Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1952 — Page 6

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Fuelling Wins Lutheran Grade School Tourney St., Peter’s of .Fuelling won the championship of circuit A, Lutheran grade- schools Sunday afternoon, defeating Friedhelm, 42-25, at the Monmouth gym. Semi-final games of the tourney WW. played at Hoagland Saturday sight, with Fuelling eliminating Flat Rock, 36-21, and Frledheim : oiaUing Preble, 36-8. fßteHfng’s.tgtiperior height, Norbert Witte->at -six feet, and Clinton Fuelling at 5 ft., 9 in., carried the team to victory. These two players accounting for 97 of their team’s 119 points during the tourney. H-Rlg Fuelling /' • FG FT TP C. Fuelling 5 1 11 Dave Fuelling _ 10 2 Del Fuelling __ 1 0 2 Dale Fuelling 10 3 N. Witte _ ... 9 1 19 Leo Dusick ___ _ 0 0 0 H. Witte 0 0 0 Lou Dusick 0 0 0 Wietfeldt : o’oo D. Bqsick __■ 0 .0., 0 Totals 17 2 36 Flat Rock FG FT TP \ I Kaiser 10 2 Stoppenhagen * 0 11 I Grotrian _£ 0 11 - Hoffman _____ 0 0 0 Melcher _ 11 3 Gallmeyer 2 0 4 Hoile ——- 4 1 9 Bohnke 0 0 0 Frane ,_ 0 1 i Gepfer 2_.__ 000 Totals __________ 8 5 21 Frledheim ■( 'V '.FG FT TP D. Dettmer _____ 4 0 8 W_ .Schaefer _ 0 0 o Fenner ; ,2._ 2 0 4 N. Dettmer — — _i___ 0 0 0 R. Kenneke 10 3 23 B. Kenneke —0 0 0 Gallmeyer ' 0 0 0 Bauermeister 0 0 0 Hauck 0 0 0 ••... - — —. « Totals 10 3 35 ’ Preble ; -da-, FG FT TP K. Dieterich _ A „___. 1-0 2 Ewell 0 0 0 Reinking 2 0 4 . Macke ____ __ 0 0 0 L' Bittner _____ 0 0 . 0 P. Bieberich __■—o 0 0 R.i Bittner 1 0 2 . * • Totals 4 0 S FINAL Fuelling p. ' ’ FG FT TP C. Fuelling 7 0 14 D. BusLck 0 0 0 H. Witte ___. 0 0 0 Leo Buslek 2 0 4 N. Wifcte 8 2 18 Dave Fuelling 0 0 0 DM Fuelling 3 0 6 Dale Fuelling O o 0 Wjßefeldt — 0 0 0 Lau JJusick -i,*.—--i- 0-0 0 ; . i - • r .' —• Totals—.- 20 2 42 - FrledheWn FG FT TP D. Dettmer — 3 0 6 W. Schaefer 0 0 0 Fenner — 0 0 0 N. Dettmer 0 0 0 |R. Kenneke --- 5 6 16 D. Schaefer __ L 0 0 0 a kenneke 113 I Bouck 0 0 0 _f. Gallmeyer ___j._J — 0 0 0 Bauermeister ___.— 0 0 0 Totals - 9 7 25 - .. 4* ’ «** t; ' ■ '■ ‘ ” P* ’.’ p* t' '!■** * - 'Fleer Ftafah An ideal doer finish is one that la nao-poroua, smooth, hard enough to resist dirt brought in by coarse work shoes and which remains at* tontthrn for several years under normal wear and care. An ideal finish protects the floor from dirt, moletore msd discoloration. Tonight & Tuesday CARY GRANT . BETSY DRAKE “ROOM FOR ONE MORE” ALGO—Shorts 14e-44c Inc. Tax -—o—o Wed. A Thurs.—Basketball , Wizards! “Harlem Globetrotters” First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thurs. from 1:30 BE GURE’TO ATTEND! —o—o Coming Bun.—“ Blue Veil” ALSO—Shorts 14c-44c Inc. Tax

Obtain Sectional J Tickets Tonight Hugh bj 'Andrews; principal of the Decatur high school, announced today that his office will; be ppen from 6 to 8 o'clock this evening for the hccomodatioii of fans who have notified that they ; will receive ticketa, for |the Sectional tourney session ;on ! Tuesday ; and Wednesday nights. These: tickets are priced a| SO cents, good only for the first |twp nights of! play. Meanwhile,! plans . for complete for the opening of the tourney Tuesday at 7 30! p.m. The! gym has been set tor practice sessions for each team prior to the tourney opening, j!: :. .! ! in ; i|J : High School Basketball Fort Wayne Central 58,. Fort Wayne Concordia .3$ , ! \ Fort Wayne Solith 51, Fort Wayne C. (?. 