Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1939 — Page 6

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INDIANA LOSS FIRST UPSET IN BIG TEN Ohio State Beats Ll’.; Four (James Carded Tonight ,- - I Chicago. Jim 9 <U.R> Underdog* get their chance tonight to| rmik town on th. upper cruat in the »eeond l»p of the Big Ten basketball race. All 'earn* nil resume action ex-! <ept Ohio State and defending ihamphm Purdue, both of whom were iklortoua in the opening set | of guinea Saturday when Indiana., one of the favorite*, was defeated Tonight'* schedule find* Indiana Invading Illinois. lowa stopping' oil nt Minnesota. Northwestern playing host to Michigan ami Chi ■ .ago traveling to Wisconsin The llllnl. Minnesota and Wisconsin, j along with Purdue and Ohio, all] won their opening conference; games indt'tnn. rated with Minnesota as the strongest contenders in the--19:19 campaign, finds Itself in thei luirndoxicnl position of underdog In the game against Illinois Thisis exp.alned by Saturday's results The Hoosiers, largely a sopho •note outfit, rati up against a' tricky Ohio Slate team and were I mowed down 45-38 before they , had a chance to get their beat I Ing* Illinois, on the other hand exceeded expectations in whipp i lug a good Michigan team. 30-20. j In the other opening games , Minnesota defeated a stubborn, and vastly improved Chicago five.' 38-28, and Is favored to make it two straight in its meeting with lowa Northwestern fell before , Purdue. <5-24. and figured to suf , hr a similar fate against Michi i gan. while Wisconsin edged out | lowa. Is 24 in a close snuggle The home teams. In all Instance's. were triumphant in the openers. Ohio State's victory over Indi | ana. which had entered the gain, with seven straight wins against > non-conference opponents. was not ■ as surprising as ft might seem The Buckeyes had lost four of j their pro-conference battles, but all these defeats had lieen at the 1 hands of powerful Pacific Coast , teams Cap! Jint Bull was the big gun ' In th-' Onio attack. The veteran , foiwa d sank 14 points to tie Pur-1 due's Dan Fisher for top scoring

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Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams * « Tuesday | Portland al Commodores. Friday Elmhurst at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Hoagland. Monroeville at Kirkhind Pleasant Mills at Monmouth. | Poling at Hartford. I Jefferson vs Monroe at Borne. . Geneva at Coldwater. Ohm. Saturday Yellow Jackets nt Fort Wayne Contr.il. Rockcreek at Herne. Jefferson nt Geneva. honors In the first round of shoot Ing Both Indiana and lowa had some solace in defeat Futch parided a 13-polnl man. Bill John son. substitute Indiana forward, caged six field goals and a foul for hl-< 13-polnt total while lowa's Hen Stophens pyt together three I field goals and seven successful free tries i Minnesota's march to Its 17th | i str.ilg'n victory over a span of , two seasons was paced by For- ! ward lohnny Kundla. who eaged 12 po'-its. Pick laNinaberry. laniky e< liter, was Chicago's No 1 i seoret with 11 points. Top IlliI uois s-orer was center Pick PehnI er, who tallied 13 points. Capt Pave 'hipee was Wisconsin's high ; man w Ith nine and Leo Beelie was Michigan's leader with six 4 MAJOR TEAMS ARE UNDEFEATED Many Important Games On High School Net Schedule — Indianapolis. Jan. 9. (UP.' — j i There are enough tough games on j schedule for state high school has- , kethall teams this week to jar In- | diana off its foundation. Before the smoke of battle dears j next Saturday night, there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth in ome quarters and celebrations i over potential state championship teams in others. As the basketball season passes the half way post, there are only ] four major undefeated teams in the j ' state. But there are six clubs 1 ! which have lost only one game and ; live which have been defeated only | twice. Add to this brilliant array the 1 teams generated by small towns j that are barking for a crack at big- i time honors and you have a gen-! eral idea that the race for the t state title still is wide open South , Side high school of Fort Wayne. I present state champion, has been I feeling the pressure and is shaking unsteadily in its throne but | still is holding on. I Huntingburg. Jeffersonville. : South Bend Central and Bloomfield , still have clean slates. But they ! must reckon with difficult foes this weak. Huntingburg faces Tell City Friday night and Evansville Bosse jon Saturday. Jeffersonville faces a long trip and two tough games, meeting Muncie at Muncie Wednesday find Vincennes at home Saturday South Rend Central will get a run for its money against Nappanee Saturday The six major teams only beaten once include Fort Wayne North. Kokomo. Franklin, Anderson. Gary Emerson and Evansville Rein Rut come the weekend, the story may be different, fort Wayne North unbeaten until toppled last weekend by Fort Wayne South, faces another city team. Central < Catholic. Saturday in an easy game Rut Kokomo, also knocked VMM MMMMW

