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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Baugh Bests Dean
 l McAdarns As Punt Champ Of League
Passing Star Averaged 46.6 Yards on Kicks;
 Goldberg Improved

Chicago. Dec. H. (SpeciaD = Sammy Baugh. the No. l Redskin. who lost close race to Cecil Istell for the National Football league passing championship. had an equally close squeeze with Dean McAdams in defense of his bunting title.
 McAdams, one of Brooklyn's backf1eld mainstays. finished in a tie with Baugh under the leagues rating system. but lost out on the basis of average distanhce per punt.
 Baugh, in winning the champion ship for the third consecutive year, averaged 46.6 yards for 37 punts. McAdams kicked 52 times for an average of 4l.3 yards. They also tied for the longest punt of the season. getting off "A yard efforts.
 Merlyn Condit, taking over the punt handling chose left vacant at Brooklyn when Ace Parker joined the Navy, took over the champion ship surrendered by Whizzer White, last years winner when he also en- tered the Navy. Condit beat out Bill Dudley, of Pittsburgh, by a single return 20 to 19.
 Improved
 Marshall Goldberg of the Chicago Cardinals, had a better year all around in handling kick-off re- turns. retaining his championship by returning Is kicks, three more than last year, for more yards, a i better average and one touchdown. He did not score while bringing back 12 kicks for an average of 24.1 yards in 1941. This year he got away for 95 yards and touch down against Green Bay and aver aged 26.2 yards return.
 Bulldog Turner of the Chicago Bears, set new high for pass in- terceptions. 5Earing ciql.J 10 teat 1 out Bon EGtson of Green Bay. Tie previous season ilign :n this con- paraitvely new department of Ma ! tional league statistics was seven in l lSil.
 1 Season records made more of a ! fight of it in the Natioi,al Football league during l942, cTciai statistics today revealing a sharp decline i from the wholesale standard break 1 ing which marked the i94l caa- | paign. 1 Only seven new marks Were writ ten in the book as the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins drove down to division champion ships.
 The Bears set up new standards for penalties and yards penaiized | having been called 99 times and set back 905 yards, as compared to their old marks of IT and 67S.5 yards. es- | tablished last season. They kicked | 46 extra points, one more than they made in 1941, and held opponents 1 to 519 yards by rushing. This bet {, tered the mark of 953 set by the Chicago Cardinals in 1884.
 They also bettered the old mark of 20 touchdown passes set by Green Bay, but the Packers re- tained the record by going over 2s times via the air, seven more than the Bears.
 The Packers also set record fol most yards gained by passing, pill ing up 24o7 against 2O02 by the Bears a year ago. and completed more passes, I'll. than any other club in the history of the league.
 The Bears ran their string o1 consecutive league victories to 18 tying the mark set by the famous Red Grange Bears of 1883 and 1884 | A victory over Washington. Sun day, would set up new standard here,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
LEVINE A WINNER

Fall River, Mass. Dec. 11-(UP)-- Artie Levine of Brooklyn, N. Y. To- day held his second unanimous de. cisino last night, Levine, 150, out. pointed McDougall, 145.
 In slashing 10-round feature bout at the Casino last night. Le' vine, 15o, outpointed McDougall 145.
 Gene Margarita, 142, of Fall Rivel gained unanimous decision in aI eight-round semi-final over Juliu Bort, l4O. of New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
BIDS FOR IS BIG. AAU EVENTS ARE. ASKED FOR 1S43
No Curtailment of Athletics Planned By National
 Organization
By TOMMY DIVINE
Limited Press Stan Correspondent)

