Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1961 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1961

SOCIETY

MR. AND MRS. JERRY ROSS CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY— Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ross will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary Sunday, March 5, with an open house reception from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, to which relatives and friends have been invited. Mr. and Mrs. Ross have two sons, Lanny and Gary, both of Decatur. OLIVE REBEKAH LODGE HOLDS MEETING TUESDAY Thirteen members of the Olive Rebekah Lodge met for a regular meeting Tuesday evening. Three Link club folowed the lodge meeting during which it was decided to have a family pot luck dinner March 21. The progressive project was won by Mrs. Helen Liechty and Mrs. Sharon Knisler won the door prize. The first prize in the silent auction was received by Mrs. Georgia Kreigh, the second prize by Mrs. Sadie Barnett and the thrid prize by Mrs. Helen Liechty. ' ' 1 PUPIfiS PRESENT PROGRAM TO NORTHWEST P.T.A. ’ Streamers of green and’ pink, highlighted with clusters of pastel colored balloons, decorated the front and the stage of the auditorium of the Northwest elementary school for the monthly parentteacher meeting recently. These decorations set the theme fqr the gay musical program which was presented by grades one, two and three. Mrs. Clint Reed, music instructor opened with a few remarks telling what the musical program of our city schools try to accomplish. The grade one rhythm band than demonstrated how rhythm is important in this musical education by singing and keeping time with sticks, triangles, cymbals and tamborines. The band closed by singing “My Pony.” Little Laura Kelly, complete in a colorful Japaness costume, including a parasol, was the center of attraction while the second grade sang an oriental lullabye. “Gentle Mother.” They concluded by singing "Mountain Monkey,’ which was accented by a number of pupils bouncing large rubber balls in time to the gradually accelerating music. Each third grade pupil had a song flute for the next three numbers. First was the “Fipple Flute Song, ' which told the §tpry of the from the original recorder. Next they usH these song flutes to present the “Carnival of Animals.” Mrs. Reed was the narrator of of the story, “Four Dreams of Johnny.” and Johnny was played by Mike Dellinger. The story was illustrated in song. After “engineer” Kenny Hoverman announced the departure, all three grades sang “Little Red Caboose,” followed by the “Echo Song," with appropriate echoes. They closed by lustily singing"Merreily We Roll Aong," which was under the direction of guest conductor. Tim Atkinson. Clint Reed assisted in the accompaniment as w'ell as the directing of several of the numbers presented. Also assisting were the four teachers, Miss Mary Helen Moran. Miss Fetters, Mrs. Irene Friedley. and Mrs. Marnell Shepherd. and the student teacher. Miss Marjorie Kohne. Clarence Painter presided at the business meeting. He introduced the Rev. Smith, minister of the Nuttman Ave. United Brethren church, who gave the opening devotions. Painter announced that each parent would receive a letter concerning an auction tentatively scheduled for April 7 at the Lincoln school. He also appointed the nominating committee which is composed of Richard Linn. Miss Glennys Roop. Lawrence Rash, and Mr. and Mrs. George Miller. Mrs. Arthur reported on the’le-

