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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

Teams wanting to Join the
Arena Baseball League are in
vited TO attend a meeting at 7 pm
tomorrow at the Arena Sports
Store, 2l24 Fourteenth street NV
The loop Is for boys 10 and under
and will play on Sundays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
Girl Net Lists Closing

Entries for the third annual
Friends School girls tennis tour
|nament close at noon tomorrow
with H. O. lie Grande at the
school, Woodley 0953. The tour
ney opens on Saturday and runs
through the following Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

Today a year ago-Surgeons
performed a third operation
on the leg of Bill Veeck. presi-
dent of the Cleveland Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
Women's City Pin !,
Tourney Scores

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
PACIFIC COAST lEA6u

PACIFIC COAST IEA6uE,
Oakland, 20; Portland, al.
Hollywood. 5; Seattle, 3
San Diego. 3: San Francisco.
Sacramento, IL; Los Angeles.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio, s; Dallas. !.
Tulsa a, Beaumont 3
Fort Worth, A. Houston.
oklahoma City, i6, Shreveport s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
Beating The II Gun
BY AL MOSES
BY AL MOSES

I'm reply to your question Bill
Leonard as to whom 1 consider the
greatest fighter of all time, the
answer is JACK JOHNSON for. he
hau eVeryInlng' n
PENN RELAYS had its moments
that brought forth sad tugs at the
heart. An example was Nal Whit
fields inexplaining running flights
| and mental-lapses that brought sor-
row to his Ohio State mates as well
as poor press notices from writer's
the nation over; also, the disquali
fication for obvious fouls of real
great Morgan State relay quartet
capable of a 3:16 performance in the
mile-relay event.
ED SULLIVAN, writing in the
N. Y. Daily News on a piece that
concerns Col Matt WINS Ken.
lucky Derby said among other in
teresting things:
"My father who came from Am
sterdam, N. Y, only a short trek
from Saratoga Springs, claims to
this day that Isaac Murphy was the
greatest jockey who ever rode, and
my dad knew a great deal about
racing. Murphy, great Negro jockey
won three Kentucky Derby crowns
1Q00 1901
All of which ties in perfectly with
my expressed views of the immor-
tai Murphy in my recent column
titled, NEGRO Jockeys, Real Van
ished Americans"
MARCEL CERDAN is a great
ring warrior and let no one fool you
on that count. His mentors claimed
loudly he'd fight anybody, but out
of four chances he passed up bust
ness man Ray Robinson? ARCHIE
MOORE, once considered a great
better with a china-doll chin, has
surged back to the top of the rung
helping to recall his early conquests
of Australia long before Gus Les
nevich became champion.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
Illinois State Senator
Presents Bill To
Legalize Boekies

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - AMP -
The question of whether bookies in
Illinois should be legalized or not
came up before the general assemb-
ly once more last week when Sen.
Christopher c. Wimbish d., Chi
cago) offered bill to legalize book
les.
Supporters of the bill feel that il
would take race betting from the
control of the underworld by barr
ing gangsters and ex-convicts from
obtaining licenses. Opponents say
no law can keep the underworld
from controlling handbooks, espec-
tally in Chicago
Sen. Wimbish is the only Negro
senator in the Illinois general as.
sembly.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
Refuses Bride, Wins
Seat In Fayetteville,
N. c. City Council

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. - amp
- A Negro candidate who slammed
the door in the face of a $4,000
bride offer to drop out of the cleo.
ton was elected by Negro and White
voters to the Fayetteville city coun-
Gil last week.
DR.. w. P. Devane, local physi-
clan, received 2,415 votes to rank
fourth among 16 candidates for the
five council posts. Many Negroes
voted for the first time to cast their
ballots to help Dr. Devane win.
His supporters conducted a long
drive to get the city's Negroes to
register when the city ordered every
voter to re-register before he could
vote. On election day, 65 private
cars carried colored voters to the
polls and back. to their jobs or
homes.
The $4,000 bride was offered DR..
Devane last week when it had be.
come apparent by the large Negro
registration that he had a good
chance to win. This was Fayette-
ville's first election under its new
cOuncilmanic form of government.
In other North Carolina cities, all
Negro candidates were unsuccess-
full in their campaigns to be elected
to city posts.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
THE JOE LOUIS STORY