Limited Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Chicago, Dec. 11.-(UP) The Amateur Athletic union of the United States demonstrated today by asking bids on sites for 16 major championships-that it was not planning to curtail it's wartime pro- gram.
 As the AAU opened its S4tl, ail- nual convention, J. Lyman Bing- ham, assistant to President Law renee Di Bendetto of New Orleans, announced:
 No Cuts
 "It is a foregone conclusion VIC will hold ali cur championship events. Never at any time have VIC considered cutting down our title program. Our championships 6raw limited fields and therefore Go not create a transportation problem in getting the athletes to the events. Our crowds are local in nature and so again travel restrictions aren't vital concern"
 The most important AAU events up for bids are the indoor and out door track meets, the mems indoor and outdoor swimming champion ships and the women's indoor and outdoor swimming meets.
 Tn addition to the regular list ot championships the AAU hopes tc broaden its program by increasing competition in the novice division of various sports. Most AAU com- petitions in recent seasons have sought principally to attract high ly skilled performers.
 we want to enlarge the program of events so that novices will have chance to compete in meets where the championship incentive is pres. ent to spur them on" Bingham said This will be done to fit in witf the AAU's program for physical fit. ness and morale building in the wal effort"
 War Plan The manner in which the AAU has keyed it's convention to the wal period is evident from the list O speakers who will address the dele gates. High-ranking military meI on the program include Col. Theo- dore P. Bank, chief of the athleti, and recreation branch of the Army It. Col. Bernie Herman of tn Iowa Naval Pre- Flight school, ant It. w. O. Hunter. assistant t, Cmdr. Thomas Hamilton of the Pre- Flight school program.
 The AAU's record committee vii consider Al records which hay, been submitted for approval. Fifty seven of the marks are in track, 5 in women's swimming and B il mems swimming. Gloria Callen pretty New York aquatic star. lead all competitors in the number 0 record performances before the com mittee with 19.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
DAYS WINS Sl.5OO

Chicago, Dec. 11-(UP)-The na- tional all-star bowling tournament enters its final phase today when the. 10 high-pointers among 100 contestants VITO competed ill the 30-game pr lii ' "' run-offs, shoot for the t''+ Ned Day of Santa Monica, Calf. tAaAKN
 Day re..>---.. title and won 1900 in an individual champion ship match with Detroit's Jimmy Crimmins, who finished 12 points behind the champion under the Pet ersen point e em which determin- ed the outcome. N' 'tM
 Buddy h %, of Houston, Tex, fed the field cf 10 finalistS in the all-star runofs. with total pin fall at the err of 30 games of 6,328 to his credit. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
DOYLE DOUBLE FUNERAL
 SATURDAY MORNING

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 11-(UP)
 -(UP)-Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning for Jack Doyle, famed New York betting commissioner, and his sister. Mary Ursula Doyle. who died within "A hours after Doyle succumbed to 8 heart ailment. Doyle, Broadway's wizard oi Odds" died at Jacksonville. Fla.
 Wednesday.
 His sister, a music teacher, died at Jersey City, N. J., Medical Gen. ter, yesterday. unaware of hel ! brothers death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
B. C. DRILLS DAILY

Newton. Mass, Dec. Il = UP) = Boston Colleges injured veterans returned to the lineup today as the Eagle football squad continued its drills in preparation for Alabama in the New Years day Orange Bowl at Miami.
 Co-Capt. Fred Naumetz, sidelined with a bronchial ailment, and full back Mickey Connolly, who has been suffering a shoulder separation, were in uniform.
 Ideal weather has permitted the squad to stage daily practice on alumni field mad Coach Denny Myers was pleased with the workouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
FLATBUSH FAITHFUL

New York, Dec. 11.-CUP) Brook lyn Dodger baseball fans aren't called the Flatbush faithful for nothing.
 First Baseman Dolph Camilli said recently he couldn't play in 1943 because of inability to obtain work CTS for his California ranch.
 Since then I've had a half dozen letters from fans, including a broncho buster and two cattIemen in different parts of the country, offering to work on Dolph's ranch so he could come back and play for the Dodgers" President Branch Rickey disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
SEAMS, J. CALLURA
 CLASH AT BOSTON

