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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Mr.: Spearman',
Lantern
BY WALTER Sprsp,.

Would you believe that "' 49,.
strips are read by 80 Der e',al'
OF OF male newspaper readers vent
~, ~ per cent of women ress.'a, 'a,
Then what is your own t@us'' ts'
strlp-the Gumps, Joe psSNgls p5syogls
Blonde, Terry and tho p;NAa pslooAa,
Bringing Up Father, Lin. iI.a's', s
phan Annie, Or Popeye?' u.?'ls o.
If you have ever read >
strip, or if you read half = tIfnl' dai
every day, or if you wish oolsn o.
cnlldren wouldn't waste you yoar
time reading re the funniss .ns' u
you will be interested in braes .aea
new books ''9lt, by coulton n q wsand wVsand
called The Comics. (Tbe "sasa M9
m Ss> NJ ais' view York (ssn
tells all about the funnieslssast nteA that
they G started way back in r-nss nov,
with ''The Yellow Kid" |" 1873 .ss
buster Brown and "Tbe Sas Saa
zenjammer Kids" why the t,.is na''
''Krazy Kat" was consia9 w sHl9
genuine art, how Winnie .1u5s' W;s
kle" and "Tillie the Toilern ,a, IN,
ELLA Cinders'' came into b.;ns ana
how ''Li'l Abner" swept tha ls' W
ton, and when the advor.l,' r n''
strips like Dick Tracy 'a., NJ,
"Tarzan" took over from tho qIs nIs
comics. e Oi'
Author Coulton Waugh ouA.
to know plenty about the corsi. ~.
strips. Not only has he ,,t rs,t
them, but he also has writts,
one of the popular strin,
"Dickie Dare for about r., s,
years. Then in 1914 he t,rnsi
the Dare strip over to his Wit.
and started collecting the matt.
rial for his book on the comic,
which has turned out to be ON,
of the most enlightening and on.
tertaining books imaginable fl,
anyone who is interested in dis.
covering why American readers
are so devoted to their conf,
strips that they can't even ,at
breakfast without "The Gums"
or perhaps the new "Steve Can.
yon" or the old favorite, "Mus
and jeff"
Although he gives an excellent
account of all the currently Don.
ular strips, Mr.. Waugh himsel,
seems devoted to Blonde" AZ
the best family strip, to "Terrv
and the Pirates" for adventure
and ideas, and to "Barnaby'
and "Sad Sack" among tn,
more recent additions.
He does not shy away from
the underlying philosophy Of b,
various strips and tells you why
he thinks each of them has lis
immense reading public. First
of all, he maintains, people
read comics because they find
themselves reflected in them
He also believes that the history
of our times is to be found IN
the funnies-and he hopes that
in the future comic strips will
improve as an art form and that
''the peoples artists will have
the satisfaction of knowing that
they are identified with vast
and forward movement, which
is giving to everyday folks their
right to laugh and flourish under
the sun"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Unpopularity Contest

A budding political movement seems te
have been nipped by the wintery frosts
The results may be seen in several resign
ations by the officers of the Progressive
Citizens of America and union threats o1
withdrawal from the American Labor
party.
These actions leave only one question un-
answered: Which is the more shocking to
some of our leading progressives, the ides
OF third party or the idea of Henry Wal
lace at the head of it?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
BY LYNN NISBET

RALEIGH, Dec. q. - Farm
co-operatives in North Carolina
have grown in membership and
volume of business during the
past few years, but at somewhat
less rate than the national lver-
age. State-by-state figures pub
lished in the November issue of
the Cooperative Digest have
some Interesting material for
thought.
The number of recognized ag-
ricultural co-operatives in the
United States was exactly the
same for the fiscal year 1945-4e
as for the preceding year, but
membership and gross business
had jumped about ten percent.
Last year there were 10,15 CO.
operative units with 100000
members and business vo lume
of $6,070,000 The 1944-45 figures
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
THE RUINS OF EUROPE

