Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1945 — Page 3

IN p A Y, FEBRUARY 26, 1945.

THE ARL STULTS orATED birthday BR evening was fery I ,'v evening when ' etJives irrived at the I „ d Mrs . Thearl State in supper in honor of today o« Mnß ' stul “ , I , ..«■« and the, i e ,et Mr t I ! 1 %n<is Stultr and and J ' ■ j. an , Mr. and Mrs. and M-. and M ” • Wayne. Mr. " jjiufenst hleger and J Dal< nd d ighiter Nor,n ami Mr. and Mie. Mai ion ,f ■ >ute 5. Decatur, and ' a Mrs . Thearl Sturts and " Beverly Kay. Mr. and Mrs. q Hivan were unable to atbirthday party because of 'honored gu-s' received many la nd lovely ?r tie. CERS ELECTED OCAL N- C. C. W. St Mary'a unit of the N. C., jelda regular meeting tn the j i social room Sunday after I . Mrs. Chas. Lose, le!II . presided over the meet- . to. J. Seimetz gave a very I ring talk on lini, y and char-1 nd the bittie Flower ana St. (ll dy chita had charge of the m and gave a very interestid educational explanation of ■igiof the rosary and the myei following oficers were eiectyire. Charles Lose reelected lout. Mrs. Charles J. Miller •ted secretary and treasurer, I s Joseph Heiman, vice-presi-the close of the meeting Mrs. HoMouse sang several seis, among them the -Rosary” Queen of the Rosary. social hour followed and rest nrs were served by’ the Litter and St. Ann study club ilso served as hostesses. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks rated their wedding anniverhst Friday by inviting the ring friends and relatives to lb oyster and shrimp dinner: nd .Mrs. John Floyd. Mr. and E. W. Bnsche, Mr. and Mrs. ;

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By HARRISON CARROLL liij Feature! Syndicate Writer OLLYWOOD—Married to the ident's son or not, Faye EmerEoosevelt will be without a lover her head on March 1 un- •« less she gets |ZS|||| lucky and finds "W? I another house. K She 53 due in , /I New York for the opening of “Hotel Berlin” W' j V? tut won't have ■MgH J a place to come back to. EW&g||| So it will be R * SgS I easier for Fred , Mac Murray to Carral) quit smoking, Douglas Spen- '■ Fred’s standin on the Rickente picture, has quit, too. That’s st I call friendship. I’ve had to ’up cigarets and cigars since an sck of bronchitis and it’s just ■murder! it looks as if Hedy Lamarr 0 her wish to free-lance. Her G-M contract was up Feb. 8 and i hasn’t signed a new deal. Which to apparently, that “Her High's and the Bell-Boy” wiU be “1 s last at the studio. “fore she goes, however, mem?J* to wardrobe, makeup and dressing departments are giva baby shower. Margaret Jennings, of wardrobe, is one hwy s close friends. J* Ws eye infection so that R-k-O’s , IGeorge tm. a ™ Scandals ” has been shut le £ 7116 Mure is one-third finEOt around 13 a » to rP t^? nti€th Centurylb f eived Inore than 200 henSJ“ s wan ting to know >ibi>k H a v matra ’ Bing Crosby Mio tn were due at the »UX * n the s ame CanaCtt d : hort - •• • curi ° us fcranivL Bettejane User but Millionaire Bud Siner switX J th even mg, and feley Patt»« d t 0 bis ex ' fl ame, another who had come tons and ' • • Tommye at at Mr^° rEe Jessel had a WtS® aight clu h- She JMc H'ih ha<i G h eOrgie and Jimtoique t gh j had been detained at ’•’h-nJI? mcally - they HAD. £ S ~ WS ’ at ® levtai o n ’‘Kay WmiL° flers Promise to w y™l a vei Y busy six tow U eU P ro bably Mtoj ha’s u ab ? there ’ to °- Un ‘ "*• leaving Phoenix fol

