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The Lexington advertiser., 1945-05-31

refresh themselves before going 70
a new location. Plant scientists OF
the y. s. Department Of Agriculture
say this win help keep them from
whiting. Damp soil makes It easier
for the gardener to separate the
plants off and Lift them from flats
or pots.
Soaking the ground well where
they are ret in the garden also is
necessary Soaking the. ground with
q starter solution --about ) table,
spoons Of fertilizer in q gallon OF
water-helps give them a quick
pickup.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-05-31

H. K. Womack and Miss Ruth
johnson were Durant visitors Sum-
day afternoon.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-05-31

1t Is interesting to note that the
Humphries dairy was the first one
to start pasteurixing milk In Hol-
mes county. Twenty odd cows are
being milked at the present time
and they are producing approxi-
mately IS gallons per day. This herd
has been classified BY an official Of
the American JezSey Cattle Club
and produly boasts m average Of
N.72 percent.
At The end OF this visit, cold de-
licious pasteurized milk was served
to the group. This act typifies the
hospitality Of the Humphries Farm.
More next week on tour.
Under the previous regulations,
which are now revoked, farmers
were eligible for power line extern
sions on certification by the county
AAA committee based on animal
units of production. Certificates for
copper wire for farmstead wiring
are still issued by county commit
tees.
American farmers are getting
more than snine- tenths Of all the
farm machinery manufactured Ii
this country. Latest figures scompil-
ia III thAsfhte5gn ecpnoniic 'adminii-
tration show that Only 1tk per Cent
Of the total scheduled production Of
farm machinery during the fiscal
year 1e44-z5 will be exported. In q
recent letter to Congress, Foreign
Economic Administrator Leo T.
Crowley explained how the relative
" small amount Of exported ma
chinery Is helping shorten the war
for ourselves and our allies.
In spite Of the splendid progress
that has been made in Holmes coun-
ty in the use of winter cover crops,
there is still great need for the
use of these crops due to the deple-
ton of the soil caused by the war
time production, Mr.. E. R. Trotman,
County Administrative Officer, stat
ed this week.
The administrative officer report
Cd that n government stockpile of
good seed is available for use in
making seedlings this fall, which Is
exceptionally valuable since trans
portation difficulties probably will
prevent new crop seed from moving
out of the west in time for fall plant
ing. Shipments from this stockpile
can be started Immediately, and all
of these reserve seeds are being Of
fered for sale.
Mr.. Trotman stated that standard
grade seed will have purity of 90T
or better. termination 007o or bet
ter. Peas and vetch will have total
winter legume content Of 987o OF
better, and common ryegrass will
have a purity Of 987o or better. AL
ased will be tagged to show current
l termination test. ~
The offer Is limited to the amour,
of each variety of seed in the gov.
ernrnent's stockpile and to purchas
ers who will agree to furnish thu
seed as conservation material under
the purchase order plan or sell then
at not to exceed the fair price ap
plicable in the county where distri
buted. Information relative to fai
prices prevailing. in Holmes count,
may be obtained at the county AAl
office. Order for hairy vetch win b.
limited to one car to each dealer an,
rye grass is being offered at thi
time only to dealers who will SCI
these seed in Southern states.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-05-31
Buy War | Bonds
TODAY
FOR Future Nellh..

turned home after visit with his
aunt IN. Greenwood.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
SUB THAT STRUCK
JAPS HARD, LOST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-UP)-
The 1525-ton submarine Harder,
which held a Presidential Unit CT
tation for sinking thousands of
tons of Japanese shipping, was
listed as lost today along with
three lesser vessels.
The Harder, 35th American SUBJ
marine lost in this war, carried
normal complement of IS men
who are missing with their skip
per, Cmdr. Samuel D. Dealey of
Dallas, Tex, holder of five deco
rations.
Other vessels announced lost
were tine landing craft LSM-318,
destroyed by Jap planes last De-
cember 7 on the beach at Leyte
where it was marooned by low
tide after landing troops and sup
plies; the torpedo boat PT-3OO,
also lost in the Philippines area,
and the PT-311, destroyed in the
Mediterl mean area.
They raised to 243 the number
OF U. S. Naval vessels lost fr>l
all causes in the war.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Crowd Bades Farewell
To Racing At Tropical
With One Last Fling

