Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1953 — Page 28

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Saturday's Child 1 n EFFINGHAM, UF-Pptty’s department store employes* are trying to figure out the significance—if any—of a theft from a Christmas display of lingerie; The missing item is a pair of black, lace-trimmed step-ins embroidered with 9*e word “gaturday.” yThey were taken from a box containing sir other pairs, each adiffterent color andeach labeled for a different day of the week. s <

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Hem Line GORHAM, Me., UP — Chartie Scholl’s definition of fashion: ‘‘lt’s what a her does to a hem to get a him.” . ; - Rubber Roads SINGAPORE, UP — Singapore apd other cities in the Malayan Federation will hare rubber roads. The office of public works said a mixture of rubber powder and asphalt will be used. ji

Properly Values In Upward Trend j Assessed Valuation Continuing Trend CHICAGO, UP — The assessed valuation of real property is con tinuing its upward trend, according to the National Association of Assessing Officers. Forty-eight cities and 24 counties, each with more than 100,000 population, took part in the association’s survey. The study showed that the average increase in real property valuation in 1963 was 7.36 percent, compared with 4.6 percent in 1952, 4.4 percent in 1951 and 2.9 percent in 1950. The biggest single hike was in Erie, Pa., where assessed valuation leaped by 130 percent, or $215,000,000, in a year. Erie revised its assessments from a 1932-33 base to s a 1952 base. r Boston was the only Jurisdiction to report a drop in assessed valuation, a decline of 3.6 percent. But several—including Akron. 0., Buffalo, N. Y., and -Salt Lake C|ty, Utah —noted losses in land value. In each case, however, there was an over-all increase because*of improvements. In Akron, the increase was big enough to place it among four/ jurisdictions beside Erie with increases of more than 25 percent over the previous year. The other were Atlanta, Ga.. with a 34 percent increase; Corpus Christi, Tex., 35 percent, and Dade County, Fla., 50 percent. New York City’s assessed valuation rose 3376,500,000, but this represented only a 1.98 percent boost because the city’s previous valuation was >18,500,000,000. Cat Came Back FRESNO, Calif., UP — Mr. and Mrs. James P. Huffman reported that while they were driving through Tulsa, Okla., their cat, Delilah, jumped out of the car window. The feline turned up 47 days later at their home after a terk ot 1,500 miles. False Alarm NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y., UP — Police investigated a complaint that two youths were “shooting up" a street with rifles pointed out the window of their moving car. They discovered the ‘‘guns’’ were broomsticks and the Ashots” were the backfiring of the car caused by turning the ignition off and on. •

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Kentucky Trapping \| FRANKFORT, Ky. (UP) The; fur business may not be as good it was back in the days of Daniel Bpone, but trappers still are making a living in Kentucky. The; state’s trappers were paid >317,576 for hides last year. Payments in-1 eluded 3166,060 for 13,322 mink; furs and >134,399 for 110761 muskrat hides. 1 ~‘ ; Conscience Court Pays LAWRENCE, Mass. UP—-‘First-; thl|p Juvenile offenders in this mill city go to. what i« known as a Con-? science Court, Police claim that » per cent of the youths appearing before this court are converted ; into model 'boys and girts. In thk past six in' onths, more than >1,260 has been collected in this court tol pay for broken windows and; other damage resulting from devilr try. I

Diamond Trick MILWAUKEE, Wis., UP—James Federman of Milwaukee proved that a little Inspiration can save a lot of perspiration. Mrs. Federman described how she and neighbors had searched fruitlessly in the grass and loaves on the Federman lawn for a diamond idst out of her engagement ring. After dark Federman went out and swept a flashlight beam back and forth across the lawn and quickly found the stone as it sparkled in the light. Fighting Words LOS ANGELES, UP — Los Angeles girls are superior to New

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York girls when it comes to modeling ski fashions, according to Fred Picard, ski stylist of Sun Valley, Ida. He explained that eastern models are “too much like hothouse plants and lack the healthy, windblown charm of the western girl.” \ Bear Stump NORTH WINDHAM, Me., UP — Bill Bolton was weary from hiking and disgusted because he had seen no game. The “stump” looked like a good place to rest so he went over to sit down. The “stump” scrambled to its feet and fled. Bolton fumbled with the safety on his rifle too late. The “stump,” a black bear, was out of sight.

( greetings May your Holiday season . be enriched with the blenninp that belong to Christmas. - W ’ v . K', Bn 3 : /Ota _./ STYLE SHOP : ... , — , «■ 1 \ ’ Fred Corah Insurance Agency wwi ill i hi 207 Cort Street V t r Muz T Ii ; I R Wffg W (XL; it ' . » W I Lil ’lq zXvTlk h fefnppy jioficlciys 3 . May your Christmas be Merry and your New Year prosperous. ?' Barke’s Standard Service l Mercer Avenue

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953