| Freeman Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rice and daughter Mary Jane, Mrs. John Hocker, Miss laiuise Iltis.he, Monro-, Miss Florence Jones and Mm. Gertrude Clen- | deman, Elkhart. — The Good Samaritan class of the ' Nazareno church met Friday eveni ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Swartz. The meeting was opened by singing the clafls theme song. Mr. Swartz led the prayer, scripture was read by Rev. Trueax, and songs by Mr. Mattax and Rev. Trueax. Mins. Francis Roe gave the reading. 'Eighteen members answered the roll call and contests and games followed the business meeting. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Circle Number 4 of the W. S. C. S. met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Noah Steury, with Mie. Adrian Baker in charge of the devotions. Mrs. Niland Ochsenrider gave the lesson which* was from the first chapter of the book ■‘West of the Dateline”. During the I social hour, refreshments were I served by the hostess assisted by . Mrs. Watson Maddox. The ladies missionary society of ' the Church of God will meet at the I home of Mrs. Herbert Hawkinb Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock. iA miscellaneous program will be held when the Historical club meets with Mrs. M. E. Hower. Wednesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. The Ever Ready class of the First Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. T. Myers Thursday evening at seven thirty o'clock. The regular meeting of the St. Jude's study club will be held Wednesday eveing at tight o'clock at the K. C. hall. - 0 Igj&JfICALS IMr. and Mrs. David Baker and daughters Kathleen Ann and Rosei mary returned to their home in .Marton, 0., today after spending the

the east. . . . Temporarily. B-29 Pilot Lt. Charles Maxwell will have to do his admiring of Peggy Ryan by letters. He's in an Army hospital in Spokane for a checkup. . . . All of Laird Cregar’s over-sized wardrobe went to a charity organization. The late star had a brother two Inches taller than he, but hi# family wanted the clothes to be disposed of in this way, A mass interview with Van Johnson by eight high school correspondents created such a furore when it appeared that one principal ’ had to send the girl reporter at his school home for the day. Students wer» cutting classes to question i her about her EXPERIENCE. Looks as if Dana Andrew’s Is securely on the top. The big Hollyi wood agency of Feldman and Blum , just paid $50,000 for the privilege of representing Dana, for which they get 10 per cent of his salary. The man who got the $50,000 w’as the star's previous agent, Lew . Golden. Meanwhile, if the Army doesn’t I grab him, Dana’s next at Twentieth Century-Fox will be “Leave Her to Heaven." He s doing “State ’ Fair” now. Nice news for Universal Actress , June Vincent. Her father, the Rev. ‘ Willis E. Smith, of Boston, is comt ing out to visit her. Then, on April , 1, June goes to San Diego to be with her husband, L't. (j. g.) William Sterling, until the birth of her baby. > s HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: From t the way it’s starting, “Here Come • the Co-Eds” will be the top grosser of all the Abbott and Costello pictures. A preview of the show, with i a personal appearance of the boys, - netted $6,000 for Santa Barbara’s J recreation fund. . . . Hollywood v extending sympathy to Mary Beth y Hughes on the death of her 84e year-old grandmother, Flora May - Lucas. . . . Pfc Herbert Pearson, s husband of Comedienne Mary e Treen, reported missing in action, d is believed to have been taken pris- >, oner in the Luxembourg sector, d .. . . Attorney Seymour Chotiner’s >, splitting-up gift to his wife, Helen e Gilbert, was a mink coat. They e sealed the friendly rift by making a a tour of the late spots together, e . . . Ann Miller with George Abi- bott, or was it Tim Durant? Both ,t men were in the party. . • • The >. Lou Crosbys (he’s the radio ann nouncer and she was Starlet Linda o Hayes) are expecting another baby, x ... In addition to being the kind y of dancer he is, Frank Veloz, of l- Veloz & Yolanda, has just sold ■ r novelette titled, "Forever Free,"

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday I’. B. W. M. A. and Otterbein guild girls, church basement, 6 p nj. Needle club , K. of I’., after Temple. Literature department of Decatur Woman's dub, Mrs. J. F. Sanmann, X p. in. Research dub, Mrs. Walter Krick 2:30 p. m. Father and Son Banquet auspices Methodist Men, Methodist church, 6:30 p. m. Music department of Decatur Woman's club, Miss Eleanor Reppert, 7:30 p. m. Dramatic department of Decatur Woman's dub, Mrs. James Burk, 7:45 p. m. Art Department of Woman’s Club, Miss Effie Patton, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday St. Vincent de Paul society, postponed until after Easter. Root township home economics club, Monmouth high school, 6:30 p. m. Delta Theta Tau, Elks home, 8:30 p. m. Kirkland ladies dub, high school, 6:30 p. m. Loyal Daughters class, Mrs. Arbie Ow* ns, 7:30 p. m. Decautr Garden dull, Mrs. Paul Felber, 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Methodist Church Mothers study club, church parlors, 2 p. in. St. Mary's home economics dub, Pleasant Mills high school, 7 p. m. Red Cross Sewing Center, Legion, 1 p. m. (Historical Club, Mis. M- IEHower,, 2:30 p. m. St. Jude's Study Club, K. of C, Hall, 8 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Earl Adams. 2:30 p. m. Thursday Union township club, Mrs. Frank Gleckler, all day. Joint meeting of Presbyterian Woman's Horae and Foreign missionary society and the World Friendship guild, church parlors, 7:30 p. m. Men's Union prayer service, ground floor public library, 7:30 p. m. Church of God Missionary Society, Airs. Herbert Hawkins, 7:30 p. m. Filer Methodist! Ever Ready Class, Mrs. J. T. Myers, 7:30 p. m. Friday Red Cross Knitting Center, Legion 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. weekend with friends and relatives in this city. Harry Meshberger of Linn Grove was a business caller here this morning. Miss Mary Jo Hoffman, a student at Ball State College, Muncie, visited here over the weekend. IMr. and Mrs. Robert Alagley of Bluffton were guests of relatives in Decatur Sunday. iMiss Ruthie Townsend, who has been ill with a throat ailment the past week is reported improving slowly. Robert Heller came home from Indianapolis Saturday evening. He reports the session getting rather warm ae it nears the end. He is the minority leader of the house.

