Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1952 — Page 3

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952

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Missionary to speak at i ZION LUTHERAN MEETING The Rev. G. R. stelter, missionary to liidia for a quarter of a century, 4’ili be the speaker at the Zion Lutheran Missionary society meeting Wednesday afternoon at one thirty o’clock. Mrs. Herman Dierkes will preside at a short business meeting and devotions will be given Iry Mrs. Earl Caston. The standing committees as listed in the new program for the year are as follows: project, Mrs. Ed Bauer. Mrs. PJiil, Sajfir and Mrs. Ray McDougal; program. Mrs. Louis Jacobs, Mrs. Ray Loitz and Mrs. Paul Conrad; membership, Mrs. .Herman Krueckeberg; visiting. Mrs. Hugh Engle, Mrs. Robert’ Freeby. Mrs. Mrs. D. Callow,; Mrs. C. Kleinknight and Mrs. Gerhard Relnking;' overseas box, Mrs. Fred Schelman; mite boxes, Mrs. Edgar Schmidt; pianist. Mrs. Charles Bowers; paper goods, Mrs. Clarence ‘Detach; nominating, Mrs.'Hugh Engle, "Mrs. Robert Freeby and Mrs. Ray McDougal, • All ladies of the 1 congregation are cordially invited to hear Rev. Stelter, especially- those who responded to the membership call, both active and inactive, so they may receive their new program for WEEK END - SPECIALS 7Sbs. LARDSI.OO with 75c Meat Order OUR OWN LARD JQBEEF, lb. jV MINUTE STEAK, lb- —69 c ROUND STEAK, th 69c T-BONE STEAK, lb. L‘_ BEEF ROAST, lb. ____ 59c BOILING BEEF, Ib. ___ 39c .Center Cut J SMOKER-HAM, Ibi 59c THIN SLICED and RINED BACON, lb 49c FRESH SAUSAGE, lb. 39c LEAN PORK STEAK, lb 49c VEAL ROUND STEAK lb. __ 79c VEAL CHOPS, lb. 69c VEAL PADDIES, lb. __ 79c Open Saturday till 10:00 P.M. SUDDUTH MEAT MARKET So. 13th St. Phone 3-2706

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reference throughout the year. Hostesses for the meeting include Mrs. Otto Speiigel, Mrs. Ray Leitz, Mrs. R. Ashbuucher and Mrs. Richard' Mailand. 4 4-|4. V / EVERUEADY CLASS HAS MEETING LAST EVENING Mrs. Harve Baker, assisted by Mrs. Asia Pollock, Mrs. E. H. Johnson and Miss Etta Mallonee, entertained the Everready-class of the First Methodist church last evening. | ,jl ; After the routine business Mrs. Delton Passwater gave very impressive devotions. Miss Mallonee gave a most interesting history of the beginning of the Decatur public library and the beginning of a library in the church. The public library, built 1n>1906 at a cost of 115,000 started With 1,200 books and now ,haa 18,500. Plans for a "Book Nook" in the church, ,a project of the class, wepe discussed. ■ \ .i 'J The hostesses served a Valentine theme tray lunch after the program. Mrs. Homer Lower will be hostess at the March meeting I « . ! i > J g : WOMEN OF THE MOOSB IN SOCIAL MEETING The Women of the Moose met at the local Moose home last ievoning for their regular social meeting. The business session was conducted in, usual form’ and it was announced that plans are being made for the! formal initiation and birthday party for the chapter, which will be thirty years this month. |i ” : \ b Invitations are to be ijsent to neighboring chapters for the (party, and the initiation ceremony will be conducted by one of the visiting chapters. Members are Urged to be present for the affair and are requested to, get their candidates in for the college of regents program to be held in March- i A social hour followed the jmeetin and was in charge of the ritual chairman. The door prize wad won by Mary Weber. HOME EC LEADERS TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY * J \ Adams county - economics leaders will have thejr first allday Purdue lessen next Thursday. Thirty-fjhr leaders, 'I two from each of the seventeen clubs, are expected to receive the day’s instruction. Miss Gertrude Monhaut, .home management specialist o' yo« r r I tojbemify 1 ntt tj Smith Drug Co.

