Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1957 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1957.

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MISS HOPKINS SAYS VOWS WITH GLEN T. GERBER In Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock, Miss Patricia Mae Hopkins, • only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hopkins, now of Elwood and formerly of Decatur, and Glen Thomas Gerber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Gerber, of near Berne, repeated their nuptial vows, Richard Briggs, Elwood, officiating. Two large bouquets of white gladiolus and white mums formed the background for the ceremony, and pre-nuptial musicale was presented by Richard Dellinger, Willshire, 0., and Mrs. Harlo Miller and Mrs. Roy Schwartz, Decatur. The selections included “Love’s More Excelent Way” and ”0, Walk With God.” Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a dress of blue lace. Her bridal veil of blue illusion was trimmed in rosebuds and she carried a hand bouquet of a white orchid surrounded by pink sweetheart roses. Mrs. Betty Brandeline, Marion, and Ronald Andrews, of Newaygo, Mich., were the couple's only attendants. Mrs. Brandeline served as matron of honor in a yellow street-length dress. White carnations made her hand bouquet. Ushers were Clifford Hopkins, Tonite Thurs., Fri. an CMarrfM WWE wnsrh# Jas Gim S£..JMFCin , t rJOTHEip It Julie London, Ray Anthony, Fits Domino, Little Richard — ADDED THRILLER — —«-o —o Sun., Mon., Tues.— “X THE UNKNOWN" A ’CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN’

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Indianapolis; Paul, Wayne and Donald Gerber, Berne; and Roy Schwartz and Morris Brodbeck. i Powder blue linen made’ the dress the mother of the bride selected, and her corsage was of pink sweetheart roses. The mother of the bridegroom was attired in a dusty rose dacron dress, with which she wore a white orchid corsage. From 8 to 10 p.m., at the Paul H. Gerber residence, in Berne, the bridal party received 125 guests. Bouquets of white glads graced the entertaining room, and on the serving tables was the three-tier-ed wedding cake, topped with a miniature bridal couple. Serving were the Mesdames Paul H. Gerber, Virgil Hopkins, Clifford Hopkins, Oliver Lessig, and Morris Brodbeck. Baltimore, Md., was the destination of the wedding trip, and the bride was wearing a lavender twopiece suit complemented with white accessories. Mrs. Gerber is a graduate of Wendell Wilkie high school, Elwood, and her husband is an alumnus of Jefferson high school. He is at present the manager of the Kroger store at Montpelier. After August 26, the Gerbers will be at home in Montpelier. BRIDE-ELECT OF ALLEN LEHMAN FETED SHOWER ' Miss Sondra Brown, bride-elect | of Allen Lehman, was honored with a miscellaneous bridal shower given by the Misses Ruth Rauch [ and Rowena Merriman recently. In the First Baptist church, Miss nuptial vows September 1. When Miss Brown arrived, she received a corsage of white Brown and Lehman will exchange asters. Games were played, and prizes were won by Miss Jeanie Schultz, and the Mesdames Al Lindel, Floyd Balliet and Don Moser, who presented these gifts to the guest of honor. After Miss Brown opened her gifts, refreshments were served. Present to honor the bride-to-be were the Mesdames Floyd Balliet, Al Lindel, and Don Moser and the Misses Donna Fast, Jeanie Schultz Kathryn Loshe, the honor Schultz and Kathryn Loshe, the honored guest and the hostesses. Unable to attend but sending gifts were the Mesdames David Brown, Warren Lehman, Arlen Mitchel, Charles Hosier, and Dick Arnold. TRI KAPPA INITIATES ARE HOSTESSES TO PICNIC Eleven initiates of Tri Kappa were hostesses to the sorority’s annual picnic Tuesday evening at the Boy Scout cabin at HannaNuttman park. After the new members — the Mesdames Richard Schauss, Kenneth Nash, Leo Curtain and Ralph Bolinger and the Misses Sara Brunnegraff, Marjorie Kohne, Elizabeth Miller, Sue Petrie, Twanette Magley, Ellen Welch and Marilyn Jefferies — served the picnic dinner, Mrs. James L. Loch-

