Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1944 — Page 6

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Three Million Bet At Racing Tracks Derby Favorite Is Beaten At Jamaica N(*w York. April 13 (DPI -•Moi* than 55,’hhi bettor* poured 11. ?•<■*. • 309 through the mutual machine* at three eastern track* yesterday lu the first full day of the setsboard racing season which wa* featured by the upset vic'ory <>f jockey Bobby Permane . nd liis mount Stronghold over the Kentucky 16-rl»y favorite. Pukka Gin at Jamaica. An opening day crowd of more than ?i«hh» fan* wagered 9871.942 at ’be Narragau-ct! Park track in Pawtucket. It. 1., iwhlle Pimlico drew 15,331 fans who bet |W/7.1<»3. The mutnel hand! • at Jamaica wa* 91.529.2C4, with a crowd of 19,432. (permane, the 20-yeai-old apprentice riding star, accepted the only non-deiiby eligible in the field of seven horses in the first division of the experimental free handicap at Jamaica and promptly put the lie to expert* who said lie couldn't win in fast company. Winning by a neck over the fast dosing Pukka Gin. Stronghold paid 629 •»••. 19.00 and 94.2 U across the lioaid while Pukka <Mn with the veteran Teddy Atkinson riding, paid 14.10 to place and *2 90 to -how Eox Brownie, third in the six furlong race paid 92 *O. Htir Up. ridden by Eddie Ar.aro, won the second section of the 95,000 handicap ax expected, paying 93.17. , 9*70 and 92.30. Autocrat, ridden by Jimmy Stout wa* second and paid *1420 and 93-20, while It Tat Toe iu third place paid 9440. Penxive a prohibitive favorite, Won the Ibwwe nn-rorial handicap, feature of the Pimlico program, edging out the seasoned Porter'* | CORT — L*«t Time Ton pht — • BEAUTIFUL BUT BROKE" Joan Davie. John Hubbard ALSO—"Don Winslow of Coart Guard" 9c-30c Inc. Tax ♦ ♦ - FRI. & SAT. - Hopalong Cassidy “RIDERS OF DEADLINE*’ William Boyd, Apdy Clyde —o Bun. Mon. Tue*.—“Uncenaored" 4 "Cho«t That Walk* Alone” - —- 11 - —TODAY— Continuous from 1:30 “IN OCR TIME" Paul Henreid, Ida Lupine ALSO—Short* 9-40 c Inc. Tax BE SURE TO ATTEND! - FRL&SAT. - x—- THE BIG OF THE YEAR! Miawm 1 MKMDH- I4IHMHK-WMIB MTN ‘ WMTB MMM • MIMM | t M w« • Fanmsa f I) J ; —— 0 O-— Stm. Mm. Turn. — 'GUNG HO" MHWMMWMMJMMMMMAMMI

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Cap by a none. Pensive. eligible for both the Kentucky Denby and the Pr--.iknes« wa* ridden by Conn McCreary and paid $2 30 and and 92.10. There w.i< no show hotting Porj ter'* < a>p paid 92.10. O~ —— MAPLE musing I Minor League | Telephone Co., won three from . Schafer; Foley’* won three from .' first State Bank; Post Office won . I two from Sloppenbagen; Holthouse ; Drug won two from Shearer; Smith - Insurance won three from Ossian. ; High games: : Tutowiler 213-208; i M Hearn 325. Ahr 204. Frialnger > 244. Young 214. Iteinkitig 207. P. ' Bleeke 213. Sautters 201. Stand-ng* W. L. • Telephone 23 10 • Foley 22 11 • Post Office 20 13 ’ H ■ '.!iou 20 13 t Smith IS 17 i Schafer 18 17 i Bank , 14 19 i Ossian 12 21 i Stoppenhagen 11 22 i Shearer 11 22 I ’ Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams (By United Pre**! Cardinal* Win St. Ixnil*. Mo.. Apr. 13 il'PlThe St Lotti* Cardinals with a 15 ' hit. s to 6 victory over the St. Louis Brown* appeared today to ' have regained the batting prowess • that gained them the National ka ' gue pennant, but manager Billy ’ Southworth expressed concern i over mediocre plt< hing The Card* scored live runs in II ’he ninth and had an 8 to 3 lead over the Brown* yesterday, when Harry Gumbert gave up four hit* and a walk in *uc*«wsion. yielding three runs la-fthander Harry ’ Bi»-I'«- n -j.|m<l the rally, but Sylvester Blix Donnelly, and Fred Sthinidt, who preceded Gumbert were lilt regularly. Yesterday* victory gave the Card* :■ 2 to 1 edge Pirate* Victor* Muncie Ind . Apr. 13.—General ( improvement in all departments i aae note! by Frankie Frisch, man-' , ager of the Pittsburgh Pirates today. as espoitsible for the team'* ! three game sweep of h, exhibition , 1 serie* with the Cleveland Indiana. The club returned to it* training quarter* for a final workout after, winning the final game from the Indiana at Indianapolis. 8 to 3 ye* I terday. Bookie pitcher Arthur, Cuceuruilo. working the last five i inning*, received credit for the vic-1 tory. Brn'fit Tilt New York. Apr. 13. — Crooner : Frank Sinatra will make an ap-, pea ranee for Brooklyn fans in a | Ihglger uniform, and manager, Freddy Fltasimmoa* of the Phlla , deiphia Phillies will take a turn on the mound a* feature* us a Bed Cross benefit exhibition game be ' tween the Huhs today. Manager Leo Durocher of the Dodger* said he would give pitcher* Whitlow Wyatt and Rube Melton a thorough test Yankee Lmeup New York. Apr. 13 — Manager i Joe McCarthy of the New York I Yankee* named the starting lineup he plan* to use for the opening of I the season to oppose the New —s— You can borrow 910 to 9300 from us in any of these ways: 1. Cal! at office—where we will be glad to explain. 2. Phone application* receive prompt attention. 3. Tear out ad—write your name and address across P, and mail to ua. Full detail* gladly furnished without cost or obligation. I,o*ns privately made on your 1 own signature and security. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY, INC. Owr Mm*w fc" lie.i Sv* *MM* Wr~« SlM** X-S-7 Btearua. isai*a* U*m an arWetoO am*«a« m asana. i I*9 ANmb WbR CcoßtiM ■Lt-- . =2