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gislation report. The executive committee is to act on this report; that meeting is scheduled for March 16. Refreshments were served by the hospitality committee. CORRECTION IN THURSDAY’S ANNIVERSARY STORY An unintentional error in the announcement of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sprunger which appeared in Thursday’s Daily Democrat stated that their reception would be held Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. The article should have stated that they will have a family dinner at the Parkway restaurant in Berne Saturday evening at 6 o’clock. An open house reception will be held at the couple’s home from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. MRS. HARRY RAY IS HOSTESS TO WMS LADIES The ladies of the WMS of the Pleasant Mills Baptist church met recently at the home of Mrs. Harry Ray. The devotions were conducted by Mrs. Lowell Noll. The regular offering and the love gift offering was received. Mrs. Loretta McCullough and Mrs. Harry Ray presented the lesson. The history of the book of Deuteronomy was given by Mrs. Jim Halberstadt, Sr. As this was the Valentine party the members exchanged Valentines. Refreshments were served by the hostess who was assisted by Mrs. Cora Rickard, a guest at the meeting. BRIDGETTES MEET WITH MRS. WILLIAM SNYDER The Bridgettes met with Mrs. William Snyder Wednesday evening. Cards were enjoyed by the group and the prizes went to Mrs. John Brecht and Mrs. Bryan Trout. The treasurer’s report was given by Mrs. Phil Deßolt after which refreshments were served. , Others present at the meeting were Mrs. Dan Cowans, Mrs. Norman Pollock, Mrs. Kenneth Nash and Mrs. Bobbi Heller. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Norman Pollock. The Adams County Home Demonstration chorus will meet at the Monroe Farm Bureau building Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. c -.-sis.--.•* The Art Department of the Decatur Woman's club will meet Monday evening at 8 o’clock with Mrs. Joe Azbell. The Decatur Camera plub will meet at the home of Vernon Ginter at 7:30 Monday evening. The Women s society of the Mt; Zion Urmed Brethren church will meet at the home of Mrs. Samantha Mauller at 7 o'clock Monday evening. An election of officers will be held at this time. Our Lady of Fatima discussion club will ineet at the home of Miss Ethel Kleinhenz Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The Sacred Heart study club will meet Tuesday evening after church at the home of Naureen Miller. Mrs. Dwight Schnepp will be hostess to the Happy Homemakers Home Demonstration club Tuesday evening at 7:30. The Lydia circle of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church will meet with Mrs. Vernon Hill Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. Mrs. Frank Kitson will be the leader. A loose offering will be taken for seats at the Oakwood park. The Queen of Peace discussion group will meet at the home of Mrs. Cyril Heimann Thursday eve-

tB b 111/.. ~; ?O ? ' I ■ Miss Sarah Jane Gass —Photo by Anspaugh CaM--JJ’ake betrothal Jold Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gass of route 5, Decatur, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Jane, to Dale F. Hake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hake of 910 Dierkes street, Decatur. Miss Gass is a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school and is presently employed at the E. F. Gass store pf Decatur. Her fiance is also a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school. He is an employee of the International Harvester Co. in Fort Wayne and is attending the Indiana University Extension in Fort Wayne. The couple plan to wed August 12.

ning at 8 o’clock for a regular meeting. The Mt. Pleasant W.S.C.S. will meet with Mrs. Earl G. Fuhrman Thursday afternoon at 1:30. SORORITY CHAPTER ELECTS .... NOMINATING COMMITTEE A nominating committee consisting of Mrs. Fred Corah, Mrs. Lulu Fruchte and Mrs. William Affolder was elected at the meeting of the Xi Alpha Xi chapter of Beta Sigma| Phi. which was held at the home of Mrs. John Beery Tuesday evening. The business meeting, during which the nominating committee I w’as elected, was conducted by the president, Mrs. Jerome Keller. Mrs. Anola Crist presented the cultural lesson on “Various Man— The Great Man.” She cited several great men of the past and the future. Then she. gave a portrayal of the lives of Alexander Graham Bell and Dr. Jonas Salk who has made a great name for himself in medical research. Mrs. Lloyd Neil assisted the hostess in serving a lunch to the twelve members who were present. HISTORICAL CLUB REVIEWS LIFE OF MARK TWAIN * The Historical club met at the home of Mrs. M. E. Worthman Wednesday afternoon with 17 members and one guest present. The roll call was answered with a quotation after which Mrs. Homer Lower, program chairman, gave a very interesting report of the life of Mark Twain. She stated that Tw’ain has one daughter still living in St. Petersburg, Fla. Following the business meeting which was presided over by the president, Mrs. James Borders, lovely refreshments were served by the hostess. Robert E. Smith Released on Bond Robert E. Smith. 29, of route 3, was charged Wednesday in Wells circuit court with issuing a fraudulent check. Smith was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, and was freed about 11:30 p. m. that night on SI,OOO bond. The arrest was made by the Wells county sheriff’s department at Murray after a call was re- , ceived from Paul Decker, owner of a surplus store at which Smith is alleged to have passed a check for $55.45 on Jan. 25, 1960. Date of trial has not yet been set. . |

