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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
By MORT LEVE


Acquisition of Hammering
Hank Greenberg by the Pitts
burgh Pirates is another move by
owner Frank Mckinney to bring
complete about face to his
team.
Coming as an aftermath on the
story that Greenberg was anxious
to become a Yankee, this latest
transaction will not only add CO
Tor to the Pirates but also in
crease the offensive power that
was so lacking in last years en-
try.
There is little doubt that an
outfield post will be given to the
majors home run king, what
with capable Elbie Fletcher
around for first base duties The
only real bright light of the Pl-
rate garden in their disastrous
1916 campaign was rookie Ralph
Kiner, who led the elder circuit
in four masters with %.
Il n
COMPARATIVELY little publ
city has been given to other deals
that Roy Hamey, general manag-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
Kerr to manage

Dick Kerr will manage the
Davenport Cubs of the Three
League in 1947.
Jack Sheehan, head of the
Chicago Cubs farm system and
president of the Davenport
Club, today announced the pro-
motion of Kerr, who last year
led the Hutchinson Cubs to the
pennant in the Glass C Western
Association.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
Hoffman Stafford takes 3
games from Creenebuum

The Hoffman Stafford accomplished the impossible byl
beating Greenebaum three games
The Ringers the only leather division with wom
it, again through and beat the furres
The Fur Cleaners beat the Bull Hides games The OIL
Seals beat HUGH games Rangers games
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15

forcibly wrenched from their wrists. There are
many reasons. All look good to the battered fight
er with his CHASTITY enthusiasm for more Which
alone is proof he shouldn't be allowed to fight.
One case is much like another Let us sample
two out of their own mouths just how they feel
about it. They know.
Take Johnny Dundee, one of the greatest feath-
erweights and a champion Few could take" him
In his prime, even to lightweights He was within
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
BY ED HUGHES

Fritzie Zvic oneme brilliant chapon fighting
Better to put it. he's being Justly
now one of the rings hollow The whom ring
taking whangs from crude in prairie clubs
dollars BY the rings man at 81
Why don't decrepit young waings Of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
By AUDREE YANOw

Merry Xmas and Happy New
Year
Are now things of the past
Valentines Day and all It's
cheer
Is finally here at last
st. Patrick's Day follows close
by,
AS is the common rule
But let's make sure it's the
Starlets that cry,
whoa, boy, you're it! April
FOOL"
Okay, okay, SO I'll try again!
But, if you don't like that, where
are your contribs for replace
ment?
All yes, there's good news to-
night, yes, the Starlets are hasti-
ly increasing. So, Sis and Bro,
Starlets, let your lovely eyes scan
this list of our latest additions.
At this writing, some of the new
members are, with their respec-
tive points for contribs submit
ted, as follows: Ethel Drolen,
10 pts, Mary Frances Glass, 10
pts, Shirley Bridgmon, 10 pts, for
a drawing, Ivon Latimer, and
Georgian Buccieri.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-15
Pittsburgh rebuilding makes
team definite threat in NJ

er, and Billy Herman, field boss.
have cooked up. Throughout the
winter they have steadily plugged
UP weak spots in the wneful
Smokey Town lineup until at this
writing the roster looks very pro.
missing,
Little notice was given 10
the trade that sent veteran
catcher, Al Lopez, TO the Cleve-
land Indians for Gene Wood
ling. Young WOOdling was the
highly-thOught-of outfielder he
fore the war with a fine minor
league record. However, last
season he started off badly
after returning from fhe seTv-
ice and never was able to break
into the regular lineup.
Indian prexy Bill Veeck, in his
eagerness, to give his club the
full benefits of experienced
coaching, may rue the day he
sent Woodling away. Only "a,
Gene has great potentiallties and
may fit in the Billy Herman
scheme to give the club a strong
outfield.
SHOULD KINER, in his sophie
more year, start to hit with more
consistency - Them that all-im-
portant "3-4" hitting strength in
combination with Greenberg, will
make Pittsburgh a definite
threat.
AT any rate, there is now rea-
son to feel that Frank Mckinney
was not blowing off steam when
he took over Pittsburgh. National
league fans will be able to see
some real blasting power for a
change in 1947 and the drawing
appeal of Greenberg should make
up for the purchase price and re-
sultant salary.
Evening star., 1947-06-12

