Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1945 — Page 6

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Chicago U. To Resume Play In Big Ten Loop Chicago, Mar. 23 —(UP)—The University of Chicago plans to resume western conference athletic competition in every sport except football after the war, which wiil leSve the Big Ten etill the big nine conference on the gridiron. University officials frankly admit. that Chicago’s varsity athletic teams will be even weaker after the war than when the university withdrew its once famed Maroon colbns from intercollegiate football in 1939 and from other sports in 3944. Yet Chicago will reorganize. its baekefbali track, golf, baseball and tennis teams for poetwar intercollegiate participation. "Our competitive standards will deteriorate even more after the war,” William Morgenstern, university publicity director, speaking for president Robert M. Hutchins, said. “State universities will feel the effect of the expected postwar expansion in athletics, but we expect no improvement in our position.’’ The prospect of having Chicago hack as a weak sister in all sports ! except football does not alter the Big Ten’s position toward the University of Chicago. The conference still welcomes Chicago as a member and will continue to go through the grid seasons with one bench i vacant. Chicago abandoned football six years ago and quit the other sports in 1944 after taking terrific lickings from conference teams. The cry was raised that the Big Ten should regain its full membership by dropping Chicago’s faded Maroon colors and incorporating another university into the conference. The University or Nebraska and Pittsburgh university were frequently mentioned as possible additions. In stating the conference’s present views, Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, newly-appointed athletic commissioner, said, “Chicago’s withdrawal from the conference has never been considered and the conference’s position is unchanged.”

-4) — — Eagles Beal Bears For League Crown The Eagles copped the championship of the intramural league at the Decatur junior-senior high school Thursday evening, defeating the Bears 37 to 26 in the play off for the league title. The Eagles led by only one point, 18 to 17, at the half, but pulled away after the rest period. Fenulg was outstanding for the Eagles with .12 points, and Arthur’s 11 points were high for the Bears. Eagles FG FT TP Koi ter, f 3 0 6 Barnett, f 0 0 0 •Thieme, c 2 1 5 Uniittle. g 3 0 6 Fetinig, g 8 4 20 Jennings, f 0 0 0 Pollock, f 0 0 0 Totalsl6 5 37 Bears FG FT TP Ross, f 2 15 Stucky, f 1 0 2 Taylor, c 3 0 6 Saylors, g 10 2 Arthur, g 5 1 11 Freeby, f 0 0 0 Werling, c 0 0 0 Totalsl2 2 26 Rta THE Carey Roofings and Shingles which we sell are time tested and proven. They are made in the world’s largest roofing plant, by a manufacturer who has been a leader in the industry for over 60 years. We can supply the right roof for any pur- . pose, and you’ll find our prices most attractive. ARNOLD & KLENK

McMillen Team Wins In Exhibition Game McMillen defeated Rockford, 0., 50 to 40, in an exhibition game Thursday night at the Lincoln gym in this city. Rockford led at the first quarter, 11 to 10, but McMillen forged into a 28 to 23 advantage at. half-lfine. Rockford cut this lead to two poni'ts. 36 to 34 at the third quarter, but the local quintet put on the pressure in the final period to win by 10 points. K. Schnepf and Bunker paced McMillen with 10 points each and Bollenbacher’s 13 led Rockford. McMillen FG FT TP D. Schnepf, f 3 17 B. Schnepf, f 12 4 K. Schnepf, c 5 0 10 Delong, g 2 0 4 j K. Hirschy, g 1 0 2 I Strickler, f 12 4 Bunker, g 5 0 10 D. Hirschy, g 2 1 5 Painter, g 2 0 4 Totals 22 6 50 Rockford FG FT TP Lee, f 4 0 8 Crouch, f 0 0 0 Pierstorff, c 2 15 Bollenbacher, g 6 1 33 Painter, g 0 0 0 Dellinger, f 4 4 12 Cook, g 10 2 Totals 17 6 40 Referee, Doehnert. o Ohio State, New York Are Tourney Finalists New York. iMarch 23 —(UP) — Ohio State and New York university were the finalists today in the ■ (Eastern N. C. A. A. basketball tournamentfl. literally loafing in to provide a leteurely change of pace from the current speed mania among big time college teams. (Ohio state defeated Kentucky, 4’5 to 37 last night in a deliberate defensive game which was retarded even more because of excessive fouling by tmth teams. New York university topped tufte, 59 to 44. The violets were rated 30 point favorites. They were hard pressed to win by 15.

