Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1959 — Page 11
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The School Reporter
ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Manta Zimmerman
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This week ends the second grading period*. That means] only one dreadful thing—teste!' Central students are all putting their noses to the grindstone to get those
hard-earned grades f —A.C.H.S.— The mighty Greyhounds will stay home this Friday, meeting the Decatur Commodores. Good luck Greyhounds, and beat those Commodores! —A.C.H.S.— The senior girls’ home economics class, Tuesday, took the Betty Crocker homemaker test. The girl receiving the highest score al AC will be Miss Homemaker of AC and wIH receive a pin. A state winner will be chosen from the homemakers of each school and from this list a national winner will be chosen. Results will be revealed next year. Good hick, girls! * -A.C.H.S.— Robert Shoup, Cen-Trail’s advisor, announced that last year’s annual received an A rating. They received an NSYA certificate from the national school yearbook association, Columbia, Mo. Congratulations to editor Wanda Neunswander and the 1958-50 Cen-Trail’s staff.
EXECUTOR’S PUBLIC AUCTION Geneva, Indiana ' PEARLE L. RUNYON ESTATE The undersigned Executor will sell the following described personal property and real estate at Public Auction, on the premises, at 410 High Street, Geneva, Indiana, on Saturday, December 12,1959 Household Goods - Antiques — Miscellaneous STARTING AT 1:00 P. M. ANTIQUES: Love Scat; 3 Straight Chairs; Dresser; Dresser with Marble Slab and Separate Mirror; Jenny Lind Bed size); Picture Frames; Adding Machine; Seth Thomas Mantel Clock; Mantel Clock; New Haven Pendulum Clock; Dishes, etc. HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Glass Door Sectional Bookcase (3 sections); Several Rocking Chairs; Stands; Mirrors: Globe Heating Stoves: Library Table; Piano & Stool; Lamps; Several Chest of Drawers; Several Commodes; Several Dressers; Several Beds, complete; Bedding linens, curtains, pillows, etc.; Dining Room Furniture; Sewing Machine; Sideboard; Extension Table; Several Straight Chairs; Book-case-secretary; Kelvins tor Refrigerator; Utility Cabinets; Cupboards; Catoric Apartment Size Gas Cooking Stove; Speed Queen Washer; Trunk; Cedar Chest; 3 ton Hardcoal; Dishes, cooking utensils, hand and garden tools, ladders and hundreds of items too numerous to mention. NOTE: Sale will start promptly at IP. M. TERMS—CASH. ~ Real Estate - Selling at Two-Thirty P. M.___ — Good two story frame house, sided with heavy insulated shingles, on good foundation, under good roof. Six rooms, including 2 rooms carpeted wall to wall and complete bathroom down and four rooms up. Lots of closet and storage space. Attached summer kitchen. City water. Lot is 99 by 140. This property is in very good condition inside and out and is ready for your occupancy.. It will make a splendid family home or rental investment- property. Very good location. TERMS & CONDITIONS—2O% cash down day of sale, balance cash on delivery of Executor's Deed and Merchantable Abstract of Title brought down to date. Sold subject to approval of the Adams Circuit Court. Immediate possession on settlement in full. Statements made on day of sale shall take precedence over any contained herein. Not responsible for accidents. OTIS S. BUCKET, Executor Estate of Pearle L. Runyon Bryce Daniels—Clerk __ Ned C. Johnson & Bill Schnepf, Auctioneers — Decatur, Ind. Richard J. Sullivan, Attorney Decatur, Ind. PUBLIC SALE REAL ESTATE—SO-ACRI FARM, 3K-ACRE FARM AND PERSONAL PROPERTY We, the undersigned, have moved to Michigan and will sell farms and personal property at auction, located % mile west, 2 miles south, V 4 mile west of Berne, Ind.; or miles north, % mile west, % mile north and Vt mile