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Evening star., 1945-03-09
5 Escape Flood
By Cfnging to
SWIMMING Bulls
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Gy tuc AbbOClSteo EISSb.
BRISBANE, Australia, Mar. o.
Five persons escaped from q food
trapped train yesterday by clinging
to bulls tails.
Fragmentary reports from the
scene, In Northern Queensland, said
a wall Of water caught the train on
"a bridge between Ayr and Homehill.
Five OF the passengers released
cattle from stock cars and grabbed
hold Of bullocks tails as the fright
ened animals plunged into the flood.
They were towed to safety.
Six passengers climbed onto the
roof OF coach, but were swept away
as the torrent engulfed the entire
train. Two Of them, last seen float
ing downstream on log, were
missing.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
By THE HAsKIN sERYICF

| @. Is the velocity of sound the
same in salt water as in fresh?-
v. M.
A. The velocity of sound waves is
slightly greater in salt water than
in fresh water.
@. What is the salary of the
Pope?-D. D.
A. He has no fixed salary or
stipend. Large revenues accrue to
the Vatican and the Pope receives
from loyal members of the church
all over the world voluntary con-
tribution known as Peters Pence.
which is solely for his personal use,
charities and benevolences.
| @. Do any States require spe-
officially that the electors vote for
the presidential candidate of their
party?-O. D. F.
A. California, Oregon and Massa-
chusetts have such requirement.
@. Does mocking bird have a
song of its own, or does it merely
initiate other birds?-A. OH.
A. A mocking birds song is both
natural and initiative. 1t has good
song of its own, but it is such an
incessant mimic that it would
rather initiate than sing it's own
song.
@. How much does a B-29 bomber
coSt?-J. L. w.
A. The War Department says
that the cost of a B-29 bomber is
approximately $650O00.
@. Is the rank of general of the
Army permanent or temporary
10. L.
A. The rank is temporary.
@. What Is the capacity of the
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation?
e. l.. H.
A. The capacity of this institution
for infantile paralysis patients is
slightly over 100.
@. What is a simple way to clean
diamonds?-F. F..
A. Diamonds should be cleaned
every month or two by brushing out
with household ammonia, dipping in
alcohol and drying in specially pre-
pared jewelers. saWdust.
@. How soon after a man Is dis
charged from the armed forces must
he report to his selective service
board?-A. H.
A. He must report in person or
by letter within 10 days. This is a
longer period than was formerly al
lowed.
c. Is a soldier allowed to examine
his service record while he is still in
service?-W. r. E.
A. The War Department says that
a soldier Is not permitted to ex-
anime his service record.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Will TuIk on Mexico

A dlScuSsi0n OF Mexico City by
Vincente Fanchez Galvito. attache
OF the Mexican Embassy, will high
light q "Mexicana" fiesta Of the
George Washington Inter-American
Club at $3.50 o'clock tonight at the
YMCA auditorium, Eighteenth ano
|G street NV. Six technicolor films
of Mexico also will be shown. Danc-
ing and refreshments will follow the
program.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

Yea. Collier for Action. For opportunity.
information and amusement too. X Frank
D. Morris authoritahvely pictures Anna
polls today. X The lovable Cugat family
is in hot water again, this time with dog
named Gsrtzude. X Walter Taub radioes
WaEsaw Tragedy from Stockholm
about the abortive revolt which caused
only death to Polish patriots. X High Guy
by Stanley Frank tells the story of Bob
Kurland, the tallest man ever to play on
major basketball team X All these, and
more, in this week Collie1s-not to men
lion the popular regular features: Wing
Talk Keep Up with fhs World The
Hsross-A Gallery Of United Nations
Patriots, and of course. the famous
Co1iox1s Comics.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
The Great Game ofPolitics
Kent Predicts United States to Enter
Real League With Real Power

consultation with nations legiti-
mately concerned in regional prob
|Iems. The neutral countries Spain
Sweden, Switzerland, Fire, etc.-will
have nothing to do with this set
tlement. That will be handled by
the Big Three. After that. the new
league (no matter what the name)
can start in an atmosphere of peace.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

