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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-16
BEARS, STEACLES
LEAD PRO LEAGUE
Two Powerful Clubs Domi-
nate Offensive And
Defensive Play

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-R-The
Chicago Bears, who won the West
crn division championship, and the
Phil-Pitt Eagles, who missed out
on one-third share Of the East
ern crown by an eyelash walked
off with every major offensive and
defensive honor in the National
Football league this season, the
final official statistics showed to-
Cay.
The Bears chalked up tn e S e
firsts:
Total offense yards by rushing
and passing). 404.5 yards a game.
Passing offense, 1894 yards a
game.
Total defense yards to which
opponents were held by rushing
and passing), 1862 yards a game.
Passing defense, opponents linn
tied to SO yards game.
And these were the Phil Pitt
teams laurelS:
Rushing defense, opponents linn
tied to 1913 yards a game.
Rushing offense, 173 yards a
game.
The Chicagoans, who will play
in the National leagues champion
ship game here Dec. 26 against
the winner of next Sundays East
ern playoff between the Washing
ton Redskins and New York Giants
took second place in the only Of
fensive department in which they
failed to cop first honors, averag-
ing 1851 yards rushing or about
nine yards less a game than Phil
Fit.
But they wound up a poor fifth
in rushing defense, New Yor X
grabbing second with 1905 yards
allowed each foe on the ground,
and Green Bay, the Chicago Car
dinals and Detroit beating out the
Bears.
The Green Bay Packers trailed
the Chicagoans across the finish
line in total defense, with 1856. 1
yards a game, and in passing Of
Tense with 1909 yards contest.
The defending champion Wash
ington team was not out in the
cold, however, for Sammy Baugh
psssed the Redskins to ne W
league record in aerial efficiency
of 1879 compilations in 254 attempts,
an average of SAT successful
throws. This mark will stand as
it now reads, for Sundays play
off statistics will not count in the
season figures.
The final team marks:
Total yards gained per game
Chicago Bears 404.5; Green Bay
1851.
Yards rushing per game-Phil-
Pitt 1873; Chicago Bears 1851.
Yards passing per game-Chi-
cago Bears 1884, Green Bay 1909.
Per cent Of passing completed
Washington SAT; Chicago Bears
.5l1.
Opponents yards per m e
Chicago Bears 1852; Phil Pitt,
1901.
Opponents yards by rushing per
game-Phil-Pitt 1913; New York,
1905.
Opponents yards by passing per
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-16
Marty Marion's
Mother Dies

ABBEVILLE, S. c., Dec. Is
-lR-Mrs. ]. w. Marion, SO, the
mother of three widely known
baseball players, died at her
home here today after a long
illness.
She is survived by four sons,
Martin Marion, infielder of the
st. Louis Cardinals; John w.,
of the St. Paul club of the
American Association, Roy c.,
of the Nashville club of the
Southern Association, and
Charles R., of the Navy Air
Corps.
The funeral will be held FRI
day at IL a. M, in Richburg,
6 n
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-16
APP Features

AP Features
ATLANTA. - II Georgia Tech
Manila only harness Eddie Prokop
Ind the law of averages, there d
he no doubt VINO d win the Sugar
Boul game New Years Day. How
OVER un5eaten Tulsa i'll have its
hands full.
The Cleveland Carnoneer threw
HE ball This season on the average
d every other play-and he COM
peted every other pass for an av-
ersge gain Of l2.2 yards. On al
teg1ate plays he plowed up oppos-
ng Ines at the rate of 4.6 yards
| gAack.
succeeded Castieberry -.
It vas Prokop's big year. He
cane 10 Georgia Tech from Chat
ta,oO:a's football conscious Bay
br Scaol with gold-plated rep
4 Msl1 as a runner and passer.
As a freshman he ran over every
thing in sight, but his sophomore
seaSon-his first with the varsity
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-16
CONVICTED

MUSCATINE, Ia, Dec. 15-A-
Clarence Secrlst, Muscatine flor
list. was convicted of petty lar
ceny and fined 500 by Justice
J. c. Coster today as the result
of a complaint accusing him of
stealing floral wreaths from ceme-
tery graves and re-selling them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-16

list, went to Brolite FARMS Ro-
man Sox, at SIS 80 to So.
K. Dorko was second by half a
length, and Navy was another half
length behind.
The favorite, Max Wexler's dis,
pose, ran last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
STRAND

