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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Bing Sponsors
Film Newcomer
HOLLYWOOD. May 2

HOLLYWOOD, May 26.
IF BING CROSBYS radio
singer. Eugene Baird. doeSn [
make a good test at Paramount.
it won't be Der Bingle's fault.
He's helping her prepare for
the test and may even direct il.
Acceptance will mean a nice
contract. too-a grand a week
as a starter.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Costello Crashes
Scene on Sound
HOLLYNNOOD. May 20

HOLLYWOOD. May 20.
One of the scenes in Abbott
and Costello i'm Hollywood" viii
show Lou Costello crashing a
sound stage and watching Bob
Leonard direct Lucille Ball.
Preston Foster and Jackie
Jenkins in a shot for another
picture, Early TO We'd"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Decker,
Lownnaker
BY MURRAY NJ. MOLER
United Press staff Correspondent

HULL WOOO, May 20.
IF A California visitor met
Il actor Albert Dekker in Holly
wood, then went TO Sacramento
and was introduced to State As
semblynan Albert Dekker. he'd
be surprised. It's the same gent
in both cases.
You'd never believe IL. Actor
Dekker looks like the typical
Hollywood fashion plate-canary
yellow neckties, shirts with long
pointed collars. suits cut with
oversize lapels.
Assemblyman Decker dresses
conservatively-and acts con-
servatively.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

should enjoy placing her hus-
bands wishes above all others.
MRS. GERTRUDE FUCuLO
age %,
1i19 Hancock ST., Brooklyn,
~. Y.
$50 priZe)
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

chiefly protection and guidance during their
helpless years?
Wonder if you will be surprised at the
sYers question. Did the girls the children
deserving time energy and love Noa husband
these things But did the boys claim first
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Are Wild Oats Necessary?

The old tradition that must SOW his wild oats"
before he settle down and become contented husband
has been acceptedor least reorganization centuries
But A. b. Ceedy of S52 Linden Blvd Brooklyn B. N Y,
questions and puts for discussion by Young America
"Does sowing ones wild oats before marriage make one
better fitted marital success is the way A. B. c. puts it.
We know you all have positive ideas on this topic. So
let's have them-your may of the SO prizes.
Write your in 200 words less give full
30 and address and send to Elsie Robinson
in this paper Contest closes week from today
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25
It's Quite Different When
It's the Other Fellow!

When the other fellow acts that
way, he is rude; when you do it,
it is nerves. When he is set
IN his ways, he's obstinate; when
you are, it's frmness. When
he dislikes your friends, he's
prejudiced; when you dislike his,
you are showing that you are a
good judge of character.
When he is especially polite to
somebody, he's toadying; when
you try the same game, you are
using tact. When he takes
time to do things, he is slow; when
you do you are deliberate. i.
When he sees flaws in things, he's
a crank; when you do, you are
discriminating.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25
BY VIRGINIA VALE
Released by Western Newspaper Uni

ny VAhOA4N1A ALE
THAT'S quite a jump that
i Your Hit Parade" has
made, from Frank Sinatra
to Lawrence Tibbett; nobody
can say that the executives
aren't giving us variety. They
wanted to widen the musical
range of the program, and it's safe
to say that they're accomplishing
their aim. They've also brought
about reunion. Some % years ago,
Lawrence Tibbett was one more
young man headed toward an
operate career-and Basil Ruysdael
was an operate basso profundo. He
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25
Winter Sports Wear
Is Modish and Warm
Strands, Checkers, Brooches
Add Charm, Distinction.
By CHERlE NICHOLAS

