Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1943 — Page 3

luRDAY. JANUARY 23, 1943.

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■ation of clubs ■ here FRIDAY ■jj-n < ou”ty Federation of K,.> Friday afternoon at the E M .. G Remy Hlerly Mr*. E, ( the president. con ■„ > in.** of the meeting. Haley. president of the E economics club. w K n f,r the afternoon, and K brief r tmtnary of that ■ W o k Mrs Gerald Burkin ■ paper entitled "Nutrition ■j.-h," Mrs. Ralph J. Roop Kil ,i pian-) solo. Mi*. W. ■ rave a talk on the proE t .. horn- economic* (luJ«? ■ coming year, and the work ■oe In nutrition. Kshments were served by the E assisted ■by Mr*. Felix ■ . Win. Kohl*. Mrs. Clyde I Mrs George iiuckiey and ■raid Durkin ■,. will be a meeting of the K « Society of Chrtattan SerKs the .Method 1 *! church, ■y afternoon at two-thirty ■”n he church parlors. There ■ installation of officers and ■,. service. A social hour will gS nee this Is the first gener■tins of the new year, a good Kace is desired. gr will be a meeting Wednes ■ernoon at one-thirty o'clock I st. Mary’s township Home Li. ■ club at the Pleasant Lsh school. All members are gt.d to b* present. I St. Jude Study Club will Wednesday evening at seven ■ o'clock at the Knights of Col- ■ hall. I Delta Theta Tau sorority Lid a business meeting at the | home Tuesday evening at I o'clock. E NEIGHBORS ■ IN MEETING I Good Neighbors Club held kt meeting of the year at the lof Mrs. C. W. R Schwarts. Lday afternoon. The new preIt .Mrs. Carl Schug, opened meeting by having the group |*"<<dun»bla, the Gem of the ■ and "Rig a Jig." notional* were given by Mrs. I |S< hug. and roll call was ans- ■ by a current event. With genBhiu«>ion followed. kame called Triple-A-Go was M, and later, the leader. Mrs. I R. Schwartz demonstrated to make an egg ome'M, Remenu of ice cream, wafers, hot chocolate were served to following: Mis. Victor Spiun Mr* Reuben Schwarts and bier, Floosie. Mrs. Henry GerMrs. Noah Mazelin. Mrs. Kay I Harrison. Mrs. Sylvan Haber Mrs. Amos Stauffer. Mrs George Snyder. Mrs. Menno

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HXRRISON CARROLL ■'•t tester** Bysdirsle Writer HOLLYWOOD.—Now that Bette Bu and Miriam Hopkina are do- ■ their scenes together for•• 01.1 ■uaintar.ee," the atmosphere on ■wt really sizzles. ■he cast refers to Vincent

Sherman not as th* director but a* th* referee Th* Hopkins portable dressing room is exactly the same distance from th* set a* Miss ttavta*. Wam*rs measured it to the foot. I watched a scene between the two stars As Bette walked

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|«y and out of camera range, ■ script called for her to say. ■lllie, you can be so exaaperalP* really put all she had into | line. And. as she spoke it. she I' • up at her hairdresser, smueu fc winked. i l A " Sheridan choruses Errol ■M i denials of marriage plans. H like Errol. 1 think he's a swell P*.~ she told me. “but 1 don t F* how those marriage rumors f rm sure it never entered f h *f one of our minds." [ * nn 1* craxy about Mexico and f people. If she doesn't have to I to work in a picture, she tells * *e U going right back there L °oks as if Georgs Montgomery '*nng the decks to go into the rvte *. He has sold Ms house to Bari and has thrown in the <* drapes, a dining room set Ma large number of rabbit* Ike star has bought a home for b parent, tn Bterk Eagle Mont, “J **» to one of Ms sisters. won t have to move immediLynn is going to New York « George will stay on in his Me at least until he flaishes "•bee's Moon." ** dt Lew Ayres a< be bow

