Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1946 — Page 3

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»REVIVAL SERVICES ’ w , * ■ n * on < hapel, United Brethren Church '< )■ Feb. 3rd to 17th | 7:30 P. M. ; I Ifcily except Saturday I ■ S L rm ° n * by the ’•••tors. Revs. D. H. and Celia Pellett. ■ The ea* *"* eh,r ®* of Mr> ■”<• Mrs. Earl Chase. H’nmunity i ( urged to share in these meetings. Zt tome, and bring your friends. »111 - - >— ; ; i -h -h-**-: 4 +++•>:••! •*++•:•+ Meeting and J ■«'tion of Officers ■ I THURS., FEB. 7 -10 a. m. ' St. Paul School Building ■ J O. Rar & Madison Wayne I Mkel SCHENCK and SAM RUSSELL, ■ J Speakers. g MnXd 1 >? U *' C ~ Fr * e ° M R9l,t Lunch " at noon. ■ L Bw ayne Producers Commission

Mr. anil Mrs. John 11. Heller left Sunday for a Overal w>-H« visit with their daughter and son-in law. .Mr. and Mrs. John Shirk and fam ily at West Palm Beach, Fla They also will visit at Coral Gablltw with .Mr. and Mrs. J. J Heltn before returning In the spring. ('. ('. Pumphrey left Sunday for a several days business trip to Chi ratio. .Mr. and Mrs. Dun Shafer and It O. Gent is have gone to Chicago on u buying trip for the Shafer Co. The condition of Earl’ll Adam-, local attorney, who is confined in the Adams county memorial hospital. was re|x>rted as Improved today He watt taken to the hospital over the weekend for treatment of a cold, which settled In his chest. Stanley Gladfelter, young son of Mtw. Charles Welw-r, is reported seriously ill at his hmne in Tucson. Arizona, suffering with double pneumonia. The Welter family moved to TucHon sometime ago because of young Stanley s health. .Mr. Weber is at present In this city on huoineas. o lim I UN€kE Jihlll| [lull|illlll||lHlll I Igßgj Pvt. Ilolcert Kaehr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kaehr, who entered ac tive army service with the Jan uary 22 contingent, has written to give his address as follows: 454390««;. Co. A.. 13th li«. 4lh Regt., IHTC. Fort McCauley, Ala —— O' • O Adams County Memorial Hospital o o i - ’’Admftte.l: Fred Schc-lman. !W Stevenson street; Karl It. Adame. 31tf .Mercer ave nue; Clement Snell, 815 West Madison street. Admitted and dismissed: Howard Hlrat-hy, Berne. Dismissed: Mn Joe Correl. Jr. and baby l»oy. route 2; Mrs. Wavil Reeae, Willshire, o. rout" 1; Mrs Harlan Jackson and baby boy, 339 SteveiMOn Street. —: o —. Final Rites Held For Lord Infant Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Black funeral home for Katherine laird, stillborn Sunday at the Adams county mem orial hospital to and Norma Tumbleaon-Dord of this city. The Rev. William C. Feller officiating and burial was made In the December cemetery. Surviving In addition to the parents are the grandparents. Mr and Mn>. Solomon Lord and Mr. and .Mrs. Ernest Tumble-son ol Decatur; and the great-grandmothers. .Mrs. William Kltson and Mrs. Henry Llchtensteiger, iioth of Decatur cemetery.

