Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1964 — Page 3

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1964

SOCIETY

LAURA BOSSE WED TO RAYMOND KOHNE Announcement has been made of the marriage of Mrs. Laura A. Bosse and Raymond B. Kohne at the St. Henry Catholic church in Fort Wayne, Friday. The Rev. Robert Hoevel performed the ceremony. Atendauts were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barbieri, Jr., of Fort Wayne, daughter and son-in-law of the bridegroom. Following a two week’s trip south, Mr. and Mrs. Kohne will reside at 327 Mercer avenue. ( The new Mrs. Kohne is the city clerk-treasurer, and Kohne is the owner of the Kohne Drug Store. MISS VIOLET SHEETS HONORED AT SHOWER Miss Violet Sheets was the guest of honor at a bridal shower given Sunday afternoon by Mrs. Edward Shaffer and Mrs. Charles Lehman at the Shaffer residence. Miss Sheets is the May 3 bride-elect of Robert Sprague. Upon her arrival the honored guest was presented with a corsage of white carnations. Various games were played, with prizes awarded to the winners who in turn presented them to Miss, Sheets. After Miss Sheets opened her gifts which were placed around a gaily decorated wishing well, the group was served delicious refreshments of cake, ice cream, mints and punch from a beautifully decorated serving table. Those attending were the Mesdames Phyllis Black, Agnes Sprague, Marge Oechsle, Marilyn Sheets, Bernadine Meyer, Annabelle Baughn, Phpllis Lasch, Dorothy Hoffman, Ruth Sheets, Anna Belle Gase, Sally Shaffer, Vella Dawn Teeple, Vera Sheets, Leona Ehlerding, Violet Sheets, Helen Beavers, Ardena Lehman and Sally Rambo, and the Misses Anna and Luella We r st, Doris Koenig and Margie Smitley. Unable to attend but sending gifts were the Mesdames Donna Howard, Lorena Keller, Esther Mitch, Gennie Owens and Alma Fruchte, and Miss Doris Garboden.

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PSI IOTA XI SORORITY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Psi lota Xi active and honorary members were entertained by Mrs. Reid Erekrson as she presented “Carnival.” The meeting was held at the Lutheran parish hall. During the business meeting, thenew slate of officers was presented and accepted by the members. The following Psi Otes were elected for 1964-65: president, Mrs. Roger Stevens; vice president, Mrs. Dick Heller, Jr.; treasurer, Mrs. Roger Blackburn; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Larry Elliott; re-" cording secretary, Mrs. John Boch; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ted Hill; press reporter. Miss Claudia Caston; conductress, Mrs. Stanley Allison. Mrs. Fred Isch, sympnony cnairman, announced that tickets are available for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, April 28, and also for the Civic Music Association program, May 4. Mrs. Tom Schlotterback, cochairman of the initiation banquet, requested that all Psi Otes in section 1 of the membership list meet at her home May 5 at 7:30 pan. A donation was made to the American Cancer society. Tickets were purchased from the Civic Music Association for next year’s concerts. Following the program by Mrs. Erekson, refreshments of salad hnd coffee were served by the committee consisting of the Mesdames Wilmer Fuelling, Larry Macklin, Hubert Zerkei, Jr., and Larry Anspaugh, and Miss Sandra Liby. The door prize, a lovely planter, was won by an honorary member, Mrs. John DeVoss. The next meeting will feature husband’s night and will be held May 26. BIRTHDAY PARTY HELD FOR FIRST BIRTHDAY A birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hart for Kraig Eric Hart’s first birthday. A lunch was served to Paul Johnson, Jr., Lori Mazelin, and Scott Smith, who also celebrated their first birthdays. Each had their own birthday cake. Also present were Lisa Morningstar; Kraig’s brother, Kent Hart; Mrs. Lase Grimm, Kraig’s grandmother; Mrs. Paul Johnson; Mrs. Walt Mazelin; Mrs. Gerald Morningstar; Kraig and his mother, Mrs. Hart. After lunch, Kraig opened his many gifts and presented each child with a book. Unable to attend were Mrs. Grover Caudle, Mark and Margaret. Margaret will be celebrating her fiirst birthday soon.

