Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1946 — Page 6

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Sectional Sets Attendance And Income Record All previous finaiui.il and at frndufti <• record* were uipa--<<l •• ibe 1916 M'itional tournament held in Ih'ctttui last week the report announc'd today by W Guy Brown, tourney m.iiia er. re Veals For the first time ,n th- hi» tory of the Imai ii 'ional. tin tourney wa* a ■ ••Hout In o.i-on th kefs, with no situ le admission tickets on sa.e it any of 'he five Sessions The 10 Purtit ipa’itlr' M pools sold a total of 2 211 ,;i*on to kit at II each. making total re celpt. of » : 321 Itec.itnr jutnoi Senior high led ill the ..lie of tickets with 176 N>x: in lim Mete Di-iatut t’atholii and li> rm With 39ft tai h Ta k« t »al- totals of other s< hoola w. t. G, tn va 207; Hart for I II.:. J.fferson ;:s Kirkland 2«". Monmouth 125 Monroe and I'll ,t lilt Mill' 20u. Receipts thi“ year exceeded the 33,279 total of the 1-15 tom iiey by sl2 Expenses this year, however, totaled f I.|. lutttni the fir-t | balance to $2.1*5 16 I’rim ipal items of expense w.|, . oVi-rtl merit tax, sss)meal'. '!2o. referee-, |l |0; printing. adver Hsing ami tickets. ss* sft; ‘oiri-t-. timer.) and other help From this first balance was deducted 1100 for tile l, liter ■ School; $95 (H lot transportation; IIS for lodging; lino for the center school. and Ils 12 a* the Indiana high school athleth a elation share. This left a m-t balance of 1 *1,824. One-half of this balance, i or $912. was divided equally | among the i<> participating! Schools, oi s9l 2" each This Waslightly b-ss than last year’s pro rate division of $9165 per school The balance of $912 was divided among the -< hoots on the bads of season ticket sales The return per sea-on ticket this year was 141192. as compared to the pro rate per season ticket last year of 1’>641 The season ticket d N’rilot! top to each school follow Berne ... $123 5* Decatur . ... 1196 07 Geneva .. .. .. 85.27 Hartford 58 91 Jefferson - 15.65 Kirkland . - 82 39 Monmouth 51 19 Monroe .... .. 92.68

r±sjfe!ji4il Tonight & Thursday OUR BIG DAYS! First Show Toniuht 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SI RE TO ATTEND! 1 The • m,X Otecl ion ■ ■ behind the P , B 1 of the sShi 4* with <* LLIAM EYTHEI LL(ff D NOLAN SIGNE HASSO * orto 9c-40c inc. Tax —o PH. A Sat.—" People Are Funny” —o •un Men. Tues.—Rett. Montgomery, "They Were expendable."

I Plea-am Mills x? 39 , |i> , aim Catholic 12.! .'<7 o - Two Close Bailies In Inlramural Play Two one point battles were ' tarred in iiittamm.il play Tues | day night at the juniors* nior I gym. In the senior division, the i Avengers nosed out the .Maroons. 1 15 to II and in the junior livi j sion. the Cubs edged out the Tigers. 10 to 9 Avengers FG FT TP 11. Schultz, f .oi i I! Haunt, f 113 It Pickford, c . 2 o | K iiiirbin. g 2 I 5 It .la, kson. g I ii 2 Franklin, r. t> o ft .1 Fisher •' ti it ti TOTALS 6 3 15 Maroons g M< Bride, f 2 1 X Kruse | .113 II Fruihte. . 113 I! Meyers, g ft ti (I T Garner, g o 2 2 J FiMicr. c oil TOTALS I 6 14 Cubs FG FT TP I!. McGill, f ,o o <i K St i a>itn. f o o <• .1 Gehrig, i- 2 I 5 II Bollinger, g oil '.I Bass.-tt, g 1 o 2 M Johnston, f o <t « D Johnson, f I ti 2 TOTALS .1 2 io Tigers I! Kocher, f 1 o 2 It Johnson, f •• '• '» ! X Hesln-r. c 2 « 4 c Johnson, g .. o 11 X Kohne. g 1 n 2 It Hott, i ft <t 0 TOTALS I 1 9 o— — Valparaiso Is Near Hoosier Nel Title By United Press ft. Bona.r Lo en FIJI', the fa.hi n plat ■ ion i w i<> injected ■ new.l life" in Valparaiso university's sports program when he took over there four years ago, inav fashion his first "clean sweep" of major Ind >n > intercollegiate ' conference hotio-• tonight 1 ii s. in the relatively unfamiliar ' lo'e of football < -a 'll. tut ned a rugged Valpo eleven to an undlni pitted IIC r- id tit! ■ 1.1 I f ill. Tonight, at Valparaiso, the Crusader basketball quintet could nail down an undisputed <<>nference cage title by repeating an earlier 52 51 victory ov< r Indiana state Win or I >te. however, the Crui sader.s arc assured of no worse than a tie for the cag - title. Indiana State would idrare the < town by defeating Valpo tonight. Valpo has a perfe< t league r<-<- >rd in five games, while Slate is second with four wins in five tries. Evansville's Purple Aces could take over second place if State loses and they pull the expected