CLUB CALENDAR. Society Oaadllno, 11 A. M. Monday Decatur Woman's club, pnatpon ed Our Lady of Victory Discussion group, Mrs. Edward Base, 7:30 P m. Research club, Mrs. Carri<- Haubold, 2:30 pm. Tuesday Tri Kappa business meeting, Elks home, s p m. Catholic Lndlc-s of Columbia, K. of C. hall, 7:3 pm. Red Cross Sewing. Zion Kvangelical and Reformed c hurt h, 1 pm. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club, church basement, 8 pm. Psi lota XI business meeting. E)k«< home. 8 p m. Ladies Shakespeare duh, Mr« levs Rice, 2:30 p ut. Eta Tau Sigma, Mrs. Len Fanrote, s p tn. Thursday Presbyterian .Missionary society annual mite box opening. Mrs. Hubert DeVoss, 2:30 p rn. Rc-beccah lodge, Odd Fellowhall, 7:30 p. m. Ladies Aid society of First V. B. church, Mis. Adam Kunowlc-h. 2 p in. John Blakey Reelected District Church Head John Blakey, prnmlnc nt Adams county citizen, was rdected district chairman of Lutheran churches at the annual meeting held Sun day astern on at St. John’s ehnre-h cm the Fort Wayne road. The clMtrlc t in composed of j| churches :»f the Missouil tiyncMl, located in Adams and Allen counties and one rhurc-h in W'ella county. Ott> Burger was reelected vicechairman at the meeting and Os car Lankenau, of Decatur, was reelected eec-retary-treasurer for the 11th consecutive year All the of flcein will serve for one year. More than doo members of the II churches attended the annua) meeting. The- next meeting of the district will le- held a: one of the other churches in the district to ledeterminecklater. but as a rule the annual election meeting Is held at St. John’s because of ha central location. Funeral Held Today For Reusser Infant Funeral services and burial were held Sunday afternoon for Donald Wayne Reusser. stillborn at the Adams county memorial hospital Sunday night. Surviving are thparents. Waytie and EdJyth Baumgartner Reusser. and the grandparent*. Mr. and Mrs. E. W Baum gartner and Mr. and Mm. Waiter Reusser. all of B<-rne.

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Legion Commander Continues Battle Seeks Over-Hauling Vets Administration Newburg. N. V. Feb. 4 — Il'Pl - National Commander John R. Stelle, of the American U-glon. today continued his battle for an “over hauling of the Veterans Administration" with an address scheduled before- 1,000 members of the Lc-glon and Auxiliary at Syracuse. • Stc-lle, who charged the- Veterans Administration with "bungling the affairs of returned soldiers," said he was speaking for the Mglon when he charged Gen. Umar N. Bradley with Incompetence. Stelle told Legionnaires from five- New York counties last night that he had a mandate tficitn the Ix-glon to make charges concerning th<- Veterans’ Administration. Ills statement was In reply to charges that Stelle spoke for himself and not for the Legion when he* criticized Bradley. Stelle* said the charges were based on a thorough Investigation by the- rehabilitation and legislative and employment committee. He said a report of the investigation was made to Ural by. but no reply was received. "The le-glon Is happy Io pay Bradley tribute as a great gen c-rul,” but "if this tribute requires covering up tin- inefficiency of the Veterans’ Administration and turning a deaf ear Io the- complaint of the needy exservicemen and women It is too costly, too dear." Stelle declared — Driving Conditions Hazardous Here Today After a morning which naw city streets, Tounty, otate and federal highways coated ’with a thin film of Ice that mad'- driving extremely hazardous, warmer weather was expected to alleviate- this situation A combination of rain, sleet and hail with freezing lempr-ruturea slower) traffic to nearly a standstill at an early hour. Rising temperatures, however, were- predicted by the weatherman for the- balance of the day No major accidents wer» reported by pedi'-u officials, alt hough numerous cases were known in which autos flipped off the highway. o Files Divorce Suit In Circuit Court Richard Vela, of Nt. Mary's township, hae filed unit for divorce from Ruby Vela In Adams circuit court c harging cruel and inhuman treatment. The complaint states that th>-y were married on Decc-m---b- 30, 1938 and separated January 21, 1948 He avers that the defendant left him after he- was discharged from the I’. S. navy, saying she was through with him and that he • hould ac'-iire a divorce. He avers that she was untrm- to him while he was in service and upon his return deserted him, going to an unknown place in Mexico. He asks custody of a child, Richard, Jr. H R. M t’lenahan is plaintiff's conneel. -- o "Westward the- Star of Empire Takes Its Way." When aluminum is substituted for copper in airplane radiators and oil roofers, the total weight of the plane is reduced 120 to 320 pounds.

WHr 4m * Wt -SK» B. Ba /■ WJB * *** Imßi Il w B .■ »J® S 3& H ’IWi. ■ I r v '' \ wSW r* /tSff ‘ MW F 1 ■s■ r. F X Z/il b f WBBwOir left, navy and white striped silk blouse, center, striped dickey; right, pale blue pure silk overblousa. After you have purchased the spring suit, your next problem is to choose accessories to go with it. The pictures above give you a few pointers on the new blouses and dickeys, all those shown designed by Stein and Blaine The navy and white striped pure silk blouse, left, is tailored meticulously, has a rounded neckband that descends diagonally in loose folds to form a perky bow. The sleeves are long with buttoned cuffs. It is the perfect office blouse. The dickey, center, ia crisply tailored in pale blue and white striped silk. It has a tailored ascot and is worn with a dark blue suit. The overblouse, right, could grace a cocktail party without the suit jacket, and worn with either long or short skirt. It Is pale blue pure silk and has shirred cap sleeves and waistband (Inttrnttiontl)

