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The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

Blanchard, the player Of thu
year and Heisman award win
ner, and Glen Davis, stretched
its string of victories to Is
games.
Bob McMillin guided Indiana
to its first unbeaten campaign
and Big Ten championship in At
years to become coach Of the
year.
The Cleveland Rams spanked
by remarkable Bob Waterfield
a freshman, lost only one game
in regular season play and walk
ed off with the Pro grid champ
ionship by downing the Red
skins in q freak game, IS to IA.
Byron Nelson continued on
the path to fame and riches by
acquiring. $3.50 in war bonds
making all courses look Like
miniatures, betting par afar to
repeat as the athlete of the year.
Basketball set new attend
ance marks, especially at the
Madison Square Garden In New
York where Ridgerunner Kur-
land and the Oklahoma Aggie
won the NCAA crown and tow
ering George Mikan and Chica-
20 DePaul won the National In
vitation.
Iowa won Its first Big Ten
championship, Pennsylvania Won
the Ivy League crown and also
snapped the Army's win streak
at 27.
In general 1t was the "cwas-
lest" year, but one which will
be remembered much longer
than the saner years OF the
past.
SPORTS SHORTS: For tile
first time since the start Of the
war the Winter sports park at
Grayling will be opened for
sports activities. The State Con-
servation department said today
that the park would open Dec.
20. During the remainder of
the season, the park will be
closed on Mondays. In an
effort to curb tips to profession
al gamblers the Michigan State
sports publicity department to-
day ruled that only a select list
of known sports writer's may re-
ceive telephone calls in the
Spartan press box The ac-
ton was taken after several
mysterious calls received at the
State -Minnecota game on Christ
mas eve. The calls were from
New York. Since that game was
the only major game being play
ed on that date it was thought
that betting might have been
heavy on that contest.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

spree in the final period to win
decisively.
Forward Rome of the GIN
team tossed in six field goals for
IL points and Damus won rum
nerup honors with 10 markers.
The Fliers will play their next
game Wednesday. Jan. 2, when
they tackle the Jaglowicz five
of Detroit at the Air base.
Selfridge scoring was as fol-
lows: Reifman, 10; McQuinn, 4;
Reamer. o; Whelan, S; Adams,
8; Goldberg, 13; McKie, Is and
Witthuhn, Ohio.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

NO SPORTS YEAR ever begar
undor ! bleaker outlook. Horse
raclne was banned. travel re-
sfrictions were almost insur'
rnountable, m anpowe was
sparse. almost reduced to the
lame and the halt, and as the
ball players put it, the umpires
were blind.
Almost from the start scandal
reared its Gorgonian head. The
BROOKLYN College basketballers
admitted taking q paltry $1,000
hribe to "throw" . game win
the Akron team aud as the year
drew TO q close q furry OF turf
suspensions were noted among
the track gentry.
Even the spindle-shanked ath-
letes such as Gunder Hagg and
Arne Anderson were given the
old heave-ho out Of amateur ath-
ietics on charges of accepting q
Aittle more cash than could be
accounted for on their expense
statements.
Following We and VI days
the fever set In and money flew
like confetti in q gale as betting
totals xoomed and record crowds
vs,nre renorted everywhere.
No boxing titles ch a ng e d
hands, Willie Pep being the only
champion to defend his title
which he did by beating Phil
Terranova.
TWO NEW GEARS were elc-
vated In the sports realm, Sen.
Happy Chandler to the baseball
eommissionership and E d d
Eaean with q new set of scoring
rules replacing Gen. John Phe-
Ian a. N. Y. Boxing Commits
sjon chairman.
The Detroit Tigers and Chi
caso Cubs numbered precarious-
II to their respective pennants
and In q wild Series the Tigers
floundered hilariously into the
world championship in seven
games.
The new Al'-American con-
ference got itself q football and
Dan Topping said his N. Y.
Yankees would enter the new
loop, thereby insuring its sue.
cess.
Army spearheaded by Doc
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28
nEAvYwEIGHTs BATTLE

