Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1943 — Page 6

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Pleasant Mills Is Winner Saturday Rockford, 0., Team Is Defeated, 27-22 The Ptoaennt Mills Spartans regfaltered a 27 to 22 victory over Rockford. 0.. Saturday night at the Pleasant Milla gyin. The Spartan.* held a 12 to 9 margin at the half. The Pleasant Milla scoring was well divided. Jon** leading with eight point*. Huffman waa out aiandlng for the Ruckeye quintet with 16 point*. Pleasant Mills FG ET TP Painter, f 2 o t Rapp, f 2 0 4 Jone*, c 4 0 S j Frey, g 3 3 6 1 Workinge: g 1 2 4; WlUtdmson. g Oil Totals 12 3 27 Rockford (O.) FG ET TP Fog. f 0 2 2 Huffman, f 6 4 16 j Fryainger. c 0 0# Hrulesa. g 0 0 0 j Rolienba* her. K 113' Bu«H. g 0 1 11 Totals 7 9 22 Preliminary Pleasant Milla 23. Ruckword 14. o H. 8 BASKETBALL Fort Wayne Central 60. Whiting 34. Fort Wayne North Side 49. Michi- • gan City 23. Greenfield 45. Elwood 33. Indianapolis Washingt. n 37. Crawfordsville 32. Gary Emerson 39. East Chicago Rooeevelt 37. Gary Wallace 49. Valparaiso 29. Indianapolis Howe 40. Indianapolis Shortridge 29 Allen Co. Tourney Elmhurst 35. New Haven 30. Hoagland 40, Huntertown 29 Elmhurst 39. Hoagland 32 (final). Kosciusko Co. Tourney Pierceton 23, North Webster 17. Warsaw 39. Etna Green 27. Plerctoon 30. Warsaw 25 (final). College Basketball Indiana 71. lowa 55 Ohio State 34. Purdue 32. Western Michigan 56. Chicago 40. Kentucky 60. Notre Dame 55. St. Josephs 447 Chicago Teachers 22. Manchester 54. Indiana Central 44 Earlham 42. Taylor 36 Toledo 56. Findlay 38. Great Ijikes 63. Creighton 55. DePaul 45. Michigan 37. Halt State 45. Sutler 43. o Salvage Tin From Sewer* New Orleans (VP) — Several • hundred pounds of tin In the form Os discarded toothpaste tube* have been recovered from the sewer* of New Orleans. The salvage was accomplished during routine cleaning. according to John Morrill.

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Wednesday C m mod ores at Kirkland. Pleasant Mills at Huntington Catholic. Koil at Hartford. Friday Pleasant Mills at Yellow Jacket* Bluffton at Berne. Monroe at Geneva Hartford at Lancaster. Saturday Monroe v* J- fferaon at Berne. assistant superintendent of the sewerage and water board. The tubes were turned over to the civilian defense salvage committee. Standing W L Pct I Monroe 12 2 .957 Hartford ... 9 4 <i'»2 I Berne ....... 6 M .500 Pleasant .Mills .. 6 7 472 Yellow Jacket* 5 8 .395 Jefferson 3 6 .333 Geneva 3 7 .300 Monmouth 3 7 .300 Kirkland 3 9 .250 Commodores .. 2 lo .167 000— Eight game* are acheduled for Adam* county basketball team* thia week, with a possible ninth game to be added. Three game* are carded Wednesday night, four Friday and one Saturday. —oOo— The Decatur Commodore* will swing Into action Wednesday night, meeting the Kirkland Kangaroo* at Kirkland. It will he the second meeting of the season for these quintets, the Commodores winning an early *eason tilt. 36 to 26. The Commie* may possibly «ee action In another game this week, as they have a postponed game with Monmouth yet to be played. - 000 - The Decatur Yellow Jackets have only one game carded. playing on their home floor Friday night, with the Pleasant Mills Spartans as the opposition. The la*, time these teams met, the Spartans defeated the Jacket* in the final game of the 1942 necttonal tournament. —oOo—Two other game* on Wednesday night’* schedule are: Pleasant Mill* at Huntington Catholic, and Roll at Hartford. The halanc* of the Friday night schedule: Bluffton at Berne. Monroe at Geneva I and Hartford at Ijmcaster. In the tone game Saturday night, the I Monroe Bearkatg will meet the Jefferson Warrior* at the Berne gym Monro* gamed revenge for the county tourney In the feature of la*t week * game*. Th* Bearkatz defeated the Hartford Gorilla*, who had copped the county honor* the previou* week by upsetting Monroe in the final tilt. O' 11 Trade la a Good Towr. - rv-esrn-

