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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Big Horse Deals
AT Hialeah Park
By BERT COLLIER

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 10.-NEIts
getting SO a platter doesn't know
where to hang his blanket, cracked
an old horseman today as he
watched the booming business
around the claims box at Hialeah
Park,
He had never, he declared, seen
anything like the rush to buy likely
horses out Of the claiming races.
a record 156 racers have changed
hands that way during the first
Is days of the Hialeah meet. Well
over $500. 900 was spent for the
talent which, added to the $780,.
600 ]. laid out at Tropical Park
makes a million-dollar take for the
winter probability.
The old horseman protested to
be sorry for the nags which are
always coming home to strange
stables. Seven starters of theN IL
in the first race Jan. % ran for
new owners who had claimed them
just before post time, and they in
cluded the win, place and show
horses. Fourteen were claimed
that day, a record. An averae
day turns up from three to eight.
Horses are claimed up to the
start Of the race, and the new
owner is the one who cashes in,
or loses.
The skyrocketing activity in
claims has resulted, owners and
trainers agree, from a shortage OF
good racers, boom III the turf
business, and a general desire to
build up stables quickly.
The three-year-old chestnut filly
Patsy has been the most-sought-
after horse of the winter, running
under three banners. H, M. Bosh-
amer claimed her from r. l..
Bourgeois for 1880 out of race
which she won. She carried his
colors 8 days later and won again
but was claimed for $1,000 by C.
O.. Ferguson.
She finished last for him, but on
her next trip to the post she was
claimed for 81, 500 by Ken McNair.
w. L. Lunt claimed four horses,
all of which promptly won for him.
Peto Gino, Allergic, and Valdina
Fox were handy victors, and High
Fox proved one of the seasons
bargains. Lunt got her from Calu-
met Farms for $3.50 when she
placed third. Next time out she
won for him by ten lengths, then
repeated with a six-lengths win.
The Fiend has changed hands
three times, Louisiana Farms los
ing the three-times winner twice.
/. Bieber bought him for $1,000,
Louisiana Farms got him back for
81, 500 his next trip, only to lose
him to Mrs. J. Graf for $4,000.
He won for all three.
The highest price was $500,
paid by w. W. Crenshaw for the
7-year-old 6 e Id n 6 Grasshopper
End who rewarded his new owner
with two wins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-R-As a
.o1lou, who flags a taxi for a trip
is nross the street we've always
~, aoan intrigued by the track ath-
,tos who run anywhere from so
ir' to miles and miles without
!arone urging them on with a
sh or fright wig.
Inn Raffery gives us the obvious
..wer, They run because they
s shs IN run and, except in occa-
l !anal instances where an athlete
;: sl0. 1oner," for the associations
- I'd friendships the sport develops.
a a4e a pretty. swell bunch as a
l these track men,.
linn Rafferty's history probably
=. ' wore Or less typical. He now
Is Is 81 Wv Years old, and just about at
- ~ neak as runner. He'll tackle
ms anvihine from 1000 yards to 10
any :,os and although he is nation
l as1I 1000 yard champion the
49, A. ;s his pet distance. He has
ll, # in 4:10.3 twice, and thinks
l ~ ran do better this year.
~ ue,s little fellow with blue
,res ipdifferently colored hair and
on engaging Irish grin. He weighs
a on 135 pounds, and if they'd al
,ou him wind flaps he'd win out
door iI races in a breeze. He has
t w he careful ii the indoor events
Nth " h the big fellows or he'd be
stpamrollered right out of there.
He took to running when he
4o,,nd he could run little faster
and a little farther thar the other
Lids in his neighborhood, but didn't
take up the sport seriously until
he was senior in high school.
Consequently he didn't burn him.
elf out and at 27 is going strong.
He went to rordham University,
where he earned the nickname Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Big Graphing Doings
At ITALIAN Tonight

