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Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-22
Town Topics

Following the close of the drive for the Orthopedic hospital in Seattle, Mrs. Marian Blinn, chairman, left two collection jars Tn the Ships Tavern and the Casino, at the request of the owners, Jim Pierce and A. J.. Collins.
 The jar at the Ships this week produced SCALP, but the jar at the Casino came up miss ing. It was reported that two sailors, transients, took the lat ter jar and also that two ship mates of the purloiners, who claim to know who did it, have promised to get the money back or reimburse it's loss by taking up a collection aboard ship.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-22

Stanley Krolich and family, former Kodiak residents, are now living in Fairbanks, where Mir. Krolich has an agency, including Anchorage, for trailer houses. Of the Broom type, one was recent ly shipped to Valdez and over the highway to Fairbanks.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-22

The floating court from Anch- orage has been oostponed until October 2, according to word re- ceived this week by deputy US. Marshal Paul Herring
 A number of final citizenship cases are expected to come be- fore the court on it's visit here, where 1t will meet in the Red Cross center.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-22

It is reported from Fairbanks that passengers via Pan Ameri- can for the States are booked two weeks in advance. Outside passengers, such as from Kodiak, receive better through service, however.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-22

A. A. Bryan, former prisoner of the Japs who Is visiting his brother, Ernie Bryan, while hik- ing from town to the Bryan homestead in the dark this week, stepped on rock and sprained a big toe.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
DAVIS AND VINS0N
AT ODDS ON WAGES

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a (l9 -
Chairman William H. Davis of the
War Labor Board disclosed tonight
he is fighting out with Economic
Stabilizer Fred Vinson the issue of
clamping ceilings on minor wage
adjustments.
Davis described as 'unWorkable"
the proposal of Vinson that hence
forth the board could not grant in
creases without prior consultation
with OPA on whether price rises
would be required. Under the pro-
posal, the boards decisions would
have to be Worded to make it clear
that the adjustments would be null
lifted if price ceilings were exceed
ed.
Union leaders said the Vinson or
der stripped the DLB of its authori-
ty.
Davis did not question Wilson'S
authority to place such restrictions
on future board decisions, but he
told newsmen it was impracticable.
The chairman said the board was
trying to work out with Vinson, in
stead. system of standards for
the so called fringe" or lesser
wage Observation-Disclosures, shift
differertials, plant inequalities of
pay, etc.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
ODER HELD FINAL
BARRIER TO REDS
BY the Associated Press


Rising in the highlands of Upper
Silesia and emptying into the Bal
tic Sea at the Prussian port of
Stettin, the Oder river is one OF
the last natural barriers to Berlin
before the Soviet armies.
1t is $50 miles long. and passes
through the heart of Silesia, the
main industrial center of eastern
Germany. Stettin is the port of
Berlin, from which the Germans
started their push into Russia. Its
wooded stretches and low banks in
the east provide natural defense DO
sitions, but the general shallowness
of the river may not prove too
difficult for the Russian armies to
ford.
When not frozen in the winter.
the Oder is navigable from Stettin
to North Silesia.
The river begins to be navigable
for barges in southern Germany
at Ratibor, where it is 100 feet
wide, and for larger vessels at
Breslau where constant dredging
always is necessary. Several parts
of the main stream have been ca
nalized, especially in the low-lying
reaches, in its upper courses and
between Stettin and the sea. It is
now possible for sea-going vessels,
drawing "a feet of water. to reach
Stetin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
New York State Boxing
Commission Plans New
Method OF Decisions

NEW YORK, Jan. "a. -(UP)-
Because Of the increasing dissatls-
faction with the round by round
system. a new method Of arriv-
ing at boxing decisions in New
York State will be arranged soon,
Eddie Eagan. new chairman OF
the State Boxing Commission, an
nounced tonight
Eaaan. speaking at the annual
boxing writer's dinner at Rup-
pert's brewery said the new sys-
TEN probably will be based on
points and will be worked out IN
conferences with ring officials and
boxing writer's. He was uncertain
whether the new system will be
the same as the point basis en-
ployed now in most of the national
boxing association territory.
One of the faults with the round
BY round system of determining
winners. Eagan said. was that a
man received no more credit for
winning round by wide margin
that he did by winning one on
narrow edge. =,
The boxing writers presented
their annual awards at the dinner.
the Edward j. Neil memorial
plaque. boxing's highest honor, 60
ing to Lieut.. Comdr. Benny Leor-
ard of the U. S. Maritime Serv-
ice. The award is made annually
to the person whose contributions
to boxing has been outstanding
through the year.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Skillful Penn Quintet
Defeats Baffled Cadets
1928, With Secondary

