Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1954 — Page 3

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NAJEARENE GROUP MEETS WEDNESDAY Fifty-eight members of the Natarebe Missionary group met at the church Wednesday evening. After prayer was Offered, the scripture was given by each recit lug a favorite verse. In the absence of Elvira Habegger, Mrs. •Romaine Wood was in charge of devotions after which an interest- ' ing article on missions was read by Charles Whitman. Mrs. Wood then sang a solo. A special offering was collected to purchase supplies for out going missionaries. The monthly reports were given, and Mrs. George Anspahgh presented the lesson study oh Cuba. The meeting wag closed with pray er.' " > MRS. CLARA DAGUE ENTERTAINS ASSOCIATION the Nuttman avenue Women's Missionary association met Thursday with Mrs. Clara Daguo. Mrs. Myrtle Garwood was leader. Following the cal) to worship and .prayer by Edith Terrell, the leader Introduced the text book, "Where'ere the Sun," by Moffatt. Parts of chapter one were given by the group. The second chapter was also read. Mrs. Raver read scripture and Mrs. Gray presented the closing prayer. A short business session was held, after which Mrs. Zelda Hart dismissed the group. / Mrs. Dorwln Drake will be hostess for the W. S. C. S. of Bobo Wednesday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. The Monroe Better Homes club

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will meet Tuesday evening at sev en-thirty o’clock with Mrs. Lester ■ Ehrsraan. Co-hosteases will be i Mrs. Harry Crownover and Mrs. Lae Parrish. 1 ’’’S' Xi Alpha lota chapter fp Beta Sigma Phi sorority will conduct a meeting at the home of Mrs. Eu- ' gene Beam Wednesday Evening at eight o'clock. Thursday afternoon at one-thir-o’clock Mrs. Floyd L. Meyer will entertain members of the Salem Methodist W. 8- C- 8. The Ladles Fellowship of the Missionary church will meet in the church basement at seven o’clock Thursday evening. The Presbyterian Women will hold the January association meeting at one o’clock Thursday afternoon. This is a "carry-ln sandwichsalad luncheon’’ and a nursery will be provided for children. The officers will give out the 1854 year books and explain the plana for the year. The circle meetings for January will be held January 27 and 28. Girl Scout Leaders club will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at one-fifteen o’clock at the American Legion home. Miss Joan Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Johnson of Decatur, is reported to be improving. She has been ill the past sev- ! eral weeks with rheumatic fever. Mrs. Ed Whitright is< confined tA the hospital with virus pneumonia. Her condition is improving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Cart Gass have left for Florida to spend the winter months. Mrs. E. F. Gass, who has been confined to her home one month- ip now able to be up. .-Mr. and. Mrs. Francis Howell returned to Decatur from Claypool after spending the holidays with their son. Bill Howell, and family. Paul Conrad, Jr., a freshman student at Ball State Teacher’s college, is spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Conrad. Mrs. Ray Smith Is confined .to her home on route C following a stroke suffered Monday. Her condition is reported slightly improved. Richard Bransteter has been appointed fire chief at Geneva to succeed Waldo Neal, who has assumed office as county treasurer. The rabbit season in Indiana ends tonight. It has been on since November 10. Dr. Ro? Archbold has been ill at his residence on Monroe street all this week. His condition is reported to be improved. Decatur relatives have received word that C. O. “Bonos" France of Gary, former Decatur resident, who suffered a stroke a few weeks ago, was steadily improving. He is recuperating at his home in Gary. Mrs. Robert Garard has received word that her brother, Charley Mumma, is confined to the Crile veterans hospital, Cleveland, and is suffering from a bladder and heart ailment. He is a SpanishAmerican war vet, formerly of this city but now living in Warren, Ohio. , DON’T TAKE A CHANCE TAKE PLENAMINS Smith Drug Co.

loBHi * *W> V rife ... K 1 1- .uS rfgim w ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH was the scene of the December 26 wedding of Miss Jean Spieth to Lynn Bearman, son Os Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bearman of Monroeville. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Spieth of Monroeville. The ceremony took place at seven-thirty o’clock with the Rev. George Volkman officiating. 6 The new Mrs. Bearman is a nurse at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, and the bridegroom is stationed with the_U. S. army at Fort Lewis, Wash.—Photo by Anspaugh.