MIAMI, Fla, Jan 2-(P1-A big
crowd babe farewell to racing at
Tropical Park today, lining in long
queues in front of the betting win,
dows for a last fling.
For the most part, hosremen
seemed unable to realize that it
was the last day, that a govern
nent ban on all horse and dog
tracks becomes effective at mid
night.
But the atmosphere was one O.
gloom.
A sign of the times were the
notices posted on the Tropical bul
letin board, some advertising
farms in the north available for
winter training quarters.
Others offered to purchase horse
flesh cheaply.
The government remount service
posted an offer of up to 1000 for
stations.
Upsetting to many was notice
that a permit from Washington will
be required before horses may be
shipped. The government already
has banned the movemnt of her.
ses or dogs to any place except
home farms.
1t was too early for z owners,
trainers and jockeys to know ex-
actly what they will do if the ban
stretches into lengthy period.
Almost all stables planned to go
ahead with their training programs
here. in order that they would be-
ready in the event racing starts
again on short notice.
A fear has been expressed that
small stables may find it necessary
late1 to destroy their horses.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Wildcat Hard1uooders FAVORED
To Beat Wilson Here Friday

were defeated by the Smithfield
All-Stars by margins of two points
and nine points, respectively, and
were conquered by the Wilson
Alumni in each of two other en-
gagements.
1t must be taken into considera
ton, however, that the Cyclones
have been practicing only three
weeks, workouts being delayed by
postseason football games, cul-
minating in the Wilsonites' win
ming of the State Championship.
Brogden pointed out that several
mainstays of the Cyclone hard
wooders were late in reporting to
practice drills due to injuries sus-
tanned during football season. He
reported that his boys have shown
marked improvement in their CO.
ordination and shooting eyes
during recent drills.
When queried on his slant on the
outcome of Friday nights fray,
he expressed the opinion that it
would be anybody's game, and that
the eyes would be fighting until
the final whistle.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Racing Bows Out
AS Tracks Close
Most Bookmakers Gloss
Accounts Until After
The War
RY ORLO ROBERTSON

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-tR-As the
horsemen and fans said farewell 10
racing at Tropical Park and New
Orleans fairgrounds today, many
of the bookmakers in metropolitan
New York closed their accounts
until war conditions permit the re.
turn of the thoroughbred sport 10
the United States.
Several bookies figured that
about half of the books in New
York would fold or sell their &C.
counts to those who plan to remain
in business. The. same thing was
said to exist in New Jersey, which
hasn't been the old Jersey. as far
as bookmaking is concerned, for
long time.
A series of raids during the last
year closed many of the bookmak.
ing establishments across the Hud.
son river and the set-up hasn't
been worthwhile for men TO buy
seat" one bookie explained that
they operate on much the same
basis as the stock exchange, buy.
ing and selling operating locations
in the city. .
Those who plan to stay are OF the
opinion that the players will not 60
for tracks at Havana and Mexico
City. Suspensions of the scratch
sheets published by the armstrong
publications, the Triangle Publica-
tons Daily Racing Guide and the
daily broadcast of results sponsor.
ed by Armstrong are expected to
make a big difference in the
amount of play.
Officials of the Morning Tele-
graph and Racing Form, also
published by Triangle, declined to
comment as to the future of these
publications.
There was every likelihood that
the New York books would set
limit on the payoff at Havana and
Mexico City. returning 20, s and 4
at the former and 30, 10 and at
the latter.
There also were indications from
other cities, such as Washington,
that many of the books would fold
because of the lack of interest and
knowledge of the horses racing in
Cuba and Mexico.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-tR-Appar
emily any resentment toward rug
ged he-men playing baseball for
personal profit at this time isn't
shared by all the CTS.
In fact, the story of the tour OF
one of the groups of Major League
baseball men and sports writer's in
dictates the boys who have seen the
enemy through the sights of rifle
or from the cockpit of a fighter
plane and know war at its worst
seem more eager for firsthand
news of the sport than many
desk soldier or critical civilian.
Here is what the base H news,
published somewhere in the Dutch
East Indies, has to say about a
visit of a troupe:
The present troupe of sports &C.
lebrities have to date done more
for the entertainment of men at
this base than all the other troupes
put together.
Lets take a trip around the
base with the stars. First it was a
trip to one of the hospitals for
visit with the patients. If you could
have been here and seen the faces
of the men with arms and legs
amputated when the boys were in
troduced! The faces lit up like a
IL
ears, asking questions, asking au-
tographs and wanting TO know all
about the happenings on the ball
field. 1t would have made a lump
come to anyone's throat. They
were literally mobbed by the pa
tients who were able to manipulate
on their own accord. They just
didn't want their heroes TO leave.
You can talk all you want about
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Reason For Changes
In Local Wrestling
Shows Are Announced

