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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
ELEVEN-A

poor swimmer suddenly realizes
that his breathing isn't right, that
his arm motion or leg motion Is
getting him nowhere, and that he
has lost his nerve. Drowning oc-
ours more often among inexperi-
fenced swimmers than among non-
swimmers, because the former
feel capable Of taking care Of
themselves in the water and often
go out beyond the danger line.
while the non-swimmers stay
within the ropes"
Mr.. Smith told how the physical
department of the YMCA National
Council in New York is carrying
on a national program Of SWIM
ming and life-saving. The YMCA
has at present 35l nationally au-
thorized swimming and life-sav-
ing examiners, representing thirty
six states and four foreign coun-
tries, who give tests and present
awards. The program is being
stressed. at Association summer
camps, and its adoption is being
urged by many local YMCAs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Mound Duel Ends In
Catawba Indian Win

SALISBURY, April 27-F- Ca
tawba colleges Indians took a 10
victory from Newberry here this
afternoon in a baseball game
which featured a mound duel be-
tween Bill Grsen Of Catawba and
Paul Lynch Of the South Carolini-
ans.
Green had some wild spots, but
managed to pitch out OF them. He
allowed three rits and had six
strikeouts. Lynch was touched tor
seven hits and counted one strike
out.
The only score Of the game was
made in the third when Jake AL
mond singled, advanced to third
on Green's double and scored on
Lamar Dorton's center ield fly.
Newberry 900 900 000-0 3
CataWba 001 GOO 00x-1 z {
Lynch and Akvran; Green and Dor.
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
YANKEE HURLER
HOT THROUGHOUT
Bombers Help Out By Bag
ging Even Dozen
Safeties

WASHINGTON, April 27.-F-
Spud Chandler spun a three-hitter
today as principal speakers for the
Yankees to 80 victory over the
Washington Senators before 1885
paying customers.
The victory, Chandler's third Of
the season, and his second via the
shutout route, enabled the Yankees
to break their first place tie with
the Boston Red Sox and left the
Bronx bombers perched ali by
themselves on the top rung.
The bombers banged out an even
dozen hits, including home run
by Joe Gordon and triples by Tom
my Heinrich and Charley Keller.
Keller had a perfect day, with
three hits and two walks. Gordon,
who also got three hits. batted in
three runs.
Walter Masterson, first Of three
Washington pitchers, was charged
with the loss, his second of the
year. Sherry Robertson, George
Binks and Cecil Travis were the
only Mats to solve Chandler's deli
very, each slapping a harmless
single
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
BURNS SHUFFLES
RAILROAD LINEUP
Covington Moves Up
To Third Hitting
Position

Manager Frank Burns OF the
Atlantic Coast Line Champions
has reshuffled his softba1l team S
lineup this week after analyzing
the results of last Mondays sea
son opener, won by the railroad
ers, 9-3.
With an eye on next Mon
days tilt with the Senior
Fraternity nine, Burns has
moved his dynamic catcher,
J. B. Covington, into the num-
ber three batting slot. Coving-
ton came through last Monday
evening with a scorching triple
at a crucial moment. Capt.
Linwood Rowan continues to
hold down the cleanup berth.
L. C. Thomas will hold down the
centerfield post in his first ap-
pearance this season and new
corners are likely to appear in the
last minute changes, according to
Burns.
Starting pitcher will probably
be H. Heeden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
INCREASE SHOWN
| IN TANK ARTISTS
More Than $4,000 Were
Taught Art OF Swim.
ming Last Year

The popularity OF swimming as
a sport is increasing every year,
according to many Of the swim
ming coaches Of prominent uni
versities. who called attention to
the fact that statistics Of YMCA's
all over the United States and
Canada show an increase of one
fifth over figures in the number
OF persons accommodated in
swimming and life swimming
classes Of other years. More than
$4,000 learned the proper swim.
ming technique last year under
YMCA leadership.
THE Importance Of knDwins
how to swim correctly" said Mr.
Smith, 'is a matter that canno-
be overemphasized. The old say.
ing that if a things worth doins
at all, it's worth doing we'll ap
plies more to swimming, perhap.
than to any other sport.
The ability 70 stay on the tor
Of the water and to paddle around
however inexpertly, gives confid
ence which may lead to taking
risks. Then, in a tight place, tht
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
STEPHENS STARS
AS BROWNS WIN
Mexican League Jumper
Bashes Homer And Sin
gle In Victory

