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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14
A/C JAMES r. MERRILL

40 JAM % n. mEhTiI -
writes from Santa Ana, California,
that he was classified as a navi-
gator about ten days ago. 81 am
in pre-flight now-taking code,
math, etc. None of them very
hard I leave here in about eight
weeks and go to Las Vegas for
gunnery u wrote to Edgar
(Bollin) yesterday. Hope he can
| come up here. | have not seen
one boy from home since l got in
the army" Merrill is the grand
son of DR.. and Mrs. William Jack
son. His mother, Mrs. Kathleen
Merrill is employed as a teacher
at Eloy.
PFC. JAMES T. SMITH after
five weeks intensive training has
graduated from advanced courses
in communications school at
Fort Benning, Georgia, according
to word received from there this
week. This is one of the five
specialist schools offered to para
chutists at Ft. Benning. Only
qualified jumpers may apply and
only the better men from each
class will receive this instruction,
according to Ft. Benning officials.
Without adequate means of COM
munication, the existing machin-
cry of war would quickly bog
down. 1t is an essential component
of every parachutist in combat. In
the advanced course men learn
to send code at the rate of thirteen
words per minute, and are also
given instruction in the finer
points of dropping and operating
communication equipment.
KENNETH L. cHESLEY, AIS,
one of four brothers in the service
wrote his mother to stop at the
Examiner and thank us for send.
ing him the paper, which is like
receiving a letter from home" he
said. "It sure cheers us up when
we are lonesome and blue" Ken
meth joined the navy shortly be-
fore Christmas and is stationed at
San Diego, California.
PFC. HENRY E. SIMMONS
writes from California that he has
been in parachute training for six
weeks, has made II jumps from
the towers, six jumps from
plane, and one night jump from
the towers. 81 got my wings and
certificate" he says; "and also the
rating of Pfc. on January 1st, so
guess I am starting the New
Year out right. I was down in San
Diego Saturday night and saw Sid
ney Gordon and one of the other
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14

. So work began on our first
Community Christmas Greeting
last year . What it has meant
to our fighting men is evidenced
by their letters.
The mother who compiled that
first album for her son is Mrs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14
PVT. RAYBURN DAVIS writes

from Lincoln Air Base, Nebraska,
where he has recently been trans
ferred from Texas, that he will
start attending mechanics school
at his new base on the 18th. 1t
is cold at Lincoln, he says, but
he believes he is going to like it
better than Shepherd Field, and
that he is surely glad of the op-
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14

County of Pinal, this 21st day of
December, 1943.
(SEAL)
T. ]. MARKS, Clerk
First publication, Dec. "a, 1943.
Last publication, Jan. IA, 1943.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14
FAITHFUL ONE

The officer of the day entered
the guard house and found it emp
ty except for a private who, strip
ped to his shirt and trousers, was
lounging on a chair and smoking
a pipe.
where's the sergeant Of the
guard?" demanded the Cd angrily.
Gone across to the noncom's
club to have a beer, sir" replied
the private.
"And the sentries?"
cat the PIX, sir"
Then confound it, what are you
doing here?'
ME, sir?" was the reply. "I'm
the prisoner"
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

Coolidge boys, but 1 can't think of
his name now. 1t sure was good
to see someone from home
have finished my course here in
parachute training, but expect to
be here for some time, so keep the
paper coming"
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-14

SGT. OKLEN T. SIMMONS, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l. Simmons has
been promoted to the rank of
Staff Sergeant according to Col.
Donald B. Phillips, his command
ing officer at the Maria Army Air
Fields Advanced Two Engine Pi-
lot School, Texas. The Pilot
School is located in the heart of
the Big Bend country of West
Texas, so miles from the Rio
Grande.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
Y. M. E. A. MINES
ENTER CITY LOOP

Two baseball teams have been
chosen from the YMCA fo7 repre-
sentatioa in the City Junior
League, "Y" officials reported
today.
A group of boys from the Chest
nut Heights section of town COM
promises one team while youths
in the vicinity of Fifth and Castle
streets make up the second. Each
'eam will select its own name in
the near future.
The rosters of the teams include
approximately IS boys. Ages are
from Is to II years.
One boy has been selected from
each team to be in charge as far
as naming pitchers. line-ups and
controlling teams throughout the
games. Louis Collie is manager
of The Fifth and Castle team while
Norman Waters is leader of the
Chestnut team.
Both teams are unde- the super
vision of the YMCA but will be
controlled by the Wilmington
Recreation Department, which
sponsors The league composed of
five teams.
The Fifth and Castle nine al
ready has a game scheduled for
Saturday with the Dry Pond team.
Time and place is to be announced
later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23

