Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1960 — Page 4

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mo<m* women NOLI) RFt.l LAB MEETING Women <4 the M»»«' IwM thcit r<gu)at mretiltg Thur*rt«v rvrfUflM •t Umt M‘ w * <p After th* meeting h*d ***•” «d to <«Wr. pUn» wrfr tompM** far ■ ealtrd meeting ”f •# d»lrmen. to be held March 31 »t 1 P " •« thr Mm»r home AU chairmen are urted to attend, to they may ’ lurn in the new boriron report* Mm Mary Ahr w»» * n chargrj the aortal hair. The neat night meeting wiU be April 7. with officer at 730 P-m. end lodge M 1 pm. « LOCAL GBOt’P * rrT ?” MF.FTING IN FORT WAYNIB The Decatur Weight_Watchro attended the Indiana Top* » " ' reeogmtron day Saturday at th« Hotel Van Orman. Fort *•>»*• Registration was held from • a m to 12 noon on the n ’ er “’‘' n ' - Mrs Mildred Smith, leader of the Decatur group, attended the wad era' session at 10 am. Two hundred members from all over the state enjoyed a noon h “ fh ?’ n J“C invocation was given by the Rev. Armin Oldson of Concordia College. „ . Rev. Oldson also gave the Keynote address of the meeting, using the letters TOPS, which stand for take off pounds sensibly, as his topic. He interpreted the letters as T—take a count. O—organize. p_pcrscrverance. and S—success to all dieters, and said that a good I sense of humor is a necessity when dieting A Fort Wayne woman was crowned state queen, having lost 75 pounds during the past year. Success stories were related by first-place winners and a plaque was awarded to the club with the best average weight loss for the year. Elkhart was chosen as the site y for the 1961 recognition day. Door prizes and gifts were awarded. Those attending from Decatur were Mrs. Mildred Smith. Annette Scheiner. Vivian McCammon, Cara E. Hitchcock. Leona Baker. Bea Gray. Jerry Sprunger. Phyllis Felton, and Mercele HiU. The next meeting of the Decatur group will be held Tuesday at the home of Fern Frey. Each member is requested to bring a white elephant to the meeting. HI ■ WRS CONNIE BERGMAN ELECTED TO FHA DISTRICT OFFICE Cowan high school was the site of the Fecent spring district meeting of the Future Homemakers of America, where a junior at the Monmouth school. Miss Connie Bergman, daughter of Mrs. Floyd Strouse, was elected to the office of historian of the northeast district. When presented to the voting delegates and others attending. Miss Bergman was interviewed by the district president. She was required to make an impromptu speech answering the question, “If elected to this office, how do you think you will benefit from it?” Miss Bergman was installed into office in an impressive canddlelight ceremony. After the regular meeting, she remained for an executive council meeting. Miss Bergman will attend the officers’ workshop to plan the program for 1960-61. which will be held on the Ball State campus the last week in July. The day’s meeting included a variety of items on the program. The district voted to continue sponsoring three foreign children, one each from Korea, Munich, and West Germany. The speaker for the afternoon was Sherrel Fox, from Anderson College, who took the group around the world in 40 days with a talk and slides. Adams county Federation of Women’s clubs will conduct a meeting at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the C. L. of C. haU. Mrs. Walter Haynes, eighth district president of Anderson, win be in attendance. Records of clubs win be given. Mrs. Adrian Baker will be hostess for the Past Matrons of Eastern Star at 7:30 p. m. Thursday.

