Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1946 — Page 3

M ,RfH ». '»'•

.SOOEIY

jj/i

■dCiA n V< „ "• Mn H.<r ■ .in> ■ K <!<<”> " * 4 * ■ !(u , the ’ ! " U| ’ K rumm.x- ' K,r Method-' • H'«r.»» K,u-« K. in <harx- " f M "* *•'*■ K,.. and , bil Km th- ho»t.*t-r. Mr* K 0 <; Hoinhman and Circle I miler wax hoMMi j„f the W.S I s " f 1 * , uf ,i Thursday afi-r-„.<l smith, devotional d from the thirty fir»t , .m.h Mn. Maynard ~ th- lei**"' - !u,, y "" tt , Pray " Piano aelec■Uyed hy Anita Smith <r<h titt-r* during the ( r-'re»bntenl< were th, !io«te<«. ii-tfiMed by , S-jnl-y Eleven memIr, children were preCircle IV W e Smltley entertain- i o( the W.SC S. Thurxfen member* and i I, were prewent. < W White read the de- 1 a John 17:9-12. follow- 1 poup of prayer*. Mr*. 1 ry, lemon leader, read ’ Itlew. and a lenten me- J brter revelation and ■ fte riven The meet In a 1 i tn &t»ter prayer. ' ter. chairman, presided bstinetw meeting, at < tan announcement wax < h, rummage sale to be I ( Twenty callft were re- J Bowing which delicious J l» were nerved by the t

■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a OPENING s COPPESS eauty Shop: MONROE, IND. J IURSDAY, MAR. 28th! two Operators : OROTHY HUNT, Mgr.! Eight Years’ Experience ■ Phone 1076 Monroe J for appointment. ■ ■ ■ ■ »i I et Summer In ...: ■ Through Handsome Metal Venetian Blinds

Filter in the summer sunlight ■ just the way you want it, with B durable, long-lasting metal a Venetian blinds at your win- _ dows. Easier to clean, too — you find them giving years of 1 satisfactory rervice. 2” ivory ■ slats. Choice of tape colors. ■ Made to order—to fit your win- ■ down. 30 day delivery service. a 5O C *'• "■ I

"* will measure and install them for * small additional sum. Niblick & Co. i ■ - ~‘ rt

hostess iind her assistant. Mm. Ed Clark, < EASTERN STAR CONDUCTS annual inspection Th* Dwatur chapter of the order of Eastern Star held their an nttal inspection Thursday evening at the Masonic hall. A banquet at six fifteen o'clock opened the meet, inn. The lona tablew. laid with gold cloth*, were lighted with blue taper* In crystal candleabra. Small blue candlee in crocheted candle holders marked each guest's place. Bouquets of yellow jonquils were placed at either -nd of the tables, completing the color scheme of blue and gold to be used In the grand chapter this year. The dinner was served by a group of the Rainbow girl*. The worthy grand matron, Sister Helen Bonebrake of Rossville, was escorted to the east by four Rainbow girls. .Mrs. Kathryn Tyndall •ang vocal aelectloiw dining thl* ceremony. Other grand officers present at the meeting were: associated grand conduct less, Sonoma Woodruff of Fort Wayne; Mrs, Dickey. past worthy grand matron; Lucille Geyer, grand Ada. of Bunman; Margaret Avery, grand Ruth. Knlgtstown; Beatrice Brent, grand Esther, Remington; Elizabeth Krelser, grand martha, Gary; Mary Church, grand warden. Churubusco. They were accompanied by the following deputies; district two. Helen Bell. Bedford; district three, Carrie Laffolette, New Albany; district four. Mary Dickey. Columbus; district nine. Rosemary Jackson, Marshall; district ten, Alta Goodwin. Danville: district thirteen. Mardelle Walker. Parker; district fourteen, Wilma David, New Haven; district fifteen. Leora Baker, Frankfurt; district twenty one, Ruth Michael, Fori st. The worthy grand matron conducted the dedication of the class of babies: son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Shull; son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brecht; son of Mr. and Mrs. John DeViMs; and the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Strick-

