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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
Worth Buying

The City of Wilmington would like
to buy the government-erected build
ings on the Marine Hospital property,
preferably to resell them at a reason
able profit which could be applied, in
City Manager Benson's view, to the
cost of the auditorium which will be
constructed on the site.
Should a buyer be found, providing
the City comes to terms with the federal
government, he might find that the
dormatories could be converted into
apartments, like the Camp Davis dorma-
tories which are being sent to Washing.
ton for the same purpose, and to an
appreciate extent relieve the loca
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
TOP o. THE
Resort Development

There are many improvements to
make if southeastern North Carolina
coastal resort possibilities are to be fully
developed.
Among the chief is a coastal high
way from approximately Onslow beach
to Baldhead island with ornamental
bridges over the inlets and the entire
length affording a view of the ocean
1t would be an expensive project,
as stretches would require seawalls, and
it should be literally provided
with benches and several picnic or
general recreation grounds.
But the cost would be more than
offset by the additional throngs at
tracted to the area, always provided
it was a mastery and not a makeshift
job.
This highway was a cherished dream
of the late Bruce B. Cameron, mayor
and civic leader, who envisioned the
great rewards that would accompany
its construction. It is only necessary
to consider the real estate develop
ment, the extensive home building that
would be done along it's border, to see
the economic advantage of the under
taking.
If the highway commission were not
willing to undertake the job, legislative
authority for bond issues might be OBJ
tanned by joint action Of legislators
from the affected counties.
A project of this magnitude would
take time not only for construction
but also for preliminary missionary
work to convince shortsighted citizens
that it would ultimately pay rich divi-
dends in ever increasing patronage Of
the entire area. In the meantime, ad-
vantage would dwell in the creation of
beach golf courses which would bring
many devotees of the game who now
spend their winter vacations in Florida.
There are very few days in a years
passage that golf cannot be enjoyed
in this region, as records of the Country
Club and the Municipal links prove. In
the present effort to keep New Hanover
county coastal resorts in operation
through the fall and winter the results
would be greater if among the other
attractions to be offered it could be
advertised that golfers would find
courses near their hotels or cottages.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
BREWSIE AND WILLIE, by Ger
trude Stein (Random House; &I'

BULL SESSION" was the CO..
lege term for the once popular
extracurricular arguments ]"
which students pondered and Sc.
tied the worlds problems In l'
book, Americas, not the wor!d'
problems are considered, and me!
are preached rather than se'i-so'
but it's still a bull session,
Brewsie is the principal SPEAK
err, and Willie, Sam, Brock, Do',
aid and others, plus visitors S0s-
as Pauline and Janet, all Gls
Paris, occasionally put IN uS.
oars. You even want to jntefFDp'
and have a say yourself.
Though there are imaglnaI'I
elements, this is not really a no's.
but a record of what our soI'!s.
boys and girls, at least those Oh.
caliber to wish to talk to Gerifog.
Stein, have been thinking WEI.
out from under our wing. DIV.
this author is recognized for III,
ability at straight reporting, Oh.
OF the many talents which a W
to genius, we must regard THIS
count as entirely dependable.
While GIs expected to "G ;,s',
home lazy they will want !o."
At those jobs they'll make saosss
to be bought on the instal-nss,
plan with the help Of the ft-e.a
ly Finance" company. But
manufacture of those gadgets w.
up our raw materials, so tha'
more we work, the poorer a..
country gets. Industrialism Is :
sum: You chew and chew on.
don't feed YOU; America is
last of the countries that wen
1ustrial in the 18th century WY
nave not yet gone poor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22

