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Evening star., 1945-01-05
Turf BIuckout Deals Big Blow
To Firms Allied With Sport

hopes to convert Its precision and
photoelectric apparatus to war work
Abe Smuckler, vice president OF
the concern, recalled that the first
teletimer was installed in 1889 at
Pimlico and that the instrument
later was placed at Belmont Park
Saratoga, Hawthorne. Lincoln Fields
Hialeah and Tropical.
I'm those years we've spent in
six figures for development and per-
fection of the modern timing de-
vice. We're going to try to convert
our business to war work. In the
meantime, We hope racing's return
isn't too far away"
DabsOn Saddlery Co. Closes.
= Hilton CRabbiD Dabson, ex-jockey
and in recent years an owner
trainer of horses, is closing the Rab-
bit Dabson Saddlery Co.
Il just sent $4,000 worth of equip
ment to my New Orleans agency and
was about to send duplicate order
to Santa Anita when the shutdown
came" he said "I also have $500
in bills owing me here which I don't
figure to collect"
Dabson is turning out several
horses he owns, including the re:
cent American record breaker,
Nance's Ace. In the meantime, he
is hunting job in Miami.
Eddie Decamillis, another ex-
jockey turned owner, will ship his
five horses and pony to his farm
in Glasgow. Md, and will return
himself to manage the hotel he owns
at HaVre De Grace
Evening star., 1945-01-05
OUTDOORS

With the beginning of the new
year. 1t behooves all of us hunters
and fishermen to take stock of what
we now possess in the way of guns,
ammunition, fishing tackle and out
door clothing, and look the situation
ahead squarely in the face There is
no use in our adopting a Pollyanna
attitude. Prospects are far from
bright at this writing. We give you
digest of recently published reports
in the sporting goods trade.
Any one who has tried to purchase
either shotgun or rifle this last sea-
son knows what that situation has
been. 1t is tighter than ever at this
writing. Distribution of civilian am
munition by manufacturers was
stopped December by an order of
the WPB, and as of midnight De-
cember 81, except for use in predator
control and essential civilian uses
such as police, ETC., it was frozen. So
take good care of your guns. Be sure
they are we'll cleaned and creased
before putting them away for an
other season. Be as parsimonious of
your ammunition as possible. Make
every shot tell, use up your oldest
ammunition first, store it in cool,
dry place. and if you have enough,
share box or two with your buddy
II he has none. just when we will be
able to get more shells depends upon
the course of the war, and your
hunting in the l945 cunning season
may depend upon your conservation
Of ammunition now.
More than 80 per cent of the fish,
ing tackle industry will continue to
be devoted to war orders and no i'm
mediate conversion of production to
civilian items is in sight. Further
more, 1t appears as though there is
little relief to be had from imports
OF Canadian manufactured fishing
tackle. The use of copper, tin and
nickle in fishing tackle is restricted
to that for commercial use. Military
requirements for netting are larger
than ever before and the produc-
ton of sports nets is prohibited.
Seine twine is in about the same
position as netting, nylon is scarcer
than at any other time during the
war and present stockpiles of silk
are being reserved for the most es-
sential requirements. Manpower
problems are vitality affecting the
production of hooks even for COM
mercial purposes, and so it goes.
During the first Ave months of
1945, woolen mills will be required
to devote nearly all their facilities
to manufacturing for the armed
services. The WPB's December IL
order amounted to almost a produc-
ton freeze. Because cf military re-
quirements for tentage, cotton duck
will be extremely limited. So get
your good wife or mother to mend
those longies and socks, patch up
your breeches and sew up that rent
In the old hunting coat. You'll need
them another year.
Reports coming from duck hunt
ers along the lower Potomac still are
pessimistic in certain instances, al
though the ducks are there by the
thousands. The shooting has been
spotty. depending upon the daily
weather conditions. However, there
issa distinct tone for the better along
With the rains and high winds Of
Evening star., 1945-01-05
81 Pros, 40 Amateurs
In Los Angeles Open
By the Associated Press


