Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1957 — Page 3

' FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1957

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OLIVE REBEKAH LODGE TO HAVE INSPECTION Members,lo the Oliver Rebekah lodge number 86 will meet at the Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Inspection of the lodge will be observed at this time, under the direction of Mrs. Enola Jpnes, of Poneto, who is serving as district deputy president of district number 31. Following the meeting and inspection, the group wjll adjourn to the dining room for a social hour, at which time refreshments will be served. i MRS. OWEN K. BAKER IS HOSTESS FOR MEETING Mrs. Owen K. Baker was recently hostess for a meeting of the Adams county home demonstration club, which was attended by 22 ladies. The president, Mrs. Walter Lister. called the meeting to order by having the group repeat the club creed, after which they read the i **'.•* *♦*■■■»l I' I « ' li« ill V'l.ny.i, F n t iiii..i . Stop That Cough URR “OUR OWN” COUGH SYRUP KOHNE DRUG STORE

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club collect and sang the club song. </ . i Mrs. Bert Haley gave a lesson on Christian citizenship, followed by the health and safety lesson, presented by Mrs. Frank Crist. Mrs. Robert Ouard gave the history of the song of the month, “Welcome Sweet . Springtime,” after which/the ladies joined in singing it. The hostess presented an interesting lesson on home freezing. She made “ham cones Hawaiian,” and told how to freeze and use. Later she baked these and served them to the club members. Mrs. Woodson Ogg conducted a contest, which was won by Mrs. Frank Crist, who also won the door prize. Refreshments, in keeping with the Easter motif, were served by the hostess. The Root township Home Demonstration club will meet at the American Legion home, Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, with Mrs. I Wilson Beltz acting as hostess. St. Paul’s Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Lawrence Smith Thursday for an all day meeting. Mrs. Dave Embler, Jr., and Mrs. Roger Blackburn are cochairmen of the April Fool’s party, which will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, in con--1 junction with the April t social meeting of the Psi lota Xi sorority. Committee members assisting Mrs. Embler and Mrs. Blackburn are Mrs. Fred Isch, Mrs. Hank Miller, Miss Rosemary Gase, Miss Hazel Roberts, and Miss Ruth Weigmanh. Hoagland Firemen's Festival Next Friday The Madison township volunteer fire department of Hoagland, will hold its third annual firemen's festival, next Friday evening at the Hessen Cassel Recreation hall, starting at 9 p.m. Lunch will be served by the newly formed auxiliary, and the public is invited to attend. Tickets are priced at 59 cents.

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THE DANGERS OF STATIC electricity, and the serious explosions resulting from it, were graphically demonstrated Thursday to more than 100 interested persons from Decatur industries and science students from the high schools. Above, S. J. Douglas, safety engineer from the U. S. bureau of mines, demonstrates the explosive possibilities of a very small amount of static.—(Staff Photo),

Static Electricity Dangers Outlined Interesting Meet Held Here Thursday , The dangers of static electricity in the home, factory, hospital, and on the road were graphically demonstrated in the Youth and Community Center Thursday to an interested crowd by S. J. Douglas, safety engineer of the bureau of mines, from Vincennes. The hour-long demonstration, which went over with a bang, was sponsored by the safety committees of the Central Soya company and the General’Electric company. Members of the industrial and retail divisions of the Chamber of Commerce, and all high school children in the county interested in science were invited. “ Douglas pointed out that static electricity is present everywhere, and that “we do not know how to get rid of it, only how to control it.” Three things, he explained, are necessary for a fire or explosion: something that will burn (a fuel), heat, and air (oxygen). These must be present in proper proportions, as too much fuel, or too much air will prevent an explosion or fire. A fly crawling two feet up a wall produces enough static electricity ' to touch off an explosion, he explained. Using two drops of heXane, g. fuel used, at the Central Soya plant similar to gasoline, he produced a loud explosion by touching the mixture with a glass rod rubbed a few times with a piece of cloth. He also proved it isn't necessary to rub across an object to produce static by just touching two similar objects separated by a disimilar one, and produced another explosion. Dust is both a producer of static and also a fuel, he proved, by causing ah explosion from one teaspoon of flour fanned through a motor not properly grounded. Douglas also explained that the chain or rubber piece often seen dropping from a truck does not always ground the truck, and harmlessly conduct the static electricity into the ground. This happens because the cement or blacktop road, when dry, is an insulator. Only on wet days do roadways conduct electricity away. Dirt or gravel roads work as a conducted even when dry. A toy truck was used to show how a spark can ignite gasoline when a fuel truck is backed up to a fuel tank without properly grounding out the truck on the rear of the tank. Douglas even citetl cases where combing the hair when it was greasy has produced enough electric spark to ignite fuel vapors and seriously burn the person. Also, surgeons must be very careful to wear clothes and walk on floors that conduct away static, to pre-

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FILM PRODUCER Mike Todd and wife Elizabeth Taylor and her two children embark on the liner Queen Elizabeth for Europe and the Cannes Film festival. Children are Christopher, 2, and Michael, 4. The Festival opens May 2 with Todd’s Academy Award “Around the World in 80 Days.” (International SounapbotoJ.

