Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1951 — Page 3

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CIRCLE IN RECENT MEETING -. Circle) 2 B <>f the- Vifomgn** Society iof Christian Service of the, .Methodist church met Thursday at ithe home of- Mrs. llurvH Baker. : Ten members and one guest were present. , Mrs. Albert Beery Was devotional Header. She opened the meditation with prayer and read from the, twenty-first, chapter} of John. tyrs. Walter Krick reviewed the fifth chapter of the study book, “Christian’s Vocation;” , - The hostess was assisted in serving} refreshments by Mrs. O. 'G. Baughman and Mrs. Harold Gay. ■ ; • ' ..A _ • MISS LOIS SCHEINER HONORED AT SHOWER f J Miss ; Ixvis \Scheiner. bride-elect' of April 7, was honored at a linen showpri by Miss Bernadine Faurbtd and Mrs.. ’• Leo Hackman last | Thursday evening at thq Hackman hoine. Miss Scheiner waspresented with a lovely corsage on hey arrival. v * ' t.Buncp was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Alfred Rauch.i Mrs. Fred Wajnier' and Miss Karen Ahir, Braun. The guestthen gathered KI the recreation' room which-wtas attractively decorated In green, pink, yellow and while. A, largo green and pink INTERESTED IN BEING BEAUTIFUL f V -• , . _ .... f jdlk WUM-Zli Having a truly natural Permanent? Phone 2-2203 V • 1’ Sala* Berne, Ind. Robert McKean, Prop.

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, ■? ' ifi IIumbrella, under which weri* arranged centered an Octagonal table. Miss Karen Brauh presented t-ach gift to ;the honored guest. } . - Lu nep wits served at a heautk fuHy aiApoi,med white isilk-covered table, decorated with jcandles and dishes of the same pastel shades used in the I color scheme. Guests ' included th* .Mesdames , W. E. t Faurote, 'Albert, Scheiner. Edwin Trahel, ! Francis Ward, Bernard Lengeficfy Albert Braun, Herman Braun, Lep Faurote, Fred Wagner, Alfred L Sam Wagner, Richard ; Rumschlag, Frank DeKonniek and Clem Baker, the Misses Leija Appelman, Tommy Appelman, Rauch, Lois Metzger, Karen Braun and the honored j J ' Those unable to attend were . Miss Rose Appelmans Miss Anne Faurote, Mrs. X Hehry Faurote, Mrs. Homer Rauch and Mrs yharles Rauch. J . j SMITH-FELTY RITES PERFORMED S|ATURDAV Mildred M. •Smith,;} daughter of Mrs. Alla Kdittle of this city, became the bride of Dwight Felty, also of this city. I# n single ring ceremony performed aj seven o'clock Saturday evening in the Geneva Methodist dhtjrch. The Rev. Clayton J. Steele, officiated. Norma Hower and Ralph Ulman of this city al tended the couple/ The bride 'I wore a navy blu* suit with nayy 1 and white accessories Her corsage was of Lu Tullpe Nulrg. Her uit«-mhntf wore • navy blue, ensbinhlr arid a tulip corsage. \ The Couple will reside \lempoi nrll.y with the bitdcH mother llptli are emidoyed M III* ICliH'tll. CO 11.-lr y I . M FORT WAVNfi WR Her quiet •PEAKER AT WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. Herman, Bink In,v\ prominent, Fort Wayiw writ nt A was' guest •peaker at the April general meeting <»f the Decatur Woman's duh lagt evening at the library. She entertained members and their guests with .several; of her very amusing essays and -short Stories, “First Audition," “First l>ay Back.' ! Clothes | Cleaned ! f Regularly—- — Longer.' \ KELLY’S DRY CLEANING , PHONE &-3202

