Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1954 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1>54 '

WOMEN OF MOOSE HOLD MEETING A short business meeting was heldby the Women of the Moose Thursday evening. »• 'Regular and special report* were given and new officers were elected. It was decided to give $lO to the Fritz Lehr fund. The following coming events were announced: installation of officers Wednesday evening at seven o'clock at the Moose home; auditing committee will meet at the home July 6 at seven o’clock and informal initiation will be held at the next meeting, July 8, kt eight o’clock. '■ After the business session games were played and the door prise was won by Mrs. Evelyn Kingsley. The Zion Lutheran Needle club will meet in church basement at one o’clock Thursday afternoon. Miss Erma Rabbitt, 108 North Eleventh street, will be, hostess for the Union Township Home Demonstration club Wednesday afternoon at one-thirtr o’clock. The Methodist Wesley class will sponsor a family picnic at HannaNuttman park Thursday evening at six-fifteen o’clock. Hosts and hostesses will be Mr. and Mrs. Niland Ochsenrider, Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Feasel, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Foor, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Sprague and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewton. Miss Romaine (Raudenbush, reporter of Adams circuit court, left Friday for a two weeks vacation in lowa and Minnesota. Miss Marilyn Jaberg left this morning for Anderson, where she will spend the weekend with friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown motored to Marion, 0., today to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Omer Butler. Mr. Butler is very ill. O. F. Gilliom, well known Berne insurance man who has been in poor health the past several years, is reported to be in critical condition. He has high fever and is unable to take nourishment. Two men arrested this week and being held at Franklin, on charges of armed robbery, are believed to be the bandits who held up Frank Warrick at Jiis home east of Willshire, 0., a few days ago. They gave their names as Lawrence Olcott, 24, and John Perry, 27, both of Akron, Ohio. Critically Burned In Explosion, Fire SOUTH BEND, Ind., (INS) — John Radican, in critical condition today from body bums suffered during an explosion and fire that wrecked a six-apartment building in South Bend Friday with a loss estimated aU $20,000. The force of the blast lifted the roof of the limestone building and demolished the outside wall. A stove was hurled through th? roof. Neighbors pulled the unconscious Radican from his flaming bed. DON’T SAY HELLO! —_sA Y — — IT’S ZESTO TIME!

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ES Society Items for today's publication must bo* phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) * Sharon Kimble Phono 3-2121 SUNDAY Mount Pleasant Methodist ChU- , dren’s day program, ‘church, 7:30 pm. ' '■ MONDAY Adams unit 43 of American Legion auxiliary potluck picnic, Hanna-Nuttman shelter house, 6 p.m.* Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, K. of P. home, 6:15 p.m. Decatur Cub Scout skating party, Clem’s lake, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pythian Sisters Needle club, K. Os P. home, after temple. TUESDAY Eta Tau Sigma sorority picnic, Hanna-Nuttman park, 3:30 p.m. Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club, Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m. Kirkland Ladies club, Adams Central school, 7:30 p.m. Ladies auxiliary of Eagles lodge, hall, 8 p.m. - WEDNESDAY Union Township Home Demonstration club. Miss Erma Rabbitt, 108 North Eleventh street, 1:30 p.m. Women of Moose ' installation, Moose home, 7 p.mTHURSDAY Unit 3 of W. S. W’. S. of Bethany E. U. B. church, church basement, 2 p.m. Magley Ladies aid, .church, all day. Zion Lutheran Needle club, church basement, 1 p.m. Methodist Wesley class family picnic, Hanna-Nuttman park, 6:15 p.m. % RTHT] At the Adams county memorial hospital: » A baby girl, weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce was born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Thieme, city, at 6:16 p. m. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Johnson, city, became the parents of an 8 pound baby daughter Friday at 12:10 p. Hl. IU ** '4MMU j,. I■R v 11 Ok', Mik jßk ; 'W, **9 W 3 ■ -^■• ) . ■ ,£9 V-**- ~~ ■ ■ taw TMiniiMMmlJ;ii Je: s>• TITLE as “Miss Europe," won by Christel Schaak (above) of Germany in contest at Vichy, France, is in doubt following revelation that she is a widow. Contest is limited to single women. (International)

