Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1942 — Page 3

. it • IONDAY, JULY 13, 1942.

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*=*. GORMAN KAUFFMAN * HON OR tD WITH PARTY **he Women of the Moo*. entered Thursday evening with u pot :: . supper party honoring Mrs. man Kauffman of Monroe, who recently married. The tables attractively decorated by a mlttee with Mrs- Henry Braun 'hairman. The guest of honor presented with a lovely gift by chapter. be regular business meeting held at eight o'clock and it was ded to give a public benefit y Friday evening at seven-thlr-The proceeds will be used for .. bases tor the soldiers. rs. William Noll was named m rman of the party. Any coker with a husband, son or her In service is requested to _fy M«. Noil as soot: as pos- >. «»rs Dan Braun was elected and TpUed as chief executive officer. f next meeting will be held tr, rsday, July 23. ■■■■essaMMMaU !BBYTERIAN WOMEN HEAR MR*. WIEGNER te Presbyterian Missionary Soc1 will meet in the auditorium of church Thursday afternoon at o'clock and wilt have the prlvt of hearing a talk by Mm. W. Viegner of Elkhart, president te Fort Wayne Presbyterial. i invitation baa been extended it he missionary societies of the hyterian churches of Bluffton _ Ossian to also attend and endearing the gueet speaker. b_rs. Wlegner was one of the rep* ntativea from Indiana wno attired Quadrennial at Atlantic in May and has an important sage to bring from the meet<w. W. A. Lower will have devoI while hostesses will be the . lames E. D. Engeler. Huber Dei, R- E. Olendening and M. A. Inger. allowing her address in DecaMrs. Wlegner will speak In ~ Wayne to missionary groups various Presbyterian churches tat city at a Joint dlnn< r in> < t- ■ ushers of the Phoebe Bible ( i of the Zion Evangelical and ■rmed Sunday school will en--.-a picnic suppar Thursday in na-Nuttman park, at slx-thlry tk ‘ rs. Cal flteury will be hostess io Eta Tan Sigma sorority ut home Thursday evening at t o'clock. • . te Otterbein Ootid of the First ed Brethren church will meet ..je church Tuesday evening at n-thirty o'clock. te meeting of the Decatur home

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By HABBIBGM CABBOIX Uay Festastse Syadl«-*t« Write* OLLTWOOD. —ltegardless of I fact that ba wa* among the wage earners of the country i year, Jamas Cagney may tell

his fa rm at I Martha's Vineyard, rating it as a luxury in these times. Authority for thia U the star's brother, BUI. "When Jimmy left here, he had I in mind selling I the farm,* Bill II told ms. "He can visit It only once a year and. I in view of this, tt seems quite

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BTriita -xpense. Os soune, he* talked ut selling it baton* and always 1 changed his mind. I don't w yet what hl* final decision 1 ‘ be." oU of admiration In Hollywood if the *acriflcss Mr* Denni* Mor- : i to making to have her lhlr ' l y. She baa been in the Cedar* Lebanon hospital for about six •Joi and probably will have to ala there tor two months more. hs Zorina wardrobe la "For on Ito M Toll* " will throw entire burden of achieving mor span the star herseif. rell be Just one main costume man's brown flannel shirt. sa corduroy pant* and a pair •boss with rope sole* When weather to flSppoeed to be cold, star win top this with a brown wt Hfictaty of making Zorina look kdentiy sexy in the outfit was of the mason* for so many * tow's ttaa for irony? Now that m—• Brother* have announced 'lt they'll film “Mi—ion to Moer,• the casttag ofoce is crowded h Whits ■ustoan* from the local -ny. who want to get movie to as Malta supporter*.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline. 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phonee 1000 — 1001 Monday Firemen's Auxiliary, Mrr Adrian Burke, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Dorcas Class Picnic, Memorial Park, 6 p. m. Church .Mothers' Study Club. Methodist Church. 2:30 p. mRebekah 1-odge. I. O. O. F. Hall, 7:30 p. m. Home Nursing Class, Lincoln School, 7:15 p. mOtterbein Guild. First Cnjted Brethren Church, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Red Cross Sewing Project, Legion Home, 1 to 4 p. m. Thursday Women of Zion Lutheran Church All Day Red Cross Sewing .Meet. Church. 9 a. m. Girl Scout Troop Three. Fire Station, 2 p. m. Missionary Society, First Presbyterian Church, 2 p. m. Phoebe Bible Class Picnic, Han-na-Nuttman Park. 0:30 p. m. Eta Tau Sigma, Mrs. Cal Steury, 8 p. m. Friday Red Cross Production Center, American Legion Home, 1 to 4:30 economics club, which was to have been held a( the home of Mrs. Elmer Anapaug’i Wednesday afternoon. has been postponed unil Wednesday, July 22. ■PERSONALS Mrs. Gus Smith and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Parkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and their families, all of Midland. Michigan, visited over the weekend with Mrs. Evelyn Archer of south of Pleasant Mills. Earl Durbin and family of Indianapolis visited In Decatur with Mrs. Jennie Durbin over the weekend. Miss I-eota Bittner R N. of the Riley Hospital. Indianapolis, will arrive home Wednesday for a 10 day vacation with her family and friends She will Im* accompanied by Miss Lucille Blaze of Madison, Indiana, who Is also on the nurses •taff at the Riley Hospital. Mrs. H. H. Stoner of Chicago is visiting frlenda and relatives here. Mr- and Mrs. Wesley England and Mr. snd Mrs. Wiliam Schnepf enjoyed Sunday at Coldwater Lake, Michigan and were the dinner guests of Mr. and .Mrs. Walton Kemp at Quincy. Michigan. Miss Joan Cowan, who Is visiting her aunt. .Mrs. T. E. Miller in Fort

