Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1943 — Page 3

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.(Tan-nee Mitchel. Mr*. Clifford RoMr*. Dal*- Cook. Mrs, Herbert Hawi km**, Mi* t arl Adler, Mie Sheldon 1 Wagley. Mr* Ervin lau-hn-r Mrs 'John Balttell. Mr* Ernes- For*man. Mrs peter Miller, M* Rene Brock and the !r «<-.♦*. Mr* Mit--1 chel. 1 PROGRESSIVE WORKERS’ CLASS HAS MEETING The Progressive Worker*' cla << 1 of the I'nited Brethren < httr< h met • last evening sot the r.-gulai monthly ting. A (Tiriotmae gift exchange was held among the mem* hero and an extra gift wa brought to send to ‘he Ottobeln home. A social evening was then enjoyed. and lovely refreshment* were served CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD AT NOAH STEURY RESIDENCE The Wesley Couple* elans of the >lethodist church field th ■ annual Christmas meeting W>-dn**day evening at the home of Mrs. Noah Steury. The party opened by the group I singing "Hark tit*’ Herald Angel* Sing" and "Silent Night." L. L. Hann wa- In charge of devotional* and read passage* of scripture front Matthew and Luke, which depleted the Christman story. He closed wi'h prayer. Iziwell Smith, pre ident of the claw. has charge of the business s*-s lon. after which th*- entertainment committee presented their program. Each guest received bis exchange gift from under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Refro-hments were nerved by Mr. and Mrs. Steury. Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Neil, and Mr. and Mrs L. L. Hann, to eighteen tnemlter*. DINNER PARTY GIVEN FOR CATHOLIC SENIOR GIRLS Th*- Catholic laidim of Columbia met recently in the K. of C. Hall 1 for their annual Christman party 1 The hall was decorated iu Christmas motif with lovely Christman tree* placed around the room, and In one end of the hall wan a acene of the Nativity, with a small lighted crib. A chi* ken dinner was *<-i »♦*( at a table beautifully decorated with I small Christmas trees, holly wreaths and berries Light throughout the dinner wan furnished by lighted tapers placed on the table. Guests at tht* dinner were the senior girls of Catholic high school and also the glee club. Santa Claus precentesd gift* to each girl. The glee club furnish'd music during the dinner. DESSERT BRIDGE CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. MACKLIN Mrs. Richard J Macklin wan hotteas to her club last evening at a d.-ssert bridge Tlie Macklin home on South Fir t street wan beautifully decorated in the Christmas motif. Lovely refreshment* were nerved from a beautifully appointed table in Hie dining room Lighted tapers

CLUB CALENDAR •oclety Deadline, H a. M. Phon«« 1000 — 1001 Friday R*-d Men and Pocahontas Ixrdges, It' ll M*-n Hall. *l p. m. Baptist Phllathean Clans, Mr*. Lloyd Kreis* her, 7:30 p tn Red Croni Knitting Center, American L*-vlon Home. 1 p. m. Sunday Pleasant Dale Christman Prost; am. Church. 7:15 p. tn. Tuesday Tri Kappa Christman Party. Elkn Horne, X p m. at each *-nd of the tadde served as light while the desert wan enjoyed. Gift* w*-re then exchanged and contract was played. Prize* were awarded Mrs. Bud Townsend and Mr*- Charlo* Cloud. - - - —o -- Arriving at her horn** in Decatar Monday. December 20. to spend the Chri tma-t holidays with her parents will be Mteri Joan F. Cowen*, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cow*-ns. Mies Cowen- i>> a member of tin* freshman < lasts at Western College, Oxford. Ohio, where -hi- is taking a prominent part in the many activities on the campus As a member of the famous Western college choir. Mats Cowen* wilt -ing in the annual Christmas concert given by the choir <»n Sunday evening. Mrs. J *■*».•• Rice and Mr*. Is-igh Bowen were Fort Wayne visitors Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mr*. Sim Burk viaited in Fort Wayne last evening Mio* Frances Dugan of Boston will arrive tomorrow fora visit with Iter mother, Mr*. C A. Dugan, wmt Monroe street. They will go to Indianapolis for over Christmas. Mayor Paaswater of Wlllohire, 0.. i* ill with the flu and *tomach ailments. He is all employe of the Genoral Electric plant here. The Buchanan department store at Wiltehire. O. which was badly damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon may not reopen owing to the difficulty in restocking Th** big stock of goods was heavily damaged by water.

