Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1955 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22/1955

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— ■ f, < TRINITY E. U. B. CLASS HEARS MRS. GAGE Mrs. John Gage of Monroe decrlbed her trip through the European countries at a meeting of the D. Y. B. class of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church Thursday in the church parlor. The meeting also featured group tinging, devotions led by Mrs. LeRoy Taylor and a short business session. Refreshments w-ere serv? ed by Mrs. R. O. Wynn, Mrs. Minnie Teeple and Mrs. Ruth Williams. YOUNG ADULTB CLASS HONORS FORMER TEACHER Members of the Young Adult class of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church had a surprise party for former teacher, Edward G. Marts, and family Thursday evening at their new home in Fort Wayne. The Rev. B. G. Thomas, pastor of the Bethany church, led a ceremony of dedication of the home. The ceremony included hymns, prayers and a responsive reading which included Mr. and Mrs. Martz and their son.'Ronnie. In a short talk. Rev. Thomas pointed out that the home is the first institution created by God. • Refreshments were served by the new officers of the class. Donald Deaton is the new class teacher. WALTHER LEAGUE MEETS RECENTLY The regular social meeting of the Immanuel Walther League was held recently at the Lutheran school. Games and contests were enjoyed by those attending. The Rev. W. C. Vetter conducted the devotional service which included hymn singing and scripture reading. Tickets for a skating party Jan. 28 at Bell’s rink in Fort Wayne went on sale and can be purchased from Allen Grote. ReTEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607 OPEN SUNDAYS 8 A. M. to Midnight Cold Cuts - Coffee Olives - Potato Chips Milk - Bread. ■* Cakes EQUITY DAIRY STORE lID-MSHIONED HONEY AND HOREHOUND DROPS Delicious as Candy, delightful as cough drops! Pure, strained 4 I ,„ and real old-fashioned i-| I horehound. . I -43 c |

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* —- freshments were setved gt the /nd, oh the meeting. ■, ■■ l ’ < * n v 'G COUNTY FEDERATION OF CLUBS MEETS - Mrs. Carl Frey was in charge of the program for the meeting of the Adams county Federation of Women’sdubs Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Roy Friedley. Mrs. Frey gave two , readings, ‘‘Boys and Girls” and "It Shows in Your Face.” A playlet entitled "This’ Is Your Hat” was presented by Mrs. James Davidson and Mrs. Joe Rich. Mrs. Friedley presided at the meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Forrest Tucker, Mrs. William Birch, Mrs. William Johnson and Mrs. Frey. The program for the February meeting will be planned by Mrs. Frank Crist, Mrs. Harry Stults, Mrs. George Buckley and Mrs. Paul Hancher. k t PINOCHLE CLUB HAS MEETING Members of the Pinochle club met Thursday evening at the Fair-1 way restaurant for dinner. Following the dinner they went to the home of Mrs. Raymond McDougal, where a business session was conducted and pinochle was played. Prizes were presented by Mrs. Jerome Keller to Mrs. Bill Porter, Mrs. Royal Friend and Mrs. Calvin Magley. Mrs. Porter won the traveling prize. The next meeting of the club will take place Feb. 17 at the home of Mrs. Vernon Custer, with Mrs. McDougal in charge of prizes. EMBLEM CLUB TO MEET MONDAY A special meeting of members of the Emblem club has been planned by Mrs. Dale Death, president, for Monday at 8 p. m, at the Elks home. Purpose of the meeting will be to make plahs for the annual Elks Cancer party Feb. 12, which will feature an open house, smorgasbord and dance. The Emblem club is in charge of preparation of the smorgasbord. All members are asked to attend and assist with the plans. The regular meeting of the Or-, der of the Eastern Star will be Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the Masonic hall. A special program will honor past matrons and patrons. Our Lady of Fatima discussion, club will meet Monday at 8 p. nj, at the home of Miss Jane Klein«t»enz. . — . ■ -r - L A “meeting Os 'the'Sttirshfhe'*giflT will take place at G:ls p.m. Monday in title K. of P. hall. GIRL SCOOT Brownie troop 11 met at the Baptist church Wednesday after school. The meeting was opened with the Brownie pledge. We had roll call and answered with our good deed.“TJues - were paid/Our next meeting will be Feb. 2 and Ann Schurger will be the hostess. Charlotte Xlephart, scribe. Brownie troop 22 met after school Wednesday evening. We each made a report on the progress of our home projects. We played games and dismissed. Patty iMisercola was hostess for the meeting. Patty Miserccjla, scribe. Brownie troop 30 met Wednesday after school and practiced the flag ceremony. Officers were elected. They are Sandia Beery, presidenj,; Janeen Essex, vice-presi-dent; Cathy Franz, treasurer, and Charlene Hawkins, scribe Games were played. Charlene Hawkins, scribe Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