an overwhelming desire to buy
their products so that when they
do get to turning them out on a
pre- = war production line scale
sales resistance will be so COM
pletely broken down that getting
rid of their automobiles will be
a mere matter of taking orders.
If, however," I suggested,
"this does not satisfy you, why
don't you take the matter up di-
rect with young Mr.. Henry Ford,
Mr.. Alfred P. Sloan, or Mr.. Henry
Kaiser?"
1t just sort of beats you down
to have one and all jumping on
you for some item over which
you have no control at all.
We'll, I think" my new-found
friend went on, that the present
automobile advertising campaign
is cruel to us folks who're having
to walk everywhere we 90 where
a bus isn't handy. 1t looks like
they'd wait until they get some
automobiles before they'd try to
sell us any,"
Since this man, I learned, is
a merchant in a nearby tobacco
town, I asked him if he waited I'M
til Christmas Day to lay plans for
selling his Christmas goods. Or if
the tobacco farmers in his sec
ton waited until the market act
ually opened before laying plans
to sell their tobacco.
He hadn't looked at it that way.
1t is true that it, seems cruel
to those of US who've either been
walking or rafting around in a
gasping jalopy these past several
months, or years, for the compan-
les to greet us each week or month
in the magazines with those big
page ads proclaiming the merits
OF their particular makes. Blu I'm
sure they have a reason for it.
Ford. for example, doesn't want
you to forget the name Of his prod
uct; as neither do Chevrolet. Chry-
sler, Oldsmobile, Plymouth and
the rest of them.
Personally, I've been walking
except when I could bum a ride
for the past year or so. And,
frankly, I don'+ expect to be able
TO buy a new car under another
SIX months. probably a year.
There are, as I told my friend.
probably millions of people who
would buy a new car today if they
had the chance. And yet there are
only a few paltry thousand cars
being made.
1t is another instance. of course.
when your patience will probably
become frayed before eventually
it is rewarded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
BY JOHN SKIES

There are a good many outside
matters which friends of mine and
others who are not SO friendly,
charge up to those of u who deal
almost exclusively with the news
of a newspaper that it seems to
me some sort of Qualification is
in order.
For instance, on the beach yes
terday l was introduced to a
gentleman whose name has slip
ped me entirely. Upon learning
that I was a newspaper man he
gave me n of those O-So-o-o!
looks and bounced upon he.
1--WE been wanting to get a hold
of n of you fellows for a long
time" he said, belligerently.
why is it that you birds keep
On advertising the beauties and
conveniences and reliability and
splendid performances of the new
automobiles? Why is it that you
keep begging the public to buy
these splendid new creations OF
the automotive industry? Why,
I've been into every nook and ran
ny of North Carolina trying to
buy anything with four wheels,
even a Model T, to get me around
and all the automobile people
just laugh at me-"
1t was useless for me to tell
this gentleman to keep his shirt
on because he was wearing nothing
but trunks. So l set out just as
patiently as possible to give him
the facts of life from where I'm
sitting.
Look, my newly-found &C.
quaintance,' l said, " in the first
place I have absolutely nothing
to do with the advertising depart
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
Religion
A L QUESTION
By L T. ELLIS

Keen = minded, seven = year : old
Turk for Tertius) was visiting my
study. and exploring the wonders
Of the Dictaphone, the books and
the maps. Then he stood beside
my desk, where I was writing, and
after a few moments of puzzle
ment, he propounded the searching
question, Grandfather, how do
you know what to write?'
Turks query set me off on a
tour of self-examination. Whence
have come the millions of words
that I have put into print?
Well, they are the squeezed-out
expression of my life; my observa-
ton of the passing show of the
world-not neglecting the messages
spoken to me by little children and
common people;-my frequent and
far travels over this goodly earth;
my reading Of many books and
papers foo many periodicals, I
fear); my Summers on our Cana
dian lake and in the woods; my
listening to public speakers, and
my WI thousands of addresses;
my meditations in the sleepless
night watches; my family and
friends (See, Turk, here you are in
print; and, most of all, my study
Of the Bible, the Book of Wisdom
that is always up to date and
surest in its counsel.
Yes, Turk; all that comes with
in the range of my own living, NV
sorrows and my joys, finds it's way
onto the pages that I have penned
so toilsomely. Always I must live
more and think more before I can
write more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22

housing shortage, which is far from
negligible.
Lacking a purchaser, the City itself
could find good use for most OF the
buildings, either for storage or to &C
commodate the overflow of municipal
offices inadequately quartered in the
City Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
QUOTATIONS

We are still consuming more food per person
per day on the average than we ever con-
INT in prewar days.-Assistant Secretary
of State William l.. Clayton.
The masses of people crave rest and peace,
release from fear and Wsnt.-Dr. Carl Hem
miller, executive r e tary, Evangelical
Church Missionary Society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
Not In The Contract

Not In The Contract
The man was flushed and pant
ing, when finally he had climbed
the three long flights Of stairs al,
stumbled into Creashaw's cuhbH
hole of an office.
why" he gasped "m,st 7
climb all those stairs to collect
this small overdue account Won owe
us?" w
Well" replied Crenshaw. "vo,,
Certainly don't think I'm going to
rent a place on the first floor lust
70 accommodate my creditors. do
you?"-Clipped
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-22
STAR Dust
The Supreme Tribute

