Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1934 — Page 6

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Both Decatur Teams Win Friday By 22 -19 Score

JACKETS NOSE OUT REDSKINS AT LOCAL GYM Decatur Rallies In Fourth Quarter To Win Thrilling Battle Coming from behind in the fourth and final quarter, the Decatur Yellow Jackets nosed out the Red skins from North Side Friday night at the Jacket gym. 22 to 19. It was the Jackets’ fourth victory in five starts and the first northeastern Indiana conference game of the season for the locals. Decatur was trailing 14-12 as the fourth period opened, but two field goals in the first two minutes of play put the Jackets out in front to i stay for the remainder of the ball game. The locals held a 7-6 margin at the end of the first quarter. North Side failed to score a point in the second period and Decatur added one field goal to make the score 9-6 as the half ended. Blythe and Peterson, forwards, wore the scoring leaders for Decatur with nine and eight points, respectively. Each hit four times from the field, with Blythe adding one free throw. For North Side. Nill was outstanding with two field goals and a brace of foul tosses for six points. Johnston also hit twice from the ■ field for the Redskins. The Yellow Jacket reserves won the preliminary game, downing the North Side seconds, 22 to la. Yellow Jackets FG FT TP Blythe, f 4 19 Peterson, f 4 0 8 M yers, c 0 0 0 I Barker, g Oil! Butler, g 1 0 21 thirst, c 0 0 01 Huffman, g 10 2 otals . 10 2 22 North Side FG FT TP LaTourette. f 0 0 0 Nill. f 2 2 61 Johnston, c 2 0 4 Barclay, g 12 4 Knuth, g 0 2 21 Nelson, f 0 0 0 Goodman, c . 0 1 11 Gatiton. g ti 2 2 Totals .. . .... 5 9 19! Referee: Shine. Fort Wayne; umpire: Craney. Fort Wayne. o Indian Finds New Gold Field Quebec. Que. —'U.R)—Discovery of a rich gold field in the Ahitibi district is announcer! ny the Department of Mines here. The find was; made by an Indian named John Waubanoni near Lac Madeleine.' Department of Mines officials here said the samples of ore brought out indicated the strike was rich.

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HIGH SCHOOL SCORES South Side 36, Bluffton 23 Centra! 27. Columbia City 26 Central Catholic 39. New Haven 19 I Wubasli 22. Huntington 17 Kendallville 28, Auburn 19 11 24. Garrett 18 laifayette 29. Newcastle 24 I Kokomo 14. Muncie 9 Vincennes 31. Bloomington 25 Connersville 28, Shelbyville 19 Lebanon 33. Frankfort 26 | Franklin 24. Martinsville 17 Shortridge 23. Greencastle 19 Bedford 36. Columbus 32 Richmond 25, Tech (Indpls) 16 lsigan>-port 21. Anderson 15. College Scores Illinois 30. Walt.sh 27 Northwestern 42. Pittsburgh 2< EAGLES DEFEAT PLEASANT MILLS Monmouth Scores Easy Victory Over Spartans Friday, 42-16 The Monmouth Eagles scored an oasv victory over the Pleasant Mills Spartans Friday night at the Commodore gymnasium. Monmouth led at the half. 22 to 10. Merica was the leading scorer, for the winners with eight field goals and three free throws for a total of 19 points. Hoile scored II points. Sot ine and Williamson each scored six points for Pleasant Mills. , The Monmouth reserves defeat- j od the Pleasant Mills seconds in | the preliminary game. 17 to 11. Monmouth FG FT TP ‘Merica. f 8 3 19 Hoile, f 6 2 It Schuller, c 2 0 4 Moses, g 0 11 W. Elston, g 1 0 2 1 Franz, g 10 2’ | Totals 18 6 42 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Clark, f 1 0 2! Sovine, f 1 4 6 i DeArraond. c .0 0 01 I Edgell. g 0 0 0 Amsrattch, g 1 0 2 1 Williamson, g 14 6 Totals 4 8 16 - Referee; Lehman. Berne. o Central Grade Team Beats Monroeville The Decatur Central eighth grade ! ■t am defeated the Monroeville Igrr’e team at Monftteville Friday,! 30 to 11. Shoe and Andrews etch 1 scored five field goals for the win- ' ners. S hnepp scored three points. McConnell five and Zerkel two. | * Farm land urices will advance 50'<• Buv n«w for investment. See A. D. Suttles 1 for choice ’oca*

