Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1958 — Page 7

THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1958

The School Reporter

DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL By Emily Swearingen

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“Hoosier hysteria’’ has comey to an end for! another season at DHS. T h e mighty Jackets’ were defeated! last Thursdayl night by the!

Berne Bears in their first sectional game. The Jackets were behind during most of the game and, despite a last-quarter rally, fell to a determined Berne team, 47-44. -D.H.S.— ■ The students and faculty of DHS would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Bears for their sectional victory. The best of luck in the regional, Berne! Decatur will be cheering for you. —D.H.S.— Congratulations are also in order for the members of the team. Five senior boys completed their high school basketball careers last Thursday night. Larry Moses, Bob Banks, Clarence May, Dave Eichenauer, and Ty Ballard have given the Decatur fans some exciting moments during the seasons that won’t be soon forgotten. The fans wish to thank these boys, and also wish next-year’s team luck. - D.H.S.— The annual latin banquet will be held Monday. March 17, at the DHS gym. The general chairman of the banquet is Marie Barlett. Other chairmen are: Betty Haugk. food; Barb Burk, program; Alice Allwein. decorating; Jim Gay, tables and chairs; Ron Kiess, cleaning up; and Kay Wynn, music. The banquet should be a success, as it has been in the past and the Latin students are sure to enjoy it. (By Marie Barlett) *

Public Sale REAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY 57.91 ACRES to be Sold in 3 Tracts The undersigned will offer for sale at Public Auction on the farm described as Tract No. 1, located 2 miles West and % mile North of Monroeville, Indiana, on SATURDAY, MARCH 22,1958,1 P.M. Tract No. I— Containing 32.06 Acres located 2 miles West and % mile North of Monroeville. This is level fertile soil all under cultivation. Some buildings. Tract No. 2— Containing 20.5 acres located 3 miles West and ’2 mile “North of Monroeville or H' mile South "of Marquardt Church, Tliis tract has 5 Acres salable timber, balance under cultivation. Tract No. 3— Containing 5.35 Acres located 3 miles West and m mile North of Monroeville or *4 mile North of Marquardt Church. This is l’*vei fertile soil all under cultivation. PERSONAL PROPERTY including ANTIQUES Walnut cabinet, glass doors, hand made 80 yrs. old; Antique bureau ' with marble top; dresser; antique chest over 100 yrs. old; Walnut | drop leaf extenison table; dough tray; Crosley radio; New Home I sewing machine; antique rockers; chairs; picture frames: “Maytag washer; Blacksmith vise: anvil; forge blower; blacksmith tools; drill press. 4 inch die set: Thread cutter and other numerous articles. TERMS—ReaI Estate 20% day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and abstract IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. Personal Property—Cash. Not Responsible in Case of Accidents. Any statements or Changes made day of sale will take precedence over any printed herein. ROSANNAH MARQUARDT ESTATE ASA D. BROUWER, Administrator Adair?- Beers & Mailers, Attorneys for Estate. Glenn C. Merica. Auctioneer, Monroeville, Ind' Phone 5603 ; 26 620 Public Auction We have quit farming and will sell the following personal properly at auction on our farm located 3 miles east of Monroe, Ind., then I'i miles south, or 4 miles east of Berne. Ind., then 4% miles north, or 5 miles west of Willshire, Ohio, then l'/z miles south, on FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Sale Starting at 12:00 Noon, DST IMPLEMENTS 1951 Minneapolis Moline ZA tractor on new rubber; 1942 Farmall H aractor with cultivators, pulley and power take-off; 1954 Moline 2 bottom 14“ plow on rubber; 1955 Allis Chalmers No. 66 combine with long grain spout; 1954 one row corn picker; 1954 sixteen hoe International grain drill; 1956 No. 290 John Deere corn planter. The above implements have been well cared for and are in excellent condition. 8’ No. 9A International disc; 7’ No. 10A International disc; 8’ Interrational cultipacker with 18 " packers; International 2 row rotary hoc; corn stalk shredder; 2 section spike tooth harrow; 3 section spring tooth harrow; Graham plow; 28" American Standard grain elevator with electric motoi; 2 wheel trailer with stanchion stock rack; Moline horse drawn manure spreader; 2 steel tired wagons with grain beds; electric motor. . ■ — — _. HOUSEHOLD GOODS 2 pc. upholstered living room suite; 11-3x12 Axminster rug, flora] pattern; 12x18 Axminster rug; plastic upholstered reclining chair with ottoman; leather bottom rocker; oak library table; oak buffet; 6 dining chairs; piano and bench; KENMORE, DELUXE PUSH BUTTON ELECTRIC RANGE with double oven; 2 Duo Therm oil burning space heaters; bed with springs; antique kerosene lamps; 2 battery radios; sausage grinder; lard press; iron kettle with stand; meat table; fruit jars; crocks; lawn mower; gfass seeder;. ..many. other cirticlcs. TERMS—CASH. Not responsible for accidents. v WM. NEADSTINE Sale conducted by Mel’s Realty Auction Co.. Berne, Ind. Mel Liechty, Auctioneer E. W. Baumgartner, Clerk Ellenberger Bros., Auctioneers

