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CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Oct. 23-(F|E(USDA)
Potatoes: arrivals 148, on track
405, total U. S. shipments 928.
New stocks: supplies liberal.
Demand slow, for Idaho utility
grades market firm, for offerings
other sections market weak. Idaho
russell burbanks, U. S. No. l, $685.
$500; Colorado red mcClures, U.
S. No. 1, $2.65-$3.00; Nebraska
bliss triumphs, U. S. No. /, $3.50;
Minnesota and North Dakota bliss
triumphs, commercial, $1.76-$l 80;
cobblers, commercial, S1.70-$1 80;
Wisconsin chippewas, U. S. No. l,
$500.
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CHARLOTTE SPOTS
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Oct. 3d.
cotton 1888.
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N. C. HOG MARKETS

RALEIGH, Oct. 23.-tR-( NCDA)
Hog markets active and steady
with tops of 14.55 at Clinton and
Rocky Mount and at 1870 at Rich
mond.
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DAIRY PRODUTs

CHICAGO, Oct. 23-(P-Butter,
firm; receipts 158,028. Eggs, re-
ceipts 0,130; firm.
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NAVAL STORES

1NIA v I'LL 6IO1CEO
SAVANNAH, Oct. 23-(P)-Tur.
pentine 80 IL cents a gallon; of.
ferings and sales none; receipts
B5 barrels; shipments one barrel;
stock 6,O26 barrels.
+ Rosin Q00-lb. drums), offerings
and sales none; receipts 1856; ship.
ments none; stocks 7,725.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

my complexion had lost It's soft. smooth look. SO
saidyeS quick when wasinvitedtotry the I4.Day
Palmove Plan-along with 284 other women all
over the L. S. A.. My group reported TO Los Angeles
skin doctor Some of us had dry skins oily;
some average. After a careful examination, we we're
given the Pamoiiye Plan TO bone for II days.
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Presented before the City coun-
iii Yesterday were four major mat
tiers in which the council authoriz-
ed negotiations anq further study.
II included the purchase of an
ambulance to provide 24-hour serv-
ice forwarded a copy of Whining
toms economic survey to Pied.
mont League officials, amended a
c;tv ordinance prohibiting dancing
in beer-selling establishments, and
awsded bids for motor equipment.
The city heads also voted to pro-
vide areas to be taken into the city
m Jan. / with fire department
service without requiring residents
to pay a $100 fee, as was previously
the case. The action is retroactive
as of Nov. 6, when the extension
election was held.
Also relating to the new territory
was a council decision to allow the
names cf all streets in those sec
tions to remain as they are, until
s,1ch time as a change might be
deemed necessary.
|, Councilman Robert S. LeGwin
introduced motion authorizing
CITY Manager A. c. Nichols to
make complete survey of the
need for and availability Of an am.
h,lance. The resolution further
provided that if Nichols so recon-.
mended, the city make arrange
ments with the governmel It to &C
ouire an ambulance and keep il
ready "a hours day.
It was suggested that the vehicle
might be stationed at either the
fire or police departments. Coun
Gil members were agreed that {
definite need for improved ambu
lance service exists here.
Following the receipt of copies
of the city's Economic and Indus
trial survey, prepared by Planning
Consultant George w. Simons anc
submitted by Planning Boare
Chairman H. R. Emory, the boare
followed a suggestion of. Council
man J. E. L. Wade and dispatched
copy to Clark Griffith, Piedmont
baseball league official.
1t was felt that. such information
as contained in the, survey might
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 30-lRH(UsDA)
Salable hogs $4,000, total 1880;
very slow, early. trade 10 to Is
cents lower on all weights barrows
and gifts, closing mostly Is cents
off; good and choice 190-330 lb bar
rows and gifts 14.00-14.15; one load
choice lightweights 14.25; poular
price and practical top late 400;
few 16O-180 lbs 13.25-13.75; and
scattered lots good and choice 300
$50 lib 13.75-140o; sows fully Is
cents lower, mostly 13.35-13.50; in
dications around 10000 will 60 I'M
sold.
salable cattle 5000, total $500;
salable calves 700, total 700; only
strictly choice fed steers and year
lings, largely show throwouts, in
reliable demand at $18; peddling
weak market on other grade steers
and heifers, 75-1.00 below early in
week; COWS and bulls steady with
weeks decline, moderately active,
both closes unevenly rs to rs
cents, mostly so to IS cents under
weeks high time; .vealers steady
to weak at 1880 down; stock cattle
with weight fairly active ut 11.25-
1900 and better.
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GRAIN FUTURES

CHICAGO, Nov. 80. -P)-Grain
futures were weak most of the
time today on selling inspired
partly by rumors that substantial
deliveries of cash grains would be
made tomorrow on December fu-
lures contracts.
Wheat closed unchanged to 1-8
lower than the previous finish,
December $1.80 IL ceiling, corn
was unchanged at $1.18 IL ceilings,
oats strengthened to close 3-8 high
er to 1-8 lower, December IS 1-8-
IA, rye was higher to cent low
err, December $1.84 3-4-1-2, and
barley was up 1-8 to 3-8, December
$1.22 10.
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Council Approves More
StudyOnAmbulanceDeal

be useful to Griffith at a confer
ence of Piedmont league officials
on Dec. 3 and might enhance Will
mington's prospects for receiving
club charter.
A request carried over from
Wednesdays council meeting that
some change be made in a 1884
city ordinance prohibiting dancing
in places where beer is sold was
acted on. City Attorney w. B.
Campbell presented an amendment
exempting from the ruling persons,
firms or corporations operating
established dining rooms, cafes or
restaurants which have been ap-
proved by the Board of Health and
whese principal source of revenue
is from the sale of food.
Bids submitted by Raney Chew
rolet company and the Baugh Mo-
tor company on new trucks were
accepted and City Clerk J. R. Ben
son was authorized to re-advertise
for the balance of the equipment
for which bids were not received
Raney's bid was low in three class.
ifications. Neither of the firms
could bid on all the equipment as
it is now available.
Following a report by Nichols or
a new type of sanitation truck body
inspected by city officials in Ra.
leigh last week, the city manager
and attorney were authorized to
work out the details of making a
resolution to the local government
commission for authority to use
capital reserve funds for the
amount required for that purpose
and proceed in making plans for
getting bids for similar equipment
Nichols enumerated to the board
the advantages of the new type
of truck body which, it was ex.
planned, would reduce the amount
of labor necessary to man trucks
He said he had been informed by
Raleigh officials, who have beer
using the newer equipment for sew.
eral years, that one of the more
modernized bodies would replace
three units of the type now being
used here.
The city manager estimated the
cost of the units at about $1,000.
He revealed, that the city needs
four units for use in the newly
annexed areas, four more to re-
place badly-worn trucks now ir
use in the city, and 10 additional
units for replacement purposes ii
the next IL months.
Although council members were
in accordance with Nichols sug
gestion that the city consider
purchasing the newer type bodies
it was pointed out that no fund.-
for such purposes had been set ur
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RAILS, UTILITIES
ON ADVANCE Side

NEW YORK, Nov 3O.-{P)-some
rail bonds advanced fractions to
around or more points while in
dustrials and utilities were high
er on average.
Dealings were fairly active with
volume totaling 5000, 1000 against
Sc, 900, 900 yesterday. The Associat-
ed Press rail, industrial and util-
ity averages each rose L of a
point.
Higher carriers included Chicago
& Alton IS, up 2 "a at 81 3-4; most
St. Paul issues; Denver & Rio
Grande SIS of '78, up l 1-8 at 63 IL;
Lehigh Valley 4 lbs, up i IL at
B8 IL; New Haven 3 IL "a, up
at 81 IL; Peoria & Eastern Income
Is, up 4 at rs. And Seaboard Air
Lines consolidated IS, up 4 IL at
r..
Some of the rails were under
water, including Baltimore & Ohio
stamped convertible IS, down ia
at rs IL; Central of Georgia con-
solidated 5S, off l 5-8 at " l-6;
Florida East Coast IS of IA, down
Q at 81, and Southern Pacific 4 LIS
of '68, down IL at 103.
Among advancing utilities were
consolidated edison 8 lbs of '48,
Commonwealth Edison IS and New
York Edison 3 las of '65.
Foreign bonds were irregularly
lower with declines registered by
Argentine Is of IL ZAP" Brazilian
Issues, Chilean bonds and Copen
hagen IS.
U. S. government bonds were
quiet and about unchanged.
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled BY The Associated Press
Nov 30
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CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Nov. 80. - up -
USDA-Potatoes; arrivals 66, on
track 1877, total U. S. shipments
1881.
For northern stock supplies light
demand moderate; market firm
for best quality. For western stock
supplies moderate, demand slow;
market about steady. Idaho Russet
Burbanks, U. S. No. l, $3:oo-$3. IS;
Colorado Red McClures, U. S. No.
l, $2.55-$2.75; Minnesota and North
Dakota Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No.
/. washed, $3.50; Pontiacs, Com
mercial, $1.90; Cobblers, Com
mercial, $1.90-$2.05.
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COUNCIL DELAYS
CENSUS DECISION

