Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1940 — Page 6

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ARMSTRONGTO DEFEND TITLE Henry Armstrong Battle* Pedro Montanez At New York Tonight T'.rk. Jan 24 <U P> lls-nry Armstrong walking ln’« th* sun*•l of ht» amaglng c-ateer, answer* thrhell forth- 113th time at Martison Square Garden tonight whe-n ho rt<-f<*nds his world welterweight champion *h ip against two oppon ent* Pedro Montan** and the old gniybenrd with the «*yth<- who lurks along the toad lor ’ -- -rybody Every by win-1 that whistles past the Garden heats a tumor that 11-nty th-- hammei I- biitu.-d out: that 112 fights at th- puni«!t Ing pace he s-ts have ninth h * hands brittle anil sapped tiespring out of his legs But the old old saying in th-- woild of the leather-fisted men siting along with the champion until Io- b-r* you down have mad- Armstrong a 2'v io I l.cvoritc- -I- spite the f o l that he will rtlvi- away seven pounds in weight anil tw |>- -is years W ag--The Montanez nun an-l ih.-ie are plenty of 'em insist th--u l-oy will whale away at li- body until Armstrong s every ill. a-lies and he gels that sickly feeling arnlttiil the stomach There Is something In what they say. too. foi this Montanez, born 25 years ago In Cayay. Puerto Hico, la a tough ribcracking Is-ly pun- be who prole nbly deserves ahorlei odds than 2’-y to 1 lats.-i In only fiv- of th--95 hoots he has had Montane* comes up to this on-- hungry for a title an-l th-- fam- and fortune It would bring There la one weakness in Mon tan**' fighting equipment and even one weakness la a luul thing to have against Armstrong for Itleaps at it like steel foi a magn--Montanez is a "bleeder'' he gashes easily around the brows and there la always a chance tha’ j the referee will atop the flgh’ be Tonight & Thursday ot'R big days: * Find Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thun*, from 1:30 starling with feature ATTEND TONIGHT AND AVOID Till'RS. CROWDS rZTHFEE'S A CROWD Hl B Not lovely (3mm Garson, \\ I who hods it pay, and oh ao II romantic. to ba loved by U BobTaylot ondLew Aytea! Ij V-. b's her fust p-cS-ta since n ■ % "Goudbya Mr. C.-tpal"' /I ix Ji ■OMfl TAYLOR GARSON ItW AYRt S mg#/** Billie BUBZ6\ B spins 14 OWEN Osoces BAMBI ER \ Harass Z MsLo* i j&o. ALSO—Bh*et*. 10c-Mc -00 Fri. A Bat. — ' Secret of Or. KU* dare" Lew Ayres. Lionel Barrymere On Btaeo—Saturday Night Only—- “ The Sagebrush Rambler*." ■O-0 Bun Men. Toss. — "GULLIVERS TRAVELS"

SPORTS

Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Wednesday fommnelores vs. Huntington I Catholic nt Yellow Jackets gym i Jefferson vs Puling at Hern* Friday Rltifftiin at Yellow Jackets J.-ffer«o nat Pleasant Mills H--tn- at Warren Monroe a' Monmouth Bryan! at Geneva l.ancuster at Hartford Saturday Hartford at Chester Center -!>-• Imhii to Armstrong on - hnb al kno< kout Henry the hammer will fii-h tonight the only way he kt»««How to waddle -rtit of his - - and start throwing punt hes. They unite from all direction* and. inns' impoitanl us all. they never s'-p coming Swarming on top <u hi* man. Armstrong keeps throw ng, rights and left* until i-llhet li* - opponent tills from th- blows ' 111 dn.p* from eMhansiilill I is an amazing sight, and lasi --i when VmstrmiL whlp|»-il Eel-h'-sb-ilik in famdoll i man in th. L-,il|i-ty kept all-lilting Blini-y hut i-s idiHMly p--tii-in.tl m-niiiii BLUFFTON WINS OVER JR. HIGH Yellow Jacket Reserves Also Nosed Out In Practice Till The Bluffton grad-'t" l|o«ed out a in Io win over Hie Decatur junior high Thursday afternoon at the , Lincoln vym in on.- nf rho*<- tinpublicized -tuicki'--In th.- preliminary tilt Hi.- embryonic Tigers Hiori-d an Is-I". win over the Yellow Ja. ket |-e - rves Both gam--- w.*n- atianged at a I late houi to give the future var ity {members adeil game practice Junior High FG FT TP I Cochran f « n o 1 Spahr f ill Becd c 0 u o Illi hard g I n 2 i McConnell g 0 2? |Eh lihorn < 3 17 Totals f. t; K Bluffton Swartz f ft I 1 I Harnish t 12 4 Harris c 2 2 <l Shepherd e non Woodward g 2 2# Moser I non |»avls t non Zoll g I<>2 Totals 6 7 l«t | — | CORT Tonight A: Thursday 4 nSHAWWWI... | ** 1.-SS- US’ 0»M>O • I I 1 I I DE RffiS j ALSO—Cartoon A News. Only 1 Be-15c I* —o o — • Friday « gat. — Gone Autry Is ■ “Roving Tumhlowsods" A 1* Chopt. “Zorro's Fighting Legion.' 0-0 Bun. Mon. Tuts. — got TIOAI " WAVE" A -TMg GIRL FROM RIO

