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Evening star., 1945-06-19
Letters to The Star
Urges Release of Older Soldiers
While Still Employable
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Several weeks ago Chairman May OF
the House Military Affairs Committee
came forth with the excellent suggestion
that 1t is high time that men over IS
be released from service and permitted
to return to their families and personal
affairs, but this idea Immediately was
discounted by the Army.
AS the wife of an older soldier who
has been in the Army for over year
and half, naturally am very much
interested in his release. Under the
present point system, although he has
been overseas and we have two children,
it will be a year or two before he will
have accumulated SUFFICIENT points to
request discharge.
1t Is becoming obvious that the Army
intends to hold these men indefinitely
despite the fact that they already have
stated that they need young men and
want no more older men inducted) and
that it therefore will be necessary for
Congress to apply pressure in order to
get the desired action.
Inasmuch as military authorities say
that men over 80 are unsuitable material
for the Army, it should follow that men
approaching 40 are surplus and uneco-
nomical to maintain in service. be-
lieve that the Army should be forced to
either release this older group as a
whole, or else give them some compensa-
ton in the form of points for age, so
that there will be some likelihood of
their return to private industry while
they are within the employable age
bracket.
Every one seems agreed that the re-
turned veterans should be given pref
erence In granting employment, but If
these returnees are past the age when
employers consider them desirable ma
terial, 1t is extremely unlikely that they
will be able to fit themselves into pri-
vate industry. SOLDIERS WIFE.
Differs With Military Leaders
To the Editor OF The Star
In The Star for June II your able
and valuable cartoonist, Mr. Bergman,
depicts Secretary Stimson, Gems. Mar
shall and Eisenhower and Admirals
King and Nimitz urging Congress to
enact peacetime conscription. They may
be right.
But the fact remains that none OF
these highly placed men, nor the late
Commander in Chief, foresaw the at
tack on Pearl Harbor. matter directly
in line with their profession and duty
If any of them had. would he not
have seen to it that Admiral Kimmel
and Gen. Short were warned? And
might they not be wrong again?
A magnificent job these men have
done. The Nation is indebted to them
But the professional soldier never has
been the man to lead the Nation in
time of peace with view to keeping
it. The Constitution provides that he
shall not, and probably with wisdom. 1t
is for Congress to decide.
FREDERICK MOORE.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
Frances Problem of Order

lould be made easier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05

tured the American League flag
with Wilson, but General Manager
Jack Zeller didn't want to pull him
out of Buffalo, where the Bisons
needed him to stay in the Interna-
tional League pennant fight.
At Buffalo last season, Wilson
won 10 games and lost IA, carving
out an earned run average of 1866.
A few years back, with Goldsboro,
N. c., in the Coastal Plain League
he won more than 20 games, start
ing and finishing a string Of 10 in
row, of which he won Is.
The Goth in that impressive
stretch was almost a no-hitter but
he couldn't get the last man out
in the ninth inning.
Wilson's weather-beaten, out
door complexion bellies his age. He
appears nearer 40 than 30, but he's
already served l2-month army
stretch in California and received
a medical discharge.
I'm convinced I'm good enough
to be a big league pitcher" he
said. Nov all I've gotta do is con-
vince the other teams hitters."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
ATLANTA TOURNEY
WILL OPEN TODAY

ATLANTA, April 4-(P-Thirty-
nine-year old Jimmie Hines OF
Great Neck, N. Y, shot Sizzling
five under par 81 in the practice
round today to give warning that
he'll be out to break the Byron
Nelson-Sammy Snead monopoly on
first place winnings when the Iron
Lung Golf Tournament opens hexe
tomorrow.
Hines card on the back nine
included a hole-in-one and two
eagles, and his work showed that
Capitol City Club officials wasted
their time when they reduced par
figures for the course from II to
50 in an attempt to keep the trav-
cling pros from shattering par m
this last tournament OF the winter
circuit.
Nelson, with seven tournament
victories on the tour, and Snead,
with six, practiced pitching and
putting today. Nelson shot a 81
in practice yesterday.
Jimmie Demaret, on leave from
the Corpus Christi Naval Air Sta
ton, banged out IS to show that
he had returned to the form which
set the pace for the winter bri-
gade in 1910 with six tournament
victories out of ten starts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
VETS ASSURED
OF AMPLE WORK
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cording to Lasky. Look, Winston,
I'm busy this afternoon: I'll drop
over later" Lasky's account OF
this incident also was deleted from
the final version carried by Stars
and Stripes.
In the published interview, Bar
UGH said that one thing that should
be more effective than at present
was the "G-I Bill of Rights"
when a veteran is discharged
he should be told his rights
rights which are not charity dis
pensed by a beneticent communi-
ty but rights which he earned, )"
Baruch said. He should be pro-
tected from supersalesmanship de-
signed to sell him everything from
a piece of useless property to a
used car.
He should be advised authori-
tatively what he can do with the
money he borroWs. He should have
definite assurance - not some
vague provision-that he can gel
his old job back or better one
and he should be given enough
time to make his decisions.
"These jobs must be the kline
of work to give a man a decent
standard of living and that means
good food, clothing, housing, edu'
cation, medical care and a Ger.
tain amount of amusement and
leisure"
Baruch added that "the Presi
dent himself is checking into re
Mobilization plans and hospital ia
cjlities for veterans
During his visit here the Presi
dents adviser has talked Will
American soldiers to set thei1
opinions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
Navy To Discourage
All-Service Outfits

