Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1943 — Page 3

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Thursday Women of the Moose, Moo-.-Home, S p. in Catholic luidhw of Columbia Called .Meeting. K. of C. Hall, After the Decode Meeting. Decode Club Mother’s Day Party, K of C. Hall. 6:30 p m The Women’s Guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet in the church parlor on Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Happy Home Makers Club, Mm. Carl Harnett, 7:30 p. m Eastern Star, Masonic Hall. 7:30 p. m. Monroe Better Home* Club. Mrs. Elmo Stucky, 8 p. m. So Cha Rea Club, Mrs. V. J. Bormann, 7:30 p. m Spanish American Auxiliary, American Legion Home. 7:30 p. tn. Victor 4-H Club of Monroe Towni ship. Miss Vera Steury, 7:30 p. m. Friday Pocabontaa Lodge, Rid Men Hall. 8 p. m. Red Cross Knitting Center. American Legion Home, 1 to 4:30 p tn Auxiliary. American Legion Home. 7:30 p. m. Sunday Nuttman Ave. V. B. Harvesters, Mrs. Howard Raver. 2:30 p. tn. Monday St. Mary’s Society Social and Businow Meeting, St. Joseph School., 8 p. m. Pythian Slater Needle Club K. of P. Home. After Temple. Tuesday Catholic Ladies of Columbia Mothers' Party. K of C. Hall. 6:30 p. m Eta Tau Sigma Sorority, Mm Don Stump. 8 p. m Wednesday Red Cross Sewing Center. American Legion Home. 1 to 4:30 p m ed. followed with music and other entertainment. Leigh Bowen will be in charge of special gam** and all members of the Manonlc lodge and Eastern Star are invited to attend and bring their children. DISTRICT MEETING WELL ATTENDED Among those attending the fourth district meeting of the aukiliary of the American Legion from Post 43. held at Post 82 in Fort Wayne yesterday, were Mrs Tilman Gehrig. Mrs. Frank Liniger, Mrs. Paul Felber. Mm. Floyd Kreiacher. Mrs Joe Coffee, Mm. btto Gase. Mrs Vernon Aurand Mrs. Helen Meyers. Mm Walter Gladfelter. Mrs. Edgar Voder and Mrs. Elmer Darwachter. • Mrs. Anna Davis of Angola was elected ax district presid nt and Mm Mary Brlt-kley. vice-president Reports werts heard from the various units. Among those pro mlnent in auxiliary work were Mrs. Helen Walthall, department president; Miss Helen Kundrat, department ae< retary Emphasis was placed on the May bond drive which is in chars • of the American Legion and the auxi-

liary. Adams post received a national citation for membership and wae one of four l 0 tbl(( b or. n*-autifiil memorial services were held for memitem who had died the past year Jin- n*-x< meeting will l»- at Post 4*. Fort Wayne, Thursday, July s. CHURCH MOTHERS' MEETING WEDNESDAY Fourteen members and one guest, Mrs. Harold Lytle, attended the regular meeting Os the Church Motln-m' study dub. held yesterday afternoon in the social room of the Methodist church. Mrs. Nathan Nelson was elected to serve as president for the new club year; Mm. Hoyle Sprtinger, vice-president; Mrs. Carl Baxter, *tecretary-tr**a»urer: Mrs. Clarence Rowden, press reporter. Thes,- newly elected officem will Im* installed May 25 at a meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. N’iian OeliM-nrider nt seven-thirty o’clock. Mm. M O. Uster will be the liMtalllng officer. During the program hour. Mra. Harlan Jackson had devotions, and Mrs. F. L. Grundstaff discussed the subject. "What Makni the Christian Home" and Mrs. Nathan Nelson. "A Key To Conduct." Refreshments wen- served liy the hostexims, Mrs. William Porter and Mra. Ernest L’brick. BUSINESS WOMEN MEET AT MISS TYNDALL'S The Busin*--* and Profeaaional women's dub met last evening at the horn*- of Miss (iladyo Tyndall on Wmt Adame street to observe th*- sixth anniversary of the organization of the club in Decatur. Mbs Tyndall, program leader, read an interesting paper entitled ’’You and Your Post War World.” War xiamiM in the amount of 416 were sold. During the social hour. Miss Tyndall was assisted by the Misses Erma and Urine Kirschner in serving refrehments. THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT GIVES MOTHERS' PARTY The midnight shift members of the decode club entertained their mothers with a party Tuesday night at twelve o'clock in the dub rooms. There were aixty-one present. including 22 guests. Mias Maxine Byerly welcomed the gu*«ts and announced an entertaining program. Song* were eung by th*- quartet including Eileen Johnston. Eleanor Morrison. Miriam Hoffman ami Ruth Ann Hirschy Miss Hoffman a!-o favored th*- group with a reading. Mm. Henry Nelreiter sang two solos appropriate to the occasion. Miss Una Busche was pianiot. Gifts Were given to the eldest FROCK OR SINI) R K s s t/ a I 9328 L / J rQ // V \ 1 SktA/v \ i| \ \ 1 ztZ-YIzIhI ’I \ \ 1 ’UvvW \ 1 kL- v’vX /T* I I 4’l*’ 1 1 1 IL . Marian Martin Make two useful styles from one iLmple design with Pattern *328 | i,v Marian Martin! You can use it first for an adorable little fr ‘ M . k Then with the same I up a sundress, gay with ruffle trim A smart sew and save value _ | A p.™ern »328 -ay be. ordered only in children s sixes 2. 4 6 and coin- for ’hi" JlTiifi't tern plalaly •«* “A*'i ADDRESS STYLE WUBBBRe AO ° e77. TEN CENTS bring, l our Kprinc B °° k | whole collection of economical I to Decatur Daily Demerit Pattern Department. M 4 We«‘ « ÜBdo,p, ‘ 8,1 Cb,ca<o ’ f ’“Delivery of pattern. -V ’•£ . longer tbsn usnnl because of tne 'heavy volume of mad-