KIRKLAND FIVE WINNER, 25-20 Kangaroos Defeat Jeffson Friday Night For Ninth Victory The Kirkland Kangaroos scored their ninth victory in ten starts Friday night, defeating the Jefferson Warriors at the Kirkland gym. 25 to 20. The battle was close all the way. jvith the Kangaroos holding an 8-7 margin at the end of I the first half. C. Augsburger led the Kangaroos 'with four field goals. Wulliman hit 'three times from the field. Baker I was outstanding for Jefferson with three field goals and six foul tosses for a total of 12 points. 1 The Kirkland seconds defeated ) the Jefferson reserves in the proilimlnary game. 25 to 13. Kirkland FG FT TP Adl. r. f 11 3 I C. Augsburger, f 4 0 8! Wulliman. c ....... S 0 6 Scott, g 10 2; 1). Augsburger. g 2 0 i 4 ; Zimmerman, t 0 2 21 I Totals 11 3 251 Jefferson FG FT TP Baker, f .3612 Foreman, f 10 2, Bollenba, her. c 10 2] Weist. g 10 2 Miller, g 10 2 Whitacre, f 0 0 0 Moser, g 0 0 0 Totals ........ 7 6 20 Referee: Vizard. Pleasant Mills. BERNE DEFEATS WOODBUH N FIVE Bears Score 9ih Straight Win Os Season Friday, 36-18 Bobby Dro. Berne center, turned on the heat Friday night, scoring : a grand total of 20 points to lead thi Beats to faeir ninth straight victory Friday night at Woodburn, | the Bears winning easily by a 36 to 18 score. Berne led at the halt, 13 to 8. Besides Dro with 10 field goals, J | Neuenschwander score 1 seven points and Felber six. Augsburger and Pabst led Woodburn, each i scoring six points. In the preliminary game, the Woodburn girls defeated the Berne girls, 36 to 14. I Dime FG FT TP Felber, f. 2 2 6 i Winteregg, f. 0 0 0 I NeueiTschwander, f. 3 17 ' Parrish, f. Oil ! Dro, c. 10 0 20 i Beiter, g t) 0 0 1 F'.ueckiger, g 1 0 2 Stucky, g. . . . . 0 0 0 | Habegger, g. 0 0 0 Steiner, g. 0 0 0 Totals 16 4 36 Woodburn FG FT TP Pabst, f 1 4 6 Augsburger. t. 2 2 6 Keller, c. 1 0 2 Schumacher, g. 0 11 1 Lowren, g 0 0 0 ■ Hostetler, g -1 1 3 Totals 5 8 18 o Cricket Fight Planned Cheyenne, Wyo. — (U.R) —To combat Mormon cricket and grasshopper invasions, which this year attacked 800.119 acres of state farm land and 5.000,000 acres of range, C. L. Corkins, state entomologist, will ask for a federal grant of ' $300,000 to be expended next i spring and summer. o State House Shrinks Cheyenne, Wyo.-(U.R)—The Wyoming state house has shrunk three feet in altitude. A recheck of the earth's curvature revealed that the ! altitude, on the state house steps. I was 6,097.599 feet above sea level. ■ The bench mark, placed there by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, placed the altitude at 6,101 feet. A new bench mark has been installed. o the Mahlt — T-ade m Home GRAFEX If your motor starts hard on cold mornings, use Grafex in your oil and gas. The start will be nacie 50% easier. Grafex fe the lowest priced high grade graphitic oil on the market, and is fully guaranteed. If your gaa ai.ui.lun dwua POt h’Tb ft J. D. BAKER, wholesale distri&utor, East Indiana, West Ohio, will supply you. Residence 128 N. 3rd street Phone 252 Decatur Salesman wanted.

