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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
Masonboro Nine Meets
Whiteuille Au-Stars

Manager Frank Manor announc.
ed last night that he would start
Football Smith off on the mound
Sunday when the Masonboro
Ramblers meet the strong White
vile All-Star team in Whiteville.
The Ramblers dropped a con-
test Wednesday afternoon to the
undefeated Sout h port Coast
Guards, IL in a Fourth of July
clash.
The Guards hammered on three
Clam Digger pitchers to collect
eight hits. Four off Howard Pep.
per who started the game in fine
shape, Pepper was relieved in the
third inning by E. T. Aud who al.
lowed the Guards two more bling.
les. Smith took over in the fifth
stanza and held the winners to
only one nit.
Auld, Hardison and Wilson will
be held in reserve in case Smith
fails to hold the All-Stars. The
rest of the lineup will be as follow.
ing, Milton, right field, Covington,
center field, Carter, left field,
Farror, first base, Todd, third base,
Groom shortstop, Bass, second
base, George, catching.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
RECORD CROWDS
SEE YANKS WIN

DETROIT, July 6. -(P)- Oscar
Grimes drove in three runs with
two singles and double today as
the New York Yankees downed the
Detroit Tigers 5 to 4 before rec
ord twilight crowd of 1928 fans.
The crowd boosted Detroit at
tendance over the half million
mark to 5O8,212fo 81 home games
and closed out the Tigers seven
game twilight schedule at an aver
age of 0,462.
New York overcame a three-run
lead to Hammer Frank (Stubby>
overmire from the box in the eighth
inning after the tiger southpaw
had yielded dozen hits. Grimes
single, followed by triples from
Mike Garbark and George Stirn-
weiss, accounted for two runs in the
eighth that put the Yanks ahead
SO and meant the victory despite
Detroit's rally for one run in the
ninth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
Boston Hitter Sets New Record

BOSTON, July 6 -W.R)- Tommy
Holmes, outfielder for the Boston
Braves, broke a 23-year-old Ma
tional League record today when
he hit safely in the second game
of 4 double-header with the Pitts
burgh Pirates for his 34th consecu-
tive game.
Holmes tied the record of 33
straight games with terrific
hitting spree in the first game
when he hit his 18th homer of the
season, double and single. The
mark was established in 1922 by
Rogers Hornsby of the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Losing no time in setting the new
mark, Holmes cracked a sharp
double in his first time at bat in
the second game Of Elwyn preach
err Roe, Pirate pitcher.
It was a two-bagger with which
he tied the record in the first game,
also on his first time at bat. That
time Left Handler AL Gerheauser
was the pitcher. On both the ty-
ing and record setting hits, the
umpires stopped the game to put
a new ball into play, presenting
the others to Holmes.
The first game homer also was
significant, enabling him to 60 into
a tie for the major league lead
with Ernie lombard of the Giants
and Vernon Stephens of the Browns.
In the nightcap, Holmes raped
out three hits in five trips to the
plate. His hit in the first inning
lit the fuse under a three-run raj
ly and his second two-bagger aid
ed the Braves seven-run uprising
IN the second frame.
The Braves also topped the night
cap IA to 8.
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He is leaving Wilmington, Del.
for New York City for few days
before reporting to Fort Bragg.
Colonel Wade had been overseas
for IS months with a field artillery
battalion and had participated in
numerous major engagements with
the Germans, through France and
into Germany.
More recently Colonel Wade had
been directing the setting up OF
Army overseas athletic program.
His son, 1t. Wallace Wade, Jr.. is
reported with the Army in Europe.
The Duke coach entered the serv-
ice as major in March 1912 after
having directed the destinies of
Blue Devil athletics since 1881.
He turned the Athletics director
ship and reins over to Coach Ed
mund M. (Eddie) Cameron.
In 1912 Colonel Wade coached
the Army's western team, and in
1943 attended an advanced field
artillery school at Fort Sill, Okla.
Later he came to Camp Butner
as commanding officer of thu 272
field artillery battalion, 4O2nd Field
Artillery Group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07

