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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
BEST, BROWN BOUT
TOPS FISTIC CARD

Buddy Best, of Wilmington, will
have chance to even an old score
Friday night at ITALIAN HILL when
he meets Guy Brown, of Belmont.
In a meeting at Charlotte, two
weeks ago, Brown outpointed Best
in what has been reported to be
one of the better fights Of the
current Charlotte season.
Since that bout, Best has been
fighting in Florida, he told the
Star yesterday evening. The Best
Brown bout will be a ten-round
feature of a card promoted by
Skeets James and Harry Fales
with the cooperation Of Porter
Davis, matchmaker.
Delmar Mobley, the scrappy ex-
CT who impressed local fans with
his gameness as he lost to Jimmy
Brady in the last Fales-James'
card will also appear in a ten
round go, Friday evening, the
promoters announced.
His opponent has not yet been
determined" they told the Star.
"But we have narrowed it down
to three very good boys, Early
Hamilton, of Mt. Holly and two
Charlotte boys, Lester O'Brien and
Rudy Cassidy"
OF the three, the unorthodox
Hamilton is the best known to To-
cal fans for in the featured bout
Of the last local card, Hamilton
extended Best to the limit before
being beaten on points.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Carter
will also appear on the card in a
heavyweight feature, the promot-
ers added. "We don't know who
Carter will fight but he says he'll
take on any local heavyweight"
In the preliminary bout three
Lumberton boys will meet local
fighters, as yet unnamed by the
promoters. The trio from Lumber
ton includes, Johnnie Davis, Jim
my Collins, and Bobby Higgins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
Diamond Meeting Called
By JE.L. Wade Tonight

Wilmington will again ride the
baseball merry-go-round tonight.
Latest chapter in story that has
been continued in one form or
other for the past several months
will unfold at the courthouse as
J. E. L. Wade will discuss with
his citizens committee, formed
to bring baseball to Wilmington
or visa-versa, the latest develop
ments in the diamond situation.
Taking priority over other mat
tiers will be the rendering to the
city by the Tobacco State league
of an opportunity to join that cir
cult. It is the most clear-cut offer
made to the city by any baseball
organization.
The Piedmont league and several
minor circuits have already re-
fused this city's application. The
Tri-State league through unofficial
sources has informed the Star that
it would welcome city of Will
mington's type in its operation
next season."
However. the Tobacco State
league through its promoter, Sam
Allen of Raleigh, following meet
ing last week at Erwin has offer
ed without strings a berth to
Wilmington.
Wade has said that he is waiting
for meetings of the Piedmont and
the Tri-State in late January and
early February. Before attending
these meetings the city council
men will probably be given more
authority to act in the city's be-
half at the discussions.
At present, his only commission
is to attend the meeting and re-
port back to the committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
LOCAL S0FTBALL
MEETING PLANNED

Plans are being made by Roy
J. Cook, city softball commission
err and his assistant, Fsank Buhns
for the formation of at least three
leagues here this summer. The
commissioner said last night.
Definite arrangements have not
been completed but according to
present discussions the two Off
Gals are anticipating the largest
year in local softball circles.
In the past several seasons two
softban leagues have been op-
Grated here, anG last season only
one loop was playing. The only
teams expressing their wishes to
enter teams this year, have been
the City Optical club and a pos
sibi1ity of the Taylor-Colquitt COM
pany, Sofford mills, Sr. Fraternity
Ethyl-Dow Chemical company who
usually placed a good club on the
field will not be in the league this
year. The Wilmington Firemen
will place a team in one OF the
loops this season.
With the arrival of several out
standing stars of a few years past,
from the armed services the SOFT.
ball picture looks very good, ana
several new teams are expected
to enter the loops. -.
The leagues, when formed WILL
use the Robert Strange field at
10th and Ann street, which is the
only lighted park in the city. CITY
Recreation officials say that the
old Hilton park at the north end
Of Fourth street will be placed IN
good condition by spring and the
officials plan to utilize the Lighted
park at Legion stadium, that is the
small field, next to the baseball
field at the north end Of the sta
dunn.
The two softball officials said
last night that a definite date for
the meetings Of fans and man.
ayers will be held within the next
few weeks to select teams, leagues
and set down rules.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
BEN HOGAN WINS
PHOENIX TOURNEY

