Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1959 — Page 3

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1959

SOCIETI'

CLOSING MEETING IS HELD AT PREBLE The annual dinner meeting of members of the Academy of Friendship was held recently the Preble restaurant. Twenty three members were present for the 6:30 o’clock dinner, after which a short business meeting was held with an election of officers. Mrs. Herbert Fravel is the new chairman and co-chair-man will be Mrs. Oran Schultz. A social period was held during the evening with hostesses, Mrs. Hugh Myers, Mrs. Dallas Brown, Mrs. Matt Breiner, Mrs. Herbert Fravel in charge. The dinner meeting was the closing meeting for the organization and the next meeting will be held in September. -—

I DECATUR DRIVE-IN THEATRE * O — Last Time .Tonight — “BLACK ORCHID” Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn & “TORPEDO RUN" Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine O — FRI. & SAT.

INCREDIBLE HORRORop flflflh seeftborn ] fl atoJbc ® ot,s fl WKARLOFF fl ■FRANKENSTEIN] 197(0 FIRST m CHILLING -Wj CinemaScoPE - ADDED ACTION - “GUNSIGHT RIDGE” 7 1 Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens Sat. Midnite Bonus Hit! “Women of Pitcairn Island” Lynn Bari, James Craig n O—O Sun. & Mon.—“ These 1000 Hills” Don Murray, Richard Egan & “Doctor at Sea”—ln Color Comedy With Brigitte Bardot

Houndstooth Jacket Dress ./fl i fly 1 jy A > MB i I M t • S 1118 HI * ■ I«i sii u Colors: Navy, Black $ This smartly styled |acket dress is in a clever houndstooth drip dry fabric, sleeveless, scoop neck, bias, button back. It is really a back zipper opening style, with short collarless jacket. Niblick & Co.

SEA THEME IS USED FOR INITIATION DINNER Tuesday evening, 73 members of the Psi lota Xi sorority attended Initiation services held at “Davy Jones’ Locker, beneath the kingdom of the Psi lota Sea,” which was located in the Decatur Youth and Community Center. A canopy of shades of green and blue crepe paper made the sea and from the canopy hung many sizes, shapes and colors of fish. Sea horses and starfish could also be found in the sea. The members sat at tables decorated with shades of blue and green and various sizes and shapes of sea shells. Candles gave the only light for the evening. After grace was sung by the choir, a meal featuring filet mignon and ending with strawberry pie .was served. Following the meal, the toastmistress, Mrs. Dave Terveer, gave a short speech and introduced the president, Mrs. Paul Moore, who gave the welcome. Miss Elizabeth Burk offered the response from the “Mermaids,” (initiates). Mrs. Moore extended her thanks to the members for their help during the year. Misses Elizabeth Burk, Annette Thomas, Patty McCammon, Shirley Liby, Judy Kors, Mrs. Theodore Eady, Mrs. William Hutker, and Mrs. Roger Stevens, were made official members of the organization during the initiation service. Mrs. David B. Heller presided over the candle lighting service. The new members were in charge of the entertainment for the evening’s program. Co-chairman for the event were Mrs. Jack Heller and Mrs. Thomas D. Titus. Members of their committee included the Mesdames Harold N. Clinkenbeard, Ned Knape, Ted Hill, Tom Lutes, Ferd Klenk, Enos Osterman and the Misses Rosemary Gase, Janice Titus, and Susie Holthouse. AUXILIARY OFFICERS RECENTLY An installation of officers was held recently for newly elected officers of the F.O.E. auxiliary number 2653. Mrs. Ray Kramer, local chairman for the “Home on the range, project.” reported that a check for $226.50 will be presented at the state convention from the fifth district. The money will go for the aid of under-privileged boys. Delegates were selected during the meeting to attend the state convention to be held at South Bend Friday and Saturday. Representing Decatur will be Mrs. Paul Teeple, Mrs. Robert Witham, Mrs. Albert Davison, Mrs. George Myers, Miss Evelyn Spangler, and Mrs. W. R. Morris. Mrs. Richard Baker was in charge of the refreshments committee. which served approximately 75 members and guests following the meeting. It was announced that Past Madam President’s club members will meet at the home of Mrs. Richard Baker, Tuesday at 8 o’clock. A regular lodge meeting will be held June 30 at the Eagles hall.

