Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1931 — Page 5

,c * W'/J ■ ' A «— - — llle ’’®sP£- /A ’*l! 1 « I y --la 11 » nan MU //** r// WWWSk'Lt I rtM P< I« if "'■aMr '&[’;s/ ,VwrEK3»E5iL‘ I -..,■ /sfafX Aapmassfflffigivu- % ' WI,, M / / Ifrrw \\ vJ n uHL^ / /7 I 1K ’ Lj Jr MUm Mur > M,cy ‘ * JI Miss Margaret Haler Phone* 1000-HMD 'minMC' * 1 Among Favorite Color i« P Schemes at Palm Beach a V( M r|| 24 (U.R) An exceedingly smart daytime asseni>f " j>, !i0 Lamaze showed again the importance of color comihm^B* 1 ’ 1 " ‘ iit(i W jtifnavy or brown, and pale pink and blue, brown uJ ®TXe endorsed- All these were seen in jacket themes. A ,W"‘ won , a shantung frock in the palest pink and blue arrancformation and with a suggested bolero. The hip yoke wus QinW^^ 1 hv , ~H r ol buttons at side. The large medium rough

of pah I'.i sl' ii; ribboi’" (1) K..,,! a pink an.l brown linen. ■ CHnv »f Pink "" ll |,l " : '.' S 1 , <ti;ic<Oi:i! I ma. M' I A P.ket ot brown * scalloped outline ot Het hat "1 ro'tsli straw, was ’‘"^■ town with a pink band. jK. hor woman wore a short-j '"ee.Mpd white elepe fro. k with n lands on Hi" bodice. The | crowned straw hat white ribbon trim, trims in band or t>ow |K-®atked on tin millinery. • |K^ r very snnirl woman won- a fKTm'Pe' f' o ’ k " i' ll " i,l ‘‘ l vVcrs - hy double-breasted navy ' jacket will, buttons in [ ,-A |Khu< with tile brim . anglit up by a navy bine bow. Her Kki'i pump- wri trimmed navy kid. F li p:nk •'■'■ d inone cap sleeved version in ’ Ejtfflg with, an embroidered i |te and lace collar, also a pink I frock with deep yoke of , 1 by bandings suspender lashion. A ’ dress i.qqwd by bright ■ <>!>• jacket, double breasted. ■ vith white p. all buttons was w I > w .aiive the Woman's (Tib m-xt Monday night March forty five o'clock in the Hall. Viitotia Mills daugli'er ei Mrs. F. V Mills of this city 1 of Latin in t':e Kock llii'li School will be the prinspeaker on the program an ! an accomit ot her recent ■ekin Europe, She will take as subject A Mediterranean which promises to be ol tu every member of the ■ry the snort musical proHall 7:45 p. tn. ■ ■idy class ■iMEET WEDNESDAY study Hass of the Woman’s Society of the United Church will hold its meet j ■at the home of Mrs. R. E. Vance j of this week. Study , a: 9:3" \. \[ ( |i n . | the noon hour. lEto On The March," is to be by the following ladies,---Hill. Mrs. Frank Fisher, | Bainnan. Mrs. Thurman Mrs. Blanch Elzey, Mrs. (). Mil. Georae Hill. Mrs. R. F. Mrs i .ms. Robenold, Mrs. ■Ph Hoop. Mrs. Jess Williams, Johnson, Mrs. C. E. Mrs Clarence Drake. " member of the- society is re- j to read tiuee hooks during: "titer than the study book. |B ' u " h " 01 ' two have completed i gw 1 tradin:,-, phis society was one honor societies at the con- ; las: yo a| . lln d expects to I that place. ugil j n this year, j DEPARTMENT ■•'NTERESTING MEET bramatic Department of the i ■ws Club met at the home of; Suylots on Fourth street,! a J evenmg at seven-thirty o’nr !, ’e tegular meeting. A “tisiness session was held aim ■' s were placed on sale for the ■ n -of the blind at Indianapolis. -L.tnber was urged to pur■PkijiMist two or more of the t,°R HEAD: .-V ft

