Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1961 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1961

SOCIETY

V.F.W. AUXILIARY PLANS STEAK SUPPER The V.F.W. Ladies auxiliary held a business and social (peeling at the Post home recently. It was announced at the meeting that the V.F.W. auxiliary and conference and woman’s forum on national security will be held in Washington, DC., from January 25 to January 28. The auxiliary charter was draped for Bessie Pomerenke, who died January 7. It was announced by the veterans post that four members are in the hospital. Anyone wishing to send get well cards may send them to the following addresses: Otto Gase, Veteran Administration hospital. Fort Wayne; John Gaffer, West Tenth street, V.A. hospital, Indianapolis; Theron Dull, Parkview hospital, Fort Wayne; and Willjam Noll, Adams county memorial hospital, Decatur. The group voted to have a steak supper February 12. A social meeting, during which games were played, followed the business session. The door prize Was won by Mrs. Theodore Baker. DECATUR GARDEN CLUB MEETS TUESDAY AFTERNOON Mrs. Roy Runyon was hostess tc the Decatur Garden club at her home Tuesday afternoon. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Hersel Nash, Mrs. Amos Ketchum presided over the meeting. Eighteen members responded to the The nominating com* mittee announced that the present officers would serve for another year. Mrs. Gail Baughman was appointed chairman to prepare gifts to be taken to the Adams county home for Valentine Day. Mrs. Henry Heller gave a most interesting report on the pruning of roses. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Runyon, assisted by Mrs. Henry Heller, served refreshments; RETURNED MISSIONARY SPEAKS TO SOCIETY Miss Victoria Lange, a returned missionary who served in Africa for 30 years, presented a very interesting program to the ladies of the Women’s Society of the Decatur Methodist church Thursday evening. Miss Lange showed slides of their church in Africa and of a beautiful white tower and bell which was built in memorial to Miss Lange’s mother. The group also saw slides of the hospital and leper camp. Miss Lange closed her program with prayer, '* Mrs. Delton Passwater gave the worship at the meeting and Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked." Following the meeting the members and their guests, from Geneva. Monroe, Mt. Pleasant, Salem and Mt. Tabor, were invited into the lounge for tea. TEACHERS TO MEET FOR ART WORKSHOP Art teachers and elementary teachers of the Adams county education association will meet from 8:30 tq 11:30 a.m. Saturday. January 28. at the Berne cafeteria. The second workshop of the year will feature the media of paper sculpture. A film “Paper Sculpture in the World of Art” will be shown. Rpd Liechty and Hubert Feasel will demonstrate various techniques and exhibits on paper sculpture will also be featured. Teachers who do not belong are invited to attend. There will be a stated meeting of the Order of Rainbow for Girls I Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at the

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\ Masonic hall. I The Golden Age group 'of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. John Doan Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Decatur Flying club will meet at the home of Richard Peterson Saturday evening at 7:30. There will be a P.T.A. meeting at the Pleasant Mills school at 7:30 Monday evening. The St. Anne Study Club will meet with Mrs. Ed Tonnellier Monday afternoon at 1:30. The Research club will meet with Mrs. B. G. Thomas Monday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. J. M. Doan will present the program. The Evening Circles of the Methodist W.S.C.S. will meet with Mrs. Fred Soldner Monday evening at 8 o’clock. LOCALS Miss Margaret Schenck, of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Charlie D. Teeple of Decatur attended the funeral of Mrs. Wiley Fishbaugh in Mendon, 0., Tuesday. Mrs. Fishbaugh was the wife of Dr. Wiley Fishbaugh, who was a physician in Mendon for many years. Dr. Fishbaugh preceded his wife in death a number of years ago. Mrs. Fishbaugtr was the daughter of the Rev. D. J. Schenck, a former Adams county resident. Miss Schenck is a niece of Mrs. Fishbaugh and Mrs. Teeple is a cousin. BIR TH At the Adams county memorial hospital: Louis L. and Mary Alice Lee Sheets of route 5. Decatur, became the- parents of an eight pound baby girl at 10:16 p.m. Tuesday. A seven pound, six ounce baby boy was bom at 6:33 a.m. today to Marvin and Catherine Temple Conrad of route 10, Fort Wayne. Hospital Admitted Fred Cress. Monroeville. Dismissed Joseph Kaehr. Sr., Decatur; Mrs. Moses Schmidt and baby boy, Monroe; Lorenz Germann, Van Wert, O.: Paul Brewster. Bryant; Mrs. Harold Mclntosh. Monroe; Miss Elsie Brunnegraff, Decatur; Mrs. Mamie Bailey, Monroe; Master Charles Hamilton, Decatur: George Baker. Decatur; Master Leonard Jarigue. Decatur; Mrs. Phillip Hammitt, Berne. Girl Scouts Girl Scout troop 460 met after school Monday. Drivers were chosen to take the girls to the Kroger warehouse in Fort Wayne. Games were played. Scribe: Linda Hodle Brownie Troop No. 178 met Monday afternoon at the Lincoln school. The meeting was opened with the Brownie promise, after which the group sang a Brownie song. They then worked on Valentine gifts for their parents. Sheri Schell brought the treat. The meeting closed with the Brownie good night song. Scribe: Claudia Haggerty To Initiate Class \ At Elks Thursday Initiation services will be held at the Decatur lodge 993 of the B P.O. Elks Thursday at 8 p.m. Exalted ruler James Newton also announced that there would be a free lunch after the initiation rites. All members are invited to attend both the initiation and the lunch afterwards.