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LIBRARY NEWS By The Librarian ’ An exhibit of abalone shells from the Pacific ocean has been arranged at the Decatur public library. The shells are exhibited just as they came from the ocean, scales and all; then other shells have, been polished to show the rainbow colors .peculiar to this variety; one shell show’s how pearl buttons are cut. Another exhibition show’s the types of coral found on the Florida coast. Ten different types are shown. Many Decatur children have shown much interest in the exhibits, made possible by persons interested in the library and its work. Pest cards this week included the following: June 21 —Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chase sent a whole bag of stones ■ from Rocky Mountain. National Park. Colo. They report a wonderi ful trip through the west. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wellman and Stevie; and Phyllis and Doris Braun, are. making a trip through the Smoky Mountains, and have sent from Tennehseg and Norlii' Carolina. June and Mrs. Nelson Doty and family have started on a trip through the west, writing to us from Poplar Bluffs. Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gehrig, Andy, and - Randy, have returned from a trip to Celina, Ohio. June 23—Mrs. Martin Zimmerman sent a card picturing the Canadian Rockies during her visit .in western Canada. => Mrs. John Hutchison, route 3, is visiting in Beaverton, Mich.\ Annette (Thomas is having a wonderfuf w-eek at Camp Talahi, Howell, Mich. June 24—Phillip Glazner is enjoying a trip with his parents in Waynesburg, Va. ■ f Agnes Krick, of Detroit, jMich., who visited in Decatur a short tjme ago, was so interested in our travel tree that she sent us a whole package of cards from several different trips through the United States, Europe, and Guatemala. In view of the present interest in Guatemala, these cards were especially interesting. June 25 —Peggy Ann Sheets is visiting in Tecumseh, Mich. Marilyn Vanhorn Wildman is spending the summer at Mare Island, Calif., where her husband is stationed with the U.. S. Navy. Mare Island is about 30 miles from San Francisco.

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Mathilda Habegger Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Mrs. Mathilda M. Habegger 82. of Berne, died at 4:20 p.m. Friday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient since fracturing a hip in a fall at her home last Saturday night. She was born in Wayne county, 0., but had lived in Adams county for the past 50 years. Mrs. Habegger was a member of the First Mennonite church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William Wells of Lima, O.; two stepsons, the Rev. Alfred Habegger of Lame Deer, Mont., and Frank Habegger of Berne; four stepdaughters, Mrs. S. T. Moyer, a missionary in India, Mrs. Arthur Rosenberger of Quakertown, Pa., Miss Clara Habegger of Franklin, 0., and Mrs. Ralph Blosser of Toledo, O.; a brother, Eli Kirchhofer of Orrville, O.; three grandchildren, 20 stepgrandchildren and 26 step grgat-gjandchildren. . . Funeral-servieee'Will bh, conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Mennonite church, the Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening. Two Motorists Fined On Traffic Charges Robert Speakman, of route 6, was fined a total of $14.75 in justice of the peace court here yesterday on a charge of reckless driving. Speakman was arrested on Washington street by the city police at 9:30 p. an. Thursday. Don F. Frank, of Portland, was also fined $1 and costs by justice Floyd Hunter for speeding 55 miles an hour in a 30 mile an hour zone on 13th street. Arrest was made by the city police at 11:05 a. m. yesterday. Minor damage estimated »t 315 was done to an automobile driven •by Charles F. Schwartz, of route 2, yesterday at 9:40 a. m. A truck driven by Harold Johnson, of Covington, Ky.. ran iiyo the back of the Schwartz vehicle on 13th street at the Monroe street intersection. Trade in a Good Town —

