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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
COAST DEMANDS
BIG LOOP STATUS
Resolution Passed By
Pacific League To Be
Presented To Majors

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2-P)-Pa-
cific Coast league directors, hold
ing their annual meeting here
Monday, adopted a resolution ask
ing for immediate recognition as
a third major baseball league. The
resolution will be presented to the
National and American league
heads at their meeting here Thurs
day.
Coast league President Clarence
Rowland announced a committee
composed of Charles Graham, San
Francisco; Victor Ford Collins.
HOLLYWOOD, and himself would
present the resolution to the major
leagues.
The action is the latest move in
the efforts OF the Triple A Coast
league loop to attain big league
status. A similar resolution was
adopted and presented at the ma
jory leagues convention a year ago.
At that time the big league moguls
promised to consider the request
and later assigned a committee to
inspect Coast league properties.
The committee presented certain
conditions to the Coast league pre-
liminary to possible recognition.
President Rowland did these con-
ditions. including enlargement Of
parks and improvement Of other
facilities either had been met OF
were in the process as building
materials became available. He
said plans were under way for
the building Of new parks at Port
land and San Diego.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
W0LFPACK'S FOE
/. STILL UNKNOWN

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. a.
= Gator Bowl officiale Monday
night still were seeking a team to
play North Carolina State here
New Years day.
The officials were known to be
negotiating with Oklahoma. co.
champion Of the Big Six confer
ence. but declined to give the
names of other schools under con-
sideration.
Conflicting reports came from
Norman, Okla, as to the Sooners'
attitude toward acceptance Of a
Gator Bowl bid.
L. E. Jap) Haskell, Oklahoma
athletic director, told a member
of the selection committee in a long
distance telephone conversation,
however, that a decision must await
a vote Of the players following their
return from a brief holiday
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
MORE ABOUT
ASSAULT
FROM SPORTS PAGE

commanders yer Burma road,
Rouge Dragon and War Battle.
Assault started the campaign
which earned him top honors in
the Racing Form poll by winning
the experimental handicap and
then sweeping through the Wood
Memorial, Kentucky Derby, Freak
ness. Belmont Stakes and Dwyer
Stakes, definitely establishing his
superiority over The other three
year-olds.
Assaults victory owe Stymie in
the Pimlico Special and Lucky
Draw in the Westchester Handicap
erased any doubt about his right
TO be included among six previous
triple down winners.
But the two victories over older
horses were not enough to wrest
the handicap championship from
Armed, who. gave chunks OF weight
IN his rivals in every start and ran
oil distances from six furlongs to q.
mile-and-a-quarter.
Armed won II of Is starts and
earned s2ss, 725 while Assault won
eight of Is and earned $424, 1876. the
Greatest sum ever won by a horse
in one season.
Nrw WORK. Dec. 2-UP)-Champion-
~ thorouohbreds of 1916 as selected by
ha rsc;ng form annual poll Of staff ex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
RAIN MARS FIRST
FLORIDA RACES
Darby Dimout Wins On
Muddy Track; Favorite
Trojan Fleet Runs 3rd

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 2-WG-A
threatening overcast burst on the
eighth race at Tropical Park Mon
day to mar the opening Of Florida's
To-day horse racing season.
Some 10, 1877 damp but cheerful
fans saw Darby Dimount. a 16-to.
n chance, loom from the mud
and drizzle on the, home stretch
and put on a thrilling drive for
the 81, 500 inaugural handicap vic
tory. Jockey j. Sneller brought
in the black thoroughbred to keer
up a string of winners that re
turned a portion of the $554,8l.
bet during the day to the non-forn
players.
Darby Dimout paid $3.50
$3.50 and $3.50 across the board
He nosed out in a photo finish
Miami-owned Umpydan which re
turned $11.46 and $3.50. Thire
went to a favorite Trojan Flee
at a price of $3.50.
1t was a day Tor DUCKS ane
long-shots. That Mythical guy witt
a 50 ticket on the nos of all win
ners in the eighth ace woule
have collected $158.90 for his SIG
Five of his choices would have
been better than seven-to-ons
chances, with Old Lover coming
through with a handsome 500 eve,
in the last run through the down
pour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
COLLEGE CENTER
SCHEDULES MEET
Plans For Next Quarters
Registration To Be Dis
cussed Tonight