WASHINGTON, April 3-P--
The Navy apparently has decd
ed to discourage the formation
of all-star service teams in THIS
country.
Navy officials were asked TO.
day about a report that BOD
Teller. former Cleveland Indian
star, will not be permitted 10
pitch for the Great Lakes team
The officials said they had
no direct knowledge of sucn a
ruling on Feller, but that there
is a general practice to "preah
up all-star teams and get those
boys into the war"
It was added that CONSIDER
able criticism had been recelv-
ed from men overseas OF
name" players being rounded
up for baseball and football
games, particularly in the last
gridiron season.
How far the policy of dis
couraging this might be extend
ed was not Immediately 1ndl-
Gated. Other former major
league players are members OF
various Navy teams in this
country.
There was no comment from
the War Department on its at
titude.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
DRAFT ORDERS
MAY DECREASE
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an easing Of requirements of men
aged 80 through 80.
However, heavy enlistment of II
year-olds reduces the number of
youths 10 available for the draft.
This means that to meet even the
reduced monthly quotas Selective
Service must turn to older men.
The Army so far has resisted
pressure from industry to trim its
monthly draft quota of 100000 men.
It recently turned down a request
that this figure be reduced by 10
per cent.
While the Army has been on a
replacement basis as to manpower
for some time, officials have de-
clined TO gamble on losses being
smaller than calculated.
The Navy cut also is expected tc
ease pressure sor industrial man.
power somewhat, although War
Manpower Commission officials
were unable to estimate how much
it will reduce requirements fol
workers.
AS to the size of draft calls after
Garmany's defeat, officials indicat
ed that they probably will be cut
considerably if, as seems likely
only relative few veterans art
discharged when the war narrows
to the Pacific. If this policy is fol-
lowed, a substantial part of re-
placement needs can be obtaine5
from the 18-year-old group, it was
stated
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
CHESS, CHECKER
CLUB ORGANIZED

Chess and checker enthusiasts
met Tuesday night at the Indus
trial U. S. O. at 223 Princess St.,
and formally organized the New
Hanover Chess and Checker Club.
The purpose of this club is to
promote an. interest in chess and
checkers and encourage a deeper
study of their techniques, by the
holding Of tournaments and match
play for both oldsters and young
sters of both sexes; and the furth-
ering of fellowship through their
common interest.
Officers elected were E. r. Pick
ard, president, r. c. Harriss, vice.
president, and w. M. Eubanks,
Jr, Sec, and treasurer.
The club decided to meet each
Tuesday at 1880 p. m. at the In.
dustrial U.S.O., and after a snort
business session, select teams ano
have an evening Of match play.
A short constitution governing
the club, which can be enlarged
as the membership increases, was
drawn up and ratified. President
Pickard also announced thai
standing COMMITTEES will be ap
pointed at the next meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
DUKE GRID COACH
DISLIKES CHANGES

