Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1945 — Page 6

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Adams County Net Teams To Launch Season Adams county high school litisketbull teams will launch the 1915 46 sea«on his week, with games on the opening week's schedu’-< and nine of the county's in teams in action. High school teams are not permitted to open th lr regular sea:* on until Novemb r 1 under ruling'* of ihe Indiana high school athletic association. The Pleasant Milla Spartans ami Jefferson Warriors will start the firing for the county. tangling Thursday night at the Geneva gym. home floor for the Warriors, who have no gym of their own. Six games ar- on the schedule for Friday night. Decatur fans will have their first glimpse at the hardwood sport Friday, when the Yellow Jackets entertain th*- Portland Panthcre. Portland defeated th » Jackets In the season opener last year. Other games Friday are as follows; Heme at Lancaster. Monroe vs .Monmonth at Berne Poling at Hartford. IVtroleiim at Geneva. Kirkland vs Alumni. Adams county’s loth team, the Decatur Commodores, will delay their season opening until next Tuesday night, meeting the New Haven Hulldogs at the Commodores gym. o Wild Geese, Ducks Fly Over Decatur forge flocks of wild geese an.l ducks have flown over Decatur in the past few days. The honking of geese wa«* ’ward last evening and residents say they have large num l*ers of the feathered family flying south Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday Pleasant M ils vs. Jefferson nt Geneva. Ft iday Portland at Yellow Jackets. Iterne at latncaater. Monro*- *■« Mmmouih at Berne, petroleum at Geneva Poling at Hartford. Alumni at Kirkland. Hunting License Rush Is Underway Many hunting licenses, preparatory to opening the season Novemlur to, are In-ing issued at the county clerk's office. Among the applicants are discharged war veterans, who by pr< duclti t their dis- * .targe papers, may obtain a license free of charge. Attention was called to th- far. that ttie special hospital election will lie held on the same day as tin- opening day of the hunting season, and those w.io fake to the field wi re urged to vote before tiny start -hi 'heir trip. The pheasant season, determined Ity the department of Conservation each year, runs through the 17th <>l lie month Dally bag limit is two cock birds and possession limit is I No hens may lie shot. The quail ami patridge season runs through Dec. 2" Daily quail bag limit Is to ami |M>ss<-ssion limit St*. On palridtfr. daily limit is five and po>.*e-eion limit it.. Sale or purchase is unlawful. The season on rabbits, which annually provide tit*- bulk of Indiana's winter game bag. remains open through .lan 10 with a daily bag limit of Io and a possession limit of 2b. Firms or corporations ' buying rabbits may not p-h-mo-s more than 20 at any one- time. Trapping for fur bearers o|w-ns ' at noon Nov. 15 and closes al noon Jan 15. Animals which may lawfully be taken by traps include raccoon, opossum, skunk, muskrat and mink. There k* no closed season on ••liber red of grey fox. Attend Funeral Os Cousin At Tipton Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Husche of Monroe and Fred Busche of this city, have “returned from Tipton. where they attended funeral ser-vlc-w f>r their isiusin, Pvt. Carl Wiemann, whose tragic death occurred last week. Pvt. Wleman was Inducted into the army only two months ago. He was stationed In a camp near Lincoln. Neb., and the temporary barracks in which he lived caught fire. The fire was at night and Pvt U'ienmn died from burns. Full military rites were accorded the young soldier at the services, which were held at the Lutheran churiit in Tipton,

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Notre Dame Slight , Favorite Over Navy Chicago. Oct. SO -(UP) Notre Dame's fighting Irish ••winy were rated "slight favorites" to knock off Navy Saturday because their ' Polish quarterback Is considered a more dangerous threat than the Irish halfback they gave the Middies. Bob Kelly, ihe running star ot Notre Dame's 1944 team, will he playing for the Middies against his old teammates Saturday when Navy and Notre Dame, two of th-' nations top undefeated teams, meet at Cleveland In a 'showdown” of eastern v.t. mid wreterti football power, "We fear the Navy’s running attack more than anything else." Irish Coach llughle DeVore said today "It's a team that doesn't know its own strength. But we all know what Bob can do he's a great back ” Al l .tough DeVore would like to have Kelly, the Irishman, playing on Ills side Saturday, he believes that "holey the pole" will more than make up the difference. He'd Frank t Boley) Dane* wlcz. a "trigger happy" passer win.se smart field generalship and leadership has inspired a supposedly mediocre Notre Dame team to do great things. Notre Dame has romped to five straight victories, piling up 176 points to 16. and Devore unhivtistatingly gives Dancewicz credit for the Iruh's surprising showing. "He's like a coach on the field." DeVore said. "He's an exceptionally smart quarterhack: an expert passer, especially on long throw,*, and one of the greatest defensive ba< ks I have even seen.”

