Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1953 — Page 3

j •' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953

LADIES FELLOWSHIP MEETS RECENTLY The ladies fellowship of- the Missionary church met recently in the Church basement. The meeting began with the group singing a hymn, and the scripture, “T| Be Thankful,” was given by iMrs. George Millington. I following officers were elected for the coming year: president, Mrs. Noah Rich; vice-presi-dent, Mrs. Jeff Rauch; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Harold jdlewine; assistant secretary (and treasurer, Mrs. John Hirschy* pianist, Wauneta Routt; chorister, Mrs! Charles Tumbleson; work comfmittee, Mrs. George Minington and Mrs. Ralph Myers; ?sunshine. Mrs. Eugene Beam and fiflrs. Merrill Johnson; devotional leader, >frs. Lawrence VonQunten.During the work session | the ladies sewed and embroidered; for missionaries. The meeiing was closed with prayer by Mrs. John Hirfi|chy. Tfye December meeting will be a Christmas party the sechet pals with a gift exchange. MRS. ELISHA MERRIMAN ENTERTAINS W. 8. C. 8. ( Fourteen members and six children attended the monthly nieeting of the Salem Methodist W. S. C. S. at the home of Mrs. Elisha Mehrlman. The scripture, reStf : Vy Mrs! 1 Merle Riley, was followed with prayer by Mrs. llulda Tickle. Mrs. Ronald Bryan, assisted 'ey Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Claude Foreman* presented the -lesson for |he DON’T TAKE A CHANCE TAKE PLENAMINS ' Smith Drug Co. | . —j" ■" I - New Jelly-like Formula Knocks Baked Grease | Off Overt Surfaces “ITS” is the name of a new overi cleaner that restores oven surfaces to grease-free newness without scraping or scrubbing. The substance is brushed bn, allowed to stand, then wiped clean with water. “Its” oven cleaner is available at Holthouse Drug Co. for *1 and this: includes a plastic brush. “ITS” is non-inflammable and spectacular in performance. S . . I , . ■ ' A fe, f[l.7 lens, S 39Z» f/1.9 lens, Prices inc. Fed. Tax HOLTHOUSE f DRUG CO. I

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month, “Scientific Knowledge, a Stewardship”. Mrs. Floyd Meyer reviewed articles from the “Methodist Woman", and Mr®. Tickle read a Thanksgiving poem. The business meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Merriman. The Lord’s prayer, given in unison, closed the meeting. The hostess then xprved delicious refreshments. RESEARCH CLUB “ CONVENES MONDAY .Mrs. p. B. Erwin was hostess for the Decatur Research club Monday evening. After current events were discussed. Mrs. R. D. Myers presented the topic, “Will There Be New Star* in Old Glory?” Alaska and Hawaii were the two territories in Question. At the conclusion of the program, Mrs. Haubold conducted a short business meeting in the absence of the president. The next meeting will be held in two weeks at the home of Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, with Mrs. O. L Vance as program leader. MRS. LOUISE SOMMER CELEBRATES 75TH BIRTHDAY Mrs’ Louise Sommer celebrated her 75th birthday with a family gathering Sunday at the home of Mrs. Rufus Sommer, Decatur. A potluck dinner was held at the noon hour. Those present were the honored guest, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sommer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lehman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zumbrum, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sommer and sons, all j from Bernd; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sommer and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lehman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sommer and family, and Mrs. Miriam Sommei* and family, all of Decatur. \ Unable to attend were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zerkel and daughters of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Whitenack and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenden Sommer and family of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sommer of San Antonio, Tex., and A/2c Derryl Lehman. EMBLEM CLUB ENJOYS CARD PARTY The Decatur Emblem club held a card party Thursday evening with seventy-five people present. The tables were decorated with gourds and bittersweet. After card games were played, a prize was awarded at each table. A delicious luncheon was then served. Joe Neireiter was chairman with a of the following: Melvina Eady, Harriet Durkin, Mary Haines, Peg Laurent, Virginia Frey, Jean Gilliom, and Mamie Bashara. The next meeting, December 10, will consist of a Christmas party and a short business session. There will be a dollar gift exchange. SAM BHACKLEY HONORED ON 76th BIRTHDAY Sunday Sam Shackley, Bryan, O„ was honored on his 76th birthday with a surprise family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Shackley are former residents of Adams county and are the parents of Mrs. c! H. Frey of route 5. Mrs. Shackley has

k Loy? i K fl * fl i fl THE RECENT MARRIAGE of Miss Sharlene Ann Lehman to Eugene J. Morrison was solemnized in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lehman, Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrison, also of Decatur.—Photo by