Boston. Dec. 11.-(UP) - Cleo Shans of Los Angeles. negro protege of those "Hellzapoppin" stars Olsen and Johnson, clashes with rugged Jackie Callura of Hamilton, Ont. tonight in the 10-round feature bout of the Boston Boxing associa- tion at Mechanics building.
 Shanr, third in the nations light weight ranks, faces his stiffest test in his climb to the title and the wagering gave him about 5O-5O chance to come through. The bout has been approved by President Abe Green of the National Boxing asso- citation as the first in the series of eliminationS to determine new na- tional 135-pound champion.
 An eight-round semi-final will see Larry Pacino of Roxbury meeting Pete Geno of New York. Six round- CTS have Jimmy Mulligan, Lowell vs. Blond Tiger, Lowell; and Charlie Cabey. New York vs. Jackie Dona- hue, Coast Guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Providence Reds Edge Buffalo, 3-2
(By United Press)

The Providence Reds took a firm CT grip on second place in the American Hockey leagues Eastern Division Thursday night with a to 2 overtime decision over Buffalo's Western Division leaders.
 Calladine netted the winning goal at $40 of the extra heat.
 Kraiger gave Buffalo aIi early t1rs! period lead but Eitson tied i. up before the segsioa ended. Tie Bisons went ahead again ir the secc:d or Kar.insl,y's tally but Rcothnan dead.ocse;, :. again with tli:s6 pe- riod counter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Yale 1943 Football Lists 8 If" Games

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 10 - Yale University announced today an eighteen game schedule for the 1943 football season but emphasized that the list is subject to partial or total change. we arranged these games" said Ogden Miller, director of athletics, "and we hope condi- tions will permit the contests to be played. Our opponents agreed with us at the time of scheduling, how ever, that arrangements could De cancelled in the event war condi- t!ons made the playing of these games impossible for either institu- tion or inconsistent with the wishes of the nations officers"
 The Schedule
 Oct. 2-Williams-New Haven.
 Oct. 9-Columbia-New York.
 Oct. 16-Virginia (pending).
 Oct. 23-Army-New Haven.
 Oct. 3O-Dartmouth-New Haven. Nov. 6-Brown-New Haven.
 Nov. 13-Princeton-New Haven.
 Nov. 20-Harvard-Cambride
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
College Basketball
(By United Press)

St. Francis 38 Scranton 36. Morningside 40, Wayne Teachers 3e.
 MT 50, Northeastern A. Tennessee 48, Union 31. Tarkio 57, Peru 28.
 Augustana 55, Wheaton 50. Iowa 52, South Dakota State 46. Indiana State Teachers 45, East. ern Illinois 39.
 Navy Pier 52, Chicago A. Western Michigan 55, Manchester 28.
 New York University 59, Queens 38.
 Williams Al, Arnold 40. Purdue 43, Wabash 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

e. Is a fielder charged with an error if he drops foul fly ball that that should have been caught. and would have resulted in the batsman beirrg r:::.... out? A. Yes.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
OWN STORY OF
CREMLINS TOLD By PILOT

During the battle Britain when only the stout hearts nred
of the Raj saved the island the
the fascinating tale of the Little People since Alice in
Wonder land.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Wage 'Freeze" Lies
In Newspapers Are
Refufed By Board

Scare stories published in
the daily newspapers last week
that the National War Labor
Board intended to freeze
wages at the prevailing levels
of September Is were repudi-
ated this week by board mem.
bers.
The newspaper yarns were
based on a chance, off-the-
record remark made by Chair
man William H. Davis during a
press conference when beard
announced the policy 1t will
follow in carrying out President
Roosevelt's executive order on
wage sterilization.
In answer to a reporters
query, Davis said the board will
be pretty damn tough" from
now on. Newspapers played
that up as a freeze" edict.
FREEZE NEVER
CONTEMPLATED
However, board officials, ques-
toned by LABOR, declared the
newspapers had Sensational
lied" the remarks Of Davis, who
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Chanqina Scene

