Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1948 — Page 3

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WITH *’''W?^Bdwe r . .. •’IIPKr ' Ml| l ,,: ’‘’ kel ' 1,11 er ‘ :I: j. • hi shower BjdF K , -' ,ISS honored guest Wjft »"|| a I<»v<*ly corsage reh • : ifts. Caines i > E1M1L.,..! and prizes won ' ,11,; ' Z, ' ser ’ ,i "'" 1 "’ lhe lli)nor ’ c «l|i^^Benili :i - the Mes ' stulls. Andy Zeser. K> l ' ilaril ~urst’ des ’ m 1,1 Affolder. .John *“«e Stults. William Afj| Key Wertzberger and ■W Gni'nia and Miss Barserved a delirious later DE PAUL ’’ ll?K i " i '" n ' d '‘ Pa " l s " eiety > L wi,h ■ JjX members present. was opened with f’!»« b „ , .. pe-sident. Catherine which tli.‘ group votof twenty VK In tlio S! - Vincent villa “-JEX,. .ir for the orphans. was then elected 1 lqJO)lr>- Paul I’.riede. vice ■:Ks|y, v , Bernard Loshe. sec- ». J/j; rs j,„. Ki'siin. treasurer. H< JwL airl prizes won by \t trpliy and Mrs. kK,. a delicious lunch was Mary Sor-'. Mrs. Roband Mrs. Hose Green. Ism a will Im a Christ--22. with a exchange. STAR HAS KJoN WEDNESDAY l wi:inu Portland Gem va chapter and Decatur nf the Eastern Star . Wednesday evening at ipilK, p.y. one hundred members and supper was served in riiicn at six thirty t;i:,|. we e arranged Hwii nf a star, and were eAv- . 1... creel). yellow. mid .candles and in center of th? Bible. -BE|e. i.t.-d the follow worthy grand matron. Bn’.. .I-;.:: past grand mat Pi. k, grand Ada. Lena “"■» grand Huth, Mary Butt; |Hw;r>‘sm!atives, Rhea Chalk -..Kb timid, district deputy. BnL. tiie slipper impressive I--■ were conducted, e .-I: dedicated were

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Society Items for days publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Melchl Monday Our Lady of Victory discussion club, Mrs. Lawrence Gase, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Woman’s club, library, 7:45 p.m. Sunny Circle Home Economics club, Mrs. William Kruetzman, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Philathea circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church basement. 8 p.m. Kirkland Ladies Home Economics club and Blue Creek club, Kirkland gym, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Oscar Lankenau, 2:30 p.nu Pleasant Mills Methodist Willing Workers class, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Speakman. V. F. W. auxiliary called meeting, hall. Wednesday Kirkland W. C. T. U, Mrs. D. C. Shady, 1 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. Brice Thomas, 2:30 p.m. Historical club, Mrs. M. F. Worthman, 2:30 p.m. Thursday Monroe Methodist W. S. C. S., church annex, 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Missionary society, Mrs. Lowell Harper, 2:30 p.m. Pleasant Dale Ladies Aid society, church basement, all day. Alice Deßolt, Susan Brecht, David Allan Wynn, Alan Craig Zergel and two children from Geneva. The chapter room was attractively decorated in the east with silver stars and greenery. MEETING OF DELTA THETA TAU IS HELD Miss Phyllis Owens, Mrs. Don Hess, Miss Joan Zeser, Miss Jane' Kleinhenz, Miss Irene Holthouse I and Mrs. Paul Reidenbach entertained Omieron chapter of Delta Theta Tawsororitv recently. Accordian selections were played by the 1 Misses Pepper Dubach and Rosie Stauffer. Luncheon was served by the hos-' tesses from a table laid with linen I and centered with a large horn ofplenty. Bittersweet and candles were used throughout the entertain-I ing rooms. During the business meeting, plans were made for the Good Fellows club. BETA SIGMA PHI MEETING HELD The Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority held its regular social meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. James Elberson. A short business meeting was held prior to the social hour. The remainder of the evening was spent in playing bingo. The vrand prize was awared to Mrs. Vernon Krugh. Following the enterainment. a luncheon was served at ables decorated in the Thanksgiving motif. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. James Elberson, Mrs. Glenn Hill, Mrs. Clarence Ziner and Miss Ruby Miller. The next meeting will be a Christmas party at the home of Miss Betty Weber on December 1. LOCAL CLUB ENTERTAINS BERNE MOTHERS GROUP The Church Mothers Study club entertained the Berne club Tues-, day evening in the Methodist church basement. Thirty-six members and guests of the local club

