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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
CONTEST STARTS
ON Minis FLOOR
AT EIGHT P. M,
Marine Club Players Have
Had High School And
College Experience

Coach Leon Brodgen announced
last night that a Marine Air Base
team from New Bern will play
New Hanover High schools Wild.
cats tonight at the high school
gymnasium at 8 o'clock. The var.
sity reserves will take on an un.
decided opponent at 6:45 in a pre-
liminary tussle.
This Marine club consists OF
players averaging around 20 years
old, who have played mostly high
school ball. A few of them played
a little in college"
1.-THE chief reason we are TAX.
ing on this outfit is to keep our
cagers in peak shape for the Ra-
leigh game Friday at Raleigh" the
Wildcat skipper said.
Asked about his squads condi-
ton Coach Brogden disclosed that
Billy Mason, high scoring forward
still has not fully recovered from
an ankle injury suffered last week
He expects Mason to be in tor
shape for Hugh Morson, however.
The lineup for tonight's encounter
will be the usual one. Billy Mason
and Louis Collie at forwards,
Johnny McKoy at center, and w.
A. Brown and Teddy Fennell is the
starting arrangement. Tinkey
Rogers, Johnny Crowley, Don
Hyatt, Charlie Smith, and Leroy
Towles will probably see plenty Of
action.
Coach Brogden, who secuted
Fayetteville and Durham Friday
when the two quints met at Dur.
ham, commented %favorably on both
clubs yesterday.
Gene Brooks of Durham and
Yate and Sheriff. of Fayetteville
are three of the best players ]
have seen this season." Brogde:
stated. Il believe Fayetteville anc
Durham will be two of our TOUCHES
opponents"
EASTERN CONFERENCE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
Highlights OF The
Weed Loop Meeting

LUMBERTON, Jan. IL The
highligt,ts of the meeting Of the
Tobacco State League Board, Of
Directors held here Sunday af-
terno0n.
~ The Board Of Directors
elected A. T. Moore, former
State Highway Patrol officer Of
Fayetteville. as president to
succeed James E. L. Wade, of
Wilmington, who resigned last
week.
(2) Adopted a tentative
schedule that calls for the sea-
son to open April 80 and close
September 2 with each team
slated to play 126 games.
(3) Set an admission price
for all games.
az Voted to set the Presi-
dents salary at $500 per year
and also decided to pay James
E. L. Wade, the resigned
prexy a like amount for his
services in 1916.
~ Agreed to start league
games at 8 p. m.
(6) Voted to allow each team
four veteran players.
% TO Have a play-off series
between the top four teams,
with the president of the loop,
on the flip of a coin, matching
the team for the series.
(8) Each club to deposit SIPS
in the treasury, this amount
to be divided evenly between
the league leaders at the end
of the regular playing season
and tn winners Of the play-off
series.
(9) Participants in the an
nual All-Star game to be given
an award for their participa-
ton in the contest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
ATHLETICS TO PLAY
3O-GAME EXHIBITION
SLATE THIS SPRING

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12-P-
The Philadelphia Athletics will play
a 3O-game spring exhibition sche-
dule opening March II against the
Pittsburgh Pirates and closing
April Is against the Philadelphia
Phillies.
Seven games will be played with
both the Pirates and the St. Louis
Browns, five with the Boston
Braves, two with the Washington
Senators. four with the Phillies,
one with the Baltimore Orioles
and four with Savannah. Ga.
Fifteen Of the games are booked
for West Palm Beach, Fla, where
Manager Connie Mack starts train
ing his 50-play squad March l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
THE TRI-STATE PICTURE