An a%rt-lover, viewing a fine paint.
ing representing a man PLAYING a
flute, and desiring to compliment
the artist, remarked: when I look
at that painting think myself
deaf."-Wall Street Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
W0LFPACK PLAN
FOR BOWL TRIP
Reports Say Team To Make
Headquarters AT Ponte
Vedra Beach

RALEIGH, Dec. 9.-P)-The N,
|C. State college football team viii
leave here by train on December
rs for its Gator Bowl date on New
Years Day with the University O.
Oklahoma, j. A. Vonglahn, gradu
ate manager of athletics, announc.
ed Monday.
The team will arrive in Jackson.
vile the following morning, ane
will make its headquarters at a re.
sort inn at Ponte Vedra beach, q
miles south of Jacksonville. The
team will work at the inn, and viii
return to Jacksonville on the day
of the game, Vonglahn said.
Plans for the return trip, he said,
are tentative, but the team may
leave Immediately after the game.
HE said that the size of the travel
ing squad had not been determined.
but indicated that over 40 men may
make the trip.
Headquarters for the N. C. State
ers will be the Hotel Mayflower.
college students, alumni and follow.
An alumni smoker is planned the
night before the game.
Mt q SSsr r.~ Nonn-Ar Cnrx;on
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
GREENSBORO TIES
LL-STARS,6 TO 6
J. R. Jones losses Two
Passes In Final Minutes
For Deadlock

WINSTON-SALEM, Dec. 9. -P,
J. R. Jones. whose seriously-in-
iured knee prevented him from do
ling anything other than pass, I'M
two long sensational aerials
in the dying minutes here Monday
to bring Winston-Salem's A1l-Stars
a 8-6 tie with Greensboro High in
the second Annual Piedmont Bowl
before 1000 fans.
The two teams had rocked back
and forth for almost three periods
after Greensboro had scored late
in the first period on a 16-yard pass
from Terrell to Larry Dempsey.
The latter missed the attempted
conversion.
After earlier dropping four per-
feet aerials from Jones, the twin
city receivers began to click. Glenn
Club took a 40-yard heave to
carry to the Greensboro 40. After
being smothered thrice trying to
find a receiver, moving the ball
back to his 48, Jones found cousin
Paul. Jones on the Is in the midst
of four Greensboro defenders
Paul Leaper up and caught the
pass and pulled off and left the
Whirlies to score, thanks to a great
block thrown by B. T. Henderson.
Cooke missed the point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Jaycees To Sponsor Banquet Tonight At z O'clock;
Notre Dame Best On Offensive And Defense In Nation
CAMERON
SPECIAL GUEST
Most Improved MINIS Play
er Will Be Presented
With Trophy

Three special events will feature
the Junior Chamber Of Commerce
banquet for the New Hanover High
school football team at the Marina
Restaurant at Wrightsville Sound
tonight at 7 o'clock.
First, Eddie Cameron, athletic
director Of Duke University, will
be the principal speaker. Second,
the most improved New Hanover
High school gridder will be award
ed a special trophy, and third,
movies of several Duke games will
be shown.
Some 1870 persons are expected
to attend tonight's meeting. Be-
sides the MINIS coaching staff,
varsity gridders. and school Of
f%icials. local sports writer's have
been invited to the outing.
Cameron is starting his twenty
first year as a member of the
Duke coaching staff. He also serves
as backfield coach of the Blue
Devil club.
Cameron is also a former head
basketball skipper at Duke. His
quints finished OF top of the South
ern Conference in 1888, 1941, and
1912, the other years they eve
finished out of the first division.
During Wallace Wade's absence
from Duke in 1912, Cameron took
over the skippering reins, and guild
ed Duke to their only bowl game
victory, a 1926 victory over Ala
bama in the Sugar Bowl in 1915.
His elevens also won the South
ern Conference football crown
throughout the three years.
Tom Davis, assistant MINIS
coach, was a regular on each of
his teams from 1943 through 1945.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
In Sports Pan 80.
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E 49, .~
BY Roy Cook
BY Roy Cook