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In WAACs S Auxiliary Evelyn R Harvey, formei employe oi the Decatur General Electric. Is now serving In the Worn**n'x Auxiliary Army Corps with th* sth WAAC Tug. Center Co, 1. Ist Bn.. 42nd Tug. Regt., Camp Ruston. Ala. She Is th* daughter of Mrs. Lillian Har vey of Warren and entered servie* on April 5 1943 mother present. Mns. Minnie Wilkinson, and the youngest. Mrs. Horror. Each guest was given a potted plant as a favor. Mira Mary Ellen Garner was chairman of the party, assisted by Margaret Kauffman. Doris Paxon. Irene Shaffer, Genevieve Keller. Mina larmpe. Merle Brlaton. Maxine Byerly. Dorothy Helm, Marie Colpaert. Margaret Waltke and Miriam Hoffman. JUDITH ANN GEPHART HAS 4TH ANNIVERSARY Miss Judith Ann Gephart. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. True Gephart. celebrated her fourth birthday anniveoary at her home at 340 North Fifth street recently. Gam*a were enjoyed and prises won by Sandra Kay Dycert and Sandru Ruth Melchf. Refreshments of Ice cream and cake were served. Balloons and flaga were given as favors. i Present were Jerry Wayne I Kaehr, Shirley and Marlene lllr•achy. Sandra Ruth Melcbl, Kay Boremann, Sandra Kay Dysert. Bobby Baker. Arthur Callow. Gene and Connie Baxter. Karen Ri**d and the guest of honor. Judith Ann: Mm. Carl Baxter, Mrs. Carl Hirachy, Mrs. Harold Melchi; Mrs. Charlotte Gephart and Mm. Dan Kaehr. the gutut of honor's grandmother. Number of cattle on I'. S farms in 1942 wax 78.170.it00 head. u<< com pared with 75.162.00 u In 1941. and , 65,249.(t0tt in 1938.

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By HARRISON CARROLL King Features Hjndieate Writer HOLLYWOOD Terrific success of Hairy James is amazing the show world. How come no Holly-

wpod studio has I thought of putting his life on the screen? It would tn a k ea I swell movie. James was a i circus kid. His i mother was a I bareback rider and hl a father I was a bandI master with the old Haag and I Christy circus. At 15, James himself led a

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jazz band with the outfit. He also worked as a contortionist. Now he is king-pin in the world of awing. And what a screwy business! If you don't think so. it was only about two years ago that James and his band were an abysmal flop at Victor Hugo’s in Beverly Hills. And his vocalist, believe it or not, was the now reigning sensation in the world of popular song, Frank Sinatra! Erm! Flynn and downtown lawyer are betting big money on whether Buster Wiles (Flynns sidekick) can play 12 rounds of golf 1 206 holes) from dawn to dark at Lakeside. The winner will buy War Bonds. Why fan magazine editors, who have a deadline weeks ahead of publication, go nertz: May issue of one magazine comes out with this: "Don't be- , lieve all you hear about Dorothy Lamour and Capt William Ross Howard. She's still waiting for I some man to come along and sweep I her off her feet.” i Tommy Dorsey is burning plenty at that national weekly which i called him a "horse-trader " Come • the 29th. and the Dorsey band will • take a three-week lay-off. Tommy and Pat Dane will spend it honey1 mooning at his Bemantoville. N. J . 1 estate ... Betty Grable goes back 1 to work and hopes to start right in with her dancing numbers "I ' feel wonderful. ' she says. . . . ' Ethel Krupa (Gene Krupas ex) ' and Capt. Robert McMahon are a . new twosome. . . . After eight . months. Martha O Dnacoll finally did get to set her soldier brother.

