Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1952 — Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1952

GROUP HOLDS SUPPER AT HANNA-NUTTMAN PARK The Mt.' Pleasant W. S. C. S. met at Hanna-Nutt man park recently to enjoy at six thirty o’clock carry in supper. The members and ttyeir'families were those present. Following, the meal, a short business conducted by the president, M|s. Leo King, Sr. The committee fe charge Mrs. Francis Fuhrman. Mrs: Burl Fuhrman and Mrs. Florence Susdorf. ANNUAL CONVENTION OF 1 AUXILIARY HELD v •The thirty-third annual convention of the American Legion auxiliary, department of Indiana, Washeld recently at Bloomington. The“ sessions were held in the auditorium on the Indiana University campus with Mrs. Eva Brown, department president, presiding. An address on communism was given by Mrs. Carl W. Zeller, National vice-president of the Legion auxiliary. Mrs. Dallas Carinon of Kentland, was elected president for the ensuing year. The local unit 43, won third prize on the publicity scrap book. Mrs. Harold Tieman of Decatur, is publicity chairman. Mrs. Ralph E. Roop, Mrs;. Herman Dierkes, Mrs. Lawrence Rash and Mrs. Dee Fryback were dele- — — S—DON’T TAKE A CHANCE TAKE PLENAMINS Smith Drug* Co. WBUY6 PKCS...SAV£/R9 . SHKS ;

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s'" Attention Parents Os School Children Living In The North And South Parts Os Decatur! >w« are again planning to make the school \ bus service available to you this coming school year. For us to assure your children seats -!- bn the bus we would like to have you make - reservations. To make reservations the parents living in the North part of the city are asked to stop in at Gay’s Mobil Service and the parents living in the South part of the city are asked to dial 3-9834. . ' V . ' ->t' -Xx V ■ * *» ' 1 ’ Please make your \ reservation on or before August 26, 1952. - ■ . ■ i H ' t-' ■ -. > ' " ''‘ /1 ’ 1 i - - - - : ; Mr. and Mrs. Robert E< Gay

gates from the local group who attended the convention. •mjgy - . ■ ENTERTAINS VETERANS The D. A. V. auxiliary of Decatur, entertained the veterans of the hospital in Fort WAyne last week with a party in their honor. Zurcher’s junior and senior members accordion band of Berne entertained the grou r p with various selections throughout the evening and refreshments were served at ,\a later hour. The Decatur group who served on the committee for the occasslon Were Mr. and Mrs. David Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Herald Hitchcock, Mrs. Martha Sommers, Mrs. Catherine Stalter, Mrs. Dorothy Stalter and Gerald Smitley. MISS FRANCES JEAN MORRIS HONORED WITH SHOWER Miss Frances Jean Morris, brideelect of September 7, was honored with a bridal shower evening at the home of Miss Ann Deitsch. Miss Doris Krueckeberg assisted Miss Deitsch during the evening. Upon the arrival of the honored guest, i she was presented ; vgjth a corsage of white asters by the hostesses. The entertaining room was cleverly decorated with autum colors which will be used in the wedding. The table was outlined with a miniature bridal aisle with a small bride* and her attendants, gracing it. The iChandalier directly above the table was also highlighted with the colored streamers. Bouquets of flowers throughout the rooms completed the decorations. During the evening the brideelect received many lovely gifts. Refreshments were served at a later hour. Present were the Misses Dianne Linn, Helen Mowery. Amy Lou Reynolds,- Margaret Harris, Pauline Lobsiger and the Mesdames Byford Smith, J. E. Morris, Henry Krueckeberg and Forrest Deitsch. Unable to but who gifts were Mpg. Jerry Gerhig and and Miss Harriet Gerber. The D. Y. B. class of the Trinity Evangelical United B,r eth re n church will have a picnic at the Berne park Thursday evening. Anyone interested in attending, is asked to be at the church not Igter than six o’clock. Cars will be there for transportation.

