Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1947 — Page 3

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SILVER MUMy OII «’t / ,r ' <»■ i) " 1 11 01 ,iy ' MBB 61 * 1 '" s - Law ; . VatD* v and Mrs fe l ' - v ' wl! ° "" eniv.fit'ih * r:,kei ' en ; „.p r e Audrey ah' ->Mrs- * W sheldon, Mr. ' /J^K le! ' al “i\lahan. Decatur; i ywrte an<i Mrs - A®- Vl " JameH w:. - pived |Kiygi« 3 - — ——' lißyg |rls SRuEET S Woods was hostess r life h' tuembers of the Ige C-tu'd- The He singtng var- » < carols, followed by ® "ods reading the story » Jesus. A Playlet was |K IV eight girls, with Mrs. er v playing the piano acThe program was Bwith prayer by Marjorie fißg.),. business meeting conpresident, Joyce the group voted to send '^R ol liing to Germany. The |R dosed with the Lord’s gift exchange followR„ hour by the hostess, asKosella Woods. Tile girls a wedding gift to ■ Whitcliff. present were Joyce and Ida |K ( . Eileen, Vera Jane and June and Ruth RepJHlhtda. Lila and Beulah 6 ian , Lois, Genie Barkley, 3R, Young, Elsie Peters, MarRosella and VirginWoods. . THETA TAU TUESDAY v business meeting of Tan was held Tuesday Hie home of Miss Joan Miss Catherine Weidler, conducted the meeting. of the Goodfellows club by Mary Murphy, as < hairnian. The needy wre given baskets on Dein the delivery of the included Catherine WeidSpangler, Alice NelHolthouse. Florence and Betty Kohne. inspection party has been

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Wednesday Union Township Woman's club, Mrs. Harve Koos, all day. Calvary church New Years Eve service, 8 p.m. to 12 midnight . Thursday Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters New Years dinner, K. of P. home, 12:30 p.m. Friday Pocahontas lodge, Red Men hall, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Aeolian choir rehearsal, Lutheran church, 2 p.m. Monday Research club, Mrs. C. C. Langston, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Counselors and officers of Decatur Home Economics club, Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger, 627 North Seventh street, 7p.m.

postponed to a latter date. The date of the next regular meeting of the sorority will be announced later. ENTERTAIN WITH FAMILY DINNER Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Miller entertained with a family dinner and gift exchange Sunday at their home near Monroeville. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Russel Mobis of Payne, O ; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Myers and children, Doris, Richard and Marilyn, of Berne; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ross and daughter, Ruth Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cook and children, Bonnie and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and children, Wayne, Sylvia and Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Zeal Miller, all of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sills and children, Isaac, Joyce, Ruth, Junior, Rose Marie and Donald, Ossian; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sills, Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Dorothy Bebout and daughter, Carol, Virginia Ann Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Miller, Monroeville. The Research club will meet at two thirty o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. C. Langston. x Pocahontas lodge will meet at seven thirty o’clock Friday evening at Red Men hall.

There will be a called meeting of the counselors and officers of the Decatur Home Economics club on Tuesday evening at seven o’clock at the heme of Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger, 627 North Seventh street. — o—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Striker and daughters, Karlann and Kristine, have returned home from a trip to Daytona Beach, Fla., and Washington, D. C. Bernard Hurless, Bill Erpest and Carl Schoonhoven. flew here from Freeport, 111., Monday noon and were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Spiegel. o (Visiting Hours 2 to 4; and < to 8 p.m.) Admitted: Sandra Jean Hey, Willshire, O.; Gene Werling, Preble: Jay De Voss, Madison street; Mrs. Nora Hall, Geneva. Admitted and dismissed: Mrs. Alan Hirschy, Decatur. Dismissed: Mrs. Donald D. Coltei and son, route 3; Mrs. Arthur Schamerloh and son. 946 Dierkes street; Mrs. Esther Bieberstein and son, Berne.

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Sprunger, Berne, are parents of a baby boy, born at 2:10 today at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and has been named John Walter. o— Good Fellows Club Reports For Year Officers of the Delta Theta Tau, sponsoring sorority of the Goo Fellows club, today listed a report of the club activities during the recent Christmas season. Thirty-three baskets of food and six meal tickets were distributed to needy families and individuals during the Christmas season, the report shows. Several local organizations and individuals contributed toward the club, which provided each family with necessities and delicacies sot the holidays. Toys were contributed by the Ziner Appliance, Arnold & Klenk and Holthouse Drug stores and these were distributed to needy children by members of the sorority.