west of Geneva, Ind., on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5,1959 12:30 P.M. 59-ACRE FARM 5-room home with utility room; 3 bedrooms, kitchen and big living room, basement 16 ft by 30 ft. under home; big cistern by home. Barn 38 ft. by 40 ft; cement water tank and good drove well. Garage and shop, 22 ft. by 26 ft.; chicken house 20 ft. by 40 ft.; brooder house 11 ft. by 14 ft. and sortie other buildings. FARM 5-room home, 3 bedrooms, kitchen and living room; 18 ft. by 24 ft. basement. Bam, 20 ft. by 30 ft. Garage 20 ft by 24 ft. Brooder house 16 ft. by 32 ft. and some other out buildings. Terms: 20% down on sale day; balance when abstract and deed is delivered. Possession, on 50-acre farm, immediate; on SMracre farm, on March 1. 1960. Taxes: Seller will pay all 1959 taxes payable in 1960. For more information on farms or to see farms, call the auctioneers. PERSONAL PROPERTY Grain and Hay—lso bushels of corn; 25 shocks of corn; 100 bales of hay. IMPLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS John Deere 8-ft. grain binder; wagon with grain bed; 10-hole Kentucky grain drill; Superior 9-hole grain drill; 2-wheel trailer on steel; John Deere com planter; McCormick horse cultivator; twosection spike tooth harrow; two-section spring tooth harrow; cultipacker; Case riding breaking plow; dump rake; mud boat; 6-ft. tandem disc; corn cutting sled; 2-shovel plow; 7-shovel plow; cook stove for coal or wood; tank wagon; oil drum; V-belt pulleys, some shafts, and many articles not mentioned. TERMS—CASH. Not responsible for accidents. Jacob M. ami Sam M. Schwartz, Owners Phil Neuenschwander, Auctioneer Jeff Liechty, Auctioneer First Bank of Berne, Clerk Miz Lehman. Auctioneer Lunch will be served.
—A.C.&B.— Carol Egley, a senior at Manchester College and an AC alumni, assisted Mrs. Archbold in teaching her physical education classes, Monday. Carol will begin student teaching at Huntington in order to complete requirements for a teaching certificate, —A.C.H.S.— Five senior girls and five senior boys were selected by the student body for the Cen-Trail’s queen and king’s court. Later; a vote will be taken among these finalists to determine the queen and king. The crowning will be held at the Cen-tral-Chester Center game next Tuesday night. The following boys are in the king’s court: Jim Brown, Jerry Funk, Larry Foreman, Bob Hart and Loren Habegger. The following girls are in the queen’s court: Twila Arnold, Jeanne Keahi*, Dixie Smith, Jeannie Smith, and Lois Steury. Congratulations, kids! —A.C.H.S.— On-the-Job Training BURLINGTON. Vt. (UPD-Chief warrant officer Frank Monty, who was in charge of a Navy school for electricians, retired from service after 20 years to earn a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Vermont
DECATURCATHOLICHIGH By Pat Hable
The D C.HE I students are] back again after! a long Thanks-1 giving holiday-1 It seems that 1 everyone is glad I to be home at I DC and we are ] all ready to dig : into the books
which we left last Thursday. We will have only one more free day, on December 8, before our Christmas vacation begins. Meanwhile, we have plenty to do on the December issue of the Hi-Light if it is to be mailed before the Christmas holidays begin. —D.C.p S.December 8 we will celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception. This is a most important day in the lives of all Catholics in the United States, for the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception is the paKess of the United States. On day all Catholics will attend holy mass and many will receive holy communion in honor of Our Lady, asking her prayers for our country. Recently in Washington, D.C., a national shrine in honor of the Blessed Lady was dedicated. —D.C.H.S.— Bonnie Hake, Carol Rumschlag, and Sarah Gas received sterling rosaries as prizes for being the top sellers in the Christmas fiard project. —D.C.H.S.