Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1948 — Page 6
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Divorce. Jed In Circuit Court Chloe Ellenberger has filed suit for divorce from Robert Ellenberger in Adams circuit court, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, in that he struck, kicked her, sulks, refuses to work. The complaint states that, they were married January 27, 1946 and separated February 9, 1948. The plaintiff, a resident of Geneva, asks SI,OOO alimony and sls per week support for her and a child. D. Burdette Custer is plaintiff’s counsel. The divorce suit of John against Peggy Sprunger was set for trial on February 14. after Myles F. Parrish as prosecutor entered his appearance for the defendant. The damage suit of George Strickler against Howard Nussbaum and John Parr was dismissed and the costs pa ; .a. o_ Trade In a Good Town — Decatur
PUBLIC SALE 33 ACRES Suburban Farm & Personal Property The undersigned administratrix of the Lettie M. Myers Estate will sell at public auction to the highest bidder without reserve, the following real estate and personal property, located 1 mile North of Bluffton, Indiana, on State Road No. 1, then % mile West on State Road No. 116. Thurs., February]l2/ J ’4B ♦ Sale Starting at 10:00 A. M. Prompt 33 ACRE SUBURBAN FARM A modern 33-acre suburban farm ideally located, only 1% mile north of Bluffton, Indiana, on a good state highway. Good level, high productive soil all under cultivation except 5 acres of beautiful grove and pasture. Some good timber. IMPROVEMENTS: HOUSE Beautiful modern suburban home with 5 rooms downstairs. 4 rooms upstairs, 2 rooms up 'inished. Complete bath upstairs and one-half bath downstairs. basement. This home is in excellent condition, new roofjind s this year, new forced air furnace with heat to each room, nev irge closets, new water system. Two stairways, inlaid linolei hen. Large front porch and inclosed back porch. Cistern. A . tburban home. BARN—2Bx42. in good repair. Cement floor . utire barn. Electricity in outbuildings. GRANARY AND CORN ,—20x36, in good condition. Also. Poultry House and small hog Many shade trees and nice grove back of house. Beautiful front lawn. We invite you to inspect this farm anytime before day of sale. TERMS: % of purchase price on day of sale. Balance on delivery of deed and abstract. POSSESSION on or before March Ist. FARM WILL SELL AT 1:00 P. M. PROMPT. PERSONAL PROPERTY HEREFORD CATTLE Eight head Hereford Steers, weight about 700 to 750 pounds, fed corn for 45 days, in good condition and fat. TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENTS 1942 Model B John Deere Tractor, on rubber, starter and lights, 6 speeds, in good condition. Cultivators for Model B tractor; Dunham 7-ft. tractor disc; John Deere Van Blunt 12 hole fertilizer grain drill, like new; Case side delivery hay rake; John Deere Model 4-B 12-inch tractor plow, like new; International 12-ft. spring tooth harrow; spike tooth harrow; Black Hawk fertilizer corn planter with 5 sets plates; International manure spreader; International fertilizer attachment for breaking plow, new, never used; rubber-tired wagon with good 14-ft. hay rack and grain bed; mounted buzz saw to fit Model B tractor, 2 blades; 200-gal. power take-off fruit tree sprayer, on rubber; John Fulk 2-wheeled trailer, with stock rack, in good condition; new 40-ft. extension ladders; 12-hole 200-lb. hog feeder; 100-gal. winter hog fountain; butchering kettles; gas barrels; 20 rod of hog fence; 10 gallons white paint; grapple hay fork; 125 ft. manila hay rope and pulleys; Whirlwind 20-inch power lawn mower, less than 1 year old; pipe and miscellaneous lumber; miscellaneous carpenter tools; garden tools; forks; shovels; 4 rolls picket corn cribbing and hundreds of small articles not mentioned. HAY AND GRAIN One hundred hales of alfalfa hay; 4 tons loose straw; 40 bushels of soy beans; 500 bushels of yellow corn; 150 bushels of oats. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Modern all white kitchen range with Dutch oven, like new; oak dinette set, like new: living room suite; new Thor electric washer, less than 1 year old: three 9x12 congoleum rugs; 4 beds, springs and mattresses; three 10 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. Axminster rugs; 2 large chests of drawers; dining room suite, 6 chairs, buffet and table; 3 cupboards; 9 pairs of curtains (7 pair Marquisette); electric iron; 2 stands; 20 throw rugs; 2 stairway runners; 2 studio couches; 1 barrel of vinegar; cooking utensils, and many other items. TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY—CASH. Lunch will be served by Ladies Aid LETTIE’M. MYERS, Estate BETTY JANE MYERS, Administratrix Ellenberger Bros., Auctioneers Old-First National Bank, Clerk. 10 I WANTED I GOOD, CLEAN, BIG RAGS, * Suitable for Cleaning Machinery. ! Cannot use underwear stockings, pants, coats, overalls, or any similar material. I Will Pay IQc | Drtur Daily Democrat
