Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1938 — Page 6

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CASTING WINS FIRST HALF IN SOFTBALL LOOP Only Undefeated League Team: Second Half To Open Monday First Half Standing W. L. Pct. Vast Ing .... 5 0 1.000 Herne 4 ' Cloverleaf J - -600 Pleasant Mills .23 .400 CYO .. 1 4 .200 Monroe 0 5 • 00 ° The Decatur Casting team Is the winner of first half play in the Adams county softball league, winning five straight games without a defeat. Berne finished second with four victories in five starts. The second half schedule will open Monday night, with an exhibition tilt at 7 o’clock between Berne and Kroger of Fort Wayne, j followed by a regular league tilt between Berne and Pleasant Mills The Decatur Casting team will , play Fort Wayne Berghoff. one of i the sjrpngest teams in Fort Wayne, at 7 o’clock Tuesday night, followed by the league game between Casting and Cloverleaf. Thursday night. Pleasant Mills will play General Printing of Fort Wayne in an exhibition game, followed by the league contest between Monroe and the CYO. An exhibition game will be played each night of the-at 1 ' dub lur Ing the second game, as well as a league encounter. No games will be played during the week of fflTDwatur Free Street Fair,

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SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 “ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER” Tommy Kelly. May Robson, Jackie Moran—in Technicolor. ALSO—POPEYE Cartoon & Musical. 10c-25c O—O Last Time Tonight—“lt Happened One Night” Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert. ALSO—Louis-Schmeling Fight & News. 10c-25c SUN. MON. TUES. 10c Matinee 1:15 Sunday “THE MAIN EVENT” Robt. Paige, Jacquline Wells & “COUNTY FAIR” John Arledge, Fuzzy Knight Evenings 10c-15c —o—o Last Time Tonight—CHAS. STARRETT, “Law of the Plains.” ALSO —"Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars,” Cartoon & Novelty. ALL SEATS 10c [CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Matinee Sunday 1:15 cont. 10c-25c “RASCALS” JANE WITHERS, Rochelle Hudson, Borrah Minevitch and his gang. ADDED — Fox News and Comedy “His Best Friend" with Leon Errol. — TONIGHT — TIM McCOY in “THE LION’S DEN” ALSO—First Chapter “ZORA RIDES AGAIN.” 10c-15c

Junior Baseball Schedule Os Week Is Listed Below J Junior League ) July 13, 4 p.rn. Rotary vs. Berne | at Decatur. July 14, a p. nt.—Pleasant Mills I vs. Legion at Decatur. »* Lions League I July 12. 9 a. m. — Indians vs. • Giants. 10 a. m.—Yankees vs. Cubs. July 13. 9 a. m. —Red Sox vs. I Pirates. 10 a. m — Tigers vs. Cards. ’ i July 14. 9a. tn. — Indians vs. * Cubs. * I 10 a. m — Giants vs. Pirates. July 15, 9a. m. -— Yankees vs. 1 Cards. ' 10 a. tn— Red Sox vs. Tigers. ■ August 1-6. At the conclusion of the second ■ round, a drawing will be made for ; a tournament between all six lea- ‘ gue teams, and thtis will be play- | ed the week of August 22. The league schedule follows: July 11 — Berne vs. Pleasant . Mills. , July 12—-Casting vs. Cloverleaf. July 14 —Monroe vs. CYO. July 18—Berne vs. CYO. July 19—Cloverleaf vs. Pleasant i Mills. July 21—Monroe vs. Casting. July 25—Berne vs. Cloverleaf. July 26—CYO vs. Casting. July 28 — Monroe vs. Pleasast Mills. Aug. B—Berne vs. Casting. Aug. 9—Monroe vs. Cloverleaf. Aug. 11—CYO vs. Pleasant Mills. Aug. 15 —Berne vs. Monroe. Aug. 16 —Casting vs. Pleasant Mills. Aug. IS Clovcrli as CYO. o TENNIS TEAMS | TO PLAY SUNDAY One Decatur Team To Play At Home. Other Team Goes To Peru Both Decatur tennis teams will see action Sunday afternoon, one playing on the courts at the South , Ward, and the other traveling to Peru. The local entrant in the north-1 ern Indiana district of the Western I T.awn tennis association will play at home Sunday, meeting the etron? Elkhart team. Members of the Decatur team, to be seen in action on the homo courts for the first time this season. are as follows: James Cowan, Harold Hoffman. Paul Hancher, Bud Townsend, Meredith Cline and Vernon Affolder. The Decatur team in the second district of the state WPA league, will play at Peru. Players to represent Decatur in thia match are: David Macklin. Donald Bohnke, Rolland Affolder and Harold' Strickler. o Legion Junior Team To Practice Monday The Legion junior baseball team is asked to report at Worthman Field Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock for practice. All players are urged to be present. o Sea Otters Multiply San Francisco (U.R) — Since the recent return of sea otters to the 1 Pacific coast, Dr. Edmund Heller, director of the Fliescher Zoo, estl- | mates that there are now probably 3uo of them swimming in the ocean between Carmel and San Luis Obispo. each one with a skin worth W.OOO. I Dr. S. M. Friedley I Veterinarian Phone 9434 Office and Res. 1133 N. 2nd st.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. JULY 9, 1938.

