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Evening star., 1946-03-03

and would make some girl very happy, the
way Eddie figured it, his chances were not so
hot, especially in Hollywood where the COM
petition is tough.
The trip had been Jake's idea, and from
the start Eddie expected to be disappointed.
He knew it wouldn't be like what it says in
the movie magazines - meeting Dorothy
Lamour walking along Hollywood Boulevard,
and stuff like that.
But when they were coming out of the
USO, which was right across the street from
the bus station, Jake saw redhead who had
everything that any movie star had, and it
didn't take him long to get acquainted. He
grinned and said, Hi, babe?" She said, Hi,
sailor?" and few minutes later they'd made
a date to meet that evening at a bar on Vine
Street. 1t was as easy as that, if you knew how.
The trouble was, Eddie just didn't have it
in him to be wolf. Unlike Jake. he was
strictly on the level, and if he ever met the
right girl, what he had in mind was to propo-
stion her with wedding ring This redhead
Jake picked up Eddie told himself, wouldn't
look so good in the kitchen or taking care of a
baby She was the type of tomato who falls
for different guy every day, and Jake was
sucker to throw away his money on her. He
Evening star., 1946-03-03

was always broke, and then Eddie had to
keep him going until they got back to the ship.
That first evening, as usual, he was left
sitting alone with glass of beer, while Jake
and the girl went off somewhere to dance.
Eddie wished he had stayed in San Francisco.
1t was nice little town, and he liked to feed
the squirrels in Golden Gate Park. Besides,
a week in Hollywood with Jake would take
most of his savings. Eddie felt unhappy, lone
some, bored, and since it was the middle of
June, hot. In San Francisco there was fog
and pleasant cool breeze to make you forget
the tropics.
HE bar had new kind of juke box which
Eddie hadn't seen before. 1t was called
Smon's Telephone Music. You dropped in
dime, and when you picked up the receiver a
girls voice answered and you told her what
you wanted to hear. While you were waiting
you looked at the lighted colored photograph
of a gorgeous blonde - the kind a fellow
dreams about when he's doing surface watch
and there's one of those big South Pacific
moons. She was strictly pin-up, with lovely
blue eyes and little fresh upturned nose and
red lips that smiled invitingly, almost as
though she were saying:
Evening star., 1946-03-03

Here am sailor All youis - III q uiiiie.
Eddie was intrigued. He spent the rest of
the evening listening to the new popular num-
bers and carrying on a conversation that
would have done credit to Jake.
OF course the photograph was only an
advertisement and didn't belong to the girl
at the other end of the line, whose job wasn't
much different from that of regular tele-
phone operator - except that she had to
have personality plus sex appeal, and she had
to use her head and be quick on the comeback
The repeaters always wanted to know her
name - she told Eddie it was Marylou -
and then they'd ask hopefully, How about
a date, honey?" Instead, they'd only get the
latest from the Hit Parade.
WHEN at last he said good night, Marylou
couldn't help laughing: Gosh, how long have
you been there?"
"I1l be back again tomorrow evening at
the same time," he told her. Don't forget
the name, sweetheart"
Il won't" she promised. you've got
swell line, Eddie But if you keep this up I'm
afraid you'll run out of dimes. Honest" she
dUu6u yOu IuuSl IlCllS odliOlo usually
have more sense than you, big boy
Eddie grinned with satisfaction at that,
feeling almost like Jake did when he clicked
with the redhead. The last number he d asked
her to give him was appropriately called
Il Dream of You"
Next morning when he woke up it seemed
sort of cockeyed, Eddie thought ruefully,
hot J,L ur,,ld xxhan he told
him about Marylou. The big handsome face
had contented smile, and one bare tattooed
arm tenderly embraced the pillow. Jake didn't
look as if he wanted to be disturbed for quite
while. Eddie got dressed and went down.
stairs to eat breakfast of bacon and eggs
and griddle cakes. He sighed into his third
cup of. coffee as he tried to get this thing
straight Was there ever such dope? The
answer was pretty obvious: he fallen in love
with voice and phony photograph.
''Y oU'vE been out with the goonie birds too
long" Jake observed three days later. when
he finally realized Eddie wasn't kidding.
Failing for dame you amt even seen!'
II know it sounds screwy," Eddie agreed.
We're buddies," Jake said, "and l hate to
see you make such a fool of yourself. Snap
out of it, Pewee. What does it get you talking
to her like she was somebody you got by
mistake on the phone? She amt giving you
any encouragement. You've been trying to
get date with her and no soap"
Its against the rules" Eddie explained,
"and she's afraid of losing her job"
"YOu've GOT a LOT to learn about von,en
For all you know maybe she's married.
mo, asked her She said she lived with a
girl friend" Eddie told him.
"You seem to have made some progress"
lake conceded "Maybe all YOU need is expert
Evening star., 1946-03-03
A Short Story


