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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
CHARLIE POWERS

LUMBERTON, March l9 -
Charlie Powers, SO, of the Barker
Ten mile section, died today at
am. at a local sanatorium. where
he had been a. patient for about
ten days. Funeral services will be
held Thursday at 4 pm. from the
Bankers Methodist church, Of
which he was a member, and in
torment will be in the church
cemetery. The body will be taken
from Biggs funeral home 10 the
church at 3 pm. Thursday, where
it. will lie in state for an hour
before the funeral.
Mr.. Powers was born March 20,
1894, son Of the late H. P. and
Ann Humphrey Powers Of the
Barker Ten Mile section. survi-
wing are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Ora
ham Powers. five children, Mrs.
Harold Stallings Of Durham, Mrs.
John Magnese of Westbury N. Y,
Neil. John and Nettie Ruth OF the
home, two brothers, Mitchell
Powers Of Little Falls, N. Y, and
H. W. Powers Of Durham, A half
sister, Mrs. Preston Dew of Lum-
berton, two grandchildren, Charles
and Donald Stallings.
MISS MAGGIE F. MOORE
SHALLOTTE, March 10. - Fun
eral services will be held in Chad
bourn Friday afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK
for Miss Maggie F. Moore, 81
who died at the home of her neph
ew here today.
Miss Moore was the daughter Of
the late Capt. j. Fred Moore and
Mrs. Mary Devond Moore.
She is survived by three cephews,
J. T. and H. B. Usher Of Shallotte.
nd ". x. Usher Of Greensboro.
MIS-. HARRISON
Mrs. Kate BurWell Allen Harri
son. 81, widow Of Nathaniel Maso..
Harrison, died at her home al
Brinkleyville, in Halifax county
On March 10 after a lengthy i'll
ness.
Mrs. Harrison, a member Of one
Of the oldest and most prominent
families in Halifax county, was
the daughter Of Charles Edward
and Panthea Boyd Allen of Peters
burg, Va.
Funeral services we're conduct.
ed by her pastor, the Rev. Robert
l.. Bame, assisted by the Rev. W.
M. Howard of Bethel and DR.. T.
NJ. Grant of Rocky Mount. Inter.
ment followed in the family plot
at Bethesda Methodist church. Of
which Mrs. Harrison was a
staunch member and faithful
worker.
Surviving Mrs. Harrison are
eight children: Mrs. II. w. Mitch.
Gil and Miss Ethel L. Harrison Of
the home; Mrs. W. G. Holiday
of Enfield; Mrs. E. r. Nelson o.
Henderson,; Mrs. Thomas Hunter
Of Wilmington: Mrs. w. E. Swar
niger of High Point; John H
Harrison of Charlotte and Dr.. N
NJ. Harrison o. High Point college
and five grandchildren.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Mrs. Harry s. Truman, who has
proved time and again her interest
in welfare projects since she came
to Washington as the wife Of Sem
ator, is in the front ranks of those
supporting the House and Embassy
Tour for the benefit of the Wash
tngton Home for Incurables.
Next Saturday afternoon this
oldest of the annual Embassy tours
will be held from until $50 O'Clock
and Mrs. Truman viii be among
those receiving visitors to the Cuban
Embassy. Tea and refreshments
will be served there, with Mrs.
Harold II. Burton in charge. As
sisting Mrs. Burton will be the wives
of diplomats, cabinet members and
ladies from the congressional set.
Mrs. Gillian Morrow, assisted by
Mrs. Ernest Graves and Mrs. Myron
Whitney, will handle details of a
sale of recently imported italian
linens, straw and raffia articles that
will be on sale at the Italian En-
bassy.
Members of the board of the
home will have display of articles
made by the patients at the home
at the Spanish Embassy. These will
include woodworking and chair
Gaming, as well as handmade quilts,
table linen, aprons and dolls.
Jangoes will be on hand In the patio
to serve. cool, refreshing drinking
water to the thirsty tourists.
AS their contribution to this
worthy cause, the Friends School is
giving the use of two of Their
buses which will shuttle on Is
minute schedule during the after
noon between the places on upper
Sixteenth street and the Argentine
Embassy.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Home for Incnrables Benefit
House and Embassy Tour

