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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
WARMER WEATHER
SCHEDULED TODAY
Increasing Cloudiness, Gentle
To Moderate Winds
Are Forecast

Slightly warmer weather TO-DAY
was forecast by weathermen la st
night after the mercury had dropped
again to a below-normal level We--
nesday night.
Lowest temperature this morning
u expected to be about 40 degrees.
Increasing cloudiness and steadily
rising temperatures were included
on today's weather menu. Gentle
variable winds will become moderate
today and possible fresh southerly,
weathermen said.
Yesterday, the mercury dipped to
= low of "a degrees, but during the
day it climbed to a peak of Sc de.
grees. The NEAR was two below the
A degree normal mark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
FRANCE GIVES REDS
NEAR EAST WARNING
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MES, and exclude North Afri-
ca and Syria.
= The source which told OF the
French troop concentration i'll
the Near East said they were
so placed to prepare for all
Russian or German threats in
the Balkans or the Caucasus"
Britain and her ally, Egypt,
also have extensive forces IN
the Near East-the British i'll
Egypt. where defense of the
Suez Canal Zone is one OF their
duties, Palestine and elsewhere.
London military sources said
there had been big movements
of British troops in the east
since the war began. They ex-
planned that drafts of both
white and native troops left
India-where there is a peace
time army of 10000 whites and
$50, 900 natives-England and
other parts of the empire to
"augment considerably" the
normal force of $4,000 in Egypt
and 5000 in Palestine.
The French concentration
centering in Syria-is COM
manded by General Maxine
WeyganG, 72.year-old former
chief of the French general
staff, who arrived in Cairo,
Egypt, yesterday with Admiral
Jean Esteva, commander-in-
chief of the French Mediter-
ranean fleet, to inspect Brit
ish and Egyptian defenses.
Previous French statements hav'
lade it clear that should the wa
pread to the Near East, Ger
who was the right ham
ian of Marshal Ferdinand Foe
| the later stages of the Worl'
ar. would command the Allie
orces.
The Caucasus mountains stretcl
cross Soviet Russian territory be
xeen the Black and Caspian sea
n a path leading to Turkey an
yria. Turkey has mutual assist
nee pacts with Britain and France
(Coincidentally, a Budapest dis
atch said neutral nations o
outheastern Europe would hav
onscript armies on a war foot
lg by mid-March as a precau
measure against an,
threat to their peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

bassador Franz Won Papen, ADJ
Hitler's ace troubleshooter, have
come in for outspoken criticism Il
the Turkish press.
Foreign observers saw the seizure
of the Krupp plant and the other
measures directed against German
interests as a logical sequence to the
recent declaration of Sukru Sara
coglu. Turkish foreign minister, that
Turkey is not neutral but only non
bellieerent for the moment
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
METHODISTS HOLD
MEET HERE TODAY


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ton of the Rev. W. A. Cade, dis.
trict superintendent.
Among the speakers will be the
Rev. F. s. Love, the Rev. r. W.
Bradshaw, the Rev. Floyd Patter-
son, and Mrs. H. J. Faison, who
will discuss the theme Of "Metho.
dist Advance" and important phases
of the work of the church.
Thirty three pastors and a large
number of laymen and women from
the 1876 churches comprising the
Wilmington district are planning
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
BRUNSWICK SEEKS
FUNDS FOR ADULT
DRIVERS FOR BUSES
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driver was not to blame for the &C.
cident.
The commission instructed its
transportation director, L. C. Thorn
ton, to survey the situation and see
what could be done. Virtually all
school bus drivers in the state are
pupils, and the pay is low.
The commission also asked the di.
vision of purchase and contract to
buy about 500 new buses to replace
obsolete vehicles. The division has
bought 600 new buses each year for
the last two years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

