Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1949 — Page 3

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I u AUXILIARY iIN ESS MEETING vu erican Legion auxiliary s meeting, held Friday night egion home, was conducted ' Lawrence Rash. Mrs. Her-pj-kes introduced Richard executive secretary of the , r o f Commerce who spoke nnmnity Service.” in ty five dollar donation was , t he vacation fund and five for Easter treats at the town home. Announcement 0 made of the social meetje held April 22. lONTAS LODGE ASTER supper 10 ntas lodge enjoyed an Sapper at Red Men hall Friht. Each place was marked clever Easter bonnet, and eggs and colored tapers led in decorating the tables, lugg played “Easter Parade” ie guests were being seated, i was then played, followed lke walk. Alary Coffee won ie. and Patty Sovine was d the door prize. Hostesses uanita Baumgartner, Clara irtner and Laura Sapp. I WOMAN'S GUILD (IL MEETING Women’s guild of the Salem lical and Reformed church heir April meeting at the recently. Mrs. H. A. Mensas the leader. A lovely cant service was held, at which ,ch lady repeated her favoripture verse while placing hted candle in a cross. The al film "Journey Into Faith” o shown. tg the business meeting, conby the president, plans were o attend the regional meetbe held at Bluffton on April ting Mrs. Meussling were enneth Nyffeler, Mrs. Martin teand Miss Leona Fruechte. EC COUNCIL ET THURSDAY council of the Adams county conomics association will 'hursday in an all day seasthe annex of the Monroe Ist church. Clarence Keimmer, a memthe executive committee of iana home economics assocwill discuss state association s with the group. less for the day will include nr the state meeting August minty and state dues paying, ution of club pins, plans for social, and dinner to hom?r ch Easy Sewing lx Jr il' .( I O I® /, <l?\\ Z .j\ 4 v Iv M 292 i IRS •20. <0 ra out '» this gay little ““t for spring and summer! and ruffles soften the ’iwre neckline, ruffles tip ** ’leeves and sash! ™ 9252 comes in sizes 12. J ”• 20: 40. Size 1« takes Kt TWe ** 3,11 COn,n| Bt. tor tht NTVFIVE centß * n Pattern to Decatur fl.-.? r,t ' P,tt * rn iso Chicago 80. m. ■ Name, Address. **■' Style Number. . p’* w! ° Br MarUn Martin 5 R °° k ™ Ehii "*■ “ d thoM tbion Mw fashion! Mfor .very patr for book ~* bo*!*brinish?' Plftm m thlr u « book!

SSSi Society Items for days publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Miss Betty Melchl I Monday Junior Arts department, Miss Patricia Karlen, 7:30 p.m. Sunshine girls, K. of P. home, 6 p.m. Ladies Fireman’s auxiliary, fire station, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Needle club, K. of P. home, after temple. Tuesday Delta Theta Tau business meeting. Elks home, 8 p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p.m., Three Link club following. St. Dominic study club, Mrs. J. C. Laurent. 7:30 p.m. Dutiful Daughters class of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, Mrs. Dick McConnell, 7:30 p.m. W. S. W. S. of Trinity Evangelical U. B. church, 7:30 p.m. Happy Homemakers of Washington township, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, 7:30 p.m. Church Mothers study club, Methodist church, 8 p.m. St. Mary’s Township Farm Bureau, Pleasant Mills school, 6:30 p.m. Dorcus class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, Mrs. C. E. Hocker, 7:30 p.m. Monmouth P. T. A., school gym. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Farewell carry-in supper, Antioch parsonage, 7:30 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare cluh, Mrs. John Heller, 2:30 p.m. Queen of Rosary study club, Mrs. Eileen Ellis, 8 p.m. World Friendship guild of Presbyterian church, .Mrs. Paul Hansel, 8 p.m. Zion Lutheran Missionary society, church, 2 p.m. Thursday Eastern Star stated meeting, Masonic, 7:30 p.m. W. S. C. S, of Methodist church, church, 2:30 p.m., executives, 1:45 p.m. < Saturday St. Mary's society Easter egg and bake sale, Catholic school, 2 p.m. 4-H leaders. Mrs. E. W. Busche, county president, will preside. A potluck lunch will be served during the noon hour. Members of the council are: Mrs. E. W. Busche. Mrs. Albert Beineke, Mrs. Carl Frey, Mrs. Noel Hemphill, Mrs. Ted Fensterniaker, Mrs. Herb Banning, Mrs. Thurl Stults, NOTICE Ouh Phone Number fl 4* Afl has been Changed to AVy *