The whole town is talking, that is all but three men 1uhv
Pollock, Victor Stefano and Odell Bridgers, co-owners Of
the Pirates.
And what are they talking about, the town. that is?
We'll, friends, the main topic of conversation in tho snor+s
circles Of Wilmington last night centered around the meet
ing of Manley c. Llewelyn, president of the Tri-state Class
. baseball league and the Buccaneer co-owners
Sunday afternoon We talked with Mr.. Llewelvn o. the
streets of Lumberton. He, told us the Tri-State was ready to
do business with wilmington but added 'The Pirate owners
are not ready to talk with us" He went on to say that he
will be in touch with the Wilmington Owners within the
next several days. Maybe we can work out something"
lust before our little confab with the Tri-State prexv
we had a few words with Stefano, Pollock and Bridgers in
the Adams cafe in Lumberton. All three of the gentlemen
here Saturday night. "We have nothing to report. other
than we met with Mr.. Llewelyn," Pollock said.
That friends, is the results of our talks with the big
Four, Llewelyn, Pollock, Stefano and Bridgers.
But let's take a few more lines to explain how all this
talk on Wilmington entering the Tri-State loop started.
Thursday we learned that a telegram had been sent to
James E. L. Wade, who recently resigned as president of
the Tobacco State League, the contents of the telegram said
that he, Llewelyn, understood the baseball picture has
changed in Wilmington within the past few weeks, and went
on to say that the Tri-State had a good proposition to offer
The wir was turned over to President Pollock, who i'm
mediately got in touch with the Tri-State president and
arranged the meeting.
All this we knew, and along with other sport writers we
were asked to keep mum" on the meeting until after a
definite "deal' had been worked out. This agreed to Thurs
day afternoon and we promptly forgot the matter and did
not violate any confidence placed in us by the Wilmington
owners. But the news was broken in a two line streamer in
another paper Friday afternoon. NOT the NEWS).
So we had to carry our story Saturday morning.
Prx Pollock told us Saturday night, following the meet
ing that nothing had been done at the meeting and that no
proposition had been presented by the Tri-State mogul. Pol
lock told us he was not at all satisfied with the publicity
he received on the meeting and limited that perhaps the
Expose of the meeting may have thrown some cold water
on the proposition.
Victor Stefano, said at Lumberton last night, he could
sum up the whole answer in five words" And then he
went into a long drawn out explanation. eve were told that
a proposition would be offered us, but they (the Tri-State
representative did not even come close to making a salts
remarks.
And now, Dear readers, with the Pirates taking an active
part in the Tobacco State League meeting Sunday in the
Robson county city and stunning and direct answers to
questions about the Tri-State circuit. 1t looks like Whining
ton baseball fans will see Lumberton, Warsaw, Clinton,
Dunn, Sanford, %Smithfield and Red Springs play here this
season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

Wdue, OIL wilmington, VINO resigned
last week, after the directors, in
a meeting at Clinton, voted that
the president must be chosen from
a city that did not have a team
in the league.
The directors voted to set the
annual salary of the prexy at $500
and after L. M. Pollock of Will
mington made a motion to pay
Wade a like amount for his serv.
ices in 1916, the directors voted to
forward a check to the former
president.
A tentative schedule was intro
duced by j. L. Wade, of Dunn.
The officials decided to open the
season on April 80 and to close on
September 2 with each club play
ing a 1875 game schedule.
1t was also voted to elect Of
ficers each year and an annual
meeting. During last nights meet
ing l.. C. Kerr of Clinton was
named vice-president and Morris
Wade, of Dunn was reelected sec
retary-treasurer.
The question of the number of
veteran players to be allowed in
the circuit this season consumed
the greater part of the afternoon
session with motions and amend
ments- being made right and left.
After much debate and discussion
it was voted to allow four veterans
on each club and to abide by the
National Association of Minor
League rules on the matter.
After much talk about the by
laws, President Moore called upon
Pat Fragile, of Backley, w. Va.
the loops umpire-in-chief. Fragile
told the officials he was seeking to
line up the best officials available
for this season.
Moore thanked the directors for
placing their confidence in him
by electing him president of the
circuit. He said he would try his
upmost to give the league the best
possible attention.
Brodie Hood of the Hood Sport
ing goods company, of Burlington
awarded L.. D. Isenhour, president
of the Sanford club, a trophy for
winning the league pennant last
season.
The Board of Directors of the
Weed Circuit, attending Sundays
meeting included: A. T. Moore. OF
Fayetteville; L. c. Kerr, of Clin-
ton; Tom Cope, of Red Springs; L.
M. Pollock of Wilmington; L. D.
Isenhour of Sanford; Jack Johnson
of Dunn; Jack Sheean, of Chicago,
who is Director of the Chicago
Cubs Farm System, who represent
ed Lumberton; Hubert johnson OF
Smithfield; Arthur Apple OF War
saw and Morris Wade of Dunn.
Several representatives of the va
rious clubs and Wilmington news.
Paper men were also present at
the meeting.
Following the parley these attend
ing we're invited by the Lumber
ton club to a delicious banquet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
Moore Elected Tobacco State League
President; Season To Open April 80
North Carolina State Leads
Southern Conference CUNTS
With 7wo Straight 7riumphs

