Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1944 — Page 6

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Pistons Beat Dayton Team In Fine Tilt 2,000 Fans Crowd Decatur Gymnasium : To See Exhibition Two thousand person* packed into tht Decatur Yellow Jacket gymraslum Wednesday night witnpgsed what probably was the fin•wt exhibition of basketball ever stated in this city, as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistuns edited out tf-fifi to 43 victory over the Dayton IkMubern of Dayton, O the clever ball handling and splendid teamwork of the Pistoue. National league leaders, thrilled the big crowd time after time, although the sharpshooting if Tiditch. Dayton forward, was the offefitfve feature of the tilt. The Ho nbers gave the Pistons a tough battle all the way, a pair of iMt-minute baskets by Bush and Reiser while cutting under faat providing the, league leaders with their margin of triumph. The Pistons held a scant onelead. 14 to 13. at the first quarter but Increased this margin to seven points. 29 to 22. at the half-time | CORTI — Las’ Time Tonight—"THE HEAT'C ON" Mat West Victor Moore Al£o —"Masked Marvel ' 9c25c Inc Tas FRL & SAT. BILL ELLIOTT “DEATH VALLEY MAN HI NT’ A Three Stooges Comedy tun Mon. Tuas — "So's Your Unci**' A '‘Rockies in Surma."

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday petroleum at Hartford. Friday Berne at Yellow Jackets Commodore* nt Huntington Catholic. Monroe at Kirkland i Pleasant Mills at Monmouth intermiMion. The Fort Wayne quintet maintained this seven-point lead | | throughout the fiist quarter, which! ' ended with Dayton trailing at 34 ; | to 27 The Bombers came back with til rush in the final quarter and had the score tied three times at 37-37, 39-39 and 41-41. Bush then cut under fast to collect two points and Heiser foil wed with another basket to put the game on ice for the Pistons. Tldrlck paced the scorers for both teams with lit points on seven field goals and five free throws. Towery. Pistons center, led the Fort Wayne pros with 12 pclnts. McMillen Wins The .McMillen team of this city overcame a five-point. 19 to H deficit at half time, to defeat Westinghouse of Lima. I) , in a well played preliminary tilt, 49 to 43. Crist and D Schnepf led McMillen with Di and 13 points, respectively. Bollinger was outstanding for the Buckeye quintet with Di points. Box sc; res: Pistons FG FT TP Bln h, f I 1 3 Bush, f ... 3 2 8 Towery, c 5 2 12 , McDermott, g 3 3 9 I Jeannette, g 3 0 61 Hamilton, f 1 S 2 Keiser, g 2 16 Totals 1| | 45 Dayton FG FT TP Tidriik. f 7 I I't Drummond, f 5 2 12 Mil- id. c 2 I I Geisler, g 113' Scholz, g I<*2 Colhorn. g 10 2 Totals 17 9 43 Referee, Messenger. McMillen FG FT TP DS< hnepf, f 5 3 131 Crist, f 8 0 16] K. Schnepf, c 3 1 71 IkM-hneit. g 11 31 BolleUbacher, g 1 11 2 J Si hnepf, f it 0 0 Way. c • • 0 Hoehainmer. g 4 0 9 Totals 22 5 49 Lima FG FT TP B lllnger, f 7 S MI Corwin, f 2 0 4 Musser, c.. ... 2 4 1 Rentz, g . >3 17 Collar, g 2 1 5 Tuttle, g . 11 fil Totals 17 9 43 Referee, Kieinknight. I’mpire, Everhart. NINE INDIANA FIRMS ...... (Continued From Pawn 1) prohibits the market from dealing in rationed foods and meat* for the period Kenneth Hand, an Angola slaughterer, is suspended for six months, with the last three probationary. And two Franovltz markets at Indianapolis are prebibited from dealing in rationed products for: three week*

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New Castle Wallops Greenfield Quintet — Will Meet Anderson Five Fiiday Night By Cnited Pr»ws The powerful New Castle high