CHICAGO, April 27 --P- vern
Stephens, who jumped from St.
Louis to the Mexican league and
back again this spring, combined
his hitting with the shutout pitch
ing of Sam Zoldak today as the
Browns defeated the Chicago White
Sox, 20 before 4,533 fans in Com
iskey Park.
Stephens put St. Louis in front
in the fourth inning when he smash
ed one of Orval Groves pitches
into the left field stands for his
first round-tripper of the season.
In the sixth, after Al Zarilla had
tripled to right field, he singled
to center to drive in the second
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Bv GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

Frank manor expressed hopes
.rerday that his Masonborc
psrblers of the Eastern State
sseue would reverse last weeks
II fo 0 trouncing handed them by
+be Whiteville All-Stars with the ad.
dition Of big Linwood Rowan to
heir batting lineup. The return en-.
sagement is slated to be played al
the the Masonboro diamond, at 2
o'clock today.
The major change in the Ramb.
ler lineup is the shifting of short
stoo Poteat to second base to make
yoorn for Rowan, who played the
no.tfield for the Wilmington Pr
ates last season. That leaves an
other Buccaneer, "Snag" Allen. at
third and Bernie Covington at first
Sam Paxton, regular Pirate
gardener in '45, has left field.
while Jim Boone and Louis
Todd are the other auter gard
eners. Aubrey Wallace, johnny
Farrow, and Arthur Farrow
are kept in reserve for the pick
ct line.
With full weeks rest, little w.
A. Brown is expected to silence the
big Whiteville bats today for
Masonboro and Dan George is set
for the catching duties.
The All-Stars have three fast
ball righthanders to do their hurI-
ing chores in Harwood, Nelson.
and Stanley. OF tn Sc, Stanley.
showed the most speed last week.
and may be given the starting nod.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
REDS COP FROM
PIRATES BY So
Small Crowd Sees Joe
Beggs Pitch Cincin-
natl Victory

CINCINNATI, April 27-R)-The
Cincinnati Reds pulled into a tie
for fifth place with Pittsburgh TO
day as Joe Beggs pitched the Red
legs to a SO victory over the Pr
ates.
A crowd Of 3,oe6 saw the Reds
Jump into a one-run lead in the
first inning and then pile up more
markers behind the steady pitching
of Beggs, who registered mis- frs.
victory Of the season at Pittsburgh
last Sunday.
Jim Russelrs out on a steal to
home in the fifth brought loud pro-
tests from Pirate Manager frankie
Frisch but Umpire John Reardon
ct1trlr hv bic doo;.;o,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Davidson Cops Fifth
Circuit Tennis Win

DAVIDSON, April 27.-(P-The
Davidson Tennis team chalked up
its fifth conference victory of the
season by walloping the Citadel
here this afternoon, to 1. The
Wildcats undefeated outside the
southern conference.
Results: singles-Archer D) de-
feated Javery, 81, rs, 81; Robin
son Cd defeated Irwin 60, 6-3;
Hatch O) defeated Sinale, 6-1, 60;
Scott CD defeated Chapman 6-4,
81; Alexander CD defeated
Abramso:l 1865.
Double-Javery-Irwin &C. won
by Forfeit; ArcherScott, CD de-
feated Sinale-Chapman 81, 60.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
REDS LOSE PITCHER

CINCINNATI. April 27.-UH-
Pitcher Howard Fox was lost to
the Cincinnati Reds for several
weeks when he underwent an emer.
gency appedectomy today after
complaining Of a pain in his groin
when he reported at the playing
field. He was rushed to the hos.
pital, and doctors said his condi-
ton was satisfactory after the op.
Grafton. Fox formerly pitched for
the Birmingham Barons Of the
Southern association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
FAIRCLOTH NAMED

HIGH POINT, April 27-tP)-Ap-
pointment of Bill Faircloth, former
University Of North Carolina grid
man, as assistant football coach
at High Point College was announ-
ced tonight by the Athletic Council.
Faircloth, recently discharged
from the Navy, will assume his
new duties in June, Head Coach
Ralph James said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Louisiana State Bags
Conference Ball Game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, April 81
U.R)-Louisian State University de-
feated Alabama 7-2 here today IN a
southern conference baseball game
I-S-U led throughout the game ano
racked up eight hits to six fo1
Alabama
Didier and knight were the bat
teries for LSU and Henderson and
CaubrelI for Alabama. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
OPENS PLAY

