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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
WON . SWEEPSTAKES

There wasn't much of impor-
lance that Skipper Joe didn't win.
Four times did he take the Rich
ardson trophy, emblematic of the
Great Lakes catboat champion
ship. And he's remembered as the
only man 10 win two Detroit
Yacht Club Sweepstakes races in
one year.
On Saturday Joe led the cat
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Z California Mdtmen
On Fairview Card

A pair Of California grapplers
will be featured on tomorrow
nights wrestling card at the Fair
view Gardens. Frankie Taylor
from Hollywood and Buck" Hick-
son Of Los Angeles.
HickSon. who will be making his
first appearance here, comes on
Taylor's recommendation 10 meet
Bert Ruby, former MWA junior
heavy champion. in the semifinal
bout. Taylor is slated 10 face Jack
League, another former MWA
champ, in the main 60.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Bob Tales.
Terry Rumor
Must Puzzle
Dodger Fans
BY BOB MURPHY
SPORTS EDITOR

The Hot Stove League eX-
perts always can be depended
upon TO enlven the baseball
season with variety of
highly original and refreshing
rumors, but we can recall none
more fascinating than the cur
rent speculation upon the posi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
CamiIIi Case Recalled

When the beloved Dolph Ca
MILL was sold down the river
10 the Giants. DuroCher's stock
plummeted again. Although he
likely had less 10 do with the
deal than Hickey, anyone con-
nected with such "A Sacriligious
move lost face with the bleachcr
gods OF the Bronx. They nurse
the dark suspicion that even
Terry wouldn't be guilty Of such
base conduct,
SO although il would have
been unthinkable even a short
year ago, Terry now looks like
one Of the leading candidates
for the job Of managing the
Brooklvns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Steve FiIipowiz Stars
As Georgia NdvyWins

ATHENS. Ca Oct q up
Georgia NAVY Pro Flight < fact
ball team Yesterday defeated
Newberry College, % 70 O. with
Steve F'llipOwlcz. cX-Fordham
backheld star, leading the often
SlVe
Warren Tiller and Oscar Hoe
qulst. both OF Orlando, Fla. and
Thomas Avirett Of Birmingham,
Ala. also starred for the winners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Ohio FencerS
Beaten Here

Sal de Tuscan fencing team Of
Detroit defeated the Sword and
Mask Club Of Cleveland in a
match here yesterday, 30 TO 90
The Detroiters won the mems
and women's foils and saberS
matches, losing only the epee,
5-4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Lead Retained
By MdcdonelI

Leo Macdonell. for the second
straight week. leads The Detroit
Times experts in football Selec-
tons. Macdone4 picked II out Of
IS winners over the weekend.
missing only Colgate and Holy
Cross
Harold Kahl. who holds third
spot in the standings, increased
his average when he picked -
winners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Niqh+ Edition Code Key

The Detroit Times daily in Night Edition the
horse which
bets Of the day.
The code key appears night in Eight Star and Red Line
Editions with number corresponding each letter of the alphabet
The horses appears ONLY IN THE NIGHT EDITION
AND IT IS PRINTED IN CODE.
Tomorrow'S code follows:
A12 BIS C-s Del E-l9 F-56 G-ei il
Ri I-27 Nib N-5 Q-23 T-59
U-9l NSi VS. W. Mi Y-9S ESQ
Clip this code key will enable decpher the name Of
appearing ONLY NIGHT EDITION.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18

bility 7 h a I
p a d B / !
T Ferry may
be boss in z
those W o n
derful Dodg-
Q r : n @ X [
year
w III am,
you may re-
M G M b c r.
once earned
the undying
enmity of the
btlrul1prc nv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18
Of All

Many boxing authorities believe
Jimmy Wilde. who never has
weighed more than 9S pounds.
was the greatest fighter of his
weight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18

