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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
CHAPTER SAYS HOCKEY GAMES
 MUCH SLOWER
By HERBERT RICHARDSON

Boston, Feb. g - (U.P) - Dur able Dit Clapper, the iron man of the National Hockey League, cele- Erated his 38th birthday today and said he was good for at least two more seasons with the Boston Bruins, which would give him an all-tirne record of 20 years service.
 T guess. like President Roosevelt, I'll stick around for the duration, said the handsome player-coach who has been in the loop almost as long as three of the teams. Clapper and Reginald (Hooley) Smith, who retired three years ago, are the only players ever to campaign for IS con- secutive years.
 "The game is a lot slower with so many stars in the service" Clapper conceded. I'm not kidding myself bit. If 1t weren't for that. I'd probably be doing my coaching from the bench right now. The legs aren't what they used to be. but the nog- gin still tells me where to go and what to do when get there"
 Clapper, who broke into the Ma tional League in 1927-a year after the Rangers, Blackhaws and Red Wings joined - is optimistic about the games postwar prospects.
 For one thing" he said, "the long tripys vii be made by plane instead of train. That will allow the fellows to get their Slepe, even on hops ike Chicago to New York. They'll be able to skate out on the ice fresh every time. Since the war, travelling has ben the toughest part of the game.
 The teen-aged kids playing now will be plenty hot after the war with all this experience under their belts. And the fellows in the service-well, some of them won't be able to make the grade again. But the real stars Woody Dumart, Frankie BrimSek, Doug Bentley, Jack Stewart, Johnny Mowers-those fellows will be just as good as they ever were with few months to brush up on their tim- ing"
 After 18 years in the worlds fast est hockey circuit, Clapper feels qualified to name an all-star team. His choices are: Milt Schmidt, cen- ter; Harvey (Busher) Jackson and Bill Cook on the wings; Earl Sci bert and Eddie Shore in the defense slots; and Tiny Thompson as the goalie.
 However, few rink experts would omit the name of Aubrey CDi) Clapper from any all-star aggrega- ton. At the close of last season, he had registered 218 goals and 229 as- sists, for a grand total of AT points. After six brilliant seasons in the Bruins front line with Cooney Wei land and Dutch Gainor, Clapper stepped into Eddie Shores famous skates as defenseman where he has been consistently tops.
 Clapper isn't worried about the time when he will have to give up playing. Now that Manager Art Ross does not make all the road trips with the club, Claper has add ed business to his playing duties, and when he hangs up his skates he'll move into the Bruins front office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Expelled 5 Moy A p peal

New York, Feb. 9 - (U.PD - An unidentified former Brooklyn Col lege athlete. who appeared volun- tarily at the district attorneys office has denied that he told Lou Oshiiis, football coach at the school that po- lice tapped wires to trap five bas- ketball players in bribery deal with gamblers, 1t was reported today.
 The player identified himself as the person with whom Oshins had contact in discussing the basketball scandal. He said, however, that he had not discussed wire tapping.
 He told Assistant District Attor- ney Edward Heffernan that he had met Oshins between halves of a bas- ketball game Saturday night and that he had said merely that "the police must have known of this condition"
 Oshins, asked earlier by the dis trict attorneys office to reveal his source of information, refused to do so, despite threats that his con- tinued refusal before a grand jury might result in 8 jail sentence.
 Meanwhile the five players who accepted the bribe to throw a game against Akron University said they would appeal decision expelling them from school, to the Board of Higher Education, Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Ohio State
 For Wddoes

Columbus, O., Feb. Q (U.P.) = Carroll Widdoes became top candi- date today to take over the coach- ing of the Ohio State football team which he directed to a perfect sea- son while sitting in on a duration basis for his boss, Lieutenant Paul Brown.
 Brown, who became head coach at Great Lakes, Ill, Naval Training Station, yesterday accepted the job Of coaching the Cleveland team in the postwar all-America football league. This left the Ohio State post open with Widdoes the logical can- didate to receive tiff he wants 1t.
 However, the quiet fellow, who di- rected the Buckeyes to nine straight victories in his first season as a head coach. is being considered for other collegiate coaching positions and there is no certainty that he would take the job here.
 Widdoes, who was named "coach Of the year" by the New York World Telegram in its annual poll. has been mentioned prominently for the Cornell coaching job vacated by Carl Snavely, who went to North Caro- lima. He also has been reported as a possible candidate for the job at the university of California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
AMERICAN BRASS
 HITS 1885 IN
 DUSTY PIN LOOP