MR. AND MRS. PAINTER MARRIED FIFTY YEARS Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Painter of 208 Allen street, Monroeville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday evening, with a family dinner to be served in the Methodist church basement. The couple was married June 17, 1909 at the home of her uncle, John Ireland, who resided near Van Wert, Ohio. Open house will be observed Sunday from 2 until 4 o’clock at the residence, where Mr. and Mrs. Painter will greet relatives and friends. The celebrating couple are the parents of four children, one daughter, Mrs. Louise Bauserman of Geneva, and three sons, David of Glenview, 111., Joseph of Royal Oak, Mich., and Paul, deceased. Mr. Painter, who is now retired, was formerly in the furniture business with his brother, Seth, starting nearly 50 years ago in Monroeville. FOURTEEN TOUR * FORT WAYNE PARKS Fourteen members of the Decatur Garden club spent Tuesday visiting the Fort Wayne parks and flower gardens. A luncheon was served to the group at the Shrine tea room after which Gilbert L. Whitsei, horriculturist for the Fort Wayne parks, acted as guide and took the group through the Janerike Gardens, Lawton Park greenhouse, and the Lakeside rose gardens. The latter garden has nearly 7,000 roses in bloom at this time. > The guide reported on the operation and care of the many gardens in Fort Wayne and explained that guided tours for ten or more persons will be made upon request. FEDERATION OF CLUBS TO MEET JULY 8 AND 9 County, district, and state club women of the Indiana Federation of Clubs will convene Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 and 9, forth 6 mid-summer conference to be held at the Kitselman conference center at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie. All club women are urged, to attend as aims and projects for the coming year will be outlined. The theme of the administration will be “Love, Light, Life, Expanded to Broader Horizors." Those planning to attend are asked to make reservations before July 3 with Mrs. Herman Taylor, 2629 S. Parkway'Drive, Muncie. CALVARY LADIES AID HOLDS JUNE MEETING The Calvary E.U.B. Ladies Aid members held their June meeting at the home of Mrs. Keith Schnepp Friday evening. The business session Was conducted by the president, Mrs. Paul Hindenlang, after which Mrs. Bernice Darr offered a prayer. Scripture was read by Mrs. Carl L. Leitchenberger and the lesson was given by Mrs. Louie Drake and Mrs. Bernice Darr. Group singing closed the meeting, after which a luncheon was served to nine members and four children by Mrs. Schnepp and Mrs. Hindenlang. Mrs. Clarence Snyder will be hostess Wednesday for members of the Friendship Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, who will—meet at 7:30 'o’clock. The Holy Family study club members will meet at the home of Mrs. James Inskeep Wednesday at 6:20 o’clock to go to the Preble restaurant for their summer gathering. Members of the Pythian Sisters should take note that the meeting that was postponed last Monday, will be held next Monday, June 22, at the Moose home. Meeting time will be 7:30 p.m.

Ik Smart Dads want FLORSHEIM SHOES for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21st IT size or style is a question, give your special “head of the house” a Florsheim Gift Certificate.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Calendar items for today’s pub ication must be phoned in by 1. «.ou (Saturday ••V’ Phone Min Marlton Roop THURSDAY Women of the Moose regular, meeting, Moose home, regular time, installation postponed one week. Union Chapel Ladies Aid, church basement, all day. Friendship club of Church of God, postponed. Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 6:45 p.m., all petitions must be in. Do Your Best Class of Trinity E. U. B. church, church, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Missionary Ladies Aid, Mrs. Floyd Arnold, all day. FRIDAY V.F.W. Auxiliary, post home, jugular time. Preble Township Farm Bureau, Friedheim Lutheran school, 8 p.m. SATURDAY Christian Companions class of Trinity E.U.B church, Lehman SUNDAY St. Gerard study club, postponed. MONDAY Pythian Sisters, Moose home, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY— Root Township Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Dale Moses, 1 p. m. Kum-Join-Us class of Bethany E. U. B. church, Lehman park in Berne, 6:30 p. m. WEDNESDAY Friendship Circle of Zion E. and R. church, Mrs. Clarence Snyder, 7:30 p.m. Family Holy Hour Here Next Sunday The national council of Catholic men of the southeast district will conduct a family holy hour at St. Mary’s Catholic church in Decatur Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Stanley L. Manoski, dipcesan director of Catholic lay activities, will deliver the sermon, while The Very Rev. Simeon M. Schmitt, pastor, will officiate at the benediction. The purpose of the program is to pray for increases in pstfstly devotions in the district. All parish members are invited to attend.

