Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1940 — Page 6

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SECOND ROUND IN LEAGUE TO OPEN TONIGHT Three Game* In WPA I-vague Tonight; O O In Lrague Leader Play In th* second round of th* | WPA adult basketball league will . open at 7 o'clock tonight at th* i Lincoln school aymnaslum Th* ’ public la Invited to attend th*** ’ sessions All teams ar* gradually I growlua stronger and thr*e Inter- | rating gam** are played each | scheduled night Tonight’* achedule la a* follow* 7 p m. M*r< hauls vs CYO. *p. tn McMillen v*. Cloverleaf. I » p m Blue Creek vs Pleasant Mill*. VO la Leading CYO. with flv* victories and n» defeats. I* trading th* league at th* end of th* Hrat halt schedule. ' Hunched in a He for second piece and atlll very much In th* running for the title are Cloverleaf. M*rchants and M« Millen. with three win* and two has** each. W L Pct CTO 5 • LOW Cloverleaf . J X .MO Merchant* 3 2 •Soo McMillen . 3 2 Soo Ilin* Creek 1 4 Pleasant Milla 0 5 (too Scoring Leader* Georg* F Laurent. WPA recreation supervisor baa compiled th* team and Individual acorlng leader*. who are a* follows: Team Points CYO i«2 Cloverleaf 1 4* Merchant* . . 147 Blu* Creek ii» McMillen 11* Pleasant Milla 107 Individual - Team Point* Murphy CYO ... 53 Blyth* Blue Creek 50 Baker CYO .... . 37 Stapleton Cloverleaf 3< Royer M< Millen - 3< Wm Hrhnepp. Merchant* 34 Strickler. Cloverleaf .... 3u Andrew*. Cloverleaf - 2S Gaunt. Blue Creek —— 25 Kuhnle. CYO 25 Bollenbacher. McMillen 24 Wynn. Cloverleaf 24 Kitchen Merchant* 23 W Hchnepf. Pleaaaat Milla 23 Hurat. Blu* Creek 23 J Bchnepf Pleasant Milla —ll Meyer*. M< Millen 2o Becker. McMillen and CYO . 20 H Bchnepf Pleaaaat Mill* 2" Tonner, Merchant* 2'» Ml** Betty Hunter of Indianapoll* will enjoy Thanksgiving with her parent*. Mr. and Mr*. Floyd Hunter and family of Fin

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* Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams t « Wednesday I Jefferson at Monmouth. Kirkland al Pleasant Milla. Hartford at Eimhurat. Friday Commodore* at Monroeville Yellow Jacket* at Garrett. Monro* v* Geneva at Berne. JUNIOR _ 11 WINS OPENER Decatur Junior High Defeats Pleasant Mills Tuesday, 12 To 9 |i Th* Decatur Junior high lads, •cored a win In their flrat tilt of rh* season last night at Pleasant I Mills, defeating th* Spartan grad ‘ era. 12k The Everhart lad* held an *5 I lead at half lime and kept up thia I margin to the final gun Colter I led Ih* winner* with sis points I Th* loser* -coring waa evenly I divided. Pleasant Mill* < FC. FT TP D McMillen, f 1 o 2 Bragg, f » 0 • Human, f ........ .0 11 Watkins, e OOH Speakman c ........ 1 0 21 Werllng. g .. ...... 1 0 2 Geyer, g I • 2 TOTALS 4 1 * Junior High Colter, f 3 0 « Richer, f ..I 1 2 Porter, c ............ 10 2 Hromer g 0 0 o Light, g ............ 0 0 Oi Steiner, g ... .0 1 111 TOTALS 5 1 12 O Decatur Bowling League Snatching three games from Smith Insurance laat night, tne Gamble live crept within on* gam* of the loop leading Nu-Art Signs in ■ th* Minor league at Mlea recreation , . . R Woodball with a big 437 on game* of 200. 212 and 225 paced the Gamble quintet. Meanwhile Black'* took care of the leader* In two game*, led by Mackltn who neared the <OO mark , on game* of I*7. 221 and 175 . . . Chuck Eh Inger with 242 In hl* Srat game wa* th* only other kegler to ban* up * <o<i series or better . . . Hl* total wa* <Ol. The results: Gamble* won three from Smith Insurance Wren won three from | Flrat Stat* Bank. Telephone Rural won three from Telephone laical. Stoll IHner won three from Holthouse Drug Burke's won two from Telephone Toll and Black'* won two from Mu-Art. The Handing* Team L. L. i Nu-Art 21 » Gamble* . 20 •{' Stoli Diner _ ... It 12 Wren *1 12 Burke'* Standard- 14 14

