Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1939 — Page 3

SOCIETY

KS meeting < . ’ii' ■ x - i> ■;? Hkwr • > m^K.. i>,., 'n- * k ■ Hmßßit'. ''i' l k '' i!i *■•« * ,,r *' I *’ s> Sorth Fuiinh mrwi ffl Hutton IKWE L R Y evenings Christmas, r m ■MffEN EVENINGS ■Til CHRISTMAS Isl “•'■As. /ti>» A > / ,•■ ■feaF& 1 I *»*fk M I I - " ,,f " c raj MgiEjHe 1 \G-.‘*rar»i»<4 t K V t,,r B& Vn gfg |fo >■*_ II -Vl7 M E3| %«■*>«. it to* i>> -n.-.n «Mh l«K fw i m M V 71 gg II n w «i ts s«t f B Value on (be fS WF , Market-In IS ®&BK P *'* n I’-VoM U |wuxss 4 ]| -4 >*— Sfeg I*»M-' Carry a Complete ■ Line of I sill AEFFER I Pens I ■ IMXTEED PEN I ■)> PENCIL SETS [|sl-50 up lUTTON Me w r I B 1 " N. Second St. It I B? PFN evenings ■ ■Util CHRISTMAS

foT“HER” Christmas ia nothing that will please her more than | Ba beautiful Cadwell-Runyan CEDAR CHEST. I B"e invite you to choose from our large | npeciallv J*'"*' ■ m > <1 for Christ- W-fe ! y Inct| ve Blanket A' I ”oc«n Scale ~ ' Vat fwi i ■>" each i» "**. * ‘ fIE ' ' ' \y ■ ' * it* 'J'w'rSK ' mB f- * > <db I »gEI r '■ Othe<K if. J •* Be" jfT£ ' > . B Z WICK’S | OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

i Thursday ,-v. -nine o'clock. Mrs H.n, n, ; i . .... ♦x> Ih<- a«Klt!inir !,.,*, MRS. HOMER BARTON HOSTESS TO SORORITY Mr» Homer Bar-on , n i rtalnc.l the member* of »j,.. Eta t., i Sirma sorority at her -j,,. , tll> . , v „„ ’Ur A shut* hit u>‘ ■ tti<'-:*ng kra hid. at which 'l-,„ » r .|<*i,|,.,| <0 give 1.1 t<> th- G„„| F<-ll,» Club After the business meeiing three garni- nt bridge *,,, . tij„y,.,| »[.), priie* given to Mt <,l str-ury 1 mid Mrs. John s', hn<-< k \ dell'loir. luntdieon with attrartlve appointrnentp was served bv th h- >•'**«. Mrs. Barton, a < -,,| q r Sigurd A tide: ton The n> «’ titfM :■■ will tr a 1 Christmas party ~t the hon>< of Mrt (’a| Stroiry In two u ,4,« PLANS COMPLETED FOR CHRISTMAS DANCE J Pnrlnr a bii-oni-»< t i; ltc ~f the: PM lota XI kororily. held |a»t even- ! Ina at the home of Mr« Clifford Saylore. final plans «<n- made for the Phrletmaa daiue Th- dance will | H held Sthirday' eveninc. Hecemliei :al the He.-a , fur country t ltih and v ill In- < ahar-l Ici Myle Frankie S. henck h ind will funiiah the n.n«> The aorority vot d to rlvi- 1..', to she O<hh| F--llowh c|, t |, an ,| ( ,j«„ ( „ pnrctiane a 110 health bond. Preceding the l.nalm-« tn a ChriklmtM prornin: of ret ii.rion* 1 anti niu<d«: wart j>i, «<hi d ly the j children of the nevnltei-• Th,- wa« under the dlr«'ion ~f the prwram committee Mi i Mile II e Mih it'h-ntt-r Ik-Hob and V Ptn! Ilan ■ her. The next meeting will lx- held in I two wookx at the home of Mi-< Het- * I ty Frlalncer, and will lie ~ f'hiiitj man party ond y-ift . x, hant-i The I'nion <Tmhm-I ladiea' aid ao clety will nt'-et at the hottie of Mr». , Walt-1 W'littofihn-g,. Thut«dai as ternoon -it on, thirty o'cha k /X gift i ex, hange will be enjoyed and .1 good attendance l« d-,«ired ATTRACTIVE PARTY FOR MEMBERS AND GUESTS Sixty ni'-tn- era and gtieata of tin- ’ 1 W M S of the Zion Kef irmed church enjoyed the lovely guert as < rtioon h"ld In the «<K lal room* of | the church Ttir-adiy The room* 1 were aWrai'ivtdy drcorriti-d with green-i. a lighted t,,e and .1 table tearing a I ■•l»terpi- I-e id yellow niuiim. The Chriattin- tn rtif w.i accentuated Mr» I. Fogle an,l Mixa Klein,-t lle|>l*rt wen- In charge of the program Mra Henry Nelreli r vang a nolo "My Salvation font, th”, accompanied at the piano by Mio Lulu (lertier. Mra. Fogle then introduced Mr*. J II Core of Fort Wayne, who gave a kpl ndid review of the book “Through Trigedv to Triumph.” written by Hr. Iktail Mathewk Ik Mathnwg* book waa written on the high «e«i an be wax returning from a world'* ml»«lonarv conference held at Madraw, (India. Mrx. C M Prugh. vie -pretild, nt. tnadtt a abort talk greeting the gueAtg. Tho»e having birthday* thia month Included the M< «dame» Martin MlHer. Charlew Miller. H nry Knrtjip Walter Ih-ltacii, Lydia Orter. M F Worthman. Herman VonGunten and Ihillix Goldner. The birthday committee pr>«ented each gueat and member with a dainty thwigtrna- favor The rxfreahmenta ccn.mlttee then served lovely refreahmeiß* from a table covered with a lace doth und