I * *1 I nfS, * I .Kt I"' H ■ . „ J 4 Society Item! for day's publication must be phoned In by 1 \ 11 a. m. (Saturday 8:30 a. m.) 1 ' Phone 3-2121 Phyllis Acheson I \ TUESDAY , Catholic Indies of Columbia . business meeting, C.L. oL (!. hall, 7:3(f p.m. , > ' . Girl's Guild of Zion E. and RI church, Mrs. J. W. MeNemey, ' 7:30 p.m. ' , Tri Kappa sorority business I meeting, Elks home, 7:30 p.m. Trinity E. U. B. Ladies Aid church. 7:30 p.m. Pocohantasj Lodge, Red Men's hall, 7:30 uneL; Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. dinner meeting. FairWTjy Restaurant, 6:30 p.m. V F. W. Auxiliary, social meeting, V. F. W. home, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Auxiliary drill team, Legion home. 8 p.m, St. Ann study dub. Mrs. Veronica'Wolpert, 7:30 p.m. St. George study club, MLss 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. Harner RuhL 7:\30 p.m. Our I-ady pf Good study club. Mrs. Dora t'ook, 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 dub, Mrs. Joe Hltßon, 7:30 p in. ■Pal lota XI hualnaaß meeting, Mrs. Ned JohnHOih 8 pm, v THURSDAY WMlty d»iH« public lqn< heoii, > if A, Htuckey, Mm'ier avenue, II to jl p.ni, ; M (hdft or Haliihnw for (llrln Masonic hall, 7 pm, ! Little I' ll.w .’I nhuh <’luh. Mrn, Jack Neerlng. 7 ptn Mohrow Methodist [ W.R.C.8., church annex. 7 30 p iti. Wesley class ’of Methodist church, carry in supper chureh, 6 p.m. ’ \ Camera club, LoweJl Smith, 7:30 p.m. Bethany E.U.B. church W.S.W.S., church, 2, p.m. Ladies of Union Chapel, church, all day. Ladles Fellowship of Missionary church. Mrs. Virgil Bixler, 811 North Third street, 7 p. m. Pleasant Dale Ladies Aid, church, all day. Women ot Moose meeting. Moose home, 7:30 b.m. officers at 7 p.m. Magley Ladies Aid, church basement, ali day. SATURDAY I Zion E. and R. Ruth and Naomi ( Cirde chicken noodle soup and bake sale, city hall, 9 a.m. \ Wesley class of Methodist church, bake and food sale. Schafer Store, \9:30 a.m. “Round Robin" and “The Inevitable.” Mfs. Binkley is ip the creative writing group of the College Club in Fort Wayne. Her writings have appeared in several of the popular women’s 'magazines. ' Miss Charlotte Vera OLtne Art Department who sponsored the meeting, introduced the. speaker and alxo Mine Carol Elzej(, who played twx> piano Melectlona, “Song of India" hy Rlreiiky’KorHttkorf, of Spring" by Christ- ’ inn Rinding. ' I The buMlneNH seHHlon was In charge of Mrs, R. C. Harsh, pres ( Ident of Woman's clubj Mainbem of the Art Department wlkh had • i' of the progrtm <were Mrs. Edward C<x>k, Miss Vera and Mrs. Hersh, The Order of Rainbow for Girls will have their regular stated meeting and 4 formal initiation Thursday evening at seven o'clock at the Masonic, hall. Mrs. Veronica Wolpert will be hostess for the meeting of |he St. Ann study club Wednesday evening at seven thirty o’clock. The American Legion \Auxiliary drill team will have practice at the Legion home Wednesday evening at eight o’clock. All members are \ urged to attend. M * ' ~ 7 i ‘ \ The Ruth i and Naomi Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will\ sponsor a chicken noodle soufr and bake sale at city hall Saturday morning beginning at. nine o’clock. All leaders and co-leaders of Brownie and Girl Scout troops are 'reminded of the luncheon to be held at one o’clock Wednesday at the Fairway. * . 1 ' ■ ' ■ ' I Our Lady of Lourcea study club meeting, scheduled for Thursday j evening,* has been postponed. ; Democrat Want Ada Bring Result*

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r - — [ir -.. r ' ' X rJ BO fl > ‘ s’ - ‘ M LOS ANGELES, Mrs. Mildred Foster sobs beside the flag-draped coffin of her husband, M/Sgt David William Foster, killed in Korea and one cd the first of Southern California's dead to be brought home. With her Brief-stricken mother la Mary Ellen. 8. Soundphoto)

