Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1959 — Page 3

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1959

PLEASANT MILLS P.T.A. PLANS SPECIAL SUPPER The Pleasant Mills P.T.A. will have a chili and chicken-noodle supper in the school cafeteria starting at 5 o’clock Friday evening before the Arcola - Pleasant Mills basketball game. Mrs. Don Hakes, Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. Tracy Turner, and Mrs. Gale Cook, the committee in charge, have planned the following menu: home-cooked chili or chicken and noodle soup, ham sandwiches or hot dogs, pie, cake, milk ahd coffee. The junior class will be selling pop and other refreshments as usual in the hall.. The public is invited to attend. MRS. LAWRENCE RASH ~ IS HOSTESS MONDAY Mrs. Lawrence Rash served a dessert to members of the Past Presidents Parley prior to their ~ meeting at the American Legion home Monday evening. Twelve members were present for the meeting. ..' The business meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Ed Bauer. Letters were read from — sick members and two adopted nurses. Members voted to send a radio to Miss Williams, one of the nurses. Mrs. Bauer and Mrs. T. C. Smith were selected to attend the fourth district parley meeting at post 47 in Fort Wayne Wednesday. __ Pincohle was played during the evening with Mrs. Clark Flaugh, Mrs. Ed Bauer, and Mrs. Wilson Beltz placing first, second, and third, respectively. The next meeting will be held March 9 with Mrs. Ralph E. Ross as hostess. A meeting of the Union Township Farm Bureau will be held Friday ? at the Emmanuel Lutheran school beginning at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Noal} Habegger will show films of her trip to Switzerland. Women of the Moose will meet at the Moose home Thursday evening, with the officers meeting at 7:30 o’clock and the lodge meeting at 8 o’clock. All escorts and chairmen as well as officers are asked to be present. Baptist Women’s Missionary Society members will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the church. Special speaker will be Mrs. Ivan Augsburger, a furloughed missionary from the Dominican Republic.

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WREN LIONS CLUB TO SPONSOR SUPPER Members of the Wren Lions club held a regular meeting Saturday evening at the school with the observance of ladies night. The Rev. Paul Graeser was speaker for the occasidh, using as his subject Abraham Lincoln. Special music was presented by Miss Janet Germann and Miss Elaine Springer. During the business session, ar« rangments for the pancake and sausage supped were made. To be sponsored by the Lions club, the supper will be held in the school cafeteria Friday with the serving to begin at 5 o’clock. The Associate chapter of Tri Kappa will entertain the members of the active chapter at 8 o’clock tonight at die Legion home. Mrs. Wayne Gaunt will be hostess to members of the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Women’s Society of World Service Friday at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. John Spalding will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Northwest P.T.A. Thursday at 7:30 o’clock at the school! Paul Moore will head the observance of founders day and the pupils of Miss Glennis Roop’s fourth grade class will present the music. - New Tavern Opposed By Berne Residents A large delegation of people from the Berne area is expected in Decatur this afternoon in protest of the beer and wine retailers license being sought by Melvin and Lulu Walchle, of route two, Geneva, for a proposed tavern in Berne. Hie hearing on the application by the two Adams county persons seeking the license was Scheduled for 2 o’clock before the Adams county alcoholic beverage board at the county court house. Before final action is taken on a license, the state alcoholic beverage board studies the report given by the local board. Mr. and Mrs. Walchle plan to open a tavern on East Main street in Berne formerly occupied by Fern’s Dress Shoppe. Remonstrances bearing the signatures of hundreds of names of people from near Berne opposing the application were expected to be presented to the alcoholic beverage board at the hearing.

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MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM EHRSAM of Monroe announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Mary Lou, to James Klenk, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Klenk of route 3, Decatur. The bride-elect is a graduate of Adams Central high school and is employed by the General Electric company of Decatur. Her fiance graduated from Decatur high school in 1957 and is employed by his father at Klenk’s. No immediate wedding plans have been made — Photo by Briede

Leaving soon, Dick Miller will spend two months in the Eagles Nest fish camp in Leesburg, Fla. Miller is the owner of Miller’s Motel in Decatur. Members of the local Church of Christ who attended a youth rally at the Domestic Church of Christ Sunday were Dick Conrad. Wayne Lehman, Sharon Hawkins, Toni Rupert, Kaye Nern and the Rev. Carroll Myers. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Richardson have returned to, their home at the Decatur Hi-Way Airport, after a short wedding trip. Mrs. Richardson is the former Josephine Ivetich, and her husband is formerly of Minnesota. Mrs. Vernon Geisel and baby of Bluffton route 4, have been dismissed from the Wells county hospital. Opal Marie Kehrn, of Berne, and Robert Tyrone Huggins of Plymouth. were involved in a minor damage automobile accident in Hartford City Monday. The Kehrn car reportedly struck the Plymouth car, inflicting S2O damages. Luther and Leia Brokaw, of Decatur, purchased the farm of the late William Reppert in Washington township Saturday. The farm, abdut twp miles northwest of Coppess Corners, consists of 11414 acres and sold for $302 an acre, or a total of $34,579. Mel Liechty and Liz Lehman were the auctioneers. The Frank A. Ruble farm, four miles north of Monroeville and one mile east on Paulding road, was sold for $475 an acre, or $19,000 for the 40 acres. J. F. Sanmann was the auctioneer, and H. R. McClenhan was the attorney. IdjUOSMTAL I v* Mr ADMITTED Obed Kipfer, Monroe; Miss Candence Railing, Decatur; Lester S. Yoder, Berne; Arthur Blakey, Decatur; Miss Kimela Renee Stucky, Decatur; Harold Widler, Decatur. DISMISSED Mrs. Enos D. J. Schwartz and baby girl, Berne; Mrs. Ottis Chipmun, Bryant.

