Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1945 — Page 3

y JUNE 1, 1945.

'.SOCIETY

tv PLAYMAKERS to rin RE VUE MONDAY K .mr Philley Playmakers, | , presented in a revue at I ’ /public library on MonE 7 at seven forty five |”; e program arrangedL in ■ L A presenting ,the Fpimakers in "Little I R .vue;" acts B and C ’ fea ’ liver skit, entitled “You ■ n» in Pictures,” also, a t .lever songs by the junior ■vers and a monologue by t,, Graham, senior. A patriot" n one act, entitled “Sta- |„ A •• hi act D.. will be the Ihure of the program, in E] memibere of the class will Lrueckeberg and David Uhfctake the parts of announcf all .werman. Other charattL res ented are Uncle Sam, I Red Cross nurse, the AmLi chorus, young America L,. the marines, army and L' Other children taking L Betty Rose, Roger Heller, ee Striker, Carolyn Auman, Heller, Sharlene Lehman, Ja ne Smith, -Ann Uhrick, le Hahnert, Betdy Burk, Suleller, John Krueoketberg, Eichhorn, Anna Seip, Karen Marie Rowden, Marilyn Jajaial Kalver. Jimmy Sheets, Gattsc-halk. and David ElisMiss Kathryn Edwards will ie accompaniments, program is open to the pulb--1 friends are cordially invitattend. £Y RED CROSS HAS MEETING Magley Red Cross unit met ay evening at the home of toanda Worthman and Miss Jane Scherry. The time was id to infant garments. |ng the social hour, delicious bments were served. Guests ed Miss 'Ethel Worthman, Hagdalene Hilgeman and Miss ra Andrews. The next meetill he Tuesday at the home s. Oscar Bielberick. Presbyterian missionary socrill enjoy a musical tea and day Thursday afternoon at hirty o’clock in the church s Mrs. Carrie Hawbold will it a musical program.

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I By HARRISON CARROLL ■ King Featnres Syndicate Writer BOLLYWOOD —Wh i1 e Diana Lis was making a War Bond leech at Las Vegas, with Bill Kwell looking on, the crowded

balcony of a building started to collapse. Diana screamed, people on the balcony leaped to safety, but many of those on the porch underneath might have been injured if the sagging timbers hadn’t come to rest —on slot machines.

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Illness of John Carradine was uch graver than generally >own. He was carried to the Samaritan hospital with a mperature of 105 suffering from KBoonia. Sulfa drugs brought in safely through the crisis. It ill be two weeks, however, here he can return to his role in Fallen Angel.” in spite of the fact that Frances teburn Is an expectant mother, e and her husband, Lt. David Milt, have separated and Frances innds to file suit for divorce soon ter her baby is born in August. 10 starlet, sister of Kathryn reyson, says that the rift in her ar riage came five months ago. « husband, a former M-G-M diKlor > now is stationed in the east. for “Uncle Harry,” in ™h Geraldine Fitzgerald is sup««to be hanged in the state of '’Hampshire, revealed that no fl .? n . l . ever haa received the senMovle will take cog--5 n X? aving the i ud & e tell eri that she 18 «»e first of to get the death penalty. sow k ® tnatra > following his reJ// 0 ™ overseas, is booked for erts Hove r pop conhe v I th ® H °Uywood Bowl. .. . «aj. Arthur W. Little, who M Betti u“ iring Jennife r Jones » Hensel t 0 the Mocambo, r 2£ ? rooks ’ 01d favorite. Aft--1 th. p ® Africa and 19 months ntive nit fee s goin & on the inert t n t ’ * ’ Everything haptotth»e ? Arvad. The same ••t toPAk h « brOk * her en £ a geBeothby, hat mother

