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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
DAVIS BRIGADE
SET FOR OPENER

CAMP DAVIS, Dec. 81. - The
Blue Brigade began preparations
today for its basketball opener,
Jan. II, against the Wilmington
Shipysrd AL Stars. Under the close
supervision of recently appointed
head coach, Lieut.. Victor P. Dau-
or, an initial turnout of 20 Anti
aircrafters took to the court.
From last years undefeated
squad Sgts. Joe Messing, Glen
Knox, and Ed Stocked return.
However, early observation would
indicate that even this veteran
trio will have trouble gaining start
ing berths what with d wealth of
height and speed apparent among
the newcomers.
Leading contenders for the cen.
ter post are Lieut.. Dutton Brook
field, formerly of Missouri u, and
Pvt. Jim Krumtinger, ex-Bradley
Tech frosh performer These six
feet, seven-inch towers will be
operated underneath the basket for
most part. Their feeding on offense
and theil blocking the center al
ley on defense are important fac
tors in the AA basketball scheme.
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BASKETBALL LOOP
0RCANlzEDBY "Y''

After having eight service teams
in the "Y' for several weeks who
participated in various games pre-
Iiminary to the regular league pro-
gram, the "Y'' is now arranging
a league of its own, which is shap-
ing up to be one of the most ex-
citing in the city.
The reason for this is obvious
when one realizes that it will be
composed of six teams from Blue
thenthal field. H. V. Chadwick,
physical director, is very proud
of the opportunity to present this
league which is sponsored under
direction of Lieut.. Tomancheck.
former outstanding athlete at Elon
college. Knowing Tomancheck is
ample proof that ne will present
good program.
The schedule will get started
Monday night, January 3, begin
ming the New Year in big way.
There will be a double feature put
ting the 423rd Base Hq. and ABB
SO. against the 965th Guard Sgd.
at 8 pm. At 9 o'clock the Medi-
cal detachment will square off with
the Quartermaster detachment. No
charge will be made to the public
and there will be double-header
each Monday and Wednesday
nights until the league is COM
p1eted.
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ClTY'S ACTIVITIES
HIT PEAK IN 1913
Continued From Page One)

Across the street, the county
government. with Addison Hew-
lett, Sr., as chairman, lowered its
tax rate 20 per cent; received its
largest income: established re-
serve fund; promised a new Red
Cross tuberculosis sanitorium;
patched up its juvenile detention
home; painted and improved the
Courthouse; gave its employees a
retirement plan.
City and county joined funds
and plans on the new $37,
Health center with FWA help !;
the city-county postwar planning
committee; the proposed typhus
control measure.
Finances: Banks cleared up
wards of $5Oe.OOO, 900 for an all
time high. Property civilizations
were 100000 beyond the 1912
figure. New Hanover's sales tax
was reported to rank third in the
state. Campaigns reflected the
financial pulse, as $4,000 was
realized in the Red Cross drive;
$179, 566 in the Community War
Chest; 100000 in the Third War
Loan drive-all heights for Will
mington.
Transportation: The Atlantic
Coast Line saw an SO per cent
increase in its passenger miles
over 1912; in eight months. hauled
APO billion ton miles of freight;
in six months paid $50,000,0o0 in
taxes. 1t added a new passenger
train to Rocky Mount. Efforts to
acquire airline service for the
community were futile.
Utilities: Tide Water Power
company experienced its most
tremendous output in both cleo
tricity and gas, and carried over
a million passengers a month on
it's go city buses. The city water
works pumped the greatest volume
of water since it began operation.
The Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company handled the
heaviest volume of calls, both
local and long distance, in it's ca
reer.
Housing: The Housing Authority
of the City of Wilmington brought
to completion its program of $500
houses built within three years;
finished conversion Of 228 old
homes into residences of war
workers.
Rationing: Became more firmly
entrenched than ever, as it ex-
tended to liquor, more foods.
The program was responsible for
issuance of three more books;
shortage scares; prompted sever
al threats of closure on the part
Of confused restaurateurs; pro-
voked OPA investigation into
black market practices and price
ceiling violations and once evoked
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ter wins Kentucky derby and
preakness, Fails in Belmont stakes
and one of the rs is knocked out
of his name.
JUNE
Rowing Enthusiast goes up to
Pouchkeepsie looking for the old
shell game. Says he heard it still
was flouriship at county fairs.
Gunder Haegg heads for this coun.
try, Helmet and all Someone told
him a manager was about to be
fired.
Rumor that Billy Conn land Joe
Louis will meet in title Bout. The
government says no. Walter Hagen
wins golf tournament, but BELT.
ties victory. Says he had the adj
vantage. He was younger than
the other entrants.
AUGUST
Cards and Yanks out in front in
Major races. Football coaches
start looking over squads. Squads
start looking over football coach
eS.
SEPTEMBER
Cards and Yanks clinch pen
nants. Frank Leahy bawls. His
Notre Dame footballers beat Pitt
only go to o:
OCTOBER
Cards beat Yanks in world Sc
ries, four games to one. Yanks
ask recount. Claim Card player
too young to vote.
NOVEMBER
Six more schools give up foot
ball. No coaches. Notre Dame
ranked No. l Leahy bawls. Claims
it's all a mistake.
DECEMBER
Minor League Commissioner
Bramham discovers rule saying
only operstng league car vote.
Was in his vest pocket. Rumcl
that Billy Conn and Joe Louis
will meet in title bout. The govern.
ment says Happy New Year.
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Wagner Believes FDR
Is Too Busy To Think
About Fourth Term

