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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Dreams Realized
InH. S. Complete
Athletic Program
Plans Are Now Being Con-
sidered For Enlarging
Present Athletic Field.

At present Healing Spring is
completing a program which was
not more than a dream, three
years ago. In this dream we visua-
lized an athletic field which
would provide space for baseball,
softball, basket ball, and volley
ball teams, also adequate space
and equipment for prim + y
grades. This is no longer an illu-
sion but a reality. Therefore con-
centration has been given to the
development of program in
which every boy and girl will
have a definite part.
The schools intramural pro-
gram as set up for this year con-
sists of tournaments, for both
boys and girls including grades
four through eleven, in the fol-
lowing events, basketball goal
hi, volley ball, soft ball, and
horse shoes. Croquet courts are
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from the interest he has shown
along that line on and around
the campus. Voted most digni-
fed.
BELLE CAMPBELL
Age II, Belle has a smile for
everyone which has won her
many friends. She was member
of the basketball team '39'40.
Belle is interested in her class
and is always ready to help in
everything she can. Voted
''friendliest" by her classmates.
LEONA CAMPBELL
Age Is, Leona is favorite
among her schoolmates. She is
kind to everyone. Cheerleader
'39-'4O. Voted most popular.
EXERT DUVALL
Age 10, Evert is the class Gom-
edian. He has proved this to us
by his well-acted part in plays.
Evert's ambition is to attend bust
ness college. Voted ''wittiest", by
classmates.
VERGE FRANCES
Age Is, Verge is an attractive
young girl with a smile for ev-
eryone. Verge is one of our star
athletes. Basketball team 81 49,
'39-'4O. We feel assured Verge
will be successful. Voted most
likely to succeed.
RUBY GAULTNEY
Age 18, Ruby has a quiet, win
ming disposition. She has been
very faithful in her school work.
Voted the 'neatest".
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Healing Springs Has Boys And Eight Girls In Graduation Class

been built and equipped a cafe
terra that rates as high as any
in the state. This cafeteria is the
pride of all loyal patrons.
The same faith that started the
school and the same logged de-
termination that has kept it go
ing through the years, we feel,
will be able to carry it forward,
and in the future to make great
er progress than has been made
in the past.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Healing Springs
Enjoys Growth

On November 26, 1927, a group
of interested patrons of Healing
Springs section met to change
dreams into plans for school
for the community. Since that
time lot of dreaming, plenty of
hard work and more faith have
changed broomsedge covered
knoll into a school campus, where
there is an institution of learning
worthy CT being the pride of any
rural community in N. c.
At first there was a school
building of twelve rooms and an
auditorium. To this original
building has been added four
more rooms.
Then with the aid of the WPA
a gymnasium was built. Into the
basement of this building has
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
r. E. L. Plummer
Is III. S. Principal

Healing Springs high school is
ably conducted by a group OF II
well trained, experienced teach
ers.
Professor r. E. L. Plummer
who has done so much for the
growth and development of the
school, is principal and has charge
of the 10th and 18th grades. He
has efficiently served as princi-
pal for the past nine years.
The other teachers and their
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

We don't have all we need
Our goal has not been reached,
as far as material things are con-
cerned. Our motto is, mot per-
feet, but improving.
Material things and the teach
ing of the three RS are not Of
ten all the biggest aim of the.
school. Bigger by far than this is
the inspiration to higher ideals:
and the molding of character in
the lives of boys and girls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Is To Receive
Diplomas From
Healing Springs

Healing Springs graduates
number Is this year with seven
boys and eight girls on the class
roll. In addition to being practi-
cally balanced in the number of
girls and boys, the class as a
whole is one of the best and most
well-rounded ever to graduate.
Its members are noted for their
athletics as we'll as scholastic abb
lily. Because of their varied abi1-
lty an interesting and successful
future is predicted.
Members of the graduating
} class are as follows:
ORVILLE BAKER
Age II, Orville will be remem-
bered as star athlete. He has
played on the team every year
since he has been in high school.
Orville's ambition is to become
a professor. Voted ''best athlete
GRACE BLEVINS
Age II, Grace has winning
disposition which has won for her
MANY friends. We predict for
Grace success in whatever she
undertakes. Voted "prettiest girl.
EARL BROWN
Age Is, Earl is interested in be-
coming an electrician and we be-
lieve he will succeed, Judging
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respective grades are as follows:
Mrs. Ruby Mcmillan, 9th; Mr.. A.
D. Goodman, 9th; Mr.. J. F.
Phipps, 7th; Mr.. w. B. McNeill,
9Th; Mr.. c. M. Dixon, 5th; Mr. c.
E. Francis, 18th; Miss Thelma
Shepherd, 3rd; Miss Ethel Jones,
End; Miss Odessa Baker, LIST; Miss
Hazel Dolinger, 1st.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
WAR INTERPRETIVE
Continued from Page One)

