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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
SCHROEDER CHOICE
TO WIN TOURNEY

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27-(P)
Ted Schroeder, hard hitting
Davis Cupper from Glendale,
Calf, is favored to sweep a 16-
plaver field in the 1lth annual
Sugar Bowl tennis tournament
which opens here tomorrow.
The top-seeded Schroeder is
The only former Sugar Bowl
champion in the field, having
won the singles title in 1941, and
il he lives up to his No. billing,
will become the second repeat
ttleholder n Sugar Bowl his
tory. Only Bobby Riggs, winner
in 1897 and 1910, has ever won
Sugar Bowl championships in
The annual affair which has nine
different champions since it was
inaugurated in 1894.
Schroeder is matched with
Lanky Wade Herren, Tulane Un-
,iversity's Southeastern Confer
ence m'nner-up, in first round
play.
Second seeded Gardner Null
10y of Miami, Fla, another Davis
Cupper. takes on Richard Mould
edous No. 2 U. S. junior player
also of Tulane, in another open
2g event.
Victor Seixas, Philadelphia
and Irving Dorfman, New York
third and fourth seeded in the
draw, meet a couple of worthy
opponents. Seixas battles Ha-
Surface, Kansas City, a former
Southern champion, who in his
first major tournament since
vice-discharge, will be seek
ing a return to top U. S. nationa
ranking. Dorfman meets Richarc
Balbiers, Rollins College, who is
hiles national singles champ
ion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Clark Family Leads
Wilson Tournament

WILSON, Dec. 27.-P-
The Clark family OF Hunt
ington, Ind, continued their
winning ways in the second
round of the National Family
Basketball tournament here
tonight, defeating the Pitt
man family of Saratoga, N.
c., 81 to 10.
In the other night game
the Hartley family of High
Point triumphed over the
Griffins of Elm City, N. c.,
81 to Is. Pop Hartley, 60,
helped the family cause to
the tune Of two points. He
played a total Of about five
minutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
New Rurnor OF Deal
For Browns' Transfe,

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-(R)-
George F. Kinkead, Louisville
business man, said today he be-
lieved a deal could be and would
be arranged for the sale of the
American league St. Louis
Browns. Kinkead said he rep
resents two wealthy St. Louisans
who would keep the club here.
II talked to James Dunbar, at
torney for Richard c. Mucker-
man, Browns owner and got the
impression that the Browns were
on the Market" Kinkead said.
"We didn't discuss price and
made no offer. II am leaving
St. Louis today for Louisville
and from there will 60 to San
Antonio, where I want to inves-
tigate the Browns farm club sit
uation. I understand they have
a fine plant there but that there
are some complications"
ENnt, NnyrJcn0vnr nioJ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Perry Named
Secretary
Of NCHSAA

L. J. (Hap) Perry, who has
served as head football coach
and athletic director at Elon
college since 1916, has been ap-
pointed as first tull-tlme eXecu-
tive secretary of the North Car
olina High School Athletic Asso-
citation, T. T. Hamilton, presl-
dent of the scholastic group ano
principal of New Hanover High
school here, announced today.
Perry will assume his new
position on Jan. l and will make
his office, temporarily, at
Chapel Hill
C. E. Mcintosh, who has been
acting secretary of the NHSAA
for the past several years, will
serve in an advisory capacity to
Perry for the time being,
Hamilton said.
Recently resigned from Elon
where he was working under E
five year contract, Perry sale
tonight that his main reason fol
accepting the job was that he
feels the need for a strong cen
trail office for the association
primarily
Among the duties of Perry's
new office will be that of super
vising the various tournaments
which decide the state cham
pion in the different sports. Ger
tifying as to the eligibility o:
players on each team. Checking
schedules, etc.
Hamilton said that the ap
pointment of Perry "1s in line
with what we are trying to do
find the right school man TO-
the job and continue to move il
the right direction"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Butts Offers
To Quit Post