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Indiana Ties For i Loop Leadership Hoosiers Have Chance To Take Lead Tonight 1I By United Press The Indiana basketbail team ha* an opportunity to become undisputed leader In the Big Ten title race. If the Hoosiers can down an underdog lowa quintet tonight, they will have five victories and no defeats on th« record Imoks to match against four-and-none for Illinois. They swamped lowa last Saturday gy the decisive margin of 71-t055. The mini arc not booked for tonight. They captured the conference championship last year, and are a serious threat to Indiana hopes this season. Other games scheduled In the Big Ten Include Northwestern at Minnesota. Ohio State at Purdue and Chicago at Great latke*. Ohio State and Purdue have 1 identical standings, two won, two lost. But the Boilermaker* will be seeking revenge for a 34-'o-32 I ‘-dging by Ohio State last Saturi day. Minnesota hopes to take advantage of home-court condition* I to boost Itself over the 500 mark But Northwestern, with the same record behind It. might make that difficult. Chicago I* expected to follow up Its 56-to-4<) defeat by Western Michigan last Saturday with another lost to Great latke* I tonight Youth Is Sporting New Tractor Outfit Floyd Mcßride, ]o-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ik-Bride. known in tlimi community as the little fel- i low with the "’little tractor," I* sporting a new vehicle. Floyd, who for months has been making weekly "V for victory” trips to the junk dealer* with a load of scrap, towed | by hi* ingenious home-made tractor. now has a larger and better-1 looking outfit. The new tractor, like to'- o.d. »aa 1 constructed by his father. Instead of a washing machine motor, this one boast* a one and one-half horse | power Delco motor, ha* three speeds with a "top” of seven miles I per hour. Gas rationing doesn't worry the young driver, because the vehicle burn* either gasoline or kerosene and geta plenty of mile* to a gallon It is three feet h‘gh and three , and one-half feet lotrg and weighs , 400 pounds. o— Decatur Athlete Is Honored At Earlham 'Hubert E Zerkel, Jr., son of Mr. I and Mrs. Hubert E Zerkel, <O7 j Monroe Street, was recently elected to membership in the Varsity Club. Earlham college men * organization for vanity aibletee. Mr. Zerkel. who is a senior at Earlham this year, won hi* letter last fall in fooshall. He is a member of this year* basketball team which ba* won five or six game* thus far in the season, and also a member of lonian, oldest men’s organization on the campus. His selection to, the precedent committee for the. year ha* given him some of the res-; ponsibliliy in orienting freshman students into college activities. Mr. 1 Zerkel ba* enlisted In the navy reserve corps for deck and engineering officier’s training and will remain on inactive duty until called to service. o High School Fill* Oruer Portland. Ore. (VP)--Member* of Benson high school’s wood working class were surprised but undaunted the other day at a hurry-up order by the Red Cros* for 1.100 cribbage board* to be included in packages to American | soldier* oversea* In just 34fc days.

U. S. Rangers Get Ready to Slam Axis Troops c i' O 7 T.wRPbIl dp* J Aria troop* had better take refresher emr*M In th* art of retreat, for If they run ama* the U. A RaageH they’ll be ia for a whale of a battle. Th* two soldier* baaging on* another around i» th* mud at Camp Fonwt, ar* practieiag a«an of the agbttng tricka taa«ht them at th* Second Army Ranger SehaeL Theee tactic* make them th* toughe*t fighting mea in th* world. Incidentally, th* man oe th* bottom tai - thi* photo taraed th* toUe* •* hi* opponent a m*—at after this pactare *•* *r*pg*d.

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First Lady of Theatre in Film ■ jBl ijßFrt 5® 5 Makeup is applied to the lip* of Katharine Cornell, first lady of, the American theatre, just before she mad'’ her movie debut in New York City. Director Frank Borzage, cameraman Harry Wild, and th* camera crew look on as »he pre ared to play hqyseif in "Stage Door Canteen," a picture based on the well-known servicemen’s center.

