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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-12
WAKE FOREST PREPS
FOR CAROLINA GAME

WAKE FOREST, Sept. IL -(A-
Nick Sacrinty, veteran triple-threat
tailback, returned to practice today
as Coach Peahead Walker sent his
Deacons through morning and af-
ternoon workouts.
Sacrinty missed week of prac-
tice because of leg injury, and
he worked in light equipment only
today. He is expected to be ready
for the Deacs' opening game, with
Carolina in Chapel Hill on Sept.
%.
Sacrinty, Nick Ognovich, T m
Fetzer, and Allen Draughn did the
pitching as pass offense and de-
tense was stressed in the morning
workout. The afternoon session en-
phasized covering and return
ing kicks.
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SPORTS TRAIL

| ley Bricklsy; Princeton, Arthur
Poe: Illinois, Red Grange; Ohio
State, Chick Harley; Michigan, Will
lie Heston; Nebraska. Ed Weir;
California, Brick Muller; Colorado.
Dutch Clark; Carlisle, Jim Thorpe;
Stanford, Ernie Nevers; Minneso-
ia, Bert Baston; Chicago, Walter
Eckersau; Notre Dame, George
Gipp; Pittsburgh, M TX e Getto;
Washington and Jefferson, Wilbur
Henry; TCU, Sammy Baugh; Tex
as Aggies, John Kimbrough; Pur-
due, Elmer Oliphant; Army, Red
eagle; Navy, Frank Wickhorst;
Georgia, Frank Sinkwich.
Duke, Eric Upton; NYU, Ken
Strong; Penn, Truxton Hare; Ala
banaa. Don Hutson; Iowa, Aubrey
Devine; Dartmouth, Swede Ober-
lander; Cornell, George Pfaff;
use, Cotton Warburton; Missouri,
Paul Christman; Oregon State, Red
Franklin.
That, naturally, is very incom-
plete list. Some of the schools we
can't associate name with to save
us.
Some people might associate
Knute Rockne first with Notre
Dame, but his association is
prompted more by his fame as
coach than player, although he
played there. Had he not subse-
quently become coach his fame as
a player would have been over
Swallowed by fellows like Gipp.
In some Of the choices we SIM
ply can't figure why we pick the
man, except that for some forgot
ten reason the name sticks in the
mind and becomes associated IN
the same manner as ham in ham
and eggs. It might be publicity,
or concentrated attention on that
particular school at certain time.
Anyway, those are just one man S
ideas on ''Mr. Football"
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bert is trying to offset these de-
fensive weaknesses by developing
an airborn offense, supported by
speed and deception ON the ground.
V.M.I. is carrying a squad Of so,
which means that one-fifth of the
cadet corps will be on the play
ers' bench for games.
V. n. lis six-man coaching staff
headed by Hubert, who quarter
backed Alabama's rose bowl win
ming club in 1925, includes Russ
Cohen, former head mentor of L.
S. U. and Cincinnati; 1t. Joseph
Daher, former Morris Harvey and
manhattan coach; Walter Craw-
ford Chicago Bears tackle and as.
sistant at Illinois and Miami; Col
Sterling M. Helm, one-time V.M.I.
gaurd, and 1t. Jay McWilliams,
Penn state athlete.
The SCHEDULE: Sept. 80, Catawba;
Oct. z, Richmond at Richmond;
Oct. IA, Wake Forest at Green's
boro Cnight; Oct. 81. Kentucky at
Lexington, KY; Oct. %, Virginia at
Lynchburg; Nov. 4, North Carolina
State; Nov. II. Clemson at Glenn
son; Nov. Is, William and Mary at
Portsmouth; Nov. 30, Maryland at
Roanoke.
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PENNANT TEAMS
COOLING HEELS