An outline Of the winter quarters
course schedule at the Wilmington
college center will be presented to
an assembly on the c%enter's stu
dents by Dale Spencer, its direc-
tor, at 6:45 o'clock tonight in the
New Hanover Higs school audi
torium.
Lawrence Schneider. American
Legion service officer, will also
address the student body meeting
on the subject of veterans benefits
under the CT Bill of Rights.
Fred c. Ballard, editor of the
~center's projected newspaper, will
announce the appointment Of staff
members.
All students who will attend the
winter quarter, whether or not
they are now enrolled at the center
have been requested to come to
the meeting, Spencer said.
Donald Blaks, president of the
student body, will be chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
TULSA PLAYERS VOTE
AGAINST BOWL GAME

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 2. -P)-
Members of the university Of Tulsa
football team voted unanimously
Monday against participation in a
proposed post-season game with
University of Oklahoma.
The u~niversity's athletic COM
mittee, which received proposals
from undisclosed source for such a
contest at Norman December IA,
left the decision to the players.
Tulsa coach Buddy Brothers
Sunday announced the school would
not accept any bids for post-sea-
son bowl games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
NC States Mew Cage Head
Presents Formidable Quintet
Three Lettermen Will Face
Tough Battle For Berths
With Is Freshmen

RALEIGH, Dec. 2.-R-Everett
Case, who established an enviable
record as coach Of Indian scho-
lastic teams and later as a coach
of Navy contingents, Tuesday
night will make his debut as head
basketball coach at N. c. State
College when his charges play host
to Cherry Point Marines at 8
O'Clock in FranN Thompson gym
nasium.
There are only three monogram
men-Joe Davis, Leo Katkavek.
and Lewis Hartzog-to form a
nucleus for the 1946-47 N. c. State
Red Terrors, but the word is out
that Case has 16 freshmen in camp.
The first-year men, if they play
according to preseason form,
easily may GUST some of the
veterans.
Case has been working and
schooling his squad since early this
fall, and he plans to put or the
floor one OF the tallest teams in
college history. The average
height of the players will be six
feet, two inches. The average
weight will be 189 pounds.
Sure to capture the fancy of the
student body here and of cage
fans in the state will be the ap-
pearance of Bob Hahn, Ann Arbor
(Mich.) freshman center who
stands nine inches over six feet.
Bob, despite his height and 245
pounds, gets about the floor with
surprising agility.
Hahn is waging a hot fight for
the starting pivot post with Robert
(Pete) Negley, IN Indian fresh
man who stands four inches over
six feet.
Case will select his starting
guards from this group of corners
Ed Bartels;, Norman Sloan, Hart
zog and Katkavek. Setting the pace
in a battle for the forward shots
are Whimpy Cartier, Richard L.
Dickey, Charley Slime, and Jack
McComas.
The Cherry Point quint is coach
ed by Capt. Bob Rose, Smithfield
native who starred for North Caro-
lima five seasons ago. Rose,
George Glamack, and Jimmy
Howard paced the Tar Heels to
one of the schools greatest sea-
sons.
The Marine roster lists many
mid-western and eastern stars, and
a wide-open scoring game Is sx-
pected.
Cases Red Terrors will face the
McCrary Eagles at Asheboro on
Thursday night, and will play a re-
turn meeting with Cherry Point at
the Marine Base Saturday night.
Case plans to open a mid-season
invasion on December 20, by play
ing Tulane at Indianapolis. The
N. c. State squad plans to fly from
Washington to Indianapolis in what
is thought to be the first aeria'
invasion of a Southern Conference
basketball team.
Other foes scheduled on this
trip:
December 21-Anderson College,
at Anderson, Ind; 29-Franklir
College, at Shelbyville, Ind; 30
Holy Cross lat Indianapolis, Ind.
January University of Akron.
at Akron, Ohio; 2-Georgetowr
University, at Washington, D. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

tration card" she emphasized.
The club will not accept checks
in payments for license plates
Miss Payne said.
1t. Coy Etheridge, Of the Will
mington Police department, the
first county resident to buy a tag
here last year, was first in the
long line that formed outside the
club headquarters in the Cape Fear
Hotel yesterday morning. 1t.
Etheridge received plate number
3OO-0Ol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Mine On Fire

