Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1950 — Page 3

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. IMO

Mr*. Matt Coffee will be hostess toThe Bt. Ann'* study club Tuesday evening at eeven thirty o'clock. »■ _ The Ladle* Fireman * Auxiliary will meet at the home of Mr*. Vernon Hili Monday evening at eight o’clock. The Decatur Garden club will entertain member* of the Rose Garden club at a potluck supper Tuesday evening at six o’clock in the shelter hou«e in Hsnna-Nutt-man park. Members are asked to I ring a covered dish and table ►errlce . Mr*. Marvin Stewart of Wren. Ohio ha* received word that her brother. Ensign John Frederick Kall 24, was killed in action in the Korean area August 3 He wa* the son of Mr. and Mr*. Walter Kall *>f Upper Sandusky. Ohio and ws* n fighter pilot aboard an aircraft ca'rrfer. He had been tn the serv...l< e seven year?. ~ Rebekah lodges of district JI. Including Adams, Wells and Blackford counties will hold their semiannual meeting at Petroleum next Thursday afternoon. The state president. Mr*. Whitacre, of Princeton. will conduct the school of Instructions. Mr and Mrs Harlen Jackiion ar* spending s-weck's vacation in Alabama. A “ -— Mr* Gladvs Chamberlain went to Bowling Green Thursday to at-, tend the graduation exercise* of her nephew. Pierce Flanders, from Bowling Green College. Pierce 1* the grandson of Mr. and Mr* George Flanders Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ahr. and son. Torn left for Rome' City today to spend the weekend at Cane lake. Mis* Betty Anspaugh. who I* ► pending a 28-day vacation with brf parent* Mr and Mr*. Eimer Anspaugh. had as her weekend r.itest* Mis* Joy Blum and Mis* Lou Ann Bergman of Fort Wayne Miss Anspaugh I* a senior student at St. Joseph hospital school of nursing at Fort Wayne. Mr*. Robert Mcßeth. Miss Norms Johnson. Joe Weber and Tom Terrear have returned from a vacation trip through the southwestern state*. They spent a week with Mr and Mr*. Chwrlcs Weber and family In Tucson. Arix. The Weller* who own and operate a nOtpr court near Tucson, asked to be remembered to their Decatur

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* T 1 Society Item* far day’s publication must be phaned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) , Phene iOOfriOOl Phyllis Acheson Friday Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Ladies Aid. church, 8 p.m. Amerlcan Leglon Auxiliary bust ties* meeting. Legion home, 8 p.m. Faithful Workers class of Union Chapel, shelter house In HannaN utt man park, 8 30 p.SI. Happy Homemakers <dub, Mrs. Paul Erp. 7:30 p.m. Pocohantas lodge. Red Men's hall, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Zion Walther League of Friedhelm Lutheran church, ice cream social church lawn. 8:30 p.m. Monday Ladles Fireman's Auxiliary. Mrj. Vernon Hill. 8 p.m. Music Department "of Decatur Woman* club, called meeting. Mr*. James Kocher, Jr.. 8 p.m. Tuesday St. Ann's study club. Mrs Matt Coffee. 7:30 p.m. Decatur Garden clnb and Rose Garden club, shelter houwptjfon-na-Nuttman park. 6 p.m. Monroe Better Home* club, picn’-. Berne park. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Decatur Home Economic* club, Mrs. Gerald Durkin. 2 pm. .. . friends. Mr and Mrs. C. E. Bell bar* been Invited to dinner at Lake Tippecanoe this evening by their ton, William Bell. The occasion mark* Mr*. C. E. Bell, birthday. s • «•>. Try A Democrat Want Ad—lt Faya

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ER, Admitted: John Neadstlne. Decatur route 8; Charlea Hoffman Monroe. Dismissed: Mrs. l»rena Ger ruann. Van Wert, O.; Mrs, Marvin Beery and baby boy, Pleaaan’ Mills; Mrs. Frederick J. Savieo and baby girl, Monroeville; Mrs. Jerome Braun Decatur route 4. Eugene and Mary Jane Worden Mure bland are the parent* at a baby son. born at th* Adams county memorial hospital Thursday at 12:20 p.m. The baby weighed 8 pound*. 13 ounce*. „ ' A baby daughter waa bom to Mr, and Mt*. Luther Burry of Barbe at 8-97 p.m. Tuesday at the local hospital. Th* baby weigh <d < pound*. 2<i ounce*. Construction Costs Soaring In Nation Higher Prices For Homes Will Result Chicago, Aug 11 — (UP> — Home builder* aero** the nation reported today that the i-ost of construction is soaring, and will be reflected In higher price* for home*. -----.- Despite some report* at scare buying and hoarding of material*, moat source* said the Korean war ha* had little to do with the to crease. which began early In the year .Most builder* attributed rising price* —to the record-breaking housing boom Itself. They said the boom has caused critical shortage* of lumber and other material*, despite the feet producers are working st capacity. But housing expediter Tighe Wood* mssgreed tn a speech at Philadelphia last night he said there are no real shortages and no need for higher home price* He attributed increases to xare buying. ■vA spot check by United Pre** elicited the following reports from contractors and Industry sources: ... 4 New York -Billboards advertising house* st ITT.tW. have been scratched out and the price advanced to 112,430. Real estate agent* said builder* have Iteen raising prices about SIM each muiitli be-suse of higher material costs. Hut O. J. Hartwig, president of the Long Island. Home Builders Institute, said the big ffiefease there came last February. and that there has been none since. Washington — Increase* have been scattered and small because of prior advertising at aat price* and because the gov ■rumeng's