"The Payoff," which marks Lee Tracy's return to the cinema world plays its last performances tornor- row night on the screen of the pop- ular Strand theater.
 Starring the dynamic star in one of his most exciting roles, this Pro- ducers Releasing Corporation re- lease features an all-star cast to back Tracy and to make the pic- ture one of the seasons most thrill- ing dramas.
 Others in the cast include Tom Brown, Tina Thayer, Evelyn Brent, Ian Keith and Jack La Rue.
 The second big hit is Rolling Plains" with Tex Ritter and a big cast of your favorite Western char acter actors.
 The brave fight of China against the Japanese hordes is dramatically presented in Lady From Chung king" starring the popular Chinese actress Anna May Wong. This time ly war story opens @ four-day en- gagement on Saturday at the cozy Strand Theater.
 Here is @ very human story, show ing the personal sacrifices of Miss Wong, playing the role of famous aristocrat from Chungking, who works in the rice fields under a Jap overseer in conquered territory, act- ing as the secret head of the guer-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
10 The Local
 The0terS
STATE

Capacity attendance at Warmers State theater yesterday marked the opening performances of Warner Brothers newest triumph Casa blanca" with Humphrey Bogart, rngrid Bergman and Paul Henreid in co-starring roles.
 Packed with thrills and action from start to finish "Casablanca" is reported to be one of the best pictures to come out of Hollywood in many months and Is but "a fore- runner of the smash productions coming to the State during the new movie season.
 "Casablanca," taking its title from the Moroccan city that figured so largely in the recent war news, has to do with refugees from war-torn Europe and their attempts to secure exit visas to the Americas.
 Although the story deals gener- ally with the illicit trade in exit visas, the iove story of Bogart and Miss Bergman figures prominently and is responsible for much of the swift pace of the picture.
 opening in vichy-controlled Casahlanca, the picture goes back, in retrospect to Paris just prior to the Nazi occupation where Humph- rey Bogart and 1ngrid Bergman meet and fall in love. Later, they meet again in Casablanca. It is a tender love story with tragic over- tones, played against a background of chaos and conflict, but ending on a new note of hope.
 While the stars of the new hit turn in performances that leave lit- tie to be desired, 1t is the work of that masterly quartet of williams Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre that rounds out the picture, making of 1t a cleverly-contrived and con- vincing production.
 And for your further enjoyment the management presents "The Buses Roar" with Richard Travis and Julie Bishop in featured roles.
 All in all here is a show well worth seeing. Put 1t right at the top of your must" list and be sure to see 1t before the closing per- formances Saturday night.
 It's on the wayl Walter Wanger's gorgeous technicolor production of Arabian Nights" coming soon to the State with Jon Hall, Maria Montez new exotic screen find" and Sabu in the co-starring roles. In addition to the three famous stars the cast boasts @ giant sup- porting cast of thousands. Watch for it.!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

another great double feature pro- gram well balanced and having all the requisites of great entertain ment made up of two features that have all the ingredients of mar velous entertainment and on the first feature there is none other than the favorite. of all ages and sexes, Mickey Rooney, in his latest episode of life in the Hardy family, the title of this one being Andy Hardy's Double Life."
 As usual, Mickey is colossal, gi- gantic and terrific all rolled into one, and he meets up with some dy- namite in the person of a new girl, but we are not going to tell you the whole story, suffice to say that 1t is one of the Hardy Family pictures and one of the best.
 On the same program there is Fay Bainter in the American Mrs. Miniver," the tile of this film is "The War Against Mrs. Hadley" and 1t is one of the most dramatic films that has been seen in town in a long time.
 Next Wednesday and Thursday the Loew-Poli will present the greatest hit of the entire season and 1t is none other than the new est sensation of the ainrwaves, Bobby Sherwood and his band and great supporting show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

