Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1940 — Page 6

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I. U. QUINTET MEETS PURDUE Battle Saturday Night At Bloomington For Loop Lead Chlt-ag*, F*-b '• <U.» Dm *d the prlz*- contest* in th*- long, thrill |ia, k*-*l basketball »*'r|c* hrtween I‘urdu*. and Indiana n,m-« up Saturday night and the most glnmorl*.** angle **f th*- gam- may decide it Al.mg alMMlt thia time of the season physical conditions begins to pay hug- dividends Here's how Purdue« current frontrunners wound up training tiff the Hoosiers: I. Engaged in a 10-nnniite Intra squad scrimmage Store 74 to i 42 and just as dizzy as the result ! Indi- ates 2 Coach Ward * Piggy i Mtn-1 belt u Ittsjr on conditioning, per-1 milled only a two minute Intelmission l»-lw*-*>n halves Tin- socalled regulars played ihit* ' fourths of th* time This strenuous workout, laimbett hopes, will offset whatever advant age Indiana gain-il in tie Saturday ttjfht engagement at DePaul Th*Hoosiers t ante hat k after th* it long mid year layoff and walloped Dal'aiil's strong team with ridiculous ease It was tit*- Sam* l<*-PaUl team that earlier hail thumped Purdue hy 12 points If the Boilermakers drop this one, they may wind up in a triple tie ! jum CP

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Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball learns Friday North Hide (Fort Wayne) n» Yel ' low Jac hets. Geneva at Kirkland Monmouth at Pleasant Mills Petroleum at Hartford Saturday Willshire. Ohio, a' Commodores Emerson (Gary> at Berne. leave Purdue with a record of four victories and one defeat, same as Indiana. Michigan, now without th*- services of Tom Harmon who has derided to study the r*-«t of the year, can move up into th* same bracket by defeating Northwestern. Northwestern, which had lost Its three previous starts, tuned up for its return to c-ontcre-nee play Iby defeating Butler. 32-30 .it In . diatlapcdis last night. Saturday's favorite's ar*- Indiana I ovei Purdue. Michigan over North- ; western. Illinois over Minnesota. (fttlo Stat*- over Chicago, end Wi» * mistn over lowa BOWLING MEET TO END SUNDAY Fifth Annual Bowlins Tourney To End At Mies Alleys Th*- fifth annual inter-state bowling tourney a» Mies He*-rc-atton ; will end Sunday night after two I mote days of tiring at th* pins The tourney which was opened' last Saturday ami Sunday will Inresumed again here tomorrow T*-ains will roll through Saturday and Sunday with th*- last entiles taking th** alleys al 11 oclock, Sunday night Teams yet to roll will have th--31*5 mark of the Muis, hlei nv*- to , shoot at Muf* hlei ■*. I local team.* holds th** lead in th*- tourney at present Gatrett. Richmond. Auburn. Fort Wayn*-. Wapakoneta Ohio Troy Ohio, and Detiani •• Ohio keglets will Ice prevalent on the alley* civ*--, th* »■•* k* nd with only five ptc-caiin teams pat liclpatlng The Im al teams yet to roll are ■ three- from th*- Decatur G E c lub, the Decatur < .istlngs and the W*-st End T*-v.***>s A Hot' first prize 'goes to the- winner with approvi- ’ mately It other cash prizes tn In- . awarded

