Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1955 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20,1955

ADAMS CENTRAL PTA IN APRIL MEETING The April meeting of the Adams Central P_X—X—wag held recently at the school gym with the president. Rev. John Mishler, presiding. He turned the meeting over to Rev. Harty Shady who held the devotions for the evening. 'During the business meeting the following officers were elected; president, Mm. Melvin E. Ldichty; Ist vice-president, Lloyd Byerly; 2nd vice-president, John O. Reed: secretary, Mrs. Leßoy Cable; and treasurer, Wendell Miller. Mrs. Doyle Hoffman, program chairniui, introduced a dpubJe quintet and Hugh Tate spoke briefly on A touching poem “The Boy Who Didn’t Pass," was read by Mrs. Hoffman. Speaker for the evening, Clarence Biedenwig, state recreation director of the P. T. A., used as his topic "The Lost Art." Rev. Mishler, the retiring president, installed the officers for the coming year. OFFICERS NAMED BY SORORITY COUNCIL A Called meeting of the new members for the Beta Sigma Phi council was held last evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Lane. Officers for the coming year were elected: Mrs. Clarence Ziner, president: Mrs. Paul Hakes, vicepresident; Mrs. George Bair v secretary; and Mrs. Fred Corah, treasurer. Each chapter wacs represented in attendance. Mrs. Robert Lane conducted a short business meeting. Refreshments were served and a social hour followed. The next meeting wiH be at the home of Miss Mary Meyer with both old and new council members in attendance. The V. F. W. Ladies auxiliary had a business meeting recently with 33 members present and one new member, Mrs. Kathrine Birch. Cancer chairman Bessie Pomerenke and hospital dhairmlan Glennys Martz, reported. The painting of the kitchen in the V. F. W. home wasd iscussed. The next meeting will be a social. May 2The Musie. department of Woman’s plub will meet with Mrs. Clyde Butler Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Evening circle two of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday evening in the ladies lounge. Business of importance and plans for the coming year will be discussed. The meeting will open promptlv at 7130 P. M. The Welcome Wagon club will meet Monday evening at 7:3#

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o’clock at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Shannon of Bfil Jefferson street. All newcomers to town who have received a Welcome WagOn call are invited to attend. The Profit and Pleasure home demonstration club will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. Roman Brite. T— ’ The sophomore class of the Monmouth high school is sponsoring a bake sale Saturday, at the city hall in Decatur. The American Legion auxiliary unit 43 will have a social meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Legion home. Games will be played and refreshments served. Mrs. Frank Crist is chairman. GIRL SCOUT Girl Scout troop four met at the high school Monday after school. We made our final plans for this year in Girl Scouting. We will have our court of awards Thursday night. Scribe, Nancy Helm fGroop 14 met after school Wednesday in the Methodist church. Our meeting opened with roll call and collecting of dues. We discussed our plans for our tea party we are having for our Mother’s, this coming week. Shery Price received a gift for selling the most Girl Scout cookies. Our treat was furnished by Glenda Scheiderer. We ended our meeting by singing our Brownie song. Scribe, Shery Price Girl Scout troop two met' April 19 after school. Roll call was answered by collecting dues. The president announced Shat we make further pans for going to Chicago. Scribe, Patricia Jauregui Brownie troop eight met Tuesday night at the Lincoln school The meeting was opened with the Brownie promise and collection of dues. We enjoyed our monthly party by playing games and refreshments were served by Mrs. Rambo and Mrs. KallenburgeT. Scribe, Sandra Affolder Brownie troop 12 met Tuesday after school in the Methodist church basement. The meeting opened with the Brownie promise. Roll was called and, dues collected. We talked, about our picnic next montl). Games were then (flayed and refreshments served by Mrs. Kohne, Mrs. Baker, and Mrs Brite. We closed with the Brownie song, Scribe. Jane Baker.

fig#. ■ l&ik. t w Ww. '1 ■■■■w' ' ; SI IdraWlMKa . ■ ■ Va- st .. ■ Hr -ti -*3® <siHl f/v .-Ok1 If t Wwalk jh If* 4® f; I jF.' W hi 1 Hr J Inlli l r’S; U-Cr’LIIHHHBsI PICTURED ABOVE are Mr, and Mrs. Ervin Elzey, of 602 Indiana street, who were married in Decatur April 22, 1905 by the Rev. Luke, former pastor of the United Brethren churcji. They will celebrate their golden wedding* anniversary. Sunday, April 24, with a family dinner at their home, and open house from 2 to 5 o’clock at the K. of P. home. The lower picture was taken on their wedding day Mr. and Mrs. Elzey have two children. Mrs. Kenneth Bergman of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. W. E. Htibegger of North Manchester, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Elzey is employed at the City L ght and Power plant,—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 WEDNESDAY Zion Lutheran Emmaus, guild, j parish hall basement 8- p.in. Executive board of the city coun-1 cil of Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Fred \ Corah, 8 p\ ni. Catholic Indies of Columbia, pot- ; lack supper L. of c. hall, 6:39 P, ra-, senior girld of D. C. H. S. ! are invited. THURSDAY Profit and Pleasure home dem- j onstration club, Mrs. .lonian Bi'ite. ‘ 7:30 p.m. Adams County Nurses associa- j tiou, Mrs. Howard Moser, 785 Ind ’ tana St., Berne, 7:30 p. m. Rainbow for Girls; Mas on ic haIL j 6:45 p. m. St. Paul Ladies aid, Mrs. Veda ■ Smith,'all day. I tri Kappa sorority, social meetd !ng, Bethany E.L’.B. church base-: Thy nt. 8 p ni. ~ Kirklanfl W. C. T. U. and An-1 tioch Missionary.society.-Mrs. Har-1 Lincoln P. T. A., school, 7 to 7:3b I p.‘ m.. art exhibit;7:3o p. m-. reg ■ ular meeting and band, concert. GE choir practice, high school! music room, 7p. m. , Past Matrons club of the East-1 ern Star, Mi's. Dan Tyndall, 7:30 p. m. ■ . Girl Scout troop four, court Os awards party, sponsored by Tri; Kappa sorority, Bethany E. U. B, j church basement, S p. m. Ladies .aid of Union Chapel; church, at ths church-, all day, pot- j luck dinner at noon. * SATURDAY Bake eale, sponsored by sophomores of Monmouth school, City Hall,. Decatur. monda* j Welcome Wagon club, Mrs .Kenneth Shannon. 821 Jefferson St., i 7:30 . ‘ - - -■ ■ Mu-<ie department of Woman’s | m club. Mrs. Clyde Butler. 7:30 p. rifi

