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* Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Tuesday Commodore* v* Fit Jobs * of Delpta'" (0.l at Yellow Jackets rym Friday Kendallville at Yellow Jacket*. Co«modoraa at PFeaaant Milla. Uacaairr at Kirktaud Herne at Wla< heater Jefferson at Genera Petroleum at Hartford. Monro* va. Gray at Berne Saturday Monmouth at C< record la flhearer'* Store 3«.57 Ixiwe IJfe'a MM a. a p **» Urine* Ice Cream . 3"5" Q. K Teeter* ... 3<ll» Powell* Soda Grille 3017 Telephone Hural *"34 Pabst Blur Ribbon — 3031 Home Grocery ...... . 3031 Al's Place SMI Hutcb Lunch WII Lentcer* . 2992 Hoff Rrau Ale ... 2933 Holthouae Drug* . 2**9 Pyle Grocerle* ... 39** Parakeet Inn — ™ 2994 , City Coal 2**4 Mutachler'*. Van Wert _ 2**2 Denney * . —..- 2971 Happy's Place 2M9 Cm Cola B*d* Flrat Stale Hart* 2945 Elk* ISM flc hater ’s . 2»4» McMillan's 2*41 Fudge Soper Service 2848 Blackford Golf Club «•!« Meahberger's 2*14 Auburn Hotel 29"9 King Pin* 2*r* Kay Jewelers .. Z1M»I Nickle Plate - MCT Fetters Rest. .. 2*64 I Wiley Fords 2*s* Gwnsett Company . 2*35 II * K Motor Freight ... 2774 St Joe A. C No 2 2773 0 E. Shells .. .. o__. „— H S BASKETBALL Fort Wayne Central 34. Fort Wayne South Side 31. Fort Wayne North Side 34. Ken dalhrtlle IS. Fort Wayne C. C. 37. Auburn 34. Chicago Las 44. Fort Wayne C. C. 3*. Willshirr (O F 25. Conoordia 21. Harlan 31. Hoagland 3*. Hagerstown 32. Hartford City 27. Warsaw 27. Pierceton 24. Southport 27. Indianapolis Tech 25 Tipton 43 Alexandria 22. Indianapolis Wa«hlngton 34 Oreoacastle 25. College Basketball Purdue 4*. Chicago 34. Ohio State 49 lowa 44 Wisconsin 59 Butler 55 Notre Dame 47. Northwestern 36 f Minnesota su. Illinois SS. Injured Truck Driver Is Reported Improved The condition of Ralph Burnell. Fort Wayne truck driver. Who suffered a severe head Injury last week when a Urn “blew out" and the wheel rim struck him. was reported today by the attending phyj alcian to be much Improved. It I* 1 considered likely thet h« may be dismissed from the hospital In a few day*, the doctor ntated.

I The Tailor Fo- panU that fit. The DentiNt for teeth that bite and I’l, for Car body repair that fiU and ii> right. RIVERSIDE SCI'ER SERVICE East Monro* St- Phono 741 “Who you think of Brake*, think of u*.“

Commodores Play Final Home Game Tuesday iMa r v •* -l ' BI I Seated, left to right- Terveer Bolinger. Hackman. B Holtbouae. I'lman Standing, left to right Coach T C Zayner. Kuhnle. Blerly. Keller. J Holtboue. Welker. Rev Jaatoski. athletic director The Decatur Commodore* will play their final horn* game of the season Tuesday night, meeting St. i John's of Delphos. Ohio, at th* Yellow Jackets gymnasium tn this city The Commodores have won nine ■ of their 19 games this *ea»on and hope to climb above the ,5W mark tomorrow night. Th* Commodore* I reglatered a 37 to 21 victory over St John's at Delphoa February 2 and hop* to repeat the triumph |