CLUB CALENDAR •solsty Deadline, 11 A. M. Friday Dramatic department of ftecatur Woman's chib, theater party. , Baptlxl Philo class pot • luck, church basement, 8:lo p.m. d Eastern Star public Installation ot officers. Masonic hall. 7:30 pm Happy Homemakers club, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel. 7:30 pm Good Samaritan claws of Naxaretie church, Mr. and Mrs. Fred l {Edge||, 7:30 p.m. Saturday x Rainbow Girls rummage sale. 1 First Evangelical church. Sunday 1 Parish meeting of N. C. W„ b Catholic school auditorium, 3 p.m. Monday - Junior girls of Legion anxili- ' ary, legion home. 7:3(1 pm. t'nlon Chape) Otterbein guild. '• MBs Rose Merriman. 7:3« pm. ‘ Kirkland Township P. T. A, '' Kirkland gymnasium. 7 pm Tuesday " P«l lota XI sorority. Mr*. Herman ' Krueckelierg. X p.m. r | Tri Kappa sorority, Elk* home. S »I p.m, - Catholic Ladies of Columbia. K I of c. hall, after church services. « Wednesday ‘ Zion Lutheran Married Couples • club, church basement, 8:30 p.m. ■ Union Township Woman's club. Mia. George Morris. l:3o p in, I Thursday Presbyterian Missionary society, I Mrs. Ixil* Black. 2:30 p.m. • St. Luke's Girls guild. Miss Lit- • rile Beaver*. 7:30 p.m. I.adie* Aid society of Salem . Evangelical and Reformed church of Magley, parish hall, all day. I . ler. She also paid tribute to the . three fifty year members, Mrs. John Tyndall. Mrs. G. T Burk, ■ and Dr. Elisabeth Burns of Fort Wayne. i The ceremonies took place in • the beautifully decorated hall. Bouquets Os jonquils were placed , throughout the room, lighted wit It tall blue tapers. BETHANY CIRCLE MEETS WEDNESDAY The Bethany circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met Wednesday evening In the church parlor, following Lenten service. The Woman's guild Lenten quiet hour service program was conducted by Mrs. Ed Miller, using a* her I theme "Honesty Facing OurI selves" Mrs. Dallas Goldner. president. presided over the businemt ' session, during which plana were I made for a bake sale to lie auhi | April 6 I Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Till man Gehrig and Mrs. C. L. August. I | ST. PAUL LADIES . AID SOCIETY MEETS The Ladies Aid society of the St. Paul’s church met at the home of | Mrs. Arthur Scheidercr Wednesday for an all day meeting. A delicious pot-luck dinner was sefved st the noon hour, followed by the I buslnoi* meeting in the afternoon | Members present were Mrs. i l.awrence Middaitgh. Mrs. Tom Noll. Mrs. Frank Aurand, Mrs. I Forest Durr. Mrs. Charles Shoaf. I Mrs. Dwight Schnepp and children. I Mrs. Dora Bra*. Mrs. Anna Smith. Mrs. Sarah Martin. Mrs. Floyd ' Smltley, Mrs. Albert Tinkham and I daughtre. Mrs. Dan Nelreiter. Mrs. | John Walters. Mrs Gale Cook. I Mrs. Eddie McFarland. Mrs. Kermfth Parrish and son, Mtw. Aus ' tin Merriman. Mr*. Lyle Franx and I son. Mrs. James Myers and daughter and Mrs. Arthur Scheidercr and children. The next meeting will lie held at the home of Mrs. Forest Durr in April. 1 ROOT TOWNSHIP I HAS ALL DAY MEETING I An all day meeting of the Root i Township Home Economic* club won held Tuesday at the home of Mrs Joe Morris, with Mrs. William Sebnepf and Mrs. Adolph Weldler I as aitsluting hostesses. ' A |«Mon and di-moitstratlon on I sugar saving desserts, using milk and eggs, was given oy .Mrs. <«erI aid Grandstaff and Mrs. Dale | Moxee, following which a delicious I pot-luck dinner was served During the business mee’ing. the I club voted to buy u mixer for the I Monmouth school kitchen where I dinners are served the school children. They also voted to buy a cosI fee peculator for the use of the I (.| U |). it was announced that the I dub would have a rummage sale I on Saturday. April 6. Following the business meeting, the leader. Mrs. ' Grandstaff, assisted by Mrs. Archie I Busdorf, gave a demonstration on I baking cakis with less sugar. 1 WOMEN OF MOOBE I IN REGULAR MEETING | The Women of the Moose met I Thursday evening at the Moose home for their regular meeting. 1 Mrs. Francis Wiebkey. of Indiana I polls. Junior graduate grand regent | of the college of regents, was the . official visitor. A group from the 1 Fort Wayne chapter also attendI ed the meeting. | The chapter night program was 1 conducted by Mrs. Edna Roop. chairman of the aoclal aervice I committee- A claxs of candidates

