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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
YankS Rule
Enemy Skies

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8 up
The Army Air Forces officially
closed the books on the first
three years of participation in the
war with superiority established
in blazing record that listed
29,3l6 enemy planes destroyed al
a cost of 13,49l American craft
a ratio of better than two to one
An official war department
summary of air force operations
since the Pearl Harbor attack
showed enemy plane losses to be
22,S94 destroyed, 1886 probably
destroyed and S,06S damaged in
aerial combat: and SAP de-
stroyed, 667 probably destroyed
and 3,2l4 damaged on the ground.
American plane losses were
S.279 in aerial combat. 30 de-
stroyed by enemy air action on
the ground and 4.942 by anti-air-
craft. a total of 13,49l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Pay Roll Tax
Status Given
6H2 Billions Paid In,
500 Million Spent

WASHINGTON, Dec. s GNS)
The Social Security administrs-
ton disclosed today that the old
age and survivors fund has col
lected nearly six and a half billion
dollars. while paying out slightly
more than $4,000 900 in benefits.
Details of the program were
made public as strong forces IN
Congress sought TO hold the Social
Security pay rCll tax al ] per cent
for the fourth consecutive year. in
the face OF an almost certain pres
idential veto.
The pay roll tax freeze has been
approved by an Overwhelming
House majority. and a companion
bill, authoreo by Senator Van
denburg tR) OF Michigan. also has
been approved by the Senate
finance committee and is awaiting
Senate action.
From the inception Of the pro-
gram in 1886 10 July /. 1874, the
latest date for which figures are
available. S.7l1377.0o0 was paid
into the fund by employers and
employees.
Since 1910. however, when the
law was revised by Congress,
nearly all funds of the' system
have been invested in federal gov
eminent securities. This system
has earned upward OF 100000 900
in interest for the fund to date.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Reds Buckle
Line

LONDON, Dec. 8 tUP)-The
German battle lines across cen-
trail and southwestern Hungary
buckled under a succession OF Red
army blows today.
Moscow dispatches said 10000
newly arrived Nazi reserves were
being cut to pieces in vain EFFORT
to stem the twin Russian advance
on Budapest and the Austrian
frontier.
Soviet and German reports indi-
Gated that the battle for Hungary
was mounting hourly in fury as
both sides threw in more and
more men and armor, with the
Russian commanders apparently
striking with everything at their
disposal to force a quick decision.
A United Press dispatch from
Moscow said two fresh German
infantry divisions from Italy and
a third from the western front
had just gone into action south
and southwest of Budapest.
Their arrival m o m tarily
slowed but failed to halt the pace
of the Red army drives. Many Of
the new reserves were overrun by
the advancing Russians before
they had time TO alight from their
troop trains and were slaughtered
or CAPTURED.
More than 1,400 enemy troops
were killed and another 1000
captured in the Austrian Gate"
below Lake Balaton yesterday.
Thousands more were believed
slain or taken prisoner to the
north.
THE German and Hungarian
defenses seemed on the verge OF
collapse everywhere" a United
Press Moscow dispatch said.
Advanced units were driving
ahead barely 35 miles from Aus
trian soil. Moscow's early morn
ing communique said the Germans
and Hungarians on that sector
we're fleeing in disorder, abandon
ing huge quantities OF arms and
equipment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
WACS and ATS Slap
Montgomery Report

LONDON. Dec. 8 (UP)-Amer-
lean WACs and the British
women's equivalent, the ATS,
were plenty peeved today over a
press agency report from Field
Marshal Montgomery's headquar-
tiers that they would be sent TO
Germany mainly TO prevent men
of the two armies from fraterniz-
ing with German women"
The story appeared in the army
newspaper Stars and Stripes and
London Daily Mail.
Asked for her reaction 10 the
report one WAC officer said:
"Strong. That's the only word
TO describe my reaction. What
in hell do they think we are
over here for: I'd like to meet
the guy who wrote that story"
ATS headquarters was just as
angry.
I'VE feel the implication Of
the story is in very bad taste"
the public relations officer said.
THE ATS girls abroad are
working jolly hard at military
duties and the story is unfair to
them. We don't just send girls
overseas to be friendly with
British troops.
1--WE send them to do a job of
work. Girls on the continent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Killed A:


CARTERET, N. j., Dec. 8
GNS)-Obiect of the most inten-
sive manhunt in 10 years in south
Jersey, Daniel Molnar, 2o, was
captured last night in a wild 20
acre track of swampland at
Woodbridge after allegedly kill
ing four persons and wounding
two others as a result of family
quarrel over his estranged wife.
Police identified the dead as
Deputy Police Chief Robert Shen-
ley, 43; Patrolman Walter Rush
MAX 50; Adam RosZanSki, Mol
mars father-in-law, and a 14-year-
old Negro girl who was not i'm
mediately identified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Big:Strike
In Sd|onika

ATHENS, Dec. s GNS)-A
general strike was declared in the
great Greek port of Salonika to-
day. aggravating the national
crisis provoked by virtual war be-
tween the British army and
Greek left-wing military and po-
litical factions.
An official communique from
the government of Premie
Georges Papandreou announced
the Salonika strike and stated
there was mo sign Of slackening"
of ELIAS and EAM resistance in
Athens.
More rebels" are concentrate
ing In the area Of the capital, the
statement said. British 25-pound
guns now have been brought up
against ELIAS hill positions over
looking the barracks of the Greek
mountain brigade in the north
eastern district OF Athens.
Despite air attacks carried out
by British planes yesterday. ELIAS
troops continue TO hold positions
at the southern end of the Acrop-
oils. the heights of which are held
by British paratroopers.
Skirmishing continue at
Piraeus. the port of Athens, but
the situation there was reported
well IN hand A small battle
was reported in progress near the
center of Athens close 10 the
British embassy, and ELIAS troops
still are dug in around the
Olympic Stadium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Lee Pictures Life ON q B-29
I'm Next Mondays Times

For vivid description of life B-29 Americas most
spectacular bomber read the dramatic Clark Lee
noted International News Service correspondent starting
Monday in the daily Detroit Times
Lee author of They Call 1t Pacific" has flown from Homo
lulu to the B29 base Sapan where he staoned
has handled the of the huge bomber himself and
ucpated in major raid on Tokyo
He will describe how the who guide these monsters
of the feel about their jobs how they behave in the sky
what they talk about and how the ships themselves perform
against all the hazards of modern warfare.
He also will tell about the Superfort base Saipan how
the B29 live there between raids Japan and what
they think about herisk being shot down Jap territory
Start reading LIFE ON B29' in Mondays Detroit
Times.
Arrange carrier delivery of The Detroit Times your
home, dial Cherry $780,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Allies Beat Back
Germans in Italy

ROME, Dec. 8 (INS) - British
and Polish troops beat down saw
age G. m a n resistance on the
Italian front today to expand their
bridgehead across the L m n G
River southwest of F'aenza.
Despite Nazi determination to
hold their positions, the British
Eighth Army captured Castel
Raniero and Olmatello in its Bit
ter grind down the Rimlni high
way in the direction of Bologna.
The Germans also launched a
terrific counterattack against the
Poles holding Monte San Rinaldo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
4 STAGE JaiIbreak

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Dec.
8 (INS)-A tri-state alarm was
broadcast today for four prison
ers who broke out of the King
wood Jail. about Is miles from
Morgantown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
First Vet Protests
Loss Of City Job

A former employee of the traffic
engineers office today became
the first veteran of World War II
10 protest his discharge under the
Veterans Preference Act. En-
ployed as traffic checker, Joseph
Gruczynski was fired by City
Engineer Reid for alleged failure
to perform his duties.
The Preference Act provides
that a veteran be given private
hearing with the mayor before he
can be fired from city Job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Appoint Krduse
To Golfer S Post
CONTINUED from Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One)
10 the bar of Michigan. Jeffries
and Krause opened Offices to-
gether and were law partners until
Jeffries was elected mayor.
Krause managed Jeffries' first
campaign for office and was re-
werded with the corporation
counselship.
MAY GO TO BOWLING
The appointment of Krause 10
the bench led to rumors that
William (. Bowling, lame duck
prosecutor would be named to
the post of corporation counsel.
When questioned concerning
this. Bowling said:
II have not discussed this
with Mayor Jeffries and he IL
the only man who could offer
me the job. have heard
rumors. That Is ALL"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
3jth East
Of Saar at
4 Places

WITH Z. 3. THIRD ARMY,
FRANCE. Dec. 3 (UP)-TroopS
Of the L. =. S5th division today
crossed the Saar Al four places,
one inside Sarreguemines and
three Others 10 the southeast.
PARIS. Dec. 5 uNs) Amer
lean First. Seventh and Third
Army troops slammed forward
against Germanys main belt of
concrete and steel defenSeS today
m mighty Co-ordinated on
Slaught which forced the NaziS 10
yield valuable positions and drop
back behind the Roer River line
in new sector.
The First Army seized valuable
high ground overlooking the Roer
River valley, compelling the Ger
mans 10 retreat 10 the east bank.
The Yanks completed their cap
ture OF the plateau west of the
Roer in that area and sent in
fantry units out from linden to-
ward Pier, buttoning up the ridge
road. Opposition was light, al
though sporadic shellfre from
batteries moved cast of the Roer
during the last "a hours fell into
the American field of action.
Hundreds of miles southeast,
the American Seventh Army
slammed 10 within four miles of
the Reich and came face 10 face
with the Siegfried line while ex-
tending the Rhine River front 10
35 miles. The doughboys pushed
several miles over rough terrain
while cooperating French units
above Colmar, midway between
Mulhouse and Strasbourg, wiped
out NaZi nests.
On the Seventh Army's left,
Gen. Patton's Third Army I'M
corked an attack 10 secure bridge
heads across the Saar River and
increase the mounting threat 10
Saarbrucken. The YankS we're
reported fighting in the suburbs
only three miles from Saar-
brucken.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Gifts of Bedding for
After-ChriStmas Comfort

Add color and comfort 10 her with This chenille spread
and a-wooI blanket Many others not shown equally City
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09

at present naturally are frater-
nizing with Allied troops. But
they must be In by $3.50 p. m.
and they must always go In
pairs. They are really quite lin
tied"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Antwerp Costly

LONDON. Dec. s (UP)-Prime
Minister Churchill told Commons
today that Britain lost $4,000 TO
10000 men in opening the port
of Antwerp to Allied supply
fleets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
Cologne BIockbusted

LONDON, Dec. s INS)--An
attack with blockbuster bombs by
squadrons of British Mosquito
planes on Cologne last night was
announced by the air ministry
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
Carolinas PEA. Giuen
Three Places In Tourney

GREENSBORO, July 13.- Up -
The Professional Golfers Associa-
ton has allotted the Carolinas P.
C. A. section three places in the
National Associations P. C. A.
golf championship tournament at
Spokane, Wash. August 1920, it
was announced here today by
George Corcoran, Starmount Coun-
try Club pro and president of the
Carolinas body.
This marks the first time in
years that the Carolinas section
has been allotted more than two
representatives in the National P.
G. A. tournament, Corcoran said,
and the new quota may prove the
way for this section to have four
entries in the Spokane event.
1t. Horton Smith, former Pine
hurst pro who is stationed at Sey-
mour johnson Field, Goldsboro, is
exempt from qualifying on his rec
ord as a member of the American
Ryder cup team.
The SO holes of qualifying to
determine the three professionals
to represent the Carolinas at the
national tournament will be held
at the Old Town Country Club,
Winston Salem, July 21-2223.
No P. G.. A. tournament was
held last year, but Slammin' Sam
my Snead, now seaman in Uncle
Sans Navy, beat Jim Tunesa, of
the Army, in the last event held
in 1912.
Thurman Edwards, of Winston
Salem, and Walter Reynolds, OF
Rock Hill, S. c., won the tw o
berths allotted the Carolinas in the
1912 tournament
At the same time of the qualify
ing for the national tourney at Win
ston Salem, the same scores turn
ed in will decide the Carolinas P.
G. A. Champion.
The IS holes also will count
as the first two rounds of the r.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
SPORTS TRAIL

| "a pants. Mr.. Carrig says Pitcher
Walter Brown wore 81 shirt, and
Cob Buckeye, once a Cleveland
pitcher, called for 48 pants.
Mr.. Carrig considers Xxi Cuyler
now plotting Atlanta, as the beau
brummel of all times. 1t was Guy
Ter who invented the pants roll to
give them that streamlined look
in vogue at the time.
Other information gathered by
Mr.. Carrig in his 20 years of equip
ping the athletes includes:
Chief Meyers welded the larg-
est bat-54 ounces. Babe Ruth
started with a 5O-ouncer, worked
down to SO, and used 43-ounce
bludgeon in his hey-day Al Sim
mons used a bat 38 inches long
compared with the average IS, and
Willie Keller used the smallest
war club, a 32-inch, 30ounce mod
ell. Babe Herman used to have
three bats handy, one to hit right,
one to center and one to left. He
also treated his bats with iodine
until they smelled like a clinic.
Kiki Cuyler would weigh his bats
on a parcel post scale every day,
and use tne one nearest to 80 oun-
ces. He commended his swing was
geared to a 33-ounce bat, and mois-
tl1re affected the clubs. Harry
Hooper insisted the same tape re-
main on his bat handle during a
season. and he once held up
game while he retrieved the tape
a fellow player had removed and
patiently rewouno the club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
BUCS TURN BACK
BRUINS, 3 TO z