18 boys of tho department finished: the board*. 130,WH> drilled hole* and all. o Prominent Huntington Manufacturer Is Dead Huntington. Ind.. Jan. 25—(VP) •President J. W. Caswell of the ! Caswell-Runyan company died at Huntington this morning. Hi* death at the age of 75 occurred exactly a month after the death of hi* bu*lI lie** partner. Winfred Runvan. The i firm headed by Caswell ManufacI ture* cedar chest*. Sai'or* Take *l2-Mine-orive’ Newport, R. I. — <VP» — The iTwelve-Mlle-Drive, one of the sight* of America in the gay '9o*. st ill interests recruit sailors who come here fr m all party of the country. I’SO ha* conducted Twelve-Mile-Drive parties, and shown some of j the great mansion* of other day*, but gasoline rationing has cut Into this form of entertainment. Now I SO Is considering a return to the carryalls and buggies which were typical of Vlctcrian Newport. o Save Metal at Gun Range* Panama City. Fla. (VP) — The i Army Air Force* Flexible Gunnery! school at Tyndall Field carries on , a never-ending salvage campaign. Each week, more i hall 2^00,*00 pounds of ammunition -2.146.20*. to be exact -are fired on Its 53 range*. Os these, about 150.000 are shotgun shell*. The metal portion; of these shotgun shell* a* well a*! ' the metal jacket* of the machine gun bullet* I* recovered and rei turned to the manufacturer for i use again. I' o . Gas Station Become* Home ' Toledo. O. (VP) — House* are scarce, but vacant filling station* are becoming plentiful. Mr. and Mr*. Georg* A. Weber aolved their bousing problem by redecorating the office of one and moving in. The "lubritorfum" is now the* workshop for Web>r*t drapery and I slip cover business. Eddy Donate* Accordien lx>« Angele*. Cal. —(t’P>—Nel<«on Eddy, aingor and movie atar, donated hi* p*t alligator-*ized ac ' cordion to the Vnited Htatea Mar- ■ j ine* in a drive to secure musical 1 instruments for the srmed sarricae.'

Former Decatur Man To Be Given Parole Paul Bailer Soon To Gain Freedom Paul Baller, tormerly of thia city, will soon gain his freedom from the Michigan City prison — after serving almost 17 year* of a life term- according to reports received here by relative*. Baller, now 42. was 26 year* of age when he waa meted out a life sentence In Allen circuit court at Fort Wayne after Imiiig convicted of raping a Fort Wayne girl, under 13 years of age. Relative* here have been informed that Baller will be paroled sometime this week after appearing personally before the parole board recently. Hl* release will terminate a lengthy fight for freedom began about a decade ago. Hubert R. McClenahan. local attorney, represented Baller In several of hl* attempt* to gain his freedom, once in Michigan City j and several times in Fort Wayne. He I* a son of Mr. and Mrs Ram Bailer of thi* city. He resided in Fort Wayne, however, at the time of his arrest and conviction, in September, 1*26. ■■ 0 111 U. S. Minister To Canada Dies Sunday Wshfngton. Jan. 25 — (VP) — The death of the VnitM Htatea ; minister to Canada. Jay Plerrepont Moffat, k* described by secretary of state Hull a* “a tragic toaa.” Moffatt died yesterday in Ottawa in hl* 47th year He was a son-in-law of Joseph Grew, former Ambassador to Tokyo. He had held diplomatic post* in the Hague. Warsaw, Bern. Tokyo and Istanbul before going to Ottawa.. Thr*« Arrcata in a Y*ar Kent. O. (VP) — While Edwin "Biggie" Brown wa* free for a year under bond for a second-de-gree murder charge, he waa arrested three time*, once for carrying concealed weapon* and twice 1 for Illegal possession of whisky.

