Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1943 — Page 6

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Major League Season Opens This Afternoon ■ Washington Scene Os Early Opening Os Major Season Washington. April 20 (t'P) — Today is the day that hot doge and peanuts, soda pop and candy bans make a major comeback on the American sports acene. Yes- it's the opening of another baseball season. The curtain goes up on the 194.1 diamond campaign at 2 o'clock CWT. The place- the nation's capital. The opponents the Washington senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. A crowd of some 23.000 fans is expected to see war manpower

commissioner Paul .McNutt to-st out the first hall a job handled by President Roosevelt during the past few years. Hut the chief executive couldn’t chow up today he was too busy throwing curves at the Axis. The A'S and Senators are likely to see plenty of curves also. The veteran Dutch Leonard will start on te mound for Washington. And Dumar Harris will do the honors for Connie .Mack’s boys. Tomorow the 14 other major league clubs awing Into action. Meanwhile, it's "play ball" — in Washington. D C. Maria Jeritza Will Become U. S. Citizen ixw Angeles. April 20 — (UP)— Marie Jeritxa a Metropolitan opera soprano, has passed a naturliza LOANS ’ WOULD A LOAN OF 12- or more 4 “ help >ou* It so. don’t h—itat» to Irt us know. You art rour loan (juirkl> and total. ly on convenient trims W» Jo not queetlon >uur friends or reiatisw abvjt your credit. W. make loans in any of thw three ways. THI SUIT WAT: On .our |>«mrul I>M< No secuuiy leuurXJ x<* losi.i arc nsJr. unJrr prvfxr conJili- ni tv loth JU la. ns or mairicd ...jlrs THI SECOND WAT: On your this pbn ur suit you the )<M THI THUD WAT: On your furniture Mn v pc pk prsicr this jlsn Whin ■ asku.< ssi or lurniiurr loom. ** con udrr eksracter and income Isr more tkai. lU • •>-< <J the t>ivpsr:y LOCAL LOAN COMPANY IseersaratsS Owe *ekate Moes — TeSseM'S 2-S-7 OtCATIiS. INDIANA ■SSnMIUnNBSSSUMMMWBSMMMMi

XjmwwwZwZTiSm * n* A— -• — Last Time Tonight —- SPENCER TRACY KATHARINE HEPBURN "KEEPER OF THE FLAME" ALSO—Shortt *c-30c Inc. Tai WEI). & THURS. ANN WHILE MILVYN sFot BURNED! EMovt MmoOyl Uoab. jMMMi fMothern’ ArJULM y VL\«e*ia mnms aa«* X WWMMMI • AMLfY • —o o — FrL A Set - -CHtTNItCB. TM Fighting Over i I law" Philip Dora —o Coming Sun — “Something to Shout About" Don Amoehe. Janet Blair, Jack Ookie.

tian examination and will receive her final papers next mon'h. Jeritzu. a former Cz<-( hosiovakian citizen. is planning an opera season in Mexico City. . rt „ Two Holdouts Sign Baseball Contracts Crosetti, Lombardi Signed For Season (By United Press) Two more dubs have filled their rosters as far us holdouts are concerned. Veteran Infielder Frankie Crosetti has wired acceptance of terms for 194.1 to the New York Yankees Crosetti. the last member of the Yanks to come to erms. Ist under a 30-day suspension for a world series rules infraction and will not be eligible for playing until May 21st. Ernie "Schniizzle” tombardi. slugging Boston Braves holdout catcher. also has accepted a 1943 contract. Lombardi won the national league slugging crown last ve»r with a Robust average of J3O.

