Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1944 — Page 3

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ijjnmi iinillHlMiCllMMlHHlimillMliilMi iiinnii lUiiuria xmxjcx n ■VOTERS! K If you have not voted since 191(1 you MUST | l»e re-registered, or if you have moved from | one precinct to another you must be transit ferred. You nay register for the fall elec- || i*on at Democratic Headquarters on South Il I Xecon< * stre *l a* any time until Oct. 9. or I phone I iOO and a registered clerk will call ■ ; on you. | Open till 9 p. m. each evening, democratic Central Comm. | ■■ xji-;: j-MXM xWKJCMTx X sa>: ■ ■ k :t!>: ■■ Lw" Hfum! Yum! Z I Butter Pecan Cake Z w<< u- { Ik* TASTY I TEMPTING ♦ be without this week-end a ” ET*'* 1 ' Yott " •*j®y Butter Pe- My C O' • I ake to the last bite. 1I A* for it at your local independ- C ■ tnt f's»d store or at our bakery. W W [Stewart's Bakery

CLUB CALENDAR Boelsty Dssdllns, 11 A. M. Phonss 1000 — 1001 Thursday Huth and Naomi circle, church 1 parlors. 2:30 p. m. Circle 4, Methodist church, Mre. M. O. Lester, 7:30 p. mCircle 3. Methodist church. Mm. Martin Venls, 2:30 p. m. Circle 2. Methodait church, Mm. Dan Tyndall, 2:3" p. m. Evangelical Ladies Aid ooclety, church parlors. 2 p. in Men’s Union Prayer Service, ground floor public library, 7:30 p. tn. Women of Moose, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7;30 p. m. Friday H*d Cross Knitting center, Legion, I p. m. to 4 p m. Rummage Sale, W. S C. S. Methodist Church, 1 to S p, m. Saturday Rummage Sale. W S. C. S. Methft-d'-ait church, 9 a. ni. to 3 p. m. Business and Protuisional women u club rummage sale, 145 South Second street. Monday Called meeting, Delta Theta Tau, Elks home, h p. ni. Research club. Mrs. Walter Krick. 2:30 p. m. from his father, who lx a ation<-d , with the army a' ( amp L-e, Va. Tht.je present were the Mteues' Barbara Beekier, Anna June Garner, Jane Ann Brumley, Rosemary Schwartx, Colleen Lehman, Kathryn Goldner. Sharon and Carolyn Strickler, and Norman Kohue, Richard Pete Mon, Terry Byrd. Jerry Gehrig, Glenn Rowden. Mux Heyers Rockie Strickler and the honor guest BdWiy Allen Strickler. ( ——— CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS j SCENE OF CONVENTION The county contention of the United Chriellan Missionary society was held ai the Christian church in thU city. An all day meeting was held. Rev. D. D M(< all of Elwood op- > ened the meeting with prayer and aleo gave a very interesting talk on 1 his work throughout the state and outlined intensive work on rehabill- | tailon of Bethany park M'm Ann I Clark, state director of youth reI llglous education, outlined her work 'jfor the coming year and Mra. William Bothwell of Marion secretary 1 of the mkislonary work of the fifth . dlsttict, gave a very interesting I talk on her work Rev. H. U Furley wa.i the speaker for the afternoon and gave a very interesting

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Master Sgt. Robert Wolpert Is spending a thirty day leave at the home of his. mother. Hrs. Veronica Wolpert, 14<if> West Monroe Street. Sgt. Wolpert entered the army In January, 1»42 and has 10-en xta Honed with the air corps in Africa for 20 months. Sgt Wolpert has four brothers In the service. Sgt Edward Wolpert formerly stationed at Camp Beale. Calif ami now overseas. First Lt. lamin A Wolpert. stationed in England; Tech. /■i Paul M. Wolpert stationed in North Africa and Pvt. Joe Wolpert of the marines, stationed in San Diego. Calif.