NEW YORK, Sept. 1l.-H-Dus
to a slight case Of nightmare in
the schedule department., the hot.
test American league pennant race
in years will cool its heels until
Friday with only Yanks' Wednes.
day night game in Philadelphia to
break the monotony.
Counting on weather trouble in
April and May, the chart markers
provided September calendar
shot full of holes for postponed
games by the torrid, dry summer
failed to cooperate with washouts.
The result is that New York, st.
Louis and Boston each will play
II games and Detroit 18 in the
next three weeks before the cur.
tain drops Oct. 1.
Detroit, only half game behind
the Yanks, probably will gain the
most by this enforced layoff az
the Tigers have been leaning heavi.
ly on Hal Newhouser and Dizzy
Trout with periodic relief from
Rufe Gentry and Stubby Overmire.
After four game weekend series
in Cleveland, the Bengals will re-
turn to Briggs stadium for the rest
of the campaign.
Luke Sewell's Brownies, in and
cut of first all season, welcome
additional rest to allow their bat
tered pitching ranks to recover.
Bob Muncrief stepped back into a
starting role in a well pitched
six inning stint Friday but can
use the four day layoff. Sig Jak.
ucki has failed to 60 the route in
his last three outings.
New York's drive to the front
may not find the mid September
vacation" to its liking as Joe Nc
Carthy has his pitching situation
Strengthened out, rotating around
four regular starters in Hank Bor-
oWy, Ernie Bonham, Walt Dubiel
and Mel Queen. Boston stopped the
Yankees mad rush by dividing a
weekend series and the champs
fear they may lose their drive be.
fore the all important final west.
ern tour.
A pennant will be the reward
for the club with the best record
in the final intersectional series,
opening Sept. 10, as none Of the
contenders can pie up safe lead
in the intervening period. In addi-
ton to Detroit's four games with
! Cleveland, st. Louis plays four
with Chicago, Ntw York three with
Philadelphia and Boston three at
Washington. The Red Sox have fin
ished their home schedule and the
Browns will play no more on the
road.
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OKLAHOMA EXPECTS
FINE GRID SEASON

NORMAN, OKLA, Sept. 11.-(R-
Thirty five of the Sc men on this
years University of Oklahoma foot
ball squad are Navy trainees and
Coach Dewey "Snoter" Luster fig
ures everything's shipshape if the
Navy doesn't order his sailors to
weigh anchor before the season
ends.
The size of the big six confer
ence champions roster has caused
considerable optimism. Last year
manpower was so low that, INJURIES
having laid low the usual number
only 10 men took part in the Soon
ers' 20 10 victory over Missouri
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CAROLINA TO MEET
DEACONS NEXT WEEK

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. IL Up -
Beginning intensive practice for the
Wake Forest game here Sept. q,
North Cardinals footballers devot-
ed half of today's session to taking
their mid-term Navy physical fit
ness tests and half to a skull drill
on Saturdays scrimmage with the
Navy Pre-Flight.
Coach Gene McEver was gener-
ally pleased with the showing Of
his rookie starters Saturday but
thought the reserves left much to
desire.
The new mentor commented par
ticularly ON the defensive line play
led by Ray Walters, Johnny Walk
err, Edwin Gelding, Bill Smith, Sohn
Kinsey, Jim Goodwin, and Warren
Thomas, which held the cadets to
two first downs on rushing.
He also had several nice things
to say about the hard running Of
Jack Foster, passing OF Bob War.
rem, and good work Of Bob Wearnt
and Jim Camp.
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BAD WEATHER FORCES
DUKE SQUAD INSIDE