Promoter Causey accepted his
demand for a match and arranged
for Steinborn to take on both Of
his. enemies in one bout.
The excellent supporting bout ON
the card is an engagement throw
ing Bad Bill Bartush against Fred
die Steele. Bartush will be max
ing his first appearance at Tha-
liam Hall and is expected to be out
to make a good impression on the
bone bending patrons.
Steele, who first. grappled here
two Fridays ago, has grown ex-
tremely popular with his fast,
clean type Of wrestling.
The doors OF the Thalian will
open at 7:15 and the action will get
underway at $3.50 promptly. Tick
cts for the show may be purchas-
ed in War Stamps. Advance du-
cats for the performance may be
secured at the Orion Hotel desk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. -(P)- The
American Association, one of the
comtry's most prosperous double
a minor baseball leagues, has been
in business since 1902, will be in
BUSINESS in 1914 and in all prob
ability will add pro football to
its curriculum after the war.
'"You won't find any crepe on
our door," President George Trut-
man declared today after special
meeting of the leagues directors.
Reserve lists of all eight clubs
are in good condition, and those
cities which have advance ticket
sales report that the sales are 20
Ger cent above nomral."
In the reserve list of about 1900
players, Trautman estimated that
20 per cent were youths 16 and II
years old and Is per cent were
4-Fs. Old-Timer Mike Kelley, pres
ident of the Minneapolis Millers,
has four ''kids" who will join the
team after graduating from high
school in June. He said they were
stars of the Minneapolis Richfield
team which won the American LIE.
gion National Baseball Champion
ship last year.
Trautman proposed family
plan" to keep players within the
confines of the league as much
as possible. this season.
''Any CLUB wishing to trade OF
sell a. player" he suggested
SHOULD first give association
members chance for him. This
old sentiment that player traded
to another league member will
seek his revenge is a lot Of bunk
Now is the time to be one big
happy family and try to keep ou1
players to ourselves as far as
possible.
There was unanimous interest
shown by the directors in putting
their various parks to work after
the baseball season by sponsoring
pro football teams in the eight AS
isociation Columbus, O., In
dianapolis, ind, St. Paul and Min
!: neapolis, Mimi, Milwaukee, Wis.
Louisville, KY. Kansas City, Mo.
and Toledo, o.
1 Geographically, the league i!
set up for an Eastern and West
ern DIVISION" Trautman said, "a1'e
Of course, the natural rivalry
among the cities is already there
to carry over to. football.
"We have no intention of fighting
any other pro football set-up. W.
hope to establish some sort of
relationship with the National Foot
ball League and will meet Com
missioner Elmer Layden before
| we take any steps in the postwar
venture"
Columbus was the only club ye'
undecided as to where and wher
it would hold spring training. The
other clubs will report in this or
der: Indianapolis-at Bloomington
Ind, March Is; Toledo at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, March 20; Mil
waukee-at Waukesha, Wis, March
20; St. Paul-at Springfield, Mo-,
March 20; Louisville-at Louisville
March "a; Minneapolis-at Quincy
ILL.,, March 26; Kansas City-a1
Joplin, Mo-, March 30.
The association season will oper
April 10 with St. Paul at MilWau'
kee. Minneapolis at Kansas City
Columbus at Louisville and Toledo
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Huon Peninsula
Finally Occupied
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cipal Southwest Pacific air bases:
Rabaul on New Britain and Wewak
on New Guinea. Raids were also
made on Alexishafen, air support
base for Madang in New Guinea
and Kavieng,. New Ireland.
Flies sweeping in low over
Madang have reported the Japa-
nese. may have deserted the town
and juncture of the AusMes and
Yanks at Ole Yagoni probably
means a; drive ion that New Guinea
port. 4%. . ~ ..> -
New Delhi reported Chinese
troops drove the Nipponese from
strong positions ! eight miles west
of Taro Tin northern Burma sbut
encountered stiff resistance in
their drive to- clear the way sfor
the new Ledo road. ~:
In Washing ton- yesterday acting
Secretary Of War Patterson est
mated perhaps CO. PEI cent q
the Japanese who were killed on
the chief Kwajalei ;islets died dur.
ing air and naval. commandments
before the landings s5s@7 ~: II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
SPORTS TRAIL.

