Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1944 — Page 3

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G Horny Bierly was awarded the attendance prix*. HONORED AT SURPRISE PARTY (Mrs. Sarah Rape of Genova was pleasantly surprised on her 87th birthday last Sunday by a group of relatives and friends. A carry in dinner was aervad and a large birthday cake centered the table. Guests were Mr. and Mia. Jesse Rape of Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. Will Thatcher. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derkkaon, Mr. and Mrs. Charleg Rape of Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McFarland and family of Ridgeville. Mm. Stella Steed of Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Derilckson of Bryant. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wells of bunkirk. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Derickson and son Jimmie, Mrs. Naomi Andrews and daughters Chrlstene and Father of Decatur. Raymond Rape and Bessie Voder of Fort Wayne, and Blanche BaHbel of Genova. The Junior claws of the Monroe high school will present the royalty play “Our Girls," a farce comedy In three acts by Conrad Seller, at the Berne audltoiium on Tuesday. March 7, at elgh' p. tn. The play la under the direction of Miss Alice Gene Beardsley. The cast of characters includes Raymond Sadler. Mary Ellen Sprunger. Clair Ohrlstener. Chester Longertberger. David Schwartx, Wanda Burkhead, Betty Trump. Verne Sprunger. Pauline Hannie. Corrine Habener and Max Schindler. KIRKLAND CLUB HAS MEETING The Kirkland Udles club was hostess to forty five couples on leap year evi- at a party in honor of their huwbands and four new menSbens; Mrs. John Leyse. Mrs. William Isch. Mrs. Jack Strahm and Mrs. William Bertsch. A pot luck supper was served at seven o'clock and the tables were beautfuly decorated with spring flowers and candles. Mrs. Roy Heller presented the clt»l> with a lovely pink and white cake with the letters K. L. C. on top Each lady was given a colored hair ribbon and her husband a bow tie and flower to wear. After a brief business meeting the president. Mrs. Albert Belneke. Introduced Jane Weston of the Modern Home Forum program from

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday First U B Work and Win class, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howel. 7:30 p. m. Women of the Moose public party. Moose Home, 8:30 p. m. Red Cross Knitting Center. American Legion Home. 1 p. m. First United Brethren Victory Class. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohnke, 7:30 p m. Pocahontas Lodge. Red Men Hall. 7:30 p m. Nuttman Avenue U. B. church Y.PMB. class, Mlns Lola Ann Troutner. 7:30 p. m. Saturday American la-gion Dance and Entertainment, Legion Home, 10 p. m. Sunday Nuttman Avenue IT. B. church Harvesters, church. 2:30 p. m. Bobo Methodist W. 8. C. 8. Parsonage. 7:30 p. m Monday Adams County Home E<onon)lcs Chorus, Mrs. Martin L. Sprunger, East Main St.. Berne, 8:30 p. m Dramatic Itepartment of Woman's club, Mrs. Fred Patterson. 7:30 p, m. Pythian Sister Temple. K. of P. home, 7:30 p. m. Music Department of Woman's olub. Mm. W. P. Schrock. 7:45 p. m. Art Department of the Woman's club. IMrs .Milo W. Black, 7:30 pm. 'Literature Department of Woman's club. Mrs. O. L. Vance, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Eta Tau Sigma. Miss Glennes Elsey, 8 p m. Psi lota Xi business meeting, Le glon Home, 8 p. m. Wednesday Red Cross Sewing Center, American Legion Home, 1 p. m. Thursday Zion Lutheran Missionary society, church sqclal rooms, all day. radi station WOM'O In Fort Wayne, w>ho gave an interesting account of her work in the otudio. Fred Holt, nowscaster for station WOWO, was also present and gave a talk, after which he led the group in singing The committee for the evening was Mm. bort ha Shady. Mrs. Harold Barger. Mts Theodor« Heller, Mrs. Walter Conrad. Mrs. Russell Weller, and Mrs Albert Belneke. •The Zion Lutheran Missionary society will have an all day suwlug meeting in the church social rooms next Thursday. The Harvesters of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church will meet at the church on Sunday afternoon at two thirty o'clock. All menrb»rs are aeked to be present.