COAST GUARD TEN

The City Optical softball team
defeated the Wrightsville Coast
Guard club, 7 to in a municipal
league game played at P.ebert
Strange field last night.
The win for the Opticians was
their fifth in row to lead the
league.
Robert Shipp, hurting for the
Eyemen gave up five hits and Ma
jor on the hill for the losers was
touched for six bingles. Kaylor
and E. Bohannon led the attack
for the Opticians with two hits
each.
The Coast Guardsmen scored
two in the second and two in the
third, adding their final tally in
the sixth. The Optics tailed three
in the first and four in the fifth
innings.
Friday night at o'clock at Rob-
ert Strange the Eyemen will play
the Spofford Mills club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
State Pharmacists
Open Meeting Today

RALEIGH, May 22.-4P)-Con-
current conventions of the North
Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, the woman's auxiliary, and
the travelling mems auxiliary are
expected to attract approximately
900 delegates here tomorrow and
Wednesday.
Featured speaker of theOfir/
days sessions will be DR.. E. F.
Kelly, secretary of the American
Pharmaceutical Association and
honorary member of the North
Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton. His address will be on s'Pres-
ent Trends in Pharmacy"
At an earlier session Chairman
Paul B. Bissette,- of the N. c. P. A.
postwar planning committee will
give a report from that committee
and J. G.. Beard, dean of the
school Of pharmacy at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 81 dis
cuss pharmaceutical Education
After the War" Panel discussions
will also form part Of this ses-
sion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
Rio Bill Wilson FIGHTS
Scott At Arena IOni6ht
BY BILL McILWAIN

Wilmington fight fans will get
taste of big time boxing as serv-
ed among the elite on Tin Ear
Terrace" when the shipyard's Big
Bill Wilson and the worlds seventh
ranking heavyweight, Buddy Scott,
endeavor to refrigerate each other
at the American Legion stadium to-
night.
Tonight's .ten-rounder promises
to afford fireworks equal to any
seen here since high-button shoes
were the stuff. 1t will be Scott S
last fight before he goes against
lambasting Lou Nova in Chicago
next week.
By merely twisting the names
around slightly, we might easily
place Wilmington Big Bill among
the rulers of the heavyweight fls-
tic roost. Nova went six rounds
with champion Joe Louis in 1941.
We now find Wilson fighting Scott,
who will battle Nova next week,
which could possibly indicate thaE
Big Bill is a hearty contender for
the crown of the Brown Bomber.
However, this speculation is a bit
far sighted, as Wilson at this time
has no more business in the same
ring with Joe Louis than a mis-
sionary in a beer parlor.
All testing aside, tonight's bout
does indicate that the Wilmington
boxing game is back on the up
take since being taken over by
Promoter Huck Lilies.
The semi-final joust on tonight S
card pits George Eschman against
Charles Sergei, the hard-hitting
M. P. from Fort Fisher. Promoter
Lilies announced that well-round-
cd show will be offered to fill out
the evenings leather pushing actl-
VitieS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
MAT SHOW DUCATS
ARE NOW ON SALE

Tickets for this Fridays wrest-
ling show at the ITALIAN Hall went
or. sale at the Orion Hotel desk
yesterday morning, Promoter Bert
Causey announced.
This Fridays card is to offer
double main event. In one of the
battles Bad Bill Bartush will go
against Herbie Freeman of New
York, and Wally Grebband and
Jack Bloomfield will hook up in
the other joust.
Freeman ranks high in the
ranks of the nations grapplers but
has never appeared in the ITALIAN
Hall ring. His debut here Friday
is certain to bring an abundance
of fireworks, as Bartush is well
known for his ability to make
things plenty tough for any bone
bender. Freeman, who weighs 26O
pounds, is strong yet very fast
for man of his weight, and mat
observers predict th4 he will give
Bad Bill stormy night.
Jack Bloomfield, another new
conner from Kansas City, is re-
ported to be a clever grappler.
Grebb made his first appearance
here last Friday when he handed
the rowdy redskin Chief Little
Beaver a licking.
Both bouts point toward bang-up
events, but Promoter Causey an
nounced that there will be no ad-
vance in prices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
Y0UTHSQUALIFY
FOR SPLASH WEEK