Ray Trullinger, amateur fisher
man and professional writer, is
i:sn authority on fish diets and eat
ling habits.
:; He points out that casting plugs
come in dozens of sizes, designs
and colors. And SO do bass bugs.
Multiply that by two, for fresh
and salt water fishing, and right
away the anglers correct choice
becomes more difficult than that
of a kid in a penny candy shop
Spoons and spinners also are
numerous, as are the artificial
1ninnows and those trick lures OF
rubber, metal plastic, cork and
wood which resemble frogs, mice,
crickets, grasshoppers, craWdads,
shrimp and others.
! Trullinger says the American and
aBritish angler shows a heavy pre-
ference for the manufactured lures
while FTenchmen stick pretty
much to practical bait.
He says he has seen a Partisan
catch a housefly with the sweep
of his hand, inpale it on a tiny
hook and then fish it with a horse
hair leader Live maggots are an
.other favored bait of the French
and some have been seen trying
their luck with over-ipe cheese,
fresh grapes and cherries.
:. In Montana small live mice some
:: times are used when fishing for
large trout in the big hole river.
Worms are favored in many east
ern parts of the United States but
are frowned upon along the west
coast. There salmon eggs are pre-
ferred and when the fisherman
gets caught short, they have scor-
ed with red Observation-Disclosures
the size and color of the eggs.
According to Trullinger, many
varieties of fish are cannibals and
often can be hooked with the fin
or the eye Of a cousin as bait.
He insists that down in Florida
q lure made from a clothes pin
+. is popular and that one friend Of
his fashions a rigging for bass
from the handles of discarded
!: tooth brushes.
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Wilmington Delegation
Stymied. AT Washington
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many that Wilmington stands to
lose Camp Davis. No reason fer
this contention was given, other
than the fact that it generally is
believed that the Army Air Forces
has plans to close the camp.
Congressman j.. Bayard Clark
told Wilmington's City officials
yesterday that he feels that the
camp should stay in operation.
His only argument was in the face
of the large amount of money spent
in the treactivation of the center.
However, he openly conceded that
the camp probably would be con-
sidered strictly from a military
standpoint by the Army Air Forces.
In the course of telephone con-
versation yesterday morning with
the Star, Senator Clyde R. Hoey,
now vacationing briefly at his
home in Shelby, said:
Il have called General William
E. Hall, deputy chief of staff, Ar
my Air Forces, in Washington, and
he told me that I could advise my
Wilmington friends that they are
unduly exercised over the Camp
Davis situation. Nothing, he said
has been done about the question
Of closing Camp Davis up to the
present.
General Hall informed me that
he was at Camp Davis on July 4,
in company with Major-General
Ralph Royce, officer commanding
the Personnel Distribution Com
mand at Louisville, KY, for the
purpose of making routine gen
eral inspection of the camp and
gathering information for cut
backs, when and if that becomes
necessary.
1.-The General further informed
me that nothing will be done about
the possible closing of Camp Da-
Wis, at least until after he has
conferred with me again.
Representing Wilmington in
Washington are Mayor W. Ronald
Lane, Counselmen Garland S.
Currin, James E. L. Wade and
Walter E. Yopp.
These men again will confer with
War Department officials today IN
an effort to learn of any further
DEVELOPMENTS. Mayor Lane said
last night that the members OF the
CITY Council were doing every
thing within their power to stave
off any considered action reiatlve
II the closing of the camp.
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Obituaries