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Returns to Camp Pfc. Dwight Frederick Darr, san ol Mr. and Mrs. James Darr ol' rout< flv< Decatui ha* returned j tc Camp Stewart, Ga.. after a! recent 2? day furlough home. He entered the army In September HHk and spent nine months on coast guard artillery duty, outsidi o; th«, United States. His furlough was the Orst he had since entering th< army. ydiy.oM.s~ Edward Buckner of Bluffton, a seaman second class, stationed at Memphis. Tenn Is reported improved. He has been seriously ill, suffering from a combination of scarlet fever and mumps which finished iwinh pneumonia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Buckner. Mrs. Frank Hchmltt has returned from a visit with Dr. and Airs. Tom B. Noble of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher and family of Marion. Rev. Mark L. Andrews, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Delphow. Ohio since 1940. ha* been commissioned a chaplain In the United States army, w'ith rank of first lieutenant. He will leave March 22nd for Harvard University where he will take training. Roy Girod of the Berne Wltßeo* wau a business caller in Decatur last evening Lieut. Frederick Schafer who Is home for a furlough from hl* < amp in Florida is assisting in the Schafer store and wholesale offices. Richard Graber of Fort Waynu is spending several days here prior to hM pre-lnduction examination at Indianapolis, on March 8. Mlm Pat Berling haa had as hvr guest this week. Mrs. Ines Aqullino, of Butler, Pa. ■-■O" ,p_ — ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital ♦ —— ♦ Admitted: 'Master -Max Allen Hwwkins. 310 Oak St ; Mrs. Menno Hrttegger. Berne; Mns. Henry Nunsbaam, Berne. Admitted (and dismissed! Lawrence Hockmeyer. Monroeville route 2. Dismissed: Mrs. Joe Trlcker and baby girl. *l3 Ruswell; Mrs. Arden Mosser. Geneva: Mrs. Robert Thomson and baby girl. 8M N Second; George Scblemmer, Dixon. O.; Mrs. Sophia Mattox. Geneva STAFF SGT. W.TAYLOR (Continued From Pago I) ed overseas. The young man was born September 5. 1921. He wa» graduated from the Monroe high school in 1938 and was married to Miss Vivian Dellinger of Blue Creek township on October 13. IP4O Prior to entering the army he was employed at the Inca plant In Fort Wayne. Besides the wife and two children. Caroline Joan. 3 year* old. and Lamar. gg p one ' an< * l ar enta, be la survived by two shters. Phyllis Taylor at home and Mrs. Virginia Harvey of Decatur; two brothers. Melvin at home and Pvt. Mervin Taylor. U. 8. army. 1-am-bert Field Bt. Louis. Mo RED CROSS WAR (Continued Frew Fane I) leader should have been reason for a larger turn-out at the meeting Fewer than MM» people were In the large gymnasium, but they listened intently to the graphic story which Miss Browne told. Last Tuesday night Mfss Bntwne appeared In Madison Square Garden. New York City. She shared the program with Mayor La Guardia and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife Os the president XYSTUS C. MEYER •Ooattnoes mg* l» dlo training school in Wlsconnin. The five brothers were among the the first men from th<s county to enter the army and Mrs Moyer was the first mother In the cognty to be honored an having f.ve sons serving their country in uniform Past at temp w to obtain pictures of the hoys for newspaper use have been futile, m acquiescent* to the wHSm of the mother —•— O — trade la • tsoed Tm ~ Deeafar

Iss PYt Lofton Rich, formerly stationed at Camp Eustis, Va.. has been tranafem-d to the following addrtos: A. S N. 35194811 Hq. und Hq. Co. 333rd. Inf.; A. P. O. *4. Camp Clalt’borne. La. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. .Noah Rich of route one (Monroe. 'Pvt. Rich met Dr Harold DeVor, a former Decatur dentist, during a routine dental checkup of bis company, and after the examination bad a long visit with the doctor. He entered service last September. Pvt. Delbert R. Thatcher. Jr., returned Monday morning to Camp Breckenridge. Ky.. after spending a seven-day furlough with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Thatuber, route six, Decatur. (Mrs. George Hakeu has received word that her son. Pfc. Paris Hakes, In the U. 8. marine* guard details, has been transferred. His addrcM may lie obtained from his mother. NEGRO CONFESSES (Continued From Fag* 1) with a fireplace log and choked her. latter he a*«ertedly dragged her body down a 20-foot spiral staircase to a sub-basement beneath the church library. Fisher was arrested last nightsome 12 hours sfter the body was found. ■- -o SOVIET ARMIES (Contlsued Fr— Fag* i) conference with the United States and Great Britain. However, the Bulgarian feelers etill are in the preliminary stages This peace talk does not concern the Soviets, since Bulgaria and Russia have not declared war.

