Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1942 — Page 8

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Catholic High Schools Delay Action On Bid Postpone Definite Decision On Joining Public Association Logansport. Apr. 23 — tl'Pt Indiana'* < atholic high schools. debating whether to Join the Indiana high school athletic association.. Friday postponed a final vote on the issue until a few unanswered question* are referred to Commls-i slotter A L. Trester of the I H 8. A \ The Indiana Catholic high school. athletic i•'<><: t ion. headed by president Leo Crowe of Huntington, will meet with Trester at Indian-, a poll* nest month Question* that the Catholic as.so-j < lotion want answered hes ire Joining the 1.118 I A. Include Can Catholic school* continue to| schedule ba«k t hall games on Sun-1

V>» ll’ tl lir <•**.-*« I’M! I n «r*« * wnyfFt 'i » u y i i , w J CECRGE HARRIS | Dierkei St I ——-——J Tki, Mnblem of tourtwy sod m(, driving io awarded to one car owner nt iki, cemmianity each week day. MlVt CARtrULL Y - SAVE A DPI Hi Br»u Brewing Corp., Foe Vrynr, Ind SIN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 In Brilliant Technicolor! “CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS” James Cagney. Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall Alan Hale ALSO — Short* 9c-30c Inc. Ta*. —o Lrst Time Tonight—Gene Tierney "Shanghai Gesture" Victor Mature ALSO — Short* 9c3Cc Inc. Tax. I CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Cont. Sunday—All Seat* 10c to 4 “ROAD AGENT” Dick Foran. Andy Devine & “FIESTA”-ln Color Ann Ayar*. George Gtvot Evening* Sc 25c Inc. Ta* La*’ Time Tonight—2 Meaqmteers "Gauche* of Eldorado." ALSO — "Rider* of Death Valley” 9c-20c Inc Ta*. Are t ■ Wc 1 * Conservation in the fovndation of Victory! In having u* rapair your *n O e* so that you may help conserve our country'* valuable war sup pile*, you ar* helping t* win WE SALVAGE WASTE RUBBER FOR VICTORY! FORTNEY BRAUN FORT N E V Fortney Shoe t Repair.

day. when they draw the biggest crowdr ’ Can Catholic school* continue to ptay <>ut-<if cf.ce schools if they join the 1118 A A ’ Crowe -aid that the annual state Catholic tournament which would he Illegal under IIIS S A rule* could still be held a* an Invitational tournament, however. "In my opinion, all the Catholic school* will jom the I HSA A . Crow* said. .Membership was thrown open to all parochial, institutional and negro School* by the I USA A In an action of the board of control last winter. Final decision on the matter will bi- made by the Catholic association during the latter part of May lin another meeting to he held here, it was announc ed. ——— —o- — MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. I. Pct. (1 II Brcoklyn * :t 727 , New York 6 I tutu l> 3 Chicago 5 I .556 2 i Pittsburgh 6 *5 .545 2 Ist. Louis 5 5 .50<t 2>* ■ Cincinnati 4 5 444 3 i Boston I 7 .344 I ' Philadelphia 3 * 273 s>, AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L Pct G B : New York M 2 .'CHI ! Cleveland 7 3 .7®# 1 I Boston 6 4 .600 2 Detroit 7 5 .5*3 2 St. Loul* 5 7 .417 4 ' Washigton 4 7 .3*4 4>* Chicago 3 7 3tMi 5 | Philadelphia 3 S 273 5U YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League New York 3. Boston 1. Cincinnati S. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 2. Chuagcj 4. St Loui* 3. American League New York 8. Bouton 5. I»etroit 2. Chicago 1 Cleveland 2. St Louis 0. Ph Hark Iph is 7. Washington 2. — Michigan Peninsula Fires Under Control Lansing. .Mich Apr. 25 tl'Pt The Michigan conservation department reported today that four upper peninsula forest fires have been brought under control after having destroyed approximately 5.000 acres of timber The largest fire, covering nearly 3.000 acres in eastern .Marquette county, slowed down during the night and district conservation supervisor Ernest Libby said It would tie extinguished If the- wind remained calm He called new crew* to relieve men on duty since late Thursday without rest. *». ii —i