American Brass, as a bowling team and George Simpson of Wa terbury Manufacturing turned in some extra-special pin toppling Wednesday night at the Mattatuck alleys in the major division of the Industrial league. The smallest ABC team single was 628, with 632 and 635 for an 1885 pinfall that stands as a season record to date; an average but one pin short of 632 per game.
 Simpson, a top-notch Connecti- cut bowler for the past three years, opened with 131, hit 148 in his second game and closed with 149 for a three game total of 428, nos- ing out the 427 of Asetto which was high three prior to the perform ance of Long George. His team had a big 645 for team high single in its second game, but dropped to 581 in the final contest with Scovill ERA.
 American Brass continues to lead the major division, but Simpson is keeping Waterbury Mfg. in the race for top honors. Scores:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
 Contest Off

High schol coaches used their bears last night in postponing the scheduled Naugatuck Valley League basketball game between Leaven- worth and Wilby at the latter's gym.
 The rival mentors, Bill Tracy of Tech and Tom "Pinter" Purcell of the green and white, called off the contest at D. m. when the snow storm showed no signs of letting up. They will meet Monday night to set a date for the game.
 Crosby and Leavenworth will tangle a week from Saturday night with LeavenWorth 8 four-point favorite. At the Wilby gym tomor- row night the Purcellmen will en- certain Naugatuck.
 Games Tonight
 Bulkeley at Weaver.
 New Britain at Hartford.
 Bristol at Hall.
 East Hartford at Ellsworth.
 Wethersfield at Woodrow Wilson. Bloomfield at Glastonbury.
 Durham at Guilford.
 Pratt (Essex) at Bacon Academy (Colchester).
 East Hampton at Old Saybrook. Rockville at Plainville.
 Alumni at ASD.
 Hartford Trade School at Howell Cheney Tech Manchester.
 Wilcox Tpch (Meriden) at Lewis (Southington).
 New London Bulkeley at Norwich Free Academy.
 Meriden at Manchester.
 Stonington at Windham.
 Thomaston at Newington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Basketball

(By United PreSS) Hamline 58, Westminster 50. Valley Forge General Hospital
 34, Juniata 40. Florida 42. Waycross, Ga, AAB
 40. South Carolina 76, Clemson 38. Brooklyn Naval Armed Guard
 Center GA, Floyd Bennett
 Field 60. St. Francis 52, Holy Cross 48. Mississippi 59, Columbus, Miss
 AAF 55. Akron 51. Geneva 38. Loy1la of Chicago 46, Elmhurst
 30. Canisius 50, 712th MP Battalion
 of Fort Niagara IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
YoIe On Princeton
 1945 Grid Schedule

Princeton, N. J., February 9. =. UP) - Princeton University will return to Varsity football competi- ton in 1o4S with a seven game schedule against traditional rivals, athletic officials said today.
 Five of the games will be played here at Palmer Stadium.
 october 6, Lafalette here; October 13. Cornell at Ithaca, N. Y.; October 27, Rutgers. here: November 3. Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia; No- vember 10, Dartmouth here; Mo- vember 1T, Columbia here; and Mo- vember 2l, Yale here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Majors Hope To Check Ganbling Spread
Notre Dome, JoIted by Brooklyn Scandal, Considers Moving Cage Team to Smaller Campus Courts
By AL VERMEER NEA Stan Correspondent

deeply Notre Dame shocked by the officials of the school will their policy of neutral courts By neutral they courts like Madison Square Gar competing feeling capable housing with gambling ce brbed Brooklyn
 Nore Dame refrains from America have foowed every confne the small school impossible these fans to watch er beloved Ram
  gambling which attached itself basketball since the ban racing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Mueller "In"

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 8.-(UP)- Fay Mueller, iron man catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, was inducted into the armed forces today.
 The induction, which ends Muel- ler's 217 consecutive game playing record with the Reds, was in line with a federal order calling for re- examination of professional athletes previously rejected for military serv- ice. The Reds ace was sent to the New Cumberland reception center for referral to the Army or Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Holy Cross Bows