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find twenty-six from Berne attended the meeting. Mrs. Homer Reppert used the Thanksgiving theme in giving devotionals. Mrs. Niland Ochenrider was in charge of the program and introduced a Cub troop who entertained; and then Miss Louise Brumbaugh, station chairman of mental hygiene, who gave an interesting address. Contests were later enjoyed and the prize was awared Mrs. Delbert Sprunger of Berne. Mrs. Jeff Zurcher, Berne, won the door prize. Lovely refreshments were later served by the committee, Mrs. Ernest Uhrick, Mrs. Tim Sprague, Mrs. Harlan Jacksen, Mrs. Philip Dolby, Mrs. Van Horn, Mrs. Don Cochran, Mrs. William Sanders and Mrs. Lowell Smith. GOLD STAR MOTHERS HONORED AT TEA The American Legion auxiliary entertained at the Legion home last evening with a tea for Adams county’s Gold Star mothers. Mrs. Ralph Roop was chairman of the program, assisted by Virginia Teeters, Dorothy Hunt, Betty Melchi, Kathleen Paddock, Bennie Poling, Betty Jo Miller, Arline Heare, Betty Friedley, Janet Cochran, Joan Voglewede, Margaret Eiting, Ruth Hunter. Ellen Stults and Mary Ann Laurent. The Rev. Lawrence Norris, pastor of the Union Chapel church, was the guest speaker for the occasion. Also included on the program were several vocal selections by Miss Mary Leitz, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Roop. Gold Star mothers then introduced were the Mesdames Leona Teeple, Zula Holloway, R. M. Gilbert, Euriel Gase, Ed Fennig, Gladys Peck, Gust Kruckeberg, Eliza M. Hahnert, M. Alma Andress, Sophia Schamerloh, Anna Scheumann. Fred C. Berning, Henry Fuelling, James Kitchen. Herman Stoppenhagen, David Teeple, Hazel L. Gallogly, Ben Eiting, Roy Taylor, Noah Sheets. Clyde Harden, Delota Engle, Catherine Stalter, and Alice Christen. Mrs. Christen Gold Star mother chairman, and Mrs. Clark Flaugh, president of the auxiliary, presided at the beautifully appointed table. Each honored mother was given a small plant which centered the individual tables. The door prizes were won by Mrs. Vernon Aurand, Mrs. Dee Fryback and Mrs. Adrian Baker. The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Monroe Methodist church will meet Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock in the church annex. Each member is requested to bring a gift for the white gift offering and a twentyfive cent gift for the exchange. The Kirkland Ladies Home Economics club will entertain the Blue Creek club Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock in the Kirkland gym. Mrs. Lowell Harper will be hostess to the Presbyterian Missionary society Thursday afternoon at two thirty o'clock. The Philathea circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the church basement. A silent auction will be conducted. The Our Lady of Victory discussion club will have its meeting at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Gase Monday evening at seven thirty o’clock. tt fl a f *Ur I — i —...— 1.1.« ~ -J Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Johnson entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Akers, of Versailles. Mr. and Mrs. Akers will return home Sunday. Harold Daniel, of Fort Wayne, former Decatur resident, visited here several hours Friday noon.i

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyers entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bell and son, William Earl, M'\ and Mrs. Clinton Mayberry, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers and daughter, Alma Joyce, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Cox. Mr. and Mrs. # Carl Mies and son, Dick, will attend the Notre DameWashington game at South Bend today. Mrs. Edith Bremerkamp and daughter, Helen Gerling, of Dayton, 0., are ’weekend guests of Mrs. Noah Fry. Robert E. Kuhnle, of Indiana university, and Leona A. Kuhnle and Virginia Kuhnle,- of Indianapolis, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ktlhnle and son, Michael. Tom Ahr, who has been stationed with the army in the Panama Canal zone for a year, arrived home Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ahr. From here, he will go to Stewarts Field, N. Y., to attend school in preparation for West Point examinations.

The condition of Mrs. Josephine Nicholson, seriously ill at the local hospital, remains the same.

Observe Festival Os Advent Sunday At Zion Lutheran

The festival of advent, ther first Sunday of the new church-year and the opening of the Christmas cycle, will be observed with special services Sunday at Zion Lutheran church, West Monroe and Eleventh streets.. The main festival service will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock with the celebration of the Holy Sacrament. The pastor of the church, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, will preach on the advent theme: “Our Homage to Our King,” based on the gospel appointed for advent Sunday. Matthew 21, 1-9. The Zion choir, under the direction of David Embler, will sing the advent anthem, “Rejoice Greatly,” by H. H. Woodward. The new quadruple silver individual communion service, a gift to Zion congregation by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gattshall, will be consecrated and used for the first time at the Advent Communion celebration. At the close of the 10:30 festival service, the group of men from the congregation who will conduct the stewardship parish visitation Sunday afternoon, will be. formally commissioned by the pastor. An early Service, the advent matins, will be conducted Sunday morning at 8 o’clock. Sunday school and Bible class convene from 9:15 to 10:15 o'clock.

