Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1945 — Page 5

fIKOAY. FEBRUARY 13,1945.

ttet Reports FrSB KtPORT OF LOCAL iIwORHIGN MARKETS '' for MURRAY & CO. Wil kinds Os livestock at Berne, CralflVilie, f and Wlllahlre &ck received every day 1 Wntil 12:30 p. m. I JaKage and no commission ' l ' | Phone 801 greeted February 13. Lfl lbs..— 14 40 RlSib itno C' ;;S ids 1350 L ,»wi lbs 13-00 rS 13.50 r”w 7.00 tXKice) sl6llO F ’ ■ 14.00 KW 9.00 I gfliEß STOCK YARDS | ,3 Phone 101 I .r-'d February 13. L ibs - .$14.50 lbs 14.40 F 7. I 13.75 FTW n. 75 f”W' 7 -»° Wheel 16 00 C g 6.00 r ®per head yardage. i EGG AND i pKtry quotations K Furnished by i niOriJß PRODUCE CO. I Phone 380 (He e.i February 13. ar.tt H 30c aud fryers.,— 23c feavjK: 25c Brs 28c teyHlngt'rs —2B c fegßfHfens ■■ 22c gd and stags 14c i -W- GRAIN market i bH< elevator CO. February 13. [ bH subject to change ; ■ during day. 1 at elevator. ■ I Wheat $1.66 k ” » Wheat - 1.65 Old Corn 1.60 Jii MwSov Beans 2.01 fcl N’jßSoy Beans 2.10 fe fc. I Oats 77 S’|! 2.00 ,„S. - 1-00 uaiH .03 per bushel less. | cK .04 per 100 lees. -1 f.o.b. farm t CiMAGO LIVESTOCK hiH-ignj Feb. 13 — (UP) — WfWi-jB Livestock: active to all SfciesiHuliy steady; good and jk’li'e Broc- and gilts 160 lbs. » price; few 140 to 6" to 14.75; mostly - toflai.d choice sows 14.00; ■ | ..'.ittieHllj":o: calves: 1.000; H and yearlings slow. hWlHlk 14.00 to 16.00; ack- tHM on medium grade; most choice cattle: top 17 R lb. averages; also s, ' veral loads 16.25 j ijjqgMhelfers active, fully 16.25; generally on cows and bulls; cutters to F’ sausage bulls to 13.50, r 1,1 14.25: vealers H is IM largely medium to F'i steers. • ‘■‘“<**•,"l"; today's trade p'TWW. active. generally choice fed westt. 1 ' i,li3 10 16.75; load to choice Wyoms!laight: few good ‘7“ : Sr*~ 16.25 to 16.50; two and " 0(>l ‘ tcl l lambs •*'."/ ‘•■’'•'l l' l head common deck medium to lowvi,! lambs 15.50; scatter"‘g ewes 7.30 to 9.00; g ra( | e " <O ~O POLIS LIVESTOCK Feb 13 — (UP) — / ' ac,iv *‘- generally all <l choice 160 to ;'/’^H’ in; 166 to 160 lbs. ~ J" 1 '"; good and choice / /W- 11.05, mostly 14.05. calves '00; open- ’ J fU " y steady; 2 //?, S&»fl and choice steers , , bulk medium and ■J 11 ’ 16'60; around 3 I '' fH ' 10 ’ 6 00; good iX^w' 7 ' 11 tu 1300: odd hcad ?’u -r,W ni " 11 aUII medium 8.00 ' X t 'W ln, ' rs alld mttters 6.25 Xw W' ls steady, top 18. mi. ba, .M® 0 ’ ac,iv e. generally al ’d choice lambs h 0,,.— to '’ 16.30 for few "’‘‘ diunl antl ecmd Jr ' s WYNE LIVESTOCK Be. ind.. Feb. p:',. _((_ !’> Hrket steady; 160-100 hi-W r ■ 15u ‘*6° lbs.. $1t.50: •i- 'rXll '■ ll ' 2s; l b "- ibs " sl3 75; 100-120

