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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
BEES SEE SUN

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 27-
R-The first warm sun they have
had in Texas beamed on the Bos-
ton Bees today, tempting several
of Casey Stengel's pitchers to cut
loose.
Nanny Salvo, 10-game winner
last season, tried out some of his
stuff and the veteran Jim Tobin
astounded many of the rockies with
his assortment of tricky knuckle-
balls.
Stengel was enthusiastic over
the graceful delivery of Warren
SPAIN, Buffalo schoolboy south.
paw ear-marked for the Evans
vile farm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
AS BAT HARD

ANAHEIM, CAL, Feb. 27-(R-
Connie Mack has prescribed three
rounds of batting practice daily
for his Philadelphia Athletics, who
lost quite DIT of training time be-
cause of rain.
Comics boys are getting in
plenty Of fly shagging, too, in prep
aration for the opening Sunday of
the exhibition game schedule.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
WIN IN FINAL

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 81. - Up - A
putting practice session at lunch
time helped Dick Chapman consid-
eraoly today and with George Daw-
son Of Chicago, rallied to defeat Mi
amls solfing policeman, Earl Chri-
tlanson and Harvey Draughon. 8 and
III the finals of the Miami Biltmore
Amateur four-ball tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28

x,ond 41-32 either.
D'' Doing All Right
And despite the fact that the
49, between Carolina and Duke,
s'' .oams that always draw a
capacity ,.s crowd when they the meet meet
wy VIZ nlaved last night, the tourna-
,,,aor mr is doing about all the busl-
,5s ness it can stand .... .
l''r, r.,m last reports everything was
n -I oIlt except 200 tickets for the
sou so,s s. Saturday night. And by this
tin,s li[a,' YOU can bet on it thai those
sna slIp' are : gone. That's the way the
raav -uv as IS and if you don't watch
u+1sC s,'+ some basketball history is 60
'na au, to so be made in this l94l meet
' Draft Worries
nr,ft worries are predominant
overv baseball camp these days,
III n1+souoh so there's not quite as much
dt'litS a. tbiS as people are led to be-
1iere III The Greenberg case, which
IL l'' sttrgcting considerable atten-
hon is No. / in importance, both
nou, au and in future decisions.
From reports reaching us a lot
4 draft boards are going to hinge
heir decisions on the outcome OF
tbo , Greenberg case. If the hetty
Tiaer slugger gets "occupatlonal
deferment' then you can bet that
lot of other people, that are not
baseball players. will get the same
thing.
But in talking about worries from
tbe Army draft. most Of the teams
bIrt bv the call of khaki will be
minor leaguers. The thing stacks
IN this way. By the time a player
oets into the major leagues, he's
making enough money to get mar
rie3 and he does. Thus he has de-
pendents On the other hand, a lot
Of struggling young players in the
minors are making from $50 a
month up and that won't allow the
annexation of a dependent.
This and That
The annual Bladen county bas-
ketball tournament will be held IN
the Clarkton gym March 6, 7 and
10. Evergreen high schools
boys are the latest to enter the
Star-News-Y. M. C. A. basketball
tournament. Dunn's girls have
entered, but the boys are unable
10 participate due to baseball prac-
tice ,Shuney Britain plans to
open his baseball school here next
Monday. There should be one
or two prospects good enough for
professional baseball tryouts this
spring in the lot Lew jenkins
is our choice in the battle with
Lou Ambers tonight. The Sweet
water Slugger hits too hard and
TOO often for the Herkimer Hur-
ricane The Sporting News is
the authority for the statement
that there hasn't been an, unas-
sisted triple play since 1927 when
they we're executed on two sue
ceSSive days in the major lea
CUES. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28

der-the-basket specialist, paced the
Gamecocks with 10 points each.
High-scorer of the game was Robert
Erickson, Richmond forward, who
accounted for 12 points.
Mac Pitt, Jr., son of the Rich
mond basketball coach, displayed
some mighty neat floor work, and
scored 10 points. Preston Westmore'
land, South Carolina forward who
likes to sing grand opera, was one
of the sparkplugs of his teams at
tack, and accounted for nine points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
SMOKE RINGS
Cage Bombshells
By SAM RAGAN

