Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1960 — Page 2

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SOCIETY

Dtol.M.AlMx aMMTUI AT B*r*.NT LADY Bt‘<i HUNT Eight member* wrrv prvwnt f**r a Lady B«< Hunt conducted recentUr. Delegate* and eHernato* were elected to U»e «wal hont. to be Mid at Mumie Mav •. 1. “•*< • Del*-**!.. arc Mt* Hubrri Butler. Jbtr» Delbert Aug*burgrr, and Mr* Bob Neucn*chwander Altertialc* are Mr* H<*y Kramer. Mr* Hay Veto*. and Adah W«-My After th* iiuetin* refreshment* were wrved b* Mr*. Harry Martr Alt* Raymond Bodlr won th* doo* prize ADANA CENTRAL F T A. HOI.DK MARCH MEETING The March meeting ■" ’ ,K ‘ Adams Central PT A. wa* conducted recently at the school. Th< meeting wa* <»prn.-d by Earl IhrnHKi prewdent. and ikvutlOOl were given by the Rev. Willi* Gkerbart of the Monroe Methodist church. A hlmxtrip wa* then shown by Herman Frantz, showing ways to improve the standards <rf education. x. Officers for the IHftMil school year were elected. They arc: pres-. ident. Eugene Arnold; Mr*. Richard Martin, vice president; Mrs. Claude Dennison, secretary; Russell Mitchel, treasurer. The next meeting will be held < April 25. at which tune new officers will be installed. DEITA THETA TAU Sorority RUMMAGE SALE, Soturdoy, April 2, 9:00 a. m., 903 West Adams St. (Former Sow Mill Building). 76 t 3 9 to 11 P.M. Special! ALL YOU CAN EAT CHICKEN or FISH FRIES - SALAD 51.25 FAIRWAY

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MMtOntTY HONORARY GROUF ELECT* NEW OFFHERM Mr* Hubert Frbingvr was b*«*te« recently for a MMlal meeting <4 Um- members «4 lota Xi wifuity. _ 4 i A two rourw dinner wa* steved at I ID pm., after which entertainment wa* furnished by Strom, rschange student from Norway. During a short bustne** meeting, the following ladle* were circled to serve lor the next two year* Mrs. Lro Kirsch, president. Mr* William I.inn. vice pr<-sideht. Mr* Chaimrr Deßolt. treasurer. Mrs Robert Zwlck. secretary and l>rc»* reporter. Assorting the hostess for the evening were Mrs. Robert Heller. Mr* Ronald Parrish. Mr*. James Cowan Mr* Bud Tow nsend. and Mis* Eleanor Pumphrey. Veteran* of Foreign Wars post i>2,¥ arxt ili* lodo-s and father* auxiliaries will conduct a business mooting and hunt installation of officers at 8 p. m. Monday at th*- post home All members arc invited to attend. The Rose Garden club will meet Tuesday at 2 p m. at the home of Mrs. Harry Hebble. Mr*. Walter Butcher will assist - and Mrs. Dole Moses will present the lesson. All commitlee chairmen arc asked to have their reports ready There will be a seed exchange at this meeting. The Good Will Industries truck will be in Decatur Thursday on its regular pick-up schedule. Anyone wishing to donate articles may call 3-4181 or 32585. A variety of items such as toys, clothing, furniture, etc., can be donated. Mrs Lynn Poorman will be hostess for the Monroe W. C. T. U. at 1:30 p. m. Thursday. Juniors of the American Legion auxiliary will meet at 4 P- tn. Monday at the Legion home.. Delta Lambda chapter and Xi Alpha Xi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold a combined meeting Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Fred Corah.

