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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19
AT ALLENTOWN
(Thursdav. June 12)


Perhaps the most remarkable
thing about Thursday nights game,
apart from the good news that the
Owls really shellaced the league
leading Red Birds to the tune of IA
to 2, was the fact that only one
home run was hit over Allentown's
short leftfield fence, and that it was
a Hagerstown batter that did it
Bernie Yeash.
Boots" Poffenberger was on the
mound for the Owls, and a left
handler, Roland Chalifoux started
for Allentown, but was taken out of
the game in the first inning when
he was hurt by a batted ball, and
manager Specs" Garbee took over
He lasted until the ninth-the Owls
big inning-when he took himself
out and called in Gehret to finish
the inning-which he did very nice
ly, by striking out the only two men
he pitched to
The boys got Boots off to three
run lead in the first inning.
Bobbie Martin led off with sin
gle to center and with Jenis at bat,
went to second on a wild pitch
Jenis then grounded to Mclean at
short, who threw to Smith, forcing
Martin at third, with Jenis taking
first on a fielders choice Yeash
then doubled to center, scoring
Jenis with the first run. Ken Hum
phrey then hit one back to the pit
cher, the ball catching Chalifoux on
his pitching arm and then rolling
toward second, for an infield hit,
with Yeash stopping at third.
Chalifoux had to be taken out of the
game and manager specs" Garbee
went to the mound. Williams was
the first man to face him and he
singled to center scoring Yeash,
with Humphrey stopping at second.
Daddario then walked, filling the
bases. The next batter was Dick
Dresser, the Owls new third base
man, who joined the club in Allen
town, having been sent in by Will
Transport, of the Eastern League.
He grounded to Mclean at short,
who threw to Boniface, forcing Dad
dario at second, but Dresser beat
the throw to first and Humphrey
scored on the play. Then, with
Crumling at bat, Dresser stole sec
ond. Gene then flied to left to end
the inning. 3R. All. OE 2 left.
Hagerstown added two more in
the third, when Eddie Yeash opened
the inning by slapping one of Gar
bees pitches over that short left
field fence. Humphrey then did
exactly what he did in the first in
ning-hit one back to the pitcher.
But Garbee protected himself with
his gloved hand and the ball rolled
off toward first, with Ken again
beating it out for his second infield
hit. With Williams at bat, Diering,
the Allentown catcher, let low
pitch get away from him for a
passed ball, with Humphrey going
to second. Daddario also hit one
back to Garbee, but this time he
fielded it quickly, threw to Smith
at 3rd and Humphrey was trapped
and run down, with Daddario taking
second on the play. Dresser then
got his first hit in an Owl uniform,
a single to center, scoring Daddario.
Then after Dresser had stolen sec
ond, Crumling went down swing
ing to end the inning.
Or. 3H. OE. left.
Garbee pitched shutout ball for
the next three innings, setting the
Owls down with one hit, but they
broke out again in the seventh. to
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19
AT SUNBURY
(Friday, June 13)

Friday nights game at Sunbury,
held up in the second inning for 20
minutes on account of rain, was fin
ally called in the top half of the
seventh with Hagerstown at bat and
the score tied %. Since five, inn
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19
AT ALLENTOWN
"Wednesday June

"wednesday, June ID
The game at Allentown, sched-
uled for Wednesday night was post
poned on account of rain.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19

No reproof is so potent as the sill
ent lesson Of good example.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
News Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in proportion with its resources. 20 In
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities. near
by sites for heavy Industry and ao-ioo'
Cape Fear river channel.
CITY auditorium large enough TO meet
deeds for years to come.
Development OF Southeastern Noftn
Carolins agricultural and industrial &c,
sources through better markets ano lou
processing, pulp wood production ano
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and Improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern Nortn
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads. with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more In
dustries.
Proper utilization OF Bluethenthal air
port for expanding air service.
De, elopment Of Southeastern Norm
Cardinals health facilities. especially IN
counties lacking hospitals. and includ-
ing a Negro Health center
ENCOURAGEMENT of the growth OF com
mercial fishing.
Consolidation of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
A Fine Precedent

