Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1951 — Page 2

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Name Class Officers As Pleasant Mills Officers Selected . By Class Members Class officers, elected recently by students of the Pleasant Mills high school, hare been announced by Glen B. Custard, The vftcers are: Seniors — Sally McCullough, president; z John Burkhart, vicepresident; Noll,- secretary; Nancy Custard, treasurer; Eloise Andrews, sponsor. Juniors—Shirley Fox, president; Rose Ann Bilderback, ylce-preid-dent; Ilene Mitchell, secretary; Audrey Gephart, treasurer; Donald Stebing, sponsor. Sophomores—Herman Fox, president;, Darlene Fortney, vice-presi-dent; Larry Myers, secretary; Shirley Williamson, treasurer; Kenneth Reed, sponsor. j Freshmen — Bonhiff Gephart, president; Roger Frey, vice-presi-dent; Roger Foor, secretary; Marilyn Luginbill. treasurer; Myron Lehman, sponsor. ~ ,< Eighth grade — Norma Jean Bailey, president; Dick. Byers, vice-president; Gene Williamson, secretary X Sue Fortney, treasurer; William Thomas, sponsor. Seventh grade—Beverly Ehrsartt, president; John Frey;..vice-presi-dent; Kay Archer," secretary; Hbmer Kraner, treasurer; Velma Huser, sponsor. ,• "

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Country Fair At Methodist Church . October 15 To 19 Final plans are, being completed for the third annual First Methodist church country fair, which will be held from October 15 through 19 al the church, ij i | The five-day event will be featured by a Monday auction sale, a Tueeday men’s supper, and a Thursday and Friday bazzar, according to the announcement of Mrs. W. P. Robinson, chairman of the planning committee for the event. The fair will be opened Monday evening when an auction will be held in the large tent to be erected. Articles of fawn produce, home baked bread. and the like will go on sale, to "the highest bidder. The public is invited to the supper Tuesday, which will be prepared and served by the men of the cjnirch. Women of the church will conduct the bazaar,!, which will feature the sale of dolls, doll clothes' and pastries. |i 1 h-' \ Lunches will be served in the ■church at noon and also in the evening on Thursday and Friday by the women. Doughnuts and coffee will be available during the auction. t j ;l i i ' Officials for the planning committee for the fa|r are hopeful of repeating last year’s success with the five-day affair.; | Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schrock visited in ; Union City Sunday afternoon with Mr. Schrock’S sisters, Mrs. Hhnter Myers and) Miss Bess Schrock. ij Theodore “Ted" Wemhoff and William Kocher of this city have returned from a two weeks’ naval training cruise aboard the PCE 845. Both men are apprentice seamen in the naval reserve. The cruise was op Lake Michigan. • Joe Murphy apd Ray Wertzberger are spendfrig several days in Chicago. They witnessed the Bears-Cardinals football ( game Sunday. / Rep. G. Remy BieHy, Adams’ -and Wells county representative, Is spending a few days in Decatur. He will return to Indianapolis Wednesday -when thd legislature •reconvenes in its special session. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Hunter and grandson, Joey McNerney, spent Sunday in Tiffon, 0., With Mr. and Mrs. Robert B; Hunter and sod Todd. ; — — — < Until "liter the French and Indian wars. Hagerstown, Md., was known as Ft. Frederick.