There will be number Of hos
tesses at each of the ten places who
will serve as guides and answer all
questions regarding the interesting
and unusual features Of each Of the
places.
Included on the tour are the En-
bassies Of Spain, Nicaragua, Cuba,
italy, Guatemala, Mexico, Argen-
tina, and Poland, and the homes OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mckee Dunn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer.
Mrs. Robert A. Taft is being
assisted on the Benefit Committee
by Mrs. Gordon Russell Young, Mrs.
Eric A. Johnston, Mrs. Emerson
Bigelow, Mrs. Henry T. Bodman,
Mrs. Harold H. Burton, Mrs. Wayne
Chatfield- Taylor, Mrs. William L.
Clayton, Mrs. Edward r. Finken-
staedt, Mrs. Lister Hill, Mrs. Reeve
Hoover, Mrs. James L. Houghteling,
Mrs. Paul B. Magnuson, Mrs. Robert
E. May, Mrs. Richard T. Mcdonnell.
Mrs. George Maurice Morris and
Mrs. Paul Fl. Mite.
Tickets, including tax, are priced
at $3.50 and may be procured from
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, Seventeenth and Pennsylvania
avenue; Mrs. Johnson's Dress Shop,
1907 Connecticut avenue; Francis
Scott Key Book Shop, Twenty
eighth and o streets, and Hotel
2400 Sixteenth street. For the con-
venience of those In the Virginia
area, tickets are on sale at Bren-
tano's Book Shop in the Concourse
Of the Pentagon Building. The pub
lie is cordially invited to avail them
selves of this rare opportunity to
visit these outstanding places.
The tour will be held, rain or
shine,
Evening star., 1947-05-04

the organist, Mrs. Walter H. Ma
loney the soloist. -
The bride, the daughter of Mrs.
Helen Dowling McChesney of WASH
ington and Mr.. r. T. Hulsey of At
lanta, carried bouquet Of white
orchids with a cascade Of lilies Of
the valley and white rosebuds. Her
only ornament was the string Of
pearls which her stepfather, the
late Mr.. Judson Earl McChesney,
gave her on her 21st birthday.
Her aunt, Mrs. James L. lille Of
New York, was matron of honor and
wore a Nile green chiffon taffeta
gown with matching gloves. She
carried bouquet of Johanna Hill
roses and her headdress was Of
maline and lace with a .circlet of
roses. Wearing a similar costume
in peach, Miss Marcia McChesney
was maid of honor for her sister,
while the bridesmaids, who were also
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Both Miss Jennings and MI.
Woods are students IN the College
OF Architecture and Design at the
University Of Michigan. Mr.. Woods
father formerly was United States
Consul In Paris.
The wedding Is planned for late
August.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Wearing a gown of candlelight
satin with a long train and heir
loom veil of Brussels lace outlined in
seed pearls, Miss Helen Yvonne HUI
sey last evening became the bride
of Mr.. Scott Thomas Ratter, jr.
Snapdragons, lilies of the valley and
gladioluses decorated the Mount
Vernon. Place Methodist Church,
where the wedding took place at 7
in the evening. DR.. John w. Rustin
officiated and Mr.. Dean Shure was
Evening star., 1947-05-04
To ~ ed N august

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Winslow
Jennings of Arlington announce the
engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Doris Mae jennings. to Mr.. George
Groce Woods, son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Damon G. Woods.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

clad in Nile green costumes, were
Miss jeanette Dowling, Miss Jean
Ogle, Miss Margaret Mcdonald Of
Boston and Mrs. Leslie Bell. Miss
Sarah Lind Bowling of Boone, N. c.,
a young cousin of the bride, was
dressed like the bride except for her
headdress of white roses and match
ing bouquet.
Best man for the bridegroom. who
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott T.
Ratter of Chicago, was Mr.. Harold
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Gilmore, jr., also Of Chicago. The
ushers were Mr.. Edwin Ebert Of
Chicago, Mr.. Angus G. Dowling, the
brides uncle; Mr.. Alexander j.
Kelly, her cousin; 1t. James Hayes,
Evening star., 1947-05-04

q. s. M. c., and Mr.. Harry Floyd
Emmitt, all Of Washington.
Following the wedding reception
was held in the Marguery room Of
the Broadmoor Hotel. Later the
Evening star., 1947-05-04
IN ngdge eaf

