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Evening star., 1947-12-02
SUN- D9eNCHep

then pick up paper the next day
and learn he was part of "frenzied,
wildly cheering, partisan crowd.
The most common adjectives to
describe crowds. and the ones the
bursar likes best, are capacity, SELL
out or standing room only" That
was not the case at the Richmond
Davidson game, however, where a
spare gathering of 5000 was de-
scribed as "cozy"
Difference of Opinion.
There's often a difference of opin-
ion among the press box occupants.
The $4,000 fans who watched Mary
land beat Vanderbilt in Nashville
were stunned spectators" accord
Evening star., 1947-12-02
Nd. Hunters Find
Deer Are Plentiful
BY the As,oeiatsd Press

Maryland hunters invaded six
counties yesterday for the OPEN
ing of a six-day December deer
season, and early reports indi-
Gated well-stocked woodlands.
A scattered check a few hours
after the shooting began showed
40 deer had been bagged and
veteran gunners forecast a large
kill in the Counties of Garrett,
Allegany, Worcester, Washing
ton, Cecil and Frederick.
Frederick, in particular, ap-
peared to be bountiful hunting
ground as 16 animals were re-
ported bagged there In the first
six hours,
Evening star., 1947-12-02
COLLEGE BASKET BALL

George Washington, Al; ouantieo
Marines, As.
connsetisut, 4s; American univsr-
Adrian, Ran s6; Indiana Tech, 36.
Bowling Green, Is; Defiance (ohio).
soxiinT u infeS Green. 4i 81; r.mn tohio). II
(second gamel.
Iowa, So: Carleton, 43.
Valparaiso, '72; Wheaton, SO.
kiess' iess, 81 s'ase' o. H0'Inur'' ooA
st. Joseph's uRenssslaer, 1nd), 4s;
St. Benediets, 40.
Dc Paul, So; Norbert, 80.
Loyola (Chicago), 10; Ripon, 2e:
william and Mary. 81; Medical College
Of Virginia, rs.
raIRsl, 3Iasi5: 4s' g.; A4h'si''' 'o"''F'
Kentucky, so: Fort Knox. Al.
Louisville, 40; Kentucky WESLEYAN, 3s.
Oklahoma. So; Southern Methodist. 46.
Oregan state. Sc; Linfeld, 3s:
Evening star., 1947-12-02
Utah Drills for Finale

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 2 (P).-
Two days of hard workouts, yester-
day and today, we're slated to put
the University Of Utah Redskins IN
shape for their concluding game OF
the 1947 season against University
of Arizona at Tucson Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
ViIIonovu Resumes Drills

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2 P.-The
Villanova football squad-returned
after a West Coast victory over San
Francisco-prepared to resume prac-
tice today for Saturdays Great
Lakes Bowl game with Kentucky at
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
ISki Instructor to Speak
To Club Here Tomorrow

L. j. Des Roches, ski instructor at
the Laurel Mountain ski develop
ment in Pennsylvania, will be guest
speaker at tomorrow nights meeting
of the Ski Club of Washington at
the Palisades Field House at $50.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
W. g. M. Quintet Winner

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2 R1.-
College basket ball made its debut
in the Old Dominion for the 1947-
1948 campaign last night as the
William and Mary Indians romped
over the Medical College Of Virginia
at Williamsburg, 57-25.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
OUTDOORS

For the last two days the hearts
and minds of all true sportsmen in
the United States have been CEN
tered in Washington, where an i'm
Evening star., 1947-12-02

portant confer
ence affecting
their interests
has been in
progress. Repre-
sentatives from
practically all
he national
conce r at | o n
agencies have
been meeting
with the heads
Of the various
agencies Of the
Federal Gov
ernment p er-
tanning to con-
.~..,,,%jon "a die.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
Notre Dome Gets Tuner

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. 2 P.-
Notre Danes football squad trotted
through It's last drill today before
boarding q train for Los Angeles
for the Southern California game
Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-12-02


cuss basic land and water problems
affecting our natural resources.
Wildlife in every phase, soil conser-
vation, pollution, forests, national
parks, outdoor recreation-all these
and many more subjects will be de-
veloped. Many vital problems must
be solved quickly. The dissipation
Of our natural resources is continu-
ing at an alarming rate. Not only
must this be stopped, but every
effort must be made to rebuild and
safeguard our resources against
future depredations. 1t is heart
warming to know that beginning
toward the solution of many Of these
problems Is at hand. It Is a long
range approach toward them that Is
being considered. We are sure much
GOOD will emanate from this meeting
of the minds Of our foremost con-
servationists.
Evening star., 1947-12-02
By Ben McAIwee