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 28-R -
Beltin Ben Hogan, of Hershey Pa
today turned in the sparkling 60 to
beat Herman Keiser, Of Akron,
Ohio, by two strokes in their 49,
hole playoff for 1880 first money
in tie Phoenix open championship.
Keiser finished one under par with
a 70.
Trailing the ex-navy officer by
one stroke going into the last nine,
Hogan racked up brides on the
18th and 18th holes while his op-
ponent bogied the 10th and 14th
and took a birdie on the final hole
to go with his first nine score OF
81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
CAROLINA CACERS
NEVER PRESSED BY
WAKE FOREST five
John Dillon PAGES Visitors
With Nine Baskets, Five
Free Throws

WAKE FOREST. Jan. % -R-
Staging one of their now familiar
high scoring demonstrations, North
Cardinals White phantoms easily
tanned the Deacons of Wake Forest
here tonight, 70-41.
Ben Carnevale's Phantoms hop
ped off to an early lead and were
never headed, although the Deac-
ons played them on virtually even
terms in the second half. At the end
OF the first period, North Carolina
held a commanding 37-17 lead,
however, and Murray Greason's
Deacons were unable to white into
it.
1t was the eighth Southern Con-
ference win for the Phantoms and
pulled them within a half game
Of the loop leading Duke Blue
Devils, who have won nine games.
Each has lost once, Carolina to
Duke and Duke to Maryland.
John Dillon, whose hook shot
racked up the first two points for
the victors, had one Of his best
nights of the season and scored
a grand total of % points. His
running mate, Jim Jordan, second
ed him with IA.
Deran Walters and Abner Will
liams paced the Wake Forest at
tack, each accounting for II
points.
The hox.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
CARDS GET TACKLE

CHICAGO, Jan. 28-LR - The
C.ncago Cardinals of the National
FOOTBALL league tonight announced
signing Of Sgt. Bob Jimmy, 230-
pound tackle, to a 1916 contract.
og' Emmy, now stationed with the
army at Gardner General hospital
aefe, played most of last season
WIN the Cards. A former Indiana
payer, he was a member of the
4'44 and 1945 college All-Star
squads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
Girls Teams Play
Two MINIS Cage Tits

MINIS intramural play was mar
red today in the boys divisions
when two sophomore games had
to be cancelled because of the
lack of players.
However, the young ladies of
the school played two games the
first in series of five.times a
week league meetings.
The Cubs defeated the Crazy
Kittens, IA to 5 while the Pirates
were stopped by the Shooting
Stars, 10 to 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
WATKINS ELECTED
HANOVER FISHING
CLUBS PRESIDENT
Group Favors Work OF
North Carolina Wild
life Federation
BY EDWARD SACHS
Star Sports Editor

