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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
J. A. Fenfon, Exc. P, 0.
Section Chief, Dies

Joseph A. Fenton, 70, former chief
of the Postal Card and Money Order
Section OF the Government Printing
Office, died Saturday at his home,
1920 Glen Ross road, North Wood
side, Md, after a long illness.
Born in Kalamazoo, Mich, Mr.
Fenton was in charge of a printing
plant there for 16 years before COM
ing to Washington in 1892 He was
an employe of the G. P. o. for more
than SO years, retiring July /, 1888
Mr.. Fenton was a member of the
North Woodside-Montgom Hills
Citizens Association and of the
Washington Club of Printing House
Craftsmen. He attended st. Johns
Catholic Church in Forest Glen, Md.
Besides his widow. Mrs. Edith B.
Fenton, he is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Alfred Hadell of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Thomas Ripton of Kala-
maZoo.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at st. Johns
. Church. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Guardsmen With Jobs
Important 10 Country
Not 10 Be. Called
Stimson Urges Military
Duties Be Filled by Others
Before Active Duty
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Aug. 26.-Secretary of
War StimSon served notice today
that National Guardsmen holding
civilian jobs important to the Ma
TONS rearmament would not be
called into active military service,
and urged that their military posi-
tons be filled by others before the
Guard units are brought to active
duty"
I'm the event that the National
Guard is ordered into active Federal
service" he wrote Gov. Saltonstall,
sit is important to minimize the
effect of this action on other, and
equally essential, defense activities.
The National Guard contains
among its officers and enlisted men
number who now occupy key posi-
tons in industries engaged in i'm
portant defense projects, Govern
ment arsenals, navy yards and
similar activities.
Such men are more important to
the Nation in their present posi-
lions than they would be in active
military service, and it is vital that
they remain on their jobs"
Mr.. Stimson said he knew the de-
cision would involve sacrifice and
disappointment to many who have
followed their military avocation
with enthusiasm, but appealed to
them ito remain where they can do
the greatest good for the whole
country"
Gov. Saltonstall notified Mr.. Slim
son that Massachusetts, would begin
Immediately survey as a basis for
carrying out the War Departments
policy. Printed instructions went
out to unit commanders to deter
mine the "key workers" along with
the order. ga Individuals in
this category who cannot be
promptly replaced in their civilian
occupation should be honorably dis
charged"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Devils Island Fugitive
Finds Haven in Bahamas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU. Bahamas.-Henri De
Boyn, a man without country who
says he spent "a years in the Devils
Island penal colony, has found peace
at last in these Semi-tropical islands.
Born in French Algeria of Irish
political exiles, De Boyn joined the
Foreign Legion at Is, but was SELL
fenced to the penal colony for strik-
Ing an officer. The sentence was pro-
longed as he tried again and again
to escape.
Finally, on his 21st attempt, De
Boyn and several companions es-
capped in boat and came here. He
had never renowned his national
lty, and British sympathy helped him
combat efforts to repatriate him to
French soil The collapse of France
apparently decided that question
De Boyn says he had hoped, before
France was conquered by Germany,
to recover and sell family property
in Algeria. During his impr:5on-
ment he became skillful at carving
He has made living here by selling
carved cocoanut shell curios.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
French Armed Forces
Cut to Nearly 100, 900

BY the associated Press
VICHY, France, Aug. 26.-France's
standing armed forces, including
militarized police, have been re-
duced almost to the 100000 men
permitted under the armistice with
Germany, military authorities re-
ported yesterday.
Demobilization of millions of re-
servists recently has been carried
out, they said, under the eyes of
German officers sent into the un-
occupied areas of France to super
wise the operations.
The permanent army remaining
will be composed of professional SOL
diers recruited from time to time
as needed and will include about
10000 mobile guards, or military
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Death Takes Librarian
At William and Mury
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug. 90
Miss Emily Pryor Christian, libra
rian of the College of William and
Mary for IS years, died last night at
a local hospital. She had been in
i'll health for several years and was
taken to the hospital about a week
ago.
Funeral services will be held at
4 pm. tomorrow at Bruton Parish
Church. Interment will be in Cedar
Grove Cemetery.
Miss Christian, a lifelong resident
of Williamsburg, was the daughter
of William T. Christian and Sophia
Christian. She was educated in pri-
vate schools in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
British Colonel Loses
Letter of Credit Here

