Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1948 — Page 3

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■^ S ORORI ty ■’', N pledges ■8 ‘ . » ■r; Mae lletltz. If' . Mill Walter Slttf Mr. HobB s vit' Ki‘bard I’ruK'..,.,, Meh hi and Mr* , ■’ ' . A ,. r e initiated inof >’"• !<»«• ''-“.th L - r . :a,.l nat and f. . , |r |y laiUMUetH Os ■ A » arianK<*<! in a ■*.' »!u ‘i surrounded a fr' flo.it.ns lighted |L in Ihe mini#f.;.enter Os the love f ha:np-r *of peonies ■ "-,*.'<-<1 throughout the of yellow F.; ( j »th blue ribbon. I ’ roli'H. marked the f ~;a es at the tables. t r . -.ere given the out K. jtrl to- * president r t \. : e in blue and gold, F pise marking each ( „ffee was toastKs .lit (l du<ed Mrs. Eu■J' president. Who wel-t-<)'.er- ami new instl t „ reionnzed the vart,,s »ho assisted her and the out going Ej. j im hided Miss Anna Ifnelley. v;< •' president, L, iprlthouse. recording Sed Johnson, corMrs. Gene Mr« Bud TownLf<:.t treasurer; Miss Est,, publicity < hairman. was in charge of Kj>.- randlellghtlng .erLrtir. then conducted ini-ja,-.allation services for jitf.cerc Miss Hetty MelLmt M-s. Gene Knodle. Mrs Robert MackCt| secretary. Mrs. Ned J reelected corresponding L Mi j. Mary Alice HelnL.. Mrs Louis Jacobs, ■txliur-r. and Miss Marbo. publicity chairman. Deßolt was generk of the affair, assisted Kn of section two. The MH of the sorority will seal pledge picnic. taPEI GUILD BAG MONDAY ■bi dispel Girls Mission■MM its regular monthly ■a the home of Miss Betty ■ today evening. > ■ Sheets, secretary of ■ Sfe bad charge of the! ■ giyer period. ■a Drew was leader, using ■ Ttgether We Press On." lb 0 King Eternal" was fetch Fashion u // ft Id AX 0S SB H ■ ~~~l IM l/l lift (IB I te a? I I I uimi M I' Ny /\\ Im Vv, L°* Wlßt ' P * llc rn k t "* c * cotton suit for . wtoutry summer! Delu>e * B<l <ri,p looking. i fc -J a * M fitted jacket I*** give, perfect fit. is ht J?®'’ I*'' 1 *'' Hlnatrated b tsL o ,*? ,oa *’*’▼ step, tn „ *■ Mies it, u. ii. iL?-. h »«. j«. m. u iTrUX r,to - ,5 -“» cents In * t ' ern to Deeatur |3*7*- Pattern Dept., S. 3*’’’, Chicago 80. te ,® lr tour name. lifts?' B,ZE AND •*> Thirty-Eight *»MIW MARIAN bu?. ®°®k for Sum k J* «*»“»» as ever. IwL* **»»aklng faah- . fifteen cents IZL"** 1 ’■ ‘ke book, directions •»l-tty igg,

* •.I Society Items Tor oays publication must be phoned in by 11 a m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Meichl Tuesday Delta Theta Tan, cane elled. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Hanna Nuttman park. 6:30 pm, Rebekah lodge, |. O (), p- h a || 7:30 P tn. Monroe Bette;- Homes club, post poned. St. Dominic discussion group. Mrs. Will Mise, Sr., 7:30 p.m. W. S. W. S. of Trinity Evangelical I’nited Brethren church, church, 7:30 p.m. W. ('. T. I’., Mrs. JoJhn Floyd. 2 p.m. Dorcas class of Bethany Evangelical I'nited Brethren church. Mrs. John Spahr, 7:30 p.m. Happy Homemakers duh. Monroe Methodist church annex, 7:30 pm. Dutiful Daughters class of Bethany Evangelical V. B church. Mrs Gerald Cole. 7:30 p m.