description of hid work in Germany Rev. Furley wax In Germany at the Iteglnning of the war. surveying the ( hr’a'i.in (hurrhe.i The meeting was clued with the benediction, given by Rev Furley BETHANY CIRCLE MEETS WEDNESDAY The Bethany circle of the womenu guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met Wednesday in the social rooms of the church. There were xixteen memhem present. DevoliotM were led by Mrs. Wm. Feller aruiutwl by Mrs. Harry Knapp and Mrs. George Thomas. Af’er a short btwineM meeting, refreshmen a w<-..- served by the hoxtesMO. Mm. Leland Frank and Mrs. Tillman Gerber. BIRTHDAYS OBSERVED AT BLUFFTON SUNDAY ■Mr and Mrs. Harry Klopfenstein of Bluffton entertained Sunday with a pot-luck dinner and >«upper in honor of the birthdays of Mns. Kli.pfenstein and her twin Wister, Mrs. Floyd Lfby of Monrod'akio. the Uirthday of Menno Rorh and son. Roger. The dining tatble wax centered with a large birthday cake and fall floweru were luted throughout the rooms. Those attending were Mr. and Mm. Ora Shoudeti and children of Auburn. Mr and Mrs, Floyd Liby. Mi.t Writ. Mc.Kaln. and *ohn .McKean of M mroi*. Mrs. Leila Me Kean of Montpelier. Rev. Roy GWr son and sono of St. Mary'a 0.. Mr. and Mrs. Menno Roth and sons of Bluffton, and Mr. and Mrs Ran mm Barkley of this city. o Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Roy -Povenstecher. laikewood. O ; Mrs. Herman Smith. Hoi Indiana utreet; la-Roy Edgar. Hoagland. Diomlsscd Dismlcaed: Mra. NorJunior Miss Pattern / i /A. 9251 ll tt-tf JoW to-ii // „7 1 / r’’ v cl M nJ’ v '* ' fl I /■ // / - rfl KJ ibl i fl H VI / i /*‘J Kv Sbl MARIAN MARTIN A heart winner if we ever saw one! Junior Miss Pattern 9251 includes a fetching hat. too. The whole outfit is easy to make, a joy to wear. Pattern *251 In Junior Miss sixes 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17 and 18 Sixe 13. dress, requires 3 yds. 35-in.; calot. % yd. Send TWENTY CENTS In coins for these patterns to Decatur Daily Democrat. Pattern Dept--155 N. Jefferson St- Chicago 80. 111. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS. STYLE NUMBER. FIFTEEN CENTS more brings you the Marian Martin Fall and Winter Pattern Book full of smart easy-to-make styles. A free bodjacket pattern i« printed right in lbs book.

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'TT TOb iiTnTiTWWnTny Tl iMBiM A/C James L. Eg!y. stationed at Pensicola. Fla., is spending a 21-' day leave at the home of his pari entx, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Egly of I B<helmann street. Lt. Ruth E. Worthman, daughter of L( wls Worthman. has been 111 | with pngumonia In a ho-pital In | Frame, where she is cta'loned with the army nurse-.. According to a letter received yesterday, she lx getting along fine and expects to he dismissed from the hospital in the near future Pfr Wolpert hae been advanced to that rank according to word received by his mother. Mrs. Veronica Woip-it. Ills new address Is as follows Supply Sqn. 5. Mar Sair Wee . H. ('. A. D MarInar, San Diego. 45. Calif Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Crownover of route 6, have received woid from their son. Pfc. Robert C- Crownover. that he hat; been transferred from an Slrdrome In Casablanca to a school In Egypt. Pf • Crownover haa been oveur as for several nnn.hx. 11. Dale VonGunten. Ph. M 3/c, son of Mr. and 'Mm. Ib-rman V'on Gunten of Walnu street, has been transff red from San Diego. Callfto the following addnus: H and S Company. San Mateo Brks ~ Camp Pi-ndleton. Oceanside, Calif Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area I nSESS ■ First Methodist The world communion service will be held here Sunday morning The churches of Decatur an- observing this day and churches throughout th- world, where pc<»stble, are observing thin sacrament. An offering for "fellowship and suffering" will be received al the Lord's table hU money will be distributed l>y the church for work among soldiers in priaon camps, in hospitals, and to chaplains to further their work with the xoldiei.i. o SECRECY VEILS Greek forces operating In Greece under orders of the supreme Allied command, and this, too, was accepted by the guerilla generals. The announcement Indicated that most if not all of the internal strife in Greece has been eliminated. For long periods during the resistance movement the country had been virtually In a state of civil war. with the various guerrilla groups contending against each other for power rather than devoting all their efforts against the Germans. NEW DISCHARGE <<.'u«linaa>l S>eu> Csss it that replacements amounting lo a full division have passed through this regimen; atone. The 700 veterans of the regiment are to receive five .icrvlce chevrons —one for each -is montlw overseas. They Igft the United States for Ireland and England In April. 1042. 0 Bricker To Start Tour October 2 Colunvbus. O- Sept 28 — (4JPI— Gov. John W. Brl.-ker, Republican vice presidential nominee, will make at least 28 speeches during the finst six dayw of hie 9.250-mlle. four-week western campaign which begins Oct. 2 his office disclosed today. >He will make 14 short laika from the rear platform of his special train and 14 at meetings or over the radio He will dellvcra n atlonally broadcast speech from St. Louis Oct- 4 at a Republican mars meetIng. bert Koenemann. Hoagland: Dillon Jordon, Rockford. O.; Mrs. Edward I Vian and tamy g'rL »4<t Dlerkta Street. _ • Specializing in PERMANENT WAVES PHONE 6334 Irene's lleauly Shop 1404 Matter Drive f