49 (pvertime}J t Brazil 6L Glenn «O| Indianapolis Crjspqs Attucks 81. Winchester 40. Indianapdils Lark 115, phio Miltary 25. -J : ’ >1 !■ | iiXUJuLhd' :1- ' I-T-T tJi .1 College Basketball Illinois 78. lot a 62; Indiana 63, Wisconsin 48. j I Minnesota 59, Purdue 56. Ohio State 80, Michigan 67. Navy 67 ; Notre Dame 58. DePauw 67. Hawver 65, 'lndiana Central 95; Findlay 89, TiH-otate 5L Valparaiso 75; Butler 55; Oakland City 117, Vincennes 58. Ball State 69, St, Joseph’s 48. Aderson 92. Chase 84. > Washington (St. a Louis) 59, Indiana State 4f. Kentucky 63, DePaul 61.j' Villanova 64, Duquesne 62 (overtime). ! ! hpj ■ ; ! Oklahoma A 41 M 67, Detroit 38. lowa State 59,; Oklahoma 48. Toledo 67, Miami (jp.) 59. Loyola (Chicago) ?6, Seton Hall 73. ' « Ji ' - I 1 ■+ St. Louis 62, Drake 56. I Tulsa 63, Bradley 66. i 1 ! ; !i. : ...

PUBLIC AUCTION We have told our Farm and will sell the foIIowing:—LIVESTOCK, FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27—12:30 P. M. LOCATION! 4 Wiles South of Monroeville, Indiana on 101 then 2 ttiiies p'aQlt and H mile South East of Decatur. Indiana on No. 224 to Highway 101 then 5% miles North to the Allen-Adams County Line then 2 mile* East and U mile South. Or, 1 mile West’anjd 2 miles South of Dixon, Ohio, LIVESTOCK—-8 Head of Cattle: 3 Brown Swiss Cows, 4 and 5 yrs. old. fresh in March and April: Brindle-Cow. 6 yrs. old, was fresh-in\Janu-ary, Guernsey COw, 8 yrs. old, just fresh. These are all high producing 6 and 7 galj cows. 2; Swiss and Guernsey Heiferp Id months! old, one will be fresh in June., .Steer IQ months old. ■ \ ] Sheep—-14 Shropshire fcwee, will lamb in March. One Bucik. Hogs—2 Fat Shouts, wt. 200 lbs. 50 White Rock Pullets, 50 Hampshire Reda, laying hens. . GRAIN AND HAY—3OO BU. Corn, 40 Bu. Hawkeye Beans, 200 Bales Mixed Hayi p‘ !i , ’'f i .. - ' MACHINERY AND FARM EQUIPME-NT: Farmall C’so Tractoj- on Rubber, Fully equipped with Lightp, Starter, Power Take-off and jPully. 12 inch Tractor Plow mounted, :’or' C Tractor, also Cultivators, Pqwer 7 ft. Mower and Corn Planter wit|h Fertilizer Attachment. ; New Jopn Deere 1951 13-hole Drill on!: Rubber. Practically New Int. Tandpm Disc. Single Row Corn Picker. Hay Loader; Side Delivery Rakei; Spring and Spike Tooth Harpows. \ Rubber Tired Wagon and Grain Bed; New Idea Manure Spreader; Int. Hammer Mill, 10 Inch, with 50 ft. Belt; 2 Wheel Trailer on! Rubber; Electric Brooder StoVe, 500 capacity; Chicken Fountains and Feeders; Extension Ladder*; Battery Fence Charger; Graffle Fork; 2 Lawn Mowsrs; Some Fencing. Posts and Lumber; Hand Corn Sheller; Chains and Comfort Kover for Tractor;; Tank Hdater; Electric Motor Pump Jack. DELAVAL Milking Machine, one !unR; 2 metal Feed Tanks; fron Kettle; Lard Press: Work Tables; Oil Drums; Forks, Shovels; Small Tools, and hundreds bf other articles. : ' HOUSEHOLD GOODS—3 piece Living Room Shite; Dining Room Suite, Buffet and six chairs; 4 Kitchen Chairs ;* 2 End Tables; Piano and Bench; APEX Radio cabinet model; 9x1)2 Rug; 12X11*4 Rug; Floor Lamp; Round Oak Heating Stove; Kitchen Cabinet and many other items. CONSIGNED ITEMS—New 1951 VICTORIA Ford Car with Radio