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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27

The giant 52-passenger, 500
|milc-an-hour Clippers that span
the Atlantic nonstop today ore
Ia far cry from the frail l0-pay-
senger craft tat was eoaxed
across the water from Key West,
Florida to Havana. Cuba, at IS
miles an hour October 28. 1921.
Just as il pioneered in open.
ing new air routes. pAA
through the years has been the
first to order and place in serv-
ice larger. faster. safer types Of
new planes. y
Original Key West Havana
schedules were operated with
tiny woden-winged Fokker Fl
and c. tri-motor aircraft, the
first land planes to be operated
ON overWater routes. -
Because of the almost total
absence of airports in the Car
ibbean Pan American already
was drawing up specifications
for an amphibian-type plane
which could be used on water
or land. First delivered in Oc-
tober, 1928, the twin-engined
Sikorsky S-38 carried eight
passengers at los miles, an
hour.
e Followed BY Sal q,
s TIE S,38 was followed by the
Sikogsky. Sal. which carried
10 passe myers and had a cruise
nag speed of 100 miles an hour.
Also added to the growing fleet
al this time were twin-engined
co,nmodores carrying 20 passen-
.Sers at i0l miles an hour. III
.s Meantime, for its overland
routes in Mexico and Central
America, PAA early in 1929 ant
CURED Ford tri-msotor aircrafy
carrying IL passengers at ll5
miles an hour.
/ In 1891 the first Of . ssries
Of four engine flying boats. tho
SikorskY S.los. were placed in
service on trans csribbean
routes. Carrying as passengers
at lie sailss an hour. the S-40ss.
were the first four-sngined air.
craft to be regularly used IN
commercial air service by. any
american flag airline. 81
The $40 was succeeded IN
1884 by the longer-range SAX,
a S2-passengef flying boat with
"a. gross weight of $4,000 pounds.
Also introduced in 1884 in the
Central American service was
I.ha Douglas De-. tWin-engine
land plane carrying IA passen-
gers at a cruising speed OF l65
miles per hour. 81
In 1885 another amphiblan,
the l4-passenger Sikorsky SAP
was added to the fleet, and an
1887 PAA took delivery of the
first of its familiar Douglas
.DC-Ss. " ~
Giant Boeings Acquired 2g'
L FCr its trans-ocean services,
PAA during this period acqulpr
ed the long-range Martin M-lS0
and later the giant Boeing 3l4
foi,r-engined flying boats. Also
delivered in 1910 were three
Boeing Stratoclippers, first
transports equipped with pres
surized cabins for high altitude
flying. =
With the perfection OF long,
range land planes, PAA decided
to. discard its slower flying
boats. Delivery was interrupted
by the. war, but since then PAA
has received an entire new fleet
OF DC-4s and Consultations
aud placed them in service .
'fcGno the world
Still more modern planes
the 800 mile-an hour, twin-en-:
gineed CV-240 by Consolidated
Vultee and the giant 80-passen-
ger Boeing Stratocruiser-afes
due to be delivered to PAA
..Au cd ,,nvt SnrInQ q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27
CROSS OCEAN q'1
1890 TINES

Pan American World Anyways
flight crews completed 1890
ocean crossings for the United -
States Army and Navy in the
period between the japanese at-r-
tack on Pearl Harbor, Deem
Der 7, l941, and February b.
l945. -
Evening star., 1947-03-23

come home from Sweet Briar, David
from school In Massachusetts, and
Morton from st. Andrews In Della
ware. While here Admiral Clark
was in command OF the Naval Engi-
|neering Experiment Station.
DR.. Fred L. Wilkinson, the first
civilian dean Of the Postgraduate
School. has arrived here with his
family and they are living on Popu-
lar street.. Homewood. They came
here from Louisville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rich, accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Har-
riet Rich of Ferry Farms, have left
for vacation at Grand Beach,
Fla.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Miss sCbabmanWe eds
White House aide
In Columbus, Ga.

