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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-28
1t. Tom Harmon At Home
In Ann Arbor Michigan

ANN HARBOR, Mich, Jan. q.
-(P)-Lt. Tom Harmon, home
again after two escapes from death
in crashes of Army airplanes, was
reunited with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis A. Harmon, here to-
day.
The Army flier, former Allan
erica football player at Michigan,
drove a big blue roadster into the
driveway of his parents home
this afternoon. He said he left
Greenville, S. c., yesterday NOR
ming and spent last night at Gin
cinnati.
1t. Harmon, who made his way
out of a South American jungle
safely after a plane crash last
spring and several months later
successfully returned to his China
base after his plane was shot down
by Jap fighters, has 20-day
leave at home. 1t is his first visit
with his parents since Christmas,
1912.
Among gifts he brought to his
family was black cocker spaniel
he said he bought in South Carolina
for his niece, 3-year-old Marthan
Ann Jensen, daughter of Mrs. Sal
ly Jensen of Gary, Ind.
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Wildcat Cagers Battle
RockyMountHere Today
Service Cage Tournament
Begins In Raleigh Today

RALEIGH, Jan. 27.-(RHSome
of the outstanding service cage
teams of the Carolina Virginia
and Georgia were arriving here
tonight to participate in the South
eastern Service Mems Basketball
Tournament which opens Friday,
sponsored by the Exchange Club.
Eight teams are entered in the
invitational meet. They are the
Cherry Point, N. c.. Marine Air
Base, the Fort Bragg, N. c., Re-
ception Center, Fort jackson, S.
c., Red Raiders, Richmond, Va,
Army Air Base, Charleston, S. c.,
Coast Guard, Camp MacKall, N.
c., Fort Benning, Ga, and the
Maxton, N. c., Army Air Base.
The Cherry Point Marines, with
record of IA wins in 16 starts
against top college and service op-
position, has been seeded first in
tourney favocites. The Fort Jack
son club, boasting a record of 20
wins against a single loss and a
service championship taken re-
Gently in a tourney at Rossville,
Ca, were seeded second Third
and fourth favorites, respectively,
are the Fort Benning, Ca, team
and the Charleston Coast Guard,
both of whom have excellent rec
ords for the season.
Fort Bragg was designated as
the tourney darkhorse, chiefly be-
cause the team roster lists a num-
Der of former college stars such
as Cedric Lofts of Duke, Bones
Mckinney of N. c. State and Hugh
Hampton of High Point.
First round games begin at 2::30
pm, with Fort Jackson meeting
Maxton Air Base, followed at 4
o'clock by Cherry Point and Rich
mond Air Base. Night games, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock, include Fort
Benning VS. Camp MacKal, and
Charleston Coast Guard VS. Fort
Bragg at $50.
Two semi-final games will be
held Saturday afternoon, beginning
at 2:30, and the championship
game will be played that night.
Governor Broughton will official
ly open the tournament by tossing
cut the first ball. War bond auc-
lions will be held between games.
Wlsner Chamblee, tourney chair
man, said that the Cochran Field,
Ga, team originally had entered
but withdrew because of schedule
difficulties and transportation. The
Maxton Air Base team was Sc
lected as an alternate entry.
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new NAVY COACH
PRACTICALLY IN

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 27.-R-
"Swede" Hagberg became today
the new Navy football coach in
everything but official name, and
thus the man expected to guide
a 1914 Midshipman squad already
called potentially one of the great
est in academy history.
The academy superintendent S
office announced only thatComdr.
Oscar Emil Hagberg of Follans-
bee, W. Va, had been ordered to
report at Annapolis for duty, as
signment to follow. Those familiar
with Navy routine Immediately as.
serted there was nothing more to
it but writing out the assignment
form.
The former sailor varsity full
back and end. lately a submarine
commander in the Pacific, served
as end coach for Navy in 1898
and 1884, then again in 1889 under
Emory E. "Swede' Larson. Foot
ball wasn't the only game at which
he excelled, for Hagberg also won
his navy letters in basketball and
lacrosse.
At any time, Hagberg is expect
ed to have the makings of a mighty
fine football team. The 1913 squad.
beaten only by Notre Dame, was
so described by Capt John E.
Whelchel, whom Hagberg suc-
ceeds. And Whelchel was little CIV
en- to unmerited praise
Hagberg, six feet, one inch tall
and native of Pennsylvania, was
an all-around athlete at Bethany
CIV. Va.). College before he came
to the Naval Academy in 1928.
He won his ''block NJ, the top
ranking varsity letter, in football
two of his three years, and was
given the same award in lacrosse
He got the lesser varsity INA"
in basketball.
His first recorded coaching ex-
perience was gained in 1882, when
Hagberg helped instruct the West
Coast fleet football team.
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No-Hit John Wander Nicer
To Become Navy Man

