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BEAUS,PACKERS BATTLE SUNDAY FOR PRO TITLE .Meet In ChiniKo Sunday For Hentern Division Crown 'By United Pre**) Th* Chicago Beam play the Green Bay Packers neat Bunday tor th* western divl«l<m title In th<" National professional football league and th* right to meet the New York Olanta tor 'he national crown The Bean came from behind 1 with two touchdown* In the fourth period Bunday to edge the Chicago Cardinal* 34 to 34 A 41-yard pa»« from Sid Luckinan to George M< • | Afee and a 4" yard run by McAfee I for another enabled the Rears to | whi and tie the Idle Packer*. The Giant* wound up their seas- j on. lo*ing. 21 to 7. to the Brooklyn ftodgen. In the other game (-lowing the regular a*aeon the Washington Redikina defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 20 to 14. Final standing* Western Division W LT Pct Pls Opp Chhago Bears to I 0 wtr 394 147 Gre-n Bay In 1 0 90S 2M ISO Detroit 4 fi I 444 121 195 | Uhl. ago Card* 3 7 I Son 127 197 I Cleveland '• " I'2 11'1 244 j Eastern Division .New York I 1 n 727 23* 114 | Brooklyn 7 4 0 »i3tl IS* 127 Washington ti 5 o .545 174 174 Philadelphia 2 * I 2t*» IIP 21* Pittsburgh I P 1 Hat 1u.3 274 Sunday's results: Chicago Bears, 34. Chicago Cardinals 24. Brooklyn 21. New York 7. Wi-hlngton 2" I'hilad-lpbia 11 I • — ■ — • Today’s Sport Parade (Rap. U. •. Pat Office) By Harry Ferguson New York. Dec. I.—(UP)- Mike Jai'ols* placed hi* boxing promotion* on a war time basis today and announced that he would stage a series of bout* for the benefit of service relief organisation*. His announcement coincided with the arlva) of Buddy Baer from California to begin training for his sec-

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lond attempt to wrest the heavyweight crown from Joe Ixiuls at Madison Square Garden. Jan 9 I 1 This bout already had be*n arrang ed a* benefit for the Navy relief ■ fund, which will get all profits and i I Louis' pur*e. Jacob* revealed that i heavyweight champion Freddie , Cochrane would participate In two bouts to benefit the Navy relief, which he said, "need* money bad- ’ ly now." Cochrane, who I* m the Navy, meets young Kid McCoy of Detroit In a non title lorounder at the Garden. Jan 2, and he will de fend against the outstanding challenger on Feb 20 Promoter Mike will negotiate for furlough* for other prominent light, ere- men like Marty Servo. Fred I Apoatoll and Al Nettlow, Whether or not Joe Louis goe* Unto th. army. Jacob* plans for him ‘ to make at least four title defenses . through 1P42 If he continue* to hold the crown. Service relief* will benefit from all. . Jacob* said he would gladly do 1 nate percentage* of other bouts, i already arranged, to service organ--1 last km*. but it Is uncertain If they i : would accept te-cau*e the navy relief. for example, will not lend It* name to a show In which promoter* take a profit. Buch boule, definitely or tentatively arranged, are. Friday — Young Kid McCoy v*. Frltxie Zlvic, welterweight*. 10 round*. Dec. IP Ken Jenkin* vs. Sammy Angott. IS rounds to decide disputed lightweight championship. i Late January — Mello Bettlna vs i Lent Franklhi. heavyweight con | tenders. IS round* . Early February Lou Nova vs Gue Leenevlch. | heavyweight bout. IS round* Feb. 13 Tony Bale vs. Billy Conn, nontitle. 12 round*, l-ate FebruaryMax Baet v*. Hob Pastor, heavyweights. lit round*. Early March — Angott Jenkin* winner In lightweight title boat. CELTICS PLAY HERE TONIGHT Famous Professional Team Plays Exhibition Game Here The New York Celtics, one of the 1 nation's leading professional basketball team*, will appear In an exhibition game at the Lincoln school i gymnasium In this city tonight. The Celts, noted for their expert ball handling and uncanny basket | sniping ability, will mee- the De-| cater General Electric team In the exhibition tilt scheduled for 8:301 o'clock Admission price will bo 25 cent* per person, including tax. In a preliminary game at 7:30 o'clock, the Decatur Casting team will play Westinghouse nf Lima. I Ohio. Veteran stars of the Celtic* are Davey Bank*, who also choaches the pro team, and Nat Hickey, sharpshooting star for the Celt* for many seasons. — o— Junior leaders To Meet Thursday The Adams county 4-H junior leaders are to hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday at the Kathryn Shaffer home, two miles north of the Emanuel Lutheran church, in Union township The t II junior leaders assist in many 4-H clubs and In other instances boar th efull responsibility of club leadership. The monthly meeting* are In the nature of training meeting*. They also serve a social purpose.