Several times we have pointed out the needs for
increased recreational facilities in Wilmington, especial
ly softball and baseball fields. This city needs and
should have at least two more lighted parks for outdoor
sports.
The only lighted field available for night sports is
the Robert Strange park at 10th and Ann streets.
Several softball teams are planned for next season
and they must play at night. The Cape Fear semi
pro baseball league and the Eastern State Semi.nro
baseball circuit and other organized athletic programs
are being planned for 1947 .. But the main problem
confronting the officials are places to play.
1t has been suggested to this writer that steps be
taken to place lights at two more fields. We will not
attempt to tell our readers how this should be done,
but we would like to point out a couple Of places where
the parks should be located.
The Hilton park is an ideal location for the north
en section OF the city, there is plenty of parking space
and the field is far. enough from the residential section
and yet close enough to be easily reached. The ground
there is excellent for softball and baseball. A lighted
park here will fill the outdoor sports need of the north
en section of the city. ~es
The old Eastern Carolina League baseball field.
Bellamy park, located near Lingo is another ideal
place for a lighted field, this would serve the residents
of the southern section of the city.
Robert Strange park can fill the bill for the central
section.
Something should be done about these fields.
And now we hear talk about bringing in teams
for Bowl" games and other athletic attractions. But,
here we have another problem ... Where can the con-
tests be staged? The American Legion Stadium
has served a gOOd purpose, put an additional stadium
is needed.
The Legion Stadium is excellent for horse races
and has been used to seat at least $500 fans for High
School gridiron battles. But, the Wilmington Pirates
will use the field for their games in the Tobacco State
League. So what happens to the hundreds of amateur
sportsmen who loved to play softball and baseball?
Some action should be taken at once Whining
ton definately needs at least two more lighted softbal
and baseball parks and a modern stadium should be
built. There is no reason why Wilmington can't have
big time" sporting events, IF and when the facilities
are available.
Did you ever stop to think that there is not a suit
able place in the county to stage indoor sports events?
-. The world is fast becoming sports minded :. Will
mington MUST get in stride. !.
Wilmington E a stadium; and more athletic
fields.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
CAROLINA ASKS
FOR FANS AID
Want Persons Who Have No
Transportation To Let
UNC Know

CHAPEL HILL, Dec. 9. -(P)- II
you have made applications for
tickets for the Sugar Bowl have
decided not to go because you can
not get hotel reservations, please
advise the University of North
Carolina Athletic association at
once so that some Tar Heel who
has reservations can be allotted
your ticket, the athletic association
will gladly pay for telegram il
you will wire your application with
d. avail collect.
Such was the gist of a statement
issued Monday by university ath-
letic officials who pointed out that
a number of applications already
have been Withdrawn by alumni
who found they we're unable to OBJ
tain hotel or rooming accomoda'
tons.
Information from New Orleans is
that all hotel rooms have beer
reserved for more than two months
In past years the New Orleans AS
ISOLATION of Commerce has main
tanned a housing bureau for the
benefit of Sugar Bowl visitors seek
ling looms in. New Orleans home:
but there are so few rooms avail
able now this bureau has been dis
continued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
JOE LOUIS VISITS
SICK MIKE JACOBS

q 49,
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-GP-Bexing
promoter Mike Jacobs, whose con
dition at st. Clare's hospital is de-
scribed as still Every critically ILL.,"
had a visitor Monday one of the
few permitted to see him since he
was stricken a week ago.
It was heavyweight champion
Joe Louis. Attendants said Mike
Immediately recognized Louis with
a smile and Hello joe"
Only members of his family and
a few close friends have been per-
mitted to see Jacobs. His condition
took. a turn for the worse Satur-
day when he suffered a heart at
tack. He rallied several hours lat
er and Monday night was reported
resting comfortably"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
WILDCAT CACERS
PRACTICE HARD
Elizabethtown Opener |.
Only Three Days Off;
Marion Rogers Stars

With their opening game with
Elizabethtown only three days
away, Coach Leon Brogden work
ed for over two hours with the
varsity yesterday afternoon at the
New Hanover High school gymnas-
ium, and came out of the long
drills still dissatisfied over the clubs
offensive performance.
The teams passing was Oft in
their scrimmage with the second
quint. W. A. Brown shot well,
but could hit the target on passes
to his mates. When the first crew
tried to work the ball in for a .layup
shop they were stopped cold. John
ny McKoy drifted out for a long
shot once Or twice and couldn't
find the range. Louis Collie was
the lone varsity man, who showed
up well. Collie was especially bril-
liant on his left-handed push shot.
Mason looked only fair.
Standing out for the reserves was
Marion "Tinkey'' Rogers, the best
%all-around athlete at New Hanover
High. Marion hit the net three
times on set shots, and was a big
cog in the second teams defense
against the varsity.
The probable second team behind
the first strings Billy Mason,
Louis Collie, Johnny McKoy, W.
A. Brown, and Teddy Fennell COM
bination will probably be Johnny
Crowley and Marion Rogers al
guards. Don Hyatt at center, and
Charlie Smith and Leroy Towles
Of forward .+4o-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Agreement Ratified