— Tomorrow remember them ' as they are Toda)/! • • jrW ■ i bTm Have portraits of your parents made inOW* Plan now to picture your Mother and Dad aa you'll want to remember them always. Have them photographed separately or together for a treatured keepsake you and your family will cherish through the years. Remember-that neit best to having them near-a picture will always keep them dose. .£ Studto CorwrWSMonrw P1r0 "' 1662

Mrs. William Schnepf, Mrs. Arthur Koeneman, Mrs. Boyd Stepler, Mrs. Carl Erp, Mrs. R. C. Hersh, Mrs. Wm. Neadstine, Mrs. Hiram Wittwer, Mrs. Edwin C. Bauman, Mrs. Harold Zeigler. Mrs. Sybil Wagley, Mrs. Francis Biery, Mrs. Noah L. Habogger, Mrs. Gerald Timmons, and Mrs. Floyd Baker. NUTTMAN AVENUE Y. P. M. B. MEETS The Y. P. M. B. of the Nuttman • Avenue United Brethren church met at the home of Dora Mae Fair- ’ child Friday evening, with eight members in attendance. ‘ The meeting opened with the group singing ’’This Is My Fath- • er's World,” followed by the scripture reading and prayer by Rev. George Weaver. The lesson topic • “Old Style Chinese Homes,” was given by Lois Ann Troutner; "Chin- , ese Homes in 1948,” Dora Mae Fair- ■ child; song, "Sweet Are the Prom- ' ises,” group. The meeting was dos- • ed with prayer by Betty Weaver. Following the short business - meeting, games were enjoyed and t prizes awarded the various winners. • Delicious refreshments were later served. A farewell.carry-in supper will be - given in honor of the Rev. and Mrs. • John Bontraeger Wednesday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the • Antioch parsonage. Everyone is invited to attend. * > The B. ,P. W. club meeting has been postponed to April 20. The ■ meeting will be held at Swearin- • gens dining room, and Glenn Hill, local insurance agent, will be guest . speaker. Betty McMillen is chairman of the arrangements, assisted by Jo Neireiter and Marcia Martin. i The St. Mary’s society will spon- ■ sor an Easter egg and bake sale at the Catholic school Saturday after- . noon at two o’clock. Orders for Easter eggs may also be made to Mrs. - Charles Keller, phone 8331. The Zion Lutheran Missionary ■ society will meet Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the I church. The Rev. O. C. Busse will • be the guest speaker, using as his subject “The Study of Lent." Mrs. . Edgar Schmidt will be devotional i leader. The W. S. C. S. of the Methodist | I church will have its general meeting Thursday afternoon at two thirty o’clock at the church, preceded by the executive meeting at one forty five. Mrs. Rose Weldy ■ will be in charge of the devotions, and Mrs. Asa Pollock will give the I lesson on “Life in Latin America.” The election of officers will also . be held. Delta Theta Tau sorority will have an important business meet- , ing Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the Elks home. All mem- > hers are urged to attend. Bulls apparently aren’t as nasty as they used to be. The government reports horses, mules and | cows now are more dangerous on I farms than bulls.

