Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1946 — Page 13

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@We are proud of die >fi ■thoroughbred youth of I Adams County! I l Make this vour T w 4-H youth understand the | value of organization and the Ii HEADQUARTERS FOR mcaning of thor ughbred. They | agree with the definition: “Organization is the art | GRAIN ... HAY of getting men to re* spond like thoroughI I FIELD SEEDS . . COAL h, “ , ‘ w , 1 ”" upon a thoroughbred, . U a M a F J he gives you all the I j WOOI . Master MIX F eedS speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. | BECO FEEDS .. CHOP Wen you call upon a „ jackass he kicks.” * I FERTILIZER .. LIME The youth are responding like thoroughbreds in the plan for FPIFNIM V CFDVIPF the Festival Week beginning II ■ ■HENULY wEIiVIvE August 7. Are you cooperating with them? Be a “thoroughI bred * BURK ELEVATOR CO. 11 ,f Work with Burk " p rATrR MON ROE PETERSON I I

ter. Busy Beet Tlw Monroe Busy B<<s 4-H dub has had almcst all it* projects I completed since the ia»t of Juno. An exhibit was held jiu»i lietore I Mies Huth Doddridge. vocational teacher In charge of 411 work, started her vacation. An adult committee of the two womens Home Economies cluhe heli* the girls .ind .Miss Doddridge. Colnen Wagner, their junior lea I <l. r, thto spring found a charter | the duh had earned years ago. It was carefully framed and hung in the duh room at the school house with fond hopes of adding a gold seal this (all to those already received. Those girls are enrolled In clothing. baking food preparation, canning, gardening, tomatoes and junior leaderahlp work. Members are: Diana Crist, Gloria | Crownover, Eileen Funk. Norms Funk. Delores Graber, Barbara | Haugk, Alary Lou Hunnic, Gloda Lehman, Marinell Lehman, Shirley Lehman. Beverly l/>bslger, Irene Mae Schwarts. Jeanette Schwarts, Phyllis Sprunger, Shirty Sprunger, Mary Stenry. Shirley Striker, Coleen Wagner. Rosalyn Wagner, and Ellsalieth Johnston. Merry Maids The Monmouth Merry Maids

111 club is thia year recwiving awards for which its members have been working several years Threw trip winners to 4-H roundup, Thelma Daniele, Gwendolyn Rice, Carol Kirsch, came from this dub, Jeanette Fuhrman of this j club has also been a trip winner. Several other members of tbit I dub are piling up achievement records that promise outstanding winI tiers in the near future. Mrs. Lloyd Daniels haw been adult leader for four years. Mrs. FrancU Fuhrman and Mrs. Alice I Howard are also adult leaders for this dub. Their I* members art- enrolled In a variety of projects namely; clothing. baking, canning, food preparalion, room Improvement, dairy and Junior leader work. The memiH-m are; Marilyn Boerger, Shirley Butler. Beverly Cable, Ethel Cook, Dorothy Crosby. Thelma Daniele. Dorothy Fleming, Alice Fitellliig. Arlene Fuelling. Joan Fuelling, Marjory Fuhrman. Phillis Gerke, Shirley Gerke, Carol Kirsch, Nancy Kirsch, SCsrolyn Owens, Gwendolyn Rice, and Barbara Walters. Up and At It The leaders of the Blue Creek •Up and At It" 4-H club are Mrs. 'Clara Girod and Mrs. Orval Hile

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man. Tbeea two club leaders are working hard to get their members to take an active part in all 4-H club actlvitlaa. Enid Ripley la the only junior leader in the club. Canning, clothing, food prepara Hon and gardening work is being taken by; Ruse Ann Blidorback. Delores Browning. Evelyn Brown Ing. Shirley Buchanan. Vivian Buchanan, Shirley Edwards, Ruth Espinosa. Wava Fos. Sblrlcy John son. Marcile Manley, Phyllis Mattag, Gloria Merriman, Rose M Raudenhush, Enid Ripley. Delorls Roe, Betty Lou Roebuck. Sandra Roebuck, Roberta R< < buck, and Patricia Roe. happy Fappsrs The French township Peppy Peppent 4-H dub came into being in the spring ot l»4t>. Beulah Jane Bertsch, who had been a 4-H member in Kirkland township, was junior leader with the assistance of Mrs. Ervin Lochnor of the (’ranch township Farm Bureau. Thia was a 100% club and produced a national winner in garden work, Arvada Jane Schaeffer This nonor gave the club a big boost for its second year. Mrs Lochner in again leader with Mrs. Jay Rauch as aseistant and Beulah Jane Bertsch as Junior leader.

