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The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

will The Negro family has hoped and
PRAYED that their soldier boy would go and
have reoieed that their soldier boy has been in the thick
OF the fight We have hoped these things and the
have wanted soldiers have every type OF train
ing for which he is capable OF absorbing
In conversation with soldier | shocked to know
Just how he felt toward the and ii my opinion that
all soldiers feel the This soldier said if the
NEGROES don't get the thick OF the fight. they can
with other soldiers for honos and titles that
through serving country, what will they have
tell their will their feel proud because their SOL
der daddy only roads and dug holes. My thoughts
wandered that poet who write "A mans the world
o'er Every real regardless OF his color his
son to feel proud OF him The Negro soldier Stacker
dodger he feels honor the dangers
and he does to his family with story
o worthy achievements
The roads have be the holes have be dug, all
goes winning the fight Every soldier qualified for
places OF high honor but that soldier right who thinks
Negro soldiers should bring home honors and titles
ii he is qualified to receive training.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
News From Over The State
VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN
Mrs. Narcissic Singleton and Mrs. Mollic ('ium enjoy
ed Chicago where they guests OF Mrs. Gus
sic Miller and Mrs Bertha Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pepper the proud parents Of
twins born to in August 1914 They have named them
Ihellia and Vienna.
Miss Lizzie Lee Walker and her sister Mrs Iouvana
Davis visited their recently Mrs Louvania Bell Of
Jackson Miss
Mrs. c. f. Turner, her brother and sster-in-law Of
Chicago, were all guests OF Mr.. ohn Iibbs,
Master Rowland lIoins and Eleonor Francis Hoins,
son and daughter Mr. and Mrs b. b. Ions visited their
sisters in Chicago. They had very enjoyable stay.
Pic Theopis (,ium home pass a few weeks
ago He is the OF Mr. and Mrs Gus (ium and is
ing with the O. NJ in Fort Benning Ga.
Pvt p d. Harris who spent Is months in the South
Pacific is back the His mother Mrs. Carrie iiar
rs sisters brothers and friends all happy that he
made a safe return
Miss Emma Dent OF Chicago. spent very pleasant visit
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

We eat too much, we drink too much
But few are they that think too much.
We dance too much, we play too much
But few are they that pray too much
We brae too much and swear too much
But few are they that care too much
In idleness men live too much
But few of these that give too much
We ask too much, we yearn too much
But never mortals learn too much
We tread our selfish ways too much
But few give praise to God too much.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
The Negro Soldier

ice men changing civilian clothes the rate
z9a0 per month This is encouraging news Tor every
f5d Everybody who had a loved go into the ser
see looked forward his her return yet none has
lecn ignorant know that who have gone
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
BENTON

Mrs c. s. Haymon visited in Jackson recently. She
= o,,est of her brother Mr. Louis Alfred Hayihon
Mr. and Mrs Allen Little and their three daughters Mh
Grace Thomis Mrs Salie Mae Tucker. and Mrs. Magg
B. Harris visited in Jackson. Miss
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Hayes.
S PC Herman Pickett, OF Norfolk, Va, and Pvt. HUI
bert Pickett of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-, home on
short furougls
Misses Ruth Thema and uanita Coleman visited here
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs George Gordon
These young enjoy visit each with their grand
parents They the daughter of Rev. and Mrs Coleman
Iof Jackson Miss
Miss Earean Davis had pleasant visit with her aunt
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
HOLLY BLUFF

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Creighton enjoyed u'e op d
~ tbe;r niece Mrs Sarah Jenkins of Memphis Tenn wig
visited them few weeks ago
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
THE Amy NEEDS NURSES ION up TODAY!

with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Hayes.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

Mrs Opsie Lee Cheek pleasant vlsi'or ~ nv 49,
90 NJ 4 Cheek and family Mrs Cheek is the wlfe o.
Mr. Orie Cheek and the daughter OF Mrs barbara 10y
Of Jamestown Yazoo City. Miss. Mr. and Mrs .leeN ~
making their home temporarily in Detroit Mich. lhes az
former residents of this community
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

Mr. Russell Voolfolk prosperous and well known ~ "
er Of this section left recently for California
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01
Poem

By Mrs. Edna Rascoe
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

Miss Annie B. Whisenton.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

THE ARMY NURSE IS THE
ARM DOCTORS RIGHT HAND.
WITHOUT HER, THE PRESEnT
HIGH STANDARD OF HEALJ!-l
AMONG OUR SOLDIERS AN3
THE GRATIFYING PER-
CENTAGE OF RECOVERY
OF CATTLE CASUALTIES.
WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE"
SURGEON cEheaAL NORMAN T rlf
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-10-01

