Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 10 May 1955 — Page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955.

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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER banquet held recently T|ie First Baptist church held their mother and daughter banquet recently at the K. bY P, home. The theme of the program was ' indiafls.’’ The menu and table decorations -were carried out in Indian style-. The invocation was given by Mrs. Hope Mayer. Mrs. Harry Hakes led the group singing and Miss Linda Gamsby accompanied. The welcome was given by Mrs. Bryce Daniels, and Miss Jane Grimm gave the response. Mrs. Madge Lobsiger presented a vocal solo. A reading was' given by Miss Gw.en Hilyard and a song was sung by a trio consisting of Miss wis Metzger, Miss Cecelia Lehman and Mrs. Grace Hakes. A whistling solo was then presented by Miss Lois Metzger. Mrs. Weldon Soldner, mistress of ceremonies, presented awards tp the following: Mrs. Hila Murray, Mrs. Tom Butler, Mrs. Barkley. Mrsr'Shroll, Mrs. Wynn, Mrs. Levy, Mrs. McGeorge of Flat River, Mo., and Mrs. Call. LINCOLN P, T. A. HOLDS FINAL MEETING RECENTLY The final meeting of the Lincoln P. T. A. school year was held recently. An athletic exhibit, under the direction of Mrs. Robert WorthDr. Melvin I. Weisman 145 S. Second St. Reg. Chiropodist “FOOT AILMENTS” HOURS: Daily 9:00 to 5:00 By Appointment Wednesday Evening 6:30-8:30 PHONE 3-4134

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man and Syjyester Everhart, was presented. New officers of the 195M6 season will be Mrs, Robert Gay, president; Mrs. D. B. Custer, vicepresident; Mrs. R. M. Ladd, secretary; and EMrs. W. W. Cravens, treasurer. , . , - . c. -r hJIM FREY HONORED SUNDAY BY PARENTS Mr. and Mrs, Carl Frey of route five, Decatur, entertained Sunday in honor of their son, Jim; who has recently been discharged froth the anny. Frey served 18 months at Fairbanks, Alaska. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wayne' Frey and children Penny Sue, Steve, and Michael of Fort Wayne; -Mr. and Mrs. Bob Frey and sons Johnny and Robin of Byran, O; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey and children Billy Joe and Lou Ann of Noblesville, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frey and daughter Angie of Willshire, O; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Butler of Lima, O; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Milliman and children Bob, Gloria, David, Patricia, Joe, Cristine, and twins Gerry and Sherry of Adrian, Mich., and Keith, Rodger, and John Frey. FASHION REVUE IS HELD MONDAY NIGHT , Approximately 300 people attended the fashion revue last even- \ ing which was held at the Moose | home at 8 o’clock. The revue was sponsored by the Tri Kappa sorority in order to raise money for I the dental clinic project. Tri Kap- • pa has spent well over S2OO in the , past two years for dental care of i children whose parents are not i able to afford it. Mrs. Mary Jane Runyon intro- ! duced Mrs. Hayes P. Yeager, who : commentated the fashion revue, j Mrs. Yeager gave a very interesting description of the outfits,

which were modeled, by Tri Kappa members and some of their children. Throughout the revue, Mrs, James Kocher presented music on her vibra-harp. Another feature of the evening was the crowning of the winners of the baby contest. Mrs. Fred Smith was chosen prettiest baby girl and E. W. Lankenau was chosen prettiest baby ’boy. Funds received from this contest will also be used for the dental clinic project. . Tri Kappa wishes to thank everyone wSa contributed in making this revile a success. •'The Methodist church will have a mpther-daughter party Thursday evening at the church at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Elnora Bebout, deputy county clerk, was honored with a farewell dinner at the Parkway restaurant in Berne Mpnday evening. The dinner was attended by 24 women employes of the court house. The honored guest was presented with a gift. A potluck dinner will be featured at the last meeting of the year for members of the Civic Department of the Decatur Woman's club Monday at 6:15 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Giles Porter. Each member is asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Meat and rolls will be provided by the committee. The Zion Lutheran Needle club yill meet Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the parish hall. The Xi Alpha lota and Epsilon Sigma chapters of Beta Sigma Phi will have a mothers’ day party at the Elks home Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The Town aad Country home demonstration club will meet Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Herman Meyers, North Second street. The Union Chapel annual mo-ther-daughter banquet will be held in the church basement with a carry-in supper Thursday at 6:30 o’clock. The guest speaker for the evening will be Miss Ethel Smith, returned missionary from India. The Pythian Sister Needle club met after Temple Monday evening. Following a short business meeting refreshments were served by the hostesses, Grace Weiland, Velma Porter, Ellen Butler, and Averal Stone. Flora Selton of California, former resident of Decatur, was a guest. Miss Mara Dee StrikMOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607

