Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1955 — Page 3

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1955

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GALS AMD PALS CLUB IN RECENT MEETING The Gals and Pais home demonstration club met with Miss Wanda Mann recently, with Mrs. Charles Morrison, preßiding over the business Ttieetlng. Roll call was answered by each member giving an April Fool trick. Mrs. Pau) McCullough presented an interesting lesson on safety, Miss Bertha Landis gave the lesson on “Housecleaning.” A white elephant sale was held with members bringing a 25 cent item. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by Miss Mann and -Mrs. Roland Wolfe, to 30 members and oneg uest. MISS SHARON STRICKLER TO BE WED JUNE 25 M> and Mrs. Robert fl. Shrickler of Decatur, have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sharon, to B- Riley Vian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Vian of Waterloo. Miss Strickler is a graduate of Decatur high school and a member of the Upsilon chapter of Theta Alpha Chi sorority. A graduate of Ashley high school, her fiance is attending Purdue university extension. Both are employed by In- 1 ternational Harvester company in Fort Wayne. The wedding will be an event

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of June 25, at the Church bf'God in Decatur. The Rev. Dwight. JI. McCurdy of Alexandria, wilF btficlate,' assisted by the Rev. W-. H. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Church of God. ROBERT TEEPLE ENGAGED TO FORT WAYNE GIRL Mr. and Mrs- Roland W’alburn of Fort Wayne announce toe engagement and coming marriage of their daughter, Joyce, to Robert L. Teeple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Teeple of IM6 Marshall street. The couple will exchange vows Saturday, Stay 7, at lOi’SO a. m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic church at Fort Wayne. The Rev. Thomas Durkin perform the ceremony. The bride-elect is a graduate of Central High school and is employed at the Kroger Wholesale Bakery in Fort W’ayne. Her fiance wasl graduated from Decatur Catholic high school and the college of advanced traffic in Chicago, 111. He served with the U- S. army and was stationed in Germany. He is billing and rating tflerk for the Teeple Truck Line Co. in the Fort .Wayne office. MEETING OF GUILD IS POSTPONED WEEK The Decatur circuit chapter of the Valparaiso university guild has been postponed from April 12 to April 19. The meeting will be held in the new parish education building of the Emmanuel Lutheran church, Soest, at 8 p. m. Mrs. Rufus Werllng of Ossian, will have charge of devotions followed by a business meeting. Election of officers and recommendations for an amendment of a bylaw of theconstitution will be held. Mrs. Bud Houck will present an illustrative talk of her uecent tour of Europe. Mrs-. Arthur Dieter and Mrs. A. A. Fenner of the project committee to remind the members that this is the time the “weather bags” are to be collected. Mrs. Dale Morrissey will be hostess to Our Lady of Fatima study club Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The Monroe Methodist W. S. C. S. will meet Friday evening at 1 7:30 o’clock in the church hnnex.