rumors from Berne that the split
was caused ~ Laval's acceptance
and Marshal Petain's rejection of
a German demand to use French
Mediterranean ports to send Nazi
legions to Egypt or Libya.
Never Realistic
Those rumors have never
seemed realistic, however. Haul
ing a German army from French
ports to any trans-Mediterranean
destination through the British
blockade would be a considerable
task. The distance would be dou-
BILE that from ports in southern
Italy. That the Nazi. high COM
mand actually contemplated help
ing Mussolini by either route
seems incredible.
But acquisition of the remnants
of Frances once mighty fleet could
be an important asset for the Nazis
if they attempt to invade England.
Lord Beaverbrook, British air pro-
duction minister, predicted til a t
such an attempt would be made
before spring, ''by land and sea,
but principally by air."
If that prediction is based on ac-
curate knowledge of German
plans, it means that Nazi war eff
forts must be concentrated in the
west and not dissipated in Albania
or across the Mediterranean in
Italian Libya. German air power,
U-boats or surface warships could
not be spared fro,A the main job
of smashing England at home.
Can Not Spare Ships
Neither can Britain spare ships
of air or sea for major offensive
operations in the east if she is
facing such an attack as Lord
Beaverbrook pictures. She already
has riskeG much to assemble the
strength for the smashing blow
given Italy in Egypt. The recent
rising toll of British tonnage losses
in the north Atlantic can be at
tributed in part to the shifting of
British naval tonnage to the east.
Italian striking power from Lib
va, back into which her army has
been thrown in disorder, is now
crippled. 1t may never be regained
through even a diminished British
sea blockade. It seems quite like
ly, if Lord Beaverbrook spoke the
expectation of his government,
that orders recalling much British
naval tonnage home from the Med
iterranean already have been for
Putting the French fleet into
German and Italian hands for po-
tential action in the Mediterranean
would be a grave complication for
Britain. 1t would force her to keep
a substantial part of her sea power
in the east during any Nazzi effort
to destroy England through in
vasion. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
GREEKS CAPTURE
IMPORTANT POST
ON NORTH FRONT
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\SOIltlIlueu from rage One)
portant" Fascist force had been
dislodged by Greek fighters storm
ing the position with bayonets.
The camouflaged northern po-
sition reported fallen to the Greeks
was protected, he added, by elabo-
rate barbed wire barricades
through which Greek infantry burst
to take "a number of prisoners,
including officers"
Greek soldiers battling through
snow-clogged passes were reported
closing in from two directions on
the last Italian-held m t a i n
stronghold standing between them
and the Adriatic port of Valona.
In this snowy setting, the Greeks
acknowledged most of the opera
tons had been slowed down to
local encounters, but said never
theless that their forces had re-
pulsed seven violent Italian count
er-attacks to make new advances.
While the Greeks pressed on to-
ward Valona, British bombers
were declared to have again bat
tered Durazzo, the biggest port
of entry for Italian supplies and
men. 60 miles farther up the AL
bantam coast. Large explosions and
fires were reported in Durazzo's
dock area. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
COLD WORKOUT

