Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1957 — Page 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1957

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NEW OFFICERS ARE NAMED AT FEDERATION MEETING New officers of the Adams County Federation of Women’s club were named at a meeting of that group, which was held Friday at the K. of C. hall. A pot luek supper was served at the beginning of the meeting. i Mrs. R. C. Hersh, president, presided over the business session, which was opened by repeating the club collect. Mrs. Herman Taylor, eighth district president, was the guest speaker. She told the group that there were 10 million women belonging to the federation. She pointed out that the most important inheritance that each of these women possessed was their freedom, and that they should,each strive to make their own coipmunity a better place in which to live. The.following officers were then presented by Mrs. N. A. Bixler, chairman of the nominating committee? ‘ president, Mrs. R. C. Hersh: vice-president, Mrs. Paul Daniels; secretary. Mrs. Frank Crist; and treasurer, Mrs. Myrtle Filson. • As this was the final meeting of this club year, the annual reports of each of the participating clubs were presented. Mrs Henry Adler gave a report of the Adams county chorus, Mrs. Bert Haley reported on the Rose Garden club, and Mrs. Walter Lister told of the activities and projects of the Decatur home demonstration club. The yearly report of the Root township home demonstration club was given by Mrs. Harold Owens, and a report of the Decatur Garden club was given by Mrs. Robert Garard. Mrs. Hersh reported for the Decatur Woman’s club, and also for the Shakespeare club. Hostesses for this final meeting included members of the Decatur Woman’s club and the Adams county chorus. Mrs. Roy Kalver, president of Woman’s club, and Mrs. Henry Adler, vice-president of the chorus, served. MRS. TEEPLE ENTERTAINS MT. PLEASANT SOCIETY Mrs. Robert Teeple recently entertained the members of the Mt. Pleasant W.S.C.S. “Sweet Hour of Prayer” was sung as the opening song, followed by prayer, offered by Mrs. Roger Singleton, and devotions, by Mrs. Norval Fuhrman. Mrs. Singleton also presented the lesson, “The Church and Mental Health.” President Mrs. Burl Fuhrman, presided over the business meeting. Numerous reports were given, and a note was read from a representative of the Korean orphanage. to which the society sent a Christmas gift box. A-special offering was taken for Miss Maxine Coleman, a missionary. As a result of the recent study course concerning Paul’s letters to local churches, the society decided to hold a family night at the church March 24. A carry in supper will be served prior to the meeting, which' will begin at 7 p.m. At this time a brief summary of the recent study will be given by each member who was enrolled in the course. Election of officers was held, with the following results: president, Mrs. Burl Fuhrman; vicepresident, Mrs. Robert Teeple; recording secretary, Mrs. Leo King, Sr.; and treasurer, Mrs. Frank Singleton. . Because of a conference meeting at New Haven April 11, the next regular meeting will be held April 9, two days prior to that meeting. The meeting was closed with prayer, offered by Mrs. Fuhrman. after which the hostess served refreshments to the 15 mem-

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bers and six children attending the meeting. EVANGELINE CIRCLE MEETS WITH MRS. JEAN BEDWELL •The March meeting of the Evangeline circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church was held recently at the home of Mrs. Jean Bedwell, with Mrs. Robert Kershner as co-hostess. Mrs. Eugene Morrison, chairman for the evening, led the group in devotions, and then gave an interesting lesson on "Delilah,” taken from the book "Great Women of the Bible.” . . .... Circle president, Mrs. Richard Kershner, conducted a short business meeting, at which time plans were made for the bake sale which is being held today at the Goodyear store. It was announced that the annual Easter egg sale will be conducted April 19 and 20, at several of the local stores. Mrs. LaVern Roth will be hostess (or the next meeting of the circle, which will be held at her home April 10. Miss Sunya Stucky will be the leader. MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION HAS QUARTERLY MEETING The Women’s Missionary association of the Pleasant Grove United Brethren in Christ church its regular quarterly meeting recently, at the home of Mrs. Wilmer Grote. . , . Mrs. Clyde Harden opened the meeting, by leading the igroup in singing “Jesus Calls Us.” Scripture and meditation were given by Mrs. Gorman Fox, followed by prayer, offered by Mrs. Carlyl Seiple. “Faith of Our Fathers” was sung by the group, after which a college Bible quiz was enjoyed. During the business session, which was conducted by Mrs. Emil Shifferly, the following officers were elected for the coming club year; president, Mrs. Shifferly: vice-president, Mrs. Fox; secretary, Mrs. Robert Burger;, treasurer, Mrs. Grote; literature secretary, Mrs. Harden; thank offering secretary, Mrs. Grote; counsellors for Y.P.M.8., Mr. and Mrs. Shifferly; and program chairman, Mrs. Harden. Mrs. Harden, Mrs. Shifferly, and Mrs. Fox were also named as delegates to attend the branch meeting of the association, to be held at the Van Wert United Brethren in Christ church, April 23, 24 and 25. The meeting, which was attended faji 15 members and three visitors, closed with the repeating of the Lord’s prayer. Mrs. Fox will be hostess for the April meeting. The Do Your Best class of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church will meet at the church next Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Hostesses will be Mrs. Marie Deßolt, Mrs. George Hill and Mrs. R. O. Wynn. , Mrs. Clara Neering will be hostess to the Little Flower study club, Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. * The Research club will meet Monday afternoon 2:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. C. C. Langston. The Past Matrons of the Order of Eastern Star will meet at the home of Mrs. Nila, Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. —Mrs. Frank Bohnke will entertain the Decatur home demonstration club, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dr. Jas. Fitzpatrick, of Portland, will be the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Adams county Nurses association, which will be held at the Kozy Korner Inn, in Geneva, Thursday everting at 7:30 o clock. Topic of Dr. Fitzpatrick talk will be "Recent Advances in Fracture Treatment.”

