Wilmington News-Journal from Wilmington, Ohio • 6

THE DAILY NEWS WILMINGTON OHIO Page Six Saturday ebruary 17 1945 Clarksville Port Blanchester Win Ohio Knocked Out of Lead (CMitlnwtf from pogo ono) Moil to You Serefcrman (CootinuM from M0 By lllinors Sports 4r 4 13 3 11 to son of Mr luaij orkoovoof 71 New Vienna ebruary 13 Mrs the hoo Clarence Circleville and Work Shirts $133 alert Dotted Line and Mail to Your Sereiceman Clip on you ROOM AND BOARD By Gene Ahern tip to with Beer BUY WAR BONDS ettakett slL NIGHT the DATE? BIG SISTER iw riwc miWB srviwjre Don best Portsthquth in Germany 3 4 5 5 Mrs Donald Camp a daughter Delores Rose ebruary 11 Pct777656555444333223 Qne Mlnute Test Answers 1 John remont explorer statesman and candidate for presi dents 2 Thirty 3 Utah hE OD CA5 3 3 3 3 37 38 27 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 while Bobby Runk made eight for New Vienna Despite the 15 points poured 3 2 4 0 3 7 '5 10 8 7 38 (' 4 UH HUH PROMISED TO MOLD HANDS WITH TED BUT Lx HEjDRpOPy G4 1 32 to say he was to hare been ex amined by a bone specialist on the day he wrote and that he hoped something could bo done for him the agony kept getting worse all the time 0 06 33 IS SM 32 MEN'S CHAMBRAY ant Plain ebruary 12 Leonard awley 81 'Martinsville eb ruary 12 Mrs Milly Terrell GUE8T STAR Bob Hooey Columbus Ohio State Journal "Reports Gotham re veal that the old guard pf major league magnates Insist that another Landis be nstned tolead organized baseball oat of Its bewilderment So Carole is suggested At legit be more photogenic than the bald arley or the crop haired Hoo jxxti't 3 0 0 01 0 By HUGH ULLERTON JR NEW YORK eb The first time Cot Larry MacPhail wee observed in the office wearing civilian clothes he sug gested that the baseball commls sloner's duties should be divided into three parts like all Gaul Some magnates might claim all gall on part to start talk ing before he actually becomes own er of a club What MacPhail neglected to mention la that 'the minor 1 agues have authorized the appointment of a full time promo tion director such as he demanded and that probably prefer to do their own organizing than to have a deputy commissioner do it for them Also that a major minor committee has been vorking about a year on a delicate problem of lending encouragement to high school ball without giving the Im pression the pros are player snatch throw for Blan Curt did likewise for Reesrille McCoy shot a long one and tied the score at 17 alL Mc Coy made one from the corner to put Blan in the lead for the first time Hamilton went in for Cor nett for Reesvllle Hall made two free throws for Blan Pinkerton added'h free throw for Reesvllle McCoy made a long shot The quarter ended with Bias in front 23 to 13 Whitacre hit from the Held Pink erton made a free throw Cramer hit a bunny ahot Curl hit from the corner Cramer made a free throw Curl again hit from the corner Polk stole the ball and scored for Curl again' hit from the corner McCoy made a shot good from the corner' Whitacre made two points on a fast break Whit acre made a fielder Curl added a tree throw Whitacre made a short shot Howard made a free throw Cramer made a free throw Whit acre hit a fielder as ths game end ed Blanchester winning 39 to 29 I Box score I port william (31) arm Labor 'Very Tight' The farm labor situation in Clin ton County was described this week by Walter Bluck county agent as With ho help from outside the county available to take the place of the young farmers who are being called enter the armed forces TP 10 4 10 4 It 39 Gin Mello TONIGHT WHEN HE5 ASLEEP I'M GOING TO RUB EMERY DUST ON THE BOW I YOU SELL HIM NEW STRINGS I'M ATER TOU WITH A SIX SHOOTER Hughes Big Reds which ths Hur ricane cage quintet defeated here in the Townsend Memorial game downed Western