Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1957 — Page 3

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 195?

MRS. RICE ENTERTAINS MISIONARY SOCIETY Mrs . Stella Rice was hostess for a recent meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Nuttman avenue United Brethren church. The service was opened with song, prayer, and the Macedonian call, from Acts IS: verses nine through 16. Mrs. Lawrence Michel, leader, introduced the lesson study, which was on Sierre Leone, West Africa, with a map talk. A playlet, “Our Mission work in Africa,” was then presented with Mrs. Sam Diehl and Mrs. Paul Parker as interviewers. They wefe assisted by a group of women who placed missionary characters on the widening circle flannel-graph, which depicted the personal stewardship of prayer, preparation, consecreation and finances. Following the latest news items, Mrs. Edith TereU dismissed this portion df the meeting with prayer. The hostess was assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Harold Rhynard, in serving refreshments to the members. Little Miss Mary Rhynard was a guest at the meeting. REBEKAH LODGES WILL HAVE DISTRICT MEETING Rebekah lodges of district 31 will hold their district meeting Tuesday, at the local Odd Fellows hall, with Olive Rebekah lodge number 86 acting as hostess. Enola Jones, district president of the Rebakah assembly of Indiana will open the meeting and Leia B. Swygart, past president of the Indiana assembly, will be in charge of school of instruction to be given when the meeting opens, at 1:30 p.m, Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. at the Moose hall, and the evening services will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Decatur lodge will present the opening, and the Augustus lodge, number 687, of Liberty Center, will put on the de*gree work. Lodges from Blackford, Wells, and Adams counties will be represented at the meeting. The Rebekah lodge members of Decatur are reminded to come formal.

FOOT LITE DANCE STUDIO Announces Opening of FaH Season. New Classes Starting. Registration Day:— Wednesday, Sept 11th 4:60 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. DECATUR YOUTH & Community Center Margie Basset Charles Allen

FRESH FILMS ALL SIZES 5 OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAYS AIR CONDITIONED HOLTHOUSE On The Highway Route 27 N. 13th St.

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EVERREADY CLASS HAS SEPTEMBER MEETING Th Everready Sunday School class of the First Methodist church 'met in the church lounge Thursday evening, for their September meeting. * : Mrs. Amos Ruse presented the devotional lesson, after the meeting was opened by singing various hymns. Theme of Mrs. Ruse’s talk was “Prayer.” During the business session which followed, Mrs. David Bedwell, president, presided. Mrs. N. A. Bixler, program chairman, conducted a contest on “trees of the Bible,” and gave some interesting facts concerning different trees of this land. Guests present at the meeting were Mrs. Alvah Burch, Mrs. Gertrude Kemp, and Mrs. Mary Brown, all of Fort Wayne, guests of Miss Ivy Gilpin. Refershments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Bixler, Mrs. Fred Busche and Miss Gilpin. A regular business meeting of the Psi lota Xi sorority will be held at the Youth and Community center, at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Order of Eastern Star opens its fall season with a potluck dinner Thursday, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic hall. Each member is asked to bring a covered dish and her own table service. The regular stated meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Forrest Murray. Mrs. H. R. Frey and Mrs. Kenneth Beard will be hostesses when the Emblem club meets at the Elks home, Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Members attending are asked to bring a overed dish and their own table service, and the hostesses will provide the meat and rolls. At the Adams county memorial hospital: A son, weighing six pounds, 1414 ounces, was born at 2:15 a.m. Friday, to Charles and Ruth David Crosby, of route 3. Hector and Adelita Valdez Solano, of 809 North Eleventh street, are parents of a six pound, 11 ounce son, born at 7:12 p.m. Friday. At 7:25 a.m., today, a son was born to Daniel R. and Eileen Bieberich Freeby, of 235 Limberlost Trail. The infant weighed eight pounds, six and a half ounces. Crothersville Man Killed In Collision MADISON (UP)—Clifford Henry. 48, Crothersville, was killed Friday night when his automobile struck a railroad overpass guard rail and plunged 40 feet to the tracks below, landing on its top. Henry was dead on arrival at King's Daughters Hospital. His death was the first traffic fatality in Madison this year. Youth Is Killed In Collision On Bridge BLOOMINGTON (UP) — Joe Goodman, 18. Bloomington, was killed early today when his and another automobile collided headon in a bridge four miles south of here on Ind. 37. The other car was driven by Ralph Deckard, 33. Bloomington, who was taken to a hospital in fair condition. Home Made Ice Cream Social on Church of God Lawn, 5 P.M. Saturday. Missionary Society. 211 It

