Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1939 — Page 6

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SLUGGING REDS FEATURING IN NATIONALLOOP Have 30 Homers For Season; Win Eighth Straight Contest New York. May 24 -<U.P)Might makss right" has long been the slogan of the Yankee*. And now the Cincinnati Reds come along with a home run punch to equal the Yanka on a comparative baaia and the eyea of all National league follower*, downtrodden these many year*. are beginning to twinkle again. With So home rune In 29 gain*-* and a winning strea of eight straight. dnelHMli wa* the hotteat thing in the major* today — barring, of course, the Yank* Like the Yanka, everybody on the Red* ia a home run threat. Hut big Frank McCormick. the rookie sengallon of I*3*. i* show lug the way for hl* mate*, lie hit homer No. seven yeaterday when the Reda rolled on to their eighth in a row. McCormick ia knocking at the door in all departments. He's tied with Canulli. lit I and Mite | for the home run lead, each with aeven; second in run* batted in 26 aecond in run* acored with W; tilth in batting with atw average of .345. With McCormick. Lombardi and Goodman rattling off homer*, the Red* are giving the Yank* something to think about a* far a* their circuit c lout laurels are concern- , ed. The world champions have- hit 29 homer* in 27 game*, making four ye*terday to crawl ahead of < Ciiulnnall on a percentage baai* Henrich. Dickey. Rolfe and Gordon all hit homer* yeaterday a* the Yanka scored their 12th atraight triumph by bowling over Cleveland. 7-3. The victory gave th*- Yank* a 4>» game lead In th*American league over the Red So* who bowed to Buck Newsom and ' the Tiger*. The Red* are at ill

Tonight & Thursday MONTHS ON BROADWAY! The wise and witty romance that eight out of rune New York cntic* voted "one of the 10 beat picture* of the year 1 ' ’ Bl < I LSSMC HOWARD BERNARD SHAW’S PYGMALION vitA WENDY HILLER aM WILFRID LAWSON NAME LOHR • SCOTT SUNDERLAND SweaaFtay ■WOIaMaa W*wm>V Slum iNfl*!**** |i*a*M* • Mreatad « *V ta*Hk W I MIM Ha»d Muw Fritail* ks MMI MKM ALSO — Musical Revue A Color Cartoon. 10c-2te O—O Frl. A Sat. — -Spirit of Culver" Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholo- . mew, Andy Oevlne. Sunday, Mon. Tues, — “UNION, PACIFIC" Joel McCrea. Barbara Stanwyck. Akim Tamlroff, Lynne Overman.

chasing the Hi. lamia Cardinal* who copped their fifth atraight by tumbling the Phillies. SI. The Red*' triumph »aw Johnny I Vander Meer score hi* third atraight victory with a 7-hltter I over Brooklyn. 3-3 Vander Meer fanned Ernie Koy for the final out I with the base* loaded, besting Van | Mungo in a pitcher's duel. Bill Mi-Gee a five-hit pitching featured the Cardinal*' triumph over the Phillies. The Cuba slug-K*-d out H hit* t<r down the Bee*. 15-8. and Rip Sewell, aided by a 114-hlt attack, pitched Pittsburgh to a 13-4 victory oyer the Giant*. Hank Greenberg hit homer No. eight to take the major league lead a* the Tiger* belted rookie Woody Rich out of the bo* and brat the Red So*. 7-2. Newsom, in winning his first game for the Tiger*, allowed II hit* but kept them scattered. A two-run rally In the ninth enabled the White So* to come from behind ami beat Washington. 5-4. With the buses loaded sacrifice* by Bejma and Kubel accounted for the two important run*. Th*- Athletic* cut down th*Brown*. 73. behind th** effective pitching of Lynn Nelson, who blanked St. lamia in every frame except the eighth. Yesterday'* hero. Frank McCormick. Red*. sophomore first base- ; man who hit homer No seven and I a single as Cincinnati won it* 'eighth straight by downing the . Dodgers. 3-2. Paint Parking Lines On Decatur Streets State highway employer were i busy today painting parking lines j i -n the city atrweta over which atat-v 'load* pus*. Bright yello* paint U used by the state in designating the ! | narking are*, street and alley inter-1 -■•*< thm*. Ihe work proceeded In speedy fvahion and the men accorapllshed notch of the job today. Ba ney Rupright. supervisor of the read crew j • \pressed hi* appreciation 'o local, ! folice for their help in directing traffic and to the rubllc for their > caiperation in observing iimitt-<l | parking area* while the work w-ia !.i progress. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League New York 7. Cleveland 3. Detroit 7. Boston 2. Philadelphia 7. St. Muii* X Chicago 5. Washington 4. National League Chicago 15 Boston 8. Pittsburgh 13. New York 4. Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 2. St. Louis 6. Philadelphia I. u 4> ii LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAR R H Pct Me Quinn. Brown* 3tt 123 23 48 390 Foxx. Red Bog 19 70 Ifi 27 3x« Arnovtch. Phillies 30 118 1* 45 381 Matter*. Brown* 22 83 2" 31 .373 Galan. Cubs 24 8« 21 32 372 — I" w T>s4e I, * «.«ee» T-,w* — tteearw*