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BERNE BEATEN BY HUNTINGTON Vikings Scon* 35-33 \ ictory Over Bears Saturday Night The Berne Bears sustained their second defeat in two nights SiilitrI day. dropping a 35-32 decision to the Huntington Vikings nt the Berne auditorium. The game wus a battle till the way. with Huntington out In front by a narrow margin practically all during the contest. The Vikings led at the half, 24 to 17. Davidson was the leading scorer for Huntington with 14 points. Neuensehwunder paced the Hears with 12 points. Huntington FG FT Tl' I Davidson, f . 5 4 14 Williams, f 1 0 - McLernlh. f 2 I 6 Limine), c 10 2 Stroud, g 408 Galbreath, g 2 2 6 Totals H 7 35 Herne FG FT Tl’ Lehman, f 0 0 0 la-Fever. f 1 2 4 Baumgartner, c 3 4 10 Neuensi hw under, g 6 0 12 Burry, g ... 1 <• 2 I Habegger. g 12 4 Totals 12 8 32 Referee. Markley (Bluffton). Umpire. Collier (Fort Wayne). Preliminary Huntingtoil 43. Berne 19. m cl IP ) Jr J Standings W. L. Pct. I Kirkland 9 4 .692 ■ Commodores 8 4 tiji 7 Berne 8 5 .615, Hartford 8 5 .615 , Monmouth 7 5 .583 ' Pleasant Mil's 7 5 .5S3i Yellow Jackets 6 6 .500 Geneva — 6 7 .462 Monroe t • '- Jefferson 0 12 .900 Eleven games scheduled for Decatur and Adams county teams this j week Plenty of games on the j card and some good ones. Both Decatur teams will be in action twice this week, with the Commodores playing both games at home and the Yellow Jackets on j the road twice. —oOo — The Commies will launch the week's activities Tuesday night, playing the Portland Panthers at the Commodore gymnasium. After last week's thriller with the Irish from Central Catholic, net fans are expected to crowd the Commies gym for tomorrow's tilt and also on Friday. The Portland Panthers are expected to furnish the Commodores plenty of action, as these Panthers handed the Berne Bears a 47-28 trouncing on the Berne floor earlier in the season. Tuesday s game will start at 8 15, with the reserve teams meeting in the preI liminary one hour earlier. The Commodores will play at home again Friday, meeting the Elmhurst Trojans. Elmhurst has been one of the consistently tough Allen county teams for several • seasons and last year the Com- ' modores were forced to an overtime period before edging out a 26-25 victory I | —oOo — The Yellow Jacket* face a tough road this week era. playing away from home both Friday and Saturday night*. The Jacket* will play at Hoagland Friday night. The Hoagland »0« pulled a real surprise a few nights ago by upsetting the New Haven Bulldogs and apparently are considerably improved over early season form.. —oCk»

Saturday night, the Jackets face ’ a real test when they je-atmey to Fort Wayne to battle the Central Tigers in the tatters’ talr Central has been ptayinc great ball this seapou and tRe Jackets will have to be in top form to upset the Tigers. —oOo—- — county teams will be in action either Fridcy or Saturday, with ire games on the schedule Friday night, and two Saturday. The oatstanding cooaty tilt Fri- — from the srdrfenied ranks fest week by a surprising Newcastle tenm will have another toagh battle, facing Logaaspon Satar-, day.

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day night will be another battle between the Pleasant Mills Spartans and Monmouth Eagles at i Monmouth. Other games are Monroeville at Kirkland. Poling at ! Hartford. Jefferson vs. Monroe at Berne, and Geneva at Coldwater. Ohio. —oOo — Two games on the card Saturday in addition to the Yellow JacketCentral clash are Rockcreek at Bente and Jefferson at Geneva. o H. S. BASKETBALL South Side (Fort Wayne) 32. Froebel (Gary) 31. Auburn 42. Central (Ft. Wayne) , 41 (overtime-. Elhart 52. Warsaw 26. Leo 74. Monroeville 30. Shd»tridge (Indianapolis) 39.' Jeff (Lafayette) 37 (overtime). Vincennes 34. Bedford 32 (overtime). Logansport 28. Tech (Indianapolis) 27. Danville 19. Cathedral (Indianapolis) 15. College Scores Ohio State 45. Indiana 38. Purdue 35. Northwestern 24. Illinois 30. Michigan 20. Minnesota 38; Chicago 28. Wisconsin 2S. lowa 24. Notre Dame 37. Butler 35. Earlham 51. Huntington 29. ' DePauw 33. Franklin 28. — o 500 Sheets 16-Ib White Paragon Bond typewriting paper 55c. The De•atnr Democrat Co. ts