Win. F. KOIIU is confined to hi home with the flu. Little Tommy Strickler, who was hurt in a traffic accident laet night, say- that he's feeling “all right" today. Charlivi (’loud has been reported ill at hU home for the past few days. Miss Mary Jo Huffman arrived home today from Ball State College at Muncie for the Christina.- vacation. She is making her home with Mi «♦ Fan and Madge Hite on Winchi eter Street. 0 Charter Designed To Speed Victory San Francisco. Dec. I?.—(UP) — The presidents of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Legion, and the Rotary and Kiwanis dub* have signed a charter designed to speed victory and ensme personal liberty in a rec nstrutted post-war world The clubs, representing 2.000.000 members, pledge their support to plans for the care, rehabilitation and employment of servile men and women Other objective* include the dev. lopment of sound fiscal policies, and the training of y< util ill the ideas and responsibilities of democracy. ■ ROOSEVELT BACK (Continued From Fas* » time out for rest. Im' prepared to plunge Immediately Into the nation's pressing problems It Is announced that Mr. Roosevelt has signed legislation which Utts the han against Chinese becoming naturalised American citizens. and permits them to enter this country as immigrants on a quota basis. In urging enactment of the bill recently, the president said It would correct what he termed a historic mistake." One sore spot on the labor front seems headed for some smoother sailing. Coal operators — representing two-thirds of the nation's bituminous production — and the United Mine Workers have signed a wage contract. Now It will go to the war labor board for approv-

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In Navy Robert J Ray. seaman, second class in the f. S navy is now stationed with Hospital Corp* Sihool. Bainbridge. Md Cla** 14 i Section "> after completing hl« Itool training at Great l-akes, ill. He w.i employed at the Holthouse Drug store b*-fo; e ■ nterisig servit e al. In Atlanta WI.B officials and top union leader* are trying to end the strike of some 500 Greyhouse bus employe-. Th*- walkout ha* virtually halted Greyhound bus operation* in three state* Georgia. Alabama, ami Tennessee. The administration’s subsidy program got a n*-w fiO-day lease on Ilf*-. The senate, by voice vote, approved extension of the present subsidy program until February 29 but only after D.-inturatlc leader Berkley assured congress the program would not be expand *-d during the holiday recess. The resolution now goes to the housF. which had already passed a hill to ban subsidies after December 31. —o 'Hot' Piano Sets Tavern On Fire Buffalo, N. V. Dec. 17 H P)— I’sually when a piano ge’e hot. It heats up the feet of swing fans. But an electrically-operated piano in Buffalo had a different effect. It developed a short circuit and set a tavern ablax*o Dr. Herman Wells Heads Commission Indianapolis. Dec, 17 -tCPI—The Prraident of Indiana l’niver*lty. Dr Herman Well*, is chairman of the newly-formed Indiana war history commission. Director Clarence Jackson of the State civilian defenae organisation has le-en named vh-e-chairman. Dr. John Barnhart, aeaociate professor <>f history at Indiana I’niveraity, is -in- commissione permanent secretary. and governor Sehrlcfcer is honorary chairman. Th*- commi**ion'* job is to compile a comprehensive file on th* war's effect on Indiana as well a* th*- part which Hooaien* played in winning it.

Planes Still Seeking Missing Fishing Tug Chicago. Dec IT (UP) -Planes are still searching for tin fishing tug Reliance, which has iieen hilmIng sln.e Tuesday. The coast guard reports that no wr.-ckage has been found Three men were aboard the vtwel when I’ disappeared The 36-foot tug left Fairport Michigan. Saturday, en route to Big Reef and Fox Island in Lake Michigan. —- o 1 L QUALITY of Japan's airmen Is deteriorating rapidly. Capt. Richard I. Bong, above, of Poplar. Win., tells newsmen in Washington after his return from the South Pacific. The captain should know, because he certainly helped put the Jape on the down-grade. A fighter pilot with 14« missions to his credit, he has shot down at least 21 Jap plane* U. S. Army Air Forces photo. (luterMtiossl)

HiM iilllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllj* Great Lakes, 111. Dec. 17.—Robert W. Kohne. 19. son of Mr. ami Mrs. H. B Kohne. 327 Mercer Ave., Decatur, Ind., has won an early promotion in the navy as result of hl« paet civilian training. Because he has had sufficient experience in a trade essential in the navy, he was advanced to the rating of hos pital appr-lith e first * lass upon cornf.letiiig his recruit training at the V. S. Naval Training Station. Great Lakes, HI,, Dec. 17. Reserviut Juanita L. Jchnson, daugh ter of Mrs. William 11. Johnson. RFD. Monroe. Ind . is now on active duty at the navy department in Washington. D. (’. The feminine Bluejack* t. as an enlisted woman in the T. S. Naval Reserve, Is one of several thousands of women who have been asMigned to Washlngtcn to serve as direct replacement* for navy men, releasing them to fight at sea with the fleet. Groups of "women In navy blue” have become an **tablished part of the busy Washington scene and both the city and the navy have made the newcomers feel at home. Seaman Johnson Is a graduate of Wren high sch ol and worked as a General Electric employe before joining the ranks of navy women reservists. South Pacific Base, Dec. 17.— Maj.-Gen Rush B Lincoln'* headquarters announces the award of the Good Conduct Medal to Corporal Ralph Levy. Bluffton, Ind. He Is the sen of Mr. and Mru. David la-vy of the same address Cpl. Ix-vy was field manager for the Fort Wayne district of the Fuller Brush company for nine years, until his Induction in May. 1942. Cpl. Levy has been overseas 12 inontliH with a signal air warning battalion, and wears the AsiaticPacific campaign ribbon. Recently he was presented with the good conduct medal, upon recommendatl n of his commanding officer. This recognition I* due to his exemplary behavior and attention to duty. Lt. and Mrs. Chari** Ehinger arrived in Fort Wayne Wedne day from Riviare, Florida, where Lt. Ehinger ha* been stationed. Hie leave will be upent In visiting friends and relative in itecatur, Bluffton, and Fort Wayne. He will report for duty in Tampa. Fla., December 24. Cpl Oliver AV. P. Macklin, has completed desert maneuvers in Cal-

