Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1960 — Page 3

JANUARY I. IMO

SOCIETY

Mia Sears Is Wed To Dr. Donald Funk In nn imprr*»ivr rrremoay De! rrniher IT the Trinity Ulhrrin i church In Spring fie Id. 111. Mio ! Mildred Helm Sear* brr»me the' bride at Mr Donald Irvin Funk of * Jacksonville, Florids The Rev 1 Martin Sommerfeld received the Vows. Mias Sears la the daughter of Dr. and Mrs Harvey W Sears. Springfield, and the niece of Mrs Harry Maddox of thia city. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs, lrviQf*unk. Streator. 111. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white • Skinner’s taffeta, featuring a scalloped neckline of Venetian laced, beaded with seed pearls and M*| quins and long pointed sleeves. The full skirt was recm bro ide red with Venetian lace and extended into a chapel train. Her original tauter*; tin veil of French illusion was held nr place by a scalloped cap of se-: quins anu ~.., nearh and she car*' ri«d a ' •"•'de bouquet of white 1 mums a: * hollv. The bride's attendants, who were! gowned in princess style royal blue peau de sole and carried pink and white bouquets, were] Miss Lois Sears, maid of honor.l Mrs. Henry Borg, matron of honor. I Miss Sandra Stratton. Mrs Randall' Davis, all of Springfield, and Mrs I Harry F. Estill. 111, of this city. The best man was George Funk. ■ Streator, brother of the groom, and; groomsmen were Dr. R. G. Miller' and Dr. Joe Potts of Chicago. Dr. Merle Crossland. Mobile, Ala., and i John Wesley Smith, of St. Charles. I II). Immediately following the cere-| mony, a reception was held in the j , of the Hotel Leland. The bride is a graduate of North- I western University and has been | teaching at New Trier high school! in Winnetka. The bridegroom, a! graduate of the University of D-| linois Medical school, is presently! a lieutenant, stationed at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. Fla. After a honeymoon in Miami, the couple will reside in Jacksonville. OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR RECENTLY INSTALLED The St. Marys township Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration elub met last Tuesday evening at the Pleasant Mills Methodist - church basement for its closing meeting of the year. The evening began with a carryin dinner. After the meal the president. Mrs. Richard Mailand, opened the meeting by leading the group in singing the club prayer. Mrs. Harry McDermott read the scripture and the song of the month was led by Mrs. Murray Holloway, accompanied by Mrs. 9 to 11 P.M. Special! STEAK FRIES - SALAD $1.25 FAIRWAY

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Paul R Rich After member* had signed • gel well card lor Mr* inland Kay. 1 Mrs Carl Fray, part pr»*idmi of , the club. Installed the following of flcert for IMO Mrs Richard Mad i and. president; Mr« May Tope, ■ecrctary; Mrs Marshall. treasurer; Mrs Paul R Rich, publicity chairman; Mrs Edith Halley and Mr* Bertha Bowen, leaders. Mr* Agnes Backhaus and Mrs Clyde' 1 Jonas, alternate leaders. Mrs El-1 met GoUiff, health and safety chairman; end Mrs Harry McDermott. citizenship chairmen Mrs ) I a land Ray. vice president elect, j ' was not able U> attend due to ill | I health. Cheer sister names were distrlb-i uted for the coming year. At the close of the meeting, cheer sisters for 19M were disclosed with a gift' exchange. Mrs Paul Hindenlang was winner of the door prize. H<»sI losses for the evening were Mrs. I Austin McMichael. Mrs. Richard! Schafer. Mrs. Verlando Clark. Mrs Lucile Miller. Mrs. Roy Price, Mrs Harry McDermott, and Mrs I I Harry Ray The yearbooks will be ; assembled at the home of Mrs Agnes Backhaus Wednesday at one , o'clock. FAMILY INN SCENE OF RECENT PARTY The Family Inn was recently the i scene of the Owens family Christi mas party. A highlight of the event was viewing movies taken of the ' family over the past twenty years. Birthdays of two members of the family. Terry Ogg who was 12 and Donna Owens who was 22. were I observed and birthday cakes were served in their honor. Among those attending the gathering. were Mr ■ and Mrs. Forrest Owens. Mr. and I Mrs. Max Ogg. Neil. Becky, and I Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hoffman. Mrs. Arbie Owens and Bob. Mr. I and Mrs. Harold Owens, Donna and I Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baumgardner. Mr. and Mrs. Ger- ; aid Lybarger. Lori Anne and Shaunn Maree. and Mr and Mrs. Russell Owens, all of Decatur Also present were Mrs. Doyle Winteregg and Linda of Berne. Mr. i and Mrs. David Owens and Eric: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith. Cheryle. Danny, and Michael of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Michaeles and Darryl of Claypool, and 1 Gene Hilsmeier of Ossian. CIVIC DEPARTMENT MEETS MONDAY EVENING Members of the Civic Department of the Decatur Women s club met Monday evening in the lounge of the First Methodist church for ■ their January meeting. After a business meeting presided over by Mrs. Francis Ellsworth. chairman, the bi-annual election of officers was held. Mrs. Merritt Alger will assume the duties of chairman, Mrs. Wesley Lehman was elected to the office of vicn chairman, Mrs. Homer Rease the new secretary, and Mrs. Cletus Miller is treasurer. Mrs. Herman Von Gunten was welcomed igto the department at a new member. - Mrs. N. A. Bigler presented a paper on the. topic for the evening, “Alaska, the 49th State.” During the social hour, ihe 32 members enjoyed refreshments served by ' the hostesses, Mrs. Gail Baughman. Mrs. Myles F. Pgrrish. Mrs. N. A. Bixler, Mrs. Will Schnepf, and Mrs. Louella Ellsworth.

