Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1946 — Page 6

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Decatur Softball League Opens Mondi

Seven Teams In League To Play On Four Nights i The I tee .1 ur Seif I).i I I*-,.; tie-, i with e-ve-i teams entered. will latine-h '■> I'.i'uii \l.mlay nivht at Woithman lii hl at ' '.*> o'e loe k with two game- 'Hi Ho fuiliilt The ■earn* entereel in the league i!ii- year .in- *|Minseire-e| by tinfedleewinr eere.-amz.lt ii»n- Main lihlici Si haf'-r Stoti Ite-atur <1 I. i liib K'tight- nt t‘iiliiinhit« 1 Mi Millen Imlust h » Xmetiian la-yiem, and Ya i f F irnlt ur* of 11. tm Game* are- i he-eluleel four nights weekly, with two game* null night. on Monday Tuesday, Tliur-. . day .uni Friday It** placi n y many of the < -xhibit foil gatne- th i-a»oii will beleague am--- in (lie Main Auto Suburban leai' ii. "f which th.- In<atur <1 t: Club i- a fin-min t iml In tbi- \mer|ean la-giein league of whjrli the Ad i I;-' I* ai '• am ja member. Games a.<- *ly!<<l to begin *-.i-h eve lung at . 30 o'i-|oi k. and in ew nt on.- team I. not ready for [day at the ** heel i!»-<| hour, the game will tn- forfeited Team managers have selected the following offi* e-r for the leag tie. who will al«o serve as ment her- of ihi. protest board Cal E Peterson president Glenn Hill. Vice president. Paul McFaul, see-f.-ury treasurer; Phil Sauer ami Steve Everhart Orth lais for all games will InFrank Peterson and Leland Frank Hoy Scouts will figain have the park ifincessionThe schedule for the fir t half of the first round follows: June .1 Mon-e t Schafer. Hill's Grocery v- g i: June | K of c v (| |.; \| ( Millen vs Schafer JJnne 6 M> Millen v-, Yager Furniture; Post .-m; y. Legion June 7 K of c vs Le-’ton. M*Millen v Moos. Schafer at Herne. June |0 Legion vs Moo-e Bluffton Elk* v* G. E. June 11 G E vs Schafer. Me Millen exhibition .l.lttne | | K of C V Yager Fir niture, Bluffton vs la-gion. J'tn.- 11 fl E i Moo.m , K of c exhibition June 17 S. liafer vs Leghm Mc - Millen v G E June 1 * Mose v. I< of C Schaler exhibition. June 2d—Mi Millen v- K of (' <: E vs Yager Furniture Juno 21 Sc hafer vs K. of C ; McMillen exhibition, Legion at Herne. Jun.' 21 Legion v* McMillen; K of C exhibition. June 27. Legion vs G E , Moose exhibition. June 2. Moose vs Yag.-r Fur nitun. Sc hafer exhibition o The I’niled States ranks fired among all countries in egg production. although the poultry industry !• on« of the most Important branches of agriculture in Eire. Canada. Denmark. Holland and Australia. Trade In a flood Town - Decatur