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.1 ifornia and ha* Iteen transferred to 11 Kansas. Hi* uddr«*s i* Cannon Co. 313th Inf. APO No 79. Camp Phillip. Kan Says it* windy ami around x*-ro Lt. Vincent Tanva* has returned to ,i.-hool in Kansas after spending a short leave her*- with hie parents. Mr. and Mrs Alec Tanvas. The Daily Itemocrat has receiv' d a Chrtatmas greeting by V-mail from Pvt. Virgil Virl Hamrick, serving at an utidku losed destination with a railway operating battalion of th*- C. S. army. Pfc. John Eichhorn has written to th*- Daily Democrat from Panama Ito *ay that he enjoys reading the I Dally Democrat, declaring that “it'ii just like a letter from horn*- " Cpl Waveland Fisher !» home from Florida on » 21 day furlough viditlng with his wife and daughter Pvt Arnold Bertram, after serving in the army since May. has been honorably discharged from active service. He Las returned here io live with his wife, the former Julia Parent and two children. IBs brother, Warrant (»ffi***r Julian Parent, son of Roman Parent of thU city. Is now Incated in Ireland He previously served in Iceland and England. o TRUMAN COMMITTEE kUootlnusd ITiurn Cwa* l> which has bogged down in th*- holi- ' day rush is legislation to give . mustering-i tit pay to our lightittg ' men. Speaker Rayburn says it will be impossible for the lions- to lake final action before January I „ ... o Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court Mary Johnson filed sui* for divorce from Orval Johnson ‘n Adame cidcuit court today, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, that In- had an uncontrollable temper, mean and insolent dispcaitlon anil nagged continuously. Sb* asks custody of three children. 11. eight and seven year* old. respectively, and $1,900 alimony H. R. McClenahan is plaintiff* attorney. The court granted a petition for a restraining order, preventing him from disposing of his property or molesting the plaintiff o — Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Theodore Ostermeyer. ; Dec-atur route 2: Chnrle* A. R*>i mine, Bern*-. Dlsmiawed: Mns. Minnie V»-n!s. Decatur; Alvin N*-uenschwander. Berne rout*- 2: Miss Lucile Werling. Der atur route 2. Admitted! and dismi.«'-Ji: Dean R*-t*er. Decatur rural route. , . ■—o Sixteen states have authority to build up post-war reserves.

Safety Head Warns Os Accident Toll Predict 3,700 To Die By January 1 Chicago, De* 17 (I'Pi Th* . -af'-ty council has a grialy predlc- • tion for 3,700 of -h* nation'* cdtlx-, *-.-i- It announ * * that number of | American* will be killed -n ac* :d-1 ents between today and January 1 The prediction 1* based on tit-di*-,t of a* < id*-tita! death record* for th*- past thre*- y*-aii- Colonel John Stilwell, the council's president, announced th*- expected death .toll, with a stern warning to poten'ial victim*. He said "Such a re* ord i* bad < nough In peace-time* Bui. with our nation at . war. 230 daily accidental deaths j during th*- holiday season repre sent* a carel»<* wa*!e of a vital

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1 national resource manpower Stilwell Slid most of th'* expect-(-(I d'-'Lh* will occur in pom'-* Theiounci! estimates that Ls<h» personwill di- in home accident-* by the dawn of the N*-w Year. (t — - ■ Lt Coffee Speaks From Prison Camp R.eil*-nt« of the wfwrt roast re-ii*-fitly h*-ard L' James S. Coffer. ; formerly of Fort Wayne and a na'tiv*- of D'-c-atur. broadcast from a Ijapati'-•*<■ p *on camp. H<- was quot-l.-d -* -aylng that he wart well and hoped to hear from hie family and fiancee L’. ('off.-* was taken prisoner several months ago ll*- ie a nephew of Adrian Coffee, local police officer His father. Claud** ('off*-*- died several year* ago. Hi* mother. Mr Frances CosI fe- Colin, now live* in Buffalo, N. I Y Site lived in Fort Wayne until a short time ago and wa* formerly Ui.’.i Frances Butler of thl* city. o —— Trade in S Go**d Town — Decatur