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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
NCCS TO OPERATE
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turned the building over
to NCCS to operate a recreation
program during 1948. The Navy
department was the successful
bidder however. The i'm
portance of the recreation pro-
gram to Marines stationed at
Camp Lejeune, the worlds larg
est permanent all purpose train
ing base of the U. S. Marine
Corps, is attested by the Navy
departments acquisition of tn
building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
POLICEMEN HURT
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Carter told him he met Duckett
and the girl about two months
ago in San Francisco and that
they came to Reno last week
The gun used in the shooting
was purchased in a San Fran
cisco pawn shop, he told the
chief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
GREENSBORO MAN
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accidentally knocked into a
waste paper can. The can was
carried to the rear of the store
and its contents emptied onto a
fire used to incinerate rubbish.
All the brothers have left are
ashes which they are preserving
in hopes of recovering a part of
their loss if they can prove their
case with the treasury depart
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
OBIT A RIES
MISS LOUISA
STRICKLAND DIES

Funeral Sc -ces were held yes
terday for Miss Louisa Strickland,
70, who died at the home Of her
nephew at Cherry Grove Tues
day night. The Rev. L. L. Todd
of Bladenboro assisted by the
Rev. L. c. Barnes officiated. In
terment followed in the church
cemetery.
Miss Strickland il survived by
her brother, Bolley Strickland
and several nieces and nephews
B. B. SKINNER DIES
CHADBOURN, Dec, "a. -Fu-
eral services for B. B. Skinner,
81, who died at 1920 o'clock today,
will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the Evergreen
Baptist church. The Rev. A. T.
Peacock will officiate and inter
ment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Mr.. Skinner is survived by his
wife, six sons, Carl, Bobby, Bill,
Willie, all of Evergreen, Ennis OF
Coco, Fla, Ralph of Monroe, Coy
of the U. S. Army; two daughters,
Mrs. John Mccall of Bero Beach,
Fla, and Mrs. o. W. Green Of
Oakland Park, Fla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

If a ship is relatively unstable,
that is, relatively capable OF be-
ing capsized, she will roll in long
slow swings ~'hich tend to pro-
mote passenger comfort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

Heart di ,ase, the leading
cause of death in the United
States, accounted for 80 per
cent of all u. S. deaths in 1914.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
So Anpus (H411ER9 i =

Charles Davey won the national In
tercollegiate 135-pound crown last
season and Welterweight Dan
Hickey and Lightheavy Billy Richey
were runners-up, which should give
you an idea of Michigan States
power. But If you need more con-
vincing. consider that the Spartans
licked Wisconsin, the Notre Dame
of college boxing,
It's a bruising card and it makes
us wonder If the Colonel doesn't I
have a. couple of surprises up his
f1stic sleeve?
Far from de-emphasizing sports
Catholic University's physical edu-
cation staff next year will be the
largest in the schools history
most of it will be intramural, though
the huge revival of sports has
Director of Athletics Eddie LaFond
crying for more playing space :.
old Killian Field, the schools orig
inal athletic park. is now occupied
by a residence hall =. Bill Mcclure
of Gallaudet is vacationing at Full
ton, Mo-, hence no word on the re-
turn of football to Gallaudet
boxing definitely is out of G. WIS
'48 plans because of the lack of a
suitable arena for home matches
American u. is looking for a
swimming coach to replace Joe
Hollon. who is leaving despite an
undefeated season and would
that be summer basketball practice
going on over Massachusetts, avenue
way? Rome Schwagel was in
New York last week but isn't saying
why.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Four Publinks Tourney BertHs
Awarded D. c. and Baltimore

rounds which viii be held starting
tomorrow and through July will
reduce the field to 178 for the tour
nament proper. The field is the
third largest in history but far short
of last years record 1886. Smiley
Quick will not defend his stitle.
s. G. Leoffier, co1cessionaire of
the District public links, will sponsor
any Washington qualifiers. Pairings
and starting times will be an
nounced this week.
The Middle Atlantic PGA mem
bers and their amateur partners will
scrap handicaps tomorrow and play
a 36-hole pro-am championship at
Manor Country Club. The annual
event will be best ball competition
from scratch.
Home pro Clagett Stevens will
team up with Bobby Brownell. With
about rs teams expected, it may take
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Hershey Pro Cards 66
As Sam ScrambIes
To 4-0yer-Par Is
BY the Associated PIess