UN'AL GROUP ATTENDED CONVENTION •TNDAY Flo Kan Bundilne Girb council •y of Drewtur attended g district j ronvrntiMi Bunday. held by Bunny! council district tout tn IndiMWRM-| Th«- meeting wa* called to order j by Caroline Cordelia grand roun < rlltor in Cberge >**»» cxnmril ptoaenled a formal inlroductton ha all grand, past grand and m.prem* ..(fleer* The grand chief of (he Pythian Sister*. Jennette Matti* of Knight*town. wa* then itroduccd The welcome S»* given bv Reeky Proctor of Sunny council. Indianapolis and the reaponae wa* prrarnted bv Sherry McCord of Knightstown council IT. The initiation wan given by Knightstown. It was annouced that Knightstown will br the site of the IMI convention Th>»e attending from Decatur included Donna Corey, grand sentinel. Thelma and Helen Walter*. IS-bbic Strickler, Mabel Striker, and Vera Barber, grand royal advisor of the state of Indiana. Sunday, district two convention i will be held in Decatur at the Moose home. Registration will be held from twelve to one o'clock. Lettie Johnson of Converse will be , grand councillor in charge Taking part will be Iva council 14 of Peru, Grant council 16 of Marion, Lou- ! Lets council 23, Converse, and FloKan council 22. Decatur. All Pythian Sisters are urged I to attend this convention and Sunshine Girls' mothers are invited to come and see the introductions Mrs. Herman Dierkes will be hostess for the Ladies Firemen * Auxiliary at 8 p. m. Monday. He me On Leave Gary Robinson, airman apprentice. has completed his basic Navy training at San Diego, Calif., and i is now home on a 14-day leave. He will fly back to San Diego Tues-, day and from there will be shipped to a foreign port, where he will have shore duty. ' V Kftit fa Preble Peppy Pal* The Preble Peppy Pals held their second meeting of the year recently at the Friedheim Lutheran school. A demonstration was given by Judy Bultemeier and Sherril Heckman on how to make cherry pudding. The meeting was opened by the president. Judy Bultemeier. Pledges were led by the president and Russel Fuhrman. Following roll call, the treasurer and secretary’s reports were read and approved. Old and new business was then discussed. Kay Bultemeier, song leader, led the group in songs and Dianne Fuhrman gave a health and safety report. Refreshments were served by Judy Bultemeier and Sherril Heckman to conclude the meeting. The next meeting will be held April 2 at the Friendheim Lutheran school. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the meeting scheduled for March 5 was not helcl.

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Clubs Calewaar n*m* h* aach day** publlcaUWi muN ba pbnaad ta by U a m 'Batnrday f 101. Pham >-*!« WKDNKBDAT Fricnd*hlp circle of Ikm K and R church. Mr* B*Uy Pager. • » p»m. Livg and l>*n> home drmon•trntion club. Mr*. Rolland OUHorn, io a m. Hiitorical club. Mr* Kd Miller, 2 pm Hrthany circle of 7-km Evangelical and Reformed church, at Ibe I church, after Lenten aarvlct-g. 8t Vincent De Paul aociety. CL i erf C. hall. 1 pm. TNI'MDAT Past Matron* o( Eastern Star, Mr* Adrian Baker. 7 30 pm. Zion Lutheran Needle club, Per- > Uh hall. 10 a.fn. Our I*dy of Victory dbcuagton i group. Mbs Hilda Heimann, T;3O I p m. Ladies Fellowship of the Mbaionary church, parsonage bam . ment, 7 pm. Good Will Industries pick-up ' truck wiU be in Decatur Those having articles may ceil 3-4101 or 32505 Monroe W C. T. U. Mr*. Lynn i Poorman. 130 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. , Work and Win class of Trinity Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Wittwer. 7:30 p.m. MONDAY V. F. W Poet 6236 and its Ladies and Fathers Auxiliaries. Post Home. 8 p. m. Juniors of American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Home. 4 p m. Ladies Firemen’s Auxiliary, Mrs. Herman Dierkes, 8 p. m. TUESDAY Rose Garden Club, Mrs. Harry Hebtrfe, 2 p. m. Delta Lambda and XI Alpha Xi chapters of Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Fred Corah. 8 p. m. Locals Miss Lucinda Marie Davis, 214-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman R Davis. Jr, will undergo eye surgery at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Parkview memorial hospital. She will be dismissed from the hospital the following day. Mrs. Cecil Gause has gone to Washington Court House, Ohio to spend the week with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bienz and family. ■ - u ' i O — O 20 Years Ago Today o —— o March 30, 1940 — Decaturites were sure that spring had arrived when Fred V. Mills, retired grocer, wore his straw hat today. A delegation of Adams county people will attend the social workers’, regional conference in Fort Wayne May 9. t Walter Gilliom, Democrat, county surveyor, and J. Jer.ome Yager, Republican, county coroner, filed their candidacies for renomination. Mrs. Roman Parent, 43, lifelong resident of Decatur, died at her home after a lengthy illness. — l Mr. and Mrs. Roger Swaim and daughters, Janet and Doris, of Bluffton, visited in Decatur last evening. w. s. c. s. of the Methodist Church will sponsor RUMMAGE SALE FRI., 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. SAT., 9 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. in the Church Basement