DOROTHY LAMOUR, the star who for five years past popular. ized yard goods with a lowered design, only to doff her aarong currently for the smart clothes of Q Washington secretary in Samuel Goldwyn's "They Got Me Gov. ered," is New Orleans gift to the screen, She sang from a soapbox while selling Thrift Stamps during the first World War, ct the age of 3. When she was she sang again on an Amateur Night pro gram at a neighboring theatre and won e basket of groceries. She didn't get 'em home, though, for a big boy stole them. But Dor. othy has been bringing home the groceries these later years to com. pensate. Daughter of family in straitened circumstances, she quit high school for business college and in turn quit that, when money was low, to become Q beauty con. testant. She chummed with Dor. othy Dell who won the title of "Miss Universe, and with her ap. peared for six months in @ Fan. chon and Marco road show. In Chicago she worked at various jobs in Marshall Fields big store until Orchestra Leader Herb Kay, hearing her sing one night at Q hotel, signed her to warble with his organization which she did for three years when, tested by Para. mount, she was signed to the movies. Miss Lamour wore her first sarong in "The Jungle Prin' cess" which, followed by similar costuming in "The Hurricane" kept her in the bewitching gar ment until now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

This one IS moral, too, with Q twist. Nothing to do with sinners suffering, it's about virtue victori- ous.
 She was a showgirl. Cynical companions said she would never get anywhere because she refused the mink coats, checks and jewelry the playboys offered her. Not that she stayed home every night. She made the rounds.
 She had Q preference for Wall St. boy friends. Instead of limiting for necklaces, she pestered them for market tips. Flattered, they gave their best advice. She 1ade enough to quit Broadway.
 So now her fotner companions, who know only that she has dis. appeared from their rnyopic ken, think she was failure and still accept mink coats.
 THE International Scene - A L night club. yodeler is worried because he has heard the Swiss are about to denounce yodeling as a German origin. Newspapers in Switzerland have. started cam. paign against 1t.
 A MN COR1O, who often has worn A nothing else, is proud of a shawl sent her by Q souvenir -hunt- ing soldier fan in North Africa. The soldier informed her that the Arab merchant at first demanded $98 for 1t but finally settled for pack of chewing gum.
 TNIIE drive on gasoline wasters Il has made subway riders of some who once rode only in limousines or taxis. Before the drive started, though, there was one famous straphanger who went all but un. noticed from Madison Square Care den to Penn Station - Vice-Prest- dent Henry Wallace.
 THEREs a captain who wants to 1 be @ second looey-Robert Coote of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Tho RCAF lent him to Hollywood to lend authenticity to a part In Paul Muni's screen returner "CoIn- inandos Strike At Dawn" When he gets back to Canada he will rec sign his captaincy for the lower rank so that he can have ilnr1edi- ate service as an aerial bombardier. His choice for @ Commando role has the Hollywood touch. Before the war he was always cast in "silly ass" Englishmen parts.
 CTREET giggle-One of the rare D old burleycue houses on 42nd St., now under ban, Is presenting foreign films theS: days and bills itself with fine hauteur as "New York's Continental Rendezvous" NEVER saw a school teacher as LN pretty as those two former schoOlmarms - Ginny Sinns and Madeleine Carroll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
POLl'S

Tonight at 6:30 and 9 o'clock will be the last opportunity that you will have of seeing the superb stage and screen show now current at the Loew-Poli theater made up of Count Basic and his great all-col- ored show on the stage featuring the Count and his band, and as added treats there are Jo Jones, James Rushing, Earle Warren, Bill Bailey, Apus and EStrillita, just to mention some of the stars, and then on the screen there is one of your favorite characters "The Great Gildersleeve," one of the most pop ular of stars of the air-waves. Now you can see him on the screen and honestly he is far funnier there than over the air, you will see this and be delighted with this offering
 Starting tomorrow there will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

tie girl just didn't have what it took. So the poor little failure" went right over to Universal and saved the studio from bankruptcy.
 There are a few things on Para mounts conscience, too. The time 8 young lady named Olivia de Havilland came knocking at the talent departments door, for in- stance. The talent department couldn't see Olivia for sour ap- plies. But Warner Bros. made her a star.
 POWER PASSED UP
 Paramount also turned down Tyrone Power. Yeah, Tyrone Power. It couldn't see Joan Davis, either But Director Ray McCarey had so much faith in Joan that he "smug- gled" her onto the lot at night to work in sequence of his picture,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

rillas who also pose as rice workers
 In this manner she is able to spy on General Kaimura, played by the talented Harold Huber, who arrives at the village in advance of his transport troop train. She becomes his mistress in order to gain the necessary information that enables her guerrillas to waylay the troop train, blow up the bridge, and with the help of the American Flying Tigers, to score a decsive victory for China.
 On the same program is another smash hit, 1.-TWO Fisted Justice" with the Range Busters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

and paid her out of his own pocket. The picture made Joan an instant hit with critics and public alike, but before Paramount got around to do- ing anything about 1t, Fox had her name on a dotted line.
 And come to think of 1t, Para mount had a lady named Clara Lou Sheridan under contract for al lof six months. But Clara Lou never got more than a walkon in few pictures, and then Para. mount let her go. She went to Warmers, changed her name to Ann Sheridan, got dubbed the "oomph" girl--and wheel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
- IN - Hollywood
By ERsKINE JOHNSON NEA Service Stan Correspondent

