Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1957 — Page 6

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Holthouse Company Buys More Stores Chain Os Furniture Stores Is Increased • The purchase of five new stores,, formerly of Peason Furniture and Appliance Stores, Inc., has been announced by the Holthouse Furniture Stores. Inc., of Richmond. The Holthouse Furniture store in Decatur, formerly Zwick’s Furniture Store, has been a part of the Holthouse chain since 1954. With the purchase of the new stores, the chain has locations now in Richmond, Portland, Greensburg, Decatur, Columbus, Franklin, Seymour and Anderson, and in Greenville, 0., and Washington Court House, O. The Holthouse corporation was begun almost a half century ago by J. B. Holthouse in Richmond. It was started as a chair caning and repair business and gradually expanded into a thriving furniture sales business. The parent store in Richmond was opened in Richmond in 1907. After Mr. Holthouse’s death in 1921, the business was managed by his widow, Mrs. Frances Holthouse. She was active in the management of the business until 1938 when Holthouse, Inc., was formed, and remained as the corporation head until 1941. when she died. The corporation is now managed by the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Holthouse. Siegfried J. Holthouse, the oldest son. is president of the corporation, G. Howard Holthouse is secretary-treasurer and Joseph E. and Roland F. are vice-presi-dents. It is an established policy of the Holthouse brothers that each store retain its local flavor and operate as a unit in its commity’s interests. The policy will.be continued in the new communities. Holthouse, Inc., has been built by the Holthouse family from the ground up. Working together, the family has weathered financial insecurity and still retains the family loyalty instilled by Mrs. Holthouse. The four brothers credit much of the success of the corporation to their mother, who guided the store for two decades. 1

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- - --- ----- •** —— - Tlie Ketiiug Furniture store iu Portland, purchased in 1939, was the first store outside of Richmond. It is managed by Joseph Holthouse. In 1947 the corporation acquired the Payne Furniture Store in Greenville, O„ where Roland Holthouse is now manager. A year later the Greensburg store was added with S. J. Holthouse, Jr., . as manager. Howard and Siegfried I have remained with the Richmond i store. To encourage employes to stay with them the Holthouse (family has established an employe pro- ' fit sharing plan. Employes may retire at the age of 65 or after 25 years of service. The Holthouse brothers have one sister who is a member of the Order of St. Francis and is known in religion as Sister Marceline. She is assigned to St. Vincent’s Home, Vincennes. Newlyweds Found Dead In Apartment Rule Asphyxiation Cause Os Deaths FRANKLIN, Ind. fW — A recent-ly-married couple was found dead in their tightly-closed apartment Monday night and authorities said death apparently was caused by asphyxiation. Neighbors became alarmed because they had not seen Lewis Hyden. 23, and his wife, Joyce, 19, for more than 24 hours. When they investigated, they found Hyden’s body on a couch in the living room and Mrs. Hyden’s body in a bed. Coroner Walker Maguire estimated they had been dead about 24 hours. Authorities said a gas space heater was burning. They believed death was caused by a lack of oxygen and inhalation of gas fumes. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat jWant Ad, it brings results.

Flood Dangers Keep Hundreds On Alert Many Families Flee Mississippi Homes By UNITED PRESS Flood danger kept hundreds of residents from their homes in Mississippi and set off an expected long alert in other areas today. Families fled the overflowing Tombigbee River at several points in northeast Mississippi. The Oostahaula threatened serious flooding in north Georgia and Alabama. Weathermen kept close watch on the Mississippi River at points from Caruthersville, Mo., downward along the Tennessee border where crests within a foot or less of flood stage were expected this week. There was a prospect of some flooding at Paducah, Ky., where the Tennessee empties into the Ohio after its side loop from extreme northeast Tennessee, down through Alabama and back across two states. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, president of the American Red Cross, told President Eisenhower in Washington that the disastrous floods in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia caused “far greater’’ damage than had been reported at first. The Red Cross alone expects to spend more than $2 million in emergency relief for the area. First damage estimates ran more than $1 billion. Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE Q. When a girl has been introduced to a young man, and is leaving him, should she say that she is glad to have met him? A. No. It is the man’s place to say this, to which she may reply, “Thank you.” If he makes no such statement, then a smile and a "good-by” are all necessary. 1 ( If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad, it brings results.

