Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1951 — Page 3

I MONDAY, a|PRIL 2, 1951

Eastern Star Officers Installed Saturday s Jn Impressive Ceremonies At Masonic Hall Newly-elected officers of Dgcatur -chapter 127 of the Older of Eastern Star were installed Saturday evening in beautiful aind iinpressivej ceremonies at ithe Masonic hall. Several hundred persons attend* ed She affair, whicp was open j.o the public. The chapter rOonti was attractively perorated with potted yellow tulips anil in the east the new Worthy matron’s motto. “Loving Kindness/* in large lettersj was placet! above her station In front of the station was placed (he open *Bibl» and dove of peace, and at each side Were*<-andl«ahra holding eeven white tapers! ileeorated with j f

greenery. A white runner, connected the white Isa tifl‘-<! taped altar with the' east, I ■ . instilling officers were: Mrs. Glen Hill, worthy matron: Mrs. I Francis Ellsworth, marshal; lirs. John Doan, conductress; Mrs. Adrian Baker, chaplain; Mrs. Harry Ilailey, organist; Mrs. Dan Tyn drill, soloist. Mrs. Harry 'Stults was' installed as worthy matron and ' after her investiture, while kneeling at the altar, the officers tyrtned a circle around the altar while Mrs. Tyndall sang “The Rosary.” The officers then formed an aisle through which Mt. Stults escorted hi* wife to her station in the east. i Weldon Bumgetldner, local Erie railroad agent, viras Installed as worthy patron, _Jlis daughter, Thais. escorted’ him to the east through an aisle formed by a group of Shriners dressed as railroad workers who sang. “I, Been Workin’ On jthe Railroad.” Other officers installed were: Associate matron, Mrs. Raymond Snyder; 4 associate patron, Raymond Snyder; secretary, Mrs. R. A. Stuckey); treasurer, Mrs. Robert Krick; /Conductress, Mrs. Weldon Stuckey; associate conductress, J Mrs. Elmo Stuckey: chaplain, Mrs. Frank Bohnke; marshal, Mrs. Harry Essex; organist. Miss Bernice Nelson; Ada, Mrs. Robert Macklin? Ruth, Mrs/ Raymond Eichenauer; Esther, Mrs. Jean Hike; Martha. Mrs. Clarence Snyder; Electa, Mrs. Clarence Ziner; warden. Mrs. Weldon Bumgardner; sentinel, Raymond Eichenauer, ■’ ' i. ' Mrs. Tyndall sang an appropriate. selection while Mrs. Harry Essex, retiring worthy matron. Was escorted to the station of marshal.. The conductress and associate Conductress then escorted Mrs. Essex to the alftar where she wah encircled by the past matrons while kite was welcomed into the i past matrons chib. Mrs. jloe Morris presented her with the past matrons jewel, a gift from the chapter. \ Mrs., iStults then presented the installing officers with ( gifts and she wak given a gavel by Mrs. a- • : r—. —-Me— ————i ,■ — Two Budget Styles V 9139 ' afik A<3 Y? 1/ CHILD’S sizes ■BBs. fl fl (v I fl_ |; Fy <// p’v\ jß.Mtss I| ///? n A sizes udfL \\ii— l? V IIIMf Ir’ \ I /b ll<M I \ KT 4’ h' ’’l 1 4’ L h ” A r* L ,<s r I - ■ <’Tr I* 1A iJN ! ’ll m I ItlJv «f t|fl*| ■ -s ’ » Ulkd Ml (Juickled’i'ocks for you and your Copy-Kitten! Yon sew them in NO time, f&r diagram for easy construction, All done with dr»wstrlngs! AnoHuh version Is and ruffly can he bordered fabric. Pattern V 9476 In Jr. Mlsa nites 11,13, I Il7.“Site IS takes 5 yards ; 35-1 non Pattern V 9139 <-om«a lu Hixes 2,3, 4, 5. 6. Site 6 requires 2 yard! 35-lnch fkbric. Each pattern Twenty-five Cents. Send TWENTY-FIVE Cents in *♦ coins for special pattern to Marian Martin. cars of Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., P. O. Box 3740, Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. . Have yott seen . . . The new Silhouette? The new Spring Suits? Ensembles? The new Wrap-On? Order our new Marian Martin Pattern Book,, read all about your beautiful spring wardrobe. Send just Twenty Cents for your copy today! A FREE pattern of, a new spring hat Is printed In the book.