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MAKE PROGRESS CONTINUED t-HO** fahk ONE) administration hopes will be ironed out across conference tables rather than in courts, is the vexing problem of capital structure as it involves reproduction costs and rate-making. The president has expounded the theory of “prudent investment" as the basis for rate-making. Utility magnates contend rates should be based upon reproduction costs, or present-day values, of their investments. In his discussions with the power company executives Mr. Rooeeveit insisted rates should be based upon the capitalization necessary for generation, transmission and distribution ot electricity. Light Burned 25 Years Fort Worth. Tex.—U.R)--An electric light bulb has burned continuously for 26 years in the hallway between the stage and dressing rooms at the Palace theater here.

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By HARRISON CARROLL Copi/rtoht, I9SL King Syndicate. Inc. HOLLYWOOD. . . .—Little Dixie Lee, with three fine sons, says the Crosby family is big enough and that she'd like to do some picture work for a change. She may EP* set her wish, too. ' for Paramount as^ her to wi laJ;e a tesl for the l opposite J O6 Morrison in fc. “ Win or Lose”. W . jjgp Dixie hopes she w M. | gets the part, bt t i isn’t too sanguine ■ - “You know ,■: **- J m e.” she says, “I Dixie Lee take lots of testa " Dixie is practically the only actress tn Hollywood who doesn’t want to be a star. “I don’t think I’m capable of it,” she says, modestly. Now that the twins are husky youngsters. however, she is restless and would like to get back before the camera. Her last picture was “Manhattan Love Song”, which she made for Monogram in February of this year. Interesting to hear what the extras think of the elimination contests by which the Central Casting Bureau ts trying to whittle down the ranks of sls dress people. Almost all these foot soldiers In Hollywood's army decry the parade under the arcs as cruelly embarrassing and unfair to the participants. Knowing that their entire career may be at stake, they ’say they are too nervous to do themselves justice. Among the wilder stories being talked around the extra ranks is that the whole scheme was engineered by the clothing rental companies. One concern, they’ll tell you. did 1100 worth of business the night of the last parade. La Dietrich gives her fellow stars something to aim at with her steamheated portable dressing room. So far as I know, it's the first of its kind Ln Hollywood. They pipe the steam to the radiator in flexible hose. When the dressing room is moved, the connection can be made from another steam vent What trio of Hollywood well knowns are figuring in a bit of desert drama that would delight a Noel Coward? The ex husband of a famous star has a place next door to her Intended and. from his window, can look right across the way and see the romantic pair having tea in the patio. Colin Tapley wishes our immigration laws weren't so strict With a good part in “Becky Sharp" awaiting

The bulb has never been turned off and the only times it ceased to shine was when the city power was turned oft. o Many Tears at Exhibit Ogden. Utah.—(U.PJ—There were a lot of tears in the exhibit recently displayed by Leßoy Marsh, agricultural inspector. The exhibit was a two-pound Spanish onion, rneasuring six inches in diameter and said to be the largest raised in this vicinity this year. —o Needy to Get Oregon Apples Portland. Ore.—<U.R) —Forty-five carloads of Oregon apples for distribution to thousands of needy families on relief rolls throughout the United States will be shipped to various parts of the country by !the Federal Relief Administration, lit was announced here. — o — Prices of farm land are advancing. Buy now. See A. D. Suttles for impro v e ti farms priced right, |