WRMMMMMBKMMHV CORTI Tonight & Thursday Popular Return Engagement! SAMUEL COLOW YN witrts CANTOR IM /• IIJbPt _<.■£ g - ilt *9* K3F MURPHYJI 'W' ’ gjkft rVw> MERMAN// iLYMMBLOCUSIIILy /Z 1 mijr NICHOLAS// ALSO—Shorts 9c 30c inc. Tax —o Sun. Mon. Tuea.—"The Spider’* A "Out of the Depths." —o Fri. A SaL—"Gun Town”, and Ist chap. "Phantom Rider."

Tony Jaros Os -Gophers After Scoring Title Chi. ago. F-h 27 11'1'1 ' w. II 'built army dischargee playing his ifirot collegiate hasketlial) in three j ■i.imiih today eel his rights on ai ~ - Big Ten <• •;e honor that hasn't I fallen to a I'niversity of Minnesu r 1 1 place; m 29 years T .<• pi.iye; n T-eiy Jar>«< who Is i hooting to dethrone Max Morri* <Jof Xorthwtatern a- the Big Ten's, I imlividtt.il •coring < hampion. , Jaros < arti ntly is in second plac> in the standing with 155 points for I" ramie Morris i- the leudei with) • : P.*B points sot 12 <oir<-st-l! ls w hile t ie X - thw vh-i :i stat has completed his conference, si h, dole, Jaros still ha* two ton 11< -< to play ugaitie' I >wa at' Minneapolis Saturday and against Wi on-on text Uiind.r. The Gophe. a<e needs an aggregat< of it points in thoo- ettcoun-, t< to pa«s Mor: j.), a man dZ'd a 'lgnmelif hut one Jaros must be cono-ded a < iiane-i <>( fulfilling in ■ v.i-w of hi- recent performances 1 In his last three startu Jaros ha* ecmed 67 point*. He bagged 2'l against Indiana, dropped m 2'! against .Xmthwe-tern and hit foils more against Cnicago. • The ix foot-two so; ward liet-ds only to maintain that average hi his filial two I tart* t l edge Mo • I ris. Jaros wa* a regular with Minniooia during the 1911'12 season and then entered th- army. While in Europe he was thosen on the E l i* all star team* in both basketball and batteball. Jaros was discharged last November and reentered - bool the foilowiug month. He was far down in the p Int-maklng otanding through the early portion of the season, but ha* moved up rapidly on tin- ba*ls of hi* lat-- season scarmg spree.-. Minnesota j,i a charter member i iof tin- Big Ten. but only twice* in 4<t years of competition have tlie G.phers had a player to win the individual scoring chiitnpion- : ship. In 1911 Lawb-r of Minnesota took the point making titb* with 143 JMlinf- and nix season later Gil- ' Jen of the Gophers tied with Woods of lllitioi-i sot the cr.wn I with 126 points. 'l Since 192* the individual storing championship has been passed around freely with every confer- 1 elice school, excepting Minnesota. | ...iving funi ehed the point-making I i k ng in that period. Morris, wha won the 1945 title with I'9 pout*, falli-d in hi>i ambit! >n to be ome the fourth play- < r m conference history to reach , the 2"<t point mark in Big Ten play. The Xorthw. stern star missed the select circle when limit 'd ' to < Ight points In the f.nale against Ohio State O Conservation Club Will Sponsor Shoot The Country conservation club will sponsor a sh t t Sunday after- ' noon at 12:3ft o'clock at the Leo ' ’ I King home, one inlb- west of I' s ' highway 27 on tin* Novelty road , i Substantial prizes will bo awarded ........ o ... Unusual Chapel Program Presented One of the most unusual in a •cries of chapel program* was presented at the Decatur Junior Senior high Hohool this morning, un- ' der the sponsorship of the commercial club of the club "Song hits of 1946 8.C.” was the , i title of the program, presented by Je-oe Phillips Itobi rtsou, musician, lecturer and musical cetnedly -ttar. Attired In a shepherd’s costume, Mr. Robertson sang and played a number of reproductions of ancient musical instruments during the no vcl program MMs Mary Beineke. preiiidvnt of the tommercial club. Introduced the program, which was In charge of the school principal. W. Guy Brown Students and faculty members of the Decatur Catholic high school were present. by Itealing Indiana Central tonight at Indianapolie. There were only two games last night on the fast fading Indiana , college cage schedule for 1945-46 in one. Notre llame gained revenge f for its first defeat of the season — | bltMting Northwestern at South I Bend. 57-50. In the other. Central ' Normal closed fast to eink Anderson further in the conference cellar, 51-28. Leo Kller smashed the Notre flame individual scoring record, I tossing in 13 points for a 329 point total in 20 games. latst year, Vince Boryla broke Kiler's previous scoring mark by tossing in 322 points. Boryla, who hit 17 pointa last 1 night, also may top his last season rdcord and possibly overhaul Kller. • The Irish victory over North-; western was their 24th straight on ; B the home floor.