hool basketball team has increased ltd victory list to 17. The Trojans scored almost at will last ' night while defeating Greenfield, 53 to 34. For New Cae’le, the game was a sort of warm-up affair for an important contest tomorrow night with knderson The game also was the Trojans ninth win in a row since losing to Kokomo in a holida - meet i Undefeated Converge continued i another good record. The classy • Bordermen drubbed Jackson townI ship of Hitward county, 57 to 23. to 1 make their record allow 20 consecutive wins. East Chicago Waahington returned to the victory column The quintet. which tumbled before Gary Mann in the last game, gained an easy 44 to 23 triumph over Gary Tolleston. Other scores last nigh’: Monroeville 46. laifayett- Central 32 Gary Emeraon 47. Gary Wallace 36 Gary Roosevelt 61. Chi ago Wendell Philip* 46. Indianapolis Sacred Heart 32. Beech Grove 21. Swayzee 33. Indianapolis CrUpus Attuc k* 29. Ben Davis 21. Mooresville 19. We* hington Catholic 38. Shoals 35. Lagrange 37. Rome City 17. Brighton 43. Wolcottville 21. Whiteland 2s. Greenwood 23. Connersville 49, Cambridge City 30. Royal Center 37. Twelve Mile 29. o . Bloomington Lad Is Killed By Auto Bloomington. Ind. Feb. 17 H'-Pi Eigh’-year-old John Strain of Bloomington died tills morning shortly after he was struck by an auto in front of his home. The boy suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by Mrs. Grace Williams, a Spencer welfare worker. Police- said h<- ran in'o the path of Mrs. Williams' car. and i»he was unable to avoid hitting him. In an attempt to miss the lad. | Mrs. Williams swerved her auto and collided with another car 'x. - li--: of the driv-re was tnjut-d. MISS BARBARA RIESEN (Continued From Page 1) the wreck. Native of Berne .Miss RI esen was a native cf Berne, and moved to Bluffton about 10 years ago. She had never mar- I ried. She was a whiter of Mrs Fred Braun of this city. The body was to be removed to the Thoma funeral home at Bluffton. California Camp Fire Fatal To One Man Okland. Calif Fe<h. 17 —(UP)— One man was burned to death and j five were injured In a fire early phta morning at camp John. T. i Knight. The flames destroyed a frame, building used M officers' quarters. Names of the victims have not been I diitlcoed.

MB > ’ J Pf I WINDCU WILLKfI, tn formally an* t nouncing hie candidacy for the , ' Republican preaidentlal bid, I named Ralph R. Cake, above. Re- ‘ publican national committeeman from Oregon, as hia pre-conven- ! tion manager. Cake, a Portland ! lawyer, wUI aet up national camj paign headquarters in New York I tamediately. (jMttiutional)

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117,000 School Lunches In State Last Month 'lndianapolis. Feb. 17 ■ (UP)— The war food administration reports that nearly 117.000 Indiana school children deceived daily luncloM under the WFA program last month The figure Includes pupils attending 676 Hoosier schools Approximately 50 percent of the children received a complete lunch which probided one-third to onehalf of their daily nutritive requirements. The WFA adds that the lunch program is being adopted by an increasing number of schools Q Ottawa Team Still Leads Mies Classic Final Bowling In Tourney This Week Ottawa Recreation, of Ottawa, O. still holds the lead in the Mies classic bowling tourney, which will be concluded at the Mies Recreation alleys this weekend. Ottawa, which bowled the first weekend of the tourney, is first with the high score of 3246. B b Inn of Fort Wayne in in second place with total pins of 3062. The 30 leading teams are as follows:

Ottawa. 3246; Bob Inn, 3082; Walton Coal. Fort Wayne. 3038; Wayne Tool A Eng. No. 8. Fort Wayne. 3035; G. E. Owl Club No. 7, Fort Wayne. 3017; Sanitary Grocery. Ossian. 3017; Fcrd V-B's. Hicksville. O„ 3011; Kraft Cheese. De. ,itur. 3004; HudlslU Service, Fort Wayne. 2995; Bechtel's Pastry. Butler. 2977. McMillen. Decatur. 2974; Dutch Lunch. Fort Wayne, 2065; Old Crown Ale A Beer. Fort Wayne. 2963; Maxton's Chevrolet. Butler. 2960; Stoppenhagen's Hybrid. Ossian. 2959; Bryant's, Fort Wayne, 2955; Pennsylvania Railroad Trail Blazer, Fort Wayne, 2954; Tombrow's Daisies. Butler. 2952, Ossian Tin Shop. Osaian. 2951; Habegger Furniture, Berne. 2945. St Joe A. C No. 15, Pert Wayne. 2936; Sturgis. 5c to 11 Storge, Sturgis. Mich., 2937; Kelly Tool Co., Winchester. 2920; Dolan Specials, Huntington. 2907; Weber Hotel. Fort Wayne. 2902; Mersman Bros. Corp . Celina, (>.. 2891; Baer Field. Fort Wayne. 2889; Coco Ccla. MunI cie, 2889; G. E. Owls No 5, Fort Wayne. 2881; Standard OH Co., Decatur, 2880. Stock Closing New York. Feb. 17— (UP)—Dow Jones closing stock averages: 30 Industrials 136.58. up 0.54; 2<> railroads 38.82. up 0.90; 15 utilities 22 90, up 0.16; 65 stocks 49.11, up 0.45 Total stock sales 902,140 o Seek Allen County Juvenile Boys' Home Fort Wayne. Ind.. Feb. 17—(CP) •The Fort Wayne parent-teacher association seeks the establishment of a Juvenile boys' home In Alien county for youths now placed In Jail with edulta. The home is asked In a resolution passed by the I group o —— Trade in a Good Town — Deca tn