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Locals The Rev. and Mrs. Tillman Amstutz. missionaries to India for many years, will return home soon to Berne following his retirenient. — L. R. Schug, of Pendleton, formerly of Berne, has been promoted to executive secretary to A. F. Dowd, superintendent of the Indiana state reformatory. He was employed as a guard there in 1931, and has held various administrative positions there since, Another Berne man, former mar- > shal, Karl Sprunger. is also emj ployed there. Funeral services for Lee V. Lindsey. 70, a native of Geneva, were held Monday at Phoenix, Ariz. The Rev. Williard S. Lehman, a 1958 Berne graduate and for the past five years minister of jouth and music of the Glen Park Baptist church in Gary, has accepted a call as minister at the Wealthy Street Baptist church. Grand Rapids. Mich. Rev. Lehman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lehman of Berne. Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Johnson of 604 N. 3rd street have temporarily moved in with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Johnson, of .751 Parkview Drive, while Mrs. Johnson recuperates from surgery. The Karl Johnsons have rebuilt a part of their home to accomodate the elder Mrs. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Foreman of Coppess Corner are expected home Saturday from a two-week vacation at Daytona Beach, Fla. James Kessler of Monroe observed his 87th birthday anniversary last week. His son, grandson and great-grandchildren of Fort Wayne entertained him with a dinner Sunday. Mrs. Joel Schwartz of Berne and Mrs. Martha Starr of route one. Craigville were dismissed Wednesday from the Clinic hospital in Bluffton. Decatur Ministers To Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial assocation will meet Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Zion United church of Christ (E&R), it was announced today. .2 The- Rev. F. Hazen Sparks will be in charge of devotions. This will be a regular meeting, and discussion of the special project will continue

Clubs Calendar items for each day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30). Carol Bebout FRIDAY Monroe township 4-H group, Adams Central school cafeteria, 7:30 p.m. Blue Creek township Up and At It 4-H meeting, postponed until March 10. Up and At It 4-H club, Blue Creek conservation building, 7 p.m. Work and Win class, Trinity E. U. B. church, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Baked goods, chicken noodle soup and potato salad sale, Zion E and R church, 10 a.m. Children’s story hour, ages 5, 6 and 7, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Decatur Public Library. MONDAY Research club, Mrs. Henry Heller, 2:30 p.m. Worthy Matron's dinner, Masonic temple, 6 p.m. Bake sale at Jones and Byer Garage, Willshire, Ohio, sponsored by Pleasant Mills Junior class, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. MONDAY Adams County Home Demonstration chorus, Monroe Farm Bureau building, 7:30 p.m. Art department of Woman’s. club, Mrs. Joe Azbell, 8 p.m. Decatur Camera club, Vernon Ginter, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Missionary society of Mt. Zion UB church, Mrs. Samantha Mauller, 7 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Discussion club, Mrs. Ethel Kleinhenz. 8 p.m. Dramatic department of Woman’s club, Mrs. Ferd Klenk, 8 p.m. Literature department of Woman's club, Mrs. Ralph Yager, 7:45 p.m. Civic department of Woman’s club. Mrs. Adolph Kolter, 7:45 p.m. Juniors of American Legion auxiliary, Legion home, 4 p.m. Music section of Woman’s club, Mrs. Glen Borchers, 8 p.m. Fireman’s Ladies auxiliary, Decatur Fire Station, 8 p.m. V.F.W. Ladies auxiliary. Post home, 8 p.m.; color bearers, 7:30 p.m. Junior Woman’s club, Mrs. Eugene Dryer, 7:45 p.m. TUESDAY Sacred Hearts Study club, Naureen Miller, following church. Happy Homemakers Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Dwight Schnepp, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Dale Cemetery Association, Pleasant Dale -church, 7:30 p.m; ■ ----■ WEDNESDAY - Lydia circle of the Trinity EUB church, Mrs. Vernon Hill, 1:30 p.m. Evening cirlces of Presbyterian church, 8 p.m., Naomi circle, Mrs. Edwin Hagan; Ruth circle, Mrs. Chalmer Debolt. THURSDAY Queen of Peace Discussion group. Mrs. Cyril Heimann, 8 p.m, Mt. Pleasant W.S.C.S., Mrs. Earl G. Fuhrman, 1:30 p.m. Reports Starvation Os Congo Children The Rev. Archie Graber, Protestant missionary to Bakwanga province in the Congo, and husband of the former Erma Beitler of Berne, reports from Washington, “while you are eating supper this evening, eight children will starve to death in the Congo.” At the rate of 200 each day. children are the main victims of the political chaos now present in the Congo, Rev. Graber reports, as he helps bury their bloated bodies each day. CROP Money Helps Under the leadership of the world council of churches, a Congo Protestant relief agency, similar to a Catholic organization also in operation, has been established to help the unfortunate, unknowing victims of Congo chaos. Adams county people who contributed to the CROP program this past year can be assured that a good amount of what was given is going to this troubled area. In addition. President Kennedy, after making an ample part of the nation’s great agricultural surplus available to the needy and unempolyed people here at home, has also removed much of the limitations on surplus food to overseas church agencies of all denominations. Feb. 16. for example, secretary of agriculture Orville L. Freeman announced that 100 mililon pounds of refined vegetable oils will be made available this year to U. S. nonprofit voluntary welfare agencies for the assistance of needy peoole overseas. Christian Help ■Rus Christian charitable act will help relieve a terrible situation in the Congo, “help us better serve God by serving others, and it will give foreign, non-Christian people a better picture of the Christian in action.” It is a part of the president’s “fbod-for-peace” program. However, government surplus is not the only answer. The government gives the food. The Christian agencies, Protestant or Catholic, and the Jewish relief agencies, must provide much of the cost of handling the food.