CHICAGO. June 28.-Little Ben
Hogan of Hershey, Pa, slashing a
flve-under par 66, zoomed into the
three quarter mark lead Of the
s15.900 Chicago Victory National
Golf Tournament today with a 54-
hole aggregate of even 200, 13 under
par,
Hogan's surge put the native Tex
an. seeking his first tourney tri-
umph since the Colonial Invitation
at Fort Worth, Tex, in mid-May
five strokes ahead of the erstWhile
pace-setter Sammy Snead OF Hot
Springs, Va, PGA champion Jim
Ferrier of San Francisco, and ELS
worth Vines Of Chicago, all knotted
at 2o5.
Snead Scars To IS.
While Hogan was fashioning a
pair of 33's for the only Sc fired in
the 69-player field today, Snead-
a three-stroke leader at SO holes
with IL under par 130, scrambled to
a four-o -oVer-par IS.
Hogan hammered an eagle three
on the 510-yard sixth hole for his
only sub-par hole in his first nine
and then banged three brides on
the par-36 back nine.
Tied at 206, six strokes behind
Hogan, were Fred Haas, jr., of New
Orleans and Johnny Revolta OF
Evanston, Ill.
The 72-hole scramble, which mas
q $4,000 top professional prize, closes
with another 18-hole round to-
morrow.
Payton Registers "a.
George Payton, slender profes-
sionaI from Hampton, Va, who
trailed Snead by three strokes at
the 36-hole mark with 1873. slumped
to a IA today for 207 deadlock
with Toney Penna of Cincinnati,
who took 10.
Ten other players finished under
par 2l3 for the three rounds, but
only a trio of 2O8s, including Her
man Kaiser of Akron, Ohio, Dick
Metz of Chicago and Jackson Brad
ley of Chicago, appeared to have
fighting chance to overhaul Hogan.
Snead, who only two weeks ago
dropped the United States Open
when he blew 3042 Inch putt and
hasn't won a tourney since last
December, was as jittery today as
his caddie, an expectant father.
He was one-over par on five holes.
three of them in succession, and
took a four-over- par on the first
nine after blasting mines of 30-33-
34-33. Sammy just couldn't get a
good lie and when he did, his putter
failed him.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Cameo, Aztecs Slated
For Memorial Game

Belzona Corbetts former star
mourdsman for Duke University
will hurl for Cameo Furniture, while
Lefty Eddie Lawson will pitch for
the Washington Aztecs, when the
two teams meet Saturday at Griffith
Stadium in a Walter johnson Me-
mortal game
In preliminary game, the Silver
mans Rockets and the Francis Bugs
will clash. The Bugs and the Rock
cts are members of the Walter john
son League.
Proceeds from the game will be
used to send underprivileged chill
dren to summer camps. General ad-
mission tickets sell for 81 and box
seats are priced at $3.50 Children
will be admitted for so cents.
Tickets are on sale at the Sport
Center, Eighth and D streets NV,
and at 2505 Benning road NE; 2124
Fourteenth street NV, and 1846
Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
By MerreIi WhittIesey

Public links golfers of Baltimore
and Washington were awarded four
places to the National Publinks
championship to be held July 21-26
at Minneapolis, according to the Ma
tionwide list of entries and places
announced by the USGA.
A field of Al is scheduled to COM
pete at East Potomac July 7 for the
four places, but Baltimore golfers
who were here last week for a team
match objected to the condition of
the layout, principally the brown
spots left by the high waters of sew
eral weeks ago.
Baltimore's USGA committeeman,
Judge Preston Pairo, has corre-
sponded with Robert L. Morris,
Chairman of the Sectional Qualify
ing Committee for Washington, in
regard to a possible change in site,
but Morris is expected to stick up
for East Potomac. With the excep-
ton of two or three bad spots which
can be played as ground under re-
pair, the course is in good condition
considering its heavy play.
A total of 1888 entered the cham
pionship and sectional qualifying
Evening star., 1947-06-29
British Open Starts
Tomorrow; 'Draftees
Out 10 Stop Yanks
BY the Asseeinie5 Press

