Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1946 — Page 6

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Picks Jeff Os Lafayette As State Champ By James E. Walters (United Press Sports Writer) Indianapolis. Feb. 19 il l** We started u rid on a bucking bronco today, picking l.ifay<-tt<-Jefferson's smart ly-coa chad fironcos ax the winners of the state prep basket ball tourney op nlng nest Thursday night From this set in the hack row Jeff appears as the "logical choice" In a a a son that luis failed to produce an outstanding title contender. Jeff has everything that a state champion needs. phi the extra <xx*t provided by the capable Coaching of Marion Crawley who (trudmed two Hoosier titllsts at WaMliltigton early in the decade The Brones have adequate reverves. They-re big. with three jnen in the starting lineup nt or above six feet one inches tail and with a squa<l average of six feet They drive hard, wotk th- ball around well, have a nice set offense and when they get the chance they fast hr k us well as the next quintet. They've beaten four of the doz- — Last Time Tonight — In Gorgeous Technicolor! “LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN” Gene Tierney, Cornell Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price | ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax • o WED. & THURS. OCK me DAVS! First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SI RE TO ATTEND! Chosen by LOOK Magazine as One of the Year's Ten Best! JOHN DALL•JOAN LORRINO NIGEL BRUCE • RHY« WILLIAMS O—OFri. A Bat.—“ Enchanted Forest” — "" O O "" ■ Coming Bun. — “Stork Club.”

Yellow Jackets, Commodores.. We know one of you will win. Play the best you know how and one of you will be the winner when the final whistle blows. ■ Mirror Inn

en or m teams figured ax having a chance to go all the way this season Kokomo. Evansville . It<i»i '» defending stale champions. Richmond and Jasper. Ail told. Jeff has won Id out of 20 starts and for the past four ' weeks Phcy’ve been rated the best In Indiana by the t'nited l*r»wn. They finished the season on top In today's 12th and last I'l* list < of the Mvaon. Itefenslvely, the Brones have be n among the host. Their off ense has bogged down at times, particularly against so-so competI ition. And List, but by fur from least. Jeff has a "tailor-made” tournament draw. Theoretically, It will nu-et only on "nigged foe" undefeated Rossville, pride of the | "small school circuit”-- prior to : the game which will deride which team ent-rs the four team finals from the Lafayette erni final tour- ( nament. Crawley frankly admits he doe--' n’t know whether his team is cap able of carrying off th- 36th state c hampionship and Jeff s second., "If we can get our scoring punch extended through the required 10 games I don't belt ve there's ti team that can stop us." he said "Most of the boys tire young, averaging about 16 years old, and we have a tend ncy to go ■ best against better clubs. Our tourney schedule gives Its a chuiice to be 'up and down' and allow the boys to key forth- big games.” Crawley doesn't figure the cur- 1 rent Jeff crew is as good as either of his Washington states champions but "at times, this club has played considerably l> tter." The field this time 1 Isn't as strong as in either 194! or 1942 Key man for Jeff Is Don Hol. a tow headed junior who stands 1 six feet two. Crawley heli ves Ho! is nearly as good ar Leroy •Jlook" > Mangin, Washington great TO the Crawley era there Hol is Jeff's top scorer. H- picks up most of his points on the Drones' set off- i

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— Last Time Tonight — "PILLOW OF DEATH" Lon Chaney. Brenda Joyce A "VOICE of the WHISTLER” Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick 9c-30c Inc. Tax WED. & THURS. j dvr of ni HiuS' | if® Pl ra f? ,o ,un 1 U a hilarity I bowler W ,hit ’ ou * ROSSHUMTER >x FORTUNIO BOWWWA W BIS MERRICK tIAHOLDLI Coming Sun. — “Prison Ship" < “A Guy Could Change."