Church Mothers Study duh, Mrs. Frands Ellsworth. 8 p.m. Wednesday World Friendsh'p guild of Presbyterian church. .Mrs. Royal Friend,! 8 p.m. Zion Lutheran Missionary society. chun-h basement. 2 p tn. Profit and Pleasure Home Economics duh. Mrs. Jay Yost, 7:30 p nt Bridge dub, Mrs. Ihui Fruchte. 8 p.m. Business and Professional Woman's dub installation ami initiation, Moose lodge, 6:30 p.m. Thursday So Cha Rea, Mrs Russell Byer, Willshire, O, * pm. Holy Cross discussion group. Mrs. August Lengerii h. 8 p in. W. S. ('. S of First Methodist church, church. 2:30 p.m. Calvary church midweek services ! and Ladies Aid. s pm. Queen of Rosary study dub. Mrs. Bernice Adams, 8 p.m. Ladies Fellowship of Missionary church. Mrs. Forrest Baker 7 pm. W. S. W. S. of I'nlon Chapel, Mrs. Charles Rabbitt. 1 3i» pm. Rummage sale. W S. C. S of Methodist church, church basement. * a.m. Officers, guilds, escorts, chairmen and all new officers of Women of Moose. Moose home, 7 p.m. Magley Ladies Aid society. Mrs Harry Haffner. Pleasant Dale Ladies Aid society. church basement, ail day. Order of Eastern Star. Mason < hall. 7:30 p.m. Friday Rainbow Dam?. Mis. Morris s barn, * p in. Mt. Pleasant Bible < lass. Mr and Mrs. Lionel Brentlinger. 8 pm. Saturday Antioch Luth-ran church. Hoagland. bake sale. Coles Market. !• am. played a* a prelude. ‘ Give of Your Best to the Master ' wa:t then sung The scripture. I John 1:3-7, was read by the leader, followed by the group singing “In Christ There Is No East or West" Brief talks concerning young men and women won to Christ by missionaries wcr; Riven by Janet Brown. Shirley WorkInger and Veda Williamson Frieda Williamson and Betty Miller offered prayer, followed by the entire group praying the Lord s prayer. The guild ceremonial, conducted by! the president, dosed the meeting ARf YOU HAVING >=> A BABY? W •• • ] »,g"«d •ipee olty fo< yew give yea f AxxV beneft, / year d»«»er obewt spen<e' lev <emfe<t esd vetety betwe *• boby / | | «<<"•• And Spent*' j i ■ I help* the new methe' 'e [ /j I ge<n her ene'jr e"d II I J **“'* k * aw ’ r "*** VL4 'J »eenert Mrs. Leota Connell 209 S. 3rd I’h» ne 845 SPENCER SUPPORTS

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Refreshments were then serve-1 Io th following Veda and Frieda Williamson. Betty Miller. Rose Merriman. Jane and Marjorie Drew. Betty, Delores. Mary and Josephine Sheets, Ethel Cook, Shirley Workinger. Janet Brown. Mrs Celia I’ellett and the hostess. MARJORIELU HILL OBSERVES BIRTHDAY Five young Itecatur friends of! •Miss Marjorlelu Hill, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs Glenn Hill of this city, motored to the Hill cottage at Rom-- City Sunday and surprised Miss Hill on her fifteenth birthday. Swimming was enjoyed In :he afternoon and a delicious dinner was served-in the evening. Those present in addition to Miss Hill were Phyllis la.uch Bill Hutker. Amylou Reynolds, Bill Gaunt and Everett Hutker. AEOLIAN CHOIR TO APPEAR IN CONCERT Members of the General Electric Aeolian choir will rehearse Thursday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the Trinity Evangelical I'nited Brethren church, corner Ninth and Madison streets, in preparation for the < holr's conceit thole on Sun day evening Tliis will.be the choir’s firri appearance in Decatur this season and will be open to the public. No admission will be charged. \ program of sa- red music will be rendered. with Mrs. David Embler

playing several organ selections At the <|ose of the program, friends land families of the choir members 1 will lie invited to the social rooms : of the church where the group will ■ sing several secular selections. TRINITY LADIES AID SOCIETY IN MEETING The Ladies Aid society of the Trinity Evangelical I'nited Brethren church met recently at the home of Mrs. Frank Baker Devotions were given by Mrs. R E. Mumma and Mrs. Frank Fisher. During the business meeting, conducted by Mrs. Hubert Gilpen. twenty six - alls were reported, and the work committee turned in | eleven dollars ami five cents. The society also voted to carpet the I chapel on the first floor of the II hutch. Mrs David Wynn and Mrs. : Gilpen were appointed to the work I committee for July. Lovely refreshments were later 1 served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs Ralph Roop and Mrs. Addie Andrews Hostesses for the July meeting will be Mrs. Willis Reed. Mrs Delma Elzey and Mrs. Russell Deßolt. The assia ate members of Tri Kappa sorority are usked to have their reservations for initiation ami -(invention to the committee by Wednesday. June 9. The Holy Cross discussion group will meet at the home of Mrs. August Lengerich Thursday evening it eight o’- lock. There will be no Delta Theta Tau meeting this evening. The general meeting of the W. S•C. S of the First Methodist church will be held Thursday afternoon at i two thirty o'clo- k, preceded by an executive committee met ting at one forty five Devotions will be in i charge of Mrs W. Guy Brown Miss Marie Kolter. public health nurse of Fort Wayne, will be the guest Speaker, ami a good attendance is desired The Rainbow dance will be held Friday night at e'ght o clock at Mrs Morris’ barn Mem’ners are i asked to bring a box lunch and wear old -lothes Dues cards will be admission. The Ladies Aid so-lety of the * Calvary Evangelical I'nited Breth- ! ren church will meet Thursday evening after church services at I -he church, w th Mrs. Glen Hlrscby and Mrs O. Shlfferly as hostesses The Happy Hustlers 4-H dub ' meeting has been postponed to i Tuesday. June 15. The aieeting will I !>e held at the home of Mrs Ker- : met Fairish. The Antioch Lutheran church.

