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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
CANCER VIC TIM
LOOKS FOR SANTA
in NEW YOR K

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 10
U'D-Brown-eyed, seven-year-old
Gene Marker was flying to New
York city with his mother to-
day to keep a date with destiny
at Memorial cancer center and
maybe see the real Santa
Claus"
The healthy-looking youngster
climbed aboard a plane in rainy,
cold pre-dawn hours today and
waved goodby to his Daddy.
The boy was not aware of his
serious illness.
An operation and X-ray treat
ment by local doctors failed to
help the child who became i'll
a few months ago. The Memorial
cancer center was the only one
in the world with a ward just
for cancer-stricken children.
Friends, and two neighborhood
churches Clipped in to help M.
]. Marker send the boy with
the unruly cowlick to the ma
tons best doctors.
Everyone was hopeful and
helpful" said his mother.
Before going to bed last night,
Gene expressed much concern
over leaving home and "Santa
Claus" He admitted hopes of
humping into "the real Santa"
in New York City. He wanted
to remind Santa of the pony
Daddy promised me if I went
to see the DOCTOR"
The youngster looked forward
to the flight and seeing "the
Statue of Liberty, the New York
city building Empire State),
date, was announced yesterday.
The society said there had been
M to1k of q cI1ccoccor &c x1ot
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
C-54 CRASHES
AT GOOSE BAY,
SURVIVORS SEEN

WESTOVER FIELD, Mass,
Dec. 10.-(P)-A C-54 U. S. Army
Air Force plane, capable of
carrying 40 passengers, crash
ed shortly before last midnight
in an inaccessible, heavily
forested area four miles north
of Goose Bay airfield, Mid.
The commanding officer of the
Air Transport command at
Goose Bay airport appealed to
Westover Army airfield to send
a heicopter with all possible
speed as "there are signs of
survivors.
The Westover public relations
officer said that although the
plane is capable of transporting
40 persons, it is possible that
craft carried only its normal
crew of five and cargo. That
was not determined Immediate
ly, however.
Westover personnel command
officers believed the pane was
Newfoundland based under the
Atlantic Air Transport Division
command and that it probably
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
OFFERS
RECIPROCAL PACT
Proposes To Permit S. E..
Shrimpers Fish Waters
For Consideration

CHARLESTON S. c., Dec. 10.
--R-Fishery representatives of
Florida offered today to permit
South Carolina shrimp trawlers
to operate in Florida waters for
the rest of this shrimp season
providing the South Carolina
State Board of Fish cries would
recommend a reciprocal act to
the next general assembly in
January.
The offer was made at a meet
lnp of the Atlantic states marine
fish commission, and represent
atives of Florida Georgia and
South Carolina fishery boards,
representatives of private fish
ing industries, the United states
Wild Life service, Charleston
County Conservation association,
and seafoods association officers
The offer from Ralph o Fran
cher, who is executive secretary
of the Atlantic Seafoods
producers, which has members
in several states, drew criti :ism
from Nathan Rosen, executive
secretary of the South Carolina
Seafoods Conservation associ-
alton, representing local shrl1np-
ers.
'The profitable shrimping sea
son will be over by Christmas
and this offer to lift the ban
now, after closing Florida
waters to South Carolina shrimp
ers during the profitable season
and after having brought suit
against South Cardinals right to
control her coastal waters,
means nothing" Rosen said
]. M. Witsell, chairman of the
South Carolina State Board of
Fisheries, said that group would
meet tomorrow with theout of
state representatives to discuss,
the matter.
He said the state board could
make recommendations but
could not charge the 1947 statute,
which imposed a $4,000 license
on out of state boats from states
having no reciprocal act with
the state of South Carolina.
North Carolina currently is the
only state having such ar act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
AIRMEN PARACHUTE
FROM BURNING PLANE

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 1O-P-
Five airmen parachuted from a
burning U. S. Air Force plane
near here late yesterday and
escaped with minor injuries.
The C-82 cargo plane, enroute
from Bergstrom air field to its
home base at Greenville, S. c.
caught fire shortly after taking
off at Sis p. m. (CST). 1t crash
ed in flames on a farm near the
l. Lee county -Bastrop county line,
about 80 miles from here.
The crew which parachuted
were:
Capt. R. D. Stevens, pilot.
1t. L. T. Bankhead, co-pilot.
Tech Sgt. R. S. Martin. Cpl.
J. L. Taylor.
Pvt. J. Carlisle.
Bergstrom Field officers said
the minor injuries were sustain
ed when the men landed after
the parachute drop. They also
reported Pvt Frank T. Fielder
was injured slightly in a jeep
accident while searching for
crash survivors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
and the big boats"

