Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1951 — Page 3

MONDAY, MAY 14, 1951

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WOMAN'S SOCIETY TO INSTALL OFFICERS Mrs- W. P. Robinson, president X of Woman’s Society Christian Service of the First Methodist church, announced today that installation of the society officers will take , place Sunday during the morning services at the church. On June 1 the officers training school will be held at the Forest Park church in Fort WayneJ The society will sponsor a rummage sale on June 1. Further plans for both events will be made at the circle meeting to be held May 24. • = ■ ; / — ;> i ; Region auxiliary has FOURTH DISTRICT MEET Nine- members of the local American Legion Auxiliary attended the* fourth district meeting at Kendallville on Thursday. Several repreij sentativee of the Berne auxiliary ! % Were also present,. . T The htate officers of the auXjl- ; iary were present and gate short talks. The officers are: president, Mrs. Nellie Ohlschlager; northern vice-president, Mrs.- Janet HOey; southern vice-president, Mrs. Mildred • Swiggelt; - historian. Mis. Hester secretary, Mrs. Helen Kjundrat. / J •Rieports of the units and committee chairmen were given and , memorial serviced for forty deceased members 1 vere held. Each deceased member/was represented by. a member of their post; dressed in white and carrying a white gladiolus. Who lighted a white candle, and three gold candles and gladioli were used for the Gold Star mothers. Miss Margaret Biting, president, and Mrs. Amanda Dierkes, chaplain, participated in the service;? from the local unit. Members of the local unit w'ho died during the taugh and ,Mrs. Malinda Darwachter. A former local resident, Mrs.

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1 —J Lr I'l i ' 1 ’ James lEhingerj Was represented by the Albion wnit; \. * Those attending from Decatur were; Miss Eijtihg, Mrs. Dierkes, Mrs. ;Adrian Bgker. Mrs. Vincent Borman, (Mrsi.Ben Eiting, Mrs Tillman Gehrig Mrs. Uwrence Lash. Mrs. Ralph Roop and Mrs. T. C. Smith. V PROFIT AND PLEASURE |\ CLUB MEETS AT BERNE \ Th£ Profit ahd Pleasure sorne Econpmics club May meeting was held at th* home of Mrs. Phyljis in Berne.: Plans for tie spring party;i to be held June 7 were discussed and five members appointed to make the arrangeMffl. Ethel Connelly had charge of tlje devotiohs and Mrs- Delota Engl| and Johrison read poems appropriate to Mother’s. Day.l Roll call was answered by the mother’s maiden name and several members brought pictures’ of their mothers. This lesson, ‘fStatas, and Laundry Problems,.’’ wks given by Mrs. Ruth McKean and Mi?. tucy l Schnepp It wus announced that the club will be guests/of the Good Neighbors club at a potluck supper lb the Berne park onjJune 21During the social hour the hostess Was assisted in serving refreshments by -Mrs. Otto Hoffman*. Fifteen members and two guests were present. 1 The next meeting will be held at the home of; Mrs? Kenneth Hoffman bn June 13* \- ; j— r GIVE FASHION SHOW a HERE ON JUNE 7 1 Plans are underway for the fashion show tp be staged by the Adams county I home economics association. Ninety‘s women are now .serving on committees to make sth is event of June 7 the outstanding affair of the year. Mrs? Glenn Sehaadt, vicb president Os the association and Chairman Os the program committee, is calling her group together for planning on Wednesday afternoon The publicity: committee, under the direction of,Mrs. R. C. Hersh, count? treasurer, will meet Friday p.fterribon. May 22 the decorating ladles will start work under the direction of Mr®- Orval J. Habeggar of Eerne—a member of the Swiss Village club. These meetings are all scheduled for the county extension qffice. i Mrs. Joe who will head the Refreshment committee, and Mrs. Charles Baker of Jefferson township, who is in charge of the leception committee, will , call their group meetings soon. Thq council of home economics presidents recently decided to have this county wide -meeting for ail members and guests. The Deca tur high schdol ; auditqrium has been scheduled! for the evening Os June 7 for this presentation. MARY CIRCLE MEETS THURSDAY AFTERNOON Fifteen members of the Mary Circle of the i First Presbyterian church met at the home, of Mrs. L. C.. Pettibone Thursday {afternoon. * Mrs. iEd Engeler presided in the absence of the chairman, Mrs. Bert Halejy Mrs. Bess Erwin, gave the devotional* from Qallations and also read an’ article on “Faith’ as applied to today's problems.” Mrs. Erwin, delegate to the spring Presbyterial at Huntington, reported or that meeting. She was assisted in her report by Mrs. Phil Macklin Mrs. M. A. Frtsinger. Mrs. Lois Black and, Mrs/ Pettibone. Mrs. Wilbur ' Petrie • was J the afternoon speaker, ’ using as her topic “Toward <a/ Christian Community.” 4 'X ■ . ; \ Refreshments were served by Mrs. Pettibone Mrs. C. C. Langston. ,rlr-T - > Our Lady of yictory discussion club meeting, will fee held Wednesday evening at eight o’clock at the home of Mrs. Nlbk Braun.

