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Evening star., 1945-11-14
Community Building
|urqed as War Memorial

A community building housing a
free public library and large audi
torium was recommended by Mrs.
Ralph E. Hinlstead, president of the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters, in a letter to j.
Philip Schaefer. secretary of the
War Memorial Committee of Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. Himstead. writing as the re-
suit Of action taken in the league
board meeting last Friday, said a
building providing rooms in which
all community organizations might
meet. with an auditorium large
enough for citizens to discuss COM
munity problems, and free public
library would make the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area a better COM
m1lnity
Evening star., 1945-11-14
st. EIizobeth's S Potent 5
Deuth Ruled Accidental

The death OF Victor E. jackson,
IS. st. Elizabeth's Hospital patient,
was called accidental by a coroner's
Jury yesterday.
Mr.. jackson died Saturday OF q
| fractured hip and pneumonia after
he was pushed to the door by an
other patient at the hospital, Robert
Grimes, on November ]. according
Ito police.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Navy Decommissions
Presidents S Old Yacht

The Navy said today thepresiden-
tial yacht Potomac, soon to be re-
placed by the Williamsburg, was
decommissioned at the Norfolk Navy
Yard November 8.
Because new construction made
her topheavy, the Potomac was con-
demned as unseaworthy in open
water and the Navy urged the
President not to continue to use her.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Proposal Due Next Week
On Richardson Successor

Attorney General Clark said today
after White House call that he ex-
pected to submit the recommends
ton next week for a successor to
Chief Judge william E. Richardson
of the Municipal Court of Appeals,
who died recently.
The Attorney General did not in
dicate if the choice had narrowed
down to one man.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Agreement Reached
On Bill 10 Provide
New Court BuiIdinq

Legislation to authorize construc-
ton of $40 800 900 new court build
ing to be erected on Constitution
avenue between Third street and
John Marshall place NV. will be
introduced in both the Senate and
House within few days as a result
Of general agreement reached on
bill today at a conference of Fed
eral and District officials.
The structure, to house both the
District Court and the Court of APP
peals, Is to be built on land belong
ing to. the District and now used as
public parking lot. The Federal
Government will reimburse the Dis
trict under financial agreement
now completed, and the District and
Federal Governments will share half
and half in the cost of the $40, SOC, 900
building.
The conference in the Office of
Chairman Lanham of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee was attended by representa-
tives of the two courts involved, the
District government and the archi-
tect of the Capitol.
Will Offer Identical Bills.
Identical bills will be introduced
soon by Chairman Andrews of the
Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee and by Chair
man Lanham who participated in
the conference.
The conference today followed q
meeting yesterday at the District
Building where, the financial ar
rangements were agreed to between
the Commissioners and a committee
of jurists.
This financial agreement recog.
nizes that the present market value
of the land, owned by the District
Is 81, 40, 900. The justices contendec
and the Commissioners agreed that
the District should receive credit fol
only half of this value. The Com
missioners abandoned their earlier
proposal that the local government
be allowed a credit of $425 900 fol-
repairs and remodeling of the pres
ent court building, which houses
only the District Court.
Credited on Cost.
The s1,2l0.000 received by the Dis
trict from the Federal Government
as credit will be applied toward the
Districts share of the $10,300, 900
cost of the building and furnishings.
Thus, the net cost in new appro-
priations of the project to the Dis
trict, which is to be spread over 10
annual installments after the con-
struction of the building, will be
$5,150, 900, less $1,210,000. or $3,940,-
600.
With these financial arrange
ments in the bill, it is understood
the measure will authorize that
Congress later appropriate sufh-
cient funds to construct the build
ing and that the supervising archi-
tect of the Capitol handle the job.
Expect Early Action.
The bills probably will be referred
Immediately to the Senate and
House Buildings and Grounds Com
mittees for early hearings which
probably would be held separately.
Vernon E. West, corporation coun-
Isel, who represented the Commits
sioners at today's conference, made
| 1t plain that the District, under the
plan, will not be called upon to ask
for early appropriations, but will be-
gin including its cost of the struc-
ture in its regular District appro-
priation bills only after the court
building is finished. Then the cost
will be spread over 10 annual in
stallments.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Rockville Sends Eight
To Induction Center

