Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1938 — Page 3

department (MEETING MONDAY Art department of the Wo-' ,'irlub met at ,hf> homc ‘ ()f Mrs. p guttles Monday evening at wt-tbirty o'clock for the Decern- ■ mating with thirty-two mem- # and one guest present. Miss tllda Sellerneyer had charge of ||lior t business meeting. Thej litt was repeated and members i ponded io To)1 1,0,1 by giving a -nt event on some subject con I ted with art. di,, Vivian Burk was the pro-' un leader for the evening. Inter-1 L papers were read by Electa nr on “Van Weight Brooks, an|t(S of Morris Prendergast", nice Nelson on "Story of the ,of Victoria Huntley," and Vii Burk on "Thirty-sixth Interna* j M 1 by Forbes Watson." i social hour followed, during jcbagift exchange was enjoyed.; rely refreshments were served | the hostess and the assisting nnittee. Vivian Burk, Bernice bon. Electa Oliver and Mrs. R Stockey. Tie Decatur 'Home Economics , h will hold its Christmas party Ithe home of Mrs. Frank Schmitz, | South first Street. Wednesday Itrnoon at one-thirty. A good proIm has been planned and a tenit Christmas exchange will be Id. Every member is urged to be bent. r *kj pioneer 'B. Y. P. U. of the Hist church met at the home of li Faye Ogg recently. Games and itests were enjoyed and lovely teshinents were served, -with |ry Pickford as assisting hostess. Drapes, Curtains Cleaned for Xmas. Sheets Bros. Cleaners • Hatters

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I By HARRISON CARROLL I Copyright, 1938 I King Features Syndicate, Inc. ■ HOLLYWOOD. — LIGHTS! tIMERA! ACTION! ■ Biggest shock for any visitor on IteW. C. Fields-Edgar Bergen set

at Universal is when Bergen's man comes over after Charlie McCarthy has finished working, carefully removes Charlie’s head and puts It away for safe keeping in an oiled silk bag. You find that even the actors

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I McCarthy in the picture Itta of Charlie as a real person. (Several of them in "You Can't peat an Honest Man” come up to I® this week and tell us funnj’ [thfegs that Charlie has said off[screen. The little man’s headless body p sitting up there in a decorated P»?oda but it has no personality. The head is the whole thing. And here are some things you I 'nay not know about it. Charlie’s 'yes and eyebrows are fixed. Doz«ns of dummies have movable ■ Ws but McCarthy is still the most lifelike of them all, because the *nan who painted the head manned to get the spark of person**ty in the eyes. This man’s name was Theodore and he was a Chicago wood esrver. Before his death, Mack tried to ““Plicate his work but he failed as many others have done. Bergen P“ld $35 fo r th e original Charlie ”e has spent many times that “mount trying to get a head that '““Id be interchanged. He has mree heads now but he always “ ses the original. The implacable camera comes 0 the same verdict as the naked eye. The original head photographs a ’ alive. The others as painted dummies. .In "You Can’t Cheat an Honest *an," Bergen works with Charlie ““ a platform like they have in "°nt of sideshows at circuses, yiarlle, dressed in Oriental splcn“or > sits in a pagoda and Bergen “*» to stand beside it and manipuj*te him through a concealed hole ® the tent. y necessary, Bergen can operate Charlie lying flat on his back ““derneath a’sofa and reaching up “■rough a hole in the cushions.

