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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
WIN OPENER, 80
TAKE FINALE, "a
St. Louis Increases Lead To
Game And One-Half
Over Dodgers
DICKSON STARS
Stan Musial Leads At Bat,
Lashes Out Three Hits
In Contest

NEW YORK, Sept. is - N
The St. Louis Cardinals swept a
doubleheader from the New York
Giants 80 and IA Sunday to in
crease their National lead to a
game and a half over the runner
up Brooklyn Dodgers to split a
twin bill with the Chicago Cubs.
After Murry Dickson had limit
ed the Giants to three harmless
safeties in registering his 18th
victory against five defeats in the
first game, the Cards had to use
three pitchers, including their
ace, HOWE Pollet, to gain the de-
cision in the second game.
Alpha Brazle. Redbird starter,
was breezing along on a 81 lead
going into the eighth inning when.
without warning, the Giants fell
upon him for three straight hits.
George Munger was summoned
to the mound, but, after giving
up a run-producing single to Sid
Gordon, he made way for Pollet.
Babe Young greeted Pollet with
another %run-scoring single, but the
lean lefthander retired the next
five men to preserve the Cards
win.
Bill Voiselle was the losing
pitcher. Stan Musial, held to a
single in the opener, lashed out
three hits, including a two-run
homer in the ninth inning, to pace
Cards at bat. Whitley Kurowski
and Harry Walker also collected
three hits in the second game.
FIRST GAME
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
SecondRoundOfPlayEnd
In Municipal Golf Tourney

The second round results and
pai-ings for the next round in the
City-wide Open Golf tournament at
the Municipal course was reported
by Bill Crichton, club professional,
last night.
In matches carded at the links
Sunday afternoon Louis B. Orrell
defeated A. C. Tomson, 80 in the
championship flight. Ben Washburn
won over Glenn Herring. 81; Tom
Cobb defeated Roy Godbolt, 49,;
Billy Dyches won over Grady Ty-
son. 4-3.
The second flight results Were:
Walter Eagle defeated ]. W. Thorn
son, 4-3; Frank McDaniels beat
Jack Potter. 6-5: C. c. Orrell won
over ]. B. Virgins, 80, and J. D.
Baton defeated Kelly jewell, az.
Third flight: c. w. McClelland
won from C. r. Mckenzie, FL;
H. Cleeve defeated Ralph Powell,
2-1; P. C. Damn defeated j. G. Gil
christ, 80; G. S. Steptoe won over
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
DETROIT TOPPLES
CHARLOTTE, 28-3
Jap Davis Gets Starting
Quarterback Position In
One-Sided Tilt

CHARLOTTE, Sept. Is - P-
Scoring In every period, the
Detroit Lions of the National
League defeated the Charlotte
Clippers, their farm club in the
Dixie Professional League, here
Sunday % to 8, before a crowd of
$4,000.
A 6O-yard end run for a touch
down by halfback Joel McCot
early in the third period high
lighted the scoring.
The Clippers rang up three
points just after the game start
ed when Dave Harris recover
ed McCoy's tumble on the kick
off on the 1O-yard line and George
Speth booted a 33-yard field
goal from placement.
Breaks brought the Lions two
of their touchdowns. Ivan Schottel,
quarterback, blocked Marion But
ler's punt in the first period, with
Detroit re>overing, and. from the
one yard line, fullback Camp Will
son plunged across. In the fourth
period, Schottel recovered a fun
BILE on the six yard line and Casey
Jones drove over for the touch
down. A 33-yard pass from Jones
to Gene Spangler accounted fol
the second period tally.
The 1ipel1ps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
United States Tennis
Team Routs Sweden In
Davis Cup Zone Finals

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. IS
-U.H- The United States complet-
ed a so rout of Sweden in the
Davis Cup Inter-Zone finals Sum
day when National Singles Cham-
pion Jack Kramer and frankie
Parker, both of Los Angeles, cap
tured the two final anti-climax
singles matches.
With a trip to Australia for De-
cember's challenger round assur.
ed by yesterdays clinching
doubles victory, Kramer busted
Swedish ace Lennart Berge1in, g.
2, 60, 8-6 before 1000 fans Sum
lay and Parker defeated forster
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
PALMER, HARRISON
TIE FOR FIRST IN
NASHVILLE TOURNEY

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 15-H
-Unheralded Johnny Palmer oil
Badia. N. c., and the veteran E. J,
(Dutcn) Harrison of Little Rock,
Ark, tied for first place in the
$4,000 Nashville Invitational Golf
Tournament Sunday and will meet
in a playoyff Monday.
Palmer and Harrison wound up
the fourth round of the 72-hole
tournament with scores of 266,
Harrison earning a tie by sinking
a 20-foot putt for a birdie on the
18th hole. He shot a blistering
66, five under par, for the round.
On the same hole, the nervous
PALMER missed an eight-footer that
would have given him first prize
money had he sunk it. His score
Sunday was 68. The playoff will
be over the 18-hole route.
A stroke behind the co-winners
came Clayton Haefner Of Chicago
with a final round of SO for a total
of 267.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
Cardinals Sweep Doubleheader;
bod gers Divide Bill With Cubs
Clinton Wins Third Contest;
Angler Fuquay Falls; 6 To S
I tobacco State League
Championship Lead
Taken By Sampson

CLINTON, Sept. Is. Earl Mosser
pitched Clinton to their second win
in three starts over Angier-Fuquay,
Sunday in the Tobacco State league
championship series, 6 to 5.
Even though jackson of the
Colts blasted a homerun, double,
and single off him Mosser held the
rest of Anglers sluggers under
control. He walked one, striking out
one.
Angler threatened in the sixth
inning, when they tied the score
up at three-al on home runs by
Jackson and Stephens, but a round
tripper by Morris with Mosser or
in the last half of that stanza
wrecked the visitors hopes.
The two clubs play again today
at Angler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
In Sports Pan..
ces<~
BY Roy Cook

r,s statistics for the Han
l' softbalI league champion
e EI ssries, won by the o o
s PIER CLUB from the POST
esp1CE. has been released by
',,s Douglas Seasons :.
1 IsaD averages reveal the losers
llt hit the winners The
s, ' Office aggregation batting
fS was .S16 while
a ns' Meosemen only swatted the
's,te at a clip of $50 The
' s'lIa hitters for the Mailmen
fs,e: Norman Woodcock, .444
n,' Cook, the pitcher .444 ..
liking honors for the Moose;
pahhins 400 and Davis 400 49,.
Nv Hanover circuit champs
~, y the most impressive field
M average with .945. While
H postmen was credited with
m average of 1868.
r,s Senior Class A softball
I,,gue with less than two weeks
1T to play, marks off their
''ring weeks games. as Sun
.sine Laundry still hovers
',ave all other clubs as the
..sond half leader. The Fire
ns,,rtment's ace outfielder,
smith. says to this, well take
,nrone in the playoffs. Most
a. mr. good players have not
s.sn able to see action the last
half hut all of 'em will walk
aH with the championship
sonors when the playoffs come
ground"
whether Smitty's confidence
4, the Firefighters will be
,hovn soon, but the rest of the
cluhs are interested in over
coming Sunshine at present,
and are content to let the
Smokeater's Boosting rest.
The weeks card calls for the
allowing games: Monday -
Senior Fraternity VS.. Fire De-
mrtment and City Optical VS..
sunshine Laundry; Tuesday -
Whites Ice Cream VS.. Spof-
ford Mills and Sunshine Laun-
dry vs.. Police Department;
Wednesday Whites Ice
Cream VS.. Fire Department
and Spofford Mills VS.. City
Optical; Thursday - Fire De-
rartment VS.. Sunshine Laun-
dry and Police Department VS..
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
BRAVES TOMAHAWK
CINCINNATI REDS
IN TWIN VICTORY