The eight girls in thia club are doing a total of 22 projects. In their local exhibit high quiillty workmanship especially in canning was noted. The members of th • club are: Beulah Jane iiert -ch. Beulah Mac Bertsch. Ardena Hlrscbey, Evelyn Kipfer, Arvada J St liaeffcr. Pau line SaMenguth, Kioto” Smith, and Flomlc Steffen. Happy Hustlers The Happy Hustler t II dub of Washington township is the young Mt dub of 111 girls in Adams County It was organised this spring under the direction of Miw. Rene Brandt of the Happy Homemakers Home Economics club of Washing ton township, wavetene ueiimun assisted Mrs. Brandt throughout the summer an Junior leader. Wavelene to a student at the Kirkland high school although she Ilves in Washington township. Her ex perience In the Kirkland club has made her an effective junior leader. These girls expect to have a standard 4-H dub and a 100% com pletion of work projects. Nine of the ten members are enrolled In clothing Miss Lehman Is enrolled In canning, and food preparation In addition to clothing and junior leader work. fli The membeiw are; Patricia

Degue, Marilyn Durr, Marjorie Hel- { mann, Waveleno l-ehinan, Carrol Mcßride, Edith McFarland. Betty McKean, Dores McKean, Virginia Mitchel. Jacqueline Stauffer. Sewing Sues Although It Is Mrs Mary Rb h's first year as club leader, of the I4t. Mary's township Hewing Sues" the clul* to progressing very well Mim. Hen McCullough i-' her assist ant. The members are taking an active part In all duo activities especially In th<- clothing project, In which all IM ot their members are enrolled Bealdro clothing, some of thdr members are taking (aiming and baking work The members are: Phyllis Bailey. Shirley Bailey, Grace Baltzell, Annabelle Bebott. Carrie Drake. Colleen Evane, Elenore Gaunt, Florine Jacoba, Nora Jacoba, Ellen Jones. Sally McCullough, Marjory .Miller, Phyllis Mitchel. Alyce Mun ear. Carol Muaser, Marilyn Noll, Joan Riley and Barbara Wolfe. Jolly Workers The honor of being the largest dub in the county goes to the "Berne Jolly Workers” under the leadership of Mrs. Glennya Bch indler, vocational teacher at the Berne High achcsd. Sharon Allrpaw, Ddora Graber, Arete Bprunger and Carol Sprunger. assist Mrs. I Schindler aw Junior leaders. Thto ' dub always lias good quality work ' manship In their proJeds and pro- ; duces many winners. Their 40 members are: Sharon , Allapaw, Arlene Batoiger, Grace I Baumgartner. Ardus Beaty, Earline Bollenbacher, Bernndine Brunner, Mary Mae Chrtotman, Elaine Gllllom. Rutli Gilliom. Delora Graber, Erma Habegger, Bonita Heare.! Darlene Heare, Anita Kennel. Joan j l-ehman. Margery la-liman, Marilyn Lehman, Myrtella la-liman, Ro i < belle Liechty, Roselyn Llechty. | Karen Moser, Marilyn Moser. ' Shirley Moser. Edna Moyer, Joan Nussbaum. Lean N'lMvdir.um. Gloria I Reinhard, Areta Sprunser, Arlene j j Sprunger, Carol Sprunger, Claranell i Sprunger, Donna Mae Sprunger, I Janian Sprunger, .Marjcrie Sprung- ! er, Willa Joy Steiner, Shirley I Steury, On.de Stucky. Norma Sweeney, Gloria Timmons and Neoma Jean Wenger. Decatur Girts Mtos Mildred Wort iman, vocational Home economics teacher at the junior senior high school, to in charge of the Decatur girto 4-H dull. All but six of the girls enrolled are doing baking work this I year. The girls are also taking , clothing, food preparation, and i canning. June Teeple, junior lea--1 der. to helping Miss Worthman with tin- work The members are: Caroline Agler, Barbara Beeler, Marcile Bentz, ' Honora Braun, Mark- Bromer. ■ Rheta Butcher. Beverly Elliott, 1 Carol Elzey. Nancy Fisher, Dorothy ; Flaugh, Betty Foreman, Madeline Fi lend, Alice Gander. Rosemary j Hetrick, Marilyn Jaberg, Carol I Kalver, Ann Keller. Marvene Krick. Sharon Kimble, Carol Klusman, Gaynd Lankenau. Sharlene Lehman. Shirley Llchtle, Catherine Ihishe, Marilyn Manlier, Patricia, ' Omlor, Janet Osterman. Patrida , Reed, Ann Smith, Ma ylyn Smith, ■ Marlene Snyder, lads Strahm, Sun . ya Stuckey, and June Teeple. 3 Preble Clubs Preble towiwhip can be proud of , the fact that they are the only township in the county having 1 three l-H giito dnbs. Mrs Ed, Selki ing to leading the ‘Smiling Juniors" club in the St. John’s area with I the assistance of Delorea Bulte- ! meb-r and Elenore Moyer as Junior I I leaders, Elenore Meyer and Iteloris Bulte ' ; meyer were selected as the winners ( In the county demonstration con i tent and will present their demon-' stratlon in the district contest Their seven members are carrying the clothing, baking. Junior leadership, wild life, and soil conservation projects. Theli members are: Darlene Bohnke, Leona Bohnke, Marilyn Bohnke, Delores Bulte--1 meier, Elenore Meyer. Mary SchI roeder. Norma Jean Schroeder. Mary Ann Ewel, enrolled in dub work for six years, now has the complete rroponaibility of the Jolly Junlotw 4-H dub. This is Mary Ann's second year as leader and for her good achievement record was selected as one of the three girls to attend the state girls ■ achool. The girls in her charge ate enrolled In the following: Clothing, baking, and food prepaiation. Members are; Mary Ann Ewel, Marilyn Kiefer, Margie Menter. Ethel Schmiege. Maty Ann Hoiking, Vlrgene Selking. and Delorls Werllng. Mrs. Albert Heckman to acting as leader (or the Peppy Pals in the Freidheim community with Hernelce Stoppenhagen as Junior lea- ; der. Bernelce has been Junior lea | der for the past two years and recently attended the junior leaders I training conference at Indianapolis. Food preparation, canning, dothi ing and baking are the projects car- ' ried by members, who arc: Gloria Koenemann, An n a Seheumann. I Phyllis Schnepp. Berniece Stoppenhagen, Dorothy Witte, and .Marie Witte. Minnie Ha Ha Miss Rowena Miller, vocational Home economic* teacher ot the Kirkland township high achoo! ha.taken on the responsibility of leadL ing the "Minnie Ha Ha" 4-H club