NEW YORK - amp - What
say they now - those local scribes
who felt Louis made a mistake in
casting his lot with IBC of Chica-
go??? - Great champion perhaps
the very greatest, Louis is destined
to become a millionaire unless the
old world is caught in the rip-tide
of another world war. Unthinkable
up to two weeks ago that Louis, with
no distinguishing scholastic back
ground, should step into the bro
gans Of Mike Jacobs.
Jacobs, naeded no background
other than "Abie's Irish-Rose' luck
and workability he was blessed with
plus brains in the fight-selling rack
ct second to no other perhaps.
Congratulations to you Joe - and
to your great attorney. Truman
Gibson, the Miles brothers, Rox-
borough and your other battery Of
long range advisors. Raise "green
lettuce" in that Madison Square
garden backyard and to the trade
that means solid American dollars
. Hello, Ruby Dallas, howya cute,
pert and shapely land 1 do mean
shapely) seen Joe Louis recently
bonay92
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
1O1-Year-Old Farmer
Injured Riding Horse

MASON, Tenn. - (ANP)-Thacke
Johnson, 1O1-year-old farmer, was
fatally injured near here last week
while riding home from his daily
chores in the field.
The farmer was astride his horse
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
CAMPENELI.A RAMPAGE

Back in 1914 Roy Campanella out
hit fabulous Josh Gibson in the
N MI Negro National league)
roundup; he banged out something
like Is doubles, 4 triples, 3round-
trippers; went to bat 1853 times in
40 games; had runs, 81 hits, 81 TB;
"a RIB; and stolen bases.
Now, after close friends said he
couIs not cope with major league
pitching, the mack-truck built
'Campy" is whaling that ole ruta-
baga at murderOus pace with
home runs flying all over the Ian
scape. Bully for you Roy, and keep
that punch in there for those of us
who never lost faith in, you for a
Secoud, fella. At.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21
JESS HAS SUCCESSOR

MI Patton, University of South
ern California sprint meteor, who
pics 100 meter test (wOn the 200
was a. dismal failure in the '48 Olym.
100 meter test (won the 200 meters)
electrified the cinderpath world on
Saturday. May I, at Los Angeles.
During a dual meet between use
and UCLA Jackie Robinson's old
school, he flew 220 yards in 20I2;
shortly afterwards he skipped 100
yard, in 9l with a 65 miles per
hour wind at his back The wind
gauea for the 900, only registered
3.S miles per hour which is under
the 447S allowable this record
(229, viii most likely be accepted.
NAT FLEISCHER, called by
many the bible of Boxing Informa-
ton was heard over air waves on
Bill This Is New York. Leonard s
program recently After telling the
listeners how he believed Jack
Dempsey would have triumphed
over Joe Louis and listing the five
times Louis was floored by men not
nearly as fast-or.as- good a punchey
as the legendary "Manassa Mauler,"
he further said.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-21

on a road near his home when an
automobile struck the animal, kill.
ing it instantly and fatally injuring
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Mrs. Hirsch's Pupils
Presented In Recital

Piano pupils of Mrs Bernard
Hirsch were presented in recital
Wednesday evening, at the First
Presbyterian church. Both piano and
vocal numbers were featured and
the following students appeared on
the program.
Dorothy Copenhaver, Freddie
Hewitt, Celia Owens, Pat Shiflet,
Ray Conley, Jackie Hewitt, Carolyn
Boyer, Connie Cannon, Mary Belle
Grayson.
Joyce Foster was a guest on the
program and sang a solo.
Special recognition was given
Mary Belle Grayson, graduating
senior at Marion High School.
Miss Grayson has participated in
various musical activities during
her High School career and for two
consecutive years has entered the
State High School Music Contest
Festival competing with piano stu
dents throughout the Western Dis
trict.
In September Miss Grayson plans
to enter Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina where
she will continue her musical studies.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Presbyterian
Circles To Meet

The Circles of, the First Presby.
terian Women of the Church will
meet on Monday, June 13 as fol.
lows:
Afternoon Circle 1, Mrs. Lloyd
; Miller, chairman, at $3.50 at the
home Of Mrs. Barron Caldwell.
Afternoon Circle 2, Mrs. B. A.
Dickson, chairman, at $3.50 at the
home of Mrs. B. F. Pollard, with
Mrs. Cora Cochran as co-hostess.
Business Circle 1, Mrs. Wayne
Copenhaver, chairman, at 7:30 at
the home of Miss Elsie House with
Miss Eva Keeter as co-hostess.
Business Circle 2, Mrs. George P.
Ross, chairman, at 1880 at the home
of Mrs. Guy Steppe with Miss Betty
Rabb as co-hostess.
Business Circle 3, Mrs. Wayne
Adkins, chairman, at the home of
Mrs. Everette Carter, with Miss
Marie Jarrett as co-hostess.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Home Demonstration
Club Schedule

The June schedule of Home De-
monstration clubs has been announ-
ced by Miss Jean Steele, county ag-
ent, as follows:
West Marion, 1880 p. M, Friday,
June 10, home of Mrs. Tate Nc
Curry.
White Pine, 1880 p. M, Thurs
day, June 16, home Of Mrs. Burgin
Wilkerson.
Greenlee, 7:30 p. M, Friday,
June IT, at the Hut.
Turkey Cove, two o'clock, Mon
day, June 20, home of Mrs. Gilkey
Hollifield.
Nebo, two o'clock, June 21, home
Of Mrs. Clarence Mason.
Cherry Springs, two o'clock, We'd
nesday, June 22, at the community
building.
Providence, 1880 p. M, Wednes-
day, June %, home of Mrs. Robert
McCurry.
Pleasant Gardens, 1880 p. m.,
Thursday, June 23, home Of Mrs.
Ada Padgett.
Chapel Hill, two o'clock, Tues
day, June 2S, home Mrs. Winfield
Wall.
North Cove, two o'clock, Wednes-
day, June 20, (place to be announc-
ed).
Old Fort, two o'clock, Thursday,
home Mrs. Roy Early.
Glenwood: 1880 p. M, June 80,
Methodist church.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
HOmeWood Host
At Barbecue

s. L. Homewood, county farm ag-
ent, entertained % county Off
clals with barbecue at his home in
Nebo last Monday noon.
A few years ago Homewood was
host at his first barbecue dinner
and the occasion was such favorite
topic of conversation among those
who attended that he has entertain
ed annually for the past few years.
In addition to local guests, Rob
ert Shoffner, of Raleigh, agent of
the western district, was also pre-
sent.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Miss BalleW Feted
With Dinner Party

High Point-Miss Beverly Han
cock entertained with an attractive
dinner party at the Emerywood
country club last Friday to compli-
ment Miss Kathryn Ballew of Mar
ion, a member of the city schools
faculty here, who will be married
to Robert A. Gourley Of Marion in
August.
Miss Ballew left Saturday for her
home in Marion to complete plans
for her wedding. Her place at the
table was marked by corsage of
white carnations and as bridal
gift, the hostess presented her with
two silver bread-and-butter plates.
A corsage dinner was served at
beautifully appointed table in
the private dining room where large
white cornucopias from which fell
i in gay profusion white roses, gar
denias and carnations interlaced
with white net. Flanking this ar
rangement were silver candelabrae
holding tall white tapers which shed
soft illumination. Covers were laid
for twenty-five.
Guests, in addition to Miss Ballew
and the hostess, included Misses Leo
Craig, Jean Hardin, Gerry Hancock,
Nell Humphreys, Martha Ross,
!! Gloria Foust,, Shirley Hunt, Alice
Cottam; Mesdames William H. Fair
cloth, John w. Thomas, Jr., James
G. Burney, III, R. C. Wright, Don
aid McCurrie, and from Winston
Salem were Misses Margaret Fish
er, Elizabeth Clinard, Christine
Gray, Margaret Newman, Annie
Watkins and Margaret Royal.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Annual Dress Contest
Set For Next Saturday

The annual Countrywide Dress
Contest will be held at ten o'clock,
Saturday morning, June II, in the
Home Demonstration office, Miss
Ruby Lee Kiser, assistant county
agent, announced this week.
There will be two contests. One
group will be composed Of those un-
der Ia years Of age and the other
of those over Ia. Prizes will be a
warded. The winner in the older age
group will be eligible to enter the
district contest.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Homewood Joins
College Fraternity