Despite his unorthodox style Of
bowling of his right foot, which
makes his brilliant pinspilling even
more remarkable, bespectacled Julie
Singer stands to win the individual
championship of the District
League for the second straight
time. This feat has been achieved
by only five other pinmen IN the
42-year history Of the city''s Oldest
duckpin circuit. 49,.
Latest league statistics today re-
vealed the winchester Packard
team captain out in front, with an
average of 1898 for So games. HIS
nearest rival is Sam Simon, team
mate, who with mark OF 126-2s
trails by 43 pins.
Nearly 80 years ago Harry (Mose)
Krauss of the famous Royals won
the title three successive years. More
than a decade passed before the
late Earl McPhilomy led the circuit
and retained his laurels in 1888.
The next two seasons, "a and
'35, saw Joe Harrison claiming the
honors. Astor Clarke climaxed his
matchless 10 years of pin mauling
by winning in 40 and Al. Hokie
Smith was the last two-time titlist.
Young Jack Barkley, ace Of the
Arcade Pontiac quint, and Mike
Avon, who is spearheading the pen
nant drive of the leading Mann's
Potato Chips, are running A pins
behind Singer, with exact averages
of 126-28.
Lou Jenkins of Galliher & Huguely
is fifth with 1868. Paul Perkins OF
Winn's Motors with 1855, Gene
Hargett of Mapledge Pins with 1875
30, Bub Guethler of Galliher d
Huguely with 1876, Hokie Smith
of Mann's with 1878 are next,
while Ed Heller OF Winchester and
Ray Watson of Arcade Pontiac share
the final spot among the loops top
10 with 124-21 averages.
Pete Places of Anacostia Spillway
with an average Of 123-15 has moved
~ ~..-
Evening star., 1947-12-02
cooe Team Wants Games

Holy Name Vets unlimited basket
ball team wants to schedule games
with teams in and near Washington.
Call Twining 00l1 or Atlantic S679
between and 8 pm.
Evening star., 1947-12-02

Duck and goose hunters. who Will
be heading South next week for the
opening Of the wildfowling season
December 3, will be interested in
the recent report Of DR.. Willis King.
head Of the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission. AdWces
from his game protectors indicate
t1oere = ~ shortage Of geese, but
Evening star., 1947-12-02

Pete Places of Anacostia Spillway
with an average Of 123-15 has moved
into second place to give Pat Cres-
cenzi of Chevy Chase Ice Palace a
battle for the lead in the Mems
Minor District League. Crescent
Evening star., 1947-12-02
with Bill leetch

that the duck situation is no better
if as good as last year.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
ZION YOUTH FOR CHRIST

James KratZ will speak at
Youth For Christ next Satur-
day evening, June 28th. Let us
make it a real welcome for
James and Mrs. Kratz, who
have spent the past year in
Oregon in Gospel work. Mrs.
Kratz is fine violinist and
will assist in the musical pro-
gram. Vocalists will be Miss
Edith Mitchell and Marcia Nc
Kerlie. All are welcome to
come and join in the song SER
vice and praise God in testi-
monies.
The First Anniversary Chill
dren for Christ rally last Sat-
urday, June FL, was marked
by grab-bag prize for each
child after the Bible Story. Ko-
dachrome pictures we're taken
of the group. One neighbour
hood birthday party came to
the program in a body in or
der to complete their fun.
On next Saturday Mrs. Har-
old Bartlett will present the
Bible Flannelgraph story.
Keep on sending the children
every Saturday at $3.50 so that
the profitable times spent in
Vacation Bible School will con-
tinue all summer.
Good things to come in July
are two Zion-Benton Township
High School sponsored Youth
For Christ Rallies on July 10
and &c by the graduating
classes of 1915 and 1916 re-
spectively.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
NEW BUILDING SCHEDULE

Rigid enforcement of the
five day 4O-hour week in Chi
cago's construction industry
became effective Saturday,
June 7th, according to the
Building Construction Employ
ers' Association announcement
made recently.
The association urged con-
tractors and subcontractors to
comply with union working
agreements, which provide
that overtime work shall be
permitted only in extreme en-
Urgency.
Contractors, industrial exc
cutives, financial leaders, and
government officials have
pledged their support in the
program. They said it would
effect substantial reduction in
overall construction costs and
that completion dates of build
lngs would not be delayed, be-
cause more efficient opera
tons could be maintained.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
GOLF CLINIC

