Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1948 — Page 3

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gL®N WITH SP’KoWER :W®L. < :u l:-' li'i'l'-'-'" 1 oi Mfi „ ; . Aa> Ibe sliest Ot BJWw tf> h.cn.'■ ■ ■'"■* v ''"" IB u -., Mary \l : .il?r and >BK ■mV.. .orations. Upon «*;■ '.jj.. Stulls was preKKi a '""■ |v corsage of 1.,,., was latei plavML the various in turn presented honor''” W'Mel'li"- was then held ML 11,,. and Steven MeyBSiv" "" 1 - r "" in ’ and GerH|,, preacher. Music by M'-s. Arthur MeyK'w Invid Gi'iiner. as cupid. the with a which waS bride, ■ft'B'rS' were !ater BBt'-wims were the Misses :iMi Geimer. Mrt J. a Voslewede, BerModaities Keith GilMi-- NeMieh. John Eller. KK, ir . |.ee Gage and EverWK,...-. assisted by and Pella Miller. AVERETT W ' S ' c ' s ' ■He lowr.-t! was hostess Mills ''BtegW S (■. S, with twelve S attendance. WXili:: opened with group Ms«(l die I.iMit." followed by M.s. Elmer Golliff. offered Gy Mrs. Frank brief business meetwere made for a chilli l-azaar at the church on HELD ■ was Airs. Vestal was playby Mrs. Francis Mis Wayne Frauhiger Ll ..'<-ti:i.' be held on ' tin- home of Mrs. -■K NAOMI anil Naomi e of the |Ki?i.:L and Reformed W-.,it, afternoon BEty:-.' room- of the church, HKjtity-tiiree members in atHMtr I was program topic "Comfollowed by the |H« Thank We Ml Our God." i-iosed the program prayer calen-, ,Ktv Doll Outfit * ff - tit Ki w te ■Vj&rW J / 1/ FOO DOtt \ \ 14 - 22" y AtL ]B the most beautiful BE' neis! ’ l " lr, 'ood with ■L Mo,her ’ Nine items. Just look - R a Y HE ‘ par, y frock, hat 'o' |M‘“ n' blouse, undies. ■ 9174 ' ”01l sizes ■ in pa,,ern MJTy-NTvnvE cents in ■ Woe 7 : a "7 n ,n Decatur ■ Mere ’ Pat ’ ern Dept . ■h- St S). Yorß NA «E |K? ZO -NE SIZE. STYLE --/? y “ pers °n*l” are ■k Vio^ mad ' ’ See °" r Fa " and Wln . S ° w|Re do,,ar ' i W ; ,h ’hese MT' 1 a- 4 FPr7' rhr, ' ,ma!! ®M.. .7 ee Pa'tem for Bl F-yXI. prin '’” in the • rp rits more Ma Mok ! o yom

Society Items for days publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Melchi Saturday Sunshine girls rummage and hake sale, K. of P. home, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Rummage sale, Christian church basement. St. Mary’s society, Catholic high school, 2 to 4 p.m. Bake sale, Women's guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church basement and Gerber's market, 9 a m. Union Chapel pastry sale, Stults grocery, 9 a.m. Sunday Wesley class cf Methodist church, church, 6 p.m. Zion Lutheran Married Couples club, church basement, 7:30 p.m. Monday Holy Family discussion club, Mrs. Ralph Kriegel, 8 p.m. Pythian Sister Temple, K. of P. home, 7:30 p.m. Needle club following. Legion auxiliary degree and drill team, Legion home, 7 p.m. Decatur Woman’s club, library, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday C. L. of C. chorus, K. of C. hall, 7:30 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. James Elberson, 8 p.m. C. L. of C. hall. 7:30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau social meeting, Elks home, 8 p.m. Church Mothers Study club and Berne club, Methodist church, 8 p.m. Progressive Workers class of Trinity Evangelical U. B. church, 6 p.m.