Host To Meeting Os Gangsters Is Dead JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (UPI) — Joseph Barbara, the “sick friend” 60 gangsters dropped in to see at his Apalachin, N.Y., home Nov. 14, 1957, died of a heart ailment Wednesday' night without revealing the secret purpose of that underworld convention . Barbara’s illness had prevented his questioning by state and federal investigators who have indicted and jailed a number of the nation's biggest “name” criminals for allegedly lying or refusing to talk about his hilltop barbecue party. Barbara, 53, had been in Wilson Memorial Hospital in critical condition since a second or third heart attack on May 29. At his bedside were his wife, the former Josephine Vvona of Endcott, N.Y., his daughter, Angeline, and his two sons, Peter, a University of Buffalo student, and Joseph Jr., who had been associated with his father in a soft drink bottling and beer distributing busiIness and had attended the Apalachina meeting. 1 Funeral Plans Incomplete The sons said early today that their mother had been placed under sedation and that funeral plans would not be made until she is able to decide on them. The Sicilian-born Barbara gave up both his business and his home after state police rounded up his guests, alleged by authorities to be the leading figures of a “who’s who in the Mafia.” The businfess went with the suspension Os his state license as a result of the party. The home was sold last month for $130,000 to a developer who announced plans to convert it into a tourist attraction. Apalachin neighbors are protesting this plan as an offensive “shrine to crime.” Makes Wheelchair Appearance Barbara’s only public appearance since the meeting was in federal court at Syracuse, where he pleaded innocent, from a wheelchair,. to an indictment charging evasion of $14,000 in federal income taxes. Court-appointed physicians hash examined fijm repeatedly and shortly before his final heat attack had told the state investigations commission that he would be able to testify before it for short periods. He was under summons to do so. Twenty-seven of Barbara’s guests, including Vito Genovese, since convicted of narcotics conspiracy, and Joseph Profai, alleged elder patron of the underworld Mafia, were indited by a federal grand jury in New York City May 21, on charges of refusing to tell the purpose of the Apalachin meeting. Barbara and his elder son were named as co-conspirators but not as defendants. Joseph Jr. is under indictment for perjury for his testimony before state investigators about the meeting. Jgu ,

Obscene Literaiure Raids In Capital INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Nineteen persons were arrested Wednesday in a sweeping crackdown on businesses selling “obscene literature” in Indianapolis. | The raids on 17 Capital City business places by 21 raiding parties composed of 60 Marion County deputy sheriffs brought a sharp | protest from the president of the Academy of Pharmacists, Joseph E. Jordan, who called them “ridiculous and impossible.” Arrested were drug store, news stand proprietors and a distributor. Sheriff Robert A. O’Neal’s men began confiscation of “objectionable” material at the Koch News Co., a wholesale distributor of magazines and newspapers, owned by Marion County Councilman Edwin Koch.

