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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Doctors Disagree
In Staying Case

A commission appointed TO in
quire into the mental condition
of Mrs. Esther Priehs, Sc. OF 1911
Ilene. charged with the murder OF
her 5-month-old son, today dis
agreed on her ability to stand
trial.
Mrs. Priehs. wife OF a marine in
the south Pacific, is charged with
strangling the child, Carl Henry,
IN his haSsinette April z and then
slaShing her own wrist and chest.
Rr. c. l.. r. Pearman said he
found the defendant had no men
tai disorder. Drs. Samuel II. Rus
kin and Lennart Wren held that
Mrs. PStehs could not cooperate
with co6nsel.
Mrs. Priehs was ordered held
for trial Al her examination June /.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
THE WEATHER

Detroit ard vicinity Partly cloudy ard
continued warm tonight and Wednesday
Lowest About q o degrees
DETROIT DATA
T Cnneta tuIf1- -MnnGaF5- HiFhest SO attrsss
lowest. 80 mean. "a
Departure from normal tsmptrstuFs MONDAY,
degrees
Departure from normal temperature tinct
jan 804 dsFrees
TFmQefHfurcs one year hf0 today HlIhest
AZ degrees lowest s3 mean IS
Temperature this -a4ts 10 paGt Z years.
UgFtff as degrees In 1917 lowest "a IN
$40
rtsuss humidity ManasY no N
"a s1n IN 7en 77o 3 ~ asE-
: 40 n az
Precipitation m !s" "a hours sndinf 81
a. 80 m t0dsv go
Departure from n0rrrtl rrtriprsti0n since
Iar 4a17 lnchFt
0srrss 1sv, '9f Montay, Iu.v 90 y
worms for July
ter4ruiatte fcrfef dsvs irt ronthi ls.
Scrmsl dsEet DAYS 'of July. ~.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Rancid Butter
Sold for Soap

INDIANAPOLIS, July 81 tUP)
The Indianapolis Star today said
that large quantities OF rancid
butter are being used 10 make
soap.
Columnist Maurice Early, writ
ing in the Star, said:
AT a time civilians are de-
nied butter because of the high
ration point value. tons Of can.
cid butter are being routed
through indianapolis to the big
soap companies to he used for
soap making II has become
n regular salvage business dur
ing the last two years"
The Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.
at JeffersonNlle and the Proctor
a. Gamble Co. Cincinnati. have
purchased carloads of reclaimed
butter from an Indianapolis
broker in the last year, Early said.
He asserted that the latest ship
ment was for 10000 pounds of
butter and cheese which was no
longer fit as food.
A representative OF f. Rauh g.
Son, the Indianapolis broker, said
all the reclaimed butter he sells
comes from Wisconsin.
The Stars Washington bureau
reported that Senator Kenneth s.
Wherry tR) of Nebraska prom
ised an immediate congressional
inquiry into the butter and soap
problem.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
PRETTY DISCOURAGED

For months. the only contact
with the outside world was what
he could learn from Jap news
papers and propaganda. The ac-
counts were pretty discouraging"
he said.
During the last eight months
before Macarthur forces landed,
Laphsnls band was equipped with
A radio and supplies brought by
a l.. s. submarine. The group
then had accurate information Of
what Yank forces we're doing in
the Pacific and, when the Lib
orators came, the guerillas were
ready TO give support.
Using armament borrowed"
from the Japs and some rifles
boarded since the fall Of the
island, the band opened up.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Id,
RufShe'ULiVe

Mrs. Evelyn Kempel, 80. of 20S1
Eleventh was under observation
today at Receiving Hospital, where
she was taken after police pulled
her from Detroit River last night.
Witnesses said she jumped into
the river after driving her huS.
bands automobile 10 the waters
edge on Twelfth. She floated two
blocks downstream before her
rescue
1t Harry Gaide of the homicide
squad said Mrs. kerpel appeared
TO have been drinking and re-
marked:
II dOOd ~"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Mediterranean Air
Command Dissolved

CASERTA, Italy, July 81 (INS)
The dissolution Of Allied forces
in the Mediterranean continued
today with the disbanding Of the
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
Field Marshal Alexander, Allied
commander in the Mediterranean
said that the different airforces
involved would revert TO their
own nations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
HIT INSTALLATIONS

