Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1960 — Page 3

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HBirr metwidmt WJLCJL MKKTW THURSDAY The Womra'a aortrty of (Rrl»ti»n Brrvi«* «*< ih® Fl»*l Mrih«xli»i church n>rt Thuiaii*/ ■< ,hr church fcparatr circle mccUng* •’ •• • m were tnltowcd by • luncheon l 0 the church dining room. with Cirri® I •• ho»UM. The grnrrxl meeting wa* opened at i P m, | with organ mu»ic by Mr* Harry DaH*y _ . . I Mr*. Harry Eaara waa tn charge of devotion*. opening with the hymn, “Je*ua Call* Ua." Mcdita-i tioni on "Mo*®a on the Mountain were given, with »cripturc taken frojp Paalma 118 Mr* Wataon Maddox wa« program leader A playlet entitled. Thto la the Day,” wax presented bv Mra Pauline Bacry. Mr* Ethel E**®x. Mr* Rosalia Kelly, and Mra. Geraldine Bixler. Mr* Lowell Smith, preaident. then conducted a buainca* meeting. The group waa reminded of the World Day of Prayer service, to be held March 4 at the First Presbyterian church at 1:30 pm. A short discussion waa held on, • What is the Council of ChurchFollowing the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting by Mrs. Smith, the president closed the meeting with prayer. antique farhion show to BE'GTVEN AT ROTARY CLUB A unique fashion show will be staged at the ladies night Rotary meeting this week at the Youth and Community Center, beginning with a dinner at 6:15 p.m., ThursShowing her collection will be Miss Clara Klomp from Fort Wayne, who has seen fashions g-ome and go in her fifty years U.S a milliner. When she began her collection in 1955 after retiring from active business life, it was just to be a hobby. But so many of her friends who wished to have her preserve and exhibit their prize costumes were so generous, that Miss Klomp began to stage antique fashion shows and now has showed her array of finery to nearly one hundred groups. •’Really, the men like the show as well as the ladies,” she says, ’’it brings back_the old horse and buggy days to some and recalls to many how tnelr mothers and grandmothers looked, all ready for a ‘trip in the buggy’ .” Special decorations have Deen arranged in keeping with the “antique" theme. Models for the fashions will be the Mesdaraes Roy Kalver, Kenneth Schnepf. William Feller, Entire Sipos, Otto Beehler, and Robert Ashbaucher. Get Your Tickets Now from any Member For The ELKS ANNUAL Cancer Fund PARTY AND DANCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PARTY 7:30 P.M. DANCE 10:00 P.M. * Per Person i. 11

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■MriMMßaaMMßroroaroMMaaaroa , ELKA ROME IM SCENE OF EMBLEM MEETING The Decatur Emblem club I’l met at the Elka horn® Thursday night for • regular meHing Mr* Faye Baker. proakMot of the club, pre aided Reports of vartoua corp mH tee* i were given and accepted as read j I It waa announced that the elub: j still haa a few box®* of card* to, be sold at reduced price* After the buatneaa araaion. *h® I onmmittee a c r v ® d refreahment* ■ and member* played card*. Prue j | were awarded to Mr* George Bair, I Sr . and Mr* Vincent Bormann | Mr* Harry James won the door! prise. I HMtratca for the evening were Mr* Harry King. Mr* Harry James, and Mrs. Gene Rath. XI ALPHA MEMBERS HAVE VALENTINE PARTY Member* of XI Alpha XI chapter of Beta Sigma Phi entertained their husbands and guests at a Valentine party Sunday. The party waa held in the form of a potluck dinner at the home of Mrs. George Bair. Colorful Valentine decorations. and a Valentine centerpiece were | featured in the entertaining room, i After supper, a social evening was enjoyed by the group Mrs. Carl Gattshall served as assistant hostess. EVANGELINE CIRCLE MEETS AT GEHRIG HOME Eleven members of the Evangeline circle were present for a recent meeting, held at the home of Mrs. Tillman Gehrig. The lesson for the evening was taken from the book, “Concerns of a Continent.” given by Mrs. Medonna Johnson. The group reported nine sick and social calls and decided to make favors for the hospital. > The remainder of the evening: was spent making Valentine favors ' fbr the county home. During the social hour, Betty Egley and Ruth, Gehrig served lunch. COUNTY SCOUT LEADERS OUTLINE FUTURE PLANS The Adams county Girl Scout leaders held their monthly rpeeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Youth and Community Center. Plans for the observance of CM Scout Week. March 6-13, were completed. Details will be published at a later date. Cookie kits were given to the leaders and the details of the annual cookie sale were explained. It was noted that at the recent' winter play days, many scouts attended in clothing unsuitable sor | winter weather. Parents are asked to make certain that girls taking part in out-or-doors activi-| ties are dressed not only for the weather, but for such activities as trail laying, cooking out, and hiking oVer rough or muddy terrain. ’ A census of registered adult volunteers is being prepared and leaders were given cards for recording those hdults working with their troops. Copies of Trail Sign, the monthly magainze of Limberlost council, are available for all registered adults. A camp rally for district seven is being planned. The committee, consisting of- Mrs. Arthur Girod, Mrs. Luke Majorki, and Mrs. Richard Gehrig, will present the program for this event at the next meeting of neighborhood 701. The meeting will be held at the Decatur Community Center, March 10 at 1 p.m. _ MISS ALICE BULTEMEIER WED IN SUNDAY RITES The St. John s Luthej-an church, north of Decatur, was the scene of the marriage of Miss Alice Elaine Bultemeier to Donald Selking. The Rev. Edwin A. H. Jacob officiated at the ceremony at 6 p.m.-Sunday. The double-ring vows were read in candlelight before an altar banked with pink and white flowers. St. John’s choir and W. E. Uffelman, organist, furnished the

