Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1951 — Page 2

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More Corn, Tomato Acreage Are Sought | Warns Os Shortage In Defense Program Farmers in Adams county were ~ urged today by PM A county corn.mittee chairman Winfred L. derke ' to take another look—'‘and a good lopk”-—at their spring planting program. ‘ '<■ • There is serious danger,” Gerke sa|d, “that this year's production of corn and tomatoes in Indiana Will fall short of the amount needed .in the nation’s defense program?' , March corn' planting intentions showed that Indiana \ farmers are planning to increase this year’s corn acreage, but not enough to: maintain the state’s livestock production. Adams county farmers are asked to increase corn acreage 12 perceiit above the acreage’planted last ye ir and to Increase their toinat|o production by 35 percent. Figures ,on farmers' intentions by couptirs are not available but the '.nationally indicated production of (•Orn for 1951 is around 3 million bpshels, which will mean that farmers.will be forced to make a drastic reduction in their livestock opt i nions. . confident,” Gerke added, "that farmers in Adams county will boost their plantings when they realize the urgent needs for the national defense. "Liisty fall.” he explained, "the carryover of corn in the nation was ' thu nr I NEWS 'gf r by Jim Kane ■ ■"I .' 1 "■ ' -I V .

Welfare agencies', report that American n and Women give more generously to charities! than they did 2° or 30 years ago. It used to bie' that

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only the very rich gave away any of their surplus wealth ~' . - but now the idea frf giving has spread all;through dur people. In a world Or $1 ack headlines this is a mighty encouraging, sign. It shows that mure of ualaTi the time are thinking of the other fallow!. . . and it's that, kind <rf thinking! that will help to build, tpe kind world we should have. matteiy how tough things get, pomeone e|4e is\ worse off; than we are '. . • and' helping them, helps us. A A • Inflation has hit Africa and native wives cost .V times as’t mapy goats as they did’ 2.(1 years ago. Tim local cynic says they sometimes get your goat here, too. Pon t let theyhigh cost of decorating materials get your. goat. We have the cost-cutting know how . anil experience to help you rave numey all the way Right now you <an 1 get BENJAMIN MOORE hottse paints ... in all new' colors And wo have a complete selection of Ellictf’s But »erne in and talk' to us before you decide Your decorating is our hukihes< Kane paint & wale PAPER STORE, ,138. South Second St. Phone: 3-31)30. adv. rfK ■ jf '1 Wu J ; 'i r A iwfcW ;■ ub , ..

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largest on record. But already we are eating heavily into that reserve. We cannot run the risk of man-made shortages now. Gerke also emphasized i the fadt that tomatoes are vital and needed " inhuge amounts for the soldiers in thefront lines, as a can ofriomatoes is both food and drink for a soldier. The chairman concluded that in re-examining their spring program, the farmers should give special consideration to the needs for a higher production of these vital commodities, also that the feeding value of an acre of corn is equal to about three acres of oats. Robert Long Heads y Farmers Institutes Robert Long, of Geneva, was elected cdunty chairman of Adams County farmers’ institutes in a ■ -meeting in thd extension office Saturday. Long follows Alton C. Bittner in this office. The farmers' institute officers in the meeting glso exchanged ideas that they felt had helped to make their institutes successful events. ► >:/’ Gasoline Stolen, Window Is Broken -1 '. ' bity police over tim weekend received one complaint of gasoline stealing from a parked autoniobile, and investigated another case of vandalism, discovered while on patrol. The large plate glass window in. front of. the Butler's Garage was broken; when someone Sunday heaved a brick through it. Police noticed It while patrolling along F(rst street, and summoned i employe Joe who reported that nothing was missing. ' A nearby resident told police they heard a craph, which they thought was cars colliding, then saw a black Ford speed away from : the scene. Herman! Davis, of 1017 Mercer avenue, reported to police that someone ha<l stolen about 15 gallons of gasoline and two hub caps from his, car parked front of his residence, CHURCH HEWS Salem Methodist 1 The Rev. Waldo Schindler, .missionary home' on furlough from Africa will be the gues. speaker at the Salem Methodist church Sunday at -9 a.m. His wife, the foriher (’evil Davison, and their two daughters will be with him in the service. - . \ \ • A Trinity Church .Dr. (). T. Deever of Dayton, Ohio, gave challenging messJgU at both services Sunday at Trinity Evangelical Uhi fed Brethren ihu'rch. The members of Bethany church attended the services, and the pastor, the Rev. F. H. Willard, gave the prayer of the evening. Hosts , and hostesses greeted all worshippers before and after the service. The hosts atty hostesses for Monday night are Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gilpin, Mr and Mrs. Clarence Drake Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ihiwer, Miss - Oipal Drum, and Mr. Cecil Harvey. Services will continue each ■ night this week at 7:30. ' j V-'-. At, the meeting of the churcn council of administration Sunday night. Frank Bohnke was re-elected financial secretary, ami David jWynn lodal and . benevolence treasurer. ' 1 ' HEAR Dr. 0. T. Deever , i, Dayton, Ohio ! ! Tonight at 7:30 Trinity Evangelical United Brethren . ' • ,■ ■ J ' ; i ; Evangelistic Services ■ '■ . < , ■ April 8-15 A 1 '