"Wes hit their road conveys,
garrisons, stations; we harassed
the Japs mt every opportunity"
Mai. Lapham said.
For his services in the islands,
Lapham wears a presidential CT
tation with two silver Oak Leaf
clusters, the Distinguished Service
Cross. and Pre-Pearl Harbor,
Philippine Defense and Liberation
ribbons
Lapham is visiting friends In
Detroit at the Burroughs Adding
Machine Co. He was employed in
the Chicago branch Of the COM
pany and his father. c. f. Lap
ham, is branch manager at Dav-
export Ia, where the family home
is. Home since last June, he re-
ports back 10 his base Aug. Is.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Girl, ), Hit by Car;
Driver Accused

Five-year-old Jeanetta Brown.
7116 Edgeton. was in serious con-
ditfon IN Saratoga Hospital today
from injuries suffered when she
was struck yesterday by an auto
mobile at Dawson and Cliff. Seve-
reno Minello, 35. of S131 Molena
faces a reckless driving charge in
connection with the accident.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Faces Assault Charge
In Row Over Shirt

Recorders Judge Arthur F.. Cor
don today signed warrant for
felonious assault against Kelly
Moore. 3S, of 2036 Hastings. who
allegedly beat Yee Lou. laundry
man, Of 1914 Hastings.
Police said that Moore got into
a fight with the laundryman over
faded shirt and. during the
melee, threw a knife.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Protest TO Cuba

HAVANA, July 81 CINSl-T'he
Spanish embassy AZ Havana
handed a note 10 the Cuban gov
ernmnent today protesting the re-
cent Stoning Of the embassy Of
fees by demonstrating Cubans.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Visiting Reds
Tell Of Wages

With Russian factories convert
ing 10 peacetime production and
shorte- hours, the biggest problem
facing Soviet unions has been how
20 adjust wages 10 give workers
the Same weekly pay checks.
NaSsili Kuznetsov. chairman OF
a group OF II officials Of Soviet
trade unions visiting the United
States as guests of The Go,
Yesterday told how Russian labor
organizations helped meet this
problem.
As Russian industries cut hack
from as much as ll-hour shifts
10 the normal eight hours. work.
ers' pay checks grew smaller.
WAGES RAISED
To compensate for this. kuz-
netsov said. wages are being
raised on the assumption that a
worker produces with greater e.
ficiency In shorter hours The
unions also estimated thAtfe~eF
pay deductions for war contri-
buttons would leave the employe
with more Of his check weekly
The unions are also rebuilding
labor rest centers and sanator-
iunis. mostly located in southern
Russia, which were destroyed dur
ing The German invasion Work
ers are now taking their first va
cations in four years Of war, Kuz-
netsov added.
One of the three international
presidents of the World Trade
Union Congress. KuZnetsov
worked for the Ford Motor Co. in
Detroit IN 1882 10 study types Of
steel production.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
HIGHWAY Hearing Set

a public hearing on the pro-
posed postwar expressway will be
held before the common council
Aug. 8. The hearing was requested
by II. ]. Brachman, real estate
ANALYST.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01


Seven overseas stripes on the
sleeve OF Mai. Robert B. Lapham's
blouse mean more than three
years ei fghtiHe under the most
trying conditions known--isolated
behind Jap lines in the Philippines
and knowing that his parents
were informed he was missing
in action"
Stationed in the Philippines be-
fore Pearl Harbor, Lapham served
with the 45th Infantry Division
Of the Philippine scouts. When
Bataan fell. he was at Clark Field
on an intelligence mission.
With three Americans and
number Of Filipinos, Lspham or
ganized a guerilla campaign and
an information post for Yank in
telligence.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
COME FROM CHICAGO

TIE delegation Of union leaders
came 70 the city from Chicago
ard will leave tomorrow night for
Philadelphia.
Today they will talk with CIO
unlon leaders and At 8 p. m.
they are scheduled 10 attend a
meeting in the hall of Local 157,
UAW-CIO. at 1861 Fourteenth,
Tomorrow. they Will visit Detroit
Go unions and talk with union
leaders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
Game, Fish Group Sets
Rules For New Records

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-tP-
Next time you catch u fish that
is exactly one ounce heavier than
any of the species ever caught
before, don't throw it back. Keep
it and 60 down in history as a
world record holder.
The International Game Fish AS
ISOLATION, controlling body OF salt
water fishing records, previously
had insisted that the biggest
ever" catch had to exceed the old
record by four ounces.
The entire matter came up for
review when A. w. Rowe hooked
12-pound, IL ounce spotted weak
fish in Florida last March. It was
placed in an official tie with
a 12-pound, 9-ounce specimen
taken in 1886.
In announcing the change Mich.
ael Lerner, association president,
said that "this throws the burden
of proof more heavily than ever
upon the sportsmen, where, OF
course, it lies in any case"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
St. Paul Fiue Leads
YMCA Church Circuit

