Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1960 — Page 3

MONDAY. FEBRUARY 11. IMO

SOCIETY

VALKNTINK THKMK CARRIED OUT AT MEETING Ziaa Lutheran Mi»»am*ry Ro rMy mH recently with » memtor* preMmt Mr* Lflul* accompanied the group <*> the piano tor tha ringing <4 the open . Ing hymn Mr* Robert NyW*lcr read the devotion*. and an intere«ting and informative topic dl*-| cuatMi entitled ‘ Don't Ruy at I Home.**, wai led by the Rev Rich •rd LudwigThe bu*in*»» meeting w»» con-1 dueled by the vice president, Mr* Henry Krucckcherg I A V4l It'll!ltiv WOM CMITMNI I out throughout the afternoon Dea I aert was nerved at a cleverly decorated table and Mrs John Kelts • was awarded the attendance prize, which was a Valentine cake Hearts were played with ptircs won by Mrs Ernest Ehh rding and Mrs. Kenneth Schnept Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs Chester Klcinknight. Mrs Don Burke. Mrs. Phil Sauer. Mrs. Hilda Witt wcr. Mrs Jacob Alt. and Mrs Chrta Bucher. PAULINE ZI'F.RCHER TO WED MARVIN MEET Mr. and Mrs. David Zuerchcr of near Berne have announced the engagement of their daughter Pauline, to Marvin Bicry. son of Mrs. Frances Biery. Geneva. Miss Zuercher is employed in Decatur. Her fiance is attending school at’the Great Lakes Bible College. Lansing. Mich. No date has been set for the wedding. . GALS AND PALS CLUB MEET? \AT PLEASANT MILLS SCHOOL \ The Pleasant Mills school was {he scene of the Tuesday evening meetirtg of the Gals and Pals home demonstration club. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Harvey Jones, club president after which the group repeated the club creed in unison. Mrs Wayne Clouse, club treasur er then gave a financial report Members still having proceed? from the ribbon project are asked to contact her. The hostesses, Mrs. Lvle Bailev Mrs. Allen Bowen, and Mrs Ralph Jackson, served refreshments ir Yes! There’s a Difference in Dry zi • A ... 1 '» ~ ■ <* « M. " ■ “*”'F ’ A-Sc It pays to insist on Sanitone Service because—- • Only Sanitone has Soft-Set®-a special finish that puts life in limp fabrics. • Clothes FEEL like new.. . colors and patterns IboFbnght as new. • Regular Sanitone Dry Cleaning actually helps garments keep new looking much longer. • Call us today for nationally advertised Sanitone Service. KELLY'S DRY CLEANERS - DRIVE-IN PLANT 427 N. 9th St PHONE 3-3202 FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY

(keeping with Vahrottito Day to l< ( member* Mm ckwdan Rumnu wno •warded th* d<»r pei»» g fish pond will be featured at I I ibe newt meeting All member* are urged to attend and bring an item fw the p«<nd ;LOCAL youth* attend j MEETING IN MARION Several Youth Fr Uow»hip mem- ( I bet* from the Firot l*rl»u*n church were -among the MS P»r---i «wi *h<> attended the fifth district youth meeting Sunday at the Flrot Christian church in Marton. The theme of the meeting wao I -How to Serve God Through the Church.” Following a showing oj[ a film entitled "Fire «» Earth." the group viaited a Cath-| olic church and a JewDh «yna-, vogue. where the ritual*, symbols, and meaning of the Catholic and Jew uh aervlce* were explained to| The group then returned to the church to hear the aftcrno<» »pe*k- i er. Howard Goodrich, from the. Norwood Christian church in Indianapolis. He spoke on the topic.' •The Hirtory of the Diaciple* of. th Church." After supper, an evening worship aervice *«» h during which the Rev. Edward Pacha talked on the "Essence of the Church." Included in the group attending ( from Decatur were James Ander-1 son. Bob Anderson, Allen Scheiderer. Bob Hartman. Donny Stucky, Glenda Scheiderer, Kitty Harding. Marsha Jessup, Linda McClain,] James C. Webb and daughters j Sharon and Karen, and the Rev. Pacha. Counties constituting the fifth district are Huntington. Grant.. Adams, Wells, and Wabash. SALEM METHODIST W.S.C.B. HOLD FEBRUARY MEETING Mrs Austin Merriman, presidept of the Salem Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service, opened the group's meeting Thursday, at the home of Mrs. Oscar Young. | Mrs. Roy Frank was in charge of devotions, using as her text the book of Psalms. Prayer was led by Mrs. Chester Bryan. Mrs. Albert Tinkham. assisted by Mrs Carl Schug, gave the lesson. "This is the Day—City Mission" and a reading entitled “Learn to Live with one another” were given by Mrs. Merle Riley and Mrs. Charles | Burkhart. Mrs. Floyd Meyer spoke on an article from World Outlook on the j World Day of prayer and presented a poem “If I Knew you and you knew me.” Mrs. Roy Miller concluded the program with a reading. Following a brief business meeting, w closing prayer was delivered by the Rev. Leon'Lacoax. Fruit,] cookies, and coffee were served to) 18 members and the visitors, Mrs. ( Kenneth Beinz, Mrs. Bill Gaunt and four children. The afternoon was spent packing boxes of cookies and candy for soldiers and shut-ins. PROFIT AND PLEASURE CLUB HEARS LESSON ON SCHOOLS Mrs. Roy Stucky was hostess and Mrs. Kenneth Sanders was co-hostess for the February meeting of the Profit and Pleasure home demonstration club, held recently at the Stucky home. The president, Mrs. Harvey Smith, gave the club collect and devotions were presented by Mrs. William Kohne. Mrs. Stucky gave the history of the song of the month, which was then sung by the group. Mrs. Henry Heimann presented the lesson on “Our Schools” and Mrs. Oscar Miller was in charge of the health and safety lesson. Minutes of the last meeting were *ead by Mrs. Clifford Landis. Thirteen members were present. The next meeting will be held March 9 at the home of Mrs. Henry Heiman. MRS. SMITH HOSTESS FOR W.M.S. GROUP Mrs. Wayne Smith was hostess at the parsonage of the Nuttman Avepue United Brethren church for a recent meeting of the Women's Missionary society. The service opened with a song and meditation on the love of God. The 13th chapter of Corinthians was*used as the program theme by the leader, Mrs. Edith Terrell, and prayer was offered by Mrs. Howard Raver. Mrs. James Smith read the monthly news, letter from the African mission field by Bethel Mpte, and. Mrs. William Huston gave - Last Time Tonight - First Feature at 7 P. M. Tremendous in Color! “A SUMMER PLACE” Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue, Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire ALSO — Shorts 25c -60 c . 0-0 Fri. & Sat—2 Color Hits! “Edge of Eternity” A “4-D Man” It’s Fantastic! —o Coming Sun.—Color Spectacle! "GOLIATH A The Barbarians”

■k t Mbs Gwendolyn Kay MyVro Announced Mr. and Mrs. Ora O. Myers of Fort W’yneannouneethe engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Miss Gwendolyn Kav Myers, to Robert Lee Doan, son of Mr. and Mrs I John M Doan, 522 Jefferson St,. Decatur. Miss Mvers is a graduate of North Side high ’ cho °’ and ? ark * view Methodist school of nursing. She is employed in the office of Drs Aikens and Glassley. Her fiance graduated from the Decatur high school and Ball State Teachers College, where he was I affiliated with Theta Chi Fraternity. He is employed as a teacher in the Decatur public, schools. The marriage will be solemnized April 16 in the First Methodist church of Fort Wayne.