MRS. STANLEY GRAVES HONORED AT SHOWER Mrs.eGordon Harvey of the Bellmont Road entertained last evening with a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Stanley Gravee, who will leave soon to make her home in Pittsfield, Mase. Mock orange biossome and pink rose's were used throughout the roonw. Prizes at bridge were won by Mrs. Bernard Hartough and Mrs. Larry Wightman. The gueet list included the Mesdames Leland Johnson, Loweii Ray, C. J. Herman and George Gaines,' Mre. Wightman and Mrs. Hartough of Fort Wayne and Mrs. William Galloway of Van Wert, 0. PIANO RECITAL TO BE PRESENT SUNDAY IMrs. Edgar Gerber will present her piano pupils in a recital Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. IMiss (Mary Whittern of Fort Wayne will ,be the guest soloist. Others taking part in the recital are Bruce Andress, Irene Andrees, Rheta Butcher, Carol Elzey, Kathryn Ann Goldner, Janet Goldner, Mary Grandstaff, Nola Grandstaff, Margaret Harris, Dick King, Phyllis Kraft, Gerald Kolter, Sharlene Lehman Robert Nelson, James Nelson, Sherman Nyffeler, Robert Noll, David Owens, Jane Rentz, Anitamae Rentz, Sharon Sprunger, Gloria Sprunger, Carolyn Sprunger and Kathryn Singleton. KIRKLAND TUESDAY MEETS TUESDAY The Kirkland home economics clulb met Tuesday afternoon at’the high school, with thirty members and six Children present. The meeting was opened with the president,Mrs. Floyd Stonaburner, reading the quotation of the month, followed by the group singing “iFaith of Our Fathers,” led by the chorister, Mns. Sam Henschen. The clulb creed was read in unison and the roll call was answered with the response, “things my mother taught me.” One new member, Mrs. Russel Baumgartner, was welcom; ed in the clulb. Devotions were led by Mrs. Russel Weller and silent prayer was given for those in the service, followed by prayer by Mrs. Wiliam Griffith. A very impressive mothers’ day

received second and third degree burns on face and arms from flaming parafiin. Incidentally, Boothby was quite a guy in England. His late father was president of the Bank of Scotland. . . . According to word reaching friends at M-G-M, Lt. “Slats” Wyrick, former U. C. L. A. footballer and studio soundman, was instantly killed when he contacted a live wire while photographing ruins in Germany. . . . The Elliott Roosevelts went to San Diego to visit Faye Emerson’s child, who lives there with her mother while the star is working in a picture. A persistent sergeant finally located Clark Gable on the “Strange Adventure” set at M-G-M to give him his final government check which has to be delivered personally to an officer. John Wayne is trying not to be too superstitious about Hollywood’s old "cycle of three” legend. Two of his closest friends. Ward Bond and Cmdr. John Ford, have suffered broken legs. The bride of Lt. Iliff D. Richardson (“An American Guerilla in the Philippines”) says he wasn’t even nervous before their wedding. In fact, he put away a big meal immediately preceding. And when her mother, with a slight touch of sarcasm, said: "Aren’t you going to have some ice cream?” he replied, “Why, yes, I believe I will.” Whereupon he ate two huge helpings. HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: A veteran of 12 pictures, Marguerite Chapman received her first screen kiss from Fred Mac Murray in "Pardon My Past.” Asked how it was, she said: "It wasn’t much.’ . . . Good idea of Ed Gardner, a former pro baseball player, to take a baseball nine on his overseas tour to play service units. . . • Joan Caulfield is having dates with Bill Hollingsworth. . • • Miriam Hopkins, who used to go with John Gunther, was at Slapsy Maxie’s with another war correspondent, Ray Brock.. . - Chili Williams and Dick Foran with THAT look at Charley Foy’s.. - - Bettejane Greer and Attorney Max Gilford. . . • Martha Kemp and Jack Diamond. . . . Fan photos having been cut down by the paper shortage, Johnny Mack Brown no longer sends pictures of himself, only of his horse, T , / r -

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000—1001 Friday Red Cross Knitting Center, Red Cross headquarters, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Primary department of First Evangelical church, church basement, 2 p. m. Mothers of World War 11, Mrs. Marie Lord, 8 p. m. Monday Pythian Stater Temple. K. of P. 7:30 p. m. Men's Union Prayer Service, auditorium of First Presbyterian church, 7:30 p. m. Adams county chorus, Kirkland high school, 6:30 p. m. IPythian .Sister pot-luck supper, 6 P. m„ initiation 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Les Faurote, 8 p. m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, K. of C. ball, 7:30 p. m. Tri Kappa sorority, Elks home, 6:30 p. m. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples, church (basement, 8 p, m. Thursday (Presbyterian missionary society, church parlors, 2:30 p. in. iSo (Cha Rea, Mrs. Dick Deininger 7:30 p. m. and Memorial Day program, consisting of 'musical numbers and poems, was given, and the lesson, “Salad Pointers,” wias given by the leader, Mrs. Harold Barger, assisted by Mrs. Gus Yake and Mrs. Homer Arnold. The meeting was closed by singing the club prayer in unison. (Delicious refreshments were served during the social hour by the following hostesses; Mrs. William Griffiths, Mns. Rollo Hougk, Mrs. Ellis Skills, Mrs. William Iseh, Mrs. William Scherry and Mrs. Layke Scherry. Eta Tau Sigma sorority will meet Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the home of Mrs. Lee Faurote. The Catholic Ladies of Columbia will meet Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the K. of C. hall for their regular business meeting. The Pythian Sisters will enjoy a pot-luck supper Monday evening at six o’clock at the K. of IP. home. The supper will be followed by initiation at seven thirty o’clock. The rolls, meat and coffee will be furnished by the temple, and those attending are asked to bring one covered dish.

