Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1952 — Page 3

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i PHYLLIS KRAFT, BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED WITH SHOWER ; A bridal shower was givenL in honor of Miss Phyllis Kraft, brijleelect of December 28. at the famine of Mrs. James Shackley Thursday evening. | Upon the arrival of the guest of honor, she was presented with a corsage of red roses. During the evening, games were played and prizes awarded to the Mlskes Barbara Cole, .Ruth Gephart y lene Fuelling, *<ho in turn presented them to Miss Kraft. The table was attractively decorated with a centerpiece of a wagon hitched to a star. A miniature bride and groom were placed in the centerpiece, which also held . the bride’s fortune. i Upon reading this, the gues4 of • honor was directed to her gifts. A buffet luncheon was served* at the close of the enjoyable evening. Present were the Mesdames Jack Knudsen, Elmer Wehdel, William Judge, and the Misses Rose Ellen Miller, Jane Daily, Arlene Fuelling, Irene Kruckeberg, Ava Kraft, Phyllis Hockemeydr, Erma Due Fortney, Barbara Cole and (Ruth Gephart. i \ - EMBLEM CLUB HOLDS ' INITIATION SERVICES. ! i Three new members were Iriitiated into the Decatur Emblem club, which met Thursday evening < at the Elks home. Mrs. Bernadine Heller, Mrs. Eileen Gurtner and Mrs. Esther Davies were welcomxed to the group. • Jj Games were enjoyed following this, and prizes awarded to the various winners. > ( Tfie committee in charge served

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a luncheon during the social. Hostesses were Mrs. Peggy Laurent, Mrs. Josephine, Nelrieter, Mrs. Faye Mutischler, Mrs. Abbie Meyers, Mrs. Virginia Frey, Mrs. Harriet Durkin, Mrs. Bernard Meyer and Mrs. Romaine Eady. The next meeting, a social-, will be held December 11 at seven thirty o’clock, at the Elks home. MARY CIRCLE MEETS WITH MRS. JOHN DEVOSS Thursday gfternoon, members of the Mary Circle of the First Presbyterian church met with Mrs. John DeVoss. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Eprl Blackburn, Mrs. Fred Patterson and Mrs. Bertha Franz. Mrs. <E. C. Filson gave the devotion and Mrs. L. C. Pettibone .-conducted the business session. Plans for the year’s activities were discussed and the church bazaar was announced for December 3. Miss Frances Dugan talked on “God and the Nations”' during the study hour, followed with refreshments served by the hostesses. W. S. C. S. MEETING HELD BY SALEM CHURCH LADIES A W. S. C. S. meeting was held by the ladies of the Salem Methodist church Thursday afternoon in “the church basement, tyrs. Ed Tricker acted as hostess. : Mrs. Merle Riley was in charge of devotions, after which she offered prayer. The lesson was presented by Mrs. Austii) Merriman, assisted by Mrs. Riley. Fifteen members were present to answer roll call. \ Continuing with, the business meeting, Blanche Bryan had charge. Warm clothing was brought to be sent to Korea.''Mrs. Carver , reviewed the World Outlook and Mrs. Shady offered the closing prayer. Refreshments were served to the group, three visitors and two children. The December session will he held with Mrs. Chester Bryan and will be an all day affair. MRS. VINCENT PARKER HOSTESS TO W. S. W. S. Mrs. Vincent Parker was hostess recently to the W. S. W. S. of Union Chapel church with Mrs. Florence Bauman ns the program leader. Mrs. Baumap used as her topic, “We Give Thanks for the Living World.” program began with an instruinental duet by Mrs. Robert Fotjt and Mrs. Earl Chase. Scripturf whs read by Mrs. Omer Merrim&b, using King James version and' Mrs. Freeman Schnepp ingjfrdm the new revised standard Bible. Mrs.’ Thurman Drew told about the history of the Bible, while Mrs. Laurence Norris offered a prayer of after which a piano; sqlo was played by Miss Di ana* Parker. 7 ? The business meeting was in charge qf Mrs. Schnepp, who announced that anyone' going to Crainville for the W. S. W. S. meeting, be at the parsonage by six fifty o’clock Friday evening. The- thank offering program will be tyeld at the church November 23 ijluring the morning services. The? meeting closed by Mrs. Lee Belk The next session will be held with Mrs. Myron Frank. Mrs. Par--I ’ r—r—■ ■■ ■ -

