Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1963 — Page 6

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he lighter Side — : ‘ . West Urges Celebration Os National Newspaper Week

By DICK WEST United Press International WASHINGTON (UPIi — Natonal Newspaper Week is curently in progress and I should . ike to urge everyone to celeirate accordingly. Possibly there are some imericans who do not know iow to celebrate newspaper veek. .accordingly. Well, each to his own lights, »ut when people ask me what hey can do to help make news- ~ >aper week a success I always ell them “take a newapapernan to lunch.” Newspaper week customarily >rings forth many statements n the vital role that a free ress plays in a democratic soiety. And every word of this s true. There is, however, another spect that I think deserves atention. I refer to the fact that he newspaper business can on ccasion be a lot of fun. Recalls Incident As my contribution to newsaper week I should like to, reount what happened one day | /hen the telephone rang in the f ity room of a newspaper where S once worked more or less for f aughs.

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The call was from a lady who reported that she kept hearing thumping noises under her house. What kind of noises? Thumping noises. Thump. thump, thump, under the floor. Why didn't she report this to the police? She did. Several times. But 'they claimed they couldn't hear any kind of noise thumping or otherwise. The reporter who took the call went out and interviewed the lady. Then he came back and wrote a story suggesting that maybe ther» was an alligator under her house. The noise could be its t?il thumping against the floor, he theorized. Attacks Theory Next day the "rival paper.

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which resented being scooped, sent one of its own reporters to interview the—lady. He came back and wrote a story attacking the alligator theory. The pro - alligator reporter promptly picked up the gauntlet. After lengthy negotiations, he persuaded a zoo keeper to lend him an alligator, which he photographed in front of the lady's house. Then he wrote a story hinting that the alligator had crawled out from under the house and had been turned over to the zoo for safe keeping. That was strange, gleefully noted the anti-alligator reporter. There was only one alligator in the zoo perviously. And now. after ostensibly, re-

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Gamble Will Again Award Scholarships The ,pumber of B. C. Gamble scholarship awards to be presented at the end of the current schdol year has been increased to 24, according to an announcement made today by Bertin C. Gamble, chairman of-the board of Gamble-Skog-mo. Inc. which operates the Gamble store in Decatur. Die awards, each worth $350. will go to high school seniors, graduating in June, 1964. who have demonstrated acceptable scholastic aptitude plus outstanding salesmanship ability during their senior year. The' from Gamble’s “scholarship>>in salesmanship” fund, will be made in 23 states, ceiving a new one, the zoo still had only one alligator. Undismayed, the pro-alligator reporter came up with a simple explanation. Die original alligator, he wrote, was a cannibal.

Since its inception in 1958-59, the fund has awarded 97 scholarships to deserving students. Scholarship winners may use the funds at any accredited college or university of their choice. In announcing the scholarship award program for the sixth consecutive year, Gamble emphasized that all who hope to qualify must have shown outstanding ability in salesmanship, either through high school projects or part-time jobs. “Our annual scholarship awards are meant to encourage outstanding young people who demonstrate interest in a career in salesmanship,” he said. "We consider the program a long-range investment in the growth of America’s vital business community. “By awarding more scholarships this year, we hope to help a greater number of promising students obtain the training necessary to meet the demands of a sales career. Letters from many past award winners have indicated that without financial assistance a college education might have been impossible.” In 1960-61, John Cowan, Decatur, was a “scholarship in salesmanship” winner. He graduated from Decatur high school and is attending Indiana University. During a sales contest this month, stores in 23 states are competing for the right to award one of the 24 scholarships. The highest percentage of sales increas over their October quotas determines the winners. Selection of the high school senior to win each scholarship will be made by a committee of school faculty members. Paul Feller Elected Class Vice-President TIFFIN, O. — The newly elected vice-president of the Heidelberg College freshman class is Paul Feller, son of Rev. and Mrs. William C. Feller, 221 Marshall, Decatur. Patil attended Decatur high school where he served as treasurer in his senior year. He was a member of the student council and also was elected to his school's honor society. Paul is a mathematics and science major student.