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Big Ten Deadlocked Over Grid Schedule champaign, 111. lune I tl'Pt \ prolong. | deadlock over 1947 | i gri I •* heduh-s tai ed the po**i- * i.illty today that Illg Ten faculty ' n-pr.-.-ntutlvc-s might de fer deci-i i slop on admitting a new stdtoed ! to take the l'nivc-r-ity of Chi- * ago'* f.lac <■ Conferenc athletic directors tnd c oaches resumed t!i«-lr conferences today tn atl effort to draw up a schedule that will guarantee each team five confer • nee games ami a Ic-aHotiablc- box office tuke Faculty representatives were sc hc-duled to decide on the epte twin of admitting a m-w unive-r -Ity If the schedule problem is to-se | into their lap unsolved, however, ’hey may shelve this ; question until a later meeting for 1 lac k of time Itepr.-o-ntativcs of Michigan State and Pittsburgh, who have bid for the vacancy left by Chicago's withdrawal, have been on hand since Thursday morning, when the •ch.'lule debate start- < d The grill .'.iletnate developed ov<-r games for Purdue. lowa and Indian,i. The six other schools generally have excluded them Horn th.-ir ‘•c-hc-dules, preferring c ppom-nts with heavier box offic edrawing power. Tiie games are played on a home and home basis and schools witli stadiums that can—and have seated iln.Diiif or mor.- cash customers ate not anxious to play at Indiana and Purdue, neither of whom can accomodate more than Itl.t'Ol' It has been a sore spot for years, hut tlie deadlock has seldom lasted this long In past ' years enough of the hig schools have given in to the "have nots" nt Hie interest of conferenceharmony A spokesman for Purdue, how ever, said this morning that the lloilertnakers so far had been aide to get only on<- conference game foi lt'47 And neither lowa nor Purdue lias filled its quota. ■ — cc - $115,100 In Prizes To Speedway Racers Indianapolis. June 1 —(f'Pi Thirty three drivers who c ompeted in tin- .‘•nomile Memorial Day ai'tomoldle race went home today with 1115,|tto in cash prizes Winner George Robson of Ix>s Angeles, Cal, look nearly percent of the prize money. f42.35tr,' plus a huge trophy, a ticket entitling him to a trip around the world and a one year restaurant meal ticket. Second place Jimmy Jackson. Dearborn. Mich., got |13,587.!>0. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway contributed <75,000 of the prizes The remaining |40,0u0 was furnished Icy-commercial interests whose auton/.Hve products were* used in the 30th tun ning of the speed classic las! I Thursday i The speedway corporation added IIL9OO beyond its announcedawards yesterday and said the annual prize melon would remain at |75.b00 in the future, boosting the take for all winning drivers exc e|it those in first and second ; pla< e. Itolison collected 120,(mO from the speedway, 113.000 in lap I prizes, and nearly Slo.ooo in oth-[ cr money. Jackson got >IO,OOO j for winning secon I, a |SOO lap ■ prize and the rest from commer-. i ial sources. A sportsmanship award was given Hill Sheffier, lam Angeles. ■ ninth place winner, who plodded ' around the brick oval at an aver age speed of only fifi miles an hour because of oil pressure trouble. Prizes ranging down io |GOO were distributed last night at a : victory meeting. latte yesterday, chief steward Jack Mehan of the American Automobile Association disallow'd Jackson's protest of Robson's victory Mehan said he would recommend a IlJhm fine for RobI son to the AAA contest board, | because Robson remained in his racing car during a pit stop in I violation of pit rules. Hut the AAA representative ' said this would have no effect lon the outcome of the race. Mei han said Jackson's claim that Robson gained ground during a period when thfc yellow caution flags were flown, ordering drivers to maintain their positions, was unfounded. Until 1901. track and Held days at Colgate Unlvereiiy. Hamilton. N. Y„ included atilt, egg, barrel and wheelbarrow races. Elastic nylon, newes* addition to the growing family of polyamides, to being nyde on an experimental scale %

Yankees Take Only Game In Majors Friday New York. June 1 tl'Pt Tie "youth movement," Itermittently successful with the llrooklyti Dod gers this sc-uhoti, spread t<> th< N< w York Yankees today a* it* » manager Hill Die key called on rookie pitcher Frank Hille ter keep alive a Yank winning streak that no* stand at tour game> Miller, a 25-yc-ar cdd right hunclei ; who looked good a’ Newark last easott, ha* been nailed to tin bene h as a Yankee- lie hadn't • ven been asked to do much warming lip in the bullpen until Dickey gave him a < hame in relief again t Hoston last week. Dickt-y. always an expert hamllcof pitchers, is concentrating on that now. figuring that the preroily d » ile Yankee butting attac k will eventually correct it-elf .iml need only good pitching to carry the- New Yorke r back into < losecontention for Ho- Ameri<ati lean ue lead. Working along this line, the new manager used lefty Joe Page again"! the* Philadelphia Athletics last night, and Page came through with an M to 1 victory. The lefty didn't look good on the record books, allowing II hits, but he- was Impressive on the mound The Yanks gave him a four-run lead in the tir t inning, largely rm Charley Keller's threetun homer off Dick Fowler, and Page didn't work himself to death; the-re-.efter, lie- coasted along, get ting a long rest eac h inning as the Athletic pitchers who followed Fowler struggled to get the Yanks out. and struck out nine- batters. It was Page's third victory a-j . gainst one loss and his second • tart in one week under Die ks-y For thee Athletics, who already have gom under for the third time, it was the ninth defeat in a row The Yanks clipped a half game from (he Hoston Red Sox lead and trailed by six gaim«> as they Opened today against the St Louis , Hrowns and Nelson Potter, always t a tough man for New York The- paid attendance* last night' the* second night baseball game < e-ve-r played at Yankee stadium was tiu sftf, almost exactly the i same ax Thin-day. giving th* c Yank mon- than IJl.thm in two c days Cincinnati at Chicago in the 1 National league wax the only oth , er game sc hedulc-d yesterday, but it was rained out hi today's National league feature. Hrooklyn put. its two-game lead on the line at Cinciniiati as the Dodgers start a we tern trip J New’ ork is at St Louis in i another National league feature. Ye-(01*1:1/c tar ChjiJet Kell.--of til.- Yankee-, who batt.«<| in four runs with a home rtiti and a I long fly in the Yanks' S to i , on i quest of Philadelphia I

