Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1953 — Page 3

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1853

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PLEASANT MILLS . , W. S. C. S. MEETS; / The Pleasant Mill# Methodist W. S. C. S. met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Laura Durbin. The meeting was opened with the song. “Take Time to be Holy.” sung by the groups «nd devotionals, read by Mrs. Harley Davis. Mrs. Edith Bailey gave the lesson. entitled “Our Father's Temple.” Following prayer, offered by Mrs. Bailey, a business meeting was.held. Lovely refreshments were later served by Mrs. Durbin, Mrs. Glenn Mann and Mrs. R. H, Everett. The Ruth and Naomi circle of the Zion Evangelical and ReforfnEvangelical and Reformed church, Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock. - — ' . - ' .. * \' Mrs. Henry Heiman will be hostess to the St. Ambrose study <lub Thursday evening at setten thirty o'clock. 1

FILM Left Today Ready Tomorrow at 3:00 EDWARDS STUDIO Closed All Day Thursday Open 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.

Your State University is as J Close To You as Fort Wayne! f REGISTER SEPT. 9-12 FOR FALL SEMESTER Classes Begin Sept. 14 • MANY COURSES to Choose from in' Liberal , Arts; Education, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Pre- _ Dental, Pre-Pharmacy, PrejOptometry, Busi®ness, Accounting, Economic?, Literature, Fine Arts, Adult Education. High School .graduates may complete up to two full years of college. For Full or Part-Time Students Afternoon and evening classes. Study for college credit, for self-improvement, for\ a better job. Approved for Korean veterans..__ Write For Free Bulletin INDIANA University FORT WAYNE CENTER 1120 S. Barr St; Phone A-7452 . * S J Ulfcf ■! Jr mLIk jKMrsMyAnryS ,y. VS EHw - -i- Aft. "r 4 f ’// Jr |»|gf INTERIOR ■' IBsir ' paints HUNDREDS OF PERFECTION’S EXCITING CUSTOM COLORS (rnlKtd for you) COLOR MATCHED IN FLAT • SEMI-GLoSfe| HIGhIgLO SS FUTURA FASHION TONES will dslighl you . 4 . not only btataa you \ con NOW hove th. newnt, most foshionoblo color* you WQ but becouto th.*. remarkable MW DECORATORS PAiqsS?J?e free 4 . • from ony odor, you c».n u»o your newly decorated room ih$3AJ& OAYI Goes Or W X \ Either :®RUSH S' or ROLLER/ GIANT COLO* SAMPLiI M root own W IMTIIIOt U FOE YOUR CONVINHNCR .icotAtot W You MUST too the vast array of new, exciting, custom colors In this marvel of the paint chemists art. *. completely ODORLESS ... WASHABLE ~. AT f.. Smith Drug Company

The executive committee 2 of the Decatur Woman’s , club will' have an important meeting tonight at seven thirty o’clock at the -home of Mrs. Roy Kalver. The Aeolian choir will have rehearsal Thursday evening at seven o’clock in the music room at Decatur high school. An all day meeting of the Ladites Aid society -of Union Chapel church will be held Thursday at the church. A pot-luck dinner will be served at noon, followed by sewing and quilting. All ladies of the church’are invited. The St. Mark’s Lutheran school near Ossian has added a second primary for the coming year, necessary because of the increase in attendance. She is Miss Georgia Nicolaus of. Kirchhayn. Wis. She is a graduate of DartBurg college. She was inducted yesterday by the Rev. W. L. Kalk. > Walter who taught at Monmouth’ last year, has accepted a position at Decatur Central school in Indianapolis and is moving to that city. Miss Edna Stuery of Berne will teach the third grade in the Plymouth city school the coming year. She is a graduate of Manchester college, i £ Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Petrie and family have returned home after a 10-day visit in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Hdwell UAiff are vacationing at their at Turkey lake this week. ’ Mrs. Lil Burroughs is spending two Weeks in Lansing, Mich., visiting her sister, Mrs. Dell VariCamp.

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Marilyn {Thieme Wed Sunday To Marvin Meyer A A Sunday evening candlelight ceremony was Iread by the Rev. W. C. Vetter irt? the Immanuel Lutheran church; frtiting in marriage Miss Marilyn g Thieme, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thiem^ ; h)f route 3, and Marvin youngest son of Mr. jtndfws. Ernest Meyer of route 2. Ossfa|B. A musicale fjti&ceded nup tials by Marvifti||Meyer, untie of the groom. Mi i ®|; Frederick Bieberich, vocalist,jy|ang “O Perfect Love,” “Take TfcOu Their Hands and Lead Thon|’ f Sind “Prayer Respopso” during exchange of ■ VOWS. ®- A floor lengtWgown of Chantilly lace and hyW. tulle over bridal satin wa.s Himn by the'bride. It was designedSwith a strapless bodice topped w*fh a small lace jacket. The • slinß sleeves tapered to points over h|| wrists and the bouffant skirt o||nylon tulle was beautified with wide band of labe encircling tlf| skirt and forming a point at skirt back. A satin halo Hj&ld her fingertip veil of illusion place and she carried an arrangement of white pom poms’ centered with a single orchid. > Mrs. Norman Sleyer, sister of the bride, was nifatron of honor, while Mrs. Eugene Meyer, sister-irj-law pf the groom, and Miss Irene Thieme, |gousin of the bride, were bridesmaids. They wore identical gowns of blue and pink lace and nylon |net with matching