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Elwood Man Killed In Three-Way Crash ELWOOD, Ind. (IF) — Carey Phifer. 48, Elwood, was killed today when three vehicles collided in Ind. 37 near here. James E. Barton. 18. Huntington, and his wife Mary, 18, were injured. , Police said a tank truck driven by William J. Feasel. 37, Brownsl burs;, stalled in the highway before dawn. Phifer’s car rammed into the rear of the truck. Bar- ■ ton’s car rammed into the rear . of Phifer’s car. Depression Danger I . Warned By Hoover Former President Says Signs Visible WASHINGTON <UP) — Former President Hoover warned Monday night he can “detect the signs” of a hair-curling depression because “mine has already been curled once.” Mr. Hoover, whose administration saw the beginning of the last great depression, said these signs are visible in the current inflationary trend. He blamed the trend on "pressure groups” and govern--1 ment spending. ' "You do not need to be told that unless inflation is stopped, the end is a bump,” he said in a speech to the National Reorganization Conference., Mr. Hoover cited Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey’s decent warning that continued big ’ federal spending could lead to a , depression “that will curl yqur . hair.” Unless inflation is curbed "on its , way up,” Mr. Hoover said, “old man economic law will return with , a full equipment of hair curlers.” President Eisenhower presented the 82-year-old Republican “elder i statesman” a citation at the conference for the “incalculable good” Hoover has done in promoting gov- • ernmental reforms.

Competition Keen ; In TV Industry Razor Keen Fight By Manufacturers CHICAGO (UP> — Competition ‘ is razor keen am'ong television set manufacturers. j Profit margins have shrunk and the competitive battle nas forced ‘ some companies out of business and others into mergers. Many industry sources believe the radio-TV industry and the appliance field as a whole are going through an evolutional change. The same thing happened in the automobile business, they pointed out, with a few large companies emerging to dominate the industry. “It’s a shakedown period,” one electronics and home appliance man said. “The industry will come out with fewer and bigger pro- • ducers.” r If this is true, the days of some t small independents may be num- , bered. I Already, Admiral Corp, has taken over Raytheon and Magnavox has acquired Spartan and Sentinel. Crosley and CBS Columbia have t quit the TV manufacturing field, ; along with Stewart Warner and . Capehart. j In the face of higher costs and . lower profit margins, some manufacturers are raising prices. Even t so, the public is getting more for > its money than it did a few years • ago, the figures show. Ross D. Siragusa, president of Admiral, said no other industry is offering “a better product with ’ more desirable features at a lower ’ price than six or seven years ago.” 1 "In contrast,” he said, “prices 1 in virtually every other industry—f including the highly competitive automobile field — have moved ’ sharply higher in the postwar 1 years.” > As an example he cited the $350 ’ price tag on the first 10-inch re--1 ceiver his firm produced in 1947. r Ten years later, a 10-inch portable - with many refinements sells for as • low as S9O. Zenith, an Admiral competitor, came up with similar figures. In 1948 its prices ranged from $389

to $1,150, the latter for an elaborate combination TV-radio-record player. Today’s price range is 8129 for a 14-inch portable to $575 for a combination. Both firms credited improvements in manufacturing techniques for the trend. Submarine Nautilus In 20,000th League Fulfills Prediction Made By Jules Verne * ABOARD U.S.S. NAUTILUS (UP) — The world’s first atomic submarine, the Nautilus, Monday night fulfilled a prediction conceived by the almost - prophetic imagination of Jules Verne 87 years ago. The scene was off the continental ledge in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Just before 8:30 p.m., Capt. Eugene P. Wilkinson, skipper of the modern Nautilus, stood in the soft glow of the red lights of the attack center, and announced: “In a few minutes we will witness a feat that has been unknown to man except in the world of fiction — this ship, our Nautilus, will log her 20,000th league.’’ At precisely 8:30 p.m. the captain, a counterpart of Captain Nemo of the imaginative Nautilus, spoke over the ship's public address system: “Mark 20,000 leagues. Right full rudder.’’ . Then, with q grin, he picked up the microphone again. “There will be a 20,000 league party in the crew's nest, cake and all,’’ he broadcast throughout the ship. Cook First Class Jack L. Baird of Torrington, Wyo., marched into the mess, holding a huge twolayer, pink-frosted cake on which was iced the inscription: “U.S.S. Nautilus. 20,000 leagues on nuclear power.” ; . . Lt. Warren R. Cobean Jr., Rosfcrell, N.M.. the ship’s executive officer, produced a dress sword and made the first cut in the cake. Spearing a piece of it on the end of the blade, he passed it over the table to Captain Wilkinson. Cook Second Class George E. Sarisky Jr., Clifton, N.J., who decorated the cake, stood by as Cook Second Class Thomas J. Deane Jr., North Quincy, Mass., cut the cake into small blocks and distributed pieces to everyone aboard. The crew broke open the coke machine and everything was "on the house." Attending the celebration were the 95 officers and members of the regular crew, 17 other Navy men and 12 newsmen invited on the 21hour overnight cruise to mark the occasion. - — - — Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE . — - .ja.-.-- ■■ Waterproofing Shoes To make a comfortable pair of shoes waterproof for outside use, melt together a dressing of two parts of beeswax to one part of mutton fat. Apply at night and in the morning wipe well with a piece of flannel. Baking Powder Poultry stuffings, croquettes, or any stuffing that is inclined to be a little heavy, will be lightened if a teaspoonful of baking powder is added before cooking. Frozen Pipes Water pipes will not freeze if pained with a mixture of equal parts of glycerine and melted paraffin. Apply this solution to the exposed parts. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad, it brings results. ■HHFaR a. Biftw 1 i H I / ■ I f ■e II ■ I i sL I PHYSICIST Fletcher C. Paddison is shown in Chicago after reporting to police and the FBI that a brief case containing secret government documents was stolen from him at a railroad station as he was telephoning. Paddison, who is with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics laboratory in Silver Spring. Md., was en route to the Bendix missile plant in South Bend, Ind. (International)