Admitted Mrs. Ray Brodbeck, Willshire. O.; Donald Jeffrey. blty; Linda Lou Schaffer, city. Dismissed Mrs. Martin Selklng, city; Julia Eady, city; Deborah Bultemeier, city; Jack Gilbert, Monroeville: Mrs. James Shackley and baby girl, city. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fleming, city, became the parents of a baby girl Friday at 1:15 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds and 4% ounces. A baby daughter was born to Mr..’ and Mrs. Dorwin Bohnke, Fort Wayne, Saturday at 5:49 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. William Howell, Claypool, became the parents of a baby girl';’ Cynthia Louise, in the Medical Center hospital of War saw at 12:40 a.m. January 1. She weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces and was the first New Year's baby in Kosciusko cgtunty.-w Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Francis Howell of Decatur. Half-Sizers! Look! I o A y •V'v/'’ 10l Io o 1 » *> • e ® 4 <1 I» 4 . • • a ojo i P c l a W » I Lt- -A» * < "•f o e \< ♦ / fcr ’ Villi * * I 1/z/ f** c iinlf * * • ° ■FLv, ° \ flllV ° n V? T |||lV o o a|| o IIbM- o i 1 ■ W J "FL ® ® ■ UigK °” v f>l | oc c 1 fRJO c 'iL ’ i 1 uul 1 Il si : -i j o v‘ L> ° 1 'rf ’I 9 ° ° 1 I e I® °° Ir C| P 0 l ■ ° 1 C <? 1 1 0" .4 ° 1 I/Jo o a V I f ° L 9 0 : 0 '■ Ia el o o t <r > o I I l® I|d <? J /Wa « e ofrt>|| o 0 ’ I-Wr ° ° , w'| od V l g ■■■>. c ♦ • ° ' . I 0 o o ®ll O * 9193 w UH—24H TlTmla** Ulksifw Here’s your any-time, any-place casual you can wear right trrough the day! It’s a step-in coatdress — slip it on without mussing your hair! Note the envelope pockets, action back, convertible collar! Proportioned for shorter, fuller figures, no alteration worries! Pattern 9193:- Half Sizes 14%, 16%. 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%. Size 16% takes 4 yards 39-inch. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send Thirty-five cents in coins for this " pattern—add 5 cents for each pattern for 1 st-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept.; 232 West 18th Bt., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style Number.

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Yugoslav Engineer Is Held In Vermont Illegal Entry Is Charged Engineer BURLINGTON, Vt. UP — Federal immigration officials said today a Yugoslavian engineer with a suitcase full of jet aircraft designs appasently wanted to deliver them to the U. S. air force when he sneaked into the country illegally. The engineer, Dusan Premovic, 33, was held in jail while officials checked his tory. He said his jet plane plans would “revolutionise” plane construction techniques. Premovic crossed into the border community of West Berkshire from Canada Wednesday, according to Ernest E. Salisbury, Vermont chifef of. the., U- S, immigration and. naturalization service. said Premovic was seized by border patrol officers later in the day as he boarded a bus in St. Albans. A suitcase Premovic carried contained a number of drawings of jet engines and fuselage designs, Salisbury said. The Yugoslav claimed the plans would revolutionize present aircraft types if adopted by the Air Force. Salisbury said he would leave for Washington and take the plans with him. Meanwhile, Premovic was being held incommunicado in Chittenden county jail here, where he was bronziit After his arraignment Friday before a U. S. commissioner on a charge of illegal entry. He .was ordered held for U. S. district court arraignment which, Salisbury said, probably would take place next weejfi Premovic recenfly tried to enter the country at Rouses Point, N. Y. f Salisbury said, but was refused-en-try because he lacked 'a visa. Salisbury said Premovic entered Canada in September as a “landed immigrant” with permission to take up permanent residence. He .said he believed Premovic came to Canada from France but did not know when he left Yugoslavia. St. Joseph County Has First Fatality SOUTH BEND UP — St. Joseph county today chalked up its first traffic fatality of the year. Raymond C. Nlswonger, 36, Mishawaka, was killed Friday when bis auto crashed through guard rails on a county road and careened’over an embankment. Plan Grand Opening Os Redecorated Rink Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Miller, new owners of the roller skating rink at Clem’s lake, east of Decatur are planning a grand opening of the redecorated rink about January I?, the owners said today. The well-known * amusement building will be known aa "Happy Hours Roller Rink.” There will be public skating on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights and Sunday afternoons. Monday, Wednesday and Friday will be reserved for private parties of clubs, churches and schools. Formal announcement of the opening will be made soon, Miller said. Custer and Smith and Severin Schurger, attorneys, represented the Millers and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clem, former owners, in the transaction. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.

