Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1945 — Page 6

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Pistons Meet Dayton Acmes In Pro Final Chicago, Mar. 24. — (VP) —The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, world's professional basketball champions, will defend their title tonight against the Dayton Acmes in the finals of the pro basketball tournament. Both teams gained the finals last night. The Zollners eliminated the New York Rens 68 to 45 to set a new tournament scoring record which the Dayton, 0., team promptly broke in its game with the American Gears, Chicago. The Dayton squad whipped the Gears 80 to 51. The previous tournament scoring record was 67 points. The Fort Wayne team got off to a slow start in its game with the Hfcns but the Pistons quickly warmed up and were never headed after the first five minutes. The Rens were leading 4-1 in the first period when the Zollners opened a terrific scoring attack that netted them 13 points before it was J smothered. The Rene were trailing 17 to 7 | at the end of the first quarter and | the Pistons had , increased their ! lead 29-18 at the halfway mark. The Rens unleashed their scoring attack in the third period with forward Puggy Bell sparking the drive which netted them 19 points While holding the Pistons -to 14. Dayton's Bt> to 51 victory over the Gears w T as an easy contest all the way. The Gears, handicapped by the absence of Stan Patrick who was out of the game with an injured wrist, made a showing only in the first quarter which ended 15 to 14 in their favor. The Ohioans blanked the Gears in the second period and were leading 33 to 14 at the end of the half.

'Peeping-Tom' Habit Brings Death To Man Indianapolis, 'March 24—-(UP)— Peeping-Tom inclinations of Carl F. Craig, 35, war plant foreman and father of two children, cost him his life today. Craig was shot fatally shortly before midnight lay Stanley W. Syverson who complained that a man natt peered through the windows of his home for three nights. ‘ll decided to wait for him to repeat,” Syverson said. ‘‘l heard a oar pull up in front and saw a man get out. 1 sa«w him look into several windows; then 1 saw hie face in our bedroom window.” Syverson fired several Shots and Craig ran across the street and fell into his automobile. An ambulan'ce took Craig to a hospital. War of 1812 The war of 1812 was fought to protect our sailors against impressment by foreign nations. The young republic, resenting the ruthless and Unlawful seizures made aboard our merchantmen, fought and successfully established our rights to free, untxammeled commerce in all ports (jf.Ae world

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WPB Prepared For Curfew Enforcement To Crack Down On Curfew Violators Washington, Mar. 24. — (UP) War production chief .1. A. Krug is preparing to throw the full weignt of his agency behind the enforcement of the midnight curfew on amusement places, it was learned today. Krug is empowered by 'the second war powers act to withhold building materials, electricity, coal and gas from consumers if he considers such action necessary to aid the war effort. War mobilizer James F. Byrnes, at the time he decreed that bars, movies and other places of entertainment should close at 12 o'clock, asked Krug to help enforce the curfew. • The WPB chairman, however, took no action to back up Byrnes’ request until this week, when plans were drawn up to crack down on curfew violators. Krug is expected to warn movie houses,, bars, and others who are still catering to post-midnight pleasure seekers that they will face the ire of WPB if they aren’t shut up tight by 12 o’clock. _— 0 Buying Increases In Indiana In February Bloomington, Ind., March 24 — (LIP)-—(Retail and wholesale buying in Indiana expanded considerably in February, the Indiana University bureau of business research reported today in the current issue of the monthly Indiana business review. The preliminary index of the I. U. busin sb bureau rose three per cent above the final index of January and approached the war time | peak of last November. • Distillers Warn Os Severe Shortages

New York, March 24 —(UP)— Distillers warned today that the nation will face one of its worst whiskey shortages in three weeks. Allied liquor industries, Inc., said Scotch and Burton will be practically unoibtaina’ole because Bourbon stacks were 40 per cent less than norma and importation of Scotch is rhe smallest in history. Distillers said whiskey stocks have shrunk 13.2 per cent from January 1944 to January 1945. Less than a year’s supply of neutral spirits were reported in warehouses. » ■ Q Corn Silage Although grass silage is the undisputed forage champion from the standpoint of bringing about production of high-vitamin milk, corn silage is not far behind if harvested at the recommended early dent stage, work done at the University of Wisconsin by J. J. Stefaniak, I. W. Rupel, and W. H. Peterson shows. O Turnip Greens Turnip greens grown on soils rich in organic matter are high in iron. Turnip greens grown in the spring generally contain more iron than those grown in the fall. The iron content in turnip greens decreases with the application of nitrogen fertilizer, the specialists explain, although such applicatio '.s increase the yield of the greens o — Quench Thirst Plenty of water, warmed only enough to keep the ice melted, is necessary if farm animals are to produce satisfactorily and use the feed they eat to best advantage dur-, ing the winter months.

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Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers ’ In League Activities } MIES ALLEYS ( Major League I * West End won two from Stand-1 ' ard Oil; Smith Bros, won two ‘ from Kohne Drug; Mutschler won ' two from Kraft Cheese; Home Grocery won three from McMil- « len. ; . ... 1 Standing [ . w l;' Mutschler 21 15 I Home 21 15 j West End 20 16 Kraft 19 17 Standard IS IS Smith Bros. 17 19 McMillen 14 22 Kohne 14 42 High series: Sharp 611 (172-256-183), H. Hoffman 605 (199-189-217), Appelman 601 (205-194-202). High games: G. Schultz 213,' Dysert 203, Hoagland 219, Mutschler 234, Ladd 200, P. Bleeke 211. Hoffman 201, Heare 220, Tutewiler 209, Mclntosh 201-202. Young 226, Zelt 215. Rural League Koeneman Hardware won threefrom Heart Club: Foley Aces won two from Ehler’s Restaurant; Preble Restaurant won three from Jarett Case; Joe’s Lunch won two from Stoppenhagen: Sanitary Grocery won two from Kraft Cheese. High games: Baumgartner 213, Arnold 214, Nahrwold 204, A. Meyers 224, Kuhn 209, Slane 202. Minor League Schafer Co. won two from Habegger Furniture; Smith Insurance won three from Frickle’s; Ossian Tin Shop won two from Stuckey & Co.; Schafer Store won two from First State Bank.