Those present were Mr. and .Mrs Homer Reppert. Mrs. Virgil Fh-rm Ji'ig, Treva Rash. Marjorie W.ldy Ruth Baker, Roop, Mary I Pickford, Helen Buflenbargi'.-, Ken- ■ lieth t’hllcote, Sylvan Brunner, w ayne Bodie, Cui Peterson, Raymond Johnson. I-ester Johnson, , Frank Young, Donald Boxell and Bobble Boxel], !| Class number four of the St. Paul | Christian Union church enjoyed a j Christmas party and a gift exchange | at the home of Mrs. I.yol Franz ‘| Thursday evening, (lames were j played and prizes were awarded ■ ( to Juanita Mcßride, Betty Hart, I Juanita Parish and Virginia Shoaf' Delicious refreshments were served 1 to Mrs. Charles Shoaf, Elva and Faye Martin. Betty and Doris Martz i Virginia and Betty Shoaf, Juanita I Mcßride, Mabel Speakman. Juani- ’ ta Parish. Lena Hirschey and Helen ; Fairchild. MISCELANEOUS SHOWER ' FOR BRIDE TO BE Miss Mary Cowan and Miss Marjory DeVoss entertained Saturday /evening at the home of the latter with a miscelaneous shower for Miss Helen Suttles, who is to he wed December twenty-sixth. Four games of bridge were played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Gerald Strickler and Miss Virginia Dolch. A lovely luncheon was served by j the hostesses. Those present were | the Misses Berneice DeVoss. Martha Erma Butler. Flothilda Harris, Joyce Riker. Virginia Dolch Kathryn Engeler. Marjory Johnson, Pauline Affolder, Phyllis Krick. Mary K. Tyndall, Barbara Krick, Marjorie Carroll. Margaret Campbell, Mrs. A. D. Suttles. Mrs. Gerald Strickler Mrs. Kenneth Egley. Mrs. Robert Aeschliman. Mrs. H. M. DeVoss and Miss Helen Suttles. i DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT HAS MEETING MONDAY The Dramatic department of the Woman's Club met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. I. A. Kalver for the regular meeting. Fourteen members answered roll caJ. Mrs. Ward Calland. vice-chairman, was in charge of the short business session in the absence of Mrs. Herb Kern. Mrs. Faye iSmith-Kuapp was

In this case, he has to use a auafor the voice. It is doubtful if Actor Hugn Williams will ever drink an° th « ? ew lines of dialogue: an order to Merle to remain seated until sne >• tri" •» about it. you but we eight glasses ‘“tW e eS>» *" These » Mnllvwocd s most up against one of iler Many exacting direct under h - players hate t defend w “rTxV“i““‘“iV' “ U>h.o<h. Oberon and Da■ over t 0 say S dS w" tell them the situation. Merle giggle®- , for us ,” she Karloff was crymg a v!git horror films foreve q{ „ The with the actor on U of Frank .

enstein” reveals him now as happy Wlth h >s lot- , >. Karloff 1S s Jt*’ ting in a special resting device that allows him to stretch out his padded legs in their heavy boots. He wears the gray makeup of the monster, with the

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1938.

CLUB CALENDAR I Society Deadline, 11 A M. Jeanette Wlnnes Phones 1000 — 1001 Tuesday * Odd Fellows und Rebekah Lodge! Christmas Parly, Odd Fellows Ilan' 7:30 p. ni. Pis lota XI Christmas Party, I Mrs. Floyd Grandstaff, 7:30 p. m.l Tri Kappa Children's Christmas Party, Elks Home, 7 p. m. Loyal Daughter Class, Mrs Frank! Butler 6 p. in. Adams County Nurses Party. 104 Oak Street. 8. p. m. Monroe Woman's iSociety, Mrs. John Floyd, 7:30 p. in. Otterbein Guild, Miss Margaret McGill, 7:30 p. m, Wednesday Decatur Home Economics Party, Mrs. Frank Schmitz, 1:30 P. M. Little Flower Study Club Party, Mrs. Mary Foos, 6 p. m. Zion Junior Walther League,. Church Parlors. 7:30 p. m. Thursday Baptist Junior Church Party,' Mr.a nd Mrs. John Metzger, 6 to j 8 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, 7:30 P. M. program leader and she ’•eviewed i the December issue of the Theatre Arts Monthly. Mrs. Fred Patterson reviewed the article about Orson Wells as it appeared in the Times Magazine. At the close of the meeting, lovely refreshments were served by the hostess and assisting committee, Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Mrs. Ernest Uhrick and Miss Dorothy Young. GECODE CLUB HAS DINNER PARTY “Christmas Chimes” was held in the recreation rooms of the General ’ Electric Co. by the decode club Mon- ■ day evening. A three-course dinner was served at six o'clock. The | rooms were beautifully decorated i with large lighted bells hung from the ceiling by crepe paper, with smaller bells hung between. In the center of the room was a cone shaped modernistic Christmas tree. The tables were decorated with candles and baskets of holly. A large; lighted natural Christmas tree stood in one corner with a miniature church belfry extending from the; top. During the dinner a musical program was presented by Miss Uatsy Edwards playing the xylophone. accompanied by her mother, | Mrs Paul Edwards at the piano. I Carols were sung by Paul Briede,; accompanied by Mrs. I- A. Holt-j house, who also sang. A gift ex-, change was held and each member j also contributed a top to be given io the Good Fellows club for distribution. Those in charge of the program and party were the Misses Eileen Dull, chairman; Charlotte; Butler, Elsie Brunnegraff, Lorena leeple. Fern Passwater, and Al-■ vera Vian. — The Thomasine Missionary soc-; iety will give a party for the Junior church of the JJrst Baptist church of theJETA ET E E E Eh church at the John Metzger home, 642 South Second Street, Tnursday evening from six t 0 eigllt oclock ' All children of the Baptist junior church are invited to attend. PAGEANT REPEATED MONDAY EVENING A large crowd attended the second presentation of the Christmas pageant, "the Way" sponsored by . the Music department of the Wo-1 man's club and presented by local talent. The pageant was presented a week ago for the Woman's club

