Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1949 — Page 2

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Lutheran Churches Hold Fall Meeting Budget Discussed z By Dr. Kretzmann Hr Martin F. Kretzmann, of Kendallville. secretary of the Lutheran Churc h Missouri Synod, was the principal speaker at the fail meeting of circuit A Sunday afternoon at Emmanuel Lutheran church, at Soest Each of the Lutheran church es in the Decatur area was represented. Dr. Kretztnan discussed Synod's 1950 budget emphasizing that while members contributed over fifty million dollars for all purposes during last year, the church at-large •will receive only about four and a quarter million for its important ■work of worldwide missions, support of normal school* and seminaries. church publicity, support fund for retired pastors and their families. and general operating expense UPTO with a WRiERM Automatic Fuel Oil FURNACE t* - * - Hfcfeeß fcli/. Kg If k |< I • Duo-Therm Give* You Utraifht-Liiu Tempera! urt CanDo!— heating comfort you normally would expect to get only by buying expensive furnaces with mechanical burners and , complicated controls. Duo- . Therm's non-mechanical burner 1 and precision controls bring you j this luxury-type heating at a saving up to 1300! < e Exclusive Duel Chamber * Burner has no moving parts to . wear out, squeezes more heat • from every drop of oil! And it’s j quiet as a mouse! e Exclusive Comfort-Selector Gives You Twe Pilot Flames! Burner's always uealher-adjurted to save fuel on mild days, eliminate stop-and-start heating discomforts in mid-winter. YOU SAVE bn first coot-fuel oil maintenance-and installation! Smaller models shipped fully assembled, larger models , eemi-aasembled. All models easily installed. Ashbaucher’s Tin Shop Established 1915 Heating - Roofing - Spouting Metal Work Phone 739

SALE CALENDAR OCT 25—George Mellott. Ilona Vista farm. Bryan. Ohio. Dairy cattle Roy A Ned Johnson aa<i Melvin Liechty. Aucta. OCT. 26-C A Pettigrew, 12 tni. W. of Fort Wayne ug No. 30 to flrat mad W of AJ-n A Whitley county line. Then *■» mi. K, then first farm W 4mi W. of Arcola. 7mi E of Columbia City 25 ragistared Hohtelna. Roy A Nod Johnson and Melvin Lleclity. aucta. OCT. 27 Indian Hili Farm. Rochester. Ind. Angus euttle and sheep Roy H. Johnson and Son. Aucta. OCT. 27—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Strickler, corner Oak A First Sts. Furniture Sale. 6pm D. S Hlair. C. W. Kent, aucta. Conducted by Kent Realty A Auction Co. OCT. 27 Eugene Gave. 3 mi. E and 4» mi. N. of Decatur. Ind on No. 101 Highway Complete Closing Out Rale incleding Livestock. I'M bah a of Hay. Fann Machinery and Power Equipment Midwest Realty Auction Co, J. F. Ranmann. Anct. OCT. 39— Flo/d and Russel Acker. -The Acker Estate." ingx N. Second th * room home and business building 2k«45. I:3d P. M Kent Realty A Auction Co. Decatur. Ind D 8. Blair and C. W Kent, auctioneers OCT. 31—Harold K A W’m. D. Hacbolder. 1H ml S of Geneva. Ind on Highway No. 27 Alt Improved 1»5 Aera Stock and Grain Farm Midweet Realty Auc'ioa Co, J. T Sanmann. Anct. NOV. 2- Mrs. Floyd Lewton and Alfred Raw h. • ml N. of Decatur on Adams A Allen county Bae. 24* mi E. of U. K 27 on county lino road. mi. W of state road No. IDI. first farm E. nt Williams Elevator. Complete closing out sale. Roy A Nod Johnson. M. Ueebty ami Chris Hohnks. aorta NOV. 2—George L. Forsythe. » mi. N.E of FuWoa. Ind . Highly Productive so Acre Farm with Modem Buildings and Personal Property. Midwest Realty Auction Co, J. F. Hanmann. Awl XOV g—Paul Stouffer. Oakwood. Ohio Holstein cattle and Dunn h<«s Roy R Johnson and Ron. Aucta. XOV. p_ Harvey Gerber Marcus Gerber Clifton Gerber. Heirs of Ed Gerber, two miles south of Borne on road No. 27 and two and ana-half miles north of Genova in Wabash township personal property and 20-2 atro farm. Boy & Nod Johnson A Mei'to idesbty, aucU.

