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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday Bobo Willing Workem* Cla«. .Mrs. .Milton Chronister, 7:30 p. m. Adams County Federation of Clubs Closing Luncheon, Mra. E. W. Buache, 1 p. m. Auxiliary, American Legion Home. 7:30 p. m. Red Cross Knitting. American Legion Home, 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. Monday Pythian Needle Club, K. of I’. Home, after T*mple. Research Club Closing Tea, Mna !x>o Saylors. 2:30 p. m. Pythian Sisters, K. of P. Homo. 7:30 p. m. Kirkland Home Economics Club, Kirkland School. St. Vincent de Paul Society, K. of C. Hall. 2 p. ra. Wednesday St. .Mary's Township Homo Economics Club. Pleasant Mills School 1:30 p. m. Historical Club. Mrs. Vaughn Millikan, 2:30 p. m. Red Cross Sewing t'nlt, American Legion Home, 1 to 4:30 p. m. laidies* Shakespeare Club, Mrs. E. H Adams, 2:30 p. m. Thursday Ladios* Aid Society. Pleasant Dale Church. All Day. and Richard Everett were special guests at the meeting, Mr. Everett. who left recently for service in the army, was given a gift by Donald Johnson on behalf of the group. AID SOCIETY REGULAR MEETING The ladles' aid society of the Evangelical church met recently In the social room of the church with twenty-one members present. .Mrs. Adolph Kolter, chairman of the March section, gave devotional*. The president. Mra. Arbie Owens, presided over the business meeting, after which refreshments and a social hour were rujoyed. with the March section as hootmaea. CHURCH MOTHERS CLUB MEETING HELD Mtmhers of the Church Mothers' study club met Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church with thirteen mothers and fifteen children in attendance. During the business meeting, it wa* decided to again have a social hour and serve light refreshments at the future meetings. The club will also me«t at two o'clock Instead of two-thlrty. Mrs. LaDoyt Miller gave devotions. followed with the lesson from the Parents' Magaxlne. "Home children are fast and some slow." by Mrs. Cal Hteury. and the lesson from the Christian Home by Mrs. Wesley Lehman. Refreshments were served the children, after which th. club adjourned to meet next In three weeks, which will be April 14. The Kirkland home economics club will meet Tuesday In the Kirkland school. A report will be given of the canning demonstration which was held In Decatur recently. The leaders will present the lesson on baking bread. Hostesses will be Mrs. George Bright. Mrs. H H. High. Mrs Ed Borne. Mrs. Dean Byerly and Mrw. William Scherry. ST. PAUL AID SOCIETY HAS ALL DAY MEETING The Bt. Paul ladies’ aid society held an all day meeting at the home of Mrs. Byron Reber Wed nesday Quilting and sewing occupied the day and a pot luck dinner was en.loved at noon. Devotions were read by Mrs. Jamas Beyers, with prayer by Mrs. Charles Shoaf The next meeting will be held with Mrs. John Hinden lang Present were Mrs. John Baltxell, Mrs. Carl Adler. Mrs. Thomas Adler. Mrs. Von Reber. Mrs. Frank Aurand. Mna Sarah Martin. Mrs. Arthur Scbeidercr and daughter Mm. Eddie McFarland. Mrs. Forrant Durr. Mrs. Charles Shoaf. Mrs. Dan Nelreiter, Mrs. James Meyers, Mrw Tom Noll. Mrs. Gale Cook. Mrw John Hindenlang. Mrs. Ken noth Parrish aud daughter, Mrs. Albert Reber and Mr. and Mr*. Byron Reßrer and family. RELATIVES PRESENT AT GOLDEN WEDDING The brothers and slstera as well as the children and their families, of Mr and Mrw Sephus Melchl. were present to enjoy the dinner party and celebration held Sunday at the home of M". and Mrs. Floyd Death marking the golden wedding anniversary the rowpie. At twelve o'clock a lovely dinner was served at the dining üble. centered with a three tiered wedding cake decorated in gold. A social afternoon was enjoyed and group pictures taken by Cecil and Harold Meichl The honored couple received many lovely boueueta of flower* and maeeege* of coafratulaUons Present were Mr. and Mrw Floyd Death and family. Mr. and Miw Hwbert Oeehrnn and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Russel Melchl and family, Mr. and Mr*. Cecil Melchl and family. Mr. and Mr*. Harold Melohi, Mr*. Wt-ndall Smith. Mr. and Mr*. William Ehiwam, Mr. and Mrw. William Bunner. Mr. and Mr*. J R. Smitley and son Keith, Charles Melchl. MH* Margaret Heuer. Ed Ashbaucher. Afternoon callers were Corp, and Mrs. James Borders. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hiljon, Mrs. Ada Roedar and family and Mr. and Mn* Gifford Bunner. RUTH AND NAOMI CIRCLE MEETING The March meeting of the Ruth and .Naomi circle was held in the social room of the church Thursday afternoon with eighteen members present. Mn*. William Feller was the program leader. The meeting opened with the *ong. "laird Speak to Me," followed with devotional* and prayer. Mrw. Feller then gave a nw<t Interesting paper on "Church Home* for Children." Mr* Ferd Litterer presided over a short business meeting, after which a social hour was enjoyed. Refreshment* were served by the hostesses, Miw. Mart Miller, Mr*. Sam Baumgartner and Mr*. Atto* Vo«t. W. 8. C. 8. TO ENTERTAIN MOTHERS OF SERVICE GROUP The women's society of Christian service will entertain In the social room of the Methodist church this evening, honoring the wive* and mother* of service men and women of the church. An Interesting program ha* been arranged and refreshments will be served. All women at the society a* well a* the wives and mothers are asked to be present. The meeting will commence at seven-thirty o'clock. PHILALETHEAN CIRCLE AT MRS. WORTHMAN'S The Philaletbean Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met last night at the home of Miw. M F. Worthman. with Mr*. Susie Reppert as the assisting hostess. Miw. Forrest Owens gave the lesson from the study book on "What is needed." Mr*. L. Fogle presided over the business meeting. An inforesting talk was given by Mtw Floyd Grandstaff concerning her recent trip to Miami. Florida. She also presented each circle member with a gift. Mrs. Aldine Annen of Bluffton was present as a guest. Refreshments were enjoyed during the social hour. MRS. BRUBHWILLER HAS BETHANY CIRCLE Mrs. A W. Brushwiller. assisted by Mrs. Ed Miller, entertained-th« Bethany circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformtsl church at her home last evening. Fourteen members were present and two guests. Mrw. Christine Liniger and Mr*. Sam Baumgardner. A devotional program entitled "The foundation pillar* of a Christian home" was presented by Mrs. Wesley Lehaman Five gifts were sent to church member* having entered service the past month, letter* were read from Capt. Floyd Grandstaff and John Gerber.

