Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1941 — Page 3

jj-ESPAY, JUNE 17,1941.

SOCIETY

nAL CONVENTION "•**■*„! IOTA XI SORORITY G.mma »'"> pl 'h"P' ,,r « 99 „ * lll CO hostesses all „n.il tislional convention MT. iv. XI sorority m th- Hplnk h ""' uk ’' T , , | Saturday. June ?•• and ••^9 r „ H.hn Id.tins. president ’ y ,_ j ,-n.« Ehlnger. treasurer. r |fy will attend ns delenf h. Decatur chapter .ill he abort business ;>•<•.. <llnr the Friday f- iturlng chanteys l.y (i sailors. In heaping r.iiowlnr the afternoon .here will lie a trip to 1 Gardena mid the Ws Flah Hatchery Waler profusion will decorate > -n,; dinner table Friday . when there will ho an with wo Fort Wayne play 0 nt. Gaining and dancing I fettirday'a breakf<rM a flah m> (furnish surprises to |K,.| -h. business aeaalon before », l iinheon. that will turn i -I , itton.il aide of onven | ■ t-!-,! .-.nincil mcmhera attend , ...» t..ii« will to- Mrs Harry Mahb-r East t'hlcago grand Mrs Paul Morton la-1, i t' l .d vice president: Mlns Mra Kendal Mathews 14 »' ■ craud treasurer. Mias Brightwell. Hampton i” md advisor: Mrs E J .. G e.nai.iirg editor: Miss St . key. Van Wert. Ohio 1 . *resa; Mra *Harry - M i'kie charity chairman, W Howard Meeker. Crown noithern province chairV s John Edgar Johnson, E Kn.i* central province chair Mrs clovla B Owen. Bloom ...I'h.-rn province chairman. Jo-"-ph llelchart. Frankfort. . hairman. T.- S’ Paul ladies' aid society l ui> an all day meeting Thura•

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E St HARRISON CARROLL I ki*f rsatame Syadl«sl« Writer ■ HOIJ.YWOOD—Best Charlez ■ Uufhton story Hollywood has ■ Sttrd in months 11 told by the star ■ ■ himself. ■ When the news reached England

that Laughton, usually as* signed to heavy roles, would appear with Deanna Durbin In “Almost an AnS«L" it ereatsd a ssnaatlon. Deanna ia a big favorite over there. She Is the special favorite of Laughton's mother.

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The actor wai mJ amused to get a ca- * from his parent. , “tear Charlie, I DO hope you ™ »ot going to be horrid to that te*girL" tere s another one for the book! **"na tells me that she is teachg, Laughton to aing the "Hut Sut And that the Swedish dou- * Ulk delivered with his British really is something to hear. Motion Picture Theater of America will go away singing the praises ’Bette Davis. She outdid herself * nice to them. She received one at she went to to meet some more, and 7* “'ended the party that the InT/T Save to the convention vlsiy.a'th * Co,Uß ’b*» ranch. taw??'. Rooney also made a big L* lh U,e « h| Mtom te sot up at the party to “ W: ~Why< ta mk 1 “ ldn * know > ou wer * t°- \' te here!" )u‘ Ck,y Save them that big SHn. "Well, I really wasn't MM ’ " but 1 “* and came in.” Erick **>. who’s momentarZ/’P'cting a call to the navy, I£, .J** »<*• picture, ColumBlondo From Sings- “ uniform. He plays a sailor. tatl the story of Mike Curte was down at San Diego tembw* ,ocaUon acanea for "Dive V? e ,h °t one morning was of two of navy planes flying