A real opportunity for genuine unfit
cation of Wilmington's efforts for
greater port development has been pro-
vided through the sound decision OF the
Port commission to maintain close con-
tact With the community's civic groups
and governmental bodies.
Through arrangement of a series Of
meetings with delegates from the vari-
Gus clubs and organizations, the com
mission will keep all officially informed
on what it has done, is achieving and
plans for the future.
Representatives of these %organiza-
tons will, in turn, report to their men,
bership. They will also present their
suggestions to the commission for con-
sideration and action.
The commission has, in effect, es-
tablished a clearing house for all mat
tiers pertaining to the port. In doing
SO, it has laid the foundation for greater
coordination of the community's whole
front in furthering it's greatest single
asset. Civic-minded individuals and
groups have varied, and good thoughts
and aims on selling interior North Caro-
Ina on the advantages of water COM
merce and improving the facilities and
services here for it's accommodation.
These proposals are often pressed along
parallel lines. Now, through the COM
missions new policy, they will be laced
together with a unity which, when
concerted action is applied, cannot be
denied. The efforts of individuals and
groups have often failed to reach maxi
mum efficiency and attainment of their
goals because the element of coordina-
ton was too weak or entirely absent.
Now, through this new opportunity for
it's application, the strength of action
should be multiplied.
The port should be everybody's bust
ness.
The Port commission, under the able
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
rect rect know

What do these results mean?
Four observations seem warrant
ed:
Ignorance of the geography
of Europe reflects the long period
of our national history when we
remained isolated and essentially
aloof from Europe, with little or
no travel there by average Amerl-
cans. 1t seems likely that during
the next generation, with world
cooperation the keynote, Ameri-
cans will come to have a much
better conception of European
geography.
2. - Lack of knowledge about
the exact location of some coun-
tries does not necessarily mean
that Americans have no grasp OF
the broad problems facing Eu-
rope or no right to express ar
opinion on those problems. Pre-
else details are certainly desira-
BILE in the forming of opinions.
But the fact that a man may not
have quize-type information about
geography or some other subject
at his fingertips does not neces-
sarily prevent him from reaching
common sense judgements.
To take a rough analogy. many
people in the United States dc
not know the number of justices
on the Supreme Court, but that
did not prevent them from ex-
pressing perfectly valid convic-
lions in 1887 about whether Pres
ident Roosevelt's plan 10 curb ne
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
Shady And Shaky Business

Icover the damage done to it's sponsors
good name? We don't think so.
Recently, two similar lotteries were
conducted in Wilmington. One was in
connection with a state convention and
we are informed that the receipts barely
covered the cost of the grand prize"
In the other, the net revenue was about
$500.
Hundreds of others have been staged
in North Carolina in recent months. A
few weeks ago, according to the Star
News Raleigh correspondent, cars
parked on Fayetteville street, within
two blocks of the capitol, bore placards
announcing when and where they
would be ratified. Nearby attractive
young girls "were beseeching all
and sundry passers-by to take a chance.
The fact that lotteries have been spon-
isored by such fine organization as HI
wants, the American Legion, the Junior
League and others do not make them
legal"
Should any good group have to stoop
to promotion of gambling to finance its
benevolences? Must it resort to illegal
means to keep it's treasury liquid for
it's operations? And when it does, is
the material return large enough to
compensate for the possible damage to
it's name? Can it, when it decides to
conduct a lottery, control it?
Obvious the lottery, covered by
flimsy camouflage to circumvent state
and national statutes and too often
winked at by those responsible for en-
forcement of the law, is gaining in
popularity. And it is ironical that
the principles of some of the sponsors
clearly disapprove of this and other
forms of gambling. 1t is to be hoped
that a few more ventures as disagree
able as the one in Ahoskie will make
all engaged in money raising activities
more careful.
While first glance at a rattle may
reveal it to be quite attractive, a longer
look to the immediate past and some
concern over the future should prompt
responsible persons to ignore a lottery
proposal as quickly as they would any
other unlawful one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