Explaining the reason for chang
ing the city's wrestling program to
Thursday night instead of the US
ual Friday night mat shows, Pro-
nfoter Bert Causey said last night
that Il just had chance to get
the girl wrestiers, and took ad-
vantage of it."
Tomorrow night Violet Valen-
tire, new face to local fans, is
signed to meet Nell Stewart, who
appeared here last week.
In the opening match, scheduled
to go rs minutes, Jack O'Brien
will tangle with Johnny Long.
Promoter Causey said last night
that in the future tickets will be
sold at Tha,ian hall the night OF
the show, rather than at the Orion
hotel, as previously announced.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Jockey Jessup Kicks
Dark Ship To Victory

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2. - (P) -
Jockey Dell Jessop kicked home
an $3.50 long-shot at historic fair
grounds in the last horse race IN
the nation here today and packed
his trunk to return to coWpunch-
ing job in Arizona until War Mobl-
lizer James F. Byrnes' ban on
racing is lifted.
Jesop was astride Mrs. d.
Hurn's Dark Ship in the ninth and
final event of the scheduled U.s.
day fair grounds meeting, which
was cut short at nine days by the
Byrnes order. Dark Ship finished
in front by three lengths in the
year-olds and up and paid S2l.80 to
place and $3.50 show money.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Blue Devils Require
All Power To Defeat
Tides In Sugar Bowl

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2. -(P)-
Dukes b. Devils wore the Sugar
Bowl crown today but every ounce
of their power was required to
wrest the coveted topper from
Alabama's Crimson Tide here yes
terday 1926.
Eighteen year-old freshman
Harry Gilmer 100 pound back
from Birmingham, Ala, was the
man of the hour in this years
game despite his connection with
the losing team.
He kept Duke in hot water with
ground gaining, goal-threatening,
never-missing passes which put
his side ahead in the scoring most
of the afternoon And even as the
game ended he was pressing a
new offensive designed to over
come the Carolinians' three-point
lead
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
The Sports Trail

your leg shows, but you will never
see the girls mingle with the CPS
and bring happiness to solder
the way these men are doing at
the present time.
After the hospital trip the boys
headed straight for one Of the mess
halls where they stood in line like
the rest of us to get their chow,
and then to tables to find out all
about us and answer questions and
sign their John Hancocks.
Next was trip to a unit for
photos and more chats, another
mess hall at five and a show al
seven to still another area. When
that was over, Beans Reardon rush
ed to the umpires' school. After
the school it was another show to
round out as busy day as you and
| ever will have. Leg shows? Leave
'em at home. Give us the good old
sports stars.
Steve O'Neill. Beans Reardon,
Johnny Lindell, Whitley Lewis and
Tuck Stainback, we salute you. You
are five of the finest gentlemen
we have ever had the pleasure of
meeting. Our only regret is that
your stay cannot be much, much
longer
1t appears that the boys, some
of whom have just returned from
their 2700O-mile tour, did quite all
right. ONeill is manager of the
Detroit Tigers. Lindell and Stain
back are members of the New
York Yankees. Reardon is a Ma
tional League umpire and Lewis a
Cleveland baseball writer.
Maybe the manned lads in the
hospitals and their weary, mud
caked comrades should have some
thing 10 say about the future of
baseball.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
FOUR TRACKS HOPE
TO RACE IN SPRING