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.-A four
day outing on the lengthy Riviera
Country Club course began today for
field of the Nations top golfers
as they launched the 10Th annual
Los Angeles Open tourney.
The highest purse in the tourna-
ment's history, s13,333 in War Bonds,
was the goal for the 131 linksmen, 81
pros and 40 amateurs. The purse
will be spread over the first Is places
with $4,000 for the winner.
The talent included Sammy Snead
and Byron Nelson. Harold (Jug)
McSpaden is the defending champ.
He won last year at Wiltshire with
q 281.
Others making the trek include
Craig Wood, Sergt. Jim Ferrier,
Sergt. E. j. Dutch Harrison and
Bob Hamilton, the national PGA
champ.
Leonard Dodson, who was the
pace setter in the Open here last
year until McSpaden forged ahead
at the 64th hole, is trying for the
money.
Possible dark horse candidates:
Sammy Byrd, Bruce Coltart, who
won medalist honors in the 36-hole
qualifying round, and the steady
clouting Johnny Revolta.
The tight, tree Lined Riviera course
has normal par of 36-36-72 but
will be played as 35-36-7l for the
tournament.
In a pro-amateur curtain raiser
for the Open yesterday at Hillcrest
Country Club, Craig Wood and Tom
Priceman. Los Angeles, won with a
hest-ball card of 33-31-64. Denny
Shute turned in the best individual
pro score, 34-34-6S, for the par 70
course
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Northwestern Coach
Is Missing in Action

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, H.. Jan. Sit.
Stanley Klores. former Northwest
ern baseball coach and one time
minor league outfielder. is missing
in action, his wife, Mrs. Martha
Whitehouse Klores said she has
been advised by the Navy Depart
ment.
He was aboard the destroyer
Cooper reported sunk on the Philip
pines last month.
Klores, %, was once the property
of the Chicago Cubs and later
played at Peoria, H., Atlanta and
Milwaukee.
He came to Northwestern in 1910
and his Wildcats won their first Big
Ten title that year. He entered
the Navy in l94l.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Normal Crowd Views
Mexico Races; Gate
Slim al Havana
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSociateo FreSs.
A crowd of 1900 normal
Thursday gathering - attended the
Hipodromo de las Americas track
at Mexico City yesterday as racing
resumed outside of the United
States. Only a slim attendance was
reported at Oriental Park in Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Jockey Ellsworth Sylvia of Vallejo
Calf, took the Hipodromo limelight
by riding three winners on the
eight-race card, including Mrs
Harry Potters 4-year-old filly,
Petite Miss, in the featured Taxco
mile. His other two winners were
Miss Maria ($1O and For Better $50
Petite Miss, an even money ia
vorite, closed fast in the stretch to
beat the Los Dos Stables Treaspass-
er by head In 1888.
Today's feature is the $875 Nuevo
Laredo Purse, 7-furlong sprint.
Jockey Antonio Alfonso starred at
Oriental Park with double. He
was up on Freetone. $1l.60, in the
featured Buena Vista Purse and
Nine-o-Two, a $26 outsider. Free
tone, 3 5-year -old mare owned by
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Athletic Institute Of America
Names Col. Bank President

physical fitness through athletic.
and recreation as well as research
He had been in the Army since 1s41
and had been assigned to organizing
athletics and recreation, both al
home and overseas.
He served for three years as CHIEF
of the Army's athletics and recrea-
ton branch and last year was
named assistant to Maj. Gen.. Joseph
w. Byron, head of the Special Serv-
ices Division.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Col. Theodore
P. (Te0 Bank, former athletic di-
rector and head football coach at
the University Of Idaho, and active
In organization of athletics in the
Army in World War II, is the new
president of the Athletic Institute
of America.
Directors OF the institute an
nounced the election of Bank, a
former Michigan football player and
one time on the coaching staff at
Tulane, to succeed the late Mai.
John l.. Griffith. Maj. Grifnth, who
was Western Conference athletic
commissioner, was president of the
institute from 1898 until his death
last December 8.
Col. Bank was released from the
Army to take over his new duties
as head of the nonprofit group
whose purpose is the promotion of
Evening star., 1945-01-05
TripIe-He1der Is Scheduled In Naval Barracks Loop

In the u. S. Naval Barracks Bas-
ket Ball League three games, pitting
Radio Central against Bomb Dis
posal, Bureau Of Medicine and Sur
gerry against Operations and Com
munications against Bureau of Ord
nance, will be played in the Western
High gym Tuesday night, with the
first game starting at 7 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1945-01-05