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vent an internal explosion of ether fumes in the lungs of patients being operated on. The importance of not touching any electric switch, especially to turn off, if gas fumes are smellfid. was stressed. Turning off a switch produces a digger arc and more spark than turning one on. Douglas cautioned those present to immediately evacuate any room filled with gas fumes, using no electrical device, not even a telephone. , Gasoline fumes ignite at 500 to 550 degrees Fahrenheit, he explained, and cigarettes are hotter than that; however, the ash covering the usual cigarette prevents this heat from reaching gas fumes. Occasionally, when the ash is flicked off, or drops off, the high temperature hitting gas fumes will cause an explosion. It is very dangerous to smoke around gas sot that reason. Leaving a bolt out of a sealed motor used in a gas-filled or dustfilled room can also touch off a serious explosion, he demonstrated with a small motor. - ■■m<WSSSßßSaaamm| BUOSMTAI (yl Admitted Miss Joyce .Elaine Lengerich, Monroe; Otis Riley, Decatur; Donald J. Morrison, Berne; Melville Sprunger, Berne; Powell Sprunger. Berne; Rodney Schwartz, Berne; Mrs. Emmanuel Jauregui, Decatur. '-~rr- uV Dismissed James Kirchhofer, Berne. Girl Scout News Brownie troop 10 met Mon. night after school. The meeting opened with the Brownie promise. After roll call, we made Easter baskets. then we went outside for an egg hunt. We closed the meeting by singing “Here Comes Peter Cottontail." * Scribe: Diane Smith Brownie troop 27 met at the Lincoln school Monday evening after school. After roll call and collection of dues, we sang “Make New Friends.” We sang it in parts and did very well. After that we had “telling time” and then we talked about our pets. Then we each gave some riddles. Marsha Sheets and Becky Miller brought the treat. We closed with the “magic tunfiel." Scribe: Mary Lou Hooper Brownie troop 12 met Tuesday night after school at the Lincoln school. We said the Girl Scout promise. Roll was called and dues were collected. We had a test on our Girl Scout laws. We played a game. Mrs. Rydell, our leader, passed out our invitations for our mothers, for the Brownie fly-up ceremony. We closed the meeting with the friendship circle. Schribe: Patty Beam.

Jam Rome Churches For Good Friday Christian World Is In Deep Mourning ROME (UP) — The Christian world went into deep mourning today on the 1,924th anniversary of Christ’s passion and death on the cross. Some 5,000 Pilgrims helped jam Rome’s 447 churches for Good Friday services marking the most solemn day of the year for Christians. . The number of foreigners was unusually high this year because the Middle East crisis prevented many from making the traditional Easter pilgrimage to Palestine. The mourning will last to midnight Saturday when church bells will proclaim the end of Lent and the start of rejoicing in commemoration of Christ's resurrection. Pope Pius XII, who was 81 last March, did not plan to attend Good Friday services but decided to spend the day in prayer and meditation after some special audiences this morning. He will read his annual Easter message at noon Sunday and impart the “urbi et orbi” (to the city and to the world} blessing before a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that probably will number 200,000. (USS Society Items loi today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 3-2121 GWEN HILYARD __ SATURDAY Easter Bake sale, at the Goodyear store, sponsored by the Chi Rho Sunday School class of the Zion E. and R. church, starting at 9 a.m. Bake Sale by W.M.A. class of Nuttman E.U.B. church, 9 a.m. building formerly Gerber’s market. Bake Sale by Pleasant Mills high school band, 8:30 a.h., Western Auto store. Bake sale by V.F.W. auxiliary, 8:30 a.m., Firestone Store. MONDAY Monmouth Parent and Family Life. Education study group, Monmouth high school, 7 p.m. Academy of Friendship, Women of the Moose, Moose home 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sister officers, 7 p.m,, K. of P. home. Pythian Sisters, 7:30 p.m., K. of P. home. Past Presidents Parley of Adams post 43, of the American Legion auxiliary, Mrs. Harold Tieman, 8 p.m. Evening circle 1, Methodist church lounge, 8 p.m. Decatur Woman's club, Youth and Community center, 8 p.m. TUESDAY Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club, 7:30p.m., Pleasant Mills school. Church Mothers Study club, 8 p.m., Mrs. Raymond Lehman. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Ray Heller, 8 p.m. Psi lota Xi “April Fool's party. Youth and Community center, 8 p.m. • Olive Rebekah lodge, meeting and inspection. Odd Fellows hall. 7:30 p.m. Root township Home Demonstration club, Americian Legion home, 1 p.m. Delta Theta Tau sorority, Mrs. Kenneth Deßolt, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Women's association of Presbyterian church, at the church, 8 p.m. THURSDAY St. Paul’s Ladies Aid, Mrs. Lawrence Smith, all day. C Na TW Welcome Wagon Hostess Will Knock on Your Door ■’ with ftifi. & Greetihg. from Friendly Business Neighbors and Your Civic and Social Welfare I .eadera On Mr weatt on' t/ft The Birth of a Baby Sixteenth Birthday* EngagementAnnounoementt Change of residence JSs Arrival* of Newcomers to Phone 3-3196 or 8-3479 V. m

