FRIPA* AFTERNOON, jAJhjAlt». Cold Feat IASTKRNERS, whose swimming pools are ice covered these days, may find it difficult to understand the hes itancy of Laura Elliot, Hollywood film starle.t, as she,tests the water temperature before* plungipg in. It seems even California pools can be chilly at times. (International! TODAY'S SPORTRAIT By NORMAN MILLER (UP Sports Writer) ENGLEWOOD, N. J. (Ut ln the neatly-furnished parlor of his home, bedecked with the trophies of his many triumphs, world fig ure skating champion Dick Button demonstrated two new maneuvers he has dreamed up in his quest for a second Olympic medal. ‘•They’ve never been tried in act ual competition.” explained the handsome 22-year-old Harvard sen ior. who leaves today for Europe where next month he will defend his Olympic and world champion ships. “And they’re the toughest I’ve tried yet." Thg maneuvers. Button disclosed, were the "triple loop" and the “triple double-axel,” and he smiled his intyvlewer looked bewlld “On the triple (loop, I start off pib mv ieii* male, iv ww owbimm spins In mid ’air.' and come down again on the same skate." he out lined with a hop and the grace fullv executed spin of a ballerina. “Now, the other one Is harder.” he continued. “For an ordlnarv double-axel, I start on my left skate, do 2t4 skins, and come down on my right foot skating hhek wards. On my new triple double axel. I do that tree* times In one series." The clean-cut New Jersey youth then retreated to an easy chair, smiline with satisfaction at having “sold” his tn'ent to a "new audience "I couldn't tell yon how or why I ever got started in figure -ekat lng” he confess*.*. “When I first began skating at J 2. I was pretty chubby and could hardly stand on skates. But as I grew older figure skating appealed to me. I’ve just always gone in more for sports that require skill and co-ordination ra ther than sheer speed or stamina.” Button's start at his chosen hob by was anything bnt encouraging. A coach, whom his father had asked to take young Dick in hand, took one look at the stumbling- young . ster and volunteered: “Hell never be a skater If hell freeses over.” Today Button l« acknowledged the greatest hi the world. Besides his Olympic geld modal—the first ever won by an American la fig ure skating, he baa won four world title*, three North American crowns, six U. 8. championships, and one European title. Americana have been barred from the European champ ionship since Button won In tMS. ' At Harvard.where he is majoring "in political theory, Button U an outstanding student. » Because of his fine scholastic re tord, Button has been granted time inf from his studies to compete In the Olympics. After the Olympics, hell bo to saris to defend the world title he has won-four years running. Then, he'll embark on a good-will ex hibition tour of Japan, returning to the U. a In, time for the national championships at Colorado Springs. Colo- in March. Cause Far Weeping They wept *t Northampton when Frank J Droadal’s truck over turned. The truck carried 215 bags of oniona. Fans Get Service BOSTON W) - Believed the first ©f its kind in the east, a drive-in ticket office has been set up by Boston University for the conten- I TAk} 1666 Rtlln I Lawyer Eddie Hickey Ot St. Louis Coaches Some By STAN MOCKLER (By United. Sport* Writer) ST. LOUIS (UN Eddie Hickey is a lawyer and athletic director lit St. Louis as well as .tile university’s basketball coach. But the cage game ahd its strat egy are the very air he breathes. One Instance of bis single minded concentration occurred at Stillwa ter, Okla. Hickey's mother, who lives at nearby pushing, makes an annual pilgrlmmage to see her son’s boys meet Oklahoma A&M, their Missouri Valley Conference arch rivals. I Usually she brings along some sort of a treat for the team. This time it was a batch of chocolate pies she baked herself. V ' St. Louis lost lh B' tough, close ! game and Eddie thought ohly of | getting a good meal Into his dis ) consolate players. He hustled them ; out of the dressing room and down i the street to a case. After the boys had finished