Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1943 — Page 3

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GJuCK been n ” 4c P J -Mix* Margaret t • f Jacob HoffRL"let. and lU< h r’/ Mr-. O” 0 ~UU, k r 5 "jjins w«»* ol, ' m ‘ imheZion Fhtiltl received the candlelight Schult*EL„X n. ... >" •' Mr ; (h( . matron of k U( id nerved ll "‘ r' J .i tailored suit of [ «iol trimmed with F-1 jtber buttons. Iler M ,« dark brown and »«re a suit L dark brown ac- *, ,boulder eoraaf® a wedd’.L.rr.d at the U Udd. The serving vly dcoruted ' cake topped •with and groom and rose* and forget- . J?r r» ft ‘nrntad Ihe lighting. r J gradnate of De- ’ and I- now emju General Electric, i i «ta<ed in farming. L Bwk wdl '’e at former * mother on Fhne 12. SIMPLE KMM L-.-r. mate* you P*>. E£.--try tydla PinkCJt, of the beat and L„ji to belP build up &Bt more strength and trrtprom bloodstream—t pxlhair.'« Tablets are [mtat blood-trorr lonics L yi,w label direction*. nn* * Lunnsi sxi klMPtll J c rgIMHERRCE ROOM! Lbe Drug Co.

■■■MMMWiwn « |d Furnace Repairs? 11| Tl ' We make free estimates. Don't gamble L^_ on the health of your family. Con7 serve critical metal by having your IxXEJ furnace fixed before it han break down completely. We repair all makes. Finest Bp"? , materials, expert workmen. Call in M-— L person or phone us. Estimates based T I on materials used, plus labor. We also Pf»~? sell Williamson Furnaces to eligible Mmdy C buyers. We think Williamson Furnaces H ~J>'_ *ro best. Phone us now. &MSOH Haugk Coal Co. Winchester St. A Erie R RLc, Decatur, Indiana ;f OR wither little hunt job with SELF SMOOTHING Kyanize . UISTAQUIK L wamu' fefaU ItWisHfefJ Iri H* * m ~ m * xX S* > * / /V il 1 xjr A Mine Drug Store

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Tuesday Tri Kappa Supper Party, Elks Home. 6:30 p. m. Dutiful Daughter* Claes, Mr Fred Chronister 7:30 p. m. Catholic Ladles of Columbia K of C. Hall. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday World Friendship Guild. Mrs. Gladys Chamberlain, 7:30 p. m. Red Cross'Sewing Center. American Legion Home. 1 to 4:30 p. m. Thursday Methodist Children's Hay Practice. Church 2 p. m. Eastern Star Rehearsal, Masonic Hall. 7:30 p. m. Ever Ready Class. Mrs. E. W Johnson, 7:30 p. m. Spanish-American Auxiliary. American la-gion Home. 7:30 p. m. Nuttman Avenue United Brethren W. M. A., Mrs. Ben ilarkhws. 7:30 p. m. Evangelical W. M S . postponed one week. Union Chapel Ladies' Md Society. Mrs. Charles Bail-y. All Day Imdlea’ Aid Society, Firm Christian Church, 1:30 p. nt. Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs. Amanda Ward. 7:30 p. tn. Friday Y. P. M. B. Mias Betty Hill, 7:30 p. tn. Red Cross Knitting Center, American Legion Home, 1 to l 30 p. m Monday Pythian Slaters Temple Meeting. K. of P. Home, 7:30 p. m. The meeting of the women’s inie aionary society of the First Evangelical church, scheduled for Thursday, ha* liei-n postponed one week. The Union Chapel ladles' aid society will have an all day meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Charles Bailey. A pot luck dinner will be enjoyed at noon and memIters are asked lo come prepared to do Red Cross sewing. The women's foreign missionary society of the Church of the Nazarene will meet at the home of Mrs. Amanda Ward Thursday night at seven-thirty o'clock. » The -Nuttman Avenue United Brethren W. M. A. will meet at the home of Mrs. Ben Darkless Thursday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. The young peoples' missionary band of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren Sunday school will meet with MUe Betty Hill Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. -Members of the Eastern Star I will conduct a rehearsal Thursday I evening at seven thirty o'clock at ' the Masonic hall.

