Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1957 — Page 7

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1957

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Huntington Is Winner Track Meet Thursday * Decatur, Huntington and Mis* sissinewa high school thinlyclads braved the unseasonable weather Thursday to stage a triangular track meet at Huntington. The Huntington Vikings won the meet with a total of 7914 points, Mississinewa was second with 44, and Decatur third with 23%. The summary follows: High hurdles <— Johnson (H) first; Leming (M) second; Hastings (H) third; Brown <M) fourth. Time—l 7.4. 100-yard dash — Coppock (M) first; Moses (D) second; King (M) third; Bruch (M) fourth. Time—lo.B. Mile run—West (M) first; Mitchell (H> second; Bippus (H) Meier (H) fourth. Time—s:o7.6. 440-yard run — Chalfant (H) first; Knight (M) second; Nose (M) third; Macklin (D) fourth. Time—B6.B. Low hurdles—Moses (D) first; King (M) second; Leming (M) third; Stringfellow (H) fourth. Time—22.s. 880-yard run—Bruch (M) first; Petrie <H) second; Devilbiss (ID >third; Gould (D) fourth. Time—--2:11.4. 22D-yard dash — Coppock (M) firsts Ziegler <H) second; Handwork (H) third; Dorwin (D) fourth. Time—24.2. Shot put—Hunnicutt (H) first; Reeves <H> second; Weller (H) third; Hebble (D) fourth. Distance—44 ft. 6 in. Pole vault—Jim Myers <H> and Baker (H) tied for first and second: Jack Meier (H), Schott (D), Gould (D), and Fell (D) tied for third and fourth. Height—lo ft. 6 in. —, _ Broad jump—Watrous (H) first; Harvey (H) second; Weber (H) third; Brown (M) fourth. Distance—l 9 ft. 6 in. High jump—Alger <D) and Blizzard (H) tied for first and second; Raiter (M), Myers (H) and Handwork (H) tied for third and fourth. Bright—6 ft. 2 in. ' y (Mitchell, Handwork, Chalfant, Petrie); Mississinewa second. Time—3:sl.7. Half-mile relay—Won by Huntington (Stringfellow, Watrous. Weber, Ziegler); Decatur second (Banks, Dorwin, Moses, Hutkeri. Time—j: 42. Youth Is Crushed Under Form Tractor RISING SUN an — Dale Brandon. 16, was killed Thursday when a farm tractor crushed him. The tractor overturned as the youth drove it through a shallow stream on a farm near here.

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DCHS Basketball Team Is Honored Members of the Decatur Catholic high school basketball team were honored at a banquet Thursday evening at the Knights of Columbus hall. More than 200 attended. Jim Costin, sports writer for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel and Our Sunday Visitor, was main speaker for the after-dinner program, which also featured the presentation of awards to the basketball team. Costin offered his congratulations to the team for their fine record and for winning the Central Indiana Catholic conference championship. In his talk he pointed out the importance of team effort, saying that what the individual does is not so important as what the team does. The program also included brief remarks by the Very Bev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, and the Rev. Robert Content, athletic director of Decatur Catholic high school. Joe Mulligan Served as toastmaster for the event. Al Lindahl, coach, presented awards after expressing appreciation to all of those who had helped make the past season a success. He praised the members of the team for their cooperation and fighting spirit during the season. Ron Meyer and Ron Ford were honored with the titles of co-cap-tains. Their selection was made by their teammates. Ron. Meyer, Dave Kable and Phil Reed also received recognition for being named to the all-star teams of the C. I. C. conference. These and the other varsity members received letters or chevrons. The remaining members of the squad included Bill Beal, Dale Hake, Dave Heimann, Steve Litchfield, Tbm Meyer and Glen Wilder. Reserve letters were awarded to Don Baker, Mike Ellenberger, Paul Gross, Jim Heimann, Joe Kohne, Ray O'Campo, Steve Omlor and David Schultz. Recognition was also given to the student managers, Jerry Baker and Cart Hiser, and to the cheerleaders. The program was vonctaded with'the presentation of a gift to coach Lindahl from members of the team. Mel Payton Named Coach At Lebanon LEBANON, Ind. (UP) — Former Martinsville High School and Tulane basketball star Mel Payton Friday signed a two-year contract as Lebanon High School coach. Signing of the former pro hardwood player to a two-year contract ended speculation that Ray Crowe of Indianapolis Attacks might get the job.