The New Hanover Fishing club,
largest of its type in the world,
last night at its annual meeting
elected T. I. Watkins president for
the coming year.
The club also went on record
as favoring the policies of the
North Carolina Wildlife Fedora
ton, inc. In a motion offered by
Eugene R. Pickford the group
voted to ''keep politics out,' OF
North Carolina wildlife administra-
ton.
Rejected was a motion that the
club raise it's annual membership
fee from 81 to Sc.
Watkins was elected over Cecil
M. Appleberry to succeed the in
cumbent, E. A. Jones. Appleberry
was then elected vice president
succeeding X. E. johnson. George
B. Canady was reelected secretary
treasurer over Gil Pickard. Pick
ard was in turn elected chairman
of the contest committee, William
HELEN was reelected chairman of
the publicity committee. H. G..
Lattimer, Jr., the editor Of the
clubs annual publication with Gil
Pickard as an associate.
Bert Blake was reelected chair
man of the scales committee.
New members Of the three-man
board of directors were chosen as
follows: Marvin Davis, Capt. Tom
Murrell, and DR.. Guy Pigford.
With the ending of the war and
restrictions on use Of beach, water
and other necessities of fishing
and with the lifting OF gasoline
restrictions, the club, through its
membership, showed that it will
attempt to widen the scope of its
contests and increase its mem
bership to an estimated 1900 per-
sons. It's membership, as of last
night is 341 as compared to a
pre-war total of 949.
Membership increase will be at
tempted through several mediums
the club decided last night. Mem
bership contests with prizes to
the members bringing in the
largest total of new affiliates, wider
advertisement and publicity were
some of the suggestions offered for
consideration. ALI were referred
to committees.
Plans for an annual, while still
in the formulative stage, call for
publication of a so to go page book
let. It was moved that for the
first time since prohibition, ad-
vertisements from firms manufac-
turing alcoholic beverages would
be accepted.
A letter will be sent from the
club to the county board of super
visors advocating the repair or
building of a road from the main
highway system to Kings or Top
sail landing Tor the use OF motor
lists, property owners and fisher
men.
Several officials said that the
prize lists should be increased in
number and value. A step in this
direction was the formation of a
new zone for seasonal prizes in
Guiding six specie of fish-sail-
fish, dolphin, aznber-jack, Spanish
mackeral, king mackeral, and
barracuda.
Encour aging fishermen of other
regions to come to New Hanover
county was discussed and several
actions taken-it was voted to add
another zone, leaving the bounda-
ries of A and B zones unchanged,
which will extend to from the
South Carolina border to the North
Carolina border and offering
seasonal prize for catches along
the North State open-water front.
|NI n1I n1
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
DICKEY RETURNS

NEW YORK, Jan. 28-AF,-Bll
Dickey, his navy blues snapped
for civilian suit, said today ne
hoped to regain his catching JOE
with the New York Yankees a1o
that he would leave here FEB. Is
for the spring training camp at st.
Petersburg, Fla,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
TROUT SIGNS

DETROIT, Jan. 28-LR-Signing
-. pitcher Paul Dizzy" Trout to
his seventh annual contract with
the world champion Detroit Tigers
was announced today by General
Manager George Trautman. Trout
won 10 games and lost Is last
year. His best Tiger season was
1914 when he won q and lost Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
Anglers, Hunters Attend City Meetings
White Phantoms Rout Deacons, 20 To AZ.
Basketball Tonight

Basketball tonight will fea-
ture double header between
teams Of the Clinton High
school and the New Hanover
High. In a preliminary game
starting at !, the Girls team
Of MINIS will meet the Clin-
ton girls, followed by the fea-
tured game at 8 between the
Clinton Varsity and the Jun
Tor Varsity charges of Coach
Wallace West.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
NO PAROLE

DETROIT, Jan. 2S-CR - The
state parole board in a special
meeting today decided that John
Roxborough, former manager of
heavyweight champion Joe Louis
is entitled to no consideration
looking to his early release from
prison.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
YMCA BASKETBALL

Basketball play at the YMCA con-
tinued yesterday with the Lanes
Drugs defeating Kress Store, % to
10, for first half championship
laurels, Trinity Methodist just edg-
ing the St. Andrews five, Is to %,
"Y" Cadet varsity beatings Lake
Forest quint, 80 to II, and First
Presbyterian licking the Temple
Baptists in very close contest, 80
to IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
HURLER DISCHARGED

CLEVELAND, Jan. 28-(P)- The
Cleveland Indians reported today
Joe Krakauskas, southpaw pitch
err, has been discharged from the
Royal Canadian air force and will
join the tribe for opening of spring
training at Clearwater, Fla, Feb.
20. Krakauskas hurled for the Wash.
ington Nationals before joining the
Indians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
RARNHARDT AGREES

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 28-R- The
Pittsburgh baseball club received
today the signed contract of in
fielder Vic Barnhardt. Barnhardt,
% batted .269 in II games for the
Pirates last season
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
Baskesball Scores

North Carolina 10, Wake Forest
II.
Virginia Tech 30, Richmond 81.
Tennessee 46, Georgia 80.
Purdue SO, Wisconsin 46.
Ohio State At, Northwestern Al.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
Senior Frat Bowlers
Beat Kiwanis Keqlers