KIRKLAND CLUB HAS MAY MEETING Tlte Kirkland ladles' club mot r «'<entJy at the sehool hoUMP wjth ■bsworlng roll call by eihitV ”“F reading and Mrs Homer Arnold, president, i r Hided and letters were read by -eretary. Mr „ lly ,. r|y ng a report from Purdue. After "ng -\nnie U Brl „- VOl'ons by Mrs Arnold, the club prayer was repeated In unison. " titer, -ling demonstration was given by the leader, Mrs Herman Barger, on fruits and how to prepar,, them Hontwwe* for the H'Mial hour were Mrs. Arnold. Mrs. Victor Biy.-rly, Mrs Hprman U-O. Mr ' F, ’ rrew M "' k "k a "<« Mrs. »»ilhani hhnnan. SUPPER GIVEN FOR BOYS FROM CAMP Mi and Mm. Ross LaTrumer entertained at supper last week honoring their non, Sgt. Curt UTurHer ami Cpl. Jimmie IgsValei, who Visited here for ten days. They returned Sunday morning to Camp Livinsgton, lai. I te-ent were Marion LiTurner, Mr. and Mm Able lb er and children Allen and Carrole, Miss Mary LiTurner. Miss Bernice ktke: Mi e Marie l.aturtier of Vera Cruz, the honor guests. Sgt. UTurner and < pl. 1.., Valet, and the host | and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. laiTurn | er. I I The Ever Ready claws of the Methodist ehurt h school will meet at tile home of Mrs. E W. John •on. Hl North Second strewt, Thursday evening at seven-thlny oh-lock. Awsisting hostess,* will bMrs. Forrest Elzey, Mrs. Guy Brown and Mrs. Tom Jobneon. Participants in the Methodiwt children'* day program will practice Thursday afternoon at tw > o'clock at the church. The Spanish American auxiliary will meet at Legion home Tltur*day evening at seven-thirty o'clock. Tlte Catholic Ladles' of Columbia will have initiation Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Visiting councils will be here from Hartford City. Van Wert, Landeck. liefiance and Fort Wayne. Members are to make reservations with Mi*. Nick Braun for the dinner which will lie held following inlation. The dinner will be eerved at the American Legion home. —— o Mr. and Mrs. Jo- Bovine of Craig vllle shopped here Saturday

TIIREE - W A Y PATTERN jy b J» I Uj i 9439 /Q) /\ w Marian Martin You couldn't “**» r< ” a !’“’ re riim p|,.!e .umin.i play wardrobe (or youi yoiitiK-ter than thin Mar Mil Martin outfit lat tern MW Jn.Jud. - or. rail* a l>l-F-"> »*« ‘ Pattern M 39 may !»• ordered <n!» in children'* -he* X. «. » and H Stae 6. oreralh. r.-rjutrea “t yard- 35-tnch fabric; <unM t. £ yard* 35 inch Tahri. playauM. yard cunt rant and IS yard* tao "X“. >IXT«« «" T > >" X It .M» M-t. sujrrfsf r”2JVfc •"l’”"" w ' erat Pattern Department. S« W. Randolph Chicago, ill. n-eau.e of the alowneee of the of !•££• take a few dl ’ r * ,oo, * , utual- "*