I Career Day Tour Is Held By Girls County 4-H Girls On All-Day Tour A group of Adams county 4-H r girls and their 4-H guests from Vanderburgh county enjoyed a day tour to Fort Wayne Wednesday. There they saw some of the opportunities which are now 1 open to girls with a home economics education. The trip was made by 39 girls and their leaders, Miss Anna K. Williams, home demonstration agent, and Miss Gloria Koeneman, 4-H club agent. _ « . During the morning the grohp visited the Jane Weston radio show at WOWO. Miss Weeton pointed out the advantages of a home economics education in the communication field. They toured two custom built homes and learned how home ecolomifrts can contribute to the building industry. After a luncheon at the Colonial restaurant, they loured Parkview memorial hospital for a glimpse of home economics in operation in a public institution. A lecture on careers in marketing was given by a buyer from he Wolf and Deseauer department store and the girls visited several departments in the store. Mrs. Virginia Moore of Fort Wayne told the group how her home economics education had helped her to be a better homemaker and Miss Arlene Almonrode of Winchester discussed the advantages of home economics training in the industrial world. The members attending were. 7 Rowena Merriman, Sharon Drier, Ruth Wiegman, Jeanette Hahnert, ! Glenda Johnson, Mary Ann Jones, Sharon Schuller, Deanna Smill, Mary Ellen Seiler, Toni Eisterhold, . Kathleen Boerger, Carolyn Engel- [ hart, Norma Bailey, Marilyn Bumb, Kay Ann Witte, Ada Louise Wass, Kathleen Cooksey, Marlene Thieme, Ruth Zimmerman, Sally VonGunten, Mary Klipscb, Dianne • Liechty, Doris Ann Bluhm, Charlotte English. Suzanne Kuhn, Mary Ann Folz, Audrey Kuhn, Alice Stui ber, Alvada Burgdorf, Karen Leh- . tnann, Katy Dannenburg, Virginia Baker, Margaret Schaefer, Nancy Jo Liechty, Darlene DeWeese, Carol Wall, Ruth Teeter, Connie Liechty, and Shirley Fenstermaker. _ HOSPITAL NOTES j Admitted Mrs. Richard Kirsch/, Berne; . Mrs. Robert L. Mainra, city: Master Ernest Fifer, Bryant; Johnny Fifer, Bryant. Dismissed Mrs. Virgil JJraper, city; Mrs. Lester Strata and baby son, city; Mrs. Edward Wolfe and baby hoy, city; Mrs. Wilson Snyder and baby boy, city; Mrs. Lilliard Fawbush, city; Mrs. Russell Kramer, Geneva. Distribute Fund To Pay Toll Interest INDIANAPOLIS (INS)— Albert J. Wedeking, executive director of the Indiana toll road commission, said today that $4,900,000 bad been distributed to 12 banks to be used for July 1 interest payments on the state’s east-west toll road. 75~PIERSONS (Continue* Ff» Page Oae) to buckle. An investigation was begun immediately to learn the cause of the derailment. W’orkers at the wreck said torn up rails were beat into fantastic shapes by the force of the derailment. A total of 11 cars and two diesel units left the tracks. A contingent of from 20 to 30 veterans of the Korean war escaped injury in the wreck and aided in the Rescue work.

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■ ...... -... «■ - 24 Decatur Women On New York trip Trip Sponsored By Local GeCode Club • Twenty-four Decatur women are planning to take the GeCode club sponsored trip to New York City July 25 to 31. They will be accompanied by seven women from Fort Wayne. The group will travel by bus and will visit many points of interest in New York. . . Those planning the trip Include Sheila Murtaugh, Carol Seitz, Pauline Lobsiger, Isabelle Kintz, Mrs. Iva Hunter, Mrs. Esther Hunter, Harriet Fuelling, Vida Lambert, Alice Lake, Joan nad Jean Sink, Mrs. Mary Lynch and Rosemary Miller. Also, Mrs. Ed Miller, Marcile Jones, Betty Medaugh, Martha Meyers, Betty Meyers, Vera Van Guater, Glennis markley, Maggie • White, Lois Wlterage. Phyllis ■ Gerke and llWeff •MbW^. ,i ’ ~ A ! In the Fort Wayne group are Virginia Simons, Phyliss Jacquay, Agnes Krentz, Louise Haegerfeldt, Mrs. Hazel Hudson, Mrs. Grace Stellhorn and Barbara Anne Stellhorn. * If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. Tt hrtngATfowltg. Easy to Sew! .• t v //V Mil K/ \ * A rx \ W f* li\ A I Ol 1/\ \ Wfx, J A lUJt I I I 11 fl// I W |V w/■ I i / I A / *-7 / ♦ i vlV' // VM 1/ / ..v '■" lUf I fi / ' r’» I ~7 '1 I " I TT*" 923B ty Xn&M&et TflkctMe Five days out of seven, this is the drese you'll reach for! It’s easy to sew —jiffy to iron-*—always looks crisp and fresh even when the temperature soars way up in 'the nineties! Make it all one color I or have top and skirt contrast for a separates effect. InPattern 9238: Misses’ Sizes 12. 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32. 34. 36, 3.8, 40, 42. Size 16 takes 4 yards 35-inch. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows yon every step. Send Thirty-five cents in coins for this pattern—add 5 cents for each pattern for Ist-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept.,' 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style