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. -(P)-
Senator Wagner (D-NY), an Ad-
ministration supporter, countered
Republican statements that Pres
ident Roosevelt is working for a
fourth term today with an express
sion of personal belief that the
executive "hasn't given the nat
ter any concern.
Wagner said he had no iSea
whether the President would &C
cept another nomination, but add
ed:
81 would regard i as unfortu-
nate, if the war was still on, thai
he should BE- replaced. It's too ear
| ly eto talk about candidates.. The
| JOB now is to win the war;
| Wagner said that it was his per
sonal belief the President lis toe
busy with the war effort to give
any thought to politics"
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STRIKES CALLED
GREAT TRAGEDY
Continued from Page One)

run countries would have every
thing to gain by holding on for that
eventuality.
When it became obvious that
such severance would never
develop, the propaganda line shift
ed to the theme that Russia would
desert her allies.
Marshal Stalin's appearance at
Teheran and his participation in
that conference dissipated that
idea, and hope was growing, in
deed, one source asserted that the
hope amounted to confident ex-
pectation-tnat an uprising against
the German gestapo and German
dominated governments in the Bal
kans could come in February.
Then, this source said. the rail-
way strike threatened, leading to
the Army's being ordered to take
over the railroads, and providing
the third propaganda line.
1t was added:
The mere statement in those
Balkan countries that 1.-The army
has had to take over the Ameri-
can railroads and the steel work.
ers may strike served to raise
new doubts of early Allied victory
and strengthen the arguments Of
all holding such conviction that if
they hung on with the Germans a
little longer chaos in the United
States would make it possible for
them to get more liberal treat
ment at the peace table.
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SAN VITTORE'S
FALL REPORTED
Continued from Page One)

