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Evening star., 1947-07-24
Air Passenger Death,
Doubled in First Half
Of 1947,. CAB Says
By fhs Associated Press

The January june passenger fatal
ity rate for scheduled domestic air
lines more than doubled this year
preliminary Civil Aeronautics Boart
figures show today.
The tentative calculations indicat,
that So passengers died for: every
10o, 900 900 passenger :. miles flown
Zone passenger carried i mile rep
resents one passenger-iniIe01 -
During the same period of 194t
the rate was 2.3 deaths, although fol
the full year it was only IL.
Making the figures available to q
reporter, CAB oficiai described
them privately as conservative
which means that final reports on
airline trafiic for the six months
may lower the fatality rate some.
what. ..-
15s Passengers Died.
The CAB. record shows that Isl
paying passengers died Ii four air.
line crashes up to July 4, In the
same period year ago passenger
deaths totaled 81, ,,slso in fou,
crashes. ~,
The 1s47 fatality rite figures are
based on an estimated 2 2,5eS, ,200, ,0ot
passenger miles j flown, compared
with:2, ,2ss, ass, ,5ls passenger -miles in
the 1916 period. Revenue plane-miles
(the total distance flown by sched-
uled aircraft1 were estimated at
l35, ,7e5, ,o47. compared with 1i6;62s, SIC
= year age. sG
In the first six months of this
year, Is crew members were: killed
an increase OF three over last. year
In addition there were two accidents
in which nonreyenue passengers
were killed, one at Columbus, Ga.
when q private plane struck an air.
line executive ship, and one at
Rapid City, s. OAK, when a single
engine mail plane crashed.
Other Statistics Unavailable.
The CAB statistics do not take
into account deaths resulting from
crashes by so-called nonscheduled
airlines-those that operate on a
charter basis. Statistics on these
were not Immediately. available.
The four scheduled. airline aeci-
dents which ran up the passenger
fatality list occurred at Galax, Va;
New York, Port Deposit, Md, and
Leesburg, Va, with 1854 deaths, in
Guiding IS crewmen and one nom
paying passenger.
There have been no scheduled air
line accidents since the LeeSbure
crash on June 13. II the airlines
continue their safety record through
the year, the present. death rate
can be cut more than in half, since
normally the number of passenger
miles flown is greater In the second
six months of any year.
17S Killed In Rail Accidents.
BY way Of comparison, the latest
available figures kept by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission shows
145 railroad employees and 80 pas
sengers, or a total of r7s, were killed
In rail accidents during the first
three months of this year.
The ICC Statistical Bureau said
that preliminary figures for the first
five months OF the year showed a
total of SO train travellers killed in
such accidents, but figures on en-
ploye fatalities for that period have
not been compiled.
Data for . passenger mile death
rate comparisons are not available.
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Reds Say u. S. Spurred
Dutch to Use Force

LONDON, July "a (P. - Russian
radio commentator Leo Chernyav-
sky said today in a Moscow radio
broadcast that direct Intervention
of the United States in the Indones-
ian problem" had encouraged the
Netherlands government to resort to
"a policy of force" in 1ndonesia.
The world is thus confronted
with new fire in the West, kindled
at the instructions and in the in
terest of colonial monopolists," the
eoy,, m a., + a for darloroN
Evening star., 1947-07-24

| ycdI-Ou Navy
chief signalman
accused OF mall
treating Ameri-
C a n prisoners
under his juris-
diction.
1t. HURT said
that in April,
1912, while he
was a prisoner
of the Japanese
at Nelson Field,
Luzon, he and
other ranking
Americans held
a meeting and
brought Hirsh-
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Bulgaria Lists Charges
|Aooinst jailed Leader
lY the Asseeiatsd Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria, July A.-The
government published today the text
Of an indictment against. Nikola
Petkov, jailed general secretary OF
the opposition Agrarian Party, &C
cusing him Of conspiring to over
throw the Communist-dominated
Fatherland Front government and
estab blish 4 new regime with himself
as its head,
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Navy Officer Testifies
P0Ws Told Hifshberq
They fdHaveH Him Tried
by the Asxaciufsd erass

