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pipe until he was in his own apartment
Mr. Olsen was stickler for rules.
The old man on the rear elevator saluted
with mock servility, and Mr.. Olsen gave him
gentle little poke in the ribs. Hello. Pop"
he said. in his gentle. softly accented voice.
The old man chuckled "Your boys home"
he said. Just saw him come in"
"Yah?" MIR. Olsen smiled, his long, large
boned face breaking into dozens Of deep lines
He was man whose age it was difficult to
judge, but when he smiled it was almost i'm
possible. for the smile brought out all those
lines, and at the same time lit his blue eyes
with youthful merriment
f1E COT out of the elevator and walked with
brisk, powerful strides toward his neat court
yard apartment In the kitchen, boy was
pouring himself a glass of milk As soon as
he turned to smile at Mr.. Olsen it was evil
dent that they were father and son-yet
in dozen ways they were strikingly differ
ent. The boy was considerably darker and
IN spite of his YOUTH more smoothly put
together. He was only twelve, but he moved
with easy grace and stood straight, sure and
sturdy.
Hello, Dad" he said, in the same soft
voice as his father, but with a crisp, clear
enunciatlon. Il just came home for minute.
The gangs waiting for me to play"
Dad, thought Mr. Olsen. As often as he
heard it, the word always gave him the same
embarrassed pleasure. 1t had such fine
American dignity, though it still seemed
little strange. He'd always called his own
father papa. and the boy said papa too, until
few years ago. After Ilse died and they
moved here and Mr. Olsen got this Job in the
apartment house, it was changed All the bows
called their fathers dad here.
"Y oU did good on the history test?" Mr..
Olsen asked.
Il think so. only know of one answer
I'm sure got wrong"
mot the MIR. Lincoln's speech?"
"Colly, no." The boy laughed Il sure
couldn't forget that one.'
Ndi. oiSeA lduHIfcu lOO. Sure not. l his
one l know myself, we say him 50 many time:
'Fourscore seven year ago
"Okay, okay, that's enough" The boy
groaned elaborately and made exaggerated
tending-of motions with his hands. "If |
have to hear it once more, I'll 60 nuts!'
Yah? You 60 nuts too quick. Say again
that hard part, that part like
"Aw gee. Dad, the kids are waiting"
well, you say for me-"
Conceived in liberty and dedicated to
the proposition that all men are created
equal"
YAH" MIR. Olsen lit his pipe and drew
rapidly, gustily This is nice thing to re-
member, Paul. Many things are nice to
remember, even without tests" He looked
at the boy, who waited with the rigid quiet
of stretched spring, and smiled. well,
okay, you go now
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A Short Story

Sh07f Story
VHE woman in 3B had got her kitchen sink
l. stopped up again. Mr. Olsen was sure
that if she'd had to pay plumber to fix it
every time, she'd be more careful This way
it was so easy; she just buzzed the superin-
tendent's bell. and up came MIR. Olsen. MY
goodness. Mr.. Olsen," she always said, you
can do anything
In spite of himself. this pleased him
though he knew she was only fattering him
so he wouldn't notice the smallness of her
tip. He took pride in his ability to fix things.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