CLUR CALENDAR ——— Tuesday Mardi Bridge Club, Miss Dotis i Cook, 8 p. m. Three Link Club 1. O. O. F. Hall. ! after lodge. Young Matrons Club. Mrs. Erwm Miller. 7:30 p. m. St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic School, 2:30 p. m. Root Township Home Economics | Club. C. I). Kunkel home. Tri Kappa, Mrs. Lawrence Linn, 8 p. m. North End Bunco Club, Mrs. James Gattshall, 7:30 p. m. weanesaay Frivolity Club, Mrs. Burl Johnson 6:45 p. m. M. E. Willing Workers Class, ! Mrs.-D. V. Williams, 7:30 p.m. Historical Club, Mrs. Ben DeVor 2 p m. Ic-Nick Club, Mrs. Fred Stauffer 17:30 p. m. Methodist W. F. M. S. vegetable soup sale, church basement 10 a. m Ito 12 a. nr. Mt. Pleasant Bible Class, Norval Fuhrman, 7:30 p. m. Religious Study Club, Miss Edith Ervin 7:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club Guest Day. Mrs. John Tyndall, 2:30 p. m. Thursoa* U. B. Ladies of Progressive Class Mrs. Russel Debolt 2 p. m. Tri Kappa Girl Scouts Patrol 1 .Miss Betty Frisinger, 7 p. m. Eastern Stars. Masonic Mall 7:30. W O. M. L. Public Bunco and Pinochle Party Moose Home 7:30 p. m Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid, Mrs. Philip Kuhn, 1 p. m. 1 Union Township Economics Club Mrs. Arthur Kiinberlin, 1:30 p. m. Friday St. Mary’s Home Economics (hub meeting, postponed. M. E. Ladies Aid Society Mrs. E. N. Wicks 2:30 p. m. Monday Woman's Club meeting in charge of the Literature Department. Ltbraray Hall, 7:45 p. «n. towels. Miss Helen Christen then gave an interesting account of "The Rise of the American .Negro Actor,” and Mrs. Ernest Uhrick presented a short history of "Portmanteau Players’ a id the plays they have proiduced. Mrs. Clayson Carroll read a [short paper on the “Washington ! Players.” She also told of the one • act play, “Overtones" by Alice Ger- • tensberg. This is the most famous • one-act play in America where huIman nature as it appears to the I world and as it is becomes a dramatized psychology. Miss Lee Anna Vance then gave Bunts Mantle’s review of the play, "Strictly Dishonorable," a three-act comedy by Preston Sturges. All of the reports and reviews 'Were well presented ami received 'much,praise from the department members. Light refreshments were served at the close of the evening jby Mrs. Saylors, and a social hour 1 was enjoyed. The Frivolity Club will meet at jthe home of Mrs. Ray Fryback in • Fort Wayne, Wednesday evening at s ven-thirty o’clock. Members are requested to meet at the home of ! Mrs. Burl Johnson on First street at 6:45 o’clock prompt. ' The Ladies Aid Society of the Mothodist Episcopal church will meet Friday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. N. Wicks instead of Mrs. Albert Beery as previously announced. Tim change was made because of the illness of Mrs. Beery's son and all menioers are requested to note this i announcement. Patrol one of the Tri Kappa girl j scouts will meet with Miss Betty I Frisinger at her home on North Third street Thursday evening at seven o’clock. The regular noting of the Eastern Stars will be held in the Masonic Hall, Thursday night at Seventhirty o’clock. Following the business meeting a social hour will be j held. ART DEPARTMENT [ELECTS NEW OFFICERS j The Art Department of tin- Wolman's (Tub met at the home of Mrs. i Herman Hollman. Monday evening, and following officers were elected: Mrs. W. G. Brown, chairman; |Mrs. Heiman Hollman, treasurer; [and Miss*Mary Suttles, secretary. Plans were made for an art tour