John William Perdew, Of 1907
Chestnut street, son Of Mrs. W. E.
Perdew, ST., and the late Mr.. Per-
dew, died Friday at James Walker
Memorial hospital after short
illness.
Employed at the office Of the
auditor of freight receipts at the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.,
Mr.. Perdew is survived by his
mother, Mrs. w. E. Perdew, ST.,
of Wilmington; his widow, Mrs.
Florence Renneker Perdew, of Viii.
mington; a son, Capt. William Ed
ward Perdew, with the USAAF at
Kelly Field, Texas; a daughter,
Miss Kathryn Perdew, of Whining
ton; and sister, Mrs. L. c. French
of Wilmington.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by the Andrews
mortuary.
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Wilmington Area May Get
More Meet By OPA Action
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L
tives Barden and Clark. I'm fact
Mayor Lane said, rs n r
Bailey's office made most of our
appointments for US.
Since their prime business was
that pertaining to the petention Of
Camp Davis, this was the subject
which occupied of most of their
time.
However, Mayor Lane said that
they were told by the War Depart
ment that Wilmington certainly
would be advised as soon as that
department knew when Captain
Charles Murray Wilmington's
"Sgt. York of World War H."
would start on his way home from
Germany.
We didn't know until this morn
ing when they told us at the Pen
tagon that Capt. Murray had been
given the Congressional Medal If
Honor at Sslzburg, Germany,
when the u. S. Third Infantry Di-
vision received the Presidential
Unit Citation" Mayor Lane said.
It was explained that Capt. Muir
ray had two choices in the matter
of receiving the Congressional
Medal. He could accept it in his
field of combat, which was the
European Theatre, or he would
have been given the privilege of
receiving the award from Presi-
dent Truman in Washington, prob
ably at the White House.
Although there may be a great
many Wilmlngtonians who feel
that one of the City's favorite sons
let them down by accepting the
award from a general, when he
may have received ii from the
President, we know that Capt.
Murray had his own reasons. I
know Capt. Murray from school
days at New Hanover High. He
was bashful to some extent. How
ever, his record with the u. S.
Third Infantry tends to promote
argument along these lines, so Wen
just let the matter drop. l don't
want to argue with or about man
like Capt. Murray.
Although the general idea as ex-
pressed by several of the man in
the street." interviewed here yes
terday is that Wilmington is
thought very little Of outside Of i'm
mediate circles. the City's delegat-
ion yesterday reported complete
cooperation from all concerned,
"even though we were out to get
something"
Junior" among the old timers
was Walter E. Yopp, newly elected
City Councilman. The other mem
bers of the group, Mayor Lane.
Councilmen Currin and Wade, have
spent many hours camping on
Capital steps. The business of
showering the diplomatic appeal
was old stuff to them. From all
indications last night, Mr.. Yopp
liked it fine -
The Mayor, a druggist-Wade, a
real estate dealer-Currin a whole
sale fruit mercAant-and Yopp,
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ALLEN, WILLARD
HEADING BATTERS
Lefty Cheshire Is Slated To
Hurl For Pirate Nine
Tonight

Charlie Willard, Wilmington pi.
rate short stop, is up front in tn.
BUGS batting average with smooth
400, although he has only been
to the plate Is times and collect.
ed six hits.
Snag Allen, Pirate third base.
man, is really holding betting hon.
ors with percentage of 1857 for
AZ trips to the plate, banging out
Is hits and scoring ten runs.
This is a sample of the hitting
the Pope Field Air Base team
will be up against tonight when
they tangle with the Wilmington
outfit at Legion Field at $50
o'clock.
However, the Pope Field Filters
from Fort Bragg are holding third
place in the Fort Service league
with a record of II victories and
IL defeats. The Pirates have won
II and lost four games and are
anxious to get back in the win
column after losing the last two
games.
Brody Stanley, Buc first has.
handler, is trailing Allen by only
seven points, hitting an even $50.
Stanley has been to bat so official
times and has blasted out IA hits,
many Of them good for extra bases.
Brody also has scored four runs
for Wilmington.
Sam Paxton, Pirate cleanup
batter, is only smuggling at 1853.
Paxton plays left field for the Buc.
cancers and holds record of only
two errors for the entire season.
He has five runs to his credit,
Louis Lefty Cheshire is lead.
ing the pitchers at the plate with
his name on a $50 average, and
has accounted for three runs
Cheshire has seven wins and only
one defeat to his credit.
Linwood Rowan, who played
three games for the Pirates when
he was home on a furlough re.
Gently, has been at bat five times
and collected two hits.
Johnnie Wilbourne, who is charg'
ed with three of the Pirates de-
feats this season, holds a batting
average of 1886. He has officially
been at bat IA times and scored
two runs on four hits.
Expecting to get the pitching as
signment for Wilmington tonight
is Lefty Cheshire, who hurled
against Camp Davis last Monday
night, allowing but two hits and
striking out Is Davis batters.
The regular lineup for the Pi'
rates is expected to see action in
tonight's game.
The following table includes all
games except that with the Raleigh
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
Mel OFT Ordered
To Take Vacation

