Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1943 — Page 6

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New Years Tourneys Feature Prep Card Apderson, Muncie Are Feature Meets • ■■ ■ ■ ■ —I tßy United Preset Two Hosier high school basketball team* now rated she beat in Uu state will risk their standings In New Year* day tournament games. One of three favorite* — New Caatfe—ia entered in the Anderson bi* four tournament. Kokomo and Loffnnsport also are participating But the experts favor New Castle and Rive Anderson an utccidcbance to win. The other favorite, the unbeaten defending state champions of Fort Wayne Central, appear to be the quintet that should watz through the four-way holiday meet at Muncie. The Central lathe will enter fresh from handing a 57 to 35 lick Ing to Muncie Centra). And Marion and Elw.od have been so unimpressive this season that Fort Wayne should easily be winner. Another of th* tourney* is at Gary, where Frankfort and Lebanon are given the best chance to ite finalists. Also competing are two Cary teams fl orate Mann and iHF ormore * Your Note FOR OTNfR PfRSONAI StCURITJ, I W« will mak» a 125 loan Just a* I suiek *> W» will a larger one. Your I dgnstur'. and inrocne ara the- rhirl atcurit/ roqultenwnU. A waall part of rour Inrotn* «arh Mania will ret»r a loan. Special Urnw ara available to fam»i> or other pvrwna with seasonal Income. Loan* privately mad- up to ISOO umsllz on same d»r you apply. Let *« tell you more about it—no obliga- | LOCAL LOAN COMPANY tsseceer dr* lOwr Srtafsr Stere — Teleaheoe l-M < oiCATua. imoiaha J SBSEyfflSUii

Public Sale j wtll sell at public auction th* following household goods and miscellaneous articles, located 2 mile. south. 1 mile west ot Preble, or 2 mile south. I mile east of .Magley. or I mile north of Kirkland high school, on i Monday, Jan. 3, 1944 Tims: 12:30 P. M. HOUSEHOLD GOODS ANO MISCELLANEOUS Royal Chief heating stove: Simons wood heating gtove: oil heater: Radio, 4 tables; 6 dining room chairs: Dining room table; Buffet; ti odd chal:s; 8 rochlng chairs; 2 leather davenports; library table;' home-mad** desk; stand: wash stand; pedestals; hall tree; 2 folding ehairs; 1 metal bed and springs; 4 wood beds and springs; 2 dressers; oommode, wash bowl; 2 table lamps; dishes; cookin? gtensilc several crocks; >'Xl2‘ Agmliirter rug: 2 porch swings; 5‘ step ladder; 14 lad dor; severs! small tools: 10 gallon S.A.K 30 motor oil. 2 cross cut saws; oil drum, pair rubber boots, good lawn mower; garden tools; lard press, sausage grinder; many other small articles too numerous to mention Buildings one building; one S'xS* building. Doth in good condition TERMS—CASH. G. A. STRAUB, Owner Auctioneer Lester W. “Bud" Human In case of bad weather sale will be held inside. PUBLIC S ALE As we are retiring from the farm the undersigned will sell at public auction, located 8 mile east of Berne to state line then 3'a mile south. or 8 mile east then flrut house north of Geneva, or 3 miles south 1 Alla west of Chattanooga on state line on what is known as the J. H Woodward farm, on • Thursday, Jan. 6 Time: 12:09 Noon 4—HORflEh— * Sorrel Gelding, < yeat old. weight I<M; Black Gelding. 8 years old. weight 1780. Sorrel Gelding 2 years old; Bay Mare, smooth mouth, weight l«00. good worker 4—-CATTLE— *■ Red cow. t yr. old. giving good flow of milk, bred; Guernsey cow, 8 years old. giving good flow of milk, bred; White cow. 3 year old. giving good flow of milk, bred; Red cow. 3 years old. giving good flew of milk bred POULTRY—IO« bead of Triple A leghorn hens. 1 year old. HAY ANO DRAIN—4O JOO bill shock of corn in the field; 5 ton aaoro or less of timothy iay FARM IMPLEMENTS Two Wagons. 1 with boo; lon a side horse diac; 14" bottom sulky plow; walking plow; 2 section wood sptko tooth harrow; corn planter. Oliver com cultivator; Deering mower; self dump hay rake; Dafoe hay loader, single shovel plow; double shovel plow. som« good hay rope, gasoline engine pump jack; double set of breeching ha meat »nwh*aol of harneoa. collars, pads, bridles. DeLaval cream separator. Ukr. aew; JN rod hog fence medium else butcher kettle; 2 oil drama. I.gitO B of iron; new ham user and sledge handles many otbei farm artieses too numerous to mention 80Mt HOUSEHOLD GOOOg r - TERWS—CASH No article, to be removed from premises until settled for Mrs. Cecelia Fetters, Owner