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CUJB CALENDAR , Society Deadllna, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phonee 1000 — 1001 Wednesday Salem Met bod i t Igidieg' Aid Society. Mix Wn, Hiirkx, j p i Salem laidleg’ Aid So, i tv, Mrs Alfa Burke. 1:30 p tn I ShakexfHure <-|,||,, Mr« Han Sprang. 2 3n p m Historical Clot,. Mrn. W p. Hole : Inxon, 2: "e p m Thursday So t'hn Bea Chrltimaa Dinner P, ■Mt Fred s. ~. p m I I! l-o*ti Aid Sodi-v, Mr« .Itulxon PaxMvater. 2 p. m. Evunr.ll.al W M ft. Church 1 2:o'i p tn Dlnnr-t Hrid -" club, Mt -. Herman Ehinger, r. 3't p. m Witnan'a Horn,- Miatlonary Society. Methialixt Church Social Boom. 2 -'ln p. m. Pre«byterlan Mlaaionnry Sor-b-ly, Church Social Hoorn-. 2: lit p tn. pOHtponed one week Ever Ready Clt.tv. Methodist Church Social Room. “:3o p tn. He|d<-lberg C|a« of Zion Reformed Sunday School. Church So, ,1 j Room, 7 3t» p. tn. Ifecatur High School Glee club |Conc,-rt. Junior-Senloi High School Auditorium, x p in I B Work and Win c|a««. Mix Ewiher Stefgmeycr. 7 :o p. m | I'nion Chapel Ixtdlet' Aid Society. I Mr* Walter Whiktenbargcr. I:3o I fi. m. Friday j Adam* County HenKN-raiic W>• 'ni.-in x ciik’>. Berne. 7:3" p. in l.llth' Flower Study Club. Mrx Alex Tanvaex. 7 3fl p m. Saturday Rummage Sal,-. Evangelical Chiui’h Baar-ment. X ::o a. m. to ,*• no p m Cafeteria Stipp-r. Methodlxt Church. 5 to 7 p m. Monday Rewenrch Club. Mrs Walter Krick. 1 p m. Woman'* Club, Lincoln School Auditorium. X p. m. |<|ecorated with Chrl»tma» appoint-1 ment*. The Memliini,» Fred Heun . Janie- Border- and George Binkley! | pre*id*xl nt th- tea laid, Mr*. Jo<-K,-i«« und Mt< J Fr,-d Frit, lite W,-|C il*o inemla- -of the c imtul" Adams County Memorial Hospital I I Di«ml«»<*d Irnld Cowan, route 2; llecatur; William Cook loo* High xtre-t.