KIRKLAND AND CYO WINNERS t Defeat Cloverleaf And Hartford In County League (iames Kirkland and the Decatur CYo R MflffM aleur baskelbail league games played Thursday night at the (.in coin school gymnasium In this city Kirkland defeated Cloverleaf in a defensive game 28-20. while th*CYo. with A. Baker and Hess tallying 17 points each, trounced , Hartford. 50-39 Results of other games thl. i week’ Monmouth 42. Pleasant Mills. 32. Geneva 47. McMillen 39 > Next week's schedule; Wednesday Kirkland at Moitmnuth. Thursday CYO at Blue Creek. M< Millen at Hartford. Cloverleaf at Geneva Kirkland FG FT TP liens* hen. f cion * Yager, f 2 0 4 ; Dettlnger. c 2 I 51 Adler, g 3 o fi | I Beavers, g 3 0 fi I ! Arnold, f . 13 5 Harper, f ’ o 0 o | I Totals 11 4 28 Cloverleaf FG FT TP Wynn f 3 0 8 l Stapleton I 4 2 1o S< hnepp * II 3 3 Hill g i> o o I Farrar, g oil | Totals 7 fi 20 CYO FG FT TP I A Baker, f M 1 17 II Raker, f 3 17 Hews. *• * 1 17 I Bolinger, g 3 17 Murphy, g oil Gag*-, f Oil Omhir. g non Totals 22 fi r.u ' Hartford FG FT TP P Kistler, f 1 2 I ' Reltler. f 3 4 10 Reynolds. * I o 2 II Kistler g 4 I •» Grandllenard. g nit’ If’ Reynold*, f fi I 13 Meshberger. g non Total* r. 9 r,*» 1 o — SIO,OOO SV IT •rviVTtWTKn FROM FAOR »N«CI 'lff * attorney and Ralph Miller is attorn-y for the defendint A , grand jury indictment is p* t dttcu -egatnst th*- doc tor In Fort Wayn-*. | resulting from the same alley d| operation That case ■barge* |w*. formatter of th* iilscrlkm in *i criminal proct-c-illng o- ’’’**** In S Oonn Town — Oocatu*

DECATVR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, FEBRI’ARY 9, 1940

1 tn > * One of the top notch teams of the state will be on view in th*Yellow Jackets' gymnasium tonight. when th*- Jackets are hosts to th*- iledskinw from North Hide of Fort Wayne North Side's moat recent feat was a de* isiot* over the Routh Side Archers, who have been hailed by s»m*- 'experts' as the 1940 state * hampions. 000 After tonight's gam*-, the Yellow Jackets will have only two more tilts, at Kendallville February Ifi, and with th*- Bertie Bears her*- February 23 - o< io — Th*- Commodores will play on | their home floor tomorrow night. * playing hosts to th*- Bearcats from Willshire Ohio The Commie's I scheduled gam*- at St Paul's of I .Marlon Thursday night was canI < i-h-d when St Paul's was unable io obtain a gymnasium 000 Three other game* on tonight's schedule are Geneva nt Kirkland. Monmouth at Pleasant Mills and Petroleum at Hartford The Bern*Bears, the i-ouiity's 'winningest' team will b<- in action Saturday night meting Em*-r*oii o| Gary at * Berne. 000 From *uir friend Buck hi th*Bl.iffton News-Banner •B*-rne scribes wer*- tiikled recently when they found that their Bears would play in th*- Decatur sectional, which is in th*- Auburn regional. That way. they figur*-*l. the Bears could easily win the localur tourney and move Into Acthut o where they would have a better c-ham-e than they w*mld haveIn th*- tough Fort Wayn*- regional We are glad the Bern*- boys are happy anil want to se*- them remain that way as long as possible bin If those Bears can't beat our Tigers by mure than one point they might find D*-*.itilr a little tougher Those Jackets han- popped our Tigers twite ami »*-,■* naturally getting a Hill*- skittish about theli |a>a*ibilit|es ' 000 Tourney Data A total *>f ***** Indiana high school basket ball teams will participate in si-ctional tourneys on Feb 29 ami Man h I and 2 Tournaments * will l»e held in fi4 centers, tn* hid Ing Decatnr Gross rec eipts of tom num* tits held last year have b*-en announced tn i bulletin Issued by the I H H A A Iniliauapoils topped al' other centers with receipts of IS.4«o Ea«t Chi* ago. Muncie, Fort Waytn- and Huntington followed Receipts of the Bluffton section al last y*-a> totaled 12.225.95 Co ' lurnbia City's receipts wer.- th*-1 | lowest ol any sectional Th*- Co- , lumhia city Imai was 1157 This | showing is probably the reason the Whitley county learns wer*- sen* to cither sectionals this year — 0 — * in i »—-*—■ Decatur Bowling l/cague Result# • • Little Fred Ahr was the big noise at Mie* Recreation last night . . Fred, rolling with Mutschler'a in th- Major league, posted a fine ««s on 213. 205 and 23« . . Right on his heels was Don Htump with a «37 and Roily Utdd with «31 . . . Muts* hler's took three games from Rice Hotel and Hnn E Krust won two from McMillen's. Th*- scores: Hon-E-Krust Frismger 197 198 191 Tutewtler 155 ISM Z2<> Keller I7R 179 17* Miller 154 191 151 Farrar 197 IM 2<>3 Totala 373 938 943 McMillan** Mann 201 I*4 179 Maby 193 181 189 G. H< hultt 212 I*l ll» EXTRA! EXT R A ! I—Model A, John lh*ere Tractor. 1—10.20 MrDeering Tractor. I—Fordnon. Thcwe tractors have all Iteen overhauled and are in good condition. I—team of llav Mares I—A Ihy al 5125. I—team of Mules $135. lie sure and see the New 19 til John Deere tractor and implements before you buy. STEFFEN HDW. and IMPL CO. Third St. aerss. from hot.l Phone IHO

