Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1948 — Page 3

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Society items ror cays publication must be phoned in by 11 a m. (Saturday 9:30 am.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Melchl Tnursoav 1 Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall. 7:30 p.m. Aeolian Phoir rehear>al, juniorsenior high school, 7:30 p m. Circles 111 and IV of the W. S'S of the Methodist church. Mte Delton Passwater. 2:30 p in. Ruralistic Study flub, Mre Fred Elman, k p m. Women of Moo«e. Moose home. Initiation 7:30 pm., lodge, k p.m. Progressive Workers class of Trinity Evant'ell-al C. B. church. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Die'e, h. 7 30 p in Circles I and II of W. S. C. S. of Methodist church, Mrs. Paul FJdwards, 2:3" p m. W. M S of Antioch I'nlted Mis slonary church. Mrs. Ernest Turnbleson, all day. Friday C L. of C. chorus rehearsal. C L. of C. hall. !• p.m. Pocahontas lodge, Red Men hall. 7:30 p.m. American Legio* auxiliary hoc ial meeting. Legion. S p.m. haiuroay Builders class of Methodist church, church. 7:30 p.m. Sunshine* Girls Bake sale and rummage sale, K of p. home, k .'to a.m. to 4:30 p in. Monday Past presidents of legion auxiliary. Mrs Helen Myers. U 30 pm Holy Family Discussion club. Mrs. Fred Baker. Jr. k pin. Decatur Camera Club, Junior Senior High, M p m. Tuesday Beta Sigma Piil sorority, fire station, x p in. Kirkland l.adles home economics, dull, high schcHil. 1 p th. Sunny Circle Homo Economics! club, Mrs Glenn Girod, 7:30 p.m, St. Mary's Township Home Economics dub. Pleasant Milke school. 7:30 p.m. ic us three-course dinner was served a' Individual tables Each table was decorated with a bouquet of sweet peas, and the speakers' table I was graced with 'all white tapers and a beautiful center • piece of ' spring flowers. The invocation bei fore the- banquet was given by Mr", i Fred Smith, vlce-prceident of the ! associate chapter. Following the dinner. Mrs. WaiI tor Krick opened the* musical pro- | gram with a song, accompanied on ’• the vibraharp by Mrs. J L. Kocher. 1 Jr. Mrs. Kocher then played two ' solos on the vibraharp. A model 'I business meeting was held ai which \ reports from all standing commit- ' tees were given. It was announc ed that a large refrigerator ami electric hot-plate purchased by the sor--1 orlty tia«c been installed in a small ' room next to the nursery of the De--1 catur hospital and Is now ready 1 for use by that unit Both chapters of Tri Kappa then underwent formal inspection by . Miss Betty Jane Gnibli, district in | Spector. Miss Grubb gave a short ' talk on the history of the sorority and mentioned the fact that in Ind lana there ate one hundred and n'ne active chapters and associates ' She a'cto stressed the scholarship 1 activities and the work being done at the Riley hospital in Indianapolis by the state organization. Mrs. 1.. Gray Paddock, president of Rie active chapter, presided at the meeting. Group photographs of .the event were taken by a local I photographer. o LOYAL DAUGHTERS CLASS IN MEETING Mrs. ( lareme Smith was hostess , Tuesday evening to the Loyal , Daughters class of the Bethany ' Evangelical i'nited Brethren church. Mrs Carl Striker was the a • istin ; hostess. Mrs. Smith and Mrs Earl Fuhrman were In charge of the devotion- ■ al period, following whic h Mrs. Wili liam lielllnger conducted a brief , business meeting. Lovely refreshments were then J served by the hostesses. DECATUR CAMERA CLUB MEETS MONDAY NIGHT The regular meeting of the Decatur Camera club was held Monday night at the Dec atur junior senlor high school with a large num tier of members present Virgil Marquart. of Fort Wayne spoke during the meeting His topic concrriied exposures and filters. In s de and outside portraits will be discussed at the meeting next Mon day night Members are asked to bring cameras, since portraits will be taken KUM JOIN US CLASS MEETS TUESDAY The Kum Join l’a c lass of the Bethany Evangelical t'nited Brethren church met Tuesday evening in the church basement The bust-; ness meeting was conducted by the vice president. Ralph Habegger. at which time roll call was answered with "the biggest April fooling " De-

