Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1954 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY. MAY 12, 1954

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MISS SHIRLEY’BUCHANAN ENGAGED TO LARRY SAMPLES Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buchanan Os Willshire, 0., announce the engagement of their youngest daughter,. Shirley Ann, to Larry -Dale Samples, son of Jo Samples of Van Wert, u„, and Ervin Samples of Rockford, 0. Both Miss Buchanan and her fiance are members of the 1954 graduating class of Willshire high, school. 1 " • ri l ■ . No definite plans have been made for the wedding. JOLLY HOUSEWIVES MAKE TOUR TODAY Members of the Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club of St. Mary's township toured the Decatur Daily Democrat plant this morning. The tour was arranged by Mrs. Ben McCullough, travel chairman for the club. The group then left for Fott Wayne where they will visit the Pioneer Ice Cream Co., the Vets Hospital and the new Parkview hospital. JUNIOR SENIOR PROM AT DCHS TONIGHT The annual junior-senior prom of Decatur Catholic high ,school will take place tonight at the K. of C. hall. The event will feature a buffet supper, program and dance for members of the junior

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and senior classes. The buffet supper at 6:30 p.m. will be prepared by mothers of junior clans members and served by a group of sophomores. Gnests at the supped will be the Very Rev. Joseph Seimeft. tbe Rev. ~ Robert Contant, Coach Dave Terveer and Jack Hackman. Sr. M. Febronia, junior class guardian, , and Sr. Agnes Therese, senior i cfass teacher, will attend the program. Parents of juniors and seniors are also invited to attend the program which will begin at 7:45 p.m. Music for dancing will be presented by ‘Spec’ Hebble and his ; orchestra. Chaperons will be parents of the junior class members. The annual prom is planned by the junior class. ROOT TOWNSHIP FARM BUREAU MEETS Chairman Omer Merriman opened the .May meeting of the Root Township Farm Bureau held recently at the Monmouth school. Songs were sung by the group and Chauncey Sheets offered prayer. The social and educational leader gave the devotions and read a poem, entitled “1 Love You Mother.” The Modlin fund and pennies for friendship were discussed and safety suggestions for May were given. The topics for safety are "Farm Machinery and

Children" and “Vehicle Maintenance.” The Pet and Hobby club with their leader, Mrs. Fred Kunkel, entertained those present with special numbers in honor of the mothers. Mrs. Forest Tucker, county co-op manager, then spoke on the new 230 mile co-op pipe line between Mt. Vernon and Peru. She also showed a film. Prizes were awarded to the oldest mother. Mrs. Franz, and the youngest mother, MAh Wil 1 jam During the social hour refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Florence Susdorf and Mrs. Chauncey Sheets. FOUCH-BAILEY WEDDING PLANNED FOR JUNE 6 The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Bonnie Jean Fouch to Herald Bailey has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winston I. Fouch of Kokomo. Bailey is the, son of Mrs. John Bailey and the late Mr. Bailey of Decatur, route 6. . The wedding vows will be read in the Highland Park church Sunday, June 6, at two-fifteen o’clock. The bride-elect is employed in the personnel office of the Haynes Stellite Co. and her fiance is the manager of the West Middleton Co-op elevator. HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUBS PLANNING TRIP The travel committee of the Adams county home demonstration association headed by Miss Icel Shanks met Tuesday. This committee explored the ideas for various educational trips this fall. They decided to offer two trip plans to the council as their report for the July meeting. This body will be asked to decide which trip for the committee to promote. One will be a four-day trip through the Great Smoky Mountains and the other a two-day tour in Chicago. The Smoky mountain trip would be’ by bus and the Chicago trip by train. The third full week of September was chosen for the time of the trip. Details as to itinerary and price will be prepared for the report. The Smoky Mountain trip will run under $35 and the Chicagp trip less than S2O. Members of the committee are Miss Shanks, Mrs. Joe Mumby, Mrs. M. S. Sprunger, Mrs. Alton Corson, and Mrs. Lawrence Grotfe. SENIOR STUDENTS ARE GUESTS AT PROM FRIDAY The senior students of Decatur high school will be the honored guests at the annual junior-senior prom Friday evening hosted by the junior class. A Hawaiian theme WjU + be employed for this year’s event. Members of the junior class, under the ■ supervision ■ of- Miss ’ Catherine Weldler, have’spent the past few weeks in preparation for the evening’s festivities which will get underway at eight-thirty o'clock. Miss Charlotte Vera is the senior class sponsor. BERAN CLESS MEETS WITH VIVIAN MILLER The Berean class of the Baptist church met recently at the home of Vivian Miller. The meeting was called to order by the newly elected president, Mrs. Ruby Rambo, after whi.eh.-Mrs. Alice 'Lake gave the devotions. The short iiusiness meeting was brought to a close with an exchange of house plants by all present. Contests were played with Ruby Rambo and Mary Ann Fulton winning. The door -prize was awarded to Gladys Anderson. The hostesses, Vivian Miller, Alice Lake and Irene Gephart, then served delicious refreshments. MRS. ROBERT HOLTHOUSE HOSTESS LAST EVENING A picnic suprer at the home of Mrs. Robert .Holthouse closed the year’s program of the associate chapter of Tri Kappa sorority last evening. iMrs. Ward Calland, Mrs. Roy Kalver and Mrs. Milton Swearingen were co-hostesses. The officers elected for the coming year are: president, Mrs. Fred Smith; treasurer,. Mrs. Raymond Keller; recording secretary, Mrs. Gerald -Cole; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Louie Linn. MISS GRETA GEHRIG IS BRIDE OF LESLIE SPAULDING The First Presbyterian church in Homer, -Mich., was the scene' of the Saturday afternoon marriage of Miss Greta'Elizabeth Gehrig to Leslie Earl Spaulding, son of Mr. and -Mrs. Earl Spaulding of Berrein Springs, Mich. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gehrig of Homer and .formerly of Decatur. The double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Leroy Cabbage of Milan, formerly of Homer, after a musicale by Mrs. Harry P. Sherrard, organist, and Larry Moody, vocalist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a princess style gown of ivory rice tissue taffeta. Her sequin .trimmed bodice was topped with a lace midriff jacket and the very bouffant skirt was ballerina length. Her fingertip veil of illusion was held by a jullet cap encircled with seed pearls and she carried an arrangement of white pompoms and ivy centered

