Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1950 — Page 6

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inOwlo SNB - ChampionToße Named Tonight ladlsnapolls. Marek 16—(UPl—ladlaaas 44th annual hiab school basketball toarsey come* to an end today with two former Male ehampions battling two team* which ww have won the erown. wr taM 1M» tan* Jammed Butler a* Madisoa. rannerap to Jasper a year ago. and Marion, which won the ftey 24 years ago, ssaßs - **"* N«*r M&ay’s tall BnlMoga. who hevea’l restated the final* sine* J»M. amt Lafayette Jeffbrsoa. the IMI ttyiat, in the second often wpw* - . Agpardtaß to the form chart. IMMi and New Albany wiU clash la the fill* game tonight. But eharts and season records meant nothing a* these tour finalists went down to the wtra in Indiana's toy ranked ettravagaMA Marton and Lafayette were capable at springing upsets, asproven la tourney tests eartier this month Lafayette upended South Bend Central one of the tourney favorite*, test week, and Marton emerged vic torlous tn the Muncie semi-finals The state's sportswriters and broadcasters overwhelmingly «v ored Madison to win the title. They cast FT votes for roach Ray Eddy's e a b» f/f their annual banquet last night New Albany got J 4, Lafayette 11. and Marion five Madison was the United Press' pro-tourney pick to become the IPSO rßuunpion. With the dxceptioa of Lafayette, the finalists appeared fit to go. Coach Marion Cmwley. who had two winners at Washington end pitoUd. LatoreMM® ’i£S®Xj»» years ago. hoped his six-foot.three coater Tod Dunn would be ready to start after. being bedridden with a throat aliment Dunn's sub. Bill Parker, was hospitalised Thursday with a foot Infection Should Dunn be unable to play. It would deprive the Jeffmen of badlpneeded height, for New Albany can use a starting line-up averaging stx-feei two or better New Albany held It* practice session yesterday and then bedded down for the night Madison also arrived yesterday, but the Marlon and Lafayette teams drove here this morning. HEAVY DAMAGE <Ceu«twwe* Pros* Feme «**»> ..•wuLmtaA.toto the air and an; effllro reettow t>F th* -Wee* caved' In.- Plames shot at least 16« feet Into the ■'"■■■ ■“ * ' Approximately' Th fireman, using eight trucks that were rushed in from departments at Statesboro. Savannah. Millen. Metter, Claxton. Sylvania and Swainsboro battled the Mare for two hours before bringing fr trader control. Charles E Cone, a real estate dealer, estimated the damage at HtW.tMM) to properly IH"> •.»<»•* t<» merchandise and |so.fMb» to windows and to general damage If you hove somsthovg to sell or rooms for rent try a Democrat Want Ad. it brings reeulta. in 'mam—

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BaA sRM - _RI I IPhillies wner J Aumu BLsA Am Roi rracrareo Clearwater. Fla., Mar. IS— (UP) -Pilcher Rum Moyer, who feared hte cursor might be over 24 hours ago. was ea route back to th* Philadelphia PkilliM’ training camp today confident that ho will be ready to to oo t*o firing line opening day If needed. , Meyer will “rest a few Weeks” and then resume truthing. There is nothing wrong with hie arm except a “muscle strain" according to Dr. George Bennett of Johns Hopkins hospital. Meyer was rushed to the Baltimore physician yesterday when Xtgy* taken here apparently showed that a hone in his right elbow was fractured. . Ro*. Roa. Ret.. . Miami Fta.. Mar. It—(UP)— Even manager Joe McCarthy admitted the Boston Red Sox' lineup “is sot” and that nlo jobs are open as the Bobox mob; the New York Yankees today. McCarthy’s team Is the exact one which the Yankees boat out for the American league flag on the last day of the IMS campaign but McCarthy fools he can turn the tables this time Rilke Rtars Bt. Petersburg. Fla.. Mar. IS -» (UP) — Rookie first - baseman Steve Bilko and Dick Kry hook I wore in the limelight as the St. , Louis Cardinale and Detroit Tig Ob met. today. = Rilke, a 250-pounder who could add needed right handed batting power to the Cardinal lineup, looks better every day. He smashed the Mg blew—a two-run double —ln the Cardinals' four-run fifth Janins which downed the Washington Senators, 4 to 3. yesterday. Blackwell To Hurt Tampa. Fl*. Mor. It—(UP)— Ewell Blackwell, the Cincinnati ■RMBT' Mrtßgbeift pttching star was scheduled to make hi* first appearance of the spring under tiro against the Wwihngton Senators today. The Reds downed the Detroit Tigers, t trv 3 . yesterday as Johnfiy Hetkl and Harry Perkowski scattered 10 hits While the Sen ■ ator* lost a close one. 4 to 3, to the St. Louis Cardinal* ~' i Brownies Win Phoenix. Arix.. Mar. 18 —(UP)— The New York Giant* blinked and decided to take a second look at the St Louis Brown* today after running Into a rude 10 to 7 shock In the opener of their series with the American league's “ragamUfftns" yesterday Cub* Boat Pirates .- tofoddMO-. raUt... Mar . IJ (UP) -Meager-Ffonß Fri*»h of Ibe Chicago Cults laapgetul rtriMtcatcher Cart Sawatvkl with renew ed Interest taday . . ~' Tbs Stoat. 10-lnch receiver belt ed two home runs to pace the Cub* to g • to 4 vkttey over the Pittsburgh Pirate* yesterday MnriaM Wni Miami. Fla., Mar It- (UP) Paul Hinrichs. th* New York Yankees' J 4 year-old bonus pitch er. Was convinced today that be ' will have to Improve hl* control In order to make good with the world champions. Hinrichs, entering th* game at -the start at the.JJthJanin*, load.ed th* base* and walked Pee Wee Reese to force in the winning run a* the Brooklyn Dodger* edged the Yankees. t to 4. last might in Florida's first night major league exhibition contest. COLLEGE (Coot From Fags Oss) which he hope* will prove that Bednasek killed the girl in s state of jealousy for dating other men. said in his opening statement yesterday that Bednaseb nurtured an overpowering “sexual Interest" In Miss Jgckson. _ :. ~ . - However. Hamilton countered that her death was “strictly and absolutely accidental." and came as. Bednasek playfully tried to, . show her "the proper place on the neck to Choke * person " Hamilton also revealed that Bednasek has undergone truth serum teste which helped him remember the events of the night When Mi»« .la. kson died. The at. ' terney said that shock and contusion bad wiped the exact memory from the young man:* mind Th* blue whale. largest spa, les of th* giant sea mammal*, measure* about 25 Tees in length at bir! h mstototlw y ra* wiih In two years, and m»y be almost 190 feet long when full grown Trade In a Sood Town — Decatur FOR ODDO SIOES

County Shuffleboard Champs and Runners-up if; I Pictured above are the champ-on* and runner* up tn the annual Adams county nament. recently completed at Riverview Garden* In this city. Mayor John Iwian of Detatur is shown Frans. Paul Wolpert. Ctetna Miller. Mayor Dosn, Edwin Franx. Anthony Teeple and Floyd Strause. Edwin Frans and Straus* won the county title. ______

I MINOR I.RAOUK McMillen won four points from Mansfield Special*; Central Soya won three points from Kelly Cleaner*; Adam* Co. Lumber won three from Three King*; Porter Tire won two points from Macklin Royals Standings. W. L. Pt*. McMillen . . 13 5 lU. Central Soya ~11 7 15 A’dani*—'... .. . ..if »T 14 Porter .. 10 8 13 Kelly 9 9 12 Three Kings 9 9 12 Macklin 9 9 12 Mansfield < .. 9 is ’■< . high aeries; Deßoll 428 (215 >.19.. ausracMßtewte' I«4>. High games Schult 212. Seikins 200. Welker 204, Meyer 225. Smith. 209. Reef 224. Hoile 205/N. Koent' man 201, Scott 207, J. Bultemeicr 237. Steury 23«. Macklin 241. O.'l' :07. ”'■■ ■" ’ ' J' - STEPHENSON IS ; (Ceevlnwe* Fems c»«e O*e) during the sexual attack would have caused death even, without the poison Stephenson then set up the cty that he was a “pbHtleal prisoner." kep’t in "confinement because- of What he knew of the inner secrets of Indiana politics He, then began .to flood the < dims with motion*, petitions and ;tlia*-'he books obtain*d. In jhe.. I'ldojk-IL.. bra-ry Finally t-he- -ty'e . b-t»-». y < »>o. mission took up hi- case and recommended the commutation to Rcbrieker Siephention. thoueh he netted millions of dollar* .Xtum klan mom bershlps and .paraphernalia, ndw aspires to form a small manufa • taring firm Warden Alfred Dowd said Step henson would b" fretd in a few days Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