The Professional Golfers
Association will stage one of
their popular golf clinics at
Westward Ho Golf Club
lWolf Road at North Ave.
Elmhurst, Ill., today June
25), the day preceding the
Chicago Victory National Golf
Championships.
This open forum was in
augurated at the Masters tour
nament last April and is part
OF the new PEA agreement
with tournament sponsors
whereby play-for-play golfers
put on an exhibition for the
customers the day of the prac-
tice rounds.
George Schneiter, PGA tour
nament bureau chairman, will
be master of ceremonies and
will introduce great golf play
ers. met proceeds will 90 to
the hospitalized war veterans
recreational fund of the Chi
cage District Golf Charities,
Inc"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
LONG-TERM TREND IS TO
WHEAT FROM COTTON

The long-term trend of Am
erican farm production is
away from cotton and toward
wheat. Harvested cotton acre
age sank from 44.6 million in
1926 to 17.6 million in 1916.
Harvested wheat acreage rose
from 56.8 million to 67.2 mil
lion during the same two de-
cades. Wheat acreage. of
course, is expected to drop af-
ter Europe's food crisis is over.
A direct shift of land from
cotton to wheat has been most
dramatic in areas of Texas
and Oklahoma. AS late as
1887, Texas planted 10 mil
hon acres of cotton; last year.
only 6 million. Her wheat
plaantlngs averaged just 4.4
million acres in the 1926
decade. This year they're es-
tlmated at IA million acres.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
qhe TheOCrat

the Swift Ice Cream Plant. Our
weekly Bible School will be-
gin Thursday, June 26th.
Those assisting in today's pic
mic and driving cars to trans
port the boys were Mrs. L. w.
Barton, Mrs. Theo. Lawrence,
Deacon S. H. DePew, and Mrs.
Harold Wade.
The indirect lighting system
is now completed and we have
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
NEWS FROM PHOENIX
Continued from page y

Continued from page u
graph stories by Linda Gail
Morrison and Nancy Hall, with
Scripture quotations by Janet
Brown, Joyce Gentry and
Wayne Baker; Books of the
Bible recitation; Scene from
the boys handcraft class I'M
der the direction of Mrs.
James HARDWOOD. In this class
t h e boys made Scripture
plaques, giving some for use
in the class rooms and for
school prizes.
The program is going to be
continued through the sum-
mer as a weekly program, be-
ing held on Thursday morn
ings. The workers have agreed
to continue and the children
are anxious to go ahead with
the work. We hope that God
will open up the way for us to
have continuous program
throughout the year for train
ing the children. They receive
no Bible training in the schools
and very little in the home and
it is our duty, whether it be
in Sunnyslope or in Zion, to
reach the children for the Lord
Jesus Christ. We thank God
for the way the children have
responded to the teaching
from the Word of God.
In spite of the heat today,
Monday, with the tempera-
ture at 10 degrees on my
desk here, we took the older
boys on a tour through the
Rainbo Bakery and picnic in
Encanto Park of Phoenix. To-
morrow, God willing, we will
take the girls and the little
children on a picnic, and the
older girls on a tour through
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
MAY AUTO FATALITIES

One hundred thirty-eight
persons were killed by motor
vehicle accidents in Illinois
during May, according to the
state division of highways.
This is slightly less than the
number similarly killed in
May, 1916.
Total highway fatalities for
the first five months of this
year are about four per cent
less than those during the cor
responding period last year.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-25
Wednesday, June rs, 1947.

the pleasure of using this most
effective and pleasant light
ing during our evening SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Barton
left this morning for Zion.
They have been very helpful
in the work here. Last evening
our male quartet sang during
the evening service Gust Out
side the Door,"
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THE THEOCRAT

The milk bottle was invent
ed in 1884 by DR.. H. d. Thatch-
er, Pottsdam, New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
WiteniMe High To Play
Halsboro This Afternoon