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DAVID JOHNSON, OF MONROE, won the first greased.pig chase at the Monroe community days, held in Monroe Friday and all day Saturday. The fair started about 7 p.m., and the pig chase got underway about 7:30 p.m. Entered in the first contest were Jack Shoaf, Regie Welch, Richard Habegger, Steve Ehrsam. Bob Christner, Jerry Meadows, Ronnie Owens, Ralph Parrish. Duane Arnold, Bill Tharp, and Roger Dick. Pictured above, Johnson closes the gate on the frightened pig while judge Gale Cook looks on. Martin Steiner, president of the Monroe Lions, M.C.’d the event, and the other judge was John Genth. (Staff Photo)

Electronic Miracles Displayed By Firm Paints Rosy Living With Push Buttons CHICAGO (UP) — You push a button and this infernal machine across the room mixes a frozen daiquiri by remote control And if you like daiquiris it isn’t bad. Push another button and the engine of a car parked outside starts warming up. Still another button starts the window fan blowing. If your thumb isn’t calloused by now, you can push other buttons to start the toaster toasting and the percolator perking. And all at a distance of 15 miles, perhaps more. These and other electronic miracles were displayed by the Alliance Manufacturing Co. as an example of the good life coming up in this age of automation. Rosy, Easy Future “By 1980 we'll be pushing buttons every time we turn around,” said Alliance President John Bentia. Herb Pennock, the firm's field service manager, painted this rosy picture: J: “You’re driving home. It's been a long, hard day. You’d like nothing better than to plunge right into a warm tub when you- get home. “So you push a button on the dashboard of your car and miles away your bathtub fills up to just the desired level, and at just the right temperature —"* Pennock, a cousin of the Old, New York Yankee pitcher of the same name, played football with the Canton Bulldogs before he tackled remote control. An enthusiastic gadgeteer, Pennock conceded that things can go wrong sometimes. Foolproof Garage Doors For instance, suppose yur yen was for a cup of coffee, piping hot, the minute you hit the front door. You push the proper button on your dashboard and the percolator at home starts perking. But suppose you forgot to put water in the pot “You'd have to buy a new fuse,” Pennock conceded. But he said the firm’s new radio-controlled garage doors are just about foolproof. “We’ve got it fixed so there's none of this business about your neighbor pushing his dashboard button and opening your door.” Pennock said. This discussion gave rise to some anecdotes about the earlier sound - powered models, some of which would open at the toot of anybody’s horn. There was the man in Columbus, Ohio, for instance, whose garage door kept going up and down mysteriously. The trouble finally was traced

OPEN HOUSE NEW 4 BEDROOM HOME 1228 LEWIS PLACE, DECATUR. INDIANA Go out North Second Street to the first street past the railroad and turn left to the second house. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPT. 7TH & BTH 1:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. SATURDAY 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. and 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. on SUNDAY This home is approved for FHA and can be purchased for $2700.00 down, balance over 25 year period. It has living room, kitchen, utility room, large bath. 4 bedrooms. The rooms are larger than average and closets in bedrooms downstairs are long with double sliding doors. Gas hot water heater and gas furnace and it is equipped for either gas or electric range in the kitchen. Look this home over at the above time and date, or call for appointment at anytime. a— -1 tMI The Kent Realty & Auction Co. Phone 3-3390