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Clubs Ctbt&t items tor **<h day's tMbln atton must b» ptowd “ by 11 a m 'Saturday •30 •. •w KmM Pboav >-»!« MONDAT Woman'B club. Youth Center. •, P 7untor Women Department callrd meeting Youth ‘enter, after general meeting j Pythian St«ter« Needle club. Mexia* home. 1 30 P m St Mnrv « townahip Farm Bureau. St Mary s-Blu* Creek exm»ervatloo club hou»e. Monroe. Kirkland, and Blue Creek Farm Bureau. Co-op build-1 ing in Monroe. 7:30 pm. Evening circle 1 of Methodist, W.SC.S.. Mrs Richard Chi Ida , St. Ambrose study club. Mrs. Arthur Lengerich. 7:30 p. m. Lady Bug Hunt. V.F.W. post home. B p.m. Flo-Kan Sunahine Girla. Moose* home. 5 30 p.m. TUESDAY Kirkland Ladies club. Adami: Central home ec room, 7; 30 p.m. i Jolly Housewives home demonstration club. Bobo school. 7:30 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority. Mrs. I Robert Shraluka. 8 p.m. Preble township Sunny Circle home demonstration club, Recrea-, tion Center. 7:30 p.m. Adams County Historical society. Monmouth high school. 8 p m. Eagles Auxiliary. Eagles hall, 8 p.m. * WEDNESDAY Friendship circle of Zion E. and R church, Mrs. Betty Fager, 8:30 p.m. -—— Live and Learn home demonstration club, Mrs. Rolland Gil- j liom, 10 a m. Historical chib, Mrs. Ed Miller,: 2 p.m. Bethany circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, at the church, after Lenten services. St. Vincent De Paul society, C.L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. THURSDAY ■ Past Matrons of Eastern Star, Mrs. Adrian Baker, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Adams county Federation of Women's club, C.L. of C. hall, 1:30 p. m. Methodist church W.S.C.S. rummage sale, church basement, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY Methodist church W S C.S., rummage sale, church basement, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The W. S. C. S. of the Methodist church will sponsor a rummage sale in the church basement Friday from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m and Saturday from 9 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Anyone having articles for sale is asked to bring them to the church basement Thursday. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Cookson had as recent dinner guests William Cookson of Willshire, 0., and Mrs. Stella Marks from Michigan. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Russel Kinniman of Fort Wayne. Word has been received by relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Arnold and family that the Arnolds are* living in their new house at 745 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte, Fla. Arnold has been employed in the post office at Punta Gorda, Fla., since September 19. Miss Frances Dugan will return to Decatur today after a twomonths trip to Florida, Philadelphia, and Boston. Among those from out-of-town attending the funeral of Oscar Teeple Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Reed Ramsdell of Alger, Ohio, Maurice Conner and Mrs. Clair Buttruff, Lima, 0., Millard Laurence, Akron, 0., Mr. and Mrs. Mason Conner, St. Mary’s 0., Merle Laurence, Dunkirk, 0., Hearl Newberry, Detroit, Mich:-, and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cendebaugh, Celina, O. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerber, who are vacationing in Florida, write from Riviera Beach that they are enjoying swimming, golfing, fishing and sightseeing. They especially enjoyed their stay at Miami.

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..... Mr. and Mrs. Fred Golduer CjoldnerS (fee .Sunday An ooen house Sunday, April 3. from two to four-thirty o'clock at the Zicm Lutheran parish hall in Decatur will mark the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goldnei. The g Goldners were married at the Salem Reformed church in Maglev March, 31. 1910. They have a foster son.,Elmer Schrader, and three grandchildren. Sue, Darlene, and Larry o£ loit Wayne. —

Births ' Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Vetter of Mattoon, 111., are parents of a six pound, 11 ounce baby boy, born at 8:53 a. m. Sunday at the Memorial hospital. Mrs. Vetter is the former Mara Dee Striker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Striker of Decatur. The new father is the son of Rev. and Mrs. W C. Vetter of the Immanuel Lutheran church. At the Adams county memorial hospital: . A daughter weighing seven pounds, 13 ounces was born at 3 39 p. m. Saturday to the Rev. Gerald and Coyla Crow Gerig. 651 North 10th St., Decatur. Bennett and- Alice Janet Tumbleson Kemp, route 2 Ossian, are parents of a seven pound, eight and one-half ounce daughter, born at 2 a. m. Sunday. A seven pound, seven ounce son was born at 10 a. m. Sunday to Walter and Helen Ma rig Stull Franz, route 3, Decatur. James and Velma Strahm Weaver, route 1, Monroe, are parents of a daughter weighing seven pounds, nine and one-half ounces. born at 1:50 p. m. Sunday. At 7:45 a. m. Sunday, a son weighing eight pounds, four and one-half ounces was born to Richard E. and Carol Spietb Morton, Hoagland. * ARTHRITIS speoUtormuH trttot •ssentul to m«»nte»Knce of stability ows No o—l ”• KHjmilwMlml SMITH Drug Co.

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Hospital Admitted Ollie Chronister, Decatur: Mrs. Minnie Pyle, Geneva! Mrs. Charles Shidler. Fort Wayne; Herbert Hawkins, Decatur; Clois Eicher, Decatur; Marilyn Jean Thatcher, Monroe; Mrs, Margaret Wagner, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Jesse Brewster, Geneva; Ralph Bailey, Geneva: Leonard Linker. Hoagland; Mrs. Robert Grear and baby girl. Monroeville; Mrs. Rose Grove. Berne; Mrs. Rodger Frey and baby girl. Decatur; Mrs. Lee Edwards and baby ■boy, Decatur; Miss Helen Brodbeck, Ohio City, O.: David Zucrcher, Berne; Raymond Kolter. Decatur; William Bollenbacher, Bryant; Mrs. Joseph Schindler and baby girl, Decatur.. Decatur Junior Is Co-Chairman Os Ball Mike Beery', a Decatur junior at' Ball State Teachers College, was co-chairman of decorations for the annual “girl-ask-boy” coed ball. J _ ' It was presented by Chi Omega sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Saturday, in the studeht center ballroom. --- Complain On Traffic Tieup By Railroad City police filed a complaint against the Pennsylvania railroad company for blocking traffic from 9:10 to 9:25 p.m. Sunday. Traffic was backed up to 12th street at most points at Adams, Jefferson. Monroe, and Nuttman. City police attempted to call the depot after receiving a-call complaining about the stalled traffic. No one answered at the depot. City police requested the complainants to file a formal complaint, but none would.