NEW YORK, Dec. 28-(R-
Freddie Schott, u n d e I e d
heavyweight of Akron and Pat
erson, N. ]. battles Joe Baksi,
of Kuppont, Pa. in the 10-round
main bout tonight at the 1945
boxing season winds up at Mad
ison Square Garden. The betting
Is 5-6. take your pick.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

The average American motor
vehicle is propelled approxi-
mately 10 miles on one gallon Of
gasoline.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28
The
spsfts
! Side
by
Al
Roller

~or and Peoce could easily be the title tor the 1919
o of SPORTS those two octors mode me Post yeor
~ most fontostic year in sports history -
INA wear was remarkable in thot despite low ebb IN per-
fusnee high marks we're set in attenoonee ono oo'e
rncniofe
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

Approximately 5000 honey
bees are required to weigh one
pound.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
MINORITY ASPECTS
OF LONDON LABOR
CONFERENCE

peace settlement In all OF it's
phases. The trade union movement
i.s hooking to the San iran -lsco
agreement upon the policies which
the leaders Of three great powers
have pursued since the framing of
the Atlantic Charter, and the re-
affirmation and enaplification Of
the Moscow and reheran Conner
ences.
In those historic meetings. the
desires Of the peoples of all coan-
tries, great and small, were mani
tested for collaboration and active
participation on the part OF their
governments In the sacred tasls Of
rldding the world Of tyranny, slav-
cry, oppression and racial and re-
ligious intolerance.
This conference adopted two
specific points of policy which are
OF particular interest to the work
of our Committee. They are
In the view Of th.. World Con-
ference, it is likewise necessary to
bring to an end the system of col
onies, dependencies and subject
countries as spheres of economic
exploitation, ard TO facilitate inn
mediately the development OF free
Trade Unions in those countries.
In the coming peace. The founda-
tions must be laid with all possi-
bic speed, and in accordance with
Article 3 of the Atlantic Charter,
of world order in which non-self-
governing communities and ma
tions that will enable them to gov
ern themselves and to develop
their own institutions OF free cit
l-enship.
',rhis World Conference is Of
opinion too that after the war.
borough going remedies must be
.ound, through international ac-
ton, for the wrongs inflicted on
he Jewish people. There protec-
tion against oppression. discrimin-
alton and spoilatioa in any country
lalst be the responsibility of the
1ew international Authority The
Jewish people must be enabled tx
continue the rebuilding Of Pales
tine as their National Home. SC
successfully begun by immigra
tion agricultural reset'lcment AM
Industrial develor'nent respecting
ire legitimate interests Of othe
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

national groups and giving equality
Of rights and opportunities TO az
its inhabitants
The successful attainment OF
Articles 80 and 81 of the Declar
alton adopted, to the effect that
the World Conference considered
to be of vital Importance that the
trade union movement should be
closely and continuously connected
with the activities OF the Security
Council and F,ccnomjc and Social
Council cnvisioned within the
Dumharton Oaks proposal. would
provide Tint effective trade union
support would be given to these
provisions. Tl further recommends
that accredited representatives of
the trade union movement should
be received into the Council Of the
i! Forthcoming San Francisco con-
tativc capacity.
| In effect. the realization Of the
foregoing will provide the under
privileged and exploited with q
powerful voice in securing the IA
varao'a consideration and solution
Of their needs.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

~ evSas.s shape up, all islaica-
lions point to organized labor as
the only powerful spokesman for
an equitable solution to the colon-
ial problem. At the recent World
Trade Union Conference in Lon
don. millions of working people
were represented by accredited
representatives of forty national
trade union organizations in the
United Nations and fifteen interna-
tional trade union bodies.
At this conference, detailed
and comprehensive program was
agreed upon. This conference gave
consideration to the social and
economic proloIclas Of the coming
peace and deemed it essential that
responible and qualified represen-
tatives Of the trade union move
nactt should be assoc ated with the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
NAT. NEGRO HEALTH WEEK APRIL / 70 3
ASKS SOLUTION OF COLONIAL PR0BL EN-
WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCE
ENGINEER COMMAND
IN ITALY

