Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1961 — Page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1961

SOCIETY

TALENT SHOW TO BE HELD AT COUNTY HOME SUNDAY Max Kreps, local square dance Instructor, will do the calling for his square dancers at the county home Sunday evening. Many residof Decatur and Adams county will take part in the dancing. The Scheuman brothers will furnish plenty of good square dance and western music for part of the evening's entertainment. Max Kreps will also be the emcee for the show which will start at 7:30 Sunday evening. Visitors are welcome to attend these talent shows, which are held each month. Anyone wishing to take part in a show should call Mrs. Leo Sheets. W. S. C. S. MEETS AT MT. TABOR CHURCH The W. S. C. S. of the Mt. Tabor Method st church met Friday evening at the church for a regular monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Glen Chronister. Devotions were given by Miss Eleanore Chronister. The lesson, “Woman’s changing 'roles,” was presented by Mrs. James Havermale. Following the reading of the lesson, a discussion on women of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, was held. During the business session the reading program showed a total of 4,000 points. Plans were made to attend the district W. S. C. S. meeting, which win be neia at too New Haven Methodist church. 25Til WEDDING ANNIVERSARY fELEBRATED SATURDAY Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Stuckey of Monroe celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday evening with a dinner party at their home for their relatives and friends. A three tiered wedding cake, topped with bells and beautifully decorated with miniature bells and pink roses, centered the table. Favors nut cups with silver bells. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Stucky received many lovely gifts. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stucky and William Stucky, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hike, Mr. and Mrs. Welden Stucky. Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Orley Waiters. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Everett. Mrs. Lillian Stucky, Freeman Walters and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mitchell, who attended the couple at their wedding. The honored guests were married December 24. 1935 at the Monroe Methodist church. Due to the serious illness of Mrs. Stucky’s father, Mr. Walters, the celebration was' postponed until Saturday. ’ r ' '. JOHN G. HELLER SPEAKS TO DECATUR WOMAN’S CLUB John G. Heller, Decatur newspaperman, spoke to the Decatur Woman's club Monday evening at the April general meeting which the basis for his talk, then expanded into various phases of ter. Heller used the Civil war as was held at the Community Centhat event. He cited battles between north and south and gave his views on the personalities, eccentricities and such of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, General U.. S. Grant, and General Robert E. Lee. Heller also stated that he did not believe that the bitterness between the northern states and the southern states stemmed from the war itself, but from the administration which followed the war. All those present found the talk to be very interesting. Preceding the talk by Heller, Mrs. Leo Curtin, chairman of the

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Clubs Calendar Items for each day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30). Carol lie bout TUESDAY Baptist Missionary society, low-1 er auditorium of church, 7:30 p.m. Loyal Daughters class of Bethany EUB church, Mrs. Earl Fuhrman, f:3O p.m. Catholic Ladies of Clumbia, C. L. of C. hfall, 7:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi honorary group, Mrs. J. F. Sanmann, 403 Limberlost Trail, 6:30 p.m. Decatur Garden club, Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, 2 p.m. Afternoon section of Nu-U club, 236 North Twelfth street, 1:30 p.m. Church Mothers Study club, Zion E and R church, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Decatur Home Demonstration club, C. L. of C. hall, 1:30 p.m. Emmaus Guild, Parish hall, 8 p. m. Shakespeare club, Community Center, 1 p.m. THURSDAY Phoebe Bible class, E and R church, 7:45 p.m. Northwest Elementary PTA, Northwest school, 8 p. in. So Cha Rea, Mrs. Kortenber, 7:30 p.m. Past Matrons of Order of Eastern Star, Mrs. Homer Lower, 8 p.m. Blue Creek Friendship Village Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Leland Ripley, 1 p.m. DYB class, Trinity EUB church basement, 7:30 p.m. Adams county Nurses association; Community Center, 7:30 p.m. Golden Age Group of Methodist church, Mrs. Henry Heller, North Second street, 2 p. m. Hannah circle of Trinity EUB church, Mrs. Ralph Stevens, 9 a. m. Women of Moose, Moose home, 8 p. m.; officers, 7:30 p. m. FRIDAY Spring concert, Decatur Catholic high school auditorium, 7:30 p. m. Rummage sale, Decatur hatchery, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. sponsored by Pleasant Mills W. S. C. S. SATURDAY— Rummage sale sponsored by Pleasant Mils Methodist W.S.W.S. Decatur hatchery, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children’s story hour, ages 5 to 7, Decatur public library, 1:30 p. m. to 2:30 p. m. SUNDAY Spring concert, Decatur Catholic high school auditor‘um, 8 p. m. club, presided at the business meeting. She announced that the Indiana Federation of Women s clubs will hold a convention in Fort Wayne April 27129. Mrs. R. C. Hersh will be the delegates for the convention. Mrs. Francis Howell, chairman of the art department, gave a brief account of the activities of that department in the past year. Mrs. Ronald Parrish announced that the dramatics department will present a one-act play at the May meeting of the club. All members were urged to attend this meeting. It has also been decided to have a tea following the May meeting. Hospital Dismissed Mrs. Robert Braun and baby boy, Decatur: Mrs. Marion Stults, Decatur: Mrs. Earl Yoder, Berne.

