Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1959 — Page 3

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1959

MRS. RONALD GERBER FETED WITH SHOWER Mr®. Herman Keller, assisted by Mrs. Forest Owens, Mrs. Max E. Ogg, and Mrs. Luther Brokaw, was hostes: for a kitchen and pantry shower held in honor of Mrs. Ronald Gerber Sunday afternoon at l the Keller home. Mrs Gerber is the former Miss Jane E. Uhrick and she and Gerber exchanged nuptial vows October 1 in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Upon her arrival, the guest of honor was presented with a corsage made of several kitchen utensils. A fall motif was carried out in the Keller home, with bouquets of multi-colored mums placed around the rooms. Following a game period, during which several prizes were won and later presented to the new Mrs. Gerber, the honored guest was led to the recreation room where folding screens decorated with fall flowers ar.d a sign reading, “Jane's Pantry,” hid her many gifts. Dainty sandwiches, relishes, nuts, and pumpkin pie withr'whipped cream were later served to the guests from tables decorated with white cloths and small bowls with floating flowers and candles. Present to shower the bride were the Mesdames Ardula Steffen Walter Fiechter, Eli Gerber. Edward Gerber. Harry Staley, Paul Uhric:, Richard Meyers, Roy Klusman Kenny Singleton, David Roop, Paul Smith, Emmit Owens, and the Misses Rosie Gerber, Peggie Gerber, Debbie Klusman, Becky Ogg. and Cheryl Smith. Sending gifts but unable to attend were Mrs Dallas Reppert, Mrs. Roy Schwartz. Mrs. Sam Miller Mrs. Joel Schaefer, Mrs. Deloy Mills, and Mrs. Ernest Uhrick. LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND FORT WAYNE MEETING Several ladies of the Eagles auxiliary motored to Fort Wayne recentlj as guests of the Eagles auxiliary there. During the meeting, 12 candi dates were initiated into the lodge and *1 applications for membership Were read. Plans were also made toattend the district convention Ao be held October 24. Altering from Decatur were Mrs. W. R. Morris, Mrs. John Morgan, Mrs. Robert Witham. Mrs. Ray Venis, Mrs. George Myers, Mgs., Evelyn Spangler, Mrs Gerhard Marbacb and Mrs. William K- Rice. HALLOWEEN PARTY HELD THURSDAY Women of the Moose held a masquerade party Thursday evening at the Moose home. Prizes were awarded to the Mesdams Prank Crist. Tom Noll, Hugh Meyers, and Robert Morris. The evening program was given by members of the local order as a home talent show and games were played, followed with the serving of refreshments. Judges for the masqueraders were Mrs. Anthony Baker and Mrs. Jerry Geimer. The next meeting will be held Octobe ' ?2 with officers meeting at 7:30 and lodge at 8 o’clock. Os ficers will later meet with the Loyal Order of the Moose men at 9 o'clock. MRS. ROBERT KRUECKEBERG IS HOSTESS FRIDAY The Della Theta Tau sorority held a meeting Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg. Mrs. Melvin Weisman conducted the business meeting during which the budget for the year