MT. CARMEL. Pa, Dec. 2 - IN
- Flames are raging virtually un-
checked Monday $40 feet below the
surface in the main shaft Of the
Locust Gap colliery Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Co.
Firemen were fighting the fire
which was discovered Sunday by
means of hose lines fastened to the
shafts elevator.
The handful Of men working
in the shaft at the time the blaze
was discovered, were removed
without injury, the company said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Second Plea

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 - up -
Secretary of the Interior Krug
sent a second coal conservation
plea Monday to % governors who
ignored an earlier one.
He reminded them of his Nov.
% telegram urging conservation
measures n view Of the coal strike
and asked "advice from you as to
the steps that you propose"
Governors Of % states have ap-
pointed coal conservation agencies
and those of three other states have
taken other measures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
SPECIAL NIGHT

Wednesday night has been set
aside as cold Fashioned Meet
ing Night at the Holy Church
of Jesus at Third and Marstella
street, according to the Rev.
G.. l.. Akers, pastor. The sing
ing Of old hymns will be featur-
ed. The Rev. M. M. Turner Of
Tulsa, OKLA, the visiting evan
galist, has spoken to large
audiences each night, the Rev.
Akers said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Late Briefs
COAL T SAME

The coal situation in Will
mington remained about the
same as last week, according
to city officials and coal deal
ers, yesterday. All were of the
opinion that extreme care
should be taken in its use un-
til the emergency has been
relieved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
YOUTH

No trace has been found by
Sheriff's officers of 14-year-old
Donald Conway, Maffit Vol
lage youth, who left his home
Sunday morning about 10
o'clock and has not been seen
since. The youth, according
to his father, G. T. Conway,
217 Davis Drive, left home
wearing a tweed suit. He was
described as having brown hair
and blue eyes, and five feet
tall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
MISS HOPKINS ILL

Miss Inez Hopkins = clerk
In the offices Of Adrian B.
Rhodes was reported i'll at her
home yesterday. She is suffer-
ing with a cold and officials at
the office could not predict
when she will be able to return
to her duties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
OFFICE

CHICAGO, Dec. 2. -(P- The
United States Trotting Association
Monday voted to c~entralize its &C.
Invites in Hartford, Coma, closing
its registers office at Goshen, N.
Y, and a field office at Bellfon-
tame, Ohio, within q few weeks"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
CONDITION

The condition of City Man
ager ]. r. Benson was describ-
ed IS greatly improved by
members Of his family yester-
day. The manager has been i'll
since Friday morning with q
cold. He was resting at his
home yesterday, however, City
Hall officials expect him to re-
turn to work soon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

The safest person in the United
States is a little girl between S
and IA years old VINO lives in
Rhode Island, according to Nation
al Safety Council statistics.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With More Govt

FASTEETH, a pleasant alkali,. Wv
acldl powder, holds false tests mon.
firmly. To eat n talk in mor. ho,
fort. just sprinkle a little CON.
on your plates. No gummy, goos' iEfH
taste or feeling. Checks "nIsts 9asy
(denture BREATH. Get FAsTFrr9Nc or'
any drug store. 1a It
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

Santa Lucia, one Of the British
Windward Islands, is known as
Helen of the West Indies"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
SEARCH CONTINUES

The body Of Sam Mallette.
24-year-old Negro fisherman
who was reported drowned
Monday morning when he fell
overheard from q boat in Buzz
Yards bay had not been recov-
cred late last night. Sheriff's
officers said. Lewis Davis,
Mallette's fishing companion
told Sheriff's officers Monday
that Mallette was sitting on the
stern Of the small boat paddl-
ing with an oar when he fell
overheard. High winds prevail
ing over the area slowed the
attempts to locate his body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
STATION OPERATORS MEET

01111V1N VI H1S1A1 VA'1 NN
Plans to meet an expected
rising volume o tourist trade
In this area next year were
discussed by a group Of local
filling station operators at the
Woodrow Wilson hut here last
night. Some Is operators at
tended the session, which was
a preliminary to the organi-
xation Of a local association
og gas station men, according
to p. Franklin Bell, assistant
secretary of the Wilmington
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-(UP)-Champion-
.hin t~horouehbreds of 1915 as selected by
fhe racing form annual poll Of staff ex-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
How Come?