citement. The star has accepted an invitation from her former school teacher, Mrs. Jeanette Slocum, to debate with local students on whether an inexperienced boy or girl should risk coming to Holly* wood to get a job in the fllma. Joan, who once was a member of the debating team at the Mechanic Arts high school in St. Paul, wiU taka ths negativs side. Current decision is that Gene Tierney's kid sister, Patricia, will postpone her film bi«l and go to school for another year. Patricia and Gene's mother have been living in the guest bouse at the Tierney-Cassini home. Looks now as if Count Oleg will get his citizenship papers this month. Ho expects to go into the Army immediately afterwards. Hollywood probably will seem Uks heaven to Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf Gluck, the parents of Mrs. Paul Henreld. They ve had a hard time getting from the continent to England and then securing passage to this country. To make up for it, Henreid has bought them a sixroom house, has furnished tt and even has put tn a garden. The yard will be fuh of flowers when they arrive, . j HOLLYWOOD PARTY LINE: So he'll look more like a heavy. Lief Erickson will wear a pair of those contact lenses on hU eyeballs in “Arabian Nights.” . . . Paulette Goddard flew out of town over the week-end. Very mysteri-c-js about it t 00.... Marte Rosenbloom and Ben Blue will open their San Francisco late spot around Aug. L . . . Arthur Lake and tho dog, Daisy, from the "Blondie'' series, now are working tn "Blackoats of 1942.” . . . Ginny Simms and BUI Hawks at Andre's. . . . Margaret Padula, the viudevills headliner of a few years back, wUI open at the Houm of Murphy. ... After warning Arthur Treacher not to work in the sun, Arthur s gardener fainted and had to be taken to tbs hospital. . . . Rumors persist hers that Martha Rs ye and Nick Condos, the dancer, are secretly married.

