Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1944 — Page 6

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Commies Drop 59-19 Decision To Fort Wayne Decatur Five Will End Regular Card On Huntington Floor The Decatur Commodore* proved nu match for a hot-shooting band of irteth of Fort Wayne Central Cattfoße Tuenday. the Commie* falling under a 59 ho 19 wore at the Fort Wayne team's gym Fort Wayne piled up a 15 to 3 lead In the first quarter. Decatur'* only point* coming on a field goal by Pal Ntlede and a free throw by Heimann A pair of field goal* by Dick Dried* were Decatur* only marker* in the second quarter, while the Irish added 13 pointe to hold a commanding 29 to 7 margin at the half-time intermission. The Commodores were limited to a staale free thr w during the third quarter, which ended with C. C. on top of a 46 to * score. Decatur tallied 11 point* in the final perlod, while the Irish added 13. Roberts, lengthy Irish center, was the scoring afar oT the game with 19 points on eight field goal* and three foul tosses The balance of Fcrt Wayne's points was well divided Dtek. Driede was the high scorer for the Commodore* with io points on three field goals and four foul tosses. The Commodore* garnered only Are field gcals, three by Dick Brtede and one each by Pat llrlede < V7IT!VTW^T R 7TT ia Y WELDON ZEHR "W? Thia emblem of courtesy and salt driving is awarded to a car owner sf thl* community every week. MNVI CAMFULL V - MVC A LISI Ksß-Bns Bnwisg Corp, FoM Vtras, ML

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday petroleum at Hartford. Friday Herne at Yellow Jackets I'ommodon* at Huntington Catholic. Monroe at Kirkland Pleasant Mills at Monmouth and Wemhoff The Commies will close their regular schedule Friday night, meeting IDinffngton Catholic at Huntington. Fort Wayne FG FT TP Krause, f 10 2 Danehy. f 3 I 1 Robert*, c S 3 19 Tourney g 2 0 4 Kartholl, g 12 4 Jehl, f 0 0 0 Plumb, f 12 4 Haughn. f 1 I 3 Nt -* . f 2 15 ' Hebb, g 11 u 0 Schneider, c 4 0 It Lemish, g 113 Totals 24 11 59 Decatur FG FT TP Wolpert. f 0 0 0 II Briede, f 3 4 10 Terveer, c •> •’ " Heimann, g 0 3 3 P. Driede. g I • 0 2 Hess, f " " • Wemhoff. f 113 Gillig. g 0 o 0 Ixrshe, g Oil Totals 5 9 19 Referee. MiKeniie. I'mpire. Yarnelle. Preliminary Fort Wayne 23, Decatur 15. o Richmond Scores First Season Win Beats Connersville For First Victory (By United Press! For the first Hine this season, the happy cry of victory echoes In the balls of Richmond high school The hapless Richmond basketball team Is responsible for the joyou* sound. The quintet won its first game ct the season last night with a 42 to 36 decision over Connersville. In another feature game. Terre Haute (lerstmeyer defeated Hull!van in an overtime contest. The score was 43 to 18. Hraxil topped Greencastle. 39 to 29. and Silver Creek whipped an out of state foe Lculsvlllo. Ky.. Manual. 41 to 21. Other scores last night: laiwrence Central 49, Fortville 32 State (Terre Haute! 53. Terre Haute Wiley 49 West Terre Haute Valley 24.

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Geneva Cardinals 1 Defeat Hartford County Champs Close Season With Victory The county champion*, the Geneva Cardinals, closed their season , Tuesday night with a44to 33 victory over the Hartford Gorillas at • the Geneva gym. . Geneva held al3to 4 lead at the l first quarter, increased this margin to 29 to 10 at the half and was * still ahead by 19 points. 39 to 20. I at the end of the third period. It was the 17th victory of the > season for the Cardinals as against 1 three defeat* The game was or--1 iglnally scheduled far Friday night, 1 but was changed to last night. 1 Schlagenhauf led the winners with I 19 points and L. Dubach was high 1 for the losers with 13 point*. 1 Geneva FG FT TP Mo«-r, f 10 2 Miter, f 2 5 9 ll.de. c 1 0 2 1 Schlagenhauf, g 75 19 ’ Neurnschwander. g. 5 1 11 1 Schmitt, f 0 0 0 1 Habegger. c 0 0 0 1 Van Emon, g Oil Totals IB 12 44 Hartford FG FT TP Steiner, f 0 • 0 L. Dubach, f 4 3 13 W. Dubach, c 113 Kistler, « 2 3 7 Moser, g 3 4 10 Teeter, f 0 0 0 Riggin, g 0 0 0 Zerkel, g 0 0 0, Totals 10 13 33 Referee, Collyer. Umpire, McSwane. Preliminary Geneva 32. Hartford 19. Tickets Available At Door Tonight For Piston Game Officiate of the Decatur Lion* club announced today that, despite a heavy advance sate, there will be tickets available at the door tonight for Decautr'd outstanding basketball attraction of (he season. ; the exhibition game between the Fort Wayne Zollner Pisons and the ' Dayton Bomber*, of Dayton. O. In the preliminary game at 7:30 1 o'clock, the McMillen team of thl* city will meet the strong Westing- ' housa team from Lima. O. 1 Nate Memenger, prominent pro official, will referee the PistonsBombers game. INTENSIVE RED CROSS ) - (Continued From Pass 1! — IS an I--— basis. Attending the meeting were Her- ' man Ruuck, chairman of Preble township; Frank R. Braun. Washington township chairman; Mr*. Drusilla Hartman. Monroe chairman; E. M Webb. Berne chairman. H. H. High, chairman of the blood donor division from Kirkland town- ’ ship, also attended Clarence Ziner, county chairman for the drive, toid of plana being mad- for a rally meeting on March 2 which will open the drive in the county. A nationally known Red CroM nurse will be here to relate her experiences oversea* and to officially open the drive. Walter J. Krick. Decatur chairman, is erganixing the city tor a house to bouse canvass and territories will be assigned workers on a block and half-block batds, so that the work can be done quickly. : Reports of Red Cross activities in the local chapter were made by