The Senior Frat defeated the
Kiwanis bowlers, 1886 in tilt
yesterday afternoon in civic
League bowling play.
1t was the Senior Frat's fourth
win without the defeat while the
Kiwanis Keglers have bowled four
times without victory.
The box:
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the associations late president
Ellie S. Hoffman. who died Janu-
AIRY IS. The newly elected presi-
dent, Ulysses j. Banks, presided.
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Chapman, Colorado LiberoI,
Joined Interior as Aide in 80
Roosevelt Becker
Once Wus Aide Of
Judge Ben Lindsey
BY the Associated Press

Oscar L. Chapman. who takes over
the affairs of the Interior Depart
ment as Acting Secretary, is a
4e-year-old Coloradan. long identi-
fed politically as liberal.
Mr.. Chapman has been an AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior 10
years. This is the longest tenure
of any member of the so-caIled
little cabinet."s
A native OF Omega, Halifax
County, Va, Mr.. Chapman served
In the Navy in the World War and
went to Denver to recuperate after
being invalided out OF service. He
has long been identified with Colo
RADIO politics.
In the last Roosevelt presidential
campaign, Mr. Chapman served as
his campaign manager in the West
ern States.
In the last Democratic National
Convention, Mr.. Chapman led the
Colorado delegation in its support
OF Henry A. Wallace for the vice.
presidential nomination.
He was an associate OF the late
Ben Lindsay, famed juvenile court
jurist, on whose staff he served for
q time. After studying law In Dem
yer, Mr.. Chapman joined the firm OF
the late Senator Edward P. Costi-
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rotary OF Agriculture, then vice
President.
Ever since Mr.. Ickes' testimony
on the Pauley nomination inquiry,
official Washington had been ex-
pecting that he would get out of
the cabinet because of the almost
untenable position in which he had
been placed by his broadside against
the presidential nominee and by
Mr.. Truman's support of Mr.. Pauley.
When the Secretary announced
late yesterday that he would hold
special press conference" at 1870
am. today, his resignation was
accepted as foregone conclusion.
The White House announcement
was made at 1920 and when time
for the Ickes press conference ar
rived, there were so many reporters
present that it was necessary to
adjourn from the Secretary's con-
ference room, where he usually
meets the press, to the Interior De-
partment auditorium, which seats
about $500 people.
Estimates of the attendance
ranged up to around $50 or 500.
Copies Distributed.
The Secretary, accompanied by
Mrs. Ickes, came into the auditorium
at II: 40 and he took his stand right
at the edge of the platform while
photographers clustered around. As
he started speaking copies OF his
letter were distributed.
In explanation, Mr.. Ickes said that
when a public official gets ready to
resign. he could either say he was
quitting or submit detailed reason,
and that he was doing the latter.
He said he had been urged to read
the letter but that he thought 1t was
too long and so he would just dis
cuss the highlights.
He explained to the President that
he would like to be on hand for the
hearings beginning March ION the
proposed Anglo American oil treaty,
which I have nurtured and raised
by bottle from the beginning and
he also said moreover, it will be no
easy task, shorthanded as ! am in
the Secretarys Office, after such
long tenure, to put the affairs OF the
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Communities Handed
Major Share in Task
0veferdnAdjustmeni|