LIVERPOOL, England, June 28.--
Every British pro and amateur golf
champion since World War I has
been drafted for the British Open
which begins Monday in hopes OF
choking off the title aspirations of
the i've Americans entered.
Right now every British major
golf crown is held by an American,
but Sammy Snead, who won the
Open a year ago, isn't back to
defend it. That has given the Brit
ish hope they can keep at least one
of their titles on this side of the
Atlantic.
The title "draftees" range all the
way from 63-year -old George Dun
can, who won the Open in 1920,
through Richard Burton, victor in
1899 and who wore the crown
throughout the war.
OF the 263 starters only five are
Americans. Most of the United
States hopes will be centered on
Johnny Bulla of Phoenix, Ariz., Vic
Ghez1 of Kansas City and Amateur
Frank Stranahan of Toledo. Ohio
Bulla was runner-up in both 1889
and 1946 The other Americans are
Sergt. Charles (Chuckl Jennings of
Medford, NJ j., currently stationed
with the United States Air Force at
Wiesbaden, Germany, and Robert
SWeeny. jr.. California born London
businessman who was a spare on
the United States Walker Cup team
this spring.
Henry Cotton. who ended string
of American triumphs in 1884, and
Dai Rees, tiny Welshman who COM
peted last winter in the United
States, are the main British hopes.
Ghezzi Boards Wrong Train.
Ghezzi arrived at Hoylake late in
the day, astonishing Britons with
his size and power.
GheZzi griped about a misadven-
ture in London after his transat-
lantic flight. He boarded the wrong
train, so found himself in Glasgow
instead of Liverpool
Evening star., 1947-06-29


coach can't gear an offense to COM
bat the zone, pointing out that
football coaches cope with several
types of defenses, and frequently
in one game Moreover, he con-
tends rnan-for-lnan Is merely a
step from the zone and for that
reason contemplates no great diff
Guilty making the switch. Still. he'd
prefer to keep the zone If he could
get attractive games.
Staff was in New York last week,
chatting with Ned Irish of Madison
Square Garden and lunching with
Freddy PodeSta. who handles bas-
ketball bookings for the garden.
The A. U. mentor hopes to bring
Missouri and Kansas State to Wash
ington after their New York and
Philadelphia appearances. and also
sounded out Nat Holman about
importing his crack City College
five. Cassell thinks that game, plus
Georgetown VS.. New York u, would
be a sell-out doubleheader at the
new armory.
Max harrington, in the role of
ambassador of goodwill, will be off
soon on an extended tour of South
ern Conference territory. George
Washington's director of mems &C
tiVities going on no pleasure trip,
however, for the main purpose of
the excursion is to sign up all
Southern Conference members in
at least one sport for the Colonials.
It's his idea of strengthening con-
ference ties between the schools
and seems to be a good one.
Equally important is Farrington's S
plan to inspect athletic plants and
student union buildings of various
schools in hopes of getting ideas for
the structure he hopes to see erected
for G. w. students. Max also will
look for ways to improve inter-
fraternity sports, now booming at
the downtown school. It's a large
order but Ambassador Max expects
to fill it.
Marylands 1948 boxing schedule.
being handed out piecemeal. is the
toughest the Terps ever have at
tempted, and the most attractive.
1t is noteworthy that the decline of
boxing in the Southern Conference
is forcing Coach Heine Miller to go
farther afleld for matches.
To date Maryland has signed
Army, Catholic u. Louisiana State
and Michigan State. The latter's
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Ambassador Tank Team
Tukes Invitation Meet

Ambassadors swimming team
Travelled to Baltimore yesterday,
where 1t swept away the honors in
the annual MeadoWbrook invita-
tional event. The locals compiled
73 points, while the host team took
second place with As.
Dave Title broke the pool record
In the 40 freestyle. covering the
distance in 1;036. while Leola
Thomas took two frsts, the back
stroke and freestyle.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Two D. {. Shippers
Win Sailing Events
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

