Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1964 — Page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1964

SOCIETY

DON WENGER FAMILY HQSTS REUNION The 15th annual Wenger reunion was held Sunday, July 26, in Waynedale at the home df Mr. and Mis. Don Wenger and song, Donny and Danny. A potluck dinner was served at noon. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw and sons, Deane and David, and daughter, Carol; Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shaw and son, Nick; and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clanin and daughters, Lora, Leslie and Lona, all of Bluffton, route 2; Stoddard of Bluffton, route 1. Mrs. Sarah Wenger and Mrs. Jim Phillabaum. both of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wenger and daughter, Jan, and sons, Jim and Jack; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenger Jr., and sons, Mark and Fred 111, and daughters, Susan and Judith; and Mr. and Mrs. John Bercot and daughters, Debra and Rebecca. and son, Jeff, all of Bluffton, route 4. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bacon and son Lynn; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wenger and daughters, Sandra and Lisa, and son, Mike; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Woodin and daughter, Colleen, and son, Brian; and Ernest Wenger, all of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bacon and son, Ronnie of Fort Wayne, and the host and hostess and sons. Sheets Graduates In Technical Course AMARILLO, Tex. — Airman Third Class David R. Sheets, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Sheets of 509 N. Third St., Decatur, Ind., has graduated from the technical training course for U.S. Air Force jet engine mechanics at Amarilla AFB, Tex. Airman Sheets, now trained to repair jet and turbo-propeller aircraft engines, is returning to his Indiana Air National Guard unit at Fort Wayne. The airman, who received an A. B. S. C. degree from International Business College, Fort Wayne, is a graduate of Decatur high school.

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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR TO MEET A reception for Mrs. Richard Moser, associate conductress of the Indiana grand chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held at. the Geneva high school Saturday, at 3:30 p. m. A program will follow at 4:30 p. m. and a dinner will be served in the school cafeteria at 6 p.m. Mrs. Allan Scott of Oaktown, worthy grand matron of the Indiana grand chapter, will inspect the Decatur, Geneva and Portland chapters at 7:30 p. ir, Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mrs. Carl Pumphrey, members of the Decatur chapter, will receive their awards of gold, having been members of the order for 50 years. The descendants of Anthony Halberstadt, a Revolutionary War veteran, are to meet at the state park near Bluffton Sunday, and are to bring a basket dinner. Prayer Breakfast Saturday Morning The men’s prayer breakfast will be held at 6:30 a.m. Saturday at the Deactur Youth and Community Center. Guest speaker for the morning will be Wes Christian, who recently joined the staff of the Adams county area Youth for Christ. Robert Reynolds will. also give a word of personal testimony. Hospital Admitted Mrs. Corwin Fleming, Miss Marjorie Kolter, Decatur; Charles Roebuck, Rockford, 0. D ismissed Joseph Eckrote, Linn Grove; Mrs. Martin Hullinger and baby girl, Mrs. Emma Barkley, Junior Lake, Mrs. Grover Long, Decatur.

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Phyllis Ariane Thieme and John L. Heller were joined in holy wedlock July 25, at the Church of Christ. The Rev Larry Morrison officiated for the afternoon double ring ceremony. Parents of the couple are the late Mrs. John Mayer and the late Kenneth Kiser, and John V. Heller and the late " Mrs;"" Vera Jane Heller. The bride selected a shell pink, two piece lace suit, with white accessories and a pearl necklace and earrings. She also wore a white orchid corsage. , 3 Mns. Edwina Hart, ’matron of honor, chose a blue lace over white satin street length dress, with white accessories and a pearl necklace and earrings. Her corsage was of white carnations tipped with blue. Richard Dailey served ae best man. Births At the Adams county memorial hospital: Robert and Catherine Hower Mendez, 716 North Second street, are the parents of a 7 lb., 1% oz., baby boy born at 4:38 p.m., Wednesday. Henry Schuller Named To Clay'4oo'Club Henry Schuller, route 1, local dealer of Clay Equipment Corp., serving the Hoagland area, has been awarded membership in the Clay “400” club for 1964. This is an organization of outstanding dealers throughout the country who have distinguished themselves in the sales, installation and service of Clay “Pushbutton” farm equipment. The award was announced by Roger Clay, president of the Cedar Falls, lowa firm. Members of the Clay “400’ club are chosen on the basis of increased sales volume, adequate installation and service facilities, and satisfactory customer relations.