Clubs I Calendar Items lor today's pub Ucattoa must be phoned la by U am. iftaiurday 8M». Ptoma Pae RattU TL'KRDAY Ttl Kappa busiaees meeting Community Center. Ito pm. Eta Tau Sigma. Miss Helen Wellman. • pm Associated Churches of Decatur. Eton Evangelical and Re- j formed church. 7 p tn. Dutiful Daughters. Bethany I ! church. Mrs Clarence Brunne | I graft Ml North Eighth street. Catholic ladies of Columbia. C L. al C. hall. 6 30 p m. ! Happy Homemakers Home demonstrotlon club of Wohinfton ! township. Mrs Earl Harmon. T:10 i P m. ■ Sacred Heart study club, Mrs i John Braun, 1 pm. WEDNESDAY Women's Guild of Zion EAR church, at the church. 7:45 p m. St Joseph study club, Mrs Nim I McCullough. 1:15 p m St. Gerard study club. Mrs. Ed Under. 8 p m. ladies' Shakespeare club, Lois’ , Black. 2 30 p m. Historical dub. Mrs. Henry! ,! Adler, 2 p. m. THURSDAY Trinity E.U B. Ladies Aid So-| ciety.,at the church. 7:30 p m. Order of Rainbow Girls. Masonic ' Hall. 8:45 p m Unit 3 of Bethany E. U. B ; W. S. W. S.. Mrs George Hamms. 2 p.m. So-Cha-Rea club. Mrs. Al Schein- . er. 7:30 p.m. , Ladies Aid of Trinity E. U. B. , at the church. 7:30 p.m. , Guardian Angel study club. Mrs. Carl Schultz. 8:30 p.m. I Monroe Rural Farm and MonthI ly meeting. Monroe Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. ’ Monroe W.S.C.S., church annex, j 7:25 p.m. Union Chapel Ladies Aid, all-day meeting, church basement. I Everready Sunday school class, Methodist church lounge, 7:30 p.m. W.S.W.S. unit No. 2 of BeQiany , E.U.B. church. Mrs. Everett Hulker, 2 p.m. Town and Country Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Mark Colchin, i 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Church of God Missionary soj ciety. fellowship basement, 7:30 p.m. f Zion Lutheran Needle club. Parish hall, all-day meeting, 10 a.m. Magley Ladies Aid, Magley . church basement, all-day meeting. ’ FRIDAY 5 Work and Win class of Trinity r E. U. 8.. fellowship hall, 7:30 p m American Legion Auxiliary No. * 43, Legion Home, 8 p.m, . Calvary E. U. B. Ladies Aid, Mrs. Harry Hamrick, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY r Welcome Wagon dub, Mrs. Ken- ‘ neth Erhart, 8 p.m. ’ Pythian Needle club, 1 Moose home, 7:30 p.m. <.’ • r . . —. a.— Make It In A Day Printed Pattern * * *ll \ \ //i MIVZO J’JIA /X 11« 111 i 'W* rlfg i * iWi F I 9385 sizes I4W-24H I ’Mlw’’ Marvel of fashion and sewing ease! Sew this summing style in less than a day — it’s designed to flatter the shorter, fuller figore. Smart in silk or cotton. Printed Pattern 9385: Half Sizes J 4%, 16%, 18%. 20%, 22%. 24%. Size 16% takes 3% yards 45-inch fabric. - - , *•’\ : Send FIFTY CENTS (coins) for this patient—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.