Clubs Calendar Items for each day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30). Carol Reboot WEDNESDAY Lincoln PTA, school auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Bridgettes, Mrs. Phil Deßolt, 8 p.m. Historical club, Mrs. Fred Rancher, 2 p.m. Decatur Home Demonstration club, C. L. of C. hall, 1:30 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. R. C. Hersh, 2:30 p.m. THURSDAY Order of Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 3:30 p.m. Golden Age group of Methodist church, Mrs. John Doan, 2 p.m. Women of the Moose ritual practice, Moose home, 7:30 p.m. Hannah Circle of Trinity EUB church, Mrs. Ted Hill, 9 a.m. Psi Ote Trading Post, 1 to 4 p.m., Evelyn Morrisey, Joan Bohnke and Betty Fager; 6 to 9 p.m., Collen Heller, Angeline Rash and Ann Barnes. Past Matrons of OES, Mrs. Harry Essex, ,7:30 pun. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, 10 a.m., all day meeting. So Cha Rea, Mrs. Russel Byer, 103 North Fifth street, Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist WSCS, Mrs. Charles Morrison, 1:30 p.m. Blue Creek Friendship Village Home Demonstration club, Blue Creek Conservation building, 1:30 p.m. FRIDAY Psi Ote Trading Post, 1 to 4 p.m., Sarah Lou Collier, Bgtty Zerkel; 6 to 9 p.m., Beulah Parrish, Helen Rydell. SATURDAY Decatur Flying club, Richard Peterson, 7:30 p.m. Psi Ote Trading Post, 1 to 4 p.m., Marsha Stevens, Phyllis Hutker. MONDAY Pleasant Mills P.T.A., Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m. St. Anne Study club, Mrs. Ed Tonnellier, 1:30 p.m. , Research club, Mrs. B. C Thomas, Ji :30 p.m. Evening circles of Methodist W. S. Mrs. Fred Soldner, 8 p.m. Sa Ie Os Residences Is Announced Today The Walther home, at 931 North Fifth street, the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Walther, has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Otho Suman, of 1209 Adams street. William F. Schnepf, of Kent Realty & Auction company, announced this morning. The Sumans plan to rent out their former home. The Walther home has been vacant for about a year. Mrs. Will Schnepf, of 624 Ms North Second street, has purchased a home in the Highland Park addition off Mercer avenue from Anthony Faurote, Schnepf also announced today. Mrs. Schnepf will obtain possession of the home about the first of March. Michigan Man Slays Family And Himself GRAND BLANC, Mich. (UPD— A minister’s wife who came to pay a social call walked into a grisly scene of death Tuesday. Inside the two-story brick and wood building in this city of 1,569 on the outskirts of the auto-making center of Flint were the bodies of Thomas B. Clark, 37, his wife, and four children. Police said Clark, apparently despondent over job problems, took a .30-36 deer rifle and shot his wife, two sons, two daughters, I then himself. He first killed his wife Janet, 37, shooting her as she lay sleeping. Then he went into the adjoining upstairs bedroom and shot his daughter Karen, 10, as she lay sleeping. His elder daughter, Kathleen, 11. woke and bolted upright in bed at the sound of the shot. She too was shot in the chest,. . Clark then proceeded to a downstairs bedroom where he fired two more shots, killing his sons, Karl, 12, and Kirk, 8. Then Clark fired a bullet through his own chert. All six were clad in pajamas and died early in the morning. The bodies were not discovered until dusk, when Mrs. R. E. Thompson, the wife of a local minister, and a friend came calling. Latest statistics available indicate that slightly more than 460 million tons of high grade, direct shipment iron ore remains in northern Minnesota.