In last nights double -hesder at
Central, Bureau of Personnel, led by
lODonnell with 10 points, ran over
a Bureau of Censorship squad, AZ
80. Roese was high for Censorship
with O.. Photographic drubbed Com
missary ID" in the opener, 47-17.
Morocco paced the Hydros with II
points and wilkins topped Commits
sary's scoring with s.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Sports Mirror
~ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Only 10
football fatalities were recorded
in 1943. survey conducted by DR..
Floyd R. Eastwood Of Purdue
showed.
Three years ago-Santa Anita
Cancelled its 1912 race meeting.
Five years ago-Fred Apostoli,
1891, won 12-round decision over
Melio Bettina, 174, in light
heavyweight bout in New York.
Ten years sgo-Glenn Cum
ningham opened indoor track
season by defeating Gene Venzke
in 800-meter event in New York.
Time, 1857.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
TuIso's Wilson Placed
On Bowl AII-Stur List
Nv the Associated pr.s.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 5.-Camp Will
son, Tulsa's big fullback who ran
back kickoff 80 yards for a touch
down against Georgia Tech in this
years Orange Bowl game, has been
given a place on the bowls all-star
team.
He replaces Ray Hapes OF Missi-
SAppf's 1895 Orange Bowl team,
Evening star., 1945-01-05
With BILL LEETCH.

the first of the week. and if the old
luck is working. you should expect
good sport from now on.
May your game bag be full and
your lines taut during the coming
year, is the sincere wish of your
scribe.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Fights Lost Night
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BOsTON-Henry Chemel. 1872. Port
land, Me-, outpointed Bert Lytell, 1855.
Philadelphia, outpointed Earl Lowman.
205, Detroit. TO- Henry Kid" Robin
son. 15S, Philadelphia, knocked out
Speedy Duvsl. 165. Baltimore, 2.
Wilmington, Del, outpointed Angel
Aviles, l2s. Mexico City. 10. Billy
Nixon, 14S, Philadelphia. knocked out
Jimmy Isler. 145. Newark. l.
FALL RIVER. Mass.-Ciint Conway.
$50, New York, TKO. Tee Hubert, III,
Philadelphia. s. Johnny Cool, 134.
Worcester; outpointed Johnny Priest,
134, Cambridge. 6.
BANGOR. Me.-Ralph Walton, 1873.
Montreal, TKO. Al Freds. 1854. Wor-
cester, 6. Young Tiger Flowers. 13S,
Worcester, outpointed AL wooster, 135.
Frankfort g.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
5000 Golf Bo|Is Found
As Lake Is Drained

By the Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. Jan. S.
When a lake at the College Park
Golf Club was drained, about 5000
golf balls-mostly prewar-were re-
covered.
The balls have been cleaned up
and put on sale.
Evening star., 1945-01-05

Uncashed mutuel tickets amount
ing to ISL 500 55--an average Of more
than 81 1000 daily for the 50-day
meeting at Garden State Park-re-
verted to the State of New Jersey
the State Racing Commission re-
ported yesterday. Altogether the
State received $2,413,708.6 in rev.
enue from the Camden track and the
Freehold trotting oval.
Air Master, q 6-year-old which
ran second to Market Wise in the
Narragansett Special in 1943, has
been destroyed at Mexico City. The
son of Chance Shot and Zephrette
suffered broken cannon bone in a
morning workout. He was owned
by John L. Sullivan of San Antonio
Tex, and trained by Joe Roberts.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
PhiIIy Sports Writer Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. SIP. Don
Basenfelder. Il, Philadelphia Record
sports writer and baseball authority.
died last night at Temple Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-01-05

vedado Tennis Stables. ran the 5%
furlongs In l:101s.
Evening star., 1945-01-05

executive branehss Of the Government
...frst as Rsprsss ntativs And Senator
then as Associate Justice Of the U. S
Supreme Court, and finally, as Dirseto,
ofWar Modification and Reeonvsrsion
e"The new Congress will face decisions
perhaps as fateful as any in our history
p says the Wartime Assistant President
"And yet" contends the former Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, "it convenes
in certain atmosphere of doubt whether
Legislative body, many of whose pro-
cedures and techniques date back to the
gaslight era is equipped to deal with the
swift-moving complexities of modern
government"
Mr.. Byrnes believes that modefnizing
Congress is matter of deep concern for
us all; that "our system of representative
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

