Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1957 — Page 3

MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1957

. CHARLES HAWKINS TO MARRY MISS THORNBURG IN JUNE Mr. and Mrs» Murray Thornburg, of route 2, Bluffton, have announc* ed the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, wyma Louise, to Charles F. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hawkins, of route 6, Decatur. A June wedding is being planned by the couple. LYDY-GALLMEYER WEDDING TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 29 The marriage of Miss DeVona Lydy to Robert Gallmeyer will take place June 29, according to a recent announcement by the bride-elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lydy, of route 4, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Martha Gallmyer, of near Decatur, is the mother of the bridegroom-elect. The Rev. H. H. Backs will officiate for the ceremony, that Saturday evening at 6:30 o’clock, in the Mt. Calvary Lutheran church. Miss Lydy was graduated from Hoagland high school and is emMrs. Martha Gallmeyer, of near ployed by the Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp. Her fiance attended Monmouth high school and is an employe of the Allen County Motors, Inc. - EVERREADY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS HAS RECENT MEETING A recent meeting of the Everready Sunday school class of the First Methodist church was held in the church lounge. Mrs. Dovie Bedwell, class president, presided over the meeting, which opened with the singing of the hymn "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?” She led in prayer, after which the devotional leader, Mrs. Homer Lower, took charge.

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She read a meditation for the Lenten season, followed by a reading, "The Magic of Prayer." TTie hostesses, Mrs. Asa Pollock, Mrs. Ed Ahr, Mrs. W. H. Barber, and Mrs. W. P. Robinson, served, refreshment at the «colse of the meeting. PRESBYTERIAN CIRCLES TO MEET THIS WEEK Circle meetings of the Presbyterian church will be held this week. The Naomi circle will meet with Mrs. Wayne Schnepf, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock, and the Ruth Circle will be meeting the same evening at the same time at the home of Mrs. Richard Macklin. Mrs.- Sherman Kunkle will be hostess for the Thursday afternoon meeting of the Martha circle, and the Mary circles will meet at 2:30 that afternoon also, at the home of Mrs. William Affolder. St. Mark's Lutheran church at Monroveille is having a ham and egg supper in the church basement, Saturday evening from 5 until 7 o'clock. The price is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Mrs. Robert Folk will be hostess for a meeting of the W.S.W.S. of the Union Chapel church, Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Olive Rebekah lodge will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Degree staff practice will follow. The St. Jude study club will meet Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. William Kuhnle. Mrs. H. P. Schmitt will entertain the Ave Marie study club, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. The Profit and Pleasure home demonstration club weill meet at the home of Mrs. Roman Brite, at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday evening. The Women’s Missionary society of the First Baptist church will meet at the church, Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A dispensation has been granted to the Pythian Sisters lodge, and the meeting originally scheduled

A FAMILY DINNER at the Pioneer restaurant Sunday noon was the highlight of the golden wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Martin V. Stamm, of Willshire, Ohio. The serving table was attractively decorated with spring flowers and colorful ceramics, from the Decatur Ceramic Studio of Phyllis Jennings. , Mr. and Mrs. Stamm exchanged vows April 7, 1907, which was also a Sunday. They stated that it was wet and rainy most of the day, but cleared later in the afternoon. “ X Present for the ffinner were Mrs. Bertha Smith, sister of Stamm: * Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stamm and sons John, Kenneth and David, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Archie C. Stamm, of Toledo, O.; and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Watkins, of Plymouth. Mrs. Watkins is the sister of Mrs. Stamm. Russell and Archie Stamm are sons of the couple. Another son, OrvU Stamm, and his wife, of Atlanta, Ga., were unable to be present for the celebration.