NEW YORK Jan 2. - P -
Some :ope VAS expressed toaaE
- Ne.-c-ol.1aa horse r2cs Track
operators ard a-1c-als d Ire jock
ev CUB maj -3cl-z vii De reslra-
Is :. ne tou- New YORK tracks
-exs spring
I ~-eoues. from Wa Mo1.Lza-
i'm 5:-ec-o- LEI -acs tracks cease
ope-z-.o-s II - duration q the
war 6eco-es Elective ton1or-oN.
Track ope-a.c-z = California ana
Florida with have winter meet
ings viii empty with the re
quest i WIS zaio. IS will New
York operators i the request
is still effective n the spring.
Marshall Cassidy. secretary
treasurer Of the Jockey Club said
if conditions in the spring re-
quire closing, certainly track op-
orators will comply,
I'VE are first of all out to win the
war. he added. we have not
contemplated delaying opening
dates or anything else. We hope
conditions will be better and the
tre ks Will open.
John j. Coakley, secretary-treas-
urer of the Westchester Racing
Association, operators of Belmont
Park, was likewise hopeful of
holding spring meeting.
1--WE are fu,.ctioning as usual,
he said, lat least two months pre-
paration is necessary before we
can open the track. This time is
required to have tickets printed
and to make other arrangements.
On the other hand, Herbert Bay
ard Swope, who recently resigned
as chairman of the New York
State Racing Commission, said de-
S lite the hopes of track operators
he did not look for resumption
Of racing here in April,
When Washington takes an ac-
ion the Pendulum swings far in
he arc of The circle before it re-
.urns', Mr.. SWope said
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
ulsans Get Revenge
In Georgia Tech Win

MIAMI, Fla, Jan 2. - lF -
Two weapons are better than one,
even in a football game and Tul-
sa's battering eleven had the 1915
Orange Bowl championship today
TO prove it.
All Georgia Tech exhibited yes
terday in battle before 10000
spectators was a sharp aerial at
tack, Tulsa had deadly passing
game, and devastating fround
offensive as well. The combination
was good for 26-12 triumph.
1t was the sweet revenge for
the Tulsans. who had lost to Tech
in the 1914 Sugar Bowl game, but
Coach Henry Frnka was doing no
growing
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Jack Maddox Fans Fail
To See Star In Action

CAMP LEJEUNE,, Jan. 1.-The
many Duke University basketball
fans who came to see the much
publicized Jack Maddox perform
for the Camp Lejeune Marines
against Duke there Saturday night,
were disappointed.
Jack the long short man of the
celebrated West Texas State
Teachers college team of 1912, did
not know the Marines were going
to schedule the game when he left
on a short Through for his ranch
at Medicine Mound, Tex.
Without the six-foot, four-inch
court clown, the Leathernecks
were just another club-and they
lost for the first time this season.
Maddox was an All-American
for two years with the amazingly
tall West Texas quintet. He was
the nations second-highest scorer
- behind his team-mate, Whiz
BrookfieId, -.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Regular Pattern Of In
creased Absenteeism
Reported
BY KARL r. BAUMAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-R)-
Absenteeism in war plants near
race tracks was cited today as the
real reason behind the government
ban on racing.
This explanation came from a
government official, who declined
to be quoted by name, but who
described as relatively insignifi-
can't the number of workers di-
cectly involved in the operation OF
race tracks.
"Absenteeism is the answer ne
said. There has been a regular
pattern of increased absenteeism
following the opening of tracks. In
some instances the increase has
been as much as 80 per cent. >
James F. Eyrnes. directoi. OF
War Mobilization and Recover
sion, who ordered the tracks clos
ed. after. today, merely explained
that he acted to reduce the drain
on manpoWer, transportation, COM
munication facilities and other
services.
Byrnes' assurance that profess
sional baseball and football a e
safe for the present from an out
light ban similar to that closing
down race tracks appeared to be
based on the theory that these
sports have not cut deeply into
war factory work schedules.
The re-opening several months
ago of the Hollywood Jockey Club,
located near a large aircraft plant,
resulted in pressure from high
military quarters from the closing
down of racing, it was learned.
Meanwhile, the War Manpower
Commission sent representatives
to Miami to recruit war workers
from the ranks of jockeys and 9TH
er employees at Tropical Park race
track.
The VINO agents, dispatched
by the Atlanta regional office, took
supplies of "referral slips to be
handed the track and stable staffs,
steering them to job openings IN
war Industry. VINO headquarters
in Washington said.
They showed;
Ra.-rg investment of SIS, 900, goo
in tracks, $50, 100000 i~ horses, and
$40, 100000 in breeding farms.
There are about 1900 profession
al jockeys handling some 5000
horses in training for racing on
100 tracks. About $4,000 a-e EN-
ployed as stable help.
Approximately 10000 persons
are regularly employed as racing
officials, mutual betting operators,
track and clubhouse -ttendants,
etc. Approximately 10000 persons
are employed on $50 breeding
farms in 80 states.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
BY CARL LUNDQUIST

