Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1943 — Page 6

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Adams County Teams Compete In Tournament Pleasant Mills And Berne Meet Toniqht In Tourney Opener Adams county * 1" high *■ hoo! basketball teams will seek set ' Uon | al honor* in the annual t. moment, opening at 7 o'< !<>< k tonight a - the ' Decatur Junior -senior high hoo] gymnasia tn. The It- me Bears and Pica-ant Mills Spartans will open the «<-<• | tional, the fourth annual held in. this city, tangling in the opening I contest at 7 o'clock tonight. In the Hecond game on this evening's card. th« Monmouth Eagles* and Monroe Rearkatx will play for the i right to meet the winner of the I Berne-Pleasant Mill* clash F iday night at H o'clock. The Decatur sectional has an additional s>s»ion this year !><-■ ause of the entry of the Decatur Com-1 modorca. playing for the first time ! this year in a sectional. The extra session will he held Friday aft-moon. with two games on the schedule. The Kirkland Kangaroos and Jefferson Warriors will meet In the first game- at 2 o’clock, followed by the Geneva Cardinals and Decatur Yellow Jackets, The Commodores will make their first sectional appearance at 7 o'clock Friday night, meeting the county champions, the Hartford Gorillas In the second Friday night tilt, th" winners of t. night's clashes will meet at 8 o'clock. Friday afternoon winners will meet In the first semi-final at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the Friday night winners tangling an hour later. The < hamplonship encounter will he played at 8 o'clock Saturday night, with the winner to

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<• rnpote in the Huntington regional Saturday. Match 6. Officials for the tournament will be Everett Goahorn and Arthur Lloyd. Season tickets, with th- -ale closing at 5 o’cioi k this evening, are priced at fl 40. Single session admission will !»•- l !| cents The tournament schedule follow Thursday Might • lam, 17 p to I<> v . Pleasant MIU«. Game 2 s p. m Monm nth v* Mmi roe. Friday Afternoon Game 3 2 p m Kirkland v«. Jesse. son. Game 4 3 p in Genoa vs lncatur Yellow Jacket,. Friday Night Game 5 7 p. in Hartford vs. I teca tu r (‘omtnodof < » Game 6 * p. in. Winner game 1 vs w inner game 2. Sati rday Afternoon flame 7 1:39 p. in Winner game 3 vs w.nner gam< 4 Game M 2 3n p. m. — Winner I garni .7 ' winner garni- 'l. Saturday Night Gaine !» s p, in Winner game J 7 ve winner game 8 o Wabash College Wins Conference Crown Defeats DePauw To Take Loop Title By I'nited Press Wabash college's Little Giants today claim their first Indiana < >1 lege conference championship since 193.7 Then 11 v to-3.7 victory over DePauw last night clinched the crown f<>. the Little Giants, whose sea-on record In loop competition is an impressive 10 wins and only one lo»* A 4<>-t039 setback i>y Earlham i* the only conference reversal charged against the title holders. Against all opposition thi* season. Wabash has chalked up 1.7 successes In 2<> assignments. The Little Giant* have won 14 consecutive game* and boast IS -traight wins on their home floor. Indiana State's Sycamores, wh» paced the conferonce only a week ago, now at.- In fifth place a* the result of their Jfi-t034 upset by lowly Bal! State last night. The reshuffled standings show Manchester in the nmnerup spot with 12 wins and three defeat*. followed by Valparaiso in third place a i Indiana Central in fourth position Hoosier conference team* had a bad night Wednesday. Earlham lost to Defiance of Ohio, 56 to 52. I Western Michigan downed ManI Chester. 67 to 4* St. Joseph's scuttled the Peru naval air ba*,five. 49 to 30.' Blit the DePauw naval quintet sank Central Normal. 62 to St. With the conference title decided. Interest centers on the state “allege individual scoring race.