1t doesn't matter whether you 60
skiing, tobogganing. hiking or skat-
ing, you'll find just the very outfit
you should wear somewhere in the
current collections of winter sports
wear.
For skiing there is such neces-
sary luxuries to be found as the
little ski jackets of water repellant
poplin in such alluring colors as
baby blue or bright red These have
trim collars hugging the throat,
inset back belts with side buckle
feature, two flap pockets at the hip
line and metal slide fasteners
Growing Joy of all they are lined
with baby lamb, which keeps you
as warm and as coy as can be.
Fashion-wise, comfort-wise and
thrift-wise outdoor enthusiasts are
making an initial purchase of ski
pants that are tailored and of ster-
ling quality cloth. From this starting
point they proceed to acquire sweat
ers and warm jackets and classic
wool shirts to wear with either
tailored ski pants or Stacks in dark
color.
This year many skaters are TAX
ing along warmly-lined greatcoats
to wear between ski or skate activi-
ties. One specially desirable
model is made Of Byrd cloth. It has
a clever and decorative shoulder
treatment that keeps the wind and
the rain off your back. Others, like
the three-quarter length coat of
beige-colored wool, are lined with
fleece to keep the cold out
An intriguing costume to wear un-
der the great topcoat on a below
zero day consists of high-neck
black wool jersey blouse that but
tons down the back, together with
jumper sweater in kelly green.
These top gray flannel Stacks Of
distinguished cut and finish. II you
are lounging in front of the fire.
place you'll do the picturesque act
by wearing wooden clogs and a
massive gold bracelet on each arm.
All-white jackets, fur or fleece
lined, and worn with navy blue ski
pants are new and stunning for skat-
ing or skiing. AS to accessories, not
only do they bespeak comfort, but
they are made to fatter as well.
You will come across the cunning
est-ever crochet hoods that fare
out in a deep frin all about the
shoulders. These are edged with
Topped fringe made of self yarn.
They are prettiest in bright red.
Mittens go in for glamour. as do
ski socks, fancy suspenders and so
on.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25

showed the young man how to use
his voice; in fact, Tibbett credits
him for helping him succeed. Now
Ruysdael is the announcer on the
program that gives us the first
operate star to sing popular music
regularly.
John Brown, who plays Father"
on MICS IA Date with judy"
originally came to Hollywood to
play in pictures, after specializing
for years as a dialectician on the
stage. "But in my first part" says
Brown, 81 didn't have a line The
director gave me a cane and said
Just stroll past the camera Then
he added, but remember to walk
with foreign accent!'
Abbott and Costello's airshow con-
ductor, Freddie Rich, has been
given an unusual assignment for the
new United Artists picture, "a
Walk in the Sum-" He will compose
a special song to run throughout
the picture, to interpret the differ
ent moods of the story unsteady.
1t will also be used as background
for the narrator's comments.
*
Butterfly Mcqueen, former come
dienne on Jack Benny's radio pro-
gram, has comedy role in mil
dred Pierce" Joan Crawford's first
Warner Bros. picture under her
present contract. AS if that picture
hadn't been held up long enough,
the star came down with flu and
they had to shoot around her.
3
If you've always wanted to 60 to
Mexico and see no immediate
chance Of doing it, make note to
see Republics "Song of Mexico"
James M. Fitzpatrick is neglecting
none of the famous historic spots,
none of the very beautiful ones.
3
Arthur (DagwooO Lake of the
CHS Blonde" program says his
destiny will never be complete till
he co-stars with Dinah Shore. Asked
if someone else wouldn't do, he
cracked, ''In our family it's a tradi-
ton that every. Lake must have
Shore!"
b
ODDS AND ENDS-Drew Pearson,
syndicate writer and radio con,n,enta.
tor, makes his film, debut in Betrayal
From the East" appearing in the pro.
Logue and doing the narration. The
script of the CHS "Suspense" drama,
"The Man Who Couldn't Lose" has
been bought by a Hollywood studio,
and ,oiH be adapted to the screen. /. t.
Marie Mcdonald, sUho plays a fatal
lady in ITS Pleasure" ,oas billed over
Frank Sinatra ,Ohen they both sang with
Tommy Dorsey's band, but she gaze up
her singing career to 80 into the movies.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25
Evening Sweater