DURHAM, April 4 -P- EDDIE
Cameron, coach of Dukes Sugar
Bowl football champions, believes
the penalty for two successful out
of.bounds kickoffs is toe severe
and the rule permitting passing
anywhere behind the line OF scrlm-
mage will not make as mulch dill
ference in. the game as some may
think. -,
Otherwise, he is in accord with
the five major rule changes IN
college football for next fall. !
Coach Cameron, who has coach
ed the gridiron sport at Duke Tor
19 consecutive years, the past
three as head coach in the alb
sence Of 1t. Col. Wallace Wade,
warns that the game will see less
running back of kickoffs which
roll near the sidelines.
1.-The receiving team players are
going to stand around and wait
for the ball to roll OUT" said the
Blue Devil mentor, and this will
take some of the color out OF the
game.
1.-THE penalty is too severe on
a team with a poor kickoff man.
The idea behind the rule is to
stop deliberate kicking off out-of-
bounds,'' he explained, "but it
might work a hardship on teams
without experienced men to kick
off"
Coach Cameron thinks it would
be fairer to let the rule apply. to
balls going out-of-bounds above the
1O-yard line since, he said, there
can be less control of kicks 60
ing so yards or more and ball
going out-of- bounds inside the TO-
yard line isn't likely to be de-
liberate kick out. --.--
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
ALLIED B0MBERS
HIT SUB YARDS
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(C0nCnUc0 from rage OHcD
Lightning modified to lead STAN
dard P-38 formations in precision
bombings while keeping its speed
and high altitude, was made public
tonight. Each of these planes nor
mally carries two 1,o00-rNund
bombs.
An announcement said the "droop-
shooter" fighter with combin'
ed Observation-Disclosures compart-
ment added in it's nose ahead Of the
pilots cockpit, has been leading
attacks for the American Eighth
and Ninth Air Force on heavily
defended targets, chiefly air
dromes, since last May.
The plane, which carries a Nor
den bombsight and directs its en-
tire formations bombing with &C
curacy possible at speeds SO per
cent greater than the operating
speeds of heavy bombers, makes
the formation an elusive target Tor
flax and eliminates the need Tor
extra fighter protection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
Will Referee
Lady Grapplers' Bout

Sonny Meyers, the big boy from
St. Joe, Mo-, who made his first
appearance here last week. has
been secured as referred for Fri
day nights wrestling matches at
the ITALIAN Hail, announced Pro-
motar Bert Causey yesterday.
Officiating is pretty rough
psstime ordinarily, but on putting
two members of the. weaker
SEX in the ring, plu referee,
"hells-a-poppin."
The mysterious Miss Rad",
one of the female bone crushers,
comes to the local ring with string
of no less than AZ consecutive vic
tories to her credit. Miss Reds
identity is hidden by red mask,
which she has agreed to remove
if she is pinned two out of three
falls by Miss Violet Valentine.
Miss Valentine also comes to the
local arena with an impressive
record, being highly recommended
by Promoter Paul Bowser of Bos-
ton, Mass. Bowser, who follow
On the East Coast, says
that he wouldn't be at all surprised
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
FonnerN c. HurLer
Playing With Tigers

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 4.-(F
Walter Wilson, 29-year-old, Glenn
Ca, cotton farmer shooting for
his first major league baseball
chance with the Detroit Tigers be-
lieves he has a great chance to
make good in the big show and, he
says, I'm not going to kick it
away"
The lanky, six-foot four-inch right
hand pitcher, says he is convinced
there never was a better time
to break into the American league
than today
A relatively late start in organic
ed baseball-he first became a
professional at the age of 23-does
not appear to be drawback. He
has had five years OF minor league
pitching back of his Tiger trial
and his work shows it. A cool and
deliberate pitcher, he seems bless
ed with control and should be hard
to battle. Nothing ever seems to
bother him.
Detroit, sadly short on relief
pitching in 1914, might have cap
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
Paul Thompson Resigns
As Chicago Hockey Coach

REGINA. sask, April 4.-P-
Paul Thompson has resigned as
coach of the Chicago Blackhawks
of the National Hockey League,
President w. j. Tobin announced
At the clubs spring training camp
today. No successor has been
chosen.
Thompson. coach Of the Hawks
since 1888, said he had been o11er-
ed "such an attractive proposSH
in Vancouver hockey that l can
not turn it down.
robin said Thompson would con-
tinue to supervise the Chlcago
clubs scouting system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
The Sports Trail

tracks already closed, was no bar
gain, to say the least. 1t would
seem that those days were the
days when baseball would need
an official spokesman, or an Off
cial silence man such as Lands,
more than at any other time.
Yet the game muddled through,
and the new commissioner, if and
when, should be in velvet, COM
paratively speaking. The outlook
is getting better by the day. The
game practically cured itself, with
little therapy on the part Of the
officials.
The chief job of the next COM
missioner, now that the game is on
the upgrade, will be the supervi-
sion of postwar plans. 1t is ad'
mitted that that job will be ire
mendous, with service athletes
returning in droves and clubs satur:
ated with man-poWer. But it will
not be a question Of keeping the
game alive.
Our personal guess still is that
the new commissioner will be eth
err James A. Farley or Prick,
with emphasis on Farley. That eth
err would listen to reason if ap-
preached is indicated by the fact
that most of the other potential
candidates mentioned have hung
out the nobody home sign. In
other words, they've said they'r
not interested, while neither Farley
nor Frick has committed himself
one way or the other.
At any rate, We have an idea &C
ton may be expected shortly. The
committee named to beat the bush
es and scare out prospects has
completed it's work. Now all that
is left is to pick the man, offer
him the Job, and hope he accepts
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
Four Foreign Teams
Are Drilling in N. c.