I Holdner !?• H* Ififi E H. huh/ 172 I’’* I«» S|s*l 45 45 45 Totals *93 ••‘I n,ct Hotel I Hoagland 162 153 156 If Woodhall 182 171 177 K Woodhall l*'< 172 I‘7 Z**B 158 162 I*4 l-ankenau I*9 I-'*" I.'.** Rp«a 4" 4" 40 Totals **•*! **7 599 Mutschler's s Slump IHII 218 222 » ,Mies 213 l*t* 189 '•Ahr 22* 205 23*1 t Mutmhler 173 IM» 192 • Lndd -*I3 223 pc. I-- - — ' Totals 1026 1"22 l"14 SHOOT TO DRAW CROWD SUNDAY I Country (onservafittn (’luh To Sponsor Shoot Sunday A crowd Is expected Io attend th*- shoot sponsored hy the Country conservation < luh al the- club's grounds seven miles north of Decatur Sunday begining at 12:30 o'clo* k In the afternoon Th*- prizes w*-re donated by Incnlur mere hunts recently, and th*proceed* arc- to b*- used fur restocking wild life in the county Th-- * lub today <-»pres«e*l its* appreciation of th*- cooperation given them by merchants. Th*- club now has a rnemla-rshlp of 321 after the first month of a ■ ontest in which Carl lioerger Is leading with *5 member* Th*membership lainpalgn I* to be extended another month in order to reach the * lull's goal of Soo meml*ers. Plans are Ix-ing made for the street fair, which the club has given for five years at Hoagland Th*fair Illi- yeai will proliably I*.- held during the third week* in July M*-inl*er* of the * lub an- now arranging for -how* nnd entertainments at the street fair. t>-< ar Shui-ller ha* taken up a * halleng*- given by Rudy Meyers, the * hit* president. Io stag*- a play wiihin on*- month H-- is now getting talent am! will Im-uiii rehearsals imm*-dialfdy GERMAN PLANE IS SHOT DOWN Shot Down As Nazis Resume Attaeks On Coastal Shipping Ixmdon. Feh 9 (U.B a German plane was brought dowii today neat the Firth of Forth. Ihe ■ air ministry announced as German I alt* taft resumed raids on coastal ' shipping and were *-nuttier atta* k*-d by British flghthtg planc-n. British fighting planet went after German boinbeis whl*h atta< ke*| vesaelt off both th*- Scottish and English i-iKtsts. Due swift c-ouuter-altack was mad*- by the fighter craft as the i Germans attempted to carry their operations to the Important naval yards on the Firth of Forth. Ofllc-lals said that the German pl-Mi** fell Into the sea. Fthe coastal shipping raids were the first since last Saturday, when four German planes were reported shot down and Berlin claimed that 14 British and neutral ships were sunk. Hince then, sir minister Sir Kingsley Wood told the house of commons, ''considerable Increase” i pas la-eti insde in the effective i strength of royal air force fighting squadrons to stand off Ihe German I attacks. i Special! Soil fitter hammermill. SH(I caah, no trade. L. , K. Meyer, road 27. ueven mile , north. i —— [‘JAe Meiit Plan LOAN SYSTEM Th. Merit Plan Loss SiraUwi og»r. ■r.*iaa. >..h trabl up u, Uou co bsshaad .nd wit. or .in.l. |wr.M* YOUR PLAIN NOTE OTHER SECURITY TO APPLY—You mar iv anr of Che three You are under tjo uMig.tl***. If vou do not toko s loan. I. Ymmmv toletwon. u» and tell 1. You mar out thia ad out write r**u* (.acne and ad-bee. <a, II - and then mall t I*, ua. S. Or rail at ngire roaeenlontlr i kratad. Prleate rucuultelloa Loan* made mmo da, you amdz. LOCAL LOAN COMZAHV I few per st H P*«a« J-t-t * "Xaalar. la.iaea taeoi wedr la CWawc, Wrtlr, Allre osd J.Z CaoaZUM