NEWARK. N. j., Jan. q. up
johnny Wander Nicer, star pit
cher of the Cincinnati Reds, was
indicted into the United States
Navy today.
His acceptance for military serv-
ice was announced by Maj. Frank
B. Chapman, commander of the
Newark Induction Station, after
the baseball player, once CLASH
fled At because of a stomach dis
order, had undergone three days
CT induction center and hospital
examination.
Wander Nicer, only big league
player to pitch two successive
no-hit, no-run games, will receive
a one-week furlough before report
ing for active duty. He is a resi-
dent of Wyckoff, N. j., and post
Pearl Harbor father.
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CASEY STENCIL
LEAVES BRAVES

BOSTON, Jan. 81 ZAP Bob
Quinn, president of the Boston
Braves, announced tonight that he
had received a letter from Casey
Stenge] notifying him of his resig-
nation. Quinn said. included the
statement: II do not want to en-
barrass the new group of stock
hc'ders who have taken over con-
tn. of the Braves.
A new group of stockholders
came into power a week ago by
purchasing majority share of the
Braves stock.
John Quinn, secretary of the
Braves club, said today in con-
nection with successor for STEM
gel, that the matter would wait
probably until after the annual
winter meeting of the National
League in New York City on Feb
8.
StengePs letter was mailed from
Chicago, according to President
Quinn, and, in addition, said:
'On my way East 1 noted by
the newspapers that new group has
purchased controlling stock in the
Braves baseball club.
The papers have been carrying
stories whether or not there should
be a new manager. Whenever a
new griup purchases control of
corporation they have the right to
dictate the policy of that corpora
tion."
"And in order that there be no
embarrassment for the new group
I hereby tender my resignation. -
The Braves former manager
continued: II am sure that the city
ct Boston and the Braves will pro-
fit by the young players that
have developed since 1 have been
here. Many of the players are now
in service.
mo one realized more than you
president QUINN the interest at
stake during my tenure as manag-
er and faith had in the city of
Boston.
"You are familiar with the sub
stantial amount of my own per-
sonal cash which I invested in the
club. You also know that when
ever the directors asked for more
cash put up as much as any other
director.
IT want to thank you and, be-
lieve it or not, my many friends
in Boston, my able coaches, and
particularly, the newspapermen,
who were kind to me while I was
trying to win and develop young
players for the future of the Bos-
ton club.
Il sincerely hope the now own
ers have every success and Boston
will have a first division team"
he concluded.
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TUNNEY COMMENDS
FIGHTING FORCES

SAN FRACIsCO, Jan. 27.-tR-
Lavish in his praise of the fighting
spirit Of this country's armed
forces, Comdr. Gene Tunney, in
charge of the Nays physical fit
ness program, declared today
American youth is our secret
weapon"
The former worlds heavyweight
boxing champion, back from
more than six months tour of the
South Pacific battle fronts, pre-
scented an optimistic picture OF Sic
morale and the physical trim of
service men during an official
press conference.
To illustrate Tunney told of a
22-year-old Marine who was recov-
ering in a base hospital on Quad
alcanal after narrowing expert
ence on Bougainville.
1.-THE doctor told me that any
one of the first five wounds suf-
fered by this boy would have been
fatal to the average person" Tun-
ney declared. ''He had a bullet in
his brain and bayonet wounds in
his throat, lung, wrist and two in
his abdomen. In spite of this and
the loss of blood he crawled 300
yards before he was picked up by
our side. He was given emergency
field treatment, flown to Guadal-
canal, survived pneumonia and
when l talked with him he was :'e-
covering and chatting to get back
into the fight.
He is big, husky lad who
could be heavyweight boxing
ccn-ender. For the time being he
must remain anonymous.
He said he thought it unneres-
sary to try to instill killer in
stincts" in the fighting men. WAR
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Indian Pitcher Vern
Kennedy Placed in IA