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♦ — ♦ LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATE* Minimum for flrat InMrtloß 80« On« Tlnw, Rar Ward— Additional Inaartlona Per Word, Per Day— 1* Every other day Ineertlono, double the rate (per word) M Card of Thanfcn ana Obltuarlee, Voraea, Retolutloha- m Memk run menu atyle— |i Notleee, Cap Heads, *pt body— Me (18 plena deep, one column) ♦ - = —♦ Insertfon Deadline Copy must be m office by 11 a. m. Monday through Friday. Saturday deadline is 9 a. nt FOR SALE FOR SALB—Complete line of wiring Buppllee and fixtures. Uhrlck Broa Phone 360. <o-tt less of your needs in the line of electrical supplies, large or small, we can supply you, Including wire, heating elements, switches, fixtures, etc. Arnold & Klenk. 226-ts FOR BALE —7 room modern house 7 , 3 bedrooms upstairs, one bedroom downstairs. Located ne ir business district Walter J. Bockman, Phone 3. g 4-ts FOR SALE—Beautiful Building Lot on N. 3rd St. 80 Foot Frontage, also two nite Building lots on Mercer Avenue.” Bob Heller—A. Good Realty Service Phone 870. 29-ts FOR SALE —2 heifers, fresh soon, or will trade for dry cows. L. W. Murphy, phone 6762. g 29-10tx FOR SALE—4 rotary hoes, 3 culti-packens,-4 tractor buck rakes, 2 manure spreaders, 1 10-7 fertilizer grain drill. Craigville Garage. g 33-Btx FOR SALE —l2 ton good, mixed hay. W. A. Whittenbarger, Phone 1268. 35-3 tx FOR SALE—Seilers Kitchen cabinet, white; adjustable dress form; 2-plece living room suite, suitable for recovering. 1109 W. Madison, phone 1536. 35t3x FOR 'SALE— Oliver tractor plower, two 12”; two gilts to farrow last of May, Durocs. double immune; one heavy disc 8 on a side, practically new. J. iN. Burkhead. route 1 Monroe. 37-a'3tx FOR SALE—Poi-and China male hog Shorthorn 'bull. Also Globe air compressor. Oscar Scaer Willshire, Ohio. 37-i2tx 'FOR SALE—One elightly used heating etove, one Underwood typewriter—several used water systems. Arnold & Klenk. 37-3 t FOR SALE —Table model electric radio. Decatur route 5, 5 miles north on 101. Vearl Heller. g 37-3tx JUST RECEIVED —'Shipment of tilt chairs and Ottomans; occasional barrel back and pull up chairs. All have spring construction. Sprague . Furniture Store. Phone 199. a 37-2 t WE PAY SPOT CASH for good used furniture, rugs, stoves, washers, radios and bicycles. Sprague Furniture Store. Phone 199. g 37-2 t FOR SALE — 3 piece living room suite, upholstered in leather. First S2O takes it. Sprague Furniture Store. Phone 199. g 37 2t o— — Roughs. $13.75; stags, sl2; male hogs, SB. Calves, sl7; lambs, sl6; ewes, $7.50. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE ' Wheat, May, $1.62%: J“'y- si-6* %-%; Sept., $1.53%; Dec., $1.54. Corn, May, $1.12% asked; July, $1.11%; Sept., $1.09%; Dec., $1.06 % asked. Oats, May, .67%-%; July, .62%- %; Sept., .59% asked; Dec., .58% asked. o — Markets At A Glance By United Press Stocks higher in active trading. (Bonds higher; U. S. governments irregular. Curb stocks firm. Chicago stocks firm. Cotton up as much as sl-20 u bale. Wheat up aS much as 1% cents a bushel; corn up as much as 1%; oats up as much as 1%; rye up as much as 1%: barley steady. Chicago livestock: Hogs active, fully steady; cattle slow, steady; sheep moderately active, steady. o '■ John Maurer Dies At Salem, Oregon Word has been received of the death a few days ago of JohA Maurer, 90. at Salem. Ore., whero he had lived many years. Mr. i Maurer resided "in this county at the turn of the century aud operated a cheese factory near Berne. A i sou aud three daughters, all of whom reside at Salem, survive.

