The News-Tribune, 1953-08-26

ANGOLA - Melvin Glick, of Fort Wayne caught a 9% 1b. pike recent y in Golden Lake. The fish was aught on light tackle. The big ish measured 36* inches long. Lar Larer - er Larer fish have been caught there but lot on such light fishing tackle. BRYAN - Magazine solicitors, bund to be without a license from he city, were taken into Mayor hristman's court, last week. They j were warned by the Mayor and the I hiet of Police Arch Clappe to I I top their selling and ordered out , f town. Police were told to arrest A inyone who persisted in soliciting. ( persons ayor Christman asked notify the police if salesmen O working without a city license ap aproached - roached aproached them. NEW HAVEN - In honor of his 0th anniversary as a teacher, Carl Ichlundt was honored by the con- l negation of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. A church service was held ] ind a social event followed. Rev. ( Henry Abram preached the sermon ind Prof. Herbert Bredemeier, as./ aster of ceremonies and Dr. John I Stach of Fort Wayne were the iturgists. About 375 people at atended. - ended. atended. Mr. Schlundt was presented with a cash gift. GARRETT - Nine year old Har Harld - ld Harld Huff. son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Donild - ild Donild Huff of Rt. 1, Butler is a pa patient - tient patient at the poliomyelitis ward at St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne, suffering from a reported mild case. The youth was admitted t the hospital at Fort Wayne Tuesday of last week. He is reported to be suffering from mild paralysis. The boy is the 10th reported poliomye poliomyelitis - litis poliomyelitis or suspected polio case in De DeKalb - Kalb DeKalb county this year. RITTLR - An cld Waco 2-seated open cockpit biplane, owned by Bill Reese of Cincinnati was demolish demolished - ed demolished in an attempted take-off from a field in the northeast part of Butler. recently. Jack Reese, also t Cincinnati, brother of the pilot sustained a fractured left arm and a deep cut across the upper | I lip in the crash. He was taken to the Souder hospital and released later in the day. was Bill Reese escaped with minor cuts and bruises. ARCHBOLD - Fulton county vo voters - ters voters may be asked for a special health levy of one-tenth of a mill to run for five years, to be used by the Fulton County Department f Health. The Department can isk as much as one-half a mill but it is believed the one-tenth mill will provide sufficient funds to raise the sum of $6,000 in taxes to meet the cut which Fulton Co. the budget commission made in Fulton County Health Department budget at a recent meeting. EDGERTON - Persons under 30 living as a within the same household polio victim in Williams Co., may secure Gamma Globulin in injections - jections injections by making application to the county health commissioner. Dr. C. G. Goll, Stryker. A limited supply of the material is available for such a use, Dr. Goll reported. He warned that Gamma Globulin, made from whole blood, is not con considered - sidered considered a sure preventative of polio but lessens or prevents paralysis which usually accompanies attacks. EDON - Williams County schools will be open for instruction a total of 175 days during the 1953-54 year, it was announced by Su.pt. H. C. Vannarsdal.. Mr. Vannorsdali pointed out that the schools will open on Monday, August 31 with the exception of Montpelier, Bryan, Edgerton, Superior and Pulaski Jef Jefferson. - ferson. Jefferson. They will close for Labor of Day. Northwestern Ohio Teachers Association meeting. Armistice Day and Washington's birthday. Schools will conclude on May 26. The to totai - tai totai calendar equals the required 180 days called for by state regulations. PAULDING - The Industrial Com Committee - mittee Committee and other members of the Chamber of Commerce met and an announced - nounced announced plans for the purchasing of a plot of ground to encourage industrial expansion in the vil village - lage village of Paulding and adjacent areas. Three trustees, Robert Gorman as chairman; Don Price and R. M. Roy Royer - er Royer were named and were given au authority - thority authority to make all necessary ar arrangements - rangements arrangements to purchase property suitable for a factory site. The plan announced is to purchase the real estate which will be suitable for a factory site in an effort to encouragee industry to come the Paulding area. to