I * f I. I ■ II lip ■ J Society Item* for today's publication must bs phoned In by II a. m. (Saturday 0:30 a. m.) Sharon Klmblo Phono 3-2121 SATURDAY Bake salp sponsored by Pleasant Mills junior class, Schafer's hardware store, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. .' W. S. C, S. of Mount Pleasant church bake sale, Decatur Hatch pry. Square dance for Masons and partners, Masonic hall, 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. SUNDAY Fifth anniversary tea of Valpo Guild, St. John’s Lutheran church, of Flatrock, 2 p.m. MONDAY Eureka Temple of Pythian Sisters installation, K. of P. home, 7:30 p.m. Dramatic department of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. Jerome Kohne 7:30 p.m. Girls Missionary guild, of Union Chapel church, Janet Brown, 7:30 p.m. Junior Women of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. Robert Mutschler, 8 p.m. W. M. A. of Mount Victory U. B. church, Mrs. Vivian Knittie, 7 p.m. Holy Family Discussion club, Mrs. Bill Baker, 8:30 p.m. _ Music department of Decatur Woman’s club, Miss Helen Haubold, 7:30 p.m. _ Literature department of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. C. A. Dugan, 7130 p.m. Monmouth P. T. A. Mothers’ Study club, school, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sisters Needle club, K. of P. hall, after temple. Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, of P. home, 6:15 p.m. Civic department of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 7:30 p.m. Art department of the Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. Francis Howell, 7:30 p.m. St. Catherine Discussion club, Mrs. Irene Hamrick, 8 p.m. Ladies Fireman auxiliary, Mrs. George Rentz, 8 p.m. Adams county Rural Youth, Boy Scout cabin, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Monroe Better Homes club, Mrs. Lester Ehrsman, 7:30 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Florence Brandyberry, 8 pm. Delta Theta Tau sorority, Elks home, 8 p.m. - — St. Dominic Bible Study club, Mrs. Joe Laurent, 7! 30 p.m. , Ladies auxiliary of Eagles lodge, hall, 8 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Study club, Mrs. Helen Myers, 8 p.m. Church Mothers’ „ Study club, Mrs. Clarence Hook, 8 p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellow’s hall, 7:30 p.m. Kirkland W. C. T. U., Mrs. Harve Haggard, 1 p.m. W. S. C. S. of Trinity church, church, 7:30 p.m. Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. James Kane, 8 p.m. Rose Garden club, Mrs. Gerald Durkin, 2 p.m. Happy Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel, 7:30 p.m. Dutiful Daughters class of Bethany E. U. B. church. Mrs. Fred Chronister, 7:30 p.m. Associate Tri Kappa sorority, Mrs. L. A. Cowens, 7:30 p.m. Shower for Mrs. Carl Frey, Pleasant Mills Methodist church, 7 p.m. Woman’s guild of Zion Evan helical and Reformed church, church parlor, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. Girl Scout Leaders club, Ainerican Legion home, 1:15 p.m. W. S. C. S. Os Bobo, Mrs. Dorwin Drake, 7:30 p.m. Xi Alpha lota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. Eugene Beam, 8 p.m. Historical club, 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. Glen Custard. Business and Professional Woman’s club, K. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY Salem Methodist W. S. C. S., Mrs. Floyd L. Meyer, 1:30 p.m. Ladies Fellowship of Missionary church, church basement, 7 p.m. Presbyterian Women’s association luncheon, church, 4 p.m. Unit No. 1 Bethany W.S.C.S. Mrs. Joe Hunter. 7:30 p. m. Past matrons nad patrons of the Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Great Books Discussion group, public library, 8 p.m. Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Elks home, 8 p.m. Three Are Fined On Traffic Counts Two men were fined in justice of the (peace court Friday on pleas of guilty to traffic offenses: arraignment was set on a third. Ervin C. Doehrman, 41, route 1, U and Costs for speeding; George H. Squire, «0, 310 West 0ak,..fl and costs fpr tunning a red light. James E. Hall, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested; on charge of improper passing and ordered to appear in mayor's court (Monday morning. '■..r Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.

