Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1941 — Page 6

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INDIANA NOSES OUT MICHIGAN IN LOOP TILT Hoosier* Stay On Top Os Conference With II To 37 Victory Chicago. Jan 2* <U-ff> Indiana. ( only i*am *»III undefeated In th* Big Ten basketball race. »boots for a knockdown at Pardue Saturday nlch'. One more defeat for Purdue* defending chafftpmn* will fore* them lo vacate their title They've lo*' | two already and that'a about pari for an entire «ea»on for any <on-| feren.-e . hampion Coining ha. k after a two week lay-off Indiana had Ita trouble* ia»t night hut subdued Ml hlgan. 41 to I 17 While the Hoosier* were roll mg up their third In a row. Ohio S'ale completed a three day flop I fiom fir*t plan to a fifth place tie by ItMliig lo Minnesota In an over-! time 4*. to 41 Foitunately for Indiana the' lluoaeler* have a ball game und- r ' I heir belt* after that layoff for mid-1 year egamb'.atirn*. They were plenty rusty last night and the beat lead they could muster at any •rage againat a ninth place club waa eight point* During the firat half Michigan'* "Iron men" the atartlng team played without relief looked good enough lo Will After 14 inmule*, they led. It. to 14 but trailed at the half 22 to IS, and never itgaitt took the !«ad Mi< hl*J*l‘s Jim Matidler, aopho- ♦ - • — Last Tim* Tonight — MARX BROTHERS GO WEST Grouch*. Harpo Chico ALSO—Short* 10c-30e In*. Ta* * WEI). & THI’RS. (M R BIG DAYS! Firat Show Wed. al 6:30 Continuous Thur*, from 1:30 BE SI RE TO ATTEND! ♦ « KI r 1 j I ’’lk, ®UM /II I —o—o—Frl. A Bat—"A NIGHT AT KARL CARROLL'S’ ■ -■o—o Gaming Sunday—"COMRADE X" Clark Gabi*. Hsdy Lamarr.

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams < Tuesday 'i Monmouth at r.uninodores. W*dn**day Jeff<-r*»n at Uray Friday Pleasant MUI* at Velio* Jacket* Bluffton al Berne. Concordia at Monmonth. Hartford at Imncsster Saturday Jeff- raon v*. Hartford at Herne. I Sunday Commodore* at St. John'* nt | Delphos. Ohio more . enter seßxailon, Increased I hl* season's Muring total to <4 by dropping foil* field goal* and four free throw* for points Indiana I however had auperlor balance eight of It* nine player* •< orlng at leant on. e from the field Itewplte a 24 point night by Ohm I State'* hl. k Flatter, the Ku. k* .ouldn'l [Hill out a victory in the ! overtime Tied at 41 at the end of I regular playing time, Minnesota | quit hiy rolled in two field goal* | and a free throw and (tailed out I the remaining minute*, permitting I only a *ingl< field goal by ohm* Ja.k M. latln Fl*hei *top|md by Wl*<on*ln ' Hatutday night. *ni red hot ta»t night. He scored 11 field goal* and two free throw*. Increasing hl* «ea*on ■ total to •>< tihio State was In flr«t place with three ntralghl vl< torie* when II hit the road for It* first trip west. liefeat at Wisconsin Saturday night and at Minnesota last night dropped the Huck* into a filth plan- lie with Minnesota Purdue warm* tip for it* test with Indiana Saturday by engaging he.rolt jn anona-mif.-rence game tie ! nlghi in laifayelte. Ind The standings Team W I. IM TP OP I Indiana 3 o Im* 141 H>7 Wisconsin 3 1 *33 254 311* lllin..'* 3 1,75 ff 178 1«4 lowa 2 I fig? 12* 124 ' Minnesota 2 2 .tibo I*3 178 Ohio State 3 2 Kmi 234 2V9 Purdue I 2 33 > 117 117 I Northwestern I 4 2uu 1*» 22»; Michigan I 8 1«7 282 2*7 1 Chicago o 3 <hhi *» ltd Tonight I letrolt at Purdue Itesults la*t night Indiana 41.1 Michigan 37. Minneaota 4'l Ohio State 43 (overtime l. Virgil I'hrick Wins (■olden (■ loves Bout Virgil riirick. Decatur, light- I weigh, won hl» fir«t bout In the 1 (•olden Glove* tourney will, h opened at Fort Wayne Monday night, j I'hrick finished strong lo take a i decision from Corky Rtefanowict of > Fort Wayne. He wax the only Adam* county entrant to appear on the opening night'* card. 0 — Sale of atate and municipal bonds the firat lo months of I*4o amount- : ed to 3*54.5*3.303. CORT ♦ 0 — Laat Tim* Tonight — "CHARTER PILOT" Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari A “ALWAYS A BRIDE" Rosemary Lan*. Geo. Reeve* Only 10c-20c WEI). & THI’RS. *i ve »W«»’ —o-o Gaming Sunday—GENE AUTRY in "MELODY RANCH"! ■