his baseball glove Here goes to try that in
side curve, Dad. Wish me luck
That's the one we practice Sunday? Yah.
l wish you luck"
The boy streaked out - in a minute was
back you haven't forgotten tonight, Dad?"
Tonight"
Gosh you know. The father -and-son
dinner at the Scout house. told YOU"
''Oh, sure, sure, now know. The dinner"
Its okay, them"
yah, sure. Is okay."
The door banged again. Mr.. Olsen stood
looking at it, wondering whether he'd reallv
forgotten about the dinner, or just pushed it
back in his mind where he wouldn't have to
think about it. You could do that, he knew.
because he'd done it all the time since Ilse
died. He didn't think grief was good COM
panion for young boy. and so he'd kept his
50 deep that he himself scarcely knew it was
there. Even when he and Paul cleaned the
little apartment together and cooked their
simple meals. he kept away the thought that
their home was incomplete, that they'd be
happier with wife, a mother and that she'd
do better job of all this
Were pretty good cooks huh?" he'd say
to Paul. 1--WE two men together"
And they hod made out all right, consider
ing. He'd done what he could to keep the boy
from missing mother, giving up his job in
the machine shop and coming here where he
could be home when the boy came in from
school. Being superintendent wasn't much,
but they had nice apartment in a good
neighborhood, and he could be with Paul
the way his mother would have been, watch
ing over him.
ONLY now there was this Scout thing, this
father -and-son night. Mr. Olsen knew the
boys who'd be there. Four of them lived right
here in the house, and all the others came
from nearby They we're always dropping
in to use Mr.. Olsen's workbench in the cellar.
and he'd had hand or word of advice in
almost all the model planes made by the
troop Gosh, you sure are handy, Mr..
Olsen," they'd say, and he'd feel the same
glow of pride as when the lady in 3B told him
he could do almost anything.
Mr.. Olsen, the handyman who was good
at unstopping sinks, going to dinner with
the fathers of those boys! With Mr.. Pratt
who owned this building and dozen Others:
with MIR. Lowell, who ran department store
and was distantly related, Paul said, to a
famous American poet; with the two doctors,
Dr. Curran - who took care of people when
they were sick - and Dr. Fairchild, who
taught at the university and had nothing to
do with sick people but was called doctor
just the same. >.
Someone buzzed his phone, and Mr.. Olsen
answered it. yah? Yah, Mrs, be right up"
1T TOOK him long time to replace the
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they were sick - and Dr. Fairchild, who
taught at the university and had nothing to
do with sick people but was called doctor
just the same. :.
Someone buzzed his phone, and Mr. Olsen
answered it. yah? Yah, Mrs, be right up."
1T TOOK him long time to replace the
broken sash cord in &C, because he couldn't
keep his mind on what he was doing. If he
could be sick tonight and not 60, maybe that
would be better for Paul Maybe it would be
better for him to have no father at all among
all those big important men, than to have
father whose best suit was tight and frayed
and whose learning did not 60 much beyond
what he picked up when he heard Pauls
lessons; who could not even speak English
properly.
He hadn't thought much about it before,
but now he wished he could have made some
thing of himself so that Paul would never
have to be ashamed of him. If he could have
studied; if he could have learned the kind of
work that the father of boy like Paul should
do big, important work. How fine to
Continued on page Is
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lie &'ea,s Rsts,.tse
BY Cameron Doekery