k 111 I > 4 B' M Ik ' S B j 'H Im a&W MR. AND MRS. RALPH DEAM, of route one, Decatur, announce the engagement of their daughter, Betty Jane, to Alfred Joseph Bowser, son of Mrs. Ralph Bowser, of Rome. City, and the late Mr. Bowser. Alumna of MonAouth high school, the bride-elect is employed by the Bell Telephone company. Her fiance is a graduate of Rome City high school. He served three years as an electronics instructor in the armed forces at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He is now employed by Farnsworth Electronics company as an electronics technician. No date has been set for the wedding.

er, Jr., president, took charge of the short business meeting. Tri Kappa's contribution to the new addition to the Adams county memorial hospital, was discussed, and the group decided to contact the hospital before a final recision was made. Mrs. J. Clark Mayclin, who was to be recording secretary for next year, is unable to serve and Mrs. Richard Mies was unanimously re-elected for the position. Next meeting for Kappa Kappa Kappa will be September 17, at the Youth and Community center, when the sorority will hold installation of officers. FACKLER RELATIVES HAVE EIGTHEENTH REUNION Reunion eighteen for the Fackler family found 60 relatives and friends gathering at the new junior fair building at Van Wert, 0., Sunday. After cafeteria dinner, the business meeting was called to order by the vice president, Chris Wollenhaupt, of Van Wert, 0. The group approved the plans that the 1958 reunion would be held at Seltzer park, Sheely, O. Officer elected for the coming year were president, Milton Lyng. Shelby, O.; vice president, Clarence Fackler, Shelby, O.; secre-tary-treasurer, Mrs. Clara Meyers, Decatur; assistant secretary-trea-surer, Miss Martha McCammon, Sheely, O. » During the afternoon’s program, a trio, the Etzler sisters, Convoy, 0., sang. Guitarists Glen and Therman Fackler played four western songs, which were “most enjoyed,” according,to Mrs. Meyers. O. A. Flacker, 86, years old, was the oldest member there and came the longest distance, in addition. His home town is Ashton, 111., 300 • miles away. Mrs. O. G. Fackler traveled 275 miles to be at the reunion, and one-year-old Elizabeth Fackler, Shelby, 0., was the youngest family member there. Talking of the Fackler family and their coat of arms, O. A. Fackler also showed many pictures of relatives in Germany and Switzerland- Clois Fackler, family historian, of Rittman, 0., summarized the history of the Facklers in Germany and Switzerland, just before the meeting closed with singing, “Till We Meet Again."

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CATHOLIC LADIES OF COLUMBIA HAVE SUPPER About 40 attended Tuesday evening’s potluck supper of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at the C. L. of C. hall. Card games followed the meal, and prizes were awarded to Miss Virginia Laurent, for bridge; Mrs. Ben Eiting, pinochle; Mrs Mary Foos. 500; and Mrs. Jewel Ehinger, rummy Chairmen for the evening’s entertainment were the Mesdames Irenaeus F. Gase and Cyril Becker. September 3, the first Tuesday of the month, is the date of the next business meeting, and the C. L. of C. will have their September social get-together September 17. SADDLE LAKE SITE OF • GET-TOGETHER FOR 31 At the picnic grounds of Saddle Lake, 31 members of a family from Texas, Ohio, and Indiana gathered for a family get-together Sunday afternoon. Swimming was the main sport of the afternoon after the potluck dinner. Coming from Henderson, Tejc., were Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Green, while these came from the Buckeye state: Kenneth and David Snyder, Toledo, O.; Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Williams and family, of Stryker, O.; and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Williams and son and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Baldwin and family, of Walbridge, O. Present from Fort Wayne were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zubrick and family and Harry O. Williams, and from Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Felton and sons and Mrs. Collie Mae Small.