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to Richmond, which the department i members will enjoy next May. Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff nad charge! of the lesson study lust evening, and gave an interesting report on the subject, "The How and Why of Sculpture”. Sub topics on the prin- h cipal subject were given by Mrs. 1 Paul Edwards, Mrs. R. D. Myers, 1 Mrs. Nellie Haney, and Miss Mary 1 Suttles. Following the routine of business 1 a social hour was held, and refresh- J ments, in keeping with George Washington's birthday, were serv- 1 ed. 1 / : LITERATURE DEPARTMENT ENJOYS BOOK REVIEW Mis. O. L. Vance was hostess to the members of the Literature Department of the Woman's Club nt her home on North Second street. Monday evening. Mrs. Italpn Yager was the leader ter the evening, presenting an interesting review of the book, 1 nnie 1 ir.-.!. . Ma: •■■. re Weymouth Jackson. Preceding her report a biography of the author was given by Mrs. O. L. Vance, and a topic, giving the author's home and social life was presented by Miss Elizabeth Peterson. Following the report Mine Rose Christen gave a number of wellknown criticisms of the book. During tile business session a new chairman was elected to take the place of Mrs, O. L. Vance, who has served in that capacity for Hie past two years. Mrs. Henry Heller was unanimously elected for this position. She will appoint ' the other officers of the department. The towel sale for the benefit of the blind at Indianapolis was then held, after which the committee for the meeting served dainty refreshments of ice cream ’ and wafers, carrying out George Washington appointments. On next Monday evening the Literature Department will spoil-1 sor a general Woman's Club program at the Library Hall, 'when Miss Victoria Mills will be the speaker. 1 The meeting of the St. Mary's Home Economics Club which was 1 to have been held Friday, has been postponed, and no meeting of the ■ organization will be held until the regular March meeting, on Friday March 27. i HONORS MOTHER WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER Mrs. Homer Templin entertained with a chicken dinner at her home Sur.day honoring the fifty-niu’u birthday anniversary of her mother ■ Mrs. Anis Ray. A bouquet of snapIragons Mis. Templin's gift to her ' mother centered the dining table ■ where covers were laid for the’ following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Wil1 ford Ray and son Charles of Columbia City; Mr. and Mrs. John Durr • and children Elsie and Paul, Henry Durr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hilyard and son Vaughn, Mr. anil Mrs. ' James Strickler and sons Harold, Gerald, and Junior, Forrest Durr, Miss Ocie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Templin, and Mrs. Anis Ray A large and prettily decorated ■ birthday cake was served al the i dinner and Mrs. Ray was presented with many lovely gifts in remembrance of her birthday. All ladies of the Progressive Wot-i ‘ aer's Class of the United Brethren ' Sunday School are requested to | meet at the home of Mrs. Russel! [ Debolt. Thursday afternoon at two [ o'clock, and are asked to bring ‘heir ' , comfort blocks. The Three Link Club will meet m the I. O. O. F. Hall tonight after the regular meeting of the Rebekah , ’ Lodge. All members and their families are cordially invited to at tend the entertainment, which will [ oe in the form of a bunco party — , j ENTERTAIN JStINCtY GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Carl Taylor of Os iian entertained the following guests Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Frank . L. Miller of Monroe; S. F. Krill, , Ralph S Krill and. Ralph E. Wilder ' of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Sarah Fry , if Ossian. , Miss Doris Cook will entertain the Mardi Bridge Club at (he home ot' her aunt. Mrs. C. (). Porter on , Mercer avettuo, tonight at eight. I dciock. LOSS, MARKET PRICE PREVENT PLANT RUNNING ■ (CONTINUIT) FROM PAGE ONTO and other countries are suffering as greatly, he said. Some $25,- ' 000,000 of sugar beof. plants will be forceil into idleness as a result ot ' the over production and low price 1 levels, Col. Gallagher said. In the Toledo district alone, more than 33,000 acres of land will [ lie affected. aKKIVALS David William is the name of the son born to (Tifton and Louise Lehman Nussbaum of Berne, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hilly of Wa - bash township are the parents of a Ison bom lo them. Saturday. , I Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lister. 80", I Dierke.s street, are the parents of : 'a boy baby born at the Adams Conn- ;' ty Memorial Hospital early thi. ; ’ I morning. Both mother and baby are r getting along fine.

