Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1958 — Page 3

FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1958

FAMILY DINNER IS HELD RECENTLY The family of Mrs. SophiJ Wynn of Angola, former resident of Decatur, gathered recently. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Darr, of route 5. ' A dinner was served at the noon hour from a table which was laid with a lace table cloth, lighted tapers and favors. The house was decorated throughout in keeping with the season. During the afternoon, Mrs. Wynn was led back to the dinning room where she found a three tiered birthday' cake surrounded with many gifts. She observed her 79th birthday anniversary recently. Those present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rose of Angola; Mr. and Mrs. A- Wynn of Toledo, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Niles Kenyon. Mr. and Mrs. Ted August and daughter of Pleasant Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baughn, Mrs. Ethel Sheets and daughter. Mrs Bernice Darr and Judy. Cheryl and Jimmie Darr, children of the hosts.

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POT LUCK SUPPER IS SERVED TO CIRCLE MEMBERS The Evangeline Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met in the church parlors Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock for a pot luck supper. Following the meal, Mrs. LaVern Roth presented the lesson on “Integration” and read a Christmas story entitled “No Crib For The Babe.” The business meeting was then conducted by Mrs. Robert Kershner, president. Mrs. Alan Baker was then appointed as the new president, with Mrs. Harold Cox as vice president. The new secretary and treasurer Mrs. Earl Shelton gave her reports. A special offering was taken for the building fund. Hostesses for the evening included Mrs. Kershner, Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Fred Isch. KIRKLAND W.C.T.U. MEETS AT THE HOME OF PEARL YAKE Members of the Kirkland Woman’s Christian Temperance Union met recently at the home of Mrs. Pearl Yake. Group singing opened the meeting with the members singing “Jby To The World,” and "Holy, Holy Holy.” • Mrs. John Mishler read a poem after which the Christmas story was read by Mrs. Chester Wilson. A prayer was led by Mrs, Alcia Carper, and Mrs. Samuel 1 Yager presented the lesson. After sick cards had been made, a, prayer by Mrs. Wilson closed the meeting. Following the refreshment period. plates of fruit were made up to be taken to the shut-ins.

ADAMS CENTRAL GRADES TO GIVE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM "Christmas Around The World” will be this year’s annual Christmas program sponsored by the Adams Central P.T.A. Monday evening, beginning at 7:30 o’clock in the gym, students of the first six grades at the school will change from their everydayselves to rhany different animals and characters. Co-chairmen of the annual event will be Don and Leon Gerig, music instructors at Adams Central. The public is invited to attend the program, which is full of surprises. CHILDREN PRESENT PROGRAM AT MEETING Miniature Christmas trees and a festive air of Christmas greeted each parent and guest as they entered Northwest school for the open house and Christmas program which was the feature for the Decatur P.T.A. meeting. As the parents toured the school rooms they found the teachers on hand to show them the efforts of the children to decorate each of the school rooms. > Mrs. Arthur Beeler, president, opened the meeting with a few words of welcome. Mrs. Beeler also reported that the Northwest school had received and was making use of the primary typewriter recently purchased with the help of the P.T.A. She then turned the meeting over to the teachers who presented the program. Grade 4D under the charge of Mrs. Leona Feasel, presented a wecome and "The N ati vi t y.” Grade 3D with Mrs. Evelyn Detter in charge presented “Santa’s Toy Shop,” a story written by the third grade. Grades 4E and 5D presented a choral reading entitled “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” These two groups were directed by Miss Glennys Roop and Paul Liechty. Following the program refreshments were served by the hospitality committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Don Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Linn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christen, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bixler, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Childs and Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. CaU. COURT HOUSE EMPLOYES ENJOY CHRISTMAS DINNER Decorations in keeping with the season, were used to set the scene at the Fred Heiman home where Mrs. Heiman acted as hostess to her fellow court house workers for a Christmas dinner party Thursday at 6 o’clock. After a supper had been served by the hostess, assisted by the Mesdames Waldo N. Neal, Frank Bittner, Erman Johnson, Mildred Foley, and Thu r-m a n Drew, a Christmas exchange was held with Santa Claus distributing the gifts. Later Christmas carols were sung and the women played several games. SmaU blinking Christmas tree favors were given to the following who attended: the Misses Janet Brown, Nancy Bollenbacher, Rosie Spangler,. Kate Spangler, Sally McCullough, Gloria Koeneman, Rose Nesswald, Anna Nesswald, and Bernice Nelson, and the Mesdames Katharyne Nelson, Orn Schultz, Byron Smith, Harold Myers, Arloa Werst, Mabie Marshall, Mary Hazelwood, and Veronica Linn. Members of the Ruth and Naomi Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet Wednesday at 12 noon for a carry-in dinner at the church. Members are to bring a covered dish, table service and a 50-cent gift.