Snyder, new associate matron, as a gift from the officers.} .Mr. Sny der presented the pant patron I with a gift from the clijapter. The worthy matron and pqjtron gave short talks. ; f L \ Following the retiring march, the guests were invited to the dihing room where refreshments were served by the eohimittee in charge. Eater irfOtae evening Mrs. Stults and Mrs. EsAe.x opened the many loyely gifts Mmy ie-elved. PLEASANT MILLS JUNIORS WILL PRESENT CLASS PLAY V junior class of the Pleasant Mills high' school will present! a three-act comedy. “His Ozark’ Cousin." Thursday and Friday evenings at eight o'clock in the school gym.. ■ V ■ Robert Garfett is directing the play and the cast includes: Rob Bowen. Bob Noll. Marilyn Noll, Myrna Foor, Colleen Ryann, Bonnie Roe, Alice Hlraehy, Sally McCullough Glen Bautpan, John Burkhart, John Bilderback, Kay Miller. > Tickets may be purchased from any member of the class or at the door. " ' , ‘ , MRS. JENNIE GEHRIG HAS 80TA BIRTHDAY 3 Mrs. Jennie Gehrig of Ila North Eighth street was honored with a family dinner on Easter Sunday in celebration of her I eightieth birthday. Mrs. Gehrig, the former Jennie Bierie moved to Decatur in 19111 from Berne and has re000 A/zl'w liw-a WALLPAPERS beauty last* and last* I J ■ ' ■ "■ ' ' % ; J '■ r” I Smith Drug Co. '' ' < I "I

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Society items for day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) A Phone 3-2121 Phyllis Acheson v MONDAY I Our Lady .of Fatima study club, Mrs. John B. Yerveer, 8 p.m. Union Chapel Girls Missionary Shirley Woklnger 7:3ff p.m. Root Township Mothers study group. Monmouth school, 7:30 p.m. Juniors of American Auxiliary. Legion home, 4 p.rri. Adams County Chorus, Monroe Farm Bureau, 7:30 pin. General Meeting of Decatur' Woman’s club, library, 7:15 p. m. Wprk and Win class of Trinity E l . V. B. church, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Baker, 7:30 p.m. v TUESDAY Catholic Ladies of Columbia business meeting, C.L. of C. hall. 7:3ft p.m. \ , < Girl’s Guild of Zion E. and« R. church, Mrs. j. W. 7:30 p.m. J Tri Kappa sorority business meeting. Elks home. 7:30 p.m. ' 1 Trinity Tl. U. B. Ladies Ald church. 7:30 ' i Red Men’s hall, 7:30 p.m. Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Slgfrha Phi, dinner Fair way Restaurant, (J:3O p.m. V F. W. Auxiliary social meeting, V. F. W. homb, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY St. George study club, Miss Patricia • Appelman, 7:30 p.m. Academy of Friendship _of Women of Moose Mrs. Genevieve August, 7:30 p.m. Ladies Aid of First Christian church, Mrs. Homer Ruhk 7:30 V p.m. Our, Lady of Good Counsel study club, Mrs. Dora Cook, 8 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary election of officers, Eagles hall, 8:30 p.m. Girl Scout Leaders club luncheon, Fairway Restaurant. 1 p.m. , St. Jude study club,\ Mrs. Joe Kitsoa, 7:30, p.m. \ Psi lota Xi business meeting, Mrs. Ned Johnson, 8 p.m. THURSDAY Little Flower study cluh, Mrs. Jack Neerlng, 7:30 p.m. Monroe Methodist W.S.C.S., church annex. 7:30 p.m. « Wesley class of N(ethodlßt church, <arry-ln supper church. C p.m. _ • - ■' Camera 7:30 p.m. \ ': \ Bethany E.U.B. church W.S.W.S., church, 2 p.m. , Ladies of, Union Chapel, church, all day. Ladies Fellowship of Missionary church. Mrs. Virgil Bixler, 'Bll North Third street, 7 p. m. Pleasant Dale Ladies Aid, church, all day. Women of Moose meeting* Moose home. 7:30 p.m. officers at 7 p.m. Magley Ladies Aid, church, baseinent, all day. SATURDAY Wesley class of Methodist bake and food sale. Schafer Store! 9:30 a.m. sided on Eighth street since that time. Guests at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gehrig and child- | ren Greta and Stephen, of Homer, i Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ahr and ; children Sally, , Jim and Donald. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gehrig, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gehrig and sop Eric, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahr aifd

