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The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10

Dawn to Dusk campaigns of the Boy Scouts of America. Only a year has been spent in organizing the Council and carrying a limited program to the troops. Looking tO the future, it was decIoeu that d four man professional staff could best handle the situation we faced of adequate Servicing the Troops. Today that four man staff is in Alaska and on the job. Now the Council moves into its second and most vital stage, getting the pro- gram to the boy. A full year of program is planned for .l947. Ex- cellent events are on the calendar. Already a District Rally has taken place in Anchorage and Ketchikan and shortly will be completed in Fairbanks and Juneau. This is a fore-runner of better Scouting for your boys.
 Immediately after the Planning Conference in February, a detailed report for the entire years pro- gram will be released.
 Through Council organization, the Alaska Council is qualified to award the highest Council award offered the Boy Scouts of America The Silver Beaver Award. It is offered to those in Scouting who have given outstanding leadership to boys. Any Scouter in the entire Territory of Alaska with meritori- ous service is eligible to receive the Silver Beaver.
 "The war record of the Boy Scouts of America in it's final to- tals is amazing. By the same medi- um the character developing and citizenship training of our boys under expert leadership is a mark that we may all work toward in 1947 with pride"
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Executors

Executors C. C. Tanner Attorney for Executors Publish Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10
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Phone Local News to Main 125
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
STITELER NAMED
TEXASA& N COACH

COLLEGE STATION, Tex,
Dec. %. -W.D- Robert H AIRY
Stiteler, who came up from the
ranks of Texas high school
coaches, today was appointed
head football coach at Texas A
& M College his Alma Mater.
His appointment announced by
president Gibb Gilchrist was rec
commended unanimously by the
College Athletic Council.
It ended recurring reports
that the Aggies were seeking
Bob Neyland, the Tennessee
headman, or some other obi 6
name" coach to replace Homer
Norton, whose contract was
bought up last week by Aggie
Alumni disgruntled by poor foot
ball showings in recent seasons
Stiteler moved up to the head
coach's job from a position as
back-field coach on Norton's
staff, but only two seasons back
he was directing Waco high
schools football team.
In 1916, he stepped into the
collegiate ranks as assistant
coach at Rice, in charge of ends,
and the Owls tied the Universe
ty of Arkansas for the Southwest
Conference title.
He left Rice to become Aggie
backfield coach in 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

Series.
The Yanks and Dodgers broke
the opposition's back with Win
ming streaks in the west the
Yanks reeling off 19 to tie the
league mark and the Bro oks
wrapping together 13.
The baseball disappointments
were the Red Sox and Cardinals,
the latter getting off to an
almost unbelievably bad start
that lasted into July. The Giants
went on a hopy9 run hitting
spree. Johnny Mize finally tying
young Ralph Kiner of the Pi-
rates for the maor league lead
ership with 81.
Ewell Blackwell OF the Reds
and Bill McCahan of the Ath'
letics turned in no-hit, no-i n
performances. The former mar
rowlv >missed duplicating John
nv VanderMeer's feat Ct pitch
ing two in succession.
MACPHAIL SELLS INTERESI L
Immediately after t h e World
Series and rhubarb with his
partners, Larry MacPhail so d
his one-third interest in the
Yankees to Del E. Webb anc
Dan Topping for close to $4,000.
600.
A syndicate headed by resign
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
Hallsboro AU-Stars
Defeat Elizabethtown

HALLSBORO, Dec. q. - The
Hallsboro All-Stars team upset g
Elizabethtown Big &c five here
tonight, Is to FL.
The locals gained a Z to 0 ad.
vandtage and held it until mid
way a slow first period at the
end of which the score read Eli
zabethtown 4, Hallsboro 2.
The battle was tied all the
way with the tall visitors hold
ing an II to 10 advantage at the
halftime.
They also held a 10 to 16 mar.
gin at the third period but the
locals came back strong taking q
one point lead in the final
minute.
Then Ned Council who scored
10 points dropped in clinch from
the circle with seconds to 60.
David Hoods played outstand-
ing defensive ball for the winners
For Elizabethtown Louie Kicks
scored eight points and Evans
played q nice floor game.
A win revenged the 81 to II
loss the locals suffered in Eliza
bethtown two weeks ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