string; thus giving them (the Tigs)
the right start on the road To an
other Columbus Championship, as
they were tops in the county last
year, as well as Southea stern N.
c. winners among the class B
schools. The Pack defeated a tough
Williams Hi nine, on last Friday,
for their third win of the new sea.
son, with Dan Williams pitching a
3 hitter, while whiting IA. For the
losers, Malcolm Stevens started,
and lost; allowing 4 bingles in 4
innings, while Cole Jacobs - re
lieving in the third - gave up a
brace of hits and famed 10. Lead
ing the Packs attack was Rodney
Thompson, with 2 for q; while the
Wards, Howard, Tommy, and L. p,
shared the losers hits. Brinkley is
expected to start the same lineup
that gave him this 5 to 4 victory.
Several members of the Champ.
ion Tigers are back; the outstand-
ing ones being Stanley, the hurl-
ing ace; Joe Honey" Russ, catch
er; Ned Council, list base; Ray
Cook, shortstop; and Lee Pate, out.
fielder. Another performer certain
to be a thorn in Whiteville's side is
Ramon Creech, returned service
man who played in the Tigs in.
fields of '43 and "a. He is also ex.
pected to bolster Stevens mound
staff by taking a turn on the hiss
occasionally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
SSH TILT !
SLATED TONIGHT
Temple Baptists To Meet
First Presbyterians
AT 8 O'clock

A fast rolling Temple Baptist
basketball team will hit the YMCA
hardwood tonight at 8 o'clock te
encounter the first half champions
First Presbyterian, for me second
game in the three game series fol
championship of the YMCA Sunday
School Basketball League.
The First Presbyterian five
captured championship Of the frs
half of the league and fell at the
hands of the Baptist in the SECOND
half.
The hi~ghflying Baptist emery
ed victorious in the first game ane
if they win tonights engagement
they will be crowned champion:
OF the league. But, if they are de-
feated, they will have to play the
Presby q the third time.
The winning five will be award
ed gold miniature basketballs.
Probable starting lineup for the
ouintets will be: Temple Baptist:
Linwood Grissom and Brian Multi
mex, guards; Bill Bowen and Jear
Cook, forwards; and Harry Cole
man, center. First Pre- sbyterlan:
Jack Parker and Shorty Stevens
guards; Leroy. Towles and Moe
West, forwards, and Buster Brown
center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
WINNERS NAMED
IN ~ CONTEST
Don Hyatt Captures Free
Throw Event With y
Out OF Is

Don Hyatt, Charles Niven, Gene
Cook and Max Collie were yester-
day named winners of the YMCA
free throw contest and older boys
track meet.
Hyatt, former New Hanover High
school varsity basketball member,
losses in % baskets out of Is
chances to win the Senior YMCA
free throw contest.
Charles Niven made nine out OF
10 tries to win championship OF
the Older boys free throw contest.
Niven and Gene Cook tied for
top honors in the older boys track
meet and were followed by Max
Collie for third place.
Cook and Niven paced the lads
with IA points each while Collie
tailed 1914 points.
Niven and Cook tied for winners
of the so yard dash with 8 Ia
points and were followed by Ran.
dolph Lewis with 8.8 capes.
Ronnie Phelps heaved the bas'
ketball 40 yards for championship
Of the basketball throw contest.
Charles Niven and Max Collie
paced second and third with 39.e
and 1873 respectively.
Gene Cook floated g. 3" for frs
place in the standing broad jung
and Max Collie along with Ran
dolph Lewis totaled rs" respec-
lively.
Gene Cook won the hop-step-jumr
debate with 23'7" and Donald
Anderson margined o. for second
place while Max Collie hustled 81
for third rank.
Four competitive players tailed
nine points each for winner Of the
target throw. They We're Charles
Niven, Don Anderson, Max Collie
and Irwin Glover.
Charles Niven captured tor
honors in the 80 second basketball
contest with six baskets. He was
followed by Max Collie for second
place and a four way tie for the
third honor. Ranking in third
brackets were Sonny Hansley Dor
Anderson, Harry Barnhill, and
Gene Cook, with four baskets
each.
Three of the high point winners
of the track meet will receive one
Wilmington "Y" T shirt. The lads
free throw contest will receive one
that made the most baskets in the
Wilmington "Y" T shirt.
Champions to receive the shirts
are Don Hyatt, Charles Niven
Max Collie and Gene Cook.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
BY JIGGS POWERS
Star

WHITEVILLE, March 31.-Tues-
day, April LIST, may be April Fools
Day for moss people; but the base
ball teams of Whiteville and Halls
boro High Schools will not be tool
ing when they meet on the latters
diamond at 3 p. m. This will be a
renewal of one of the most drastic
interscholastic feuds in Columbus
county today. Up to date, during
the present school year; the Wolf
pack of Whiteville has taken the
measure of Coach Harold Stevens
Tigers in football, 10 to o; while
the Hallsboro boys in turn have
taken Earl Brinkley's cage team
into camp twice, by cores OF "a.
20 and 1928; so this first of the
two game series in baseball is ex'
pected to be one of the toughest tc
be played hereabouts. Both coaches
are expected to throw their pitch
ing aces into the fray; Stevens
sending Bob Stanley to the hill,
while Brinkley will most certainly
counter with Dan "Double-No-Hit'
Williams. To make things more in
teresting, the two fingers are
cousins, so they will surely be out
for each others scalp.
Brinkley's Pack will be trying
hard to make 1t 4 consecutive wins
with out a loss, while the Tigers
are Just as determined to break the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
Tar Heel Golfers Win
Over Virginia Tech