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. er sang a solo '‘Mother,'’ and was ■ acompanied by Faye Ahr. Games were placed and prizes were i awarded. > The W.S.W.S. of the Calvary i E.U.B. church will meet Friday I evening at 7:30 o’clock in the ' church basement. Hostesses' wjlt i be Thelma Brown and Doris McI Dermott. « * 1 I "• ~, Society Items, for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Karen Striker i Phone 342121 TUESDAY Monroe Better Homes demon- ■ stration club, Mrs. .George Cramer, . 7:30 p. m. "Xi Alpha XI exemplar chapter, Mrs. Vernon Custer, Winchester street, 8 p. m. Dorcas class of Bethany E. U. B. • church, church parlor, 7:30 p. m. St. Catherine study club, Mrs. i Bill Lengerich, 8 p. m. > Tri Kappa associate chapter, i Mrs. Wilbur Petrie, 7:30 p. m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, . 7:30 p. m. • i St. Dominic study club, Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff, 8 p. m. Eagles auxiliary. Eagles hall, i 8 p.m. Rose and Decatur Garden clubs, May breakfast. Hanna-Nuttman shelterhouse, 8:30 p.m. i The Dutiful Daughters class of I Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Wai- : ter Butcher, 112 N. 9th St., 7:30 ; p. m. Mothers and daughter banquet banquet of Trinity E. U. B. church, > potluck supper, 6 p. m. St. Mary’s township Farm Bur- : eau, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, ■ 7:30 p.jtn. American Legion auxiliary pnlt 43, business meeting and nornina- • tion of officers, Legion home, 8 1 p. m. Happy Homemakers home demI Onstration, Mrs. Clarence Mitchel, i 7:30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau, business meeting, Elks home, 8 p. m. Church Mothers study club, lad- > ies lounge of the Methodist church, . 8 p. m. i Delta Lambda chapter of Beta [ Sigma Phi. business meeting, Mrs. , Arthur Burris, 116 Harvester Lane, I 8 p. m. c WEONEBO AY , Evangeline Circle of Evangelical .- and Reformed church, 7:30 p. m., - Mrs. LaVern Roth. ’ Fourth district meeting of Amer-, ican Legion auxiliary, Fort Wayne post 82, 10 a.m. Zion Lutheran Missionary society mother-daughter potluck sup-, per, Parish Hall, 6 p.m. , Business and Professional W<|-

1 men, 6:30 p. m., Legion home. Lady of Lourdes study club, Mrs. John Lengerich, 8 p.m. Ruth circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Ernest High, 8 p.m. Naomi circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Otto Beehler, 8 p.m. \ Xi Alpha lota and Epsilon Sigma i chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, mothers day party, Elks home, 6:30 p. m. THURSDAY D. A. V. auxiliary, business meeting and election of officers, hall, 7 p. tn. ' T -.. ............. . Order of Eastern Star, potluck supper at 6 p. tn., stated meeting following the supper. Mary circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. William Affolder, 2:30 p.m. Martha circle’ of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Lois Black, 2:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, 8 p.m., officers at 7:30 p.m. Little Flower study club, Mrs. Mary Sorg, 7:30 p. m. Salem Methodist W. S. C. S., • Mrs. Austin Merriman, 1:30 p. tn. , Young Adult class of Bethany E. U. B„ church, 7:30 p. m. , I SoCha-tßea, Virginia Laurertt, • 7:30 p. m. Holy Family study club, Mrs. . Don Hess, 8:30 p. m. Queen of the Rosary study club, . Mrs. Thomas Miller, 8 p. m. Mother and daughter banquet, , Union Chapel church, carry-in supper, 6:30 p. m. , W. S. W. S. unit one of Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Vernon Cus- ■ ter, 7:30 p. m. Queen of Peace study club, Mrs. , Oscar Scheiner, 8 p. m. Adams county information coun- , cil, Adams Central school, 7 p. m. i Emblem club, mother’s day party, Elks home, 8 p. m. ! Town and Country home demon- ■ stration club, Mrs. Herman Meyers, I North 2nd street, 1:30 p. m. Mother-daughter banquet ofUn- : ion Chapel church, church base- , ment, carry-in supper at 6:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, • parish hall, 1 p.m; t. Mother-daughter , party, Methodist church, at the church, 7 p.m. FRIDAY W.S.W.S. of Calvary E. U. B. ' church, church basement, 7:30p.m. . MONDAY Civic Department of Decatur Woman’s club, 6:15 p.m., Mrs. Giles Porter. ; OS M TAL I ' Admitted I Mrs. Gerald Yoquelet, Monroeville; Mrs. Alvin Fennig, Decatur; ’ Stanford Carter, Van Wert, QL; . Master Terry Zimmerman, Mon--3 roeville. Dismissed Arthur Kelly, Decatur; Dale Wagner, Geneva 1 ; Mrs. Marvin • Scheumann and baby boy, Monroe- , ville; Mrs. Paul Spangler and baby ■ boy, Decatur; Mrs. Paul D. Miller , and baby boy, Decatur; Silas Sprunger, Decatur. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dixon of Decatur are the parents of a baby girl born today at 2:45 a. m„ weighing seven pounds and four