pins, even though the majority
believed Jersey Joe Walcott was
entitled to the decision he didn t
get. Walcott had Louis on the
floor twice, for a count of seven
in the fourth round, SO the
Brown Bomber literally dropped
the curtain on a surprising year
that saw baseball and football
attendance soar to unprecedent-
ed heights.
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
Joe Page hoped the hullpen
gate to pitch the Yankees to the
American League pennant and
world championship.
With Lippy Leo Durocher in
the dog house, Branch Hickey
called on his old friend. 62-year-
old Burt Shotton to manag the
Brooklyns which the kindly old
gentleman did so well that rhe
Superbas won the flag, took the
Yankees to the seventh game of
the World Series and topped tie
National League in home attend
ance with 1907, ,526.
Bill Bevens of the Yankees
came within one out of pitching
the first no-hitter in World Ser
les history, and the one blow
Cooke Lavagetto's memorable
one-beat him. 80. knottine the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
BLUE-CRAY TEAMS
SPEED UP DRILLS

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec
%. -(P)-Rival coaches working
overtime to whip their squads
into shape for Saturdays Blue
Gray football encounter stepped
up the tempo of their practice
sessions today and both sides
concentrated on passing.
Workouts lasted until nearly
dark, the Southern All-Stars at
Maxwell Field and the North at
City-owned Civic Park. Neither
squad will see Cramton r o w
until shorty before game time.
Iowa's Lou King, a southpsw
aerial artist, and Joe Nejman
of Temple shouldered the pass
ing burden for the Blues and
King connected with several
rifling deliveries to ends Paul
Flick of Brown, Stan Gorski of
Northwestern and Jerome Nc
Carthy and Art Littleton OF
Penn.
Nejman's jumping shots also
hit their mark consistently.
On the Southern drill field,
Gray coaches put three passers
through stiff workouts. Jimmy
Bachelor of East Texas State.
Charlie Richkus of North Caro-
lima State and Wally Matulich
of Mississippi State tossed tc
ends Bob Weir of Virginia, Joe
Smith of Texas Tech, ia m e
Tyree of Oklahoma and J o h n
North of Vanderbilt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
CHARLTON ALL-STARS
DEFEAT COMBINATION
CAGE TEAM, 81 TO y

CHARLTON, Dec. pa strong
Clarkton Ail-star quintet tram
pied a Hallsboro-W -Whiteville COM
bination So to % here to win
their third consecutive victory of
the season.
Paced by the accurate shooting
of Bill Boysden and James
Queens in the first half, the
Clarkton All-stars held a "a point
lead at the intermission, which
was never threatened throughout
the game.
A fine game was played by all
of the Clarkton team and they
are to be commended for their
fine team work.
Boysden lead the Clarkton
quintet with 18 points and Queens
with IL.
FOR Hallsboro-W Whiteville's five
Creech was tops with Z points for
the losers.
In the girls game WMteville
won 80 to 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
Independent Cage Teams
Urged To Enter Tourney

LELAND, Dec. 22.- The Le-
land Lions basketball team de-
feated the Acme-Delco All-Stars,
"A to Is here tonight to win their
third straight victory.
Top scorers for the Lions were
Thomas Holmes and Billy Ben
ton with u points each. They
were closely followed by D.
Ganey with II markers. Playter
led the Acme-Delco five with 8
points.
Harold E. Geedv. district COM
missioner of the IBBA, said last
night that nine cage teams have
entered the district tournament,
which will be hled in Leland.
eve need several more indepen-
dent teams to fill our schedules. "
he said.
Teams interested in entering
the tourney are urged to con-
tact Geedy at his home in Le-
land. The complete schedule for
the district tourney must be
completed by Feb. 9. Geedy
urged all teams interested to
contact him not later than the
Feb. 9 deadline.
The local district is made up
of New Hanover, Brunswick,
Pender and Bladen counties. The
winner and second place team
of the Leland tournament will
be sent to Ashbeoro to partici-
pate in the state finals. The
state champions will be sent to
Springfield, Mo. to play in the
national championships.
Geedy said he would like to
have at least 16 teams, but could
make arrangements to take care
of 80 clubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