ATHENS, Ca, Dec. 27 -'u.p)-
Head coach Wallace Butts Of the
University of Georgia football
team offered his resignation to-
day and Harmon Caldwell, pres
ident of the University, hot]y
denied charges by State Auditor
B. E. Thrasher that the athletic
association was draining funds
from the State treasury.
Butts, presently preparing his
team for a New Years Day en-
gagement with the Unive ~sity Of
Maryland in the Gator Bowl al
Jacksonville, Fla. offered to re-
sign eff at any time it becomes
embarrassing to the University
of Georgia athletic heard for me
to continue as head COACH"
In a prepared statement,
Caldwell said "The Georgia
Athletic association has not re
ceived one dime from the state
although football at the uni
versity has made substantial
contributions to the state treas
ure."
Thrasher, who had charged
that the University Athletic as
sociation had borrowed $9l ,00{
from the state and that Georgia
Tech had created debt ol
1888, 900. said he suggested
"That both DR.. Caldwell a n c
Coach Butts read my report
when he was informed of tn
statements made here.
Thrasher had suggested that
the State legislature place re-
strictions on the Georgia anc
Georgia Tech Athletic associa'
tions to keep them from "bor'
rowing" money.
Caldwell's statement flayec
Thrasher for listing the salary
of Butts saying "Of the sums
that the auditors report shows
were paid to Mr.. Butts, not al.
were as compensation for his
services. A substantial amount
was reimbursement fol
legitimate expenses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
STATISTICS

fumbles cost the losers the ball
twice inside their 20 yard line.
Neither produced a score, bu t
that was the last opportunity the
Rebels missed.
They went 43 yards for the
first score, and then tailed On
movements of IA yards, one yard,
10 and n yards. The North cash
ed in on a 74-yard drive in
at bay with brilliant punting.
the second period to ma 8 1t Z1-6
at intermission, but never g o
past the South's 38 at any oher
time
George Grimes of Virginia,
spanked the South team with two
touchdowns and three extra
points, and kept the North eleven
at bay with brilliant punting
Grimes scored first from the one
after Dan Sandifer of Louisiana
State and end John North of Van
derbilt had gained most of the
ground. Ray Drost of Tennessee,
blocked Lou Kings Qowa) punt
to set up the first score
Sandifer intercepted a pass
from King in the second period
and ran Al yards to the North IA
and then Jim Bachelor rEast
rexaxs State) passed nine y-rds
to Bo Weir (Virginia) who made
a diving, rolling catch in the end
zone.
The North came back "A yards
with the kickoff mostly on ground
plays with Dick DeraneN, Qndl-
ana) going over from IA yards
out. His 26 yard run just prior
to that was the longest gain his
team made.
Wash Serini (Kentucky) block
ed Eddie Dolan's (Syracuse)
punt at the North's goal and
Sandifer picked it up at the Is.
He lateralled to Bill Moseley
(Kentucky) who bulled to the one
and Sandifer scored from there.
Roland Nabors (Texas T C h)
intercepted another King pass at
the North IS and lateralled to
Sandifer who went to the 20.
| Pos-NORTH SOuTH
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
|Presbys' Defeat
Baptists, 1924

First Presbyterian cagers in the
YMCA Senior Sunday School
league copped a 1924 victory
over the Winter Park Baptist
last night to continue to pace the
circuit West led the scorers with
IA tallies.
St. PauTs Episcopal defeated
Trinity Methodist 1927, and
Fourth Street Advent Christian
rolled over the All-Stars 71-34 in
other league games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Wolfpack
Licks Cincy

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-
(P -Once-beaten North
Carolina State registered its
ninth victory here tonight,
hitting full stride in the
second half to defeat Gin
cinnati, 65 to "a, in the feat
ure game of a music hall
college basketball double
header.
South Dakota tripped
Morehead (KY.) State, 65 to
Sc in the opening contest.
In the nightcap, the lead
changed hands several
times before North Carolina
State took the lead for keeps
near the end of the first
half at 24-22.
Paul Horvath, visiting cen
ter, and Ralph Richter,
Cincinnati forward, each got
Is points to top the scoring.
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Gid Eleven
Named Today
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. I'll

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27-(P)
Sports editors of some 80
southern college newspapers
have selected a 1947 AllSouth-
ern football team on which only
one. school, the University OF
Mississippi, placed two players.
Ole Miss, Southeastern Con-
ference champion this year,
placed end Barney Poole and
kalfback Charley Conerly.
The selections, announced to-
day:
POs-Player Team
E-Barney Poole, Ole Miss
T-Bob Davis, Georgia Tech
G-Knox Ramsey, William & Mary
Clay Rhodemyre, Kentucky
G-Herb St. John, Georgia
T-Dub Garrett, Mississippi State
E-John North, Vanderbilt
QB-Bobby Layne, Texas
HB-Charles Conerly. Ole Miss.
HB-Harry Gilmer, Alabama
FB-Doak Walker, South. Methodist
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Cardinals Favored
In Title Grid Tilt