Society Items for day's pub- , licatlon must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Phone 3-2121 / Phyllis Acheson MONDAY \ Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, K.' of P. home, 6 p. m. Pleasant Mills Methodist Willing Workers class party, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ehrsam, 8 p. m. Civic Section of Woman's &lub. Mrs. Albert Beery,; ,T: 45 p.m. , Holy Family study club, Mrs. Harold Baker, 8 p. m. Ladies Fireman’s Auxiliary Mrs. Eugene Beam, 8 p.m. Sancta Marla study club, Mrs. Richard Pruden, 8 p. m. Past President’s Parley of American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Harold Tieman, 8 p. in. Oqr Lady of Fatima study club, Miss Joan Wemhoff, 8 p. m. Pythian Needle club, K. of P. Home, after Temple. TUESDAY Associate chap'.er of Tri Kappa, Mrs. Harry Knapp. 7:30 p.m. V.F.W. Auxiliary initiation, V.F. W. home, 8 pm. -Brownie Troop 4 Mother’s Day party, Lincoln school assembly room, 3:30 p.m. Kum Join Us class of Bethany church, church basement, 7:30 P.m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia Mother’s Day party, C. L. of. ,C hall, 7:30 p.m. Rose Garden club, Mrs. Clem Kortenber, 2 p. m. t Tri Kappa sorority Mother’s Day dinner. Elks home 6:30 p. m. Decatur Garden club. Mrs. Sam Baumgartner, 2 R. m. > V.F.W. Auxiliary, V.F.W. hall, p.m.,* Pocohantas Lodge, Red Men’s hall, 7:30 p.m M WEDNESDAY Our Lady of Victory discussion club, Mrs. Nick Braun, 8 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary initiation, Eagles hall, 8:30 p. m. Decatur Home Economics club, ,Mrs. Manley Foreman, 1210 West Monroie street, 2 p.m, THURSDAY Ladies Aid of Union Chapel, church, all day. I Friendship Village cluo, Kimsey school, 1 p.\m. Phoebe Bible class of Zion E. ahd R. chureh, church parlors. 7:30 Women of Moose Formed initiation, Moose home 7:30 p. m., officers at 7 p. m. FRIDAY ; Philathea class of Baptist church, church social rooms, 7:20 p.m.