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i Giant Rookie ’ Wallops Homer To Beal Braves Rookie Outfielder Starring For Ott's New York Giants New York. April 25 tl'Pt- The New York Gbtnts have- found the > lad they've been looking for but 1 they may lose him as quickly as i ‘ they found him Ha's 21 -year-old 1 | Willard Marshall, a left-handed ' hitting outfielder with the sock of i. .i Georgia mul- in hi* bat .Marshall, whose name wasn't I even on the Giants' roster this i spring, was bought ccnditionally from Atlanta but after a few looks iat him this spring it didn't take i manager Mei Ott long to recommend that the deal be closed for *30.000. Marshall hit his third i homer of the s asou yesterday and single-handedly led the Giants nito ■ eeolid place in the Nati al l*-ugiie . with a 31 triumph over the Boston | Braves. With 14 runs oatted in in 10 games Marshall leads Ixjth league* in that all-important departm-nt. Ills hatting average is only 263 ' but he parks the kind of wallop that breaks up bail games. Half ■ of his 10 hits* have beii for extra i I ba*e« three homer* and two doubles. He's at his best In the , i clutches. But h w long the *oft-*pok< n lad ' from Richmond. Va., will be breaking up ball games for the Giants in in the laps of the god* of the draft. He's 21, single and eligible to be i called up for military service at any time. The Giants made only four hits y< st rilay off lam tltryt Tost. Dick Errickson and Jchnny Sain, but one of them Marshal!* homer with j Ott on base, broke up the ball game. Marshall also scored the i other run on a walk. Banning's i single and Sain's wild pitch. Cliff 1 Melton won his *e<ond game from I i the Brave*. i Big Frank H erst, who had at sore arm all spring, pitched the j Phillies to a 4-2 victory over Brook- ' lyn. snapping the Dodgers' five j game winning streak. Hoerat permilted only five hits. Ben War- i ren’s single in the eighth off Highe | broke a 2-2 d-adlock. Howard Pollet. Cardinal*’ sen-1 satii nal southpaw rimkle. made hie first start and didn't last the openIng Inning, the Cub* beating St ' Ixnti* 4-3 Rookie Johnny Scbmltx. ' with a little relief from Tot Press- . nell. muffled the Cards' hats. Citicin.-iii. showing surprising j hitting strength, walloped Pitt*- [ burgh !«-5 Ival Goodman had a j perfect day at bat. ”4 for 4" and ' Frank McCormick hit a homer with twe on and drove In five runs. The roof fell In on the Boston lied Sox just as they saw visions of kicking the daylights out of the mighty Yankee* Going into the ninth, the Red Sox had the Yanko beaten. 51. and Dick Newsomeseemed headed for his setond vic-■ tory over the world's champ* But Dickey singled and started a sevenrun rally, featured by Joe Gordon s : two-run homer. And the Yank* I triumphed, 8-5. Both Joe IMMaggio and Ted William* went hitlew Cleveland reeled off it* sixth straight victory. 2-0. as M»l Hard- ,

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er held the Brown* to four hit* Rookie Hockett and manager Boudreau drove in th- two Indian*’ run* A ninth inning homer by rookie outfielder. Bob Patrick, guv* De- ■ trolt a 2 1 victory over the White Sox The Tiger* made only four • hits off Edgar Smith but one of j them was a bonier by Rudy York ; The White Sox'a only run wa* Don ’ Kolb way * homer. Jo- Kuhel, Chicago first sacker, wa* badly spiked and had to retire. Phi) .Man hildun out pitched Bobo Newsom, giving the Athletic* a ' 7-2 victory over Washington. He yielded only four hit-, one ah mer by Estalella. Yesterday' shi-ro: Willard .Mar-' shall. Giants' rookie outlb-lder; whose third homer of the season gave New York its third straight win. —_ t> - — -■■ ■ Nothing "i or great. If not ' true. • |