Washington Increase* h»vy been scattered and small because of prior advertking al set price* and liecause the gov ■rnmeng’s housing credit curb put a damper

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I f ■■ Hi THE MARRIAGE Os Mis* Janet Marie Bryan, daughter nt Mr. am| Mrs. Chester Bryan of Monroe rout* one. and Arnold Rough!*, son us Mr and Mrs. Glen Rough!* of route three, wa* solemnized in the parsonage of the Pleasant Milla Methodist church by th* Rev. R W_ Parsley on Saturday. July 28. The couple will reside on route three. —;— . — Photo by Edwards ~Ljn M / IB 'Z 'EM ACTO9 mot R.YMB4 and hia Eancee. actress Patrice Wymore, board a plan* In Loa Angele* to go to her home tn Satin*. Kan . to oak* plana for ■ November wedding. Then he leaven for Pari* to mate* a film in southern France. r IstensettmuU Soeednaotef

labor Unrest Hits Some Industries Threaten To Cut Essential Output 11/ Pres* luihor unrest hit a number ofj important industries today and work stoppagis threatened to cur tall the output of products essential to the war effort Nearly 1-.700 men were pulled ■ off vital atomic projects at Oak Ridge. Tenn. The stoppage was touched off by To AFL painters who were “dissatisfied with their : superintendent” , The atomic energy commission said the strike was unauthorised Official* of union* > urged ftiI- l»pt members of the painters union to return to work. But compliance was slow. The AEC said It couldn't tell yet whether atomic production would be impeded. At Chicago, CIO and AFL un ions representing packinghouse employes threatened strikes against four major meatpacking firms after labor contracts eapire at midnight tonight. Official* of both unions said members were eseptfig Increasing pressure for strike calls unless new contrasts are completed Negotiations were It a stalemate The CIO United Packing house Workers and the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutter* rejected an Armour’ A Co. offer of an eighteen! hourly wage increase The two unions represent 120 non employes covered by expiring contracts with Armour. Swift A Co.. Wilson A Co., and Cudahy Packrm the market. — ———— Pittsburgh - Building materials, particularly steel and lumber, were reported growing scarcer, with lumber showing the biggest price Increase Industry sources reported “considerable specula-, tlon in small ’ metal accessories and materials Detroit —John Welnhart. president of the Detroit Builders association. reported shortages of cemml. gypsum, sheet metal and nails, lb order of severity On the first three, he said builders wore 'overtaking their souh-ea of sup ply.'* He said the hail Shortage was artificial and that “a week after President ’ Truman's curtailment message you couldn't find a keg for sale in DetrMt •• Weinhart said the lumber prices had Hsen 22 percent sines May 1.

fiitg Co. The stat* of Missouri seized the Bt. Louis traction system to keep a contract disput from tying up [the city’s busies and streetcars ! iiesplle the seizure, some AFL uiierators of public conveyances ! staged walkout* in st l<£*t- twi section* of the city The dispute earn to a head when the company refused to accept a recommendation «f a state mediation panel for . a 7-4-ens hourly wage ln< reuse retroactive to Jan 1 so— *er— ■ Col Guy Johnson Lectures At School Guy Johnson of Colurnbus. Ohio.! who was a member of the Ural : class Os the Reppert si.hcnl of i auctioneering. • gave a series of lecfures at the auction school this week. Johnson I* a former resident of thi* city. The 1820 graduating class, which was composed of 57 member*, will hold it* 30th reunion in Decatur,. 111., next January. More than 31) men have already made reserve tioB» for the event. A, large sale * 111 be conducted by th< veteran Auctioneers in connection with their reunion festivities. Col Johnson is widely known to the auction field and conducts an ex tensive livestock and real estate business In ColumbusA"i 1 11 Flag Leaking Pipe* Leaking water pipe* rosy be temporarily rapaired arith oM leather, or heavily paraffined doth for cold water pipe*. Hold in place by mean* st wire tightly secured with pliers