Frank Miller of Walla Walla, Wash., is spending the. week with relatives and friends here. , < Mrs. Giles Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde BUtler spent .the weekend in Cincinnati. Q., where they visited with 11. E. Butler, a patient at the Holmes hospital after undergoing a recent operation. He is progressing very slowly, according to the family. Mr. and Mrts. Eugene Aeschliman and family of Cincinnati, spent the*weekend with her parents. Mr. ahd Mrs. Jesse Niblick. The Misses Carolyn McDougal, Marilyn Kirchenbauer, Joyce Franklin. Janet Hetrick, Janet Everhart, Janet Hott, Janet Smith, Marlene Snyder, Carol Seitz, Sherry! AShbaucher and Karen Robinson, have returned home from Crooked where they spent the past week. They were accompanied by Mrs. Robert Ashbaucher and Mrs. Raymond McDougal. Lower Food Prices Urged By Grocer CHICAGO, UP -Don R. Grimes, president of the Independent Grocers’ Alliance, called today for lowier food prices. Grimes, addressing the organization's 27th international ‘Conference. said farmers are getting 21 percent less for their .crops that) they did last year. But he said processed food items are '‘increasing in price at both the wholesale and retail levels." Trade in a good Town—Decatur

FALL TERM will begin September 14 Oegres Course* tn Prefsttionoi Accounltas, Executive Secretarial, Busin.** AdmlnUtratiM _ ana Financ. Approved for Veteran Training Previous Bu«lne«« Training , MOT required L_ International College Fort Wayne 2, Indiana

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lace caps; Pink glamellias made up their bouquets; t Miss Connie Lynn Meyer, niece of the groom, was fl<j>wet girl in a yellow gown styled similar to that of bther attendants. She carried a basket of assorted colored glamellias. A black dress with matching accessories was .worn Sy the bride’s mother. The groom’# mother was present in a pink dress with black accessories.! Both pinned pink glamellia cbrsages to' theit respective costumes. Eugene Meyer, brother of the groom, was best mart. Ushers were Wilbert Thieme, brother of the bride and Wayne Werling, cousin of the groom. Immediately following the , ceremony, a reception ' followed at Rietdorf’s Hayloft foi- approximately 400 guests. The bride’s table was centered with a three tiered wedding cake, flanked’ bn either side with white tapers., Serving the guests were the “Misses Darlene Bohnke, Maridnn Selking, Iva Kiess. Betty Kukelhan, Ila Schaefer, Alice Werling, 'Dorothy [Buuck, and Mrs. Fred Thieme, Mrs. Simon Thieme arvd Mrs. Alva Railing. i For a wedding trip, the bride chose an aqua suit with matching accessories. Iler corsage w'ds the th’chid from her br|dal bouquet. Mrs. Meyer is a graduate of Monmouth high school and formerly worked at the Lincoln National Life Insurance company, in Fort Wayne. The groom, a graduate of New Haven high school, is engaged In farming. The 1 couple will make their home with the groom’s parents.

| Lions Will Resume Meetings Sept. 8 Decatur Lions will convene for the first meeting qf the 1953-54 season September 8| at the K. of P. home, it was announced todaj* by new Lions president, Paul Hahcher. Hancher, stepped in tq the vacancy left by Walter Sittmann., who is leaving* the city to assume a higher post in his company in Pittsburgh in October. Rancher said nd special pro* gram is to be planned for the first meet and it will be morp of an organizational conclave to set out plans for the coming season. Hancher stated he is planning tb appoint Roger Gentis as the Lions public relations representative for the coming season. , Cooler Weather In Southwest States I •j ? ■ By UNITEtjI PRESS (Cooler weather blew into the southwest today in the wake of showers which dreiched areas iu the Western Plains. Laredo, Tex., wns popndfed hy four inches of drqught-quenching rain that fell in sin hours. Guymon, Okla. received 2.28 inches and North Platte, Neb., almost an inch-J)7. The showers traveled east alonj: »he gulf, hitting Burn wood, La„ with .87 inches and Jacksonville, lyla., with • 71> _ Nine Hoosier: POWs t Returned To States * SAN FRiAiNOISOO UP -r- Nine repatriated Indiana Korean prisoners of war were aboard the t T SNS Gen. Nelson W. Walker, which docked here Sunday. t Cpl. Harry C. Copeland, Muncie; Pfc. Charles <E. Currah, . PrinIceton; Pfc. William H. Hall, Indianapolis; Cpl. Richard Jett, Richmond; Cpl. Leslie E. Seales fFolsomeville; Cpl. Clifford A. Simons, Indianapolis; Marine Pfc. Willie C. Stewart, Indianapolis; Sgt- Glenn E. Stotts, Gary, and Cpl. Harrison West, Gary.