EDDIE's Navy blues were cleaned and
II pressed, his shoes polished, and barber
had given him the final works - everything
from face massage to a manicure; so now he
was all slicked-up and ready for the big event.
He was sharing hotel room with another
sailor. named Jake, who was one of those big.
handsome guys that all the girls go for,
whether it's in the South Pacific or in Holly
wood. Whenever they had shore leave to-
gether, Jake dragged Eddie around with him
to bars and places, introduced him to any girl
he didn't want himself and tried to give him
build up.
Listen, Pewee," he'd say encouragingly,
DANES are all alike, see? They amt hard to
get Just watch me!'
Eddie had learned lot from watching the
others technique. But when fellow is small
and shy and kind of puny-looking, and the
name Pewee fits him, even if otherwise he is
a swell little guy who saves up his money
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
JUST TO BE DIFFERENT

1t is customary to think of sheep
with wool and goats with hair. but
the bighorn sheep has hair, and
the mounta goat has an under
coat of the worlds finest wool.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
TATUM. LEAVES

+ CHAPEL HILL, Jan. "a. Up
Jim Tatum, head football coach
at the University of North Caro-
lima in 1912, who recently accepted
appointment as head coach at the
University of Oklahoma on three
year contract, said here today he
would take up his new duties al
Oklahoma next Monday.
Coach and Mrs. Tatum have
been visiting friends here for sew
eral days. Coach Tatum left here
today and will head for Oklahoma
after visiting relatives in South
Carolina. Mrs. Tatum and their
young daughter, who are spend
ing the winter with Mrs. Tatum's
mother in Ayden, will join him at
Oklahoma in March.
Coach Tatum has been swamp
ed with congratulatory messages
on his Oklahoma job. II want all
my well wishers to know that !
deeply appreciate their messages
he said. IT hate to leave North
Carolina, my first love, but this
Oklahoma opportunity looks mighty
good. You can tell the world, how
ever, that if don't get back here
before then, I want to be buried
in Chapel HILL"
Asked why he was such in hur-
ry to start practice at Oklahoma
he said: '"They have wolves out
there, too, and they tell me they
are pretty tough on a new coach. :"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
LAST PLACE BIRDSI
TRY FOR UPSET OF
new HANOVER FIVE
Tabor City Varsity Plays
Junior Varsity Quint In
Preliminary
BY GENE WARREN

