Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1955 — Page 3

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AFFOLDER REUNION IS HELD RECENTLY IN BERNE The Affolder reunion was held recently in the Berne auditorium. Pictures were taken during the gathering and those present were; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Affolder and children, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Spencer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell D. Cookson and children, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Affolder and family, Mr and Mrs. David Schinler and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Balsiger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Grogg, Ray Affolder, Mr and Mrs. Edwin Bixler and family, Mr.' and Mrs. Merlin Bixler and son, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. AM Malwell and children, Mr. and Mrs. William Affolder and family, Mr and Mrs. Vernon Affolder and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haugh and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. David Sommers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Merle AffoWer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dore® Affolder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Affolder and family, and Mr. and Mrs t Victor Schadd and sons. PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR HOMEMAKERS Programs of special interest have been planned for Indiana homemakers who attend the winter agriculture conference at Purdue University, January 3 to 7. Tuesday afternoon, Miss Ann Liggett, Purdue nutritionist, will preside during the showing of a motion picture “Made In Indiana." Miss Anna K. Williams, home management specialist, will discuss "Planning For Family Satisfaction." Wednesday morning, the following motion picture and slides will be shown: "Figure Forum," "Facts About Your Figure,” “The Fit Os A Man’s Suit,” and “The Quality Os A Man’s Suit.” During Wednesday afternoon the showing of the film, "Made In Indiana", will be repeatTEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607 MASONIC PUBLIC INSTALLATION of Newly-Elected Officers at 7:30 P* M., Tuesday, December 27th. Public cordially invited. Theo. G. Hill, W.M. CANDY W FROZEN FRESH Ks. THE day ,T $ ' Aoe . . . SMITH DRUG CO.

NOTICE Auto Owners Requesting Special License Numbers "7 are asked to bring their application for registration to the License Bureau not later than December 31st. TAX RECEIPT MUST BE SHOWN Decatur Auto License Bureau LaVelle Death, Mgr. 111} 8. Second Street

633 H. 10th St. i-- UNITED STATES STEEL HOMES OPEN -IST- ADEN linilCF NORTHWEST IB IT FHI HIIII «1 F kext week SCHOOL V • fc I ■ ■■V V V Uta ;m b imp.it.

ed with Miss Anna K. Williams presiding. Then the homemakers will have an opportunity to tour the Purdue greenhouses and horticulture building. Thursday morning. Miss Miriam G. Eads, Purdue nutritionist, will discuss "Our Time—How Do We Use It? During the Thursday afternoon program Miss .Ruth Hutcheson, home management specialist, will be in charge of the discussion following the showing of more motion pictures. CHRISTMAS DINNER AND GIFT EXCHANGE HELD A Christmas dinner and gift exchange was held last evening with Mrs. Larry Lehman as the hostess. The party was held at the home of Mrs. Lehman’s sister in Berne and following the dinner, movie pictures were shown. Those present included Mrs. Gene Vetter, Miss Barbara Cole, Miss Karen Striker, Miss Marilyn Jaberg, Miss Sharon Kimble, Miss Carol Kalver, Miss Barbara Walters, Miss Gaynel Lankeau, Mrs. Joseph Ditto, Miss Carolyn Strickler, Miss Sunya Stuckey, Miss Carol Elzey, Mrs. Eugene Morrison, Mrs. William (Reichert, and the hostess, Mrs. Lehman. BUSINESS MEETING IS HELD BY D. A. V. AUXILIARY A business meeting was held by the D. A. V. auxiliary at the hall Thursday The commander, Mrs. Mildred Beltz, presided at the meeting. Members are asked to bring empty spools and old Christmas cards to the next meeting, which will be held January 12. A social hour followed the business session and Christmas carols were sung by the group. Games were played and winners included Mrs. Beltz and Mrs. Betty Smith. The door prize was won by Mrs. Alice Eyanspn. A luncheon was served from tables beautifully decorated in keeping with the Christmas season and a gift exchange was held. Committee in charge included Mrs. Clara Ellen Hitchcock, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Pauline August, Mrs. Alice Eyanson and Mrs, Ethel Schlickman. The Zion Lutheran Needle club held their annual Christmas party and gift exchange at the home of Mrs. William Schnepf recently. A buffet luncheon was served to the group. There were 15 members and guests present. The Bethany circle of the Zion E. and R. church will hold a carryin supper Wednesday evening at 6:15 o’clock. Mrs. James Borders will be the hostess and members are asked to bring their own table service and a covered dish. The coffee, rolls, and meat will be furnished by the committee. A $1 gift exchange will also be featured. 0 o Household Scrapbook j BY ROBERTA LEE • 0 c When Darning? Knots should be avoided when darning, in consideration of the comfort of the wearer. If the end of the darning cotton is merely moistened, it will prevent its slipping through and will make a knot unnecessary. Dishes Discard the cracked dishes, even if they are used only to hold leftovers. The cracks collect germa that are drawn out by the hot foods placed into the dish. Dish Towels Cut cotton crepe ftftO orfe-yard lengths and it will make very serviceable dish towels. They require no hemming, nor is it necessary to iron them.