SponSlble per-
sons. Our top
G e n er a ! S and
adnirals " h o
told us the war
would be over a
year ago know
that: now.
I've on e
with that crys-
tal-ball stuff
said A d m r a ]
HaSey tne OLneT
day in Wash
ington W h e n
asked about his
l943 prediction,
1t is to be hoped
Evening star., 1945-03-09

Encourage the great vital human
itarian work of your Red Cross
the collecting of life-giving blood
plasma, aiding the i'll and lonely
overseas and in its important job Of
sending food and medicine to wal
prisoners.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
By Frank r. Kent

1t has been proven many times in
both national and international
politics that prophecy is risky and
foolish business-at least for re-
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, 316
! street NE, Washington Q, D. C. Please
inclose 8 cents for return sostage.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Kel111a can handle III

love, a homeless 500, ,OOO-p plenty
of laughs, too follow in swift grip
ping, thrill-packed succession. In four
generous installments, the first in this
same issue of Golfers.
Go on shivery night bombing mis-
sion over Germany with Golfers fear
less, blue-eyed girl reporter, Martha
CeLIhoEn- Might Life in the Sky"
radioed from France, was gathered in
high danger as she sat on wobbly
crate between bomber's twin tails
Her oxygen mask kept slipping, her
stomach was mad at her and enemy
flax was biting perilously close on
all sides.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
HOGAN, T0P-N0TCH
STAR T0PLAY HERE

First 1t. Ben Hogan, the nations
top golfer in 1910, Al and AZ, who
is now visiting Camp Davis, will
play at the Cape Fear Country
Club Saturday afternoon with an
other member of the Camp Davis
PERSONAL.
1t. Hogan, who arrived here
yesterday morning, also will give
instruction to Camp Davis person
mel in two performances which will
be held on the drill field in front
of headquarters. The two appear
ances of the famous golfer will be
at 10 a. m. and 2 p. M.
The lieutenant, who is member
of the personnel distribution COM
mand, won the Vordan trophy In
1910, al and AZ. The award, based
upon the highest money-winner,
Low est scoring average, and the
best placement in all tournament
play, is the top award that a
professional golfer may win.
Since entering the service, Ho-
gan has played in two tournaments,
the Chicago Victory Open and the
Dallas Victory opepn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
CHICAGO TAKES
PITTSBURGH, 54

CHICAGO, June u -(P}- The
surging Chicago Cubs won their
fifth straight victory today by de-
feating Pittsburgh, 5 to 4, before
8,644. The Cubs hammered two
Pittsburgh pitchers for IS hits,
while Henry Wyse held the Pirates
to seven.
The Cubs had to break a tie
twice and stopped a Pirate rally
in the ninth with the tying run on
third base.
Phil Cavarretta put the Cubs
back in the lead twice. In the fifth
he singled and came in on Andy
Pafko's double.
It was the Cub first baseman's
third straight hit of the game and
his 18th in his last II times at bat.
Don Johnson's double. followed
by Bill Nicholson's single gave the
Cubs their last tally and the Pirates
scored again in the ninth when
Johnny Barrett walked and Hand
ley doubled to right fielc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22