Miss Earean Davis had pleasant visit with her aunt
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06

bring us to peak performance
again."
The immediate cause of the
Browns sudden slump was the loss
of Muncrief. the right-handed ace
who developed a sore arm and was
forced to leave the team week
ago for medical treatments. He has
not pitched a complete game since
July 30.
''That hurt Sewell said, "bu IL
think he's ready now. He pitched
an inning in relief against Cleve.
land yesterday and had no trouble
at ALL I expect to use him against
Chicago"
After the 5-game series in Chi
cago, the Brown return home to
finish the season. In many respects,
the schedule favors them. They
have completed their years play
with Cleveland and Detroit, for ex.
ample, but the leading New York
Yankees still have series with
the tonhawking Indians and an
other with the Tigers, who have
pennant aspirations of their own.
In turn, Detroit still has seven
games left with Cleveland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
OPTICAL OUTFIT
TO BATTLE THD

The City Optical softball team
will play a double header tonight
at Robert Strange park. The Eye
men will engage the T. H. D. team
from Fort Fisher in the first game
and will play the Lake Forest team
in the night cap. The first game
will get underway at 7:30 o'clock.
Thursday night the Optics will
stage another double header when
they play the league leading 141st
ABT club from Camp Davis and
again play the Lake Foresters.
The Opticians won the first half
Of the schedule in the Municipal
league and are in aposition to cop
the second half. If they win the
above mentioned games thay will
take the top rung.
A large crowd is anticipated for
both double headers. The Opticians
boast Of having placed three men
on the all-State softball team In
the recent tourney held at Caste
mia, Johnny Edens, Neal Cocker
nam and Clyde Jordon were nonni-
mated to positions of the all state
squad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
STEAM ENGINEERS
BEAT MECHANICS

Taking an Ill licking yesterday,
the Machine Shop nine of the ship
yard lost to the second shift Steam
Engineers and now risk losing the
south side championship.
Drury, Steam Engineer pitcher,
pitched a two-hit game. Mitchun,
of the winning outfit, made the only
home run of the game, bringing
in three runs in the fourth.
Williams, short stop, made a
spectacular catch for the engi-
neers in the sixth. Left fielder Bal
ley, little five-foot-two-incher, was
the games star fielder.
Turner and Casteen got the only
two hits for the Machine Shop dur
ing yesterdays game. Drury struck
out two of the mechanics, which
were all of the games strike outs.
The Steam Engineers have lost
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
STARS CAPTURE
TRAlLWAYS Nine

The Shipyard All-Stars took the
Carolina railways of Raleigh into
tow at Legion Field Monday night
by score of 12-6,making the
teams even at one game each in
their two contests.
The All-Stars began the scoring
in the first with one run but the
visitors took the lead with two runs
in the second. In the third the
All-Stars tied the count but the WIS.,
itors came back in their half with
another tally to regain the lead.
Then came the disastrous fourth
inning when the All-Stars tailed a
half-dozen times after the visitors
scored twice. McKeithan walked
and went to second on a passed
ball. DeJarnette doubled, scoring
McKeithan. Then Stanley h it a
long triple to left field scoring De-
Jarnette. Stanley was later caught
coming in to home plate. Fish
walked and went to second when
Patton was thrown out at first.
Taylor was safe on a fielder's
choice, advancing Fish. Edens hit
a double, scoring Fish and advanc-
ing Taylor to third. Urban was
safe on a shortstop's error that
scored Taylor and advanced Edens
to third Coward was hit by pitch
ed ball. McKeithan went to second
on a centerfielder's error while Ur-
ban and Coward scored. DeJar-
nette was out, short to first, to
end the scoring spree.
In the fifth Williams hit a homer
with none on to account for the
last score of the visiting nine. The
All-Stars added one in the sixth
and three in the eighth.
Again Johnny Edens and Stanley
were the leading hitters of the
night. Edens hit four in five times
at bat and Stanley hit three sin
five times, one triple and another
a double.
Jordan was the losing pitcher
and Fish, who hurled four a n d
two-thirds innings, was the winning
pitcher. He was relieved by John
Wilborne. Wilborne gave up two
hits and two walks while F h
gave up seven hits and three
walks.
The game was the only one the
All-Stars will play here this week.
They will play the Newport News
Shipyard All Stars in Newport
News, Saturday and Sunday and
the following weekend will play
the Shipfitters from the Newport
News Shipyard here three games
on Friday and Saturday nights and
on Sunday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Reduction In Naval -
Air Students Planned