MOSCOW, April 27 Up Play
ing left field and scoring the first
run, U. S. Ambassador Walter B.
Smith opened the American base
ball season in Russia today, but
his embassy team went down to
defeat by a score of "a to 3 be-
fore a combined Army-Navy nine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Wilmington Plays On
Wilson Field NAV IL

The Wilmington-Wils base
bali game, postponed Friday
afternoon b 6 . u 8 . Of wet
grounds at Wilson, has been re-
scheduled for May II at Wilson,
it was announced today by
Coz b Leon Brogden. The Wild
cats, with . IL won-loss record
In the conference standings,
seem to have an open field to
COP the Eastern laurels,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
TOTALS
x-Batted for Strincevich in 9th
xx-Batted for Hallett in 9th.

Errors-Fletcher, Frey. Runs batted in
-Gustine, Cox, Mccormick 2, Hatton 2,
Miller. Two base hits-Kiner Cox. Three
base hits-Gionfriddo. Stolen base-Frey
Double plays--West. Miller and Haas
Left on bases-Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati s.
Base on balls Hallett /, Lanning l..
Strikeouts-Str1ncevich 2, Beggs 3. Hits
off Strincevich in innings; Hallett
in 2; Lanning In /. Hit by pitchers
BY Strincevich (Moss). Losing pitcher
Strincevich. Umpires-- Reardon, Goetz
and Jorda. Time-1:5o. Attendance-3,o8 ,o86,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Chandler Licks Senators
With Three-Hit Pitching
Masonboro Strengthened
By Romans Appearance

Inc Whiteville bats blasted out
.nree triples in the 11-0 route but
lack OF pitching reserves on the
part OF Masonboro was the big rea-
son Tor the hitfest. Today's game
% expected to be a tight affair.
me probable batting lineups are
as follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Errors-Stevens, Holloway, fresh. Runs
batted in-stephens 2 Two base hit
Stevens. Three base hit-Zarilla. Home
run Stephens. Stolen base Wright.
Sacrifice-Zarilla. Double plays-Stevens,
Stephens and Stevens; Holloway and
Trosky; fresh and Appling; Holloway,
Appling and Trosky; Stephens, Berardino
and Stevens. Left on bases-St. Louis 6,
Chicago 4. Base on balls-oldak 2, Papish
4. Strikeouts-Zoldak l, Grove 3. Hits
off Grove in innings; Papish / in q;
Caldwell in 1. Losing pitcher-Grcve
Umpires-McGowan Rue and Passarella.
Time-1:43. Attendance-4,533.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Errors-Priddy, Robinson. Runs batted
in-DiMaggio, Etten 2. Heinrich, Gordon
8, Robinson, Chandler. Three base hits
Heinrich, Keller. Home run-Gordon.
Stolen base-Stirnweiss. sacrifice-Mas-
terson. Double plays Gordon, Rizzuto
and Etten; Rizzuto, Gordon and Etten.
Left on bases-New York 9, Washington
4. Base on balls-Masterson 6, Chandler
2. Struck out-by Masterson 4, Chandler
l. Htis-off Masterson in innings;
Haefner. 4 in 3; Pieretti In 1, Losing
pitcher Masterson. Umpires- Boyer,
Jones and Rommel.. Time-2:os. Atten-
dance-18,335, official.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

TOTALS --- 20 o 3 u IT
z-Batted for Grove in 6th
zz-Batted for Papish in 9th.
St. Louis ---- 900 101 000--o
Chicago ----------- 900 600 000-0
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Included in this shipment are dozens O.
beautiful patterns in solid pastel colors ane
stripes selected especially for you. In this dis
play you will find red, canary, green, blues
and gold.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Miss Mays Bride
OF Last EUening