A's Rally In 7 Ninth To Edge Out Brooklyn By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Call ’em what you like—the Kansas City Athletics or the New York Yankees’ American League farm club—but Lou Boudreau's team gave the fans something to talk about in their 1957 home debut. The first major league team to reach home, the ex-Yankee sprinkled Athletics rallied with four runs in the ninth inning Thursday to shade the Brooklyn Dodgers. 5-4. Billy Hunter and Irv Noren contributed singles to the rally by way of emphasizing that old Yankees never forget how to beat the Dodgers. First-baseman Vic Power of the Athletics was hit on the head by a throw by Don Zimmer in the ninth but was not believed seriously injured. He’s being kept in Research Hospital for a few days, however. Pirates Cop Another The Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to their 19th victory in 27 games when "they walloped the Detroit

Tigers, 10-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Dick Hall, Elroy Face and Bob Purkey. Dale Long blasted a two-run homer and rookie Paul Smith a three-run round-tripper for the Pirates. Th? Chicago * Cubs- won their spring series with the Baltimore Orioles, 10 games to eight, with a 7-6 triumph over them. Dee Fondy led the Cubs' 12-hit attack with a pair of two-run homers. Rookie Jack Sanford yielded only two hits in seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies whipped the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, for their third win in four games with the American League rivals. Ted Williams produced the Red Sox’ run i when he clouted his fourth homer < of the spring off Sanford in the ; seventh. , Mickey Mantle hit his third homer in as many games but the world champion New York Yan- ■ kees suffered a 6-5 loss to Ed Lopat's Richmond Spiders of the i International League. Neal Watlington singled home the winning ; run off Tom Sturdivant. , Cards Blank Chisox Lindy McDaniel pitched seven innings and Willard Schmidt two, allowing a total of five hits, as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Chic ag • White* Sox, 5-0. Homers by Stan Musial and Hobie ] Landrith led the Card attack on , Billy Pierce. ; George Crowe’s three-run homer . in the eighth inning broke a tie ] and gave Cincinnati a 7-4 victory ( over the Senators at Washington despite homers by Ed Fitzgerald ( and Roy Sievers of the Senators, j Cleveland shoved over two runs j in the ninth to beat the New York ( Giants, 6-4, at Miami. Giant lefty ( Johnny Antonelli, New York's j opening game nominee, was | blasted for 10 hits in eight innings but Early Wynn of the Indians, j starting' for the first time since 1 March 17 because of an ailing hip, j allowed only a homer by Willie j Mays in five innings and walked j none. It was Mays' 11th homer of the spring. 4 —r- I Officers Selected < By Northwest PTA Mrs. John Kelley was reelected ! president of the Northwest teacher association at a meeting Thursday night at the school audi- j torium. Other officers for the coming year will be Mrs. Arthur Beel- ( er, vice-president; Mrs. Glen Maul- { ler, secretary, and Francis Zimmerman, treasurer. i Invocation for last night's meet- t ing was given by Chalmer 80l- ( lenbacher. Mrs. Charles Long was in charge of the program, .which j included a concert presented by j the junior band under the direction of Clint Reed. Also featured was t a display of art by the students of < Northwest elementary school. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. John Ebersole, Mr. and I Mrs. Nelson Doty, Mr. and Mrs. i Paul Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hill. < 1 ' 1 y’ ' < No Switchblade i Knives Turned In ‘ Thursday night was the deadline ( for turning of all switchblade 1 knives in the'state, but the local ’ sheriff’s office stated today that < none was turned in in this county. ’ The Indiana legislature passecf a ' law recently, and it was signed March 12 by Gov. Handley, mak- . ing it illegal'to manufacture, sell, I purchase, own, or posess a switch- I blade. ' 1 None of the sheriff's offices has been deluged with the weapons. 5 In Madison county one was turned r in, but the sheriff's deputy had £ to pick it up, as the owner was | too sick to bring it to the office. c Ownership of this type of knjfe f can lead to a maximum sentence c of 90 days in jail, and a fine of c SSOO and costs. The local sheriff s v department stated that they knew c several were in circulation in this v county, and that they would ap- j ; preciate it if the owners would t bring them in. If ’a person is s caught with one now, he may be 1 prosecuted under the law. c

