Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1944 — Page 6

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Commodores Defeat Pleasant Mills,

Commies Score Triumph Here Tuesday Night T!p Decatur (Hmtnodon* < lou d th«- book-t on ih<- 1944 portion of their ba.ketbal Isra-on 'l'm.-day night. debating th»- Pleasant Mill* Spartan*. 39 to 28. in a gam- played at the Yellow Ja< k«-t* gym in tin <iiy. The r<>rninoilori* will be Idle until January 9. when they meet the Monmouth Eagle- at Monmouth. Th Spat tan. gave the Commo dores a tough bittie : r*'lne« fourth* of laoi night'* lilt, with th commie* pulHtig away from the visitor* only in the final quarter. Plea Hilt Mill* held a -lig6 to f. margin at nd of th ' first quarter anil the quintet* were tied at 13-13 late in the second period before fhi atiir (mile.l ahead to lead by 17 to It at the end of the half Tile Commodore* were unable to lnereas<' their margin in the third quarter, which ended with Ih-iatur still on top by three point* at 27 to 24. With the opening of the Anal period. however, the C.mimii* began to pull away and were in no danger during the final eight minUteri Glllig was Detatii s lea ling suiter With seven field goals lor It points. Eugene laishe played hi* last game in a Commodore uniform before leaving for the armed forces next week and contributed nine point* to his team's triumph. Strayer was outstanding sos Pleasant .Mills with 16 point*. Commodores FG FT TP Hess, f 11 .1 Glllig. f 7 o 14 Terveer, c 3 0 6 l.oshe. g 4 1 !• Hriede. g 2 2 6 Lengerich, f Oil Hackman, < « 0 o ('off, g ti 0 •» Total* 17 5 39 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Rpeakman. f o 0 o Geyer, f n 2 2 Strayer, c 6 I 16 Sipe, g oil Werling. g 2 16 Miller, f 2 0 4 Totals 10 S 26 Referee. Wagner Fmptrer. .McKenzie. Preliminary Decatur 17. Pleasant Mills 11. - a —— Mark Twain once wrote to a friend: "Tomorrow night 1 appear for the first time before a Boston audience t.ufiO critics," Wi ■ ||||»|— — — ——

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Wednesday .Monroe vs. Jeffenmn at Borne. Thursday W i’-aire ui.i at Monmouth, Friday Idluw Jackets at New Haven. Huntlngton at Berne. Hartford a' Geneva. t K rklitnd nt Plc.Miin: .Mills. Berne Bears Defeat Hartford, 45 To 28 The Hi rin' Bears registered (heir eigiith triumph of the season Tin sday night, defeating the Hartford township Gorilla*. t"> to 2‘,. on the Bertie floor. Th< Bears held only an 1614 lead at the half but pulled away after the intermission ladiimm led the Bears with lit polni* and Moser was high for Hartford with 11. Berne FG FT TP l.i'ilily, f 2 3 7 Baumgartner, f 3 0 6 Stm ky. <• 2 1 .*» l.elnnali. g 6 I 13 Inniger. g 3 4 io Muse Iman f 10 2 Kueuss. g I 0 2 Totals is fi 45 Hartford FG FT TP j Yoder, f 2 n 4 Poorman. f oil Moser. < 3 5 11 t'la.k. g 1 3 5 Kauffman, g 12 4 Hosier, f 113 Totals » 12 28 Referee, Ireland. Cmpire, Coreland. Preliminary Berne 21. Hartford 17. —O — •- - Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES ALLEYS Merchant League Gamble won three from Kraft; Hoagland won three from Ziner; Uwe won two from Lane**; Mies won two from Arnold's Market. Standing W. L. Gamble 35 10 la.se 33 12 Hoagland 25 20 l-ute's 24 21 Mie* 22 23 Ziner 20 25 Arnold 14 31 Kraft 7 36 High score: Neadstine 211*. Women'* League Bruce's Grill won two from HUISmith; Zwick won two from NuArt: Lose won two from Victory Bar; Smith Furniture won two from Mi Millen; Hauler Elevator, won two from Schafer. Standing W. L Hill-Smith .. 26 17