Allied Armies Are Outnumbered By Axis Expansion Os U. S. Army Is Necessary Baltimore. Jan. 25.— (VP) In-deraei-retary of war Pattersen says that the Ail* has 569 diviaion* under arm* considerably more than we and our British and Russian Allie*. Patteraon made the revelation last night In an addreae before the sixth general assembly of the council of state government*. He criticized those who think the Am- rlcan army I* too big Palters, n declared these person* overlook two factors. He said: "The first of these i* that it is as essential to obtain superiority over our enemies In the number of soldiers a* It i« in training and in the nuraber and quality of weapOM. ••The second pclnt that also is often overlooked is that wo are training men in 1943 to fight in 1944 . . . our men must be well trained before they are sent oversea*. and thait take* time -: REPORTSHINTAT (Continued From wage 1) ! eae are not Involved In the Atlantic. The decision* also are expected to decide the tenor of the coming military operation*. The German* act a* though they’re afraid the Allie* are planning to attack through Norway The Nazis are said to be forcing Norwegians to evacuate northern coastal towns and are sending large troop reinforcements to the north. In addition, the Germans are reported lo have killed IS of • heir own people- Including »ev era! army officers- for cooperating with the Allies. The impression, from underground repor’s, is that Nazi morale in Norway Is deteriorating Many German soldiers are said to have deserted. Apparently the Nazis also are afraid of some Allied stroke through »outhern France. Forty thousand person* are reported to | have been arrested in the harbor area of Marseilles, the French Mediterranean port, and thrown into concentration camp* AMERICANS ON • Coatiseed y«— rage 1) lale in the Shortlands But the Japs came back with an attack on the important American hate of Santo Espiritu Island In She New Hebrides Friday night. And Saturday night they bombed our Guadalcanal posit ions The communique make* no mention of American lessee. In Burma, the continuing attacks of the British against Jap installations and bases may be a prelude to an assault on Akyab Today's New Delhi communique reports an RAF raid on a Jap airdrom at Sbtrtbo, 40 miles northwest of Mandalay Sunday night. Other raids were made on enemyocculped village* on Akyab island. Gangaw on the Myutha river and on small craft along the Arakan coast. o Meat, Milk Sales To Sanitarium Probed Indianapolis. Jan. 25.—(VP) —A Marton county grand jury today is beginning an Investigation Into the Mie cf meat and milk to the Bunnyside sanitarium Prosecutor Sherwood Blue says that a report will be made to the jury on alleged disclosures last week that m«at waa sold to the institution at excessive price* and that milk was "watered." Kuhn's market of Indianapolis is I* h F WAR BONDS ★ » One of Um bmm eeeeattal article* of equipment for our soldier* la hi* canteen In equatorial countries and in other warm clime* they ar* particularly important to the welfare of our ftghung men. The eaaleea, now being largely manufactured of plastic*, cost* about 43 eeato. The canvas cover . . . about 41 eeato *e 34 cents la all Your ot Wftf er Peepin’ * Beads, w»U buy many as or in Africa where they are badly needed. Buy War Bead* every pay* a a a ® t ten st te® (rs income . . . through a Payrail Bnvtag* ptoa. ®.f, r ****■>> d«p*,mwm

Right in ’Der Fuehrer’s Face’l J I Putting a finishing touch to one of his hex-the-Axi« novelti*,« « caturist Henry Major. The unique looking ash-tray* make it for the possessor to *nuff out 3 cigarette or strike a match on uTS of Hitler and Co, Psychiatrist* tay such noveltie* are uwf iT i relieving pent up emotion*. In that caae, there should be quite * , when everyone get* around to th* real fuehrer, ’

under federal injuj.’tlon to cease m»at deliveries to Sunnyside at price* exceeding OPA ceiling*. And state board of health official* plan to meet today with representatives of Golden Guernsey Farm*, incorporated. The dairy firm will be asked to show cauue why It should not be cited for the sale of allegedly "watered” milk to the InatUutkn. o — European Refugees Reach Philadelphia Philadelphia. Jan. 25 — (IT)— One hundred and eighty-eight European refugees. Including 36 children. arrived in the United State* today when the Portuguese chip Serpa Pinto docked in Philadelphia Among the paaenger* were 43 Americans and 35 stateless persons who were citizen* of Nazi-domin-ated countrjo*. The vessel, which sailed from Lisbon under an agree-

