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lowa Certain Os At Least Tie For Title Chicago, Feb. 27 —(UP)— One basketball game witih Illinois stood between lowa's once beaten Hawkeyes today and their first undisputed basketball championship in the history of the western conference. (The Hawkeyes, whose only loss this season was io Illinois at Champaign, cinched at least a tie for the title !a»)t night when they outlastMinnesota, 55-48, to win their uka conference victory in 11 en-

gugements. '.After fighting to 16 victories in 17 games during she 1944-45 campaign, Jowa now must whip Illinois at lowa City in the climatic finish of the Big Ten season Saturday night. A victory over coach Doug Mills' ever-dangerous Illini will end 44 yearn of trying by the Hawkeyes for an undispute-d title. lowa won split championships in 1923 when It tied with Wisconsin and in 1926 •when It tfed with Michigan, Indiana and ihirdue. daist year the Hawkeyes were nosed out of a share of the title with Ohio 'State by one point and 20 games. A less Saturday night would shove lowa back into a tie tor the championship with Ohio j State, since the Buckeyes already have completed their season with a 10-2 record. The IHaiwkeyes hhve been atop the Big Ten heap since the start. Their only losw was Jan. 261 h when ftiey ran into a hot Illinois squad at Champaign and were nipped. 43-42. The Illini, suffering from injuries arid ailments, were knocked out of the title race last weekend by Ohio State and northwestern. With their regulars Ibaiek in shape, the Illini will play a tuneu'p match for lowa tomorrow night when they meet Indiana at Bloomington. The conference season ends Saturday with the Ic-wa game and a Wisconsin Minnesota finale at Minneapolis. lowa had troulble with Minnesota last night. After trailing most of the first half, the Hawkeyes had to rally to take a 25-21 halftime lead and tdien had to go on a scoring rampage to stay ahead of the, resurgent Golden Gophers. The Hawkeye* won at the free thrown line.' for both teams sank 18 field goals. | lowa, however, hit 19 out of 22 free I throws. • IS <8 MBMnaEHMMKfIIj o o I — Last Time Tonight — | | “30 SECONDS OVER TOKYO" i Van Johnson, Spencer Tracy. Robt. Walker, Phyllis Thaxter ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax j 0 6 WED. & THURS. O o OUR BIG DAYS! First Show Wed. fit 6:30 I Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! o o C OUT-AND-SHOUT Laugh Affoir j <• .. from the Author of - SISTER EILEEN"! j ScraM Shy by MkhoU Fwi.r ond trnral *O9OOO from « Story by tu<*> McXoonoy S Rkhord Sraratan bractsd by REGINALD IE aO«G • Produced by MICHAEL FESSIER and ERNEST PAGANO A UNIVERSAL PKTURE --- —Starting Fri. for 5 Day*— “HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN"

Hedb Wilkinson, brilliant 6-foot l-inch guard, led the Hawks with 16 points, followed by Dick Ives with 14 and Clayton Wilkinson and Murray Wier with nine each. Big Clarence Hertnsen topped Minnesota scorers with 14. o Second Guessers Work On Sectional ■lndianapolis, Feb 27 —(UP) — Sixty four of the original 776 entries in the 1945 Indiana high school basketball tournament looked forward ’o regional competition next Saturday, but in the other schools "if" was receiving a hard workout as fans replayed sectional eliminations of their favorites. Hackers of Hvansville Memorial, for example, wondered if their quintet would have defeated Evansville