THIRD OFJTAUAN (Continued From Page 1) that hi, concern about this country’s oil supply is not what it will be in the nrit lire or 10 years - but what it will be In the next SO year*. As for the soldier vote, be said the crux of the questions is whether the compromise bill now pending will let more or (ewer soldiers vote than would be able to under existing law. Although he declined to express his attitude directly on the compromise measure, this comment Indicate* that he may veto it if he believes it will reduce the number of men who will lie entitled to cant a ballot And speaking of vetoes — the president says he has not seen Democratic senate leader Barkley since the later so bitterly criticised the president’s tnout recent veto—of the tax bill Elsewhere on capltol hill -Secretary of War Stlmsom went before the house foreign affairs committee to favor extension of the lend-lease program. He declared that failure to extend It will prolong the war and Increase the cost in Ilves and dollars. The committee ie considering legislation to continue the lend-lease prearam another year beyond June X—lts present expiration date. FIRST DAYLIGHT (Coatinued From Fags 1) and the city’s chief airdrome 35 mile* to the north Results are described as good. The Axis-con-trolled Rome radio says many people were killed and wounded As for the Anxlo beachhead below Rome—the German 14th army has gixen up Ita third coa’ly attempt to crush the Allied armies. It was literally fought to a standstill by veteran American infantrymen. and ripped from above by the greatest aerial barrage ever laid down on a ba'tiefield. Across the Adriatic. Jugoslav partisan force* have captured a railroad station and wiped out a German garrison Marshal Tito’s communique says heavy lighting continues in Slovenia and just aero** the border In Italian latria. Tito's rival. General Mikbailovitch. claim* hl* men have killed or wounded over 300 Bulgarian troop* tn a five-day battle in historic Tartar valley But the rivalry between two guerrilla factions In Jugoslavia's neighbor nation. Greece, apparently has disappeared A Cairo off!Birth Cerrifleote Notice Is hereby gives that Dorothy Elisabeth Johnson has filed a petition In the trrelt Court es Adame Coaaty, laguna, tn have the time and place of her birth determined •eld petition U eot for hearing ea th* o* r TROVTMER Clerk es the Adnate Circuit Court Marek- »

clal says the two main partisan factions In Greece have buried the hatchet. American and British liaison officer* are «ald to have signed the agreement between them, 0 Rev. James D. Trahey Dies At Notre Dame Funeral service* for Rev. Jamna D. TriUiey. C. 8. C, administrative assistant to the president of Notre Dame university, will be held Saturday morning at Sacred Heart church. Notre Dame. Father Trahey. wlio aluo was military adviser tj the student body at Notre Dame, was well kn >*ni here. Il«» died Thursday of peri'oni ' tin frc:n a ruptured aiipeii I x — 0 — Tuberculosis Clinic At Berne Thursday A free tulterculue •' < llni*' will !»«• held at the Evangelical church in Berne next Thursday. March 9. The clinic, spon«ored by the Adams county tuberculosis anaociatlon, will be conducted by jfra. Oscar Lankenau. R. N. Doctors from Irene Byron sanitorlum, Fort Wayne, will auist at the clinic, which will be held all day Tuesday o —• Noxon Murder Trial Recessed To Monday •Pi’tsfield. Mass. Mar 3 —(UIP)— The murder trial of John F. Noxon, Jr., accused of electrocuting hl* six-month-old Imbecile son. haw been recessed until Monday because of the illness of a Juror. The Juror Is 111 with grippe and pieurlay and there are no alternate Jurors. o Dailey Farm Sold At Public Auction The J D. fkiiley farm of 164 acres, northeast of Decatur, wan sold to E. A. Rcsswurm of Fort Wayne, at public auction for 811.185. by the Midwest Realty Auction company. Other recent sales mad -by the local company, include the eale of the David Myers residence. 11l Mouth 13th street, to Gilbert A. Eddy of Convoy: the Myron Frank property on West Monroe street to Howard Holloway of thle city; the Frank Johnson farm of 80 acres, north of I>ecatur to J. F K*wler of Ohio City; and the W. Maynard Johnson farm of M) acre* in Union ! township to Ce<cll Shafer of Deca ■

