Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1948 — Page 3

tJBy. MARCH 20, 1948

4/ CLASS ' 5 jHjjfe THURSDAY Best class of the W?"*. United Bretnr oirsday evening ue p] o yfl ! I)eatli conducted the ’jolting at which time two i «i an< twenty five cards and *ere reported. Twenty 1 answered roll call. . (Lins were sung dur- - Ed Xew P° rt - MF nZuZ»f Deßolt- Mrs. George Mrs. Jack Smith. H i nt .£wxtJA r n SPEAKMAN OSTESS TO W. S. C. S. Mr« Rlchßrd Speakman was hosafternoon to the Mills Methodist W. S. C.meeting was conducted by '^' o prgsiddnt. Mrs. George Foor, ? openedK'ith the devotions and reading TMy Cross was Gone.” tV)f r ayer was! offered by Mns. Otto i nt an. Mrs. Huber' Ehrsam gave the les- ‘ study O’ l Japan, after which a IES imd tablejdiscussion was conduc■d by Mr*, flohn Bailey, Mrs. CharNyffeler and Mrs. Glen McMilon “The Great Prayers of the Lovely refreshments were later jrved by th- hostess, assisted by [rs Bill Watkjns, Mrs. John Bai- • ->y and Mrs Robert Light. Those resent wan the Mesdames R. H. ' flverett, Fred Bauman, Glen Mc'lillen, Wille Morrison, Otto Suran, Robert Light, Joe Hahnert, till Watwis. David Sovine, John lailey, Charles Nyffeler, Lee Cus--~<er, FranjjE Steele. Hubert Ehrsam, h feleorge Foor and Lawrence Ehram. 4 'H CLUB N MEETING FRIDAY - ; The ffigst meeting- of the 1948 eason of the Decatur 4-H club --■■/as held (Friday afternoon at the Ifcliior-seMor high school. Memers were enrolled and officers ' Steury, who is servfirst year as an instructor s Lt the high school, stressed the im>ortance j>f 4-H work and stated —‘hat all Inembers must complete FJIJBsir ye#r with- the club. Each also required to enter ardt ■ exh® at the county fair. y Miss one Teeple, president, anlOimceKhat there are now sevenenrolled. .. OftwH elected are: president, 'une '■pie; vice president, Pat ' Svan^Keci -etary, Marilyn Vanleader, Marilyn Mauler; reßation leader, Marilyn Ja>erg;®ews reporter, Marilyn T and safety, Bonnie ette SBtli; junior vice president, Ihirleywuelling; junior secretary. ei Hofer-Fresh Charm b JmT 1 iesK .|f 7 •/ a ‘ • // 9263 W . I " S'® } . .11 .12-20,40 . |.'\ * ll 1 ’ • ’<l • • * *4 • ’ * ’I * p-r J I cut a fine figure in this! h 9263 nips your waist with basque, back-tie belt; gives swer-fresh charm with tulipae pocket. Easy sewing, Pattern gives perfect fit, is 0 use. Compete, illustrated hart shows you every step, ern 9263 comes in sizes 12, 18, 20 and 40. Size 16 takes rds 35-inch fabric. • 1 TWENTY-FIVE cents in for this pattern to Decatur Democrat, Pattern Dept., ■ Jefferson St., Chicago 80, vint plainly Your Name. 38- Zone, Size and Style is the time to sew for ■ Fifteen cents more brings >e brand-new Marian Martin n Book, cram-full of excit'riug fashions for everyone! a FREE PATTERN printed the book— two belts to give ie New Look. Better have