Edmund Wilson, distinguished
literary critic of the New York
er Magazine and author OF the
controversial memoirs Of He
cate County, went to Europe in
the spring Of 1945. His com,
ments on the situation he found
are published in new BOOK
Europe Without Baedeker,
Sketches Among the Ruins o, o.
Italy, Greece and Ensland
doubleday and Co., Inc, New
York. APT PIP. $4) Some Of me
chapters have appeared in the
New Yorker, others in Tow aA'
Country and in Horizon
Travelling without the cus'c, },
mary "Baedeker Guide BOOK,
which would indeed have oesn
almost useless in war-deVas'.
ed continent, where new rum
have fallen upon the old one'' .
Mr.. Wilson used his own sIss'
store of insight and lntellse'iC., :.
Particularly interesting are .s his
remarks on what the Engnsa
thought of American soiolels. ..
what the Italians were dong !.
rebuild their nation, and no" a. u.
British Intervention in ulse., .,s...
had pushed that country Sss ciUss
to the communists. He ate1usS 1,;ss
the theater in England llhuns ..S
lit superior to contempoI,ad p,..d
American drama. He ., taiA.,
to socialist leaders IN ureu.. s'I.s
and decided that the Ensi,,"
had muffed their opporlun.ti ~
He encountered communist srd
work in Europe and dlo no. s,. iiII NJ,
it the solution to the worIo . -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
GOOD MORNING

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong
for the battle: God shall make thee fall
before the enemy: for God hath power
tn helm. and to cast down.-H Chronicles
25:8.
God can change the lowest to the
highest, abase the proud, and raise the
humble.-Horace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

to by 1850.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Imported
Kid Gloves
Regularly $50 4

Stretch your hands for these superior kid gloves the like
Of which you've dreamed Of owning for all the years they
couldn't be imported "Oh" and "oh the special
ney low price for such expensive detailing soft Ieother
hondsewn stitching and look Of luxury Solid brown with
beige stitching white With black stitching black navy with
white stitching beige With brown stitching.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

These Gloves and finished French
worked craftsmen soest
imaginable specially heheht holiday
finished onbskn
P
stitching. Sizes w.
-sretF1
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Loses Both
U. S. Net Star Loses
Twice In Australia
nv GORDON TAFT

SYDNEY, Jan. 25-P-Gardnar Mulloy Of Miami
was beaten in the ~semi-finals of the Austria ian tennis
tournament today by John Bromwich but not before the
American argued with a linesman and invited a spectator
to come down out of the stands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Five Banned; Face Gambling Charges
.%EvangeIine League
Players Investigated

DURHAM, Jan. 25.-P)-FiveE vangeine league play
ers were placed on basebalrs ineligible list today by Judge
W. G. Bramham following an investigation Of alleged If
regularities in the leagues post-season series between
Houma, La. and Abbeville, La. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
WILLIAMS,MARTIN.
WIN SWIM MEET
AT LOCAL YMCA

Outclassing til r competitors,
Tom Martin and Jimmie Williams
tied for top honors in the YMCA
swimming meet held yesterday at
the local pool.
Martin and Williams each rack
ed UP ten points in winning the
meet, and runrer-up was Warren
Sellers, with six markers to his
credit.
Twenty-six boys participated in
the water event, and winners in
cluded:
One length free style: Williams,
1st; Forester End.
Three length free style: Williams
list; Aman, End.
Five length free style: Martin,
list; Sellers End. -
One length, backstroke: Martin
1st, Sellers End.
Diving: Land, list; Woody, End.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Tn-State Upset By
Shelby Withdrawal

