Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1955 — Page 2

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Annual Christmas Dinner For Co-op Dinner Party Held Saturday Evening Farm Bureau co-op directors. I employes, their faih'tHes 'and, friends. totaling 148 peraoas. Attended the annual Christmas dfn-j ner party at Adams Central school •

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iat Monroe Saturday evening Forest Tucker, co-op manager, presided and presented Harvey Ineichen. co-op chairman, who congratulated the employes and praised the fine attitude they had shown during the year, lie added that the co-op year which ended November HO would be'the best year since its organization in 1929. Ticker responded on behalf of the employes. He stated that many improvements In the organization had been added in 1954. including

a new branch at Geneva: a new administration building at Monroe and added facilities at Williams. Bonus checks Were presented as Christmas gifts to the employes, j The turkey dinner was prepared I and served by members of Adams I Central parent-teachers associa t tion. i' . 4-W*' ■ ’-I ‘ Qls it proper to send fogmal invitations to a christening? A. No; because only the family 1 and a very tew intihiate friends are supposed to be asked.

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Election Expenses | Filed By Parties Campaign Expenses For City Election Democrats spent $804.95 and Republicans spent $1,778.07 in the 1 recent municipal campaign in Decatur, according to reports filed by Robert Anderson, treasurer of the Republican city central coin- ■ mittee,. and O. W. JP. Macklin, treasurer of the Dennteratic city central committee. Both reports are on file in the office of county clerk Ed F. Jaberg. in accordance with the statute governing operation of political committees. The treasurer reported that total receipts were $1,030.73 and there is a balance in that fund of $225.78. Advertising and payment of workers were the two Items which consumed most of the funds, according to Macklin's report. Contributions from $1 to $197.23 were received, according to the report. The .Decatur G.O.P. committee collected a total of $1894.73 and » the report by treasurer Anderson shows a balance of $118.66. Advertising and pay to various workers also were the biggest 'Republican expenditures. Both reports had contributions listed by "A Friend." Macklin was the biggest Democratic contributor with $197.23 and Anderson contributed $250 to the Republicans. Individual candidates for the various city electiye offices have until December S to file their report of receipts and expenditures. The Berne Republican city comI mittee had receipts of $l4B and to, i date lias a balance of $44.13. A notation on that report, however, reveals that the committee still owes $156. thus showing a deficit for the campaign. Berne Democrats have not filed their report to date. The deadline! was November 30. but usually a I few days of grace are given'. Richard Maloney Is Named Superintendent 4 "r .■ " ■ ■ Richard Maloney has been elected Sunday school superintendent of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren- church fur 1956. Other officers are Karl Koi.er. first assistant; Robert Smith, second assistant; Clement Snell, secretary; Walter Butcher, treasurer. Harold Thieme And Wife Raturn Home: Mr. and Mrs ALarold RTliifflijeji who were seriously injured in an automobile mishap near Fort ■ Wayne several weeks ago, both ' have been released from Mukview I hospital and are at home. Mr. and Mrs. Thieme and .their children all were injured and the children were released time ago. Thieme is a Decatur postal employe. tvi Retailer Luncheon , Here Tuesday Noon The regular December luncheon meeting for all Decatur retailers will be held Tuesday noon at the Deca* nr Youth and Community Center. A short but important agenda has been arranged, so that retailers may return to their stores prohiptly. A nominating - committee consis.ing of Cal Peterson, David Heller, and Harold Niblick will present a slate of officers for 1956. Additional nominees may be added at the meeting. Retailers have bocome better organized as a separ- j ate division din ing-the past. vear_i with a luncheon meeting once each' month; They elect their own of- 1 Heers and their chairman is auto- j matieally a member of the board > of directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commence. Fred Kolter, executive secretary, will present a financial report of the year’s, activates. A brief discussion concerning next year’s sprnig festival will also be held. 1 ate urged to contact the Chamber office if they have not yet made their reservations. i /loaws®\ ...WAINLY! Call (3-2013 J J IST DO THIS Give us a call — Say “how much*’ / and “when” — arrange your loan and get your money in One Quick Trip You can get the cash ynu ne«d to pay past due hill*, ronsolidate deMs, or for any good purpose. Liberal terms. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY US NORTH SUCONO STREET DEI ATER. IND. GROUND FLOOR CASH LOANS $25 TO SSOO.