I CORT Tonight & Thursday Apt ■’ I & I Two men and J flirt... in the J northern wildtl ' ROMANCE jM OR TUI ttjur CHARLES BICKFORD IIIf JEAN PARKER IJljll Cordon Olivet • Pet 0 Malley ALSO— Muiical Comedy; Fox New*. Only 10c-15c Sun. Mon. Tuee. — “Sweepetake* Winner" A “Society Smuggler*.”

[MORE DRIVERS WILL QUALIFY . Fifteen Drivers Ready To Try To Qualify At f Speedway J Indianapolis, Muy 24 <U.R> Hot r competition for a spot in the 33i car field for the annual .Memorial , Day 500-mlle Indlanapoll* auto race wa* expected today a* 15 drlv- , er* Indicated their readiness to i attempt to qualify. Included in the Hit who told , speedway official* they would run , were three recognised "hot-shot*."’ , Kelly Petlllo. Deacon Lit*. and Bob Swanson. Petlllo. the likeable M>* Angele* . Italian-American, waa lorn with . two alternatives- going out for a I new qualification record and a new lap record, at he had threatened . to do. or saving hia car and keep* > ing it In good condition for the Memorial Day classic. Aroused when officials checked i off one of his three qualificetloa attempts Sunday when he started to - qualify on a damp track. Petlllo threatened to set the new records, both held by Jimmy Snyder. Railbird*, however, believed that he would compromise and go out i I for the lap record nl 130 .97 mile* an hour and then settle back Io a | comparatively moderate *|>*-*-d to I save hia car for the ra«-e and still qualify safely. Both Lit* and Swanson were ex- , petted to tour the track well above 120 mile* an hour Lit* ia driving , hi* own imported Italian Maserati, while Swanson will drive the Sampson special which I* powered by the 1 (-cylinder motor developed by the late speed king. Frauk LockI' hart. Silteen car* were already quail- | fie dfor the dizzy sot»-mile grind J but according Uo speedway rule* ■any one of them could lie ousted ’ from the starting lineup if 33 fast-. ' er cars qualified. It appeared extremely doubtful I however that any one of them would be ejected from the start . as the slowest average speed thus ■ far registered was 120»35 mile* I an hour set by George Barringer I i and railbirds have steadily pre-1 dieted that several cars would I qualify at a speed of 118 miles an | hour or les*. Only Re* Maya and Floyd Roberta of the field of acknowledged •-(pert driver* who have been assigned to speedy cars remained unqualified or unready to qualify today All other*. Including Lou Myer, Wilbur,Shaw, Jimmy Snyder. Ted Horn. Babe Stappa and - Chet Miller, are qualified or will i attempt to qualify today. CHEAT BRITAIN (CONTiNUKD FROM PAGB ON K I •troyer halted the ship But passenger*. on their arrival, suid that as 8: IS a. m a Japanese light cruiser signaled the Ranpura from a distance of a mile to heave to. Then, they said, the cruiser closed and. though the ahlp had halted, fired two shot* acroaa |:v bow*. The cruiser launched a boat containing four officer* and a party of marine*, paaaengera eaid They boarded the ahlp and said they wanted to Vxamlne it* log ('apt L. L Parfitt, the master, refused and radioed the British ’ Hutig Kong naval base for aid. Two British destroyers, one the I Duchess, were sent at full apeed ' | to the rescue. First report* aaid that the Japanese made off aa the destroyers approached But passengers said the Japanese. after remaining alxmrd the Ranpura tor 2« minute*, rejoined the cruiser Itefore the Duchess. | first of the deatroyera. arrived