LINCOLN, Neb. Dec. II. - Up -
With the temperature at II degrees
above zero, Coach Lawrence M. Jones
took his Nebraska football squad on
to the snow-banked stadium field to-
day for a 40-minute workout. To-
morrow the Huskers will leave Lin
coin and it's snow for Phoenix, Ariz.,
where Jones will spend eight days
getting his boys ready for the Rose
Bowl game New Years Day against
Stanford. All of the squad, with the
exception Of fullback Vike Francis
who was busy in the class room,
took part in the outside workout.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
ON EMPTY
STOCKING GREAT
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4AOA41 U6S 04AS
and those in charge again stressed
the fact that today at 6 p. m. is the
deadline for filing applications for
gifts.
Last year more than 1000 children
were taken care of by the fund
amounting to approximately 1000,
which cost an average of so cents per
child.
With more than $500 applications
already received and many more ex-
pected to come in today, about twice
the total of the fund at present is
needed to take al of all appeals:
Toys will be available at the arm.
DRY at 814 Market street this year in.
stead Of in the basement of the post
office building. Those who have Sc
cured tickets may present them and
get the gifts on Christmas Eve Day,
December "a.
Despite the substantial increase in
the fund yesterday. it appeared that
even more generous contributions
must be made if all needy homes are
to be made happier Christmas morn
ing.
Lists of children's names prepar-
ed at the schools must be delivered
at the Star-News offices not later
than today.
Contributions may be made either
through J. Henry Gerdes, treasurer
of the fund, at the Peoples Savings
Bank and Trust company or at the
Star-News offices. All contributions
will be acknowledged through the
columns of this newspaper.
The fund to-date:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
Paul Brown Mentioned
AS Ohio State Mentor
MassillOn High School Miracle
Man On List Of Applicants
For Schmidt's Job

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 17.-R-
A miracle man of scholastic foot
ball gained prominent attention
tonight in speculation over a sue
cessor to Head Coach Francis A.
Schmidt at Ohio State university.
He's Paul Brown, who acts more
like a classroom teacher than the
mentor of a Massillon, O., team
that has lost only one game out of
60 in the last six years. Colorful
and precision-like, his elevens
have won him national recogni-
ton and attracted more fans than
were drawn by any college team
IN Ohio except Ohio State.
Brown "a described by the
Cleveland News as the probable
successor" to Schmidt, who re-
signed. Monday along with his en-
tire coaching staff in the midst of
a university investigation of the
coaching situation which followed
Ohlo's worst season in Is years.
University spokesman. pointing
out that all talk of a new coach
at this time was purely specula-
tion,' said Brown as we'll as a
half-d o outstanding coaches
would be considered.
Brown, who was here two DAYS
last week, said at Massillon that
he had talked with alumni repre-
sentatives about the job. but had
not contacted anyone in authori-
ty."
Il would be definitely interested
IN receiving an offer to coach at
Ohio State" he said, adding that
it would be "the fulfillment of a
lifetime ambition"
A coach who stresses perfection in
every detail, Brown puts on the field
a team that sparkles with speed and
clever ball -~handling-a type of play
favored by Ohio fans, who turned
out in record numbers to see razzle.
dazzle performances of Schmidt's
teams.
Most prominently mentioned be.
sldeS Brown were Jock Sutherland.
former Pitt coach; Earl Black of
Dartmouth, Buck Shaw Of Santa
Clara, Wesley Fesler, of Connecticut
Wesleyan, Marty Karow of Texas A.
Il M. and Earl Martineau of Michi-
gan. Fesler and Karow are former
Ohio stars.
Athletic Director L. w. st. John
is expected to see most of the candi-
dates at the national football coaches
meeting in New York Dec. 30-31 and
probably will not recommend t. the
athletic board a candidate until then.
st. John is understood to favor a
young man for the post, which
Schmidt had held seven years.
Selection of a coach is expected to
be made within the next month in
order to give the new man an oppor-
tunity of mapping plans for spring
football practice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
TILT SUNDAY FOR
STOCKING FUND
Tickets For Contest Go On
Sale Here; Blue Devils, Bears
In Top Condition

Negro football teams from Brook
Ign and Dry Pond continued their
drills yesterday afternoon in prepara-
ton for their city championship game
at Legion field Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock for the benefit of the Star
News Empty Stocking fund.
Captain James Byrd, Of the Brook
lyn Blue Devils, and Captain Mar
shall Boney, of the Castle Street
Bears, expect to have their respective
outfits in top condition for the con-
test.
Tickets for the game went on sale
at various places in the city yester-
day. Bill Burnett has charge of the
sale of tickets among colored foot
ball fans and tickets may be secured
from the following places:
Popular Barber Shop, 8 South Sec
ond street; Powelrs Cafe, 18th and
Orange streets; Cowan's Billiard Par
lor, Seventh and Nun streets; Brook
Ign Grill, Fourth and Nixon streets;
Morris Barber Shop, 613 Nixon
street.
White football fans may secure
tickets from several downtown loca-
lions or from members of the city
police force.
All proceeds from the game will go
to the Empty Stocking fund.
In addition to an anticipated keen
rivalry on the gridiron between tie
two teams, there is also present the
rivalry that has existed for years be-
tween the two sections of the city.
Reserved seats for both white and
colored fans may be secured. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
I Cagers Score 42-26
Win Over Leland Ouint