Scholarship > • .’j - AW?. 1 r; ■ * Aii Ronnie Vetter, of route 5, Decatur, has been awarded a one-year Kroger scholarship to Purdue University, according to an announcement by Miss Jean Harvey, executive secretary of the university’s committee on scholarship. The S2OO award is based on scholastic achievement and leadership in school, church, youth, or agricultural activities. Vetter, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Walter C. Vetter, has entered the college of agriculture. He is a graduate of Decatur high school, received the FFA scholastic award and servecLas president of his FFA chapter®.;’’ Society Itema for today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 TUESDAY Preble Sunny circle home demonstration club, Preble recreation center, 6:30 p. m., potluck supper. Decatur Weight Reducing club, 1127 Nuttman avenue, 8 p, m. WEDNESDAY Union Township home demonstration club, Christmas party, Youth and Community Center, 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. St. Vincent DePaul society, C. L. of C. hall, 2 p. m. Bethany circle of Zion E. and R. church, Mrs. James Borders, potluck supper, 6:15 p.m. "Jeanette Hahnert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hahnert, 418 McBarnes St., has pledged Alpha Sigma Tau sorority at Ball State Teacher College, Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Whltted and daughter Polly of Gary, will spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Eady. Mrs. Whltted and Polly will extend their visit until New Years. Miss Dorothy Kohne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Kohne, arrived home Friday from Portland. Ore., via United Air Lines. &|OSMTAI 1 Admitted John H. Heller. Dismissed Mrs., Norman Kohne and baby boy. Decatur:' Mrs. Paul Roehm, Jr., and baby girl, Willshire, O.; Mrs. Kenneth Schnepf and baby boy, Decatur; Emil Brunner, Decatur. (, o I Modern Etiquette | BY ROBERTA Z LEE I 0 o Q. Is it proper, at a girl’s school prom, for any of the girls to “cut in” on the boys during the dancing? A. Even in this liberal age, I should hesitate to recommend this. , Usually, girls’ proms are program dances, and it is better to stick to the program. ■ Q. What is the proper thing to say when entering a strange office, and you wish to see Mr. Carter, an executive? A. “I should like to see Mr. Carter. I am John Marshall, of the 1 Walker Manufacturing Company, 1 Cleveland.” Q. Whose privilege ip it to select the music fpr the wedding? A. This is entirely the privilege of the bride. Litchfield, Conn. — America’s first law school was established here In 1784.