Nuwlmum and daughter. Dave Anna. Mrs. Otis Sprunger and daughter, Alice. Mrs. Carl Schug. Mm. Reuben Hteury and daughter, Maxine, Mrs. Joe D. Schwarts, Mrs. Ben Mazelin. Mrs. Harold Schwarts and son. Sidney, and the hostess. Mrs. C. W R. Schwartz a-«i«tsd by Anna Jane Schmratz. i ARTIST WILL ENTERTAIN AT WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. Robert Freeby, chairman of the art department of Woman’s club. announces Mrs. Ruth Hines of Van Wert. O„ as the gUMt artist at the general meeting of the Women'* club in Library hall Monday evening at seven forty five o’clocfl •Mrs. Hines, who operates the Rue-Robin studio in Van Wert, will present a unique program, and will display her famous collection of on* hundred hand-made dolls. The dolls are made under the supervision of Mrs. Hines in her studio apd represent many national!ties and characters. Mrs. John T Myers la chairman of arrangements for the program Members are urged to use their guest tickets. CHURCH CIRCLES TO MEET ON THURSDAY The various circles of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church of this city will meet Thursday, ns follows: Ruth and Naomi, Mra O. L. Kirsch. 432 North Third street, two fifteen o’clock. Bethany. Mrs. 8. E Leonardson. 925 North Second street, seventhirty o'clock. Philalerhean. Mm. L. J. Fogle 101« Nuttman avenue, eight o'clock. Friendship, Mrs. DorphusSchlickman, 945 Dierka* street, eight o'clock. PHOEBE BIBLE CLASS MEETS THURSDAY The Phoebe Bible class of th* Evangelical Reformed church met in the church parlors Thursday evening, a good attendance being present. The leader. Mrs. Ralph Yager, had charge of the program and also gave devotional*. Her theme for the evening was "Putting First Things First-God and Church." I Group singing waa then held. Several contest* were enjoyed and the hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Forrest Owens, Mr*. | Fred Fruchte. Mrs. Ralph Yager, and Miss Matilda Seilemeyer. Valentine appointment* were used for the party. During the meeting, the minist--1 er'* wife. Mrs. William Feller, was received into the organization. PHILATHAE CLASS MEETS FRIDAY NIGHT The Philatbae Class of the Baptist church met last evening at the I home of Mrs. Brice Butler, with 1 twenty m*n»t>er» and four guests

U a staff sergeant at the evacuation hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. When Lew was assigned to the hospital, he had to give up his corporal'* rank and start all over again a* a private. But he has won promotion quickly. Quite a reunion for Brian Donlevy and Rita Hayworth in Columbia ■ "My Friend Curly.” It's been seven years since the two stars worked together in a picture. At that time, they both played bits in Twentieth CenturyFox' "Human Cargo.” Both Jennifer Jone* and her husband. Robert Walker, are poison oak victims They took a walk up into the hills back of their home. Jennifer, who’ll star in "The Song of Bernadette.” I* laid up with a badly swollen fsce. Walker, who * working in M-G-M's Bataan Patrol,” has ths infection on both arms. Odd that Kitty Carllsl* and Allan Jones should be appearing together in Universal's Crow Your Fingers ” Kitty** last picture.” A Night at the Opera." made in 1934. was Allan s first picture for M-G-M.