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.1 Society Items fox today's publication must be phoned in by U a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 3-2121 WEDNESDAY Decatur Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Charles Beineke, 2 p.m. St.- Paul Missionary church Ladies Aid, Mrs. Sarah Martin, all day. FRIDAY CFW of First Christian church rummage sale, McConnell building, North Second street, beginning at noon. Communion announcements, Zion Lutheran church, 2,4, 5,7, and 8 p.m. SATURDAY First Christian church CWF rummage and bake sale, McConnell building, North Second street, all morning. SUNDAY St. Paul’s ladies aid, ice cream social, Preble Lutheran church, 8 p.m. Merry Matrons Home demonstration club family picnic, Amos Thieme home, noon. MRS. ZERKEL, MRS. ACKER GIVE GARDEN CLUB LESSONS Tuesday afternoon when the Decatur Garden club met at the home of Mrs. A. R Ashbaucher, Mrs. H. E. Zerkel, Sr., and Mrs. Russell Acker were the lesson leaders. Calling the meeting to order and presiding over the routine business session was Mrs. Amos Yoder, president. Fourteen members responded to roll call by naming a favorite vacation. “Gardens of the South” was Mrs. Zerkel's topic, and she described, among other gardens, the jungle gardens at Sarasota, Florida. Mrs. Russell Acker, giving the lesson on birds for this meeting, told of her own experiences in attracting birds to her home, describing how suet and bird food set out brought 12 different kinds of birds to her porch. During the social hour, Mrs. Ashbaucher, assisted by Mrs. Zerkel in hostess’ duties, served refreshments of ice cream, cake, and iced tea., Bouquets of lilies, zinnias, and other flowers were set about the entertaining rooms. Plan New Methodist Church In Fort Wayne ♦ Methodist Church Builders, Inc., has taken an option to purchase a ten acre plot of ground, located on Reed Road between State Street ’and Trier Road, as the furture site Os a new Fort Wayne Methodist church. According to Herbert W. Cooper, president of Methodist Church Builders. Inc., an appeal will be made this week to members of the Methodist Church Builders club for funds necessary for purchase of the property, Methodist Church Builders, Ihc., is composed of approximately 70 lay members representing congregations of all Fort Wayne District Methodist Churches? It ,js the outgrowth of Die Fort Wayne District Missionary Society, formed in 1950 under the leadership of Dr. A. Wesley Pugh, former district superintendent, to meet the need for neighborhood churches serving

expanding communities. Eisenhower Plans Oriental Flu Shot WASHINGTON (W — President Eisenhower said today that he plans to get a shot of the Oriental flu vaccine as soon as it is generally available. Asked when he expected to rei ceive the vaccine, he said just as soon as ordinary people like he was could get it. FACULTIES (CnMttnpyd front P«e One) 1 Donald Everett teaching grades ' four through six, and Myrtle Clements teaching grades one through three. Geneva Five new high school instructors and two elementary teachers have ’ been added to the Geneva school . staff, which will work under principal William J. Lee. Winfred Apple, of Indianapolis, will teach corrynerce; Richard Alspaugh, of Berne, who recently ; returned from the armed forces, will teach science and mathemat- - ics; Lewis M. Van Cleave, of Gene- > va, will teach music; Lavaun Muth, of Geneva, will teach home econ- • omics, and Charles J. Baer, of , Parker, will teach commerce and ’ physical education. ’ Teachers returning and the subjects they will teach are Harry Anderson, coach and industrial arts; t Margaret Rhodes, English and physical education; Catherine Runyon, English and liberal science; Agnes Shoemaker, music and art; Ronald Townsend, mathematics i and science; Kenneth Van Emon, ’ vocational agriculture and biology, ' and Bernice Van Matre, English, . social studies and Latin. ’ Ruth Amstutz and Edith Walters are the new elementary teachers. Others include Harold C. Long, Ross Johnson, Marlene Martin, Kathleen Bookout, Ruth E. Brown, and Catherine Fravel. Hartford Township Jay Reid, who formerly taught in Randolph county, has been named as the new principal of the Hartford township grade and high school. Grace Sheller, of Portland, who will begin her teaching career this year, will teach third and fourth grades. Other faculty members and their subjects are Thomas Agler, social studies and physical education; LeRoy Hedges, mathematics, science and social studies; Bill J. Hill, commerce and English; Ghlee Kershner, home economics and physical education; Joseph Morin, music and English, and elementary instructors Edna Glendening, Grace Sheller and Mary Inniger. Jefferson Township Principal of the Jefferson township school will again be Edward , J.. Heimann, who will also teach i mathematics and science. William ■ Hernandez, of Chicago, is the new ■ music instructor there, and will > also instruct elementary classes. Other teachers include Helen Kenny, English, social studies and home economics, and Vera Teeter and Gladys Houser, both elementary teachers. Blue Creek Township Teachers for Kimsey school, which has grades one through four, will be Edith Morrison and Wilma Everett, and Lincoln school, with | grades five through eight, will be taught by Margaret Thomas and {Frieda Lehman.