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REARS DOWNED RT NEW HAVEN Bulldogs Edge Out Berne In Thrilling 33 To 31 Game Tuesday — 1 - Th* New Haven Bulldog* bit off their third Adam* county victim of I th* seaaon Tuesday night, edging I out th* Hern* Heart In a thrilling - | haul* on the Berne floor. 23 to 31. Th* Bulldogs had previously loppled th* liecatur Commodores and th* Decatur Yellow Jacket* Last ' night's win waa New Haven's fifth of the season without a loaa New Haven held a 14 to 13 nar- ’ 1 gin at th* half New Haven * scoring waa well divided. Mehring. People and Wright each scoring sll - points. Baumgartner and E Habegger were high for Herne with 12 and II point*, respectively. New Haven FG FT TP A llemsoth. f I • 21 Hurgett*. f . 2 o 41 Mehrlng c .. ... 3 o < Wright, g ... 3 0 < Bolyard, g 2 15 People, f . 2 2 < Miller, g .. 0 2 2 M Hemaoth. g —022 Total* 12 ? U B*rn* FG FT TP . E Hsbtgger. t 5 1 11 | Emh k f <ll| l.iechty < . I 0 21 iUumga ttver. g 4 4 12 S<kwarti g 1 < 2 McKean f 0 0 • C Habrggor. g 11 3 __ _ ' Total* 12 7 311 Referee. Young < Auburn I. Vmpir* Dateman tGarrett». | Preliminary Bern* 15. New Hsvmi 14. «■ WINwl I"'" i Thanksgiving* --0 O0 — In a world torn with bitter hatred* and tragic warfare with mil- > Ilona bearing untold suffering in th* nations in conflict, w* hi Adams county should give up a prayer of thanksgiving that we enjoy that freedom which permit* u* to enjoy such wholesome activity and ' recreation a* provided by th* king jof Indian* sport* liaaketball. It la i a splendid outlet for our pent-up! ' desire for competition, which, de- j , spite the kewieet of rivalries, is conducted with that spirit of good 1 ’ sportsmanship which is the herl-1 tag* of every citlien of thee* United State*. —oOo — The holiday time of good feaetmg ia no deterrent to baaketball activity in Adam* county. Every one of the 10 team* In th* county I* seeing action BUck's IS 14 ■ Smith Insurance 13 17 ‘ First State Bank 13 17 ' Telepbon* Toll 13 17 j Telephone Rural 13 17 Telepbon* Local 12 II Holthoua* Drug* 7 21 Majer League Cancelled Manager Molly Mi** stated that : th* major league activitlee. reguI larly ac heduled for Thursday night , will be cancelled, due to the Thanksgiving holidays. Th* alley* . will b* available for straight bowl- | Ing. however. I In Your Car’s Steering Sloppy enough to g kill you o* steady enough to protect yeuf If you want to knew tt* real condition Get a free and accurate front end check here for It may save your life. RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE Eaet Monroe Bt. Phone 741 “When you think of Brake*, think of M.”

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this week. ™«Oo— Th* Thanksgiving schedule op rn*d Tuesday night at Bern*, with th* Bears dropping a tough deci* lon to the New Haven Bulldog*. 33 to SI It marked the flfth win without a loss for the Bulldog* and the third victory New Haven ha* chalk- i ed up from Adam* county quintet* -oOu— Three game* are on th* schedule j tonight. Thea* tilt* ar* Jefferson ' at Monmouth Kirkland at Pleasant I Milla, and Hartford at Elmburat la Allen county. 000 Decatur sane will be forced to go out of town for their basketball this week. Both team* will b* en tha road Fndey mght. th* Cemmederoa at Mon roavilie. and the Yellow Jacket* at Garrett ter thetr flrot Northeastern Indian* conferonce battle. In th* ether game scheduled Friday night, the 1 Msnroe Besrkat* end Genovs Cardinals will tangle at the Berne auditorium. ♦ ' i —oOo— | The Ossian Bear*, for the past i several year* on* of the toughest , quintet* in our neighboring county | of Well*, la the only undefeated team In that county, with three , Victoria* In a* many start*. Blanding of the Well* county team* fol- ( Iowa: W L. Prt . Osstan 3 S l **o , Rockcreek .—. I 1 **• I | Liberty 3 1 7W lamrastar 2 I <« « i ’hester 2 1 .444, r- t: oleum 1 2 .333 j I'nlou 1 2 Bluffton —o.l .000 j Jackaou — 0 3 o*u LEGION BACKS I DEFENSE PLAN U*xion Officials Alixn Organization Behind National Defence Indianapolis, Nov 30 <UM The annual conference of state and national officer* of the American Legion swung Into closing sessions today with Legion policy for the coming year eipected to emerge from the report of the resolutions committee The only other major business st h*dul*d wa* a general dl*« usalon of miscellaneous topic* and a final message from national commander Milo J. Warner As the conference drew to a close Legion officers had behind them discussion* on three major point*. In earlier session* both Warner and assistant secretary of war Rob | ert I* Patterson had aligned the ! Legion solidly behind national defense and Warner advocated all ’ practicable" aid to Great Britain Yesterday Homer L Chaillsa*. I director of the Legion's Anterlcan ism committee struck at the German American bund and the Com- | munlat party and called the coni tinuatlon of the house committee 1 Investigating un-American 'activ- ! Hies a* of "vital importance to the safety and security of the Vnited State* " Throughout the conference speakj *rs dwelt on the Legion's child , welfare program, the goal of which waa said to be the eatenslon to every child In the country “al! the beneflta that are necessary to hl* well being and bh opportunity for a better future In th* community.” In addition, the Legion had the saauranoe that an all-time high bad been set this year In advance memberahipe A telegraphic roll . call yeste-day showed 40»57» additional veteran* had enrolled for 1341 Th* 1340 membership waa given as I 07<.4W