DURHAM, Sept. 11.-Bad wea-
Their chased the Duke football squad
inside today, thus limiting their
workout to passing and rum
ming through plays. The practice
session was held in the spacious
indoor stadium. Or
George Balitsaris, fullback,
slightly reinjured his left leg last
Friday and worked little today. j..
C. Kennard, ,tailback who was in
jured two weeks ago, was in gym
attire. He has been suffering from
a dislocated shoulder.
Frenshman John Bortnor from
York, Pa, was most impressive
on passing, running from tailback
spot.
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'eahawks Clash With Michigan To Open Grid Season
RIG NAME CLUBS
TAKE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Sept. II. - P -
rootball takes another hesitant stel
award the center Of the sport:
s.ae this weekend, offering the
, ,'as seahawks VS.. Michigan con
w.. us' as its chief rival for athletic
hs. s with the tight RAGE in the
american baseball league.
Tho Iowa Sailors, second behind
,+re Dame in the final 1943 AS
r ,"o;sted Press poll, and Michigan,
: +hird place and sharing the Big
s.u title with Purdue, did not meet
~, ~. YEA The Seahawks, however,
s sy' out a rs to IA verdict in
le42. -
Neither club looms as potentially
,rsat as its immediate predeces-
.r~an ailment likely to be COM
Sor among most of the country's
u, in the coming campaign.
Shifting of grid talent from one
.,mnus to another under the Navy
. .rnsram will continue this fall as
aid in 1912 and 1943 but the tai
mt is hardly OF the same ca1loer.
This year Michigan, which in
Asrjted parts of the Wisconsin and
Minnesota football teams a year
,so starts out with three-fourths
4, veteran. backfield and a ques-
N,nable line. The Seahawks also
ri1l he weaker because their Off
GERS will not be eligible.
Other games this Saturday has
rAs at Harvard, The Amarillo Air
psse opposing the University OF
New Mexico at Albuquerque, Hi
mis- Normal at Illinois, Fort Knox
# Indiana and Fort Sheridan at
Great Lakes.
The latter eleven, only one to de-
HAT Notre Dame last year, is en-
frely new with Paul Brown, last
wear at Ohio State, the mentor.
Tort Sheridan was trampled by
Western Michigan, 81 to 8, Satu--
day.
Actually the season has been un'
1er way for three weeks in some
sectors and Coach Alenzo A.
stagg's College of Pacific, one of
HE country's best last year, alrea-
Jy has lost one game. The Stage
men were defeated. 7 to 6, by the
fleet City Bluejackets last week
and Friday night take on the Army
Transport Command.
Another contest Friday night is
The Washburn at Kansas University
affair.
Southern teams generally are de-
laying their debuts until next week
but the remainder Of the map is
studded with isolated games this
weekend.
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By WHITNEY MARTIN

by WHITNEY, MAhL1N
NEW YORK, Sept. Ia Up -
IAey were talking about football in
general, and someone referred to
player as 'Mr. Football at his
,ehool, thereby inspiring an end
sSs argument as to which players
MI ght be considered ''Mr:: Foot
Oall at their respective schools.
II was an endless argument, as
picking anything from a beauty
queen to necktie is largely a
.l ,r Of personal opinion, n d
di'Aough the MIR. Football at
sOlne schools might be pretty gen.
.'dLy agreed upon, there might be
oozen nominations at other
schools.
Vi, generally speaking, the football
e elayef whose name comes to mind
w., W., "nen school is mentioned
h tn+snI be considered 'Mr. Foot
,o,. Aiolil your STANDPOINT, and
NJ your choice is based on
,t. ael factors than ability. For in.
NV; ,aHVe' When we think of Wiscon.
h.. we think of Keckie Mol, since
W happened to live in that state
h., oil 'mpressionable kid when he
so ss paying, and to us he is ''Mr.
NV ,.eie are some of the names that
, w., 10 mind first when schools
nv mentioned. A few might be
t tmoved generally; in other in
4. A'eS you might say: s'Where die
L.s. guy dig him up?" Anyway
E S they are:
e.e, led Coy; Harvard, Char
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Army's Grid Candidates
Fight 1t Out For Berths

WEST POINT, N. Y, Sept. II.
-tR-Army's football squad follow
ed Saturdays hard football drill to-
day with a long session on TIL e
tackling dummy as 1t. Col. Earl
(Red) Blaik continued his hunt for
line talent.
Joe Stanowicz, last years regu-
lar tackle, has been shifted to
guard but all the remaining jobs
on the forward wall are wide open
with approximately a dozen candi-
dates fighting it out for the six
berths.
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Tourney ToBe Staged
ByCiVicC Club Netmen