Mrs. walter Groves of Bermuda
and Miami Beach announces the
engagement Of her sister. mrs.
Winnie Elizabeth Armstrong Of New
York. to Capt. Leo Cromwell Thyson,
y. 8. N, of Warrington.
The wedding win take place In the
near future, but plans have not vet
been completed.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

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Ambassador handsome
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Evening star., 1947-06-22
Slaughter Rises 10 Top
In AII-Siar BaIIofinq
BY The Associated Press

CHICAGO, June 21.-Enos Slaugh-
ter. slugging outfielder with the st.
Louis Cardinals and currently lead
ing the National League in hitting,
today zoomed to the top as the
highest individual vote getter in the
All-Star baseball poll.
Slaughter, never far back since
the balloting opened June s, sup
planted Joe Di Maggie. New York
Yankee center fielder, having been
named on 25T, ,102 ballots. Ted Will
lia-ns, Boston Red Sox outfelder was
second with 253,954. Di Maggie
dropped into third place with ISL
402. Lou Boudreau, Cleveland's hard
hitting manager -shortstop. another
former individual leader. held fourth
place with 246,182.
The balloting, which will deter
mine the starting lineup of the 14th
annual Al-Star game in Chicago's
Wrigley Field July 8, will end at
midnight Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Wimbledon Opens 7 tomorrow;
~. s., Australia Resume Feud

Beverly Hills, Calf, the women's
crown.
Three Americans-Jack Kramer of
Los Angeles, Tom Brown of San
Francisco and Falkenburg-and a
trio of Australians-John Bromwich,
Dinny Pals and Geoff Brown-won
six of the eight favored Wimbledon
spots with Kramer ranked No. /
and Bromwicfl No. 2.
Britain, which didn't place single
male in the top eight, mustered
auxiliary forces from its empire in
hopes of beating off the American
threat in Women's play. Pauline
Betz of Los Angeles turned pro re-
Gently and thus won be back to de-
fend her title.
Nevertheless, the top four seed
ings went to Americans with Mar
garet Osborne of San Francisco, No.
i; Miss Brough second; Doris Hart
of Miami, third and Mrs. Pat Cam
ming Todd Of Hidden Valley, ca
fourth,
Evening star., 1947-06-22
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, June 21.-Wimbledon':
u-English Tennis Championships
open Monday with a League of Ma
tion's entry list, but there isn't a
court follower anywhere who WON'T
predict it will wind up as a private
affair between the Americans and
Australians.
The Australians, United States
victims last winter of the worst
defeat ever dealt a Davis Cup team
in the challenge round, definitely
haven't forgotten it. They are hop
ing to open wounds at Wimbledon
in which they can pour brine later
during the Davis Cup renewal.
This private war was borne out
by the seedlings and by the behavior
of both squads during the London
Grass Courts Tourney, annually a
dress rehearsal for Wimbledon. It
was concluded today with Bob Falk-
enburg of Los Angeles taking the
mems title and Louise Brough of
Evening star., 1947-06-22
By MerreII WhittIesey
Sior stoff Correspondent