24 Hoosiers Listed As Presumed Dead Indiana Veterans Included In List WASHINGTON, UP — Defense officials today listed the names of 2+ Indiana servicemen among those missing in the Korean action and now presumed or known tp be dead. 2 _ Army personnel" missing more than a year and presumed dead included: Cpl. Lester W. Bauer, son of Mrs. Besse E. Bauer. Frankfort. Ist Lt. Robert A. Beard, son of Mrs. Myrtle Gladys Beard. Dana. Pfc. Harold V. Bender, son of Mrs. Gertrude Frances Carey. Boonville. Sgt. 1/C Victor V. Bender, son of Mrs. Viola M. Bender, Indianapolis. Cpl. Richard A. Chappel, son of Mrs. Georgia M. Chappel, Fort Wayne. Cpl. John N. Clanton, husband of Mrs. Leia Ann Clanton, Indianapolis. Sgt. Gene F. Clark, .son of Frederick A. Clark, RR 1, Albany. Cpl. Phillip A. Clayton, son of Mrs. Nola B. Clayton. Bloomington...- .. C/, C ' -- c ■ , Cpl. William R. Cunningham, son of Mrs. Minerva B. Gomer, Terre Haute. Pfc. Edward H. Eltzroth, son of Samuel Eltzroth, c/o Mrs. Cecil Martin’s nursing home, Roanoke. Pfc. Howard W. Emrick. son of Clarence N. Emrick, Fort Wayne, band of Mrs. Genevieve McFarren, Pfc. Edward Q. McFarren, husRR 2, Warsaw. Cpl. Charles Northcutt Jr., son of Mrs. Cecil M. Northcutt, Crawfordsville. The marine list of presumed dead included: Cpl. William S. Blasdel, son of Mrs. 'Emma L. Uren. RR 2, Mitchell. 2nd Lt. Edward L. Frakes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield Frakes, Branchville. Pfc. William C. Grove, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Grove, Evansvillg. T. Sgt. Richard E. Mullett, husband of Mrs. Richard E. Mullett, RR 3, Butler. Pfc. Donald W. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Mjffrs, Fort Wayne. Pfc. Edward F. Voight, son of Mrs. Eleanor Novak, Terre Haute. Cpl. Grover L. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams, RR 3-,-Walkerton. ■ . The marine list included- the following known to be dead: Pfc. Leo J. Henkenius, husband of Mrs. Leo J. Henkenius, Fort Wayne. Ist Lt. Arnold E. Olson, husband of Mrs. Arnold E. Olson, Syracuse. Cpl. Robert D. Wilder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Wilder, Evansville.