Hills 35 to 25 ri day night to win the Cincinnati Public High School League title' Xenia Central another of Wil mington's victims took the' meas ure of Sidney 42 to 36 Ernie Mu terspaw Buc center made 14 points Coach Roy Harveysburg' five continued Its winning streak by downing Carlisle 31 to 21 John Rafferty and Chyles ischer Scoutmaster Den ver Williams presented tenderfoot badges to 13 new Scouts Mr and Mrs John Hodge of Si bins have received a letter from their son Cpl Robert Hodge writ ten from somewhere in Germany' telling of a visit In England when ho stbed guard of bonor for the Princess Royal while she attended church Enrollment at Wilmington Col lege for the second "''semester is 149 etudents Mr and Mrs James Long of Blanchester celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday ebruary 11 with "open at their home when friends called to extend felicitations same day Mr and Whitacre also celebrated their 25th wedding an niversary with In the afternoon and Ju party for In vited guests in the evening The marriage of John Ever itt of Clarksville son of Mr and Mrs Evereitt and Miss Helen Ridinger of Dayton took place ebruary 10 at Covington Ky Mr and Mrs Morris of Lees Creek are announcing the marriage of their daughter Doro thy Jean of Dayton to Sgt Mel vin A Mueller of Cincinnati which took place January 26 at Palm Beach lai With the fuel crisis in Ohio abat ing Wilmington stores went back ebruary 14 to the plan of clos ing at noon on Wednesdays each week and will continue that cus tom unless an emergency arises Deaths Miss Berlin 50 of Spring field former Wilmington resident ebruary 11 Mrs Sarah Wil kin Lynchburg ebruary 11 Jonn i Xf A5 IT 1 5 MPS 5ODE3 IS JUST ASOCPnw CAN TO BREAK CARES COUNT ON vsi Ur AlLrbrx AttUb Htl vi Clarksville downed Kingman 24 to 18 Port William eliminated New Vienna 38 to 27 and Blan cheater defeated Reesvllle 39 to 29" the Hrst gamer" of the 30th annual Clinton County high school 'basketball tournament ebruary 16 at the Wilmington College gymnasium which was jammed with 1500 cheering fans 'Immediately following the third game the three winners drew their opponent for the quarterfinal' games Gamer february 17 Mill be: Sabina vs Jefferson Wayne vs Blanchester Adams vs Clarks ville and Martinsville PorVWil liam The six teams playing in the first round of games of thOcounty tournament were the teams that finished in the lower halt of the county league standing the top In The William Vondon Mrs Roy Mauda McDaniel 68 at Xenia eb ruary 15 Wiliam Stridor 61 Blanchester ebruary 15 Mrs Morro 72 native of Clinton County at Jeffersonville ebru ary 15 Charles Buster 74 col ored Wilmington ebruary 15: Mrs Lydia Ross 74 of Blanches ter at Lebanon ebruary 16 BirthsTo Mr plegate ebruary Gaddis Carol Ann JUST ONE ATEPNOON avjeekjtwillwqk Horoscope for Sunday If this Is your natal "TfSy are a natural born leader precise and methodical in action and you possess a pleasing strong person ality which serves you well business and social contacts Yotb are thrifty but not miserly In fact you are generous Dauntless In your efforts you no obstacle to thwart ypqr ambitions You may feel bored with your sur roundings today Transplant your self an exciting atmos phere by reading the heroic' ac counts of an adventurer The vl carious travel thrill should help you to compose yourself AND KNOW ALL THE 7 EACH GIPL CAN TAKE UlHtli tJlULb IN HER OLD CLASS WILL 7 ALL in: LAP! MEMORY It was bhd enough when Okla homa trackmen had to saw'off the end of their vaulting pole to get it into the tiny Kansas Indoor foot racing layout under stadium and worse when Half MUer Homer Spakman tried td up a third place point la the vault only to fall at the lowest qualifying height The worst came lathe two mile run when Sooner rank Leach and