Selective Service Board No. / of
Rockville yesterday sent eight regis
trants to the induction center in
Baltimore.
They are Robert E. Bowman. Roy
Galloway, jr.; Richard H. Davis,
George w. Frazier, Charles T. Ja-
cobs, Edwin G. Keith, Donald E.
Schwartzback and Roby E. Thomp-
SOY,
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Nozi Rocket inventors
Feel No Guilt in War

No sense of war guilt was felt by
the inventors of the W. rocket and
other war machines, DIR. Hugh Dry
den, Bureau of Standards physicist,
told the Washington Civitan Club
yesterday at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Quoting from 4 letter from the
head of well-known German re-
search institute, DR.. Dryden said
they felt "only pride at having ad-
vanced the cause of science" The
physicist recently returned from an
official trip to Germany.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
lsiHRstioniinq
.Remiinderep

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Stamps FL
through XII good through Mo-
vember 80. Stamps Lei through
Q-l good through December 81.
Stamps RI through vi good
through January 81 Stamps
WI through I'll and green stamp
N-8 good through February 49,
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar Stamp SO good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
Evening star., 1945-11-14

EVEN CHERRY TREES ARE CONFUSED - Washnpton,s
weather too logical at BEST beuddled Nature that
things like this are happening Hams Point
sons Mrs Anna Williams with sprig blossoms
which she knows perfectly well shouldn't be sprouting until
around Easter But the long and now the rains simply
pushed things along Bit. Star stan Photo
Evening star., 1945-11-14

/ carelessly left this heart-warm-
ling card on my table, and it was
i found there at roll call that night
4 when 1t. Marui paraded in to in
j 5spect the room and see that every
Il thing was in place. His eye immedi-
sately alighted on the card, which he
sssnatched up and read. He f1ew into
ss'Ia great rage.
Marui had Kelly and Kroeze on
1.-THE carpet the next day. He was
amadder about the significance of the
card than he was about the chair,
land he was almost mad enough
about the chair to take 1t away
from me.
why did you give Gen. VAIN
wright that chair?" he beloved at
gthe boys. And why have you sug-
Ngested that he may be home in Oc-
tober?"
Kelly is quick -witted lad. He
explained that he and Kroeze had
given me the chair because I had
dote them favor or two in the past
and they liked me.
The Jap let that go. after . time.
Evening star., 1945-11-14

OdfutM fIOtS ASSIk nt0.
They put the enlisted men to work
about this time, ploughing garden
in the nearby ground, though the
ground was still frozen from Ia to
10 inches deep. The senior officers
were given small plotssin which they
might raise vegetables. Sergt. Car
roll, in addition to his heavy work,
generously planted me some string
beans, red peppers, melons and
tomatoes.
Carroll and other enlisted men
began coming to me from time to
time in the early spring of 1945 to
tell me that Jap soldiers with whom
they occasionally spoke had told
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
PW'S WILL MOVE
FARTHER UPSTATE

Peanut harvesting and tobacco
processing upstate will claim the
attention of many of the Prisoners
of War now employed by firms in
the Wilmington area, R. T. Nc
Keithan, manager of the United
States Employment Service office
here, said Wednesday,.
However, 100 have been allocated
to help harvest crops in this area
during October, compared to IS
for August and September.
Mr.. McKeithan revealed that 30
of the $50 now employed locally
will 60 to the northeast part OF the
state to work with peanuts and
tobacco. It is uncertain now wheth'
er they will be transferred bsck to
the Wilmington camp.
This will leave only 60 POW's to
work in local fertilizer, lumber and
pulpwood concerns during .Septen1'
Der and October, whereas one con-
Germ alone has employed 81 up to
this time.
Production in the Wilmington
plants may be seriously hampered
unless labor can be found to re-
place the POW's, it was stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
WILMINGTON GIRLS
RECEIVE DISCHARGE
FROM WAVE DUTIES

Five Wilmington girls have re-
ceived honorable discharges from
the Waves, it was announced to-
day by Yeoman First Class Fred
Wall of the local recruiting office.
though all of the girls have seen
less than a months service.
The discharges were received III
line with the recent policy OF the
Navy to end Wave recruiting and
to discharge present members.
Though actually in the Navy, being
sworn in about August 9th, the
ex-Waves have less than 80 days
service and hadn't even received
their uniforms.
The young ladies concerned are
Jean Blanchard, Carolyn LeR =
Louise Warren, Ethel Silva and
Raychel Fender, all of whom are
seriously considering entering the
Wacs, with the assurance of Wac
recruiter S-Sgt. Olga Kovacs that
there would be no disappointments
from the Army and that their serv-
ice would be for at least a years
length.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
1925 YEAR-OLDS
STILL SUBJECT TO
SELECTIVE SERVICE