William Levi Ray Dies Sunday Night William Levi Ray, 80, retired blacksmith and former assistant postmaster at Berne, died at 11 p.m. Sunday at his home near Geneva. He was almember of the Geneva E.U.B. church and the Modern Woodmen lodge. Surviving are his wife; one son, Alton of Hicksville, O.; a daughter, Mrs. Arby Haines st near Berne; seven grandchildren ■ and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wedneoday at the Hardy A Hardy funeral home, the Rev. Garth Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in MRB cemetery at Berne. To Inspect School Buses On Thursday Superintendent of schools Hansel L. Foley today announced there would be a county-wide school bus inspection held Thursday on the Decatur free parking lot on Monroe street. I All drivers will bring their respective buses to the site where abqut six state troopers will subject each vehicle to an intensive test to difine its fitness for further safe driving. Mechanical failures or necessary repairs will be pointed up by the inspection. There am aproximately 50 school buses serivng Adams county. The Rev. and Mrs. Doyle Hofferbert, Berne; are the parents of a baby boy, born Sunday at 1:33 a. m. at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Mr. and Mi>. Russejl Birch are the parents of a baby boy, born at 10:17 a. m. Sunday at the Adame county memorial hospital. He weighed 11 pounds; ■ ; i—il ■ y ■ W|OSPJTAL I Admitted: Eric Snyder, Rqckford, O.; Mrs. Sydney Waters. Portland; Miss Erma Fortney, Decatur; Mrs. Joe Spangler, Decatur. , ' ‘ i Dismissed: Miss Alice . Brunner. Decatur: Mrs. lx>uis BooFger and baby boy, Decatur; Mary Fennig, Decatur; Mrs. Kennlsth Heniser and baby girl, Portland. society The k Girl’s Guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will have a Wednesday night. Members are asked to meet at the home of Miss Nancy Kirsch at seven thirty o’clock. Those who desire transportation are asked to meet at the church at the same time. - . ■ 3 I Dorcas class of Bethany church will meet in the church parlors Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock. Hostesses will be Mrs. Minnie Teeple and Mrs. Henry Adler. V. ■ . GIRL SCOUTS Brownie Troop 2 met for registration Friday after school. Our leaders this year are Mrs. Joseph Vpgelwpde and Mrs. Rernard Hain. We meet in the \ kindergarten room so we dramatized the first day our mothers took us to kindergarten. Our next meeting will be held next Friday. LEGISLATURE (Cnntlnwed From Pmrr One) to' take care of emergencies,” Sen. Garrett said. “The legislature probably would have to be called back before the first of the year to enact new tax legislation.” She Said higher . takes probably would be in the form of gross income tax increases jor higher gasoline taxes. <

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At Willshire K. P. * jjJKh ■ Evan M. Owens, of New Phiiadelphia, 0., recently installer! grand chancellor of Knights ol Pythias ip Ohio, will speak at a district K. of Fl meeting at the Charles A. Knott lodge In Will shire, 0., Tuesday night Decatut and other nearby K. of P. lodgeu have been invited 'to attend. Four Arrests Made By Decatur Police Two Arrests Made After Accidents ~ ■ ■■ T] City police - made four arrest! over the weekend, two of them tht result of investigation of six traffk accidents that occurred in the city Both arrests made following traf fie mishaps were because driven failed to yield the right ofway One was at the Tenth and Monro* intersection when a car driven tu Walter Hoffman, route 7, Fori Wayne, collided with one drivei along Monroe street' by Lestei Kaehr, of route 3. Hoffman and his wife, Paulinb were both thrown'from their car t< the pavement, sustaining minor Jn juries, Taken to a Decatur phy sfcian. they were treated, then re leased. Police estimated the dam age to the Hoffman car at $175, t< the Kaehr car at $250; justice o: the peace fined Hoffman a total o sll.7s\for the infraction. ’ ; i Norbert Burke, of Wapakoneta 0., was assessed $» and costs, total ling $15.75, by justice Hunter whet he failed to yield the right of wgj at Thirteenth and Monroe. Burke failed to stop at the high way intersection and collided will a.car driven by Russ Robin s<u>, 0 southbound on Tliir teenth. Total damage was estimat ed at S3OO. Karl Lough. 710 Spencer street and James Julinn, of Frankfort each was fined for speeding, Loug! for doing 50 miles an hour on Met cer avenue, and Julinn 60 bn Win Chester. Lough, was fined a tola of $11.75, Julinn $15.75 by Hunter Two person's were brought to tbi Adams county memorial hospita with minor injuries Saturday whjei the cars each was driving collide! at U.S. 2.7 and the Monmouth road \ Bernard Vokaty, Norfolk, Va driver of one of the vehicles re mained in the hospital with mine head injuries; Richard Spencet driver of the other car, was give! emergency treatment then released Other accidents were iavestigai ed at Third and Cort street whei cars driven by Paul Conrad. Jr I and Kenneth Mcßride collided a the Conrad' car attempted to tun into the alley extending off Cos street. Total damage was $35. f Another when a car driven b; Russell Peabody, route 2. Monr& vllle, stopped suddenly when th railroad gates were IpwerCd at th Erie crossing on Thirteenth streei and the following car driven b Charles \ Barger, Kendallville, raw med the rear end. Damage was estimated at S3O L the two vehicles driven by Kenneti Everett, 1414 West Adams aipi Dainel Emenhiser, route 3, wh|c) collided at Second and Monroe. CHURCHES FIRST METHEODIST This First Methodist churcl board of education meeting will bi postponed until Wednesday, Octo bar I?, at 8:30 p.m. ’