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McMillen And Berne Score League Wins McMilbti and Berne milked up victories In IndiiMilul league guinea Tue*d <y iliglit lit the Lincoln gym. I Mc.Mill II had little difficulty with Post IS ill the opening game for ii 42 to 22 triumph. M< Millen led at the half 21 I > 12 Scoring honors were well divided I n both team*. K Schnepf, and William-1 ’ son leading the wlnn r with eight , IMdnts. i.tid Arnold < uniting -lx for the la*gion Bel lie Fll niture def, .tied G E. Club ill tin- nish cap 52 io II utter a hard fought battle. Bern • led at all periods in a tight game.. 13 12 24 23atid 38 34. Stauffer was high for Berne while Augiixt and I Frm lite each tallied II point* for, G E Thur*«luy night garni G. E Club v* Moose laxly . Adam Post 43 v* Kraft Food* McMillen . FG FT TP l» Sihliepf. f . I 1 3 W. S< hnepf. f I II 2 K S hnepf. <■ 4 0* Way g 12 1 , Bates, g 2 15 Williamson, f 2 4* Del mg. f 2 o 4 Scht-l|H-r. f ft n <> Hir*chy. g 3 n 6 Fainter, g I n Totals . 17 * 42 Post 43 FG FT TP Corson, f .113 Hoffman, f . ‘..11 3 Engle, c 2 0 4 Beavers, g ... 2 0 I Arnold, g 2 2 6 Adler, g 1 i> 2 Totals .... 9 1 22 j Berne FG FT TP Stauffer, f .. .. ..6 1 13 W Dubach, f ..5 2 12 Striker. <• .. 2 0 4 S Neuenschwander, g 6 o 12 D Neuenschwander. g o 2 2 Habegger. f ... .. 1 0 2 M. Sprunger, c ft o ft S. Sprung'r. g .. 13 5 la-hmaii. g 0 0 0 1 Gratidliiutd. g 10 2 Totals 22 8 52 G. E. Club FG FT TP August, f ...5 4 111 Melchi. ( .. It 0 It ; Fruchte, c .... 5 4 II j Lyni'h, g 2 1 5 Murphy, g 2 0 4 Strickler, f . 2 0 4 Bollinger, g .... .11 3 Totals .... 17 Ift 44 Referee Everhart. . —. .. 4> .. . Refuses Comment On Espionage In Canada New Volk. Fell. 27- ll'Pl- It would take Russia "another gen-t-ration" to produce an atomic bomb, even with the aid of any data its agents may have received - from Can ula. a-cording to Maj. ' Gen. Leslie It Groves, who cammanded the governmentW atomic bomb project. "Even if we gave them unlimited help, the Russia. m couldn't produce an atomic bomb before five ! or six years." Graves told a I'nlte<l Press reporter following a din- > tier In his honor last night. Grove refused to comment on the Canadian espionage caae. but he indicated that American atomic experts were not very worried about any Information foreign agents may have obtained from that country. In an address at a dinner at which he was presented the seventh biennial award of chemical and metallurgical engineering ma-f gazine Grave urged congress to j pass "appropriate leg; lation" to , insure that nuclear <-negy be “ful- i ly protected " Atomic energy for war purposes i "cannot Im- separated from p race ; time use," he warned. "Vntil peace and a desire for j peace truly reigns in men's hearts J throughout the world we must re- ■ memlier that the twe of atomic bombs will always be a possibility," | he said. “We must not allow wish-' ful thinking to dictate national suicide. ''l*et us remember that the real goal Is not to outlaw the atomic ' bomb, but to outlaw war. There is an overwhelming desire for peace in America, hut are we >iure that In the hearts of other nations and peoples the same desire exist*? There can be no halfway position.” — -O"- • — No Liquor Permits In Towns Under 5,000 Indianapoiki. Feb. 27— (I’P) — The Indiana alcoholic beverage commission today announced that in the future it would not consider a liquor permit application by a club in a city or town under 5,000 population. The only exception to tbk rule, the ABC said, would be in cases where the city council or town board passed on enabling ordinance. ————o — I Trade In a Good Town Decatur'