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Pro Basketball NBA Results St. Ixmi« 85. Chfcago 8K phlladelpliia 8.5. Washington STr-T New York 9-8, Boston 94 (doubb* overtime). DENIES (Caatlaae* From l"»*e «•■*> of this northwestern New M«\i. oil town said tcnlay that they y,er ■ ' absolutely convin «i" that flyitl' saucers exist. —■ ■ More Uian 50 wltm-ssM rwportwt " :a mass flight of disfc-shaped <• Jecls yesterday The witnesses including Ims nessrnen .ind private pilots sail the a, rial Jhw.sl of flylii- sam ■ r . .. A•«'.'«tiwlni by group waves;'.w?j(< - '( lavtpn a4kvr4Kiug- ui -.n , ‘ . I'.iir ’■’> Ba’iv .Tuuvs, <aiii he A ith ;• .urotip g; five ’ A,. I RW til ’ . ;■ ■ t I. They .<aid it sireakciT^riW’theT sky traveling north ami < left-fed the TiloftZDlT: tfi"' it nnr'M: of y 4 speed that \ arrird n.lruw .Mghl ill |. r approxitnutelv<7hrri m t t>m! K “We ijave the nam»< » jmt sons who saw Uie sapcer- «trvU!<; •{i ke[s. editor -of th I-.. - Daily, naid. “They tale-ii c”. Io the office .til report ' s. i A Rh keifs said all <d'' ■ % yere ,<d 1 Ivei one i■-'! ■- i ' app.t Let'll ;l\ _r.pl • .. , • /.- -S-iilUdl-. , , Return From Tour Os Caribbean Sea . B<-rn*S; Mat 1- '■ ■ MrO X Smith and ... tets turned frO’H a x‘ of the t aiibi »an S i T> v .er» on the watei 11 «!av >. : lied at several port* Tli» . uhi: a few day >- h: Xe* 4 h*>y made Ch* trip b4>*it ■-- * - *

Terry Smith High Rankinq Net Player At Columbus, Ohio Terry Smith. 17 year-old *on of Mr and Mrs. (Jeorffe O Smith, former Monroe reaftettUh ftf-pulK licized as the outstanding star of the (Jraiidyiea’ high school bas- ’ kelhali team In a went Ww of the C’olumbus. O . Star. Terry is muignlzed as > valuable play maker for his quintet and last year won football and baseimll letters 'as well as baskethjiil He U also a top-ranking student, president of the tuhool Leaders . club.. . vired*f’ ? *ide!il of the Hi Y and'sport* editor of the. << hiMyl. paper, . “ ' ‘ 1 P.ct?y *u.l' IJP Hwrofil (>eV..r nf ■ Irf- city and trf- C R. Smith nt I'icbic. -Yvette madsen • 4 Fram <»«•»» ■ han maximum s<nt>hee under the : legal prnvtKirn*- for shorter terms : whir? “ihe d* n rUau’ -uffered ftom | diinffinhfd will power.“ After amttfirr was pronounced. Mrs Mad't n sank slowlv bark into her « hM,r and said in a low voice “WiH thffy ht me w?e my babies b» fid-. tli»> send me away?” F vhildTvir, Jtana 4. and Nancy , i>- m’i :i h- w»rc ivturmd to the . > i.)'.■•! S ;i »< list .November to' a Vr;h: tbdr grandMj \lfr»u Noack of ” ■ ■ ' ‘ ” • rr t-A* fv- ltd ■ .. . . -i' . - .. -■ - - — r<i ippv tF M ’bd;»y— 4f the a|p peal u gtan’id it will be heard before ih» T S high commission' appeals court at Nuernberg Mt- Mad-* n was lodged for the day in a three r< <»tn -uite of an annex of the Frankfurt military Tt ide guard by a •WM* and two mHitary po’i tn» n Hints a! suicide hail bv»n dropped repeatedly by as*, states <•( Mrs Madsen during the triii PILGRIM STATUE *»mumura .rßter-rawr-twrT ' ried b) L» o Ehing» r. G Remy Bier- , ly. Leonard, Myers and Ralph J M ‘ilL' members of the K of C. ' fourth degree A holy hour, krnewn as the Marion hour, will be held this afternoon fronF 2'dtTTeT T e’cTork Thy church was filled this, mieprihg ■ statue, arrived - i The purpo•»«? of pilgrimage xixl exposition of th* 1 etatae i< to i ifrVLe fine propp* to join in a cru sade <if ~pTayerwii<T f eparatfi»n Tof world* pyarre and the .cuovfrilon of RuM-sirf. as promised by our Blessed M<»«i4vi j Fathna in 1917, Msgr McGrath explained . Geologists call thb molten .rock material within the earth “magma, ’ a Greek word which may be translated a* ' dmnthr" Wktfl tnrs "dough* is ejected from the earth’, interior“l»y“vbTeani;- action, it is »*p<»ken 4>f as lava.” the National Ge4»graphir Society notes.