my out with small arms, mortars
and grenades. San Vittore, perch
ed on slope of NJ. Sammucro.
is the last fortified village between
1t. Gen. Mark W. Clark's men
and the big ROAD junction of Cas-
sino, 70 miles from Rome.
Canadian troops maintained
Adriatic coast, enduring harassing
fire from enemy artillery and
mortars but meeting no determine
ed opposition. Advance units were
less than nine miles from the big
port of Pescara. -
Stepping up the air offensive in
clear, cold weather, Allied fight
ers, fighter bombers and medium
bombers OF the tactical air force
flew more than 500 sorties as they
smashed German fortified posi-
tons along the Eighth Army
front and pounded enemy COM
munications. q"
For the third straight day, Fly
ing Fortresses escorted by Light
ming fighters bombed the railway
wards at Rimini in northeastern It.
alv and smashed warehouses, re-
pair sheds and tracks near Padua
and Ravenna. Eleven German
planes were shot down during the
day at cost of six Allied craft.
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sports were we'll rounded. The
city in fall months began to stlm-
ulate new interest in recreation
and competition.
There were no records for VOL
ences-34 violent deaths by mid
December. An investigating agen-
cy said the city's score on vice
was amazingly low. There were
no CONGREGATIONS, although fires
started twice at Wrightsville
Beach, and the Colonial apart
ments were seriously assailed by
flame.
There were countless miscella.
neous happenings: Camp Davis
exchanged commanding generals;
Mrs. Walter Sprunt was named
the states Mother of the Year.;
fuel ran low and now and then
the gasoline supply dwindled; the
Home Guard got new uniforms
and new dignity; Waves entered
the city on assignment; talk OF
Italian prisoners for Castle Hayne
farms was heard and mention
made of a camp for them; the
dream of a naval airport nearby
faded entirely; port development
was given a boost, as the Cover
nor and others nodded forcefully
in its direction.
All in all, the stamina of the
city and county for the stepped
up pace it had to maintain SEEM
ed remarkable. On the basis of
what 1943 offered and the manner
in which the city took the Offer
ings, it seemed safe to predict
that the community constitution
could stand any exhilarating or
exacting, or exhausting things the
Year 1914 might have in mind
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ACCIES HIT SNAC,
FLANACAN'S KNEE
ORANGE BOWL JINX
BY ROMNEY WHEELER

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 81. - R) -
It'll take more than New Years
Eve celebration 20 lift the spirits
of Homer Norton.
II put all my eggs in one basket
Ind the basket busted" said the
Texas Aggies' football coach I'M
happily today. when Marion Fla
nagan's knee started swelling af-
ter practice yesterday, I had to
start planning from scratch again. .
But make no mistake-the Tex
as Aggies will be in there pitching
tomorrow in the 10th edition of Mi
ami's Orange Bowl extravaganza.
No one in the Aggie camp, and
least of all the grey-thatched, bald
ing Mr.. Norton, is conceding J.oul-
siana State a yard of turf or a
single point.
Re-injury of Flanagan's knee
originally hurt in the Texas game
: indicated a toss-up, however.
Slender Red Burditt, 157-pound
substitute wingback described by
Norton as strictly a spot player, :"
was called up to take Flanagan's
place.
sWhere it'll really hurt is having
to rely on a green kiu for signals,
saic Norton. Flanagan did our
ouarterbacking all season."
Louisiana State, meanwhile, con-
tinued to put its blue chips on red
headed Steve Van Buren,.
Elbows the ball club?" tomeone
asked Mickey Mccain, L. S. US
tubthumper.
Evan Buren, looks ne" SAID
Mickey, happily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
SPORTS TRAIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-tR-After
skipping a year, we resume publ
cation today of the Little Giant
Sports almanac, that unfailing
fcrecaster Of future events that
is so accurate many subscribers
save it as review of the year. or
something. Mostly or something.
Publication was omitted last year
because the future was so uncer-
tain that even the farmers friend
was in doubt. Their els no doubt
about next year. 1t confidently is
predicted it will start at midnig ilt
tonight.
Here is a digest of the contents:
JANUARY
Mike Jacobs books a fight show
for Madison Square Garden and
forgets to nave the hockey ice re-
moved, prompting the rumor that
either Mike is slipping or is going
in for raising frozen cauliflower.
Carl dubbell ask for a match.
Says he can't find that giant farm
system he was hired to direct.
FEBRUARY
Rumor that Bill Conn and Joe
Louis will meet in title bout. The
government says no. Crowds
swarm Madison Square Garden
for weight lifting tournament
Oops, sorry. 1t was for Frank
taken for grunts.
Sinatra. The squeals were mis-
MARCH
Major league teams report in
north and managers start singing
They're Either Too Young or
Too Old'' Six frostbitten noses re-
ported first day. Lombardi's
serious. Denver entry wins A. A.
u. cage tourney.
APRIL
Giants and Athletics away in
front in Major league races. Ru-
NOR that Billy Conn and Billy
Conn will meet in title bout. The
government says no.
MAY
Giants and Athletics away in
back in Major league races. Plat
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BOWL GAME info:
NEW YEAR TILTS
By The Associated Press