Dc WASHINGTON, Sept. s. R -
The navy reported today that only
about one half of the $4,000 pre-
aviation students now enrolled in
colleges under the VIZ training
program will be chosen for avia-
ton training.
The reduction, the Navy said, is
''in keeping with the currently
diminishing need for naval avia-
tors and the consequent over : all
cutback in naval aviation train
ing
Selection of pre- aviation stu
dents who may undertake addition
al aviation training to become ma
Wy aviators,' the announcement
continued, will be made on COM
petitive basis.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Plans Made For Annuel
High School Contest

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 5.-(R)-Pre-
liminary plans were made here
today for the annual North Carroll
na-South Carolina high school oil.
star football game for the benefl,
of the Shrine hospital for crippled
children at Greenville, S. c.
The game will be played Deem
Der 2 in Charlotte's Memorial sta
dunn.
Among high Shrine officials tax
ing part in the discussion were
Charles F. Shuman, potentate u
Oasis Temple, Charlotte; J. E
Boggs, potentate of Hejaz tenn
pie, Greenville; Sam w. Parham
Columbia, chief rabban OF Hejaz
and George N. Waters, potentat'
of Sudan Temple, New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
ELEVEN CHARGED !
WITH GAMBLING
Conditions At Philadelphia
Park "Worst In The
Country" |

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 5.-P-
Eleven men, charged with being
common gamblers and enticing
others to gamble, were held in ST..
500 bail each today following yes.
terday's raid by police on the left
field stands at Shibe Park during
the Phillies-Giants doubleheader.
Nine others, taken into custoday
at the same time, were released
today after they protested at a po-
lice court hearing that they were
merely spectators and had NJ
gambled. Another was held for q
further hearing.
Yesterdays raid followed com.
plant by baseball commissioners
Kenesaw Mountain Lands to Di.
rector of Public Safety James H.
Malone, describing gambling con.
ditions at Shibe Park as "the
worst in the country"
John A. Boyle, first assistant
district. attorney, said "these gam.
blers should not only be driven
out of the ball park, but out Of
Philadelphia and possibly out Of
the country.
"There is no greater crime at 4
time like this than to waste time
gambling. Gamblers are not good
citizens. They should be reported"
At the hearing today, witnesses
said the men made bets orally on
what the batter would do next.
how the game would end and on
developments on the field.
| Witnesses said the stands around
them echoed to their offers and
bids like an auction ROOM"
Lands said, in his letter, he had
received numerous complaints Of
gambling at Shibe Park and asked
tat in view Of the proximity Of
the world series, cit would be de-.
sirable to bar professional gam.
ble:s from baseball parks.''
Malone ,a;d special vice squad
woald j. ce:aj'ed to .ne stands for
the remainder of the season.
T he formal charge lodged
against the men was pool selling
and bookmaking on baseball
game, disorderly conduct and be.
ing common gamblers.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Governor Broughton
Orders Audit Of Books
Of Small Loan Company

RALEIGH, Sept. S. Up Cover
nor Broughton has ordered h e
state banking commission to audit
the books Of the small loans firm
of Roderick Davenport and Asso-
ciates, of Greenville, after indict-
ment of the firm and its members
in two counties alleging false pre-
tense, intent to defraud and con,
spiracy to violate the banking law.
Davenport and six of his asso-
ciates first were indicted in Pitt
County by a grand jury and Daven-
ports bond was set at $17,5O0.
Each of the others was placed I'M
der bonds of $4,000.
The Craven county grand jury
today returned true bills of indict-
ments against the seven alleging
the same violations Of the law as
those charged in the Pitt indict-
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
st, Louis Expects
Return OF Muncrief

ST. LOUIS, Sept 5-RHUnhappy
in the strange surroundings of Sec
ond place, Luke Sewe1l and his st.
Louis Browns are relying on the
return of Bob Muncrief and an
advantage in the stretch drive
schedule to put them back on top
of the American league.
Were unhappy but not dis.
couraged," Sewell declared today.
I'VE have a good fighting chance
for the pennant.'
The Browns dropped out of first
place by half-game yesterday
after holding the lead for 12l days
OF the season, So of them consecu-
lively. They have won only five
games of their last 10.
''For the moment, at least, I'd
say our play generally has failed
to Click Sewell explained. We
have been getting spurts of good
pitching, good hitting and good
fielding but seldom have all three
been together in one game. I'm
hoping the rest today and tomorrow
and the four days next week will
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Northwestern Memoir
Strangely Cheerful

