Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1957 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 1957

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fin. AND MRB. McBARNES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Mcßarnes. of route 5, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, May 5, with a family dinner at the Catholic Ladies of Columbia hall. The Mcßarnes are the parents of two sons, Victor Mcßarnes, of Geneva, and Melvin Mcßarnes, of Preble, and four daughters, Mrs. Walter (Glennys) Gerber, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Carl (Doris) Brown, of Bluffton; Mrs- Eugene (Ruth) Sommer, and Mrs. Carl (Irma) Hildebrand, both of Decatur. There are also 13 grandchildren. Mrs. Mcßarnes is the former Eva Caroline Ehling, whose .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ehling, reside south of Monroeville. Mr. and,Mrs. Ehling celebrated their 79th wedding anniversary last November 20. There will be a public open house at the C. L. of C. hall, from 2 until 4:30 o'clock Sunday. MISS JANICE VOSHELL IS HOSTESS TO JUNIOR ARTS Miss Janice Voshell was recently hostess for the final meeting of the Junior Arts department of the Decatur Woman's club. Miss Sara Brunnegraff,' outgoing president, conducted this last meeting of the club year. Main topic of business was the election of officers for next year. Miss Judy Lane was elected to serve the group as president, and Miss Kathleen Kohne will serve as the vice-president. Secretary and treasurer will be Miss Gretchen Lankenau and Miss Ann Uhrick, respectively. Several new membets were-also voted into the department. Mrs. Ray Walther presented an interesting program, entitled “Rumor Clinic," which was participated in by several of the members. Refreshments were served by the hostess, who was assisted by Miss Rosie Conrad, Miss Lankenau, Miss Carolyn Drake, and Miss Twanette Magley. BETA SIGMA FHI HAS FOUNDERS DAY DINNER The twenty-sixth anniversary of the founding of the Beta Sigma Phi was observed by the four local chapters, at a dinner, held Tuesday evening at the American Legion home. Serving tables were attractively decorated with arrangements of yellow roses, and white lighted candles. Jean Bower played the national anthem, after which the opening 30% Discount on Suits--Coats-Raincoats --Car Coats and Faille Dusters. Price on Millinery. E. F. Gass Store. 103 t 3

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ritual and the Beta Sigma Phi grace were repeated in unison. Serving as toastmistress was Helen Bair. Vocal elections were offered by Jackie Hakes, with Virginia Babcock, Frella Webster and Bertha Lane also participating in the program. Officers for the coming year were installed by Lulu Fruchte, city council president. Following the repeating of the closing ritual, Mrs. Fruchte, assisted by Alice Harmon and Lavina Affolder, conducted pledge rituals for the following, pledges: Barbara Guard, Christie Allen and Helen Hobbs, of the Xi Alpha lota chapter; and, Marilyn Roop, Jo Meyer and Edna Shannon, of the Epsilon Sigma chapter. Receiving the ritual of jewels de-. gree were La Valle Death, Kathryn Morris, Peg Crist, and Mary Pickett, of the Delta Lambda chapter, and Marie Gillman, Pat Guant, Tommie Yost, Pat Mansfield. Barbara Kohne, Maxine Baumgartner, and Colleen Howell of the Epsilon Sigma chapter. Committee members for this annual event were Helen Bair, Lavina Affolder, Ida Holthouse, La Vonn Hobbs, and Ermadean Seltennght. The dinner was served by the ladies of Legion auxiliary. The meeting of unit 1. of the Bethany E.U.B. church has been postponed from Thursday evening of this week, until May 9. That evening the group will meet at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Thomas, at 7:30 o'clock. Open house will be conducted at the Adams Central school Friday evening from 7 until 8 o’clock. At 8 o’clock, the home economics department of the school will present adress revue, to which the public is invited. The Wesley Sunday School class of the First Methodist church* will, not meet Thursday evening as scheduled. Formal initiation of the Rainbow for Girls will be held at the Masonic hall, Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. All members are urged to be present. Mrs. John Hirschey will be hostess to the Happy Homemakers home demonstration club next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Don Lutes, of Lutes Flowers, will present a demonstration, and members are reminded to bring flower seeds or bulbs for the exchange. A daughter, weighing seven pounds, 15% ounces, was born at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, to Richard and Mary Kolter Borne, of route 2. Paul and Willodine Kleine Schroeder, of route 1, are parents of a son, born at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday. He weighed eight pounds and three ounces, and has been named Scott Alan. At 9:45 a.m. today, a seven pound, two ounce daughter was born to Emanuel and Leah Graber Girod, of Berne. Admitted Mrs. Glen Griffith; Decatur: Miss Andrea Sprunger, Berne; Master Robert Hess, Jr., Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Walter Kukelhan and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. John Zintsmaster and twin sons, Decatur; James C. Lovelette, Decatur; Miss Delbra Kay Shaffer, Decatur; Mrs. Ed Nussbaum and baby girl, Monroe.