New Coin Club Holds Coin Sale The newly-formed coin club of Adams county held their first regularly scheduled meeting Thursday evening at the' Union Hall 261 building, located near the corner of N. Second street and the Monmouth road. The club, which has picked up 10 new members in the past week and is now 30 strong, voted in a name for themselves at the meeting. The name most favored by the members was the Adams county coin club. Coin Auction Held A lively coin auction was held with Tom Eichhorn as the auctioneer. Approximately 25 coins were put on the auction block, and all but two of them werae sold The auction consists of someone putting a coin on the block with a minimum price attached to it. The members then bid on it and the highest bidder adds the coin to his collection. Membership Growing Although the membershm has increased tremendously already, the club is still looking for new members. Anyone interested in joining is requested to contact president Tom Ehler, secretarytreasurer Jack Bartlett, or any other member of the club. Dues are SI.OO per year for anyone 18 years of age or over, and 50c for anv junior members. The members of the club would also like to express their appreciation to the Union for their cooperation in letting the club use their building for their monthly meetings. The next meeting will be held Thursday. April 6, at the Union Hall building 261. Healing Ministry Os Jesus Cited By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International Mrs. Agnes Sanford is the dignified. matronly wife of an Episcopal rector in Westbcro, Mass., and the mother of three grown children. ——.. She impresses you as a practical, forthright, completely sincere woman who would not try to de- ■ lude anyone, including herself. Mrs. Sanford believes that Jesus meant exactly what He said when he told his disciples they i would be able to heal the sick by laying hands on' them and praying for them. ) If you ask why she believes > this, she has a simple and unarguable answer: “I’ve seen it happen—hundreds of times.” The first time was many years ago. when a young minister came to call on her infant son, who had been ill for six weeks with abscessed ears. “I’ll go up and have a prayer I with your child,” he told Mrs. Sanford. Baby Loses Fever “I don’t think it will do any good,” she replied wearily. “He’s only a baby and he wouldn’t understand.” •‘That won ’t matter,” the young minister said. Without further argument, he went upstairs, placed his hands gently on the baby’s head, and prayed briefly. Mrs. Sanford remembers vividly what happened next. “The fever flush died out of my baby’s face immediately. He turned very pale, closed his eyes and slept. When he woke, he was well.” . During the past 20 years, Mrs. Sanford has laid her own compassionate hands on a great number of people who were suffering from a wide variety of mental and physical illnesses. She has carried on this healing ministry quietly, without flamboyant personal publicity, and within the institutional framework of the Episcopal Church. She has not tried to keep a score-card of recoveries, but there have been enough of them, she feels, to justify and even heighten her conviction that God’s healing power flows into sick bodies and minds today, no less dramatically than in the time of Christ.