Refrnshment* were enjoyed during a social hour. Hostesses for the April meeting will be Mm. Fred Heuer and Mrs. Kenneth Eady. Mr* Ralph Yager will have charge of the program. MRS. HOMER BARTON HAS FRIENOBHOP CIRCLE Thirteen members and twi guest* were present last night when the Friendship circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met at the home of Mm. Homer Barton. Prayer wa* said In unison followed with acripture reading by Mm. Harold Hoffman. Mr*. Ix>ul« Lltterer gave the lesson on “Japanese orientals in American life,” and read an article, "The Churches must act " A bu*ines« meeting wa* held at which time Mio* Margaret Hoffman wa* appointed to take cate of the greeting cards to be sent to the soldiem. Refreshment* and a social hour followed. The St. Vincent de Pau' society will meet Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the K. of C. hall The t-ommlUee in charge I* composed of Mm Clayaon Carroll, chairman; Mr* Ralph J. Roop and Mm. Robert Miller. The ladle*' aid society of the Pleasant Dele church will hare an all day meeting at the church Thureday Mr*. Floyd Htoneburher will be the hoateM and all interested are urged to attend. a The year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert, at Bwayxee. Is reported seriously 111 of pneumonia in a Marton hospital. Mr*. Harold Zwidt snbetHated at the Lincoln school this week for Mis* Effie Patton, who haa been confined Io her home with illnean Mr* Evereu Faulkner, Jr, left