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. DECATUR, INDIANA

At Seattle ** ♦ ' • 4° Gordon C. Selklng, seaman, second class. U. S navy, has com pleted his "boot training' al Great Lakes, 111, an,| has been assigned li the Seattle Washington navy yards until culled l<- sea duty. He is the youngest son of Mi and Mis. lamls Selking Jr., <>f Fort Waym who formerly resided here and is a lirolhei ol Mrs. Waynion ol thi Homesteads. mu Several high school Imys and a few IS years old college studanm home on vacation are working with the railroad section gangs. The lioys an- doing a good Job, getting a life guard's tan. building muscle and hardening themselves for Uncle Sam'a army or navy, which moat of them will Join during the suiniiior. May devotions were held Sun day evening at St. Mary'* church, closing the month’s observance of the period dedicated to Mary. Queen of May and the Mother of God. Mm. Hiram Walter* and her sister of Marion visited here over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson of flary visited in Decatur on Memorial Day. He<- Jones, who Ilves at the I O (). F. home In Jactaon, Michigan visited here over Memorial bay. Mrs. Roy Kalver and daughters Carol and Barbara have gone lo Chicago for a visit with tclalivi-a and friend*. Mr. and Mr*. George F. Slule of Pl,-a*ant Mills visited here Satur- ■ day. Mrs. Hye Ferguson of Willshire. Ohio was a Decatur visitor Saturday. The Mlsse* Glady* and JoanBlerly of Kirkland lownshln shopped here Saturday. Mr and Mrs. H N Shroli and Mis* Jane Ann Brumley opent th«» weekend in Eaton. Ohio with Mr. and Mrs Joe Wolfrey and son. Mrs Oacar Lanken.iu h.*t returned from Ottawa. Ontario. Canada where she attended the funeral of her mother She was accompanied home by her ulster. Miss Ella Gunter and her niece. Miss Uiis Gunter, who will visit here until Saturday. Mrs J A Schneider of Umg Island. New York, returned Itwit evening to her home after visiting for the jsi*t week with Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Peterson and family. Mrs. Owen K Baker of Winchester afreet Is reported 111 at her home. Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Buache have returned from Muncie, where the former attended the annual conference of the Mi ihodist church as lay delegate of the local church. Mr and -Mrs. Henry Bus, he were overnight visitors at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Fred Busche. They also visited with their uncle. E. W Busche of Monroe, and Mr. and Mr*. Ed Booth of route four. Mr. and Mrs. ('. 11. laillue of Findlay. <>.. spent today In Iterator Mrs. Uißue. who has been returning to Decatur on Memorial day for the past 35 years, was un able to be here yesterday a* *he wan chosen by the G A. R of Findlay to represent them at the Memorial Day services there. The inwall ■ lOLVSMT | IFJ Solvent psmIcttly removes 2,U‘ ' hard corns. I • sme *X******w IS< S>|« - '*JL S' othmg tc MB.'/ render feet i » Wm Vie ■ SOAt \ft Relieves discomforts 2«M* Ar of tired, ac bSmith Drug Co. I