The Y. M. c. A. Varsity basket
ball team defeated the Leland
quintet in a seemingly easy match
on the "Y" court last night bv a
score of AZ to 26. {"
High scoring honors for the
game went to North of the 'sY''
varsity while the high scorer for
the Leland lads was Clark. who
came into the game as substitute
at the and of the first quarter.
AT the end of the first half, the
y" team led the Leland team bv
a score of %, to 7, however, the
Two teams scored evenly during
the second half of the game. With
tne exception of a few fumbles
throughout the game, there was a
1lne exhibition of basketball play
ed by these two teams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
BY HAROLD CLAAssEN

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-RAA
story of a vineyard punt return
for a touchdown brought a prise to
Coach A. R. Muzum of Stanley,
Wis, in a contest conducted by a
midwestern coaches utilization
AS Muzum tells it, N~eillsville,
Wis, high was forced to kick from
behind its own goal line in the
game with Stanley. The punter
stood deep in his own end zone
and got off a poor boot that squirt
ed high into the air and went
''Corrigan" in a stiff wind.
Earl Maves, Stanley quarter
back, snagged the ball on the one
yard line and a short step took
him across the goal line for the
tally. The kick was not blocked.
Top prize in the skirmish for
the best athletic oddly went to
Gilbert Jeffrey, principal of the
Corning, Kas., school, who wrote
of a basket sunk from 70 feet
down the floor.
Jim Farley, a member of the
Corning school five, was guarding
the opponents basket with his club
protecting a one-point lead during
the final Is seconds.
He caught a rebound and, unable
TO get the ball away, threw a
two-handed backward pass over
his head. The ball sailed 70 feet
and fell through the Corning hoop
without touching the net.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
urges To Be Discharged
From N. Y. Hospital Today

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-R-Bill
urges, New York Giants short
stop who has been undergoing
treatment at a hospital since Dec.
Z for an injury suffered last sum-
mer when he was struck on the
head by a pitched ball, will be
discharged tomorrow, it was an
nounced tonight.
DIR. j. Lawrence Pool said the
report on urges condition was
favorable but that he was unable
to state definitely whether urges
will be able to play next season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
TROPHY AWARDS
ARE SCHEDULED
Kiwanis, Anderson Cups To
Be Presented; Players To
Receive Football Letters

Players on the New Hanover High
school football team will be honor
guests at Wilmington's annual foot
ball banquet at the High school
cafeteria tonight at $50. o'clock.
Howard Mcdonald, coach of the
High school boxing team, will pre-
side over the banquet as POSTMASTER.
Two trophies will be presented at
tonight's session. They are the
John Anderson trophy which will be
presented to the most valuable senior
football player, and the Kiwanis club
trophy which will be awarded the
player making the most improve
ment during the past year.
The Kiwanis trophy will be pre-
sented by Aaron Goldberg, president
of the Kiwanis club, and the Ander-
son cup presentation will be made
by John Anderson.
Approximately 100 persons are eX-
pected to attend the banquet. No
principal speaker has been named,
but short talks will be. heard from
members of the coaching staff, the
school board and representative
citizens.
In addition to the awarding of the
trophies, letters will be awarded to
members of the football team who
played in enough varsity games to
be eligible.
The players and their guests will
be served a turkey dinner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
GRID OFFENSIVE
PLAY STRESSED
Present Trend Noted BY
Sports Writers In As
ISOLATED Press Survey
BY Y TALBOT