Sgl. Barney Ross Is Ready To Serve Marines Discharge Ex Fight Champion New York. April 13 -(I'P) -Sgt. Barney Bos*, recipient of a presidential citation for his heroism at Guadalcanal, -aid today he would l>e "on tap if the marine corps or any other part of the government” wants hi* service* in connection with the war effort. Ros* who expects his medical discharge from the marinro within a few day* Itecause of malignant malaria contracted in the Solomons fighting, said hi* Immediate plan* were to "go away somewhere with my wife and rest up for a month or two." •(After that. I don't know what I’ll do.” he said. “Jhatt had burnerou* buainesti offer*, but I am not keen on capltallting on the name of Barney Ros*.” The former lightweight and welterweight iKixfng champion stressed l that "quite naturally" he was sorry to leave the tnarinro because “they taught me more it. the time 1 was with them than I had learned anywhere else in my whole life." 0 Ohio State Football Coach Commissioned — Columbus. 0.. Apr. 13 — (UP) — Paul Biown. 35-ycar-old head touch of the Ohio State university football team, diwclosed today that he has been commissioned a lieutenant tJGt in the navy and will re|H>rt Sunday at th:- Great Lake* naval training aaition. The slight, balding former high ' school menior who led the Buck-' eye* to * Big Ten championship in 1942 is married and the father of three boy*. Brown said that his succesaor would be named by L W. St. John. I Ohio State athletic director. Urge Retention Os Local Game Warden petitions are being circulated I here and over the county urging | the state conservation department to retain the services of Harold Harvey, game warden for rhe Adam* county district. According to reports the petition is being signed by many sportsmen and others. The department recently inverti-«a'«-d the affair but *o far ha* made no public atinounctwnenl. However, it in reported that Mr. Harvey haw received a notice us *u*penslon effective the latter part -»f the month. Ixtca! friend* are op- - posing this and urging his reinitat'tneut. The affair is causing consideraible Interest. WISCONSIN PILOT tCostlausd P-am PM* D but seven of the 30 plane* with wbcae destruction he wa* credited were demolished on the ground. All I 27 <rf those destroyed by Bong were I abort down in coMbat.) Bong * credit of 27 plane* wa* di«< losed in an official announcement. and broke the previous reco ord of 26 set by Capt. Eddie Rick •■tfbacker in the first world war and <iince equalled in this war bj •wo marine major*, Joe Fu*a, Sioux Fall*. S. D.. and Gregory Boyington. Okanogan. Wash. Boylngton. who ha* been missing wince be downed hla 26th plane, was awarded the tonxressional medal of honor al Washington yesrterday. The details of Wednesday’s dog fight* over Nt<w Guinea were not . disclosed Bong ba* received 2*i medal* for bi* previous aerial vic- ! torles againet the Japanese tn the Southwest Pacific. ■Bong won bi* wing* at Lfpe Field | Phoenix. Arix.. on Jan 9. 1942. and wa* ordered to the southwest Pacific on Sept 10. the wune year, when he started hi* striag of victories. York Giant* In a Red Cross exhlI billon game at the Polo ground* toj day. He will lead off with George I rSnuffy r Stirnweisa at second i baae; Bud Metbeny. rs; Nick EtI ten. lb; Johnny Undell. cf. Don Savage. 3b; Ed Utvy. If; Oscar I Grime*, *a. and Mike Garbark, e. Athletics Win Frodnrtek. Md.. Apr. 13. — The Philadelphia Athletics ended spring raining today, closing out their , exhibition series with a 9 to 6 victory over the Curtis Bay coast guard team yesterday. Lake Hamlin received credit for the victory. Ohio ••ries Richmond. Ind . Apr 13. — The Cincinnati Red* snd Cleveland Indian* were scheduled to open a four game Ohio” serie* today a* a final tuneup for the opening of the major league eeaaon Becky Walter* wa* sebedaied to pitch for the Red* with Al Smith ready for the Indian*