WILSON, April 4-(R-The Nor
folk Tars of the Piedmont Base
ball League begin training here
tomorrow, bringing to four the
number of out-of-state clubs hold
ing spring drills under Carolina
skies.
Practice sessions for the New
port News Dodgers of the PIED
mont loop also start tomorrow. at
brownsville. The Roanoke Red
Sox have been working out for
several days at Durham.
The Nashville Volunteers OF the
Southern Association are cavortinf
at Statesville.
The Raleigh Caps of the Caro-
lima League began drills on their
home field yesterday. The Dur
ham Bulls start sessions start
sessions next Monday. Leaksville
started yesterday at home, while
Martinsville, Va, began Monday
at Lancaster, Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
CHICAGO BRUINS
HOPE TO START
CLAUDE PASSEAU
Injured Pitcher May Be
Able To Hurl Opener
Against Cardinals

CHICAGO, April A. Up The
pitcher-poor Chicago Cubs were
cheered today by report that the
sore tossing arm Of veteran Claude
Passeau may be mended In. time
for him to hurl the season opener
against. the Champion St. Louis
Cardinals April II.
DR.. John F. Davis, club physi.
clan, said the arm was mot 80
BAD as Passeau feared when he
left the club training camp IN
French Lick, Ind, Monday TO have
it examined here.
Describing the ailment as 4 cal
sified area developed from an old
elbow chip fracture, DR.. Davis said
an x-ray examination indicated
the surgery was not necessary, and
that treatment will be confined to
a few days of deep x-ray applica-
tions.
Manager Charley Grimm h d
keen counting on Passeau, who
will be "a next Monday, to take
The mound or opening day and 9th
erWise help the Cubs off to a good
start. Passeau last season did not
JON the club until they were deep
in their famed 13-game losing
streak, and then finished with IS
victories against nine defeats to
top the Bruln staff
Passeau, who has major
league record of 1874 victories and
127 losses, although he failed to
Climb above 500 during 4 three
season stay with the lowly Phil
adelphia Phillies from 1885
through 1888, has been bothered by
his sore arm since January. The
ailment, however, had its incep-
ton is years ago when Passeau
suffered a broken arm in . high
school football game. II didn't
know it was broken at the time
and it didn't heal properly" he
recalled. There is some sort of
a lump at the top of the elbow that
must be pressing a nerve"
The shelving of Pascal, along
with Ed Hanyzewski's arm trouble,
leaves Grimm with only three
tossers he regards as starters
Bob Chapman, Hank Wyese and
aging Paul Derringer.
Another non-camp development
was the report of the Chicago in
duction station that infielder John
Try Ostrowski underwent a physi-
cal examination today, but the out
come won't be known for a week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
Joe Buzas Leads Yankees
To An 8-3 Win Over Sox

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April 8
Shortstop Joe Buzas
of the New York Yankees stretch
ed his exhibition game hitting
streak to seven straight games
today as the Yanks defeated the
Boston Red SoX, 8 to 3.
BuZas doubled to drive in New
York's first two runs in the sec
ond inning, then scored on Snuffy
Stirnweiss' single. Doubles by
Russ Derry and Nick Etten gave
the Yanks another run in the fifth,
and Oscar Grimes clouted a hon.
er with two abroad in the eighth,
when New York bumped Francis
Barrett for four runs.
Emerson (Steve) Rosar, making
his first spring appearance, pitch
ed impressively as he blanked
the Red Sox with three hits in
the first six innings.
The game was a Red Cross bene-
fit and the crowd of AL paid
$350.0O.
RIIv vUAD nnNnc AMI GLANDS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05

