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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19

Davis for public concert in the
cool shade of the picturesque Court
House Square. On civic occasions
calling for a parade, the battalions
in the field supplied a platoon or
two to give the affair some CT
color.
There is no secluded "Blue
Blood gentry in Burgaw. Plain,
honest Woodworking folk, the
townspeople and soldiers met on
common ground. Mayor w. Ross
Harrell, leading citizen by virtue
Of his office, chatted with soldiers
over the counter of his dry goods
and department store. He is also
the towns funeral director.
Town Commissioner James r.
Lewis is manager of G. F. Davis
grocery store. He became well &C.
quainted with families of some of
the officers and enlisted men liv-
ing in Burgaw.
always handy to 'beat the
gums' with any CT that happened
along, Oswald G. Terrell held open
house at the towns small one
storied building housing the City
Hall' and Fire Department. He
was a profound source of informa-
ton being the towns tax collector,
water works superintendent con-
stable, fireman and bookkeeper for
the town clerk. His wife is the
boss. She is the town clerk.
Only on a very few occasions
was Chief of Police R. Jack Blan-
ton called away from his merchan-
dising duties at Blanton's Seafood
Market for an official job. Usually
it was a case where CT, over
flowing with zest and good health
and maybe something else, got a
little too wobbly. A nights sleep in
an unlocked cell and he was re-
leased in the morning, with MP's
none the wiser. No record of these
arrests" appear in the Burgaw
official records.
|. You couldn't get that many CT
villains into town and have them
behave half as good" says the
chief.
The chiefs opinion can be COR
roborated anytime by Preston G.
Sparkman, farmer and produce
buyer, who knows something about
soldiers having been one himeself
in II, in France % months where
he got the Croix de Guerre with
Palm.
The worst of the boys I have
seen around here are better be-
haved than I ever was" he said
in self indictment, ''even the wild
guys from Brooklyn"
Mr.. Sparkman's two CONS are in
uniform, one in the Army and one
in the Navy.
The Triple A lads will recall with
nostalgia the Christmas Day SER
mon by Rev. Roman Ondecko, pas
tor of the Catholic church at Castle
Hayne; Mrs. McCullen's boarding
house which was headquarters for
whenever the men came in on
overnight pass, the soda fountain
at Dees' Drug Store and the
'breeze-shooting' sessions at Dur
hams, Hoods, The Carolina and
the Friendly Cafes.
Sam Hamilton, Van Bowen, Ty-
son HarreIl, lobe Ribenbach, Tate
Bowen, Tom Hamilton, Alvin Will
liams and Lee Johnson, just to
mention a few Burgaw residents,
will have good cause to remember
the Army's stay in Fender County.
Their daughters found husbands
among the ranks of the visiting
soldiers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
PERSONALS

Mrs. w. Eugene Farris and two
sonc, Chadbourn and Tuck, have
returned to the city from St. Aug
Justine, Fla, where they have been
visiting Mrs. Farriss' husband,
Pvt. Farris, who is stationed at
Camp Blanding, Fla, for the past
five weeks.
Capt. Woodson L. Ennis left
Thursday morning for New Or
leans, La, where he has recently
been transferred.
Ms. E. W. Fonville, who under
went an operation recently at
James Walker Memorial hospital,
is recnperating nicely.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
Mama Deserves Time For Fun
While Daddy Does The Dishes

say QUINN" to her best attempts
at sparkling conversation.
Somehow she never quite had
the nerve to say to papa, How
about taking the kids off my hands
one night week SO that I can go
out without worry on my mind?"
But the Cleveland group is made
of sterner stuff. Or are they?
Maybe you could organize such a
group yourself. But don't ask papa.
Tell him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
Bradley's Creek
PIT. A. Will Meet

The final meeting OF the Brad
.y's Creek P.T.A. will be held this
vening at 8 o'clock at the school.
he installation of officers will be
ED and the annual report Of the
resident, Mrs. Lloyd Lee, will be
lade at thie time.
The association will sponsor an
Entertainment and refreshments
ill be served. Mrs. E. M. Shep-
.srd is chairman of the COM
littee. All those who have not
.rned in their donations for the
ussians are urged to do SO by
night. -, y. =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
E.C.T.C. Alumnae
Plans Dinner Meet
For Wednesday Night

A dinner meeting is being plan
I'd by the East Carolina Teachers
,llege alumnae for Wednesday
,ening, May 81, at o'clock at
e Friendly.
All members are urged to at
nd and may make reservations
: calling Mrs. Robert o. Way,
1873.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
Senior Woman S
Will Meet AT
Club Monday