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Zwick „„27 18 I ' Dauler 271118 1 s Smith Furniture .... 27 18 McMillen 25 20 Schafer 25 20 Bruce 24 21 Nil-Art . 19 26 LOM 14 31 Victory 11 34 High series: Dauler 511. High games: Hauler 183-183; Young 175-174. Steele 170-190, Moran 204, Gallmeyer 191. Hamma 186,' 1 Bowman 176, Nash 176. Billlter 175, Pantake 17s, stuff* 173. G E. ALLEYS Industrial League Legion won two from lame’*; G. E. D.C. won two from West End. McMillen won two from G. E. A C.; Flanges won three from KrnfL Standing W. I, Kraft 14 7 G. E. AC. 12 9 I .eg ion 11 10 McMillen 10 11 Flange* 10 11 Lane* ft 12 West End 9 12 G. E DC. 9 12 High series: P. Busse 622 I iso 206-236); Snyder Hol 1265-192 1441; ' G. Imtirent 618 1211 170 2.37). High scores: Mclntosh 202. Zelt 200. Schneider 212. <). I.ankenau 204. Murphy 213. Jackson 21S. - - - o Upsets Mark Prep Games In Indiana i Indianapolis. Dec. 20.—(UP) Indiana high school basketball ran true to form last night, which I* another way of saying that everything but the gymnasium hit erstwhile pace-setting quintets which saw action. Jeffersonville, Linton. Muncie | Burris. Plymouth and Connersville | all lost hall games they figured to win handily. i Jeffersonville's "plunk'’ was the • loudest. Rated the fifth liewt team in Indiana in this week's United Press listing, the Red Devils went to Evansville Central for a contest advanced from Friday and took a decisive. 31-21 shellacking. Central 1 had broken even in four previous < games, while the Imps had lost I only to Jasper and never been held ; under 33 points. | Boonville, which lost a 16-point decision to Evansville Central a • few weeks ago, tripped Linton’s eighth-ranking miners in a double i overtime contest at Boonville, 40*37. , Muncie Burris. topped by Ander- , son and Tipton in eight starts, j dropped a 33-32 overtime thriller at Alexandria. The Tiger* held two , dtclrlons before last night. Burris' defeat. Incidentally, quashed its , chance* of grabbing three straight , central Indiana conference titles. Plymouth, which won six of Its first eight games, took a 37-31 dubbing from Culver. The Invaders lost a 31-28 decision to Rochester. the same team Plymouth trimmed. 41-30. Richmond broke a four-game losI Ing streak at Connersville's expease, 35-27. o H. 8. BASKETBALL Bluffton 37. Huntington 26. iLeo 52, Arcola 31. Evansville Central 31. Jeffersonj ville 31. Boonville 40. Linton 37 (double (overtime). t | Mitchell 50, Columbus 41 Culver 37, Plymouth 3J. lAlerandria 33, Muncie Burris 32 (overtime . (Richmond 35. Connersville 27. lai'mnou 53. Elwood 29. Waukegan (111.) 24. Gary Horace > Mann 18. Steal Liquor With Hear** Boston.—(UPI —Alfonse Notazlacion, owner of a Dorchester tavern., will vouch that this story isn't just b. ase-ay. Two men stole a hearse from an undertaking establishment, then broke into Notazlacion's store and loaded the wagon with *9OO worth of liquor. The hearse was la’er found abandoned and—more important -empty.

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Notre Dame Winner, Purdue Is Defeated By United Press Notre Dame and Valparaiso, who are not scheduled against each other during 1944-45. stepped forth today as the twin terror* ot Indiana college banket ball. Neither ha* been topped or even extended yet this season. Notre Dame smashed the Irish alltime scoring basketball record last night for the second time within three weeks despite the 13-man lineup head coach Clem Crowe used In an attempt to keep the score down. Loras college of Dubuque, la., was a 91-44 victim. Valparaiso was not quite as impressive last night, downing Illinois Normal in easy fashion, 49-31. It was the Crusaders' sixth triumph in as many starts. The Irish victory—their fifth in a row--may prove costly, however, since Billy Hassett, outstanding guard, was injured late in the first half and will be sidelined Indefinitely with badly strained ligaments in his leg. Vince Boryla, the 17-year-old frosh center from East Chicago, continued to »et Notre Dime's scoring pace, notching 23 (mints before leaving the game early In the second half. Elsewhere last night: DePsuw avenged a previous defeat at Purdue by smashing the Boilermakers at Greencaatie, 49-48; Indiana State thumped Wabash. 44-35; and Concordia stayed undefeated in the Indiana collegiate conference chase by edging Manchester. 43-41. Purdue lost Ba first game when Stan London, De Pattw's top marksman. dropped in a field goal in the last minute of play for a 49-48 Tiger lead. Twice in the dosing seconds, DePauw declined free throw* to retain possession of the ball.

.Acfivifies Os "The Den" Are Described By Center Members

(Editor's note: Thia ia another in the series of articles on activities at "The Den,” Decatur'* youth center. a* prepared by members of the center'* publicity committee). The Chrlatmaa dance will be held Thursday night. December 28. The American Legion ha* donated the Legion hail and the orchestra. The dance ia for membera ot the center, but each member is permitted to bring one gueat. The dance will be from • p m until midnight. The dancehall will be decorated in accordance with the Chrlatmaa season. with a large tree predominating. Eugene Loahe. a member of "The Den," will tears for armed service December 27. He Is the fourth member to be called for service. Others are Leo Borne. % Tom Lutes and Tom Colter. Vacation hours at "The Den” follow: Dec. 24—24 p. m. Dec. 21—741:24 p. m. Dec. 24-2-8 and 741:20 p. m. Dec. 27—2-4 p. nt. Dec 22- 2-4 and 742 p. m. Dance