HOPPE ENTERS BILLIARD MEET World’s ( hampion Starts Competition Two Weeks hate Chicago. Jan 2* 'U.W Willie ! Hopp.- Manter of pre. I*lon billiard* 1 and detending . hampion eßiera { .-ompeiltlon In ihe I*4l world'* | three-i u«hlon lournameni today ag*ln»t heavy odd* ||opp<-'« defen*e nf the title he won laai year by going undefeand . through hl* 2o tame *rhe.lule wa* delayed more than two week* when he •uff.-re.l a *evere allack of Infill. nra while he wa* engaged in a • halenge match with Jake Schaefer. Jr., of Chicago ju*l before the . hamplon*hip tournament began. He returned lo the tournament I (aide to find three of hl* 17 opfum- ■ nt* undefeated, two of them veteran* of tournament competition who have won *even ntralghl game* Hi* M hedille called for compellllon without rent for 'he next 17 day* *o that h>- >an catch up with the player* who periodically tube a day ol r-»l Hi* principal opponent* were Otto Helaelt of Philadelphia and Allen Hall of Chicago who are •hooting I """ percent with seven vktorle* each Jay lloieman of Vallejo Calif. Wa* < lo«ed behind with *l* vl< tori>* and no defeat* lli.piw* fir*t match will be again*t Herb Peteraon of St latuii. newcomer to tournament .ornpetitlon. who ha* l»*i all the 12 match <•* in whl. h he hui appeared , Helaelt and Hall took the day off after winning ihdr mat.he* yesterday. Reioelt defeated Clarence Ja< k•on of Detroit. 5o to 23 In 53 innings. with a high run of seven compared with Jackson's high of I two Hall w»n a comparatively I easy match from Tiff Denton. Kan*a* City. s<> to 2*. in 4<t Inning* Hall had a high run of seven. Den ion a rim of four. S. haefer who ba* lieen defeated ■ mly on< e in seven ini. he*, won ..vet Peteraon. So-31 In 41 inning*. Joe Chamavo Mexico City, defeat ed la-u Kenney, Chicago. 50-25 in I 5o liming* and Art Itubtn of New York beat Joe Moriarty. Chicago i So to In in 55 Inning*. ( Hl R( HILL AND ICONTIS' KD FICOM PAGK <»XK» i 7 45 a m ICST' It wa* uaderatood ihat King George would rmelvr th« fOHBer Republican presidential candidate of the t'nited State* some time during hi* two week* vl*’d. In«|ie<ting the bomh damage at St Paul**. Wlllkte came to great blocka of falle.i masonry In front of the high altar and eaclalmed. "oatrageou*" The dean. Dr W. H Matthew*, gave Wlllkle for a »ouv-. enir the remain* of an Im endlary , bomb which had lodged In the dome and burned out harmle**ly Wlllkle stuffed It Into hl* overcoat I pockat. More than I.UO® letter* had reached Wlllkle'* hotel suite the past 24 hour* from "men of the street." Inviting him to visit ther home*, see how they were living and talk over the war with them Many wanted to show him the bomb damage lo' their home*, and most urged, I "come and have tea with u* and let | uwtell you about ourselves." Willkle planned to accept one or two of these invitations The newspaper* had told of hl* desire to talk to i ordinary Britons. Today however, he had Interview* scheduled with Clement K. Attlee, lord privy seal; Arthur Greenw.Mid minister without port- ! folio; Sir Kingsley W«Mid. chancellor of the exchequer, and Uird, I Heacerbrook. minister of aircraft j production. He waa having lunch { LOANS sio to uoe OXICklf ano FMVkTELY M4OE w« or w BUS* tie tarrav*i| of moMy a *•**l* nasasciio*. Yw do soa bow to m* frmaA o» raUt.vn lo ugn row mu Uum art pnratdr made—wwlljr do UM day you ayely. Wa sub* M ambarraaaug inqwraa and yw may Tiiiptiti — atyay )» low m - * *•- v*»y l.baral «a»*u. To* mar doom year * atfwww meafk F ••qwnennajuiAJ mjmi «**■■<» mm HYm May Apply far a ia*a *■ tba ynvary adysua **sb*ma,aai( Mtf cmmlbkum ramm. If hmsroMM a*«aPaa*AM,fiws*« wiaa *a and a Manana nyr«aaiau*a nfi call *s r« and nptam ow fauacsl er«K« fuMr- Y« •» »»d« to skhgauM d yn d* sm taiu a fan. GtWPFlF®#* PMFWCM LOCAL LOAN COMPANY II*!', a^» l *^M* , »»>«* 5 * Hum 1-l-J ffgCATPB. lUtIAUA