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was discussed. A report was given concerning the Christmas card sales md ether money making projects were planned. Mrs. Forest Dryer was elected delegate to the province convention to be held at Michigan City in November At the close of the meeting, refreshments were served by the hostess. ANNUAL PARTY IS PLANNED BY AUXILIARY Mrs. William Lose, an officer of the K. of C. Auxiliary, announced completed plans for the annual Halloween party held for husbands. friends, and guests of the memh’rs each year. Tuesday, October 27, has been selected by the group this year. Judging of costumes will start at 8 o’clock. In Mrs. Lose’s words, there will be "ghosts and prizes, goblins and conte. ts, vampires and card games, sp oks and smorgasbord, and that’s only a 'skeleton' outline of the party! Members are urged to 'brew' up a costume and come to the party ‘witch’ will furnish both ‘tricks' and ‘treats’.” MR. AND MRS. RAY MARRIED 35 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ray of Decatur, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Sunday with a family dinner at the home of their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ziner. Bouquets of white and yellow mums decorated the table from which a turkey and ham dinner was served. The third birthday anniversary of Mike Ziner was also celebrated Sunday. Attending the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Olson of Flint, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Templin of •Colon, Mich.: Mr. and Mrs. William Riddle of Merrillsville, near Gary: Mr. and Mrs. John Shudick and family of Gary; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ziner, and the hosts. The Kum Join Us class of the Bethany E.U.B. church, will meet Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock in the church basement. Tonight at 8 o’clock, members of the Decatur Emblem club will meet at the Elks home. Mrs. Dick Deininger will be hostess for members of the So-Cha-Rea club Thursday at 7:30 o'dock. The Past Madam Presidents club of the Eagles Auxiliary, will meet at the home of Mrs. W. R. Morris Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Recruiting Officer In City Wednesday Young men with leadership qualities and the desire for outdoor life and adventure, have unlimited opportunity for personal achievement in the U.S. Army infantry, according to Sergeant Anderson, of the local U.S. Army recruiting office. Sergeant Anderson stated that when a young man gains the privilege of wearing the “Crossed Rifles" of an infantryman, he' inherits the tradition of a proud organization that is known as the “Queen of Battle.” He becomes a part of a history that began when the Minuteman rallied to win our nation’s freedom. Sergeant Anderson urges young men looking for a challenge, outdoor life and plenty of advanture to contact him at selective service office at Decatur each Wednesday. A cheap plastic rocket that could be fired daily for weather observations has been tested.

CMW Culendu Item* tor today's put ‘cation must be phoned in by 1 ajn. (Saturday 9:30) Phone 3-7131 Marilon Roe* MONDAY Decatur Emblem club, Elks home, 8 p.m. Rosary Society, K. of C. hall, following church. V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, post home, 8 p.m. Woman's club, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Research club, Mrs. E. H. Cook, 2:30 p.m. Acaoemy of Friendship, Moose home, 7:30 p.m. Home demonstration chorus. Farm Bureau Building, Monroe, 7:30 p.m. , TUESDAY Kum Join Us class, Bethany E.U.B. church, 7:30 p.m. Past Madam Presidents club of Eagles Auxiliary, Mrs. W. R. Morris, 8 p.m. Poahontas lodge, Red Men’s hall, 7:30 p.m. Church Mother’s study club, Mrs. Doyle Collier, 8 p.m. Loyal Daughters class of Bethany E.U.B. church, Mrs. Ed Warren, 7:30 p.m. Democratic Women’s club, Halloween party, Hanna-N ull ma n J park, 8 p.m. Wesleyan Service Guild of First. Methodist church, Mrs. Robert ! Mills, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 2 p.m. Merry Matrons Home demonstration club, Mrs. Herman Franz, Jr., 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Shakespeare club, Mrs. Tom All- ! wein, 2:30 p.m. Decatur Home Demonstration club, C.L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. Junior fall festival, Monroeville high school gym, starts at 5 p.m. ' ‘ THURSDAY So-Cha-Rea, Mrs. Dick Deininger, 7:30 p.m. Monroe W.C.T.U., Mrs. Tefrone ' Floyd, 1:30 p.m. Order of the Eastern Star, Ma- | sonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Drowns In Pond On Farm Home Sunday MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (UPD — Albert Martin, 53, drowned in a pond on his farm home north of Martinsville Sunday. Authorities said Martin apparently fell into the pond when he wandered away from his house Sunday morning. Memorium Document Filed For Late Judge The Adan s county bar association filed a memorium document for the late John F. Decker, lawyer, jurist, and state senator, who died O-t 16 at his home in Bluffton. The Wells county circuit court i judge for many years, also served as special judge in Adams circuit court. He also appeared in this court as a practicing lawyer and was a 'riend and acquaintance to many area residents. The committee on resolutions. Judge Myles F. Parrish, chairman, and Hubert R. McClenahan ' and Earl B. Adams, signed the document with association president. Dave Macklin. Judge Decker served this area as state senator in 1919 and 1921 for Adams, Wells and Blackford counties. Infant Killed In Fall From Playpen SHERIDAN, Ind. (UPD -Michael Alien Lockwood, 7 months old, was killed Saturday night by a fall from his playpen in his home near Sheridan. A coroner’s report said the baby fell against the side of the pen while his mother was out of the house for a moment and was unconscious when she returned, f skull fracture or asphyxiation from food eaten shortly before the fall were viewed as possible causes of death.

