Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1952 — Page 6

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Klenk's Whips McComb, 16-6, To Retain Lead Klenic’s al Decatur strengthened their first place hold on the Federa* lion league Sunday afternoon, walloping McComb Construction in a slugfest,- 16-6, at the State School diamond hi Fort Wayne., t Klenk’s rapped out 19 hits and were aided by nine McComb Errors to rack up their victory. Hoeharnnier paced the Decatur attack with four for vfour, including two doubles. Patnoude arid Reed each obtained three hits. Gehres started on the mound for ’* Klenk’s, but was relieved by Reed after walking two batters and serving up a triple to. Werlipg .in the first inning. In other games Sunday, the East End Merchants defeated But-, ler, 11-6, and Monroeville edged the Orioles, 13-12. All-Stars Tonight A''team of league all-stars will play the Fort Wayne | North. American Vans in a benefit game at Dwenger park in Fort XVay n® at 8:15 o’clock this evening. All proceeds of the game will be turned Over to the Federation league to assure appearance of the league chahipions in the national tourneys, both senior and junior. Members-of Klenk’s team slated to participale in the benefit game, tonight include Whitey Andrews, Quentin Cristt, Floyd Reed and Jim Helm. ' Klenk’s . - AB R H E Patnoude, ss —__2__/ 5 2 3 1 Bowen, If —4 1,1 0 Krueckeberg, If 0 1 0. 0 Helm, lb ... 5 2 10 Hoehammer, rs — 4 3 4*o Reed, 3b, p ...; 5 0 Andrews, c V- 5 110 Miller, 2b 6 2j 2 0 Plumley, cf 5 12 0 p, 3b —6 2 2 1 Totals r 45 16 19 2 McComb AB, RHE Hornberger, cf —3 10 1 McComb, rs _t 3\\ 0 11 Heath, p >—, 2 0 0 0 Fry, 3b 2 2 0 2 Werling, lb . 4 2 2, 2 Reynolds, If 3 1’ JI 0 Arnold, c 2 o’o 0 May, ,c - 2 0 0 1 Rondot, ss 4 0 1 0 Schmidt, 2b 4 0 11 Fleck, p . iooo Kestner, p 0 0 0 0 (hossairt, rf.'„2— 2*o 0 1 Totals I" 32 6 6 9 Score by innings: It” Klenk’s 215 150. 020—16 McComb bOO 000 030 —6 , j - _ ’ \ v Where Neglect Is Needed We give our troubles a shaking for fear they may go to sleep; we run them around the square that they may not grow weak from lack of exercise; we air them constantly lest they die for want of oxygen; we massage them and train !>. ' ■'' - ' ■ 'i, . / ■ ■ “It’s Cool in the Country’’ Box Office Opens at 7:15 Tonight & Tuesday ’6 • * * wiObeveryclosetoyoursf RAY GENE MILLAND TIERNEY say bainter WILLIAM KEIGHLEY o—o Wed. & Thura.—“SIRROCO” Humphrey Bogart—First Run! —O—O Sun.—“ Northwest Stampede” & “He Ran All the Way” —■O—O Children Under 12 Free