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The junior and senior girls in home ec have recently finished required demonstrations in cooking. A few of the things demonstrated include pizza, cakes, doughnuts, and chicken. —D.H.S.— The Decatur fans wish to thank Adams Central for playing host to another Adams county sectional. A lot of work was put in preparing for the tourney and the DHS fans appreciate it. —D.H.S— On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week, tryouts were held for the junior class play. This year the juniors will present a three-act comedy called “Seventeen is Terrific.” The outcome of the tryouts will be posted soon. (By Cheryl Ashbaucher) —D.H.S— The sophomore home ec students took a field trip Tuesday. The girls went to Kroger’s to learn more about meat-cutting. They wish to thank Kenny Debolt for taking time to talk to them and show them things concerning this subject. —D.H.S— The final game of the DHS intramural tourney was held Tuesday night. The Black team won the tourney by defeating the Red, 4328. Phil Rambo is captain of the Black. This tourney ended a 35game schedule for the intramural teams. More than 70 boys participated on the eight teams. —D.H.S.— The members of the cheering bloc wish to thank the cheerleaders for the fine job they did this year. It is impossible to please 175 people, but the cheerleaders did their best. Thanks again! - D.H.S— The honor roll for the fourth six

Ki ■ • EXPLOSION'S BEEN THROUGH THE MlLL— Heavy corrugated siding at the Grain League federation mill in Albany, N. Y., hangs flapping after an explosion and fire. Firemen can be seen in background fighting the blaze. Several workmen were injured. (international tsounttpnoto)

weeks has been posted. There are 12 seniors, 15 juniors, 16 sophomore, 17 freshmen, and 16 eighth graders on the list. It is hoped that these 76 people will keep up their good Work during the next 11 weeks. —D.H.S— This year, as every other year, there seems to be a lull after the sectional is over. Basketball season is over, and spring sports have not yet begun. During these next 11 weeks, DHS students look forward to track, baseball, golf, prom, choir programs, and all the other spring activities that go on in DHS every year. It won’t be long actitives start, so Take advantage of this lull and get caught up on studies. —D.H.S—MONMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL By Carolyn Hoffman

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Congratulations/ to the Berne 1 Bears on winning the Adams county sectional tourney. M H Si wishes you luck] in the regional,! Bears! ’ ’

’ 7W Well, basketball is finally over. | The MHS basketball season ended; when the Eagles were defeated by i the Geneva Cardinals Thursday ' night. Although the . season ended j in defeat, the Eagles won more games this year than last. MonI mouth high is proud of the team and coach. —M.H.S— Another chapel sefvic'e'was held Wednesday in the school gym. The Rev. C. E. Eykins Was the speaker and Dorene Beery served as mistress of . ceremonies. —M.H.S.— . White with gold and black emblems make very colorful award : ■ sweaters. Last Thursday at pep session the. award sweaters were ; presented to the seniors by Coach Oinkenbeard. Seniors receiving sweaters were: Marilyn Reinking and Bev Stevens, cheerleaders, ; Butch Meyers, Jim Boerger, Dick i Brandt. Fritz Bulmahn, Jim Me-j Dougall, Bob Keuneke, Dave Fuelling, and Harold Weidler. Congratulations, kids. They surely look neat! —M.H.S— The junior high tourney began Monday .night at the MHS gym. The Monmouth boys played Decatur Catholic and were defeated. ' —MHS—"Friday night is the night! Yes, Friday night is the class basket-, ball tourney. The freshmen, so- ■ phmores, juniors, and seniors are: anxiously awaiting the games, i Who will win? Well, the freshmen ; say the freshmen will win; the ■ sophomore say the sophomores: I the juniors say the juniors; and the seniors say the seniors will win. This reporter is nj>t prejudiced. but “go you seniors.” And good luck to the other classes,- too, - —M.H.S— Graduation must be getting closer. The seniors’ name cards and invitations have arrived. A speaker has been selected for commencement and itineraries of the senior trip have been handed out. Caps and gowns are being paid for and the annual is finished. Hold on just a couple of months more, seniors!! —M.H.S— The key deer is the smallest of several formfe of the white-tailed deer of the eastern half of the United States, - ■ 1 L ■c-'—. V-' ——-

