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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
In Hollywood
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Corresponds

HOLLYWOOD - Short takes:
Heads of the picture business be-
lieve, apparently on the strength
of private assurances, that tn e
draft won't catch any important
actors or technicians. It's believed
movies will be declared an essen
tial industry, and that in the event
OF wal Hollywood films will be
considered all the more essential
as morale builders and propaganda
vehicles.
And this time, too, it's likely
that players will be protected from
the Stacker stigma which hurt
some of them in'17 and '18. The
government may specifically order
actors to keep on acting, camera
men, scenarists, directors to re-
main at their regular jobs.
The best thing the government
could do for my morale, though,
would be to assign all the Holly
wood composers to writing a new
tune for God Bless America"
Both leading ladies in Citizen
Kane"-Dorothy Comingore (Mrs.
Richard Collins) and Ruth Warrick
CMrs. Erik Rolf)-are expecting
babies. Orson Welles calls his com
pany the Stork Club 80. Wonder
il we'll see this double billing:
Brigham Young-Too Many
Girls"
WAYNE DIDN'T
ASK ENOUGH
After two sneak previeWs at
which audiences laughed at e
overdone melodrama. the Norma
Shearer starrer, Escape" h a S
been extensively refined and is
ready for the screen John
Wayne offered to play opposite
Marlene Dietrich in Seven Sin
neres" for S25, 900. But he was put
on weekly salary and production
has lasted so long he's now get
ting out with $50, 900.
Grover Jones, the writer, died
last month, but his name will be
appearing in the credit titles of
six new pictures for more than a
year ann Sheridan gets a
title role in strawberry Blonde"
which is a new name for that old
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
In Washington
BY Z CATION

WASH1NGTON.-The build-up to
get Congress to make American
loans available to Great Britain
has already begun, with tacit ad-
ministration approval. Meanwhile,
the governments own figures show
that right now, at least. Britain
still has ample resources to fl
nance wal purchases in the United
States.
When the a began, British in
vestments in the United States (ac-
cording to U. S. Department OF
Commerce figures) stood at slight.
~ more than 49, 300, 600, 900. In
addition British-owned dollar bal
ances in the United States totalled
1857, 900, 900.
During the first year of the war,
the empire sent a little over a bill
hon in gold to this country. About
zoo, 600, 900 of the dollar balances
were used up, plus the proceeds of
the liquidation of some $50, OOO..
600 in securities.
British security holdings, in 9th
er words, still stand at approx
mately So, $50, 900, 900, while dollar
balances of about $500, 900, 900 are
available.
ENLISTMENT
CONFUSION
The War Department seems to
be proceeding On the theory that
the right hand needn't know what
the left hand is doing, at least in
the matter of volunteers.
1t began by announcing that no
one-year enlistments would be &C.
cepted. Then, since so many young
men seemed anxious to sign up for
a year, and get it over with, it was
announced one-year enlistments
we're okay. But. somebody failed
to notify the various recruiting
statlons-and 10 days after this an
nouncement, men who tried to en-
list for n year we're being turned
down.
And when the thing finally got
Strengthened out, it developed one
year enlistments, have been legal
since back around 1880. The army
a never especially liked them,
but 1t has been taking them all
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along; has averaged around 200
or $50 a year for the last decade.
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and automobile assembly plants,
and farm implement makers and
knitting mills and packing houses
and food processing plants and mu-
nitions works and all the O t h e r
complex industries necessary to
make a nation self-sufficient.
The war efforts of Australia and
New Zealand show their ability to
finance their own show, to furnish
not only recruits for armies abroad
but to equip these men and to keep
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DOLLARS FOR
GOODWILL

Look for the early appointment
Of an ultra high-powered commit
tee to propaganda South Ameri-
ca in favor of Uncle Sam. The
thing is heading up under Nelson
Rockefeller's direction, and a big
program is planned. There'n be a
moving picture division, a news
paper division, another d e a n 6
with magazines, another dealing
with trade relations, and SO on.
This government has around So
500, 900 to put into the job and
there's more where that c a m e
from; idea is to douse the CONT
nent in goodwill stuff both by word
and deed, and make the general
idea of hemisphere solidarity as
popular there as it is here. 2
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JAP PRESS AGAIN
THREATENS DUTCH
U. S. Ambassador Confers
Al Tokyo As More Ma
tionals Leave For u. S.