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x ' ■ SHORTLY A»TI» the birth of her tiny daughter, Mrs Robert A Jeffrey, Jr., receives her degree of Doctor of Medicine from her husband, a h< spital interne, tn Omaha. Neb. The new mother was to have taken part in commencement exercises at Creighton University, but a visit from U.e stoik on graduation day intervened. (lutcn.at.mal SoundpLoto)

Hoagland, will sponsor a bake sale Saturday, beginning at nine oih.k, at Coles Market. Tv* , J Mr and Mrs Bill Coffee left this morning for laiuisville. Ky . where they will vacation for several days. They plan to return home Sunday. Funeral servi-es were held yesterday for Leroy Dean Brandts. 17-months-old son of Mr. ami Mrs. Rufus Brandts of route two. Geneva, who died Saturday after a two weeks' Illness. The parents, three brothers and two sisters survive. Former Judge John F. Decker of Bluffton was attending to business in the Adams circuit court yesterday. Robert E Redding, a grailuate of Rockcreek high school in Wells county, has been appointed confidential secretary to Russell B Adams of the civil aeronautics board at Washington D. C. He is a nephew of Robert Gordon of Wells county. Mrs Anna Meyers of De.atur has I been admitted as a patient at the Van Wert. ().. county hospital. Mrs John 8. Meyer underwent an operation at the Van Wert county hospital Monday morning for the removal of a cataract. Her condition is reported as "fine " John Barth and Dun M Niblick attended the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus convention in Fort Wayne Sunday. C. Byron Hayes, as master of the chapter, presided at the meeting and dinner, which were held at Van Orman hotel Flans were dis- ussed to exemplify the degree on a class of candidates next October 15 in Fort Wayne. Mr and Mrs. Richard Mailand are the parents of a baby boy, born at 3 37 a. m today at tiie Adams county memorial hospital He weighed 8 pounds. 3 ounces [ and ha* not been named. Mr. ami Mrs. Lester Haines are I the parents of a baby boy. born I at 9:t’3 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. I The boy, who has been named Steven Leon, weighed nine pounds, one ounce. 0 n (Visiting Hours 2 to 4; and ’< to 8 p.m.) Admitted: Mrs. Ella Murphy.! Geneva; Mrs. Carl Mies. Decatur; Mrs. Vidie Ime. .Monroeville; Mrs. Rosa Mendez Ventura. Chattanooga. O. COAL OWNERS H'ont. Fr-wn Page uwfrom the multi million dollar 1947 welfare and retirement fund under a plan approved by Lewis and Sen Styles Bridges. R.. N. H.. "neutral" trustee of the fund. Coal industry negotiators refused even to consider Lewis' new contract "position.” And they made it clear that while some operators fear the I’MW representatives might walk out of the conference, the Lewis' '•suggestions'' will not lie accepted. Butler Mon Killed As Train Hits Auto Auburn. Ind.. June 8 — (UP) — Huren Houck. »3. of Butler was killed today when his automobile was hit by a train at a private crossing. Police said Houck's ear was struck by a Wabash railroad passenger train as be drove across the track near his farm home