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. DECATTR, INDIANA

was also Initiated, and named >R I honor of Mr*. Wiebkey. The program consisted of the double quartet of the Zion Evan geHcal and Reformed church singing "Just a Memory," by (lenderson, and "April Showers," by Silver. They were accompanied at , the piano by Mrs. L. A Holt house Miss Janice .Mae Beer cans "Some Sunday Morning," accompanied by Mrs. Marie Cowan, and Donald and , Eileen Biebrrlch playeu two a< l cordian selections, "True to Life'' and "Tiger Rug." The door prixe* were won by Mrs. Wiebkey and Mrs. Harold Bridges of Fort Wayrn. lively refreshments were served during the social hour by the committee In charge. MRS. HARRY MARTZ HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. Harry Martx was hostess Wednesday afternoon to the member* of the St. Mary's Township Home Economies club. The meeting was opened with the song. "Wearing of the Green." Mrs. Carl Frey, president, con ducted the business meeting, during which plan* were made for a visit to Fort Wayne in May. A very Interesting Valentine reading was given by Mrs. Mary Custer, and i the lesson was given by Mrs. Marshall Hilpert on how to make cakes with les* sugar. Twenty four mem hers and three guests. Mrs. Laura Haggard. Mrs. Robert Nyffler and Mr*. Frances Foor, win* present. Refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mr*. Janice Jones, Mr. Joanne Martz, Mrs. Ruth Roebuck and Mrs. Harry Martx. PHILALETHEAN CIRCLE MEETS RECENTLY The I'hilalethean circle of th* Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met recently at the home of Mrs. Floyd Grandstaff, with sev-; enteen members and one guest present. Miss Eleanor Reppert gave a very Interesting paper on life In Australia, one of the ‘lands down under." Circle members donated articles for overseas relief, and plans were made to assfct in car-1 rying for the church nursery Hie next three months. Fidlowing the business meeting,' delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mr*. Grandstaff: and Mrs. W. Cable. The Catholic Indies of Columbia ! will meet Tuesday evening follow-: Ing church services al th<« K. of C.' hall. Thin will be the regular business meeting. The Con Chapel Otterbein guild will meet at the home of Miss Rose Merriman Monday evening at seven thirty o'clock. Attention is‘called to the guild girl* that the meetings will be on the first Monday of each month thereafter until further notice. The Rainbow Girls will have a lummage sale Saturday at the First Evangelical chorch. Girls having old clothes are a«ked to' take them to the churi h The meeting of the Ladies Aid society of th.i Salem Evangelical and Reformed church of Magley will be held Thursday In the parish hail. This will be an all day meeting and al! ladies of the church are Invited to attend. The t'nlon Township Woman's club will meet at the home of Mrs George Morris, Wednesday afternoon at one thirty o'clock. Mr*. Clarence Mitchell will have charge of the program, using ae her theme "Cakes wltii Less Sugar." Mrs. Harry Lidirmao will give a paper demonstration. The Presbyterian Missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon a: two thirty o’clock at the home ol Mrs. lads Black. Mrs. Sim Buik and Mrs. Lillie Burrows will he the assisting hostesses. The installation of officers will take place at this meeting The Kirkland Township P. T. A. will meet Monday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the Kirkland gymnasium. The program will lie as i follows invoc ation. Rev. RussellWeiler; recitations and playlets, the Election school; instrumental music; offering and business; song; henpeck quinte’; refreshments. The Parish meeting of the N. C. C. W. will lie held in the Catholic school auditorium Sunday after-1 noon at three o'clock. Mr*. Charles J. Miller, parish chairman, will preside. Mr*. Cletu* Geels of Bluffton. district president, will be a guest at the meeting and an ad dress will be given by the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz. The remainder of the program will be in charge of the Our lauly of Victory Discussion group. All ladies ot the parish are invited to attend. o Honorable Discharge Pvt. Robert Brown, from Camp Atterbury. Floyd Reed. S3c, from Great Lakes. 111. o ■- Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Probe Slayings In lowa, Cincinnati Ex-Sailor Charged With Slaying Wife Clarinda, la., Mar. IB—ll'Pi— A discharge! navy man was in ' jail tislay on charges of slaying hi* wife whom he believed to have married another man while he was In service. Edward Gordim. 26, was accu*<d ot slaying his wife, Mildred, 22. at Shenandoah yesterday Police chief Cliff Novinger, said Gordon had slashed his wife's throat and hit her on the heal with an ax during an argument. Novinger said Gordon had accused hi* wife of marrying another man while Jia was In the navy and of having the marriage annulled when she learned hr was coming home. Gordon pleaded Innocent to a first degree murder charge at a j preliminary hearing yesterday ; and was Imund to the gran t jury.: Two In Cincinnati Cincinnati, O. Mar. 29—(VP» —Police today questioned the rejected boy friend of a 22-year old girl after »l|e and her m-w sweetheart were slain on a Cincinnati street last night. The suspect, Donald Morgan.; 31, gave himself up to police but said he could not bellev a e he had done tile shooting. The dead were Sarah Mildred Hensley and John laiwell, 47, of Carlock, 111. The couple were shot as they sat in the front seat of Lowell's automobile. Miss Hensley's slater, May Owens, and the latter's husband. Dora Owens, were in the back seat. They were un- : Injured. Mrs. Owen* told police her sis- ' ter had lived with Morgan until j about a month ago. Miss Hens- ! h y went to Illinois and returned last week with Lowell, Mrs. j Owens said. o Predicts New Wave Os Strikes looming Another Possible Wave Is Foreseen Chicago. March 29 <IT> the! seventh federal reserve diettid , predicted today that the midwest ' urea has seen only the first wave" of strikes for postwar wage in-l c leases. "Another possible wave I* foreseen later in 1948 or 194,. the: district repotti-d In an article in the April Issue of "business condl-1 Hons." The seventh district cover* | lowa and most of Illinois. Indiana | Michigan and Wisconsin. The article said that wage-price-profit controvendi* wen- "causing | flm reused inflationary pressures ' : and raising a threat to "the dura I l Hon of the much heralded postwar! ! boom." Business activity is at 1941 levels. the article said, but fudona favorable !» reconversion gradual ! |y are being dissipated. The article said that inanufac i tur-rs were reluctant to produce] products on » lich lhey expect a future increase in selling price and j that only a small proportion of the I district's 9,000,000 workers had benefitted as yet from wage in-! creates granted In somo organized I industries. "Coiweqnently, a striking paradox persists: A need for further price increases to obtain more production at a time when such continuing increase will bring about demands for still higher wage-rates. "In other word*, the elements necessary for the so-called 'lnflationary epirai" are definitely present.! Expanded industrial production i without substantia! price Increases I can be the only effective cheek against the vast inflationary forces: now operative" Robert Templin New insurance Agent Here R. E. Templin, of 122 South Fourth street, announced today that hr- han assumed the Adams and Wells county agency of the Norti wiMt Mutual Life Insurance j company. Mr. Templin was recently releas ed from active service as a captain in the (7. H. marine corps after ! five years service. His wife is the : former Dorcas Hoagland of thl* I city, Mr. Templin is a native of Bluffton and %son of the widely known Bluffton coach District agent of the insurance company is William C. Roeder of Auburn, who Is assisting Mr. Templin In estab- , lUhlng the agen<7 here. o Logansport Banker Killed In Accident Logansport, Ind., March 29— (U, P.l—Adelbert P. Flynn. 67. president of the Cais county bank, died last night at the St. Joseph hospital of injuries suffered Monday in an auto collision near here.