CHICAGO, July 10. -(Pl-Frank
Colman's second pinch triple OF
the wear against the Chicago cups
gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a to
3 victory in the opener OF 1lve
came series today. 1t was thelf
fifth straight triumph.
Colman's blow, coming IN the
seventh inning converted singles
nv Babe Dahlgren and Vince ID
Magic to erase an early 10 Chi
cago lead. He then scored hlmsen
on Frank Yak single which prov
ed protection against a Cub tally
on three hits in the home halt OF
the frame.
Last month Colman, also in. an
emergency role, tripled to drive IN
two tying runs in the eighth inning
of a game with the Cubs IN Plus
burgh The game was called IN the
18th inning, a 3-3 tie.
Fritz Ostermueller, who allowed
seven hits, went the route for his
sixth victory against two defeats
and his fourth victory in five de-
cisions since the Pirates secured
him after his Brooklyn release
Hank Wyse, the Cub loser, gave up
seven hits.
Pittsburgh ----------OOO IVY oOoIo
Chicago --1OO 900 1902
Ostermueller and Davis and Lo-
PEI; Wyse, Lynn and Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, July 13-tR-It'
always interesting to pry into pr
vate lives of celebrities, as yol
usually find you are walking OF
common ground with them some
where along the way and that one
of your heroes likes bread pudding
has trouble Wiggling his ears OF
eats with a knife and fork just
as you do,
Which brings US to Jimmy Car
rig, who has the baseball players
pretty well sized up, literally speak
ing. Mr.. Carrig is known as the
Goldsmith man." after the sport
ing goods company for which he
labors, and after years of sneak
ing up behind athletes and putting
a tape measure to their feet Oh
around their heads or equators he
has come up with some interest
ing figures, large and small.
For instance, Paul Derringer of
the Cubs is Mr.. Big. He wears a
size so shirt and a SO cap. Bcbo
Newsom also wears so shirt, aud
Thronton Lee 7 SO cap, but
Derringer has bigger head man
Bobo, literally, and his chest is
more ample than Lees.
Mike Naymick keeps the biggest
dogs, Mr.. Carrig reveals. Neymick
wears IS IL brogans. Johnny Gee,
the 6-foot-9-inch giant, wears the
longest uniform, with a shirt tail
II inches longer than standard and
his pants nine inches longer.
The late Jack hendricks, once
pilot of the Reds, wore a size .
hat, which topped him and every
body else, and any idea that Lou
Boudreau's head swelled when he
was made Indian pilot while still
a child, speaking from baseball
standpoint, is dispelled by the fact
he along with Muddy Ruel and Val
Goodman, wears the smallest
skimmer-6 and "a.
Myrl Hoag wears 4 IL shoes of
ID" width, and Dom Dellasandro
wears the same size, but requires
triple "E'', indicating his feet are
so round he can roll along on them.
Skeeter Webb and Ruel wear the
smallest uniforms, 40 shirts and
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
BROOKLYN DROPS
F0RESTERS, STOP

The boys softball team from
Brooklyn defeated the Lake Forest
Juniors at Hilton Park Wednes-
day afternoon SO. The Brooklyn
Rebels got away to fast start
by tallying three times in the first
inning. This lead was never re-
linqufshed. Lake Forest tailed
single runs in the third and fourth
innings. Brooklyn came back to
score their other two runs in the
sixth inning.
This is the beginning of an in
tersectional Junior League OF
few teams on home and home
basis. Brooklyn plays all of their
home games at Hilton Park. The
next contest will be held at Lake
Forest-Wednesday, July 10, at
; n m
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
Bonham, Terry Hurl Wins
AS Yanks And BOSOX Split