NEW YORK, July 6 - (P At
his doctors orders, Manager Mel
OFT Of the New York Giants start
ed weeks vacation from his du'
ties in right field today.
DR.. Francis Sweeney actually or
dered OFT, suffering from shoulder
and leg injuries as well as nerV'
Gus condition, to take a comple'
seven-day vacation but the man
ager compromised by giving up
his players berth and continuing
to direct the club from the bench
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Errors-Salkeld, Barnhardt, Gerheaus-
err. Runs barred in Gionfriddo. Ger
heauser. Barrett, Russell 2, Ramsey, Gull
Ter 3, Clearwater. Hofferth, Nieman A.
Holmes q Two base hits-Coscarart, Hol-
mes. Home runs-Barrett Russell. Gull
Ter, Nieman. Holmes. Stolen bases-Bar-
rett. Mast 2. Clearwater. Sacrifice -
Workman. Left on bases-Pittsburgh 5,
Boston g. Bases on balls-Gerheasuer S,
Beck /. Rescigno s. Andrews I. Strike
outs-Beck g. Rescigno 2, Anrews l.,
Cooper O. Hits-off Gerheasuer S in 4
innings Beck in 2; Rescigno in 2;
Andrews in 7; Cooper l in 2: Wild
Winning pitcher -
Andrews. Losing pitcher-Rescigno. Um-
pires-Sears, Barr. Dunn. Time-2: oS.
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Senator Mitman Wins
New Catcher Laurels

ST. LOUIS, July 6.-R)-Rick
: Terrell, 38-year-old catcher for
I: the Washington Senators, set new
! all-time American League catch
: ing record as he appeared in the
\ starting lineup of the first game
! of twilight night doubleheader
Z between Washington and St. Louis
! Browns tonight.
Terrell, catching his 1,722nd
i game, tbroke the games-caugh
record held by Ray Schalk, former
Chicago White Sox catcher.
FIRST CAMEN
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in baseball and basketball, Steve
starred in the fast Bux-Mont lea
one Later he transferred to the
Narbarth championship team of the
Main Line loop and also took a
whirl in the Philadelphia Indus
trial league.
The ''Fizz'' entered the service
in October, 1941, serving in the
capacity of medical non-com with
the 43rd Bomb Group. He spent
nearly IS months overseas. His
group participated in the Bismarck
Sea battle and received the unit
citation for outstanding achieve
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
Camp Davis Pitching Staff Gets New Hurler

then followed with a well earned
scholarship to Duke University:
At the famous Carolina lnst1:u-
ton he played Frosh footbssl ana
basketball, being captain OF the
latter club. He won starting oerth
on the Varsity his sophomore year
as a tackle and held 1t for the
next two years. Although Duke
didn't gain any bowl bids during
his career there, they were South
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on by the team, as evidenced by
a series of winning streaks that
BODIES well for successful sea-
son.
This husky 228 pound six-footer
is one of the most savage line
drive hitters On the club. His stick
work has been potent factor in
a number Of his teams victories.
His present success in the sports
world is traceable TO his early
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07

utilized those requisites to win the
keystone assignment, far outdls'
tancing all competition.
APPLY tabled the mechanical
man by team mates and 1ans
alike, Steve makes hard plays looh
easy and performs his chore
around the middle sack in a DUST
ness-like fashion.
Just Is, the Fizz tips the scateo
at 1856 pounds and stanos . ie eel
IL inches. His pre-army oasSo -
experience was defined mosly ~
high school and Independent pay
ING in the Philadelphia area Az, s
er graduation from Roxoo,u lis ..G.
school, where he won ''A ''-'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
CHICAGO BLASTS
PHILLIES BY 1l-3

