Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1956 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1956

-RP I, .1 ■■■, „■■ ■ w I I li— III I I■> ' f Eli.'*- > v? BE k ‘ ■ * ■ «g> ■ w ■ Sillk JnMRetMEMc I IP * . V I r JUDITH LEA FRANZ and her fiance, Roger Milton duPlessis of Liverpool, N. Y., are planning a summer wedding, according to an announcement made over the Christmas holidays. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mrs. Franklin Edmund Franz, of. 313 Adams street, and the late Franklin Fngiz. Parents of the bridegroom-elect are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Phillip duPlessis of San Carlos. Calif. A graduate of Qecatur high school. Miss Franz is a freshman at Indiana University, and is affiliated with the local Tri Kappa sorority. Her fiance was graduated from Bergeley high school and the University of California, at Berkeley, Calif., where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Formerly associated with the local General Electric Company, duPlessis is an employe of the General Electric company at Syracuse, N. Y.

At the Adams county memorial ■ hospital: James and Carolyn McDougal i Moses, of Nuttman avenue, are the parents of a ’seven pound, 13 ounce son, born Monday -afternoon at 2:04 o’clock. A seven pound, -15 ounce baby girl was born Monday evening at * 8:50 o’clock, to Leo and Margie I Cawley Thieme of Decatur. At 11:35 a. pi., Christmas morn- 1 ing, a son was born to Charles 1 and Florence Nowlin Hill-of route 1 5, Decatur. He weighed, seven : pounds and 15 ounces. ’ Melvin and Mary Ellen Confer I Hirschy are parents of an eight 1 pound, 10 ounce son, born Tues- 1 day at 10:58 a. m. A baby boy was born this morn- 1 ing at 2,.o'clock, r to Charles and Lena Couch McKinnon of 430 Line 1 street. He weighed eight pounds, 10*4 ounces. i ®0$ ft ITAt ilc&i < Admitted < Mrs. Arthur W. Lytle. Fort j Wayne; Miss Marsha Graber, Berne; Master Wayne Scherry, Decatur; Master Steven Steury, Berne;. Master Wesley Steury, “ I