1 Bosse's defending state champions if memorial had continued driving tactites rather Phan switching to a semi-stull offense in the second half 'Bosse won, 38-37, after trailing 19-10 at one stage of the first half. Diminutive Bryan (Hroc) Jerrell’s free throw in the last 30 seconds of play decided lite issue, but seconds later Frank tone of Memorial missed the tieing free throw and kept Jewel! a hero. I 'Then there was the case of Gary ' Lew Wallace, touted as the best in northern Indiana. City rival Emerson was leading the Hornets, 40-39 when Bob Brooks of Wallace swished the net—-but officials ruled the final gun had gone off before the ball left his fingers. Wally Blair, Jeffersonville sports writer, sponsored a movement to rename the Ohio Hiver City “Charlestown” after “Big Charlie” Meyer pour d in 23 pointe to lead the Red Devils to a 3'l-29 sectional title victory over New Albany. As a sectional aftermath, the Indiana high school athletic association’s policy of scheduling tourney games an hour apart took its usual blasting from the scribes, who pointed out that the games never were finished in less than an hour and 15 minutes. Jack Richman and John Farrell co-authored a Muncie Press column suggesting to commissioner L. Virgil Phillips of the IHSAA that henceforth al! games be decided on the "ping pong system—/the first ‘ team to get 21 points wine the game.” in review, Vincennes won 23 consecutive sectional championships 1 before Freelandville stopped the ! Alices' string in 1941. Bicknell made it five straight “lean years” for VinI cfnnea by whipping the Alices Sat- ' urday, 37-26. i Kokomo and Franklin grabbed their 24th sectional titles Saturday. Richmond marked up its 22nd and Huntington posted its 21st championship. Logansport extended the longest sectional .winning streak still intact to seven. (Most unique sectional record in the state belongs to Hammond high however. The wildcats have taken every sectional In which they adiCORT O o — Last Time Tonight — (“CRIME DOCTOR'S COURAGE”! | Warner Baxter, Hilary Brooks & "THOROUGHBREDS” Tom Neal, Adele Mara 9c-30c Inc. Tax O o WED. & THURS. fill story lai OF HEROIC W JM FAITH AND O INSPIRING V' 7 Hf SPECTACLE Vl Th* Modernized Production of Cecil B. DeMilles Sign of the Cross* with Fredric March Elissa landi Cta&tit Coltart Charles Laughton «A Poromour. fchrr. —s o—01— Coming Sun.—“ Destiny” & “The Jade Mask."

I Intramural League 1 Results Announced t Three intramural league games 1 were played Monday evening at s the Decatur junior-senior high 1 school. 51 In the heavyweight division, the Bears defeated the Flashes, 15 to 13. in an overtime game, and the Eagles defeated the Redskins, 24 to 8. In the lightweight division, lhe Avengers edged out the Hawks, 18 to 17. Flashes FG FT TP Egly, f . 0 0 0 Wolfe, f 0 11 Sheets, c ... 2 0 4 Gehrig, g . 3 0 6 Shook, g 0 2 2 Totals 5 3 13 Bears FG FT TP Freebly, f 1 0 2 Taylor, f 11 3 Stuckey, c 2 0 4 Arthur, g 2 2 6 Werling, g 0 0 0 Roses, c 0 0 0 Totals. 6 3 15 Eagles FG FT TP Thieme, f . 1 2 4 Barnett, f 10 2' Fennlg, c . 3 <1 6 Koi ter, g 2 2 6 Knittle, g . 2 0 4 Haley, f . 1 0 2 Totals 10 4 24 Redskins FG FT TP Hammond, f 0 0 0 Whittredge. f 0 2 2 Christen, c 2 0 4 Knapp, g 0 0 0 J. Lichtenstlger, g 1 0 2 ' D. Cottrell 0 0 0 | Totals'. 3 2 8 Hawks FG FT TP j | Jackson, f 7 0 14 Gentis, f 0 0 0 Kingsley, c 0 0 0 I Rice, g 1 2 , j Durbin, f 0 0 0| ] .— I ‘ Totals - 8 1 17 I Avengers FG FT TP ; f Hutker, f 1 0 2! < Schnitz, f 2 4 8 I Yowt. c 2 0 4 , Kruse, g 1 0 2 ] Franklin, g 0 0 0j < Bokueeht, c 0 2 2 1 Baylee, g 0 0 01 Totals 6 6 J ( o | j UPPER SILESIA, (Continued From Page One) j t return, he said, might be offered citizenship in the British Empire,! 5 but he was unable to make a flat ‘ offer until he had consulted the ! I dominions. Churchill said Stalin and Soviet 1 ‘ leaders wished to live in "honor- j ‘ able friendship and equality with I the western democracies.” "I feel also that their word Is , their bond,” he said. "1 know of j no government which stands to its obligations more solidly than t the Russian Soviet government.” J Everything is ready for the surrender or collapse of Germany, he said, but he gave no hint of | when eithqr might be expected, j Churchill defended the Curzon I line fixed by the Crimean confer-! ence for the Polish-Russian boun- ■ dary as "Just and right.” He de- [ i tiled that "force or fear” played j I a part tn American and British concurrence in the Soviet proposal for the boundary. c He broke his speech at 1:15 I p. m. for lunch and was schedul- s ed to resume an hour later. Calling for a strong vote of £ confidence in his government's 1 vanced to lhe final game. They did a it again Saturday. t (Nearly halt of next week’s 64 en- d tries come from towns of less than ' 4,000 population. Eden. Bainbridge, 1 Wayne town, Parker City, Renting- ' ton Cromtwell, Oxford and Lewisville all are under LOW, while ’ Jackeon Center, Chester center and ' and Jamestown represent eoneoli- ! dated schools. Others under 4,000 are Danville. Covington, 'Paoli, Brownstown, Ow nsville 'Boonville, Syracuse, Dunkirk, Berne, Zionsville, Flora, Monticello, Fairmount Batesville, Liberty, Hope, Culver and Spencer. LOANS PRIVATELY MADE Would a loan of 325 to 3250 or, more help you? If so, it can be easily arranged. FOR IXAMPLt • If you are in need of 350 and have a steady job, you can g borrow it on yvur own aig- ‘ nature. No one else aigus. Sen Ut Today IROCAL ROAN COMPANY laenwaM Ow Schafer atm » TatofbMW *R2 DICATUR, INDIANA Open Dslly 8:30 to 3:30 Thur*, until 13:30 11 ■in - i 111' it lin

