Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1955 — Page 3

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1955

HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB ENJOYB CHRISTMAS DINNER The Jolly IPousewlfe home demonstration club of St. Mary’s township held their Christmas party recently at the home ot Mrs. Bam Haggard with a potluck dniner featured at noon. The rooms were decorated in keeping with the Christmas season. Mrs. Carl Frey, president, conducted the meeting, which was opened with "The Lord's Prayer,'* after which the group sang Christmas carols. The safety lesson was given by Mrs. Ben McCullough. ‘Happy Anniversary" was sung to Mrs. Ed Koos, who recently celebrated her 39th wedding anniversary. Mrs. (Groce Tope was awarded the door prize. Forty-six members answered roll call, and following the dinner Mrs. Fannie Nyffeler installed the new officers for 1956. ... - Those in charge included the Mesdames Otis Shifferly, tlroce Tope, Darrell Clouse, Laura Davis, and Sam Haggard. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Breiner entertained gueete at their home Christmas eve. A gift exchange was enjoyed and those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Truman O. Bell, Sr., of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schneck of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Truman O. Bell. Jr., and children Larry and Cindy of Garyf Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wittwer of Bluffton, Walter Schneck of Cincinnati, 0.; and Russell Smith of Fort Wayne. Girl Scout troop four will sponsor a skating party at the Happy Hours skating rink, Friday evening from 7:30 o'clock until 10:30 o’clock. All Junior high and senior high school students are invited to attend. See Linda Sexton for tickets. Our Lady of Victory study club wil meet with Miss Rose Stelgmeyer Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Formal initiation will be held by the Women of the Moose at the Moose home Thursday evening at 7 30 o’clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon will leave by automobile Wednesday morning for a several weeks visit at Sarasota, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lankenau and daughters Alyce, Gretchen and Gaynel, left Monday for New Port Richey, Fla., where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helm and family, formerly of this city. The Lankenaus plan to return home next Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Doyle and daughters Debby and Dana of Indianapolis were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Striker of Decatur.

MASONIC PUBLIC INSTALLATION of Newly-Elected Officers at 7:30 P. M., Tuesday, December 27th. Public cordially invited. Theo. G. Hili, W.M.

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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 Phono 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 demon<ration club, Christmas party, Youth and Community Center, 10 A m. to 3:30 p. m. \>t. Vincent DePaul society, C. L. of v. hall, 2 p. m. Bethany circle of Zion E. and R. church, flfrs. James Borders, potluck supper, 6:15 p.m. / THURSDAY, Women of the Moose, formal initiation, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. Oiir Lady of Victory study club, Miss Rose Steigmeyer, 8 p. m. FRIDAY Skating party, sponsored by Girl Scout troop 4, Happy Hours skating rink. Junior high and high school students invited, 7:30 p, m. to 10:30 p. m.

At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bergman of Portland are the parents of a baby girl born Monday at 2:55 p.m., weighing six pounds and 12% ounces. Mr, and Mrs. Sonny Manns of Ossian became the parents of a baby boy born Monday at 9:58 a.m., weighing eight pounds and eight ounces and named Gary Arnold. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Manley of Decatur Monday at 2:36 a. m„ weighing six pounds and 9% ounces.

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Admitted Mrs. Norman Koons, Decatur; Mrs. John E. Brown, Monroeville; Master Steven Patch, Bryant; Joyce Smitley, Bryant; Master Harold Meyers, Decatur; Karen Lea Bollenbacher, Berne. Herman Schug, Berne. Dismissed Mrs. Darrell Miller, Convoy, O.; Mrs. Eliza Kneuss, Geneva; Mrs. Ilda Patesei, Oecatur. Adam Liechty, Berne; Mrs. William Brown, Monroe; Jesse Speinger, Gwinville; Mrs. Leonard Zuercher and baby girl, Berne; Mrs. Coral E. Mattax, Berne; Mrs. James Briggs, Geneva. Egyptian Army Head Named Commander CAIRO (INS) —The commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army has been named to head the combined military forces of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia. The new supreme commander Is Maj. Gen. Adbel Hakim Amer, who also serves as Egyptian war minister.

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INSTEAD OF BEING CARRIED across the threshold, the bride, the former Barbara Kantorski, 18, is boosted through the window of her new home in Milwaukee. The reason for this action is simply that the keys to the residence were lost. Doing the boosting are: the bridegroom, Joseph Carley, 20; Sally Garland, a bridesmaid, and Gerald Goszella. an attendant. (International Soundphoto)

Business Picture Bright In Indiana Low Farm Prices Only Item Lagging BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (INS) —A bright business picture for Indiana next year was painted today by the business research bureau of Indiana University. The I. U. bureau pointed out that this year steel mills are running at or near full capacity, coal and limestone production is more than in 1954 and retail business, in general has shared in the prosperity. Low farm prices are the only thing lagging in the economic picture. The bureau added: "Qne big variable in the economy is the amount of money which businessmen plan to spend for new or modernized plants and equipment. For the most part this reflects their profit expectations combined with the cost of obtaining the funds needed for expansion. This will be a strengthening factor in the 1956 economy as auch expenditures are expected to run' about 13 per cent above 1955 levels. The metal, automobile and chemical industries will be the leaders in the increasing spending.” The bureau predicted that consumers will spend in 1956 about as much money as in 1955 fojrefrigerators and appliances but that automobile sales will be slightly lower. Vehicles Collide Near Berne Today About $175 property damage was caused in a collision at 10:15 a. m. today on U. S. highway 27 a mile and a half north Berne. The accident involved a car driven by Manass Wulllman, 75, of Berne and a pick-up truck operated by Ernest Allen, +6, of Van Wert, 0., route four. Wulllman was attempting to pass a third vehicle and he pulled out Into the path of the approaching truck. No one was injured by the crash.. Damage was estimated at $25 to the Wulliman car and $l5O to the Allen truck. The sheriff’s department and state police investigated. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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9-MONTH-QID Michael Futrell holds an electric cord similar to the one that first degree bums on upper lip and tongue in the Futrell hoiß in Los Angeles. Twin brother Mitchell looks on. Michael put the wire in his mouth while his mother’s attention was diverted by dish washing. (International BonndpKota)