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Boom Town Is Slowly Returning To Normal Town In California Resumes Normality Richmond, Calif., Feb. 17 -<l Pl — Life is on its way back to normal in the wartime boom town of Richmond. A survey made by a Richm nd newspaper reveals that some 10,000 transplanted war workers and their families are leaving the war industry center each month for their inland homes. Most of them arc- leaving Jobs In the huge Kaiser shipyards aud other San Francisco bay area industries. The newspap-r nays about 525 families ate leaving each week by automobile. .Most of them are returning to hemes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. Illinois, Kansas, Texas and Mississippi The first large scale exodus from west coast war centers followed recent announcements that the shipbuilding progrum is “over the hump.” Other chuses are the laying off of many unskilled workers at the Kaiser yards and the discharge of 500 men at the Jcshuii Heiidy Iron works in Sunnydale, Chlif Data for the survey was obtain ed primarily from records of special gasoline allotments issued by i local rationing boards Applicants must present Job clearances to prove they are free to leave Hitareas before the special allotments are issued. The paper also reports that more than 500 individuals are buying bus i tickets each week and two-thirds of

Public Sale I will sell at public auction 1 mile North and l’j mile West of Ossian. Ind. on Saturday, Feb. 19,1944 Commencing at 12:30 P. M. 39—HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE—39 My Entire Herd Jersey Cow. 5. calf by side milking 25 lbs.; Jersey Cow. 8. calf by side, milking 33 lb*.; Jersey Cow. 7. trash, milking 33 lbs.; Jersey Cow. 9. fresh Dec 24th. milking 25 lb« ; Jersey Cow. 7. fresh, milking 28 lbs.; Jersey Cow due to freshen in May. milking 15 lbs.; Jersey Cow, 5. bred Sept. 10, milking 18 lbs.; Jersey Cow. 5. due to freshen in May; Guernsey Cow, 4. bred Jan. sth. milking 32 lbs.; Jersey Cow. 7. fresh In Dec., milking 25 lbs.; Brindle Cow. 2. frezh Jan. 3rd. milking 26 lbs.; Jersey A Holstein Cow, 3. due Feb. 20th; Jersey Cow. 7. bred Sept. 21SL milking 15 sys.; Jersey Cow. 2 yr. old. milking 18 lbs ; Jersey Cow. 2 yr. old, milking 18 lbs.; Jersey Helfer be fresh by day of sale; Brown Swiss Cow, 3. due May 19:h; Guernsey Helfer due in March, first cslf; Jersey Helfer, due ill March, first i.ilf; Hol-telii Cow. 3 due Fell. 25th; Holstein 2 yr old. fresh Jan xth. 25 tbs; Holstein Cow 7 yrs old. bred Sept 7th; 5 Heifers bred to freshen in Sep*.; 6 Deiters 9 mo. old; 2 Steers about 4’"» H>». each; Pure Bred tnot registered* Holstein Bull 15 mo. old. from Green Acre Heid; 3 Helfers 3 to 5 mo. old. Production records on these cows will be given day of sale. Herd Test l« 5.01 MULES— Span mare mules. 12 yrs. old. wt 2800 No liette. workers live. Good double se: bri-eching harness. HOGS 13 feeder pigs 4’* to 90 lbs. CRAIN A HAY -250 bu. good corn; 50 bales wheat straw; 50 hales oats straw; 300 bales Timothy A Clover mixed hay. extra good quality. TRUCK — DODGE one ton truck with grain bed and s'-ick rack; Four wheel rubber lire trailer; 7 foot winrower for mower; Home miscellaneous at‘ides. TERMS-CASH George Melville, Owner Roy S Johnson—Auctioneer Christ Bohnke Auctioneer Vance Wilson—Clerk

