Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1939 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets And

JACKETS SCORE EASY VICTORY FRIDAY NIGHT Decatur Piles Up 51-29 Triumph Over Columbia City Th« Columbia City Eagles. surprisingly weak, fell easy victims to be Decatur Yellow Jackets Friday .ught at the local gymnasium, the Jackets running away with a oneI led M-29 victory. It was Decatur’s first northeastern Indiana conference victory of the season. Dwuutr piled up I I points before Columbia City was able to tally a point. Fall) loping in a one-handed shot from the foul line just a few seconds before the first quarter ended with Decatur out in front. 14-2. The Yellow Jackets continued to increase their margin in the second quarter and at the intermission, Decatur was comfortably out in front 26-10. At the end of the third quarter. the Jackets were in the lead at .11-22. The game developed into a rout in the final quarter, with the Jackets scoring at will. Practically all of Decatur's baskets were scored on set-up shots from directly under the hoop. Columbia City falling woefully to display any defensive strength. Clarence Stapleton was the hot shot for the Yellow Jackets, connecting 10 times from the field and once from the foul line for a total ->t 21 points. Zerkel was next in line with four field goals and six foul tosses for 14 points. Fahl and Young led the Eagles with nine points each. Decatur FG. FT. TP. Gaunt f 10 2 C. Stapleton f I 6 1 21 Highland c — - 11" McConnell g .... ■ 10 2 Zerkel g 4 6 14 Shoe f - - ® R. Stapleton f - 0 3 3 Andrews c 0 0 0 Totals 1» 13 « Columbia City Fahl f 4 10 Pressler f 0 3 3 Shinneman c 2 0 4 It ••num g ■ ■■■ 0 0 Young g 3 3 9 Johnson f ■- 0 1 I Trier f 0 « ;J Ballard c

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Week’s Schedule' For Adams County Basketball Teams Saturday ' County tourney at .Monmouth. Junior netters DEFEAT MONROE Decatur .Junior High Scores 19-14 Victory Friday Night A Decatur Junior high quintet grabbed a one-point lead at halftime in the Central gym Friday afternoon and increased the margin to score a 19-14 win over the Monroe graders. Junior High led 10-9 at halftime. Andrews led the winners with four baskets and two free throws for 10 points. Trump led Monroe with seven markers. Junir High FG FT TP Schnepp. f 10 2 liakey. f 0 0 0 Neidigh. f 11 3 Spahr, f 0 0 0 . Andrews, c 4 2 10 Richard, g 10 2 McConnell, g 0 2 2 Totals 7 5 19 Monroe FG FT TP Crist, f 0 0 0 Riley, f 0 0 0 Trump, c 2 3 7 Raudenbush, g ..... 2 2 6 Andrews, g ... 0 11 Amstutz, g 0 0 0 Sautters, g 0 0 0 Totals 4 6 14 Referee, Reynolds (Decatur). o 1 H. S. BASKETBALL .Huntington 42, Hartford City 30. Kendallville 36. Butler 12. Garrett 32. Auburn 29. Frankfort 41. Kokomo 33. Shortridge (Indianapolis) 38. Cathedral (Indianapolis) 23. Logansport 36. Richmond 32. Jeffersonville 38. Bosse (Evansville) 30. Huntingburg 45. Cannelton 10. Franklin 32. Columbus 26. Ma: lon 40. Newcastle 35. Bloomington 28. Bedford 10. Anderson 28. Muncie 26 (overtime-. Burris (Muncie) 20, Elwood 19. Wells Co. Tourney Liberty Center 25. Chester 23 (overtime l. Ossian 37. Rockcreek 23. Union 21, Lancaster 19. CHICAGO GANG CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) conspired in a plot to counterfeit and cash American Express company travelers checks, secificially one SSO check which was passed in a Chicago store April 21. Hicketts was unable to make bond and was held in jail. Parker and Moran were released under bonds of $35,000 each. They were arrested after a counterfeiting plot had been uncovered last April at Pittsburgh. Police there arrested Frank Quigley. Robert Sexton and D. J Driscoll and confiscated $21,800 in counterfeit checks they had in their possession. Heers g 0 0 0 Totals 9 11 29 Referee FG. Null (Fort Wayne) Umpire Downey (Fort Wayne) Preliminary Decatur 20. Columbia City 15