\ V Mrs. Harry Knapp will be host’’ss to members of the Assopiate chapter of Tri Kappa sorority Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock. Members are asked tc bring woolen materials to this meeting. ft \ HThe Ladies Aid of Union-Chape' will have an all day meeting Thursday at /he. church. A potluck dinner ' will be served at noon aim the day will be spent in sewing and quilting. The ladies of the church sre invited. ' k . N ' . The Philathea class or the First Baptist church will meet in tl.e social rooms of the church Friday evening at Aeven thirty o’clock. Mrs. Getty Parmer and Mrs. Max Schafer are hostesses and Mrs 0. E. Peterson will have charge of the program. \ The friendship Village club of Blue Creek .township will meet in the Kinjs®y school Thursday .afternoon at one o’clock. The lesson will be on “Rayon.” Hostesses for the meeting will be Mrs- Myrtle Neadstine, Mrs. Helen Burkhart, Mrs. Clara Dolch. Mrs. Clara Girod and Mrs. Margaret Kuhn. r ’i • "'TV* ' W "^ IW R WjOfRITAL U n JMfcdl Admitted: Harris Jack, 310 North Third street; Mrs. Raymond Gribler, Ohio City, O.; Mrs Mary Williamson, Decatur'route 5; Mrs. Annis Chronister, 109 South Tenth street. Dismissed: Robert Metzger, city; Leroy Hoagland, Monroe; Mrs. Marion Friedt and baby girl,* city; Mrs. John Kohne. Mercer Avenue; Mrs. Dean Runkel and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs- Lyle Bailey and baby girl, Pleasant Mills; Mrs. Charles Rauch and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Robert Braden and baby boy, city; Mrs. Parris Hakes and baby girl; Mrs. Robert Hoffman and baby boy. Decatur; Mrs. Leander Miller, Decatur route two. The colored glazes for clay tiles for baths and kitchens are compounds of clay, feldspar, flint, mineral oxides and such other substances as white lead, borax or boric acidi and whiting. ' 1 ' ■

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Maxine Schmit*, of Central Soya company, and Eloise Noll gs the General Electric company, attended the industrial educh\idnal conference, sponsored by thq industrial section of the Indiana state nurses association Saturday. jThe meeting was held at the state board of health building hi Indianapolis. ; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McConnell visited X over the weekend With their son, John, and family in Youngstown,; O. i Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kortenber motored to Indiana University Sunday to Visit ! their daughter. Donna Lou- Mrs Kortenber also attended a banquet given by the girls of Al-I pra SI Delta sorority honoring their mothers. Mr. and Mrs. David Sommer and children Barbara, Nancy and Paul,

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Os Muncie, visited with Mrs. Sommer'S parents,„ Mr', and Mrs. William Affolder on jsunday. idr- and Mrs. J. Q. Sellmeyer o r Los Angeles plan to leave 4here July 2 for \a three week trip to X Honolulu where Mr. Sellmeyer' will attend to bussinessTheiy daughter, Miss Martha, who is touring Europe this summer_ will probably visit in Decatur about September 5 on her Why home to California. . Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Kocher, Sr., enjoyed the weekend at their summer home at Hamilton Lake. ■ Col. and Mrs- J. F. San man n Enjoyed an over Sunday viftft Wi»»i friends at Warsaw. Mr- and Mrs. Ralph J.\Robp were Weekend guests of their son and daughter-in-law. jdr. and Mrs. William Roop and family In Toledo. O. Roop is managed of the A. and P. store at Point Place Toledo. Mother's day guests A of Mrs. Maude Dorwin, of First street, were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gehrig and son Stephen, of Homer, S|leh.. Mrs. Helen Hughes, of Anderson, and Mrs. Jennie Gehrig cf this city. \ ; , Mr. and Mrs. William Holthouse and children of Ohio, spent Mothers day with the L, A. Holthouse family at Windswept. -*Mrs. Ralph Gentis and son Robert spent Sunday Roger Centis at Hanover College, near Madison. Mr. and Mrs. Walter ptask returned to Indiana University yesterday after spending tlie weekend at the Avon Burk home. The directors of the Decatur Memorial, Foundation will meet this evening at the First Statu bank. Plans will be made for the annual meeting -June 11, when four directors will be elected, v Ronald Smith of Midland, Mich , former Daily Democrat employe, visited in Decat;uV> today. Ronnie will leave next week <■ for army induction, He graduated from Decatur Catholic high school two years, ago and during his school years here he had charge of the Daily Democrat newspaper carriers. Rudy Meyer of Adams county, member of the state constrvatiou department, home over the weekend. He left this morning for Dunkirk, where he will talk to uj high school group this afternoon btfore appearing before a conservation group at Richmond tonight.