I ense. coming around the free throw circle with u one hander. Hut he's dangerous on the fust bruk ami a threat nil over the court. Charley Semmes, six foot three I inc h negro, plays a terrific pivot, does a major share of the offensive rebounding and works out front nicely Th* third tall starter Pete Gettings, nt six feet two Is the defensive rebounder. Bob laciinen. Hol's running mat al (orward. la 5 feet 11. His assignment usually Is to handle the opposition's beat offensive man. He's also an excellent “Leder.” Guard latwell Cartmill, a transfer from Stock well, is the “Spark plug, driver and ball handler. He alternates with Clarence II ttemeier, five foot 10 Inches junior Six food Dick Scbnailde rounds out the "top-line” list. < Editors' note: Hammond Tech in 1940 was the last time Walters was right In his state tourn y title picks ) Northwestern Beats Minnesota, 52-50 C.ii ago, Feb. 19 (UPI Northwestern held undisputed third j place in th** nig Ten basketball ptandings today, and Wisconsin slipped another step down the cel-i : Jar stairs. Sparked by Illg Ten scoring j : Champion .Max Morris, the Wildcats | iio><-d out Minnesota last night 52 1 to 50. Wisconsin became more firm ly entrenched in ninth place after taking a 72 to 53 shellacking from j Illinois Morris and Minnesota* veteran Tony Jaros dropped in 23 points apiece in a spectacular high scoring duel. The score was (led five times: in the first io minutes, but North-i woitern pushed ahead to a 31-21 j lead at the half With only seven minutes remaining in the game, Jaros and Minnesota guard Louis Hrester combined forces to tie the score at 44-44. Hut Morris and reserve guard * Hud Carter sparked an attack which put the Wildcats in front 50-48. JartM added two free throws, for Minnesota and .Morris sank an- i other basket for Nortt western to | complete the scoring. Illinois jumped to an early lead over Wisconsin and maintained It easily throughout the game. Frei Green, six-foot seven-inch lllini center, led the scoring witli 1.9 points. Illinois was bolstered by the return of Dwight Eddieman, j who starred with the freshman team before entering the army. Eddieman played less than lia,’f the game but scored s;x points. o— Decatur 6. E. Girls Lose League Game DECATUR G. E GIRUI u.. Harvester defeated the Decatur C. K. Girls. 34 to 25. in Citywid girls league games at Fo:t Wayne Monday night. Smith led the winners with 12 points. and Kohn and Smith each tallied nine for Decatur. In the other leagti- game, City Light defeated Inca, 44 to 15. Harvester FG FT TP Augustynktk. f ..2 1 5 Smith, f ... ... ... 4 4 12 Minnich, c .... 1 I 6 Stemmier, g no 0 Bandolier. g .. 5 1 11 Duncan, g 0 0 0 Totals 12 10 34 Decatur FG F.T TP Royer, f 0 0 o Kohn, f ....... ... 33 9 Smith, c 4 1 9 Bowtr. g ..0 0 o Arnold, g 2 0 4 Painter, f ...... 11 3 Bolinger, g ... .... ... 0 0 0 Totals 10 5 25 Referee: Richards. Umpire: Lytle. SECTORJ2HAIRMEN (CwatlaweU Fsmb Face Owe) Frabk Dohnke; I«.Mi~~v7bxler; 11. Mrs. Frank Rowley; 12. Mrs. Helen Wemholf; 13, Mrs. Noah Steury: 14, Mrs. Delton Passwater; 15. Mrs. Adrian Baker; 16, Mra. William Porter. MONEY 1 b Would a cash loan of 525 or more help you? If so, you can borrow the money from us on your own signature. No delay. You can get a loan from us to pay debts and the extra money you may wed. Ixians privately made in amounts up to 1300.00. You can borrow from us on your note, furniture, etc. without any one knowing about it. Cott, phone, xrrfte ImomM Owr D» MNsr.tan RMMW MCATWI. INO. I ! ■

