Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1951 — Page 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951

Ann Smith To Head 4-H Junior Leaders Other Officers Are Named At Meeting Ann Smith of the Decatur Girls 4-K club was elected president of, the junjor leader organization at their- meeting held at the Lincoln /school ih Decatur. | The lirjeenng was opened with ; the American and 4-H pledges led rby Virginia Mitchell of the Washington Girls club. Gloria Koeneman. cojnty 4-H club agent, led the group in songs The business meeting wap/conducted by the outgoing presidentpMary El|en Byerly.: i The following officers were elected: preMdeiit, Smith;; vicepresident, John Bilderback; secretary. Mary Ellen Byerly; treasurer, Bi|i Sipe; newu reporter, Gene Hoffmaj); song leader, Louis Rumschlag; . recreation—leader, Kenny

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Schwaller; [health dud safety leaden Virginia Mitchell. . > It was dedded that the members have ,50 cent dues for the/) year. Plans for, i.he program were discussed. Recreation waa lied by AnnaVK. Williams, home: demonstration agent, and Gloria Koeneman, 4-H club agent. Refreshments were served by E. Archbold, county agricultural agent. TV Part; Firm May Be Force d To Close Elkhart, Ind., April 26 — (UP)Officials of the Chicago telephone supply co, feared today the televisions par s manufacturing firm here' may have to shut down production by May 4. 'They said 1,200 workers may be laid off by . hen because of a drop in the demands fqr\ T-V parts caused by a a “oversupply of television sets." President Os LU. ; Is Named Director Indianapolis, April 26 —(UP) — Dr. Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana Un veisity, was named a dircector of Indiana Tell telephone company at a meeting of stockholders yesterday. The grqup also named Frank Mussetter, former assistant vice president of Pacific telephone and telegraph, as vice president in charge Os Indiana pell’s public relations program-

Correct Addresses Asked For Directory City Directory Work Progressing Well Building a new home? Planning on moving within the next couple of months? Want to help keep the record straight? If so, then you should notify the Chamber of Commerce office of the change, if possible, to keep the city directory a* up-to-date as possible. Pertinent information for the directory is being assembled now and work on it, reports R.l L. Polk and company representative Wendell Guldin, “is progressing satisfactorily." Guldin and his assistant intend remaining in Decatur about two more weeks to completei assembling the data Which will revise and modernize the last directory whiJh was distributed in !947. _ | , Officials of the Chamber also stated that any of the city's clubs or women's organizations who do not have a regular meeting place, may, if they so desire, list one of the officer’s homes in this capacity; Chamber manager R. W. Pruden said that any club desiring such listing should c!pntaict his office for final arrangements in com pleting the directory.

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Mrs. Guy Brown ►s State President » Mrs. W. Guy Brown, secretary o< the Adams county tuberculosis association, was elected state president of the secretary association at the annual Indiana tuberculosis association meeting. \ At the same time, the Adams county tuberculosis association was awarded a trophy for showing the best percentage increase in Christmas seal sales dver the past three years. The award was in competition wi|h similarly sized counties. Press Correspondent Arrested By Czechs I Charge Activities Hostile To State Prague, Czechoslovakia, April 26. —(UP) —Associated Press correspondent William N. Oatis has been arrested on charges of activities hostile to the state, the Communist government disclosed today. Dr. Bedrich Runge, assistant of the foreign press section of the Ca;ech foreign ministry, notified the U;S. embassy of Oatis* an rest. The 37-year-old American, a native of- Marion, Ind., has belen missing since late Monday, plunge told Thompson, counselor of the embassy, by telephone that Oatis had been arrested on three charges: , 1 — “Activities hostile to the state." —“Gathering and disseminating information considered secret by the Czech government.” j 3.—“Spreading * malicious information regarding Czechoslovakia through illegal pews organs, for ' which purposes he used Czechoslovak citizens.” -i \ “The Czechoslovak government has witnesses to confirm the charges,” Runge said. Runge said he .had no other information. It was learned, however? Vhat was arrested night in|or near his garage by three men in plainclothes. Informed sources said the jnen were waiting at the garage when Oatis arrived about midnight and they took hirp away with them. The U.S. embassy had no] immediate comment and said there would be none until the formal note sent) the Czech government asking it to investigate Oatis’* disappear'ance had been' answered \ formally. Oatis told tl.B. officials last week that he believed! hd was being followed. Two of his Czech employes were‘arrested recently and (wo others disappeared. These four may be the “witnesses” to whom Runge" referred. The AP bureau here now has only a Czech-Speaking mechanic and a girl translator. Oatis' arrest reduced the western press corps in Prague to three, Robert Bigio of Gaston Fournier of Agepce France Presse, and Russell lopes of the United Press. Fournier! at present is out of the country. Oatis arrived in Prague June 2?, 1950., ■■ , , 11 NOT SO CLEAN It isj now believed the raccoon washes his food to compensate for a lack of saliva rather than for the purpose of cleanliness.