boats around the course in the
light airs. The bigger boats failed
10 finish within the time limit
so the following day when the
postponed race was sailed off. Joe
skippered the ketch SqualI in a
great breeze of wind, beating
ong other ships Howard
Grants famous old schooner Suez
II, on corrected time
He sailed 10 Mackinac and he
sailed at Put-in-Bay In the Inter-
lake regattas at the Lake Erie
island Skipper Joe came home
year after year with the catboat
prize
In Mackinac racing ne was
regular member of Ted Farms
worthS crews aboard Nawanna
and later Chanty when these
ships weer winning honorS in their
classes
Among yachtsmen he was, al
most, equally well known as a
composer of songs p. the fusty,
outdoor kind that sailors love Il.
His was a open-air, croaky voice
OF great Vouume.
COMPOSED SAILOR SONGS
His best song was Barbara
Jane-She's Great for One
String Sailor.
Barbara Jane was the catbcat
he sailed winning those four Rich
ardson races and il was Skipper
Joe who coined the Une-sUrng
sailor expression for catboaters.
PaIlbearers al his funeral will
he those men who acted as his
crew racing catboats: Don Mar
-entette, Howard jackson FTunII
Munt. +. A. Eastwood. Larry Pace
and Brandon White.
They'll be saying goodbye 10
Skipper Joe as he joins those other
famous catboat shippers, Miner
Gregg, l.. X. Wood. Philo Wright,
Tom Aldrich and Andry Kramer,
who are sailing the course where
they are always TO windward on
the starboard tack and where
every race brings a winning gun
and the golden flag of victory.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters. Mrs. Robert NJ. Rodg-
ers of Detroit, Margot Krolik OF
Syracuse, n. Y, and son. ThaVer
krolik.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-18

MT. ELLIOTT REC. '''ao ~, Mt. , tss.oTr
or.n Alley, q. a. n. Until p. ~ .nd After -,
Visit Our Cocktail Lounge. Excellent FOOD.
NEW FAIRVIEW 1859 Gas. ItsssRsos
opsn so~iins TODAY Until p. N. and Alta,
" '. ". Mnsd Doubles Sundays al p. ~.
OLYMPIC REC. "A &c. a., At GO; s,yts
" Alleys New and Modern. sa,hss,,,sr a..
sowllnu AL DAY Saturdays and sundsys.
PALACE REC. p, 's s,s, a !. ,. , ayssos
Post. open Bovine Today Untii sas p NJ "a
Afsr ~ Billiards Restaurant. Cocktail Lsunoe,
PALACE SCHOENHERR e sc.U 4. $3.50; s,,S
Instructions Given Daily on tn. PAUL MosLsy
se,, Instructor. learn to Bowl Correctly Hsrs.
PAL N REAru 1920 MEYERS. Near
~" pInoH meNIchoLs. UN. s.e27s
tnloy opsn Bowling Her. TODAY untII (, p. a..
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PALMER PARK w.. s.sISsC rs, 40 s:ts,,.
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40 ALLEYS For 0pen Bowling Monday rhfoUsh
friday a. $50 p ~ free Instructions Afisrnsoah
TWENTY GRAND 5000 yOOsIs5"tH
p Alleys Open for League, Tuesday $50 p. n.
WI ?. open Bowling v Moon tutil p n.
WASHINGTON BOWL 81, ao .ss: sfiI %
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p ~. ard After 10. Al Day sat snd sun
WAYkE'S SCHOOL is 3 s1I:,, a 60 ss,,
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DIRECTORY DAILY
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VH Association n
- Neigh
ALTOONA REC. saos MICHIGAN ave.
OPEN BOWLING TODAY FROM 10 A. ".
Until p. ". Saturdays. Sundays Ustn J p. N.
ARGYLE REC. es s4lst T s,yts NO. sss,
OPEN BOWLING SATURDAYS ALI DAY.
SUNDAYS 1880 P. N. UNTIL CLOSING
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OPEN BOWLING TO-DAY UNTIL $50 p. N.
OPENING for Saturday League After 80 p. n.
BOWL -ODROME ,S'" s,, casrt rE:. no. $3.50
OPEN BOWLING At ALI rIMEsi
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DETROIT RECREATION s sstAysId e. 81 s,so
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optS BOWLING Iop $50 noon a9'N usPr,
P. NJ All DAY SATURDAYS. SUNDAYS.
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Open Bowling TODAY Unui p ~ and After
-. AL DAY Saturday, and Sundays.
GRAND CENTRAL 1871 FERRY PARK
Pleasure to Bowl at ouist.s After, In ostro,,.
Good Transportation Facilities. Bus Street Car.
GRAND RIVER-LIyERNOIS ''' s6 Sr' ,s1s River
OPENINGS FoR SATURDAY LEAGUES. oo,n
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GREAT LAKES =, 1891 20 sa1T'. !. g.
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HIGH SCHOOL
STATE

Mich. Normal Ia Wayne
West Mich s Miami co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
. SERIAL STORY
THE TERRIBLE EYE.
BY EDWIN RUn ,.,.
sSs sSS1sesxsES.1 xE1 's4s
.sS .SsSoPYRIeAr. 1919.
NA SERVICE. ma.