TOKYO, Oct. 23.-RNThe IN
fluential newspaper Asahl ae-
clared today Japan must BRING tne
Netherlands East Indies over 10
CUR side'-by EARNED force II
necessary-to provide Oil Tor the
japanese war machine.
It indicated negotiations to OBJ
tain the Indies oil SO far had
failed and said: ..
EITHER we must show them II
is clearly against their interests
to rely on Britain and the onl1eo
States, or we must resort to armed
force and make them comply.
mo matter how we might Try
to reason with the Dutch, 1t
would be a sheer waste of time
and energy unless e Anglo
American policy changes" -,
Although the japanese have sald
an oil agreement was concluded
with the Indies last Saturday, the
Tokyo press generally seemed 10
believe the matter still was un-
80
satisfactory.
Dutch officials at Batavia have
denied an agreement was reach
ed
SHANGHAI, O c t.. 23.-CP-
Most of the wives and the children
of United States naval and marine
personnel in China will sail LOT
home Nov. 10 aboard the Amerl-
car liners Monterey and Marlpo-
sa.
TOKYO, Oct. 23.|R-United
States Ambassador Joseph T.
Grew conferred lengthily at the
foreign office today with vice MN.
lister of foreign affairs Chulchl
HASH. No details of their talh
were available Immediately.
TOKYO, Oct. 23.-P-Yakichl-
re Suma, japanese oreign office
spokesman, said today statements
by United States Navy Secretary
Frank Knox that the United States
must have more Pacific bases
we're ''tingled with election feel
ing"
1--WE are not voting" Suma said.
$50 OUR task is to remain calm IN
the face of all such remarks.
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PoWERMATIc SHIFTING-Vast
reduction in driving effort-and.
with Plymouth new transmits
sion, actual elimination of Ger.
tain shifting motions!
Every phase of handling this
new Plymouth starting, stop
ping, parkihg-is a dream come
true! Drive Plymouth today!
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BRITISH REPORT
Raj SUCCESSES
Neutral Observers Quoted
As To Bombing Damage
Throughout Reich

LONDON. Oct. 23.-P-A full
month and a half of day and night
bombing of German bases along a
2.OOO-mile front was officially re-
ported tonight to have smashed 4
concentrated German attempt to in
wade England.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-F-The Air
Ministry News Service said today it
had reliable information that 20 per
cent of Germans productive capaci-
ty- had been affected by British
bombing, and that the Germans have
been forced to contemplate the ere
building of Hamburg, the Reich's
greatest seaport.
An informed foreign industrialist
was quoted as saying about 20 per
cent of the Reich's total productive
capacity has been affected by the re-
peated attacks.
In the Meuhof area of Hamburg.
for instance, large oil %refineries have
been forced to close, and three silos
containing 5000 tons of wheat,
docks and important dockside build
ings were said to have been destroy
ed.
A recent advertisement in Adolf
Hitler's newspaper Voelkischer Beo-
bachter, headed ''~replanning and re-
building Of Hanseatic Hamburg" of
fered a good period of employment
to numerous persons from "archi-
tects to the lowest grade of clerks"
Authoritative quarters said, how
ever, that extremely bad weather
kept the Royal Air Force grounded
in Britain last night and no new at
tacks were made on the Reich.
These sources said evidence had
come to hand of the wrecking If a
Gasworks at Gelsenkirchen, which is
one of the largest of its kind in
Europe.
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them supplied while in t6a ..,
without help from home. Nslo
The people of these couptri.,
have developed a way of life n.'
is their own-another sure ar'cA
growing national conscion Oh
which makes a world power Vts,
they have borrowed freeIv +s.''e
England and America in detorn oT.
ing their form of government ,ha.
have added something on in fl +r II
borrowings to make the final
suit distinctly native It.
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FUEHRER
IN DUTCH

Confidential advices in the capt.
tai say that Hitler is having more
trouble with the Dutch than with
any other conquered people. In fact
the Dutch situation is one of the
big reasons why the let's-beat-Hit-
Ter crowd want to see the U. S.
get in the war. For this reason:
According to the inside dope, all
the Dutch need is a little hope.
# something dramatic Qike a U. S.
declaration of war; should con-
vince them that in the end the
Nazis could be showed out, there'd
be more sabotage, passive and ac-
tive resistance and general tossing
of monkey wrenches into the ma
chinery than Hitler could easily
handle. If things drag along and
it looks like an eventual Hitler vic
tory, on the other hand, the Hol-
landers aren't going to stick their
neckS out.
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CALDWELL TALKS
TO N. C.. GRANGE
Farmer Organization Be-
gins 18th Annual Ses-
sion At Salisbury