Zelt-Young Win In Mixed Doubles Meet The team of Zelt-Young carried off the honors in the Mixed doubles tourney held at Mice Recreation Wednesday night. Their winning total was 1218 iptins. Other winners were as follows: NHsomFaurote 1195,. Balbcock-ißalbcock 1149, irall-meyer-IMies 1.149, ReinkingtSchamerloh 1145 Davis-David 113'7. AppelmaiuNeison 1.131. County Coon Hunters Meet Monday Night The Adams county coon hunters association will hold its monthly meeting at the Franklin Service Station on Monday night. iPlana will b? made for the coon bunt wlilich will be held April 22 at thelMeyer woods, south of Decatur, —: 0 Play Semi-Finals In Pro Tourney Tonight iChicago, March 2.8 —(UP) —Four teams, survivors of an original field of 14, resume action tonight in two semi-final games of the world’s professional haskel/ball championship tournament. In the first game the Font Wayne Zollner Pistons, defending champions, meet the New York Rens, winner of the inaugural 1939 tournament. The American Gears of Chicago meet the Dayton Acme Bombers in the second game. Eleven years ago the Century Club of the Christian Men Builders class in Indianapolis, inaugurated a program to buy glasses for underprivileged children needing them. During that time the group has purchased more than 2,500 pairs of glasses by means of its membership fees.

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Coal Subcommittee To Seek Agreement Royalty Demand Is Blocking Agreement Washington, Mar. 23 —(UP) — A subcommittee of two operators and two United Mine Workers today took over the effort to find grounds for agreement on a new wage-hour contract in the soft coal industry. The full negotiating committee met briefly today and recessed until tomorrow morning. The miners were represented by I'MW president John L. Lewis and union vice president John O’Leary. The operators' representatives were Charles O'Neill of Altoona, Pa., and George Campbell of Chicago. It still was apparent when the full conference quit for the day that Lewis’ 10 cent a ton royalty demand was the chief factor in the deadlock. Lewis' battle for the $60,000.000 payment to bis union treasury entered its sixth consecutive day of the joint wage conference. The operators and UMW had only seven more scheduled meetings before the present contract expires March 31. There has been no agreement on any issue. Neither side has suggested extension of the present contract. UMW memlters will vote next Wednesday on whether they want to strike to enforce their demands. The government says it can’t afford a halt in coal production. The labor department described the dispute as “the most serious” since the 1943 coal wage case but looked with optimism on the fact that both parties were still

talking to each other. While government intervention may not come immediately, all agencies are prepared for speedy action when it becomes necessary to prevent a strike. , Secretary of labor Frances Perkins was reported to he hanking on the strong desire of Doth Lewis and the operators to get together and avoid their 1943 melee with the war labor board. For the past five days Lewis has hammered on the royalty demand. The negotiators dis- ' cuss other subjects but the UMW chief always brings them back to his “dime-on-every-ton” request. An operator predicted that if Lewis insists on his royalty ‘•he’ll get a law prohibiting such payments just like he was the author of the Smith-Conally antistrike law.” The operators have pointed out so Lewis that the Wagner act prohibits an employer from making contributions to labor unions for any purpose. The UMW president contends that provision does not apply to his royalty demand. 0 Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES~~ALLEYS Central Soya League Pencilpushers won three from Master Mixers: Elepeller won three from Solvent; M & R won two from Research; Truckers won two from Erasers; Better Halves won two from Pilot; Anal!ls won two from Traffic. Standing W L Pencllpusbers 24 9 Traffic 22 11 Truckers 22 11 Erasers 21 12 Research 20 13 M & R 16 17 Better Halves 15 18 Master Mixers 14 19 Elepeller 14 19 Pilot 12 21 Analits 10 23 Solvenj 8 25 High series; Men —Rowdon 637. Judt 571, Adams 560, Vizard 501, Kuehn 510. Women—Young 548. High games: Men —Rowdon 246202, Judt 210-203, Adams 201. Nash 203. Women—Young 191-185-172, Kingsley 181. Smith 170, Wolf 172, Schafer 173. o — Clean Screens If your screens make dark streaks on your window sill, give them a good scrubbing with moistened scouring powder and a stiff brush. Rinse well and allow to dry. Wipe with benzine, being careful of Are. It is best to do this part of the job outdoors on a cloudy day. Then apply a coat of two parts top quality spar varnish and one part each of linseed oil and turpentine. Or you use a very thin kind of varnish that can be wiped on with a clean rag. Use a dry brush to clear ‘“blobs” of varnish out of the mesh. If you wish color, use screen enamel instead of varnish. _o More than a score of Oklahoma towns were named for officials of the railroads which run through them. Q Psi lota Xi rummage sale, Saturday, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., old Staley Confectionery building, South Second St.

