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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11
LOCAL INTERESTS
FILE PETITION

A petition was filed yesterday
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for "leave to intervene in
hearing of complaint, before
the Commission on discriminatory
coal freight rates by H. E. Boyd,
secretary of the. Wilmington Port
Traffic association, acting for that
body.
The petition was filed yesterday
by Boyd in the coming hear
ing of the Carolina Coal Consum
ers conference, o m p l a i n ant,
against the Aberdeen and Rockfisn
Railroad company, and ITS sub
sidiary roads. The hearing will be
before the commission early in
January. According to Boyd, hear
ing of testimony will take at least
month.
The hearing, which will be
known as docket No. 2939O, is the
latest move in a long fight by
Carolina communities to enjoy a
low freight or hauling rates for
coal brought into the district from
Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama,
Kentucky and Tennessee coal
fields.
At the present time Wilmington
is enjoying a 35-cent differential
rate advantage over other Carolina
communities. The average freight
rate for coal in other communities
averages 1928 per ton, while the
hauling rate for coal shipped into
Wilmington is $3.50 per ton.
It is to protect the present rate
that Boyd has petitioned the COM
mission for permission to inter
vene. At the same time the man
ager of the Port-Traffic Commits
sion said he believed that rates
charged in other communities are
'out of line'.
Boyd said he is ready to protest
the local rate If the hearing reach
es a position of compromise, and
if by that compromise the local
rate might be threatened with in
crease.
In the petition Boyd states:
What the Wilmington PORTRAIT
fic association, incorporated, with
offices located at Wilmington,
North Carolina, is a non-profit as
sociation, composed of shippers
and receivers Of freight, also ter
minal operators, the county OF
New Hanover, the City of Whining
ton, and these members are re
ceivers of coal from points in the
states of Virginia, West Virginia,
Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee
who pay and bear the freight
charges on coal as published in rail
tariffs of carriers" And:
THAT the complaint in this pend
ing case brings forth certain issues
under the Interstate Commerce
Act as to the lawfulness of rates
on coal from the mine origins emu
merated in the preceding para,
graph to destinations in the States
of North and South Carolina, in
which the petitioner represents its
members, have direct interest in
above complaint on behalf Of the
complainant. And:
Wherefore, said petitioner
prays leave to intervene and be
treated as party hereto with the
right to have notice of and appear
at the person or by counsel upon
brief and at oral argument, if oral
argument is granted"
BUY U. S. VICTORY BONDS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11
Truman Accepts Ward
Resignation From NAVY


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-R-
President Truman today accepted
the resignation of Artemus L.
Gates as Undersecretary of the
Navy.
The resignation is effective Dec.
81.
The White House said Gates first
offered his resignation last Sep
TENDER but that President Truman
persuaded him to remain on the
job until the end of the year.
Gates became Undersecretary
last July 3 after service since 1941
as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Air.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-11
COMPLETE soI,AD

MONTGOMERY, Ala Dec. 10
P)-The Northern All.Stars cor,,
pleted their 23-naan squad for The
Blue-Gray football game TO-DAY
with selection of the Univers;tv =,
Pennsylvania quarterback Car.
min Falcone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

ter, fashions and politics. thanks
10 the movies and the radio and
the syndicated newspaper fea-
lures.
They buy the latest models
in cars and most OF them man.
age to spend a weekend in New
York every month or SO. The
horse an buggy days are gone
with the old ! mp in the green
and now there are apartment
houses with steam heat and
even air-cooling systems in big
department stores.
That being the case, why go
back 10 the old town where
people remember you as
noisy upstart who couldn't keep
up with his classes and wore
baggy trousers
Better 10 stay In the big
town of Manhattan where you
can fool them into believing
you're some pumpkins back in
the NaIgatuCk Valley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
BattIe-Scarred Beach