Society Items for day's pub* / llcation must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 p« m.> Phone 3-2121 Phyllis FRIDAY ' Art Department of Woman's Club, Mrs. Homer Lower, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Tabor W.S.C.S., Mrs. Carl Daniels, Master Drive, 7:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p.m. Calvary E.U.B. Ladies Aid Society, church basement, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Monroeville Methodist church, chicken supper, church basement, 5:30 p.m. Junior Women’s Club bake sale, Schafer’s Store, 9 a.m. '. p Zion Lutheran bake sale, city hall, 9 a.m. SUNDAY Ruralistic Study Club, Mrs. Herman Geimer, 6:30 p.m. MONDAY Past Presidents of American Legion * Auxiliary, Mrs. Clark Flaugh, 8 p.m. Fireman’s Auxiliary, Rhoda Hill 8 p.m. Literature Department of Woman’s Club, Mrs. C. A. Dugan, 7:30 p.m. ■ ■ Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls installs tlon, K. of P. home, 6:15 p.m. Holy Family Study Club, Mrs. Fred Baker, Jr.. 8:30 p.m. i Pythian Sister Needle Club, K. of P. home, after temple. Dramatic Section of Woman’s Club, Mrs. Gerald Durkin, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Camera Club, city hall, 7:30 p.m. Girl’s Missionary Guild of Union Chapel, Shirley Workinger, 7:30 p.m. \ Civic Department of Woman’s Club, Mrs. George Rentz, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Trinity W.S.W.S., church social rooms, 7:30 p.m. Rose Garden Club, Mrs. Ralph E. Roop, 2 <p.m. iR V " P St. Dominic Study Club, Mrs. Jerome Coffee, 7:3(7 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Dan Christen, 8 p.m. Legion Auxiliary drill team, Legion home, 8> p.m. 1 ; Monroe Better Homes Club, Mrs. Gertrude Ruperts 7:30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau Valentine party, Elks home, 8 p.m. Willing Workers Class of Chtis,tian church, Mr. 'and Mrk. ’Fred Schfeiderer, 7:30 pm?Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles hall. 8 p.m. p. | Delta Lambda chapter business meeting, Mrs. Robert Lane, .8 P.m. ‘ ; WEDNESDAY P '■esbyterian Ruth Circle, Mrs. George Bair, 8 p.m. Presbyterian Nabmi Circle, Mrs. John Halterman, 8 p.m. Zion Lutheran Missionary j So, ciety, parish hall, 1:30 p.m. Historical club dinner, Fairway Restaurant, 12 noon. Girl’s Guild of Zion E. and R. church, ‘ Mrs. Robert Houk, 8:15 p.m. . j , Sigma chapter Valentine party, Fairway, ST: 30 p.m, ! THURSDAY Presbyterian Mary Circle, Mrs Phil Macklin. 2:30 pjn. Presbyterian Martha Circle, Mrs. William Schrock, 2:30 p.m. 'the state home economics exten sion office at Purdue University, will be the speaker. Business facts for women is the topic of the day’s study. The morning session will deal with facts for the home business center. This will include business supplies storage space and equipment recommended for a well-kept home. , A few of the elementary facts of banking will be included in the , one-day course. The discussion of accounts will not be just household accounts but includes the farm or family investments. mortgages, insurance, etc. The importance of women having some knowledge in these matters has been emphasized over: and over again when uninformed widows have been prey for Uie unscrupulous, > . The afternoon program will deal, with legal notes for women. This will be about making wills, inheritance laws, laws about wemeu holding property and laws on Adoption and guardianship. Requests for study on these subjects were made by several club members before the Adams county home economics council planned the 1952 study program. Mrs. Albert Beineke, cdunty president of the home economics clubs, will prreside during the day. Anna K. Williams, home demonstration agent, will assist with arrangements. The meeting will begin at 1 9:30 a.m. Thursday and continue through 3:15 p.m. at the De.catur high school home eo department. The leaders will have a potluck luncheon at noon.