To Honor Minton i ■ ; Former justice of the supreme court Sherman J. Minton will De . honored at the annual. Indiana Jefferson-Jackson day bahquet ‘ April 13 in the Indiana roof ball--1 room in the Indiana theater build--1 ing adjoining the Claypool hotel ‘ in Indianapolis at 7 p. m. ■ The following Democrats from ' Adams county hpve been appoint- ' ed by county chairman Dr. Harry H. Hebble, to the local drive to ’ sell tickets tq the banquet: Gene ! Hike, Monroe; Bernard Clark. Decatur; G. C.’ Moser, Berne; L ' A. Mann, Geneva, and Ed Jaberg and Merle Affolder, county. The principal speaker for the evening will be Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee, well known Demo- - cratic leader. . —" ?<"■' —— r —

■ Chill Winds Ease ; Grip On Indiana Fair And Warmer Weather Forecast By UNITED PRESS Chill winds loosened their grip 1 on Indiana today and gave way to mild sunny weather. < ! The mercury, plunged to the 20s , throughout the state this morning. ’ But a warm sun sent the temper- ’ ature climbing toward normal levels, with readings in the 60s ’ due Sunday and Monday. Fair skies were expected to ’ dominate the weekend weather ’ and give way to partly cloudy conditions Monday. The low marks , this morning ' ranged from 25 at Indianapolis to 28 at Evansville. They came ’ after a relatively cool day with ’ temperatures ranging from 41 at # South Bend to 54 at Evansville j at their peak points. However, the , Friday weather was high-lighted 1 by gusty winds that made it seem colder than it really was. The winds, which ranged up. to ‘ gusts of nearly 50 miles an 'hour Friday, calmed to breezes of 4 to , 18 miles per hour by this morning. Th6 mercury will hit highs , ranging from 45 to 58 today, drop ; to lows of from 32 to 37 tonight, and reach tops of 55 to 67 Sunday. I —* ■ At the Adams county memorial hospital: - 1 Collin and Mary Bollinger High, of 1212 Master Drive, are parents of an eight pound, one ounce daughter, born at 10:10 p.m. Friday. Society Items tor today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) wX Phone 3-2121 "ih- GWEN HILYARD SUNDAY - Singbee at Greenbrier church, 2 p.m. Adams county Art association, Northwest Elementary school, 2 p.m. MONDAY Rosary society, K. of C- hall, 7:30 p.m. Woman’s club meeting. Youth and Community center, 8 p.m. Home Demonstration County Chorus, 7:30 p. m., at Monroe Farm Bureau building. Decatur Welcome Wagon club, basement of public library, 8 p.m. Corinthian class of First Christian church, Mrs. James Anderson, Willshire, 0., 7:30 p.m. V.F.W. Ladies auxiliary, post 6236, post home, 8 p.m. Research club, Mrs. C. C. Langston, 2:30 p.m. TUESDAY Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Roy Runyon, 2 p.m. Loyal Daughters class meeting, postponed one week. Merry Matrons home demonstration club, Mrs. Vincent Wurm, 7:30 p.m. % Eta Tail Sigma, Preble Restaurant, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Pleasant Mills Methddist W.S.C.S., at the church, 7:30 p.m Decatur home demonstration club, Mrs. Frank Bohnke, 2 p.m. THURSDAY Do Your Best class. Trinity E.U.B. church, 7:30 p.m. Little Flower study dub, Mrs. Clara Neering, 7:30 p.m. Past Matrons of Order of Eastfem Star, Mrs. Neil, 7:30 p.m. Adams county Nurses association, Kozy Korner Inn, In Geneva, 7:30 p.m.