Col G. G. Vickers, who is con-
nected win the British Foreign
Service, reported to police today
that somewhere between the Shore
ham and the British Embassy he
lost a $685. letter of credit on the
Bank of Midland, England. AL but
$500 has been drawn, however.
Spokesman at the Embassy said
they did not know anything" about
the colonel except that he had
arrived in the city a few days ago
and that he is a retired army man
The Shoreham Hotel reported he is
no longer registered there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Ground Breaking Rites
Held for Baptist School

The first spadeful of earth in the
COMMUNICATING exercises for the
new school building of the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church
was turned yesterday by Mrs. BERTHE
M. Talbert, who attended the or
ganization Of the school in 1891.
The school Is to be located at Branch
and Alabama avenues Sc. and will
cost $4,000.
Others who participated in the
exercises were Clifford H. Jenkins,
superintendent OF the school. Jean
Smith. Margaret Davis, Peggy Rit-
nour, Marvin Lewis and Mrs. Albert
Talbert. E. Burton Corning. archi-
tect of the new building, brought
greetings and Howard Ross, secre-
tary Of the District Baptist Stu
dents Union, offered devotions.
Prior to the exercises DR.. Rufus
w. Weaver, executive secretary of
the Columbia Baptist Convention,
made an address in the church. The
Rev. Glenn Faucet. pastor, spoke
briefly and joined his daughter in
an instrumental duet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Preacher Held in Death
Of Snuke-Bitten Woman

by tAe Associated PRESS.
HYDEN, KY. Aug. 26.-Elige
Bowling, preacher, was under
$4,000 bond today pending grand
jury action on a murder charge in
the death of Mrs. Clark Napier, 40,
mother of seven, who was bitten by
a rattlesnake in a religious meeting
near here last Thursday.
Mr.. Bowling was fined $50, before
Mrs. Napier's death, on a charge
of violating the 1910 State act ban
ming use of snakes in religious serv-
ices. Deputy Sheriff Herb Woot-
ton said five snakes allegedly owned
by Mr.. Bowling and used in the
services have been destroyed.
Don't gamble with safety-the odds
are against you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Capt. Fitch to Be Admiral

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Capt. Aubrey w. Fitch, COM
mander of Patrol Wing 2, Aircraft
Scouting Forces with the Fleet and
former commandant of the Naval
Air Station at Pensacola, Fla, to be
a rear admiral.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Lombard Turns Down
Salary Cut From Reds

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 11.-H)
Ernie lombard, whose "snooze'
at home plate in the final game of
the 1889 worlds series gained him
national fame, is on a "sitdown
strike" of his own creation.
The big Cincinnati Reds catcher,
snorting in disgust, returned I'M
signed a baseball contract which
called for a salary cut of 5000.
He repeatedly received $4,000 last
season.
Asked if he thought the unfor-
tunate play had anything to 40
with the pay slice, lombard said:
IT don't think so. NO n in our
club ever said anything to me
about it. Our manager, Bill Nc
Kechnie, never opened his mouth.
T guess they're cutting me be-
cause I didn't hit so well.
lombard, explaining the much
discussed play at the plate in
which Yankee Charley Keller col
lided with him and Joe DiMaggio
scored from second, said he did
not know what was taking place.
IT was just out" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
HORNER REQUESTS
RETURN OF BIOFF
Continued From Page One)

Moving Picture Machine Operators.
At Chicago, Assistant States At
torney Wilbert F. Crowley said he
would telegraph Los Angeles po-
lice asking Bioff's arrest on a
fugitive warrant. He was taken
into custody there in November
but Vas released during hearings
here.
Bioff surrendered to federal au-
thorities in California today on an
income tax evasion indictment re-
turned yesterday.
Horner's statement declared:
II am of the opinion that the
unexplained and apparently mex
cusable delay or negligence of the
law enforcing officials of Cook
county should not exempt the de-
PENDANT from paying the penalty
of the law for his crime"
The Illinois chief executive term
ed unique and unusual" the rec
ord in the Bioff case. 1t showed
that Bioff, then 81 years old, was
convicted in the municipal court
of Chicago of pandering on Feb
ruary 20, 1922, and sentenced to
pay a $500 fine and serve six
months in the house of correction.
He appealed and was released on
bond. The appeal was denied and
on April 4, 1923, the affirmation
of Bioff's sentence was filed in
municipal court and a capias was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
INCREASE IN FARM
FUNDS REQUESTED
Continued From Page One)