AA
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-R-The
most important current trend in
sports is the increasing emphasis
on offense in football, declared
the grateful sports writer's of the
country in replying to the annual
Associated Press poll.
ALI over the nation in the season
just past both the college and the
professional elevens cut loose in
GREATNESS fashion when they had
the ball and rolled up some amaz-
ing scores, capped off by the 70
to 0 walloping given Washington
by the Chicago Bears in their
play-off for the pro title.
The scoreless tie, once the plague
of all concerned, is becoming in
creasingly rare, it was pointed out
by many of the 70 contributors OF
the poll. If there is anything worse
than paying $3.50 to watch a cou-
pie of teams wallow around score
lessly for an hour it probably lies
in trying to peck out a column of
copy about same in the chill dusk.
So the experts are happy about
it, too.
There probably is a direct. con-
nection between this trend and an
other noted by the contributors
increased interest and attendance
at professional sports events, espe-
cially football. Eight tie r S
thought this drift toward the
money game was the most signifi-
cant of all. The pros can't cash in
on moral victories" They need
scores and real victories, so they
cut loose and take enormous
chances and give the customers
a show every time.
Seven voters detected a growing
boom in bowling, with mt turn
ing increasingly to the indoor sport,
while the same number attached
importance to a scattering deem
phasis in college football, with Yale
the most striking example.
Five experts saw a trend toward
more and more night baseball in the
big leagues, though some of them
marked their ballots prior to last
weeks convention at Chicago, where
the magnates voted to hold each club
to seven Nocturnal contests.
The same number thought they
saw professional boxing on the
wane, except in this city and a few
others. Three each pointed out that
minor league baseball was doing
very poorly, especially in the south
west, and that the balance of college
football power appeared to be swing
ing to the east. The latter trio of
experts do not, of course, live in the
midwest.
Other trends noted by more than
one observer included the growth of
popularity of basketball; the ~increas-
ing number of women stars turning
professional: with particular refer
ence to Patty Berg and Alice Marble,
and the growing use of the forward
pass as a scoring device.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
H0YAS WILL NEEn
TANKS IN CONTEST
Mississippi State Is ToOc,
Has One Of Best Lines In
Southern Football

STATE COLLEGE, Miss, De- +,
-R-Before Georgetown's h..
start their trek south to tha n.y.,
Bowl, they might do we'll to g.
by Secretary of War stiuson,s -,
and borrow some of his no,;.
weight tanks.
For if they plan to barge tbror,,
or around the Mississippi State Isa
Jan. 1 with nothing more than h..
man muscle, bone and courage tbo,n
be undertaking a chore that has b.,'
one of footballs most difficult fo.,'
.or the past t|o seasons.
The Maroons' first line did M.
yield a single score on rushing ,,l,r'
during 1889 OR 1910. The secor,
line allowed one each year, to Lousa'
ana State both times.
Enemy backs ran 1863 PLAYS apairs.
the first line during the past 500,
son and wound up with only 2O5 no,
yards to shoW-an average of IL no,
play. At the left side of the wall
they lost more than they gaines
against All-America End Budd, Fl.
rod, John Tripson and Hunter Cor.
hern, second All-America guard.
Those seven stalwarts even drew
praise today from Coach Allyn Me-.
Keen, who broke a long-standing ira.
dition against patting his men on The
back before they are finished with
competition.
II think it's the best line in the
Southeastern Conference he declsr.
ed, "and 1 wouldn't swap it for any
in the country"
The first line averages 1877 pounds
and the second 191, both rather light
for modern big-time football. They'll
be giving 10 pounds or more to the
man to the Hoya forwards.
However, the Maroons are accus.
toned to facing bigger men. Witness
the manner in which they pushed
the ponderous Alabama team around.
A good indication of the calibre Of
States line as a whole is in the df.
ference of opinion about individual
ability. ?
Although Elrod is an All.America
and Corhern on the second All
America, there are many in Missis'
sippi who contend Guy Mcdowell :
a better guard than Corhern and
Tripson is the best lineman on the
squad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
Duke Frosh Five Beats
Louisburg Quint, $3.50

DURHAM, Dec. 17.-LP-T h e
Duke university freshman basket
ball team opened its season here
tonight with an impressive 60 to
80 victory over Louisburg Junior
college.
Paced by three members of last
years championship Durham high
school team, Bob CAN'T, Cedric
and Garland Lofts, the Blue Imps
had little trouble in winning. CAN'T
scored 10 points while Cedric
chalked up II and Garland counted
with eight.
Ralph Roe, of Louisburg, took
the individual scoring honors of
the night with % of his teams 80
points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
BANQUET SLATED TONIGHT
Negro Teams Continue Drills For Grid Game
Cage Games Here To
Be Played Thursday

The basketball dOubleheader
between the varsity and junior
varsity quints of New Hanover
High school and Clinton High
school will be played at the Cape
Fear Armory gymnasium Thurs
day night instead of on Friday
night, it was announced last
night.
The change was made at the
request of the Star News Empty
Stocking fund, which will be u.s.
ing the armory Friday for the
wrapping of Christmas packages.
Both cage outfits here went
through their daily. drills at the
Armory yesterday in preparation
for the games.