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City Councilman Follows Law, Dog License Purchased The annual spring dog problem has also had its light side, it was learned here today. Several prominent members of the city administration had hot been among those who had purchased city dog licenses for their pets, so a letter, oh the humorous side, was mailed to the wife of a member of the city council who had recently purchased a large dog. In the letter it was mentioned how the dog tag would help locate the owner if the dog was lost or strayed. Sure enough the next day the dog indeed did wander away, much to the dismay of the family concerned. Finally, the mother, fearing the worst, called the mayor and informed him that the entire seven members of the family would descend upon him if the pet had been sent to the canine firing squad. The mayor assured the Ihdy that such was not the case, and the dog returned home from a spring prowl the next morning. However, the lady's husband was one of the first in line ton a dog tag the next day. t Two Autos Damaged In Accident Friday, Two cars were damaged in an accident at 1:15 p.m. Friday at the intersection, of a county road and U. S. highway 27 five miles south of Decatur. A car driven by Duane E. Harmon, 36, of Monroe, stopped for the stop sign on the county road and failing to See the approaching vehicle, pulled into the path of a car driven by Arthur E. Criesbaum, 35, of Elmhurst, 111. Damage was estimated at SSO to the Harmon car and S2OO to the other vehicle. Harmon was charged with failure to yield the right of way. The sheriff’s department and state police investigated.

Mrs. Dora Lower 617 N. Second street is recovering at her home from a bruised knee suffered when she fell on the sidewalk cm North Third Street Friday noon. Julie Ann Luginbill, two and a half month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luginbill, is reported to be much improved. The infant was admitted to St. Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, with acute tracheitis. Miss Karen Call, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Call, will undergo surgery today at the Park-, view memoriai hbspitar in Fdrt Wayne. Miss Call was admitted to the hospital Tuesday, and she is in room 439.

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Up and At It ? The Up and At It 4-H club of Blue Creek township will meet at the Kinisey school, Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. All members, or anyone desiring to be a member, are urged to be present. Officers will be elected and plans will be made for the coming year. Members are reminded to bring their enrollment cards. Adult leaders serving the club are Mrs. Ernest Girod, Mrs. Merle Foor, Mrs. Raymond Edwards, and Mrs. Clair Carver. Anyone not having transportation to the meeting is asked to contact one of the adult ledders. Firehouse Call MEDINA, N. Y. — — Fred Benthin used his head when sparks from his cigaret ignited his clothes while he was riding a motorcycle The cyclist headed directly to the Medina fire house, where he tossed off his flaming jacket and started firefighters helped him beat out the flames burning other parts of his attire.

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At Adams Central In' v " 4 a Don Odle, athletic director and basketball coach at Taylor University, will speak at the basketball dinner of the Adams Central PTA Monday night at the school. Plans Assessment Os LU. Students County Assessor's . Plan Is Protested BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UP) — About 13,000 students at Indiana University awaited further word today from Monroe County assessor Frank Borland, who said he plans to assess .them for personal property taxes. Borland admitted he had prepared no detailed plan for the assessing program but said he would Have more information later. 1 The plan brought a protest from George W. Henley, Indiana University attorney, and ah editorial blast from the Indiana Daily Student, the university newspaper. "Henley called it “one of the silliest things I have ever heard of.” The Daily Student said Borland "would like to keep Bloomington’s $7.12 tax rate from climbing any higher.” It said Borland would find that "the antount and value of most of a student’s 'taxable property is not enough to warBloomington newsmen contacted rant” the cost of assessment. Purdue University, the state’s ' other school, and found that Pur-' due students have been paying personal property taxes for six years. Several Arrested On Traffic Charges Arrests Made On Friday And Today ■ Several persons were arrested by state police on traffic charges Friday and this morning. Clarence Beauchot. 28, of Decatur, was arrested on U S. highway 27 north of Decatur for imprope? He will appear in justice of the peace court today. Also to appear in J. P. court today is Russell Jauregui, 39, of Decatur route four, who was arrested Friday at the intersection of the Piqua and Bellmont roads for disregarding a stop sign. . A fine of $1 and costs was paid by Larry J. Holden, 16, of Convoy, 0., route two, in J. P. court Friday, on charges of driving' without an operator's license on U. S. highway 33 in Pleasant Mills. James L. Meyers, 18, of ,Ohio City, 0., route two, was arrested this morning on North Second street on a charge of speding. He appeared in J. P. court and was fined $1 and costs. Wayne G. Baumgartner, 22, of Bluffton route four, who was arrested Wednesday for driving while under suspension, was fined $1 and costs' in J. P. court Friday.