Miss Anole Wlnnes. secretary; Mrs Florence Bowers, production chairman; Mrs. James Kocher, knitting chairman and Mns. Ed Bauer, tewing project chairman Roacpe G lend ent ng. treasurer, and Arthur R. Holtbouse. publicity director, also spoke on plana for the war fund drive and urged personal solicitation of every person In the county aa a meana of meeting the quota. urges Recreation. I (Continued From Page I) him as an equal. The three stole under 'he direction of the tough boy. who furnlshod leadership and made crime seem attractive. Much us this could be avoided with proper recreational facilities which would give each of these types of children an opportunity to express themselves. He urged the founding of an establishment in Decatur for the ontertainnwat of young people, which would furnish wholesome and regutefdd fun. .

Riley 13. Winamac U. West Lafayette FT. Unton H. Marco 8# Alvin, 111 . U. Went Lebanon If (overtime). Shipshewana I?. Concord 48 Frankton M. Windfall 81.

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Greal Lakes Trims DePauw, 54 To 35 Valparaiso Beaten By DePaul Quintet By United Pre«» Two teams from llHnote emerged triumpant in meetings .with Hooaier college 'earn* laat night. The Great I-ake* sailors trimmed Depavw. 54 to 35. For the second straight night, it was curly Armstrong who led Great laikea to victory. Armstrong tallied 19 points, most of them in the first half, as Lakes took a 25 «> 14 lead. However, Depauw stayed within striking distance until the final five minutes. Then, a bunch of unperior Great Lakes reserve* increased the .wore to the final tally. The Sallom' win wa* their 2l«t in a row. iMeanwhile, V’atparalto wa* taking a revenge drubbing in Chicago at the hands of Delteul. Vnlpo previously knocked the Demon* from the undefeated Itet. The DePaul team showed it waa out for blood from the mart, and ran up a 59 to 39 *eore. Jack Dean of the Demon* won high scoring honor* with 20 point*. Valpo'* John Jantech gained 12 and Boh Diile wa* good for 10. In another college game, FrankIn ended he aeaacn with « victory over Freeman Field. The Freeman team I* Frranklln * only victim of the year — the Collegian* topped ucoi twice. But in the second meeting last night. Franklin had to ral-

Public Sale ' The undersigned will sell at public auction 2', miles east and 2 miles north of Berne. Ind.. U mile west o» Sprint; Hill church, on Thursday, Feb. 24,1944 Beginning at 11:M R. M. 10—HEAD OF CATTLE—IO Guernsey cow. 4 yearn old will be fresh In March; red and white cow. 4 yearn old. ealf by side; black cow. R years old. pasture bred, on flow of milk; Holstein heifer U be fresh soon; twc steer*, weigh Ing from 400-700 lbs.; four bulls comini; yearlings. 2S—HEAD OF HOGS—2S Duroc sow with 8 good pigs bj side, pure bred; twc black sows, bred: one belt sow. bred; eleven feeding hogs weighing about 175 pounds; nine weaning pigs HAV ANO STRAW About t ton of good timothy hay in the mow; about 5 ton of loose straw in the mow. IMPLEMENTS New Idea manure spreader. good condition; New Ideal GianL. truck Mt. mower; International 14“ tractor plow; John Deere »»s corn planter, like new; John Deere riding breaking plow; Interna tlonil tractor diac; Kentucky 10-hoc grain drill, good condition; crow foot land roller; 8-fork hay tedder; 2-eectlon spike tooth harrow; single row corn cultivator; 2 walking breaking plows; double shovel plow; corn eutter on wheels; farm wagon with grain bed; Daln hay loader MISCELLANEOUS Kelley Duplex feed grinder; Fairbanks platform scab (new);. I new John Deere, corn Shetler; Simplex brooded stove; bog feeder; i bog trough iron battle; tank heater; cross cut saw; cistern pump; ' bum saw. schoop shovels, log chains; Vega cream separator with electric motor, almost new; 20 one-gal crocks, square ’able and eteirs; stand; feather tick; and many articles too numerous to men tig*. TER Md—CASH Mrs. Vance Mattax, Owner Jed Lleehty. Ancttewaur. * | 18. W Baumgartner, Clerk