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By HARRIMON' < ARROLI. <.*yrf*lit. tst» Kin* I'-siarr* K***irat». I*r HOIJ.YWGOD That kiss beween Is anns Durbin and Rola-rt Back In "First Love” will have fsr-

reaching effect*. Sixteen-year-old Bonita Granville get* her first ncreen ki*» from William Holden in “At I kind Old Siwa*h" and report 1* that Edith Fellowe* will follow- *uit in her new picture at Columbia. Jane Wither*

J Deanna Durbin

probably will Im- next, although her mother is not in favor of romance in her films for a couple of years. Errol Flynn, Big Boy William*. Bruce Cabot end three cronlee almost broke up the show at the Foliee Bergere by taking seats in the first row and producing opera glasses. If and when Tyrone Power and Annabelle get away on that long postponed trip to his island oft Mazatlan, they will not have to charter a plane Ty now owns a smart four-passenger amphibian. He can fy It himself, but Zamick has made him promise not to take trips without a co-pilot. The star’s Instructor. Marlon McKeen, undoubtedly will he the alternate at the stick. When the family of Linda Parnell goes shopping at a Westwood market, the star’s kid sister carries their pet rooster under her arm The bird has painted toenails Even his spurs are tinted. Prize golf adventure of the year happened to Comedian Edgar K<-n---nedy. Ordinarily a go< I golfer. Kennedy lost 17 straight holes at a certain course the other day His cad'ly had been betting on him 23 cents a hole. As Kennedy leaned over, the caddy suddenly kicked the actor right In the seat of the pants "Boy. you are Icusy!" he exclaimed - and then took to hie heels. poor Ann Bothem. She was all set to go to New York after "Congo Maislc’’ and spend Christmas with Roger Pryor their first in three years of married life Now. her appendix al tacit may keep her In Hollywood Very funny story Is going the rounds For "Virginia City." Warners deckled to reproduie that one•lme art scnsat'oh. 'The Living J.iy" . . . the reclining beauty

Willi* Fonner wa« xhowing a mounted phoaxaw to friend* today which wa» ahot hy hl* aon, Heler Fonner of Evunavllle The bird weighed four pound* when killed W Guy Brown and l*<*<- Reynold" attended the meeting of the Bluff ton Higury dub Tiiexduy evening H. V. Hchantx of the Rdiantz Organ company of Orrville. Ohio I* *I»-ndinr toduy and tomorrow In Decatur tuning th- new organ at the Flr«l I’reatiyterla,! church The organ will le- ready for u*e Sunday morn, ng Dan Tyndall attended ot bualne** In Indianapoli* ye*terday. Cliff Slnlff, tnemb-r of the state highway commlaalon, ,« xerlotndy 111 at hl* liome In Indianapolis with pneumonia. il<- Is under an oxygen tens, the nines* coming on »o rapid ly he could no' be moved to a hospital. Mr. Renlff. who wa* formerly road siiperlntcnd"nt of Allen county, is* well known here. W. r« ,|wl an optimistic letter from Hurry Mesbla-rger this mornhut He and hi* brother fbo-ar have be-n patients in Ball hianpital at Muncie thirty-five day* now. tte result of an automobile accident Harry say* they are both getting along nicely now ond expwt tn come to their home* at Linn Grov--•oon and to be ba, k on the job before many week* have passed ißafph Yager is at'endlng to buslit' »* in Indianapolis. Mrs. Dallas Goldner 'his morning received word tlial he brother, Henry W,-idler nt Detroit, Mich who is seriously ill with pneumonia, was slightly Improved. Serum treatments were given him y,-st -rday and It,- immediately showed an ettcoiiriglng reaction Mr. Weidler 1* > the son of Mr and Mrs Dun Weidler of this city. — —— Present Messiah At Herne Sunday I The Messiah, Handel'* tnajeutlc 'oratorio, will b- presented by the Mennoni’e choral siwiety In Berne 1 Slimin' evening t>y a I'liortls of 2fMI, voices under the direction of Prof ( Russell A laintg Th,- pre* ntiti.m of this oratorio I* an annual event with the choral sochuy of the Mennonit,- church and is regarded a* the outstanding musical event in Berne each year Supporting the cho'r will le- four talented solol*ls Freeunn Burklial(ter ~f Bern wll Isitrg the tenor

I equipped with a r-lbb. r sttniai'h, I which made her seem to actually bnathe. When the painting was finished, ■ somebody discovered that It bore a '. resemblance to a Hollywood glamor girl. The artist was told to change ' I this and. this time, he took no ’ chances .. . used Titian’s "Sleeping Venus" for a model I i Portions of Chamberlain's speech, ' In which he declared that a state ’ iof war existed with Germany, will ’ be heard from the screen in I I R K-O's "Vigil in the Night " Shot 1 Is where Carole I-ombard and Brian ■ Aherne switch on a radio. The stu- ’ dlo got an English-made recording 'I of the speech to put into the ! sound-track. The static was too 1 strong In the American recordings ’ I Speaking of Lombard, dozens of sympathetic fan* are offering dogs to replace "Toughie.” the year-and- . a-half-old boxer of which Carole ■ and Clark were so fond. One little *: boy waited outside the studio to i tell Carole she could have one of i hl* puppies Both stars are very grateful, but ' Novelist Bromfield already has I promised them another boxer r 1 puppy . j You can lay your bottom dollar II that there will tie no reconciliation i ! between Phyllis B-ooks and Cary • Grant, although they will be friend-

ly when they meet.. . . Mickey Bryant went down to ■ee friends off to Honolulu and stayed right on the boat to make the trip with them. The only clothea she had were the ones on her back. . . . The biggest laugh during Ken

