Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1955 — Page 3

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, IMS

G. M. GRABILL ADDRESSES P.T.A. O. M. Grabll), county superintendent of schools, was guest speaker *1 a recent meeting of the Monmouth Parent-Teacher association. "Financing Our Public Schools" was the topic rtf his discussion. Richard Lewton was general chairman of the meeting. Devotions were led by Mrs. Leo Roe. The hospitality committee included Mr. and Mrs. Omer Merriman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brauq and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Myers. ROSELLA FAYE BURKHART WEDB NORMAN STEFFEN Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Burkhart of route six are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Rosella Faye, to Norman Steffen, sop of

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Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Steffen of Bluffton. The wedding took place Dev. 31 in Fort Wayne at the home of the Rev. C. R. Lane, who performed the ceremony, The couple resides at 628 South Bond street in Bluffton. The bride was formerly employed at the Bag Service in Decatur. Iler husband is associated with his father in the Steffen Tin Shop at Bluffton. TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB HAS MEETING A lesson on salads was featured at a recent Greeting of the Town and Country Home Demonstration club at the home of Mrs. Leo Teeple, president. The lesson was presented by Mrs, Irenius Gase and Mrs. Mark ColchiiL Mrs. Teeple gave a report on the county training school for demonstration officers which took place in December at the Adams Central school. Other officers presented reports and the club voted to participate in the Heart Fund drive. Refreshments were served to 14 members and one guest. Mrs. Teeple was assisted by Mrs. Homer Reace. MRS. GRAY HOSTS W. M. A. RECENTLY A meeting of the W. M. A. of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church took place recently at the home of Mrs. Berniece Gray, with

The meeting ineluded a talk on the New Year 1 by Mrs. Hague, scripture reading by Mrs. Feifreli and Mrs. Parker, group singing and prayer led by Mrs. Diehl, study book review’by Mrs. Raver and the »s.ory of the first woman doctor In India told by Mrs. Hart. The next meeting of the group will be held at the home of Mrs. Hart Feb. 3. Jfrs, Gray will be program leader. Miss Mary Lou Voglewede will jre hostess to the Junior Arts division of the Decatur Woman’s club tonight at 7:30 o’clock. The meeting ’ wi!l t feature 1 a jewelry exchange. Each girl is asked to bring an article of jewelry to the meeting. A nfftiing of the D. Y. B. class of , Trinity Evangelical United Brethren .church will take place Thursday at 7:30 p. m. in the church parlor. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ruth Williams, Mrs. R.. O. “Wynn and Mrs. Minnie Teeple. —- —'•’j' ♦ , • Mrs. J. J. Yost will be leader at an all day meeting of the Women’s GuWd of St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed church Thursday in the church basement. Assisting her will be Mrs. Hulda Klickman and Mrs. Gorman Erhart. A party for members of the Young Adult Class of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church will place at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the home of Ted Hill, 116 South 16th street. A meeting of the Pleasant Mills Methodist W. S. C. S. will take place Thursday at 1:30 p.’ nr. in •the churfh. Members are uiged to attend. ....... The senior class of- Pleasant Mills high school will sponsor a bake sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the SchAfer store in Decatur. A meeting of the Needle club of Zion Lutheran church has been scheduled for Thursday at 9 a.m. in the ptfrish hall. The Past Matrons club of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Glenn Hill. The Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the parish hall basement. Mrs. Dan Zeser will be hostess to members of So-Cha-Rea Thursday at 7:30 p. m.

Youth Injured As Sail Plane Falls , '"cRAWFORDSvitLE, Ind. (INS) — Henry E. Bender Jr . 17, of Evtoday in a Crawfordsville hospital after a sail plane he was piloting stalled at 300 feet and fell, to earth near the Crawfordsville municipal airport. There are about 230 million radio receiving sets in the world. Week’s Sewing Buy M Y -'lt! - 1 * Sa Y”Y\ I A /</% \ 'f T* //& \ $ I X. / \ SIZES 9016 io—2o inj You’re so smart to sew this new spring topper now! You’ll love its slim, trim lines —the very newest styling for the new year! You'll love the way it slims, trims your figure! Best of all —you can sew it in jiffy time — diagram show's how easy it is! Pattern 9016: Misses’ Sizes 10. 12, IL-16,. 18..20. Size 16 takes 2% yards 54-inch fabric. 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 Ist-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS with ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.