This week. statements from two prominent members
of the republican party in the which throw
entire republican into confusion. Certainly
must have the effect of bewdering Buddy Ecton
pudang the statements direct and implied which he has
voters of the state against the red and substantially
eng that all who voted for the candidates the
sorting that those candidates. themselves were communist
trolled and inspired.
George Gossman the republican chair
and according to United Press report makes state
men in Billings that he is convinced That Left Erickson demo-
cratic candidate for the u senate certainly
ist Under the dateline the Gossman's
wood reports that Governor Ford sad he did not believe
tana congressional nominees communists fellow travel
ers' ,"
Where do these statements their leading candidate
Buddy Ecton 1t to that tears down all of his
aboous built structure of danger of Communism which he
has been prompted make in his campaign to the
time the speeches written for him. Is he going to have
the territory he has already been calling his
ponen communists and just how he going to his
political mentors who have placed him in this anomalous posi-
ton?
The puzzng thing about the whole situation the
speech delivered by Governor Ford in Great Falls early this
month"; according the Great Falls Tribune he charged the
democratic party Montana has been taken by the PAC
and communism parroing the statements made by Buddy
Ecton First the democrats Communists and then they
not How come, Governor?
This sudden change of policy the part Of the republicans
be explained perhaps by recent when
prominent republican misguided in Time magazine In
the quotation he said to have made statements similar
the by the Governor in his Great Falls speech When the
Time article appeared this prominent republican repudiated
the quoted renowned belief in such
paganda Thus the republicans including Buddy Econ
"on the spot
Another possibility is that the republican leaders felt them
skating thin that they getting themselves
into the position of the Hollywood Reporter the movie pubc
ton which recently carried article classifying several
nent movie people communists and found itself facing
damage suit for libel by Myrna 10y.
Or be possible that the republicans found the Montana
that he wanted hear something about instead of
hearing nothing but ndscrmlnate and constant
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Getting Consistent

In the present campaign have heard much complaint
from various opposed the candidates the demo
cratic ticket the burden of which has been that outsiders
ntrung something that is the sole business and interest of
Montanas congressional representatives They have
claimed that the PAC though that organization has
thousands of Montana citizens directly in had business
participating in the campaign. To be heard
the republican leaders complaining about the spent
their and the workers supplied by the foreign
lions operating Montana But of these organza-
lions have acquired sort of quasi citizenship the repub
could welcome their support for the candidates. all of
whom could be expected be friends of these corporations
at all times.
However, this week must have dawned Governor Ford
that there lack of consistency employing like Rob-
nett Larry Smith in the state to campaign for the repub
can candidates. both of them being outsiders coming into
Montana tell its citizens how to vote But the mighty intel
the Governor smayed by finding that there
might be faint of inconsistency attached to bringing these
NAM the state in view of what had been said about
Outsiders before He knew how to fix it He would
just honorary citizenship to Larry Smith, and this he
did and the certificate presented to Smith in impressive
ceremonies with leading republican attorney making the
presentation.
ordinary citizen might wonder just what outstanding
service this apostle of the NAM creeds and doctrines had
state its chief executive honor
there record that he has done anything
the have conferred the honor
he condecended to here for nice piece
of change preach the republican doctrines.
WE'LL anyhow you democrats can't say that Smith, ou
into the state to tell the citizens how to vote No.
Larry spoke citizen of commonwealth if not by
law by Governor Ford And who you to question
his judgment and right?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
SHACK SWEEPINCS


