Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1963 — Page 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1963

SOCIETY

CENTRAL HONOR SOCIETY HOLDS PARTY the National Honor Society of Adams Central high cchool held its annual Christmas party, sponsored by Miss Lucille Beavers, Saturday at the home of Miss Imogene Steffen. The group enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner by candlelight. After the meal the group traveled by bus to the *Clyde Theater in Fort Wayne where everyone .enjoyed* the evening’s entertainment. Annie Singleton and guest, LynAnnie Sigleton and guest, Lynford Weiland; John Ross and guest, Evelyn Snyder; Mrs. Keith Minger and husband; Marilyn Stucky and guest, Jerry Franz; Arlene Johnson and guest, Roger Dick; Barbara Engle, James, Bertsch; Richard Habegger; and Steve Schlickman. Current members attending were Judy Hirschy and guest, Ed Beer; Edith Dennison and guest, Neil Von Gunten; Sandy Teeter and guest, Jerry Schwartz; Carmi Steffen and guest, Dave Speakman; Steve Miller Larry Johnson, Steve Kaehr, Warren

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Macy, Jim Rash, Art Ringger, * Reginald Converse, Steve Hildebrand, Mike Leyse, Paul Hirschy, Carol De Vine, Kathy Michaels, Jane Kaehr, Jean Clark, Becky Soldner, Maris Moeschberger, Marie Kaehr, Verna Adler, and hostess, Imogene Steffen. The bus driver and his wife, Mi-, and Mrs. Rene Brandt, were also present. The'Good Will truck will be in Decatur Friday. Persons having articles to donate are asked to call 3-4181 or 3-2585. The St. Anne Study club will meet at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Braun, Sunday at 6 p.m.. for a pot luck dinner. . The Preble Recreation Center will be the scene of a meeting of the Sunny Circle Home Demonstration club, Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. The Eagles Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at the Eagles Hall at 8 p.m. Mrs. Edward Gase will be hostess to the Our Lady of Vicrory ■ Discussion group Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Relatively Mild Weather In State By United Press International Winter’s first massive, belowzero cold wave gave way to above-normal temperatures in Indiana today amid indications that relatively mild weather will linger on through the weekend: o Wednesday’s 5-day forecast for the period ending Monday called 1 for. temperatures averaging 3 to 5 degrees above normal in the northern third of the state and near-normal readings elsewhere. It was tne first time since ear- < ly this month that the extended * forecast called for above normal 4 temperatures. With old snow and sunny oondi- ' tions providing a perfect setting . fcr a White Christmas, tempera- ' tures Wednesday climbed to 41 at s Evansville and were generally in < the 30s throughout the state.’ / > • Overnight readings this morn-[-ing ranged from 24 at Fort Wayne ' to 35 in the Chicago area. Highs today may climb to the

Cocals . Mr. and Mrs. Leland Ray of , this city entertained with a gift exchange and Christmas dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Ray and Evelyn and Gail of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Gearld Bixler and Greg, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Ray, Denise, Robin and Tobin, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shraluka, Jr., all of Decatur. - * Mr. and Mrs. John Suter of Denver, Colo., spent Christmas with his parents at Nevada,, 0., after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerber for several days. The Suters will return to Decatur Sunday before leaving for their Denver home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weaver and daughter of Coldwater, Mich., aare the holiday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Voglewede and family. James Weber of Coldwater, ; Mich., are the holiday guests of the Arthur Voglewede family. Miss Jeanne Smith of Pitts-, burgh, Pa., is enjoying the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith and sister Deba=erah. Bob Rucker, son of Mr. and , ' y Mrs. C. W. Rucker of Arlington, Texas, arrived in Decatur Monday evening to visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyndall, during the Christmas vacation.

