Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 215, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1944 — Page 3

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SBfICERS IS HELD 1.-gtt>n auxiliary M ’ 11. Friday .-ven- ~ ■ lu- k supper. ■ ~ , <>f off! -frit was , H v! . lUary Prlekh-y. j HI! Hpiiloi'i > .1 *•■>.• president. | ( 1L fi-,t vic- preshlM : i. - .VI.O Arthur Myens. I \l c'jarlcs Wolter. I UK m « c iinton H*:*h; I mm ~ j . I'.cu’ S*-lber. h«B*or* In.r; sergeant K m Itii-li Shiffeiiy. JunjK , . were; presldH . . f:.iiier; vice-pre- ■ M < i -'ln'- Striker; »"('• ■ M . i .:.»!>• lie Brown; ■ . . \l . y E.iitrote. c liapK.., \ I. nisei >n. -ergt-uilt \|>,< M.ny Mahan. itetaliajion of of- ■■ 4 . meeting *■** held - l ' ll chairmen of the a<' ■ * el ‘‘ given. The H„ u ,• Hiding report* were K. ... Miration. poppy and K,, i, .1 hi. and it was an- ■ . the auxiliary has purK f;iiindred dollar* worth K<l- during the year. The enK nt o f the auxiliary la now . Hendre.l aii.l sixty eight The H. •(-•aiiatioti of officers will September H at Pcwt 17 K- Wayne. K I! B My> .* waa the speaker H,. ,-,.-niiu and gave an interdix. uesion on "The TradlK King Solomon". K I. :n< Dai Wachter *m proKEEP ~ ■L» ’ * ■ I CONTACT W\ s WITH ■ k 'te YOURBOY BY READING b ARMY MAGAZINE ■UH ARMY la chock full of inKrntuu articlss about OUR boys. K> will males an ideal gift to Ksd to your boy in the tervico. ■Ascription price S 3 50 p« year. |oUR ARMY. Inc. ■ H Sc. N W., Washington 1. D. C.

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| CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday Cowork, rs’ clan- of the Methodist church. Amo* Zehr. 7:30 p. m Idarns County Horne Economics c horus, picnic. Lehman Park « p. m. Fireman's Auxiliary. Mrs. Francis I Ellsworth, 7:30 p. tn. Pythian Stater Needle chib. K nf I P. home, after temple. Tuesday Group one, Monroe W 8. C. 8. Mr. Ada Crist. 9:30 a. m. Group two. Monroe W. 8. (• 8. M:h. Alma Essex, 9:30 a. in. Church Mother* Study club. Mrs. I Nathan Nelson. 6:30 p. tn. Dorcas class of the Evangelical church. Mr*. Tom Cook, 7:30 p m. Rebekah Ixrdge, Odd Fellows Hall. 7:30 p. m. Delta Theta Tau. Elks Home. 8 p. m. Wednesday PreMfiyterian Guild.‘Mrs. Richard Macklin. 8 p. m Zion Lutheran Walther League, Church. 7:30 p :n Red Cross Sewing Center Legion 1 p. m Thursday W S C. S . church social rooms. 2:30 p m . executive board, 1:15 p m. Monroe Better Homes club. Mrs. Rose Hocker, 7:30 p m. st. Paul Ladles Aid. Mrs. R MeBride, all day meeting. Woman's Guild of Zion Evangel!- ' cal and Reformed Church. Church , Social Room S p. m Zion Lutheran .Missionary Society, Church, all day Zion Lutheran missionary society church baeem-'tit, 9 a. m. Men's Vnion Prayer Service, ground floor public library, 7:30 p m. Eastern Star pot luck supper. MaI sonic Hall. 6:30 p. tn., meeting 7:30 j p. m. I rented with a past president's pin ‘ and the door prize was won by Mm. 1 T C. Smith. The committee In charge of the meeting wae Mrs. -Adrian Baker, Mm. Nick ‘Braun. Airs l>an Zeser. Mrs Joe McConnell. Mm Adolph I Bauermelster. Mrs Oils Gould. Mrs. Joe Burnett, iMm. Wilmer Raudebush. <Mrs. Lil Hammond. Mm. Clinton Hernh and Mias Margaret Moran-