Beneficial 17-year-olds-asn 49,
year-old Ken Wiltgen, an end.
The Wildcat backfield has a SEM
blance of maturity, but more
from a viewpoint of experience
than age. It may line up with Ben
Schadler at quarterback, Henry AL
tepeter, big ten track star and
fourth stringer last year, and Jack
Harker at halves, and Bob Funder-
burg at Fullback. They'll average
around 10, but .Harker's running
mate at left half is Jim Yung-
Wirth, 17-year-old freshman.
All of which may mean that Wal
dorf, who last season had pretty
fair troubleshooter in all-America
Otto Graham, may have few I'm
easy moments this fall as the Wild
cats tackle a nine-game schedule,
including such rivals as Notre
Dame, Great Lakes and Michigan.
The Wildcats will probably have
a brother combination at the
guards with letterman Ray Justak
teaming up with young Gene.
Duane Sickels is the only expert
enced end, while Johnny Kroeger,
who will hold down a tackle post,
rounds out the small holdover con-
tingent.
Northwestern's schedule: Sept.
%, Fort Sheridan, here Tentatively
Sept. 30, Wisconsin here; Oct. Z,
Great Lakes, here; Oct. IA, Michi-
gan at Ann Arbor; Oct. 81, Indiana,
here; Nov. 4, Minnesota, at Min
neapolis; Nov. IL, Purdue, here;
Nov. 10, Notre Dame at Notre
Dame; and Nov. 25, Illinois, here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Cardinals, Reds Split; Police Raid Shibe Park Stands
CR0SETTI AIDS
YANKEES AGAIN

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-R-For
the second straight year frankie
Crosetti, shortstop for the New
York Yankees, has wired his aging
throwing arm together, oiled his
squeaking knee joints and trans
formed a floundering ball club in
to winner.
1t wasn't until midsummer that
the 34-year-old San Francisco vet
eran forsook hts west coast war
job and reported to Manager Joe
McCarthy's struggling charges at
Chicago, July "a.
Still nine and half games from
the league-leading st. Louis Browns
and resting in fourth place on Aug.
10, the Yankees climaxed their late
season drive yesterday by defeat
ing Philadelphia twice and moving
out in front of the pack.
A year ago Crosetti couldn't play
for the first month of the season
because of a suspension, handed
down by commissioner K. M. Lam
dis following the 1912 World Sc
ries. But after joining them he
steaded the club to the pennant
and World Series championship.
Always a holler guy but only a
246 hitter in his previous IL years
with the club, Crosetti has retain
ed his enthusiasm this summer
while discovering new power at
bat. His home run with the bases
loaded spilled Cleveland late in
Aug. and his four-master with two
out in the last of the ninth brought
a 4 to decision over Washington
last Friday. He's hitting .254 for
1914.
Sunday it was his smart, rather
than spectacular collaboration with
first baseman Nick Etten on
slow grounder that choked off
ninth inning Senator rally and saw
ed 6 to S verdict for his club.
His steadying influence not only
mas stiffened the rebuilt Yankee
lnfield but also has extended to the
youngsters of the battery.
Mike Garbark, powerful young
ster who stepped into Sailor Rollie
Hemsley's job, has hit a $3.50 clip
since becoming the regular catch
er and his record doesn't list an
error.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
BY JERRY LISKA

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Sept. SIP
Dignified Lynn Waldorf, who Just
a week ago was sending the cream
of the collegiate grid crop against
the Chicago Bears, now is. some
thing of a freshman coach as he
primes young and green North
western squad for the 1914 foot
ball campaign.
Waldorf, whose College All-Stars
bowed to the Bears, 24-21, in a
ding-dong battle here Aug. 80, is
strangely cheerful for mentor
whose squad lacks a single 1913
regular and includes only eight ex-
perienced holdovers.
We're really a brand new out
fit, pretty young and pretty mex
perienced," asserted Waldorf who
launched his fall practice last Sat-
urday, ''but it should be an in
teresting season..
Like Michigan and Purdue, last
years co-champions in the West
ern conference, Northwestern was
well-loaded with experienced Navy
trainees in 1913. This fall, the Wild
cats still are packed with Navy
men, but virtually all of them are
fresh out of high school. The rest
of the squad is composed of IT.
year-old civilians.
Waldorf thinks he'll he 111ckv If
his first stringers average 10 years
old. The line, especially, will be a
beardless crew. Four freshmen
may get the starting call up front,
including center Jim O'Malley,
guard Gene Justak, tackle Steve
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
DUKE COACH NOT
SATISFIED NOW