SALISBURY, Oct. 23-P-Harry
r Caldwell, master of the State
Grange. told delegates to the Or
~panization's 18th annual convention
that "a. system of distribution
for agriculture that will give the
farmer price control machinery and
a fair share of the national income
should be developed.
Caldwell also advocated a national
defense program that must not per
nit individuals or corporations to
profit from war."
He proposed a 12-point program
Cooking to a more prosperous state
and nation and a "three-polnt de.
Tense program.
Government price fixing and a
sound cooperative marketing pro-
gram" were termed by Caldwell as
the two principal suggestions re-
ceiving consideration to obtain a
fair share of national income for
the farmers"
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Butter, Buiierfai
Prices Advanced

Butter and buttcrfat were listed
in higher brackets Thursday with
a one-cent raise in the former COM
modify and a two-ccnt raise in the
latter. New prices. as quoted by
Tacoma wholesalers. placed o.
score butter at 37ia cents per H..
and lesses scores at &c. and 80
cents per ID. Butteffat carried a
fiat price Of IS cents
Produce market remained gen
orally unchanged Caullflower.
lettuce and grapefruit were among
Items received In early shipments.
Cauliflower was priced At 81 IS per
crate. lettuce. California. $3.50 per
crate, and Texas grapefruit. $3.50
per crate. Arizona grapefruit was
priced from S1.S5 TO 81 per crate
Listed quotations are wholesale.
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PIANOS 20 rent-rent applied
CLINTON's. Ilth a Fawoett MA $3.50
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Investment Trusts
hld
THURSDAY
Injured in Accident

Head cuts and bruises from Il
traffic collision sent Mrs. Zilpha
Rose, S40s So. Durango St. to Ia
coma General hospital for observa-
ton Thursday morning. She was n
passenger In ear driven by
Thomas J. Riddle. Is. 1918 So.
Gunnison st. in the collision with
second car at So. saith and
Madison. Riddle told police he did
not obtain the name of the other
driver.
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Behind the
Ticker
ny LOUIS VI. SCHNEIDER

NEW YORk-Securities prices.
says a recognized market com
mentator, are rejecting one Of
those spells OF extreme psychol-
ogical depression in which the
besrish aspect of every item of
news is magnified thousandfold
Propaganda emphasizing Great
Britain's plight is taking hold. In
financial offices. with tongue In
cheek. reports are repeated of
England's being as good ms done.
And when congress deferred con
sideration of British aid until next
January, that finished the bearish
picture.
Moreover-Wall Street is gloomy
on its own because stock exchange
seat prices are lower than they
were 40 years ago; the seoun-
ties and exchange commission is
bounding utilities to pay less In
dividends and apply more funds to
depreciation write-offs; air lines
are again feeling the unfliendlv
hand OF the White House, and
taxes will be lifted again in 1871.
Doubt - Nowhere in the world
are emotions expressed AS freely
AS In Wall Street. But, ask eN-
pcrienoed traders. what news can
come out TO offset the bearish fac
torsy II may be. they admit. that
gloom is being overdone. But viii
President Roosevelt say anything
to better business sentiment And.
believe IL or not. traders don't ex-
pect prices to stage sustained
upward price advance until the
president does say friendly word.
Artificial - Washington advices
are that defense experts see n sus-
tanned upward squirt in the ma
tional income from now into 1a4S.
The estimates show that the 1929
all-time high OF ssi.1o0, 600. 900
will easily be exceeded.
Estimates of 1910 national in
come call for total of slightly
be- ter than ST.. o0o. o0o. 900. The
lssl figure is placed at from SIS, :
900 ,00o. 900 to 500 900 900 600. And
tn 1912 national income estimate
is SOS. 0oo. 900 600.
The optimistic predictions are
based on industrial expansion for
n; tional defense. rearmament eN-
penditures and sharp reduction
in unemployment. Taking all fac
tor into consideration. say bust
ness economists. II spells out a
temporary war boom and not solid
national betterment.
L. g. Financing = It's official
that the treasury department will
do about 81 600. 600. 600 worth Of
refunding and new money finsnc-
ing this month. The actual proce-
dure viii be announced late this
week or early next week.
Reports Are That - To date
Remington Rand has only small
amount national defense orders
additional contracts likely soon
|. 4. Rsyonier shares liked by in
vestment managers Detroit
Edisons ls$e net estimated slight
ly above that Of lsSs-sfter all
taxes For greater trading APP
pc there's switching from Dresser
Manufacturing into international
Paper Doehler Die Casting
operating fun time on national
defense and commercial bookings
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Stock Average Unchanged
In Dull Days Trading!
Markets of q
Glance
TIT RSnaY