tlOnJllueu fIUIIl L age OlICJ
race to line Turkey up for the dur
tion.')
On Bosphorus Straits
The Golden Horn. on which the
huge Krupp yards are located, is an
inlet of the strategic Bosphor's
| Straits which separate Asia Minor
from Europe.
Large-scale departures of German
residents from Turkey, particularly
businessmen, were disclosed in Of
fetal quarters.
Some quarters attributed the
exodus t. Germany's desire to get
possible for a big drive against Bri-
tain and France. Others blamed the
feeling that war may spread to
southeastern Europe and the near
east in the spring.
Considerable significance was seen
also in a trip to Egypt by Gen.
Maxine Weygand, commander Of
Frances near eastern forces.
France has 275,O00 men concen-
trated in the near east and Egypt
is expected to serve as a reservoir
for troops and Supplies in ven Of
a Observation-Disclosures attack -
as some observers prophesy-arain t
Soviet Russia's vital Caucasian oil
fields.
German businessmen have had
m~onopo,ies in some fields in Turkey
and German specialists were numer-
Gus in this country until the out
break of the European war and
Turkeys subsequent alignment with
Britain and France.
German influence has been OF the
wane, however. in recent months.
and the activities Of German Am
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

mi, approximately 200 miles farther
north at the eastern end OF Fin
lands narrow waist"
F~'orty-five thousand or more in
positions at Salla, $50 miles north
Of Suomussalmi.
No one here would estimate the
Finnish strength or Finnish losses
on any front beyond the state
ment that both figures were far
fewer" than those for the Russians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
SOVIETS CLAIM
CAPTURE OF Is
FINNISH FORTS
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and hand grenades which they
throw if attacked.
Finnish advlces from the front
indicated Russia's 100000 men
were attacking as follows:
Approximately 100000 in the
battle centering at Summa on the
Isthmus of Karelia, in southeast
Finland.
Another 100, 900 northeast Of
Lake Ladoga.
Several thousands at Suomussal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

The ornate marble tomb of
General [. S. Grant on Riverside
Drive. New York, was built by
popular subscription.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

A little town in the province of
Limburg, Holland, is called Ameri.
"a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Luminous beetles are carried by
when they journey at night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
What TO DO Inn
THE Itch (sc,bI,,'

Relief frorr itch, Or that
known as SC Dies. scratchass' Condition
OF 7..year Hch, is ouickIg amp Itch
"David's S~native Wash = aaQ with
phur solution which DESTROYS lug sGl.
germs which it contacts nose Itch
That fiery, tormenting itchine easing
any druggist or postpaid di-eos ec I:
PACK II not relieved. owens !, Money
Richmo.u, Va. (adv.) Ming,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Irwin S: Cobb, the snn.>
once conducted a column r''a'I.st
Sour Mash" for II. ''4si
Evening Post. Louisville
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
TURKEY SEXES
GERMAN-OWNED
MARINE WORKS

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ace to line Turkey up for the dur
iOn.1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

ADVERTIsEMENT
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Allies Offer
Concessions
To Il Duce
Mussolini Quoted AS
Saying Concessions
Repeatedly Offered
Are "Too Little and
Too Late" To Change
Position.

Rome. May 24.-(AP)-Futilc al
lied offers of concessions to Premier
Mussolini in the hope of keeping Italy
acknowledgement were reported today
in Italian quarters.
With Italy observing the anniver-
sary of her entrance into the World
war % years ago today, unofficial
observers said the French secretly Of
fered her credit facilities through the
Suez canal and a free port at Jibuti,
Somaniland. Jubiti is the only rail
outlet to Italy's Ethiopian empire.
Britain has been negotiating for an
arrangement to lift the allied block
AIDE in the Mediterranean for Italy.
Mussolini, however, was quoted as
saying the concession are too little
and too late
Some Italians more than half eN-
pected Premier MuSSolini to cele-
brate todays anniversary by announc
ing that Italy is ready to strike for
attainment of her long heralded ter
ritorial aspirations.
There were no surface indications
Of the exact time or place of Italy s
leap. Most gueSSeS were that it would
be against France or YugOslaVia,
against both of whom Italy has filed
territorial claims.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Eight Persons Arrest
ed Last Night as Mem
bers of Biggest Or
ganized Grim i n a |
Gang Operating in the
State.

