Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1955 — Page 2

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At the Adams county memorial hospital: ' Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Salway ot MotirdeVille are the parents of a bahy boy born today at 1:10 a.m„ weighing six pound* — —. ,L ' ~ ~ . Notice I A I will be Out of My Office May 7th to June 22nd J. M. Burk, M.D.

For Your Convenience:— Our DISPLAY HOME WILL BE OPEN Man., Weil., & Fri. Evening* 6:30 to 0:00 M. C. SIELING “GUILDER of HOMES’’ — PHQNE3<OjS

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Mr. and Mrs. David Cole and son Brie have returned to Colorado Springs. Colorado, after visiting relatives here. • A district convention of the Pythian Sisters was held in Muncie last evening. Those attending from Decatur were: Grace Weiland. Ada Lower. Verda Beineke, ttertHce Jefferies. Alice Christen, and Mabel Shriker. ( Ernest I* Swafford. 22 of Craigville. driving a truck for Glenn 'Lynach of Lancaster townehip, crashed through a fence on the Dubach farm and hit a culvert. Swafford was quite badly bruised and the truck was damaged to the extent of >SOO. Carson Moser, who was riding with him, escaped uninjured.

Mts. Stella Ahterson es Genava has bean diMlaWd frdft the W«lh coahtf hospital. Mr. ahd .Mrs. William RiUon and son of I)ecatur attended the funeral of J. S. Neel at Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. R. Ai, Stucky have purchased the property at the corner of Dierkes and Meibers streets in Decatur and are improving it for occupancy. They eipect to make tbeir permanent home. W. U Harper has purchased the property of Mrs. Bess Erwin at Straton Way and will move there soon. Mrs. Erwin has leased the second floor apartment from Mrs. Lois Myers Black on Mbnroe street. James Kochef. ob.. of Mercer avenue, has been confined to his bed since becoming ill Thursday molding. Paul Zurcher Heads Monroe Lions Club Paul Zurcher of Monroe was elected, president of the Monroe Lions dub at a meeting Tuesday night Orval Neuenschwander and Kermit Parish were named new directors of the club. Other officers are Otto Longenberger. first vice - president; Doyle Rich, second vice-president; Martin Steiner, third vice-presi-dent; Leroy CAble. secretary; Wilbur Stanley, treasurer; Gele Cook, tall twister, and Harry Crownover. lion tamer.

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The Aeolian choir of the Decatur General Electric plant Will present the closing concert ot the 1954-55 season Sunday evening at 7:80 p. m. at the Trinity E.U.B. church, Ninth and Madison streets. D. E. Foreman, president of the organization now completing its 12th consecutive season, states that the choir has experienced an interesting and colorful season and while it is a somewhat smaller group than last year's choir it has a much higher percentage ot young voices and is consequently

Holy Land Pictures Shown To Rotarians Decatur Rotarians were taken On an interesting trip through the Holy Land at their weekly meeting Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. Mr. and Mrs. John Gage, of this city, who recently made an extended trip through the area, epoke on their tour and also Showed interesting Slides. Leo Kirsch Was chairman of the program.

a more flexible group. Sunday’s program will be part sacred and part secular featuring the all girl choir, the men’s glee club and Evangeline Embler, organist. Soloists for the occasion will be Mdfjorild Hill, PdUline Lobslger, Carol Seits, 'Winston Beits, James Markless and Jack Lawson. The choir will close its social season with a dinner and dance for members and guests at the bluffton Country Club Thursday evening. May 5.

Officers Elected By Trinity Church — The annual congregational meeting was held at Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church Wednesday evening with the pastor, the Rev. John E. Chambers, serving as chairman. The fellowship supper and social period was enjoyed by more than 100 members and friends of the church. Repbrts by various officers of the, church showed the present church membership to be 402 and Sunday school enrollment 368. The treasurer of the hoard of trustees, RefHlan Sautbihe, reported *3,500 had been paid during the year on the re-decoration of the church: also the exterior of parsonage and church had been painted. David Wynn, church treasurer, reported the church paid up to date on the benevolence and missions quota of *1,936; Indiana Central College quota of *300; special missionary projAi of *1.600; the Otterbein home offering of *948; and West I>atayettt? mission project of *361. Reports Were also received from the officers of children's work, youth groups, women's organizations. Wednesday evening prayer gfonps, and the Sunday school. The election of officers was held With results as follows: Bunday school superintendent, Cliff Hoverman; assistants, Don Agler artd Max Gilpin; Sunday school secretaries. Barbara Bowman and IjUrry Andrews; assistants, Josephine Andrews and Junior Hakey; Sunday school treasurer, Lester Sautbine; church trustee for a 5 year term, Robert Butcher. CUrtis Hill had been elected lay member to annual conference at a previous Session of the local conference. At the close of the meeting, Chalmer Bollenhacher called the pastor's family forward and presented them With a new electric clothes dryer as a token of appreciation for the seven years they have served Trinity church. Response wag made by Rev. and Mbs. Chambers. Rev. Chambers stated today, “We are happy for the privilege of servitfg Trinity church for-the past Seven years. We are grateful tor the, many kindnesses shown us by mehibdrs bf Trinity church and our host of friends of the other churches of Decatur, we. along with the other ministers of the community, stand ready to serve the people of Decar tur. We want to make Decatur a better place in which tn live* Phone Directories Being Distributed The Deratur Almanacs, better known as the bew telephone directories, are lh the mall and will be delivered today and tomorrow. Approximately g.noo copies have been sent td the various patrons of the Citizens Telephone company. White primarily used for finding unknown telephone numbers, the books also serve as a "Who’s WhO” of DwatUr and surrounding territory. Vrriftvatinn of names. addres- ! ses and emergency calls are some' of the other uses Os the publication. Any subscriber Who falls to receive a copy lh the near future should call the eommetviai office of the Citltohs Telephone company, ,■-2135,