CONCORD, Jan. rs up -Presi-
dent c. Manley Llewellyn of the
class-B tri-state baseball league to-
day announced that the winter
meeting Of the board of directors
scheduled at Anderson, S. C. to-
morrow, had been postponed a
week, until Sunday, Feb. 2, because
Of developments made necessary
by withdrawal of Shelby from the
circuit and negotiations for High
Point and possibly Albemarle to
complete the eight-team roster.
The Chicago Cubs recently trans
ferred their franchise from Shelby
to Fayetteville and negotiations are
now in progress to put an indie
pendent club in Shelby. But Lew
ellya said today "Casey Morris
wired me that he had not been
able to get a working agreement
with a team of higher classifica-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
HANDBALL CLUB
TO BE FORMED
FOR Y MEMBERS

All members of the local YMCA
who / interested in forming a
handball club are asked. to notify
Adam Smith, physical director OF
The YMCA.
Smith said that a attempt was
tried to form the club several
weeks back, but he did not re-
ceive cooperation and enough in
terest by the members.
Boys competing in the game will
be classified in three classes: A,
B, and c. The A class will be fol
the lads who are good players, and
fairly good players will be pre-.
scented in the B class. Beginners
will be in the C class until they
have improved enough to compete
in higher classes.
Smith stated that if the club i
organized and have enough gooc
players that they can enter ii
tournaments and send teams t.
YMCA's throughout the state.
Classes will begin Monday at the
Y from $3.50 p. m. to 10 o'clock
All of the turnouts will be assisted
by Smith and the fundamentals 0:
the game will be explained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

tiony and that cancels Shelby as a
prospect. as far as Pm concerned
Llewellyn, head Of the league
that starts its second season this
spring, added: Emanuel Weingar'
ten wants to put in a club at High
Point and use the High Point col
Iege field. l can't make public the
name of the other club involved
other than to say it is a north
state league member now, and il
isn't Concord.
major league officials running
this club are holding a meeting
this weekend to discuss the trans
fer to the tri-state league. If il
goes through that franchise will be
moved to Albemarle',
Weingarten operated Greens
boro's Carolina league baseball
team last summer and the Greens
boro Dixie pro football league pa.
triots last fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Deacs Seek
-s g.
Revenge On
Furman Five

WAKE FOREST, Jan. 26.-Wake
Forests basketball team will Ell
ceavor to even the count with Fur
man here Monday when the two
teams clash in a return contest,
Forwards Bao Stewart and Mel
vim Bell led the Purple Paladianc
to an impressive So TO % conquest.
Of the Demon Deacors when the
two teams played at Greenville,
S. c., recently. Stewart bagged
II points and Bell followed with II
markers. Willard Kaylor, husky
guard, led Wake Forest with ar
even dozen points.
The Deacons will probably be al
full strength for this meeting. Ir
the first game they played wi:hou1
the services Of their leading scor,
er, Forward Jack Gentry, and one
OF the ranking guards, Eddie
Henry. The losses of these two
key men was a big factor in the
defeat.
Furman is making a strong biz
to qualify for the annual Southern
Conference Tournament and in thu
most recent Conference standing;
were tied for fourth place. Wax,
Forest has broken even in its frs
six Conference starts and need
every win it can muster in it
efforts to reach the tourney.
Another fast and close contes
appears in store for the fans tc
night. The first game marked on
Of the best defensive duels in tn
Conference this season.
Furman's probable starters vii
be Bell and Stewart, forwards; B,
Bowers, center; Ansel Bridwel
and MILDLY Hughes, guards.
The Deacons will probably us,
the combination of Gentry ant
John O'Quinn, forwards; Doral
Walters, center; Kaylor and Henr,
guards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26