The 1925 year registrants were
reminded yesterday by County
Draft Board No. 2 that they are
still subject to Selective Service
regulations which formerly govern
ed changes in jobs.
The draft board pointed out that
many of these Job jumpers"were
confused by the recent relaxation
of VINO manpower controls. grant
ing permission to make changes
in Jobs in essential industry. These
young registrants have seized the
opportunity to change jobs without
consulting their draft board.
1t is still necessary, however, for
any registrant who plans to change
from job for which he has been
deferred to take another job, to
receive the sanction of his board
before making this change.
II the 1925 year old registrant
leaves job for which he has
been granted deferment without the
favorable determination from his
board, he will be placed immed.
lately in a class available for in
duction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
CAVACNAR0 GETS
AP SPORTS DESK

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-lRAAp-
pointment of Robert ]. Cava gnaro
as general sports editor of the
Associated Press, with headquar.
tiers in New York, was announced
today by Kent Cooper, executive
director.
Cavagnaro leaves the post Of
news editor of the Rocky Noun
tain Division, with headquarters il,
Denver, to undertake his new du.
ties, October l. He Joined the A..
P. staff at Newark, N. j., in 1880
and has had broad experience as
a news writer and executive in
assignments taking him from coast
to coast. He was a member Of
the general sports staff in New
York for a number Of years, be.
fore going to Denver he held the
post of executive representative
on the Pacific Coast, with head.
quarters in San Francisco.
Cavagnaro succeeds Orlo l.
Robertson, who resigned as sports
editor to accept an executive pc.
sition with the United States
Trotting Association. Robertson
takes up his new work Sept. l after
Is years with the A. P. He became
general sports editor In 1943.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Customs House Offices
Now On Forty-Hour Week

The Collector of Customs, Army
Engineers, u. S. District Attorney,
immigration and Naturalization
Service, Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. and the Wilmington Area Rent
Control establishment are now Of
ficially on a 40-hour work WEEK.,
consisting of an eight hour d y,
Monday throuh Friday, it was
officially announced yesterday.
Officials stressed that the offices
will no longer be open Faturdays
and advised the public to confine
its dealings within the new five
day week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
RENT CONTROL, VINO
OFFICES WILL CLOSE
FOR LABOR DAY

The War Manpower Commission
and the Rent Control office will be
closed on Labor Day for the first
time in many years since the issu-
ance of a Presidential proclama-
ton banning all holidays for gov.
eminent workers except Christmas
Word was received yesterday
from the State Manpower director,
]. S. Dorton, that the Wilmington
WMC-USES office would be closed
all day Monday, September 3.
Similar advice was received by
the local Rent Control office that
the day had been declared legal
holiday to be observed this year.
Throughout the past few war
years, these offices, along with the
other government bureaus have
worked through every legal holi-
day on the calandar except Christ
mas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Traffic Deaths Mount
Is Per Cent In July

CHICAGO, Aug. 20. -(R- After
the slight easing of gasoline re-
strictions last June q, the nations
July traffic death toll rose Is per
cent over the same month in 1914,
the National Safety Council said to-
day.
July traffic deaths were 1880,
making total of 1880 for the
first seven months of 1945. Despite
the increase of deaths throughout
the country. 232 cities reported
perfect records for July. Largest
was Providence, r. l., with a pop
ulation of 253,500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Highway Officials Plan
Inspection OF Roadway

State Highway commission Off
Gals Friday will inspect the 15-
mile resurfacing job, which will be
completed today, on the highway
between Supply and Grissetown in
r. A. Ashwortk, resident enei-
neer Of the Wilmington state high
way office, w. e. Hawkins, state
construction engineer of Raleigh,
and c. E. Brown, assistant division
engineer of Fayetteville, will
make the inspection.
The work was begun on June 1s
by Dickerson company of Monroe
at cost of 100000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Eyemen To Meet Filters
In Tournament TONIGHT