I BASEBAI I RESULTSI

national league w L Pi t. GB : Brooklyn 25 12 .676 .... i St. Ixiuis 2.1 14 .<>22 2 i Cincinnati .... 17 ] fi /(15 Chicago n jg .4x6 - I Boston 17 19 ,472 74 Pittsburgh .... 15 IS .455 X ‘ New York .... 17 21 .447 84 Philadelphia .. 11 24 314 13 AMERICAN LEAGUE W I, Pct OB Boston 32 9 .7xo New Vorle .... 27 16 .628 6 Washington ... 20 17 .541 It) Detroit 22 19 .537 10 Cleveland 17 23 .425 144 St. Louis 17 23 .425 14 4 Chicago 15 21 .417 144 | Philadelphia .. 9 31 .225 224 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. GB Louisville 24 17 .585 .... St. Paul 26 19 .578 .... Indianapolis ... 21 16 .568 1 Kansas City .. 19 21 .475 44 Milwaukee .... 18 2« .474 44 Toledo 19 22 .463 5 Columbus .... 17 22 .436 6 .Minneapolis ... 17 24 .415 7 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Cincinnati at Chicago, rain Only game scheduled. American League New York 8, Philadelphia 1 Only game scheduled. American Association Milwaukee 5, Kansas City 4 Only game scheduled. o Twa more large cities—Cincinnati and Philadelphia-have prohibited street parking in tbefcr dowotown businero districts. to relieve traffic congestion.

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BIG JOB AHEAD ... By Jack Sordt XL . ’ B iKw i ‘ A ’ar > ? • * X II WURWS I '* : PICKEV. S' 't'O toe »/y / dflM or ' ' 1 ioetc ct,Jf

Holiday Death Toll Mounting In Nation At Least 161 Killed On First Two Days Hy I’nil.-d Preux Th.- death 101 l for the four-day Memorial holiday mounted today ax pre-war automobiles jammed the* nation'* highway*. At lea*t 161 person* w.-re killed in the fir*! two day.- of the holiday which began Thurxday morning. Sixty-xix died in traffic ac cidentx, 54 were drowned and -I! di.’il from other accidental cauxos. California, with Isl p.-ixon,- killed. reported the largest of fatalitie*, xix being victim of auto accident*. Pennsylvania reported IS death*, Hille of v hi* h resulted from traffic accident*. Four were drowning*. Michigan and Ohio re|mrted nine eac h The nati(*l.i| af.-ty council predicted tlu.t ft* mot.- p.-rxon* v-'ill die today and I**s tomorrow. Earlier it had predicted that the fotir-day toll of traffic would teach at leaxt 32!>. A freak accident 'occurred in I'ikexville, Mil . where Mr*. Kathleen Noiloy llrewxter, 32, and her ; non. Edward. Jr., I. were killed in their horn*-. Electric company Official* said they believed that Mr*. Hre-wxtc-r, wife of Edward Brewxter, Sr, socially prominent 1 broker, touched off a pocket of ga* when she turned on an electric light switch. o Home* occupied by owners in i creased 22 percent between Ififi ane| 1941. according to Census estimates.

ussi.ywr yw ■ ' fl| j " /. ■ - ' ■ r J j wt a [ ' 'U WHILE two of the heart-broken mothers blamed inadequate hygiene for the mysterious outbreak of illness which killed six babies and affected 20 others on the brideship Zebulon Vance, Mrs. Edward Nowicki, above, and her husband, former Corp. Edward Nowicki of Chicago, offered prayers that their child recovered. The three are shown in a New York hospital. Mrs. Nowicki Is a Belgium bride. Their child, a boy. to three months old. (I attt national Soundpboto)