“A Tvpical Day in the African: girls school,” by Bernadine Hoff-| man. Following a song, the host-] ess dismissed the devotional serv- ( ice. Duringtha business session, the president. Mrs. Raver, read the! annual letter from the branch president, Mrs. Jennie Clifton, of | Wren, Ohio, and closed the meeting by reading a poem entitled “Pray, Give, and Go.” During the social hour, the host- ' ess, assisted by Mrs. Huston, served refreshments. J There will be a meeting of the |Pocahantas lodge at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Red Men Hall on Winchester street. All members 'are urged to be present for the ] meeting, which will feature the I installation of officers. The young fellowship of the First Christian church will sponsor a showing of the film, ‘One Love, Conflicting Faith.” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church. All youth fellowship organizations and the public are invited to attend. The Friendship Village home demonstration club will meet at. 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Blue Creek and St. Mary's conservation building. All members are urged to attend. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.,. the Do Your Best class of the Trinity E. U. B. church will hold a meeting at the church. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs. Hazel Braggs, Mrs. Mabel Reed, and Miss Sarah Hendricks. Miss Lois Folk will talk on fibers and finishes at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the meeting of the Decatur home demonstration club, to be held at the C. L. of C. hall. Hostesses are Mrs. Charles Beineke, Mrs. Frank Fisher, Mrs. Manley Foreman, Mrs. Tom Andrews, and Mrs. Robert Garard. Members are asked to note the change of meeting time from 2 p.m. to 1:30 pm. Births Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weaver, of Center Line, Mich., are parents of a daughter, born January 26 at the Warren memorial hospital. The child weighed seven pounds, four and oneAialf ounces at birth and has been named Laurie Ruth. Mrs. Weaver i$ the former Sharon Kay Kimble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kimble, 504 North Fifth street, Decatur. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Robert and Evelyn Lobsiger Dull, 110 South Eighth St., Deca* tur, are parents of a five pound, ten and three-fourths ounce baby girl, born at 11:02 a.m. Saturday. At 4.46 p.m. Saturday, a daughter weighing eight pounds, five and one-fourth ounces was born to Norris and Beverly Lewis Blocker, 609 Grant St, Decatur. A son weighing seven pounds, eight and one-half ounces was born at 5:24 a-nj. Sunday to James and Dianne Liechty Taylor, Berne. At 4:22 this morning, Thomas and Anna Dyer Rambo. 1231 Elrr St., Decatur, became parents of a son weighing seven pounds, two ounces.

THX DBCATUR DAILY DEMOCftAT DWATUR, INDIANA

Locals Dr. and Mrs. James Burk returned late Sunday evening from a i trip to Jamaica. They were delayed on their return by poor fly''ing weather over Chattanooga, Tenn. . Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Reinhold. of Monterey, parents of Hubert Reinhold. Wells county agricultural agent, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary -Feb. 7. Arthur C. Meyer has returned home after spending the last five months in Gladstone, Ore., with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Carey. Mrs. Minnie Holthouse observed her 87th birthday Saturday with a family dinner held at her home Present were Mrs. Faye Holthouse. Miss Margaret Holthouse, Sister Gabrielita of Michigan City, Misses Florence and Irene Holthouse. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holthouse. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Johnston, route 4, Decatur, are observing their 50th wedding anniversary today. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Archbold returned from Columbus, 0., Sunday, where they came through a five inch snowstorm. Mrs. Ruth Durkin, of Niles, Mich., formerly of Decatur, returned to Decatur Sunday night with Mrs. Martha Heller, after a weekend visit in Niles by Mr. and Mrs. Milt Swearingen and Mrs. Heller. Bill Charleston, who was employed at the Decatur GE plant about 30 years ago, and now works for GE in Fort Wayne, visited Saturday evening with Mrs. Florence Baumann. Victor Porter and Neil Hesher returned about 4 a.m. today from Chicago, Jll., where they attended parts of the ten-day Chicago national boat show. One of their distributors 'was showing. They had iust returned from the Cleveland show. - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Strohm, formerly of Decatur, are planning to move soon from Chicago to Los Angeles or Seattle. Strohm is a: pilot with United Air Lines. Miss Ruth Cancino, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cancino of 609 Schirmeyer street, and a sophomore at Decatur high school, celebrated her 16th birthday Saturday.

COUNTRY STYLE SUPPER _ | Choice of HAM or CHICKEN Wednesday, February 17 . 5:00 P. M. to 7:00 R. M. Methodist Church Basement Adults $1.25 Children (12 & under) 75c Sponsored By METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