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to his neighbor's ultrasonic dog whistle. Concordia College To Open Wednesday Zion Lutheran church, West Monroe street, will join fellow Christians in the 5800 congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod throughout the world to pray God’s blessing upon the church’s new Concordia senior college in Sunday’s worship services. A special “Litany for the schools of the church” will be used by the Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, in both the services conducted in the local church, at 8 and 10:30 o’clock. Classes at the new Fort Wayne institution, located north of the Allen county memorial coliseum on Highway 427, will start Wednesday morning. Student enrollees the first year will number 186 and will be composed of graduates of the church’s 10 junior colleges across the United States and Canada. While’ ft¥mal dedication of the complete < ! B million dollar school plant will take place next spring, Sunday will be considered a “day*of consecration” for Concordia senior college. An opening service for the new student body, area Lutheran clergy, and friends of the institution, will be conducted Tuesday morning at 19:30 o'clock on the new campus with the Rev. Martin J. Neeb, president of the college, delivering the address. Dr, John W. Behnken, Missouri synod president, has asked “special prayers df, thanksgiving and intercCssW^’ 1 Tor the college, its faculty and students, as the school begins fts part in the training of parish pastors and missionaries of the Gospel in the ministry of the Lutheran church. ■* -D -. Legion Parking Lot Here Paved Today The parking lot beside the American Legion home was paved today with asphalt. Legion officials said. A six-inch curb along the sidewalk will also be built, to keep drivers from running over the Legion shrubs, they said. The lot, which is used by the general public every day, holds about 16 cars, and is located where the Decatur Den used to be. Carmel Man Victi m Os Two-Car Crash CARMEL (UP) — Milton A. Williams, 65, Carmel, was killed Friday night when two automobiles collided on U.S. 31 a mile of, here. The other car contained Indianapolis Broad Ripple High School students returning home from a football game at Kokomo. Three oi the students were hospitalized in fair condition.

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Society Items ror today’s publication must be phoned in by ' 11 a, m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 3-2121 Gwen Mies SATURDAY Church of God Missionary society, ice cream social, church lawn, starting at 5 p.m. SUNDAY Tri Lakes Garden club show, American Legion hall, Columbia City, 2 to 6 p.m. Decatur Gardeh club invited. Monroe Friends Homecoming, Monroe Friends church, basket dinner following church services. MONDAY Honorary chapter of Psi lota Xi sorority, Mrs. A. R. Holthouse, 6:30 p.m. Bobo Community organization, re-organizational meeting, at the Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Eureka temple, 39, carry-in supper at K. of P. home 6. p.m. Meeting with staff practice to follow. Flo Kan Sunshine Girls, K, of P. home, 4 p.m. Past Presidents parley, Adams post 43, American Legion home, 8 p.m. Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. Earl Harmon, 7:30 p.m. Husbands will be guests. V.F.W. auxiliary, V. F.W. home, 8 p.m. TUESDAY St. Dominic study club, Mrs. William Lose, Sr., 7:30 p.m. Monroe Better Homes demonstration club, Mrs. Darold Borne, 7:30 p.m. Eagles auxiliary, Eagles hall, 8 p.m. Rose Garden club, Mrs. Stuart Brightwell, 2 p.m. Associate chapter of Tri Kappa, Boy Scout shelter house at Hanna Nuttman, picnic, 6:30 p.m. Kirkland W.C.T.U., Mrs. Ellis Skiles, 7 p.m. St. Catherine study club. Mrs. Cletus ''Heimann, Monroeville, 8 p.m. ~j Gals and Pals home demonstration club, Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart study club, Mrs. Marjorie Shell, 8 p.m. Trinity W.S.W.S. to entertain area W.S.W.S. groups, ~at the. (church, 7:30 p.m. , , j/ 01l Delta Theta Tau .ptee^pg.,postponed one week. . ; to - Profit and Pleasure hqmej demonstration club, Mrs. Harvey, gmith, 7:30 p.m. < . ; Psi lota Xi business meeting,Youth and Community center, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY ; Girl Spout council, G. S. room of the Youth and Community center, 1 p.m. Ave Maria Bible club, Mrs. Charles Voglewede, 8 p.m. Evangeline circle of Zion E. and R. church, Mrs. Richard/(Kershner, 7:30 p.m. , -IZ ib z THURSDAY. -,iij a d ; Mt. Pleasant WJS.CS.:, at the church, 7:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, officers at 7:30 p.m., meeting at 8 p.m. Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, dinner at 6 j>.m.; meeting at 7:30 p.m. Emblem club carry-in supper. Elks home, 6:30 p.m. Wins Red Ribbon At Indiana Fair Margaret Beeler, of route 2, Geneva, placed in the red ribbon group in the 4-H state home economics electric judging contest at the Indiana state fair this weke. Michael Lehman, a member of the Adams county rural youth, did a pantomine act in the rural youth 18-28 talent show, held September 3 at the state fair. The contest took place in the new farmers building. Lehman did not place in the top five. Trade in a rood town — Decatur

COURTESY W/ IS CATCHING ON PF I THE TELEPHONE I — ~ PARTY LINE I Smart telephone party line neigh- g bors help each other to better service. They follow these three easy ■ 8 steps. First, they use the line shar- || ingly. Second, they hang up the g receiver carefully.. And finally, they give up the line immediately in an emergency. Truly, courtesy is catching on the party line'«.. be- \ Cf \N cause it makes possible better ser- ■ /CRf r / v * ce f° r evcr^one ■■ ■ * nc * y ou> CITIZENS f TELEPHONE CO.