a Kansas rival were slogging along far behind as the gun sounded to warn the leaders there was one lap left "How ny laps for Leach "Two more1 came the reply so the pair sprinted the final round only to learn they had been lapped twice and they still had one to go On the Mrs Scott of Blanchester United Dept Store 133 NSouth Wilmington Hughes ive Wins Cincinnati Title Qurl left handed forward Rees ville dropped its game to Blan chester which was led by Whit acre with 11 points and McCoy and Hall with 10 points each This game was close until the last part of the final quarter when Roy Whitacre scored 10 points most of them on fast breaks Wilmington High School broke even in two games this week los ing to Monroe 31 to 26 ebruary 13 and then swamping Washington 44 to 19 in a South Central League contest ebruary 15 Wilmington College closed Its season with a record of one victory and 11 defeats ebruary 12 by losing to Wittenberg 46 to 36 in a rough game LOW EVERYDAY PRICES Westinghouse Sealed Bejoim Unit: S1J0 Economy Tire Auto Supply REED MGR 125 Maid Phone 2184 Household Supplies Automotive Part Words of Wisdom It Is common to men to "err but ft is only a fool that perse veres In his'error wise man al ters his opinion a fool nevtr Today's Horoicope It you will rtudy yourself care fully to discriminate between ydur many talents selecting that which best suits your nature you will I enjoy singular success in bust 1 Buck Takas Worst Beating of Season At Chamgqign CHICAGO eb The Western Conference basketball title chase was definitely a three way affair today Iowa still led but Ohio State defending champion moved down to third place after a 56 41 last half lacing from Illinois last night The victory put the threatening mini In second place Barring unforeseen upsets the title hinges on games the mini still have with the Buckeyes at Colum bus ebruary 23 and with Iowa st Iowa City in the season finale March 3 The Illlnl led 27 23 at the half last night' but Ohio State came back ito take the lead three times until that last nine minutes when the mini spurted ahead Michigan wound up its confer ence season with a thrilling 46 45 triumph over Northwestern ln an overtime period John free throw with but 30 seconds to play left provided the difference Walt Kersnlis paced the lllinl to their victory with 14 points but shared scoring with Slats iiiaeu oi unio state Ohio State meets Indiana night at Bloomlngtom Draught or Bottle and Mrs William Ap a son 8 Mr and rdie King) a daughter ebruary 6: Sgt and Mrs Harold Grooms a daugh ter Phyllis Ann ebruary 9 Mr and Mrs Paul Briggs son Law rence Carter ebruary llj'Mr and 3 4 7 29 39 29 Lumberton Mr and Mrs Thurman Oglesbee of Dayton spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mr8 Jacob Oglesbee Mr and Mrss Duf fey Johnson of Dayton were Sun day supper guests Miss Emma Ellis of Palnters vllle spent Sunday night Mrs Betty aulkner Mrs HazelBone and Stevie were Sunday of Mr and Mri) Will Hiatt and Loren Mrs Myrtle Donohoe Was a Wednesday dinner guest of Mrs Dan Nichols and attended the World Day of Prayer program at The church TE Chief AO TOU 150 OR TOUR IDDLE 'AND A GIVEN TOU 200 NOT TO SELL IT TO HIM 1 TP 4 3 0 9 2 0 18 24 18 Brooks Writes romHospital Mtx Audrey Brooks of Sabina IL 1 received ietter 'Wednes day 'from her' huawnd Pfc Ray mond Brooks 26 this being the first word she had received from him since he was reported to have been slightly wounded In actioq in Belgium' January 23 Pfc was datedeb ruary and written from a hospItal in rance He made mention of his wounds other than the second half the Blan team start ed going places and easily outdistanced Reesvllle Clarence Curl totaled 15 points for the los ers This was also the high total for the evening Clarksville Kingman Don Harner scored the