Guest Speaker 5 ' - I Rt' Barton flees Pogue, of Upland. Hoosier poet, will address) ihembers oJ the Adapts county artificial breeders a sociation at the ahnual meeting at 7:3D p. m. Thursdaylat the Lincoln\ school in this city. An interesting program has been arranged and the, public is, invited to attend. Man Arrested Here Following Accident Two Other Wrecks Here On Weekend One man was arrested by city police as the result of the lone accident they investigated Over the weekend. During the same time the sheriff’s department investigated .two accidents, one of them when a* triick loaded with oniobs overturned, and the other when ;e pickup truck did an aerial act. The latter accident happened on U.S. 33. about one-half mile southeast of Pleasant Meilis. Sunday morning when the driver. Forest Ripley, of route 1. Willshire, 0.. lost control after veering sharply to avoid hitting • a deep hole in the pavement. ' ■ , : The truck hit a culvert in the driveway of the Charles Mcßride hortie, then lea'ped about 25 feet through the air and landed in the Harvey Jones Jawn, burrowed its way to an upside-down st\>p. Ripley, believe’it or not. escaped with but minor head and chest injuries, neither believed lie was treated by a Willshire physician. Another accident, investitUted trfF sheriff Bob Shraluka, deputy Jim Cochran and assisted by city police, occurred four miles north of the city on U.S. 27 Sunday, when nasrow bridge proved a detrinuntto the flow of traffic. ' A truck driven by Dewey Devine, route 1. Olivet. Mich , loaded with unions, |was heading south. When a car ahiead Cammed on its brakes to allow a northbound cat through the narrow bridge, Devine lost con trol of ’he tyu-k whtn\ht alko a;> plied his brakes., it swerved first to the right side, thep the left, side of the road. The truck rammed info the bridge, and up ct, shewing six and one-half tons of onions over the highway. It also hit tin northbound ear driven by Richard Szymanski, of Foit Wayne, tearing off the bumper of the latter's car. With traffic stall* d, I: took autliori'ie? Ininre than two hours to char the (jniyn- off the highway. Most of the onions were salvaged, but sheriff Shraluka\estimated the damage to the truck at s6nu, to the. . car irt |st). \ City police arrested Raymond Velez, of x u‘< 2. Berm, for reck Uss doving\ after he drove his cai’ west along Adam • street, failed to stop at Thirteenth, then plowed, oyci; the v curb, through the hedge fhnee, across the lawn, then ram-! mod- into the Rentz greenhouse.'. Damage to-the greenhouse was estimated at $75; *to the < ai. tlst). Velez is-jseheduled Jo appear in justice of tire peat;e t our{ later today in answer to, the citatum for tick' less driving. ‘ Orders Taken For A High School Annual W, Guy Brown, principal o|f thy Decatur high school, today urged' all persons desiring to purchase th, 1951 version cf "Ravelings,” the high school annual, to make arrangements by calling the office cf the high school where orders will be taken. ■—W- ■ " State Convention Held Over Weekend Six members Ot the Dec.atur chapter of the Future Farmers of America attended the three-day state -convenHcn at Purdue University of' that organization, where Vernon Thieme, of this chapter, was elected vice president of district six of the Indiana association of the PFA. , . Other members besidep Thieme attending the meeting with vocational agricu’»uial Insn'uctor Vaughn Miller 'woie Les Sauibiiuy John Frank. Ronald Price; \larvin Grote and Eugene Fuelling, The meeting was held over. th«r part weekend. I'lld.iy through Sunday. ■ V ' t