N only are legislative bombshes being thrown in Ra
b; week. but several little surprise explosives are be-
Rs tossed about in Memorial auditorium where the South
my prence basketball tournament is being played.
Ont of the hardwood tussles of yesterday afternoon
ane the prediction that William Mary victors over
@ n Forest by 52-34 count, may prove the surprise
% If the tournament And there was nothing lacking IN
team tha South Carolina Gamecocks romped over Rich
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
V. M. 1. TRIUMPHS

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 27-(R-
V. M. is wrestling team, with
substitutes replacing six regulars
who were travelling to College Park,
Md, for the Southern conference
mat tournament, ended it's home
season today with an eighteen to
six victory over Davidson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
BROWNS GET READY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. u.
-tRtThe St. Louis Browns pre-
pared today for the influx Of in
fielders and outfielders to start
spring training in earnest tomor-
row. Three players still are I'm.
signed-Don Heffner, Myril Hoag
and Roy Cullenbine.
Johnny Lucadello rookie cunning
for Heffner's second base job, went
through his first workout and ham,
mered the ball hard from both
sides of the plate. He is a switch
hitter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
READY FOR SERIES

HAVANA, Feb. 27.-lR-Bill Ter
ry brought his New York Giants
here today from their Miami train
ing camp for a three-game exhibi-
ton series with the Dodgers, start
ing tomorrow.
Both the Giants and Dodgers,
however, were kept from practic-
ing at tropical stadium because
Of rain. Terry said he planned to
send Paul Dean, Bump Hadley and
Cliff Melton to the mound in the
first tussle. Leo Durocher of the
Dodgers announced his pitchers
would be Kirby Higbe, who beat
the Giants five out of six times
while with the Phillies last year,
Curt Davis and Bill Swift
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
YORK ARRIVES

LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 27-R-
Rudy York, member of the Detroit
Tigers famous home run firm OF
Greenberg and York, arrived in
the Tiger camp today to join other
early birds in training.
The big first baseman said he
had signed his contract and in
dicated he was well pleased.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
Spring Training Briefs

one seasons play through their
years military service is beside
the point, he said.
1--WE, as group, should not pro-
test the mid-season drafting for
the simple reason that the critics
of organized baseball would well
come a chance to accuse us of
hampering the defense program. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
BREADON SPEAKS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb.
27.-R-President Sam Breadon of
the St. Louis Cardinals counseled
organized baseball today not to
criticize mid-season drafting Of
players for selective military train
ing. .t...
Whether it's logical or not to
draft ball players only in the off
season SO that they will lose only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
STATE

Ending tonight at Warner Bros State theater is the comedy hit Road to Zanzibar" starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy La- mour; also "Ellery Queens Pent- house Mystery" with Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay.
 Bette Davis the inimitable. twice winner of the Academy Award and acknowledged queen of the screen returns to the State theater starting tomorrow in her latest and greatest picture "The Great Lie" being CO., starred with George Brent, her sweetheart of "The Old Maid" and Victory.
 "The Great Lie", is a modern love story of magnificent cheat and In 1t Bette is said to surpass even her superb performance in "The Letter.. It is the first role of its type that the popular dramatic star has played since she rose to stellar heights.
 Maggie, the character she por- trays, is normal American girl, very much in love and willing to fight all odds to keep the man she loves. There isn't a trace of mean ness about her and she is naturally @ gay and happy person, @ wealthy girl who chooses to lead a simple, country life on her farm in Mary land.
 All the feminine skull druggery which enters the plot is carried on by Mary Astor, who returns to the screen giving @ superb performance as Bette's rival for Brent's love.
 One of the most interesting points of the picture is the way these three characters change and develop un. der the stress of the dramatic de- velopments of this love triangle.
 An exceptionally fine supporting cast is headed by Lucille Watson and Hattie McDaniel.
 As the second big hit the man. agement presents "A Shot in the Dark, a mystery thriller with a surprise ending that will startle ever the most ardent whounit fan. Will liam Lundigan, Nan Wunn and Richard Cortex head the talented cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