The City Optical softball team
and the Bluethenthal Army Air
Base will resume their battle 62r
the City softball Championship pen
nant at 8 o'clock tonight on the
diamond at Robert Strange pack.
Although the Filters are one gaVae
up on the Eyemen, they are ex-
pected to run against some strong
opposition tonight. The Opticians
have recently returned. from the
State tournament at Greensboro,
after they were edged out of the
lead into fourth place by a 10
score served by 1t. Allen thinner
man and the Moore Generals.
Camp Davis beat City Optical in
the last game of the city tourna'
ment last year, and took honors
with 80 victory.
Clyde Jordan, voted the second
top pitcher in the State tourna-
ment, probably will get the mound
assignment against the air base to-
night. In the State championships.
Jordan went against the world S
champion underhander, "A 1.-The
thinner, and the result was one
OF the best underhand duels ever
witnessed in Greensboro Memorial
Stadium.
John Koczan, who has six no.
hltters to his credit this season,
viii be on the hill for the Filters.
This is the fourth game Of the
four-out-of seven series, with the
Alrmen ahead by one game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
~, WHITNEY MARTIN

.n A. ON MAIN, Ger
~ Aug. % - ~ Well, there
fSn ..t like a bunch of dopes, look
We We NJ, nerfectly natural probably, but
uS ,,r Of itinerant sports writer's
a sl0D not breeze in on General
aos. D. Eisenhower, slap him
DSI .5a hack and says: "Hi-ya kid,
nov rss not alone the presence OF
~ l.oa+ man that awed US. We were
saIss u speeches. the moment
' s+9I door opened into the General S
the .'rsts office, which is located in
PI. .ort Of tabloid edition OF the Pen
W.. Nv building, the whole bewild-
srSs layout formerly housing o the n
s s.neal offices of 1.G. Farben IN
au Saa Generals office was the
.,srd Of directors room and It's
p ''.a and elegance would make the
as1. or idea of business ty-
Av-. s,e office seems like a watch
s wv : shanty. It has oriental rugs
''al' thick carpet, with heavy
0HE nanels between huge cur
tanned windows.
''- Tho General quickly put us at
1 nv remarking ne sometimes
s to. hack and surveyed the sur
's,nd ngs and wondered what the
,J would think, knowing an
,.,srican General W as sitting
there. a.oo T. tho
csneral, a kind of modest unass-
'.aino citizen you find in any
l .nsrican town and like to think
a N ss tvpically American. Any man
" HE stature vino punctuates his
oom M with such crackerbarrel
svnrsssions as by golly'' and
oSfpI.darped" is being himself and
rotputti ngonanact.
MT putting on an act.
Naturally our visit was to pump
,r, m SPORTS and that gave him
h a n to let down MS
sn.rse hair as his interest in ath-
latics is no pose. His career is dott-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Wilmington Bids Strong
For SoftbaU Contests

Although considerable discussion,
both pro and con, has been forth
coming lately from the coveys Of
the City Recreation Department.
the corners Of the American Lee
gion Stadium, as well as various
other official and unofficial sources,
Softball Commissioner Neal Cooke
ham says he has no statemnt as
to when word will be received con-
corning Wilmington's bid for the
1916 State Championship. However,
it is expected among these circles
that the decision of the State Soft.
ball Commission will be made pub.
lie within a few days.
Following the completely un.
founded rumor that officials of the
City Optical team has offered to
guarantee the winning team ST.
600 as their part OF the take"
Cockerham commended that this
would not be the best way to handle
the bid. The softbal commissioner
pointed out that last year, the
bid was handled on a percentage
basis, and Cockerham said that
he doubted if the Moore General
team received enough to pay their
expenses to tn national champion.
ships.
1t was tn contention Of some
perhaps Wilmington should take
into consideration flat guarantee,
plus percentage of the take"
which would be divided among the
winning teams.
At the Greensboro tournament
the first six winners in the mems
division were given shares 81 the
receipts. Wilmington won nine per
cent as fourth place winners. Evi.
IDENTIFY this would leave very little
for the fifth and sixth placers.
What Cockerham contends to be
the strong point in favor Of Will
mington for next years tourna.
ment is the fact that transporta-
ton restrictions will be lifted, with
the summer resorts and other faci-
lities acting as a drawing card
for the upstate teams. With the
interest in softball mounting, 1t is
anticipated that as many as 70
teams will enter next years tour
nament. Cockerham pointed out
that with as many teams in the
championships, several thousand
outsiders would swarm into the
City and nearby resorts.
Not only the mems champions
ships are being sought, but Will
mington hopes that the women S
tournament will be played here as
well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
PIRATES DEFEAT
new BERN, ZIG

