Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1959 — Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1958

SOCIETY

CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD BY METHODIST GROUP Class No. 4 of the Pleasant Mills Methodist church held their Christmas party at the home of Wilfred Morrison Wednesday evening. Games were played under the direction of Patty Johnson. Afterwards refreshments were served and a gift, exchange was held. Those present were Linda Rayl, Pamela Sovine, Sharon Currie, Trry Bollenbacher, Gary Clouse, Wilfred Morrison, Patty Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. C.' W. Morrison and son Robert, and the teachers, Mrs. B. P. Johnson and Mrs. Darrell Clouse. The Kirkland Ladies club will meet Tuesday evening at the Adams Central school at 6:30 o’clock with a pot-luck supper. Each member is asked to bring one dish and table service. Those who have no secret pal are to bring 50 cent gifts for exchange. Initiation for the Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls will be held at the Moose home Monday at 7 p.m. The girls will have their Christmas party Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the home of Mrs. William Barber. • n ■ The St. Ann Study club will meet at the home of Mrs. William Kohne at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Our Ladies of Good Counsel Study club will hold its meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Family Restaurant. Births At the Adams county memorial hospital: Melvin and Marjorie Seagraves Brunner, Geneva, are parents of a baby boy, weighing seven pounds, five and three-fourths ounces, born at 6:50 p.m. Thursday. A boy, weighing six pounds, six ounces, was born at 3:40 p.m. Thursday to Melvin and Josephine Schwartz Schwartz, Berne, route 1. A girl, weighing eight pounds, nine ounces, was born at 8:18 o'clock Christmas night to Joe D. J. and Margaret Eicher Schwartz of Berne. Hospital Admitted Miss Marilyn Ellis, Monroeville; Miss Linda Nussbaum, Berne; Miss Barbara Mendez. Decatur; Miss Dolores Mendez, Decatur. . Dismissed Mrs. Harry Archibald, Monroeville; Mrs. Donald Buel and twin babies, Berne; Mrs. Sanfort Chrisman, Bryant; Miss Betty Roth, Monroeville; Mrs. Melvin Hirschy, and baby boy, Bluffton; Mrs. Ora! Fosnight, Bryant; Mrs. Melvin Schwartz and baby boy, Berne; Mrs. Andy Wengerd and baby boy, Berne; Mrs. Francis Bentz and baby boy, Decatur. z SUN. & MON. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 ONLY 25c-60c JACK WEBB IN WILLIAMCOHRADW i DAVID NELSON BOWERS SHk JawUr * MARK VIIUD — ft«aaa*oMaiiJMXMßß n M »..WARNER BROS. ALSO — Shorts 25c * 60c —io-o■—* TODAY—“Abbott A Costello Meet the Keystone Kops’* A “The Mummy’’—ln COLOB NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY - - - v. ** •?'-' .... - , «.. Make Reservations NOW!

Locals Mr. and Mrs. Rondle Richardson and daughter Connie of Jackson, Mich., are spending the Christmas weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Smith of 127 South 14th street. Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Olive Peterson, of 128 West Monroe, is spending Christmas with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson m Detroit, Mich. Mrs. N. A. Bixler is spending the holidays with her son and family in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. James Holthouse and children, and Mr. and Mrs.. Jerome J. O’Dowd and children, both of Fort Wayne, spent Christmas with Mrs. Faye Holthouse. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Erp and Mrs. Grace Erp spent Christmas in Indianapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson of Columbus, 0., also spent Christmas with the family. Mrs. Jackson is the daughter of Mrs. Grace Erp, and Robert Jackson is her grandson. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Doan of 522 West Jefferson for Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Cal Steury and children Steve, Dave. Tom, and Jane, of Amherst. 0., and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Doan and children Marilyn and Joan of Cincinnati, 0. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lane, of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., are spending the weekend in Decatur with relatives and friends. NOTES FROM AFTER THIRTY By JACK HELLER PRIVATE EYE Herman Kryeckeberg, cashier at the First State Bank, tells a humorous story about his son, Dan. When the young man jn question was many years younger, his parents, brother and himself resided on North Second street. The lot next door to their residence was empty, and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Cal Peterson. One had some slakes for a nouse put on the lot. Herman and Dan were watching the process, and Cal walked over and handed Dan a. quarter. He asked Dan to keep an eye on the stakes and make sure that nobody botherrtl them. A few days later, the Krueckebergs were in Mr. Peterson’s clothing store, and Cal asked Dan if he was keeping a good watch on die stakes. Dan answered that he was taking real good care of them. Some of the kids in the neighborhood had started messing with them, so he pulled up and piled them on the*back porch where he could be sure that no one wouldybother them. e MERRY CHRISTMAS, GRANDPA John Doan gets credit for the best answer of the Christmas season. Mr. and Mrs. Doan have eight grandchildren plue four children to prepare for. Thursday, as the great day approached, some one asked Mr. Doan what he knew. “I know who Santa Claus is,” was the reply. FOR 1960 We would like to apologize for the last column of the year, not in quality, but in quantity. What with all the rush both at work and at home with the three children, we just didn’t spend the time eavesdropping that is usually spent. Anyway, we want to wish you a very happy new year. Being optimistic about things, it’s nice to look to the future and look for better things. The past may have been good or may have been bad .but we can always look for and work for and hope for better things to come. James Whitcomb Riley summed up our New Year’s message very neatly when he wrote: “Let us fold away our fears, And put by our foolish tears, And through all the coming years, Just be glad.” HlPcSfiyL wti iw years BOWER JEWELRY STORE Decatur Indiana