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA GROUP MEETS MONDAY Mrs. Jesse Sutton, Jr., was hostess to the mdnthly meeting of Our Lady of Fatima Discussion Club this week. The meeting opened with prayer. "Challenge of Fatima'' was the topic chosen and discussed by Mrs. John Terveer, and other imrs presented interesting cwrent events. jThe meeting was cloned with the recitation of the rosary for ■peace. Mrs. John Terveer will be hostess for March meeting and , Miss Joan Wemhoff will present 'the paper. > ; ? ■■p-j-f—-. .J: The Circles of the Presbyterian church will hold their February meetings next week. Wednesday evening at eight o’clock Ruth Circle will meet with Mrs. George Bair and Naomi Circle members with Mrs. John Halterman. Mrs. Phil Macklin will entertain the Mary Circle at two thirty \o'clock Thursday afternoon and the Martha Circle will meet with Mrs. William Schrock at the Same hour. The Fireman’s Auxiliary meeting will be held at the home of Rhoda Hill Monday evening at eight o’clock. I.i ■Aik ' The; Past Presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the, home of Mrs. Clark Flaugh Monday evening at eight o’clock. . ; " -\■ 4A A " '■ ■ The! Monroeville Methodist church will sponsor a chicken supper Saturday evening beginning at five thirty o’clock. Tickets can be obtained at the church and the public is invited. Mrs. C. A. Dugan will be hostess to the Literature Department of Woman’s Club at seven thirty O’clock Monday evening at her home. Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Woman’s Society of World Service will meet at the church Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock. ' !i * ——-— 'J: ' ' St. Dominic Study Club wUI meet in the home of Mrs. Jerome J Coffee Tuesday evening at seven- thirty o’clock. > . The Girl’s Guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet in the home of Mrs. Robert Houk Wednesday evening following the family night being held in the church. Installation of officers of the Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls will be held at the K. of P. home Monday evening at six fifteen o’clock. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. Ralph E. Roop will be hostess to the February meeting of the' Rose Garden Club Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. Mrs. L. E. Archbold will be the assisting hostess. ’ / Historical club members are reminded that their annual party will be held Wednesday. - A dinner will be served at twelve o’clock noon at the Fairway. There will be a meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary drill team Tuesday evening promptly at. eight o’clock at the Legion home. All members are urged to be present. Eta Tau Sigma sorority will meet with Mrs. Dan Christen Tuesday evening at eight o’clock. ' - i -■ i, 1 ■ 1 > The Art Department of Woman’s Club will have its February meeting in the home of Mrs. Homer Lower at seven thirty o’clock Monday evening. Joe Weber Is home from the Methodist hospital, Fort Wayne, where he underwent surgery on his eye. He is making splendid progress. Mrs. Albert Gehrig and son Steven, of Homer, Mich., Miss Greta Gehrig and Leg Spaulding, students at Western Collage of Education, Kalamasoo, Mich-, visited yesterday afternoon With Mrs. Maude Dorwin of North First ■ street. Miss Mary Jo Graliker, sophomore student at Western College of Education, Kalamazoo, Mich., is spending the mid-semester vaca tion with h6r parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Graliker. Mr! and Mrs. Jack Heller motored to Youngstown, §., today for a week-end visit With Mr. and Mrs. John McConnell and Mike. Mr; and. Mrs. Don Mac Lean have returned to their home in Decatur after spending ’a month at St, Petersburg, Fla. J j J , Kenneth NAsh has returned to his studies at Indiana University after the betwean semester vacation with his parents, Mr. and M™ Hersel ■ "*.■ "'.r; au ?- It cost per mile t® maintain Nebraska's 5,000 miles of graveled highways in 1960. . i y