SEE—Cecil B DeMille'* “KING of KINGS” That 2'4 Million Dollar Picture 1.000 Scene*. 5.000 PeopleTwo Hour Exhibit It umaxes and charm* the world — turning away boo In one night Exhibited Every Night at 7'46. from Sunday. May 28. to Satur day. June 3, inclusive. ZION REFORMED CHURCH Decatur, Indiana No admission charge A silver offering taken after seeing the picture. loans' $lO to S3OO OWN SIGNATURE NO ENtXHtSUS-NO COMAXfMS Thrr»’« no nred to fed any embsrraumenl about a<km< ui fur a Iren. Our wr«K< to the public it to help them plan and arrange their money problems. A cash loan may help you. W. make no Inoulrlee at trlenda, retatleve or employer ( Call at odirr. write or phone Ul for I full details. You are under no obligat.on if you do not take a loan. Cell. «>ll, or Hear LOCAL LOAH COMPAgY iMcoaeoaarao Decatur. IsSlsm Phen 2-3.? tvr) reyant rerrtees Mr frewyt k ead rewrtmi afseerioa.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. MAY 24. 1939.

COMMENCEMENT I < CONTINUED FHOM PAtIR UN Kt ’ Robeit Owens Loula W Reiiiklng Helen |L Hoop. Charles Roa*. Jr. Anna Belle Rupart. Richard F Bcbafer. i >’• io.. p|. lon* laiutse , Bchnepp. Hobby Junior Bchnltg. , Itotph R Scott, Virginia Bhady. Vliglnla K Bhoaf. Lewi* M. Bhoe. KHxalteth L. Smith, William J. K|athr, Robert Aktitte Btalter, Helen t 1.. Sleele. Clarence A Stapleton. 1.1 Jr., Mary Steele. Thoma* R. SumI liter*. Lucy Ann Terrell, Jack L ( Trlckcr. Anna Jane Tyndall. Mary Geneve Weber. Robert Woodhall. B Ethel E. Worthman. Mary L. Warthman. Kathryn I Yager and I Hubert Zerkel, Jr. t • • PLAN COON DOG 1 TRIALS MAY 30 ? I * t Conservation League Holds Coon Dok Field Trials Here ’ The aecond anniau coon dog field I trial* one of the feature aporttn* Invent* in the county — will be atagpd by the Adam* county f ah and I p-one conservation league on Memorial Dav at Sunset |»ark. Roy t 'Johnson, club president, announced , ' today. , I The first annual event waa heLd I at the pork last yr ar and waa proi claimed a huge succeaa. with more I’ian 10u of the flneat dog* In thia section of the country entered and 'his year's trkila are expet trd to be no exception. Doga have already been entered from Indiana .Ohio. Kentucky i**td Michigan with their owners lending the entrlea io Herman.Lengerich. club secretary. Elimination trial will start at lo 11. m . with the final* scheduled to Mart about 2 p m The race* will be run continoualy from io a. m. until rate evening. Cash awards will be given to win!n *rs of flrat and second places in I the line dog and tree dog events. The gates will open at s a. m. Ad- - -.ttaaion prices will be 25 cents to »!l men. with wiunen and children admitted free. The club has leased i the entire ground* for the day and I'romiaea plenty of entertainment. Swings, teeter-boards and other rn uaemeata will be available to the * htldren. Minch and refreshment* will be served at J stand which ia to I*- set up on the ground*. Plenty of shade ia promised by the club I nt“mber» in event of hot weather.. The entire proceeds from thoj | event are to be used by the league I tor the re-stocking of fish *nd game . la the county. The public has been etended a cordial iuvPa.lon and member* of, other eonaervallon group* are rape-1 eially invited. Church League Teams To Meet Friday Night Manager* of team* in the church softball league are asked to meet In the junior-senior high school; Lti'lding Friday evening at 7:3e o’eiock. Sylvester Everhart, president •f the aoftball association, announctd that thia will be the fiual organisation meeting and all team* ex-> '•terting to participate must have ’ representative* present. — — O — — South Ward Diamond Ready For Practice Sylvester Everhart, prea.dent of the softball aaaociatlon. announced | inday that the South Ward diamond i will pe available for practice to; | teams In the two league* Friday j bight, and Monday. Thursuay and 1 Friday nights of next week ! The diamond will be available' Irach of these night* from 7 to M