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Today's Sport Parade (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK • (UP) — Where would they be today if it wasn’t for sports? You get a lot of surprising answers when you ask that question of the guys who are household and headline names. They’re all glad, too, that the breaks came the Way they did. The possibilities range all the way from plumber to president. “I,” says Chuck Dressen, manager of the Washington Senators, “might have been yardmaster by now in the freight yards at Decatur, m. I started as a switchman and was a foreman when I started playing ball.” Once A Crooner Move over. Sinatra and Como. Because Claude Harmon, the former Masters champion of goli, had his eye set on being a crooner. Claude actually toured with a band as a singer in his late teens and “had a hard time making up my mind whether to be a pro golfer.” < Ray Robinson, the former middleweight champion who tries to regain the title from Gene Fullmer next month, knows without doubt that he would have been a dancer — which he was just before making his current comeback. Jimmy Thomson, once famed as the longest hitter in golf, allows that he would have been a professional soccer player in Scotland if it hadn't been that his father led him into the fairway sport. Tris the Hall of Fame outfielder, figures he's “probably be climbing telephone poles in Hillsboro, Tex. — which is what I did as a kid." Brothen Make Cigars “My two brothers graduated from high school and went to work in a cigar factory in Tamp,” says Al Lopez, manager of the Chicago White Sox. “Maybe that’s what I’d have done." Tony Cuccinello, the White Sox coach, started out as a plumber’s helper on Long Island. Billy Jurges, the former big league shorstop, would have filled the “president" category, he's certain. "The fellow 1 worked with is president of that bank now,” he grins. But none of them would do it any differently now. On that you can lay odds. Hospital Board In Meeting Last Night A special session of the Adams county memorial hospital board was held Thursday night at the hospital to consider several change orders in the construction currently going on. A total of eight orders were considered, but, no final action was taken on most of them. They related to minor changes necessary or omitted from the original plans. A further investigation will be made. Lad Slightly Hurt In Scrap At School Lanny Ross, Decatur high school student, was slightly injured Wednesday in an altercation following a 'volleyball game during the regular gym class at the school. School officials stated that theCboys apparently became excited over the outcome of a volleyball game, and during some Seated words Ross was struck in the side of the heath causing a slight concussion. He was sent home from school following the incident, where he has been recovering from the injury. School officials stated that a full investigation was made of the incident.