been an invalid for the past eight years. Those present were IMr. and Mrs. C. H. Frey and sons, Keith, Rodger, and John of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Lutz and daughters, Shardn and Marie of Walled Lake, Mich.; Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Shackley and son Dennis of Boston, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Frey and daughter Penny, and sons Steven and Mike! of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Frey and son?, Johnny and Robin of Bryan, j>O.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frey and daughter. Angeline of Willshire, O. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Longenberger oT Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones of Van Wert, O. • I Unable to attend were the Misses Mary Frey and Pauline Huett of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey of Noblesville, and James Frey, who is serving with the army in Alaska. The Moose Women will hold a meeting at the Moose home,Thursday evening. Officers are to meet' at seven-thirty o’clock and members, at eight o’clock. The Aeoliah choir will rehearse Thursday evening at seven o’clock in the music room of the Decatur "high school. A joint meeting of the Men’s .club and Women’s association of the Presbyterian church will be .held Wednesday at eight o’clock. Girl Scout troops 3. 4, and 9 will visit the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne Wednesday. Members of the troop are to bring their permission blanks and report to the Lincoln school at two-thirty o’ clock in the afternoon. , Thursday all day the St. Luke’s Honduras Women’s Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Jay Yost, with Hulda Clickman as the leader.

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The Ladies aid of the Union Chapel church\will conduct an allday meeting Thursday with sewing and Quilting being‘enjoyed. A potluck dinner will be served at noon.’! All ladies of the church are invited. The Decatur P. T. A. will convene at the Lincoln school K at seven-thirty o’clock Thursday evening. Friday evening at seven-thirty o’clock the Decatur Girl Scout council will meet with Mrs.. J. E. Thacker. At eight o’clock Friday evening the Great Books Discussion club group will conduct a meeting at the public library. The W. S. W. S. of the Bethany E. U. B. church will sponsor a rummage and bake sale at the Decatur hatchery Friday afternoon ahd Saturday morning. Sunday the National council of Catholic Women will hold their meeting at the Knights of, Col mu-, bus hall immediately after the twothirty o’clock services. Mrs. Arthur Holthouse will be the hostess for the Psi lota Xi sorority Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. GIRL SCOUT Brownie troop 6 held a regular meeting Monday after school. We opened by singing the Brownie smile song. We played games and dosed with the song. “Good Night, Brbwnies.” Scribe, Janet Habegger. , Girl Scout troop. 18 met at the Lincoln school recently. \Ve called the meeting to order with the pledge to the flag and the Brownie promise. We elected these officers: president, Joyce Daniele; treasurer, Evelyn Snyder, and. scribe, Barbra, Addy. Evelyn Snyder brought the treat. We closed the meeting with the Brownie goodnight song. Scribe. Barbra Addy.. • Girl Scout troop 9 met at the Lincoln school Monday. After embroidering for a while, we studied Girl Scout laws. The calendars were distributed and will be sold by each girl. Games were played, ancl then we were dismissed. Scribe, Carolyn Sudduth. Order Your.... Now! ' Choose Your Cards \ \ Early from Our Large Selection of Personalized Cards. BABER'S “Famous for Value*** Decatur Fort Wayne

fKWv'.l Society Item* for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:80 a. m.) Sharon Kimble * * \ Phone 3-2121 TUESDAY Loyal Daughter Class of Bethany E. U. 8., 7:30, Mrs. Lucille Miller. Root Township Demonstration club, Mrs. Kenneth Runyon, 1 p.m. Tri Kappa active and associate, Elks home, 8 p.m. C. L. of C. potluck dinner, C. L. of C. hall, 6:3(F p.m. Jolly Housewives Home Economics cliib, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Louis Smitley, 8 p.m. Decatur W.C.T.U.; Miss Ora Gilpen, 312 North Fifth st., 2 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. G. Remy Blerly, 2 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Miss Elizabeth Peterson, 2:30 p.m. Monmouth P, \T. A., school, ex-\ •ecutive board, 7 p.m., members, 8 P.m. i ) WEDNESDAY Ruth and Naomi circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Mrs. Henry Graber, 2 p.m. Decatur Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Gerald Strickler, 2 p m Pleasant Mills Methodist WS. C.S., Mrs. William Roughiar, J: 30 p.m. Union Township Home Demonstration Mrs. Alfred Grote, 1:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi sorority, Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, 8 p.m. Presbyterian Men’s club and Women’s association, 8 p.m. Girl Scout troops 3, 4 and 9, Lincoln school, 2:30 p.m. THURSDAY ] Unit 2 of Bethany Ea U. B. church, Mrs. George Harnma, 7:30 p.m. Monroe W. C. T. U. institute, Mrs. Frona Floyd, 9:30 a.m. Methodist church bazaar and New England dinner, all day. Pleasant Village club, Kimsey school, 1 p.m. Little Flower Study group prayer hour, Mrs. Hugh Daniels, 8:30 p.m, Zion Lutheran church Needle club, Mrs. Wilbert Steele, 7 p.m. Bobo U. B. Willing Workers class, Mrs. Groce Tope, 7:30 p.m. St. Ambrose Study club, Mrs. John Heiman. 7:30 p.m. ? Ruralistic Study club, Mrs. Elmo Lengerich, 8 p.m. Aeolian choir, Decauir high school, 7 p.m. z Moose Women; Moose home; officers, 7:30 p.m., members 8 p.m. St. Luke’s Women’s Guild, Mrs. Jay Yost, all day. Ladies aid of Union Chapel church, all day. Decatur P. T. A., Lincoln school, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Philathea class of Baptist church, 3ocill room, 7:30 p.m. D. A. V. auxiliary, hall, 8 p.m. Decatur Girl Scout council, Mrs. J E. Thacker, 7:30 p.m. ‘Great Books Discussion group, public library, 8 p.m. W. S. W. S. of Bethany E. U. B. church, rummage and bake sale, Decatur hatchery, morning. SUNDAY National council of Catholic Women. K. of C. hall, after 2:30 p.m. services. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Aeschliman and children, Terry, Joyce, and Keith have returned to their home in Cincinnati after spending Sunday with Mrs. Aeschliman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Niblick. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller and sdn, Karl William, of Fort Wayne Vernon Thieme, Decatur, was admitted to the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne this morning for surgery. . ' v