The Monroe Better Homes demonstration club will meet with Mrs; M*bnda Belta Tuesday eveniug at 7:30 o’clock. Co-hostesses will be Mrs, Q(tp Longenberger and Mrs, Claude '■ Leisure. The lesson willj'bp *Home- Business.” - u =*-♦.■*— — '■ The Happy Homemakers home, demonstration club will meet Monday' evening at- t: 30 o'clock with Mrs, Kermit Parrish. SB-1 Society Items for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m.. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Karen Striker Phons 3-2121 SATURDAY Adams county Coon Hunters dub, Reichert .school, 8 p. m. . Girl Scout troop four, Court House, 5 p. m. Story book hour, public library, 4 p.m. MONO*’ Our Lady of Fatima study club', Mrs. Dale Morrissey,-8 P- m. Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. Kefmit Parrish, 7:30 p. m. ». Past Presidents Parley, Mrs. Adrian Baker, 8 p. m. Dramatic department of Woman's club, Mrs. G. J. Kohne, 8 p. mJunior Women’s Club, 8 p. m„ Mrs. Robert Boch. Welcome Wagon clu .pbnu Welcome Wagon club, public library meeting room, 7:30 p.m. Civic department of Woman’s club, Mrs. Harold* Owens of Monmouth, 7:45 p. fei. Decatur Camera club, rooms above the Citizens Telephone company, 8 p. m. Literature department of Woman’s club, Mrs. A. K. Holthouse, 8 P m. Bobo community organization meeting, school, evening. Ladies Firemen's’ auxiliary, Mrs. Cedric Fisher, 8 p. m. TUESDAY Monroe Better Homes demonstration club, Mrs. Minda Beltz, 7:30 p. m. Dutiful Daughters class of the Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 7:30 p. m. St. Dominic study club, Mrs. Herman Gillig, 7:30 p. m. Dorcus class .of the Bethany E. U. B. church, church parlors, 7 r3O p. m. ~ St. Joseph study club, Helena Wehmeyer, 8:15 p. m. Monmouth P. T. A., school agriculture room, 7:30 p.m. Tri Kappa associate chapter, Mrs. Forest Murray, 7:30 p. m., bridge. *' ';’ f ' American Legion auxiliary unit 43, business meeting, Legion home, Bp. m. a Eagles auxiliary, Eagles hall, election of officers, 8 p. m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p. m. Mothers study club, Mrs. Winston Rowley, 8 p.m. Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, business meeting, 8 p. m„ Mrs. Cletus Miller. WEDNESDAY Zion Lutheran Missionary soci, ety, parish hall, 1:30 p m. Business and Professional Women, 6:30 p. m„ Fairway restaurant. Ruth circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Edward Coty, 8 p. m. Naomi circl of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Frank Alton, 8 p. m Past President's Parley of the American Legion auxiliary, fourth district meeting, Kendallville, potluck dinner at 12 noon. Historical club meeting postponed until a later date. THURSDAY D. A. V. auxiliary, business meeting, at the hail, 7:30 p. m. Salem W. S. C. S., Mrs. Claude Foreman, 1:30 p. m. • Mary circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. E. C. Philson, 2:30 p. m. Martha circle of Presbyterian church. Mrs. J. F. Sanmann, 2:30 p. m. Order of Eastern Star, stated meting, 7:30 p. m. FRIDAY Monroe Methodist W. S. C. S., church annex, 7:30 p. m. - -

GIRL SCOUT All members of Girl Scout troop four are asked to hold caunistfffs for the crippled children fund, in the downtown section on Satur-" day night from 5 o'clock to 8 o’clockfc ANDY 1 > ■ rtoztM HfSM ■ TMI OAT *01... %< A 5 1A»- ’ > SMITH DRUG CO.

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’ — J" 1 "’ 1 . 11 — HornWpdnPfldaV I I C bIMBL f V WMMyWk k x Lloyd O. Allen, executive secretary of the Lutheran Social Services, Inc., Fort W’ayne, will be the speaker at the April meeting of the Zion Lutheran Missionary society Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. in the parish hall. The Lutheran services is a member agency of Fort Wayne and Alien county community chest and united fund, whose work is visiting, helping and counseling families and individuals in that area in need of assistance, placing children in boarding or adoptive homes, etc. He wiKtepeak on. the Lutheran social services relation to its home mission aspect. All ladies of Zion are invited to hear Allen discuss this phase of Christian stewardship.

■ Little Miss Patty Whitted, of Gary? is spending the week with her grandparens, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Eady. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Whitted. will spend Easter Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio and Mrs. Arthur Suttles returned from eight weeks in Florida and went on home from here. They visited at Miami, Fort tLaudefVale and St Petersburg while in Florida and had a delightful trip. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bone, old timers around Geneva and Bryant, will celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow. Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Bert Juday, 65, at the Bryant Lutheran church. Mrs. Juday died Wednesday after a heart attack. The husband and one son survive. Mrs. Floyd Strickler of Willshire, Oi, is a patient in the Van Wert county hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Larkin of Culver, made a stop-over visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Busche of Decatur. Mrs. Larkin was formerly the widow of the Rev. Samuel Zehiel, former pastor of the Monroe Methodist church. They were on their way to Columbus, O-, to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George Bair, Jr. students at Indiana University, arrived in Decatur Friday. They were accompanied by Miss Marilyn Kirschenbauer, a student at Indiana medical center.

HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted John Mann, Decatur; Charles Summersett, Ohio City, O-; Miss Geraldine Hitchcock, Decatur; Randy Ray Stover, Decatur. Dismissed Miss Karla Meyer, Decatur; Mrs. Vernon Zurcher «nd baby boy, Berni; Master Jim Langham, Geneva; Elmo Lengerich, Decatur; Mrs. Hugh Andrews, Decatur; Miss Sherry Mansfield, Decatur. JkIHRTHS") At the Adams county memorial hospital? Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hakey of Decatur are the parents of a baby girl bpm today at <:35 a. m., weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces. - . Michigan Motorist Fined For Speeding Kermit Oswald, 45, of Kalamazoo, Mich., was arrested Friday for speeding on U. S. highway 224 in Preble township. He appeared in justice of the peace* court and was fined $1 and costs. Round Dancing, Easter Sunday, Speck Hebble and Orchestra, 8:45 to 11:45, Sunset. It • MOTEL MANAGERS Men—Women -Couples 30 to 60 Successful national o-nganltatlon wishes to Interview Mon, Women also oouplee (who work well together) to start Immediate training for Motel Manager positions paying good salary. Bonus- — housing (when qualified). Wide chofce of location and climate. For interview, write name, address, age occupation Now and why you want to get Into this Billion Dollar Motel business permanently to Q. D. Nichols. UNIVERSAL MOTELS INC. P. O. Boa 1373 Tampa 1 Florida.

Children's Service Al Lutheran Church Festival Service On Sunday Morning At 8 o'clock Easter Sunday morning. Zion Lutheran church, West Monroe Street, will conduct a festival service especially for the children of the church schools. This service will be proceeded by a concert of Easter hymns on the Carlllonic bells, with Don BieberIch as carilloneur. The children of the beginner, primary, and senior departments of the Sunday school will sing special songs, and at the conclusion of the service, Phyllis Schmidt will offer to the worshipers “The Christian's Easter Hope.” The public is invited to this service, but it is suggested by the pastor, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, that worshipers come to the service early to assure themselves seating. The order of service for this children’s Easter worship hour follows: Prelude. Easter greeting by the pastor. Hymn, "i know that my Redeemer lives.” Easter Collect - An Easter epistle from I Corinthians 15. 9 Easter hymn by the beginner dep't “O how joyfully!” Easter Gospel: Mprk 16, 1-9. Easter hymn by the senior dep't, “He’s risen!” Confession of folth. Hymn, “Christ the Lord is risen today.” Easter sermon, "The Glorious Fact of Easter." i- Offertory. — Christian's Easter Hope - Phyllis Schmidt. Hymn by the primary dep’t, "We are the lambs of Christ’s fold.” Easter Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer. Hymn, “He is Arisen!” Benediction. On the bells: “I know that my Redeemer lives.” Postlude. Sunday school classes, beginner to senior departments, will convene at 9:15, shortly after the children’s service. Children are asked to meet in their classrooms with their teachers by 7:45 o’clock.

Coart News *• Marriage Licence* Willalm B. Murchland, 28, Fort Wayne, and Catherine Glenn, 33, Wayne. Dudley C. Eastbourne, 25, Akftn, O„ and Barbara Williams, 21. Awron, O. ; . Fruuklin N. Spelth, 18, Monroeville, and Marilyn Case, 19, Decatur. Answer Filed - Larry Lee Marker, defendent in a complaint for divorce by Sharon C. Marker, has filed an answer to the complaint and a cross-complaint charging cruel and inhuman treatment. Divorce Complaint A complaint for divorce has been filed by Esther Longerbone against William - Longerbone. charging cruel and inhuman treatment. The court has waived the statuatory filing fee and a summons has been ordered Issued returnable April 20.. The hearing on the application for attorney fees and temporary allowance has been set for April 11. An application for restraining order has been submitted and sustained. Complaint for Injunction A complaint for injunction has been filed by Nilo B. Glendening against Leonard Wagley, Syble Wagley, Merle R. Albertson and Nellie Adberson. The plaintiff seek* to prevent the defendants from draining their farm lands into his drainage system. A summons has been ordered returnable April 20. The hearing on a temporary injunction has been set April 25. Argument* Set The argument ’on the defendant’s motion to strike and make more specific in The complaint for damages and injunction filed by Alvy Buffenbarger against the city of Decatur has been set for April 21. Estate Case* A petition by the administrator of the Donald D. Colter estate to pay funeral expenses has been submitted and sustained. A petition to sell personal property has also been sustained. Oscar C. Crawford has entered appearance for the state depart-