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I * J Society Items for today’s publication must ba phoned In by II a. m. (Saturday 0:30 a. m.) Sharon Kimble Phone B*2l*l WEDNESDAY Girls guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Barbara Heller, 7:30 p.m. Xi Alpha lota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. Vernon Krugh, 8 p.m. Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Elks home, 8 p.m. Methodist church Mother and Daughter banquet, 6 p.m. church dining room. Business and Professional Women’s club, 6:30 p.m., American Legion home. Methodist church mother and daughter banquet, church, 6 p.m. Presbyterian Ruth circle. Miss Janet Schrock, 8 p.m. Presbyterian Naomi circle, Mrs. Harold Glazner, 8 p.m. THURSDAY Aeolian choir, Decatur high school, 7 p.m. V.F.W. carry-in dinner, post home, 6 p.m. Young Adult class of Bethany E. U. B. church, church. 7:80 p.m. Salem W. S. C. S., MrS. Roy Miller. 1:30 pm. ’ Bridge club, Mrs. J. Ward Calland, 6:30 p.m. Town and Country Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Jx>uis Rumschlag, 2 p.m. Unit 3 of Bethany E.U.B. church, 2 p.m. , • Presbyterian Mary circle, Mrs. L. C. Pettibone, 2 p.m. Presbyterian Martha circle, Mrs. Charles Hite, 2 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, church social room! 7 p.m. Phoebe Bible class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church social room, 7:30 p.m. Queen of Peace Study club, Mrs. K Helen Scheiner, 8 p.m. D.A.V. auxiliary, hall, 8 p.m. Mount Pleasant W. S. C. S., church. 1:30 p.m. Unit 1 of Bethany E.U.B. church Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, 2 p.m. Order of Eastern Star potluck dinner. Masonic hall, 6 p.m. Order of Eastern Star regular stated meeting, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Emblem Club, 7:3d p.m., Elks home. Unit 2 of Bethany E.U.B. church Mrs. Merritt Alger, 2 p Jn. So-Cha-Rea, Mrs. Clem Kortenber, 7:45 p.m. Queen of the Rosary Study club, Mrs. George Schultz, 8 p.m. Union Chapel W.S.W.S., Mrs. '''Swr*ence'' i korriß,'7;O p.m. Calvary W.S.W.S. potluck supper, church basement, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Builders Class of Trinity E.U.B. church, church, 7:30 p;m. Adams Unit 43 of American Legion auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p.m. Roadside council spring district meeting, Huntington, 11:30 a.m. Union Chapel mother and daughter banquet, church, 6:ls’p.m. Union Township Farm Bureau, Immanuel Lutheran school, 8 p.m. MONDAY Tri Kappa sorority. Legion home, 7 p.m. Ada-ms county chorus, Monroe school, 8 p.m. V.F.W. Ladies auxiliary, post home, 8 p.m.