HOLLYWOOD PARTY LINE: Charlie Chaplin tells Jackie Coogan 1 that he’ll re-issue 'The Kid" with i sound .. ■ M-G-M is losing its new i discovery. Dick Simmons. He s 1 quitting the movies to become a civilian instructor for the Army Air Corp. . . The Rita brothers are incorporating. Harry will continue to handle contracts. Al will be manager and write the checks and Jimmy will conduct negotiations with agents. .. Incidentally. the freres Rita will be heading back to the Caribbean bases to entertain the soldiers and sailors in another flve or six weeks. . a search for locations for -Alaska Highway" nearly put Richard Arlen. William Pine_W illiam Thomas and Director Frank McDonald into the hospital Near Chilcoote Pass, their ear was .tailedfor seven and one-half hour, la , bowling bUsxard.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday Women of the Moose. Public Party. Moose Home. Monoay Woman's Club. General Meeting. Library 7:45 p. m. P/tblan Needle Club. K. of P. Home, after Temple. Pythian Slater*, K. of P. Home. 7ptn. Research Club, Mrs. Dale W. Ross, Routh Second street, Tuesday Young Matrons Club, Mrs. Albert Miller. St. Vincent de Paul, K. of C. Hall, 2 p. m. Evangelical Dorcas Clas t, Church 7:30 j>. m. Root Township Home Economics Club, Mrs. Cherman Kunkle. 1:30 p. m. Rebekah Lodge. Odd Fellows Hail. 7:30 p. m. Auditing Committee 7:00 p. m. Delta Theta Tau, Elks Hom*, s p. m. Wednesday Historical Club, Mrs. Frank Krick. 2:30 p. m. Red Cross Sewing. Legion Home, 1 to 4 p. m. Shakespeare Club. Mrs. Fr*d Smith. 2:30 p. m. Church Mothers Study Club. Methodist Church. 2:30 p. m. St, Mary's Township Home Economics Club, Pleasant Mills High School. 1:30 p. m. St. Jude Study Club. Knight* of Columbu* Hall, 7:30 p. in. Thursday Ruth and Naomi Circle, Mrs. O. L. Kirsch, 2:15 p. m. Bethany Circle, Mrs. S. E. la-on-aids; n. 7:30 p. m. Phllalethean Circle, Mrs. L. J. Fogle. K p. m. Friendship Circle. Mrs. Dorpbue Schlickman. S p. tn. Woman's Society of Christian Service. Methodis: Church Parlors, 8:30 p. m. Friday Red Cross Knitting, Legion Home 1 to 4:30 p. in. present. A short business sestlon was held, followed by prayer by Mr*. Lillian Moser. The class voted to save kitchen fats for war explosives. During the year, coin cards are kept by the members and last evening these cards wer* opened, making a sum of >20.00 collected during the past twelve months, and the proceeds from the sale of wax paper brought the total amount collected to >33.15. Th* four guests were then taken into the claw as members and were. Mrs. Laura Lee. Mrs. Hila

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Socialite, 72, Weds Girl, 23 sg T' - ■ i 4B ■ ‘ >: At the age of 72. Minturn Post ColHn*. New York socialite, takes as his second wife, 23-year-old Edith Buckingham, daughter of a Japanese father and English mother. Collins' first wife died In 1934.

Murray. Mrs. Harold Strickler and Mr* Ira Bodie. Enjoyment and merriment fol-' lowed the revealing of the Phila- | thae sisters and a rising vote of thank-* was then given, hi the contest, Mrs. Lillian Mosure wu* awarded the prize for being the winner. Mrs. Anita Baker, leader for the evening read the eighth chapter Psalm followed by prayer by Mr*. C. E. Bell. The next meeting will be held In February at the home of Mrs. Sylvia Palmer. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS FRIDAY NIGHT The American Legion Auxiliary i had a short l>us*n<-M* meeting and social hour last evening at the Legion home. During the business the organization voted to donate >5 to the March of Dimes. They ar* also helping in the victory book campaign by collecting old and new books which will be sent to the ' boys in service. Anyone wishing to add old or new book* to the contribution is requested to call American U-glon home. Mrs. Paul Felber. Mrs Frank Crist or Mri. Frank Liniger. A social hour followed and the 1 game "Help Your Neighbor” was enjoyed, prizes being awarded to Mr*. V J. Bormann. Mrs. Earl Bauer and Mns. Leona Walter*. Twenty-seven member* w*r* present so rthe meeting, and the hostesses, Mrs. (Tara Bauer, Mrs. Em- ’ ma Goldner, Mrs. iMary Adams. Mrs. Frieda Golden and Mrs. Mildred Smith, served refreshment* later In the evening. BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MRS. EHRSAM Mr«. Floyd Ehrmati was pleasant- , 1y surprised on h»r birthday last Thursday when fi lends and rotative* gathered at her home to help ' her celebrate th* event. At ala-thirty o'clock a carry In ' supper was enjoyed and after the ' supper hour gam -s were played. Those present were, Mr. and Mr*. Dorothea Shady, and son. Billy. Mr.: and Mrs. William Elirman and son.; Riaiiert. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Byerly and children. Marjorie, Joan. Barbara. Ronald nda Wayne. Mr. and Mm. Floyd Ehrman and family. Hugh. Kenneth, and Eileen, and the honored guest, Mrs. Floyd Ehrman. - - o Arbor day wa« f!r*t observed by I Nebraska in 1574 1