WELLS COUNTY CHAMPS BEATEN Berne Bears Defeat Rock- * creek Tuesday Nijfhl By 37-32 Score Tin- Herne Bears kniu-ked over th. n--wly crowned < humplon of Wells county Tuesday night on the 1 (Berne fliHit the Bears t hulking up a 37 “.2 4iiuinph over the li<« k< reek I lodger* Ito. kt reek held a lead of >4-11 at th-- first half, but the Bears came back in the final twriotl Io take th-- victory Baumgartner anti Lehman paced tin- Bears with 12 and Hi point . respectively Woodward led HiM-kireek with 11 points Berne I'G FT TP ' Baumgartner f C <• 12 Mulw-ggi-r f . I " 2 Si hindh-r <’ I 4 C S'euenschwander g I 2 4 ' Burry g 113 ’ Lim hty f .no o : Slinky g » " " 1.. liman g ■< '• Totals If. 7 37 Rockcreek Miller f 2 2 6 Highland f 2 3 7 Gißiett < 3 2k Woodward g I '• II M- Al-, g i> o " Slin-un g 11 o '• T-i.il II I" .12 Preliminary II.H kin-ek 2* Iti-rrn-22 MMP." L ”" I Th-- Decatnr Commodores tonight will furnish th-- first of two »l the season s leading basketball ultra-ti-ms of the w- ek when th-y entertain Huntington f'atholii at the Y--11--W J.u k--ts gymnasium <> ti The Commies market) up a 27-25 d--t isl-m over th- Hainlders at Huntington last mifhih and tonight's ttit promises tn la- a real : haltl- Dispat-he* from Huntington Indicate the llamhlers ar» -mt tn even the season's score tonight, with the visitors In better physical condiltoli than in th- previous tilt Ti.- reserve teams ot th-- two *i luails will meet in the preliminary ar 7 I'll O The Yellow Jacket* will be hosts Friday night w their arch rivals, the Bluffton T-g---er*, tn one of the tesion * feature*. In two preyiou* meeting*. the** two quintet* have ga-ned an even split, so Friday's rubber game should be a daisy. -0-0- ... | As *n added attraction, the Bluffton high school band will accompany the team to vie with the De- ] ■ attir band for mtta ( <*l honors W. Guy Brown. Decatur principal announced that single admission tickets for the game are now on sale and telephone reservations will lie accepted -o—o— The Herne Hears took care <>( the new Well* county -hamplons last night, the Hears msrking np a five-point triumph over the Riuk-i-reek Itodger* at the Heme gym Nile going Heats -4>—OHuakrthawl witnessed one ot the I finest rshlbitlon* of basket act itr ai y It has ever been out pleasure 11

II CONFIDENTIAL I CASH LOANS II 0F 51000 to 530000 as * ' II MADE ON || Household Good*, Live ■ ttoclr, Implement! .nd || Automobile! II • ' ’ I Op to 20 Months to Pay II — || A Special || Repayment Plan JI lor Farmer* II Decatur || Loan&Discount Co. L-Kelly Owned end Controlled j| DECATUR. INDIANA

