Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1942 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17. 1942

**ANUARY MUTING P P. Y. A. HCLD Community alßitln:- under the dir •lion of Mr*. W J Krick apen**sl narilng of th. i- T \ for hick Mrs Kay Lletz wa* <halrM «t Ihe Umolii *< hool Fnd.iy t*moon Re» O T Itos.i-im guv.. m> invocation During th# basin- < tn«••■tl»ir. pre dad over by Mr Rsn**l>it th*aoelatton donated 43 to •>•< Infante paralysis fund M Oman Mrs W. A. Lower who l« ill large of the Welfare mm at Wl <•*•" • AM**' Interesting anti ■' tlafartory rupor A punnet dis ■Non. “Children need an environent free from Btiysh-al hu sards." aa Mby Mra. Ota Gaff. a laird ■ Mtn. Am Polla, k Mrs l , .iinn-i .her. Mina Beer.. Pumphrey, eve Kvarimri ami I F. Jzherg \ .Tbu toportanee of diet and pro ■r foods, medical in t>. < of bool children. vaccination ami MHuniaation wore some o’ the WHs which wests a . that 43 RBru-tr of th.- «<■! -> tire service men are lo ins !••>*l--of pby«l*ul di .ability •o there are loon countries tn the ft tiled States -wl'lumt health *«irsee. PreeedlMf the regular meeting Us study group. with Mr* c M trj Bgh as leader. dlacoaoM the topic o warket we «o m • !• i■ < roaaad the taper t.u f good id saying Utat an inadequate »t lowers resiatan- - to Infection ' d may destroy ear's sense of •H-belng and ability to work ofThe nest meetln« of P T A. will the Founders' Day program and r mflßßt to be held In 'he First ilted Brethren ebui. h Thursday jgWrwrp 11. HROSORR-OBTRRMEYER JPTIAL3 TO M SUNDAY t-flFhe wedding of Mlns Evelyn krhroeder. daughter of Mr. and ■'•a. Martin Msroed.- of Ossian pt Arnold Ootenaey. non of Mr ,'.t Mra. Martin Oatermi-yi-r also Oaslaa. will be pplrmnlzed to;,/rrow night at aht-thiity o'clock \ ‘ the Zion Evangrflsal and Luth- , church wttah Bev Waller , nche officiating \tiendanta will be Mian (leral- ,. ie Callemeyar. Mbs Bern leer Onmeyrr and Mlm Wlld.-s ade Bill neier. Miss Darlene and Mlns Ana Schroeder: Gers I! Schroeder: -hard Schroeder and Marvin termeyer. she bride Is aa employe of the usual Electric and the groom a [Mbnter. AMS COUNTY NURSES :CT AT MRS. NABECGERS Members of the Ada in« county •eaa’ association worn recently ertalned at the home of Mrs. ey Habegger In Berne with n ely party of fßtriotic appoint nta. Assisting R»«tes*.«s were I. Clyde Spreng.' Mrs. Edgar . iman and Mrs. Carl Luginblll. 1.-tlar a business meeting Raines O’iW» played and a number of 11 aea awarded. The evenlnt'r prowas based on n pa'riotk ; Me. A delicious Ittnche -n was red. •resent were the Meadanu-- NelLowe, Vernon Aurand. George my, Clarence Strickler Martin