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Kraft Cheese Beats Central Soya Team Kraft Cheese defeated Central Soya, 56 to 40, in a City industral league game Monday night at the Lincoln gym. Kraft led at the half, 26 to 13. Reynolds was the leading scorer for Kraft with 18 points and Painter paced Soya with 20 points'. The McMillen and Kraft quintets will meet at the Lincoln, gym next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in a one-game playoff for the second half league title. Two exhibition games will be played at the Lincoln gym Thursday night, with Kraft’ meeting Rudy’s Hybrid of Bluffton at 7:30 o’clock, followed by an exhibition game between McMillen and a team not yet definitely selected. Kraft FG FT TP Reynolds, f 7 4 18 Scherer, f x 3 0 6 Strickler, c 3 17 Franke, g 4 13 CrabiU, g ... 6 2 14 Saalfrank, g 10 2 Totals 24 S 56 Central Soya FG FT TP Arnold, f 0 0 0 Painter, f 8 4 20 Baumgartner. c 10 2 Snyder, g 10 2 Lee. g 5 0 .10 Yoder, f 2 0 4 Sharp, g 10 2 Totals 18 4 40 Referee, Everhart. o Annual Safety Award Dinner Held Monday The annual safety award dinner i of the Central Soya company was held Monday evening. Principal speakers at the meeting were G. D. Mao Lean, company vice president, and Max Schafer, director of public relations. Awards wore presented to Leonard Johnston, Wayne Peterson, Robert Judt, Emanuel Kistler, Donald Adams, and Paul Hilyard. commitments at the Crimean conference, Churchill also said. 1. Poland's future is in its own hands "with the single limitation that they (the Poles) must honestly follow in harmony with *heir Allies a policy friendly to Russia.” 2. Britain will continue to recognize the Polish exile government in London until Britain considers the new provisional government provided for in the Crimean declaration has been formed properly. 3. The Allies intend to take steps against Germany far more drastic and effective than those which followed the last war, including total disarmament, destruction of Nazism and militarism. swift punishment of war criminals, and elimination or control of industry capable of military production. 4. The world security organization envisioned by the big three will not shrink from the use bf armies, navies and / air forces against an “evil doer or an evil planner.” ' An overwhelming vote of confidence in the government will strengthen Britain's position among her Allies, Churchill told the packed house at the opening of a debate on the “Mg three” conference.

TWO MEN REPORTED (Continued From Page One) Hgt. Harold Strahm, 27-year-old soq of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Strahm, northwest of Decatur, Was wounded by shrapnel in the second invasion of Luzon in the, Philippines, he advised his parents. He is confined to a hospital on the island. His wounds are not considered serious, he said.. Sgt. Strahm, a graduate of Monmouth high school, entered the army in April, 1941 and went overseas in January. 1944. He is attached to the famous 39th or ’Cyclone' division of the Eighth army. ALLIED PLANES BLAST (Centinued From Page One) Thunderbolt fighters accompanied the heavy bombers on the 15th straight day of bombing Germany in a record winter offensive. The Nazi transport system has been under assault ever since last week when it was crippled as a preliminary to the Allied offensive in. the West The record offensive against Germariy continued through the night. British Mosquito bombers crashei blockbusters into Berlin, stoking the .fires kindled by nearly 2,006 American planet* yesterday. Striking at the Nazi capital for the .seventh straight night, swift British Mosquito bombers dropped their two-ton demolition bombs into Hie. heart .of fires still burning from the daylightsettack. The clandestine radio Atlantic said the “highest fires, ever seen in any German city” guided the night raiders to their objective. More than 3,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Berlin yesterday in tha heaviest daylight attack ever made on a German city. yanksleize (Continued From Page One) teland’s tunnels or while attempting to swim to safety. There were no further reports of suicide explosions in the tunnels. 4n the fighting on Luzon, trootps of the first cavalry and sixth infantry divisions ran into otrong Japanese resistance near Antipolo, oe of the key points in the enemy’s Kbbayashi line. The troops, supported by Liberator bornoere, were advancing along a.lOtnlle front from W»wa to near 'Antipolo, a junction point on the main highway running north from Laguna bay. On the northern sector of the Luzon front, one column of the 35th division captured Lumboy on the Balete. Paso road while another pushed north to Luna, three miles from Carragtan in the heart of the Carranglan mountains. Liberator bombers again raided Formosa off the China coaet, hitting rail and military installations at Tagao on the southwest coaet. The Japanese failed to put up any aerial opposition. 'Patrol planes at the same time bombed the naval baee in the Ryukyo islands, the stepping stonee from Formosa to the southern tip of the Japanese homeland. Civilian Share Os Cars, Tires Unchanged 'Washington, Fab. 27 —(IUIP) — The office of price administration announced today that the civilian share of new tires and naw cars for. March would be the same as for 1,600.000 tires and 2,0n0