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Funeral services were held this afternoon at Council Bluffs, lowa, for the Rev. J. H. Lindemeyer, former pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran church at Van Wert, O. The • widow, a son and a daughter sur- ■ vive. Charles Brock received word this • morning that his brother. Edison ’ Brock, who recently underwent a • major operation in a Chicago hos- ' pital, continues to improve, is able to sit up an hour each morning and afternoon and expects to be returned to his home by the middle of this week. 1 Richard and Roger Knapp, stud1, ents at Purdue University spent ’| the week-end in Decatur with their I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knapp. ! Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roop spent ‘ i the week-end at their cottage at ' Rome City. | Several Decatur students at Ind- ■ I iana University will arrive home Wednesday for a week's Easter va--1 cation. Classes will be resumed the : following Wednesday. Miss Betty Graliker arrived here Saturday from Los Angeles, Calif., ' to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Gralikef, over Easter. 1 ! Miss Graliker has been in Californ--1 ia for several months where she is employed at the Farmers Insurance Co. She made the trip fron Los Angeles to Chicago by plane in six’hours. ! C. 0. Manley prominent Blue Creek township farmer, has been ’ admitted to the Lutheran hospi- ' tai in Fort Wayne for treatment. ' His room number is 175. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Giles Porter have rc--1 turned from Cincinnati, 0., where ! they visited with Dr. and Mrs. ’ George Renner. ■ Judge George Mock of piuffton attended to business in the Adams ’ circuit court this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vin cent Abrams at their cottage a Lake Webster Sunday afternoon. .Mr. and Mrs. William Hoffman of Chicago visited Billy's aunts, the Misses Fannie and Madge Hite over the week-end. OSPJTAL W ! Admitted: Vernon Hlrschy. route 6; Mrs. Hanna Dailey, Decatur. 1 ' Dismissed: Anisceto Villa Go-1 mez, Twelfth street; Mrs. Mary, Creech, Fort Wayne, route 6; Mrs. i , Opal Hunt, Bryant; Mrs. Noland E. 1 Huffman, Monroe, route 1. Probation Officer Examination In June Mrs. Eleanor B. Snodgrass, state director of probation, announces that the mid-year examination to qualify for probation officer, will be held at 8:?0 a.m. June 2, in the appellate court room, 413 State House, Indianapolis. Any adult may file an application to take the examination. Application forms may be obtained from the state probation department, 4th floor state house, and the ; deadline for returning this pre- ' liminary application will be April ,1 28. j Masonic R.' gular stated meeting Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p. m. Gene K. Hike, W. M, 85b2tx GET IN SHAPE FOR SPR,NGI /<Z<\-flexible! I X 'i X. \ a 1 / —-L-' —smooth! SPENCER 1/ I \ INNVIDUMIY OKSIGKU) \j! | SUPPORTS ' J UsvriMi moteriolil T] Moderate pricotl Mrs. Leota Connell 242’4 Madison St. Phone 114 If no answer, call 9072

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Effingham Plans . -Memorial Service Pause In Memory Os Hospital Fire Dead Effingham, 111., April 11—(UP) —This grief-stricken town pauses tomorrow in memory of the 75 vie--1 tims of the fire which destroyed 1 St. Anthony’s hospital last Tues--1 day. A week after the fire all business ! will stop and schools will close for 1 memorial services at the picnic ■ grounds adjoining the burned out I building. More than 5,000 persons are ex- ■ pected at the ceremonies. Their . common grief already has been ■ transformed into stronger community spirit. Their objective is a new : and bigger hospital. Donations are being solicited both locally and throughout the nation. Meanwhile, the Catholic chancery office at Springfield. 111., is seeking to restore hospital records lost in the fire. Chancery spokesmen explained how they arrived at the final death total without the rec- ' ords, and despite the welter of conflicting reports and confusion occasioned by the fire. With the disaster touching almost every home in the area, rumors flew when the fire started that almost all of the 128 persons in the hospital had perished. Bad news travels fast, the chancery said. But chancery workers and hardheaded newsmen assigned to the fire refused to accept the rumors and sought facts instead. Two nurses. Mrs. R. J. Stephens ' and Miss Anna Mae Hardwick, were made responsible by the chancery for determining the casualties. The chancery, which conducts the business of the diocese in which the hospital was located, made its own casualty check as part of its-duty and to eliminate confusion. It was more than two days after the fire broke out that a toll of 74 was established. It later increased to 75 with the death of one of the injured. But it may never be learned what caused the blaze, or why it spread so quickly through the four-story building. "Everyone died who wasn’t out of the building within a few minutes after the alarm sounded," fire chief Frank Wilkins said. State fire marshal Pat Kelly said that repeated coats of paint on the walls of the 75-year-old building may have helped act as a fuse to send the searing flames into the open rooms. Plans for an emergency hospital I are underway so the area will have i at least emergency facilities until . the new hospital is built. Contributions for the planned $2,400,000 hospital are coining in 'from all over the nation. Tomorrow’s memorial services touch off the local drive for funds. Already many large donations have been received. A local business man, John Schulte, sent a cbeck for $16,000. CHURCH NEWS I First Christian Pre-Easter communion and reconsecration services will be held Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock at the First Christian church, it was announced today The program for | the services is being planned by the women's mirl ionary so dety. Services will be conducted by candlelight and communion will be administered from in front of a, candlelighted cross. The Rev. E. E. Isenhower will officiate. I '/tJ / I