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members and their guests but duh to the enthusiasm of those who snw it, It was given again under the auspices of the Decatur Ministerial Association. TELEPHONE GIRLS ARE ENTERTAINED AT PARTY Misses lain-it a Rose laise and Helen Gilllg entertained the telephone girls with a Christmas party Monday evening lu the beautifully decorated rest rooms at the company's office. The rooms were beautifully decorated with a large Christmas tree, loaded with red streamers and covered with icicles. lt< the center of the room was a large silver wheel, from which were suspended stars. At nine fifteen, the girls went to the Diner, which was decorated with a well lighted tree. The girls were seated at a long table, covers with attractive linen cloths, With a large candelabra at either end, tach with two large red candles. Each place was marked With a lever favor. A delicious chicken , dinner was served by the proprietol ' of the Diner.

Following the dinner, the girls returned to the office where Santa Claus was waiting to present each girl with several lovely gifts, which was followed by a gift exchange. The evening closed by playing ten games of bunco. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Mabel Bockman and Laura Stanley, with the consolation prize to Ethel Kleinhenz. Those in attendance at the party were the Misses Geraldiue Smith. Esther Rowers, Lucille Schafer, Helen Nash. Dora Potter, Margaret ■Heuer, Joyce Ricker, Ethel Kleinhenz and Laura (Stanley, and the Mesdames Mabel Bookman, Gertie Hower. Beulah Myers and Florence Drum, and the hostesses. Misses Helen Glllig and Ixiretta Rose Lose. The regular meeting of the city; ■ council will .be held at the city hall i this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Egley will arrive in Decatur Friday to spend the holidays with Mrs. Egley's parents. Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Rayl. Miss Dorothy Scott, a student In the University of Illinois, will spend the Christmas vacation in Decatur with friends and relatives. John Richord is spending a few days with his daughter. Mrs. C. C. Rayl. Richard Maddox of Winchester, ’ Illinois will spend the Christmas i holidays in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Witt and daughters. Neva and Phyllis Jean of Peoria. Illinois were week end guests of his mother, Mrs. Ida M.: j Witt. Mrs. R. F. Witt and daughter Ne- ! va. Mrs. C. W. Witt, and Mrs. Neva B. Shat tow motored to Detroit,: ! Michigan Sunday to visit Charles ; Witt who was a patient in the U. 3. Marine hospital. Mr. Witt, who was injured in an automobile accident recently has sufficiently recovered and was able to accompany them to their home. —o — Pope Observes 59th Ordination Anniversary Vatican City, Dec. 20-(UP)— Pope Pius Xi observed the 59th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood today with a busy schedule, attesting to his vigor in his 82nd year of life. The Pope started the day with i mass in his private chapel, which was banked with flowers. Then he ! spent an hour with his secretaries, reading hundreds of congratulatory —