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Nation's Divorce Rate Drops Sharply First Drop Since Before The War By United Press For the first time since before the war the nation's divorce rate dropped sharply this year, a survey showed today. In 1946, more Americans than I ever before flocked to the divorce courts to iron out their postwar matrimonial problems. But this year the trend reversed abruptly as the nation settled down to peacetime living. Divorce judges agreed that the big reason for the decline was the fact that most of the hasty wartime marriages which did not “take” already had been dissolved. Other factors they cried were: 1. Women had lost some of their independence and no longer were able to shed their husbands and get high paying jobs. 2. Soaring prices had cancelled out the “easy money" of the immediate postwar period, and fewer couples could afford divorce. 3. The higher birth rate tended to keep marriages intact. As David B. Roberts, county prothonotary at Pittsburgh. Pa.. 1 put it, “Rosie the riveter and Winnie the welder are back home taking care of their children.” One of the biggest divorce declines reported in a survey conducted by the United Press was recorded by Buffalo, N. Y., and surrounding Erie county. Up to Christmas Eve this year, the county had 387 divorces and 349 annulments, compared with 892 divorces and 1,121 annulments last year. Even Reno, Nev., the nation s divorce mecca, reported a substantial reduction. Up to Dec. 29, Reno divorces totaled 7,122, compared with 11,060 last year, the all-time peak. It was the first down ward trend in Reno since 1937. St. Louis reported a 43 percent reduction in divorce petitions. As of Dec. 21, there were 4,800 petitions filed, compared with 8,440 in 1946. Because of the sharp drop, one of the city’s three domestic relations courts was closed. In New York, the five boroughs of the nation’s largest city reported a 20 percent reduction in divorces, annulments, separations and dissolutions. There were 9.320 cases completed through

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Brig. Gen. David Ogden Adm. F. C. Denebrink „„, ATinw Os an Army-Navy-Air force group known as Joint Task For* T 7°t!> conduct further tests with atomic weapons at Eniwetok to been announced by the Atomic Energy commission Rear Admiral Francis C. Denebrink, general inspector of the Pacific will Command the naval units. Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey,

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September, 1947, compared with 11,926 for 1946. In Chicago and Cook county, the divorce rate dropped for the first time in eight years. For the period ending Nov. 30, 17,626 suits were filed, 3,505 less than the alltime high of 21,131 set in 1946. Divorces granted totaled 15,157, compared with 16,892 in 1946. 0 Carpenter Suffers Broken Leg In Fall Ray Cramer, local carpenter, is I confined in the Adams county memorial hospital, suffering from a fractured leg sustained in a fall. The injury was sustained when a ladder broke as the local man was working on the Oak Chapel church, east of this city. 0 UNUSUAL NEWS (Continued rrom Page 1) tions on record — some sort of a heart surgery. Incidentally Kenneth is back — hale and hearty. Then there was that “crack down” on beer buying by minor vets. Two, three or three and a half years ago an Adams county boy in a soldier, sailor or marine suit would buy a bottle of beer or a case — anyplace he chose. He was a serviceman and under the law entitled to make the purchase. But along came the end of the war and that same soldier, sailor or marine discarded his uniform. Now he was just John Doe, civilian, and if he i wasn’t 21 years of age he didn’t have any darned business in those “beer joints” — let alone buying anything. As a result at least three Adams county minor veterans paid fines — one for just walking into the place. Screwy stories? Uh-huh! There was an earthquake, too, back there in August. Some knew about it — most didn't. But those who did, say they really got a thrill out of the tremblor. Sure, there were others. Remember that cap gun craze when every boy and girl from six to 16 (or older) carried everything from a pea shooter-like affair to a regulation Roy Rogers six-shooter and teachers were getting gray from hearing a continuous bang-bang as students went to and from classes? On March 31 most of the 9,000 men in the county gleefully tore up those cards with 1-A, 3-A, 2-B, etc, that declared we were “in the draft” and subject to Uncle Sam’s beckon. Yep, the draft ended that day, officially. On the more serious Sitte Adams county enjoyed one of its best years in history from a safety on the highways angle. With sheriff Bowman and city police getting plenty of credit for enforcing traffic laws and keeping accidents at a minimum, there's no question but what the county hung up pro-

portionately one of its best traffic records since the first horseless carriage hit the commu®.y. William Lister. Jr., 11. died after his bike was hit by a car in Decatur in January. Noah Ellenberger died when his auto was involved in a Berne truck-car crash and Jeff Addy lost his life in Decatur when he fell between the wheels of an Erie freight train — but those were all of the traffic fatalities. There were numerous other accidents it is true — but no one died in them. Two Decatur natives lost their lives in traffic crashes elsewhere. Robert Lambert’s body was found beside his wrecked auto near Fort Wayne in February and Robert Reber was killed near Ligonier earlier this month. Benedict Jacquay, veteran soldier who resided here for a time, died in a plane crash at Dayton, 0., in January, too.

