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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
Goes To Roxboro

Colin F. Churchill, of Kinston,
Federal Works agency engineers
stationed here for the four years
of World War I, has been named
city manager Of Roxboro, the Star
learned last night.
Churchill, who was in charge Of
the TWAS office here until four
months ago, will succeed Guy T.
Whitman, who resigned to accep'
a position as consultant for the
North Carolina League Of Muaica
palities.
He has been a frequent Whining
ton visitor on official tours il
several federal engineering capa
| cities.
From 1888 to 1910, he wa:
travelling engineer for the U. 5
Public Works Administration, ant
subsequently project manager To-
the Federal Housing authority.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
The Weather
FORECAST

South Carolina-Friday mostly cloudy.
showers coastal area, moder-
cool.
North Carolina-Friday partly cloudy
to cloudy and moderately cool. Scat
tered showers in the coastal area.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a 10; 7:30a SO; Bop 80: 7:30p "a.
Maximum 80; Minimum 81; Mean II
Normal rs.
1:30a SO; 7:30a 81; 1902 81; 1902 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. M,
900 inches.
Total since the first of the month
10. 08 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------------- 7:07s
u lisp 7:27r
Masonboro Inlet --- 10:09a 3:49s
10: 20p 4:11I
Sunrise 5:44; Sunset Sal; Moonrise
9 :20a; Moonset sop.
River Stage at Fayetteville at 8 am.
Thursday-14.1 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

The eight-man committee i'm
mediately went to work and drew
up seven resolutions as follows:
(1) The SENC farmers are in
favor of and demand support for
truck produce prices wherever
there are ceilings, but they favor
support of these prices with ade-
quate government control and de-
mand simplified price support on
all commodities which shall be
based on commodity grades set up
by the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
(2) The SENC farmers want
See SOUTHEASTERN On Page 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
,,d cooler, scattered showers. Saturday.
ssir and continued cool.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

See DISAPPOINTMENT On Page 3
Evening star., 1946-06-30

of registrants who report they will
have racers ready for the race.
Irving Crawley, Is, of 52l4 Ames
street NE. was interviewed by Bill
Coyle, radio director of The Star,
during yesterdays Derby radio
program on Sta tion WMAL. Irving.
an Armstrong High School student,
was introduced as the Derby rep
resentative of the Junior Police
and Citizens Corps, in which he is a
captain
He told of plans to wear in" the
bearings Of his racer wheels by
spinning them often in advance of
the race
The young high school cadet,
whose interests also include the
building of model airplanes, is as
sembling his racer on the back
porch of his home.
Mr.. Coyle also interviewed Julia
jenkins, a captain of the corps in
North Brentwood, Md, who has
been encouraging boys there to
enter the Derby, and Policeman
Oliver Cowan, founder director of
the youth organization.
Additional Derby entrants in
clude:
Edward Mallory, Is, 1899 Twelfth
street NV: Phillip H. Petit. IA,
Industrial Home School; Nickie r.
Bing. 13. 1923 Reservoir road N. w.:
Ralph G. Pagter, IA, 37l9 Futon
street NV: James w. Little, 13.
Falls Church, Va; Frank j. Sho-
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Soop.Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby, sponsored by The Star
and the District Department OF
the American Legion. is open
to boys II to Is years Of age,
inclusive. Boys reaching their
18th or 10Th birthdays in the
period from June l to August
l8. inclusive. are eligible.
Each entrant must obtain an
official rule book from the
Washington area Chevrolet
dealer nearest his home and
have entry blanks signed by
parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be boy
built at $40 maximum cost.
with not more than S6 Of the
total being spent for wheels and
axles. Precision wheel bearings
are prohibited, but ordinary
ball bearings are permitted.
These design limits are pre-
scribed: Length, so inches;
width, AZ inches; height, in
Guiding windshield. 30 inches.
weight of racer, 1875 pounds;
combined weight of racer and
driver, $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

A series of meetings with prin-
cipal committees planning arrange
ments for the Washington Soap Box
Derby will be held this week by
Derby Director o. c. Holleran to
perfect the schedule of events for
July 20, the day Of the coaster
classic.
The committees. composed of
members of various posts in the
District department of the Amer
ican Legion, will hold their con-
ferenees in the Legion Club, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
Important announcements now
are going out to Derby registrants
by mail, and all entrants should
fill out and return promptly the
postal cards inclosed with these
communications from Derby head
quarters. The final official list Of
contestants is complied from cards
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Star Staff Photo.