How often have you heard women say "1m really ashamed of myself, haven't read book in ages IT! so busy with my housework and mendng Juniors clothes that never have time to catch up my reading" It's ageold complaint, but like the weather, few people ever do anything about it. The first indication that some thing being done to remedy the situation comes from the National Council of Teachers of English who realize that literature is still literature whether be the written spoken word. The National Council has solved the problem by transferring literature to records so that you can listen great poetry and prose and leave your hands and eyes free to do other things while you absorb the spoken word With the cooperation of Columbia Records the National Council of Teachers of English is releas
 ing whole series of records known as Masterpieces Of Literature which contain outstanding selections of poetry end prose- The first voue "The Appreciation of Poetry will contain wide variety of American, English and world poetry, recorded by Norman Corwin the noted writer poet and radio dramatist The readings include such masterpieces Miltons "On His Blindness Edwin Markhams The Man With the Hoe," Tennyson's Gross ing the Bar" and other selections by Walt Whitman, vache Lindsay Lord Byron, Carl Sandburg and Percy Bysshe Shelley The poems selected for the first volume were chosen from those most widely used for study in schools and colleges throughout the country and all the recordings made under the supervision of the Na- tional Council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
|DR. A. H. MARION
 SPEAKS THURSDAY
District Superintendent Coming to Annual Meth-
 Odist Church Meeting

The annual meeting of First Methodist church will be held Thursday evening. Supper will be served at 6:30 to all attendants, and 1t will be followed by the meeting at which the district superintend- ent. Rev. Albert Hall Marieu, will preside. Dr. Marion will address the meeting briefly, and will ask re- ports from the various church offi- cers, and the society heads on the work of the year. These reports will cover all aspects of the church work.
 Officers and committees will be elected for the ensuing year, and the committee on policy will make recommendation on policies to be adopted for the year, to be acted on by the meeting. All members of the church are entitled to be present and to vote on questions that may arise.
 Following the annual meeting there will be a brief meeting of the official board of the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
FAVORITES IN
 POPULAR ROLES
St. Thomas Group to Pre- sent Musical Revue
 Thursday Evening

New songs, and old favorates, plus an unusually large number of spec cialties feature the program to be offered Thursday night when the Children of Mary Society of St. Thomas church presents It's seventh annual minstrel show--"Red, White, and Blue Revue"--under the person. al direction of cliff Mcfiale.
 Among the old favorites to be heard on this program will be Dor- othy Carney Dunn, who will once again hold down an end-rnan seat in the performance, scheduled for the Waterbury Domen's club. Mrs. Dunn will be seen and heard throughout the show and also has a feature number - "McNamara' s Band.
 The annual show of this parish organization is one of the best pre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
STRAND

Performances this evening at the popular Warner Bros. Strand the- nter conclude the engagements of Madeleine Carroll and Fred Mac Murray in the technicolor produce ton Virginia" also F,rieda Inescort and John Litel in Shadows on the Stairs.
 Made into one of the most thrill ling adventure pictures of all time, Zane Grey's "Western Union" comes to the Strand tomorrow afternoon with @ superb cast headed by Rob- ert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean dagger and lovely Virginia Gilmore
 Filmed in glorious technicolor Western Union" brings to the screen the thrilling story of the men who made the West. The film depicts the building of the telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City.
 Dean dagger plays the part of Edward Creighton, noted engineer who leads a wagon-train out of booming Omaha with distant Salt Lake City as the goal. Across prai- rie and plain where death strikes swiftly and silently as an Indian arrow, Creighton and his men fight onward against the savage Sioux.
 Romance, action, Indians, adven- ture and all the excitement that was the frontier West have been deftly blended in "Western Union"
 Others featured in the superb cast include John Carradine, Slim summerville, Chill Wills and Bar ton MacLane.
 Co-featuring the program is Ride Kelly, Ride" with Marvin Stevens and Rita Quigley in featured roles.
 Plan now to see this swell show at the Strand starting tomorrow and remember, the Strand still boasts the lowest prwices in town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
158'erS-FirSt Draftees Picked-Prove Proficient At Old Army Games GrouSing About Their Lott