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The Rev. George Christian officiated at the double ring wedding ceremony which united in marriage Miss Nancy C. Fuhrman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Fuhrman, and Brooks E. Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Arnold, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Baskets of mixed flowers and large green plams adorned the Mt. Pleasant Methodist church. Nuptial music was provided by Mrs. Norval Fuhrman, organist, and John Fuhrman, vocalist. Selections presented by the two were "I Love. You Truly,” "Because,” and "Wedding Prayer.” Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride was lovely in a gown of silk mist taffeta with a brush train. It featured a shelledout neckline scalloped with alencon lace and sprinkled with sequins and seed pearls. The front of the skirt was highlighted by small appliques of alencon lace and seed pearls. The bride’s headpiece was a small tiara of seed pearls with a fingertip veil of imported illusion, and she carried a bouquet of white roses centered with a corsage. Mrs. Richard Byer, sister of the bride, was maid of honor in a street length lavender silk chiffon dress. The tucked bodice featured a scooped neckline. Small bows accented the sleeves and a full, gathered silk chiffon skirt over taffeta and net completed the gown. Her headpiece was composed of a white camelia flower with a lavendar headpiece and her bouquet was of lavendar tinted carnations. The bridesmaid was Miss Barbara Fuhrman, sister of the bride, and Miss Sheryl Ann Byer, niece of the bride, was flower girl. Both wore dresses identical ;to that of the honor attendants in pink silk chiffon.

Mrs. Fuhrman selected a royal blue lace over taffeta dress with black accessories for the wedding. A navy blue sheath dress with pink accessories comprised the ensemble worn by the mother of the groom. Pink carnation corsages gave a finishing touch to both outfits. fallowing the ceremony a reception was held in the church basement. Approximately 250 guests attended and were served by Mrs. Charlene Fuhrman, Mrs. Vella Teeple, Mrs. Helen Marie Singleton and Mrs. Hazel Fifer. For their southern wedding trip Mrs. Arnold changed to a mint green dress with white accessories to which she added the rose corsage from her bridal bouquet.

ocietu. The Phoebe Bible class of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet iu the church parlor Thursday evening at 7:45. The Northwest elementary school parent-teacher association will hold its regular meeting Thursday in the school auditorium beginning at 8 o'clock. Preceding the business meeting an art exhibit will be featured, with doors opening at 7 o’clock. The junior band will be the main part of the business session and everyone is urged to attend this meeting. Refreshments Will be served by the hospitality committee.

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The former Miss Fuhrman is a graduate of Monmouth high school and is presently attending Fort Wayne Beauty College. Her husband was graduated from Adams Central high school and is employed as assistant manager of the Standard Market in Decatur. BIRTH James and Sharon Stucky Hullinger of New Haven became the parents of an eight pound, ten ounce baby boy at 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hullinger of Decatur are the paternal grandparents and the maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stucky of New Haven. At the Adams county memorial hospital: An eight pound, three ounce baby* boy was born to Frederick A. and Patricia Joan Abbott Bittner, Jr., of route 5, Decatur, at 2:20 a.m. today.