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Berne And McMillen I Are League Winners , * | Herne Furniture and McMillen ! , scored easy victories Industrial lisigue games Monday night at the Lincoln gym Herne hand <1 Moose a 51 to 31 defeat In the opening tilt, leading at the half. 31 to 8. Horne's scoring was well Imlanced Grsndllnard 1 leading with 10. Rice was high for I th Moose with II points. 1 McMillen whipped Kraft Food-. 50 to 27. In the nightcap The winners led at the half. 22 to 13. Storing honors were well divided. Hates leading M< Millen with II ! points, and R> ynold* taxing Kruft with eight. No garnet will be played ThursI day of this week because of the sectional tournament Next week's gam * will be played on Tuesday and Thursdiy. The schedule: Tuesday-McMillen vs Post 43: Herne vs (! E. Thursday G Ev« Moose: Post 43 vs Kraft. Berne FG FT TP S. Neuenschwander. f .. 3 o <; C. Rpntnger f o 2 2 Hlauffl r, <• .. .. 3 17 St riker, k I 0 21 D Neuenschwander, g 3 2 8 W Dubach, f .... io g Grandllnard. f.. 5 o io Hahegger. c ..2 1 5 M. Sprunger. g .. .. 2 o 4 lx-hmun, g to 2 Tut.iL 24 6 54 Moose FG FT TP Kitchen, f ...... 4 1 p| Hienx. f o 0 Oi Kukelhan. c .... 2 0 4 Johnson, g .... 11 3 Rice, g .... 5 1 i| l/ose. f io 2 Kiihki I. f on 0 King, c . .... 0 0 0 Beehler. c.. .. .. .10 2 Sprunger. k .... 0 0 0 Hird, g oo o Totals .... 14 .1 31 [ McMillen FG FT TP D. Schnepf. f ” 1 5 Delong, f . .. I o 2 K. Schnepf. c.. .3 1 • , Way. g ... 3 3 9 ' Hates, g ........ 5 1 ii Williamson, f 10 2 Hirschy, f ... ..3 2 8 Painter, f 3 o « Totals 21 8 50l Kraft FG FT TP Gresley. t ........ 1 o 2 . Hcynoids. f r, 2 8 Myers, c .. ..11 3 Sch rer. g .20 4 Franke, g ...... ..0 11 Counterman, c 2 0 4 Hisner. g.. ... j 3 5 Totals .. 10 7 *7 Referee: Everhart. I’mplre: D. Wymi. ————o— —- - — 0 o I Today's Sports Parade I By Oscar fruity [ I Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) | O O New York. Fell. 19 — (l’P> — Has ball men seemed a mite surprised toduy that manager Eddie Dyer of the St. Umis Cardinals named 34-year-old Terry Moore as team captain—which mutt surprise both Dyer and Moore. FOS the plain fact of th- matter is that Dyer has lielieved as gospel all along that Moore would lie his outfield pivot man when the Cards go out In April to start winning back that National league flag from tb Chicago Cuts. Dyer made no bones abouL this during the recent major league meetings when lie was discussing 1946 prospects. What's more, b received a solid second from owner Sam Breado'i. "Our outfield certainly Is no problem," Dyer explained. "Moor will lie back." • Just like that the Texas man solved the situation. And, whei somebody wanted to know whetti »r Moore wasn't getting just a bit too decrepit, Kddie explained: "Sure. Terry soon wit: be 34 but he's just m fast as ever, he’s smart and .he’ll cover as much ground as any of them. On top of that, Moore la just about the greatest team player in the majors today." That's a tipoff on how badly the ■ Cards missed Moore when he enlist d In the ermy on May 31, 194.3. after lea ling the Cards to a 1942 world <erles victory over the Yankees. He served in the Canal Zone and was a n rgeant when he was discharged last Jan. 12. Since then. Terry has been 1 playing ball and is In top form. The popular misconception was that with all the youngatera returning to th! Cardinal fold, and a sterling lot at that, such “old men" as Moore might find them•elves on the waiver list. The cur-ly-haired guy from Vernon. Ale., had spwit eight years in Cardinal Hwry and missed three yaers In kahkl. and thus purportedly would take a seat as the Cards again beoams the flying Redbirds who I ran the bases like wild horses. But they wer •forgetting the fact that three years ago Terry was the hast In the canter field I! business. Okay, so you're a Dimag-