lock, jr., II. Falls Church. Va;
Sherwin DeSantis, Is. $3.50, Clay
street NE; Pat McDougall, IA, 489
N street SW.; Walter Baumann.
IS, 1917 Fourth street S.W.: Winter
Fletcher, IS, 354 N street SW.:;
Nick Magtutu. 13, TAI Seventh street
Sc: and jackson Parker, Ia, ISL
Seventh street SW.
Read The Star for Derby NeUS. }
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Sd. {. Men 10 Be trustees
OF Edison Foundation

Formation of the Thomas Alva
Edison Foundation. Inc, with three
Washington officials on the list OF
"a trustees was announced In West
Orange, N. j., last night.
Incorporation papers of the non-
profit educational corporation said
the foundation was created to keep
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Cadet Nurses PIun Teo

The third birthday of the United
States Cadet Nurse Corps will be
celebrated tomorrow starting at 4
pm. with a tea at the Red Cross
House on the st. Elizabeths Hos
pital Grounds with group OF
Senior Cadets from 10 hospitals in
eastern States as honor guests.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

alive and active "the inspiration
and genius exemplified In the life.
accomplishments and ideals Of
Thomas Alva Edison"
The foundation will preserve the
West Orange laboratory and library
which the inventor used for A
years.
Trustees will include members of
the Edison family and leaders In
science, education and industry
Washington men are Rear Admiral
Harold G. Bowen, chief OF research
Evening star., 1946-06-30

and DR. John w. Studebaker. Unit
ed States Commissioner Of Educa-
ton.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

and inventions, Navy Department:
DR.. Frank B. Jewett. president of
the National Academy Of Sciences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
246 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES NEARBY
Open Come fore. W. Is Planned
AS StuhIey Uncovers Pussers

among the Colonial candidates and
many will stick when a final cut is
made Among them are Dixie How
ell, good guard from Eastern: Al
Dugoff, big, fast back who played at
Roosevelt, and what may be the
prize OF the lot, Joe Buell. of Tech.
Center Material Capable.
One position likely to cause Coach
Stanley no headaches is center.
He's oversupplied with talent there
in Mike Monslovich, Ed Gustafson
and Nick Bubonovich. One OF them
may be shifted to some other posi-
ton to take advantage of heft and
skill. A likely transfer is Monslo-
vich. He's rugged 2l0-pounder
who has plenty of speed despite his
heft and would make good block
ing back. When he hits EN- they
stay hit.
The Colonials also have several
stable linemen, such as Tiny Ship
man, 260-pounder at tackle; Carl
Butkus, another tackle who weighs
only 255, and Hank Augiesewicz, big
guard back from the 1912 squad who
saw plenty of football action during
his career with Army Air Forces
elevens.
The backs may be noted for speed
more than size, although severa,
190-pounders such as Bill Spangler
Frank Cavallo and Paul Skinner are
ON hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Nine From AZ Eleven
In 10 Georgetown Is
Calling Out tuesday

Georgetown is the last Capital
area college to get in line with foot
ball practice with Coach Jack Ha-
gerty set to greet about 10 gridders
when he calls his initial drill at 3:15
pm. Tuesday.
Nine 1912 veterans will form the
nucleus of this years eleven and
Hagerty has approximately month
to get ready before the October
opener against Wake Forest. A
three-week midsummer practice did
not reveal much nj the way of
promising candidates. but in addi-
ton to about 40 survivors from that
session the Hoyas have 30 spring
drill graduates who are familiar
with the intricate split T formation
to be employed at the Hilltop.
There's a possibility that more
than 10 will turn out Tuesday as a
new class of about 500 students has
registered at the university since
summer practice and there may be
some football players among them.
With the recent return of Rome
Schwagel as graduate manager Of
athletics, the sports staff at G. U. i.
completed. Rev. Matthew, S. j., il
moderator of athletics; George
Becker, physical director; JacE
Hagerty, football coach; Mush Du.
bofsky, assistant; George Murtagh
assistant football and baseball coach
Elmer Ripley, basket ball; Hap Har
dell, B football and track; john,
Williams, trainer; Marty Gallagher
boxing, and John Shields, publicity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01