"A called meeting OF North Caro-
lima Sorosis, senior woman's club,
for discussion of the revision of
the constitution and by laws will
be held on Monday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock at the clubhouse.
A full attendance is necessary.
The annual banquet of the club
will be held on Thursday eveing,
May Is, at o'clock at the club
and reservations may be made by
calling Mrs. C. L. Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
American Legion
Auxiliary Plans
Party For Tuesday

The American Legion auxiliary
will sponsor a bingo party on Tues
day evening, May %, at 8:15
O. clock at the Woodrow Wilson hut
at Fourth and Princess streets.
The public is cordially invated to
attend,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
By RUTH MILLETT

Cleveland, Ohio, has a Mothers
Night instead of Mothers Day
and it comes once a week instead
of once a year. AS a scheme for
showing a little appreciation for
mother, this one can't be beat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
GIRLS PICKED

ASHEVILLE,May 18-4REJoyce
ayton and Dorothy Cox, rising
niors at Lee Edwards high
hool here, were named today to
present this community at the
Inual girls state to be held at
omans college, Greensboro,
No IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19

T h e re is a
group of moth
ers in Cleve-
land who regu-
l a r l y get one
night out. a week.
Not after they
c o o k e d dinner
a n d w a S h e d
dishes and put
the childre to
bed-but before.
That is where
Papa comes in.
He takes over
those duties one
night a week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
MINISTER is ELECTED

DURHAM, May 10. -(Py- Rev
Robert Crawford, executive score
tary of the National Association Of
the Freewill Baptists, Nashville
Tenn, has been elected by the
Duke University faculty as a mem.
Der OF the Bible institute surnmpr
school of 1914. Rev. Crawford viii
serve as instructor in the field of
rural church, covering its program
problems, and achievements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
Sunday Program Planned
By High School Orchestra

The High school orchestra, under
ne direction of Mrs. Eric Norden,
1ill be presented in concert on
unday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
4 the high school auditorium,
yhich is open to the general public
zee of charge.
The program will begin prompt
I and will last for approximately
ne hour and will include two
roups of orchestra numbers, one
or strings alone after which two
iano solos will be given by Miss
oyce West, talented senior and
.udent of Miss Agnes Chasten.
Iiss Mary Roland is concert
laster for the orchestra this year.
The public is invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19

The group in Cleveland spend
their weekly night out at the
Y. W. c. A.-swimming, playing
ping-pong, working at handcrafs.
But what they do with the eve
ming isn't important. The thing
that matters is that once a week
they break away from the routine
of cooking and washing dishes
and caring for children to go out
and act like carefree girls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
Junior Sorosis
Plans Annual
BANQUET Monday

The annual banquet of North
Carolina Sorosis, federated junior
voman's club, will be held on
Monday evening May %, at 1870
pclock at the clubhouse on North
Third streets.
Mrs. Lewis Bright, incoming
resident and Mrs. Roy Allen dele
.ates to the federation, will make
'eportc. Miss Dorothy Forbes,
PRESIDENT, will give her report of
he national meeting held this
pring in St. Louis.
New officers will be installed at
he meeting, which is informal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19
NEED NIGHT OUT

Men long ago discovered that
they needed to escape from hame
life once in a while and papa's
night out has long been national
cuStim.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-19

But mama-the one who really
needs to escape-llas been slow
to step up and assert her rights.
She uually felt that if papa wa:
home she had to sit at home to en-
terrain him-even if he did only
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Hernandez 10 Battle
Wilson al UIine's
Tuesday Night

Promoter Goldie Ahearn opens up
the Liberty Athletic Clubs indoor
boxing season at Uline's Tuesday
night with q card topped by 10
round featherweight bout involving
former champion Jackie Wilson and
Pedro Hernandez, ranked No.
among the globes feather contend
ers by Ring Magazine.
Ahearn has moved the show from
Monday to Tuesday night upon the
request of Hernandez, just returned
from the Pacific Coast, who needs
the extra day Of training.
Hernandez was substituted as an
opponent for Wilson last night
when Providence (R. II Promoter
Sam Silverman rejected an offer
from Ahearn to release Phil Terra
nova from his Monday night bout
with Vince DelrOrto in order to
box Wilson here.
The rough, tough Hernandez
should prove a severe test for the
ring-wise Wilson, who has gone un-
defeated in five previous starts here
Hernandez holds decisions over Sal
Bartolo and Lulu Costantino and
also has whipped Tony Costa, HUI
bert samuels, AL Brown and Ellis
Phillips.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
OUTDOORS