dar. Mrs. Harry Frauhiger, chairman, conducted the business meeting. A gift exchange and pot-luck dinner will take place at the December 5 meeting. New officers are Mrs. Frauhiger, chairman; Mrs. Edward Borne, vice chairman, and Mrs. Charles Beineke, secretary-treasur-er. Fifty calls were reported, after which the meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction. Delicious refreshments were later served by the hostess. Mrs. Curtis Fritzinger and Mrs. Louise Meyer. MEETING OF GOOD NEIGHBORS CLUB HELD The meeting of the Good Neighbors club was held at the home of Mrs. Roger Schaffter Thursday evening, with Mrs. Eli Schwartz assisting. Mrs. Raymond Brooks played several Hawaiian guitar selections, followed by the group singing "All Through the Night." Devotions were given by Mrs. Barbara Schrock. Following a brief business meeting. conducted by the president, Mrs. Edwin Bauman, the lesson "Party Refreshments” was reviewed by Anna K. Wiliams. Contests were then enjoyed and prizes won by Mrs. Claude Dennison and Miss Williams. The twenty one members and five guests were served delicious refreshments by the hostesses.

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THE WEDDING of Miss Mildred Marie Hirschy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hirschy, of Berne, route 2, and the Rev. Calvin Laverne Bissett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bissett, of Evans City, Pa., took place recently in the First Missionary church, the Rev, Norman Hirschy receiving the single ring vows. The couple is residing on route 3, Canton, N. C. (Photo by Edwards)

MARY JO BUTLER HONORED AT SHOWER The Misses Eldora Liddy, of Fort Wayne, and Norma Jane Hazelwood and Mrs. Ralph Myers entertained at the Roy Andress home Thursday evening with a miscellaneous shower for Miss Mary Jo Butler, whose marriage to Joseph Kaehr has been announced for Thanksgiving day. Small bouquets of yellow mums centered the attractively appointed tables. Miss Butler was presented with a red rose corsage by the hostesses, and was also the recipient of many lovely gifts. The gjiest list included Mrs. Clyde Butler. Mrs. Joseph Kaehr. Mrs. T. J. Metzler, Mrs. Vic LaFountain. Mrs. Don Raeder, Miss Mary Leitz, Miss Anna Schwartz, Miss Lois Chronister, Miss Ann Friedley, Miss Jane Parent, and Miss Betty Keller. Those unable to attend were Mrs. George Coy. Mrs. Wayne Collier. Mrs. Ray Kaehr and Miss Onalee Zimmerman. WEDDING SOLEMNIZED IN YOUNGSTOWN Miss Mary Elizabeth Lauerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Lauerman, of Youngstown, and Emil Edward Ballman, of San Diego, Calif., were united in marriage in the St. Edward church Saturday morning. November 13. Her attendants were her sister. Miss S. Jane Lauerman, junior bridesmaid, and Miss Rosemarie Kohne. of this city, roommate of the bride at St. Mary's college, Holy Cross, as maid-of-honor. The bride graduated from Our Lady of Peace academy at San Diego. She attended St. Mary college at Holy Cross and the Kelsey-Jen-ney college at San Diego. Mr. Ballman attended Kemper military academy and the University of Mis-

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souri at Columbia, Mo. He served with the army air corps and is now with the Sullivan Hardwood and Lumber Co., San Diego, where the couple will make their home. FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE CLUB MEETING HELD The 'Friendship Village Home Economics club of Blue Creek township met at the North Brick school Thursday. The m|etling, conducted by the president, Mrs. Thelma Bilderback, opened with the song of the month "All Through the Night.” Roll call was answered with “my Thanksgiving day menu," after which the lesson s'tidy was given by Donelda Markle. A report was then made by the Mrs. Leroy Bollerlbacher, Mrs. For est Ripley, Mrs. Orville Hileman and Mrs. Gerald Edwards on the Purdue university conference. During the business meeting, plans were made for the Christmas exchange and pot luck dinner’ to be held next month at the all day meeting. Following trffe scripture reading and poem by Mrs. Rolla ißaudenhush, a birthday auction was held. Delicious refreshments were served to the thirty-three members, two gues's and four children by the hostesses. Mrs. Harrison Miller. Mrs. John Young and Mrs. Harold Smith. ENTERTAINS HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Members of the Root Township Home Economics club were guests of the Union Township Woman’s club Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ivan V. Barkley. Mrs. Thurl Stults, president, conducted the meeting which opened with the group singing the song of the month “All Through the NVrhtl" followed by the creed and roll call answered with “my Thanksgiving Day Menu.” Nineteen members and twentythree guests were in attendance. The group voted during the business meeting to exchange fiftycent gifts at the Christmas meeting. Mrs. Fred Marbach then gave a reading. Game% were played during the social hour and a delicious lunch was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Elva Barkley. Mrs. Paula Thieme and Mrs. Adelle Bleek. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sprunger, of Berne, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter. Julia Ann, to Billy G. Emick, son of the late Dr. G. C. Emick. The wedding will be an event of Friday, December 17. Miss Sprunger is employed by Wolf and Dessauer at Fort Wayne. Mr. Emick at Smith Furniture company in Berne. Deta Theta Tau sorority will meet Tttesdav evening at eight o’clock at the Elks home for a social meeting. Members not able to attend are asked to call Joan Zeser. Jane Kleinhenz or Bonnie Reidenbach not later than Monday noon. An Adams county woman reported today that snapdragons are in bloom at her home. Emma Mallonee. of Decatur rou e 4. said that the snap-dragons came up from last year's seed, despite the present inclement weather. She