MONROE DOWNS CUBS QUINTET Bearkatz Score 55 To 33 Victory Over Monroeville Saturday I Grabbing * 20pofnt l-ad at half I time the Monroe Bearbatl trounced Monroeville at the Berne audt- ! torlum floor Saturday night by a i 55 33 count. All of the five regular* op the I Neuenecbander • coached aggrega tiun participated heavily in tb> scoring E. Raudenbuib scored 13 marker*. A Kaud> übu*h 12. while the other three regulars chalked up nine each Painter led the Monroeville flve with nine points. I Monroe FG FT TP ' K Raudenbu»h. f ’’ 3 13 i WUiteregg. f 3 3 * | Gilbert, e- ♦ Crist, g 4 1* A. Raudenbush a 5 2 U Trump, f 10 2 Hu h. f .011 Total* M “ ss Monroeville FG FT TP Painter, f 3 3 9 SiuM-bau. f 1 V 2 Blauvelt c 2 Murchland. g .1 3 5 Bower*, g 2 * ". Td*m* f .. . 0 1» Grabnar g 2 2 6 Total* H 11 23 Referee, Markley ißlufftuUl. | Umpire. Raber i Bluffton t. Preliminary Munroe 22. Monroeville 19. Team Standing W L. Pct. Kirkland . 14 & "J] Monroe 12 • •••* Pi aaant Milla H * SSI " Geneva I” 2 I Commodore* 9 9 .50" | Berne 7 11 -3*9] Yellow Jacket* ... 4 It M<\ Jefferson - 3 13 .I**l Monmouth - 3 14 .176 Hartford 11« °& 9 —oo-~ Ths Decatur Commodore* will mak* their final appear ance before the h*m* town fan* temorjow night. «nl*rtainIng St. John'* of D*iphos, Ohio, at th* Vallow Jacket* gymna* lum In thl* city. Th* Commi** r«gi*t*r«d a *iK-point triumph over St. John’* at Delphos February 2 and hop* t* r*p*»t Tuesday night- Thssos i*am» 1 have be*n rivals for many I years and their meeting* have | always resulted in interesting || battNs. | --oOo—- — Decatur Yi-ltow Jacket* will II also appear on the home floor thill week meeting the Kendallvilii | Cmnet* here Friday night tn their || peat to hut appearance of tb« 11 regular season “0 the home floor |l Their final home Hit will be Tues- | day February 18. with the Hart- | lord City Airdales I —oOoI Seven game* are on the sclred- | ule for Adam* county team* Friday | night. In addition Io the Yellow | Jarketa-Kendalivlllc tilt, the Com- | modores will play at Pleanani Mill*. I imucsstur at Kirklaud Berm at | Winchester. Jefferson al Geneva.

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p i. ■ * CAME TONIGHT I The second gsme of the an- , nual city serlea between the De- 1 4 I catur Junior bigb team and the «| St. Joe eighth grade, will Ire I , played at the Commodore* gymnasium tonight Junior high , won the first game of the two ( II out of throe aerie*. 15, to 12 Ad- |' ■ | misakm will be Itr centa. • ♦ J Petroleum at Hartford. Monroe v* | I Grya at Berne In the lone tilt Haturday. the Monmouth Eagle* meet Concordia at Fort Wayne. —oOo— The Commodores drew a tough assignment In the state Cat hoi l< tourney, whkb will open Friday afternoon. February 21. The Commies meet the atrong Cathedra) of 1 Indianapolis quintet In the aeouud game of the tourney at 4 p m, i I February 21. —oOo — Thirteen team* are entered in this year's tourney, with all but St. Paul's of Marion competing. Luck of the draw apparently pul* all the tougher teams In the upper bracket such as Fort Wayne Central I Catholic, two limes defending champion. Evansville. Indianapolis Anderson. Collegeville and Deca tar. Don't know much about the northern train* thl* year but It ap- , pear* from ibe draw that Hunting- j ton has a gmai chance to go; I through to th. flnala. 000 - The Friday and Saturday »e«- j I ion* of the tournament will be heid , at the C< ctral aym in Fort Wayne I with the semi-final and final «eaa-: | ion* Sunday afternoon and night j at South Side 000 - Th* Geneva Cardinal* pu>!*d th* prig* upset *f th* *<a»en In Adam* county circle* Friday night, downing th* Kirk land K*ng*ro*a. county champion*. by a score of 37 to 31. And thl* fallowed Kirkl*nd» scant 32-30 triumph over J*ferson Wednesday. What goes on! 000 The Berne Bears are apparently on the move. After their stirring | double overtime victory over Hart- i ford City Friday night, the Baars I traveled all the way to Gary Saiurday, only to drop a 35 to 34 decision to Emerson in the < losnla sei-olid* of play lanik- like the Bears may be wanning up for th' i sectional tourney, slightly more | than two week* away. —nOo— The sectional will open al the i | Yellow Jackets gymnasium here ( Thursday night. February 27. with I the nine Adama coiinty teams com'piling. Play will continue Friday; night and Saturday afternoon and night. Draw for the tourney will ■ Im announced Saturday morning February 22. —oOo Ba*k*tbawl would like herewith to remind coache* of the county school* to shoot pictures of thsir va>-*ity squad* Into th* Democrat at once. AH coach** hav* been contacted but thia I* merely a reminder. Also Include team roster, with year in school, height and weight. Thank*, coach**! --O Parole Violator Ih Returned To Prison Herschel Buothby. of this city, was returned to Fendleton tbi* morning by Leo EhaU*r. local parole officer Bmtlbby was returned to complete serving hi- 1-10 year sentence a* a parole violator, following hl* arrest by Sheriff Ed Miller and City Policeman Chlicult on a charge of petit larceny. —w -- — Tweuty-nlue states elect all their judge* on a partisan ballot; eight on a partisan baliot w|i|> an in-ttepeudi-ut ticket allowed, and 13 ou a uuu-partiMii ballot