! NEW YORK, July 24.-A 29-year-
old lieutenant told a Navy Court
martial Board today that the ex-
ecutive ofncers of an American
prisoner OF war group in the Philip
pines warned Harold E. Hirshberg
they would make every effort to have
him court-martialed unless he
stopped informing on his fellow
prisoners. y, - :.
The witness was 1t. 0sg.) Thomas
B. HURT, Takoma, Wash. He testi-
fed for the prosecution at the third
day Of the trial Of Hirshberg, a 29-
Evening star., 1947-07-24
By the Asseeioted Press

sy me Asscetofeo rfeSs
Secretary of State Marshall yes
terday underscored this Govern
ment's hanos-off policy toward the
Indonesian fighting with state
ment that American arms used by
the Dutch forces were supplied
almost entirely in wartime to fight
the Axis.
Since VI day. he told a news
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Moose Lodge PIons Party

Columbia Lodge No. 136, Loyal
Order of Moose, will hold booster
night party at 2200 Twentieth street
NV. at 8 pm. tomorrow. featured
by a minstrel show from Hagers.
! town. Md.
Evening star., 1947-07-24

TO EXPLAIN THE INDONESIAN PosITI0N-sutan sjahrir.
former 1ndonean republic shown as he arrived
Singapore Tuesday with his adopted cnharep AL ana
Mani I8 after flight mdonesan capital Of Jogja
karta sjahrir special mission to the United
states India and President Soekarno OF Indone
explain the republics position and report world reaction
w r = Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Dutch Use Wartime Gifts
OF Arms, Marshall Soys

commentator declared.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-30
CRUSHED UNDER CATERPILLAR

Jeunos Fennimoro, age 58, vas run over by a cotorpilla last Friday afternoon at 2:30 ? m. at Sheep Mountain. l1'. Fonnemore fell off the machine to avo i'd eing struck by a fall ing tree vhen it slid backwards in lov gear passing over his body. He Uas brought to the Palmer Hospital and Dr. Garrett and Il. Harold Lamborton, Post orthopedic Surgeon worked all night on the injured man. Both legs voro broken, ? ribs several vertebrae and shoulder were al so broken. Dr. Garrett said that he could move his left arm. At this writing. al1no st Teek later, his general condition is re- ported fine.
 N1. Fenn more -as bulldozing a strip for Q small private airport uhen this happenad d l1'. Fennimore has homo in Anchorage uher his 3mni1y lives.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-30
C0fnE, 10 THE CARNIVAL a-

The Iii gh School are rap idly finishing plans for the ir big annual event "TFB SCHOOL CARNIVAL" which will bo held in the school Auditorium this Friday October 31, ct 7:00 p.m.
 According to Bob Graham there will be ,o1enty of fun for everyone tn youngest to the oldest. There &roto Dc tTro Fish Ponds and one biz Bingo game. The Junior Bingo is not being held. At the Bingo 6Gce' arc many choice prizes.
 Other prizes to be given this ye ar include !. The be st adult couple in costume 2. The be st younger couple in co stlune 5. The be st individual costume.
 In eddtt ion to these there will be a door prize
 There will be many other attract ions ,but Of course the big feature will be the Dsnce.
 Last but not least are the Lunch Stands. At one stand you ri Il find delicious Hot Dog sandwiohes: Pie, Icecroan, Cake and Coffee. 1t the other Dixie cups and pop rill bo features. Te will see you at the School Carnival Friday evening at 7:Oo p.m. in the School Auditorium.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-30
JAMES LEEKLY or PETERSBURG
 VISITS PALMER

lr. James Loekly from the Fur Experiment. stetion at Peter sburg, arrived in Palmer on Tedne sday even ing to confer with Don L. Irwin, Head Of Experiment Stations in Alaska. Mir. Leek1y is the Biologi st in ctorge at the Petersburg Station vh ich is nov under the supervision of Don L. Irwin cs Head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
BY Roy Cook

