Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1933 — Page 6

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DECATUR A. C/S PLAN FOOTBALL TEAM THIS FALL Local Sports Organization Will Again Sponsor Independent Team Decatur football fans will be I given the opportunity of backing independent footiball team ngnin this season. This announcement j was made this morning, following a meeting held Friday night by members of the Decatur Athletic Club. The Decatur Athletic Club, better known as the A. C’s. will sponsor a t arn this fall. The first practice j session will be held at the West i Ward diamond, tomorrow after-1 noon, Sunday, at 2 p. m. All young ; men interested in playing football j are requested to report for this j Initial practice. it number of players have alreadysignified their intentions of play- < ing this fall. These include: Engle, ] Gage. Deltolt. Steele, Omlor and j Bell, backfield; Rex. Murphy., Kiess. llilyard, Fred Brown. Hoop. Gerber. Bill Gass, Hurst, Bosse, j Schnepp, Snyder, Mylott, Fat Cos- j fee and Zerkel, linemen. The A. C.’s first organized a I football team last fall and made a I good record, winning the majority j of the games and drawing good attendance at practically every game. The Decatur Athletic Club was organized last fall, its members drawn from alumni of both the local public and Catholic iiigh schools, its purpose is to foster athletics and good sportsmanship among the m 10 % DISCOUNT ON TOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT BILLS BY PAYING ON OR BEFORE Sept. 20 POWER BILLS ARE ALSO DUE —AND—MUST BE PAID —BY—TWENTIETH OF MONTH AT CITY HALL

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boys of Decatur. In addition to the football team sponsored lust fall, the A. C.'s also furnished fine sports entertainment to local fans w ith good basket ball and baseball teams during the past season and are deserving of hearty support from all local sports lovers. A d finite date has not been sit '{for the opening game but several contests have been booked tentaj lively. STANDINGS — AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Washington 92 47 .661 N’ew York 81 54 .600 | Philadelphia 71 66 .518 {Cleveland 711 60 .514 I Detroit 60 73 .4X6 jChicago 62 78 .443 1 Boston 58 83 411 Ist. Louis 52 88 .371 — NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pet. New York 85 53 .616 ; Pittsburgh 70 62 .5601 | Chicago 80 63 .559; jSt. Louis 77 66 .539 j j Boston 73 65 .5291 'Brooklyn 57 80 .416; j Philadelphia 54 81 .400; j Cincinnati 53 88 .376 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS — American League All games postponed, rain. National League Philadelphia. 4-1: Cincinnati, 0-3. Boston. 10; Pittsburgh. 1. New York, 5-4; Chicago, 1-0. Brooklyn. 9; St. Louis, 2. Columbus Wins — Columbus, 0.. Sept. 16 —(U.R) —A 3 to 2 triumph over Minneapolis! here last night gave Columbus a two to one advantage in their piav-; off series for the American Association baseball title. The two clubs left today for. Minneapolis to resume the series.' They will meet again Sunday. Bill Lee. Columbus right-hander, who; won the first game of the series,! probably will be opposed by Jess ! Petty in the opening game on the j Millers' lot. o Rochester Leads Rochester, N. Y.. Sept. 16 —<U.R) —Although Newark finished 14'4 games ahead of Rochester in the regular International league seas- j on, Rochester today threatened to eliminate the Bears from a l chancp at the pennant in their j first-place play-off series. The Wings made it two out of three over the Bears last night , by heating them. 5 to 3. A victory tonight would give the Wings their necessary hpst three out of five and the right to meet Buffalo in the championship plav-oft. Kirkland, Monmouth W in Softball (lames Kirkland and were victors in soft l>all games played Friday evening. Kirkland defeated Monroe. 4 to 2. and Monmouth nosed out Pleasant Mills. 3 to 2. Next Friday, Monmouth will play |at Monroe and Pleasant Mills plays at Kirkland. S STRIKER (IIYES COUNTY SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT ) CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) | Other maintenance charges 380.90 Total maintenance charges $6,199.19 Fixed charges: Rents $ 144.76 ! Insurance 2,116.23 j Interest bond debt ... 828.85 | Interest temporary loans 345.28 Other fixed charges ... 183.00 Total fixed charges $3,618.12 Transfers: Transfer tuition $14,938.57 Debt service: Payment on bonds $ 7.808.00 Payment temporary loans 5,000.00 Total debt payment $12,808.00 Capital outlay: New buildings $ 76.26 Building equipment 1,976.66 Instruction expense 427.50 School hacks and buses 2,775.00 Total f oi capital outlay $5,255.42 Grand total all expenses $169,303.4)5 Balance cash on band, August 1 $ 70,672.00 Despite a fall in revenue, the total cash balance of the county school system decreased less than $5,000 compared with the previous year. o— Appie Tree Bloomed Twice CAMAS, Wash. <U.R>—W. F. Bennett's apple tree bloomed a second time while fruit of the first blossoms was developing.