CHICAGO, Dec. II. - R -
Chicago's explosive Cardinals
battle the Philadelphia Eagles
for the National Football league
championship in snow swept
orniskey Park tomorrow, end
ing the longest season in league
history.
The game probably will attract
5000 to 10000 spectators. Part
ly cloudy skies and temperatures
in the low 30's were predicted.
The kickoff will be at los pm
ais, twice triumphant over the
The odds favoring the Cardi-
nails, twice triumphant over the
Eagles this season, settled at Il
points tonight. This margin
comes from the fact that the
Cardinals defeated their oppo-
nents, 38 to 81, in a preseason
exhibition game, and then wal
loped them, As to 81, during the
regular league play.
Tomorrow's battle marks the
first appearance of both teams
in the championship playoffs.
The Cardinals won their initial
Western division title by upset
ting their rival Chicago Bears,
while the Eagles qualified by
crushing Pittsburgh last Sunday
in the East's divisional playott
Both the Cardinals and Eagles
are physically ready and on
edge. The Fasteners are a bit
deeper in reserves because of
two injuries suffered by the Car
dinals. Caleb Martin, tackle, still
is hospitalied by injuries suffer
ed in tn e last game with the
Eagles. End Frank Ivy is side
lined because of shoulder spa
ration in the battle with the
Bears.
The game figures to be 9 fast
moving thriller, in which any
thing can happen-and probably
will There can be no let-down
One mistake can decide the
championship. The Cardinals
probably will bank chiefly on
scoring via the air, while the
Eagles will rely upon power on
the ground.
The Cardinals, ranked as the
top explosive team in the profes-
sional game, will have Paul
Christman in the passing role di-
recting the ball carrying of ach
capable backs as harley Trippi.
Elmer Angsman, Marshall Gold
berg, Pat Harder Or Boris Di'
Mancheff The hicagoans, too
have the best pair of pass catch
ing ends in the league in Nal
Kutner and Billy Dewell.
The Eagles, from an offensive
standpoint, can match the ar.
dinals almost man for nan
Quarter back Tommy Thon' )sor
and half back Steve Van Burer
operate as their one-tWo punch
Thompson does the major share
of the Eagles passing. and also
is sharp runner. He hH; scored
a pair of touchdowns, while ';om-
pleting 10 of 211 passes for 1,G8(
yards and 16 touchdowns
The Eagles are content 20 &C
into he oone urderdr IS heca"7e
they believe they have the
wherewithal to ruin the Cardi.
nails championship aspirations
and the hristman weekend.
Earle "Greasy" Neola. coach
of the Eagles, said: "The way
we are going we're likely to bea'
ANYBODY"
Coach Jimmy Conelman ot
the Cardir ais is apprehensive
"There is no doubt about ou1
| iob-we've got to play our best
football to win" Conelnnan sid
zone c1igh+ 1etdcWn againc+ Nav.
ers like Thompson and Var
Buren would be fatal"
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
MEETING SLATED

KINGS MOUNTAIN, Dec. 27-
R A general organization
meeting of the newly formed
Western Carolina Class D base
ball league will be held Tuesday
in Morganton, league president
John H. Moss. said today
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Williams, Rickey
Harris Honored

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27-W.p)-The
porting News today named
Branch Hickey, Bucky Harris,
md Ted Williams as ''Men of the
Year" in major league baseball.
Hickey, president Of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, was chosen the
outstanding executive. Harris,
who piloted the New York Yam
KEGS to the 1947 world champion
ship was named top man in the
managerial field, and Williams
was honored for his play as a
Boston Red Sox outfielder.
Smallpox is one of the most
Contagious' Of all diseases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 27.
-WH-The Gadsden franchise in
the Southern Professional Bas-
ketball league has been trans
ferred to Bessemer, Ala, Com
missioner Raymond johnson said
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27-
W.R-George Babin's dockstader
held the lead from the beginning
and won the $4,000 Louisiana
handicap by a length at the New
Orleans Fair Grounds today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28