Harold Ickes Warns Against Coal Shortage I Says Coal Shortage Is Growing Worse Washington. Fdh. 27 — (UP) - Fuel administrator Harold L. Ickes today averted that “many industrial activities of (coal) consumers must he diecontinued and most others slowed down" be-cause the nation faces a possible fuel crisis. “The tricks are about played out ; and the coal shortage is here and getting worse,” he said in a report warning of the dire affects of coal mine strike might have on the entire nation. 'The time has come, he said, when the country should “get down to realitlen." 'A national fuel crisis can be expected by next winter if the war in Europe continues that long, he said, even with continued full production still will be 50.000.000 tons short of meeting lhe needs of a t-wo-front war during 1945. Then he directly to the I growing coal-wage controversy. | “The paralyzing effects of tern- | poi'ary disruptions in the coal supply because of weatiher conditions ' during the last month indicate only I too deafly that we cannot afford ’ | to have any general stoppage in . coal mining, no matter how short.” I he said. The curtain on the impending,! coat crisis rose yesterday. The unit-; ( ed mine workers formally advised the government that it intended to take a strike vote in the nation's bituminous mines if there were no satisfactory settlement of its now wage demands. UMW President John L. Lewis, acting in accordance with lhe Smith- Connally act, notified three government agencies that his union is in dispute with mine operators ' in attempts to negotiate a con-1 tract to replace the one expiring March 31. The Smith-Connally act ■ permits a strike vote to be taken after a .IJ-day "cooling off” period.' o God is the love that flames in ', our hearts. o Absolute Divorce Granted By Court An absolute decree of divorce was granted by Judge J. Fred Fruchte in Adams circuit court tbdaj) to Mrs. Fay Kennedy from her husband, John Kennedy. The i court also restored the plaintiff's ' former name, Fay Mutscbler. The suit was filed by Mrs. Ken-1 nedy last September and a cross j complaint was filed by Mr. Ken- j nedy. in which he sought a $35,000 judgment against his wealthy wife. The cross complaint was withdrawn yesterday I by the defendant. It was unotfi- : cially stated that an out of court settlement was made between the parties. A charge of vehicle taking filed by Mrs. Kennedy against her husband on January 24, was nol-prossed by Prosecutor C. ] Remy Bierly, in connection with ! the disposal of the divorce suit. —:———o Ex-Prison Chaplain Speaks Here Tonight T)r. Larry Newgent, former chaplain of San Quentin prison, will epeak on ‘Crime Doesn't Pay" at the Church of the Nazarene in this city tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. i Newgent, who has witneseefl 47 executione, will give a demonstration with the electric chair, acting out an exeeuSon, with death cell scenes and true facts on errne, its harm and danger. The public is invited to hear Dr. Newgent and gain information on the delinquent problem. A special Invitation is issued to the youth of the city and their parents. — o— Page Burrell Dies At Huntington Home Page Burrell, 51, died this morning at 8 o'clock at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Burrell in Huntington. He liiad been ill for sometime and £is death was attributed to a heart condition. Surviving in addition to the parents, are his wife, and two daughters of Union City, and four sons in service, three of them now overseas. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. o — Jantzen Family Is Freed In Manila News of the liberation o< Rev. and Mrs. Albert L. (Wilma Lichti) Jantzien and their two Children, Grace Joan, 9, and Lyman, 4, from a Japanese war prisoners camp in Manila, Its been receivedL by Mrs. 0. F. Giltiom of Berne, aunt of Mrs, Jantzen. The word was relayed here by the parents of Mrs. Jantaen, Rev. and Mrs. John Lichti, of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, who were informed by the wlar department, that the Jantaens had been freed by the Amefcan armed forcea.

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