votipnals were iii charge of Mrs. Ray Rtingely. She wao assisted icy Mis F H Willard and Mrs. Mer-i lit Alger Clever games and contests were, then enjoyed and prizes were- won by Merritt Alger. Philip Dolby and ; Mrs John Hmith. Itelicious refreshments were lat-l er served to the- twenty eight mem hers by the committee: Mr. ami Mrs Gerald Ross and Mr. and Mrs,! Winston Rawley. LADIES SHAKESPEARE CLUB CLOSES YEARS PROGRAM The Leedies Shakespeare- club eifiseel Its club year with u one o'clock him heon at the Masonic hall Wednesday as ernoon. The- dining room wao decorated with spring flowers and fame. The memliers and their guests were seated at long tables, attra-'tiveiy decorated with bouquets of jonquils and narcissus and white tapers in crystal holders. Following a delicious two course luncheon. Mrs. Fred smith, president. welcomed the guwets and Mrs. Maynard Hetrick, program chairman, introduc eel M s Martin Neuenschwander. of Berne, who sing "The Winds in the South," by Scott, and "The- Star." by Rogers. accompanied by Mrs. (.eland Neuen. Mrs. fletrick then presented Miss Anita Sc-iieumati. of Fort Wayne, and her fan collection Mies Sc-hen-man gave a short history of the fan and some of the legends con neeted witli it and displayed over seventy fans from her large collection. The fans were of all types and from many countries. Mrs Neuenschwander concluded the program with two solos. "A Brown Bird Singing," by Wood, and "April Showers." A meeting of Beta Bizma Phi sorority will be held al eight o’clock Tuesday evening at the fire station. TheOtuliders class of the Methodist c hurch will have a social meeting Saturday evening at seven thirty o'clock. The past presidents of the Legion auxiliary will me-t at the home of Mrs. Helen Myers Munday evening Dinner will be served at six thirty o’clock. Members of the (’ L. of (' chor us arc 1 urged to lie present at rehearsal immediately following the; program Friday evening at nine; o'clock In the <' L of hall. Tlie Holy Family Discussion clubj will meet at eight o'cloc k .Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Fred Baker. Jr — The Kirkland Ladies home econ ombics club will meet at the high school Tuesday afternoon at ono'clock Memliers are asked to bring articles for the silent auc'ion Barney Brooks of Indiana univer slty. Will Visit here over the week end. Mrs. James Bogun and small son. >f Rensselear. are visiting with her parents. Mr and Mtv Peter Heiyi Mr and Mrs. Luther Martin of Geneva will observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday wi h n family dinner a: the Rice hotel here and open house from 2 to 6 • clock In th<- afternoi n at their home Sponsored by th- Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Wells county sheriff's department, an emergen c-y s |iiad is lieing organized in Bluffton Twelve persons .will be trained to give first aid and use emergency equipment. They will employ a two-wheel trailer which will carry a boat, grappling hooke. blankets, ladder, etc- Members will •e sWotn in m deputy sheriffs o /BIftTHS/ Mr and Mrs. Richard Macklin are the parents of a baby girl, born at 12:'>. ! > am today at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 9 pounds, I 1 - OUII e* and has been named Jane. A liaby hoy was born to Mr and Miw. Paul Arnold, route 2. Wednesday night at 11:15 o'clock at the local hospital He weighed 7 (siunds. 15 ounces and has not tieen named. —— o — 0 n Jlrffi c Visiting hours 2 to 4; and co 8 p m.I Admitted: Howard Patch. Bryant • • oute I; Mlim Bdna Brown. Berne; Mrs Elizabeth Scbuumm. Willshire. O. ItUmissed Mrs Cornelius Scha far. Geneva; Mrs Bernard Staub. 233 North Fotntlt street. Mrr Mary Opliger, Berne. (>■" ■ ■— • I A fish breathes through Its gills At it swims, it forces water through the gills, and they obsorb dissolved oxygen