The Wilmington Wildcats will
attempt to stretch their conference
record of three consecutive vic
tories to foar tonight at the New
Hanover High School gymna SUM,
encountering the cellar dwelling
Rocky Mount Blackbirds at 800.
The Junior Varsity is scheduled
to tangle with Tabor City High
schools varsity at Gas.
The Wildcats, highly favored in
tonight's tussle, after their i'm
pressive triumphs over Goldsboro,
81 to u, Rale gh, 60 to %, and
Washington, rs to 81, take the floor
tonight in an attempt to keep
pace with Durham's defending
champs, who clash with Raleigh.
Coach Leon Brodgen's starting
lineup is the same that has worked
together splendidly in their last
three games. w. A. Brown and
Teddy Fennell handle the guards,
Luke Collie and accurate Billy Lee
move from the forward positions,
while 6 #. 5 in. Johnny McKoy
pivots from the center spot.
Coach Joe Caruso's charges.
after losing five straight games,
still hope to get in the win colum
even though their flag visions have
faded out of sight. The Blackbird's
latest defeat was one-sided AZ
to % rout to Fayetteville at the
Soldier City. Nothing would please
the Smokey City boys better than
upset. ng the high-riding Hanover
ians after the Cats long string of
wins.
Caruso will probably start Alton
benson, the clubs high scorer,
and Leslie Etchison, the football
star, at guards with Billy Lands
at center. The forward posts are
handled by Earl Lanier and Eel
| ton.
Even though the Rocky Mount
quintet is currently holding on to
the end of the standings, they have
played some fine tits during the
season. Wilson, who was barely
beaten by the Locals, II to %,
hardly managed to overcome the
Bla ckbirds in the last seconds OF
the game, IS to %. These advance
notices show that the Birds have
a chance to topple the Cats even
if their record thus far is long
way from being enviable.
Other tits tonight among the
conference teams are as follows:
Durham VS.. Raleigh. Fayette-
vile VS.. Wilson.
The starting lineup for the Will
mington Junior varsity under
Coach Wallace West is Joe Warren
and Mike Austin at forwards,
Homer Ellis and Jerry Hilburn at
guards, and Linwood Taylor at
center. Reserves who are slated
to see acton are Clarence Hilburn,
Elwood Penny, Wendell Hickman,
Pat Kelly, and Fred DO" Babson
The JayVee game will start at
GAS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25

representation on the executive
board.
District officers elected were:
District Henry T. Clark,
Scotland Neck, chairman; A. W.
Winslow, Elizabeth City, vice chair
man; DR.. ]. B. Brown, Ahoskie,
secretary-treasurer. .,
District 1T. A. Smoot. Green
vile, chairman; James B.. Hack
ney, Washington, vice chairman;
John Overton, Greenville, secre-
tary-treasurer. .s.-
District As. S. Inscoe, Raleigh,
chairman; r. L. Cline, Burlington,
vice chairman; Enroll D. Martin,
Roxboro, secretary-treasurer.
District 51William 7. Norman,
Fayetteville, chairman; Charlie
Farrell, Greensboro, vice chair
man; S. j. Howell, Ellington, sec
retary-treasurer.
District 6-John Chalk Rocking
ham, chairman; E. L. Hardin,
Salisbury, vice chairman; F: L.
M Dry, Albemarle, secretary
treasurer.
District ID. H. .Doughton,
Statesville, chairman: R. |. Moore
North Wilkesboro, vice chairman
J. G. Lewis, Statesville, secretary
treasurer.
District s-All officers to- be
elected at a later meeting.
District 9-W. H. MacDona!o'
Tryon, chairman; T. N. Massle'
sylvia, vice chairman; w, 0. ooosl-
quist, Robinsonville, secretary
treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
Ne1u Conference Gains
Vote OF Eight Schools

GREENSBORO, Jan. "a. ia
Representatives of IS church relat-
ed southern colleges who have
found the football circles in which
they are currently moving "too
fast" met here today in an at.
tempt to form a new college ath.
letic conference, and came away
after small, but general har
monious, start toward such a goal
Eight of the colleges adopted a
resolution expressing their desire
to form a new conference, while
one, Elon, said it hoped to soon be
able to give its consent. Four
others, Davidson, Erskine, Fur
man and Newberry, expressed
their interest but said they were
not now in position to make def.
mite commitments.
Elon, which had no official rep
resentative at the meeting, will be
interested in joining such wheel
if and when it is readmitted to
the Southern Association of Col.
leges, its new coach, Hap Perry,
said. Perry attended the sessions
as a visitor today.
DR.. Charles J.. Smith, president
of Roanoke college in Virginia
led proponents of a simon-pure
amateur circuit. Declaring that
subsidized football had proved a
disaster" to his institution.
DR.. Smith said he was looking
for -four, five or six colleges who
feel as we do about athletics.
Several other college presidents
who refused to be quoted by name,
gave their approval to a Limited
subsidization." This grou
through spokesman, said it opposed
depriving a student of scholar.
ship Gust because he plays foot
ball"
Most coaches at the session to-
day echoed an opinion expressed
by coach Gordon Kirkland OF
Catawba. Kirkland said the out.
having of subsidization would be
welcomed by coaches, who found
it made their jobs much harder"
Kirkland asked, however, if "alum.
nj would stand for the poor teams
which the system might producer"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
Honored At
WiLdlfe Convention