Local Youth Has Enviable Record With Paratroopers

I Somewhere In The Mediterranean Theater (Delayed*- Helping to spearhead the Allied invasion of Southern France on D-Day, I August 15. by dropping paratroop-' -rs and airliorn.- troops in gliders behind enemy coaxial defenses on the French Riviera was Sergeant i Gier T. Griffiths, crow chief j . ultoard an unarmed, unarmored 1 047 transport plane of a troop I I -crrle group, commanded by, Colonel Jolm Cerny. of the . welftlt Air Force. Sgt. Griffiths has bee:i nvcr.i-as i for more than 2<> months amt i wear:, the North African-European ribbon witli four (ampaign stars, -be Asiatic Theater ribbon with one stat, the American Theater ribbon, and the Good Conduct Medal. After serving in England, North Africa and Sicily, Sgt. Griffiths and pert of his troop currier group were suddenly assigned to the China Burma India theater of op-1 -rations. Then- ar- group dlstln-guihh-d Itself by flying troops and supplies In* siipfuirt of Allied armies fighting in Burma and re-1 supplying th- Allied troops ikitt I ling around Irnphal. India. "Flying in Burma and India waa extremely dang-rous business." t recalled Sgt Griffiths "We were constantly subjected to attacks by Jap Zeros (in- ot our planes absorbed 100 bullet holes. In addition to losing a wing tip. Still another of our C-47's was forced to belly land in the dense jungle. "One Zero didn t c-t away after attacking one of our planes. It swooped down on the tail of the transport, chewed off a big section of the vertical stabilizer and then crashed Our twin-engined transport returned safely to Its base and the pilot received credit for downing the Zero,” concluded the sergeant. When not participating in paradrops. Sgt. Griffith's troop carrier . group carries food, equipment, ammunition and arms up to ths-

y —i ii ■'" IJ —————— '■ ■■■nil ™" 1 1» ii ery smooth, Lieutenant AWW;j jO^ e,, y° u an< ' th* 6 Lv I sparkling clean. You see. Seal test Tee \ \ / \ \ \ Cream* and Sherbets must pass • double V _ \ inspection for purity—our own and the A\ / tf\X> Sealteat Laboratory inspection*. Jr I / YOU CAN THANK YOUR OIAUR for getfit I j >.l I ting you Scaliest with it* smooth richne's* \ 'A andrral(nrverartificial)flavor.Hegladly // \ \ pay a more for these extra*. But you don’t. YIS, SMOOTHNtSS CIRTAINLY HILPSI We kept Sealteat velvet-smooth. So smooth ill it find it’s one of the thing* folk, go for that a lot of pessimists who’d just about »ts '/llvkA tIFV-A in ice cream - together with fine flavor. g i vrn up on ice cream for the duration are V/Mjj /I \ M And Sealtest haa em both. acting pretty happy over Sealtest. Our J IjMlI H *■[ Nil M ""j. - -! --F5 sherbets are plenty smooth, too. B ‘ I'l jj 111 Hi v NO PHONY FLAVORS are ever used in f I| J jF v5vPyW\V z-\ Sealtest. Just real fruits, nral'Vanilla, real "'•fiF'rA xV.-a*^/•' • K .*-* „* JLI, maple svrup from sure enough maple trees. ._ „. u ._ t •XMBMHtu • x i r- i I. IF YOU Rl "THAT WAY" — about icecream. Nothing artificial could niea.urr up to . a i. . • , i . e i. . . i i . i ... try Sealtest Ice Cream, lew and Sherbets. rca*^/WFi» Sealtest standards. And vou can tell the i i. . l . t. .VM ' .' . * ■, JL .... .. ! . The Mipplv is short, but remember we re x '..V • -«• difference with vour eves shut. j i ■■ 1 giving your dealer all we can ... to serve WITH CHOICI CRIAM ANO MILK (and WOMIN IN WHITI (men too) see that the y«w delicious sundaes and sodas. And we some skill we try not to brag about) we’ve mixing utensils and the freexers are kept pack only pint cartons so that more folks can have this better ice cream to take home. KRAFT CHEESE COMPANY Huntington, Indiana //d4 /st MM SocZfedl (Formrr/y UomHm/ ( mmertn. Ine.) BUTTIRSCOTCH ROYALI Maybe it’a that rich buttery of /f f bulierwolch. Or |>rrha|M il’« ibr deli< airly // J 4k /''l 1 flatorrd amiHilhnr.a of Ihr vanilla Hf erram. We can’t be sure. Hut we d„ know -4fr A iOS thal one taalr of <Hir BullrrM-uti h Kovale .JT .‘ can be habil-building! \ j Olhrr flavor, to look for: Pineapple \ M. tI k W *HF »W1 i■! Sherbet, made with golden Hawaiian pine \. V apple. Vanilla and Strawberry Shrrliet (half and half). And Strawberry Sherbet 1 /jT" ifi IHI XAinsr VMACE STOW / ‘ r;\ program, THURSDAYS. ■ I WEL— X_* g,3Q p. Mm wlw