- I i «• i ’ for tonight has been postponed until next Monday. The Monmouth P.» T. A. will meet at the school, Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. An all day meeting of the Zion Lutheran Needle club is scheduled for Thursday at the parish hall, starting at 9 a. m. A pot luck dinner will be served at the noon hour, and the coffee, rolls and butter will be provided by the committee in charge. At the Adams county memorial hospital: A son was born at 6:50 o’clock Saturday evening / to Harold and Mary Lou Hofstetter Miller, of 815 North Fifth street. He weighed eight pounds and seven ounces. Merle and Flossie Ratlief Reed, of 1113 Elm street, are parents of a seven pound, seven ounce son, born Saturday at 9:44 a.m. At 2:51 o’clock Saturday afternoon, a son was born to Amos B. and Fanny Swartz engruber Schwartz, of route 1. The infant eighed eight pounds, six and a half ounces. A seven pound, eight and one fourth ounce son was born at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, to Lester and Maxine Sipe Ford, of 1228 Mix avenue. Coy and Shirley Neil Ellis, of route 3, Bluffton, became parents of a Six pound, six ounce daughter, at 6:50 p.m. Sunday. Admitted Gerald Hart, Decatur; Master James Wheeler, Monroe; Baby Terence Miller, ‘Decatur,; Miss Judy Kaiser, Fort Wayne; James Carroll, For^ Wayne; Mrs. Pauline Anderson, Decatur; Miss Margaret Rowden, Monroe; Elmer Meyer, Decatur; Mrs. Lula Lyons, Decatur. / Dismissed Elij io Fernandez, Decatur; Norman Schaefer, Bluffton; Hamrick baby boy, Monroe; Mrs. Clarence Wanner and baby boy, Geneva; Thurman Dougles, Decatur; Mrs. Harold Miller and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Kenneth Nevil and baby boy, Geneva; Master Randy Leistner, Bluffton; Jay William Rentz, Decatur; Miss Shirley Fenstermaker, Geneva. r Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Lenten Service At Presbyterian Church The sixth in the series of Lenten prayer services will be held at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The meditation for the evening will conclude the series on “Start where you are” and will be entitled, "How to worship.” Society Items loi today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 3-2121 GWEN HILYARD MONDAY Bobo Community Organization, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Research club annual guest luncheon, Zigp E. and R. church, dinner promptly at 1 p.m. Past Presidents parley of Ad ams post 43. American Legion auxiliary, Mrs. Harold Tieman, 8 P-m. Adams Central P. T. A., at the school, 7:30 p.nu Junior Women,* Mrs. Thomas Buuck, 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, K. of P. home, 7:30 p.m. Needle club to follow. TUESDAY St. Dominic study club, Mrs. Herman Gillig, after church. Mt. Pleasant W. S. C. S„ Mrs. Burl Fuhrman, 1:30 p.m. Dutiful Daughters class of Bethany E.U.B. church, Mrs. Fred Chronister, 7:30 p.m. Rose Garden club, Mrs. Frank Crist, 2 p.m. Dorcas class of Bethany E.U.fl. church, Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, 7:30 p.m. Efclta Theta Tau sorority, Mrs. Kenneth Arnold, 6:30 p m. Tri Kappa guest night, Youth and Community center, 8:30 p.m. Delta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Joe Morris, 8 p.m. Psi lota Xi business meeting, Youth and Community center, 8 p.m. V. F. W. Fathers auxiliary, “Ham Party,” at the V. F. W. home, 8 p.m.* . ? Associate chapter of Tri Kappa, Mrs. Gerald Kohne, 7:30 p.m. Monmouth P.T.A., at the school, 7:30 p.m. Olive Rebekah lodge, 7:30 p.m. Degree staff practice to follow. Profit and Pleasure home demonstration club, Mrs. Roman Brite, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Ave Marie study club, Mrs. H. P. Schmitt, 8 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. Phil Macklin, 2:30 p.m. B.P.W. dinner meeting, Youtt and Community center, 6:30 p.m Fourth district Past Presidents parley, New Haven post home. Historical club, Mrs. Fred Hancher, 2:30 p.m. Naomi circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Wayne Schnepf, 8 p.m. Ruth circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Richard Macklin, 8 p.m. THURSDAY Women’s Missionary society, at the Baptist church, 7:30 p.m. Maratha circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Sherman Kunkle, 2:30 p.m. Mary circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs.. William Affolder, 2:30 p.m. St. Jude study club, Mrs. William Kunkle, 8 p.m. W. of the Union Chapel church, Mrs. Robert Folk, 7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, all day meeting. Stated meeting of Order of Eastern Star, Obligation Night, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Monroe Better Homes Demonstration club, Mrs. Clifford Essex. Women of the Moose, Moose home, officers at 7:30 p.m.; lodge at & SATURDAY St Mark’s Lutheran church at Monroeville, bam and egg supper at the church, 5 to 7 p.m.