Mr.. Newman that the club direc-
tors would have no objections to
turning the amount of money rails.
ed below the required figure over
to the Community Welfare Foun.
dation, permission for the drive
was given by the board with the
stipulation that the money raised
be turned over to the Foundation
in trust, until such time as the nee
cessary funds for the proposed
building can be raised.
Following the reading of the
agreement between the Community
Chest and the Community Welfare
Foundation, the board. on mo-
ton, agreed to turn over all sur
plus funds now on hand to the
Foundation and ordered the sign
ing of the agreement On behalf Of
the Community War Chest by the
president and secretary. ,-'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
JAPANESE FORCES
SPLIT ON LUzON
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June 16 and morning Of June H.,
but were knocked back with loss
Of one tank.
They tried again June 10, four
miles southeast of Ilagan on the
trail leading towards remote Pala-
nan bay in Eastern Luzon. Again
they were repulsed, with loss OF
eight tanks.
A spokesman at Manila head
quarters said the arnor undoubted-
ly was remnants of the Japanese
secons arrnored division which had
been defeated originally on Luzon' S
central plains shortly after the
Americans landed in January.
Meanwhile the Australians who
invaded the big island of Borneo
on June 10 accomplished another
unopposed amphibious hop, going
ashore two days ago at Lutong, 80
miles down the coast southwest of
their original landing site on Bru-
nei bay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
DODGERS DEFEAT
PHlLLlES, 81

PHILADELPHIA, June 21-(F-
It was only the first day of sum-
mer but already the first place
Brooklyn Dodgers have clinched
the seasons series from Philadel-
phia, by defeating the Phillies go
today.
Held to two runs over the first
seven innings by Isadoro Leon, a
Cuban Highlander who was max
ing his first start for the Phils,
the Dodgers jumped on Anton Karl
in the eighth to shove over five
tallies, and sweep the three game
series. The Brooks added two more
off Oscar Judd in the ninth.
The Dodgers punched five hits
in their big inning, two of which
were triples by Eddie Baanski and
John Dantonio. Luis Dino Clipped
in with two hits, one his seventh
homer, to drive in three runs and
take over the league leadership
in that department.
Cy Buker made his first start
for the Dodgers, and although re-
moved in the eighth in favor of
Vic lombard, received credit for
his first Major League victory.
Both Philadelphia runs were un-
earned, coming in when Ed Stanky
let Wally Flager's grounder go
through his legs with two out in the
seventh. Yarl was charged with the
defeat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22

after a long absence comes Under
the heading Of almost superhumap
tasks. But he's the fellow we'd
like to bet could do it if anyone
could. And the ball players in the
service who will be following his
efforts couldn't have picked .
player who could bring them
greater encouragement.
He has that tenactity of purpose;
burning desire to make good al
every task to which he might be
assigned. He showed that in the
Army in forsaking baseball en-.
tlrely to concentrate on his service
duties, and it was a concentration
that carried him the hard way from
buck private to Captain.
he showed it in his baseball play.
ing days. An outstanding first
baseman, he accepted the assign.
ment as outfielder because it was
Tor the good of the team" and
he set about to make himself a
good outfielder.
The Tigers wanted both Rudy
York and Hank in the lineup, and
as there always was danger of
Rudy being hit on the head by a
fly ball in the outfield, he was
given the first base spot. At the
start Hank was anything but i'm
pressive in the outer garden. His
feet seemed to 60 in too many di-
rections at once, and he staggered
under fly balls like he was chasing
butterflies.
But he worked at it, hour after
hour, day after day. and when
the season opened he was an &C.
ceptable player out there. Good
enough, in fact, to win a second
most valuable player award afte--.
having previously received one as
a first baseman.
You can't keep a fellow like that
down. And you can bet he won't
let his buddies down by failing to
make the grade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
Steam Engineers Meet
City Optical Tonight

Harry Drury, Steam Engineer
pitcher, who is leaving for the
Army soon, will make his last
appearance on the mound for
the Engineers in the City Num-
cipal Softbau league tonight as
the Engineers meet the league
leading City Optical ten on the
Robert Strange diamond 1880
pm.
Drury held the strong Ethyl
Dow team to only hit last
Tuesday as his team mates
won, 10. Clyde Jordon
or Robert Shipp will be on the
rubber for the Opticians with
Burney Covington behind the
plate.
Last nights double-header
that was scheduled to start ut
1880 pm. was postponed be-
cause of wet grounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
.TOPSAIL PROVIDES
SEASONS LARGEST