Recruiting Drive Is Opened For Teachers Indianapolis, Feb. 10 — (UP) — A recruiting drive was opened in Indiana today to attract some 2,000 teachers into the elementary school field. Ben H. Watt, state superintendent of public instruction, said that a shortage of between 1,000 and 2,000 licensed grade school teachers in the state prompted the teacher training and licensing commission to start the drive to make it iiossible for secondary teachers to shift into elementary schools. Mercury Hits Seven Below Zero At Berne Berne, Feb. 10 — The mercury fell to seven below zero in Berne Monday morning, the lowest reading of the winter. The previous low was six below recorded two weeks ago.
Intense Cold Wave - Now In Fifth Week n ie No Break In Cold i- Reported In Sight d r 0 By United Press >1 The intense cold wave entered e its fifth week today with temperatures ranging from 15 to 30 dee grees below normal everywhere in 8 the nation except southern Florida. The first in a long series of cold fronts which has swept across the country, entered from Canada on the night of Jan. 12. The bitter weather has kept temperatures at most, places below normal ever f since. > A sleet and snow storm struck . the southern gulf states for the 5 second time today, tying up traf- ) sic and communications in northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. The snow extended as far north as Virginia. Many streams in northern Georgia rose above the flood stage. Newport, Vt„ was the coldest city in the nation today with a minimum of 33 below zero. It was 27 below at International Falls, Minn. It was -26 at Utica and Ticonderoga, N. Y., -15 at Duluth, Minn., -14 at Albany, N. Y„ and -5 at Portland, Me. Freezing temperatures were reported throughout Texas, Arkansas and the southern Atlantic coast states. It was 32 degrees at Fort Worth: 36 at Galveston, 28 at Little Rock, 15 at Greensboro, N. C., 17 at Washington and 11 at New York. The weather bureau said that the normal minimum for the Galveston area is 51 degrees. For central Texas and Arkansas the normal minimum is between 42 atid 45. Normal for northern Minnesota is one above zero. No break in the cold was in sight today. A bubble of warm air which developed from the storm in the north Pacific moved southeastward across Kansas yesterday, lifting temperatures into the 40’s, but the weather bureau said it has lost its identity and caused only a slight warming in the gulf states today. Fuel oil for heating homes and buildings disappeared completely in many communities and in others, strict conservation .programs have been put in effect to preserve meager supplies. The department of commerce ordered an embargo on all fuel oil exports from east coast ports. At New York, the Queens county general courthouse ran out of fuel, forcing 21 courts to close. Approximately 400 fuel trucks delivered 585,000 gallons of navy reserve fuel to hard-pressed homeowners in New York yesterday. ■ 0 Decatur Youth Held For Vehicle Theft ‘Charges of vehicle taking against Charles Edwin Ray, 21, have .been continued until Feb. 18 in Fort Wayne city court by Judge John H. Logan. The Decatur youth was arrested Monday in Fort Wayne when police officers spotted him driving an auto stolen in that city several hours earlier. Ray admitted to authorities the theft of the car. He also admitted stealing a car when 17 years of age and later participating, in two holdups at Des Moines, la. o Speaking of conscience, Lincoln said, “The friend that is down inside of me. — Lincoln. I believe this government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. — Lincoln. The way to have a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. & : :... I. 1 V hHW « g CL J? w? ■ . '-y r: J® HOWARD KING, 54, is in Oil City, Pa., jail charged with having driven members of his family out Os their home in sub-zero weather at gun point. While his wife and two children found shelter in a neighbor’s home, four other children were badly frozen, and as a result one boy may lose both feet by amputation. King claims he had been drinking and doesn’t remember anything that hap- ■ pened. _ ... (International)