ing Postmaster-General Bob
Hannegan bought The e Cardinal
chain from Sam Breadon for $3,-
100000.
Billy Herman and Muddy Ruel
onened and closed in one as the
managers of the Pirates and
Browns, respectively. Bill
Meyer moved into Pittsburgh,
Zach Taylor into the American
League side Of St. Louis, and
Dick Muckerman sold practical
ly every name player on h i S
roster. Joe Mccarthy returned
to baseball as manager of the
Red Sox as Joe Cronin stepped
into the front office. Joe Kuhel
succeeded Ossie Bluege as man
ager of the Senators.
Notre Dame went through a
nine-game season unbeaten and
united, as did Michigan and
Penn State. A remarkable Tex
as varsity was edged only by
Southern Methodist, which was
unbeaten and united until its fl
nal engagement with Texas
Christian, when the Mustangs
had to come from behind in the
last 10 seconds to get a draw.
Columbia snapped Arny's un-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

las became the first American
to win the British Women's golf
championship.
Lew Worsham accounted o r
the us. Open, Jim Ferrier the
PGA Championship, Jimmy De-
maret set the pace in winnings,
but the pro star of the year was
Bobby Locke of South Africa.
Fred DAILY of Ireland acquired
the British Open. The American
team easily defended the Ryder
up against the British on a
rain-soaked Portland, Ore, Golf
Club course.
Willie Turnesa won the British
Amateur, Skee Reigel the
American, Louise Suggs the Ma
tional Women's.
Jack Kramer accounted for
the All-England and U. S.
singles tennis championships.
helped Ted Schroeder de-
fend the Davis up and turned
professional. Bobby Riggs re-
peated as the professional
champion.
Holy Cross surprisingly b e a
City College of New York and
Oklahoma to be the NCAA bas-
ketball champion.
So into the New Year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

beaten three-year streak at 81.
Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame
beat the Yankees for the profess
sinai All-American Confer
ence championship as the new
league gained stature. The Phil
adelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh
Steelers battled for the right to
engage the Chicago Cardinals
for the National League title and
swag, Dec. %.
Mutuel handle at the race
tracks dropped somewhat, but to
no alarming extent.
Jet Pilot won the Kentucky
Derby, Faultless The Preakness
and Phalanx the Belmont
Stakes.
Armed ran away from Assault
in a 100000 match race at Bel
mont Park to further his claim
to the title of Horse-ot-the Year
Calumet also had the finest
two o-year-olds-Citation and t h {
filly, Bewitch-and set a new
record for winning.
Styrnie ran his bankroll te
$685. ,060, reclaiming the all-time
money winning championship.
Johnny Longden led the jock
eys. Willie Molter the trainers
Mrs. Babe Didrickson Zahar-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
Golden Eagles Triumph
In YMCA Cage Tourney

The Golden Eagles eked out
a Is to IA victory over a strong
Red Raiders in the 80 pound di-
vision of the Holiday weight d.
vision tournament at the YMCA
last night.
Farr and Darden tailed 6 and
S points respectively for the trl-
umphant five while Lucas,
Jones, and Brindell marked up
four points each for the losers.
In the 120 pound division the
Beach Combers combed "a
points while the Laundering
Herd stormed up a total of 10
markers.
Orrell captured scoring
honors for the Combs while
Worrell held a point lead Of four
for the Thunders.
In the lop-sided game of the
night, the Seagate "Spades'
knocked out a A. to 20 win over
weak southport quintet.
Gaddy with II points was high
scorer for the Spades as the
Porters were led at baskets by
Shannon with 6 markers.
The Spades will encounter the
'Y" Hawks Friday night at 8
pm. on the YMCA hardwood for
championship of their division.
The Beachcombers will meet
Hemenway's Tigers Wednesday
night at o'clock for the champ
ionship of the l2O pound class.
The Golden Eagles will fly
against the Lake Forest quintet
for championship of the 80
pound classics.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
ROSE BOWL TEAMS
PREP FOR CONTEST