Sunday Program Prelude (From Sonata No. 7) Rheinberg. “To Thee We Sing” Tkach "Adaramus Te Chrlste” Roselli “In Peace and Joy I Now Depart” Fetler “Salvation is Created” Tchesnokoff “Sing and Rejoice” James The Aeolian Choir “All in a Golden Afternoon" Fain-Simeone “Singing in the Rain” The All-Girl Choir "The Battle of Jericho” Bartho-

C. Os C. Offices In New Location Fred Koi ter, secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, has announced the completion of moving the chamber offices into their new location on North Second Street. The Western Vpion equipment, handled by Mrs. Clarence Ziner, has also been moved to the new office. Kolter has invited the general public to inspect the new chamber at their convenience. Some of the services offered are a library of city directories and telephone books from 60 cities in the Decatur area, These books are for use of the public in obtaining names, addresses. and telephone numbers of friends and business contacts in neighboring communities. The front window of the office .will be used as a display for any local manufacturer wishing to show their products. The large basement of the building will be used as a storage for general material and the supplies of the retail division. Rural Youth To Make Niagara Falls Trip Final arrangements have been made for the Adams county rural youth weekend trip to Niagara ( Falls Kay 21 and 22. Reserva-! tions for the trip must he made | at the county extension office by' Saturday, May 7. The group will leave Decatur! by train, travelling through Cleveland along Lake Erie to Buffalo, N. Y. After dinner and sightseeing in Buffalo they will go by bus to the Clifton Hotel at Niagara Fails. They will also go into Canada to see the falls from the Canadian side. Sitnday morning an outdoor worship service is planned near., the Falls. In the afternoon the group will enjoy a, sightseeing trip in the area. They will leave Buffalo for Decatur early Sunday evening. - Court News Marriage License (Hen Grandlinard. 26. Bluffton route three, and Beverly Krehbiel, 23. Berne. Divorce Cases In the divorce action of Robert H. Johnston against Virginia Johhston. Bluffton attorney John F. Decker has withdrawn his appearance for the defendant. Ferd Litterer has heed appointed guardian ad litem for Agnes Hurley. The defendant is an inmate at a hospital. The defendant's answer and cross complaint has been filed in I the divorce case of Jean Miller against Wilmer Gene Miller. By agreement of the parties the ’ cause has been set for trial May 2. ! Motion Filed A motion to make the amended | complaint on a promissory note j filed by Adolph Marbac.h against Elma R. and Wayne Gaunt more j specific has been filed by the defendants. Argument Heard lh the complaint for damages i filed hy Eari Noble against Carl ; C. Wappelhorst. the argument has been heard on the defendant’s mo-. tion for the court to reconsider its former ruling on the defend- \ aht’s motldn to strike out parts' of the complaint. The motion has

lomew “Juanita” Ringwald "All Through the Night” Ringwald "Pilgrims Chorus” Wagner The Men’s Glee Club Offertory, "Evening Bells and Cradle Song” McFarlane “1 See The Moon” Willson “I Lose Paris” Porter “Anywhere I Wander” Loesser "Red River Valley” Scott-War-ing “Battle hymn of the Republic” Waring-Ringwald The Aeolian Choir

been taken under advisement. BCrling Estate The administrator’s final report in the Mary C. Berllng estate has been filed and a notice has been ordered issued returnable May 25. The report shows a balance of *9,868.77 sot distribution to six heirs. Lignite has a moisture content up to 40 percent.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955

Discuss Problems Over Pay Raises Henry Dehner, president of the county council; Frank Kltson, county auditor, and county commissioners met with county attorney IMviti Macklin and other county official* to discuss the problems of putting into effect the pay raises approved for deputies by the county council at their recent meeting. These pay raises were to go into effect April 1 but they cannot be given until they also receive the approval of the state board o< tax commissioners. The commissioners explained to other county officials that the raises will be withheld until state board approval and tj)en will be given on a retroactive basis from April 1. ' : ,

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