Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 272, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1955 — Page 3

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MONROE W. C. T. U. HOLDS MEETING THURSDAY ■Mrs. Otto Longenberger was hostess to the Monroe W. C. T. U. Thursday afternoon. Devotions were given by Mrs. Floyd Morrison, followed with sentence prayers by all present. Roll was called and the minutes were read. Irene Winteregg and Ada Crist rendered a vocal duet and another cause for juvenile delinquency was given by Martha Mcßride. A very interesting report was given by Georgia Gage, delegate who attended the state convention at Peru. The meeting was closed with prayer offered by Flossie Brandyberry. A homemade gift exchange will be held at the Christmas meeting. RUTH AND NAOMI CIRCLE HOLDS RECENT MEETING The Ruth and Naomi circle of the Zion E. and R. church met in the social room of the church recently. Mrs. Harry Frauhiger, chairman, conducted the business

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-i meeting. Mjiib. Andhony Meyer, leader for the. afternoon, spoke to the group on “Buna Bush,” and "Man (God in the Country.” Officers for the new year will 1 be Mrs. Anthony Meyer, chairman; Mrs. Floyd Shoaf, vice-chairman; 1 Mrs. James Baker, secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held December 21, with a pptluck dinner and 50 cents gift exchange to be featured. All members are urged to attend. At the close of the meeting, refreshments were served to the ■ group by Mrs. Ferd Litterer and Mrs. Chester Schoaf. , -’’The Adams county chorus will i meat Mor/lay evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Farm Bureau building in Monroe. Mrs. Vera Laurent will be hos- ’ teas. t 6 the Delta Theta Tau sorority Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of her pargMH Mr. , and Mrs. Herman Geimer of route ; five, Decatur. Miss Helen Mow-

: M ;V ■< . ‘X./V- .%. M-o jr > / WX w < 1 . z| ■|y / 1 px' 1 u 1 > < » £|X - > X s.l/ .• >• fx kuf/ ML MISS HARRIET GERBER and Kenneth Lee Darmour were recently wed in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. William C. Feller and the Rev. G. Kenneth Shafer, uncle of the bride, officiating. The bride is a graduate of Decatur high school and attended Heidelberg college. Her husband was graduated from Parma Schaaf high school and Heidelberg College. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Gerber of route one, Dfecatur, and Mr. and Mrs. John T. Darmour of Parma, O. Mr. and Mrs. Darmour are now residing at 921 South 15th street, LaCrosse, Wis.

ery will assist the hostess. Any member not having transportation is asked to contact Mrs. Laurent. The American Legion auxiliary unit 43 will have a regular social meeting Tuesday evening at the Legion home at 8 o’clock. This party will honor the gold star mothers. A film on Girls State will be shown at the meeting. Mrs. William Kohne will be hostess to the St. Anne's study club Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. ' The Pleasant Mills W. S. C. S. will serve a turkey and ham supper , ..in. 4the ohtuch basement Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 o’clock. Admission will adults |1 and children 50 cents. The Delta Lambda and Xi Alpha Xi chapters of Beta Sigma Phi will have a joint social meeting at the home, of Mrs. Robert Lane. Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. The Kirkland Ladies club will meet at the Adams Central school Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock for their monthly meeting. Members are asked to note the change of date. The V. F. W. Ladies auxiliary will meet Monday evening at 8 o’clock at the pos; home. Members of the Rebekah lodge will have a regular meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the Odd Fellows hall. Eelection of officers will be held during the meeting. An invitation has been received from the Rebekah lodge In Liberty Center, to attend the reception for Mrs. Florence M. Clark, deputy president of district 31, at 7:30 o’clock Friday, December 2. Those planning to attend are requested to report to the secretary of the local lodj;e. The Three Link club will meet after lodge' with the November committee in charge of entertainment and refreshments. 4&Josmtal"| — Admitted Janeen Essex, Decatur; Ann Inniger, Monree: Master Keith Bowers, Convoy, O.; Master Lee Hoblet, Convoy; Mrs. Esther Best, Decatur; Harvey Bucher, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Richard Des Jean and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Kenneth O’Shaughnessy and baby boy, Monroeville; Mrs. Carl Miller, Willshire, °’ ' * » ‘ ONLY 25c f WORTH | SIOO I > but only 25c, ' "H#w ts Pros" # 1 your Shrubs, Flowers end Trees, in an amazing 28-page booklet, with more than 50 illustrations. Send 25c plus 3c stamp. FORD, Box 1073, Berkley, Mich. < IdRRRRRRRRHNHHHHMRRF