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SECOND TEAMS PLAY OPENERS . IN TOURNAMENT Pleasant Mills, Kirkland • And Geneva Win Open--1 ing Tilts Pleasant Mills. Kirkland and ' I Geneva were first round winners in the Adams county second team net tourney at Monmouth Friday night. The Spurtan reserves nosed out u 10-6 win over Monroe in the first game of the evening in a low-scoring tilt. Martz was high for the winners with four points. ' Winteregg and Raudenbush split the losers’ points. The Hartford seconds were victims of the Kirkland reserves in ' the second game, 21-14. Wulliman with 10 points, led the winners. The Hartford scoring was fairly well divided. In the nightcap. Geneva scored an easy 25-15 win over the Jefferson reserves. B. Sprunger with nine points, paced the winners Lautzenhiser and Gable split the losers' points. The second round will be played this afternoon and tonight as preliminaries to the varsity semi-finals and finals. Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Bates, f 11 3 Sovine, f 0 0 0 Martz, f 2 0 4 Ray. c 0 11 Archer, g 0 0 0 Watkins, g * 0 0 0 August, g 10 2 Harmon, g 0 0 0 Totals - 4 2 10 Monroe FG FT TP Rich, f 0 0 0 Schug. f 0 0 0 Winteregg. f 113 Bailey, f 0 0 0 Gilbert, c 0 0 0 Teeple, c -„ 0 0 0 Lehman, g .. 0 0 0 Essex, g 0 0 0 Raudenbush. g - 113 Totals 2 2 6 Referee. Markley (Bluffton). Umpire Brubaker (Portland). Kirkland FG FT TP Ringgor, f 2 15 Hildebrand, f . 0 11 Wulliman, f 3 4 10 Girod, f ... 0 0 0 Baumgartner, c 2 1 5 Yaney. c 0 0 0 C. Arnold, g 0 Q 0 Johnson, g ... 0 0 0 Schlagenhauf, g 0 0 0 Mankey. g 0 0 0 Totals 77 21 Hartford FG FT TP Chrisman, f 113 Bixler, f 12 4 Taylor, f 0 0 0 Reynolds, f 0 4 4 Meyer, c 0 2 2 Fennig. c i 0 0 0 Lybarger. g 0 0 0 Hanni. g 0 0 0 Amstutz, g 0 11 Fennig, g 0 0 0 Totals 2 10 14 Geneva FG FT TP M. Sprunger. f . .. 10 2 Shoemaker, f ...— 0 0 0 B. Sprunger, f 4 19 D. Sprunger. f 1 2 4 Buckmaster, c 0 3 3 1 Votaw. c 1 0 2 Moore, g 11 3 Doherty, g 0 0 0 i Noland, g 1 0 2 Totals 9 7 25 Jefferson FG FT TP Lautzenhiser. f 3 2 8 Yaney. f ... 0 0 0 Morningstar, f 0 0 0 DeArmand, c * — 0 0 0 Cline, g 0 0 0 Gable, g 0 0 0 I Haines, g 3 1 7 Totals 6 3 15 o » 9 Decatur Bowling League Results * « LEAGUE STANDINGS Minor League W L Pct. Casting 6 0 1.000 Saylors 5 1 .833 Mies 5 1 .833 Burkes 3 3 .500 Hoff Brau 2 4 .333 McMillen 2 4 .333 Cloverleaf 1 5 .167 Gambles 0 6 .000 Merchants League Schafer 8 1 .889 Bank ........ 5 4 .556 Upholster 5 4 .556 Preble „ 5 4 .556 Wren 5 4 .556 Smith Ins 5 4 .556 Conservation 2 7 .222 Telephone 1 8 .111 Major League Hon-E-Krust 7 2 .778 Hotel 5 4 .556 Fricklea 5 4 .556 j

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. JANU 21.