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front Bn-, -vaciiatex wounded. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.! . Thomas Griffiths ot Decatur. Ind,, I route two. and ix a gradual- of Kirkland township high school.

o New Son Evens Things Williamstown, Hass. tCJ’i Th- ; consolation prize for a defeated town selectman was the birth of a seven-pound son a few hours after th- election. John D Henderson -aid he thought the addition to 'he family "sort of evened the | score." o Proud of Fighting Family Cluster, (’a lUI’l Edward Wooll-y, war worker at th- Sun Ship yards, boasts a fighting fam- : ily. IL- has five grand-nephews in the RAF. a grandson in tin- C S navy, and a son-in-law in th- U. S army.

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LOCALS Noidiert lame, former Decatur young man, 'who wan --rlouely wounded at his home in Fort Wayne two wet-ka ago. is reported Improving rapidly, and Is txpected to In- dlsmiMed from the S' Joseph hospital within a f<>w days The second twin convocation of Scottish Rite Masons will be held at Fort Wayne evenings of October 2 to 13 and Nov-iHmt 13 to 24 The programs have lx <<ti received by tneirfbers. Raymond Keller Is cliMtliig hlx pla< <• of buxine-s i.< xi Saturday and will di-.|i<au- of his remaining stock to a Chicago company. The building will b- occupied by the Sutton Jewelry company, which recently puicliaxtsl It. It will be fireparcd during the next several weeks. ■Mns. Will Bowers and Mrs J. L. Koeber visited in Berne las: evening Mrs. C M. Ell-worth and Miss Anne Adler were Fort Wayne visitor- Wednesday afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. N Anker will | move from West Jefferson street to I the second floor apartment in the ' A< k-r nsfdence at Second and Adj arns street. Mm. Dan Falk and daughter, Mis, Connie Falk, of Peru, are

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Itlng Mr. and Mrs. Hugh ffoltbouHfl- «*■ Norma Whittemnn of Elkhart lt<*d over the we-kend at th-JlonK* of Mrs Dm Nei:- i<i and otheF friends In thia cl*y Mrs Veronica Wolp-rt and son, Sgt Roberi Wolpert, r-lurti'-dJ|Qpl* yeeterday after a vhrfl with rela-**z lives and friends In Tiffin, (*., Dr C O. L-liman. former superintendent of the Berne schools and a nunJber of years president of the tear tier's college at t’o'adain, N V., lx seriously IB wi’h a cancer m the toot of his tongue A sister,'Mrs. Hogg of Aakaloosa. lowa who .visited him stopped at Berne on her way home this week. RUSSIANS DRIVE ON (Continued From ru« I l.lmliazi. a<lvaii<('d 12 miles to ihe Gulf of Riga and linked up w'ii?i a second column moving down the coast. Tile combined force cleared a 28-mile stretch of the short and captured Skulte, less than 22 miles north of Riga PIRMANENTWAVE Du>t yowwlf Ii i,My » puitins >-u, hs.r up >n curlir, You’tlhnd (vcryihing you nrrd in the U4WWWr/Nf>4> WAVU MIT kr>iu>rn no last of rlrfl-Kity Safe, for rvrry <Vfir <rf haa Ovrr 5 m>ll>on v.l<! <rft the mu >n, < harm-Kurl Ptrnunrnl Wj»» Kit todsf »t any UrpsroTxnt. L»ruj or i A |Uc sort. -iitn- s mid oil rlrug stores