Births At the Adams county memorial hospital: Jim and Jacqueline Chew Bleqke, Indianapolis, are the parents of a 6 lb., 13 oz. baby boy born Tuesday at 4:06 p.m. A 7 lb., 13 oz. baby boy was born Tuesday to Arnold and Ann Hammond Gerke, route 3, Decatur. at 11:03 p.m. Christmas Day, an 8 lb., baby girl was born at 11:53 a.m. to Dan and Dorothy Hurless Poling, 1227 Lewis Place. Today at 2 a.m. a 7 lb., 15 oz. baby boy was born to Gary and Rosetta Gerer Ringger, route 4, . Decatur. ; mid-50s in the extreme southern :<x>rtion, followed by overnight temperatures in the 20’s and highs Friday in the 40’s. Partly cloudy and not much temperature change ■ wsa predicted for Saturday. i Sounth Bend’s snow cover had melted to 6 inches this morning • from a high of 13 inches early this week. Fort Wayne and Evansville reported 3 inches, Lafayete 2 inches.

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Club Schedule Telephone 3-2121 Miss Kay Shaffer Society Editor Calendar items for each day*a publication must be phoned in "by U a Wuriw THURSDAY Order of Eastern Star-Decatur Chapter No. 127, Masonic Hall, 7:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose Home, 8 p. m. FRIDAY Good Will truck in Decatur Friday. Call 3-4181 or 3-2585. Decatur Missionary Church Fellowship Circle, Mrs. Lloyd Reef, 7:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Home, Social, 8“ p.m. SATURDAY Story Hour, Public Library, 1:30 p. m. SUNDAY St. Anne Study Club, Mrs. Lawrence Braun, 6 p.m. pot-luck dinner. MONDAY Our Lady of Victory Discussion. Group, Mrs. Edward Gase, 7 <3O p.m. TUESDAY Sunny Circle Home Demonstration club, Preble Recreation Center, 7:30 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles Hall, 8 p.m. Wolcott Man Held For Shooting Boy RENSSELAER, Ind. (UPD— Gustin Rothermel, 60, Wolcott, charged with critically wounding r< teen-aged boy who came to visit his daughter on Christmas Eve, was in Jasper County Jail today.

State Police said Richard Mathews, 19, Wolcott, was shot with a rifle as he walked up

the front steps of the Rothermel house. Rothermel, who drove the wounded boy to the hospital, surrendered hours later to police.

Rothermel has been charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Authorities said the father previously swore out a warrant against Mathews charging him y/ith contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Authorities said Rothermel, a father of three daughters, had complained several times about the boy’s “show-off tactics.” He said Mathews sped up and down in front of his house several times. — Hospital authorities listed Mathews in “improved but still critical condition.” He was paralyzed from the waist down. Geneva Youth Shoots Himself In Ankle A 19-year-old resident of Geneva was shot in the ankle while practicing his “quick draw” Christmas Eve. Dean Kelly, 19, of route 2, Geneva, was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, after he had shot himself in the left ankle with a .22 caliber pistol. • Initial x-rays showed no bone damage, and Kelly was scheduled for surgery to remove the bullet from the ankle. He was rushed to the hospital and deputy sheriff Harold August was called to investigate. Kelly said he was practicing drawing his pisol from a holster and firing at cans, when the gun fired during a draw and the bullet struck him in the ankle.

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y 'MB ; ' —I west MB Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clifton Oouple Jo Observe ’ (jolden JlnniucrSary

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cliffton of Wren will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 o'clock to 5:30 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Clifton was formerly Jennie Culbertson and was married to Harry Clifton .in the home of her parents southeast’ of Rockford by Rev. F. A. Dental, who was assisted in performing the ceremony py the late Rev. C. L. Culbertson, father of the bride. At that time Rev. Culbertson was pastor of the Otterbein U. B. in Christ church. Clifton js widely known throughout the county, having been associated with the state highway department for a period

Plan Inspection Os Scientific Bases * WASHINGTON (UPD — The first members of an American inspection team leave today to inspect scientific bases of the Soviet Union and other countries in Antarctica. Russia has raised no -objection to the missioq. The/United States is sending the team under the 1959 treaty that reserved Antarctica for peaceful purposes and provided for inspection of all bases there. The State Department said it had no evidence of any treaty violations, but wanted to use "the right of inspection to establish a precedent. The U. S. team, which will be gone about a month, includes experts on nuclear testing — which is banned under the treaty — and biologists to check on conservation of penguins and seals.