Salem Is Leading Horseshoe League In Adams county horseshoe league matches last week. Salem blanked Pleashnt Mills, 9-0, Preble defeated Berne, 7-2, Union downed MoMillen, 6-3, and Geneva edged Monroe, 5-4. This match was close all the way, with the. final game won when Sehnepp accidentally stepped off the walk anpl Logan Baumgartner took Off his ringer, which was the deciding factor. ’ - , The’ schedule 1 for Thursday night: Pleasant Mills at Berne, Monroe at Preble. Union at Geneva and Salem at McMillen. League Standings W |L' pct. Salem 59 22. .741 Monroe * 50 22 .694 Union 51 1 30 .630 Geneva ;42 ,30 .583 McMillen &9 33 .542 Preble --j;--- 33 39 .458 Berne 17 , 64 i. .210 Pleasant Mills 15 - $6 .185 MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. New York 49 30 .620 j Cleveland 46 34 ,57a 3X4' Chicago 47 37 .560 4X4 Boston 44 36 .550 | 5X4 Washington 41 38 .519 8 Philadelphia _,_z 33 40 .452 13 f St. Louis 33 49 .402 17X4 Detroit 2. 25 54 .316 24 NATIONAL LEAGUE ! L W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 53 22 .707 .New York 49 29 .628 5X4 Louis 48 53 .578 9 Chicago 43 39 .524 13X41 Philadelphia 38 42 .475 17X4 Cincinnati 35 47 .427 21X4' Boston 134 47 .420 22 Pittsburgh 23 62 .271 35 SATURDAY’S RESULTS J American League t— New York 5, St. Louis 4 (11 innings)/ ‘ \ Cleveland s.. Philadelphia 1. Boston 5, Detroit 4. ■ ' I J Washihgtori 2, Chicago 1. National League Brooklyn 12, Chicago 2. Boston 5, Pittsburgh 2. : 1 j St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 2. New York 5, Cincinnati 3. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League Philadelphia 6-4, Chicago 0-7. Cleveland 1-2, Washington 0-1. Boston 8-4, St. Louis 5-0 (Ist game 10 innings). New York 11-12, Detroit 1-2. National League L. Cincinnati 10-2. New York 2-4. Philadelphia 7-9, Chicago 2-3. \J Boston 4-2, Pittsburgh 2-I'. Brooklyn at St. Louis, rain. - . ? ’ James Hinga Named [j. North Side Net Coach FORT WAYNE, Ind. l)P James Hinga, WoM Lafayette high school basketball coach for font years,, today was named to the same post at his native Fort Wayne North Side. ’ Hinga was a three-sport star at North Side in the early 1940’5. He returns to take the job being vacated by Clair Motz, who will transfer to Fort Wayne South Side as director of intramural sports. Cleveland Indians Recall Luke Easter CLEVELAND, Ohio, . UP —The Cleveland Indians today recalled the banished Luke Easter from Im dianapolis and ordered the big first baseman to join them Tuesday in tim efor the “crucial? fivegarpe series with the ing’New* York Yankees. . I'k.- .■■■/■ ■ v V.-" ' th/m to keep fit; we bathe them shampoo them, marcel them, brush them, and do all in.our powhr to keep them alw’ays presentable) \ whereas, a little neglect is. what they really need.—Alabama Baptist. AIR CONDITIONED Tonight & Tuesday Technicolor Comedy.! “BELLES ON THEIR TOES” ' Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, ALSO—Shorts 14c-50c Incl Tax ..—o—o — H Wed. & Thurs.—Joan Crawford, ( “This Woman is Dangerous" First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thurs. from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! I O—O Coming Sun.—“ Red Mountain” i ■< !

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Rural Youth Softball Teams Play At Peru \ All rural youthers planning to play softball at the district rural youth picnic at Peru Sunday are asked to attend a practice session at McMillen field in Decatur Wednesday nifeht- All rural youth girl? should be present at 7 p.m. for their practcie and the boys wiH practice at 8 p.m. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Adams county rural youth girls team has competed in the district play-offs. The Adams county rural youth boys team will also participate in the tournament Sunday. Only ruarl youth members are eligible to play in district competition. The Adams county delegation is scheduled to leave the extension office at .42 noon Sunday for the district event. General Motors Executive Killed LAPER, Mich. UP — Arnold W. Lenz. 64, vice president of General Motors and general manager of its Pontiac Division, and his wife, Amelia, 53, were killed near here Sunday when their car rammed the side of a New York Central diesel passenger train, the "Beeliner.” The two were on the way tq visit a daughter. Barbara, 11, at a Girl Scout camp. By a quirk of fate had missed the side road leading to the camp and were a mile past it when the crash oC‘ curred. Mechanic's Helper Is Killed At Race WINCHESTER, Ind. UP —Alex J. Vargyas, 41, 'South Bend, was killed by a racing car at the Winchester Speedway Sunday as 7,000 f spectators watched. Vargyas was hit by a car driyen by Pete Romcevich, Gary, while walking across the track' during practice spins preceding a race) Relatives said Vargyas was a mechanics helper. He went to the > track to help his brother-in-law.