Here’s Hoping You Do It, Monte! 1 IM® y /■ KJ < ■ I V I pi' * •** fl > I Sb Kdy JBoL -I f Monte Stratton, today and yesterday Minus a leg. amputated following a tragic hunting accident, Monte Stratton, star right-handed pitcher of the Chicago White Sox. hopes to return to the pitching mound some day—with an artificial leg. Stratton, shown above before and after the accident, will be given a chance by White Sox officials. His home is at Greenville, Tex.

Doc's' 1 8 .111' WEEK S SCHEDULE Elks League Monday 7 p. m. — Legs vs Hoofs Tails vs Antlers. Minor League Tuesday 7 p. m. — Saylors vs | Hoff Brau: McMillen vs Burke. 9 p. m. — Cloverleak vs Gambles; Casting vs Mies. Merchants League Wednesday 7 p. m. — Preble vs Bank; Conservation vs Upholster. 9 p. m. — Smith Ins. vs Schafer; Wren vs Telephone. Major League Thursday 7:30 p. m. — Hotel vs Frickles; Hon-E-Krust vs Doc’s. Central Soya League Friday 7 p. m. — Office vs Feed Mill; Maintenance vs Solvent. 9 p. m. — Expelkrs vs Truckers; Laboratory vs Elevator. o Two Men Are Given Long Prison Terms Terre Haute, Ind. Jan. 21 — (U.R> -Richard Crady. 36, Indianapolis, and Robert Casinetti. 28. Terre Haute, had received sentences today of 10 to 25 years in Indiana reformatory for theft of a mace belonging to Jailer George Madigan whom they beat unconscious while breaking out of jail here, Dec. 27. The two men slugged the driver and stole his taxi cab which was later found in Plainfield where Casinnetti was captqred. Crady surrendered in Indianapolis on Thursday. Archery Club Will Meet Monday Night The newly-formed Decatur archcry club will meet at the city hall Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. All members and prospective members are urged to be present.

They'll Run Ruppert Empire _—_____ 111. Jioi. ifiSf : wllk Ed Barrow and George M. Weiss For years members of the New York Yankee organization, Ed Barrow, left, new president of the club, and George M. Weiss, secretary, now will run the vast baseball empire built up by the late Col. Jacob Ruppert, who died recently. 1 I

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BERNE DEFEATS < BULLDOG FIVE IJears Register 38-32 Triumph Over New Haven Friday Night The Berne Bears marked up their second victory of the season over I the New Ha,vcn Bulldogs Friday night, registering a 38-32 triumph at the Berne auditorium. Berne was out in front all the way. leading at the first quarter. 11-7. at the half. 20-15 and at the third quarter. 31-18. LeFever and i l '.amugartner led the scoring with 10 points each. Van Meter was high i lor New Haven with 12 points. Berne FG. FT. TP. Lehman f 2 15 LeFever f 3 4 10 Baumgartner c 5 0 10 Schneider g ..... - 2 2 6 Burry g 3 17 MoKline g 0 0 0 Habegger f 0 0 0 Totals 14 8 38 New Haven Van Meter f 5 2 12, Hutson f 2 15 D’enect c .... 4 0 8 Rudolph g 3 17 Gillie g .. .... 0 0 0 Mehring g 0 0 0 . Stemiller t 0 0 0 Totals 14 4 32 Referee. R. Nulf (Fort Wayne) Umpire Somers (Fort Wayne) Preliminary Berne 20. New Haven 17. —o — Col. Fred Reppert is home for the week-end after a business trip through the west •