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Calendar luma for today’s pub teation must be phoned in by 1 *.m. (Saturday 9:30/ Pnone 3-2121 fe A—X Mariloa Roop —~?3. : TUESDAY St. Catherine’s study club, Mrs. Ed Faurote, 7:30 p.m. Dorcas class of E.U.B. church, Miss Anna Adler, 7:30 p.m. Monmouth P. T. A., school, 7:30 p.m. St. Dominic study club, Mrs. Joseph Laurent, 7:30 p.m. Profit and Pleasure Home Demonstration club, Mrs. William Kohne, 7:30 p.m. —— Rebekah Lodge, Odd FeUows hall, 7:30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau sorority, Mrs. H. R. Frey, 8 p.m. Monroe Better Homes Demonstration club, Mrs. Eliza Hahnert, 7:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi, Mrs. Fred Klenk, 8 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles hall, 8 p.m. • , , Associate chapter entertaining Active chapter of Tri Kaprgt, Legion home, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY K. of C. Auxiliary card party, K. of C. hall, following church. B.P.W. club, American Legion home, 5:45 p.m. Past President's Parley 4th district meeting, post 47 in Fort Wayne, 10 a.m. Naomi Circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Roger Blackburn, 8 p.m. Ruth Circle of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Don Norquest. 8 p.m. Zion Lutheran Missionary Society, parish hall, 1:30 p.m. Xi Alpha lota anff Epsilon Sigma, postponed. • THURSDAY X Order of the Eastern Star, potluck supper, Masonic hall, 6 p.m. Mary C i r c 1 e of Presbyterian church, Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, 2:30 p.m. Martha Circle of Presbyterian church Mrs. Fred Smith, 2:30 p.m. Mt. Pleasant W.S.C.S., Mrs. Florence Susdorf, 1:30 p.m. Salem Methodist W.S.C.S., Mrs. Eliza Merriman, 1:30 p,m. Decatur Methodist W.S.C.S., church, 11 am. —~—— DecaturFmb'tTm'rtab.’Elks' home, 8 p.m. Queen of Rosary study club, Mrs. Homer Rauch, 8 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, officers, 7:30 p.m., lodge, 8 p.m. Northwest P.T.A., school, 7:30 p.m. : , Baptist Women’s Missionary Society, church, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p.m., please be prompt. Pleasant Mills P.T.A. chili and chicken-noodle soup supper, school starting at 5 p.m. Calvary E.U.B. W.S.W.S., Mrs.. Wayne Gaunt, 7:30 p.m. — Over 2,500 Daily Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur each day. Don’t Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH Do false teeth drop, slip or wobble when you talk, eat, laugh or sneeze? Don t be annoyed and embarrassed by such handicaps. FASTEETH, an alkaline (non-acid) powder to sprinkle on your plates, keeps false teeth more firmly set. Gives confident feeling of security and added oomfort. SSSSHfBttt drug counter.

To Relate Girls State Experience Carolyn Taylor, one of three local girls who attended Hoosier Girls State during June of last year, will tell of her experiences at a meeting of Adams post No. 43 of the American Legion Auxiliary, Which will be held at the Legion home Friday evenihg at 8 o’clock. Other local girls who attended Hoosier Girls State included Cheryl Ashbaucher and Angela Andrews. Miss Taylor was a citizen of Hoosier Girls State under the sponsorship of the auxiliary unit, and was one of more than 975 specially selected high school -juniors who practiced the operation of democratic government at auxiliary Girls State June 21-29. Girls States were held in every state and the Panama Cana} zone, according to Mrs. Herman Dierkes. Girls State chairman of the local auxiliary. The girls attending were selected for potential leadership abilities and the training program was designed to give them practical experience in political and govermental affairs. One Is Injured In Accident Monday A one-vehicle accident which occurred Monday evening at 5:45 o’clock during the heavy fog, hospitalized one Adams county man after the truck he was driving ended up in Yellow creek near the Adams drive-in theater. Obed Kipfer, 47, of route one, Monroe, is a patient at the Adams county memorial hospital suffering from a broken clavical and a dislocated shoulder. Another passenger, Wilbur E. Kirschner, also of route one, Monroe, was not injured. 'Both men, employes of the Bultemier Construction company, were southbound when the mishap occurred. The driver of the truck stated to the investigating officers that as he came upon a slowly moving vehicle headed in the same direction, he attempted to pass and saw oncoming headlights of a westbound vehicle. Kipfer stated he attempted to pull the wheel to the right to avoid the collision and the truck left the roadway on the right side and slid sideways into the Yellow Creek culvert The truck continued over the culvert and dropped into the creek, landing uMide down with the front of the vehicle in the creek and the bed of the truck higher on the bridge culvert. State trooper, Daniel Kwasneski and deputy sheriff, Robert Meyer, investigated the accident and estimated the Bultemeier truck was nearly a total loss. The figure given was SI,BOO. --A' -■ Si National Tea Heads Vote Stock Split The board of directors of National Tea Co. has voted to split the company’s common stock three for me, subject to shareholders' approval at the company’s forthcoming annual meeting March 23. According to H. V. McNamara, □resident and chief executive officer of National Tea Co., speaking for the directors, the shareholders vill be asked to vote on the following proposed changes in the company’s capital stock as recommended by the Board of Directors: 1. Increase the number of authorized common shares from 4.3 million to 10 million shares. 2. Change the par value of National Tea Co. common shares from $5.00 to $4.00 per share. 3. Change each of the present issue of $5 par value common shares to three issued shares pf the proposed $4 par value common shares.