Here is the lineup for today's
bowl games, showing probable at
tendance, opposing teams with
1943 season won-lost-tied records
in parentheses, kickoff times
eastern War Tibe) and probable
odds:
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans-at-
tendance $4,000: Tulsa GOD VS.
Georgia Tech (7-3-O kickoff 3:45
p. M; favorite, Georgia Tech,
SO.
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calf. -
Attendance $4,000; U. of Washing
ton (4-0-W VS. Southern California
G-2-0); kickoff p. M; favorite
Washington, 2-5.
East-West game, San Francisco
Attendance $4,000; kickoff 5 p.
M; favorite, West, IL.
Cotton Bowl, Dallas - Attend
ance $4,000; Texas CLIO VS. Ran.
dolph Field (9-1-O; kickoff 2 p
M; favorite, Texas, IL.
Orange Bowl, Miami - Attend.
ance $4,000; Texas A. & NJ, Gil
y VS. Louisian State (5-3-0; kick
off Ito p. M: favorite, Tevas A.
& NJ, SO.
Oil Bowl, Houston Attend.
ance $4,000: Southwestern Louisi-
ana (4-0-D VS. Arkansas A. & NJ,
Gid; kickoff 2:30 p. M; favor
tie, Southwestern, IL.
Sun Bowl, Ell Paso, Texas - At
tendance 10000; Southwestern
Texas OLD VS. New Mexico (3-1-
o.; kickoff 4 p. M; favorite,
Southwestern, SIS.
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SPORTS CALENDAR
FINISHED AT CAMP

CAMP DAVIS, Dec. 81. - This
Army camp wrote fms to its 1943
sports calendar last right with two
basketball thrillers that had IA
fans whooping it up at Farnsworth
Hall.
In the opener persistent 18th
Bn. Officers; team, trailing the
274th Ordnance down to the zero
second, tied 1t up just before the
buzzer on KEGS one-hander which
forced the contest into overtime.
The extra five-minute session saw
the same Knee net a field goal
followed by two of Dauer's baskets
underneath. This six point cluster
was more than enough to offset
Laboda's two foul conversions for
the losers who gave way. 1929.
The winners were behind at the
quarter, 8-3; at the half, 1913: and
at the three-period mark, 1915.
Lieut.. Dauer, newly appointed
Camp Davis coach, spanked his
Battalion drive with seven field
goals and set up most of the re-
naming scores. The insertion of
Capt. Dayton IN the final stanza
speeded the victors' attack. La
boda and Loinbardo were the
prime movers for o. dr. ance; the
formers dribbling and aggressive
ness earning 10 markers while
Lombardo's set shots and follow
ups gathered eight points.
Totally outplayed fer most of the
first half the undefeated 117th
M outfit, 1923. Castine, Posto-
lese, and Jennecke supplied the
impetus for a stretch assault that
saw the 117th tally Is points in
the third quarter and eight mark
ers in the concluding frame while
the 18th fell apart and could only
net one fielS goal in the last chap
ter.
For while Anderson, center.
kept the losers above water in the
third period by gazing four bas-
kets on rebounds and one-hand set
shots. But when the 18th attack
slowed to a walk the fleet Castine
and Postolese romped at will for
easy layup chances
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Future Of Baseball
Bright With Renewed
Spirit Of Optimism