Then, not long ago, She felt she
said, "as If the hand of God was
a-coming into my life" She told her
husband they must pray. They did,
"and in less than an hour the owner
of the building came 10 me and said
we could use the dance hall for a
meeting place"
And yet, in spite of her good
works Mrs. Kleineick couldn't become
Saint" Nancy until a snake had bit
ten her. She had been cuddling
snakes for years during the rites,
singing 10 them with the rest of the
congregation, petting them, even
kissing them, but nothing happened
until this one got her in the hand
"'Twaren't nothing she said.
Didn't even know il until the next
day when my hand swelled. Felt like
a briar had stuck into il
Bradley Shell is another compare
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

HF YOU were one OF the snake
fondling members of the Holiness
! Faith Healers. you'd have almost
a four out of five chance OF being
exalted 10 a station which the mem
bers characterize as "Sainthood."
Statistics show that only about
Is per cent of the persons bitten by
rattlesnakes die, but those Faith Heal
ers who are bitten and survive are
automatically converted into saints.
The Faith Healers are spreading
with remarkable rapidity through the
mining country OF Virginia. Kentucky
and Tennessee Although Kentucky
has passed a law prohibiting the use
of sT1a. rs in religious worship and
although Virginia state troopers
broke up a meeting OF 5000 OF the
faithful the, other day at Stone Creek
Cove and killed four of eight reptiles,
they continue 20 Snuggle up against
rattlcsnakes and coppcrhcads in their
services Just to show that they can
be harmed by nothing once they have
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

been "anointed by the Lord, - as they
believe, they also expose their flesh
to fire and drink poison with no ap-
parent i'll effects.
The most facile way 10 climb
among the hierarchy of the cult is
TO be nipped by one OF the snakes.
One of the most recent 10 be raised
10 what the believers call "sainthood,
and yet probably the oldest from the
standpoint OF age, is Saint" Nancy,
who. more prosaically is Mrs. w. M
Kleineick of Stone Creek Cove Va.
She was converted TO the cult
about % years ago, when she was 55,
and three years ago she moved to
Stone Creek Cove. There was a small
dance hall near the house in which
she lived with her husband and she
thought il would be wonderful II II
could become a house OF worship, but
there seemed 20 be- little chance
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-16

lively recent one to reach the degree
of "sainthood" but it took a snake
bite 10 put him in his exalted posi-
ton, even though he had drained
glass containing enough strychnine 10
kill half a dozen men.
Johnny Hensley would have been
a saint" too, the believers insist,
because he was bitten as he took
rattler from the Rev O. V. Shoupe
during a snake demonstration at La
Toilette, Tenn, while hundreds Of
cultists gibbered in the unknown
tongue" they reserve for such occa
sions-a chant that sounds like nee.
nee.nee como kai shat, como kai shat
Johnny got sick right away. and
ordinarily all the members of the
congregation would have gone TO his
house and prayed night and day,
breaking off occasionally to dance,
until the patient recovered. But he
died in half an hour.
To show that this seventh martyr
10 the faith wasn't forgotten, the
snake that bit him was named Hen
sley' and given the place of honor
among the reptiles.
There is nothing new about use
Oh the SIldkG III WOI II Ndn
deified by the Egyptians, the Greeks
and Romans, the Druids and Morse
men and almost every uncfVi1fZed
tribe of ancient times, and IL is vene-
rated today by the Chinese, the Jap
anese, the Hindus, many African
tribes and other racial divisions.
American Indians of the Southwest
still have their snake festivals.
- h.n ctr
of Adam and Eve and the snake
most Christian peoples abhor reptiles.
Nevertheless, the Faith Healers base
their rites on the Gospel OF st. Mark
1911: They shalt take up serpents;;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it
shall not hurt them; they shall lay
hands on the sick, and they shall
recover"
Sometimes it's the snake that takes
the rap. Luther Morrow was bitten
by a big rattler during a Tennessee
service. He went back TO work. The
snake died
During one of their revivals, the
leaders of the Faith Healers gradu-
ally work themselves into a frenzy.
They pick up snakes as though they
were pieces Of rope, wind them about
their bodies, put them on top Of their
heads, let the darting forked tongues
touch their lips.
Mothers in the congregation bring
babies forward 10 touch the snakes.
Some babies do so gleefully. There is
no record of a baby being bitten.
In the fulsomeness of their zeal.
the worshipers almost seem to be
begging the snakes to sink their
fangs, perhaps because of aspirations
10 what they believe is "sainthood.
Besides saint" Nancy, other Stone
Creek Cove worshipers to reach the
exalted position include the Rev. Bill
Parsons and the Rev. Johnny Wilson.
Most admired is Paul Dodson. He's
been bitten nine times in seven years
"'Pears like I'm getting closer 10
Heaven all the time" he says.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Three Accidents
Close Week in
imperial Valley