A lottery is usually poor business.
First and most important, it is
illegal.
Use of the United States mail in
promoting this form Of mass gambling
has been unlawful since the end of the
famous Louisiana lottery. Advertise
ment of one, by circular letter or other
means. is a misdemeanor in North Caro-
lima. In addition, under this states
general statutes, one may be fined up
up to $4,000 and imprisoned for not
more than six months for conducting a
lottery. Mere possession OF a ticket or
certificate subjects the holder to prose-
cution for violating the gambling laws.
Various subterfuges are publicly
used, such as selling tickets for a dance
or similar gathering. But this and
other attempts to side-step legal bans
are so weak that they would quickly
wilt before a court more concerned with
the spirit than the letter of the law.
Often lotteries are conducted by or
carnations with fine regulations and
for charities which are certainly quite
worthy.
But even a casual review of most
of their results prompts the conclusion
that they are a mighty dubious and un-
certain means of raising funds. AS a
rule, the promoters come out on the
short end of what originally appeared
to be quite a bargain. The financial re-
turns, coupled with the danger of prose-
cution and the stigma Of engaging in an
illegal activity, are simply not worth
the trouble and possible embarrass-
ment.
The recent Ahoskie incident is a
good example.
The automobile offered. was priced
at $4,000. But he whole affair was so
badly handled after it was found that
a young Negro held the winning ticket
that it became necessary, under ire
mendous public pressure, to award a
second car, thus bringing the total cost
of the prizes to $4,000. Thirteen thou
sand tickets were sold, all presumably
at a dollar each. Thus, the sponsor
cleared $4,000. But will this $4,000
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
BY LYNN INSECT

RALEIGH, July 10. Three or
four newspaper reporters, finding
nothing to write about on their
morning beat around the capitol
offices, got to talking among
themselves aoout their oWn bust
ness-that Of keeping the people
Of the state Informed as to hap
penings of public interest. Right
now the episode of the Ahoskie
Cadillac rattle takes top place in
editorial comment, and has at
tracted wide attention throughout
the whole country. The Negro,
Harvey Jones. whose lottery ticket
won the car in the first drawing
and then was not allowed to claim
it. will get a ceW Cadillac Or its
equivalent; in TACT. he may get
several, because some northern
papers are interested in the deal.
The publicity IL bad for Ahoskie
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

vented most of t h e unfavorable
comment. Of course the reporters
are biased; they. spend all of their
time trying to get the news when
it is fresh or discovering items
that have sought to be covered
up. In this case they think a lot
of harm was done b y delayed
break of the story, and no good
at all accomplished since it did
come out at last.
HOSPITALS-Dr. John A. Fer
rell, executive secretary of the
State Medical Care commission,
is kept so busy holding confer
ences in his office and elsewhere
throughout the state with people
inteces ed in getting hospitals for
their communities. he doesn
have time to tabulate progress. he
said today he had received formal
! applications from several eoun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
Bob Ruark
Archeologists Are Digging Again