iTri Kappa sorority will mept Tuesday evening at .six thirty o’clock at the Elks home. o PROFESSIONAL HOTEL (Continued From Page One) alleged criminal. In registering at the different hotels, the thief used aliases of “Henry Gerhart,” “Clarence Collins” and “Harry Myers,” in addition to the name of Durbin used here. Sheriff Cook said “he is the first man that ever got away from me. I am sorry he did, but we’ll keep up the hunt for him and land him yet.” Jacket-Sundress If ffj M 9078 sizes fii l2 20 MARIAN MARTIN Sundress as thrifty with timein the-making as with fabric; Pattern 9078. Don jacket for street wear; or wear as jumper with your blouses. Pattern 9078 comes in sizes 12, 14. 16, 18, 20; 30, 32 34 36 38 40 42 44- Size 16, sundress and jacket, 3% yards 35-in. fabric. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. JUST OUT! The Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book, a collection of all that’s new and smart in wearing apparel for the family. FREE Nightgown Pattern printed in book. Send Fifteen Cents for your copy.

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Seaman, Ist C Si ~sirSaS ML Richard C. Briede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Briede of Jefferson street, is now a Seaman, first class, stationed at the U. S. Naval Powder Factory, Indian Head, Md. He entered the navy on October 17, 1944, following his grad uation from Decatur high school a year ago. He took his boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training center. His older brother, Robert P. Briede, radio technician, seamon first class, is now’ stationed at Great Lakes. The latter was graduated from Purdue university in February. JAPS' BALLOON (Continued From Page One) blast and run to investigate. They covered the bodies arid returned Mitchell to Bly, the nearest town. In addition to Mrs. Mitchell, the other victims were Sherman Shoemaker, 12, Jay Gifford, 12, Eddie Engen, 13, Joan Patzke, 11, and Dick Patzke, 13. Their parents all were members of Mitchell's congregation. The forest w’orkers eaid the victims apparently had been clustered within 10 feet of the balloon when one of them touched it enough to detonate one of the bombs underneath. The blast plowed up the ground, virtually destroying the balloon. The dazed minister said he had informed authorities of the accident when he returned to Bly. Until yesterday, however, when Un-der-Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson made the first mention of the deaths, strictest secrecy had been enforced.

The Lakeview sheriff's office had been able to announce only that an unidentified object had exploded. Patterson said the six Oregon deaths were the only known fatalities from the paper balloons. He emphasized the necessity for future caution and censorship to prevent the enemy from learning of their effectiveness, or lack of it, Permission to release location and details were granted for this one case only. The accident scene was about 200 miles inland- from the* Pacific ocean, roughly halfway between San Francisco and Portland. War department officials surmised that the bomb had lain undiscovered for some time in the wooded area, needing only a slight movement to touch it off. L o Where meat shortages continued over the nation. Montana has contributed over eight percent more livestock in 1944 than in 1943, according to the office of the agricultural statistician in Helena. o Democrat Want Ads Get Results END OF THREE NAZI SPIES > ' MW I’- i ’WrTP "I i

THIS DRAMATIC SERIES of photos show the execution of three Nazi spies captured behind American lines when tbeir ruse to reconnoiter roads along the Meuse was discovered. After trial before American military court,

i uraiiiE [ II The address of Jack F. Beineke, V 6 A/IS, is Co. 7'16 U. S. N. T. C„ Great Lakes. 111. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beineke, route This newspaper has received two editions of the Sta'ns and Stripes from Sgt. Ervin R. Schwartz. Mrs. Robert Stalter, 388 Stevenson street, has received a hand made reed picture frame from her husband, Lt. Robert Stalter, stationed in Italy. ICpl. Rolland Affolder, eon of Mr. and Mrs. William Affolder of Mercer avenue, arrived home Wednesday for a 30-day furlough. He has been stationed with the 15th air force in Italy. ICpl. Eugene W. Cable is a ward technician, stationed at the 101st general hospital in 'England. As a ward technician. Cpl, Calble is qualified to do much of the technical work under the direction of medical officers and nurses. He gives injections, of penicillin, administers intraveniously blotfd plasma and glucose, dresses wounds and removes casts. The wardmen are often referred to as “angles' of mercy.” Forrest Hawkins Advanced (Somewhere in the Marianas •— Forrest E. Hawkins, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hawkins. of Decatur, Ind., has advanced to seaman, first class, UiSN'R. He is attached to the navy’s medical research laboratory unit. The unit covens 25 acres of what was dense jungle. (Most of the construction work which went into the erection of the huge laboratory plant was contributed by tllie officers and men of the unit. Seaman Hawkins is a graduate of Plea ant Mills high school, where he played basketball. He was a farmer before entering the service last year. Worked on V-lE Day 435th Troop Carrier Group, — France,—With the arrival of V-E day. the mission of Pvt. Carl M. Kiefer of Decatur, Ind., did not cease.