DURHAM, Sept. 5.-LR-Coach
Eddie Cameron was far from salts
fled this afternoon when his Duke
charges went through an entire
practice session of blocking. This
is starting the Devils second week
of fall practice, after having a
month of summer workouts.
"Still unpublished" was the head
mentors comment as he watched
his young boys go through their
PAGES. Blocking was the only
theme in today's workout.
George Balitsaris, veteran full
back, is back on the field after
having been out for two weeks
with pulled muscle in his left
leg. The only other major casualty
is Cliff Haggerty, halfback, who
was carried off the field yester-
dy with a dislocated shoulder.
Only six Duke lettermen are
back this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Tar Heels And Cadets
Clash For First Time

fensively, but the busting, scrappy
collegians held Otto Graham,
Northwestern ace, to a minimum
and even intercepted one of his
famed passes.
Coach Gene McEver tried out
several newcomers, including
tackles Smith and Abel, guard
Twohey, and Hartford, and TWohey
stood out for his hard charging
tackling. Waters also looked good
backing up the line. Cardinals 9TH
Thomas, ends; Golding, guard;
er starters We're Goodwin and
and Weant and Camp, backs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
STEELER ADOPTS
new FORMATION

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5-(P)-The
Pittsburgh Steeler-Chicago Cardi-
nal combine Of the National Foot
ball league is going all out on the
'T' formation this year and all
that's needed is quarterback
smart enough to do what's ex-
pected of him..
Coach Walter Keisling, Steeler
mentor, sized up the team today
and said things were not too good,
but they could be worse-much
worse.
eve will give all rivals real
battle" Keisling declared.
However, we have several posi-
lions where we certainly need bols-
tering. Failure of Rucinski and
Currian, the starting ends of the
Cardinals last year, to report this
season, has wrecked our plans for
the terminals. Walter Masters,
who was playing college ball at
the University of Pennsylvania
more than a decade ago, has had
to shoulder the quarterback job
almost exclusively"
The huge coach then prophesled:
eff we get a quarterback that
can handle the stuff we're using,
we'll be all right. If not -.
But both he and Phil Handler,
the Cards coach, agreed cts too
early' to make a forecast for the
season.
It won't be until the combine
meets the Philadelphia Eagles at
Shibe Park Tuesday that the boys
show what they can do, unde- fire,
with their newly-adopted 1T" for
nation, Handler said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Memphis Wins Services
Of Ulisney In Drawing

DURHAM, Sept. s. up The
Memphis club of the Southern asso-
citation won the services OF catch
er-outfielder Mike disney in. a
drawing held at mi.:or les.rue
headquarters here today after
Brooklyn had asked waivers in the
player.
The Atlanta Crackers also claim
ed the players contract thus
necessitating the drawing.
Ulisney has been playing with
New Orleans on option from the
DODGERS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. 5.-(R)-
North Cardinals rockies held the
Pre-flight stars fairly well in the
first practice scrimmage between
the friendly neighbors today, but
the Tar Heel offense lacked pol
ish and punch.
Jack Foster broke two or three
times, and Mark Hartford found
several holes in the line, but the
charging Cloudbusters stopped 9TH
err thrusts cold.
The more experienced and pol
ished cadets still had the edge Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
so Irish War Brides
Arrive At New York

NEW YORK, Sept. s. Up "A
transport bringing naval personnel
home from Ireland arrived today
in New York with so war brides
and their 16 children. Naval Off
cials said the women, wives of thr
returning sailors, were married
while the men were stationed at
an Irish naval construction base.
The Navy said the husbands and
wives constituted the first such
group to return from Europe. Most
Of the wives, it said were from
northern Ireland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
CANCELS SCHEDULE

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5-R-Car-
negie Tech today cancelled the six
game football schedule it had ar
ranged for this fall. Athletic Di-
rector Clarence Overend said the
Ta-tans chopped to be able to field
team next year" and added the
action was taken only when lit
became plain we wouldn't have
enough boys to give us a reast n
able chance with the teams we
were to meet
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
FINED

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-P)-A fan
VINO barely missed Umpire Ernie
Stewart when he threw a pop bot
ne onto the diamond during the
BroWns-Cleveland Labor Day dou-
ole-header was fined $25 in police
court today. He told the judge he
became excited and did not in
Tend to hit anyone.