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... and to did his ragged army when they laid aside their muskets and went back to their turns There the, raised the things they needed .. sheep for wool and mutton, flax for cloth they wove at home, hogs for meat and erstkiint, cattle for leather and substantial r<»« beef, grain they ground themselves Wood from the surrounding forests kept them warm in winter That wu nuking the most of what they had ax hand. TAar wm dirtrsifwa ftirMing. Since that day, moat turns do nor have u many different crops Instead, they grow and produce only those crop that 6t naturally together. In our business, diversification follows the same principle. We prepare products that arc related For example, we make salad mis because the same knowledge that enables us to make fine lard is used in processing ods The same salesmen and delivery equipment may bq uacd in the rale and handling of all of our prod-

Other large farm aales were I made in Wells and Van Wert coun I tkw by J F. Nanmann of the au< ' t'on and realty company BUCHALTER GRANTED (Continue.? r<<m. raw* 11 pr>«uinably about political figures. said to have been involved in hiformer racket*. Yesterday Buchalter asked and received permission to talk with .New York district attorney Frank Hogan. The conversation lasted 90 minutes Hogan refused to tnak> any statement. Ration Calendar (War Price and Ration Board I Office, corner First and Monroe Sts., closed Tuesday and Thursday > Processed Foods Green stamps K. L and M. good through March 20. Blue s'irnpe A. B. C, D. and E in book 4 good for 10 points each through May 20. Green one-point stampe as well as tokens may be used for change. Meats Brown stamps Y and Z good through March 20. Red stamps A. B and C in book 4 good for 10 points each through May 20 Spare stamp 4 In book 4 good for pork (five points) through March 4. Sugar Stamp 30 in Book Four good for 5 pounds through March 31. Stamp 40 In Book Four good for 5 pounds of canning sugar. Shoes Stamp 18 in Book 1 and No. 1 "Airplane” stamp In Book 3 good for 1 pair each un’ll further notice. Gasoline Stamp A-10 good for 3 gallons through March 21. B-l and C-l good now for 2 gallons each until further notice. B-2 and C-2 stamps good for 5 gallons until further notice. T good for 5 gallons; E good for 1 gallon; R. good for 5 gallons; all usable until further notice. A. B. C. and D coupons are not valid until they have been endorsed in ink wi'h the autmobile registration number and state. Other coupons must carry certain additional information. Motorist who have bought 1944 plates should write both 1944 and 1942 number* on book and on coupons. Tires Next inspections du*: A book vehides by March 31, 1944; B. and C's by Feb 29; commercial ve- ‘ hides every 6 months or every ' 5.000 miles, whichever is first

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Nominate Burkhalter As GOP Commissioner Vmos Burkhalter, of Berne, was nominated today as Republican member o' the county itoard of election commissioners, by Cal F. Peterson. Republican county chairman. A Democrat will he nominated in a fww day* by G Remy B!»r---iy. Derncxi itic county chairman. The nomination* mu-t l»e confirmed by the county clerk, who serves as rhe third member ex officio. — . o — , .... Pumphrey Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Carl <• Pumphrey, D-ee.tur jeweler. speaking at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the K of P. home, pointed to the ne-d of citixena of this community 'o make plans now to cope with conditions which will arise in this city when the war la ended. Decatur must be prepared to welcome war veterans home when the conflict ends, he stated, strewing that those on the h<wne front must not let down the boys and girls at the war fronts. The club wllf’de serve ladle* night next w»ek. with •pedal entertainment to be offered at the meeting Thursday night at the K of P home. o Gold-Plated Oscars Awarded Last Night Hollywood. Mar. 3—(UP)—Jennifer Jone* and Paul Lukas have been awarded moviedom'a goldplated Oscars for the best acting of 1943. The youthful actreaa won the annual motion picture academy award for her first major picture Role In the "song of Bernadette.” The veteran actor, Paul Lukas, was chouen for hi* part in "Watch on the Rhine." _

How To Relieve Bronchitis Creomulslon relieves promptly because it goes right to Cie seat of the trouble to help looaen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw. tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulaloo with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchifit