Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1948 — Page 8

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Indiana Ranks Loop's Second For Offense Chicago. Feb. s—(UP)—lndiana’s fast breaking basketball team was the-paradox of the Big Nine statistical picture today. Branch McCracken’s speedy Hoosiers have won only two in six league contests, but Indiana has outscored its opponents collectively by’lG points and has netted an average of 2.7 points per game more than its rivals. I (Thus the Hoosiers, tied fort seventh place, are the only second division team with a statistical edge. And the advantage can be traced to two overwhelming Indiana victories on the Hoosier floor, a 71 to 54 win over Ohio State and a 65 to 43 trimming handed Minnesota. In their other conference games, the Hoosiers lost to Wisconsin at Bloomington by four points and on the road dropped contests to I Purdue by nine, lowa by nine and Illinois by one counter. The other three second division teams, Minnesota, Ohio State and Northwestern have scored fewer points than their rivals, and as should be expected, all five first division clubs have the statistical edge. In point-making Ohio State, deadlocked with Indiana, still ranks as the most powerful team with a 58.5 average. But the Bucks are still the poorest defensive quintet. Ohio’s opponents have averaged 62.7 points per game. Indiana ranks secpnd in oH lense while lowa is third and league-leading Wisconsin seventh. On defense, fourth place Michigan is the best, holding its opponents to 47.6 counters per game, Wisconsin is second and Illinois third. In the individual scoring race Murray Wier’s 20 points against Northwestern advanced him into first place in the total points column with 138 for six games. However Jim Mclntyre of Minnesota. last week’s leader, is still ahead of the lowa star in average points per game. Me Intvre has connected for 25.6 points in each of the five games Minnesota has —TODAY— Continuous from 1:39 “KISS OF DEATH” Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax BE SURE TO ATTEND! O—O FRI. & SAT. |wmwTAnwT| ERROL f FLYNN Ilupino ELEANOR | PARKER Sun. Mon. Tues.—Mickey Rooney, Ann Blyth, “Killer McCoy."

Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Yellow Jackets at Kendallville. Monroe at Monmouth. Winchester at Berne. Pleasant Mills at Kirkland. Petroleum at Hartford. Geneva at Pennville. Jefferson vs Gray at Berne auditorium. w played while Wier’s average is 23. Bob Cook of Wisconsin, winner of the individual scoring crown last year, was idle during the week, but held on to third place with a total of 93 for seven contests. Bill Sticklen of Northwestern made the biggest jump in the top ten scorers with 16 points against lowa to increase his total to 81 for six games. This jumped him from ninth to fifth place. Dick Schnittker, Ohio State, counted 12 points against Michigan to go from fifth to fourth. \ Decatur CYO Beats Independent Team The Decatur CYO defeated the Decatur Independents, 40-35, in a game played Wednesday night at the Catholic school gym in this city. Briede topped the CYO with 20 points, while Beehler was high for the Independents with 17 markers. , CYO FG FT TP Braun, f 2 0 4 Briede. f 10 0 20 N. Lengerich, c 3 0 6 ] Hackman. g 1 0 2 i W. Lengerich, g 4 0 8 Kohne, f 0 O’ 0 i Mowery, f 0 0 0 Schindler, g 0 0 0 I Totals 20 0 40 ] Independents FG FT TP Nelson, f 4 19 Heller, f 113 Beehler, c 8 1 17 W. Arnold, g 0 0 0 L. Arnold, g 113 Fruchtb, i 0 2 2 Cowan, g Oil Totals 14 7 35 o H. S BASKETBALL Garrett 32. Butler 30. ( Fort Wayne C. C. 50. Leo 40. Terre Haute Garfield 49, Vincennes 45 (overtime). Culver 52, South Bend Adams 41. Evansville Memorial 71, Loo- 1 gootee 42. 1 New Albany 57, Bloomington 36. Lawrenceburg 67, Mushville 57. 1 Brazil 49, Terre Haute State 44. 0 North Carolina is one of America's progressive states. It produces a large variety of agricultural products, including peaches, pears and grapes. It produces a large amount of minerals, among which are gold, silver and copper. Trade In n Good Town — Decatur THIS SITUWION CAM KESUCT IK EWMISSMENT and AN EXPENSIVE DAMAGE SUIT.....THE ThOFEh. MND OF AUTO INSURANCE WILL hELIETfe you OF ALL liadilitx.. LET US EXPLAIM IT TO YOU TODAY..... Decatur Ins. Agency Kenneth Runyon K. C. Bldg. Phone 385 I CORTI 1 Illi < TONIGHT and FRI. & SAT. In Natural Color MONTE HALE “ALONG THE OREGON TRAIL” ALSO—"Mysterious Mr. M” oc-30c Inc. Tax —o Sun. Mon. Tues.—" Adventure Island" & "Lone Wolf in London”

Two Novi Governors ; Entered A! Speedway Indianapolis, Feb. 5 —(UP) — A pair of Novi Governor specials were entered for the 1948 500-mile , race at the Indianapolis speedway ' today, and the track’s most experienced drivers were nominated to pilot them. One of the cars finished fourth in the 1947 Memorial Day grind. The cars were entered by W. C. (Bud) Winfield, who designed them for owner Lou Welch. Winfield named as drivers Cliff Bergere, former Hollywood stunt man, and Chet Miller. Together, Miller and Bergere have 11,000 miles of actual competition on the Indianapolis track to their'credit. Bergere hasn’t missed a race since 1927 and has driven 6,417.5 miles. He and Miller rank one-two in miles of competition on the epeedway among drivers still active. The 32nd annual speedway classic is scheduled for May 31 this year, because May 30 falls on Sunday. Winfield, announcing his entry of the two Novi’s, said difficulties which the cars experienced in the 1947 race had been eliminated during test runs on the speedwgy last fall. In the 1947 grind, Bergere’s vehicle was forced out early in the race with a broken piston. Later, Bergere took over the sister model, which was started by Herb Ardinger. and finished in fourth place. Miller did not drive last year. It was the first race he had missed since 1930. Bergere qualified for the race last year at a speed of 124.957 miles per hour. The time placed him in he middle of the first row of starters. Ardinger qualified at 120.773 and had the pole position in the -second row. The Novi’s were considered chief] threats to the supremacy of Lou Moore’s Blue Crown Spark Plub Specials which were the first vehicles entered this year. The Moore entry finished one-two in 1947, and Moore is building a third model to enter in the impending grind. In the 1946 time trials Ralph Hepburn drove a Novi to the track record for a single lap, 134.449 miles per hour. o PRO BASKETBALL National League Minneapolis 70, Syracuse 55. O' COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Notre Dame 53, Butler 52. Ball State 53. Miami 51. Defiance 68, Indiana Tech 54. Tri-State 58, Hillsdale 50. 0 German Commander Is Suicide Victim Nuernberg, Feb. 5 — (UP) — Gen. Johannes Blaskowitz, former German commander in the Netherlands, committed suicide by leaping over a guard rail in Nuernberg prison today only a few hous before he was scheduled to ga on trial for war crimes with 13 other Nazi military leaders. Blackowitz jumped the guard rail outside his cell while on his way to breakfast. He landed in the courtyard 30 feet below and died at 9:20 a.m. of multiple injuries, including a crushed chest. o-— ——— Every man needs to inspect his 'onvictions often lest they degenerate into mere prejudices. OPEN ’TILL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AL SCHMITT For Beautiful DRY CLEANING Phone 147 427 N. 9th St. Across from G. E. Pick up and Deliver. MOTH PROOFING FREE With Any Garment — On Request — Phone 359

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WOMEN'S LEAGUE Central Soya won three from Victory Bar; McMillen won three I from Duo Therm; Mies wtn two 1 from Sutton; B & T won two from ■ Dauler; Gass won two from Three Kings; Hill-Smith won two from Kuehn. z Standing W L Dauler 11 4 Gass 11 4 Central Soya .... 10 5 McMillen 9 6 B&T 9 6 Hill-Smith 9 6 Mies 7 8 Three Kings 7 8 Victory 6 9 Kuehn 5 10 Duo Therm 3 12 Sutton 3 12 High games: Fennig 212. Tutewiler 201, Kingsley 184-170, Odle 183, Smith 184, Way 178, Frauhiger 178, Dense! 174, Schafer 174-172, D. Hoile 173, Mac Lean 172171, Wherry 171. High series: Tutewiler 507, Kingsley 505, Mac Lean 503. Linn Grove Church Names New Pastor Berne. Feb. 5 — Duane Schrock, of Gridley, 111., a student at Taylor University. Upland, is the new pastor of the Linn Grove Congregational Christian church, effective immediately. He is studying for the ministry. He is married and he and his wife will spend their weekends in the parsonage at Linn G,;ove. The parsonage is now’ being remodeled and made strictly modern. Schrock succeeds the Rev. J. Robert Coovert, who recently accepted the pastorate of the Congregational Christian church at Cairo, Ohio. CENTRAL SOYA < Continued from I» Kruetzman, Grover Levy, Ray Mertz, Charles B. Meyers, Arthur J. Miller, Ray E. Myers, John Neering, Grover Odle, Lee Owens, Adrian Poling, Arlo Poling, Kenneth Reed, G. A. Schultz, Lloyd Sheets, Anne K. Smith, T. C. Smith, Weldon Soldner, Clifford Steiner, Chalmer Stevens, Ralph Stevens, Ralph Straub, John Suman, Albert Tinkham, Ed Vian, Herman Von Gunten, Merl A. Williams, Waldo Wiseman, Amaline Woodward. Other Decatur residents who are associated in various capacities in he organization will also receive the 10-year service award pins.

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They include j. W. Calland, N. F. Kruse, Harry Maddox, E. G. Rose, B. A. Townsend and Robert Odle. Additional recipients to be honored who are former residents of Decatur are the following: Tom Allwein, J. Nunnink and Roy Schlickman of the Gibson City plant; H. Marion, Ohio; Wayne Zerkel, Memphis, Tenn., R. L. Sprunger, Fort Wayne. Coach Ray Eliot, mentor of the 1947 Rose Bowl champion University of Illinois team, guest speaker, will talk on “Loyalty in Industry.” The banquet inaugurates the presentation of such awards to all employes. Formerly, only members of the sales organization received the service citations. o EISENHOWER (Continued from Page 1) lique reference to the “Ike for president’’ boom. Referring to his statement that he could not and would not accept a presidential nomination he said: "In the last 10 days or two weeks I’ve lest whatever news value I ever had." Most of his talk was devoted to the nation’s security problems. This talk was followed by questions from the newsmen present. o REVISES FORECAST (ContlniiAd from 1> lerday and more was expected today. An 8-inch fall was reported at Pittsburgh. High winds drifted the snow in) New York state, hampering rail and auto traffic, but flight schedules at LaGuardia and Newark air ports were not disrupted. The weather bureau said a new cold front was moving toward New York today. Temperatures in much of the nation have been normal or below normal continuously since Jan. 12, Jacobson said, and the cold wjll last as far ahead as the weather bureau can predict. Heavy rains fell in parched southern California last night for the first time In more than a month. Lack of fuel oil and gas continued to hamper the industrial regions of southern Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Nearly 300,000 workers were without jobs in those areas because of industrial shutdowns caused by the shortages. Minneapolis and St. £aul fuel dealers reported it was becoming more difficult to get enough* oil for their customers. Minnesota fuel conservator James W. Clark,

said they were short 30,000 gallons each day. A tow boat preceded by two icebreakers plowed through the Ice-choked Illinois waterway yesterday bringing 350.000 gallons of oil to northern Illinois communities. The boat towed the first of seven oil barges which have been locked in the channel for the past 12 days by ice. The barges carry an estimated 3,000.000 gallons of* fuel oil, and 22 other barges frozen in the waterway contain 30,000 tons of coal destined for Chicago and other northern Illinois communities. 0 RECOVERY FOR (Continued from Page 1) them. The UN found the world critically short of food, throttled by inflation and shortages and lacking the dollars to buy almost everything it needs. The year 1947 is called "a year of frustrated hopes.” The world food shortage is so bad, it said, that “the word crisis is an inadequate term.” The document contained these other highlights: 1. Without naming names the report underscored the need for recovery programs like the Marshall plan, but it said the mainspring of reconstruction must be the vigor and resources of the individual nations whose economies are sick. 2. The only cure to the shortage of dollars plaguing the globe is Increased production aboard and increased imports by the United States. 3. In the face of this need, American exports have climbed to one-third the whole world total while imports have gone up only slightly from mid-1945. 4. Global food production has fallen 7 .percent below pre-war and this is being distributed so poorly that parts of the world get 30 percent less than before while other peoples — Including Americans—are eating as much as 15 percent more. 5. The rest of the world—except perhaps for Russia —depends on the United States for machinery and materials to get production started but is so starved for dolGet Well QUICKER \ From Your Cough NJpC Duo to o Cold EM FV*C Honey * Tar • VB.L I W Cough Compound

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