Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1964 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1964

SOCIETY

WELCOME WAGON INSTALLS OFFICERS The Welcome Wagon Club met Thursday evening at the I & M building for installation of new officers. As each new official stepped forward, Dorothy Mauiler stated her duties and presented her a corsage. Serving as president is Jeanne Maxwell; vice president, Billie Jo Moulton; sec-retary-treasurer, Gayle Helmrick, and as publicity chairman, Sara Stearley. After the installation ceremonies, a box surprise party was held. Each member brought a serving of her favorite dessert for refreshments. KRUECKEBERGS GUEST SPEAKERS AT B. P. W. The Decatur B. P. W. club met for their monthly meeting at the Four Seasons restaurant. The tables were attractively decorated with flags from different countries, colorful paper suitcases and candles. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg were guests for the evening, showing slides of their recent European trip. Krueckeberg, who was a guest of the people to people banking tour that originated in New York and extended through London, Belgium, Russia, Poland, Hungary and Germany, described the customs of the people and historic highlights of each country. Following the slides a business Attention-Getting Printed Pattern i / J ! I I I ' I 11 J I 11 1 ''R' \ A / I 14 i 1 \ I : i l' : 9110 ' / SIZES 9—17 ln| Calling attention to a wandslim waist—the skirt that’s a spin of unpressed pleats! Choose wool, cotton, crepe to dress up or down, wear under a coat now, by itself later. —• Printed Pattern 9110: Jr. Miss Sizes 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. Size 13 takes 3 yards 45-inch. Thirty-five cents in coins for this pattern — add 15 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing and special handling. Send to Marian Martin, Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style Number. YOUR FREE PATTERN IS READY — choose it from 250 design ideas in new SPRING-SUM-MER Pattern Catalog, just out! Dresses, sportswear, coats, more! Send 50c now.

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meeting was conducted by the president, Janice Kauffman. The world affairs committee, consisting of Maxine Ford, Fern Fogel, Eleanor Fennig, Mildred Brlnksneader and Ruth Kiess, were hostesses for the evening. Miss Janet Winteregg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Winteregg, Jr., of Decatur, will be publically installed as worthy advisor of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Decatur assembly number 24 at the Masonic Temple tonight at 7 p. m. COUNCIL OF CHURCH WOMEN TO MEET The annual meeting of the Decatur Council of , United Church Women will be held Friday January 17 at 7:& p.m. at the First Methodist church. New officers for the coming year will be elected and installed. Plans will be announced for the world day of prayer which is to be observed Friday, February 14. A time of fellowship with refreshments will follow the meeting. CORRECTION The Adams county Youth for Christ film, “In His Steps,” will be shown at 8:30 p. m. Sunday at the First Methodist church, not 6:30, as erroneously reported in Friday’s Daily SALEM W. S. C. S. MEETS AT SHIFFERLY HOME The January meeting of the Salem Methodist W. S. C. S. was held at the home of Mrs. Er mil Shifferly, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Carl Schug, president, opened the meeting with a poem entitled “Let Us Go On.” Scripture readings from Jeremiah, a poem entitled “The Silver Yardstick” and prayer were given by Mts. Austin Merriman for devotions. An article in the “Methodist Woman,” reviewed by Mrs. Leroy Miller, stated the fact that the society clebrates its 25th anniversary in September, 1965, and that the group should begin work on the goals set for that time. The minister, the Rev. Joseph Gibson, spoke of the subject “The Crises We Face.” Mrs. Oscar Young was in charge of the lesson study, “The Inner City,” its problems and needs. Mrs. Riley spoke on the mission work done by the Methodists in South America. A report was made concerning the used clothing taken to the neighborhood center. The society also decided to pack boxes for the shutins at the February meeting. Mrs. Elisha Merriman dismis sed the meeting with prayer. Refreshments were served by the hostess to the 12 members and four guests present. The Caliente Home Demonstration club will meet Thursday at the I & M building at 7:30 p.m. Miss Loveda of Warner Beauty College will be guest speaker. Mrs. Don Roeder will be hostess to the St. Catherine Study club that will meet January 21 and not the 14th as originally scheduled. Find Woman's Body In Motel Bathtub INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — The nude body of a woman, a bullet in her head, was found in a bathtub in an east-side motel Friday and authorities said a man described as her former boy friend was arrested. Authorities said Mrs. Eva Marie Perry, 45, the victim, had a not found in her purse saying she had been threatened by Robert G. Hicks, 30, the suspect. Trade In a good town — Decatur