4-H Leaders Will Mpet Here Tuesday fkear's Activities [ Will Be Outlined jtdams county 4-H leaders will opServe Lincoln's birthday, with their first conference for 1953. Pjahs for the new enrollment will bfe made Tuesday evening when the leaders meet at the Decatur school at 7:30 p.m? s 7 •The. f-H membership in Adams county has increased steadily for the last five years and it Is believed about 900 boys and girls will be filling out enrollment cards and closing their projects In March. Their local leaders will get their supplies at next week’s meeting. They will have information -about work requirements and exhibit rules in the scores of projects Offered. A boy or girl must have itts tenth birthday in 1952 to mieet the minimum age rule. Torh Briede has agreed to photograph each leader at the Tuesday meeting. These pictures will be used in window displays during national 4-H! week, March 1-9. The leaders will elect their members to the 4-H, council. They will also discuss any special county rules, set dates for the 4-H calendar and study change* in project rules.’ These leaders are expected to attends William Griffiths, Loyd Byerly, Floyd Roth,\ Jane Reed, M/s.-Walter Egly, Mrs. Ralph Freete, Reinhard Werling, Ervin Schuller, Mrs. Arthur Koeneman, Mary Xnn Ewel, _Ralph Bluhm, Eugen* Heiman, Mrs. Ralfeh Bluhm, Mrs. Charles Frahks, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson; Weiland, Mr. and Mrs. LiOhib Krueckeberg, Edison Lehman,. Harry Lehman, Ben Maselin, Mrs. Dan Striker, Mrs. Edwin Bauman, Orison Stolz, Robert Lehman, Mrs.: Holman Egly, Mrs. Robert Stuber( Mrs. Henry Rumple, SherihUn I VonGunten, Wilbur Kirchhofer, Adon Mosser, Mrs. Lorene Fenstetmaker, Mrs, Lavina VanEmon.Mrs. Frances tilery, Mrs. Sherman Neuenschwander, Mr. and Mrs.: Norris Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Charle* Myers, Mr. John Young, Roland 1 Wolfe, Herald Bailey, Mrs.Ehrsam, Mrs. Ben McCullough, Mrs. John Fortney, Hugo Boergeb, Wilson Beltz, Fred Meier, PhyllU Hauck. Mrs. Lee Fleming, Mrs. Robert Carr, Mrs. Bob Johnson. SIOSNTAL 1 MU] Admitted: Arthur C. Meyer, city. Pistbissed: Mrs. Arthur Loshe and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Glen permihn, Van Wert, O.; Mrs. Lloyd Kreischer, Decatur; Mrs. Ronald Baker, Rockford, O.; Raymond jVoglewede, Decatur. Wriis "MK. and Mrs. Doyle Gilliland, .Rockford, O„ are the parents of a baby ; girl, . born at 10:25 p.m. Thursday at the Adams county nfemorial hospitkL She weighed five pounds, six and one-half ounces. s Mr. - and Mrs. Jerome HUw(baker, Geneva, are parents of a baby boy. weighing seven pounds and-one ounce, born at the Adams county memorial hospital .at 11:50 p.m. Thursday., A bAby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hileman, Willshire. 0., this morning at 4:10 a.m, at the Adams cOunty memorial hospital. She weighed six pounds, 15 Mt ounces. Twin daughters were bom to Mr, and Mrs. Virgil Urick, oi South Third street, this morning in the Adams county memorial hospital.- They have been named Eileen and Irene. The fiftt baby, bofn at 4 o’clock, weighed six pounds, 13 ounces, and the second baby was born at 6:52 o'clock and weighed seven pounds, ounces. The Uricks have one dther daughter. , ■ s Mr. and Mrs. Luster Rich are the parents of a seven-pound, 15; ounce baby boy, born at 5:02 a.m. ’today at the Adams county memorial hospital. A baby boy was boro at the Adams county memorial hospital this morning at 10 o’clock to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van Emon. He weighed seven pounds, four ounces. i Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bird are parents of a baby boy, weighing sAveu pounds and one ounce, bom at 11:15 o'clock today at the Adams county memorial hospital. A baby girl was born at 12:45 o’clock this afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Gareth Wieiderkehr, of Fort Wayne, at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed five pounds, J 4 ounces. < I -17 ■> 1, 111 Accident frequency rates for 1950 in all industries submitting report® so the National Safety Council showed an 8 per dent reduction from those of 1949. L ■ . ..