decided to refund the money due
them and run it as a public course
1 had perfect right to do it, as !
had set a minimum of 500 member
ships to make it a closed course"
The owner of the 300-acre plot
near Penn-Daw, few blocks of
Highway l, divulged the troubles
that interfered with the promised
tennis courts and swimming pool.
Il leased the pool to five club men,
bers on a five year basis, and when
they were about to start construc-
ton, there was a shortage of re-
inforcing steel We had the tennis
courts graded when the sand and
gravel company that was to supply
the quick-drying surface went on
strike. I've had a complete turn
over in manpower, including two
general managers and my latest
manager has been delayed in taking
over. Materials have been tough to
get"
Despite the setbacks, Orr plans to
stick to the blueprints that call for
an 18-hole championship course
and a women's nine, plus tennis,
swimming. etc, the added features
at later date. He has a stable
in operation at present. The club
house is remodeled farmhouse
Orr figures the worst is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
French Entrants Give SuiIino
Reoattu international Tone

ships at Havana next November.
They are David j. DUNCAN, ir.,
winner of the Western Shore title,
and Henry B. Wilmer of Delmar,
Del, Eastern Shore titleholder.
The regatta officially opens next
Saturday night at East Potomac
Park pool with the swimming cham
pionships in which some of the
country's top natators will compete.
Former trophy winners from the
Penn A. c., Philadelphia; K. of c.,
Baltimore and st. George Dragon
Club, Brooklyn, will enter the 300
meter medley and $50 medley for
women events.
Canoeing, Rowing a Week Hence.
The canoeing and rowing events
scheduled a week from today on a
course in the upper river from
Three Sisters to a line just above
the old piers in front of Denpseys
will attract American and Canadian
champions. The Pendleton Club,
New York, winners of the Inter-
national Canoeing Regatta at Sugar
Island, Canada, will compete. In the
rowing the Myriad Club, Bellsville
N. j., Canadian champions, are send
ing crack team here.
Detroit's Gold Cup races slated
today and tomorrow will give the
local committee a definite line on
the talent expected here September
20-21-22 TOR the power-boat races.
Some 81 boats, including several
Presidents Cup winners, are in the
event there, and local chairman Eric
Greenleaf hopes to have all of 'em
on hand here when the opening CUR
barks. Guy Lombardo is plotting his
Temp VI, E. A. Wilson 1899 Re-
gatta Winner) his Miss Canada and
Dan Arena his Golden Gate III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Beaten Mailman Faces
Meade in PIayoff

Fort Meade handed Mailman Photo
it's first defeat in the city sandlot
championships yesterday on the
Ellipse by banging out a 80 deci-
sion and as a result the teams will
play off a tie for the title today
at 3 o'clock on the South diamond.
Failure to collect a payoff hit
with the bases loaded in the final
frame resulted in the Photoman's
initial tumble in the double knock
out tournament as Fort Meade
gained revenge for an early whip
ping by Mailman.
Winner of today's championship
game will journey to Harrisburg
Pa, Tuesday to compete in the
American Amateur Baseball As
sociation's senior tournament that
gets under way at IS o'clock that
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01

One week of football practice for
George Washington University has
reduced a squad of around $50 to
about 100 and the trimming will
continue this week with a scrim-
mage Tuesday to help Coach Skip
Stanley separate the wheat from
the chaff.
Stahley's problems are manifold
as he attempts to whip group of
mostly green hands into a presenta-
able eleven. After looking over his
material for a week, Skip says he
figures on playing a wide-open
game this year and will field a team
with lots of hustle and lots of pass
ing. He hopes for plenty of scoring
to offset the counters sure to be reg
istered by opposing elevens.
Fair Passers Discovered.
Several sessions have been devot-
ed to passing and the Colonials may
come up with fair tossers in John
Schullenbarger, 1943 all-high play
er at Coolidge; Curley Kuldell, for
mer standout at Western High, and
Anthony Caruso Schullenbarger
appears best of the lot and also is
something of a punter. But the
trouble is in finding a receiver.
Passes were bouncing out of hands
and off chests last week like rain
off tin roof.
Along with Shullenbarger and
Kuldel there are about 80 local boys
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Alexandra Golf Club Plans
Progress Despite Hundicups

w. M. Orr, the Fairfax realtor,
will reopen his freshly trimmed
Alexandria Golf and Country Club
today on a public basis, playing to
temporary greens. Orr still is hope
full of putting 10 completed holes
into play next spring, with an added
nine on tentative basis.
Orr was taking a hand in repair
Ing the moving machinery yester-
day at the 1000 yard layout on Old
Kings road. This caused our latest
setback he said, pointing to the
broken parts he was replacing, land
we've had lots of them, being jinxed
from the beginning.
Il started this thing and I'm 60
ing to see it through" he said. Il
never had any intention of pulling
out and any time the course was
closed it was due to mechanical
failures"
Orr's reference was to a story
that appeared in The Star recently
that said the original hackers were
reported to have withdrawn their
support from the club.
Il thought real estate was head
ache until 1 got into golf. This club
was started on a membership basis
but a few of them grew impatient
last spring and called a private
meeting When I heard of that I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01

