Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1944 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Defeat Monroe Five, 31*sl

Jackets Score Second Win Os i Season Friday The Decatur Yellow Jackets marked up their -••• «»n«l victory of th-' -eason Friday night defeating the Monrot- Ib-arkatz. !1 to 26.! on the Decatur floor. .Monroe pressed the Yellow Ja<k«Ka hard all th- w.iy. with Decatur pulling away only in the ! clotting minutes of the game. The game was llsth-st nwi of I the way. with neither team show-1 big much in the way of a sustain-I ed offensive. Scoring was exceptionally slow In the first half. The Jackets took a I to 0 lead on Hill's field goal and free throws by Steiner and Beehler. B Sadler and Sprunger ‘ each tallied a foul toss to end the first quarter with Decatur in front, 4 to 2. The game continued slowthrough the second period with It. Sadler connecting on a long shot to put Monroe ahead. 9 to 8, just aa the half ended. The Jackets seemed on their | way when they clicked for three quick field goals to open the third quarter but the Bearkatz fought back and were trailing by only two) point*. 16 to 11 at the third period. Almut midway in the final quarter the Jackets built up an eight-point lead and stayed saf-ly in front although Monroe cut this to live points at the final horn. Decatur’s scoring was well divided, Kromer leading with nine points on three field goals ami a like number of foul tosses. It. Sadler was high for Monroe with a dozen points on five fielders and a brace of free throws. The Jackets Jiave only one more game In 1944. traveling to New Haven next Friday for a return I engagement with the Bulldogs. Decatur FG FT TP Beehler, f o i i Bromer. f 3 3 ft Hill, c 0 I 0 2 Porter, k o j 1 I • Eichhorn, g 3 0 6 ’

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W- J., j.— H11W1...1 — Rlchar, g 2 J o I Knapp, c • 11 J TOTALS 11 4 11 Monroe Sprunger. f . « 11 ! B. Sadler, f •• 6 10 Rich, c 0 I 1 Zurcher. g non It. Sadler, g 5 2 12 t'liristener. f 1 0 2 ! Nussbaum, f tt o o TOTALS 8 10 20 Referee McKenzie, i’mpire: Stambaugh. Preliminary Decatur 22. Monroe 12. ’ ° Geneva Wallops Bryant, 59-24 The Geneva Cardinals trampled i the Bryant Owl* under a 59 to 24 ) score Friday night on the Geneva floor. The Cardinals led at the' half. 34 to 11. " Cook was Geneva's leading acorer with 20 points and Thever was high for Bryant with seven. Geneva FG FT TP Mosser, f 2 0 4 Cook, f 9 2 20 Hale, c ‘.I 2 4 i Schlagenhauf, g & 4 14 Van Enton, g 3 0 6 Snow, f 10 2) Habegger. f 2 1 j Wright, c 0 0 0 Fields, g 0 tt 0 Teeter. g 12 4 — __ — j Totals 24 11 59 Bryant FG FT TP Thever. f 3 17' Gillespie, f 2 0 4 | Masters, c ....... ..... 11 3 Orr. g 10 2! Huey, g 113, Wright, f 0 0 0 Haffner, c 0 0 0 Milligan, g Oil i Stiiuhe. g 204 i Totals lo 4 24 Referee. WindmilJer. I'mpire, Buckingham. Preliminary Geneva 24. Bryant 15. o H. 8. BASKETBALL Fort Wayne North 37. Fort | Wayne Central 35. Hoagland 31. Fort Wayne C. C. |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR. INDIANA

Berne Bears Defeat Garrett, 42 To 37 The Berne Bears marked up their seventh victory of the season Friday night, defeating the Garrett Railroaders at Garrett, 42 to 37. Berne led at the half. 25 to 22. Liechty and Lehman led the i Bears with 14 points each, while . Miihn was high for Garrett with 13 : points. | Herne FG FT TP Liechty, f 7 v 14 I Baumgartner, f 3 0 6. E Stuckey, c 011 Lehman, g 6 2 14 Inniger. g 2 15 Muselman. f 0 0 0 Isch, f... ....... 0 0 0 J. Stuckey, c 0 0 0 Abraham, g 0 0 0 Kneuss. g 10 2 VM. M.M. l Total* 19 4 42 Garrett FG FT TP Mnhn, t 3 7 13 Vaughn, f 3 2 8 Creager, c 113 Custer, g 2 15 Behler. g 3 2 8; Hall, f 0 0 15 Kelly, g 0 0 0 Trumbull, g 0 0 0 Totals 12 13 37 18-free, Todd: umpire. Collyer. 21. Auburn 39. New Haven 26. Columbia City 35, Hartford City 31. Ossian 41. Bluffton 34. Warsaw 50. Plymouth 46. Pennville 30. Portland 27. Rushville 34. Connersville 26. Bedford 40. Mitchell 30. Bloomington 40. Martinsville-24. Huntington 32. Peru 25. Jeffersonville 44. la-baiion 28. Wabash 46, Elwood 35. Kokomo 46, Lafayette 30. Anderson 36, Marion 28. Brazil 26. Crawfordsville 25. Indianapolis Tech 42. Frankfort' 31. New Castle 59. Richmond 28. Jasper 62. Tell City 24 Greensburg 32. Columbus 30. Evansville Central 38, Vincennes ’7 Muncie Central 41. Logansport I 28. I—- ■ - ,

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Indiana Over Top In War Bond Sale Indianapolis. Dec. 16 — (DP) — Indiana coasted safely over the top iln its sixth war loan drive, state *a? finance committee chairman Eugene C. Pulliam announced today.