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11. ' i H | 4-H Junior Leader School On Friday District School To Be Held At Berne A distrieft 4-H junior leader trailing school, sponsored by the Farm Bureau, will he held in the Berne Auditorium Friday. The Adams county people will be host for rtp., restoratives v from Alhen, Wells Huntington, and Wabash counties Each township in the above mum cd counties may send one boy and one girl junior leader to the school. Their local Farm Bureau organization will be responsible for the cast of their transportation and upon 1 meal. . - \ • „ • . Eric Holm and Mary Franqbs Smith, state 4-H club leaders, will have charge of the training. The dinner speaker will be Georgy Harvey of Indianapolis. Adams county 411 junior leader who will attend the pchool w»fe nominated by 1 U adult leaders and Farm Bureau officials of their Tt*Bpeetive townships. They are} Maxine Monee and Gene Noll, Hartford; Marjorie Neuenschwander end Elaine Hunt. Wabash; Edward Marbach and Ruth Ann Wiegman, Union; Max Lehman and Gloria Crownover, Monroe; Walter Oster-l Utah and Virginia Mitchel, Washington; Roger Koenenian and Marilyn Kiefer, Preble; Paul Sowards and Elaipe Freels, Kirkland; John Bilderback and t Rose Ann Bilderback, Blue Creek; Thomas Speakman and Barbara Wolfe, St, Mary’s; Norman Wall and Susan Rumph?, Jefferson; Russel Walchie a«d Nancy Kirsch, Root; Chester Smith, Frt nyh. btutr of Indiana t fount) of Minna ) In lhe AdaiiiN I’oiirt \ February Term, IUSI 'CatiMr \o. 11HII i XOTH I-! OF COMMISMOXKIVS in: VI, KSTATK. Murjorle Kunuteblan > vm. J I Rose Mary . V% vwtrlck > Alcl.ill ) i rutrfehi Holt hoiiK<- ) Ruth Itu.tler • _ The llllll' I'Mg lied <’■ iHIIIH.-sinlK r. by virtue of an order of the Adams Circuit Court, made amt entered in a cause therein. )i<-miinir. entitled! Marjorie lliimsehlag Vs ituse .Mary Weetrii-k e'tal. and' numbered uii.iii tin- z d<,, kets\ tlierenf. herebv Rive:, n.,tierV ftiat ;rr seven P.M. <>u Monday 'the 7tli <lan of May l!f>1 he ill .offer for daje a't public auction and at tint less tli.jn two thirds <a the full appraised valtnV thereof, the u following described real estate towtt: Inlet XurnlM-r thirty-one (31).in b rfc* irißifial plat of the town (liQW <ity» of Decatur. Adams Conn-tv, Indiana, as the same is designated on the recorded plat thereof . ■ ' ' TERMS <»F i-A|.E: At least >:i of the purchase prk e. < asly-in liaiid and the balance or ;2/3 the purchaser pri<v payable ufivn ' delivery of a inercantible abstract jut title ami I’onimis, ioner's I iced. Hubert It. M'-t'lennbun, < "ommissioner • Roy s. ,tniin»..i>. Auctioneer. APRIL 9—16—23 I \\... Magic Collar Dress o y/v-y sizes // 2-10 UTAMtut r Sew this adorable sunlress for your hard-playing little imp! . Big ruffly-winged collar turns her into a dressed-up angel-child quick as a wink! ■ Bloomers and bonnet. Pattern 9339 comes in sizes 2,4, 6 8. 1-0. .Size 6 dress, 1% yarria 35-inch; % yard contrast; bonnet, takes •% yard; panties, % yaV.l. Send T H I R T Y cents? in ' coins for special pattern to Ma ria u Martin, care of De*-<itAj Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept, p. o Box 6740, Chicago 50,.. HE Print plainly YOUR NAME, ADDRESS ZONE, SIZE and STiLE NUM BER. Have you seen . . . The new Sj|. bouette? The new- Spring Suits? Ensembles? The pew Wrap OntOrder our new Marian .Martin Pat tern Book, read all about your Beautiful spring wardrobe. Send juet Twenty Cents far yoqr qppy today! A FREE pattern of a •prlnj hat la pouted Ip the boofc