Rafael Lopez, 9, schoolboy living
two and half miles west of Holt
Vile, was struck down and injured
by a truck and trailer late Friday
at Seventh and Hclt streets, Holt
Vile.
The boy was treated for cuts and
head injuries, but is believed to have
escaped without further injuries, Of
ficers said.
Ross N. Walker, 81, 208 Fifteenth
avenue, Yuma, driver of the truck
and trailer, told officers he saw a
group of children standing on the
curb as he approached the intersec-
ton. Suddenly, the driver said, one
CT the boys ran across the street
in front of the truck and was
knocked down. Walker stopped, he
said, and looked under the truck
for the child, but he had crawled
out from under the machine and
was standing on the curb again. The
child was taken to hospital.
Cars driven by Henry Franklin
Legg, 33, Ell Centre, and Honoria
Silva Carlon, 216 Imperial, Calexico,
locked tenders at the intersection
Of highways No. 80 and No. Ill east
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

He look Cne OdCn OF his OlIlCe OIl
the south portico of the White
House instead of the east Capitol
steps where inaugurations tradi-
tionally are held. Some 1000 special
ly invited guests stood on the snow
soc den lawn below him.
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone ad-
ministered the oath a few minutes
after noon. Just before Mr.. Roose-
velt was sworn, his 1914 running
mate, Harry S. Truman of Missouri
took the oath of office as vice
president. 1t was administered by
Henry A. wallace, who was chosen
by Mr.. Roosevelt as his campaign
partner in 1910 but was discarded
last year in favor of the Missourian.
Mr. Roosevelt, Truman, their
families, and their closest political
associates anol friends were in the
shelter of the south portico
The other card-holding, carefully
sifted guests stood down EeloW,
churning a two-inch snow into the
White House turf. This was not the
worst Inauguration weather of rec
ord-the Taft affair in 1909 and
Mr.. Roosevelts 1897 ceremony were
in a class by themselves. But this
was no day for an outdoor party
unless the cate was fixed by the
constitution.
For the President this day was
one of prayer. For him 1t began
with family prayers at 10 am. in
the east room of the White House.
On each of his successive inaugur-
ations he has thus sought divine
guidance. Inaugural address text
page six
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Wallace Now
Mystery Man
OF the Hour
Friends View Future
as Secretary of
Commerce, and RFC

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
(UP)-Vice President Henry
A. Wallace, turning over his
job and title to Harry S. Tru-
man today, became the mys-
terry man of the hour.
With Truman's future taken care
of for the next four years, what
everyone around here wants to
know for certain is, what will the
ex-vice presidents next job be?
When John Nance Garner step
Ped out of the vice presidency four
years ago he went home. Wallace
has no such intention. He wants
and there is considerable evidence
that he may get--Jesse H. Jones'
job as secretary of commerce.
NOTHING DEFINITE
But thus far it has been impos-
sible to get anything definite on
Wallace's fate, either from him or
from the man in whose charge 1t
appears to be, lie. President Roose-
welt.
Nothing cefinite, that is, except
the assurance given by Mr.. Roose-
velt at his news conference yester-
Gay that ne did not think Wallace
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
unkS
Storm
urIdc
Macarthur Drives
so Miles Inland,
Near Clark Field
: N MACARTHUR'S

GEN. MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Luzon,
Jan. 20. (UP) American
armored columns have driven
so miles inland along the
road to Manila and are only Is
miles from the great Clark Field
constellation of airdromes. front
reports said today.
Sixth army forces in "fair
strength" were within a few miles
of the road hub and provincial capt.
tai of Tarlac, IS air miles north of
Manila. dispatches said. Patrols
were even farther south.
GA Japanese Domei dispatch re-
ported by the FEC said American
reconnaissance operations in south
ern Luzon indicated that a new
landing may be planned south of
Manila.)
Construction of a heavy duty
bridge across the Agno river some
q miles inland eased the transport
problem and enabled the Americans
TO resume their southwark march
after halt1ng several days to bring
up supplies and reinforcements.
On the western flank, American
patrols reached the crest of the
Zambales mountains and recon-
noitered Dasol bay on the west coast
of Luzon against negligible resist
ance. These forces were expected to
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