DETROIT, June 21.-Still under
par, still unextended and day by
day closer to one of COLTS most
coveted achievements, Lew Worsham
advanced to the quarterfnals of the
National PGA championship today
at Plum Hollow.
Washington's National Open
champion, who appeared en- route
to a ord-breaking margin of VIC
tory over 43-year-old Scottish-born
Reggie Myles, finally settled for q
crushing 7-and-6 triumph, the widest
margin of the day.
| Nine up with IL to play and an
apparent setup to win the 25th hole
Worsham three-putted to lose tc
Myles' birdie and instead of threat
ening the esPGA record of 12-and-l1
margin of victory, Larrupin' Lew
watched Myles birdie three of the
next six holes and extend the match
to the Both hole.
Coasts All the Way.
Worsham was coasting all the way
He was up at nine holes, up at
intermission with 1-under-par golf
over course made tougher by a
whipping wind. Lewis 3-under-par
golf for the 80 holes was the second
best of the day, and there are many
here who think Lew will join Gene
Sarazen as the only National Open
and PGA winner in the same year
Sarazen accomplished the feat in
1922.
Worsham's break in the pairings
has caught up with him, however
as tomorrow he moves out of the
minor leagues and against the 1941
champion, big Vic Ghezzi, in a
fourth-round match, also over the
36-hole route.
In the upper bracket quarter
finals, KY Laffoon, the part Indian
from st. Andrews, ILL.,, meets Cali
fornia's State champion, Art Bell
and Australian-born Jim Ferrie1
clashes with Worsham's predeces-
sor as National Open champion
Lloyd Mangrum.
The Worsham-Ghez victor in
the lower bracket will meet either
Chick Harbert, the home town
favorite and acknowledged longest
hitter in the game, or Leland Glib
son of Kansas City, a perennial
threat but never champion.
Harbert Has Two Eagles.
Only Harbert's five under par
golf against 1916 finalist Ed Oliver
exceeded Worsham's subpar ef-
forts. Harbert and Oliver, two OF
the biggest and widest hitters in
the game, staged zany match
that was featured by Harbert's two
eagles on the par five first hole ano
was won by Harbert, 3 and 2.
Detroit lived up to its reputation
as great sports town. Despite the
defeats of Bobby Locke, Sam Snead
Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, Sam
Byrd and so on the first day, mill
| ing crowd of more than 10000
turned out today, most of them
following the Harbert-Oiver match
in a wild stampede.
| Laffoon, the only nonex-servict
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Louis to Mark His 10th Year
As Champ Today for Record

another record, and has lured
more persons and more money
into the boxes than any other
athlete in history. Roughly 1885,
900 customers have seen his
fights at an expense to them of
s12, 900 600.
OF the % fights only two rivals
went the 15-round route-Arturo
Godoy Of Chile and Tommy Farr
of Wales. Only two opponents
knocked him down, Tony Galento
and Buddy Baer. Five were
knocked out in the first round.
These included Max Schmeling,
probably the only foe Louis ever
hated. and John Henry Lewis,
one of Louis closest friends.
Despite the many changes OF
the decade, Louis still is the same
in one respect.
After every title defense, he
speaks the same words over the
radio:
Il was lucky again"
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Worshom May Decide to Enter
British Open if He Wins PGA

The bid of Richmond, Va, for the
1948 National PGA championship
has been held up by $4,000 offer
from Washington, according to an
unconf1rned report here today. Lew
Eisele, president of the Prince
Georges Club, is here, but he said he
was interested only in assuring a
second $4,000 National ; Capital
Open for next year. Eisele could
not be reached after member Of
the Richmond delegation spread the
rumor.
The old adage don't pay off on
the drive" clearly was illustrated
here today.
On the seventh hole, Worsham
drove the par four green, Reggie
Myles was IS yards short in the
rough. Myles approached within
four feet of the cup and dropped
the putt for a birdie while Worsham
three-putted to lose the hole.
San Snead requested a passport
to England to defend his British
Open crown. then changed his mind
for the 18th time and decided to
remain in this country.-M. w.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
By q Stoff Correspondent of The stor