Clubs Calendar* items tor today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30). Phone 3-2121 Sue Estill SUNDAY St. Mary's chorus rehearsal, K. of C. Hall, 1:30 p.m. , MONDAY Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, initiation, Moose home, 7 p.m. Lady Bugs Hunt, V.F.W. home, 8 p.m. TUESDAY Our Ladies of Good Council Study club, Family Restaurant, 7 p.m. • St. Ann Study club, home of Mrs. William Kohne, 1 p.m. Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, Christmas party, Mrs. William Barber horne, 6 p.m. Kirkland Ladies club, pot-luck supper, Adams Central school, 6:30 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles hall, 8 p.m. Monroe W.C.T.U., Mrs. Homer Winteregg, 7:30 p.m. Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club, Pleasant Mills Methodist church, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Live and Learn Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, all day meeting. jMWBpgB.WWRVW--.' ■ -’SR r > J I --rtr jßy I [ i' DON’T LAUGH -This Greek Evzone Guard belongs to a unit of fighters reguarded as being among the best in the world. Parading in Athens, he manages to look tough wearing pom-pom shoes, tights, fluffy ’ skirts, billowing sleeves and pony-tail cap p 't * 1 M* -•» t * jH k n - i; I I'7 nW?! fir 'Hk ! fl .... DESERT LIFE — Science comes to the desert as this Libyan lays geophone lines fa Cirenacia Province. The line is’ used In testing for possible oil deposits. - > -"r- — - '4 "MOOSE SAT., DEC. 26 OPEN HOUSE — DANCEFLOOR SHOW with The Darling Sisters Danee Team and Dick Stoner Comedy Magician A REALLY BIG SHOWI New Years Eve Party DEC. 31

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Two Deaths Termed • • ■ Murder And Suicide CARMEL, Ind. (UPD— Roland B. Lagley 34, Carmel, was shot to death In the bedroom of his home here Friday morning and his bro-ther-in-law, Helmuth Lecher, 46, Indianapolis, was found dead of self-inflicted shotgun wounds shortly afterwards. Hamilton County Sheriff Mark Passwater said it was a case of murder and suicide. Authorities said Lecher, a German immigrant, apparently broke into Lagle’s home, shot the man as he opened a bedroom door, then drove a few blocks into Marion County and turned the shotgun on himself. Passwater said the shooting apparently stemmed from an argument between the two men over Lecher’s attentions to Lagle’s step-daughter. Lecher was separated from his wife, Erika, 46, who was staying at the Lagle home. Only Minor Wrecks Are Reported Here Two minor collisions marred the Christmas holidays but so far, Adams county has remained free of serious accidents. Thirteenth street in Decatur was the only hazardous spot reported in the county, at that stretch of U.S. 27 had both wrecks. Thursday at 6 p. m., cars driven by Anthony P. Gase, Decatur, and John G. Brite, route one, Decatur, collided at the corner of 13th and Jackson streets. The Gase auto stopped to turn left onto Jackson, and was struck in the rear by the Brite vehicle. Damages to the Gpse auto were estimated at $5, and those to the Brite car were estimated at S4O. Cars driven by William C. Lang, Decatur, and Gale L. Schaadt, Convoy. Ohio, were involved in a collision at the intersection of 13th and Nuttman streets. The Lang auto pulled across the intersection heading east on Nuttman. and was struck on the left side by the Schaadt vehicle which was traveling south on 13th. The Lang auto suffered damages estimated at $l5O and damages were estsh; mated at S3OO on the Schaadt car.. Alfred Zumbrum, Berne night constable, arrested Harry nkh route 1. earsdn, on charges ..j||fnmke»..drivfa'g tlia.north edge...of Berne. ’ was with " while under suspension from a previous D, D. charge. Family Service BOSTON <UPI> — Miss Harriet; Swift has retired as curator of Americana after increasing to 100 years her family’s total service to the Boston Public Library. She served 38 years and her father, a sister and an aunt a total of 62. Week’s Sewing Buy Printed Pattern 9034 J S— l4-14’Zj ’Sr ** M-15-15H ¥ £3] I—l6-16'A/!' cro IA \ VB ] It’s sew-very-easy to whip up a wardrobe of dress and sport shirts for the man in your life with this Ultra-simple pattern. Choose cotton, rayon, flannel. Printed Pattern 9034; Men’s Sizes Small (14, 14%); Medium (15, 15%); Large (16, 16%). Medium takes 3% yards 35-inch. Send Thirty-five cents (coins) for this patter m— add 10 cents for each pattern for * first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. - Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.

gME By Z- M - A PRINCE CAN’T BE AFRAID — Prince Charles calmly observes something which has obviously upset his companion ■ on the “Ghost Train,” a spooky ride in a London amusement park. The Prince's sister, Princess Anne, also went along on a surprise visit to the nark.