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Society Items for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 FRIDAY Philathea class of Baptist Sunday school, Mrs. Roy Johnson, 7:30 p. m. Work and Win class of Trinity 'E.U.B. church. Thanksgiving dinner, at church, 6 p.m. Adams county Federation, federation tea, Youth and Community Center, 2 p. m. SATURDAY Story book hour, public library, 4 p.m. SUNDAY Chicken and Ham supper, fancy work and bake sale, sponsored by ladies of St. Paul’s Lutheran church of Preble, serving time. 4:30 p. m. Zion Lutheran Walther League business and social, 2 to 4 p. m. parish hall. MONDAY Adams cou’aty chrous. Farm Bureau building at Monroe. 7:30 p. m. V. F. Wt Ladies auxiliary, business meeting, post home, & p. m. Rosary society, K. of C. hall, 8 p. m. •* TUESDAY Kirkland Ladies club. Adams Central school, 7:30 p. m. Church Mother’s study club, Mrs. Ray Lehman, 745 Park view Drive, 8 p. m. Deca:ur Weight Reducing club. 1127 Nuttman avenue, 8 p. m. ' Great Books discussion group, public library, 8 p. m. Rebekah lodge, regular meeting. Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p. m., Three Link club after lodge. Delta Lambda and Xi Alpha Xi chapters of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. Robert Lane, corner of sth and Marshall streets, 8 p. m.. joint social meeting. Turkey and ham supper. Pleasant Mills Methodist church basement, 5 p. m. to 7 p. m. St. Anne’s study club, Mrs. William Kohne, 7: 30 p. m. American Legion auxiliary unit 43, social meeting, Legion home, 8 p, ,fn. z Delta Theta Tau sorority, home of Mrs. Vera Laurent's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Geimer. route five Decatur, 8 p. mA crowd of 172 persons attended the annual dinner of the Van Wer: Chamber of Commerce Wednesdaynight. The speaker of the occasion was Art Brlese of Hot Springs, Ark., who masqueraded as a Major Cecil Bates of Le;ds, England. His address was largely humorous but included some good advice to the business people of the city. Sim Burk, Robert Fritsinger and Don.F. Gage are on their annual deer-hunting trip <fo Marenisco, Mich. William H. Bell, Lake Tippenacoe, visited his mother, Mrs. C- EBell, in Decatur today.

At the Adams county memorial hospital: A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pryor of Decatur Thursday at 1:42 p. m„ weighing seven pounds and nine ounces. Mr- and Mrs. Paul Stucky of Monroes are the parents of a baby boy born Thursday at 3:21 p. m., weighing six pounds aud 13 ounces. •Mr. and Mrs. Don Harvey of Decatur are the parents of a baby boy born today at 9:35 a. m.. weighing seven pounds and 15 ouncesGIRLSCOUT Girl Scout troop 17 met Wednesday afternoon at the Youth and Community Center. The president called the meeting to order and the old and new business was dicussed. We talked about plans for a Christmas party and the following committee was appointed: chairman, Cheryl Ashbaucher; committee, Betsy Burk, Gayle Custer, Ann Kocher, and Gloria Wall. We discussed a field to work in for our curved bar. Mrs. Martin gave a talk on first aid and asked the girls to bring bandages to the next meeting. The girls are also reminded to bring a list of their badges. ♦ Scribe: Gloria Wall Girl Scout troop two met recently at the Youth and Community Center. We baked cookies and discussed badges. We are trying to work on badges we can work on at our meetings. Scribe: Elaine Cochran Girl Scout troop 18 met and we made out the budget for the year. We also planned to have a cookie bake at the Youth and Community Center Friday evening from 7 to 9 p. m. The names of the girls who are oficers are: Ellen Houk, scribe; Candace Johnson, treasurer. Patrol leaders are Alice Shroeder aud Cheryl Bollenbacher, and assistant patrol leaders are Mary Eichenauer and Donna Bixler. Scribe: Ellen Houk Brownie troop 24 met Tuesday with the president, Susan Langston, leading the pledge. Dues were taken by Jane MacElin. Scribe; Susanne Loshe Brownie troop 11 met Monday afternoon at the Lincoln school. The meeting was called to order by the president- We all gave the Brownie pledge. The roll was called, dues and our calendar money collected. We enjoyed making pilgrim pictures for Thanksgiving and we played a game. ' , Scribe: Jean Aeschliman Legion Heads Hear Secretary Os Army Says Ground Troops Still Vital Force INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Secretary of the army Wilber M. Brucker told the top brass of the American Legion that the next war —if there is a next one —still will need men with bayonets to win it. The army secretary addressed' the annual commander's banquet of the Legion in Indianapolis Thursday night. The national executive committee and the finance commission of the patriotic organization is in session in the national headquarters here through Saturday drucker outlined new and potent weapons and said this nation has perfected the technique of moving large numbers of troops by air, but added that in~his opinion the ground troops still are necessary to the winning of any war. The army secretary said that new weapons such as the Honest John and Corporal have increased, the fire power of a division 80 per cent since W'orld War 11. Brucker said he felt that the best, defense against an atomic attack by an enemy was the certainty that the aggressor would get immediate retaliation "with deadly power and effect." He added that in the defense line. NIKE guided missile centers now ring the principal American cities. Decatur Elks Lodge Plans For Parties i i Plans have been completed for an old-fashioned ’’Schnltaelfest” | at the Elks lodge Saturday, Nov. 26., with dinner from 7 to 9 p. m. The committee in charge is heard by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Keller and Mr. and Mrs.» Kenneth Eady. A highlight of the emertalnment forkhe evening will be a barber "sb&{> quartet ‘contest for members with male, female and mixed quartets. Prizes will be awarded in the contest. The co-chairman have announced that reservations for the event must be made by Thursday, Nov. 24. The committee which is in charge of activities for the month of November has also planned a “progressive” party for tills, Saturday at the Elks Ijome. Free entertainment is scheduled and a turkey will be given away as a prise during the evening. i