At Sheppard If Rf j * Cadet Richard Fuelling, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fuelling ot near Decatur, war graduated from mechanics school last month at Sheppard Fluid, Texas. He Is stationed with 421st Technical School Squadron. Barracks 582. Wayne, spent Saturdayat her home here. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Andress and Mrs. Paul Graham spent Sunday In Indianapolis Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipzig. Ohio are visiting with relatives and friends In this city. Miss Elizabeth Schrock returned today tq her home In Indianapolis after a several week*' visit In this city at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schrock. Mrs. Clark William Smith and baby daughter Jean Lutz Smith left early Sunday morning for their home in Pittsburgh, Pa., after an extended visit here with Mr. Smith's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and son U-wis. Dr James Topp of Oak Park. 111-, has returned home after a week's visit here with his fritted and class mate, Dr. John Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayson Carroll of Adams and Second streets. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown have gone to Beaver. Pa.. for a visit with their grandson. J. C. Mills and his parents, Mr. .nd Mrs. J. C- Mills. Imolu and Fern Caso enjoyed the weekend In Fort Wayne with Mr. and Mrs. Orvall Lenhart and family. Mrs. Roy Case and daughter. Fern, were shoppers here this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bauer and family visited Sunday with Mr. Bauer's mother, Mrs. John Bauer, at Convoy, Ohio. HOPE TO FINISH (Continued From Pago 1) earnings of individuals and corporations, but most consumers' goods not deemed necessities of life will pay heavier excise tuxes than ever before. Starting next January I. most ('(MX. YOING "BASQUE" rTyi j k ■Lil I ‘ l I W /II i i~ig Pattern »«31 may b* ordered only in misses' size* 12. 14. 13. 18 and 20 Size 14 requires 3 yards 35 inch fabric and 1 yard contrast Send FIFTEEN CENT* (plus ONE CENT to cover eoat of mallfng) for thia Marian Martin PatUrn. Be sure to write plainly your SIZE. NAME. ADORE** and STYLE NUMBER. A TWENTY-ONE OUN SALUTE to oar new Summer 1943 Pattern Book — jut MU ***• packed with cool easy to make. fabric ooneervlog styles for hot* ~oe duty aud -of duty" wear. Costs just TEN CENTS! Send your order te Decatur IMfiy Democrat Pattern Department. 3*9 W- Jackson Blvd, Chicago. DL

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FROM ffl ' MEN . ffi ■ I Service U Pvt. Victor Grove and Pvt. Truman Krueckeberg left Saturday for Fort Bragg. North Carolina, after spending a ten day furlough with their families and friends. Elmer T. Sorg, 3rd class ship-fit-ter from Great latkes naval training station, enjoyed a 36-hour visit here with his mother, Mrs. Mary Sorg . and other relatives and friends. Pvt. Gerald Smit ley has returned to Fort Benjamin Harison after a 36-hour furlough. He visited his mother. Mrs. Jennie Smitley and relatives and friends. Cpl. J. R. Bolinger has written hl* mother. Mrs. Noble Drum of this city, that he enjoys his new gp cation and is well. Camp life Is good and the menu is good, including sirloin steak He was in Panama. A radiogram has been received from P. F C. Cedric Colchin stating that he was O. K. and feeling fine. The radiogram was marked "Sans Origin.*’ giving relatives no hit of his address. The last previous word received from him late in June was dated March 17. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Heller received a letter this morning from their , son. David, who Is with the air aer- | vice somewhere In the south Padi flc. He 1% well and says he finds the work Interesting and much different from newspaper duties he did before leaving Decatur. The letter was dated May 27 and is the first they have had since he left San Francisco March 17. Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Stapleton, Mrs. Phil L. Macklin and Richard Macklin went to Virginia Sunday to visit Pvt. Clarence Stapleton and Pvt. Wendell Macklin in army camps at Richmond. Va„ and Camp Pickett. Va , respectively. Miss Ixirena Reppert left over I the weekend foi Miami, Florida to visit, Herman Keller, who is stationed in the U. 8. Navy. ■Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth and Mrs. Edwin Kaufman went to Tent City, near Ft. Benjamin Harrison Sunday, to visit Pvt. Edwin H. Kaufman. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuhiman today received an air mall letter from their son. Pvt. Monroe B. Fuhrman, stating that he Is now stationed in Alaska. In his letter he said that the ''eats" were very good and that he drank out of "cups like all restaurants have.*' Pvt. Bud Metzger is now stationed with 8. W. P. 3rd Cavalry at Fort Benning. Ga., according to word received here. — o Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Brunno Vera, RR Decatur; Mrs. Calvin Coppess, Monroe: Claude Rixgln. route 2. Geneva: Jeffery Ihinee. Maple street; John Walk*. route 3 (and dismiss ed). Dismissed: Eugene and Edward Blume, route 2: Mrs. Maude Cliogeman. route 1. Monroeville; Mrs C M Hoover, Montpelier: Mrs. Ot. to B. Helmrich nad baby son. RR Decatur; Mrs. Jacob Amstutz and baby girl. Berne: Mrs. Lawrenee Callow. 404 Patterson street. ——.... , .0 Attends Meeting Os C. L. Os C. Trustees Mrs. William Keller of this city, a supreme trustee of the Caibollc Indies of Columbia, left today tor Columbus. Ohio, to attend a meeting of the supreme board of trustees. The executive session will be in progress this week. Mrs. Keller was recently elected to the supreme board. —• 1 ■ Chemurqic Committee Selects Officers Indianapolis. July U—Members of the Indiana state chemurglc committee met at the Claypool hotel to elect officers and to make plans for their activities for the Americans will pay part of their Income taxes as they earn. In ad dltkm to paying 1942 taxes In the regular quarterly Installments. From each wage, salary or dividend chock will be deducted five percent of the amount In excess of fixed personal exemptions The exemption for a single person la 111 a week, for a married man |!4 and for each child or other dependents. |IW