MONROEVILLE DEFEATEDBY COMMIE FIVE Commodores Register Easy 40-22 Victory Friday Night The Decatur Commodores, piling up a 10-polnt lead in the first half, coasted to an easy 40-22 victory over the Monroeville Cubs at the Allen county schools gymnasium Friday. After a fairly close first quarter, which ended with Decatur out in front, 10-6. the Commodores pulled well ahead of the Cubs to hold ■ a 20-10 margin at the half. The Commies increased this margin by one point during the third quarter and as the period ended. Decatur was ahead. 31-20. Art Baker was Decaturs scoring leader with six field goals and one free throw for a total of 13 points. Roop. Bob Hess aud Bolinger each tallied six points. Hain five and Hackman four. Etter, Monroeville captain, was outstanding for the Cubs with four field goals and a like number of free throws for a total of 12 points. Decatur fT TP Roop, f 0 ® Baker, f ® 1 13 R. Hess, c 2 2 6 Hain, g 2 1 5 N. Hess, g 0 0 0 Bolinger, f ■ 3 0 6 Hackman. c 2 0 4 Totals 18 4 40 Monroeville FG FT TP Painter, f — 0 2 2 Dawson, f 2 0 4 Grill, c —- 0 0 0 Etter, g 4 4 12 Hawkins, g 1 0 2 Taylor, f 0 0 0 Clay, f 0 0 0 Linder, c . 10 2 Bucher, g 0 0 0 Totals —8 6 22 Preliminary Decatur 24. Monroeville 22. OUSTED UNION iWT'SCED FROM PAGE ONE) nied any company union aspiration or intent. Two days ago Bennett announced that at Martin's request the Liberty Legion of America which has 90.(i7i0 Ford workers as members. was being dissolved as a labor organization. PLEASANT MILLS Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Danie’s. were dinner guests in Convoy. Ohio, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Welch were callers Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Riley. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Riley were callers Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Merriman in Salem. Harry Ray spent tne week-end in Indianapolis on business and visit- , ed with his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rawley and children, Bobby and Arlene of Berne spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. aud Mrs. William Noll and family. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Foor. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Byer visited with Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Byer and family of Maples, and also in Fort Wayne Saturday. Mrs. Orville Dellinger, Mrs. Earl

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'Shenburn and daughter Helen Os Van Wert, Ohio, spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Botitnan and family. , , Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Spangler and sen John were entertained Sunday to a birthday dinner In tho home of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Rogers; at Willshire, Ohio. Thelma Ray accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lose of Fort Wayne to Tampa. Florida, for a two week's visit. They returned home Saturday and Miss Ray is perparlng to enter the Nurses' training course in ear* !y February. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Fortney had as dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dolch of Salem. After-1 noon callers were: Mr. and Mrs.: John Fortney and daughter Durlene ( Kay of Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Harry, Fortney of Decatur. Frank Bollinger of Van Wert, Mr. end Mrs. Frank Fortney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ixmgenberger and soil Jack. Thursday evening, the Misses Dora Sehosenberg and Gladys Doan entertained the teachers and wives tj a delicious chicken dinner at 6:30 o'clock at the Pleasant Mills

