Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1956 — Page 7

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY It, 196*

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1 »*■ ————————. 1,...— Commodores Plan Sale Os Tickets Sale of Thursday night setlonal tourney tickets to Decatur Commodore fans was announced today. Student sales will be held at 3:1? pjn. Friday at the school. A draw will be made tor tickets for adult season ticket holders, cards to be sent out, it necessary, so adults may pick up their Thursday night tickets by bringing along post cards to the school athletic office Monday evening at 7 o’clock. The tickets are priced at 50 cents, both students and adults. Players will have the opportunity to purchase two tickets for their parents, Tn event the Commodores win Thursday night, tickets for the Saturday sessions, priced at *l, may be had by turning in Thursday ticket stubs at a sale to be held Friday. Feb. 24. at 3:15 p.m. for students only, and at 7 p.m. for adults whose names were originally drawn. All other season ticket holders will come next in line for Saturday tickets. Only Thursday bracket tickets sold originally at D.C.H.S. will be honored for exchange. The Commodores will have no tickets for sale for the Wednesday sessions. Washington —t Inventions of American oil scientists patented during the last five years totaled 8,179 or an average of about six for every working day.

< Who Says Carl Gerber IS INDEPENDENT? Gerber operates an independent meat market. B ut * hat’s as far as his independence goes because JBl Ls I®®% dependent on his good customers for his » livelihood. J So tonight when you sit around the kitchen table ahd tbunf ffie . don’t forget Carl Gerber. He’s one ** - vour dependents who likes to eat, too. *5 . * • . . Cwaa FRESHLY FROZEN FOODS 11 3 lbs. SI.OO vj.VV French Fries . 2 Pkgs. 37c ALL PORK * Mixed Vegetables 2 Pkgs. 49c SAUSAGE Peaches 2 Pkgs. 49c _ ~ 2 lbs. SI.OO Orange Juice 12 Oz. 37c • GERBERS Adams County p . |BJ . . -p_ CHOICE BEEF PBI,E LARD • ROUND STEAK 10 lbs> • SIRLOIN STEAK g- — • swVs T ste S ak TENDERLOIN y h Whole or Half . . lb. 69c ' . Center Cuts lb. 83c FRESH OYSTERS HAM SALAD NECK |o|£S Pt S9c bk 2 lbs -25c - y ii •nsso’f - —• TENDERIZED JOWL PICNIC bacon HAMS Lb JLb. 2Jc J—— PARROTS BORDENS BACON 35 C ICE CREAM Wfivvn _ % GAI. 69c 2 Ibs - 59c Gerber’s 150 S. 2nd St. Phone 3-2712 , _______

Week's Schedule Fqr Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Ganwtt at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at Lancaster Central. Harlan at Monmouth. Petroleum at Adams Central Jefferson at Pleasant Mills. Redkey at Berne. Poling at Hartford. Geneva at Ossian. TOURNEY TICKETS Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school prinelpsl, today outlined plans for sale cjf tickets for the Thursday night session of the sectional tourney at Adams Central. Student tickets will be distributed Friday afternoon, and tickets for adult season ticket holders will bo sold at the high school office before, during and after the Doeatur-Gar-rett game Friday night. If any tickets remain, they will be on sale at the school office Monday. Andrews said he believed the school will have sufficient tickets to Thursday night’s session for sll season ticket holders. Price of tickets is 50 cents. * No tickets will be available at the school for the Wednesday sessions. i Monroeville Downs Kelly's In League , | Monroeville defeated Kelly’s Dry Cleaners, 57-47, In an Adams county Independent net league game Tuesday night