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4-H Girls' Clubs Formed Al School Two Bvw gtrta 411 club* wpre formed in th* St J<»eph Cath«uie Turaday evening The group. with an enrollment of to giria, met in the school auditorium with • few parMM’. Mr* Hchwaller, and Mi** Lou Folk, home demoMtratko agawt The large group divided Into Hub* and aelvetrd the name* <rf the St Joe 4-H club ami the Merry 4-H'era KlecUon ul officer* we« held for vweh club and these new officers were invited to attend the aouMy 4-H officers’ training school Frida v at 720 pm. In the Lincoln school. The St Joe 4-H club elected the following officers: president. Jane Scbulu; vice president. Vickie Hess, secretary. Margaret SchulU; treasurer. Judy K<‘tanc; news reporter, Charlotte Laurent; song leader, Theresa Heiman, health and safety leader. Cathy Walters; recreation leaders. Sharon Sutton and Ruth Hrunann Adult leaden for thia club are: Mrs. Mark Schurgrr. Mrs Richard Hess. Mrs. Joe Schultz, Mo Jay Girard, and Mts. CorneMus Schirack. The Mrrnr 4-H’ers elected the following officers: president. Becky Arriaga: vice president. Ann Kauffman; secretary - treasurer. Rosemary Clark; news reporter, Mary Beth Terveer; song leader. Barbara Keller; health and safety leader, Connie Gerber; recreation leaden. Mary Ann Zintsmaster and Lydia Arriaga. At present this club has no adult leaders, but Mrs. E. H. Kauffman, a parent, was present. ’Mrs Leonard Schwaller, who is a 4-H leader in the Happy Hustlers club of Washington township, is taking a very active part in helping form the new club. The next meeting for the St. Joe 4-H club will be April 11 at 3:30 p.m. in the county extension office. The Merry 4-H’ers will meet April 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the county extension office. . Huntington Mon To Speak To Rotarians J. L. Brenn. president of Huntington Laboratories, will be the guest speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Youth and Community Center. Brenn, a former Rotary district governor, will speak on the Caribbean area, which he visited recently. Present New Charter For Monroe Scouts A carry-in supper was held at the Monroe Methodist church Saturday evening for the Scouts and their parents when the new charter was presented. Boy Scout troop 72 and the Cub Scout pack 1072 are one year old. There are 18 Cub Scouts and 21 Boy Scouts. Merit badges were distributed and new officers named. Ed Bishop, of Fort Wayne, district officer, and wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Everhart of Decatur, were guests. Everhart showed moving pictures of a boys’ outing through the west. Charles Workinger is the new Institutional representative and. the Scouts are sponsored by the Monroe Methodist church. Store Manager At Educational Clinic James Carlton Brader, 421 Bollman St., manager for Holthouse Furniture of Decatur, registered Monday at the Mohawk educational clinic in Amsterdam, New York where he is attending a five-day course in carpet manufacture conducted by the Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc. While in Amsterdam, Brader will study first hand the latest techniques of manufacture used in every phase of carpet making. " Starting with the blending of raw material, the course progresses to scouring, dyeing, yarn spinning. designing, and' Weaving of all type carpet, including Axminster, Wilton, Plain. Chenille, Tufted, and Trendtex, an exclusive Mohawk weave. Lectures on color harmony and interior decorating conclude the Course. As a Result of this program, carpet salesmen who attend will have a better understanding of carpet and be of greater service to their customers.

Continue Mooring On Jury Indictment A rotHlawilWi »•< granted In tor grand Jury indirtmcni cm. against Ranald Easley. of Fort Wayne, on a motion by the drfcn»c attorney*. claimed that the* did not have suffirtant time io preparr a case Th. hearing Will now be held April 2B to Ute Adarna <rtr cult court March IB the dMrnac moved to withdraw ite muttaa tor a trial bp )urv Eaaley waa Indic fed on a true bill Dec 21 by the Adarna county grand jury for rvckleaa driving in the traffic fatality of a Fort Wayne youth on U S 224 late laat summer Th. dclanaa madr it* flrat appearance at the local court Feb 1. Army To Strengthen Forces In Pacific WASHINGTON <UPD — The Army announced today that It will strengthen ite Pacific forces by sending a battle group of 2.000 paratroopers and full equipment to Okinawa In June. The move is intended to give Adm Harry D Felt. US Pacific commander, the means for a • more flexible response’’ to any aggressive action in the western Pacific, the Army said. The Army will draw the battle group from ite famed 82nd Airborne Division at Ft Bragg. N. C..' and will assign it to the 25th Infantry Division which has beadquarters in Hawaii. The division s other four bottle groups will remain in Hawaii with the newly assignd unit as a forward, everrcady element. The Army cited no specific reason or development for the unexpected move. It reversed a trend dating to the end of the Korean War under which the Army has progressively reduced ana withdrawn its forces in the western Pacific. Name Omitted From Auto Wreck Story The name of Marvin Alverson, 16, brother of Sharon McMillen, was unintentionally omitted from the list of persons injured in an automobile-truck collision Monday night. Alverson, a passenger, together with his sister, in the car driven by Clarence L. Boring, was treated for head injuries at the Adams county memorial hospital and released.