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-LR-
Scoring five runs in the second and
five in the seventh, the Chicago
Cubs blasted the Philadelphia Phils
11-3, tonight in the first game Of
a twi-night doubleneaders.
(FIRST GAME)
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career as an athlete.
Born in Beaver Falls. Pa, he
starred at Beaver Falls High
School in football and basketball.
He was captain of the gridiron
team in his senior year and was
selected as the outstanding tackle
in the section From high school
he matriculated at McKinsey Prep
school in Scarsdale, N. Y, where
he captained the football team, and
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ern Conference champions for two
years.
Escaping from injuries after a
gruelling three years spent at tack
ie he caught for the baseball team
in his senior year and batter over
the charmed 800 mark. Following
his graduation Joe played one year
professional football with the Pater
son Panthers Ct the American AS
ISOLATION Football League.
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CAMP DAVIS - One of the big
reasons for the mediocre perfor-
nance of the pitching staff OF
the Camp Davis nine during the
early part Of the season was The
lack Of an experienced catcher.
The arrival Of Capt. Joe c'The
Beast~ Brunansky quickly al
leviated this handicap. His work as
a defensive r1sr has been the chief
reason for the new life" taken
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
City Briefs
MONEY STOLEN

C. o. Sprinkle, of Raleigh,
reported to city police yester-
day morning that someone had
entered his room at the Will
mington hotel after 1880 p. m.
Thursday, and stolen $84 from
his wallet. The wallet was
found on the floor by Sprinkle,
police said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-07
Negro Pulls Latest
Flim-Flam Racket

A new flirn-flam trick made its
appearance in Wilmington yester-
day when a Negro man gave Mrs.
R. T. Smith, Sol South 4th street,
one dollar and a handful of slugs
for twenty dollar bill at the
Carolina theater box office, accord
ing to city police.
The Negro, who has not yet been
apprehended, gave Mrs. Smith a
roll of what he represented to be
so cent pieces for the greenback
but only the two end coins were
genuine the in between part being
slugs, officers said.
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CASH BOX STOLEN

J. L. Williams, Safeway Tran
sit company bus driver, re-
ported to police yesterday that
when he parked his bus at the
company's Ninth and Orange
streets garage and went in the
building for q mechanic, some
one boarded the bus making
ing off with a metal cash box.
Police said that approximately
$14 was missing.
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HARDER PITCHES
INDIANS TO WIN

CLEVELAND, July 6. - Up -
Mel Harder gained his first victory
of the year tonight as he hurled
the Cleveland Indians to a 4 to 2
win over the Boston Red Sox in
the second half of twilight-night
twin bill after the Tribes Jim Bag
by copied the opener, 3 to 2. En-
NETT O'Neill and Randy Helm
were the losers.
(FIRST GAME>
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new YORK BOWS
TO REDS, 81

NEW YORK, July 6.-P-Leav-
ing 13 men stranded on the base
paths. the New York Giants bow
ed to the Cincinnati Reds today
for the first time in seven games
this season as young Howard
Fox shaded Van Mungo 80. Ernie
lombard hit his 18th homer for
the Giants.
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STRIKE CLOSES
BIG STEEL Mill
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for lack of materials. The strike
began July 2 as protest against
reduction in tonnage handled and
consequent loss in take-home pay.
! Other strikes by cities were:
4 Akron
CLIO United Rubber Workers went
to work for the Navy at the Good
year Tire Rubber Company and
spent their first day cleaning and
readying the five plants after 20
days of inactivity.
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Errors-None. Runs batted in r
j johnson, Metkovich, Mackiewicz. Bagby
Two base hits-Metkovich, Bagby, B.
Steiner. Home runs johnson. Sacri-
fices-Hayes, Boudreau. Double plays -
Steiner, Lake and Camlh 2; Camilli. Lake
and Camilli, Ross, Meyer and Rocco.
Left on bases = Boston 1, Cleveland TO-
Bases on balls O'Neill Bagby 5.
Strikeouts Bagby l, Reynolds l. Hits
off Bagby 8 in % innings; Reynolds 0
in 1-3. Wild pitches - Bagby. Winning
pitcher - Bagby. Umpires Boyer,
Jones and Summers. Time-1:44.
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National League
PROBABLE PITCHERS
American League