BOSTON,, Sept. Is. -(P)H The
Boston Braves twice tomahawked
the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, win
ming the first game of a double
header 81 and taking the second
81.
Lefty Warren SPAIN missed 9
shutout on two breaks in the first
inning of the second game.
Big Bill Lee turned in his tenth
victory in the opener as he limited
the Shinelanders to four hits. Two
OF them with a stolen base and an
error sandwiched between, manu-
featured the only Cinci run in the
first inning.
The Tribe got only seven hits in
winning but scored once in both the
first and second innings to clinch
the contest, which was played in
an hour and Is minutes.
FIRST GAME
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
FERRISS T0SSES
18TH VICTORY, Al
Boston Red Sox Divides
!. Doubleheader With Pale
Hose; York Homers

CHICAGO, Sept. IS - R -
Dave Ferriss won his 25th game
of the season Sunday when the
Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago
White Sox, 4 to /, but the Comis-
keys won the second game of a
double header. 6 to 0, behind john
ny Rigneys three-hit pitching.
Rudy York's 18th homer of the
Season clinched the first game
with Bobby Doerr on base. The
Red Sox didn't get a hit off Edgar
Smith until Doerr singled past
Holloway in the fifth.
John Rigney held the Red Sox to
three hits in the second game while
the White Sox were making IL
off Earl Johnson and Bill Zuber.
FIRST GAME
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YEsERDAY's RESULTS
Chicago 40; Brooklyn 80.
St. Louis 81. New York o..
Boston Pc; Cincinnati IL.
Philadelphia 6; Pittsburgh 5.
ODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at Brooklyn-Wyse (14-10) vs.
Lombard (12-8).
Cincinnati at Boston (Night)-Vander
Nicer (9-10) or Beggs (10-9l VS.. Wright
(11-9).
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia CNight'-
Hallett (4-6) VS.. Stanceu ga.
(Only games scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

base on balls.
Tom Lilies took the hitting honorS
for the day, slapping a single and
three-run homer that practically
clinched the victory for Masonboro.
Bridger, star of the annual loop
All-Star game at Wilmington this
summer, was shattered for IA hits
- five extra base blows.
The Ramblers' manager, Frank
Maner, said following the contest
that w. A. Brown would take the
pitching duties next week in the
Sncond series encounter
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Errors - Rowan, Lilies, Hardi-
son, Collie, Hester, Jackson 2.
Runs batted in - Collie 2, Lilies
8, Allen 2, Rowan, Harrison,
Jackson 2, Hester, HammondS.
Two base hits - Stubs, Ham,
monds Russ, Bridger, Allen 2.
Brown. Three base hits - Collie,
Jackson. Home runs Lilies.
Bases on balls-off: Bridger l..
Struck out, by - Allen Is, Bridger
T.. Umpires - FarroW, Medlin,
Turner, and Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
Mas0nb0rO Defeats BladenbOrO
Ramblers Capture Series Opener
From SpinsA At MiteuiNe, 81
Eastern League Championship Gets Under
way; "Snag" Allen Strikes Out Is Batters;
Second Contest Slated Next Sunday al

WHITEVILLE, Sept. Is. - The Masonboro Ramblers
gained the opening victory in the Eastern State league play
offs yesterday by trouncing Bladenboro, 9 to a, behind
Oliver "Snag" Allen, who struck out Is Bladen County bat
tiers. Allen, alternate at third base and the mound, gave up
10 hits, but his fastball completely dazzled the Spinners with
men on base. The speedball artist did not give up a single
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Errors Gentry, Stephens.
Runs batted in - Jackson, Smith,
Stephens, Morris, Wilmer, Mills.
Two base hits - Mills, Smith,
Jackson, Mosser. Home runs -
jackson, Stephens, Morris. Bases
on balls-off: Wilmer l, Mosser l,
Struck out, by Bomar 3, Mosser
1. Umpires - Cutler, Adcox, and
Gill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Detroit scoring, t~ouchdowns; Wilson
!suD for Hackney; Sp:ngler (sub for
Madarik); Mccoy; Jonec, (sub for Nc
Coy). Points after touchdown: Jones
Sub for Mccoy 2; Tasses (spb for Rl-
oino). .Deshane. (Placement).
Charlotte scoring: Field goal: speth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
FROUD ~YANKEESLOSE
~ AND FL GAMES
10 SCRAPPY BROWNS