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Mr. and Mrs. John Alberding, of route 1, were honored with a family dinner at the Fairway rests vrant Saturday evening, in observance of their 60th wedding anniversary. « The couple was married in the St. Mary's Catholic church in Remington, April 27, 1897, by Rev. Father John Berg. Both Mr. and Mrs. Alberding are 82 years of age, and are enjoying fairly good health. Mr. and Mrs. Alberding are the parents at nine children, all living, aita 39 s grandchildren, and six-great-grandchildren. 4 The table was centered with a large white anniversary cake, with the inscription “60th Anniversary" in red, surrounded by dainty red rose buds. Mrs. Alberding worse a corsage of red roses, and her husband was presented with a buttoniere of the same

Society Items loi today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 3-2121 - GWEN HILYARD WEDNESDAY Our Lady of Good Counsel study club. Mrs. Otto Baker, 8 p.m. Bethany E.U.B. mother and daughter banquet, at the church, 6:15 p.m. ~ Women’s Guild of Zion E. and R. chuwjh, at the chupeh fcls p.m. THURSDAY Ladies Aid of Trinity E.U.B. church, at the church, 7:30 p.m. Girl Scout leaders club, Hanna Nuttman park, 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Salem W.S.W.S., Mrs. Roy Miller, 7 p.m. Everready Sunday school class, Methodist church lounge, 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s study club, Mrs. Dave Baker, 8:15 p.m. Union Chapel Ladies Aid, at the all day. Monroe Rural Fire department, Monroe Farm Bureau building, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove W.M.A. meet-'* ing, postponed one week. Rainbow for Girls, formal initiation, Masonic hall, 7 p.m. Wesley Sunday school class meeting, postponed. Bethany E.U.B. unit 1 meeting, postponed until next Thursday. FRIDAY May Fellowship of the Council of Church Women, Church of God, 7:30 p.m. Bobo Willing Workers class mother and • daughter banquet, Bobo school, 6 p.m. Public Open House at Adams Central school, from 7 until 8 p.m. Dress revue at 8 p.m. MONDAY Decatur Camera club, Edward's Studio, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. John Hirschey, 7:30 p.m. Acker Property Is Sold To Anspau g h Floyd Acker has sold his property at the corner of Adams and Second ./streets to Lawrence Anspaugh, it was learned today. Mr. and Mrs. Acker have moved to their residence located at 934 Walnut street. The property purchased by Anspaugh is zoned fpr business and it was reported that when his present lease on Monroe street expires, Anspaugh will move his photography studio into his newly purchased property. | 50-Yeor-Old Copy Os Daily Democrat Shown Howard C. Burdg of Elmonte, Calif., visiting friends and relatives in this city, during the past few days has produced a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat issued May 2, 1907. . The edition carries an account

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flower. Those present for the dinner included Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Alberding, Mr. and Mrs. John Alberding, Jr. and son David, Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Miller, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Favery, of Monroeville. Also Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fenker and children Frank, Jr., Danial, Mary Lou, Janet and Dian; Mr. and Mrs. Leon RossWurm, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs> Henry Hjlger, of near Arcola, and the guests of honor. Unable to attend were Sister Eva of Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, of San Angela, Tex., and Edward Alberding, of near Larwell. ; A reception was held at the Albering home northeast of Decatur, from 8 until 10 p.m. Saturday evening.