j GIANTS DEFEAT CHICAGO TWICE New York Has National League Pennant NearIv Sewed Up » t | New York. Sept. 16—(U.R) Hill 11 Terry’s New York Giants today 11 swung into jho final half-month of | the major league season with 'lie . : National circuit pennant virtually i j clinched. 1 I Yesterday's double-header vic--1 tory over Chicago—enlivened hy J fisticuff's, banishments and Injur- ! les —boosted the Giants into a I position from which they can al-j most coast to the pennant. It i dropped the Cubs into third place, one point behind Pittsburgh, j while the Giants' first-place lead was extended to seven and a half games. Terry's outfit now needs to win i only six of Its remaining 14 con j I j tests to beat Pittsburgh if the i ! | Pirates win all of their scheduled , ; 13. and five New York victories' i will beat out Chicago if the Cults kweep their remaining 11 games.; In their current six-game series, the Giants and Cubs each have won two games. Taking advantage of their first | dry day in Chicago, the Giants I walloped the Cubs. 5 to 1, in the ] opener. behind Hal Schumacher's! ; six hit pitching, and blanked them' J 4 to fl. in the nightcap when Rov I Partnalee and Herman Bell yieldled only two safeties. Bell's mast-1 i erlv relief pitching featured the j day's play. He replaced Parmalee in the third with the liases load-1 ed. retired the side and allowed! one hit during the rest of the j game. In the opener, outfielder George | Davis of the Giants and pitcherj Pat Malone of the Cubs were banished for fighting in the J eighth when Davis claimed Malone 1 deliberately interfered with his i | running to first. Hughle Critz. | | Giants' second baseman was spik- 1 i ed in the left foot in the sixth of ; ! the first came, but continued to! play. Stanley Hack. Chicago's I ; third baseman, was struck in the! side by onp or Parmalee's pitches I during the third inning of the j I niehtcap. anil retired. While Hal Schumacher was reg-; ! istering his 19th victory in the: opener, the Giants collected 10. hits off Tinning. Malone, Herr j I mann and Henshaw. In the sec-1 | ond game, they hammered Lon ! Warneke the Cubs' are. for 14 hits, including Mel o:t’s homer'

Kitchen No Harm Done SANITARY and INEXPENSIVE You tan keep these rugs Shining and Spotless with a damp mop. The Heavy Enamel is Stainproof and Waterproof—can’t soak up grime or grease; dirt and mud can’t grind in either. All of which mean they are thoroughly sanitary. We have a Beautiful Assortment of these Felt Base Bugs and all were priced before the recent advances. 9*12 R. $4.791„56.29 v/ z x9 Ft. $3.5(L $3.89 ! 6x9 Ft. $2.98 ! THESE RUGS ARE ALSO IDEAL FOR BED ROOMS. , EASY TO CLEAN. The Schafer Store HARDWARE ANI) HOME FURNISHINGS Store Hours: 7:15 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Sat.: 7:15 a. m. to 10 p. m.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933.

I in the fourth. { I Boston crushetf the Pirates, 10 to 1. when the Braves, making > their first score against the Cor-. i salrs In 30 consecutive innings, > bunched 10 singles for 10 runs ■ during the third and fourth innings. Big Ed Brandt held the Plr-| I ntes to nine hits and one run. Brooklyn downed St. Louis. 9j to 2. behind Van Mungo's six hit 1 hurling Tl.io Dodgers made 13 'safeties off llallahan. Walker I and Johnson, including Hack \\ ll- ' j son’s homer In the sixth. Cincinnati anti the Phillies ' split a twin bill. The Phils took ! ' the first game, 4 to 0. when , Rookie Reggie Grabowskl limited the Reds to two hits, but the Reds j {took the nightcap, 3 to 1, when Jim I.ottnmley drove in nil their runs with a long fly in the slx'h I and a double in the eighth. Ruin washed out all American league games. GRAIN PRICES AGAIN HIGHER ; (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) jon Youngstown district steel oper- | ations. a weaker dollar and steady I commodity prices plus continuance of inflation talk. When the gold ! prio“ came out. it served as a spark to Ingite the market. Metals soared and in their wake came the rest of the market, re-, | peal issues, 1 adtng industrials and ; some specialties. Only the utilities showed a tendency to hold back and even they, in most instances, erased early losses to substitute' j some gains. o 1,500 Indiana Mon Enrolled In Camps * Indianapolis. Sept. 16 — (U.R) —i ; The important part Indiana is I playing in the civilian conservation corps was shown today bv. ihe fact that 4.500 men are enroll'ed in 18 camps throughout the | state. Kiaht of the camps are located ; cn the 55.0(H) acres of state owned parks, game preserves and forests. I Ten soil erosion camps have been esiablished largely on private lands. Purdue Enrollment Shows 190 Decrease Lafayette. Ind.. Sept. 16 — (U.R) — Enrollment at Purdue University : reached 3.426 today a? compared jto 3,616 a year ago. The school of engineering showed a decrease i because of cooperative arrange- ; menu with other institutions in the state. President E. C. Elliott ! explainer