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New Jersey Mother .IP And Sons Reunited Sons Leave Hungary After Nine Years NEW YOKE. (UP)—A New Jersey mother’s nine years of anxiety and heartache end today when she is reunited with her two young sons who have at last slipped under Hungary’s Iron Curtain. Mrs. Alexander Bodnar of Passaic, N.J., will be at New York International Airport for the arrival of her boys, Ferenc, 13, and Andras, 12. It will be the climax of a long, fearful wait that began in July, 1947. At that time, the mother left Budapest to cpme to the United States to -marary a. former U. S. Army sergeant she had met in Hungary. It was understood that she would be followed by her sons, born to her and her deceased first husband. But when the Hungarian government came under Communist domination, it forbade the boys to travel. Mrs. Bodnar never ceased her efforts to get the children to America. She Mlled out scores of I applications, filed affidavits, and finally obtained necessary visas, but the Hungarian government would not budge. In her desperation, Mrs. Bodnar wrote the president of the United States, the secretary general of the United Nations, and the head of Communist Hungary personally. During Hungary's short-lived rebellion last October, Mrs. Bodnar’s anxiety for her sons’ safety became almost unbearable. Finally she was notified they had escaped harm despite the fact fighting was heavy in the area where they lived. Then, early this year, the new puppet Hungarian regime, for no apparent reason, issued the neces-> sary papers to permit Ferenc and Andras to leave the country. They crossed the border and bearded a Swissair plane at Vienna, bound for freedom and a mother they haven’t seen in nine years.

Pre-Easter Rally At Sunday School The Decatur Missionary church announces' a special pre-Easter Sunday school rally which begins Sunday at 9 a.m. The name of the rally is “Flight 1250’’. Die attendance crusade is built around an airplane flight. A flight pattern has been erected at the front of the church to show the progress that is being made from week to week. The aim of the crusade is to average at least 200 a Sunday for the next five weeks and to have at least 250 on Easter Sunday. This gives a combined attendance of 1250 for the six weeks. Special Sundays are being held during the special six weeks. This coming Sunday the church is having “Family Sunday,” at which time they will give a prize to the largest immediate family in atten- ( dance. The following Sundays are “Birthday Sunday”; “Occupation, Sunday,” “Buggy Sunday”, “FlftPew Sunday”, and “Sunday of* 1 Triumph.” Contests are being conducted throughout the Sunday school to stimulate interest. In the adult departments the men are

REVIVAL SERVICES Hear Rev. Clifton Deßord, of Ashland, Ky., and Rev. & Mrs. C. W. Wilson, of Decatur. Scriptural Preaching—Spirited Singing. Each evening at 7:30 through March 24. T-x--—■< CHURCH of the NAZARENE 7th & Marshall

SUNDAY EVENING LENTEN SPEAKER The First Methodist Church ■ ' '< r '’ ► ' ' • V* • -Si '■ / *•!■*■"■■ - • r >< Ji —l_) — 6:00 ** 7:30 O’clock A I O’clock Fellowship "ik. Worship Supper Service '■ J KEV. LARMAN 8. SHERWOOD > A Blind Minister noted for kb work in the field of hMtan relations. ___ THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND SUNDAY MORNING JEEPLJSS I 9:30 a. m. Sunday School AS THE SEASON OF I 10:20 a. m. Morning Worship SPIRITUAL RENEWAL I - 1 ' (Courtesy of The Flooreraft BtortL—

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W*. ~ . 2 working in' competition against the women. The losing side will put on an evening of fellowship for the winning sides at the close of the six weeks. The primary and junior departments are working on a percentage increase over a year ago and a picture will be passed from department to department depending upon which department has the greatest Increase for that Sunday. Any people who are not attending church in Decatur are invited to enjoy this six weeks of Sunday School Rally at the Missionary Church. *??dmiUed "** <• JEliJto Decatur; Master Diomas Hirschy, GehWK; Miss Jayne Carithers, Berne. Dismissed ""'Mrs. Ralph Deman and baby boy, Decatur; Clinton Hersh, Decatur; Mrs. William Carter, ,De« catur; Lester Gallimore, Berne. ■> .. i ,l ur**