_____ -• ______ Kohne Exhibit In Indiana State Fair Wpi. H. Kohne, Decatur, rolrte four, will exhibit Red Poll beef cattle at the Indiana state fair September 2-10. Kohne has shown at the state fair for six years. At the 1953 state fair the Kohne entrant in the cattle department placed first and won $5 cash prize with his reserve champion bulk This year the Red Poll beef cattle entered by Kohne will be competing for $33,935 in premiums. Arlene Dahl Weds Argentine Actor LAS VEGAS. Nev. (INS)—Arlene Dahl, one of the screen’s most glamorous women, and Argentine actor Fernando Lamas are honeymooning at an undisclosed spot today. The typ were married in the Little Church of the West on the grounds of the Last Frontier Hotel Friday. . . ~z . - . «>>'» *■«.,, * K > _ Northern Indiana < ! Declares Dividend HAMMOND, Ind,, (INS) — The Northern Indiana Public Service company today declared a dividend of $1.6625 per share on the 4% percent cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable July 14, 1954, to shareholders of record at the close of business, July 3, 1954.

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4-H Homemiking Judging July 8 Winners Move To District Contest \ The judging and/demonstration contests for 4-H rfiembers in the homdmaking projects will be held July 8 at the Decatur high school. The contest win be an open meeting for all ni/mbers, mothers and friends of 4 1. » ; 4 Each club will enter two members in each of Alje six contests, clothing, baking, foo<b-prapsration, food preservation, home improvement and demonstrations. Each judging contest includes a written set of questions as well as the actual placing of the classes. Classes to be judged in baking are plain butter cakes without frosting and four sets of utensllu which might be used for making the recipe for this cake. : In food preparation the girl will place flower centerpiece* and a day’s menu for a high school-age girl. The clothing contestants will examine summer skirt and blouse costumes and accessories to be worn with a skirt and sweater for Winter school use.. In food preservation the classes will be canned green beans and a 'class of frozen peaches. Table reading lamp with a choice of four shades and an arrangement of furniture for a living room will be the problems for home improvement. Club members who are 13 years of age or younger will compete as junior members; and those 14 and older as senior members. Ribbons will be awarded the honor group. The two highest members in each senior judging event and the best senior demonstration will represent Adams county in the district meeting to be held in Wabash July 15. . . - . Self is man’s greatest enemy; it dims vision and is a barrier between him and God. Famous Retail ANTACID ads 4 ways to relieve ACID INDIGESTION Here’s relief that starts in 60 seconds and lasts for hours; It’s famous Rexall Bisma-Rex, the exclusive time-proven antacid formula with balanced ingredients that work in a continuous 4-way-relay: Bisma-Rex neutralizes excess acidity, relieves heartburn, eases gastric distress, soothes anrLprafects irritated stomach .membranes. As a result, you fast, prolonged rsliGi* Bisma-Rex is available in powder, liquid gel, and tablet form. It's sold on Rexall’s moneyback guarantee. Ask for a FREE SAMPLE of Bisma-Rex Powder today at —- SMITH DRUG CO.