Arbor Day Program In City Saturday To Hold Program At * Hanna-Nuttman Park AH Decatur Girl Scouts and Brownies will participate in the Arbor Day program, which will be held at the “little house” at HannaNuttman park Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The program will be opened with the flag raising ceremony by members of troops 16 and 17, under the direction of Mrs. R. C. Herrii. Girl Scouts and Brownies, theii leaders and guests, will unite ir the pledge of allegiance to the flag, after which the originatior of Arbor Day will be, given bj Candy Johnson, of troop.lß, anc Mary Sharpe, of troop 1. Brownies of troop 8 will recite the poem “Trees," written by Joyce Kilmer. This troop is under the leadership of Mrs. W. H. Stiverson. The description of the tulip tree, which is the tree to be planted, will be given by Janet Baker, of troop 5. The planting ceremony will follow, and the entire group will sing “Girl Scouts Together,” directed by troop 13. Troop 15 will preside for the flag ceremony, while members of troop 13 lead in the staging of “Taps” as the flag is lowered. It was pointed out today, that because, of the inclement weather, the girls would not necessarily be required to wear their uniforms, but could wear warmer clothing. The program had originally been scheduled for last Saturday, but because of the storm, was postponed until this week-end, when it will be held “rain or shine.” Air Force Recruiter Here On Wednesdays Air Force sergeant Shannon Banghart, working from the Fort Wayne recruiting office, has been appointed Air Force recruiter for Adams, Wells, and Huntington counties, effective immediately, it was announced today. Sgt. Banghart will be in Decatur on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 until 10:30 o'clock at the selective service office. Anyone between the ages of 17 and 35 interested In enlisting should contact him there at that time. Sgt Banghart was accompanied by T/Sgt. Howard McCormick, of Kokomo, northern Indiana recruiting supervisor, for the U.S. Air force.

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Hawks Even Series With Boston Celtics ST. LOUIS (UP)— The St. Louis Hawks, who won't give up. and the talented Boston Celtics meet in Boston Saturday afternoon for the world championship of basketball. The National Basketball Association playoffs are going down to the seventh and deciding game as the result of rookie Cliff Hagan’s tip-in a second before the buzzer sounded Thursday night. The jump tap gave the Hawks a 96-94 victory to even the series at three victories each. "We’re going up there to win,” Hawk coach Alex Hannum said. He said "We shouldn’t be where we are now. ,We have everything tn gain and nothing to lose. We know we can beat them up there." The Hawks opened the playoff with a victory over the Celtics at Boston. Hagan was a star at the University of Kentucky where he averaged better than 25 points per game, but he said that Thursday night was the first time he had ever scored a winning point. "I’ll remember it the rest of my life. It was my greatest thrill in pro basketball," he said. Neither Boston nor St. Louis has ever won an NBA championship. Quarterly Report By Highway Head County Deportment Head Gives Report A total of 18,916.04 tons of stone were hauled by the county highway department during the first quarter of 1957, Lawrence Noll, county •highway superintendent, said today. During this same period, county highway trucks travelled 51,974 miles, graded 3,631 miles of road, and spent 13 days plowing snow. Other services performed included installing catch basins and lids, culvert and corrugated pipe, drain tile, sewers, ditching, cutting trees, handling brush, fixing wells, hauling cans from the Adams county memorial hospital, surveying a bridge, and salting and sanding the roads. Noll stated that there are 728.21 miles of county roads in Adams county, and 135.46 of these are paved, with 592.75 remaining unpaved. ~ j These figures include: unimproved road, 3 miles; graded or drained earth roads, 12 miles; gravel or stone roads, 577.75 miles; low type bituminous roads, 111.23 miles; high type bituminous roads, 20.63 miles; concrete roads, 296 miles; brick roads, .64 miles., Townships received stone in the following quantities; Union, 1183.65 tons: Root, 2595.52 tons; Preble, 588.17 tons; Kirkland, 150.31 tons; Washington. 1681.35 tons; St. Marys, 1550.27 tons; Blue Creek 1242.85 tons; Monroe. 2560.75 tons; French, 1553.70 tons; Hartford, 1274.75 tons; Wabash, 2080.4 tons; Jefferson, 1101.53 tons. Montreal Canadiens Win Third In Row BOSTON (UP) — r The elated Montreal Canadiens insisted on being cautious Friday, but they found it hard to cloak their confidence in sweeping the Stanley Cup championship from the skidding Boston Bruins. “The only real important game to win is the last one,” said Montreal coach Toe Blake after Thursday night's easy 4-2 victory in the third game of the best-of-seven playoff series. Chico Vejar Fights Tiger Jones Tonight SYRACUSE, N. Y. (UP> — A rebuilt Chico Vejar promises some fast action Friday night in a )10round middleweight bout with favored Ralph (Tiger) Jones. Jones, the fifth ranked contender from Yonkers, N. Y., was a 2 to 1 favorite to spoil Vejar’s winning streak of six bouts. But 25-year-old Vejar of Stamford, Conn., believes he is "bigger and stronger” as a middleweight, although he fought as a welterweight most Os his eight-year professional career. Each fighter is expected to weigh about 158 pounds.

