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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Sports Mirror

A year ago today-Pete Gray,
one-armed star of the Southern
Association, signed a one-year
contract to play with the st.
Louis Browns.
Three years ago-Bill Alex
ander of Georgia Tech was
chosen coach of the year in a poll
conducted by the New York
World Telegram.
Five years ago-Judge Lands
cast the deciding vote limiting
night baseball games to seven for
each major league club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
FeIIer's First Arrival
Is Baseball Prospect
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. blob Teller
Cleveland's pitching ace, excitedly
telephoned from nearby Waukegan
today to announce the arrival of a
seven pound nine ounce boy.
It's the Feller's first youngster.
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Third Air and TC Tie
For AAF Grid Title

BY the Associated Press.
Army Air Forces football confer
ence race ended in a tie between
the Sd Air Force and Training Com
mand. There will be no playoff.
Officers in charge of the league
said: Many of the players are
ready for discharge so there will be
no post-season game. The entire
season was very successful"
Training Command drew even
with Sd Air in the final game Sun
day by defeating Personnel Distribu-
ton Command, 14-0.
Final standing of the teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Basket Ball Scores

South.
Auburn, b5; Mississippi, Al.
Ohio, 72; Denison, IS.
cambridge NTS, 4S; Fort Meade, "a.
Richmond, "a; Union Theological, 26.
Morehead. 40; Marshall, Al.
Norfolk Navy, AZ; Aberdeen, SO. :
Eastern Kentucky, "a; Kentucky Wes-
Southern illinois, So; western Kentucky,
As.
Midwest.
Baldwin Wallace, "a; Kent State, A..
Phillips, SO, Warrensburg, 80.
Bowling Green, so; Grille Hospital. 81
Bowling Green, rs; Defnance, "a
(doubleheader).
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Richmond U. Lists Terps
On o-Gume Grid Card
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 11.-Mary-
land, for game in College Park on
October 5, is on the nine tilt sched-
ule Of the Richmond U. football
team for next fall. Seven of the
contests are Southern Conference
clashes. The list:
September %, " M l.: October 4,
Maryland at College Park: IL. Hampton.
Sydney; 10; at Duke: %, Washington and
Davidson; II. Virginia Tech; Thanks
giving. William and Mary
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Sneezes Keep Griff and BIueqe Apurt

Clark Griffith and the Bluege
except the telephone Buege cold
avoid won't let anybody with such ament
Among the former big eaguers looking
the old game Earl Whteh former Nat pitcher Earl who
year and he has not found another
Everybody with the Phes Manager
the club had acquired Frank Mccormick Cincinnati
terday Ben and he informed friend
after the deal made.
Tommy Degnan former Washington athletic
working Chicago the 20
the Capital baseball
High, football
ohaed high school college football
looks
Busiest of the Washington
Cal Griffith While uncle
does all the
all been effort
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National Rowing Regatta
To Be Renewed in 1916

NEW YORK, Dec. II {P.-A ma
tional championship regatta will be
staged next July for the first time
since 1913.
The Executive Committee OF the
National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen voted to resume the event.
Officials will select a site for the
race in the spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11

H-Skor Disbursements loop with
the Raines outfit which dropped a
game. Bill Newgent and KY Keller
shared set .honors with 381s.
Steele's Garage, with 80 wins
against 10 losses. sports a three
game lead in the Rosslyn major loop
over the runnerup Waters Shade
Shop. Herndons, Washington Cab,
A. L. Kelley e. Son and Modern
Way Movers are tied for third
place, seven games behind the pace
setter. Underwood Cleaners and
Evening Star trail in a deadlock
for seventh place.
Aiding the Modern Way Movers
win the odd game from Quality Shop
with 367, Don Boyer gained the in
dividual lead with an average of
1871. Bert Lynn, helping Skaters
Florist sweep Cooke Press with 154
and 407, spurted to second place
with 1885. Despite picking up
three pins on his average with 357,
Charley Mehler, erstwhile paceset-
ter, dropped to third place with
1881.
Kelly Beach, who led in Bell Cabs
81 win from Transit Mixed with
lat and 367, came within one pin
of posting perfect fiat game by
losing stick in his third frame.
The Yachts lead the United States
Maritime Commission ladies' loop
at Lucky Strike by five games over
Motorships, with the runnerup two
games ahead Of Steamships. King
of Yachts is the individual pace
setter with an average of 95-17 for
| 80 games.
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Win, Lose or Draw
Major Clubs in No Hurry to Make Trades
By JOHN B. KELLER
Star Stan Correspondent.