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Willie Pep Is ..... ■ >.. . Still Feather WeMitCnaiip New TOrk. Marek JR. — (UP) — Ray Fsmerhoa's sorry showing against feaiherwalght champion Willi* Pep probably will force thu I Naw York Boxing Commiaaton to ' revive the custom ot making everv (orelkn fighter show hi* ability hi I j small deb before being given a • main event at Madison Square Gar den. Fameehon ot France tried to take the world title from Pep before 12, i IM at the garden last night, hut he lost the unanimous It-rooud decision by a margin more lop-sid*4 than the 13-5 betting price. The crowd that paid M 7.171 — largest gate since the International Boxing Club began promoting at the garden teal Mdy,-* hooted and jeered at the tight*** tn nearly ever.’ round - It* war probably th* dullest title flgbt In history. U was s fiasco tor two reasons: (1) Fameehon. though champton ot Europe, missed nine of *very I" punch** he threw, and when he did force an opening, be rarely took advantage of It; and (2) Pep. the world's most brilliantly elusive fighter, used his combination of laick-pedalllng. side-stepping, spinning and counter-punching to mak<> the French Invader look like an amateur. Famechon -a tall, spindle les ged chap with broad, bony shoulders — marched forward In every round; but he was flailing at the air with hla long arms most of the There were no knockdowns, but kaniechou was nearly floored for the first time In his career of professional fights by a left-right left In the tlxlh round. Awksurd ' Ray jumped backward aliout fizrj 'eet U> avoid going down Pep, 124% pounds, suffered s bashed right brow in the ’llh svs- ' sion when Fatneebon. 124. graved > him with a long left ... ’ end-wr-jMlfog,. tha'; .iccurri-d In nearly every round was highlighted by Pep's •■‘ting thrown to the canvas ltt.lb»j*igbtikxjiukker oid Pep's lielng rossed half throug*i ' the ro,.es In the loth. | Matchmaker At Wetli said tm < day he would try to mulch Pep and ex - hamp Randy Saddler toe* “Bui.,!er match 'after Pep had tak»o s ; rest . And It Pep didn't want Saddter for hl* next title opponent. Saddler might lie matched with, Fatnechon at the garden in Bine Weill said. ' Famechon tried hard. ' didii t he’ He would have looked iTlTTerehl' If P*p had stood and (ought " " Pep s manager. Lou Vl*c**l, said "we won’t make any plans until liter Willie take* * rest to let Idh lit jjiiow heal up " • ' Bl" o<> tiil-J'" - —--j If you have something t* «*IH -or room* for rant try a iDomocrtt Want Ad. Tt bring* rs*uit*. %ellee sf Flea) SelHemeUt a* Katufe’ !¥•. 4&4Z X-.ficn i*« h<*r»’b>- irlvt-n td |t»4* ■ hrlrw and nf Henry <Vw»telh». <le« ea«ed (o appear in f>i« Adatn« Circuit Court, held at . Met jHui, Indiana, .yn |be Kth day of April. !»*(>, and mhow 4-auar. If an)T. whs the FINAL ’KFTTI.KMIC.NT AC- « I’X’TK with th* estate <»f aahi - T'drnr »h.»uld nor he approved: slid h<.‘ir« are notified to theft <*d there make proof of helrahjp, and data W. Ddbaa Adwlatatmtwr I fern (MF. IngHawa, Waerh IT, IBM. %tt«*r(b*ya X o«*ewnlr <A AadrrMa 3/11-25