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KUNSNtNK OIRLB Gt'Em AT RWRNT DINNER Tto Fto4Cash«un*hlM glrß *«”* gueata of Mr» William Barber at • holiday diaaer December M The > ' boatess ••• assisted by Mr* Mary' Ahr. Mr* Mabie Strickler, snd Mrs Brel r. Several other ladles' visited d« itg the course of th* evening ARer th* meal, the guest* played j I games and exchanged gifts. TW ( I girls presented a gift to Mrs Rar- j ber and she. la turn, presented to ! each ot them e bottle of perfume | i Several college girls, past mem-' { tiers of the club, were guests ZION WOMEN'S GUILD I TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Women's Guild of the Zion | . Evangelical and Reformed church I I will conduct a meeting at 7-48 i i Wednesday evening al the church. Mrs George Thomas wfl) be In i charge of devotions in observance. of national Week of Prayer The program will Include a vocal solo bv Mrs William Feller, a short talk by Mrs Ralph Yager, and ai talk and showing of slides by Jack 1 Dailey on hie recent trip to Japan. I Alt members of the church are I incited to attend. T»I KAFFAR TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The Tri Kaopa sororitv will conI duct an important business meet- | ing this evening at 7:45 at the I Youth and Community Center. Out- ' standing financial transactions relating to the recent sale of pecans will be completed. All members are urged to attend this meeting. MRS CHRONISTER HOSTS ZION MISSIONARY GROFF Mrs. Hazel Chronister was hostess recently for the missionary meeting of the Mount Zion United Brethren church. The meeting opened with the call to worship by Mildred Wagner. Psalm 24 was read, with all members nraying for various requests and for the- missionaries. Following group singing, the president. Mrs. Dollie Sorunger, gave a bird's eye view of Honduras and the work there. After the reading of the minutes and roll call by Samantha Mauller. Mrs. Oscar Harmon gave the benediction. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer. Refreshments were served by the hostess to conclude the evening. ' HOLD DINNER MEETING AT DUTCH MILL IN BLUFFTON The Dutch Mill in Bluffton was , the scene of the recent meeting of the French township Home Demonstration dub. Chicken and steak dinners. were served to members - seated al tables attractively adorned with holiday decorations. Immediately following the dinner, Mrs. Noah Habegger installed , officers for 1960. The ladies then enjoyed a program which included a reading of the Christmas story by Frances Neuenschwander, a vocal solo by Edna Nussbdum, and a selection sung by a trio com- ■ posed of Elmira Wulliman, Carol Neuenschwander, and Marilyn Litweiler. They were accompanied at the piano by Henrietta Nussbaum. Them embers then joined together to sing a selection of Christmas carols. _ Wilma Bertsch, president, was in charge of a short business meeting. The year books were filled out and lesson leaders for 1960 chosen. Members participated in a gift exchange during the social hour. BARKLEYS HOLD OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY EVENING Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer H. Barkley and family held an open house and reception at their home in Oakridge Place, Saturday evening with the following guests present: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houk, Mr. and Mrs. Robert August, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Workinger, Niland Ochsenrider, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maloney, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Gilliom, Mr. and Mrs. Don Cochran,