A group of 80 boys who attend
ed the Learn to Swim classes
conducted by the YMCA are now
able to swim the length of the pool
and are qualified to take part IN
Splash Week.
The 80, together with other
school boy swimmers, will con-
tinue swimming instructions TINS
week by perfecting the Amer
lean crawl. They also will study
the standard breast stroke and
sidestroke.
A contest will be held at the
end of the week to determine
which city school has developed
the best group of swimmers. AT
least $50 boys are expected to
participate in the meet
The following schedule will be
observed: Hemenway, 2:30 to 3:15;
Chestnut Heights and William
Hooper, 3:14 to 4; Sunset Park
and Lake Forest, 4 to 4:45; Cor
nelius Harnett, Washington Cat
lett and Forest Hills, 4:45 to $50:
and Tileston, $50 to 6:15.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
DUR0CHER BLASTS
LETHARCIC BUNS

NEW YORK, May 22-Lippy
Leo Durocher gave out with a
blast at his Brooklyn Dodgers to-
day and intimated he might play
shortstop againa if things don
change in a hurry.
Returning home after a poor
western trip on which the Brooks
won only four of IA games,
Durocher insisted shortstop Bill
Hart would be benched in Tues
days night game with New York
and predicted other changes in an
effort to get his club playing ION
your toes" ball.
"Ill make plenty of changes" "
Durocher roared. II have none
of those live and loaf ball players
on my team. I'll send them away
I'll play school kids. But the guys
out there have got tc play more
ball and do less sleeping when
they've got uniform on
Late in spring training season,
Durocher tried a comeback as a
second baseman. He lasted only a
few innings before breaking his
thumb, trying to catch a wild peg
by Shortstop Gen Mauch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
Shipyard Horsehiders
Play Filters Tomorrow
By BILL McILWAIN

Encountering one of the strong
est teams on its schedule, the
North Carolina Shipbuilding Com
pany baseball team engages the
powerful Seymour johnson Field
team at the American Legion to-
morrow night at $3.50.
The Filters come to Wilmington
fresh from two victories over the
Rocky Mount All-Stars. Saturday
night in Rocky Mount they trounc-
ed the All-Stars, 1872, behind the
six-hit hurting OF Herman Kile and
registered a To win over the Stars
on Sunday.
Studded with former professional
stars, the Filters are expected to
give the Shipyard club a bang-up
battle. Kiel has been particularly
brilliant for the Filters. Aside from
pitching his six-hitter Saturday, he
slammed a homer with two on in
that game and another the follow
ing day again with two mates
aboard.
mo de1lnlte starving p1tcner mas
been announced for the Seymour
Johnson club, but it is probable
that either Kiel or Johncon will get
the nod.
Manager Vic Sorrell of the Boat
builders stated that he will send
big Lefty Cheshire to the mound
in an effort to curb the hard-hit-
ting Filters.
The remainder of the shipyard
lineup will find either Taylor or
Shuny Britain behind the plate,
Dolly Lambert On first, Wick Wick
cry on second, Johnny Edens at
short, Bill Dejarnette at third, Ed
Urban in left field, Charley Keller
in center field and Roy Lamb in
right.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
Atlantic Christian
Graduates Class Of "a

WILSON, May 22.-tR-Dr. Pc
ter Marshall, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church of
New York, was principal speaker
at the Atlantic Christian college
commencement program here to-
day.
Twenty-three girls and one boy
were graduated.
Virginia Dare Atkins Of Wilson,
graduated Magma Cum Laude.
The faculty cup for the best-all-
around senior of four years in col
lege was presented to Katherine
Lewis of Wilson.
The following graduated cum
laude: Iva Barnes, of Lucama !;
Ruth Blizzard, of Deep Run; Meu-
lah Horne, of Wilson, Howard
James, of Winterville; Avis Keene.
of Four Oaks; Katherine Lewis, OF
Wilson; Cladia Lucas, of Wilson
and Lillian Williams, of Zebulon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23