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ILtsxeate Mrs. Lewis L. Smith and daughter Emily, accompanied the Rev. and Mrs. Albert Swenson, of near Willshire, 0., to Wauseon, 0., where Rev. Swenson delivered a sermon for the church's homecoming. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Evans and children Perry and Lisa, attended the first annual reunion of the Schafer family in Columbia City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corah and son Joe visited with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Harnish and Mr. and Mrs. William Bieberstine of near Bluffton Sunday. Bieberstine, who until recently raised champ:onship hunting dogs, had just been informed that an animal he raised and sold last summer won the national wild coon hunt championship in Missouri recently. Mrs. Robert Morris and Mrs. Elelyn Kingsley have returned from Indianapolis, where they attended the annual Indiana conference of the Women of the Moose. Mrs. Morris is now serving as senior regent and Mrs. Kingsley is in her .ninth year as recorder of the Decatur chapter. Mrs. Cal F. Peterson and son Ralph, spent the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, where they visited the Priate Dog corporation. Mrs. Peterson took training and received her seeing eye dog from that organization. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Steury and, family of Amherst, Ohio, visited • with friends and relatives here over the weekend. Miss Betty Graliker, of Los Angeles, Calif', and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Graliker, of Decatur, will arrive in New York Wednesday following a month long tour of Europe. While 4n Rome she had an audience with | Pope John XXIII and also visited' with Brother Theophane, the form-, er John Schmitt, of Decatur. A, group of 14 persons attended the ( tour in which Miss Graliker participated. Mrs. Thomas B. Noble of Indianapolis, visited over the weekend! with her parents, Mr. and Mrs., i Frank Schmitz. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Uhrick! spent the weekend visiting with I their son. David, who is a student at Ohio University at Athens, Ohio. David Voglewede. junior student at the University of Dayton, spent the weekend in Decatur. Miss Pat Zehr of Dayton, 0., visited over the weekend with her ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zehr and family. I Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Voglewede 1 left by plane Saturday for Los Angeles, Calif., as representatives of Security Cartage Co., at the Amerian trucking association national convention. From Los Angeles they will go to Mexico City, Mexico, to visit the Fred Voglewede family. Attending the Chicago Bears-Bal-I timore Colts football game in Chicago Sunday were Lawrence Anspaugh, Bruce Baughn, James Cowens, Robert. Worthman. Herb Banning, and Norm Steury, all of the Homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Menno I. Lehman, of Berne, attended the national editorial association meeting in Chicago Thursday through Saturday and visited with a daughter who lives in that city. Mrs. Lehman continued on to Madison, Wis.. where she visited another daughter and her family, and Lehman, publisher of the Berne Witness, returned to Fort Wayne where he started grand jury duty today. Mrs. Noel Burton, Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mrs. Ed Bauer, and Mrs. Wanda Oelberg motored tc Huntington this afternoon to attend the arnual award and recognition tea of the Huntington Red Cross chapter.

Miss Marjorie Kohne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Kohne. return* d home for the weekend tc attend the wedding of Miss Nancy Mies Saturday.

Mrs. Paul Rich, Mrs. Clarence Black. Mrs. Don Hakes, Mrs. Darrell Clouse, and Mrs. John Bunner motored to Ball State in Muncie last Thursday to attend the regional conference program of the Indiana congress of parents and teachers. The ladies are members of the Pleasant Mills P.T.A. William Bond, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Harold Bond, a student