Mrs. Chas. Fritzinger Dies In Michigan Mm. Reinhold Hauer was notified Saturday of the e-.ildc-n death p l her aunt, Mrs. Charles (>. Frit, zinger, of Royal Oak, Mich. Death was caused by a heart attack. Nurvivora include her husband ami three daughters. Mrs. .Mary Fritzinger of this city is the- mother of Mr. Frifzfnger. Mrs Fritzinger wiie well known here, having vkclt• ed relatives on various occasions, The family formerly resided In Fort Wayne. Steel Strike Idles More Auto Workers I a Ford Co. Is Hardest Hit By Steel Strike Detroit. Feb. 4 - fl'Pt —The swelling ranks of auto workers idled by the impact of the- steel strike rose to more than 35,00<f today, sending the-' total of auto workers idled by direc t and indirect strikes to more than 200,ono. Ford Motor Company was hardest hit by the steel strike, with 25.000 workers out today and un other 35,00 d due to be- laid off by this weekend If the steel walk out continued. Another B,IMAI w<-re to be lai I off next week, including Ford’s own steel mill workers who are working now hut will he sent home if the steel walkout goes on. Packard .Motor ('ar Company anounced its progressive* layoff of B.Son workers was now complete, though it was maintaining its crew of 1.500 office workers and skeleton crews in shops. Briggs Maiiufacturinr, Company, which makes auto bodies, said a total of 3,000 workers were out. Only Chrysler Corporation wai in full production A total of 8, (inn workers laid off last week because of gla-s shortages report ed hack to work this morning. Chrysler officials -aid they could (lot tell how long Steel stockpiles would last. The 2tm.o(A> total included the 175. mio General Motors workers who have been idled since last November 21st by a CIO I’nltel Auto Workers t'nlon strike. — 0 I — Kokomo Legion Post Honors Gen. Doolittle Kokomo, Ind.. Feb. -I (I'P) Lt. j Ren. James H. Do little, famed army air forces commander, was' honored by the Kokomo American Legion post today as iM most dfet-i tinguished member. Jssdittle arriv'd yesterday In preparation fir a dinner tonight a' whi.h he will bi- awarded a gold life membership card in tin- Legion. —. o - - — . — Commercial Flight Record Set Sunday New York, Feb. 4 - Il’P) -A four-engined Constellation transport plane held th'- west east trans con im-ntal speed record for a <• mimen ial flight today after spanning the ci ntineiit from Burbank. Calif., to New York In m-ven hours, 27 ( minutes and 48 secomle. Tiie plane, which left Burbank a' 3:59:12 a m EST yesterday and landed at LaGuardia airport at 11:27 a.in., clipped four hours, 27 minutes and 12 seconds off the previous record set by a trans continental and Western Airway* plane July 8-9. 1910.