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FOUR TEAMS OF JUNIORS are off to a fast start selling tickets for the junior class play, "Foot Loose,” Friday, April 26, at 8 p. m. at the Decatur high school. This is the first class play at D. H. S. in 16 years. Miss Catherine Weldler is in charge of the production. Pictured above, front row, are left to right, Ty Ballard, John Hebble, Phil McDonald, and John Sheets; back row, left to right, Gretchen Lankenau. Nancy Doyle, Marge Wolfe, Karen Jefferies, Jo Ann Jones, Rosie Conrad, Alicia Levy, . Beverly Thieme, Dianne Fulton, and Judy Melchi.—(Staff Photo). - I

William and Carol Faus Flueckiger, of. 817 Van Buren street, Berne, are parent! of a son, born at 7:lo‘p.m. Thursday. The infant weighed six pounds,' eight and-a half ounces. A? v //' s s /// 'Jf Kirkland Kut-Ups The second meeting of the Kirkland Kut-Ups 4-H club was held April 18 at the home of Mrs. William Griffiths. The meeting was called to order by the president, Carol Haggard. Arlene Johnson led the group singing. Pledges were led by Bernice Yager and Donna Cauble. A demonstration was given by Karen Bieberich, Linda Conrad and Evelyn Griffiths. There were eighteen members present. The next meeting will be held April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Bernice Yager. Roving Rangers The Roving Rangers 4-H club ’members have announced their program schedule for the coming months. The next meeting of the club 1 April 22 will feature an electricity ■ demonstration by John Fuhrman. Special entertainment will be un- ’ der the direction of Roy Fuhrman. ’ Recreation will be led by Larry Busick and refreshments will be * served by Joe and Ed Brite, John Graves, Rex King, Larry King and Bud Goldder. Other events of the future include May 8, dairy discussions by Jim Singleton and Harold Weidler; May 20, a movie; June 3, talk on pigs by Rex King and a talk by guest speaker Leo N. Seltenright,. Adams count/ extension agent; June 17. a hayride; July 1, a program to be presented by members of the entomology club; week of July 22 through 26. club tour, and July 30*tlirough Aug. 1, 4-H fair.

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UNDER ARREST in Alhambra, Calif., on charge of attempting to bilk the government in an income tax refund scheme, Roy F. J. Mahoney, 84, hides his face from camera, U, S. Attorney Laughlin E. Waters claims Mahoney allegedly filed at least two fictitious claims in each of the 64 U. S s internal revenue districts. (International)

Good Friday Rites At Lutheran Church ~ The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of Zion Lutheran church.. West Monroe street, will conclude the series of sermons he has featured during the Lenten season at two Good Friday vespers to be conducted this evening at 7 and 8:15 o’clock. The general theme of the series has been: “He was wounded for our transgressions,” from Isaiah 53, 5. The theme of the sermon tonight will be “They Pierced His Side,” John 19, 34-37. Donald Bieberich, church organist and carilloneur, in addition to playing Lenten melodies on the Carillonic Bells preceding the services, has chosen the following organ music for the worship: Prelude—“At Gethsemane,” by M. Isabelle Ritter; Offertory—" Lenten Supplication," by Janet Rand; and Postlude—“Olivet" (a processional), by Roger C. Wilson. The choir, directed by Karl Reinking, will sing at the Seven o’clock vesper: “A Lenten Meditation,” by Lee Rogers. Responses by Pastor and congregation, known as The Liturgy, of the Cross afid The Reproaches, will feature the early service. < The .Sacrament ®f Holy Communion wilt be celebrated at the 8:15 vesper, with Pastor Schmidt as officiant. The public is invited to attend either vesper. New Ford Garage Is Under Construction A hew Ford garage and sales department is under construction on U. S. highway 224 just west of Decatur, Harry Schwartz, Decatur Ford agent, said today. The new building, which should be completed by September, will include 10,980 square feet. The front part, facing the highway, will be a 32 by 70 foot showroom. Behind this will be a 100 by 65 foot service department. _ Three Trees Planted On Court House Lawn The Adams county court house lawn was the scene of much activity Thursday afternoon as three pine trees, formerly in the hospital yard but blown over two weeks ago in the big storm, were transplanted. The county highway department, helped out by county commissioner John Kintz and many spectators, dug three holes, and planted the large evergreens. An Old Observation ALBANY, N. Y. - (IP) — An Albany newspaper of 100 years ago printed the following: “The French woman talks a great deal more than she thinks. The English woman thinks more than she talks. But the American woman does more thinking and more talking than the other two combined.”

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Presbyterian Men To Meet Tuesday Stanley O. Needham, of Fort ‘ Wayne, win speak to the Pre(sby,terian men’s council Tuesday' Rt, 6:30 p.m. at the church. The meeting was postponded to the date be- } cause of Holy week. Neeham will speak on “The truth shall mate you free.”

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