The largest channel bass caught
this season was hooked Wednesday
at Topsail inlet by Ed. r. Johnson
Of Charlotte and George B. Canady,
secretary-treasurer Of the New
Hanover Fishing club.
The entire haul for the two men
included eight channel bass and
one hluefish. The largest bass
weighing IS pounds was entered on
the records of the New Hanover
Fishing club. Two others tipped the
scales at SO and 80 pounds re.
spectively. The smaller fish aver
aged about 10 pounds apiece.
The New Hanover Fishing club
announces that the pocket tide
table booklet which they ar now
preparing for members Of the
organization will be ready for dis
tribution in several days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
BR0CDEN SPEAKS
TO CIVIC CLUB

Coach Leon Brogden, for nine
Years head coach at Wilson High
school and now athletic director for
New Hanover, told Civilians at their
regular meeting last night, that
the present war shows that our
high school athletic programs are
inadequate.
Coach Brogden said he planned
to have a well-rounded physical
training program in operation at
the high school in the next two or
three years and stressed that the
physical training and athletic were
not separate but part of a whole.
Many educators, he said take this
view but the two should be coordin-
ated.
In making athletics attractive,
the results are championship
teams, he stated. but the student
must start when he first gets in
high school.
Coach Brogden revealed that
New Hanover High school is way
behind the rest of the state in the
matter of physical education. He
illustrated his point by saying that
Is boys who were seniors who were
interested in football. had never
before participated in the sport
in high school. -
The object of this program IS to
teach boys to be gentlemen and
good sports, to teach them TO
win, honorably, yes, but. to win.
He said that games are played so
that one team will win and it was
"as easy to win as it is to lose.
Coach Brogden deplored the lack
of interest evidenced in sr@rts
here and urged Civilians to take
an active part in helping him pro.
duce teams of which the city could
be proud.
After Coach Brogden's talk, a
film of the last Sugar Bowl game
| in which Duke triumphed 1926
over Alabama was shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
CITY OFFICIALS
PROBE SHORTAGE
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explained, had been "most COOP
erative."
Mayor Lane had previously eS-
pressed the belief that the situation
could be considerably improved
through the lifting of restrictions
on the slaughter Of native meat,
and the easing of the freeze on
poultry. His studies have covered
the situation as it applies both to
restaurant operators and to house
wives, and any measures of relief
sought will be on behalf of both.
Earlier this week, 500 Whining
ton housewives petitioned the OPA
in Washington to "lift your slaugh-
tering restrictions and marketing
quotas in New Hanover county" in
an effort to relieve the acute meat
shortage.
Copies of the petition were sent
to Representative j. Bayard Clark
and other North Carolina congress-
men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
RED HOT YANKS
DOWN SOX, l44
Ferriss Suffers Worst Maj.
or League Setback In
His Career

BOSTON, June 81 --(P)- Dave
Ferriss, Boston Red Sox pitching
hero, was battered from the mound
for the first time in his major
league career today and the New
York Yankees. only American
League team to beat him previous
ly, triumpned, IA to 4.
Ferriss, who won eight straight
before being stopped by the Yanlks
two weeks ago, had allowed only
two hits when the dam burst IN
the fifth. He was clouted for five
hits and nine runs before being
relieved and the Yanks went on
from there to score 10 times in
that frame, coming within one run
of their own league record for tall
| lies in an inning.
Seventeen batsmen went to the
plate in that frame and nine Of
them Dashed out hits and four
drew passes. The Red Sox con.
| tributed two errors to build up the
huge total. .a
| Ferriss now has won nine and
lost two, both of them to the
Yankees. T.
| Walt Dubiel breezed along with
tWo-hitter until the eighth when
the Red Sox counted three times
on four hits, Jimmy Bucher's Tex.
as Lacquer single scoring two of
the runners. ~
| The Yanks now have taken eight
of IL from the Red Sox this sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
BUGS Schedule Sanford
For Game Here Saturday

