Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1952 — Page 7

*MDA¥, JANUARY », 1952

Commodores Lose To Ossian Bears, 66*58

Commodores • Defeated In Close Battle I The OssiHfi Bears put a clamper | on the Decatyr Commodores homeicoming celebration Thursday night, aa the Bears raced to a 66»8 yjptory i» a hard-fought battle pt the Decatur gym. The game was < close struggle *ll the way, wtifi the Wells county team pulling away only In the last two mipytes of play. Ossian, incidentally, is the Oply teaaj hpldfng a victory over the Hartford Gorillas this season. The first quarter was a see-saw affair: the lead changing hands pine times, with Tom Jpsee’s field goal putting Ossian in the lead at {he end of the period, 11-10. The Bears pulled away slightly |n the second quarter, twice taking aeven-polnt leads, but the Commodores came back to cut the margin to only two points, 28-26, at the- half, with Francis Coyne and £teye Gass leading the rally. The Commodores finally caught the Bears with a minute to play in \he third quarter, as Coyne <!rove under for a field goal and ftddedx a free throw when fouled ph the shot, patting Decatur on top. $5-43. Max. Baumgardner’s fielder tied the count but Coyne |jit again and Baumgardner's foul toss left (he Commodores with a 47-46 advantage at tiue -end of the period. -r The teams were tied at 49-49 gfter two minutes ot the final quarter elapsed, but Coyne hit two quick ones for a 53-49 Decatur lead. Ossian worked into a 55-55 |ie and then wept ahead to stay jss Boyd Byerly and Jerry Van jMf ter connected from the field. Coyne wgs outstanding \on offense for the Commodores, ripping through the Ossian defense for easy layups to rack «p 25 points " on 16 field goals and five free throws. Steve Gass tallied 15 and Louie Laurent'll. Byerly topped Ossian with 17. . Between halves of the game, M’sa Vera Qeimer was crowned yuehg of the school’s first hometomlpg event, with Robert Boling- * 4', preedit of she Commodore Boosters figb, formally onpwgdqg the queen. - Mips Ge.imer was escorted during the ceremonies by her attend- . ants. Mieses June Kelley, Charmsine Des Jean and Joanne Braun. I'otiowing the game, a homecoming party and dance were held at •the K. of C. hall. The Commodores will play St. John’s at Lima, 0., next Tuesday, and will entertain the Jdfferson

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Week's Schedule Os Adems Cocmty Basketball Teams Friday Auburn at Yellow Jackets. j' Adams Central at Harl/orf. . Monmouth at Hoagland. l Pleasant Mills at Bryant Angola at Ban*. Pging at Gensy*. Saturday ? Adams Centra) vs Petroleum at Bluffton. ~ ' r Decatur Freshmeu Win Over Hoagland Decatur freshmen defeated the Hoagland freshmen, 39-89, at the Hoagland gym Thursday afternoon. Decatur led at the half, 17-13. Beerman of Hoagland was the game's high scorer with 15 points, while McDougal led Decatur with 11. Decatur FG FT TP Eley — T - r -—. 3 • 4 6 Neireiter , _ 1 0 2 Hancher 3 17 Vetter 2 0 4 McDougal , _ 5,1 11 Halterman 4 19 Bair 0j 0 0 TOTALS 18 3 3,9 Hoagland FG FT TP Thompson 1 -0 2 Beermaq ___ si| J 15 Scblemnjer 3 0 6 Stringer Ilj .2 4 Grotrian -1,. 0 2 Klein 0 , 0 0 TOTALS , ~11 j- J 29 Warriors at the Decatur gym next Thursday night. || '.-j Ossian FG FT TP WiUe 4 0 8 v<n Meter 3 ‘ » 6 Graft 0 0 0 Hujater*— 1 o 2 Carnes ' 11 3 Hcckley 2i ■ B.' 7 Baumgardner 5 5 15 Byerly __ 8 h j 17 Jesse __l 1 0 2pi Clark „_2 ip 2 6 TOTALS -27 *.12 66 Commodores ' fglft TP Gase 2 0 4* Costello 4 1 l Gass 5 5 15 Coyne — - r 14 ; 6 25 Laurent ._ r —_ T .— r ,5 | 11 Gage —, 10 2 Brupton 0 0 0 York „ J 0 9 0 TOTALS ... 23 12 58 Officials: Hinchman, Northam. Preliminary Ossian 32. Decatur 29.

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Klenk's Winner In First Tourney Tilt Klenk’s of Decatur won tfieir opening game in the Sappenfield league closed tourney, edging past the Huntington K. of C., 62-66, tn a game played at the Jefferson gym in Whitley county. Klenk’s ran up a good lead in the first quarter, 23-9, which was whittled to 36-27 at the half and 49-42, at the third period. Reqd paced Decatur with 18 points and Godfroy scored a into number for Huntipgton. Klenk's will play the Bfoadwav Colored Clowns, one of basketball's leading traveling teams, at the Decatur high school gym Monday night. Klenk's FG FT TP Ballard 5 1 H Reed 5 8 18 Schnepf 5 2 12 Berning 6 1 13 i Price — 2 J 5 Crist j' 0.6 0 Ramsey 3 17 Meyer _.! 14 2 Totub 27- 14 68 Huntington FG FT TP i Stoffel 4 4 0 i Karst j 3 2 8 Briggs 10 2 Scher L. 3.8 7 P. Eckert 5 i 00 10 Godfrey ~..,;... 8 2 J 8 B. Eckert — 5 I 11 fitter 4 2 V 10 \ Totals L.i 29 66 BUadedta War Fifteen hundred American servicemen lost their sight during World War 11. 9 , !\

'j-Kit J ■■ u M - -rr -j-tmx •)- f t •’ y* •• • - 1 •’ ' lib 2- -. -i LJ- LAJr JV V Township Form 15 -X'. 18M ' I ; Rule A' ‘ "• € l r TQWtiWP TUISTAK S (ABSTaat T) UKronv OF FOB THE CAJLENDAB YEAB I*sl Monroe Townddp. Adams County : i . i Balance Balance - ; ! - ! Jan. 1 Receipts DisbimsemeiUs Dec. -Bl Township I ;............ $2035.75 $1559.79 $2511.04 $1874.50 Dog : - 0.90 590.50 205.50 . 396.00 Recreation -. • 179A0 0.00 lO.Ti 168.79 TOTALS $2865.35 $?150.29 $2787.25 $2228.29

. DETAIL OF RECEIPTS Soyrce Amount TOWNSHIP FUND Taaas—June i..s 719.fi 1 Justice of Peace Docket Fees ... 92 59 School House Rental : L.. r ... 162.00 Total Township Fund .._.. $1559.79 DOG FUND Dog Tax from Aw*sor $ 365.00 Surplus from ' ; 205.50 Total Dog Fund .$ 590.50 DiSHURSEMENTS TOWNSHIP FUND Classification of Expense and Gross 1 To Whom Paid Amount Pay <rf Trustee. Cleric & Rent, Noah Marie Lehman i 225-90 Official Bond Premium & Recgrdmg. G- C. Moser Ins. Agency ....,’ 20.00 Nosjt fleuenschwander . . 1.00 Travel. Telephone A Telegraph Citizens Telephone ft©. 1.4* Noah Neuenschwander 192.54 Books. Stationary. Printing and Advertising Decgtur Democrat Co. 50.55 Serve Witness Co. ... ... 57.30 S. E. Merriman Co 35.30 Moving Office Furniture Hapegger Furniture Co. 5.00 Pay of Advisory Board Roiff'r Bluhm 25.00 Edison Lehman U 25.00

I hereby certify thit the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the receipts and disbursements pt the above named township; that a complete and detailed annual report together with all accompanying vouchers showing the rwones of persons having been paid money by the township has been tiled as requoed by law fn office of the County Auditor, and that a copy of such annual report Is in custody of the chairman of the township advisory board. Said report aubject to inspectiou by ariv taxpayer of the township. I; wo.ui u4UUißt.H*AJix;i£, nWss Jitter/ Jo,