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADAMS COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the TAX DUPLICATE for State. County. Townships. Schools and Corporations of ADAMS COUNTY for the year 1938 Taxes payable!! 1939 are now in the hands of the County Treasurer who is ready to receive the Taxes charged thereon. The following table shows the rate of Taxation on each JIOO-* worth of Taxable REAL and PERSONAL property, and each POLL in the several units. Due Jan. 1. 1939 —First installment delinquent after first Monday in May. Second installment delinquent after First Monday in November. JEFF LIECHTY, Treasurer Adams County ' TOWNSHIPS I, CORPORATIONS ■ | " ADAMS COUNTY * Z . j ' 5 TAX RATES FOR u ° O a ? ® | | * ' Z YEAR 1938 5 X O 2 5 « M K X « 5 w “ 2 > PAYABLE !N 1939 , « £ - □ g - < Z $ J g 2 2 > g | - . a £ I “ x z £ g I $ $ • o o “ L 1 Mate General Fung 03*5 y . —— — —— — i 3 Common School Relief Fund 07 -7— 3 State Forestry Tax .002 —■ ■■ ; STATE j 4 State Board of Agriculture 7?35 “ — """ RATES » Stste Teachers ReL Fund" 024 - J*' 35 ■ — « Educational Imp Fund .03 —— “* 024 . ! ~ Ind Wolf latke ParUFund 003 — , ' -- ~ T »W.Bt«te «Ute .15 ,15 .15 -IS ~5 Is 15 'ls I 1 County General Fund 32~' 1 ‘ ls ? County Ronds 4 Interest 64 * f ‘ —7" i 1 .. 111 —" COU NT Y 4 Hospital RATES ~5 County Welfare Fund TF~ — — 014 i I « School Fund & Interest («6ST i — 11 i I ! I ' , t TOW C ° U " ty R,U AO ,50 50 .50 .50 ,50 40—jQ—4O~5o4j8 50 50 50 CIVIL 1 Township Fnnd ■,n ; .14 ,u w os 05 q 5 ~ u „ - TOWNSHIP “ Township Poor 44 OC 03 0“ « 7# 03 Oa 05 03 17 — TU RATES 4 rMiie Rc^d Bond* » 49 S I» Ij Is 1« — 32 07 : •» /- Total Township Rates 40 49 44 48 45 46 47 40~.44~ $ ~ 15 ° 8 ° ? ** 4n' I j l Tuition fAx , H •» JO -44 42_ -2°_ ~ Schoo: Bosds g M * 9 20 55-V.ii 61 .sF— -a — 8 n ~T~' 35 22 > Tdt.! Behooi < Library 4S 45 44 49 49 ~o9— .75 I.Q, J* „ T "*- fck 4Lh JB J 4 ttn « o w „ -y. .-j— •” 144 i l ** IJ * IJ< CORPORATION. CITY 3 1 General Tav — -7° 1.30 47 154 t. 53 1.84 ,140 7-9 _—- _A TOWN RATES Total Corporation Rate ’ —y j' 'I 845 j |'.BS | ,6« j ♦<* TOTAL RATE TOTAL RATE”'’ 1.41 1,73 I,y I.X) r 44 Ijo , EACH INSTALLMENT .705 A65'35 S 3 7? c~— l = A—L 35 _J®5 132 2g 35 2 . M 2_ Bl 1.84_3Z jl State ' t pp IM ~w , , ,'7 Z 505 - Zl 075 _ 768— M 175 149 1.345 - suu school a- ** A i* rod-no-, 100 in 100 i,r = nrifr2g t“l RmM tahhbl j | | "1 I'" | i 1 ■ i | | || 45 | | | - 7 Oorporatioc ~ ~ ' —— ——— Iqq ____ Tsoi IMI T„ IJO 140 140 140 140 140 1,50 1 <l-00 1.00 100 _ _ _ I 'so 11,50 2.75 (2 5Q ,50 240 1-90 STATE OF INDIANA. ADAMS COUNTY S S L John W TyndKil Auditor <X ADAMS COUNTY, hereby certify, that the above is . . .. JOHN W. TYNDai P j .°A«idi»y leT ‘ e * f ° r lhe Ttxeß Collectible in the year 1939.