. year witn a rm™. f President Bob Quinn says he will t report to the club shortly. Reds Jolted « The pennant hopes of the Cin- - clnnatl Reds have received a double-barreled jolt. ' FTmt. Johnny Vander Meer, the ’ only hurler in major leagu* history 1 to pitch two consecutive no-hit I games, will be inducted into the 1 army, probably on may 8. And second, outfielder mike McCormick ' has taken a preliminary examination. which may signify his early induction. Cubs Drop Ceremony Chicago. April 20-(VP)-A time honored opening day baseball ceremony will he abandoned by the Chicago Cuts Wednesday when they play their inaugural game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cub management has pass- , ed up the opportunity of having the mayor or some other civic dignltorary throw the first ball. Manager Jimmie Wilson says •’We'll let the pitcher di it for once, just to be different." o ‘ Ex-Detroit Postmaster Says Charges Untrue Detroit. April 20 —(UP)— Max Stephan, the re-tauranteur convicted of aiding an escaped Nazi flier, charges that a fo'mer Detroit postmaster advised him to assist the flier The man he accuses is William Nagel, who has branded the charge as an untru'b. Stepan's accusations are made in a letter he wrote to supreme court justice Frank Murphy. Murphy pointed out that the matter should be brought to the attention of the trial court judge. This has been done, but no report of further ac- • ■■ — ".■■■

| CORT — Lett Time Tonight — ••JOURNEY INTO FEAR" Orton Welles. Dolores Del Rio & “MOONLIGHT IN HAVANA” j i Allan Jonea, Jane Fraiee “wed. & thursT* ! wH J| ET. 71 r I | ; liumi EMPIRE RICHARD DIX LEO CARRILLO , I Presto# FOSTER 1 ham DtM-Mu N® , ■ - <5-0 Fri. A Sat—Hopalong Cassidy, “Twilight On The Trail” > O O — I Coming Bur—"Hi Vo Chum" A "Lady Bodyguard."

Queer Origins For Baseball Nicknames Dodgers Were Once Called Bridegrooms N.w York. Apr 20.-(VP)- Every baseball team has a nickname. Fur instance, almost anybody in the nation can tell you that the Dodgem come from Brooklyn or the Yankees are New Yorkers. The nit knatnes are as well-known as the locale of the teams maybe even better. But the names haven't always been so easy to roll off your tongue. As a matter of (act. the origination of some of them makes you rtop and wond> r. Take the Codgers again. They get their name from the fact tl.at they once were knwon. and for n > good reason, as the Trolley lk>dg ers. Then, all of a sudden, six of the players became bridegrooms and so the Beloved Bums wer» Jtnown and billed as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. From there It went to Superbas. to Robliw and. thank goodness, back to Dodgers. The N-w York Giants originally were the Nations and. of all things. Cincinnati paraded under the nickname "Kelly's Killers." Back in 189 fl. the Pittsburgh Pirate perfirmed th- miraculous feat of winning only 23 games while losing 113. Ho it wm only natural that some Smoky City wit tied the name of Innocents on them. The Chicago Cubs once w- re known as the White Stockings. I And then again as Anson's Celts, in honor of Pop Anson, the manager. and a play written for him called ' The Runaway Colt." The checkered history of the Boston Braves han had them known as the Doves, Beaneaters. Red Caps and Be-s. Th- Phillies once were the Keystones and fir one year. 1942. the Phils. The world champ I ion St. "touis Cardinals haven't always sported that nickname There I was a tim- when they were known | as the Browns and then the Ma - roons. The New York Yankees original- | ly were the Highlanders because their park was sltuat-d on a high plot of ground The name was ( hanged, however, because It was hard t. fit into headlines. The Boston Red Sox once were the Plymouth Rocke, then the Puritans. and for awhile the Red Stockings The Cleveland Indians have b- en everything from Spider*. Exiles. Wanderers and Bines to the Molly Maguires and it’s a pretty good thing they didn't stop there or they might have l>een laughed out cf the league. The Chicago While Sox. Detroit Tigers. Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browne, hav- gone through the years with not alterations except In standings. And the Washington Senators still want to he called the Nationals but again the headline wrtt-.rs won't listen. Thinking it over it's a pretty g od thing the names have been changed. Just imagine going to a ball park to see the Bridegrooms play the Innocents. tlon has been made available Both Stephan's letter and Murphy’s reply have been made part of the official record of the case. W. say It again. "The boat way to break a bad habit Is to drop Marries Soldier . £ £ *«£* -» ■'**-<* ILORINO to Loa Vegas. Mor, Film Actress Undo Darasll. M. abovs. has b?en married to Technical Sergt PevertU Marley, formerly a top-ranking movie cameraman. R was Undo a first marriage. I Marteyo tMro, f/nvssts—sQ