Club Schedule Telephone 3-2121 Miss Kay Shaffer Society Editor Calendar items tor each day's publication must be phoned in by 11a.m. (Saturday i? 30) SUNDAY Zion Lutheran P. T. L. Parish Hall, 7 p.m. MONDAY Decatur Camera Club, Robert Workinger, 7:30 p.m. Flo-Kan Sunshine Girls, Moose Home, 6:15 p.m. Past Presidents Parley, American Legion Auxiliary post 43 Legion Home, 8 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Study club, Mrs. Ed Bosse, 8 p.m. Pythian Sister Needle Club, Moose Home, following Temple, 7:30 p.m. Gals and Pals Home Demonstration Club, Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m. Research Club, Mrs. W. Guy Brown, 2 p.m. D. A. V. Auxiliary, D. A. V. Hall, business meeting, 7:30 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles Hall, 8 p.m. -— — = —- Music Department, Decatur Woman’s club, called rehearsal, Mrs. Lobsiger, 416 S. Ist street, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Our Lady of Good Counsel Study Club, Mrs. Herman Alberding, 8 Dutiful Daughters Class, Mrs. John Meyers, 7:30 p.m. Missionary Circle, Church of God, Fellowship Hall, 7:30 p.m. Kirkland W. C. T. U., Mrs. Harvey Landis, 1:30 p.m. Profit and Pleasure HDC, Mrs. Roy Stucky, 7:30 p.m. Xi Alpha Xi Sorority, Business meeting, I & M building, 8 p. m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles Hall, 8 p. m. Rose Garden Club, Mrs. Alvin Lawson, 2 p. m. ■ _ - ' Delta Theta Tau Sorority, Mrs. Lyle Mallonee, 316 Stratton Way, 8 p. m. Associate Tri Kappa, Mrs. Dan Tyndall, 7:30 p. m. Kirkland W.C.T.U., Mrs. Harvey Landis, 1:30 p.m. Decatur chapter, Vaplo Guild, Bethlehem, Ossian, 8 p.m. Sarah Circle, Decatur E. U. B. church, Mrs. Frank Bohnke, 1 p.m. Olive Rebekah Lodge, Red Men’s Hall, 7:30 p.m. St. Dominic Study Club, Mrs. Harmon Gillie, 7:30 o.m. WEDNESDAY Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Milo Black, 2 p.m. Emmaus Guild, Parish Hall Pleasant Mills Methodist W. S. C. S., Mrs. Bernard Johnson, 1 p.m. THURSDAY Order of Rainbow for Girls, Masonic Hall, 6:45 p.m. St. Paul Missionary society, Mrs. Lyle Franz, 7 p.m. Lincoln P. T. A., Lincoln school Gals and Pals Square Dance, Community Center, 8 p.m. beginners class, 7 p.m. Caliente Home Demonstration Club, I & M Bldg., 7:-30 p. m. SOYETTES HOLD JANUARY MEETING The Decatur Soyettes held their January meeting, Tuesday, in the main office building of Central Soya. They were invited first to the conference room where Ann Allwein showed slides of three months stay in Norway. The slides were very beautiful and informative. Onalee Elzey, one of the Soyettes, also showed slides of their trip to the Bahamas last fall. They also were very beautiful and 'interesting. The Soyettes were then invited to the coffee shop, where refreshments were served. Marge Harden and Betty Reed were in charge of this January meeting. Next meeting will be “Fun Night,” with Pat and Eileen Hoffman in charge. Sunday Menu at Country Charm Restaurant: Country Fried Chicken, Swiss Steak. Complete meal with dessert. 9 It