DETROIT, June 21.-With Lew
Worsham in the quarterfinals OF the
National PGA championship ano
now the favorite to add the title tc
his National Open crown, he is get
ting a number of feelers as tc
whether he might make a quick
trip to England for the British open
If he should win here.
No golfer in history ever has won
the National Open, PGA and Brit
ish Crown in the same year. but II
Lew can get by the next three
rounds here he will be in a position
for a golfing first.
Worsham has had little to say on
the subject, but if he won here and
his sporting goods sponsors brought
pressure to bear, he might be per-
suaded to make the trip.
Worsham already is assured OF
$500, which goes to the losing quar-
terfinalists. The losing sem1fl-
nalists receive $3.50, the runnerup
$500 and the winner $500. All
golfers who qualified were assured
of $100, with 5000 to second-round
losers and $3.50 to today's losers.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
|Mid-Ahantic Nefmen
Capture Church Cup
In First Attempt
! Triumph at BrookIine
| By 5h to 3h Over
| New England Team
BY the Associoted Press

BROOKLINE, Mass, June 21.-
The Middle Atlantic States Tennis
Association team, competing for the
first time since the Church Cup
matches were inaugurated in 1917,
gained that trophy, one of the most
valuable in sports competition, with
a 5k-to-3k match margin over
the New England forces today at
Longwood.
The victors, from the Washington-
Baltimore district, captured four of
the six matches and one of the
three doubles engagements. When
the Middle Atlantic's triumph be-
came assured, the last doubles match
to get started was called draw.
Six of the seven Washington-
Baltimore district team members
are from the Capital City.
Play Halted at IL.
! When play was halted, Chauncey
D. Steele and Robert Stewart of the
New England team had won the first
set from James Farrin and Burke
Wilkinson and lost the second one
by a 81 margin.
Last years Church Cup winners
the Eastern team representing the
New York district, defeated the
Middle States players, seven
matches to two, in the consolation
round.
The huge silver trophy was valued
at $4,000 back in 1917 when donated
by the late George M. Church. Ap-
prsisers now describe its current
value as almost priceless"
Barney Welsh Beaten.
The final rounds summary:
Singles: Chauncey D. Steele New
England) defeated Barney Welsh
60, 46, Ga; Harold Burrows
Middle Atlantic) defeated Harrison
Rowbotham, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; DR.
Dave johnson Middle Atlantic) de-
feated Ramsey Potts, 8-6, rs;
James Thackara Middle Atlantic)
defeated Al Stitt, 6I3, 6-1; Robert
Stewart New England) defeated
Hugh Lynch, 2-6, 81, rs; James
Farrin middle Atlantic) defeated
Bob Freedman, 19-17, 6-3.
Doubles: Sumner and Rowbotham
(New England defeated Welsh and
johnson, 6A, rs; Lynch and
Thackara Middle Atlantic) de-
feated Potts and Dick Sorlein, 6-4,
rs; Steele and Stewart New Eng
lanO split with Farrin and Burke
Wilkinson, 60, TO.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
By the Assoeioted Press


NEW YORK, June 2l.-It will
be exactly 10 years tomorrow
night that a tan terror, out Of
the Alabama cotton fields by way
Of Detroit's busy automobile
plants, beat game old Jim Brad
dock into Inconsistencies and
became king of the ring.
Since then, through the long
est heavyweight reign of the ring
since the introduction of the
Marquis of Queensberry rules,
no one has come close to taking
the title away from Joe Louis.
John l.. Sullivan managed to
hang onto the crown a bit long
er-actllally 10 years and. seven
months-but seven years Of that
stretch included the bare
knuckle, no-holds barred head
cracking days.
During this 10-year reign Louis
has defended the title q times,
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Louise Suggs Retains
Western Golf Title
BY the Associoied Press