%TTh" WIZ
The long search Of Tri-state league president c. Man.
-, 1ewenyn for additional teams in the circuit NAV and
p u week with the announcement that Rock Hill. s G. and
p%adsyile, N. c., may be assured sberths in the leapue
The Rock Hill parks and playground commission has
.ntpd the Legion Stadium to Billy Laval, athletic director
~ Newberry College. Laval said he was planning to nlaca
w se South Carolina city in the loop. Lleweuyn renorted
w. already has a check from the ReidsviDe interests Tho
mock represents forfeit fees, and franchise fee.
'N Other teams in the league are Charlotte. Ashevi11o
FAYETTEVILLE, Spartanburg, Anderson and Knoxville.
- The Tri-State Prexy held several conferences with tho
ouners of the Wilmington Pirates in regards to tho Ruc-
cancers entering the league. Nothing definite cou1d he
worked out so Llewellyn started negotiations with otber
cities.
The announcement of the revival of the Star Nows
yMCA Southeastern North Carolina High School Invita-
tonal Basketball tournment has met with the annroval If
cage fans in this section.
The annual event, this years will be the eighth was
cancelled after the 194l tourney on account of the trans.
nrtation difficulties, is expected to be larger than ever
The opening games will be held Wednesday. March ( IN
the hardwoods of the YMCA. Present plans call for tho
finals at the New Hanover. High School gymnasium tho
following Saturday night.
Six large trophies have been received and are now
being engraved. They will be placed on display as soon
as possible. In addit on to the trophies, gold and silver
miniature basketballs will be awarded the PLAYERS on tho
winning teams.
High Schools are invited to enter both their bows and
Urls teams in the tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
Sugar. qyRobinson Scheduled
For Commission Hearing Today
Rocky Graziano. Still Con.
sidering Fight On NYAC
Ruling

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.~-U.H-Ray
Sugar. Robinson of Harlem, world
Telterweight champion, is seized
uled to appear tomorrow before
the New York State Athletic Com
mission for an open inquiry into
published intimations that he had
-eceived a $25, 900 bride offer last
September.
It was at such an inquiry and in
the same hearing DON in the
building that Rocky Ora
ziano, midleweight challenger, had
his boxing license revoked last Fri
day for failure to report three 500,
900 bride Offers.
Pete Vacarre, Press representa-
tive for Robinson, said that the
champion and his manager, George
G%ainford, would appear at the
hearing without attorneys. Graziano
had a battery Of three lawyers dur
ing his three day hearing.
Vacarre said, Robinson needs no
legal advice in this matter. He
has done no wrong. He received NO
bride offer. He was not investigat-
ed by the District Attorneys Of
flee. The whole thing is just a lit
tie misunderstanding over a couple
of newspaper stories."
Two New York newspapers quot
ed Robinson in December as say
ing that a stranger had intimated
that he would give Sugar Ray $685.
900 if Ray failed to make the 147
pound weight limit for his sched-
uled fight on Sept. 6 with Marty
Servo, who then was weller champ.
The Servo bout was cancelled be-
cause Of Servo's recurrent nose
injuries. Servo retired later, leav-
ing the title vacant. Robinson won
the crown in December by DUPONT
ing Tommy Bell in what was call
ed an ILLUMINATION final"
While Robinson awaited his hear
ing, Graziano and his attorney,
Jacob J. Rosesnblum, were still
considering whether they would
fight the New York Commissions
revocation ruling which barred
Rocky from fighting in the state.
Also marking time was the Ma
tional Boxing Association. whose
membership includes all boxing
states except New York. Massa'
chusetts and Maryland. The N. B,
A. had not decided whether to per
NIT Rocky to fight in its territory
despite the New York revocation.
because the N. B. A. was waiting
the outcome Of the Robinson case
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
CRISLER TO KEEP
POST AT MICHIGAN
Athletic Director Announc.
es Decision To Remain
At University