The deputies were ordered to pick up 71 magazines described by the Citizens Committee for Decent Literature as “indecent and offensive.” It was the committee’s complaints which touched off the cleanup campaign. Those arrested were charged with “possession of obscene literature and pictures and possession of obscene literature for distribution.” The raids were based on a state law which provides for persons convicted of possessing and selling “anything offensive.” Jordan said he was incensed over the fact that pharmacists were attacked in the .crackdown. He charged that downtown .Indianapolis stores carried the same type of so-called “Obscene” literature and demanded to know why they were overlooked in the raids. “Why don’t the raiders go after the immediate source in Indianapolis and Marion County? Why don’t th# hit the warehouse and supplier?”- he asked. Morton Wolman, president of the Indianapolis Retail Druggist Associations, said his group had cooperated with the citizens’ committee to block the smut magazines. He said the material was screened. “The big trouble is we don’t have the privilege of ordering certain magazines,” he said. “In order to get the better maazines, we have to take the trash and then throw the trash away. Some of the junk gets on the stands by accident.” O’Neal said he agreed with the citizens committee that the magazines were offensive and indecent. “I’ve looked through them and. I wouldn’t want any of my children to see them or read them,” he said. ‘ $ .. kO’Neal said the la# provides that citizens of each community may establish the standards for what is “offensive” and what is not. Andrew Jacobs, Jr., legal counsel for O’Neal’s office, said trials arising from the raids would be qged as a court test.

Happy Hustlers The Washington township Happy Hustlers met recently for their seventh meeting, at the home of Sue and Sandy Strickler. Four demonstrations were given, by Sue and Sandy Strickler, Donna Shoaf, Carl Connely, and Becky and Janice Soldner. To open the meeting, Rosemary Schlickman and Alice Steiner gave the pledges, and members answered roll call by naming their ambition. Rosemary Schlickman and Marilyn Stucky reported on their trip to Purdue. The Happy Hustlers will hold a bake sale next Saturday, at Stucky’s in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Burrell celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary recently. Mrs. Dorthey Hunt and Mrs. Irene Hick attended classes in cosmetology recently in Indianapolis. Seven girls from Adams Central attended the Al Stadden twirling school held in Fort Wayne recently. On the final day, three of the girls, Miss Annie Singleton, Miss Toni Rupert, and Miss Sharon Mattax, received awards for outstanding twirling. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thieme and daughters, Ellen Carol and Rita Eileen of Los Almos, N. Mexico, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thieme of 227 North Third street Sr. Mary Martin, C.S.A., a teacher in the parochial schools in Milwaukee, Wis., is visiting for a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Voglewede. Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Pumphrey have returned from Sarasota, Fla., stopping in Allentown, Pa., for two weeks on the return trip. Mrs. John Heller will leave Friday for West Palm Beach, Fla., where she will visit her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Shirk, and their family. • , Mrs. Ervin Cox, near Willshire, 0., has been dismissed from the Van Wert county hospital, Van Wert, O. i

Swimming Party For Girl Scouts, Brownies Both Girl Scouts and Brownies will have their swim Friday as a final part of their day camping this summer. All will be picked up at the “bus stops” at 10 o’clock Friday morning to be taken to the pool. Brownies will not bring their lunches. After the swim, the Girl Scouts will go to the Hanna-Nuttman park shelter, for the last lunch of their day camp. There they will also have a short program, and will close the shelter. Uriah Sherman Dull Dies Last Evening

Uriah Sherman Dull, 83, of Wren, 0., retired timber cutter and farmer, died at 9:45 o'clock Wednesday night at the Van Wert county hospital. He had been critically ill five days with a cerebral hemorrhage. A lifeong resident of the Wren community, he was born in Willshire township Nov. 24, 1875, a son of Jacob and Emma Dull. His wife, the former Elizabeth Fuller, preceded him in death in 1931. Mr. Dull was a member of the Wren Evangelical United Brethren church and the Maccabee lodge. Surviving are three sons, Harry Dull of Decatur, Mich., Robert Dull of Wren, and Eular Dull of Benson, Ariz., and six grandchidren. Four brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wren E.U.B. church, the Rev. Walter Purdy officiating. Burial will be in the Wren cemetery. Friends may call at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert after 2 p.m. Friday until 12 noon Saturday. The body will lie in state at the church after 1 p.m. until time of the services.