National Guards Quit New Castle Last Guards Leave City Thursday Noon NEW CASTLE, Ind. (INS) — New Castle city police today resumed patrol of the strife-torn area around the Perfect Circle Company foundry at New Castle for the first time in many weeks. The last group of Indiana national guardsmen, who were ordered into the area following an Oct. 5 gun bdttle between strikers and non-strlkers, left Thursday noon. The number of militiamen on duty once reached about 1,000 in a two-county area, but had dwindled to 25 at the time of their departure. A strike was called by. the United Auto Workers-CIO at the Perfect Circle plants in New Castle, Richmond and Hagerstown last July, but pickets now are being maintained only at New Castle. The UAW-CIO loss in decertification elections at the other two cities. J The departure of the Indiana guard from New Castle was accompanied by another report of violence. Chesley Juday, manager of the foundry, said windows were smashed in the plant Thursday by a group of three to five men. The New' Castle foundry has continued to operate through much of the strike. Negotiations for a new contract currently are in recess, with no date set for another meeting between the UAW-CIO and Perfect Circle officials. Savings Bond Sales Increase In October Adams county’s U. S. savings bonds sales for October were |97,140 compared with $®6,234 for the corresponding month of last year, according to a report made to T F. (Graliker, chairman of she county's U. S. savings bonds committee. Sixty-nine of the state's 92 counties reported sales gains for October. Both industrial and agricultural communities were among the counties reporting* sales increases. Indiana's sales of U. S Savings Bonds for October were increased by 22.5 per cent over the corresponding period of 1954, compared to a national increase of 9 per cent. The state’s total sales of Savings Bonds for the month were 113,496,812 as compared with 111,017,230 for the corresponding period of last year. 4-H Achievement M&tingf Ate"HeW "" ' 4-H club achievement meetings were held Wednesday evening in Preble and Root Townships. Extension agents, Bertha Landis and Leo SeJtenrtghL presented 4-H membership pins to members of the 4-H club who had completed 4-H- club work this year. Special awards were also presented. The 4-H club leaders in Preble township are: Mrs- Truman Goldner, Mrs. Milton Krueizman, Mrs. A. A. Fenner and Mrs. Edwin Reifsteck, Wilbur Selking and Ervin Schuller. The 4-H leaders in Root township are: Mrs. Geraldine Herd- ‘ erhorst, Mrs- Robert Johnson, Mrs. Richard Harkiless> Fred Meier, r Everett Singleton, and Hugo Boerger. Extension committee representatives have been elected from several townships at the 4-H achievement meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Selking were elected to' represent Preble township. Re-'

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TEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Dlstanc* PHONE 3-2607 CHICKEN & HAM , SUPPER Served Cafeteria Style by Ladies of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Preble, Ind. Sunday, Nov. 20, 1955 Serving T1rne..4:30 P. M. Fancy Work — Bake Sale