>""7— —— — ’ JH a!|i ■ • a. / \ / • ' y A 1 A( I t ' V. 'if .... mR . ‘ - Z -- 7 -• > THAT'S a 31,000,000 diamond—the fabulous 76-carat Transvaal, largest cut diamond in the world— Which actress Arlene Dahl ii sporting at a Damon Runyon Cancer fund benefit in Lo® Angeles. This was its first public wearing. It was taken to Hollywood to be used in * film. ' (International) Show Melting Under Higher Temperatures w , ' ”‘ ' : > • - i ■. 'w: ' Temperatures moved upwarl today and several inches of! the snow melted away with the aid of a bright sun. The river was rising rapidly and was several feet above the flood stage. Herman “Hi” Meyer dropped his keys into the river,as he was reading the water level Thursday, making it 'necessary for him to break th® lock on the water gauge equipment. The water level was about 16 feet today, and rising. Sgt. Grant Bean Is New Recruiter Here T |:Sgt. Grant Be*n is Adams county’s new army and air force recruiting officer. Sgt. and Mrs. Bean and their l&year old son, Edwin, and Sgt. Bean’s mother, Mrs. A.O. Bean, have moved into the residence at the Herman Scheiman firm On route. 1. A recruiting < ftee will b* set up in Decatur as spon as government leases can be completed. Sgt. Bean said. In the meantime, he is using his residence aA temporary recruiting headquartefs. - .Ur' i__ ;i. • ■ Available how are two-year enlistments in the army for young men of draft age who are classified ih; 1-A and threeyear technical training programs in the army and air force. Sgt. Bean entered The army in 1941 and served as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes during World War 11. He also was connected with the athletic division of the arjny and his most recent position, until he came to Adams county, was foothall coach at Camp Cirson. Colo. Chicken & Noodle & Bake Sale, sponsored by the Zion Lutheran Church, Saturday 9th, City Hall, 9:00. • ' - i • 31 3tx Trade in a Good Town — Decatur Quality I Photo Finishing Let us help you take better pictures. Holthouse Drug Co.

t ■ " • • 'j'■■ . Gospel Messages! Good Singing! REVIVAL MERVIN TAYLOR * I Evangelist Decatur, Ind. Song Leaders: Jim Fosnaugh - Arnold Martin Jay Martin—Piano and Solo vox Stories For The Children by Lola Peters Continuing Through February 17th 7:30 P.M. St. Paul U. B. Church SPECIAL MUSIC! WELCOME! STANLEY PETERS, Pastor I z 3 miles South of Decatur on County Home Road , |L „ : I

College Student Is Victim Os Suicide Student Found Dead Ih Room At Hotel I . ' . \ f. Terre Haute. Ind., Feb. 8—(ilP) —Authorities sought a reason today for the suicide of Charlqs Porter Skinner H, 21, pf Moline, 111., reported to be the direct descendant bf the founder of a farm implement manufacturing concern. Skitmer, a student in DePauw University at Greencastle, Ind., was found dead late yesterday in the Demibg hotel where he registered Wednesday afternoon under an as- ; sumed name, “James Warren of Chicago." J i Skinner, a senior journalism student, became editor of the University’s daily newspaper last Monday and had headed the publicaton of three editions when he (est the ' campus. . . ' >' . ! University officials said he was ; a good student, popular on campus, serious-minded and competent. Coroner DAnzll M. Ferguson said, it was suicide. He said Skinner shot himself in the head with a .22 pistol. The gun was clutched -foi his hand. On a bedside table in hie

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room lay an army revolver. Fergu?«on believed Skinner was killed ! late Wednesday night. Detective James Evelo said he was told the 1 youth was a great-great-grandson of John Deere, who founded an Implement firm bearing his name. t ! \ , DePAuw officiate came here last night to investigate the death. They said, according td Evelo, they be- , lieved Skinner had a nervous breakdown. The youth’s nome was at 1236 11th Ave., Moline. J j \ • A maid found the body when she went in the rppm to clean it. Skinner had sl2 in his pocket when the body was found. ’ — ADVERTISEMENT — LEG PAINS, RHEUMATIC PAINS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, Are often a sign that kidneys need attention. If you have these symptoms or burning, scanty passages; Ask your druggist for WOOLLEY'S K. K. TABLETS Take as directed 50c At All Drug Stores