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ounces. ■A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shaffer of Decatur tdoay at 12:20 p. m., weighing seven pounds. Jesse G. Niblick of this city left by plane today for Las Vegas, Nev. to attend the fiftieth annual Helldorado of that city. The celebration is a combination rodeo and fair. He will return home in about 10 days. Frank Clear, salesman at Wylie Furniture Co., here, has resigned his position effective next Monday to become part owner with his brother of a shoe store in Greenville. O. Murray Thornburng, 54, of Berne, was cited to appear in justice of the peace court at Bluffton by trooper Bernard Maag for disregarding a stop sign on road 118 east of Poneto. Huntington is giving serious thought to a proposal to purchase the old Exchange hotel grounds an converting it into an off-street parking area at a cost of 830,000. They will pay for it, if the idea is accepted from proceeds of parking meters. The state of Indiana and Governor Craig, who are defendants in an injunction suit filed by .the free fair association at Bluffton have filed a demurer to the fair boards complaint. They allege the city has no property rights over the streets wherp the state roads operate and that the authority rests with the state highway commission. Ray W. Eager is spending three days in Newton, lowa, after winning a contest on sales of Maytag washers and dryers. Fager was competing with the Fort Wayne appliance dealers on a competitive basis. Mr. and Mrs. Robert .Mattox and children of New Castle visited Sunday with Mrs. Gr’ace Mattox. Mrs. A. M. Moore of Elw’ood and Mrs. J. D. Norris of Riverside Calif., visited with Mrs. Bertha L. Rice over Mother’s day. Mrs. Rice is the daughter of Mrs. Moore and the sister of Mrs. Norris. Mrs. Ralph Unkefer of Philadelphia, Pa., is visiting her mother Mrs. C. A. Dugan, for two weeks. Miss Ann Deitsch will return to Chicago, 111., where she is stationed as an airline stewardess after spending the Mother’s Day weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Deitsch of Decar tur. , Trade in a Good Town — Decatur fWSffeßt* Shaped like a B-» to make one-size tit all-age babies without folding. Made of Dexter Cloth that absorbs like • sponge, stays neat as a pin. So easy to wash, dry, you need only half supply. Ask for "DEXTER DIAPERS”. < UT $3.95 P«r dozen Tor 1 trial diapers send *IOO direct to Diaper Factory, Houston S. Texas KIDDIE SHOP 111 So, 2nd St.

Joan Crawford Wed To Fourth Husband Veteran Film Star Elopes To Las Vegas LAS VEGAS. Nev. (INS) —Joan Crawford, who has been one of Hollywood’s top film stars for more than 20 years, was married for the fourth time today in a spur of the moment elopement to Las Vegas. She was married at the Flamingo Hotel to Alfred N. Steele, president of the Pepsi Colo Co., whom she has known fo>r more than three years. She gave her age as 47 and he gave his as 52. The couple said they decided at dinner time in Hollywood to elope and they boarded Steele’s private plane for a quick flight to Las Vegas. They arrived shortly after midnight and exchanged vows at 2:00 a. m. before justice of the peape John Mendota. jjMiSs Crawford, who has been married to Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,' Franchot Tone and Philip Terry, wore a black and gold dinner dress and Steele was dressed in a blue business suit. Winners Are Listed In Poster Contest Winners of the poppy poster contest of the American Legion auxiliary are as follows: Class twoNila Girod, Monmouth grade 8, first prize; Donald Teeter, St. Joseph grade 7, second prize; Kent Girod, Monmouth grade 7, third First Show at Dusk Tonight, Wed., Thur. * M-G-M'j TOP LOVE / < * MUSICAL EASY-7 J? * TO /AW LOVE/ ■ SUSSIM* # ESTHER WILLIAMS • ‘iwMARTIH J. W — PLUS — “BLACK FURY” Featurette In Color O—O Fri. & Sat. — “The Command” and "Tennessee Champ"

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prize; Patricia Klntg, St. Joseph grade 7, honorable mention; and Judith Roberts, St. Joseph grade 7, honorable mention. Class three-Barbara Lewton, Monmouth senior, first prize; (Gajle. Hammond, Monmouth sqphomore, second prize; Patty Hurst, Monmouth junior, third prize; Marva Schafer, Monmouth senior, honorable mention: and Alice Kukelijan, Monmouth senior, honorable mention. Jack Reynolds Bid To Honor Society Word has been received here shat Jack Raynolds, who is graduating from Etvansville College June 6, with a B. S. degree Ln electronic engineering, has been invited to join the Phi Beta Chi national natural science fraternity for honor students. He also belongs to the Sigma Phi Sigma na-‘ tional honor students physics fraternity. . Jack is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Reynolds of 309 North Tenth \stret. He has accepted a position ' with the Magnavox company in Fort Wayne in the engineering department. O— — o —Last Time Tonight—“LONG GRAY LINE” Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara ALSO — Shorts 15c-50c i— - —_—4* WED. & THURS. : OUR BIG DAYS! ‘ First Show Wednesday 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! U Actually Photographed On Location in Post-War Germany! GREGORY .- X PECK BRODERICK CRAWFORD ANITA BJORK-RITA GAM —o—o—— Fri. & Sat.—ln Technicolor! “Conquest of Space” . o—O Coming Sunday — Grace Kelly, “BRIDGES OF TOKO-Rl"