"Well, there you are. He had
the money, so he could do it. Pay
ing higher prices doesn't mean
anything to a imam of his wealth,
he doesn't realize how it affects
the economic standards of the
middle class"
"Hear! Heart" jeff said mock
ingly.
Linda laughed. II guess I am
being unfair-criticizing my host
before even see him."
THEY made the rest of the
L journey in silence, the gelding
and the mare sending up little
clouds of red dust against the dy-
ing sunset. 1t was almost dark
when they halted before the Cen
try's .sprawling veranda. The
guests were already assembled
slipping cocktails and the arrival
of the pair on horseback created
mild stir. Monica in a smart
short-sleeved dress greeted them.
"How absolutely thoughtless of
mel" she exclaimed. Il should
have sent the station wagon for
you. You must feel so hot and
dirty after your ride, Miss Hardy"
jeff was relieved to see that
Linda looked amused rather than
offended.
"Not at ALL" she denied. "Jeff
and l took it leisurely, the desert
is so lovely just at sunset" She
removed the scarf from her hair.
my gosh! Long hairw A finger
touched Linda's coronet. rs it
real?" :
She smiled up at tall replica
of Mr.. Gentry. "Just try pulling
one of my braids and you'll find
out!" she said in mock ferocity.
Monica turned swiftly to intro
duce them. "This is my brother,
Gill. I'm trying to convert him
from Navy eagle to a homing
JEFF glanced quickly at the keen
smiling eyes. "Aviation?"
Right. Afraid Monica's set her
self a job. I'm not comfortable
unless I'm in a plane now. What
were you in, Irskine?"
First Lieutenant, cavalry-but
it turned out to be mechanical"
First Lieutenant" Monica ex-
claimed.
"Does that put me up notch
in your estimation" jeff teased.
frankly it does. I had
thought you a sergeant or less"
jeff was amused at her outright
snobbery. well, I'm Just a lone
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some cowboy now" he humn
Lets forget the war for a viii
The other guests were a yOl
crowd from Phoenix, they tool
jeff and Linda at once. Rams
Fawcett was missing, jeff no
curiously. The party progress
smoothly cocktails followed
buffet supper in the patio, a sh
motion picture in the Gent
private projection room, Il
dancing on the flagstone terri
beneath the stars. After a ro,
of highballs Monica called on !
guests to provide their own
tertainment. She started thi}
with an excellent version of
hula, followed by jeff sing
cowboy laments and accompa]
ing himself on the guitar.
Monica turned inSistently
Linda. ''Now it's up to you, N
Hardy" s
I'm afraid I have no rep|
toire, not even a parlor trick.
Don't be a wet blanket!" Nj
ica's eyes glittered maliciously
But the only things know
some sawbones jingles."
"Sawbones jingles! What
they?"
Cray little songs we made
in the hospitals to amuse the v
Grams. Anatomical 6itties'
boys called them. They were 81
but you get pretty desperate
make your patients smile son
times"
well, go ahead, then" Mon
looked annoyed and somew}
bored.
Linda's throaty little songs wi
an instant hit. They broul
young Gentry to his feet. "Hel
he shouted. Nov I know viii
spent three months in a Nal
hospital with broken leg. II
have another one, Linda, m'gi1
jeff and Linda rode home
twelve, silent IN the hushed mod
lit beauty of the desert MIG
When he helped her from |
mare, jeff put his arms arou
her and drew her to him. The ]
that met his were warm and mi
responsive than he'd anticipad
When he released her she stat
up at him.
"What was that for?" she VIII
pered.
Don't ask me to explain
lovely girl, a moonlit night AMI
kiss" he teased. Il thought nur|
knew everything"
Go be continued)
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Chapter II

"MIELL, they'll have to take me
w as l am" Linda said uncer-
tainly. Il haven't dress worthy
of the name and McCloud has
nothing to Offer"
"You look very charming, my
dear" Hardy assured her.
= "But going to a party in riding
pants" she protested.
II don't think it will be for
NAL" jeff grinned. Anyway they
shouldn't expect elegance from a
couple of. desert rats"
Linda responded with a Gliding
laugh. Listen to the man! Don't
you know, jeff, that a mere male
. IS welcome anywhere regardless
Of what he wears?"
"Yo'll be telling me next that
it's still mans world"
1T isl" she said emphatically.
He stared at her in open adj
miration. No woman could look
handsomer in an evening gown
than Linda did in riding clothes,
he decided. Tonight she wore
eream-colored corduroy breaches,
an ivory silk waist, a light wool
heather-toned jacket. In. her, ears
and on her fingers and wrists were
Indian jewels, Of Turquoise and
silver. A silver knobbed comb
was tucked in the cleaning
golden coronet of her hair.
Il hope Dad will be all right"
she said as they logged along.
j II don't like leaving him alone
when he might have an attack"
'"sHe looked fine when we left"
jeff lied, remembering Hardy's
flushed cheeks and too-bright
eyes. He sought to change the sub
'jAeE II was afraid I wouldn't be
able to get you to come because
Of your feeling about Gentry be-
ing a war profiteer."
{. Haven't you ever heard of fe-
male curiosity? just had to see
the inside Of that house after
what you told me. Besides, that
business about his being a war
profiteer was only hearsay."
Then you've changed your i'm
pression?"
mot quite. After all, Mr.. Gen.
try did build his place during the
war when no one else could OBJ
tain the labor or materials to con-
struct even a hen house. What
does that look like?"
Like he was willing to pay
through the nose for everything"
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USO Rehearsing
4. Pinned, l.Act PLAY