Advised that the approximate
cost of special census for Will
mington would be salts, the City
council deferred the matter for
further consideration following re.
ceipts here yesterday of the Bureau
of Census estimates.
According to letter from the
bureau to Rep. j. Bayard Clark,
copy Of which was read to the
City board by City Manager A. C.
Nichols, the aforementioned fig
ure would cDvel a special tabula-
|tion based on an assumed popula-
ton Of $4,000.
The cost, it was stated, would
be distributed as follows: actual
enumeration, $4,000; travel, sub
sistence expenses, salary of super
visor and other items, $4,000; tab.
ulation of results, $375; printing,
supplies and miscellaneous, $500.
Before the census can be started.
the letter further revealed, the
city will have to make a deposit
of $2,475 in one of its local banks,
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Nov. 30-(P)-Cot-
ton textile markets were dull to-
day. Most selling houses held to
the side lines despite heavy pres
sure for all types of fabrics.
There was no easing in the sup
ply Of wool goods and with the
current lag in deliveries it was
expected ALLEGATIONS Of goods for
the first quarter of next year
probably will continue restricted.
The rayon goods market was
quiet. Converters were hoping that
mills will shortly again make al
locations of goods for the first
quarter Of 1916.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 30. -(P)-Grain
futures were weak most of the
time today but they gathered steam
near the close.
Rye dropped more than 2 cents
a bushel early, with selling inspjr-
ed by trade rumors that substan.
tial amounts of cash rye would be
delivered tomorrow-the first de-
livery day-on the December con-
tract. After the close, notices Of
intentions to deliver 466, 900 bushels,
large amount, was rendered.
Wheat closed unchanged to 1-S
lower than pr >vious finish, Deem
Der $1.SO IL ceiling, corn was I'm
changed at $18.18 IL ceilings, oats
were 3-8 higher to 1-8 lower, De-
cember Is 1914, rye was up 1-8
to 3-S, December $1.22 IL, and
barley was UP 1-8 to 3-S, December
$1.22 IL.
Cash wheat continues in strong
demand and somewhat scarce, and
notices of intention to deliver 3d.
900 bushels tomorrow were con-
sldered rather large under these
circumstances.
Some traders remained on the
sidelines today pending announce
ment of farm parity prices. as OF
Nov. IS, and the governments De-
cember subsidy to flour millers Cor
wheat ground.
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in the budget.
The city attorney then recon.
mended that further study OF
needs be made, with view to ap.
preaching the local government
commission for capital reserve
funds.
Further action of the board in
Guided a request to the Safeway
Transit company to give notifica-
ton that bus service on Grace
street has been restored; that the
council renew its efforts to induce
the veterans administration to
favorably consider Wilmington as
site for one Of three hospitals to
be located in North Carolina; and
that the council authorize the city
recreation department to provide
Christmas dance for returned
veterans in cooperation with the
Alpha Zeta sorority.
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). SATURDAY AZ DECEMBER , 49,

sss'se; and I'd s shs i s5; k. o t.: t., ~
a d 1und l. available VI to paw rl,s ., ssasg,
ss II the actual (; cost sSe..s.
estlmate' the city nu uStSsa' d.
pared re, to pay The dit t:srs, b. ~
All members Of the ar sass'
stationed in Wilming +r MED to'c,
annexed areas would 'f bs and IL
IN the count, but thoss 80 WIT :saslnia
entered service from her, sao sav,
now stationed elsewhere v,s s1S Al.
be included. would nj
Acc According to the Bu,.,.
would take APPROXIMATE sIs'o !, 4
weeks wee to complete the fly, a'es
ana an additional two vs.I s''s
process the results AND weeks %
the certification Of the e'l uo1 p;sa'.
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REENLIsTs AC.m

NEW BERN, Nov. "a
Ebert M. Hunnings sor w. =. ID,
Hunnlngs' has reenlisted VI \ NJ ,
Army Air Forces, after eu N h
an honorable DISCHARGE '5Tsslyg
reported to Keesler Fl tia, ne Iii
Biloxi, Miss, as an ins,rnc eta ssi,
ing his two years in s sS,Gl' Da'
went on "a missions over c' b
ana France. His plane ws s,-, !.
down over enemy territorvv way y, 'aH
occasion, but with the sv' w Ole
OF one crew member kii H,sspa'l
o o17;ay on 9! board returned sats,, u, !,
agents. s'o-.
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WASHINGTON POULTRY