Monmouth Advances In Tourney Play Regular season champion Monmouth advanced to the second round of the sth and 6th grade baseball league tourney Monday, 'with an 8-6 victory over Northwest B. Monmouth, which finished the season With a perfect 5-0 record, scored seven times in the first inning Monday and held on for the win, despite a late rally by Northwest, who scored six times in the last three innings. Journay led a 10 hit Monmouth attack with a pair of singles. Northwest collected only four hits off three Monmouth hurlers. Line score: R H Northwest B 000 303—6 4 Monmouth 700 lOx—B 10 Journay, Strahm, Burger and Journay, Burger; Bedwell, Land* rum and Schnepf. $76,100 Death Suit Filed In Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD— Mrs. Anna D. Brown filed a $76,100 suit against the city Tuesday for the “wrongful death” of her husband who was -ui ueuiaoifod a .<q ipeap o; ;oqs vestigating a burglary. i Mrs. Brown asked for $75,000 for “damages” and the remainder of the money for funeral expenses for Joseph L. Brown. She said her husband was shot by a policeman unnecessarily and without sufficient motive. City Attorney Jerome O’Dowd said the city will deny the claim on the basis of an inquest which cleared Patrolman Samuel Revett of any wrongdoing in connection with the shooting. Revett said he shot at Brown with a riot gun after Brown fled from the scene of a burglary at a restaurant on the city’s northwest side. He said he aimed over Brown’s head and did not intend to hit him. The coroner’s jury said Revett was “following normal die-* tates of duty at the time of the incident” last Aug. 27.

/ Upset Wave Pushes Ohio State To 4th NEW YORK (UPD — Although every college fobtball team has its ups and downs during a season, the Buckeyes of Ohio State must be scratching their heads in justifiable confusion over some developments this week. The Buckeyes came from behind to tie underdog Illinois on Saturday, 20-20, yet managed to jump from seventh to fourth place in the UPI Board of Coaches major college football ratings. Such a move can be explained by last week’s sensational wave of upsets but the next development is even more confusing. Solidly entrenched in the No. 4 spot, Ohio State now finds itself favored to lose Saturday to an unranked team. Southern California, the team the Buckeyes meet this weekend in Los Angeles, is the defending national champion but the Trojans have alre ad y been bounced twice this season. Yet USC is a four-point choice to Win. Elsewhere in the country, things are much more rational. Top-rated Texas and secondranked Wisconsin are both one touchdown favorites over conference foes. Texas rates seven points better than twicebeaten but always tough Arkansas and Wisconsin carries the same margin against lowa. Third - ranked Pittsburgh, which is featured Saturday in one of three regionally-tele-vised games (CBS), is a 14point choice over old nemesis West Virginia. In the other TV matches, Purdue vs. Michigan is rated even, and Oregon is favored by 14 over Arizona. Oklahoma, which dropped from the pinnacle to fifth place after last week’s loss to Texas, towers 13 points above Kansas as the Sooners begin defense of their Bi g Eight Conference championship. Tough games appear to be in store for Georgia Tech (No. 6) which collides with Auburn, a 10-point underdog despite its undefeated record, and Illinois, tied for eighth, which rates a slim three-point edge over strong Minnesota. At the other extreme, sev-enth-ranked Mississippi is a whopping 25-point choice over winless Tulane, Albama, also eighth, rates 19 over Tennessee and Northwestern (No. 10) is 24 over Miami of Ohio. In Friday night’s only major college game, Miami (Fla.) is a six-point choice over Georgia although the Hurricanes have scored only 13 points in four games to date. In other Saturday games: East: Syracuse 4 over Penn State, Villanova 4 over George Washington, Cornell 6 over Yale, Princeton 6 over Colgate, Brown 7 over Penn, Dartmouth 14 over Holy Cross, Army 27 East: Syracuse 4 over Penn State, Villanova 4 over George Washington, Cornell 6 over Yale, Princeton 6 over Colgate, Brown 7 over Penn, Dartmouth 14 over Holy Cross, Army 27 over Wake Forest. South: North ‘ Carolina St. 2 over North Carolina, Air Force 6 over Maryland, South Carolina 6 over Virginia, Duke 6 over Clemson, Louisiana St. 7 over Kentucky, Virginia Tech 8 over William and Mary’, Wichita 8 over Louisville, Florida St. 12 over Southern Mississippi, Mississippi St. 13 over Houston, Florida 19 over Vanderbilt, Navy 21 over VMI. Midwest: Xavier 4 over Dayton, Cincinnati 8 over Detroit, Bowling Green 13 over Toledo, Michigan State 14 over Indian a, Notre Dame 14 over UCLA, Nebraska 20 over Kansas State. Southwest* Rice 6 over SMU, Tulsa 6 over North Texas St., Memphis St. 10 over West Texas St., Texas Christian 12 over Texas A&M, Missouri 13 over Oklahoma St., Baylor 13 over Washington St., Washington 11 over Stanford, California 13 over San Jose St., Wyoming 13 over Brigham Young, Utah 21 over Colorado St. In professional games: National League: Detroit 3 over Baltimore, Minnesota 6 over Los Angeles, Green Bay 9 over St. Louis, New York 10 over Dallas, Pittsburgh 10 over Washington, Cleveland 11 over Philadelphia, Chicago 17“ over San Francisco. American League: Oakland 3 over New York, Boston 4 over Denver, Houston 6 over Buffalo, Kansas City 6 over San Diego. Homemade Reflective Ta*e Need some reflective tape in other than red or white? Make your own by pressing masking taoe onto a strip of cellaphone. Coat the back with colored enamel. When the enamel is tacky, pass the tape through some reflective glass beads (obtainable in art-supplv stores) in a shallow tray or box lid. When the tape is dry, remove from the cellophane, and apply it where needed. Copper Planters To preserve the finish of copper planters, coat their insides with melted paraffin wax. This protects the copper from lime and mineral damage, and without harm to the plants.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1963