K , < jt* | B" 1 ■ ' ■ * ' ’J 4 . :: BBBw -itj ■■■ '■? MISS NORA RAY is engaged to, wed Eugene Ziner, according to an announcement by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Ray of North i 13th street. Her fiance is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Ziner of Adams street. Both are graduates of Decatur high school. Miss Ray is employed at Fager Maytag service. Ziner is stationed at the U.S. naval air station at San Diego, Calif. He will be discharged in several months. The couple will exchange voxys»May 15 in Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. —Photo by Anspaugh.

Society Items for today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m.. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 SATURDAY Psi lota Xi story hour, 4 p. m., public library. Pleasant Mills high school senior class, bake sale, Saturday, 9 a.m., to noon, the Schafer store. MONDAY Our Lady of Fatima discussion .club, 8 p. tn., Miss Jaue Kleinhenz. Sunshine girls, 6:15 p.m.. K. of P. hall. Decatur Woman's club, general meeting. Mrs. Hostetter. “Streamlining the Classics," Library. 7:45 p.m. Research eiub, 2:30 p. Mrs. Harry Dailey. skating party, 8 p. hi’., Bell’s rink in Fort Wayrfe. .. ~ TUESDAY .Eagles Auxiliary, 8 p. m„ Eagles han. -Delta Lambda chapter and Xi Alpha Xi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, J 8 p.m J Mrs. Glen Maull?r„. *’■ American Legion Auxiliary unit 43. 8 p. m.. Legion Home. Evening Circle two of Methodist church. 7:30 p. m.. ladies lounge. Kirkland Ladies club, 7:30 p.m.. Adams Central gym. Root township Home Demonstration club. 1 p.m., Mrs. John Magley. Church Mothers Study club, 8 p.m., Methodist church. Olive Rebekah lodge 86, installation, 7:30 p. m.. Odd Fellows hall. Delta Theta Tau sorority, 6:30 p. m.. Fairway restaurant. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, 8 p. m.. Miss Heietr YVctlman. WEDNESDAY Sil. Mary’s Home Demonstration club, 1:30 p. m„ Mrs. Carl Frey. ‘ - ■ —r-J St. Vincent de Paul society, 2 p. m.. C. L. (’. hall. Union township Home Demonstration club, 1:30 p.m.. Mrs. Hugh NirUinger. — — Ruth and Naomi Circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, 2 p. m„ at the church. THURSDAY Presbyterian church circles, hincheop. 1 p.m- church. Order-of Eastern -8. ar, 7 :30 p.m. Masonic hall. At the Adams county memorial Tioipital: , A baby girl weighing 10 pounds was born at 4:30 p. in. Friday to Mr. aJid Mis. Harold Johnson ol Rockford. 0.. route one. , Mr. and. Mrs. Herbert Sniitley of Decatur Are the parents of a baby girl born at 11 p. m. FnWay. The baby weighed seven pounds, sightounce-. Admitted Mrs. Cafl James, Willshire, O.; Clyde Bradford, (Geneva; Mrs. Arthur Shoaf, Monroe. Dismissed Mrs. Doff Hess and baby boy. Decatur; John Burry, Berne.