Actress Held on W capon Charge For years a star in the silent Aims. Madge Bellamy was arrested by Fan Francisco policl after officers said she fired three shots at A. Stanwood Murphy, socially-prominent lumberman. In the courtyard of a fashionable club on Nob Hill Murphy was not wounded. OsSeers said Mias Bellamy, who said her real name was Margaret Philpott, was enraged because Murphy married another woman recently. She was booked, above, on a charge of assault with a deadly

■PERSONALS Jess Lc-Brun and son Donald of South Whitley, were visitors In l>eDecatur today. Mrs. Win. Dougla* of Cnion City is visiting her sister. Mrs. Emma Beaver* of South Seventh afreet, for a few days. Mrs. Leland Frank was an over night visitor In Fort Wayne, and plans to spend th • day with friend* and relatives. Dick Steele left yewterday on a business trip to Schenectady. New York. Miss Martha Macy and Miss Mary Frank went to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon to meet Mie* Macy's mother, Mrs. Fanny Macy who has been spending the past three weeks visiting friends and relatives In West Palm Beach. Florida. LOCAL MENS MOTHER (Continued From Fsas t> 'ere, the Misses Emma and Edna I Roof, both of South Bend. Burial will be in the Fairview ’ cemetery at Bluffton. Rev It W Schmelzer will Oulciate. The body will be from the Jahn funeral horn* to the residence of Mrs. Cotfield In Bluffton this evening and may be viewed there until time for the services. - '"O —• ■ • MRS IDAWERLING (Coallnuod Proa. Pa«« n at Fort Wayne The body may be viewed at the Zwlck funeral home after 7 o'clock Sunday evening until time for the j services. Rev. Timmons To Take Part In Ceremonies R> v. Kenneth Timmons, pastor iof the First Christian church In this city, and employed cn week ‘ day* in the Horton Manufacturing ! company. Fort Wayne, a defense plant, will give tli.- invocation at ceremonies marking the pr**entation of the Army Navy ' E" award to his company next Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. Timmons live in Fort Wayne. He fills the local pulpit every Sunday and Is recognized as an able and insplraticnal speaker. He was pictured with his j work clothe* at hta bench in the 1 defense industry, in a feature ar-

