Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1959 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By ' THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller, Jr. —............— President John O. Heller Vice-President Chas. Halthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscripted Bates By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 38.00; Six months, S4JS: 3 months, $2.25. By Mail beyond Adams and Adjoininr Counties: One year, 39.00; 6 months. 34.75; 3 months, MM. By Carirer, 30 cents per week. Single copies, I cents. Project Mercury The recent Russian rocket to the moon has caused considerable comment and widespread admiration among space pioneers regardless of nationality. Os course, by Nikita Khrushchev's own admission, success in this attempt was preceded by several failures. Senator Vance Hartke, Indiana’s Democratic senator, feels that a report on our own nation’s attempt to put a man into outer space is both timely and necessary in order to get the whole space race in its proper perspective. This nation’s pioneer astronauts are learning to fly a space ship that does not yet exist. But it may within a year. The men practice take-offs, orbital flight and landings in a chamber designed at the Naval Air Development center at Johnsville, Pa., a remote Philadelphia suburb. They train inside an aluminum enclosure, shaped like a giant clam, 11 feet in diameter, which rotates at the end of a 50-foot swinging arm. A 180-ton motor sends the chamber—oblate spheroidal gondola is the official name—whipping in a circle at speeds up to 180 miles an hour. It takes the apparatus, a centrifuge, seven seconds to work up to that speed. The trainees are the seven astronauts who were chosen in April for Project Mercury, among them Indiana’s air force Capt. Virgil I. Grissom, Os MjitcheU. The project received its name from Mercury, the winged messenger of Roman mythology. All the astronauts are volunteers, family men, crack military pilots and engineers. They are as fine a group of physical specimens as could be found. Each will spend 10 hours learning to manipulate the delicate controls of a space ship they hope will take one of them three times around the earth 100 to 150 miles up, and bring them safely back.

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The School Report

DECATUR CATHOLIC HIGH By Fat RnMo —D.C.H.S.— Number Please! Will this be the telephone operator’s acknowledgment to anyone who deems it necessary to make a phone call from school? Not at D.C.H.S., for the latest convenience added to our school is a new dial phone. The phone was installed last Friday by the Citizens Telephone company, for the students use. No incoming calls will be received as it will serve only for out-going calls. Now it will no longer be necessary for the students to make personal calls from the office phone. —D.C.H.S.After some delay, the senior literature books have now arrived. The cost of the books this year is $4.44. —D.C.H.S.— Congratulations, class officers!! To the senior class officers Sev. Schurger, president; Jerry Gillig, vice president; Paul Hess, treasurer, and Steve Omlor, secretary, we all extend our congratulations. —D.C.H.S.— One of the problems the senior class officers and class members must decide upon at the present time, is the choice of a photographer for the senior class pictures. —D.C.H.B.— The new Junior class officers are president, Patsy Cook; vice president, Phil Lose; treasurer, Nancy Colchin; and Secretary, Ann LnFontaine. —D.C.H.S.— The sophomore class has elected as their class officers the following persons, president, Steve Blythe; Vice president, Tom Kohne; secretary, Fred Zintsmaster, and treasurer, Fred Kauffman. —D.C.H.S.— Our new freshman students are almost settled in the class routine but some still think they haven't much time to get to classes. Their new class officers are: president, James Kaehr; vice president, Louise Wilder; secretary, Ruth LaFontaine; and treasurer, Mike Baker. —D.C.H.S.— .The new lockers have now been assigned, and all the students are aware of the rules which have been made for the use of them. —D.C.H.S.— The senior girls homemaking class has been doing needlepoint work on the linen purificators used for the cleaning of sacred vessels. —D.C.H.S.— Cross country meets are in action again!! Our first meet was held with Monmouth September 22. The Decatur Golf course was the scene of action. Monmouth’s scoring points of 16 to 64 over our own team opened the season. Those going out for cross-country are: seniors, Jim Heimann, Ed Wiseman, and Don Weitfeldt; sophomores, Fred Zintsmaster; freshmen, Kenny Miller, Tom Wiseman, Ted Boch, and Elias Caciano. —DzC.H.S.— Monmouth won 7-6 in overtime in the eighth inning when they played Decatur Catholic September 17. The score was tied 3 times. —D.C.H.S.— DECATUR HIGH By Alice Allwein

This year, new! members of the D. H. S. faculty are Mr. Able and Mr. Butler. Mr. Able teaches eighth and ninth grade English,] and Mr. Butler] instructs eighth] grade history!