Church At Avoca Is Destroyed By Fire Avoca, Ind., April 11 — (UP) — ■ The Avoca Baptifft church was a pile of charred rubble today after | a Palm Sunday fire forced nearly 50 persons to flee their Sunday ‘school classes. , i Loss was estimated at less than . : SIO,OOO. The small frame building I i was destroyed. The flames were ' . blamed on sparks which fell from the chimney to a wooden-shingled i roof. .1 , Heavy Death Toll In State Over Week-end At Least Eight Die In Traffic Wrecks By United Press Indiana counted a heavy week- ! end violent death toll today as a result of highway accidents. At least eight persons died Sat-: urday and Sunday in wrecks as traffic picked up with arrival of I J spring weather. ' Most of the accidents occurred Saturday. Latest victim was Blaine Davis. 16. Crawfordsville, who was injured fatally near Lebanon when his motorcycle skidded and overturned as he passed a car on Ind. 32. He died in Whitham hospital at Lebanon. Bruce Gorbett, 47, Austin, was killed and his four-year-old grand-, son. Tommy, injured when an automobile struck them as they walked ■ along U. S. 31 near Austin Saturday night. The car was driven by i Kenneth France, 46, Indianapolis. ■ An expectant mother. Mrs. Dorothy Luck, 26, Galveston, was killed Saturday night near Logansport when an automobile and a truck collided. Her husband. Kenneth, 23, ■ - and three other persons were hurt. | George Beach, 24. Evansville, j died Saturday of injuries suffered > 24 hours earlier when his auto left U. S. 41 and overturned. His wife and their baby were injured seriously. Earlier, four other persons were killed at Indianapolis, Gary and Brazil, including two young men in Indianapolis. City Deaths Drop Indianapolis, April 11 —(UP) — | Traffic deaths on city streets dropped 21 percent in the first quarter of 1949. compared with the same ' period of IMS. Indiana state police figures shewed today, [ But. said state police’Supt. Arth-1 , ur M, Thurston, a rise in rural deaths to 154 made the total toll of 216 deaths on Hoosier highways I in January, February and March I J this year, an improvement of only one over 1948’s record 217 deaths. Thurston said the record represented more of an improvement than the figures showed at fir.it glance, since 1949 traffic was up ■■ l ■ i | PIANO LESSONS on Mondavs Mrs. E. M. Webb Conservatory Standards gained from Artists Home of Mrs. Wilbur Foor 527 Studebaker 'i — j Xv \ * A 'Se? -T'B y wi it MAN ALIVE! — And there isn't o mon olive who woUdn’l oppreaote thii hondwme gift set by LenlMrk. The After Shave lotion and "Tanbark" Cologne are handSOWtiy prtKmta m decanters—the packaging it deflnittly on the mole tide, 100. Set—ss.oo, plvt tax. fint/ifrir ■ iqi'isitit roi Mitt Smith Druq Co.

13 percent over 1918 highway usage. “With the approach of warm weather and summer vacations, an even greater increase in traffic is expected.” Thurston warned, "which means that drivers must take extra precautionary measures to insure against untimely losses of life." Woman Arrested For Running Stop Sign Juanita Ross. 25. Monroe, this morning was arrested by Sheriff Herman Bowman for running a stop sign one mile north of Monroe. Two bottles of pop and 60 cents were reported stolen by burglars who broke into the office and bulk station of the Adams County Farm ; Bureau Lumber company, .Monroe, ; sometime over the weekend. The , burglars passed over a safe in the oifjce. Tony Bonfiglio, 43, Decatur, escaped injury Saturday night when his car turned over one and onehalf miles north of here on the River road. Damages to the car wgre $250, according to the i sheriff's estimate. HOUSE GROUP (Cont. Erom Page One) budget estimate. The committee insisted. however, that a "drastic" cut could be made since there are no plans for a draft during fiscal 1950. Trade In a Goou iv»<. — Decatur ! I

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