Herbert A. Ginther, aged 57. World War veteran and a Defiance County Commissioner, who resided at 212 East High Street, died at 12:30 a. m., Friday, in the Defiance Hospital where he had been since July 30. Previous to that he had been in the Veterans Hospital at Fort Wayne. He had been in a critical condition for about ten days and Thursday morning had under undergone - gone undergone surgery. He was born October 1, 1895, in Mark Township, and was a son of Emmet and Matilda Pierman Ginth Ginther. - er. Ginther. When a small child he came with his parents to Hicksville and later to a farm near Coldwater, Michigan. After a few years there the family came to Newville Town Township. - ship. Township. DeKalb Co., Ind. He attended the public schools near his home and the Spencerville high school where he graduated with the class of 1915. After graduation he at attended - tended attended Normal College at Angola. After completing the Normal course he taught schools in Colora Colorado, - do, Colorado, in Steuben County, Ind., and at Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. He was united in marriage with Opal Nelson on December 11, 1917. They went to housekeeping in Gar Garrett - rett Garrett where Mr. Ginther was em employed - ployed employed by the B. & O. Railroad. On June 15, 1918 he was inducted I into the military service at Au Auburn, - burn, Auburn, and served with an artillery division in Co. D., 9th Ammunition train. At the time of his discharge on February 2, 1919, at Camp Zach Zachary - ary Zachary Taylor, Ky., he was unassigned. He had also been employed in the U. S. Customs office at Cleve Cleveland - land Cleveland and Miami, Florida. He had done time study work at the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Plant in Akron and also for a rubber plant at Mishawaka, Ind. About twenty years ago he came to Hicksville where he operated filling stations and for a time was employed at Crook Son & Company handle factory. The past few years he had been engaged in farming. He was serving his second term as County Commissioner. I He was a member of the Metho Methodist - dist Methodist Church; the Hicksville Rotary Club: Edward C. Smart Post, The American Legion, of which he was a Past Commander: he had also served several years as a member of- the American Legion County Council: he had been a Precinct Committeeman for several years. Surviving him are the wife; a brother. Irving Ginther of Hicks Hicksville; - ville; Hicksville; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Mills and Mrs. Marie Duchrme. both of Hicksville. The body was brought to the Perkins & Reeb Funeral Home, where it remained until 12:30 p. m., Monday, when it was taken to the Methodist Church to lie in state until 2:00 p. m., the funeral hour. The Rev. H. Myron Shimer and the Rev. Robert Bates officiated. Military rites were conducted in Scipio cemetery, the place of burial. F. O. E. AUXILIARY TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The regular meeting of the Aux Auxiliary - iliary Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles will be held Thursday, Aug. 27 at 8:30 p. m. Officers meeting will be at 7:45 and all officers are requested to be present. Mesdames Fern Gaskill and Bernice Lang were visitors at the meeting, Aug. 13. Mrs. Gaskill is the Drill Team Cap Captain - tain Captain of Defiance Auxiliary. She gave a talk about organization of a drill team. Mrs. June Christman was officially installed as secretary. Mrs. Lang was installing officer. An Auxiliary pin was presented to Mrs. Christman, a gift from the officers. The name of Freda Har Harkey - key Harkey was announced for door prize. | She was not present Mrs. Ethel Beverly won the mystery package and therefore will furnish another mystery package for this week's meeting. Entertainment was provided by the committee and refreshments served in honor of those members who celebrated birthdays during Ju July - ly July and August.

EVANGELIST ROLLY McCUNE Revival meetings will be held this next week at the Church of the Brethren. Beginning Sunday morn morning - ing morning at 10:30, Evangelist Rolly Mc McCune - Cune McCune will be bringing the messages throughout the week. Each even evening - ing evening through the week, services will - 9 ... 991 - * - n9 2 - 4 UCCB Will begin at 7:30. Coming from Berne, Ind., Mr. McCune has a great mes message - sage message which you will not want to miss. Everyone is invited to come expecting great things from God. 