at Incjjana University, visited with family and friends in Decatur over the weekend. Mrs. A. M. Anker visited in Indianapolis Sunday. Miss Diane Linn was in attendance at the Democratic meeting in Indianapolis Sunday. Efcfc Mr. and Mrs. William Eichhorn of Fort Wayne, are parents of a five pound, eight and one half ounce girl born Sunday at 6:58 ( a.m. at Parkview hospital. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Phil L. and Margaret Rhoades Huffman of Hoagland, became parents of an eight pound girl Saturday at 6:30 p.m. A seven pound, seven and one half ounce boy was born at 4:50 a.m. Sunday to Jack and Genevive Johnson August of Rockford, Ohio.! At 8 35 a.m. today, Jay and Pat j J. Stephen Markley of 245 Park Place, became parents of an eight pound, two ounce girl. Admitted Al Schneidej-, Decatur: John Young, Monroe; David Ringenberg, Monroeville: Master Steven Martin, Monroe. Dismissed Mrs Eugene Pettibone and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. Richard Adams and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Waldo Owens and baby girl, Convoy, Ohio; Mrs. Clifford Hirschy and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Blanche Kocher, Decatur; Reyneldo Arriaga. Decatur; Mrs. Robert Wolfe and baby boy, Decatur; Pete Bixler, Berne; Mrs. Lafie Leeph and naby girl, Bluffton; Mrs. Marie Bleeke, Decatur; Mrs. Iva Brodbeck, Decatur.

Mrs. Rosa Medaugh Dies This Morning Mrs. Rosa A. Medaugh, 86. a resident of Willshire township, Vah Wert county, 0., most of her -Jife, died at 7 o’clock this morning at the home of a son, Wayne Medaugh, route one, Willshire, Death was caused by complications after a serious illness of two weeks. _.......... ’-She was born in York township. Van Wert county, Oct. 22, 1872, a daughter of Samuel A. and Maria Kesler-Brown, and was married to Andy L. Medaugh Nov. 4, 1894. Her husband preceded her in death in 1955. Surviving are four sons, Earl Medaugh of Ohio City, 0., Merl and Nile Medaugh of Van Wert, and Wayne Medaugh of route 1, Willshire: three daughters, Mrs. Wave Taylor of Van Wert route 2, Mrs. Maria Scheetz of Rockford, 0., and Mrs. Maxine Ferguson of Van Wert route 2; 28 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Della Medaugh of Spencerville, 0., and Mrs. Fern Anderson of Sidney, O. Five brothers and three sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, and at 2 p. m. at the Greenbrier United Brethren in Christ church, the Rev. S. F. Kochensparger officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. today.

WE'VE CHARTERED OUR COURSE WE'VE LISTENED TO THE BIG TALK WE'VE CHECKED THE GIMMICK DEALS WE'VE WATCHED THE OTHER TRICKS IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE EXTRA ADDED COST OF GIMMICKS, GIFTS AND RAZ*MA-TAZ MUST BE PAID FOR SOMEHOW AND WHO WILL PAY THAT EXTRA COST? WHY NATURALLY YOU WILL PAY FOR IT IN THE FORM OF HIGHER PRICES HERE'S OUR ANSWER LOW PRICES EVERY DAY LADIES’ LADIES’ PLAIN DRESSES, ' SK|R _ S SUITS A COATS BLOUSES A SWELTERS MEN’S MEN’S SUITS, TOPCOATS TROUSERS, SWEATERS A OVERCOATS A SPORT SHIRTS ■tr fiW ‘r W PRESSED yyr «»S«0 ‘ - — MEN'S HATS - CLEANED A BLOCKED AQC SHIRTS LAUNDERED—2Oc EACH CASH and CARRY MYERS CLEANERS Comer Madison A Second Sts.