of his wedding to Carrie Tester May 1, 1907, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tester. Mrs. Burdg died last August. The couple would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today. They left Decatur in 1919 and the family has resided in California for the past 38 years. They had one son, Floyd Burdg, who resides at San Gabriel, Calif. Pleads Not Guilty To Traffic Charge A plea of not guilty was entered by*. James Carroll, 32. of Fort Wayne, in city court Tuesday afternoon to charges of disregarding a stop sign and operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended. His trial has been set for next week. The charges were filed against him by local authorities following an accident April 8 at the Bellmont and Piqua roads. Carroll was injured in the accident and was hospitalized for several days. Lieut. Dick Sutton and Sgt. Bill Thompson of the Indiana state police force were Decatur business visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Parrish, of Houston, Tex., have returned home after visiting here with relatives and friends. About 100 cities in northwest Ohio went on eastern daylight time Sunday. Columbus will vote on the issue May 7. An estate approximating $84.500 has been left by Othella Lesh, of Bluffton. Mrs. Effie M. Lesh will receive all the property, and the son, Herschel Lesh, all remaining interest. Girl Scoot News Brownie troop 86 met at the Lincoln School Monday after school. We said our promise and had roll call and collection of dues. We took a nature walk and talked about all we* saw on our walk. Afterwards, we played games and closed with the friendship circle and the singing of taps. 1 Scribe: Kathleen Kiess Brownie troop 7 met Tuesday after school. New officers were elected as follows; president, Barbara Reed; scribe, Dianne Gilpen, and treasurer, Cheryl Reynolds. We said the Brownie promise and had roll call and collection of dues. Donna Zehr brought treats, and Mrs. Reynolds’ son. Brian, also treated in honor of his birthday anniversary. Then we sang songs and told riddles. We closed with the friendship circle and taps. Scribe : Dianne Gilpen ~ Brownie troop 22 met Tuesday after school. We discussed our business and then we took a walk. We closed with the singing of Taps. —r- — Scribe; Rita LeClentzer

Indiana Observes 137th Anniversary University Marks Anniversary Today Indiana University observed the 137 th anniversary of its founding as head of the 'Hoosier-State’s public school system today, with traditional ceremonies attended by a number of local persons. A total of 2,892 students in all branches of the university, including the nine I, U. Centers located throughout the state, were honored for scholastic achievements. Their parents were invited guests of the university for the ceremonies held in the auditorium on the Bloomington campus. President Herman B. Wells presided at, the 10 a. m. ceremonies at which Dean Maynard K. Hjptf of the school of dentistry presented the honor students. Dean W. W. Patty spoke on research in the school of health, physical education and recreation. The parents and honored students were guests at the deans’ reception in Alumni Hall in the afternoon. A traditional part of the program was the annual pilgrimage to the home and grave of Andrew Wylie, first president of the university. The closing event on the daylong observance was the annual "I. U. Sing” at 7:30 p. m. in the auditorium, musical competition among housing units, sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA. Students from this area wha were honored: Berne— Nancie Hodges, Karen J. Luginbill, Millard E. Moser. Decatur — Harold W. Bohnke, Barbara L. Carr, Gene M. Hindenlang, Erwin J. Gutowitz. Monroe—Paul D. Riley. Vandalism Reported Here Tuesday Night Reports of vandalism * were made Tuesday evening to cry police by Russell Andrews of 710 Nuttman avenue. Andrews told police that someone threw a stone through his frdfit window at about 8:40 p. m. He later reported that some boys tried to remove the valve stem from the car of a person who

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was visiting at his home. Andrews told police that boys have been driving past his home lately, loudly shouting foul language. Form Rural Youth In Blackford County Through the efforts of rural ybuth clubs in this area, Blackford county will organize its own club in a special meeting May 14 at the Roljzhigh school at 8 p.m., Gloria Koeneman, president of the fourth district, said today. In a special meeting of the Blackford county extension committee and Farm Bureau members held last night, the names of more than 200 possible members were introduced. Six boys who had attended rural youth meetings in other counties form the organizazing group. The extension committe wrote each home demonstration chip "tn the county for the names of ydung unmarried people between the ages of 18 and 28. The response was surprisingly high. The Farm Bureau and extension committees agreed to actively support the new group. Rural youth activities were held in Blackford a few ago, but died out completely in 1953. All local rural youth members are invited to the organization meeting May 14 to get the new group off to a good start, Miss Koeneman stated. Marble Lodged In Throat, Boy Dies X VINCENNES — (IP — James Reynolds, 2, Decker, was dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hispital, here Monday night after a ■marble became lodged in his throat. _; Seven-Year-Old Girl Is Drowned in Pond CHARLESTON, Ind — (IF - Jenifer Thornton, 7, Jeffersonville, drowned Tuesday night in a farm pond six miles south of here. State Police said the body was recovered two hours later. She was the daughter of the George Thorntons. Don’t forget the Minstrel Show at the Adams Central Gym, Saturday, May 4 8:00 P. M. 103 t 3

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