ly to gain the 49 to 45 triumph. With four minute* to go, the score wa* tied. 45 to 45. JAPAN REFUSES ' (Coatlneed From Pag* » proceedings. Fenator Warren Austin. Republican of Vermont, said today we could have occupied ’he Mar*luil islands six month* ago If national service had been law. Austin — sponsor of the labordraft measure—made hl* declaration after president William Greet of the AFL testified In opposition to the hill belore the senate mill•ary affair* committee. Green said that later draft would be an admlaaion that we are wrong on the basic Issue* of the war and that the enemy Is right. He said such a law would place unrestricted power in bureaucratic hand*. ■" O' — Gas Black Market Costly T o Autoists Washington. Feb. IB — (UP 1 — Car owners are getting about 25 percent lets gasoline because of the black marke*. Price administrator Bowles reports that some 2500.000 gallons a day are lost because of Illegal operation*. Bowlea warn* that the coming Invasion of Western Europe will take huge quantities of gasoline. Bo if there Is any cutting to be done—lt will lie don; on the hame iron.. o Our Fat Resource* Back Our Forces!

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Chandler Is Placed In Limited Service Yankee Star Hurler Takes Physical Exam Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 16 (I Pt Spud Chandler of the New York Yankees ha* been accepted tor limited service in the armed forces. Chandler took his final induction physical examination at Fort Macpherson in Atlanta and w.-w place! on the limited service list because of an old arm injury. But here'* the irenieal twist. The arm which put him in limited service is the same right arm which hurled the Yankees to 21 victories last teason. Heads Sandiota Wichita. Kan.. Feb. IB.—(VP> George Bixler has been nane-d head of the sandhi national baseball congress for the seventh straight year. Sisler will give up hte duties as head scout ior the Brooklyn Dodgers during the monthslcf July and AugUM. That’s the time that the national congress holds its district, state ami national tournaments. No D e ferment Columbus. D. Feb 16 (I'Pl— Paul Brown, football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, has made it pretty plain that he wants to go into the armed forces. Brown was reclassified "1-A" a short time ago and Immediately requested college officials not to auk a deferment. Angott In I'A Pittsburgh. Pa.. Feb. IB.—(UP) --Sammy Angott, who hold* the national boxing association lightweight crown, has been put in i-A. Angott will reptrt for hl* induction examination on February 29. Bean Jack Wins Cleveland. Feb. 16.—(I'Pl-Beau Jack, the Georgia boy who battled hl* way to the top of the lightweight division, took a hard-earned decision from Maxie Berger last night. From the opening bell It wan a tcush, scrap, with the Beau using everything he had to cop the decision. The former boot black had his opponent down for a count of two In the seventh but the bell saved Berger from a knockout.

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p _ ;;;6ox ARE YOU 40% UNDER-INSURED? A survey revealed that a great many property ownerg are as much as 40% under-insured. Make sure you have enough Fire Insurance to meet present needs. We’ll gladly check tip for you. The i Suttles-Edwards Co. I Agents Decatur, Ind. Niblick Stars Bldg mm 'lag Tbs Jhaa saf . Smmy Campisycf Hssdoad. Came s llllllillllll

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Hutson Candidate For Lieutenant Governor Indianapolis, Fe'». IB—(UP) —Indiana labor (-cmintesioner Thomas Hutson I* the second person to announce hte candidacy for Jieutenant goveror on the Democratic ticket. The commissioner, whom* home Is

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’ REAL ESTATE AIM “The Jack Dailey Farm' WELL IMPROVED 154 ACRE FARM LOCATION:—I > 4 mile North«a*t of Decatur. Indiana | Friday, February 25 1:30 P. M. on Premise*. DESCRIPTION: Good Six Room House b**emen’ W «« 1 W*ter piped *o the barn. HIP ROOF BAHN 40xi< »3th Stanchion* and Concrete Floor*. Br<>«>d<-: Hn ■■ THE® a INGS are on GOOD CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS »nd m 41 REPAIR. Electricity In all building*. 110 Acres undei cultivation, balance good timi*. drained and fenced. FINE COMBINATION STO' K andGßAiv Ideally located, only m miles from Decatur. Inu «na "ts » Beil Town*. Good Market*. Schools and Churcbe and a prosperous agricultural community . - -i TERMS: 15", day of sale, balance March 1. when U--4 ™ don will be given. Jesse D. Daily, On ' J. F. Sanmann—Auctioneer. | Rale conduced by Midwest Realty Auction Co Decatur, Indiana.

Use Your Telephone Wisely During these days . line rationing the telephone » being used more frequent M*' rf calk arc being placed and t* often U ties-up” the line pre' ent ' ing important calls from getting through. Please remember i limit your calls to no longer tn five minutes. It’s a courtesv' owe your neighbor subset who may be trying to P |j,(t> emergency call.

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