The Wilmington Pirates have
scheduled the highly rated Ed
wards Mills club from Sanford for
Saturday night at Legion Stadium
at $50 o'clock, according to Bert
Kite. manager of the locals.
The Sanford outfit comes to Will
mington highly recommended as
fast, hard hitting club, They
split series with the University
Of North Carolina a few weeks ago
and have been defeating large
majority of the clubs they have
met recently.
The Edwards team is managed
BY Second Baseman Tedder, who
has several years experience in
the Bi-state league. Other play
ers as listed by the manager are:
Southland, first base, who played
in the Bi-State and three-eye
leagues. Spivey, shortstop, with
semi-pro experience, Phillips, hot
corner man, also semi-pro player.
Booker, semi-pro, Parrish, Duke
University, Stevenson, Bi-State
league, and Coe, semi-pro player
compose the outfield. Isenhouer
and Bridges are catchers with
years Of Semi-pro experience. The
hurting duties are taken care of
by Harrington, American Legion
Junior baseball star in AZ and '43.
Clegg, former Bi-State Lacquer, and
Thomas, former N. C. State hurler.
The Pirates lineup will be the
same with McKeithan, Allen, Will
lard and Stanley playing the in
field Paxton, Lamb, Carter,
Station slated for outfield positions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
DINNER TOURNEY
ORGANIZED HERE

A White and Blue team Dinner
tournament has been organized at
the Cape Fear Country club with
the play slated for Saturday. The
losers will pay for the winners
meals.
Team members are:
Blue Team: G. S. Arthur, J. H.
Davis, Jr., Paul A. Bergen, w. W.
Gayer, R. P. Huffman, R. P. Jobb,
Don Hyatt, w. E. Curtis, Steve c.
Barefoot, Walker Taylor, DR.. David
Sloan, p G.. Stokley, w. H. Lanier,
J. c. Mayfield, Oscar Peck. Ralph
Huband,
o. E. Durant. Raeford Trask, w.
B. Long. H. T. King, S. L. Mar
berry, J. I. Jeffrey, Julius Wen
berg, r. B. Bell, @. B. Snipes, j.
H. Sloan, A. R. Willis, J. D. How
ell, David jacob, Richard Rogers,
1t. M. w. BROKER, Ashton Cooley,
Earl Boushee.
White team: J. B. Herring, Jr.,
1t. w. D. McGrath, Louis B. Or
rel, Martin Rawlyns, Fred E. Lit
tie, C. J. Blore, DR.. D. B. Koonce,
Jack Smith, E. c. Hines, DR.. J.
W. Hooper, Alex Sprunt, Ed Nets,
Paul Wilson, Hooper johnson, j.
c. Morse, Robert Strange.
w. A. Fonvielle, Fred Willetts,
Charlie Bergen, Gordon Doran, DR..
Dunk McEachern, DR.. Junius
Smith, T. R. Orrel, B. K. Myers,
Norwood Orrell, J. K. Powell, A.
B. Cheatham, G.. D. Greer, N. w.
Humphry, Ike Wright, c. E. White,
U. A. Underwood, H. G. Carney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
|DUC0UT BATTLE
UP TO HARRIDCE

ST. LOUIS, June 81 - P) - A
decision on the ''battle c. the dug
out" between the St. Louis Browns
and Chicago White -Sox here last
night now is up to President Will
Harridge of the American League.
Chief Umpire Art Passarella, who
was unable to prevent the melee
which exploded during an eighth
inning Chicago batting rally, said
the evidence has been submitted to
Harridge.
To spectators, it appeared that
the entire Browns squad invaded
the Chicago dugout where, out of
view from the stands, Karl Scheel,
White Sox batting practice pitcher
and ex-Marine, was so severly
pummelled that he required first
aid treatment in the clubhouse. He
suffered cuts on the legs and some
versions had it that he was kicked
in the groin.
Manager Jimmy Dykes OF the
White Sox was quoted as describ-
ing the attack as "the most brutal
he e yer had witnessed in baseball.
Scheel was the object OF the mass
attack because he was accused OF
''riding' the Browns pitcher in an
Insulting manner"
The trouble started after the Sox
had driven Al Hollingsworth and
relief pitcher, George Caster, from
the mound. AS Caster left the dla-
mond he hurled the ball against
the end of the White Sox dugout.
Manager Dykes rushed out to pro-
test to Passarella. At the same
time, severa.. Browns also ran out
to the plate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
RED BIRDS BLANK
CINCINNATI, 40