Light Traffic Toll Reported In State United Pre** International The flrsl w.-ekend at •prlng and Ihr wtrniol writhrr »incr )»»’ tell cent a 1960 recurd volume at vrhicie* h’lUng inU> Indiana » highway*, but only »l« wattle; tetalltte* were recorded Hundred* at thou*a nd» of H<»- . •ter*, virtually held pt turner in 4b<-n own home* through weeks o( wintry weather, celebrated a tuddvn wartnup by crowding road* and creating the ptttenliul lor a heavy death toll • But the toll waa relatively light i Sila* S Devaney. 32. R R !• Nobirsvilte, and Toby AUee. 50. Westfield. were killed in a head cm crash on Ind 32 west of 1 i Noblesville. Slate Police »aid the i accident occurred when Devaney » I car went out of control and struck a car driven by AliceJohn Bazin. IS. E*»l Gary. wa» killed when an auto in which he was riding hit a truck on U.S. 10 1 cn*t of Gary. Five other persons ' were injured. Including three teenager* riding in the death car. | Marvin latßochc. 39. Chicago. I was killed when hi* car went out lof control on U. 8. « north of Lake Village, overturned and .skidded into a tree. Charles T. Axley. 33. Gary, was I killed late Saturday when his car | was hit by a Michigan Central railroad freight on a Lake County crossing cast of Gary. A two-car collision Friday night killed George Hatfield. 78. Indian- ! apolis. A car in which he was riding collided with another at an Indianapolis street intersection. Yellin Reinstated By U. Os Illinois CHAMPAIGN. 111. <UPI> - Edward L. Yellin, 33. who was suspended from the University of Illinois several weeks ago because of a contempt of Congress conviction after he appeared at Indiana > hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, was 1 reinstated in the university Saturday. Yellin. a graduate engineering student, is appealing his convic- | tion by a U.S. District Court at : Hammond. Ind. He was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $350. The reinstatement was announced by Dean Frederick T Wall of the graduate college. Wall said a faculty subcommittee “subjected Mr. Yellin to three hours of searching verbal inquiry and that !he responded to their inquiries I with willingness, candor and ap- ' parent truthfulness.” Yellin was convicted for failure to answer questions by the House i committee during hearings on alleged Communisf>activities in the Hammond-Gary area. Sew-Very-Easy Printed Pattern y \ I V < I /rW \\ // rSA ».114 II UyT \\ I \ \ < \ 9026 V *||| SIZES , VP 12-20; 40 K K In/ Simple, to sew, and oh-sovery smart four seasons of the year! Choose cotton tweed for smart i separates; shantung or sheer wool so suit-dress look. Beginner-easy to Cut. sew. Printed Pattern 9026: Misses’ Sizes 12, 14. 16, 18, 20: 40. Size 16 requires yards 35-inch. Send FIFTY CENTS < coins! for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New Yord 11, N. Y. Print plainly your Name. Address with Zone. Size and Style Number. JUST OUT! Big. new 1960 Catalog in vivid, full-color. Over 100 smart styles . . ... all sizes . . . i all occasions. Send now! Only 25c | Spring and Summer Pattern*