f ii**•i•iii• •*iii > • • *" iii•• ••m i i Lt. and Mm. Elmer Schults have returned to Langley Field. Va. after spending a ueven-day furlough with the officer’s parents. Mr. and Mm. B. Schultz of route 5. William E. Noonan has been advanced from private first ciastt to the rank of corporal. Ilia address is cpl. William E. Noonan, Gist Bomb Sqd. <HL Davl>i Mothan Field, Tucson, Ariz. Great latkes, 111.. May 10— An advancement to the rating of fireman, first clans Was given to Bernard Francis Meyers. 36. husband of Mra. Bernard Francis Meyers 427 Wtot Adams street, Decatur, Indiana, upon graduation from the service eihool for machinists at the I'. 8. Naval training station here today. He awaits aMlgnment to duty wit.i the fleet or at a shore station. He hast completed a 16-we?k course in the operation and repair of main and auxiliary engine* titled on lioard ship. He also has been taught the details of whip's drainage Myetemx. distilling plants, internal combustion engines, evaporators and pumps. Selected to attend the school upon the basis of a aeries of apthude tests taken during recruit training, the Bluejacket ha* attended one of the largest navy service schools In the country. Courses in 19 of the 51 trades used iu the Navy are taught here. Sgt. Alvin Macke lx home on a furlough from his duties at Camp Llvlngoton. La., visiting with rela lives and friend*. James Louwti. son of Mrs. Cora laiugli. has been moved to 623 Engine Room, Hoffman Island. N. Y.. where he H serving with the C 8. maritime service. He Is one of five sons of Mrs. Ixiugh In service. Pfc. Richard Foreman has been transferred from Savannah, Ga., to 2003rd Ord. .Maim. Co. Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texan, according to word revived here liy his wife. i Pvt. Pr*wton Thatcher has been advanced to the rank of privat*I first class. Ills addrivo is: 4th I Prov. Co.. Bldg. 418. Atlanta Ord-

He won a two-day iu7<ougii k» vUit her in St. Louie. . . . Leota Andre, Hollywood ntarlet. and Bob Gregory, who used to bi- married to Princess Baba, have called off their engagement. ... Re our item that Jackie Coogan's brother. Robert. is in the Signal Corps and that the Army at first didn't have pants big enough to fit him, comes a letter from a private at Camp Cooke saying that Robert is in the engineers there. "And,” the letter goes on, ' his top kick would like me to inform you that, when Coogan is through with his buie training, he will wear a smaller size pair of trousers ” Tim Holt becomes a full-fledged second lieutenant now His latest dancing partner is Beverly Holden, switchboard girl at the R-K-O publicity department, who is prettier than most of the stars on the lot. The Helmut Dentines (Gwen Anderson) will be 3.000 miles apart on their second wedding anniversary. She's still appearing on the stage in "Janie" He's busy at Warners with his film commitments. • Nature played a mean trick on Universal and held up the big scene in "Cobra Woman” where the native queen, Maria Montez, was to be hauled through the cheering populace in a buliock cart. One of the Brahma co’s pulling the cart had to take a half day off to give birth to a calf. HOLLYWOOD HI-JINKS: Bill Carter, who was seriously wounded at El Alamein and who is now a movie actor appearing in Columbia’s "Without Notice." has not been forgotten by his pals in the Eighth Army. They are sending him a Nazi Iron Cross with Pearls, ripped from a German at Sfax .. Ida Luplno will wear her shortest screen hair-do for "In Our Time " . . . Hollywood's an old story ta Dusty Anderson, one of the "Cov r Girls" who came out from New York. Fifteen years ago. aha worked in "Our Gang' comedies. . . . Yola D Avril and the Navy s Lieut. Bucko Mazzo have called off their engagement. She was at Sugar Hill with Lieut. John Ellla. . . . Milton Berle writes, "There are so many ham actors In our ■Ziegfeld Follies' that, tn order to see the show, you now have to pay |3 30 plus 18 ration points."