of the ancient Roman city of
Gotta.
DR.. Hencken, a big, pleasant
man, crawled Up out of the hole
long enough to Fl, us in on the
project. 1t SENS they are finding
out all sorts of startling things.
For instance, they dug up a gil
raffe bone the other day. That
does not indicate that some dog
buried his breakfast and forgot
the location, 10000 years ago. 1t
means that away back in the past
this temperate, desert hunk of
coastal Africa was lushly tropical,
for how else could a giraffe be
lettering around the premises?
They are about to upset all sorts
CT anthropological dicta. They
have shown that the Neanderthal
man, or somebody pretty close to
Kim, was living rrimitively in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
The Gallup Poll
Large Gaps Found In Average Americans
Knowledge Of Modern European Geography
Typical Voters Can Identity
Less Than Half OF II
Countries In Test
BY GEORGE GALLUP
Director. American Institute
of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. j., July
19-How much do Americans
know about the geography Of
Europe?
After fighting two wars
there and spending billions of
dollars for aid, with more
proposed under the Marshall
plan, American voters have
some startling gaps in their
knowledge as to just which
country is which in Europe.
Only one-third know where
Greece is on the map, in spite of
our widely-discussed aid-to-Greece
program.
Nearly one-half do not know
where Spain is. One-third cannot
locate France, on whose battle
fields America shed blood twice
in a generation.
Only one in four can correctly
pick out Czechoslocakia; still few
er can find Hungary, Bulgaria,
Yugoslavia or Romania.
Even people who have had col
lege training fall down badly in
identifying various Balkan coun-
tries. Six out of ten don't know
where Czechoslocakia is, and sew
en- out of ten miss Bulgaria and
Romania.
More than a third Of the peo-
pie who have had a college edu-
cation cannot find Holland, on
the map of Europe. The same
is true for Greece and Poland.
A test of the knowledge of Eu-
ropean geography was conducted
among adults from coast-to-coast
by the Institute. An outline map
with the names of the countries
removed was handed to each per-
son by interviewers and the voters
were asked to identify II countries
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Eng
land. France, Greece, Hungary,
Holland, Italy, Poland, Romanla,
Spain and Yugoslavia.
The results. showing the per-
centage for correct Identification,
incorrect and don't know, follow:
Cor IncOr- Don't
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
Mr.. Royals Promotions

The nomination OF Kenneth g..
Royal, of Goldsboro, to succeed Robert
P. Patterson as Secretary of War is
well-deserved recognition of his out
standing ability and magnificent record
in the department in recent years.
1t is not a political appointment but
n founded on merit. In fact, Presi-
dent Truman's selection is so sound
it is no surprise that Senate confirma-
ton came as soon as possible.
The numerous predictions that he
will continue his career in this high
office with the distinction that has
marked it in the past are quite we'll
founded. Although a prominent attor-
ney in private life, circumstances and
his efficiency in performing numerous
and varied major tasks assigned him
in the past have, in effect, made him
a career man" in the nations Govern
ment.
Preparation for his new position
goes back to the early days of World
war II when he became a colonel in the
legal sections fiscal division on June
5, 1912. 1t was not the first time he
had served in uniform as he was a
member of the 317th Field Artillery
in France in World wal I. Throughout
most of the recent conflict, he was in
charge OF the Army's huge financial af-
fairs and since VI day has been d.
recting the disposal of the War Depart
ment's uncalculated billions in surplus
property. AS Undersecretary of War,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
Around Capitol Square
Outside Newspapermen Developed Ahoskie Story
81 Square

and for the state, and the re-
porters decided it could have been
turned into one of the best pub
licity items for North Carolina in
years.
TM1NG--In the first place, the
time element is important. The
festival at which the car was
give. away was held a month be-
fore the story broke early this
week. Other facts about the festi-
val were publicized, but this most
interesting feature of all was kept
under cover through local pres
sure until runors filtered out of
the community and outside news
paper men developed the story.
From the strictly technical view,
the reporters agreed it made a
better news story that way, but
a brief and accurate statement OF
fact at the time would have pre-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
High School
IIISII 0CIfoO1
College School or No
Training Only School
BY ROBERT C. A

TANGl1R, Morocco, July 10
The curley-headed lady in the
Stacks looked up from the hunk of
rock she Vas worrying. ooh,
goody, goody gum DROP" she
said. Come quick, paw think
I've found a tooth!"
You know the war is over, be-
cause the psychologists are back
at the hoe again, ~ferreting into
the earth in order to find out how
t. ings were in the gloccomorra of
100, 600 years ago. The curly
headed lady is the wife of DR..
Carlton Coon Of Harvard. DR..
Coon and DR.. Hugh Hencken, d.
rector of the American School of
Prehistoric research, are hallway
to China in the caves of Hercules,
near Cape Spartel, a few miles
from Tangier. # is near the site
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

leadership of Chairman Frederick Will
let's, is to be commended for its strong
intentions to see that it actually be-
comes everybody's business. The sue
cess which marked the first meeting
Thursday night is a good indicator of
the community's desire to accept this
program. Through it, the commission
has established a precedent that could
we'll be copied by similar boards of pub
lie stwards engaged in other under
takings of tremendous Importance to
Wilmington's welfare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