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Margaret Eiling To Make European Tour Decatur Young Lady Will Leave Tuesday Mi”, Margaret Biting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Elting of south of the city, will sail next Tuesday from New York aboard the 8. 8 Queen Mary for Cherbourg. France, from where she and two girl com 'panion* will begin a six weeks' tour of Europe. __ The Misses Helen Stefinak and Elisabeth Dawson of Coldwater Mich., will be her companion*. Miss Eiting. who served a* a navy nurse to World War 11, I* on the staff at the Veterans Hospital at Fort Wayne The European tour wilt Include Holy Year Pilgrimage to the.Vati can. where member* of the party will be received by Pope Pius XII One week will be spent in Komi They will, see the Passion Play at Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alp* and will" visit world famous shrines In other countries. in< !ud ing Fatima in Portugal. In addition to France. Italy and Portugal, tours will be made to gwitserland. Austria. Germany and Spain. Returning home Sept, mber 28. Miss Eiling and her companionwill sail from Cherbourg on the 8. 8. Queen Elisabeth. They will arrive in New York Oct. 4 Accompanying her slater to New Ytjrk next Sunday will be River M. Vlrinita. CSA.. recently graduated from 'Marion College. Fpn du Lac., Wis. Tire latter Is a teacher In a Catholic st bool in Bronx. N. V. The graduation exercises were attended by Slater Virglnita's mother. Mrs. Ben Elting and Miss Majr garet. Mr.-and Mr*. Robert Eiting and Sister M. Basilla, CSA.. the latter a sister of Mrs: Elting. They also visited in Nacedah. Wia.. home of the woman who expects an ap pari: ion of the Blessed Virgin Mary next Tuesday, feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Visitors to the scene may ’ reach 150.M0. presg dispatches state,

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Two Colls Answered By Fire Department Firemen were called to extin guish tyo fire* Thursday, one of them a graaa fire on Bowman street the other a trash fire behind kienk’a afore There waa no damage r< ported In either instance. Successful Feeding Related In Article The secret of Rolande* Liechty's Seeding'’’program for 13a Holstein "rows waa released In the August Issue of "Successful Farming" in an article entitled /‘Dairy.’.j The article tells how Liechty cut the amount of grain he wa* feeding his cow, by nearly onethird when his D.H.I * records, ►bowed that he wa» teeding too j much grain for the butterfat pro- i tluced. Dsat year his herd averaged; 28.8 pounds on hts grain, hay and nasture feeding program explained i ■n th» article. •]

II MEMOIUM OSttl MESRBENEI

El ■j*? I Mr., Meshberger was born April! 3, 18*4. on. a farm east of Linn Grove Jffij was the product <g a ; good home and a lifetime resideni of the Linn Grove community. More quickly than any one ap tlclpated he was taken from M‘, and. by. faith in Jeaua Christ our Lord..he walked with God through the gates into the city of our Lord. He did not fear, for a good life has, no fears of a sudden and *nex|*ecf ed summons ‘To he doibp good Is a roan's most glorious task" The quality of his life was shown in fruit—the 'iHtle natural, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love It 1* not hard trt recognize goodness —it is love in action The life that is inwardly goodrjHway* exhibits its' nature in goodness.- The very consciousness of having done Well Is in itself a satisfylnf reward "The fruit of the SpiritHs good-1 uess ' Galatians 3:22., My. Mcshlyerger s motto was; found in the words of Thos'. Curtis Clark "Not for the eyes of men — May this day's work be done. But ut)Xo Thee, O God. ' That with the setting sun My heart may know the matchless / prize Os sure approval in Thine eyes ” When we have the divine ap j proval yrn all tha: we do and are all ls well The good that men do lives after them, and the world is made better for his having been, in It. j It was only a glad good morning.' As he passed a loti* the way, Hu: It spread the morning s glory .Over the livelong day The highest tribute that esc b« paid to any ms a is that he was loved by hi* fellow-men. .Meshberger leave, behind the ..'IMUUIH! bene di<: ion of husbpjtwL. hood and fatKertfCHiC He found hi, inspiration at hl» fireside, and ap proached the ideal in hl* domestic life He loved that sacred spot called home A home must be tuunded on the altar of God to be able to stand the storms M life, for when sorrow come* a* sorrow must. In God a man efiust place bis trust. y - ' On September 4. 1335 be waa niatrled to Verle Runyon. To this union a baby girl wa* born. Carolyn Sue It I* a great thing when a pair of soul*, a husband-and Fife; face whatejir thr'y must together -bearing each other's burdens, -multiplying each,other* Joys- di: vidlng each other's sorrow*. "Being knit together In leva" CoioSslans 2~2 " , Mr Meshberger made no play for public favor or public notice, but always-moved in the same direction Ahd' that Ya* in the direction ■•t » 'ui !:<■ cohcdived 10 be hi- Any Mrs Meshbcrger and Carolyn Sue take this opportunity to again thank the friend* from far and n*«r for (heir kindness, word* of comfort, sympathy and the beautiful flower*, in the time of their deep bereavement Please accept our sincere thanks. Rer George Holston. Kokomo. Indiana. Pastor Linn Grove Evangelical -United Brethren b church during 13*3 so IMB