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Driver's License Os Local Man Suspended The driver’s license of Bzequiel Guereca, 922 North Thirteenth street, Decatur, has been suspended because of a conviction of drunken driving until November 25, 1956, it was announced today by the Indiana department ot motor vehicles, Indianapolis. Defense Spending To Top Russian Outlay WASHINGTON (INS) —U. S. defense spending for 1956 is scheduled to be about $lO billion more than the military outlay announced by the Soviet Union. The Eisenhower administration plans to ask congress net month for about $35.5 billion for the armed forces — an increase of one billion over this year’s expenditures. The Russians, insetting forth their budget Monday, rgdbdbd their military spending for 1956 from the equivalent of S2B billion to $25,625 billion. Ferdinand Steiner Dies On Christmas Ferdinand S. (Ferd) Steiner, 72, retired grain elevator employe, died Sunday afternoon at his home in Berne after a long illness of carcinoma. He was a member of the First Mennonite church. Surviving are his wife. Rose; two brothers, Oecar Steiner of near Monroe and Gerhart Steiner of Berne, and two sisters, Mrs. Amos Stauffer of Berne and Mrs. Noah Baumgartner ot Fort Wayne. Services were held this afternoon at the Yager funeral home, the Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel officiating. Burial was in the MRE cemetery. Orville L. Ayres Dies At LaGrange Orville L. Ayres, 69, of LaGrange, died Sunday morning of a heart attack suffered Saturday evening. He was a native of Adams eounty but had lived at LaGrange for many years. Surviving are his wife: Effie; a daughter, Mrs. Gail Miller of LaGrange: a granddaughter, and a brother, E. J. Ayres of Richmond. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Caton & Frurip funeral home at LaGrange, the Rev. Marion O. King officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

Business Optimism Tempered By Doubts, Construction, Auto Sales May Decline WASHINGTON (INS) — Optimistic predictions of peak economic activity in 1956 were tempered today by doubts over what may happen in two key industries during the lAt half of the year. A government year-end survey of 25 major business fields Indicated that most of them expect to operate at or above the 1955 level through the first six months of the new year'. Results of the survey, as reported by the commerce department, left a big question mark over the period from mid-summer. Economists have expressed some concern over the prospects for construction and automobile sales next year. These key industries provided a big proportion of the boom in the economy during the past 18 months. Tighter credit terms 'And shortage of mortgage money are blamed by. builders for a let-up in home construction. » Manufacturers turned out nearly eight million cars in 1955 — their biggest year. Some observers feel that little change in the new models may decrease sales and lead to a slack period before the 1957 versions reach the market. However, the commerce survey forecast production of about 4,250,000 automobiles in the first six months and a five per cent increase in construction for the year with other work offsetting the decline in homes. Farm income is expected to drop even lower next year — barring congressional action that would have Immediate effect. Three out ot four small businessmen anticipate another year as good or a little better than this one, according to a small business administration survey of 260 members of its advisory board. American Cigarette Smoking Increases WASHINGTON (INS) can cigarette smoking is reported on the upgrade with 383 billions puffed in 1955-a four per cent increase over last year. The agriculture departtnent predicts a greater number will be consumed net year with filter tip manufacturers taking a large share of the market.

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President Os Bank At Convoy Is Dead — Heart Attack Fatal To Clair Hall, 62 Clair Hall, 62, president of the First National Bank at Convoy, 0., and a retired lumber dealer, died unexpectedly at 2 o'clock Sunday morning at his home in Convoy following a heart attack. Mr. Hal'., a lifelong resident of Van Wert county, 0., was a.member of the Methodist church, where he served as choir director for 25 years; Lewis Post 208, American Legion, and the Ohio association of retail lumber dealers. He was a former member of the Convoy town council and had served on the bank’s board of directors for more than 20'years. Surviving are his wife, Zenieth; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Feir gert of Van Wert; a son, William Wilson Hall of Convoy; his mother, Mrs. Wilson Hall; a sister, Mrs. Ray Fife of Columbus, 0., and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the H. D. Smith funeral home in Convoy, the Rev. Eldon Winget officiating. Burial will be Jn the IOOF cemetery at Convoy.

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Elderly Man’s Body Is Found In River Authorities Think Death Is Murder GREENUP, Ky. (INS)” —Kentucky authorities said today the death of an elderly Indiana man, whose body was recovered from the Ohio River near Greenup, “seems like murder.” The victim, Sherwood Finley Smith, 62, of Washington, Ind., had been shot through ffte head at close range. •. * _ His body was recovered Monday at a spot where two duck hunters found and then lost it last

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day, by sheriff Delbret McKenzie, coroner Lewis A. Wrigljt and Marvin Marshall of Middlelmrk, Ky., one of the duck hunters. Smith had been visiting hta sister Mrs. Winifred Switzer of Gallipolis, O. Mn. Switzer said he left there last Friday and telephoned her from Huntington, W. Va., later that day. She also said Smith had a large amount of money with him, but 0n1y’14.20 was found on hie periton. A pocket watch, wrist watch and diamond ring were intact.

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