'Rev. Galen Holcomb, Pastor. AWARDED $210.00 ON "STRIKE IT RICH" RADIO PROGRAM The Colgate-Palm Olive-Peet Co. sponsors of the Strike It Rich pro program - gram program were the donors of a check received this week by Mrs Hope Gecowets, 605 E. Smith St. This program is heard over WOWO, Ft. Wayne, at 10 a. m. daily, Monday through Friday, and also on TV. Much happiness and many benefits have been brought to unfortunate and handicapped people through the generosity of the sponsors and Heart Line. Master of Ceremonies was War Warren - ren Warren Hall; Producer was Walt Fra Framer. - mer. Framer. Carlton Carpenter, movie star of MGM acted as proxy for Mrs. Geco Gecowets - wets Gecowets who was unable to be pres present - ent present on account of her physical han handicap. - dicap. handicap. The questions which were so fluently and correctly answered won $210.00. were > Gratitude is expressed to Mr. and Mrs. Schuette and to everyone who sent cards in her behalf. Spe Special - cial Special thanks to Mr. Carpenter and the Colgate-Palmolive,Peet Co., the sponsors of Strike It Rich, the'pro the'program - gram the'program "with a heart." Clyde C. Palmer Rites Will Be Held Thursday Clyde C. Palmer, aged 73 - years, passed away Monday afternoon at 2:05 p. m., at Community .Memorial Hospital. where he had been a patient for the past three weeks. He had been ill for seven weeks. Heart disease was given as the cause of death. Mr. Palmr had been a barber in I Hicksville, and had owned a theatre in Antwerp and Hicksville. He had been a resident of Hicksville for the past fifty years and had lived at the residence at 116 East Cornelia St., for the past seventeen years. He was born in Scipio Township in Indiana, on July 18, 1880, a son of Lucius C. and Harriet Shull Palmer, In 1902 he was united in marriage with Nola Stiver. him in death in 1933. She preceded In 1936 he was united in marriage with Ida M. Miller. Surviving besides the wife, == = daughter, Mrs. Madelyn Bakle of Hicksville, and a step-daughter. Mrs. Eva Smith of Edgerton; a grandson, Edward Palmer Bakle of Hicksville; a brother, John F. Palmer of Hicksville; nephews and nieces; a cousin. Mrs. Mable Hart are a F. and a nephew, Doyle Palmer, both of Hicksville. Mr. Palmer was a member of the Hicksville Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:30 p. m., at the Hur Hurley - ley Hurley Funeral Home. with the Rev. E. Maynard Powell and the Rev. A. Delaney Votaw officiating. Burial will be in the Scipio cemetery.

Services Friday For Frank W. Main Frank W. Main, aged 83, who re resided - sided resided at 114 W. Arthur St., died at 4:00 p. m-, Tuesday in Community Memorial Hospital, where he had been since Aug. 17. He had fallen in his home and fractured his hip on that date. He was born Jan. 1, 1870 in Mi Milan - lan Milan Twp., Allen Co., Ind., and was i son of Christopher and Cynthia Main. He grew to manhood in the vicinity of his birth and in Febru February, - ary, February, 1896 he was united in marriage with Nancy M. Meeks. They went to housekeeping in Milan Township where Mr. Main was engaged farming. in In 1913 they moved to a farm east of Antwerp and since that time had resided near Antwerp and Hicks Hicksville - ville Hicksville except for about five years in Farmer. They had lived in Hicks Hicksville - ville Hicksville since 1947. April 6. 194". Mrs. Main died on Surviving him are three sons, Earl, Enno and Marion, all at home; a daughter. Mrs. Cora Moser Mc McKinney - Kinney McKinney of Fort Wayne; two grand grandsons. - sons. grandsons. A son, Leonard W. and a daugh daughter, - ter, daughter, Agnes, preceded him in death. The body was brought to the Per Perkins - kins Perkins & Reeb Funeral Home where it will remain for services at 2:30 p. m., Friday. A. Delaney Votaw, pastor of the Church of Christ, will officiate and burial will be in Mau Maumee - mee Maumee cemetery, at Antwerp. FAT CATTLE AUCTION TO BE HELD FRIDAY, AUG. 28 AT THE FAIR The First Fat Cattle Auction will be held at the Defiance County Fair Grounds on Friday, August 28 at 7 p. m., in front of the Grand Grandstand. - stand. Grandstand. This sale is being held in cooperation with Defiance County Fair Board, The Extension Service and the Vocational Agriculture De Departments - partments Departments of the county. This sale is to benefit 4-H and FFA boys and girls as they will sell their Steer Projects at this auction. It is hop hoped - ed hoped by the Committee that the bus businessmen - inessmen businessmen of he county will buy these steers and so encourage the boys and girls in their club work I and that this sale will be an annual event of the Defiance County Fair. - The Committee. Gerald Massie, Chairman ChairmanMIDWESTERN - MIDWESTERN ChairmanMIDWESTERN HAYRIDE AT THE PAULDING FAIR The WLW Midwestern Hayride that will play at the Paulding Co. Fair on Sept. 3 will feature top stars of WLW and WLW-TV such as The Pine Mt. Boys. Buddy Ross and others. The Midwestern Hayride is en enjoying - joying enjoying the greatest popularity in its history this year, playing many more fairs and attractions than ever before. it is one of the oldest commercial program on WLW-TV. having starred on WLW-T in 1948 but has been on WLW radio many years. The name "Midwestern Hayride" itself has become known to every everyone - one everyone as the finest Hillbilly Show in J the Midwest, sparkling and scinti scintiluting - luting scintiluting with songs, music, dancing and comedy throughout the entire show.