Auto License Plate Is Lost Or Stolen Police authorities are seeking license plate JB-630, which is either lost or stolen. The loss was reported Tuesday by the owner, Floyd Braun, of 521 S. 13th street. Hospital Admitted Mrs. William Reichert, Monroe; Mrs. Richard P. Davis, Bryant; Miss Dianna August, Decatur; Miss Deborah Seitz, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Matilda Hammond, Decaturr; Mrs. James Weaver and baby girl, Monroe; Mrs. Duane Dager and baby girl. Monroeville; Chris Liechty, Linn Grove; Jernes Goodin, Fort Wayne; Lawrence Sanders, Portland. COURT NEWS Marriage Applications Harlen Eugene Shaffer, 22. of Decatur, and Patsy Ann Miller, 18, of Decatur. Anthony J. Yoder, 20, of Berne, and Virginia Rae CLauser, 20, of Berne. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS! REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE GROCERIES TO M GIVEN AWAY SATURDAY NIGHT By Th® Decatur Retail Division BOWER JEWELRY STORE

Miss Jean Cook Is First In District Mis* Jmb Cook, daughter Mr and Mr* E<l Ctank of route <Mte. placed first b* tor English ■eetk>o at th. district high *cta«>l aehtevrinoM teal* taken at lUutlim Saturday Muz Cook, ene es It >tudrfltei from Adam*. Write, Jay. and Huntington counite*, taking part in tor English testa, is a junior at Monmouth high •<*o>'l She *»U take part in the state final* a’ H)<>on>«ngh*n u> April- The date will be announced later IV* t* in English. Latin. and mathematic* were taken at the same time Thr testing is done by thr divi*ion of Indiana University extension. bureau of public dtecuaatan. The written English test wa» based on vocabulary, grammar, corny rsttto" reading and spelling Teste are kepi on fl>» in the rontest office for four year*s. and any teacher or pupil may examine them Mrs Hugh J. Andrew* is English instructor tor Miss Cook s class. Mike Carr, son al Mr and Mrs, Robert Carr, of route 3. placed fifth in the English test. Mike Hakes, son of Mr and Mrs. Ivan Hakes, of route three, placed third, and Roy Fuhrman, son at Mr and Mrs Norval Fuhrman, of route one, placed fiitn. in the mathematics division of the test. Brice Smith is mathematics instructor for the ’ Monmouth juniors. There is a possibility that one or two of the other places may gvt to take the finals at Bloomington. Official scores will be mailed out in about two weeks.

Speech Class Will Hold Dance Friday Speech pupils at Decatur high school will forego standing at the podium for at least one night when they sponsor a dance at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Friday. ™ , Tickets are on sale for 30 cents, and may be purchased from any speech class enrollee or from speech instructor Deane T. Dorwin. The evening’s fare starts at 8:30 p.m. and will continue until 11:30 p.m. The tie-in with April Fool’s Day was not elaborated on by Joe Smith, who will be master of ceremonies for the event. A secret code-H.F.S.C.M.-will be decoded for all those attending the dance. Smith, a senior of DHS, said that prizes would also be given away. A large attendance is expected by the class and all teenagers in the Decatur area are asked to partake of the fun and frivolity planned by the speech class. Several surprises will be the feature of the intermission program, and are expected to add to the overall merriment of the affair.

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St. Mary's Rivar At 13.61 -Foot Laval Today M Mary'* rtver remained al maul «i tba same level today at Tueaday when DreaUn w extort Server Lxul* Itmdrom repertn.l the depth at 1281 toH Yesterday it was 13 83 feet An additional B inch of rain fell late Tuesday togk* ,h, ‘ tnoratog to bring Ute twoday total to <«• m«b The river I* currently lover Ute thaareUcal flood level but is »till well away from tertou* |y flooding lhl» area The luddrn burst of spring weather hat thaw Ird thr ice in the upstream area Further rain would, of course, play havoc with northern cemmu»iti<» | ,s it did laat year. Training School For 4-H Officers Friday Friday evening, all county 4-H club officer* will meet tor a training school in the Lincoln school The meeting will begin at 7 30 Ip m. During the evening, claate* will be held tor each 4-H officer. Claasc* and clas* instructor* tor the evening are: prc»idcnte and vica praaldcnt*. Harold Schwartz, •ecretarie* and treasurers. Sally I McCullough; new* reporter*. Dick Heller; health and safety tenders. Homer Winteregg; song leader*, recreation leaders, Dick Tomkinson. state 4-H club office of Purdue, and leader* and parents. Eric Holm from the state 4-H club staff. County 4-H pins and certificate* will be presented to outstanding 4-H members. Those 4-H club* which have every officer present, plus one adult leader, will receive an award. To complete the evening recreation will be lead by Dick Tomkinson. and refreshments will be served, compliments of Farm Bureau Co-op.

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