WANTED WANTED—To rent or buy—s or 6 room house. or call Don McKlmlc at Decatur Democrat office. 36-3-tx SEiWINd MACHINE REPAIRING —All makes. Needles, oil, belts, parts. Bdardman’s, 445 South First. 27t24 Wfa MAKE covered bucklee. covered buttons, do hemstitching and make buttonholes. Mrs. Boardman, 445 South First 27t24 WANTED—Radios to rapair. Uhrtek Bros. S6l-tf WANTED _ td^ENToFbuy:Tmodern five or six room house by responsible, prospective new residents of Decatur. References. Write Box 338, care Democrat. 27-12 t WANTED —SO canner aud cutter cows. L. W. Murphy, phone 6762. g 29-10 tx WANTED—Loans on farms. Eastern money. Low rates. Very liberal terms. See me so rabstracts of title. French Quinn. 38 T-T-tt TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED NOW —to deliver new government and civilian trucks from factory to a’.l parts of the U. S. Must be 21 years old and in good physical condition. Temporary or permanent positions now open. Apply in pers n to Kenosha Auto Transport Corp., 3915 E. Pontiac, Fort Wayne. Ind. 35-3txS WANTED GIRL For Office Work —O'Pleasant working conditions. Good pay. 44, hour week. Time and one half over 40 hours. AddressP. O. Box 124. .WANTED —to rent or buy—s or 6 room modern house, good location. Or will trade my home in Wabash. Write iH. C. Bowmen, 101 Glasgow Ave., Fort Wayne or call A 8361, evenings H 4982 Fort Wayne. 37-a6t WANTED TO BUY—Boy Scout .suit in good condition, Size I'4. Phone 8503. WANTED - 7_ 6 volt battery modal radio. Decatur route 5, 5 miles north ou 101. Vearl Heller. g 37 3tx MISCELLANEOUS FRfiE ESTIMATES for roofing, siding and John Manville rock wool insulation, SaVes fuel, spells comfort, health, security. Boardman. ’ Phone 411. 27t24 . FARMERS ATTENTION —We remove dead horses, cows, hogs, etc. Decatur phaae 2000. We pay all phone charges. The Stadler Products Co. 15-ts NOW HATCHING- Order broiler chicks now. Hatches each Tuesday and Thursday of each week from bloodtested parent stock. Large demand for broilers, order now! Free book on how to raise baby chicks. We have plenty of feed. Model Hatchery, Monroe, In1 diana, opening evenings except • Wednesday, phone 84. 301 till Feb. 28 ' GUARANTEED successful treati ment, most stubborn dandruff cases. Blackheads removed with , face massage. No appointments needed for any barber work. Open till 7 p. m. Archie Grice, 910 Russell St. 25-ts UVESfOCiCHAULiNG—AIso buy I fox horses. William Harrod. Phone 8933. 29-30 t ■ appliance-service 1 v We service all makes of washers, sweepers, irons, and other ■ electrical appliances. We carry a i complete line of parts for all popular makes. —Arnold & Klenk. 31tf It's a miracle! Oui' new Keni-Tone wall finish covers most interior surfaces, wallpaper, wallboard, canvas, 'brick, cement, etc., with one coat! dries in one hour! Washable. $2.98 a gallon. Holthouse Drug Co, 37-lt “LOST AND FOUND LOST—Child's green overarm purse on Adams street, also keys and zipper case. Reward. Call 445. g 36-3 t LOST—Ration book No. 4. Charles James and Franklin Crosby. Itx o Faith is a divine antiseptic which disinfests* us of the things that make us hateful to ourselves and others. I N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST HOURS: . 8:30 to lE3O 12:30 to 5:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 1 Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted

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Wage Raise Granted Fort Wayne Workers Harvester Company Workers Get Boost Chicago, Feb. 13.—(UP) —The regional war labor board today granted wage raises ranging from five to ten cents an hour to several classifications of employes at the Fort Wayne, Ind., plant of the International Harvester company. The new wage scales were granted in two board decisions favoring the United Auto Workers, Local 57, CIO. representing 325 workers in the plant’s maintenance division and 65 workers in the tool and die departments. A 10-cent hourly general wage increase was granted to skilled workers in the maintenance division and in the tool and die departments. Five cent increases were granted to employes in the three sections, except laborers, truck drivers, and elevator operators. The raises were made retroactive to July 3, 1944. In other decisions involving Indiana firms the board: Denied a night shift premium requested by the federal labor union local 22702, AFL, for lio workers at the Mogul Rubber corporation, Goshen, and a company request that part-time workers should not be required to join the union after six weeks’ service. A new rate and progression schedule was ordered. Denied a three-cent hourly increase in basic wage rates of 180 workers at National Starch Products, Inc., Indianapolis, requested by the United Cannery, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America, Local 92, CIO. Ordered paid vacations of one week for employes of a year’s service and two weeks after five years’ service for 200 workers at the Hartford City Paper company, Hartford City. The International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and QUICK-DRI | WAL-GLOSS. Gives a handsome, easy to clean, long lasting, rich glossy $ X finish. Ideal for kitchen, oathroom and all other walls and |||| O:! woodwork. Will not collect tw A; dirt. I * ARNOLD I .4.. fa KLENK CwcLdss) | INSURANCE Leo “Dutch’ 7 Ehinger FIRE — WINO — AUTO 720 N. 3rd St. Phone 570 MONEY TO LOAN—'Cash lo'anTof $lO to S3OO made to women or men. Decatur Loan and Discount Co. above Lose’s Barber Shop. T CHRIS BOHNKE AUCTIONEER Decatur R. 1. Hoagland Phone I tan give you a date in February.