North Carolina States Wolfpack.
boasting a seasons record Of II vic.
tories and two defeats, took the
lead today in the 1947 South
ern Conference basketball stand,
ings with a pair of triumphs
against no losses.
Of the other II of the leagues
16 quintets which had made their
appearance in conference play,
four teams, North Carolina, Duke.
South Carolina and Furman, each
won its only loop start.
Dukes defending champion Blue
Devils will clash with three cir
cult foes during the current week
when IA family tusses are on the
program. The Dukes, who last
week bumped Davidson, will tangle
with Wake Forests Deacoas
Wednesday night, with George
Washington's Colonials Thursday
night and with North Carolina
States Wolfpack Saturday night
All three games r scheduled for
Durham, N. c.
In addition to its game with
Duke, the North Carolina State
five also will risk its leadership
one other time, Wednesday night
at Raleigh, N. c., against Glenn
sons Tigers. The Wolfpack had
little difficulty disposing of the
Bengals at Clemson last weekend,
1854.
Southern Conference schedule for
the week:
Monday - George Washington at
Georgetown; Virginia at Washing
ton and Lee.
Tuesday-North Carolina at New
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
1n-County Cage Tournament
Begins January n At Delco

January Is, which is the entry
deadline.
There will be three divisions OF
the tourney. the mems independent
bracket, the girls division, and the
boys division. The winners OF each
division will be crowned cham
pions following the championship
games. Cups, trophies, and banners
will also be presented to outstand-
ing players.
The Acme-Delco American Lee
gion Post No. 29S, has said that
it has made plans to make the
tournament an annual event, ano
urges all eligible teams interested
in entering to send their entries to
Barney Rogers of Acme immedi'
ately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
HALL WILL MANAGE
BLUES NEXT SEASON

DUNN, N. c., Jan. II. -UD-
R. E. Hall of Roanoke, Va, will
manage the Clinton. N. C. Blues
of the Tobacco State Baseball
league this year, league secretary
Morris Wade Of Dunn said Sun
day.
Hall will succeed former big
Lacquer Van Lingle Mungo.
Hall was highly recommended as
a player and manager, Wade said.
Plans are underway for improv-
ing the Clinton ball park, he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
leans From Bladen, Bruins.
wick, Columbus Counties
Only Ones Eligible
Special To The Star

ptLCO' Jan. l2.-The Acme
peIco American Legion Post No.
A0' will present a Tri-County bas-
Ae'oall tournament the week OF
feoruary "a, at the Delco gym.
ssslum Barney Rogers, tourney
DVao' announced yesterday.
BASKETBALL teams from Bladen.
brunswick, and Columbus counties
a'e me only clubs eligible to enter
gle Journey. Rogers said, however,
naaI another county may be given
peFmlsslon to enter if Columbus
eUunly did not send entries in by
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
WINST0N-SALEM
DEFEATS LOCALS
Visitors Capture Three Oui
OF Five Volleyball Games
AT YMCA

The YMCA Volleyball team lost
their second straight meeting with
Winston-Salem Saturday afternoon
by dropping three of the five en-
counters.
The locals took the opening tussle,
1910; dropped the second and
third games, 1914 and 1918; raj
lied to capture the fourts, 1873
only to lose the final tilt, 1911.
The players for the two clubs
were as follows: Winston-Salem -
Southern, Campbell, Thornton,
Doss. Vernon, Southern, Newsome.
and Robbins; YMCA - Bobby Da-
Wis, George Hunt, MacLamore, Joe
Boyland, Amos Wofford, Herman
Hayden, M. j. Fogelman, Charles
Stephenson, and Kacur.
Following the volleyball games
the Wilmington YMCA treated the
visitors to a supper, which the
home teams wives prepared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
Of Directors Stage
Stormy -Four Hour Session
James E.. L. Wade Will Be Paid $500 For Serv-
ices AS President In 1916; Sanford
Club Presented Trophy
BY ROY COOK
Star Sports Editor

L~UMBERTON, Jan. 1.-THE presidents of the Tobacco
State Class D baseball league met here Sunday afternoon
in a stormy four hour session to revise the constitution and
bylaws and to elect officers for 1947.
After the smoke had settled in the upstairs room of the
Town Hall several important additions and cor
rectlons had been made to the laws that govern the infant
league.
A.. I. Moore, a former State Highway Patrol. officer, of
Fayetteville, was elected president to succeed James E. L.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
WILL RETIRE

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.. Jan. 12-
R-Fritzie Zivic. the aging Pitts
burgh boxer and former welter-
weight champion. said Sunday he
plans to retire from the ring after
three or four more fights"
Zivic, now SO said he has en-
gagged in 304 ring battles during
his IL years as a fighter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