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A wedding dinner was held at the Fairway restaurant for the wedding party. The bride attended Decatur high school and is employed by Duo, Inc, The groom is a graduate of Monmouth high school and is employed at the General Electric company. Following -a wedding Trip to northern Michigan, the couple will reside in Prbele. Stale Traffic Toll Increased To 682 By United Press International Four fatalities Wednesday night, two of them in a headon collision near Speedway, today increased Indiana’s 1964 traffic toll to at least 682 compared with 683 a year ago. •. . ~, Virginia 34, Brownsburg, was killed outright and Donovan Lawrence, 19, Brownsburg, died this morning in General hospital at Indianapolis after police placed charges of involuntary manslaughter against him. Authorities said the accident happened when the Lawrence car traveled down the wrong side of divided U. S. 136 a mile west of Speedway. Dwerth Cook, 4 8, Larwill, was killed when she stepped from the running board of her mother’s truck and into the path of a car driven by Nery Barnhart, 18, Kimmell. The accident took place on a Noble county road about five miles south of Cromwell. Clinton Branan, 51, Bloomington, was killed near his hometown when his car, for no apparent reason, ran off a Monroe county road and smashed into a concrete bridge abutment. It you have something to sen or trade — use the Democrat Want ad* — thev get BIG results * —■-

Club Schedule Telephone 3*2121 Judy Hirschy Society Editor Calendar items for each day’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m 'Satnrdsy 3:30) THURSDAY Gals and Pals Square Dance club. Youth and Community Center. Psi lota Xi trading post, 1-4, Kay Boch and Marvene Buuck; 6-9, Kay Burke and Diane Sauer. FRIDAY The Girl Scout Troop 269 will sponsor a dance at the Youth and Community center Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. Dance, sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 269, Decatur Youth and Community Center, 8-11 p.m. Psi lota Xi trading post, 1-4, S. Hoffman and Gwen Doan; 69. S. Elliott and Norma Moore. Decatur Missionary church Friendship circle, Mrs. Lawrence Gallogly, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Psi lota Xi trading post, 1-4, M. Blackburn and Mary Strickler. SUNDAY Merry Matrons home demonstration club, noon potluck picnic, Mrs. Richard Marbach. MONDAY Adams county home demonstration chorus, Farm Bureau Building. 7:30 p.m. VFW, auxiliary, post home, busi_ness meeting.. 8 p.m. , TUESDAY Catholic Ladies of Columbia, pot luck and business meeting, C. L. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. Pocahontas Lodge, Red Man hall, 7:30 p.m. Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel, 7:30 p.m. 39’ers carry-in dinner, Youth and Community center, 6:30 p.m. Johnson, School Officials Confer WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson meets with more than 200 local and county * school officials' today Kr discuss a wide range .of. problems, including the effects of the new civil rights law. The 4:30 p.m. EDT session at the White House Was intended as a .give-and-take discussion of such matters as*vocational education, school dropouts, work projects, the anti-poverty program, and implementing the new rights law. The conference was set up along the lines of meetings the President has held recently with business and labor groups. Earlier this week, Johnson met with a group of presidents of land grant colleges and universities on agricultural matters. Trade In a booh town — Decatur

