Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1952 — Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1952

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TRINITY LADIES AID > MEET AT CHURCH Mrs. William Pennington, Mrs. Charles Robenold and Mrs. Raljph E. Roop were hostesses for ’ the meeting of the Trinity Ladies Aid Society held at the church Thursday evening. _ ? ” Singing was. in charge of Mrs.; R. O. Wynn and Mrs. Roop, While jjMrs. Frank Fisher and Mrs. John Chambers gave the devotions. Mrs. William Strahm, \ president, had charge of the business session, at, Which tjme the members voted to •purchase some new equipment for the chureh kitchen. Forty six calls were reported and fifty four cards mailed. Mrs. Blanche Elzey dismissed the grouty at the close of the business session, with prayer. Refreshments were served to fifteen members and one visitor during the social hour by the hostesses. -~ The entertainment, committee for the January meeting will be' Mrs. EarlfCHder, Mrs. R. E. Mumnia and Mrs. Earl Mounsey. ’’ ■■ 5 . NAZARENE MISSIONARY MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY ' Songn led by Mrs. Vera Sudduth i-. opened the meeting of the Missionary group of the church of the Nazarene, which was held Wedtyefcday . evening. ' The Rev.- Romaine Wood • and Mrs. Nellie Andrews offered prayers, followed by'tec poem -by Mrs. ? Lena Brandyberry. Mrs. George Anspaugh gave an interesting article on missions. |I j Special music wks furnished by the Wood family. Mrs.l Bebout gave thfe lesson study and I the meeting closejd with prayer. | . —■—-— — -4—Giblet Supper, Saturday, 5 -7 p. m„ December 6. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Home. Public Invite<L_ 287,12

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pi ■ ' MISS PHYLLIS KRAFT rHONORED WITH SHOWER .Miss Phyllis Kraft, bride-elect of December .2, was honored with a recent linety shower! at !the home of Miss Jackie * Warren, assisted by Miss Jane Daily. ; ! I jj'\ Upon arrival of* the guest of honor, she tyeceiVeda doijaage'from the hostesses. Hall flowers were used throughout the entertaining rooms. 'F“ j? I r Games Were.! enjqyej and “prices were presented th the honored guest. Misd Kraft' received! tnanv lovely giftW cleverly arranged in a decorated clottyes basket. Refreshments were served at small tables, decorjated ini! pastel shades. Present werp the Mejidames Harmon Krhft, Irwin Baumah. Fred Scheiderer.i Dan Striker, Wesley Lehman, Raymoiid Paul Roehm, Donald Sliger, jjJames Shackley, Gus Daily. Ed Warrein, and the Mitystys Row Ellen Ipfiller, Madge Schdiderer. Ava; Nelle Kraft and the honored guest. Those unable to attend were Mesdames Shirley Worden, Ddnald Minnick, Ifrooks' Tickle and .the Misses Irene ibrauni and Sharlene Lehmaty. : ' i ! : r v fc I :n.J y ST, JOSEPH STUDY CLUB MEETS WITH MRS.\MOORE The St. Joseph’s ttudy Hub met with .Mrs, John Mpoire Thursday evening, Wfjth Miss Releria Wehmeyer acting as chairman jPrayer began the Session, followed by a regular reading an<p' discussion period. The grouty’s reading topiiq for tho year is “Visualized Jlistory.” Missj Wehmeyer gave an interesting subject for the evening on “St. |rherese and Our Blessed Mother.’"! Mrs. Aft; Mjiler, president, announced that al gift and bake sale by the united study clubs of the parish will \be held \ Saturday, December 20, f and each member is asked to contribute for the. project. The January meeting will be held with Mrs, Joyce Ellenberger and Mrs. Mooreiwill preside as chairman. MRS. fRETA THORNTON HOSTESS TO CHURCH GROUP Hostess fqr.the rtycent Woman’s Missionary .Association meeting was Mrs. Infta Thorp ton. The program began with , Christmas carols, followed with a candle lighting service to portray “the, ten commandments of by Mrs. Esther Osborn, assisted by Mrs. Jessie Diehl. Scripture ; portions were read from Isaiaty and St. Luke by Mrs. Myrtle Garwood and Mts. Bernlece Gray.||A Christmas quiz was held and Mrs. Edith Terrell closed this part of the meeting with prayer. ’ . \ During a short business session, the secretary .Mrs. Raver, gave a thank offering and a s]>ecial gift was collected for Afrityd. A gift exchange apd Social hour closed the "program.,! .■ ■■ j.■ J 1 ■ . An annual; Christrtyak party will be held ’Tuesday evening by members of Union Chapel church at the chureh with a pot-ltyck at six thirty o'clock. Each member is asked to: bring a covered dish and table service. A Christmas pfograin will fallow, , Tuesday evening six o’clock, the Dorqus class of Bethany Evangelical .United Ijrethijenl church will have a carry-in-supper. The committee will furnish tjhe jneat, rolls, butter and coffee.