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Quartet On Program Sunday

Rapidly becoming’ onb of the most popular among male quartets appearing in the field of coastrtocoast radio productions, the Christian brotherhood hour quartet (above) will appear Sunday. April 8, in two public services in Cadle, Taberriacle a s Indianapolis. The • Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy, pastor of the Church of God, has announced, that a large number of worshipers, w’ll go to Indianapolisfor the state-wide tured by and 7:30 p.m. All Hoosiers and residents of -neighboring states are invited to attend this, outstanding religious event. Ten thousand seats will be availably. . ■, Left to right pictured above, are: Ernest Gross, Bedford, bass; Char les Wood, Inkster. Mich., second tenor: Paul Jenkins, Roanoke, Va., first- tenor; and Paul Clausen, Anderson, baritone, Jenkins and Wood .children Sanhra and Steven, of Berne. Mrs. Rose Linn and Mrs. Cora Sales, a sister and cousin of Mrs. GehHg, both of Bluffton. Mrs.- Riesen, of Bernds Mrs. Ed Ahr of this city and D. Davis of Payne, O, i \ V MONROE W.C.T.U. MEETS ON THURSDAY EVENING The monthly meeting\ of'the Monroe W.C.T.U,. w-as leill day evening at the home of Mrs. Homer Winteregg, Two new members. Mrs. Martha Mcßride and Mrs. Vesta Wable, 'were welcomed into the group. j Group Hinging of the hymn, “The Garden of My Heart” opened the meeting and devotions were led by Mrs. Loretta Mattax. Paul Riley played a I‘iano eolo und\ Mrs. Flo Brandt article entitled. "Repeal after twenty ye y ars." ' Delores Mitchel spoke on the subject “The Moonshiners are etill' in business.” Mrs. Winteregg presided oyer the business meeting and the ■group was dismissed with prayer by Mrs. Martha Kindell. \ ; ■, 4 ■ i p ■ LEWIS WORTHMAN WEDS PEARL MAY The marriage of Loewis H. Worthman, of route two, to Mrs. Pearl May, \ Decatur route three, took place Saturday evening at six o’clock at the home of the Rev. L. A. . Middaugh, pastor of the Rivarre Circuit- United Brethren church. Mrs. Ella Scherry, sister of Mr. and Mrs. Middaugh witnessed the ceremony. \ Mr. Worthman, prominent Preble township \ farmer, is currently serving his first term as Adams county The fcvili reside in Preble township. v ; \ . \ . • — \ : ~ Mr,s. Robert Andrews will be hostess >to Our Lady of Good Counsel study club Wednesday evening at eight o’clock. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Dora \ Cook. The Academy of \ Friendship of the Womennof the Moose will have a meeting at the home of Mr». Genevieve August at seven thirty o'clock Wednesday evening. \-' ' . All members of thte Girl Scout Leaders cluh are Ur attend the\ luncheon to be held at the Fairway Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock. Reservations may be made 4>y calling 3-3970 before Tuesday noon. ' r f Tri Kapha sorotlty will a business meeting at the Elks home tomorrow evening at seven thirty o’clock. \ The Girl's Guild the Zion Evangelical and Reformed h will meet at the horte of Mm J. W McNerney at seven thirty o’clock Tuesday evening. - ' St. George study club members will have their meeting at the home of Miss Patricia Appelmen Wednesday evening at sayen thirty o’clock. • _ ■ The business meeting of Psi lota XI sorority will bo held at the home of Mrs. Ned Johnson at eight o’clock Wednesday evening. The Romen’s Society of World Service of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church will meet Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the churc|i. This will be the first meeting of the unified society and all women of the - ' . ■