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Bobbi Johnson Is Named Miss USA MIAMI BEACH (UPD — Blonde Bobbi Johnson, a math student who wants to be a Computer programmer, carried her newly earned title of . Miss USA into, competition today against 59 foreign contestants in the Miss Universe pageant. A panel of international judges will pick 15 of the 60 comely girls tonight to compete for the Miss Universe title before a nationwide television audience Saturday night. Miss Johnson, a University of Kansas sophomore who represented the District of Columbia, declared “it will be rough competi'ion. . the other girls are so beautiful and their personalities make me like them so much.” The five-foot, eight-inch beauty, who was shot full of penicillin three days ago to beat back a cold, was named Miss USA by a panel of seven judges Wednesday night, and she didn't shed a tear. “But my heart was going about 360.” Miss Texas, Diarine Elaine Balloun of Houston, was named first runnerup and will serve as queen next “ year should anything happen to keep Bobbi from performing the duance contract. ties of her personal appearAlso in the court were Miss’ Alaska, Patricia Susan Merlin, second runnerup; Utah, Janet Joy Erickson, third; and Kentucky, Johnna Ruth Reid, fourth. Mon Is Arrested On City Court Warrant Elvin Leon Adkins, 22-year-old resident of route 3, Decatur, was taken into custody by the city police at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday on a city court warrant. The warrant charged Adkins with two counts, unlawful speed and failure to obey a police officer, in connetcion with an incident Tuesday night. He is charged with driving in excess of 110 miles per hour under the unlawful speed count. After being taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, Adkins was released from the Adams county jail upon posting of a SIOO bond. He has been slated to appear in city court before Judge John B. Stults next Monday, after receiving a continuance In court this morning to allow time to secure legal advice.

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Hoffman Is Head Os » • Area Development E. G. Hoffman E. G. “Mud” Hoffman, has been appointed manager of area development for Northern Indiana Public Service company, Dean H. Mitchell, NIPSCO chairman and president, announced today. Hoffman, who has served as Gary division residential and commercial sales supervisor since 1950, will report to James F. Pudcell, vice president of public relations. In his new capacity he will work with John H. Clark, assis- ' tant to the vice president of pub lie-relations. The-apfiointment is effective August L A native of Argos, Hoffman graduated from high school there and attended Taylor University and La Salle University exten sion. He began his utility career with NIPSCO in 1938 as a stockman in the Plymouth district. In 1940 he advanced to residential salesman and local representative at Nappanee and Bremen, and to Valparaiso district sales supervisor in 1946. He was promoted to La Porte district sales manager in 1949 and to Gary division sales supervisor the following . year. : Locals Mr. ♦ and Mrs. Thomas Gaunt and children recently returned from a two weeks’ vacation to Gettysburg, Pa., the World’s Fair, New York City and Niagara Falls. They also visl ed Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Jones and family of East Moriches, Long Island, N.Y.

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Desperate Race To Save Trapped Men CHAMPAGNOLE, Franc?, (UPD—Rescue workers reported today that the mountain tomb of nine trapped chalk miners appears to be crumbling. Hope of saving the men before Friday was abandoned. In a desperate race against time and the danger that the mountain chalk quarry might collapse, , rescue crews prepared to punch a shaft with a giant drill directly to the spot 262 feet underground where the miners have been trapped since Monday. Rock falls and mountain fissures forced abandonment of an attempt to reach the marooned men through an old ventilation shaft. Officials estimated rescue was at least 24 hours away, possibly more. •-This morning Mayor Pierre Socie of Champagnole informed the trapped men rescue work was proving “extremely difficult” and that they may have to stick it out longer than originally expected. “They took it pretty well and are in good he told a news conference later. There • were 14 men caught when the roof of the chalk mine collapsed with a rorar inside Mount Rivel near here. Officials feared the five mis ing men were dead. Plans to attack the mountain • along the lines of an abandoned air shaft leading near the trapped men were scrapped when pick-and-shovel workers declared the passage too dangerous because of weak walls. New York Stock Exchange Price MIDDAY PRICES A. T * T. 71%. Du Pont 264, Ford 51%. General Electric 83%, General Motors 95*4, Gulf OJI 59*4, Standard Oil Ind. 83*4, Siandard Oil N.J. 87%, U. S. Steel 58%.

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