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Venturi Holds , Slim Lead In Masters Meet AUGUSTA. Ga. (UP)-Favored Ken Venturi, after surviving the biggest golf crisis of his life, today took & one-stroke lead into the second half of the 22nd Masters tournament. The slim, 27-year-old San Franciscan, who saw his four-under-par card melt on the cold, damp front nine at the Augusta National Golf Club course Friday, proved he had it in the clutch by touring the back side in 32 strokes for an even par 72. He had one bogey and five birdies, including one - under - par scores on each of the last three holes, to pull even with par despite his near disastrous 40 on the front nine The effort gave Venturi — professional golfs leading money winner until he slipped into second place by skipping the Azalea Open last week at Wllmigton, N.C.—a 36-hole card of 140. Patton Hm Beat Round That was a bare stroke ahead of little Billy Maxwell of Odessa, Tex., and amateur Billy Joe Patton of Morganton, N.C., who played with Venturi Friday and posted the day's best score, a 69. The weather was cold and clammy with misty rain Friday, but it was expected to be partly cloudy and warm for today with possible showers again tonight or Under the cutback rule adopted last year, the field after 36 holes was slashed to the top 40 golfers plus ties. Forty-three players scored 149 or -better to make tjje semifinals. Masters record holder Ben Hogan, who failed to make the top SUN. & MON. ’ Continuous Sun. from 1:15 JENNIFER JONES “SONG OF BERNADETTE” Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb Cannot Be Seen On TV. ALSO — Short* 25c -50 c —o i TODAY — “Brain from Planet Areas.” ALSO—"Teenage MonBier." PLUS — Robinson-Basilio Fight Pictures! —o—o>— Coming Sun., April 13 — “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

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40 a year ago, barely squeezed into the field this time. His 77 ! Friday gave him exactly the required number. Canadian Is Threat Two strokes behind Venturi, With 142, were Canadian star Stan Leonard of Vancouver and Bo Wininger of Odessa Cary Middlecoff of Hollywood, Fla., who was bounced from the top 40 last year, was still in cotetio with a 143 this time, as were veterans Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W Va., ad Chick Harbert of Northville, Mich., and younsters Arnold Palmer of Latrobe. Pa., and Dow Finsterwald of Tequesta, Fla. Defending champion Doug Ford, the forgotten man of the 1958 Masters, was five strokes off the pace with 145, exactly the same card he had at the halfway point last year when he was the same number of strokes behind the leader. Burke Eliminated Former Ma ste r s champions eliminated by the cutback included 1956 winner Jackie Burke Jr., and oldtimers Henry Picard. Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Henry Keiser and Craig Wood. The final 43 included 37 professionals and six antoteurs Besides Patton the amateurs still in the field included Arnold Blum of Macon, Ga.; William Hyndman 111 of Philadelphia; Joe Campbell of Powell, Tenn ; Phil Rodgers of La Jolla, Calif.; and Charles Coe of Oklahoma City. Four Rome Teams Tops In Booster Division SYRACUSE, N. Y. (IP) — Teams from Rome, N.Y., held down the first four places today in the booster division of the American Bowling Congress tournament. Adolfi’s Supermarket and the Revere Copper and Brass Traffic Department, both of Rome, took over third and fourth places in the division Friday night. Parry’s News and Rome Strip Steel No. 1, both of Rome, were first and second. There were no major changes in the other division. Lakers Deny Plans To Shift Franchise CHICAGO (W — Minneapolis Lakers officials Friday night denied any plants to shift their pro basketball franchise to Chicago. M. E. Thayer, manager of Chicago’s International Amphitheater, touched off the report Friday by announcing he had met Thursday with Laker president R. E. ' Short and coach Johnny Kundla to discuss the matter. Short, however, told United Press the meeting centered on the prospect of playing some games here next season.