| i I Harold E. Wbitrlght, 22. eon of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Wliltrlght, 22. son of Mr. and Mr*. Samuel E. Wbitrlght, Route 3. Decatur, I* starting his "hitch" In the Navy an an apprentice seamen at the U. S. Naval Training Station. Great Lakes, where he will undergo i-ight Weeks of recruit training He will receive ba*lc training in seamanship, naval cuutoms and procedure, and participate in a vigorous physical hardening program. IL- aUu will be given a series of aptitude tests and a personal interview to determine the type of work for which he Is lo*t qualified in the navy. Depending upon Ills acorea In these test*, he will either be assigned to a navy school for further training, or be sent directly to active duty at sea. Marine Dwight L. Roth now has the following address- U. S. M. ('. R , Hdq. Sq. Hut 300, Kearney Mase. Camp Miramor. San Diego, Calif He Is the son of Mr*. Elva Roth. Lt. and Mrs. l*-o J. Miller of Tampa, Florida are the parents of a lialiy girl born May 27. The baby weighed eight pounds and lias been named Patricia Beverly. Mrs. Miller was formerly Mips Beverly Jean lairagh. R. N.. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Uiragii of lam don, Ontario. Canada, and Lt. Mil ler I* the son of Mr. and Mr*. Charles J. Miller of till* city. Cpl Forest E Marshand. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshand. l< now assigned to: U. S. Army, 119th C. A. Br . Camp Haan. Calif Th • addres* of ills brothel’. Pvt FL yd. also tn service, cannot to- published because of censorship regulations. Pvt Roman Raudebush Is still assigned to Camp Kearn*. Utah, according to word received by his wife, residing in this city. and Mrs. Hernia.i Barger of route two. I* at an unknown destination, according to word received here. He entered service oil May 21. 1942. Hl* address cannot be published becatwe of censorship regulations. The address of Arnold Spiegel S 2-e is now I'SNTS School (Radiol. 13th Bat Co. 4. Northwestern University. Kvansion, 111.. He i* a son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Spiegel of tliis city. Pfc. Fred Huffman ha* lieen transferred to the following address: Co F. 120th Inf. 30lh Division. Cainp Forrest. Tenn . according to word received here. Nancy Linn is the name of the lialiy daughter born Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock at th.- Adams county memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs Robert Colcliln of RR Decatur., She weighed eight pounds and eight ouncM. A baby girl was born this morn ing at 5:42 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hcspital to Mr. and Mrs Frank II Watanaln e of Berne. She Weighed five pounds and twelve ounces and has been named Mary Ellen. <j- — ■ — - « • Adams County Memorial Hospital • ♦ Admitted: Mrs. Walter Grove, Montpelier; Robert Hukill, route 2. Bryant land dismissed!: Charles M. Ga*e. South High street; Mrs. Garth Higgins, 404 Mi Barn,* *treet Roberta M Dawson. Monroeville | Dismissed: Harry AugslHtrger. Berne; Mrs. William Amstutz, route 3. — COUNTY GOES OVER (Contlnusd Fi»m Tag* 1» l*>n<L< tn April Bond purchasers in I thkl county in April bough* 1t.«i5.000 of the securities. Mr. Cawton announced that the June quota forth« county was |92.730 The drive will be carried ouf under the slogan of '"Patriot’* month." in observance of flag day and other partiotlc anniversaries which fail during the month. COMPROMISE TAX (Conllnuxl From Paws it forgive |so in 1943 taz liability for person* who owed up to 166 on hurt M*rch 15. The re*t of the taxpayers would be forgiven ,5 only veteran left fnnA the Grand Army was John Hart, who was 100 last March.

Berne Sailor Ready To Return To Duty Rex Riesen Injured As Ship Torpedoed Shak> n and nervous but eager to "get back Into action" Its x Riesen, U. H. navy coxswain, is visiting In his parental home .it Berne for a few days while on sl< 3 leave. Riesen. strapping •ix-f-et four inch anti-aircraft gunner on a navy ammunition carrier, is recovering from fractures of both legs and other injuries suffered in action. Tlie sailor was injured wit- n fair in debris struck him as a torpedo ■truck tile ship. It was reported that a torpedo from his own ship fell from Its mooring and struck his legs. Although the Injury to his right leg still bothers him. he Is anxious to once again me action and thi* time he wants to get onto a U. 8. destroyer. Riesen. who has a brother In service, is the son of Harvey Ries, n of Berne. Hi- entered tin- service about 17 months ago and during Oct. tier and Nov- mber of last year saw action in the Guadalcanal area. H« wa* Just recently released from the hospital, where lie had i lie- n conliited since tils injury, and came home during the few days left of his leave In-fore returning to Hie coast and a new assignment. Rb sen said that while he saw a number of ships go down during the action in the Pai-ill<- hie ship was not sunk from under him. o Seek Hiqher Payroll Purchases Os Bonds Washington. June 1 il'Pi The treasury i* getting ready to launch an Intensified new drive to laxist payroll purchaees of war bonds. A Idg feature of the campaign wiil lie the fixing of quotas for each of the ISO,mm major firms In the United States. In no case, the treasury *ays will the quota* lie fixed lower than Di percent of the gross payroll. The new campaign will lie launched June 15 It will lie tiaxed on a challenge for everyone to buy as many bond* a* lie cun afford, and the slogan will lie "Figure II out for yourself." o Nine French Ships Join United Nations Cairo. June 1 tl'Pi It will take six months to condition tinnine French ships that have Joined the Allies at Alexandria. The *lii|is hulls mu*t be ocraped. breech blocks of gun< restored and new naval device* installed Then the Allies will have an additional lialtleship. four cruisers, three dintroyi r* and on- submarine. The sqiiadroii came over to the Allies voluntarily yesterday and will lie under tin- command of Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningliam. o.. Joseph E. Davies Lands In Alaska Washington, Jun.- 1 ti l’! White house secretary early an . nounces that Joseph E Itavh*. re turning In this country from -a «!>•• rial mission to Moscow, lias land , cd In Alaska. Early said lie doesn’t know when Davii* will reach Washington. Da vic* was went to Moscow witli a sealed letter from the I’resld nt to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and is returning with the reply. o Lonq Beach Strike Strands War Workers luing Beach. Calif, Jun • 1 tl'l’i Thousand* of wat worker* wenI stranded at lamg Beach this morn- ' Ing by a walkout of Ims drivers Some 275 drivers of the l«ink ■ Transportation company left their 1 jobs when their contract expired ■ Their action tied up the only trail*portation *y«tem in th,- city of I2s.em> p»-ople. The drivers want a r-duction of ■ work week from 57 to 48 hour*, and ask pay raise* ranging up to percent of 1942 taxes with two years In which t i pay th, balann A 20 pern-lit withholding tax would be collected on wages and i salaries starting July 1 The with holding tax would alisorb the cur rent victory tax. It still Isn't ■ clear how payments already nude on 1942 taxes would b*» credited ■ or refnnded.