; Mrs 'li’homas Lutes and aott Kip have gnjue to Ironwood, MlchSid lit I end she funeral of Mr*. Lutea’ muteitml grandmother. 11/Z death < 111 I M lust SlimliM Don Aluu Hlxler. Mtfi of Mr. uml Min Um Hixpr or tin* c|ij lihb lirell releiisvtl hi lilh from lhe l.ulhenuf huHpital In Foil iViijtJiH, whifr*’ Im umlaruetn mui gery Imd w»ek. 11 ‘ Mr, ami Mih |M<‘k Mau«flehl liavi- i •’( hiihhl fi 6m M-liuiil FI.I Mrw sMaiiMflohl lihm aimul llm wluibr i here nml Mr. Mansflahl iiiotniiii ii. the Moufhern rlty two weeka ago v hi a four hiß J |»«’c4lon by. the PUCO at >’an Wert. O„ last week. 74 truckeiH, all out-of-town drivers, - paid flhes and eoeti amounting to $2,34(1.80. Doyle Harnish, 14-year-old eighth grade student in Lancaster 1 Central. Wells county, Is in critical condition In the hospital at Bluffton \as the result of being strut k on the head by an eight-pound steel ball while playing in athletic events. An emergency operation was performed by a Fort Wayne specialist yesterday afternoon. ; ' Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, Passwater' and farhily. of Van Nuys, Calif.. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Passwater and son. Bob D., of ForC W&yne end Ira Huber, of Willshire, O„ weipe' Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Delton Pass water and daughter Fern. Freddy Evans, student at Decatur junior high school, suffered a fracture of the right foot Saturday while moving a building at his home on Line street. I h v n /Admitted: Harry Frauhlger, DeIcaturi Lewis Kruetzemann, Decatur; Mrs. Rebecca Sprague, Monroeville i Dismissed: Beery, Decatur. Samuel Joseph Is the name glyon to' the' baby son born to Mr. and Mrs. Anselm Hackman, Jr., at 5:43 p.m yesterday at the Adams county memorial bospltal. He weighed 7 pounds. 8 ounces. Mts. Hackman is the former Miss fllernlce Kintz. Mr. and Mrs. Orval J. Neuenschwander, of Berne, are the pap ents of a baby son,'born at 7:35 o’clock evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 81£ ounces. A baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ball, of Woodburn, at the Adams county memorial hospital Monday jat 7:42 p.m. She Weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Copies Os Booklet Indianapolis, April 3.—(UP)— The Indiana civil defense department announced today that 1,000,000 copies of a booklet entitled “Survival Under Atomic Attack” are being distributed in the state. Lt. Fred Cretors, deputy director of the department, said the publication telling what to do in the event of a bomb blast was ’ part of the organization’s education program. : j ► Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

Youth Convicted In Bludgeon Slaying Youth Is Guilty On Manslaughter Charge Tlpfnn. Ind, April II (Ul’> Klkli|£» ii yeiit-old James E (’haifbi, riiiivlir’ipd ill fur hiw pail in iliie-bludgeon slayhiK of a holiauapiHH < ity Mliorney,| Ipdxy.fw 6<l a pil»oii (etui or two in, in I'liX viidiii who it<jum»>d Inti yratkHay an6t (wo hbucs of delilt*** mi ill male Tipton circuit t'mir< jury No amiieiirltig ilalp was •cl h>-judge (’lmffi W. Mount. (’halriu, accuakd’bf firat-deMrew murder In the robbery-slayhig of Allien M Th..yer. broke intd tears atid trill IRs face in his hands when the Verdict was read. It was the first/.time the sober-faced youth showed emotlofi since the trial began |kst Monday. \ ' HfMhen shook hands wltlji each tneii|ier of the jury of 10 farmers, a plumber pnd a factory foreman, and van to jail to await sen'teneffig., . Jj Defense attorney T. Ernest Maholm of Indianapolis asked Mount to reduce the sentence to one td‘ in years because of the defendant's age. Mount said he w-ould consider the request, but replied: ‘i "I gm not critical of the jury, but as a judge ( would have had to give hinl life. 1 think you should considers yourself fortunate with the verdict. However, I will take your motion under advisement.” Fhalfin and two Indianapolis companions—Carrol Dooley, 26, and Earl Michael Kelly, 17 —were indicted last t summer.! They were accused of beating Thayer, to death last June 10, robbing, him and dumping his body on a lonely Hamilton epunty road. \ ! Cpalfin, whose trial was postponed five times was the last of the three to face cfourt action.' Kelly Was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonmi’rtt Dooley was committed for life to the Indiana state prison hospital 'tor the criminally Insane. i J i' iir -T . Minor Damage Done In Auto Accident ' . o|ty 'police Investigated the Idfhlenl which occurred Monday m ||6u iMnd, of route 4, was py u hit and run driver U* b$ was JiH'KOtlHlfliiK (‘ left' loind tilhi off Thlrtimiith onto Jackson street. The unidentified car smasheii into the rear end of th« Biaid car and kept on going. ()j|ly nfinor damage wa»\ InflictedWac Recruiter Is In Decatur Today Jcpl. Phyllis Mothersead, recruit* lihg officer for the WAFS and was in Decatur today interviewing young ladies between Ihe ages of 18 and 34> who are eligible to become members of the army and air corps women’s organizations. Cpl. Mothersead talked to the girls at Decatur high school and, Decatur Catholic school this afternoon and announced that she would be in> the Fort Wayne recruiting office in jhe federal building tonight and all day tomorrow to accept applicants in the two branches of service. : / ./rThe recruiting officer pointed Out the many advantages for young women who enlist such as travel, advanced education and service to the nation. Recruits accepted for the army are trained Mt Fort Lee, Va. and for the air corps at Lackland Airbase, San ' Antonio, Texas, Cpl Mothersead •aid.