Every time a new star is born in Hollywood, some proud producer starts passing out the cigars. This festive ceremony is accompanied by a loud rolling of drums and clashing of cymbals on the part of the pro- ducer's press agent, and you find nu- merous Implications among the dis covery lists of various so-called starr makers. But today we are going to throw the industry into utter Tophet. We are going to publish our secret file of cases tending to expose these same masterminds as fellows who don't know star material when they see 1t, at all.
 To Sam Goldwyn, for instance, are credited all kinds of big dis coveries, from Wilma Banky to Teresa Wright, who is up for an Academy award as result of her performance in Pride of the Yam kees." But nobody ever mentions the fact that he once had Paulette Goddard under contract at $65 a week and let her get away. But. then Hal Roach, too, had a con- tract with Paulette, for six months. Hal never put her into a picture any deeper than her thighs, which he photographed for themselves alone in a certain Laurel and Hardy picture, and then he let her go. The great David Selznick didn't do much better with her, either.
 ERROR ON WANGER
 Walter Wanger, president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, is probably kicking him- self, too, for having let Walter Pidgeon get away. And Jesse Lasky once refused to sign Clark Gable be- cause the actors ears were too big.
 Over at M-G-M they would like to forget that the studio once had Deanna Durbin under contract. IThe bigwigs decided that the nt-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
GETS ARMY o. K.

Warner Brothers, producers of the over-the- Pacific fighting flying story, "Air Force" received full government cooperation in the filming of the saga, including the use of training fields and facilities in Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
FINALLY AN AMERICAN

John Loder, British actor, plays an American for the first time on the screen in Warner Bros "Now, Voyager." His British accent comes in handy. He plays a Boston social- lie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
GOT THE FEVER

More than half of the male chorus dancers in Warner Broth ers' "Yankee Doodle Dandy" biog- raphy of patriotic George M. Co., han, are now in various branches of the armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
SINGS AND DANCES

Joyce Reynolds, former U.C.L.A. co-ed who makes her screen debut in Warner Bros George Washing ton Slept Here," gets a chance to sing and dance in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Hollywood Gossip
LIKE REAL THING

Most of the action in Warner Bros.' "Casablanca" takes place in a cafe operated by Humphrey Bo- gart. It is a reproduction of one of that citys best known night clubs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
GIFTS MUSTACHE

To win the role of the Italian ambassador to Moscow in Warner Bros Mission to Moscow" Charles Latorre sacrificed a mustache he had worn for ten years on the screen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
VOTES FOR PEANUTS

When James Brown, youthful ac- tor features in Warner Bros "Aii Force" was literally starving while trying to get a film break, he lived almost exclusively on peanut butter sandwiches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
R0GART ONLY YANK

Humphrey Bogart is the only member of the cast of Warner Bros. "Casablanca" to play his own na- tionality in that picture. He is a American. Swedish Ingrid Bergman plays French woman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
By MARTIN KANE wT..aA.a m...- R0.A TVn-..-.....

By MARTIN
 COrrespondent NEW YORK; Jan 2Cur Manhattan spnners the " tales of eventually Avenue great stars who wardrobe miseses ough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

Oscar Homoska made his hair blond to win the role of Maxim Litvinov in Warner Brothers film. ization of ex-Ambassador Joseph E. Davies book, Mission to Moscow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
ALEXIS WE'LL 5OWNED

In her dance number in Warner Brothers "Thank Your Lucky Stars Alexis Smith years a gown made from forty yards of cloth. l is used later to close an entire chorus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

Patriots in France are wearing brooches showing @ swastika being crushed by an English key.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-15
GERMANS REFArLArE