HOME ECONOMICS LEADERS TO MEET A home wolnnmh* leaders planning meeting win be held in Decatur Junior-senior high school at 1:30 P m . Thursday. Ix-adens to be present at th!., section are. the counts officers and the president* of the local dut». Alm E. W. Ilusche, county president, wUI 4>e ..ek.t| to give a brief report on this year's activities. Miss Anna K. William* will tell of her activities!. Mtas Annabelle Clawson, extension leader from the state office, will outline some of the problems the homemakers will be facing for the coming year. After the above reports, the delegates will diHciMs and determine the problem* that they will wish to s udy for the next years activities. S-SGT. MARION DRUM WEDS TEXAS GIRL Coming as a surprise to their j I many friend* I* the announcement i |of the marriage of Miss Caynelle' Wade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. -lay i Wade of Morgan county. Tex. and S-Hgt. Marlon 1,. Drum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorphus Drum of this city The -beautiful and impressive ceremony wa* solemnized on July 22 In the First Baptist church at laimesa. Tex , with Rev John Kohle officiating. Mm. Drum was formerly employed as a telephone operator at the laimeaa Army Air Field and Bgt. Drum is stationed with the third air force at Cox Field. Tex. The couple was entertained recently at a dinner given in their honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs Dorphua Drum and daughter Marj jorle of Fornax street. The St. Paul Indies Aid *ociety will have an all day meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs R McBride. There will be a meeting of the Woman's Guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Thursday evening at eight o'clock In the social room at th* church. Following the meeting. Mm. Ixora Roop will give a paper demonstration, and all members are urg -d to attend this meeting The Coworkem class of ’he Methodist church will have their regular monthly meeting this evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Amos Zehr. 21” North Thirteenth Street ■Mr. and tMm. Thurman I Drew entertained Sunday for the birthday anniversary of their daughter. Marjorie. A delicious chicken dinner waa served at the noon hour. Gum’s were Dr. and Mrs D 11. Pellett, Mrs Nile Williamson, the Misses Irene Draper, Janet Brown. Freda and Veda Williamson, Elizabeth Cramer. Mr. and Mr*. Henry Baumann. ‘Mr. and -Mrs. Thurman Drew and children. Marjorie. Bob. Jane and Tom. The gucei of honor j received many lovely gift*. The Monroe Better Homes club will meet at the home of Mt*. Rcse Hocker Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock The Women's Society of Christian service of the Methodist church will meet Thursday afternoon at two thirty o’clock In the church social rooms. Mm Bowen ta the lemon leader and Mrs. H E. Zerkel is the devotional leader. The executive iaiard will meet at one forty five o’clock. U. B. LADIES AID MEETS RECENTLY The Ijidiea AM soiiety of the First I'nited Brethren church met Thursday evening at the home of Mt*. Frank Jones Devotions were given by Mrs. Charles Hakes and Mrs. Charltw Roiienold. During the businoa* meeting, conducted by Mrs K O Wynn, twentyone calU were reported, and ths work committee turned in thirty eight dollars and forty two cents. Mrs Detina Elzey. Mm. 'David Wynn and Mrs. Tom Ftaher were appointed to the work committee for September. ■Lovely refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted bye Mrs. Frank Fisher and Mrs. Clarence Drake. The hostesses for the October meeting will be Mrs. Veeßaker, Mrs Addle Andrew* and Mm. William Pennington The W. 8. C. 8. of the Monroe Methodist church will meet at nine thirty o'clock Tuesday morning for an all day meeting. Group one will meet at the home of Mm. Ada Crist and group two will meet at the home of Mrs. Altna Esstx Both groups will enjoy a pot-luck dinner and all member* are urged to be present. WriTs ‘Mr. and Mrs. Judson Erne of Hartford City are the parents of a baby girl born at the Adam* county memorial hospital thia morning at 1:18 a tn. She weighed 6 pounds. 7H ounces and ha* bee.i named Shieia Marguerite. Mr; and’Mrs. Lester Grlle are the parent* of a baby girl, born at 5:»

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Donald A. ship’s cook, third class, who was wounded in French invasion, is home