shall see. We shall see riob+
away And he stalked off wsv.
ing his arms.
IN the privacy of the elm Jonah
Logan spoke to Mahoney. Ma.
honey, he said, there's some.
thlng here that l don't under.
stand"
Forget it, said Mahonev.
They're goin' to the post"
They were, indeed. The Jockeys
hired for the occasion had mount
ed and the horses were at the
barrier. Black Moonlight stepped
around rervously, light as cal
on his feet. But Bucephalus, or
his newly-clipped stand-in, waited
with Stoicism. His mien was the
mlen of one who has all night.
A few seconds passed. Then:
They're off, announced Ma.
honey.
1t was only a half-truth. Black
moonlight was off. He broke
swiftly, picked up speed and seem.
cd to flow toward tn eturn. Bruce
phalus. on the other hand, hunched
himself time or two like drom.
edary setting sail for Damascus
and then stepped gingerly forward.
he seemed to possess all the dash
and fire of cool barge.
There then ensued a farcical
horse race. By the time Buceph.
alus reached the turn, Black
Moonlight was halfway around.
When Black Moonlight rocketed
into the stretch, Bucephalus was
ambling placidly toward the half
way mark. AS Black Moonlight
got home in a walk Bucephalus.
had he been provided with a spy.
glass, could have seen the stretch.
He was sure thing to finish
come Michaelmas.
+" Around Mr.. Claiming the con.
gratulatory crowd gathered, like
umbras of ancient Italy. Around
Mr.. Calvin Meggs no one gathered
save Hildy Claiming. And Mr.
Meggs wrung his hands and gave
out panied, choking sounds. He
was doing these things when Hen
ry L. Claiming, beaming at the
head of his legions, confronted
him.
well, Calvin" said Mr. Chan
ming, in a voice that would have
been audible in Peru, 'let this
be a lesson. Never in future, my
man, attempt to pit your shaky
ill-considered judgment of horse
flesh against my certain knowl
edge. That is all I have to say
Calvin Meggs got off a last
strangled bleat and tottered away
Hildy Claiming stayed right with
him. Hildy was on a one-womar
crusade against throat-cutting.
! (To Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
SHIP REPORT

BRISTOL, England, Feb. 20-lR'
Allied forces in the Mediterran-
san' including United States
p'aheS, sank or damaged 248 axis
snpS totaling $4,000 tons between
oept. l, 1912 and Jan. 81, 1943,
A. y. Alexander, First Lord of
ale Admiralty, said in an address
Iooay. The loss to the axis, he
sdlo, included hundreds of thou
sanuS OF guns, tanks, and other
:. SappheS consigned to German and
..aHdll troops in North Africa. He
s' saiu l56 axis ships had been de-
ss@oyeo' 80 "A seriously damaged and
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
M Wage Cases Decided
By War Labor Board

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 P) -
The War Labor board decided A
wage cases today, which officials
said was something Of record
because A cases in one month
was considered good under form
er procedure.
The speed-up, they said, was due
to the recent creation of spe
cial committee of non-board mem
bers to sift through a large back
log of cases awaiting WLB &C
ton, making recommendations tt
the board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
GLASSFORD RETURNS

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 70
tR-Rear Admiral William A.
Glassford, commandment of the
Sixth Naval district and the
Charleston Navy yard, returned
here today after an absence OF
more than two months. Glassford
headed an Army-Navy commission
at Dakar in late December which
examined various facilities in that
West African port.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
Firing Scheduled On
Camp Davis Ranges

! Camp Davis officials yesterday
released schedule of firing te
be conducted on the various ranges
in this vicinity in this section, dur
ing the coming week.
The rifle range on Route II just
south Of Camp Davis will be in
use from February % to q in.
elusive. All persons are warned
to remain clear of the posted area
back Of this range.
At Sears Landing there will be
firing on the automatic weapons
range from February % to Feb.
ruary 81 inclusive, effecting water
sector No. 2 for a distance of 10,'
600 yards off shore.
| The Gun Range at Sears Land
ing will also be in use during the
entire week to come, effecting wa
ter sector No. 2 for a distance
of $4,000 yards. Small boat oper
ators and owners are warned tt
keep clear of these water sectors
At Topsail Inlet, there will be
firing from February % to q in
elusive.
At Ft. Fisher, the experimental
ranges will be in use during the
entire week from February % tc
27 from 8 am. to 5 pm.
The antimechanized and auto.
matte weapons ranges at Ft. Fish
er will also be in use during the
entire week. Water sector No.
will be effected by this firing fol
a distance of $4,000 yards off shore
Owners and operators of small
craft are urged to keep their yes
sells clear of the area to be eff
fected by this firing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
DECORATIONS AWARDED