| Miss Margarite Wyline Chapman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah H.
Chapman of Columbus, Ca, became
the bride last evening of Maj. Henry
Benton Sayler, jr., son Of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Sayler of Washington. The
ceremony took place in the First
Presbyterian Church in Columbus,
the Rev. Mack Anthony officiating,
and reception followed at the
Country Club.
The edifice was decorated with
clipped huckleberry, southern smilax
and white stock, and Mrs. James
jenkins played the nuptial music
on the organ and accompanied the
double quartet.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore gown
of ivory satin fashioned with an
off shoulder neckline edged with
princess lace and lace ruff1es forming
godets in the full skirt. Her three
TERED veil was draped from a tiny
Dutch cap of lace trimmed with
orange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet OF spray orchids. A diamond
pin, the gift of her father to her
mother on their wedding day, was
her only ornament.
Mrs. Alvah H. Chapman, jr., of
Columbus and Mrs. John Hull of
Washington were the matrons of
honor and the other attendants were
Miss Hilda Hude of Chattanooga,
Miss Mary Lila Ganey of Bradenton,
Mrs. Wistar Gary, Mrs. Frank Martin
and the Misses Peggy Ashworth and
Beverly Chapman of Columbus.
All wore gowns of apple green
marquisette fashioned with fitted
bodices and very full hustle skirts.
Tucked in the bustles were clusters
of white tulips, and the. same lovely
flower formed their crescent-shaped
bouquets and trimmed their tiny
Dutch caps of green maline.
Gen. Sayler served as best man
for his son and the wedding guests
were seated by Maj. William Pitts,
Maj. James Cobb and Mr.. Harrison
MacGregor, all of Washington; Mr..
Alvah H. Chapman, jr, and Mr..
George Kyle, jr., of Columbus; Maj.
Edwin King and Cadet John Sayler
Evening star., 1947-03-23
annapolis

Mrs. Carl Hibben Of Charleston
s. c., is the guest Of Mrs. r. M
Raymond.
Capt. and Mrs. j. B. Earle, who
have been staying with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Royal r. Ingersoll of Ferry
Farms. are spending some time with
Capt. and Mrs. r. s. Crenshaw at
Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Eulaine Armiger of Arundel
on the Bay has left for vacation
in Florida. While there she will
be the guest Of her brother-in-lav
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Dick
ems, at their home in Melbourne.
Mrs. Harry r. Elliott has returned
to Bay Ridge after spending three
and one-half months visiting hel
son-in-law and daughter, 1t. Comdr
and Mrs. James w. McConnaughey
in Pasadena, Calf.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. David
Clark have gone to Portsmouth, Va.
where Rear Admiral Clark will be
in command of the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard. Joining their parents for
their spring vacations will be their
daughter and sons. Angelica will
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01
American NiSei Are OutspOken,
Asserts Canadian LaSSie

the 49th parallel. To them Can
ada was a remote ice bound region
with one city, Montreal. I spent
most of my conversations with
Americans giving geography les
sens on our country.
q. Il came from Winnipeg. that
city is north of Minneapolis, you
know. :" They didn't know they
hadn't even heard of the place.
g.. But I live in Hamilton
Ontario, most of the time -
and seeing the blank look, / would
add near Toronto" and still the
blank look, so I translate 1t in
terms of American geography
about four hours train ride from
Buffalo on Lake Ontario" Then
there would be a light-"Oh then
you are quite near New York"
Canada's Procedures
did not even attempt to ex-
plain to the Denver, Colo, people
that Toronto was just IL hours
from New York, and even winni-
peg was closer than Denver. The
most surprising comment Of all
came Unexpectedly from a cul-
tlred young Nisei leader can
didate for law scholarship at
Harvard: = I'm not familiar with
Canada - what is 1t your country's
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

ncglecting our rights, and then de-
manded its rights Of military ser
vice, I was almost ashamed Of my
country. AS an American citizen
had to protect my rights, Just
because I had a Japanese face, ]
was not going to submissively
serve to make a good impression.
SO went to jail.
81 was ready to renounce my
country for my convictions. You
know, citizenship is a fragile yet
tough thing. It can be taken from
you easily. but you can't rid your
Self of it,"
have not heard such a reasoned
argument from a young Canadian
have you?
And so, I admired the Ameri-
cans, their decisiveness, their do
today -not-tomorrow attitude.
One boy came to me and said,
You Canadians must have had
a tough time of the evacuation,
what rotten government you must
have -" Compared with them, his
observations were true, yet strange
ly I found myself thinking up ex-
cuses for the inexcusable. I guess
I am just a backward procrastin-
ating Canadian, after all.
Peg, in New Canadian
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

sections are called, prefectures?'
Self Consciousness
Lacking
But to go back 10 the American
ness Of the U. s. Nisei-there is
a lack of self-consciousness OF
their origin among them which ]
found most admirable. We in Ca
NADIA are almost apologize because
we look Japanese. If we are not
cffusive, we swing to the other ex-
IRENE and belligerently declare:
80 what?" Both of these attn
tudes and all the shades in be-
tween are because of the Canadian
way Of thinking. I suppose.
OF course, the American Nisei
have had for longer time, what we
have just gained with the evacua-
ton. They could vote, go into any
vocation and say Boo, to the
government for lot longer than
we. The result of this difference
in treatment was evident in the
talk I had with a Nisei still in his
early twenties.
Is Months in jail
Il was in Jail for 16 months" he
Said musingly. talking of his eva
cuation experiences. "I was in
Minidoka Hunt, Idaho, relocation
center) and refused to be drafted.
Others had their reasons for serv-
ing. I had mine for refusing SER
vice. You see, when I was a child
I vowed that I wauld never be
ashamed Of my japanese origin or
OF my American citizenship. When
the government put US in camp
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01
Methodist Group
States Picnic

Members of the japanese Meth
odist church will hold their picnic
on Sunday. July 10, at Lincoln
park. Picnickers are urged to meet
at church by 10 am. that day.
ommittees, headed by William
Yorozu, are as follows: games
Roy Tanagi; finance-Sox Okaino-
to; official-George Heyamoto, +.
]. Machida. Rev. Lester Suzuki;
transportation-K. Sato; location
B. Hara; general maintenance-K.
Chikamura, Frank Ozawa; worship
IT. ]. Machida, Rev. L. Suzuki,
and prizes-Kiyo Nagai.
Lady Killers '"i
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01
New York. City.

New York City
Dear Alice:
You know, I'd been told that
American Nisei were different from
Canadian ones. but was quite I'M
prepared for such a change. Nj
sci here are Americans first and
Nisei second. 1 am afraid that
with us the reverse order is the
case.
Generally speaking. they are as
different from us as hakuyin Cana
dams are from Americans. You'd
probably think that a stupid OBJ
servation but the fact that we are
same in color gives no common
background. Even in comparing
notes on evacuation, relocation and
resettlement, the two govern
ments have treated their mongoloid
citizens so differently that I had
to explain the whole Canadian set
up.
Geography Lessons
What 1 found most astonishing
was the absolute ignorance of
Americans on geography north OF
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01
Now They Don't
Care to Sit

YOKOHAMA, July discover
ing that Is is not necessary to sit,
eat and sleep on the floor, Japa-
nese workmen may revolutionize
japanese building.
Yokohama contractors say their
men working on the Nagasubu
beach project, a sixty-five acre
tract Of modern American homes
for Army personel, have used To-
cal materials to copy built-in fur
niture in the homes.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01
VETS SCHEDULE

JULY "a ~,
IL noon-Eagles VS.. NISEI VETS
at Lower Woodland.
AUGUST 3
I'd. m.-NISEI VETS VS.. Ameri-
can School at Rainier.
Note: Rained out or postponed
games will be made up at a later
date while the scheduled con-
tinues unchanged.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

In all the affairs of life, social
as well as political, courtesies of a
small and trivial character are the
ones which strike deepest to the
grateful and apreciating heart.
Henry Clay,
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

Editors note: Opinions ex-
pressed by the writer of this ar
ticle are her own and not those
Of The Northwest Times.)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

Here's how the teams will wage their
Northwest Fourth of July Inyitatonal Base
ball Tournament games starting Friday, July 4,
:. in Seattle
- FRIDAY, JULY
= At South Park
- nOon---GAME NO. l
2p m.---GAME NO. 2
At Georgetown
o, 70 noon---GAME NO.
2 D. m.--GAMB NO
SATURDAY, JULY
At Garfield No. !
10 a. m.---GAME NO 5
u noon---GAME NO. 6
2 D. m.---GAME NO. Z
At Jefferson No.
10 a. m.---GAME NO. g
u noon---GAME NO. 9
2 D. m---GAME NO. 10
SUNDAY, JULY 6
At Rainier No.
- noon---GAME NO. II Consolation finals)
2 p. m.---GAME NO. IL, Championship finals)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-01