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The St. Mary's Township Farm Bureau will meet Tuesday evening at thei Pleasant Mips school. At six thirty o’clock, a pptluck supper\ will be served. Fred Busche, recently returned from a tour in Europe, will be the guest speaker, Santa Claus will make his appearance during the evening. A stated meeting of the brder of Eastern Star will be held Thursday at seveh thirty o’clock in the Masonic hall. A Christmas patty With a fifty cent gift exchange will follow the’ meeting. Mrs. R. 0.. will be hostess to the Shakespeare tylub Wednesday afternoon at two/thiny o’clock. The Business and Professional Women will have a Christmas party Wednesday evening at six thirty o’clock at the Masonic hall. A fifty cent gift exchange will follow and reservations are to be made with Mrs. Mary at 3-2965. ' II——M— in the Wren area will meet* at the school house Monday evening to discuss how typ save money on income taxes. , f The Lions club at Van Wert will hold their annual broom Sale this afternoon and evening. Profits will be used in thfe figtyt against polio, i , • ■ ; ’ \ Mrs. John Davison of Pleasant Mills, has returned fnmi g. visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Wallace pf Torrence. _ Calif., who fbrinerly resided here. \ Th-e Geneva Methodist church has sent six barrels of clothing to Korea this week, J The ship- • ment included coats, trousers, dresses and shoes.. \'\ • ! k Mrs. Fannie B. Smith of Geneva has successfully passed her examination before the state board and been granted commission as a practical nurse. Mrs. Ho;mer Gerlxer of Decatur, route 4, underwent J surgery at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton yesterday. . ' 1953 License Plates Are Green On Black The color combination of the 1953 Indiana license plates wil| be grleen on black, was stated' today by Decatur, branch 'manager of the bureau, of motor Vehicles, Mrs. Dale Death. Code letters, as fa;r as Is known, will remain the same as in the \past, JA\for Decatuf*, JC for Berne and JB for Geneva, arid s<* fotfth. Registration fees St present remain the same, nothing concrete having been decided upon regarding the replent proposal of a'straightclass fqe of sll. Nd announcement has been made indicating that a different date when 1953 plates may ; be purchased has been set. The date will he forthcoming soon. The deadline remains the same, however, February 28, ’midnight. , ■ I ' ■ 1 / ' ; lb . ' .Iv .5 I Week’s Sewing Buy Zack \\ J// \\ I v \ \ A i \ Il \ l\ ■Kr Il I 11HvS II 1 II ■■■ In i iißudl 111 i i I 1\ \ I* II 11 I 1 11 I 1 i \ 3 _! 9387 Inf It’s double your money when you sew tjhese mingle-mates! You get twice as much fashion, too} Only* one | yard 54-inch fabric for skirt, onei yard for weskit in Misses’ Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. And fashion — look at the arrownarrow lines of the skirt, the smoothly fitted weskit! Choose your favorite wool or wool mix-, ture, and pend for Pattern 9887. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fl|t.\ Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send Thirty-five cents In coins for this pattern to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Dally Democrat, Pattern Dept., P. O. Bai 6740, Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly YOUR NAME, ADDRESS,! ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.