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday Music department of Jlecatur Woman’s club, Methodist church, 7:30 p.m. * Pythian Sister Temple. K. of P. home, 7:30 p.m., Needle club following. 1 uesaay Rebekah lodge, 7:30 p.m., Three Link club following. Ladies Missionary society of Church of God, Mrs. Reuben Smith, 7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Township Home Economics club, 7:30 p.m. Church Mothers Study club, Mrs. Burdette Custer, 8 p.m. Root Township Home Economics club, Mrs. Augustus Bohnke, 1:30 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. Clarence Ziner, 8 p.m. w-dnesaay Ruth and Naoftii circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, 2:30 p.m.‘ Flo Kan Sunshine council, K. of P. home, 6:30 p.m. Thursday Stated meeting of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Sheila Ahr; junior song leader, Sharlene Lehman; junior recreation leader, Josephine Faurote; junior reporter, Ann Smith; junior health and safety leader, Gretchen Zintsmaster. FEDERATION OF CLUBS CLOSES CLUB YEAR The Adams County Federation of Clubs closed its club year Friday with a one o'clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. E. W. Busche in Monroe. Following the luncheon, Mrs. Ralph Stanley, president, conducted the business meeting. The club collect and salute to the flag were given, after which the various committees gave their yearly reports: Shakespeare club, Mrs. Lois Black; Decatur Home Economics club, Mrs. John Metzger; Kirkland club, Mrs. Thelma Bilderback; Root township club, Mrs. Herb Banning; Adams county chorus, Mrs. Russell Weller; social and education, Mrs. Erwin Lochner; legislation, Mrs. Henry Heller; penny art department, Mrs. John T. Myens. New officers installed for the next club year are: Mrs. R. C. Hersh, president; Mrs. William Neadstine, vice president; Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff, secretary; Mrs. Dale Moses, treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Stanley, counselor. Mrs. Hersh and Mrs. Lochner were chairmen for the afternoon and were assisted in demonstrations by Mrs. Floyd Arnold and Mrs. Luther Arnold, leaders of the Kirkland township club. The for the lesson was “Home Economics and Farm Bureau Work.” Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Busche, Mrs. Russell Weller, Mrs. Oliver Dilling, Mrs. J. J. Yoet, Mrs. Robert Garard, Mrs. William Kohls, Mrs. Claire Carver, Mrs. Harry Raudenbush, Mrs. Thelma Bilderback, Mrs. William Neadstine and Mrs. Harry Crownover. Rebekah lodge will meet Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock, followed by a meeting of the Three Link club. The Ruth and Naomi circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will have its meeting Wednesday afternoon at two thirty o’clock. Members are asked to bring articles for the silent auction. Mrs. Ferd Litterer will be the leader. The Ladies Missionary society of the Church of God will meet at the home of Mrs. Reuben Smith Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock. The Pythian Sister Temple will meet at seven thirty o’clock Monday evening at the K. of P. home, followed by the Needle club meeting. » The Music department of the Decatur Woman’s club will rehearse for the Good Friday services Monday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the Methodist church. o The life of an automobile tire has been increased from about 3,500 to 25,000 miles in the last 40 years. |

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118 11 , shhij * r ■ iiit ’ w.. " w IS HH RECENTLY WED —Miss Mary Beatrice Bollinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Bollinger, and Collin Blaine High, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel White, of Ohio City, 0., were united in marriage recently in the Church of God. the Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy officiating. The couple is residing'at 211 Buckeye avenue, Ada, O. (Photo by Edwards)

Personals Mr. and Mrs. Ted McClintock and son Andrew and daughter Susan motored to Decatur Friday from Benton Harbor, Mich., to spend several days with Mrs. McClintock’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Teeple. Mr. Mrs, Robert Aeschliman and children are moving back to Decatur from Marion, where they have resided some time. They will occupy the south quarters of the Aeschliman apartments, Winchester street. The basement and foundation for a new modern residence at Stratton Place has been completed for Charles Langston. They expect to occupy their new home by July 1. The wind istorm knocked the fire siren out of commission at Berne and any alarms sent in until the motor can be replaced will be announced by the old fire bell, it has been announced.

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Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Braun, route 1, are the parents of a baby girl, born at 12:55 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and has not been named.

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(Visiting Hours 2 to 4; and 7 to 8 p.m.) Admitted: Erwin Koeneman, Hoagland; Mrs. Ida Fisher, 128 North Third street; Mrs. Viola Amstutz,, Berne; . Fred Driskill, Bluffton, route 3. Dismissed: Philip South Fifth street; Mrs. Homer DeArmond and son, Berne; Mrs. Roy Mcßride and daughter, Craigville, route 1; Edward Studer, Geneva. 0 Gives Bubble Gum Money To Red Cross Pamelia. five-year-old daughter of Al Geimer, made a big sacrifice, local Red Cross officials revealed today. Pamelia had saved five cents for bubble gum — but when Mrs. James Oelherg appeared at the Geimer home as a Red Cross solicitor the little girl wanted to join. Her five cents was accepted and her name placed on the list of donors. “I’ll get the bubble gum later,” she commented. 0 Fred Mills Appears In His Straw Hat Along with the robins and the March wind and rain came another sign of spring when F. V. Mills, local retired grocer, appeared Thursday wearing his straw hat. Mr. Mills has been more consistently first with his straw gear the last 10 years than the robins. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatut

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Reports Damage To Auto While Parked Richard Mailand, Decatur, reported to police that a fender on his car was damaged last night while it was parked on a lot at First and Madison street. Identity of the driver of the other vehicle, which presumably struck (he parked car, is not known. Q Allowance nearing Under Advisement Judge Eari ts. aaams today had under advfeement an allowance hearing in the divorce action of Myrtle against William Jones. Judge Adams conducted the hear-, ing in circuit court this morning I when the defendant asked for a de-! crease in $12.50 weekly support payments. Ferd L. Litterer repre-1 sented the plaintiff and H. R. McClenaham the defendant. o 1 Receives Statement Os Judge Candidacy D. Burdette Custer, has received a certified statement of declaration ■ of candidacy from Thomas E. Bath, secretary of state. Mr. Custer filed ; his declaration for the Democratic nomination for judge of the Adams I Circuit court, 26th judicial circuit. He announced his candidacy three weeks ago. —« o Sail For Poland For Relief Work Berne, March 20 — Mr. and Mns. ■ Joe Roth of Curfu, New York, sail- ‘ ed Friday from New York City for Poland where they will be engaged in relief work for two years. Mrs. Roth was formerly Salome Eicher of this community. o Former Berne Woman Dies At Greenville Berne, Mar. 20—Word has been received here of the death this week at Greenville, Ohio of Mrs. Lizzie Foreman, 75, widow of the late Frank Foreman. Mr. Foreman was a barber in Berne for many years. Rites are being held today at Oxford, Ohio. • Two daughters survive. o Lee Moser Elected Bearkatz Captain Berne, Mar. 20 —Lee Moser was named honorary captain of the Monroe Bearkatz for the past season, at a meeting of the team this week. He is a senior. Senior members of the squad received jackets while other members of , the team were awarded letters. . In a game on the Berne high school floor Thursday evening the prospective team for next year defeated the seniors, 42 to 40 in a close’game. Milt Habegger led the w-inners with 11 points while W. Nussbaum was high for the seniors with 16. o Two Brothers Killed As Train Hits Auto Indianapolis, March 20 — (UP) — Two teen-age brothers were killed this morning when a westbound Pennsylvania railroad passenger train struck their car at a crossing here. The boys, David Lee Williams, 17, and James T. Wiliams, Jr., 16, were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Williams of Indianapqlis. The Williams car was thrown 143 feet by the train, and gasoline 1 in the tank ignited a« it struck a coal yard fence. Passersby extinI guished the flames and removed the I bodies of the victims.

Printer Union Says Government Unfair Government Claim Disputed By Union Washington, March 20—(UP) — The International Typographical union has charged the government with discrimination in its “unfair labor practices” suit against the union. In a brief filed in federal court in Indianapolis, the union disputed the government’s claim that the ITU’s refusal to sign contracts and its repeated demands for closed shops hurt the public interest. x The general counsel of the national labor relations board is asking an injunction to end the union’s “no-contract, closed shop” policy. This is the first attempt to enjoin a union under the discretionary powers given the general counsel by the Taft-Hartley act. For months the union has worked under unwritten agreements which it calls “mutually satisfactory settlements.” “Agreements have been reached in every case where employers were willing to discuss wages, hours and working conditions,” the union claimed. The union claimed that if the act were “administered impartially” the court action would have been brought against uncooperative employers, rather than against the ITU. Although some 2,000 union members have struck since Nov. 24. 1947, the general counsel failed to show any cases of violence or misconduct, .the brief continued. “Such restraint, we feel, is extraordinary under any circumstances,” the union said. 0 New Bantam books HIROSHIMA by John Hersey; FIVE NIGHTS by Eric Hatch; SIRiEN IN THE NIGHT by Leslie Ford; HEADLINED FOR MURDER by Edwin Lanham; RELENTLESS by Kenneth Perkins: TRAIL SOUTH FROM POWDER VALLEY by Peter Field. General MacArthur’s headquarters will not permit publication in Japanese of HIROSHIMA, John Hersey’s best ■’seller on the atomic bombing of the Japanese city. Hersey himself has received this word from the Reverend Kiyoshi

t I- ; L ’ k JOHN HERSEY Author of “Hiroshima” t Tanimoto, one of the six survivors of the bombing whose experiences he chronicled in the book. HIROSHIMA is being published this month by Bantam Books in the popular qdition. Hersey, who corresponds regularly with Tanimoto, quoted the Methodist minister as saying in a recent letter that the occupation authorities had turned down his ap plication to translate and publish the graphic account of Hiroshima’s destruction. Tanimoto, who was pastor of the Hiroshimo Methodist Church, told Hersey he had hoped to raise enough funds through publication of the book to rebuild his church. Hersey sad Tanimoto did not give MacArthur’s reason for banning the book. Presumably, however, HIROSHIMA’S revelation of the terrible effects of the bombing is believed to be too graphic for consumption by the Japanese at this time. Other March Releases A fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco is locals for Leslie Ford’s mystery thri’ler, SIREN IN THE NIGHT, a Blfntam Book for March. From the elusive scent of a gardenia and a missing bottle of poisoned brandy, inquisitive Colonel Primrose builds his case to a surprising climax. Four other Bantam Books scheduled for release this month are Eric Hatch’s FIVE NIGHTS, a humorous report on the idle uppercrust; Edwin Lanham’s HEADLINED FOR MURDER, and two westerns, RELENTLESS, by Kenneth Perkins, and TRAIL SOUTH FROM POWDER VALLEY, by Peter Field. z o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