Maurice Teeple If Named Scoutmaster Maurice Teapte. wte» ha* nerved ft* several veer* M Oibmartrt with peck *«L He* bron sruutmarfcr of Boy fteuut iKwp ". Kugcnr Zlncr. UwUluttod*! ropre •entatlw at the ltetery-»|M»MWvd troop, ••Id this morning Paul Hcvilhimcr. Decatur high school ba«krtball roach. will serve again a* chairman of the troop Other committee member* are: s finance. Bill Snyder, transport a tmn. Dr C. William Froetoy; «d-. vanerment. Letter Maine*: camping and artlvttte*. Simeon Ham. Jr Publicity and recruiting will be handled Jointly by Bevllhlmcr and Zincr Thl* I* the Nth cooaecutive vear that Rotary ha* supported a Boy Scout troop in Decatur The troop meet* every Wednesday at 6 pm at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Six Persons Killed By Fires In State United Peeta International Six persons were killed in three home fire* In Indiana during the weekend. Three persons died when flame* swept a home-made house trailer at Jeffersonvile. John Kellis. 68. was dead when firemen quelled the flames. His sister. Miss Helen Kellis. 45. and a third occupant. Herbert Moran, died late Sunday in Clark County Hospital. Firemen said the Kellis home was a wood-and-siding trailer built on a truck frame. It apparently was ignited gy a defective wood stove. When firemen reached the scene and opened the door, the trailer exploded. In Indianapolis, Alys Hindman, 47. died Sunday night in a fire at her home. Firemen said it appcaked that she fell asleep while smoking. The fire was confined to the bedrdhm Her body was found between a bed and a window, as if she were trying to escape. A father and his son died in a fire at their West Terre Haute home early Saturday. Victims were James Marshall. 55, and his 15-year-old son, Clifford. Tree Jogs Broadway NEW YORK (UPD - It was a cherry tree that put the jog in world famed Broadway. Researchers of the Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, Ohio, say that city officials curved the street around the tree when its tavern keeper owner objected to cutting it down. Officials believed the city would never ertend that far north anyway. The tree stood at 10th St.

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Population Census To Start April 1 The !•** crniu* of |«*pill*t* < ’ n and housing. ’hr nation* IMh doernnial boa* count, get* underway <m Friday morning. April I. *Hh Ifln 000 ron*u* taker* etarting tnaw round* which *< n every dwelling unit tn the untied Male* In covering the 3‘* million •quare mile* of land area «f the 50 state*. Ihe cen»u» taker* will travel an estimated combined distance of more than 1.000 time* around the world, or approximately 29 million mile* District «upeTvl*or John w. Wynn pointed out that resident* of thi* »rr* can speed up the big count by having their advance report form* filled out and ready for the census taker* Th>» action will »avr time for both the householder and the census taker, the census official said The advance report form was distributed to local household* nrlor to the start of the bouae-to-house canva**. It contain* the seven jx>pulation and six housing question* which arc asked of all person* The advance report form give* the family a chance to assemble information about each member in advance of the census taker's visit Its use is expected to speed up the field canvass and i provide more accurate statistic* At every fourth household, the census taker will leave a census i household questionnaire which conI tains additional question* covering population and housing characteristics which are being asked of a

25 per cent sample of the popula-1 tion. Householders are requested | j to fill out the household question-1 . naire and mail it within three d»vs to the local census district office. A pre-addressed postage ■ free envelope is being provided ' for this purpose. The district supervisor emphasized that all information about 1 individuals and their homes furnished to the census bureau is held in absolute confidence under Federal law. It is used only to provide summary figures such as totals, averages, and percentages. The information about individuals cannot be examined by ane one other than census employes who are sworn to secrecy, and thus cannot be used for investigation, taxation, or regulation. WANT MM

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Woman Driver Fined On Speeding Charge Fionro* C« < *» •»< I Fart WBjmc. wn* Brrrtted toy city I (nitro for »pr**Hng ■’« IRh • nd I NuttmM rtro*f> ot 7 15 p m. Sun <t*y Site plotted guilty *> the charge in Ju*tlro at the peace court and wa» fined II and coat* Mrs. John Maxelin Dies Sunday Morning Mr* John P Mawlin. 61. a a*tiva <4 Germany, died at 7 am. Sunday at her borne in Berne after a long illne**. Surviving are her hu*band: two daughter*, Gerda land Hetea. at home; two *l*ter* I and a brother. Service* will ba held at W a m JTUcaday at the Yager funeral j home, the RfV- Gordon J NeuenI uchwander Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. . Lenten Service At Vera Cruz Wednesday • The Rev Calvin Schmid. Jr., will » speak *t the united Lenten aervice 1 at 7:30 pm. Wednesday at the I St John'* Evangelical and Rai formed church at Vera Cruz, the •' Rev. L. C. Minsterman. pastor, »l announced today. II Rev. Schmid, son of the Rev. I Calvin Schmid of Berne, i* being II transferred from California to Ixxiisiana. He formerly supplied f i the Vera Cruz church. 'I i Minor Accident In

Decatur On Sunday A minor two-c*r accident occurred Sunday at 3 p.m. at 922 W. Monroe street when a car driven by Everett D. Currie. 17. of route 6’ Decatur, rammed into the rear of a car driven by Terry D. August, 17, of route 1. Rockford. Damage to the August machine amounted to SSO. and $25 to the Currie car. Bott, cars were westbound on Monroe street. If vou te»* -'U.efr.inji *c sen or Trade in a good »cwn — Decatur. •«ach dav “BROASTED” GOLDEN BROWN CHICKEN SHAFFER’S Restaurant 904 N. 13th St. Call 3-3857