ATLANTA, June 81. - Louise
suggs of Lithia Springs, Ga, re-
tanned her Women's Western Open
golf championship today by win
ming the 18th annual event, AZ,
over her fellow club member, Doro-
thy Kirby of Atlanta.
Rain which fell throughout the
mornings 18 holes subsided after
seven holes of the afternoon round,
but not before casual water on the
putting surfaces had cost each con-
testant at least two holes.
Miss Suggs had one-up advan-
tage at the end of nine holes and
increased it to 4-up at the halfway
point. At the end of 27 holes she
led Sup, and after each won a
single hole on the last nine Miss
Suggs concluded the match with a
birdie on the saith green by sinking
a 10-foot putt.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Golfer Barnes Takes
Third Southern Title
BY the Assoeiated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 21.-
Tommy Barnes, of Atlanta. became
the South's triple-crown champion
today with a rousing recovery that
carried him to a 3-and-2 victory
over defending Champion George
Hamer, Columbus, Ga, in the 41st
annual Southern Amateur Golf
Tournament at Audubon Country
Club.
The 31-year-old Barnes, holder OF
the Southeastern Amateur and the
Southeastern Open, the other two
gems of the grand slam crown, was
as deep as 3 down as late as the
oath hole, but he continued to play
steady golf while his 24-year-oio
opponent grew wild and careless
after a heart breaking failure on a
2-foot putt on No. 81.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Worshom Routs MyIes, 7 and 6,
To Enter PGA QuurterfinuIs
D.. Pro Opposes Ghezz, Al Champ, Today;
Loffoon, Ferrier, Monerum Among Victors

man in the quarter finals. was two
over par for the day, but Gene
Sarazen shot his bolt when he beat
Snead yesterday and lost, 4 and 8.
In two consecutive extra-hole
matches. Bell upset kehIlickered
Dick Metz, up in 81 holes, with
birdie, and Ferrier won with a
birdie four on the 37th over Claude
Harmon. Bell was over par,
| Ferrier 2 under.
Mangrum, 7 up at the end of 16
holes over Mike Turnesa, was forced
to stick a brassie shot feet from
the pin on the 36th hole to win the
match, l up, after combination
of Turnesa's good golf and Man.
grum's careless play allowed Poker
faced Mike to close the margin to
one hole.
Turnesa's Rally Futile.
Ghezzi was 6 up and IL to go
against Jim Turnesa, but the latter
tossed in three straight brides at
this point to cut the margin in half.
Ghezzi won out, however, 4 and 3.
Gibson was taken to the 37th hole
by Ed Joseph of Fairfax, Calf. but
also used the formula of a birdie
on the extra hole to win.
| For the 95 holes of this grueling
championship, Worsham is nine
under par to date and hitting the
ball better every time out. Lew not
only has been long off the tee, but
| straight. In three of his last four
rounds, "The Chin" has driven the
green on the 320-yard par 4 7th
hole, a feat not accomplished by
any other player more than once.
But despite his lopsided margins
of victory, which has left Worsham
with a total of 16-up in three
matches, his putting has been only
average. I'm saving those six
footers until I really need them -
he said today in a bit of wishful
thinking.
If Myles had not been knocking
in puts of from four to 10 feet
throughout the day, Worsham
would have won the match Is up.
The East Lansing (Mich.) pro, who
spurned the exacting, methodical
methods of the big-name golfers
and just stepped up and hit the ball
in hurry, was no match for
Worsham in any other department
of the game.
Worsham Impressive.
Worsham was one down at one
time, on the second hole where
Myles holed a 14-foot putt for a
birdie two, but Lew quickly squared
the match and went three up
by winning four straight holes.
Worsham shot II in the morning,
with three brides, two bogeys and
13 pars, but some of the birdie holes
were playing much tougher due to
| the high winds, although for the
fourth straight day the weather
overhead was perfect.
The match actually was no con-
test. Despite the one-sided theme,
a sizeable- gallery stuck throughout,
some of them applauding Myles'
game but hopeless stand and others
anxious to be in on the kill.
Worsham's style of play has i'm
pressed everyone in his galleries
and Washington's new Open titlist
has gained a considerable following.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Worshum Dinner
Plans Completed

With only a few minor de-
tails left to be arranged, plans
for a gigantic homecoming cele-
bration for National Open Golf
Champion Lew Worsham have
been completed. Wash B. Will
lams, chairman of the General
Committee, representing 20 golf
clubs cooperating in the affair,
announces that plates are avail
able at $3.50 each for the testi-
monial dinner at Congressional
Thursday night. Worsham will
be presented a new Cadillac and
a scroll signed by admirers.