Tom Brown Of San Francisco,
lost to Dinny Pals in the other
bracket, thus assuring an Austria.
liam final.
Advancing to the singles finals
with unexpected ease, both Brom-
wich and Pals displayed better
form than they did in their Davis
cup defeats.
Bromwich, facing the talented
Mulloy who had downed Pals III
the final Davis cup match. lost
only set in scoring a 60, Ga,
1-6, ga triumph. Pals swept past
Brown in straight sets, ga. 60, 81
Both Americans we're members Of
the victorious cup team.
Mulloy and Bromwich fought out
many long baseline duels in Their
match that was interrupted by a
dispute over a vital point in the
second set. The American claim
ed a met" on his own service
that had been returned for a clear
winner by Bromwich. The UNI
pire refused to allow it and Brom
wich said he had not heard the
ball hit the net.
During the controversy, the
spectators yelled such phrases a!
play the game" and "don'
argue at Mulloy who finally threw
his racquet on the ground ane
beckoned a spectator to come OF
the court. But the fan didn't leave
his seat and Mulioy netted the
next point to give Bromwich the
set.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Pirates Sign
Pitcher In
-. ~.
Flag Drive

PITTSBURGH Jan. 20 tP The
Pittsburgh Pirates tooA another
step today in the development of
what they hope will be pennant
contending club this year when
they purchased Hiram Gabriel Glib
Bithorn. 20o-pound ri~ghthan6ed
pitcher, from the Chicago Cubs for
the waiver price OF $40. 900.
Acquisition OF. the 3~1-yG-Fold
-aurler of Daaish-Spanlsh cHpatt<on
from Puerto Rice ma;Hs the sec
ond playe.. Of a n.aior league X
pe-tence purchased within a week.
Just a week ago tie Pirates Cliff
Gals astoaished the spo~;s world
by purchasing slusser Han G:cen-
berg from the Detroit Tigers.
Ettho-n the 20th major n minor
league athlete obtained by the
Pittsburgh club via trade cat or
purchase SIRE the clos c. last
season, had his greatest yer w.sen
he Won l5 and lost y While posting
al. ea.AeG-1un average of 2.59 for
Tic CtDS Ill 1870. he Went OIL 10
war at the end of the '43 SEASON
and came back last season with a
6 and 5 record while striking out
So.
The husky hurler is reported 10
have a lame pitching arm but Pi.
rate agents said today they beiiev.
ed it will respond to treatment.
News OF the purchase Of Bithorn
came as 46 Pirate scouts and farm
club heads gathered to formulate
plans for the future.
Twenty of the 22-man scouting
staff, headed by Ted McGrew,
were on hand to receive territorial
assignments and TO hear farm d.
rector Ray Kennedy outline plans
for 26 schools in as many weeks,
starting around April /.
Most of the executives and team
mana gers Of clubs with which the
Buccaneers will have a~sfiliation al.
SO were present They included L.
0. Parker and Walter Woodson,
Salisbury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

Wins Slocum
Sports Prize:
NEW o r Jan. 25-(PrFran'

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-(P-Frank
j. (Shag) Shaughnessy, president
Of the International league and
originator Of the Shaughnessy
i,layoffs, has been voted the Bill
Sloculn memorial award for high
contribution to baseball over q
long period by the New York
chapter of the baseball writers
association. .,..a
The award will be made at the
chapters 18th annual dinner anc
S h o,w, Feb. 2, at Waldorf
Astoria when Stan Musial Of the
St. Louis Cards also will receive
the Sid Mercer memorial award as
player-of-the-year.
One Of the outstanding execu
tives in the game, Shaughnessy
has served as head Of the interna'
tional league since 1887 after
long career as player, manager
and coach.
The Shaughnessy playoffs, de
vised by him in 1888, proved to be
the salvation Of the minor leagues
which had found the old split
season idea unavoidable, virtually
every minor league now uses the
post-season playoff system.
In addition to baseball, Shaugh'
messy has since his graduation
from Notre Dame where he was
a football captain, coached foot,
ball at Clemson, Nc Gill and Har-
ward.
Previous winners Of the aware
for long service to baseball were:
-s29-Miller Higgins
1930-William B. Hanna
1931-Babe Ruth
1932-Wilbert Robinson
1933-John McGraw
1934-Walter johnson
1935-Connie Mack-Walter Mar
awhile
1936-Frank Frisch
1937-Travis jackson
lo38-Kenesaw M. Lands
1939-William j. Klem-Jce Nc
Carthy
1940-Edward G. Barrow
1941-J. A. Robert Quinn
l942-Melvin OFT
1943-Sid Mercer,
1944-Branch Hickey
1345-Bill McKechnie
1946-Al Schacht
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Jacksonville Cage
Star Injured In
Friday Night Game