Van Del Wins In Junior High Meel Van Del won the junior high championship of Van Wert county, 0.. Wednesday evening, defeating previously undefeated Ohio j City, 55-41, in the final game of the tourney. The Van Qel team is coached by Gerald (Doc) Vizard, of Deca-1 tur, who formerly coached at Pleasant Milla and Decatur Catholic high schools. Van Del reached the finals by defeating York, 4418, and Wrdn, 50-12. Van Del closed its season with a 15-2 record, both losses during the season to Ohio City, which had won 16 games before the tourney final. Van Del led at all quarters, 11-9, 26-15 and 42-32. Van Del ' | FG FT TP Bealr 4 5 13 Smith 6 1 11 Johns .... .... 71 15 Elder 4 0 8 Sullivan 4 0. 8 Miller 0 0 0 Totals ..4b4 . ... Ohio city “ ' FG FT TP Agler 2 4 8 Ainsworth -»Z. 2 0 4 McHugh ... 5 2 12 Clouse 2 0 4 Strawn 4 4 12 Williams 0 11 Totals 15 11 41 Junior High Team Defeats Bethlehem I Decatur junior high whipped ' Bethlehem, 40-25, In a game played at Fort Wayne Tuesday night. Gay tallied 15 points to lead Decatur and Bruechner counted 17 sos Bethlehem.

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Decatur Freshmen Suffer First Loss The Decatur freshmen suffered their first defeat of the season Wednesday night, losing to the Fort Wayne Central freshmen, Si--49, at the Central gym. Central led at all periods, 15-14, 26-22 and 39-33. Holtsberry, of Decatur, led all scorers with 22 points. Central bad four players in double figures, topped by Rosse with 12. j Decatur FG FT TP Holtsberry 8 6 22 Franklin 0 11 Canales 2 15 Bischoff 5 0 10 Murphy .... ... 0/ 0 O’ 'Ritter 1 0 2 Daniels 0 0 01 Dellinger 1. 3 3 9 ' Totals ..... 19 11 49 Central FG FT TP Patrick 4 2» 10 Snyder ....... 0 0 (f Rosse 6 , ti 0 12 Irin 10 2 Linton 5 0 10 Crosby 0 0 0 Richie -.-.2T-. 5 ft . 6 Shepard 0 O’ 0 Wrlghf 5 1 11 Mays 0 0 0 Totals 24 3 51 Columbia City Team Takes Mies Classic Cook Lanes, of Columbia City, won the 20th annual Mies Classic, completed at Mies recreation last weekend, with three-game total of 3,191 pins. Tri-County Beverages, of South Bend, was second with 3151 and Precision Tool. Fort Wayne, third with 3145. ' 1 Passmore rolled the individual high series with a 667, followed by Fabian with 666 and T. Fenntg with 658. Cook had the high single game' with 259. followed by Hubert with 258 and Passmore, also with a 258. Scores of the leading teams follow; . Cook Lanes, Columbia City. S 191; Tri-County Beverages. South Bend. 3151; Precision Tool, Fort. Wayne, 3145; Worthman, Fort Wayne, 3125; McGonical BuickCadillae, Kokomo, 3119; Union Bowling Alleys, Union City, E. J. Evans, Van Wert, O„ 3090; Fort Wayne, 3076;' Wieyne Motors/ Ffert’ Waynq. 3067; Riverview Gardens, Decatur. 3050; Reece Floor Servf ice, Richmond, 3042. Eubanks Bowling Lanes, Manchester. 3036; Central Soya, Decatur, 3030; Wrights Dairy, Arcanum, 0., 3018; State gardens No, 2, Decatur, 3018; Loy’s Market, Portland, 3016; Three Kings Tavern, Hoagland. 3012; Hickman & Clark, Fort Wayne, 3006; Naas Corp., Portland, 3005; Broadway •Recreation, Lima. 0., 2996; Brouwer’s, Fort Wayne, 2995: Leland Smith Ins. No. 1, Decatur, 2989. Dixon Cadillacs, Celina. 0., 2986; Treaty City Airport, Greenville, 0., 2985; Finishing, Ottawa, 0., 2984; Bearcats. Winchester, 2979; Ohio Steelers, Lima, 0., 2975; Bob’s Tomato Kings.. Hickevllle, 0.. 2973; Wonders, Decatur, 2973; Olympic Recreation, Van Wert. -0., 2973: Gleason’s Cigar, Van Wert. 0., 2966; F & 8 Floor ■ Covering. Van Wert, O-, 2964. Lapchick Returns As Coach At St. John's NEW YORK (INS) —Lanky Joe Lapchick will be back coaching next season — on his old home grounds. V Lapchick’s appointment as coach at St. John’s university was announced Wednesday by ihe Very Rev. John A. Flynn, C- M , the school’s president. Lapchick stepped down lasi week as coach of the New Yotk Knickerbockers In the National Basketball Association because he said he could mo longer lake the pressure of the pro game and its long road trips. Pro Basketball Philadelphia 101, Fort Wayne 78. Minneapolis 113. New York 102 Trade ir a vood Town — Decatu WEEK - END SPECIALS Beef Liver 2-tbs. 29c Boiling Beef __ 2 tbs. 25c Fresh Side tb. 19c Fresh Sausage ___ tb. 29c Ground Beef tb. 29c Spare Ribs and Back Bones tb. 39c Minute Steak tb. 59c Pork Patties lb. 59c SUDDUTH’S MEAT MKT. I So. ,13th St. Phone 3-2706