and the big boats"
Last night, friends stopped in
to tell the stricken boy goodby
and leave gifts of money and
food. The excited child waved
a new wallet swelled with bills
and said, money flies like
like everything when you get to
New York, doesn't it,"
He attended his second grade
class for only one week this
year, but his classmates didn't
forget him. The kids have sent
presents since Gene was first
taken ILL.,
But no one knew when he
would be back in school again
The friends and neighbors and
p1aymates were anxious today
about the happy little boy.
Before Gene left he made
his Daddy promise to take care
of his pet rabbit "Bucky' and
his dog "Skippy" and baby sis
ter, Nita Fay, while he was
gone.
Then the plane roared away
to a date with destiny for a
seven-year-old boy.
''Where there's ife," said his
Daddy( "there's hope"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
Funeral Services Today
For Vet Newswomar,

ORANGEBURG, S. c., Dec.
10.-P)-Funeral services were
held here this afternoon for Mrs.
Ned Brunson Harris, former as
sistant treasurer of the Demo-
cratic national committee and
Washington newspaperwomen.
Mrs. Harris died Monday night
at a Charlotte hospital. She was
stricken while visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Richard Fulp, Of Char
lotte.
Once chief of the Minneapolis
Stars Washington bureau, Mrs.
Harris was vice-president OF
Women's Press Club in the ma
tons capital. During the war,
she directed publicity for the
office of price administration in
Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11

was out of Harmon Field, near
St. Johns, Nefld., or Fort Pep
erell, Mid.
Westover asked Pope Field,
Fort Bragg, and the Greenvllle
air force at Greenville, S. e.,
if it had C-82 available to
transport a heicopter to Goose
Bay.
Air Force men here were al
ready dismantling a helicopter
to place aboard the C-82 when
it gets here. 1t. Stanley II.
Bear of the Medical Corps,
qualified physician parachuter.
also was preparing to make the
trip.
He will jump if necessary to
aid any survivors.
/ Westover said the area IL
heavily forested and that it
might require some time for 4
physician to get in on foot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11

date, was announced yesterday.
The society said there had been
no talk of a SUCCESSOR as vet
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
NITROGEN SUPPLY
SHIPMENT TOLD
% Per Cent Of Country's
I fatal Supply To Be Sent
yerS as

nbsHTNGTON, Dec. 10 -R-
fortilizer industry sis COM
los ..4od to send % per cent OF
nll'''t nj total supply of nitrogen
tas mead for the 19474o year,
s95o%' sicb started July H. a house
.,sriculture subcommittee was
'0+Y ,to,,rice H. Lockwood. presi-
W. of the National Fertilizer
asll' a(ssil"l'cjstion, stated at a hearing
a, a. fertilizer production, that Il
OIL OIL, cent was shipped out last
Pc. The increased 10 per cent
yssadnIed now, he said, is ex-
sL slnsive "of additional export al
,'aotions Iiao under any plan adopt
~! ~ IN aid Europe or other for
sign areas"
" estimated nitrogen produc-
- - for 1947-48 vii be 1,130, liz
w. Tar4 TONS for the total United
Sa9ts s+stes supply, with $1,000 tons
2S~ s"~ commercial exports and
40 o At2 for army shipments.
ue said. "we are close to our
nresent potential in nitrogen
pprodlIction. The early stepping
pn of nitrogen production within
ay tbe United States will be best
.o,clcomplished .,ly if the plants cur
rsntlv operated for the army
sre sr made available to CONNER
cial operators.
Earlier in the hearings indus
trv leaders said "there is a de-
noand NJ; for more nitrogen than is
available to American agricul-
tnre " and added they "see no
wav that the compelling de-
mand can be full met.
lockwood added that eff the
fertilizer provisions OF the gen
oral report of the committee OF
European economic cooperation
are accepted by this country,
there must be furnished to
participating countries 44O,-
NM metric tons of nitrogen for
tbp current 1947-48 year (start-
ipg last July y. This, he said,
is about 100000 metric tons
more than has already been al
located"
James F. Doetsch, New York,
president of the Chilean nitr ate
sales corporation, told the corn-
mittee total importations of
Chilean nitrate of soda for the
United States for the year end
ing June 30, 1949, will amount
to $4,000 metric tons or 630, 600
short tons, with 100000 short
tons here by the end of Decem-
ber. Allocations. he said, will be
60 per cent to the Atlantic Va
board, "a to the Gulf states and
six to the West coast, with a
four per cent adjustment for
hardship cases in Virginia and
South of Virginia. in the area
where 10 per cent used to go.
Rep. Cooley (D-NC), Rep. Alb
nethy (D-Miss) and Rep
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11