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. 49,
A9-University of Michigan's rum
or-prodded worries concerning the
possible 16ss Of Athletic Director
Herbert O. lFritz) Crisler vanished
today when Crisler announced at a
press conference that he had Civ
en- up any plans to accept a SINH
lar post at the University of Cali
fornia.
Crisler, whose Michigan football
teams have won 81 games, lost 16
and tied three in nine years here,
said he had turned down a small
salary increase to remain at Mich
igan, where he earns approximate
ly $13,5O0 a year. Reports that
California would have paid him as
much as $40, 900 were described by
Crisler as fantastic"
Hints that Crisler would leave
Michigan to succeed Frank Wick
horst as coach at the Berkeley
Calif.) Institution were heightened
a week ago when Crisler visited
the Pacific Coast but he had stead
tasty declined to comment on re-
ports that he would leave Mich
igan.
Crisler said that he finally tele-
phoned Brutus Hamilton, acting
graduate manager Of Athletics at
California, last night at midnight,
to advise him that he would re-
main at Michigan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
PRESBYTERIANS.
BAPTISTS ANNEX
Carolina Beach And Fourth
Street Advents Drop
Cage Tits

The First Presbyterian churcl
cagers defeated the Carolina Beach
Methodists, A to 10 and the Sea.
gate Baptists won a a. to IS de
cision over the Fourth Street Ad'
vent Christian church team last
night at the YMCA in Senior Sun
day school basketball league tits
E. A. Thomas lead the Presby.
terians in the opening game with
10 points while H. Brewer was
high scorer for the losers with ter
points.
In the nightcap Pat Harrington
dropped in a total of % points tc
lead the scorers for the Fourth
Street aggregation. Goddy with II
was high man for the winners.
The lineup and points scored ere
as follows:
! First Presbyterian - F. Parker
E. A. Thomas, 10; J. Brown, 8;
E. Stevens, 4; R. Miller, 10; ane
j. Kraus, 2. Carolina Beach D
Sparks; B. Russell; Carter; C
Brewer, 9; B. Walton; Koch ane
H. Brewer, 10.
Seagate Bowen, 8; Russ, IL
Goddy, 16; W~eathersbee: Wallace
L. Powland, 3 and Edens, 10
Fourth Street Advent Christian -
Dukes, 2; Clark; Harrington, %
Powell, 10; Bradshaw and Smith
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
IUMBERT0N GIRLS
WIN 25-9 BATTLE
Take jacksonville; White.
vile Wolflets Sink White
Oak, Fl To IA
Special To The Star

ELIZABETHTOWN, Feb. 10 -
Lumberton Girls and Whiteville's
Wolf1ets advanced to the finals of
the Elizabethtown 1nvitational
Basketball tournament here to-
night along with Jacksonville boys
who entered the finals with Eliza
BEETHOVEN, who won yer White Oak
a. to 81 last night.
In the opener tonight, which
Lumberton won, Is to 9, it was evil
dent that the Lady Buccaneers
had blood in their eyes as they
lead Jacksonville u to 2 at the
half. The losers were able to
score only two field goals against
the superb Bucs' defense, lead by
Rachel Farbaugh. Bonnie Brown
Ashe again lead Lumberton with
Is points. Betty Jean Reavis was
best for Jacksonville.
The Whiteville Wolflets over
came one of the greatest obstacles
in their advance to the title by
licking a good White Oak six, q
to IA. Leading Whiteville's attack
was Marion Mooney with nine
points and Mary Sibbett with
eight, while the usual good Wolf
lets defense was headed by Billie
Schulken and Helen Hooks. For
White Oak it was Pauline Bullaro
with seven points and Edna Mae
Suggs on defense.
In the nights finals Jacksonville
Boys team pulled an upset by de-
feating the Lumberton Pirates 3;
to %. For the winners Wilton Bush
had Is points. Robert Sanders play
ed a brilliant floor game. For
Lumberton Skinner with eight
points was high man. Skinwall
played well at guard.
The finals of the tournament
will be held here Friday night
when the Whiteville Wolf1ets play
the L%uraberton Buccaneers for the
girls championship. The Jackson
Vile Reds will tangle with the
Elizabethtown Yellow Jackets for
the Boys title. The opening game
will start at Z o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
N. E. WRESTLERS
TO MEET V. M. |.
Virginia Military Matmen
Favored Over State
Grapplers-