Sammy Homewood, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Homewood of Nebo, has
joined an honorary textile frater-
nifty at State college.
Homewood was eligible for men,
bership because of his scholastic av-
erage. He is member of the senior
class and expects to complete his
course next March.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Wesleyan Guild
To Meet Monday

The Wesleyan Service Guild OF
the First Methodist church will meet
at 1880 o'clock, Monday evening in
the Hut, Mrs. Arnold Pyatt, presi.
dent, announced this week.
Hostesses will be Mrs. B. H
Laughridge, Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Mrs.
Charles Brown, Mrs. Wayne Suttle
and Mrs. B. M. Swanson.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
MISS LILLIAN JONAS
TO WE'D WILLIAM C0NLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey A. Jonas
Jr., of Lincolnton, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Mary Lillian, to William T. Conlev
son of Mrs. T. B. Conley and the
late Mr.. Conley of Marion.
The bride elect is member of
the Marion High School faculty.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

R. C. Spratt left Sunday for Sill
yer Springs, Maryland, where he is
attending the National Institute
Cleaners and Dyers convention this
week.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

FOR SALE - 1941 Studebaker
Champion. Black 2-door Sedan.
Perfect condition with 1948 motor.
See B. B. Byrd, city clerk.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

j. c. Rayburn left Friday for a
visit with relatives and friends in
Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Mrs. Barron Caldwell left last
week for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Padgett in Charlotte.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

M. w. Gordon attended a meet
ing of General Electric dealers in
Raleigh over the weekend.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Pleasant Gardens
Cannery To Open

1. E. Burnette, Vocational Agri-
culture teacher of Pleasant Gar
dens, announces the Cannery will
be open to do canning all day Fri
day, June 10.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09
Local and Personal
Notes of Interest

Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Miller, of
Rutherfordton, visited relatives
here last Sunday.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Robert Gourley, band director at
Valdese High School, has returned
to Marion for the summer vacation.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Mrs. J. S. Brooks, of Ducktown,
Tenn, arrived last weekend for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Gour-
ley.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