WELL. Bob, on the screen.
w this Christmas party wan
ders over at least a mile and a
quarter of beach front, trans
formed out of its native Cali
forpia into a bomb SCARED
Pacific island, teeming with
GIs so spread out was the
action that air force techni-
clans set up a walkie-talkie
radio system so director George
Cukor and his assistants could
manipulate the actions from
various angles.
On the whole, the AAF Is
mighty proud Of the job Daryl
Zanuek and Mess Hart did on
the picture. We went so far
as to anticipate that it would
cause quite a stir when it
opened ON Broadway. AS you
know, il did! The film. like the
play, is out to raise funds for
army charities. Before / sign
off, one more personal item
about a friend of yours. Eliza
beth Fraser. She who worked
valiantly with the Lunts in
many a Times Square produc-
ton. You recall Elizabeth!
When the movie of Winged
Victory" was completed we put
the stage play back together
and set out on a tour Forty
of the soldier-actors' wives are
in the piece, playing small
parts. The cast travels on a
troop train TO which is attached
an extra car for the ladies.
Believe me. Bob, on our last
day In Hollywood Elizabeth got
herself married to Cpl. Ray
Mcdonald. That night we were
off for San Francisco and Mrs.
Mcdonald was the first bride
to spend her honeymoon on q
troop train.
S/Sgt. BILL DOLL,
Winged Victory" Unit. AAF.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
Horner's Technique

I GUESS, IL Tn any good at
Il guessing. this can be credited
10 the fact that Harry Horner,
in designing the stage sets, fol-
lowed a sort of motion picture
technique. making IL possible for
one scene TO follow another
with rapidity. Then, too, Moss
Hart, writer and director of the
play. also provided the Holly
wood version. Naturally, he did
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
Big City Better

bnce every two or three
weeks a big-time Broadway
show would play for a night at
Polls, but we didn't get 10 see
those shows very often because
the admission fee was pretty
stiff in a town where the aver
age weekly pay check rarely
exceeded $50 and was usually
pretty well under that.
II has teen my good luck 10
see many plays in New York
far handsomer productions than
those which invaded our town
and il hasn't cost me a penny
because / am one OF those for
tunate byliners who receive
passes.
Spring was pretty swell back
home with the trees and the
bushes In bloom and pun
gent crispness in the air--but /
have learned 10 love the spring
that comes 10 Manhattan and
makes itself evident not only in
the parks, but in Easter finery
Of the pretty girls, md New
York has so many Of them.
This Is sacrilege. Of course,
but there were only a few very
pretty girls in our home town
the reason for that being. Of
course. that as soon as the very
pretty girls came OF SeaSonable
age they left town, usually for
New York.
We had about three good
eating places and looked for
ward to the one night I'm the
week when we could 90 on
splurge and order from oysters
TO apple pie, but now | know
the food in hometown restau-
rants never compared with that
served in the most obscure din
ing places here, and there is no
use in getting too sentimental
about a truth.
Few OF the small town rcstau-
rants have the facilities The
- prefer TO eat at home
this is the one thing /
fhiss-for l haven't eaten at
home more than half a dozen
times in as many years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

if / were to go back home
to live permanently. my inn
pulse would be to pine for the
excitingly good times / have
had as a citizen of Manhattan.
1t is true we had a vegetable
garden in back and flowers
on the front lawn in the Con-
necticut town, and il made a
very attractive picture when
ma and pa and the rest of US
posed for snapshots. with pa
digging up a carrot.
Personally. I get quite a kick
out of a more rec 4 snapshot
Of my bride holding her canary
in one hand while she picks a
rose on our front porch. We
live on the top Of 26-story
apartment house with steam
available until midnight
Back home We occupied the
second story OF two-family
house and just before Pa went
90 work he'd 20 dor II and buIfd
a FIRE in the furnace. 1t was
my Job 20 see that the fire was
kept burning until he got home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

not indulge in unnecessary tam
pering. Consequently. the movie
retains all Of the emotional
sock" that characterized the
Broadway version.
About the only difference Is
the way Winged Victory" has
spread out under the broadening
influence of Hollywood. The
barracks scenes, the training
sequences, have expanded to
epic proportions, as have the
night episodes Of the picture.
One thing that will, I'm sure,
amaze you. il it hasn't already.
Is the Christmas party which
you last saw on the relatively
modest stage Of the 44th Street
Theater. You remember IT, I
know. because you played il up
In your review.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
Foolin' the People