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and English. The faculty and students welcome these new teachers to D.H.S. —D.H.S.— The senior girls are anxiously awaiting the next D.H.S. dance, the first big opportunity to wear their “senior creams.” —D.H.S — The juniors will be sponsoring the next dance which will be held at the Youth and Community Center foilowing the Decatur-Bluffton football game October 9. —D.H.S.— The seniors are now selecting name cards that are being sold by the following members of the class: Dave Sheets, Jim Gay, Joe Smith, Jan Aumann, and Dee Schroeder. —D.H.S.— Mary Heller and Diane Hill, the football cheerleaders, are doing a swell job. The girls look sharp in their outfits of white corduroy pedal pushers and white V-neck sweaters. —D.H.S.— Only a handful of fans went to the Decatur-Garrett football game Friday night. The adults outnumbered the students fc>y far. Be sure to follow the Jackets to New Haven Friday night! —D.H.S.— The final election of class sponsors and officers was held todays The results of these elections will be published next week. —D.H.S.— Members of the yearbook staff held their first meeting last week. Each member is trying to decide upon a capable junior assistant, nils year, the “Ravelings” will be the 50th anniversary edition, which promises to be a bi£ one. —D.H.S — Last week, the students in the chemistry classes were assigned their lockers and laboratory equipment. This week they have been

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busy learning laboratory procedures and doing experiments. Mr. Dailey la the instructor of thia course at D.H.S. —D.H.B.— Congratulations to the D.H.S. bend, the director Mr. Reed, and the majorettes for their fine performance in the Bluffton fair last week. —D.H4L— Lois Gerke returned home Sunday after spending a week in Washington, DC., and New York City on a 4-H trip. Lois was one of the 32 girls selected from Indiana. —D.H.S.— If everyone has not yet purchased his “Jacket Journal” subscription, last minute subscriptions may be purchased from any member of the Journalism class. This year the price of the subscription is 65 cents due to the fact that there will be two issues each month. Be sure to get the first “Jacket Journal” tomorrow after school. MONMOUTH HIGH By Margaret Boerger

Monday, Sep-1 tember 14, was] class reorganiza-| tion day at Mon-1 mouth high. — M.H.S. —1 Marlin Blakey! was elected pres-J ident of the sen-3 ior class. Other! officers a re :|

Richard Bulmahn, vice president; Linda Kruetzman, secretary; and Joyce Busick, treasurer. Student council members are Marcille Buuck, Jackie Hurst, returning from last year; Dennis Shields and Larry Bultemeier. Brice Smith is the class sponsor. -M.H.S.— The junior class chose Mike Carr as their president for the coming year. Lyntord Weiland is the vice president while Dorothy Schleinmer was elected secretary and Jeannie Cook, treasurer. The student council members are Jack Miller and Winnie Rafert. The class is sponsored by John Rosier. —M.H.S.— The following officers were elected by the sophomore class: president, Roger Spencer; vice president, Connie Fast; secretary. Gladys Busick; and treasurer, Dave Singleton. Representing them on the student council will be Marian Caston and Stanley Linker. Their class sponsor is Mrs. Agnes Yager. —M.H.S.— In the freshman class meeting. Don Brown was elected president. Other officers are: Ruth Ann Beery, vice president; Karen Bieberich, secretary; Kay Stevens, treasurer; and Bob Auer, reporter. Their student council member is Eugene Buuck. James Woolsey is in charge of this class. —M.H.S.— The junior high also elected officers. The eighth grade president is Betsy Schnepf. John Bird was elected vice president while secretary is Terry Battenberg and treasurer is David Fleming. The junior high representative for the student council Is Jerry Liby. Mrs. Martha Kleinhenz is the class sponsor. -M.H.S.— Working wtih Mrs. Eloise Andrews. class sponsor, will be the following seventh grade officers: president, Stephen Hakes; vice president, Eric Gerbers; secretary, Sandra Teeple; and treasurer. John Auer. Rex Halberstadt will be the alternate student council member tor the junior high. — -M.H.S.— Ask any junior what the big news items are and this will be his answer: No. 1, Last Friday. September 11, they ordered thenprized class rings. Now all they have to do is wait. No. 2. Christmas can’t be too far away because the juniors will soon be out in full force selling Christmas cards and wrappings. Be sure to save your order fbr the MHS juniors! —M.H.S.— Initiation, the most dreaded experience in the lives of freshmen, will be held Friday evening. Yes, this is the night when the freshmen, new students, and new teachers will be “officially welcomed” by the seniors. This night, however, is the only time when pranks will be permitted. All in all, it should prove to be an evening of fun. —M.H.S.— Tomorrow, individual pictures of the underclassmen will be taken. Never will one see such a wellgroomed, “smiling” student body until next picture-taking time. —M.H.S.— Wednesday evening, September 16, the MHS band tied for fourth place v/ith Dunkirk at the Bluffton street fair. They were in competition with 18 other bands and were the only band in the county to place. Monmouth high is very proud of Mr. Gerig and the band for bringing this honor to MHS. —M.H.S.— Recently both the band and the chorus elected officers for the coming year. Band officers are: president, Dave Castoh; vice president, Kenny Fuhrman; secretary, Barbara Roe; treasurer, Ann Seaman; and librarian, Faye Bittner.