Mercury Skids Below Freezing In Indiana , United Press International Frost blackened vegetation in Indiana today for the second morning in a row as the mercurv skidded below freezing. Goshen’s 30 was the low point this morning. Fort Wayne got 32, South Bend and Evansville 33, La- 1 fayette 36 and Indianapolis 37. It ] was 35 in the Louisville area and 36 in the Cincinnati area. Sunday morning lows included 29 at Indianapolis and Lafayette, 30 at Goshen, 31 at Fort Wayne, i 32 at South Bend and 34 at Evans- i ville. The 29 at Indianapolis mark- 1 ed the first time the temperature i had dropped below freezing in the ] Hoosier capital this season, and the 29 was the coldest reading ; there since last March 28. Fdir skies, which spawned the frost, were expected to contribute < to a warming trend today. 1 Highs this afternoon will range ( from the mid to upper 60s, and , lows tonight will miss the frost levels by staying in the 40s. Cooler temperatures will invade !the north portion Tuesday, limiti ing high readings in the northI west to the upper 40s and the J northeast to the mid 50s. Elsewhere, however, highs in the 60s ■will prevail. The five-day outlook called for ' temperatures averaging 6 to 8 de- , grees below normal in the north | and 2 to 4 below normal in the south. Normal highs are 59 to 70, normal lows 39 to 50. “Turning cooler Tuesday with little day-to-day changes in i temperatures Wednesday through Thursday, warming about Friday ! or Saturday,” the outlook said. "Precipitation will total around one-half inch north and about twotenths inch south in occasional rain about Thursday or Friday. I Sunday highs ranged from 54 at I South Bend to 61 at Evansville. Monroeville Farmer Is Suicide Victim Clement G. Munch. 71, was found shot to death on the front porch of his home near Monroeville at 6:45 p. m. Sunday. Investigating officers ruled suicide as the cause of death. He was a member of St. Rose i Catholic church at Monroeville. Survivors include the wife, Bonnie- two stepchildren and two grandchildren. The body was removed to the Marquart funeral home at Monroeville. Arrange- , ments have not been completed. Extinguish Fire In Empty House , The city fire department answered a fire call to 816 N. 12th street this morning at 11:30 o’clock, extinguishing a fire in an empty house. A fire department spokesman estimated the damage at SSO. The house was recently moved to the address, but the owner is not known. Adams County Native Dies At Fort Wayne Henry C. Reiter, 85, native of Adams county, died at 5 p.m. Saturday at Fort Wayne, where he had resided for the past 71 years Survivors include a stepson, Forrest Hedrick. Salem, and a niece Mrs. Mae Niblick of Liberty Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m 'Tuesday at the C. M. Sloan & Sons funeral home, with burial in the Greenlaw memorial park. Over 2.500 Daily Democrats an sold and delivered in Decatur i each day.

New Blaze In Los Angeles Foothill Area LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Embattled firemen fighting the nearly week-old Los Angeles foothill fire today had to contend with a new brush fire which already has blackened 3,00 acresU. S. Forestry Service spokesman Elmer Osterman said the new blaze—about 20 miles from the giant foothill fire —was being investigated to see if it was deliberately set. Both fires were in the spacious Angeles National Forest. No Homes Threatened Some 50 men had to be pulled off of the giant foothill fire to battle the blaze in watershed and grazing land about eight miles northwest of Castaic. No homes were threatened by the new blaze. The foothill blaze has burned! a black scar in 13.000 acres of brush just north of the suburban communities of La Canada, Alta- | dena and La Cresenta. Perimeter of the big blaze was estimated at 45 miles. More than 10 reOsidents in the | La Paloma and Vogel Flats areas in the big Tujunga Canyon above the tip of La Crescenta had to remain away froth their threatened homes during the night. Osterman said the blaze was slowly working its way down Mt. Lukens to the homes, 1.-ut he was hopeful firemen would br< able to save them. Nike Site •Threatened Also threatened was a Nike missile site in the foothills. Flames earlier roared within 300 yards of the site and fire officials said they planned to mass men and equipment there for the rest of today. The fire has claimed the lives of two firefighters. Phillip Chavez of Zone, N.M., died Sunday night from inhalation of smoke or fumes Some 15 other firemen were seriously injured since the outbreak of the fire With injuries ranging from broken ribs to a broken back. Leo Poblano, 50, also of Zuni, suffered a fatal head injury earlier.

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Superiorsatings To Kruetzman Twins Miss Lila Kruetzman and her twin sister, Linda, recieved superior ratings in their duet and flag duet at the Indiana state twirling contest held at the Butler fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday. The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kruetzman, the Monmouth seniors have been in front of the high school band for five years. For their efforts, they received gold medals. Miss Barbara Fuhrman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fulfilman, won a third place for her solo at the state contest. She |s a sophomore at Monmouth an 4 has also been an active twirler. The majorettes were taken to Indianapolis by Miss Kathryn Youijg and chaperoned by Mrs. Elmflt Peters. Over 2.5 CC D«-. , Cemucrata are sold and delivered in Decatur each day. *

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