TWIN BILLS TO MARK PLAY IN COUNTY LEAGUE Three Double Headers To Be Played Sunday * By League Teams > League Standing W. L. Pct. I Q, E 4 0 1.000 Mies 5 1 .833 Fuelling 3 2 .600 Pleasant Mills 3 3 .500 Monmouth 2 3 .400 Preble 1 4 .200 St. Mary's 0 5 .000 Three double headers will be played in the Adams county amateur baseball league Sunday afternoon. In an effort to catch up with the original schedule, for which rain washed out several games. The St. Mary’s nine of Decatur will play a twin bill nt Worthman Field, with the first game starting at 1 o'clock. The Pleasant Mills team will provide the opposition for St. Mary's. The Decatur G. E. team, which is leading the league with four victories and no defeats, will battle the Fuelling team in a double header. to be played at the Monroeville diamond. In the third bargain bill on the program, the Preble and Monmouth teams will battle at Palmer Field, southeast of Decatur on highway 33. The Mies Recreation team, run-ner-up to the G. E., will be idle I this week end. having drawn the bye for this round. o STANDINGS NATIONA - LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 46 25 .648 I l Pittsburgh 39 25 .609 ' I Chicago 38 31 .551 j Cincinnati 36 31 .537 I . Boston 31 33 .484 > , St. Louis 29 36 .446 | Brooklyn . 29 40 .420 ■ I Philadelphia 19 46 .292 ■ AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. | Cleveland 42 25 .627 New York .41 26 .612 ■ Boston 40 23 .588 I Detroit 36 37 .493 ! Washington 36 37 .493 Chicago 28 35 .444 I I Philadelphia 27 39 .409 ' St. Louis 22 45 .328 , YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League New York 4. Boston 2. Brooklyn 13. Philadelphia 2. Cincinati 7, Chicago 6. Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2. American League Chicago 5-5, Detroit 7-3 (second game 11 innings). Boston 9, New York 8. Washington 11, Philadelphia 0. Cleveland 8, St. Louis 7. o PLEASANT MILLS I 1 Miss Ethel Place of Cleveland was the week-end guest of her , mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Place. Mrs. i Place returned home with heri daughter for a few days visit. Mrs. Charles Samples fell at her home and fractured her right shoulder. She is recovering nicely. Mrs. J. A. Cox was brought to her home from the Decatur hospital and is convalesing nicely Mrs. George Lilly and son Bruco of Newark, New Jersey, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mre. W. W. Parks. Mrs L. E. Brandt and children of Wapakoneta, and Mrs Herman Myers and son Gene were Friday dinner guests of Mrs. Harriet Colter. Miss Ann Line of Dayton was a Sunday guest of Miss R;uh Mercer. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Detter and children and Mrs. Eunice Rhodes of Waynesfield were Sunday guests in | the F. A. Detter home. .an dM rsMr. and Mrs. D. J. Geary and eon MORRIS PLAN LOANS on FURNITURE LIVESTOCK . ELECTRIC STOVES REFRIGERATORS. Special Plan for School Teachers. NEW AUTOMOBILES $6.00 for SIOO.OO per year Repayable Monthly. Suttles-Edwards Co. Representatives.

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i Frank left Saturday morning for Buffalo. New York, to attend the funeral of D. J.’s sister. Mrs. Far-, rell. Mr and Mrs. Herbert Avery were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and and Mrs. Floyd Morrison in Speneerrilfe ? Miss Maxine Stetter and Maurice Huffman of Chattanooga were married Sunday morning at the home of Rev. E. E. Bragg. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Heil and daughter Phyllis were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heil ’n Middletown. Mrs. John Byer was agreeably surprised Sunday when she return- ’ ed home from church to find her children and grandchildren there to help her celebrate her birth anniversary. They came with well filled baskets and at the noon hour a ■ delicious dinner was served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Russel Byer and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bryan and children of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kuhn and daughter of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Byer and son Ned. An afternoon caller was Earl Smitley, of Hoagland, Indiana. Tlie Flower and Garden Club was entertained in the home of Mrs. W. W. Parks with Mrs. S. E. Bruner as assisting hostess, Friday evening. Mrs. J. C. Geisler, the president conducted a short business meeting followed by a short program. Mrs. George Lilly sang two soloes, followed by a vegetable contest by Mrs. W. W. Parks. Dainty refreshments of brick ice cream and angel cake, and iced tea were served. Mrs. Ma'. el Bowen and Mrs. Snyder of Wren were also guests. Mrs. Herman Myers and son Gene, Tommy (Brandt of Wapakoneta and Mrs. Harriet Colter were Decatur visitors Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Jones of Fort .