HEAR THE VOICE OF PROPHECY EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT • St*. Ke. CBT. Chisago, 11l WIND 560 600 P. M. od | Detroit - Windsor CKLW 800 7:30 PM. IndianapolisWlßC 1070 6:00 P. M. r» -m Public Sale ua Have deckled to gait farming and will sell at public auction 2 miles of Pfaaaair Milla, or 2 miles northwest of Willshire, on the da.’ Hah Zimmerman farm Juki south of Nickel Plate railroad TUESDAY, January 20, 1942 Commencing at 10:00 a. m. 6—HEAD OF HORSES—6 Sorrel Gelding 9 yr- "Id. wt. 16l«»; Roan mare 10 yrs. old. wt. 1700; ck mare smooth mouth nnd Drown mare smooth mouth; Sorrel inare ■lag 2 >■. oiu, Bay mare coming 4 years 01d.,, , 12—HEAD OF CATTLE—I 2 lemy cow 4 yr. old. be fresh Feb. 15th; Ayreshlre cow 7 yrs. old. fresh Feb 17th; 5 cogrs. close up springers 3 to X yrs. old; I heifers OGB 2 sow| bred to farrow in April; 17 feeders a lion I 75 lbs. each. HEEP—U good Oaford ewes. 2 and 3 years old if RAIN £ HAY—«<Mi Im. Corn; X ton good mixed hay; Some corn ’ jA, — IMPLEMENTS — ■r Mcfteerlng ig-je Tractor in good condition; J Deere Tractor disc ; II seasons; New Idea Manure spreader like new; MeDeering Bind- [ I It. cut, first clans: Hoosier grain drill; J Deere corn planter 999; » delivery rake; Hay loader: Oliver Sulky breaking plow; Two Oliver walking plows; New ground plow; Tedder; Wagon & rack; Mer ring t ft. mow. r In good condition; Steel wheel wagon box; Two ■ tooth harrows; A shape harrow; Wheel cart corn cutter; Riding ’‘ Ira tor; Two horse walking cultivator; Land roller; Two good double branching iferness; Collars; Good Fan Mill: 2 iron kettles; Electric <t pr and pump jack; 3 hog houses; 1 brooder house; four 10 gal. milk ahr flKrd press: spring tooth harrow; Galvanized X hole hog feeder; \.#anlsed 2 hole feeder; 1 good tank heater; small tools; shovel too numerous to mention. ERMS- Cash. CARL E. SHEETS, Owner Johnson A Son. Auctioneers <X Felgert. Clerk. Lunch by Wren R. U. B. Church

Dysart. Clolae Elchar. John Mowery. Juanita llonflgllo. Charles Gmlot, Harold lloffmn. Grant Smith, The Misses Leona Wuiilman. Margaret Kiting, Marla Felber. Sara Cook. Hillis Wlsrl, It. Schwarts. Mary Jane Colchln. Huth Reinhard. Edna llnntn and Ruchael Burkhalter. FRANKE 3ELKING APPROACHING NUPTIALS Mr. and Mra. Christ Franke of near Os.lan unnounc» the approaching marriage of theft dauahter. Martha, to Wlllrur F Welkins, son of Mr. and Mr« Martin Nelkins of near Decatur. The nuptials will be solemnized the evening of January .11 at seven o'tlm-k In the Bethlehem Lutheran tdiurch with Rev. Keck officiating. Miss Franke has chosen Mi*. Alton Reinkliw as her maid of honor and lhe Misses Eileen NelklOK. her sinter, and Anita Werllng a« bridesmaids. Nerving the Krontn as best man will be Erwin Franke, brother of! the bride, while Harry 111.-eke and Gilbert Koenemann will tn- the ushers. The groom Is empolyed nt the Decatur Casting company. LITTLE FLOWER STUDY CLUJ MEETS The Little Flower study club met Thursday night at the horn- of Mrs. Fred Cok-hin wMh Mrs. Hugh Daniels. leader, opening the m<-ellng with prayer. Miss Mary J. Colchln n-ad an article, "Training in Chastity". and Mrs, B. Wert«l»erg»-r read a story. "How God Moves In many mysterious ways His wonders to perform." Mrs. Florence Des Jean gave an Interesting description of the investiture of a Carmelite nun and several other topics If interest were discussed. The meeting closed With a |>rayer for the Imys and men In service. The ne«t meeting Will he held with Mrs. Mary Foos, al which time Mra. Charles J. Miller will read a paper. The Guardian Angel study club met recently with Miss Geraldine Heiman. Mias Joan Paren' read a I story. "Cbrist Lives On." Present wer the Misses Mary C. Spangler. Joan Parent. Vera Braun. Mary Geimer. Ruth Horns'. Francis Brlte, Marjorie Kintz and Gwaldine l|<-i---man Mias Mary C. Brann was a guest The negt meeting Will he held in February with Mlaa Rpaftgler. MRS. GETTYS PARMER HOSTESS TO CLASS Mra. Gettys Parmer was hostess to the members of the'Pitilathae class of lhe Baptist Sunday School and one guest. Mrs. 11. Murray, last evening for the regplar meeting Mrs. C. E. Bell gave the devolionala, using 'frlendahip" as the theme. Each member of the class wrote a poem about her Ch«cr Nister for the past year and the prize for the beat poem was awa"ded to Mrs C. V. Hllyard. Mrs. H N Khrol! then paasod a dish ot English walnuts and when these were opened each member found a new Cheer Nister’s name