LEAD AND ZING MINING BOOM I AIDS WISCONSIN Prosperity Smiles on \ illumes In Southwestern Part of State j Plultevi'le, Wis., Sept. 14. — (U.R) —"Boom'' times have returned to southwestern Wisconsin, bringing ! new hopes for prosperity in lend and zinc mining Industries which , lay Idle more than a decade. Recent discovery of a new use for zinc, in an alloy known as "white metal," revived a market from which the Wisconsin miners were forced a dozen years ago by competition from Missouri and Rocky Mountain fields. Grant. lowa ami Lafayette counties, among the oldest in the state.

STOVEI CIRCUS CHILDREN FREE I Must Come With §e Hijgf fa ... 8 S9I I 1 HJa Circus Souvenirs g Saturday, Sept. 23rd Showing Complete New Line of the Nationally Famous GLOW - MAID Ranges GLOW • BOY Heaters These are only two of the things we are doing to make our g,j be specials all through the store—souvenirs-fun for every- \ Because of the large crowds expected, souvenirs will not be JSL given children unless accompanied by their parents. Kmgjr REMEMBER THE DATE—SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd. WE WILL RELEASE 5 BALLOONS FROM OUR STORE EACH DAY AT 2 P, M., STARTING MONDAY AND CONTINUING ALL WEEK AND WITH EACH BALLOON THERE WILL BE ATTACHED A TICKET WORTH SI.OO IN TRADE AT OUR STORE SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23rd. WATCH FOR THESE BALLOONS EACH DAY—YOU MAY BE THE LUCKY ONE. THE SCHAFER STORE f HARDWARE AND HOME FURNISHINGS —— —.—.——

!«re leading center* in revival ot the romantic Industry from which ; Wisconsin g« It* nickname, the "Badger" State. This mining in duitry was one of tlie first In the I state. Its pioneers dug holes in ithe ground, to spend their winters In semi-hibernation like badgers. The mining Industry reached Its! peak during the World War. when , It supplied munition materials, as It had done In the Civil War It; died out in 1921. | The village of Linden became a boisterous, typical mining boom town a year ago, following reopen ; ing of several sine mines. Chicken; coops were rented as lodging, houses. Crowds of miners walked ’ln the streets because sidewalks , were not large enough. Other towns experienced "booms" j although of less Intensity. Pros-! pectors sought new Helds in the, vicinity of Belmont, Wisconsin's first capital. Timbers in old mines { were replaced and operations resumed. | The "boom" has been gradual In most cases, but Its effects are; noticeable, and Inhabitants of tln-

1 region between the Wisconsin and Mississippi River valleys,see proa--1 ports of Industrial activity that will bring back the proaperMy of "old days." Guard Ajrainst More Violence I Woodstock, 111., Sept. 16— (UP) j I Deputy sheriffs In McHenry county j i prepared today against possible j ! viola nee in the continued picketI Ing of striking farmers who gathj er d to prevent milk deliveries at i plants In Harvard and Ringwood. Sheriff Leater Edlnger declared "a lot of trouble Is expected to break at any moment." \t the Bowman Dairy Company ! plant In Harvard, where striking farmers have concentrated their ! forces no milk had passed through I ihe picket lines this morning. Deliveries are « xis cted today, , however Farmer members of the ! pure milk association which is opI posing Ihe strike, have promised to :, s. ort trucks through the lines. 1

200.000 VisitorT"^ 5 ® !n <iianap ar ß Indianapolis. , 18. ' \ I'-ok . v,r»uV ML. i Sin '"' 0, ' s said a' „ fl| Gft ~ -s fl I'VlioiMii ilojw I ' l "mini'iu li. , p. "flj >'-il ufl ,11If S. 'Mill* I - (]l|t | Tl ' an - ,■§ and delis lit J. D. BMxI.K. -it The Tavern. 137 N. 3rd s'. Decatur