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MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L PcL G.B. Kansas City 59 32 .648 Milwaukee 53 33 .616 3X4 Louisville 46 46 .500 13X4 St. Paul 45 45 .500 13X4 Indianapolis 44 47 .484 15 Minneapolis _2\_ 41 49 .456 17X4 Columbus 40 53 .430 20 Charleston 134 57 .374 25 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Louisville 10, St. Paul 0. Kansas City 6, Columbus 1, Charleston 5, Milwaukee 4 (11 Innings). Indianapolis 6. Minneapolis 1. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Columbus f 2-7, Kansas City 7-8. Minneapolis 6-6, Indianapolis 3-5. St. Paul B L 6, Louisville 5-5. Milwaukee 5-2. Charleston. 2-5. Reds And Red Sox Win League Games i The Reds defeated the Yankees, 9-6, and the Red Sox edged the Dodgers, 14-13, in boys’ softball league games this morning at Worthman field. In games Wednesday, the Red Sox will meet the Reds at 9 o’clock, followed\ by the Indians and. Yankees. Today’s scores: I RHE Yankees 001 05—6 6 2f Reds 234 Baumgarther, Gase and Bracey; Dellinger, Meyers and Hackman. RHE Red Sox | 014 45—14 14 2 Dodgers j. 340 06—13 14 3 Reed, Schelman and Fravel; Ellenberger, Krick and Sheets. Charles Szkendy, a mechanic for Lee Elkins, South Bend, who had entered two cars in the race. Plug up power leaks by ridding self of un-Christ-likeness. —Peale. A sense of guilt is our most destructive enemy-.

Raschi Pitches One-Hitter For 100th Victory By UNITERD PRESS For a who celebrated his fifth anniversary as a Yankee by pitching a one-hit victory, his 100th in the majors, slick Vic Raschi was surprisingly unhappy today. He tried with all the bear-down skill at tiis command to make it a no-hitter and was four putouts away when Joe Ginsberg, a .185 hitter, devastated the dream with an eighth-inning homer. Then Haschi went on to win, 11 to 1, aiid the Yankees went pn to make it a double rout, 12 to 2, in the second game, but that didn’t help hiri feelings a hit. Raschi, Who joined the Yankees for good on July 13, 1947, said, “I never tried sO hard for anything before.” Meanwhile, the Yankees had a picnic at bat as the Tigers extended their losing streak to five games t nder new Manager Freddie Hutchinson. They made 31 good for 50 bases, in the two games. Mickey Mantle hit two three-run, homers, batting left for the first one in the.opener and right for the second in the nightcap. Phil Rizzuto collected six hits and a walk, including a double and triple and Yogi Berrla and Joe Collins each hit twc-run first-game homers. Berras was his 18th, keeping him in the American league lead. They, stayed 3*4 games ahead of the runner-up Indians, who topped the Senators, 1 to 0 and 2 to 1. The Red Sox made it five in a row, equalling their longest winning streak of the year with 8 to 5 and 4 to 0 decisions over the Browns. The White Sox won 7 to 4 after Bobby Shantz gained his 15th decision for the Athletics, 6 to 0, in the opener. The Giants stayed 5% games behind the Dodgers, who were rained out in St. Louis, when they split with the Reds* winning 4 to 2, after losing. 10 to 2. The Phils moved within four games of the fourthplace Cubs by defeating them. 7 to ~3, and 9 to 2, and the Braves twice turned back the Pirates, 4 to 2 and 2 to 1. Mike Garcia pitched his fourth' Shutout and his 13th victory by holding the Senators to two hits. Harry Simpson's triple and Merrill Combs’ single produced the only run of the game. Al Rosen’s 17th homer accounted for both secondgame runs as Mickey Harris was the wiinr.er in a 2% inning-shitless relief stint. The Red Sox stayed 5% games bach in fourth place by winning their pair. Rookie Sammy White won a game for the third time this season with a last-ditch homer, delivering a thijee-run blast in the 10th after Billy Goodman and Dick Gerhert had tied the score with hbmersrin the eighth. Mickey McDermott, sizzling fast after an injury layoff, pitched two-hit bdll and struck out eight to gain the Statement of Condition of the THE OltlO INSURANCE COMPANY I Ohio Ts 6 North Third Street "On t’he 3lst day of December, 1951 HOWARD SLONEKER, President ■ MARTIN J. WYS. Secretary Amount of Capital paid up ; I $ 1,000,000.00 ASSETS OF COMPANY Bonds (Schedule D) $ 3.238.400.36 Stocks (Schedule 1>) 212,206.00 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Schedule B) $ None Real Estate owned $ None Collateral loans (Sched- . ule C) II None Cash and Bank DeDosits ] $ 524,451.65 Agents’ balances or.un- I collected premiums ..$ 384,728.50' Other assets $ 89,657.20 Total Assets $ 4,449,443.71 LIABILITIES, SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS Reserve for Losses * 1-72,552.25 Reserve for Loss Adjustment Expenses ..$ 7,500.00 Reserve for Unearned Premiums ...J...?.$ 1,490,642.08 Reserve for Taies $ 287,661.65 AU other Liabilities ....$ 37,328.01 Total Liabilities $ 1,995,683.99 Special Surplus Funds 6 763,759.72 Capital Paid up $ 1,000,000.00 Una s signed Funds (Surplus) L .$ 700,000.00 ' Surplus as regards Policyholders $ 2,453,759.72 f Total $ 4,449,443.71 State of Indiana*, Office of Insurance Commissioner I, the undelrsigned. Insurance Commissioner Os Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Coin- ? pany: on the 31st day df December, 1951; as shown by the \ original Statement and that the said original statement is ndw on file in this office. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto subscribe liny name and affix my official seal, this 16th day of Juhe, 1952. SEAL \ Frank J. Vlehniann. Insurance Commissioner, in T.T v •»i <