first point of the tournament on a free throw after being fouled shortly after the start of the ganle Payton scored a bunny shot a second later to give Clarksville a 3 to 1' lead' Wy song scored on a short shot' Ames added a free throw for Kingman Payton hit from the corner for Clarksville Don 'made a free throw for Kingman Pouch added a free throw "to send Clarks 1 ville ahead 7 to 3 at the end of the quarter' Don Harner made a free throw a Tr A I miinm IMJ for kingman after two minutes Eitzroth Harner again? contributed a one ppm pointer Don Harner shot a Tong one and a Clarksville guard had I "bLi hie handthrough the net and Her 1 ner was awsrdedthe basket Klng I Totals first of' the contest The 1 Nw Vienna score was tied at 7 alkat halttime Game Is Slow Pierson I Bernard ouchmade a free throw foH Shaffer Clarksville after three minutes I Hartsoek made second fielder of the game Mullen made a neuter tor Clarksville Payton Port William 12 21 made a short shot on a fast break I New TIrno 11 fii Hew Burlington Mr and Mrs Roy Carr sad Mr and Mrs Donald Jones and Caret Sue were guests of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Valkert of Dayton Sun day rank Hrhan vu eallng to Zanesville SathrdarwIxhL br the death of his brother Walter Gra ham He remained for the funeral Tuesday morning Mr and Mrs Krltxer and chil dren moved last week to a'fann south of Wilmington Mr and Mrs rank Conklin of Wilmington "visited friends Sunday 'X Mrs Minnie Barnes and Miss Esther Barnes Mrs Ldclle Hill and' Miss Alma erris of Wilmington were guests ot Mr and Mrs Report Shanks and family of Dayton dy Mr and Mrs Al Brunswick od Cincinnati were guests of Mr and Mrs Samuel Shanks Sunday Mrs rank Graham was called to Xenia this week by ths illness and death of her father George Honlker Wilton Lumpkin S2C Is 111 with scarlet fever at Great Lakes Naval Training Station Mrs Horace Mltchener of near Roxanna has been a patient at Jew ish Hospital Cincinnati the past few weeks for an eye operation 'Mr and Mrs Grant Phillipa Mrs Vierd Phillips Mrs Gens Phillips and Mrs Lydia PowelL called on Mr and' Mrs Howard Stanley of Waynesville Sunday afternoon yestboro Sunday'guests' of Mr and Mrs Gideon Koggatt were Mr and Mrs' Harold Hoggatt of Dayton Mrs Leja Dudley whohu been 111 Is slowlyM ecoverlng Mr and Mrs Thomas Stanley and family of Virginia Levee hare moved to the Virgil Bright farm Mrs Sarah isher la very III following a stroke of paralysis suffered riday night Sunday guests of Mr and William Bilderback were 1 Mr and Mrs Haines of Lynchburg and Mrs Bessie Van Beier Blan chester Mr and Mrs Leonard Wright of Dayton and Paul Berger Mrs Ora Berger and Mias Betty Berg er Springfield were Sunday guests of Mrs Olive Berger UM AH I HIS PRACTICING ANNOYS TOU WHY AH TOU CAN OSET IT WITH ACCORDION MUSIC" AHM" WOULD TOU LIKE TO BUY MINE? Totals Scars at quarters: Clarksville 7 7 Kingman 3 7 five teams being seeded the quarterfinal bracket four winners In the ebruary 17 games will battle it out ebruary 23 24 for the four positions In the tournament the top three teams going to the Dayton district tourney game with Kingman was slow with the score being tied at 7 all at the half Robert ouch led the Clarksville scorers with seven points while Payton and Mullen made six each nine points was the for Kingman Stephens Gets 10 Points Port William and Naw Vienna I had a faster game with both teams hitting the basket with more reg ularity Port had a fairly com fortable lead for the last three Zollinger at Piqua ebruary I luairters the game Billy Steph 12 Mrs Linnie Bell ox 72 Pleas WM h8b for Port TP 7 6 4 6 1 0 24 i is O' 0 3 0 5 Wine AU kinds of wine in your Sports Roundup ftsg You are very considerate of friends and dear ones and should enjoka happy married life Past information