JHe stated that the budget represented only the barest necessities and had been carefully prepared by the various synod hoards. He urged that there be no thought of retrenchment with the present al- | most unlimited missionary opportunities In America and abroad The Rev. E. T. Schmidtke, of Freidheim. visitor for circuit A. discussed the “Building for Tomor--1 row" collecton which is to be taken ' by most congregations next Sunday. John lileeke of Trinity Lutheran church of near Fort Wayne explained a loan plan for the church extension fund 1* suggesting by which members may lend money to the i fund and receive interest while it ;Is being used to aid new < ongregaI tions establish their own church facilities The Rev. E. I’ Schmidt, of Decatur. ha* been appointed the Valpar also University representative .or ■ this circuit. He reported a record Jenrollmen over 2,000 students for 1 this school year. Special plans are being made to celebrate the school s 25th anniversary under Lutheran i ownership. E. Krueckebcrg of Immanuel,! Union township. Il Koenetnanti of St John's. Flatrock and C. Lej.per of Emmanuel. Soest, were appoint- ' ed as the nominating committee. They will select the candidates, propare the ballots, and conduct the ' election at the group's next meeting. which will be held at the Trin-' ity Lutheran church the first Sunda) in February. Indiana VFW Fall Conference Planned Officers and members of the local VFW Post will be well represented at the annual fall confer- 1 cnee of the Indiana department,! j Veteran* of Foreign Wars, to be held in Indianapolis. October 29 30. They will Join with more than 509 VFW post officers and depart-, ment officers at the fail conference. 1 when plans for carrying on the various activities of the VFW in Indiana will be discussed. Authorities Report Two Weekend Arrests Two men were arrested over the weekend, one by city police and the other by sheriff Herman Bowman. and each man was fined in separate Justice of the peace courts > Carl Eberhard, of Columbia City, was arrested in the 3«to block of North First street Sunday at 12:45 a m i* the charge of public Intoxl cation. He pleaded guilty in justice of the peace Floyd Hunter's court and wa* fined *1 and coats after spending the remainder of Saturday night in jail George Krill, of Bluffton, was arrested by the sheriff in Berne I for running » stop light. Taken to justice of the peace Stengel's court in Heine, Krill hit a school driver | training car while parking Krill was fined 41 and costs totalling 1 t1<).75; the sheriff estimated the damage to the school car's hood at 1 »!5. \ «| « Sale <•» Heal fatale Tlie und-rslxneil ( '<> wy virtue of an ord r of the Adame I'ir•mt Court. mad,- and entered in « • ail-' therein (ending, entitled "Matilda Oberlin vs Edward. A*g)> bam-hi-r and Lula F. A»hbx>i< her” and ni'iili,-r< d 1*331 upon the lux It-i-t of the Adams Circuit Court thereof. that al and un the premise.** ru-*»-<tny. the Sth day of NovemMsr Ist* nl 1 o'clock P. JI., lhe real estate hereinafter desert*<-d and designated, will he offered for sale at Public Auction, f*ir not h-sa limn twothird- i tt, I of the lull appralwd value thereof, to-wit: Inlot Number 3 Ithreei In I'hll •inner Suh-dlvlslun of the north part of ouHot Number I?I itw-» hundred and aevanty-four I In Joseph Crabb's Third Western Addition to the t<*wn Itow • Ity I of In-, atur. A-Unis County. Indiana Terme: Use-third <*•»» of the I’ur- • hast- l*r|i e on date of sale and ttjo balance when the purchased Is furnr I shed a Commissioner's Deed «i;d Abstract of Title Hit A IPiMHi:. Commissioner ROY JuNKOX Auctioneer OCT 81—23—Z«