This practically sleeveless dress
up sweater of lightweight white
wool and cotton yarn is lovely for
evening wear now, and later on in
the summer it can be worn for
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-25

either day or night gala occasion.
The shoulders are laced with rib
bon that can be changed at will to
tune with the color scheme of ones
costume. The low oval neckline is
a catering detail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
ALLIED ARMIES
NEARING BALTIC
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(Contlnued from Page One)
said the British were driving on
east from Wismar and were near.
ing Rostock.
The British breakthrough swept
up half dozen major German
towns and thousands of prisoners,
who said they saw no use in con-
tinuing the war. The prisoners
asserted that Admiral Karl Dozen
itz had ordered them to cease
fighting the western allies and
Withdraw eastward" presum-
ably to stem the Russian tide.
Although German commanders
in both Norway and Denmark
shouted their determination to
fight or, authoritative sources at
allied Supreme Headquarters
said it appeared to be only a
matter of days before Denmark
would be given back to the Danes.
Also. there were reports that Nor
Wegian Quislings were negotiating
1SPoi ave SoPllu1dtlOll Ol NOT
way.
In Holland, virtual truce was
in effect, and there was specula-
ton that surrender terms may be
under discussion with Germans
in the Netherlands
The former German commander
on the western front, Field Mar
shall Karl Gerd Won Rundstedt,
was captured by 7th Army troops
south of Munich and Swiss dis
patches said his successor, Field
Marshal Albert Kesselring, had
been reduced to front line COM
mand of troops in the surrendered
Austrian province of Vorarlberg
southeast of Lake Constance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
WILLIAMS TWlRLS
AS PACK ROMPS
HAN0VERIANS, l0-l
Wolfpack Pitcher Allows
New Hanover High
Only Tive Singles

Holding the Columbus County
nine scoreless until the sixth
frame, New Hanover Highs horse.
hide handlers blew-up yesterday
and took their seventh walloping
OF the season, at the hands Of
Whiteville, 10-1.
Billy Hardison started off on
the mound for the locals. yielding
but two blows up until the sixth,
when the team utterly collapsed and
allowed the Columbus nine to &C.
count for all ten of their counters.
The Wildcats lone tally came in
the earlier half of the same canto
when Hacksaw Turtle took a free
pass, pirated second. advanced to
third on Collie's bunt, and scored
on a felders choice.
Twirler Danny Williams led off
the fatal sixth with walk and
advanced to third on PoWelIs
double. Williams scored moment
later when he tagged up on Whites
long fly to right field. Carter singh
ed, scoring Powell and Caswell
took a free pass. Hooks reached
first on Tinky Rogers error, and
Carter scored. Page was safe on
another error, allowing 'Caswell
and Hooks to count. Haeffner got
on on an error, and Williams, COM
ing up for the second time, was
safe on Hardison's error. Powell
singled. White was safe on Short
stop Jimmy Smiths error, and
Carter accounted for the last two
Whiteville tallies with his long sim
gle.
Kenneth Rogers replaced Hardi-
son on the hill in the seventh,
sitting down the last six White
vile batters in consecutive order,
two via the strike out method.
Whiteville collected six hits,
while Williams who went the full
way for the Wolfpack allowed the
locals but tWo-both single-one
by Louis Collie and the other by
Jimmy Wells.
The Varsity will play its next
conference tilt of the season Sat
urday night under the Rocky
Mount Blackbirds' bright lights.
In the meantime, Coach Don
Freeman's Jay-Vees will attempt
to garner their third win of the
season when they encounter the
Clarkton nine on the Thirteenth
and Ann field Friday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
Tar Heel Nine Prepares
For Final Terror Game

