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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-21
) @y HARRY GRAYsON
NEA Enorts Editor

New York, April 2l.-Ball players
Hnmplained about the new balata-
flostored baseball being less lively
than the one Ted williams hit for
= 80 average and 80 home runs in
Hel2.
sIt doesn't bounce half as high as
che old one" testified Joe Mccarthy
81 the Yankees. I'VE tested them by
dropping them from the same
height onto q concrete floor, and
lest years ball boundee twice as
high"
The new bali, with balata and re-
processed cork and rubber in its
Dore, looks exactly like the old. The
appears hard and durable. The
sound Of the bat meeting it Is
3 something In the way Of evidence
Mat It Is solid substance.
Hitting to the Yankee infleld In
Elelding practice, Art Fletcher re-
marked that It felt as though he
vas hitting q croquet ball.
Early evidence Is that the athletes
won't be squawking about the ball
being knocked lopsided, as they did
4ast summer.
II the new balata- doctored ball is
Header than the old one, there was
40 sign Of it as the Yankees blasted
81 Jayery and George Jeffcoat Of
The Braves for Is hits, including
Nick Ettenis first home run In a
New York uniform and four doubles.
Tho Braves took almost as many
EbeTtles with Charley Wensloff and
ne venerable Jim Turner, compiling
81 hits in a game decided by Johnny
AaeCarthy,s three-run home run
INTO the right field seats.
You wouldn't recognize Mccarthy
- . Brooklyn prospect and then Q
Giant aspirant to succeed Bill
Eegry, the player, nobody denied
nat the six-foot two-inch McCar-
ny could field. He had it all. in
kislding the physical advantages
seft-landedness gives a first base
man.
Mccarthy had to wait until he
vas 20 before acquiring hitting
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CHER:

New York, April 2l-UP)-prob-
able starting pitchers for today's
Major league games and last years
records:
National League
New York Gohrman 13-4) at
Brooklyn Head 1876.
Philadelphia (Podgajny 6-lD at
Boston (Javery l2-l0).
Pittsburgh, (SewelI l7-l5) at Chi
cago (Derringer l0-llD.
st. Louis Cooper 22-7 or White
7-5) at Cincinnati wander Nicer
1919.
American League
Chicago dietrich glib at st.
Louis (Hollingsworth 1870.
Detroit bridges OF or Trucks
M-O at Cleveland (Bagby l7-9).
Washington wynn 1O-i6 at New
York (Bonham 2i-5).
Boston tHughson 22-e) ct Phila-
delphia Wolf (l2-l5).
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YANKS, DODCERS
CLUBS TO BEAT
FOR REMNANTS
MCNutt Statement Heart
ems Stub. Owners; Fans
''Elungry" for Game