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Twice Wounded HL ~ t : W f i Pfc. Rodney E. Dilling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Dilling of Griffith, Ind., formerly of Preble, is in an army hospital in England, recovering from shrapnel wounds received in Belgium on Jan. 16. He was previously wounded in the fierce battle of Aachen, Germany on Oct. 9, 1944, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He returned to active duty again on Dec. 12 and then met with his second injury and was flown from Paris to England. His parents write that their son is in a plaster cast from the waist to the shoulders and say he is making normal progress. Pfc. Dilling attended Kirkland high school before the family moved to Griffith. lui'ilfil MMI Marine Cpl. Jack Porter of IKtntington. formerly of this city, son of Mrs. Marie Porter and the late Chalmer O. Porter, has been selected for V-12 training in the Marine Training school at Michigan university. Ann Arbor, He will report for duty next week. Cpl. Porter is a former marine paratrooper and caw active duty in the South Pacific laflt spring. His brother, Ensign Bob Porter, a graduate of Annapolis, Is taking a training course at Harvard university before reporting for active duty. Bernarr Granger, S. F. 1/c. was recently advanced to his present rating, and is the eon of Mrs. Wesley Morris, 429 Winchester. He is a ship fitter and underwater welder and is now stationed at Leyte in the Philippines. S. F. 1/c Granger has been 15 months overseas, spending about 12 months in New Guinea. Tom Lutes, seaman second class returned last evening to Great Lakes where he will report for duty. He will take training in a signaling school, having completed his boot training. James King, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King of this city, reported to the Coast Guard in Chicago today, where he will receive his orders for training in the Brooklyn Naval yards. He was graduated from Decatur high school last January and recently enlisted in the Coast Guard. Pvt. Richard L. Kelley of the U. S. M. C. is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mos. William Kelley, Berne. He recently was transferred from Parris Island, S. C. rt> Camp Lejeune, N. C. James A. Holthouse, apprentice seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Holthouse, has completed the V-12 training course at the Naval training school, Notre Daime university. He will be sent to Princeton university, Princeton, N. J. for pre-midshipman school training. 'Frederick E. Bierly W. T. 3/c wiho has been in the Pacific and South Pacific for 18 months is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. Remy Bierly, 110 S. Third St. He has a 20 day furlough. George R. Bierly Jr. USNR V-12 and wife of Louisville, Ky., visited hie parents, Mr. and .Mrs. G. Remy Bierly and family over Sunday. iPfc. Robert W. Brown returned to Bridgeton, N. J. Sunday eveping to resume his duties as a guard of prisoners after spending a 13-day furlough with his parente, Mr. and Mrs. Charlee Brown, 225 Grant street and this wifle, Mrs. Ruth Brown, Quincy, Mich. iS/Sgt. Marion L. Drum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorphus Drum Fornax street has been transferred from the air field at Brownwood. Texan to the following address: Third Air Force staging Wings, Confbat Crew Center, Hunter Field, Ga. Richard Auguet Rickord, S 1/c,

G. E. Club Choir Will Present Recital In Ihis City On March 11 ■tow thu th t ii raw m,. ' I J 1 k I I IT >: ; ry > L- .■l< l l.;/..ar , . ■ .*I. :