Expansion Planned By Lutheran Church Burn Parish Hall Mortgage May 5 Establishment of a “Zion building for tomorrow” fund to replace its present parish educational building fund when the debt is completely liquidated soon, was the principal item of business passed by the quarterly voters' assembly meeting held Sunday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church. Special mortgage-burning cermonies will be held Sunday, May 5, to celebrate the liqudatlon of all indebtedness on Zion parish hall. A special Easter collection will assist the liqudation. The new fund will be used to make changes necessary for expansion of the parochial school, and to build reserve funds for Zion’s future expansion program new being studied by the planning commission. Fred Meier, chairman of the Zion board of education, reported that the first year’s operation of the Zion parochial school has been ' strccessful and that Miss Evelyn Nussbaum will return again next year as teacher. An open house at the school has been scheduled tor next Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. Schmidt Announced that a vacation Bible school will again be held this summer. Paul Wolf reported on activities at Valparaiso University. Norman Witte reported that the Zion planning commission has begun its study of the future long term needs of the congregation. This commission consists of Witte, Phil Sauer, Herman Krueckeberg, Arnold Ostermeyer, Norman Kruse, Louis Zwick, and Louis Jacobs. Rev. Schmidt explained the operation of synod’s “God’s Bank” plan. During the coming 10 years the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod plans to open 1,350 new missions in North America alone and will need a minimum of S3B million in the church extension fund, from which these new stations may borrow funds to establish themselves. Members are urged to invest some of their savings in this fund at attractive inters* ’•ates ahd guaranteed’by synod itself. Financial reports were made by Don Burke, treasurer, and Dale Schott, financial secretary. Arnold Conrad presided and the Rev. Edger Schmidt led the opening and closing devotions. Barbara Fiechter Wins I. U. Award f V"’-’ ' ■' w BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bar- . bara Fiechter, R.R. 4. Decatur, a future Indiana University student, is one of 29 cash award winners in the 1957 current affairs awards program sponsored by “Our Times,” a current events newspaper for high school classes. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fiechter, she is a senior at Adams high school, Monroe. She plans to enter Indiana University in the fall. Miss Fiechter, an outstanding student, wrote on “Should the U.S. government enter into partnership with industry in developing our power resources.” Berne Student Named Daily Student Editor James H. Sprunger, 266 Lehman St., Berne, has been appointed ed-itor-in-chief of the Indiana University Daily Student, campus newspaper. He will serve in this capacity for the next eight weeks. Under the I.U. system, staffs are changed four times a year in order to give as many journalism students as possible an opportunity for practical experience. Trade in a good town — Decatar

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Invite Auditions For Fort Wayne's Festival Shows Residents of Decatur and the tri-state area are invited to attend auditions for singers, actors, dan* cers, musicians and stagecraft personnel, who are interested in appearing in the three musical shows to be prodaeed this summer by the Festival Music Theatre at Franke park in Fort Wayne. The she whs include "The King and I,” Pajama Game” and "Wonreful Town " Tryouts for places in the company will be held Friday, April 19. at 8 p.m.. Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m., and Monday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the G. E. Square Clubrooms, 219 E. Berry St., third floor. 1 The festival is an educational workshop devoted to furthering the experience of those interested in musical theatre. Members of the company pay no titution fees and are not compensated for their services. They will work under a 10man professional staff, headed by Dr. Wallace Dace of Troy, N. Y. Through ararngements made with Indiana University, college students and adults, who qualify as singers or musicians, may -t earn one hour of college credit by appearing in all three of the musical shows and maintaining satisfactory grades. A small enrollment fee is charged by the Fort Wayne I.U. Center for those seeking this credit. & Those auditioning for places in the singing ensemble or who wish to be considered for major or minor singing roles are asked to bring sheet music. The‘festival furnishes an accompanist for all singers and supplies scripts for actors desiring to read for certain roles. For additional information, write ‘‘Festival,” 411 Standard Building, Fort Wayne, for an audition bulletin. No auditions or interviews are contemplated for later in the spring. “re —y- —-— , , Tom Railing Dies In California Saturday Friends in Decatur have received word of the death Saturday in Los Angeles, Calif., of Tom Railing, former Decatur and Fort Wayne resident. After leaving Decatur, Mr. Railing served on the Fort Wayne police for 20 years. He was a prom-j inent baseball player in Fort Wayne and Decatur and at one time went to the major leagues for a brief stay. He moved to California about 18 years ago, where he made his home. Railing had been in ill for several months. He returned to Decatur for several visits until a few years ago. Funeral arrangements were not learned

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Financial Report Given For Hospital The financial report for the Adams county memorial hospital for March shows an operating loss of $522.98. The report was released today by Thurman Drew, hospital administrator. According to the report, the operating cash balance on March 1 was $34,384.11. Income during Jhe month totalled $21,193.86, while bills and payroll took $21,716.82. The operating balance March 31 was $33,861.15. The statistical report shows that 41 adult patients were present on March 1. A total of 165 adults were admitted, six patients died These included 36 boys and 22 and 171 we;re dismissed. During the month 58 babies were born, girls. One set of twins was born in March. Mr. and Mrs. William Kohls, of 351 North Tenth street, left early this afternoon for Pomona, Calif.; where they will spend the next six weeks visiting with Mrs. Kohls’ sister, Mrs. Frank Ej Jones. Later visit with the Albert Kohls family at Sombrerete, Mex., and on their return in about five months, will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Newton and family of Cody, Wyo. Mrs. Newton is the former Barbara Kohls. Mrs. Kathryn Shoop, 99, of Van. Wert, 0., that city’s oldest resident, died Friday at her home. Luther Yager, joint represents-: tlve from Adams and Wells counties, will speak to the Bluffton Lions club Tuesday evening. A five cent cumulative building .fund rate for a five-year period, to start in 1958, was approved by th* Wells county hospital board, last week. One of four bids on X-ray ...— —

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