CHAPEL HILL March 81. -
~ Paced by Ed Bailey, their
number three man, who fired a sc,
SO out and 80 in, with five brides
on his scorecard, North Cardinals
golfers opened their 1947 campaign
on Durham's. Hope Valley course
today by defeating Virginia Tech,
% to 5, Dick Doeschler managed a
II while Ray Taylor and Mike No
Ian had US in Cardinals flashing
performance as the Tar Heels
swept all foursomes, Point scor-
ing:
Ward M.C.) 3, White 0, Bailey
M.C.D 2, Sellers 1. NC 2, Virginia
Tech / obese bald.
Doeschler N.C.) 3, Lakr O., Cox
(N.C.) 2, Ellison l.. NC 2 IL, Vir-
GINA Tech IL (best bald.
Nolan (N.C.) 3, Reynolds 0, Tay-
lor (N.C.) 3, James 0. NC. l IL,
Virginia Tech l IL (best BALD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
TAR HEELS SINK
MICHIGAN STATE
North Carolina Downs
Spartans, 49,, In Base
bail AT Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, March 81 N,
- North Cardinals hustling Tar
Heels, playing the seasons base
ball opener here today, came from
behind to hand the Michigan State
Spartans their fist defeat OF the
season( 4 to 8.
Big Jack Hussey drove in the
irving run in the aghth with a
scorcher between shortstop and
third and then scored the winning
tally himself when catcher Bucky
Walsh threw the ball away to nab
him at third for the Spartans's
only error. Jim Hamilton started
the rally With a single to right
and Ken Black, who had three for
four. kept it moving with an in
field bingle.
Jim Block, second of three visit
ing tossers, was charged with the
defeat while Monk Whiteheart
Carolina veteran, who worked the
finals four innings, received credit
for the victory. Whiteheart gave
I'D four hits, two of them scratches
and one run.
Rookie Frank Robinson streaked
Oft to a 20 lead while he was
around a neat game, allowing only
two safeties. The first che was
Marty Hensen's home run to deep
center with none aboard in the
third while Steve Sieradski's single
m Robinson's wild throw and Ed
die Barbarito's outfield fly brought
in number two in the second.
The Tar Heels scored first IN
the fifth on a base on balls. Plncn
hitter Flank Jones' single, ana
Dalls Branch's long fly to right.
After the sparts slipped in another
in the seventh on singles by Bar
barito. Walsh and Block, along
with Dick Minewsaser's sacrifice
to lead 81, the Tar Heels got one
across in the seventh on Jonn
Gregory's single, a base on aux
sacrifice, and Blocks wild pitch
on which Gregory came all tee
way from second to cross the
plate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
SHARPSH00TERS
TO SHOOT HERE
Dot And Ernie Lind To Ap.
pear At Local Range
April z

Dot and Ernie Lind, famous
sharpshooters, are scheduled to
present an exhibition of firearm
shooting at the Wilmington skeet
range, located at the Wilmington
Airpark, Wednesday afternoon,
April 2 at 4 o'clock.
The famous sharpshooters are
being brought here under the aus
pices of the New Hanover chapter
of. the North Carolina Wildlife Fed
Grafton. ~.
The Lind's will demonstrate the
safe and sane way to fire rifles,
shotguns and pistols. The youngs-
tiers of the city are especially in
vited to attend the free exhibition
as the program will be educational.
They will use a variety of tar
gets from a piece of chalk to an
egg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
Wilmington, Del. Club
Defeats Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, March 81. -
Up The Wilmington, Del, Blue
Rocks of the Interstate league
spoiled the Fayetteville Tri-state
clubs opening exhibition game to-
day with a big seventh inning raj
Iy that enabled them to win. 3 TO
4.
The Blue Rocks, currently train
ing at Cheraw, S. c., pushed across
six runs in the first half OF the
seventh. A three-run squirt by the
locals in. the eighth fell short OF its
mark. 50.
Fayetteville (Ts) 600 600 1soE
vukas, Witze %, Koserack %
and Hood, Turner CO. sostre, Bry,
ant ~, Phillips ca, Price Cd ana
Okrie. Kivett 90.