fNiuIo' SiuOs III I>o TIufty 10 NUKE iIuoeS
CHICAGO Dec 11-Trade winds blowing at
majors winter sessions than
in Columbus Ohio PICK up Ia
intensity before the their main
between-seasons affairs tomorrow afternoon
There sound
market The baseball folk especially
learn what they expect of the talent
monos from the armed forces by the
training next February
Wen wait to find out how the who stepped
war at the before make
the the baseball
And they add I'VE make then
be in hurry?"
That changes will
saH OF the AIS that the the
their
beyond them.
The long training perhaps
as threecore at least trying the
everything.
Ramors of trades plentiful
The big wind will blow
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cubs Farm HurIer Woodend

. CHICAGO, Dec. II (P.-The Cubs
have announced outright release of
Pitcher George Woodend to its
Nashville farm,
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Happy Talked Out of Turn to Minors

There WON'T be showdown Happy
the baseball
against his authority at the recent meeting the
out that the their
Commissioner ignorant clause contained
agreement that drawn before he became
Happy hs failed to regard the clause which
league rule action the
sidered construed to be detrimental baseball"
agreement being continued that clause
minors.
So Happ chasng the minors making
OF which he did
Happy the minors satisfied the nothing
to
Happy" would have welcomed showdown big boys
OF the probably will He
off and of baseball
After all, the big the
has in his all
making him full boss of the the years
least-at $4,000 per year
How the baseball people bluff a that situation?
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R. |. Avenue Loop Holds PreIim
To Kinq Pin Christmas Open

Hi-Skor Businessmen's loop with
the Raines outfit which dropped a
game. Bill Newgent and KY Keller
shared set .honors with 381s.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13
NesVs Exchange Column for Coolidge
Men In The Armed Forces

there long He and his uncle, Pfc.
George Perkins, are stationed near
each other and get together every
weekend. 81 never did think any
thing like this would happen. We
sure have a nice time together. "
Pfc. Perkins is one of the 158th
lnfantry's "Bushmasters," who was
overseas for two years before be-
ing returned to the states. The
weather where they are stationed
is pretty bad, Williams says. 1t has
done nothing but rain for the past
few weeks and he surely woulo
like to be back in Arizona where
a fellow can enjoy the sunshine.
Williams is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Williams of Black
water. He has been in the service
since early 1943.'
SGT. HOWARD WUERTZ, tail
gunner on a B-24, has recently been
sent to the Philippines, according
to word received this week. He
went overseas shortly before
Christmas and has a number of
missions to his credit. He is a
mid term graduate of Coolidge
high school class of IA and enter
ed service in February of that
year. Sgt Wuertz is the son of
Fred Wuertz and has two brothers
in the service. 1t. Wayne Wuertz
and Lit Wilbur Wuertz.
T/3 ALVIN L. RICE writes his
mother, Mrs. r. o. Jeter, from the
European theater of operations to
let her know he isr all right. There
is little that he can tell her, but he
asks that they do not worry about
him "as l am doing all right" in
spite of the fact that it has been
cold and rainy since he got there.
Rice has been in service since 1943
and went overseas a short time
ago.
TIA ARTHUR IRWIN writes his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ir-
win, from France to let them know
he is o. k He cannot understand
why they haven't received any
mail from him in such a long time,
he says. He has not received mail
from them either. Several Exam
iners, quite old, reached him in a
bunch recently "and it sure was
good to have them" He was es-
pecially interested in news of the
service men and made comments
on several of the items; they must
be getting some more of their red
tape tangled up over here, report
ing Joe Marlar missing in action
and his wife receiving letters from
him at the same time. He also
notes that Wayne Ray came into
the army long time after he did
"but he sure got overseas a lot
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

PFC. RAYM OND CHIEFLY
writes his wife from France, where
he is serving with the 18th Armor-
ed Division, to let her know he is
all right. Censorship is very strict
and there is little he can tell her
of his activities except that ''peo-
pie back home do not realize what
war is like. | have seen what 1t
can do to a country and | am glad
I'm here to help keep such a thing
from happening in America" He
was riding on top of a small tank
recently and escaped serious in
Jury when the tank ran into truck
ahead on which there was an 8S
nm gun, which pinned him to the
top of the tank. For some time he
was stiff and sore as result. Pic.
Cheely has lived in Coolidge dis
trict since before the town was
built. He entered service in Sep
tember %, 1943 and went overseas
in January of 1945. His wife, a
native of Douglas, is making her
home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Cheely, of Coolidge.
BERNARD WILLIAMS, S nc,
writes from a California naval sta
ton to send his change of address
and let us know he is lust fine
He recently received nine Exam
iners at the same time land it sure
was a pleasure to read all about
what's going on at home and about
the boys overseas. l was sure sur
prised to read that my uncle, Pfc.
Hubert T. Perkins, had been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
wish him good luck, and all of
our boys overseas. May they return
home safe" Williams says the
place where he is stationed is not
far from San Francisco, but he
does not imagine that he will be
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