He was a member of the Ev. United Brethren Church. Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. Merle Weisz and Mrs. Pluma Weisz, both of Milford Township; six granddaughters, and nine great greatgrandchildren. - grandchildren. greatgrandchildren. Two sons, Trevor and Herschel preceded him death. in The body was taken to the Per Perkins - kins Perkins & Reeb Funeral Home where it remained until the funeral hour. Services were conducted at 2:30 p. m.. Tuesday, in the Ev. United Bre Brethren - thren Brethren Church. The Rev. Cleo C. Roth, officiated Burial was in For Forest - est Forest Home cemetery. ELDER STEINMAN NAMED AS SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST MINISTER Elder Elvin Feltman, pastor of the Defiance District of Seventh Day Adventist Churches, left Mon Monday - day Monday to take his new charge of the Neward and Zanesville Churches. He was transferred by the Ohio conference after serving for three years the Defiance District includ including - ing including churches at Defiance, Bryan, Hicksville, Liberty Center and Na Napoleon. - poleon. Napoleon. He was with the West Toledo Church before going to Defiance. with Forrest Sykes, associated Pastor Feltman at Defiance, has been assigned as a teacher in the church school at Toledo. Elder D. V. Steinman, pastor of the Cincinnati Fairfax Church will succeed Pastor Feltman in Defi Defiance. - ance. Defiance. Elmon Roy, 1953 graduate of Southern Missionary College at Collegedale, Tenn., will be associat associated - ed associated with Pastor Steinman at Defi Defiance. - ance. Defiance. WEDDING PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER Mr. and Mrs. John Olsson an announce - nounce announce the coming marriage of their daughter, Judith Lorraine, to David Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Miss Ols OlsMrs. - Mrs. OlsMrs. Carl Zimmerman. son is a graduate of Hicksville High School and is employed as a secretary at Capehart-Farnsworth Company. She is a member of the National Secretaries Association. Her fiance is a dental student at Ohio State University and a mem member - ber member of Psi Omega Dental Frater Fraternity. - nity. Fraternity. UNION SERVICE CONCLUDES SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th Sunday, August 30 will conclude a very successful season of Union Morning Worship Services for the Methodists and Presbyterians. A deeper sense of Christian Brother Brotherhood - hood Brotherhood has been brought through the sharing of our faith with other members of Christ's Church. The services have continued for six weeks. This Sunday the Rev. Mr. Bates will preach his final sermon | to the joint congregation on the | "Problem of Doubt." I

The 76th annual Defiance County Fair started here Sunday afternoon with the county-wide religious ser service. - vice. service. Sunday night a talent program was presented at the grandstand and Monday was given to entry of all displays. Stands, rides. con concessions - cessions concessions and entries in the 4-H, Agriculture Bldgs., and Art Hall were placed. Monday night a big crowd visited the midway and en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed the evening, patronizing the rides, etc. The Fair officially opened Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday at 1:30 with the Flag Raising ceremonies. Tuesday nigbt the first racing program got underway with eight harness events. Purses were 1500 each to the winners of the 2:25 pace, 2:25 trot, 2-17 pace and the 2:17 trot; Pari-Mutuel win windows - dows windows opened at 7 p. m. Judging of the livestock and oth other - er other exhibits started Tuesday morn morning. - ing. morning. In the afternoon, scooter and pony races were held. The trac tractor - tor tractor pulling contest will be held on Friday. Today (Wednesday) is Junior Fair Day and opened with judging of 4-H and FFA livestock and the 4-H and Junior Booths in morning. This was followed the by parade of bands, machinery, tug of war eliminations and tractor ro rodeo - deo rodeo eliminations in the afternoon. This evening, Robert Colwell of rd Defiance and Clarice Hulbert of rd2 Hicksville, will be crowned the King and Queen of Junior Day. The crowning will be follow followed - ed followed by the float parade, style revue and 4-H livestock parade, milk milkmaid - maid milkmaid contest, a junior dance, calf scramble, pig catch, tug of war fi finals - nals finals and tractor rodeo finals. Seven teams and five individuals are to participate in the 4-H de demonstration - monstration demonstration contest at the Fair on Thursday at 2 p. m., in the 4-H Building. Harness racing will be held on Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, and Friday afternoon. Friday night will be the second Band Festival, presented in front of the grandstand. The Agriculture Building and Art Hall, as well as other displays, are complete and contain many items of interest to Fair patrons. Also, there are fine merchandis merchandising - ing merchandising displays, automotive displays.' etc., and livestock exhibits, to greet those in attendance at his year's Fair.