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Berne; Vern Doan, Mishawaka. Dismissed Merritt Alger, Decatur; Mrs. Arthur Franz and baby boy, Decatur; Mr?- Gorman Kauffman and baby girl, Decatur; Miss Marsha Graber, ’Berne. Girl Scout News Brownie troop 28 held their Christmas party and meeting- at the home of Mrs. J. Ginter. We opened the meeting with the Brownie promise and pledge,- led by Sharon Mcßride. Then we had roll call by Karen Mcßride. We sang some Brownie songs and also some Christmas carols. We sent get-well cards to Janelie Heller and Peggy Smith, who belong to our troop. We opened our Christmas gifts from Nirs. Dave Heller, our leader. Cassie Reynolds treated us with cookips. Mrs. Ginter served a lunch. Brownie troop 10 was entertained by Girl Scout troop 13 with a Christmas party Thursday at the Northwest elementary school. Games were played and we made Christmas corsages. Refreshments were served by the girls of troop 13. We sang, Christmas carols and closed the party with the Girl Scouts teaching us an Indian closing. . Scribe: Sandra Singleton Driver Is Arrested On Speeding Charge Heck Goree,. 24, as Fort Wayne, was arrested on a charge of speeding on V. S. highway 27 south of Decatur. He will appear in just-, ice of the peace court Thursday. Hold Woman In Fatal Shooting Os Husband GARY (UP) — Police today held Mrs. Pauline Holland, 28, on an open charge in the fatal shooting of her husband during a domestic quarrel. Mrs. Holland told police her husband, Robert, beat her Christmas Eve and had previously struck her and their three sons, ranging in age from two to" seven. Holland Was shot three tirfles at his .Gary home. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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MIBB PATSY RUMPLE IS BRIDE OF WILLIAM WARRELL Miss Patsy Rumple, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rumple of Jefferson township, becaine the brfde of William Dale Worrell of Indianapolis, in a double ring ceremony performed Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock,' in the Trinity Methodist church at Lafayette. The Rev.'Thomas Luke performed the ceremony. Preceding the ceremony, a musi?ale was presented by Miss Irene Jacoby and Miss Delons Hooton. The bride was attired in a ballerina length gown of embroidered crystallette in princess style, with an Eton jacket featuring a Peter Pan collar and long sleeves. Her veil of silk illusion fell from a fluted bonnet of lace, sprinkled with pearls. She carried white amazon lillies, trimmed with pearl and velvet leaves. ‘ Miss Helen Rumple was her sister’s maid of honor, and another sister,’ Mrs. ’William winstandley, was bridesmaid. Serving his brother as best man was Dennis Worrell. Groomsman was William Winstandley, brother-in-law of the bride. Guests were seated by William Rumple, brother of the bride, Daniel F. Larson, and Robert M. Meek. Mrs. Rumple' attended her daughter’s wedding in a blue and black print silk dress, and the bridegroom’s mother wore a blue dress. Both used black accessories. A reception in the church pariors followed the ceremony. The guests were served by the Misses Mary Lu Pike, Nancy Mclntosh, and Judy Lgegeler, sorority sisters ol the bride, and Miss Doris Truitt and Miss Gerri Klota assisted at the gift table. The bride is a graduate of the Berne-French high school and will graduate from Purdue university in June, 1957. The bridegroom is a •graduate of the Arsenal Technical high schpol of Indianapolis, and received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering at Purdue, this past summer: He is employed with the Allison divisipn of General Motors, in Indianapolis. Society Items tor today’s publication must be phoned In.feh--11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) . - Phone 4-2121 Gwen HI (yard WEDNESDAY Bethany circle of Zion E. and R. ?hurch, Mrs. Ralph Yager, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Our Lady of Victory study club, Mrs. Nick Braun, 7:30 p.m. Easter Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Monroe W.C.T.U., Mrs. e Brahdybeny, 7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle dub, parish hall, 1 p.m. FRIDAY Union township home demonstration dub, Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, all day. Executive board meeting of the , D.A.V. and its auxiliary, D.A.V. hall, 7:30 p.m. ..... SUNDAY Methodist Junior church party, at the church, 1 p.m. Sunshine Girls, installation of officers, K. of P. home, 1 p.m. Kathleen Boerger Is New Years Chairman Miss Kathleen Boerger will be chairman of the New Years Eve oarty to be held at the Co-op building at Monroe at 9 p.m. Monday. Assisting Miss Boerger in making arrangements for the annual party will be Alice Kukelhan, Marva Schaefer, Allen Lehman, John Ripley, and Larry Wilson. A special program, in addition to the usual midnight celebration, is being planned. Bunker Silos Shown On Television Show Pictures of bunker silos on three Adams county farms were featured on today’s Wayne Rothgeb farm show on WKJG-TV. County agent Leo.. N. Seltenright appeared on the program to help explain what ; s being done in Adams county with bunker silos. Shown were pictures ..taken on the farms of Sam Kaehr and sons, French township; Carl Amstutz, Jefferson township, and Ben Gerke, Union township. Bunker silos are being, _used extensively now for dairy cattle, where the self-feeding feature of the silo is very useful. Also, the bunker silo allows county farmers to do away with making hay from the first cutting of grass, which is often too wet to make, good hay. Indianapolis Woman Is Killed In Ohio DAYTON, Ohio (UP) — Ann Smith; 48. Indianapolis, was killed Tuesday in a two-car head-on crash here. The State Highway Patrol said two other unidentified persons were killed and five were injured. *