- • Today's Sport Parade Ij By H*nry McLemore I Ixm Angele*. Feb 10—(CPI — 1 The man ha* kept hi* eserrt long enough. A committee of cttiien* should ’ go to William Tatum Tilden the I Twice and demand that be reveal the Im*ilon of the fountain of, youth. I If he want* a price for the where- | about* of the spring whose water* guarantee a perpetual blo>m to the cheeks and an unceasing bounce I la the legs, then the Insurance < ompanics should pool their resource* and meet hl* demands You must agree with me that William Tatum Tilden ha* succeed- , <-d where Ponce l»e Imon failed. ' Else, ho* In the world are you go-1 lag to explain the saperna'ural endurance of the long legged, lantern-1 jawed tennis player from Phtladel- j phia by all normal athletic stand- 1 a rd. he should be wearing congress i gaiter*, peering with rheumy eye* i over spectacles, and indulging In no ‘ mors violent exercise thin tumbling bls dippings. But where I* the man? In some quiet retreat, spinning tales of how be felt when he won the No. 1 rank- \ ing In 193"? No. hr I. out banging I and barnstorming around the conn-1 , try with a group of youngsters who were playing drop the hankerchlrf. Lindon bridge 1* falling down, and I making mud pies when hd was the world's greatest player of the game It was an aunoutui-ment in the papers that hr would play here with Alice Marble In a few weeks ' that turned liy thoughts to Big BHL The Blurb said among other thing*. I that Bill was celebrating his 49th birthday today, which, if you care ’ to remember, is th ethii I time in I three years he baa celebrated hi* 49th birthday. He verms to like I the iiuiiilht 49 Having reached it. he apparently lias decide.! to make , It his very own. Thin gives him I three legs on It. Miss Marble was featured in the ; publicity, mid I think the com* i pany's piess agent Is I’llwinr a ' good l>et in not playing up Tilden i as the star us the troupe. Not in the I time of those now living will tennis i lovers see the equal of Big Bill. ( The Perrys, the Vines, the Budge* I and al hh<- rest are marvelous playI ers. bu' Tilden stand alone. 1 Al! you have to do to prove how I he stands alone I. to a.k where his conirmporaies in th<- golden twrni ties are today. Bobby Jones is a j coinfortlialy plump lawyer In Allan-1 ' ta Bel* Ruth 1- an uncomfortably I I fat watcher from the sidelines. I I Jack Dempaey is a heavy-jowled i restaurateur In Nt w Yuik. Tummy Hltchcok has laid down the ballet to become a Wall Streeter Jim I Lindo* is wrestling imnk-t on the I kerosene t-iit-ui' t'hailn Paddock's interest* in spike* are limited to those on hi* newspaper desk. These, and other*, were the men who mad- of the 193"'* wual Paul Galileo so aptly called the golden decade in spot t». Os them all. only Tilden carrie* on. And lie doesn’t curry on in a Fwr n Snt' tlh Kunntng iMulot. tr> SUNOCO Whirlloam Flushing --•clean* tire motor ol tcludße and dirt Then a refill iif Pure Sl'!<(<€'<) OIL. Llaten t- LOWt-LL THOMAb SUNOCO N>w* Voice of the Air 5:45 P. M. Lewis Sunoco Service 3rd 4 Madiwun St . 1 ' —