you have acquired may stah ou In good stead while friendly Saturn' rays pre vail Your specialized knowledge may be just thq thing for the as signment given to you Be to success slgnalsX a 9 Mixed Drinks ESlo'Gin 2 3 2 3 0 0 10 By LES ORGRAVE Wysong and Don Harner were ejected from the game after a tangle under the Kingman basket Marvin Kenney injured an ankle and was replaced by Tom Shipley There was no further scoring Clarksville winning 24 to 18 Box score: Clarksville (24) ouch Payton Wysong Mullen Bagford Williams Totals Kingman (18) Dean Harner Lane Ames Don Harner naruwi Kenney ouch made two points on a fast MqW break ouch added a free throw lennu ri William Dean Harner made a fielder for i Bobby Runk tossed' In a free Kingman to end the scoring in thetrow for New Vienna after foul third period with Clarksville lead 101 first play' Mac Weller made ing15 to 11 bucket for Port William Beal Glenn Williams went In for Mui made long shot for Port Runk len for Clarksville Dean Harner tossed In a fielder Weller made made a free for Kingman fielder and was fouled on the Mullen returned and hit a long ply making good his free throw shot Bagford made a fret throw I to Eive Port a 7 to 3 lead Mln Don Harner made one from the x'er made a long "shot Stephens corner Don Harner made a one made a two pointer Runk made pointer for Kingman bringing the a free throw Huffman made one score to 18 15 Clarksville with five from James made a minutes left ouch batted in a free throw Stephens made one two pointer Ames made good two from the corner Bernard made charity tosses Dean Harner made a free thtqw as the quarter ended a free throw to narrow the score with Port ahead 12 to 9 to 20 18 Clarksville MitUen flip Stephens made a short' shot ped in a shot from the side for I Kunk added a fre throw for New Clarksville Wysong hit a one 4 Vienna James hit one from the handed shot Wysong and Don corner Eitzroth tossed in a free throw Stephens batt'e in a two pointer Runk made a charity toss Marvin Bfeam replaced Mae Weller for Port BeaiTnade a short shot as the half ended with Port in front 21 to 11 Port Moves On 'T James made a long shot for Port to start the third quarter Stephens made a short shot Beam made I two free throws Minzler made a fielder for New Vienna James and Stephens made free throws for 1 Port Beal flipped In one fromlheaide Bill Huffman entered I the game for Pierron for NewVienna Beal made a free throw i Shaffer made a fielder for New Vienna as the third quarter ended Port leading 32 to 15 Marvin Beam flipped one in for Pprt William Shaffer retaliated for New Vienna Stephens made a free throw Bob Huffman made one from the corner Bob Huff man stole the ball on the next play and made a short shot Bill Huff man hit from the field Rank made a short shot Beam sunk a free throw for Port Bill Huffman shot a long one as New Vienna cut lead Weller made two free throws for Port The game ended shortiy afterward with Port win ning 09 a Box score: Blanchetr (3J) McCoy Cramer i Hall Johnaton Whitacre Totals 15 Rtesvllls (29) I Curl Hamilton 0 Harman A Cornett 0 Howard 0 Polk 9 Pinkerton Totals Score at quarters: Blaneheater 5 1123 IleeavtlJ Harold Green and Don Howard if 1 1 Zimmerman's ReistciaritWf? South St Wilmington OMu Vi 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 10 15 11 Blanchestr Reesville Clarence Curl scored on the off play for ReesvilleX Harry Hall made Blan's first point? op a free throw Jim Pinkerton added a free throw for Reesvllle Harrv Hall made a free throw Harry Me5 coy made a free throw for Ban tid ing the score at 3 all Curl hit from the corner Hall made a bun ny shot io tie the score agalp How ard made a free throw to put Rees ville in the lead 6 to 5 at the quar Bobby Cornett went In at guard in place of Carmen for Reesvllle McCoy made a free throw for Blan to tie the score Curl scored from the field Pinkerton made a short shot So did Hall for Blan Curl added a free throw Pinkerton made two more Johnson hit from the field for Blan Polk hit a long one for Reesvllle Johnson made a short'shot as the quarter endedj Reesvllle leading 15 to 12 Score" Is Tied Hal) made a short shot for Blan Howard made a free throw for Reesvllle Whitacre made free POQ UY PAUL ROBINSON One Mlnut Test Who the name Golden Gate to San rancisco AiVhat is the minimum age for a united States senator? 