After a month’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Mildren Kreps, Sr., of Oak street, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Mildren Kreps and sons Robert William, John Alan and David Lee, have returned home to Williamsburg, Mass. Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sprunger and daughter Opal, of Winter Haven, Fla., were the Misses Jane Dailey, Jackie Warren and Shirley Clobridge. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Brite and Mr. and Mrs. Riney Selking and Judy, Jerry, Jimmy and Jeanne, have returned from Fond Du Lac, Wise., where they spent the weekend, attending graduation exercises of Sr. M. Regina from the St. Agnes school of nursing in Fond Du Lac. Sr. Regina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brite and the sister of Mrs. Selking. Address of Floyd Cook, 915 North 11th street, admitted Friday to the VA hospital in Indianapolis, is VA hospital, 1481 West Tenth, Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Buckley and daughter Janet have returned to their home in Chicago after spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. George Buckley. Admitted Master Dayid Wittwer, Willshire, 0.; Frank Kitson, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Kenneth P. Singleton and son, Decatur. At the Adams county memorial hospital: James M. hnd Alvera Vian Lose, of 1139 West Monroe, became the parents of a son at 4:45 p.rn. Sunday. The new arrival weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. To Oscar and Aileen Blanch Rummage Sale, Friday noon and Saturday noon, Aug. 23-24. Bake Sale Saturday morning Aug. 24. McConnell Building on north 2nd. C. W. F. First Christian Church. 197 2t

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Rolope Miller, of route four, a son weighing five pounds, nine ounces was born at 7:05 a.m. Sunday. This morning at 7:05 o’clock, Thomas and Marvene Krick Buuck, of route spur, became the parents of a seven-pound, nine-and-one-half ounce son. Prunes Well Done SCOTIA, N. Y. (UP) — Firemen battered their way into the apartment of Mrs. John McGinn here after a gust of wind blew a door shut, locking her out and smoke began pouring from the windows. The firefighters burst into the apartment in time to turn off the flame under a pot of charred prunes. ICE CRE~AM SOCIAL Sunday, August 25 at 8:00 P.M., at Preble Lutheran Church. Presented by, St. Paul’s Ladies Aid. 197 T-X •••••••••••••••••••••a** IFREE! ; 3-MINUTE ' ; ; Qualify Test | • Hoar tor Yoanolt IV*y Zea/r* te f*e • J WorM’a largeet-Gefl/ap J • Hoarlag AM/ • Try a finest-quality Zenith' • • Hearing Aid...see why more * • people choose Zenith than • • any other make! Product of • • Zenith’s 37 years of electronic • • experience. Come in today for 3 • a free Zenith Quality Teat I J • • Five all-new, 4- and 5-tntnris» • • tor models—from SSO to slsOl • I • One-Year Warranty, Five- ! • Year Service Plant ' • 10-Day Money Baek , Guarantee 2 • ■any Time Payment*; .5 • Arranged! • Hoar Zenith NOW I • HOLTHOUSE Drug Co.