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Purdue Man Lauds County 4-H Fair Pmkfe »f the Adams county 4-H 'dstob fair wws received thi* morning from, John W. Banning asaistant Ht 4-H club work who vtatted the fair Monday. H* s*ld that the parade win very good, and that i the float* showed that much Work ’ had been put in the project by the ! 4-H member*. - Next Tuesday the 4-H state staff ulir decide whether the Adams <ounty 4-H band win be able to march thia year to. th* parade at the atate fair. Banning said to hl* >tter. Other Purdue visitor* inelud <d H. B Heckard. assistant county ; I gent leader and Al Stewart, director of music at Purdue Univers- ; ityi" —’ - — : .. Meter Cearia 7 In 1923. th“r* were only 939 motor court* to the whole nation. Today there are 39.199 motor court* with aa average of 22 room* to each court

May € i»so. Uve, of great men all remind aa -We can make our Brea subUm*. And. departing, leave behind us. _ Footprints on the sand* of tike ” — Longfellow. A life lived here a little while, hat made it* contribution and passed from thi* earth to eternal / reward. I deem It a great pleasure to have known thi* one in the isml two year? Sense then yoa ran know aU one * IKe. and when they slip from thi* Ute. they have traveled to a very email circle. "And they shall have their reward " / z Some you have learned only for a little While, sublime, ye*. In conversation and the style of life t have bad close contact with Mr. • Meahherger in thee* two abort years I stated close contact .... ' I speak a* cne who makes special l! contact to and for the soul* of men. | Other, bar* lived, chtee too; .- companion child, business, reinlive, friend Soul relationship la ■cternsl." and a* The Lord's amhaasador for the soul* of men. 1 have tried to bring God and this i man cloaer together. "Close to Tbee. close to TheV He had' no argument aiaiSMt church membership, and was aa . ardrn: supporter of the church r with hi, presence and hl* liberal material gift*, and fine discussion entered Into on the cHErch school . page*, hi* personal contribution i with words of spiritual wisdom and understanding, of God and - the . church, and a Christian. Inquiry Into hi* soul’s need waa met with the answer. I have accepted Him more than joace. Whe n leaving him on hi* hospital b«-d. he woujd say. "Reveread. have you got anything spiritual for me to reads On one visit th* only thing I had was a little leatherbound personal book entitled "Rew roe the Peririling" he reached ont his, hand to receive It .id my next r -eall he returned H to me. thw* wa* thejnark of greatest assurance < n his part I ' My last words to Oscar on the morning of May 3rd. and les* than 1 : twenty-four hour* of bis eouF* de- ! parture. was as I patted him on the shoulder and said. "Oscar, keep praying and trusting the Lord" His reply, and a look Into my fare, ’lt'* the only thing that connts." Loved one*, home, buatae**. reto1 \ Hye* and friend*, he loved *H the**, and we believe that he also knew his last hour was ttot joo distant. !.| Oh. that all who read>wpuM ■ j take warning, and prepare for that journey into death and Eternal. ' Life. "Seek ye first the Kingdom -of God. and hi* righteousneaa.’* ’ When, a seeking soul Is. seartbing: ; -for God. and God is searching for ' the lost child, it will not take long c for these two searcher* to get together and .they can have.complete " understanding.' • » ■ i And spirit will bear witness with i spirit,, that they are in accord. i -* TUI* is our hope that Oscar I* f enjoying greater thing* than we . are now. "A home- to heave*; wbiiit""*"foy.‘”ful thought A* the poor num toil* to h>* r weary tot; 1 Hl* .heart opprest and with an-. ‘ t dr**** 1 From hie krone Mow to hie bmne ' - to Heave*." ■'. — '-'Rev. Clyde H Writers. r ! Lakeville, lad ' ! Pastor Linn Gfove Evangelical 1 United Brethren church duriag P i 1»4H»50. r' Oraterwt ackndwledgement to J made for th* gift* tit money give* . 118 memory us Nr Me»bber»»r UV .1; th* church he loved, th* Unit k Grove Evangelical United -jßreih- -