"Holey Hip pole" already has won acclaim an one of the midwest's great all-around players. And Chicago odds-mukers. in full appreciation of the kid’s pausing wlzardy, have installed Notre D.hik- as "a slight favjrlte" over Navy. Dancewicz, the most popular hoy on the South Bend campus, and his first-siring teammates haven t had much work during the pant four Saturdays. They played less than 30 minutes against Georgia Tech, 15 minutes during the Dartmouth rout, about half of the Pittsburgh game and only li minutes during last Saturday's ‘■scrimmage” with lowa. Actually, they have been playing part of the Navy game each time. .Notre Dame has been waiting for this one, ever since the beating the middies gave them a year ago Dancewicz, a modest, friendly sort of guy. probably has been looking forward to the game more than any one player. Ills quarterback in laot year's game was criticized and the 21-year-old senior from Lynn, Mass., takes especial pride in his choice of plays. The Cleveland spectacle overany other game in the midwest Saturday with the exception of the “litllo brown Jug" feud at Ann Arbor between Minnesota and Michigan. The Big Ten football race was thrown topsy-turvey last Saturday by uiHots. Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota, each with one defeat, and once-tied Indiana now have equal chances for the championship, The 'little brown jug" battle, the most traditional in the conference, will bring to an end the title ambitions of one defeated team since both Michigan and Minnesota have been setback once already. Ohio State must whip northwestern’s surprising Wildcats at Columbua Saturday to keep its hopes for its second consecutive title alive while in the third conference game of the day lowa and Wisconsin meet in a game of "also-rane” at lowa City. Other major midwest games are Great Ukes at Illinois. Pittsburgh at Purdue. Detroit at Marquette and Cornell, la., at Indiana. ”1 anticipate a day of p* ace when Girl Scouts of the United States and Norway can become better acquainted and help create and secure a world of peace, good will and human brotherhood" Ambassador Morp nstlerne of Norway.

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I Utility Sends Check For Payment Os Taxes The Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has sent Its check <or the fall Installment of local property taxes to the county treasurer. amounting to 11.531.51. Next Monday is the final day for paying the Novemlter installment without a penalty being added.

Says Billy Conn In Excellent Condition Editor's note; The I'nifcd Press asked a veteran boxing expert to watch Billy Conn In his first civilian exhibition match at Cleveland, ().. las- night and give his opinion on Conn's condition, after three years in the army, and the chances Conn will have against heavyweight champion Joe lamia next June. The expert is Jack (Dm-) K -arn«, Chicago promoter who once managed Jack Dempsey and Mickey Walker.) By Jack Kearns (Written for the United Press) Cleveland. 0.. Oct. 3ft—(UP)— Billy Conn surprised tn*- last night. He looked so much lietter than I had expect'd, after his long service in the army. Although I always string with the champion, I'll say right now that we may have a new world heavywelghf titleholder next June, if present ap|H-arances count for anything. Conn's eagerness, confidence and speed reminded me of Jack Dempsey when he was training for the Jess Willard light In Toledo. He weighs about the same Dempsey did at that time—about 192—am* will go into the ring against Joe lamia around 192 to 195 pounds.

B's true that an exhmitlon Is a lot different from a real fight, but you can tell plenty about a man in an exhibition. I watched Conn closely during his three easy rounds with a colored puncher named Bearcat Jones from Pittsburgh. Os course, Billy toyed with Ihe colored lad all the way. but he looked good doing It. He hasn’t lost any of his speed, although he has gained In weight and strength, things that are needed for any heavyweight fighter. The extra weight Billy Is carrying should make him a more dangerous opponent than In his first fight with Louis. Naturally. h« 'll take off some of this weight. And his trainers will have t 0 be careful that they don't pare off too much that he doesn't get too fine for larnis and leave his fight in the gym. There's always that danger in a long 'raining grind. He is eager and confident, and two years younger than Louis. Because of Louis' age. the champion is bound to have been affected more by his years in the army ’han Conn was. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Conn takes the title in June. He looks surprisingly good.

Far East Advisory Commission Meets Begin Formulating Policy For Japan Washington. Oct. 30 — H'Pt — The far eastern advisory commission will meet today to begin formulating policy for Japan — but with eyes on .Moscow rather than Tokyo. The commission is composed o£ United Nations with interests in the Pacific. The Soviet Union has not yet named a representative, but is expected to do so before the commission is many days old. When it does there will be 11 nations represented.

The delegates meet for only an organizaHon session today hut anxiously await Moscow’s announcement In the knowledge that a Russian boycott of the commission will severely handicap Its work. The Russians have been Insisting upon agreement among the big four on a control council for Japan. A compromise is lining worked out which will leave Gen. Douglas MacArthur the last word on Japanese policy but satisfy the Russian demand for representation on some sort of an administrative council. It probably will be a sort of executive committee of the advisory commission. The commission will meet President Truman before formally convening. Secretary of state James F. Byrnes will introduce the delegates.