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Mrs. Keith Hall (above) will be the guest speaker at the annual Woman’s Day program at 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening at the First Christian church. A missionary serving with the United Christian Missoinary Society. Mrs. Hall, with her husband, first went to India in 1944, serving in the central area of Madhya Pradesh until 1952. Since that time the Halls and other representatives of the United Society have been sharing in the work in West Utkal with the Baptist Missionary Society of England. In the last few years, they have worked closely with the church and schools at Balangir. A native of Marion, Mrs. Hall is a graduate of Butler University and has also studied in the Butler school of religion, Yale divinity school and Cornell University. She is the mother of four children. The program, to which the public is invited, will be followed by a coffee and fellowship hour. The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter J. Krick Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock. The Fairway restaurnat will be the scene of the Tuesday evening meeting of the Gals and Pals Home Demonstration club members. For the meeting, which will begin at 6:30 o’clock, members are to b r i n g a gift for the exchange. The Catholic Ladies of Columbia will have a combined social meeting and Christmas party at the C.L. of C. hall Tuesday at 6:30 o’ clock. There will be a pot luck supper with the committee furnishing the meat and rolls, and a 50-cent gift exchange. A Christmas party will be held by members of the Decatur Home Demonstration club Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock with a dinner and 50-cent gift exchange at the C.L. of C. hall. Members are to make reservations with Mrs. Frank Crist not later' than Monday. Jolly Housewives Home Demontration club members will meet Thursday at 6:30 o’clock at the Pleasant Mills church. Members are to bring a covered dish, table service, and a one dollar gift. Members of the Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild are reminded to bring cookies for the shut-ins to the parish hall kitchen Sunday I afternoon. Flo Kan Sunshine girls will have their Christmas party Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at the home of their royal advisor, Mrs. William Barber. There will be a one dollar gift exchange. Those planning to atend are asked to call Mrs. Barber no later than Sunday. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Neil and Bernice Adele Strahm Millo|iz of Monroe, are parents of a nine pound, two ounce girl born at 7:17 p.m. Thursday. A seven pound, 12 ounce boy was born at 1:56 p.m. Thursday to; Amos and Maryann Schwartz Schwartz of route 1. Monroe.