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Will Aid Revival The Rev. Mabel Rife Whipple, Columbus. O„ will return to the Church of God in this city for a serjes of revival meetings starting February X and concluding. February 13, it w'as announced today. AMtime at the local church each night at 7:30 o’clock. There will be no Saturday night services on Saturday, February 5 and 12, it was stated by those in charge. The public -ts~invited to attend all of the services. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jacobs and daughter. Cherri, recently moved into their new home bn U. S. highway 224 east of Decatur. Mrs. Jacobs is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witham. The trial of Uriel Lapsley, charged with the murder of J. C. Amox. 30, of Fort Wayne, on charge of venue fiom Allen county, will open next Tuesday at Bluffton. The shooting occurred after a dispute over the occupancy of an apartment, \ The Equity Dairy Company of Lima. 6hio has closed its Store in Bluffton and plans to lease the store and restaurant facilities. Funeral services -will be-eonduct-ed Sunday afternoon at the Baird funeral home in Portland for Mrs. Bessie Ray Ford. 64. wel£ known antique dealer, who died at the Jay • uunty hospital Thursday after a two weeks illness. Mrs. Will Schnepf and Miss. Dorothy Sehnepf went to Crown Point idijaynpr the funeral of The Rev. George Griesse and his son and daughter, killed in an automobile accident yesterday. Tlie ‘Rev, Grlease’s wife was the sister of the late Will Sehnepf. Cottage Prayer Services Tuesday The Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church will hold ccttagff prayer services Tuesday evening in the homes of George Blum and Ammi Miller. All members of the church are urged to attend one of these services. GOVERNMENT OF (Contlnutid from rage One) Tachens. ~ It was not immediately known whether the U. S. Seventh Fleet would assist in this operation. From Washington came reports that the Eisenhower ad-ministra-tion was considering such a move and was also in favor of withdrawing a reported 10,000 Nationalist soldiers from the Tachens. As an indication of the American attitude that the Tachens are not worth fighting (pr, four American advisory officers left the in-vasion-menaced islands and returned to Taipeh.

Thousands Os Parisians Are Made Homeless Flood Waters Force Thousands In Paris Area From Homes J. JURIS'(INS) — Thousands of residents of the Parte area were driyijn from their holtaes by the rising waters of the Seine and Matue rivers today and additional thousands were alerted to flee at a ipoment’s notice. Authorities described the situation as "grave” and called on military engineers to join the workman struggling to reinforce the straining dikes which formed the only protection for several suburban areas. Five thousand persons have been evacuated frop flooded areas of Creteil and the total was expected to reach, ten , thousand J>y nightfall? Two thousand residents ;werq.taken out of the Choisy-Le Roi area and 11,700 more are prepared to evacuated if the Seine, now- fhree iaclieg from the top of the dike, should spill over. foliqs loudspeakers are urgipg | residents of Ivry-Sur-Seine to leave their homes and more thafa La thousand inhabitants of Saint .Maur fled hurriedly when flood waters of the Marne, rising at the rate of three inches an hdur, surged through a broken dike. Expert police swimmers armed vith ropes fought a dramatic bat'le to rescue some stranded families in Saint Maur after boats proved to'be useless in the strong eddies of the rushing water pouring through the broken dike. The swimmers plunged into the swirling currents and strung ropes to the marooned inhabitants. Cardinal Feltin, arohbishop of Paris, ordered prayers for good weather at Sunday masses. The weather bureau predicted more intermittent rain. The Seine river rose almost 20 inches during the past 24 hours to a post-war peak, of 22 feet, fivO inches. Flood waters of the Seine, which already have inundated many areas, swept into the Courbevoie industrial district of western Paris and refugees were taken out in boats. * Muddy water rose in the basements of government buildings and high-powered pumps were installed in the basement of the Louvre museum, where priceless art treasures are stored. .a.’4A -8.- - anfi-ex!i pqspre suits, joined the battle against, the. floods and, Petris workmen struggled through the night to plug gaps in the Seine parapet. The American airmen used rubber life rafts to help transport ' refugees from Villeneuve-Leroy and Eblon to higher ground after I their homes were flooded by the : Seine. The airmen were given permission to aid French civilians in offduty hours by base commander Lt. Col. James Van Pelt of Shelbyville, Ind. At the same time the base hospital at Orly began preparing typhoid inoculations to prevent an outbreak of the disease. French Premier Pierre MendesFrance cancelled weekend appointments to, devote his full attention to relief and rescue work.

Modern Etiquette * i BY ROBERTA LEE ? 0 *■* —« Q. What should an einployer include in his letter of reference written- for a former -employee? ' Au The nam'e of ihe employee, length of time employed by you, capacity in which employed, character references (“honesty, neatness, sobriety disposf.ian. ePliefency). and therea-sons for his leaving. Q. What would be a suitable -breakfast- menu following a smalt simple wedding? A. Fruit (chilled melon, grapefruit. orange -or tomato juice), eggs with bacon or sausage, muffins. hot buttered toast, marmalade and Jam, and coffee. Q. Is the abbreviation “R.S.V.P." eoireetly written in capital letters? ” ■' A. Only the first letter is capitalized. *‘R- s- v. p." Hawaii produces 70 percent of the world’s pineapple. HVc A N D Y ■ ftOZEH MESH fig * THE OAT II S a o t... SMITH DRUG CO.