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< 1 J Society Items for day’s pub. Ilcation must be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:90 a.m.) Kathleen Terveer Phone 3-2121 . SATURDAY Monmouth Senior class bake sale, Schafer store, 8:30 a.m. Cafeteria supper, Zion E. R, church, Women’ty Guild, 5-7 p en. Bake sale, St. Peter's Ladies Aid, City hall, 9 am, Rummage sale, W. S. C. S„ Methodist church basement, 8:30 a.m.4 p.m. \ MONDAY Dramatic Department, Mrs. Roy Kai ver, 8 p.m. , ; Holy Family Discussion group, Mrs. Bill Baker, 8:30 p.m. 1 Kirkland Ladies club, High school, 6 p.m. t Academy of Friendship, Moose home, 7:30 p.m. Root Twp. Farm Bureau, Monmouth school, 7:30 p.m. <Music Department, Decatur Woman's \ club, Mrs. Harry Dailey, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist Willing Workers class, <Mr. and Mrfe. Benoit Johnson, 6:30 p.m. Pythian Sisters Christmas dinner, K. of P. home, 6 p.m. St. Catherine study club, Christmas party, Mrs. Bill Miller, 7:30 p.m. J; TUESDAY > St. Mary’/ Twp. Farm Bureau, Pleasant Mills school, ■ 6:30 p.m. • St. Dominic study club, Mrs. Harman Heimann. 7:30 p.m. Willing Workers class, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Strickler, 7:30 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles b a n, 8 P-m.' \ | Our Lady of Lourdes study clqb, Mrs.' Max Kreps, 6 p.m. Ladies Fellowship, church, Mrs. Herald Welty. 6 p.fn. \ iMonmouth P. T, A., Monmouth school, 8 p.m. Three Link club, I. O. Q. F. hall, 6 p.m. ( » Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F. hall, 7:30 p.m. |'• > [ W. S. W. S.; Trinity E. U. B. church. 7:30 p.m. Dutiful Daughters class, Bethariy E. U. B. church, Mrs. Ivan Stucky, 6 p.m. • Wash. Twp. Happy Home Makers cltybJ Mrs. Clarence Mitchel, 7:80 p.tn. , Monroe Better Homes club, Mrs. Lester Ehrsam, 6 p.m; 1 ’ ? Ann study club. Fairway, S:80l Delta Lambda, Mrs. Glenn Htll| 8 p.m. Circuit chapter ' of Valparaiso ZJon Parish hall, 12 p.m. j 5 Methodise WjS.QS. Evening Circle & ’Woman’s society, Methodist church, 7:30 p.m; Rose Garden club, Mrs. Niland Octysenrider, 12:30 p.m. ; Delta Theta Tau, Elks home, 8 p.m. Tri Kappa Associate, Miss Fran-: ces Dugan. 6 p.m. Church Mother’s study clpb, Mrs. Hugh Engle, 8 p.m. i , WEDNESDAY Shakespeare club, Mrs. R. C. : Hersh. 2:30 p.m. Business and Professional Wo-men,-Masonic hall, 6:30 p.m. St. George studv club. Miss Pgt Appelman, 8 p.m? Kirkland W. C. T. U„ Mrs. John Mishler, 1 p.m. Presbyterian Woman’s Associa-; tjon, church. 8 p.m,. ? .Epsilon Sigma & Xi Alpha lotaj Exemplar chapters, Legion 6:?0 p.m. i ’ Profit and Pleasure Homo ®c! club, Mrs.'Alton Corson, 6 p.m.i I Root Twp. Home Demonstration; club, Zion Parish hall, 10:30 a.m, J THURSDAY ’ \Dorcus Class, Bethany E. U. B.‘ church, 6 p.m.l j dhrisltmas party, Union Chapelchurch, 6:30 p.m. ? | Order of Eastern Star, stated; meeting, Masbnic hall, 7:30 p.m.j Women of Moose, Moose 7:30 p.m., Officers, 7 p.m. i T \ ..... XIa J J '■ - 12 ' 'I SOSItITAL Admitted: Mrs. Joe McKenna. Decatur; Mrs. prval Lenhart, Decatur.: - Dismissed: Mrs. Adolph Deitriefa, Hoaglapd; Roy Brodbeck, Willshire, Ohity. gWjE iMr. and Mru. Joe LaTurner are the parents of a baby girl, weighing 8 lbs., and born Friday at the hospital. At 10:03 a.m. Friday, a baby girl was born to Mr. and <Mrs., Leonard at the hospital and weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz. — ■ \ The geographic center* of the United States is Smith County, Kansas.