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Calendar Items for today's pubcation must be phoned In by 11 MB. (Saturday 9:30) Phone 3-2121 Marilon Roop THURSDAY Decatur Emblem club, Elks home, 8 p. m. Monroe Better Homes Demonstration club, Adams Central school, 6:30 p. m. Little Flower study club, Mrs. Charles Miller, 7:30 p. m. Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p. m. Excutive meeting of D.A.V. and Auxiliary, D.A.V. hall, 7:30 p. m. Church of God Missionary society, fellowship basement, 7:30 p. m. Ruralistic study club, Mrs. Peter Miller, 7:30 p. m. Gals and Pals Square Dance club, Community Center, 8 p. m. Queen of the Rosary study club, West End Restaurant, 6:30 p. m. Northwest P.T.A., school, 7 to 7:30 open house, 7:30 p. m. program. Pheobe Bible class, Zion E. and R. church, 8 p. m. FRIDAY American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 6 p. m. Calvery E.U.B. W.S.W.S., Mrs. Cary Leitchenberger, 7:30 p. m. I.S.N.A. general duty n u r s es, 1600 Randalia Drive Ft. Wayne, 8 p. m. Mt. Tabor W.S.C.S., Mrs. Cora Drake, 7:30 p. m. SATURDAY Christian Companions, Trinity E.U.B. church, 6 p. m. SUNDAY Past Presidents of American Legion, Legion home, 5 p. m. MONDAY Rosary Society, K. of C. hall, 8 p. m. Woman’s club, Zion E. and R. church, 8 p. m. V.F.W. Auxiliary, post home, 8 p. m. Research club, Mrs. C. E. Bell, 2:30 p. m. Adams County Home Demonstration chorus Christmas party. Farm Bureau building, 6:30 p. m. Academy of Friendship Christmas party, Moose home, 6 p. m. Methodist evening circle, church lounge, 8 p. m. V.F.W. ladies auxiliary, 8 p. m. TUESDAY Wesleyan Service Guild, Mrs. Walter J. Krick, 7:30 p. m. Gals and Pals Home Demonstration club, Fairway Restaurant, 6:30 p. m. ’ C.L. of C„ C.L. of C. hall, 6:30 p. m. pecatur Garden club, Mry. Ho%tor Lower, 7:30 p. m. Root Township Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Sherman Kunkle, 10:30 a. m. Merry Matron home demonstration club Christmas party, Mrs. Walter Thieme, 7:30 p. m. Flo Kan Sunshine girls, Mrs. William Barber,. 6 p. m. WEDNESDAY Ruth and Naomi Circle, Zion E. and R. church, 12 noon. Decatur Home Demonstration club, C.L. of C. hall, 6 p. m. Historical club Christmas, dinner, Mrs. Blanche Robinson, 12 noon. Pleasant Mills W.S.C.S., Mrs. Ned Ray, 7:30 p. m. THURSDAY Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club, Pleasant Mills church, 6:30 p. m. The Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Settlage, pastor of the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church of Magley, had as their Tuesday dinner guests, Mrs. Rosa Settlage, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Settlage and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder of New Knoxville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shoaf of Pleasant Mills, are leaving Tuesday to spend the winter months at St. Petersburg, Fla. They will stay with their son, Lauren and family.

|'RK*s> > v •'' JL J >fß jPaRVStt ' : 1: ’ The address of Roger D. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hawkins, of route six, Decatur, has been received. Hawkins enlisted in the Marine corps July 1, of this year and is presently receiving his training at Camp Pendleton, Calif. His address is given as: Pvt. R. D. Hawkins, 1816970; “I” Co. 3rd. Bn. sth Marines; Ist Marine Div. F. M. F.; Camp Pendleton, Calif. FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex. (AHTNC)—Army Pvt. Phillip R. Reed, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Reed, 231 N. Sixth st., Decatur, Ind., recently completed the 16-week dental technician course at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Reed-entered the Army in June of this year and received basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He graduated from Decatur Catholic high school. - - t Years Ago Today O—————————————O Dec. 12, 1938—Employes of the Citizens Telephone Co. are laying a new underground cable for lines on North Second street, after which telephone poles along the street will be removed. John M. Doan; Washington township trustee, was elected vice president of the state township trustees association for Northeastern Indiana at the annual meeting in Indianapolis. , Lewis L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of this city, and a sophomore at Indiana University, is one of the finalists in the I.U. intramural debate tourney. Adams county high school basketball scores: Berne 46, Silent Hoosiers 13; Bryant 28, Jefferson 18. ®OSMTAII IF 1 Wfl Admitted * Victor Eicher, Decatur,' Mrs. Harvey Hileman, Willshire, Ohio; Forest Beer, Geneva; Lawrence Diehl, Geneva. Dismissed Mrs. Melvin H. Schwartz and baby girl, Berne; Mrs. Eugene A. Braun and baby girl, Decatur; Miss Amilla Conrad, Decatur; Mrs. Kenneth Friedt, Decatur; Otto Klickman, Bluffton. It would have been all right if the ducks were “non - migratory” or had been hatched in North Dakota, which expressed its opposition to what it considered the late opening of the Federal season by beginning its own five days eariler.

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