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-UP)-With
little help from C. l. Joe, Amer
ica's hard pressed sports lovers
came through New Years Day,
l945 with the greatest array of
football bowl games on record and
there is little reason to think that
there won't be an ever-increasing
trend toward more of them in that
bright beautiful postwar world.
What will come next is anyone S
guess but for the fanatics who like
their sports in quantity as well as
quality it's a safe bet that the
Rose. Sugar, Orange, Cotton, Sun,
Shrine. Flower, Vulcan, and Blue
Gray. and the Tea. Spa ghetti, Lily
and Riviera bowl games for serv-
ice men fell far short of what they
would like to read and hear about.
II was a bleak holiday for the folks
in Houston. Tex, because the plans
for the Oil Bowl game between a
pair of crack service teams fell
liz va 81. anu II SIS1l1A1Cdlll liiot
despite atrocious weather at times,
every major bowl venture has been
financially successful almost from
its inception.
Hence, working under the funda-
mental promise of every success
full sports promotion-crowd appeal
there is logical ground for be-
lief that shortly after the war every
major city in the south and west
will have it's New Years Day ex-
traVaganZa.
Moreover, to prevent the frenzied
bidding for teams and the inevita-
BILE snubs and hurt feelings that &C.
company the selection of bowl op-
ponents after the close of the reg
ular season, there appears to be
plenty of sentiment in favor of set
bowl features between champion
ship teams from major conferen-
ces.
The Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl
promoters have taken step in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Whisky Book Registration
Reopened At ABC Outlet

Registration for. whiskey ration
books was reopened yesterday in
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Boards Second, and Grace street
store annex
W, D. Macmillan, chairman of
the board, said that liquor books
would be issued each Tuesday, be-
tween the hours of 10 am. and 6
pm. until further notice.
Coupons No. and 6 will be
valid for the purchase of one
quart. tw, pints or one-fifth of
whiskey until January IS. No. 7
and will be good for the same
amount from January is through
January 81.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Absenteeism In The War Plants
Said Reason For Racing Ban
Holiday Bowl Games Rated
Greatest Array In History

this direction by automatically
making their host teams the cham
plons of the Pacific Coast and
ISouthwest conferences. Moreover,
Rose Bowl officials have gone on
record in the past as stating that
they would like to have the Pacific
Coast champion play the Big Ten
champion annually, provided that
faculty fathers in the midwest cir
cult could be persuaded to rescind
their ban on post-season games.
There also is reported sentiment in
the southwest conference for an
annual game between it's neigh
boring circuit to the north, the up
and-coming Big Six conference.
By the same token, the Sugar
Bowl for example. might line up
its annual game between the south
eastern conference winner and the
top eastern intercollegiate team.
The Orange Bowl folks at Miami
could draw from the southern con-
ference and the Missouri valley
which provided their 1945 winner,
the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The
Sun Bowl which usually has the
border conference title winner as
the host team could depend upon
the champion of the Rocky Noun
tain Big Seven circuit for its second
team.
That would leave dozens of as
piring independent elevens, many
Of which are annual standouts But
they could be fitted into the picture
in southern cities which now have
no major New Years Day sport
attractions, such places as San Dr.
ego, Cal, Houston, Tex. (Which is
certain to renew its Oil Bowl
Galveston, Tex, Tampa, Ia. Bir-
mingham, Ala, Mobile, Ala. Phoe-
nix, Ariz, and Savannah, Ga, to
mention few. Any places with a
stadium seating as many as TO-
900 persons and an ambitious civic
promoter should be able to swing
the deal.-Reg. U. S. Pat Off.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-03
Southern Group Head
Praises New Umpire

MEMPHIS, Jan. 2-lRt-President
Billy Evans of the Southern Asso-
citation praised today the appoint
ment of William B. Carpenter as
umpire supervisor of the minor
leagues and said umpiring In the
circuits should be improvc1 as a
result
carpenter has distinguished
himself as an umpire in the minors
and majors" said Evans. "He is
definitely the man for the job"
Carpenter will oversee a pro
gram designed to give all minor
leagues uniformity of umpiring,
q plan Evans has followed in the
Southern.