0 n Admitted: Mrs. Alice Schatt, Monroe; Richard Baumann. Pleasant Mills; Ralph Nessel, Geneva; Mrs. Stella Mitch. Admitted and dismissed: Keith Banta, Geneva. Dismissed; Jerry Osborn. Twelfth street; Mrs. Oscar Koenemann and* daughter; Mrs. Jack Knudsen and daughter; Mrs. Willard Wulliman, Berne. Brownie troop twelve met at the Lincoln school Wednesday afternoon. Two new members, Helen Bollinger and Vera Jean Roop, were welcomed into the group, after which a business meeting was conducted and dues paid. Games were then enjoyed, followed by the Brownie arch. Beverly Parrish and Irene Myers, scribes.

E V JUT ‘I W . BhLu bbfjSS kHA jX Lsl' ; I' WARM EMBRACE of Mrs. Sarojiui Naidu, governor of India’s Unite 1 Provinces, greets Pandit Nehru in New Delhi on the Indian prime minister's 59th birthday. The little girl looking on is Mrs. Naidu s daughter, Padma ja. (laterattioail Sound photo)

Farm Laborer Held In Stepson's Death Accused Os Killing 23-Months-Old Boy Martinsville, Ind., Nov. 27 —(UP) — James EdwArds, 22, a Morgan county farm laborer, was held on a first-degree murder charge today after his 23-months-old stepson died of a broken neck. •Edwards was accused of beating and shaking the baby, Victor Brummet, son of Edwards’ wife, Florence, by a previous marriage. Mrs. Edwards was held in jail as a material witness. Prosecutor Hugh M. Couch said a grand jury would be called to investigate Dec. 14. Couch said Edwards admitted harming the child. The baby’s death came to the attention of authorities last Monday night, when a motorist sped to Morgan county Memorial hospital with the Edwardses and the unconscious form of their baby. The motorist, Charles Neutzman. 35, • Martinsville, said the couple were hitchhiking toward the hospital when he picked them up near their home in the li tie hurricane community, eight miles from here. The baby died two hours after it was admitted to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards told Neutzman and coroner E. F. Harvey that the child fell off a step at his home. But Harvey doubted the story because the child’s neck was broken and there were evidences of cerebral hemorrhage. The body was covered with cuts and bruises, Harvey said. After the funeral Wednesday, the Edwardese were arrested and questioned. Couch filed the murder affidavit Thanksgiving day but kept it secret until the couple were given lie detector tests at Indiana state police headquarters in Indianapolis yesterday. Couch said the tests were “in some degree successful.” He said Edwards admitted beating and shaking the baby after he was confronted wit) results of the lie tests. Fleming Announces Six Appointments Secretary Os State Elect Appoints Six Indianapolis. Nov. 27.—(UP)— Distribution of patronage by victorious Democratic state officialselect was begun today. Charles F. Fleming. Hammond, | who becomes secretary of state Dec. 1. announced the appointment of six men to top spots in his official realm of control. Paul Fry. Linton, was named director of the bureau of motor vehicles. Mahlom Leach, Gary, was appointed director of the bureau’s, financial responsibility division. Larue Leonard, Muncie, was chosen chief driver license ex-| aminer. John Leslie, Westfield, was named chief title clerk. Ernest Weatherholt. Tobinsport. was appointed chief deputy secretary of state. Fred W. Hoffmark. Indianapolis,, was named securities commission-1 er. Youth Crusade At Berne Opens Nov. 30 Berne, Nov. 27 — The Rev. and Mrs. Blanchard E. Amstutz, of Auburn. will be the guest evangelists; for a youth crusade at the First Missionary chtirch here, November 30-December 12. The two have been a-tive in evangelistic and radio work for several years.