LONDON, Feb. 20 -tRE United
States Eighth Air force headquar-
ters today announced the award of
33 Oak Leaf clusters for the Sec
ond recognition of gallantry in ac-
ton and 10 Air medals for ''mer-
itorious achievement in aerial
combat"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
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WILMINGTON
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lO:3e-ss94D'pa g. paul's Lutheran chuTcn.
i iooUO-Blue oO--BBliu Networks weekly war jour
naa nars from the Blue.
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l.OO-NM,,M -N,,s.ieyan Methodist church.
l:45-Wessyissi Jim of the U. S. Army
2.OO-Ghsysefhow Ghs Show of Yesterday and Today
2;'V-I-Blue Barron
M -rnterlude.
s%,y-Wake Up America
National Vespers.
4So-Mutbsesre Mbere Do We Stand-John van Van
-s%a.rrcook-John Gunter' news Noi'i-
mentators.
M Church of God.
99..;sH-1nterlude. 9.s
6;oo-Tr@ Trse World Theatre. A..
6O5-ffee. ee.,noiitsn % Opera of the Air.
6;3o-MedI-JFa n1d fashioned Revival Hour;
7:oo-ola+ GIe+ch the the World Go By-Earl
GQa"tAl' Coz Avenue Methodist church;
8l5-Eliam nae,'s Gs Journal with Walter VIM
chell, ;,,,
s:l5-The Fathr. earerade.
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s:45-DorotnIy. w.
lOOO-AVe Net Meet;ne of the Air.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

(To Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

.sBy CAD. calculated MIR. Meggs
stung. IT don't think it is my
horse. But, even so, I wouldn't
be surprised if it could leave that
dog of yours at the feedbox."
CHA" said Mr.. Claiming. I'VE
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-10
REDS CLAIM CREDIT
FOR ITALIAN WORK
Continued From Page One)

that the Red army deserves the
lions share of the credit for Italy S
capitulation.
Reports of the negotiations and
subsequent surrender of Italy were
fully published here and the dis
patches underlined the fact that
the armistice conditions were ap-
proved by the Soviet Union.
No official comment from re-
sponsible Soviet authorities was
Immediately available.
Despite the expression of pleas
ure at the news, the reaction of
the Russian man in the street was
also that of skepticism as to the
exact size of the battle of Italy
and what the future effect of these
battles would be on the situation
on the Sovet-German front.
When questioned whether it was
considered a second front or not,
the answer was usually "vryad-
ly.' which is Russian for scarce
~"
Until the Germans begin draw
ing away large numbers of divi-
sions from the Soviet front, the
Allied operations can not be con-
sidered a second front, is the con-
clusion of the man in the street,
The first sign of the Soviet re-
action was a car t on, entitled
Serious Amputation" by Boris
Yefimov, published in the Soviet
army newspaper, Red Star. 1t
showed two hands on the left, pre-
sumably American and British,
and one hand on the right, pre-
sumably Russian, cutting the 1tal-
ian leg off Adolf Hitler.
People who heard the news on
the way to work discussed it ex-
citedly and agreed that more big
things are coming"
Izvestia said, Nov that Italy
is out of the ranks and the Hit
lerite camp is split, all thinking
people will have no doubt that
new, extremely favorable condi-
lions have been created for the
quickest defeat of Hitlerite Ger
many, itself, main enemy of all
freedom-loving people.
The Communist party or n
Pravda added, THE summer vic
tories of the Red army compelled
Hitler to abandon completely his
Italian ally.
mo doubt the capitulation OF
Italy will make a strong impress
sion on the Allies and adherents
of Hitler in Europe who still re-
main in his robbers coalition. The
fate of Italy is warning to them.
1.-The Soviet people are sure that
the date of final victory over the
enemy is approaching
The party newspaper made no
direct mention of the second front
question, but in between the lines
of the article could be read "a
second front sermon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-10