Field engineers Of the small
Ter war plants division of the
War Production Board are
working closely with owners
and managers of small plants
selected for subcontracts on
war orders, but owners and
managers seeking war con.
tracts should not come to
Washington unless they are
called there for conference.
They can get quicker service
through WPB field represent
atives and help relieve trans
portation congestion. Metal
kitchen gadgets, cooking
utensils and housewares of
all kinds are going off the
market except eight items
wire strainers, can openers,
egg heaters, food mills, food
choppers and grinders, and
commercial type cake turner's
and basting spoons
The national dairy industry
salvage drive has turned ir
over six million pounds of SCRAP
material. farms of 10 acres or
more may install used gasoline
dispensing pumps and storage
tanks, but this second-h anc
equipment must be used only
for operating the individual.
farm. Non-essential wire pro-
ducts are banned; the wire
saved will 60 for protection Of
farm property. Prices will be
lower for knitted underwear
standard grocers and variety
bags, oil meal and oil cake for
farm use. There will be fewer
umbrellas made next year, anc
they'll be generally of uniform
size, shape, and weight, All
ample supply or arsenical in
secticides is assured next veal
for cotton growers, fruit farmers
and others.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Government Films
Available Here

Government war films of
Motion Pictures, Office of War
Information, are now avail.
able to schools and commun-
tiles in Massachusetts, through
the following film distribu.
tors:
School of Education, Boston
University; Cinema, Inc, 234
Clarendon st; Department OF
Education, Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts,; j. H. Dunlop
Company, 172 Newbury st;
Visual Education Service, Inc.
1871 Clarendon st, all of Bos-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

ton.
Distributors of official Cow
eminent war films may make
a service charge Of not more
than fifty cents for the first
subject and twenty-five cents
for each additional subject in
cluded in a single shipment.
Thus the cost of using three
films would be only a dollar.
Transportation costs, Of course,
are paid by the user.
Information on available
Government war films may be
had from the distributors list.
ed above or directly from the
Bureau of Motion Pictures, OF.
fee Of War Information,
Washington, D. G.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Shop Early And
Garry Purchases

Advice to Christmas shop.
pers from the Office of De.
Tense TranspOrtatiOn-
Garry your packages home
with you (stOre delivery ser.
vice has been cut 25 percent
under last year), but carry
them on the buses and street
cars during the off peak hours
between 10 AM. and 4 PM.
A hat box, for example, in a
crowded vehicle, takes up space
equivalent to that which would
accommodate another passen-
ger. Since rush hour traffic in
many cities already is nearing
the saturation point and the
all time record crush is anti
cipated by mid-Decenber, there
just won't be room for war
workers and bundles on the
same homeward bound cars or
busses during the late after
noon peak hours. Furthermore,
packages in a congested vehicle
reduce the fluidity of move
ment by passengers, necessitat-
ing longer stops.
In cases where the purchase
is of such a nature that it cam
not be carried, do your buying
Immediately. Stores are not
permitted to make special de-
livery trips, SO your buying
should be done we'll in i'd
vance In order that the merch-
ant can plan for the delivery of
your merchandise on one Of
his regular trips to your neigh
borhood, which might be spaced
a week or more apart. In this
way you avoid the risk of hav-
ing Christmas arrive before
juniors tricycle..
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
WINS LIST Prize OF $500
AMONG 800 white CONTESTANTS

DALLAS, Texas 49, Mrs. Jane
Williams won first prize Of
$500 at the annual World De-
signers' convention. She was
the only colored woman among
600 contestants. Her prize Gre
alton was an afternoon frock
of black crepe with sequin
trimmings, for which she used
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

has generally been fair to
labor. They pointed out that
the new wage policy was adop-
ted unanimously, with the APP
proval of the boards labor
members, and that the latter
would never have assented if a
rigid freeze" were contem-
plated.
There will be tightening up,
but the door will still be open
for adjustment in meritorious
cases, it was made plain. AS a
matter of fact, labor members
won retention Of the Little
Steel" formula, under which
workers who have not received
IS per cent increases in hourly
rates since January, 194l, will
be entitled to boosts up to that
figure.
RAISES TO BE ALLOWED
Raises above that amount will
be allowed only under unusual
circumstances, the board made
it clear. There will also still
be adjustments for manifest
iniustices that arise from I'M
usual or unreasonable differ
ences in wage rates." the board
said. This means raises where
workers are noticeably below
prevailing standards.
Wage increases will be In
order, too, the board declared,
where the War Manpower
Commission and other agen-
cies decide on a plan to meet
labor shortages and recommend
pay adjustments as part of
such program.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

