Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1948 — Page 3

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•^rSZ 1 ♦ "•"! Society Items tor says publication mutt be phoned in by 11 a m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Mise Betty Mtlchl Wednesday Lady of flood Counsel study club, Mrs. Otto J Baker, 8 p tn.. Ifrhlye club. .Mrs. Don Eruchte, s p rn. Zion Lutheran Ma-ried Couples club, k p m. Psi lota XI business tneetins, | Elks * pin. 7 nursoav W. .M. A. of Xuttman avenue I'. B. church. .Mrs Neetie Zehr. K pm Rainbow for (Jiris, Masonic, 7 p.m Ladien Aid society of First Christian church, ihurch. 7Ho pm. Ladien Aid society and W. SW. S. of Bethany Evani'elital I’nited Brethren church, church 2 pm. I nion Chapel Ladies Aid society, Mrs. John Walters, all day. Ever Ready class of Methodist church. .Miss Ora flilpen. 7 .'lit pm Women of Moose, Moose home, S p.m.. executives. 7:30 pin Ladies Aid society of Trinitv Evanxelicul C. B. church. Mrs. Ethel Baker. 7:30 p.m. Annual Blossomtime suest mitsiI cal tea. First Presbyterian < hurch I latdies Missionary Society, 2 30 to, j 4 p.m. Saturday Presbyterian rumtnaite “ale, church basement. It am to pm. • Monday flamma Nu sorority business meetine. fire station. 7:30 p m. junior-senior high school Miss Connie Schroeder will arrive in Decatur Thursday morning i to arrange the style show Models! participating in the revue of cos-' tumen of days gone by will re--1 hearse Thursday afternoon. WeddI Ing dresses of seventy-five years : ago will be shown Mrs. Elmo Stucky, chairman of! the ticket committee, han re|s»rted that a few tiikets will be available at the door. The following program has been announced by the program chairman, Mrs Martin Xeuenschwander, for one thirty o’clock: welcome and Introduction. Mrs, E W. Bust he. president of the Ad inis county home economics association: music. Robert Franz; "How Merrily We Say n With FLOWERS from •NO ONf WOULD KNOW I HAO A MASTECTOMY" »V k \ / Wbschsr w b”*’ * brseoc ere »s*e»Z - ed. e Jpsecw Irsect / \ ***** *'* I I vXi fa,nt rsilarsi ths Mtural bw«» I f 1 | \ 1 Cemfortobls Is wssr 1 V*-’- —• 1 —socy »s tovsdsr Mrs. Leota Connell 209 S. 3rd I’ho”* 845 SPENCER 'SSy SUPPORTS

:: ANNOUNCING ;: (to help beautify Milady > ~ MMbiMko -nd < <« I'"”*"™ 1 ’ AlM> Deb-l -Curl Permanent* L ; for teen alters. ! ! i BESSIE'S BEAUTY SHOPPE i i ; 624 W. Jefferson ;,