pinned, q, one-act splay, sWapt
I'M 1sheaftal' Sunday ssa 'ssMfe
iH0 Mhearsal yesterday at HE
Jackson SQUARE USO!sAThe cast
includes Noes Junior Hostesses
Hilda Castillo, as Verna; ELISA
Moreno, Mrs. Startling; Joan Ell
bertson, Dinah; Elayne ssAlbury,i
Janice, and |sarvicemen, Louis
Danphinais, Sic, Harold Ford;
Lee LaRosa, Hayward !; R4y HON.:
eycntt, Luther, and Raymond Le-
Blanc as Glover.
Lighting, stage properties,
and publicityasWill be
handled by Ondina Pita" Marie.
Hyde, Anne Ovide,' Louise Dodge,
Sylvia Sanchez, Wilma, LaFe,
Doris Boza and Claudina LaFe.
Frank Adams, USO director.
and Eileen Coughlin, USO-NCCS-
WD worker, are directing the
players.
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TERMINAL LEAVE

Nearly nine million enlisted
veterans have now applied for
Terminal Leave payments under
the Armed Services Leave Act.
Special stress is being put on
House Bill 3, introduced by Rep
resentative Dwight L. Rogers
Florida), to permit redemption
of Terminal Leave bonds.
Another Senate bill to accom-
plish the same purpose is: S. 345,
by Senator Earnest w. Mcfarland
(Arizona) - to make Terminal
Leave bonds redeemable at any
time.
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MICHIGAN BONUS

The governor. of the State of
Michigan has hianed a law au-
thorizing. thEEsuanee of s27o,-
100000 in bonds to- finance the
Michigan veterans bonus. The
bonus IS based on payments of
$40. pFm6rth for domestic service
and SIS afAfdnth ifdr overseas
service ana is lin,ited,st6 q: n1axi4,
mumsSof $500. Payments are ex-
pected to start in April.
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Tests conducted by the federal
government revealed that house
: feompletely insulated with min
eral wool reduced the fuel bill
by As per cent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-01

Maj. Gen. Terry de la M. AL
len, retired, born at Fl. Douglas,
Utah, SO years ago.
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Julius D. Stern of Philadelphia.
publisher, born there, 81 years
ago.
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Linton Wells, author-broadcast-
err, born in louisville, KY, 81
years ago.
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The weasel. polecat and stoat
are all members Of the same mann
NAL family; i, !: y :, ri W.
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Veterans Corner
BY .as.
JACK A. SAUNDERsN
Monroe County Service OfGcef.l
-. = Hisysk
REINSTATEMENT OF
LIFE INSURANCE