— The CICC conference was held at Marion-Bennett last Saturday. The first game in the afternoon was played between Huntington and Marion with Huntington the victor Decatur Catholic lost the second game of the afternoon to Anderson. Following the two afternoon games students from MarionBennett treated the fans from the participating schools to a record hop. Lunch was served in the school cafeteria. At 7 p.m. the consolation game between Marion and Decatur Catholic was played. DCHS won this one in an exciting overtime. Anderson defeated Huntington in the final game by one point to become the winner of the conference tourney. Our fans traveled to Marion by chartered bus and in private ears. t - —D.C.H.S.— Friday, December 4, we will meet Adams Central, there. Come on, all of you Commodore fans and support your team! The team needs the full support of the fans in order to gain a victory! —D.C.H.S.— The bishop’s Thanksgiving clothing collection in Decatur has been completed. Mrs. Wilbur Reynolds, a member of the Rosary society and chairman of the drive in Decatur, wishes to thank the parents who helped io make the project a success. The clothing will be sent to the New York warehouses and will then be resorted and sent to the needy overseas. —P.C.H.S.DECATUR HIGH By Alice Allwein
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Friday marks the end of the 1 second sixi weeks grading period. It is hoped that there will be more students on the] honor roll this time. —D.H.S.— I
Saturday some of the eighth ] grade girls will sell popcorn on 1 the Santa Claus train. The girls ; are: Jane Burk, Donna Burk, Margaret Kocher, Ann Allwein, Nancy 1 Gerber, Carolyn Cook, Becky
PUBLIC! SALE We are moving into our own farm and going out of the milking business so will sell the following at the farm 1% miles east of Highway No. 1 on No. 224, then north second house; or 1% miles east of Ossian on Cemetery Road, then 2¥< miles south; or I*4 miles west of Tocsin, then north 2nd house; on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5,1959 SALE TO BEGIN AT 11:00 A, M. SHARP 16 - Holstein Cattle - 16 Spotty, 4 yr. old, due Dec. 4; Sally, 5 yr. old, due April; Babe, 4 yr. old, due April; Brownie, 4 yr. old. due Dec. 10; Annie, 8 yr. old, just fresh; Dolly, 4 yr. old, freshened in September; Bossy, 4 yr. old, freshened in Oct.; Buttercup, first calf heifer, due Feb. 17; Daisy, first,calf heifer, due in April; 2 yearling heifers, open; 2-4 mo. old heifers; 3 heifer calves. Milk records wiil.be given day of sale. Cattle TB and Bangs tested. Milking Equipment 8 can T 33 side door milk cooler; 2 wash tanks; water heater; 10 milk cans; 2 strainers; Surge milker pump and 2 Surge units; 22 gal. water heater. Farm Machinery, Miscellaneous Oliver side rake on rubber, used 2 wessons; rubber tire wagon and hay ladders; 2-14” breaking plow; walking plow; implement trailer with winch; 8’ lime spreader on rubber; 8’ dish; false endgate and ratchet; 300 gal. gas tank, stand and filler hose; portable power tree sprayer; feed basket; fuel oil tank heater; feed sacks; 11-28 tire chains; 2 rabbit hutches; ax; wrenches; some hand tools. Hay, Hogs and Equipment 200 bales second cutting alfalfa; 200 bales Ist cutting alfalfa. 4 tried sows, due in February; 2 hog feeders; hog fountain. Household Goods 2 pc. living room suite; studio couch; desk; flower stand; commode:* fluorescent lights; set of bedsprings; Wilson heater; pressure cooker; floor lamp; corn dryer; 6 straight chairs; some dishes; copper kettle; glass cans; cake cover; lot of bedclothing, etc. TERMS—CASH. Not responsible for accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bowman, Owners i Auctioneers: Dell Shaw, Walter Wiegman Clerk: Old-First National Bank » , ' Lunch by Kingsland Ladies Aid. H Clip this Add as, it Appears But Once.