CHAPEL HILL, May q North
Cardinals baseball team will play
IFS third contest of the week when
|. travels to Fort Bragg Thurs
day for an engagement with the
Second Field Artillery team at
5:45 pm.
Saturday the Tar Heels make
their final appearance of the sea-
son in Raleigh as they battle N.
C. State for the fourth time. the
cntest to begin at 3 o'clock on
Doak Field Coach Hearn will
probably send either Veteran Red
Forrest Or Tommy Andrew to the
mound in an effert to halt the hard
hitting Wolfpack.
The series to date stands at two
victories to one in favor of Caro-
Ina. The Tar Heels are running
second in the Ration league race
with three wins and one defeat,
trailing Duke which has taken its
two starts from State.
Lack of offensive power con-
tinues 10 be the main weakness in
The team play of the Tar Heels,
and Coach Hearn has reshuffled the
batting order in an effort to add
punch to the attack. Leo (Moon)
Mullen, rightfielder, has been NOV
ed up to the No. batting spot,
While centerfielder Bob Fahev was
droppede to the No. 7 slot. They
were the only men TO get hits off
N. c. States Lefty Riggan Mon
day afternoon.
Allan Elger, leftfielder, is the
only Tar Heel regular VINO is
Batting at better than 300 clip.
Through Mondays game with N.
[ State he had gone to bat IS
times and collected IS hits for 371
average. Included in these blows
are four doubles and home run.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
AL BENTON HURLS
AS DETROIT WHIPS
CHICAGO S0X, FL
Navy Discharge Hangs
Up Third Victory In
AS Many Starts

DETROIT, May 2-R-Alton Ben
ton, big Navy discharge, hung up
his third straight pitching triumph
for the Detroit Tigers today, giving
the Sox just four hits as Detroit
won to l.
Chicago's defeat, coupled with
the New York Yankees victory
over Philadelphia. put the White
Sox and Yankees into a first place
tie In the Americn Leagie.
Benton, who now has given only
10 hits in recording his trhee wins,
downed Chicago's Orval Grove in
a first class pitchers duel. Grove
gave just five hits and blanked
the Tigers without a safety from
the second to the ninth inning.
Detroit got both its runs in the
first on successive singles by Ed
die Mayo, Roy Cullenbine and Rudy
York. Grove scored the Chicago
run in the third after singing to
left and moving all the way to
third when the ball went through
Cullenbine. He crossed the plate
on Wally Moses bouncer that Ben
ton knocked down back of the
mound
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
u. s. CONFIRMS
BORNE0 LANDING
CONTINUED from Page One)

ian cruisers and destroyers and ar
craft flown by Americans, Aussles
and Dutchmen supported the Tara
kan invaders, who went ashore
on two beachheadS near Lingkas.
One unit drove north toward the
Tarakan airfield, two miles away.
The other moved on Lingkas town.
During the first day neither met
more than sporadic small arms
fire.
One of Australians famous divis-
ions, veterans of New Guinea and
the middle east fighting, went
ashore ON Tarakan beaches which
had been blasted by warships guns
and aerial bombs.
tOil wells and De1ricks already
were flaming and smoking from
the four-day bombardment that
preceded the landings Merrill
Mueller, NBC reporter. said in an
witness account radioed - from
Manila to New York.
("The diggers went in standing
up, ne said. the first waves hit
the beaches without opposition.
What defenses the japanese had
improvised for Ta1akan had either
been flanked or eliminated during
the bombardment preceding the
frontal assault"
fThe Australians, Mueller said,
Dit the main line of ,TapaneSe re-
sistance, consisting of tank bitches
and Notifications erected by the
Dutch themselves to prevent Jap
conquest of their island in 1941,
Just short of the airfield and west
of the town of Tarakan)
The Japanese, again taken by
surprise, failed to organize initial
resistance and the beachhead was
speedily established.
The Aussies immeditely struck
inland
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
CETTEL CREDITED
WITH FIRST WIN

