Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1949 — Page 3

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i auxiliary ttee named American l-egion auxiliary e Host 468 has appointed owing committee chairmen year: Americanism, iward Nyffeler; child welrs Howard Neunschwandimunity service. Mrs. De B ltler: constitution and by|r g. Earl Thompson; edu* ,f war orphans. Mrs. Lesmm'lc; finance. Mrs. Calvin girl's state, Mrs. Billy junior activities, Mrs. Herlefer; Knightstown home, irold Augsburger; legislarn. Dale Johnson; mem* Mrs. Robert Schindler; ystem, Mrs. James Beitilc, Mrs. Walter llllty; nacurity. Mrs. Dale Johnson; , r . Mrs. Herman Kiefer; Than. Mrs. Walter Sehug; Kident's parley. Mrs. Her* irdg; poppy. Mrs. Bruce r; publicity. ®’rs. Harold ger: radio, Mrs. Melvin r ; rehabilitation, Mrs. How* inger; Service sales, Mrs. loser. executives ON WEDNESDAY MK,.V ‘'IVO > <,f th.lien- and Professional Women a picnic supper Wednestrening at the home of RoseSpangler. M Anna K. Williams, presironducted the business meetat which time further plans made for attending the ninth ct convention at Cldar Lake eptember 10 and 11, and the nal convention at Indianapolis >mber 23, 24. and 25. b following chairman for varitanding committees were aptd: public affairs. Betty Mett education-vocation. Doroferst: finance Joan Wemhoff; service. Marjorie Rentz; tership, Georgia Foughty; atn coordination, Eva Bayles; i and safety. Jean Shockley; television, Marcia Martin; in* lona I relations. Amanda Steulegislation. Fern Passwater; in editors. Vera Hammond Vina Miller. itesses for the coming year Mathilda Sellemeyer. Aldine [hitter, Helen Graber. Mary rine Spangler. Marie Schmitt. Reber, Reva Stauffer, Olive ay. and Rose Confer. I opening meeting of the new tear will be helfl. Wednesday tn her 14? ■ W. M. A. of the Nuttman te I'nited Brethren church wet at eight o'clock Tuesday ng at the home of Mrs. Willhornton. wart W. McMillen of Bt|g

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•oelsty Items for days publication must be phoned in by It a.m. (Saturday »:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Betty Terveer Monday St. Ann study club, Mrs. William Kohne. 7:30 p in. Adams County Home Ec. club chorus. Monroe high school, 8 p m. Tuesday Kum-Joln-Us class of Bethany Evangelical United n Bret lire church. Clem’s Lake. 6:30 p. m. W. M. A. of the Nuttman Avenue I’nited Brethren church. Mrs. William Thornton. 8 o’clock. W. S. W. S. of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, church, 7:20 p. tn. V.F.W. Auxiliary. V.F.W. hall, 8 p.m. C. L. of C. picnic, Hanna-Nutt* man park. 6 p.m. Decatur Garden Club, postponed one week. Union Chapel Faithful Workers class, church basement, 7 p.m. Wednesday Phoebe Bible class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Mrs. Charles Bhneke, 7;30 pm. Thursday D. class of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, church, 7:30 p.m. Service, Inc., was host to a numleer of men at the All Star-Eagles football game in Chicago last evening. Guests were from this city. Fort Wayne. Gibson City. Bi., Memphis. Tenn.. Marion, tifho and other cities where Central Soya company plants are located. Miss Ruthle Holthouse and her guest. Miss I’at McGee of .Minneapolis. Minn., went to lake Tippecanoe this afternpon to attend the annual Tippecairoe boating party and be guests of Miss Nancy Bell over the weekend. The Kum Join Us class of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church will have a picnic at Clem’s Lake Tuesday evening at six thirty o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Francis Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Walter llarlett are the committee in charge.