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Christmas Program Al Church Os Christ To Present Program On Sunday Evening The annual Christmas program of the (JJjurch of Christ will be presented at 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening at the church building, 12th and Washington Street. The program, under the direction of Darlene Moser and Vera Rupert, will proceed as follows: Songs — “Silent Night”; “Little Son of Mary,” All the children. My Speech — Richard Fifer. A Hearty Welcome, Sherry McClain. I Speak Out — Kenny and David Thompson. Welcome — Barbara Slagle. Thank You — Joy Dyer. Accordion Duet — Wayne Lehman and Toni ’Rupert. Lord of All (exercise) — Darlene Richards, Michael Richards, Junior Fifer, and Vickie McClain. Closing Recitation —Mary Dyer. Songs—“l Heard The Bells on .Christmas Day”; “Away In The Manger", all the children. The Light of The World (Christmas candle-lighting service) —- Happy Hustlers; Christian Crusaders classes. Benediction. Two Minor Accidents Reported By Police Two accidents were reported at the city police station Friday. Cars driven by Richard A Simer-man of Decatur and Mary A. Raudenbush of route three, Decatur, were involved in an accident at Monroe and Second streets. Simerman stopped for the traffic light and the other car was unable to stop. Damage to the Simerman auto was estimated at $5 and the Raudenbush car had estimated damages of 315. The other accident was at the intersection of Madison and Second streets a"nd involved vehicles driven by John C. Geels of route two, Decatur, and Charles H. Houk of Decatur. <The accident was due to wet pavement. Damage to the Geels car was estimated at >25 and the Houk truck was not damaged. Louie Bucher of Decatur was arrested this morning for public intoxication in the alley between First and Second streets. Bucher is being held in jail and will appear tn court later. . Early Christmas To Byrd's Expedition 17 Hours Ahead Os Christmas In U. S. WITH U. S. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION — (Sunday) — (INS) — Christmas has come to the men of "Operation Deepfreeze” near the South Pole — 17 hours ahead of Yuletide on Times Square. The 2,000 men of Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd’s South Pole expeditionary force are enjoying their Christmas with turkey dinners, religious services, and carol singing. A small task force already on the ice at the McMurdo Sound Air facility will get a packaged dinner during the day. But despite the festivities, the seven ships of the polar fleet plowed through 'Ross sea Ice under the midnight sun toward their station off the Antarctic continent. Five of the ships —» the Glacier, Greenville Victory, Nexpelen, Arneb and Wyandot—are penetrating the ice in single file. The icebreakers Edisto and Eastwind, the latter towing an oil parge, are proceeding independently toward the southern most land mass. The ships have already been to McMurdo Sound once to drop off the advance work party which built an airfield on the ice. The ships then took stations at sea to guide supply planes on a 4,000-mile flight from land bases in New Zealand to Antarctica. Two From County On High Grade Lists Fifty students at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie received all “A" grades for tfie fall quarter, according to the lisUcoEpiled by Leo M. Hauptman, registrar of the college. Included are Hubert Feasel, 615 West Madison street; and Jerry Lee Sprunger, of Berne. If you have something to zeli or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

I M * / w *a. ' \ i 1 T'tSt— 3 'J / Jr I 1 v I - < j V i SIO,OOO HAS BEEN awarded to Mrs. Elaine Flores (above) for death of her husband, George, who died five days after being knocked out in a ring fight in 1951. The New York Court of Claims ruled that five State Athletic commission doctors were negligent in failing to suspend Flores after he had been knocked out in two previous i bouts in a period of less than > 35 days. (International) Hoosier 61 Unable To Assisi Orphans Pleads For Help To Orphans In Korea t WESTERN FRONT, Korea (INS) i —An Indiana soldier who built an [ orphanage for 25 Korean children- , 17 of them blind- with hTs own . funds is having a skimpy Chrlsts mas this year. i PEC, Fritz Moeller, of Southport, 1 Ind., ran through his own "savings . and is simply finding It hard to a throw a Christmas party for the • helpless, ragged orphans. I But, the 22-year-old soldier, with the 24th infantry medical battal- » ion, has a simple kind of faith. “It is a nice thing to have a a Christmas party," he said, “But s what these children need is somei thing durable. If they can get that, a I’ll be satisfied." a The something durable, he said, i are basic items like clothing, edu- - cation, firewood, enough to eat and hope for the future. As for .Christmas, the youthful - PFC said with a shrug, it is too 1 “commercialized” and passes away r once the season is over. r With Christmas only a day away Moeller said he has been unable to decorate the narrow, tile-roofed orphanage with Christmas trimmings. He has erected a lone evergreen tree which stands forlornly in the frozen, wind-swept front yard. Moeller bought an acre of land and built the orphanage on it with his own money when he found the group of orphans shivering on a river bank where he stopped to • wash his truck. He no sooner got the roof up I over their heads, however, than » the army arrested him for being f in an off limits area. But. Maj.; Gen. G. E. Mason, 24th • division commander, learned of • Moeller’s difficulty with the MP’s > and had him freed. The majority of the orphans have 1 sunken, sightless eyes, and some have lost limbs. Before Moeller 1 took them under bls wing they had huddler together in a tent on a riverbank where they helped wash army vehicles for whatever the 1 Gl's tfould give them. Moeller said he had already invested 3600 of his own money for the orphanage. He estimated he will need another 3400 to build a school for the orphans, in which he hopes to teach the blind ones to read braille. The Indiana soldier said there may still be a Christmas party for his orphans, but that he doubts it will be held until after the holiday. Reason for his hope is Chaplain Milton J. Kain, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been leading a drive in the medical battalion for assistance for Moeller. The chaplalm said generous soldiers of the battalion had donated 3177 for the orphans and that 33 packages had arrived from the states in response to written pleas. Moeller said he hoped to win ROK government recognition of his orphanage so that it would receive ' assistance. Moeller, who finishes his tour of duty in Korea in February, hopes that the something “durable" for his orphans will be, first, the knowledge that some solid organization will assume responsibility for the upkeep of the orphanage. Perhaps next year, he said, there will be time for Christmas parties. Trade In a Good Tc-vn — Decatur