balance of (he year. Russell G. East, Richmond, genera) agricultural agent for the Pennsylvania railroad, was selected chairman of the committee. Other officers are Dale W. McMillen, liecatur. p - id ent of the Central Soya company, vice-chairman; and Harry J Reed, dean of Purdue school of agriculture, secretary. Woman Is Killed By Fort Wayne Taxicab Fort Wayne. July 13 — (UP) — Mrs. Minna Haller, 81, became Fort , Wayne's eighth traffic victim of 1942 when she died late Saturday of Injuries suffered earlier In the evening when she was struck by a taxicab a«< she crossed a street. Police held the driver, Morris Williams, on a charge of driving with inadequate brakes. o Allen County Youth Is Drowninq Victim Fort Wayne, Ind., July 13—(UPt —George Arthur Shepherd. 18, of near Fort Wayne, was drowned Sunday in Knapp Lake near Cromwell when he apparently lost his hold on the side of a boat and sank In 70 feet of water. He could not swim. Three girl companions were unable to save him. 0 Remember Pearl Harbor Waukesha. Wls. — (UP) —When Mrs. Millie Mueller, who decorates chinaware an a hobby, finds the label "made in Japan" on a dish, she paints it out and etches "Remember Pearl Harbor" in its place. o Record Quicksilver Output San Francisco. -(UP)- War demands have pushed quicksilver mining in California to a new high level. The output ot the strategic mineral in the past year was 25.597 flanks, valued at 34.505.916. - o-— Blame War For Intoxication Sacramento. Cal. (UPt War Is affecting automobile driving, according to the state motor vehicle 1 department. War prosperity, war psychology, and heavy population concentration are blamed for a heavy increase In drunken driving 1 ■ —o- ■ —■ — Fewer Cabs in Bervice Oklahoma City.—(UP) Oklahoma City taxicabs are feeling the pinch of tire rationing Fifty cabs were withdrawn from service because of a luck of tires and more probably will be soon, cab operators eaid. unless recaps are permitted. 0 Corb Substitute Nearly Ready St. Petersburg.' Fla. — (UP) —A substitute for cork, processed from the roots ot ordinary scrub palmetto plants, will soon lie manufactured here. B. E. Moses, vicepresident of the Palmetex corporation. announced. ■ — o 1 —- ■ ■ Ohio Bankers Go to War Columbus, O.—(UP)- Mon- than 700 men from Ohio hanks are now In the armed services ot the United States, a survey made by the Ohio Bankers Association has disclosed Thin aveiages more than one man from every bank In the state. 0 Old Bike Still in Service Westfleld. Mass. - (UP) Henry A. Stillman isn't worrying about the automobile tire rationing problem. A Columbia bicycle which he bought in 1894 and which has been in continuous service for 45 years Is atiU being ridden by its owner. 0— Preparedness Measure Urged Chicago —(UP) —A proposal to transform DM) police squad cars into stretcher cars and add 20 new combination ambulance and patrol wagons as a war measure was proposed to the health council by Dr. oJseph C. Roas, council chairman — - p —' - Taste of Life for Beniors Vinita, Okla.-(UP)—To acquaint Vinita high school seniors with responslbllltlea. business men have arranged a "Senior work day." They have agreed to hire at Teast one uenlor on Work Day to demonstrate present day problems. —— Harvard Adds War Courses Cambridge. Mass - (UPt —The new Harvard University catalogue has grown to record size with the addition of many wartime courses Additional otudies listed Include Japanese. Chinese. German. Rus sian and military German Finally Loams Fish Identity Tale Well. Aris — <UPI — Dan Drift now knows just what kind of a flsh be caught in the Colorado river below Laguna Dam last August. He sent it to the federal flsh end wildlife service snd has just been Informed that it Is an “Elope Afllnb Regan." • Cabs Exchange Rides for Tires Erie. Pa —(UPI—Two Erie taxi companies have evolved a unique plan whereby they agree to barter cab service for the good tires of customers curs The two concerns advertise they will give credit of more than 75 percent of the cash value of ail good tires turned over to them. One may have a low purpose in desiring a high place