NEW YORK, May 2-N-Rookie
Al Gettel earned his first major
league victory today as the New
York Yankees downed Philadel.
phia, ga, to 60 into Z first place
with the Chicago White Sox.
Johnny Lindell drove home half
the Yankees runs on first inning
single scoring Hershel Martin and
another in the fourth sending in
Gettel and George Stirnweiss with
what proved to be the decisive tai.
lies.
New York dubbed Russ Chris
topher for his first loss after three
straight wins, pushing across three
in the first on successive singles
by Stirnweiss, Martin, Russ Derry
and Lindell. Martins one-baser into
right scored Oscar Grimes from
third in the next frame and Lin
dell added the other pair In the
fourth after an error by Irv Hall
and singles by Stirnweiss and Mar.
tin had loaded the sacks.
Gettel held the AS to two hits
in the first seven innings but gave
up three runs in the eighth on four
singles and two Yank errors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
Duke Wins Second Tilt;
Hands Terrors 81 Loss

DURHAM, May 2 -(R,- The
Duke Blue Devils took a stronger
grasp on the Ration League lead
this afternoon by beating N. c.
States Red Terror's, So.
The Coombsmen counted two
runs in the first stanza to give
them the needed incentive. Ed
Perimi started with a single, ad-
vanced when Johnny Posavec beat
out bunt for a hit and both scor-
ed on wild pitch, after Tom
Davis had been handed a deliber-
ate walk.
Beattie Feathers crew, with
Jim Wilson on the mound all the
way, gave the Devils a big scare
in the eighth when two hits and
one error. scored one run, while
three were left on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
Over IS Participate
In YMCA Tank Meet

Over rs boys participated in the
three divisions Of the YMCA tank
meet yesterday afternoon and last
night.
Jimmy Schulken paced the Ca
diets with eight points, followed by
Jimmy Jeffords and Graham Far
mer with six each. .,
In the Junior class, Charles Cor
bett COPIED top honors by amass-
ing a total Of ten tallies as COM
pared with Charles Caudill's eight
markers. Homer Bessant, Don Hor-
ton, and John Walters hooked-up
for third with six apiece.
In the Older Boys and High
School division, Buster Brown led
the neutrality-suspicious. with a to-
tai of ten, followed by Hugh Evans
with eight and Charley Smith with
five.
The eleven winners will receive
YMCA gym shirts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
Planting OF Tobacco
80 Per Cent Complete

ROCKY MOUNT, N. c., May z
-(P)-Planting of tobacco in the
Rocky Mount Wilson area is 30 per-
cent complete, and the 1945 crop
should be in the ground by the
middle of next week, according to
R. E. Currin Jr., assistant d1rec-
tor in charge of the upper coastal
plain experiment station here.
Currin said today that although
the labor situation continues bad,
the schools cooperation in closing
early each day is helping material
ly with the production OF crops
and they are virtually all planted.
"He said the relatively cold weather
of the past several days is retardS
ing growth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
CARDINALS, BUGS
SPLIT TWIN BILL

PITTSBURGH, May 2. -(P)-
After dropping the first game of
a double header AZ the Pittsburgh
Pirates broke out in the other with
smashing seven-run sixth inning
to defeat the st. Louis Cardinals
Ill before 6,159 fans.
In the first game Southpaw Har-
ny Brecheen held the Buccos to
seven hits while the Cardinals nick
ed Rip Sewell for IL in eight in
nings. Augie Bergamo doublede in
the sixth to drive in two runs and
break a IL deadlock.
In the nightcap, the BUGS jump
ed On Blk Donnelly in the sixth
to score seven runs on five hits.
The Pirates garnered 10 hits off
four card hurlers while Max Butch
err, winning his second game, al
lowed only seven.
Jack Barrett, the National Lea
gue's triple king last year, clipped
his first three-bagger in the first
game and doubled twice in the
second
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03