The City Recreation department
announced yesterday the beginning
of a civic club tennis tournament
to decide top singles and doubles
players from the six civic clubs in
Wilmington.
Clubs will conduct individual
tournaments until September 16,
when those will be decided to par
ticipate in the main events.
There will be two singles and
one doubles entry from each club,
possibly envolving four men from
each club.
The names of entries are to be
received by H. Vance Chadwick,
director of athletics, of the City
Recreation department., the latter
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-12
BALTIMORE MAY SET
ATTENDANCE RECORD

BALTIMORE, Sept. II. - B -
Baltimore may set an international
league playoff attendance tomor-
row night when Oriole fans turn
out to welcome the newly crowned
pennant winners in the first of AA
best-of-seven senifinal series with
the fourth place Buffalo Bisons.
Newark, which lost the flag by
.0007, entertains the third place
Toronto Maple Leafs in the other
series.
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/ part of this week. The recreation
director will pair them with oppo
nents for final play offs. Chad
wick pointed out that it will be
necessary to have their addresses
and phone numbers in order to as
sure prompt notification.
Each participant will have t w Q
days to meet each opponent and
they will play two out of three
sets until the semi finals, when
three out of five will be necessary
unless otherwise agreed upon by
opponents. -
Additional information regarding
tournament rules may be obtained
from Chadwick by telephoning 2
1897.
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CINCINNATI WINS
OVER CUBS, 6-5

CHICAGO, Sept. ,.11.-R, - Ray
Mueller, Cincinnati's versatile as
well as durable catcher, drove IN
four of the Reds first five runs
with triple and a double today
end then singled and scored the
winning run on Eddie Miller's fly
in, the tenth inning as the Reds
took the opener of series from
the Chica go Cubs, 6 to-.
Clyde Shoun, who succeeded
Thomas De La Cruz when the Gu
ban pulled an arm muscle in The
seventh inning, won his 18th
game.
Coach Jimmy Wilson Of the
Reds, acting manager in the abb
senca of Bill McKechnie, was ban
ished from the field by Umpire
Jocko Conlan when he charged
in from the third base box for q
heated discussion on a strike call.
ed on Steve Mesner in the eighth
inning.
r H E
Cincinnati 200 DOL o2o 1-6 10 4
Chicago 80 300 900 200 0-5 10
Batteries: Shoun and Mueller;
Wyse, and D. Williams.
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National League
TODAY'S GAMES

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-tB-
Probable pitchers for tomor
rows major league games. (Wor
and lost records in parenthsses).
National League
Pittsburgh at St. Louis ca (twi.
night - Ostermueller Q2-5) and
Roe. d1-10) VS. Schmidt go and
Byerly 90.
Cincinnati at Chicago (2-Gum
bert (1O-9) and Heusser d2-8) vs.
Lynn (3-2) and Jasseau OLD.
Boston at Brooklyn - Barrett
G-15) VS. Melton GID or Herring
(2-3).
Philadelphia at New York o.
Schanz (12-13) and Gerheauser e.
15) VS. Voiselle Q9-15) and Aller
as.
70 American League
No games scheduled.
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1T sounds almost like miracle, Judge.
how did we ever do it?''
American industry did it, Sally. When
the Japs conquered the chief natural rubber
producing centers of the world they thought
they had dealt death blow to our war
effort. But, in less than two years, we are
producing enough synthetic rubber in this
country to supply all our military and
essential civilian requirements.
"Our rubber experts knew how to make
it but the most practical process at the
time required huge amounts ct industrial
alcohol {. . far beyond the already over
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-12
VIRGINIA SQUAD
BANKS ON SPEED