Iron Mike because of his. will.
lngness to tackle any distance, and
SINCE his graduation has been do
ing MS running for the New Yorl
a. c. when not running he is ar
accountant, and when not account
ing he's trying to figure out what
causes runners to get stitch" ir
the side. He's about given up or
that, though.
You get it, that's ALL" he ex
plains. II never get it until afte,
i've run two miles. The doctor
says its just nerves, and maybe
he's right. l get to expecting i'tc
get the stitch after two miles, and
I get it." :.
In races Of more than two miles
ne tapes up his right side tightly,
operating under the same principle
as Willie Ritola, who used to wear
broad belt which he kept tight
en1ng still more as a race pro-
crossed, getting. something of a
Upper effect.
Rafferty,, who rigkk now is At
because Of a hernia, admits he is
poor Judge of pace, and for that
a poor judge of pace, and for that
reason he tries not to take the
lead in race. He likes to tag
along within striking distance and
then turn on the gas near the fin
ish. He has a good sprint, differ
ing in that way from Bill Hulse
and Gil Dodds, who bear down
all the way but haven't much left
at the finish. : -.
He won the two-mile run in an
upset victory over. Ensign Ollie
Hunter in the Millrose meet last
Saturday. Feb. 10 he will take, a
shot at Dodds and Hulse in the
New York A.. C..,games, and he'll
make them step. After, all, he's
just running for fun, and it so
much more fun to win. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Service League
Nears lis End

The service league at the ..sY'
drew near the finish on Wednes-
day night with a couple of exciting
games. The first game featured
the, 42S-d. Base Hdq. pitted against
the 4th. weather GP. This was a
thriller all the way with the wealth
er GP. finally clinching the vic
tory by the narrow margin of one
point. The half ended with the
same difference IN the score with
the same team in the lead II to
10. The final score being 10. to IS
indicates the tight brand Of ball
that each team played. The high
scorer of the game was Hunt with
10. Pugliese led the scoring for the
winners with 6, two Of these. com
ing by the foul thro.- route.
The next game was between the
402nd. now playing under the name
Of the 326th. fighter due to the loss
Of their star players due to trans
fer, and the guard squad. Inc light
er GP. ignored. the low score in
the first encounter and went on to
win by wide margin Of 43 to. 10.
Lollar was high with 10 points
while johnson, playing his last
game, was runnerup with IA. The
best for the losing cause was con-
tributed by Auman with 8.
This finished up the regular
league and the winner of the first
half which was the 423rd. Base
hdq. will play three game series
with the last half winners which
is the 326th. This will be very
good series and will be played on
Monday and Wednesday nights Of
the coming week. This series will
lead into an eight game tourna-
ment at the ''Y" which will be
conducted in about a month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11

Everything is set for the Crap
ping show at. the ITALIAN Hall to-
night, wrestling promoter Bert
Causey stated Thursday night. He
also added that he felt that this
card would offer the fans a fine
variety Of limb twisting.
The match that headlines the
nights card will be two on one
affair, with Milo Muscles Stein
born going, against both Jack Dill
10 nand Jimmie Coffield. :
This battle is strictly of the
grudge type, as Milo is to be out
to settle things with Dillon and
Coffield. When Steinborn met Cot
field on last weeks card, the
rowdy Dillon stood outside the
ring and aided Coffield. Steinborn
stated after losing the, bout that
he would. administer both of the
TOUCHES licking in, an hour
time if given an opportunity +,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Subsidy Ban Near
Passage In Senate
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(CO0C1nuGO from rage Ouc)
$50, 900, 900 ceiling or yearly gov
eminent spending designed to hold
own consumer grocery bills.
At the same time, they virtually
conceded Senate passage of the
Bankhead anti-subsidy bill and
pinned their hopes for continue
ton of the administrations pro-
gram on sustaining an anticipated
veto by President Roosevelt.
A final vote on the Bankhead
bill was deferred at least until
tomorrow, however, when the Sen
ate failed to reach a vote on one
of the last remaining amendments
the Aiken-LaF gillette food stamp
proposal to limit Federal aid to
low income families.
Consideration of the legislation
will be resumed tomorrow under
a d b tie limitation restricting
speeches to 20 minutes.
The $3.50, 600, 600 ceiling was ad-
anced as compromise by Sena-
or Taft R.-Ohio) and was de.
Gated 63 to IS. In addition to the
ceiling, the Ohio senator pro.
posed ban on roll back type
subsidies, now being paid on meat
and butter, and abolition of the
eed susidy payments being made
o about 100000 dairymen.
The administrators own. plan,
calling for $1,000, 900, 900 limit on
subsidy payments this year, was
defeated yesterday when the Sen
tie began consideration of the bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
.aIion $ Largest Dog
Show Opens In N. Y,


NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-tREThe
Westminster Kennel Club opens its
69th show in Madison Square Gar
den tomorrow with 2,510 dogs seek
ing best-in-show honors but with
the accent on the K-9 corps-that
organization of CANNES which has
performed so notably in the war.
the two-day show, largest in the
country now that the Morris and
Essex exhibition in New Jersey
has been suspended for the dura.
'ton is being held Tor the benefit
OF Dogs for Defense, Inc, official
procurement agency for dogs for
the ar - services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Wildcats Battle Durham
Courteers Here TONIGHT
By BILL McMwAIN

The powerful Durham Bulldog
cage team invaded the New Han
over High School gym tonight to
take on the Wildcat basketeers at
1880.
The tobacco City courteers will
enter the contest as heavy favor
ties, as they trounced the Wildcat
five by a 1892 score Tuesday night
in Durham. At present the Dogs are
on top of the Eastern Conference
standings with record of 8 wins
and no losses.
The Cats bounced back from
their defeat by the Dogs on Tues.
day night and edged the Hugh
Morson cagers of Raleigh on Wed.
nesday night, 1928.
The mighty Durham team has an
extremely versatile attack with
clever ball handlers feeding the
leather to their foot, inch cen.
ter, Leroy Carton. This giant pi.
votman spanked the Bulldogs in
their victory over the Cats in Dur.
ham with his control Of the re.
bounds. His follow shots were a
major factor in the Durham win
Alvit Lofts, brother OF the for.
1ner Durham High and Duke Uni
versity stars, Cedric and Garland
is another of the main operators
Ii the visitors attack. His fast
breaking and snappy passing play
a large part in the Bulldog scor
ing.
The Cats will send their Gus
tomary starting five on the hool
for tonight's engagement with thu
possible exception Of Groom
starting in the place Of Kelly. =
Lineup
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
"a Enemy Planes
Downed In Raid
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and exacted a toll Of 152 Nazi
fighters. g.
The swarms of Nazi defenders
attacked at the French coast
and hung on all the way to the
garget in central Germany and
back, leaving the Fortresses to
fight it out alone with the savage
enemy defenders.
When Fort started struggling
it was a dead duck" said one CO.
pilot. Plenty of German fighters
were seen crashing in flames, too.
Some airrnen estimated that they
saw at least 800 enemy planes in
the air, and long before any Of
fetal announcement had been is
sued concerning the raid or the
plane losses, the Berlin radio was
reporting a great air battle and
declaring the Americans had IRE.
turned in noticeable discord and in
apparently greatly re NC d
Strength"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Indians al Smith
Rejected For Service

CLEVELAND, Feb 1o.-lREThe
Cleveland Indians front office re-
ported today Al Smith, lefthanded
pitcher voted last years most val
liable Indian, had been rejected
for Army duty at Jefferson Bar;
racks, Mo-, because, Of an old in
jur-- to his left leg. -
In letter to the club officials
Smith said he would report to the
Indians training camp next month
for the 1914 season. The 35-year'
old hurler, who won II and lost
seven games last year, is mar.
ried and has two children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
American Association
To Haze Ball This Year

at Indianapolis. Only new league
managers are Ray Blades at st.
Paul and "Rosy" Ryan at Minnea-
polls.
Trautman announced the annual
spring meeting Of the Association
would be held in St. Louis, April
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Junior Celtics Defeat
Sunset Park 5, 32-25

In the opening game Of the
Municipal Junior Basketball Lea
que, the Junior Celtics defeated the
Sunset Park Juniors, 1925 in the
Lake Forest gym Wednesday,.
Fred Markiton with IL points and
Victor James with 10 paced the
Celtics. Marion Rogers was the
top offensive man for the Sun
set Park five as he tossed in 10
points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Beggs. Suder Placed
In Ia By Draft Board

AL1QU1PpA, Pa, Feb. 1o.-t4l-
Joe Beggs, pitcher for the Gin.
cinnati Reds, and Pete Suder, in
fielder for the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, received Ia classificatioas
today from the local draft board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
Pope S Summer
Home Is Raided
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SAAA OSO OAAOJ
Villa and the adjoining buildings
belonging to the Holy See.
Castel Gando1fo is Is miles from
Vatican city and Is miles inland
from Anzio. It is mile and half
from Albano, on tAe southern
slope of Coli Laziale hill. Albano
dominates the coastal shelf and
the Germans have been reported
in Allied dispatches to have con-
centrated big guns there firing in
to the beachhead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