The Veterans Adhinistration
da@anleuacedrtiast the provisions
gg6XeDfffi instdtlnept ofssterm
sl, III 'l ssssE sssi
hereafter BY regulation.
Veterans may now 4Heinstate,
any time before AugustH1, 1947;
their term insurance, Upon pay
ment of two monthly premiums,
accompanied by a statement that
applicant is in as good health on
the date of application as he was
at the time Of lapse. The state
ment over the applicants own sig
nature is usually acceptable. Pub
lie Law No. S, 80th Congress, ap-
proved February a., 1947.
New regulations to be issued
by the Veterans Administration
to permit reinstatement on that
basis up to August l, l947, regard
less Of the date of lapse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
SPONSORS CANCEL
OPEN GOLF MEET
New Orleans Tournament
Postponed Because OF
Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. II. -U.R)
- Sponsors of the annual New
Orleans $10,0 900 Open Golf Tourna-
ment, since 1888 a mid-winter
bright spot on the winter tourney
circuit, postponed the event indef,
initely today owing to conflicting
dates with the Mardi Gras.
The New Orleans open was
originally slated for February a.
Is, but arrangements were made
with Pensacola, Fla, next stop on
the golf tour, and the PEA to
play February 1923. The latter
date was in effect until the post
ponement was announced.
There was no indication among
members Of the sports committee
of the association of commerce
that differences with the PEA had
caused postponement, as was the
case in several other southern
cities.
Joe Gumble, chairman OF the
sports committee which sponsors
the tourney, announced "shortness
of time in which to prepare for
the meet, coupled with the ire
mendous hotel jam created by an
early Mardi Gras, had made it
necessary to seek a later date,
probably December, for what would
have been the ninth annual tourna-
ment ~N
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
Wildcats II ample Goldsboro, 40 To 28
CAROLINA SCORES
UPSET OVER DUKE
Koffenberger Leads Blue
Devil Scorers With IA
Points

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 11.-(P)-
The hot and cold basketeers of the
University of North Carolina ran
hot here tonight to upset the favor
ed Duke Blue Devils. 1923, to hand
the Blue Devils their first Southern
Conference loss in. nine starts.
It was Cardinals eighth loop vic
tory in 10 games.
After Duke jumped into a go
cad, the White Phantoms came to
life and caught the Blue Devils at
8-8 after thine minutes and 30
seconds of the game.
Norman Kohler' sank two quick
field goals for the Tar Heels and
they went ahead to stay, leading
by 24-11 at halftime.
Sherman Nearman, s~ix-foot-SlX
replacement for All-America John
Dillon, was the hero of the Caro-
lima victory. He came up with a
hook shot of his own and pumped
in 16 points to walk off with high
scoring honors.
Ed Koffenberger, Dukes high
scoring forward, accounted for IA
points to run his season total to 200.
Coach Tom Scott played his
starting five of Kohler, Nearman,
Jim White, Bob Paxton and Jim
Hamilton until a minute and Is
seconds from the end when he
sent in a new team to finish out
the game.
The lineups.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
Wildlife Chapter Maps Plans
For Crow Shooting Expedition

second Tuesday of each month.
The members will be notified
of the location of the meeting.
Following a general business
discussion, w. C.. Straughn,
chairman of the hunting COM
mittee, outlined the detectives
of his group and said he would
present a full report at the
next meeting.
Fishing Chairman Otey also
outlined the plans of the ang-
lers committee. He also an
nounced he would present a
full report at the next parley.
Last nights meeting held at
the USO center, was presided
over by President j. Edwin
Bunting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
SHALL0TTE TEAMS
COP DOUBLE BILL
Whiteville Girls And Boys
Drop Tits In Colum-
bus County Gym
Special To The Star

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 11.-Shal-
lotte High School Won a double
header from Whiteville here to-
night. The Brunswick county girls
continuing their winning streak by
downing the local Junior Varsity,
IS to 9. While the visiting five
outscored the Wolfpack, 10 to Is.
The Girls game was just a scor-
ing exhibition, with the star Shall
lotte. forwards, Connie Frink,
Lorene Galloway and Ruby Ben
nett passing beautifully. Frink
was high scorer with II points.
Polly Bennett played the best de-
fensive game for the winners. For
the local Juniors Masie Duncan
and Elsie Harrellson were best.
y The finale was a very slow af-
fair with Dorias Stanaland lead
ing Shallotte with 8 points, while
Millicken was best at guard.
James Carroll lead the. Wolfpack
with seven points. Joe Inman
starred on defense for the White
vile team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
WHAT'S COok-in
lW, ~
n IN THE SPORTS PAN Z
IN M 80 ~
~ BY Roy Cook
In THE SPORTS pan
BY Roy Cook