Slightly Injured \ | In Truck Accident Tom Bulger, 18, of Bluffton, sustained minor-- injuries the plcfcup truck he was driving skidded- off U. S. highway 27 last night at about 10 o’clock at the north limits of Geneva. ' \ According■ to I marshal Preston Py& of; Bulger hit a curve in the road while Evidently going too fast. ! Bulger’s car left the ;roa<l, knocked down (ive fence posts aftd a highway sign. He was, treated at the Wells county hospital for a gut lower i lip and revised. Damage to the trdek wa< estimated at several hundred dollars. Old fire Truck Is ■■'X-1- j Retired By Decatur y Retired To Make Way For New Fire Truck Ye olde fire wagon has gone west at last. No more will the venerable motorized fire extinguisher feel the quiver of its powerful 4-cylinder gas h.urner as It ihakes its way to a local conflagration to save the livet} and property 6f Decatur’s inhabitants. ~ \ 1 Ygs, it’s true, the 1922 American LaFfrance combination fire truck — that; was the rage of its day—has beeh retired. An old familiar sight in (he firehouse, the relic was removed to make way for the streamlined truck expected in momentarily. in the days of prohibition, the stubby fierce looking red truck was, the pride and joy of the Deca- ’ tur and was referred to with -chest stuck out and shining. ;And why not? Was it not the finest piece of equipment of its kind or any kind. Certainly! Believe it or not, the ancient 'pieqie has gone to every fire since 1922 and iip\ to the Wayne Novelty Co. ; fire in 1951. A tremendous record indeed. And she neuter once let the boys down. Yesterday, amid no special flourished J or celebration, fire chief Cedric Fisher slowly wheeled out the old truck for the last time and deposited her with a last roar and of a beast breathing its Isat, into the light department barn oh Seventh and Short street, never again to*make haste to fires. Three Persons Die When Autos Collide J ’ Z Headon Collision Is Fatal To Three t ODON; Ind. UP—A collission of two; automobiles Friday night killed three! persons. 3ul R\ Spurgeon, 20, Odon, and D. Hackler, 27, Blnora,-driv-ers of the cars, were killed outright. *: Gerald D. Riggins, 16, Odon, who was rising with Spurgeon, die# at 4:30 A. m. today in Daviess county hospital at nearby Washington. The only lirarvivor was Betty Jane Thompkins, 2'6, Crane, a passenger in Hackler’s car, She was in Daviess county hospital in critical condition. \ j \ The accident occurred west of here when the cars collided headox j State police said they were uncertain what caused the accident in Ind. 58 ,but believed on the basis of . incomplete investigation Spurgeon passed another car and failed 'to get back on the right side; of 'the highway in time to avoid hitting the Hackler car. Spurgeon was employed by the Public , Service Company of Indiana,; Inc., and Hackler was a foreman at the Crane naval amh)un|tion depot. The Riggins boy was. a sophomore in Odon high schopl. . Hospital attaches said the girl probably ' will die. r —« ,—. . Youth Is Unconscious Following Accident Alvin Pierce, 16, of Dixon, Q„ Is in the Adams county memorial hospital with a brain concussion and a lacerated left ear’ suffered when his car skidded, off. the Dixon road' one half mile west of Dixon, 0., in Allen county day night. According to reports of the Allen county sheriffs department, Pierce, who was headed north at the time of the mishap, left the road and hit the berm skidding 800 feet into a tree and another 85 feet into a pole. The body and chassis of his car are badly damaged. Pierce rennafais , unconscious ae he has been since admitted to, the hospital. His condition is called "serious.’! Good Insurance SYRACUSE, N. Y. (UP)—Reginald .S. Holmes told the judge he simply couldn’t serve on a police court jury because he had >1,000.000 worth of insurance to write before 2 p. m. the sama day. He was excused. ‘ \