THIMBLE THEATER Now Showing—“BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE - - - ” * / 1 AM KING OF ALL I GURVEVG.iI I(|F VOL! PONT LIKE THIS VOLCANO- (l)W PONT VOU GO ) (jLL EVEN GIVE VOL) THIS HERE VOLCANO) 7 JjOll) VOU'RE TALKIN' VULC// JUST TELL US A \ /THANKS VULC- but IF THERE'S ONE \ SHOll) ME THE /y Yjj olo T ° GET (THING ' PONT (DANT, ITS A VOLCANO/J > U)AV TO GO HOME -21 IT TAKES A IT\I GM&Z"' 'tiT Z ~pz ———yzr fc TTdW OF LUMBER) 1 £T\ f z/ ’QN A HOUSE to MAKE IT BLONDIE IT’S THE RIP VAN WINKLE IN HIM! Bv Chic Youny ■■~~~—* 1 •"’ lj Iriit vntl Aiil|l'jtT% z - —\ #} ’' / WELL, IT'S TEN L< i GOSH--IVE/ r> I L SAID YOU Z N p f AM ) 2 I’M TIRED Ju?, 70 BED FOR / /Y /W THIS EVENING- AT NINE Fjß| B # 1 A NAP > / V N?-, I THINK I'LL TAKE A LITTLE)/\\K 'gFj f' NAP ON /e K 7 Ar\ BiltH WIW S> Mhb' 'X : ' - -ZI > l» r/ IW. Hi w M VJ Wt 7 !/-’ / A JEA ■ -<4 M v - XB la- 1 5

Paper Mill Workers, local 186, AFL, represented the workers. Ordered maintenance of membership and checkoff provisions at the Schact Rubber Manufacturing company, Huntington. The decisions favored the United Rubber Workers, local 130, CIO, representing 200 workers. Approved agreements between the Delta Electric company, Marion, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local B-1171, AFL, regarding wages, vacations and retroactivity. o 51 MEN ARE (Continued From Page One) Mahlon Bryan, Robert Gerald Brewster. Weldon Charles Amstutz, conscientious objector, was accepted for duty at a work camp. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

SALE CALENDAR FEB. 14 15 16 17 —Lamb’s Department Store, Payne, Ohio. Complete closing ont sale Large Stock of Merchandise. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer. FEB. 15 —Mrs. Marie N. Wilson Wieland, 5 miles east on 224 and 1% north. Farm sale. T. D. Schieferstein, auct. FEB. 19 —“Bill” Wedrick, 2 miles West and mile North of Argos, Ind. Well Improved 327 Acre Farm. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer. FEB. 21 —Alpha and Florence Barkley, 7 miles Southeast of Decatur, Ind. Improved 87 acre farm and all personal property. J. *F. Sanmann, auctioneer. FEB. 22 —Curtis Baker, 3 miles south of Pleasant Mills or 1 mile north and % mile east of Salem. Lester W. "Bud” Soman and Dellinger, auctioneers. FEB. 24—The YOUNG ESTATE, Defiance, Ohio. Well Improved 160 Acre Farm. J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. FEB. 27 —H. A. Moore, 7 miles Southwest of Clinton, Ind. Well Improved 112 Acre Farm. J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer : NOTICE : I WANTED IN INDIANA J : 500 Carpenters ■ I 100 Millrighis ? ’ CARPENTERS $1.37 per hour IH MILLWRIGHTS $1.50 per hour & w B | For information, telephone ■ Decatur 8763 or 6911 a Monroe 91-D « CARPENTERS LOCAL NO. 2109 : Decatur, Ind. " » ■ ii a *■»*■ *iiiß**s...v.aL.a ■ ■ ■ ■ as a a a s a PUBLIC AUCTION 80—Acre Farm—Bo We will sell at public auction our SO acre farm on the premises 2% miles west and % mile north of Geneva, Indiana. 3 miles west and % mile south of Ceylon. MONDAY, FEB. 19, 1945 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. LAND—BO acres, level, fertile soil, very productive, well tiled, good fences. IMPROVEMENTS—7 room house, full size basement, barn, poultry house, and other buildings. Drove well. Electricity available. TERMS —1/3 Cash, balance cash on delivery of Deed and Abstract. Possession March 1, 1946. ROTH SISTERS, Owners Roy S. Johnson —Auctioneer. E. W. Baumgartner—Clerk. SALE PROMPTLY AT 10:00 A. M.