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Few Minor Leagues Operate This Year Many Leaqucs Fold Up Because Os War Bj I'nited Pre** \ coupl" of yea-- ago mino; leagm baseball wa* a far-flung -ystern of enterprise* embracing ~v, i 40 league., in every stat, in tin Vnlon. Bit today, only nine league# remain. and the number Is certain to be further decreased before springtime roll* around. The , von* for curtailment are wellknown transportation and manpower for to- most part. I„i»: y a 31 leagues were in ojnra:-o:i Thi.* represented a dei cast from the y,ar before but no' by much. A few league* fell by the wayside during the 1942 -e.iso'i Most w. re aide to stick it out until the < nd. Now howev, r. the war I* taking it* toll Twenty two league* about 1 lit team* in all have folded Tin- highest mortality rate i* tn the lower classification*. Only two tii-- Db- igtle* .he Bony ami ie ’.6 ;mI t-it ..ii -have been able to hat.g on The cla-* <’ leagues all a e w .ped out. Os the clans B cltcuil only the Piedmont and the Interstate remain. The class A eastern league still is on Its feet. Yesterday, the Texas league, an VI loop disbanded. That left the Southern Association alone In the Al category. The three double-A leagues the International, the Arne: lean Association, and the Pacific Coast plan to continue operation*. In the first world war. the International league was the only minor circuit to finish the 191* *ea*m. I- is pn.bably better off than any of the other* thi* time, too. But with mote than two-thirds of the minor* g>ne already, the outlook for the rest i-n't bright. And opening day may see the major* left alone in the professional baseball world. o .. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Great latkes 56. Marquette 37. Wabash 3M. D*-Pauw 35. Defiance 56. Earlham 52. Ball State 38, Indiana State 34. St. Joseph's 49. Peru Kabul Air Stati n 30 Western Michigan 67. Mancheater 48. ALLIES POUND t'nntlnuM Fr.nn ’**• l» tion centers from Tunis to X'aple*. Several enemy plane* were set afire at Tunis and eight other* were shot down in air battle*. Six Allied plane* were lo«t in all operations. OUSTER SOUGHT • Coßtinuad From raw* l> form of the skfpa-year feature of the plan, and detailed a suh-com-mliiee to work out a compromise. The eulM-ommittee has been debating beh nd closed door* al! week, and will continue its sessions today —— - — 15 Clipper Injured Are Out Os Danqer Lisbon. Feb. 25.—(VP>—The 15 persons who survived the Yankee Clipp r crash in Portugal last Monday are reported out of danger. However, an attending doctor says the New York radio and night club singer. Jane Froman. may be crippled permanently due to a badly broken right leg. The tail of the giant plane was raised tawt night from the Tagus river. Inside were found two more bodhs— one. that of third officer Andrew Freeland of New York City, the ether unidentified. i CHINESE SEEK • Conttoued From Peg* D daily Munda has been bombed twice thia week by American planes. Accordnig to a delayed dispatch from the south Pacific by I'nited Press correspondent George Jones, the opinion is growing among pilots that the Japs cannot be bombed out of Munda. Jones pre diet* that eventually there may be an Allied invasion of New Georgia : island. He-says naval leader* believe that both Munda and Rabsal on New Britain, mast be occupied Free-scoring Frank Jean oi Hanover I* expected to take over the nffenstve lead from Ted Bean of Valparaiso tonight when Hsnoveappears at Camp Atterbury Jeaa Is only one point behind Bean The Valpe star will have a ekaaea to regain top honors on Saturday. But Jana has one more game to play neat week la another game tonlgh> Gentral Normal win Invade rvsasvdla

