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Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 16

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PAGE 2 THE CLARION-LEDGER, JACKSON. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1948 He d'H 11 Stat Boys Ag urn er aim Delta State Wins From NW La. State Cleveland, Feb. 3 -OP) Delta State college cagers outlast il Northwestern Louisiana State in a nip and tuck basketball gan o- night to win 63 to 61. In the first 11 minutes North western took the lead tv.ce and tied the 'score twice.

But Delta State, sparked by Bill Duncan whose 18 points were high for the game, and Lester McKinney, who sank three field goals in a minute and a htlf. puUec safely ahead. Northwestern! Stout a mi re led his team la tcorlnr with 14. Score at the half was Delta State 38. Northwestern 77.

Solons Snap Loss Streak, Defeat Nashville 75-60 Scheduled For Auditorium On March 12, 13, Sponsored By Mens Clisb Of Jackson 5 SnanDine their losiner str'palr nt. four, and staving eff a determined For the second successive year, anve oy tne Nashville vols to cap Mayor Hears Report On Seoul Work In '47 A report of civic service projects by Jackson Boy Scouts during 1947 was presented to Mayor Leland Speed Tuesday afternoon by Eagle Scout Stanley Clendinnlng, Troop 8, acting as spokesman for a group of twelve scout members Mayor1 in a written statement, proclaimed the week of February 6-12 as Boy Scout Week in observance of February 8, the 38th anniversary of the founding of the ture second piace in the standings. Will PflPSR the Jackson Senators defeated those same Vols 75-60 in the city IN THE HOUSE 1 1 The House reconvened at 2 p.m., with prayer, by one of the members. Introductions: HB 264-Junkin-Add certain links Highways and highway financing. HB 265-Howell et al-Make appropriation from general fund to a i libraries.

Appropriations. HB 266-Hopkins et al 1 Supreme Court authority to prescribe from time to time rules of pleading practice. Judiciary A. HB 267-Stuart (Noxubee) -An act JACK CURTIS Per Yard frfo Gity Coal Lumber Go. Paint Dept.

841 Bailey Ave. Phone 4-8371 the state high school basketball tournament tor boys will be held in Jackson's city auditorium under the sponsorship of the Men's Club. This announcement was made jointly late Tuesday by Billy Bacon, general chairn.an of the Club's basketball program and Sale Lilly and E. L. Morgan of the state executive committee on basketball.

Action in this two-day program featuring the best cage aggregations in the state will start on Friday night, March 12 and will reach the glorious climax cn Saturday night, Marcii 13. Starting the play will be four games Friday night when all teams entered in the tourney will see action with the semi-finals Saturday afternoon starting at 2 p. m. and both the consolation game and finals that evening. Entered in tha state boy's tournament will be the top four' teams from both North and South Mississippi who have come through all the way from the sub-regional affairs on up to the sectional tourneys where they proved to be at least one of the fou best entered.

Teams from both the north and south parts of the state will enter the tourney here with their rank Boy Scouts of America. The scout theme for 1948 is "The Scout Citizen fit Work in his Home in his Communityin his world. Charles Hooker, assistant scout executive of the Andrew Jackson Council, including 23 Mississippi counties, said that this was the first annual report of its kind. A similar report covering state activities will be presented to Governor Fielding Wright during Boy Scout Week. A nation-wide report for 1947 also VICKSBURO ADONIS' BACK Local rassle fandom's favorite boy, Gentleman Jack Curtis, will return to the local grapple carpet auditorium ivesaay night.

In a preliminary game, the Naval Reserve quinntet defeated the Kool-Vent five 33-25. More largely responsible for the Solon Victory Tuesday than even the 23 points scored by Johnny Stroud or the 18 counted by Pete Caldwell was the fact that Robert McKissack and Gene Bledsoe were back in the familiar Jackson uniform. Stroud and Caldwell, in addition to the entire personnel on the roster, can always be counted upon for a top-notch game until they tire. And with BJedsoe and McKissack available for great relief duty, it was no stopping the Solon. Big Clay Gilliam also contributed a major share to the win by playing his usual clever and colorful floor game, but he also counted 14 points.

Nelson Vinal, who could easily be classed in the same category, scored. 11. High-point man for the Vols was Bill Deuvie. brilliant forward, who scored 17 times while Felix Ray, tall and talented pivot man, was credited with 15. After a first quarter when the lead changed hands with astonishing regularity but whose termination found Jackson leading 17-16, Sou Ihern Gets Bill Stuart From V.MJ.