/•i ■ ’F . i i fL C'ary Grwal l

I Murray's personal appearance at > the Paramount theater here was I not in the act. ... He waa down- • Ing and fell into a piano. . . . H’s r a six-pound baby boy for the . Dwight Taylora. He’s th* scenarist I and the non of Laurette Taylor . . . Dorothy Ates and Rubinoff. I the violinist, were a combination at I the House of Murphy. . . . Sonja , Henle and Allan Curtis ducked out i 1 quickly at the party of the "Bat- > urday 400 ' They weren't In dress- . up Clothes ami everybody else waa. i . . Week-end produced an epllentic tt threesomes. Mary Rogen wl’h Bruce Cabot and* Jimmy Brvant- at the Case Lamaxe; Ann Hheridan with Anatole Litvak and iena Neg-ulesco at Victor Hugo s. [l. . . And Carole Parker was back t««AIV Dennis O'Keefe a’ La Conga.

NAZI PATROLS ARE REPULSED French Report German Raids Repulsed With Heavy Losses Paris, D*-c « 'UR) Six raid* by German patrols on th„ western front w*-re repulsed with heavy losses to the Germans. French military dispatches repotted today Chief expansion of German pa- 1 trol activity was noted in the !x»r-1 rain,- area where throughout most I of yesterday the Germans made thrusts into the French line* In an effort to take prisoner* and gather information. The French said that the Ger ' mans failed In all objectives. Balding units were led by In- ; fanfry platoon*, each heavily' et|Uipp<-d with automatic arms laisaes were especially heavy In two of these patrol*, the French said, and the German* left many dead to he gathered up by th" Freach. Because of the numb,-r of dead ( left by the Germans the French were able to identify the German regiment* fat ing them on a large section of the front They found that German troop dispositions had lieen but little changed during recent weeks. German artillery sup|e,rt for several of their patrols was described by the French as "violent ' Fr,-n< h guns replied, silencing the German artillery batteries. There was little aerial activity although the Germans succeeded in conducting two reconnaissance parts. Wilson Jone* of Lima. Ohio, th" has*. Mr*. Ola Moser of Dayton Ohio, contralto and Mr* Frank Cal ahan of Lima, Ohio, sirprano. Mrs I Divld Embler. organist, ami Mr*. | Sherman Stucky, pianist, will ari com jinny tie- choir

& L-LLLE3 W1 11940] KaaBRRV £ WIHBEi hw v f Bk ’* r - • * ’VT’Ot) look this smooth-stepping this Buick its buy-value is the lock, front-door armrests, gas 1 Buick honey over,and its very number of items included in the tank lock-all things often charged manner tells you here't a onc-in-a- price that cost extra elsewhere! lor elsewhere. million kind of automobile. , j n , lancc _ t h c Flash-Way E**»T Buick has a Dynaflash You look at the advertised prices. Direction Signal, standard on all valse-in-hcad straight-eight enadd something more for trans- models, costs around $lO extra t' n ®» micropoise-balanced after portation and accessories-and elsewhere - even without the ussembly. Every one has two st.bthere you begin to go wrong! automatic cut-off. ''izers, and rear coil springs that . never need lubrication. For one of the things that give Every Buick comes to you with automatic choke and an effi- A " ha \ c ".rque-iube dove, bat--1 1 cient oil cleaner - h’s sur- Ury under hmal./wo way. of start. h/OIW H - ■ . r. .. • mg. Super and Koadmaster have U f -t iraf II u> rt front seats close to five feet wide ■ 1 *’ Um CX ‘ ra# - and all models have Safety Plate 3 * -coeou- •"*"* II Kvcryßuickhasdaa/homs, <Bass all around. B iwAix coouwa^ l J-'o*-* *°* It dual sun visors, locks on And all this is included in theat-thc-B cwcwlnoo ■ hath front doors, electric factory price. Uhy not see the nearl|| || lighter, assist straps,'robe est Buick dealer and see how liHle ’ll ♦ »“» •a****^’ •*’ H cord,'glove compartment moreitcostsdelivered toyourdoor? 3 'XVih’hoVhi E i. „../>/,.*■> j ■B «‘a»S AU AiOvHO * •*»’' hIAOvOHU JtMl ill tf 1 * ■ MF J y SAYLORS MO FOR COMPANY | 111 S. Second St. Decatur. Ind.