Indianapolis Man Accident Victim Indianapolis, June 1 — tl'pe Walter D. I'ranhiim. 16. Indiana- ;» liie. elied la, t night ill a iio-pila! of injurie i Hii-taim-d M* morial Day nt aii automobile colli- i ui n**;ir hi* in tn*-. Complete Study Os Charges On Franco UN Subcommittee Completes Report N.-vv Ymk. June 1 il'l'i The I'nite-d Nation* security coum-l!I' i tece-ived a report today on Its first major fact finding inquiry a ■ month-long study of charge* that I Spain'* Franco government endanger- world peace and xe-ciirity A live nation ei.uiici! siibcommit--1 t* e- lie-u*|. e| by Atutiahati minister *' external affair* Herbert V. Ev--1 aft e 0(111*1* t*e| it* work mi the -trok* of midnight hi t flight, the deadline- set by the council for suhmlKMioit of it* report. * Evail said (he- report would be* i sent to onm il member imnied 1 late |y. an*l would probably be r made- publie- today. Tin- council i* exite- t*-d to me*.i Tm**day or Wedne-sday to discus* ihe* SpanJ i*h qitesthn. which has al eady I split the* elele'gate* into two camps. . Ru*-la. Poland. France and M«*xf i* o an- all mi record a* favoring international action against Spain. The- either ini-min-r* led by the I'nlte-d State* and Great Hrif.iiti have* taken the pm-ition that the t fate* of the Franco re-gitm- is an » internal mallei for the- Spanish <• people* tee decide. The- Hiibceemmitlee. which wa<

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se t Up on April 2!t afte r a < emilcil majority had blocke-d Poland's de-mand for a I N diplomatic blen-k ude eef Spain, consist- of representative-* of Australia. Brazil, China, France- ami Polanel o Three MP's Held In Fort Wayne Shooting Fort Wayne-, Iml. June- I (I'Pi Pedie-e- I nlay he-ld Ihlee- military polie-emen from nearby Baer field for quextloning after a civilian was injured in a notnurunt shooting • liortly after midnight. Harry Minnich. 47. win* take n to St. J s< |di* hospital with a bullet wotiml in tin- hip after the- »h<e-*i Ing Defective- cuptuill Alfred Figel raid tbit Ceirp. Jiwep!, S. Balding -•ml Pvt Itie h.iril F* id* walkeel mfei the- restaurant ami took a gun away from Pvt. William C Child*, a third military pedice-man. Figel said that when patron.* in th*- restaurant objee-t*s| to the MP a< tion, th*- ine-u opene*e| fire, w uind ing Minnich. No charges have- been file-el'hy pediee- a* yet. Figel said, all three- -olilieix hml be en *lrink ing. O " To Select Sheriff For Marion County Indianapolis, June 1 il'Pt — The* Marion county hoard of com mi**l met* mee t Imlay to name- a xuccexxor to elu riff Otto W Petit, who die-el yesterday. Mentioned ;-** prempects t.J Herve the- remainder of Petit's term, until next January, w.-re hi* widow ami Albe-rt C. Magenheimer, the anti- • rganlzation candidate? who w;m nominated for sheriff by the Repuldi an* at the May 7 primary election.

HOODED KNIGHTS AND ARNAIJ, IN BATTLE J oHk ’fl 3H I - iV/’wWF<wn> ■ ' A WAR TO THE FINISH is shaping up In Georgia between the Ku I-' l ' \tiaii'- 1 right, the battle having broken forth in full fury as Dr. Samuel Green „ , ft grand dragon of the howled knights said the Klan possessed cer»ain ' |h a in- me v( can't swallow." Informed sources said the Klan may try to show tha' ■ hJS dit“' . ( y organisation, though the governor has denied it. If Is reported the X"''" , bal dir*“„ il General Eugene Cook to bring a writ of quo warranto against the h’ n ~ffort 1 bureau to conduct an Investigation and to “utilise the entire legal Kim Kian out of Georgia.

■ • IB £'S!!F 3SKf r BbT "’"■■. j!I gW& Wft“ ■ i 'll 1107 JIHBH ■ 1 * ‘ ,J i THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE a’-ng r! '• e-W' . note the use of ttomle en prise the official symbol of the Aulomotw GuUnJUjjj whicb is being celebrated through June ■*•., • TB

Accident Injuries Are Fatal To Woman Marion. Ind.. June 1 tl'Pt Mrs, Ward Haire!!. 56, Marion el in Marion hospital last teight of i juries received in an atileetiu* -. crash May 17. Her It ■ -leand. whet was driving the- ear. recently w > d'm-harged fr tn the- iicepit tl. Thaccident occurred at the june-tim. of Ind. 15 ami 37 north of here-

Fort Wayne Residl Is Suicide Victim I |‘ t w .»!;.• ilri \ I' I 'I AliJl- i* 44 gi h-Pl ■•Huh- •| );,■ *'o r'' l "'" 4 ■ r( M ,y, 'iv-r V'- wj ’>y ’»* ,>lk '‘