Live, Michael Este, Adams county 1 home economi s chorus; "San County Sojourn . ’ McCall corpora j lion. Miss Connie Schroeder; re-1 vue of costumes worn for Special ! I occa ions twenty years or moteago. social hour. LEGION AUXILIARY f IN SOCIAL MEETING The American legion auxiliaryheld its regular -oclal meeting Friday evening at the Legion home. Mrs. Orval Bati hman. pan-Ameri ' can chairman, introduced Mrs. Il ' D. Myers, who gave an interesting talk on Argentina. Games were later played and prizes were won by .Mrs. Charles Lose. Miss Mary Coffee. Mrs T C Smith. Mrs. Vincent Bormann. Mrs Lillian Hammond. Mrs Ed Thieme. . Mrs Ben Eiling, Mrs. Tom Durkin. . Mrs. John Alberding ami Mias Mar-| I garet Kiting \ delicious lun< heon was later served by tile hostesses. Rose Case, Rose Steigmeyer, Mrs Warren Kleinknight. Mrs. Severin Schur- ■ ger ami .Mrs. Bob Rumschlag The next meeting will be held 1 June- 11 with the election of officers. Ail members are ur 'ed to at1 tend. TRI KAPPA CONDUCTS PLEDGE SERVICES Members of Alpha Sigma chapter, of Tri Kappa sorority held impress Hive pledge services for the Misses Jacquelin Warren. Jam- Daily, Sue Harper and Anna Swartz Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. 1.. A. Cowens A business meeting was conducted by the vice president. Mis. James Kitchen, following pledging, at whic h time* the following officers were electecl for next year; president, Mis Wendel Smith: vice president. Mrs William Porter; record- | Ing secretary, Miss Kathleen Me- i Connell treasurer. Miss lads Chronister. An invitation to the province eight convention was also read Tite convention will be held in Wabash on June 30 and members 1 planning to attend arc naked to 'i notify Mrs. L Gray Paddock, president. Initiation of the new members will be held June 15 at two o'clock. • Further arrangements are being made by the committee assigned. Reports of the dance to be held t ■ .Loo- 18 at tin- Hoagland Hayloft' and th" street fair project were! I made Following the business meeting, , a delicious dessert was served at Swearingens. i - ' ■| The Lady of Good Counsel study I ’ club will meet at the home of Mrs. I ’ Otto J Baker Wednesday evening' 1 at eight o'clock. i; The W M A of the Nuttman I avenue I’nited Brethren church will . meet at eight o’clock Thursday' j evening at the home of Mrs Neti tie Zehr. The city bowling association pici I nic will be held at Sunset Park Sunday. June •>. at twelve o'clockj noon All bowlers are welcome. ! " Mr and Mrs Charles Straw, of North Tenth street, and Keith Dixson left Monday for a tour In the i west They plan to'visit in KanI sas City. Cedar Ridge. Colo. and Sacramento. Calif, arriving home, in July Dick King and Glenn Essex have gone to Stratton. Mehr . and front there will tour th*- western states Mr and Mrs Francis Howell and Miss Coleen Lehman spent the weekend in Indianapolis, where they attended commencement exerrises Friday of th" Indiana colle«e of mortuary science. Bill Howel) was one of the graduates Ralph Hobbs attended the auto ra es tn Indianapolis Monday pvt Robert Godwin, of Fort ij Knox Ky . Spent the weekend with I ills parents, Mr and Mrs. t lark 1 Godwin and family, of this city. Mrs Maude Dorwin is in Homer, i Mich, to attend the graduation of I her granddaughter. Greta E GehI cig. daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Gehrig, formerly of this city Miss . Gehrig is valedictorian of het class. ' .end also will receive an engraved cup for being editor of the high school paper and yearbook. Mrs Helen Hughes, of Anderson, and Mr and Mrs Deane Dorwin will ilso attend the June 3 graduation Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bowman attended graduation exercises at Bull State. Muncie. Tuesday. Their niece. Gloria Timme. was a grad uate

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Why Store Formally Opens Here Friday New Men's Store To Open Here Friday Formal opening of Th*- Why . Store, in th*- Dugan building. 157 (North S*c ond street, will take place* Friday. Glen Webster, manager of th*- no-n’s furnishing establishment, announced today. A new front has been placed in the building and th** room has b*en remodeled in every detail A feature in the c ity's newest retail store* is that it does not have counters Al! meichandtse is disi played from attractive shelves along th*- walls. Indirect lighting and modern cases enhance the interior The Why Stores operate in Huntington. Anderson and Elwood. in .Muncie, the clothing 1 J ! » 2R, < firm operates the Hub Store. The firm members are Boh Boomer, manag* r of the Anderson store; William F Freund ami son. Bernard Freund. The local store carries a complete line of men's clothing and furnishings. Included in this display of merchandise ar** shoes. I shirts, suits, work clothing and sportswear Mr. Webster, who has been associated with the company for several years, is married ami has a daughter He plans to move his family here as soon as he can ohl tain housing facilities Miss Ruthie Holt house, accompanied by Mites Pat Redmond of Haverstraw. N V . arrived here this morning They have completed | their, freshman year at the* College * c.f New Rochelle. N Y They will attend the commencement exercises at Notre Dame I'niversity over the weekend, th** former’s brother. Jim Holthouse, being one of the I graduates Mrs Samuel D Jacmson of Fort . Wayne was a visitor in Decatur last evening Mr ami Mrs. Roy Taylor had as their Sunday dinner guests Mr and | Mrs Elien Taylor and daughter. Patricia Ann. Saybrook. 11l Mr and Mrs Jay Bowen. Bloomington 111., the Rev ami Mis Mervln Taylor and daughter. Rena Faye. I’p land. Mr and Mrc. Nile Medaugh. Van Wert. O. Mrs James Harvey i end daughter. Gloria J**an. Decat- ! ur. Afternoon gm-sts inc luded Mr. and Mrs George Blum and James Harvey. Miss Georgia Foughty and Mrs Walter Kiess entertained members of Girl Scout troop I with a party at Hanna Nuttman park recently Mr and Mrs A E Shaw, of Tipton. were weekend guests of their daughter. Mrs Dora Moran, and were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Shaw's mother. Mrs John Hen Iricks and family Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hendricks and son. of near Chicago. A large crowd attended the second band concert of the season held on Cort street last evening Bandmaster AUcert Sellemeyer was in harze and the event was thoroughly enjoyed The street was filled with parked cars, occupied by music fans and at the conclusion of each numtier rendered by the band, ap proval was expressed by the tesding of automobile horns. A daring sneak thief robbed the safe at the Bla< kford'county hospi tai at Hartford City Saturday afternoon and escaped with 1750 in -ash and checks. Mrs. latnney, '.•ookkeeper. left her post a few moments to deliver discharge |*apers for a patient and while on that erand the robbery occurred A heavy set man who was seen in the halls of the building is suspected and police are investigating Miss Kat hie At< binson. of Sail Antonio. Texas is visiting her aunts, the Misses Fanny and Madge Hite She accompanied her parents ' to Chicago and came here via the Erie Avon Burk has received word that Mrs. Burk, who Is a patient at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore Is resting well and awaiting a report from her physicians on X-rays that were taken Immediate ' ly. Her daughter. Mrs Trask, is with her Alva Nichols came down from Rome City yesterday for a short ■ visit He has been in poor health ! for some time and Is taking it easv j at Sylvan lake