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all of rhem In a P-M Lightning. i All except one of the 27 enemy plane* were shot down over Jap--1 aneje territory, the communique said. The exception was not revealed. although it was believed to have occurred during the last big enemy raid on Port Moresby, Now Guinea, a year ago. PLAN CIVILIAN • Coatisoed Frew rag* t this year will be affected little If at all. Projected schedule* Included: Electric ranges—64.WlO were originally scheduled for 1944. hut the figure ha* been boosted to SS.OOO three-burner and standard fourburner ranges. Ifnle** future circumstances alter the plan, civilian* will get the first of the new one* by September. lee refrigerators—WPß has call ed for the production of N 21.000 this year, compared to 633,000 turn-1 ed out in 1943. They are neded j ■ badly because of the lack of mechanlcal refrigerators, which can not l>e made. Cooking utenell* — WPBA has scheduled cast-iron cooking ware production at approximtely prewar levels, cautioning, however, that man power problem* may keep output below the approximate ceilings of 2.774.0V0 skillet*. 365,000 Dutch oven* and 541.000 flatiron*. Authorised manufacture of up to 500.000 cold-pack enameled ware cannen by July 1. Galvanised ware—Quotas for the year have been pushed “consider- • ably above” 1943. when a last quar- i ter output totaled 69.000 dosen'

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wa*htub*. 224,000 dozen bucket* and palls. Silver-plated flatware — The year's schedule calls for about 105.000,000 knives, forks, teaspoon* and dessert spoons—approximately 25 percent above 1943. Alarm clock*—Production is running at about 3.300.000 a year and the industry estimates It can Increase output by 15 percent without 1 equiring more manpower If It replaces fiber with steel for stampout parts—* fact which is appar enily unaltered by the civilian pro duction “freese.” Befl*|>rinf* -WPB has authorized a 25 percent increase in these Items over 1943. providing for manufacture of about 3.100.000 bsdspring* and boxspring*. U. S. BOMBERS (Cos'lnovl From Pag* 1) Burma, had driven to within W mile* of the main Japanese base at Myltkyina. imperilling the entire enemy position on that front. IA Japanese Dome! new* agency broadcast recorded by the Fnited Pre** In New York Mid heavy fighting has been in progress be-, low Imphal for more than 36 hours ■ and claimed that "Indo-Japunese' 1 unit* had broken through a corner 1 of the British defense* to reach ■ the Imphal plain, almost within; sight of the town. I Dome! said the Japanese offens- 1 Ive was launched at midnight Tuesday on the west abort of Loktaxk j lake, and said the Brltiah had been driven from the village of Tolbong, just north of Molrang and !•«« than ' 25 mile* below Imphal. > The Allied communique Indlcat-

Mississippi Flood Threat Increases Many Hoosiers Are Forced From Homes (By United Press! The Ml«*i»*lppi river poured from it* bank* at Grafton. Mo., today and threatened to flood an area extending too mile* southward to Cairo, 111., as hundreds of families were forced from their home* by rising waters of the White and Wabash rivers in Indiana. The Si Loitta weather bureau predicted that the .Mississippi river would rise steadily for several day*, from the Alton Dam, at Alton. 111., to Cape Girardeau, Mo., reaching half a foot above flood stage at St. Lotti* early tomorrow Basing the prediction on continued clear weather in the area, the weather bureau expected a crest of 32 feet at St. lx>uis by Sunday At St. Charles. Mo., the Ml*«ourl river rose to 3 5 feet above flood stage, with an expected rise of 3.S feet by early tomorrow. The Mississippi was 191 feet at Grafton. 1.1 feet above flood level and was still rising. It wa* 39.6 feet at Cairo, less than half a foot below flood level, after rising a foot and a half, and was rising steadily. The river wa* a foot and a half below flood level at St Loul* and four feet belo>f flood stage at Cape Girardeau. Mo. Several hundred army trucks were moved Into -he area to evacuate residents a* army engineer* predicted that all of the lowlands 1 between Grafton and Cairo not protected by levees would be fnutidat- • ed. I Red Cross and civilian defense I I workers sandbagged a broken ’ i levee at Ander«on. Ind., where the west fork of the White river reach- • ed more than 17 feet, five feet I above flood stage. At leaet 2(W • families were warned to move from • their home* a* the river continued ! to rise. On the east fork of the White. • crest* of 20 feet or more were ex- ■ pec ted. but all levee* were report-1 led holding. The Wabash rose to . I 20 feet at some points with expect.l cd crests ranging up to 25 feet. Tributary stream* also were rising . and local Inundations were reported. The weather bureau forecast the , end of the week-long rains today. I however, snd the Indiana cities did , ed that the main Japanese invasion force* striking across the Burma frontier from the nouth had reached the edge of the Imphal plain and that the long-expected battle of Imphal had begun.

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