■'ißk iw * * fe ■' ■' If' i HR THE WEDDING of Miss Evelyn Klinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs'.’ Elmer Klinger of route! 1. Dixon, Ohio, and Richard Coyne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coyne! of route 5, Decatur, was solemnized in a single ring ceremony in. St. Mary’s Catholic church August 2. The Very Rev. Msg)-. J. J. Seimetz officiating at the nuptials. The groom is a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school and his bride attended school at Convoy, Ohio. The couple are, making their Aome in New Haven op route 1. Coyne is employed at the'Casofl Depot in New Haven. —Photo by Anspaugh

The Bluffton Conservation park will be’ the scene of the pot-luck supper Friday evening at six thirty o’clock of the Philo class of the Baptist church. ■ . ;' } The Phoebe Bible clhss of the Zion Evangelical Reformed church will meet in the church* parlors Thursday evening at seven" thirty o’clock. Phone 8-2121 Kathleen Terveer Society Items for day’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) TUESDAY A Unit 2, Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, 2 p.m. Kum Join Us class, Bethany E. U. B. church, family picnic, Berne C. L. C. society, social meeting, C.L. of C. hall, 7:30 p.m. Pocahantas lodge meeting, Red Men’s hall, 7:30 p.m. Officers meeting, Eagles auxiliary, hall, 8 p.m. Delta Theta Tau, chlled meeting, Miss Catherine Weidler, 8 p. m. Decatur Garden clhg, picnic, Hanna - Nuttman shelter house, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Decatur Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Joe Hunter, 2 p.m. THURSDAY Phoebe Bible class, J Zion E. R. church, church parlors, 7:30 p.m. D. Y. B. class, Trinity E. U. B. church, picnic, Berne park. FRIDAY \ ©O-^ — Pleasant Mills Methodist W.S. C.S., Mrs. Laura Durbih, 1:30 p.m. Ladies Felowlship, Missionary church, Ralph Myers, 7 p.m. Women of Moose, Moose home, informal initiation, 7:30 pan. officers, 7 p.m. < 1 FRIDAY ; Philo class. Baptist church, potluck supper. 6:30 p.m.

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Selling Post Office Jobs Will Be Probed CHICAGO, UP — Federal prosecutors investigating a job-selling scandal in- the Chicag,o Post Office today studied a list of witnesses they plan to call before a special grand jury. U. S. Attorney Otto Kerner, Jr., cut short a vacation to return to Chicago to personally direct the investigation. Kerner was expected to arrive today. The special grand jury will hear charges that employes in the Chicago Post Office, the second largest in the country, paid bribes to obtain supervisory positions. Attorney General James P. McGranery announced in Washington Monday that the evidence' concerning the job-selling scandal would be presented to the grand jury beginning Aug. 26. Will Probe Shipyard Sale Made In 1946 WASHINGTON, UP —attorney General James P. McGranery announced today a federal grand jury here will begin receiving evidence Sept, 3 as to “certain allegations” in connection with the 1946 sale of |he St. Johns River Shipyard, Jacksonville, Fla. A House committee has said it referred evidence as to bribery and collusion in the sale to the Justice Department some six years ago. — ■ ’■■ ■"■ Ts F ■’l ... / jl m KfiF \ *** i W*wF A- B' I? ' J J ■I M H 1 \ B ■r.( JV 1 ■ & / JF I I jbe 1* » 1 I Ijßr/ ff 1 X. Jffy i i JO HOPPE. 19, poses at a midnight coronation ceremony after winning title "Miss Chicago" for the annual •’Miss America" beauty pageant. She bested 11 finalists with talent and what you see. (InternationalJ