nance Depot. Atlanta, Ga. Texa*. May 13 Sgt. Al- I I ton Sylvester Railing has uuccmsfully completed the flexible aerial gunnery course at the army air forces flexible gunn*-ry school at the Laredo army air fi*-)d here and upon graduation was promoted to th*- rank of sergeant. In addition to receiving the coveted aerial gunnery wingH. He iu now eligible to tak*' his Important poupion as a member of th*- army air force combat crew Aviation Cadet Fred Staub has returned to San Antonio, Texas, after upending a furlough here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Staub of Fifth street, and other friends an-l relatives. M Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schultz of route 3 are the parents of a baby lioy, Inirn thia morning at 8:50 o’clock at the Adams county memorial howpital. The baity, who has been named Edward U-e. weighed seven pounds, four and three quarter ounce*. Linda Dianne Is the name of the baby girl I torn this morning at 5:55 o'clock at the Adam* county memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spencer ol 244 North Seventh atreet. She weighed six pounds and twelve ounce*. o ALLIES STEP UP (Continued From ffaae 11 shifting army divlxioiix to (he nirth and throwing them, together with the British first army, against the Axis lines before Tunis. Elsenhower also hail prats*- for the American troops who participated in the campaign. The American units, hi- d*-<lar*-il. hav*- <!••-, veloped Into a very fine corps, and the experience they gained will prove valuable for other Yankee outfits facing battle. Elsenhower added: "We will profit everywhere in the future by the lessons learned." Alexander describe dthe Tunisian victory as complete, decisive and one of the most impressive in military history. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - - - - — -

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I Mrs. Otto Hoffman has returned I from Camp Forrest. Tennewee. where she vlulted with her eon-in-law and daughter. Corp, and Mrs Bernard Gas*- Mrs. Gase recently underwent an emergency appendectomy at the camp hospital. Sh* Li reported to be recovering nicely. Mrs. Friiz Maurer of Huntington arrived last * veiling and was the overnight gu*et of Miss Martha Macy. Mns. John Thomas of Monroe vklited here the first of 'he week Among the Geneva vLitor ( i Decatur Tuesday were Mrs. Jack Huff and children Janet Lou and Dickie. Mr and Mm. V D. Suttles hav*returned from Columbus. Ohio, where they enjoyed a vinlt with their granddaughters. Connie and Mary Jane Conklin and their patents. Mr. and Mrs. John Conklin. Tin- Miss** Charlotte and Betty Muier. Betty Mettler and Kathryn Wulllinan of Berne spent yesterday In Decatur. Miss Minnie Burgman of Geneva visited here recently. Mm. James L. Frank and children Kay and Dorothy of Willshire. Ohio vteited in Decatur Tuesday Dr. and Mrs. John Desdenal Moriarty and small son. John. Jr., of Concord. N*-w HamiMliir*-, are visiting In IndianapoLt with Mrs. Moriarity's unde and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. L. II Haerle. Mrs. Morlarlty wax formerly Mlm Peggy Morton of Waukesha. M'». and a grand daughter of Mrs. Charles Dugan of thia city. Before leaving for their home in the east they will visit here and in Waukesha. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Kalver and Mrs. Frederic Sonafer visited in Fort Wayne this afternoon 801 l Holthouxe and Bill Gaax epent the afternoon in Fort Wayne Zelma Brunn* r. 10-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brunner * f 1016 8< hirm*-yer street, un derwent an emergency append*-*--tomy at th,- Adamx county memorial hospital last night Her condition is r<-p<irt*-d ;m satisfactory. Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Karen Ann Raider, route I. Dismk"*-d Mrs. Wilbert Bull** meier and baby, route 1.

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VICTORY MENU Tho following suggested menu lx on** ■/ a series which requires no points under the ration system. Th** menus are prepared by Mrs. H V. Aurand of the Adult Nutrition class taught here by Miss Mildred Worthman and submitted by that group FRIDAY Breakfas' Sliced Orange. Poached Eggs Toast English Coffer- Cak* MID (off.-** Luncheon Cream Potato. Carrot and Celery Soup Peanut Butter Sandwiches Baked Apple Milk Coffeo Dsnne • Broilnd Fish American Fried Potatoes • Head Lettuce Salad with Thou-and island Dressing Enriched Bread Preserves Sliced Bananas Milk Coffer* *»—» Morqenthou Wonts 16 Billion More In Tax Washington. May 13 (CP) Secretary of (he treasury Mongenth.iu today said he want* an addition:*! 416.000.000.000 ill taxes even after pay-aa-you-go tax legislation is passed by congrew. Mongen thau emphasized that m matter how much additional revenue the pending Income tax bill provides, the aditlona! 4i6.000.00u.000 mua! be raLied. .■ ... —— ■*> ■ -'I, Public Party M(h*w Home. Friday 8 p. m. Public invited.

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