Miss Flora Lou Mays, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Opha Mays OF Takoma
Park, last evening became the bride
of Mr.. John Orland Ford, son of
Mrs. Mildred Ford, also of Takoma
Park. The ceremony took place in
the Review and Herald Memorial
Church in Hyattsville, the Rev.
Francis D. Nichol officiating.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore gown
OF white satin trimmed with lace and
and finger-tip veil held by orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet of
white roses with an orchid center.
Miss Marybel Mays was maid of hon.
or for her sister and was dressed in
pink net and carried pink carnations
and blue delphiniums. The other
attendants were Miss Betty Hucker,
Mrs. Peter Altman, Miss Martha
Viehmann and Miss Mary Green.
They all wore blue net gowns and
carried pink carnations.
Mr.. Peter Altman was best man
and the uShers were Mr.. Ray Bowen,
Mr.. Lamont Casey, Pvt. Thomas
Green and Mr.. Donald Yost. Fol-
lowing the ceremony a reception
was held at 4807 Forty-second place,
Hyattsville, after which the couple
left for wedding trip through the
New England States. Upon their
return, they will make their home
in Takoma Park.
Mr.. Ford recently returned from
Japan where he was stationed while
in the service.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Fare1UeU Luncheon
Gipen for Flacks

The Venezuelan Ambassador anC
Sonora de Machado-Her en-.
tertained at a luncheon yesterday
in honor of our newly-appointec
Ambassador to BOLIVIA and Mrs
Joseph Flack. Mr.. Flack formerly
was counselor of the United States
Embassy In Venezuela.
the other guests included the
Bolivian Ambassador and Sonora de
Andrade, the Mexican Ambassador
and Sonora de los Monteros, and the
Peruvian Charge d'Afaires and
Sonora de Fernandez-Davila.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Burke, the
Counselor of the Venezuelan EN-
hassy and Sonora de Falcon -Briceno
the counselor to the same Embassy
DR.. Antonio Casas Briceno; Gen
Guillermo Machedo, Sonora de
Machedo-Gomez and Senorita Car
men Elena Berrizbaetia also were
guests.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
By Gretchen Smith
WOrna r1,lh TSItor

A handsome, dark-eyed woman
with friendly smile, Mrs. Weaver
has gained international recognition
as a leader in the fight against
leprosy. She married her North
American husband when he first
arrived in Brazil as a college pro-
fessor and journalist.
Much of the credit extended to
Brazil as "a light in a world of dark
ness where leprosy is concerned,
should go to Mrs. Weaver. 1t was
she who aroused public opinion in
her country to establish leper colo
nies where thousands of the unfor-
tunate could obtain refuge.
Today, $4,000 of the 10000 known
Brazilian lepers are being cared for
in modern towns of their own, ac-
cording to Mrs Weaver, with movie
theaters, libraries, social clubs.
churches and shopping centers.
They farm, nurse, teach, run stores,
work in furniture and shoe factories
and live the normal lives of resi-
dents of an ordinary community.
Here as the guest of the Training
Division of the Institute of Inter
American Affairs, Mrs. Weaver will
remain in this country until August.
She will study the operations and
Embarrassing activities of such agen-
cies as the National Tuburclulosis
Association, the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis, the
American Association for the Pre-
vention of Blindness, the American
Mission to Lepers, the American
Leprosy Foundation, the Florence
Crittenden Home and the Henry
Street Settlement House. She also
hopes to visit Father Flanagan's
famous Boys Town. in Nebraska
and the United States Leper colony
in Carville, La.
She will also visit Mexico, Colom-
bia and other Latin American coun-
tries.
Mrs. Weaver was introduced by
Mrs. Laura B. Danner, president of
the Washington Auxiliary.
Yesterdays program included
greetings from Mrs. Marie Gene
Cole Husk, secretary of the South
Eastern Area of the American Mis-
sion to Lepers with headquarters in
Atlanta, Ga, and a talk by Rev.
G. E. Rash, chaplain of the Carville
(LaD Leprosarium.
Evening star., 1946-05-29