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Saturday Blind tourney at Bluffton (Decal tur Yellow Jackets, Berne, Bluffton 1 and Hartford City). , I Emmerson. At Hammond. Thort n FractionJal of Calumet. 111, is the throat to !be stopped Other entrants are ; Hammond High, Hammond T-« h 1 ’ and South Bend Central. 1 Other holiday tournaments: Bluffton. Berne. Decatur and ' [ Hartford City play at Bluffton, i Flora. Monticello. Delphi and I R saville play al Delphi. Lawrenceburg, Aurora. Batesville and Greensburg play at Lawrence burg. Peru. Winamac. Rochester an I I Camden play at Rochester. ' Fori Branch. Prim ton. Patoka ' and Owensville play at Fort II Branch. Huntington. Wabash. Columbia r City and North Manchester play at Huntington 1 J <» t ' MAPLE ; MUSING i Central Scya League MAR won three from Traffic: Elevator win two from Solvent; i Expeller won two from Office No I 2; laboratory won two from Feed Mill; Office No. 1 won two from ! Better Halves. High series: Men — Merriman ' IM. Snyder 191. Bu< k 191. Women -Young IM. Standings W I. 'MAR » >5 Elevatcr I l ' I Office No. 1 27 21 I Truffle 26 22 I Expeller 25 23 I Laboratory 23 25 1 Offlci- No 2 22 26 Better Halve* 21 27 F- M-d Mill 19 29 II Solvent I s 201 : fl — i Scotland I* about the same size W a* South Carolina.

City League Teams i Play Exhibitions Resume League Play Here On Thursday ; Two City industrial league teams broke even in a pair of exhibition - gamto at the Kirkland gym Thurst day night. Central Soya defeated the Kirk- ’ land Whippets. -13 to 37, and the Kirkland Independents defeated Kraft Cheese, 35 to 27. Next week s league games at ( the Lincoln gym will be played Thursday night. January 6, instead of on Monday night. Thursday’s schedul : Central Soya vs. Kraft I Cheese; M< Millen vw. G. E. Club. The first half will be completed I Monday night. January 10, with the following games: McMillen vs. Kraft Cheese; Central Soya vs. G. E. Club. Last nights box scores: I Central Brya FC. FT TP Myers, f 4 19 i Baumgartner, f 2 2 6 I Snyder, c 2 2 6 B Workinger. g 2 2 6 i C. Workinger. g 1'24 I Hegerfeid. f 10 2 Emenhels- r. g COO Smithy. g 5 0 10 Totals 17 9 43 Kirkland FG FT TP Roth, f 10 2 It Arnold, f 2 15 V. Arnold, c 4 7 15 Zimmerman, g 3 17 . Adi- I. - 2 0 4 i Mower, r 102 P. Arnold, a 0 2 2 —* — — Totals 13 11 37 ■ Referee, Adler. 1 i Kirkland FG FT TP i S. Aytold. f 5 2 12 Henschen, f 3 o 6 Adler. < 2 « 4 Yager, g 4 0 8 Cable, g 2 15 . Engle, c 0 0 0 I —> — —• Totals 16 3 35 Kraft Cheese FG FT TP Frey, f 113 ! Bailey, f 0 0 0 Hershey, c 2 0 4 Williamson, g 4 19 Sapp, g 5 111 Sprunger. f 0 0 0 Total* 12 3 27 Referee. Roth. o— — McMillen Team At Fort Wayne Monday The McMillen team of this city ' will meet the Fort Wayne Eagles at North Side gym in Fort Wayne Monday night at 7:30 o'clock This game will be a preliminary to the Zxdlner Pistone-Oahkosh league tilt. The Eagles are teputed 'o l»e the ' best semi-pro team In Fort Wayne, having lost only one game, and that hy a single point. The Earlee lineup include* such stars a* Jim SWWWWWWWMRNWWI i H WE HAVE PLENTY OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER available. ! LET I S RECAPP ; ! YOUR TIRES NOW. J Workmanship Guaranteed. ' 43 hour service. BMIB I r S, SB -i 1 I ' 1 ■... B | . ■ ■ I n Tire Recapping Service. 704 Monroe St. Phone* 391 and 939 Decatur

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New Albany Trims Bedford, 29 To 17 Three Major Games On Schedule Tonight B> United Pres* A higher ranking among Hoosier prep basketball teams Is predicted for New Albany after its decisive trimming o.' Bedford. Bedford I* the fifth ranking team in the United Press sport* poll. But New Albany didn’t bother to think abouf rating* last night—they upset Bedford. 29 to 17. New Albany’s victory make*' them a serious contender for the southern Indiana conference crown. | In northern Indiana conference' play. Elkhart hit the victory trail again hy defeating Laporte. 43 to 26 The Laporte loss drops that team from lb«- tie for leadership In the league's eastern division. ba»ke*ball schedule carries three major game* of regular play—lndlanapoli* Tech at Rushville. Michigan City al Gosh en and Chicago Hyde Park at Whiting Abo, there are a couple of holiday tournament* today. At Crown Glass. Carl Hall. Bandelier. Mum*by and Rk-handa