American Prisoners Massacred By Nazis Over 100 Unarmed Americans Killed First American Army Headquarters. Dec. 19. —(Delayed) — (UP)— The first American army today forwarded to Washington an official report on the massacre of more than 100 unarmed American prisoners by Nazi scbutxstaffel and Panzer men of a tank column south of Malmedy Sunday afternoon. The report was sent forward after the interrogation of 15 meu who escaped from a group of 120 to 150 American prisoners. The Gl’s reported that the Germans lined them up in a field and sprayed their ranks with the machine guns of their tanks. The men were part of an American field artillery unit which was moving along the highway in convoy when It was attacked by German tanks. The outfit scattered and most ot the men were captured. The Germans took their cigarette* and valuable* and then lined them up in a field, making each put hl* handu behind hl* head One of the Nazi guard* fired a shot into the crowd and then the tanker* opened up with their machine guns. *The men who were not killed fell to the ground with the dying but the Nazis continued to spray all with machine gun fire. A few Americans stood up and made a run for it. 15 ot them finally eserping. Many were seriously wounded as the German tanks continued to Are and Nazis atop the tanka took pot shot* with their rilles at any man who showed signs of life. News of the massacre ha* spread up and down first army lines and has increased the urgency with which the Yanks deelre to finish off the attacking Nazis.

' at Legion. 1-12. 1 Dec. 2»—24 and 741:30 p. m. Dec. 30 3 5 and 741:30 p. in 1 Dec. 31—2-S p. m. Jan. 1—741:30 p. in. The table tennis tournament I* ' progressing rapidly and should be ( completed neit week. Second round ( winners include: Steiner, Brooks. Stuckey. Koller, Rice. Porter and ' Wemhoff In the boys' singles and . Robinson. Andrewa, Jaberg. Moore, Kuhnle, and Cowan in the girls’ singles. Mixed doubles will begin Dec. 28. Participants are request-, ed to play their matches as early in " the week aa possible. , A new bulletin board has been i hung In "The Den” for posting im(i portant notices and schedule!. ( A large sign has been hung In an appropriate spot outside the !_ eenter. It features “The Den” Inj prominent letters and "Member* Only” below. Candy bar* and chewing gum are rare Items at the center, but when soma do appear an eager rush e immediately ensue*.

78th Congress Ends Late Last Evening New Congress Will Convene January 3 Washington. Dee. 20 (UP) — The 78th congress faded into history today, it* scheduled work not quite completed because too many member* chose to gei early start* on their Christmas vacations. Ironically, it was a bill to increase wages of postal workers *IOO a year that compelled the congress—which had appropriated nearly ,20o.(HMt.o<m,ooo during it* two year* of exi*teme -to adjourn sine die last night will) business still left to Im- done. The postal bill had been approved by the house and was the final business in ihe senate before adjournment was planned. But the chamber became embroiled in a parliamentary argument and Sen Bennett C. Clark, D„ Mo., raised 'he point that a quorum of 49 senator* was not present. The roll was called and only 38 senators answered. Democratic leader Albeit W. Barkley, Ky., hail two alternatives—to round up the absentees or move to adjourn. He chose adjournment The house had quit more than an hour earlier with barely 20 member* on hand. The next congress—the 79th convenes Jan. 3. In it the iteinocrats will enjoy a far greater numerical majority than in the session just completed. . o Court House Workers Party This Evening The women deputies and clerk* in the court hoa*9 and stenographers in local abstract offices will hold a Christmas party at the American Legion home this evening. Dinner will be served at 6:30 by the Legion Auxiliary and a Christmas exchange will take p'ace. The committee in charge of arrangement* is composed of M~s. Thru-

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man I. Drew. Mrs. Lyman L. Hann, •l.mett Brown. Helen Ruth Hayue* and Bernice DeVoas. — o —— — Rural Carriers Buck Snow, Heavy Mails 'Rural mail carriers have been battling snow drifta and ice the past week and working long hours in the delivery of mail. Yesterday Charles Maloney, veteran carrier on rural route two had the unusual to happen, He could not complete hi* route. His car got stuck in a snow drift and befnye he knew it (he rear end of the unto pulh-d out and he was stuck for good. Mr. Maloney started out thh morning with a new car and hoped to make the entire circuit of hh route, avoiding the snow drift If poss Wile. COURT HOUSE Inventory ttunsber one in the Alliert Reppert estate was filed by Mina C. Reppert, administratrix, showing value of personal property at *14487.73, of which nearly half was composed of U. S war bond*. Mr. Reppert was a stockholder In the Farmers State bank at Preble. Simon A. has filed guardianship paper* for Delbert Lehrman. Bond for *4oo was approved. In the suit of C. L. Si'hust v* Nussbaum Novelty Co., on account. ('iMniaeed on motion of plaintiff. hi the divorce suit Fay Kennedy v». John Kennedy, cause set for tone on Dec. 23. o The Terminal Tower. Cleveland’s principal railroad station. I* the tallest building in Ohio, rising to a height of 52 stories.

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