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SATURDAY Cafeteria supper eponsored by Phoebe bible clastt of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, chnrch, 5 p.m. |o 7 p.m, with a light pink rosebud. 'Mrs. Eldon LaJdarre of Berrien Springs attended as her sister's i matron of honor anil William Bur- ' dick of Ann Arbor was best man. Seating the guests were Eldon ■ lauMarre of Berrien Springs and Charles Daoust of Chicago. — i A reception was held at the i home of the bride's parents im- I mediately after the ceremony. The following Decatur people at- I tended the wedding: Air. and Mrs. Deane Dor win and son, John; Mr. , and Mrs. Tillman Gehrig; Mr. and Airs. Gearld Gehrig and children; ! Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gehrig and 1 daughters; Mrs. Jennie Gehrig; ' Mrs. Gerald Cole. Air. and Mrs. Howard Hendricks of Monroe also attended. MAGUEY GROUP HOLDS SUPPER The mother and daughter fellowship supper of the iMagley Evangelical and Reformed church was held recently 4n the church basement. I (Mrs. H. E. Settlage welcomed the guests and the response was given by iMiss Rachel Settlage. The program continued with recitations by Ruth .Ann Beery and Ann Kruetzman, followed with "A Mother’s Day Prayer” by Mrs. Harry Beavers. A solo was also sung by Miss Violet Walchle. The speaker for the evening was the Rev. Von Kechlberg, who was born in Russia. His topic was Communism. After an offering was taken, Miss Nyla Girod gave a reading. * Gifts were presented during the program to the youngest daughter, the oldest gfeat-grandmother and the mother with the most children living. The group closed the meeting with a song. The Aeolian choir will rehearse in the music room of Decatur high school Thursday evening at seven o’clock. Friday evening at seven-thirty o’clock the Builders class of the Trinity ‘K.U.B. church will meet in the church basement. The Phoebe Bible class of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will sponsor cafeteria supper Saturday at .the church from five o’clock to seven o'clok. The public is invited. Both Decatur chapters of Tri Kappa sorority will entertain members of the Huntliigton chapter Monday evening at seven o’•'dock ■at the American Lbgfon home. The Adams county chorus will meet Monday evening at eight o’clock at the Monroe school. The V. F. W. Ladles auxiliary will hold a business meeting Monday evening at eight o’clock at the post home. Color bearers are asked to be present at seven-thir-ty o’clock. The 4-H band rehearsal, scheduled for Thursday evening, has been postponed to next Thursday evening at eight o’clock at the Monroe Fireman’s hall. Mrs. Alexander Lincoln will give a program on Spanish-American

Wins Scholarship A IBS ‘ ■ a Miss Marlene Snyder has received a two-year state scholarship to Indiana University. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Snyder. 610 Washington St., and is a senior at Decatur high school. The scholarship was awarded on the basis* of results of a competitive examination. Miss Snyder plans to study nursing. map study at the two o’clock Thursday afternoon meeting of the Presbyterian Martha circle. The Bridge club will meet Thursday evening, not Wednesday as stated in Tuesday’s paper. The meeting will begin at six-thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. J; .Ward Calland. The Girls guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet this evening at seventhirty o’clock at the home of Barbara Heller. All V.F.W. members will hold a carry-in dinner Thursday evening at the post home at six o’clock. A free dance will follow, with the Nine Milers furnishing the music. Thursday evening at seven-thirty o’clock the Young Adult class of

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HOSPITAL NOTES Dismissed Mrs Kathryn Kpore, city; Mrs. Jhymina Johnson, city; Mrs. Wayne Dubach, Bluffton. GIRL SCOUT Brownie trdop 5 opened their recent meeting with the Girl Scout promiae. Dues were collected and .. a treat waa served. We wlfth ta thank Mrs. Minch for letting us use her basement for our meetings. We closed with the Girl Scout handshake. Court News Marriage License Walter Eugene Laßue, 23. Lima, 0., and Ruth Victoria McMichael, 23, Lima, O. Enters Appearance Attorney Ferd Litterer has ent- . ered appearance for Mary Colter, i a defendent in the complaint for > partition filed by Mary G. Gage I against Stanton Dailey, etal. I ’ Bethany E.U.B. church will meet . at the church. Mrs. Roy Miller will be hostess for the Salem W. S. C. S. Thursday afternoon at one - thirty 6’j clock. Adams Unit 43 of American Le- : gion auxiliary will have a regular \ business meeting Friday evening , at eight o’clock at the American , Legion home. Officers will be nominated and plans will be made for the Poppy day sale, May 21 and 22.

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Mrs. Lillie Hammond has returned to her home in Decatur after spending the winter at Sarasota, Fla. Mrs. Lloyd Ruse left this morning for Fort Wayne where she will join the Elex club of the General Electric co. on an excursion to Hofland, Mich. While there they will attend the tulip festival. ‘ Phoebe Bible Class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church to Sponsor Cafeteria Supper, Saturday, May 15th, 5 to 7 p. m. Public Invited to Attend. * T-x HUDSON PeTeY PTO SPRAYER Th* PTO Sprayer with Pitt** Pump No gears to wear, no rubber to ago ... meant long life, minimum service and uniform output always. Rugged, 20-ft. hinged boom. Fits oil tractors with PTO speeds of 600 r.p.m. or less. KLENKS ■■■■■■■NBBBNBUBBBBBBBBBNBUBBNMNBBHBBB