KEYTESVILLEN, Mo-, Jan. q.
-(P)-Vernon Kennedy, Cleveland
Indian pitcher, has been classified
la for military service, the Cha
riton County draft board disclosed
today.
Kennedy lives at Mendon in
north central Missouri, The draft
board said it did not know when
he would be called for induction.
He has not appealed his classified
ton nor requested an agricultural
Geferment.
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College Entrance Test
Passed By Many Local
High School Students

New Hanover High School had
the largest amount of students from
any one school in North Carolina to
pass the special college entrance
examination given by the state de-
partment of public instruction in
cooperation with the Northt Car
DINA college conference, announc-
ed the state department Thursday.
The examination consisting of
two parts, psychological and con-
tent, was given to high school
seniors throughout the state who
were interested in entering college
one semester before graduation,
and had the following require
ments: is years of age, IL units
of high school work; and in the
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Everything In Readiness
For Mat Sho1u At ITALIAN

is the daddy of them all when It
comes to the question of physical
strength. The powerful former
weight litter is probably the might
lest man ever to appear in the To-
cal squared circle.
A grappler who is reported to be
a hot operator makes his debut to
the Wilmington mat patrons in
the opening action of the evening.
This newcomer is Freddy Steele,
who takes on well-known Jimmie
Coffield. This bout is expected to
provide plenty of thrills, as COT
field never was a wrestler who
believed in single dull moment.
Advance tickets are now on sale
at the Orion Hotel desk. Promoter
Causey advised that as many fans
as possible should purchase their
ducats there in order to avoid the
confusion OF the ITALIAN ticket
window.
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Net Stars To Perform
In Big War Bond Match

NEW YORK, Jan. q. - up -
A quartet of Uncle Sans fighting
nephews and five other equally
patriotic tennis players have COM
bined to produce a net show at
the seventh regiment armory TO-
morrow night that is scaled to pro-
duce 50, 500, 900 in war bond pur-
chases.
The feature match pits 1t. Don
Bulge Of the Army Air Forces and
former amateur and pro tennis
champion, against Coast Guard
Reserve Cadet Jack Kramer, who
eliminated Pancho Segura in last
falls nationals and finished Sc
cond to 1t. Joe Hunt for the
title. :.
The four-hour program, to which
admittance will be gained by pur-
chase of war bonds only, also
carries considerable tennis signi-
ficance in that the U. S. Lawn
Tennis Association has granted
permission for the meeting be-
tween a pro and an amateur.
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Bombing Of Germany Like
A Tough Grid Encounter

AN ALLIED AIRBASE IN TIA
LY, Jan. 25-DelayeO- R - A
trigger-qtick end, who starred in
West Points "air raids on the
gridiron two decades ago, stood
before a big map of Europe to-
day and pointed out how the bonn
bling of Germany is like tough
football game.
Bear traps-double spinners -
quarterback sneaks-there's always
the problem of outwitting the Hun,
or of overpowering him, or both, )"
explained Brig. Gen. Charles F.
Born.
The husky, 4O-year-old former
athlete is high on the staff of
Mai. Gen. Nathan F. Twining's
18th Army Airforce, whose Fort
resses and Liberators in Italy are
ready for action in co-ordinated
air blows against Germany along
with bombers based in Britain
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-28
Dodgers Billy Herman
Is Re-Classified IA

BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Jan.
n. -AP)- Branch Hickey, presi-
Gent of the Brooklyn Dodgers and
here to inspect his clubs spring
training site today, said that second
baseman Billy Herman had been
reclassified la by his New AL
bany, Ind, draft board.
Herman, IS and the father OF
one child, informed Hickey that
he expected to take his physical
examination shortly.
The veteran infielder had one OF
his better years during 1943, bat
ting 300 as the second best hitter
in the National League and field
ing .971 in III games.
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Golfer Marjorie Row
Continues Hot Pace

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. q. - B -
Marjorie Row of Admission, Ala,
the surprise player of the Helen
Lee Doherty trophy golf tourna-
ment for women amateurs, moved
into the final round today with a
6 and 5. triumph over Jeanne Cline
Of Bloomington, Ill.
Her opponent in the 36-hole en-
counter tomorrow will be Mrs.
George Wilcox of Miami, who to-
day defeated Mrs. Frank Fuller OF
Coral Gables, 6 and 4.
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Man Is Killed When
Hit By Gasoline Truck