St. Paul's White Phantoms con-
tinued their undefeated string in
the YMCA church league Saturday
day night by tcppling Grace Meth
odist % to II.
At the end of the first quarter
the Methodist basketball team neld
a 5-4 lead, but it was the only time
during the game that they were
not trailing. At half time the
score stood II to 7 in favor of
St. Paul quintet. The game was
closely contested until the last
quarter, however, when the Epis-
copian five let loose with bar
rage of well aimed shots and ran
up a II point margin, Is to -.
Leading the scoring for the visi-
tors was "Football' Smith, who
tailed nine points, while Morton
topped the scoring for Grace with
eight. :
In the first game of the evening,
an upset was turned in by the Maj
fit Village quintet, as they canr
from behind to down st. Andrew S
in the final seconds of play, IS to
"a. Non-victorious in six straight
games, the Village five were on
the short end of the score, UNTIL
the last quarter, and at half time
trailed the Covenant team II to IA.
In the second half, however St
Andrews men were all over the
hardwood, and with two minutes
to play, tied the score at 81. Bub
ba Sykes, St. Andrew forward, pu1
his team in the lead again, with e
field goal and foul shot, 81 to 81. Al
this point the Village five put or
their victorious drive, and with
Pat Kelly's long set shot, and
Shorty" Stevenson's timely crib,
pulled out in front in the final
seconds Of play.
Leading the scoring for the Maj
fit Village team were Stevenson
and Kelly with 10 points each,
while Tommy Smith of st. An
drew's held scoring honors for
the game with Is points.
Leland Baptist smothered the
Trinity quintet in the second game
of the night, 40 to Is. Trailing at
half time, % to 4, the Methodist
team tried to stage a comeback.
but it all proved too little too late,
as the Baptists seemed to find the
basket with every shot. Rourk led
the scoring for the victors with II
points, while Buchanan and Ed
wards made five points each for
Trinity.
Saturday night the first game
at 7 pm. will bring Trinity
against Maffitt Village, and at 8
pm. St. Andrews will meet St.
PauFs. In the final game at 9
pm, Leland Baptists will tangle
with Grace Methodist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
White PhQnt0n1s Drill
For Tournament P[Qv

Jordan and Garvin at the guards,
has worked better than any other
tried by Coach Carnevale this sea.
son.
This group combines height with
speed, and its ability to control
blackboard play has been a great
help. This was particularly true
in the second half of the Duke
game last Wednesday night when
the Phantoms repeatedly took the
rebounds from both their own and
the Duke backboards as they roll.
ed up their margin of victory.
However, high-scoring Forward
Gordon Carver, and Reserve Ted
Green were absent from the Blue
Devil lineup, both being on leave
from the Duke Medical School.
This definitely made a difference
in the Methodists' play that eve.
ming, and if these two rivals should
meet again in the tournament, it
should be a great battle.
The new Tar Heel lineup aver
ages six feet, two inches in height.
Don Anderson, at six feet even,
is the shortest, and Jim Jordan,
at six-three is the tallest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
BY WEDDELL HARRISS

In the 1O-round main event of a
five-bout card presented in the
ITALIAN Hall arena last night, Lee
Croft, 189 pound soldier heavy
weight just recently returned from
a four-month tour of duty overseas
dynamited his way to an easy sec
ond round knockout over frankie
Ryan, 1879 pound pugilist from Sa-
vannah, Ga.
Croft had complete control of
the situation the entire fight, jab-
bing constantly with his left, &C.
casionally mixing it with a right
cross. the Payoff came within so
seconds of the second stanza,
when the hefty paratrooper con-
nected with a terrific left hook
to fatten Ryan on the canvas for
the count.
Croft was originally slated to
fight Joe Renniers, 100 FOUNDER
who was unable to put in an ap-
pearance because of a broken col
lar bone sustained over the week
end.
In the eight-round semi-final
match, Wilmington's Babe Saun-
ders, weighing at 1872 pounds, won
a hard-fought decision over Farley
Hamilton, game leather-thrower
hailing from Mt. Holly and tip
ping the scales at 148. The Saun-
ders-Hsr"i1ton clash proved to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
Croft Wins ITALIAN Hall
Battle In Second Round