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Beavers of Evansville returned to their home Sunday after a visit, with their mothers, 'Mrs. S. D. Beavers and Mrs. G. T. Burk. ' .. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse dickering of near Berne will celebrate their golden wedding at their home where they have resided the past 45 years, Mrs. Robert Allspaw was painfully injured in a fall down the stairway at her 4iome in Berne. She was taken to the Portland hospital with- a badly wrenched back. John Baumgartner has been named general chairman of the Salvation Army campaign in Randolph county. They hope to raise 11,500. He was formerly a resident of Decatur. . David J. Schwarts of Monroe township was a business visitor in Decatur this morning. He reports his new aluminum barn and silos are about completed. Former Judge E. B. Adams suffered a severe fainting spell Monday afternoon. He was reported some improved today. Trade in a Good'Town — Decatur

Pleads For Missing Wife To Come Home Father To Place Children In Home CHICAGO UP — A harried father said today he will be forced to place four of his five children in a foster home unless his missing wife returns home. Thomas &. Williams said hU wife, Julie Elizabeth Wiliams, had been missing since Sept. 22, when she left a note reading: “'No one loves nfa any more. I’m taking the only way out 1 know.” Williams, an engineer for the. Inland Steel Co., said he was vacating his seven-room house, Dec. I, and would place four of his children in the Masonic home at La Grange, 111. They are Sandra. 11, Thomas M. Jr., 9, Candace, 7, and Timothy Michael 5. A daughter, Vicki Lea, 17 months is too young to be placed in a foster home. ' Williams said his mother, Mrs. Frieda Williams, and his sister, Mrs. Andrew Mebauer, had been caring for the children but were unable to continue with the load. Williams said his wife was a native of . St. Louis. Her maiden name was Price. V Williams dictated a- message to the United Press in the hope h’s wife would see or hear it. \ “We are getting out of this place to save any embarrassment from the neighbors,” he said. “All your friends are praying and looking for you. We all love and want you here.” •Mrs. WilHams, 38, vanished during the night, taking only the clothes she was wearing, a pink nightgown, a pair of shoes and about sl4. Williams said they had quarreled over money the day she left. He said he had learned she had used money he gave her for bills for other, undisclosed purposes.

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v 1 | ' \ { Miss Ann McKean, city; Mrs. Lester Dale, Portland; Joseph Baumer, Bryant; baby Patricia Treeze, .Geneva; Mrs. Noah Schrock, city. Dismissed Kenneth Runyon, city; Mrs. Edward McCullough and baby son, city; \Mrs; Warren Sprunger and baby girl, Berne; Mrs. Norman Young, city; Mrs. Arlle Bollinger, city; Miss Regine Fambush, city. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nussbaum, Monroe, became the parents of a baby boy at 1:20 p.m. Monday. He weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. John Morton. Monroeville, became the parents of a 6 pound, 1 ounce baby daughter at 4:22 a.m. Tuesday. If you nave something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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Selective Burglary DANIELSON. - Conn., UP — A burglar broke into three offices In Danielson and escaped with $124. The bandit took the money from an attorney’s office, the office of the town medical examiner and the office of the town court judge. I>eam to square dance ’ Wednesday night commencing at 8:00 o’clock.; Adults 40c, Children 25c. Sun Set. 270t2