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( l’( (INELLO RIVAL By .lack Sards I/' li&IPCF \ / PAtr to j a, ntf euyouTw-/ /■« m* 1 '- U| * loß ' y eKXw /j SiSTi WIAS fufoPEO ' Z Ak 1/ BoSTOJS PFEs€z;r '• NX fl 'jt-raw /sr . li va [ i ,4 j —J - r ✓ Z Zcroi t SfWSriw / '\T: i’i Sisri, 'z— I? —ll /. 4 Isl BOL-LIA4T SROiP < I\f t 111 BASE PROSPKTCF z — ■ Ilf li l BOSToI SEES [//Jig

to see last Friday night at the Commodore gym Those Monroetill, f’ubs from Aller, county click-<-d on I# of 17 attempts from the bml line fit these 16 succeasful *hote 15 swished through the net without a wobble- Some shooting' j <> O The Huntington Vikers gave further proof of their power last night when they handed the Central Tigers of Fort Wayne a 51.43 pasting at Huntington. The Vikings have dropped only two games this season who* winning 12. 0- 0 - County team* will engage In five game* Friday night. The H.-rne Bear* will meet the Warren Lightning Five at Warren. Pleasant Mills county champion will i meet Jefferson at Pleasant Mills. ' Montoe plays at Monmouth. Bryant c ome* to Geneva, and tancasti of Well* county plays at Hart-, ford . — — —- n —— - - - — G — — Decatur Bowling League Results • — — .... Lord, a newcomer to th* city and the bowling league posted a Idg 6*o last night In the major b-agtie a’ Mie* He. reatlon Hl* M-ore* were; 211, 24<> and 2’H Ladd posted a 646. Mies a #!1 and Stump a #ls MINOR LEAGUE Mutschler's Stump IM 220 200 #ls Mie* 1»6 1»4 232 #2l Ahr 178 166 IM 522 C Heare 184 152 1«1 558 tadd 225 203 21* #46 Total *tt 856 102" 2865 Gamble's R W.iodhall 118 216 149 504 Appelman 163 163 K Woodhall 169 15® 119 446 Spatigler 191 158 14K 488 tankenau 168 217 177 563 Brewer 161 14C 307 46 446 46 13# Total 177 867 7»5 2619 Clovsrleaf Frtsinger 202 182 201 595 Kaylor 120 145 133 38k C. Farrar 216 I*4 156 555 Hooton 178 171 161 511 A. Farrar I*3 153 190 S’* Total *99 *45 *4l 25*5 Burka's IM 194 171 553

PUBLIC SALE Ae I have been appointed Superintendent of Adam* Count* Infirm ary and will begin my dutlea there .March let, I will sell at Public Auction on the Wm Helletneyer farm 1% mile* North of Magley, « mile* Meat and I** mile* North of Iterator. Ind. on MONDAY, January 29th Commencing at 10:00 A. M. S — HEAD OF HORSE* — J 1 °M« »'• >♦'»" Black Ueldlnf. .month mouth, wt 1500: Black Mate, .month mouth, w.. IWO • — MEAD OF CATTLE — S • ’ , '® w w| tk flrwt calf by *ld<-; Uuemaey A Hol.tein Cow. will be freah by day of Mie. Roan Cow. 4. paature bred; Roan Cow. J. due to freeheti Feb. U; Black Cow, 1, due to freahen Feb M; 2 Helfer* * mo old; 1 Hol.tein Bull Calf. _ 4 SHEEP 3 Bow* and 2 Gilt* due to farrow In Feb.; Si I'to I'yearVold" *° ! * B> * ’• l>ur “ Veatiina Boar; » Khropablre Ewe* Bttt a " 4 Wh “* Hen* GRAIN A HAT—4OO Bu Cora; (0 Bu Oata. 70 Bu Boy Bean*’ 4 I ton hay; Mow of Shredded Fodder; IS large Fodter Shock* ’ IMPLEMENTS 0 A Trae** f,r *' <*•*. Eatra Rlnu . Oliver 12” Tractor I u ° W *. *“•?”/Hark; J-Deere Corn Planter, new leal .print; I TeSZSr Mr" dr I w lldd Spreader. Binder 7 ft ; Hay leader; I *** * orn,, ‘ k Mower; Oliver Ridina Cultivator Oliver riding I ““ ° -* T W< w ‘ ,k,u « plow 12 new Rouble IMac Spike I Tooth and Spring Tooth Harrow*. & above! Cultivator Imu hie shovelI u f / B ? r4i J ITeere Corn libeller, new Platform I *, d , <Mlb o **!' ht “« Harnooa; Collar*; Clovei Buncher] I * r< ’ un * a,t ‘■ Brooder Stove; Butchering Kettle* and Toot* S.uuea I Grinder; Lard Fraas; Cream Separator. 20 bu. Potato** small tool* I to mention Turnbull Wago* *’ I B . , „ SAM REINHART I Roy S Johnson—Auctioneer I Cba* W. Kent -Clerk • B j Lunch by Magley Ladle* Aid