The Wilmington Pirates swatted
their way back into the win column
last night by defeating the Bar
bour Boat Works nine from New
Bern, 81 to 6, in a typical corn
field game played at Leglan
Stadium.
The Pirates blasted out Is hits
in the weird game, pushing across
four runs in the first inning, one
in the fifth and eleven in the sixth
and five in the seventh.
Pate Fish, starting hurler gave
Up two scratch bingles in the
seven innings he worked. Eight
Boa builders were retired via the
strikout route by the big right
handler. Fish was relieved by
Monk Harrington in the eighth.
Harrington gave up four hits and
five runs in the innings he hurled.
The Pirates commit ed three err
:ors while the rleif hurler was
performing to account for some
Of the New Bern runs.
Leading the Pirate batsmen were
Dink Coward with three for six,
Pate Fish, two for three, Jim
Vlckery, two for four and Roy
Lamb, with long triple and a
single out of four attempts.
The visitors infield was charged
with a total of six costly errors.
The Boat Builders seemed some
what beWildered by the brilliant
lights at the Stadium and were
Unable 10 field some of the hard
MT ground balls.
Manager Bert Kite announced
mat his charges will play the 32nd
Artillery Corp club from Fort
Bragg at Legion Stadium Satur.
GAY night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
BROOKS TAKE I'll
WIN OVER PILLS

BROOKLYN, Aug. 29.-R-Two
runs, the last scored in
the eighth inning, gave the Brook
lyn Dodgers a 2 to l decision over
the Phillies today as Curt DAVIS
nosed out Kewpie Barrett IN a
pitching duel. g..
The Dodgers scored their first
unearned counter in the third
after the Pills had put together
two singles, a sacrifice and an IN
field out to take the lead in the
second. With the bases loaded as
the result Of two walks and an
error. Barrett made a balk, al
lowing Goody Rosen to score.
In the eighth Jimmy Wasdell
fumbled Dixie Walkers grounder
and Stan Bordagaray followed with
a double that broke the deadlock.
Il was Brooklyn's 14th win IN 10
starts against the pills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

ed with sports episodes and he said
as a boy in Abilene, Kansas, if
he were asked which he would
rather be. President or Hans Wag.
ner, it would have been Wagner.
Naturally, also, the General I'M
wrapped all the bromides' about
favoring sports and thinking they
were here to stay, or words to
that effect, but his statements were
made in such obvious sincerity
that they carried weight.
He said he intended to push
sports to the limit in his theater;
that he believed initiative and the
desire to excel marked a continue
ton OF the pioneer spirit and made
better citizens and soldiers; that
the best thing any man can do to
develop leadership is coach some
athletic team and that if you leave
a group of G. is alone five hours
they have some kind of game start
ed.
He gave boxing an exceptional
boost, saying no other single sport
promoted such self-confidence and
that if you conquer one fear, such
as fear of black eye or bloody
nose, you conquer several other
fears at the same time, such as
the fear Of going in and asking for
a job.
The General was apparently en-
joying himself and showed no signs
of desiring to shoe us out. After
more than half an hour We headed
for the door under our own pow
er, stopping to examine a picture
of Stain that the General had re-
ceived that morning bearing the
inscription ITO the Famous
Strategist, General Of the Armies,
D. Eisenhower, with very best
wishes-Stalin."
The General looked weary and
said he would really like to 60 to
the woods somewhere and sleep
for five months. But he still could
flash that contagious grin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
Besae Field Named
To Meet Duke Team

DURHAM, Aug. 29.-P)-Direct-
or of Athletics Wallace Wade an
nounced this afternoon that Bogue
Weld Marines will play Duke Uni
versity here Sept. %, taking the
place on the Blue Devil schedule
made vacant when Camp Lejeune
cancelled its entire schedule.
Bogue Fields team is chosen
1000 fliers and is said to boast
a number of former college and
high school stars. The team is
coached by Captain Thomas Hart
man.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-30
CUBS BLANK BUGS
20, PUSH AHEAD
BY ANOTHER GAME
Nicholson, Hack Return 10
Lineup; Heat Beats
Prim In Eighth

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 49, IN -
With old favorites Bill Nicholson
and Stan Hack back in the lineup,
the first place Chicago Cubs blank
ed the Pittsburgh Pirates 20 to-
day to gain another full game on
the runner-up st. Louis Cardinals.
who lost to the Reds at Cincinnati.
Ray Prim, the winning pitcher,
and Hy Vandenberg, who relieved
him in the eighth when the 91-de-
gree heat made Prim i'll, held the
BUGS to nine hits.