Ralph Looks a Bit Peeved a ■— T r > • 1 I t ' I ’ u i / W '■ ■KI I> A \ Denny Shute and Ralph Guldahl * Defeated by Denny Shute, left, in a 36-hole match play contest to decide the unofficial professional golf championship of America, Ralph Guldahl, national open champion, looks a bit peeved as ths two walk off the course at Bingham, Mass. i

Wayne were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reynolds a few days. 0 FRED VAN NUYS ■ (CONTINUED FHC-ST PAGE ONE) gram. This- would include a lone. : range program of r, forestation and soil control. A proposal to change the method of counting primary ballots was suggested by Reginald Sullivan. Democratic candidate for mayor of Indianapolis and a close Van Nuys advisor. Sullivan would have all the ballots tabulated by a central counting bureau which would not . start work until 24 hours after the [soils have closed. o To Close Swimming Pool For Cleaning i The city swimming pool will be closed Monday for cleaning. Notice of reopening will be announced later. o Bullet Slug Like a Sting ; Boston (U.R) — As Patrolman Michael McNulty walked his beat, he felt a stinging sensation in his right cheek just below the eye. Investigation disclosed that he had been struck by a stray piece of lead from a bullet fired at a nearby shooting gallery. o "Firebug” Theory Advanced Boston (U.R) — Sexual maladjustment is the force behind a “great majority” of persons who set fire to buildings, according to George | Mansfield, chief fire investigator of 1 the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety. He finds, however, I that “most criminologists have entirely overlooked the sex angle.” o Vrt»»l0 In A fined ’l‘nwn — ffernfnr

ACTIVITIES Os ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS I Happy-Go* Lucky The meeting of H ie Happy (l ' Lucky 4 H club June 29 was open- ; ed by each member responding to I the roll call by naming her raVOP jlte magazine. The club sang sf leral songs and the ' preceding meeting were read. Tne busless hour was conducted by Leader, Geraldine R“ y - Ref, T' ’ 1 m ent. were served by Neva Lou Crownover and the hostess. Gera ■ dine Ray. Games were played, as- ! ter which the meeting was dis ' Those present were Ruth Clark, i Doris Martz. Dora Mae McCullough, Frances Ray. Neva Uu Crownover. Geraldine Ray. leader I of the club, and one visitor. Betty ! Clark. ~ The next meeting will I” 1 h p,(l at the home of Frances Ray on July 14. Monroe Sodbusters The Monroe Sodbusters 4-A club held their third meeting June 28 at the Monroe high school building. The meeting was opened by yells led by Millard Schwartz. Elmer Nussbaum, the president, gave a very interesting talk on the Purdue round-up. A temporary news reported, Franklin Steury. was also appointed by the president. Reuben Nussbaum gave a talk on "The Treatment of Potato Miseases." Jolly Juniors The Preble Jolly Juniors 4-H I club held their sixth meeting June 25 at the home of Marjorie Dilling. Nine members responded to the roll call by naming their favorite dish. After the business meeting and sewing period. Norma Werling gave a demonstration on i baking. Selma Koenetnan sang a | solo and Betty Skiles played a , piano selection. Delicious refresh- ' ments were served by Selma

• Koeneman. The following members were present: Betty Skiles, Selma Koeneman. Norma Werling, Phyllis and Marjorie Dillig. Eldora. Ardena and Vernice Kirchner and Florence Hoffman. Aneta Koeneman was a visitor. Purdue Round-up (By Ralph Grote) On Monday morning, June 13, the 4-H delegates from Adams county left Decatur to attend a three-day trip to the Purdue roundup. After we arrived the boys were taken to Cary Hall, wliere we were shown to our rooms. We ate our meals in the Union building. In the afternoon we saw some demonstrations in the dairy barn. In the evening we attended a meeting at the Fowler hall, where we were entertained by some organ music, group singing led by Mr. Stewart, a playlet and the seven dwarfs. Tuesday morning we took our morning swims. We saw some demonstrations, one of which was given by two boys of this county, Leßoy Schwartz and Elmer Nussbaum, on “Sterliztng Dairy Utensils." They did excellent work at their demonstration and were placed fifth in the state contest. In the evening we saw some thoroughbred horses and cattle at the judgi ing pavillion. Later we went to I the 4-H party. Wednesday, the 1 last day of the round up we were I entertained in the new field house,