3 Which of the states has beehive for its emblem? CLOTHING i Bonecutters Smart Shop for the Smart Dresser V' LLt rf A 'i Muin St Wilmington Ohio 7 URNISHINGS SHOES Pl Mr am local Red Cross surgical dressings mwftl be closed Since tbs room wig opened la September IML'Women'ot the county meetingthere have made 553500 dressings irst enterprise to be established on the 36 acre Telfair tract atJhe eastern edge of Wilmington whichha been jrensf erred from the Ciri cinnaU Livestock Producers mUsion to Cooperative Agricultural Enterprlses Inc will be stock yards construction of which wi be started as soon as possible AH buildings and facilities for the stockyards will be built bjr the Clin ton County owned Cooperatives En terprises but will be leased to the Cincinnati Association for opera tion Buildings are estimated tb cost between $30006 and $40000 Slightly Wounded Pfc Raymond Brooks husband of Mrr Audrey Brooks of Sabina was alightlywounded In action InBelsium January23 Miss Jean Davis dauhter of John Davis of the Prairie Road snd James Allen Hendrickson sonsj Mr and Hrs Edgar A Hendrick sou were married ebruary 10 at the home ot the bridegroom Sgt Cecil A Skelly former manager of the NewLaMax Thea ter who suffered frozen eet while serving with the Army Medical Corps in rance has been re turned to the United States after spending some time In a hospital in England Mr and Mrs Alton Haworth of pear Wilmington have received word that their nephew Sgt Ed ward Doan 22 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Doan was killed In action January 31 Wins War Bond Prize Rov Joe Siuckev and Mrs Stuckey and a senior in Wilmington High School has won two $100 war bonds for writ ing the best essay on "Why I Am Proud To Be an American in a contest held in 138 cities in four des Ralph Curliss 19 son of Mrs uscar uurnss 01 'iltningtorix was reported slightly wounded in action in Belgium ebruary 1 Also renorted Wounded In action was Cpl William Thomas 39 son of Mrs Gertrude Thomas of Port William Ito wasservine with an engineering unit in beyte when he was hit in the head Dy an exploding shell In observance of Boy Scout week 18 persons including Scouts and tbetr friends attended the annual potluck supper of Troop 44 held ebruary 14 at IOO Hall Awards for achievement were made to Theodore Vandervort Bruce Buck ley Thomas Starbuck Daniel Hillsboro Beaten The' League Leading Chillicothe Red Devils hi little trouble in downing the Indians' at'Hlltoboro riday night by a score of 31 to 19 Chillicothe eagers led all the way being ahead 6 to 3 at the quarter 11 to 7 at halftime and 24 to 12 starting Into the Gnat quar ter Greenfield McClain swamped the invading Circleville quintet 43 to 14 Thompson McClain forward made 14 points win knocked Clrcje ville out of a tie for second place tn he South Central League the two teams having been tied for that position LEAGUE STANDING Team Chlllilth 7 Ireenfleld 1 Circlevilli Wilmington' Hillsboro Wellington 4 3 2 TT TOC I 1 0 I I a lO mi iM pUk 'IiIKI ifmh a xi ruiNJN iwhcn ANYHOW XA SAlDSHEHADAHUDCXf 3 AffirrViC 1 SWELL ON I ELT LIKE SOME GIVE ONE SOCKED ME IN 1HE HIM STOMACH toe LLkm A gEEZE'MTK XXT CREEPS? 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