devil for Q very poor showing inspection of quarters. l mention ed this, and Kish said, Tn the cod both the discipline and morale wer, better than here. Our barracks al most always got a superior report a inspections.
 T don't say we weren't lucky in. having extra fine officers. Here at| Camp Shelby, officers and non-comsl are National GuardEmen, and may be a little green. Also, the chow was a lot better in the eco because we had Regular Army cooks"
 Incidentally, Kisll sends home $15 each month. He admitted he couldn't manage such an amount except for an extra -curricular phase of eco training-at poker and dice. WHERE ARE PROMISES
 OF YESTERYEAR?
 This reporter saw two 158ers who asked not to be named or photo graphed. Both were bitterly un-' happy and, I suspect, homesick. One had loss IA pounds in a serious seize of flu.
 Also camera-Shy, but talkative, was Pvt. Argus R. Courier, @ first draftee who probably is the eldest of conscriptees at this camp.
 Inducted January 3l, he became 36 on February l9. His father once commanded the outfit that is now Go. E, l66th Inf, and Courier him. self served eight years, until 1929, in the Ohio National Guard. He didn't mind the two-week encamp- ments then, but he hates this year of training.
 Married six years, Courier was d. vorced in 1885. He said marriage Is the only thing he can think of that's worse than Army life.
 William R. Adlelman sat in his tent writing a long letter to the girl whom he had expected to marry last February. Writing is about all he does with his spare time.
 He remembers the dull thus of a year dropping out of his life when No. 1858 was read over the radio. Adelman heard 1t in his office in Cleveland, where he was an attor- ney for the FILA. He's 32, a gradu- ate of the Cleveland Law School, and had been practicing Il years.
 Adelman doesn't like soldering either the physical part or the close. inescapable associations of the six man tent. He feels okay; said, Naturally most of the men gain weight; they feed us starches all the time" He's sure he'd be happier using hls law training In the Judge Advocate Generals office, and he wishes somebody would get busy with the promised reassignments of the men to jobs for which they're l better fitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
POLES

The first motion picture to top Boys Town" for dynamic true-life drama, tremendous heart appeal and spiritual uplift, finally has ar- rived. It is that films sequel, SMen of Boys Town" which opened Sat- urday ct the Loe Poll theater and is still playing to capacity audiences at every single performance.
 It has Spencer Tracy in another performance of Academy Award cal- iber as Father Edward J. Flanagan. Mickey Rooney pressing him every step of the way for honors in the role of Whitey Marsh, Mayor Of Boys Town, Bobs Watson as the be- loved rascal, Peewee, and two amaz- ing boy actors in Larry NunIl, play ing Ted Marley, a child murderer, and Daryl Hickman in the role Of Flip, @ seven-year kid bandit. The story is even more compelling than that of Boys Town, dealing as 1t does with Father Flanagan's two-fisted, fighting attack against the brutality in corrective school treatment of youth. Tracy makes a speech in the picture calling for the public to arouse itself against any handling of boys except that which will teach youth to become good, outstanding citizens. that alone mer- its Academy Award consideration.
 There are many dramatic high lights One is Father Flanagan $ financial problem when he goes $2OO, 900 in debt for buildings be- cause he cannot refuse a bo yin neaed. Another is Whitey's adoption by two wealthy people, which takes him away from Boys Town, and his involvement in the crime of boy he tries to help. A third is Father Flanagan's greatest problem. 6 boy murderer who is placed in his cus- tody. Tn his working out these manifold difficulties, the picture builds to a suspenseful. thrilling climax.
 The entire cast is excellent. with Henry O'Neill and Mary Nash par ticularly effective as tAe Maitlands who adopt Whitey, and Lee !. Cobb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
End Man"

sented in Waterbury and this years performance bids fair to equal if not surpass previous ones.
 The program is as follows:
 1. Opening.
 2. spceialty-Anita Hendricks. 3. I Give You My Word-Gert Shanney.
 4. Tpe old Easy ohair-Helen Richmond.
 5. You'd Be Surprised = Begley Sisters. 6. Dream Valley - Rosemary Me- '. The Wise old owl-Maureen Hanrahan.
 8. Let's Dream This One Out Barbara Cronley.
 9. Speciality Jane Sheehy.
 10. I Do, Do You?-Marie Calo. il. Maybe-Ellen Blondeau. 12. They'll Be Some Changes Made Elsie Roberts.
 13. Specialty-Arlene Cooke.
 IA. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon-Betty Burns.
 IS. Song-Jacqueline Desseureau. 16. Little White Sailboat - Nella Rosa.
 IT. Specialty-Mary Boyles.
 IS. Same old Shillalah-Billy Lea ry.
 ls. I Hear a Rhapsody -Angeline Mast.
 20. Specialty-Jackie Sheehy and Barbara Burns.
 2i. Amapolo-drace Bovine. 22. Speciality - John McKinstry and Rita Large.
 %. McNamara's Band - Dorothy Carney Dunn. 24. Closing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