Raleigh. May 2i-(AP)-Frcdcrick
G. Handy. director Of the State Bu-
i.cqu OF Investigation, announced to-
dav that eight persons had been az
rnstcd in a rack-doWn on what he
termed the biggest organized crlln-
jnaI gang operating in the state.
Agents Howard l.. Pierce and ".
I Calling with the aid of Chief Dc
tcctivc King and other Durham Of
riccrs. Lieutenant A. T. Moore Of the
highway patrol and Captain Bailey
and other Durham ABC officers,
made the arrests during the night.
The gangs activities were state
wide and crimes included everything
from car therts to safe blowing
Handy said. The theft Of $500 worth
of cigarettes at New Bern and Of a
new: automobile at Pilot Mountain
led to the arrests.
Pierce identified the prisoners as:
held in Durham-Wallacc Ri8gsbce,
Of Durham. Graham Murphy Of Bur-
lington. J. d. Strong Of Durham,
Helen johnson OF Durham and Reu-
ben Chappell Of Durham; held al
HiIlSboro-Pcrcy NeWsomc. an cs-
capped convict: held at Ra!elgh-Allen
Oglcsby Of near Morehcad City and
Evelyn Britt Johnson Of Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Parachutists
Find Death

London, May 24-(AP)-A small
band of British and French soldiers
were reported tonight to have wiped
out German parachute attackers
armed with sub-machinc guns drop
ped on small French village be-
hind the western front.
The air ministry announced that
16 members of the ground staff of Il
Royal Air force squadron had stop
ped to rest at the village when at
dusk German bOmbers came roaring
over the rOoftops.
The bombers moved around until
night fell and then dropped the
parachutists.
The Raj men, joined by few
French soldiers. set out in search
of the nazi machine gunncrS, the all
ministry said, and there followed q
house. toulouse fight.
: "By daybreak every parachutist
was dead. the air ministry said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Training For
Air Reserve
Is Planned

Washington, May "a. - (AP)-
President Roosevelt disclosed plans
today to give basic training as pilots
TO $4,000 men in the twelve months
beginning July l.
Through the Civil Aeronautlcs Au-
thority. he said, three months OF prl-
mary training in flying viii be pro
yidcd. While not all Of those who
take the course will be finished ma
tcrial fer the army and navy air
forces, the President asserted they
can be Incorporated in various re-
serves. ..ro.oooo tb,t
Congress would be asked for a sup
Elementary appropriation to handle
the pilot training program.
In contrast with large expansion
contemplated in filler training, tne
Chief Executive noted that IN tne
present fiscal year ending June 81
basic training would have been pro-
vided 10000 men.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Ry HENRY AVERHL

Raleigh, May 24.-HaIf a million
North Carolina Democrats, more or
less, will tomorrow go to the polls
to nominate:
GD A governor, (2) lieutenant
governor, 90 a secretary of state,
7D state auditor, 50 a commits
sioner OF agriculture, CO. an insur-
ance commissioner, CD five con-
gressmen, (8) approximately 80
members of the state house of re-
representatives.. (9) about 35 state SEN
ators. and (l0) scattering of coun-
~ officials all over the state-mostly
registers Of deeds, county commits
sioners,, judges and solicitors Of re-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Suppression
OF statement
Is Declined
The People Ought to
Face the + acts Sena-
tor Tydings Declares
in Urging That Testi-
mony Be Published.

. ....a May 2:.-(AP)-
...s~t that the people ought
-.- facts" the Senate naval
.. declined today 10 sup
.. .ouy that the Navy has
...~ 81 .~craGt capable OF meeting
danes N equal combat.
r.. ..-..mpuy. by Rear Admiral
.-- =. Towers. chief of naval aero
.... vas that Of the navy,S 1867
., lanes only 1872 were less
e.. YEA. old and the others rang
c@ a a,v up TO seven years. Sena-
a~rG. Democrat, Virginia. said
. ed by Towers figures that
.~.~ ..nu. 500 of the Navy crafts
. a.. modern European planes
- .r... combat.
w.. Clauman Walsh. Democrat.
sets. said this presented
- g.G picture" of national de-
.. u.G s-ageSted suppresSionS.
Trd.ngS asserted that L
... ..a.- that would be a wise
arH Of a spirit of confidence
r..... .r. he added. Il feel that
S.. 81. O. :uce the facts and the
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Battle Of
Flanders In
Third Day
French A d v a n c e
Guards Fight Vigor-
ously With German
Light Units Near Bou-
'ogne, F ailing to Close
Gap In Lines.