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STATE CHAMPS i STILL WINNING I —— _ Washington High Wins Fifth Straight Game Saturday Indianapolis, Dec I (UP)- The Washington Hatchet* are not Interested in cherry trees, but continue to chop down opposing basketball quintets in their defense of the state high school crown. Washington whipped Muhcle Burris Saturday night, 41 30. In the standout attraction on the weekend card. Burrl* was the fifth vlc'lm to fall before the slicing hatchets this season Marlon Crawley's boys have launched a comeback trail to retain the championship won last year in the state final*, and are vbowlng the stamina to turn the trick. Btamina I* what !• take* for a team to whip two tough foe* on successive nights and -Washington executed the maneuver, having l<eaten a rugged Vincennes five Friday night. 37-21. In the tightest major game on Saturday's alate. Jeffersonville's Bed Devil* added fire to their burning comback trail by downing a cagey five from Crawfordsville. S - 32. Jeff slumped In early season, but strated a revival with Its victory over New Castle and appeared to be Improving with each game Crawfordsville was keyed from Its Fridsy night triumph over Fort Wayne Bouth Hide, but fell before the Bed Devils In the late minutes. Little Brasil managed to edge out a two-point margin over Evansville Bosse. 29-27. In the other Saturday thriller, but the remaining major contests ran true to form. Fort Wayne teams all came through over weaker opponent*. Central downing Hartford City. 4413; North Side defeating South Bend Riley. 29-20. and South Hide whipping Bluffton, 50-24 Import* took a victory over Valparaiso. 2813. and Martinsville beat Indianapoll* Shortridge. 31-24 Short ridge also lost Friday night to Greencastle. 32-27. 0

R^!9B WL Standing* Monroe 7 0 1.000 Berne 5 0 1.000 Commodore* 4 2 .647 Pleaaant Mills 5 3 625 Yellow Jacket* • 3 2 .600 Jelferxon 4 3 .671 Hartford 8 4 .420 Kirkland 2 5 285 Monmouth 2 5 .284 Geneva 0 7 .000 —o<)o— A bu*y w**k for Adama county high achool baaketball team*. Nine game* on th* schedule, with tilt* on tap •vary night eacept tonight. —oOo — The Decatur tram* will both swim Into action twice thia week. The Commodore* will play both their game* on their home floor, meeting the Monroe Bearkatx Wednesday night and St. John of Lima, 0., Friday night. —oOoThe Yellow Jacket* will be on the road for their double header thin week. Tuesday night, the Jacket* will travel to Bluffton to meet the Tiger* in a Northeastern Indiana conference tilt. Friday night, the Jacket* will face another tough foe, meeting the Berne Bear* at Berne. Four other game* on the Friday night card are: Pleasant Mill* at Geneva. Jefferson v*. Kirkland at Berne. Monmouth at Monroeville and Hartford at Petroleum. Only game on the Saturday Hat i* Monroe v*. Hartford at Berne. —oOo— The Decatur Junior high team will play its first game of the season Tuesday night, meeting the Blußton team In the first game of BEGINNING* WEDNESDAY we will remain Open Evenings until 9 o’clock for the convenience of Christmas Shoppers. J. J. NEWBERRY

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the Tigera-Jackets card at 4 o'clock on the Bluffton floor. 000 Two change* In th* basketball schedule have been announced. The Monr«*-G«n*va game at Berne will be played January 2S instead of January 30. a* originally scheduled. —oOo The Kirkland Hartford clash at Hartford will be played December 22 and not on the original date of January 2. - oOo — Bluffton's Tigers fell before the powerful Archer* of Fort Wayne Houth Side Saturday night, 5u to 24. The Bluffton scoring in that tilt: FG FT TP Kunkel IOS Woodward ...» 0 0 0 Cline 5 2 12 Hamish 0 0 0 Dresser 348 Grove Oil Dunwiddie Oil Edington 1 0 2 Bcbocke 0 0 0 Shelley ...• 0 0 Totals.... » 8 24 JAPANESE MOVE CONTINUBD FnoM PAtiß oNB by Thai troop*. Gov. Sir Sbenton Thoma*, denouncing the attack* a* unprovoked. said the Japanese force which landed troops on the Malaya coast consisted of a cruiser, four destroyer*. an armed merchantman and a transport. It was asserted officially that all the Japanese craft had retired at high speed under fire and the Japanese troops, left battling for positions. were under deadly machine gun fire. (CBS quoted the British radio as saying that Japanese transports had landed troops at Patatil, 60 miles north of the Malaya border, as well as at Slngor*. (It was asserted also that a Japanese landing attempt in Brltiah North Borneo, between Malaya and the Philippines, bad been beaten off (The British radio war quoted that a Japanese cruiser, four de-