School Heads Named Committee Members Lyman L. Hann, county superintendent of schools, Walter J. Krick and Earl M. Webb, superintendenta of the Decatur and Berne schools, have been named committee .mem bers of the Indiana school study commission. The meeting of the organization was held in Indianapolis last Thursday. Mr. Hann and Mr. Krick are members of the committee on administration and Mr. Webb is a member of the school transportation committee. W. T. Kinder of Tipton is chairman of the state commiseion and nationally known educators are serving the commission in the study for Indiana schools. o Young Man Lodged In Jail On Friday A young man reported acting peculiarly on different occasions in downtown Decatur was lodged in jail by sheriff Herman Bowman yesterday. It is thought the youth may be suffering from a mental ailment and effort will likely be made to secure treatment for him. Monroe Firemen Plan For Easter Egg Hunt The volunteer firemen of Monroe will again sponsor an Easter egg hunt in that town on Saturday, March 27, it was announced here today. The egg hunt, an annual event of the firemen, will start at the town hall at 2 p.m. that day and all children of grade school age are invited to participate. Participants are asked to meet at the town hall, from where they will go in a body to a site for the hunt to be selected later. Complete details of the affair will be made known later next week. —— Girl Scout troop II met Wednesday afternoon. The pledge to the flag was given, after which the troop members worked on a layette to be sent overseas. Carolyn Baughn, scribe Troop IV of the Girl Scouts met at the junior-senior high school Wednesday and from there went to the county home where they sang songs and served donuts to the inmates. Marilyn Mauller, scribe. 7 Days Till jSjOMF Easter jwf Sheets Cleaners Phone 359

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To Appeal Case On Passing School Bus C. E. Bell stated that* he would appeal the case filed in the justice of peace court, before Floyd B. Hunter, to the circuit court. Evidence in the case, which charged violation of the traffic law in rot stopping for a school bus, was heard by the justice and a verdict of guilty was entered. The Bell car and the school bus were travel- 1 ing in opposite directions. o MIDWEST (Cont. From Page One) tempted to retrieve a few precious personal belongings from the wreckage. The towns of Bunker Hill and Fosterburg in Illinois looked as though they had been hit by atomic bombs. Only a few buildings remained upright. BulldozLegal Notice State of Indiana County of Adama SS: Before The Honorable Board of t'ounty ComnilMMionera AdaniN County* Indiana Cleaning dt Repair of John Berry Ditch, Kirkland Twp. AdaniM Co. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is here by given that at 2:00 P. M. on the 22nd day of March 1948, the unredsigned Surveyor of Adams Co. who is charged with the execution of repair & cleaning of John Berry Drain will receive bids for all labor & dragline to repair said drain at the office of undersigned Surveyor in the Courthouse in the city of Decatur. State of Indiana. Plans & Specifications and profile are on file in aforesaid office of County Surveyor, open for inspection of any land owner interested or any Contractor who may be a prospective bidder on said work. Said work .of cleaning & repair to be from station 27\’00 — 363x50 a total of 33,700.’ This work will be sold t o lowest & best bidder at a price per running sooth or price per station of 100’ in lengtji. If any extra work is to be done other than that in specifications & profile it will be paid for by the hour. Said contract will be let to the lowest & best bidder, but the right is reserved to reject any & all bids. A certified check or cash for $50.00 must accompany each bid, that successful bidder to whom the award is made will enter into a written contract and give bond with surety for the performance of all work. Virgil F. Bowers, Surveyor of AdaniM County* Aud Supt. of ConMt ruction. March 13-20

Trinity Church EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN WELCOMES YOU Madison at Ninth Dr. Charles E. White, Minister Mr. Harold Mumma, Organist at Three Manual Organ PALM SUNDAY 9:15 A. M.—Sunday Church School, Curtis Hill, Supt. 10:30 A. M. —Divine Worship. Sermon Subject: “The Darkness Over Calvary.” Anthems by Junior and Senior Vested Choirs. 6:30 P. M.—Christian Endeavor Societies. 7:30 P. M. —Evening Service. Subject: “The Vital Point.” Choral service by vested choirs. Vocal solo by Mrs. K. S. Jackson. Wednesday 7 P. M. Lenten Worship and Preaching. Subject: “Shall I Crucify Your King?” Organ and Choral Music. Ladies Trio: "Calvary” by Rodney.

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