and Heater. Brooder: House and Range. TERMS —CASH. ! l Not Responsible in case of accidents. MR. & MRS. C. J. GUENlN—Owners J. F. Sanmann —Auctioneer Sale Conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co. Decatur, Indiana. \ i|i ! -21 25 SALE CALENDAR FEB. 26 —12:30'Pj m. Max Comers, 6 miles north of Bluffton op gL F,<l No? 1. Cattle, Dairy equipment, Tractor and Ellenberger Bros., Auctioneers. ’ ■ ( FEB. 26—1:30 p. m. Mr, and Mrs. Paul Carnall, owners. Petroleum bn St. Rd.sNo.rl? Semi-modern 6-rbom house and cement block building. D- S. Blair, Gerald Strcikler. auctioneers C. W. 1 Kent, sales manager. 1 \ FEB. 27—12:30 pl m.HMr, <& Mrs. C. J. Gnbnin, owners. East of Decatur on lU. S. 224 to Highway 101 then miles north to the Alleii-Adams coun|ty line, then 2 miles east and m1? south. Livestock, farm machinery, household items. Midwest Realtv! Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, Auct. FEB. 27—■)12':3p|pii m. Coomer Bros., 1 mile east of Woodburn on Woodburn rqad.; 45 registered and pigh grade Holstein*, milker and feed, Roy S.'Johnson & Sop. Aucts. FEB. 28 —10:30 a, m.-Mr. aiind Mrs. Henry: L. Pierce, owners. ! 6 miles south of Bluffton on St. Rd. 1 to Reiffsburg, then ;west on |St. Rd.Lllßi 4 miles. 40 acre improved farm and personal property. D. S. plair, G. Strickler, Philip Neuefnschwarider, ifiucte. pC. W. Kent, sale mgr. ■ FEB. 28—12:30: p. m. ' Floyd Groh, owner. -5% miles southeast iof Bluffton oh St> Rd. 816. Cattle, pay, straw, miscellaneous Ellenberger Bros., auctioneers. - j j FEB. 29—10:30 < m? Bob Cummings & John Floyd, 3 miles south of Decatu| on! U. S.i 27 then 3 miles west or 2 miles north of Menroe! bn; U. S. 27 then 3 miles «west. Complete closing out sale. Roy S. Johnson & Son, Aucts. MAR. 1 —>:00 p.lhn. EST. i Ethel Mohr, executrix estate of Frederick Willihip Mohr, I*4 mile north of Dixon. Ohio or 2 mfles south r of IJ. Sk 30 on thb' state line roaid. General farm sale. Roy & Ned Johnson, aucts. I. j ; MAR. 7—11:00 a.jim. EST.. Henry J. Warthman. 2 miles south of Rockford, Ohio <>n road 118 to road 707 then 2 miles west,! then U mile south or 6 miles east of Jet. of 49 & 707 on road 707 then mite south.. Complete closing out sale. Roy & Ned Johnsoii, Aucts. j MAR. 14—12:00 noon! Roy Boterf and RiphaM Boterf, 5 miles east of Harlan or 5 miles west of Hicksyille. Ohio on road 37 lhen 3 mites south on the angling Scipio road or 7 miles north of 1‘ Woodburn. | 20 head of Holstein cattle and 15 bred! gilts. Roy! & Ked! Johnson and Melvin Liechty, aucts. i |-f'|

Saturday Morning League Completed The Saturday morning league play at the Commodore gym was completed Saturday With a 'tourney; _ In first round games, Notre Dame defeated the Pistons, 18-16, fn an overtime battle,; and the Junior Commodores eliminated the Indians, 24-17. Notre Dame copped the tourney title by downing the Junior Commodores in : the final. 39-31. - The final league standing shows the Indians with a 6-1 Itfecord: Junior Commodores. .4-3; Notre Dame, 3-4; Pistons, 2-5. i Pistons \i, .1 ; FG FT TP T. Meyers 3; 4 10 E. Laurent "... .2; 0 ,4 Roger Litchfield 0 0 S. Litchfield ....! o—o 0 P. Gross 1: 0 2 A Omlor ;0; 0 0 Totals 6, 4 16 ! Notre Dame FG FT TP Sutton i 0; 0 0 Reed : 0 0 0 Koble .___ v'... 4 0 8 Teeple 2 ; 5 0 IO Kohne 1 0 0 0 Hackman- 0 0 0 Totals 9 0 18 , Indians FG FT T*® M. Ellenberger b 0 0 Heiman L .... 3 0 6 Hoke 11 ( 5 ’ • Schnepp 1 0 '2 Roy Litchfield — 0 0 (■' B. Beal [1 ], 0 -2 T. Cass 0 0 0 Totals 5 5 IT Jr. Commodores- w FG FT TP Murphy Oil 1 Gase ............................. f ’ 1 Ferd 1 J O 0 Voglewede 1 .v/0 ') Baker ; Q Or G. Wilder ill : 2 14 V i. i Hl .. J

