Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1947 — Page 6

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64Secliona! Champs To Be Named Tonight IndlanaToli*. Mar h 1 < t J*♦ Four day* of hoc'! activity in Indiana** 37th annirii high school basket lutll tournament < out to a close tnixht with th-' crownltu- <>! fit sectional champion-. but N- * Albany and Mattel' <*eiii!:*l wont ... . „<», the !• ating ontender* xtayiriK tn the race They went down barn laet niaiit and ined Ind .?«.»• - Sho ’ r.dr«'. a yesterday morning. 32 'J h>M to Southport. on the Ils** of title favorite* eliminated in th< ».<•< tlonal*. A half dozen o-iiw In rectional •..mi - finals thi- aft* mooli wer> . ileduled lo flirllte priltl" the H»l i ~f f.-tlt line nintt’Otl' r» 'till i'l ■ the aiming for the t.ili annual < hainpiotHhip By the time the firing ends around '* *U toni- ' on! 'il of t.e TUI teams whi h rtarted will be a round Morn n ■ afternoon and evening ■ •■‘tons >• erday ellmln | ated .341 of them. Mum •• Central * He i < at. . beat ea only Hire.- time, in the re ulat ciimpaitn. ba.-ly - >t >.,rkto» i. 2.0 -26. in its afternoon opener at Wutiiie and then dropped •>» iiU'»-'«-d Mun. ie Buril- 46 11 •«' m S.iler’si 2*i point Shipins b-<»k' the Heat ruin' back* Silver Creek .1 small school quintet that dropped •■• ’ en namein the extllar i easou. dumped New Albany. 55 42 The C her*, with only one six footei in the lineup.; took a 12-5 lead an I never were headed as dim Dive II t"i eon Irlhuted 22 points Eh where, favorites like la fay. tie J.-ff, Terr.' Ha'.t. G..; field. Foe W > So ith and Bedford advan > I wit.l <om|».i alite ease :>lthour i Garfield and B-df<> d bo<h had anxious moments. The headliners this atternoon mat.li ra. ' Chi > Wash niton with Wliitin.- and Hammond high with Hammond Cladk at II ■nmoiid Columbu- with Shelbyville at Shelby v :Ib-. G..t:iell with < it.. Foe Gersttneyer at Terre Haute. |„if’orte w ith Mi diiu .n City at I.: Port an I Elite son wi a I >ll. »t in au all Gary fu d Garfield scored its 211; straight la-t tiizht by editing We t I'.-rie Haute .11 22. in a <|m ei -■am.' that found neither team s 'ring in the tli 'd p.-riod as tlte West Side a t |.-d i pos • *>o:i game Bedfotd (17-5 l also had 'jior.se-«ion game" 27 22 after tie.nr down, Io 2 al one pdnt Kei:i. .-1.0 r '-mill .school” laim bets, the other unbeaten team n the tourney. romped ov Kent land, 56 27. lor their 21-t st night J .p. r. Lafayette Jes., Bu'ri* Columbu*. Fort Wayne South and South Bend Central e.u :i s ored tw i vi tories yest - day. while Hun ingtott. Jeffersonville. Evansville l Central. Madson. Rochester and Huntingburg won their start* Jasper, pointing for a probable dale tonight with Hutitinburg. tram pled Imbokt, 67-21. and then Win slow. 46-34 Th ' Hunt.'■ft toppled I’eterburg. 58-33. South'* on.e . beat'-n Archers touted Fort Wayne < I ,:r.d- i'jl*

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■tale finalist- .‘.I 12. rebind Gordy St iiitfe 22 point. -■>ip:’iv. Lafayette topped 7tl point.' e.e t time a rain-t Monl’or and Clarks Hill l.aPorte hl’ *1" oi liett.-r against I nion Twp ami Jackson Twp and will try to make it three straight ov. r bitter ■ rh il Mlehigan City at 2 3o P m. todav. (* Tourney Notes Friday might well be termed tt:< t day of up«< t- iti the ii.-.atur re I tlonal tomnamei.' Although i t on.- was <>f a . n alionai nat.it. : still th. vi. tori*'.., of Jeff. "* .ii j over GetH-ta. Kirkland over Mol. mouth and Monroe against i till w.re un.-xpe. t I Th Be'r Hartford til .ante might;.- <1..--1., being a major upaet. a • P' rn> : I fortunate to pull the fam o»tt pf the fir. in t’.- . o :t>4 ■•■' i For the shots taken In y. i 1 lay four totrney tilts Je|T. rson 7't fel I’> field OU - ’ .(I. neva 7. shots for I*l fielder*. > Kirkland 41 . fforts for 13 two ' iH.itit. rs; Monmouth *2 hot- at.d ( 1,3 which <onii.. *' <1 Berne ■' ! • hot -for r. bit. ke 11. rfto' I 11 I • hots and 14 conversion Monroe aßempt- and I" < .»i«-« ted . f [I. a'ttr »ll shots Os Which only; eight ell. ked I than.'- of I l ' M.m lb Fatz coming through v i'h a . tlonal championship w> >• deal' .1 severe blow it: tn.- .losin? mtn ' utes of their tilt with th.- Y.d'ou Jacke-S last night, when Milton I H.lb. - ter. six fe. t 'W.li lch < et' | ter w i injin'd Late r. p o'- , this morning -aid that the Bear | h tz mailt-tay uiff.-red a badly ! bruised knee w hen he fell after I going up for tlte high, long pa-s from a t. animate Whether or ; : no' he plays this afternoon wa> | to Is de. ide.’ by noon by hi- de. , ; to-, but if he does gel in it s a I . ! n< h lie won't b. at hi- best 'Something le w wa- added' Io la-t night's se.-ion A colorful j 1 I Miner, d.pi.tit g an Amishniati j silting on a cartload of che.se w. • ; I displayed in fron* of the Harlf >rd tooting s'-, lion during th. Harf ; ; . \\ be| I ... 11... emerged vi. toiious •ome of tit' . Berne lassie- crabi . d the battt; ■' and po ted it in th< it own • lion A It. ..t'.'r youth objected and sot | a m.itio tlt a. Hon all of the ver I hal type was rampant Stat. poli.eni.in Bui S< hindb-r ai d city pole clii-f Ed Mill, t r. or. .'I order, while prit ipal W Gt y | I rowtt ordered ill 101 l offi. t.,1 baa ' net removed from the gym and B< rite -tipei infend' it' M W-l I < ot.fi'. ~t.•<! Hie bann< i of < ont. • tiott. This foj'.iwcd anotli. r added a faction not on th. program Ilivi np in the Commodor eti >n of th.- bleachers could be seen .<'ve: .-.1 youths waving miniature "fish poles." from whi. li dangle 1 var lou.t size I pie.es of cheese They I iitne < oitt-pi.not:* hy their ab s. n. .• upon the arrival of Rev Ignatius Vichuris. athletic dir ■ tor of that school, however. Only four of the original I' official' baliil.r* will be up or the wa Is this as <mooli. Th. custom of removing the banner wa» started Thursday night by students of "Pleasant .Mills. t!i< tourney’s fir t lott'-tm. The l.ati t. made by the art departmen 1 of tin- fvecatur junior senior hlg* s< hool. afforded a < lever decora tion for the tourney. In addllftttto the name of tali school thelore sketches denoting the team nicknames The In.a'ur junlor-twnlor higl ehnol band, resplendent in nev uniforms, ha* also given the tour tiev Its -hare of color. The organ ization il directed by Allert Helle meyer. Memltrr of the IWcati'r junior senior high school faculty ma' have purehas.sl their own ticket' --but each has a joh a - the tour ney. anyway From principal W Guy Brown an I stipe-inten.len Walter J. Krick on down ther have b.>n acting in various v.i parities, such a* ush rs. ticket i takers, etc. If you want tn eiperlence a re:.' I "jam" sessiot go to any one o' the school t ..fram es early enough tn form a part of the mob that waits for the doors to open and 1 then Im vlrtiial'y swept off your ' feet when the rush start*. VA Offices To Be Closed Saturdays VeteraiM administration offices jttemuftoout *h* •<»•* wlil ,M * flowed i every Saturday, effective today It ■ was announced hy Merrill H. <’nmmins. VA Indiana Reghmal Man i a<er. Otfke* will I* ope»n from m ih" mo nine to 4 W in the artrr i«oM. each day Monday th-ou«h I Friday.

I FOUR TEAMS WILL iTurw T«» Pair*77 1) I minute to go. Hartford was in *| front by only points. 17 to 3? • is.liw .itz then hit one from close range to even the score, and after . Hie Gorilla missed a free throw. • I Stucky wormed his way loose | underneath for the winning bask't Smith wa. Ib-rne s leading s* orier with II points, followed by ' |,,et atv with nine and Stinky with ; eight imbai h was top scorer for ■ II irtford with 12 points. Monroe Beats Jackets Monroe. after trailing by a single point, 12 to 11. at the end of u slow first half, put the heat on | the Iteeatur A’ellow Jackets after I the middle of the third quarter and i took a lead which they maintained . with little difficulty tor the r< : of th" ball game I Th*- Bearkatz wre out on top by five point-. 27. to 20. at the eml of tin- third q.i. rter They soon in . < ri-a-'-d this margin to 11 jsdnt ■ ,t I Ito 2". ami Ik-catur's hope ! tor a sectional crown were de I finitely dashed. Mos* r topp'd the Bearkatz w th 12 point*, eight on free throws., ‘ w hile Ballard • si' lo aded l»e< ‘ ! tur's •- attend jsiint g.-ttiiiv Jefferson FG FT TP ; Milter f *ll2 13 ■Hill, f :t '* i Tumbieson. <- 2 12 Sinitl'-y g 2 2 I '• c Merrit*, g <i.l2 1 c 2 <>l 1 Totals 17. "I" 3S . Geneva FG FT TP I Hirt. f " "2 " 11, Stanley, f <’> •• 3 12 Mattax. f " "" " Kamtnan. • •• I' M.thvs. c 7 2-7, It: j Shepherd, g 112 Baumann, 1 ~ Pvle. g Oil Ll Stanley, g 1 1-4 :: Ni'itensi hwander g <• o o 0 Total- I* 7>-l't 37 i Kirkland FG FT TP ilt Arnold, f 2 3'' I li Art-old. , Baxter, f 2 " I 4 Jim Arnold f " " \V Landis. < I ' 3 H A Arnold, g " "" " l.all-. en-er -■ Troxel. I I 3 5 11 Totals ■ 13 l"-22 Monmouth FG FT TP Bultnahn. f " 2 : 2 S< Iteitb r. f 1 2 3 1 Ewell, f 3 23 ; Reinhart <■ " 13 I Kraetz.m tin. t; • 1-4 !• I Korte, i- •» " 2 t> ■ Gallmeyer. -• 1° i Su-d- rs. g •• •' Totals II Mx 31 Berne FG FT TP Schwartz, f 3 nt* t, Li»'< hly. f 2 ■> 7 !• Stucky, c 3 2‘t ' Smith, g •'> 1-1 U Halie.ger. n 1 "1 2 S Sprunger. f •• 1-1 1.. Sprunger. f 1 2 Totals 17. 't ill 31. Hartford FC FT TP I) Mos.-r t 2 2 5 G W. Wanner, f 4 02* Smith, c 1 12 3 Dubach, g 4 41* 12 W 'liner, g I 11 Strahm. f •* M -1 •' Noll, < 2 117, Total* 1 4 1' 25 37 Referee: McKenzie, umpire: Bobilya Monroe FG FT TP Hlrschy. f " 11 ladimati. f 2 l-l M Habcgger. c 4 2 5 I<< Zurcher, g 2 34 7 Mo«er. g 2 Mil 12 Habegger. f '• •••• •• Nussbaum, c 0-0 0 Myers, g o *t-o t< Totals I’* 17. 24 35 Decatur FG FT TP Beebier, f • 2-2 2 Ig-hmatl. f 1 3-7. 7 Holme*, c 2.1-3 5 Ballard, g 2 2 2 6 S< hnepf. p 13-4 5 Bogner, f " 2-3 2 Freeby. f 11-13 Baughn. c " «« « l.i< htensteiger. g 10-12 McConnell, g <» • Total* « H-21 30 Referee: Bo.dlya. umpire: McKenzie. Katherine Nussbaum Dies Friday Night i Mr*. Katherine Nu**l>atim. 7S. I widow of the late Noah Nu**haum. died Friday nigh' al the home of ■ Jaboh F. S-'hwarta in Berne, where - she resid'-d. She i* survived by six chiMren i Funeral *ervl< n* will be held at I! :3d pm Monday at the S. It wart* hM*e. with burial in th* s-bwarta ru>ct-,ry sear Berse.

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Sectional Scores At Decatur Kirkland 36. Monmouth ( . ::■< II rtf-'t l 17. 35 tli '-it'ir 3" At Fort Wayne I- r< >.V;o II" Central II trial! j-„;t W.iyn" ton-.rdla Mon \ „b, tr l’t •!!, W-od’-urn 3«». r .. r , w.,vn.. South 51. Fortj At Bluffton 1~, ■ I, . k 11 I tiioll Conte'' 21 If I>n 7<l. J>k •tt f'entcr 27 At Hartford City j'," :.! 7' Hrvttt H 1.-,.'. >l. 52 Jefferson 2' II ,t ,~| t j:v 'I lb .key 2'. I’, nr HI" -13. Gray 27 I’orHaml 42 Roll U At Huntington Jef.', rsott riV iitleyi 12 clear 4 4J tov.rtimcl, Hmttinvt ,u • Hippo* 2> Roanoke I". Huntington Twp 2<t. I.alli l ter 17 Rock' reek 2't lefferwon < VThltleyl 3® Union M At Auburn Butler 51. Hamilton 36. < .uriii'is.'o Orland 4» S-.to Trillo :<: Atilrirn 2’' Fn :nont -'•••. tnyol i 3! G .t-r.-H I'. Butler 2*. At Kendallville Shipsli*- ' ma I'- S"’" " ,v ‘‘ r ' tin" i Wawaka 42. Cromwell 2". Kendallville 35. Avilla 31 I.!', filer .to. Hove MA 21 \Vol< •'ttville It. Ship-!i<'"ana 21 At Warsaw Betver Dani 46, Atwood 31. Warsaw 7..1, North Web-'er -2 I.< shurc '5 Milford 3!» - ,a, i , i. 17 Mentone 29 I'ior • ton l*>. Be.iver Dam ■l'4 House Passes Bill For Reassessments Im'.i •'i.ino i". Mar 1 <l*l’l t bill providing for r* mens , f .Hl taxable property in Indiana In ipt'< wa- rent to the Kt bale to day after it f>a red th<- ! >'!-<• of icpi ■■ ■’ . tiv, v. <t< fay 52 33. il I pr<-«. nt I as •< s m mts had : -oaipted the requests f'*r State ■ .-'I |.> al 100 ini' tit I unit - Tl"- bill wa attacked hitt, r'; v oth !■ p <'«<n’atlvi It par n’.r .l only one more vote than th- .-.a-, itutlo:,-il maj rltv

•2 ■ I Or Wlw . I q , aamafe Ki x W sci * w v I*' - i-L i. ~ sD 1 ll'-im Green (l"ft> and Rep. I red A. Hirde, f, \ ow*M^m So ' kh" ' - IK G ‘ ■Mr V V K HMM J. S. Remine Rev. Jerome L Toot ■ d SENATE ANO CONGRISSIOMAI committee hearing, r'-T.'ar.-.e t'.LW.t. w ith the Labor committee* in both the House an! t'le Senate Atomic Energy group headlining reports from |, Hill J S Remine, Knoxville. Tenn, farmer, tells the TV A Communiat* danced nude In the wood* as he hearing* on David E lalienthal's nomination to he*J the Energy commission. On the same side of Congress, Labor heat Rev Jerome I. Toner, profeaeor of labor relati'mi at St. college, latcey. Wa«h., defend the closed shop and proptm worker* expelled from unions have their case tried tefore a h ard. House Labor committee, chairmaned by Rep. Fte.l A lev. Jr. ri’.l N J . listens to AFL President William Grets cli-irges that labor is being "defeatist” and that it is the unions to fight legislation that "4* ill-consid.-rc 1 (Inttr:

Annual Banquet Os Cub Scouts Monday The annual Ctt'i Scout banquet .- n l pr<. < nt.itioti of award* will I <■ io|(| M<>- day night at 6.30 o'clo k t I. n< in <« ho >1 gymnasium, it v is announced today by those In .hir.'e More than 250 reservation* i have li.cn made by the members! and their parent*. Herman Kruckeltei g. chairman o' the Cub <oitiniix-ioii in Adam* county will preside io toastmastar. Rev. Dwight It M < irdy. pastor ot the Church of God will deliver he in vacation and a general songfest with all those attending taking part will lw held with Mrs. Berni «■ McCurdy p eshiirg at the piano. Tommy Hunt, well • known young i~i i iatt of Portland will be the headliner with a 20-miiuite tn.igfi -how The young marician has many new t.-icks and always in a fsvotlte among the younger people 1 Th" t üb* range in age from nine' years I i 12 year*. Final Rites Today For Phyllis Rupert Ft:n< ral rervlce* ai l 1c h"l<i 'lmlay for Mr*. Phyl I* Ann Rupert. I*t. well known Geneva woman, who died Tluivday white en route ' '<> Adam* county memorial hoi pital. Though ill but two day* an autop-y showed the cause of death ito l»e cancer of th" liver. Mr*. Rupert and her husband. Doni 11 Ittiper have I eon operating an e’cctrical shop at Geneva. She ! wa* be'nr brought here for obser i vation when she suffered the fata! i i ttack Mrs. Rupert wa* the daughter j of Mr. and Mr*. .Merle McCroaley, who. with the husband and ■ <ne brother anl four sister*, survive Today's rervlce* will l»e : held at the Evangelical t'nlted i Brethren church at Geneva with the Rev. R S Miller In charge. Burial will be in Riverride <cmet ry. Trade In * Good Town —Decatur

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