ST. LOUIS, May % - Up - A
natural Highlander from the
hills of North Carolina has be-
coma the National Leagues lead
inc pitcher-a left-hande-.
Hubert Max Lanier of Denton,
N. c., currently topping senior
circuit twirlers with six victories
and no defeats Officially, at
least, signed a St. Louis Cardinal
contract in 1888 after a successful
high school record.
The Cards wanted Max to work
up gradually, but he didn't like
minor league salaries and refused
to report for four years.
Finally, Branch Hickey sent his
brother to talk to Lanier, and
Max agreed to play for the Cardl-
nal system, providing he could go
to the majors in two years.
Lanier came up to the big time
in 1888. After only fair success, he
found his stride last season to
mark up the best left-hander rec
ord in the Ieague-15 victories,
seven defeats.
But Max started out life as
right-hande- and did everything
right handed until he was eight
years old. Then he suffered
broken right arm. With the arm
in a sling he tried out his left
arm. Two more breaks in the tight
one, and Max was definitely COM
rlitted to the southpaw way Of
life.
Maybe because his left-handed
throwing style is only adopted
Laaier is anything but the typical
eccentric portsider.
He speaks quietly, when at all,
and his control has continually
improved. This season in winning
six games he struck out 81 men
including II New York Giants in
his last start and walked only
II.
Besides being a talented pitcher,
Max can strum a guitar and play
a mouth organ, and has performed
creditably with Pepper Martins
mudcat band.
Before pitching a game he
likes to listen to cts Too Late
To Worry, They Buried My
Matilda in White Pine Box and
similar laments.
Only mar on Lanier's 1914 rec
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
North Carolina's Lanier
TOP Senior Loop Hurler

ord is inning unfinished
game with Philadelphia. Max
didn't impress the Phillies and
left the game after four innings
with the score against him. The
two teams have to complete the
final two innings next time Phila-
delphia visited Sportsman's Park,
late il June.
If the Phil1ies win, Max will
be charged with his first loss of
the year. If the Cardinals win,
he will retain an unblemished rec
ord.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
WAVES OFFERED
EXCITING LIFE
Penicillin Research Among
Interesting c COURSES
Offered Corps

Pencillin research is open to
Waves who enlist in the Hospital
Corps, Specialist Sally McPhail
Wave recruiter disclosed yester-
day. The corps is one of the most
exciting and interesting corps open
to women, she said, land unique
since it promises all applicants that
they will definitely be admitted"
More than almost any other
branch of the Waves, it offers an
opportunity for real contact with
the war, since Waves, after Their
basic training at Hunter College,
in New York City, are attached to
a Navy hospital base and work
with wounded sailors and marines
as hospital apprentices and phar-
macists mates, she said.
At the completion of basic train
ing, Waves enlisted in the Hospi-
tai Corps are sent to the Basic
Hospital School at Pethseda Mary
land, for course of four weeks.
They are then sent to hospitals
where they work on general duty
as hospital apprentices in all the
departments of the hospital in
order to find out in What kind of
hospital work they wish to special
ize, In addition to penicilin re-
search, they may work in medical
research, as laboratory, dental, op-
Grating room and X-ray techni-
clans physiotherapists, electro. car
diographists. After specialized
training il any of the above fields
they are given the rating of pha--
macist mate.
There are no requirements nee
essary for enlistment in the hospi-
tai corps which is in great need of
more women to take the place of
men. But in order to join the
Waves, enlisted women must be
between the ages of 20 and SO, and
officer candidates between the ages
of 20-49
Specialist McPhail will be at the
local Navy recruiting office daily
from 9 am. until pm. and by
appointment until May 9th to in
terview applicants, and give infor-
nation concerning life and work
in the Waves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
SPORTS TRAIL

vaguely resembling baseball. We
think baseball is pretty Crane
game as is, and wouldn't want 1T
changed, but the revolutionary
ideas always fascinate us, as wit
ness our attention to Ray Dumon's
plot to have the baserunners
scamper in any direction they
happen to be facing. "A
The latest brainchild is that OF
Ralph Cla2p of6.os Angeles, who
sees great merit in a rule change
that would require each man on
team to shift positions each inn
ing, so that in a nine-inning game
each of the first inning would
move to right field for the Sec
ond inning, the right fielder to
center, etc.
In that way, he maintains every
man would become adept at every
position, specialization and it's fell
low traveller, Jealousy, would
disappear, managers worries
would be decreased, and better
balanced games would result.
Jealousy rears its ugly head in
pitchers getting fat salaries and
the headlines when they work for
two or three hours only every four
or five days.
Mr.. Clapp would not change the
rules otherwise, which it would
seem, would be like making pair
of pants out of an overcoat, but
otherwise leaving the overcoat I'M
changed.
Anyway, Mr.. Clapp's system is
lust varnisted version of the
corner lot game we used to play
as kidc, when you'd start in as
an outfielder and work your
way up to your turn to bat, which
was the dessert of the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
ACL Expecting
New Box Cars