Locals Mrs. Alta Teeple McCliniock, of Cincinnati, 0., is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Crales Teeple for a week. W. Guy Brown, Decatifr superintendent of schools, was held up by snow for more than three hours Monday while returning from Indianapolis. He had taken his wife to Indianapolis for the annual tuberculosis association meeting, left Indianapolis at 6 a. m.. and arrived in Decatur about 1 p. m. Richard Hendricks of Decatur was the Sunday guest of his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hendricks of Gary. Debbie Smith and Sharon Mattax attended a D. M. A. twirling contest at St. Mary’s, Ohio, Saturday. In the intermediate division, 15 years old and over, Sharon won a second place trophy. Both girls won a fifths place wooden plaque in the advanced division. Mrs. John Shirk, of West Palm Beach, Fla.,, will arrive this evening for a two week visit with her mother, Mrs. John H. Heller. Over $1,200 Given To Cancer Crusade Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg, chairman of the Adams county Cancer society, reported today that over $1,200 has already been turned in by the volunteers working on the house to house canvass for the Cancer crusade. A total of $169 was turned in Friday, and $1,074 on Saturday, for a total of $1,243, with more money yet to be turned in to treasurer Justin Bleeke.

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Jesse Urick Dies At Sturgis, Mich. Jesse A. Urick, 72, former reisdent of Monroe and Geneva, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Sturgis, Mich. Surviving are a brother, Harvey Urick of Geneva: three stepsons and two stepdaughters. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Foglesong funeral home in Sturgis; Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Howe. 1853 Farm Magazine Found By Salesman A 108-year-old copy of an Indiana farmer’s magazine, published at Richmond, was found this past week by Don Jefferies, of Home-; stead 26. Jefferies, a well-known; salesman who covers a nine-j county area for a modern-day | farming magazine, pointed out some of the interesting facts in | the old relic. | For example, cash land values, in Indiana averaged $10.66 an acre. Sound low? Well, in 1853 an acre, in California was worth just 99 cents, while Texas land, recently obtained from Mexico, was going, at $1.60. Flour was $1.75 a hundred; nounds, and hay was $6 a bushel. | Irish potatoes sold for 35 cents a bushel.

Employment Shows Improvement Here Employment continued to improve in the Decatur area this, past week, with only lis new J claims, and 149 countinued claims, Richard P. App, manager of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment security division, ( said today. With the local General ■ Electric plant producing well over j 20,000 motors a week, a number of local employes were recalled to work. As snows end, more employment for construction workers will be available. Employers needing workers may contact the Indiana employment security division, 1110 South Barr street. Fort Wayne, for experienced workers. For the first time since last September, the num-j ber of non-farm workers increased in Indiana as a whole last month. Quiz Program Hoax Reported By Station The sheriff’s department revealed today that Merle Johnson, general manager of radio station WGL in Fort Wayne, has reported to them that someone has been falsely using the WGL radio name as part of a quiz program hoax. Johnson said that various Adams county people have received phone calls saying that the call was from a WGL quiz program. The people are then asked questions concerning the Civil War, and, if answered correctly, the person is told that he or she may pick up the prize at the WGL studios in Fort Wayne, j Two county residents came to the i studios today requesting their prizes. Johnson tc’U the sheriff’s department that : t the situation didn’t j stop, investigations would begin and charges would be filed against the guilty party if found.

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7-Counfy Students In State Contests Seven high school students from Adams county will compete in the’ finals of the 47th annual state high school contests Saturday, April 29, at Indiana University. Competing for top scholastic honors in Latin, Spanish, English and mathemathis will be 1147 students, named following regional contests held March 25 in 36 Indiana cities. Approximately 5,000 high school students competed in the regional contests. Tie largest number of students, 528, will be entered in the mat• contest finals, 257 will com-

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pete in the English contest, 207 in Latin and 155 in Spanish. The finals of the state contests will begin at 9 a. m. in the men’s gymnasium and Ballantine hall. Papers will be graded immediately by high school teachers. Departmental luncheons will be held at noon, with a musical program at 1:30 p. m. in the I. Uauditorium, following which the state winners will be announced and medals awarded. Adams county students in the contest finals are: Decatur Catholic H. S.—Patricia Powell, Latin I; Ruth LaFontaine, Latin II; Frederick Schurger, algebra; John A. Kohne, comprehensive math. Monmouth H. S —Martha Highlen, algebra. Adams Central — Don A. Ger-

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mann and Reginald Welch, comprehensive math. JUDGE BIERLY • (Continued from page one) An appellant court judge's is a little lonely, Judge Bierly explained, because he works entirely with briefs, law books, and opinions. He rarely talks with attorneys, and the judges do not have much social life. Judge Bierly added that bis office is on the fourth floor of the state house, room 421, and he always welcomes a familiar faec from Adams county.