him. the young Australian actor nears the end of his visitor’s permit and must get tn under a new quota or say goodbye to Hollywood. De tried Mexico, but couldn’t enter Now he’s on his way to Vancouver to see if he can satisfy the requirement* there. One of the singers in a local night club would be so embarrassed if he had heard June Brew ster’s wise- ■■■■ysaug ■ - crack the other. evening. jaßT*’!. v. In a flight of off-key crooning, Kk the lad lamented: B"' ”Why did you B " leaxe my loving ■ arms...my lov- Ek jS| ing heart so true jSg ...why did you leave me for somebody else... why did you want June Blewster somebody new?*’ June, who was pretty weary of it all. turned to a friend. “Maybe the other guy couid sing,” she squelched. KNICK-KNACKS— The Chaplin voice WILL be heard In his new picture.. .He'll utilize the old clown trick of wordless cries to accompany pantomime . . . Jimmy Dunn's girl friend, Patsy Lee, works in the chorus of the new George White Scandals In which Jimmy plays a lead... Little Mickey Rooney, who’ll play Puck for Max Reinhardt's film version of “A Midsummer Night's Dream" captains a boy's football team which plays between halves of the local professional games... George Raft and Dave Harris, looking lonesome, occupied a box together at a recent game. With Virginia Pine and Mae Sunday in New York, the pair form the nucleus of Hollywood's new "torch’’ club... Dorothy Ates Is back in town after personal appearances, and has been visiting Sebastian's Cotton club, the scene of a former dance engagement. . .Jeanette Lott may go on the road In a play backed by her steady. Bert Friedlob.. .The Harry Lachmans, who do so much entertaining and who have white rugs In several of their rooms, solved the turned-over-drlnk problem at their latest soiree by stretching white canvass over the floor.. .The Clover club still looks like a convention of producers. , ...Winfield Sheehan. Sol Wurtzel. Louis B. Mayer and Sol Lesser there ; the other evening... And a pretty colored singer, Jennie Lejon. from the local Harlem’s Club Tempo, drew ' raves from the Hollywooditee at ; Charles Le Maire’s "breakfast". DID YOU KNOW— * . That Gary Cooper spent hli mar school days at Dunstable, Bedr fordshire. England?

COMMIES BEAT HAMMOND FIVE FBIBAY NIGHT Locals Score Fourth Victory of Season; Foul Shooting Excels Will) every player contributing points, the Deeatur Commodores scored their fourth victory oUthe 1 season Friday night, defeating Catholic Centra) of Hammond at the Northwestern Indiana city. 22 to 19. The outstanding feature of the 1 tilt was the accurate foul shooting j i f the Commodorett, who made eight ! free throws in as many attempts .from the charity stripe. D 'catur held a slight lead through ■ out most of the contest, holding a i three-point margin of 10 to 7 as the first half ended. Murphy was the high scorer for ■ the Commies with one field goal and four throe throws for a total of six points. Braden, the only Com- . modore to score more than once , from the field, contributed five ; iKiints to the Decatur total. For Hammond, three players each collected six points. M lota hit three times from the field. Michalewicz two field goals and ; two foul tosses and Horbath one ; fielder and two free throws. Meiner added the other point with a free j toss. Commodores FG FT TP R. Hess, f .... 1 0 2 Ixtse, f 1 2 4 I Braden, c .... 2 1 5 Murphy, g 14 6 ■Hain, g 113 D. Hess, f 1 0 2 Totals 7 8 22 Hammond FG FT TP Horbath. f 14 6 Meiner. f 0 11 I Michalewicz, c 2 2 6 Moleta. g . .... 3 0 6 Tyman, g 0 0 0 Totals . 6 7 19 RULES AGAINST 'OVTtNPFD ■’TOUW eic.r ON FD I ers similarly sitttaled.” Depc itorr. Have First Lien The Supreme Court held it is i clear that "the legislative intent was to treat the owners of a pri- | vate bank as partners as respects I debts of the bank. This section ■gives depositors a first lien on the • assets of the bank and then ex- : pressly provides that for any l>al- ■ ance the depositors shall share in [the general assets of the ’owner 'or owners, alike, with general cred-i i tors’.’’ The late C. S. Niblick was a forI mer president of the Tocsin bank. A number of Decatur people are stockholders in the institution. o MURDER TRIAL -nx’-rr vt’Vt. nr-ov "ic.K AKI? that afternoon. Despite a confession to the bon- ; trary. Mrs. Saunders has flatly de- , tiled throughout the trial that she plotted the slaying. She even contended tn prosecutor Kelly that s'e did not know who , kille 1 her husband. The confession was obtained by police at Wabash Feb. 3 and was admitted in evidence over the .protests of defense counsel. The statement credit’d Mrs. Saunders with ■ aying she gave Mathers SlO to