g — Robin Roberts At Career Crossroads By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor TAMPA. Fla. (UP) — Stan Musial and Warren Spahn, two of the grand old pros of baseball, are set for another banner Season but 1 Robin Roberts definitely stands at ’ the crossroads of his career. That is the almost unanimous consensus of the players, managers and other experts encountered by this wandering reporter . during six weeks in major league training camps. Almost no one doubts the ability of Musial and Spahn to keep going and almost no one is willing to predict that Robert# “will make it all the way back.’’ Musial, who won his seventh batting title at the age of 37 last season, reported at 185 oounds and has been hitting well over 300 in the Cardinals’ exhibition games. His splendid condition is so obvious that Cardinal Manager Fred Hutchinson quips: “All he had to do to get ready was run a little id' the outfield just in case He hit a triple." Spahn, a 21-game winner for the Braves last season, also looks as sound as ever despite his 36 years and the wear and tear at 13 big league seasons. "It’s possible he’ll stop all of a sudden.” says Manager Fred Haney. “But there’s no sign of it in the foreseeable future.” Roberts, who at 31 could be in his prime, is an entirely different story, however. Robin, who won 20 or more games six straight years from 1950 through 1955, slumped to 10-22 last season and the consensus • among the players who hit against him this spring is that he must change his style. “He just can’t keep throwing his fast ball for strikes,” says Phillies Manager Mayo Smith. “He needs to master a new type of controlpitching to spots and nicking the corners of the plate.” Basketball Awards To Yellow Jackets Bob Banks and Dave Eichenauer, Decatur high school seniors, were elected honorary co-captains of the Yellows Jackets 1957-58 basketball team at a recent meeting of squad members. ■ Awards to’ varsity team members, student manager, second * team members and managers, and freshmen team members and managers, were made by Paul Bevelhimer, head basketball coach. Varsity awards went to the following: Bob Banks, Larry Moses, Dave Eichenauer. Ty Ballard 1 and Clarence May, all seniors; Bill Bischoff, Steve Dellinger, Terry Holtsberry and Bob Shraluka, all juniors, and to Lanny Ross and John Sheets, student managers. Second team awards went to the following: Richard Canales, Larry Ritter, Larry Daniels, Tim Murphy, Leonard Thieme, Bill Bond and Jon Foor, all juniors; Jim Gay, Larry Hill, Bob Frauhiger, Jay DeVoss, Davis Clark, Don Agler, Joe Smith and Mike Thieme sophomores, and Leonard Bleeke and Ned Baumgartner, student managers. Freshman team awards went to the following: John Cowans, Jim Cancino, Tom Grabill, Ronald August, Tom Johnson, Ed Nelson, Dan Poling, Ken Bleeke, Steward Knodel, Don Harvey and Jerry Rambo, and John Patterson, student manager. I ’ Two Accidents Are Reported To Police John Wesley Mankley, 73, route 2, Decatur, was involved in a collision this morning when the car he was driving went over the curb and struck a light post on Court street. The accident occurred at 9:30 a.in. Damage was estimated at $25 to the light post and the Mankey car svas undamaged. Friday at 2:05 pm., a truck driven by Robert Hickenbottom, 34, Hicksville, 0., struck a car operated by William Hernandez, 30, Decatur, at the intersection of Jackson and 13th streets. The truck backed out of a driveway into the Hernandez auto, causing $45 damage to the car. The truck was not damaged. Two-Year-Old Boy Fatally W MISHAWAKA(U>)- Kevin " Patrick Reith, 2, son of the George Reiths of Mishawaka, was wounded fatally Friday when his older brother shot him with a revolver. The brother, Thomas, 8, told police conflicting stories. He admitted he found the weapon in a bedroom and said at first that the gun discharged when he started to put it in a drawer. Later he said he aimed in at Kevin, police said. Slow Down ROSE CITY, Mich. - (ffl - Police here have a system that they say works better than fines in reducing speeding. An apprehended speeder is forced to drive through town again with a patrol car following right behind his auto.

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Terry Tosses Nine-Inning Win For As By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer The Kansas City Athletics are chortling today in the belief they “put one over” on the mighty New York Yankees when they acquired Ralph Terry. Terry was a mere pawn last summer when the Yankees and Athletics swung their big deal involving Billy Martin and Harry Simpson but he’s developed so fast that Kansas City coach Spud Chandler, an ex-Yankee pitching great, says he can win 20 games this year. “He's got all the tools to do it," said Chandler after Terry went the route for the second time this spring in a 5-1 victory Friday over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I wouldn’t trade Terry for any pitcher in the league, except possibly Herb Score, and that goes for Whitey Ford and Billy Pierce,” Shut Out Phillies Terry had only a 5-12 record last season but in 1956 had a 13-4 mark at Denver and late son was impressive in a couple of starting assignments against the Boston Red Sox. In Terry’s previous outing he shut out the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0, and he' now has pitched 22 consecutive innings without permitting an earned run. Two other games — both at night — were played on Good Friday. A _ two-run homer by Frank Robinson sparked the Cincinnati Redlegs to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Senators while the Chicago White Sox edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5, on Sherm Dollar's two-out single in the ninth Inning. Tighe Blasts Players At Lakeland, Fla., meanwhile the Detroit Tigers drew a blast from Manager Jack Tighe, who was angered at the team s lacklustre performance in a pair of exhibition games with Charleston and Augusta He criticized Al Kaline, Ray Boone, pitcher Bob Shaw and Gail Harris. The Tigers have a 6-15 record on the Grapefruit circuit. Casey Stengel announced that Tony Kubek will be the Yankees’ new shortstop this year and that Norm Siebern will play left field. Kubek’s insertion at short moves Gil McDougald from that post to second base. The Philadelphia Phillies promoted rookie first-baseman Frank Herrera to their roster and Manager MayO Smith indicated he will open the season at that post. Herrera, a Cuban, hit .304 for Miami in the International League last season. Jerry Mitchel Is Awarded Sweater NORTH MANSTESTER - Jerry Mitchel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mitchel, R. R. 6, Decatur, received a sweater with an eight inch letter in a special award convocation in the college auditorium during which awards were given to the deserving members of this year basketball teams, Mitchel is a graduate of Adams Central high school in Monroe and a sopohomore this year at Manchester College. - — - - /i... Race On May 4 At Winchester Track NEW BREMEN, Ohio - The first sprint car race of the season at Winchester, Ind., speedway will be designated as Bob Sweikert day. new track operator Frank Dicke announced today. Dicke said he had received permission from the late 500 champion’s widow to use his name for the memorial race, scheduled for May 4. Sweikert’s five-year-old record at Winchester still stands. He raced a lap in 18.696 seconds on July 12, 1953. Broken down to miles per hour that’s 96.27. Governor Handley Is Home From Hospital INDIANAPOLIS (W — Doctors at Robert W. Long hospital late Friday allowed Governor Handley to return home to recover from a gall bladder operation but cautioned that he must have "absolute rest and quiet.” Minutes after Handley arrived at the executive mansion he was in bed. He was told he must have no visitors but could u«tch the annual Easter egg hunt on the lawn in front of his home Sunday. He will watch the children from a window. Pavilion In Town Park Is Destroyed VEEDERSBURG (W — Authorities believed today that burglars set a $6,000 fire which destroyed the pavilion in the town’s park Friday in order to divert attention while they broke into a tavern for a $220 theft. Firemen said they smelled kerosene while fighting the flames.