make those 70 of American veterans who voted
the democratic ticket 1914, and who in the great
jority will vote again in 1946?or those undesirable
foreigners Colin Kelly John Bassilone and thousands
of others who will have chance to vote again
because they died that Gov Dwyer and the rest of
might live?
Venerable lifelong republican John L. Lewis takes
his orders from Moscow. You don't believe it? Well
less authority than Larry Smith, radio COM
mentator, made that assertion Tuesday night before
Helena republican audience However, Mr.. Smith
didn't limit his remarks to John L. alone, rather in
Guided every CLIO leader every ALL leader-in fact
everybody who fails fall for the reactionary line he
peddles-as receiving orders from the Kremln.
i. K i.
Well, we'll well, we by the Great Falls Tribune
that the 1916 COP campaign is begging down in the
mud of its making This by no less authorities
than the Hon. Sam c. Ford and the equally honorable
George Gossman, state COP chairman who only Tues
day out and atfooedy refuted numerous earlier
republican statements that the democratic candidates
and all $4,000 of their primary supporters nothing
but bunch of communists
This must be indeed confusing, and not little
noying to the faithful particularly the fascisclyin
cined Montana Citizens Council who only this week
is taking space in practically every newspaper in the
state to tell the voters that the issue of this campaign
is Democracy State Socialism. Yep it must be
indeed discomforting to Messrs. Toomey Weir and all
the other corporation lackeys who are doing their
damndest to confuse the Montana citizenry into sending
congress slate of candidates endorsed by Gerald
L. K. Smith, Gerald Winrod, Harvey Springer and
many others of the "vermin' press
4 X X
One thing in particular 1 like about many of the
locals of the Montana Farmers Union is their ability
to reach decisions then do something about it,
whether the topic being of national state local i'm
portance One Montana local. Charlo believe
has been conducting regular forums foreign policy,
others have concerned themselves with graft in war
industries and many, many of them have made pretty
thorough study of the sales tax and all without excep
ton have arrived at the conclusion-a sales tax
is the most Ubiquitous form of all taxation and must not
be sadd1ed on to the backs of Montana's people.
AS excellent example of the Farmers Union in
action reprint an ad recently published in Valley
County paper asking the support Ref So to
provide adequate accommodations and facilities
in our badly overcrowded state sanitarum at Warm
Springs Please read:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

suspect that definition for American would be Repub
cam and Un-Amercan would be "Democratic If 1t were
honest However, realize that anything like that would be
entirely fruitess.
that the Montana Council for Progressive
Political Action made entirely of Montana citizens all of
them voters state and undoubtedly good citizens
members of the Montana Citizens Council which while
masqueradng nonpartsan organizations is definitely
republican And moreover its leaders, many of them,
represent the most reactionary groups in the COP
The Montana Citizens Council has approach this
campaign is the in the last and is also the same
the strategy mastermnded by the National Association of
Manufacturers
may add that Voice is glad for two reasons to publish
this advertisement money paid comes in handy
but more than that auhoatvey define the barren
program of the Montana Citizens Council to the intelligent
Montana Ctizen-H S. Bruce
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
"a GUEST EDITORIAL)
By KNEELAND sTRANAHAN

For over 81 years the American people have been
warned: Beware of the "Red Menace" Just now some
politicians and writer's greatly disturbed the
CIO-Poitical Action Committee.
But how many persons have yet to hear about
American Action Inc. the brand 100000 backed
organization whose immediate aim is to defeat 1877
radical and leftst' congressman in the 1916 cleo
tions
NATIONWIDE PLANS
Reports about this new organization, with fund
raising headquarters in Chicago and branches
America, including California and Washington,
been published in the Chicago Sun, st. Louis Post
Dispatch, and New York Post The Oct. 81 New Re-
public magazine also exposed American Action Inc,
in article by John Roy Carlson, author of the best
seller Undercover, who described the outfits current
operation "only dress rehearsal for a major
tonalistsolatonist drive gain the balance power
for America Firsters' in the 1913 elections"
POWERFUL SPONSORS
Reported sponsors of American Action Inc. include
General Robert E. Wood chairman of the board of
Sears, Roebuck & Co. and former chairman of the
America First committee; Ernest T. Weir chairman of
the board Werton Steel and former chairman of the
Republican Party finance committee; Lammont du