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The above picture shows Ship's Cook 3 c Donald A. L»-e. VBNR, (right) son of Mr and Mrs. Ross "Shorty" l*-e of ib-catur route three, convalescing in the C 8. Naval hospital. Charleston Navy Yard. S C. Mounded in the Normandy Invasion. Lee wan brought back to the states and arrived home yesterday for an earned rest. Seated with him in the hospital ward is Signalman 3/c Fred Bauxbaum of Secaucus. N. J., also injured in the invasion. They arrived in this country altoard the hospital ship Wisteria

Story of Battle Charleston. 8. C., Sept. II—A naval officer and 17 enlisted men were among the second contingent of naval casualties from the Normandy beachhead returned to Charleston for medical treatment recently The men were transferred from hospitals In Englund to the V. 8. naval hospital in the Charleston navy yard aboard the army hospital ship, CSS Wisteria, a converted Liberty ship fitted out with hospital wards and equipment. Among the group are five survivors of "the destroyer-escort. ÜBS Rich; a survivor of the minesweeper. I'BB Tide; a survivor of the Charleston-built destroyer. USS Corry; one survivor of the tug. USS Pat ridge; a member of the navy's Seabees, and several casualties of the navy's amphibious forces who saw action alsiard landing craft off the coast of France. in the group are Signalman. Third Class Fred Buxhaurn. i'SNR 21, of 71’> Fifth street, Secaucus. N. J., and Ship's Cook. Third Class Donald Arthur Lee, I'SNR, 21. of route 3, Decatur. Ind. Signalman Buxbaum, who landed In the thick of the fighting on the Nbrmandy lieaches. is the ward of Mrs. Olga Eckhoff. of Secaucus, N. J. He is a graduate of the A. J Demarest high school, of Holtoketi. N 1., class of 1941. and before enlisting in the navy at Newark. N J., in February. 1918, was employed as an electrical repairman i>y the Western ElecI trie company in South Kearny. N. J He has lieen decorated with the Purple Heart medal and wears the American Theatre of Opera lions rlblHiti and the European-Africa-Mlddle East area campaign bar. Signalman Buxbaum was struck by a piece of shrapnel that hit near his left ear and went through the jaw, lodging in his nose. "We went into the beach on an LCT." he recalls. "We got into the beach in more or less of what we called a dry run during maneuvers. Then we saw a few shells drop on the beach Our artillery was dropping kind of short. The Germans were shelling back with 88's. Then we all hit the ground and started work Ing our way up the beach. I got up the beach about s<* yards when I got hit by shrapnel from an 88. Two hospital corpsmen dropped by my side and bandaged me up. I lay on the beach for four hours before I got to an evacuation station. Then I stayed there on the Iteach all night, in the middle of machine gun Are amt plenty of 88 shells." Ship's Cook l**e. who participated in the Normandy invasion aboard a landing ship, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross I*-e. of Decatur. Ind He la a native of Lima. Ohio, and is married to the former Miss Marguerite Henkle of Rockford. Ohio They have a one-year old daughter. Jerry Ann He is a graduate of the Decatur high school, class of 1912, and before enlisting in the navy at Cleveland. Ohio, in February 1913. was employed as a driver by the Morris Trucking Co., of Decatur. His brother. Doyle Lee, 23. Is atihta morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. She w -ighed 6 pounds. 12 ounces and ha* been named Lane line Mr. Grlle Is In officer's candidate school. WHY BE G«t without oxorcioo “ZKEStSiX With tha AYDB pt»n veu dos t cat out Ml, mesh. stMchn. pe Utoaa. iwr«t» or halter, you Mm- * W ■i/ cut them It's MW, W SMITH DRUG CO.

tending navy gunnery school In California Ship's Cook Lee wan hit by shrapnel during an aerial attack The metal pierced hla l<-ft arm in several places and hit hitn on the head. "We were all down below sleeping when one of the laiys yelled 'General Quarters.' I started to sit up and grabbed an iron bar on my bunk, when the (tomb hit. I couldn't find the hatch at first but Anally got to it and led several (toys out there. A sub-chaser picked us off the ship altout 18 minutes after the bomb hit and shortly before the ship went down. "We didn't see over a docen I planes from D-day until the day we were hit, D-plits six. Then it sounded like a million of the blamed things were after us. Eight or nine of the men In the crew's quarters were killed by the shrapnel. Two pieces of It went dear through my left artn. "But. you know. I spent 15 days at Anzlo and that was a hot place. I saw more action at Anzlo than I did at Normandy We averaged five or six air raids a day there when they were trying to shove us back into the sea."