THURSDAY
stocks: Irregular and quiet.
Bonds; lrregulariy higher, L.
5. governments higher.
Curb Stocks: Irregular
Foreign Exchange: Steady.
Cotton; Up a. much - 40
cents bale after setting new
seasons highs on gains rang
ing TO s. cents.
Wheat: Unchanged to off !.
cent.
Corn: OFF -.
Rubber: Firm.
silver: Unchanged in New
York.
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III HAPPY

thursday. DECEMBER

TIL RSDAY. DECEMBER
Jesse D. Berkhrimer, Dash
Point.
Dolores Hermsen, sisf, 10.
Fife ~.
Mrs. Elsie Sweet, 1920 No.
Prospect II.
Mrs. Alb~rt I,oska. 81, 25t7
"a. J IT.
Janice Marlenr schultz, 1881
"a. Yakima ave.
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s"ot'o ooVsbt1 snhfeS against tJo. q
900 Wednesday. Curb stock sales
Thursday were $4,000 against
$4,000 shares yesterday.
NEW yoRk-lhe main body Of
stocks registered small gains and
losses Thursday SO that on aver
age the list was about unchanged
In dun trading.
Selectiye buying and selling pro
euced = few features. Leadership
in volume held by Commonwealth
e. Southern yesterday went to
Ichigh Valley Coal. Common
wealth sells around IS cents n
share while Lehigh today hit so
cents share and registered a loss
Of 3-le point. or about 80 per cent.
Loft, second in activity. lost
more than a point Also fairly
active were Commonwealth a
Southern and Consolidated Edison.
The price features on the upside
included American Wooden pre-
ferred. which touched SO up 81,
on declaration by the directors OF
81 dividend: Foster Wheeler pre-
ferred al new high of 1i2 up 4;
General Outdoor Advertising At 53
up 3% Minneapolis-Mohne Power
Implement preferred COS up 81
Universal Pictures first preferred
1ol up 2: Gulf Mobile a Ohio pre-
ferred 12a up lie, and DUPONT
leoh up ! ~.
Quotations courtesy Dean Witfer a
Co. Washington Bldg. members
New York Stock Exchange
High Low Close
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SELL with Times Want
ADS BERTHA LEHMAN s7T No.
Tscoms ave. call a. The Tacoma
Times office for two free tickets 70
the Tempe Ioester. i2-S-so
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Lost and Found
By LichtY