\6AotGIh 0t6uUAEu 1lmel
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. M, yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
1870 am, AZ, 1880 am, SO, 1880 pm, 4S,
1880 pm, A.
Maximum 4S, Minimum 81, Mean a,
Normal ~. ~"
HUMIDITY
1:30 am, 90. 1880 am, SO. 1880 pm, 81,
1880 pm, 80.
PRECIPITATION -,
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
o.06 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
1875 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington -------------- 11:23a 6:12a
11:44p Gasp
Masonboro Inlet ---------- 9:04a 2:56a
9:23p 3:22r
Sunrise, 7:01 a. M, Sunset $50 p. M,
Moonrise, $40 p. M, Moonset, 8:29p.
Cape Fear River Stage at Fayette-
Vile, lilo feet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. -(P)-Weathe1
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending 8 p. m. In
the principal cotton growing arNA and
al
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11

o-lin brought into our home"
Pow-o-lin is purely herbal
preparation for the relief of dis
tress and suffering as plagued Mr..
Dixon. Get relief from your first
bottle or get your money back.
Pow-o-lin may be obtained at Toms
Drug Store. Caution: Use only as
directed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11
New Life Is Put
Into Bond Drive
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the most trying conditions, they
would buy Bonds, and pay taxes
cheerfully.'
Your best answer to this simple,
stirring appeal will be to reach
for your check-book, and make as
substantial a contribution as you
possibly can towards sending the
New Hanover county bond quota
over the top.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-11

The Babylonians had a numer-
ical system based on 60, instead
of ten, and almost as handy as
our. own.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-03-02
Lutte A. Hempstone

Funeral services for Lutte A.
Hempstone, 81, who died Monday
in a nursing home in Washington
after two months illness were held
Wednesday at Monocacy Chapel,
Beallsville, with interment in the
Monocacy Cemetery. the Rev.
Guy L. Crook, former rector of
st. Peters Church, Poolesville, con-
Quoted the services.
Mrs. Hempstone was the wife
Of the late William A. Hempstone
and is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Cora Colt and Mrs. May
Christmas and a brother Jack
Norris all of Washington.
She was lifelong resident Of
the county and before her illness
lived alone in Poolesville. She was
an active member of the Red Cross
sewing group, rarely missing a
meeting at the home Of Mrs
Byron White.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-03-02
.Gaithersburg Couple
Welded "a Years

Mr.. and Mrs. James T. English
of Gaithersburg were given quite
a surprise Sunday afternoon wher
most of their children and grand
children came home bringing gifts
and refreshments to celebrate the
54th anniversary of their marriage.
There are five daughters, a son and
twelve grandchildren.
Among those present were their
son, Pfc. Collins English, stationed
at Boiling Field, and his wife; Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. McFadden, Chevy
Chase; Mr.. and Mrs. William Bar
clay and daughter Wilma of Wash
ington; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Malay,
Cabin Johns; Mr.. and Mrs. Avis
Rowland and children of Berwyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Speich, liv-
ing at Falls Church, Va, were not
able to be present.
Mr.. English is employed in the
courthouse in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-03-02
LaytOnsville Farm
Planning Group

Organization and Membership
was the topic for discussion at the
February meeting of the Laytons-
vile Farm Planning Group held 1T
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. W..
Hines with Mr.. William Fulks host,
Mrs. Hines discussion leader, and
the president, Marshall Davis, pre-
siding.
Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Hines and Mrs.
Edwin d. Fry were named to assist
with the organization of a new
planning group starting March 16
with a meeting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Kemp at Wood
field. Farm Bureau members inter-
ested in joining one Of these plan
ming groups should contact one Of
the members of the committee.
o. w. Anderson, County Agent
spoke briefly OH the recent bond
drive approving the method Of joint
rally with the school. The group
then went on record as favoring
for future drives a district quota
with all groups wording together
to reach the goal.
After the business session new
film depicting the work Of the "Sea
Bees" was shown.