4-H CLUB WORK I TO STURT SOON l-H Club Heaiion M ill Be Started Soon In Ad« am» County Tin- I fl ' lub season In Adam* county I* Just around the < ornar Mra Rudy Nasser, leader of the IM John* girl*' chih, ha* already re lelved her supplies for the coming season, and Miss Glennys Arnold leader of the Berne girl*' club, ha* made iiiqalry a* to *ub>< t* available To date no deflnlte start ha* been made by the county agent * office i-xcepi the iheckta* <>f sup- ' pllea. 1W the rraaon that 4 H club leader* have not been named It I haa been the custom hi the past few year* to have the home econotnlca ■ tub* name the Wad> r* of their respective 4 H clubs’ dub* I and a request for name of such leader* ha* ju*t been made. Th<- subjert* lu-Ulg offered this year are a* follow*, clothing, bak mg. food preservation, food prepI oration, room Improvement junior I leadership, poultry, potato club. I calf club, pig club, lamb < lob. ■ rop* I duh. garden dub. soil conserva- ! tlon. All boy* and girl* hi Adam* I county between the age* of 10 and 20 are eligible for 4-H dub work I Further Intc.rmatlon on this work can be obtained by Inquiring at the county agent's office, YOUNGSKATERS ESCAPE DEATH i j Seven Cincinnati Youths' Overcome By Gbn At Marion Kink Marlon. Ind Feb. 10 <UJB *rv en Cincinnati youths, member* of a roller skating party were rooov- | ering In Martaa general hospital I today from gas fume* which Dr I 1 R J Baskett *ald escaped from a ; doddering. i*atbethl< fashion. | , either How many trnnl* player* I are there In the world who could ' | treat him In a one*et match today? Budge might, and th* redhead I* 1 about the only one. When he reaches here I want to se<» him It may l»e my last chance before the Smithsaiuatt Institute siouta pick him up aud put him In a glass eago neat to Eli Whitney * cotton gta. Too. I want a slug of I that fountain of youth he carries around tn his canteen And I'll take | it straight.

Are You Hungry for SAUSAGE You’ll like Gerber's Sausage be cause it le made from Adams County hogs—and only the finest part ot the hog goes into it. TRY SOME TOMORROW! Pan 20c lb Smoked 25c lb Caning23c lb PI KE I. ARD 3 Ibu. 25c Our Own — bj can. 7c lb. GERBERS MEAT MARKET Phone M or 97. LOANS $lO to S3OO QUICKLY AND PRIVATELY MIDI Vi try t» r-riw tlw bomutn, of money i nrnplr trMMdwn. You Ju not h.*« u> IM frnnd. u< hlmiv*. w u<n your non Lo.rn ut ftutult mtdt —wwfly thr wau d.y you apply. *'« [ n« rmbuiHun, tn qutrui and you ms Cempbefl—reply your loin on se-u— «w---vrn l.brril rrrmt. "* Y«™ r diuuuymrf tVUIH.*; 4fl4*n wah •w M tttitt GonUdonMIjtlg i|||g Yau May Apply | idP. for« !«>n !<> the pyr-Ky M ]JgL of y our o« n Irtme « JI "■A ‘‘djAT. our l r*>m> Il ui..u>.rn.rr.: t .t ifiSBOHHH: «-nw u> ind i sourteour Hpramwivr will till on you ind e.pUui nr tuuncu smiee fully You »re under no I eNsptiM d yea do not tiU r loin “Prufl.pl. MuHflOW irnict" LOCAL LOAN COMPANY lAMTRCBIFd Owr BcAafar lU<i !!••» Hoftn PIMM 2«3«7 DtCATUi IUDIAHA

faulty ga« beater at the Idylwyid rink on* of the youth*. Paul Murphy. 21. of Hadding 0.. wa* overcame at the rink and the other* became ■lek at nearby JM«*horo. hid., nf- I ter boarding their rbartersd bus to return home. < Thirty two person* wme eanmIned but only aevon admitted to the hospital. Marpby and Mariella Newman. 14, Norwood O„ ver* given way geo other* treated Were Ralph Drw?ler. 22. Ciacinaetl; Geurg>- flwart*. 17, Norwood; Met ty Vandanent. 19. Cincinnati; Virginia Overberg. 17 Cincinnati, and Anita Ortlleb. 22. Cincinnati. Dr Baahe't of Jonuaboro. who treated the victim* aald all probably would be releaaod from the hospital late today eacept Ml** Newman Rh«- wa* expected to be leleaaed within th- next day or' two