David Leon is the name given to the baby son born to the Rev. and Mrs- Bert Wilhoit; of Fort Wayne, on Friday at the Lutheran hospital in that city. He is the second child and son in the ’ family 1 . Mrs. Wilhoit is the former Miss Vivian Hitchcock of this city. Rev. Wilhoit organist at the Fort Wayne Gospel Temple. *' \ \ The Rev. and Mrs. R. L, Seeks, of Monroeville, are the parents of; a baby daughter, born Saturday at 1:20 p. m. at the Adams cqpnty memorial hospital- She weighed i pounds, 9 ounces. C-A-R-P-E-T-S Cleaned on your Floors F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E ■. Cleaned In your Home VOX QUALITY CLEANING Phone Berne 2-2207

Rev. Gross President Os St. Joseph's \ Renkselaer, Ipd., May ,14.—-The ' Rev. Raphael H. Gross, C.PP.S., I . assistant professor of English at ] St. Joseph’s College, will assume the presidency of the college July 1, when the Very Rev. Alfred J. Zanolar, C.PP.S., who has held the position since September,) 1948, will retire from office. v I I Father Gross, a native of Mercer | county, Ohio, entered the Society of the Precious Blood in 1926 and 4 was ordained to the priesjthood at St. Charles Seminary, Carthagena, Ohio, in 1938. The president-elect received the master of arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1941. After teaching at St. Joseph’s for six years he went to the University of Montreal, Canada, for two *nnd a half years of graduate study toward his doeforate in English. He returned to St., Joseph’s in I •• '

One Mon Killed, Two Critically Injured Madisonville, Ky., May 14 — (UP) —Two men were in critical condition here today as the result of injuries suffered yesterday in j a twxbcar crash in which another man was killed. Freeman Whitney, 45, of Chicago, was killed outright. Glendon Strader, also of Chicago, and Foster Cannon, of Nashville, Tenn.. are on the critical list at a Madisonville hospital. The crash occurred on U.S. 4i rear Nortonville. Police said the autos collided when a car which was being towed by Cannon slipped over the traffic line. Five 'Teen-Agers Killed In Accident Zakl, N. D-, May 14 —(UP)— Five 'teen-agers were killed and eight persons were injured jn n three-car collision east of here last night The five persons killed were riding in two cars with seven other companions of high school age. One of the cars had just passed and auto driven by Adolph Nelson of Williston. N. D.. going east ovefr a rise on U* S. highway 58. 1% miles east of Zahl. when it collided with the second car of students. Nelson’s dai 1 hit one or both of the other vehicles. GIRL SCOUTS Girl Scout Troop 12 held their meeting Thursday afternoon at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church and also a Mother’s Day party. After the meeting was open ed and dues collected the committees in charge prepared for the party. Dances that the girls have learned were taught to the mothers and the girls did the Virginia Reel. The entertainment committee gave a play and refreshments were served. The Friendship Circle was formed and the meeting dismissed. : Scribe, Betsy Embler.

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VW' Bl ' ■ W 'Jr' ’ B"\ f-j Y j/- / * ' V - I- ' ? -'X ■ . MISS ELOISE FEASEL, daughter of Mr. andi/Mrs. Heber Feasel of ♦his city, student nurse at Ball Memorial hospital school of nursing, was capped recently in ceremonies held in the assembly hall at the college. Mis* Fea«el. a graduate oF Decatur high school, entered nurses training last September. —W'J-I' rI H tister Named Acting i Preble Pastmaster William Lliter. operator of Lister's grocery In Preble, Saturday was appointed acting postmaster of that town, succeeding Mrs. Luella Koehlinger, resigned. The postoffice was moved | from the building occupied by the Preble restaurant and is now; located in the Lister grocery on highway

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224. Lis(er, formerly of, this city, has operated the grocery in that town for several years. The new postmaster Maid that the same boxholder service would be maintained and mail is available to boxhotlders at night. Mules Can Take It James A. Coscia says mules stand a long boat trip better than horses. The doctor looked after 513 mules on a 21-day trip to Spain. He said a few got sick btit mbst of them made the trip in good shape. A riatkm-wide fire-fighting organization planned by the “ civil defense administration to protect forest areas from possible 4! enemy attack. ■ Quality Photo - Finishing Work left before 8 P. M. Monday, ready Wednesday at 10 A. M. Holthoase Drag Co. Winter Clothes? Clean Them then Store Them! ? KELLY’S DRY CLEANING PHONE 3-3202