Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1941 — Page 6

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BROOKLYN CUTS CARDINAL LEAD TO LONE GAME Dodders Beat ('uh*: Carddinals Lose In 11th . To Phillies New York. Aug 2 <UX With th* Yankee* making a joke of th* American league pennant race. It’S entirely apropos Imlay to draw attention to the terrific battle at th* other end of the circuit betaeen the Washington Senator* and St lattil* Browns If the American league standing* would be turned upald* down, the Senatora-Rrowna at niggle would go down as one of the bitterest In the league-* history. Since May !<* those two clubs have l>een at It hammer and longs, day after day with never more than 24 games separating them Five times they | have been tied and on two other, occasions only ihi| point separated them Washington came up fnr air yesterday by handing the White Sox an 3-2 setback while the Yankees were thrashing the Brown*. 3-0. Or. as some of those who take tholr baseball leas aertously pm It. the Browns staged a tremendous drive and regained the cellar hy surrendering to the Yank* while the Senators forgot themselves and heat the While Bog and thereby relinquished their bomb-proof shelter. Last-place ball clubs have provided a lot of fun for journalists who like to kid but nobody seems to have espoused the cause of the Brown* or Senators seriously this season When Westbrook Pegler toured with the White Sol he had even the players laughing at his stories of their hattie to finish last. | Sid Mercer did such a fine job kidding the (lodgers one season : when they were struggling for last place he got a bonus from Bill Hearst. But Washington scribes take their hassduiil seriously possibly because of the Influence of Clark Griffith who can t see anything

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| funny in defeat, and nohody pays I much attention to the Brown«. I‘ Washington actually has become the favorite to lose Its battle for last place because of their Improved play against the western clubs during their present home stand |Th*y have son nine and lost sit I Including a victory over Bob Feller lOn th* other hand th* Browna have lost seven out of II on their current rood trip. Butch !<eonard hung tin his fifth straight win and his ll‘h of the season In Washington’s win yesterday He had the White Box blanked until the seventh when h* eased up behind a big lead. He gave up eight hits and beat the White Box for the fourth time, The Yanka made the Browns look like cellar champs by hea’lng them for the Hth time In 16 sta-ts. |>efty Gomes pitched a five hit shutout for hla eighth stralg.il and tenth victory of the season He walked II men. but th" Brown* left 15 stranded. Tommy Henrich hit homers No So and SI. Joe Dl-j Maggio singled and doubled, bitting safely In hla 15th straight game The victory Increased ’ho Yank*’ lead to 124 game*, their longest of the year. With all three of their new men Johnny Allen. Tom Tatum and Tom Drake in action the Dodgeta sneaked through to a 5-4 victory over the Cuba. beating Vein tllaen. a lefthander who usually give* them trouble None of th" newcomer* proved devastating although Tatum, who playmi center field, doubled home one run. Allen, who started the game, received credit but had to have relief from Drakand Casey, the latter fanning Stringer and Sturgeon with th" tying and wlnnln grnns on second and third In the eighth Medwlck and Camllll led Brooklyn's 16-h't attack with four rnlowa each The Will pulled the Dodgers back within » game of the pace setting St Louis Cards who dropped a 2-1. li-lniilng decision to the tail-end Phillies last night. Catcher Bennie Warren's homer was the payoff punch The Cards missed breaking the 1-1 deadlock when they loaded the bases with none out In the loth, but the veteran SI Johnson, wh > pitched seven hit ball, retired Crespl. Moore and Hopp in order. Lou Wsrneke. who pitched only the llth Inning, was the loser Johnny Vandertneer pitch -d a two-hltter and Cincinnati won Its l»th game tn 13 starts, treating the Braves. 5-1. Vandertneer fanned seven, making his season's told 137. It was hla ninth victory. Pittsburgh won Its 12th game In 14 starts by humbling the (Hunt*. g-3. It was the Giants' sixth straight loss and dropped them low 500 Vince DI Maggio drove In three runs and Mai Butcher won bls 11th game. Yesterday’s hero — Johnny Vandermeer. Reda’ soathpaw who fashioned a two-hitter a* Cincinnati beat the Braves. 5-1. for thel; - fourth straight. ■ -t> LEADING BATTERS NATIONAL LEAGUE G AB T H Pct. Etten. Phila ... 32 320 43 111 337 Reiser. Brook *6 335 72 ill .331 Hopp. St. lx>uls KO 233 13 76 326 Cooney. Boston 7* 232 32 35 325 Mite. HI L 73 301 44 37 322 AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB T H Pct. Williams. Bos - 35 276 35 113 403 Di Maggio. N.Y. l<»0 333 36 151 373 Travis. Wash... 31 365 <2 137 375 Grace. St. L... 67 200 33 71 355 Heath. Clave... 33 356 57 126 354 HOME RUNS Keller. Yankee* ..... 26 Di Maggin. Yankees 26 Henrich. Yankees 21 William*. Red Sox 21 Nicholson. Cobs ... 13 Camllll. Dodgers 13 Ott. Giants ............. I* Johnson. Athletic 1»