II was at Capua that the Ger
mans made a jab OF tlaeiT own in an
attempt 70 throw the Allied advance
off balance They MADE II Just a
few hours before the Fifth army
was scheduled te advance. There
vas a terrific impact as the Two
forces eoli9ed. The Germans fore
ed the river, and then the Fifth
army men threw them back.
For time after the British and
Americans got patrols established in
capua. the town became a no
mans land. The Germans con-
centrated their artillery ON the
patrols and tn Allied troops fell
back temporarily in preparation
for the assault that was 70 carry
them back into the town and on
across the Yoltusno.
Things have happened in this
battle OF the Volturno that prob
ably haven't happened ON any BAT
tlefront OF this war, Daring patrols
made up Of both British and Am
sricans cast aside their weapons a
lew days before the drive and swan
the river at its deepest point, IN
search of information about the
enemy, 1t was the first time that
swimming patrols had been used
In Italy,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-15
Rats Stay Despite
Pied Piper live

MARSEFIELD Ore. Oct Is up
Since the rat residents OF Al
l1any. Calf. don't appreciate i've.
the city Of Marshfield today offere/ Z
the city Of Albany q tried and sue
cessful method of cleaning up its
rats.
Last night orchestra leader Red
Nichols and his cornet tried 10 draw
the rats out Of their tax-free Al
bany holes. but the modern Pied
Piper failed.
Marshfield city papaS say their
plan won't gather quite the pub
licity that the Nichols plan did. but
1t viii rid Albany OF rats
Just feed your rats pre- war
hamburger. cheese. bread and some
quick-ac,ing poison" advises Mayor
j. Albert MatSon of MarShfield.
We exterminated thousands of
rats that way last year"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-15
Soviets Pounding
Crimea Rail Line
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Isthmus, the capture OF which
would isolate the Oimea by land
MELiTorOL ABlAZE
Melitopol itself was flame as
the Russians battled through the
streets as was Gomei at the OPP
posite end OF the Dnieper river de
fenses. Between them the Rus
slams were beating down fierce Ger
man eounterbiows before kleY and
Tightening their grip On the ukrain-
ian capital
The massive battle OF the lower
Dnieper rapidly nearea a aeeislaa
as the Russians hurrlediy moppeo
up at Meiitopoi, III araer 10 JON
Maiinovsky's men In the push down
the corridor between the bniepei
and the sea OF AzoV.
The railroad through Meiltopoi
was cut leaving the Germans a
preoarious wartime railroad from
the PerekDp isthmus 20 hnerson
as their only escape route from the
Crimea.
Soviet armed forces also were
hammering the eastern Grimea
across The KerGhenski straits ana
from the air were pounding the last
rail line out of the peninsula, 0b-
liging lie Germans to hasten tneir
abandonment OF the Crimea.
The Soviet Black sea fleet now
had the use OF the Hoyorosslsk ana
Anapa harbors, giving IL mastery
OF the central Black sea, which was
believed sufficient 10 Illustrate any
German attempts at a Crimean
Dunkirk
Front reports said AaRofozne was
"yeritable wilderness of wreck
age when the Russians moved IN.
The Newspaper fzestia said that ~
two years OF war such smeRstFous
devastation had not been en-
counteTeo
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-15
Draft Delinquenfs
Being Rounded-up
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NCDnNlnAeQ lfoaa pasS u
job if, during the preceding 6o-day
period lthe former waiting per-
iod was 30 days., ne or She was
employed in an essential activity,
unless the transfer viii aid more
effectively IN the prosecution OF
Tn war and the worker has. a. Ger
tifieate of availability nom the
most recent essential employer or
has been referred to new work by
the U. S. employment service.
Amy person with any OF l49
So called critical Skills must be in
an essential activity or enter the
armed forces. Persons with these
skills cannot take new jobs with
out U. S. employment service APP
pgoVal, thereby permitting their be-
ing directed 70 the place where they
are most needed.
S-A person who. has not lived or
worked IN the area where he seeks
work during Ia perecdine 30 days
cannot DC hired without y. S, em-
ployment service approval
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-15
Italy May Declare
War on Japanese

Continued from page ID
lire a month "a Ira was worth two
cents before the war; and captains
were tempted with 5000 lire a
month. Similar salaries were offer
ed Italians who would join the
TODT organization TO work on Nazi
defense works in the Pc valley of
northern Italy.
A Berlin broadcast took cogniz-
ance of reports seeping out OF Rome
that Pope Plus XII was being sub
jected to increasing German pres
sure. The broadcast denied that
the Pope was being hindered In his
functions in any way, or that his
communications and TRANSACTIONS
with the outside world were being
restricted.