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Scrapbook Contest Won By Rural Youth Adams County Rural Youth received first place honors in the annual district scrapbook contest for 1960. The district scrapbook entries were judged Monday evening at the district meeting held at the Grant county 4-H building in Marion. Five Adams county rural youth members, Kathryn Shaffer, Tep Kipfer, Sally McCullough, Carolyn Moore and Gloria Koeneman, were the Adams county members in attendance at this district meeting. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings of meetings and activities, meeting qotices, pictures of activities and a month by month account of Adams county happenings. Adams county has won the district contest four out of the last six years and last year placed third in the state contest. The Adams county book will now be entered in the state contest and will be judged with the nine other district winners for the three top placings in the state. Five counties in the district were entered in this year’s contest. Those helping on this year’s scrapbook were Jerry Gerber, Sally McCullough, Carolyn Moore, Legora Markle and Gloria Koeneman. j Bob Shafer, district president, conducted the business meeting which 130 rural youth members from the district attended. Plans were made for the February 10 Valentine dance to be held in Wabash. Drawings for the district basketball tournament were made and Adams county will play Grant county in the first game, which must be played before February 10. Huntington county won the attendance cowbell. The educational feature was a rate yourself questionnaire “What Is our Citizenship Quotient?” followed by group discussions on citizenship. Sally McCullough and Gloria Koeneman served as discussion leaders for two groups. Recreation followed the business session and Carolyn Moore assisted with this part of the program. Refreshments were served by the host Grant county members. The next district meeting will be held April 17 in Huntington county. Inaugural Program Available By Mail Official copies of the 1961 inaugural program may be obtained by Decatur residents for $1.25 each. Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, announced today. Printed on fine paper, the Ken-nedy-Johnson official program 1961 will present in every detail the 35th inaugural ceremonies. The program will be enclosed in an individual en\ elope ready -for mailing. Articles by President Kennedy himself a Pulitzer prize winner, and excerpts from his two books, will be among the literary gems in the program. House speaker Sam Rayburn has an article. James Michener, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg and Walter Prescott Webb have also contributed. There will be pictures of the American flag, American eagle, the presidential seal, White House, national buildings and shines, articles on the president, the vice president, their wives, colorful inaugurations of the past, and a guide to inaugural events. Those interested should mail a check for $1.25 for each copy up to four, sl.lO for 5 to 99 copies, and $1 each for 100 or more copies, to Kennedy-Johnson Official Program 1961, 1732 Eye street, N.W., Washington 6, D.C. Attend Annual Clinic Os Flying Farmers Mr. and Mrs. Wes Richardson of the Decatur Hi-Way Airport attended the 15th annual clinic of the Flying Farmers of Prairie Farmer land held at the Hotel Wolford in Danville. 111., last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Richardson, wellknown around this area for her flying ability, is g past airport director and presented this year's airport of the year award to a new director. Dave Vallow of Knox, Ind. She also gave a 53-minute report on the Powder Puff derby held last year. After her talk, she was requested by a group of officers from Bloomington, 111., to have the same report given to the members of their county Flying Farmer wing at a meeting to be held in March. The Richardsons, like the 125 other flyers in attendance, flew to the clinic, landing at the Danville municipal airport.