GREENSBORO, Jan. 24.-P)-
H. B. Barwick of Clinton was elect
ed chairman of district three of the
North Carolina Wildlife federation
at it's first annual meeting here
today.
Other officers of this district
included w. H. Wendt, vice-chair-
man; F. B. Yates, Chadbourn, Sec
retary-treasurer.
P. K. Gravely of Rocky Mount
was UNANIMOUSLY elected president
of the federation as the group con-
Guided it's first annual meeting
after a brisk two-day session.
Gravely will succeed Col. Frank
L. Page of Greensboro, first presi-
dent of the organization and a
charter member, instrumental in
the founding of the Wildlife fedora
ton. Delegates also unanimously
voted Colonel Page an honorary
presidency and dictatorship for
life.
The delegation named A. C.
Davis of Greensboro to fill the
vice presidents position along with
Wayne Barnlette of Asheville and
S. B. Coley of Raleigh.
E. j. Stoker of Greensboro was
reelected secretary-treasurer.
A change in the federation's
constitution was necessary for the
election of three vice presidents.
The board of directors made the
constitutional amendment in order
to give all three sections of the
state, east, west and central. equal
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
Honey Drippers Defeat
Aggies In MINIS League

In intramural play at the New
Hanover High school yesterday the
Honey Drippers toppled Oklahoma
A & M as Dripper stars, Romeo,
Quarrells and Edwards each made
eight points. Goodwin of Oklahoma
A & M paced his team with five
markers.
The Blue Devils won from the
Kittens by forfeit while the
Phantoms nosed out the Drug Store
Cowboys, Z to 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
SPEED KINGS RACE
IN PHILLY EVENT

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.-(P)-
Speedy track stars, including such
lun1inaries as Les MacMitchell,
Forest Efaw and Ruby Simms,
head into Convention hall tomorrow
night for the second annual Phila-
delphia Inquirer track meet.
Feature event of the meet-the
mile-will find MacMitchell favor
ed despite his defeat in the 6OO-
yard event in New York last Satur-
day. But Efaw, 1941-44 national
outdoor steeplechase and 1945 in
door three-mile champ, got an ad-
vantage by drawing the pole posi-
ton.
Simns, N. Y. U. Intercollegiate
IA mile champion, will be defend
ing the title he won last year,
starting four from the inside in the
seven[man field. ....
Next to EfaW on the pole will be
Howard Brock, Manhattan Col
lege's 1888 outdoor 300 meter and
indoor mile winner, with Efaw
third, and Walter Mehl, 1910 indoor
mile winner and holder of the
American 1900 meter record:
Tommy Quinn, New York A. C.
Metropolitan mile winner, and
Capt. Bill Mcguire, completing the
field.
One of the featured sprinters in
the meet is AL Hudson, the Univer-
sity of Miami (Fla.) halfback who
scampered SO yards in the last
seconds of New ears Sugar Bowl
classic to give Miami 1876 tri-
umph- over Holy Cross.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25