WASH1NGTON-U. S. grade A
extra large 60; broilers and fryers
27.30. Live turkeys market firm on
hens and small toms. Dull and
weak on heavy toms. Practically
no consumer demand except for
small sizes. Hens, few 80; toms 80.
Dressed turkeys market about
steady, demand slow; few hens
and light toms a., occasional small
lots heavy toms Al to a..
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STOCK EXCHANGE
ON UPWARD SWING

NEW YORK, Nov. 30-RELec
oy motors, steels, rails and WIDE
assortment Of specialties, the STOCK
Market negotiated a substantial
rec very swing today that pu'
many favorites at peaks for the
past .everal years.
Transfers for the full proceed
ings totalled 100000 shares COM
pared with 1,75O,0o0 Thursday.
Commitments were reinstated IN
numerous cases as reported moves
at Detroit and Washington revived
homes for settlement of wage con.
troversies in the automotlve ana
stee, industries. Another batch OF
pleasing dividends and earnings
compilations buoyed sentiment.
Pressure of idle cash seeking IN
aation hedges again provided d
bullish influence.
The Associated Press 6o-stock
average was up Z OF a point a.
75.6. OF 967 issues appearing, OLA
rose, 1877 declined and 156 were I'm
changed.
Best gamers, "a number IN me
new high class, included Cen
eral Steel Castings preferred. up
51-2 at 1925 IL; Eastern Air Lines,
5 at liz; Hiram Walker, IL at
%. United Air Lines, 3 81 at
S. IL; J. C. Penney, 3 IL at l5l IL
and Warner Bros, 8 at 81 l-S.
Ahead to 2 Or so were Genera
Motors, Chrysler, U. 5. o1eel' oe1n
lehem, Santa Fe, Paramount, va
tional Distillers, Goodyear, Mont
gomery Ward, Douglas Aircraft,
Ban American Always, Cerro De
Pasco International Nickel and
Johns-Manville. Improved were
western Union "A", Anaconda,
paramount Pictures, Boelng ana
Du Pont.
Dennison Mfg. preferred, in the
Curb. climbed q IL points to z4o
m sales of 40 shares. Tue COM
mon was up 2 IA. Mead Johnson
on a projected 10-for- split, tlnlsn-
ed with a 22-point gain at 2so.
fitting forward also were Hecla
Mining, American Light and Mich
igan Sugar. Turnover here was L.
20o. 900 shares versus 100000 yes
terday..
Railway bonds hardened. Cotton
advanced 20 to As cents a bale.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 80. --tP)-Wheat:
No. 2 red, 1.79, nominal; No. 2
hard, 1.79, nominal.
No corn sales.
Oats: No. l mixed heavy, 70 ~;
No. mixed, 70; No. / white extra
heavy, 80 IL; No. 2 white heavy,
70, "a; No. 3 white, 10; No. 3
white heavy, 1878 IL; No. 3 white
northwest, 70; No. / heavy special
red, 80.
Barley, nominal; mailing, i'll
1.39 IL; feed, 1.15-1.23 IA.
Field seed per hundred weight.
nominal; timothy, 5.25-5.50; red
top, 11.00-11.50; red clover, 31.50;
sweet clover, 1915; alsike, $3.50;
alfafa. common. 33.50-36.50.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-{R-
Cotton futures gained 20 to As
cents bale in quiet trading to-
day. Mill buying and scattered
local demand met only scale-up
hedge offerings.
Expectations for rise in the
mid-November cotton parity prices
contributed to the steadiness.
Some buying was influenced by
reports that France had pur-
chased an unspecified quality
Of cotton against recent inquiries
for 100000 bales.
Futures closed 20 to As cents a
ho1a hi nkor
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. 80. Up
-Turpentine 80 IL cents a gallon;
offerings II (5o-gal. bbls.); sales
$50 gallons; receipts 80 barrels;
shipments IS barrels; stock S.
1911 barrels.
Rosin doo-lb. drums), offering
70; sales 70: receipts SO; shipments
284; stock 9,515.
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RALEIGH POULTRY

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 3O-P)-
(NCDA)-Egg and poultry mark
cts steady to firm.
Raleigh-U. S. grade AA extra
large SO; hens 25.3. Turkeys
market dull on heavy stock, young
toms and hens 33 to IS.
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STOCKS IN SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Nov. 3d. R -
Sales, closing price and net change
of the fifteen most active stocks
today.
Pan Am Always $1,000 1914 up
Warner Bros Pict $4,000 32%
up 3.
Nat Pow and 1t $500 144s no.
Gen Gas and Ell A $4,000 5R up
Is.
Comwlth and Sou 10000 31s no.
Armour and Co 20,100 14% up
70.
Silver King, Coalit 1s.4oo 1915 Up
Erie R R 1920 1871 up 1M,
Aviation Corp 1880 9 up X.
Anal Leather 1920 1918 up IS.
Shamrock o and G 1920 1914
up II.
United Corp is, 700 AS no.
Radio Keith 1920 1873 up ".
Radio 1900 1874 down ".
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SEAT CHANGES HANDS