The D.Y.B. class of the Trinity Evangelical I'nited Brethren church will meet at the church Thursday evening at seven thirty o'clock Hostesses will be Mrs. Charles Hitchcock, Mrs. George Blum. Mrs. Cecil Gauze and Mrs. Charles Hakes. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frltilnger and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Steele have returned from a two weeks outing at Lake Manistique, Mich. 0 n Ml Admitted: Mrs. Mary Railing. Decatur; L. A. Graham. Decatur; Mrs. Minnie Kneser. Berne; Ivan Shoemaker. Bowling Green. O. Dismissed: Mrs Ell Habegger and baby boy. Berne; Mrs. William E Hurless and baby girl. Portland, route 4; Mrs. Paul Ridenour and "baby girl. Ohio City. O.; Mrs. Harry Hcckley, Craigville; Mrs. Paul Meyer* and baby boy. Decatur; Mrs. Waldo Owen and baby girl. Convoy. O ; Mrs Maxine Rupel. Fort Wayn* Berne Man's Nephew Is Killed In Kansas Berne. Aug. 13 Rev. N. J Schmucker. pastor of the Evangelical Mentionlie church, has been called to Sterling. Kan., where his nep hew. Mont Ballard, was fatally in jured in an automobile crash. Ballard's wife was critically hurt In the same crash.

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wswmmw-- fiS"*’ ' * '*''?*** r \ * I/Ag * tißw. i 11 BL* - MISS REBECCA HIRSCHY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Hirschy, Monroe route 1. and Arthur J. R. Werst, son of Mr and Mrs. Joby Werst, route 4. were married in the parsonage of the Cross Evangelical and Reformed church, Berne, recently. The couple is residing temporarily with the bride’s parents.—Photo by Edwards.

Strike Threatened On Tractor Plant Chicago, Aug. 13 —(UP) Members of the CIO farm equipment workers today tiireatened to strike against the International Harvester Tractor Works to back up demands for "an adequate wage and a pension plan." The workers voted 2,698 to 471 last night in favor of striking "if necessary." Aly Khan Asks For Police Protection Express Fears For Children's Safety Deauville. Franc*. Aug. 13.— (UPi —Prince Aly Khan and his actress wife. Rita Hayworth, have asked for and been given police protection to prevent the kidnaping of their three children, police said today. , Aly asked that guards be assigned the children as a precautionary measure even though no actual kidnap threats have been received, a high police official said. The police official said Aly pointed out that the children often played on the beach here with oth» r youngsters and would be easy prey for kidnapers. The children are Aly’s two sons Ay his first marriage. Prince Kharim. 12. and Prince Amyon. 11. and 3(lss Hayworth’s daughter by her marriage to Orson Welles. Rebecca Welles. 4. Aly’s request followed two sensational jewel robberies last week. A smart Deauville jewelry shop wax robbed of |600.(M)0 worth of gems. Next day. the Aga Khan. Aly’s father, and the Begum Khan were robbed of 2785.000 worth of jewelry near Nice while en route to Deauville. Name Gang Leader Cannes, France, Aug 13—(UP) — Police said todays that a 38-year old Frenchman named Roger Mardothee Senandj led the gang which stole |785.000 worth of jewels from the Aga Khan and his wife near here last week. An international alarm was sent to all western European countries and to the United States to pick up Senandj on sight. Police believed he might have fled to Geneva, Switzerland. td objectives . . .”

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INJU6IO AM fINMO outdoor! at Ambato. Ecuador. M great to earthquake devastation. The acene to outside a Catholic honpitaL A nun move* about aiding injured widte a flyer of the Quito-Ambato airlift take* down name* of victim*. (Inftrnation*! hoto)

Adams County Lady Dies This Morning Isabelle Gerber Is Taken By Death Mrs. Isabelle Gerber, 72. a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7:15 o'clock this morning at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Homer Neuenschwander, northwest of Berne. She had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. She was born in Adams county Jan. 7. 1877, a daughter of Edward ami Marie Sutter-Schwartz. Her husband. Ben Gerber, preceded her in death. She was a member of the St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church at Vera Cruz. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Neuenschwander and Mrs. Loren Heller, both ,of French township; one son. Christ E. Gerber of Redkey; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren an 1 one sister, Mrs. Sarah Meyer of Toledo. O. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church at Vera Cruz, the Rev. 11. H. Meckstroth officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. The body will be removed from the Vager funeral home to the resilience. West Main street, Berne, where friends may call after It a. nt. Sunday. Reports Fogging Os Farm Is Successful Berne, Aug 13- Edwin Bauman, Monroe township fanner, this week fogged his 80-acre farm northwest of Berne front the air. Tbe foggfhg was to eliminate flies and insects. Bauman reports it has been highly successful. ” "'I * I.!—Addition In Berne Is Being Improved • Berne. Aug. 13 The ParrGllHorn addition in the northwest part of Berne is now going through an improvement process. Streets and drives are being laid out and graveled. The addition was formerly known as the C. C. Sprunger Strove and Is now owned by Dick and Bert Parr and Walter Gilliom. Several lots have been sold in the addition for building purposes.