COFFIN AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED ’» I————— 1 ————— 22 General Electric Employes Receive Highest Awards >» i |( H* h* n< <-Indy. N Y,Fe b 9 Twenty-two employes of the G*-n I ( *-r«l Electric t'ompiiny. lo< .if*-d in eight different works and *>ffl* *•« , of th*- organization, imiay received t uwards comprising *-ngravec| **-r till*.et<-« and a cash honorarium. , known ns th*- ('h;trlr-i. \ Coffin ' foundation awards Thus they joined a group of more than Soo I other employes who In th*- past 17 years have received this award th*- highest honor conferred by the company on Its employes Th* 22 awards were made for 17 distinct accomplishment*, four b*-hig mad*or moi* individti il-i ’ who co-*qter:*te*| in th*' work which ' brought them recognition. Eight of the men are classed as factory dworitera, 12 aa rnglnaera and twa as commen-ial no n Awards fm 1939 were mad*- for a great variety of accomplishments. ranging from th*- highly I skilled efforts In assembling turhim- hu* kels in power houses without disassembling the maJ chines, to the development of a complicated engineering theory and i It* application to modern usage. Included among th*- awards given in th*- *-ngin*-ering group was one of th*- *l*‘Velopm*-nt of a new high I current cir* uit breaker w hich usc-s magnet I* force and eliminate* oil as an insulating medium This <ln nil breaker was developed in the- record linn- of seven monthsi and was in operation *.>ii 'ln- customer's premise*. Also ill <*inn*-* - Holl with work on high voltag*- circuit bn-aker* was th*- development of .* high speed < ann-ra whn h sit* - i-essfully tak.-s 120.>"«' exposures |h-i senitid. tn-lleved Io tn- th*- highest fate ever attained in any kind of photograph!* work Th*- a* * ompllshnienis of th*- 22 m*-n who received the awards wer*outstanding among those of 70.000 workers. Tin- purpose of tin- foundation awards Io employes Is twofold ill to perpetuate the memory of Charles A Coffin, organizer and first president of the General Electric company, end *2* to re* ogiilz*- annually such employes whose acc-ompllahnn-nta are suf | lb lently outstanding a* to reflect 1 th*- qualities of the- founder of the * ompaiiy Every employ,- of Gen- ■ eral Electric is eligible lor con- ' sideration Employes receiving awards and 1 th*- places In wliiih they work are laa follows Si henectady James E. Begg*. Ki-nneth K Bowman. Mari tin A Edwards. Fran-is Mohler. , Patrhk J Mulvey Frank J Fritz. (HR GIGANTIC TIRE SALE STILL IN PROGRESS! 25% OFF i ON ALL CENTURY TIREsS i ENTIRE STOCK TO GO —■KM Buy Now For Spring! I ——— r AL I). SCHMITT t MOTOR SALES FIRST AT JEFFERSON STS. »• M Ji y J

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