McCarthy Denies Stirnweiss Trade Balboa. <’. Z . Feb 26 -it’Pl Manager Joo McCarthy of the X« w Yoik Yank« ■ denied reports today that George (Snuffy! Stlin-, wei«s, holdout socmid ha*cinii!i, would be traded to the Philadel | phi i Athletics for econd baseman, Benny M< <’ >y and pitch r Porter Vaughn Stirnweiss’ continued rejection of the Yankees' offer and Joo Gordon's return to •cccrnd base prompted n ports that the Amer i lean league's 1945 batting champ lon would be -add. but MiC'a-ihyi ‘.ild "No". The Yanks apparently don't need Snuffy's bat. They unleashed a six homer attack yester<lay to wallop th C'atlal Zone ull •tars. lt» t » 3. for their sixth , ‘traight victory Cubs Avalon Calif. Feb 27 ll'Pl The Chliago Cube, preparing to hlefond taeir National league championship against such tough challenge; • as the Cardinals mid < Giants, today looked wo fully during flatting pt.ictic- mainly because of the hold on' of Bill (Swish) Nicholson. i Pirates > San Bernardino, Calif., Feb. 27 (CP) National league hitters will have to face a bigger mid better “hlcsiper ball" this s a son. i pitcher Tillett (Rlpl Sewell, the j originator of the pitch, warned today. Red Soi Sarasota, Fla, Feb. 27 —(CP) — The Boston Red Sox today informed Rudy York, veteran 219-paund first baseman obtained from the Detroit Tigers, not Io report to | camp until lie agrees to te.'ins. Reds Tampa. Fla.. Feb. 27—tl'P) — Baseball's modern "hitl -ss wonders." the Cincinnati Red*, today appeared to have two outfielders who may give them the bat power Hi y need this season. Manager Bill McKeehnle expressed delight at the manner ini which Hank Sauer and Clyde Vollmer hit cluing kitting practice yest rdny. Giants Miami. Fla.. Feb. 27—(L'P)— ■ Manager M>-l Ott and his New | York Giants received a Idg lioost i t »day with the announcement that I catcher Walker Cooper. "Th $175.00 lieauty" purchased from Hie Si. ixitiis Cardinals this year, i will receive his navy discharge April 2. Dodgers Sanford. Fla. Feb. 27—(VP) — < Presld nt Branch Rickey and manI ag< r l.eo Durocher spent more lime talking with holdouts today thin running the Dodgers' spring I training camp. After signing Hal Gregg. 18game winner hist season. Rick y and Durocher opened salary negotiations with Vic Lombardi, unsigned southpiw who won Ift and tost 11 hi 1945. Notice! We are buying all grades of paper stock at present market prices. Also want Scrap iron, Rags, Rut*jer. Batteries, Auto Radiators, Brass. Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead Babbitt, etc. We accept Wire and Tin—But NOT tin cans. We are also buyers of beef , hides, calf skin, sheep pelts, tallow. fats, greases, oils, lard, etc. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Munroe St. Phone 442 i " i NOTICE I] Juet returned from service ’ and will start ’ Ice House & Delivery March 10 ELMER’S ICE Delivery « Located N. Bth St. Phone 5903 Elmar Bailer, Owner s MONEY Would a cash loan of 125 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 need. Loans privately made in amounts up to *300.00. You can borrow from us on your note, furniture, etc. without any one knowing about it. Cull, phone, write B it scr 0w The SciMhr Sfm RmePW occATUh. tse.