Nor Is there the homeyness
about the old town that was
once. The citizens are smart,
keep up with the trends in thea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.
Dear Bob:
IF YOU thought the actors in
l. Winged Victory" were spin
ming around in circles on those
revolving stages when the play
was az the oath Street Theater.
you should have seen them when
the cast turned up in Hollywood
last summer 10 make the motion
picture version Of the play. 1t
was a biggiSh day for many
members Of the outfit who, prior
TO induction, had held film con-
tracts. None Of them had a no
tioon that they'd face the cam
eras until they got out Of uni
form.
But there they were. And a
lot Of them were your Broad
way friends. Sgt. Phil Bour-
neuf. Pvt Tony Ross. Pvt.
Dick Beach. Cpl. Kent Adams.
These had all stepped out Of
legitimate hits when they
donned the khaki.
Those old group theaterites,
Cpl Marty Rift, Sgt AL Rhyder.
Cpl. Karl Maiden and Pvt. Lee
Cobb. Curiously enough, the
first trio of group veterans all
wound up as members OF the
Winged Victory crew.
Happiest Maxi in Films
HAPPHST guy OF all was
IL Cpl. Henry Rowland. In
prewar days, Henry was arch
Nazi OF Hollywood. having
played the role of a German Of
ficer in 20 films before enter
ing our service. Was he glad
10 be back on the right side
when they cast him as an AAF
colonel Also happy were the
Slate brothers. Of "Vanities"
fame, and Cpl. Red Buttons.
That must have been a pretty
good cast the show had on
Broadway, just as you said IL
was. All the boys wound up
working in the picture. It's the
first time, so far as l know, that
a stage play. has been trans
formed into a movie with the
identical cast-300 actors at
that When you get around to
seeing the picture st the Roxy.
if you haven't already seen it
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

at the preview. to which you
we're invited, you'll be surprised
at how closely il follows the
original.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
Yearnine for the Good Old Days
Reminds That 1914 Is More Fun

bMETIMES is good policy to be professional home
towner and refer with nostalgia yearnng to the good old
days when gathered in Exchange Place and waited for the
boys collect and ganged into Drescher Kecks for ham
burger and beer.
quite certain that should want to return
IL become the towns first citizen like Mr..
Goss Mr. Chase whoever first citizen these days
draw you pretty a picture as the next fellow
good times hadand ndeedoten have done
that with sincerity in heart But much afraid that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
R |!RAlA!|,AIl

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16

TO cooperate in every way in it decided to play
the game at Briggs Stadium,
Fritz Crser, athletic drector<of tbe University of
Michigan, says:
IF Army or Navy should request of the Michigan
Stadium for their annual game at any time would be
a matter for the board of athletic control.
However, athletic director and member of the
board would be delighted to recommend that they be
allowed to stadium and there is question that
the rest of the board feels do
MAYOR JEFFRIES Immediately enthusiastic
when told of the proposal TO bring the game here.
"The game belongs to the country whole rather
than section" ne said II know of fitting
site for the 1913 renewal than Detroit, huh of thcY
populated Midwestern and the most sports minded
city i'm the nation.
Its time that certain eastern elements realized
that there something than the l3 original
colonies" said HARVEY CAMPBELL head of the De-
troit Chamber of Commerce Its ridiculous for those
teams to play in Philadelphia year after year and Ill
back to the utmost any efforts To transfer il here
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
NJ Swimmer
Cracks Mark
BY GEORGE =. VAN

ANN ARBOR. Dec Is Denise
Shea 10 red-hcadcd mermaid
from the Detroit Coli Club nlpped
Bunny Shipton OF tha Women, +,
City Club to become the state IN
door Michigan A A. l. 50-yard
lrep style swimming champion
here tonight.
Bob Matters I'M navy tra!nee
broke the state record for the
lO0-yard breast stroke when he
covered the four lengths of the
pool IN 1:O4 :, beating Bill Upthe-
groves mark of 65S. The latter
placed second tonight
Dick Weinberg, L VI freshman
from Saginaw, touched out Bill
Prev of the I. a. c in the So
yard free style in 23:9 Prev.
lust out Of service. climbed his
lane marker on the last length
Bill Balch, Detroit prep champion
from Southwestern High repre-
senting Boys Club. was a close
third.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
Sports
BREVITIES

Zeke Bonura. the iol'y slugger,
after trying TO buy Minneapolis IN
the American Association is at
tempting 10 acquire the Beaumont
Texas League Club
The thirteenth major league
All-Star baseball game viii be a
day game and will be played st
Fenway Park. Boston. July 9. says
William Harridge, A L pTeNy
Coach Bernie Berman backing
an expanded athletic program al
Minnesota which Urges that ath-
letic participation be required by
virtually every male student Bier
man says the experiences OF the
military in war showed cOmpeti-
tive sports far superior 10 regi-
mcnted types
Wayne University fencing team
made clean sweep of ~ Cana
dian tour by downing Western
Ontario l.. In fol> match at
London Ont SATURDAY 1873
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
Nelson Leads
By I Strokes