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In Marines f I *• ■’»' Pvt. Lloyd C. Liecbty. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Liecbty of Linn Grove, Is serving in the S. Marine Corps and Is stationed with the 3rd Military Police. Camp Eliiott, San Diego, California. yesterday for Tampa, Florida to join her husband. Sergeant Faulkner. who I* stationed at Mac Dill field. S. E. l-eonardson will spend the weekened in Chicago visiting hl* son, Maxwell Leonardson, A. S.. who is at Great Lake* naval training station. Mrs. Leonardson and son Norman recently returned from a visit there. William 11. Dettmer of route 1. Decatur, looked after business in town this morning. A. D. Suttles was able to be out thio week after a several weeks' illness. Mrs. Hugh Daniels left today for Mojave, California, to vUsit her daughter. Josephine, who is employed In the offices of th.- Southern Pacific railway. Decatur Rotarians Hold Weekly Meeting A moving picture of various war activities in Decatur was shown at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. The picture wan shown by l*owiell Smith, public school teacher. W. Guy Brown chairman of the program, also spoke briefly on the annual area Boy Scout banquet, held last week at Fort Wayhe. o Anthony Eden Will Broadcast Tonight Annapolis, Md., March 26 —(l'P> British foreign secretary Anthony Eden, in the only formal speech of hie American tour, h* ex-

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By HARRISON CARROLL Mis* Featam Kyedlratr Writer HOLLYWOOD. — C u r v aceoua Esther Williams, the mermaid who gave Mickey Rooney those underwater kisses in "Andy Hardys Double Life," La

not the first member of her family to become a movie celebrity. Her brother. Stanton Williams, who died in his "teen* before Esther was born, was a Hollywood child star, appearing with such cinema great* a* Conway Tearle.

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Marjorie Rambeau and Pauline Fredericks. Two of his pictures, "Eyes of Youth" and "The Living Truth." recently were revived here and Esther had the uncanny experience of watching her dead brother, whom she never knew, act upon the screen. The reason Phil Harris Is around Hollywood tn dviee la that he's "dia-er.rolled" from the mantime service. The 39-jrear-old band leader and husband <rf Alice Faye was in on a voluntary baals and never was draft-exempt. He says he quit because he can entertain 100 times more boys in uniform by touring the camp* than by being tied down at Ca talma. A daring Paramount unit headed by Art Reason dragged technicolor cameras to within 1,000 meters of the erupting Parangaricutive volcano ir Mexico* state of Michoacan. Stone* and lava were spitting out full blast and the boy* didn't retreat until the shoe* practically were burnt off their feet They got spectacular background shots for The Story of Dr. Weasel!. but what'll you bet De Mille decides they are not sensational enough end re-stages the eruption on the back lot? The biggest mystery of tho*e telephone calls threatening Mickey Rooney ie how the person got hold of the star's mother. She has an unlisted number. Which leads police to wonder if it wasn’t someone tn the industry. . . . Don't be surprised if Edgar Bergen comes back from Mexico Qty with a new character to join Chartie McCarthy and | Mortimer gner*. May be modeled