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
1l.-R-Coach Frank Murray, who
introduced the Information to this
section so successfully four years
ago, has added some new varia-
tons this season for his University
of Virginia VIZ football squad
which he says will require special
Z antal alertness, as well as speed,
finesse and split-second blocking.
Il feel like putting a sign over
the squad room reading Only Phi
Beta Kappas can enter here" said
Murray. "But I'd have to add an
explanation that we are looking
for players with. a sort OF super
football sense and not for top
grade academicians.
At Virginia this is Coach Muir
rays eighth season, and he is hav-
ing to build from the ground up.
In fact he may have to do two
Jobs of reconstruction. Five letter
men are left of the 81 who re-
ceived the 'V' last fall. Most of
the 26 missing veterans were lost
by service transfers, and the staff
is anticipating another wholesale
reshuffling of Navy trainees at the
end of October.
Lucien Burnett, left-handed trip
le-threat who is better than aver
age punter and passer, and Allen
Clay, second string quarterback,
are the two backfield veterans.
Experienced linemen e Bruce
Wood, guard; Rufus Roberts, tack
lie, and big Ward Speer, who has
been shifted from tackle to end.
In teaching the T formation
Coach Murray is especially
choosey about his quarterbacks
He thinks he has found just the
man wanted for the signal-calling
job in Charlie Ellis, who played
as freshman for Alabama and
who was with Virginia in late
games last fall.
Few m m b er of Virginia S
squad Of Navy trainees and of CT
villains have run from the T-for-
nation before, but six weeks of
light summer workouts gave them
a chance to become familiar with
their assignments.
Linemen who have had some ex-
perience include John Kirkland,
former Ohio State freshman tack
lie; Doug Meaden, guard on Will
liam and Mary's powerful 1941
frosh team, and Martin Palmer,
U. of Virginia frosh center Of two
years ago.
In the backfield, Hank Walker,
who played end at South Carolina
last fall; Joe MoCaFy. Princeton
CW.-Va.) high: Whitley Michaels.
Charleston CIV. Va.) high; Bill
Hickman, who played for Mary
land last fall; John Duda, who
was a member of the Virginia
Tech squad in 1e41, and Frank
Goodman, Episcopal high speed
ster, are among the leading can.
didates.
Virginia will play under two sets
Of rules, the standard version be.
ing followed in games against sew
en- southern rivals but when the
Cavaliers travel to play Yale and
West Virginia they will be regu
lated by the eastern changes.
The schedule: Sept. %, Hamp'
den-Sydney; Sept. 80, North Caro-
DINA State at Norfolk; Oct. z, West
Virginia at Charleston; Oct. IA, N.
c. Navy preflight; Oct. %, V.M.1.
at Lynchburg; Nov. 4, Maryland
at College Park or Washington;
Nov. II, Richmond at Richmond;
Nov. rs, Yale at New Haven; Dec.
2, North Carolina at Norfolk.
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FILTERS DEFEAT
SKlDS IN FINAL

Winning the championship of
the shipyard second shift softball
league, the Filters rounded out
their final game with the Skids
by thrashing them So yesterday,
and are waiting to play the first
shift winners for the shipyard
championship.
Bob Poovey bested Joe Mead
lock in a tight duel, which ended
to the tune of four hits for the Fit
tiers and five for the Skids.
Franklin and Nevis were the
Filters leading fielders, while
Covington and Mcneil led the
Skids in this department.
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Anaual tire requirements for
passenger cars before Pearl Ha-.
bor ran 10 to IS million; civilian
tire production for the first six
months of 1914 totaled only six
million
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Wash all leafy vegetables such
as spinach thoroughly just before
cooking. Don't add any water. as
the amount of moisture which
clings to the leaves is sufficient.
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taxed capacity Of our industrial alcohol
plants So, overnight, our country beverage
distillers stopped making whiskey and pro-
duced hundreds of millions Of gallons Of the
vitality needed alcohol. ~,
Gas matter of fact, Sally, high govern
ment official said recently 8. synthetic
rubber is from 6 to months ahead of
where it could have been if alcohol had not
been available for butadiene production"
,"We were really fortunate, weren't We
Judge, to have beverage distilling industry
in existence. /. . able to help perform this
great wartime miraciep'
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STEAM ENGINEERS
DEFEAT PlPEMEN