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Point, a two-day meeting begin*. It will match Hammond Catholic Central. Gary Wirt, Merrillville. Lowell, Hobart. Crown Point. Griffith and East Gary. And in Gary's memorial stadium. Gary Roosevelt. Jackson township. Card Edison and Michigan City St. Mary * are the competitors. ■ O'--* Well-Known Indiana Sportsman Is Dead William Skinner Is Taken By Death Indianapolis. Dec. 31.—(UP)—A well known Indiana sportsman and businessman. William Skinner. Is dead. 1 The former foe (ball player and president of the Skinner Radio company died this morning in the Methodist hospital after a brief illness. Skinner, who was 46‘yearn old. played semi-professional foot bail throughout Indiana and Ohio for many years. He had item a memIter ot the Mapleton and Marion dub team* and last splayed on Gabby's Hammond A. C. team. The Hammond team was included in a circuit which later became the national professional football league. Hit two brothers—the late Frank 1 and Lewis Skinner —a bo were

Charley Keller In Maritime Service Yankee Outfielder Reports Next Month Washington. D e. 31. — (l’P» — King Kong Charley Keller of the New York Yankees is in the maritime service. The star outfielder was coinmisaloned an tnsign yesterday and reports for duty next month. Tennis Winner Chestnut Hill. Mass.. Dec. 31.— (UP) Shirley Fry of Akron, <).. wears the girls' national indoor tennis crown. She wen the title from defending champion Lillian l.op iux of City Island. N. Y. The seventeen-year-old Ohio girl was In her stride throughout the match and ran out the final sei In straight games Miss Fry had been seeded number one In the tournament and .Mi-.rs Ixipaus was steded second. Stephens In 1-A Long Beach. Calif., Dec. 31. — (VP) Vern Stephens of the St. L tils Browns has been reclassified LA by his draft board and will report for induction Monday. Stephens led American league batters for most of ’last eeason while playing shortstop He was called tip once last summer and reclassified 4-F. An examination showed the tendons in hkr knee had failed to heal pr perly alter an injury. Brooklyn Trade Brooklyn. Dec. 31.— (UP) — The Brooklyn Dodgers have traded Johnny Barkley to the St. Paul Saints of the American Association. Shortstop Barkley goes to the St Paul club n exchange for pitcher Clay Smith. Canadiens Win Montreal. Dec. 31.—(UP) - The Montreal Canadiens ran roughshod members cf the team. Skinner was a veteran of the first world war and a member of the Broad Ripple and Bruce Robinson American Legion post*. CORT “Happy A Victorious New Year" SUN. MON. TUES. Cont. Sunday—All Seats 10c to 4 2 BRAND NEW HITS’ a Ji IfluAnL ~ jy v . <w ■ vvwv 4* M* AB*—VlT * 1 IrwlesM 1 VVIwW U IVvASJw V (-■ , ■<. ,—«... -.81 ~ — ~ • riot of -J.' y convexly th* town vkinfiinl ill / / /, W T mode o mombor- H 1/ Jv. th* hard way I — Cecil Kellaway. Helen Walker, Mabel Paige. James Brown —ADDED THRILLER—TH» LIVINO DM DI h tasoMl Turban Bey. Evelyn Ankers. David Bruce. Robt. Armstrong Evenings SoASe Im. Tas —o T onight & Saturday Continuous Sat. from 2 P. M. GENE AUTRY “IN OLD MONTEREY” With Smiley Burnette ALSO—"AdventurM *♦ Flying Cadets’* SalSe Ina. Tas

over the Detroit Red Wings in a national hotkey league game last nigiii. Th«y won 8 to 3. 0 Hillsgrove Building Is Destroyed By Fire Union Chy. Ind . Dec. 31 —(UP) — The Genera! store building of Dale Roulzoug at nearby Hillsgrove has been destroyed by fire. T’te loss l» cetlmated at $6,000. 'ihe Union City fire department saved an adjoining residence with water front wells, but the crew did not arrive <roon enough to save the store. The building was used a* a afore until about two iiiorrth-s ago. Since then It has been used for siorage. oIndianapolis Youth Wounded By Mother Indianapolis. Dec. 31 — (VP) — Seven-yea cold Donald Grove* accl-1 dentally was shot by hi* mother this morning when she pointed a revolver at him at they played In

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their home. The youngster I* shot above t| right eye. Hospital attendants tu his condition is aerious. Ti mother. Mrs. John Grove*, becati unconactou* after notifying husband and police of the acclde| Chicago Negro Paper Names 'Honor Roll' Chicago. Dec. 31 — (UP) - Elea J Roosevelt, v!ce-T>revident WaliJ and Wendell Willkie ar<’ arniJ those on the 1943 honor roll ufj Chicago negro weekly newspaper The "Chicago Defender” t choaen more than a score of ni and women-'both white and ne( for inclusion on ita honor roll 1 the year. They were chosen ' their efforts lo combat prejudice Mr*. Roosevelt is on the list cause of her etand in asking negro presentation at the pel conference. The paper bonora W la:e for championing the right* the common man. WilTlie was « h en for wliat Is referred to as ” consistent and frank advocacy the -ight* of all minorliku.”