Dare TO do your duty always; this
Is the height of true valor.
C. Simmons
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Mrs. H. S. Chambliss and Mrs.
c. F. Rogers visited Monday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. S.
Hardin and family.
G. c. Smith and T. II. Wallace
of Gulfport visited Sunday in the
Herman Chambliss home.
Visitors Sunday evening in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Golf
were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gasoway
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Golf were
visitors to Biloxi Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Benson of
Houston, Texas, visited last week
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Golf.
Miss Willie Golf and Slower
Tillman of Mississippi Southern
college spent the weekend with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Miller and
daughters of Mobile spent the
weekend with MI. and Mrs. A. G.
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Tanner
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

and children visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Taylor in Gautier on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. .. Burroughs
and son, Jimmy, visited Sunday
in the home of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Alma
Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mcmillan and
G.. w. Mcmillan were visitors TO
Gulfport on Sunday.
Mrs. Edmond Barnes and Mrs.
John Barnes were dinner guests
Thursday of Mrs. Lee Entrekin.
Mrs. A. G.. Miller returned
home Saturday from Tusealoosa
where she visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Alto Locke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Miller
visited this weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Miller.
Walter Helveston of Gulfpori
visited friends here this week
end.
Miss Willie Golf was a dinner
guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde Parrish and family.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
W. r. Guest, Jr.
Elected President
OF Kiwanis Club

w. r. Guest, Jr., now serving
as vice president, was unanimous
ly elected president of the Pasca-
goula Kiwanis club Tuesday at
a meeting at the Country Club.
Mr.. Guest is a charter member
of the organization and has been
very active in the club since its
beginning.
Otto Karl Wiesenburg, a MEM
Der of the board of directors, was
also unanimously elected vice
president and Tom Haddow was
reelected treasurer. Wilbur Dees,
T. N. Tucker, Vertis Ramsay and
June Jane were elected TO the
board of directors.
DR.. Thomas E. Stout presided
at the meeting which featured a
talk by B. L. Mathews, Sr., veter-
ans employment representative
of the local office of the Missis-
sippi Employment service.
Mr.. Martin spoke in connec-
ton with Hire a Physically Han
dicapped Person Week, being
observed from October sill. He
made a plea especially for handi-
capped veterans and for all other
handicapped persons generally,
both men and women. Statistics
show that some handicapped per-
sons are actually more valuable
employees in some jobs than 9TH
er employees, he said.
DR.. Stout appointed Roy L. Ell
der and Clayborn Couch as a COM
mittee to assist DR.. P. A. Thomp-
son, chairman of the Infantile Pa
ralysis campaign this year.
The newly elected officers OF
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Mrs. G.. r. Wilson
Honors Daughter AT
Birthday PortY

On Saturday at 2 p. m. Mrs.
c. r. Wilson was hostess to a
group of youthful friends of her
daughter Julia Carolyn at a par
ty in celebration of her seventh
birthday.
AS the young guests entered
they placed their gifts on a gaily
decorated table. These were la
ter opened by the honoree and
generally admired.
This was followed by the bring
ing in of the birthday cake with
its requisite number of lighted
candles the flames of which were
then blown out while the children
sang the Happy Birthday song.
Ice cream and cake were serv-
ed by Mrs. Wilson who was as
sisted by Mesdames F. H. Busch
and G.. w. Gates.
The guest list included Guy
Willie Yates, Charles May, Di-
anne Stutz, Becky Bacot, Vicki
Busch, Dorothy Nell Matheney,
Virginia Ann Tubb, Donna Sim
mons, Kay Hale, Sue Ellen GOA,
and Mary Elizabeth Scales.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
News From Evergreen -.
News From Evergreen -.
Officers Chosen For New Year AT
Annual Church Business Meeting

leader; c. F. Rogers, director; Mrs.
Alva Parish, church clerk; and
Miss Doris Tillman, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Miller
entertained at a fish fry Saturday
night for a number of friends.
Mrs. Carl Hawley and Mrs.
Susan Mcmillan spent Monday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Latt
Hawley.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
GREER JENKINS

Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Greer an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Marie, to Mr.. Lemoyne
Jenkins on September "a, 1947.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the Reverend j. H.
billiard at TOO p. m. After a short
honeymoon in Florida, the young
couple are at home at Apartment
X-118 in EastlaWn.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

You know. folks. the brew
ing industry's "self-regulation"
program is neither involved nor
complicated. It's a d o W n to-
earth program that means do
Right!i"
This simple statement sums
up the work OF my friend. W.
w. Pierce. Director OF the Mis-
sissippi Committee. u. s. Brew
ers Foundation, and his vigilant
staff of field investigators. 1t
means that retail outlets must
observe the law and respect
public decency OF get out of
business.
For eight years this commit
tee has cooperated with citi-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
ARTS AND CRAFTS OFFICERS
INSTALLED