Walter (Specs) Sabiston, star for
ward of the Jacksonville High
school basketball quintet, was re-
ported confined to a hospital room
in a state Of semi-consciousness
after a fall during the Jacksonville
victory over Oriental High Friday
night.
Sabiston fell in the second period
Of the clash, and was reported to
have suffered a brain conclusion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
EVEN STEVEN

WAKE FOREST, Jan. 26.-Coach
Murray Greason's cagers will seek
to boost their Southern conference
standing above the 500 mark when
Wake Forest meets N. c. State at
Raleigh Saturday night. The Dea-
cons broke even in their first six
Conference contests, beating Glen.
son stwice and William and Mary
jnce and losing to Duke, South
Carolina and Furman once each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Parneu Leads Red
Robins To Victory
Over Maxton Stars

The Red Springs Red Robins rang
UP their 18th win of the season here
last night by handing the Maxton
All-Stars a 81 to q defeat with Al
Parnell pouring in 70 points for the
Robins. Roy Smith turned in a
great defensive and floor game for
the Robins in the victory.
Monday night the . Fayetteville
is one of the 8 teams to win over
the Robins this year and that was
by a l point margin. The Robins
are primed to. avenge this defeat
and will 60 all out to win.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

InoNT FORGET TOMORROW NIGHT THE NEW
n.IOyE FIR FISHING CLUBS ANNUAL MEETING IN
a hA~TrCCoJ1RTHOUSE. WORD COMES THAT A FEW SUR.
lln nnTTss WILL BE IN STORE. BE THERE AND BRING
y ynTTR DOLLAR FOR THIS YEARS MEMBERSHIP
CARD. . prr rp,r
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Britain Case
Faces Study
'-rH 81 M
In New York

The reinstatement of Gus Brit
tain, last years Wilmington Pirate
manager, rests with the executive
committee of the National Associa-
stion Of Professional Baseball
Leagues. who will take the matter
up this week at New York meet
ing.
George Trautman, new minor
league mogul, informed Britain
last week, the issue would be taken
directly to the committee. and
Brittain's appeal for eligibility to
play professional ball in 1947 will
oe decided upon there.
Britain was placed or the in
eligible list last year following a
run-in with Van Lingle Mungo,
Clinton skipper. that resulted in a
team fracas here.
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The players were Manager Paul
Fugit Alvin w. aiser, Leonard
Pecou and w. c.. Thomas Of
Hounna and Don Vetorel Of Able
vile.
Judge Bramham said today's
action was rot complete and that
he was turning the case yer to
George Trautman. incoming pres
ident of the National association
(minor leagues.
The judge said an investigation
revealed that some players had
been approached by gamblers
with propositions and the failure
Of such players to inform league
and club officials was REPRE-
.iensib1e conduct"
The original charges were made
at a meeting OF the league in
Baton Rouge. Oct "a. At that
time, l. N. Goldberg. owner Of the
Abbevil-e club, said the charges
included conspiracy to throw;
games.
Called upon to find as a fact
that a game of baseball has been
thrown in the absence Of confess
sions or most positive PROOF is a
precarious. assignment" ham-
hams decision read. '1n this in
vestigation there are positive al
legations a n d circumstantial evi.
dence to support them. On the
other hand, each Of the players
enters a vigorous denial. There is
sufficient e,r conduct detri.
mental to baseball established by
the record to justify the decision
now rendered"
The "other conduct" Bramhan,
said, included association with
known gamblers. betting on horse
races a n d other practices detri.
mental to the interests Of the
game.
"This decision does not purport
to be complete" Bramham
warned. There are other parties
connected with h evangeline
league clubs testimony concern
ing which has been revealed ii
my examination of recent wit
nesses.
due to my immediate dissoci.
alton with the game as an execu
tive it is necessary, and I shall
pass on to my successor and the
executive committee all reports
and testimony taken before me Il
enable them to 60 forward will
this investigation as to such par
ties. and, if called upon. to review
this decision. To enable them tt
do so with as little delay and a!
thoroughly as possible. / am ad
dressing a communication to then
directing their attention to the al
legations to which it would seen
their efforts should be directed.
The post-season series was wol
by Houma,, four games to one.
When the charges yer an
nounced last October, j. Waite.
Morris, league president said tina
Bramham's office had conducted
two Investigations of the league
one during the regular season ,nt
one during the title plavot.
Today's announcement made NJ
mention Of a regular season in
vestigation
Morris said Bramham told hin
that "a number of players in tn
league we're associatiag too mucl
with gamblers to suit him." bu
that the judge did not name an.
individuals at that time.
President Goldberg Of Abbevill
said the members of the Houm;
team were charged with losing tn
fourth game of the playoef de
! 1,hapoto11,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Tickets For UNC
Basketball Tits
Now Available