40 Persons Killed In Algerian Town ALGIERS (INS) — Forty person* were reported today to have been killed in clashes between French troops and rebels in the Algerian town of Lamy Sunday. Reports reaching Algiers said Algerian rebels mingled in Lamy's Cfuwueu itiai nvipiaw v.—. fire at French police and troops. Swerves To Avoid Cats, Wrecks Car being kind to animals turned out to be rather expensive for Vidas Villagomez, 52, of Berne route two, at 10:30 p. m. Saturday night. Villagomez lost control to his automobile a mile sSuth of Monroe on the Mud Pike road when he slammed on his brakes and swerved to avoid hitting two cats crossing the road. The car left the Toad, hit a pole and roiled over, causing about $450 damage. Villagomez escaped with a bruised right leg. Sheriff Merle Affolder and state trooper Al Coppess investigated the accident. School Leaders Are Invited To Meeting Adams county elementary school principals and supervisors and also school superintendents ara invited to attend the annual elementary principals’ conference Dec. 9 at Indiana university, at which time implications of the recent White House conference on education with regard to elementary schools in Indiana will be explained. Carroll B. Hanson, director of publications services of the U. S. office of education, will come from i Washington to discuss this subject. Dr. Van Nuys Dies At Dayton, Ohio NEWCASTLE. Ind. (INS) -Dr. Walter Van Nuys. 78. former su’perintendent of the Indiana village for epileptics at New Castle, died )At the home of~a son. Walter. Jr., In. Dayton, O. today. MERGED LABOR (Contlnuen rrotn Page Onei dared that the constitution of the new federation should assure the few “nervous nellies” of the country that they need "tremble no more,” He referred to statements by some Republican senators and others that labor is seeking to take over the federal government and that a “labor monopoly” may de- ■ velop. ? . . —.—2 —‘—

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Officers Hamed By Lutheran Assembly Louis Jacobs Named President Sunday Officers for 1856 were elected, the congregation's board of parish education was instructed to select a lady teacher, subject to final assembly approval, and various committee reports were heard, at the annual meeting of the Zion Lutheran voters’ assembly meeting Sunday afternoon al , the church. The following officers were elected: Henry Krueckeberg, elder; Arnold Oktermeyer, deacon; Christian Franz, trustee; Chester Kleinknight, recording secretary; Ralph Sauer, treasurer; Dale ,Schott, financial secretary; Earl Caston, finance board member; Charles Stuckey, vice president; Fred Meier and D. Hoyt Callow, board of education; Robert Zwick. Edgar Reinkiug and Aaron Weiland. nominating committee; Donald Bieberich and Carl Smith, auditing committee; and Lottis Jacobs, president. Kafl Reinking reported on six nominees for teacher and listed the qualifications of each. The present board of parish education r.long with the two newly elected ; members w'ill further screen the I applicants, and recommend their choice to the assembly at a short special meeting to be held after services soon. Norman Kruse, finance board •chairman, reported that the congregation is still slightly short of its “fair share” to synod contributions. A special Christmas envelope is to be used to insure meeting the goal. Ralph Sauer, treasurer, gave the financial reports. Dale Schott announced that reports of contributions will be mailed to all members this week. Enno Lankenau, Lutheran hos- ■ pital board member, reported that I the new addition to the hospital -—will add about 000 beds and will make it one of the most modern in this area. , Norman Witte. Valparaiso University representative, reported a record enrollment at Valparaiso, ' which is the largest Lutheran > ■ University in America. The con- ! gregation fAvors the university •! with a special envelope offering late in January of each year. ' | Win. Gernand. Sunday school I' superintendent, reported an ever • ’ increasing enrollment with a dil vided Christmas service neces- j - sary to accommodate all the children.