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Admitted Mrs. Lutie Beery, Monroeville; Mrs. Francis Bentz, Decatur; Mrs. Dale McCune, Geneva; Mrs. Erwin Doehnnan, Decatur. Dismissed Master Millard Heer, Bryant; Master Thomas Baxter, Decatur; and Mrs. George Tricker, Decatur. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pyle of Fort Wayne are the parents of a baby boy born Tuesday at 12(05 p.m. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Plumley of Monroeville Tuesday at 10:02 weighing seven pounds and eight ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roth of Monroe are the parents of a baby boy born today at 6 a.m. weighing nine pounds and one-half ounce. Training Schools For 4-H Officers The annual 4-H officers training school will take place Monday at the Berne-French high school and Tuesday at the Lincoln school gym in Decatur. Both sessions will begin at 7:30 p. m. The purpose of these schools is to inform local 4-H club officers about the duties of their offices. The Adams county rural youth members will serve as instructors and. will lead recreation. Special awards will be given to the officers of clubs having all of their officers present. Refreshments, donated by the Adams county Farm Bureau co-op, will be served at the end of each meeting. Prayer Band Rally At Muncie Sunday The Rev. Edd Howell, Modoc evangelist, will be the principal speaker at the Sunday afternoon rally of the Victory prayer band to be held at Shady ,Grove Church of God at Muncie. The meeting will siart at 2 o’clock, daylight saving time. The Rev. Forrest Rentfrow, Marion evangelist, will serve as song eader for the meeting and the Rev. James R. Meadows of this city will preside. The public is invited.

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Seek Instructor For Water Safety Red Cross Chapter Sponsors Program Newell Wright, director of water safety for the local Red Cross organization, has written letters to several Adams county youth organizations for recommendations for someone in Adams county to head the water safety training program. The program will be sponsored this year by the Red Cross in the form of classes among young people here. The applicant for the post as instructor must be 18 years of age or older, Wright said. The successful applicant will be sent to Purdue University Limberlost Camp at Oliver Lake expenses paid for a two weeks’ intensive training course from June through June 22. Upon completion of the training course, the local person would be required <.o teach at least 10 two hour classes during the summer in water safety, to be arranged here. Applicants are asked to contact Mrs. Joe Oelberg at the Red Cross office in Decatur for further information concerning the training course. Wright said that applicants also could contact him and he would forward their application to the local Red Cross office. He pointed out the importance of the program, in his letters to the organizations, and asked the cooperation of all in securing the proper person to become qualified to teach the course. Pre-School Clinic At Pleasant Mills The pre-school clinic for all children who will be six years old by Jan. 1, 19515, from Blue Creek, StMary’s and Union township, will be held at the Pleasant Mills school at 8 a. m. April 28. Physicians from Decatur and Berne will assist in the examination, conducted by the Pleasant Mills PTiA. There is no charge for the examination. Mrs. Marion Michaels, teacher of the first and second grades, will be present to 1 give information. Parents of children entering school next fall and who have not been contacted, are asked to call Mrs. Clarence Black, I 7-7284. Baltimore — The pulse rate of; a newborn infant is about double that of an adult.

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Committee Plans Annual Swine Tour Plans for the annual 4-H swine tour were made at a recent meeting of the swine project committee at the county extension office. The tour is set for July 6 with Erie Holm of the state 4-H club office serving as discussion leader. Two members will be visited, the first at 9:30 a. m. at the Max Yoder herd at Linn Grove. The topic there will be swine judging. The second visit will be at the Dallas Neuenschwander farm five miles west and 2 miles north of Berne.

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The topic there, win be feeding and fitting swine for show. The members are asked to bring a sack lunch and the group will eat at Pine Lake. The swine committee also discussed plans for the 4-H fair exhibit to be held August 2-3-4. Tho swine will be judged on Aug. 3 and sold Thursday evening, August 4. Paul Yoder, chairman, presided at the meeting. Others in attendance were Ralph Bluhm, Dallas Neuenschwander, Ray Heiler, Delmora Wechter, Glen Griffiths, William Griffiths, Nolan Griffiths and Leo Seltenright, county agent.