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Patton's Blitz Nabs Nazis In Nutcracker Germans Are Caught Between Two Armies (Editor’s note: Boyd Lewis, European news manager, tells in the following dispatch bow Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s Blitz that caught the Germans in a ■nutcracker between the third and seventh armies was born. More than 100,000 Germans were captured since March 14 by the two armies.) By Boyd L'ewis Sliaef, Paris, Mar. 23—(UP) — One day last month —somewhere between Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthday -a division commander reported to Lt. Gen. George S. Patton that he believed the Germans were ripe for a pushover in the Trier triangle, Patton, third army commander, checked the information, obtained permission and launched a limited offensive. That is how blitzes are born. Patton makes no secret of his fighting axiom to fight the enemy where you find him and to hell with plans—they are made only to be changen. Perhaps that is one reason why German priso'ners repeatedly explain that old blood and guts Is the most feared American general because/he is so unpredictable. The Saar offensive was a typical Patton job because it. was unpredictable. It followed the enemy where it found him even when the third army advance crossed the seventh army and threatened to pinch out the entire seventh by joining with the French at the Karlsruhe corner. Somewhere near the middle of the campaign, which now is squeezing the last harried Nazi remnants east of the Rhine or westward to prisoner cages, Patthe methodical offensive by Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch’s sevton’s blitz was synchronized with enth army. The boundaries for the offensive had been fixed but when Patch’s men hit the Siegfried line for the second time, Patton already was through the Siegfried and running wild. This was not according to plan but as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley said at the time irrepressible Patton was ready and “we never like to let the other fellow sit down and dig in.” As the enemy was known to have no strategic reserves, the plan was to strike simultaneously ill along the south bank of the Saar to Sarreguemines and then 45 miles east to the Rhine. The seventh was to break through if possible, and if not, to tie down German divisions for slaughter by the third. The objective was not just to drive the\'Germans back of the Rhine but to destroy their armies and spike their guns. o Although the French have been definitely won over to the jeep, their chief problem seems to be whether to call it “La Jeep” or “Le Jeep.” The La’s seem to have the edge, however, pointing out that so many of the jaunty little battlewagons bear feminine names —Jeanne, Madeleine, Yvonne, Colette and Marie. I O ..... I Democrat Want Ads Get Results

Boy Scouts Join In Waste Paper Drive Boy Scouts of Decatur are joining with other Scouts and leaders throughout the United States in an effort to collect 150.000 tons of waste paper during Match and April. Recognizing that waste paper continues to be one of the nation’s critical shortages, the war production board, through its chairman, J. A. Krug, called upon the Boy Scouts of America to collect wastebasket scraps, brown bags, wrapping paper, corrugated and cardboard boxes and cartons, magazines, books and newspapers. The campaign is sponsored by General Dwight D. Eisenhower because he knows personally of the great need for waste paper in the war effort. A General Eisenhower-Boy Scout waste paper campaign medal will be given to each Cub Scout or Boy Scout who collects 1,000 pounds of waste paper during the two months. The medal, suspended from a red and white ribbon, bears a likeness of General Etaenhower with the mscription "War Service 1945” and “Boy Scout-General Eisenhower waste paper campaign.” On the reverse of the medal is the inscription, “Awarded for extraordinary patriotic achievement in the Boy Scout-Gen. Eisenhower campaign, March-April, 1945.” A genuine shell case that carried a 75 mm. shell or larger and that has been returned from a European battlefield after use well be awarded to each Cub pack. Boy ScouJ: troop or senior Scout unit which has collected waste paper equivalent to 1,000 pounds per boy member. Each will bear a printed citation by General Eisenhower. As the paper in these shell containers has been specially processed, it cannot be used again. o Modern Accordion The accordion, as we know it today, was first made by a Viennese, Damien, in 1829, and introduced in the United States shortly afterward. Damien's improvement of an apparatus that had been known in China for centuries was a small bellows at the top of the box. The bellows supplies the wind which sets the reeds In motion. The old type Chinese instrument was operated by the infusion of breath.

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Clem McClain Dies Suddenly Thursday A nipssngp received this morn* ing from Los Angeles, Calif., by George Wemhoff, reported the death of Clem McClain, .4, a cousin and a former resident of this city. He had been in failing health some time but his death, which occurred yesterday, came suddenly. Mr. McClain was born in this city, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McClain, pioneers of this community. When a lad he learned the printer’s trade in this office and became one of the best men in the business. He worked in several cities and for 30 years was with the government printing office in Washington. He was retired about eight years ago and went to Los Angeles, where he made his home with a sister. During all the years he resided in Washington, he made Decatur his home and returned regularly each two years to cast his vote. Surviving relatives include two sisters, Mrs. Jessie A. Mapes of Los Angeles and Miss Nettie McClain of Denver, Colo. A brother, Emmet, died some years ago. Funeral services will be held at St. Gertrude church at Los Angeles, Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Interment will be in that city. 0 Although largely outclassed by heavier and more powerful guns, the 37-mm. antitank gun, smallest army ordnance antitank weapon, is still performing splendidly against Japanese light and medium tanks in the Pacific theaters. Its mobility also has made it particularly valuable in blasting the enemy from caves and hideouts inaccessible to heavier artillery.

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