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Mr and Mr* D«* N«txjue*i. Mr T | xtul Mr* Robert Rxudenliuxh end Gloria. Mr and Mr* Raymond! Coltin*. Dr and Mr* Ray Rung* j ly. Mr and Mrx Hxymond Rich !»Murr. the Rev J. O I‘mrod end ! Jan Klrey of Decatur, and Mr, and Mrx Ivan Barkley. Virgil I Barkley and Glrnni* Barkley of Monroeville. Al*o present were Mr and Mr*. I William Spehr. Billie and Hobble ; lai Xenia. Ohio, end Mr and Mrx ' Robert Lute. Robin and Eric of, 1 White Pigeon. Mich Spehr. Lutz.! ' and Barkley served together In ( World War It In the navy conxtrue-1 I Uoo bo tto lion The Trinity E U B. taidle* Aid Society will conduct a meeting at I 7 30 pm. Thursday at the church i .. Members of the Work and Win, ] class of the Trinity E. U. B. church will meet Friday at 7 30 pm. ini I the fellowship hall at the church ' Kappa Kappa Kappa will con ! duct a business meeting topight at I the Community Center at 7:45. Formal Initiation for the Order ! of Rainbow Girls will be held at II 45 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic! Hall. Mrs. George Hamma will be hos-| tess for unit 3 of the W S. W. S ' of the Bethany E. U. B church] Thursday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Merritt 1 Alger is program chairman. The Welcome Wagon club will meet Monday at 8 pm at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Erhart. Mrs. Al Scheiner will be hostess for dessert-bridge of the So-Cha-Rea club Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Ladies Aid of the Trinity E U. B. church will meet at the Church Thursday evening at 7:30. Mrs Charles Kent and Mrs. Frank Fisher will be hostess. The Guardian Angel study club will meet at the home of Mrs. Carl Schultz Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The Monroe rural farm and, monthly meeting will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall in Monroe. Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. -the ' Women's Guild of the Zion E&R church wijl meet at the church. The Pythian Sisters Needle club will meet after temple at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Moose Home. In--1 stallation of officers for the coming year will be held. 1 r Girl Scouts 1 Giri Scout troop 269 met Monday i after school at the Community Cen- - ter. The girls gave the pledge of s allegiance and sang "O Beautiful , Banner.” Then roll call and dues . were taken. They discussed the - present bills and a motion was '• made and seconded that they - should pay the bills. They had a t song session and at the end of the • meeting, they gave the Girl Scout r promise. s - Scribe, Arlene Beavers 5 The Northwest fourth grade Brownie troop No. 222 met in their 1 classrooqi Monday after school. 5 The meeting opened with Sandra 1 Ross leading the girls in the 1 Brownie promise. The girls were treated by Janice Kelly and were led in prayer by Bonnie Beery. ! Theresa Girod gave the roll call and read the minutes of the last - meeting. Dues were then collected • by Janice Kelly. Projects for the - coming month were discussed, i Alice McDonald then led the girls . in singing and dancing. The meet--1 ing closed with the singing of taps. If you have somethin: to seV m - rooms for rent, try a Democrat . Want Ad — They bring results. 8 - -

Locals Thoma* r Ulman at Deeatur and Walter R Stafford at Fort Wayne recently putehaard the Frmd Hank, the Super Dollar aup-<-r market in Geneva, from Raymond 'Tate' Field, Thoma, Gifford at rout* 4. Bluff | ton. and M” w »** jn <*\ Craigvllle. wrr* dlamlned Saturday from the Well* county boapit•l - Mia, Jackie James, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry James, of Mg Mercer avenue, and Mias l.uAnn lafoman. daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Lehman, of route S. Decatur. returned to Manhattan Beach. Calif, today via jet airplane after! a two-wcrk holiday visit with their family and friends The two youhg women left Baer Field for Chicago at noon today, where they boarded the Jet for sunny California. Don Wemhoff was admitted to the St Joseph hospital In Fort' Wayne this week for observation Miss Bobbirlou Butler recently gave a baton-and-fire twirling act at half time during the MncasterLiberty Center basketball game Miss Butler is a Junior at Decatur I high school. Leland Ripley, former Adami county insurance agent, has returned home from the National Institute of Health hospital in Bethesda. Md.. where he under- ' went surgery. His condition is improved. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Miller; have moved from No. 7. Homestead to 1417 Stoplet St.. Fort i Wayne, where Miller has accepted a position with the Essex Wire Co. Ermal Owens, who started the Linn Grove Culligan water conditioning plant in that town in 1946. has sold it to John A. Seagraves of Huntington Mr. and Mrs. Owens wilt remain in Linn Grove, and the Seagraves will move to Bluffton. ' Paul E. Lord of Denver, Colo., visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lord of Decatur, over the weekend on his way to New York on business. 4— —' '' —’ Hospital Admitted .. Mrs., Robert Zerby, Geneva; Mrs. Lydia Elzey, Decatur. Dismissed Everett Schug, Berne; William Christner, Monroe; Mrs. Burel Singleton, Bluffton; Sylvan Rupert. Decatur (transferred to Fort Waynel; 'Donald Sliger, Decatur; Mrs. Allen Lehman and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Laura Nelson, Ce- ' lina, O.; Arthur Daniels, Decatur.