them are one way tickets out of the rtat*. ... — o — KENDALLVILLE SCENE iCoattnuse. From n today With all the details of the conflagration. Two firemen and a resident of an apartment were overcome by rnnokf. but they have been revived. No other injuries are reported. — o • PROMISE MORE (Con'lnuod From t’sa* * > that probably is exaggerated of the planes »hot down, at least 15 of the crew members were saved. A tuny patrol plane made four daring landings on Kavieng harbor and rescued the airmen, while Ja;> guns tried to pick i' off The town of Kavieng was left In flames by the low-flying American bombers. The airfield was damaged badly. Several shipwere «unk. The attack on Kavieng Is an obvious attempt to knock it out i as a supply base for the Japs at Rabaul. New Britain. The enemy troops at Rabaul have been put In a bad way with our rapture of the Green islands, off the northwestern end of the Solomons. The Islands ms-flank the base, and by capturing them well be aide to cut off the Japanese flow o.' supplies. Incidentally. James Lowery, a I'nited Press war correspondent, was with the forces w,io Invaded I th<- Green Islands In a delayed dispatch recefverl t< day, the United Press man says only ’wo shots were fired in the landing The signals were for warships, standing off short ready to shell the island in case resistance was enI countered. But there wasn't any And there was no Jap resistance

in the air when ottr heavy army bombers struck at the enemy hate of Ponape, in the Caroline Islands. Targets were plastered with 55 tons of liombs in a St. Valentine's day attack. FLAYS PESSIMISM (Continued From Page 1) judge of factors affecting the operations there. When It wan pointed out that dispatches of American correspondents were subject to order of a Brit‘

BE GOOD to your throat | Be good to your throat. FRESH ciguettcsm -I j milder, smoother, better-tasting. | Marvels Cigarettes are fresher when you buy I I them and they stay fresh 26.4% longer after I I your pack is opened.. A better smoke all ground. I mfiiw The FRESH Cigarette of Quality I Jr’s smarter than you think to | K unokt Marvelt ’ | PUBLIC SALE] As we havo purchased grocery store in Hoagling igJ machinery, tools, etc., from 240 acre farm, a’ my rs- ideeugl Hams, on the Adams-Allen County line; 2 miles south of Hofigm 13 miles southeast ot Fort Wayne, on U. 8. 27. then 7 7 miles northwest of Decatur, on I Saturday, Feb. 19,1 W Commencing at 11:00 a. m. thjrp — MACHINERY - fjite model Ferguson Ford tractor on rubber, with uire.fi governor; Ferguson tractor plow; Ferugson Tactor nt! Dunham tractor disc with tandem. 2 years old John !»*•»■ spreader on 650 16 rubber tire*. 2 yrs old: John Ih-r- wnß with fertilizer attachment, like new. 9 ft. Dunham <1 cat like new; rubber tired wagon on 650 16 rubber, with nrk uii bed. a real ou’fit for heavy load; rubber tired wagon forwra: horses; 2 McCormick mowers In good shape; McCorrahk rail Superior grain drill, large wise. In A-l condition smsll Ba imi drill; end gate seeder; McCormick corn binder. 2 »pUte Votitut heavy drag; shovel plows. Dairy, Poultry and Hog Equipment: Portable Cb-in-nqM machine, double unit, white cabinet, on rubber tires, time; 4 new milk cans; buckets, strainers; Ankor Holt Ek >1 size Cream Seperator; 12x20 factory built chicken houe »t)U tin roof; 2 B'xlO' houses; 1 A-type hog house, 1 metal Hudson water tank with hog fountain; 1 Hudson hug fosmal 1 small wood stock tank; 3 barrel hog fountains, new; 2J«sNI burner brooders, like new; chicken fountain* and feed*’ l braes mounted team harness. 2 Just 2 years oM. »erersl*idl harness; 1 new saddle; 20 like new leather collars. I'* ers; 2 largo riveting machines on pedes'ul; 6 la ge feed barrels; 5 gas and oil barrels wPr faucets 2* ft W 8 1,000 th platform acales; 300 feed sack*; slip «rraper •«< wheelbarrow; chicken crates; <6 gal. feed cooker Iron b-'-i • size block and tackle with 200 ft. rope; 1 small set of ixtiJ grease gun; transmission grease pump wl:h cart s>»m several 6x24 sections for building; shovels; folk- <ha.t>‘. '**l augers and hundreds of other articles. 1 Reni stock or grain trailer, will carry 2 tot: » h I" be tw CATTLE. 8 Head - 3 Fresh Guernsey cow*. (I'jem‘er 2 heifers; 1 Holstein bull calf. 3 months old TERMS--CABH. Erwin C. Doehrman, On Bohnke and Gorrell. Auctioneers.

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