Gone, but not forgotten. To passersby it seemed just ramshacke old barn, but to those in the know or those with memories still fresh the old structure on the outskirts of Fort Lee N J., just across the Hudson from New York city was museum of note. It's gone rlow for flames last week destroyed the strucure-the shack which housed such movie "greats" Mary Pick ford, William and Dustin Farnum John Bunny, and a when picture-making in swaddling clothes This before the day of Hoywood it was before the days of talkies It the first attempt at commercalized a studio still housed "sets" that made many early movie not to mention other memorabilia of those days ing made just few inches in most of the dailies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

a captain or something"
 Then the hoopla subStded as the Draft Boards classified thousands of men and assigned new numbers. Their original order in the draft lottery Is not even on soldiers rec- ords. When this reporter wanted to see how some of the first draftees were getting along, they were loca- ted only through announcements read to the companies.
 Of 22 names turned in, saw eight men, all from Ohio and the 37th Division. Their statements made a pattern: Most of the l58'ers don't like the Army, the pay, the quarters. Most have had touch of flu, now feel fine, have gained weight, but say the chow is only fair. They're little worried about their jobs and their girls at home.
 They believe we will get into the war, hope not, but add that they could stand some excitement and justification for this drudgery. At the same time, they seem more con- cerned with rumors of 8 six-fnonth extension of training than they are about having to remain in khaiki for the duration of fight.
 ONE KIP LIKES
 ARMY LIFE
 They're wondering - these first draftees - what happened to the promises that new men would be interviewed on preferences and ap- titudes and would be transferred to specialized jobs. Things would be better then, but most are sure they'd never like the Army well enough to enlist.
 There was an exception to each of those opinions. One man who finds he likes the life is Anthony V. Colby, 26, from Conneaut, o. I found him doing kitchen police in co. F's mess hall scrubbing pans in vat of greasy water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
EN EN.

Edmund Tartaglia Joe Granitti, Joe Ceriello and Charley Rotella went back to Fort Bragg, North Ca roina yesterday after spending delightful Easter day with their parents The first two lads are members fantry color bearers Nick Carosella had the time of his life at the Sheriffs dinner dance last evening at Seven Gables Inn MT. and Mrs James H. Hamilton of Winsted parents of Miss Zita Hamilton of Thomas ton will note their 51st anniversary April 29. They were married at Waterford N. Y. and have made Win. ted their home the past Al years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

From Valley Forge down Pennsylvania way comes of the Valley Forge DOgwO0d celebration at Val ley Forge Park Saturday. May 10. Among floral shrub sh0wngs there spectacular the dOgwOOd, second only to apple blossom display Down ir Pennsy
 vana in that lovely lush rolling country where in 1777 lished extensive planting of this beautiful Towering tree The Valley Forge shrine attracts many visitors safe to say that the dogwood display helps swell the crowds in May. It has been called Americas greatest all-American outdoor show. ROadways lead through extensive d0gwOod groves in the Valley Forge Encamp ment area of 1850 On the day of celebration historic program is held with speeches, music and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
M The Local T'heaterS

as Dave Morris, the kindly pawn broker, who helped Father Flanagan found Boys Town, and in his finan- cial wizard.
 On the same program is Scotland Yard" another smash hit, featuring Nancy Kelly, John Loder, Edmund Gween and Henry Wilcoxon.
 That Night In Rio" is technicolor, starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Carmen Miranda opens a four day engagement on Saturday at Loews Poli. It is the years most spectacular musical treat, resplend- ent with sparkling dance routines and tuneful melodies. Don't miss 1t!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

three with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Henry Kish, 22, had four years in the CCC-two in Utah cut ting timber on a beetle control pro- ject, two driving tractor-bulldozer on the new parkway system at Ak ron, o. He ended with a technical rating, bossing crew of 50, and drawing $45 a month. He also made up two years of missing high school credits.
 Today, a $2l rookie, he wishes he could be assigned to motor trans port or maybe the tank corps. AL ready in fine physical shape, Kish doesn't mind the work of soldering, but he is annoyed by its burnbling inefilciency.
 A few minutes before, had heard a top sergeant giving Go. M the