The cunning season for doves
closes tomorrow. Although the main
flight has moved on, there still are
quite a few of these speedsters of
= the airways scattered through wheat
stubble and cornfields. Squirrel
hunting also closes after tomorrow
until the general hunting season
opens November Is. The bushytails
have been plentiful this year and
there will be many to hunt with the
reopening of the season.
Down in the Chesapeake, the rock
fish and trout still are on the ram
page. Even during the recent north
casters, when the fish moved in
along the lee shore, some splendid
catches were made along the grass
beds with soft crabs as bait; 100 to
200 pound takes of these gamesters
are not unusual.
The National Capital Field Trial
Club will hold its fall meet on Octo-
ber 20 and 81 on the grounds of the
National Capital Skeet Club and
adjoining property. The derby and
all-age stakes will be run Friday,
and the shooting dog stakes on Sat-
urday. Drawings will be held on
Thursday evening, $3.50 pm, at the
National Capital Field and Trial
Club on Burdette road, off Bradley
boulevard. There will be a large
entry of famous dogs from Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania competing for the COW
eted Thomas Baldwin Memorial
Trophy in the shooting dog stakes
and the Ford Young Trophy in the
an-age. Virgil P. Hawse, Florendale
Kennels, Staunton, Va, has two legs
on the Ford Young Trophy and will
attempt to lift the cup this year in
this event. To reach the grounds,
drive west on Bradley boulevard,
turning right on Burdette road for
the National Capital Skeet Club
where the trials will be run; turn left
to reach the National Capital Field
Trial Club. Both are on Burdette
road. The grounds especially are
advantageous for viewing the trials,
ana tHeTe Will De large gallery
of bird-dog lovers.
All signs point to an early success
full season for duck hunters. In
Maryland, authorities advise, the
ducks are from a week to 10 days
ahead of normal schedule. Pintails,
widgeons and some gadwalls already
have put in their appearance, and
black ducks are everywhere. Accord
ing to news received from Ducks
Unlimited up in Canada, duck and
goose shooters am warned that more
ducks are coming down this fall
than for the past Is years. The first
estimate Of 140,000,0oo is far too
conservative according to Ed Rus
senholt, assistant manager to Tom
Main of DU. Great f1ocks of wild
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Bride Trails Exhibit
Sunday 10 Present
Select Talent
BY 4. B. LAWRENCE.

A large and select list Of horses
from the Capital area and Virginia
Is ready for the Washington Bride
Trails Association show that opens
at II o'clock Sunday at the Meadow
brook Saddle Clur on the East-Wes,
highway.
Spirited competition is certain in
the star-packed jumper section with
Maj. Alvin /. Kay's Smacko and
Mrs. Fred J. Hughes Hi Ho resum-
ing their battle for the seasons
championship. Hi Ho leads, but l.
within hailing distance Of the Kay
entry. Then there also Is chance
that Margaret Cotter with her ma
tional grand jumper champion
Rocksie, may enter.
Five hunter classes also viii have
select contenders, including Bitter
Tea and Dais from Mrs. M. E.
Whitney's Llangolen Stables at Up
perville, and the top talent here
about.
Gated events also will have a tor
entry, including Mrs. Whitney's
Champion Fashion Parade, which
is certain to get plenty of opposition
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Highlander Named Longchomps
Trainer, Succeeding Burch

the Brookmeade Stable to supervise
its training and breeding interests
Among yesterdays feature race
winners were: Jamaica, Some
Chance, $14.40; Hawthorne, Foreign
Agent, $480; Laurel, Twilight Tear
$3.50; Bay Meadows, Gold Bolt
$3.50; Rockingham, Texas Sand
man, $4.80, and Ack-Ack, $6.40.
An, internationally owned horse,
Grayce p, won the feature match
race yesterday at the opening of
the Mexico City season at the Hippo
dromo de las Americas before q
crowd announced as 43,209.
Grayce p, owned by Jose Her.
rera of Caracas, Ben Smith of New
York and Bruno Pugliai of Mexico,
beat Mexican-owned Dandy Day by
five lengths in 51a -furlong match
In 1:08 for a side wager of $1,000,
with $500 added by the track
Evening star., 1944-10-13
With BILL LEETcH

ducks, estimated at over 5000 900,
have been playing havoc with the
late wheat crop in North Dakota
Some ranchers have been driven to
hiring men to stand in the fields
with shotguns and fire at the ducks
to keep them moving. The recent
hurricane definitely has affected the
early shooting along the New Hamp-
shire coast.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Bottle With Conn
Wanted by Louis