Melhodisf Church Plans Christmas Christmas Season Programs Planned Programs and committees for the Christmas season at the First Methodist church here were announced today by Dr. Gerald H. Jones, pastor. They follow: November 28—Evening vespers, 4 p. m.; fellowship hour, 5 p. tn., sound pictures “Beyond Our Own” and “We’ve a Story to Tell.” Program committee: Harry Dailey, chairman. Willard Mcßride and Lowell Smith; fellowship committee: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Burdge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Christener, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Bumgerdner, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Bracy. December s—Evening vespers, 4 p. m.; fellowship hour, 5 p. m.; program “Christmas Through Music.” Program commit’ee: Mrs. Clyde Butler. Miss Helen Haubold, Mrs. L. L. Hann, Mrs. Sylvester Everhart, Mrs. Watson Maddox, Mrs. James Kitchen, Mrs. Virgil Krick, Mrs. Edgar Gerber, Gordon Michener. Fellowship committee: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Essex, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Koons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crist, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Fryback. December 12—Evening service, 7 p. m.; fellowship hour, 8 p. m.; program: “Christmas Through Drama.” Program committee: Mrs. Urcile Chase, Mrs. C. D. Collier, W. F. Beery, Mrs. E. W. Johnson, Mrs. Adrian Baker. Mrs. Erman Johnson, Noah Schrock, Mrs. 0. Baughman, Watson Maddox, Vic Porter, G. L. Brayton. Fellowship committee: Mrs. Giles Porter and WSCS. December 19—Evening service. 7 p. tn., program "The Church School.” Program committee: board of education, L. J. Smith, Willard Mcßride, Mrs. Robert Mills, Mrs. Russell Owens, W. F. Beery, Marilyn Van Horn. Fred Busche, Mrs. Jesse Niblick, L. L. Hann. General committees were announced by Dr. Jones as follows: promotion and publicity, Leonard Soliday, chairman; Frank C. Rowley. O. K. Baker, Bob Shraluka. Inside decorations for church, Builders’ class; outside project for the church: Anna K. Williams, chairman; Katherine Kaufman, Fern Passwater, Noah Steurv, Burdette Custer, Marylin Van Horn, youth fellowship. hadn’t planted' any this year. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gutowitz attended the house-warming for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frank in South Bend. The couple have moved to their new home at 1728 Portage avenue. Leo Fhinger, of this city, will attend the golden anniversary convention of the Indiana association of insurance agents, to be held November 22 and 24 at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis. Mr. Ehinger is vice president of the Adams county insurance agents association. He will have an active part in formulating the associations 1949 program. Other* insurance men and women from the county attending will be Mrs. Frank Alton, Glen Hill, E. W. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Neuenschwander, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Neuenschwander. Grover Moser. Jr., and Leland Smith. Mrs. Lucille Miller and Mrs. Ruth Ohler spent Thursday in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Calland have returned home following a tour of the southeastern states. Mr. Calland visited the universities and processing plants in that territory in the interest of the national soybean association. A rededication service will be conducted Sunday morning at the Willshire, 0., Methodist church. The edifice has been remodelled and redecorated the past few weeks, including the adding of new front loors, the gift of Heber Bowen in memory of his mother. The Rev. and Mrs. A. C. E. Gillander will motor to Plymouth Sunday for the wedding of Rev. Oillander's nephew. James R. Minear. Mr. and Mrs. Glenden Borne and laughter, Peggy and Dianne, of Ixtng Beach. Calif., are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Borne. iIOJRITAL u n Admitted: Addle Carter, Pleasant Mills: Patricia Ann Beal. 704 Elm street; Mrs. Bernice Johnson. Monroe; John Kable; Mrs. Belle Hocker. Monroe; Mrs. W. C. Ternnle, Rockford. O. Admitted and dismissed: Gerald Wooster;'Mrs. Romaine Alexander. North Seventh street; Garnita Scheiman. Hoagland. Dismissed: Ray Conunet. Monroe; Mrs. Loren Bollenbacher and daughter. Berne; Mrs. Wallace Minton and daughter. Geneva; Mrs. Hohart Miller and daughter. Geneva; Mrs. William Fritiinger and daugh ter. route 3; Mrs. Richard Miller and son. Rugg street.