WEST POINT. N. Y, Jan. "a
UP)-Army's Cadets, baffled by
Penn States skillful defensive play,
rallied belatedly in the second hall
today to gain a SO to % victory,
running their string of basketball
triunphs to 81 straight over a
three-year period.
The game developed into a defen.
sive battle from the start, with
Army featuring a strict man-for-
man game while Penn State used a
sliding zone technique. The score
was tied at 15-all at the half, but
in the final 10 minutes of the sec
ond half, Army pulled away. Dale
Hall, the Cadet captain dropped in
two set-up shots after breaking
through the Penn State secondary
to make it 20 to "a and from then
on the nittany Lions couldn't catch
up.
Substitute forw ard Johnny
Nance, playing for Doug Kenna,
who had knee injury, led the
scoring with II points on six field
goals. Hall made eight points On
four field goals. Dick Light paced
the losers with four field goals.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Clark Griffith Says
Majors Will Operate
During 1915 Season
Surrey Uncouers $50
Skilled Ball Players
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-R-Pro-
fessional baseball probably has
enough 17-year-olds and players ov-
er SO to man the 16 major league
rosters if conditions necessitate
such action.
A nationwide survey by the AS
ISOLATED Press today uncovered al
most $50 players whose 1914 ex-
perience ranged from the big
leagues to class D. Many OF these
still would be available if all now
in the military draft age should
be taken.
1t wouldn't be big league ball but
it might serve as an acceptable
stop gap if proposed national serV'
ice legislation is passed and put into
immediate large scale operation.
There has been no official indi-
cation from the sport or from the
Government that there will be any
radical change in the attitude ex-
pressed by the Presidents carry
on if you CAM message.
Big league executives have con-
tinued to make training camp
plans, player deals and mail out
contracts on the assumption that
the season will open as usual in
mid April. For the most part
they are depending on the holdover
from "A who have not been called
to service. No club has shown any
inclination to load up with any large
amount of average and underage
talent and probably none will ex-
cept as a last resort.
Although perhaps so per cent OF
the It's of 1914 now are 10 and in
the armed service, it is reason
able to believe that similar skilled
youngsters from the junior legion
and sandlot ranks will be avail
able as requirements.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
CAROLINA BEATS
TECHMEN, 6028