Teacher Leaves For * U. S. Navy Service Gerhart Schwartz To Report At Peru Today ■ I I. .» Gerhart Schwartz, son of Peter D. Schwartz, of 71H North Second street, and a teacher In the Auburn city achools. left todav for active duty as an ensign In the I'. S. navy. -Mr. Schwartz had been serving for the m bool tet tn a* an Instructor In speech and English at the Auburn high school, following h* graduation last year from Bail State Teachers college at Muncie. At Ball State h < complied an envious acolastlc record. He >erved as preaidetr of the student council. wa< a member of the Blue Key hortorary fraternity, of the PI Gamma Mu. the PI Omega Pi and a number of other scholastic fraternities there. He Is a brother of Leroy Schwartz. now in civilian pilot training corps, a former atudent of Ball State and one time employ* of thn Daily Democrat. Ensign Schwartz reports today to th* Peru naval b*>e at Peru and then will be given an unannounced assignment as an ensig.i in the naval supply corps. He is wt-41 known to Adams county students at Ball State, a* he served for three yearn as clerk of the information d«ak. lift OUR BOW 1 WITH TWS The address of Tech, fifth grade I Charlt* J. la-onard. son of Mrs. T. A. le-onard, of this city, has been corrected to r*ad: 17th Co. T. G. —A. F. S.. Bks. 23. Fort Knox. Ky The address of Stanley Green, i son of Mr. and Mr*. Ijiwrent e I Green, of this city. Is Pvt. Stanley I Green. Co. B. 356th Enj. G. S.. Needles, California. Indlanapoß*. Jan. 23 — Robert William Bulmahn. 19, son of Martin Buimahn of route five, Decatur, has been assigned to the Great laikes training station after collating In the U. S. Navy. Camp Wolter*. Texas, Jan. 83—j Pvt. Joseph H. Schultz. 2«. son of | John Schultz of route four. Isecatur. : Ind . has arrived at this infantry : replacement training center to be-i gin his baaic training a* ati infantryman. The address of Pvt. Waveland I I W. Fisher i* I'. S. Air Force. 9Mh | Fighter Sq., Sarasota Army Air I Base. Sarasota, Fla. The address of Glenn Jr Shelton. A. 8. Is 59th Battalion, 31st Regiment. Great Lakes. 111. The addreas ot Lawrence Rash, son of .Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ra«h of this city, who entered army service early this month, is Pvt. Lawrence Rash. 1146 T»s.—(Spl Flight E. A A. F T. T. C.. Miami Beach Fla. 'Unloaded' Rifle Is Fatal To School Boy Sullivan. Ind.. Jan. 23 —(VPI — Accidental homicide U blamed for the death of Carlisle high school student Thoma* Nichols. The verdict was announced by Sullivan county coroner Walter McHugh this mornln. The 15-year-old boy wa« shot in the back yesterday while he and a schoolmate. Billy Banfield were playing with a small rifle they thought was unloaded Wriis Mr. anti Mrs. David W ll.ams of Bern* are th* parent* of a baby girl, born last night at 9:55 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. The baby weighed nine pounds, eight and one-half ounces and has not ben named. The father is bMket>ball coach and teacher in the Berne high school ■ o ■ Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Mary Kathryn St. John. Bryant and Donna Jane Owen*. Decatur, for tonsilec tomies; Solomon ix»rd Decatur. •Di*missed: Mn Paul W Schultz and baby daughter, dry: Mr*. Carl Scnnepp and haby daughter, city; Mrs Bernard Hain and baby daughter. eity; Mn. Robert Hees and baby daughter, city; Roger Peckham, Monroeville, and WiUiam Bland, eity. tide publtahed :a a Fort Wayne newspaper yesterday.

Serving Unde Sam ' - L The Laughrey brothers. **ons of Mr. and Mrs Jess Laughrey of Monroe, are serving I'ncle Sam in different armed forces. Staff Sergeant Harvey Laughrey. left, enlisted in the I'. S Marine Corps on August 30, 1940 and is now serving a* battalion communications chief ot th* 23rd Regimental Weapons Co., New Rivei, North Carolina. The other son. Lester E. Laughrey is a pharmacist's mate, third class, in the I’. S. Navy, serving now at the I'. 8. Naval All Station, New York, aft*; having enlisted on January 13, 1942.

Calls 'em 'Ulcer Gulches’ Pasadena. Cai.. (t'P) — The California Institute of Technology nutritional department hss invented a name for hainurger stand* and other eating establishments 1 which do not have menus sufficiently extended to permit of serving balanced, vitamin-ffiled meals. They are all classified as “t'lcer j Gulches.”