DURHAM, Jan. q. -(P)- James
F. Johnson, So, empploye Of the
Duke Power Company substation
in Orange county, met almost in
slant death about 7 o'clock this
morning when struck by a war
emergency gas transportation
truck from Spartanburg, S. c., dri-
ven by Joseph Durham Quacken-
hall, 33, of Greensboro.
Sheriff S. T. Latta Of Hillsboro
reported that Johnon, who had been
sitting up all night with a dead
friend, was on his way home, walk
ing along Hillsboro road when hit
by the vehicle which was headed
west on Highway No. 10.
Tomato plants are used in SUBJ
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, Everything is set for Whining
toms biggest mat show in many a
moon, graphing promoter Bert
Causey stated Thursday night as
he commented on the fine wrest-
ling performance scheduled for the
ITALIAN Hall tonight at $3.50.
The entertaining card offers a
Tag team bout and a regular two
man affray to the bone bending
fans that are expected to jam old
ITALIAN.
The featured partner scuffle
throws Pete Managoff and Milo
Steinborn against Jack Dillon and
Jim Clintstock. This battle has all
the elements necessary for thrill
ling fracas. The rough and tough
tactics of Dillon and Clintstock
will be evened up by the clever
ness and strength of the Managoff-
Steinborn combination. Steinborn
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Locals Seek Fourth Loop
Win In Hanoverian
Gym At 2:45
Rv BILL McILWAIN

The hnstling New Hanover High
ccbool basketball team will be out
~ bounce back into the win col
, ~ as it meets a powerful cage
uuin1,oregation from Rocky Mount in
~ ~ high school gym at 2:45 this
~ at+ornoon. The Wildcats dropped a
80 thriller to the Needam
pro11obton hoopsters of Raleigh
i".t Friday. This was the first con-
t tarence loss for the locals, who
t wins over the Goldsboro,
v WT;1son and Hugh Morson quints.
Tho visiting Blackbi-d courteers
.re expected to furnish plenty of
oon-rnosition for the Cats as they
~. ep rated as one of the top hard
u,ood clubs in the Eastern Con-
ference. The Hanoverian five will
he slight favocites, however, as
thew are reported to be a greatly
improved team after their loss to
thp capital city basketeers.
Coach Rupert Bryan, local high
school cage mentor, stated that
his charges had undergone inten-
sive defensive drills and that they
are definitely better ball club.
The Rocky Mount courteers, with
victories over the Wilson and
CoIdsboro teams, are reported to
he :n extremely speedy bunch that
stresses tight defensive play and
= fast-breaking offensive attack.
This tilt will be a test for the
rei,ivenated zone defense of the
locals.
A victory for the Hanoverian
club would put them back in the
4nick of the conference title chase.
In three loop engagements next
week. the Cats take on the Rocky
Mount the Hugh Morson and the
Fayetteville quints. At present the
Needam Broughton and Durham
teams are tied for the top spot in
the standings with the Wildcats
holding the second place.
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Hurler Van Lingle Mungo
Reports For Induction

FORT JACKSON, S. C, Jan. 81.
--(P)-Van Lingle Mungo, major
league ball player late of the New
York Giants. reported here for
induction today.
Mungo won and lost for the
Giants last season. He was with
the Brooklyn Dodgers for nine and
half seasons.
The 32-year-old right handler who
spent is years in organized pro-
fessional baseball, reported from
Chesterfield County Draft Board
No. %, from his home at Page
land.
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upper third of their class in abili.
ty and training.
Approximately half of the IA stu
dents who passed the examination
will enter college this term. The
majority of this number will begin
work February l at the University
Of North Carolina. High school dip
Tomas will be awarded to those
students at the regular graduation
date if they have completed salts
factory work in college.
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psychology takes care of that.
When the boys get to the front
and see what has been done to
their comrades they fall into char
acter Immediately. A m eri C n
yough is simply magnificent.
Tunney said he found the high
est morale right up on the front
lines where the boys are smuggling
it out. Farther back there is grip
ing but it is a healthy condition
because they are gripping to get
into the battle.''
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FISHER WINS

Fort Fishers fast cage team
eked out a 1892 win over the
Bluethenthal Air Base quint
Wednesday night to remain the
only unbeaten club in the
Municipal Service Mems hoop
loop.
The winners had a difficult
time remaining in the win col
umn, however, as the Airmen
pushed them throughout the
entire tilt.
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Manufacturing plants of the
limited States used more than a
ton of diamonds as cutting tools
during 1912
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The dove synbolizes peace, but
some doves are extremely quar-
relSom.
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. BACK THE ATTACK! BUY MORE WAR BONDS! -
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Former Commissioner
Will Be Hospitalized