Season Baseball Pass Presented To Pres. Eisenhower WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower now has his 1957 base- > ball season pass and, with it, some discouraging inside information about his favorite team, the Washington Senators. Calvin Griffith, president of the Senators ball club, officially pre- ’ sented the President Thursday 1 with season passes far himself and 1 Mrs. Eisenhower, at the same 1 time he “signed up” the Chief Executive to throw out the first • ball at Monday’s opening game 1 against Baltimore. ! Then the President asked Gris- , fith about the Senators’ prospects for ’57, Griffith told the President that • the Senators are improved “about : 25 per cent” from the team tha ; finished seventh in the American , League last year, but admitted ; that a rise to fifth place was ’ about the best they can hope for this year. • District Meeting Scheduled Monday Rural Youth Plan District Meeting The district IV meeting of rural youth wil be held Monday night at the Farm Bureau Community building in Tipton as announced today by Gloria Koeneman, district rural youth president. The meeting will start at Bp. m. Responsibilities include: registration and refreshments, Tipton county; mixers, Huntington county; speci tai number, Howard county; devotions, Wells county; song leader, Wabash county, and recreation Adams county. a The educational feature of the evening will be a skit “The Rural Youth Itch” and is in' charge of i J. R. Reece, district vice-chair-man, Earl Yoder and LaVerne Garber. All counties in the district making their membership goals will receive an award consisting of a flag set with three flags, American. Indiana and Indiana rural youth flags. This flag set will be awarded to all counties having 11 more members in 1957 than they did in 1956. Adams county rural youth mem- , bers and anyone interested is urged to attend to help Adams county win the attendance cowbell. Those . planning to attend are asked to • meet at the county, extension office in Decatur at 6:45 p. m. or the Berne Shell parking lot at 6 .. p. m. ? . District Democrats Meet Last Evening Marshall Kizer, state senator and Democratic chairman of the second district, explained the 1957 state legislative session and gave a brief history of the Democratic party to county central committees of the fourth district in Kendallville last night. Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Adams county chairman, Mrs. Loraine Fenstermaker and Mrs. Niland Ochsenrider, attended from this, county. •

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Dough Ford Leading In Greensboro Open : GREENSBORO, N. C. (UP)Masters champton Doug Ford has “the confidence,” he has the lead by one stroke, and he may be on the way toward smashing erratic * Sammy Snead’s long reign itt the 815,000 Greensboro Open Golf Tournament. Ford, fresh from his Masters triumph last Sunday, carried a one-stroke margin into today’s second round after a two-under-par 68 on opening day. He also was four strokes ahead of Snead, the winner here the last four years. Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va„ who has won here six times all told, complained Os his “erratic iron game” and the length of the course. “It’s just long,” swinging Sam said. “I was putting all right but I couldn’t get my irons to working.” Marty Furgol of Lemont, lIL, turned in a daring front side 33 but went one over on the back for a 69 tie for second place with unheralded amateur Willard Gourley cits champ in Greensboro in recent years. Pushing the leaders were par shooters Mike Souchak, Grossinger, N.Y.; Al Besselink, Grassinger, N.Y.; »Bobby Maxwell, Abilene, Tex.; Julius Boros, MidPines, N.jC. and Gardner Dickinson Jr., Panama City Beach, Fla., all with 70. County Coon Huhters Wilt Meet Saturday A meeting of the Adams county coon hunters association is slated for Saturday evening at the Reichert school.' i l BLACK | LABKLI tf || iww CARLING BRStIIVINO COMPANY I BSlltVlllt. 111. AN# ST. IOUIS« MO.