of farmers, as compared with that
of producers OF non-agricultural
commodities, up to the pre-World
war level.
O'Neal said the federal represen-
tatives were willing to support a
Sound program" for raising the
money, but had told Mr.. Roosevelt
that they leaned more toward in.
come taxes than processing taxes.
The federation's proposed add.
tons would bring the total for agri-
culture in the fiscal year beginning
next July 1 to $1,542, 255, 707. This
compared with Mr.. Roosevelt's
proposal that ss08,255,7o7 be ap-
%propriated for that period, and to
prospective expenditures this year
totalling about 81, 240, 600, 900.
First, the federation asked for
1907, O0O, 1000 for parity payments
for the five basic crops: cotton,
corn, wheat, tobacco and rice.
Congress appropriated $225, O0e,-
900 for parity payments during
this year, but Mr.. Roosevelt omit.
ted any estimate for that purpose
from his new budget. He explained
in a message to congress:
g" am influenced by the hope
that next years crops can be sold
by their producers for at least rs
per cent of parity"
That did not satisfy the fedora
ton. It's officials said that farm
prices stood not far from rs per
cent of parity last December Is,
and that the federation wanted 100
per cent Of parity,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Call On PWA Regarding
Funds For Library Is
Planned By City Board

The city commissioners yester-
day approved a recommendation
by James E. L. Wade, city COM
missioner of public works, that the
PWA be contacted Immediately re-
garding the provision of a as per
cent grant in providing equipment
for the library and offices in the
renovated city hall building.
Commissioner Wade recommended
that the PWA be contacted immed-
lately with reference to securing
funds necessary to provide stacks
for the new library quarters, office
furniture and fixtures for the re-
spective public offices, which will
be quartered in the remodeled build
ing.
j. r. Benson, city clerk and treas
urer, has been instructed by the city
board to make an immediate inquiry
to the PWA regarding securing
funds for these purposes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Associated Charities
Makes Call For Quilts

An appeal for blankets, quilts
and heaters to provide warmth for
needy Wilmingtonians was issued
yesterday by Mrs. L. O. Ellis, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Associated
Charities.
Mrs. Ellis said that many persons
in the city and county were alb
solutely without blankets o. heat
ers to keep warm during this cold
weather.
The supply at the Associated
Charities has given out and the
office has been forced to turn down
many requests in the past several
days, she said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Coroner's Jury Returns
Jackson Death Verdict

A coroner's jury conducting an
inquest yesterday in the death of
Lewis Jackson, negro, who died
on January 1 in a local hospital,
ruled that "Lewis Jackson came to
his death from a blow over the
left eye inflicted by a person or
persons unknown"
The inquest was held in the
grand jury room at the courthouse.
Coroner Asa w. Allen said an
autopsy performed or the negro's
body disclosed that he sustained a
blow over the left eye and a frac-
ture of the skull. The negro was in
jured on December % and was ad-
to a hospital in an uncon-
scious condition the next day.
Members Of the jury were: N. L.
Foy, M. M. Hinton, W. H. Nc
Claim, Harry Hundley, W. G. Twin
ing and George F. Dukes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Tar Heel Cagers Whip
KP.L. Quintet, 1925

WINSTON, SALEM, Jan. 11.-LR-
The University of North Carolina
Won is second straight victory in
the southern Conference basketball
race tonight, defeating Virginia
Tecl 46 to %.
Id by George Glamack who tossed
in "A points although playing only
a little over half of the game. The
White Phantoms went out in front
Early and coasted to an easy vic
DRY. Little Jimmy Howard played
a brilliant floor game and personally
accounted for nine points.
Coach Bill LANCE of Carolinasu used
l6 men and played second and third
sringers during most Of the second
half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12

WEHRLE TIES WITH
WOOD in TOURNEY
oakland Meet Opens With
Below Par Scores; Heather
Cards 6S In Round