CLUB CALENDAR •oclsty Oaadllns, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday Cafeteria Supper, Zion Evangell cal and Reformed Church. 6 'o 1 p m Monday Pythian Rioters Templs Mooting, K of P. Homo, 7 p. m. Red Cross Production Center, Lotto* Home. 12:30 to 4:30 p. m. Research Club. Mrs. Henry Heller, 2 10 p. m Woman's Club General Meeting. Lincoln Auditorium. 7.43 p. m. Tuesday St a n third First Aid Course, Lincoln Bchool, 7 to 3 p. m. Advanced First Ahl Class, Lincoln Nchool. 7 to 9 p m. Tri Kappa Social Meeting, Elks Home. 9 pm. Decatur (lardon Cluh, Mrs. Fred McConnell. 2:30 p. tn Kirkland Indies Club, High Nchool, I p. m C. L of C. Guest Night and Pot latck Nufiper. K of C. Hall, <:3d p. m. Psi lota XI Social Meeting Mrs Floyd GrandsUff. 7:30 p. m Wednesday Dccjitur Home Economk s Club. Mrs. W P. Robinson. 1:45 p. m Historical Cluh, Mrs. Frank Krick. 2:30 p. m. Hygiene und Home Nursing Clans. Uncoln Nchool, 7 to 9 p tn. Izxlles' Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Fred Smith. 2:30 p. m. Ih-catur Home Economics Club. Mrs. W. P. Robinson. 1:45 p m. Business and Professional Women's Club. West End Restaurant. 4:30 p. m. Friday Red Cross Production Center. glon Home, 12:30 to 4:30 n m. for 1942. % Mrs. Norma Kruse, program leader. conducted an geographic conical, the prize sot which was awarded to Mrs. C. 11. Moser. A leiler of thanks from Mrs Shamp, who is a hospital patient, was read to the class. The class voted to give |3 to the Red Cross fund. A special collection of 131.45 was turned l-t at this meeting. During the noclal hour, lovely refreshments Were served hy lhe hostess, assisted by Mrs Bell. The class then adjourned to meet nezt with Mrs. Norman Kruse. B — — * News Os The World ' • «i Ixmdon Prime Minister Winston ' Churchill returned to England by ' flying boat to day to face an immediate showdown with a critical |>urliament on the grave Allio<| stratagiv position in she far east. With advanced imperial Orees on the west Malaya front Australian troops broke a savage Japanese attack today after the enemy had established a foothold on the Muar River 90 miles from Singapore, Siwnewhere In Java — Gen. Nir Archibald Wavell has compb-twl orMarian Martin Pattern vV* v * • I L K "I flii I* r - fl 111 t J fl Jrll ‘ T 19882 J UJ ■ll' »| L-——— i * *1 *' -■A*' l| Lei » Ft i <» rJ J * I |a *l. \ \ 1 k / k Ml! Pattern 9M2 may be ordered only In women’s sizes 34, 30, 3k. 40. 42. 44. 44 and 44. Size 34 requires 3% yards 39 Inch fabric. To got this pattern send FIFTEEN CENTS to Decatur Dally Democrat Pattern Department, 309 W. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago. 81. An additional TEN CENTg brings you our new Spring Pattern Book, ready now. Smart, easy-to-make styles for the entire family.