A title bout between Joe L,odis
and Billy Conn shortly after the
heayyweights are mustered out
Of the Army is in the making, IL
any consideration is given to the
postwar planning Of Sergt. Joe.
The champ, q staff sergeant
just back from six months over
seas, put forth the idea at a
news conference in the Pentagon
Yesterday. a foliow-up on the
recent New York press meeting.
Joe said he would be on tenn
porary duty at New York, then
take a furlough to visit his
mother in Detroit.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Cocker 5panieIs Top
Entries for Two Big
Shows al BaIIston

Cocker spaniels nosed out Shet.
land sheepdogs at the last minute
for the biggest entry at the Ole
Dominion Kennel Club show at the
Ballston Stadium Sunday. Count
ing all three varieties there is ar
entry for 43 American type cocker
spaniels and 80 Shetland sheep
dogs. Third largest entry is boxers
which polled 80. At the Mount
Vernon show at the same location
tomorrow the largest entry probably
is boxers, with 20. Second is shelties
with Is and third, cookers, with %,
Extremely good entries also are
reported in bulldogs, Scottish ter
riers, collies and Pekingese. Great
Danes also will be prominent.
Total entry for Old Dominion is
425 dogs and for Mount Vernon, $40.
Among the entries are some ex-
ceptional canine characters. Bat
ting for boxer supremacy will be
the current big three, Champions
Ell Wendie of Rockland, War Lord
of Mazelaine and War Bride of
Mazelaine. To add spice to the
specials only class the locally owned
boxer champions, Vorspiel of Maze
laine, belonging to Jouett Shouse,
and Southdown's Enrol and Babul,
property of Keith Merrill, will be in
competition.
Other dogs which have made their
best-in-show marks include Marion
Foster Flersheim's Oh. Rudiki Of
Prides Hill, an Afghan hound; Flor
ence Brister's and Mrs. Ken Cobb's
cocker spaniel, Oh. Try Cobb's Can
didate; Capt. and Mrs. Bob Adam
sons Doberman, Oh. Dictator Won
Glenhugel, and Maj. and Mrs. Glas-
sens English setter, Oh. Blue Dan
of Maple Lawn. The last two are
owned in the Washington area.
Saturdays show opens at / o'clock
and will run through the afternoon
and evening, Sundays competition
starts at IN and lasts until o'clock
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Laurel Entries

FOR TOMORROW.
CLOUDY and Slow
RST RACE--Purse, $1,000; 3-year-
and up; maidens; the Sting; 8 fur
Evening star., 1944-10-13

Here's luxury In q
mans world "a
fabric woven OF i'm
ported virgin wool
yarns smooth TO
the touch, colorful,
strictly herman" in
every detail. Herring
bone or heather mix
lures. The suit jacket
will double as a sport
coat with q solid pair
OF gabardine slacks.
sizes for men and
younger men Of all
builds. A Y.M.S. st.
Adams tailored best
sellerl
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Sports Mirror
~ the Associated Press.

BY the AsSoclateC Prsss.
Today a year ago - Harry
Walker and Alpha Brazle, Cardi-
nails promising outfielder and
pitcher. inducted into Army.
Three years ago-John KIM
brough, all-America fullback from
Texas A. and M. in 1899 and
1910, signed to play with New
York Americans of American
Football League.
Five years ago-Henry Arm
strong, 14l, stopped Harvard
Scott. lat. in second round OF
scheduled 10-round bout in Min
neapolis.
Ten years ago-Illinois upset
Ohio State, l4-l3, while Chicago
toppled Michigan, 27-0.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Butts. Kirmun Resume
old Coaching RivoIry
Nv the Axsoci.t.A pr.,,

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga, Oct. ia decade
ago, Coach Wally Butts of Georgia
and Coach Alb Kirwan were rival
high school mentors in Louisville
Tonight they continue their grid
iron rivalry as the Bulldogs meet
the Wildcats. Both teams are using
the "T' formation for the first
time.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
3y the Associated Press.