PUBLIC SALE As I have decided to quit farmins I will sell at Puhi..- A actin 1 miles north and % mile west of Hoagland. Ind., un the li iEism nd SATURDAY, January 30, 1943 Commencing at 10 A. M. HORSES Black mare. 12 yrs. old. weight 1700 a gaod Black Mare, smooth mouth, weight 1300, good worker »—HEAD OF CATTLE—• Guernsey cow 4 yr. old with calf by side: Holstein bettor toi freshen with first calf in 8 .weeks: Durham cow 4 yr. old due lu .'-tsk by sale day; Guernsey cow & yr old was fresh in Sept ; Rm osiy old due March 30th; Guernsey 4 yr. old due April 20th. !L»u HeH due with first calf June 18th; Guernsey cow 5 yr. old due JuatM This is a good lot of cows, milking good flow. SHEER—7 Good young breeding Ewee; One yearllns »uck TRACTOR—IMPLEMENTS A MISCELLANEOUS 1837 model Silver King Tractor in good condition: Oliver If” ’•*> plows; Brown-Manley Tractor Disc used 3 seasons; John Deere cyM A posh bar type loader, like new: New Idea side deliv. y rale. 1 new; Giant Deering Mower with tongue truck: Good 7 foot binder »v tractor hjtch; Mc-Deering one row cultivator, like ne» <«wd ® manure spreader; Good Bradley corn planter; Scotch Clipper Jim J. Deere 13" walking plows; 25 • 5H ft. steel fence po«t> Sprint* harrow; 6 section bar roller; Mc-Deering band corn shelhr Stare I burr mill; American 10 disc grain drill; Turnbull 3fc" «tlf 4 wagon; Good grain bed and rack combined; Drop tongue »a<oe« grain bed; Double set breeching harness, 110 foot hay rope; M grapple hay fork; Harpoon fork; Shovel plows; Drill pres* for elec motor; Good lard press; No. 12 sausage grinder, Miteras 14 ft. hay rack; Victor Piano, and a large lot of household fartsa and articles too numerous to mention THRMS—CASH CHRIST HECKLER. Roy 8. Johnson. Auctioneer Christ Bohnke. Auctioneer Lunch by Ladles of Marks Lutheran Church PUBLIC SALE Due to ill health I am quitting fanning and will sell at public ***• on the Old Hoblett Farm 2 miles south of Willshire. Ohio <>n Rm * 48 then H ml*e West. WEDNESDAY, January 27, 1943 Comment leg at 10:30 A. M. HORSES—Bay Mare 7 yr. old. weight ISM; Roan ma • *samouth, weight ISM. A splendid work team in good cond: t;*»n 14—HEAD OF CATTLE—I 4 . u Guernsey cow 7, due to freshen Jan 28th; Brown Jersey '■* Feb. 14th; Jersey eow 8, due Feb. 28th; Roan cow 5. du-- I-’’ Ayreshire cow I. due March 14th; Red cow 8. due in Jun* ‘■'‘"’T cow 4. pasture bred: Jersey heifer due with first call in Mr ‘ : coming yearling heifers. HOGS-1 Spotted Poland sow and 1 Hampshire sow due 1 Spotted Poland Gilt duo in March; IS feeder bog* 80 to 1» Poland China Boa: Hogs are ail double Immuned . j POULTRY-lto White Leghorn laying pallets; 50 White »* laying pullets. FEED—Some Oats and some hay. TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENTS rJ. Deere Model “A” Tractor on steel wheels, used 3 _ur 14" tractor plows; Tractor Diac; Oliver 14" tractor plo»* Nisco manure spreader; Wagon A IS ft. rack aad grain bed wheel wagon; IS disc fertiliser grain drill; 13 disc grain dn< - corn planter, Oliver two row cultivator; 2 single row spring tooth harrow; two spike tooth harrows; Dain b*y mower; bar roller; shovel plows and cultivators: Old corn P“* galloa feed eooher hottie; Butchering hottie; Lard pres* ••• - grinder snd other butcher tools, buttery fence charger G«od sot breeching huraouu. collars. Milk cart oa rubber, two whedj*; with stock rack; Bus saw will eagiao attached; email to*- 1 x " des too numerous to mention Also sosne Household Good* SALE INSIDE IF WEATHER IS BAD Wm. WORKINGER, Owstr Roy A Johnson Auetieaeor Clrreace Oelssler -Clerk Hot Lunch will be served

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ment by the Ix-lligeren!. moltwted during the voyzg, o Decatur Man Fined For Intoxication Walter J. Bockm*. peace, this morning impowfH of *1 and costa, totalling fag on Hule-rt R McCienaha*. d | city, when the latter «-nt»t«4*| of guilty to a charge of pwke taxication. He was arrested Saturday a in an alley, west of .XecaMiti near Monroe, by officer Roj( cote of the city police P-<m John L. DeVos* represet’M •tale at the arraignment. —— -o Brides Learn to CMh New London, Conn iCFI Brides of service men »re to t erous here that the V3O tIW opened cooking cla»»e» tor tl