NEW YORK, July 10. - B -
The New York Yankees and the
Boston Red Sox split their twin
bill today, the Yankees winning
the opener, AZ and the Red Sox
coping the nightcap, 8-4, before
1926 paying customers.
ank Terry held the Yankees to
six hits in the second game giving
up all the runs on two homers by
Nick Etten and Johnny Lindell, to
retain second place for the Red
Sox The victory was Terry's third
straight after having lost his first
starts.
A costly error by George Stirn-
weiss in the second inning paved
the way for four Boston runs and
the removal of Alley Donald start
ing and losing pitcher. Hal Wagner
ended the Red Sox scoring with a
two-run homer in the ninth inning
off Al Lyons, who had relieved
Donald.
The Yankees spotted the Red Sox
two runs in the first inning of the
opener, when the first three batters
singled to score one run and the
other followed on an outfield fly.
A two-run homer by Bud Meth
eny tied the score in the fourth, and
the Yankees scored another on q
long fly by Oscar Grimes with
the bases full. The final score came
in the sixth when Lindell tripled
and scored on Etten's fly.
All the Yanks' runs were made
off Francis (Red) Barrett, making
his first start for the Sox. Ernie
Bonham went all the way for the
Yanks, giving up only three hits
after the first inning, to register
his fifth victory against three de-
feats.
First Game
Boston ----2OO 600 OOO-2
New York ---000 301 00x-4
Barrett, Ryba and Partee; Bon
ham and Hemsley.
Second Game
Boston 100 002-8
New York -------000 300 010-4
Terry and Wagner Donald,
Lyons and Garbark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
GUARDS CONQUER
FIREMEN, 10 70 :

The Wilmington Coast cn...
displayed Their best form Tns ss.'
night by defeating thu Firo s~'F
1912. They got off to a fast ' ND.
and scored throughout the oo
test. Jordon pitched good ban VIII
the firemen but was hana.c51r-.;;
by not having but two outfjaI5 {gSl
Casteen received for the For, ~r'S
Lancaster hurled fine bali ~.
the Coast Guard with Duran,
catching. 81"
The last game was tbru
with the 14lst ADMIT or. ,''
towering City Optical 81 ~Sb,
ger" Brown started for the ~,
men" but was batted from tba l..
early in the game. Kozan ra,1 IVA
ed him to be the victim Of t,
more runs, one tremen3o,.
home run in left field. Civ O0 S'
cal gained life in the third p y
two out to tally four runs. Fyani.
ky hurled for the winners wiz,
Washluski receiving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
Eremen Lick Sailors
9-4 In City League

The City Optical softbal'ers
continued to hold their jinx over
the Wilmington Coast Guard last
night at Robert Strange Park by
taking them ga for their first vic
tory of the Municipal League S
second half.
The Opticians punched their
runs in groups of three in the first,
third, and seventh innings, while
the sailors did all their scoring
in the sixth.
In the first game of the eve
ming, the Wrightsville C 0
Guardsmen t ped Lake Forest
II, behind the two-hit hurting OF
Danny Rumbly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14
TELLER PRESENTS
ANTI FARM PLAN
TO BASEBALL MEN

NEW YORK, July 13.-tRHOne
of the iveliest topics of discussion
in baseball circles is the "anti
farm" plan presented to the Major
Leagues by Jack Zeller, Detroit
general manager, at the Pittsburgh
meetings and tabled by them aft
er some discussion.
Zeller's proposal, newest of a Sc.
ries he has evolved to curb chain.
store baseball, would prohibit Ma.
ior League clubs from signing free
agents who h less than one
years experience in Calss A or
higher baseball and would permit
them to buy minor league players
only through the draft route.
To compensate minor league
club owners for the loss of &C.
casional big sales, Zeller set a
draft price of $1250O for the first
player selected from a club by
the majors and descending scale
of prices for others taken. In the
same way. the big minors would
draft players from those of lower
classification.
Although this plan apparently
gained considerable support from
clubs that do no toperate big farm
systems. many baseball men rails
ed the question:: Would it work?
Zeller said that only two clubs
had opposed the plan when it was
discussed at the American league
meeting One of them, Clark Grit
fifth of Washington, pointed out that
his club was concerned WITH what
might happen the next day than
next season and he felt some pro-
vision should be made for buying
players when they were needed in
mid season. The Zeller . n
would permit each Major League
club to send out IS players on op-
ton, who could be recalled when
needed.
SOIl6 QOuDlS d1SO WelC -Ap1 CSo-
ed as to whether minor league
clubs, deprived of direct support
from tae majors, would be sue
cessful and whether there would
be as much effort made to FIND
and develop new players when the
major league clubs could not keep
STRINGS on them.
Supporters of the new plan ar
gued that there would be eve r
more scouting, as the major;
would have to find the prospects
and then follow them through the
minors until they were ready fol
graduation. And Zeller quoted
Charles Graham, of San Francis
co one of the best talent-peddlers
in the minors, as saying he woule
prefer to have $4,000 worth o!
players drafted each season thar
to wait five years for a $4,000
or $4,000 sale.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-14

hole Carolinas Open tournament to
be held at the same time. The
final two rounds of the open will
be staged on July %.