Notice Os Public Sale Os 1 Personal Property In The Matter Os The Estate Os MARY E. STEELE, deceased. Notice la hereby given that the underwlgned. administrator of the e.tnte of Mary E Bteele. deceased will offer for wale, at public aucHun. at the late residence of said decedent, in Root Townnhlp. In nald I county mid state. on MONDAY, JUNE sth. 1939 th* personal property of Mid estate, conelatlng of: I Floor radio: Living room aulte; Covered rocking chair: Oak rocker2 genta chalra; Pedestal; Center table; Foot etool: Plano and neat’ I Wall mirror; 1 bed room carpet »«12; 1 Iron bed and aprlnga; 1 mat'treon and apread and blanket; 1 oak dreaaer; 1 cheat of drawer*; 1 red cheat; 4 old rocking chair*; 2 atrip* rug carpet SO ft.;, 1 porch awing 3 old stands; I bran* lied with eprlng; 2 mattresses; 12x14 ft Akinin•ter rug; two atrip* carpet; Hall Ingrain linoleum; Vlctrola; 1 glass door cupboard. I drop head sewnlg machine; 1 oak buffet; 1 library table; J table lamp; 1 china closet; 12 kitchen chalra; 3 rocking chair*: 1 aah drop leaf table; 1 kitchen cabinet: I Kelvlnutor refrigerator i < kitchen range; 1 wall looking gI»M 17x24; 1 Maytag washing machine; ' I lot of dishes; 1 felt base congolettm rug 9x12; 1 felt bane congoD-tim rug. 1 wall mirror 1 bureau; I dreaaer: 1 Iron bed and spring; 2 pedestals; 1 hall carpet 10x12; 1 Airway aweeper; 1 1938 Plymouth i automobile, 48 Chicken*; and other mlacellaneou* article*. TERMS — Cash on date of sale. No property to be removed until aettled for. Dated thl* 24th day of May. 1939. ELI W. STEELE, Administrator Roy Johnaon Auctioneer Nathan C. Nelson—Attorney for estate. 24 ■ 2

IMONROEMANIS J UNDER ARREST 'I Elias McDonald Is Arrest* ed For Wells County Authorities aauuaaMSMMß i Elta* McDonald. 38, of Monroe, wa* arrested last evening by Sherl Iff Kd Miller on u warrant laaued . by Well* county authurltiea« ' I McDonald waa taken to Bluffton . to answer to charge* of obtaining money under false pretenses and I perjury, according to the information given Sheriff Miller. It wa* alleged by authorities In Bluffton that McDonald had borrowed money from a Bluffton bank ' and u*ed sheep, hog* and other . stock a* security, which hr did not jowo. I Authorities allege that McDonald had part of the stock at hia place on shares and that the otb- ' er* were purely fictitious. He waa expected to be arraigned there late thia afternoon on the charges. "O' - , NAVY DIVERS REPORT tCONTINURD FHom facir ONKi I two hours after the Falcon had - established line contact with the ' stricken submarine If progress of the rescue «hj>uld continue at the present rate, official* said, thcomplete rescue would require about ifi hour* 'J The work of fastening the rest-ur chaml>er to the hatch of the Squaltl* wa* expected to require hour* and the 40-odd navy diver* on hand had to work In relay*. . remaining below only brief period* at a time. At 9:40 a. m the's9 men had been cramped in the cold steel ( submarine 26 hours. subsisting presumably nn emergency ratlop* and breathing their pret-ioua oxy- < gen as slowly as po**il*le The down-haul line of the rescue chamle-r waa fastened to the Squalu* six hour* after the Falcon reached the oil-aplotched acene at 3:32 a m CBT Other navy vessel* stood by to aid in the rescue and another, the cruiser Brooklyn. wa* racing to assist. Rescue operations began In earnest with her arrival through a 1 heavy mist Rain seemed Immln- 1 ent but held off The sea was relatively calm. The Falcon edged Into the center of a large circle of ships »itr rounding the fateful spot and moored herself over it with four anchor*. Her deck* had been prepared (for action en route and-the big diving liell was ready to l»e lowered over the side I Divers, ntolillited alxaird the submarine Sculpin, which firs’ located her sunken sister craft ' and had stood by ever since, I swarmed alaiard the salvage ship. ( The M-ene wa* marked by a I mile-wide splotch <»f oil. dumped iby surface craft to smooth the I choppy water*. All except navy ships were ord- ’ I ered to keep al least 700 yards from the buoy marking the Squal , ;u* The area teemed with small ’ fishing boats put out by curious , natives and newspapermen . The coast guard boats Naugatuck and Raritan patroled the scene to keep the rescuers from I being molested The diving hell was to he lowered after diver* had Inspected the sunken craft, reported Its post* tlon on the blue mud bottom, situ the location of Ita hatches. The hell weigh* 10 tons and carries two men who operate Ita hatch from the inside It la made |to fit snugly over the escape hatches of the submarine When i It is in place, the submarine hatch and the diving bell hatch are I “petted and the men climb from j O'clock and teams wishing practice period* are asked to make rrawvalions with Mr. Everhart.