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. IS The
University of North Carolina ath-
letic office is accepting mail or
ders for tickets to several basket
ball games scheduled here. through
a plan worked out at a meeting OF
officials and student leaders.
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Capt. 7 H R. Clarke
Dies in Washington

WASHINGTON, D. Capt.
Thomas H. R. Clarke of 1925
Tea St, well-known in Capital
circles, died here July Is OF
heart trouble after a years i'll
ness. Capt. Clarke was a re-
tireddeputy recorder of deeds
and prominent real estate brok-
er. A member of one of Wash
ingtons oldest families, his
father was noted for his work
in freeing slaves through the
Under Ground Railroad. Mr..
Clarke visited Boston several
times with his wife, Mrs. Alta
Webb Clarke who survives him.
He was a co-worker with Editor
william Monroe Trotter and
prominent officer in the Ma
tional Equal Rights League and
frequent contributor to THE
GUARDIAN.
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Visitors Greeted

Last Sunday afternoon and
early evening the home of DR..
and Mrs. Columbus w. Harrison
of IS Chandler ST., was thronged
with their many friends who
came to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Cloyd and their daughter,
Audry of Los Angeles, Calf,
here for a visit with their east
ern relatives. (AIr. CIoyd is Mrs.
HarriSon'S BROTHER Lovely
flowers adorned the several
rooms where the callers gath
cred and in the ornate dining
room a beautifully appointed
table was laden with afternoon
tea delcacies served with delic-
ious punch.
Among the guests noted were;
Mr.. and MINIS. Louis E. PaSco,
ST., Rev. Wendell Pasco, Mrs.
Bertha Pasco Young, Attorney
and Mrs. Joseph S. Mitch
ell, DR.. and Mrs. John A. Braith-
waite, Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Lewis, Mesdames Mabel Worthy
Rebecca Jones, Betty Chez Of
Jersey City, N. j., Martha Cas-
sell, Drue King Sr.s Marie r.
Johnson Minnie Walker. Emma
Groves, Ada Hastings, Lulu Tar
by, Helen Worthy Holt of
Springfield, Nettie Baumann,
Maude Trotter Steward, Cora
Reid MacKerrow, Julia Walters,
Marguerite Toy Bailey, Fannie
Hughes, Corinne Davis, Morris
Taylor, Misses Laura Mitchell,
Mamie Tarby, Agnes Paris, Miss
Hill, Atty. W. H. Lewis, Jr., DR..
Silas f. Taylor, w. S. Sparrow,
Drue King, Jr., Abram King,
Mason Groves and others.
Mason Groves, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
E. Paseo, ST., Rev, Wendell Pas
CO, Mrs. Bertha P. Young, and
others.