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PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Janice Smith

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The student! body of Pleasant] Mills high school] want to wish the] Berne Bears a very hearty congratulation on the sectional c*h a m pionship. :

They also wish them loads of luek in the regional. All of the kids here at PMHS will be be-1 hind them'all the way. _P M.H.S, ’’Get out your track shoes boys, it's track time again.” That seems to be the main sport now that the basketball season is over. Everyone here at PMHS is looking forward to it. This track season PMHS hope their boys will bring home a lot of wins and very few losses. ? —P.M.H.S.— 3 Mrs. Ehrsam has been "practicing the chior very hard. They are working for the contest which will be at Greentown, March 29. The choir also attended this contest last year where they took a first. Everyone hopes they, can do the same this year. Work hard, kids, it will take ta sot of practice? " —P.M.H.S.— 1 “I just know I’ll forget my lines."’ This is a very much used sentence here at PMHS from the junior class play cast. Although their play is three weeks off, they are getting stage fright, —P.M.H.S— I The music department is planning to start the candy sales as soon as they arrive at the school. They will be selling candy bars jo make money for Choir robes and also some much needed instruments. —P.M.H.S— The cheering block of the junior high rang very loud in the Berne gymasium as the Pleasant Mills junior high team defeated the Geneva team 32-23. Very good work, boys. “ —P,M.H.S— All of the senior classmen are anxiously waiting to receive their Commencement invitations and name cards. The name cards and invitations have already arrived at the school but will not be passed out until they are all paid for. —P.M.H.S.— The sophomore girls have been cooking up some pretty good food for the past few weeks. They are practicing for some demonstrations which they will be giving next week. —P.M.H.S.— All of the juniors are excited about their class trip. They are I going to leave the last of March. I They can hardly wait until the , time comes. . -P.M.H.S— The junior and senior girls in home ec class are drawing up floor plans for a house. They have to draw each room and place the furniture in “iT like they~want it would be the most convenient. It’s rehlly going to be a job. —P.M.H.S— The student body of Pleasant Mills was honored to have the Wednesday morning. A mixed Wednesdty morning. A mixed quartet consisting of Carolyn Luginbiil, Janice Smith, Dick Johnson and Gary Millington sang a number before he brought the message. —P.M.H.S— The enrollment meeting qf the St. Mary’s Kekionga and the Sod Busters 4-H clubs will be held at

the school houae Friday evening. All who wish to join must be there. —PMHS— The Rev. Gerald from Decatur honored us with a chapel service Wednesday morning. The boys’ quartet also sang a song. —P.M.H.S—ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Shirley Osterman

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Berne came ] through with! sectional honors] last Saturday! night and will | travel to the regional at Fort Wayne this Satr urday. Good

luck, Bears! Bring home the nonors for Adams county! —ACHS— This year’s sectional really had some thrillers, and one of them was the game between the Greyhounds and the Gorillas. Central is proud Aid. satisfied with the fine job their boys did in the battle against the defending champions, even though the Greyhounds were edged out, 48-47. -ACHS— Tomorrow, during club period, Leon Gerig, choral director, will conduct a junior high talent show. The show is being presented to promote interest in music and will be seen by the lower grades. —ACHS“Buy a tag?” That’s a phrase Centralites will be hearing all day tomorrow, for the Sunshine Society will be selling “tags” for tag day. This sale will be for the upper six grades and the tags will sell for any amount of money the buyer wants to give to help the needy. The money collected by the girls will go to the Riley hospital in Indianapolis. General chairman for this drive is Ruth Sipe. Class chairmen are Ruth Sipe, senior; Mary Dick, junior; Dixie Smith, sophomore; and Sandy Strickler, freshman. Rowena Stucky is the Sunshine Society sponsor. —ACHS— Cen-Trails staff members are ■ taking a well earned rest! Yes, Ned Stucky, Cen-Trails editor, says they're all (tone with the hard work—now comes the waiting! This year's annual will have a “new look” all through its 100 pages. It will be bound with a gold, red, and white cover. Red and gray designs on the first 16 pages is another new feature of this 1957-58 yearbook, as well as something new on the division pages by the art department. If you didn’t order this year’s CenTrails, you’re missing a different and exciting account of life at Central!-- j —ACHS—- . . Hubert Feasel’s photography club got t together last Monday night for a party in the art room.