Ace Gridders To Play Eight Games, First Tilt Sept. 18 Football practice is underway at the High School here with 28 can candidates - didates candidates reporting thus far. Fresh Freshmen - Jim - men - Jim Freshmen - Jim Wonderly, 162; Tom Bai Bailey, - ley, Bailey, 143; Roger Corwin, 157. Soph Sophomores - Bill - omores - Bill Sophomores - Bill Bricker, 112; Darrel Brown, 116; Errol Houk, 145; Rob Robert - ert Robert Camp, 128; Merle Ballard, 157; Robert Gillespie, 115. Juniors - Jim Brown* 158; Clayton Middaugh 160; Ray Folk* 167; Bud Amaden* 156; Ted Durre* 150; Bob On Onstott. - stott. Onstott. 150; Dave Mastin, 120; Low Lowell - ell Lowell Husted, 147; Gerald Kuhn, 155; Eddie Perry, 145. Seniors - Clair Slattery* 140; Larry Preston* 170; Dave DeMuth* 165; John Keller* 160; Max Kemerer* 160; Dick Mas Mastin* - tin* Mastin* 133; Ralph Grover Blalock* Timbrook 135; 145; Kenny Thiel* 170. | This year's squad is braced by denotes lettermen. 13 returning lettermen compared to 3 last year. Lettermen lost by graduation were Paul Slattery, hb; Brooke Tuttle, e; Jim Irey, t; Geo. Rosendaul, e; Dave Evans, hb; Bob [Van Horn, c; Wilbur Wright, t. Two a day practices have been under way since Thursday. Em Emphasis - phasis Emphasis will be placed on fundamen fundamentals - tals fundamentals and timing for the first two weeks. The usual kinks and pains are slowly being worked out and any actual scrimmage is not prob probable - able probable until next week. The outlook of improving over last year's record is encouraging, however, it is far too early to es establish - tablish establish a definite opinion. There have been several changes made in the schedule for the season. There will be four games at home and four away. An added interest this year will be the participation of Hicks Hicksville - ville Hicksville as a member of the newly newlyformed - formed newlyformed Northwestern Ohio Little Buckeye League. The schedule as follows: September 18, Paulding* here; Sept. 25, Bryan there; Oct. 2, Ed Edon* - on* Edon* at Edon; Oct. 9, Archbold here, Oct. 16, Rockford, here (homecom (homecoming); - ing); (homecoming); Oct. 21, New Haven, there; Oct. 30, Leipsic, here (parents' night); Nov. 6, Payne* there. I * denotes league games. Try a classified, you'll be pleased.

Roy Wheeler Found Dead At His Home Here Roy -Wheeler, aged 77, who re resided - sided resided at 321 Defiance Ave., died suddenly some time between 7:00 a. m., and 8:30 a. m., Tuesday. About 7 a- m., a newsboy saw him sitting in his porch swing and about 8:30 a, m., he was found dead on the porch floor. His death was pre presumably - sumably presumably caused by a heart attack. He was born Dec. 26, 1875 at Na Napoleon, - poleon, Napoleon, and was a son of James and Florence Randall Wheeler. When a small child he came with his pa parents - rents parents to Mark Township where he grew to manhood and was united in marriage with Anna Ginter. They went to housekeeping on a farm south of Mark Center and a short time later they moved to a farm in Hicksville Township. About thirty-three years ago he retired and moved to Hicksville where he resided until his death. Mrs. Wheel Wheeler - er Wheeler died in 1927. The only surviving relatives are a brother, Okee Wheeler of Mark Center, and several nieces and ne nephews. - phews. nephews. The body was taken to the Per Perkins - kins Perkins & Reeb Funeral Home where it will remain for services at 2:00 p. m., Thursday. The Rev. Robert Bates, pastor of the Presbyterian Church will officiate and burial will be in Six Corners cemetery. U. S. GOVERNMENT AWARDS GIVEN TO HICKSVILLE RIFLEMEN The Hicksville Rifle and Pistol Club will meet Sept. 2 at the club range for their regular meeting. The qualification medals that are on display in Ronnie's Dept. Store window will be given at this meet meetexpert - expert meetexpert Three men won the ing. shooters award, nine won sharp sharpshooters - shooters sharpshooters award and eleven won the These awards marksman award. were won by shooting the Girand M-1 rifle and qualifying according to the U. S. Army specifications. On the afternoon of Sept. 6 the club wll sponsor a Chicken-Shoot at the club rangelerited 112 miles west on the Snencerville Road. Prizes will be given to the winners.