Lehman, Strickler To Syracuse Meet •Lores Lehman and Gerald Strickler, veteran basketball tofficlala of 1 Decatur, have both been assigned as referees in the sectional to be held at Syracuse next week- This sectional was formerly held at Warsaw. BOWLING SCORES Merchant League W L Old Crown 13 5 Holthouse Drug 13 5 Smith Scrap Iron 11 7 State Gardens 11 7 Krick & Tyndall No.'S .. 10 8 Blackwells 9 9 Krick & Tyndall No. 1.. 8 10 V. F. W. 7 11 Zlntamasters 4 14 Farmer Grain Co 4 14 | High series: Sheenan 590. ’ High games: Sheenan 237, Herma» £mith 209, Mies 210, R. Wordvii 223, Ashbaucher 201. American Legion League W L Pts. Traun No. 8 1014 7% 14>4 Uurfre Insurance .11 7 14 M*Win 9 9 13 AaMßucher .1. 9 9 13 Fufßlng 8 10 12 First S.tate Bank .. 8& 9ft 10ft Bulfemeier Con. ..9 9 10 Mies Recreation ..7 11 9 Burke Insurance won two from Bultemeier Const., Fuelling won two from Mies Recreation, First State Bank won 2ft from Team No, 8, and Ashbaucher won three from Macklin. 200 scores — D. Burke 208, Koos 203-215, Custer 221, Bulmahn 213--23>, Hoffman 226, Wefel 207. If you hare something to sell r rooms for reilt, try a Democrat Want Ad. ’t brings results-

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Two Bandits Sought For Daring Holdup Loan Association At Evansville Robbed EVANSVILLE, Ind. (INS) —Two "Mutt and Jeff" banditSvone wearcowboy boots, were sought by police today after they had staged a daring *8,769 holdup of ihe North Side Federal Savings and Loan Association in Evansville Wednesday./ . A short and a long robber went behind the loan company's counter where one of them drew a chromeplated revolver, and told Kenneth Allen, assistant secretary, and sou: other employes tp stand back while the other bandit scooped up the money in a brown paper grocery sack. ‘ The tall robber said, ks they backed out of the front door: “Don’t anybody try to follow us ” The bandits, who had parked be- , hind the loan office, jumped into a 1956 blue and white Oldsmobile and fledAllen saitf one v ot the robbers was six Were gfeftn army officer an<f cowboy boots and was about 40 years old. The other man was described as five feet six inches, 160 pounds and about 50. College Basketball Butler 77, DePauw 69 Wabash 72, Franklin 59 Temple 60, LaSalle 57. ~ - Louisville 84. Kentucky Wesleyan 74St. Louis 73, Bradley 62. Dayton 85. Memphis State 71. Tulsa 76, Drake 61North Carolina 77, Wake Fpres,t 73Toledo 99, Kent State 93.

High School Basketball Monroeville 58, Elmhurst 57Lafayette 85, Hammond 69. East Chicago Washington 87, Gary Emerson 52. Gary Froebel 81, Hammond Clark 49. ’ Gary Wallace 71, 69Glenn 55, Brasil 51 ’ Michigan City 64, South Bend Rlley 48. ■ ' Mlssisslnewa g 3, Swayzee 601 Terre Haute Garfield 75. Terre 1 ' ‘ -> - i — —

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Haute State 63. Indianapolis Shortridge S 3. Cathedral SO. ; ...... ...... Jobless Pay Claims S Decrease In State INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The Indiana employment security division reported today that layoffs were fewer last week and claims from newly-unemployed workers dropped to 6,047 from 7,483 the previous week.