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BOOST RED CROSS FUND * 1 •’ MSx. ■ ' .^<- r ' -1 ’ —rirSiSsfafe i MRS. NILAH NEIL, center, and Neil McKenney, right, are pictured above presenting a check for ♦866.77 from Central Soya company and employes to the Rev. Lawrence Norris, left, chairman of the 1955 Red Cross fund drive. Mrs. Neil and McKenney were among 16 solicitors who aided the Red Cross drive at the company. Employes gave $366.77 and the remaining SSOO was donated by the company itself. Art Burris was in charge of solicitation at the plant. Others assisting him were Melvin Luhman, Shirley Johnson. James Hunter. George Alton, Kenneth Reed, Charles Heiman, John Rickord, Asa Pollack, James Shackley, Luther Singleton, Royal Friend, Wayne Peterson, Victor Eicher and Warren Gressley.

Officers Elected By Baptist Church Annual Election Is Held By Church The First Baptist church membership held the -annual election lowing are the names of those lowing are tthe names of those elected to office: Deacon: Weldon Soldner- 3 years. Trustee: Clarence Michel and Frank Morrison -3 years. Junior Deacons: 1 year -Donald Sliger, Harrison Hakes, Richard Schnitz, J. J. Strickler, Robert Boat. I C Deaconess: Mrs. Rope Moyer -3 years. Church clerk: Mrs. Homer Reace. Church treasurer: Cal E. Peterson. Financial secretary & missions treasurer: Mrs Erma Sliger. Church organist: Mr*. C. E. Bell. Chairman of ushers: Cal E. Peterson. Membership committee: Harve Scroll, Mrs. Jane Kenworthy, Mrs. Hope Moyer, Mrs. Velma Daniels. Missions committee: Roy Johnson, Donald Sliger, Mrs. Vera Lehman Sunday school officers are: Superintendent, Donald Sliger; first assistant. J. J. Strickler; second assistant, Lester Mitchell; secretary, Miss Cythla Lehman; treasurer, Mrs. Goldie Hilyard; pianist, Miss Linda Gamsby; song leader, J. J. Strickler; cradle roll Supt., Mrs. Emma Bedwell; primary supt., Mrs. Vera Lehman; primary pianist, Mrs. Velma Daniels. Little Damage Done By Motorcycle Fire Decatur firemen were called to the corner of Ninth and Monroe streets at noon Friday when a motorcycle belonging to Charles Tolen of Decatur caught fire. Damage to the vehicle was slight.

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Festival Service At Zion Lutheran t The third and chief festival service on the day of the resurrection of Jestis Christ will be conducted at 16:30 o'clock Easter morning at Zion Lutheran church, West Monroe street. This service will again tie proceeded by a concert of Easter hymns on the Carillonic bells by the church organist, Donald Bieberich. The choir will sing two Easter anthems and will close the series- of festival services with George Handel's “Hallelujah. Amen" from “Jedas Maccaboeus.” This will be the festival day’s full liturgical service with choir processional and recessional and the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the sacrament of the altar- The pastor, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, will repeat the 8 o'clock pulpit message, “The glorious fact of Easter.” “If you plan to attend the sunrise service, you wifi hear a different message at 10:3d ' d'clock; and if you have worshipped with the children at 8 o’clock, we invite you to worship again at 10:30 to hear the beautiful music by our choir in ‘This Joyous Eastertide,’

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TRINITY E. U. B. CHURCH 4:00 O’clock Vesper SUNDAY — APRIL 10 Hear a meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer. “THE CRUCIFIXION” by Sir John Stained ~ ~ ” David Embler, Tenor Soloist Janies Harkless, Baritone Soloist Evangeline Embler, Minister of Music John E. Chambers, Minister

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EASTER PARTY SUNDAY April 10th AFTERNOON 1:30 to 4:30 - NIGHT 7:30 to 10:30 Free Treat to All Skaters HAPPY HOURS ROLLER RINK Mr. i Mrs. J. C. Miller (Owner)