TOCSIN NEWS Mrs. Ida Sowards who has been seriously sick the past two weeks with pleural pneumonia remains about the same. It may be necessary to tap her lung. Mrs. Claude Kreigh entertained for dinner Sunday in honor ot Mr. Krolgh’s birthday anniversary. Those present were the honored guest, Claude Kreigh, Mr. ami Mrs. Chas Neirider of near Os sian, H. W. Kreigh of Wren, Ohio, Mr. anil Mrs. Hansel Kreigh of Tocsin, and Mrs. Kreigh and daughter Bonnie Lou. Mrs. Ella Johnson and son Burris spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Myers of Decatur. Miss Lois Scrogham was able to come to her home near Tocsin, Fri day, from the Wells County Hospital where she underwent an appenidix operation three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rupright and daughter Elizabeth, entertained tor dinner Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Paris Ashcroft and Margaret Gene Nash of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Dora Myers and sons Billy and Junior, of Tocsin. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wasson entertained for Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs Wendell Wasson and Miss Opal Wasson of Fort Wayne. Miss Mary Virginia Scott spent the week-end witli Miss Wanda Gib son of Kingsland. Raymond Hunt, a Tocsin young man left last week on a trip to Cuba He expects to be gone about a month. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Beck entertained for dinner Sunday Mrs. Chas. Stogdill and daughters Janet and Evelyn and Mrs. Lehr Dawson and children. Wm. Myers and Homer Sanders motored to Warsaw Saturday where (they called on Roy Howard. W. H. Sowards was a business visitor in Valparaiso last week. » Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Miller entertained Sunday after-noon Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Borne and family. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Farmer and John Miller of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Miller of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hockley and Mr. ami Mrs. Oliver Millet an dfamily near Tocsin. Mrs. Harold Schwartz of Decatur was a dinner guest Sunday of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ramsey. Mr. and Mrs Leo Wasson and daughters Madge and lerle. of Craigville. were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs. T. M. Hall. Mrs Crist Beery spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Johnson of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs Harold Mahnesmi'.'.i of Ossian were supper guests Friday evening of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Miiler. Miss Madge White of Fort Wayne was a Sunday guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Strong of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with relatives in Tocsin. The Willing Workers Bible Class ot the Tocsin Sunday School met Friday evening with Mrs. Amos Byrd. The lesson topic was "The Plagues” taken from the seventh to the eleventh chapters of Exodus. Rev. Pugh had charge of the lesson. Those, present were Rev. ami i Mrsx F. D. Pugh. Mrs. Ella Dailey, Mrs. Ray Wolf and daughters Wilda land Marjorie, Mrs D. J. Blue, Mrs. I Irvin Dailey. Mrs. Earl Sowards, Mrs. Genevieve Nash, Mrs. Elmo"' ! Plummer. Mrs. Merlin Gresley, Mrs. James Davenport. Mrs. Waltz, Mrs. Amos Byrd and Misses Evelyn Wilson and .Mary Dailey. Mrs. Ida Kleinknight spent the [weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pursley near Liberty Center. Mrs. Lawrence Breiner is still on the sick list suffering from a gathering in her head and sinus trouble. , p Experts Say Cuba Has Great Oil Possibilities Havana, Feb. 24. — URi—Assurance that excellent oil wells exist in Cuba, which have never been located, was given to President Machado by Messrs Van Dyke and [ O'Conner, directors of the Atlantic Relining Company, last week. Messrs. Van Dyke ajid O'Conner are interested in experiments now being carried on in the island to located oil fields. President Machado was pleased regarding the possibility of oil being discovered in .Cuba and promised the visitors all assistance possible. o— Ancient Public Utilities Saloons and bakeries were once publie utilities in England Darin. 1 the Seventeenth century the price to be charged for bread and beer was regulated regularly nt the bread and beer assizes —, : o Rev. and Mrs. Si. Egger and Mrs. Jake Brehm of Van Wert, Ohio, visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Affolder and family today.