Death Ends Story - - - - / j iAk Philip M. Musica Climax to one of the most amazing stories in years, F. Donald Coster, indicted president of the $87,000,000 McKesson & Robbins, Inc.’, drug corporation, shot and killed himself at his Fairfield, Conn., home after he had been Identified as Philip Musica, a man who concealed a grand larceny conviction of nearly a quarter of a century ago. The records show, said Inspector Joseph Donovan of New York, that Coster was the Philip Musica in the amazing 1913 story of faked assets and worthless bank drafts known as the “Human Hair case S >He pleaded guilty to grand larceny Land was given a suspended , * sentence.

telegrams from all parts of the world. Next the Popo granted seven successive private audiences In the library. . _ —.....-o „ ~.,., Famed Engineer Dies Os Attack Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 20 —(UP) The body of Robert Ridgeway, 76-year-old engineer who rose through the ranks to become one of the nation's leading subway builders, will be returned to his home In New York City today. Ridgeway died last night following a heart attack. He was stricken while returning to New Yoik from Chicago early Sunday morning and brought to the Methodist Hospital here. CHURCH LISTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Freck Hower, Lewis Smith, David Moore. Angels — Mary Pollock, Billy Graham. Nancy Krick, Sarah Krick, Joan Habegger. Kings — Philip Thomas, Leigh

Nels in. Richard Saylors. Girls in the fourth to eighth grades will form a girls' chorus to sine carols. At the conclusion of the program. refreshments will be served In the church basement. o CURTIS WHITE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) organize it. House Democratic members chose Stein as their candidate for speaker, a capacity in which he served during the last two regular sessions and the special session. Rep. Winfield K. Denton of Evansville was elected minority floor leader and Rep. George Wolf of Peru was named house Democratic caucus chairman. In the event the Republicans selected the speaker, as expected. Stein will become floor leader and Denton caucus chairman. Lieut.-Gov. Henry F. Schricker, who presided over the senate caucus, selected a special committee of five senators to prepare bills on several outstanding issues which will be discussed In another senate Democratic caucus on Jan. 3, two days before the legislature convenes The committee will have its first meeting Dec. 27 with Schricker and Is expected to consider liquor law revision, abolition of the convention nomination system with possible return to the direct primary, election law revision, the weight tax law with possible additional exemptions and other issues. Members of the committee tre Senators Walter Chambers of Newcastle. Jacob Weiss of Indianapolis, William H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg. Eugene J. Pay ton of South Bend and William D. Hardy of Evansville. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, who addressed the Democratic legis lators at a luncheon preceding the caucuses, was quoted as saying that his administration would welcome any investigation of its departments since he is certain that any charges of irregularities are without foundation. He was said to have pledged his co-opcratlon in any legislative inquiry. The governor also asked the legislators to submit any suggestions for proposed legislation to him.

Hilgeman Will Hear Mayor Bangs’ Suit

Huntington, Ind., Dec. 20 —(UP) —Judge Harry H. Hilgeman of the Allen county circuit court today had assumed jurisdiction of the suit by Mayor C. W. H. Bangs against his successful Republican opponent, Foster E. Cutshall and set Dec. 27 and 28 as dates for the trial. Banks, as head of his citizens i party, today had on file an amended petition charging Cutshall with ofi sering bribes in his campaign for office. Judge Otto H. Klieg last | week sustained a defense motion that the Mayor’s original petition should be withdrawn because it charged violation of the corrupt I practices act and was ineligible be-

I’ V \k Christmas Si Decorations Evergreen Grave Blankets Cemetery Bouquets Wreaths Complete Selection. -cfay U DECATUR FLORAL CO. Nuttman Ave. - PHONE 100

cause there had born no conviction on the charges. Cloverleaf Christmas Party This Evening The annual Christmas party for the employees of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Including those In this city und at the Huntington Warsaw und Fort. Wayne plant will be held this evening at the Catholic high school auditorium. About 4(10 people are expected at the party. Gifts will be distributed. W. A. Klepper. general manager of the companies will give a Christmas message to the employes. o Buffalo Workers (io Out On Strike Buffalo, N. Y. Dec. 20-(UP)— More than 600 market and produce workers striking for higher wages attempted to tie up the city's food supply today. Pickets halted all shipment from food terminals of food except for hospitals and child institutions. —-o —, ——— Perform Operation On “Pete” Vaughan Crawfordsville, Ind., Dec. 20 — (UP)—Robert E. “Pete" Vaughan, football and basketball coach at Wabash college for the last 20 years, was operated on at a hospital