the most colorful contest of the
night, THE Babes" superior reach
and aggressiveness, along with his
ability to avoid close fighting
and to tie Hamilton up in clincnes,
being the decisive factor. The en-
counter was marked by fast-break'
ing, determined, gut-packed fight.
ing.
In the six-round lightweight
match, Bascum Bradley, 129 pound
power-pac king puncher from Char
lotte, scored a second round knock
out over Cliff Smith, 100 pounls,
after one minute and 40 seconds in
the second period. Both are former
national Golden Gloves champions !;
Bradley sharing the title last year,
and Smith the year before.
Stormy Murphy. 1874 pound light
heavy from Charlotte, throwing a
galaxy of rights and lefts, and
grinning all the while, chalked up
a technical knockout over Bryan
Casteen, 1865 pound local fighter
after one minute and 80 seconds IN
the second round of a bout slated
to last rounds.
In spirited Ground exhibition
bout, Glenn Sasser and Jesse
James traded punches in closely
contested match terminating in a
decision for James. Both lads hail
from Wilmington and weighed in at
lib pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 19.-North
Carolina White Phantoms, having
enjoyed four days of rest punctu-
ated only by light practice ses-
sjons, will get back to work in
earnest this evening as they try
10 whip themselves into top shape
for the Southern Conference tour
nament opening in Raleigh Thurs
day.
The Tar Heels have taken time
off in order to study for final ex-
aninations, but the rest period is
over and heavy work in in order
for the next two days. Then Wed
nesday afternoon Coach Ben Car
nevale has only a light tapering-
off session slated to prepare the
men for Thursdays opening game.
The Carolinians have been hot
and cold club all season, and their
success in the tournament depends
entirely upon whether they get hot
right at the start and stay hot all
three days. If they can't do this,
their chances are poor.
In the last few games of the
season the Tar Heels showed some
improvement, which probably can
be attributed to a change in the
lineup. The new combination, con-
siSting of Anderson and Dillon at
forwards, Paxton at center, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
JaVVeeS Seek
18th Victory
Here Tonight

The undefeated New Hanover
Junior-Varsity cagers completed
preparations for their encounter
with the hustlers from Dixon High
School to be staged in the high
school gym tonight preceding the
varsity clash. The JayVee tilt is
set to get under way at 7: rs o'clock.
The local juniors have romped
on twelve opponents this year and
will be cunning for their 18th con-
secutive victory. The Jay-Vees,
headed by diminutive w. A.
tWeenie) Brown on the floor, and
Coach Wallace West on the bench,
are bit on the uneasy side about
the outcome of tonight's fracas due
to the old "unlucky thirteen"
adage. However, West said, that
if his charges possess as much de-
termination tonight as they have
displayed in previous engagements,
the final count should find the
locals record still unmarried.
The probable starting lineup for
the Wildkittens will find Billy
Harrison and Leroy Towles, for
wards; Charlie Smith, center; and
Brown and Red Crowley, guards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
CITY TO SPONSOR
PINC-P0NC BOUTS

The City Recreation depart
ment announced plans for the Sec
ond table tennis tournament
March 7, at the Woodrow Wilson
Hut, which will bring together
teams from the Brigade Boys
club, YMCA, the Woodrow Wilson
Hut, all play ground centers of
the Recreation department, Indus
trial USO, and all other USO clubs
in the city.
Leading up to the city-wide tour
nament, Individual tournaments
will be held by various organiza-
tons in the city, winners Of which
will be entered in the main event,
1t was explained.
This does not mean, however,
that those not competing in the
individual tournament will not be
eligible for the city-Wide tourna.
ment, Vance Chadwick, of the Rec
reation Department, said. He ex-
planned that those interested in the
tournament who do not belong to
one of the organizations mention
ed may obtain entry blaks from
the office of the Recreation De-
partment, 223 Princess street. All
entries must be filed before mid
night, March 5. Chadwick pointed
out that other information is avail
able at the Recreation epart-
ment.
The tournament will be divided
into two age groups, and will be
for the benefit of both boys and
girls. Girls teams will be divided
in such a manner that the first
age group will carry the names
of all under is years old. The
second group will list the names
of those above is.
1t was explained that the only
difference in the divisions of the
boys would be that those in the
top age brackets would be eligible
for double as well as single COM
petition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
DRY POND MEETS
WRECKER QUINT