Boston, February g. - (UP) - Holy Cross College blamed heavy snowstorm today for its 52-48 bas- ketball loss to St. Francis College of New York at Boston Garden.
 Travelling in several automobiles. the team was stranded enroute from Worcester last night and only five players, all substitutes. eventually reached Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Crosby vs. Bristol

Bristol High school swimmers and Crosky'S undefeated mermen will provide opposition for meet sched- uled foI tonight at the Crosby pool. begjrning at 8 p. m. Crosby Coach, J. O. P. Manherz expects keen op- position from the Bell City boys but has the Crosby squad ready for a top effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Bout Postponed

Fall River. Mass, February g. - (UP) = Vince Dell'orto of Philadel- phia and Charley Smith of Newark, N. J., will fight at the Casino here next Thursday after their scheduled 10-round bout last night was post poned because of a heavy snow storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
K. ofL. Come of

Inability of the Fort Trumbull Army basketball team to reach Wa terbury due to travelling conditions, caused by yesterdays storm caused necessary postponement of their scheduled appearance tonight at St. Joseph's hall against the K. of . club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
5 Hockey Teams Await PIayoffs

Atlantic City. N. J., Feb. 9 - GU. PD Five teams in the Eastern Amateur Hockey Association, the Washington Lions, Philadelphia Falcons. Baltimore Blades, Boston Olympics and New York Rovers will vii participate in 30 game play of schedule for the National Anna teur title, the executive committee said today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Leovenworfh Frosh Shelloc Wotertown

Watertown freshmen were no match for Leavenworth's first year quintet yesterday and the visitors went home on the short end of a 21 to score in F'rosh League game played at Crosby High.
 In the other league tilt Willows yearlings were spanked by Crosby, Il to 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
No Lights, No Game

Providence, R. l.. February g. - (UP) - A scheduled basketball game between Providence College and Rhode Island State was can- celled last night when a snowstorm caused lights to go out shortly be- fore the first center jump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Conucks WoIIop Rangers, 9 10 4
by United Press

The Montreal Canadiens, six and a half games in front in the Na- tional eLague Hockey race with only 13 to play, were set to coast to the championship today after their lat est achievement a 9 to 4 victory over the New York Rangers at Montreal last night. Standing of the teams:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Driggs Beat Webster, 8 to 4

Henry Sabia was a happy lad to- day for yesterday his well drilled Driggs cagers defeated Webster, 8 to 4, for the championship ot the Na- tional Division of the Public school league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Leaders Five Bow In Club Thriller

The Wildcats dropped an overtime tussle to the Rocknes, 36-42, and the Leaders Club lost heartbreaker to the Caisson Juniors, 14-16, last night in the Boys Club Keystone League.
 The box scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09

In the minor division, Chase Roll ing Mill holds the lead with 49 won 20 lost to date; Ingersoll in second place with 45-24. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
Ned Irish Isn't Car
 Of Basketball, But
By DAN PARKER

Irish. New YOr unwilling basketball cEar" has -eacing bg scandal broke couldn't temptation to submit him to imag mary cross-examinatOn)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09

Score at half time: Crosby Wilby C. Referee: BaTOne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
ROCKNES
WILDCATS
CAISSON PRS.

Score at half time: Rocknes ] Wildcats 9. Referee: Verry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
LEADERS CLUB

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 Score at half time: Leaders Caissons 4. Referee: Napomiceno
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09

H. S.-Giacin, 133 H. T. Lombardo, 347 H. G.-Chase Rolling, 603 H.. P.-Benr11s, 1885
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
WEBSTER

Score at half time: DrigRs Webster 2. Referee: Santora.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
Fueher Slated
For Speech
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across Western Germany and north
west Hungary.
IF we are unable to stem the
Allied storms from the east and the
west in the next few weeks, then
even the individual heroism of the
home battlefront will be in vain.'
A German radio commentator at
the same time complained that iron
army discipline and even court mar
tialS were not sufficient to induce
the people to continue fighting in
the face of mounting odds.
Faith and conviction are nee
essary," he said. "A lost peace would
be worse than a lost war"
In London, the Daily Herald said
authoritative opinion in London was
that organized German resistance
would collapse probably very soon"
after the next fortnight.
PEACE MISSION?...
From Stockholm came word o.
the expected arrival in the Swedish
capital of three members of German
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop's Brain Trust" on unex-
planned missions.
They were Karl Schnurre, number
one German economic expert; Wal
demar Ludwig, director of the Reich
bank, and Dr. Rudolf Fischer, ex-
pert on eastern Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
Valley Pioneer
Succumbs at 50