COLUMBUS, Dec. 81. - Up -
Baseball looks to the future with
renewed spirit Of optimism as
the New Year dawns, President
George M. Trautman OF the Amer
lean Association said today.
ut is still too early to tell what
effect the manpower situation VIII
have on baseball in 1914" he said,
but the American Association has
every intention of carrying on
with the highest possible brand OF
baseball in the days, the months,
and the year. if necessary, before
victory crowns the efforts OF our
armed forces"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
ANNUAL TOURNEY
MEET in DOUBT

RALEIGH, Dec. 31.-tR-Eddle
Cameron of Duke University
chairman of the Southern Confer
ence Basketball tournament com
mittee, said today that the com
mittee would meet here either or
January 9 or 16 to decide whether
the annual conference tournament
would be held in 1914.
Cameron said that Z. poll was
being taken of conference schools
to determine their views as to
whether the tourney should be
held. The poll is not yet complete,
he said, and that the exact date
for the meeting had not been set
because of this.
The Duke mentor said four con-
ference schools - N. c. State,
Duke. North Carolina and Mary
land - already had signified they
wanted the tourney continued, al
though each admitted that inter
est in basketball apparently had
dropped considerably from that OF
last year.
The annual tournament, North
Cardinals chief winter sports at
traction, is sponsored by the Ra-
leigh Junior Chamber of Com
merce. The Duke official said
members of the Chamber tour
ney committee already have ex-
pressed desire to hold the 1914
event.
Cameron said that if the tourna-
ment is held it probably would
take place early in February SO
that schools in the loop with Ma
val Viz units may have their full
strength at tourney time. VIZ ex-
ans for the current semester are
scheduled for late February, while
the tourney usually is held during
the first week in March.
Four conference schools
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Richmond are using Wiz
trainees, the latter making up the
bulk of their squads.
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EAST WEST GAME
SET FOR TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31-R-
Football players Of the East and
West, ranging from college fresh
men to men in the armed forces,
will clash here tomorrow in the
18th annual all star charity game.
The western team, manned by
older and more experienced play
ers, is the favorite.
Barring unfavorable weather, a
capacity crowd of close to $4,000
is expected. Officials of the shrin-
ers organization, which sponsors
the contest for its crippled chill
dren's hospital, said today nearly
all the tickets were sold.
The Eastern squad, coached by
Andy Kerr of Colgate and George
Hauser of Minnesota, will center
its attack around a combination
Of fast backs working off varied
formations. Bob Hoernschemeryer,
IS year old freshman star from the
University of Indiana, figures
strongly in the Eastern offense
as left halfback. He's an out
standing pass thrower and some
of his losses will be aimed al
his college team mate, Pete Pihos
e. well as at Rudy Smeja Of
IN chigan, two of the best ends
in the country.
The Western team has the
ground power, which would be &C
centuated in case of a wet field
Its personnel includes five play
ers from the fourth air force o
March field, one of the most pow
erful teams on the Pacific coas
this season. Three of them arr
backfielders, Jimmy Nelson, ex
AlN>ama Bob De Fruiter, form
erly of Nebraska and Sal Rosato
played one season at Villa-Nova
| Coaches Orian Hollingbery Q
Washington State and L. 7
Buck Shaw of Santa Clara, vii
parade one youngster with onl
freshman college experience. H
lis Herman Wedemeyer, 10 yea
old left half from Hawaii, who wa
the shining light of the St. Mary
college team this season.
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Holiday Wrestling Show
Called Off By Promoter