' gio fan. Hut th. y d give you a redhot argument in the Cardinal I eamp. And two of the erst wile St. I,ouis pilots. Hilly Southworth and Hay Hlades. are on record with assertions that Moore was the num for their money. 80. after talking with l»y r, there never was a question but a hat Moore would wind up in the' Curd outfield They like his spirit und his all-out team try Fights Nomination Os James Vardaman Missouri Senator Opposes Nominee Washington. Feb. 19— (UP) — Sen. Forrest C. Donnell, IL. Mo.. | sought toduy to show that Com . modore James K. Vardaman. Jr., . President Truman's Naval aide. 1 is unfit to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board. In hearing* before a Senate tried to place in the record a court-dismisHvi petition In which the now defunct Vardaman Shoe Co. once sought to recover losses suffered through alleged misappropriation of funds by Varif i aman. Itonnell also told the committee he wanted to bring in as' a witness 11 former Vardaman Shoe Co. official, Frank O. Hitt- ; tier, Jr., now president of Ermiry Shoe Co. successor to the Varda man Co. In St Louis. In questioning of Donnell by banking subcommittee, Donnell, Hen. (leorgo L. Radcliffe, ft., Mo, It was found that the case, invol-i ving 12,804.35 of allegedly misappropriated funds, had heen dis-, missed Donnell, who was questioning William IL Gentry, receiver for the Vardaman Co., said the suit was dropped when the new company was formed. It was dropped with the consent of the Surety Company which Itonded Vardaman. Questioned about the fairness ' ol bringing the petition into the hearing. Donnell insisted it was merely n means of proving the necessity of bringing Bittner In to provide details which neither he nor Gentry couLI supply. There wus considerable oppox I-1 lion on the part of the subcommittee to allow the petition to be inserted in the record, because the case had been dismissed and because no criminal charges aKuinst President Truman's Naval ■ aide had been filed. Vardaman, who was on the stand two hours yesterday, said the company did not go broke 1 until six months after he left it ' to go into the navy. Radcliffe lashed out at Donnell ' several times during the session. He said the Senator was "grossly unfair" to take the attitude he j had assumed toward "this man (Vardaman* who has fought so valiantly for his country." Donnell countered with a heated statement that ba was only doing his duty to the people of the state of Missouri. Meanwhile, whitehaired Vardaman sat quietly to one side, apparently unworried by the pro-1 ceedings. He seeks Senate con- ; firmation to a 14-year term on the 1 Federal Reserve Board. Purdue Netters Name Lawson Most Valuable luifayrtte, Ind., Feb. 19—(UPl— Floyd Rudy Lawaon of Erie. Pa., flashy Purdue university basketball guard, was acclaimed by his teammates today as tbe Boilermakers' “most valuable player” of the season juat ended. Ijiwson's fellow netmen eave him the "most valuable note at the annual Lions club hasketirall dinner last night at which 1! major letters and 16 mluor letters were awarded Purdue squad Paul Hoffman, Jasper, Ind., versatile play making forward, was an nounced as captain-elect of the 1946-47 hardwood team. — 49 Slightly Injured In Chicago Crash ■■ ■ Suburban Train And Elevated In Crash Chicago, Feb. 19-(UP)-Forty nine persons were recovering from minor injuries today after a suburban train rammed into the rear of an elevated train at a North Ride station. Witnesses said the collision occurred as the Howard street express of the Chicago Rapid Transit Co. was pulling out of the elevated station shortly before 7 p m. yesterday. A Highwood. 111-Chicago train of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad crashed Into the rear car of the crowded elevated train, jolting passengers from their Mats. Both trains were northbound. Several passengers were cut by flying glass and the impact rammed the doors forcing rescue work* •rs to remove the Injured through bmkea wlnrfnwa