CHAPEL HILL. Jan. "A. - A) -
Carolina White Phantoms got OF
10 a slow start tonight but finally
settled down TO swamp the mex
lperienced Virginia Tech Gooblers,
6c-2S, for the Phantoms' sixth
southern conference victory.
After the first five minutes OF
splav the Phantoms were ahead oy
only one point. 80. The first team S
ball handling was ragged, and
Coach Ben Carnevale sent in the
second string. Carolina led at the
half, 2So.
Carolina played much better ball
in the second half. Jim Jordan
scored Is points after the inter
mission. John Dillon with y points
and Ira Norfolk with II. We're the
other scoring leaders for the Phan-
toms.
Harry Bushkar, veteraa guard,
scored 10 points for the Virgin
ians.
The Phantonts play State here
Friday night.
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title at St. Joseph, Mo-, las
March, but they've h a d severa
close calls. They were forced Il
overcome a 10-point deficit in the
last half to edge out the Little
Rock DR.. Peppers. Their seasons
record of II victories extended
their winning streak to "a in g
row. They have tailed 812 points
to 408 for their opponents this win
ter.
In addition to Alline Pate, cen
ter and five times an All-America
choice, the team includes Margar-
ct Petty, three times All-America
guard and Doris Weems, also a
guard, who was placed on the 1914
second All-Amer.ca team.
Then there's Mary Jane Powell,
an aggressive player rated as one
of the nations top forwards, who
has helped the team to win all
but seven of their 81 games IN the
three and a half seasons they ave
been inexistence. Tree Of the de-
feats came in overtime games.
While the Bomberettes a re a
girls team, they play under men S
intercollegiate basketball rules.
1.-THE Eomberettes are stronger
than they we're a year ago." says
Coach Billy Hudson, who has pi-
loted teams to the national tour
nament five times. I'VE have our
team practically intact. The two
players we lost have been replac
ed by Virginia Hamblin and Lu-
ellie Gentry. They give us some
capable reserve strength that we
lacked in the past.
IT feel that we have better than
2 $3.50 chance of repeating in the
national" Hudson continued but
much depends on the breaks of
the draw. We have team we'll
grounded in tournament play and
this experience counts heavily in
our favor.
"However, the competition is
keener this year, and it's a rockv
road the Bomberettes have ~
travel in defense of their nationoJ
honors, but they are confident tba,
can repeat.
That confidence may keen tbo
4: A. U. crown in the south VIZ
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
By WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-R-The
recent announcement that fiv
plebe, or freshman, football play
ers at West Point were deficient III
their studies was greeted with a
knowing wink by more than lew
skeptical citizens.
Don't worry" was the message
Of the wink, they'll be back next
fall. Army isn't going to let any
good football players get away 1or
that reason.
Well, maybe they'll be back and
maybe they won't. We admit we
were little skeptical ourselves
about a year ago when Glenn Da-
Wis, all America back last fall,
was given another chance after
classroom tumble, but we've learn
ed different since, as they say.
That is, Davis returned and play
ed football again last fall because
he met certain rigid requirements
and not because he could tuck
football under his arm and 60 gid
dy-ap, giddy-ap down the field.
3 We have learned that the tlrst
consideration Of the school officials
in giving a enthusiastically deficient
boy a chance to come back is:
Is he good officer material? For
after all, the primary purpose OF
the academy is to turn out hrst-
class officers.
,Scholastically deficient S
are divided into three classes. The
first are those down in only one
subject usually ,71ath. If otherwise
their record is good and they are
deemed officer material, they are
given a chance to prep in the sub
ject and return 10 school.
The second group is made up OF
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
TOUR OF SWEDISH
STARS SPOILED
AT LAST MINUTE

NEW YORK, Jan. "a UP) -
Secretary Dan Ferris of the ANA
teur Athletic Union said tonight that
last minute cancellation" had pre-
vented Swedish athletes Gunder
Haegg and Haakon Lidman from
securing plane transportation from
Stockholm to a point in Scotland.
Haegg, the distance runner, and
Lidman. Swedish hurdle champion,
were to have left yesterday and
supposedly were en- route. Ferris
said he received a cable late today
from the Swedish Athletic Associa-
ton that the trip had been spoil
ed"
That probably means that it is
abandoned for good" he said. But
l can't understand what happened
to reverse things so suddenly.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
MEN IN SERVICE
TO HAVE VOICE
IN LIQUOR BILL

RALEIGH, Jan. 24.-(R-Return-
ing servicemen and women of
North Carolina would have a voice
in a Statewide liquor referendum.
if it is ordered by the present
General Assembly, under recon-
mendation m d e to Governor
Cherry today by the Allied Church
League, Inc. of North Carolina.
A group of league representa-
tives, headed by L. A. Martin of
Lexington, chairman, today sug-
gested to Governor Cherry at
conference here that the Statewide
referendum be held six months af-
ter the war is over.
Governor Cherry expressed
agreement with the Recommended
ton and will, in turn, transmit it
to the General Assembly as it
studies the referendum proposal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
CREENSB0R0PR0
GETS MILWAUKEE
GOLF ASSIGNMENT
Hope Segnious Gets Golf
Assignment At North
Shore Club

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. "a R -
hIilwaukee's North Shore, Country
Club members will get their golf
instruction this year from Wo1n-
an, 28-year-old Hope Seignious, VINO
will become the country's first full
time boss of clubs shop and
instruction departments.
Val Beyers, chairman OF North
Shores golf committee, announced
TODAY that Miss Seignious, native
Of Detroit and presently assistant
professional to George Cochran at
the Greensboro, N. c., Country
Club, had accepted an invitation
to take over the job handled last
year by Jimmy Gallett.
Beyers said the decision to try
a fulltime woman professional was
Ia combination war manpoWer
measure and experiment.
Granted that having a woman
pro is a DEPARTURE Beyers said.
I'VE felt that qualified women
teachers definitely have place in
golf.''
Miss Seignious gained promi-
nence as a player by winning the
Michigan woman's championship
seven times. Before going to
Greensboro to start her pro ca
reer last spring, she spent tw
years in a Detroit airplane plant.
in her single tournament appear
ance last year she finished seventh
in the women's section of the Tam
O'Shanter.
Miss Seignious, founder of the
eastern section of h Women's
Professional Golf Association and
its only member, first attracted
attention at North Shore several
seasons ago when in her first tour
of the long and difficult course
she scored a 70.
Beyers made it clear that Miss
Seignious would do the whole job
teaching, mending clubs. hiring
and firing caddies, handling t h
handicap baan and selling golf
balls-if any.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Stable Owners Strike
At Havana Race Track