FAIR HAVEN, Md, June 28.-Two
Washington shippers were among
the winners in the opening day of
the Fair Haven Sailing Club Re-
eatta here today The talree-race
series will be continued tomorrow
morning and afternoon.
Eric Nordholm of Washington won
with his Frenzy in the Comet
class in 40:3O and Writ Gill sailed
his "Flirt" to victory in the Pen
gum Glass in 1920.
In the Chesapeake 90" Buddy
Hartge of West River won with his
"Cuttysark" in 44:32 and in the
Chesapeake "16" Robert Ray of
Fair Haven won with Flying Cloud
II" in II minutes. The regatta
started in good weather, was marred
by rain in mid afternoon but a
southwest wind was an aid in the
late sailing.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Swim Entries to Close

Entries for the Indian Spring
Country Club Inyitational swimming
meet to be held Friday will close
Tuesday. The meet is open to ath-
letes registered with the Amateur
Athletic Union and entry fee is IS
cents Entries should be sent to
Lee Estelle, Indian Spring Country
Club, Silver Spring, Md
Evening star., 1947-06-29

a best ball score OF eight or nine
under par to win. !.

best bali score OF eight or nine
under par to win. :.
Daphne Schneider. the l4-year -olo
daughter of 4ne Cambridge Md
Club pro, Bill Schrieber, joined heI
mother and father at their home or
the club property yesterday after Is
months in a Baltimore hospital
Miss Schrieber spent most of that
time in a 'respirator after polio
attack.
Schrieber said his daughter had
improved to the extent that she
could remain out of the respirator
for as much as four days.
The Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation will adhere to its policy of nc
post entries for the State women's
championship to be played July Til
at Kenwood.
Entries close July with Mrs
Roderick D. Watson, 9215 Colesville
road. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-06-29

not make I n e
change, but col
lie ge S in t h S
area, including
Navy, b ak at
pl ing t h e
E agles with
their Slow-mov-
in 6, deliberate
style, and out
of = town teams
were beginning
to S no W an
alarming aliergy
to it.
Cassell fails to
understand why
a. h ask q th all
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Tukomu Decorators Win

FARMVILLE Va, June % (speciaN
Playing before the largest paid
admission to a girls softball game
in this section of Virginia, Takoma
Decorators e. Washington, D C..
trounced Farmville girls, tt, here
today before 1900 fans.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Ewing Gets Rifle Award

Robert Lawrence Ewing, 17-year-
old junior at Montgomery Blair High
School, has been awarded the Expert
Rifeman's Medal by the National
Rifle Association. Ewing took up
! the snort lust q wear ago
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Ruth 'Doino Well

NEW YORK, June % tP><-Babe
Ruth, undergoing checkup at
hospital, was reported as doing
we'll today. Ruth. who entered the
hospital Tuesday. underwent
serious neck operation last Jan
uary.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
By.Lewis r. Atchison

Staff Cassell has let 1t be known
American U. will abandon its bas-
ketball zone defense In the interest
of scheduling games. He'd rather
Evening star., 1947-06-29

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Evening star., 1947-06-29

NEW! Wider, hatter tread puts
more rubber on the road. Means
more traction when you need a
most.
Evening star., 1947-06-29

NEW! Improved shoulder design
makes huskier, more flexible shoul-
der, means more even wear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in proportion with its resources. to In
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities. near
by sites for heavy Industry and So-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough TO meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and 1000
processing, pulp wood production and
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and Improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Carolina's 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
d~ustrial Agency to attract more n
dustries.
Proper utilization OF Bluethenthaa air
port for expanding air service.
De, elopment Of Southeastern North
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 n County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
The Book OF knowledge
department: - THE WORLDLY
PEOPLE OF AFRICA