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Kentucky Strikes Still In Progress Federal Conciliator I Seeking Settlement Harlan. Ky . Apr. 20-tVPI-Fed eral labor conciliator John AddSeks of Cincinnati Is meeting with United Mine Workers union leaders today to complete details of a strike settlement at the Clover Splint Co., coal mine at Clo.-plint. The meeting follow* announceby Addicks that he believes the strike has been settled. However, strikes still are In progress at the Comett-Lewls Mine* at touellen and at a High Splint mine at High Splint. Fuurteen-hundred men are involved In the walkout*, which began last Wednesday Th- miners struck in protest against what they described a* “Hlbustering tactics' i on the part of mine operatons In regard to wage arbitration Secretary Robert Hodg? of the t’MW'e district 19 organization 1

says that the m»n claim between 130.000 and 130.000 Is due them in the disputes at Clover Splint for working through their lunch hour j at company request. The mine companies protean no knowledge of why the men are 1 striking in the unsettled walkouts VOLUNTEER_DEFENSE (Coatlaood Truss Page I) classes. These men and all others interests dare urged to send in their names to the chief wardens or contact a member of that civilian defense agency. Meet Tonight Chief and tone wardens of the city are to meet tonight at I o'clock at the American Legion borne in an important session. o- ■ ■ —- Indiana Scrap Drive Quota Is 83,000 Tons Indianapolis. April 30 —(VP)—A quota of *3.000 tons is net for Indiana's farm scrap salvage drive which will be conducted from May 17 to 33- Executive secretary Frank Thompson of the state salvage committee also announces that individual county qqnotaa have been establiabed on the basis of the number of farms is each county instead of by population. ' ■ o Issue Warrants In Black Market Case Newark. N. J.. April *B-(UP>-Bench warrants have been Issued tor the arrest of three Amah. Neb. men indicted on charges of operating a nationwide black market ring The men—Jacob Cohn. Samuel Jacob* and Leo Wettenberg—tailed to appear ia federal court at Newark this morning tor a preliminary hearing. Ten other defendants—including Individuals and firms—pleaded innocent this morning with the understanding that they might withdraw the plea at a later date They are; Peter Golan, the Superb Puck-

ing company and the State Packing company, all of Chicago; Jacob Schmidt, the U. S Packing company. she Kansas City dressed beef company, and Sam a:>d Albert Simon. all of Kansas City. Kansas; Herbert Liebmann and the Liebman Packing company, both of Green Bay, Wl*. — o 10 Youthful Sea Scouts Drowned Patchogue. N. Y.. April 20-tVPI - The bodies of eight of 10 Sea Scout* drowned oft Sayville. Long Island, have been recovered. The youngsters—ranging In age from 15 to 17—were lost yesterday 1 when their training boat foundered only a few hour* after setting out on an Easter vacation cruise. Fred Mayer, the Scoutmaster, was the only one abosrd to be rescued. He said all the boy* wore life prMervers but may have died from exposure to the heavy sea. o Partition Suit Is Heard By Court Judge J. Fred Frucht* today

heard the partition suit of Charles Lange and others against Celia Smith and others. DeVoss and DeVoss law firm represented the plaintiff administrator. John B Lange, while G. Remy Bierly represented the defendant A decision la expected to be handed down by court after consideration. o ■ ——- New Castle Store Destroyed By Fire New Castle. Ind.. April W—(UP) —Fire departments of Muncie and Richmond are helping to check the spread of a fire which destroyed a three story building in downtown New Castle this morning. Adjoining property is threatened by the 1 blase, which has caused an eatlmated 1150 000 worth of damage but firemen expressed confidence that they would be able to bring the flames under control. The fire is believed to have started in the basement of a de- • partment store about dawn. O ' Term Ice Industry 1 'Needed' Activity Indianapolis. April 3*— (UP)— 1 The Ice industry now is consider- > ed a "locally needed" activity in - the Indianapolis area. Today's announcement by regional director William Spencer of the war manpower commission says that the order automatically includes operators and employes of Ice plants ia the Indianapolis job stabiliaa- - tion plan but does not affect the I draft status of workers Spencer adds that the ruling Is ■ made in the best interest of the l war effort as regards the preeer- • ration of food as well as the Indus- • trial use of Ire for purposes of pril mary importance to both the civi- • lien and military populations. —————————— I A total of rn.ni World War ■ veterans were receiving monthly ■ compensation paymeats as of Sep- - lumber I*3» Os these 343 141 r were for disabilities directly In>l eerred kt the service.