Prince Denies Being Involved in Hutton Case! i, IF 111 ...-wE w t W i I jrißt v. r" ‘ I Bl I \r J vS I jhbl 4 <x ■ I \ ■* WHIM V • . mmM I■wß > y BBHKaHI I : J •• ; wCJi — " ’ ■ Countess Reventlow; Sir Patrick Hasting Emphatically denying that he w«. h, .. P ’ C ° Unt Rcventlow ' below; Prince Frederick 'ln'Tis 11011 !' 3 , by 0011111 Ku * HaugtrtU ® ndtermed reports linking his name wffe thA J P ? t 0 the divorce action of hi, Woolworth heiress as "utterly ridiculous . ‘ Prussia Xht Hutton ' P "nce Kick Patrick Hastin * 3 ' ‘°P center ' chief of the«eni>iwL ’ S « d that he was "Just a friend” E l 6 countcss - w ho brought mention of an X with ° 5 SS I. ? e disc >aimed any conneX. love rival " the court record, launc ® I ®M*_ wMch hM caused such a sensation 3torm of discussion which continues as socK y J.JS£I“ r «.on plans of the American heiress.

where a box luncheon was served. 1 m 2 *'■* rmni-hed by the DeleM ~..iintv 411 dub orchestra. ; Medal, ."/cup. wore awarded the winner, of the various contests. One of ‘he busiest places was the Smith Hall, the place where almost, if not all. ‘l* 411 c,ub went to get their ice cream. Last, hut not lease I feel I muat say | lhßt a , r |p to the Purdue Is one thing every boy und gill hi 4 H dub work should strive for. I greatly enjoyed every minute I w„ there und It has more than repaid me for my 4 H club work. _ “O —— PREBLE NEWS ♦ — ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson of Grifith spent Sunday with Mrs Bessie Andrews and daughter Wilma, ( and Mtes Mary Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Andrews and son of Decatur visited, with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman and family, Sunday afternoon, 1 Casper Dilling of Decatur called on Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dilling and fa-, inily. t Mrs. Cora White of Decatur was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Elzey, Sunday. Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters. Erma and Mrs. June Schackley and Fred Wordleman of Sturgis . Mich., spent the Fourth of July in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith and sons spent the weekend and the i Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. R Tyler cf Muncie Mrs. Will Arnold and daughter I Glennys of Decatur visited with Mr. ■ and Mrs. Hansel Foley and son, • on the Fourth of July. > Robert Watson of Griffith called

Breaks World Casting Recoifl - ! < W T E Br IB ■ y IB 'B - 'v ■ t■< > k 1 I I I r 1 "W xnjwMfolyg.. V / u r'' WW I 9 w w Iw Waldo Ek and Herman Hittenberger Two new champions in their line were crowned at Oakland, Qfl when Waldo Ek, left, of Portland, Ore., cracked the world reccr.O ounce lure distance when he made a cast of inches. Herman Hittenberger of San Francisco won the accanM

Mr. und Mrs W'■ ? family of Fort guests of Mrs . H| . , ■I Vernon and Ki, | lu ,j E , if Decatur called on Eldora and Ardej* t fN Koeneman, 1/1 Mr. ad Mrs. Eli Golder- [f■""I ’ ■ Worn, r m0t,,,..,! • , M where they , h „ d ' IA ■'"' l M ' ' < ' "her J I I ter Elsie and Mi s H Mr. and Mrs i-,.,. 1 .•nd daughter Hei.. n ,5* H Fourth in Fort Wav:,.. v * g Mr and Mrs. t),r ar Eh ,J fl sons. H I Mr. and Mrs. Otto Koem. family spent Sm,:., df . ( . ’ ■ Mr. and Mrs. Irvin D’ family of Hoagland. : H Mr. und Mrs. Robert Wg, H 1 ited Sunday afternoon »; Julia Shady and daughter I "I* I H Railroads To Raise lndl Rates On Jjj H New York, July 9-tvp. ern railroads will raise ». *P al /coach rates front two H , and a halt a mile oat H on authority granted last g H day by the ..nterstate C!) H • commission, it wi- dnni . a H t ’ ay ’ O | (’. H. Hunter, ehairmaai H ■ passenger dep:n H I,in.- Association . H J date, said the ra'e of threej B ' mile in parlor and H I would remain.