Corporal Arthur B. Beasiey and
hia brother, Private Robert Beas-
ley. met here recently after
three year separation. They are
the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel
Beasley Of Lancaster, Kentucky,
and last saw each other III Dayton,
Ohio. whore they both resided at
1898 Washington Street.
Corporal Beasley was drafted
into the armed forces in June
l042, received his basic training at
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and on join
Ing his present unit was shipped
overseas, where he has seen two
years overseas service In the North
African and italian Theaters. He
IL squad leader in his veteran
Aviation Engineer Battalion. which
builds mir field for Allied Air
power in the Mediterranean Thea
ter of Operations.
iii civilian life Corporal Beasley
attended Lancaster High School
in Lancaster, Kentucky. where he
was nn outstanding athlete, win
ming letters during his sophomore
year in football and basketball
After leaving school he became
chief cook at the Holder Hotel
Coffee Shop on 5th Street, Dayton,
Ohio, and continued in this capa-
city until his entry in the armed
forces.
private Eeas1ey WINS drafted into
the armed forces In 1912. and after
receiving his basic training at
Camp Lee, Virginia, he joined his
present veteran Quartermaster
unit In civilian life he also worked
for the Holder Hotel In Dayton,
Ohio. where he was employed as q
bellhop.
On meeting the brothers had
much to relate on their experiences
since coming overseas. Brother
Robert has related many interest
ing yarns on moments he has had
during his chores OF keeping the
front supplied. He says he COM
plies. at all times with their slogan,
Keep EN- Rolling"
Tee 4 Glenn w. Atkins.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
JT.siNssE, DL1GGTR PE.AaIls
COLUMBUS AUDIENCE

Afisa Eettye Jeanne Duggar,
soprano, daughter Of Rev.
al Mrs. William p Dugger Of So.
.lrnmit ST.. Dayton, Ohio, pre-
sented a concert, Friday, Feb. 10.
-sader the aisricies a. Asbuly
Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio:
Rcv. Paul Vincent Smith. ,astor.
Accompanied sy Mrs Aaasy H.
Smith, pianist and wife Of Rev
Smith, Miss Digger was cordially
received by a large and anpreai-
alive audience.
Her program was introduced by
such numbers "a the Star" by
James m. Rogers, and "Iifa.' ~
Pearl G. Curran. which stimulated
intense interest throughout The
entire program
Before The Oratories, her mother,
Mrs. Rosalie M. Dugger, qnntot
the nineteenth Psalm fro'sa the
Issii,5'o, g.l.i4h sealed the atmosphere
with gracioasness. Ballads snt
TOT. songs were followed withs a
group OF Lullabies.
The last group df songs was
s.sirituals, and Miss Dugger fin-
:ssaed her program with Fritz
vyraislers "The Old Refrain" after
.-,sa;el1 she obliged her audience
with a few requests. Many brilliant
predictions we're made for her nlsi-
steal future. and invitations ex Z
tended for return engagements,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
Dunbar Coach Is Selected BY Trackmen

Gauthier succeeds Ivan Green OF
Cleveland East Tech,
Named to the three vice presi-
Dental posts were: George p.
Haney Of Ohio state; Harry r.
Mehock Of Mansfield High, and
w. G. Kesler Of Columbus Central.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

DUNCAN FALLS, O.. March 2s
(Spl) George E. Ganihier OF
Ohio Wesleyan is the new presi-
dent OF the Ohio Association Of
track coaches, it was announced
today by Edgar G. Barker, secre-
tary Of tho group.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