USS Society Item* for day’* publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday St SO a.m.) > Kathleen Terveer Phone 3-2121 SATURDAY Chicken supper, Antioch Lutheran church, Hoagland, 5-7 p.n|. Bake sale, chicken and noodles, Bchafer store, 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY Chicken supper, bazaar, bake sale, Preble chuich and school, 4 St. Paul Lutheran Ladies’ Aid. MONDAY P. T. Monmdnth school, 8 p.m., executive meeting, 7:3;0 p.m. WEDNESDAY \ Psi lota Xi, Elks home, 8 p.m. Adams County chorus, Monroe school, 7:30 p.m. ! Rosary Society, K. of C. hall, 8 p.m. i V. F. W. auxiliary. V. F. W. hall, _6:30 p.m., meeting, 8 pjm. ' St. Catherine study club. Mrs. Eugene Heimann, 8 p..m. \ I Research club, Mrs. Henry B. Heller, 2:30 p.m. Woman’s club, library, 7:45 ,p.m. Adams Central P. T. A., school gym, 7:30 pm. 7 Adams Central P. T. A., School gym, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Drill team, American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 8 pm. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Margin Worthman, 2 p.m. Key Paper Product party, D. A. V. ha11,~7:30 p.m. Kum-Join-Us class, Bethany E. U. B. church,l 7:30 p.m. i Eta' Tau Sigma, Mfs. Louis Smitley, 8 p.m. I Pocohantas Lodge. Red Men's hall, 7:30 p.m. D. Y. B class. Trinity E. U- B. church,7:3O p.m. Pleasant Mills P. T. A.,, school, 7:30 p.m. Tri Kappa. Tri Kappa. Associate, Elks home, 8 p.m.: \ , Loyal Daughters class, Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Adolph Kolter, 7:30 p.m. , . Progressive Workers class, Trinity E. U. B. church, 6:3o'p.m. Root Twp. Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Richard Darkless, 1:30 p.m. ,\ C. L. of C. society, C. L. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Lincoln School open house, 7 p.m. P.T.A., 7:30 p.m. Union Twp. Home Demdnstr’ation club, .Mrs. Roland Grote, 1:30 p.m. Friendship Circle, Zion E. R. church, Mrs. Milton Hoffman, Preble, 7:30 pm. Iterator Home Demonstration club-Root Twp. Home Demonstration club, Legiop home, 1 p.nj. Historical club, Mrs. Lydia Worthman, 2:30-p.m. Shakespeare club, Mrs. Fred Smith, 2:30 p.m. ■ - • THURSDAY Women of Moose, formal initiation,' 7:30 p.m., officers, 7 p.m., Moose home. \ FRIDAY Adams County Federation of clubs, Legion home, 2 p.m. ker will be program leader and the affair will be a Christmas party. Refreshments were served by the hostess with a Thanksgiving motif, to the guests present for the evening. j RUTH CIRCLE MEETS WITH MRS. LEWIS SMITH Mrs. Lewis Smith was hostess Wednesday evening to the Ruth Circle of the First Presbyterian church. The meeting began with prayer by Mrs. Robert Gay. Devotions fallowed by Mrs. Ernest High. The program was in charge of Mrs. R. C. Hersh and a short business session was then held. During, the social, refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by MrSi Clark Smith. — ‘ MISS BERNITA THIEME TO WED ROBERT Miss Bernita Jean Thieme’s engagement was announced today, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme of route 3, to Robert Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harvey, also of route 3. Both Miss Thieme and her fl-, ancee are graduates of Monmouth high school and employed at the Central Soya company in this city. No definite date has been set for the wedding. ' - - ADD SOCIETY The Adams County Federation of clubs will meet Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the Legion home for a program. Mary Hall of Wolf tnd Dessauer, will be the guest speaker and her topic will be on Home Fashions. An interesting session is planned. The Adams County Home Demonstration chorus will also sing at this time. Psi lota Xi sororfty will have a dessert luncheon atltne Elks home Wednesday evening, beginning at eight o’clock. The Monmouth P. T. A. will hold their regular meeting at the school

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The 34th book week,-, >j The 34th annual national book week, observed from November 16-22. will be participated in Decatur with an elaborate display ot children’s books at the Decatur library and several "story hour parties,” in connection with the summer reading project, during the week, it was announced by librarian Miss Bertha Heller. ” Miss Heller recounted some of the history behind the artist jwho did the national book week poster,. displayed in many places in the city—and all over the country—i and the story proved to be delightful. * The artist is Roger Duvoisin, a native of Geneva, Switzerland, who started his professional life aS a mural painter and a stage design-' er. After some years, when he had also acquired the talent for working with ceramics and became the manager of a French pottery plant, Duyoisln decided to, slew off into textile designing. In this he really blossomed and an American concern gobbled him up, for whom he worked for some years. Through that twist of fate the artist l>ecame an American citjzen. When the firm Duvoisin worked for sank ini the’great depression. Duvoisin, instead of going back to Europe, had a book he had written for his B pn ( published—happily for the American art and literary scene. ••• • r Tuesday at eight o’clock. Jack Got-. don will be the guest speaker and show (ilrns. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mankey are hospitality chairmen Jbr the event. An executive meet-1 ing will be held at seven thirty o’clock. Open house will be observed Evening at seven o’clock at the Lincoln school; A P.T.A. meeting will follow at seven thirty o’clock. GIRLSCOUTS t Girl Scout troop 15 met after school Wednesday. ThA. meeting was opened with refreshments provided by Nancy Doyle. We then decided to have a,p. outing November 22 at the Bdy Scout sheltet" house. The troop w r as divided into three patrols. The meeting closed with thfc friendship circle. Assistant scribe, \ Barbara kalver. ;■ l j , —f“ . Brownie Troop 10 met Wednesday afternoon at the Lincoln Roll 'call was held and we paid our dues, Games and songs were enjoyed and we inade a peanut man, to finished next week. Hostess w r as Rush Koenig. We did the Brownie hand shake and were dismissed. ' t Scribe, Judy Kay Burk Trade in a Good Town —Decatur.