Junior Miss America Is Welcomed Home Says French Bathing Suits, Falsies Out Bluffton. ImT. Aug. 13—(UP)—' Junior Miss America agreed with ' Miss America today that scanty , French bathing suits and falsies are unflattering. Carolyn Rudy. 17. who won the Junior Mis,! America title at Pittsburgh Thursday night, returned to her home here last night and ’ was greeted by a crowd of 4,000. Miss Rudy, a trim brunette, said 1 she agreed emphatically with Miss , Bebe Shopp, Miss America of 1949 j who lias expressed herself firmly I about French suits, falsies ahd I drinking in a current European : tour. w Miss Rudy said that French bathing suits wouldn't "do any-j tiling" for her own ligure. "I hear Miss Shopp is not for them.’’ she said, "and I'm not either. 1 think they’re most unflattering. I wouldn't appear on the beach in one of them. I- also; agree with Miss Shopp about fal- | ties. I'm definitely against them." She said she didn’t think "girls should try to improve on nature." Indiana Guardsmen Break Camp Today Camp Atterbqry, Ind., Aug. 13--(UP) The Indiana 38th infantry division broke camp today and its commanding general described Its 15-day summer maneuvers as “high- ( ly successful." Brig. Gen. Jesse E. Mclntosh. Tipton. said "the Interest, enthusiasm. I and high morale" of the men was "outstanding.” Members of the 113 units of the National Guard division left camp today for their homes after lining . up fur pay cheeks this morning I Officials said the payroll totaled ' $467,000. I —■ * Murray Funeral Is Held This Morning Funeral services were held this morning for R. E Murray of Mun de. who died Thursday. Mr Mur ray wan the father of Harold Mur-j ray. mechanic at the Dick Mansfield Auto Sales in this dty. An- i other son also survives. Accepts Pastorate Os Illinois Church Berne. Aug 13 The Rev Arthur Neuenschwander of this place, pastor of the Apple Grove church east of Geneva for,the past year, has accepted a call from the La Marsh Baptist church at Mapleton, 111. He will assume his duties there September I. Rev. Neuenschwander is married, has two children and will move his family there. He is a graduate of Hartford high school and Fort Wayne Bibl eluttetisn and Fort Wayne Bible Institute. Stolen Property Is Returned To Police Property stolen July 27 was found and returned to police Friday. The stolen goods, a camera valued at 165 and sun glasses valued at |4. were reported missing from the glove compartment of a car belonging to Brice Sheets, while parked behind the Brant Motor Sales company. Two youths, Thomas Debolt ar.J Tim Murtaugh, returned the missing goods to po ice after finding it in an abandoned car behind the Brant company. Frederick Schneider. Cincinnati. 0.. arraigned in justice of the peace court at 6 p. m. Friday, was given an indefinite continuance by that court. Sheriff Herman Bowman arrest ed Max D Ross, route three, Decatur. for failure to stop at the Intersection of latke road and federal highway 224. Ross was scheduled to appear in justice of the , peace court later today. It was also reported to sheriff Bowman that Karl Kelley. Decatur, has been arrested by Fort Wayne police, allegedly for purchasing nearly |7O worth of merchandise at a Fort Wayne service station under an assumed name. No forma) charge has yet been made.

Mr. and Mr*. Robert Schnltx of Vaa Wert. O. formerly of thia city, are the parent* of a baby boy Imrn Friday afternoon at 2 06 at the Van Wert hospital Weighed 7 pound* $ ounce*. He ha* l>een named Michael Lynn Mr*. Merl Schnltx and Mr. and Mra. Charle* Heare of this city are grandparent*. Mr. and Mr*. Arthur Loahe. route 2. are parent* of a baby girl born at 3:44 am. today at the Adam* county memorial hospital She weighed 7 pound*. 10 ounce* A baby girl, weighing aeven pound* and seven ounce*, was born to Mr and Mr* Junior Adam*. Monroeville, at the local hospital at I:2* pm yesterday.