FORT WORTH TeN. Dec IS
UP)-Byron Nelson. his game as
hot as the day was cold tore par
10 pieces today for q siX-under-
par 65 to lead the field by two
strokes a. the halfway mark in
the $1,000 Texas Open
Nelson goifS leading money
winner luSt returned 10 compei-
uon after a two-mon'h laNoff
had the hight touch ot old and
fred q barrage Of brides 70 come
in with Il 36-hole total of 1876
Jimmy Demayet of Houston.
Tex. just out of the navy wound
up with a 81 His total after So
holes was l3S. eood tor second
place
Ed Furcol Of Detroit was tied
for third with 4 l39 after a second
round IS Also at 12q was F.. j.
Dutch Harrison Of Little Rock
Ark.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16

Get your team together and
send in your entry today tor The
Detroit Times Michigan Open
High school relay championships
scheduled for Saturday, Jan ). al
Belle Isle
There is no entry fee. Just sign
the entry blank which appears n
the Times listing your team Ii
YOU have never Won a champion
ship YOU are eligible tor the novice
events
High school skaters from an
over Michigan are entering. the
meet. which is open to any prep
student in North America.
After the entries close Jan.
,, the names of all schools and
skaters entered will appear in
The Detroit Times.
An impressive array of prizes
has been selected. Each member
of the winning boys relays Will
receive a gold medal and a plaque
will so to the school they rep.c-
sent
Silver bracelets and rings with
mounted figure OF skater on
each award have been picked out
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
NeWsy Lines
McMillin Man of Year
30 MCMIIIIN

30 McMILLIN who guided Indiana through undo
eated without the help OF
footballs of the today by the Football Writers A>oc,
OthcH leaders
ard Army ulback Col Earl Blaik Army Jimmie phcau
81 MaryS coach Herman Wedcmcycr Mary haibass
BARNEY oLDtIELD FIRST man to drive q milo minute
Is still brave and he, IS He's getting
fourth time wife who divorced him -
ANY bachelor knows that to MPII enough
stay single these days.
BILL Bt RkEManager of Soma Hene HOLLYWOOD Tee Revue
that the l9night Olympia viii do than
25 business than the 7nigh stand
Points that while sports and popularity
Sonia after 10 greater attraction than ever before
DANA " BIBLE will retire head football coach al
Texas University 1917 Will become director athletics
LonghOrn School Bibles
l0yearcontrac which calls Tor Sl560O annually and
Jan l97 will be Suppaned by year-oyear agreement calling
for salary Of $4,000.
NDO (BIIIl DONEIII Fl. DUgrCSUt University
and Cleveland Rams football honoaDlN discharged
the navy JIG disclosed that Cyhmg offers
for from both professional and colege ranks
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
May Be Funny
To Hunphries

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. ID (AP)
Big Johnny Humphries, 30-year-
old right-hander purchased from
the Chicago White Sox, anticipates
some fun in helping the Phillies
break its lease on the National
League cellar.
II played at Cleveland with
Ben Chapman, the new manager.
and I'll be glad ta work with
him" said HumphIieS II thinn
I'll pitch some GOOD ball"
Ward Peck Of the Detroit Curl
ing Club has invited members OF
the Detroit River Yachting AsSo-
citation 10 come and play on their
ice next Wednesday at S D. m
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
Medica Couldn't See Without Glasses

But that all behind They swimming again Any
way, they talking about Clark had the floor we
barged in
Il don't what you I'll string along with
Medca Jack Medca Of the Washington A. c., Seattle.
you record better than that Sis for 800
yards in the New FORK A. C. in the nationals back In 1850
That's dead pool speed And look he beat Ralph Fana-
gan Jimmy GhuIa DAG, Johnny Maconis Yale boy killed
in the and fast from the named Gilman lie
by than length of the pool p yards and boy,
those guys he raced against good"
You're right that great record Pnkston inter
jected
And another thing. don't forget that Medica handi-
capped You know ne glasses but do realize that ne
near-sghted he couldn't the end of the pool lie
counted his strokes he and remember he never
missed Yes for my dough I'll take Jack a. the best
of all
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16