day at tbs hotne of Mrs. John lllndenllne. SURPRISE PARTY FOR MRS. BAILER A surprise party was held recently for Mrs. Jennie Hailer of thia Hly on the occasion of her 67th •birthday anniversary. She was presented with a number of lovely gifts. Present were her son and daughters. Mr. and Mrs Adam Bailer. Vl-dalM-llts Hesher and sons Hobble and Dickie of Fort Wayn<; Doris Morence and Lewis Nhihady of Unsln<. Michigan; Frederick Baller of Decatur, PYTHIAN SISTERS SOCIAL EVENING After the regular meeting of the Pythian Platers' Ttwnph-, last evening at the K. of P. hall, the in.-m---liters of the Needle club enjoyed a social hour. A brief business meeting was I held and guests were then Invitj ed to the diningroom where pat* I rlotlc decorations of red. white and blue prevailed The table wan laid with a .white cloth and centered With a clever arrangeinen* of the patriotic colors. Individual favors of mints wrapped In cellophane marked each place. A bouquet of Iteautiful summer flowers also add ed to the attractiveness of the diningroom. After the Idncheon bingo was played and prises won by the Mendames Rd Whitright. Frank Carroll. Raymond Johnson. Dale M Onex, Ed Ahr, Will Dellinger and James Bain. ’Hostesses for the party were Mrs. William Barber, Mrs. Dick Burrell and Mrs E. B. Macy. MISS MYRTLE CLEMENT 6 HOSTESS TO W. S. C. 8. The W. 8. C « of the Mt. Tubor Methodist church met Friday evening at the home of Mins Myrtle Clements in Hobo. The president. Mrs. A. E. .McMichael, presided over the business meeting and gave the devotions. Eleven members answered the roll call. Contests were enjoyed and prizes (Won by Mrs. Ed Koos. Mrs. Carl Daniels and Mins Ora Gilpin. A luncheon wan served by Miss Gilpin assisted by her nieces. ■Present were M: and Mrs. Ed Koos. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tumbleson and nous. Mr. and Mrs. <’. E. Chronister and son. the Mesdames Dorwin Drake. Carl Daniels. Bertha McMichael, Samuel Cottrell and the Misses Rachael Springer. Ora Gilpin. Patty, Joan and Eleanor Chronister. Vera Ccirell. and

(toward th* earners. Just as the planet came over, a beautiful cloud effect formed in the *ky. Unfortunately the camera wasn't set up to catch IL Mike waved furiously to the bombers to go back, but naturally the pilots couldn't see the little man gesturing down below. Later Mike was complaining to one of the flyers about missing the cloud effect “That's too bad," said the officer dryly, “but we were just told to fly. We didn't know we had to have a pretty background." That back Injury of Joan Bennett’s compelled Twentieth Cen-tury-Fox to write out her floorscrubbing scenes in “Wild Geese Calling." Now Henry Fonda will have to do the scrubbing. The nlne-day diet fad Is going like a house afire in Hollywood. The noon-day meals are even available now at the Universal commissary. For 75 cents, the players can get the exact amount of foods and calories on the diet Effects of the defense program crop up in the most unexpected places. Loretta Young is wearing heavy hoop-skirt costumes in “Woman of Desire." To make it easier on the star, the hoops were to have been made of aluminum. But there 18 no aluminum, so now Loretta's hoops have to be made of iron. Virginia Grey has gained IK pounds and they are plenty becoming. . . . Even the Hollywood directors now are afraid of getting typed. Rouben Mammoulian has asked Twentieth Century-Fog to please find him a modem comedy. He doesn't want to bo associated solely with costume pictures. . . . I Rosemary Lane twisted her back painfully practicing dance routines for her Broadway debut in "Young Man’s Fancy.” The doctor told her to stay in bed for a week, but don't make any bets that she will. . . . ■ Dick Arlen's aviation school is getting government students in ad- ; vanced cross-country flying. . . . i Add to new twosomes: Bill Tracy and Lola James, sister of Claire James. They were at the Beverly Tropics. . . . Colin Blair, the kid who pitched a tent opposite the Paramount studio, Anally got a; part in "Reap the Wild Wind.” Ho had been camping in a parking tot for two weeks, h»<