Named to the five-man relays
advisory board were George l..
Rider, Miami university; Frederick
e. Cope Of Salem high; David p.
Albritton Of Dayton Dunbar high;
H. e. Woolweaver of Lima South.
and Eddie L. Finnegan OF Baldwin
Wallace. Rider will act as chair
man.
Haney, Rider and Barker were
reelected.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
National Negro Heath Week
Radio Broadcast Records

WashingtonTh The United States
Public Health Service has pre-
pared a 15-minute recorded radio
broadcast for the thirty-first an
nual observance of the National
Negro Health Week, April to 3.
This recording Is professionally
produced Copies OF the record are
available to local radio stations
and State and local health depart
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30
FROM FORT HIrACHUCA TO
BOSTON

Returning to the ast to resume
his position of assistant bandleader
Of the Army Base Band al Boston,
Mass, Is S/Sgt Robert w Nuts.
Chestnut. OF Bedham, Mass. Irf as
much as the 372nd Infantry, Fort
Huachnca, Arizona, Regimentsmil-
itary band Is inactivated, Sgt.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

ments.
The recording features timely
talks on the theme Of ;the Health
Week, A Healthy Family IN
Healthy Home, and music by
prominent Negro artists. The phase
IF the subject chosen fpr emphasis
is the Negro nurse and her relation
TO the health Of the homes Of tbs
Continued on .Page Twol
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

Released by u. s. War Department.
Bureau OF Public Relations
AIGHT ROU G III TIL /
CLOUDS - Captain Milton r.
Brooks, fighter pilot from Glass
port, Pa, got jerry plane shortly
after he strafed German airiield
after dive from an altitude Of
$4,000 feet. He dived through an
opening in the clouds to do it.
He's home from the a32nd Fighter
Group in Italy for reassignment.
lArny Air Forces Photo from
lBpR-l
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

cllestnnt's duty calls him back to
the outfit he left when he entered
the Array. a graduate Of the New
England Conservatory Of Music,
q performer on the trumpet, plane
and Trombone, Sgt, Chestnut has
won the Regiments unaying graft
tude for writing It's Rcgimentai
Marching Song, Faithful and
Ready Sgt Chestnut II also q
licensed radio amateur.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-03-30

Of Tank in
the Distinguished Service Cross February 49, l046
Department for Extraordinary herosm in action Captain
who the Army from Detroit thus becomes the
honod The other, Private George
Ala the posthumously
losing herocay Pordoch abor, New Guinea
multiple wounds in the chest legs and this
officer the Amy second highest decoration by
literally through the Sieged Line last December
in enemy artillery machine
Studio Detroit Bureau Of Public Reatons
War Department Bureau Of Public Relations
Evening star., 1945-10-05

lovers.
The latest attacker of the love-
making technique OF the American
male is an Army nurse who, in a
letter to the London edition Of
Stars and Stripes, boastfully ad-
mttted she preferred the approach
employed by Frenchmen and Eng
lishmen, and intimated she would
rather be wooed by surly typhoon
than by one of her own countrymen.
Being an American, consider
such statement q direct attack on
my own style of pitching the OF
WOO, and I don't appreciate 1t one
bit. Through the years have been
q fair spooner Of some pretty fair
girls, as one glance ut my files will
show. These files, which I keep in
an old cedar chest which once
served as my hope chest, reveal
many worthy conquests. With your
permission I am going to discuss
few of them.
Letter From Girls Mother.
Here, now, Is q letter from the
mother Of Patricia Stopper to my
mother, written when I was aged 4
and living In Thomson, Ga:
Dear Mrs. McLemore: cannot
allow Patricia to accept the hair
ribbon which Henry gave her yester-
day. As untidy as Patricia's hair is
heaven knows, it has been trial to
me ever since she was born-ths
ribbon seems too intimate q gift. I
will explain it all to you when we
see one another at the Wednesday
meeting of the Boudoir Cap and
Breakfast Club :. :. Sincerely 49,"
1t is matter of record, however,
that Patricia DID keep the hair
ribbon, and our baby carriage ro-
nance was the talk OF Thomson and
neighboring share-cropping estates,
and lasted well until the following
year when she Tilted me in favor of
boy who, although he lacked my
charm, wore rompers that were
much better cut.
Let that Army nurse show me an
Englishnan, Frenchman, Greek, Bull
garian, Tartar, Sauce, Hindu, Al
banian or Serb, who: ut the age Of Q,
would ride bicycle of q pier, into
q deep river, to prove his love for .
maiden.
I thought nothing Of It, so deep
was my love for Liz Eastman att
the time. The place was Bradenton,
Evening star., 1945-10-05