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D.A.V. GROUPS HAVE , CHRISTMAS PARTY f The D.A.V. and the D.A.V. aul xiliary held their family Christ- : mas party last Thursday evening ! at the D.A.V. hall. Approximately 75 were in attendance, including . members and their children. Mrs. Hubert Feasel accompanied the children as they sang I Christmas carols, and later movies were shown. Santa Claus arrived . then and distributed treats and , refreshments to all present. Our Lady of Victory study dub I will meet Thursday evening at ! 7:30 o’clock, at the home bi Hrs. F Nick Braun. , A stated meeting of the Order . of Eastern Star will be held Thursj day evening at 7:30 o’clock, at the I Masonic hall. The D.A.V. and the D.A.V. auxiliary will have an executive board r meeting Friday evening at 7:30 ’ o’clock, at the D.A.V. ball. It is important that all officers of the 1 D.A.V. and its auxiliary be prea sent. ‘ g - > „ , e The Home Demonstration dub i’ of Union township will meet all U day Friday at the home of Mrs. Chalmer Barkley. Assisting bos* r tesses will be Mrs. Paul Morgan, d Mrs. Marjorie Shaffer, and Mrs. e Archie Smitley. A carry-in dinner e will be served at .the noon hour, i. and members are asked to bring s a 50-cent gift and a gift for the s cheer sister. y — ■ d The Sunshine Girls will have ind stallation of officers Sunday afterit noon at 1 o’clock at the K. of P. it home. e The Methodist Junior church U party will be Jield- Sunday aftery noon at 1 o’clock, at the church, a There will be a 25-cent gift ex--1 change. i ' Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bleeke and sons Howard and Fred of Walburg, Fla., are spending the holidays with Bleeke's mother, Mrs. Theodore Bleeke and other relatives. This is the first Christmas season that Bleeke has been able to spend with these relatives. He is principal and* teacher of the Zion Lutheran school at Walburg. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Edgell of route 1. Monroe,jrtfojare;vacationing in Florida, recently visited she Anna Maria island, near Bradenton, Fla:' Miss Fan Hite, of Louisville, Ky., n is spending the holidays with Misses Madge Hite and Mary Jo Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Girod, of ’ Jonesboro, Ark., and Mr. and Mrs. 0 Harris Rueger and family of Cincinnati, 0., are visiting the Harry Maddox’s over the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Under- „ wood of Chicago are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kortenber. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Metzler ’ spent Christmas in Kendallville ’ with Mrs. Bill Sithen, sister of e Mrs. Metzler. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lynch and family of New Carlisle are spending the Christmas and New Year's , holidays at the Joe Krick home. Dave MacLe/n, of Lafayette, spent Christmas day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mac Lean. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kortenber, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Underwood, and Mr. and Mrs- Dick Ehinger spent Christmas day in Fort Wayne with the Sam C. Miller family. e Spending Christmas with the e Milton Swearingen family, wire Mr. and Mrs. Dick Durkin of ■_ Niles, Mich. ? Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shoaf will y leave tomorrow for Florida, where i they will spend the winter visiting * with their son, Floyd and his fam--1 ily. Enroute, they will visit with 1 Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hammond, of g Chattanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Vlammond is a daughter of the Shoaf’s. Dr. and Mrs. Melvin I. Weisman and children spent Christmas with Mrs. Weisman’s parents at Aurora, 111. The reunion was saddened by the death of , Mrs. Weisman's s grandmother, Mrs. Benjamin Al- - schuler, of Aurora. i Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beehler and t sons of Dayton, 0., an£ Mr. and i Mrs. James Dancer, pf Angola, t spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. < Otto Beehler. Mrs. Sara Wolfe, of Raeine, i Wis., of Mrs. Morris Begun, Is . spending the holidays ’with the , Begun family. - Robert Sprunger, Purdue university graduate student and staff • member, returned to West Lafa- , yette after spending Christmas f with his family here. » . ;■ — ■ s * ' Anderson Store Is ' Robbed Os $20,000 ANDERSON, Ind. (UP) — Police today sought burglars who took $20,000 from the Payless Supermarket safe Tuesday morning. 1 Except for a year the - store never closes. The burglars a took advantage of one of those e days to remove • door from its - hinges, enter the store and drill 1 into the safe to open the automatic locking device.