Officials of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad disclosed yesterday
that delivery to the railroad of all
steel box cars from Bessemer,
Ala, plant of the Pullman STAN
dard Car Manufacturing ComSsJy
is expected to begin some time
during the current week at the
rate of about 20 per day.
They added that the l, 100 freight
cars are scheduled to be delivered
here by July. They will be used
for general service"
The cars will be Of the modern
all-steel, double-door type, desig-
mated as automobile box cars"
Construction of the cars. ordered
by the railroad on January 81,
1912, was started this month at
the Alabama plant afte- the Wa-
Production Board made critical
materials available. Previously,
the WPB had refused to release
steel necessary for construction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
N0RTHSIDE LOOP
HAS TWO GAMES

In two Northside Softball league
games at the shipyard yesterday
afternoon, the Erectors defeated
the Time Study team, 1874, and
the Shipwrights conquered the
Anglesmiths by So margin.
An unusual note in the Erector-
Time Study game was the fact that
the Time boys used woman pit
cher. The comely hurler received
little support. however, and did not
fare too well in curling the big
bats of Britain, Little, Bohannon
and the other Erector powerhous-
es.
Despite the reasonably close
score, the Anglesmiths simply
were no match for the Shipwrights
in the second tilt.
Games today in the loop bring
together the Filters and the Guard
Force and the Drillers and the
RiVeters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
MAJORS ENJOYING
GOOD ATTENDANT
BY JACK HAM

NEW YORK. May % ~ \.
league baseball is heading a. y
toward its second million in wv, w.
attendance with the first tjt,s M
the season showing an spnr,'
mate turnstile count Of LIAM jso' *
admissions. '''VA
With both major leagues sr;..
another two-day travel int toyAI
that will be broken only BY T',ss III
game in Brooklyn tomorrow Da
vey of early season figures a. S1
ed the overall average atten ssc''
per game lowered Just abOv ss
5000 mark. Last years sr ave-
was approximately $3.50. Ana VA
the entire season tig,Ira
gregated 7,714,636. 4!
Sixty per cent of the custom.
pushed through the gates On n
five Sundays and 20 night o. W.
The after-dark totals, c Sr.a
ing largely of Washington re- '
where 10 have been plaved
proximates 277,226, or 1SSs,
game. III
Although poor weather n,.,.
the first two weekends of the S.s
paign and prevented Broo Ss.'
from playing single sabb,S
home date, the Sunday total !,
1852 of which the America l..
que has drawn 397,744. '
Washington leads both leau.,
with 22s,S21, half of which Conn., ,'
out for the ''owl" games. The NJ.
York Yankees and Philadelns,
athletics follow next in line bet,,,
Pittsburgh, the top draw in A,
National with an approximate IA,
32E. for the first 16 home dats,
Some of the Washington and PM,
delphia figures were estimsr
totals but most of the numbers ;.
present actual paid attendan,
totals given out by club officis,
The turnout of 81, 725 that storm
ed Yankee Stadium yesterday
watch the New Workers twice I'M
St. Louis, was the largest Of N
year but only about $500 mu
than the 52,037 who overflowed H
Polo Grounds April 80 for Clan
Brooklyn doublehtader, Smale
single game totals were 1853 WI
watched the Browns play Dero
at st. Louis May 3 ard the Gl4 W,
paid to see Bucky Walters shuto
the Cardinals at Sportsman
Park May 6.
Western totals in the AmerGr
League and eastern totals IN hc
National can not fairly be COM
pared with the attendance in N
other halves of the leagues az
each case a long road trip hi
tossed the figures out Of balant
After the next two weeks when
Americans western teams and
Nationals eastern clubs will ha
completed their first long ho
stands, a comparison will be p
sible. For example, the Chic
White Sox have drawn only ab
$4,000 but have been home 0
five playing dates. Cincinnati
playing dates. Cincinnati h
played to 121,6O8 but has b
home 81 days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-23
PHYSICALS

PHILADELPHIA May 22.-tRN-
Outfielder Ron Northey and rookie
southpaw pitcher Ken Raffe,1lber-
ger have been ordered to report
for pre-induction physical exami-
nations here on Friday morning
Phillies General Manager Herb
Pennock announced today.
Northey, previously examined,
was classified 1-A-L for limited
service but has since been moved
into LA. He is "a, married and
has one child. Raffensberger, who
will be q in August is also mar
ried and is the father of two chill
dren. He is a native of York, Pa,
Pennock said