their imprisoning submarine Utto the bell The HquMlna' posit km on the ocean floor wa* the fir*t concern of the rescuers, If she were not on an even keel, particularly If I the port-starboard equilibrium were off. It would he difficult tn I attach the diving hell The ocean I twit tom tn the vicinity la not par tlctilarly smooth The Bqualu* ha* four hatch*-* to which the bell could be ntta<h*-d. but three of them opened into th--! flooded compartment* This left only one exit for the trapped men | Should the diving bell b** foiind urn-leas, the men had the alternative of using their "Moiisen 1 lung*" These devices, attached to the face, enable men to ul*and on submarines through emergency escape chambers and breathe i und**r water while letting themselves gradually to the surface along a line extending from the, submarine and a buoy It releases The **lung«“ are supposed io be effective to S depth of 2a*l feet but the Bqualus was so near that maximum depth that It was feared they might lie hatardous Set Up Hospital Aboard th*- Cruiser Brooklyn, off I’oHamouth. May 24 —(UJD The Brooklyn steamed to th*acene of th*- Squalu* rescue today, set up an emergency hospital and prepared to take aboard the stricken submarine's survivors. Aa she ploughed at full speed to the mile-wide. • oil splotched ■res where the dramatic rearm* wa* In progres*. the men aboard the Brooklyn prepared for any emergency. Principal purpose of the emergency hospital waa to treat any of the survivor* suffering from the bend* a* a result of being brought np into the nonpressure area from the ocean bottom. 240 feet heiow However, first aid equipment was mad<ready in case any of the survivors! ■re Nufferlng from injuries The Brooklyn beeoMe the headquarters Os the rescue under ib - direction of Rear Admiral f’ynis W Cole, sho has been working rxmstantly since the Squalu* went down to stay yesterday BANK NIGHT TO (CONTINUBD FHOM PACK ONKI and tried. The jury found them not sullty and all equipment rnd paraphernalia Were returned to them on eider of the court. It waa me of thv few case* tried in Indiana. The old list rtf registered name* will be used. Mr. Kai ver stated. To Try Trespass Suit On Thursday The trial of Ilario. Clifford and Wilson Mann, who are charged with tresspassing, is scheduled to be tried in justice of peace court Thursday morning. Vincent J. Kelley I* to preside as special i judge tn the case, whir h will be | held In justice John T. Kelly’* court. The affidavit against the three | men was signed by Everett Singleton. The case arose out of an alleged argument over the rightful ownership of some property norththe city, John L DeVos*

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Is attorney for the three def,.ml anta and Prosecutor Arthur E Voglvwed*- will carry th*- slate* case against the trio. I»t <.tiur Ladies \i Convention Os (’luh A large delegation of Decatur ladies went io liidlanfipoil* |* k t , night and today to attend the ».-► | Shut of the federated Woman'* , club convvfiilini. Amons those attending from here are: th*- M*-*datnes F.a*l Coverdaie. P H Thomas. || It Heller. Milt Swearingen, Mils , Yllack, Itelton Paaawater. Ru««..|| ttwetis, A R A*>hbinn-h**r. Ralph

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