RALEIGH, Feb. 10. -(R- N.
C. State College wrestling team
will play host to the Virginia Mill
tary Institute tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock in Frank Thompson
gym.
The v.M.I. Cadets, co-favorites
with North Carolina to win the
Southern Conference title, are I'm
defeated, and will be favored tt
take the measure of Coach Al Craw
ford's charges.
N. C. State, loser in the Confer
ence only to North Carolina, has
turned in victories over the Uni
versity of Maryland and Washing.
ton and Lee.
Certain to stand out for the To-
Gals are Fred Wagner, heavy
weight who has no losses for five
starts, and Jim Edwards, 175-
FOUNDER who has won four straight
since losing his initial match OF
the season at the U. S. Naval
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
WISE APPOINTED
OHIO GRID COACH
Assumes Duties As Don
Peden Promoted To
Athletic Director

ATHENS, O., Feb. 13.-W.H-Don
c. Peden resigned as head football
coach at Ohio University today tc
devote his full time to his post as
athletic director, and assistant
coach Harold E. Wise was promot-
ed to succeed him.
Peden, a University of Illinois
graduate, had only one losing sea
son in % years as Ohio U. coach,
the lone red-ink record coming in
1915 when the war-riddled Bobcats
won three games and lost six. His
overall record comprises 121 victor
es, 46 defeats, and nine ties and
includes upset victories over such
additional gid powers as Navy,
Illinois, and Indiana.
Wise joined the Ohio coaching
staff in 1888 as assistant football,
,asketba'l. and baseball coach. Be
ore that he had been a success
full high school coach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
ZAHARIAS SLATED
TO PLAY HOPKINS
Two Stars Advance To
Finals OF Palm Beach
Women's Tourney

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 49,
Multiplying under heavy clouds
and in frequent rain, Babe Didrik'
son Zaharias, of Denver, and Jean
Hopkins, of Cleveland, today ad-
vanced to the finals of the Palm
Beach Women's Amateur golf tour
nament.
Mrs. Zaharias, On a day when
weather did much to balance the
play, eliminated Mrs. Jane Crun
Covington, Orangeburg, S. c., 3 anc
l. Miss Hopkins beat Laddie IT.
win, Montclair, N. j., two up in q
close match.
Maurine Ruttle, British woman
links star who was knocked out OF
the tournament in the first ouno
by the Cleveland player. was de
feated again in a consolation
match. Peggy Kirk, of Flndlay, o.
bat her one up.
any of the tournament players
plan to stay here for the Everglad
es tourney beginning S~a,urtsy, bu
Mrs. Zaharias, the National WON
ems Amateur champion, was no
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
CHESTNUT CACERS
TR0UNCE BRIGADE
Bobby Clark And Dicky
Holland Lead In rs
Tn Is Victory

A fast and scrappy Chestnut
street basketball team trounced a
underdog Brigade Boys club, 26-
Is, yesterday afternoon in the City
Wide Cadet Basketball League.
Bobby Clark with 10 points and
Dicky Holland with eight tallies
led all scoring honors for the VIC
torious quintet and proved to be
the outstanding players for the
Chestnut five.
Bobby Merritt and Harry Hayes
divided 10 pointers to keep in the
high scoring bracket for the de.
feated squad.
The scrappy Street team led the
scoring throughout the game and
were never threatened, but gave
three charities shots to the Bri-
gaders who are one of the cleanest
playing squads in the league.
Lineup and points for the Bril-
gade Boys club was: Bobby
Menitt, 5; Sam Gore, Q; Max Over.
ton, 3: Harry Hayes, S; and
Hooks" Kelly, O..
Lineup for Chestnut Street was:
Bobb Clark, 10; Dickey Holland, 0;
Russell Clark, 8; Earl Dun, 0; Bill
Blackburn, 4; Graham Farmer, 0;
and Phil jackson, 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
HORNETS TOPLAY
LELAND, BOLIVIA
CUNTS TONIGHT
Recently Organized Local
Club To Face First OPP
position In Tits