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D N. Wolfe of route 4 a'lendnl io business In Darmur Friday morning E«l Kohtie of route 4 was among yesterday* business callers hereMr* Frank latshe and daughter of route 4 shopped In Decatur Friday Alton Bittner und »on Ronnie vieBed in Dr>atur yesterday uft»-r---noon. Zechariah Merryman und John Ntwnrburner of near Monroe were business visitor* Friday afternoon Mt and Mra Ivan Byer* of Will shire, O„ shopped h-re yesterday and attended the sales Rev. and Mrs. R W. Looae' of Celina. Ohio, visited here yesterday with Mr. and Mrs Merle Nchnlts and family. Rev lawme was paator of the Evangelical church In this city (ur a number of years Mr. und Mra. Waller Deirn of Chaltanooga. Ohio, were Decatur visitors Friday. Mra. Fred Geyer of Willshire. Ohio, shopped here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C Amentia of Linn Grove looked after biialnens here Friday. Donald Nchmltt, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs H. P. Nchmltt of the City View farm, easl of Decatur. was reporter! muejt Improved today. He took seriously 111 Thursday. His temperature has gone <k>wn and he «eemed much improved today. Mrs Huliert Meyers and children of Fort ‘Wayne spent yesterday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F Crist of Monroe Mrs. Hubert Cochran was taken to Ute Lutheran hospital In Fort Wayne early this morning for observation and trenWnenl. Rhe has been In poor health for the past several months. C. D. Lswton of North Second street. w.ho has Iteen confined to hl* home for the past we>-k with a severe sore throat, was reported as le-ing «ome better this morning Henry B Heller, county attorney and Clyde O. Troutn»r, county clerk paid a Imslness visit to Mrs. John Rnow at Ceylon yesterday. Mrs Know, one of the county's pioneer residents, is kl years old Recalling memories as the time Lincoln's Itody was 4it|>pt-d to Columbus. (»hio. after the asslnatlon, is one of her favorite hohhles. — —o — WWW* News From Adams County Youths In Service Os Nation « s s w Assignment of five Adams < ounty youths ip the air corps at Jefferson Barracks. Mo., was announced today by Fort Benjamin Harrisor officials. They are: Lloyd J. Mahan. Imren W Nchnopf. Glenn T Griffiths. Lloyd It Spiegel, and William F Rchnepf. Pvt Tilman Bizler of Berne first selectee from that town to be released under the 2S-year ruling has been recalled to service. He left yesterday for Fort Benjamin Harrison. Word has been received here from Mwis "Whitey" Murphy, former Monmouth high school athlete who recently joined the marlßM. stating thst h« successfully passrai hla exams at Indianapolis and is leaving for Nan Diego, California WAR DEPARTMENT 'mwTtsit'wtn rung fa<»» oNm defense production and that it actually had produced more automobiles In 1941 than It did In 1940 Rather than convert its facilities, the Industries insisted on building new plants with the government'* aid. for the few defense articles It delivered, the rommittee contended. — - One Name Omitted From Cast Os Play The name of W. F Beery was unintentionally omitted from the lint of Knights of Pythias members who will present Ute play. "Damon and Pythias” nezt Thursday night. Mr. Beery Is a veteran member es the cast, ALLIES POUND eww-HNttrn from paor ow»» ported. "This attack Is well supported hy aircraft and artillery. "The assailants greatly outnumber the defending iroops However. our soldiers are stubbornly contesting the attempted advance" Mention by the communique of the ('right flank" of MacArthur’s lines Indicated that the Japanese assault la being launched In the Hermosa area in an effort Io drive down lhe eastern Bataan coastal road toward Marlveles. communications port through which MacArthur maintains contact with ganitation of the Allied command to direct grand strategy in the pa ctflc front to a finish fight against the Ails nations, it was snn.nnced today.