Clubs Calender Hem* for each day'* public sik* muat I* phoned in I by 11 am ihalurdsy •;»». Phone Mill •« E»un l, Tt'KBDAf Pocahontas Lodge. Red Mm Hall. I » P m txiysl Daughter* cla»* ° r nrth , any KU B church. Mr* Edna 1 Hammond. T: 10 p m. > Eta Tau Sigma. Mr* Lawrence Rath. I pm. Tri Kappa sorority and Tri Knp-I pa Aasociates. Ixitheran school - dtning room. 1:15 pm. i I Marry Matron* home drmondra- 1 ' It Inn dub Mn. Irwin Fuelling. 1 10 1 pm. 1 Methodist Weslevan Service i | Guild. Mn. Elmer Chaw. T:3Bi Decatur Garden club. Mn Hom- I er Lower. 2 pm. WEDNESDAY 'I Decatur home demonstrationi i club. C. L. of C. hall. 1 1 30 pm. I Historical club. Mr*. Herman ' Von Gunten. 2 p m. Pleasant Mills Methodist W S | C S . Mrs. Lawrence Ehrsam, 7:30, J p.m. p Ladies Shakespeare chib. Mn. i Fred Smith. 2 30 pm. |l THURSDAY |< Friendship Village home demon- I I siratiorv dub. Blue Creek and St i | Marys Conservation Building, 1:30 . pm. 1 Do Your Best class of Trinity 1 E. U. B. church, at the church. I (7:30 p.m. 1 So-Cha-Rea. Virginia Laurent. 7:30 p.m. , , ' St Paul Ladies Aid. Mrs. Lyle < Franz, all-day meeting. < SUNDAY Film showing by Youth Fellow-1< I ship of First Christian church, at • the church. 7 p.m. Miss Sharon Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baker of 22fi I Stratton Way. and a sophomore at | j Decatur Catholic high school, is (celebrating her 16th birthday to-J iday. ( Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Drew reI turned Sunday evening from a visit in Zeeland, Mich., ! with their son and his family, Mr. , and Mrs. Robert Drew. Hospital Admitted Rev. G. Robert Magary, Berne; Forrest Elzey, Decatur: Miss Barbars McKean, Berne* Perry MidI daugh, Portland; Robert Dubach, ■■ Pennville. Dismissed Mrs Keigh Amstutz and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Wayne PeterI son and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. /Eugene Vetter and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Kenneth Mills and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. Herman Franke, Hoagland: Everett Easthorn, Rockford, O.: Mrs. John Hef- ’ ner and baby eirl, Decatur; Mrs J. O. Teeter, Geneva; Mrs. D. J. Glendening, Geneva; Mrs. Merlin Alt and baby boy, Berne: Mrs. Josef Kahlert and baby girl. Berne. Girl Scouts Brownie troop 573 met after school Thursday at the Lincolh school. The meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance and collecting of dues. First aid was also taught. Games were played and refreshments were served. Scribe, Cheryl Miller Eleanor Roosevelt Delayed By Weather PITTSBURGH (UPD — Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was stranded aboard a chartered bus along a snow and traffic-bogged highway for almost two hours Sunday night before state police went to her rescue. Two chain-equipped patrol cars anchored a round-about trip here for the former First Lady, who arrived 4% hours too late for a i speaking engagement. She wearily i boarded a train to New York shortly after 11 p.m. e.s.t. Mrs. Roosevelt’s bus was marooned hopelessly by a maze of cars and heavy trucks which blocked hilly Route 40 near the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border following a 12-inch snowfall.

Concert Artists Travel In Own Mobile Home

< Editor » note Nelaon and N«>«1 i>iat»o duo who Will pCMMNrt the Adam* county Civic Music B»m> elation concert tonight al th* ) Youth and Community Center.; wart interviewed UM* morning by Roy Kalwr. publicity chairman: tor the aaaoctaUon I. * article fol ( lt» Bay Kalv*r Wow a* you (NUM And the friendly travelers on I American highway* do just that, according to Harry Neal, of the j world famous duo-piano team of Nelson and Neal who are in Deca-I tur for a concert at the Community Center tonight Emblazoned across the rear end of their specially built mobile home* it Ihr inner ipt ton quoted I above, and it l» also the title ofj the autobiography written by Neal iind published in book form. The famous pianist who with hl*; wife, the Australian-born Allison. Nelson. comprise the brilliant piano team, is a good-looking young man wtih a wide.friendly smile and an ingratiating person-1 allty. Their specially built trailer I is divided into four compartments, each sleeping two adults. In addition to their three children. John, aged 6. Kathy, aged 4. and baby Allison, aged 2. Robert Bridge, t idr concert manager, travels withl them. In the rear ot the vehicle there is room to carry two concert 1 grand pianos. They have a fully equipped kit- | chen and either Mr or Mrs Neal do the cooking. For this task they draw lots, just as they do to determine who will change the diapler on the youngest chiM. John, the six-year-old is in the second I grade, and he is tutored by both his mother and father. According to Dad. the kid* love traveling about the country, and this morning were having a gay time playReckless Driving Case Is Continued H. R. McClenahan entered an appearance for Alvin Hackman, 19, of 226 N. Ninth street, this morning in city court, gaining a 30-day continuation to prepare the case for trial. Hackman is charged with reckless driving by the state police. He was arrested Feb. 3 and was scheduled to appear this morning. His attorney entered the appearance, however, requesting the continuance, which was granted by Judge Richard J. Sullivan. The trial is set for March 14 at 9 a m.