Sailing events of the Presidents
CUP Regatta will take on an inter-
national tone, it was disclosed last
night, with the announcement that
two French shippers stationed here
with a supply mission have entered
their comet sailboat in races Septem-
Der IA and Is.
Sailing Chairman Carlton Skinner
said the two sailors are Jean j.
Paine and Rene A. Guibouin, both
engineers with the French Supply
Mission here.
Paine is entering his Patio II
against craft of that design from
five Eastern seaboard States. Only
recently he purchased this Amer
ican-designed comet.
Veterans of Seine Events.
Both Frenchmen have tested their
sailing skill in Partisan regattas OF
the lower Seine and their previous
competitive sailing was under the
flag of the Isle de Paris, sailing a
French Caneton Duckling) class
boat.
In addition to a heavy entry list
of comets, Skinner stated that
approximately 10 deep-keeled Star
boats were expected to start in their
first local regatta appearance. Ex-
tensive wartime dredging operations
in the Hams Point race course area
has made possible the debut of this
class of sailboats.
Early entries in the comet class
include R. Ernest Covet, runnerup
to the International Comet Glass
champion last year, at the helm of
his Scandal. Covert is a member of
Potomac River Sailing Association
The Star Class lists new nearby
champions who won elimination tests
to compete in the world champion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Veterans Will Bolster
Maryland as Squad
Increases 10 14

Seventeen 1945 lettermen are
among the 40 football aspirants
turning out tomorrow at University
of Maryland to join the nearly 100
early toilers who Friday completed
two weeks of practice. Most Of the
40 reporting tomorrow were on the
1945 roster with an added sprln-
klinss of players who entered school
in midterm and took part in spring
practice.
Also due tomorrow as the Old
Line training tempo is stepped up is
Head Coach Clark Shaughnessy,
back from the West Coast Redskin
camp. The scrimmage originally
scheduled yesterday to polish of the
two weeks of drilling under Assist
ant Coach AL Heagy was called of
to give the boys well-earned hol-
iday
Vic Turyn, regular quarterback
last fall until he was forced out by
injuries, was the only ]945 m" man
working with the early birds, a move
designed to give him all the possible
Information experience. In those
two weeks Vic showed return OF
his old ball handling and passing
skill and as Tommy Mont, Shaugh-
nessy's prize 1912 signal caller, also
was on hand and going great, 1t
gives the Terps really excellent pro-
lection in that important slot.
Only six lettermen who played
last year will not be available for
the 1916 campaign. Tom Chisari
and Les Smith, backs, and Les Daily,
end finished their grid careers;
John Bissell, guard, is not returning
to school, and Don Gleasner, end,
and Gene Kinney. tackle, are not
eligible, although they will be at
tending school.
Among notable returnees will be
Guard Emile Fritz, regarded by
Coach Paul Bryant last year as a
potential all-America, and Sammy
Behr, fleet little back who made
several long runs for scores last
year, including 90-yard kickoff
return against Virginia.
The Terp guard will be split into
A and B teams as soon as Shaugh-
messy gets a line on his assets. A
B schedule is being arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Mats
Continued From Page A-11.)