North Carolina can contribute to
the grain needs of the world in
proportion to the fertilizer it can
get, House Agriculture sub
committee was told today.
DR.. Ralph Cummings, assist
ant director of the Agriculture
Experiment station at Raleigh,
said "the increased production
of feed crops will, over the next
few years, probably be the most
significant shift taking place in
North Carolina agriculture. This
is necessary not only to balance
farm operations and improve in
come to farmers but is requir-
ed for sound program of soil
conservation
He added, 'an announced re-
duction in tobacco acreage of %
percent in 1948 will take zap
proximately 100000 acres out of
this crop an d force the farmers
to look for new ways to recover
$40, 100000 to SIS, 100000 in farm
income lost by this curtaiiment.
''The production of more corn
and small grains will inevitably
call for more nitrogen supplies.
'While total nitrogen supplies
for the nation are increasing, the
supplies of solid nitrogen ma
terials for side dressing
purposes in North Carolina have
decreased sharply since 1914"
D. F. Coltrane, assistant North
Carolina commissioner of agri-
culture, said "our situation
is due primarily to the fact that
we are not getting soda from
Hopewell, Va. I've been told So
da is being sent to the glass in
dustry."
"While North Carolina in 1876
Al received 18, 1877 tons of nitro
gen compared with 1921 tons in
1938-39, an eight percent in
crease, the nation as a whole in
creased from 181, ,612 tons to $780, /
600 tons, a go percent increase.
eff North Carolina had receiv-
ed the same percentage increase
as the nation as a whole, 1t
would have been IS, 1873 tons,
twice as much as we actually
received. There is some
thing wrong which should
be righted," he said.
Cummings reported the aver
age yield of corn in North Caro-
lima increased from % to 80
bushels an acre during the past |
four years. He said this increase
alone requires $4,000 tons more
nitrogen than was used for the
purpose previously. !
Harry B. Caldwell, Greensbor i
master of the North Carolina
Grange, suggested the commit /
tee ''find out if the Federal gov
ernment has directed the Hope
we'll, Va, fertilizer plant to send
soda ash somewhere else than
the manufacture of solid nitro
gen material"
eff that is true," he said,
"the committee should consider
directing nitrogen materials to
food production rather than to
glass production.
Others urging the committee
to help the state ''get at least
twice as much solid nitrogen fer
tilizer next year as it had this
year" included Carl T. Hicks, of
Green county, representing the
State Farm bureau, Irwin Nor
gan, Farmille, vertilizer deal
er, and n. B. Nichols, Wilson
county, and Ronald Hocutt, Wen
dell, farmers.
Ralph B. Douglass, Norfolk,
Va, vice president of the Smith
Douglass Co., told the commit
tee the entire South Atlantic
area of the country would bene-
fit eff the government can help |
the Hopewel plant produce more
fertilizer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
State Can Contribute Grain
If Fertilizer Is Available
NELSON RESIGNS

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10-P)-
The Society Of Independent mo-
ton picture producers will need
a successor to its president. Don
aid M. Nelson. after next Jan. 81
His resignation, effective that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
Esprit OF SANTA"
FREED; NO SPIRITS
ORDER OF ] u D G E

DETROIT, Dec. 1O-lP)-Santa
Claus, who appeared before re-
corder's Judge Joseph J. Gillis
under the name Of William Gala
CHER, was free of a drunkenness
charge today-but only because
he promised to be a good boy
until Christmas.
Police who arrested the So
year-old Gallagher early yester-
day told Judge Gillis they found
him trying to climb down nom
existant chimney on Michigan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11
avenue.

avenue.
"Your honor, I am the spirit of
Santa Claus in hardware store, :"
explained Santa-Gallagher, still
wearing his red suit when brought
before the jurist.
you seem to have ben quite
full of other spirits last night"
retorted Gillis. Y"But l know this
is your busy season. I'll suspend
sentence if you won't tangle with
any other spirits"
Santa agreed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-11