Announce Exams For Probation Officers ~’The state probation commission Wil hold an examination to qualify persons to serve as probation -oOfeera Dec. I, in the state house. Anyone interested in taking this examination may procure a preliminary application blank by' writing or calling at the State Probation Department, Room 210, State House, Indianapolis. November 7 will be the deadline for returning applications, j ! ! .. New Catholic Church Is Dedicated Sunday The Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Selmetz, pastor, and the Robert Contant, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s church, were among the clergy wiio participated in the dedication ceremonies for the new 4200,000 Queen of' the Angels Catholic church in Fort Wayne yesterday. The new church and elementary school are located on West State at Cambridge i Blvd. The Rev. : William church. Several members of St. Mary’s pariah attended the . dedicatory services. Judge Moran Estate 1$ Sold At Auction Judge James J. Moran, native Os Adams county and who practiced law In Portland during his adult years and served as circuit i and appellate judge, left a valuable | estate when he died last April 20. The real estate was sold at auction { recently in order that the estate may be distributed among 34 • relatives of him and his wife, also deceased. | The business block at Main and Commerce streets in Portland [brought $65,000 and was sold to Dr. M. M. Moran, a brother of the late judge, who also was high bidder on another business property j nearby for $8,500. The Morin resi*deiice sold for $12,200, purchased by Keith Wehrly while W. E. Davis purchased a 65 acre farm in Penn township. Jay county, for $7,168, and 270 was sold to {George E. Davis of Piqua, Ohio, for $20,250. , fry A Democrat Want Ad—lt Pays

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Quarterly Program For Decafur Masons '■> . I : ' Officers Announce Complete Program The fourth quarter program for Decatur Masonic lodge, number 671, has been announced by Cletus Miller, master of the local lodge, and other officers. Eie regular lodge meeting is duled for Tuesday* night and on October 20 Columbian lodge of Chicago, Ilk, again will visit Decatur lodge and present the master Mason degree. \ Last year the same Chciago 10dge came to this city and presented the degree work and the Decatur lodge returned the visit this spring.' On October 20, the Craft club. Masonic organization in charge 'of giving the degree work, will a dance at Geefs barn for all Masons. \ The Craft club also will present a play entitled, “Greater Hath No Man” at the Masonic hall.' This presentation will be open to all Masons. i L > Th® local lodge will visit the Ohio City, O.J, lodge November 7 and will present the third degree to a class of Ohio Masons. A regular monthly meetihg is scheduled for November 13. Entered apprentice degree will be conferred November 20 and on November 29 Masons will join with Eastern Stars in a pot-luck supper for all members of both organizations and their families. The fehowcraft degree will be exemplified December; 4 the annual election of officers is scheduled for December 11. Members »’ho have belonged to the local lodge for 25 years will he honored at a banquet December 28 and the Better Cough Relief When new drags or old fail to stop your cough or chest cold don’t delay. Crcomulsion contains only safe, helpful, proven ingredients and no narcotics to disturb nature’s process. It gbes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial membranes. Guaranteed to please you or druggist refunds money. Creotnulsion has stood the test of many millions of users. CREOMULSION nMcvm Coaata. CbMt Actrts. BrMcfcitit

Chester C. Oberly Dies At Fort Wayne Funeral services for Chester C. Oberly, chairman of the board pt directors and former president of the Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company, Fbrt Wayne, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Getz and Cahill funeral home. The death of th® well known Industrialist and civic leader occurred Saturday. He died of a coronary occlusion. He 61. Two Men Fined In City Court Today Two men appeared in city court after weekend arrests, both of them wpre fined, ope for driving while under the influence of intoxicating I liquor, the other | for the dual charges of reckless driving and operating a vehicle without a driver’s license. Frank Goff, of Fort Wayne, was arrested on U.S. 27 north of the city Saturday by ) sheriff Bob Shraluka and remanded to the county jail. He was fined a total of <31.75 in city court today, and returned to jail for failure to pay. year will close January 4 with a public installation of officers for 1952.

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Rupert I Green, also of Fort Wayne, had his driver’s license suspended for 90 days and was finpd a total of 161.75 when he was found guilty of drunken driving. Green was arrested Sunday by state trooper Walter Schindler on U.S. n about sit miles north of the city. INTRODUCING Robert McKean Specialist Hair Shaping Permanenting Styling 323 No. 7th St Decatur Phone 3-4188 For Your Appointment October 9th Starting Date