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of eight years, the last two years he served as county superintendent. He also bought and shipped hay for many years, dealing mostly in western Van Wert county and Adams county. His main occupation, however, was* farming and the couple has spent" all but one year on the farm where they now reside, one-half mile east and south of Wren. They are parents of seven children, Maxine Dull, Wren; Carl of Van Wert; Ralph of Grabill; Duane, Wren; Floyd and Rex, Fort Wayne; and Ruth Ann Brake, Wren; and a total of 15 grandchildren. The family will welcome all relatives and friends but request that gifts be omitted.

Training Projects To Open In State INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — A dozen new federal training projects throughout Indiana will begin . after New Year's Day for the state’s .jobless and unskilled. Director Lewis F. Nicolini of the Indiana .State Employment Security Division said applications will be accepted at division offices under terms of the Manpower and Training Act. South Bend, a community hard hit by the closing of Studebaker Corporation’s auto plant, will offer classes in academic as well as vocational training. Other classes for the g state’s unemployed will include auto mechanics, auto body and electrical motor repair, cabinet making, stenography and architectural drafting. All sessions will be held at Indianapolis, South Bend and Muncie.

Survivors" Assail Crew ,0f Lakonia

LONDON (UPD*— The Greek liner Arkadia headed for the British Isles today carrying 120 passengers and 150 crewmen who survived the fearful fire aboard its sister ship, the Lakonia. About 100 othei;. survivors refused to sail on another ship of the line. The Arkadia s departure from the Madeira Island port of Funchal was delayed because of the dispute. Some of the dissident passengers will return to Eingland aboard the transvaal Castle on Monday. Others Will come back by plane. The controversy over the performance of the I.akonia's captain and crew continued to rage in London, where returning survivors made strong allegations that Were denied vigorously. A spokesman for the Greek line, operators of the Lakonia, said that 985 persons out of 1,027 were accounted for, including 89 whose bodies were recovered. 42 Still Missing Blit 42 persons were still missing as a result of the fire that virtually consumed the Lakonia last Sunday night as it neared. Madeira. The .ship was on a Christmas holiday cruise. Wednesday Capt. Matheos Zarbis, skipper ( of the Lakonia, denied charges that his crew panicked as the flames broke out of control and everyone was forced to abandon the vessel. “There was no panic aboard my ship — neither with the crew nor the passengers," he said in a telephone interview. Zarbis was taken to Santa Cruz de Tenerif in the Canary Islands

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after his rescue. The captain also denied allegations that some of the crew had been drunk. One woman claimed on her return here that intoxicated crew members were “making passes at me” instead ot fighting the fire. Promises Full Statement “The crew did quite well.’ Zarbis said. “They worked well.’ The .skipper promised to make a full statement in London “in a couple of days.” His voice cracking with emotion. Zarbis emphasized repeatedly that reports of panic among the crew were “not true.” “I don't know how the fire started.” he said. “I was doing my duty. We got the passengers off. It was all very fast. We were only' in the water three or four or five hours before the (rescue' ships began picking us up." But ohe of his crewmen, Josef Kronschnabl of Starubind, Germany, said: “The operation was very disorganized. That is all I can say for now." Hospital Admitted Master Tim. Bowman, Cphvpj?, O.; Beth Ann Voirjl. Monroeville; Mis. Quincy Ball. Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Joseph Gremaux- and baby girl. Decatur- Mrs Charles Fiechtcr, Bluffton; Mrs. Robert Miller and baby girl; Mrs. Anthony Yoder, Berne: Miss Frances Dugan, Decafur.