Dusty Rhodes Sent Back To Minors PHOENIX, Am. (U) — Outfielder Jim (Dusty) Rhodes, vowing he would be back, today was on his way to the minors to regain the batting eye that once made him a terror in the majors. Giants manager Bill Rigney notified Rhodes Friday he had been optioned to the Phoenix Giants of the Pacific Coast League in the hope he would begin hitting ngain like he did in 1954, when he became a national hero for his feats at the plate. "It’s one of the sad Jobs a manager has to do," said Rigney. “I hope I can call Dusty back, because that would mean he's hitting again." Rigney said Rhodes told him privately he would be back with the Giants "before the 15th of June." The drawling outfielder came up to the Giants in 1952. His biggest year was 1954 when his pinch hits helped the club win the National 1 League pennant. But it was in the World Series against Cleveland that Rhodes was at his greatest and without him the Giants probably would not have made the four-game sweep. In the first three games Rhodes drove in the winning runs. Rhodes output of hits fell off slightly in 1955 but he still his .305. But in the next two seasons his averages slumped to .217 and .205. Kid Gavilan Winner By Split Decision PHILADELPHIA W —Comeback Kid Gavilan, heartened by his “rubber** match triumph over Ralph (Tiger) Jones, set his sights today on the welterweight title he once held, and beyond that —the middleweight crown. "My biggest ambition in life is ashot at the welterweight title,” the Keed’ from Camaguey said. "After that, I want to fight for the middleweight championship. I think I can take Sugar Ray Robinson and I've already beaten Carmen Basilio.” The 32-year-old Gavilan can still dip into his story past for his famous left hook to help his quest for a return to the throne room. The blow smashed into the body turned every tide and enabled him to gain a hard fought split-deci-sion triumph over Jones of Yonkers, N. Y., in their nationally televised bout Friday night. , Gavilan gained his triumph, his 105th in a 15-year career, on the votes of judges Jim Mina and Nate Lopinson. Mina scored it 47-44 in favor of Gavilan under Pennsylvania’s five - point - must system. Lopinson went 47-43 for Gavilan. Referee Joe Sweeny saw it 46-44 for Jones. United Press had it 4542 for Gavilan. The defeat was the 22nd for Jones in 71 bouts. Gavilan has fought in 141 matches. Grain Experts Will Seek Future Markets Experts Will Visit European Nations WASHINGTON (W - The Agriculture Department announced today that a government-priv-ate Industry team of grain experts will go to Europe April 15 to seek future markets for U. S. feed grains in West Germany, Italy, and Greece. The team will study possible increases in immediate and longrange exports of U. S. corn, grain sorghums, high protein meals, barley and oats. The department said expanded markets for these crops are important because of heavy surplus holdings in this country. . The survey team will confer with U. S, agricultural attaches and potential customers about possible market development projects—some of which may be financed with foreign currencies collected under a special export program for American farm surpluses. Among these projects, the department said, may be U.S. visits for German, Italian, arid Greek “trade teams” to study the production, quality find supply of feed grains. I If you have something to sell or rooms torrent, try a Democrat Want Ad — They bring results.