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Berne's Junior Legion Team Is Sectional Champ The Berne Junior American Legion baseball team won the sectional tourney held at Marion, defeating Marion in the final game Saturday, 7-5, Each team obtained five hits, wiyb Marion committing three er-3 rors and Berne six. \ Berne had previously defeated Peru, Upland and Bluffton to gain a berth in the finals. The Berne team will play later in the regional meet, to be held either at Fort Wayne or Margin. /J x second triumph. Gus Zernial drove In all six runs with'two homers to give Shantz a seven-hit triumph in the opener and his third shutout. Marv Grisfcjom won his seventh game for (Chicago behind an, 18-hit attack that included five hits by sNellie Fox in the after session. Fox got seven hits for the day. Zffnal’s two homers gave him a total'of 16. The Phillie gained expensive victories when both starting pitchers, Karl Drews and Howie FoX, suffered injuries. Drews, -the; first game victor, twisted his knee and had to have relief help from, Andy Hansen. Fox was hit on the wrist with a line drive and Steve Ridzik relieved him to gajn his firfct major leave victory in the Second game. Willie Jones of the! Phils and Bill Selena of the Cubs hit first-game homers. If you have something to sen or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad ft brings results.

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U.S. Lays Keel 01 Mightiest Carrier Coupled To Warning To Reds NEWPORT NEWS, Va. UP — United States laid the kt el of the world’ll mightiest aircraft carrier today kith a warning to Russia that American air’power sqon will be alile to strike back at aggressors anywhei <. Deputy defense secretary William C. Foster said the USS Forrestal will “cary .the naval ala power of the United States to any' part of the world tk promote set eurity and peace fdr ourselves and our families.” High nayy and military brass, congressmen and civilian digni\tarie? watched as, the keel plate was lifted onto the center \of a l.OOOfoot submerged ship w a y, marking the sta'rt of construction. “Let those misguided leaders of enslaved peoples who may contemplate aggression uteigh well the fact that not even in their innermost lairs can they escape the devastating power of this mighty weapon,” Foster said. -> Foster said it is the “fervent hope” that this carrier, which will be larger than any warship afloat, “wil prove an added deterrent to the outbreak of another world war.” He said the carrier will be a welcome addition to the “arsenal” of weapons developed by the United States since the beginning of the Korean war. The Communists have developed “hostile capabilities” on land, I and air “and we must be able to

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cope with them,” jhe said. He said this called for a combination and effective#operation of all of the armed services and added that “on single weapon, no single armed service can win alone.” 1 In tribute to the late James Forrestal. first secretary of defensefor whom the vessel-is named, Foster said his “foresight and leadership contributed so magnificenlly to the development of our modern navy.” \ The flush-deck Forrestal. which has been on the drawing boards fdr years, .will be capable of carry- ' mg atomic bombers anywhere in tKe world. As many as 32 jet planes will be launched from her flight deck in four minutes. Total cost of the ship, the world’s largest vessel of any type, will be more than $'220,000,000, North Dakota Man Heads Elks Lodges J NEW YORK, UP —Sam Stern, banker merchant and philanthropic leader, of Fargo, N. D.. was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and -Protective Order of Elks t6day. Stern, longtime leader in his state in activities for crippled children, will be installed on the Closing day of the Elks national convention Thursday. The fraternal order heard re--pdrts on membership—2B,6o4 added since its last convention—and finance—total assets of all lodges, $220,652,369.21—as- its 88th convention entered its second day today.; A" big man is usually a little man who makes use of an opportunity. The most dangerous person is a liar. - ~ • ■ ’ ;