Neighbor Counties Cui Proposed Rates Other Counties In Reduction Os Rotes Adams county’s cut of seven, cents from the local tax rate for '1958 has been equalled or approached in several neighboring counties. In Wells county, the tax rate was cut five cents, four from the general fund, and one cent from the welfare rate. The Wells county general fund rate will be 51 cents, the same as in Adams county. The welfare rate will be 17 cents in Wells county, as compared with nine cents in Adams county. Deputies in Wells count}’ will receive $3,000 a year, a $25 annual raise. The deputy sheriff's salary was left at $3,600 in Wells county. The Noble county board reduced the levy there by 7*,a cents to a total of 62.1 cents on SIOO assessed valuation. No true picture of comparative taxes can be seen, however. because assessments vary from oeunty to county. Adams county generally has a higher assessment than the surrounding counties, which tends to lower the Adams county rate. In Noble county, seven cents was cut from the proposed general fund request, and one-half cent from the county welfare proposal. In Randolph county, the council knocked 2Vi cents from the proposed rate, leaving a general fund rate of 38 cents as compared with Adams county’s 51 cents; 13 cents for welfare, as compared with nine cents here; eight cents for the cumulative bridge fund, same as Adams county; and a hospital rate of four cents, as compared with one cent here. In Huntington county, 5.5 cents was chopped from the budget, leaving a general fund rate of 56 cents, and a total county rate of 85.5 cents, as compared with 83 cents in Adams county.

Little Kathaleen Handion 18-iponth-old daughter of Mr. and JJirs. Pat Handion, of Fort Wayne, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed F. Berling, of Decatur, remains in serious condition at St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne. The child is now being cared for in a,n oxygen tent. Mr. and Mrs. Cal E. Peterson are spending the week at Kelly’s Island, Ohio, on Lake Erie. Mrs. Maynard Hetrick, of Decatur, is one of the heirs -ot the. estate of Kenneth Kucher, of Fort Wayne, whose estate is valued at $59,000. „ 1 . Mr. .and Mrs. Floyd Ahr and Mrs. Ed Ahr, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ahr and Mrs. Robert Ahr of Fart Wayne, and Mrs. Deam Davis, of Payne, Ohio, traveled to Battle Mich., recently to attend a bridal shower for Miss Patricia McConnell. Miss McConnell is the bride-elect of Jim Ahr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ahr. • The Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Schmidt and daughter Phyllis will accompany their son and brother, Paul Schmidt, to Bloomington Sunday, where the younger Schmidt is enrolled at Indiana University. The youth is a 1957 graduate of Decatur high school.

WoSMTAL Admitted

Charles Pusey, Linn Grove, and Mrs. Cecil Macias, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Gordon Watts and baby boy, Decatur, and Mrs. Julius Teeple, Decatur.

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STRUCK by a hit-and-run truck in Brooklyn several weeks ago, Blacky is back in the arms of his master, Barry Finck, 6, although several veterinarians recommended that the dog "be put out of his misery.’* Barry found one vet who decided to make a fight for Blacky’s life and, after several blood transfusions, Blacky began to mend. f/HtemationaU

1' W RRii ’-Bm * WrSJ • r - j J;,...---..;.*. ■ THESE PRINCIPALS are awaiting reopening of the recessed manslaughter trial of GI William Girard inMaebashi, Japan: top (from left) “Candy,’’ Japanese wife of Girard; the defendant; Kayoko Sakai, daughter of Mrs. Naka Sakai. 46, fatally wounded on *’ firing range Jan. 30, allegedly by Girard; and lower (left) Judge - Yuzo Kawachi and (right) Itsuro Hayashi, chief defense counsel. The trial is to resume Sept. 6. (International)

WELCOME BACK BT-«/-hor s 1 : you u r*» nonfl may . yovr i for . »ner > WELCOME BACK, TEACHERS Established 1888 MEMBER MEMBMt. F. D. I.C. Federal Reserve

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