Hattiesburg, Feb. 3 (AP) Bill Stuart, McComb halfback who was voted most valuable player in Mississipp-'s Bis? Eight Conference in 1946 and was a freshman letterman last r.eascn at Virginia Military Institute, is among new football talent enrolled Monday at Mississippi Southern College, Head Coach Reed Greea announced today. Stuart transferred to Southern after becoming dissatisfied at VMI, Green said. He was one of 63 men who received equipment Monday afternoon when spring Qptball practice officially got underway at Southern. Other newcomers include: Melvin Dedier, transfer from Louisiana State University, who played there 1944 and 1945 but has been out of athletics since then.

Al Hanzo, 185-povmd fullback on the past season Holy Cross High School team New Orleans. Jack Jenevine, 180. certer, captain of the Holy Cross team. Joe Morgan 250 pcund tackle, transfer from Mrneese (La,) Junior College. Asked to comment on rumors that a numter of LSU players were planning to transfer to Southern, Green said.

"As you can see from the list rjrovidine that persons forced to or other nere Friday night after an absence stand on buses trams common carriers because of no of several weeks. Curtis will tangle seats be refunded half their fare. Witn handsome and popular Mel Railroads and public, service corp- peters pacific Coasfc hQlder HB 2 8 Dunaway et al Rules i'in what ought to be a real battle. i will be presented to President Tru-J man by scouts representing all scout Councils in the United States, Scouts participating in the city hall ceremony represented Seniors Scouts, Sea Scouts, Boy Scouts I and Cub Scouts. for operation of industrial instii- They are featured or; the champion Ktnt.inn of state under a com ship card headed by Kingpen Charlie Laye and Challenger George Craig, who aigue over the world's light-heavyweight rassling crown.

Rex Mobley will also work, possibly against fcis old foe, 'Rob Castle. Draughon's College Of Mechanics Post Office Box 835, Memphis, Tennessee- Will give you specialized training on motors, motor tune-up, painting, auto electricity, body and fender work, clutch, brake, transmission and deferential repair. A complete training, approved for VETERANS. Coll or write for free information. caiaweu and Stroud found the range and had built the lead up to ten points before intermission.

The half-tim- score was 41-31. The Vols made strenuous efforts to overtake the locals fn tho roi-ioH mission. Juvenile delinquency. HB 269-Stuart (Pean River) et al-Ald links to primary highway. Highways and highway financing.

HB 270-Campbell-Record description of state owned lands. Public lands. HB 271-Alexander-Define whom may be a life insurance agent. Insurance. HB 272-Thompson et al Allow landowner to exchange lands with U.S.

departments. Judiciary A. HB 273-Measell and Cork-A link to primary road system. Highways and highway finance-. HB 274-Batson-Authorize penal commissioners to pay damages to man whose car prisoners wrecked.

HB 275-Pannell-Restore right of suffrage to war veterans. Military affairs. HB 276-Jacobson-Establish standard weights and measures. Agriculture. HB 277-Smlth-Restore right of suffrage.

Judiciary B. Field Trials Start Today At Shuaualak Shuqualak, Feb. 2 MB A record field of 35 pointers and four setters are carded today for the running of the National Field Trial club's free-for-all championship here. The field will run a qualifying series of one hour heats under the eyes of Judge Raymond Hoagland of Cartersville, and Fred Shappert of Belvedere, 111. Westerner, owned by A.

G. Sage of Alberta, was named 1948 Derby champion at the end of the Derby runnings yesterday The pointer took top purse of $750. Derby runnerup was Drug News, a pointer owned by Otis Brown of Florence, Ala, Drug News won the second place purse of $250. ing of either first, second, third or fourth and the top team in the south will play the fourth aggregation in the north; north's number two will play south's number three; and south's number two will play north's number two. Mr.

Lilly ana Mr. Morgan also announced that the girls tournament for the northern section will be held in Amory and the boys tourney for the southern district is slated for Laurel. These affairs are slated for March 5 and 6. An1 announcement is expected within the next few days as to the site of the girls state tournament, r.orth's boys and couth girls. Play in the sub-regional tourneys, which are the first steps taken toward getting to the state, will start In various towns on February 20 and the regional tournaments will be held on the week-end of February 27.

The top two teams in the resrion- of bovs who enrolled Monday, there is nothing to it. With the exception of Bobby (a freshman back who has withdrawn from (LSU, no- LSU athletes have been contracted by any menr ber ot the Mississippi Southern Athletic staff or by any of our players. Clegg is not coming here, following intermission, and pulled up to within four points on one occasion, mainly on a spurt by Joe Casey. But again Jackson started hitting the hoop and led 54-42 when the third quarter was over. That final period told the story with Jackson turning on the steam to hold a 23-point margin at one point, but the locals slacked their pace in the, waning moments when the decision was iced.