Damage Is Slight As Autos Collide (Damages estimated at 845 were sustained in an accident at Court and South Second street Friday when, according to police, a car driven by Iva Jane Kiess, 18, route 1, was struck as it passed a car leaving the curb, driven by Leonard J. King, 23, route 6. Vacancies Exist In Airborne Division The UJS. army and UjS. air force recruiting station at Fort Wayne today announced that vacancies exist for assignment in the airborne division of the regular army. ‘Male applicants between the ages of 17 to 34, without prior service, are eligible to enlist in this division if physically and mentally qualified. They receive their paratrooper training at the parachute school, Fort Benning, Georgia, after completion of the prescribed basic training. Tradfe in a Good Town — Decatur

' " ’ ' — ~ l - — u 1 asamrMlßl The Family Determines Funeral Cost . . . ( The bereaved family, by its own selection, determines the cost of a dignified Zwick funeral tribute. A wide range of pricey assures satisfaction for every incortie, r s «■ — 1 every taste. All prices include complete service. ■' ■ 711/14*1/ ArlllVlV _ &un?ia/wtne *2 u |oM)n J JJJJ |U-M WW n tec<l - ■ *■ since rest 520 N. 2ND * PHONES: 3-3602 DM 3-3603 NIGHTS & HOLIDAYS

; ■ ■ .. . . / ■ ■ ' /’■: -A-* JE 1 swi WITH A CHEERY wave of his hand, Vincent Hallinan enplanes in San Francisco for McNeil Island penitentiary In Puget Sound and an 18-month, sentence on income tax evasion conviction. Hallinan, once a minor party presidential nominee, la no stranger _ to McNeil. He served three months there for contempt of court growing out of his defense of Longshoremen Union President Harry Bridges in latter’s perjury trial. (International Soundphoto)

State Traffic Toll \ Is 22 For January Ossian Man Killed As Rain Hits Auto INDIANAPOLIS UP -Indiana’s 1954 traffic death toll climbed to at least 22 today with three names added to the list Friday, the eighth day of the new year. But Indiana's most populous county—Marion, where Indianapolis is located —remained among the 78 Hoosier counties with perfect records for the first eight days of the year. Marion, which had more than 100 of the stale’s estimated 1,275 traffic deaths in 1953. got off to a safe start while four of the 14 counties with blotted records thus far had at least three deaths each. The four were Lake, Gibson, Grant and Madison. Other counties with traffic deaths already this year were Washington, Perry, and Fayette In the south and Jay, Elkhart, Steuben, Wabash, • Allen and St. Joseph in the north. Latest deaths were Thomas L. Coon, 18, North Manchester, killed in a two-car collision in'his home town; Glen W: HammerT*46, Ossian, killed when his auto hit a train near Fort Wayne, and Raymond C. Niswonger, 36, Mishawaka, whose car went out of control on a county road near South Bend. Miss Ann Deitsch Is Finalist In Contest Miss Ann Deitsch, a student at DePauw University and Decatur high school graduate, is a finalis*. in an essay contest being conducted by a national magazine, “Mademoiselle” and her picture and an excerpt of her essay on “Why I Chose DePauw”, appears in the January issue of that magazine. The essay, written by Miss Deitsch, was selected .by a national group of judges from hundreds of entries of students in every state in the nation. "I found a big university atmosphere in this small, friendly typically midwestern school’’, the Decatur young lady wrote. “Classes are small and there’s an excellent counselling and advisory system to help students.” Miss Deitsch is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Deitsch of Stratton Place. Decatur and she is in her third year at DePauw. Winners in the national contest will receive a free trigp.to New York next summer and also a month’s work on the nationally known magazine. If you have sometnmg to sen or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings Results. „

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Tipton Man Named Deputy Examiner INDIANAPOLIS UP —Howard B. Swaim. Tipton, was appointed by Governor Craig today as deputy examiner for the state board of accounts. Swaim, a Democrat and member of the board since 1939, succeeds Gordon E. Olvey, Noblesville, who resigned. By law, the board has both a Democrat and Republican deputy, who earn 87,800 a year. GIRL SCOUT Brownie troop 5 met at the Decatur taxi stand Monday. We went on a tour of the post office and everyone enjoyed it. Each member of the troop must bring their handbook to the next meeting, January 11. Scribe. Janet Baker Trade in a good Town — Decatur

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