pffiii 1111iti.111Hi11>iti Nmml George W Ray, son ot Mr. and Mra. Leland Ray of route six. Decatur, has been advanced to the rank of corporal at the Dyersburg. Tenn., air base Corp. Ray was graduated from the Pleasant Mill* high school in 1»37. Since enter-; Ing service, he ha* been stationed a' Camp Perry. Ohio and Baer Field, before going to hl* present base. Pvt. Doyle L. Sheets, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Sheets, has been transferred from Camp Crowder. Mo. to Co. A. 565th S.A.W. Bn. (Sept ) Drew Field. Tampa. Fla. Decatur boys are doing a good j»ab on the rifle range of a Great latkes naval training school, tucording to word received here. In a company of more than 100 Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky and New York youth*. Loo Braun, apprentice seaman of Decatur, scored 177 out of a possible 200 A Warsaw lad ■was second with 174 score, followed closely by Richard Colter, apprentice seaman from Decatur, and an Angola boy was fourth with 16* giving Hoosiers the top four epote. Pvt. Aloysios l-aurent. V. S.. army, has received an honorable discharge from, the army and will Im- employed In a defense plant In Chicago He w visiting here with hie mother and other relative*. Pvt. Kenneth Beery, son of Mr* l«eota Beery of thia city, is stationed with the 613 Tng. Group, Flight 459 — Tent Area. HI. Petersburg!!. Fla. The address of Pvt. Donald C. Harman, son of Mr. and Mr*. A. L. Harman of 710 Elm street, is 35549499. Co C 3rd Pit 106 Med. Tng.. Camp J T. Robinson. Arkansas. L. C. Helm bas received an interesting letter from his grandson. Fred D. Helm, who Is with the U. S. armed force* overseas Fred pected to give England's views on war issues and post-war planning The Foreign secretary is s< heduled to address a joint session rd the Maryland legislature at 8 o'clock CWT tonight (over CBS).

I after a Mexican boy and called PeI plto. . . . John Payne, now in the i ‘ service, is getting the biggest fan i mail of any Twentieth CenturyI Fox male star in years, More let* i | ters even than Tyrone Power. . , , i Re the Marlene Dietrich-Jean Gab- ; in thing, she says. "He s a great * friend of mine and I hope he will be forever." . . . Reason Luise ■ Rainer's father, Heinx. never visits ■ the "Hostages" set is that she's afraid it would revive unpleasant , memories. He spent four months i in a Nazi concentration camp in * France. . . . Now that the Army i has rejected him. Maxie Rosen, i bloom will ask the Victory comI mittee to aend him overseas to en. ;, tertain the boys. • 1 Rita Hayworth has a new plc- * ture of Victor Mature in her bed- ’ room. He's wearing a beard. No fooling! . . 1 f . Add freak accidents: Patricia Morion, running from her dressing room to the set of "The Fallen ' Sparrow." tried to pass between 1 two prop men walking along the studio street 12 feet apart. What she didn't see was that they were * carrying a long and narrow strip ’ of glass. ' In the smash, she got two cuts on her hand and one under her ' rtEht forr<rin ' Flood waters seeping into Irene , Dunne's basement storeroom . spoiled her wedding gown and a cherished collection of letters written by the star’s father to her mother and to Irene hentelf when she was a little girt. ) HOLLYWOOD PARTY LINE: . Louis Armstrong and Freddie f Slack are collaborating on a book P of musical swing language They ■ have already collected 2.000 ex- . I presaions. ..Ae a gesture to Bill . : Lundigan because he I* going into I the service, M-G M will let the - I actor keep hi* entire »alary from e Republic's "Back to God's Coun--1 try." . . . Eva Gabor telephones 1 almost nightly to El Morocco's I John Perona. . . . What goes with I Rena Borxage (divorced wife of * Frank) and Singer Jeffrie GillT r After being a twosome for so long, j they now are going out with other * people. She was at Sugar Hill with > Santa Barbara socialite Even e Price. . . . Surprise twosome: Jinx * | Falkenburg and Lieut. Col. Anak tole Litvak at the Beverly Tropica, * 1,.. FrancboC Tone and Jean Wai. 4 lace Anally admit the stork rail more, August is the data. ■*» <