during which he was wounded in
action in North Africa and wound
ed a second time on the Anzio
beachhead. Wallace does not know
where he will be sent now. He has
two brothers in the service, Sgt.
RAYMOND Wallace and 1t. Charles
Wallace.
ROY e. THOMAS, GIN PIC,
writes his mother, Mrs. Lucy
Thomas, from the European thea
ter of operations to let her know
he is O. k. The part of the country
where he is gets mighty cold at
times, he says. THE first day we
got in it was really showing, but
it has been fairly pleasant since. q"
He has a slim chance of getting a
leave, 80 wish me luck" Thomas
has been serving in the South Pa
cific until recently. He was last
home on leave in May of 1914
PVT. WAYNE RAY left Monday
for Auburn, California, at the con-
clusion of a ten-day sick leave
ERSs,
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

spent visiting his wife and parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ray, whom
he had not seen since his recent
return from the European Theater
of Operations. His wife returned
with him to Auburn, where she will
remain while he undergoes treat
ment at Auburn General Hospital.
PVT. GEORGE r. TIFFANY,
serving as a mechanic in the army
air corps, has landed safely in
England, according to word re-
ceived this week by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. Tiffany.
PVT DON HARRELL, a Coolidge
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

quicker" and is now back home.
TIA Irwin is a graduate of CUHS
class of al and made his home in
Coolidge a number of years before
entering service in February of
1943.
M/SGT. LAWRENCE L. TlF-
FANY writes his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Y Tiffany, from Green's
boro, North Carolina, Don't worry
if you do not hear from me for two
or three months" He is one of
five brothers in the service.
BOBBlE SWEEPER, ANN 2/C,
and Mrs. Sweeper became the par
ents of a six and a half pound baby
daughter, born at Navy Hospital,
Chicago, March 11th, according to
word received this week. They
have named the new arrival Ethel
Lee. Sweeper is stationed at Glen
view, Illinois. He has been in the
States since April of 1914 when he
returned from overseas duty. He
is the son of NJ z. Sweeper, M 1/C.
serving with the Sea Bees, and
Mrs. NJ. E. Sweeper of Coolidge.
ROBERT STURGEON, S 2/c,
and Mrs. Sturgeon, nee Edith Par
ker, returned to Bremerton, Wash
ington, Monday at the conclusion
of a weeks leave spent visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Sturgeon and family. Seaman
Sturgeon has recently returned to
the States after seven months serv-
ice in the South Pacific.
MICKEY SWEEPER received
his call Friday to report for mill
tary induction on April 10. He is
the son of Mrs. Nj. E. Sweeper of
Coolidge. His father Is serving
overseas with the Sea Bees. Mick
ey is a Coolidge high school stu
dent and has made his home in
Coolidge for 4 number of years.
PFC. JOSEPH REED cHESLEY
is back in the States after 21
months service in the European
theater of operations. He wired
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Chesley, from Charleston, South
Carolina, Thursday that he would
be home soon" Chesley was Off
cial sign painter for the 316th U.
S. Army Station Hospital while
stationed in England. He was la
ter sent to Scotland and from there
| to France. He has three brothers
/ in the service.
PFC. FRANK GRAHAM writes his
mother, Mrs. Effie Graham, from
the European theater OF operations
that he recently went to the place
where Powell (his brother) was
but he had gone" Another broth
er, Pvt. Tennin Graham, is also In
the European theater, having re-
Gently been released from a hospi-
tai in England and is ION the move
again" Maybe I'll get to see
them both before long," Frank
writes. 81 sure hope SO, anyway
I'll be glad when this war is over
and we can all come home" Pri-
vate Graham's wife and three chill
dren make their home in Coolidge
He entered service in March OF
1914.
CLIFFORD UPTON, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Upton, was sworn
into the navy Friday and is await
ing call. He has made his home
in Coolidge since 1884 and has an
older brother, Ohland Upton, serv-
ing in the navy.
PFC. DAN WALLACE writes
from Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
where he Is temporarily stationed
for assignment to return overseas
duty, that he is ''in the first outfit
was ever in where 1 didn't have
to go everywhere on foot and carry
a pack on my back" He has been
in the States since July of 1914
after many months service In the
European theater of operations
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

resident for Is years, is now going
through boot camp at Camp Beale,
California. He was called to serv-
ice three weeks ago and writes his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Harrell.
that so far the going is ok. He
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

was born in Knox county Texas,
July 16, 1911. His wife and three
children make their home in Cool
idge. He has two brothers in the
service, S/Sgt. Lon Harrell and
Sgt. Phil Harrell.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-13

PVT DON HARRELL, a Coolidge
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23
FAIRBANKS GETS WATER SYSTEM BY l9 VOTES

FAIRBANKS, -(AP)-In a spe-- ial election held on February 13, for the construction of a munich pal water system, 731 votes were cast.
 The measure passed with the necessary 65 percent margin and 19 votes to spare. The votes cast were 495 for, and 236 against.
 The system will cost $1, 400, ,000. Fairbanks will bond itself for $350,0OO.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23
POLET ELECTED
 Grand ndPRESIDENT ALASKA Pioneers

JUNEAU, Feb. g, -(AP)-At a meeting of the Grand Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska, Antonio Polet, well-known merchant of Nome, was elected Grand Pres ident, and Edgar CerT of Ketch- ikan was elected First Vice Pres ident, and Mrs. M. J Walsh was; elected as one of the Trustees.
 The next convention was sched- uled for February 9, 1947 in Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23
ALLIES ARE  IN ITALY

ROME, Feb Establishment can troops are exploiting their capture of Mount Belvedere, west of Pistoia on the Bologna high way and have advanced two miles. The terrain is very diff ficult and part of the advance was practically straight down a distance of 1900 feet,o a sheer cliff.
 Brazilian troops are fighting on the Americans right flank. fdence in Alaska, from two to one year, before filing for div orce.
 Also a joint memorial asked Congress to investigate land with drawals policy in Alaska by Ickes. .ckes.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23
BILLS PASSED BY LEGISLATURE

JUNEAU Feb. 23, -(AP)-The Peterson Bill for the creating of an office of Tax Commissioner was indefinitely postponed after heated discussion under suspen- kled rules.
 Senator Joe Greens Unemploy- ment Compensation Bill, bringing all employees under the act, passed the Senate unanimously
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23

and now goes to the Governor for ignature.
 The only dissenting vote on the Referendum fdr- Statehood was that of Senator Allen Shattuck of Juneau. JUNEAU, -(AP)-Without a sim gle dissenting vote the unemploy- ment compensation bill passed the Senate.
 The Senate also passed a mem- orial reducing the period of res-
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-23

B BOND SELLER-Gertrude Niesen (ab0ve), who plays a strip-tease artist in a Broadway musical, personally sold more than $850,000 in bonds during
 the sixth war loan campaign.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18

Pfc. Charles L. Kerby who with
Mrs. Kerby recently visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. d. Kerbs
in Paseagoula. Private Kerby
took his basic flaming at Gull
port then was sent for a five
months course in aircraft arma-
ment at Lowery Field at Denver,
Colo. Following three months in
a hospital as the result Of a nose
and throat infection he was trans
ferred to a rehabilitation camp at
Fresno, Calf; placed on limited
service he was sent 20 March
Field, Calf, for 10 months train
ing IN drafting and engineering,
He Is now completing a course
as an aviation engineer at Spo-
kane. at the conclusion OF
which he expects to 10 overseas.
Mrs. Kerby, who is the former
Zellene Churchwell OF Lucedale,
b employed at an AAF hospital
in Spokane.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
Mrs. Roy Hdvens Is
Hostess To Women
Of Church Society

With ten members and on
visitor present, the WSCS o. tn
Vancleave Methodist church he'll
a regular meeting Monday in thI
home Of Mrs. Ray Ravens.
Mrs. r. Nj. Spaulding led tht
devotional and made a brie
talk on the Importance OF IT,,
Ten Commandments.
The Christian Home" was the
topic of the program led By Mrs
Ravens with Mesdames Lee Nit
chell, G. H. Mcbride N. w. Ram.
say ana Miss Lizzie Ware taking
part.
The first chapter OF the nee
mission study was given by tbs
Rev. G. H. Mcbride.
Announcement was maze tina
The next meeting will be held a
the home Of Mrs. G.. c. Cochran
Refreshments we're served bJ
the hostess during the sociai
hour after which the meeting
was closed with a prayer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
Auditory Circle
No. 2. Meets With
Mrs. w. r. Kell