Dial 23311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
BY EDWARD SACHS

Wilmington still remained on the
sldellnes of organized baseball
last night despite J. E. L. Wade's
attending meeting of the Tobacco
State league in Erwin's high
school auditorium.
I didn't make any commitments,
the city councilman and chairman
of the citizens committee to back
this city's venture into organized
baseball. Il am still waiting for
the big meeting, that of the Pied
mont league ir Portsmouth on
Jan. 81 and the Tri-State league,
which will probably be held in
Charlotte on February 2 and g."
Wade said the leagues present
plans are to play W tn four clubs, "
but they are trying to get six
and will probably attempt an eight
club organization"
Decisions reached at the league
meeting included; Angler and
Fuquay, VIII CHI at one time were
considered likely to be a conSoli-
dated team will have separate
clubs in the circuit.
II. told them," Wade said, 'that
if they wanted two more teams, to
contact Aubruy Harrell, mayor OF
Wallace and Billy Arthur of Jack
sonville'' 49,.
Wade said that the league seem.
ed anxious to have Wilmington in.
Guided in their operations during
1916 but that in view of the late,
meetings and this city's indecisior
to play Class B or Glass D bal
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
The
Morning Watch
Edward Sachs

The shape of things to come show that 1915 should
10 me of the most interesting sports years since ~
pomans made book on the Lions and the Christans '
Davis Cup play begins again and the little tennis b,
m Miami Santa Monica will find reason to nosto
looking for a 5oO' ,st
~,oTRE DAME plays Southern California again q new ~
of will be out of the service ready to CO. and hun
red wrestling champions to defend their IT'LL;
aaaiust hundred chalengers ~
We'll have two football leagues two All-League teams
n sports writer's busy Rifle shells will plentiful .n5
%e hunters will start taking pot shots other lust ike
INV did before the war "Honest Judge thought he w.s
moose go
New games will increase rabbits until the cv
sEetba will be bobbng the Joint and
veil have several attempts at four minute mile
BYRON will take another notch in his belt and win
tournament in sight During July, Connie will
throw spoupge. and start building for next
u sweet little nothings to major league umpire. Ditto
Jimmie Dykes Likewise Cholly Grimm Also Medwick
frankie Frisch, and Ben Chapman.
The best football teams in the country will be Georgia Okla
hama & NJ More Dame, Ohio State Duke, Alabama Army,
WrU and Southern California The be Yale
nncoton Harvard, Idaho and Arkansas.
Toe Louis beat Billy Wallace will take
At Chapel Hill, the Cards will win the World Series, Ted
sohpder will National Tennis championships,
us will keep Cup, in Des Moines a
w. will win National Corn Husking championship while
100000 farmers watch.
n ote words the sports will be clicking
os and seeing the stumble buns around in the
16-year-olds to play college football and the
tired old washouts hundred sports attempt to get
event out systems we'll again have chance to the
Greats of every sports After the past four years. it will be
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. "a. Up
Jm Gill and Crowell Little have
been added to the University OF
North Carolina staff as assistant
Beaches, it was announced today
by Director R. A. Fetzer, follow
<lng their appointment by the ath-
Eetc council and confirmation by
he university administration.
Mr.. Fetzer' said Gill and Little
1Fill replace Jim Tatum, who was
appointed head coach at Oklahoma
fast week, and Johnny Vaught,
|Nho has resigned here but has not
announced his future plans.
Head Football Coach Carl
S9ovely expressed pleasure over
O"'1 appointments and said that,
Under the re-vamped set-up. Gill
will work with Max Reed on the
Zine and Little with Russ Murphy
pr George Stirnweiss on the back
ibid.
Little, who was a major in the
Army, mace All-Southern quarter
back on Cardinals 1887 Southern
championship eleven and was
freshman COACH at Davidson be-
fore entering the service in 1910.
He is native of Asheville, and
lis wife is the former Miss Mil
ired Crowder of High Point.
Gill, who was chief specialist
|lthletic in the Navy VIZ unit here,
made fine name as volunteer
assistant with the 1913 and 1914
Carolina lines. Before the war, he
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
LIONS FLIP PANCAKES