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1 ui« in Uw> Nbby of the Community I bui bling I The home nf the Neal family I* j jin Pari* Tenn, where they own) 1 headquarter* ar* la Nr* York J The team play* from *0 to 100 c<« I rrrt* a year traveling all over the United State* and Canada TV* i drov* in this morning from FrankUn. Ind . and will leave tomorrow morning for Detroit Their average I* four concert* a week, but | thl* week they are booked fur five I Their concert manager. Robert I | Bridge, la a handaome young man. j I who (ports a bristling black beard . lln spite nf this adornment he is Ino beatnik, but I* a graduate ufl McGill University and is an ex- 1 pert lighting and stage trchnlran {He I* also the driver of the vehicle. ' which travels at a speed of So to | ■S3 mile* pct hour The troup. In cceptlng booking' ask that no trlp | be over 100 miles in one day This ’ year they have been fortunate in loot running into ar.y severe wrath-. er or lx»d road* Just a year ago Nelson and Neal, were guests of Ralph Edwards of i the ’ This Is Your Life" program According to Neal it was a com , pletr surprise. He said hr was, brought out to Los Angeles on the I pretext of talking to the Hollywood I Authors' Club, and he and his wifvi I were induced to change into eve-, ning clothes in advance of the talk | l as he was told some music was. Ito be filmed in the studio to be I .used in connection with the leeture. . , . Nelson and Neal are bringing • the world s finest music to cities | and towns all over America. While) ) doing it they are rearing a lovely | I family, and having a wonderful i'time. They are wonderful, affable i | people, so if you see their familiar ; conveyance with the sign on the -! back—- . I "Wave as You Pass.” Miss Loma Merryman Dies Saturday Night i Miss Lemo N. Merryman, 63, '• of 4206 S. Lafayette street. Fort ■ Weyne, was pronounced dead on i’ arrival at the -Lutheran hospital e at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Surviving are two brothers, Grover T. and • Burman C. Ray, both of Hollands- • burg, O. . . . 5 Services will be heid at 10 a.m. • Tuesday at the Klaehn funeral " home, the Rev. Earl Cogan offie elating. The body will be brought 1 to this city for burial in the DecaB ] tur cemetery.

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Rose Stucky Wr«n Homecoming Queen Mbs IL— Ann Mucky. *r«Uar at Willabiro. O. high xl»<«*l. I rrowfwd btxneenmmg gv*M •< b*lf Uhw rerrmunie* at th* WIUI >hir* Wr*n gam* Friday nigM **• crowwd *hd p(***Pt*d a iswqurt <4 row* by Jim Acb»ftnrr icn** b**k*to*ll pl*y*<. Th* i high *cbonl b*nd rbc— the queen i from candidate* front grad** «*** through 11 Attends Meeting Os Culligan Dealers Claronc* Zlner. Decatue dealer, ha* returned from a three day con- * vrnUun of Culligan de*We* at Chicago The meeting* introduced the latest advanc** in water *oft*mn< i technique* and equipment Zmer reports th* new developments include the new Mark 4 ' water softener, with a steel outer tank and a new ru*t and corro*lonproof separate inner tank Also, the new advances provide from 28 U> 32 per cent more softening capaI city fur each pound of salt. Appointments are new being taken tar "FORTRAITS OF DISTINCTION IN NATURAL COLOR" Brisds Stadia 2«2 8. Seeond Bt. yArtcarvedl DIAMOND RINOI 1 1 I BOWER I