! tllehts deep into eastern Fran, ,- 1 French aviation continued ohm-r- , 1 vatioti patrols over the western . I front, using both Immbers and scouting plane*. But m, air bat ' lie* were reported. Both the army and navy communique* -aid there Were no ex i ceptlonal event* to report. ... 0_ . SORORITY PLANS .. _ «T)NTINL’KU FROM FA<JD <>N®> have the thrill of giving and har Ing. chlldtwn wHI be privileged , -bring an apple, <>ranc< potato 01 11 can of fruit, . The*- gills will he .I**'fold,-1 and hurried over to the Good Fellow 'club to le- used in their Christmas bisket*. — „ .. Kidnaped Portland Persons I n harmed Portland. Ind. Det ~ tCPi I Authorities today investigated the reported kidnaping of G -orge Sp--ar, f»R. and hi* son. Willard. I:.’ y, *t«-r- ■ day. Bo'lt returned home afely Spear told police that -i stranger' accosted him in a gasolin-- «latlon iln Portland and order, d him nt : gun-point to drive ntf Th,- father. accoiiijMitiled by his won, drove the man ibout I', mil,-* to-i point in Wabash < oun"y There the gunman told him to blink In* headlights and stop ie-sid" a park ' •;d car. He got out. -t.tve Spear 1" • cent* to pay for gaxdlm' used on 1 the drive, and told him to wait five 1 minutes le-fore driving home o Portner Marion County WPA Director Guilty Indianapolis. De, G (U.R) A former Marion county WPA director. Curl F. Forlepeter, and his father-in-law. Gurney M Derbyshire. were found guilty <m three counts of defrauding the government in federal court here today The convictions charged iinluwfill diversion of money appropri.it- 1

ed by congress, unlawful diversion ol services acqtiiied under fund" appropriated by congress and conpiracy t<> defraud th,- government. Judge Robert Ralt*«-ll released them on |smet bond until sentxn, Ing Wednesday afternoon z " Officials To Attack Well arc Department Indianapolis. Dee <; 'UP) Charles R. Ettinger of Indiaiwpolis piesldcnt of th, Indhtnu < oiimy amt township officials' »» uh lation. said today that the officials will blltvuly attack the state welfare department at the sate conv*-niion opening her* Leader* of the parent and other .iffillaied group* predicted the l>. ginning of an open conflict with 'h,- welfare department as morel than 3.<UH> official* assembled for I the annual thr<-r-day session G. E. Stockholders Show An Increase S< lieneetady. Dec. <1 The total |numb r of «i<h kbolder* of General Electric on November 2< wa* 2<dt 7 lu. un increase of 1712 over the to!'al oti D,-c,(iilh-i 2. Pt ;*. according to W W. Trench, secretary of th,-■-onqiany - o MARKETS AT A GLANCE Si,h k«. higher In moderately ac- ' five dealings Bonds, irregularly higher: V S ! governments, mixed Curb stiM-ks. higher. 1 Chicago stocks, higher Call money, one jw-r , ,-nt. Foreign exchange, steady in didCHEST COLDS To relieve distress easily.quickly. UUO (V > OUT Os > MOVMtII

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lar terms. Cotton, firm Grains, wheat reacts moderately after advance In new season'* hlgiis on grains ranging to more than a cent; ,-orn fractionally higher Chicago llvestiH k. hogs, steady to strong: cattle, strong; sheep. w<-ak. - o — FOR SAI.E —-Wl Sheet * K'/jXII *2O th. white unwatermarked mimeograph, adaptable for all kindw of mimeograph work and Miltable for ink signature. 75c. The Decatur Democrat Co. NOTICE! I Presbyterian Womens Missionary society scheduled for Dec. 7 has been postponed one week. Christmas Decorations WREATHES—for Boom and Windows. —O— Evergreen. Spruce. Pine, HaUam. Hemlock (branches and garlands. I Real English Holly for corsages and decorations. "Jf/y iZ HEUTUI FLORAL CO. Nuttman Ave - PHONE 100