Circle Two of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the First Presbyteri-
an church in pascagoula held a
meeting at the home of Mrs. w. X.
Kell, last Monday afternoon.
The session was opened with
prayer by Mrs. Harry Parsley
and this was followed by routine
business.
The devotional was given by
Mrs. Robert Gulley, Jr,, who had
for her subject, why Concern
Ourselves?' This was followed
by a program led by Mrs. w. H.
Kenny.
A frozen dessert was served
with cake at its conclusion.
Those present were Mesdames
Parsley, Gulley. Kinney, Cora
Painter and h. G.. Winfield.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
Family Of Lote Mr..
And Mrs. Nuthuniel
King Hove Reunion

The children of the late MIR.
and Mrs. Nathaniel King gath
cred at the home Of their ma
ternal aunt. Mrs. M. C Crawford
Of Hurley, on Mothers Day for
a family reunion.
The late Mr.. and Mrs. King
moved from Tennessee, their ma
tive state. to south Mississippi
shortly after they were married.
They settled in Hurley and lived
there until their deaths several
years ago, leaving nine children,
eight Of whom are still living.
The Crawford home was dec
GRATED with spring flowers. Pic
mic lunch was served on the
lawn. The following members of
the Nathaniel King family with
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
Mrs. ]. E. Jordan
Extends Hospitality
To Church Circle

On Monday afternoon the
home o. Mrs. M M. Butler wa.
he setting for a meeting Of tins
5arah Bennett Circle of the Wo-
mans Society Of the First Meth
)dist church OF Pascagoula with
Mrs. J. E. Jordan as hostess.
The devotional was led by Mrs.
~. w. Butler Of C"larksdale.
Miss, who is visiting her daugh-
.ers, Mesdames Butler and Jor-
ran, and who also voiced (
prayer.
The study period was devoted
he concluding chapters of the
look THE American Indian" un-
Ter the leadership Of Mrs. Mol
lev Byrd and Mrs. A. P. May.
During the business period
which followed the program
Ars. r. M. Lucas was given a
ordial welcome back after sew
eval months of retirement.
The meeting next week will
De held at the home of Mrs. w
c. McLendon, 1904 Williams st.
Guests were Mrs. G.. w. But
Ter and Mrs. H. G.. Otis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
Installation OF
Officers Feature
OF p Meeting

At the last meeting of the
l944-45 school year for the Par
emit Teacher Association of the
South Elementary school the in
staflation of officers for the com
ing year was an important fea-
ture.
The ceremony was conducted on
the stage of the auditorium which
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion, with Mrs. D.. A. Handy,
the retiring president, occupying
the chair.
As each of the new officers
were presented. Mrs. William Til
iotson pinned on her a corsage
which Mrs. James DERRICK had
fashioned and presented to the
Association for this purpose.
TIL new officers are: Mrs. Will
Ogburn, president; Mrs. Wade
billiard, vice president; Mrs. b.
ii. Hurst, secretary, and Mrs. r. b.
Knight. treasures.
During the business session that
followed it was announced that
cash donations had been received
to be used in the school awards
OF $3.50 to the child scoring high
est in each grade.
A musical program was given
by pupils of Miss Katie Thomp-
son, head of the music school. 1t
consisted of choral numbers inter-
sperSed by a vocal number given
by Nan Smith and piano solos by
Hazel ellsworth. Janet Seheffler
and Robert Barlow. An instru-
mental number was also given by
a group of three children.
AT its conclusion those present
were invited to the school cafe
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
KeesIer Flier's
Body Found Near
Coulter, Sunday

The BODY Of 2nd 1t. Baford
Bell, Keesler Field instructor who
was one Of four men lost
lost in the crash Of an OA-i6A
tPBYl plane from the field $
Emergency Rescue school last
week was found washed on the
beach about a mile below Gautief
late SUNDAY afternoon, and the
BODY OF Cpl. Paul x. Maggie was
recovered MONDAY by d Keeslcr
crash boat.
The discovery Of Bells bodv
was made BY Clifton Cruise
and Bob McVeav who noti-
fled the Shore Patrol III Pas
cagoula. Members o. the pa
troll and Sheriff ID. o. Newman
went to the scene and remained
until d detail from KeesIer Field
arrived to take charge OF the boly
of the young ilier, whose body
was still held in the plane seat
by regulation FLYING gear.
Lit Bell is the soa o. Taumas
r. aEI W.EN FL