Appraisal Os La net Approved By Judge Hpeclal Judge William 11. Eiclihorti In ciri till < -11111 late Thursday approved an appraisal of the land known a« the "Doc Trout farm" at 69.206. Apprglaal was made after n partition suit, brought by Marian Wit . tengenfeld. naming William 8., 1 Milo and John Trout, was grunh-A ■ recently, approving «a|e of the 1 land t • — o Declares Churchill Blocked Peace Pad I — n— Von Ribbentrop In Testimony At Trial Nuernberg. Mar. 29 — (I'P) — Joachim Von Ribbentrop testlHed ■ at the war crimes trial today I that Winston Churchill and lair I Vaflsittart blocked a desire by Adoir Hitler Cora pact between Great Britain and Germany. IlibbeiHrop. Cormer Nazi foe- > <|gii minister, said Hitler envisaged an agreement with Britain as Hie Cundamental cornerstone' ot Ills Coreign policy. From 1933 when Ihe Nazis rose to |H>wer. until 1937. Ribbentrop related In a dull, weary voice, he worked to achieve the pact which would have made war between Germany and Britain > Impossible. Under the pact as descrllied by Ribbentrop, Germany woul I have acknowledged Britain's naval supremacy "Cor all time." guaran 1 teed "Corever'' the neutrality ot France and the low countries, and agreed to the preservation I oC the British empire "even with | I Hitler's own power It necessary ” Two faction* developed ill ( Britain in 1937. Ribbentrop said I - one favoring an agreement wit It Germany and another led by 1 Churchill and Vanslttart which i "did not wish any agreement or . collaboration.'' Ribbentrop said he asked Hitler for an assignment to Umdon as German ambassador because of his strong desire for friend > ship with Britain. But his task was made difficult by the Spanish civil war and a nonintervention conference in lamdon.