Indiana Woman Is Reported Kidnaped Young Mother And Neighbor Are Sought Orleans. Ind.. Juno ft—(UP) — Police in three states today sought a pretty, brunette mother ami her husband's guitar playing acquaintance who vanished yesterday in a black coupe. Orleans town marshal Wayne Marshall said Mrs Hallie Good pasture. 25-yeai old mother of two children, was kidnaped l-y Adrian Parks. 25. yesterday. Marshall said Parks forced the woman to abandon her children in their lonely farm home and get in his car Neighbors saw the pair drive away on a country road Police said they had "just completely dlappear-‘d." They said Parks may have driven to Paducah. Ky.. his former home, or toward De trolt. where he had planned to get a job. Mrs. Goodpasture’s husband, Wal'er. a garage mechanic, said his wife told th-ir son. Gary «. to ' go to the neighbors and call Daddy that I've been kidnaped " He said the frightened youngster told of seeing Parks grab his mother l-y the army and point "som< thing black" at her The Goodpasture's other child is two yeer;(dd Paul. Marshall described Parks as "a mental ease" and said he was armed with a German tnauser pistol and a rifle He said Parks served overseas in the army and received a rnedb al discharge. Goodpasture, haggard from anxiety. said he and his wife had known Parks "about eight or 10 months." Parks lived three miles up the road in hilly Orange county with his mother She told police that Parks left home yesterday and said he was going to Detroit "to get a job.” Goodpasture said he and Parks ■ had "plaved the guitar together" * several times recently at social , gatherings He said three or four i weeks ago Parks threatened his I w:fe and "seemed determined to force her to run away with him ” I But Goodpasture said his wife i and Parks were "not good ' friends." — Two Men Critically Hurt In Train Crash Passenger Trains In Ohio Accident Columbus. O. June S—(UP)— i Two men were in critical condi- ' tian here today and 15 other person* were being treated for major I and minor injuries as the result I of a twiepassenger train accident I last night in the depot yards The accident occurred when a pullman car of the Pennsylvania rai road's "Spirit of St. Louis'* special derailed and struck a waiting passenger engine. A wi'ness said the trucks of j *he car jumped the tracks and pulled the observation car after lit for alKiut ICO yards before it bit the engine. Four of the most seriously Injured men in the pullman car were able to extricate themselves from the wreckage However, two others were trapped in the tangled mass of twisted steal iieams and smashed glaqs until the second engine could be removed. Ten other persons on the second train received minor injuries and were treated at the scene or nearby hospitals officials said In critical condition wore: Charles W Donker. 33. Townuon

House Passes Bill ) To Aid Veterans Buy Some Wartime Housing For Cost Washingotn. June 8 — (UP) — , The house today passed and sent to the White House a bill to let veterans buy certain wartime housing for the construction cost or less. The measure was one of several dozen clicked off by the house , In its pre-adjustment rush to dispose of a heavy backlog of pending legislation. The house public works com | mitteo which recommended the bill said all hut four of 63 government housing projects put up j for sale so far cost more to build i than they now are worth. More than 200 other projects have not yet been offered for sale. Some of the projects, it said, were priced as much as 20 percent over their real market value , The bill will permit tne government to sell such projects on a ! unit ba”is at the cost or market > value, whichever is less. Plans Hospital Washington. June 8 — (UP) - The veterans administration plans to build a hospital in Chicago for ma>or research Into cancer and arthritis, it was revealed today Dr P B. Magnuson, chief med- ! leal direi tor of the administration. recently told a house appropriations sulicommittee that the hospital will offer unparallelvd opportunities for research Into the two diseases It will cost between f12.M)<).000 'and lls.ooo.ft<W). "It is definitely something that has never been offered in this nation or any other nation before" he raid He added that the YA hopes (o start "breaking ground" for the project hy next Jan 1 Magnuson pointed out that the hospital will be able to draw on the services of doctors from Ch 1 - cago. Northwestern. Illinois and , | I.ovalo Universities. He said they 1 j will lie used on a part time basis He noted that patients with , I rare forms of cancer are scattered all over the country at pres- , ent Bui. he said when the new ( hospital has been constructed, they can l>e concentrated by the VA itito one building for study by top medical men i • ■ I Search For Husband 1 !Hits Complications Hatcheck Girl Finds Intended Is Married * Daytona Beach. Fla, June 8 il'P) Blonde Dorothy Lawlor's , search for a husband 'and lIO.tMMH , ran into complications today when r the man she chose said he was i still married I The 28-year-old hateheck girl from Hempstead. N Y . flew here from New York City yesterday to I meet Dan Wicker, a Daytona , Beach tavern owner who answer- , ed her advertisement and bld 813.660 for her hand "That's right." Wicker said when asked if he was still married , "But that's something I don’t want to talk about right now It makes ( me mad every time 1 think about • It.” I He declined to elaborate <>r say r -where his wife was Mrs Lawlor , had no comment However, she , admitted that Wicker hadn't said • anything about the |l3.ooff he had , promised her I Wicker met Mrs Lawlor at the airport with a 26-car motorcade and drove her to his drinking spot. "Danny’s Musical Bar.” or the edge of Daytona Beach. After that Wicker spent most of the night behind the I>ar mixing "Dorothy Mwlor specials" and other drinks for the crowds that jammed his club "Filling in for a sick bartender.” he explained briefly When the blonde divorcee stepped off the plane yesterday she «jmtted Wicker .from a photo he had sent and greeted him with . a tremendous hug. He was wear- ( fng an ice cream suit, white with , inch and half blue checks "She’s a beautiful child." was ( Wicker's first comment "He's wwell, better than I - thought." Mrs I .aw lor said. President Os I. U. r Returns To Campus Bloomington. Ind.. June 8 —(UP) F — Indiana University president Herman B Wells arrived home today after serving six months as top cultural advisor to United States occupatitm au'horities in Germany .I^—asw— —— i !■■———* Fork. Md . and F D. Johnson. 45. » Jennings. Mo i One of the injured passengers. I John Avery. 45. Connersville. Ind - said th* car left the rails "with a hump and bounced along the - rails until there wa« a terrific • crash and then silence" r "I crawled up the aisle to my compartment" Avery said, “and : looked in It didn’t exist anya more "