I Large Selection of Merchandise From Our Trade-In Department! General Eleclric Refrigerator.... Very Good Electric Sieve .... Like New Fuel Oil Neater, 55,000 BTU.. Very Good | 5—5-Pc. Kitchen Dinettes Good I—7-Pc. Kitchen Dinette Like New 0-6- and 8-Po. Dining Room Suites, ■ Very Good I—Mahogany Drop Leaf Table.. Like New I—Mahogany China Table Like New I=W’xl2’Rug . I—l2’xl2* Rug Good Living Room Suites —Sofa Bed Occasional Chairs — Occasional Tables Twin Bed —Double Beds —Coil Springs Dressers — Vanities Sheets Furniture fir. SHOP WED. & FRL EVENINGS TILL 9:00

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They worked in the dark room developing rolls of film, learned to use contact prints, and to enlarge prints. Cokes and potato chips were had by the photo club members, who were present. They were Max Egley, Annette Thomas, Lana Mcßride, Evan Yoder, Joy Yoder, Clair Inniger, Roger Schlickman, and Nancy Steury. —ACHS— The Rev. Virgil Sexton, of the First Methodist church in Deca- ' tur, was the speaker during chaped period yesterday. The junior high choir,., under direction of ' Leon Gerig, provided the student body with musical entertainment. 1 ACHS. ■ 1 '■. ' J DECATUR CATHOLIC HIGH By Mary F. Beckmeyer

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In a very exll citing finish to 1 the Adams county sec tio na 1 ,?;■ I Berne defeated ■ defending cham-fc pion Hartford, 44 j to 42 Ber nel

will now meet* , Howe Military in the first afternoon game at Fort Wayne Saturday. DCHS wishes the Bears the . best of luck and hopes to see them bring back the regional crown. > —D.C.H.S.— i Four senior boys, Bill Beal, Dave Kable, Fred Lengerich, and [ Phil Reed, will compete in the ; K. of C. oratorical contest tomorf row evening at the K. C. hall. The ; subject for this year’s speeches i is “All Men are Created Equal.” f —D.C.H.S.— Attending the weekly Rotary i t meetings this month are two DCt HS seniors. Bill Beal and Dale -Hake.. - = —- - —D.C.H.S.— y : y Fort Wayne last Saturday to take i. a five-hour pre-entrance estamina-j

tion to St. Joseph hospital’s school of nursing. —D.C.H.S.— With tfa,eir 71 to 69 duoble- overtime loss to Hartford, the Commodores have put the wraps on another basketball season. Coach Al Lindahl and the boys compiled a fine season record of 15 and 8. Included in the 15 victories were three in the county tourney, over which the Commodores reigned as champs. —D.C.H.S.— The students have turned over another new leaf as they enter the fifth grading period. Many wonder where the school year has flown since this is the beginning of the home stretch portion. —D.C.H.S.— Carriers of sack lunches were a little bit envious last Tuesday and they bad good reason to be. The aroma of chili sifting through the air made their cold lunches seem dull indeed. The freshmen had prepared chili in home ec class and had it as their midday snack. —D.C.H.S.— Fred Lengerich has been announced as the winner of a 51,000 scholarship to St. Joseph’s Cok 1 lege. Rensselaer, by the Knights of Columbus. His award was be»

SEE ~~ JINGLES •t th* as Adams Theatre SATURDAY, MARCH Sth WATCH RED BALL JETS and JINGLES on WPTA-TV Channel 21 BUY ' RED BALL ®__ a wk JETSWS Kaye’s Shoe Store “Exclusive Dealer In Decatur” 4-doors So. of Bank Decatur, Ind, OPEN FRIDAY & SATURDAY TILL 9:00 P. M.

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ed on the achotaxaip testa taken last October. -D.C.H.S.—Games have been occupying much of tiie sophomores’ time during several class periods. No, the games aren't meant tor fun but to add to the students* knowledge. The games played are variations of the ever-popular bingo. ' One is known as Latin bingo; the other, herbo (a game on herbs in biology). —D.C.H.S.— A rare treat will be afforded the students Monday when they have an opportunity to hear David Rubinoff, a famous violinist. Mr. Rubinoff will play at 9 a.m. in the school auditorium. —D.C.H.S— •■■■■ — St. Joe’s Pirates have won opening games in their bid to take the county junior high title. Monday evening they defeated Monmouth, 48 to 28. 4dams Central was defeated Tuesday. The tourney final will be against Berne this evening. —D.C.H.S.— Grades one through eight are rehearsing an operetta, entitled “The Man with Crooked Nose,’* ■ to be given in honor of Msgr. i Seimetz's patrons! feastday. This ■ operetta will be presented in the : school auditorium Friday evening, March 14, at 8 o'clock, ' BifWWK