Before the white man came to
the Americas, the Indians cooked
wild and tanned turkey for feasts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03
Along The Cape Fear

OLD CUSTOMHOUSE - Thanks
to Mr.. Charles W. McIver of Kure
Beach, Along The Cape Fear can
bring you a picture of the Old
Customhouse which was torn down
to make way for the new magnifi-
cent structure located on the
bank of the Cape Fear in the Port
City.
If you will be kind enough to
turn to Page Three you can see the
Photographic reproduction of the
old building.
According to Andrew J. Howell,
author of 1.-THE Book of Whining
ton," contracts for the construc-
ton of the new customhouse on
the river front were awarded in
April, 1916.
GREAT ATTRACTION Mr..
Howell, who honored this column
only recently when he told us of
locating a map Of the Port City
during the British occupation dur
ing the Revolutionary War, says in
his book that the finished building
cost about three million dolla S
and calls it one of the greatest at
fractions in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03
COUNTY TEACHERS
WILL MEET TODAY
Vote On Support Of Pay
Increase Proposals Ex-
pected AT Session

u A. full discussion of all phases
{ h the South Piedmont and the
North Carolina Education Assoc
iation plans for increases in sal
aries to teachers is slated to be
held at a meeting of the county
unit of the NCEA in the New Han
over High school auditorium this
afternoon at $3.50.
A split over which plan will re-
ceive the support of county has
been revealed and an about effort
TO heal the branch is expected to
be made.
The New Hanover Classroom
Teachers association has gone on
record as ~favoring the South
Piedmont plan, which calls for
salary increases on a sliding scale.
On the other hand, cartain county
teachers have indicated their sup
port of the NCEA proposal which
stipulates, in addition to higher
pay, a reduction of teacher loads.
a better health program and truant
officers. Representatives OF Is
southeastern North Carolina coun-
ties have voted in favor of the NC
EA pls.n but a later tally on the
vote of the classroom teachers
unit disclosed that this group ia
vored the South Piedmont pro-
posal.
Members of the local Classroom
Teachers association recently voted
in favor of the South Piedmont
program. hearings on which are
scheduled for Thursday before the
Joint Appropriations committee of
the General Assembly in Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03

Its construction was largely due
to the efforts of B. F. Keith, col
Fector of customs, and by Colonel
Walker Taylor. his successor in
Office" the distinguished local mis-
torian states.
Often we hear the comment that
it's too bad the customhouse is
located in such a place that many
to see the building.
visitors to the Port City never get
The complaint appears valid,
particularly in view of the fact
tnat the customhouse must be view
ed from the Cape Fear river itself
to really appreciate the charm and
beauty Of the federal building.
WELL WORTH EFFORT - All
residents of Southeastern North
Carolina should make it a point
to visit the c~ustomhouse during
their next visi. here.
Some way lamented the fact that
it's a shame only those in the
neighboring area engaged IN
'moonshining' are sure to see the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03

in a series Of early morning cor
ferences when leftist elements
withdrew their opposition to Luigi
Gasparotti as minister of national
defense on the ground that he
personally was too conservative.
The cabin t then was sworn in
before President Enrico De Nj
cola.
An official communique from
De Nicolas office showed this
composition of the new cabinet:
Premier-De Gasperi, Christ
ian Democrat GncumbentD.
Interior-Mario Scelba, Christ
ian Democrat, minister of posts
and telegraphs in the preceding
cabinet.
Treasury and Finance-Pielro
Campilli, Christian Democrat,
minister of foreign trade IN the
preceding cabinet.
Foreign Trade-Ezio Vanoni.
Christian Democrat.
Agriculture Antonio Segnl
Christian Democrat Gncumbentb
Continued on Faye 2; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03
"DAHLIA" SLAYER
SEARCH CONTINUES
Police Seeking "Torture
Chamber" In Elizabeth
Short Case