Athletics West Palm Beat h. Flu Feb. 27 Connie Mock'S star third baseman. G orgv Kell, reported for his flr-t workout today and was exported io sign a contract ;<>on Tigers lakeland. Fla, Fib 27 iVl’i The world champion Detroit Tigers offii hilly opened spring train- ! i mg today with manager Steve ! O' ill searching for "mystery man" Edlde l.'ike Lake, counted on f>r regul.v; -hortcop duty this *eason, hus neither slgm-d hi contract nor' notified Tiger offi< ials of his w herealxiuts. Complaint Case Is Opened Here Today The complaint on contract case cf George Myers agaoist Henry and Mildred Nwygart, involving the •ale of real estate, was opened this morning hi Adam* circuit court before apei-iul judge William H Eichhorn. The case was continued, however, after only part of the evidence was submitted, to be resumed on March 6 Attorneys James J Moran of Portland and G. It. Blerly of Deitttur represent the plaintiff and 11. It Mi-Clenalian. also of Decatur, is defendant* counsel. — o— ----- Sixty-five per cent of the men who leave the Wyoming state peril- j ti’tiliary return to gainful employ-, meitt and I ud useful lives, accord- ! ing to reports. GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE .MONROE and 13th Sts. PHONE 318 See us when in need of ♦ Complete Lubrication ♦ Oil Change ♦ Wash and Wax ♦ Fan Bolts • Batteries ♦ Tiro Repair ♦ Recapping Service. PROMPT and COURTEOUS SERVICE WTITsTI WV 71 •I • W I ROBERT BOLINGER 334 Winchester St. Wwijj luuifi'ivirw * Jll 1114 ■ ■ 11IV1IR. This emblMi w courtesy and sale Artv. ins ta awarOad to a ear owner st thia •ommunlty every week. BBIVB CASBFin.LV—SATS A LIFB Herf.Hran Brewlxc t'or*.j Pert Weyae. ledteeo

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■>■ ** IN 44 DAYS i DECATUR HAS LOST $312,300 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. GENERAL© ELECTED

Slight Improvement In Indiana Business Bloomington, Ind., Fell. 27 tc P.) January huslnes* In Indiana showed "some Improvement'* over December, the Indiana business review, pubiiohed by the Indiana t'nivi-rsliy bureau of buslm ** r< ■ search, said today Wage-price disputes and lack of materials and merchandize for st-n

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