Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 309, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1934 — Page 3

| SOCIETY ~—■ _ -jE iMans Completed For Tri Kappa \ f w Year's Eve Dance At Country Club ———— Arrangement* have «•'■'• completed f„ r lh , x ,. u y p,nt Wtwl*7 10,111 1,1 Ki,ptw H,ror|, y ut th" D.-.’-ttu’r h Club tonight. n«.atui

■H'liillt'D * " K Darning will HtHrt al nine-thirty B.Vlwk with iuuhlc fttrillehed by ■ Howdy Wilcox and his orchestra. Bi clever stunt will »>♦• presented ■ |t midnight and favor dances will ■ u feature* of the evening. ft fho dance hall will be bcautl-l ft (ally deeorated in keeping with B tte Nanon. A lighted and decor-i ■ tied Christmas tree will be a par t ■ nf th" decorations. I Bridge will also be played, the I xamoc starting at nine-thirty I o'clock and attractive prizes will ■lp awarded. Tickets forthe‘ I bridge games may be procured at ] I the door of the hall for twenty five I rests each. Dance tlcke’s sell for I see dollar and twenty five cents. Miss Mary M. Coverdale is gen I eral chairman in charge of the 1 I arrangements for the dance; Miss I Alice Allwein is publicity chai, nan; Mins Mary Suttles, chairman I of the decorations committee; I Mrs. Dan Tyndull, ticket chair-j man; Mrs. Albert Gehrig, bridge I j chairman and Mrs. Paul Saurer, in charge of the favor dances. The Ladies Aid Society of the United Brethren church will meet Thursday afternoon at 4wo o’clo k with Mrs. W. H. Franklin at the parsonage. The assisting hostesses ' will be Mrs. Frank Fisher and Mrs. flarence .Merryman. A good attendante is desired. Mrs. Orville Rhodes will he hes te<w to the members of her Bridge. Club at the Bert Haley residence on High street, Wednesday night at seven-thirty o’clock. YOUNG PEOPLES CLASS HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY The Young Peoples class of the] Union Chapel Sunday School met,. with Mias Elizabeth and David: , Cramer, Friday evening, for the ~n- . nual Christmas party. Games and contests were enjoy- ' e<l and a Christmas exchange was , (ebb Santa Claus arrived at the ■party and presented each one pre-|’ sent with a treat. The guests included Rev. and Mrs. Frank Engle, Treva and Ronald Allison. Erma and Bernard Rabbit. Marceil Johnson, Ruth Reining., ’ Devona Howard. Gladys Jlarvey. 1 ’ Jeanette Brown. Ellen Schmr. ' Thearl and Truman Stulls. Royal;! Friend, Roy Whittenbarger, Chai-'I tner Hart, Junior Rogers. Mr. and