First Lieutenant

First Lt Richard I'. King, son of Mr and Mrs J H King of North Fifth street, has been promoted to that rank in the Mediterranean theater of operations, with 14 flying missions to his credit. He is a pilot on a B-24 Mitchell bomber and has been overseas since April 1913. He lias been awarded the air medal and was promoted to his higher rank on August 28. receiving Ills commission in November 1943 Lt. King Is a graduate of the Decatur high school in the class of 1941

------ o- — Pfc. Dwight Arnold, Wounded On Saipan Awarded Purple Heart Pfc Dwight Arnold, aon of Mr. and Mm. Earl Arnold of Decatur, route two, who was seriously grounder by uhrapncl or. Saipan Island. June 2d. is recuperating In an anny hospital in Hawaii, according to word received by the parenta. He ha* been awarded the Purple Heart, which medal waw sent to hw parent*. The wounded veteran has served 3't months in the Pacific area and will be confined to the Hawaiian hospital for several week* during which Hine he will undergo plastic surgery. ———o Adams County I Memorial Hospital i Dismissed: 'Mm. Roma.i Hoffman. Wiitehlre. O.; George Merfnar, Wlltehlre <>. Timber in the Philippines covers an area roughly equivalent in size to the state of Nebraska — —oSpirella Garment* for style, comfort and Niipport. For appointment call Mr*. Henrv Bauman, 521-G. 215t3

Iff ’TOrn U,N€!kE i PsiM Pvt. Dalmer Garwood •><>n of El mer Garwood Route 2, Ohio City. 10. Is now s’atioued at 539 Med * Coll. Company. .Mun Mi-dii .tl BatalI lon. Camp Chaff<-e. Ark. Pvt Roas M. Gunder hu* been ■transferred front Camp Joseph I. K< >!n»in. Little Ro k. Ark., to ih<following camp: Company B. 3rd HaCallon. Is regiment AGF R It No. 1. Ft. Keo Meade. Aid Lieut. Donald F. Hoile ie with th- - Ith A F I’ll*: A A F P. I. SO 2»t9. Lemoore, Calif. Hfft. Ronald Byer, husband of Mrs. Betty Byer. Pleasant Mills, has been transferred from Centreville, Miss.-to Prov. Adm Det 4th At my. Fort Blies. Texas. Cpl. Herman E. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W Smith, 12’1 N Fourth Street, returned to Camp Blanding. Fla. Sunday at the expiration of his l<> day furlough At Shepherd Field Sheppard Field. Texas. Sept 11 — Second Lt Florence A. Mcl'onnell. daughter of Mr. and Mr*, -hateph L. McConnell, 828 Nor’h Third St , Decatur, recently arrived at this AAF training command pofft to assume duties at the regional hospital here. Lt. iMcConnell wae commiseloned in the army nunae corp* April 14. 1944 The I' S. Maritime Service announced today that ex-eeamen, with 14 months *ea experience in the engine or deck departments of merchant or naval vessels, are being sought for officers training. It makes no difference when ;hta experience wm gained Qualifying applicants are enltated as acting chief petty officer* and graduated, after a four months course, as enalgns. Details may be olrtained from the U. 8 Maritime Service. 844 Rush Street. Chicago or 312 Eaat Wisconsin Avenue. Milwaukee. Cpl. Ned C. Johnson who ha* recently been advanced to that rank, has laten transferred from Alamogordo. N i.M to 28th Sqdn. 19’h B<>rob Group. AAB. Great Bend, Kan. Cpl. Johrwon Is the <ion of Mr.