CLUB CALENDAR Seclsty Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phonea 1000 — 1001 Tuesday Flower Garden Club. Mrs. Ernest Scott. Homestead No. It, 2:3« p. m. laiyal Daughters* Ciao. Guest Night. Mrs Adolph Kolter, Poslpon ed One Week. Tri Kappa Business Meeting, Elka Home. gpm. Catholic laidies of Columbia, K. of C Hall, 6:30 p. m. Eta Tau N Irina. Mrs. George Helm. 7:30 p m. Wednesday Business and Professional Women's Clisli. Hanna-Nuttman Park, 6:30 p. m. Decatur Home Economics Club, Mrs. Gregg McFarland. 1:15 p. m Thursday Little Flower Btudy Club. Mra Florence flesjean, 7:30 p. in. Mt. Paul Indies' Aid Society, Mrs. John Hindenllne, All Itay Christian T. P. A.. First United Brethren Church. 7:30 p m. •Phoobe Bible Class, Zion Evangelical and Itefonned (’hurt h Rocla! Room. 7:46 p. m. HL Luke's Ladles* Aid Society, Church Basement, All Day. Pr<<resslve Workers (’lass. First United Brethren Church. 7:30 p. m. Friendship Village Home Economics Club. Blue Creek Community Building. 3 p. m. l-adies' Aid Society. First Presbyterian Church. 3:30 p m. , laidles' Aid Soriety, First Evangelical Church. 2 p. m. First I'nited Brethren D. Y. B. Class. Mrs. Earl Crider. 7:30 p. m. Nuttman Avenue I*. B. Work and Win Class, Mrs. Prank Garwtstd. 7:30 p. m. Friday Philathae Class. Mrs. W. R Stanley, 7:30 p. m Saturday Cafeteria Supper, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, 5 to 7 p. m. Monday Pythian Staters Temple, K. of P. Home, 7:30 p. m. Red Crosa Center Open For Inatructed and Supervised Knitting and Crocheting, I*egion Home, 1 to 4:30 p m. Betty Dizon. The July meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M-ster Tumbleson. 'All lx>autlcian« are requested to meet In the mayor's court room Wednesday evening at eight o’r’ock. The Philathae class of the Baptist Sunday school will meet at the country home of Mrs. W. It. Stanley Friday evening at seventhirty o'clock. Miss Jessie E Winnes will have charge of the social hour. CLASS ENJOYS REGULAR MEETING The Kum-Join-Us class of the Evangelical Sunday school met last evening at the home of Mr. and Mis. Arthur Hooten with Mr. and M*s Chet Reynolds as the assisting host and hostess. Dr. Ray Stlngely gave the devo tlons while Glenn Manlier, president conducted a business meeting. Chet Reynolds closed the meeting with prayer. During the social hour a scavenger hunt was enjoyed Plans were also made to have a class picnic at the Bluffton vamp. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening. MRS. HELEN EHRSAM TO PRESENT PUPILS Mrs. Helen Ehrsam of Monroe will present her piano pupils In 3 recital in the annex of 'he Monroe Methodist church. Friday evening at eight o'clock. The program la as follows: Chimes and Rain on the Roof— Beverly fxxbxlger. Good Little Eva. Good Little Topsy Audrey Burkhead. Mountain Climbing. Th-* Fairies Hanp <Esher Ruth Hart. The Hlelgh. The Frog Chorus - Diana Sue Crist. A Little Waltz, The Singing

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Old River Boat Sinks but 112 Aboard Are Saved L - jiw ‘ ■ — — — ■■ewww 1 .’jMaai 1 * —■* jk. I. . f I _ 1 I . fe. ft ' jZLn • miTnrrrrnr-• • —L I. M. Phonephoto All but one person, a cabin boy. wars save.! when the Gol.len Eagle, last of the old-time packet boats on the Mississippi river, struck an obstruction and sank near Chester. Bi. There were 55 passengers t.nd 5S members of the crew aboard the old river boat when the accident occurred. A masquerade dance was in progress at the time. The boat la shown above after striking the obstruction.

Mouse Jane Baltzell Melody In F -Joyce Brewster March of the Little Sages -Pauline Mitchell. Spring Song. Kisses of Spring I Donna la>u Crist. Plano Duet Joyce Brewster and Donna L. Crist. Waltz in F Major. Melody Doris Byer Minuet from Don Juan. Dark 'Eyes Kermit Crist. Nellie Custls Hanpsichord (story) 'Virginia Hart. Twilight In Sleepy Hallow. Under the Double Eagle March. V. Hart. Will You Remember, bailing Home (voice) Bob Ray Field Daisy Waltz <piano duet) -•Kermit Crist and Chester la»ngwirbergers. Without A Song (voice) Drucilla Burkhead. lliMiioreske. Beautiful Dreamer - Donald Johnson. Under the Flag of Vlc’ory —Helen Ruth Haines. Valse Viennetlne (duet)- -Helen 'R. Haines and V. Hart. Minuet. March Militaire-Chea-ter lxmgeni>erger.