DeHolt 129 129 Keller 187 202 163 552 Bonifa* 209 193 I*3 5*5 Miller 212 I*s 19® 593 Zelt 173 I*7 36" 9 9 9 27 Total 9.14 '*'.6 909 ’■.'■•9 Wren B Dull I*4 179 192 .555 Davis 153 172 154 479 Tumhleson ISO 116 153 45* 'Tope 176 164 16* 5o« ( Mc-Clure 134 227 213 574 K * 9 24 Total 824 **6 *** 25'” Convey N Etzler 158 I*o 162 500 R Etzler 156 170 160 4*6 P Etzler 159 169 143 471 J Etzler 172 174 15* f.»4 D Etzler 131 175 16" 466 Total 776 *6* 7*3 2427 j Smith Ins. Co. Smith 114 114 W. Gallmeyer 172 147 150 469 E. Gallmeyer 125 125 G Hultetneier 16.1 144 3V7 E Btlltemeler I*s 155 136 476 | H Gallm.-y.-r 182 195 211 s*' H Momenberg 164 *O2 366 62 62 62 H# Total M 9 *67 896 2651 Snyder'S O.ner Marbach 161 15* 313 Mose* )68 153 166 4*7 Snyder 158 16* 326 Walters I*3 157 134 4*4 tard 233 246 201 680 Strickler 173 196 369 Total 913 881 *65 2659 - ■ - o — ——- H. S BASKETBALL Huntington 61. Central (Fort ; Wayne» 43. St Joseph's 40. St Mary's 'Michigan Cltyi 12. Huntingburg 27. Vincennes 24 | Emerson iGaryt 26. Hsminond I 25 taGrange .14. Shipshewana 31 Jeffersonville 12. Male itaulavlllei 24 !*efty Gomez Signs Yankees Contract New York. Jan 24- -<U.p> Vernon < Lefty t Gomez, believed to I* the only member of the New York Yankee* who received a cut In salary for 1940. was the sec >nd man on the- world champion team , to sign hl* contract j tasty brought hi* contract In )'*i socially and signed It Itelor*

GIVES REPORT ON TOURNAMENT —— —— {( Financial Report <>n County Tournament Is Made Today The finaniial report of the an-j ( ruial Adams county first »"d secornl , I team m t tourney*, held last w.-ek ar Pleasant Mill*, was ann-i-mr •-| , today by I- E Striker, -ounly u-hool superintendent Copies of the report are to be given to r-ach of the si li-»ol prlni ip.ils Euromely in- h-ment weather was believeil responsible holding down tin- receipts Th«* report follow* R»4fip!s a» door Thursday - veniny » ’•* | Friday evening Saturday evening lJ#.m> Saturday afternoon . other admissions H ‘ M * Total receipts »35k.0« Total Espeti es fl •" , Disbursement halani e 12## Srt Dislmia-tni-nt to be made to thSI io Illis Monro.- 4 3* Kirkland 3* us Jefferson 3* <•*' Hart for <1 IS.Of Monmouth I*oß Geneva -3*«f . Pleasant Mills a».o«| Total disbtn si-rnetit 12®# •■'! Balance » NEW DIRECTORS -CCrNTINCED FROM FAtIC ONBr on transportation problem*, and the inter-dependenr <- of industry an-l agriculture. The speaker compgn-d transportation facilities of a century ago with present day facilities, pointing to the invaluabTe assistance transportation method* rendered in building the t’nlted States Into the great pow.-r the country now I* I Mr East, in stressing the inter-' dependence of industry and agri- 1 culture, pointed Io the ways In President Ed Barrow yesterday ■ morning A few minutes ea-li.r 1 Jake Powell's signed contract had ■ been received in ’he mall MORRIS PLAN LOANS on FIRMTVRE LIVESTOCK ELECTRIC STOVES REFRIGERATORS Special Plan for School Teachers. NEW AI TOMOBII.ES J 6.00 for SIOO.OO per year Repayable Monthly. Suttles-Edwards Co. Representatives.