Henry Lustig, owner of the Long
champs Farms Stable, has an
nounced at Jamaica that Dave
Englander would take over the
training of the string at the end of
the season. He'll succeed Preston
Burch, who signed recently with
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Washington CANNES
Score in Chicago

Three dogs owned or bred In the
Washington area we're shown at
combined speciality shows in Chicago
recently. Two Of them topped their
shows. Best of 65 Doberman
pinschers was Capt. and Mrs. Bob
Adamson's Champion Dictator Won
Glenhugel. In addition to the out
standing Dobies entered for class
competition, Tator had to defeat II
champions.
Second dog to be tops was w. H.
McIlwaine's chow chow, Oh. Lao
Tang Of Chung -Kuo. He finished
best among 81, three of them
entered for specials, only. This was
Meenie's 50th best of breed or best
In speciality show award, which
comes very close to the national
record.
The best boxer puppy of 81 dogs
and bitches entered in this speciality
was Cross Acres Miss v of Wolf
Trap, bred by Mrs. Jouett Shouse
and sired by Oh. Vorspiel of Maze
laine out of Hickory of Wolf Trap.
Winners bitch in boxers at the re-
cent National Capital show was Mrs.
William o. Oilers Doranna of
Rockrest instead of Silvia of Moss
mont as reported. Both Doranna
and Silvia are the daughters of Oh.
Vorspiel of Mazelaine and were bred
here. Silvia topped her class, a hot
one. Doranna took points, and since
has been sent to professional
handler for further showing.
Best local dog in the show was
DR.. John Elvin's Elvinar Vivianna
instead of the same owners Oh. Ell
Ivinar Falstone Torpedo.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Newcomers Top SCORING

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 13 R.-
Two newcomers to Southern Confer.
ence gridirons, Orvis Miner of Rich
mond and Chester Mackiewicz O,
William and Mary, are tied fol-
leadership in scoring with % points
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Cubs Purchase OutfieIder

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 13 (P.-The
Cubs have purchased Cecil crab
bitO Garriott, outfielder, from Los
Angeles of the Pacific Coast League.
Garriott was voted his teams 1914
most valuable player.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Nina Armstrong Top Horse

TULSA, Okla, Oct. Is (P,.-Mina
Armstrong, entered by the Haynes
Haven Stock Farms Of Spring Hill,
Tenn, and ridden by Doss Stanton,
won the $500 Junior Stake, feature
in the Tulsa horse show last night
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-11
By HAROLD CLAASSEN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. 10.
-tR-Willard N. Greim, mead OF
Denver's school and municipal
physical education and recreation
facilities, was elected president
of the National AAU today and
Immediately promised the organi-
cation would work with kindred
groups to improve the country S
well-being.
Other officers elected at the
final session of the fifty-sixth an
nual meeting are Judge Eugene
C. Boutwell, of Philadelphia, first
vice-president; James A. Rhodes,
mayor of Columbus, Ohio, second
vice-president; Charles Singleton
of Greensboro, N. c., third vice
president, and Marion Miller OF
Kansas City, fourth vice-president.
All were named for one year
terms. Dan J. Ferris of New
York, was reelected secretary
treasurer for four years and j.
Lyman Bingham of Chicago, to a
similar term as executive assist
ant to the president.
Greim, former professional
football player and gridiron
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SPORTS TRAIL

mark and one from the 41-yard
line. The others were from be.
tween the 80 and 4o-yard marks.
The record previously was held
by B. w. Tafford, Harvard. and
W. H. Eckersall, Chicago, jointly
with five each in a single game.
Robertson of Purdue made seven
goals in a game with Rose Poly
in 1900, but they were all from
placement
Weaver, Caldwell says. was toe
old for military service in this war
and for that reason now is serving
in the Seabees in the South Paci.
fic.
The record of the old Centre
star, however, does not detract
from the brilliance of Walter
houses performance which, wher
you come right down to it, is equiv
alent to kicking At OF SO fielo
goals. The pressure always was
on, whereas at the time Weaver
was kicking the only pressure was
the wild yells and waving arms Of
the opposition rushing out from
the goal line with no chance OF
blocking the boot.
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AMERICANS TAKE
0RM0C ON LEYTE
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was pushing southwark and ex-
pected momentarily to join with
the Seventh moving relentlessly
northward. A third force already
had joined with the Seventh after
breaking through to the coast
from the eastern side of the is
land.
After destruction of the enemy
force, Gen. Macarthur said, 1--WE
will be in position to take the
northern segment of the Yama-
shita Line in reverse" Northern
fighting is on a line north from
Ormoc to positions a short dis
lance south of Linon.
Associated Press Correspom-
dent AL Dopking reported that the
Japanese appeared to be retreat
ing from the Seventh Division,
but are expected to make a final
stand. General Macarthur said
this force will be unable to ex-
tricate itself from the American
trap.
American warplanes again rang
ed widely. Liberators, Lightnings
and Corsairs bombed the Visayas,
and three small fighters were
damaged off Luzon.