First Half In WPA League Ends This Week — The first half schedule in the Adams county WPA basketball league will be completed this week. ! vith two games carded tonight, two Tuesday and one Wednesday. Games at the old D. H. S. gym tonight will pit Cloverleaf against Jefferson and City News Stand l against General Electric. Games Tuesday night: Geneva at Mon- ' mouth and Pleasant Mills at Harti ford. Wednesday night, the St. Mary's quintet wih be host to Kirkland. o LEGISLATURE •rtONTTNVED FKOM PAGE ONE) paid to injured workmen. Most industries now carry compensation iasurance with private companies or have their own systems. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend is 1 supporting the proposal for a • wage collection law. pointing out . that in many cases employes fail ■to rec ?ive their wages in such small amounts it is impracticaf to | seek collection in court. The mine regulation bill provides 'hat all mines must be I licensed by the state and they j must oarry workmen's compensa'ion unless othetwise exempted - No mi te operator would be granted a 'icense unless he was able I to gua-antee full and regular pay- ‘ ment of wages. Thurman A Gottschalk, state

SPARTANS WIN OVERTIME TILT feat Geneva, 3 >-34 TI)P Plcuaum Bills Spartans copped a thriller from > the Cardinal. Saturday ntgh' “ • ,-va. with the game forced Into a overtime period. The score was tied at 33.. the expiration of the regular playing period and during the threeminute overtime. Longeubetgen Pleasant Mill* toward, tossed In | a Held goal during the extra per ’ iod to give the Spartans the Vic- ( I '°The Spartans were forced to i rally in the second half, as Geneva j buUt „ 27-14 lead In the first two ! perUds. The teams were tied a | 28-28 at the third quarter and 33-33 at the regular playing time Grile of Geneva led both teams ! with 15 points. Clark pacing the Spartans *ith 13. Pleasant Mills FG FT TP D. McMillen, f 3 0 6 j Longenberger. f ' l 2 , Holloway, c W. McMillen, g 0 0 0 Clark, g - 5 3 n Harmon, e 3 0 6 Totals 15 5 35 Geneva FG FT TP Snyder, f - 1 ® F. Windmiller, f . 2 2 6 Fenstermaker. c 113 Grile. g •’ ® 15 D. Windmiller, g —l2 4 Mathys. f 0 0 0 Totals 11 11 33 Preliminary Geneva 14. Pleasant Mills 10. o Philadelphia Prison Torture Methods Told Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 9 —(UP)— Prisoners were taken to the radia-tor-lined Klondike ceil" al Philadelphia prison during a hunger strike here last November. The heat was turned on and the inmates left to perish, it was learned here today. , Frank Hargan told a jury at the trial of deputy warden Crogen. charged with second degree murder and manslaughter, that the prison officials had admitted in an unditector of public welfare, has announced his department will suggest no changes in the welfare laws but many members are ready to introduce new old age assistance measures. One bill would provide for a minimum pension of S2O per i month. The present maximum is S3O per month, and the average payment has been slightly more than sl6 per month. The Republican bills ready for 5 introduction are designed to tnodi- ! fy the McNutt governmental reorganisation act of 1933 by removhig rnnch of the governor's appointive power and abolishing the Democratic “two per cent” club.

Hi gne<l sUlemant that no one was .., nt , 0 the punUhment cell Block to learn how (he prisoners were surviving the treatnieni. o — Appeal Conviction In Federal Court Indianapolis. Jansell E Wise of Union City, former attorney and receiver, for the Continental Corporation of Wlnchoater today appealed to the federal cirouit court of appeals In I hicago. his conviction In the trail fraud trial. . j Last week he was sentenced to serve a vear and a day In a federal reformatory and was fined |SOO by Judge Baltxell. —o— —- Five Persons Injured As Train Is Derailed Cutler, Ind.. Jan. 9 — (UP) A broken rail was believed today by Pennsylvania railroad officials to

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trive caused ,1,. r . li | n)f , n 7'W coachew of th,. Florula vpassenger train and Florida. Five person* i. ~.,V N . M Julies when 11,,. track a half mil.' o( f.-rd.iy Mrs. f'l.o. ip.'g. Man . a and silffi'led (run, , teken to a hospital a( observation. The other, seriously hurt. B g ~ —.. B Decatur Camera ( luh O Meets Tuesday N]B The Decatur C.imer» meet at 7.45 ode, „ Ing at the ('lull's new at tin* office of Dr. l'alm»- r Julius Baker. New Yorkfitjß togrhaper. who is in I)e ca - st H visit, will speak .it Ttiesds)',B ing All persons , t W uig the club are asked to Tr»d» A (sOoil Towb