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.-UH-
Their wives may not believe they
can cook, but the tinkIe of many
coins into a cash register recently
chalked up hearty approval of
Lions Club members hot pancakes
the club members sold pancakes
all day recently to obtain funds
Tor the Lions Club Sight Conser-
Walton program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
Wildcats Meet Rocky Mount Here Tonight
Gabriel's Cadet Appointment Protested
Wade Attends BaHParley
Makes No Commitments

he did not make any definite COM
mitments.
Interest in the league was shown,
Wade said, by the large attendance
at the meeting. In addition to
Wade, Sam Allen, promoter of the
league, and Rochell (ReO Johnson
OF Rale gh who presided at the
meeting, representatives of Erwin,
Angler, Fuquay, Varina, White
vile. Smithfield, and Sanford at
tended.
In the meantime, sales of base
ball shares in the proposed league
continued in Wilmington with an
added $500 of stock being pledged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25

man who is enrolled in another
school, and absolutely no attempt
has been made to influence Ga
briel."
Blaik added that Gabriel does
not have an appointment to the
academy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
|CATAWBA COACH
| WRITES TRUMAN
IN COMPLAINT
Says West Point After
Youth Because He Is
Good Athlete

SALISBURY, Jan. 24-R-Gor-
don (Chubby) Kirkland, football
coach and athletic director at
Catawba college, today made
public a letter to President Tru-
man protesting that Charlie Cab
riel, three-letter athlete at the
college, sis getting an appoint
! ment' to West Point because
he is good athlete and not be-
cause of merit
The Catawba coach's letter add
ed, II must say in all fairness
that he is fine boy" but added
that Gabriel himself had said
he was not interested Sin the
military"
Noting that Gabriel had visited
West Point during Christmas holi-
days, Kirkland's letter asserted:
HE (Gabr ED was sold on the
idea that he could 60 to West
Point four years, study engineer
ing, resign from the army and 60
into civilian life as a big eng neer.
''The boy is not interested in the
military" K rkland's letter contin-
ued, Eat least he says that, and
the only reason he might accept
the appointment is that he can get
$4,000 education for his foot
ball ability"
Kirkman's letter said Herman
Hickman, Army line coach, tried
to arrange a personal conference
with Gabriel in December. Kirk
land also asserted Hickman gave
"his word'' that he would "leave
the boy alone
Gabriel said today he was
DESTROYS of going to West Point
but had not been offered an appoint
ment.
Last year Kirkland filed a pro
test with baseball commissioner
A. P. Chandler, contending tina
major league clubs were trying
to sign up his ball players before
they finished school.
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 24-lP)-
Line Coach Herman Hickman o
the U. S. Military academy a
West Point denied tonight charge
that he had been ''unethicaP' il
connection with the proposed
matriculation of Charlie Gabriel
of Cherryville, at the army school
Contacted in Birmingham, Ala.
Hickman commented; this is thu
silliest thing I ever heard Of"
Hickman said he was in Norti
Carolina during the Christina
holidays and was told by .rela
tive of Gabriel that the youth wa
interested in a West Point ap
rointment. IT personally nevel
made any effort at all to contac
the boy" he added.
Later, Hickman said, Gabrie
went to West Point at ''his owl
expense" and returned to Sails
bury. '"AlI of the initiative was OF
his part" he said. Hickman add
ed, however, that from his per
sonal observation and what he
had been told, Gabriel appeared
to be an ideal candidate for ap
pointment.
At West Point, Col. Earl {Red)
Blaik, coach of the Army eleven
said "Mr. Kirkland alleges thai
such is the case, but can frankly
state that West Point or any one
connected with Army football has
not and will not attempt to get any
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-25
|LlNC Adds Gill, Little
As Grid Coaching Aids

was star tackle at Missouri and
served as line coach there, at
Washington u, and Missouri School
of Mines.
Little arrived in town today to
assume his new duties and begin
''house-hunting," while Bachelor
Gill is expected this weekend.