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Flood Cresl Moves Down On Muscatine Thousands Homeless In Flooded Areas Muscatine, la., April 26;—(UP)—The Mississippi river’s record flood crest swept down on 'Muscatine today in what was expected to be the climax of its spring flood rampage. The level of the river held Steady at 20.7 feet and officials , looked for it to creep slowly up- : ward to a crest of 21.1 feet thia aftei-nobn. The levees were patroled by 300 national guardsmen and scores of volijhkeere. The sandbagged dikes were reported “in pretty good shape,” but authorities ton Id n’t. say whether they would hold;. ; ' Brig. ■ Gen. > Fred Tandy of the lowa national guard said the city 1 * could only wait for the worst 1 and-keep plugging \the dike leaks. If the :river broke down those dikes, '"29,000 men could not help E the city." 1 More than 1,200 persons in the ’ city were evacuated in anticipa- ' tion oT a disaster. An area a ' quarter of a mile wide and three miles long through the heart, ojf the city was under water. The fiver, crested at Davenport, j la,, yesterday at 18.1 feet, spilling over a 240-block area. , Davenport, which is part of the Tri-Cities area which also includes ; Moline and Rock Island, 111., reputed the level of water there was expected to recede slowly now that the crest was past. The Red Cross said that 1,000 evacuees . in the area could pot “think” 'of returning to their hoines, g however, for at least another /two weeks. Farther upstream at Dubuqe and Clipton, la., many persons still were homeless. Five officers and 160 enlisted men of the 123rd field artillery of the Illinois national guard at Rock Island were ordered to active duty to help with flood relief work in the home city. The] state police also assigned 20 officers to the scene. Uleld men from the, state sanitary water board' and "state health department kept a constant watch on'drinking water in the area for sitps of possible pollution. I ft neighboring Elast Mollie wWre 150 families have been evacuated. an emergency typhoid immunization clinic' was set up. The ebast guard established a I'bit taxi service for residents of ('(bnphells Island, situated the TfjiCity; area. 'lt-was ~ the only transportation available between the island and East Moline. Geneva Library Board Member Is Appointed Jbdge "Myles F. Parrish of Adams cirfcuit dourt today named Mrs Stucky of Geneva to a foury®Sf terin on the Geneva library Irtwd. Mrs. Stucky ha's completed a omt'-year term. Gther of /the board are» Mrs. Rachel Filer, who has a yeO, to serve, ,and Miss Edna Glendessiiqg,?"who has two years remaining pn her present tehn.

» Decatur Girls The Decatur Girl’s 4-H held its second meeting at the high school April 13.\ The following officers were elected: president, Ann Smith; vice-president, Carolyn McDougal; secretary, Gwen Hilyard; ■treasurer, Marilyn Kirchenbauer; Pews reporter, Dana Dalzell; sqng leader, Dorcas Davidsop; recreational leader, Shirley Workinger, health and safety leader, Janet r Everpart; softball, captain, Marvene Krick. \ \ UNION PALS Junior leaders, Ada Louise Wass and Ruth Ann Wiegmann, of the Union Pals 4-H club were hostesses at a recent meeting of .that organization pt which Deloris Bleeke featured a (demonstration on “How to make salads.” Others to appear on the program included Elaine . and : Virginia Bleeke, and Jean Wass. Record books were distributed to the members for the year. MERRY MAIDS. The Monmouth Merry Maids held their second meeting April 9\ at the Monmouth high school. The president, Ethel Cook, opened the meeting. The minutes ■U-ere read and approved. The dues were taken and 30! members answered to the roll call by “Your favorite Flower.” ■ . \ ■ The pledges were led: by Donna and Dorothy Fast Und the group singing wap led by Kathleen Fleming. The leaders then distributed the program books for the coming year. Nola Lehman then gave a demonstration on "What is required in a sewing basket.” Refreshments were served by Mary and Nola Sue and RoWena-Merri-man, and Kennj- Peck. The next meeting will be held May lq at 1:30 at the Monmouth school. I feusy Bees The initial meeting of the' Monroe Busyl Bees was held, recently at the home of Mrs. Lester Ehrsam. Mrs? Ehrsam and Mrs. iLoren Burkhead. Jr., the adult leaders of the group, gave a supper for the twenty members apd one guest who was present. y Election of officers took during the business session; with

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the following girls being elected: president, Phyllis Kohli; vice-pres-ident, Costa Hike; secretary-treas-urer, Pdtiy Beitler; news reporter, Jean Haines; health-safety leader, Sonja Schug; song leader, Kae Christener; and recreation leader. Sharon Hirschy. Gloria Koeneman of Decatur was present to answer any questions that niight arise. All members are asked to bring their record books to the next meeting at the Adams Central grade school May 15 at 1 o’clock. . Monroe Boosters The second meeting ofi the Monroe Boosters 4-H club was held April 23 at the No. 9 school in Monroe township. Roll call was taken by the president; Max Lehman, and secretary, Harry Mazelin. All record books not handed out at the first meeting were dis>

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tributed. \ Talks were given on dairy by CUren Lehman, on soil conservation by Larry Schwartz, on wildlife by Max Lehman, and on “Why $ Have Joined 4-H" by Marinel Striker. Several talks will be given pt the next meeting on other 4-H projects. 1 j Group singing was led by Lee Sprunger, which was followed by refreshments and playing games. Skating Party Adams county rural youth will sponsor a skating party Monday at the Sunset skating rink. The party will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. All members are urged to attend. Any rural young people of the county are invited to attend. Admission charge will" be 40 cents per person.