Suspended Permits Announced By ABC Order 12 Permits Suspended Jan. 2 INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indiana alcoholic beverage commission today announced the suspension of 12 permits, effective Jan. 2. Eleven of the suspensions were for seven-day periods but that ordered for Joy and Joe Cgrroll, at Terre Haute, was for three days in which they were to get food in and end unsanitary conditions. Seven day suspensions were ordered for: Junior Order of United American Mechanics for possession of Pick 'N' Win Tickets and Eastern Indiana CIO Labor Center, the same offense, plus destroying evidence. Both are in Muncie. Two Washington permits drew suspensions: Lillian Gordon, doing business as Tuxedo Bar, for possession of baseball tickets, and VFW Post 2321 for possession of tip tickets. Two suspensions also were ordered in Vincennes: Clifford and Woodward Burke, doing business as Burke's Tavern, for possession of gambling devices and employing a waitress without a permit, and, George A. Swettman. doing business as Imperial Tavern, for possession of Pick ’N’ Win Tickets. Madison county had two suspensions: Loyal Order of Moose, 150, of Anderson, possession pf tip tickets and operating a bingo game, and FOOE 1771, of Alexandria, for possession of Pick 'N' Win Tickets. Terre Haute had a seven-day suspen».on to go with the three-day one. JThe week waf* ordered for Julia Steele and Julia Steele Mitchell for possession of gambling equipment. The other suspensions were given FOE, 549, of Wabash, for possession of gambling devices, and possession of Pick 'N' Win Tickets BPOE, 1417, of Columbia City, for and punch board. MisiMonica Schmitt Horrfe Epr Hdidavs Miss Monied-Schtoitt, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. F. )j. Schmitt of this city, arrived-here Friday night by airplane from Casablanca to spend Chlrstmas with her parents. Miss Schmitt win remain here for about 60 days before returning to her foreign assignment. \ Protest Inspection Order For Monday Fort Bragg Soldiers Attack Gen. Adams FORT BRAGG, N. C. (INS) —An army camp is a sad place to spend Christmas, but it becomes Intolerable if you have to spend the day preparing for a full scale inspection. With these words, men of the 50th signal battalion at Fort Bragg attacked Maj. Gen. Paul D. Adams' order for an Inspection cu Monday, which means* the Gl’s will have to spend Christmas day preparing their equipment. Just back from long manuevers in Louisiana, the soldiers complained that "the general is picking on us” and some of them went so fa? as to contact Sen. Lydon D. Johnson (D Tex.) The senator has already wired the Pentagon to* look into the matter. Meanwhile, an officer who declined the use of his name termed the inspection "wholly unnecessary.” He explained that the battalion is being reorganized and the inspection should be held after the re-organization. A spokesman for the post public relations office called the whole affair “exaggerated” and said it was the policy to have half the men get off the post on Christmas time, and rest on New Year’s. He said the 50th battalion has only 388 of the 900 men on duty status. Want to Buy ? Want to Sell ? Use The Want Ads DECATUR Daily Democrat

