>-'ati«M| Public Salel COMPLETE CLOSING OUT SALE SO—ACRE FARM—SO LIVE STOCK-FARM IMPLEMENTS— FEED—ETC. ® As I ain moving to the west coast. I will sell a t public 1 mile east and 'y mile north of Hoagland. Ind mil. south of rock Lutheran Church; WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, Cemmsncing at 10:00 A. M. FARM WILL SELL AT 12:30 P. M. S HO ACRK FARM —This farm of Hb acre* i» level, very hrtile Almut 20 acre* of wikml*, balance all under cultivation IMPROVEMENTS- Good frame house with Mate roof : ..un. ment 3 room* down and 3 room* and room for bathroom House newly decorated Inside Good barn 36x72 with slat, roof Implement building Small barn; Granary, . urn < hl. and w m New poultry house: Hog house with corn storage *pa> > well with electric pump. Klnctrlcity to all building* . x.. pt h, l( : and implement building. These building* are good l , .iln<nir will this a beautiful home. It ia an all around good farm community. Hoagland ha* one of the best grad.- and 1n..:. the state Farm i* on good stone toad ju*t mile <>n a i.iack TER.MH—WiII be sold subject to the unpaid balanc. <n favor of Northwestern Life In* Co. of |::,375 mi which .an .. full in September of 1945 or may nut for 10 year* of sale, balance down to mortgage ca»h on delivery ot b...i .nd chantahle Abstract. POSSESSION—Immediate poaaeaaion will l>e given 1. growing wheat will go to purchaser-of farm. — PERSONAL PROPERTY — jfl *-HEAD OF CATTLE— 9 ■ Black heifer with calf by »ldc; Guernsey co*-, t <i i ; gotHl How. bred: Guernsey cow. n yr*, old. h< fre»h by i. f i Black grade Angus, 3 yr*, old. be fresh in Jan : Two y.-aii : 11. heifers; Two yearling steers; Heifer Anamt calf. H tn.. ..Id Tim I I* accredited for Bang* t T B. ■ • E “' Sorr, ‘ l smooth mouth mare, good worker H HOGS—Chess. r White bow bred for second litter H ■ Hhade l*Und Red Pullet* laying • ii. ' I»\)|.’ B * P T r d * r ’ Thl " 1,1 n h ' a U’*fuf flock of cluck. of II.; K cwaiu r * n 1 ,lllu4e Kml Rooster*. M * HAY—SP Bu. corn in crib; 2<m *lkm k* -..... I . n J®# «xtra good elover a alfalfa mixed hay; ; ton T.mothv '.MI IM bale* good wheat straw, heavy bales; lm> Bn Oat* Mi an I-. TRACTOR A IMPLEMENTS jB ! -i.i ,9:, ‘ iractor on good rubber and in h . i with cultivator attachawnt; Me Deering Little G.-rti'i* t.’ P >*s. new. only plowed 50 acre* Oliver single ix.ti.OH . ! hr«li « ,ry 8011 '““‘ r 7 “ ,ra< tor •“«■■ - f. ' tooth h ; •*“ on ’ , * l "P’k” tooth harrow SyriMl , tooth^ harrow; Good McDeedfng corn planter: Mn**ey I!., .tM LlMiro " K m " nure "Preader; McDeering aide d iiv. tr ;. . I du « ™ T*” r; rubb< ’ r ~re w ‘‘K , ’n with 7xll .... d.fl u" d “ re WB ’ on wl,h • h * ,ve « an ' l ' • 111 h ’"W 1 f Tnk * IMS Brooder house lixl . ...v ' I i brooder stove. Poultry brnt. ! nr J- •’•ectrfa- motor: Small cement mixer. Good • n..i rr Sma .;J OP^ r .. K u!“ e: S ‘"« ,e w,,rk harn ‘»"' ‘l'att" m—... .. HOU44HOLO GOODS H ZOu Hoalroll U^’ C fln Rh Ran * , ‘ cooh * L.:rr»- -> ’• Kd.-fIM Bin. f.l I », neW; AlpM ’ M »‘-r Smith nil wool pre-war l.u -II niiL ZMu e *“ n . u -** 15 raoßl ‘* «“ h I*-' '< •” ' 1 ' made huw- I** *' °.* W 3 month-. 3 pair Blue (uLiy bn I . >i" *• »ulte‘rJl- i •‘ iUn, '-d rockers; .1 piece Solid Me d.-.ir.»O ers & chair ?*’**' *t ,rinKl ’ “nd nwftres*. highboy "( Uiete t tra.. M,>e . t ' < 2 d * , T ,e; Double bed complete. StiiJ 1 (uiiw - Pz*t new bedroom drain-* and *pi i.t New Uli' W4.U ~ <x * r * aWe l ’ m P": Pt»F Ftttr tahl !'.•>• • che*' of <l<,Or ‘ “Pfcosrd, newly reflni*li.d. Small nuplH Foldin* HntV’”' «.* tablon and chairs; Antiqu. u " ‘ ll *' r fll ar< * Two ’"■* : ‘» l2 Cotigoleum ruu fruit nf tn 9x,0: **« ° f borne <ann..l is Lfw I. "t : C< ” n f ,, *dt. set of CavttlShaw dlnnerwai. ’ " \ ’’ of Cryatal Goblet* and sherb. rt* !>.' Pruit C oo ’**'* WPRilla of all kinds: New. Bissel* .arp. tub steam canner; Copper holler NBr *’ r y ( 'b*lr: Porch awing: Toy». * <<>i'l y miuel!aneou« articles too uumeroun to mention H terms on personal property—cash. ■ Ha. * e *‘ ome to Inspect this farm and personal ,>r.>t < r'• bidder r * ,b ° * l *’ tonn wlll kbaolutoly sell ■ U ! «”■ • (Cut this ad out and keep for ref'-rejr H George L Bohnstedr, Owneil Boy s Johtuoti-Am L fl Chrtet Bohnke—Amt. fl • D. Hclitelerhtrm- Clerk. I Luuch by F|iA ioC k Luthi-rau Ladle* Am- fl

Tavern Owner Killff 1 Bartender And Self | "K.'. H is ilpi . fIM Wallwin n,.. .... HM tavern, .not an,| »"> 'W 'h-n . 'SO blmaelt. 7 Mr« Ami Ka|. , A . b.o-. iu..<., (w m here and said: o'n going u ;