u. LOUIS. Sept. l5-R,-A pair
ioohles recently called up from
asir Toledo farm in the American
M. ass0clation combined at the plate
sna . on the mound Sunday to give
! o. Louis Browns a sweep of
y sr.t oouoleheader with the New
'g uk Yankees, l to 0 and 2 to /.
sor husky Highlander Fred San
WY who led the association with
,.,Iu record before rejoiaing the
when organization last week,
S S.l'eWashed the Yankees on five
IN the opener while Catcher
T. ssS'er Moss accounted for both of
w.t. Browns runs in the nightcap
u Jenny Galehouse registered his
wiz su'n triumph in a mound duel
WIN N Floyd Bevens.
sa ,ue double setback ran the skid
o,ss Yankees record to nine
S IN the last IL games.
FIRST GAME
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis -: New York OIL.
Boston 40; Chicago 1-6.
Cleveland 80; Philadelphia IL.
Washington Is; Detroit 5.
TODAY'S GAMES
Now York at ST. Louis-Marshall (3-3l
VS.. Fannin AID.
Washington at Detroit-Newsom GA
IL VS.. Trucks u4-9).
(Only games scheduled).
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REMAINING GAMES

REMAINING GAMES
ST. Louis: Home-Cincinnati 2, Chicago
3, Total 5.
Away-Chicago 3, New York /, Bos-
ton 2, Total 6.
observation-disclosures 3, Bos-
ton 2, Cincinnati /, Chicago 2, Pitts
burgh 3, Total II.
Away-Boston 3, Total 3.
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CINCINNATI loo 600 000-l 4 0
bosom --------- ITO 900 Oox-2 7 /
Heusser, Shoun () and Mueller. Lee
and Mast.
SECOND GAME
CINCINNATI 49, 100 900 0Oo--1 7
BoSION -------- 100 200 i2x-6 II
Gumbert, Shoun Cd, Hetki t8) and
Lakeman; SPAIN and Padgett, Mast (8).
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Errors-Lavagetto. Jurgesn, Edwards.
Runs batted in-Nicholson, Lavagetto,
Walker. Scheffing 2, Galan. Two base
hits-Galsn 2, Cavarretta. Three base
hit-Nicholson. Stolen base-Reese.
Sacrifices-Reese, Cavarretta. Lavagetto.
Mccullough. Double play-Reese, Stanky
and Schultz: urges. Sturgeon and Wait
kus. Left on bases-Chicago II; Brook
Ign II. Bases on balls-Melton 2, Schmitz
5. Behrman 1, Kush 2. Hatten 1. Strike
outs-Schmitz 3, Behrmsn 1, Casey ].
Kush 2, Gregg 1. Hatten l. Hits-Off
Schmitz 4 in Z 1-3 innings; Kush 3 in
. %; Melton o in o; Behrman S in 6:
Casey o in 1; Gregg 4 in 2; Hatten l in
l.. Winning pitcher-Kush. Losing
pitcher-Gregg. Umpires-Goetz Bar
lick, Jorda and Reardon. Time-3:1 10.
Observation-Disclosures 80, 900.
SECOND GAME =
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
BY Roy Cook

City Optical. No anne ar.
scheduled for Friday because
OF Wilmington's football game.
Playing four out of five DAYS
works a hardship on "Spider"
Wolfe's Firemen, but in CLYDE
Jordan and Robert Shipp he
has good starters, and Ken
Raynor can step in for DUTY
In case of relief.
The top games of the week
appear to be the City OpticaI
- Sunshine Laundry encounter
on Monday and the Fire De-
partment - Sunshine tilt on
Thursday.
When five thousand Boston
fans, finding the park sold out,
stormed a gate at Braves Field
the night of the Bears-Yanks
game and upset a ticket booth,
the ticket seller found his cash
drawer short SIG.
Sammy Baugh has gained two
and one-tenth miles of ground
for the Washington Redskins
on 905 forward pass competitions
In nine seasons.
Tom Harmon of the Los An
geles Rams, says the incident
he will remember longest about
his football career was the day
in California, when celebrating
his birthday by getting away
on a long touchdown run against
the Bears. a drunk staggered
in the field and tackled him.
Bob Westfall expects to be
sufficiently recovered from his
fractured arm, suffered in a
training camp intra squad
game, to take his place in the
Detroit Lions backfield on open
ing night against the Cardinals
in Chicago on September 30.
Gary Famiglietti, veteran
Chicago Bear full back sold to
the Boston Yanks, aspires to
become a place kicker. "On
the Bears" he explains, "every-
body is a specialist and they
told me I was a plunger. But
over here I think Coach Kopf
will let me boot one once in
awhile"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Errors-None. Runs batted in-Dusak.
kurowski, 2. Two base hits-Marshall,
Dusak. Home run-Kurowski. Double
play-Young, Kerr and Young. Left on
bases-St. Louis 6; New York 3. Bases
on balls-Off Koslo 3. Strikeouts-By
Dickson 4, Koslo l. Trinkle l.. Hits
Off Koslo 6 in 8 innings, Trinkle l in J..
Hit by pitcher-By Dickson Mombardil
Umpires Ba]lanfant. Pinel1i and Hem
line. Time-1:55. Attendance-37,0 900 esti-
mated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