Winning the last game of the
scheduled season for the southside
softball league, the Steam Engi-
neers took a 1871 victory from
the Pipe Shop nine yesterday. The
pipemen picked up their lone run
in the seventh. Drury pitched a
three-hit game for the winners.
This game and the victory over
the Sheet Metal outfit on Septem-
Der 7, placed the Steam Engineers
on the top rung in the second half
of the Southside schedule.
r H
Pipe Shop ----- 600 ooo-1 8
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STANDINGS
RESULTS
National League

j Chicago 5; Cincinnati 6.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis (post-
poned).
Only games scheduled.
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27

Miss Frances Byrne, Home Demons tra- tion agent, will be on the Air over 1:45. The subject will be "Take
 Care of the Wool You Have." |
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27
EXTENSION NEWS

EXTENSION NEWS HoMEMAKERS ACHIEVEMENT DAY Stunts and program numbers of the indivi dual Fomemakers. Clubs will highli ght the kchi ev ement Day held Saturday Novembe CT 4, at the Commun- ity Hall at 8:OO PM. The Achi ev ement Day Is an annual event at whi ch time the Homemakers Clubs spons ored by the Ext ems on Service get together to review act- 1vities and enjoy an evening of sociability. In addition to stunts by the clubs special feature will be a talk on Fomemaking in kfri ca by the Mrs. Pine, local school teacher, who has lived several years in South Kfri ca All Girls will present some folk dances.
 The Candle Lighting Ceremony honor ing newly elected Officers will complete the pr ogram. All fami lies and friends are invit- ed to attend.
 Mrs. Martin ols on, retiring presi- CSuCs O1 CllS nome k6TS COuN GIL, Is general chairman for the event.
 ----------- Scrappy ideas was the topic of the discus si on of the Wasil1a Home makers who met Tuesday evening at the home Of Mrs. Roland Warner. The Glacier View Homemakers held their first meeting of the fall at the home of Mrs. C.C. Hoffman. Plans for the coming Achi ev veme nt : Day were made.
 Homemade Chri istmas gift ideas were exchanged.
 Miss Frances Byrne, Home Demons tra-l tion agent, will be on the Air over K.F. .Q.D. Anch orage, Wed. Nov. l, at 1:45. The subject will be "Take Care of the Wool You Have."
Evening star., 1944-02-17
T axe MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Practical English.

Q. Newspapers and the radio say
None was injured" It seems to me
that 1t should be "None were In
jured"
A. Both forms are widely used,
None were" is perhaps the better
usage, unless a singular idea Is
strongly indicated, in which case
mo one" or nobody" may be sui =
stituted for none" as; No one tor
nobody was injured.
On the other hand, such words as
each, every. neither, either. some
one, somebody, any one, anybody,
every one, everybody, no one. nobody
should be followed by singular
verb.
G. Did not Mrs. - make a
grammatical error in her column IN
writing, Yesterday afternoon, &C
companied by my family, we
went to - ~?
A. If the editorial We" is used,
the other pronouns referring to the
writer should likewise be in the
plural, As, accompanied by our
family, we went to =" But good
usage reserves the editorial We
for sovereigns and for anonymous
writer's of editorials. It's use by
writer's who sign their work, and by
radio speakers who are introduced
by name. is regarded as an afIecta-
ton. There is nothing naughty
about the personal pronouns Il, me,
my, mine" unless they are used
to excess.
@. Should I use the salutation
Gentlemen" or Dear Sir" In a
letter addressed to-:
Blank Mfg. Co.,
Chicago, Illinois.
Attention Mr.. Jones?
A. Since the letter Is not ad-
dressed to Mr.. Jones, but Is merely
recommended for his attention, the
proper salutation is either Gentle
men" or Dear Sirs." The first Is
the better choice.
CReleased by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc)
Evening star., 1944-02-17

Ldst-n.fnnte changes ~
radio programs some. =
times reach The Star too