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THE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. (I n St lx»tiln ...... 42 35 .636 Rrooklyn «> M <2» 1 Cincinnati .... 53 4! .554 4 Pittsburgh .... 51 1! 544 4 New York .... 45 44 4H 14 t'hlcagt* 44 53 .454 IM Boston 3* 57 4<m S 3 Philadelphia .. 24 44 .224 35 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct C. R New York 46 30 .664 Cleveland .. . 55 43 567 I2*y Roeton ........ 50 46 .531 17 Philadelphia .. 47 4» 4«H» 30 Chicago 47 53 .475 214a Detroit 43 55 .450 24 Washington . 34 54 404 24 Ht lands 36 54 .366 26 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Rrooklyn 5. Chicago 4 - Pittsburgh 6. New York 3 Cincinnati 5. Roeion 1 Philadelphia 2. St. lamia 1 (11 Innings.) American League Washington I. Chicago 2 New York 4. St Lottis « (OOnly game* scheduled.) RUSSIA HALTS (CONTINUED BROM PAOB ONB> arm was credited with the sinking of another Nail patrol ship and a German oil tanker. Another German air raid was directed against Moscow during the night but the alarm was the shortest of the week. It tasted only three hours and the al) clear signal sounded at 2 A M. The attack again was reported to have been Ineffective. A few Incendiary Isurtba set fire to some dwellings but the fires were quickly put out Only three or four raiding ptanes were said to have penetrated the Russia:! anti-aircraft Imrrage of the several squadrons which made the attack. Night fighti era and anti-aircraft guns brought down two machines outside Moscow. No Russian lossea were reported. It was asserted that at one point along the front a Russian formation completely smashed a German armored regiment of 3.000 men. Rout Division London. Aug. 2—(UPI Russian forces have routed the 137th Gorman infantry division, numbering 16.000 men. In a hand to hand fight after Russian artillery ripped the German formations to taggers, a Russian war communique said today , The engagement, which apparently was one of the most ferocioas of the war. was fought on the vital Smolensk sector of the Moscow front. (Survivors of tha German division tied In panic, abandoning their rifles, after a battle which Hated for hours, the communique siW. leaving their dead and wounded on the field ’ The engagement was fought in one of the numerous sectors in which the Russians are now steadily intensifying their counterattacks. Russian troops wart Brassing the Germans strongly in an attack which started at dawn, the oom munlque said, and the German corps command sent the 147th division into the lines as retefwwe-

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ment*. Ben*lng the situation at once, the Russian command guve the order to attack twdore the 137th could deploy. Rus*ian troops moved out on luith flanks of the division as It reached the front lines, the communique said, and the Germans were soon hemmed In. Then the Russian artillery, which had held Its fire, opened up with a great bla«t of shrapnel and high explosive which ranked the Ger-