PASADENA, Calf; Dec. 9-(P
The Pacific Coast conference
late Monday formally ratified the
agreement with the Western con
ference for the f%ive-year Rose
Bowl tieup.
The agreement was reached ir
tentative form at a meeting II
Berkeley last month, but the forma
written contract was drawn uI
later and presented to the Coas1
conference Monday for approval
Commissioner Victor O. Schmidt
declined to release the contents oil
the contract, but said he would
seek permission from the 10 mem
ber school representatives here
for the conferences annual meet.
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Lloyd Mangrum:s Golf Win
Rated Years. Most Popular
Fred Corcoran Ranks Hog
ans Fine Season Second
4. OF Year

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 9-P-Witf
the golfing tours of 1916 at an end
Lloyd Mangrum's victory in the
U. S. Open was hailed Monday
as the most popular one of the
year.
Mangrum returned to the golfins
front after two and one-half years
overseas during which time was
wounded twice in action.
Other highlights of the year il
golf as cleaned from the little rec
record book of Fred Corcoran.
tournament manager for the Prof
f%essional Golfers Association.
Little Ben Hogan won the mos
! tournaments of the PGA. sponsored
events, 13, and the most money,
$40, $50. 16.
Hogan also was the lightest Of
the touring pros, weighing but
1874 IL pounds with sand wedge)
and Ed (Porky) Oliver. the heavy
weight at 237 without sand wedge)
Scores of 264 turned in by Hogan
in the Texas open and By Sam
Snead in the Jacksonville oper
were the lowest recorded in any o.
the years major tournaments.
The lowest 18-hole score in {
tournament was a e. by jim
Terrier at Montgomery, Ala, tyins
the low mark record held by Wal
ter Hagen, Lawson Little, Byron
Nelson and Hogan.
johnny Palmer and E. J. Dutch,
Harrison had 28's at Nashville, fol
the lowest nine-hole scores.
Snead had the longest hole-in
one when he aced one of 245 yard.
at Winnipeg. Canada.
The longest putt holed was a 70
footer by Mangrum On the ninth
green at Cleveland in the U. S
open playoff with Byron Nelson
and Wv Chezzi. The putt KEEP
him in the running and he played
the next nine holes to win. The
putt, incidently, was for a six
coming after he had put his tee
shot out of bounds.
Hogan made the first come
back" when he scored a Is tt
equality at Orlando and came bacl
with a "a in the second round fol
fourth position.
Ferrier had the most holes-in
one in a single tournament-twe
at San Francisco in the first ane
third rounds.
Hartman Barron won the mos
prize money in one event-$10,5 500
in the Chicago Tam O'Shanter.
Jimmy Thompson. Chick Harder
and Snead continued as golf
longest drivers, all smashing tee
shots we'll owe 300 yards.
The PEA had it's biggest yea1
with IS tournaments and $484, 90 ir
prize money; the Tam O'Shante1
offering $45, 900 for the most 0.
any one event.
Honors for the "best dressed
were handed Jimmy Demaret.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
ANCHOR DEFEATS
STEMS, Il TO 6
Thrifty Store Squeezes Out
Champion Distributing
Company, 1919

Anchors Hardware kept their
perfect record unmarried yesterday
at the YMCA, sinking Stems Store,
1875, in the first game of a basket
ball doubleheader. Thrifty Store
squeezed out Champion Distribut-
ing company, 1919, in the second
contest.
Rex Hardy paced Anchors to
their third straight victory of the
season in the opener, ringing the
basketball for three field goals and
six points.
John Gerdes lead Thrifty Store
to their thrilling triumph in the
aftermath, sinking six markers
through the net also.
The box scores r as follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
;JAYVEES DEFEAT
MAFFlTT VILLAGE
Jack Parker PAGES Junior
Varsity Quint To 20-13
Victory

New Hanover High school Junior
Varsity swung into full gear yester-
day afternoon by defeating Maffit
Village, 20-13, in a practice game
at New Hanover High schools
gym.
This Payvees are composed of
20 boys, three of whom r return
ming 1ettermen. The most out
standing boy Of practice was Jack
Parker. Parker looked very good
on brea-aways and Grips, while
Linwood Taylor showed up brilliant
ly on rebounds and ball handling.
Others standing out were Homer
Ellis, Eugene Stevens, Bobby
Crowley, and Charles Brewer.
The Junior Varsity will open its
regular season on December 10
against Leland.