John Herman Rites On Tuesday Morning ' ' uj. " .- 1 x \ . 1 '■' I \ John G.i Herman, 72, owner of thfi Herman icd-cream factory at Monroeville, died Friday night at ‘he Mount Mprcy hospital near Chicago. Surviving are his wife, M. Clara; one son, Adrian W., associated with his father;,/ two : daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Wteinzettlb of Cealeji, Texas and Mra.

I 4 \ Florida Valencia ORANGES A- - —i- _ / '“"’fifne . . ,. fce ?“ ,ies ripened in n.. , -rice- JU,C ' - - SIZE A0 c , i OBBOsaQr 1 I, i—lte - - Mm hH k I DO IT CHEAPER! BETTER! FASTER! How often have yob he^dThePitcT’ihan the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? You get what you pay for! Why not BUY YOUR INSURANCE where Insurance is a business and not a side line? ' ]/ LELAND SMITH INSURANCE AGENCY ° - <>kandma , a y CHARLtb AUMN “ T HANK • TELL I af TER CLEANIN’ALL DAY, I’M )| I’M GONNA HAVE T’ SIT DOWN I WHY, I’M SO TIRED, I’VE GOTTA YOUR MOM I JUST WORN T’ A FRAZZLE A SPELL AN’ TAKE THINGS EASY- REST UP T’GO T’ BED !! f WON’T BE OVER A/ "" J ’\/ h— \ ■- J V TH’ SOCIAL < V \ \ Cf V \/ ' MtHIS EVENIN’-/ ' I I \ V JHHK Kumm- j s/ Tji A f oUUMUtE 3 FIRST LOVE! Mi-' ' I rH® I ( ?. c I - I Vo I (just hungry, $ 1 \ j ' DEAR 1 £, ’-K . ,r- TOTf y Sa& ■ 1 .. Card V/*l. f .»d‘ - -.- ■ - I® .■' ' \/ ■' ' ■■' ' 'J .' ■ " •' ■ ' ■~ i -’ ■v\. ;

Mary Cox of San Antonio, Texas; four grandchildren and two slaters, Mrs. Catherine Knapke and Mrs. Rose Unlenhake of St. Henry, O. Funeral services will be t>eld at 8:45 a. m. Tuesday at the Marqua’rt funeral home and at 9 o’clock at St. Rose Catholic churdh in Monroeville, the Rev. Joseph Hennes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Two Arrests Made Here Over Weekend Two arrests were made over the weekend, TTfe of them ’Ty' city police on a driving violation, the other by the sheriff’s department for public intoxication. Sheriff Bob Shraluka returned James Shell, of Geneva, to mayor’s court i where he pleaded guilty to —

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. , ~ ..... the charge of public intoxication and was fined $5 and costs, totalling sls. Arrested first by Geneva markhall Preston Pyle,' , the sheriff took Shell into custody. City police arrested Richard Springer, of Thirteenth street, tor & living, a mdtor vehicle with imoper plates and but ope headlight. Springer is scheduled to ap- ‘ pear iii mayor’s court later today trade In • u*o<i Town — Ootatu*