A favored Dry Pond five will be
fighting for the championship o.
the Municipal basketball loop to
night when they engage the Bob.
by James Wreckers at pm. or
the hardwood of the Lake Forest
gymnasium. If they lose, they viii
figure in a three-way tie for tor
honorS.
The Wreckers played the YMCA
basketeers last week, winning 81
10, and jumped to second place
tie.
The Dry Ponders' last victory
was over the Nesbitt Courtiers
Thursday, when they took a 1927
victory.
Jimmie Lane, Dry Pond center,
will be back in the starting Line
up tonight.
The line-ups:
Dry Pond: towards, Daye Wiki
ms, Fred Malikton; center, Jim.
ME Lane; guards, Bobby Mane]
and Bill Willis.
WIRE Ike IS: forwards, Bobby
James and Ed. Mollis; center, Vic
James; guards, Joe Wallen and
Jaw Collie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-P)-Lew
o:.,oond settled into a chair, his
eb;oned frame spreading slowly
' Wv +be edges like ink staining
owe b,otter He fixed us with a
sssdy, hypnotic gaze from black
eyes. ;ao, for VOL, - be
- then the corner of his eye
sa. .obine Comdr. Jack Dempsey,
ca' tbe next chair, lighting cigar
I'D III then bending down to reach
' a,d The t a bic suspiciously,
. .1at,s sit somewhere else. He's
.r wi TO give me hotfoot."
We We moved, and the Honest
BraEenan continued:
avobodv ever writes anything
,ho't the fight fans. Who they are,
and why they are loud, and blood
thirsty .o VIZ,
.ore is the man who works for
.on,ebodv else. He has to take Or
Gers all day. and can't talk back.
ue comes to fights to let off steam,
to veil like he couldn't yell at his
boss. ,
Then there is t h e henpecked
husband The 'Geoge. cean up
those ashes off the rug fellow. He
.Ieo wants a chance to get away
from the mouse role, SO he goes
IA fights and hollers his head off.
"T6en there is the bloodthirsty
VINE the man who wants to see
Somebody get kilt in there as long
as it isn't him.
And then there's the guy who
thinks every fight is a phony, and
no matter what happens you can't
tpll him otherwise. And there's the
one who can see only one fighter,
and VINO thinks the referee and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
WILDCATS MEET
CAPITAL QUlNT
ON minis FLOOR
New Hanover Five Seeks
Fourth Conference Yer
dict Tonight

New Hanover High School S
Wildcat cage outfit will be seek
ing its fourth conference verdict
tonight when it takes the floor in
the high school gym at 8 o'clock
against the Caps from Needham
Broughton High school in Raleigh.
The locals have shown vast i'm
provement in recent contests, hav.
ing scored wins in three out of
1--WE of their second half engage
ments. The Wilmingtonians down.
ed the Rocky Mount Blackbirds
1851 here two weeks ago, fol-
lowed by two 5sfeats at the hands
Of the Durham Bulldogs; and
they came back to bring home the
bacon against Goldsboro, 1923:
and Wilson, 1925.
The high-flying Capitol City
quint has chalked up a total OF
seven Eastern Conference Class
"A' triumphs this season, while
dropping only three. Included in
the Caps list of victories is a
31-29 decision over the hometown
hoopsters.
Rupert Bryan, Wilmington men.
tor, reports the Hanoverian five
in excellent shape for toni ght' S
important encounter. His charges
appear in good spirits for the af-
fray. and have punctiliously taper
ed off their offensive and defen.
sive play in recent practice ses-
sions.
The visitors have displayed an
uncanny ability to control the
blackboard in previous tits, an
accomplishment that has been
the deciding factor in the MAORI
ty of their wins. The locals have
not proved to be pikers at this
game either, as was evidenced in
most of their encounters; their
chief stumbling block being last
minute tenseness and excessive
fouling.
The Wilmington starting berths
will be filled by Billy Mason and
Louis Collie, forwards; Johnny
McKoy, center; and Jim Groom
and Teddy Fennell, guards.
The probable starters for Coach
Lee Stones Raleigh quintet will
be paul Pickett and Dodge Georg-
hagen, forwards; Billy Hawkins,
center, and Sam Cathran and Bill
ly Boise, guards.
Standings:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-20
Twenty High School
Seniors To Be Guests
AT State Alumni Meet

Twenty N wv Hanover High
School seniors will be guests tomor.
row night at banquet given by
the New Hanover Alumni club OF
North Carolina State College, along
with Coaches Ruperty Bryan and
Wallace West and J. c. Roe, chair
man Of the high school athletic as
ISOLATION. The speaker will be Head
Coach Beattie Feathers of State
College.
Members of the Alumni Club who
have not received tickets to the
dinner, scheduled at p. m. in the
dining hall of the Friendly Cafe
terra, have been asked to contact
BOD Ashworth, secretary and
treasurer.