Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1947 — Page 3

LpAY, DECEMBER 20, 1947

teacher of the h ‘ W' 1 th.' memSt iesls ' Al, ' S ' M ' ° W.lls. at an at’terdecorated with M| epnterpiecc ot pine Mi".,. caudles. The ladies |M- ' with .dasped H: Mrs. z- rkel's grandH® o tj>re<l prayer and all ■ “Blest Be the Tie ■ Fanchion Yoder Wj,-ul Mrs Sylvester Everthe guests. Hf presented Mrs. Zerlod IKrely g> ft - ijKiEETS K Your Best class of the HR- n-»!i; ul United Breth|M.' held it annual Christ- §■' Thursday evening at the IHupper was served at five -k to rl > ir, y eigllt mem - IgK eight guests. Death had charge of gKjs meeting. Devotions Mrs. Carl Fisher and v Tavlo: L Christmas carols |K„ sung, and capsule friend K,,.. revealed. The gift ex|Kf()ilowe d Names of cap|K[t >. and hostesses for the were drawn at the |K the meeting. were Mrs. Floyd Death. Andrews, Mrs. Wilford Foughty. Mrs. Homer ■ yrs. Clifford Hakey, Mrs. Mrs. Lawrence Walters H. Homer Hahn. HjshlP VILLAGE Hn meeting |Kriai(lshi[> Village club met of Mrs. Earl Sipe for a Christmas dinner, members attending. the dinner. Santa Claus ardistributed gifts to the ■ and children. During the ■ meeting, plans were disH Sir D-D. ami new officers by Mrs. Mary Erp. was closed with the K Hesses for the meeting were Marrir- Sipe. Mrs. Alma Sipe, Mary Sipe. Hand Mrs. B. F. Breiner of Hy observed their fifty-eighth Hf anniversary Friday at Kame in Decatur. Mr. BreinKker Adams county comtnisK recalled that the weather ■ wedding day was very mild ■ said that following the cere■tiianv of the guests played ■in the yard of the Breiner ■ Morning Glories i * * A ® if fi HI •/ • 9 a if M/ i j /• •t ff i*i* I t/ Bz? l* to * I * ■• / • y/ * * * \ "A /■ j0?1 ONE SIZE MEDIUM j s two most popular- ChristPrestnts you can make! Pat’l is popular with you, too “« bib-apron of ONE 98-lb. small apron from rem- ■ Pattern gives perfect fit, is r , use ' Complete, illustrated . ( ,,„ art . shows you every step. one size> m ed. Bib- , « yds. 35-in. Other % yd.; contrast. Transfer includiLT^F NTY ’ FIVE cents in r Tfc» D:s paßern to Decatur r.» oCrat ’ Pattern Dept, Jefferson St., Chicago 80, taw p l atn,y YOUR name, S,ZE AND »' rL Won derful new-season and , MARIAN MART- ? om„^. nter Fashion Book thia ml . teen cents brings * Da ? trated book of easyi'( the best of tM j n L fr EE — a pattern hita Ag 00k ‘ a ?ay mad ‘