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■ by Allied troop* before th,- fence, we started to build by our <• inquest will be safe. — . — Albert Atz Funeral Held This Afternoon Funeral service* were held a: Kendallville thi* afternoon for Alihert Ltr. *2. who died Tuesday !■ >m a heart ailment. He wan born n Adam* county. April 26. 1860, the son of Mr. and Mr* John Atx. natives of Switzerland. He went to DeKalb county when six years old and made his home with an uncle. John Marti. He wa* a member of St. John'* Lutheran church at Kendallville and the service* were conducted from there with burial In Lakeview cemetery. The widow and two songs, Juliu* of Goshen and Ralph of Kendallville, survive. —. . 0 Benefit Payments In January Are Listed Eligible claimants living in Adam* county received 4.799 in unemployment compensation during January. compared with 4493 in December. and 43.507 in January. 1942. Dwight K Sadgebury. Fort Wayne are claim* manager of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said today. The January statewide total of 436.7.136.50 was a 29 percent increase over December, but was only one-fourth of the 41.352.967 oO paid in January. 1942. Payment* for the month of January. w.-re distributed within the county a* follows: 41*1 Io rural resident*; 4-346 to Decatur and 472 to Berne residents. $4,500,000 Needed To Meet State Bond Quota Indianapolis, Feb. 25 — Indiana need* neary 44.506.000 in war bond sab-* during the last eight days of the month to reach February'* quota of 414.900.000 on the basis of report* made by I«>2 units in the state. Wray E. Fleming, state administrator of the war savings a .iff. reported today. The report* showed total sale* of 110.456.M0.60 in series E war bond* through last •Saturday Sales through the 20th represent 70 percent of quota and the first 20 day* are 71 percent of the month Meat Bootleqqinq Uncovered In State Indianapolis, Feb. 25 - - Widespread bootlegging of meat in indana ha* been uncovered liy rhe Indianapolis office ot price administration and the machinery ha.t been set in motion to forcibly stop the practice. 0 MARKETS AT A ULANCE New York stocks strong in active trading. Bonds higher. Cotton future* ea»l4r. Grains at Chicago: wheat closed to % cent higher, and corn was unchanged. Chicago livestbek: Hogs wqak, cattle steady to strong, and sheep steady. Minipoo The Sensational New Quick SHAMPOO DOES NOT DESTROY WAVE. SI.OO B. J. SMITH DRUG CO. I- - /-HI LOANS _yy I!,1J I If you have a Job, you can borrow 110 to from ua. 1. No endorsers or eo-makerx required. Prompt aervice. 2. You can get a loan to buy the things you need or for any worthy purpuae. 3. Consolidate your debts—have only one place to pay. let ua explain how you can get cash quickly attd privately and you are not obligated if you do not take a loan. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY, INC. •M.* rw SStee-Ow **•*» Stan IM* a«*e sei e*«*« M-r mcavmk mmsaA u-».*e» ye*,, gyrttaMam, I——J

Finish Construction Os Huge Building Last Concrete Is Poured Into Forms Chicago. F. b. 27 H’Pl Thlast <• nicrcti- was pound Into fotm* this morning to < iiiiph-tc construction of the main building of one of the largest industrial plant* in the world The plan’ is the iiodge aircraft engine wmkin Chicago. Company officials say new method* used In handling concrete not only saved time, but also cut steel tued* In half. Enough of the vital metal wa* saved to build 14 destroyers or 600 General Sherman tank*. The huge building one of 16 unit* in the new war plant layout wa* finished in eight month*.

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T<* < tnphnsixe the Immensity of the hug> "iiiture, officials offer th,,*e comparison*. They swy the entire Foid Willow Run plant could be placed inside it. with sufficient | Burr rpa<-e remaining to at-ejunmo-date 2u b.i-ehall dlumoud*. Oper- ' allot of the plant will requite 1 < iiough utilities t > service a city I tit, “Ize e! Terre Holte. Indiana. and the armontt of concrete used J would pave n highway bew •••!! Net* York and Philadelphia ’ 1 All modern facllitle* will be pr >■ ’ v.ded f>: »•!>>■> tty, • !:i, hiding 2'! : cafetetia-. 11 To Relax Rationing Rules When Possible Washington, F-b. 25, tl'Pt I Prit e administrator Prentiss Brown I says rationing rules will be relax- • id wherever possible. I The GPA official *ay« war is going to be tcugh enough on civilian.! > without any unnecessary burden*, t Indicative of the new policy i* the . release restrictions on tire recapp-

• Ing and the gasoline rationing amendment. The gasoline measure allow* motoiisis who have “B” I. :

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