.. LU M • U S <AJ Columbus found this j| continent* aOli Going Wert in carvels* Today we hail the thrifty gent Who first discovered Marveb / Th* Cigaritf of Quality Public Sale Having decided to q*lt farming I will sell al public auction 1 mile East and I mile North of Prul>le. Ind . on MONDAY, February 17,1941 Commencing at 1:00 P. M, I—HEAD OF HORSES—I Spotted horse 10 year* old wt. 140" lbs ; Black .Mare, 12 year* old. wt 1800 !b* . Bay Horse turning 2 year* old Horrel Mare coming yearling 4—HEAD OF CATTLE—I Brown Hwiss cow. 4 yrs old with calf by »lde; Jersey cow, 7 milking good flow, due Sept JSth Jersey cow. 7. due April 33rd. Brown Hwia* tuw 7. lulikiug 3 gallon, due July 19. — HOf.S — 8 Shoat*. 150 lbs each; one Duroc gilt due to fat tow April 16th. GRAIN AND HAY 100 Hu Extra stood oat*: 50 Hu Hoy Beau*; 2" Bales of Straw; M ton good alfalfa Isay — IMPLEMENTS — Low Iron wheel wagon and rack: Farm wagon and Iseet rack, one horse wagon Riding cultivator; Hplkc tooth harrow; Walking plow 12'. Itouble shovei. Good beet drill wrh fertlliaei attachment, John Deere 2 row rMimg beet cultivator; Buggy. Double harness, collar*; Vega large size cream geperatoi. electric power driven, like new; Small tools *tid article* too numerous to mention. TERMH -CASH. C. K. MILLER, Owner Hoy B Juhiiaou. Auctioneer. Chas W Kent Clerk PUBLIC SALE 1. the undersigned, will sell at public aiO'tloii <m th> farm known a* the Pete Holthouse farm, 'oeated 5 mile* North of Bluffton on State road No I and !>S miles East, or 6 mile* West of Decatur on 224 and 1 mile South and mile We*t, oi 1 mile houtb and mile West of Magley, un WEDNESDAY, February 12,1941 Bal* fltartmg at 10.30 A M. HORSES—I HEAD One pair grey horse*. 10 and II years old, goad worker*, weight 2900 lbs ; one black horse, sound, weight I9"O lbs.; one black mare. Miuiid and good worker. CATTLE One Guernsey and Durham cow with calf by side; I Guernsey cow, 3 yrs old. 1 Guernsey cow, 5 yr* old. giving 5 gal., extra good cow. 1 Duiham cow 3 yrs. old. to freshen last of March, 1 large Guernsey cow with calf hy side. 6 yrs old. extra good row; 1 Guernsey heifer. 3 yr* giving milk. 1 big white cow, part Guernaoy. heavy springer; 1 black Jersey cow giving good flow milk. 4 Guernsey heifer*. 2 yr. old springers; 1 Guernsey bull. 10 mouth* old. 1 Guernsey and Ayrshire bull One nanny goat HOGS Three full blooded Hpotted Poland China sows, due to farrow by day of sale. 1 full blooded Spotted Poland Chiba sow, open. 1 full blooded O. I C sow. open: I Illg Type Poland China -ow fa'row by day of sale; 2 potted gilts, to farrow soon. I full blooded Spotted Poland China lioar. registered. 2 yrs. old. I full blooded O. 1 C. gilts; 11 shoa's, weight about 100 lb*.; 1U pigs, weight about 4" til, HAY Seven ton* good Clover Hay. Farm Machinery and Mmcellanetms. One 2-ruw beet plow; one cultivator; Caa» riding plow, bob sled; set wagon wheel*, luternational gasoline engine, pump jack; cider press; lnteruaUon.il cream separator large size. A B < washing machine with gasolnx motor, good condition; 25t>agg (ju-eu Incubator; Montgomery-Ward kerosene range; drop-leal kitchen table five kitchen chairs book' »se and writing desk combined; child's bed: two rocking chair*, buffet; heating stove; other article* too numerous to meutiuu TERMS—CASH For c redit please make arrangement* al the Faiuter* A Merc bants Hank. Bluffton, hid , before day of wale. FORREST MANKEY, Owner Llleubuiger Brut . Au< Itoueera Auto* Gerbur. Clerk Pleasant Valley Ladle* Aid *lll serve luueb.

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GOP EDITORS CONTINUBD FHOM FAGM ONB »*• *pe*ker of the evootafl and laakofl M Ike lend iMoe MB. Claiming that M would *ot Piwfllflent Risiscveit up a* ■ “military die<«lor " “It we give all-out aM' to Great Brltalu." Willi* *alfl. "*e shall embark flwHberately M the road ta war »nd Gore will be no stopping place abort of *M" Th* flMl reslflt BU*t MOM’*' Ily lie tavohement of our navy airplane* and our tmerhao Uoy> In the >g«eold conflict abroad." William B Hargrave of Rockville wa* elected president of the aaeoctaUon to Mrcwed J sine, E Montgomery of New Albany William D Murray of Hlcktiell wa* c-kM-twd flrut vlcopnwldsnt; Claude Blllitig* of Akrou. second Nell D McCallum, secretary, and Leo Kinman of RhrlbyvMe. tr,wearer