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EIGHT NAMED ON COMMITTEE Appointed Am AdvinOTß On Farm Rehabilitation I’roxram Eight Adams county cltteeaa hav» been named on committees to ad vise and asaist In Ihe operation of the rehabilitation program of the United State* de|>artment of agriculture. Ronald T. Newman. Adams county supervisor for the farm security administration, announced th* appointments. mad* by !>r. Ernest 11. Rbideler. FRA slate director al !«afnyetta. The members appointed by Dr. Rhldeler are: Henry Dehner, farmer. R. R 5. Decatur; Elmer Baumgartner. banker. Berne, David D. Ilaltegger. farmer, It R. 6. De«attur; Jatne* A. Hendricks, farmer, Monroe; Henry Rumple, farmer. R R. 2. Berne; Law rente Archbold, county agent. Decatur; Dr Myron llalx-gger, doctor. Berne. Mlsa Bernice Nelson. D. P W visitor. Decatur. Mr. Newman said that Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Dehner and .Mr. Hate egger will serve on the subcoinmitee on farm debt adjustment and tenure Improvement work Mr. Dehner. Mr. Hendrlc| and Mr. Rumple Will aetve on the sulH-oiniuitler for the rural rehabilitation program. Dr. Myron Haltegger. Mr Archbold. and Miss Nelaott are member* al large on the county council to advise on the various phases of assistance to low Income farm families. farm security administration Is the agency of the I’. 8. department of agriculture which assists low Income farm families to take full advantage of the other services of the national agricultural program, such as soil Improvement, diversified farming and Increaae I production for home uae. Mr. Newman pointed out. It enables the disad vantaged fanner* to make use of the Improved farming practice* developed by the eitenslon aervlce and atate agricultural eiperlment station. FBA rehabilitation loans are available to low Income farm families, ineligible for credit elsewhere, tor the purchase of livestock, workstock. seed, fertiliser and equipment. in accordance with carefully planned operation of the farm and home About 150 farm families In Adams county have been helped by this program. The service* of the farm debt adjustment committeemen will assist creditors and farm debtora to reach an amicable adjustment of debts based on the ability to pay. This service hue been used by a large number of farmers In Adams IBBetter tenure arrangement la one of the most pressing nerds in the rehabilitation of low income farm families. Mr. Newman aald. Farm, security administration provides leaee form* for long-term lease* to encourage conservation and better living on the farm. Thia service la also available to all farmers In the county, as well a* to FHA borrower*. • * Newsibf'The World * By United Pr**e Berlin—German force*, establishing themselves on the main Moscow motor highway east of Smolensk. have ent off the retreat of a big Russian force*, the official news agency report"d today. bmdon - Russian forces have

Sl-I)own Buying Curb Urgcl Ja. I 'l-iMr F \\ w- f t z ffß * e MK l-raa Henderson and Marriaer *, Eerie* ”* Because of a decision to include curbs on tnstalrm nt buying "dollar down, dollar-a-week" variety, the administration a pros price and rent control legislation has been shrived indefinitely | was the announcement in Washington following an Imported ferenr-e between President Roosevelt, I-eon Hend*r»or, pn<*tq administrator, and Chairman Martinet 8. Keele* of the Men serve board. Other section* of the price control bill, agreed nn, thorize the president to fix. at his own discretion, ceiling pnn teneral commodit.e* and rent* in defense areas as <>f ttw year« June 30, 1541. Henderson, left, and Eccles are shown atov*i • fas* e-wfee-Mi *s

routed the 137,h German Infantry I division, numbering Is.im-o men. In a hand to hand fight after Russian artillery ripped <lerman for- ‘ mat lon* to tatter*. A Russian war communique *ald today. Umdoti — Russian quarters In Ixmdon received r»q>ort* ’od*y that Hi German armored division*, num- i tiering 113.053 men. 4.500 tank* j and 30.000 other vehicles, had heen i badly mauled and disorganized or] actually destroyed in the 42 day* of fighting on the eastern front, Tokyo Newspapers warned the, government today to watch closely I for sign* of Russiau-Atnei lean co-1 operation because It might lead Io a military alliance "< ■clrcllag” Ju-1 pan. — -o-T—T . DEMOCRAT ICUNTtNL'ED FROM PAQK ONE! through the celling, one elderly occupant of the infirmary, still able to move around quite well, had a bucket of waler and was trying hl* best to extinguish the ’.daze, throwing the water up to the blazing ceiling Only coneistent coaxing finally persuaded him to leave the burning building which had been his home for many yean-. Many tears were shed. Some of the inmates of the Institution had . no other home and they loved It. I and now It was burn’ng away In front of their very e*e*. Some of them were dinging pitifully to a prized possession or two. Home were Bitting out on the spacious lawn, away from the heat of the blaze, sick and feeble Inmate* were lying on mattresses or bed which hsd been hurriedly provided Soon smhuiances from Decatur and Monroe arrived at the scene and took a few of the victims away, tome perhaps never to return again to the place which they called home I wa* particularly Interested In one of the men inhabitant*. Conrad I Schiunegger (Jim Frenchyi of I Berne and I had seen him every day chair on the north side of the burning building. The top of hi*

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