Corregldor fortress, The language <>f the communique — parllcularly Ila failure tn stale whether MacArthur's forces were maintaining their forward line* against the JafkilicVe seem i-d to Indicate that lhe heavy pres sure of the Japanese in the past three days may have made som • Inroads Into MacArthur's carefiilly prepared position- — - o •— November Term Os Court Ended Today Today was th* last day of th* November term of the Adams circuit court. After two weeks va>-a Hon the February term ot c.mrl will be started on February I. Court attache* recalled Balay that th* November term was <>ne of the few in lhe history of tu* court lhai no jury trials were con ducted Neveral were scheduled but carries! over ansi may be trleil during ths- February session. ■" — 1 o— — Start Copyinq Os Huqe Ditch Report Mrs. Marl* Delioli. deputy »mtnly clerk, has ssims- busy day* nhi-ad —St least 4o of them Nhe started late yesterday entering the hug* report of lhe engineer In lhe Blue Creek drsolge case Into ths- civil court record There are I.MO pages anti more than 3.<NWi entries In the report connected with the widely kn <wn case which was eompromlss>d rarest Rf. If Mra. Ik-bolt wets- abb- i<> enter 50 entries per dny ansi doing this amount would require h*r full lime work *he would need exactly 40 days Isi finish ths- entries. — . Adams County Farmer Dies This Morninq Bsdomon Nt itchy, 73. former of southwest of Berne, died this Horning at k o'clock at ths- Adams county memorial hospliul Nurvivliui are th* widow, a son. Lester of Geneve, and a lirolhei In Ari-

Plan Now To Attend The DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FREE COOKING SCHOOL < UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION i JANUARY 26.27.28 ADAMS THEATRE Actual DemonNtrationN on the stage with a complete change of program each day. Magic Chef Gas Range Final Day C A TOASTERS AWARDED fl A BASKETS OF GROCERIES DAILY AWARDED AT EACH SESSION You’ll Enjoy Every Minute of it!

zona • Funeral services will l>e held > Monday afternoon hi I:Io o'cl'tsk i nt ths- horn*- and 2 o'clock al th* I West Mlsionary ihtirsh. west of lls-rns- Burial will be In the Gruv *1 HUI cemetery near Bern* Rev. i Chrl* Gerig will official'- The - laisly was taken to ths- Vagst fuI neral hums' in Berne. MOVIE STAR, 21 COMTItfVRD rKOM FAQS ONB someone wa« flrhilnr In the cock- . pit." A few minutes after ths- plane paass-sl (tom view, it s-rashs-d a- [ gainst th* mountain not far from u beacon muiklnx It* eouras- , Maj. II W Andersum. sxe.-l|tiv> . officer of the air corpo gunnery . schisd at McCarian Field, was In charge of the searching party. H>I cause of the rugged terrapi. it was I h-lleVed it would hr- almost uoon Irs-fors- ||)e party reachs-sl ths' ss ell*. First worst from the scent' wan expected to erm* from airplan--* stcheduled Io fly over th* wreck at daybreak Th* transport left Iju Yogas just al dusk and apparently was I tiehlnsl -sclh ditto. Th* count* from I lots Vega- to l.o* Angele* ie. not , lißhtv—l. although Ix-ticon* murk the . Path , The airline reported only one civilian passenger, lads Hamilton. Detroit. Mich., in addition to th>three Hollywood residents, aboard , the pintle Metnlo-rx of lhe crew Incllldetl W C Williams, pilot Morgan A . (Illlell, eo-pllol. and Mies Alic* F I , Getz, html'ss. Born tn Fort Wayne I Hollywood. Jan 17 tl'Pi Th* world knew her a* Carole Iztrnlurd Her friend* ended her "Pete." Iler huvbaud called her "Queen.'’ But she was born Carol Jane Peters, in Fort Wayne. Ind. on Oct. 5. 190 k Nhe drsq»p*d the "Peter?," addesl ' an "E" to Carol and *ub*Htuti*i "Ixtmhurd" because she thiught it i sounded mors- like a movie actress Lsucend say* Mi** IxHnhord took ■ the aslvis-e of a numerologls' when t-h* addesl that final ' E." but she