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■ I £ |||Ul|||h? li 1 Tf l ! ■» - Livestock judging took place a week ago at the Gerald Strickler farm for 60 4-H and FFA members of the county’s judging teams. Pictured above are several boys judging an Aberdeen Angus calf, including Kenneth Bleeke, Decatur; Arlen Gerber, Adems Central; Kenneth Linker, Monmouth; Tim Ringger, Adams Central; Jim LeFever, of Berne. Martin Watson had 'charge of the group. —(Staff Photo) *< s * ;t ■ ■•-■■■ hi ■- v.J ; 1 jt , ‘.a • iff*.’.* ■> * ' TVi* , - , ■ r. : . . '. ■■- -• ; rHI ‘ -mESw ' '/- ‘iSOta I fl vW ' ft * I ■ fl < z ■ i ' EMWFjBk \ PA’V.. \ -wife!. ' fv -MEO) r fll Wayne Heffner, of Portland, judge in the county 4-H FFA dairy judging contest, points out a superior Jersey cow to Roy Price, Washington township farmer, ©n- whose farm part of the judging took place. Boys from several different schools are pictured in the background judging the animals. Four were picked out, and these were judged by th? official judge and the boys, and their scores compared. The judging is an annual competition event for the youth of the county engaged in 4-H or FFA project work.—(Staff Photo) | - » j--..- —i-L„ ;—; ~ - —i— —.— ■■ ■■ '- ——...1 n ■—i ■■ —

Series Os Articles Pleasant Mills History

(Editor’s Note: This is the.third in a series of articles on Pleasant Mills and St Mary’s township' history, collected by six seniors I at Pleasant Mills high school. The information was collected from a number ot sons and daughters of early residents, including Dale Cowan, son of J. C. Cowan, last owner of the Pleasant Mills grist mill, and Bill Noll, Cal Ehrsam, Calvin Hamrick, Mrs. Brice McMillen, Mrs. James F. Halberstadt, Sr., and B ,P. Johnson.) Pleasant Mills Town \ In the fall of 1846, two gentlemen, E. A. Goodard and George Health, laid out a pleasant little village in section 20 in St, Mary’s township, Adams county Ind. The townsite bordered on the Kekionga River and these gentlemen named their town Pleasant Mills. That was the name on the books but the people would have none of it and insisted on calling the village ’‘Mollike.” Pleasant Mills didn’t become the name unit most all of the “old timers” had passed on to a better world. At a convenient turn of the river in St. Mary's township, there was erected between 1840 and 1844 a much-needed grist mill, a saw mill a woolen factory and three or four houses, ‘nils constituted the village of Pleasant Mills. When the plank road was built in 1846 this village had a boom and seven or eight more houses were added to this time to the population this called for a schoolhouse and with the usual pioneer pluck and energy, the school was built. Our informant does not tell us whether this first one-room, four windows, and one door was built of logs or not, but in as much as there was a saw mill already in die village it is to

be feared that Pleasant Mills departed from the usual custom and i put up a plan or a frame house, I and so deprived the citizens of the traditional puncheon floor, wooden hinged door log-cabin school! house. However that may be, out informant waxes eloquent over the good work begun in the first four-! windowed one-room school house, ! of the effects of which can be seen to this day. He then goes on to say that Pleasant Mills has sent forth teachers for every county in the state who have always] fulfilled evefy requirement and always gave satisfaction, and fur- j ther more, that Pleasant Mills, never need import any teachers,■ but has of her own, plenty and to spare. Good for Pleasant Mills! • In 1879 the school was organized ! under G. W. Peterson as principal. | The town had at one time the Ed Roebick and Ezra Barnes saw’mil- 1 Is and also Mainard Fuller had a title mill. There was a tremendous demand for elm butts which were used to make barrels, cottonwood for barrel heads, Oak butts were used to make staves for whiskey barrels and other things of that > sort. They used ash in making 1 handles for axes, shovels, and hammers. There was a large de- i mand for lumber to be shipped out, I much shipbuilding was going on, and besides, there was a good de-. mand for building plank roads.! You all understand that 33 was once a corduroy road which was merely logs laid cross-wise in the road and then filled with in dirt and gravel or anthing that was j handy to level it off so it wouldn’t be so bumpy. This served as a; road during a great many years until it finally began to go through ■ and then someone conceived the ! idea of having plank roaas. The*

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got the very best timber possible. The planks were as least six inches thick and 16 feet long. The timber they used was black walnut, which was fairly plentiful at that time. This gives you an idea of how much work and how heart breaking and back breaking it was. Your Snapshots i Taken on i Easter Sunday Can be dropped into our studio through our film deposit door. i. Black & White Film Left on EASTER SUNDAY WILL BE BEADY AT NOON MONDAY. APRIL 7. Edwards Studio FILMS OF ALL TYPE. MIXED ' DOUBLES i SATURDAY 9:00 P.M. MIES Recreation