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Kitson 0 o 0 Totals 10 4 24 j:■! : Jr. Commodores FG FT TP Mttrphy 113 Gase 13 5 Ford 2 0. 4 Baker ’ h o o G. Wilder 9\ 9 18 Kitson ..0 11 Totals 13 5 J 31 -’ . : Notre Dame. FG FT TP Sutton , 0 0 0 Reed .. . .. 6 2*14 Koble _4.. 5 4 14 Teeple .: 5. 0 f<r Kohne ; f ..... 0 11 Hack man .\. 0 0 0 , > itTotals .'. IQ 7 39 Fro Basketball Saturday's Results New York 82, Fort Wayne 77, (Overtime). *!:> ... Baltimore 81, Syracuse 80. Indianapolis 86, Milwaukee 59. Minneapolis 83, Rochester 73, Sunday’s Results Fort Wayne 83, Minneapolis 70. Rochester 124. Baltimore 100.. Philadelphia 76, Milwaukee 71. Boston 77, Syracuse 70. Noblesville Plant Strike k Settled Noblesville. Ind.. Feb. 25—(UP) —Nearly 2,000 employes df the Firestone Industrial Products Co. wete back hl their jobs today, ending a five-day strike, i The workers voted 'three to oni? in a Saturday referendum to return*, to their jobs beginning with the Sunday night trick. The strike startejd Tuesday when 150 men in the [tank track and mixing departments left their jobs. Others joined thete later and the company suspended production.' ■|F v I ft nift I» ft xlHshkH IT. GEN. Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Army Engineers, testifies in Washington before the Senate Preparedness Sub-Committee. The group is holding hearing! on charges of waste, fraud and mismanagement in the construction of US. air bases overseas. Iqn reply to one ' charge that engineers and contractors ‘iDid what they damned pleased,” the General said, he has taken steps to prevent such happenings in future* (InterMtioMl) ■• ' . ’ !;r jf . -I

Klenk's Eliminated From AAA Tourney Klenk’s of Decatur was eliminated from the state AAU tourney Sunday, losing .to Michigan City, 69-60, in the regional meet at Bedford. i . J It was the fourth game In two days for the Decatur team, which had only seven players available, and the long grind proved too tough for the locals. Klenk’s had defeated . Muncie Nash, 65-57, in the • semi-finals of Vue sectional at West 'Union gym in Huntington county, but lost to »lie St. Joe Pickles, 73-57, in that '|nal game, with both teams advancing to the regional. Klenk's downed Allison of Indianapolis. in their first regional tilt, but then to Michigan City. [■ . , Michigan City FG FT TP Kruger i. 2 16 Nespo 4.- , 0 8 i Kohlmeier 4 0 8 Waldo 1? 0 4 Clark i j 6 0 12 Rudnick —_— « v 2 \ 0 4 Belzowski ___*2 [ 0 4 Metcalf A __+ 0 0 R. Metcalf 46 1 13 TOTALS £3 3 69 Klenk's' ;FG FT TP Ballard .... 1 15 Schnepf Pl- 2 -.4 Reed 3 13 Conrad "SL 1 3 Crist fl 1 3 Meyer _.'7 1 15 Price 17 Jll - T .I-IO.H Hill I TOTALS $5; 10 60 forecast: JL Jb | MB ' j" J