City Bowling Meet Deadline 1$ Sunday Oran L. Schultz, secretary of the Decatur bowling association, todav reminded bowlera that deadline for dntry in the annual city bowl ing tourney Is Sunday. Junior High Wins | From Blue Creek i Decatur Junior high school de fesreiTßhfe Creek, 3«-34, la a county iunipr high. league game Thurs day afternoon at the Pleasant Mills gym. Decatur led at s the half, 20-14. Scoring honors were well divided. Sipe leading Blue Creek with nine and D. Strickler counting eight for .tecatur. ■ ' • Ji > Decatur \ FG FT TP R. Strickler I 0 2 Schrock 4— 2 0 4 D. Strickler —j 0 8 prybaek 10 2 Kelly — 3 17 Cowans 2 0 4 Baxter 10 2 Worden - >r 10 2 Bogner 0 0, 0 JJownian ....-------, 10 2 Deßolt 0 0 0 Agler — — T _ 1 13 TOTALS 17 . 2 36 Blue Creek FG FT TF Wolfe J 2 1 5 Sipe 4 1 9 Ripley 3 | 7 Meyers — 4 0 8 D. Meyers 0 0 0 TOTALS 13 3 29 Oldeat City. ? Damascus ic the oldest inhabit ed city in the world.

John C. Soldprr -...j-X.. - 25.00 Fire Alarm Svvtem jujd Ins. Sctaug-6teuen»chwaadcr Ins. Agency .. ~ 10.94 Bryjpn C. FetUHs VC— -4 1X39 City pf Berne ~.- 260.00 Fire Runs, Berne Fine Dept. 15.00 Care of Cemeteries. Jacob Shetler 20.00 Telephone : Service ■ Citizens I Telephone Co. 4 - 22.50 Electrical Service Ind.'•'Mich. Electric Co. „.. 2.64 Repair of Bldgs, and Care of Grounds Wm- Spanton .J, 21.00 LtechCy Brothers .„:j; 8.05 Berne Bardware Co - ■., 10.14 Serv-Vs-gtjwe - 7.18 L«gat Service toward E, Baunogartnar 199.00 Postage ' . 1 Postmaster. Beme 5.00 J. P. Records ♦ Adams Co Treasurer _. .... • 4.03 DOG FUND Sbeep g tji»d .or maimed \ . Doit Striker . .'$ 25.30 Harry Albert Lehman • 1 28.00 Daniel B. Schwartz 56.00 .M r s. Jacob J. Schwartz. 28.00 Altx-r' Lehman 28.00 DISBURSEMENTS RECREATION FUND Recreational Supplies Ctercn Lehman J— ~..$ 10.71

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'-J- & '"FI.IIHI .JU', I. College Basketball Evansville Indian* SUte 64. Joliet TT, Trl-State 96. Detroit 67, Tulsa 54. Dayton 84, Georgetown (D. C.) T 4. : t.' ; Fro Basketball MM •TAHPitiO* EMtern pivlaifM •AWL Syracuse 26 12 AB4 New* York 21 19 -W Pbiladglphia u 22 .421 BaitlmerF 12 fl .306 WMtam DivMtoi ’i W L Rochester 25 I* -«25 Minneapolis M |5 AJS Mlanapoiia -t to 19 Fort Wayne , 17 22 466 ,Milwaukee ~r . ie .jbO Ysaterday’e Remits : Fort : Wayne 94, Rochester 94,

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V 1 , 'k. s MERCHANT LEAGUE (End pf Ist Half) > Standings W L Slate Gardens - 85 19 Rhodes Roofing 35 19 Victory Bar 88 21 Two Brothers 30 24 Mirror Inn — 29 Stewart Bakery -27 2? Riveryiew r _.__ 18 36 K. of C. _y__ 14 <0 series: Hoffman 622. High games; Strickler 204, Hoffman 235, . \ High School Basketball South Bend Riley 44, South Bend Adams 42 (overtime'). Gary Emerson 60, Whtiing 58. Evenasvllle Reitz 56, Evansville Lincoln 52. Mongomery 61, Washington Catholic 53. ' I

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Auto Wreckers Will Meet Monday Night An ■‘uto wreckers meeting will be helu at the Chamber of Commerce,’ Wayne and Swing Streets, Fort Wayne, Monday at 7; 36 p.m. The meeting wIH be sponsored by the natiosal production authority district office and will be conducted by Walter Q. Vsl|er, district manager, with the cooperation and assistance of Sam Levin, chairman of the automobile wreckers, and Meyer Ruchman. chairman of the scrap dealers tn this area. All auto wreckare are urged to attend this meeting for the purppse of explaining in detail the NPA order M-42 which pertain* to automobile wreckers. Grow Redtep Seed Blinds produces moot o« tbs United States redtop seed «op.