The Shrine of the Blessed Sacra-
ment was the scene of the wedding
this morning of Miss Rita T. Walsh
daughter of Mrs. Edward J. Walsh
of Chevy Chase and the late Mr.
Walsh, and Mr.. Robert William
Lebling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Lebling of Bethesda.
Msgr. Thomas G. Smyth oficiated
at the ceremony and nuptial mass
at 10 o'clock and a wedding break
fast was given by the brides uncle
and aunt, Maj Gen. William c.
Rose, Deputy High Commissioner
of the Philippines and aide to Com
missioner McNutt. and Mrs. Rose,
in their home in Chevy Chase.
The bride was escorted to the
sanctuary by her brother, Mr..
Richard T. Walsh, and was met by
the bridegroom and his father, who
served as best man. She wore a
white faille gown with long veil
of French illusion held in place by
orange blossoms and carried a
bouquet of gardenias.
Mrs. James j. Saxon, the matron
of honor, and Miss Betsy Holland,
the maid of honor, wore white faille
gowns and white straw calots trim
med with green wells and carried
shower bouquets of white Shasta
daisies. The other attendants, Miss
Nancy Keane, cousin of the bride;
Miss Mary Lebling, sister of the
bridegroom; Mrs. James O. Gray
and Miss Marie Oliver, wore similar
costumes and carried shower
bouquets of yellow Marguerite
daisies.
The guests were seated by Mr..
Edward K. Walsh of Baltimore,
brother of the bride; Mr.. John Shu-
mate, Mr. Hobart Montee and Mr..
William Hepner.
The couple will motor to the
Cloisters at Sea Island, Ga, on their
honeymoon and will be at home on
their return at 1926 Chevy Chase
drive.
The bride is a graduate of George
town Visitation. Mr.. Lebling was
graduated from Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School and attended
Holy Cross College for two years
before entering the Army Air Corps
He served as a pilot for 13 months
in the 9th Air Force overseas and
was in the invasion and fighting in
Europe. returning to the United
States in July, 1945. He now is COM
pleting his studies at George Wash
ington University and is associated
with his father in real estate.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Poetry Festival
Planned Fridav

At the annual poetry festival Of
the Writers League of Washington
on Friday, Mrs. Leila w. Marshall
will have charge of the entertain
ment program which will consist
entirely of poetry and music. The
league. will meet at the Fairfax
Hotel with dinner at pm. Install
lation of recently elected officers
will also take place.
At the festival each member will
be asked to contribute a poem,
either original or from some fa-
vorite author. DR.. L. S. Mayer will
give piano selections and vocal solos
will be featured by Mrs. Eva Grant
Marshall.
Officers to be installed are: Ellery
w. Baker, president; DR.. Mayer,
first vice president; Mrs. Lulu G.
Castle, second vice president; Miss
Mary H. Turner, recording secre-
tary; Miss Julia M. Escher, COR
responding secretary; John Wotton.
treasurer; Eva Grant Marshall, par
liamentarian, and Omar Henry,
auditor.
Evening star., 1946-05-29

A heartening story of strides made
in leprosy control in her native
country, Brazil, was presented by
Mrs. Anderson Weaver, of Rio de
Janeiro, yesterday before the WASH
ington City Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Mission to Lepers at its annual
"ingathering" at the Mount Vernon
Methodist Church.
Head of the Brazilian Federation
of Societies for the Assistance to
Lepers including more than 1000
members, Mrs. Weaver told of the
success of the preventive homes for
children of leprous parents which
she founded a little over 10 years
ago and which have been responsible
for saving thousands of boys and
girls from the dread disease.
There are now 26 of these pre-
vention homes working throughout
Brazil" Mrs. Weaver said, explain
ing how these homes take children
OF leprous parents as soon as it is
learned that the disease has
developed.
Sometimes it is the father who
contracts the disease" she explained.
When he is sent to a leprosium, the
societies give aid to the mother and
the children. If the mother and
father both have the disease, the
children are taken to the prevention
homes. Over 5000 babies have been
born to leprous parents in the leper
colonies" she continued. These
babies are taken when but a few
hours old and sent to the preventive
homes"
While the parents feel a natural
sorrow at separation from their chill
dren, they are nevertheless grateful
that the children have an oppor-
tunity for the excellent care and
education which is given them at
the homes, Mrs. Weaver said.
The speaker was optimistic in her
report of the use of promin Oil, one
of the newest discoveries in the
treatment of leprosy. Discovered
four years ago, the medicine has had
excellent results in retarding the
development Of leprosy, she said.
Mrs. Weaver told of growing
interest among Brazilian women in
social welfare work and paid high
tribute to the thousands of women
who have assisted in making life
easier for victims of leprosy as we'll
as preventing its spread among
victims families.