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With a goal of 6239,000,000 (M) > attained, Pulliam said that “it is clear that corporation purchases put the state "over the top” In thle loan." » He urged individuals to continue buying bonds. "This sixth borrowing campaign ki not over for a single one of us until each has loaned hi* share," Pulliam said.

Monmouth Wallops Jefferson, 49-18 The Monmouth Ergles scored 1 their aecond victory of the week ’ Friday night, trouncing the ha|> less Jefferson Warriors. 49 to 18. i on the Monmouth floor. The Eagles led at the half. 24 to 9. Monmouth’s scoring wns well ! i scattered, Knhelhan leadin* with eight points. Tombleson was high for Jefferson with eight points. Monmouth FG FT TP ' Thierre, f 2 2 6 Kukeihan, f 4 o 8 Bird, f 0 11 Schueler, f 1 0 2 Btilmahn. f 2 0 4 Getting, c 113 Klee, c 3 0 6 Scheumann. c 1 0 1 Singleton, g 1 3 5 Crosby, g 2 0 4 Galltneyer. g 0 0 0 Sautblne, g 0 0 0 ' Bienz. g 2 0 4 . Klng,.g 1 2 4 Totnln 20 9 49' Jefferson FG FT TP D. Smltley. f 11 3 Buckingham, f 10 2 , Johnson, c 0 0 0 Kelly, g 2 0 4 | Tumbleson. g 4 0 5 1 Gerber, f 0 0 0 iL. Smltley. c 0 0 0 ! Huser, g 0 11 Totals 8 2 18 Referee, Bryan; umpire, Butz. Preliminary Monmouth 34, Jefferson 13. O - " Up From Ranke Camp Cooke, Cal. (UP) —First Lt. Bert A. Klein holds the distinction of being the first Jewish I chaplain in U. 8. army history to lie commissioned from the ranks. Klein supervised religious affairs for the 11th Armored Division's Jewish personnel during the past year. Before induction in November. 1942,. he served as rabbi at .Marshalltown. lowa, and Wheeling, W. Va. o Country Needs Prayers — Boston.—(UP) —“Do you pray for the Senators?” a woman once asked the Eev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, famed Boston clergyman, who served as Senate chaplain. "No. madam,” was the urbane reply. “I look at the Senators and pray for the country." o Housing Pinch Larned. Kan. (UP)—The hous Ing shortage may keep Pawnee county from having the services of a county farm agent for the duration of the war -or until the housing situation improves Two i applicants for the vacancy have given up the position after efforts to find a residence proved futile. Carl CoAger, the last county farm agent., owns his home here and plana to remain — so his house offers no solution. Sil » PLUMP, curly-haired Carol Ann Barry. 14-month old daughter of Joan Barry, will have her day in court at Loa Angele*, aa her pretty mother, Joan Barry, attempts lo prove that Charlie Chaplin ia the baby’s father. The Issue of the child’s paternity waa dropped over a year ago. when blood testa showed that Chaplin could not have been the father, but the court has drtreed that the I baby should have her day in court, so the case will be tried before a wry. (ißtwndtiooal) — Jehovah's Witnesses 122 N. 9th street Sunday. December 16. 1944. Service mooting. 7:30 p. m Course In Theocratic Ministry, 8:00 p. m. Watchtower Bible study. 1:80 p. m. All peoplo of good win are Invited to attend those timely Bible studieo.

SATURDAY, . DECEMBER U ]

f sMP HF s • V *1 llkarHW Mr K V fl • . ! •; 1 11 if -• ' . .7 Sjl r * KB* S S UHRWOBnnI IMKZSi WiITON E. HAU, left, publisher of lhe Andersen, S. C, h Is shown with Vice President Henry A. Wallace In ho was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator e|S son D. "Cotton Ed” Smith. Olin Johnson, deflated Smith in MB November elections, will take office in January.

Highway Department Fights Heavy Snow County highway crow* worked irp to midnight and several gangs throughout the night, opening rural roads that were snow bound from the drifts that blew up during the day. John M. Doan, highway clerk stated today. In each of th“ four districts, crews of six men were employed . in shoveling and plowing away the i snow. The high wind yesterday filled many of the paths ano workers were employed to midnight In the a’tempt to keep the road open to traffic. On the level the snow Is about eight in;-t)es deep and In some places the drift* are a couple feet deep. Mr. Doan said that ttye attua’lon was one of the hsrdret of several year* to control and that workers would attempt to keep the roads open, if at all possible. o Girl blade Good Boston (UP) —Friends scoffed when a schoolmarmlsh New England girl spent her last 910 to go from Boston to New York. Twenty year* later Gertrude Battles Lane was earning |s2fioo a year as editor-in-chief of the Woman's Home Companion. ■ —O— Gives Law Scholarahifi Lebanon. Tenn. (UP)—Cumberland University has received a |5,<»00 gift for the establishment of a scholarship in the School of Law. The scholarship gift of Sara Frazier Hillman. Pittsburgh. P«-—is to be given annually to a i woman student in the law school *

[moose 1 j Children’s Christmas Par™ 1 The annual .Moone (.’hrinfmaK Celebration for fl f their children will be held at the Moose Lodtfe fl > Hall fl J Wed., Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m l I Additional entertainment—Jimmie Whitehurst. J the famous enagician will present als minute 9 1 performance. j® ( AU Moose Children Urged To Attend. H ( A Good Time Assured. I Loyal Order of Moose I 1 ADAMS LODGE 1311 * ,,CK kIKNTttMNR9OgMMHMIffiIM*CBRSGfIRBnfIBOCX>>On< x* x« v* K;; ~ ~ “Only God Can Make a Tree" fl — Joyce Kilmer 100 I Beautiful Christmas I Trees Left— I Displayed INSIDE our dealership. Open ’till 10 o’clock p. m. Al Schmitt I FIRST STREET ■

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