| forts were the most consis+.,+ :,
all, his average carry for Tho fo,,.
shots being 24a yards. N
1t might be mentioned here III .,
ohead did not compete, being If
the Navy at the time, but if is diff
flcult to believe he would have s,,r
passed Nelson's record a5.vsrd
carry by much, or that he could
nave been more consistent.
Colar-Ad Craig Wood turned in
the longest average carry and roll
20 yards-with his best single
effort 285 yards. The fact he had
an average roll of 43 yards against
Nelson's average of % yards is an
lnolcatlon OF the top spin he inn
parted to the ball on the takeoff
Wood, incidentally, uses an unusu-
ally short backswing. But then, YOU
don't nit the ball on the back swing
Anyway, we have changed our
mind about Nelson being at too
great a disadvantage off the tee
over the 6,800-yard fresh meadow
layout, where the first So holes
stroke play, of the 72-hole match
will be held.
Fresh meadow has par of 70.
with only two par five holes, but
these two par fives are no sissies
and it is doubtful if even Snead
can get on them in two unless the
ball finds stepping stones out on
the fairway somewhere. The fifth
hole is 57S yards and the 18th is
587 yards.
The tee distance won't be 50 i'm.
portant as accuracy, anyway. We
recall that Yaul Runyan, little
guy who practically has to hit the
ball in ralays to catch up with one
Of Snead's drives, defeated Sammy
IN the 1888 P. C. A. finals, 8 and 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
The Sports Trail
Ry WHITNEY MARTIN
By WHITNEY MARTIN

7.rw YORK, May 2 -R- Hey
NV a,,it twittering about those
a og0 ,,.rd drives you make. Who, OF
'g w. do you think you are, any
@a a,,9 A super-Snead or something?
way way, sammy has to roll EN- down.
E,'" ~ concrete to get that dis
''I W. made this astounding discov-
W. while trying to work up a good
ely "" If sympathy for Byron Nelson
c0s' his forthcoming match with
c 54 figuring that Nelson's pop
o,,r' off fine tee would leave him at
OPl Jistinct disadvantage compared
;.b Cneads tremendous clouts.
"t W. our research we uncovered
.a+istics Of driving competition
S saId al the victory national golf
championship al the Chicago Edge
'.a+cr Club last year, and they
we're very enlightenjng, and Incl
5oa,alIv showed that Nelson needs
sympathy about as much as ne
needs two heads.
The tests were carried out under
conditions, although some of the
comnatitors turned the air little
5lnp when they flubbed one, but
o.herwise everything was perfect
flat fairway, watered to prevent
undue roll, etc
We'll the longest carry achieved
bv two entrants. was 255 yards,
and the longest carry and roll was
o35 wards, also registered by two
men.
Each entrant took four whacks
a the ball, and that's where By
ron Nelson comes in. His four
drives ranged. in carry only, from
246 wards to 255 yards, the latter
nuttjng him in a tie with Sam Byrd
for 1be longest aerial shot. His eff
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
les Willard Loses
Suit With Film Corp.

LOS ANGELES, May 2. up -
jess Willard. former worlds hea-
Ty|eight boxing champion today
l9St his accounting suit against
me Twentieth Century-Fox Film
corp. over motion pictures of his
Iol'do fight in 1919 when he lost
Ills I'le to Jack Dempsey.
1pcrlor Judge Ruben S. Schmidt
aeo Willard failed TO show title
:. .Hc Tins and granted the de-
lsn ,, motion for a non-suit.
Wizard charged that the film
HPaNy used parts of the fight
I.lm IN a photoplay The Great
american Broadcast"
ne claimed he owned a one-third
a a.,s In the fight pictures and
a .51 an accounting and reason
a., proportion of the earnings of
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-03
new YORK STOPS
PHILLIES, SO
PHILADELPHIA, May I -tR

PHILADELPHIA, May Z In
Afte- seeing seven-run lead go
up in the air in addition to their
ace Pitcher, Bill Voiselle, the New
York Giants came back to exc out
run in the eighth inning to de-
feat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-s
in a loosely played game today.
A walk to Phil Weintraub and
double by Buddy Kerr accounted
for the winning run. Charley Rip
pie, third of four Philly pitchers,
was the loser. while Ace Adams,
who relieved Voiselle in the sew
enth was the winner.