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FireslOM r Unions laMM ■laaaaa ft* MP mw uoniraci wwX »ItC Pay Stiputofam . ; CtevotaML 0.. March >». —(VP) — A n*w contract wRh B*<hi*hemtypo pension*, non-contributor lit* insurance and naw service p*y stlp nlMiona ■** signed today by the Firestone Tir* and Rubber Co. and eight unions representing 21.9« rt employee. !. W Watsoa. presM*nt of United Rubber Workers <CfO> Akron local No. 7, which contain* about half the worker* affected, said the new contract provided eon-contrib-utory pensions with minimums ot JIM a month. Including social ae curity for worker* <5 years ot age or older who had 25 years wifii ihe company. He said the company would also provide li.ueo Insurance tor all em: ploye* There were no wa«e change*, bat sererance pay waa granted to wmcoming sick or disabled after that ploye* with five year* or mor* of coßtlnuoua service. Workers belength at time would be glv*n two percent of their total earnings In a lump sum The contract trill aftert Firestone plants in Akron; Ixw Angeles; Memphis: Do* Moines; Nobles vllle and Naw Cootie, tad.; Fall River, Mae*., and Potletown, Pa W. R Murphy, director at labor personnel, directed the negotiation i tor Fireatone and Kermit Hall- vice president of local No, 7 nt the rubber workers helped Watson The negotiations had been going on in Cleveland eight weeks. PROPERTY I Cea tie we* From Page Wee) dfictlon. is a map with the rural j routes In different colors showing , the direction .they travel throughout •he county. Also In th* pleasing l stage are different vari colored ■naps of the county councllmanhdiatricts. commissioners ..'lstricts, and also the different pre L inets ,<£. Hie , city of ikscatsr The*•tiat»* will be available In booklet r form In a short time, Koller bei. Jlev.es. * aeeelatwmat •> F.eeeatela fair Assfire !• «»WB, That ■! undrr,9iMH4»d baa br**n oppuin’t’l 1 utrih <»f th» wNiate of Chrl«th»a rrlln« inaaL Adam* Cmji t ji - ‘ 'rrajir-d Th«. toMtatto i# pfotMl-Uy l -4 (fMrtr-• AMRBda IMerbrs Kirratrli ! Warrli IT., IK*. V sag lew rd r A Aab<|«pr*e»B 1 ' 3-H>—4-1 I

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Indiana State In Finals Os Tourney 'ICttNW-CEy, StaL'dßßit • (UF)— A battle-wise Indiana State Teacher* College basketball team faces a plucky squad from East fentral State Collage ot , (Ala., toniglit tnimw«• NA l-B. tournament. ■ It uffl mark the Indiana school * second appearance ip the tournament's final round in three years. The terror* from Terre Haute were beaten in the 1M» title round ~ by th* . University of Louisville. , Tbe Indiana boy* earned the right to meet East Central of Oklahoma by edging the Unlvsrslty ot Tampa. 71 to 49. last night. Th* Oklahomans also bod a tough battle la their semi-final match before downing Central College of Fayette. Mo., 57 to 64. { Elderly Pedestrian ‘ Is Killed By Auto Terre Haute, fnd.. Mar. 18 — (UP) — An elderly pedestrian struck hy ■' ear <t a downtown Intersection here last night died In a hospital about an hour after the accident. . He was James Minnich. 77. The driver of the car. Floyd Todd. 34. said he did not see Minnich until too late to avoid hitting him, 'Heifers For Germany* Committee Organized Berne Mar. 16—A local “Heif- • er* for Germany" committee has % been appointed by (he Berne mln isterial association and will super vis* tbe raising of funds for about 30 heifers The drive for monA wtil he made in April in ito rJ •nd the surrounding area /euD Committee cohatsta of MettEtcher, chairman;* Arvlne Uto* 1 ' Dr. D. W. Flreoved, Menno SA _ achy. Henry Aahleman and ir ”* ■ Nettenachwander. Htrachy ts treasurer of the group." ■ I ' ■ If -yeu have something to sell ~ •r rooms for rent try a. Democrat Want Ad- tt brings results. ■.* i- .. T- : . . N<»Vt< «• N tJU *’ t« ■hrrwtv>'.. ; <iVifrn that ,ff»hrt» UK p**rN.rb ha-w dul> fil*d «•'* »t)l**al .with the IVtA-rd «>C Zoning A.» Hr-ref- i'NMifuf, Indiana.—aikjhbrf - a varlarw* in the Zoning Crrdlnauie -»f>Nld .-Hy a«d r*>4|u4*«ted a HuildUig permit ■ ' .. ; m i ciamj . E<»r th* purpose of hearing <»b-jr--thint tt* <»r inft.Twidcion perfainlhM Asiid. appral mU»I h-jar-l will hold (» >u>lki h*aring »a - the-mh- day--r*f Mnr.-t) in t‘i* ~*” Count'll Boom »»f City Hall at the 1 hqtir of “ 3o p m. c- 5 ’ * v . < lard»Rbr» Ztmo*. Clialrman I * • • 31M