| Mrs Barron Caldwell left last
week for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Padgett in Charlotte.
Robert Gourley, band director at
Valdese High School, has returned
to Marion for the summer vacation.
Mrs. J. S. Brooks, of Ducktown,
Tenn, arrived last weekend for
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Gour-
! ley.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Nichols
and daughter, Miss nellie Nichols, of
Sarasota, Fla, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pyatt, Jr.
and daughter, Martha Rogers, Wis
tied relatives in Spartanburg, S. c.
last weekend.
Mrs. J. M. Hoover, of Monroe,
N. c., spent last week with her mo-
ther, Mrs. Minnie Epley, and fam
lily.
Miss Barbara Wagner will spend
the month of June with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Curtis Akers in Stuart,
Virginia.
Miss Virginia Mae Love has re-
turned to her home in Burlington
after visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
ron Caldwell.
Tommy Gibson left this week to
enter Wake Forest College summer
school. Mrs. Gibson will visit rela-
tives here during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Weals and sons, Da-
vid and Roger, Of Elmira, N. Y,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Miller
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Clay, Roy
Gresham Clay and Nancy Clay, of
Ducktown, Tenn, spent last week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Gour-
ley. They will visit relatives in Vir-
ginia before returning home.
Robert White, Bill Giles, Sammy
Simmons, Bruce Melton, Guy BUS
ter) Kirby, Jr., Bernard Conley,
Carl Dean Goodson, students of the
University of North Carolina, ar
rived this week for visit at their
homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Copeland at
tended graduation exercises at Oak
Ridge High School, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, last Friday night when
their daughter, Miss jeanne Cope
land, received her diploma. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Barton, Jr., of Greer, S. c.
Sammy Homewood, student of N.
C. State college, arrived Wednes-
day to spend summer vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Homewood. Dixie Page, of South Da-
kota, who is also a student at State,
will visit with him a few days be-
fore returning to Raleigh for sum-
mer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Gibson, Larry
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brown
and daughter, Jane, attended grad
uation exercises at the University
Of North Carolina last Monday
when Bryan Gibson received his de-
gree of B. S. Commerce. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan Gibson will arrive next
week for a visit with relatives here.
Miss Lois Anne Young, of Lake
Tahoma road, left Saturday for
Jacksonville, Florida where she will
be bridesmaid in the wedding of
her cousin, Miss Betty Brymer, on
June Is. She was accompanied by
Misses Joyce Ann Moody and Bar
bara nellie Station, who will spend
a weeks visit in Jacksonville. Miss
Young will spend month there be-
fore returning home.
Homewood Joins
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Nichols
and daughter, Miss nellie Nichols, of
Sarasota, Fla, are visiting relatives
here.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pyatt, Jr.
and daughter, Martha Rogers, Wis
tied relatives in Spartanburg, S. c.
last weekend.
Marion progress., 1949-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Weals and sons, Da-
vid and Roger, Of Elmira, N. Y,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Miller
during the week.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Mar .. lF1 tUsDA,,-sal-
able hogs 1000; moderately active; later
IS higher; advance mostly on weights ,sn:.1 $50
pounds or below: soVs steady to 70 lower;
choice l79-2ao pounds. p S5 SIo rs 24o-
ia $3.50 ,O0 around 35o-pound weights.
- 90; good and choiee &c seTs ss under 4oo o0
pounds. pounds HSi p6S5s17 50: 5:5.60o pounds
5o prospects good eearance aTaa. soo.
active: slauehter steers IS to mostly 30
higher hetsGs steady tea! to Is h hishe{ q sH.y COWS
veaiers steady to 90 lower; top. 80 90
toT load choice steers so 5G, sI - l0ad in5
and good steers u 5O-2525; load choice
1910 pound fed heifers, o6 SO; bulk me
medium and eood heiferS - n0-24 80:
medium and good SAUSAGE bulls 90 90; so;
20; practical top vealers' s9 90; load G0
Saable- sheep. 5000; slaughter lambs
weak to 20 lower; top. 26.25: ewes scarce
efp
Evening star., 1949-03-02
| Stocks Drift Down
Fraction 10 Point
In Small Turnover
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 2-Tne stock
market drifted a little lower today
after early indecision.
Selling pressure was not severe
though, and prices quickly leveled
off at declines of fractions to a
point or so. A substantial num-
ber of stocks either held un-
changed or even moved up trit1e
Turnover was slow even in COM
parison with many recently sleepy
sessions.
A statement by Secretary ol
the Treasury Snyder that he does
not believe the United States is
having a business decline had lit
tie, if any, effect on the course Of
stock prices. Optimism on the
part of Leon Keyserling, vice
chairman of the Presidents Coun-
Gil of Economic advisers, was also
ignored for the time being.
One unusually large transaction
was reported from the floor of the
exchange. A block of 100000
shares of Western Air Lines was
sold at 512, a decline of "a point
The stock later recovered and
moved up a notch Or two.
Central of New Jersey added
nearly 2 points on the announce
ment that the Interstate Com
merce Commission had approved
the roads plan for modification
of its securities.
Also ahead were Goodrich
Montgomery Ward. American
Telephone, Dupont, Santa Fe and
LoeW'S.
On the losing side were United
States Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler
United States Rubber. WoolWorth
International Harvester, Electric
Power g. Light, American Smelt-
ing, American Woolen, Baltimore
g. Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickel Plate, Standard Oil New
Jersey and Eastern Air Lines.
Bonds tended lower with stocks
United States Governments helc
steady in over-the-counter deal
inPS
Evening star., 1949-03-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Mar 2 LP-Butter. s5a..
500; steady: prices unchanged Cheese
32O,761 steady; prices UNCHANGED.
Eggs, 20,S36: steady.
New York spot quotations follow: Mid,
western: Mixed colors-Fancy heavy
weights, 471a-4Sh; extra large. ~
extra Q large. 46i2: extra medium. ASA
pulets, 44la: current receipts. 45-46
dirties, 43la-45: checks, 43-43i7.
Whites-Fancv heavyweights. 4s.49
extra / medium. 46i2.
Browns-Fancy heavyweishts, 4s-49
extra j large. 4717: eytra large, 46ha
extra ! medium. 46i2.
Nearby-CTop quotations on nearb'
white and brown EGGS represent highes
wholesale selling prices for the fines
producers or shippers Whites-Extrs
fancy heavyweichts 81: fancy heavy.
wciRhts. 1880: mediums, 46-4s,
Browns-Extra fancy heavyweights. 81
fancy heavyweiGhts, $3.50; mediums