Reimbursement of veterans and
millions of others, whose lives have
been disrupted by war, today was
placed squarely on the shoulders of
communities as the Retaining and
Unemployment Administration is
sued orders instructing Federal
agencies to lend personnel and other
aids to community advisory centers.
Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine, u. S.
M. C.. representing the Secretary Of
Labor, in charge of IRA, told a
press conference he had abolished
an order OF his predecessor, Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, which made
the Veterans A Naturalization,
United States Employment Service
and Selectiye Service responsible for
setting up community centers.
He said the old order had been
carried out in some places but ig-
nored in others. possibly through
lack Of personnel and funds.
May Instruct Agencies.
Pointing out that while he could
only urge communities and States
to go along with his program, giving
them assistance in the way of re-
search and advisers, he can issue
instructions to agencies outside the
Veterans Administration, which, he
added, already has agreed to 60
along with the program. 81
Among others, he said, Selective
Service. USES, Federal Security
Agency and the Agriculture and
Commerce Departments will be in
structed to cooperate with State
and local agencies in the establish
ment and operation of community
advisory centers.
The Federal agencies will be told
to put representatives on State
groups dealing with veterans affairs
and to lend personnel and other aids
at the request Of community advis-
DRY centers.
The IRA order urges States to
encourage communities to establish
centers for information, referral
service, and counseling veterans, and
to act as a clearing house to prevent
gaps in service.
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pointment in mind, II suggested to
you on two or three occasions as
you will doubtless recall, that the
administrative responsibilities with
respect to petroleum that lie in the
Navy Department be transferred to
a commission consisting of the Sec
retaries of War, Navy and Interior. y
The President, Mr.. Ickes con-
tinued, had told him that this would
be done and caused him to draft an
executive order which was never
signed.
In marked departure from Gus
tom, the White House had refused to
make public the exchange of COM
munications between the President
and Mr.. Ickes.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the Ickes letter reached the
President about 8 pm. yesterday
and that 1T came in of its own
accord"
Along with the Ickes resignation,
there were reports that the Pauley
nomination would be withdrawn by
the President, but when asked about
that, Mr.. Ross said Not to my
knowledge"
Mr.. Ickes' name has figured in
speculation about cabinet changes
ever since Mr.. Truman assumed
office, and while his resignation
was submitted to the President
along with those of other key off,
cials Immediately after President
Roosevelts death, Mr.. Truman al
ways had insisted that Mr.. Ickes
would stay. When the subject came
up at news conference several
weeks ago, the President said the
Secretary could remain in the cab
met as long as he wanted to.
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Ickes Engaged in Many Battles
During Long Tenure of Office

ments and schemes to increase and
preserve the fish in the Atlantic,
inland waters and the Pacific. 1t
was much the same in his wildlife
conservation.
Hundreds of Dams.
He built hundreds of dams, from
Grand Coulee on down, planned
many more and provided vast fonts
of electrical power for individual
communities.
1t was his many fingers in SO many
pies that made him target. So
many people were interested in so
many things that Mr.. Ickes had a
hand in that it was not surprising
that his name and work came up
often.
Mr. Ickes loves to kick disagree
ment around. His retorts sting; an
Ickes nickname is likely to rankle.
He called Gov. Thomas E. Dewey a
Chocolate soldier" when he ran for
President. The late Wendell Will
kie was, to Mr.. Ickes," a simple,
barefoot Wall Street lawyer"
He said the late Hugh johnson,
NRA administrator, had mental
saddle sores" and Huey Long of
Louisiana "halitosis of the intellect"
Mr.. Ickes repeatedly chided the
newspapers. Whenever there was an
election which reflected the popu-
larity of the administration of
Franklin Roosevelt, he issued a
statement noting that although
many papers had supported Mr.
Roosevelt's opponents, the Presi-
dents cause had been won.
Loved a Rumpus.
1t was principally a delight in a
that made him take this
tack. He bears no real luminosity
toward more than a handful Of
newspaper people.
at times reporters would be sent
to his news conference-always about
the liveliest and best-attended out
side of those at the White House
to check on one fact, such as
whether Mr.. Ickes was meeting with
some important official on an urgent
problem.
The reporter would ask: Did you
see Mr. Smith today?" Mr.. Ickes
would say No
The reporter would inquire: "Are
you going to see him tomorrow"
Mr.. Ickes would answer NO"
Some one else would take the ball
away, but Mfr. Ickes would delay his
answer, turn to the first reporter
and with a mint of smile say: Il
saw him yesterday" Perhaps he
would 60 ahead and give the reporter
the whole story
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Mrs. Ringing Sues Store
In Poison Cos Injury
by the Associated Press

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 13.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Ringing, So. widow of
Alfred T. Ringing. one of the
founders of the Ringing Bros.
circus, has filed suit in the New
Jersey Supreme Court for $l00, 900
damages from the Clinton Meat
Market of Newark.
Mrs. Ringing charged that negh-
gence on the part of the market
IproprietorS caused permanent injury
to her lungs and respiratory system
as result of poison gas fumes
escaping from mechanical refrig-
orator on last April %. She said she
had been confined to bed ever since
she collapsed after inhaling the
fumes.
The court required the defendant
to file an answer by Wednesday.
The Egyptian king Rameses II
was the first to excavate a canal
between the Mediterranean and the
Red Sea.