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Holy Name Meeting Held Monday Night A large crowd attended the monthly Holy Name meeting at the K. of C. hall last evening. Herman Knapke, president of the society, presiding. The guest speaker was the Rev. Aloysius Phillips, pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic church at BlutfI ton, who served during the past war as an army chaplain. Father Phillips related some of his experiences ad a chaplain and of an interview he had with Theresa Neumann. the modern mystic in Bavaria. o Four Die In Italy Election Battles Foggia, Italy, Feb. 10 —(UP) — Four persons were killed and 12 wounded in the first Italian election battle at San Fernando Di Puglia yesterday, police reported today. The battle started when Communists and Socialists attempted to hold a political celebration marking the united front of their two parties for the April 18 election, police reported. Those killed included three Communists and one teen-aged boy. Police said rightists stormed the local headquarters of the Commun-ist-dominated national association of Italian partisans and set it afire.
ARE PRICES COMING DOWN? Yes, you con be certain...
Prices are coming down— WHEN WE ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO
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Unfortunately, not enough of our leaders have yet chosen to preach and practise this doctrine publicly. Too many continue to promise "pie in the sky” because they think most people are still so uninformed as to be fooled by it. But look what some leaders are already saying — Bernard Baruch said last week: "Work, production, thrift... they made America. They can save the world.” Fred Wolfe, Jr., New Haven baker, who immortalized himself, January 19, by cutting the price of bread from 15/ to 10/ a loaf, said: "It’s high time for someone to do something about the high food prices.” Prices are coming down— WHEN OUR LEADERS ARE SURE THAT ENOUGH OF US WILL BACK THEM UP
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leaders, union officials, public servants — because they fear that not enough of us would understand if they did the right thing about another damaging wage rise. Just as soon as they believe that a majority of industrial workers has joined the majority of the whole public in really wanting to hold the line against inflation, then our leaders will determine to do the right thing.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR ANYONE TO HOLD BACK!
No good American can be comfortable in his own conscience if he holds back. No individual can indulge himself and rightly expect all others to deny themselves. No business can stay comfortably on a cost-plus basis and justly expect others to cut their prices first. Let’s all tighten our belts together, and then together find away to make out. •
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■ IW j- Ji.UU.iAI~ * ill / 1 i jft.'"* i 1 * Ik. , ig BEFORE the Senate foreign relations committee, Lewis H. Brown, chairman of the Johns-Manville Corp , claims the Marshall Plan will fail unless U. S., British and French zones in western Germany are integrated, and reduction of civilian personnel is made. Brown leans on his “Report on Germany” compiled on his tour of Europe at request of U. S. occupation authorities. (International) o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur
, Well, what do we need to do? Almost everybody agrees: economists, business leaders, union officials, public servants. They agree among themselves — too often behind closed doors — that we must
— produce more — buy frugally and carefully, exercising some self-denial — put more new savings away and stop using up old savings
Let’s take the problem of a third national I wage increase as an example. The Gallup poll shows that already 53% of the public opposes another round of wage increases because it’s sure to run prices up higher. Only 45% of union members still favor a wage increase, while 39% are against it, and 16% are undecided. ' Our leaders know that along the wage inflation path are further price rises and an inevitable crash. But too many still tend to do the wrong thing — business