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CLUB CALENDAR •oclety Deadline, 11 a. M. Mlaa Mary Macy Phones 1000—1001 ~ Monday i Evangelical Winners class sun. iper, church. 5 to 7 p. m . Tueaday Mt. Tubor Ladies Aid, Mrs. Wm Johnson, >7 p. m. i Evangelical Dutiful Daughters class, postponed one weak. I Pythias Sister New Year Day DinIner. K. of p. Home, 12 noon. Wednesday ! Zion Senior Walther League, I Lutheran school. 7:30 p. m. Bridge Club. Mrs. Orville Rhoden I Bert Haley residence, 7:30 p. m. i Catholl Ladies cf Columbia, K. of C. Hull, 7:30 p. m. Thursday Methodist W. H. M. S., Mrs. 11. A. I Stuckey, 2:30 p. m. I Evangellc.il W. M. S„ church 2 p.tn. Mt. Pit*.sant Indies Aid Socfrty, ‘ Mrs. Frank Singleton, 2 p. m. U. I! Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. \V. ill. Franklin, 2 p. in. Saturday i Cafeteria supper, United Brethren |ihurch. 5 tn 7. P. M. ] Mrs. David Cramer. Miss Elizabeth I Cramer and Mr, and Mrs. George I Cramer. I The Zion Senior Walther I.'ague ! will meet at the Lutheran school | Wednesday nigf.t at .seveni.hirty o'clock. — |U. B. ORDERLIES ENJOY CHURCH PARTY The Orderlies of the Winchester United Brethren church met at the home of Miss Chloe Essex recently. The evening was spent in playing games and luncheon was served. A Christmas exchange was enjoyed, the packages being distributed by S»mta Claus. Those present were Noah and Eli Hirechy, Dale and Harry Roth. Harry Brown. Clarence Meyer, Lester Mazedin, Charles Wulliman. Pau! Neuenschwander. Walter Amghburger and Albert Klopfenstein, Catherine and Mildred Smith, Edna and! Esther Hirsc-hy, Mrs. Nellie Coppess, Reba Brown, Melvina Beer, Aida Liechty, Marietta Meyer and Chloe Essex. MRS- SAMUEL MERWIN HONORED AT LUNCHEON Mrs. Charles Miller. Mrs. Walter Deitsch and Mrs. Charles Brodheck united in entertaining at a luncheon of pretty appointments Satur(biv afternoon at the Charles Miller me. honoring -Mrs. Samuel

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<it New York City who vising in thfo city "'“vheon was s'ervod at ' l "‘ k ' Six small tables were arftiXnl'" 1 ' rMniS ’ 1111,1 and centered with roses. Tim . ‘± " U "’ " f *«" - 11 1110 a PP ,| itHmerits, • '1 I 'orati.nsin lud.-d de lorilt . -<!< hn-umas tree, hristmao bells land tapers. A IJireo e,) unellPon wft|| Rf , rv 1..' 1 ,y -Miller and All e <• ioat. '■ l-'er the tables wre arrange) *7"'* " f hrldK, ‘ " r "* riv, ‘ li'imli"d. Ir.zos bridge wen. won by I -Mr-' O. L. Vance and Mi.ss Della Sellemeyer, and Mrs. | r .. n( . Schater and Mrs. A V. Yoet received the five hundred prizes, ti lb , rlMng were in turn presented to Mrs. Men | vln. The Women's Missionary So iety of the Evangelical c lurch will meet r) Thumday afternoon at two o'clock at the church. This January group with Mrs. John Fuhrti -n. i hairm<i:i. will presetht an interesting program. Mrs. Claude Foreman will give the lesson study. Mrs. Eugene Runyon, treasurer, will give the yearly report. A good attendance is desired at this first meeting of the new , year. The Women’s Home Missionary Society of ti e Methodist church will meet with Mrs. R. A. Stuckey Thursday afternoon at two-ithirty o'clock. The assisting hostesse-s will ,|be Mrs. Robert Case, Mrs. Alva Rice and Mrs. John Parrish. Mrs. Parrish will h.ivo charge of the lesson study. The Mt. T.ibor Ladies Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. William Johmson Tuesday night at I seven o'clock. ENTERTAIN FOR GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker entertained at dinner Saturday evening , for Mr. and Mm. 'Henry Thomas, Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Linn of this city an 1 Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Vega of Chicago. A cafeteria supper will be served at the United Brethren church Saturday night from five io seven o’clock. ENTERTAIN DINNER GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan had as their dinner guests Saturday evening Frank Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Leslie. Clarence Kohn and Miss Miss Charlotte Hamilt n, all of Van Wert, Ohio. o— Dr. and Mre- R. E. Daniels returned from Chiccig i Sunday night and will make their home in this city. Mrs. Daniels was formerly Miss Marie Ueber of Fort Wayne. Don't overlook renewing your subscription to the Daily Democrat. Numerous watch parties aio being arranged for tonight. Hugh Hite of Detroit is enjoying a few days visit here. Hugh has a good position with the Home Loan Corporation, Detroit being the district center for Michigan and Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Briener have returned from a honeymoon trip to Chicago. Lawrence Archbold, county I tigent, who attended the sugar ' beet meeting in Chicago reports it one of the most interesting sessions he has ever attended. C. E. Magley, who has been laid up several days because of a "charley-horse," was able to be in town and to walk with the aid of a cane. Harry Handley. Akron, Ohio, wSio is attending the Ruppert School of auctioneering spent .the week end with his brother, Julius Handley who lives a quarter mile north of Bobo. His brother hal 14 guests present in honor of his visit. Miss Frances Dugan, who spent the holiday with Mr- and Mrs. < ■ A. Dugan in this city, left for Boston this morning. Mrs. Mel Wertzberger. Miss Nona Turner and Don Miller d Rochester will arrive to.’.ay to spend New Years Buy. , Mr and Mrs. Lewis Hrerle and daughter Nair y Goodrich of Indianapolis who spent Christmas with Mr and .Mrs. C. A. Dugan left Thursday to attend o house party at the McCormick State Park. Mrs. Margaret Reiter, John M. Feiter Mrs. John Broker and daugliter Margaret from Pittsburgh; Mi. and Mrs. Charles J. Brown of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Koseke of Wanatah; Noah Weber lena Weber Philip Weber, Ctwrles McCall, Henry Miller, Rosa Albright, Catherine Wise were out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Coffee Monday morning. Mr and Mrs. Samuel Merwin, Jr. of New York City, who have been visiting with .Mrs. Merwin's .parents Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance, left yesterday for their home. Mr and Mrs. J. M. Hirschinger and son Thomas have I ' et « rned th eir home at Quincy, 111., after visiting here with Mr. and MM. Thomas Durkin and family.