residence with their coats off. Mrs , timTT’ ° has been in for some -S. be S ' iS ‘" ly ™ O— JptasONAß 5 Miss Marjorie Moser, a student 1 at Boh Jones college, is spending - the holidays with her parents, the 1 Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Moser. Mr. and ; Mrs. Edward Moser will arrive home today from Wheaton college, - to be guests of Rev. and Mrs' Moser. I Miss Mary Smith, of Purdue university, is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith. Miss Smith was recently initiated into Zeta Tau Al- ■ pha. national college sorority, at • Purdue. ’ Mrs. Leo Kirsch, Mrs. Gordon i Harvey, Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. i Hairy Knapp and Mrs. Raymond . Keller were in Fort Wayne last evening, where they were entertain--1 ed at the home of Mrs. M. E. Raker on the Old Mill road. Miss Eleanor Daehnke, of Monroeville, entertained the Adams county memorial hospital staff with a party at her home last evening. Mrs. Anna Vance left this -morning for New York City where she will enjoy an over Christmas visit with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Merwyn and family. Max Nicholas has resigned as a patrolman on the Bluffton force to accept a position with Wermuth Construction Company at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Pritchard of Van Wert, 0., will observe their golden wedding tomorrow afternoon with open house from noon until seven o’clock. They were married 50 years ago in Loudon, England and came to America in 1912. o- — SIM Admitted: Mrs. John E. Brown. Decatur. Admitted and dismissed: Jerry Pace, Geneva: Sarah Gerber, Mercer avenue; Sarah Martin, Rockford, 0.; Jackie Andrews, route 4. Dismissed: Mrs. Mpx Thieme, route 5; Harley Roop, route 1; Joan Mitchell, North Ninth street; Mrs. Arthur Erwin and daughter, route 3; Mrs. Cal Peterson, Decatur; Mrs. David Wulliman, Berne. -o —— I < Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Minnich, deneva, are parents of a baby girl, born at 10:55 p.m. Friday at the Adams county hospital. She has not been named. — Q The Giil Scouts of troop 7 enjoyed a Christmas party Tuesday evening. Bingo w'as played, after which the gift exchange was held. Hostesses were Marilyn Kirchenbauer. Carolyn McDougal, Marvene| Krick, Janet Hetrick, Marie Bro-| mer and Caoline Nelson. Refreshments were served at a later hour. Caroline Nelson, scribe. Troop 9 of the Decatur Girl Scouts enjoyed a Christmas party and gift exchange recently. The meeting was opened with the Girl Scout pledge, following which various Christmas songs were sung and delicious refreshments were served by the leaders, Mrs. Durkin and Mrs. South. The meeting was closed with the Girl Scout song. Kay Borman, scribe The Girl Scouts of troop 8 met Tuesday after school for their annual Christmas party. Sheila Ahr and Gwen Hilyard directed the mothers to the library where the partv was held. The program was in charge of patrol I. The younger children and mothers were given gifts which the Girl Scouts had made, after which the Scouts exchanged Christmas gifts They also] received gifts from their leader. Miss Roop. Delicious refreshments were later served at patrol 11. The meeting was closed with the friendship circle. Gwen Hilyard, scribe. Troop 13 met at the home of Mrs. Chester Kleinknight after school Wednesday evening for a Christmas party. Every member was present at the meeting. The recreation room was beautifully decorated with -pine boughs, colored lights and candles., Lovely refreshments were served' by the committee women, Mrs. Har- ■ ry Irvin Mrs. Waymon Patrick. Games were then played and the ( gift exchange was held. Contrihu-j tions were also made to the box'

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturaay Geeode club Christmas bake sale, Cole’s Meat Market. Sunday ! Mt. Tabor Methodist W. S. C. S„ Bobo school, G p.m. Methodist senior M. Y F chili supper, church. 5:30 p.m. children’s Christmas program, 7 p.m. followed by all church party. Monday Delta Theta Tau sorority, postponed. Civic department of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. Ray Stingely, > :30 p.m. St. Mary’s Society, C. L. of C ' hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Flo-Kan Sunshine council. K. of P. home, 1 p.m. for the needy. Patty Helm, scribe Monmouth School Activity Notes The Monmouth school Christmas program will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the school PTA sharing in the entertainment. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Tourney Tickets Tickets for the county basketball tournament are on sale at the school office. In all probability fhere will no single session tickets available. Senior Pictures Senior pictures, taken last fall, have arrived and have been distributed. The workmanship displayed is appreciated. Visit Library Members of Mrs. Haines’ freshman and sophomore English classes, with journalism students, visited the Decatur public library Dec. 11 and Dec. 16 as part of their study of library science as required by Indiana state course of study for English if such trips are possible. We wish to thank the librarian, Miss Eichelberger, for her efforts in making our visits so profitable. Band Association Acting on the suggestion of Frank Ashbaugh, school band director, parents of band members met Dec. 9 to organize a band parents association. Officers elected are: Richard Lewton, president; Harold J. Owens, vice president; Mrs. Joseph L. Haines, secretarytreasurer. The first meeting has been set for Jan. 14 and parents of all band members are urged to attend. Honor Roll The junior-senior school honor roll follows: ) Junior high—Bernice Argerbright, Eugene Blume, Jane Clark, Donald Gallmeyer, Shirley Gerke, Mary Grandstaff, Robert Haines, Jean Kirchhofer. Freshman —Lloyd Kiess, Bernita Thieme, Carl Thieme. Sophomores—Marlene Aumann, Roland Bultemeyer, Loren Gerber, Elizabeth Haines, Barbara Kelly, Evelyn Mache, Dorothy Getting. Juniors —Arlene Fuelling, Carol Kirsch. Seniors —Loren Brentlinger, Lois Buuck, Russell Kruetzman, Arnold Getting, Gwendolyn Rice. 0 PARENTS OF (Continued rrom Paee 11 ion and human ethics were against the Speers. “No doctor will operate to separate the twins, even if the parents I insist,” Casely said. “The ethics I of the -profession prevent us from trying what we know to be futile.” Spokesmen for the American Medical Association- at Chicago said doctors in the case should be guided by the oath laid down for them by Hippocrates two thousand years ago: “To please no one will I prescribe a deadly drug ob give advice which may cause his death.” Professor Mortimer J. Adler, University of Chicago authority on the philosophy of law, said the ■lndianapolis case involves “the whole question of mercy killing.” “And the courts have held,” he said, “that mercy killing is murder.” The Speers have not seen the twins since they were born Nov. 29 in a Bedford hospital. Neither baby has been named. Riley hospital attendants refer to them as twin “A” and twin “B.” Pediatricians still doubted that the twins would win their battle for’ life even though they have gained weight—except for a temporary interruption during the last few days—on the usual baby’s diet of milk formula. If the twins did survive, however, they never would be able to live normally. Neither could sit or stand. Both would spend their lifetime in the position in which they have lain in an incubator from birth —on a single mattress with their feet extending in opposite directions. | o Powdered coal with an ash coni tent of 15 percent can be cut to a ■ 1.5 percent content, before it ' reaches the furnace, by a new 1 electrostatic process.

UECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

flJir Jill I ’Tr IMP • W i " With** ? ® ' & Al" IWRHht Q- I. I. < SHARING WISHBONE she received from Buckingham Palace with Fraser Morris in New York, 4-year-old Julie Anne Alloro of Brooklyn will have a Merry Christmas —if she gets her wish. The bone crossed the Atlantic twice, once in a 17-pound turkey Julie had saved 450 pennies to buy as a wedding gift for Princess Elizabeth, and the second time with a thank-you note from one of the royal bride’s ladies-in-waiting. Margaret Pevman. (International)

THREE UNIONS (Continued rrom Page 1) as its strike deadline, but has hinted it might call members out simultaneously with the AFL unions. Company and union officials met for three hours late yesterday, but the session broke up without agreement. H. R. Colwell, federal mediator in the case, said both parties “are working hard.” Union bargaining agents replied : “Working hard on what? The company has made no wage offer, in fact, no offer of any kind.. Our position remains unchanged. It looks to us like no progress was made.” Union officials said the strike, if called, will shut down 3,000 Western Union offices across the country in the midst of their busiest season. It may also force the stock, grain and cotton exchanges to close, they said. o — SPECIAL SESSION (Continued from Page 1) which convened Nov. 17 on President Truman’s request for war on inflation and emergency aid to Europe, passed three major bills. They were: Authorization of a $597,000,000 food and famine relief program for France, Italy, Austria and China until next April. An appropriation bill which allowed only $540,000,000 to carry out the foreign relief program. It also provided $340,000,000 for civilian relief in the occupation zones of Germany, Japan and Korea, and smaller amounts to carry various government agencies to the end of the fiscal year next June. A mild anti-inflation MU tar short, of Mr. Truman’s 10-point program. It would extend present export and transportation controls until March, 1949. permit industry-wide agreements to allocate scarce industrial materials such as steel, and authorize the government to restrict or shut off grain supplies to distilleries until Feb. 1.

IJ 1 I * * | BELL CENTER AND 1 I TREE CENTER I I 'lce oieam\ For Your Holiday Dessert * 4 ★ ★ ★ • g For Christmas Gifts .... & | | WE HAVE NATIONALLY ADVERTISED g BOX CANDY IN ATTRACTIVE g HOLIDAY BOXES. I 1 g ® S

EXPECT CONGRESS (Continued from Page 1) Republican members of Knutson’s committee are inclined to accept the general outlines of his bill. But they aren’t satisfied with all details. Some think it would cut too heavily into federal revenues. Democratic members of the committee feel the bill is more in line with then - views than Knutson’s previous proposals for graduated tax cuts without an increase in exemptions. But some Democrats still think that the taxpayers in the middle and upper brackets would get too much of the tax reduction. I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one. — Seneca. 0 Skating every Tues., Fri., Sunday Nights, 7 till 10— Sun Set. 297t6 Poinsettias from 35c up (White, Pink & Red) Wreaths, Grave Blankets and large selection of Potted Plants and Cut Flowers. Holly, Pottery and Novelties. Special for Christmas Santa Claus Boots (in red overglazed pottery) 50c OPEN ALL THE TIME Robert L. Smitley, Prop. West Monroe St. (at cemetery) Phone 5142.