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PRESENT MOOSE PLAQUES HERE Presentation To Be Made To High Schools Wednesday The complete program for the presentation of the bronie plaque* of Vlquesney's "Spirit of America" to the Decatur public and Catholic high schools to be made Wedne* day morning was announced today by Principal W. Guy Brown, who la in charge. The plaques are be Ing given to the schools by Adam* lodg.- 1311, lx>yal Order of Moose Student bodies of the two school* will attend. The pograrn follow*: "To Thee. O' Country"—Catholic high glee club. Pledge of allegiance to the flag. Invocation—Ryv. G. T. Rosselot "Recessional”—DHß double quartet (Patsy Garard. Joan Cowen*. Flora Belle Kohl*. Lola Baughman. Ed Moser. Jim Strickler. Richard Buckley. Jack Graham.) Address—French Quinn. Presentation of plaque to Decastroyer*. an armed merchantman and one other vessel were sighted of Cocos Island In the Bay of Bengal. within striking distance of Rangoon. Thailand and the west coast of Malaya.) It was said officially that only a few bomba were dropped on Singapore island and the Kelantan airdrome and that there were no caaualtle* at the airdrome. Two waves of raiders came over, at an estimated height of 17,009 feet. There were six bombing plane* In the first wave and five In the second. Air raid siren* sounded again at about 10 a. m. and the alarm period continued for nearly an hour. The alarm had sounded for the first raid at 4:16 a. m and anti-air-craft gun* went Into action. It was announced that Japanese had been rounded up for Internment throughout Malaya and the Netherlands East Indie*.

tur high—A. R. Holthouse. Aceptance- W. Guy Brown. Presentation to Decatur Catholic high—Mr. Holthouse. Acceptance — Rev. Joseph J. Helmets. Btar Spangler Banner- Audience and band o- ' ■ Ezra Kaehr Herd Tops For Month The Esra Kaehr Ayshlre dairy herd topped the Adatna county dairy herd Improvement association this month with an average of 38 pounds of butterfat for each of the nine cows In the herd. This is a comparatively naw herd and Is In Its first testing year. This record la of special significance. Many of the older bvrds coming Into testing work usually find they must have two or three years ia order to set up a creditable testing record. The reason for this is that considerable culling I* usually necessary and the owner usually find* that he ha* considerable to learn about the feeding of properly balanced dairy ratiOb*. And especially must he learn the necessity of having and using a good posture program. Mr. Kaehr's ability to set up such a record reflects the fact that he had assembled hl* herd from cow* that have been In dairy herd improvement aaaociatlon work and he knew that they had the ability to produce. He attended many of the dairy extension meetings In the county and had learned the value of balanced rations and the need for a well planned pasture program.

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VICTORY ONLY GOAL-NELSON OP.M Chief Calin For AllOut Production In War Crtob Washington. Dec. I.—(VP)—De. sense chieftains said today that the only answer to Japan* sttack I* speedy conversion of the |70.M0.000,000 defense program Into a huge new "victory program" which will entail new aacrlflcea tor civilians and a possible seven-day. 140hour w*ek for all-armament Industries. hi the first official radio broadcast after war In the Paciac. OPM priorities director Donald M. Nelson declared that beginning Immediately the United Rtatea must have only one goal-"ml)ltary victory." Nelson, who also I* executive director of the supply priorities and allocation* board, spoke with full Whit* House spprovsl Nelson said the defense progrsin la a thing of the past sine* Jspsn ha* "double-erossed Uncle Bam" and that the nation now ha* been confronted with a physical assault Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson asked all officers and civilian employes of government procurement agencies to place munitions production on a full 24 hour basis as other defense official*. Including Nelaon. discussed at the OPM an appeal for a seven-day operation of all armament machine* and factories Defense official* declared that an Immediate speedup In the letting

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