The Rev. Edgar Schmidt <*■- I ducted the opening devotion, OSSIAN YOUTH | (Continued from F One) Community Center yesterday afternoon. The Scott car was headed east on highway 224 when an unidentified auto stopped in front of him to turn into the center. , Scott managed to stop his vehicle t in time, but Reinhard was unable } to stop in time to avoid the col- , lision. Damages to the Scott car , were estimated at SIOO and the j Reinhard auto sustained S4OO in Mrs. Reinhard suffered , •» bruise near the eye in the , wreck. , Richard L. Parmelee. Sidney, i Ohio, was arrested Sunday for | speeding on Mercer avenue. He I was fined $1 and costs, totalling i $15.75, in justice of the peace i court. • i Clarence E. Linton, Decatur, pleaded guilty to charges of drunken driving in mayor’s court this morning. Linton was arrested early Sunday morning after police officers had followed him i for five blocks. He was asked it he knew where he was, and answered,, yes. Wapakoneta, O. He spent the rest of the week-end in the county Jail. His fine was , SSO and costs, totaling $64.75, five days in county jail and a I year’s suspension of his ..driver’s ■ license. State police reported two arrests Sunday. John R. Hammond, Decatur, was arrested for speeding in Preble and Donald R. Need. Huntington. was arrested for improper registration. Both will appear in Justice of the peace court at a later date. William R. Rogers and Billie J. Ross, both truck drivers for the Midwestern Construction Company, were arrested this morning for driving with insecure loads. The law states that a load of pipe, logs and the like should be secured with three chains. They were each fined SSO and costs totaling, $64.75. * Ronald 'Hill, route five. Deca—fur.—pleaded- guilty to charges of unlawfully passing a school bus while discharging children. The charges were filed last month by the bus driver. Hill was fined $5 and costs, amounting to $19.75. The new state law reads that it .is unlawful for a school bus driver to show any type of warning light until the bus has been brought to a stop. The buses have no warning lights in ' the ■ form of brake lights or flashers. Hill was in the process of pass- ■ ing the bus when the driver put • out his stop sign and could not btop before he passed the bus.

MONDAY. DECEMBER 6.

No Sharp Mercury Drop For Decatur Snow And Zero In Parts Os Midwest ‘While parts of the middlewest ' were experiencing zero tempera- -j tures and the northwest was digging out of a heavy snow, the predictions for snow and cold in northern Indiana failed to mater- ; ialize over the week-end. The temperature in Decatur was unofficially reported at 19 degrees ' at 6 o’clock this morning and by mid-morning it had advanced to the middle 20’s. Cloudy skies had failed to bring the predicted snow but weather forecasters were stick- i'”' ing to their guns and predicting snow and cold weather for today and Tuesday. ißoads in Adams county were reported to be in good condition and farmers reported that their fields were still soft The drop in temperature had not been sufficient to harden the soil. Many farmers of the area are waiting a heavy freeze so they can bring inYhelr corn. Thia work was , slowed down by heavy rains ,of 10 days ago. SCHOOL MUSIC (Continued from Page On«> ford. Jefferson. Geneva, Monmouth, Adams Central and Pleasrnt Mills higlj schools. CALL CULLIGAN FOR FIRST AID! PHONE 3-3214 ONLY CULLIGAN OFFERS SOFT WATER 3 WAYS! S, ON A SERVICE BASIS... Completely automatic! There’s no equipment to buy, no work for » you to do. We install oyr port- £ able water soft- - * ener In your £• home . . . you simply turn the tap for * all the soft water you need. De Luxe -X- * ' * Hl SELF [O SERVICE RENTAL UNIT .... - K |1 Here’s the finest self - s e r v I c e Rental water HL softener on the market. There’s n o investment and you do your own regenera- ** “ tion. Simple to operate . . . the softener has push-button controls. Exclusive patented Quick Twist salt cap. Fewer regenerations needed because more mineral means greater softening, filtering capacity. WITH A ★ p| HOME OWNED MODEL Culligan sells U “water softeners? which ' are “customized’’ to your family’s nee os ... a total of 35 different models are available with 10-year Warranty Plan. CULLIGAN SERVICE 147 S. 2nd St. . PHONE 3-3214 . Decatur Indiana -