Pvt. (Continued Fro-in Page One) school. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, on the Decatur road, and prior to entering the army was engaged in farming in Marion township, Allen county. Surviving are his parents, a brother, Fred W. Berning, and two sisters, Ottilie and Leila, at home. Forest Mann was attached to a land mine detecting outfit. In recent letters from him he stated that he was not well. He was married to Miss Virginia Flauding of Bryant. They have one child, a daughter. Besides his parents, wife and child, he is survived by two brothers, Harvey and Clarence, who are serving with the army overseas.

The shipbuilding industry of the United States has constructed more new combat ships than the entire tonnage lost by the combined Allied natlong thus far in the war, says Ships Magazine. 0 ——~ Birth Certificate Notice is hereby given that Homer O. Kraner has filed a petition in the' Circuit Court of Adams County, Indiana, to have the time and place of his birth determined. Said petition is set for hearing on the 20tli day of February, 1945. CLYDE O. TROUTNER Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court Feb. ■■

rWE *J£« Designed, approved for the power - ,ines ,hal * er *® y° ul CONVENIENT-A Miller AC Farm Welder enables you tto repair on the spot those annoying breakdowns that come when you’re in the t greatest hurry. ECONOMICAL-A Miller, according to farm testimony, pays for itself in a few months—welding up those broken angle bars, gears, brackets and parts, so hard . to get replaced today. TIME-SAVING—MiIIer saves you those long trips to town—with the possibility, even then, that you won’t be able to get anyone to do your job when you want it. With a Miller AC Farm' ; Welder you can do your own repairing —quickly and easily—right in your ' 111 own farm repair shop. ; < )m COME IN TODAY AND TRY A 193 AC . - .. <■ _ y , Steffen Implement Co. . Third Street Decatur I r •• i PUBLIC SALE Having sold our farm we will sell at Public Sale our personal property, located 5 miles east of Decatur on State road 224 and 1% miles north or 1 mile east and % mile south of Bleeke Church, on THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1945 Starting at 10:30 A. M. — MULES — Team of black mules, smooth, weight 1300 each. 4—CATTLE—4 Holstein cow, 6 yrs. old, milking: Jersey cow, 7 yrs. old, inilkingjh! Jersey cow, 3 yrs. old, milking; Guernsey cow, S yrs. old. — HOGS — 19 head of feeder hogs, 60 to 75 lbs.; White sow ami 5 pigs; 3 white sows to farrow. STRAW AND GRAIN 80 bales wheat straw; 75 bales oats straw; 20 bales bean straw; 75 bu. wheat; 50 bu. oats. — IMPLEMENTS — Buckeye 8 fertilizer drill; New Idea manure spreader; 5 ft. mower; spike harrow; spring harrow; Studebaker wagon with rack and hay car; Rubber tired wagon and box: Ohio hay loader; hay rake; crow foot roller; 2 shovel cultivator; 7 shovel cultivator; Chatham cleaner with elevator; platform scales; counter scales; lantz grapple fork; pump jack; portable feed rack; metal milk tank; feed barrels; fuel barrel; Cowboy tank heater; corn sheller; cedar shingles; cooker kettle with jacket; Harness, collars and many small tools. 8 x 10 Brooder House. -1 Hog Houses. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Troian porcelain coal or wood range: .Coleman gasoline stove; box stove; Dining chairs; trunk; ironing board; jars; churn; sausage grinder and stutter, and many other items too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. MRS. MARIE & WILSON WEILAND, Owners Auctioneer—T. 1). Schieferstein. Clerk —Edgar Kt ueckenberg. Lunch by BEREA Society.

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Appointment of Executor Estate No. 4118 I NcLiee is hereby given, that the j uiKhMslgned has been appointed Ex- • ocotor of the estate of B. James Rice late of Adams Clunty, deceased. The estate Is probably solvent. Henry B. Heller, Executor 1/20, 1945. Jan. 30 Feb. (i-13 1936 International i/ 2 -ton Panel exceptionally clean. BRANT MOTOR CO. 3rd & Monroe Sts. Decatur