There were other stories that hit the headlines — stories that were of importance to this community even if they weren’t world-shak-ing. A group of businessmen decided Decatur should have a golf course. So they bought some land just west of the corporate limits and at last reports the project was progressing. John Doan, a Republican was elected mayor in November, although the entire Democratic ticket of councilmanic candidates was swept into office, and tomorrow at noon these newly - elected officials take over the reins of /be city administration. A Screwy stories? Oh, yes, there was that fellow from Berne who was fined in justice of peace court for reckless flying — that’s right, reckless flying. His plane struck utility lines near Coppess Corner when he tried to “buzz” somebody on the highway. More serious ones? The long funeral parade of returning war dead — Adams county World War II heroes brought back here for burial in their native land, was started and already nearly a dozen bodies have been disinterred from overseas cemeteries to be changed to a final

resting place here. Judge J. Fruchte died on September 5 and his place on the Adams circuit court bench was taken by Judge Earl B. Adams, now serving. Mrs. Minerva Shoemaker, one of the county’s oldest — if not the oldest living resident — marked her 97th birthday on July 28 at the home of her son-in-law, Albert Harlow. The Citizens Telephone company announced plans to change over to a modern dial system and the addition of Pleasant Mills and Linn Grove services. The city and county got together and next year we are to have a two-way radio system for the city police and the county sheriff’s office. The county council caused a little stir when they slashed the funds for a county service officer from the 1948 budget — but after appeals by several veterans organizations and clubs, they agreed to make a ■ special appropriations for the office soon after the first of the year.

The city administration announced plans of building the new muni-] cipal light and power plant in the south end of Decatur just off Mercer avenue but a flood of protests from residents of the vicinity must have changed the minds of the leaders and now the location is not definitely decided. The sewage disposal plant and new sewer system stands just about the way it did a year ago, although preliminary plans have been drawn up by the engineering firm in charge. But the city has asked the I state stream pollution control | board to extend the deadline for be-1 ginning construction one year — up to January 1, 1949, that is. The Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church started go- ■ ing up —a new building northeast of Decatur to replace the one destroyed by fire in December, 1946. | There was a three day youth fes- j tival here in August — but the De- ’ catur Chamber of Commerce plans to go back to the old free street fair in 1948. It will be July 26-31 > and the 4-H outfit has been invited to take part, also. The "holdup at Hi’s” attracted its - share of attention. On December 19, only a few weeks after his

Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey Capt. James S. Russell commander of the Eighth Air Force at Fort Worth. Tex., will command the Air Force units. Capt. James S. Russell, a Navy flyer, will head the AEC’s scientific and technical staff, and Brig. Gen. David Ogden, commander of a west coast engineering brigade, will command Army units. (Internationa!}

Church Organist JI jBH Rpnii installation of the new threemanual Tellers organ in the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church will be celebrated Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock with a recital by Dr. William H. Barnes, of Chicago, nationally-known organ architect, it was announced today by Dr. Charles E. White, minister of the church. The re cital will be open to the public and a spuecial place will be reserved for organists and choirmasters.

Dr. Barnes nas serveu as architect for nearly 100 of the country’s largest pipe organs and has supervised construction in some 200 churches and colleges. A graduate of Harvard university, he holds degrees of doctor of music from Park college and Baylor university. At the regular Sunday morning service at the church, the minister will preach on “The Church Organ” as a part of the continued celebzration of the placing of the new organ. The public is welcome to attend all of these services. place of business had been broken into and robbed, Herman ‘HI” Meyer of the liquor store on TShirteenth street was held up at the point of a gun — along with several other customers — and robbed again. City, state and county police are still following every “lead” in the case. There were probably many, many more — but these are among those easily recalled. Oh yes, let’s don't forget that power cable “blow-up” that plunged 400 or more Decatur homes into complete darkness the day before Christmas and caused many a Decaturite to shiver in his uni ated residence that depended upon electricity. Screwy stories? Oh yes. 0 All night skating Sun Set Rink, New Year’s Eve, 8 till (?) Hats, Serpentines, Balloons, pair of skates given away. . Also skating New Year’s night, 7 till 10, SunSet Rink — Daniel J. Zeser, Mgr. 305t3 o

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Gifts Presented To Retiring Officials County and Mrs. Roy L. Price entertained at a noon luncheon today for the “official families at the courthouse. The luncheon was served in the treasurer’s office, since all offices were closed at noon for compiling yearly reports. Courthouse attaches presented Mr. Price and county clerk Clyde O. Troutner with gifts, since both are retiring from office today. Miss Evelyn Gerke Wins Second Prize F. R. Willsey, farm safety specialist of Purdue University, today announced that Miss Evelyn Gerke of Union township won second prize in the WFBM dairy safety contest. A SSO U. S. savings bond

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was presented to her at the annual farm safety conference at Purdue Mwday. Harry Martin of radio sAition WFBM made this presentatiml. —o —— Mrs. Henry Knefelkamp Dies At Monroeville Mrs. Henry Knefelkamp, 71, mother of Ernest Knefelkamp of Decatur, died Tuesday at her home in Monroeville. Survivors include six daughters, three sons, 29 grandchildren and 2(1 great-grandchild-ren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the residence and at 1:30 o’clock at St. Mark’s Lutheran church, with burial in the Monroeville IOOF cemetery. : o Open Tomorrow 6:45 a. m. till 8 p. m., serving fine foods only.—Ehler’s.