Pace (D-Ga), who are members
OF the committee, expressed the
opinion that the Southeastern
states fought to get better
fertilizer allotment than
they're getting"
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Evening star., 1947-11-29
By the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Athough
playof dates for the championships
Of both the All-America Football
Conference and the National Foot
ball League are set, three Of the
participants may not be known until
the last day of the season or even
after the regular grind ends.
The Cleveland Browns, defending
America king pins, are the only
eleven that has reached playoff
berth so far. The Browns won their
second straight Western Division
pennant, a few weeks ago.
Tomorrow, the New York Yankees
have an opportunity to clinch the
Al-America Eastern half flag for
the second consecutive season and
meet the Browns for the champion
ship.
The Yanks tangle with the runner
up Buffalo Bills in the Yankee Sta
dium and a victory will give the
Yanks the flag. They lead the Bills
by a game and both have game to
play after their stadium clash.
In the National League, the in
jury-riddled Pittsburgh Steelers can
assure themselves of no worse than
a tie for Eastern half honors by
beating the second-place Eagles in
PHILADELPHIA. ~ ~ ,
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Providence Reds Hop
ToLead With 4 10 |
Victory Over Lions

Washington's up-again, down.
again hockey Lions proved one thing
to the 1853 customers who watched
them take a Al drubbing from the
Providence Reds in an American
League match last night at Uline
Arena: When they're suffering a
woeful night not all the gold in Fort
Knox could buy them victory.
Proof of this came In the open
ine period when the Reds outskated
and outplayed the Lions, although
they were suffering from a two-man
handicap.
The Lions did escape shutout,
however, when Harvey (Red) Raney
skated in fast to take twin passes
from Don Slater and John Carr
Harris, and hit the net at 1885 OF
the final period.
The Reds, who took over the East
rn Division top spot with last
NIGHTS victory, grabbed the lead at
1922 of the opening period when
Roger Bedard scored on a pass from
Jack stoddard.
The Reds scored twice in the sec
ond. Pete Kapusta fired rebound
back at Goalie Bell at 4:39 and ID
seconds later Whitley Propkop tai
lied on passes from Kapusta and
Ray La Plante.
Harvey Fraser scored Providence S
final goal in the last period on as
sists by Carl Liscombe and Bedard.
Fifteen seconds later Raney tailed,
thus spelling Harvey Benefits
efutout.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, Nov. 29.-With an
Orange Bowl bid tucked in the fu-
ture business file, Georgia Techs
Yellow Jackets set out today to
settle a more urgent matter with
the University of Georgia's Bulldogs.
Though Tech was delighted with
the invitation to meet the Univer-
sity Of Kansas in Miami New Year
Day, the team was we'll aware that
it could expect no coddling from the
Bulldogs.
In fact, there was a persistent
rumor-and the Atlanta Constitu-
ton so reported-that Georgia even
had q bowl bid riding on the out
come Of today's battle.
The Constitution said the Bull
dogs would accept an offer to play
the University OF Maryland in the
third annual Gator Bowl at Jack
sonville, Fla, the first day Of 194S
II they weren't beaten too badly
today.
Smart money early IN the week
rated Tech . seven-posnt fsvogtts,
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Alabama, Miami Game
| DELAYED Until Tonight
ev the kssoeiotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 29.-Alabama's
Crimson Tide and the University OF
Miami Hurricanes meet in the
Orange Bowl Stadium tonight after
a 24-hour postponement caused by a
storm.
Orange Bowl officials. Miami Coach
Jack Harding and Alabama Coach
Red Drew waited until nearly pm.
yesterday before announcing the
postponement.
Puddles 2 and 3 inches deep. caused
by rains that accompanied the post
season storm, covered most Of the
field. The grandstand was drenched
and patrons would have had to sit
in pools Of water.
Although the game is to 60 on
tonight, rain or shine" the weather
man promised only cloudy weather
and, with his fingers crossed, no rain.
Alabama, which meets Texas in
the Sugar Bowl, is a 80 TO 40 point
favorite over the Hurricanes. Drew
said yesterday he planned to start
his entire first string, including
Harry Gilmer.
Some "a 1000 are expected to witness
the contest.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Nea|e and Assistants
Retained by Eagles
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Coach
Earl Greasy Neale and his two
assistants - John Kellison and
Charlie Ewart-have been signed
to new 3-year contracts by the
Philadelphia Eagles.
This action was disclosed last
night by General Manager AL En-
mis- as the Eagles awaited tomor-
rows pivotal National Football
League clash with the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
Both Neale and Kellison. his line
coach. joined the Eagles when
Alexis Thompson purchased the
club in 1941. Ewart was added to
the staff as backfield coach in 1916.
The current season Is the seth
for Neale as player and coach. He
previously coached at West Virginia
Wesleyan, Washington and Jeffer-
son College, University Of Virginia,
West Virginia University and Yale.
He gained his first national foot
ball acclaim In 1922 when his w.
and J. team tied the University OF
California in the Rose Bowl.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Armed Is Voted Horse
OF Year by Writers,
Succeeding Assault
Nv the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-Armed
Calumet Farms golden gelding, has
been voted "horse of the year" IN
the annual poll conducted by TRAN
gle Publications among It's turf
writer's.
Armed again topped the polls
handicap division, which he also
headed last year, and polled Is Of
the % ballots cast for the overall
award. The Calumet champion as
sured himself of the honor when he
defeated Assault, 1946 "horse OF the
year." in the 100000 Invitation
Special at Belmont Park last Sep
tember.
Two other thoroughbreds from thu
Warren Wright Stable also Wor
mention in the poll. Citation was
chosen as the best 2-year-old ane
the best juvenile colt, while another
Calumet candidate, the brilliant Be.
witch, earned the title Of best juven'
lie fllly.
C. V. Whitney's Phalanx was votee
best in the 3-year-old division ane
also best of his sex, while KIM
Ranch's But Why Not won the g.
year-old filly award and the desig'
nation Of best handicap filly Of
mare.
Mrs. p. A. B. Wideners Polynesiar
was adjudged the best of the sprint
ers. and Kent Miller's War Battle
won the steeplechase honors.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Two Nd. Horsemen Ruled OFT
Turf for Life for Cruelty