The Wilmington Hornets, recent,
ly organized basketball team will
tangle with the Leland Independ-
ents and Bolivia All-Stars tonight
in a doubleheader slated at the
Bolivia gymnasium.
The first encounter is booked fol-
7:30 o'clock with the locals facing
the strong Leland Quint. The Bo-
livia contest will get underway
shortly after the opener is com.
pleted.
The Hornets base their hopes Of
winning the twin bill IN the speed
and sharpshooting of Johnny
Edens, Robert Shipp, Country
Raynor, Pee Wee Sloan, Claude
Davis and Irving Gore. Several
capable reserves will be on hand
for the tits.
The Leland and Bolivia quints
have several outstanding victories
this season and are reported to
be fast teams. The locals, still an
untried team, will depend on the
former experience of their play
ers, who have starred on high
school and service teams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
ATHLETICS PLAN
TRAINING CAMP
AT RED SPRINGS
Special To The Star

RED SPRINGS, Feb. 10
The Philadelphia Athletics will
operate a training camp for
class d farms in Red Springs
and Raeford, it was learned
here today.
The camps are scheduled to
open April 10 and over 100
boys are expected to report
for training. The prospects will
be divided into two squads
with daily workouts being
held.
Lexington, N. c., WEIGH w.
Va, Fereralsburg, Md. and
Red Spring teams will also re-
ceive their spring workouts at
the camp.
The Athletic farm system
will send a staff down to assist
the managers of the teams in
the training program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14

WOMEN BILLIARD
CHAMP TO MEET
LOCAL PLAYERS
Two Contests Slated AT
Brunswick Billiard Par
lor This Afternoon

Pocket billiard matches of more
than e~dinary interest will be
played at the Brunswick Billiard
parlor this afternoon and night
when Miss Ruth McGinnis, Wo-
mans world champion, will match
her skill with the best local player
available.
The first games will begin at 3
o'clock and the night matches
will get underway at 7 o'clock, it
was announced yesterday.
Known as the only woman in
history to master the Gentle
mems game, M S S McGinnis,
who worked in a defense plant
during the war, is back preparing
to defend her title against all
corners. The lady "Cue wizard"
will play anyone who are to
cross cues with her..
Miss McGinnis, a graduate of
State Teachers College Of East
Strondsberg, Pa, took up billiards
as a hobby and has acclaimed
worldwide fame. ,
It could not be learned here last
night what local "Cue-man'' will
oppose Miss McGinnis. The public
has been invited to attend the
games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
Big Jim Tatum Starts
Maryland Grid Drill'

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Feb. 10.
- up Frankly aiming for a top
spot in college football, Big Jim
Tatum fired a bevy of chilly grid
iron hopefuls thru the first session
of his early bird winter drills
at the University of Maryland to-
day. :.
The athletic program here hasn't
developed along with the Univer-
sity," he declared.
I'VE want to play the best teams
in u own Southern Conference
and the best in the Big Six, The
Big Nine, The Ivy League ano
Army and Navy, BOTH
Tatum was lu1ed away from
Oklahoma last month afte- a rec
hot first season as a head football
lcooch
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-14
DUCK PIN TEAM
ENTERS TOURNEY
Local Keglers Leave Today
For Savannah Tour
nament
A team of local duck pin bowl

A team of local duck pin bowl
ers will invade Savannah, Ga. this
weekend to participate in the
Pastime Bowling Classic in the
Georgia city. The squad is sche'
duled to leave from the Ingram
alley this afternoon at one o'clock,
it was announced last night.
The local team is composed Of
Marvin Shinn, Frances Stanley,
Harry Kirk, J. D. Clark, and c.
o. Ingram. They are expected tc
return to the city early Monday
morning.
In addition to the team matches.
the local players will also partici'
pate in the singles and doubles
events. Some of the best bowlers
in the southeastern section of The
nation are expected to enter the
Savannah tournament.
Stanley and Shinn will team az
in the doubles matches as viii
Kirk and Clark.
The Pastime Classic is the frs
out-of-town match the duckpir
keglers have entered and the vii
mington aggregation is expected tt
offer keen competition in the
tourney.