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. q.
-WD-Coach Fritz Crisler posted
a huge sign reading michigan
territory-Californians stay out
on the gates of Brookside park
today and ran his unbeaten
Michigan football team through
secret practice for the New
Years Day Rose Bowl game
against Southern California.
A corps of assistant managers
made the edict stick, forcing the
large press delegation to rely on
information supplied by coaches
and Michigan's press represent
ative.
According to the secondhand
reports, Crisler had his players
review their entire bag of tricks
in a dummy drill climaxed by
a contact workout.
At Santa Barbara, where the
Trojans are in seclusion, South
ern California players also went
through a rugged drill.
Coach Jeff Cravath continued
to emphasize fundamentals, and
also sent his players through q
dummy scrimmage. The Tacl-
turn coach repeatedly reminded
the squad that they would have
to improve their blocking if they
expected to make any headWay
against Michigan.
The Trojans apparently have
put aside thoughts of the one
sided defeat they suffered from
Notre Dame and were in good
spirits going through the drills
with a snap that impressed OBJ
servers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
There Was AS Much Talk AS Action In 1947 Sports
Louis Literally
Drops CMtain
On Bumper Run
Rv HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK - (NEA) - The
second postwar sports year,
1947 goes into the books as the
one of the big noise, with practl-
callv all it's patrons suffering
from cauliflower ears.
There was as much talk as
there was action.
= It opened with the protesslon-
al New York Giants football Tx
trial and closed with Joe Louis
on the seat of his pants.
Baseball writers spent the
spring training season writing
about a squabble between Larry
MacPhail of the Yankees and
Durocher, which started
when the Dodgers manager
made some crack about two al
legged gamblers being seated
near tn e New York American
League president in a Havana
ball park.
The controversy was swept In
to hearings by Commissioner
Happy Chandler. wound up with
Durocher's suspension for the
remainder of tie campaign.
Then the writer's spent a good
share of the rest of the year
writing about the probability of
Durocher returning for 1913.
BEFORE GRAND JUr
In boxing, attempted bribe
talk brought about the suspen-
sion of Rocky Graziano in New
York, and after the Dead End
Kid acquired the middleweight
championship by flatteni n g
Tony Zale in the July heat of
the Chicago Stadium. he was
banished in Other states for
going over the LIZ lilo he
Army.
Ray Robins Nn
for 80 days in Ne York and
fined $500 for failing to report a
bribe offer. Jimmy Doyle of Los
Angeles died after being knock
ed out by the welterweight
champion in Cleveland.
Following long investisa alton
by a Grand Juy. the Goth Cen
fury Sporting Club was fined
$2500 and matchmaker Nat Rog-
ers dealing with underworld
characters.
Jake LaMotta's S highly unsat-
isfactoy knockout by the Phila-
delphia Grand Jury.
As usual, it remained for Joe
Louis to put boxing back on it's
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
TIDE IN FINAL
WEEK OF DRILLS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. ~.
-(P)-Alabama began its fl n a
week of preparation for the
Sugar Bowl game today with a
drill consisting largely OF work
lengthy but comparatively light
against Texas plays.
Coach Red Drew had his first
and second teams working
against Texas "T'' formation in
dummy scrimmage and also
spent considerable time polish
ing up the Tide attack in running
and passing drills. -
Harry Gilmer, Monk Mosley,
Ed Salem and Johnny August
were doing the tossing, and ends
Rebel Steiner, Jim Cain, B b
Hood and Ed White were on the
receiving end.
Departure for Biloxi, Miss.
where pre- game drills will oe
held, is set for Saturday, Dec
| 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

Eastern Carolina Junior cor..
conference come 7 ran throught s. br;s5'
drills last night at 7 or, o'cloa1i pfiik
e.trIt De IN TOP shape for this alj.in AL 70
Gre Green a and Gold, the ot,ici,,
colo col0rs OF the Wilmington ColIsal 1lslal
will be on the new bsskatsSsssS JUs4sss
uniforms of the SeabawtsN tNe'oal
cry from the blue ,1d q, lar
OF the college center , Snll'
ago. year
This Wilmington Colle.s ,;s
has everything on the oftSn" so Il"
side but is still not un rDslv' ~
on defense. Defensive forr,.t;psf par
were the main topics stressad ,ss,ion' N
Coach Katkaveck last night y. y
believed this one Important tIJ nb,.' M
II II ever mastered, can put 'ta ~.
seahawks near the top, if in, m, ne ne
top, of the NCJC conferenc. M, Va
With an average Of 4S.5 noi,,.
per game going into ton;sh.' '
battle, the Wilmington coiI..' Sm'
quint will give local fans wv
OF the best shootino .u'
hibitions since the high-scor,n,
New Hanover High state chsm'
pions paraded cross the hs,s
wood last y>t. Leading ,h.
scorers are two ex-NHHs sr... M
Doug Pridgen and jim crooa,' a'
who handle the guard po,t, ~,
the Seahawks. Pridgen lead, n,
with a nine point ave. age no;s,
average and Groom ranks secn,.
with a 8.3 mark.
At center is 6 #. 3 in. c,,l
Mason, and the forwards are IN
the hands Of Leroy Towls
SECOND strlnger Tor the stat,
champions last year, and JON,
(Buster) Brown.
The reserve list consists Of }
l.. Church, Randall Dykes, LlovG
Halls, David James, Mac Teach.
ey, Jimmy Hughes, and Watt
Sloan.
First team scoring records.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
St. Pauls To Play
Trinity S Tonight