SNa~sSN4 I'VE N~@SAA ANAASN4S0sANACeAe
New York, April als-(UpD-The
major leagues, hopeful but not TOO
sure Of what lies ahead. open their
second season under eVee~eaRh tenlnR
wartime restrictions today, minus
many OF The stars who helped 70 al
tract record gates IN loaa.
Forced 10 train In the north b.
limited transportation facilities and
with Its manpower sources awtnallna
rapidly, The 10 clubs 20 10 the bar
Fler confident they viii Do able "a
complete the lsa~game schedule
which leads TO The world series IN
October.
olilclals took heart from recent
statements by War Manpower Com
missioner Paul v. McetWtt and Selee
tive service otilclals and were deter.
mined to carry out The promise
baseball Commissioner Judge Kene.
saw N, Lands made last winter b
90 900, 600 American fanS-thAt the
game VIII continue 50 long rs each
club has nine men 10 put ca the
field.
The feeling OF apprehension with
which the teams started Sprlnn
training had vanished with Me-
Nuts statement that he saw nc
reason why baseball should not con,
tlnue for the duration, although he
added that the game eventually
would have 10 get along without al
Nble~boaled men between 10 and 30
But SelectlVe service oIIlciAiS sale
pre~peArl aarbor fathers might gel
IN q fUll season before being called
by the armed forces.
MIG Year Ahead
Despite the loss OF such stars ~
Joe DlNlaggio, Ted Williams, Terry
Moore. Teddy Lyons, Red RulAng,
Pete RelSer, Phil RlRHNto, JohnnN
BeaEley, Pee Wee Reese, EaoS
Slaughter, Dom DlMNgglo, Johnny
pesky, and many others, club own.
erS forecast q banner year 80 Tar "a
gate receipts are concerned, They
pointed 10 the crowds which hockey,
boxing and other indoor sports drew
as proof that sports fans IN wartime
are rs hungry Is ever for their Ia
vorlte game.
Capacity crowds were forecast for
nearly all Of the opening contests.
The National League win see New
York at Brooklyn, Philadelphia &C
Boston, Pittsburgh at Chicago Nno
Sc, Louis at Cincinnati,
In the American League, which
got Its regular early sendof al
Washington yesterday, where the
Senators whipped The Philadelphia
Athletics, rs, the Mats move Into
Yankee Stadium as the New York.
ers, winners Of the l9a9 nag, open
defense OF their utles ChlcagoN
White Sox play at st, Louis, Detroit
goes 10 Cleveland and Boston In
vades philadelphia,
New ROrkeRs BeseS
Daily draft calls make the possible
finish Of the teams mere Wnpre,
dictable than ever but the Dodgers
and Yankees have been picked a
general favurltes TO emerge cham
pions OF their respective leagues,
Both have been equally hurt By
service calls vet losses ell around
the circuits have been comparatively
heavy-and In several cases heavier
so that while the general level Of
competition will be lower, The Dodg.
ers aud Yankees Still rate rs the
clubs to beat.
Many, however, favor the Card.
mails, world champions last year, who
have lost much Of their fence-hOSt.
ing talent In the senior leagues
Rafla enncnsa T7aa FrntvHaQ and Hns
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big sixth Gave
SENATORS WIN
lover ATHLETICS
Crowd of 2S,OO3 Sees
1913 Seasonal Opener;
CarrasquaI ''CIicks"
ny ERNEST BARCELLA
UNITED Press STAN COrrespondentD