Prices effective until the close Of business
prices which are subject to daily market
chanres. NO SALES TO DEALERS. WE
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT GUAM
Titles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

exhibition flying more or less as
weekend hobby, but has be-
come expert enough at it to be in
demand of the various sky shows
periodically appearing through
out the country.
Miss Shelton, who started fly.
ing at the age of IL, combines air
wizardry with beauty, being
named, Miss Florida Aviation
of 1947" recently, and is the
Youngest and tiniest stunt await
rix in the nation.
Boyd's thrilling stunt, leaving
an airplane at 10000 feet with
only bat wing attached to his
body, is the only one of its kind
currently shown in the United
States, it is reported. Boyd falls
some 9,700 feet before opening
parachute, and on the way
down exhibits spirals and turns.
Unable to be seen at the two
mile height, Boyd makes spec
tations enjoyment possible by att
aching a smoke trail to his suit.
He drives at 180 miles per hour.
Edmundson, in years of aero
batic flying, has been awarded
approximately two dozen trophies
for winning several of the coun-
try's top stunt shows. He now
owns a flying school in Halifax,
Va.
Dunn, local air official, tops
his personal show with the fam
Gus "How Not To Fly" viewed
by Wilmintonians last year al
| the Bluethenthal show. Dunn
claims to make every foolish
error known to the flying pro-
fession and gets away with it
but he doesn't recommend it as
a habit. for young flyers to gel
into to.
Currently managing the quar-
tet, which may be enlarged be-
fore actual shows start in the
south, Dunn decided to combine
flying with the advertising Of
Wilmington and contacted Farrell
on the matter. The Chamber o1
Commerce secretary and Mayor
White are enthusiastic about the
idea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
PORTLAND FIRE
DESTROYS PLANT
100000 Damage Estl'
mated In Huge
Blaze

PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 27 -
~ Two fires. one of which
threatened to explode stored
chemicals destroyed a aoa Of
waterfront coal plant and a zoo'
foot stockyard stable TO-DAY In c
bowling northeast storm.
Four fishing vessels tied up
alongside the Randall & Meal
lister wholesale coal company
wharf were damaged when
blazing, 4oO-ton loading tower
crashed on them.
The blaze ignited nearby Mer-
rill's wharf and for time threat
ened the surrounding Waterfront
area.
H. Kezar Libby, general man
ager estimated the coal com
pany's loss at more than S5oo'-
900.
John F. Sullivan, manager OF
the F. ]. O'Hara fish company
which owns three of the oan.
aged boats, said his concern S
loss was at least s25 900.
The storm was responsible tor
the wharf fire, tire chief, OllVel
r Sanborn reported. The Wlno'
racing more than 30 miles an
hour at the time, battered a
high tension wire against the
side of the coal company oullo-
ing causing a short-circult, the
chief said.
The chemicals were IN loo'
foot shed a dozen feet from the
burning stable-used to shelter
horses awaiting shipment to
Europe's farmers after the war
in the freight ward of the Can
adian National railways. Inc
chemicals were owned by the
adjacent Portland Rendering
Company.
Cause of the stable fire, which
started in hay, was not deter
mined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Misstep While Young
Makes Honest Man
OF Errant Youngster

MITCHELL, S. D., Dec. IT,
R-More than ten years ago,
Leo Bauer lost his billfold with
$14 while on his way to a dance.
The Mitchell Electric Shop pro-
prietor never found the wallet.
Yesterday he received let
l. ter. The unsigned missive con-
tanned two $40 bills and one for
$40. The note said the sender
had found Bauer's $14 and add
ed:
GAS I was quite young and very
stupid, with a little persuasion l
kept the contents. Today 1 am
taking this means of repaying
the debt.
IT hope you have very Merry
Christmas. This one error has
made very honest man out OF
me. If it were not for this fact
I would gladly bring this to you
in person."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
BUYING INCREASES
IN BOND MARKET
Federal Reserve System 10
Prevent Declines In
Prices