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o "■ 1 o I The People’s Voice I I This column in for the one of | our renders who wish to make | suggestions tor the general i good or discuss questions of interest No articles will be published without signature of I the author. O' ■ -0 COMMENTS ON SALE Dear Editor: ' I have a few questions and comments on the proposed sale of the power plants. It should have been decided before building the deisel plant because at that time the city had lost one of their largest users of power. Maybe I didn’t understand thd question of this sale proposal at first but I thought it was a question of “selling out to IndianaMichigan or keeping it and operating it, and buying what was needed over the capacity of the power plants.” Now in Mayor Cole’s last article he stated if the city voters elect to keep the power plants they will be shut down and all power purchased and resold anyway. Now the picture seems somewhat changed from what it first was. If that is the case it would be foolish to keep something that will not be operated under any circumstances when it could be sold for $2,000,000. The next comment is what can the money be used for if it can’t be used to pay off the sewerage disposal plant. No one has offered an idea on that subject as yet, J outside of the story around town ' that Mayor Cole gets 5% of the sale price if it goes through the ‘ voters. I I saw in the paper that State Rep. Somers from Hoagland introduced a bill in the state legis-! lature to change the law so Ken- ’ dallville could transfer the money from the sale of their power plant ! to another fund. While the legis- . lature is in session perhaps we should ask that Decatur be inj eluded on a bill of that nature. The figures on amount of money paid into the light and power • company did not say whether that , was for a year or per month or ■ what. : At the meeting held -recently at ! the-Community Center, according i to the report in the paper, 1,970 i customers (those not using elecl trie water heaters) would have to • pay more, I believe a maximum ■ of 70c per month. That comes to > $1,379 per month and it don’t > come out to their figure of $5,000 : and some dollars that the people J that don’t use water heaters ■ would make up. : If the money from the sale can’t I be transferred to another fund I how can the election be paid from ! that fund? I Again I want to say before the f election comes up the public should be informed as to whether or not the plants will be operated ’ if the voters decide to keep them. ; If they purchase the power, what ; will the rates have to be, etc. About all the public has been told is the side in favor of selling. Sincerely, Forrest E. Hawkins Three Are Fined On Traffic Violations Three fines were paid in justice of the peace court Monday night for traffic offenses reeently filed against motorists by law enforcement officers. Phyllis F. Singleton, 19, route one, Monroe, was arrested by the state police Thursday on ' U. S. 27 approximately three miles north of Decatur for speeding. She pleaded guilty to the charge of driving 85 miles per hour and paid a fine of $20.75. Edwin E. McCague, 28, Fort Wayne, was arrested by the state police Sunday in Preble for driving 60 miles per hour in a posted zone of 30 miles per hour. A fine ' of $20.75 was assessed against McCague. Jack Stetler, 24, Willshire, 0., arrested by the city police January 18 for reckless driving following the investigation of a property damage accident, was given a fine of $16.75.

$ HTHi~j Elizabeth Anne is the name given to the seven pound, six and one half ounce girl born January 12 to Robert and Shirley Ann Guppijl Johnston of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Madge Johnston of Decatur is the paternal grandmother. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Kenneth and Arleen Myers Nash of 928 Second street, are the parents of a seven pound, four ounce girl born at 1:55 p.m. Monday. A seven pound, five and one half ounce girl was born at 9:35 p.m. Monday to Roderick and Carolyn Bailey Liechty of 523 H Water street, Berne. •> A boy weighing (seven pounds, six and three fourths ounces was born this morning at 10 a.m. to Alfred and Betty Jane Dean Bowser. An eight pound, seven and one half ounce boy was born at 11:23 a.m. Monday to Roger and Betty Logrson Slagell of 521 South Thirteenth.

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