Buddies » _ * Illi! |LJI |1Paul llodle. right son ol Mrs, Elisabeth Hodle. of this city, has been transferred from Needle*. California to 355th Engineers Co. A.. Camp Young. Indio. CaliHe Is pictured with his "buddy ". Pvt. Walter Crum of the same camp. Pvt. Hodle writes that he like* army life, enjoy- receiving the l»ally Democrat, and urges his friends to write to him. writes to congratulate his grandpop on his eighty-third birthday which he celebrated several week* ago and say*: ”1 have Men lots of strange things and plates and will have much to tell you when I get home. Am in good health, like it O K.. but hope for an early victory so I can come home again. The old H. H. A. is the best in all the world." He sends best regard* to hi* many Decatur friends. The condition of Lieut. Russell Byer, of Willshire. Ohio confined in the Walter Reed hospital at Washington. D. C., suffering from Influenza. Is reported today a* still critical. Hi* wife wa* called to his bedside this week. Franklyn C. Det ter of Willshire. Ohio left this weeg for Indianapolis to enter the I’. S. navy He enlisted last October. Sgt. Walter F Baker arrived home Wednesday from Camp Hale. Colorado for a 14-day visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Baker of route 4. o PLAN LAND ARMY TO iContlnusd From PM* ») In all questions between Davis and Wlckard. Defending operation* of the selective service act regarding farm worker deferment*, the president declared that more than stm,<nw agricultural workers have been deferred from military service this year. He declared that an additional 3.000,000 between 1* and 37 years <f age can expect deferment through the rest of the year. Mr Roosevelt cited these tiguree In connection with pending congressional legislation for deferment on all farm wotkers.

Emergency Issues Os Meat To Cases Warn Householders Os Meat Shortages Indianapolis. Mar. 26 —tt'l’l — Institutional meat users, such a* hotel* and cafe*, will be üble to aecure emergency certificates und<-r the termu < f an order Usued by Indlana office of price administration official* today. The OPA announcement say* the order I* designed to offset the probability that virtually all restaurant* In the state will be unable to buy meat for a few day* after rn<at rationing goes Into effect next week. Permanent reghtratlon certificates will be Issued at a later date. Hcuseholdera are warned that there Is little hope of a wide assortment o( cuts on meat counters .n the near future because of the dislocation and shortage of meat supplies Approximately 2W slaughter houses which exceeded their quotas have been closed Regional OPA price executive Edward Welsh advised retailers and consumers to acquaint themstives with rationing procedures to avoid confusion when retail pork prices are standardized on April 1. Civil Informer Suit Is Filed In Kansas Fraud Is Charged To Contractors Topeka. Kan*, March 2fi-(UF) —A civil Informers suit accusing a group of contractor* of fraud baa been filed in federal district court at Topeka The action was brought by William Ryan, former chief engineer of th* hugM sunflower ordnance plant near Eudora. Kans. Ryan Charges the defendant* destroyed material to hige their earning* from cost-plus contracts. The action was filed under an

old federal statute which permits J i civilian* ot collect half of the dam- j' ag«a accrued if they bring artion in fraud cases before the govern- • ment doe* The government gyt* the other half No figures are given in Ryan's -uit. but he ia expect , ed to ask about one-fourth of the |75,0M.000 the government is Inventing in the plant. Among those named an defendant* in the suit ar.- W H. Broderick and D J. Gordon of Denver, Earl I Htone'of Missouri; William E. Jo* I lyn and the I’. H. -ransit mlved con-| crete corporation of Joslyn, Calif..'

I NOME g I PUff» | B. J. SMITH DRUG CO. Here's Good News! We will have Plenty of MEAT Choice Cuts of k j g pork: veal Monday With meat rationing effective Monday you will be able to buy meat In accordance with your point coupon*. Our market will be *tocked with a full cupply and every purchaser will get hi* share. Visit our market for cut* you want. It will be here for you. ■ I ■“ Buv CHEESE tomorrow. I LJ L L L Large Variety including II I— Swiss, Cream. York State 150 So. 2nd St. Phone* 97 and 54 l ! yKyanize flat Wall, Finiah makes this room light and SI frn ' ndl v- Htrc I'Jititi'f I'.ifLivt qua!- '< „ Dries with a rich velvety surface, It ■WyWRgpW:'• co.er* r v eptn n.illy wc " <nrr r li,(er « brick, fibre board RAT WAR FINISH Kohne Drug Store Attention... PRODUCERS OF CREAM and MILK DAIRY PRODUCTS are the moat healthful and nereshary foods for the armed forces. The government needs large amounts of butter and cheese, and you can help by providing these vital foods. IT PAYS TO SELL I S YOl R CREAM OR MILK. Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. Dwight Shots. Mgr. Arthur Farrar. Mgr. Crsam Rpcslvlsg Dvpt Mdk Rvc«ivmg D«pt.

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