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.- R -
The Federal Reserve system, a
symbol of financial stability
throughout the world, purchased
millions of dollars of U. S. gov
ernment bonds this week to sup
port prices and prevent quota
tions from breaking below par.
In mid week the system,
which has maintained the gov
ernment bond market for sew
eral months, lowered the levels
at which it stood ready to buy
all offerings. Wall street estim-
ates of sales on Wednesday and
Friday alone (the market was
closed Christmas) ranged to as
high as $1,0O0,0OO,O0O. 1t was be-
lieved the sysem, rather than
individuals and institutions. pur-
chased virtually all of the offer
ings.
The decline in govern
ment bonds had immediate re-
percussions in the corporate
bond market. Issues of companies
market Issues of companies
with top credit rating, as well
as mere speculative obligations,
dropped in some cases to the
lowest prices in a year or more.
The trend continued up to the
close of the short session on Sa-
urday.
The revision in tn systems
buying prices appeared to be
primarily a counter-inflationary
move. Taken In conjunction
with the recent announcement
by Mariner S. Eccles, c h a r
man of the Federal reserve
board, that the rediscount rate
would be raised in the not 90
distant future. It appeared like
ly that the Federal reserve was
embarking on an anti Initiation
campaign of its own without
waiting for congressional action
on several pending measures
aimed at combating high prices
and too easy credit.
Sources close to top policy
levels in the federal reserve
have emphasized that the sys-
tenn will not allow prices to de-
cline any further for the fore
seeable future" and "aggres-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Message Of Wilmington To Be Airbome In ooutn n
Bv local Daredevil Aerial Troupe On Initial our
BY GIL SMITH
Staff Writer

THE Message of Wilmington
a story to be told from the clouds
about the city's possibilities as an
aviation manufacturing center
and its resort facilities will be
carried throughout the south by
Carl Dunn, local private flyer,
who will manage transforming
group of air acrObats for January
and February shows in Florlda'
Using Wilmington as an organ
ization point, the nationally
known stunt artists have formed
a show group including Woody
Edmundson, Lynchburg, Va.,
well-known veteran aeronautlcs
expert; Tommy'Boyd, Los Ange-
les bat wing parachute jumper,
the onlv one in the nation; Carl
Dunn expert comedy flying star
and president of Air Progress,
Inc and Miss Betty Shelton,
Tampa. Fla. queen of the sky
wavs who will appear in her
nationally known plane, The
Little Stinker.'
Dunn will paint Wilmington on
his plane, and in cooperation
with the Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce, will distribute thous-
ands of pamphlets advertising
the city to other sections of the
south, especially Florida where
five definite dates have been
scheduled for shows. According
to Dunn, John H. Farrell, sec
retary of the chamber, will also
make available letters of introd-
uction to all mayors and leading
state and city leaders of all COM
munities where the transformers
appear. the letters are to be sign
ed by Wilmington's Mayor E. l..
White.
Already scheduled for a win
ter tour are five Florida cities,
where the Wilmington group will
appear after the Miami All-Am-
erican Air Maneuvers Jan. 9, 10,
and II. Negotiations are under
way now to have the four sky
riders take part in the immense
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

Miami program also, but Dunn
said nothing definite had been
announced yet.
The five dates already lined
up are: Ocala, Jan. Is; Lake
Wales, Jan. Is; Clearwater,
Feb. /; Homestead, Feb. 8; and
Melbourne, Feb. Is. A second
tour will take the group to Fort
Myers and Sarastoa later in the
month, Dunn said.
Wilmington aviation fans will
get a peek at the group in the
spring when a North Carolina
trip to all the larger cities OF the
state will be made.
None of the group are profess
ional stunt artists in the true
sense of the word. Each has his
own business and has taken up
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
State Grange Units
Plan Baseball League

W1NSTON-SALEM, Dec. 27.
R-Plans for a state wide base
ball league for local units of the
North Carolina State Grange
were announced here today by
State Grange Master Harry B.
Caldwell of Greensboro.
Caldwell made the announce
ment during the second day o1
the North Carolina Grange
youths annual convention, il
connection with the appointment
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

sive" buying will be pursued in
furtherance of this policy. This
may be taken as a gesture of
reinsurance to the banks, jittery
over the possibility of selling
such issues in the future below
par.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
BUSY BEAVER pr

Il, hoUGHToN, Mich. De- s"' .,
~'R'-A busy beaver cont. ~, ~
telephone users in the nos~ .Il's9
1a1e m1ehlgan area. Michigan ,'Ss ,n
1a'e telephone IN repa@men 'S%r tr.ai|' 1seN
o;ycnitt dGwn the trouble that cut &t'541g ott \
toria today found = hang a,Io Nes
chewed down a DOLL @'ser had
IBaraga. east II
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
PROFS. REINSTATED

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27.-(P)
Nine professors ho were oust-
ed several months ago from the
National University of Santa Fe
were 1einstated today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
SUNDAY, DECEMBER p .,