P IB yU 14-'I 4 -' W w mW" f / Illi®’ ® tvrJISI MISS JEANETTE AMSTUTZ, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Amstutz, of Berne, and Tillman Sprunger, son of Mrs. Matilda Sprunger, were united in marriage recently at the First Missionary church. Berne, the Rev. J. Pritchard Amstutz officiating. (Photo by Edwards). , ’ •

Many Books Added Al Public Library New Books Added In Month Os October New adult books put into circulation in the Decatm public library during the month of October include: Non-fiction Big Book of Christmas Entertainments — Faw. Big Book of Thanksgiving 'Entertainments — Dolan. Faith for Living — Mumford. Great Novelists and Their Novels — Maugham. Lands of the Dawning Morrow — I Beals. | Mahatma Gandhi — Jones. Modern Medical Discoveries — | Eberle. New Handbook of the Heavens — ; Bernhard. New Techniques of Happiness — Wiggam. Our Summer With the Eskimos — Helmericks. President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War — Beard. Public Speaking for Everyone — Armstrong. Roads — Jenison. The Big Nine — Roberts. Fiction Big Freeze — Partridge. Blood of Vintage — Kyd. Catalina — Maugham. David Copperfield Dickens. Fire in the Heart — Ihickmaster. Fire in the Morning — Spencer. Look to the Lady — Bonney. Remembrance Rock — Sandburg. Singing Rails — Pease. So Much Blood — Popkin. Song Before Sunrise — Lauritzen. Ten Days’ Wonder — Queen. Testimony by Silence — Disney. The Burnished Blade — Schoonoeer. The Fourth Postman — Rice. The Garnered Sheaves — Emerson. The History of Tom Jones - Fielding. The Moving Toyshop — Crispin. The Plaugue — Catnus. The Running of the Tfde — Forbes. The Sky and the Forest — Forester. The Wild Country — Bromfield. They Who Love — Baldwin. This Same Flower — Nolan. Where There’s Smoke — Sterling. New juvenile books during the month are: Non-fiction . j American Garden Flowers — i Pratt. Little Abe Lincoln — Babcock. Needlecraft — Johnson. Peter and Nancy in Asia — Comfort. Story Pictures of Clothing — Yale. Story Pictures of Farnv Animals — Beaty. Story Pictures of Farm Foods —j Beaty. ' Story Pictures of Farm Work — Beaty Story Pictures oi Our Neigh tors — Beaty. Story Pictures of Transportation — Beaty. The King of the Golden River — 1 Ruskin. Fiction Better Citizenship for Little Americans — Lawson. Bound for Singapore — Pease. Cats for Kansas — LeGrand. City Country ABC — Gipson. Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake — Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Caravan — Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Circus — Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Garden — Loft-1 ing. Doctor Dolittle in the Moon —' Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office— ’ Lofting. Debtor Dolittle's Return — Lofting. t Doc or Dolittle's Zoo — Lofting ' Dr. Trotter and His Big Gold - Gilbert