Marc Saul Give Her A New Holiday DRESS in gay festive colors, new arrivals $4.95 $7.95 $10.95 Perfect Tributes to her loveliness —your good taste, Lingerie Gifts Slips! Gowns! Panties! Dance sets! Pajamas! AA from up. Her Gift thoughts are Sure to center on one of these — SATIN or FLANNEL ROBES from $2.99 to $7.95 MRS. L. BRADEN

“i’ll Help You Choose I The Right Gift ? S For HIM” i ) —that’s Santa’s Tip to the Ladies when it conies to the RIGHT r r-J 1 Gift for the RIGHT Man. J 2 \l Take old Santa’s Tip and buy his gift at this 5 9 store. Here you will find a complete line of lT ’ Gifts that are sure to please him not only on . Christmas morning, but a long time afterit wards. SHIRTS His f avor *^ e * 8 Wilson Bros. // tklKlb or Van Husen - Smart new />/ )! V/MslL'-l patterns in plain or figured designs. I CHENEY 5 , 50 J NECKWEAR $1 ’ 5 K liLVllnLnn fhflk interwoven hose $ Hundreds of bright new Millß His favorite hosiery and in a patterns that will make large selection that will make by his eyes sparkle Christ- your choosing easy. mas morning. Truly a $ fine selection. sOc i„ sl-°® I? $1 t. $2-5® HANSON GLOVES fiEjU Os course he needs Gloves. n Only A Few Shop- Large s-lectioii in black and tJjM | ping Days Left. and in all wanted W Better Stop In <te.oo Sj TONIGHT! 5 ’ to $ 3 eVV I Peterson Clothing Co.

here today for removal of in Infected kidney. Doctors described his condition us "good" Vaughan was taken ill last Wednesday when he attended n banquet In Indianapolis given by tho Wabash College alumni for the 1938 football team. Two Persons Killed In Bus-Auto (’rash Morton Grove. 111., Dee. 20 —(UP) Two persons were killed and eight injured today when a southbound Milwaukee-Chicago Greyhound bus! collided at a highway intersection I with a light automobile and over-J turned four times. The dead are: Leo Crol), 21. Libertyville, driver of auto. Joseph Sykora. 56, Glen Ellyn, 111., whose crushed body was found tinier the overturned bus. Faces Long Sentence On Robbery Charge Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 20 —(UP) — Dale Metzger. 41, of Silverhke, Ind., today faced possible sentence ot I from 10 to 20 years in the state

NOTICE To Telephone Patrons Special reduced NIGHT and SUNDAY rates will he in effect SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24, 9 P. M. to TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 4:30 A. M. on all calls between any point in the United States. These special rates will also apply to the same time over the New Year holiday. Citizens Telephone Co

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prison after a circuit court jury found him guilty of robbery early today. He was charged with taking tifteen dollars from Emerson Thorn of Warsaw. Previously, Metzger had linen convicted of being an habitual criminal. while serving that sentence, the Indian* supreme court ord.ired a rotrial. 'Special judge Aldo Simpson of Goshen announced be will not Im- | pose sentence until after the first of the year. - -o — Salamaua New Capital Carberra (U.PJ - The city of . Salamaua has been officially de--1 signaled as capital of New Guinea i and aerirl services established for keeping up contact with the goldfields in the interim of the Island. « ' o Sergeant, 70, Retires Fort Huachuca, Ariz. — (UP) — Believed to be the oldest soldier, S»rgt, Sandy Garner. 70, has retired from active service 42 years after he first enlisted in the 25th U. 9. (Negro) Infantry. He served 30 years in the ranks. o Beautiful Christmas Cards by Volland. 21 for 69c — Kohne Drug Store.