Of 94 John W. Farlow, Jr., ot -,
lty' as director of recre.3i.l vi 5'a'
the grange. 0''oa tor
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06
y
Y FLYING
y FarmersX
" BY JACK REESE
by JACK REESE

WHEN THE NEW Clustering
landing gear is available, it will be
q real boon to Flying Farmers. II
will mean that a single runway
Farmpoft will be useful as a big
city airport because the new land
ing gear overcomes many Of the
difficulties of cross-wind landings
or &ke-of. It's so simple in design
that it should be inexpensive aId
ran be easily put on most personal
planes.
The Flying Farmer has made
the front cover of the Saturday
Evening Post! Mead Schaefer.
who painted the recent cover pic
tute, tells US: This flying COW.
boy is the way the West wants
the East to know it. Many a
ranchef lives in town and com.
mutes to his ranch or ranches by
air. The table-land makes landing
fields all through the West, and
because Of the long distances in.
v0lved, the West takes to planes
the way the East takes to cars.
Many a business engagement.
even luncheon engagements are
Kept, this way"
PIGS is PIGS AGAIN. Randy
Russell, Battle Greek, Mich, found
out that his neighbor had been
hunting for several hours for some
lost sows and pigs. Randy took off
from the landing strip of his Farm
port, and within five mirhtes had
spotted the missing stock.
STICKING TO PIGS, Earl
Gehman Of the Michigan Flying
Farmers tells about the time he
found two Of his sows sick. EarTs
wife was away with the car for
the day 81 he few to Charlotte.
taking off from his own Farm
port, went to the veterinary hos
pital next to the. airport and
within half an hour after discov-
ering the sickness was back home
administering medicine.
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06
STOP DRIVING" ORDERS
ISSUED 26,223 NEBRASKA
MOTORISTS

stop Driving!" orders were
glen to 26.233 motorists in Ne
braska during a two year period
since the enactment Of the Ne
braska Safety Responsibility Law,
which has struck hard at the
reckless and Irresponsible driver
for the benefit Of the safe, careful,
and responsible driver.
Dwight Havens, President Of
the Nebraska State Safety Coun-
Gil states that of these 1929 mo-
florists the majority of revocations
and suspensions were against J.
$50 drivers charged with drunken
driving. Court convictions on
drunken driving, hit-run, speed
ing, reckless driving, expired Ii.
censes, and nc registration led to
4,8O5 mandatory revocations. Of
these 4.1O4 are still under suspen-
sion and are without legal means
to drive.
These statistics based on the
records of the Motor Vehicle Divi
sion states Ravens, also reveal
that there were 3,O79 suspensions
because of failure to report acct
dents. The Safety Responsibility
Law requires tn reporting and
furnishing Of proof of financial
responsibility Of any accident re
sulting in personal injury Of
} death Of any person or total
property damaaA Of $5O.W o
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06

NJ. my husband and 1 have
been married three years. Every
time he gets mad he gets the gun
after me. We are apart now. He
sent me away the last of May.
We bought two houses and l want
to get my part. How must I go
about it as / am afraid of him?
Ans: Secure the service of an
attorney and have him intercede
for you. That is the only way you
will be able to reach a settlement
as you can't do business with you
husband. He will refuse to discuss
the subject if you approach him.
P. N. CT love a man whom
I met recently but 1 am eight
years older than he is. He says
that as long as / thrill him and
he thrills me that's all that counts.
Should / worry about the age diff
ference?
Ans: No-you have been hon.
est with him and if he finds you
interesting, that's all that counts.
You are mature in years, have a
great deal in common and the diff.
ference in yeur ages doesn't par
ticularly matter.
L. WI am not successful. 1
live in a strain all of the time
1 can't hardly pay my bills. My
friend helps me as much as he
can. I am sure that I am not
ing a bad seed for / never beat or
cheat anyone. I try to treat every
one right. I would like TO know
whatto do and what is wrong?
Ans: Go to work-you can't
prosper unless you have a regular
income en- which to depend. The
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06