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rlfiooh he began putting out children’b books regularly and stiU maintained his painting. Duvoisin developed both talents and has drawn many covers for the mpgajcine New Yorker. Dqvoikin wfrotei of book week: “What can hold more wonders thjaa h shelf loaded with books? “’Tff give a child the- privilege to ; wander up and, down among the bookshelves is to submit his mind and heart to rich emotions that will ije with him the rest of his life- h ' h ‘' ”Shplves of children’s books, with their varied colors, are also beautiful to look at and a natural subject for a poster.” v Tp come back to Decatur’s own pariic|pation, Miss Heller has arranged a party for the first and secon! graders, readers of the largest percentage— 69 percent— during the summer, for which they will receive diplomas and be awarded; a |rophy. Their party will be held Friday evening at 4 o’clock |t the library. Thetsmall group of high school students, representing all iha high treat fpr th'elr diligent dip into the I literary delights: For them a party 1 will bei held next Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the library. Parents who read from the American heritage list are invited by Miss ilieller to attend a partly next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the library. Youth Accidentally Kills His Sister , ' Flees Home After ! Fatal Shooting | NEW YORK, (UP) — Police searched' today for a 13-year-old high-school boy and his nine-year-old , brother who ran away from hqnie mter the older boy accidentally. and killed his sister. Police said that Daniel Feller, a high: school freshman, edht his slstdr Marion, 11, in the, left temple his father’s .22 calibre rifle wljile playing a “war game." Altlwaigsh the shooting apparently j&as accidental, police said the boy? became .terrified, took S2O from p|s bank and fled on his bicycle with his brother, Barry. An extensile search, of the neighborhood apd surrounding areas was being ripde. Mr. alwLMrs. David Feiler, parents of rthe’ children, were attending a |iovie at the time of the tragedy! The aFeiJer’s youngest child, Linda; |, told ; police that Daniel took hij father’s gun out of the attic of? their two-story home in, the to “show us how he acted li|a play—how hp went off to •wair.'S The <mild said she remained in her bedroom playing with a doll while, her brother took the rifle to the living_room to entertain , Martan fjand Barry. ‘fPretiy soon Danny came upstairs sgain,” Linda said, “saying he whs gK>ing away and needed some hioney,” 1 » Linda later went in-, to the jiving room and found her sister, dead on the floor. She called neighbors, who called police. J . Seven Entered In N Growbrs Contest Seve| Adams cqunty boys and ‘girls aiie entrolled this year in the national junior vegetable growers’ contest: and will vie with youths from 46 states for the top share in the $6,000 scholarship fund. Entered ip, the green-thumb competition are: Sharon A. Beltz, route 2. Gerald | Blume, route 5; Ronnie Garnery Monroeville: Carolyn S. King, youte 5; Dick Lambert, route Joe Lambert, route 5; Walter -A. Osterman, route 4 4 Entrants in the competition are betweeA.the ages of 12-21 and w iU try ton |a SSOO national championship, .and a jnumber of sectional and state a.v|ards. Winners, selected by a panel of leading national agricultural authorities; will be announced on the final day of the association's 1952 convention which will be held In New York City, December 7-111 i ... : ji ■ ■ \ • Reports On Outing Os Decatur Students A general accounting of the expense entailed during the Decatur high school outing November 7 — the Michigan and Canada trip—was. released by chaperon Deane T. Dorwin, and is as follows: Gross collections, Fifty-* four people pC $6.75 each. Expenses: transportation, $280.40; admission, $16.20; tunnel, toll, $5.60i; bridge toll, $3.85: telephone, tips and ptamps, $5.45, for a grand total of . $311.50: Spent Was $311.50; collected was 1365/50,'difference of $54, entitling each of the 54 students a refund, ofsl. J i , ; -s * | * : ’ Democrat; Want Ada Bring Result*