The installation of officers will
be a feature of the October meet
ing of the Arts and Crafts club
at the Community Activities
building on 18th and Adm. Dew
ey, Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 3 p. m.
Because of this and other i'm
portant business all members are
urged to be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

The Rev. A. G.. Miller was again
chosen pastor of the Latter Day
Saints church at the annual bust
ness meeting Of the church held
last week. Mrs. Miller was elect
ed Woman's Department leader.
Other officers elected for the
coming year we're: Mrs. H. f.
Jennings, church school supervis-
or: Cecil Mcmillan. lions League
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
WILLIAM MILTON MYERS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Myers, 506
Eleventh street, are the proud
parents of an 8 pound, 81z ounce
son born September Is. l947,
whom they have named William
Milton. Mr.. Myers is the Pasca-
goula district manager of the Life
Insurance Company of Ga.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
DO RlGHT!"

zeDs' groups. officials. law en-
forcement officers and the gen.
erai public in seeing to II that
beer. the beverage of modera-
tlon. is sold in wholesome sur
roundings and In full accord
ance with the law.
From where | sit, II looks
like the brewing industry is per-
forming a real public service
with its down-to-earth self
regulation" program that
means do Rightti"
&M "4<
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Archer-fish literally hunt their
prey by shooting water from their
mouth, wetting insects and knock
ing them from the air into the
water.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

copueat Dn. o s. ssHrs foundation oms o. Manspu commnns. 0 3 Brewer,
Foundation. "a Deposits Guaranty ss, JsnkDM W" w. v. PNa State Director
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

the club will take office Janu-
airy /.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Foxes are believed to mate for
life.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Season in the Home Stretch
Biqqest 7 ask Was Overcoming
Early Injuries, Leohy Writes

were honestly worried, but the
fine manner In which the lads
came through made the worry
seem small in retrospect.
If we had to pick one lad who
gave us a sense of balance 1t
would be ziggy Czarabski, "The
Alderman" as Ziggy is known to
every one on the Notre Dame
campus.
Aside from being a truly fine
performer at tackle, ziggy's keen
sense of humor did much to make
this years gridiron journey a
happy one for coaches as well as
players.
ziggy served in the Navy dur
ing the war. Had it lasted
longer we are sure ziggy would
have been at some admiral's
right hand on the bridge dur
ing battle. Ziggy might not have
shot down too many Japs, but
his presence would add that
touch of humor so necessary to
men in time of stress.
A great favorite with news
papermen, ziggy delighted in
holding court in hotel lobbieS
before games. With a cap set
at jaunty angle, the Polish boy
gleefully answered any and all
questions, at the same time put
ting in a word or two for his
coming campaign for mayor of
Chicago" We hope the lad
reaches that Office If that is his
goal.
During the season reporters
expressed amazement that we
held no secret practices, that
they could roam the dressing
rooms at will, asking questions
of players and assistant coaches
on any subject. Secret practices
may be all right for some coaches,
but we never believed in them.
And we believed In our boys
enough to feel sure they would
handle any verbal situation
honestly and fairly. They had
nothing to hide.
A grand bunch of lads and we
are proud OF them!
(McNaught Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Amateur Boxing Show Planned
Friday DESPITE Permit Refusal

The Metropolitan Amateur Ath-
letic Association plans to hold its
third amateur boxing show at
Turner's Arena on Friday night, al
though it has been unable to get a
permit for the show from the Dis
trict Amateur Athletic Union. The
MAAA had an AAU permit for its
last show several weeks ago.
Jerry Looney, chairman Of the
District AAU Boxing Committee,
said the request for a permit was
turned down because another anna
teur fight program had been sched-
uled the same night at the Twelfth
Street YMCA, an AAU member. The
AAU policy, Looney said, is not to
sanction two events the same day in
the same sport. The YMCA request
for permit was received first, and
is one of a series of qualifying shows
for the Golden Gloves tournament.
That series opened last night at
No. 2 Police Boys Club and con-
tinues there tonight before shifting
to the "Y" tomorrow night and Fri
day night.
Looney said amateur athletes
holding AAU cards who compete in
an unsanctioned event are subject
to suspension by the AAU. That
means that those competing in this
particular MAAA show would be in
eligible for the forthcoming Golden
Gloves and AAU championship box
ing tournaments, he said.