HAVANA. Jan. 24.-UP)-Stable
owners at the Oriental Park went
on strike for higher purses today
after fruitless negotiations with the
nagement.
The regular card Of races prob
ably won't be held tomorrow.
There were no advance entries, but
both sides were seeking a last
minute compromise, which. would
enable the track to operate.
The owners are asking for ST.
800 weekly increase in purses, with
total about $500 a week now.
Individual purses now run from
$3.50 to $500 with $500 for each day S
feature event.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Baseball Comes First
To Front Line Troops,
Radio Officer Reports

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a. -
UP)-U. S. soldiers overseas
would have paid $40 seat for the
privilege of hearing a broadcast
of a 1914 world series game, MAJ,
]. Hermann, chief of the short
wave section of the Armed Forces
Radio Service, reported today
upon returning from the Euro
pean theatre.
Sports broadcasts, baseball IN
particular. are SO popular with
the troops. Hermann said, that
they should be continued if at all
possible without hurting the war
effort.
Sports in general, and base
ball in particular, are doing the
greatest thing in their history in
supplying troops with listening
entertainment" he said.
He said that in front line Sec
tors, news broadcasts come first.
After ALL he explained, that
the thing that decides when the
boys get to come home-but sports
come second, over all other types
Of entertainment, n d n 6
music -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Ernie Holbrook Reported
Missing In Belgium Area

LONG BEACH, CAL, Jan. "a
UP)-Ernie Holbrook, former star
athlete OF the University of South
ern California and coach of the Tro-
jan basketball team in 1913, has
been reported missing in action in
Belgium since December Is, his
father said today.
Holbrook, baseball and basket
ball star with U. S. S., played
with the Boston Red Sox farm club
in the Piedmont League before re-
turning to his alma mater as cage
coach.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Results OF selectiiv. ST.,
vice Conference. A., W.
Favorable
BY DOUGLASS WALDO

iCSS otd1I EOrrSsno..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24T py1oeAF
Baseball's hope of serying , ~
wartime season was givsn y .0Qft'
boost today when Clark cr.sa5s
predicted. on the basis o, b;s NJ
ferences with manpower o If con-
that the major leagues will opsr,.,
in 1915. 0peFa'e
1t was the first indication -.
Griffith and President Ford ra s.5E
OF the National league obtained i. -,
orable results in their conferen va"
with Selecsive Service Djrso.' s'
Lewis B. Hershey and Manna1....
Commissioner Paul McNut '''
Asked by the United Press p,.
Their he thought professional b wax.
ball could be played this wear a.
the basis Of the manpower ,l,s
fication conferences, Griffith ,,i.'
1T would be my opinion ~,
we will be able to play, bu, i,
too early to answer that ou.,,i,s s
definitely. A lot will depend y.
how various things work out ,ni
on what kind OF bills are pass.
by Congress"
Griffith, owner Of the Wasbir,
ton Senators and baseball, ,ns
fetal ambassador Of good will !,
the capital, probably is in a bst.s.
position to forecast the ysns,
wartime future than any o,b.,
figure in the sport. He i, Close i,
President Roosevelt and genera
ly is credited with being resum.
sible for the green light letter
which Mr.. Roosevelt wrote the In.
baseball commissioner, Juj,s
kenesaW Mountain Lands. after
Pearl Harbor.
Lands had been opposed 10 bsu.
ball officials going to Washinf,n
for any reason, but that policy va,
broken when Prick came here s7i
with Griffith conferred with Hs,
shey, McNutt, and Office Of D.
tense Transportation officials,
Frick, back in New York rnsh
it clear that he did not make Ii.
trip to ask for any favors, but %
clarity the manpower crisis which
confronts the game.
Prick, regarded as the leadn,
candidate for Lands post rets,
ed to comment on the results d
the conferences and his silence va,
regarded in some circles asabM
omen. However, it also was point
ed out, that as member Of d.
three man commission temporary
ruling baseball, he did not care b
60 on record as to basebalTs M
chances of survival without tz
consulting the club owners Of h |
own league.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
JAYVEES DEFEAT
CLINTON, 1921
Local Juniors Wallop Gin.
ton Varsity To Stay
Unbeaten
BY WEDDELL HARRISS