Taxicab Army To Continue March Gain Warm Welcome At Massilon, Ohio 1 MaMllon. O. Feb. 19 (I’PI —■ The 300-tnan taxicab army "march Ing" on Washington prepared to leave h<tr* today In their 13ft cream and black cabs. Ine cub drivers, ull World War II veteran*, who have been unable 10 obtain taxicab licenses, were a •tired group this morning, most or them having arrived here utter mid'night. Edgar Rlrles. president of the American Cab Drivers association for discharged veterans, said the | group would protest to federal auilh'orities a Chicago ord.nance limiting the num Iter of cab licenses to 3,MM), most of which, he said, are held by the Yellow and Checker ' Cab companies. .Massilon. the city from which Jacob Coxey's army of unemployed marched on the capital in 1894, gave the cab drivers a warm welcome last night. Mayor 8. Robert Welrich and a citizen committee greeted the drivers and fed them ham, baked beans, ice cream and . pie. ■ O BOWLES REVEALS fCeotlnoM Fveoi Faae Jost price Increase Ford asked when 1 OPA was undertaking to price new cars last summer. ♦ "I think this should he known.” Howies said. "Normally we don't . reveal the extent of the price increases asked. t»ut because of the many statements —1 would say irresponsible statements —Mr. Ford has made, I'm going to say this. Ford asked OPA for an increase in price hy 55 percent last summer. “A figure like that should oxI plain why Ford is so eager to get rid of price control. That's an outrageous Increase." Crawford then asked the committee to Invite Ford to appear. "Ford has always been a leader In high wages and low prices, j and I'm sorry that it has depart- ' ed from this tradition," Howies said. Rep. Howard If. Buffett. R.. Neb., demanded to know by what authority under the price control act the OPA issued a statement ’ attacking Ford's views on automobile pricing last Saturday. Bowles replied that congre , "didn't Intend for us to sit idly 'by while we're being subjected to false or misleading state* i ments.” "If you look at the record, you'll find (hat these attacks have been going on for a long time. There Is nothing in the law that prohibits us from an1 swerlng such attacks." Meanwhile a Republican move was afoot in the house to give OPA advisory committees the right to end price controls in their industries when they see fit. Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott. Mich.. 1 ranking Republican on th* House I bankbiff committee said such an amendment would be offered to the price control extension bill I now before commute*. The arm ndment would require OPA to accept the recommendations of its Industry advisory committees for ending price controls when production reaches specific lew Is. If OPA did not believe controls should be lifted at that time, it could appeal to an emergency board of appeals. The board then would d» termlne if production was

IN 36 DAYS DECATUR HAS LOST $254,450 in wages because of the strike at GENERAL ELECTRIC Nothing can be gained by striking that could not have been gained while still at work. di GENERAL®

sufficient to justify the action. Its findings would be final. Just what level of production would lie required has not yet 1 been deiormlned Wolcott said lx had heard 76 percent of capacity mentlorie<l most prominent ly. "This." be Mid, "would provide for orderly liquidation of control*. If prio* controls were lifted when 75 pen-ent of potential production was reached. It's possible prices might go up briefly. Hut they would have the effect of stimulating efforts to attain th- remaining 25 jiertent of potential output." Price chief Chester Howies began testifying yesterday in behalf of prio* control extension but ar ranged to resume his arguments today after he was summoned to a White House conference. Republican committo* members showed opposition to many OPA policies in their questioning of Howies and other OPA officials Hut they seemed agreed that prio controls should be continued In one form or another.

Decatur I. H. S. A. A. Sectional BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Junior-Senior High School Gym Feb. 21-22-23 THURS.. FRI., SAT. SCHEDULE OF GAMES: THURSDAY Game 1—7:00 p. m. Jefferson vh Kirklani Game 2—8:15 p. m. Dec. Commodores vs FRIDAY Game 3—1:30 p. m. Berne vh Hartford. (Jame 4—2:45 p. m. Pleasant Mills vs t.enea (iame 5—7:00 p. m. Monroe va Decatur. Game 6—8:15 p. m. Winner ttame Ivs «inner fl* SATURDAY Game 7—1:30 p. m. Winner game 3vs winner Game 8—2:45 p. m. Winner ffame svs winner fl* Game 9—8:00 p. m. Winner Kame 7vs winner Officials—Lundy Welborn and J. L Merit Tickets are now on sale at the 10 h ' B>l County. Bale of tleksts at these pl««» w '" ‘ XtkW Thursday. After that they may be •’ uf l eh “ e * * ocf * tt ** dow at the Decatur Jr.-Br. High SchooL Doo x p ticket holders one hour before the flrat 9*" 1 will not be sold until 30 minutes before the first —O— f ADMISSION PRICES Seaaon Tickets for the 5-Sessiun Tourne $1.50 Inc. Tax. - Single SesHion Tickets 50c Inc. Tax for < Adults, Children and Students.

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