In spite Of its great area, Africa
is not among the most populous
Of the continents-for one thing,
few people live in the deserts that
cover so much Of it. The popula-
ton is estimated at $50, 900, 900.
This is a very rough estimate,
however, since no census has
ever been taken in many areas.
There is a great difference be-
tween the racs to the north and
east of the Sahara and those to
the south. In the north and cas-,
mo- of the natives belong either
to the Semitic Sr Hamitic branch
es Of mankind. Both Semites and
Hamites were originally Of pure
Caucasian (white) stock; some of
tnem, however, have inter mar
red with the Negroes to the
south.
In general, n may say that
tie Semites include the Arabs and
Jews of northern Africa and also
many inhabitants of Ethiopia,
the mixture of Negro blood
has been particularly great. The
Hamites include many Egyptians,
the Berbers of northwest Africa,
the Tuaregs and Kabyles of the
desert and certain peoples Of east
ern Africa.
To the south of the Sahara, we
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
Bells Welcome News

Franklin W. Bell, tobacco executive
who has spent thirty years in the Near
East, save for one vacation in 1915
when he came home and devoted his
entire time to county defense council
activities, brings welcome news from
Turkey on this his second visit to Will
mington.
He tells the Star that whereas there
was widespread fear of Russia prior
to announcement of the new Truman
foreign policy and particularly before
the United States came to the country's
aid financially, the fear has now dis
appeared. "They have taken new hope"
he told his interviewer, with the reali-
cation that they have American sup
port"
Of equal interest is his further de-
claration that he has noted only a small
trend in Turkey toward communism.
AS Turkey is within the sphere of in
fluence and domination set up by COM
munist Russia it is gratifying to the
extreme to learn from an authoritative
source that n people are resisting the
worlds chief totalitarian movement.
This is more important than mipht
be imagined if sight were lost of the
fact that Russia has been determined
to control the D%ardenells, which mean
control Of the Mediterranean, and wants
to create a chain of forts along this
vital strait IN Turkish soil. Once Rus
STA got possession of. the Dardenelles
and was prepared to defend passage
of it's ships from the Black sea into
the Mediterranean not only eastern
Europe but northern Africa would be
dominated by Moscow. It is not far
fetched to foresee that the iron curtain
Russia has lowered over eastern
Europe would be dropped ON the Dark
Continent.
AS Turkey is linked with Greece in
the operation of the Truman FOREIGN
policy, what Mr.. Bell says of Turkeys
revived hope is doubtless true OF
Greece as well. Because the United
States is doing what it can to block the
spread of communism in countries that
deserve complete freedom and self de.
termination, Turkeys attitude is stimu
lating. It should go far to bolster thu
spirit of the Greeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
Hope For Tax Cut

DESPITE Senator Taft's assertion that
he believes the Congress cannot re-
pass the tax reduction bill at this ses-
sion there is a growing sentiment on
Capitol Hill to put on a burst of speed
and have done with it, especially as the
plan is to make it effective next Janu-
airy l instead of July /.
This is the avowed position of Sena-
tor Byrd who opposed the bill when first
passed on the score that the tax money
to be collected during the balance of this
year could not be spared without placing
too heavy a strain on the Treaury.
Now, he declares, he will support the
measure, inasmuch as it would be pos
sible to make a debt payment of some
So, 800, O00, 900 in the next fiscal year.
But Senator Byrd's position hinges on
the proposition that the republican ma
jority in Congress simultaneously es-
tablish a ceiling on federal spending
and continues to cut expenditures.
Senator Byrd has been a staunch ad-
vocate' of bringing an end to govern
ment extravaganza and waste since the
Roosevelt dynasty started it's unfetter-
ed spending program. His present at
titude, therefore, is consistent with his
record, and we'll deserves close atten-
ton of his associates in the Senate no
less than in the House where all finance
bills originate.
1t is a welcome sign that democratic
members of both branches are swing
ing into line with the republican ma
jority for repassage Of tax reduction
legislation. There is ample time for
the bill to make the rounds before ad-
journment, and in view of the fact that
the Presidents chief objection to it in
the first place was that it would re-
Huce Tie leueIdl income pTdcClCally at
once instead of next January, the pro-
liability of another veto is slim. Even
if he should again veto it, the belief is
growing that it would be overriden as
was the Taft-Hartley labor bill veto,
and the taxpayers at last have some
relief from the burden under which they
have sweated so long.