Men’s Stone Rings wide selection in a large variety of stones and mountings. Bower Jewelry Store N. Second St. 1 ZZZZZIZZZZIZZZZZZZZZZZI BIBLES Scofield Large Type Red Letter N. T. Precious Promise N. T. Christian Workers N. T. Beautiful Everyday Scripture Text Greeting Cards Carey R. Moser 227 S. Ith St. Saturday Specials Our Own Smoked Ham, lb. 50c Our Own Bacon lb. ,360 Young Tender T-Bone Steaklh. 13c & 50c Young Tender Sirloin Round Steak lb. 36c & lie Beef Roast „ lb. 26c & 29c Ground Beef lb. 28c j Young Tender Beef Liver lb. 30c Fresh Ham. sliced lb. 39c Fresh Shoulder, lb. 36c Lard, our own lb. 19c i SUDDUTH MEAT MARKET

My mission uas to cement Gi rmun British relations, but I had instructionii to maintain my altitude on Spain," he said "These Instruction* often were contradictory,” He said opposltiiin to tlie pro-poM-d pact was prompted by "fear In British circles that nailonnl socialism would disturb the traditional British balance of jHiwer on the continent'' Five Divorce Cases In Court Saturday Action in five divorce ca«e* I* , i bed 11 led for Saturday morning Imfore Judge .1. Fred Fmihte in Adam* circuit court, f'ase* includ ed on the docket of tomorrow in elude the following d Vor« •• litl aunt*: N-ia l.otiin- .nd William Hiinison, data and Kenneth Kiser Rita and Stanley Smltley. Fran < uni lli-rbi-it lt< id< !il»a< h, Boniiu and Janie- Manning.

- *ll ■!■■■ ■ I Pick (Tp and Deliver Quality Laundry "Blondie” and "Dave” Wei Wash Thrifly Bachelor Bundies Winchester & Line Phone 16S0 INOT I C E TO HOLDERS OF SPECIAL OFFER OF BAKER STCDIO NOW AT HOTEL RICE I MAKING SITTINGS ■ Please come in early and avoid last minute rush. If I you have not received our Special Offer you may | present this ad. and SI.OO and receive a Beautiful Goldtone Print. II A. M. to X P. M. DAILY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MARCH 29 & 30 ih' ■ *. f ■ ‘i -'- ( *■ '■ JL- / If your house needs aHention, see your contractor first. Then see us about o low cost home repair loan to finance the work STATE BANK w I W -- I ® I 1 M A- I yU I»m playing |' m Bill Hart X y j OH Io rescue my sweetheart. B MB THIS PURE MILK will sure revive her. K ■ To her home I then will drive her. ||

PAGE THREE

OPEN RIG Cleaning Service APRIL 1 Phone 111 (OLCHIN RI G ( LEANING 117 Burk St. RAYMOND (Doc.) KELLER — Jeweler — Watch and Jewelry Repair. Diamonds — Watches Silverware — Clocks 326 N. Ninth St.