Public Sale I As we have sold our farm and are moving to New York, will! at public auction. 4 miles East of Decatur on State Road 221. ■ WEDNESDAY, January 25, 1939 I Commencing at 12:30 P. M. I 3 piece Jaequer Velour Living Room Suite; Walnut Dining « Table, buffet and 6 tapestry upholstered chairs. This is a beauU suite.' 1 Green and Ivory Bed Room suite consisting of bed, spfl and genuine horsehair mattress, vanity dresser and chair, and cl of drawers; 1 Solid Oak 8 leg Extension Breakfast Table and leal bottom chairs to match; 4 extra dining chairs; .loosier Kitfl Cabinet; Coidspot Electric Refrigerator, 6 ft. capacity, like fl 1 Glow Boy Parlor Heating Stove, 22 inch fire pot. new; Kei ,g Embassador Electric Washer with time control, almost new; fl Laundry Tubs: China Cabinet; Dresser; 9x12 Rug; 1 Axn.ifl Rug 9x11.6. like new; 1 upholstered chair; 1 Bridge Lamp; 2 fl Lamps; Library Table: Singer Sewing Machine: Radio Stool; oneß 22 Large size Steam Pressure Cooker, new; Vega Cream Separfl used 1 year; 1 single bed and mattress; Good 2 wheel Auto Trfl with stock rack; about 5 ton of Mixed Hay; New Pump Jack atfl h.p. electric motor; Fruit Jars; Cooking Utensils; Crocks; 4 ■ Laundry Stove; Garden Tools, and miscellaneous articles too nfl ous to mention. I These household goods are in splendid condition. I TERMS—Cash. Property can be inspected anytime before sale ■ HAROLD MOTT, Owner, Phone 6901 Roy S. Johnson—Auctioneer. j T. Schiefersteln —Clerk. I PUBLIC SALE We will sell at Public Auction on the August Walter farm. Io J 2 miles East and 4 miles North of Decatvr, or 6 miles SouthweiJ i Monroeville, or 1 mile East of the Fuelling Church, the follow described property, without any reserve, on I MONDAY, January 23,1939 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. ) S—HEAD OF HORSES—S Sorrel Gelding, white man and tail. 4, wt. 1700; Roan Gelding. 4,1 . 1650 ; 3 yr. old Bay Mare in foal, wt. 1500: Bay Mare, 11 yr. old. in fl wt. 1500; Brown Mare. 13 years old. wt. 1500. 15—HEAD OF CATTLE—IS Holstein Cow, 9, calf by side; Guernsey Cow, 6: two 4 yr. old Durfl I Cows; six 3 yr. old Cows mixed with Guernsey ana Durham. ■ k Cow. 2 yr. old. The above ten cows are all milking a good flow I ' were bred in Sept, and Oct. Spotted Helfer, 2 yr. cld. freshen I March; two Holstein and Guernsey Helfers, will freshen first of AM Guernsey Bull, 2 years old. a sure breeder. 38—HEAD OF HOGS—3B Spotted Sow. bred Nov. 22: Chester White Sow. bred Dec. 14; I Spotted Poland Sows, bred Dec. 15; 9 Shoats, weighing 100 It)! I s better; 25 pigs, averaging from 40 to 50 lbs. e 9—HEAD OF SHEEP—9 8 Good Shropshire Breeding Ewes, 3 yrs old; one 3 yr. old Buell e FEED —200 bu. of good Corn In crib; 50 bu. more or less of n Oats; about 20 bu. of Soy Beans, good for seed; 5 ton of Mixed B ? and about 2 tons of Alfalfa, first cutting in mow. IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS Turnbull wagon with 16' rack; Deering binder, 7 ft.: Me- Deering 3 disc fertilizer grain drill, good as new; Mc-Deerlng Cultipacker, g( .. as new: Moline Manure Spreader, in good shape; Mc-Deering rod . hoe. good shape; Mc-Deering Mower. 5 ft. cut. like new; Janesr Corn Planter, in good shape; Dain hay loader; Moline side rake; ternational 14 single disc; J-Deere Riding Breaking piow; Oliver d walking breaking plow; International 3 section sprin; tooth barro e International Cultivator; 2 wheel trailer, with stock rack; set •_ breeching harness, used one year; set of farm harness: horse colls . tank heater; International cream separator, No. 2, good as new d barrel water tank; and many other articles too numerous to ments TERMS—Cash. No property shall be removed until properly sen! ’■ for. e r Ernest Merica & Walter Heirs, ownei Roy S. Johnson & Glenn C. Merica, Auctioneers. .. Free Pig to be given awav after sale. _ Lunch will be served by Antioch Ladle-. Aid of Hoagland. — a S Guiding Light ADDED to grief and worry comes the responsibility of planning a dignified funeral. That’s the one thing you can remove from your shoulders - • • through the dependability of our service. C 5-BLACK fl l FUNGRAL DIRGCTOR K PHONG 500 — 3

high school. Th.- ■ -v.-r.h.g u , in a social wa> ' lain, and prizes w.-i.- |, y iv Fmtn.-y, and Mrs. Wil|' lani 'M Those person) w.-i,. \ lr Ben McCollough and f 4niilv M and Mrs. Dale Hoss M r . i Willlmn Noll Mi v. m ul . y | Bernice Masteis. Ciad.s 1 Dora Sehosenberg. Shoplifting By Order H Bingham, Utah Daly, ex-merchant, is tne restrict lons put on Daly has six months In 1 criticize restraint put on hi ß He told the court he had numerous orders fur from Bingham citizens - ' “shoplifting to order " fl — o C. H. Musselman of Berne fl calling on friends here, fl Mrs. O. L. Vance bridge club last evening. fl — Zfll COMMON ERRofl Do not say. "1 will remit fl money when i receive bill;'' say. "send the mon>fl fl