HOMECOMING QUEEN CANDIDATES

r ■■■ ? • /•'. ■' . . . >a«4. T-S i - ■■ ■ ‘ ' ! ' 4 i Miss Janice Titus T •wvX-'.v... . .- -aw utMUli Miss Marjorie Kohne One of the above four seniors at Decatur Catholic high school will be crowned homecoming queen of that school, in half-time ceremonies of the Commodore vs Pleasant Mills basketball game Friday evening in the Decatur high school gymnasium. These four candidates were selected by members of the Catholic high school student body. ar *d balloting for the queen has been conducted at the last few Commodore home games. Tonight’s game, , when the Commodores will host the Geneva Cardinals, is the last home game preceding homecoming, and will be the last opportunity to vote for the queen. Ballots will be available in the lobby of the gym, and each person attending the game is entitled to one vote. Seeking the title of homecoming queen is Miss Janice Titus, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Titus. She is an honor roll student at D.C.H.S., and works part time at WalFs bakery. Miss Nancy Mies is another contestant. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Mies, and is a varsity cheerleader, an honor roll student and is employed by Hite’s grocery. The Decatur Catholic high school reporter, Miss Marjorie Kohne, is also a candidate for queen hon- ' ors. A member of the Junior Arts department of the Decatur Woman’s club, she is the daughter i of Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Kohne. She is a part time employe of Kohne’s Drug store. The fourth candidate, Miss Elizabeth Miller, is a varsity cheerleader, a member of the Junior Arts department, an honor roll student, and employed part time by the Win Rae drive-in. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller. All four girls are on the staff of the Decatur Catholic school puglication, the DC. HiLight. The senior class is sponsoring the homecoming dance, which will be held in the Catholic school auditorium, following the game. The queen and her attendants will reign. Crippled Freighter Found Off Florida Report Ship In No Immediate Danger KEY WEST,. Fla. (IF) - A crippled Liberian freighter reported sinking in an earlier distress signal was located after a wide search of the Florida Straits today and reported in no immediate danger. A * - Bb BRU ■ fl PRESIDENT EISENHOWER presented this rakish look on arrival back in Washington after a golfing weekend in Augusta. Ga. (International) ; '

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1957

< ,", * | ■ Misfr Nancy Mies *** fe'-■ Miss Elisabeth Miller The U. S. Coast Guard ship Yamacraw and then the USS Blackwood reached the disabled freighter S. S. Nortuna after hours of searching by planes and surface craft. The 11,800-ton vessel and its 35 crewmen were in no immediate danger but both ships stood by/forgive any help needed, the > ebast Guard said. Z The hunt was marked by confusion over the meaning of a garbled distress message which the Coast Guard had picked up Monday night. The ship at first was feared to be sinking. For hours after that the Navy and Coast Guard lost radio contact with the ship. The Coast Guard in Miami said its last report from the Nortuna was a garbled distress message radioed in broken English and Spanish at 6:25 p. m. EST. - Trade Ina good -town — Decatur NOW AT STUCKY’S IN MONROE! For The Best Deal See This I £aew Model Now! FEBRUARY SPECIAL NOW with trade YOU GET SIOO.OO Trade-In \ HERE FOR 19577 A at the price of a A Single Door J| Ref rigerator JEI 1 I "PHILCO 1176 New Inside! New Outside I Now in popular 10.2 cu. ft. size! New 2-Door Philco with recessed freezer door—easier to see into and reach into. Exclusive Twin-System with 2 cu. ft. master freezer and Air Conditioned refrigerator. STUCKY FURNITURE CO. MONROE, IND. Open Evenings Except Wednesday