Lost and Found
/ osT-WHITE DOG with black
l spots Answers TO the name OF
"Puggy". Lost IN vicinity OF 18Th
and Pacific. Main 6070. i2l54
Pacific.
/ OsT-PoNTIAC TIRE and WHEEL.
l. Left IN front OF Arts Cafe. South
Tacoma Blue with red stripes 10
in wheel Reward 1884 South
Tacoma Way
/ OsT-FEMALE FOX TERRIER type
! black and white with tan face
Vicinity South ION and Sprague
Reward Phone Main 1910.
: OsT-TAN MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA
L wearing blue and white sweater
MAIN s4oS. Reward
/ osT-MAN's GOLD WRIST WATCH
! yellow leather band downtown
Monday night. Reward Main Oll3
/ OsT - GOLD RIMMED GLASSES
! Nov %. Return Csswell Optical Co.
I osT-GLASSES advertised without
! charge Call Caswell Optical Co
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dec. 2s Dec. o Dec ~ Dec. q
Data supplied by q S Weather
bureau. Department OF Commerce.
washingtons forecast - Partly
cloudy and at times unsettled
Thursday night and Friday; rain
in the east and showers in the west
portion; cooler IN the interior OF
west portion Thursday night: mod
crate to fresh westerly wind off
coast moderate northwest wind
over inland waters.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at a m. Thursday.
.35 inch; since Dec. l. 70 inches, a
shortage of 80 inch; since Jan. /.
1912 inches, shortage of 1.73
inches
Wind at S a. m. Thursday. south
west is m. p. H.. barometer at
20 so and rising. OF.
Sun rises at 7:4l a m. Friday
and sets at 4:21 ?. m.
Tacoma's weather on Dec. 3.
1889 - Cloudy. ID inch of rain.
maximum temperature 80 degrees
and minimum as Highest wind
velocity rs m. p. h. from the south.
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WALLPAPER remnants lo-roll lots.
soc up JOHNSON PAINT CO.
li42 Broadway. Broadway 5242
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RErREAD TIRES. MAIL ORDERS
Batteries s225: $500 tires. 81 up.
Ault Tire Service. 220 Puy. BR 1888.
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DIDC la-inch galvanized &C.. as IS
f6C s.-inch galvanized -. 7<5
TACOMA JUNK co
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MARSHALL WELLS wood oirculator
Tor four 10 five rooms. Excellent
condition. $50 407 So. 54th.
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FORDSON gas donkey. good running
order Route I. Box 75-A. Buckley,
Wash.
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COLEMAN OIL Circulating Heaters,
vs. 20. Heats 70 rooms. terms.
HOMER KING. INC. 74s Market
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FAMILY SIZE Septic TANKS, 81 IS.
Modern Supply Co. 1874 Commerce
Street MAin o534
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ACC Glazing and Mirrors. sales
OL|N0O and service Tacoma Glass
Co I52e-l52s Commerce MA 2il2
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HENOi lINO Expert Repairs
Acme Washer Ser 1892 So L. GA $685.
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CROWN EMPRESS RANGE. Separator.
Washing Machine. 1921 East 4eth.
Garland I74f
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N. Y. CURB STOCKS

Closing Prices Furnished by
Damn NNIftrr A. Enr,nnntaa.
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soy' MAJESTIC RADIOS os "a
TED BROWN MUSIC. ll2l Broadway
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Ag0LCCI CLAIp for rent. over
~ I'LL ~ Mn lands Ma 1886
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Fast-Action Advertisinq
n YOU have something to sell reach
more Tacoma homes at less adver-
Using cost bv placing your message
in THE TIMES WANT ADS
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hOC pCO FOR RENT
TlOOF ] ~ S-O Main s27q
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REPAIR DOLLS now: avoid Xmas rush
WIGS Doll Hospital. 1881 st. Helms
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GOOD salesladv wants work in store
for holidays. Jewelry preferred
Main 1873.
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LIONEL electric train. sl2. 1902
South 5lst
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Situations Wanted, Male
Situations Wanted, Female

RELIABLE MAN 10 work in exchange
Tor apartment. 1924 : Pacific ave.
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New FIRST Pull Last
Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
Dec 2s Dec o Dee. ~ Dee n
Data supplied by u S Weather
bureau. Department OF Commerce.
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SEE our splendid assortment OF
VACUUM CLEANERS - models to
fit every need New or rebuilt
RHODES. attn FLOOR
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YOUNG canary singers. seven months
old $3.50 each 4502 North 10th.
Proctor p9lE
Evening star., 1940-05-26
JewishC. {. 10 Honor
Athletic Leaders
AT Fete Tonight
Outstanding Team Award
Goes to Championship
Basket Ball Quint

Celebrities from all corners of the
sports world will be present tonight
when Jewish Community Center
athletes receive their awards for
the past year. The gala affair is
scheduled for 7:30.
Joe Judge, Nick Altrock, Andy
Farkas, Tuffy Leemans, "Mush"
Dubofsky and Dick Tennyson will
address the gathering briefly.
Another feature will be "Old
Timers Night" in boxing. Return
ing leather-pushers to be honored
are Bobby Goldstein, former inter-
collegiate lightweight champion;
Leon Shub, Mike Tardugno, runner
up in the National A. A. U. and
Olympic trials; Jocko Miller, Gus
Mirman and Matte Brown.
The center's unlimited basket
ball team will receive trophies en-
blematic of its Community League
championship in the outstanding
team award. Other teams rating
trophies are Phalanx Club, Club 13,
Cardoza Club, Spartans and A. z. A.
Jack Roster, Section A singles
champion, and Jack Said and Abe
Simon, doubles winners, will receive
handball awards along with Eddie
Dennison, Section B champion. Max
Nausbaum will be honored as the
most valuable player in the senior
basket ball circuit and Bill Kaiser
will be rewarded as the man who
has done the most for athletics at
the center.
The final award will be bestowed
on the Jewish Lions ping pong
champions.