their st#dks. the stu- S dent manager produced Mrs. Hick j ey’s dessert. [ Hickey dapped a hand to his | head. | STRONG INTEREST tN TEAM “Good Lord,”- he said. "I forgot t all about my mother.” ' He hurried back to Challenger Hall—empty now except for Mrs. Hickey. What they said to each other then is their secret, but the chances are she understood his pre occupation. After all, Hickey has been coach ing the game for 25 years of his 49 years and his concentration and I driving quest for perfection are the Sturgis Declares Cupid, Divorce To Be Busy In '52 HOLLYWOOD (IF! Astrologer David Sturgis took a secret peek 1 1 into the future today and decided > Cupid and the divorce courts are i gonna be mighty busy in 1952. “Liz Taylor will not marry Mleh -1 ael Wilding,” he predicted. "I can > read it in the planets. Wilding • should marry Lana Turner if he’s going to marry anybody. “Ingrid Bergman bin return to . Hollywood without Roberto Ros . sellini. . “And Rita Hayworth -will not re- I concile with Aly Khan. She won’t . have much more success with her : film comeback, either.” Talk like this kind of puts Sturgis out on a limb. And he knows it. ’ It’s these "stars” that tell Stur l gis Hedy Lamarr, Who recently . auctions off everything tram pant ies to pianos, will dispose of her i last household effect her bride s .grsapywjaw «*Uft«r. , * MARIE WILSON ELIGIBLE They also tell him Marie Wilson will be eligible for wolf whistles ; before next Christmas, too. The . buxom lass Just got married -a: couple of weeks ago, but that doe*' ' not slow Sturgis any. . ' He also said Nicky Hißon will call oft his engagement to Besy ' Von Furstenberg, Marilyn Monro* will “out-che*seca|ce? Betty Gr»- ble at the bog office, and bachelor Steve Cochran Will be dragged : down the aisle by a, triumphant bride. ..71 , TV "But it wont last," Sturgis add ed. “On the other, hand, despite all rumors, Errol' FJvnn Will’ stay married to Patriee Wymore.. “In the bi-idardepartment, Rhon da Fleming Will sngg si groom}, So: will Margaret Trtthtah .. some time around March, Bpt Shelly Winters will remain husbahdless throughout the year.” 1 Sturgis also gees Marlene Diet rich announcing her “first retire ment." "There will be 13 mere before rhe really* megns it.” be added. : On the legal side. Sturgis said Jerry Giesler will get an acquittal TOBACCO FARMERS! . Take pour I VHP I g'gMrp X ■B ' I .- _ I ,* ■ i niAHAV CDAiurc u r ■! FUQUAY SWINGS, N. C. >*m ... **' ' ■ « A■ £ P ju II I HMiWHBp' ; ' w I ip r - pi II Where An «mi n vyv » pi rfacton in producing his great teams. Born Dec. 20, 1902, near Reynolds, Neb|, Rickey played baseball, foot*, ball and basketball In high school. When he moved to Creighton uni versity, when he recelye bis law degree, be put In tVo yearts at his favbrite sport as well as winning, conference honors as a -quarterback on the football team. J His coaching career began short- 1 ly after graduation at Creighton ■prep school where his performance won him the job at the university in 1935. There he began the terrific; college record of 21,7 games won and 96 lost, with a three and a half year interruption for a naval tour of duty as lieutenant command der. ‘ , i v INVIABLE RECORD '■ . High spots Included two Missouri Valley championships and a Nation al Tournament. He hit the Jackpot with three All-America plgyeirs, Ed Beisser and Ralph Swede Lange? while leading the Blue jays in 1941- 1949 and two-timer Ed MacAuley at St. Louis in 1948-1966. 'The little man with the high ranked teams stands a scant five' feet, five inches ahd his players tower over him. But, while con ceding height is a handy weapon in the game; he will take a shorter., foster and smarter ihsn over the' beanpole. - : " ‘ • His team, '■ .. t. ■ [> f ■ l ~ .‘i ■ r.rtirir.f-iy»ff- -ti- -if it- ' ' Godwin News >,- By Mtß. Or R. RTABHBURN ' •’ -r r| V ■ ■ ' , *■■■*** I I <1 II '■ Mrs. C. W, 8pell„ Miss Eloise [ Connelly, Mrs. E. C. Hemingway ; and Mr. and >lrs. T. G, Braxton , attended the funeral ; of Mrs. D. L. •Pridgen. Sr., in' Dcnn last Friday. f >?•••' • .'