always uttered raudous laughs when nct'uas-d ot tonsorting with, -oolhesuyers. At any rate, her greatest m («•«*(•* same aftssr that on* IHtb|>Mter wa* added 'o her nam* A* one of Mat k Nennett’* lmt.li Ing bs-autii-< she made th* mnbmovie fan* loot: goggle eyed As a ilp-*norting qua*n of th*- hors* *»p era she took many a pot shot at the injurs and found h*r«eif res-*-tl*d fr.siii fates Wot e than ds-ath more times than dii* lik'd to remember In th* Jo *, when safety gla* was only un Idea in Uie head of an - figur'd In an auttnnobile wreck whls-h -ent silvers of alas* info her face and almo*' di«figured her permanently. Plasth surgery finally r*-ni<'V<d *-vi-,y s*ar In 1931, when th* movh* makers loks-d upon her as a dramatis- as Iress, »h<* married BUI IMwrll Nhe still was tils wife a ys ar lati i when dis* first met Clark Guide, who wu cast as one of her leading men. Nineteen Giirty-foiir was a historis- date for the fa«l-talking Carol*Nhe- launched with "TwenH.'th <’• nfury" a crass-, whi* h never ha« died, for scrs-wlmll movie s-onoulies. Then «h*- made "My Man G>ulfi*-y and "Nothing RacrsM' an! found herself earning |lsi*.isio for every pi* ture. Nile divoriiul PoWell on the coll Ventioiial oliargi-s <>f mental r--ti**liy and on March 29. 19.19. she marriesl Gable, who already had that on*-Im-slismilll hoUs<- built to her *pe< ffications - o - No Justification In Cuttinq School Term Indianapolis, Jan. 17 tl'Pi Shortening of public school term*, either by adoption of a s'xsiay week, the addition of more hours to the <lay. or by reducing the total number of day* in the establishes! 140-shiy term was deemed "tinadvisable" today hy th*- state hoard of education Th*- luMtd announcs*d lhe ruling in re*ponsa to queries from rut al area schools endravorint to aid

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lhe farm labor problem hy euttWlg or --hsrrti-nlng the *choul terms. Several i-'HMity or township s* hool Iniv* alreduy adopted th* s'vday Week Io free *ti|t|*nts for s-arly spring work In It* ruling Ct* hoard aid th* pre<ent fsnergspcy did dot justify •u»-h asst ion -o— — ■ - — Geneva Student Is In Colleqe Play Mumi*. Ind January 17 M-s Lila Nptunzer of Geneva ha* hsu-n 1 chosen for th* part of the plaintiff Its the annual musical pt wim-Hon ■ of Campti* Chord at Bull Rial* CoHers- 'I h* prislu* fl »n. "Trial by Jury ' will tn |i i d in th* near futar*. Miss Nprunger. a m*-mher of th*sophomore ctasa. Is a mesn'e-r of | Musi* Club. Kullisla Art Clnh, G*-r- --' man Cluh, Madrigal Choir. Choral Niu lety. und the V W C V o Trade In a finest Town Deeatur

i Shi* niiincv on your foolwear by totting u* repair your tshoe* exoerlly a» a rfßMtnabto price, i • FORTNEY IIRAIN FORTNEY FORTNEY’S SHOE REPAIR S. Second St. ;