Henry Clay Webster, SO, Imperial
Valley pioneer and organizer of the
the first fire fighting bucket brigade
Calexico died suddenly Wednesday
in the border city at the close of
day devoted to his duties as city
fire marshal.
His death was attributed to a
heart attack.
He was born in Falls City, Ne
braska, August 81, 1875. In 1902
he arrived in Imperial, moving to
CaleXico in 1905 where he lived until
his death Wednesday, He was the
last of twelve in his family.
In 1920 he became fire chief in
CaleXico and served in that capacity
eight years. After that he became
city fire marshal. position he held
at the time of his death.
Among his survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Amelia Webster; a daughter,
Mrs. John Colladay of Corona; and
four sons. Bill Webster of San Di-
ego; Ensign Dan A. Webster OF
Corpus Christi, Texas; Ray E. Web
ster, MOMM second class in the
navy, San Francisco and Henry c.
Webster, Jr., of Ell Centre.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSkINE JOHNSON

HOI1YWOOD.-The screen has
new feminine star-a streamlined,
glamorous lady called the B-2e.
We've just seen her first starring
picture, Target Tokyo and she's
a killer-diller
You fly with her q. Tile worlds
longest bombing mission-l0. 900
miles-from Grand Island, Nebras-
ka, to Tokyo. You see how men are
nained to fly her and to man her
guns.
No other wartime motion picture
has been quite as exciting, or timely,
with wonderful scenes of these
giant SuperfortreSses in formation
flight, landing on Saipan's airstrip,
flying over Two Jima and dropping
bombs on the heart of Tokyo.
History Of the first B-29 group TO
bomb the Jap capital, the film is
another Army Air Force docu-
mentary filmed in the manner of
"The Memphis Belle" Eight army
cameramen and two writers made
the lo,000-mile trip to get the cellu-
loid story. which you'll be seeing
soon in your neighborhood theater.
We saw the picture after signing
our life away at a guarded gate and
putting on a big VISITOR" badge
at the 18th Army Air Forces Base
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
Stimson Reveals.
Nazi Losses;
Licked" He Says
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that from D-Day last June 6 to
March %, Allied forces captured
l.l2O.503 German prisoners in west
ern Europe. This, he said, was in
addition to German troops killed
and wounded.
Stimson said two campaigns were
responsible for breaking the Ger
man west wall after tie enemy had
stabilized his lines approximately
along the German border.
ARDENNES CAMPAIGN
The first, he said, was the Ger
man counter r-offensive in the Ar
dennes last December. Despite in
itial gains, he said, some CT Ger
many's best troops were mauled Sc
verely. In December and January
the Nazis suffered 100000 casual
ties and lost quantities of tanks,
guns and transports, Stimson said.
The second campaign was the
clearing of the Rhine's west bank,
The two campaigns in the Ar
dennes and along the Rhine cost
the enemy about $4,000 men, the
war secretary said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
Farm Bureau Meet
Set at kIyord

Imperial County Farm Bureau
members and officers plan to go to
Alvord in Riverside county Saturday
for the regional meeting.
Beginning at 9:30 a. m. commod-
ity- groups will meet
Three questions will be taken up
in the livestock group. l. What ef-
feet will live cattle ceiling prices
have on the industry? 2. Will cat
tie ceilings force the liquidation of
the cattle herds as they did the hog
herds? 3. Who will receive the bene-
fits of the increased subsidies paid
the packers under the live cattle
ceiling price order, the producers,
the packers, or the consumers?
Discussions will be led by Nelson
Grow, editor of the Western Live
stock Journal; w. w. Wofford, head
buyer of the Coast Packing Com
pany; Adolph Miller, president of
the Union Packing Company; Chas.
Whitford, head buyer of the Cudahy
Packing Company; Edward Cum
ningham, price specialist of the meat
section of the OPA; and J. Edgar
Dick, head of the meat section of
the food distribution administration
of the War Food Administration.
Henry Worthington of Imperial
will represent Imperial county,
Wayne Fisher, Riverside county and
Allen Kelly, San Diego county.
The livestock session was arrang-
ed by Baxter Loveland of Brawlev,
chairman of the regional livestock
session
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
FOR MINORS OPPOSED