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1 .11 | JLIIIIW • I Mauller, Nora Lee Brown, Rita Glentzer, Susie Smith, Dianna Girod, and Becky Rumple. —D.H.S.— The high school girls have begun to play intramural basketball on Monday evenings. It is hoped that there will be many girls interested in playing. —D.H.S.— The junior-senior and freshmensophomore Intramural basketball teams have been organized and the captains elected. —D.H.S.— The junior-senior teams and captains are as follows: Girls: Mike Thieme, Kids: Waldo Snyder, Boys: Herb Banning, Men: Harley Wolfe, Ladies: Terry Snyder, Sissies: Dave Sheets. The freshmte** sophomore teams and captains 'are as follows: Coys: Dennis Ahr, Pigs: Harry Nicodemus, Dogs: Jerry Knavel, Cats: Bob McKennon, Skunks: Jim Tigers: Ed Feasel. -D.H.S.— Thursday morning, Russell E. Ballard, admissions counselor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, visted D.H.S. Mr. Ballard eonduteted a counseling conference with some of the seniors. —D.H.S.— Tuesday morning a Betty Crocker test was given to senior home economics students. A medal will be given to the girl with the highest score, and she will represent D.H.S. in the state contest in the spring. -D.H.S.— The election of the Commercial club officers is now under way. The results will be published next week. —D.H.S.— The six speech students selected to enter the Rotary speech contest December 10, are as follows: Terry Strom, Jack Dailey, Jim Gay, Connie Kiess, Barbara Burk, and Alice Allwein. Good hick in the contest! —D.H.S.— The seniors have received their name cards and have been busy in the halls ’’trading” and giving them to the students. —D.H.S.— Pam Walters, Kathy Walters, Pam Anderson, Dorthy Bleeke, and Sandy Grote are the girls worktag in the “canteen” this year. The girls are sure to do a fine job! —D.HS.— Over the Thanksgiving vacation many recent graduates of D.H.S. visited the school to talk with members of the faculty. It was nice to see the college students during vacation, and everyone enjoyed visiting with them. -D.H.S.— Tuesday night the Yellow Jackets defeated the Geneva Cardinals in an exciting game by a score of 53-51. Nice work. Jackets! The Jackets are host to the Berne Bears Friday night. How about another victory? -D.H.S.— There will be a dance at the Youth and Community Center soL 4 lowing the game, sponsored by the high school choir —D.H.S.— ( HOAGLAND HIGH By Lorine Bultemeier
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Everyone at I ole’ H. H. S.I must have had I a wonderful! time during the I Thanksgiving I vacation. No’ one seemed to ■ be too happy to be back in school Monday. i
All the turkey and stuffings must have got “the best of ’em.” -H.H.S.—
• Some members of the senior class did not spend all their vacation time in leisure. Some members of the yearbook staff put in a few extra hours Friday to work on the Ships Lo«- They deserve credit for this and those extra hours of work will probably be easily noticed when this year’s best-ever-putdished. Ships Log comes out of the press. —H.H.S.— Friday, the mighty and ferocious Widlcats will battle against the first ptace team in the ACAC, the Leo Lions. This game may give us possession of first place. So let’s Go! Go! Go! Wildcats! —H.H.S.— Three students, Elaine Scheumann, Marna Metheny, and Susan Shive, with Mr. Rothhaar and Iris wife as sponsors, are going to the Purdue student .tegiilaturo assembly. They leave. Friday, and will return Saturday. A report from them will be printed next week. —H.H.S.—' All the students seemed to have been “shaking in their boots”, until Wednesday And then the bad news came. (The report cards.) There was nothing they could do anymore for this six weeks, but many said they just had to work harder the next six weeks. This idea of working a little harder usually lasts for about a day. But at least they have the idea. —H.H.S.— MONMOUTH HIGH By Margaret Boerger w
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Following on] the heels of the| Thanksgiving I vacation is the] end of the sec-j ond six weeks.l The MHS stu-l dents have been] studying to] improve the] grades received |