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The home thown In the lower photo* graph became the one pic* tured above in four houra in a public demonstration in connection with the Oakland, Calif, Better Housing Campaign. Labor and materials were donated by local firma. The Oakland Junior C. of C. sponsored the exhibition.

arrivals Bruce Joseph is the name of the eight and one h iif cound boy baby born to Mr. and Mre. Roy Andress, 315 North Fourth atreet, Saturday evening at nine o’clock. This is the third child in the family and the aecond boy. o Robbers Work As Quintet Clevel nd —(VP) —“Put ’am up. Buddy,’’ Sam Taseff, restaurant employe, hoard an ominous voice command. He turned around to conrply an t aaw five revolvers. While four of the gunmen kept him covered, the fifth took $35 from the rush register. o POLICE ACTION CUTS DOWN BOMBINGS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO (U.R) — Concentrated police action and vigorous prosecution are responsible for the "lowest number of bombings In 10 years,” a report of the bomb squad says. Fifty-seven bombings were re-

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ported this year as compared to H>2 in 1932. Nine persona were convicted for bomb throwing, whereas in 1932 ! only two were sent to prison. There have been 147 arrests to date. O Fur Catch to Be Heavy 22 Millions Spent in Utah Salt Lake Sity, Utah. — (U.R)—A total of $22,448,641 has been pour- . ed into the battle against drought, . unemployment and for relief in Utah during the 28 months from .’Sept. 1, 1932, to Jan. 1, 1935, a report by Acting Director George L. Haerr of the Utah FERA reveals. 0 Ametliye. Oaew B«-ii«»W6 Uhuria Worn as un amulet or charm, a: amethyst for centurle" was held t< ward off the evil of witchcraft “1$ •be name of the sun or muon wera engraved on It,’ says a recent writer, “and the stone hung about i the neck from the hair of a baboov. or the feather of a swallow, It’s wearer Tould h« s>'_ from hal) atoms as well •" emp*rsuc*.”~ Cl, I