Keojy MraaniMM* elected chorus preaident. Otner officers serving with him are: Winnie Rafert, vice president; Linda Kruetzman, secretary-treasurer; Rosie BultemeyCr and Lila Kruetzman, librarians; and Dav* Singleton and Roger Spencer, property managers. Monday. September 21, the MRS band traveled to Fort Wayne to attend a concert by the U. S. Marine Corps band. The performance. given at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, was a highlight in tift band’s 1959-1980 activities. —M.H.S.— Not to forget sports, the MHS baseball team has played several games in the past weeks. The second game Os the season, with Geneva, was lost by the score of 5 to 3. The next game, with Decatur Catholic, was another story. Monmouth won by the score of 7 to 6. The game on September 21 with Hartford was also won by the MRS team. -M.H.S.— PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Jody Shaaf

Hurrah! The P. M. baseball team won its first game last Thursday night when they played Hartford. It has been three years since they have won a game. Keep up

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the good work, boys! —P.M.H.S.— Girls vocal ensembles are to be chosen this week. Twenty to twen-ty-five girls tried out for the various parts. It will be a very tough decision. —P.M.H.S.— The sophomore class is having a skating party October 9, from 7:30-10:30, at the Happy Hours roller rink. Anyone wanting tickets. contact any member of the sophomore class. Tickets also will be sold at the door. Everyone is welcome. —P.M.H.S.— New material for the fall festival has been ordered by the music department. The chorus is very anxious to receive this material so they may start practice for the festival. —P.M.H.S.— The following girls were the winners of the Bible quiz Which took place at Berne last May: Ellamae Speakman, Linda King, Carolyn Luginbill, Nina McAhren, and Miriam McAhren. They won over Berne and Geneva, and were recently presented with a trophy. Pleasant Mills high wants to congratulate these girls for a splendid performance. —P.M.H.S.— Magazine sales were started this week by the junior class. The sales will last for two weeks. Your cooperation will be a great help towards this project. —P.M.H.S.— The senior pictures are to be taken next Wednesday night. —P.M.H.S.— A correction is to be made in regard to last week’s column. The class reporter for the freshman class is Gale Riley (not David Riley). —P.M.H.S.— ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Marcia Zimmerman

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Class officers! for the 1959-60 J school year wefe elected; September 18, dUring: home roomi period. — ACHS — Loren Habegger was elected president of the'

senior class. Assisting him will be Jeanne Kaehr, vice president; Lois Steury, secretary, and Sidney Schwartz, treasurer. —A.C.H.S.— Sandy Strickler will head the junior class. Helping her will be Rosemary Schlickman, vice president; secretary, JerryFrantz, an<? Dwight Moser, treasurer. —A.C.H.S.— The sophomore class chose Bob Heyeriv for president, Joyce Haggard, vic* president; secretary, rail Kohli, and treasurer. Sue Strickler. —A.C.H.S.— Officers for the freshman class are: president, Mike Ripley; vice president, Annie Singleton; secretary, John . Ross, and treasurer, Marilyn Vizard. -A.C.H.S.— Jane Kaehr was chosen president of the eighth grade along with Cathy Michaels as vice president, Steve Miller, secretary, and treasurer, Carol Schwartz. —A.C.H.S.— Tony Ehrsam will lead the seventh grade as president, Jim Hall, vice president; Pauline Ripley, secretary,, and Steve Kaehr, treasurer. - A.C.H.S.— Student council members were chosen as follows: seniors, Junior Hollinger and Larry Decker; juntors, Clayton Strickler and Duane Arnold; sophomores, Bill McMillen and Sharon Mattox; freshman, Barbara Wolfe and Steve Schlickman; eighth grade, Don Decker, and seventh grade, Connie Everett. - A.C.H.S.— Senior band members attended the Marine band concert Monday at Fort Wayne. —A.C.HS.— Art and senior industrial art stu-