Legendary PGA Golfer Horton Smith Dies DETROIT (UPI) — The legendary Horton Smith, who often said “golf is my life,” was being mourned by the golfing world today. Funeral services for Smith, the first winner of the Masters tournament and a member of the PGA Hall of Fame, will be held in suburban Royal Oak (Basu-Lynch Funeral Home) at 830 p.m. (EST) tonight Burial will be Friday at Springfield, Mo. Smith fought a six-year battle with Hodgkins disease before dying early Tuesday. He collapsed Sunday in Atlanta while watching the Ryder Cup matches but recovered sufficiently to watch the finish of play from a golf cart _ Big Ten Prepares For Weekend Games By United Press International • Scrub teams were .cast as antagonists Tuesday when most Big Ten coaches ran their regulars through long drills against the football* play patterns of weekend opponents. Defending conference champion Wisconsin worked out against a simulated lowa attack after Coach Milt Bruhn warned that the Hawkeyes have “the best offense we have faced yet.” Bruhn said regular fullback Ralph Kurek reported his sprained ankle was better. lowa Coach Jefry Burns tested his regulars against Wisconsin plays and called their performance the “poorest yet this year.” He said the Hawkeyes would have to be more consistent on both offense and defense if they hoped to upset the •second-ranked Badgers. Offensive pass plays occupied most of the University of Illinois workout. Coach Pete Elliott said tackle Archie Sutton and linebacker Dick Butkus were held out of practice because of injuries, but that both probably would see action against Minnesota Saturday. Minnesota regulars defended against simulated Illinois passand - run plays in a lengthy /workout. Paul Faust, the Gophers’ star linebacker, reportedly will miss the Saturday game because of a shoulder injury. '. Coach Ara Parseghian worked his second and third stringers harder than usual in . hopes that they could carry the brunt of the attack against Miami of Ohio Saturday. But Parseghian warned that the Ohioans had one of the nation's best offenses and could cause the second stringers trouble. Ohio State’s third string quarterback, Nick Yonclas, worked out for the first time since being injured in the season opener and said he would be ready for the Southern California game Saturday. Coach Woody Hayes said the Buckeyes would be at full strength against the Trojans. Sophomores ran Purdue plays against the regulars as Michigan prepared for the Boilermakers. Coach Bump Elliott said he would use Bob Chandler as his No. 1 quarterback. Purdue coach Jack Mollenkopf said he planned no changes in his first and second team alignment Saturday. The Boilermakers drilled on overall defensive tactics and ball handling techniques. Coach Duffy Daugherty replaced injured end Matt Snorten with Ed Lothamer during offensive drills. Indiana ran through a long , drill on pass defCTise fundamentals. Tackles Bob Gergely and Ralph Toehls were held out of practice but were expected to be ready for Michigan State this weekend. Notre Dame freshmen ran UCLA offensive patterns against the regulars.

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