direct choirs in two of the leading churches in Anderson. The quartet appeared in Decatur last summer, and is| heard weekly over j sft radiQi stations throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska and the British West Indies, In the program from which itl takes its natiie. the quartet travehyL-ffiroughout the Western JRrifSd States appearing in some 60 concerts before climaxing the toUr at the international youth convention in Toronto, Canady. A large choir of 500 voices representing church Choirs from throughout Indiana will also participate in services, singing under the direction of Robert A. Nicholsoh. who directs the choir on radio’s popular Christian brotherhood hqtjr. The program is ’heard locally bn Sundays at 8:30 a.m. over WKJG. - church ate urged to> be present. Mrs. Homer Ruhl will be hostess for the meeting of the Ladies Aid society /of the Chrifitian church Wednesday evening at seyeti thirty o’clock. \ . The Wesley class of the Methodist will sponsor a bake and food »ale at. Schafer's Store Saturday* morning beginning at nine thirty o'clock. > - | , ,——r '■■■ .. \ The Ladies Aid Qf Union Chape’ will huve an all day meeting at the church Thursday. A potluck dinner iSill he served at noon and the day^will be spdnt in sewing and qdlltlng. This will be. the | egular /meeting and the ladies of the church are invited. Membb™ of the Camera club will medt at the hoirie of Lovcell Smßh Thursday at seven thirty o’clock. ! J — 1 The regular meeting of the Woman’a Missionary Association of the - Nuttman Avenue . United Brethren church will'be postponed one week. ' The Wesley class! of 'the First Methodist Church will have a carry-in. supper for members and their families Thursday evening at six o’clock at the; church. Meat, rolls and coffee wtil be furnished. The committee., in charge is Mr. and Mrs. Noah Steury, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith. {Mr. and Mrs. Alva La.w'soh and’ MXs. Kathryn Nelson. JDeyotions U'ill fee given by Mrs. Lloyd Ahr ,and the program is in \ charge of Mr. and Mrs. Robert - \ , The Monroe Methodist Woman’s Society of, Christian Service riieeting will be held in the church annex Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock. Devotibns* will be given by Veda Crist and Miss \ Jeanette Rich, program leader will use thb topic, "Changing Patterns for Women.” Host-* esses -are Mnc Crystal Rice, Mrs. Neva Wqrkinger, Mrs. Mary Workinger, Mrs. Minnie Rau|tjnan, Mrs. Josie Sells and Mrs. Myrtle McDaniels. \ - '' ' :t - - • • The Catholic Indies of Uolum-' bia will have a business meeting at the C.L. of \C. hall Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock. The Little Flbwei study club meeting will be held Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clbck at the Some of Mrs. Jack Neering. Mies Barbara Helm returned to Ball State /college yesterday after spending; her eprlng vacation with her parents. Mr., and Mrs. Robert. Helm of tht» Homestead. Her house guest. Bill Stewart, has retured to home ini Detroit. Mr, and Mrs. John H. Heller returned to their fyome In this city Sunday night after spending several weeks in West Palm Beach. Fla. . 1 Owen Wemhoff, son of Mr, and Mrs. Bob Wemhoff has returned to Ball State college after spend* ing Easter vacation with his par ents. Wemhoff is a junior student. He will go to Indianapolis Tuesday witha group of college students to donate blood to the Red Cross. \ If You Have Anything To Sell Try A Democrat Want Ad—lt Pays.