OF the pier and. gaining speed with
each inspired pump Of the pedals,
rode straight into the Manatee
River. I would like to be able 70
say that ! came smartly to the
surface, waved . handkerchief ct
my sweetheart and swan ashore.
But I can't. l became entangled In
the chain Of the bicycle. The han
die bars (which / was not touching
when I streaked down the pier)
wrapped themselves about my neck,
and Liz's father had to jump In
and save me. Liz's father turned
Evening star., 1945-10-05
The Great GameofPo
Only Truman Has Heavier Burden
Than Secretary of State. Writer Saws

. very trying conference In London
which ended on a note OF bitterness
and nonachievement. He has to try
and try again.
Clearly, this business of molding
foreign policy and advising the
President on other matters will
leave him no time to manage COM
petently the new business side OF
his department. The fear of his
friends is that unless a real manager
Is developed the affairs OF the ex-
panded department. now stretched
all out Of shape, may get into pretty
much of a mess.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

@. Can money be borrowed under
the provisions Of the CT Bill Of
Rights for the purchase Of furni-
ture?-I.. D. N. .,ss..
A. No part Of loan guaranteed
by the Veterans Administration may
be used for the purchase of furniture.
Evening star., 1945-10-05
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

L
q. How large is the island or
which Marshal Petain is to be con.
flned?-P. D. s.
A. The lie st. Marguerite is the
northern and larger island of the
lies de Lerins, located In the Medi.
terranean Sea near Cannes on the
coast Of France. It is 1.8 miles long
east and west, and It's maximum
width is one-half mile.
@. What interest rate was paid on
Government loans for World War
IN. B.
A. Rising interest lrates paid on
Government loans for World War
reached an average Of 4.22 per cent
on June 3, 1920. Declining rates
paid on loans for World War II were
down to an average Of 1.94 per cent
on June 80, 1945.
@. Where was Dresden china
made?-O. r. C.
A. Dresden china was made In the
little town Of Meissen on the Elbe
River in Germany, about 10 miles
from Dresden.
@. For whom was the Liberty ship
Charles Goodnight, named?-F. o. r.
A. The Liberty ship, S. s. Charles
Goodnight was named for the famous
guide, Indian fighter and Texas
Ranger, who died in 1929. In 1875
he established the first cattle ranch
In Western Texas and he ranged
cattle as far north as Wyoming over
what is now known as the Good
night Trail"
@. What is the revenue obtained
through city parking meters? -
s. G. H.
A. Cities operating 200, 900 parking
meters reported total receipts ex-
ceeding 10000, 900 in 1914.
q. Pease give the origin of the old
expression, "A cat may look at q
king. IT. G. E.
A. "A Cat May Look at King" is
the title of . pamphlet which was
published in 1852. Thereafter the
expression came into general use.
@. Is q pension certificate sufncient
evidence of honorable discharge to
authorize interment Of a deceased
person in a national cemetery?-
G. L. A.
A. Pension certificates will not be
accepted as authority upon which to
authorize interment In q national
cemetery.
@. Can money be borrowed under
the provisions Of the CT Bill of
Rights for the purchase Of furni-
ture?-I.. D. N. .->.s..
A. No part Of a loan guaranteed
by the Veterans Administrati ton may
be used for the purchase of furniture.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