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i hive the pastor slain. After Mrs. Saunderu wan dismissed from the witness stand. 25 char-, deters witnesses testified that she was a "moral and upright woman.” The state attacked testimony of , the witnesses on groan Is that fiey were not intimately acquainted with the Saunders family during the Iturt ‘ few months before the slaying. TWO BANKS ARE iCONTINURD FH< — rgrtE ONFi the same that has terrorized small Ohio communities this week. Three dayo ago a dozen bandits isolated the town of Adelphi. 0.. and robbed the bank. They used much tlie same tactics as employed nt North Fairfield today. Yesterday a smaller band robbed the bank at Woodville, O. Loot of $4,000 Is>Porte. In i.. Dec. H» - (U.R) — 1 Four or five men robbed the Farmers State B: nk of I-a Paz today of an undetermined amount of money. The bandits csta"ed southward on U. S. road 31 and were reported to have been headed west on U. S. road 6 a few mites south of town. They drove a b’ack sedan. The robbery occurred shortly after the bank opened. Details of tlie holduu were not available immediately. LaPaz i-i at the northwestern . edge of Marshall conntv. apnroximutely 25 miles southeast of I.aPorte. The loot was between $3,500 and $4,060. REPORT YOUNG <rr>VTTNTtF!T> FRO" f»OP 'VV' emnloyment is not made by law or authority of law, the mayor is hereby given and authority to provide for and appoint such assistants.” Mayor elect Holthouse stated ICORTI — Sun., Mon., Tues. — B>f 4 !'ni* Pmo-roTH I A]MF< C tCVP'Y “ST. LOUIS KID” Comedy-News-M’ckev Mouse 10c-25c TONIGHT ('ikM li,r4Ds» tl'oq “MEN OF THE NIGHT” Hnrrv La"<rdon Comedy Medbur” T r o.-o| Laugh. 10c-15c - Sun., Mon., Tues. - “COLLEGE RHYTHM” wi<h Joe Penner. Lan»”' Ross, Indi He’en Mack. 'dded-- A ‘Thelma Todd and Pt»l«V Kell,-’ Cn«'O{|y ami ‘GOOFY MOVIES’. ’ lCc-25c 'rnVR HT .. “WMEFI.ER A WOOI SFV’ j-. “KF\TI’CKY KERNELS” vi<h M»-v ('ari;«tp ‘“BPANKY” McFar’and.. B»ery. Added-“l , tir”-Em-I ” Barnes”; and Cartoon. 10c-15c

! that he would file tt ■ ■of Ins appointments with n- W ,cil next month ami flavp ■ placed on record. l n |.. S1 | ,ln personnel of departme nt M announced previous t., Mr. Holthouse exports th „"J ment heads uml employe, to nuo at their Job., ami carry fl the service of tile city. H.ckzaw Used in Operall fl Boston - (U.R) a haeksawfl used in an operation at t'j lv H Vital here. Four-y. ar old M c V H ers worked a metal washer ■ her aecond knuckle while n|fl The hospital had exhausted ~'fl ply of instruments trying tfl move it. Finally an engineer fl .ed a hacksaw from his tool fl and the operation was aucceßsfully. W a H Local market for fl beans, sugar beets an( | fl fact that other farm pr 0( fl will bring good prices ■ ; years to come make Adfl county farms a good infl ment. Buy now. See fl Suttles for good farms fl improved. MADISOI THEATRE 1 - - SUNDAY -1 “LADY FOR A I)A| j with Ned Spat ks. Guy M bee. Warren Williams, )■ Robson and others. 1 I A’««—Andv Clvde in I “THE NEW HALF-BACII and other shorts. 10c &11 Matinee 2 p. m. Eve., (>■ COLLECTION CHARGES ON YOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT POWER I BILLS BY PAYING ON OR BEFORE Dec. 20 I The following collet tion charges on all accounts not paid by 20th of month following the meter reading j have been authorized. 10% on sums up to $3 | 37c on sums o'er $3 CITY LIGHT & POWER OFFICE CITY HALL