The price Of radium is now
down" to about $25 a milligram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Brazle, Munger (8l, PolIet (8) and
Garagiola, Rice (6); Voiselle, A~pernathy
(6) Thompson CD, Trinkle 81, Kennedy
49, and lombard, Warren 90.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

SECOND GAME
Called end 7th inning, darkness
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Pittsburgh - o1o 900 OF o1-5 II 3
Philadelphia 040 900 900 02-5 IL o
tanning, Sewell (8) and Salkeld, Ca
melli ~. Baker (s); Donnelly, Karl (8)
and Seminick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

Coleman, Marchildon 20, Pagan
60 and Rosar, Astroth C.; Lemon
and Jordan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

McCahan and Desautels; Feller
and Hogan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

BOSTON ---------- 900 021 100 8 l
CHICAGO - 900 900 O01-1 8 3
FERRIS and Partee. Smith. Maltzber-
ger 49, and Hayes.
SECOND GAME
bosom ------------ 900 900 0o0-0 3 1
CHICAGO -------- DOL pol 20x-6 IL 0
E.. Johnson. Zuber (D and McGahs
Rigney and fresh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

TOTALS------ IS 3 Z 80 49,
z-Batted for Behrman in 9Th.
zz-Batted for Casey in 7th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16
FIRST GAME

OTALS----
x-Batted for Cikert in
xx-Ran for Scheffing in
xxx-McC ullough reached
catchers interference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-16

TOTALS-
IRAN for Lombard in
zz-Batted for Rigney in
zzz-Batted for Koslo In 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
Unions Seek HoIf Billion
(By United PresSl

Labor unions across the nation, armed with potent economic weapon in the form of a moment ous Supreme Court decision, sought almost s5l0,000 900 from employees today in suits filed to collect portal to-portal pay.
 Union attorneys estimated that the amount sought eventually would reach S6,O00, 900 900. Some of the nations biggest corporations already had been named defendants in suits field in Federal courts.
 The total was swollen today by suits totalling $20, 0,660,000 filed by the CIO. United Automobile work CTS and the CI.O. United Steel Workers at Detroit. The Automo- bile Workers sought $l8.000 900 from Briggs Manufacturing Company, and $2, 900 900 from Genera Motors Chevrolet division plant at Flint, Mich.
 In addition, union spokesmen said they would file suit this week for S270 900 900 on behalf of Ford Motro Company, workers seeking retro active portal pay. Similar suits were being prepared aganst Chry- sler and General Motors.
 At New York, an independent unon of Westren Electro employees an- nounced it would file suit this week for SIS 100000 fn portal pay for the firms 18,635 workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
WeIch Hits Anti-Lobor 
 Public Hysterio'
 Moy Force curbs, ,
 Solon Believes