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Charles Hornaday of Elkhart visited with friends in this city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Danilo Santini, daughter Emanan and son Dailo returned to their home in Chicago, Illinois, Monday, after visiting with Mrs. Santini's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith Mrs Santini was formerly Miss Genevieve Smith Mrs. Rebekah Weaver of Adrian, Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs.,James Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis and son of Bluf.ton, Ohio were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. 1). Artnian. Mrs Weaver will remain with her sister, Mrs Art man, fcr an extended visit. Mrs. Cnfftird Exley Is critically ill at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Charles Peterson on I’enti street. Miss Goldie Chapman, who has been a patient at the Methodis' Hospital In Fort Wayne, has been removed to the home of her sister. Mrs. Oscar Teeple. Miss Chapman s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Chap man are moving to their new home

Sunshine Mellows Heat Purifies LUCKIES ' W are always I “ „ 1 kind to advice of your phyUffiw O ® ass sician is: Keep out of doors, tn ' in °P en air > breathe jf wr ■ ■lll I deeply; take plenty of Ax c ‘ se ,n the mellou sunshine, v. andharcaperiodicchcck-iip W: X » ■ on th e health of your body. A /Or \ / < \ / \ / IWF \ Everyone knows that sunshine s mellows— that’s why the "TOASTING" process IfW / includes the use of the Ultra Violet Rays. ||R| [ LUCKY STRlKE—made of the finest tobaccos— \ \ ■ / S/ f the Cream of the Crop—THEN — "IT’STOASTED" “” an cxtrq ' sec ret heating process. Harsh irritants present in all raw tobaccos are expelled by "TOASTING." These irritants«are sold to others. They are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE. No wonder LUCKIES are always kind to your throat. " TUNE IN—- . The Lucky Strike A A Dance Orches■MT* w * tra, every TuesIt s toasted. Your Throat Protection — against irritation —against cough © 1931, The American Tob.cco Co , Mfr».

■pl’/i miles west of Linn Grove ’[ Mr. and Mrs. John Carmody and [son John of Fort Wayn# attended i , the Fort Wayne C. C. and the Coin- ■ niodore basketball game hero last • night. 1 Mrs. Ellen Holmes is visiting with ■ her daughter, Mrs. Louie Neader- ' houser and family at Berne. Lew Schwartz and dauhgter, Ruth ’ and the Misses Virginia Schultz and Midge Pickim w of Fort Wayne at- , [tended the Commodore-Central Catholic basketball game here Mon- ' day evening and visited with friend:' ' here. _ ! 1 Levi Johnson of Monroe was looking after business in this city today. i Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Baxter of near Payne Ohio were shoppers in this ( city today. ( Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Warner of[ , Chicago, were week-end guests of I Mrs. Warner's parents, Mr. and jMrs. Jacob Koos. Miss Edna Thieme is confined to ■ her home with illness.

HEAVY VOTING MARKS PRIMARY ELECTION TODAY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) na wits assigned to Judge Jobs H. Lyle'p 43rd ward headquarters. Four men entered and ordered a loiterer in the head nil rters to accompany them. Hanna, suspecting a kidnaping. Intervened and was beaten. The lioterer, identified as Edward Skarlov, was led away. The state's attorney minimized reports that Bkarlov had been kidnaped. He said he had no information to that effect from Hanna. The latter, his'head bandaged, was able to return to his investigating duties. The “bloody 20th" ward, where four years ago Octavus Granady, a negro poll worker was murdered l>y election hoodlums, was reported quiet. Police squad cars with riot guns carried at “ready” toured the district, bossed by Morris Eller, henchman of Thompson. In the home wards of Thompson's c hies opponents. Judge John H. Lyle and Aiderman Arthur Albert, the vote up to noon was reported light. In the loop and river wards, where Thompson was believed strongest and backed by "Scarface

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, Al" Capone and his bands ot hoodI luins, voting was heavy with a [ minimum of complaints. O "i HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Hattie Koontz Willshire. 6. underwent a major operation this morning at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Miss Lucile Mills, Tocsin, submitted to a major emergency operation at the A'lams bounty Memorial Hospital .Monday afternoon. . Jacob Strahrn, Tocsin, underwent a major operation this morning at the local hospital. W. Shannon Rhodes Geneva underwent a major operation at the Adams County Memorial Hospital ’ this morning. 0 11 "Depth” of a Mountain On the average, mountains ar« i about eight times ns deep ns they ' i nre high. The Himalayas are about ' I three miles llljrh nnd 24 miles deep ■i — l ——- 11 1 INFLUENZA SPREADING Check Colds at once with 666 Take it as a preventive. 1 • Use 666 Salve for IJabies.