* Ilj-rM / / S i till b ■/ * B 1J B B 7 s B i \ Bx S BKKSK3K • % W W-nt- ■ * \ 3 wMF X X 3 x. P' * , -W;Lj , 'r w EWri wLKfib? ■ ■•» 2 '' v y _ JF ■ ■ QI (jf)MS/MM?£ ? Bp* Gas Ranges bearing the CP seal meet _ <' • the most exacting standards of cooking '" i performance. This seal is a hallmark of quality . . . your assurance of Cooking . Perfection. Look for CP on the Gas Range you buy after the war. It is the symbol of the last word in Modern Cooking Methods. C. A. STAPLETON, Local Manager

Decatur Marine, Sailor Arrive Home From Pacific And France

Marine Tech. S:.-' Jain"* HitchI land of the naval air corps, with I Id months of service In the SouthI west Pacific to tfts credit, arrived I horn*- last evening for a 30 day I i<-uv« with hta hi* parentse. Mr. and Mr« Ed Highland. 2>3 South Tenth ,t| <‘t. j Lav<-rn>- Roth, seaman first < lass. I s Navy. al« > arrived home ye*-t'-rday from France, having served aooai-d a Liberty .hip during the inia«ion of Normandy. II - I- the son Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rot'h, 222 South Third street. Marine Highland wa,t on Bougainville Island, when the Japs attempted to recapture it and for eight day.; he and th • otn<-r marlite* were and Mr.< Roy Johnson of this city. cpi Jack W Mcßride, recently received orders promoting him to his present grade, H<- U an automotive repairman at the Harvard Army Air Field, Harvard, Netir. a second air force four-engine bomber training installation. Cpi. MeBraid” is th” huaband of Mrs. Martha Beth 'Moßride, 417*.9 Clous Street. Decatur, and the father of Phillip Mcßride, ace two years. His parents are Mr. and Mm. Ira E. Mcßride, route fi. Decatur. Mie. Leroy B Tic kle has received word from her husband. Sgt. U-roy B. Tickle of the I'nited States marine* now serving overseas. that he had been promoted to that rank recently. Mr. and Mrs John Shook received word texiay that their son, Cpi Ermel Shook has arrived safely somewhere in France. Cpi. Shook has been stationed in England over a year. Mrs. Grace Alwi-in and daughter. Mrs. Frederick Schafer are visiting their daughter and staler, Mrs Dick Shaw at Shelby, Ohio for a few days Mrs. Maud Mahan and daughter Mary have returned from Sioux Falta, N Dak . where they attended the wedding of their son and I io,h>-r. T-Sgt. Lloyd J Mahan. ‘Mrs Alfred Gentis of Detroit ta visiting relatives In Decatur and other parts of Adam* countyMrs. George O. Walton mid daughteis have returned from Ashland. Ohio wlic-ic- they vtaLed three

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• ’ under fire He wa* also stationed i on the- New Hebrides and on other • | Island* in the Sout'hwcs’ Pacific, I He e-'aped any injury during his ' 16 months overseas and when inI terviewed this morning said that he i didn't have anything to say, "exI pt that he wa* glad to b- home". . He joined tite marines in June 1942. Seaman Roth wa- a' sea ten I mont.is. during which time- he made • several tripe arrow the Engltah i channel to the French coast. He i with other members of the crew also visited in France. His leave • i ta 19 days, at which time he will ■ ‘ report to New Orleans for further I J duty. I«c Verne- ta a former Dally Democrat carrier lioy. weeks. They will remain here for the present while Lt Walton Is tak- , Ing training in th-- school for chap- , lain*. —- 1 Dr. Parrish Changes Location Os Office Dr Richard K. Parrish, who ha* i practiced medicine here the pa«t f six months, i« moving his office* to i South Second street where he will . occupy the- office building of the late Dr. J. M Miller. He will open offices there Monday, 8-ptf-mlw'r •i ,l ' ■ Entertain Pastor , Tuesday Evening Members of the Union Chapel church and Sunday school will entertain Rev. Irwight L. Patterson ' and family Tuesday evening, with ' an informal program at 7:30 p. m at the- church, after which refreshmen's will l>e served In the church basement. Rev. Patterson will leave soon for his new assignment at Kokomo. All mem*>er.c and friend* of the church are Invited to be presen’ o , Twenty states have adopted wide- ; spread c ivil service- systems. Taraßavsdistmgaf MONTHLY Female Weakness l (Aho Hm Stomachic Toaic) I Lydts t Pinkham's Compound ta lamout to relieve periodic pain and accompanying nervous, weak, tired--4 out feelings--all due to functional monthly disturbances. Made especially for women—Ct Mpi ntturtl PuUow label direcuona. 1 (LYDIA L PINKHAM’S SSSX