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PROGRAM to battle the high cost of living will be planned by Dr. Edwin C. Nourse, chairman of President Truman’s economic advisory council. The president has named Nourse as the top co-or-dinator to draft an anti-inflation program. (Inttrnational) Erie Train Time Changes Announced Changes in departure times for Erie railroad trains have been announced by W. M. Butngertner, Decatur agent. The new times are as follows: Westbound — No. 1, leaves Decatur 4:08 a.m., regular stop; train No. 5, leaves Decatur 1:15 p.m., not regular stop; train No. 7, leaves Decatur 10:10 p.m., regular stop. 'Eastbound — No. 8. leaves Decatur 1:31 a.m., not regular stop; train No. 6. 12:58 p.m., not regular stop; train No. 2, 9:42 p.m., regular stop. Burch, Legislators End Salary Dispute Dual Jobholding Scrap Is Settled Indianapolis, Nov. 27. —(UP) — State auditor A. V. Burch and two members of the Indiana house of representatives today happily surveyed the results of a settlement of their dispute over dual jobholding. Reps. Glenn R. Slenker, Monticello, and Charles T. Miser, Garrett, received back ipay totaling $18,332 for Slenker's work since March, 1947, as public counsellor for the s’ate public service commission and Miser’s job as state highway commission maintenance superintendent. Burch dumped into the state treasury SIBBO3 which he had withheld in pay from three o'her state representatives involved in the legal controversy over their rights to collect salary checks from two lucrative state jobs. Slenker's check was for $1(7,250 and Miser’s for $8,097. However, bo'h had to pay back to Burch part of the money they had received for their salaries as state legislators. Slenker's refund was $2,167, Mis er’s $2,185.' The $18,803 which Burch put in the state treasury was money withheld from Reps. Elmer Weller. Dale, and Beecher Conrad, Petersburg, and Sen. Clyde Black, Logansport. The Indiana supreme court held that Weller. Conrad and Black could not collect from both jobs because a state constitutional clause prevented dual jobholding. But the high court ruled recently that Miser and Slenker had a right to claim their back pay for both jobs because they resigned their state jobs before the 1947 session of the legislature began and were reappoin ed after the session ended. Mrs. Ida E. Girod Dies In Oregon Berne. Nov. 27 — Rites were held at Salem. Ore., Friday for Mrs. Ida Fhrsam Girod, 84, widow of the late Paul Girod. She died at her home there this week after a short illness. T.he Girod family formerly lived here. Surviving are 10 sons, including Milton Girod, of Magley. and one daughter. Except the one son. Milton. all the other children are in the west. Nipsco Announces Stock Dividends Hammond, Ind.. Nov. 27 —(UP) —The Northern Indiana Public Service Co., announced today its i-oard of directors have declared a 30-cents-a-share dividend) on common stock, payable Dec. 20 to shareholders on record Dec. 2. President Dean H. .Mitchell said the board also declared a dividend of 22-H cents a share on ♦■’4 per cent cumulative preference stock payable Dec. 30 to shareholders on record Dec. 14.

Willshire Driver Is Fined In City Court Harry E. Hamrick, of Willshire, 0., was fined $25 and costs in mayor's court Friday evening on a drunken driving charge. Hamrick sustained minor injuries early Friday morning when his auto got out of control at the intersection of the Piqua and Bellmont roads and rolled over. He' was arrested by sheriff Herman Bowman. INTERNATIONAL From Page One) A|illwee of Fort Cobb, Okla., who bred and showed “Big Boy,” the shorthorn that won last year's grams championship. Millwee this year had “Big Boy II," another shorthorn entered. The junior grand championship of the show was to be judged today/ The winner will have a chance at the purple ribbon of allshow grand champion at the end ’of the eight day exposition. Millwee’s winner last year came out of the junior steer show. In addition to the animal exhibits, thousands of farmers had sam- < pies entered in the ’ grain show i where .visitors could walk along ' blocks of tables laid out with trays of corn, wheat, rye, oats and other grains. Indiana Girl Winner 1 Chicago, Nov. 27— (UP) —An 1 Indiana girl and a Colorado boy today held top honors in the national 4-H club achievement program. Silver trophies awarded by President Truman and S2OO scholarships went to Ruth Clinton, 20. Oden, Ind., and Dick T. Brown, 18. Olathe. Colo., for their club work. Runners-up in the achievement competition were Randall Peterson, Jr., 20, Groton, S. D., and Maryelaine Ely, 18, Gary. Colo. A freshman at Colorado A & M college, Brown has been in 4-H work nine years. He began in 1940 with five pure bred Corriedale ewes and now owns a flock of 125 and two stud rams. Officials said Brown developed i t feeding technique which entitles him to rank with adult farmers. During the 11 years Miss Clinton has been in club work she raised 1,800 chickens and cared for several acres of land. She was cited for five projects which included the making of 201 garments

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for herself and family at an estimated saving of SBOO. Four-II citizenship awards, including S2OO scholarships, went to Burton O. Besch, 17, Chinook, Mont., and Beverly Runnels, 16. Brazoria, Tex. The awards were made at the 27th national 4-H club congress, meeting here in conjunction! with the international livestock exposition, which opened today. In Memoriam Pauline Shell We see her now in smiling sweet perfection The clouded mind at last made crystal clear. A soul set free from all lifes prediction, By One who holds this sinless child most dear. Gods love for her may be a wee bit stronger His kindly smile a bit more tender too. His handclasp may prove just a moment longer Because'for her All things have been made new. Since pleasures of this life were all denied her, And none could make the cheerless hours less drear. We know that God in Majesty and Splendor • Will right all wrongs the smallest tear. —Mrs. Gian Chronister

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