It will be late this week and maybe next before the commission really gets down to work. It will devote tomorrow to routine organisational work and Thursday to Its terms of reference and agenda. By time preliminaries are over the compromise with the Soviet Union is expected to be arranged so that a Russian can be named to the commission. Byrnes revealed last week that conversation* were underway with the Russians on their demand tor

Minnesota Is Tops In Ground Gaining Chicago, Oct. SO -(l'Pt The ancient "Little brown jug" feud b tween Minnesota and Michigan promises to be better than ever this Saturday, matching the Big Ten's No. 1 offensive team ugainrt the conference's No. 1 defenslv--team. Minnesota's Golden Gophers will roll Into Ann Arbor as of old, the Big Ten's leading powerhouse. although they have manag'd to only split even in two games, official Big Ten statistics showed today Despite their loss to Ohio State Saturday. the Gophers bolstered their rank us the cons rente's top ground gaining team, mainly dun to the skitterlsh runs of Tommy Cates, and the No. 1 passing team due to a trio of hurlers. Minnesota has averaged 256 yards per game by leg work and 115 yards by arm. Th Gophers’ average gain of 371 out ranks Ohio State which stands second with a 119-yard average.

Michigan. In winning two out of three Big Ten games, is the toughest ground defender In the leagn The Wolverines have yielded only 127 yards per game compared to Illinois with a 221-yard average for second place and third-ranking Indiana with 236 average. The Wolverines, however, have a tough afternoon ahead of them in attempting to stop Cates, the Big Ten's No. 1 ground gainer. Cates, w-nior halback. scampered through the Ohio State line for enough yardage to take over first place in the "leg work" department with a total record of 36 runs for 271 yards and a 7.5 average, shoving Northwestern's Dick Conners Into second place. Conners, who had led the rushing department since the start of the season, sacrificed his average to star on defense Saturday In thPurdue upset. He now stands second with a 7.2 average, figured on 367 yards gained in 50 attempts. Purdue, despite their loss to Northwestern, placed m> n In the three top positions in the scoring race Halfback BUI Canfield held on to the scoring lead with six touchdowns for 36 points. Fullback Ed Cody stands second with 24 points, followed by his team-mate, tackle Tom Hughes, with 16 points on on-- touchdown and 10 conversions.

Purdue’s Bob De Moss, despite one disastrous intercepted pass by Northwestern, remained the conference's top hurler with 28 compl* tions in SO attempts to 397 yards and a .S6O average. And DeMoss' favorite receiver. Canfield, ranks as the best In the Big Ten. The 165-pound halfback has grabbed 14 passes in four games to gain 208 yards. Value Os Strategic Bombing Revealed ■" 1 Says Bombs Brought Nazis Near Collapse Washington, Oct. 30— (UP) — Allied strategic tombing brought Germany to the verge of a collapse that would have ended the war within a few months without an actual advance into the Nazi homeland, a civilian survey board reported today. The hoard composed of 12 Im parHal experts, was assigned more than a year ago to assess the strategic tombing of the Nazi homeland. It U now engaged In a similar study of the tombing of Japan. Franklin D'Oller, president of Hie Prudential Life Insurance Co., is chairman of the board. The long-range tombing of Germany made possible the successful invasion of the continent, the board said, and brought the German economy "to virtual collapse." "It brought home to rhe German people the full impact of modern war with all Its horror and suffering," the board said. "It.» imprint on the German nation will be lasting.” The iMMird did not say that strategic tombing alone won the war but It said that “indications are convincing” that the impending home front collapse would have forced the German armies to quit soon even If the Nazi homeland had not been invaded.

Gen. H. H. Arnold, army air force chief, praised the board for "pointing out lessons which will be of great value in determining our future requirements tor national security.” He said it was the first time a major phase of warfare had been eo analysed, and that the air forces were “naturally gratified” at the findings. "By the beginning of 1945," the board said, "Germany was reaching a state of helplessness. Her armament production was falling Irretrievably ... and total disrnption and disintegration were well a control council. Since then American officials have been Increasingly optimistic that th< month-old controversy would be worked out satisfactorily.

along. -Her «rm Ire were In the field But with the impending collapse of ihe supporting economy, the IndicatloM are convincing that they would have had to cease ... any effective fighting within a few months." On the other hand, the board found that the Allies made several mistakes in carrying out their bombing. It also found that Germany's ability to rebuild and maintain her essential war Industries "clearly surpassed the expectations'' of Allied leaders and that the German people showed "surprising resistance" to the terror and hardship of repeated air attack. In all. the C. 8. and British air raid- on Germany destroyed <».' heavily damaged 3.600,0'0 dwelling units <2O percent of all German housing), mads- 7,500,000 people homeless, killed and Injured another 790,0tt0.

Cab Driver Confesses To Murdering Girl Elkhart. Ind.. Oct. 30- (I'P) — Detective Captain William F. Both of Elkhart announced today that Virgil J Swinehart, former Elkhart taxicah driver, had signed a confession admitting that be killed 15-year-old Sally Joan Young on a school playground here Sept. 14 Roth said Swlneiiart had bVen under simpleton since he left the city after the girl's death. He traveled with a carnival company since the crime was committed and was arrested yesterday in the Elkhart business district.

Wandering Steer Captured Today A Holstein steer wandered from rhe sale barn on Monroe street last evening and this morning was seen on Marshall street. The animal entered the Elks yard and police were notified of Its whereabouts. Word was sent to the sale barn and the steer was captured

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