C. II Mttselman. of Bern**, attend **d io business here today. He re I ports that hi* has ndded a modern off-set press to bis well equipped | printing office and is using it In the printing of books and other! v. ork o _ ... . Mr and Mis. Clarence J Meyer. 531 t Studebaker s'reet. are the pat ents of a baity girl, born at 1:22 ain todav at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 7 pounds. ’J ounces. Connie Darlene is the name of the tiahy girl born to .Mr and Mrs Clarence I'hrit k. 115 South Fourteenth street, at 11:45 pin Tuesday at the local hospital. She weighed t; pounds. I’i ounces. -o - - Martinsville Lawyer Democrat Secretary Indianapolis, June 2 (VP) John E. Hurt, a Martinsville law yer. today was appointed tempor-1 ary secretary of th" Indiana Demo cratic state committee Hurt was appointed by the m-w state chairman, Ira Haymaker. Jr I ' He succeeds Al Johnson, who resigned when Haymaker replaced! Pleas Gteenlee as head of the or-1 lanization Hurt is a member of the law firm of McNutt and Hurt at Marlins ! ville. o Meat Production Is Above Last Year's Chicago. June 2 tl'Pi For I the first time since the nationwide meal strike began Marc h 16. meat production to'lay was higher than it was a year ago. The department of agriculture re-1 ported that meat produced under federal Inspection for the week end ed Muy 29 totaled 282.000.tMM> pounds. This was six percent above production for the previous week,: and five percent above production in the corresponding week last i year. o Takes Fire in Stride , Lee. Mass (I’P) R. L Spofford a Springfield furniture dea er. was alm when fire started in his loaded truc k as he drove through Lee He inquired the way to the - Ire station, dorve there, and casuf ’ ally smoked a cigarette in the cab • |of the truc k while firemen put out I the blaze Damage was |7oo >

i : ' i ’ ' i’ I I Immediate Delivery Maytag Washers and Bottled & Natural (ias Stoves Refrigerators i Radios 111 New Washers Comini* Maytag Service TRADE IN YOI’R OLD WASHER KITCHEN APPLIANCES 238 N. 2rfd Phone 9.1

yi f our own hall of fame,_> x. Krai*; 1 0 v We would like to create a apecinl hall of fame for good telephone tou rs. Thene are the folks who use the telephone party line xhanngly They respect their neighbor* by not talking too long nor too often Fhev always replace the telephone on the hook after talking Our 1 hail of fame would include courteous children—considerate teen agers - neighborly adults Ihu would be a gallery of really good neighbors-dont you agree? CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. I -- — -■