Issue Warning On Magazine Salesman Berne. June 8 Mm-sI jmlice and others have issued a warning regarding a magazine salesman. He has appeared at sevetai homes in tin- connqunity. apparently wi'h faked credentials He gave his name as Pat Miller ami claimed to be a brother of Don Miller of Berne, it strictly false statement lie is described as a young man with red hair and wold 814 worth ‘of subscriptions at one home Police said it remains to be seen if these people will re< ei'e their mag azines or not. Currency Reform Seen For Germany London Conference Decisions Studied Frankfurt. June 8 — (I'J’i I Observers predicted ttiday that Currency reform for the western ' zones of Germany will follow j quickly on the heels of the La>uI don conference de< inions, coining perhaps before mid-June. Fifty million citizens of the three western zones scanned the London decisions with dread, con vinced that the German capital of Berlin and the rich agricultur al plains of the Russian zone have been permanently lost to the west. The German* found In the Ixm don decisions the tilings they feared the most—a west German government and internationalization of the crucial industrial Ruhr Th* re was little consolation in the prospects of currency reform even though this will replace great stac ks of almost worthless reichsmarks with new ’ hard" money. This battered city Is destined to lie the capital of the new west German government Both Ger mans and Alliei alike here arc certain that announcement of cur rency reform in the west will be followed by a new- currency in the east. Formation of the new west Ger man government also will be fol i lowed by creation of a truly Ger man" government sponsored l>y the Russians in Berlin, these ob- > servers believe • Just how western Germany will go aliout the business of drawing up a constitution is not yet clear The ministers president of the 12 states making up the three zones are charged witli the re sponsibility of getting together a constltuc nt a-scmldy. Probably a mixed system of , appointments and elections will l-e used Tin- assembly is expei t

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ed to meet he re in September. Officially, the door still is open for the Russians to join in fourpower agreement on Germany, but no one expects they will. Whether or not the western Allies can stnv in Berlin wh.-n there are two Germany*, bossed by onetime Allies, is one of the qm-stions of the future. Gen Luc itis D Clay, the American occupation commander, has vowed repeatedly that nothing, least of all the Russian*. will drive him out of Berlin But the four-power machinery tn Berlin has crumbled and the Russian pn-ss is sc reaming for the westerners to leave. Congress Plans For Next Inauguration Washington. June 8 (UP) — Congress began making plans today for the inauguration of the next president of the United States on lan 2't. The joint congressional Inauguration committee met and elected Sen C Wayland Brooks, R., 111., as chairman The committee also approved preliminary inaitgur: I plans presented Icy David Lynn, architect of the capitol and Edward* F McGinnis, senate ser-geant-at arms. Brooks said arrangements will be made to accommodate alcout 15.666 persons at the inauguration ceremony r CNANGEO •fUFE’dS Ar* you going through th* functional rnlcldt* age' period peculiar to women i.'Mt to 52 yrwt? Doe* thl* make you suffer from hot Oashe*. feel so nervous. hlgh-*trung. tired’’ Then ao try Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com* Kiuiid to relieve such symptoms. nktiam's Compound also ha* what Doctors call a stomachic ionic effect! E. HMKHMM’S Planing & Mill Work We now have a large planer and invite you to brin« your lumber to us to hate it dressed and milled into whatever you desire. quality MILL SERVICE 716 No. 11th St. Phone 17161