iPv*. Kiefer’s troop carrier unit, the veteran 435th Group, continues to maintain its “Flying Pipe and Supply .Line” deep into Germany de pi’e the cessation of hostilities. On return flights tlje 4'3sth is bringing back C-47’s loaded to maximum wi.h freed prisoners of .war. A letter of commendation to Pv f . Kiefer from his commanding officer, Qol,.‘Frank J. MacNees, stated til part —... . -The officers and meii of the 435th group have played no small part .in the freeing of occupied nations of Europe, and the protecting of our homeland .. . For the loyalty and diligence displayed to the service, and to the undersigned, ‘I wish to express my personal gratitude , On ViE-day Pvt. Kiefer’s group hastened distribution of the glad tidings by flying victory editions of the G. I. newspaper. Stars & Stripes, to troops of the 3rd, 7th, and 9th armies in Germany. o Damage to Washington State’s crops by foraging deer and elk practically has been eliminated. Hay stacks and orchards have been fenced in to remove temptation to the wild animals.

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jfrtafOMLS IMrs. Theodore Dannion, who has been visiting Mr. and Mns. Alva Nichols and other relatives and friends here for Hie past two weeks, has returned to her home in Akron, O. She was accompanied by her stater .Mrs. Tony Kohne. (Mrs. Mary L. Parrish, of Mun-1 de, and Mr. and Mre. Jerry L. L. Myers, of Bluffton, have returned to their homes after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Mills. (Mrs. William Beil, daughter i Miss Nancy and son, William, Jr., I have returned from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where they spent the winter. Mr. Bell, a member of the U. S. navy, is with the fleet in the Pacific. Dr. and Mrs. John Carroll of Cincinnati were visitors in Decatur Thursday afternoon. tMr. and Mrs. C. O. France and Mr. and Mrs. McDonald of Gary visited here a few hours yesterday afternoon. IMra. Theodore Baker and Geraldine Ray were bueiness callers in Fort Wayne today. o—o o Adams County Memorial Hospital o o 737 Mercer Avenue; Mns. Gayle Bowen. Celina route 3; Donald Buimahn, route 5. iDismisised: Mrs. Jacob Shaffer and balby girl, 034 Kekionga street: Mrs. Paul Henry and baby boy, Willshire, O.; Thomas Rhodes, Geneva route 2. o More candy was produced in the United States in 1944 than during any other year, according to Philip P. Gott, president of the National Confectioners’ Assn. A total of 2,750,000.000 pounds was manufactured, eight percent more than in 1943.

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they were bound to posts (left) by military policemen, blindfolded (top center) with white disks fastened over their hearts, and shot (bottom center) by an American firing squad. As the Nazis sag against their

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder 827 Walnut street, are the parents of a baby girl, born Wednesday morning at 1:55 a. m. at the Adams county memorial hospital. She I weighed 6 pounds, l' 2 ouim s and has not been named. o ■ — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur :

— ' : ——-7 tytefevine Zfurtne! We’re glad to have loved ones in the Service home again. More and more of them are stopping at the bank just as they did before they left — to ask for a little advice and help on financial matters. Some arc thinking of GI loans for a home, others for a business or a farm. We’re here to give them all available information and help, without obligation. FIRST STATE BANK Member Established F. I). I. C. SYSTEM 1883

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bonds, the firing squad top right) marches past the bodies which are cut down (bottom right) from the execution posts by military police and carried away for burial by Allied authorities. (International Soundphotos)

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Six hundred governmental unite have completed plans for 6,559 postwar projects to cost $969,858,000, according to the Public Ad- ■ ministration Clearing House, I ( —f) ■■■ - * ' Trade in a Gocd Town — Decatur I. O. O. F. Regular Meeting MONDAY. 7:30 p. m. and every Monday thereafter, corner Monroe & 2nd Sts. (Second Floor)