Kirkland Graduate Exercises Friday Plan Bible School Exercises June 4 Commencement exercises for th** Kirkland Bible school will be held in the Kirkland high school auditorium, Friday evening at 8 p.m. The entire schisd will take part In th** program. There will also be shown a Cathedral film. Who Is; My Neighbor.” This is a sound picture in color and is highly i*-< om mended. There wer** 2k*i enrolled in the school htis year Many parents, the teachers ami three- school busses brought the children to and from school in • pite of th**’ busy season on the farm. < There are 15 children in th** graduating class, who will re***ive Bible* from the Kirkland W C , T 11. and diplomas from the I school. The pupil* In the graduating <lass ar**. Mary Ellen Byeriy. Barbara Ann 1 Lash. Helen Patricia Joann Teople. . Doris Jane Gilgen. Sally Jane Ross. Ruby Alice Moser. Kathryn ! Elizabeth Young, Raymond Don i Worden, Richard Barger. la*on Byerly Clifford l>ee Hirschy. Roe Allen Lehman. Dale Warthman. John Liby and Roger Dalano Longenberger The ministerial board has elec t | ed Mrs. Ervin lxtc*hn**r director of the school with Mrs Walter Egley assistant, the Rev Russell Weller president of the board, the Rev L W Null, vice-president, and the Rev. II II Mecketroth secretary. to serve 1ni949. The entire community is invited to the commencement exorcises Thirty churches of 15 denominations sent children to this strictly ! rural school this year This school has been an annual event since : 192*; I 0— Trade lea c-voo .'ewr — Geca’ur ■ .11— .11 I I.ISIII Roy S. Johnson & Son Aurtioneers & Real Estate DeV ohm Rldx-. (• round Floor Phone 101 153 So. 2nd St. i _ > We'll be glad to R»pre.mt you i in the transaction of Real Estate ■ at Public Sale or private sale. 2f years in this business in Decatur We wrecome your Investigation Os our record of which we are proud. Melvin Leichty. Rep.

with the remarkable I] MATHO-MATIC]\ Nozzit • At last a vac- / , uum cleaner that sdium it- IlinntS! self, with maihemsticsl exact- » /, 7tl MM.toseyßooc ulj surfacefora new I SI high in cleaning *l*/ efficiency! See i , 7wf it, try it /c*2ay.' J*’'*' sß2. 7 *> complete with attachments ! (gEW HAUGKS

Medford Smith Takes Course In Engraving Mi-dford Smith, son <>( Mr. and Mr- Lowi-ll Smith, has * nndlcd In; flu* Bradley Imlytcchnical r< hisd at Peoria. Hi. where he will take up' • ngruving. A la t month's graduate of Decat-, ur high sehbol. Medford has been employer! at th** C C Pumphrey jewelry s ore for several years and will take a permanent positionthere upon completion of his train 1 ing.

double duty compound DCSTMYS WSCDS AS IT tFCCDS THS GMSS Now if'* a breeze to own a thick, weedfree lawn. Use SCOTTS Lawn Food plus Weed Control Apply it dry just as it comes from the box. In simultaneous action Dandelions, Plantain, Buckhorn- all broad leaved weed*- die while the grass i* nourished to thicker growth and richer color. Proven on 112,368 lawns last year. SCOTTS LAWN FOOD plus WEED CONTROL Box—treat* 50x50 ft •$3 50 Drum, 100x110 ft • $12.75 * ' * — '■■- ~~ —— A A | 1 I . (00 d «<"-»'■ 1 ; \ ,O« !" . X ce* one ' arrs, :i \ p« ece F ; ol airtight cop* \ * nrs con be uscd i I 1 ./VR I \ cg °\7ut FUb Vhnt t t I lU»' U ' J1 < r 1 .re > u,rv . I (r <m ?‘ ,ur ’, r LL-- " T ' f .1 a ntt 1 T-Mt CkH"”* 0 1 «uo* V . . 0 use ara dorne I 1 lid '« eo ”‘‘ 10 «" «°’ F __ \ i. A gSt us « yj 1 / ' t o ’”’ 1 9 ooW ,r ® m V\ ;:v. 3:1 f l I II G e ’ ° ‘ dP ,r todox' \.\OOMI /.</ 1 I ? I W 1 I Ito’** 11 ' c r 1 V \ ».V »* u * . ihd'» h * " I ■ i b' : v iff F*< fun and profit, dip a bnuh into •uiuxsh-llowing A>as«>r Lutcaqurk *■*" Enamel and tranafomx old piece* of \ furniture into height, new-Xovking, ' A colorful irtMuret. \ Easy to u »e, luttaquik cornea in a \ variety of smart exjors, dries overTh mSvNKv \ night sod is so wsrerpruot it may he VxWrSp?* 7 \ »idled at WIIL Lac it oo auy murine aurime. \ nt Ufl or m KOHNE DRUG STORE 0

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S&J°WTAL i o*l i Visiting Itaur^^ - * to 8 p.m.) Admitted: Terry Jo** Farlow. Van Wert. <>. DUmlased Ed Borne. Decatur, rural rout*-: Mrs. W. \ Buechner. Willahire. O 0 The s**«*nies- appie nan its origin from a freak tree In Virginia.