the first six weeks. Many are working for a place on the honor roll; and let's hope each makes his goal. —M.H.S.— Recently, short class meetings were held. At this time names were drawn for the class Christmas exchanges which will be held the morning of December 24. 1 —M.H.S.— Tuesday afternoon the senior girls of Monmouth took the Betty Crocker search for the American homemaker of tomorrow test of knowledge and attitude. The Winner of the local contest will compete in the state contest and receive a pin as recognition. —M.H.S.— If you have lost your pen, there is a solution for you. The members of the Monmouth high F.H.A. chapter are now selling black and gold pens inscribed with Monmouth high school, Eagles, and an eagle. The pens are priced at 50 cents and are being sold through the office. —ILH&- \ Soon exotic aromas will be coming from the home economics room. The junior-senior home ec class will be cooking meals based on the foods of foreign countries. Each group must prepare a complete meal, together with appropriate decorations, for the entire class. This should prove to be a very interesting experience. —M.HJS.— Among the 6,527 students enrolled at Ball State Teachers College during the 1958-60 college year are the following graduates of Monmouth: Carol Bieberich, sophomore; David Brown, sophomore; Clinton Fuelling, senior; Carolyn Hoffman, sophomore; Larry Hoffman, freshman; and Melvin Krueckeberg, sophomore. —M.H.S.— Friday evening the Eagles will play Pleasant Mills on their home floor. We hope this will be the start of a winning streak for MHS. -M.H.S.— Hot Water in Bath BATH, Maine (UPD-State Sen. Rodney E. Ross of Bath says that he got into trouble with some shipyard workers because he sponsored a law providing a minimum wage of SI art hour. The legislator said one worker turned to another and said: “I wish this Ross would keep quiet. We're getting $2.40 an hour and now he wants to give us only a dollar.” Kjm| ■M NtW DEFENSE CHIEF- J President Eisenhower has I named Thomas S. Gates Jr., j above, to succeed Neil H._ Me- * Elroy as secretary of defense. I McElroy resigned, and Cater Jsteps up'from undersecretary. j
i ■vSMKaaB K-f X-v. 1 .;.■ <-y T tiwaiMiff '' •-<■* BIC OLD TREE —This giant Baobab tree is thought to be more than 2,000 yean old: It I i stands on the property of P. S. Vosloo in Tshipise, Union of South Africa, j Sixty-five feet I in circumference, the trunk is scarred with initials hacked in its baric by sight-seers. The } Baobab tree is a valuable source of lumber, bears an edible fruit called monkey bread, and / its bark and leaves are used in medicine t
PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Judy Shoaf
Back to school! again for every! ’one in good old! Pleasant Mills I high. The kids! are mighty' anxious to receive their next vacation, around the Christ m a s
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Eagles. Good luck, boys! -P.M.H.S.— Posters are now being made by Susie McCullough, Nina McAhren, and Kathy Shoaf for the sausage and pancake supper which is being held on December 11. —P.M.H.S.— The Bible club will meet at noon Thursday. The Rev. Robert Magary from the West Missionary church will be guest speaker. Everyone is welcome! -P.M.H.S.— Candy anyone? The sophomores have received their Christmas candy and they will begin selling immediately. - P.M.H.S.The high school girls trio are giving special numbers for the Decatur nurses chib. —P.M.H.S.— a
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—*— —• ’. •" \ * ~* Next Monday, group pictures are to be taken for the annual. Every* one who is to have his,picture taken, come prepared. -P.M.H.S.Each class in the high school exchanged names recentlyfor Christmas. Who’s got my name? These are the words that everyone is hearing at P.M.H.B. -P.M.H.S.—• / Fire Prevention NEW YORK (UPD—Overloaded wiring can make a tinder box out of your house. Get in touch with your local eletric company and let its experts teU you how you stand, suggests the American As* sociation of Industrial Nurses.