dNds toured many different homes last Friday while attending a home show in Fort Wayne. —A.C.H.S.The new Sunshine officers for the 1959-60 season will be installed, and a formal initiation ceremony for new Sunshine members will take place at a very impressive ceremony, tonight at 7, at the Monroe Methodist church. All Sunshine girls and their mothers are urged to attend. —A.C.H.S.— John Landis, a junior at. Central, suffered a crushed shoulder in a recent tractor mishap. On Friday he underwent an operation at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. How about everyone sending him a card. His room number is 229. Central students wish John a speedy recovery. -A.C.H.S.— A tot of “ohs” and “ahs” were the comments heard from Central students while looking at the juniors' flashy class rings which arrived Wednesday. —A.C.H.S.— Manchester college has invited any Central seniors, who are interested. as their guests Saturday, October 10. This is a good opportunity and can be used to an advantage by many. —A.C.H.S.— Greyhound Gazette subscriptions are now on sale at 65c a year, for a school subscription and 95c a year, for a mailing subscription. Friday is the deadline,.so hurry! Did you get your Gazette subscription yet? —A.C.H.S.— The Sunshine society will attend a district convention to be held at Manchester college, October 3. All those wishing to go please notify Mrs. Stucky and pay her 75c for luncheon reservations. The deadline is Friday. —A.C.H.S.— Scholarship tests will be given to those juniors or seniors wishing to take it, Tuesday morning, September 29. Good luck kids! —A.C.H.S.— Magazine sales have gotten underway at Central this week. We would appreciate your time and cooperation if a Central student calls on you. —A.C.H.S.— Central defeated Pleasant Mills in a cross-country meet, Tuesday 19-46. Keep up the good work boys! —A.C.H.S.— Central would like to congratulate Miss Jeannie Smith for placing fourth in the Junior Miss Indiana contest held last week at Bluffton. Nice work Jeannie! —A.C.H.S.— O — o I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE > O O Prevent Soggy Crust To prevent the bottom crust of a pie from becoming soggy, rub it with egg white before putting the filling in. With fruit pies, sterner measures are called for. Cover the bottom crust with a thin layer of bread crumbs and then add the fruit filling. The crumbs will soak up the excess juice without allowing your pie to become to dry. Cleaning Tinware To clean tinware, make a paste of powdered whiting and ammonia, olive oil or sweet oil. Dip a rag into this solution and rub the tin thoroughly. When dry, polish with a soft cloth. Bamboo Rake If the ends of your bamboo garden rake are worn, soak them in very hot water for about five minutes, then bend the ends under again with a pair of pliers. Left-Over Cake Slice the left-over cake and cover the slices with fresh seeded cherries mixed with diced pineapple. Permit this combination to chill for several hours, and serve plain, or topped with some broken nuts. COURT NEWS Marriage Application Dean E. Hendricks, 21, of Berne, and Myrna J. Habegger, 21, of Berne.

MEL'S GARAGE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Located 3 Miles East of Decatur On U.S. 224 Next To Truck Stop OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK 8:00 A.M. to MIDNIGHT ON CALL 24 HRS. PER DAY PHONE 3-8347 0 Motor Overhauls - Brakes - Tamps Air Cooled Engines - Tracks - Lawnmowers

20 Years Ago Today —————o Sept. 25, 1939—Nearly five acres of timber was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin southwest of Berne. Sugar manufactured by the Central Sugar Co., which started its seventh annual sugar-making campaign today, will be ready for the market by tomorrow afternoon. The annual convention of the Fort Wayne district of the Methodist woman’s foreign missionary society will be held at the Monroe church Wednesday. William H. Bell and H. W. McMillen made a business trip •* Washington, D.C. today. Decatur Boy Scouts and their fathers will attend the annual fa-ther-son banquet at the Decatur high school Monday. Berne-Geneva Livestock Report Prices paid Sept. 22 Top veals &34.00 Top iambs . 22.25 Good steers and heifers . 23-24.20 Top bulls .. 23.00 Good cows ....17-18.90 Canners and cutters .... 14-17 Top 1 Top sows .... 12.60 Male hogs 8.50-9.30

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