American League
New York at Detroit-Zuber (2-2) VS..
Newhouser f12-5).
Boston at Cleveland - Wilson (4-5 VS..
Smith $50.
Philadelphia at Chicago ,2,-christop-
her 11-N and Knerf Q-6) VS.. Dietrich
(3-2) and Caldwell (3-3).
Washington at St. Louis (night) Wolf
90 VS.. Jakucki (8-5).
National League
St. Louis at Brooklyn-Burkhardt (8-3)
VS.. Buker 800.
Cincinnati at New York (2)-Kennedy
l-6) and Dasso (4-4.
FeIdman (6-6) and Phillips (0-0).
Chicago at ladelphia-Passeau go
VS. Lee (3-6).
Pittsburgh at Boston-sewell CD vs.
Hutchings (4-2).
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Errors-Lopez, Russell, Workman, Gil
lenwater. Runs batted in-Coscarart 2,
Russell 2, Barrett. Colman, Elliott 2,
Workman g. Cutler, Holmes 4, Mast,
Hofferth 2, Clearwater, Drews. Two
base hits-Elliott, Coscarart, Holmes 3,
Ramsey, Workman, Hofferth. Home runs
,-Coscarart, RUSSELL Barrett, Workman.
Sacrifice-Roe. Double plays-Workman
and Mast Left on bases Pittsburgh T.
Boston T. Bases on balls-Gables !, Hen.
erickson /. Strikeouts-Beck 1. Kits-oft
Roe 8 in l % innings; Beck in 1-3;
Gables in S. Hit by pitcher-by Hen
erickson (Coscarart); Gables lHamseyl'
Losing pitcher-Roe umpires Barr,
Dunn, Sears. Time-1:56. Attendance
{. O25
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BOSTON TAKES two
FROM PITTSBURGH

BOSTON, July 6.-RLPound-
ing three Pittsburgh Pitchers for
10 hits, including three doubles by
Tommy Holmes who established a
new modern National League rec
ord by hitting safely in his 34th
consecutive game, the Boston
Braves trounced the Pirates 1913
in the second game of double
header today. Boston also won the
first game, 1875.
FIRST GAME)
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Yankee Pitcher Passes
Pre-Induction Physical

NEW YORK, July 6.-RNEm-
erson (Steve) Roser, 27-year-old
New York Yankee highlander
pitcher, passed his pre-inducting
examination and now awaits a
call to the Army, Selective Service
HEADQUARTERS announced today.
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WARREN JOHNSON

Discussing the far-flung &C
tivities of the United Seamen's
Service, a member of the Ma
tional War Fund, which is sup
ported In part by. the Commun-
ity War Chest of Wilmington
and New Hanover county, War
rem S. johnson, president of
the Peoples Saving Bank, last
night was the guest speaker
on the Chests "Crisis In
Boom Town" radio program
presented over WMFD.
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CHURCH DEDICATION

The new Riley's Creek Bap-
tist church will be dedicated
tomorrow and all members
and friends are invited to at
tend, the Rev. C. r. Taylor,
pastor of the church said. The
occasion will be celebrated as
a Homecoming day with din
ner being served on the
ground. The Rev. John Arch
Mcmillan, of Townsville, will
preach the sermon,
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WILL PLAY

Lieut.. Allan Ramsey, station
ed at Camp Davis, will play
violin solo at the 11:15 o'clock
service Sunday morning at
The Little Chapel-on-the Board
walk, Wrightsville Beach.