Discloses Details Os Romanian Purge VIENNA (INS) —One of Romania's top Communist has disclosed details of the 1948 purge in which 192,000 of his countrymen were kicked out of the party. Gheorghe Gheorghiu - Dej. fifj|t sceretary of the Romanian Cortfc munlst party, said the purge was the result of a fight waged for several years against “deviationists” who "rose against the general party line.” He told the Second Congress of the Workers party in Bucharest that the fight was culminated in 1952 with the dismissal of Anna Pauker and other leading party members. Colder Weather Is Forecast Christmas Arctic Air Surge Pushes Southward CHICAGO (INS) — A new surge of arctic air has pushed into the upper Mississippi Valley and the Dakotas hut is having trouble moving southward as the warm southerly flow stubbornly gives ground. However, by Sunday morning the cold air will spread over all of the north-central midwest and will become stationary across central Illinois and Indiana. There will be a band of rain which will gradually become mixed with sleet apji snow today over southern Mtnnetota, and over northwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota and northwestern lowa jSunday, the precipitation will be over southern Wisconsin, north and central Michigan, north Illinois and portions of lowa. % In the warmer area, it will be mostly cloudy today with considerable fog over Indiana and Michigan. Light rain will begin over southern Illinois and Indiana tonight and spread northward continuing Sunday. High today 40-50 extreme south, 15-20 north. Low tonight 5 below to 5 above zero extreme north. 35-40 south. Fined And Sentenced For Drunken Driving Two single auto accidents were reported by Sheriff Merle Affolder. Yesterday, Robert E. Durbin of Decatur turned his car over on the Winchester road a mile and a half west of Decatar. Durbin, who was heading north, hit an icy spot and went into a slide. His car turned around, . hit a ditch at the side of the road and overturned. The vehicle came to a rest upside down in a small creek. Rurbin was unhurt, but the car had estimated damages of 3400. Norbert L. Engle of Bryant, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after his car left road 116 three miles east of Geneva last night and ended up in the ditch. Engle spent the night in the county jail and pleaded guilty to charges in mayor’s court this morning. He was fined 350 and costs, totaling $64.75, given five days in jail and had his driver’s license suspended for a year.

WE WILL BE CLOSED 1 ■ . ' * from 8:00 P.M. CHRISTMAS EVE ’till JANUARY 15th WEST END RESTAURANT MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

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■ Stevenson To Have ; Kneecap Removed I Young Stevenson To . Undergo Operation • CHICAGO (INS) — A surgeon 1 has announced that John Fell Stev- ' enson, son of presidential aspirant Adlai Stevenson, will undergo sur- ’ gery next week for removal of his shattered right kneecap. Dr. James K. Stack, chief of ■ Passavant hospital’s medical staff, said that young Stevenson should come out of the operation with “a serviceable knee and may even play tennis again.” The 19-year-old youth was injured near Middlebury, Ind., in a head-on auto-truck collision in which two of his Harvard classmates were killed. Funeral services were held Friday for the victims, William C. Boyden, Sr., of Chicago, and William Stanley North 111, of suburban Lake Forest. Dr. Stack said his patient’s kneecap had been broken into ten pieces. He explained that there will be no attempt to rebuild or replace the kneecap because persons so injured can get along very well without a kneecap. t DON’T TAKE A CHANCE TAKE PLENAMINS Smith Drug Co. JANITOR WANTED Loyal Order of Moose 1311. Applications must be in by Jan. 3, Tuesday evening, by 8:00 P.M. meeting. Consult the Trustees or the Secretary. Serving CHURCHES * of ALL FATIHS < ‘ ■ WELCOME WAGON Phone 3-3196