Rev. Lehman Accepts Jay County Pastorate Berne, Dec. 20 The Rev. Eloyd Lehman of Berne has accepted a position as pastor of the Union Chapel southwest of Bryant, in Jay county. This is a non-denomination-al church. Rev. Lehman, a graduate of the Fort Wayne Bible School last spring, will assume his duties the first of the year. He will be ordained in the near future. He has already been granted his minlicense. o- ’ Probe Black Market Among U. S. Soldiers Washington, Dec. 20—(UP) — The army announced here today that it is investigating black market activities, customs violations and other reported misconduct among its personnel in Germany. Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks, head of the army’s public information division, said secretary of army Kenneth C. Royall ordered the inquiry after getting reports of alleged irregularities among U.S., soldiers in the occupied zone. 0 FOUR PERSONS (Continued rrom Page 1) on a flight from St. Louis, Mo., to Indianapolis. CAt Indianapolis, state police confirmed that there had been a plane crash in the Terre Haute area but had no other detailts.) Earlier, a search was launched for the plane in the belief it had crashed or made an emergency landing. The civil aeronautics authority said it did not know who was aboard the plane. Searching parties were formed at Terre Haute this morning to look for the craft in the Terre Haute area and in Illinois. The CAA said the pilot of the plane radioed the Terre Haute airport around 9 p. m. yesterday and said he wanted to land at Terre Haute. Radio messages were received from the plane over a period of about an hour but the plane never landed here. CAA sources said they believed the plane was low on gas. They said another pilot reported he saw a plane answering the description of the missing one flying south. The plane was described as dark blue with an unknown serial number ending in “24C.”

SIT DOWN —IRON IN COMFORT OWN THE NEW v K TODAY'S WITFI W ) w VALUE Ilk A must for every home at the regular price— ■ but there is an extra ■ special offer. You get Both J Uli - s O—if HHKRRMI ■CT i ‘fc , V-. during this special gj. _ event only. T. m J Horton Portable Ironer -? S ill Mode! 640A $49.95 Um? ll|||i|!|lß S3S Horton Ironer Table . 10.00 ■ fi| J Regularly $59.95 The ironer table is just the ■■ right height for even more ■ comfortable ironing. Has a Jag Storage shelf for the ironer so tK dfIWKMSi. j the table can be used seven days a week. You rest your back, rest your feet, rest your hands while the Horton Ironer does the work. You just sit and guide the clothes. Here is relief from the drudgery and monotony of hand ironing So simple to use a child can do a Horton ironing easily and efficiently. Your ironing will be finished in half the time—and you will have sparkle and energy left over to enjoy new leisure for living. Come in today and try the Horton Ironer for yourself! STUCKY & CO. Phone 84 Monroe, Ind. OPEN EACH EVENING EXCEPT WEDNESDAY <.

Funeral Held Friday For Wickey Infant Berne, Dec. 20 — Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Lavina Wickey, a six-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Wickey of southeast of Berne. The infant died Thursday from pneumonia. Her twin sister, Margaret, died November 10, in the Adams county hospital, also from pneumonia. The parents, several brothers and sisters survive. Chinese Nationalist Garrison Threatened | Nanking, Dec. 20.— (UP)—Dis patches from central Manchuria said today that Chinese Communist forces have driven to within 10 miles of Mukden and that the situation for the nationalist garrison is critical. Communist spearheads were reported in the area of Hinglungtai and Mengchiatai, 10 miles north, while their main forces were checked at points about 20 miles from ■ Mukden to the north, south and west. • Whisky Truck Fire Loss Is $75,000 Aurora, Ind., Dec. 20 — (UP) — The loss in a fire which destroyed a truck loaded with 75 barrels ot whiskey was estimated at $75,000 today. The driver, Ed Morris, Holton,

a'' ’’■'AiZ a Practical Gifts I Sf FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST 0 t Solve your Gift problem by shopping At Our Store. * , » Wonderful selection for “Him” or “Her" | at prices within your Gift budget. g SMITH DRUG CO. g

PAGE THREE

Ind., told police the vehicle caught fire as he was driving from Louisville to Cincinnati, O. yesterday. He said he tried to stop the truck, but it skidded and overturned. He jumped out seconds before, flames enveloped the truck. 0 ' I r-.■ I I K• L ■ ; IKSKK Y_ 1 ) FIRST CHRISTMAS tie received by President Truman bears his ini- , tials and seal. (International)