Indianapolis Girl Killed In Accident I Indianapolis. Aug 13. — (UP) — Miss Margie Ann Wright. 19. Indianapolis. was killed early today in an auto crash five miles southwest ; of here. ! State police said she was riding In a car driven by John M tagan, 25. Indianapolis, when the accident , occurred, was held on a reckless homicide investigation. Jailed Organist To Play For Churches Woman Fights Anti Gambling Campaign Central City, Colo. Aug. 13 — (UPt — White haired Mrs. Alice Ramstetter leaves her jail cell tonight. accompanied by the sherift. to play the piano at the weekly town dance at a nearby dude ranc'i. Sherifr Kenneth McKenzie admitted he had personal reasons for < putting his 68-year-old prisoner on parole for a few hours. "I don’t want folks here to get any sorer at me than they are now,” he said. For the same reason, he will release Mrs. Ramstetter again tomorrow to play the organ at the town's Roman Catholic and Episcopal church services. The sheriff’s daughter was sworn In officially as a special deputy that she could accompany Mrs. Ramstetter to the churches. t But Mrs Ramstetter said she had no intention of escaping anyway. | She was in jail because she wanted to be. She figured It was the most effective way to force officiate ! to call off an anti-gambling cam- ' paign which she and most of the town — considered "foolish." She was arrested along with 38 'other citizens by officers Intent on | cleaning up slot machines and other gambling In the picturesque mountain town. They charged her and her husband with permitting gambling in tbe restaurant they opj erate. Mrs. Ramstetter * husband and the other defendants posted personal recognizancediond* and were rei leased But Mrs. Ramstetter insist ed that police toss her in jail. Tiiat, ! she figured, would make the offl- • Hals sorry they started the antigambling drive. She was right. Her campaign of passive resistance won her the sympathy of just about everybody in towe A stream of friends trouped Into : the little Gilpin county jail to offer encouragement, just like disciples flocked to the late Mahatma Ghandi One group chipped in and sent to 1 Denver for a basket of flowers that added a flaring touch of color to the dral> cell. Mrs. Ramstetter added an improvement of her own. however, i She had her own bed moved Into the cell. She also got permission to have » deputy take her to her own restaurant three times a day for meals. She said she was determined to stick it out in jail until Aug 25. when she and the other defendants face trial The motherly ex-school teacher said she hoped that by that time peace justice Ixtwell Griffith.

TOW ASH ll‘ KIKM Form Prescribed by Stale Board of Accounts Tou rodilp Budget Form No 3 (Revised I*4l* NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining the tax rates for rrrxln purpoaea )>> Wa-lili>gt..n Township, Adams County, Indians Before the Township Advisory Board. Notice la hereby given the taxpayers ( ,f Washington Township. Adams County. Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality, at their regular meerltig place, on the Kuh day of August. I*4* will consider the following budget; TDWNHN4F HI IM.F.T 4T.4**IFIf ATION ToMHablp Fuad: Pay of Advisory Hoard ".'OS penis *OO 00 Hilary <>f Trustee . 4!.4'<0 00 examination of Record* >« (ui H lllreet Hellefi Office Kent 340 m> Miscellaneous 3XO «• Bl Medical, Hospital and Clerk Hire 3mn <> Total Township Fund 43.2*0 no Burial «,Ont) 00 Trustee's Traveling Rap JlOtrtl Poor Hellrf Fund: B 2 other Dire. I Belief I2<HI<I<IO J P Salary and Supplies 7.’>.«0 A. tdu.lnlstrufl»O F.xpeaaei 113 lots! Direct Belief Office Supplies, Printing Al. Personal Hrrvh e 1 «,030.«0 (Tot'll Bl atid nil 14,000 00 and Adveitl"Vt« J.‘,o 00 A3, tuber operating Ex- Total Poor Relief Fund 630.4*0 0* BMTMATE OF Ft IM TO HF HAIMKD Fund* negnire-i For Expenses Township I August 1. present yeat, Io December 31. of > n-ulng year Fund 1 Total Budget Estimate for In oming Yea- |33uii 2. Necessary Expenditure* to be made from Appropriations Unexpended July 31, of present year I*3l 3. Additional Appropriation* to ho male August 1, to December 31 of present year 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to b- paid before December 31, of present year, not Included in Lines 2 or 3 , „ 5. Total Funds Required <Add Lines 1. 3 3 and 4* Fnnds on Hand 4nd Tn He I4eeelved From Sources other Than The I'ropwaed Kate ttf Ta* l.ev > j 4. Actual Balance, July 31. present year **’* 1. Taxes Io be Collected, present year (December Set- .... t lenient > *. Miscellaneous Revenue, other than from Ta* lev* to be received from August 1 of present year to December 31, of ensuing year. (See schedule in Trustee's Office I • (a* Special Taxes (Hee Schedule* I (bl All other Ip-venue (Hee R-hedulesl .. . „ *. Total Fund* (Add IJne* *, 7. *a and *b* I* Net Amount to be raised for ex|>enae* to December 31st, of ensuln* year — sic 11. Operating Balan-e (Not In excess of f?xpenee January 1. to June 30. Ix-as Mlwwllaneou* Revenue for same Period* 14(0 It. Amount to be raised by Ta* Levy 2444 I'HuhlXVll I.EXIF* Net Valuation of Taxable Property (*.444 3*l Net Valuation of Taxable Property (Tv. Tap outside Decatur Corp (S.TS*,64I •• »<****( ta Fl Preperry Be Rained Township I 41 114*4 Library , « 4 j y] | Total I »7 (4144 ( UMPARXTIVE 4TATK **AT OF TAXKB < OI.I.K4TED AND TO HF COLt.RCTED . — . To Be Fl >M ' Collected Collected Collected Collected l»« I»4T I*4* I*4* Township — *4«74 4*l7* 43*4* 4t**3 Library . .... l"le I*l4 ie*6 |*M Total 4aie< 443*3 41711 41*1* Taxpayer* appearing shall have a right to be beard thereon. After the tax levlee have been determiaeA and presented to th* County Auditor not later than tw o days prior to the second Munday In tWptember, and the levy Axed by th* County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure *0 to do. by th* County Auditor, tea or mor* taxpayers feeling themselves aggriewd by suvh levies, mav appeal to the Htat* Board of Tax Commissioners for further and (Inal hearing thereon, bv filing of petition with th* county auditor en or before the fourth Monday of Heptember or on or before th* tenth day after publication by th* county auditor of tax rate* charged, whichever date la later, and the stat* board will fl* a dale for hearing In this eaunty JOHN B HTONKHI'RNKR Dated Almost 4, I*4*. Washington Township Truatan AL’U. 6—13