David Nelson, son of Ozzie & Harriet, supplies the comedy relief as a copy boy in the exciting newspaper story —3o— showing Sunday & Monday at the Adams theater. Jack Webb stars in the picture and supporting cast includes Williarft Conrad, Whitney Blake and Louise Lorimer. —3o—- — shown at the 50th anniversary of Sigma Delta Chi. journalistic fraternity held in November in Indianapolis. The fraternity commended Webb for producing the ' best newspaper story ever filmed an Hollywood... Slightly InjurGd In Accident Friday Marlin Springer, 17, of route 5, was reported slightly injured in •an accident Christmas day at 1:45 i p.m. about one mile east of the i Indiana-Ohio state line on the Wolfcale road. Springer was driving west of Convoy when his left rear tire blew out, as he started through the bridge. The car veered from one side of the road to the other through the bridge, and the driver lost control, and went off the road abuot 100 feet from the bridge on the north side, turned over in the. ditch, righted, and tore down 30 feet of fence and four fence posts. The automobile was owned by Arnold Thieme, of route 5, who lost his home in a fire Dec. 13. The fence belonged to Clarence R. Abbott. Sheriff W. L. Clay reported that the car was totally demolished, and that Springer was brought to Decatur for treatment of superficial injuries. Man Wanted Here Is Sentenced Wednesday Raymoncj Charles Woollaston, 35, who is wanted in Adams county on a forged check charge, was sentenced to ten months at the Indiana state penal farm at Putnamville Wednesday by Judge Burl V. Whiteman of the Jay circuit court. Woollaston, who told Judge Whiteman that his address was the "Jay county jail” Wednesday when he was in court, was charged with fraudulent failure to return a motor vehicle. He was also ordered to pay court costs and costs of returning him to Jay county, from Wheeling, W. Va.. for trial. Sheriff George Scott said Woollaston obtained a used car from a Bryant dealer on the pretense that he was interested in purchasing the vehicle. Instead, he drove it to Wheeling, where he wrecked the car. He was then taken into custody by West Virginia authorities, who want the man as a parole violator. The West Virginia authorities have placed a detainer against him. _ Over 2,500/Dally Democrats at* sold and delivered in Decatur each day. “BROASTED” GOLDEN BROWN CHICKEN and CHOPS SHAFFER’S RESTAURANT 904 N. 13th St. Phone 3-3857

ft To Crack Down On Business Expenses WASHINGTON (UPD — T h e Internal Revenue Service <IRS> is preparing to get tough with corporations that allow their officials to "live it up" on tax-deduc-tibe expense accounts. Informed sources said the government was likely to change corporate tax forms so that companies will be required to answer detailed Questions about deductions claimed as “ordinary and necessary” business expenses. But no change will be made in the tax forms filed by some 60 million individual taxpayres. The new questions would go on next year’s corporate forms, not this year’s. An announcement of IRS action may be forthcoming next week. This would give companies a full year’s notice of the scrutiny due to come on the returns they file in 1961. Highly placed Revenue Service sources acknowledged Friday night that the “get tough” decision was in large part inspired by pressures from congressmen. Several told* Tax Commissioner Dana Latham they don’t know, how to answer letters from ■ftbfers wKo'cbmplain about who live ft up on’ business expense accounts I Bluffton Building To Yost Construction A new building with 24,000 feet of floor space, and costing SIIO,OOO will be constructed in Bluffton by the Yost Construction company of Decatur for the Franklin Electric , company. , The new addition will be south j of the, 1959 construction on Spring , I street, and when the intervening I walls are removed, will become a , part of the main plant. Yost also . built the building constructed there this year. The new building will r consist of four bays, 30 by 200 ) feet each. It should be completed » by next August. ! Elderly Man's Body 1 Is Found In River INDIANAPOLIS (UPD -r- An autopsy was scheduled to be performed today to determine cause of death of an elderly man whose body was found floating in White River here Friday.- ’ George E. Carothers, 74, the victim, had suffered a fractured skull, authorities said. Carothers, a trailer court owner, had been missing since Nov. 13. Police learned he may have had ‘ as much as $350 on him when he , disappeared, but only SSO was , found in his clothes. i Returns From Church, : Finds Husband Slain > ALBION, Ind. (UPD —A young i Noble County mother returned • home from midnight church serv- . ices Friday and found her husband . dead, the victim of a self-inflicted . bullet wound. . Their 20-month-old daughter was i lying unharmed at the foot of the . chair. i Noble County Coroner Dr. John ! D. Hall said Edward W. Halferty, 24, of near Albion, died a single 22-caliber bullet wound. Over 2,500 Dally Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur each day. Appointments are now being taken for "PORTRAITS OF DISTINCTION IN NATURAL COLOR" Briede Slidio 202 S. Second St.

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