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—i Final Standings W L Pct. Hartford — 19 2 .905 Pleasant Mills .... 12 " 7 .632 Monmouth ________ 8* 11 421 Geneta 8 12 .400 Jefferson 4_-’— 8 1 12 .400 Adame Central .___ 8 13 .381 Commodores 7 12 .368 Yellow Jackets .... 5 15 .250 Derne 3 16 ".158 •’ — 000— This Is the week Indiana's 760 high school basketball tearns will start the long grind ■ of four will wind up the night of March 22 with ! the crowning of a new state champion at Indianapolis. —oOo— « Adams county's nine teams will open battling at the Decatur gym Tuesday night for the local sectoinal title, which will be deter-;' mined Saturday night For the first time* the Decatur sectional will be played under the twobracket setup, designed to give more fans an opportunity to see their own team play. 1 ■| * -i-oOo— I Today, the Decatur Dally Democrat publishes its annual sectional edition. This section has photos of all nine teama, the aeason’s records of each ; team, the Hat of certified players for each achool, other j pertinent Information, ! and Basketbawl's predictions on the outcome of each game, j —o Oo— < The Hartford i Gorillas have ifar and away the best record of any ;Adams county team, with 19 victories, including the Adams county tourney championshpi, and only two defeats. The Pleasant MDls Spartans, with an excellent 12-7 record, are the only other team In the county to finish above the .500 mark. ——oOo—- — Auburn Red Devils, one' of this area’s outstanding teams,: are the new Northeastern Indiana conTerence champions, wnining seven loop games without a defeat. AubuVn succeeds Kendallville, who dropped to a second-place tie with tl|ree other NEIC teams. The Decatur Yellow Jackets, by defeating Garrett last Friday, escaped a tie with the Railroaders for the cellar port. The loop standings: —oOo—- — L Pct. Auburn 7 1 0* 1.000 Bluffton . 4 3': .571 Keedallville ...... J 4 3 .571 New Haven ♦ 3 .571 Warsaiv 4 3 .571 ColuniMa City _ ; _£_ 8 j 4 .429 Deea-tiir _____ 2 5 .286 Garrett—.....:.... 0 7 .000 —oOo—- — ji Meyer, accurate shootJ to* Hartford veteran, ran J away with the county scoring J title, piling up a fine total of I |! .360 pointe in 20 gamea for an average cf 18 pointe per game. Meyer did not play last week Ifocauae of a severe attack of j the flu, and hla doctor exproaaed doubt that Jack will be able to aee action in the aectional meet Here’s hoping Jack snaps out of it fast and la able to play with hia mates tomori row night In the tourney opener. —oOo—- — Moses, Yellow Jacket veteran, was the only other Adams county player to exceed the 300mark for the season, pouring in 26 points Friday to bring his total production to 301, a fine average of 15. f points, per ~ game. The county's top IO scorers, .with total games played, total points scored, end average points per game, follow : GP TP Ave. ‘Meyer, Hartford — 20 360 18.0 Moses, Y. Jackets .. 19 301 15.8 Hanoi, Geneva 20 268 13.4 Augsburger, Hart. 20 243 12.7 Raudenbush. P. Mills 19 222 11.7 Keller, Jefferson ___ 19 21 7 j 11.4 Ziegler, Hartford ... 19 206 10.8 P. Sprunger, Berne__ 19 205: 10.8 Coyne, Commodores 19 201; 10.6 Longenberger, A. C. 16 199 12.4 Gass, Commodores.. 19 199 10.5 <