Four Men Convicted Os Election Fraud Suspended Sentences To Three Defendants Harlan. Ky.. Apr. 20 - (VP) - Three persons who pleaded guilty to fraud charges arising from last year's local option election in Harlan county are under suspended sentences of two years' imprisonment The trio upou whom tb<" sentences have been imp- sed are Bascom Huff. Reed Howard and Green Turner, al) of whom served as election officials during the voting in which the "wets" were credited with an overwhelming victory. A fonrth defendant among the 20 persons charged with election fraud to aid she wet side has been convicted and sentenced to serve two years in prison. He is Lee Osborne. whose trial was heard by a jury composed of Whitley county residents to prevent a mistrial. The case of Paul Ball, who Is beIng tri-d for the second time after a bung jury resulted in his first trial on fraud charges, is scheduled for dixp altfon today. Others involved in the election and scheduled to Iw tiled today at Harlan are John Howard and Fred Cooper. The "drys” were awarded the election after a series of legal actions. o 24 MORE AXIS (Continued Frol Faso 1) layed dispatch says that British assault parties took over the Kerkenna island off Sfax y sterday. The absence of reports on American force* has led to speculation that they may have been withdrawn from th-* present fighting areas to act as reserves In th i big push. An Allied spokesman says the Axis has lost 159 junkers carriers since April 5. Allied air successes sre giving the enemy a new case of jitters Radio Vichy reports that general Von Arnim — commander of thi German at my in the north—has sent pessimistic reports to Berlin on the African situation. Von Arnim. Vichy says, hss complained of dwindling fuel and munition supplies. And be wants more fighter planes and naval protection. Allied bomber* also carried the Alli.d aerial attack* to Sardinia and Sicily. Three merchantmen were hit in the harbor at Porto Torres. Sardinia. Numerou* i plane* were destroyed at an airdrome nearby. And extensive damage was don - to Sicilian airfields. AGRICULTURE BILL . i'. (CsaUaaed Free- Peas IV production, rather than through use of government subsidies or incentive payment*. in a smoky room on capftol hill today, leader* of the house ways and m.an* committee «rv meeting to break down the remaining barriers blocking the way to a tax agreement. Discouraged yesterday by rank-and-file opposition to a compromise plan, chairman Doughton said . "weve decided U> continue our i effort* for one mor day.'* . "We're hopeful." he declared, 'that men with the same objective can come to some reasonable agreement.'' - . Killed by Kangaroo inP* * y W cm _4i LiADiNO (XPONfNT of the "sM* bosnbtag** neCthAd of mjlal &ttMk 1 used su succMefulty In the Boutkwest Pacific, Maj. Kenneth D MeCuHar, r. above, of Courtland. Miss., was kUled Ironically by a baby kangaroo. The animal waa struck by the major's bomber aa It waa taking off from an airbaas r and the plane creaked, exploding F its bad at bomba. Major MoCul- ► tar was eredtted with staking ar damaging omto than N Jap warrite attacks. (latar—tiaMljL

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Announce Reduction In Phone Toll Rales , Agreement Reached On Lower Charges Indianapolis. April 20—Telephone user* of Indiana will Mve an estimated *175.000 annually as the rosuit of intra-state long distance toll rate* announced today. Chairman George Beamer of the state public service commission says that the lower charges agreed upon by official* of the Indiana Bell Telephone company and the commission wilt become effective on Msy 1. The revised toll schedule conlcldes with that set by the federal communications commission several months a'go. The new rate system provides for elimination of all report chargee on uncompleted long distance ealls. In addition, the rate on calls mere than three minutes in length is reduced from one-third to one fourth of the initial tbree-talnute rate. Further reductions are provided for Intm-atate rotes on private line tsfiepbone. telegraph and teletype circuits The exact details of the

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