The intermediate YMCA-Sun-
day School basketball league
play will resume tonight at the
YMCA with two games slated.
Adam w. Smith, director an
nounced last night.
The St. Pauls Lutheran quint
will take to the hardWoods
against the Trinity Methodist
five a 8 o'clock in the first game
and the Temple Baptist aggre-
cation will clash with the
Wrightsville Beach Methodists at
9 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
SUGAR BOWL GAME
TO BE TELEVISED

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. % - P
- The 1948 Sugar Bowl game
between Texas and Alabama
will be televised for the first
time in the history Of the grid
classic, Sam Corenswet, pres
ident of the Sugar Bowl, an
nounced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
Bobby Locke Arrives
For Tour Of Circuits

NEW YORK, Dec. ~. -(P)-
Bobby Locke, South Africa's
great money golfer, arrived to-
day by air to take another
whack at the American Tourna-
ment circuit which he found so
lucrative last spring and sum-
mer.
Locke plans to leave tomor.
row for Los Angeles, where he
will make his first start in the
Los Angeles open at the Rivi-
era club on Jan. 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
ASSISTANT COACH
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec.

WEST POINT, NY, Dec. u.
1t. Col, Orrin c. (Ockie)
Kruger today was appointed
assistant to Col. Lawrence (Biff)
Jones, graduate manager Of ath-
letics, at the Military Academy,
according to an announcement
by Maj. Gen. Maxwell d.
Taylor, Superintendent of the
Academy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

1t was announced late last
night by the Manager Of the
All-Stars that the scheduled
game between the All-Stars
and the New Hanover high
school Wildcats has been post
poned.
The game was scheduled to
be played tonight as a pre-
liminary contest to the Sea-
hawk Camp ,Lejeune cage
battle.
At an early hour this morn
ing no details could be OBJ
tanned on the program for
tonight. It was learned that
two church basketball teams
would play the first game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
College Seahawks Play Marines Tonight
Double Cage Bill Slated
AtHigh School Gymnasium

Wilmington's high-flying col
lege Seahawks make their home
debut tonight at the New Han
over High School gym as they
engage the Camp Lejeune
Marines in what is expected to
be one of the top basketball
treats of the holiday season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

Having already won two OF
three road contests, the first
junior college cage quint ever
to represent Wilmington in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
ANALYSIS REPORT
STILL MYSTERY; NO
WORD FROM FIJI

No word had been received last
night from Washington on the re-
suit of the analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach of Lonnie
Horn, 80, Audubon man who died
under mysterious circumstances
Sunday.
Harry E. Fales, director of the
city-county Identification bureau,
was in Washington yesterday with
contents from the stomach. He
presented it to FBI chemists for
analysis.
Coroner Gordon Doran last night
was in readiness to hold an in
quest upon receipt of word from
Washington.
In the meantime, James Han
son, Al, drugstore operator, was
at liberty on ST, 1000 bond facing
a technical charge of v%agrancy.
1t was at his drug store, Fourth
and Meares streets, that Horne
was last seen a few minutes be-
fore he collapsed and was rush
ed to James Walker Memorial
hospital, dying enroute, accord
ing to authorities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
Mrs. Guiton, S. Lee Braxton
Honored By WitepiNe Clubs
|PICKETS THROWN
AROUND TRUCKING
FIRM AT 5 POINTS

GREENSBORO, June 1O-F-
Walter Orrell, union steward for
striking road drivers of Central
Motor Lines, said here today that
plckets had been thrown around
five other company terminals
from Charlotte, oorth as the local
me went into their third strike
day.
picket lines and unfair signs
have been established at terminals
in Charlotte, Kannapolis, Phila-
delphia, Jersey City and Chicago"
he said.
John S. Riddle, district manager
for the company, said there was
no charge in the situation here
Both Riddle and Orrell have pre-
vlously said the dispute which
caused the strike involves recog-
Inltion of Charlotte local II of the
teamsters union as bargainine
agent. Riddle said the company
has had a contract with Chicago
local ITO of the same union.
In Winston-Salem today, Reec
Johnston, examiner in charge Of
the subregional office of the ma.
uonal labor relations board, sale
the drivers had Withdrawn a ne.
luton for an election.