r— n , Ju, '8 ==a y fa—hlonda* ■ — —• OCf AN — ' lubangis .-;iF=— Ju—"' 1 A LUBANG '■ '“'‘"‘Wirfl LEAFLETS and loudspeaker announcements are being used en Lubang island to Induce Japanese stragglers from World War n to surrender. Estimates of the number hiding in the hills run to 1,000. Aging Mon Murders His Estranged Wife i Elwood, Ind., Feb. 25.—(UP) — An aging Anderson factory worker killed 'his young wife and himself today on Elwood’s main street corner and one of the death gun bullets a city bus and injured a passenger. The shooting orphaned seven children. John Stroud, 60, who was separated from Mrs. Bercha Stroud, 36, 10 days ago oy a divorce suit he filed, fired twice as his wife stepped off a bus at the intersection of Main and Anderson Sts. in downtown Elwood. The first bullet apparently killed Mrs. Stroud, ripped through the metal side of the bus and struck Miss Carol Dever, 20. It was nearly spent, tfbwever, and the girl was only slightly hurt. . -j —_ , Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

DECATUR I.H.S.A. SECTIONAL mmiT toswt Junior - Senior High- School Gym February 26, 27, 28, March 1 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday !" >’l *• II- -■ , t-| ifj / SCHEDULE OF GAMES — ! TUESDAY Game 1—7:30 P. M. Berne vs Hartford. WEDNESDAY Game 2—7:00 P. M. Geneva vs Monmouth. Game 3—8:15 P. M. Yellow Jackets vs winner game 1. THURSDAY 12 Game 4—7:00 P. M. Commodores vs Pleasant Mills I Game 5—8:15 P. M. Adams Central vs Jefferson. 'T■■3 ' r . " SATURDAY Game 6—1:00 P. M. Winner Game 2vs Winner Game 3. ’O 1 I- TTj !. Game 7—2:15 P. M. Winner Game 4vs Winner! : ■! . Game 5. Game 8—8:15 P. M. Winner Game 6vs Winner , Game7. I ' VI [ ' I : J I- ! J g I ■\ , . : L ' Doors will open to tickst holders ONE HOUR before the first game. Everybody must have tickets . . regardless of i school age . . including small children. ) "' M —T- —— —I ’ »■" J I I ' i : it . . i . \ I ' ' \ I i

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Two Youths Injured As Bikes Hit Truck Two Decatur youths were injured Saturday when the bicycles on ; which the> were riding collided ! wtth a truck driven by Harold Murray. They are Dale Troutner . and Dennis Lobsiger. The police report of the mishap ’ states the youths rode into the 1 rev side of -the truck. Troutner suffered a severe cut on his lip and is reported to have lost two teeth. Lobsiger suffered a fractured shoulder. Murray took both • boys to their homes and reported the mishap to police. fr~7 —|- Former Indianapolis Mayor Dies Sunday Franklin, Ind., Feb. 25—(UP)— Services will be held here tomorrow for L. Ert Slack, J 77, former mayor of Indianapolis, whe died in thii Indiana Masonic home here yesterday. A Democrat, Slack w*s mayor- in 1927 by appointment, filling the unexpired term of John D. Duvall, who resigned. Slack also was an unsuccessful candidate for governor and U. S. • senator nominations. Hiefhteo was a former house speaker in the Indiana legislature, and was appointed U. S. attorney in Indianapolis by President Woodrow Wil®on. '' . * ./ : ' I' I.W !«! , | s . i Usez for Tung Oil Four-fifths of the tung oil is us« 4 In top-grade paints and varnishes! Large amounts are used by Unto leum and' oilcloth manufacturers. ;i The oil goes Into printing inks, elee- 1 trie insulating compounds, automo- ’ bile brake linings, lacquer linings for tin cans. Its wartime uses included weatherproofing cannon shells, rifle cartridges, tank guns, tents and Vehicle covers, and a < wide variety of miUtary fabrics.