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with Attlee and Greenwood, and dinner with Beaverbrook. Wlllkle drsi rihed Prime Minlaler Winston Chunhlll a» "a most inspiring man . I have great confidence In him Has a man with a first class brain " He had lunch with the Prime Minister and Mrs. Churchill yesterday, spending an hour and three quarter* with them Willkte had planned to tour the air raid shelter* of the east end last night, searching out the "rottenest plates." He < afled off the tour, however, when Herbert Morrison. minister of home security, offered to aciomptiny htm on such a tour later, possibly In company with Ellen Wilklnum. "angel of the shelters." who l* a member of parliament and secretary to the hum*- security ministry. Harry L. Hopkins. Presldeut Itoosevelt's personal representative In Britain, called on Wlllkle yesterday afternoon He stayed only a few minutes and it was understood that his visit was "purely social " Later. Wlllkle dined with laird and Lady Stamp, friends of Mrs Wlllkle tn his hotel suite. At a press conference. Wlllkte replied to all questions except one asked by a Palestine correspondent: "What are your views on Zionism?” He ignored that question. It was learned that Eire's Prime Minister Eamon DeValera was sending him an Invitation to Dub lln and that North Ireland Industrslists wer* Inviting him to that country. Wlllkle seemed undisturbed by firat air raid experience. He continued to the Bank of England, arriving Just as tln hatted roof spotters were taking their posts on top* of nearby buildings Elaborating later on bis remark at Mt Paul's after be had learned the nature of some of the building* In the vicinity. WUlkle said: "Os course it’s impossible to say whether the Germans were deliberately aiming at Bt. Paul'a or not. They may have been going for something else. Non* can tell. Neverthles* it wits outrageous." —■ 111 •■■■ 11,11 "" FIRE VICTIM’S CONTINUED FROM PAPE ONNI died. The stairway and h*U later fell through to the basement. Hmall particle* at bone parts of

PUBLIC SALE NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY and RESIDENCE Aa I am moving to Marlon. Indiana, will sell to the highest hidden an Hte premises 122 South Bth St.. Decatur. Indiana. MONDAY, Feb. 3,1941 • at 10:00 A. M. Prompt RIAL KBTATK: Good I room bouae. lot 44x133 -ft. Hous* is in exeellent condition. Btors room adjoining. Complete stock of Groceries and first class fixtures. This la an extra good neighborhood Grocery doing a nice bualneas Will be offered aeperate or aa a whole aa pur maser* may require. TERMS: 1300.00 loan on real estate may be aasumed by purchaser, balance cash. Grocery stock and flxturee sold free of debt. Inspection Invited anytime before sale P. D. WILSON, Owner Roy H. Johnson. Auctioneer Cha*. W Kent, Clerk

, the body. Including the akull. leg. .irm Ixmes were found among the ashes of th* ruins Coroner Yager •aid h* Hated the cause of death as "accidental suffocation.” The victim's brother. Wilbur, his ' wife, l-aura and their two-year-old son. all of whom were sleeping on i the second floor of the home escaped the conflagration, as did Ml*s Kircbhofer's father. Amos who was sleeping on the first floor ' and discovered the blase An heroic effort on the part of Wilbur to save Mias Klrchhofsr. after he had taken his wife and ■on from the second story, failed as the flames drove him iutek when he smhshed In Ihe glass panes Lint Schedule For WPA Game* Merchants and Blue Creek will tangle in the flrat game of Thursday night's WPA basketball league schedule at the Lincoln gym. Other games are Cloverleaf vs Monmouth ■nd CYO vs. MuMlllen. Officials I will be Klelnknlghl and Beal Sons Os Legion To Play Willshire Five The Sons of the Mglon basketi ball team will play the Willshire i Independents at 3 o'clock Wednesday night at the Lincoln school gym in this city. Admission will be t la cents for adults and five cents for children. There will be no prer llmlnsry game. TREASURY CONTINUMD FROM PAOM ONR , for which the British have no t funds although production faclllI ties for their manufacture soon will ba available. f He said Knudsen had called him up shout the matter yesterday. Strangely enough. Morgsnthau said, some plane manufacturers will begin to ran out of orders in April unless the British are able to make mors contracts soon or the U. 8. places the orders for them. Emphasising that the British had no money to make committment for the 2.000 planes, Morgenthsu said that the plane plants In question are tooled for British type ' planes from funds previously provided by the British and French I government*