Weather Observer Cited For Service / 10-Yeas Pin Awarded To Local Observer , Herman "Hi" M< y«r has iMMR (tiled for “meritorious service” and given a 10-yea»- pin for services' to the Upited States weather bureau, as river and rainfall , observer. B. B. Whittier ( meteorologist in charge of the Fort Wayne bureau, recognized Meyer’s long service in the following letter: “Ten years ago this morning you took over the duties of riyer and rainfall obse-ver for the weather bureau at Dfcatur. Time must indeed pass rapidly• for it certainly does not seem that long to me. \ “During those ten years I have watched you improve trom the usual neophyte who has only vague ideas as to what it is all about, to one of the dependable obser.yers on ■ Whom we professionals lean so heavily. "And during that time you have had entered against your record One of those rare things, a C itation for meritorious service under difficulties, and it was published in the personnel organ of the bureau. “Certainly it cannot be the compensation which prompts so rpany of our Substation Observers to put in long years of service with ever increasing interest. 1 for the compensation at, liest is inconspicuous, and in some cases is entirely lack- . Ing. Rather, 1 thiuk it is the feeling that we, each in his own small way, are contributing to a better and njore enjoyable way of life in these United Stales, and at, times that We hi e helping to protect our people from troubles and even d|saster. "Alsu H is cenaln that ih«* 1"year s6i vice rmblein for continuous serve r In th« weather bureau un der- she department.of (umiiperce Is of ho malarial value, except for aeliHmenlal valpe of u sliaht let’og hit|oii foi Woil well done This «l» pariiuenl of commerce !'• year st rv ice rmblrtn i« youis, in icj oznithm <.f• voui ten years of service w* profmodonalk In tile Mriviro wear them with a pride Hi whirl f|my rt»p rkaent years of life spent In service to the American people. We .hope that you may wear yours for many years, with an equal pi Ide, ami perhaps in' time achieve a 20yeur emblem.” Deserter Arrested After Nine Yfears ,v J ,' ' Hartford City, Ind. t April 3.— (UP) —-jiihn Morgan. 26 a truck driver, was arrested last after being sought nearly nine years as an army (deserter. The FBI said Morgan was accused of deserting rfrom Ft. Riley, Kan., in October, 1942. He was held in Blackford county jail for military authorities. ONE VOTING (Continued Frejm Page One) day were to inspect two road improvement projects in Wabash Democrat Want Ads Results — PITTSBURGH FLORHIDE FLOOR ENAMEL i B Try it onte and you’ll never be satisfied with anything else! Florhide Floor Enamel is tough — durable—flows on smoothly — coven old paint with a single coat. Made to withstand hard wear and repeated scrubbing. Lee (Uwe. Co.

Family Doctors To Convene Next Week ItMllahafMillit, AjiirH 3,- A Mat* meeting solely for family doctor* Will be held here April 10 and 11. when hime (hull |OO phyxirlahs their Wives will gather for the annual *cienllfh* xpHSlon (>f th« l Imliuna a< ademy of general practice. The two-duy convention will feature' the appearance of noted medical authorities (rotn throughout the middlewest who will discuss the latest phases of modern, scientific methods,: in addition, there will be dozeps 0f commercial and scientific exhibits which will make for graphic Visual displays of “wpnder d-rugs" , and treatment techiques. ' The Hoosier/organization vriiieh is a chapter of the American academy of general practice, is devoted to a steady advancement in medical .science, in its relationship to the doctors who treat the bulk of the ills of the average Hoosier and Ijiis family. Body Is Recovered From Lake Michigan Milwaukee,-, LApril 3.—(UP)4Civil aeronautics administration officials said /today a body recovered from Lake- Michigan March 22 has been Identified as that of Robert C. Beach, Ind. Ijeonard disappeared last . Nov. NOTICE I will b* out ofi my office from April 9 to 22 IneluMve. Roland L. Reppert, M.D,

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25 while flying alone Ip n llyht plane from VftH»araltm, IruL to WlMcqniiJn. Civil air patrol and national muni pianex searched ' Leonard* probable route for days ‘ ,piter his dlMappMinnce but found no irate of the plane. \ A Relutiveg identified th* body num dental X rays > L - - i. . \ J - - Ceol Milk Milk, after being drawn, •hould ba cooled in winter juat •• la warm cummer weather. Prompt cooling prevents growth of bacteria. Like Money In The Bank i } when you buy a modern t full rotary New Home i Sewing Machine. " It’s > the best. Sew stool free. We carry a full line of Everything to make sewing a pleasure. We have many good buy* on guaranteed uaed sewing machines, treadles and electrica. Good trade allowance on your , old machine. ' \' 1 ; » We service what we sell.' f We sell for less! , BOARDMAN'S SEWING MACHINE 1 Shop ‘J 223 N. |st St. •HOP HOUMM R 9 a. m. ’ 9 p. m. Every Day