Club Schedule Telephone 3-2121 Mrs. Connie Mitchel Society Editor Calendar items for each day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30) SATURDAY WSCS, First Methodist church, mother-daughter breakfast, 9 a.m. Psi lota Xi Trading Post, 1-4, Jane Minch and Barbara Arnold. Story Hour, Decatur Library, Ages 5 to 7, 1:30 p.m. MONDAY Queen of Peace Discussion group, Mrs. Jeanette Loshe, 8 p.m. D. A. V. auxiliary, D. A. V. hall, social, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sister Needle club, Moose home, after Temple, 7:30 p.m. Cootie auxiliary, V. F. W. post home, 8 p.m. Pleasant Mills community organization, 6:30 p.m. P. M. school. Red Cross board meeting, First State Bank bldg., 7:30 p.m. St. Ambrose study club, Mrs. Jake Heimann, 7:30 p.m. Flo-Kan Sunshine girls, Moose home, 6:15 p.m. prompt. TUESDAY Root township home demonstration club, Mrs. Otto Baker, 1 p.m. Delta Theta Tau sorority, Mrs. Bill Sweere, 1046 Park View drive, 8 p.m. Kirkland Ladies home demonstration club, Adams Central school, 7:30 p.m. Jolly Housewives home demonstration club. Lutheran Parish hall, 7:30 p. m. Sunny Circle home demonstration club, 7:30 p.m., Lutheran Parish hall. Eagles auxiliary, Eagles hall, 8 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma, Mrs. Bob Shraluka, Sr., 8 p.m. Decatur Bellmont home demonstration club, Zion Lutheran Parish hall. —- Adams county historical society, Decatur Public library, 8 p.m. Olive Rebekah lodge, Red Men hall, team inspection. WEDNESDAY Bethany circle of the Zion United Church of Christ. Calvary EUB mother-daughter banquet. Palmer House, Berne, 6:30 p.m. Live and Learn home demonstration, Mrs. Archie Smitley, 1:30 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS The monthly social gathering of the American Legion auxiliary was held Friday evening in the post home with fifteen members present. The evening was spent in playing various games with prizes awarded to Mrs. Henry Braun and Mrs. Herbert Burdg. Refreshments of tuna salad sandwiches, mints and coffee were served to guests seated at card tables. The committee was composed of Mrs. Joe Kitson, Mrs. Vincent Bormann, Mrs. Elizabeth Hersh and Mrs. T. C. Smith. Olive Rebekah lodge will meet Tuesday evening at the Red Men hall. This will be inspection and everyone in the team should be present. District deputy president Martha Bell Elliott will be present. Only Half Os Churches File For Exemptions Only about half of the churches and religious bodies have signed the property tax exemption in the county auditor’s office which will exempt them from property taxes, county auditor Edward F. Jaberg warned today. Churches and lodges or other charitable organizations have until May 15 to sign; if they have not signed after notice, they then are placed on the tax rolls. Churches and lodges must now file, an exemption each year, rather than every four years. Chinese Reds, Czechs Siqn Trade Treaty TOKYO (UPD — Red China and Communist Czechoslovakia have signed a trade agreement covering the year 1964, the Communist New China News Agency said today. In a broadcast monitored here, the agency said that under the agreement signed Friday China will import steel products, textiles, machine tools, trucks and machine parts in exchange for mineral ores, animal products and other goods. Underground Nuclear Test Fired Friday WASHINGTON (UPD — An underground nuclear test of “low intermediate yield” was conducted Friday at the Atomic Energy Commission’s Nevada test site. It was the sixth “weapons related” test announced this year. No further details were given by the commission, which classes low intermediate yield as anywhere from 20 to 200 kiltons. v

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FENCE UNDER WATER at the Bob Heller home in Stratton Place, as it appeared earlier this week, when the water was at its highest. (Photo by “LAKE STRATTON,” seen from the back yard of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg, Stratton -Place, this past week. The city of Decatur is in the background. High water in the spring, for the first time in three years, came up to within a foot of highway 224 near Bellmont Park; however, none of that owned by North Adams school was under water. — (Photo by Cole)

GIRL SCOUTS Troop 452 Troop 452 met recently at Northwest school. After roll call and dues, our leaders, Mrs. Isch, Mrs. Nash and Mrs. Eichenauer took us to the jail. Deputy. Warren Kneuss showed us wanted posters, finger prints, accident pictures, the radio-tele-phone equipment, the cells and some guns. He introduced us to the secretary, Virginia Schurger. Colleen High and Beverly Johnson brought the treat. Scribe, Cheryl Baumgardner Troop 573 Girl Scout troop 573 left Lincoln school at 2:30 Tuesday. We went to Warner’s Beauty College. Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Gaunt and Mrs, Dolch took us and brought us back. Patty Kaer has joined our troop. Scribe, Sandy Duff Quickie! Hriniea pattern * w \ M I / * / 1 : / M. 1 f '••'lm j. ’ I V 9386 ? » Inj Scatter dainty flower bouquets on a dress-up version of this Aline charmer—sew another for play without embroidery in denim, homespun.- Quick to sew. Sew-easy. Printed Pattern 9386: Children’s Sizes 2,4, 6, 8. Size 6 takes 1% yards 35-in. Trans. Thirty-five cents in coins, for this FIFTY 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. Prtnut 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.