GREENSBORO, May "a. -R-
Stone w. Klutz, a., former Uni
ted States commissioner at Sails
bury was released from custody
today by order of Judge Adam
Y ounce in municipal county court
charges of vagrancy and Larceny
being mol pressed after DR.. F. X;
Harder, city health officer, mad
recommended disqualification pc
cause of a stated mental cond1tlon
of the defendant.
Klutz, said to have recently been
living at Norfolk, Va, and IN
Greensboro for several days, was
arrested last Sunday on a vag-
rancy charge after a complaint
regarding his actions had been
received. The larceny charge tol-
lowed when detectives said they
learned Klutz had taken a hat and
several other articles from local
stores.
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United States was mot able" to
take the lead.
"A third question asked whether
or not world organization should
include international police and
should the organization control the
SIZE OF the nations armed forces.
Hoey, Ritch, and Newton answer
cd IN the affirmative, Ritch and
Newton with reservations. SIM
mons answered pure humbug, >"
impossible.
IN answer to the fourth question
DO you favor changes il the trea-
ty-making procedure of the Uni
ted States that will make it more
responsive to the popular wiIl?-
summons answered an unqualified
yes. Newton, mo-" and Hoev
and Ritch, yes" with qualifica-
tons.
The fifth question asked what
steps should be taken to prevent
AXIS countries from again besom-
ing agressor nations. Simmons
said, World peace 1000 years by
Union Russia, England, United
States and China"
Newton replied: Find tn. eau
ses. Help to get set up in each
country a peoples government.
Prevent the governments from fall
ing into the hands of one strong
man. Disarm the aggressor nations
and destroy the establishments
that produce the implements of
war. Help the common ceople sat-
isfy their hunger and thirst ior
education, democracy andsreligion.
Newton suggested governments
could be kept from the hands of
one strong man ''by providing fer
rotations in office, by pro-
viding for reasonable limitations
on the length of time a person may
serve in office, and by keeping
legislative, executive. and judicial
banches of the government CO.
ordinate and independent.
Hoey and Ritch favored supervi.
sion to prevent Axis nations from
re-arming.
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GILLIAN TO HEAD
STATE DRUGGISTS

RALEIGH, May "a - (R - The
North Carolina Pharmaceutical as
sociation's 65th annual convention
was concluded here today with the
installation of Wade A. Gillian as
president and the nominations Of
E. C. Daniel, of Zebulon and D. R.
Davis, of Williamson, Tor 1945 pres
idential candidates.
The report of the nominating
committee, naming two candidates
for each office, was accepted in
full. Others nominated fer office
in 1915, to be voted on by mail
were: LIST vice president, T. R.
Burgess, of Sparta, and F. w. Day.
vauls of Lenoir; End vice presi-
dent, T. G. Crutchfield, of Green's
boro, and C. R. Whitehead, of Ram
seur; 3rd vice president, w. L.
West, of Roseboro, and R. I. Crom-
ley, of Raleigh.
Members nominated for the ex-
ecutive committee were W. A. Gil
liam, of Winston-Salem, and w. R..
Mcdonald, Jr., of Hickory. Mem
bers nominated for the state board
of pharmacy were J. G. Ballew,
of Lenoir and W. A. Ward, of
Swannonoa.
The association voted approval
of all except one recommendation
of the committee on revision of
pharmacy laws. The rejected pro-
posal concerned increasing educa-
tional and apprentice requirements
for certification as apprentice phar-
macists. Recommendations approx
ed were: giving the board of phar-
macy authority to employ agents,
chemists, inspectors and clerical
help; certain fees; and
Strengthening requirements for
opening and operating drug stores
in the state.
Officers elected by the Womaa's
auxiliary, meeting with the Phar-
maceutical association were: Mrs.
J. C. Jackson, of Lumberton, pres
ident; Mre. j. W. Branch, of Char
lotte, and Mrs. A. V. Baucom, of
Apex, vice presidents; and Mrs.
w. ]. Smith, of Chapel Hill, Sec
retary-treasurer.
The travelling mems association,
also concurring with the pharma-
ceutical meeting, elected N. {.
Morris, of Greensboro, president;
Joseph Wear, of Charlotte, vice
president; and J. Floyd Goodrich,
of Durham, cecretary-treas