■I MRS. ROBERT HESS, left, chairman of the Adams county March of Dimes, and Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, chairman of the Adams county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, chat with Basil O’Conner, national director of the foundation, at a recent meeting in Indianapolis.

LIBRARY NEWS ■ A BENT'S FORT by Davis Lavender, published by Doubleday & Co., 1954 Bent’s Fort on the banks of the Arkansas was the focal point of expansion, exploration and diplomacy among three ambitious nations — United States, Texas and Mexico. It was the center of trade with Santa Fe. Taos and the redskins. There were tour brothers — Charles. William, Robert an d George Bent who were fur traders and eventually built the Fort that was to become of historic importance. Charles became territorial (governor. William served as a member of the territorial peace commission. Dr. Lavender, the author is by birth, heritage and experience very much a part of the Colorado that he writes about. In 1948 his book — The Big Divide was a popular fiction book. THE ADVENTURERS oy Ernest Haycox, published by Little, Brown and Co., This is an understanding picture of northwest colonization, a story of. Oregon and its growth. When Ernest Haycox died in 1950 he was famous for more than 300 short stories and 24 novels published. At the time of his death he was working on a project —a. series of novels whose characters would express the mood and spirit of the northwest frontier. The first novel of. that series was Tlifc EARTHBREAKERS, published in 1952. The Adventurers is the second in the series in which he depicts the civilization in the forests-oL. the Northwest. It is the Literary Guild book for THE BEST FROM FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, edited by Anthony Boucher published by Doubleday and Co.. This is the fourth annual anthology of the year’-s best stories from the magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. PRIZE STORIES, 1955, The O. Henry Awards, selected and edited by Paul Engle and Hansford Martin, who are members of the faculty of the Writers' Workship of lowa State University. This is an anthology of eighteen stories of a wide range of reading enjoyment. THE HEALER, by Frank Slaughter. published by Doubleday & Co., A story oT a doctor and his expertenCe as a surgeon, his rise from the slums to the greatest surgeon in,the city. CHAMPION OF THE COURT by Charles Spain Verral published by Crowell. v A story of basketball that will be of interest to all sport fans just now. The author was born in the province of Ontario Canada. He has written about forty full length adventure stories. He married a Kentuckygirl and when visiting in Kentucky he saw the famous Wildcats in action. Since then he has been interested in basketball. Like most Canadian boys he learned to skate almost as soon as he learned to walk and hockey was his greatest love among sports until die saw the Wildcats.

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THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE by George MacDonald, published by Macmillan For all those children who love fairy tales this book will be of great interest. Curdle was a little boy who worked in the mines with his father but his whole life was changed when a mysterious fairy chose him to save the King and Princess. Build New Drainage For Shelter House The city street department is busy constructing a new drainage ditch from the shelter house in Hanna-Nuttman park, superintendent Clyde Johnson said this morning. A new floor will be installed In the shelter house later this spring. Albert Sellemeyer Reported Critical Albert Sellmeyer, well known retired Decatur school teacher, is reported in critical condition at the Ohio State University hospital, Columbus, 0.. where he was taken for treatment earlier this week. His daughter. Miss Susanne Sellemeyer, of Chicago, has been called to his bedside.

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'Decatur Cub Scouts Will Meet Thursday The 1955 pack meeting of the Decatur Cub Scouts will be Thursday, at the Lincoln school at 7 p. m. The theme of the meeting will be “railroading," and Den 9, under the guidence of Mrs. Cornelius Geimerf will present a skit, while Den 14, directed by Mrs. Mark Cblchin, will funiish a display. The Rev. Ray J Walther and Harold Hoffman head the cmnmi'.tee in charge. Fairbanks — The valley of 10.OGO Smokes in Alaska was formed by the eruption of Mt. Katmal in about the year 1912. DON’T TAKE A CHANCE TAKE PLENAMINS Smith Drug Co.

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