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IBs! Society Items for today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m.. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Karen Striker Phons 3-2121 MONDAY Junior Arts' of Woman’s club, 7:30 p. m„ home of Miss Mary Lou Rosary Society, K. of C, hail, 8 p. m. Corinthian of the First Christian church, Mrs. James Kitchen. 7:30 p. m. Welcome Wagon club, Mrs. Cletus Gillman, 393% N. 4th St., 7:330 p. m. Adams County chorus, Berne, 17:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi honorary group, Mrs. I Robert Zwick, 7:30 p.m. Kum-Join-Us class of the Bethany E.U.B. church, church, 7:30 i pn v V.F.W. ladies auxiliary, business meeting, 8 p.m. — > Adams Central P. T. A., school gym, 7:30 p. m. ’ T _ — Evening circle one of-Methodist W. S. C. S.. ladies parlor, 8 p. in. TUESDAY Home demonstration council, home demonstration office, 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tri Kappa, social meeting, Elk’s home, 8 p.m. Valparaiso University Guild, Preble St. Paul Lutheran church, 8 p.m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, potluck supper, C. B. of C. hall, 6:30 p. m. Po'cohantas lodge, Red Men hall, 6:30 p. m. Merry Matrons home demonstration club, Mrs. Ervin Fuelling, 7:30 p. m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 2 p. m. a Builders class of the Methodist church, recreation room, 8 p. m. Loyal Daughters class of (he Bethany E. U. B, chureh, Mrs. Robert Garard, 7:30 p. m. WEDNESDAY Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild, 8 p.m.. Parish hall. Friendship Village home demonstration club, Kimsey school, 1:30 p. m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. Earl. Adams, 2:30 p. m. Historical club. Mrs. William Dellinger, 2:30 p. m. Ladlies aid of Union Chapel church, potluck dinner at noon, all day. Decatur home demonstration club, Mrs. Joseph Hunter, { p. m. THURSDAY D. Y. B. class of Trinity-E. U. B. church, 7:30 p. m. church parlor. So-Cha-Rea, Mrs. Dan Zeser, 7:30 p. tn: p.m., Mrs. Glenn Hill. Women’s Guild of St. Luke E. and R. church, all day, church basement. .JWoinen of the Moose, Moose home, 8 p.m., officers at 7:30 p.m. Home demonstration leaders, high school Home Ec room. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., potluck dinner at noon. Pleasant Mills .Methodist W. S. C. S., 1:30 p. m„ at the church. Zion Lutheran Needle Club, 9 a.m.. parish hall. FRIDAY Young Adult Class of Trinity E. U. B. church. 7:30 p. ,m„ home of Ted Hill, 116 South 16th street. SATURDAY Pleasant Mills high school senior class, bake sale, Saturday, 9 a.m., to noon, the Schafer store. Admitted August Hoinan, Decatur; Robert 11. Hess, Decatur; Gerald Smith, Decatur; Eugene Heyerly, Craigsville. and Albert Seilemeyer,De- ' catur. Dismissed Nancy Webster, Decatur; Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Melvin Weisman and baby boy, Decatur; Carl Heckman, Decatur; Mrs. L. t>. Bracy. Decatur; Mrs. Carl Bieberich and baby girl, Decatur; Harley Turk. Dixon, 0., and Mt»T~Eoi~ sen Shafer, Monroeville. At the Adams county memorial hospital: A baby girl weighing nine pounds was born Saturday at 1:40 p.m. Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. William Susdorf of Decatur route one. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Baker of Decatur route two are the parents of a boy. born Saturday at 2:17 p.m. The baby weighed nine pounds, six and one-half ounces. A boy w-as born Sunday at 10:30 a.m. to. Mr.,and Mrs. Clyde Foster of Monroeville. The baby weighed seven pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herman of Berne are the parents of a girl born at 5:35 p.m. Sunday, weighing five pounds, 11‘ ounces. A baby boy weighing seven pounds 11 ounces, was born at 9:43 p.m. Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Don Hess of-Decatur.

Mrs. Charles Holthouse, Miss Florence Holthouse and Miss Margaret Holthouse were in South Bend Sunday visiting Sr. M. Gabrielita, who is confined to St. Joseph hospital there. Sr. Gabrielita is improving satisfactorily. Mias Caiol Kai ver, 508 North second street has been elected second vice-president of Sigma Delta Tau social sorority at Indiana University. Miss Kalver is a sophomore at I. U. J ease 3. Niblick and his cousin. Miss Verena Niblick, will leave Tuesday tor a several weeks’ visit in Las Vegas. Nev., with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keller and family. Mrs. Keller is a daughter of the late Dr. Stewart Niblick. Four Young Persons Die In Auto Crash Report Two Others Injured Seriously ~ EPHRATA, Pa. (INS) — Four persons were killed early today and two others were injured seriously when their car failed to make a turn and crashed through a guard rail on the DenverReamstown road in Lancaster county. The dead were identified as Robert D. Charles, 18, of Manheim, RD 1; Donald Plank, 20, of Lancaster; 7 Shirley A. Fisher, 19, of Reinholds; and Carol E. Loose. 19, of Denver, RD 2. "the injured who were admitted to Ephrata Community hospital were the driver, Donald E. Seachrist, 22 of Lancaster, and Eugene T. Mattern. 21, of Lancaster. Mattern whs listed as critical. State policeman Harold Yost quoted Seachrist as saying the group had been at the Denver American Legion post. Police said the car failed to negotiate a curve, struck a guard rail, crashed through a heavy post protecting a utility pole, splintered the utility pole and came to a stop straddling the guard rail cable. The roof and doors of the automobile were torn off, according to Yost. One victim was found under the car, two in a field, two on the highway and one in the car. Airman Paul J. Gensemer, of Reinholds, home on leave from Washington, D. C.. told police he passed the car near the curve and witnessed the crash through his rear vision mirror. The victims were pronounced dead on the scene by deputy coroner Jacob-*Brubake¥ of Denver. Aatos Collide At - Railroad Crossing Cars driven by Amos Huser, 64. of Berne route two, and Norwin Hoffman, 24, of Decatur route two, collided Sunday at 1:30 a.m. at a railroad crossing on a county road two miles south of the Decatur drive-in theater. The cars met at the crossing and both drivers applied their brakes. The slippery tracks caused skidding, and the vehicles hit, resulting in a total of $450 damage. No one was injured. Sheriff Merle Affolder investigated. Hawaii produces 70 percent of the world’s pineapple.

NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK • JANIAIY 17-24tb ■ -'' ' :■ t A man may, nows no * Jkl how to save as X he gets, leep his Kfflgg2' nose to the grindstone. —B. Franklin Keep Thrift Alive in ’55 with our help! STATE BANK Esta Wished 1883 MEMBER V MEMBER F. D. I. C. r * Federal Reserve System

Kieppers Complete Caribbean Cruise Mobile, Ala—Mr.' and Mrs William A. Klepper returned from a cruise of the Caribbean area today. arriving at Mobile aboard the 15,000 ton luxury cruise ship the SS Alcoa Cavalier. The 16-day trip extended through a large part of the Caribbean area and included .visits to lands of many nationali.ties. The cruise took in , such ports as La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, and tluanta (all in Venezuela); Port of Spain, ’ Trinidad —“the- Cross-* roads of the World”; Kingston, Jamaica, in the British West Indies; and the scene of Christopher Columbus’ final visit in the CaribibeanJCludad Trujilhx Dominican Republic. The home residence of Mr. and Mrs. Klepper is 320 Mercer Ave., Decatur, Ind. Two Are Named To County Committee Henry Rumple, of the Beef committee, and Harold Schwartz, of the crops committee, have been selected to r&resent their respective groups on the county extension committee, it was learned today. The beef committee met Saturday and elected Paul Kohne chairman,, Ambrose Spangler, vicechairman; and Walter Lengerich, secretary. July 8 was set as the date for the 4-H beet tour, and J. C. Ralston, of the extension staff at Purdue, will accompany the group. „ Walter Thieme was elected chairman of the crops committee recently, Erwin Schuller, vicechairman; and Michael Lehman, secretary - treasurer, Herbert Schaadt and Joe Isch were chosen to be directors. Sentences Suspended On Good Behavior Chalmer W. Snider, Jr., of Willshire, 0., and Robert Huser, of route 1, Monroe, were each fined $lO and costs and sentenced to 60 days in the state penal farm for disorderly conduct. The sentence was suspended pending good behavior. The two men were arrested fighting on Second street with a crowd of 25 or 30 persons watching about 6 p.m. Saturday. They appeared at 10 o’clock this morning before Mayor John Doan in city court. Russell J. Hirschy of French township, was fined a total of $19.75 for disregarding a stop sign on U. S. highway 224 about 2»4 miles west of Coppess corners on January 10. Hirschy missed the intersection, and rolled his car on the other side. He appeared in mayor’s court this mornings Arrest :jM>d . th®- IcOr Two Drivers Fined On Traffic Counts Curtis P, Jones, of 904 Dierkes street, was" fined $1 and costs for disregarding a stop sign six miles east of Decatur on U. S. highway 224 at 4 p.m. Friday. Jones was arrested by state police after the car he was driving - slid through the stop sign, hitting a car and causing minor damage. Roy L. Deßolt, of route 1, Willshire, O„ was fined $1 and costs for making an improper turn at Second and Monroe at 11:15 a.m. Saturday. Deßolt was arrested by the city police.

Farm Co-Operatives Doing Big Business Nine, Half Billion Dollars During Year WASHINGTON (INS) — Farmer co-operatives transacted a whacking nine aijd one-half billion dollars worth of business for their members in the latest marketing year for which information is available. Figures made public today by the Farmer Cooperative Service also showed that total membership in these organizations reached a record seven and one-half million during the 1952-53 marketing year. This shows how far the cooperative movement has advanced in the past decade. Ten years ago total membership was 0n1y,,,a little more than half of what it la now, although the rate of growth has slowed down considerably in the past couple of years. Official estimates are that the present membership actually consists of about three million farmers. Individuals may belong to two, or three or even more Cooperatives and so may be counted more than once in the total. The latest tally shows a decline of 52 in the number of cooperatives from the previous marketing year. But this results in large part from mergers or consolidations of.

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