• : . •' j Mr. and Mrs. John L, Allen and children' of Brooklyn, N. -Y, spent several days here visiting Mr. As ! ten’s fatiter, Mr. J. G. Alien and . other relatives in this section dur ' ing the -holidays. v r , Mr. arid Mrs. j; G. Allen had as ; their Sunday dinner quests: 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Allen and family ot ; Benson. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones and chUdren Os Raleigh, Mrs. Gall Gary and daughter, Marcella of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Loretta Allen and Mrs. George Emshaw of Erwin. Miss Emm* Lou tioloieg of Ben son spent several days last wegk With Miss Betty Jean Allen. > Mr. and Mr* Joe WAd Lucas; announce the birth of a daughter on December 23rd at Highsmlth*! Hospital in Foyetteville. A Mr. and Mrs. G*. R. Washbuni , spent the weekend In Shelby. N, C. going up especially to see Mr. * —-g- - *Li ' j-*** ■ V ' ' Announcing i V m, Aotew/^pl i 1952 3,lst, .Fiow^**n[' : I -j Fwtottettng|#A* I I Windshield Wipers, sh 11 «,* n>»k* »<>« even 1 ■? I 1 BPBi I _ I 1— H H ■ H i ' ■ fl BB BB )- 'j i .‘Aj'wf \ ; 7' ' : ■', "?V**&&s£**** i * - fv * * -■*. v'v V" -1 . ->c> - V> - • a •>. O. 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The connection between two Duk j foot ball players, tackle Tank Law rence and defensive guard Ralph Torrance, is so ctosfe that even their last names rhyme. Both are from Macon, pa.-, where they at tended Sidney Lanier High lor bowl Dame DURHAM. N. C„ Oct. Duke will play in at least one W " 4»uie this year. It meets vili Tech at Norfolk, Va.. on JO in the fifth annual Oyster dowi The game is sponsored by Norfolk Shrlriers. ■North Carolina’s average field of lint cotton per acre for 1951 is es timated at 382 pounds. The average in 1950 was only 149 pounds ‘ Ex-Champ Jack Dempsey Turni To Baby Sitting 5 ... BY VIRGINIA MACPHERSON ! HOLLYWOOD up) jack Dempsey, who lost his heavyweight ! title 25 years ago, claimed a new . title today. He says he’s the “world's champion baby-sitter." '‘Maybe I oughta call it chap erone now:" the “Manassa Mauler” chuckled. “My babies are getting along . t Joan's IT, and Barbara's s 15.” And beauties both of ’em. Espe cially in. bathifig suitts. Interested 1 in boys now, too. Which is why 1 Dempsey says he’s earned his new ; title in the leen-age class. ■ “Nothin’ gets by this old man.” '! he said grinning. ‘ Nothin’! I watch ’em like a Hawk. That’s all a father can do when he’s got two pretty daughters V ■ • watch 'eta and try. to guide ’fern.” . • Able Caretaker ‘ Being a former‘ World's heavy ’ weight boxing champ helps, too. 1 "It scares off the wolves,” Demp ’ sey said. “When some 'of these ’ Hollywood characters have * the , nerve to ask my kids out I tell ’em 1 off. And don’t think they don't try. “The other day a 35-year-old ask ' ed me if he could date one of the ■ kids. You can imagine what I toki him! The girls don’t like it much PAGE ONE They say: ’Daddy, you scare off all ~ the boys! I say that’s fine.” Demsey’s got a new Job now . . . ; executive vice president for a med ical scalp formula. Fbr the next 1 few months he’ll be .pretty busy telling people now to grow hair on bald heads.' But he’ll still keep tabs on the Dempsey polls. He started giving ’em both box ' ing lessons when they were little girts. And he figures by now they can take care of themselves in any body’s convertible. “But I double-check," he added. “I make ’em introduce all their boy-friends to me.” GREENSBORO OP) Doctors . reported today a “fairly widespread" prevalence of Influenza in the city. Physicians said the symptoms are of virulent influenze similar to that of the 1917-18 epidemic. No deaths have been reported. RALEIGH —(IB Brunette Mrs. i Oarlotte Lanier WcCorkle was ; granted an immediate, parole today and Paroles Commissioner T. C. , Johnson said the Charlotte beauty will leave prison early next week. :-j£. One Grand Guy ({LEASED as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles, Bosh Pritch ird, veteran pro halfback, has jeen signed by the New York Hants and will play for the pay >f SI,OOO a game. (Internatlo>w ’-1