notorious bad behavior, Buehler said
Despite his balkiness, Saguaro won
three of his five races this year
for purses totaling $500. He was
claimed for IS 900 by Perry last year
at Bowie.
Jockey Don Fay also testified he
was wounded in the leg the previous
day when some one took pot shot
at the horse as Fay brought Saguaro
out of the starting gate.
Fay said he was hit with charge
of rock salt and was thrown from
the horse. He was unable to say who
had fired the shot.
The commission revoked the
owners license held by Buehler and
the trainer and owner licenses held
by Peters.
Charges against four other horse
men questioned in the horses death
were dismissed.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Nations Top, ,Harriiers /!
Running al New York
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Some OF
the Nations outstanding track stars
will compete in the 51st running Of
the National A. A. U. cross-country
championship at Van Cortland Park
today.
Heading the list Of six teams en-
tered for the event are Tommy
Quinn, Jimmy. Rafferty,, Bill Hulse,
Leslie MacMitchell and Joe Nc
Cluskey of the New York Athletic
Club.
Rhode Island State, Syracuse, New
York University, the Shanahan
Catholic Club of Philadelphia and
the New York Pioneer Club also en-
tered complete teams.
Don Black, recent intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. winner. heads Rhode Is
land State while Curtis Stone,
former intercollegiate champion
from Penn State, leads the Shana-
han Club.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Both Pro Grid Loop Title Foes
NAV Be Decided on Final Day

The steelers lead the Eagles by a
half game and loss would drop the
Steelers into second place. The
steelers have only one game left
after tomorrow while the Eagles
have two.
Strongest possibility for a. last day
flag decision Is in the Nationals
Western half fight where the Chi
cago Bears hold a half game edge
over the Chicago Cardinals.
The Cardinals meet the winless
New York Giants at the Polo
Grounds while the defending cham
pion Bears are idle. After tomorrow,
both Chicago elevens have two games
left to play, including q meeting on
the last day Of the season.
Should any Of tho three divisional
races end in tie, q playof game
will be staged the Sunday after the
end of the regular season.
The All-America season ends
December 7 and the Nationals
December IA with the championships
scheduled for December IA and
December 81, respectively. In the
event a playoh is needed, the cham
pionship dates wall be moved ahead
a week.
Other games tomorrow find Wash
ington at Boston and Green Bay at
Los Angeles IN the National League
and the Chicago Rockets at Balti-
more in the All-America Conference
Evening star., 1947-11-29
|Gonzaga Out 10 Check
Unbeafen Johnnies

Gonzaga and st. Johns football
teams renew their annual feud to-
morrow when the schoolboy teams
battle for the 10Th team at Griffith
Stadium. The kickoff is slated for
2 o'clock.
Tomorrow's game finds the Johnnies
favorites for the first time since 1943
when they won the classic, 1910
Gonzaga won, 7-6, in 1914; 27-6, in
1945,. and 1870 last year.
But tomorrow the Eagles are going
to have to stop the passing arm OF
Jack George, who has accounted for
most of the Johnnies' touchdowns
in an undefeated, united season.
Sparkling the Eagle attack will be
Gil Buckingham, who ran wild
against st. Johns in the last period
of last years tilt, and Don Hogan
who like Buckingham, runs, passes
and kicks with equal ability.
Bill Flester of Lowe & Campbell
Sports Store has donated a trophy
to be awarded to the outstanding
player.