| You Get More For Your|Money In ' nssMjjfiy --_■_ -mi ai ~ ’Q* h 1 «*■ £*- « - — l»F ' W AI »w3t «|B CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH fartion‘ M Ski n in T* i* 1 " **** yoM “ * ,,rW •* «»riwin< plwure and Ml* MtS. Mt hihind «hl ?h •*>«*»*—<•< MS explain the many feature r better Mill, get behind the wheel for an actual demonstration. n»rtm!i'! t » n a TZ i See the New 1940 partment manned by skill* . ed mechanics. Bring your PI YMOI JTH automobile troubles to us.. IL. I IVIU U 1 B you’ll like our work and Pick-up on display ’ rf »"»"0l’l* price*. at our ..how room. Phil L. Macklin & Co. "eat Madiaon St. |>»cal«r

Which Industry leans heavily onjl agriculture and agrietiHnre on m . i '"rhe speaker also told of 'he gn at ronsurnpimn of raw material* u« i W1 by the railroad* of 'he nation I -It,.- railroad*, he stressed, ronsiltno I one-fourth of all the cool mined In this country In Hu- .i.utwe of n l y.-ur's lime Ho- rail offh ial said rtl„,ng lars of the mil ion * rullroed I -I.’.m* serve which I* equivalent to feeding n I diy of 21.0"" person* Ihrrv meal* p.-r day for an entire year. Itapid trnn«l-ortatii»n lai Hitle* make it possible for residents of large meiroptditan <'Hie» "• *»“»•' fresh fruit* and vegetable* daily and without these facilities city I resident* would be forced to go without these necessitle*. Walter Gard. 10-al Pennsylvania i agent, and chairman of the program commute*. imriMluiod the p*ak«*r o ... — — LEWIS ASSERTS CONTIN'IRP FROM OI^ 11 ' ■ d from winning only by an accord) between the Democratic party and organized labor arid the adoption of an intelligent and rational program io i>e written into the ptalform of the Democratic party and placed liefore the American people a* the issues of the election Lewi* declared that organized lalnir ' created the atmosphere, of success- that led to Democratic viAloii. in 1832 and 183#. and charg- ..<) that the “Democratic party an I it* leadership have not preserve I | faith" with labor. In the last fhree year*, lalwr hac i not been given reprenent-rtion In the caliinet. nor in lhe administrative or iKdii-y-making agencies of ' government." i-ewi* said in a prepared statement. The current administration has not sought nor seriously entertained the advice of views of laluir upon the question of national unemployment or lesser questions affecting domestic economy, interna) taxation. foreign trade, military and naval egpansion. relation* with foreign nation*, or issues of war or peace tabor today has no point of contact with th* Itemocrati. udiultl-

‘Jfie Merit Plan I LOAN SYSTEM The Merit Plan loan Syetem offer* available cadi credit * turn* from ilO to SJOO to Ituvband and wife or '.ingle peso ON YOUR PLAIN NOTE ON OTHER PERSONAL SECURITY TO ATH Y—You mar u«r any of the three wav. Yu art r«te no obligation if you do not take a loan No endorut it c.imaia 1 You may telephone M—and tell u« of your m ne> nrrk 2 Y <>u may cut ihie ad out—write your nami an.! i !Jret< M it—and then mail it to u*. J. Or call at office—conveniently located Private < multitiet roomi Lmm nn.dele aede mm day veu w»>. LOCAL LOAN I lO*/j Nort* Second Street Nom IM Over Schafer Store OfC*T J» itJIMA

Istratlnn In po,,. r ual and occasion, *‘»l which are granted It. leader* In the restrained aM 'b lahor by lh , |u. mfMri(| . ( *2 have luscm. :i ps,| !(|l> jec-t to rebuke by th., ij,,.),'* l -al leade rs m the puX ** The 2400 d. |ggate 5 golden jubilee < 0nv.t,,,,,. quietly as Lewi* „. M *1 mem. There wa* . (il „ J one or twice am| w# , J* flcable at th. pan „ f ment mentioning i hsl llw ’ li.-.n parry ...ni.t pr „ »] winning through . |i..,„, 1 l»or accord The delegate t .,„ (J tin* business afl.-r heartnst, Auditor* of th- i| llilin “ i treasury balun. .■ „t usm-J of Dec- 1. 183* whi’hdo,,? elude about ’ e lal assessment* * inn > o Plan Skating Path Thur*da\ The- young of (kt| Methodist c hun li -..ij holds ing party Thunuiiiy night Tta askotl to meet al 11,., p. m.. bringing i.ii*. w K 'Sri GA*, JfJ Zt(P | j ts.' « f Unlyir forlrMa*