Neighbors Pilch In To Assist Family Home Destroyed By Flames Is Rebuilt Columbus, Ind., Oct. 24—(UP) Monte .Meredith, 40, a factory worker who never asked for help when fire wrecked his home but got It anyway counted lush profits from a roadside produce stand today and prepared to move his family from a woodshed to a newhouse Meredith, his wife and their | seven children loel their home on the Bathholomew Brown county line and all furnishings last July in a fire. He tried to rebuild the ' house but ran out of money and faced a cold winter in a woodshed Meanwhile, their eighth child arrived. Yesterday, through the aid of the Columbus Republican newspa-1 per. Meredith set up a stand on a busy city street and sold nearly |SOO worth of apples, cider, per- j I ximmons, nuts, sorghum and bittersweet gathered from the woods and fields near his home. Carpenters and bricklayers, do- ‘ nating their time and skill the day ' before, finished work on the new , I house Meredith started, and elec-1 triciana prepared to wire it this . week Meredith will be able to move his family into the house , before the week is over. The Republican told the ftimily's story last week Although no ap- | ileal for help was made, contribu- 1 1 Hons of more than |loo cash and a truckload of household furnish- j ings poured In. At first, Meredith I was reticent to accept help "I always feel like a fellow j ought to be able to take care of himself." he *ald But Ind. 46 where he operated a roadside stand for tourists bel i ween shift* at a Columbus factory. was closed for repairs to a bridge and he couldn't augment ; his industrial income. His concrete block house was only half finished and the money was gone After tne nouse was finished 1 and the cider stand closed. Mere- • dlth said it wax all like a dream ' People are wonderful." he said. R. D Rigby Dies Sunday Afternoon R D Rigby. 35, of northwest of; Bryant, bus driver for the Poling school in Jay county, died at 3 p m Sunday at the Adams county me- ' mortal hospital after a short ill ! . ness Surviving are his wife. Helen; a daughter. Linda Lou; his' parent*. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rigby. west of Bryant; two brothers. ( Dorwin and John, and a sister. ’ Mrs. Milliard Brunson. all residing west of Bryant Funeral services will be held ' 1:30 pm. Wednesday at the Union ( Chapel church in Jackson township. Jay county, the Rev Paul Ixrgan ; ’ officiating Burial will be in Gravel | Hill cemetery. I. CHURCH NEWS Church of God Revival meetings at the Church j of God. on Cleveland street, (two! blocks northwest of hospital) with i the Rev. Edgar Smith, as the eran- , gelist. continue this evening at 7:10 p m. and each evening this week. ' Rev Smith s subject for the Sun ' day morning service was "CoMecra- ■ Hon" and in the evening he spoke on "The Second Coming of Chris*.' I The public la Invited to attend these services and hear this preacii«'r • Last Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. Rev Smith apoke on "How to Find God " In these three mowsages. Rev Smith explained clear , ly the steps necessary for a person ! to become a Christian Every one should hear these a topi* In finding God. Rev Dwight R. McCurdy, pa*i tor of the t'hurr-h. stated he would ’ be willing to explain them to anyone dealring Io find God Phone 1361 for an appointment. or attend any of the services of the church. I A group of otnxwra from Munci* , is expected for the service This ev- ' enfng. accompanied by Mrs. Olett * Marsh. Deafened People Hail This Tiay Row : Hearing Aid! ■ by bows roan* Cleveland, Ohio—TtewMMb od folks with limited hearing are I happy about thia moot recent *cientific advancement that promise* . better hearing for many. The tiny ( aid, made poeaible through the development of • top war-aecret, ia . much amaller than former aids , and eliminatm the embarrmonent i of wearinc a coaapkvoua button i tn the ear. There are no wirec or cords exposed to view. Though . extremely small, the instrument produce* amazing poorer, and amplifies sound with excellent toqp fidelity. The manufacturer offer* an unusual trial plan that is availI able to all, without the risk of one i penny. Complete details promptly sent to all who oHB write to Dorfs II f outer. Hoorn 8*». Jvea li. I'cmrta , ‘ fttwet, Ltovaiaad IK Obu. Ad*, i