-
and after Joe Gordon was walked
Intentionally, Bevens beat out slow
roller down the third base line to
score Etten.
Marino Pieretti and Milo Candini
elaborated in retiring the last nine
Yankees in order, but meanwhile
the Mats were getting nowhere in
particular against Bevens. The
Mats succeeded in getting only two
men as far as second base in the
first seven innings and the only
time they advanced to third base
was in the eighth.
With two out in the seventh the
Mats stirred faint hope among the
customers when Travis singled to
right and Gerry Priddy beat out
bunt, but in that situation George
Blnks batted for Mike Guerra and
famed. With one out in the eighth,
Early Wynn batted for Pieretti and
doubled off the right field wall. He
moved to third as Joe Grace
grounded out but was stranded
when Buddy Lewis flied out.
Hitchcock Turns Wrong Way.
Washington collected single and
a double in the third inning, but
accomplished nothing. Billy Hitch
cock opened with a single to right,
but the cheers for that hadn't
echoed off the fence before Hitch
cock was hearing boots. Billy made
an automatic turn toward second
and was embarrassed exceedingly
when the alert Heinrich whipped
a fine throw to Etten, picking
Hitchcock off first base.
Grace later was credited with a
double when Third Baseman John
son injected a rare spectacle by
losing a grounder in the sun. 1t
was a high bounder which lined UP
with the sun and enabled Grace to
reach second when johnson was
forced to turn his head to escape
the glare.
The Yankees mustered all their
eight hits off Scarborough in the
six innings he worked. Grace and
Travis each collected two hits fol-
the Mats, who lost their third
straight game.
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pected, Coach Jimmy Kits greeted
1874 Twenty-Five were lettermen,
including seven backs. Particularly
pleasing was the arrival of Pete
Smith, l90-pound blocking back,
John Greek Maskas, former ALL
Southern Conference end, and Ross
Orr. All-America honorable mention
at end last year.
A week of heavy work at Univer-
sity of South Carolina, another
Maryland opponent, has reduced
Coach Rex Enright's squad to 10
from the more than 100 original
candidates. Among the standouts
are Earl Durham, already assured
of the left halfback post and de-
scribed by Enright as one of the
best athletes he has ever coached;
Jack Couch, another key back and
an ex-Army pilot, and Red Harri-
son, good paSser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Rec Softly Title PIaYoffs
Get Under Way tuesday

Playofs in the District Recreation
softball championship series begin
on Tuesday with % teams bidding
for the title. These are survivors of
more than 200 clubs that started
play in April.
All games will be played on
Potomac Park diamonds, starting at
$50 pm. First round pairings are:
Once of Industrial Relations VS.. Drill
TosT FED b6aea4 mo Nc
msntt No. 8, Hyattsville vS; Bradley; Monu:
and STORAGE, Monument No, 8. MARITIME
vs.. South Post Polo Grounds No; 2: Biz.
Grounds No: 8; General ccountins, ofhe'
vs. Culinary Art, Polo Grounds No. 4
Ordnance rs. West Minister Church. Yves
Potomac No. 10; Mine Laboratory VS.
North WsShinston Baptist, West Potomac
No. 25: Shore Establishment VS.. Columbis
p rgsHs y Marine Field Distribp ion kI
listed Performance drew byes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Maryland Fox Hunters
Hold Show Tomorrow

Maryland Fox Hunters Association
holds its 14th annual horse show
tomorrow at Marion Curran's farm
near Four Corners, Md. Starting
time is 1890 am.
A. full program of events is
planned with the feature a steeple-
chase for the Maryland Fox Hunter
Challenge Trophy. This chase is
ridden in full hunting attire over
two miles of natural hunting coun-
try with practically every type of
lump,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
.Grays and Elite Giants
To Play Here Tonight

Washington's Homestead Grays,
absent from Griffith Stadium for
two weeks, will appear in the local
ballyard at $3.50 tonight in the
second game of a two-city double
header against the Baltimore Elite
Giants. The teams meet in Balti-
more in the opener, then journey
here for the nightcap.
Joe Black, Elite ace who hurled
six-hit ball while holding the league
leading Newark Eagles to % tie
in II innings Friday night. looms
as the Elite starting pitcher for
the second game. Manager Vic
Harris will counter with either Eu-
gene Smith or Red Fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
|Ex-GIs Score SAILING
Wins on West River
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Stor

GALESVILLE, Md, Aug. 31.-Two
former GIs today shared honors in
the feature race of Chesapeake 2Os,
one of six classes competing in West
River Sailing Clubs annual regatta
off here.
Winner of the opening race for the
round-bottom sloops was John Kra-
mer of Annapolis in his Stormy. In
the afternoon race, the fleet of %
boats was led in by Billy Hartge Of
Galesville in Columbia. Third and
final race is slated for tomorrow.
ERNEST Covert of Washington
scored q sweep in the comet class
with his Scandal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-09-01
Welsh and Lynch Win
In Edqemoor Tennis

Barney Welsh outblasted Capt.
Art Dreyer, 60, 60, yesterday to
win his way to the final in the Edge
moor Club tennis tournament. To-
morrow he plays the winner of to-
days semifinal match between Hugh
Lynch and Alan McCarroll.
Today's match is set for 100 and
tomorrow's at 2 o'clock. Both are
open to the public. Lynch yester-
day won his quarterfinal against
Austin Rice, 60, 60.