Elephants — Britannica. Fire Eye — Lindman. Fish in the Air — Wiese. Flying Wing Mystery — Gregg. Gentlemen, Hush! — Wheelwright. Goats and Kids — Britannica. Going Up — Becholt. Gray Squirrel — Britannica. Heidi — Spyri. Hello Peter — Gipson. Jack Finds Gold — Tousey. Joe Magarac and His U. S. A. Citizen Papers — Shapiro. Leander the Gander — Stearns. Lulu’s Play School — Steiner. Mick and Mack and Mary Jane — Bennett. Mr. Hobbs Can Fix It — Pickard. Mystery Nature Stories — Adrian!. Polka Dot — Steiner. Robbut, a Tale of Tails — Lawson. Rootabaga Stories — Sandburg. Sail Away — White. Seven Beaver Skins — Berry. Snapping Turtle — Britannica. Snow White — Mac Knight. Spunky the Donkey — Stearns. The Cat That Walked by Himself — Kipling. The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat — Field. The Magical Monarch of Mo — Baum. The Island Stallion — Farley. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle — Lofting. Wish on an apple — Gast. Wynken Blynken and Nod — Field. GAS PIPELINE H I'r * m One) scene from Seymour, East Columbus, Columbus. Vernon, and Camp Atterbury. State police had trouble controlling traffic as hundreds of automobiles converged on the area. Mrs. W. T. Walker, whose farm home was nearby, said her house trembled for two hous as the flames roared at the height of the blaze.

May We Apologize — Our contract, No. 03261, with the Department of Conservation of the State of Indiana calling, for 300 Scotch Pine Christmas trees has been cut 50% by the state. Under this impression we assumed Scotch Pine Christmas trees would be scarce. We still maintain OUR supply is limited. Sanitary Market rmiws | I SUNDAY DINNER ! ) Roast Turkey Swiss Steak \ ( Cranberry Sauce / ) Dressing 1 1 Mashed Potatoes or Candied Sweet Potatoes ( / Waldorf Salad Green Beans / 1 Rolls Coffee Milk \ \ Monday Meat Pie 1 ( Tuesday Boiled Ham and Beans ( J Corn Bread 1 1 Wednesday Spaghetti \ ( Thursday CLOSED f / Friday Fried Haddock ) 1 Baked Sausage i ( Homemade Pies — Chili f / Steaks , Chops and Short Orders )

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Mr. and Mrs.- Oscar Koeneman are the parents of a baby girl, bom at 3:04 a.ni. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. A baby boy was born to Mt. and Mrs. Walter Eix at 1:34 a.m. today at the local hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Magsanen are parents of a son, born this morning at 1:10 o’clock at the Adams county hospital. He weighed 9 pounds, 7% ounces. A 6 pound, 3 ounce baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arvian Habegger, Berne, at 2:17 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. He has not been named. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mann are the parents of an 8 pound, 1% ounce baby boy, born at the local hospital at 3:17 a.m. today. He has not been named. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banta, Geneva. are parents of a son, born at the local hospital at 6:20 o’clock Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Simon are, parents of a son, weighing 8 pounds, 9% ounces, born at 10:25 a.m. Friday at the local hospital.

Troop nine of the Girl Scouts met at the home of Mrs. Durkin Wednesday. The girls filled a box which will be sent to Europe. Refreshments tvere later served. Jeanette Hahnert, scribe. The C. L. of C. chorus will have rehearsal Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the K. of C. hall. Berne Man To Direct Trinity Church Choir Berne, Nov. 20 — Leland A. Neuen, a member of the office personnel at the Winner House here, has accepted an invitation to serve as choir director at the First United Brethren church on Ninth street at Decatur. Mr. Neuen will assume his new work Wednesday evening, November 24. He will direct the choir and have charge of congregational singing on Sunday. He has also accepted an invitation to sing the tenor solos in “The Messiah" to be given by Manchester College oi December 12. A shelf of new shoes at the Salvation Army's Men’s Social Service Center, Brooklyn, N. Y., displays only one shoe in each size. These are shoes for handicapped people with one foot.