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Three Ranked High In School Studies Three recent high school graduates from Adams county are among 231 new freshmen this year at Indiana University who ranked either first or second in their high school graduating classes. Seventy-six of the state’s 92 counties are represented in the 1963 group of Hoosier valedictorians and salutatorians choosing I U., marking the widest geographic distribution ever recorded, according to P. S. Sikes, dean of the Junior (Freshman) division. Special university recognition is given these students through individual scholarships made available each year to all high school valedictorians and salutatorians in the state who elect to attend Indiana. From Adams county are: Decatur — Steven Schlickman, R. R. 2, and David Swickard, 528 Limberlost Tr., both valedictorians. ■_ Geneva—Ellen Lindsey, R. R. 2, valedictorian. Girl Scouts — -Troop 573 . _ Troop 573 spent the weekend of December 28 and 29 at Camp McMillen. We all had a good time. Herald Hitchcock and Mrs. Wayne Bodie helped our leaders by taking girls to the camp and Mr. and Mrs. William Christen and Dorris Williamson came after some of us. We had our Sunday worship in an outside chapel. We went ice skating on a near-by pond and took some hikes in the camp. We plan on going back April 3,4, and 5. We had our first meeting of the new year January 7. We held a business meeting, paid all our bills and had a financial report. We are going to meet with Mrs. Bodie’s troop for the next few weeks to take first aid for juniors. We will not meet on Tuesday evenings until the Red Cross first aid lessons are over. We are to work on our good grooming badge. Scribe, Sandy Duff. .

Hoffa And Truckers Fail Os Agreement CHICAGO (UPD —Teamsters Union President James R.~ Hoffa and trucking industry bargainers failed Friday to reach an agreement on a nationwide contract covering 400,000 trucking company employes. Hoffa has threatened to call a strike against six truck lines, which he refused to identify other then to say two each are in the East, South and West sections of the country. At Hoffa's invitation, Walter A. Magglio, national director of mediation activity for the Federal Mediation and Counciliation Service has attended the talks since Monday. A mediation service spokesman has said contracts between the Teamsters and moss major road carriers expire Jan. 31. The Teamsters have asked for a three year national contract, calling for 30 cents an hour pay boosts over the period and an equal amount in fringe benefits.

Mental Exams For Woman Embezzler ST. LOUIS (UPI) — A U. S. District Court judge today awaited the results of a mental examination for a housewife who was convicted of embezzling nearly $200,000 from a bank. Mrs. Norma Sue Kirks, -30, was convicted Friday and drew 10 years imprisonment along with a SIO,OOO fine. Judge -John K. Regan ordered Mrs. Kirks placed in custody of the attorney general pending evaluation of her mental condition. Authorities said she may be taken to the Federal Women’s reformatory at Alderson, W. Va. The results of the mental tests will be reported to Regan, who will decide if Mrs. Kirks will be placed on probation, have the sentence affirmed, or the penalty reduced. The . attractive young wife of a Macon, Mo., service station ' attendant pleaded guilty to embezzling $176,635 from the Macon - Atlanta State Bank and making a false $30,000 entry into bank records. Mrs. Kirks had been a bank employe since she was 18 and had been the bank secretary for 10 years, handling savings accounts, bond accounts and accounts of Correspondent banks. She was arrested last summer on charges of manipulating records and covering up shortages from Nov. 10, 1961, to last Aug. 3. She entered a hospital for psychiatric' treatment Aug. -5 W - U.S. Atty. Richard Fitzgibbon Jr. said the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been unable to recover the money or learn its disposition.