ACCEPTED GROUP ENTERS ARMY JULY 20 _ 111 L *WT ** *—*"■*■» ■ J As • Pictured above are the men who formed the last contingent to lake army exams at Toledo. Ohio under selective service. Accepted men will leave here July 20. Men In th* contingent left to right, back row: Vaughn Merillat. Ellis Hlrachy (rejected!. Carl Moellerlng. Robert Kplegel, Dick Tonnelier trejectedl and Donald Borne Next row: HUI Kuhnle. Jr.. Harold Shady (rejected). William Miller. Chris Burry. Harold Billington and Guy Koos (all held for further examination> and Elmer Yoder Fourth row Harry Rlesen (rejected). Arthur Bohren (rejected). Thoma.* Mouse. Robert Andies. Harvey Mann and Jack Ziseman (rejected!. Third row: Orval Hsibegger. Merrill Spitler (rejectedi. Harold Bailey Arthur Reinhard. William Melchl Frank McClymonds (rejected!. Second row Henry Dlerkes. Robert Owens. David Lybarger. Robert Reinhard. Donald Miller. Rayn I Bodie (rejected), and Arthur Kipfer First row Bernard Braun (rejected), Jerome Bosse (rejected). Roy (rejected) and Clifford Reynolds

DECATUR SCOUTS (Coattaued From Pass I) Jack Rayer. Eiik>-ii«- Lyonu Troop 62: Harold Nash. Troop 63: Jim Hart. Herbert Fruchte. Richard Saylors received a blue ribbon for making an outxtanding handicraft article. A SCRAP RUBBER (Contlnseii Ft om rage 1) city chairman. Each expressed his appreciation to those who had participated In the campaign, either by working to collect the rubber or by con’rlbutIng. 0 —— NAZIS HURL MORE (Continued From rags 1) inforcements ai-rosx the Don but that they had been able to establish on a 10-tnile wide front and that some Russian units stU* were light. Ig on the west bunk of the river. The river was eaid to be foil ot German bodies but it w»» admitted that tremendous enemy pressure was being put against the city's defenders. Some German divisions have lost one-third of their tank strength and many smaller Infantry units have been destroyed, according to Soviet dispatches. "Nothing but names remain of many German and Hungarian companies,** one correspondent reported. The last two weeks of big-scale fighting In the Don basin have resulted in highly important gains, but the enemy still had not been able to achieve the break through and speed operations that marked the Axis invasion of Russia last summer at this time. The Russian* have forced the enemy to pay a tremendous toll for ev« ry yard ot ground and have adopted tactlca that prevented renewal of hlitakrieg attack* This ability was strikingly dem onstrated before Voronesh when the Germans shoved an armored spearhead across the Don a week ago and believed they had the city in their hatide. The Russians, how ever, were able to dose in on the flanks, break off the enemy supply line and force the Germans to spend thousands of livex before they could re-establish a strong crossing at the Don The enemy •till was paying hour by hour in Bghttng outside the city

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Sprunqer Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held thia afternoon at the First Mennonlte church for Ediaon Sprunger. 42. former B»-t|ie school teacher, who committed suicide by hanging himself In the basement of his home Saturday morning. Six members of the Berne school faculty, E M. Webb, superintendent; William Hprunger, Maynard lletriik. latke Glendening. Free man Burkhalter and J. D It. S< liwartz. served as pallbearers. Burial was in the M A. E. cemetery. Coroner J Jerome Yager, after

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investigation, indicated he would return a verdict of suicide by stranirulatlon in the death of the teacher, who arked for u leave of absence last March after 20 yearn on the faculty He had served as a Sunday School superintendent In the Mennoni'e church for nine years 111 health and despondency were blamed for the act. Sons' Service Tastes Vary Andover, Masis. tl'f’i—Mr and ■Mrs. John Heyermond have four sons in four branches of the armed services the Army. Navy, Marine i Corps and State Guard.