The past so years tell a f~ascinat-
hg story 81 progress ~. and the
remarkable strides made by science
Ire certainly evident in the way
you Need your baby today. Fifty
years ago, mothers would have
been shocked to see your infant
thriving on cereals, fruits, meats
md vegetables-their children were
fed nothing bat milk for almost eli
keari Nowadays, it has been proved
That babies are much healthier due
10 a variety of foods in their diets.
Your own doctor has probably
discussed with you the importance
of your baby's forming the right
eating habits m infancy 49,. and
the importance, too, Of including
meat in baby's diet. Not only does
meat give your baby the extra pro-
teiris and iron he needs for proper
growth, but it introduces q new
ronsissencyAa chevy texttYe, much
like thAt Of solid foods he'll be eat
Su9 an hisaife. - ss1t
The right eating habitcforme6
In infancy-win probably be con-
tinued. for LIFE. And that's one on
the reasons why your doctor
stresses the Importance OF variety
Of foods IN your baby's diet!
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06
The Veteran Asks
Courtesy Of Fur Farmers Of Norsh Amsne,

The 10 questions most fire..
quently aske d by World War IL
veterans in Nebraska about G. +.
home loans were answered today
by Ashley Westmoreland, Mana
ger of the Veterans Adiministra-
ton Lincoln Regional Office.
VA complied the queries in a
survey it conducted recently to
learn how much veterans IN Nebr-
aska know about their federal
benefits.
@. Where should a veteran 60
to get a G. I. home loan?
A. He first must find a bank
or savings and loan association
or other private lenders willing tc
make the loan.
Q. Where Goes the Veterans
Administration come in?
A.. VA guarantees up to 81,
900, but no more than half the
loan, made by the private lender
to the veteran. This guaranty
helps protect lender from loss.
Va does not lend money to the
veteran.
@. How much can the vet.
eran borrow?
A. AS much as the lender is
willing to lend, but the maximum
VA guarantee will be $4,000.
Q. What are some of the ad-
vantages of a G. I. home loan
to the veteran?
A. ~ Because of the VA
guaranty. the lender is more will
ing to make a loan; (2) the VA
guaranty encourages the lender
to make the loan without requir-
ing a down payment, and (3) the
interest rate a per cent maxi
mum) is low.
@. Doesn't the veteran also
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06
Household S%crapbook

The secret Of pouring liquid
from a can is to make two holes
in the can instead of one, about
an inch apart. The one hole is
for the liquid to pour from, the
other hole to let the ah into the
can.
Writing While Travelling
When necessary to write while
travelling in an automobile, train,
or bus, press the elbows into the
body just above the hips, and you
will find the task easy.
The Door Key
That Important door key will
not be evasive any more when
the housewife returns from the
grocery, if she will sew a large
sized dress hook inside her hand
bag, near the top, on which to
hang the key.
Sewing Room Hint
Cut the strips containing but
tons and button holes from dis
carded garments and use them
under flys in new garments. This
will save much time and labor.
To clean Playing Cards
Solieded playing cards can be
cleaned by dipping a small sponge
in spirits of camphor and rubbing
the cards gently. This will restor
the newness.
A Convenient Highchair
If four rubber-tipped door stops
are screwed into the legs of ar
ordinary chair, it will make ar
ideal high chair for kitchen work
or for a small child.
Ink Stains On Hands
A solution of peroxide Of hydro
| gen containing a few drops Ct am
monia win remove ink stains fro
The hanAs.
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-06

little dribble of change your friend
hands out just isn't sufficient to
take care Of your expenses. It's
bad business accepting money
from a friend anyway. I'd like to
have you send for Happier Living
Lesson No. Slow to Gain and
Hold Money, price Is cents.
B. M. D.-You have given me
true guidance and strength in the
past. I married five years ago
and never have been happy with
him. Nothing would do him but
for me to mortgage my home.
Now he refuses to pay off the
mortgage and 1 am too old to
work. Tell me what to do?
Ans: Rent out part of your
home and pay off the mortgage
with the income you receive. 1t
will inconvenience you to some de-
gree to have people in your home
but it is the only way you can
hope to raise the money to pay
off this Indebtedness unless you
arrange to go to work.
Abb's - Your lessons received
and also your guide, which I am
very pround of. Your lessons and
guide are the best and I want to
thank you from the bottom of
my heart for every inspiring and
encouraging word you wrote. 1t
has helped me. Thank you and
thank you again. Miss B. II.
H. L. F. - I have been going
with a married woman for abort
two years. She now lives in the
same town with me. She says
she wants to marry me and I be-
lieve she does. I wonder if she's
the mate for me?
Ans: She has a mate = it's
wrong to try to come between
them. Any woman who cheats on
her husband is not a very good
marital risk. You're wasting your
time running around with a mar
ried woman-search for a mate
among the single girls.