Clubs Calrndxr Item. f«w each day • publication mult b» phoned Ml by 11 • m. <ftaturd*y I ML Phon* Mill Xae EaUU TUESDAY Eagle* Auxiliary,- Mr*. WrotWy Morn*. I pm Pocahontas Lodge. Red Men {Hall. 7 30 pm Loyal Daughter* daaa of IMhI any E.U B church. Mr* Edna ( Hammond. T SO pm Eta Tau Sigma. Mra. Lawrence Ra*h. » p m j Tri Kappa *ororlty and Tri Kappa Aaaociatea. Lutheran acbool dining room. I 15 pm. Merry Matron* borne demomrtraUon club. Mr*. Irwin Fuelling. T:3o| p.m. Methodist We*ieyan Service | Guild. Mr*. Elmer Chaae, T 30i p.m. Decatur Garden club. Mr*. Hom-| er Lower. 2 pm. WEDNESDAY Zion Ixitheran Emmaus Guild. I parish hall basement, I p.m. I Decatur home demonstration club. C. L. of C. hall. 1:30 p.m. Historical club. Mra. Herman Von Guntcn. 2 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist W. 8. C. S.. Mra. Lawrence Ehrsam. 2:30: p.m. . Ladle* Shakespeare club. Mrs. I Fred Smith. 2:30 pm. THURSDAY Past Matrons club, Mrs. John| Doan. 7 30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, par-1 ish hall, 10 am. Adams county Nurses Association, Mrs. Ann Lehman, 8 p.m. Rotary club Ladies night. Youth Center. 6:15 p.m. Kirkland Township 4-H club, parish hall, 7 30 p.m. Friendship Village home demonstration club. 'Blue Creek and St Marys Conservation Building, 1:30 p.m. * z Do Your Best class of Trinity |E. U. B church, at the church, .7:30 p.m. So-Cha-Rea, Virginia Laurent, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Ladies Aid. Mrs. Lyle Franz, all-day meeting. ** SUNDAY .Mariners group of Presbyterian *urch, at the church, 7:30 p.m. Sing Bee, Greenbrier church, 2 p.m. ‘ 'BfJe Creek-St. Marys Conservation club, conservation building, located 1 mile west of Willshire, Ohio. Film showing by Youth Fellowship of First Christian church, at ■the church. 7 pm. , I music. : The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Verlin Bultemeier, i appeared in a white satin gown i with a princess waistline, scoop neckline, and a bouffant skirt which ended in a cathedral train. Her fingertip-length veil fell from a pearl crown and she carried a bouquet of white sweetheart roses and lillies-of-the-valley, centered ( with an orchid. Miss Marjorie Bultemeier served as maid of honor for her sister and bridesmaids were Miss Lorine Bultemeier, another sister, the Misses Virgene and Dorothy Selking, sisters of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Phil Deßolt. They wore satin floor-length gowns decorated with bands forming an apjpn effect and ending in back bovt?. Pink satin petal headpieces «nd corsages of pink roses competed their ensembles. . Best man was Lloyd Kiess andi 1 ushers were Roger Selking, the i bridegroom’s brother, Richard Stoppenhagen, Kenneth Hockemeyer, and Kenneth Koeneman. MRS. SUSDORF ENTERTAINS MT. PLEASANT W.S.C.S. Members of the Mt. Pleasant Women’s Socitey of Christian Seri vice gathered at the home of Mrs. Florence Susdorf recently for their February meeting. I A hymn opened the meeting and Mrs. William Fifer offered prayer. Mrs. Fifer was also in charge of the devotions on the meditation, > “The Mountain of the Long Look,” , using Psalms 118 for the scripture. Mrs. Surdorf presented the lesson, explaining the work of the Toferman Settlement House and reading an article from the “Methodist