(UmAee0 Efes8 SeAM C0EFoBpSmuentD
washington, April 2l--(Up)-It
may not be for long, although no less
an authority than Yankee Manager
Joe Mccarthy classes them Is Q
possible darkhorse, but the wash
ington Senators led the American
league today.
They led six other clubs BY q half
game and the Philadelphia Athletics
by one contest as result OF their 2
TO victory over Manager Connie
Mack's club as they opened the 1913
baseball season o day In advance
Of the other clubs and made OSsle
Bluege's managerial debut . success.
fll one.
A crowd Of 2s,OeS fans watched
the Senator'S come from behind with
q six-run rally In the sixth irSning TO
defeat the AS after Manpower COM
missioner Paul v. McNutt had tossed
out the FIRST ball TO start the ioaS
major league season In Qrlffth
stadium.
AS It was, McNutt, who gave the
sport q pre-Rame boost by predicting
It would survive the difnculties Of
war, turned In the best pitching job
Of the day after brief fiag.ralsing
ceremonies led by Senate Democrat.
ic Leader Alben w. Barley Of Ken
lucky, American League President
william Harridge and Club Owner
Clark 0rlfflth.
Cracked Up
Highlander Luman Harris OF the
AS seemed headed for q shutout vic.
tory with o so lead going into the
sixth when the roof fell In, The
Senators slammed Harris of the
mound and pummeled his two sue
cessors for six runs before the inn
ing closed.
Washington suffered pitching Ills,
too, but only briefly. Dutch Leonard
started after his FIRST opening day
victory in Ave years, but II eluded
him. The AS got TO him for q pair
Of runs In the third and one more
In the fourth. He gave way TO a
pinch hitter In the fourth and Alex
Carrasuuel finished up brilliantly 10
gain credit for the triumph.
Russ Christopher, who took over
for Harris and handled only two
batters, was charged with the loss,
Six Run Sixth
Bob johnson, q former phlladel-
phiRn, started the trouble for his
mates In the sixth. He opened the
Garage with single and before
the smoke cleared. the Senators
added four more base hits which,
with two walks, a hit batsman and q
fielder's choice, were good for six
runs and the ball game. Stan Spence
delivered the big punch with a two
run single with the bases loaded.
George Case, fleet washington
outfielder, took hitting honors for
the day with three singles in i've
trips and scored two runs.
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hasn't defeated Southern California
In q dual meet since way back in
"a, or for 10 seasons. Although dam
gerous the Bears probably will once
more take back seat. This despite
the presence In Blue and Gold raj
ment of such great athletes as the
top sprinter OF the day, Hal Davis.
and Grover Klemmer and Ralph
Dewey.
BOURLAND SETS PACE
Co-Capt. Cliff Bourland leads the
current collection Of Southern Calf
ornia point-gatherers. He Is the de-
Tending National AAU 400-Neser
and NCAA 440 champion, and has
considerable to say about the spirits
too.
Jack Trout, remarkable sprinter
who placed third in the 1912 NCAA,
Is plenty sharp this spring. He was
very swift In an indoor meet in San
Francisco. Dick Browning, nation
al Junior AAU low hurdles cham
pion Of 1910, is around for his spe-
cialty as well as the 100.
WARREN 0HllJH, second IN the Pa
cific Coast Conference $780, is back
In harness and may do double duty
In the half and mile.
The best performers In field
events are Co-Capt. Searles Tally. 6
feet 8, and Dick Homeyer, 6 feet
4. In the high jump, and Ron Thorn
as. who exceeds so feet In the shot.
Three 23-foot broad jumpers are
available. Edsel Curry, Ken Lundie
and Dick Spices.
Balance and brilliance keeps
Southern California on top in track
and field.
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Taylor, Dickey And
Cervais, Elk Jocks,
Now AtPearl Harbor

Pawtucket r. l., April 81 - This
Is little tale that the enlightened
scenarists Of Hollywood might en-
title "Eeur'cn at Pearl Harbor," or
possibly Three Jockeys on q
Beach,"
Just year or so ago, Victor Ger
vais. Walter Lee Taylor, and
Charley Dickey were riding at Mar
ragansett Park and other New Eng
land courses, with nothing much on
their minds except winning the
next race. Today they're wearing
Uncle Sans Navy blue. and quite
by accident the three met recently
at the great Naval station where
the wa began on December 2. 1891.
Gervais grew too heavy for the
saddle, became a valet in the
Jockeys room at GanSett the season
before he enlisted In the Navy. To-
day he has the toughest Job he's
ever tackled In his life. one Of the
toughest that the Navy has TO offer.
He's q Diesel engine mechanic on
a submarine. He says he like IL.
Gervais wrote a letter to Jimmy
Ferris, custodian OF the Jockeys
room at Narragansett, telling OF his
meeting with Taylor and Dickey.
Getting Heavy"
Taylor, he says, Is a first class
seaman and is lust the same ex-
cept that Navy chow has caused
him TO put on weight. He tins the
scales at l28 pounds nov. Back In
1880, when Walter weighed about
20 pounds less than he does today.
ne was the leading rider at both
Narragansett Park meetings. That
same seaman he lost the Jockey
championship OF America to Earl
Dew on the final day Of the year.
Getyoss says that Dickey Is a
torpedo mate. Perhaps Charley WAS
MT the best rider who ever showed
MS ware In New England, but he
was one OF the most honest--and
most Iikeabie. He enlisted soon after
the bombs fell on Pearl Harhor.
where ne Is now temporarily sta
Toned Dickey rode here for Phil
Schwartz. the Squire Of Sufleld.
Conn. who treated the boy virtual
ly as q member Of his family.
Charley won several stakes on
schWart2's god horec Napper Tandy
now CHARTERED nt Gansetf.
"Charley's ridden Napper Tandy
around this island four times for
me already" oervais Gays. but I
don't mind it. It's good TO be able
70 short the bun with guys from the
racetracks once again.
TIE three young men who used %
on horses and are now on Uncle
SAINTS battle wagons have been 81
Hawaii about two months.
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MERIDEN CONTELC COS
SEEK LOCAL GAMES