|in that township Many of the girls in her club have enrolled In a variety of projects and in thia way will build up their achievement rocorde for future trips and award* ' Barbara Byerly, junior leader, j ; liseists Miss Miller With some of' the lesderhlp rroponxlhilltiro. The roject being carried are: 'clothing, baking, < aiming, food preparation. Junior leaderhip and pig. Audrey Andrews, Beverly Arnold, Patty Arnold, Vivian Arnold. Mary Jam Barger, Patricia Barger, Alice ' Ann Beineke, Hel>-n Blelierich. Barbara Byerly, Mary Ellen Byerly. | j Norma Conrad, Alice Dick. Doris t Dick Elaine Freela, Joyce Fruwchle. Devona Gerber, Shirley Ploughs, June Reppart, Ruth Reppert. Hally Ross, Etother Howards. Ellterta ' Worthman. and Betty Zimmerman ' are the mem be ns enrolled. Hartfsrd Club Mm. Yoder. Mm Hplechiger and .Mrs Steiner are the three ladles working with the girls In the Hartford "Happy Go-Lucky" 4-H club Baking, clothing, canning, food preparation, gardening, dairy, and room Improvement are the projects being carried by the club meta bam. The memliers are; Allee Ann Alt. Lavera Jane Alt, Phyllis Aechleman, ElixabHh Bertocn, Betty Bl-la-rsteln. Mary Alice Canen, Max ine Dubach, Joyce Grandlinard. Phyllis Garboden. Ruth Graham. Patrida Grogg. Mary Ann Grogg, Jean Haines, Daisy Heller, Kathleen Kauffman. Winifred Evelyn Miller, Mildred Miller. Clariece Monee, Maxine Monee, i Ruby Alice Moser, Myrna Noble. | Phyllis Hchaadt and Belly Lou | I Steiner