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 11-GP-
poir soaked troopers of the golfing
l,orld bearing up under such an
.s,ance as water down the neck and
r,nshy course, gave par a nifty
eating today in first round competi-
tion of the 72-hole $4,000 Oakland
Medal Play Open tournament.
Amateur Milford Wehrle, of
pacine, Wis, and Chicago, and Pro-
tsssional Craig Wood of Mamaro-
aook, n. y, set the pace with cards
# 81, three under par and a sensa-
+ioral display of fairway fireworks
IN view of the weather.
par for the Sequah course, under
,oyn1al conditions, is 35-35-70.
Wood, playing up to the superlative
oolf he turned in during the 1889
:. 8. Open when he missed a 7-foot
INIT that cost him a 81 and even
traIIv the title, went out today in
mar and was home in 80.
Vehrle, rated the second leading
amateur of the country, reversed
Woods nine hole figures.
On the heels of the two pace set.
-srs were Jim Demaret Of Houston
and bulky Clayton Heather, Linville,
n c., each carding a pair Of 34's.
Bracket 50 was damned with par
busters. They included Bill Will
hanson, Hollywood; Fred Wetmore,
San Francisco: Bruce Coltart, Had
donfield, N. j.; Ed Oliver, Hornell,
y. Y; Ben Hogan, White Plains,
n. Y; Horton Smith, Oak Park,
Ill.,; Ben Coltrin, San Francisco; Vic
Ghezzi, Deal, N j., and Lawson
Little, Breton Wood, N. H., who
won the Los Angeles Open last Mon
Cay.
For secondnine scoring, young
Oliver stole the show. He came
home in 80 blows after a wobbly 80
on the OUTGOING stretch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD BY W. S. & 7.
Taylor Reports Very Salts
factory Year.; Officers
Are Reelected

Stockholders of the Wilmington
Savings and Trust company held
their annual meeting in the banking
rooms of the company, 10 Princess
street, yesterday morning.
George B. Elliott was called to the
chair and William L. Boseman was
appointed secretary.
There were 1924 shares represent
ed in person and 11,612 by proxy,
making a total of 1896 out of 10000
outstanding.
President C. E. Taylor reported
a Every satisfactory year." and re-
ferred to the business outlook as
favorable for at least the first few
months in the new year.
The report Of William L. Boze.
man, cashier, showed satisfactory
progress, as did that of R. S. Rog-
ers, trust officer.
The board of directors was re-
elected as follows: Margrove Bellamy,
Marsden Bellamy, T. F. Darden,
George B. Elliott, ]. V. Granger,
j. w. Norwood, c. E. Taylor and
]. G.. Thornton.
After adjournment of the stock
holders meeting, a meeting Of di-
rectors was held, at which the fol-
lowing officers were reelected: c. e.
Taylor, president; ]. W. Norwood,
vice president; ]. G. Thornton, vice
president; John H. Hardin, assist
ant vice president; William L. Boze-
man, cashier; Herbert C. Davis, as
sistant cashier; Ralph W. Soverel,
assistant cashier; Ben K. Norwood,
assistant cashier; Richard S. Rogers,
trust officer; F. B. Graham, assist.
ant trust officer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
BY JAMES P. K

EAST ORANGE, N. J., Jan. II.
Up - Big-time college basketball
coaches may be astounded at the
way AL Gorton teaches the game
at little Panzer college, but they'll
have to admit it has paid divi-
dends.
Gorton believes a good defense
is better than a good offense, a
view in which most coaches don't
concur.
eff they can't score we have to
win," Gorton says. DOG your man
so he can't pass or receive a pass
and he can't score or help a team
mate score"
Panzer has won "a straight
games to equal a school record set
in the 1930-31 seasons. Panzer's
last defeat was in December, 1887,
when a powerful Long Island uni
versity five turned the trick by
six points. Gorton's team scored
n of the seasons big upsets two
weeks later by humbling New York
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Panzer College Coach Believes
Good Defense Best In Cage Game

university on its own floor. Meth
er scheduled Panzer this year.
Gorton doesn't put too much
stock in the kind of basketball
taught by Howard G.. Cam at
N.Y.U. or Clair Bee at L.I.U.
Cam holds that the principle of
basketball was, is and always will
be to put the ball through a hoop
as often as time will allow" Bee
teaches his players to be "ball
hawks" on the theory that if you
can get the ball away from the
other fellow. he can't score and
you can.
Of course, Panzer has to score.
Gorton has a veteran team which
centers it's attack around a six
foot, seven-inch center, Herman
Knupple, who takes a position near
the basket. His teammates feed
him the ball, he pivots and drops
it in. That's the Panzer offense.
Knupple scored 20 points last
night when Panzer whipped it's
neighbor, Upsala. Sc to 43, for VIC
tory No. "a,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Actors, Pro Golfers To
Play For Finnish Fund