In fast-moving tilt on the home
town hardwood last night, the New
Hanover High School Junior-Var-
sity chalked up their eighth con-
secutive victory of the season by
trouncing a spirited Clinton varsity
five 1921.
The Kittens, led by Red Crowley
and the exceptional ball-handling
of w, A. Brown, led the visitors
all the way to remain on the dWind-
ling list of undefeated outfits.
The JayVees, under the guild
ance of coach Wallace West, held a
1914 lead at the end of the first
quarter which was increased in the
locals favor to 1873 at the end of
the half.
The Dark Horses from Clinton
came back and started what took
on the appearance of rally to
raise the score to 20-13, with the
Hanoverians still on top.
The Kittens soon replied to the
threat, however, running the count
up to 1918 at the close of the
third quarter.
The Clintonians were held to a
slim two points in the final setto,
with the locals racking up an ad-
ditional eight TALES to bring the
final standing to 1921.
,ofo If h,,r,or u,oe addod II tho
affray when, with but three min
utes of play remaining in the game,
West sent in his midget basketeers,
the ''four-foot Wonders" who sur
prisingly held the red-faced Dark
Horses scoreless.
Darden paced the visitors with
total of IL points, scored mostly
on long set shots from mid-court.
Immediately following the jun
ior-varsity tilt, the rough-and tough
Clinton girls quint romped on the
New Hanover Felines 25-11 in re-
taliation for the defeat dealt their
male comrades by the local Gala
hads.
Led by the deadly shooting of
Patterson, Clinton, took an early
lead holding an 11-2 advantage at
the end of the first quarter.
The local lassies came back dur
ing the second quarter to hold Gin
ton to a meager two points while
raising the standing to 1873 half
time count.
The visitors broke loose in the
last half, however, and brought
the final score to 25-11.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-25
Duke Athletes Encounter
Army And Navy This Week

DURHAM. Jan. "a (R ALL
three Duke university athletic
teams will be busy this weekend
but only the wrestlers perform at
home.
Coach Gerry Gerard's Blue Dew
il cagers go to Annapolis, Md to
meet the strong Navy Middies Sat
urday. while Coach Jack Persons
swimmers invade the east the same
dav 10 tackle Army at West Point,
N. Y.
On the home front, North Caro-
lina's wrestlers will come here
Friday night to seek revenge for
an earlier licking at the hands OF
Coach Harvey Potter Blue Devil
grapplers.
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The Sports rail

boys who hunked two subjects.
These, also if considered good flu
ture officers, may take a re-en-
try examination and, if they pass,
return as plebes.
The third group is made up OF
those who fail to pass in three or
more subjects. These lads are out,
that's all.
Now considering the fact that
maybe more than $50 members Of
a plebe class of about 800 are down
in their studies, the presence OF
four or five good football players
in that group is not unusual. In
fact, if there were no football play
ers on the list it just wouldn't be
normal.
Some of our finest officers today
had their scholastic difficulties at
the Point 1t. Gen. George Patton
was five-year man there. Maj.
Gen. E. M. Watson took six years,
and 1t. Gen. Courtney Hodges new
er did get through. He left the
Point and rose from the ranks to
his present eminence.
So there's nothing unusual about
a cadet returning to the academy
after flunking subject or two.
The fact few of such boys happen
tc be very good football players
puts the spotlight on them and
gives the erroneous impression
thew are being carried around in
class case because of their ath-
letic ability. and are given special
privilege. Had Glenn Davis been
Cadet Joe Doakes, who couldn't
carry a football through a revolv-
ing door and whose name wasn't
known except to his relatives and
friends. his re entry would have
naesed urnoticed