Everything was set for big
holiday wrestling show last
night, but Promoter Bert Cau-
sey was forced to call off the
graphing because Chief Little
Beaver was unable to come
from Shreveport, La, due to
weather conditions. Ice roads
in that section of the country
prevented the wrestler from
showing up.
Promoter Causey assured pat
rons that rather than to present
the hap-hazard show of three
grapplers, a new show is in
preparation for the near future.
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HUSKIES TO MEET
FAVORED TR0JANS
IN PASADENA TILT
By FRANK FRAWLEY

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 31.-(P
- Washington and Southern Cali
fornia were physically fit tonight
and ready for their New Years
Rose Bowl battle that is to settle
the Pacific Coast Conference foot
ball championship.
Still IL to l favorites, the hea-
Wy huskies nevertheless will be
clawing for their first victory in
Pasadena. Two Rose Bowl defeats
and tie comprise the Washington
record since it made its debut
here in 1874. The Trojans, con-
versely. have Won six times in as
many appearances since 1923.
The two schools last met in 1912
in Seattle and fought to scoreless
tie. The Trojans, cespite the loss
of four stars to the armed forces,
are better club than the 1912
edition. Washington was improv-
ed, too, and it has lost three men
to the service, two of them stand
outs-Pete Susick at full and Jay
Stoves at half.
Washington was the general
choice for tomorrow for two very
good reasons: It beat March Field
81 to 7, and March Field gave
Southern California its worst whip
ping in history, IS to 0; Southern
California, although unbeaten in
college competition, is an erratic
fumbler and won ONE of its
games in spite of loose ball hand
ling.
Washington played only four
games last season because the
north division of the conference
disbanded. They won all four.
Southern California >1or IS first
six without being scored upon, lost
TWO 10 service tea as, and then
closed it's campaign with a win
over UCLA.
The Trojans are a fair to good
passing team, whereas Wash1n9t n
relies on the driving power of Sam
Robinson and the seed of Al Ak
ms The Huskies lave 12-pounds-
to-the-man weight bulge but Coach
Jeff Cravath's Trojans probably
ar efaster.
Probable 7tarting lineups (klck-
off ) p. M. Eastern War Time)
POS.-So. Calf. Washington
LE-Gordon Gray --------Buck
LT-Ferraro ----------Chrlste- sen
c-J,noison Ward
CIV Grav Berlin
EC-Verrv -Saksa
RT-OssoWski --------------Deeks
RE-J Callahan Tracy
IH-s,enz Atkins
RIG Callahan Robinson
7R-Whitehead Kramer
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SPEEDS WORK

WASHINGTON, Aug. O. R -
The unemployment compensation
phase of postwar reconversion got
congressional head start on otn-
err parts of the problem today with
Senate finance committee approx
al of a bill to bring 2,000,000 fed
e--al employees under the benefit
program while leaving full con-
troll of rates and standards to the
states:
Emphasizing the pressure on the
issue, senators who had expected
weeks more at home were called
back to take it up next Tuesday.
The committee acted in an ex-
ecutive session less than "a hours
after the bill. was introduced by
it's chairman, Senator George Cd
Ga). Thus advocates of the estates
rights policy of caring for dis
charged war workers stole a
march OH supporters of rival bills
under which Congress would fix
uniform scales of benefits sub
stantially higher than existing
state rates. .t,...
: The latter bills are due to come
up. tomorrow before the Senate
Military Affairs Committee and
may also be speedily sent to the
floor where a hot controversy is
certain. W.
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quest for grand national as
sembly approval. Most depu-
ties, like the prime minister,
had been up almost all night
at caucas Of the peoples re-
publican party-Turkey's only
political party-where the mat
ter finally was thrashed out.
Quick assembly ratification
was expected for the solid body
blow to German prestige-par-
ticularly in the neighboring
Balkans, where the Nazis are
struggling hard to keep their
grip on their satellites.
Anti-aircraft guns moved
through the streets of Ankara
today-directly past the assem-
bly, house-and throughout the
nation Turkey was girding her
self for war.
One measure Of Turkish det-
ermination to be prepared in-
Dictated in a report that in Is
taAbul police rounded up more