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IZLER SOLOMON will conduct the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at the Decatur high school auditorium Thursday evening -at 8 o’clock in one of the feature concerts of the 1960-61 season of the Adams County Civjq Music Association. This concert is presented at the school instead of the usual Youth and Community Center, as the center is not large enough for the orchestra. The orchestra, rated among the top ten in the nation, was founded in 1930, and Solomon has been the conductor since 1956. He previously headed orchestras in Columbus, Buffalo,Lansing and ! New Orleans, and has been guest conductor for many of the nation’s leading orchestras, including Boston and Houston. Major Inaugural Events Scheduled To Start Tonight WASHINGTON (UPD — Here is a schedule of major inaugural evnts: TODAY 6 to 8 p.m—Reception for Vice President-elect and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. 6 to 8 p.m.—Reception for Congressional Medal of Honor winners. 8:30 p.m.—lnaugural military review at Uline Arena. THURSDAY 8:30 a.m.—Breakfast for Congressional Medal of Honor winners. 3 to 6 p.m.—Reception for state governors and special guests. 7:30 p.m.—Dinner and reception given by singer-actor Frank Sinatra. ( 8 p.m.—lnaugural concert at Constitution Hall attended by President-elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy. 8:45 p.m.—lnaugural gala to raise money for Democrats, starring Sinatra, Ethel Merman, Ella Fitzgerald and other entertainers. Also attended by Presicjent-elect and Mrs. Kennedy. FRIDAY ~ 11:20 a.m.—Kennedy calls at White House to escort President Eisenhower to inaugural ceremonies. Noon—Kennedy takes oath of office at Capitol. Following Ceremony—Lunch for Kennedy and Johnson in old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol, given by Congress. Following Ceremony—Lunch for Eisenhower and outgoing Vice President Richard M. Nixon at private club, given by former Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss. 2 p.m.—lnaugural parade from Capitol to White House. 7:15 p.m.—Fireworks display and women's Air Force band concert at Washington Monument. 9 p.m.—Four inaugural balls. Rehearing Denied Ex-State Officials INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — The Indiana Supreme Court late Tuesday rejected a petition for a rehearing in the case of two former state officials convicted of conspiracy and bribery in connection with the Hoosier highway scandals The high court previously upheld on Dec. 5 the convictions of former state Adj. Gen. Elmer 'Doc> Sherwood and William E assistant to ex-Gov. George N. Craig. They were convicted in Marion Criminal Court in July, 1958. Sherwood and Sayer have 20 days in which to appeal their case to the U. S. Supreme Court or begin serving their 2-14 year prison terms. Both now ar? living in Florida. Three Kokomo Area Stations Are Robbed KOKOMO, Ind. (UPD-A heavyset gunman robbed three Kokomo area service stations within a period of five to ten minutes early today and eluded police roadblocks set up on Howard County roads.

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Kennedy Slows Down Schedule In New York NEW YORK (UPI) — Presi-dent-elect John F. Kennedy began a low pressure day here today away from the pre-inaugural bustle of Washington and to have a final fitting on his cutaway coat. The President - elect" did not watch President Eisenhower’s farewell address on television, but picked up early editions of the morning papers on his arrival here at 12:18 a.m. to read Eisenhower’s speech. Kennedy arrived by plane from Washington where he had attended a party given by his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith. He scheduled a meeting at his Carlyle Hotel suite with Gov. Luis Munoz Marin, of Puerto Rico, which was said to be purely a social call. It was understood that Munoz wanted to meet with Kennedy sometime after the inauguration for a business conference on Puerto Rican affairs, but was seeing the President-elect today only for an exchange of greetings. Kennedy also will see Hugh Gaitskell, British Labor party leader, sometime during the day. Gaitskell is in this country for an appearance Saturday night on the television program “The Nation’s Future” and to attend Kennedy’s inauguration. HOUSE REPUBLICANS (Continued from page 1) would deliver two copies of the building permit to the county auditor and he would pass one copy on to the township assessor in the township where the construction was to take place. The township assessor would tax the new construction and return the building permit to the [county auditor accompanied by a j certification denoting the property was taxed. Failure to obtain a permit would be a misdemeanor and the guilty party could be fined up to SIOO. Steele said his bill “would equalize the county property tax load.” He said many suburban builders are “chiseling” the county by failing to report new construction. Committee members agreed that the measure would bring "thousands of dollars” to local communities at a time when they need it most. Steele BUI Opposed ■ Steele also authored the “watchdog” committee bill which ran into Democratic opposition. The bill provided that no state administrative agency could put a new rule into effect until it was approved by a committee made up of five members of each house of the General Assembly. Several committee members cited instances where a state agency set up a rule which violated the intent of the legislature and which caused hardship to persons unfamiliar with the rule. Steele cited an instance where a state agency made a ruling that persons could not work in Martin County gypsum mines unless they had been* actively engaged in mining within the last five years. He said the rule prevented many unemployed coal miners in the Bedford area from obtaining jobs. Points To Regulation Sen. Von Eichhorn, D-Uniondale, pointed to a regulation issued by the State Fire Marshal which banned a certain type of fire extinguisher. He said schools and business concerns in his county were held in violation of the rule and were required to switch to more expensive extinguishers. Sen. D. Russell Bontrager, RElkhart, cited another State Fire Marshal rule governing the bottled gas industry. He said one firm was unaware of the ruling and later had to pay $60,000 in a damage suit because it was found guilty of violating a regulation it knew nothing about. The measure failed to win approval of the Democrat majority on the committee because it provided that the Senate members of the “watchdog” group be appointed by the lieutenant governor and the House members by the House Speaker, both Republicans. One Democrat expressed a fear that the committee wqpld have a Republican majority and would be able to “gut” the rule-making authority of agencies administered by appointees of Democrat Governor Welsh.

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