few them.
during the heaviest of the fighting to save Brtaiwhen
and pfres from dawn to DUSK ana the noise
battle heard skt then that the first Gr
by the Raj.
In the December Cosmopolitan Magazine appears the
story the Gremlns 1t written by pilot who fought
at Crete Greece and Britain
It seems that the first Gremln by pilot
was narong Dover The
Gus looked cockpit there standing his wngtp
a little
He was only high with large
Of growing his head On his feet pair Of tiny
which enabled him the wing at 800 miles
hour thing what the little doing
He had large drilling line of along the
ht1v stretch dnetal in Of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

only three and half yards Of
cloth.
Mrs. Williams flew to New
York, her trip financed by
THE Worlds Wonder" a club
Of wealthy white women by
whom she is employed as
dressmaker. Mrs. williams says
she will expend $500 of her
prize money to buy war bonds.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

Many, many years ago, the leg
end told by the pilots of the Raj.
goes, in the wet forests of Eng
land, lived the COLLINS and the
gnomes and the pixies. But one of
the clan of tiny people was vastly
different from all the rest.
The Gremlins had lived in the
wood for thousands Of years, the
serious Air Force pilots viii tellyou
And it wasn't until their wood was
suddenly invaded by tractors and
their trees pulled down that they
objected. Finally they saw huge
factory arise on the site of their
former home and before many
months the Gremlins saw airplanes
being wheeled from the gaping
doors of the factory. So the leader
of the Gremlins called a meeting
of the tribe and it was decided to
split IN into small yrnups. seek
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

From that day on the fight to edu-
cate the Gremlin clan to aid the
Raj. and not to fight it was taken
up by the pilots and ground crews.
Finally, Gremlin Gus-you see all
the Gremlins take their names from
the pilot they are attached to---saw
that he was nisbehaving and q
school for Gremlins was started. To
. the school came all the Gremlins, all
the Fifnellss, tthey are the female
Gremlins) and all the little boy
Gremlins who are called Widgets.
The little girl Gremlins. called Flip
perty-Gibbets. enrolled in the school
along with their parents. At the
completion of their course they were
awarded wings; and thus it is that
the tide of battle has turned and on
every shrieking Hurricane and Spit
fire is an accompanying Gremlin.
The story of Gremlin Gus, Grem-
lin Jam-Face and Grenlin Stuffy
and their clan is the greatest con-
tribution to living folklore in hun
bred years. Walt Disney, who illus
trated the Cosmopolitan article, is
bringing them to the screen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29

loader of a considerable community of sane
and intelligent people
Most ot NaINas strange ideas came from
his predecessor john Alexander poUIe
he,ee5r-- TT short. r1ty-p0'v Scot with q flow
Ing white board. started lie as Congrcga-
nonfl wHissr .e Australia. he resigned his
chu}1h 10 begin Divine Healing Association.
tgr came % America as the prophet Elijah
HI aud bought $500 acres on the shores of
Lake Neh,eau. Winch boz named Zion city
One of h.s Young disciples was Voliva.
whom be sent To- Australia TO govern the
HmrIIN flock there He wasn't getting his
money ln TIME e..3g.p'Huei and besides he
wanted more of lt- HIS followers were required
ta hand over to hlm ',u per cent of their
Incomes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29

Detected his
flock left the
chut~l TO be
caught in a
doWnpour.
Voliva, wa S
a n astonishing
phenomenon IN
his day be-
cause everyone
W o n d G. r e. d
whether he hon
estly believed IN
the ahsUrditics
he preached
If so hpW did
Lc become the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29

grCes each twonty-iour hours,
always at the same height
The rising and setting of the
sun are optical illusions. The
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one OF his factories made
fig bars which were sold
throughout the country and
brlEht-coIorcd posters adver-
tiSed them as 'hountiful IN
Vliamins a modern, luscious
udhlt.'
other such advertising for
his other Industries went out
over his radio station, WCDB,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29

The Prophet VoIivo Promised His
DeIuded Followers He Would Live
on BroziI Nuts and Buf+ermiIk to Be
12o Years Old. But Nobody Was
Surprised. Except Himself. When
He Didn't Keep His Word
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29

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