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100 DRAFTEES TO FORT REN (irt>up Inducted Tuesday Sent To Fort Thoma* For Training . ladlaaapoll*. Nov. 30 — 4UJ!> — A fresh roatiagaal of 100 Hoosier draftees headed for Fort llenjam Harrison today to be laiueted into the conscript army, while Footerday's group entrained for Fort Thoma* Ky. to begin their year * sorvice. Both group* were a portion of th* 301 men la Indiana* Brat call under selective service Arrival* today were to be given army phy* leal etamiaation* and th* oath of military allegiance before they also are dispatched to Fort Thoma* Os yesterday’* contingent of 75 men only 71 were being sent to the Kentucky poet Four men failed to pass the physical eaamluailon and the defl. it will be made up from their local boards Arrival* today followed thia s<hedule At <3sa. m —l4 men from Marlon county. At lO Bfl a. m —Three men from Hamilton conaty two each front llendrli ka. Franklin. Fountain and Bootie counties At Io 5k a. m - !7 men from Al-

Ever Ride in- an Easy Chair with Wings? • "An Easy Chair with Wings!” That's Just telephone us that you want to the only way I can describe it. You take a "relaxation ride." We’ll bring sink down into the cushions and, the car around to your front door, before long, whether you’re driving, You drive that car over the test route or riding in the back seat, you’re I’ve laid out below. Then try some bound to rtlax. You simply hi<w that other car-aay other car-on Ast same this car won’t disappoint you when route! And don’t take the driver wit you turn off a smooth highway on to you if you don’t want to. Make up some back road that’s fuU of holes, your own mind about whether this bumps, or gravel ruts. new "relaxation ride” isn’t something Tw/Ce-r mil. .Inns like it coat sensational -something you want-m THIS car just rolls along like it cost | O w-nriccd car. What’s the car." It > Sig mowy in.lMd at /.(A money-. Os " course all cars, even cars priced close * * * lo the one I’m telling you about, ride h|||< mooey j 1 css pretty well on smooth asphalt or deJivef . a S pick-and-spen beautiful big new cement. But thit car rides that way » h .p. 1941 Ford-right up to your doorstep M road! -thrf, yours for as Me at 372-3- taxes That’s a statement I’d like to prove., paid, oil and gas, ready » <ol LEE WILEY Lm Wihy Co. IS2 N. Rnt St. PhoM 1 82 N«n’t fhi tab 1 Pkkcdl It’S a daisy tor a real test of bow a car rides. If you know the country around bare, 1 don't need to aay anything more. Just run one of my new Fordo over rAis route, and that’s all I could aak to prove to you that it’s got a new ride that's something to tell the neighbors about! Drive out Mud Pike past Homestead to the second road; turn oast one mile to County Farm road, than back to Road 33 and hack to town.

lien county two each from Wells I and Blackford rountiea. At II 30 a m II men from Vigo I county, three each front Johnson. Miami. Jarkaoa and Bholby eounilea, two each front Marshall and I Jefferson cos Mies and one each I from fleott Owen and Jennings < ounty. At ll <7 p m - riv* men from j Knot coanty At I p. * -Two from Noble county. At l:K B m One man from Warren county Al 2 30 p. m —Two men from Orang* county one from Benton louaty. At 4:M p. m -Thre* men from Bavleaa county, two from Bpaocer countyAt 525 p m Teo men each from Harrison. Perry and Washington count lea. The full flrat rail of 235 men will be made up when contingent* of 110 arrive at the fort Friday sad th* following Monday. — ...p * Annual Banquet Held For Yellow Jacket* Grid Team Tuesday O " "■ 4' The annual banquet for the Decal ar Yellow Jacket footbaU learn was held Tuesday evening In the domestic science rooms of the juniorsenior high school A delicious chk-kea dinner, with all th* trhnm Ings, was served by stadent* of the domestic arleace class, directed by

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Mia* Mildred Worihman facsbj Instructor, W Guy Brown principal p r , tl 4 ed at the banquet, attended by u members of the Yellow j ar fc. ( •quad Other guest* included toach*. Hugh Andrew*. Deene Dorwin and William Ives. Carl <’ Pumphrey member of th* school board and'

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