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2.-W.P-
A polite but nervous young man
with bushy blond hair. who des-
perately hunted a room with a bath
tub the night before Elizabeth
Shorts mutilated body was found,
was sought today for questioning
in the fiendish murder of the %
year-old Black Dahlia
Police, seeking a torture cham
ber' and a big black sedan from
which piercing, blood = curdling
screams were heard in North Long
Beach a few hours before Miss
Shorts slashed and severed but
carefully washed body was found
@idened their search to the San
Pedro-Lomita n after three mo-
tel and hotel operators told of the
Notwithstanding young man.
1.-The man said he needed a room
with a bathtub because his wife
was under a doctors care and
had to sit in a tub" J.. J.. Baker,
motel operator told Capt. Jack
Donahoe. "I never saw his wife
but I told him where he might try
for a room. He was always polite
but nervous"
Baker said the man appeared to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03
Soviet Ambassador Brands Talk
OF War With y. S. Propaganda;
New Bill To Boost Teacher Pew
KERM0N REVEALS
l2-M0NTHS PLAN
New Hanover Representa-.
tive Outlines Proposed
Legislation

Representative Robert M. Ker-
bon, ST., revealed last night that
he will introduce a bill in the state
legislature calling for all state
teachers to be paid on a IL month
basis at the same monthly salary
they are now receiving for nine
months.
A committee hearing on this bill
will probably take place this
week. he said
The measure as outlined by the
New Hanover county representa-
tive would provide a 33 and one
third per cent pay increase and
would be offered as a substitute
for the Kermon-sponsored measure
stipulating a Is per cent boost in
salary for teachers.
The hiehlight of the mill, Ker-
mon explained, is that the three
months now allowed for teachers
as a vacation and a supplementary
period for education could be spent
ir summer school and rest in
stead Of in some other mode of
employment. AS the situation now
stands, he said, a teacher must
seek summer employment for the
time between the ending of one
school term and the beginning o.
another.
This three-months period Ker-
mon asserted, could better be
spent in preparation for the work
ahead of teaching children.
Drainage Aid
Anothed bill, this n designed to
allow the New Hanover board OF
county commissioners to allocate
funds for the relief of bad drainage
conditions in some areas, is also
scheduled to be introduced very
shortly. Kermon revealed.
The action toward granting the
commissioners the needed power
for drainage relief follows closely
on the heels of requests by various
county groups that something be
done to help sections in need 0!
proper drainage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-03
State Solons
Facing Busy
Week Ahead
"s eel Delegation w;d'
So
i ~ Reduce Sales
neiected By Finance
Committee

RALEIGH, Feb 2-(P-As legls-
lators began returning here to be
gin another. busy week, indications
We're that Mecklenburg's delegation
would seek, probably this week, a
countrywide liquor referendum.
Rep. Frank K. Sims, Jr., SAID
he would introduce a bill setting
the date for a countrywide election.
and other Mecklenburg representa-
t.ves-Harvey Morris, Ed TonisSen
and J.. B. Volger-indicated sup
port to such a measure.
Last weeks session was the first
tc hear a peek out of the Liquor
question. A bill came forth calling
for a liquor referendum in Hickory.
Such a measure would allow the
city to vote independently Oh the
establishment of alcoholic bev-
erage control stores.
AS the Hickory bill was hitting
the noppers, trustees of the Allied
Church League for abolition OF
beverage alcohol was adopting a
resolution calling for the introduc-
ton of a statewide referendum bill.
Such a bill would likely be in for
a tussle. for veteran legislator Odus
M. Null of Cleveland, longtime
temperance leader and a former
speaker of the house, said he did
not believe such a measure would
pass in this legislature, but he urg-
ed the league to take heart. con-
tinue its work and seek aid from
other sources.
Puts Foot Down
The Charlotte city council had
earlier proposed 4 bill to confine
the liquor election to Charlotte
alone. But it was understood that
Senator Joe l.. Blythe, who is also
protein of the senate. put his foot
down on that, declaring that the
lives of the rural residents oil
Mecklenburg were too closely in
terlocked with the City of Char
lotte to consider any division OF
liquor control.
Two of the most-heated bills ex-
pected to reach the floor this SEES
sion, were sent to the hoppe~s
last week, one vas the South
Piedmont plan to boost pay oil
teachers. and the other was a meas.
ure calling for the enforcement Of
the division of game and inlano
fisheries from the state department
of conservation and development
Providing Raises
The South Piedmont pay-boos1
plan, introduced by Rep. Wilson
of Calswell, would be effective
during the biennium starting July
l and provide raises ranging from
25.3 per cent to "a. "a per cent fol-
"A certificate holders, and from
42.15 to 1857 per cent for gradu.
ate certificate holders.
The joint appropriations commit.
Tee have scheduled hearing or
the South Piedmont bill for Thurs.
day night.
Governor Cherry in his biennial
budget message to the assembly
recommended 20 per cent raises
TOR teachers and other state en-
ployes for the next biennium.
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