h"
Several days ago a story appeared in the Wilmington
News ana MOI llng star chung the improvements planned
a. Robert Strange Playground. Through a tvnoo ranhica
orror. the entire staff missed, the item said the orounr
Lowell of the playing field would be raised eight feet Wbnr
4 should have read e .ght inches.
Jesse A. Reyno DIS, genial director of the Recreation
department had quite a chuckle over the error and was
ouite puzzled as to where enough soil could be found r
make the "stratosphere' bail diamond.
Yesterday afternoon we had a letter from n If the
fans. Without further comment we print his message
here.
Il read with a great deal Of interest your article
on the improvements of Robert. Strange playground.
Both your tine papers gave the same write-up, all of
which goes to say that the ball diamond is TO he raised
eight 80 feet above it's present level. The tennis
courts will also be raised, the story said.
Now, to elevate both Of these areas would be an
improvement, I'm sure. But eight feet is quite q
height. What is the good people who just go out to the
park to sit and watch their favorite team plav qoino
to do for ~bleachers?
Maybe the same fellows that had the "air-mind-
ed" ball diamond idea are going to furnish what Little
Melody in the comic strip "Smilin' jack calls as "He-
l-goflopper." The patrons would need and have tn
use something OF that sort in order tc see what's poino
on up there eight feet in the air.
Could some one who isn't too thigh up" explain
to Earth Bound" people, like me, what's it all about
without getting dizzy"
The above letter was signed bv Bob Divine
We called Mr.. Reynolds yesterday and he informed nc
the field would be raised eight (8) CHE in the center ir
an effort to avoid the Cakes which formed on the field last
year after a slight shower. Some so loads of soil have al
ready been placed on the ball field. He. continued bv sav.
Ing that the top layer of clay will be down very soon. This
Improvement is something that has been needed at Robert
STRANGE for years. REYNOLDS also said the tennis courts
would be revoked so that pronor DRAINAGE can bo had
We are sorry the typographical error caused so much
confusion and are happy to brine the fans "down to earth
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
CRAZlANO MEETS
With ATTORNEY
No Decision Reached Al
Farley On Taking Ban
ishment To Court

NEW YO~ K, Feb. u-P)-Mid-
dleweight contender Rocky Grazi-
ano and his manager. Irving Co.
hen, held a huddle with Rocky's
attorney today, but because the
minutes of last weeks State Ath-
letic. Commission hearing We're not
available they did not reach any
decision about taking Rocky's
Punishment from New York box
ing to court.
The Commission revoked Rocky
license to fight in New York last
Friday after a three-day hearing
on his failure to report two $780,
600 bride offers to throw fights.
At that time, his attorney. Jacob
Rosenblum, said he would carry
the case to the courts.
"As soon as we get the minutes
of the Commission hearing"
Rosenblum explained d a y,
"Graziano, Cohen and myself will
sit down and analyze them to
make up our minds about what
we will do"
1t has been reported that the
court fight may be abandoned,
in the belief it would a%ntagonize
the New York Commission further.
In line with this belief, Cohen
feels that after a period Of some
80 days, Rocky could apply for a
new license and it might be grant
ed,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
CHESTNUT BEARS TAKE
EASY 80 20 VICTORY
FROM PHANTOM FIVE

Chestnut Streets rampaging
Bears smothered the White Phan-
toms, 1920, yesterday afternoon In
a City Junior Basketball league
cage contest at the Lake Forest
school gymnasium. Boys Brigade
gained a forfeit victory over~Lake
Forest in another scheduled affair.
Charles Niven spearheaded the
smooth : working Chestnut attack
yesterday, pouring through IL
points and playing brilliantly on
defense. King also found the range
for IL tallies. Leading the White
Phantom cause was Batson with
seven points.
Other scorers for. Chestnut's ag.
gregation were Padgett Q, Pad
rick 2, Schulkin 2, Clark 2, Pres
son 2, Walters 4, Smith 2, while
the remaining Phantom point
makers were Willis 4, farrell, Fur
long 2, Goodson 2, and Glover S.