MITSCHER’S TASK FORCE HUNTS DOWN JAP FLEET IN ONE OF WAR'S BOLDEST EXPLOITS

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Standing W L Habegger 22 8 Schafer Co. 21 9 Smith 18 12 Ossian 16 14 Bank 15 15 Frickle’s 14 16 Stuckey .... 8 22 Schafer Store 6 24 High games; Reinking 202, All«paw 208, Nussbaum 223, Boenker 203, Jleinking (S. I.) 225, M. Heare 211, Henline 200, Zwick 209. ASSAULT HAILED (Continued From Page One) troops of the Allied first army showered down behind the German defenders. Miles-long trains of gliders streamed across the Rhine all morning, landing infantrymen on enemy fields and scattering paratroopers across the countryside. Veterans of the American ninth and British sscond armies crossed the Rhine in assault boats and U. S. navy invasion craft irom a number of solid bridgeheads in the 12-mile sector between Rees and Wesel. Wesel is 30 miles north of Duesseldorf and 14U> miles north of the RhineRuhr confluence. o Deer Starvation The threat of deer starvation is governed largely by the weather. An open winter leaves the animals over much of their summer range, meaning less critical feeding conditions. A winter of deep snow sends them into the shelter of old deer yards where the concentration of animals means an overtaxing of all edible vegetation. o : (More M)5-mim. howitzers are being used in this war than all other field artillery weapons combined.

-—-—.— Sea erf .KOREA 2/; |lnland Sea| ' • ( /'A. HONSHU /V' X * -Kobe {J > FUKUOKA'* A-* ( IZJS • H fif* toso (7 Sasebo ac 3 J •*» »'• i H’4 lO ' USHU / v-W L w* •’ « / MiyasakiW uaoSHUMfI C : ' ' fyJ J fotifn Ocean . • ..JSr japan I Je 0 w«Wtwat [<§ 9 “ 140 THE SITE OF THE AMERICAN attack on the Japanese fleet, one of the boldest exploits of the war, is shown in the above map of the Nip homelands. The U. S. carrier aircraft hit the enemy fleet for the first 1 time in its home waters around the Inland Sea. This body of water is bounded on three sides by three of the Japanese home islands, Kyushu to the west, the southern portion of Honshu to the north and Skikoku to the south and clogged with small islands. Though the communique from Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s headquarters on Guam did not specify targets for the attack, likely ones could have been and Nagasaki, great naval bases on Kyushu. (International)

SALE CALENDAR MAR. 24—Alanzo Hatcher, 5 miles Northeast of Harlan. Ind. Person al nronerty. J. F. Sanmann, Auct. MAR 26—Loren Carpenter, 6 miles East of Urbana, Ind. Well improv, ed 137 acre farm. J. F. Sanmann, Auct. MAR. 27—Roy Frank, 3 miles south and % mile west of Willshire, . General farm sale. Lester W. Suman, auctioneer. MAR. 27 —Henry Fritzi, 3 miles west of Decatur. Closing out sale. Roy S. Johnson, auctioneer. tn„v a MAR. 27—Walter St-übeing. 3 miles South and 1 mile West of Hicks ville, O. Personal property. J. F. Sanmann, Auct. MAR. 28—Mrs. Lulu Derek, Delphos, O. Household Goods. J. r. Sanmann, Auct. . MAR. 31—Alvin Gerig, Grabill, Ind.. Fine 7 room home and a city lots. J. F. Sanmann, Auct. APR. 7—lvan Lentz, Fairgrounds, Hicksville, O. 35 Head baddie Horses Buggys, Harness and Riding equipment. 6:00 p. m. J. r. Sanmann, Auct. APR. 7—Lantz’s Restaurant, Hicksville, Ohio. A fine going business and all equipment, 2:30 p. m. J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. APR. 9—Earl B. Adams. Farm located 7 miles South of Huntington, Ind., on Highway No. 9. Improved 290 acre farm. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer.

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Bloody Battle for Iwo Jima Most Costly of All Pacific Isla

■. ajßwKigiy f - \ MB > .x>x- • • • v »' at? 8 : VETERAN MARINE DIVISIONS which had participated in othep tough Pacific island battles invaded Iwo Jima Feb. 19 and found that the defenders of the volcanic isle were not the ill-fed. poorly disciplined little men who had defended the islands of previous invasions. Instead, the Leathernecks were faced with unusually big Japanese soldiers who were well fed and well disciplined. The Nip defenders also had the advantage of fighting their kind of hattie from caves in a high cliff which Marines had to scale before reaching an open battlefield. Thus, the Japs plainly showed the import-

- M "'j jUt Bt I Ifll Ah I t - Bf ; WITH AMERICAN CARRIERS like the one pictured above hurling their planes at remnants of the nese fleet skulking in the enemy’s Inland Sea, the task force of Vice-Admiral Marc A. h ' ° nra ble” the top left, has damaged 15 to 17 warships aijd destroyed 475 aircraft to give Hirohito’s ‘ honu fleet a gocd pasting. The mighty Mitscher force is part of the Fifth Fleet of Adm. R- A- • na n left below, who was in tactical command of the U..S. attack. (Internauon /.

GREAT AERIAL (ContiniHd From Taee One > planes blasted 30 targets in and! north of the Ruhr yesterday, and I

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