North scoring touchdowns: Deranek
of Indiana (for Nejman of Temple.
South scoring touchdowns: Grimes OF
Virginia (2) for Ognovich of Wake For
est)) Sandifer of L. S. U. (for Richllus
of N C. State) Weir of Virginia for
Tyree of Oklahoma) Smith of Texas (for
North of Vanderbilt.
Points after touchdowns: Grimes OF
Virginia (3), placements.
North substitutions: Ends - Littleton
PENN Mccarthy Penn.) Wiltgen
(Northwesternl: Tackles Kulakowski
(West Val Mackenzie (Temple). Guards
-Lorenz (Nebraska), HARRISON Indiana
Centers-Pastuck (CornelD. Backs =
Dolan (Syracuse) Scraber CIV. Virginia)
Deranek Qndiana). Vigh, Rutgers).
South substitutions: Ends Smith
(Texas TECH Weir CVirginial Tackles
Crawford (Tenn.) Garrett (Miss state''
Guards-Hughes miss. State) Andrus
(Southwest louisiana Centers-Rhode-
myre (Kentucky) Nabors (Texas TECH
Backs Bachelor East Texas State)
Grimes (Virginia) Matulich (Miss. StateJ
Sandifer Il. S. " Coates u. S. w.
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Halftime score-North Carolina State
"a; Cincinanti %. Free throws missed.
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HURRICANE

CONTINUED from Page One)
smashing over 1t to heights OF ten
feet, or more.
The "Short Fellow House" and
the Beach Grill" taverns located
east of the seawall on Pascagou-
las beach front. were completely
wrecked and were the only two
buildings in this section TO be to-
tally destroyed. although two
residences in the vicinity of Beach
Park were wrecked by the waves.
These were the residences of DIR.
George Fiske, which had the front
badly damaged. and that Of Earle
A, Reid The Reid home, recently
built, was battered from its foun-
dation and most of the furniture
washed out
Many fishing and pleasure
crafts in this area were either
sunk, damaged, or floated far
inland and damage to the sea-
food industry was extensive. The
pecan crop, already light, was a
sixty to seventy-five percent loss,
according to estimates.
No Health Menace
Dead cattle, estimated at be-
tween 500 and 1000 and repre-
senting a heavy loss, washed up
in the beach front sections but
were hauled away and burned
or burned on the spot--before
they became serious health men
ace.
DR.. Felix ]. Underwood, state
health officer, DR.. II. c. Ricks,
laboratory director, II. A. Kro-
eze, state director of sanitary en-
gineering, DR.. Andrew Hedmeg,
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Health Department viii Begin Rat
Erodic0tion c1mpoign This Month

The jackson County Health
Department will begin its fall
typhus and rodent control pro-
gram some time. within the month
Of September, DR.. Andrew He'd
rleg, county health officer, said
this week. This has been made
possible through special appro-
priation by the Board of Super
visors which matched Federal
and State funds.
This campaign will consist of
semi-annual busting and rat
eradication on county wide
basis. The Fall campaign will ex-
tend through two or three
months, consisting of DDT dust
ing to control the rat fleas, which
ii the carrier of the dreaded ty-
phus fever. Immediately follow
ing the busting, the county wide
rat eradication will be inaugur-
ated using 1880 for poisoning in
the business areas and red squill
for poisoning in the residential
and rural areas. This same CAM
paign will be repeated in the late
spring months.
There has been some question
raised as to the purpose of the
DDT dusting prior TO the poison
ing campaign Previous expert
ences have shown that il the kill
ing campaign is not preceded by
busting, it simply spreads fleas
from the dead rats to the nearest
available host, which may mean
any other animal or man himself.
So it is very important to reduce
the flea population as much as
possible before the eradication
begins.
In 1s45. when this program was
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was one of the most realistic
he had seen. 1t reveals that ex-
isting hospitals containing l,200
beds have obsolete equipment,
he said.
"This phase of the survey
seemed especially significant"
he said, "one paragraph deal
ing with present conditions
stated: AS the hospitals were
visited, it was found that many
of them were crowded beyond
a condition of efficient opera
ton. In many cases the pa
tients were of necessity placed
in sun parlors, and in other
parts of the hospital not in
tended for patients. This over
crowding and disarrangement
of patients makes it difficult
for a hospital to render the best
of hospital care.
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first inaugurated in this county
by Federal aid, there were II
cases Of typhus. This was re-
duced to six, and so far this year
there have been none, SO the ef-
fectiveness of the program has
been well demonstrated, not inly
here but in other counties in the
State. In addition, authorities
tell us that the average rat eats
or destroys about $35.00 worth of
food per year, SO its an economic
saving to the community which
can run into thousands of dollars.
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money but | think I'm over the
hump now"
He is in the preliminary
stages of "a big book" now
which he says will take him
three or four years TO finish.
"Its about a giant" he ex-
planned.
A "giant"-he refers to him
self as one-has a hard time
of it apart from the difficulty
of buying clothes. Door knobs
come off in his hand, friends
cringe at the strength in his
handclasp when he's glad to see
them.
II love music; / should have
been musician" he continued.
"And to most people it is q
strange sight to see such big
guy who loves music. All Pm
supposed to love is sports"
But New York tires him; he
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-26
State Hospital Program Is Most
Progressive In Nation, Expert Says