Hospital Admitted Rita Bowman, Monroeville; Max Hilyard, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Ervin Elzey, Decatur. Dismissed Kenneth Richards, Decatur; Mrs. Cleta Drake, transferred to Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne; Donald Gehres, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Arthur Landis, Monroe. Locals Miss Eleanor L. Miller, junior, is a new student enrolled for the winter term at Manchester College, North Manchester. She is a graduate of Decatur high school. Mrs. Clara Wertzberger is reported doing very well following surgery on a broken right hip Friday, following a fall Monday. M. Sgt. William R. Musser, son of Mrs. Mae Musser of route 3, has returned to his home in Hosier City, La., after spending the past ten days with his mother, friends, and relatives. Charles Burke has returned to his home in Decatur after spending Christmas with his daughter and family in Connecticut. ~ Charles <syd) Baxter, Lafayette, formerly of Decatur, is reported critically ill in Toledo, 0., where he had gone to visit. He suffered a heart attack Thursday and is in room 482 of the Toledo hospital. Baxter is the brother of Mrs. Harry King of this city. Board Os Realtors Selects Officers Hie tri-county board of realtors, from Adams, Jay and Wells counties, held its first meeting of the new year January 9, at the Dutch Mill in Bluffton, with 31 members and guests attending. Darwin Eshleman, a senior residential appraiser for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Fort Wayne office, was the principal speaker. A short business meeting followed and goals for the year were discussed. Robert Ellenberger, Bluffton, was elected president, and Arthur Suttles of Decatur was chosen vice president. Alma Fleming, Portland, was named secreta’-y---treasurer. The board will hold its February meeting at the Parkway restaurant in Berne Thursday, February 6. Berlin Reds Oller f.. Hardship Visits BERLIN (UPD—The Communists have offered to let West Berliners visit relatives in the Soviet sector in hardship cases, it was announced today. The Reds’ ADN agency said State Secretary Erich Wendt suggested priority consideration of a hardship agreement when representatives of East and West met here Friday for the first time since the expiration of the Christmas-pass agreement that opened a one -way crack in the Berlin wall. A West Berlin government spokesman confirmed that the Communists brought up the question of hardship visits. The proposed agreement would cover such emergencies as sickness, death or perhaps even weddings. As under the Christmas-pass agreement, the traffic would be one way only. • East Berliners would not be allowed to enter West Berlin. Both sides agreed the Christ-mas-pass agreement could be the basis for new negotiations, the East German news service reported. Another meeting was scheduled for next week. Friday’s meeting dashed hopes that the Christmas agreement could be extended with some modifications. Western allied officials said this meant the wall will not be reopened soon. If you have something to sell oi trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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Two Area Residents , Are Awarded Prizes Mike Hakes, route 3, and Mrs. Earl Arnold, route 6, have been awarded one each of 300 prizes in a nationwide "Win with Masonite’’ contest sponsored by the building materials manufacturer. The winning entry was announced by Arnold Lumber Co., Inc., Decatur, where the area resident submitted a list of five home uses of Masonite hardboard products. One of thousands of entries turned in to Masonite, the world's largest hardboard manufasturer, the list was judged a winner, by R- L. Polk & Co., a firm specializing in contest judging. The prizes awarded were a party coffee percolator to Hakes and a Farm Journal work book to Mrs Arnold. Two Local Speech Pupils To Conference MUNCIE, Ind. — Speech pupils from Decatur high school under the direction of Tony Kelly, are participating in the 18th annual high school speech conference at Ball State Teachers College Saturday, January 18. Dr. Duane Diedrich, conference chariman, announces that more than 100 Indiana schools are sending some 1500 pupils to compete Tn eiglft speech ’ categories,”Hfeiud-’’ ing novice debate. Awards are made for humorous interpretation, exemporaneous speaking, dramatic interpretation, radio announcing, poetry interpretation, novice debate, original oratory and platform theatre. Decatur’s participants include Alan Kalver, radio announcing, and Marilyn Knudsen, dramatic interpretation. Roger N. Selking To Lowry AFB LOWRY AFB, Colo.— Airmap Second Class Roger N. Selking of Decatur, Ind., is being reassigned to Orlando AFB, Fla., following his gradlation from the technical training course for United States Air Force missile equipment specialists here. Airman Selking, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Selking of route 2. Decatur, studied the operation, organizational maintenance and checkout of the Mace missile systems and related launch area checkout equipment. The airman, a graduate of Monmouth high school, attended Concordia Teachers College, Chicago. He entered the Air Force in April, 1963. Births At the Adams county memorial hospital: Chris and Kay Varner Schwartz, 754 Mercer Ave., Decatur, became the parents of a 6 lb., 6% oz. baby boy, Friday at 2:35 p. m. An 8 lb., 11 oz. baby boy was born Friday*at 7:35 p. m. to Walter and Nancy Sidle Roehm, route 6, Decatur.