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Democrat Hires Two Operators The Decatur Daily Democrat has added two new student linotype operators this week, one of whom will operate the teletypesetter machine. Olin W. Moeschberger, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moeschberger of Monroe, is a second-gen-eration linotype operator for the Decatur Daily Democrat. His father was employed here a number of years during the 1940’5. A 1959 graduate of Adams Central high school, Moeschberger is learning to operate a linotype machine while operating the teletypesetter. Larry H. Fravd- 19, son of Mr and Mrs. Herbert Fravel of 33' South fifth street, a 1959 graduate of Milo Bennett Linotype school at English. He is a 1959 graduate cf Decatur high school, and replaced James Markley, who resigned from his job last Saturday. Markley has taken a job with the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Berne Lady Dies At Hospital Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the First Mennonite church of Berne for Mrs. Elma O. Sprunger, 79, who died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been hospitalized six weeks. A native of Missouri, Mrs. Sprunger had resided in Berne since 1904. Surviving are the husband, Albert N.; one son; five daughters; 18 grandchildren and one sister. The body is at the Yager funeral home where friends may call this evening. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery’Hospital ADMITTED Mrs. Louise Sommer, Berne; Mrs. Harry Ross, Decatur; Baby Glen Helmrich, Decatur. DISMISSED Mrs. Robert Ludwig and baby girl, Decatur; Master James Kennedy, Decatur; Mrs. Hugh D. Sprunger, Berne; Mrs. J. I. Hall, Geneva; James Robert Miller, Decatur; Mrs. Norman Hart and baby boy, Monroe. '

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Senate Demos Speed Session INDIANAPOLIS <UPD — The Indiana Legislature appeared on its way to adjournment on schedule by midnight Monday as the tempo of bill-passing reached a peak and conference committees smoothly ironed out many of the controversial issues. The Senate, working into the week small hours of this morning, approved a biennial budget of about $1,197,000,000, about $24 million higher than that okayed by the House. Governor Welsh signed into law a bill creating an Indiana Port Commission, an important step in construction of a deep water harbor at Bums Ditoh on Lake Michsgan, a project favored by Demo•ratic and Republican leaders alike as a move toward economic tains for the state. In other action late Thursday: —Minority Democrats in the House failed to pry out of an unfriendly committee a bill to raise mempioyment benefits from $36 o S4O a week for 30 instead of ?6 weeks ...... —The Senate passed a bill tor numeration of male voters, a 'orerunner of legislative reapportion men t. Tax Freese Proposed —The House adopted a commitee report favorable to the Indiana Farm Bureau plan to virtually freeze property taxes the next two years, allowing only a 2 per cent increase in 1962 over 1961 and 2 per cent in 1963 over 19*2. —The Senate unanimously passed a House bill raising hunting and fishing licenses by 50 cents. —The House passed a Senate bill creating an administrative watchdog committee. The Senate, after a marathon budget session as a committee of the whole that lasted for five hours, planned to return to duty at noon today. The House, which also had a night session, adjourned about midnight after passing 26 Senate bills. The port bill, which Welsh signed at a ceremony attended by upstate civic leaders, provides the machinery for the building of the SIOO million port in Porter County. It does not carry an appropriation, but spells out how the *2 million now in the state treasury for port purposes be handled. An emergency clause tacked onto the bill made it effective immediately.