.Mr and Mr*. J. C. Sheppard of Baton Rouge, La., are spending two •week* with the latter'* parents, Mr. and Mr*. John liriie, William E. Fagrote looked after 'business in Woodburn and Fort Wayne today. MARTIN BCHEIDERER WEDDING DATE ANNOUNCED 'Mr*. Sarah Martin announce* the approaching marriage of her daughter, Faye, to Arthur Scheiderer. son of Mr*. Viola Hchelderer. The wedding will the an event of Sunday. June 22 at three o'clock p m.. CDT The wedding will be solemnised in St. Paul church two mile* south of the county farm. Relatives and friend* of the couple are invited to attend. - - o Mis* Suzanne Sellemeyer of Elkhart la enjoying a two week's visit at the home of her father. Albert Sellemeyer of Fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Calland. Ml** Martha Calland. Mr*. Elizabeth Markel and Mrs. Frank Alton and *on* Jay and George motored to Dayton. Ohio Sunday whtre they enjoyed dinner at the home of Mr*. Market's son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mr*. Jay Markel. Mr*. Alton and son* continued to Middletown, Ohio where they visited for the remainder of the day with friends. Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Beavers received word Monday evening of the safe arival of their grandson, Rvb ert Beavers. In East Hartford, Conn. Bob left Bunday morning with D. W. Peterson of Texas and while in the east will work for the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft company. .Mr*. John Peterson I* spending two days in Fort Wayne with her daughter, Mr*. Charles Keller and children. Miss Sanna Kunkel has returned from Columbus. Ohio where she spent the week end as the guest of her sister. Mis* Harriett Kunkel who is attending college at Ohio State university. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Swaim of Bluffton visited In Decatur last evening. Mis* Vivian Lynch will leave Wednesday morning for Chicago where she will -be a delegate from the Delta Theta Tau sorority to the national convention in session at the Edgewater Beach hotel for the remainder of the week. Others from here attending are Mr*. Al Schneider and Mrs. C. E. Holthous*. Mis* Vera Bauer is attending Girl*’ State In Indianapolis thl* week. Dr. and Mr*. Ben Franklin and baby daughter, Margaret Joan, of Hartford City, arrived here yeiter-

day and will remain for several days at the home of Mrs. Fianklln's parents. Mr and Mrs Fred V. Mill* of Mercer avenue. They were called here by the death of Mr* Franklin's sister. .Mrs. Milo M McKinney of Syracuse. New York Miss Marlon Knauess and Jack Dunten of laeGrange. both quite well known here were married Sunday in Hie First Presbyterian church at lavGrange They will reside tn that city where Sack, who la graduating from the University of Michigan this month will practice law. using the office of his father Paul Dunten and grandfather. Frank J. Dunten. have occupied for many years. The Calvin Steury residence on Mercer avenue is now under construction. The basement ha* »een completed and work started on the structure which will add another beautiful h.ane to 'hat section of the city, 'A flock of fishermen opened the season at the Krick-Tyndall lake and reporPsotne good catches. A number from here will attend the Smith meeting at Fort Wayne this evening where Mr. Smith will address the America First organization. >Dr. John Carroll who graduated from medical school In Chicago last week has started h.s Interneship In the county hospital al Milwaukee, Wisconsin. George Frohnapfel’s drug store at Fort Wayne wa* held up last night and the strong box taken from the safe. It contained some valuable papers and a small amount of money. -Mrs. W. G Purvis of Washington. •D. C„ Is spending a month here with her brother-in-law and sister. Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Thompson. Friends in this city have been advised of the birth of an eight pound daughter to Mr and Mrs. F. E. Gooding of Columbus. Ohio. Mr. Gooding operates the rides and merry-go-round at the street fairs. The child was 'born May 31 and in the first addition to the family. W A. Kltqsp'T made a business trip to Danville, HI., today.

ARRIVALS Mr. and Mr*. Dorphu* Schlickman of 545 Dierkes street, are the parent* of a baby boy born at the Adam* county memorial hospital this afternoon at 2:04 o'clock. The baby weighed eight pounds, ten and one-half ounce*. He has been named Roger Lee. Adams County Memorial Hospital I y ■ — ■ 4' Admitted: John B«"ve)and. Ohio City; Mrs. Effie FrnzA. 1705 West Monroe street. Admitted and dismissed: Patricia Henderson. lldVfc North Fourth street; Ixiuls Carl Baylog. route 3; Mrs* Jesse Martin. Walton; Mr*. Albert Davidson, route <; Shelby Vance. Monroeville; Mr*. Harold Hike, route 1. Fort Wayne; Glen Flora, Hoagland. Dismissed: Mias Janet Schrock, South Second street; Mr*. Ivan Shifferly and baby son. Monroeville; Mm. Clara Sprunger, Berne; Mrs. Charles Pascal and baby son. Berne; Karen Rose Diehl, Craigville. Criminal Freed To Do Defense Work Lok Angeles. June 17 — (U.K/ — Harry R. Kersten, 41, an "habitual criminal" with four convictions on his record and an utXried robbery charge against him. wa* free from jail on bond today, Because experts believed he may perfect a devise for silencing airplane gun propellers. California Institute of technology scientist* and John Wagner, chief test pilot for the Vultee Aircraft company, told authorities hl* Idea wa* *ouiid and be should develop