because, though the nation is en-
gagged greatly, it is denied the
habltual vision of greatness. They
tainted, and we're scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shep-
herd"
Inc springs of greatness in a
PUBIC man lie finally, as they do
IN winston Churchill, in the con-
Vlction that he must serve the
truth and not opinion, that he must
40 what is right whether or not
ne IS sure to succeed. That was
now IN the darkest hours of 1910
Churchlll made the choice between
honor and calculation. When none
could calculate the future of Brit
ain ne settled the future of Britain
he settled the issue on the ground
OF honor and of duty.
This is the way of greatness.
In the supreme moments of his
tory terms like duty, truth, JUS
tice and mercy-which in our tor.
pid hours are tired words-become
the measure of decision. We, I'm
happily, are acting as if we had
forgotten them. We seem to be
ashamed to utter them, in part
because we tremble at the gibes
of the Philistines, but in the main
because they are remote from our
habitual feeling.
Yet the outcome of this war will
break mems hearts if we allow
ourselves to sink to the meane1
measure of our conduct. We are
trying to be too shrewd, too clever,
too calculating, when what t h {
anxious and suffering peoples cry
out to us for is that we practice
the elemental virtues and adhere
to the eternal verities. They alone
can guide us through the compli
cations of our days. The straight
and righteous paths the shortest
and the surest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-10
clark s Army Ouerpovers
Germans In Naples Area

that the British navy was off that
port.
(Berlin broadcasts quoted Ger
man military spokesman as say
ing that the new Fascist govern
ment had countermanded Marshal
Badoglio's orders to the Italian
navy to flee to North Africa.)
General Clark's new invasion
tr Ike apparently functioned
smoothly despite opposition. Re-
ports said that artillery, vehicles.
ammunition, food, medicine and
other supplies were unloaded soon
after the first soldiers surge
ashore.
Clark formerly commanded the
American Fifth Army VIII it
trained in French Morocco. He and
several other American officers
made secret submarine trip to
French North Africa to gain valu-
able information from pro-Allied
French officers just before the in
vasion of that territory last fall.
Detailed identification of his as
sault forces in the Naples area
was not permitted for fear that
it would aid the enemy. (Secre-
tary of War Stimson said in Wash
ington that some Fifth Army units
were involved in the operation).
British Gen. Sir Harold Alexan-
der, w h o commanded Allied
ground forces through the Tunisian
and Sicilian campaigns, is direct
ing the operations of all troops in
Italy. He in turn is responsible to
the Allied commander in chief, U.
S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
who made the dramatic announce
ment yesterday of Italy's surren-
der.
The Americans and British I'M
der Clark face one of the grim
NEST fights of the whole war since
it is generally accepted here that
large German forces in Italy have
been ordered to fight to the death
to delay as long as possible the
Allied strides northward toward
the heart of Hitler's fortress.
Naples is 100 miles from the
Adriatic coast on the other side
of the peninsula. 1t is 12O air
inc miles from Rome and $40 from
the Pc river where the main Ger
man Notifications lie. Mountains
south of the Pc afford an ideal
natural defense for the Germans;
the Lombardy plain north of the
river would afford the Allies ex-
cellent aerial bases for attacks on
the German homeland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-10
INVASION ARMIES
FLEXlNC MUSCLES
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reverberations rocked buildings
six miles inland in England.
So tremendous was the muscle
licking demonstration, carried on
under the noses of Nazi coastal
defenses, that many British coastal
jewellers were convinced the in
vasion Of France was actually I'M
der way.
But a terse official summary
said only: "Full-scale amphibious
exercises were most successful.
Valuable lessons were learned"
And as remarkable as the ma
neuvers was the almost utter ab-
sence of resistance by the dwic-
ding German airforce to the aeria
coastal onslaught. Allied bombers,
many unescorted. droned through
the skies unopposed. not one fall"
ing to Nazi air units charged with
defending the western bastion OF
Hitler's Europe.
The daylight operations, which
began shortly after 7 am, fol
lowed night bombardment of oc'
cupied territory by Raj planes.
''1t was like the Battle of Brit
ain the other way around" sale
a resident of the Dover-F olkestone
road in describing the terrific pre-
rehearsal bombing which kept the
French coastline alight all night
with bomb bursts and anti-aircraf
fire. Enemy naval vessels
coast artillery were the prime tar
gets of this commandment.
Then with the dawn U. S. Flying
Fortresses and Raj fighterb bomb
ers struck at more airfields and
other targets in northern France
Then followed Thunderbolts a n {
Spitfires-to patrol h e channel
skies and make sweeps in north.
ern France as the advance of the
umbrella.
Next rose hundreds of o h I