OAKLAND, Calf. Jan. 11.-R-
Top-fli9ht professional golfers will
team with movie colony players for
the benefit of the Finnish relief fund
In exhibition matches at the Lake
side club in Hollywood, Jan. %.
Fred Corcoran, tournament bureau
manager of the Professional Golfers
association, said Walter Hagen would
captain the Ryder cup players. Bing
crosby and Richard Arlen will head
the film stars.
The pro-delegation will include
byron Nelson, U. S. open champion;
Ra!ph Guldahl, twice open titlist;
DICK Metz, Vic Ghezzi, Paul Runyan
and Jimmy Hines,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
MAULTSBY NAMED -
SCOUT PRESIDENT
Continued From Page One)

Fayetteville; executive vice-presi-
dent, Mr.. Strange, of Wilmington;
commissioner, Leo E. Sykes, of
Wilmington; treasurer, Mr.. Palm.
er, of Wilmington.
National council representative, j.
A. Maultsby, of Whiteville; vice
presidents, James E. L. Wade, OF
Wilmington; James H. Clark, of
Elizabethtown; A. B. Wilkins, of
Fayetteville; the Rev. S. H. Fulton,
Of Laurinburg; S. P. Douglas, Of
Lumberton; and A. J. Krahnke, of
Whiteville.
"The past year in the Cape Fear
Area council" DR.. Rainey declared
in his annual report, "has been a
successful one. We ended the year
with a total of 1885 scouts, a gain
Of 2s2 over 1888, and an increase
distributed throughout all ranks
from cubbers to Eagles"
DR.. Rainey reported that awards
made at courts of honor in the va
rious districts reached an all time
high Of 2,774, .thirty-three Of which
were Eagle awards, and cited num-
erous community service projects In
dertaken by scouts in the council
during 1889.
In closing remarks, DR.. Rainey ex-
pressed the hope that in the near
future an assistant executive could
be added to the staff for the coun-
ell is too large and the duties too
great for one nan to assume.
The finance committee, Of which
C. w. Rankin is the chairman, pre-
sented a report at the business ses-
sion on finances of the council for
the fiscal year from october /, 1888,
to September 80, 1889.
The health and safety committee,
of which DR.. A. H. Elliot, of Will
mington, is the chairman, reported
inspections had been made of troop
meeting places and other activities
carried out such as first aid, per-
sonal health, and public health,
which are required in merit badges.
About SO per cent of the scout
masters in the council participated
in the six training course conduct
ed during 1889, the leadership train
ing committee, of which r. G. Hod-
gin is chairman reported.
Thirty five certificates were
awarded at these leadership train
ing schools which comprised intro
duction to scouting, troop operations,
short term camp, principles of scout
mastership, and advanced first aid,
the committee reported.
The court Of honor committee, of
which E. II. Foley is chairman, re-
ported that council advancements
during 1889 included: White scouts,
second class, PA; first class, 1928; star
rank, los; life rank, 81; Eagle rank,
SO; Eagle palms, 10; and merit
badges, 2,107.
A well rounded camping program
for 1899 at Camp Singletary, troop
camps, and camporees was reported
by the camping committee, with J. c.
Roe as chairman. A total of 5,965
hours of community service work
yer credited to council scouts, the
civic service committee reported.
The organization and extension
committee reported that scout units
totaled At, enrolment of scouts to-
tailed 2S2, showing a net gain of 2S2
and 315 scouters, according
to Nee. B. Wilson, chairman. The
annual scout executives report was
submitted by David l.. Lilies, Of Viii.
ElInSton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Mrs. Emmaline Faulk
Dies Near Tabor City

Friends here will regret to learn
Faulk at her home near Tabor City
recently.
Mrs. Faux resided in Wilmington
several years.
She was born January %, 1854,
and is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. H. E. Ritter, Of Castle Hayne;
Mrs. G.. O. Fowler, of Tabor City:
and Mrs. M. N. Fowler, of Tabor
City; two sons, G. E. Faux. OF
Lumberton, and A. K. Faulk o: Ia
Dor City; several grandchildren and
Observation-Disclosures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12

er said, the record showed that NO
capias actually was issued until
November "a, 1895 and one
half years later.
During all those years." the
governors statement said, there
was apparently no effort made to
compel Bioff to serve his sentence
or to demand his return from Cali
ifornia. There has been no expla-
nation made before me or else
where, so far as I know, Of the
reason for this unprecedented and
inexcusable situation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
POLES ARRESTED

KAUNAS, Lithuania, Jan. 11.-F)
Lithuanian security police today
broke up an alleged Polish military
organization accused of plotting a
coup d'etat in Wilno (Vilva) with
the arrest of more than SO Poles,
including students and former army
officers