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O-tRHAr-
engagements were made today for
sale of a Stock Exchange member
ship for $88, 600, up $4,000 from the
previous sale. Seats currently are
quoted at $4,000 bid, offered at
$3.50
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Nov. 80. - R -
Closing foreign exchange rates fol-
low Great Britain in dollars, others
in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 9 3-16 per cent dis
count or 90.81 IA U. S. cents, I'M
changed.
Europe: Great Britain $4.03 IL,
unchanged.
Latin America: Argentina free
24.88, up .O4 of a cent; Brazil free
5.25: Mexico 20.65.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, Nov. 80. -(P-R,,+ter
n urn; : receipts eel s1s,a7e. Eggs, re.
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N. C. HOG MARKETS

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 3O-lRE
(NCDA)-Hog market sactive and
steady with tops of 1455 at Clinton
and Rocky Mount and 1890 at
Richmond.
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STOCK PRICE AVERAGES
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

MARKETS AT A GLANCE
NEW YORK, Nov. 3o-(P)-
Stocks-higher; motors lead re-
ccvery.
is - steady; late rally in
on-steady; mill buying.
CHICAGO:
Waeat-unchanged to 1-8 lower;
tra 'ors await subsidy announce
n
Cocn-unchanged at ceiling.
Rve-3-8 up to 1 cent down; fear
b. cash deliveries.
Eogs-market slow, 10 to Is
Gems lower; top $14.25.
Cattle-mostly steady to weak.
Top s1s, ceiling.
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TREND OF STAPLE PRICES

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The Asso-
ciated Press weighted wholesale
price index of IS commodities to-
day declined to 1898.
Previous day 1925, Week ago
l12.57, month ago 11.83, year ago
l06.78.
1915 1914 1943 1912
High 1925 108.73 1O7.45 1892
Low 1O7.9O 106.O3 103.43 1854
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30.-(P-
Cotton futures closing prices were
steady Is to 80 cents a bale high
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NEW ORLEANS SPOTS

NEW ONLCsS1lNS S1 O4S
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30.-(P)--
Spot cotton closed steady Is cents
bale higher today. Sales 1904.
Low middling 1920, Middling "a. 90,
Good middling 24.40, Receipts 92O,
Stock 189 991.
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NEW ORLEANS CURR
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30. -fP,-
Final curb quotations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
Born in Log Cabin,
Happy Had to Fight
Way Around Bases
First of a series
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New York-When Larry MacPhail
walked into the Cleveland meeting
the new president OF the Yankees
did not dream that the owners
would take Sen. Albert Benjamin
Chambers candidacy for Commits
sioner Of Baseball seriously for 10
minutes, let alone elect him.
But since his high school DAYS.
Happy Chandler has been convinced
that he was destiny's darling, and
his so surprisingly landing what
amounts to life job at $4,000 a
year Is positive proof Of it.
These days it seems that all a
man requires TO be elected gov
ernor OF southern state is
guitar and the ability to play it,
but singing his way to that Of
flee in Kentucky was a bit more
difdcult when Chandler was first
to do it and at 81 become one of
the youngest chief executives of
modern times.
In justice to the back-slapping
Chandler, who Is on the easy
southern side, it must be said
that he started life with two
strikes on him. fought his way
around the bases.
Like Abraham Lincoln, Chand-
Ter was born in Kentucky in CON-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
This
Sporting
World
Seventh War Loan
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Grantland Rice, best-k n W n
sportswriter throughout the world,
and certainly one OF the outstanding
opponents of the writing craft, is
lin there punching" for tn e
SEVENTH WAR BOND DRIVE,
contracting sports eds throughout the
nation in it's behalf. Officially, the
man who named the -Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse"-Jim Crow
ley, Elmer Layden, Harry Stuhl-
dreher and Don Miller of Notre
Danes 1880 Knute Rocknes, is list
ed as consultant to the War FL
nance Division of the U. S. Treasury
Department and he writes: please
help us to make the public in your
area realize that victory is never
certain until the last Jap is
KNOCKED OUT" also adding; "the
sports world is giving its blood to
resist the ambitions of our enemies
to slug us into the cellar position OF
humanity"