JAP MEDICAL STATION ON ATTU *

' AMERICAN SAILORS arc examining equipment found In a Jap undcr- '■ ground medical stalion in the Holtz Bay area on Attu after the enemy , had been routed. The Jap* had conxtructed a aer.ex of tunnel* while attempting to establish an airport on the strategic island. Tina 1* an official U. S. Navy photo. (International s>undphoiu>

Over S4OO Received In P-ppy Day Sales Sale Conducted By Leqion Auxiliary Preliminary reports from th,«:<le of popple* on Poppy Day i-'aiuid.iy. totalled more tlian Jloii, it was iiniiouiic-d lislay by Mrs Lloyd Kteischer Poppy Day ihait man of tin- local Izgliin auxiliary 17 cents an hour Tin- bus com pany lia- rejected their demands on the ground that they li id a 23 pi-rc-nt wage Increase last year.

Fwr Gamble WITH YOUR RIGHT TO DRIVE? ESTABLISH YOUR FIN A NCI A L RES PONS IB ILITY Insure with a Company that offers you Nationwide Service Stop! Think! Under the new State Law a traffic violation or an accident may prevent you from using your car, unless you can prove financial responsibility. But a Maryland Casualty policy will protect you. It is legal proof of your financial responsibility. This policy means more-it means that you have 10,(MN) friends no matter where you drive in the United States or Canada agents ami brokers of The Maryland who are no farther from you than the nearest telephone or telegraph tiffice. And, with recent reduction in rates, this insurance can be bought at astonishingly low- cost! Insure before you have an accident. Get in touch with a Maryland agent or broker now! THE MARYLAND MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY. BALTIMORE Represented in Decatur hv Ed. F. Berling Ins. Agn. Tru-t Co. Bldg. Phone 351

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The auxiliary of Adams Post No 43 sponsor* th* annual event in the city and county Mrs Kreis, tier said that while all reports bad not been totalled at a late bom today it was deft nit, ly believed that th<- amount would go above the lion mark with the -ates averaging 14 cents pe. poppy Mrs Krelscher Mr« Frank Liniger, auxiliary president, and other leader* of the -ale today expressed their .ipprei lation to tin- general piililie for the coopFrali in given tn conducting tin- sale Money derived from the sal* of ■ the p”pi' • ■ win be used i>y th,auxiliary for disabled vet, tans "dT i the hospital 111 Marlon, as well as. ! aiding local men In service in variou ways