Q. Pease give the origin Of the old
expression, "A cat may look at q
king."-T. @. E.
A. "A Cat May Look at King" is
the title OF q pamphlet which was
published In 1852. Thereafter the
expression came into general use.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

Fla. The river, the Manatee. The
pier. long one at which the river
boats to Tampa tied up. The bicycle
smart Columbia, with lights and
bell attached. I was about to lose
Liz to q smarty who could walk on
his hands, whistle through his fists,
and whose father owned drugstore
where Liz could get double choco-
late soda for hall price.
Gallant, Fearless Sweetheart.
So, to prove that I was gallant,
fearless, peerless and hard-riding
sweetheart, / took of at the end
Evening star., 1945-10-05

such q purpose,
and who is good
for q touch now
and then, but,
because I believe
t he American
woman deserves
this honor.
But to stay up
t h ere on t h e
pedestal, m | s.
tress Of all she
surveys, she is
going to have to
stop popping OF
about how ter
rible Ameri c a n
Evening star., 1945-10-05

His fantastic story unfolds in fascinating sequence
in Robert De Vores The Man Who Made Man
haitian. Read Of the near-magic wrought by this
many-sided man, Major General Leslie R. Groves,
who marshalled men, money and machines into
the building Of the atom bomb entirely on faith.
In Golfers out today.
Legal history Of far-reaching importance to all
manlind-will be made when the Nazi war Grim
inals are tried. Tradition precedent old law-thess
will be eclipsed by new code of world morality
Read War Crimes Punishmenf for Today,
Precedent for Tomorrow, by United States
Circuit Judge Jerome Frank, for clear understand.
ing Of the method and portent of these unique
proceedings.
GI Joe. in foxhole or front line or hospital was
pretty bitter about strikes back home-had plenty
to say about "big-dough, assembly-line COM
mandos." Was Joe justified? To narrow the rift of
Misunderstanding, Stanley Frank reviews civilian
war workers achievements in Labor AnsweFs
Tho Cx.
The Japs didn't do well in the battle of microphonss
either In He EaIsd Japan Bill Davidson introduces
one Yank who more effective than dozen Tokyo
Roses. There's about those solid American cit.
izens who vanished into thin during the of
their fchon-ike sxploits-in the second part Of Cloak
and Dagger" OSS revelations by Corey Ford and
Alasfair MaeBaia. Why was it that Nobody Klsssd
The Ground when he and his buddies came sailing
home? PFC Amos Landman tells you. Harriet Van
Homes Views Coming Up forecasts what television
will bring to your living room. Smart fast fiction,
too-such Alberta Pisrson Hannum's tomboy gem,
Golden Monday, and Howard Bresn's Irish whimsey,
The Pipsr.S Som. X And where can dime get you
more laughs than in Golfers Couaics7 your news.
stand il sold out, borrow copy.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

IN the past have
not put too great
q strain on him.
Even Is . Su-
preme ur t
Justice and rs
war naobilizer he
m q n q ged fire.
quently to see
his friends and
enjoy himself.
That Is why
some Of those
close to him are
concerned over
the extraordi-
nary expansion
OF the State De-
Evening star., 1945-10-05

me over to my father-who Turned
me over.
American men don't know how to
make Lowell All Of Us. ct one time
or another, have balanced precari-
ously on fences TO show our bravery
Evening star., 1945-10-05
By Frank r. Kent

Secretary of State Byrnes is an
easy-going, amiable person but not
accustomed to pulling very heavy
load. Most Of the Jobs he has had
Evening star., 1945-10-05
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The WASH
ing Star Information Bureau, 316 I
street NE, Washington 2, d. C..
Please inciose cents for return
Evening star., 1945-10-05

to our sweethearts. We have burned
our fingers toasting marshmallows
and roasting wieners for our be-
loveds. We have fought bigger boys