Kinard Signs As Ota Miss Line Coach Oxford, Feb. 3 (INS) Mississippi Athletic Directed Claude Smith announced today that he signed former pro football star George "Bruiser" Kinard as the Rebels' head line coach. Kinard recently resigned from professional football after ten years of service. He was a former Ail- WEATHER HB 278-Holleman et al-Allow In- American tackle in 1937 and 1838 E. H.

Vines Dobbs Truss fir Appliance Co, Birmingham, Will Be At The Robt. E. Lee Hotel Jackson, Miss. 9 A.M. Wed.

To 5 P.M. Thursday Oet. 1947 PemoBstratlBf an4 Fitting the stitutions of higher learning to pay and also won all pro-honors. He 0.00 was a tackle and an assistant coach 25 per oent of monies to counties BASKETBALL SCORES 0.00 als will then enter the northern or southern sectional tourneys to decide which aggregations will come on to Jackson. Last year the winner was Belmont from North Mississippi, making: it the fifth consecutive year that the champion had come from that section of the state.

However, prior to that, the southern district had dominated the state for nine years. ,68 ..58 ..60 .59 .44 .45 .82 ,.68 .59 61 SI 44 33 29 28 57 33 30 26 33 Jackson Atlanta Birmingham Chicago Jacksonville Little Rock Memphis Meridian Miami Mobile New Orleans New York Vicksburg of the Yankees of the All American Conference before signing with Mississippi- Ole Miss can now boast of three coaches of former All American rank. Johnny Cain, backfield coack, was. a former All-Ant rican' at Nashville FG FT TP Deuvier ........7 3 4 17 Casey 5 0 4 10 Ray 7 I 4 15 Sanders 4 0 3 8 Redmond 3 1 2 7 Manning ,,.,,...1 11 3 TOTALS ....27 6 18 60 Jackson FG FT TP Sroud .8 7 3 23 Caldwell 8 2 4 18 McKissack 2 4 0 8 Gilliam 7 0 0 14 Hudson 0 1 0 1 Venol 5 1 2 11 Hardy 0 0 0 0 Bledsoe 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 30 15 9 75 Virginia Tech. 50; I 39 Holy Cross Georgetown 51 DePaul 63: Michigan State 49 North Carolina State 81: North 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 fall fall fall rise rise rise fall for schools and roads.

Highways. HB 279-Stewart (Amite) Add link of road to secondary highway. Highways and highway finance. HB 280 Hardee-Ameni law to prescribe duties of country surveyor. County affairs.

HB 281-Hardee-Prescribe further quallfcations of surveyor. Judiciary B. HB 282-Alexander Granting of charters. Judiciary B. HB 283-Gross-Clarify authority to take acknowledgements.

Judiciary A. HB 284-Smith (Copiah) et al-In-crease per diem of election commissioners et al Fees and salaries. HB 235-Alexander-Aprropriatioin Carolina 42 Delta State 63, Northwestern Louisiana 61 Loyola 55; Centenary 45 Mercer 68; Florida State 43 Howard 54; Ft. Benning (Ga) 37 "The Truss That Is Diffc reat" BULBLESS BELTLESS STBAPtCSS No Pinehinr, Binding, Sllppinr or Chafing Washable, Sanitary, No Matter what kind of truss ron are now wearier you owe It to yourself to see the DOBBS TRUSS. Approved and resenuaeaded by Doctors everywhere.

For RELIEF plus COMFORT and COXTTNTENCX the DOBBS TRUSS. MISSISSIPPI BIVK.B St. Louis 30 -i 4 0.6 Memphis 34 2.8 0.8 Helena 44 7.7 8.J Arkansas City 43 7.1 0.1 Vicksburg 43 3.8 0.1 Natchez 48 9.5 0.2 Eiton Rouge ..35 8 6 0.4 Davidson 57: Furman 43 Joe Lane, Russell Hendrix 63; Arkansas College 61 Officials: Lyons Holmes Girls Lose, Boys Take Victory Goodman. Feb- 3 The local sextet were denied victory last night when Ellen Wilson, Pearl River forward shot a basket in final minute of play for 'a 33-33 score to climax the best game of the season on the local hardwood. Lorene OHIO BIVKR C8ro 40 12.S 0.3 rlsa (overtime) Jexas 49; Texas Christian 41 Oklahoma A and 42; Tulsa 27 Southern Pro Jackson 75; Nashville 60 High School Forest Hill (boys) 56; Carthage Commission Hears Phone Rale Plea The Mississippi public service commission today heard testimony supporting a plea fcr higher telephone rate3.