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Nelson And Neal,/Piano Duo, Thrill Audience

By 8.9 WaU I A »pan of l> I NriMM and Nrol la*l ni«bl al ***i> I i piano viaaeart al th® Dae*’ l * l YtMiUk and Community Canter And a perron can Rat praity kaw i wane at thia distance under car | tain cirrumatMCra But. thia waa ,not the ca»e with the celebrated auo. who rataMl*h ad a rapport that »lartiaa the j agination They played like they ' , were »itung right next to other, which in (art they did torj a couple U their mufclcal aelec . Uona. Na Void Eikla When they were apart, no void rxuted—only the pair of inanimat« I twin grand pianoa. Under their | fluent touch, however, the inatu j I menu became a method «f tran* mixtion. Nelaon and Ncal 'tran* milted their Impreaalona of noble and ageleaa muaic compoaltion».| keeping in touch with each other i Iby the almoat myatlcal nuance* | |Of coiirxc, they u»ed the nod of | the head and blink of the eye. U>! i axaixt in keeping thU aura of coi ordination, but mainly it was I I through their innate musical abilHty. I Thia pair added confirmation to i the truth that music la universal |in nature. Tbe Australian-born Allison Nelson and the American j I native. Harry Lee Neal, became i I man and wife and furthered their professional careers by teaming ' up, and now lead in the piano Jduet field. When they did get cozy and played the same piano, they did it with an extraordinary and artistry vigor. Three piano duets became the audience’s favorite They trodded soundly through “Marche Militaire." by Schubert, and skipped lightly through “Slavonic Dance." by Dvorak. Foot Tapping Mtulc In playing my favorite piano duet. “Hungarian Dance," I found j it hard to see whose foot was tapping faster —mine or the little fellow next to me. Pathos became part of the concert when they unfurled a sad| story of a Russia that once must have existed. Playing two compositions by Rachmaninoff, the Woman.” i A business session was conducted by Mrs. Susdorf. during which various reports were made. Mrs. Jack Gentis was a guest at the meeting. Eleven members and five children were present. The serving of refreshments* concluded the meeting. The Mariners group of the First Presbyterian church will meet at' the church -at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Jack Heller will speak and show slides on his Cuban trip. Mrs. John Doan will entertain members of the Past Matrons club at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs. Harry Stults. Mrs. Francis Ellsworth, land Mrs. Raymond Eichenauer. The Zion Lutheran Needle club will hold an all-day meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. at the parish hall. Adams county nurses association will meet with Mrs. Ann Lehman at 8 p.m. Thursday. There will be a meeting of the Zion Lutheran Emmaus Guild at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the parish hall basement. ' The Eagles auxiliary will hold a special meeting tonight at 8 o clock at the home of Mrs. Westley Morris. All officers and auxiliary members are urged to attend. The Rotary efub will hold a ladies night meeting at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Youth and Com-, munity Center. A sing bee will be held at the Greenbrier church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Everyone is welcome. The Blue Creek-St. Marys conservation club will hold a merchandise trap shoot Sunday at the conservation building, located one mile west of Willshire, Ohio:

<™ntra»t with the "«A1 day*" and u«l*y was rudely abockmg and. • rowful I I In "Nomancr," th# music seemI nd almost Illicit under their mar- | vHoua »tyla when you thought of I Russia void of such beaut) today. | In "Russian Easter.” the "tan- ■ j stir appeal of Otthodns church belli" brought a mounting and. I monumental reminder that Christ' did ria* that day I What could be termed modern* I classical music by the 41 -year-old . Victor Babin. ‘Three Etudes." iremed too burdened with tech* I Mquc Io be intriguing, almost to. the point of dissonance. | ■elroapectively Competent Then, however, they produced j v.me of the best effect* of the evening with a similar style, painting a musical picture of a series | <>t children's games by Pinto Per- 1 haps It's all in the explanation. The closing number of the pro ■ gram before the best house of the ■ current Civic Music scries in Ad-' I iims county was Liszt's "Concerto. | Pathctique.” Nelson and Neal | expressed the tragedy of the mood I as * the pianos intermittently I groaned and flinched under their! I precise and calculated playing. Thcv sallied forth gayly with, variations of the "Three Blind I Mice" then.e. authors unknown. | I Tins was first done so brilliantly bv the English orchestra leader, John Rank The innovation has earmarks of modernistic interpretations, which it certainly is. showing a goodly measure of versatility within the usual classical. ranks of Nelson and Neal. Soundly Received And as the man said, "it was roundly ovated." Th? pair was ] called back for many encores, presenting several werks by Schumann. Brahms and ethers. But. Decatur now knows why stereophonic sound came into being. if for no other reason than I to record the pleasurable sounds [ of a concert duet such as Nelson i and Neal The next Concert will be conducted at the Decatur high school I auditorium to accommodate the ? Indianapolis Symphony orchestra. Kirkland Township 4-H club project enrollment meeting will be 'held at the parish hall at 7:30 p m. I Thursday for both boys and girls. Parents are requested to attend. Refreshments will be furnished. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Brown observed their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday with a dinner at the Dutch Mill in Bluffton. Accompanying them were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lee- of Fort Wayne. , Miss Lois Suman,returned from Olivet College to spend the weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Suman. route 3, Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lowell Harper , have returned to Decatur after visiting for the past month in California with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ault, and children. Miss Alicia Ann Levy and David j Butcher were elected king and queen of a Valentine prom, held Saturday evening in South Bend by the South Bend memorial hospital nurses. Miss Levy, in her second year of nurses’ training, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover llvy, 15 Homestead. Butcher is a sophomore at Purdue and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butcher. .Gerald R. Durkin, rural mail carrier for route six, is reported recovering from a week’s bout with the flu. Minor Accident At Street Intersection A minor two car accident at Monroe and Second streets was reported this morning by city police between a Bluffton resident and an Ohio motorist. Damage to the car -driven by Ralph E. Baumgartner, 18, of route 3, Bluffton, amounted to S3OO while damage to the auto of Homer E. Shonk, 41. of Akron, 0., was nil. Baumgartner told police that he didn’t see the turn signal on the Shonk vehicle. THINGS TO i KNOW MATERIALS and SEWING MACHINES Is Our Business. -We are not trying to undersell anyone. Practically no overhead makes ou r prices attractive. COME IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF I- Store Hours: 8 a.m.’to S p.m. I BOARDMANS 223 North First

n! I I SUU CANCER PARTY SATt’RDAY— The annual public party of th«- Decatur Elk* lodge, with all proceed* donated to the Indiana £k. aTsociatkxi cancer research fund, will be held Saturdaynight beginning at 1 30 o'clock, at the new lodge borne on North Second street Music for the dance, itarting at 10 o dock, will be turn »h---rd by the popular four-piece orchestra. Mary Miller * Jauomanla*. | pictured above, . <

Hospital Admitted Herman M Bittner. Decatur; Alvin Kilty, Berne; Mr*. Leona i Stoneburner. Decatur. Di»mi*»rd Mis* Barbara McKean. Berne; ' Richard Hendrick*. Decatur. Births K third child, second daughter, was born Monday at 1 30 p.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCrory of I Terre Haute in the Terre Haute general hospital. The child weighed seven pounds, six ounces and has been named Jill. Mrs. McCrory is the former Carol Kirsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kirsch. At the Adams county memorial hospital: * A son weighing eight pounds, eight and three-fourths ounces was born at 7:55 a m. today to Edward and Joyce Elaine Lehman Fox. Berne. Adams Central Bands Conduct Candy Sale Members of the Adams Central bands, grade five through 12, opened their annual two-week candy sale Monday. Queen Anne “turtles” will be sold for the third ; year. Last year, more than 1,200 boxes were sold. Proceeds from the sale will b<‘ used to purchase needed instru- - ments for the band.

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Annual Meeting Os Association March 3 Th# annual maetiag of th# F#dml land Bank associatum wrv | ing Adam*. Jay and Well* rnu* tie# Witt be held st I M pm (Thursday. March 4. nt th# Poplar Gruv# .cboul, threw mil** uwlh lof HlufftuO I Thomas K William*, manager, j announced that entertainment will I lie pr ox id rd by th# Perfect Circle I male chorus from Hagerstown Two director* will also be elected i Fred Hleekr. of Unton township. |is the Adams county represents live on the board of dtrwrtora. If you how eometotng to a#O e» room* tor rant, try • *>*moaml Want Ad — Tbev being reeulto. I'WEDNESDAY TOTS DAY! PORTRAITS AM NOW BEING TAKEN IN "Natural Cater*’ Brief* Stadia 202 S. Socowd St. I - - — Just Arrived.. * A Naw Shipment of SPEIDEL TWIST-O-FLEX WATCH BANDS 4’95 ‘9’95 Twist 1t... Turn It.. ■ Tie It In A Knot... SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY BOWER Jewelry Stere t —