ANOTHtIt TtlF by Vice President Alben Barkley to St. Louis, Mo., to visit Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley, a widow, is recorded by the news camera, giving further emphasis to reports the V-P, a widower, 1s > romantically inclined. Here he Introduces her to his plane crew after taking her to Cardinals-Giants game. (Inttrnatioatl)

who first ordered the arrests, would have seen the light. She and the others claim gambling Is legal and necessary to the town's welfare. "I’m no heroine.” she said "I'm just doing what I believe is right.” Former Local Girl's Husband Has Polio Mr. and Mr*. William Kohls received word today that the condition of their son-in-law, Glen Newton. Jr., who was stricken with polio about three weeks ago. is somewhat improved. Mr. Newton has been In a serious condition with paralysis from tho waist down, and some involvement of the left arm and the respiratory muscles. According to his wife, the former Miss Barbara Kohls, he Is to be moved from the Cody hospital to Casper. Wyo . for therapy treatment in six weeks. Hearings Sept. 13 On Liquor Permits The Indiana alcoholic beverage commission announced today that a public hearing would lie held at the court house in Decatur. September 13. at 9 o'clock in the morning on four beer ami liquor licenses. Three are applications for renewal. They are Richard Miller (Victory bar); Carl H. Mies i.Mies Recreation); Adams lodge, 1311. LOOM The fourth hearing will l.e on an application for transfer from Willis Dickason to Charles Truesdell (Blackstone.) The public is Invited to take part In al! four hearing*. A great meteorite swarm fell in Siberia in 1908. The sound was heard nearly 1,000 miles away.

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30 Cents Per Share Dividend Declared lHammond. Ind, Aug. 13—The Northern Indiana Public Service company has declared a dividend of 30 cents per share on the common stock, it was announced today by Dean H Mitchell, president. The dividend is payable Sept 20, to shareholders of record at the dose of business Sept 3. Mr. Mitchell said that the board of directors also declared a dividend of 22*4 cents per share on the life percent cumulative preference stock of the company, payable Sept. 30. to shareholders of record at the close of business Sept 15. Two Men Killed By Explosion Os Shells Kingsbury. Ind. Aug 13. — (UP) A premature explosion of 20-milli-meter shells was reported today to have killed two men at the King..bury ordnance plant The men, Martin Combs. 10, and Wiles Connelly, both of Knox, Ind . were reported to have been unloading the shells to be destroyed oil the plant dump when they ex|.l»d< I prematurely. Trade In a Good Town — Daeatu'

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