CINCINNATI, June 21-tR-Be-
hind Blk Donnelly's five-hit hurl-
ing the world champion St. Louis
Cards blanked Cincinnati 10 today
with the help Of three doubles in
the fourth and an eighth inning
homer by Catcher Ken O'Dea.
Vern Kennedy lost. his second
game since coming from Philadel-
phia. Yielding six of the Cards
eight hits in seven innings, includ-
ing the successive two-basers to
Whitley Kurowski, Ray Sanders and
Emil Verban, good for two runs.
Martin Marion's sin, and john
ny Hopp's double in the seventh
netted the other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
Detroit Tigers Whip
Cleveland Nine. ST.

DETROIT. June 81 -R)- With
Frank (Stubby) Overmire spacing
seven hits and driving in two runs,
the league leading Detroit Tigers
cuffed the Cleveland Indians 5 to
l today. sweeping a three-game
series. ....-..
Hank Greenberg, placed in in.
active status last week by the Ar
my, engaged in his first practice
before the game, working both in
the outfield and at first base.
Greenberg is expected to be ready
to play within 10 days.
Detroit tagged Jim Bagby,
Cleveland strater, for nine hits in
six innings, scoring once in each
of the first three frames and twice
on Overmire's single in the sixth.
EVET.ANn II D~ a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

,rw YORK, June 21.-R-
NJ Greenbe~g is returning te
Ham netroit Tiger lineup, and nc
the ts,o p ever had more horseshoes
atNe .her good luck tokens drapec
Of Ut his neck than the genial
aOo ,. from the Bronx. There isn't
gan, nr a rival player who doesn't
i'a l5l' for Big Hank anything but
H .,s best Of luck.
t0 nv fans wish him well because
Ing 'n,.vs was a gentleman and a
he d. d. 10 the game, and because
cFeul' admire him for his Army
rev. 49, Mayors are pulling for him
l,u in addition to being a fine
pew pew he is more than just a
biss ise player trying to resume
va Interrupted career.
al ua ~ will be watched as a symbol
Wv bone to all the other ball play
o. o.. "i in the service who fear their
absence from the game mlgnt I'M
s.ir their effectiveness and money
p ps-ning capacity. He is in the
ea+ n're of a test case; the answer
I''' the question: Can the Major
~ , ON stars in the service come
back .:a. - ~. u..,,,,
standing stars to try a come
S So after prolonged service dur
! u" which he and baseball were
. s4Tangers. Many of the stars
ssye had ample opportunity to at
i loo keep in practice by playing
m service teams. -3
o. But Hank had none of these
,1iebtv assignments from the time
~ ' snapped his Tiger shirt with
y. +se biz ''5'' on the back for a dog
.ro hearing serial number 36114611.
MAT was May 7, 1871, more than
+onr wears ago. He's been around
. Iot since, but not around the
tsior Leagues Around the world
you'd be more like it.
He's "a years old, an age at
,bich making sports comeback
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-22
FISH FOR COLD CUTS

ITHACA, N. Y, June 21.-O.D-
Motorists and nearby householders
went fishing recently-not for fish
but for ration-free bologna, frank
furters and other cold meats. Cast
ing activities followed the plung
into Taughannock creek OF
heavily-laden meat truck. The
driver of the truck lost control OF
the vehicle after front tire blew
out. = -.