az ca at about the same tilHt .,,s
the Romans, because they 4bs
found relics of both cultures III
same levels. .,,ira
The various ages by Ir,,,
scientists mark types OF cU \ ,
are, in order Of recentt1esS' y,oIi.
Roman, Iron, En- onze ana ~,
THO, or Stone. A later stone M.
IS the Aterian. 1t was coh'9
rary with the last glaclaI nore.
ments in Europe, and Is u-eiL.
thing like Is, 900 years ago. W." M
Dr.. Hencken has been spyhs ,o,
the love life Of the Aterlsn ayns.
and now it seems that the oning
dition is on the verge OF snou HI
into an even later perlod.,""
81 netting 100, 900 years o'o' or, ..
1t is a fascinating game-of 4
like trying to make sense
Continued On Page Fourteen
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Another period of scoxing the
test is the number of countries
which any n group correctly
identified. 1t works out this way:
The average college trained per-
son in the survey was able to
get seven out of the II countries.
Those with only high school train
ing got six out OF the Il right on
the average; while those with
grade school only or no school got
three right. The average for men
was six out Of twelve, for women
five.
The average for everybody was
five out of twelve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

power of the court was desirable
or undesirable.
3.-While a low proportion in the
survey were able to identify cor
rectly such countries as Yugo-
slavia, Romania and Bulgaria,
many placed them in the right
general area, indicating a famil-
iarity with the broad outlines OF
European geography if not with
the specific national boundaries.
4. - The survey indicates that
there is considerable need for
more effective teaching of geog-
IN American primary and
secondary schools.
The results of the map test by
education levels show wide differ
ences. The following table gives
the percentage correctly Identify
the various countries.
P. C. Giving Correct Answers
Grade
U;oh SohooI
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ties" and knew of a dozen or so
more in preparation.
ORIGIN Movement for estab-
lishment or expansion of a hospi-
tai must originate in the commune
ty; the Medica; Care commission
hasn't time Or inclination to at
tempt to force action. That Good
Health association, however, is do
ing a good job Of stimulating local
interest. Representatives of that
group have spanked a number of
mass meetings and have sat in
with county commissioners to as
sist in proper handling of prelimi-
nary activities. Interest manifest
ed by counties wholly without hos
pital facilities has been most
gratifying, For instance. a mass
meeting of Alexander county citi-
Continued on Page Fourteen)
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Compulsory Vaccination
For Dogs In New York

NEW YORK -WH-Clty healn
officials will launch a compdlSoI'
vaccination program Tor dogs ~'
fall.
The officials ilad hesitated :"
a year. because of the Wldesprea.
opposition of dog lovers lns.s
are more than 500, 900 dogs |
New York.
In the beginning. 1t IVES
planned, the program will be lmn
tied to Staten Island, where M.
are $4,000 dogs. VacclnanuI
against rabies will be on a Volnl
tary basis for a three-month III.
period, and then will become GUN
pulsory. ~.
Eighteen rabid dogs were pas
ed up in Staten Island 5e'E,sa
Jan. 1 and July /. II the prog o. 4.
in Staten Island is succeSsluN ,
will be extended gradually 10 VIZ
other boroughs of the metfopOD'
George Washington. the l'n
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
TRAINMEN TOUR

DURHAM, July 1~9-(P)-Officia1s
OF the Durham and Southern and
the Piedmont and Northern Rail-
way traffic departments, meeting
here for their semi-annual business
conference, left today for a tour
OF the Durham-Dunn line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20
coon MORNING

GOOD MORNING
A friend loveth at all times, and a
brother is born for adversity.-Proverbs
17:17.
We have been friends together
In sunshine and in shade.
Caroline E. S. Norton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-20

The average person with college training WI able to get seven
out of II countries right. People with only a high school education
only or n O school got three out of IL right. The average for every
BODY five out of IL.
Bulgaria IA; CzechOslovakia 2; England 10; France IL; Greece
II; Hungary 10; Holland s: Italy 10; Poland II; Romana 5; Spain
20; YugosIavia g.