Mississippi's hospital improve
ment program is one of the
most progressive yet undertak-
en- under the federal movement
to provide adequate facilities
for the entire nation. accord
ing to B. c. Benson, director of
hospital research of Minneapo-
lis-Honeywell Regulator Com
pany.
"The Mississippi vey,
which shows a need for $500
new general hospital beds, pro-
poses that $11,651 GOO be ex-
pended the first year of con-
struction," Benson said. This
amount, which would be sup
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piled by federal, state and To-
cal governments, would pro-
vide for 1900 beds in general
hospitals and 200 in tuberculo-
sis hospitals"
Benson is studying the sur.
veys being made by states un-
der a $3,000,000 federal pro-
gram with the view to CORE.
lating company research in
automatic temperature controls
which are used in hospital op-
Grating rooms, nurseries and
patients quarters. Mississippi
was among the first four states
to complete its survey.
The Honeywell spokesman
said that the Mississippi report
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-26
New Author Is
Giant Among
Modern Writer'S
BY CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP Newsfeatures Writer

New York-Feike Feikema,
whose publishers have Pulitzer
Prize hopes for his novel "This
Is the Year" undoubtedly is
the biggest thing in modern lit
erature. He stands six feet
nine inchds in his stocking
feet; even more in his size Is
shoes.
And my size" he said, at
tempting unavailingly to get
comfortable in a normal-sized
chair, sis a serious disadvant-
age. Most people seem to think
that all great big guys are just
naturally stupid. That isn't
good for a guy who writes Sc
rious books"
Feikema's a husky blonde
man Of 35. He comes from
race and family of large, pow
erful men. He is a second gen
Grafton American. whose par
ents-both over six feet tall
were Frisians, descendants Of
hardy seafaring natives of the
rugged North Sea Islands
Feikema's parents Joined the
stream who left Holland and
Germany, came to the United
States, and settled in the mid
west. Feike, the Feikemas' eld-
est son, was born on his fathers
half-section 1920 acres) in Iowa.
He knows the farmers world
of rain and sunshine, good and
bad harvests. He went to a
midwestern Calvinist college
and then set off to see the great
United States of which he was
determined to write.
He bummed and worked his
way around the country. Once
he picked up a job as sports
writer in Minneapolis because
Bernie Bierman, football coach
of the University of Minnesota
Gophers, believed he could help
interest his five younger broth
ers in forming a superman half
of football team.
Il was a very poor report
er," Feike said. II could blot
up all sorts of information, but
! couldn't sit down and write
about it quickly"
Tuberculosis almost killed
him before he really settled
down to writing. He spent two
years in a sanitorium. He met
his wife there and they were
married in 1912.
Il knew that | must write or
die" Feike said, without any
drama at all. I'VE had $40 a
month coming in and | started
to write on it,"
They now have a little place
in Minnesota and Feike still is
working hard. He writes in the
morning and does his research
in the afternoons.
1T has worked so far" he
said. 81 still haven't much
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county health officer, and J. M.
Epting, county sanitary engineer,
conducted a survey early in the
week and reported conditions
better than to be expected, from
a health standpoint.
A large number of poisonous
snakes were killed across the
river from the ingalls, and Arnold
Walker shipyards, where material
and the carcases of dead animals
were strewn over several acres,
but no snake bite victims were
reported.
An actual tabulation of the Gu
mulative damages caused by the
hurricane will not be available
for some time.
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is puzzled by the slang and his
brain spins at the question put
to him.
"I'll be glad to get back to
Minnesota" he said.
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HE'D RATHER WORK

Chicago-AP--A rookie police
man was sent over to Wrigley
Field, home of the Chicago Cubs,
and k ept himself busy directing
traffic at an intersection ear the
baseball park.
what are you doing her p" de-
manded the sergeant in char ge.
"You we.:e assigned to the box
office"
YEAH" the new cop shouted
above the traffic. But there's
nothing going on there, and l
like to work"