\ ’ ' A.' ' r A. ‘ -1 r • |L * Ik/U ' ]■ I i, ■ fl & A ..W a iBfliHW! ■ . f w jw ■ •■'.MwO 1 —id JLidUHHHi ON THEIR ARRIVAL THE FRENCH EMBASSY In Washington to attend ■ dinner given te th Hit itcoor by President and Mrs. Vincent Auriol of France, the U.S. Chief Executive and his wife pose informally with the Auricle for the news photographer*. Later, responding to A toast by the visiting French statesmen, Truman said that American foreign policy is based oo the achievement of world peace and an attempt to raise the Iron Curtain to make Europe safe from aggression. Uwteraattomtf SowadphaCo)

High School Student I Kills Aunts, Uncle Refused Permission t To Use Family Auto Dover, N.J.. April 2—(UP)—’A quiet high school sophomore shot and killed his two aunts and an uncle because they wouldn’t let him family automobile or have dates after dark', policy said today. Wiillam Alpysius Neil Nickle was arrested his pkrents’ home at Hailly, Del., about /1 00 miles away, shortly after the bodies of Chhrles Brown, 48 Brown’s wife, Matty, 42, and his sister, Myrtle, 60; were found here. New Jersey said the youth, who readily confessed , the slayings, would be -charged with fijrs| degree murder. At first, young Nlickle said he would fight ex trad I; tilon to New Jersey, but changed Kts niind last night and \agreed to surrender. He told police he had a “grudge” against the Browns use of the car. Nickle fled to his parents' nbme In the automobile, a IkrA) grey Oldsmobile belonging .to Mrs. Mary /Brown, a relief telephone operator. His parents became suspicious when Nickle told them he was using the \ automobile as a private taxi. ' Nickle had been living with his relatives lather than his parents at the suggestion of Delaware police, because he had been arrested as a juvenile delinquent at' Hartley, authorities said. ’/ But iJover police said young Nickle had quarreled with his aunts and uncjle because they had scalded him for usipg Mrs. Brown’s automobile without permission. Police said he was not permitted to leave Browns’ home at night. Hlb family did not believb he had become a chauffeur arid called Michael Brown, another uncle, to investigate the*story. He went to the home yesterday and found tp#-' bodies. The murders'occurred Saturday night. Police said young Nickle, a member of the high school's rifle team, slipped up on his aunt Myrtle, a visitor from, Yeager, Ks’., and shot iRr once through the’back/of her head as she dozed in a chair. ' ’ . \ Then, according to police, Nickle went to the bedroom where his Muncie had been'confined with cancer since last September and 1 shot him once through the forehead with his .22 rifle. v \ At 11:15 p.m., his aunt Mary returned home froth her jdb at the \telephone Company. Nickle shot ner once iri the head rind once in the Tight breast., Thfen Jie took her automobile keys 4 and drove \ to Hartly. x

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\ Americans Soon To Feel Impact 3 Os U.S. Control Washington. April 2. —(UP) — Americans have “scarcely felt the impact of government controls," <Te Tense-mobilizer Charles E. Wilson says. He predicts, however, that everyone sobn.wfH feel it in thkse ways: "1. Virtually every qualified young man, upon reaching a certain age, U’ijl have to serve in the armed forces. *‘2. All of uft will have to pay more taxes. \*3. Mfe will have to wait for some of the* things that we will want to buy—new housing, for stance, and new automobiles. But few food,* will disappear completely from the market ... “4. There will be some production cutbacks and unemployment with loss of income for both businessman and workers. Some workers may find it necessary to move to new locations. ‘ "5. Longer hours of overtime will be required in many industries. "6. Our technological and social progress as a pation wilt be slowed down.” > v* -a . . k -s—M . Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mahan are the parents of a. baby daughter, born at 7:01 p;m. Saturday at tjfie Adams copnty memorial hospital. ' She weighed'7 pounds, 1 ounce. ■ Y— — ' Democrat Want Ads Bring Results If You Have .Anything To Sell Try A Democrat Want Ad —lt Pays.

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