Meriden's Contelcos, winner OF
the Tri-County league champion
snip last season. and listing Bobby
Ray of Waterbury. Tribune A. G..
iniieider and Sacred Heart parochial
school team coach as a member OF
It's squad; are making plans for the
baseball season. Next Sunday, the
Contelcos will meet the Springfield
Eastern league entry at Ceppa field
In Meriden at 3:l5 p. m. Opening
game OF the regular season will be
played May 18th, with booking OF
all first class semi-pro clubs now in
progress. games to be played at
nome or away. Any teams inter-
ested. mya write to Manager John
Pulhi, Contelco Company, Meriden.
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Braves Coaches to Run
Club For Two Weeks

Boston. April 2i.-(UP)-With
Manager Casey Stengel h0spitaIlzed
with broken leg. the Boston Braves
open the 1913 baseball season here
today eight days behind schedule
as they meet the Philadelphia Phil
lies In a single game.
Coaches George Kelly and Bob
Coleman win assume Joint dlrec-
ton OF the club during an anticl-
pated two-week absence Of the So
year-0ld Stengel who was struck by
an automobile while crossing a street
near his hotel early yesterday.
Because OF severe swelling, STEM
gels leg will not be set until next
week 80 he was forced 20 reIInquish
his post 10 Kelly and Coleman.
They know how ! would run
things and everything win 20 along
all right" Gtensel said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-21
CAROLS Line On
Baseball Teams

St. Louis. April 81 UP)-odds on
the pennant races In the Major
leagues as quoted by Betting Com
missioner James J. Carroll:
American League
New York Yankees. ia: st. Louis
Browns. Sci: Cleveland Indians,
SCI: Boston Red S0x, SCI; Detroit
Tigers. i2-l; Chicago White SOx
25-I: Philadelphia Athletics. 1901;
Washington Senators, lO0-l.
National League
st. Louis Cardinals. BIO: Brook
Ign Dodgers. 0-l0: Cincinnati Reds
81; New York Giants, l0-l; Chi
cago Cubs. ISL; Pittsburgh Pirates.
20-l: Boston Braves, SOL; and
Philadelphia PhiIlies. 1901.
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cox, COLEMAN ON
ARENA MAT TONIGHT

New Haven, April 81 = Dynamite
Joe Cox. Kansas City Crasher. goes
10 the mat tonight with Abe Cole
man. drop kick star from New York.
In the star bout Of two out Of three
falls on Promoter Sam siegal's ALE
star wrestling show. Action Will
start at 9 p. m.
The yellow Mask. latest unknown
Of the mat trade. tangies with Max
Kruser. Polish champion. In the
semi Anal.
Larry Robert, Montreal French.
man. meets Michele Leone Of New
York, In one. Of the time-liinit
bouts.
Abram Rablnoviach. Russian ace.
tangles with Jim Austeri, Newark,
In Che other preliminary.
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Connecticut Coaches
To Meet At Yale
lSnecial to Thc Dcmocratl


New Haven, April 81 - Conencti-
cut fotba... coaches have been in
yited to conference on wartime
football to be held In New Haven
on Saturday. May LIST. Howard Odell
head coach Of football at Yale. will
preside at the sessions, which will
feature a general discussion. of
common problems. Motion pictures
of the Holy Cross-Boston College
football game Of 1912 and pictures
Of Yale games will be shown. Talks
OH technical phases Of the game
WI be maze by Yale's coaching
staff.
The group will attend the Har-
vard-Yale baseball game at Yale
field at the close of the conference
as guests Of the Yale Athletic As
ISOLATION.
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SCOvILL B. B. DRILL