SACRAMENTO, March 80. CUP)
Senator JOHN Shelley, Cd, San
Francisco, Thursday put up con-
vincing argument for excluding
minors under IA years of age from
unemployment insurance.
A 5-week-old child played the
part of an infant in a movie pre-
duced in Hollywood, he said. The
child worked about two minutes a
day for two weeks, earning $500
day. At the end Of the two weeks
the movie company paid the tot
full unemployment benefits. 500
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
GETTING TOO CLOSE

Finally the ship was past the bay
entrance. The skipper began to have
his doubts. He had to go within
three miles of the gun-dotted island
He was within five minutes flying
distance of land, and Jap planes
could butcher him.
Furthermore he looked at his
chart, and saw that he was in re
stricted waters" meaning they were
probably mined. 1t was certainly no
place for a ship to be.
The skipper radioed Fecke and
said he couldn't go any farther.
Fecke radioed back and said, It's
only two miles more. Please try"
The skipper answered and said,
"Okay, we'll try"
And they pulled it off. They went
right into the lions mouth, pulled
out our pilot, and got safely away.
Then. and then only, did Fecke and
Berner start home.
They came back to us three hours
after all the rest had returned. They
had flown six hours on three-hour
mission. But they helped save an
American life by doing SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
County Housing
Unit Organizes

Imperial county's housing author
ity met at the court house in Ell
Centre to organize, select chair
man and make plans to function as
soon as federal housing is erected in
the rural area.
Supervisors recently appointed one
membep from each supervisorial
district to serve on the county hous-
ing authority as requested by fed
eral housing officials.
E. E. Cavanah of Calexico will
serve as the first chairman.
Members of the authority are
Cavanah, G. u. Bcnnett of Ell Gen.
tro, Henry Worthington of Imperial.
Robert Slee of Brawley, and Fred
Kamm of Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29

Unit CMoticn Picture UniD at Gull
yer City, California.
COMEDY CENTER
Before the war this base unit was
the Hal Roach studio. home of slap
stick comedy. Last time we sat in a
projection room there we saw Stan
Laurel throwing a cuStard pie at
Oliver Hardy. There was photo
graphs of girls in bathing suits on
office walls and members of the
Our Gang" comedy studied in a
little red sc h ool h Gus e next to
Stage 8.
Now the army boys there have
produced $50 training and docu-
mentary pictures since October OF
le42-more than any other Holly
wood studio. The bathing suit pho
tographs on office walls have been
replaced with photographs OF guys
wearing oxygen suits and CT air
plane wings and motors and ma
chine guns.
The B-29 is the current big star
of the lot. She just completed an
other role in a movie a half hour
longer than Gone With tEe Wind y
You will never see it, though. It's
a maintenanee-instru film for
B-29 mechanics and crew members
only. There's so much TO learn from
the picture that it is shown as a six-
part serial.
But speaking of stars, the studio
boys won't let you overlook Trigger
joe an animated cartoon charac-
ter dreamed up by the studio for
position firing" training films.
Position firing" is the latest
wrinkle in air combat, but it is so
intricate that army instructors were
taking Il days to teach its finer
points.
TIME SLASHED
The air corps brass hats said this
was much too slow, so the Motion
Picture Unit dreamed up Trigger
Joe" and starred him in a l2-mln-
ute instruction film. What took IA
days to learn is now learned in y
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-29
Yankees Capture
Cebu Capital;
Head for Airport
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business district and many resident
ial sections.
The port area was repeatedly
found undamaged, however, and the
excellent harbor, second only to
Manila, will be able to accommodate
shipping and naval vessels almost
Immediately.
The thanking maneuver by the
Americans again caught the Jap
anese off guard and the enemy
hastily evacuated well-placed pill
boxes and buried tank defenses as
the troops entered the city from
the north and northwest.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique said the conquest of the
capital city was achieved with rela-
lively light casualties.
After occupying the city, the Am
erican units Immediately started to-
ward the Lahug Airdrome, one mile
to the north, under cover of
fighter -bombers from the 18th Air
Force.