lke*s Visit White House Eisenhower Romps With Grandchildren WASHINGTONW — Four small children on Christmas day drove "over the hills to grandfather's house.’’ * Susan Elaine, who will be 5 next Monday, clutched a big doll, a gift from Santa. Barbara Anne, 7, wore a special Christinas earsage in the lapel o< her tweed ooat Dwight David, 8, carried an elaborate satellite toyThe drive, from FL Betooir in Virginia, across the Potomac River and into Washington, was a short one, but the children were impatient to reach their destination. Finally, the family station wagon pulled into a long, winding driveway and came to a halt before the waiting grandparents. Mary Jean, who was 1 year old last week emerged* riding atop her father’s shoulder. Out scurried the children’s dog. a black Scottie named "Skunk.” “Now our Christmas begins,” grandmother said. Grandfather reached for the baby and cracked, “Now I’m going i to get my picture taken as a nursemaid.” , . To the other children, he re- . marked merrily, “It’s over the hills to grandfather’s house.” And so began the best part of . Christmas day for President and Mrs. Elsenhower — the arrival of • their four grandchildren, their son, i Maj. John Eisenhower, and his wife. The first couple ushered the . family into the White House for , an oldfashioned turkey dinner, an exchange of gifts and a’ bit of carol singing. The granchlldren reportedly had been practicing the carols beforehand and hoped to get 1 Mrs. Eisenhower to accompany them on the organ. A East Sumatra Put Under Siege State Revolt Theatens To Engulf Island JAKARTA, Indonesia (UP) — President Sukarno clamped a state of siege on east Sumatra today to prevent revolts in north and central Sumatra from englufing the entire oil-and-rubber-rich island. A presidential proclamation dech|red east Sumatra under a state wtunm success to wfii back control of the rebellious north and central provinces. A delegation to the central Sumatra rebel capital of Padahg was returning empty-handed from efforts to see Lt. Col. Ahman Hussein, commanding officer of the Buffalo Division and leader of a veterans’ ■ group opposed to the administration of Indonesia Premier All Sastroamidjojo. Sukarno also appealed to another band of army rebels in northern Sumatra to desert their leader, Col. Maludln Simbolon? but there was no immediate response, i The stole of siege in east Sumatra was interpreted here a» a demonstration of tough government policy toward army rebels in toe north. Observers said .the qftier wis directed solely at Simbolon, fiMt territorial commander who seized control of the north last Friday. The order ignored central Sumatra,; which is in the hands of veterans and troops led by Hussein. Government sources said Sukarno is attempting to split the north and central rebel groups into two separate factions. Trade in a wood Town — Decetw A FORIIGN MINISTER Mamoru Shigefnitsu of Japan, and his daughter, Nanako, wave on their arrival in San Francisco. They came from New York where Shlgemitsu addressed the United Nations Genera) Assembly after his country became the 18th member of tho world group. *

Intensive Search On For Mad Bomber Telephoned Threats Keep Police Busy NEW YORK an — Five tele.phoned bomb? threats Tuesday night and early today sent police to a hotel, three movie theaters and a can company in three boroughs, in their search for the "mad bomber'’ who has plagued ' New York since All were false alarms. The bomb scares were believed by police to have been the work of cranks who got their Inspiration from the Christmas Eve escapade at the bomber when he left a lethal calMng card in the public library at 42nd Street and sth Avenue. A home-made pipe bomb was accidentally discovered attached to the underside of a phone shelf by a page who stopped to pick up a dropped coin. Police bomb experts placed the bomb in a steel envelope and left it in a vacant lot to explode. When the bomb failed to detonate it was removed to JTt. Tilden Tuesday where it was soaked in oil and

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placed in a bunker. Army ordnance experts will detonate the bomb today after placing it in a special plastic container so the component parts can be saved for study. Five telephoned threats between . 8 p. m. and shortly after 1 a. m. , sent police to the 15-story ( Sloane House, a YMCA hotel in Manhattan, two movie theaters in Manhattan, one in the Bronx and a tin can company in Brooklyn. An anonymous male caller in each instance warned that a bomb . bad been set to explode. Police combed each building but found no explosives. A ” Watchnight Service Is Planned At Berne A watchnight service under the! auspices of county-wide Youth for Christ will be held at the First Mennonite church in Berne on New Year's eve from 9 io 12 o’clock. The three-hour service will consist of testimonies, a quiz, musical specials, a fellowship period with refreshments, pictures and a message. Bob and Ann Miller, who have been engaged in missionary work in Holland for over four years, will show colored slides of Europe and Miller will bring the closing message. He has *erved as a pastor for five years in the

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states, taught in King’s College the Baltimore School of the Bible and was active in camp Work, Conferences in Holland for over -four years. The public Is invited to attend. j , Buy Your Film and Photo Flash Bulbs , ’ at Holthouoe Drug Co.

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