i j j i ■ —; ; i » * • • • * » J ~ MacArthur I Jji| Week I EL-—~- ,; r g=SSS I igrjlg april 27 to mad I -- - -j- -■ *• .. | BaMKipHIS MAN NEED HBI2^L^ LP •• • GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR The man from Bataan is now in Australia. The man from Bataan, who has thrilled the world with his military genius, who has given new hope to America and the United Nations, can be only as strong, as successful in his drive toward Victory, as is the support of the people back home. He needs your help. Here are just a few ways in which you can give it to him: STAMPS! They will help kinds—rubber, metal, f* Save Dollars give General MacArthur the paper, tin, and turn them* _ o Ail planes, and tanks and guns for these are raw materitf lO Save MacArthur he and his men need to fight from which munitions of* 3l this war. are made today. Minute Man eanvaeaar* will visit your boon* MacArthur Weak. April „ * 27 to May 2. with a Defense Saving* ae.aaa * • • Bond pledge ear* RE READY FOR HIM. Yeur bonds will buy Ship*, — «-/M' s- make thugs last l buy only w hat* <M U.ITV OF vou. country. LONGER on the home front, NEED, for when you ho«» Be ready whan the Minute Man _ thus treeing critical ma- you are helping to frfl terials needed for the the shortages that make S?sy V w*h manufacture of fighting difficult for your countn th. nepaea weapon. implements, for the boys send supplies to that ■* under MacArthur. from Bataan. Sfe FIRST STATE BANK [^■Lm t j ggTABI’WHED 18S3 MEMBF-R F BiM

Reds Claim Million Germans Destroyed Soy 50,000 Weekly In Winter Campaign Kuibyshev. Russia. April 25. (UP)- Th<- communist party organ Pravda natlmatd today that the German* had lost 50.000 men a i we- k—or a total of 1.000.0*®- since tile Russian* began their winter campaign last Dec 6. Pravda said it* estimate did not | include Germans who frore to death. »r.d the number must be j cotisiiier&bia, because th* I.eltiLg mow haa bared tho’J«andc of corpse*. Intensified air activity wa. reported lb dispatches from the 'Crimea, where Ro*»lan anti-aircraft gunner* and airmen have shot

down 13 German plane* In 48 hour*. Russian artillery and Infantry were said to have Inflicted further heavy lo»*e» on the enemy. Gen. K. A. .Meretskovs armies on the northern front have advanced 45 mile* from their base through tore*!* and bogs and penetrated I one to two inflest into German defenses After a violent battle In the forest*, the Soviet force* kilted 600 G Htian*. destroyed 120 firing point* and raptured 130 mine thrower* and machine gun*, dispatches said. On the front, the Russian* KTlh-d 1 000 German* and took both prisoner* and booty in two day*' lighting, last midnight's communlque said. Twenty-five German planes were destroyed yesterday. It reported, and the Ruwtian* lost IL ■" —O-1 ll—— FOR SAIfE-To buyer with 1500 to *I,OOO down payment and steady job. one of nicest 5-room FHA bouse*. First come, first served Bob Heller. Phone 870. 3t

SOUTHERN COUNTY tCoatlDue‘l From Page 1> j town beard. Sector wardvai named In Geneva are Gilbert Buckey, Charles Rap- and Carl Bauserman. Those in the township*. Jacob Kaufman, french; Chester Bryan, Blue Creek; Calvin Dubach. Hartford; Otto Hofstetter. Wabash and Chester Haines. Jeffer»on These men were also present at the meeting. I. ■<> MacARTHUR WEEK (Continued From Page 1) Arthur week campaign The government hope* that everyone will pledge financial aid to hi* country willingly. Even a small amount, loaned regularly, represent* to the government full participation for a person who cannot save more. America * actual nerd is 10 percent of all Income in war bond* for the duration. Many, who are able, al-

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