Two Arkansas Men Charged With Rape BENTON, Ark. (UPD — Two young white men, charged with the rape of a 21 year-old Negro woman in a secluded wooded, section Sunday, were held in jail and denied bond here today. Ben Sanders, 26, and Bobby Burnett, 21, admitted the rape, Prosecutor Lawson E. Glover said. Glover said he would attempt to keep both men in jail until their trials come up. He did not say when he thought that might be. Conviction of rape in Arkansas carries a maximum penalty of death in the electric chair. According to Glover, the men offered the woman a ride in their automobile Sunday on a highway near Benton. He said the pair told her they would take her to Burnett’s home to baby-sit, but drove to a wooded section instead and parked the car. Glover said they then forced the young woman to submit to them. After the alleged attack, the men. let her out of the car, Glover said. She walked to a highway and caught a ride to Little Rock where she reported the attack to police. The alleged attack followed by only one day the Florida trial and conviction of four Tallahassee youths for raping a Negro college student. * .

■ H j ■ 4* Niblick & Co. I WASH and WEAR Jf? COTTON SLIPS A I Styled by Indera - Lovely Quality, Lovely Fit. KWEM H Complete new selection just arrived. V White only. ill I 7/ xJ / BATISTE SLIPS, fl / / eyelet trim, size 32 -44 — each K I I / POLISHED COTTON FITTED SLIPS e9B | 1 with zipper, size 32-44 — each M |t 1 "’»/ / SHADOW PANEL SLIPS ' " $ g e gQ ( K-jJ eyelet trim, size 32-44 - each * * || \ LJk BUILT UP COTTON PLISSE SLIPS $g gQ size 38-52 — each - wA SANFORIZED COTTON HALF SLIPS $ g .00 Bl I shadow panel, eyelet trim — each * j F WASH AND WEAR HALF SLIPS s g»9B lace trim, shadow panel — each * ** POLISHED COTTON HALF SLIPS $ M MA \ full skirt - each A e * DACRON, NYLON, COTTON, Qg Ag A \\ V shadow panel slips and g | J DACRON, NYLON, COTTON, Qg j I half slip, shadow panel — eachdjp* Dacron slips are lace or eyelet trimmed, size S-M-L. / . * • ’' 1 (T Niblick & Co.

nSosjpnftsill ADMITTED Miss Maxine Steury, Berne; baby Rose Marie Dailey, Berne; Master Greg Kiess, Decatur. DISMISSED Mrs. Maude Abnet, Berne; Wilbur Reinking, Hoagland; Miss Alice Becker, Decatur; Mrs. Pamala Mauller, Van Wert, Ohio; Mrs. James Wilder and baby boy. De- - cater; Miss Margarito Canales, ■ Decatur; Mrs. Alfred Moser and baby boy, Bluffton; Mrs. Roy Sprunger and baby girl, Monroe; Mrs. Leonard Wagley, Geneva; Mrs. Amanda Hess, Decatur; Mrs. James Beitler, Berne; Mrs. Lester Frank and baby boy, Berne. GIRL SCOUTS Girl Scout troop 473, will hold a dad and daughter’s cookout at the ■ Girl Scout cabin Friday evening beginning at 5 o’clock. Girls are to be at the park at 3 o’clock to prepare the meal fdr their fathers. The cook-out will be followed with overnight camp-out for the girls. I

It’s NIBLICK’S for MACSHORE Blouses! Blouse as » 7 Pictured $2.98 V-T - I 'I \ I I I \ a UI / \ (\ \ | i / 7 ) \\ x \ X I 11 7 / 7 1 | MACSHORE CLASSICS MACSHORE gives you a generous scoop of fashion for warm-weather refreshment! Cool and sleeveless *in DRIP-DRY cotton broadcloth that rarely needs ironing . . . leaves you plenty of time for summer fun! Row upon row of tucks down the front. White, brown.’ Sizes 30 to 38. $2 98 See our new selection of over-blouses at $2.93 Niblick & Co.

PAGE THREE

NOTICE My Office Will Be CLOSED SATURDAY AFTERNOONS Until September. ALSO CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAYS. Dr, Melvin Weisman SUPPER LATE 'cause you've been shopping for FATHER'S DAY? Speed it up with HAMBURGERS 6 ../I®® from WIN - RAE DRIVE - IN 7 | NORTH 13th ST.