NEW YORK, April 4.-P)- We
haven't picked up baseball COM
missioner in quite a spell, which
noakes us practically assembly
line stuff as far as originality is
concerned. Nobody else has, eth
er irc Guiding the gentlemen whose
election is official.
II has been more than four
months now since K. M. Lands
died. and even the Northwest
haunted gets it's man in less time
Than that, and the man usually is
running.
The prospects for the commits
sioner's job aren't running, unless
# is toward it. They're just sit
tins still waiting to be tapped for
bingo. 49,
If the club owners aren't care
full they're liable to find out they
can get along without a commits
soner like a fellow who didn't
discover that tapping himself on
the head with a hammer wasn't
really necessary until he lost the
hammer.
The leagues already have saved
close to $4,000 in salary, figuring
the new commissioner will draw
ground $50 a year. That is,
they've saved it unless they are a,
shifting the money among the
three supernumeraries, Will Har-
ridge, Ford Frick and Leslie o.
Common. That we doubt, preferring
to believe it is just labor OF love
an the part Of those esteemed gen
tlemen.
Anyway, the major leagues
stumbled through their darkest
DAYS with no single rudder to
Guide them. The situation early
This year, with the man-power out
look very dim indeed and the race
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
STATE BASEBALL
TEAM WINS OVER
PREFLICHT nine
Red Terrors Get Off To
Early League Start
With 81 Victory

RALEIGH, April 4-P}-N. c.
State Colleges Red Terrors got
off to a good start in the Ration
League opener today by defeating
Carolina Preflight's Cloudbusters,
defending league champions, 81.
The Red Terrors exploded in
the third and sixth innings with
three runs in each frame to take
a commanding lead, and added one
in the fourth and two more in the
seventh to clinch the victory.
The Cloudbusters, staging a i've
run splurge in the seventh anu
picking up two more in the eighth,
threatened to overcome States
early lead, but State Pitcher Bill
Riggan was able to stitle the Cloud
busters bid for victory. Until the
seventh inning, the Navy boys were
unable to touch Riggan for a hit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
First Channel Bass
Is Taken Off Manteo

MANTEO, April 4P)-Hugh
A. Holt of Warrenton, today
held amateur honors for CATCH
ing the first channel bass of
the season off Oregon Inlet. He
made his catch yesterday, and
a fellow-townsman, Van D. Ais
ton, Jr., came up with a strike
a few seconds later.
A veteran fishing pilot from
Kitty Hawk, Charles Perry, re-
tanned his professional record
of making the first catch in
that class for the ninth consecu-
tive year.
A near-record catch was reg
istered, including IS drum
weighing from IS to IS pounds
each, and totalling 1,400 pounds.
Perry had been retained a
year in advance by Aston Who
desired to be the first amateur
of the season to land a drum.
1t turned out that Perry's boat
arrived off the inlet on the first
day any drum had been sighted
since last fall
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
JOCKEYS EARNING
LARGE SALARIES

NEW YORK, April 4. - (R -
Jockeys are the little guys OF
sports, but they're far from being
the smallest paid.
1t is nothing tor a topnotcher
to knock off $4,000 in a $3.50
year. Ted Atkinson, leading 1914
booter with 2s7 winners, is reput-
ed to have earned $50, 900 last sea-
son. Eddie Arcaro, after gallop-
ing some horses at Hialeah Park
one morning following the racing
ban said 1874 probably was my
best year. l figure my gross in
come was about $70,000.'
1t makes you wonder how il
feels when SUI CHI high-salaried
members of big business switch
to the service or defene work
One-third of the Jockey Guild
membership is reported to have
gone into the armed forces ano
many others into war jobs. Ster
ling Young, guild prexy, took .
Miami shipyard job during the
winter ant. said he liked it. Akin
son, twice rejected for being I'm
derweightt, is the latest to get his
induction notice and faces a DROP
in income from some $7,50(
monthly average for 1914 to $50
But, as Arcaro says of him, At
kinson always has been the hard.
working type and deserves wha
he's made and saved, plus credi
for always riding full program
or close to it daily.
Leaving income taxes "a n {
don't the boys wish they COULD
they must pay 10 per cent to the
agent making their engagements
pay and often stake Wallets, win
ming horses grooms and exer.
else boys; defray cost of laundry
upkeep of rack, expensive sad
dies, riding breeches, boots ane
| other items.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-05
HARD COAL Mine
men SEEK RAISE
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the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Co., said the operators
would give full consideration"
to the demands, adding that they
had received them only today and
would need time to study them.
The negotiations were recessed
until next Tuesday e pm. EWI)
at which time the operators are
expected to make detailed state
ment.
Taggart said the anthracite min
ers were among the Nations big
gest paid workers. that they have
a seven-hour basic work-day and
that their average wage was SLIT
an hour.