Society Items for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m, (Saturday 9:30 a. rn.) Kathleen Terveer Phono 3-2121 MONDAY Decatur Woman’s club executive committee. Mrs. Roy Kalver, 7:30 p,m. ; First Christian church Cl W. S.i Church, 7:30 p.m. V • I Methodist Young 7 Pon-i pies club. Picnic, Hannq Nuttniann shelter house. 6 p.m. Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, k|j of P. home, 6:15 p. m. TUESDAY v Root Township Home Defeionjrtration club picnic, Hanna Nuttmaninan park. 6 p.m. f Decatur W. C. T, U., Methodist Church, 2 p.m. % I Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles Jtiall, 8 p.m. * ' I Kirkland I-adies club. School, 7:30 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma, Miss Florence Brandyherry, 8 p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall. 7 >3O p.m. - ■ - » _ Sunny Circle Home Ec blub, Preble Recreation center, 8 jp.m. WEDNESDAY Ru|th and Naomi circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church church, 2 p.m. Philelthin and Bethany Circles Zion E- R- church, joint picnic, Hanna-Nuttman park. 6 p.m. j Decatur Home club, Mrs. Bert Haley. 2 p. mJ THURSDAY J St, Ambrose* study club, jMrs. Henry Heiman, 7:30 p.m. ; AeolTari cihoir, music room| Decatur high school, 7 p.m.» j Ladies Aid society .of Union Chapel church, church, all day.[ Marion Hunter 1$ Killed Saturday j MARION, Ind. UP ™Elmer L: Diskey, 30, Marion, wss killed Saturday by a rifle bullet fired by a hunting companion. . . Diskey and dmer E. 'Byeii. 36. were hunting squirrels and: ‘ had separated in a wooded area. Byers told coroner George Daniels he saw something moving and tired. The bullet hit Dikkey in the head. / Bicycle Is Reported Stolen Over Weekend A bicycle was reported stolen over the weekend by Raymond Ballard. Jr., of 1121 West Madison street. Police said the bik| was parked in front of the Adams theater at the time. They described the bike as being a boys’ 'Western Flyer, maroon frame, j black fenders and size 26 tires, f,

Trade in a good Town — Decatur '1 — - Dash and Dramh! Mr I S? * * / /W I 7 X 'IX I 1 <r>y7 \\ i W 5/ l Cj \rA ® mM 1 11 / I / ®'- A 5 II /wi r v H In [I i i 9223 MT'S . Fall news! See the goatdress influence in this smart step-in drees! So dashing—it buttdne afl the way ovbr to one side! So dramatic —point up the neckline with contrast - color • scarfs. Note the button trim on the sleeveat, flattering flare of the skirt. | Pattern »223: Misses’ SizM 12. 14, 1«, JB, 20. Size 1« yards 39-inch; % yard contrast. Send Thirty-five cent* ln< coins for this pattern—add 5 cents for each pattern for Ist-class. mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Daily DenTocrat Pattern Dept, 232 West 18th St., I New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address, with Zone, Size and Style Number.

i ’ ■■ ""oSI < ■ r hJ Z . < $ ■ ”"' A ' '•< -• • 'jJ. 'J ■ ■■ ’?• '<!' 1 ..V ■ ' ' . - j NEW SULTAN*of Morocco is Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa (above), qncle of Sldi Mohammed \Ben Youssef, who was deposed .by i France. The deposed sultan was banished to Corsica after a march on capital, Rabat, by tribesmen. ( Six Persons Killed In Three-Car Crash | YUMA, Ariz. UP — Ar. unsuccessful attempt by a car to pass a semi-trailer truck was blamed today for a; three-car collision in which six persons were ki led and five others injured, one C -itically. Arizona highway patrql officers said the collision occurred on U. S. highway 80 about |>o miles east of here Sunday. ' | The dead were identified as Mrs, Rose Fang Lee, 35, Tucson; her daughter, Evelyn, 6; Mrs Jennie Self, 35, Brawley, Calif., lien husband. James SelfJ 55; their son William Allen Self, 3; and W. M. Simpson. 63. West l.Morelard, Calif. OT Mute Mi i r rrib . w-• j Admissions T Miks »Sheila Bittner; Martin Bultemeier; Mrs. Ralph Allisgp, Decatur; Mrs. Leopard Dale, Portland. Dismissals Mrs. Rose Parkdr and daughters Brenda, Betty and; Donna, Dayton. O.; Mrs. < Melvin Fox aid baby girl. Berne; Mrs.' Peter Lehman and baby girl, Berne; Mr». Hattie SchindlejA Geneva; Mrs. ISlias Cpciano and baby- Mrs Byri Smith and baby girl, city; Martin Bultemeier; Mrs. Edward Shoe, transferred to Lutheran hospital, Fort. Wayne.