o High School Band Is Youth Trainer Talented Musicians Are Local Product The Decatur high scliool liatid I* tie of the popular youth organizations taking part in th« Youth I Festival next week. The local musical organization is directed by Albert Hellemeycr, widely known musician and band dltecior. Membership Is limited to high school student*, however the band has a sister organization which to called the combined baud, which includ<* pupils of the junior high school and a 10-plece drum and bugle corps. Last y-.tr Hie l>an<' played at all home football amt b.i*ketba!l games and made severe’ trip* with the basketball team. Other trips are planned in the future for the young musicians. Officer* at present for the band are Dorothy Kohler, president;, Richard Saylors, vice president ami Phillip Thomas, secretary-treas-urer. The combined band also has officers including: Medford Smith, president, Barbara Anspaugh. vice pr<»id'-nt and Kristine Striker, seen (ary treasurer. New officers are i.amed each school year. Mr. Selleineyer ha* been connected with the local schools for a number ot years and has produced some talented musicians. D. C. H. S. Band Has Membership Os 30 Local Musicians Pep Students In Activities Decatur Catholic higlt school band, pepper-upper for that school* athletic events and other activities has created much interest in music since its inception. The band, some 30 membeie strong to di reeled by Frank Aslipaugh. Fort Wayne musician, who also directs a high school band at Coosse. Band membenshlp to extended to the grade school also, and the players are given weekly instruc tlon In addition to their playing at various school events and on other occasions. Catholic high school hand will inarch in the p*t stock parade Wednesday nigln and will take part as an organization in the entire three days of festival. D. C. H. H. Band will be one of three in the Wednesday parade, the others being Decatur high school band and American Legion Drum Corps. LOCAL DEN Continued From I’.ig,- Hev.-n tur high school instructor, is in charge and Steve Everhart, also an instructor at Decatur high school is the alternate. On some occasions Mrs. Dorwln and Mrs. Everhart also assist in supervising. Ths Den operates on a regular schedule and it closes each night during the week at 10 o'clock except Friday and Saturday on which nights the doors are open until midnight. Following basketball games during the winter and after every foot ball game tn the fall studeut* from

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Sewing I’roject ■ J ■ Representing *1 beginners In tho . 4-H clothing pr<>j< < t io Elaine Hunt. Os the alm<Mt 2<W girls enrolled in clothing, the first division of girto just learning to sew. Is the largest class to compete In the entire exhibit. Learning to use the sewing machine a* well as the needle has been their exp< rien( e. Their work will be on display throughout the show. They will appear wearing their aprons In the dress review Friday evening Elaine is a member cf the Geneva Cloverbloasom (Tub. She to ten years old and the daughter ot Mr. and Mns. Ramon Hunt. SSOO Winner

< A I v * Jr IP' k * Arvada Jane Schafer Mtos Schaefer * n a |3oo garden , prize last fall She attends Kirkland high school but rroldes in | French township, Mb* Schaefer i has been intere-h-1 in 111 work for several yeans. — Two zldult leaders 1 Success for .1 I H club depends largely on the Inal leader. Mrs. Clara Girod and Mrs Louise Hileman have made an ex< > Dent contribution to the Blue Creek township club by leading the ‘Tp and At It Club." As are most 111 leaders, Mrs, Hileman and Miw. Girod arc volunteers. Their Hom< E< dubs support their efforts but it is their personal time, energy and effort that have gone into makdng a good club year. In other township- i.i the county their are also soon 17 111 leaders giving of themselves that Adams County Rural i»oy« and irirl- may have the advantage of being a 1 H member. All the community joins with the parents in appreilation tor tho community service of the local l-H leaders. 0 — - Hid Trinity Chutdi in Apalachicola, Fla. was built in New England and shipped to tin- North Florida city in sections by sailing Vessel. It was dedicated ill I <!s. II t Springs, Ark L '>• oldest i t ational park in America. ’■oth local high s liisito gather to play over the exciting parts o( the contests. The Den has a numbe: of dam es for its members during the school year and there are the annual checker and ping-pong tourney* to attract the inter-st of the memLei* Younger children ate given areas* to the rooms ev«- y Saturday afternoon and at present there is a movement on foot among the youngsters to grant them more tim« in which to enJ >y the facilities of the Den. ■'■-V' O- — BIG THREE-DAY Continued From Page Seven More than 25 township 4-H clubs will take part in the program. and every indication points to the biggest 4-H club show ever produced in Adams county.