Confesses Selling Fire To Churches Mental Disorder Os Young Girl Blamed MEDFORD, Okla. (UP)—A 13-[ year old girl who set fire to five churches and plundered another “because her parents "made me got to church” will receive psychiat-; ric treatment, authorities said today. Grant cqunty attorney John M. Amick sait) he was informed the girl’s parents took her to an Oklahoma City psychiatrist Friday. Amick said ,he would ask that the child be declared delinquent at a hearing set for 10 a. m. Monday before Judge John L. Pollard and recommend she be given “extended treament” for ty'hat he be-! lieves is a mental disorder. Four churches in Tonkawa. Okla., were set afire and furnishings; and Bibles in five were damaged last weekend. The Pond Creek, Okla., Christian church was destroyed by fire Nov. 13. The girl confessed ‘ 'Thu rsday night she set all the churches afire because her parents "made me go to church?” \ Amick sajid' she was the daughter of a respected Pond Creek couple and “(above the average in intelligence” but with a “twisted cutlook.’’ |: Authorities first Believed the churches were plundered by ' subversives, since Bibles and American flags were the principal items destroyed. ,i _ . Crusade For Freedom Drive Ends Dec. 20 Mrs. Gerald Durkin, 616 Mercer avenue, a supporter in the current “Crusade for Freedom” campaign, reminds the public that contributions to this cause (should be made by December 20- The Indiana campaign is headed by Eugene C. Pulliam, Indianapolis publisher; and Mrs, Victor A. Selby, president- of the Indiana Federation of Clubs. ’■ The Crusade for Freedom is ani outgrowth of the national commit-; tee for a free Europe and was; launched in 1950 to raise funds to support Radio Free Europe. The crusade has the endorsement of President Truman,. President-elect Eisenhower and\ Adlai Stevenson.; The national chairman is Henry! Ford 11. Funds raised in the campaign are used in broadcasting pro-1 grams to countries behind the Iron curtain. The slogan of the campaign is “Help truth fight Communism.” girl scours Brownie Troop 9 met at the Lin-; coin school Tuesday. We called! the roll and payeef’ our dues. We made decorations for our Christ-1 mas trees. Charlene Feasel treat-! ed all of us. We elected officers for! the coming year: president, (Suette Johnson, vice-president, Ronnie Glentger, secretary, Jackie Chew, treasurer, Kathryn Ratliff, patrol leaders, Sharon Magasmen and; Charlene Feasel. Scribe, " Dianna Hill o — — 0 Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 0—- I ; , v _ ■—6 Q. Is it proper for a man, to smoke a pipe at a formal affair? A. This is sometimes done, and while lit seems strange and unfair to differentiate between the different forms of smoking, pipes at a formal affair are usually taboo; Q. When there is a guest of honor at a house party, isn’t it the duty Os the hostess to see that; all het guests are formally intro 4 duced to this person? ' A. She would l>e a very negliij gent hostess if she failed to dq this. » Q. When entertaining a fewi, friends at horrjo.' and there is nq servant, should the husband or the wife mix the cocktails? ' | A. This is always the duty of the? husband. . i

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I - > Mwns SK j r ■ iff . B ■ lifVIHH < SO INTERESTED is Pope Pius XII m the miniature uniform worn by little Eileen Kuyant, of Rutland. Vt., that he leans Over to about the service stripes. Eileen and her parents were in a group of servicemen and their families given an audience by the Pontiff at Castelgan‘dolfo. Her dad is with the U.S. forces at Trieste, (International) - o

Alexandria Woman i s Slabbed Fatally j Estranged Husband Held For Slaying ANDERSON, lnd.L UP Ms. ijethEWarneU, 28, mother of three children, died in a hospital stab wounds suffered Thursday ijiight in her Alexandria apartment. rPplice held her estranged husband, Kenneth,, an Anderson factory worker, in Madison county jhil on open charges. » The couple's oldest child, an djight-year-old girl, ran screaming to two policemen four blocks from Mrsi Warnell’s apartment the night qf the stabbing. She said .Mrs. Yhusband plunged the blade of a pocket knife into the Roman’s hack twice while all three dihildren watched! j! Officers Elmer Stevens and Leroy Sayre ran ito the apartment djnd said they arrived just as Warn all walked out. _ ! J. > - I * Il They quoted him as saying the Stabbing climaxed an argument ver a divorce suit Mrs. Warnell ad filed in .Madison circuit court ait Anderson. ' | Mrs. Warnell had worked as a waitress in a truck stop case since She and Warnell separated three months ago. . '' ■ . t ' • ' If you have something to sell ot rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings result?.

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J EGA I, \OTI<E OF PI BMC - HKAHIMC hlie Service Communion of Indiana Docket No. Z3IMM IN THE MATTBR OF THE RATEri ANl.i CHAHGUS OF WATER I*BPAR FMENT &OF TRE CITY OF I >.E< "AT t.'R, INI > I ANA Notice is hereby given that the' Public Service Corti mission of Inr-' diana. will conduct public-hearing in this cause-in Rooms of tile Commission, 401 State House, Indianapolis, Ind., 10:00 A-M., Tuesday, Decern her 23 1962 iPublic participation is req-nested. PHBIJC SERVICE CQMMISSION OF JNOIANLAi v ! By ARNOED ATWOOD Secretary Indianapolis, Ind., December 4, 1952 DECEMBER 6 '■’ 1

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