The testimony was presented by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company at a hearing that opened here Tuesday and will continue Wednesday. The company is asking the commission to authorize rate increases sufficient to produce approximately $1,500,000 of added revenue annually. This is needed, the company contends, because it is "operating its Mississippi services at loss and this extreme firancal emergency (boys) 26 to pay expenses of State Land Office. Approbations. HB 286-Price-Except pheasants from ranks of game birds.

Fish and wildlife. Forest Hill (girls) 57; Carthage (girls) 27 Clinton (boys) 59; Vicksburg (boys) 34 Clinton (girls) 34; Vicksburg (girls) 11 Clinton 47; Vicksburg 7 Long led the scoring with 23 points for Holmes. Miss Wilson -with 15 and Jean Miller with 10 points led the visitors in scoring. M. Gregory went out early in the second half due to excessive fouls.

Francene Hudspeth for Holmes and Lois Howard for Pearl River stood out on defense. The boys game started as a onesided affair and early in the second quarter Holmes led 29-7-. Coach Frank Branch of Holmes Inserted an entire new team. The Feari River boys started clicking at this point and pxflled the score to 30- Terry (boys) 30; Byram (boys) 25 Byram (girls) 30; Terry (girls) 25 HB 287-Byrd et al Reconstruct bridge on Highway 84. Highways and highway finance.

HB 288-Wood-Allow county to pay debt. Claims. HB 289-Critz-Appropriation for support of penitentiary. Appropriations. HB 290-Alexander-Provide scholarship program in nursing.

Public health. HB 291-AIexander-Create school of nursing at Ole Miss. Public health. HB 292-Alexander Appropriatlo never SUSPECT CAUSE 29 Holmes leading as the first half ended. Holmes led throughout the I ACKACHES.

jhur za-stuart (Feari River) Provide time and manner of elections. Constitution. This Old Treatment Of ten Brings Happy Relief Ullii-Ch pf J'4 2 1 i fAlpha Cm 2g. (Amerada Prt2ai4 I II lam ChiCab 7 so" 'ixfr'ff -fly America's fffl 1 a 'Many sufferers relieve nesting; baekaclia ijuuau, uu urcjr is cover mat ine real cause last naxt. The final score read Holmes 64 and Pearl River 57.

The high scores of the game were registered by Kilo-Watt and Hot Ladner with 18 and 19 points respectively. Robert McBride with 17 points led the locals in scoring. Billy Gray made several neat shots late in the game. His total points for the game were 14. Clayton Wood, Morris Busby, and Benny Reed all played good ball for the locals.

may oe urea Kianeys. is imperiling its. ability to render the service that the people of Mississippi demand and deserve." Ben S. Gilmer. general development and revenues engineer of the company's Atlanta office, testified for the company.

He said the Increased rates are necessary to produce earnings that will enable the company to secure the investment money required to improve and expand telephone service in the state. The company was giver a rate increase last year producing about two-thirds of the added revenue that the company then nought as an emergency requirment. Since the first increase, the company's expenses have been increased by higher wages that followed a strike of company employes last spring, Gilmer said. The higher costs have ben aug Baclione a way I uul lTtflrrhfi mVMflitHfl Snrl nraof. mit- 4.1.

They help most people pass about 3 pints aday. imeauiMMuerw iwuney junction permits poisonous matter to remain in your Wood, it may cause nagging backache, rheumatio pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, get- Greenville Bucks Promised Help By Yankees Greenville, Feb. 3 UPi The world champion New York Yankees, parent club of the Greenville Bucks of the Cotton States League have promised the Bucks player aid, Vice President Jake Stein announced today. Stein returned from New York where he conferred with Yankee officials. Stein also announced that Jack uijsuwj, swelling-, pumness under the eyes, neadache3 and dizziness.

Frequent or scanty passages with smarting and burning sometimes shows there is something wrong nui juui uuueyavr Diaaaer, Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, a stimulant riiniwH Chandler, a Greenville outfielder of last season, has been acquired by the Yankees. Lindsay Deal of Little" Rock has been named manager of the Bucks for the coming eeason, Stein disclosed. uoeu liny try millions tor over 60 years. Doan's give mented by higher construction ii bbo win neip the 15 miles of out P'snous waste from costs, he added. jruu uiuuvi, ues uoan i x'uls.

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