Slamford Residents Prolest UNO Choice I 1 Roar Os Protest On 1 Evacuating Homes Ntamforl. Conn, Feb. I—fl’Pi t ~ A roar of protest arose today ■ from the residents of the 42square mile North Stamfordi Hreenwlch area which was recommended as the site of the permanent home of the I’nlted Nations organization. i A seven-man committee of I'NO’s Interim council made the recommendation Saturday, touch Ing off a wave of opposition from town lounclls, civic organizations and citizens who face eviction from »he!r property if the capital lx located In (he proposed area The protests were sent to the VNO in Ixindon, President Truman and Gov. Thomas E. Ib-wey, ’ Meeting* were held yesterday 1 at Grci-nwhh uni the 2Wyear-old I town of .North (Jastle when "vigf orous and unqualified protests" ' were registered. I The North Castle town board - voted unanimously against the selection and supervisor James - D. Hopkins said a similar protest had been made by six other Westchester County IN. Y.t ’ towns which would be affected. Property valued at an estimated 8100,000,01)1) would lie taken for the capital with the resultant loss of liundri-ds of thousands of dollars in tax monies to the communities affect'd, the protests said. In addition, an estimated 5,000 1 persons, some of them members >of prominent families, would be j evicted to make room for the 1 projected capital Mrs. Clare Booth Luce. Republican congresswoman from Connecticut. was among those who would have to vacate their property to make way for the world capital. The towns affected Include North Castle. Poundridge, Lewisl»oro. North Nab-in. Hanksville. Armonk. Bedford. Newcastle and j parts of Greenwich an I NtamI ford Even the residents of Stamford were only mildly enthusiastic to the idea of having the world capitai in their backyard Aid Is Rushed To Sinking Submarine British Sub Badly Battered In Storm Tendon. Feb 4 (IT) -A British destroyer, bucking a 70-mile gale that swept the Atlantic from Britain to Portugal, today attached a towlin. to the sinking British submarine univer al in tin- lilsh I Sea and tried to pull il to safety. The universal, credited with inking 40.000 tons of enemy shipping in the Medit rranean, heg.-in to sink six miles off Bishop's Rock when her engines and radio were knocked out dining the storm The submarine was enrout from Lon | donberry to Newport. Distress signals flown by the t'nlversal attracted the 1,221-ton i Irish steamship 1-anahrone. which : sent an NON A lifeboat from Nt David’s bead on th* western tip of Wales and the lainalirone stood by until the destroyer arrived The gale delayed the departure of the liner Queen M.iry from Nouth,ampion to New York with Its load of British war brides of Am erican soldiers. It struck th- op-

orto area on the west coast of Portugal, making hundreds homeless. —— o - Air Forces Veteran Is Held In Slaying Capital Golf Club President Is Kilted Indianapolis. F b. 4 (I'P) A veteran of the army air forces was field today in the death of James D Rees, 51. owner and president of the Willow Brook golf club. Il es wa found dead in a street yesterday. Authorities said he ap peared to have be«-n struck and his skull fractured when he fell against a curbstone Micha I V. McCarthy. 30. was charged with Rees’ death. Police -aid M( Carthy, a dls>harged serviceman, admitted --t: Iking Rees "in a fit of anger” when he found It es talking at a street intersec tion with McCarthy’s wife, Marie, 34. Police said they learned that the McCarthys had been drinking in a night club Saturday night They said Mrs. McCarthy left the < luh and went to Ro s' golf club nearhy. Liter, they -aid. McCarthy discovered hl- wife ami Rees together. McCarthy had served in th Pacific theater with the air forces Rees' survivors iiiclude n daughter'. Miss Lillian Tlees. Cincinnati, and a brother. Judge William H IL tvs. Frankfort. Ky Services were -'-heiluled for today in Indlatuip ells with burial at Maysville, Ky Make life a ministry of love and t will always be worth living. 0 —, ()1 Trade In a Good Town — Decatur ( Helps build up resistance against MONTHLY FEMALE PAIN Whon takon regularly I Lydts E. Plnkhstn's Vegetable Compound sou mom ttiau relieve monthly pstn when due to functional periodic disturbances It also relieves accompanying weak, tired, nervous. Jittery feelings —of such nature. Taken regularly—Pinkham's Compound helps build up reslstenca against such monthly diatreas Pinkham's Compound is vswiA trying/

Dp f <f A TS F KEEP SAVING USED FATS! Don’t fall down on this vital job now. Even though foorf fats arc point free, our country’s supply of industrial fats is still very low. Every bit of used fat you turn in swells the supply... heljn make more soap and cd her peacetime products! u Jo I I I lj| i HELF PUT MORI SOAPS IN THE STORESI Any drop in your saving of used fats means a further drop in the country’s fat supply. Keep turning in your used fats and you’ll help prevent worse shortages... help put more soaps back in the stores sooner! (You get 4< for each pound turned in.) Where there’s fat there’s soap Keep Turning In Used Fab— To Help Make More Soap!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. I<M6

1,250 Draftees Each Month From Indiana Estimate Is Made By State Director Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 4 — t I'P) ■—lndiana selective servlco boards continued today to furnish approximately 1,250 draftees monthly to the national effort. Lt. ('ol. F Lyle Hummers, state draft director made the estimate. "National selective service, under the present program, inducts lojmo men a year of 18 years of age and over." Kummers said. ' Indiana is expected to provlJo one fortieth of the total, that figure being apportioned according tc population.’* He said that, from Oct. 1. 1940 to Jan 1, 1948, 250,411 men were inducted through Indiana selective service.

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