STATE HIGHWAY WORK REVIEWED Contracts Awarded During Past Year Totaled Over 12 Million Indlnnapolta, Dec. 31. (U.R)—Contracts awarded by the state highway commission during 1934 totull ed $12,267,132, ti review of the department's activities lor lhe year I | showed today. New eons!ruction work cost sll,-| 1390,571 and maintenance expenses i I totalled $876,558. The department awarded 426 contracts In all during the year. , The new < onstructlon included] 1218 highway projects which cost I $8,922,858 and 80 bridges which I cost $2,467,716. Maintenance expen - - wen. rep I resented in 28 contracts. They in-' eluded 13 contracts for highway 'oiling and treatment at a cost of > ' $722,133 and 15 contracts for gar-' iage and shed buildings which cost; $154,425. In addition to work under con-' tracts awarded in competitive I bidding, the department treated all | gravel and stone surface roads in | the state system with dust preventive; inaugurated 11 planting ’projects to provide more beautiful roadside scenery, and developed , new safety factors in highway con-1 struction and maintenance. « i Plans already have been drawn for spending approximately $6,000,r 000 on street improvements in 45 I cities and highway improvements ■ in 42 counties during 1935. , O Hartford City Youth Asphyxiated Sunday Hartford City, Dec, 31 —(UP)— 1 I Lester Ca-sterline, 20. was itspyhxiI ated while taking a bath at the ’ | home of Jis p rents here yesterday. Hio death resulted from gas fumes ' escaping from a defective heater in the bat 11 room. o Small For*st Fire Loss Pueblo, Col.—(U.R)—At the end of I the 1934 fire season a survey reveal- ! <*d that only 76 acres of forest land f ] were burned in the San Isabel i ’ National Forest. It was the smallt est tire loss in the state. A total t of 6,941 acres of Colorado forest * was destroyed by fire during 1934. ' The heaviest loss was in the Roosevelt Forest, where 835 acres were burned.

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DELINQUENCIES IN STATE LESS ( State-wide Probation Sys- i tem Leads To Sharp Reduction In Year < Indianapolis, Ind.. De . 31—(UP) ( — Promulgation of an effective , -rate-wide probation system und an . Increased interest in thild welfare were credited by the state proiia- ( tlon department today for a sharp , ’ reduction in the number of child ( delinquencies during 1931. j In an annual report of Francis D i ■ McCabe, director of the department, t ‘ j figures on delinquency among chi 11- < ■ j ren up 4o the aga of 16 years, show- t ' "d that tire new system instituted 1 by the 1933 general assembly had a , i decided favorable effe. t In curbing youthful criminal tendencies. Under the now setup, probation , work is conducted in each county | I under supervision of the state deI I rtment. Previously the w rk had , been left entirely to county work- ( I era, and in many case.* was done ( haphazardly, McCabe said. Figures compiled on reports of 1 • the six months period between Jan. . 1 and June 30 showed that stealing was most prevalent ammg jnvett- I

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He*. Os the 2.068 cases Investigated by county and state probation offi era, 1.517 .were boy* and 651 were girls A t.tal of 1.915 rases were disposed of during the six-month 'period. The largest number of the delinquents were between die ages of 10 and 16 years, the report showed. In adult probation work dealing with dill I ’uses, 1,223 were investigated, charges c n.sisting 1 rgely of contributing to delinquency, dependency, neglect, non-support of children and violation <f compulsory school laws. Under the new .probation setup, the state dire tor conducts rigid examinations of all appli- anils for county probation |posftions.t a|ppointment under the former system was on a p.litiejl basis, but now appointees aro recommended to county judges after the examinations. —o ■ - - "WEAKER SEX" PROVED SELF HEALTHIEST BOSTON (U.R) — The male may lie considered the stronger sex. bnt — City Hospital here, revealed that more men were admitted and held foi treatment for injuries and dis eases than women. Since Jan. 1. 16.794 men have been treated and 16.520 of the 'weaker sex." o Get the Habit — Tud* et Home