I _— — ■ ... — —- - ~ ' — KIENIO ANTISEPTIC M Wt'* I *, <1 Ju »P*O. cinnimon-lilte flavor makes your 'y’?A a/ mouth fed frivh and clean. t’»e once . g K l ou " nevef * l| hc' ,J t iu Sold only at the kt “"‘ ,u ' c * MOOuCt B. J. SMITH DRUG CO. WWWWWWWWWVMAAAMWWMAAAAAAAAAAAAARAAA Dry Cleaning SPECIAL SUITS ft O’COAT gg O ; Ladies ( oats, Plain ; I MYERS CLEANERS Cor. 2nd & Madison Sts. Phone 195 ; MMWmMMMMAAAMWMMMMaMMMMMMAAAAAMAMRAAMAAA PUBLIC SALE CALENDAR JAN. 25—Dare Gamble Lima. Ohio. Roy S. Johnson. Auct JAN. 27—Floyd .Mick. 24 miles West of Farmer. Ohio. Don Gorrell and J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneers. JAN. 27 —Wm Workinger, 2 miles south of Willshire. Ohio on Road No. 4k. then 4 mile west on the Old llolilett farm. Roy S. Johnson, auctioneer. JAN 28— Harry Carr 14 miles East of Antwerp, Ohio. Don Gorrell and J F Sanmann. Auctioneers JAN. 25 Ray McCauly. 1 mile Bast of llisksvllle. Ohio. Don Gorrell and J. F. Sanmann— Auctioneers. JAN 20- Jay H .McNamara. 1 mile East of Huntertown. Indiana. Don Gorrell and J. F. Sanmann—Auctioneers. JAN 20 —Christ Heckler, .1 miles north and 4 mile west of Hoagland, Indiana on the Hoffman road Roy S Johnson, auct. FEB I—Lewi* Frysinger. 10 miles south of Van Wert on road 127. Roy 8. Johnson. Auctioneer. Fk 2- Mrs C I*. * Foster Wiseman. 3 miles south and 2 east of Van Wert. Roy S Johnson. Auct FEB. 2—lra Eller. 3 miles East. 14 mile North of Berne. J. F. Sanmann. auctioneer. FEB 2—lra Eller, 3 miles East and 14 mile North of Berne. Indiana. FEB 3 -Callahan Bros . Mlllfotd 111 Roy 8. Johnson. Auct. FEB 4-E. C. Heckler, Receiver. Celina. Ohio. Roy 8. Johnson, auct. J. F Sanmann. auctioneer FEB 4—Wayne R. Fogle. 1 mile South. 1 mile East, and 4 mile South of Antwerp. Ohio. Don Gorrell and J F. Sanmann. Aucts. FEB 4 Wayne Fogle, 1 mile South and 1 mile East and 4 South of Antwerp. Ohio. Don Gorrell and J. F Sanmann. aucts. FEB 4 —Dr Earl Ferree. Danville. Ind. Roy 8 Johnson, auctioneer. FEB. ff-Kelly Bros. Sharpsville. Ind. Roy S. Johnson, auctioneer. FHB Iff—lnd Chester White hog sale. Lafayette. Ind. Roy S Johnson, aurt'oneor. FEB 11—V. N Kerr. 5 miles northwest of Monroeville. Roy 8. John son. auct. FEB 13—Earl Groth. 5 miles north of Bluffton on Road No. 1. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer. FEB IS-Dave Gamble. Lima. Ohio Roy S Johnson, auctioneer. FEB 16 Omer R. Mett. 1 mile southeast of South Whitley on road 14. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer. FEB 17—Ohio State Spotted Poland China sale. Columbus. Ohio. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer. FEB 13 Indiana Duroc Breeder* sale. Tipton. Ind Roy Johnson, auct. FEB Iff—Myers and Short. 1 mile north and 4 miles west of Geneva. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer. FEB 2ff -O- J Troyer A Son. 1 mile east t 2 miles north of Monroeville. Roy 8 Johnson, auct. FEB 23- Wm Arn, 14 miles southeast of Ohio City. Roy Johnson, sue. FEB 24—John T Roach. 4 miles east of South Whitley on rood 14. Roy 8 Johnson. auctioneer FEB. 27- Joseph Volrol. 5 miles southwest of Payne. Ohio Roy 8 Johnson, auctioneer.

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Wanted: One Police Chief Pacific Grove. Cal tl'Pi- This i-ity. hard hit by recent resignations of police officers, today was hunting a police chief. When Police Chief H. S. Stutter's rtnignation became effective, city manager Erwin Dames had to declare himself acting chief until he could ; fill the vacancy. Th*re were no i applicants. — —IK