George F. Laurent Retires From G. E. Retirement under the disability provisions of the General Electric pension plan has been granted George F. Laurent, supervisor of personnel at the local G. E. plant. Laurent’s retirement was effective March 1. He has not worked since November of 1963. Laurent was first employed at the General Electric company during his high school days in 1922. He was employed during the -summer months' prior to returning to high school in the fall. A highly-successful Decatur Catholic high school basketball coach and an employe of the Cloverleaf Creameries in this city, he returned to the company in 1936 and was employed in the test and inspection section. The well-known local man took his 1930 Decatur Catholic team to the semi-final game of the national Catholic basketball tournament in Chicago before being beaten. The club had won the state Catholic tourney. His retirement plans are indefinite at the present time, but he is feeling much better and has already played several rounds of golf. Laurent and his wife will continue to reside at 1109 Master Drive. Ohler's Unit Given Transportation Award AUSTIN, Tex. — Airman Third Class Melvin K. Ohler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Ohler of route 5, Decatur, Ind., has played an important part in gaining top Strategic Air Command (SAC) recognition for his unit, the 340th transportation squadron, Bergstrom AFB, Tex. Airman Ohler is a vehicle operator with the squadron which has been named winner of the 1'963 Paul A .Dillard transportation effectiveness award — given annually by SAC to the command’s best transportation squadron in the U. S. The airman is a graduate of Pleasant Mills (Ind.) high school. Screen Repair You can make a pretty substantial repair on your window or door screens just by covering the holes with mosquito netting, and then coating over this with shellac. >

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Youth Is Arrested Following Accident Donald Harold Poling, 19-year-old resident of 1246 Master Drive, has been arrested by a local citizen, following a motorcycle-car accident Friday afternoon at Jefferson and Second streets. Poling was charged with “speeding up or refusAig to give way in favor of an overtaking vehicle,” on a ticket signed by Donald Eugene Kaehr, 17, of 510 W. Jefferson, and authorized by prosecutor Severin H. Schurger. • The mishap occurred at 3:35 p.m. as Kaehr was traveling east on Jefferson, attempting to pass a car allegedly driven by Poling. Kaehr claims Poling speeded up his auto, prohibiting the motorcycle operated 'by" KBShr to pass. . , - An auto driven by Penelope Ann Schmoll, 18, of IQ4-& Ten#; Sf., turned off Second street and ■'onto Jefferson, in the path ofthe njbtorcycle which was still traveling in the wrong lane of traffic, attempting to pass. Cycle Hite Car — The motorcycle smashed into the right door of the car, inflicting damages estimated at S6O to the motorcycle and SSO to the Schmoll auto. No date for a court appearance has been set for Poling as yet by prosecutor Schurger. Joseph Freeman Azbell, 16, of 207 Master Drive, was arrested and charged with reckless driving by the city police, following a twocar accident late Friday, at 11:28 p.m. Azbell was eastbound on Monroe street and struck the rear of a parked car owned by William H. Wolfe, of 201 S. Seventh St., which was parked on the south side, near the Seventh St. intersection. Cited to J. P. Damages were estimated at $l5O. to the Azbell auto and SIOO to the Wolfe vehicle. Azbell has been cited to appear in justice of the peace court Monday; ’ An auto owned by Paul H. Briede, of 509 W. Jefferson, was parked when struck by a vehicle driven by Homer Francis Rauch, 40, of route 6, Decatur, at 4:51 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Jeferson street. , Rauch was eastbound op Jefferson and crashed into the left rear of the Briede auto, which was parked on the south side of the street. Damages were estimated at S3OO to each car.

Locals Miss Martha Speicher, of route 2, Geneva, has been admitted to the Jay county memorial hospital. Hospital Admitted Otto Kirsch, Master Roger Bultemeier, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. Paul Butcher, Berne; Mrs. Myrtle Butcher, Bryant; Mrs. Jerome Ellinger, Mrs. Retha Roe, Decatur.

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Watters Elevated By Central Soya FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Howard A. Watters, Central Soya vice president, has been assigned responsibility for the firm’s public relations department, it was announced today by Harold W. McMillen, chairman of the board. He will assume these responsibilities in addition to his responsibility for personnel and industrial relations, McMillen said. Watters joined Central Soya in 1955 as personnel and industrial relations assistant, and was named .assistant to the president in 1959. He also served on Central Soya’s advisory board of directors and was chairman of that advisory body in 1958. In 1960 he was promoted to director of personnel (company-wide), and was named a vice president in 1962. Watters attended DePauw University, the school of business of the University of Chicago, and Western Reserve University, where he received an A.B. degree in 1947 and an LL.B, degree in 1950. He is a member of the bar in Ohio and Illinois. Locally, Watters has been active in community work. He is currently secretary of the Allen County School reorganization committee, member of the board of directors and treasurer of the Fort Wayne Fine Arts Foundation, and is past president of the Fort Wayne Civic 'Dieater. He hlso holds memberships in the personnel and industrial relations association, and the American "Management association. Sellers' Condition Termed Satisfactory HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Doctors have not yet decided when British actor Peter Sellers can leave the hospital where he continues to show daily improvement since his almost fatal heart attack. Sellers, 38, suffered the attack April 16. His condition is listed as “satisfactory.” Fear 300 Dead In Landslide Friday SALVADOR, Brazil (UPI) — An unknown number of persons were feared buried alive under a landslide Friday in the Lobato district of Salvador, capital of Bahia State. The Jomal do Brasil reported at leastSOO persons may have been killed when a hill virtually collapsed following heavy rains.