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1. Q —l’m a widow with three children. We all receive social security benefits. My two oldest children worked this summer and earned about S2OO per month each for June, July, and August. Will they still get their social security checks for the summer months? A—Yes, assuming that any work the children do in other months does not raise their total earnings over SI2OO this year. If a social security beneficiary earns $1,200 or less in a year, he receives all his social security benefits. And even if total earnings are over $1,200. benefits for some months may still be payable. 2. Q —My husband died in July and I had to go back to work in August. I earn S2OO a month. Since I’m earning at the rate of $2,400 a year, am I right in thinking that my 8-year-old daughter and I will not be entitled to benefits? A—Your earnings will not affect your daughter’s right to benefits this year or any other year. If you had worked,all of this year at S2OO a month,\ some of your benefits might not*' be payable. But since you did not go to work -until August, your, total earnings for 1963 will not exceed $1,200 and you’iwill be entitled to benefits for the months of July through December. 3. Q—My mother received social security benefits on my behalf until June of 1963, when I became 18 years of age. I graduated from high school that month and have been working since that time, earning $225 a month. My earnings for this year will be $1,350. Because I will have earned over $1,200, will we have to pay some of this money back'’ A—No, you will not have to pay any of the money back. You are entitled to all the payments that you received this year, because you did not earn over SIOO in any month before you became 18. Because you’re earning ov°r $1,200 this year, you will have to file a report of your earnings with the social security administration before April 15 of next year. 4. Q—My wife and I receive social security checks. I understand that we can each earn $1,200 in a year and still receive all of our checks. If my wife does not work, can I work and earn $2,400 without losing any benefits? A—No. You axe each allowed to earn as much as $1,200 in a year without a loss of benefits. However, the amount allowed each of you cannot be combined. There will be some loss of benefits if you earn over $1,200 in a year.

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5. Q—My only child and I are receiving social security benefits. He has just enlisted in the Navy. Will that stop all social security checks. A—Your son's checks will continue until he is 18 years old if his pay in the Navy will not be over $1,200 during the year. However, if you are under age 62, your benefits end with the month in which he is no longer in your care. 6. Q —l recently discovered that I should have paid social security taxes on my maid’s wages for the last calendar quarter. Since the deadline has passed for reporting these wages, may I add them to her wages for the current quarter and report them all together? A—No. A delinquent report will have to be made for the past quarter so that the employe can get credit for the period in which she worked. Social security benefits are based on length of employment, as well as on the amount of earnings. Doctor Sentenced For Tax Evasion INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Dr. Marion R. Sheets, 57, LewisVille’s only physician, drew a 60-day jail sentence in Federal Court Friday for income tax evasion. Sheets was convicted last month on charges of evading about $31,000 in taxes for a three-year period in the 19505. S. J. Hain Named Winner In Contest S. J. Hain. Decatur representative of the Lincoln National Life Insurance company and a member of E. B. Bingham & Associates, Fort Wayne, has been named a winner in a one-month na-tion-wide sales contest recently conducted by the company, according to an announcement by Henry W. Persons, vice president and director of agencies. Hain earned this honor through the production of a specified large amount of business during the contest. In addition, the Bingham agency itself led all other Lincoln Life agencies within its area in total individual contest production units earned. It you have something to sen or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results