Encouraged by the large turnout
Of candidates for positions on the
team, including considerable ex-
perienced baseball talent, Coach
HOWE Kraft Of the Scovill company
entry In the City Amateur league
has called another workout for
Thursday afternoon. $50 O'Clock al
Hamilton park. About IS showed
up for the first drill last week
though hamnnged ~ had WsathaE,
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Bin Derwin Of the Park Department has letter from the
Of National Amercanism Commission OF the American
which makes him walk along with spring his step that
started McEnnelys autograph In
nights Buckingham Hail. Written by H. L. Chai
congratulates job"
waterbury sponsorship leagues
including % baseball teams youngsters Perhaps Secretary
would mention the matter park board meeting
tomeune called 1t TO his attention
Wv v w
tack umpes the biggest fly the ointment the operation
paroc Public school baseball leagues which actually threatens
getting the under scheduled The set for
dollar the Should be coming
shift would like in the air
hours running baseball making
Bill Department. 5-0l5l to Willie
welnown and liked Waterbury devotng all his time
exhibitions Naval training stations Showed
avery Point New London last night Local OLD TIMERS who like
Baseball Cabling happily the Democrats
Played the Came introduced three weeks What
getting Of the stories and PICTURES Of Hooper, Duffy Lewis
Aay Collins Evers, Chance Mcnnity Wadde
ether&
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YER opposition
they can dig up.
G r o m W e IL,
starting his 35th
season at South
ern Call fornia,
has coached Troy
to the last eight
NCAA titles, and
Is back with an
other fine squad.
The meet for
which the Trojans
are now pointing
Is the dual affair
with California at
the Los Angeles
Coliseum, May 8.
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NCAAMeet May Be Cancelled,
But Troy, Perennial Champ,
Is Strong AS Ever In Track

Los Angeles-National Collegiate
A. A. Championships are up in the
air and may not be held, but that
won't prevent Dean B. CrowwellS
Southern California Trojans frNm
keeping up the pressure on what
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VETERAN RACERS

Hirsch Jacobs. Americas leading
trainer for nine of the last ten
years, will race two 13-year-old
horses this season-Spanish Way
and Action.
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Another Nickel World Series?

Another Nickel World Series!
Ioueh absolutely even slightly pre-.
draft will cut into current baseball material
bg-oaguc pattern before the seems fairly easy 70
Brooklyn Dodgers the teams 70
pnnans their respective leagues In my opinion the
Moore enough to deal the Cards Out
# tho top spot this but with Enos Slaughter gone and Jimmy
will do to hnih tru
#ken & think they will wind up-come October
pitching Eo% Of the battle in the American
and though they have looked like the Aoner Douneaay
they
Dckey Keller and Srnwess get
q stands out IN the American
tsngue Q HEADLIOHTo q TRAIN at midnight
between Dodgers Cardinals win sandwich in the Chi
which ought 70 be
Saturday Chef Laabs the key" to the
nnh which be second third ahead Of
behind the Cleveland Indians depending ON how many runs Chester
can bat In
take best grip your
Eagorite BOARD recte the alphabet BACK
YARDS mental trip to TIBET and that's the answern any
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-21
NOMADIC JOCKEY

Steve Brooks, Americas leading
jockey for two years. was born in
a covered wagon and lives in a
trailer, moving from track to track.
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CUBS OPTION GILBERT,
RELEASE J. BERRY

Chicago, April 20 (UPl-The Chi
cigao Cubs today reduced theH
squad by optioning Outflelder Char
ley Gilbert to Nashville Of The
Southern Association and releasing
Pitcher Joe Berry outright 10 Nil.
wauhee Of the American Association
Gilbert was with the Cubs all las
season, hitting . meager .tSA "a %
games. Berry won Is and lost eight
with Tulsa Of the Texas league u
1912.
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CANDIDATE FOR FAME

A movement Is under way to place
Eddie Grant. former Giants player
killed in action In the first World
War, In baseball's Hall Of Fame.
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Col. Edward BradIeyis horses ct
Idle Hour Farm are led vltamin
pills regularly and also receive vio-
let my sun lamp tguntmenk.
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BASKETBALL MAGNET