'Mjss Mae Essex of Fort Wayne, visietd Sunday with Miss Bertha Johns, who returned with her. to .that city for a few days visit. Miss Rose and Herbert Fullencamp Mrs. Josephine Higley of Findlay. Ohio and Mrs. Adlaide Gass have - returned to their homes, after a weeks outing at Lake George, \ 1 & Mrs. ;■ Robert Gass and children, Eddie and Mary Louise, have returned: tci their home in Lake City, lowa, after visiting friends and relatiVes in Decatur. Sister M. Gabrielita returned to Noll high school at Hammond after; a visit with Mrs. Minnie Holthojuse and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Idlewine and daughter, Sharoii, left this morning to begin a two weeks tour of. the southern states, expecting to spend most of the time in Florida. SOSiITAII ilctU Admitted: Homer Fifer, Decatur; Mts. Harley Shady, Pleasant Mills; Mrs. Elmer Uhrick, Decatur. Dismissed: Herman Burke, Geneva; Mrs. Henry Steinbrunner, Geneva; Mrs. Nell Buck, Decatur. ' ms Mr. and Mrs.| Joseph Call of this city, are the parents of a baby girl, weighing 8 lbs 8 oz. and born this morning at 10107 at the hospital. * Bandit Loses $2,500 Qf Loot In Getaway WATfcRVILLE, Minn. UP — A bandit robbed the Citizens State Bank of $6,500 Monday but scattered more than $2,500 of the loot in-his getaway. An employe of the town’s other bank found $2,500 outside the bank shortly after the bandit had forced four Citizens employes and two customers into a vault and fled. : Another roll of loot, this time 25 $1 bills, was found by 14-year-old Lowell Hadley a block from the > Fire Damages LaPorte A. And P. Grocery Store LA PORTE, Ind.jUP — Damage Was estimated at SBO,OOO today’ln a three-hour fire which ruined grocery stocks at the Atlantic & pacific Tea Co. store. ‘ Firemen Jack Corowe wafs Rightly injured while fighting the blaze , Monday night. Fireman'said wateiand smdfe caused most of the damage. Cabin Cruiser Lost |n Lake Michigan Area ‘ CHICAGO; UP 4-A cabin’cruHer with hn Unknown number of persons aboard was missing in Lake Michigan today. ; A Coast Guard plane and several boats began a search of the low-er end of the lake. The 38-foot cruiser, Monte Lee 11, left Buruhhm Harbor here early Monday and headed for St. Joseph, Mich. k The craft was owned by Dr. Rolland R. Krueger, 40, Streator, 111., Optometrist. Charles L. Layne of Ottawa was reported to have accompanied Krueger on the trip. The Coast Guard here said Krueger’s wife and eight-year-old Son also were believed aboard. The craft was due at St. Joseph late Monday.

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.. • ... — .-■* -•••■ *■■ -r.»y«»u >.-■»-<. 4 '"-Ik Hr ... THE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY of Mr. and! Mrs. Hess, well-known Decatur couple, was observed by them, Sunday lat Hanna-Nuttman park’, where the couple were caretakers for several years, before ill health caused the retirement of Mr. Hess. Six childrn, Mrs. Grant Lpons, Harold, Clifford, Helen and Robert, all of this city, and Mrs. Marie Evans of Fort Wayne, twenty-seven grandchildren a£d twelve great-grandchildren make up the family.

Baruch Celebrafes His 82nd Birthday Faith Is Expressed In American Living DYERVILLE, Calif. UP — Elder Statesman Bernard l M Baruch celebrated his 82nd birthday in the heart of a redwood forest thousands of years old today and said America will stand “inde-truct-able till the end of time.” The silver-haired adviser to presidents said in a prepared statement beneath the world’s largest trtee that in such a setting a man could be hopeful “that the dream of America—a dream of peace, and plenty with equality of opportunity—will come true. “No matter what dread attacks may com,e” he said, “America will stand, sheltreing, inspiring, indestructible till the end of time.” Baruch addressed officials of the Redwood Empire Assn., Gov. Earl Warren of California, and other dignitaries who had come to dedicate a redwood “birthday bench” beneath the giant, 364-foot tree to the wistful park-bench philosopher. A replica of a bench near the White House in Washington, the redwood bench symbolizes the many benches Baruch sat during and, between two world wars while pondering critical as-

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fairs of state. It is hewn from another mas/ sive redwood taken from this! 2.00 Q-y ear-old forest grove and bears tjie inscription: to Bernard M. Baruch. philosopher, philanthropist, stalwart American . . . his stature, is that of redwoods.” | Baruch said “I have sat upon! many benches, but never; one in a setting such as this. One may pause in the shade of this majestic tree —to seek shelter from the< complexities, confusions and f£ats • which fill the world today. “Here we are moved to think, to withdraw into the inner silences where only the conscience, the unerring guide, speaks.” The natty, erect New- York financier said “here a man may refresh his spirit, drawing as it wgr<p upon the strength and beauty of this living column.' What wonderful dreams a \nan could dream here. , ’ “And under the spell of these surroundings, how- certain he may be of their fulfillment, how hopeful he may be that the tteam of America—a dream of peace, and plenty with equality of opportunity—will cpme true.” 111 1111 l II) ' P|l |L| left Wednesday ■ will be ready at v 3:00 o’clock Friday. Office Hours: 8:30 to 5:00 Edwards Studio

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