It. Th*- Axiom company of i*on Angeles which makes airplane parts, promised to provide a Uts>rstory and pay for his experiments. Wagner said Kersten's Invent lon if successful would be “a valuable asset to defense *’ ■ —■ l O Burk Elevator Name Omitted From List The name of the Burk Elevator was unintentionally ommltted last night from a lint of firms, which are (’operating In sending < <q>les of the Daily Democrat to th** Adams county memorial hospital patients. A total of 24 firms are parti* ipatin«. — ■————w ■———— Two Dead From Freak Accident Indianapolis. June 17 (I'Pi Mrs. Martha Miskowiec, 3S. and Fred Chandler. .35. Isith of Indianapolis. died today of Injuries received In a freak automobile accident late yesterday Mrs. Miskowoec was In lured fatally when a car driven l>y George 'lxiwry. Indianapolis, plunged over the curb after le-ing struck by a second car In which Chandler was riding. — q Lions Club Head* Have No Opposition Elkhart. Ind.. June !7. — (U.R> — Three candidates for district governors of the Indiana Lions club were unopposed for election today at the annual state convention. Those to be named were Glen Campbell, India na pol Is; George Johnson. Mishawaka, and Walter Hays. Pendleton. Frank Southern. Bloomington, and Dr. H. L. lainahan, Anderson, were scheduled to be reelected secretary-treasurer and chaplain, respectively.

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Germany Denies The BomhinK Os Dublin • SSIIII ■!! Ulin ■ Berlin. June 17—-iUPi — Germany refilled today to a recent Eire protest against the 'bombing of DubUn asserting that a careful Investigation had failed to confirm that German planes were responsible The r»*ply said that Information placed at Germany's disposal by Eire authorities had l>e«-n Investigated caridully but It had failed to prove "with certainty*’ the responsibility of German planes. — O Taxing Units (Jet -lune Distribution Checks to the various taxing I units in the county for the June distribution of taxes are being prepared in the office of Victor Richer, county audltm. The total to !•<• distributed Is 1271.172 35 More than half of the year's taxes was paid in May. i according to the settlement sheet, which was aftproved yesterday by | th-.- state board of tax commission ers. ———W-'."- —— Lives Os Carol. Lupcsc’uc Threatened New York. June 17. -UJD Travelers reluming from Havanna reported today that guards about former King Carol of Rumania and his friend. Elena Lu|teacti. have been doubled io-cause of reports that an attempt might to* made on the life of the deposed monarch, "" ■ “ a- - Os Missing -Man Is Located Angola. Ind , June 17 <U.R> The body of Albert A. Derh*-lmer. 56, Fort Wayne plumbing contratcor. was found in Ixike James shortly before noon today by an airplane piloted by John ixiferty. A trail In the mud on the lake bottom marked Derheimer’n struggles toward shore before he apparently became exhausted and wan overcome. He had been miening since early Monday evening when he went Ashing. - —— o — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Chaw for SlO Goto Up Birmingham. Ala —flj.R> Police officer W. W. Rurka engaged in a novel chase the other day. but he got his quarry. The officer was called on to chase a 110-blll. blown from the hand of a woman. He Anally ran it to earth atop a threestory building in downtown Birmingham. — o ' lowan Owns Albino Pokineoo Orleans, la <U.F> Howard Graesin. Orleans dog fancier, owns one of three known Albino Pekinese dogs in the western world. The dog, "Whitey'* is IV months old, weighs seven pounds and hasn't a colored hair on Its body. The mother was brown and th*' father black. Kansas Wildlife Thrlvso Manhattan. Kaa. — (UJ9 — Trees and wildlife are ''staging a mutual comeback.” In Kansas, Russell ' Reitx. state director of forest service. said today. Approximately 34.* i 000 acres of trees planted by the i service on 4.100 farms have provld- • d food, shelter, nestling and den- : ning plat es for additional wildlife.

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