A total OF 5i2,526 spectators Wit
messed the 80 basketball programs
In Madison Square Garden during
the past Winter season.
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Irving Anderson, former jockey
Who rode at about no pounds. nov
wmimhs 40 Ia hin &Tuas unlgogms
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
Ferguson Gets
Bus Raise Plea

Seeking 10 avert a transportation
crisis in a vital war plant area
Dearborn'S Mayor Hubbard today
10 Senator Ferguson "a
attempt 10 expedite WLB approval
of a wage increase for Dearborn
Coach Co. drivers. Hubbard asked
Ferguson 10 enlist the aid of
Economic Director ByrneS.
The drivers, who have heen
working from so to 80 hours a
week, have threatened 10 work
only as hours unless the WLB by
Monday consents 10 the company
union plan TO hike maximum wages
from SO cents 10 Sl1O an hour.
With the current shortage OF
drivers a 4S-hour week would mean
severe curtaimcnt in service for
the entire downriver area, Hub
bard said.
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
Hospital Day
National Observance Cites
Need for Nurses

National Hospital Day, May T..
has deeper Slgnift ance this year.
A sponsoring cor1mittee pointed
out today heCaCjSc of the dire
need for nurses and public CO.
Difficulties of Detroit hospitals
were emphasized AZ a campaign TO
recruit addluWs 10 war-draincd
STATS continues,
The CGnmIt9 &c said
zone of the states largest
hospitals has beds for twice the
number of patients il can aC-
cept. BecaIe.e of lack of attend
ants. hundreds are turned away.
Another large institution has
lost so PEI cent of its nurses
and can uow take only rmer-
genCN cas- -.
more babies were born In
Michigan hospitals last year
than ever before"
The dCiVe 10 enlist nurses and
nurses aides Will reach lis climax
May q
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
Senate Prepares
To Try Judge

LANSING. April 29-The House
and Senate meet today formally
TO conclude the 1913 session. The
Senate will meet tomorrow 10
make plans for the Impeachment
trial of Probate Judge Michael T..
Nolan of Ironwood
Nolan is accused of violating
the secret wedding law and run
ming a wedding mill The inn
parchment trial. the first in the
state in 70 years, will probably
be heard the latter part of May.
No fireworks were expected at
the legislative sessions today with
Gov. Kelly reporting that he has
signed l3S House acts and vetoed
five and signed 102 Senate acts
and vetoed four.
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
PimpIes Disappeared
Over Night

Yes, II is true, there is a safe
harmless medicated liquid called
KleereX that dries up pimples over
night. Many report that they had
a red sore pimply face one night
and surprised their friends the
next day with a clear complexion
There is no risk. The first applca-
tion- must convince you or you get
your money back. Join the happy
Kleerex users who are no longer
embarrassed with unsightly pim-
pies. For sale by Cunningham, Kin
sells and drug stores everywhere.
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
Women Ending
Drive for Funds
To Fight Cancer

Workers Of the Womcr'S Field
Army OF The American Society for
The Control OF Cancer viii spend
the last two days Of their drive
collecting on the city streets and
IN many buildings.
Booths have heoN arranged for
the women workers an Grand
Circus Park and IN tho j.. l. Hud'
son Co. store. The funds collected
are used for educational purposes
IN the fight against the dread dis
ease. Mrs. Albert NsCkcy. TIL
county chairman O, tho Women s
Field Army. declared.
More than 100000 persons die
yearly in the United states OF
cancer" she said. "Of this num-
her, 140 die monthly in Detroit"
Detroit evening times., 1943-04-29
Ceilings Off
Price Limit TO Be Killed
on Wigs, Gourds

Wigs and toupees will be eX'
empted from price control May j
the OPA announced.
The OPA order freeing wigs
and toupees from price control
also frees such delightful 5ui
unrelated objects as comb clean,
erS, comforter gripperS, music
boxes, bird houses, figurincS and
Statuary. novelties
made of butterfly wings, sea shells
and gourdS and lightning rods.
No organized black market sales
of any of the above merchandise
have been uncovered, the inveSti-
cation division of the Detroit
district Offices reports.