records. Before the war they had won
titles, including national champion
ships. There were still records in the
book behind their names.
Andy Clark was there -. Captain
Andy Clark, now going into his sixth
year as an army flier, career that
started in the Canadian Royal Air
Force. The rest, Bill Prev, Ira Brena-
man and Tom Haynie, had received
their discharges. Clark was staying in.
He likes the life
Andy had flown lighters all over
Europe during the war. Prev, as a
bomber patrol pilot. spent most Of the
war over the ocean and lived 10 sur
nf Mn~frp
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

That a move should be started NOW TO bring the
ArmyNavy football game to the State Of Michigan in
1948 has been voiced by state and civic leaders,
The two service institutions under contract to
play in Phiadelphias Municipal Stadium for the next
two years But Detroit Ann Arbor could be the site
of the brightest spectacle Americas sporting calendar
in 1948.
Both Briggs Stadium and the University of Michi-
gan Stadium Ann Arbor available for the game.
From Washington Senators Arthur Vandenberg and
Homer Ferguson said they heartily favor of the
and would be willing to do anything possible to
help bring the game here.
Mayor Jeffries and Gov. Kelly quick tor add
their approval Congressman Louis c. Rabaut,
William Blackney and Bartel j. Jenkman.
1t is the suggestion Of The Detroit Times that Gov.
Kelly and Mayor Jefries appoint NOW sports COM
mittee to start work the move.
Walter o. Briggs Jr. said his father would be willing
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
CARRY BIG SQUADS
Skating Not Good

There are lew prospects Tor
skating this Sunday Chandler
Park is the only rink open. Others
are being flooded, according 10
the recreation department. There
is tobogganing and some skiing
al Rouge Park.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
Prew's Record Still AAU Best

fIaynie spoke up. He liked Adolph keifer
Look keer his first national back>roke champion
ship in today he's still the fastest back
stroke the world Tie still doesn't kno" no" much faster
he CO.
"Tom don't forget that Clark beat keifer twice in the
medley" said Pinke
YES, but look at AdOlphs record for the medley
3:29 plus that's record Refers boy and I'll bet
he'll be in there for the 1913 Oympcs in London
"Keifer's my boy, too" chmed in Brenaman.
IIaynie weekend take the post of swim
ming coach a Stanford University
How about Bill Smith, that Hawaiian guy" 1t was Bill
Prev former national champion training at the DAG
comeback Remember that 9:5i 100 meter course
In Honolulu that's phenomenal and later he went
UNDER $50 50-meer in New London both
those times well under the worlds records He looks
like the best of all TO me-"
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
@6 &A4 :! e:
49, Ah BY Bob !;..3 Murphy !4:!'
Detroit A. 6. Vets The Greatest Summer,
Mnke Their SeLecfinnS Medicn Keifer or Smith
Detroit A. G. Vets
Make Their Selections
The Greatest Suim mer,
Medica, Keifer or Smith
'PINKIE' PICKS WEISSMULLER

Emerging from the pummelng minstratons of Archie
Connors. DAG ybuiding genius who speciaizes in
bringing the semidead back to life into vocal
lsplash party.
"Pnkie's" boys some of them, were back Pnke
Clarence Pnkston DAG swimming and athletic boss
in hot discussion "Who the greatest swimmer "
He by group all Of whom had bright
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16
IF You Can Skate You Can Win
ENTER THE TIMES RELAYS

for The girls who win their races.
The winning girls relays also vii
receive the same big plaques put
up tor the boys events
And the school with the highest
total Of points at the end OF the
races Will receive a beautiful. huge
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16

plaque 20 be kept forever in the
schools trophy room.
If YOU can skate, maybe you
can win This Is the first time a
high school relay has been held
anywhere, SO no particular school
will have an advantage.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-16

VIve crash IN The GuIf OF MeHICo
Brenaman, a lieutenant in the infantry, in the
landing in North Africa Oaked and fought the
top OF that dark continent and through to the top
of Italy the UicorouS ending. He his company
nearly uiped in Tunisid and again at the Anzio
beochhead Where he Wounded. But he came back
to fight again
Haynie outstanding instructor IN charge Of large
navy pools throughout the country taught thousands Of boys
20