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Blind Humorist Pleads For Better Eye Care

iKDrrog g NOTH to foa M l towia* dtopalck. Mod humariai Jamea Tkurkar tetta Mw be teat Ilia sight and bew yea Mb k»M >MT*. Tharher wheae "The be- | eret Ufa of Waller Mltty" to already re—tdared aa A»,rt«aa rlaaoic. ram to kto native Columbia. onto, fota week foe foe premiere es Ma flr.adwa, beund play. "A Tktotoer Caenlvel.** Goy. Michael V. DibaUa prrelalaaed a •Jasaeo Ttaartwr Week." and foe «*-year-old writer decided to tahe foe eppor unity to make a P-bHc pies ter belter eye eare and support at tft research! By J A MEM TNTRBF.R Written For IT! 1 lost my left eye aa a result lof an accident when I was seven. 1 and » years later I began dovel i oping a cataract in the other rye The removal of the average cataract is simple for a »kiU«-d surgeon. One of the greatest of them told me. “R to aa easy for us aa clipping a fingwnail’ or tying a shoelace'• The operation to successful more than W per cent of the time. In the New York hospital where my cataract was removed in 1940. only three patients out of 2,500 failed to recover the vision they bad had I was one of the three because -my cataract had formed In an eye that hod taken a terrible beating in 1902 from a dread Infection called sympathetic ophthalmia. Neglect of eye injuries or eye troubles of any kind to perhaps the major cause of blindness today. If my own left eye had been removed in time it is likely that I would have normal vision in the other eye today. The first rule is this; If anything at all happens to your eye. you should see a reputable doctor at once. One of the commonest accidents is to cut the cornea, or transparent covering of the eyeball. with the edge of a handkerchief or even the edge of a facial tissue. The pain is sharp but usually goes away in a matter of seconds. Nevertheless it would be wise to let an eye doctor look at the eye. Anybody who thinks eye drops : of any kind will cure cataract is a danger to himself and to the community. Thousands of people i have spread the false news that 1 cataract can be cured by ordinary - citric acid. - t Deluded people all over the • world have written me about fake ’ “cures” for cataract and for all other eye conditoinf. I have not ’ only been told to use orange juice, but to rub my spine with a bil-

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Hard ball; la put a hot flatiron againrt my to—f4nt *• Ooach jumping bean,, to a wallow IM •crapinga of church b»Ua. and rwg to become emotionally involved With an Apach* princoa, A normal human eye i» not fragile but one of the atrongoat organa of the body Now and then a beating, ar fail, or other accident may cauae a detachment of foe retina, or segment of the MM* Thia la a condition that cannot and muat not be neglected Although the five operation* I underwent were pel formed Jurt ® year* ago. a diatlnguishod eye doctor told me. compared to recrat. or postwar, improvement in knowledge and technique rs operations. you were practically operated on in the dark aget.” Many people are terrified of eye operations. but they should not be. First of all. do not DEI-AY and then consult your physician and obtain the name of a reputable rye aurgeoo. Births Rolland and Datoy Heller McCune of Winona Lake became the parents of an eight pound, one ounce baby girl. Karla Kay, born Thursday. December 31. at the Goshen General hospital Mr. and Mrs Dale McCune are the paternal grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Heller are the maternal grandparents. At the Adams county memorial hospital: At 5:4® am. today, a daughter was born to Ralph and Irene Conrad Grote, rural route S, Decatur. The infant weighed seven pounds, five ounces. • Over 2.500 Dally Democrats are sold and oeLvered in Decatur , each day. f " ‘ WEDNESDAY is TOT’S DAY! PORTRAITS ARI t NOW BEING TAKEN t IN “Natural Color” agMRpMBItoO Brief* Slndio I 203 s - SiKond St.