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Profits Increase Reported By 6. E. First Three Months Show Profits Gain Schenectady. N Y . April 22 Operations of General Electric and its consolidated affiliates for the first three months of 19is resulted in a profit available for dividends; of >25.3X9.149. or 8S cents a share of common stock. Charles E. Wil-| son. G E president, announced ,-ct the- annual meeting of the com jianv's stockholders. This represented an increase of 42 percent over the 117.91X.591, or fi2 cents a share, earned In the corresiamdlng Jieriod of 1947. "Although these amounts of net income were; equivalent to 8.9 cents on the sales' dollar in each respective period." Mr Wilson stated, "operations for the- first three months of last year reflected the receipt of a non-;e 1 currjng dividencl of (5.308.835 resulting from the liquidation of Electrical Securities Corporation. a former investment affiliate " Consolidated net sales billed In | the- first quarter of this year totaled 8385.957.990, or 4'" percent more than th- 1269.7X0,843 billed in the same period a year ago The company will pay a dividend of I" <<-nts a share- on April 26 for' the first quarter of 1948, tlie same amount as was paid for the corresponding quarter last year. This' will be- th- 203rd dividend on the company’s common stock and will involve* the distribution of approximately 111.500.000 to about 25o.oimi| at CM*k holders. 0 Bunker Hill Alumni To Hold Convention •' ■ " Several ex-servicemen and women from Decatur and community are expected to go to Kokomo May I and 2 to attend the third annual (onvention of the Bunker Hill naval air station alumni. The convention will be held in the new VFW home. 1724 North Washington Htreet in that city, which i« also state road 31 Mett i and women who served there during the war and wanting informa J tion concerning the event are ask--d to call Mrs. Robert Railing. Dei catur. a former WAVE, who is a member of the committee in barge o ; Porcupines have been known to nibble on dynamite for the small amount of salt it contains

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Aged Berne Resident Suffers Broken Hip .. Berne, April 22 Miss Rosa Roth ; 88. of Berm-, suffered a fra* tured right hip when she fell in her home here Tuesday. She was tak eti to the Adams county memorial hospital. Her condition' is quite serious be* ause of her advanced age. 0 List Honor Pupils As Pleasant Mills 19 Students Listed On Six-Weeks Roll — Nineteen pupils at Pleasant Mills high schoo' were placed on the honor roll for the second six weeks! period of the second semester for; cutstanding academic work. Hansel Foley, principal, announced today Four of the pupils tied for the lead with four A',* each. It is neces-' sary to make at least a B average; in all subjects to be placed on the] roll The list is as follows: Name A's B's Esther Foreman 4 Aleta Ratcliff 4 Marjorie Merritts 4 Robert Young 4 Phyllis Helman 3 1 Virginia Railing 3 1 Rose Raudenbush 3 1 Dorothy Myers 3 1 I Mildred Deßoo 2 2 Cbarltw Ripley 2 2 I Don Sipe 2 2 Bill Sipe 2 2 Barabata Wolfe 2 2 Lois Bauman 1 3 Ruth Roebuck 1 3 Alice Young 1 3 Helen Railing 4 I John Johnson 4 ; Virginia Taylor I i —o_ — — Convalescent Home • Planned At Berne Berne. April 22 — Berne is to! have a new nursing and convale-| scent home Mr and Mrs. Walter Winchester of Fort Wayne have bought the former R R. Schug residence on West Main street here and will convert it into a nursing home The house had been owne<l ] by Nathan Sprunger the last year There are three apartments in it. all oct upied. and the <>*a upants have been given orders to move. Mrs Winchtxter I* a registered nurse and has been < mployed a' the Adams county memorial hospital for some time.

Berne School Choir Concert On Sunday Berne. April 22 Th** Berne high; school a capelia choir will give a ! concert at the Cross Evangelical Reformed < hurcb here Sunday evening at 7:30. The choir is directed by Freeman Burkhalter ami recently won a superior rating in the state contest. — ..... ■ - - Miss Ruth Allspaw Fourth In State Berne. April 22 Miss Ruth Allspaw. Berne high school senior, ranked fourth in the state in the 194 X regional English contest held re* ently at Bluffton. Hhe will compete in the state . ontesr at Bloom ington next Saturday

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Mother-Daughter Banquet Planned —__ Berne, tpril 22 The Berne liuslners Women's club it* sponsoring a mother -daughter banquet to) be held at the Berne auditorium; Thursday evening. May 6. with 3""’ mothers ami daughters expected to, attend. Various committees have! !>t*en nam*-d to plan for the affair

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