Washington, Dec. 23-CUP)-Reo. Richard j. Welch, CR.-Ca1.), who may head the House Labor Com. mittee in the New Congress, said today he feared that public hys- terla" created by the recent coal strike would lead to too-rigid con- trols on union activities.
 We don't know how long this hysteria will last nor how far Con- gress will go," Welch said in an in- tervieW.
 Welch headed the Labor Commit. tee in Republican Congresses in pre-New Deal days, and can be its chairman again if he wants. How ever, he also is in line for the chair. manship of the House Merchan. Marine and Public Lands Commit tees and has not yet decided which he will take.
 Friend of Labor
 One Of labor's best friends in Congress, Welch said he had no plans to introduce any kind of la- Dor legislation in the new Congress convening Jan. 3.
 Its not question of introduc- ing pro-labor legislation" he said. Its a question of trying to stem the tide of anti-labor legislation"
 Welch said he "deplored" strikes, but was not sure that the answer would be compulsory arbitration legislation proposed by some Con- gressmen.
 Doubts Its COnstitutiOnaIity
 When strike occurs the money lost to the worker is complete" |" Welch said. Industry has a chance to recover. but not the worker"
 He said he doubted the consti- tutionality of compulsory arbitra- tion and certain other forms" of legislation that have been sug- gested.
 You can deplore strikes as much as you want and you can try to think up all manner of corrective and restrictive measures, but after all there is a constitutional prohibi- tion against involuntary Servitude such as the sort which would de- velop under compulsory arbitra- tion," he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
.Monsonoro
 WiIIFiIed

The will of the late Charles Man. ganaro, local businessman and sportsman pilot who was fatally in- jured in an airplane crash last month, directs that a cottage and land at Lake Plymouth go to his wife and that the remainder of his estate be held in trust for his two children.
 The document was filed with Judge Patrick Healey in Probate Court today.
 MT. Manganaro, president of the Redwood Furniture Company and president of the Lions Club. was fatally hurt when his plane struck power line while he was attempt ing to make an emergency landing at Presque Isle, Me, Nov. l2.
 The will provides that the estate, aside from the bequest to Mrs. Man. ganaro, shall be made into a trust fund. to be administered by the Colonial Trust Company. The chil- dren are to be cared for from the fund, and the principal is to be paid to them when they reach the age of 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
Arob Issues Coll ItoArms

Jerusalem, Dec. 23-(UP)-Pales- tine, Arabs foresaw a threat today of renewed Arab-Jewish following a preliminary called to arms issued by the commander -fn- -chief of the Na- Jada Arab Army.
 They said that the seven years of comparative serenity between Arabs and Jews in Palestine might be ab- ruptly shattered if Arabs are called upon to engage in planned civil disobedience in protest against what they fell is Jewish encroachment on their rights.
 A wildly cheering audience of 5000 Najada members heard their commander Mohammed Miner Fl Hawari, tell them to organize to fight the Jews"
 Hawari said it was the will of Haj Amin Husseini, the exiled grand multi Of Jerusalem, to or ganize for the fight. He said, the multi will give you the signal when the hour comes"
 When the call from the Multi comes. Hawari added, i've will prove to the world that we-the Najada- are stronger than the world thinks We are"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
CityShoppers Sworm Center Businesses
 Stores Remoin
 Open Until g p. M.;
 Stocks DwindIe

The pre-ChristmaS rush was at it's most frantic stage today. as the downtown areas swarmed with shoppers and motor trafflc began reaching peak proportions by mid morning. Stores will remain open until 9 tonight, but will close to- morrow, Christmas Eve, at 6.
 Late shoppers thronged the stores today in search of gifts or holiday trappings that had been forgotten or neglected. Seasonable tempera- lures prevailed and the sun beamed through the clouds for much of the morning.
 A gay round of pre-holiday par ties and social gatherings was reaching it's peak. Scores of office and factory parties have already been held. and more are scheduled for today and tomorrow.
 The rush at the Post Office con- tinued Today's deliveries by post men were frightened a bit by the fact that special Sunday deliveries were made yesterday. but mailmens bags were still laden with thou sands of Christmas cards and other mail
 School children were numerous in today's shopping crowds. Most To- cal schools closed for the holidays Friday. but pupils at several pa rochial schools and at Waterbury Catholic High School had sessions today.
 Stocks in some items were begin ming to near the vanishing point in several stores. Still the crowds came. as the Christmas spirit began to take over the community.