RTHTSI Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Berne, are parents of a baby, hoy, born at 10:45 a.m,, Sundaly art the local' hospital. Jle we ghed .7 pounds, 3 ounces. A baby, girl wis born to Mr. and Mrs- Bryl Smith at 9:45 ,p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. s ; Mr. and Mrs. Elias Caclaho are parents of a baby boy, bjqrn at 3’lo o’clock Sunday morning at the local hospital. He weighed 6 pounds. 14 ounces. A 7 pound, 13 ounce baby girl was born to Mr J and Mrs. Nora Blocker at 1:45 a.m., Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. i Robert Miller, Berne, arb parents of a 1\ pound, 9 ounce liahy boy,? born at the local hospital this morning at 9:|l a.m. ; Mr. and Mrs. RaymondJ Schueler of Friona, Tex., are parents of a haby girl, born op Augppt 17 at the Parmer county hosp tai, Friona. and weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounce? She has been jiamed Kathleen. Mrs. Schueler tormbr Lorna Bum k of DecatirK The wqrld s sppea record on a bicycle w®s made on an Americanmade biqycle. Alfred 1-etourner rode a mile in 33.05 seconds, or at the rate of 108,92? miles per hour. Ancient Fundament*!* J The fundamentals of weaving in Guatemala today *re as ancient as th* history of Mayan cutur*. Nwumh Cona To produc* 100 bushels of corn, th* soil must deliver 8,000,000 pound* st wat*r, 150 pounds of nitrogen, 23 pounds of phosphorus, n pounds of potassium and; M pounds of Um* plus organic matter ■ANTADS In The DECATUR DAILY ? DEMOCRAT

Families Welcome Repatriated Yanks ' - ■ Anxious Families At San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO UP — A Rockford, ill., high school teacjher anxiously scanned the lines of happy faces peering down from the huge navy transport and idaid “you’ve ijived with tear so long you’re aftaid not tq be afraid,” Mrs. Laura Curry, of 2802 Kil burn Ave. Rockford, stool oh tjie windswept San Francisco dock, her two ions, Pat. 7. and David, 5. clutching at her skirts. The a|Uk>us family had traveled from the; midwest to greet husband and father, Army Capt. Uames R. Curry, a ; prisoner of the Communists tot 33 months. He had been shot an i<left- in a ditch to die by North'. Korean infantrymen iii the midst <>(? battle. J -j “What: if he isn’t on the ship?’’ Mrs. Curry said. “What if he,’s ( wounded or crippled?’’ " i J The (transport. Gen. Nelson M. Walkeri-jwith 3<28 ex-POWs alxfard tnyved ' k!owl/> toward the dock, another Se.s.sel alongside carrying itn Army band which serenaded the cheering Korean veterans. \ Beside Mrs. Curry was Mrs. Ruth (’bpeland, of Muncie, jn4who waited to wOjcdme her son. Cpl. Harry C. Copeland. 20, who was captured by. the’ Comnnmiwt.s in December, 1950. J They stood on the fringe of a crbwd of several thousand on the spot th egangthousand the spot the gang- . “Why l don't they get in?' 1 Mrs. Curry akked. A l m shaking. I just can’t dwp-J Then smiled. “Isn’t it silly to be .so nervous oyer' a man. Alaybe 1 should have stayed $t home to stew and fret.” The XValker was close alongside now anh Mrs. Cuir joined Mrs. Copelanid m scanning t:ie sea of faces fpr their loyed ones, Mrs. Copelgrid suddenly cried. "I . see him,” Hurst into tears an waved frantically at her son. “He Jlobks so sood,” she .said tearfully. “But he stye needs a haircu't.P I . Pat Cjurry looked up at his mother and; asked- why his p-daddy wasn't sthere. Teaifs rolled down both cheeks. "Don’t.” Mrs. Curry -aid. “Ytou'll make me cry too and spoil njy makeup. What do you want th do. have' daddy see me with a | red nose?” i “Thete he is,” Sirs. Cufry shouted as the captain came down the gahgplank and ran tp_2ar<i ItfT.. Neither spoke. a4 Curry threw pis arms about his wife and held her close, then< ehibraced tile children. I Trade In a good

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