■MH David Embler son of Mra. Daisy Rockford of 225’-L j East Dewaid Ft. Wayne han been transferred from New Orleans La. ; to Gun Crew 4211, Armed Guard, ’ Skelton (W S Rt. 60), Norfolk, Va. Clarence Gerald Hook, ATo. M. M. 3/c, hae been advanced to that rating recently and is now located in the Admiralty telande. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Hook, Monroe. 'William Murray, ITA 1/c. son of Mrs. Ethel Elzey of 233 N. 13th Street, is now stationed at the following address: Dental Dispensary NATC, Pensacola, Fla. Aliea Marjorie Lose, Sn., daughter of Mrs. Joe Lose, has been transferred from St. Louis, Mo., to St. Vincent Nurse home, Indianapolis. 'Pvt. Richard W. Cramer of the air corpt, artillery returned to Fort Blit-is, Texas, after spending a 21day furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Craaner, 1301 North Second Street. o ♦ • Adams County | Memorial Hospital j ♦ ♦ Admitted: Mrs, Walter Winteregg, Decatur Dismissed: Mrs. Herman Brown and ibaiby daughter; .Miss Lofa Jean Gooly, 316 N. Second; Mies Betty Hill,'U7 S. 14hh. Mrs. Eural Rose and liaiby daughter, Erin Gaynail. 708 Washington, George Myers, 516 N. sth street. Adm it ted au d Di sm 1 sse <1: M re. Roger Kelley, 812 Adams, Mrs. James Truesdell, 328 Stevenson; Miss Patty Ruth Hullinger, 619 Kekionga street; Harry Irwin. 704 High street. o — Mrs. Inez Walters Funeral Wednesday Funeral service will be held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Calvary Evangelical church, east of Decatur, for Mrs. Inez Walters, 62, who died Saturday night at her home in Fort Wayne, 15,10 Ernst Creighton street, after a long ill- : ness. Her husband, the late Amos Walters, died last June. The family resided in St. Mary's township for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Ardie Walters, at home, and Airs. Aldine Bell, and a son, Royce Walters, all of Fort Wayne. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. o Funeral Held Today For Cross Infant Funeral services were held this morning at the residence, one mile east of Decatur, for Imogene, four-day-old daughter of IMr. and Mrs. Henry Cross, who died Sunday at the Adame county memorial hospital. Rev. Carey R. Moser officiated and burial was in the Decatur cemetery. Surviving are the parents, a sistea-, Shirley May, and the grandparents, Mrs. Eliza Dehart of Shooting Creek, N. C.; and 'Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Cross of Benton, Tenn. o Your value depends not upon material posseestons, but upon your service to otherg.

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I The Decatur G-E Club will present the G-E Club Chorus in a recital at the Decatur Catholic high school on Sunday afternoon, March 11, at 3:30 o'clock. The chorus, which is directed by David Embler, includes a 21 voice men’s glee club, a 36 voice girls' ensemble, two trios, three soloists, an octette and a twopiano team. The latter are Mrs. Embler, wife of the director and Mrs. Edgar Gerber. The chorus I made its first public appearance in a 15 minute recital preceding one of the Rotary lectures at the junior-senior high school last month. The crowd was thrilled with the appearance of the newly organized chorus organization. I Mr. Embler is a director of out- | standing ability and a musician jof note. He has a B. A. degree ! from Ithaca Conservatory of ■Mb Air. and Mrs. Millard Diehl, Ft. Wayne, are the parents of a balby son. born Sunday at 11:46 A. M. at the Adams county memorial hospital. The baby weighed seven pounde. eight ouncea. 'A baby eon was born at the Ad-

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Music and a B. M degree from the Westminster Choir School at Princeton, New Jersey. He was a member of the world-famous Westminster Choir for four years and toured the United States and Europe with them. He later worked for International Business Machine Company of Endicott, N. Y., and directed their famous 100-voice choir for three years. He organized a Swiss Male Choir and a Berne Community Chorus, entered them in the Chicagoland Musicland Festival and won national recognition before 175,000 people by winning first place in all of the three major events. While the recital is not presented as a public event, local employes of the G-E may obtain tickets for themselves and family at the G. E. club rooms. i ams county memorial hospital SunI day at 4:35 A. M. to Mr. and Mrs. I Rolland Ladd, 108% South Third ! street. He weighed eight pounds, six and one-half ounces. IMr. and Mns. Dovie Bedwell, 1026 I Central Avenue, are parents of a seven poundfl, 12% ounces baby son born Sunday at 2:15 a. in. at the Adams county memorial hospital. o_ — 1 A full course, palatable dinner, utilizing any of more than 22 different dehydrated foods can be • made by overseas G. I. cooks.

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