Henry Wagley Home Is Damaged By Fire Berne. Feb. 10-The Henry Wagley farm home three and a half miles east of Berne was damaged by fire when sparks from the chimney set the shingle roof ablaze. A large hole was burned in the roof but the Berne firemen, who responded, soon had the blaze under control. Mr. Wagley is a patient at the Adams county memorial hospital, suffering from a broken hip. _ 0— FARMERS SEEK (ContinuM from • 1 prices were off 50 cents to $1.50. The early market at Milwaukee was 25 to 50 cents lower. Meanwhile, an imposing list ot price cuts was announced by retail grocers in many cities on such items as bacon, ham, beef, flour, lard and bread. Farmers apparently have decided that yesterday’s drastic market break, in which hog prices tumbled as much as $4 per hundred pounds, was a temporary trend. “The farmers are getting smart,” a market analyst for the U. S. department of agriculture said. Many of them. had lost money In yesterday’s rush to sell. Their animals had been fattened on sky-high corn, and when livestock
THERE'S STILL TIME FOR ALL OF US TO CONQUER INFLATION Warn your representatives in government, business, and the unions that you realize the old "something-for-nothing” — the easy cureswill not work. Assure them that you are aware we must produce more . . . that we must stop spending both our savings and income to buy present output . . . and that you oppose trying once again to "cure” high prices by further decreasing the value of money. Then, and then only, will they have no other course but to do the right thing. Prices are coming down— WHEN WE ALL DO OUR PART k-***’'- *••» ****** Why all of us? Does this mean all of us — each one? Does this mean each of us in all our activities? Does it mean the worker, the boss, the merchant, the government official? It certainly does! Everybody must do his part — at home, at work, in a store, in a bank. This applies equally to the worker, the manager, the owner, and the company itself. Everybody is having trouble with too short supply and too much demand — with the inevitable higher and higher prices. Each producer must produce more. Everybody must tighten his belt, and be frugal and careful, and practise some self-denial. Everyone must keep old savings and put away something out of current income. Is this hard for everyone? Yes! But should anyone hold back just because it looks hard and is hard? No! Remember, it’s just as hard for business — large or small — as it is for the individual. WE CAN Aq. GET OUR COSTS DOWN We can do it in business and in our personal lives — either when we want to or after we have to. So, let’s do it the voluntary way. Let’s all cut the amount of money now pushing prices up. . . • —by averyone producing more —by business cutting prices —by individuals putting the difference away in savings, and going on to make further new savings by frugal buying and somo self-denial —by both business and individuals going at this in the same spirit that has enabled us to meet every national emergency of the
Let s all realize that we have had 7 years of a seller’s market —a cost-plus market —for hourly worker and for business management. There’s plenty of slack each of us @ can take up — plenty to lick this problem quickly. We can do it if we will understand our situation and our duty — and then just DO what we should and must.
prices plunged* their profit margin vanished. 1 ® But the bad news for the farmers was good news for housewives. From all parts of the nation came reports of lower prices at the corner grocery store. Retailers cut prices on pork, beef, lard, butter, flour and bread in line with tumbling commodity prices on the nation’s big exchanges. Retail spokesmen said many retailers were taking a loss on some items because wholesale prices had not yet adjusted to the trend. They said they were anxious to cut prices, however, because of buyer resistance which has been developing since the first of the year. One of the biggest price breaks in the history of the livestock trade swept the big cornbelt stockyards yesterday. Hogs sold from $1 to $4 lower than last week’s closing levels, which were $1.50 to $3 lower than those of the week before. 0 RUSSIA CHARGES (Continued from Page 1) can dollars that fertilized the industry of Germany and particularly her war industry, reestablished her war potential, placed in the hands of the Hitler regime the weapons needed for aggression and enabled Germany to produce a war industry,” the statement said.
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