CHIRGEILLECIL USE WPA FUNDS Thwe Men On Trial In Federal Court At In* dianapoli* Today lndi*n»poll*. J«n 11 Three IndunApoli* p>t*on« 1 h ¥* ed with Illegal diversion of WPi fund* and labor •*(* 10 1 '•*••(2 day in federal court. The defendant* are Ctrl F Kortepeter, former Marlon county WPA iiiordlnator. Arthur F Khkhoff. relator and Charle* K Jeffer*on former member of the confity flood control board In It* opening *tatemen’ yesterday the government charged 'hat WPA project* of road and bridge construction on a tract of pastureland’’ owned by Eh'kboff Were not in the public Interest Defense attorney* countered that th* work wa* the ''logical comple-l tlon' of two heavily travelled ar serial highway* Preliminary to the .tatemen'* | Judge Robert C Bal’leil uverruleil a motion to qua*h indictment* a i gain*t Kortepeter and Kkhhoff which alleged that woman juror* I had been exiluded from th" venire I by government attorney* The jury impannelled wa* com I poaed of 12 men and two alternatemoatly farmerEKJHT MORE ON fCONTIWKD FROM PAOB i men have volunteered and If they | sttccesifully past their phyHcal ex- i amination* they will l>* placed near | the top of the Hat. following thfir»t eight volunteer* They are i *O2. Charle* Russell Wagner. 370.! Glen Kdwin Ktchhom; 2PM. l*on ; ard Roth; 13*2. John Andermm. Jone*, and Rl- hard Max Foreman | who ha* no numhei The latest of thene to volunteer I ■re Roth 24 of Berne, route two. Strickler. 25. of Decatur route three; Jone*. 22. of Decatur. Schurger 31. Deratur attorney and Foreman. I*. Decatur William Johnson, local welding •hop proprietor, early thl* morning wa* proudly displaying a communication from the Mate »e|ectlve service headquarter* notifying him that hl* »on. Wayne, had been accepted for training Wayne. Incidentally, wa* the oldest of the 2* men who left Monday for service from Adam* couaty lo fact, he wa* over 35 when mustered tn. He wa* 35 year* of age on January fl. - — GOV. SCHRICKER CONTINUED FROM PAOM OXB disagreement with the majority program for the decentraliutton of power, the removal of on* tnan rale in Indiana and the i«dl*trlbutlon of power* of government among the elected constitutional officer*, when he had expressed approval of »u<di action in hl* Inaugural address " The governor expressed himself In favor of bi-partisan control and management of the penal, iienevolent and correctional Institute*, the resolution Mid. but Republican bills proposing thia ayitem were meeting with (launch Democratic oppodtion. The Republican committee al*o heard Judge Fred C. Gauie and Arthur Gllllom. both of Indlanapolii, declare that planned change* In the gubernatorial power* were "entirely" laffal Both expressed the belief that tfie *tgte supreme court would uphold the legality of the "ripper" bill*. After hearing report* on the progress of the Republican legislation In the assembly by senate flx>r leader William E Jenner of Rhoala ■nd house majority leader Frank E MIDI* of Campbellsburg, the committee adopted a resolution endorsing the program thus far. Ewing R Emison of Vincennes was appointed chairman of a (O m mlttee to Investigate the reglstra tion and election laws with refer snee to their application in large cocatie* Also appointed to the committee were: William R Higgins, Indianapolis: Edwin H fillers Br. Indianapolis; Edward McClure Indianapolis; Robert Rteel*. Red ford, and Russell Robin* of Richmond This committee Wil! make a study of the registration and election laws and recommend legislation

You May Only Need Wheel balancing and not wheel aligniiiff, for They are xep&rate nervlees, and We both balance and align wbeeb U» give you the Service you need. RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE *■ toi “When yen think *4 ■rakes, think *4 ua."

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hat will 'lamp down on any it.sulsrlile* smh a* those alleged ,v ih« gioup inveatlgaling the remini p> 'HHin <d Virgil K Whl'akcrj ,r Hammond Whitaker charged I hat illegal aHeti voting In latkel ind other counilea ewnng <hej tule-riiali ' ll eleclhill lo Ihe fte-mtt I rrat. Further Detail* Os Accident Received Further details were received It* d«y nf th* accident In which Mrs Ed llleeke. Victor llleeke. and Mr and Mr* Herbert Hleeke were Injured lasi Friday morning near Itylsraegs. Ala., while enroute on * vacation trip to Florida Word received by Edward Hleeke stated a car made a left turn dirw ’ly In front of the Hleeke auto, causing the cruak Mr* Ed Rlerke sustained *evere braises to her ,he« nose and leg*. Mrs Herbert Bleeke a severely cut jlp, her hu*

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