Dr. S. A. Witmer Bible Conference Will Open Sunday Dr. S. A. Witmer To Be Guest Speaker Great questions from the book 1 of Job will be answered during the I annual Bible conference which will 1 be held at the Missionary Church from November 16-23 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. S. A. Witmer, president of the Fort Wayne Bible College, will be the guest speaker for these meetings. Dr. Witmer is each morning at 7:30 on "Sunrise Chapel’,’ over WKJG. He has released the following questions which will be answered during this conference: ! , , • Sunday at 7:3o—The Question ol l Evil: \ls there a Devil? Monday--The question of Theism: Can Man find God? ' Tuesday—The question of sin: Can they be numbered? Wednesday—The question of ac ceptance: How can God forgive? Thursday—The question bf life: Is life worth living? Friday—The question of immor tality: Is there life after death? Nov. 23 at 10:00 The question of suffering: Why do people suffer? \ Sun. . 7:30 —The question of value: Does Man count with God? The public is invited to these special meetings. The Church is located at the corner of N. Tenth and Dayton Sts. Second Chance For Vets'To Buy Homes VA In Explanation \ On Guaranteed Loans WASHINGTON UP 4-The veterans administration said today veterans who served in both World War II and the Korean war may. — udner Certain conditions — get a second Chance to buy hopies with VA-guarariteed loans. They must, however, have sold the homes they bought under the World War IJ BI bill to get the second chance under the Korean GI bill. If they still own the home, they cannot ,buy a second under the Korean bill, and if they have never purchased a house, they are ‘entitled to do so under one bill or the other but not both. ' f The same rules apply to purchases of farms or businesses, VA \said. !. tj; ,: t ' The agency made the statements in explaining rights oLveterans who have served in both waite. The Korean GI bill extends the \ loan guaranty provisions of the World War II bill to, veterans who served anywhere in the world since June 27, 1950 — the start of the Korean conflict. Under the two bills, VA guarantees the lender against loss on home loans up to 60 per cent of the loan, with a maximum guaranty of $7,506. On farm or business loans, the aig enc y j guarantees against loss up to 50 per cent of the loan, with a maximum guaranty of $4,000 on real estate and $2,000 on loans, not involving real estate. Last Os Runaways Surrenders Friday Last of the runaway quartet of Halloween nighi, a 16-year-old Adams county youth, is in the Adams county jail having given himself up. He broke loose from the escort bringing him and hts companions back from Texas, where they were detained by law officers until they were called for. For the past two days it was known that the boy sneaked into town and all law departments rwere on the alert. He managed to evade them but gave himself up to sheriff Robert Shraiuka at approximately 7 o’clock last night.’ ' German Police Halt Storming Os Theaters BERLIN UP ---Police riot squads smashed Communist attempts Friday night to storm two West Berlin theaters and stop the. showing of the film, “Rommel, the Desert Fox.” I■ ' .

Over $200,000 To Highway Department State Distribution Report Is Released Adams county started off its 1952 county highway program with a balance of $22,559.24 from 1951 highway funds and received $202,550.67; from the distributions made by the state during T 952. according to Leland K. Flshbpck, secretary, Indiana highway users conference. "The total amount available during 1952 for Adams county road work totaled $225,109.91,” Fishback stated in his report. “The total balance at the close of 1951 in all the 92 counties amounted to $2,643,006.33. During 1952 the slate made quarterly distributions of highway funds to the coupties totaling addition to this distribution, the cities and towns received $10,525,569.55 folr street itnprovemjents the state highway commission deceived $37,189,8i2.21 for highway construction and maintenance. “The total amount distributed was $70,169,704.22. This, however, is not >the total amount available for street, road, and highway work in Indiana. This amount fnuSt be increased by $2,643,006.33 balance in the \county funds, 'the amount raised by city tax levies, county bridge levies, and several million more received by Indiana in federal aid.”

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Mrs. G.. L. Brayton entertained her sister and husband recently, Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Piper of Byron, 111., who were enroute to New York, to i.ait their son, who is a senior at Cornell • University. William H. Beil of Lake Tippecanoe Visited his parents, -Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell yesterday. His father is confined to his bed with a slight illness. Miss Nancy Bell will visit her grandparents today. Mr. and \Mrs. Hari?r Essex will go to Indianapolis tomorrow to attend the Republican caucus enjoy a rest for a few days. Clyde Harden of route 5, Decatur, has purchased, the, Henry Ehrsam Case business northeast of Berne and will assume control Monday. He was formerly employed by Mollenkopf and Eitjng in Decatur. J. Dwight Peterson \ \ Reappointed To Board INDIANAPOLIS, UP—Governor Schricker has re-appointed Dr. Walter Portteus, Franklin, to the Indiana council for mental health, and J. Dwight Peterson, Indianapolis, to the public employees’ retirement fund committee. Both terms are four years.

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