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Cpl. Adam Bailer ! Named Legal Clerk Cpl. Adam R Bailer, son of Jasper Bailer, of this city, has been assigned to the 3rd armored caval-j ry regiment in the capacity of legal clerk at Fort Meade. Nd. Cpl Bailer enlisted in the auny In October, 1912 He Is married and has one daughter. Carol Dlan< The 108-year-old 3rd cavalry regiment is the oldest cavalry unit in the army, having bet n organiz' d to campaign again*! the fndiaas To Honor Heroic Hoosier Milkman Pasteur Gold Medal To Capital Milkman Indianapolis. Oct. 24 — (UP) — William Jay Itocktol. 34. a mllkl man. will receive the Pasteur gold ' medal for heroism Wednesday as the nation's milkman hero of 1949 The presentation will be made by Governor Schricker. Becktel, a native of Columbus. Ind . was picked from a group of milkmen who all performed “be < yond the call of duty" to win their , Industry's highest award. Becktel won the award for rescuing four youngsters from a burning house here last December. He | saved the lives of Odessa and Louise Willis. 17 and 15 years old. respet lively, and their two-year-I old brother. Hamuel. Their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Willis, were away when the blaze broke out. Also rescued hv Becktel was . the Willis' nlnkmonth-o'd granddaughter. Diana Marie Bruce Becktel Is the first Hoosier to' receive the award.

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Coal, Steel grikes To Affect Indiana Hoosier Business Expected To Suffer Bloomington, hid.. Oct 24—(1 H Indiana University's business review warned today that unless coal and steel strikes ended shortly, (heir effect would be felt in the economy of the state "for much of the remainder of the year." “Substantial coal supplies above, ground prevented the work stop-: ' page in the < oal industry from hav ‘ ing any immediate influence on the . production of other goods in Sep-| i Umber.” th» review explained It said that the Indiana business Index dropped less than one pers| i cent in September compared to August, but that the io«* was chiefly due to coal miner idlenes*. General employment rose nearly two percent, and inanufacturinr.' employment incresged more than three percent In the 30-day peril*! "There is evidence that the trend in the state would have continued to be upward for the remainder of the year had not labor difficulties initnentd." the review laid Coal production was about ouefourth of its normal output in SepI tember. but steel production rose slightly — probably less than lt‘ would have had It not been for the prospects of work stoppages, the report said Construction was the best since June and farm receipts were balanced Receipts from cattle sale* declined while those of hog* Increased as hog prices improved and the market became more active. — True happiness does not Just happen.

Race Driver And 10 Spectators Killed Rsfnela. Argentina. Oct. 23— t I'lD—ltalo Bizio. driver in a 500mile automobile race, and 10 spec-] . tators wire killed yesterday when Bizio's car left the track, plunged through the crowd and smashed into Woods bordering the track. Thousands Os Men Drift To Skid Row Suffering May Be Tragic This Winter By United Press More and more "forgotten men"; are drifting Into the skid rows of 45 cities across the nation and suf-1 sering may be ••tragic" this winter. I a United Press survey showed today. About 95.000 men live in the rundown areas of Lm Angele*. New York. Boston. New Orleans and Chicago alone Thousands of others were uncounted in other metropolitan areas. Welfare workers said the men lived amid filth, degradation, and vermin, most of them alcoholic* who would literally sell their blood , to get money for a drink Although flophouse beds cost a* little a* 2<» cents a night! most men would rather sleep in a doorway or in alleys to spend their pennies for cheap wine If they can't get that, they drink wood alcohol, bay rum. or canned heat. Many of the young men slipping into the drifter*' life are World War II veteran*, unable to adjust to cillvlan life. Missions reported they were turning away "thousands every night that we just can't handle ”

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Os the ciflou surveyed, only "even had no segregated "skid . row" neighborhood* Most cities blamed increased drifter populations to increased unemployment. But a survey in one city showed that 45 percent of the gaunt-eyed men slipped to their low level because of drink. Other ! causes given were mental Initahil- | ity. laziness, old age, poor health and family troubles Buffalo and Kansas City reported that campaign* to clean up condition* were winning out. The cam palgn* Included* the building of dormitories and stricter enforce- , ment of vagrancy and drunkenness i law*. Des Moines police said they wag ed a constant fight to prevent a skid p>w from developing. In Chi- ! ( ago. the Daily News recently published a series of articles describ- , ing life on West Madison Street In graphic detail. The articles shocked the city and forced authorities j lo take action. Cleveland Salvation Army of fleer Peter F Hofman said, how

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