Paris, May 24.-(AP)-Frcnch ad-
vance guards fought vigorously to-
day against small German light units
in the region of the English channel
near Boulogne. a military smokes
man said, while the battle of Fland-
ers ragged into its third day with
sustained violence eastward into the
vicinity Of Valcncicnnes.
The French spokesman acinoW-
lodged that the German inFi''"Aton
to the Boulogne area. Important
channel port just 26 miles from Eng
land, was continuing thron'h 25-
mile wide gap in the allied line
south Of Nrras.
The German troops were moving
northwestern through the gap.
which the French and their allies
were attempting to plug.
The fighting next to the coast was
described as ''hcavy", although the
German detachments at Bouloenc
were still reported to be only light
erfcctiVes.'
The spokesman said there was lit
IN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Votes
Expected In
State Primary

Raleigh. May 24.-(AP) - The
State board OF elections estimated
that about 100000 votes would be
cast in tOmorroW's Democratic pr!-
mary. No guess was haZarded as to
the probable Republican vote.
One Democratic subernatorial CAM
ddate A. J. Maxwell. was i'll at his
nome. His physician said Maxwell
was suffering from laryngitis. but
would be able to vote tomorrow "if
he has no fever" RumOrs that Max
well was suffering from break
down. which gained wide circula
ton here and in Durham. were de-
..icd ~ the doctor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24

corder and county courts.
At the same time those Tar Heels
of the Republican political persuasion
viii choose candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor and for scat
tering Of legislators and county Oh
ficiaIs in the comparatively few
counties in which the G. 0. P. offers
onnoSition to the dominant Demo-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
ART Treasures Ut
Belgium Are Lost

Paris. May pa (AP) thirty
truck loads of art treasures lnclud-
inc paintings by Rubens, Remorano'
and Van Dyck are missing, it was dis.
Closed today, after being spirited out
" brussels during the German IN
vasion. .o1-o,,
The priceless treasures were 1akel II
from the Brussels museum anu
placed in trucks, which set out Tor
France over the bombed and refugee
tangled roads. They departed before
the fall OF the Belgian capital 4
week ago but have not been hearo
from since.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
SBI Leads Roundup
Of Statewide Gang
Americans Ready
To Leave Britain

London. May 24.-(AP)-Scvcn
hundred Americans eager to leave
ENGLAND and escape the dangers of
xxi invasion applied for Visas and
ryit permits TO Ere in the last "a
hours. embassy officials said today.
In the face Of the growing danger,
embassy officials said they expected
nearly half Of the 5,400 American
citizens in the British Isles to leave
for home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Pitts Denies
Penal Division Super
intendent Answers
Charges of Political
Activities.

Raleigh, May 24.-(APl-Oscar
Pitts, superintendent of the State
penal division, branded as false to-
day any charges that he was at
tempting by coercion or intimidation
to secure votes from prison employ
ecs for J. M. Broughton, Democratic
gubcrnatorial candidate.
Governor Hocy reiterated that
State officials and employees W2Ec
free to support "the candidate OF
their choice" He said the admins
thation was not attempting to die
tate the nominee for governor.
Don S. Elias, Buncombe political
leader and supporter of w. P. Hor-
ton, telegraphed Governor Hoey that
he had reliable information "that
EMPLOYEES of the prison and road de-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Bishop Purcell Is
Given Assignment

Ashcville, May 2+.-(AP)- The
southeastern iurisdictonal conference
OF the Methodist church assigned its
eight active bishops today in accord
ance with the recommendations Of its
committee on epiScOpacy.
The assignments included: Bishop
Claire Purcell. North Car"'5n@ ID
We en- North C,,Y44..l4 CoH.eICACea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Averill Sees: Broughton High With
Maxwell Second; Half Million Votes

Gratis.
Without primary opposition arc the
Democratic and Republican candl-
dates for attorney general, superln-
tendent Of public instruction, a hall
dozen Congress posts and d large
number of 100 representatives and
so state senators.
Naturally chief interest centers in
the Democratic primary for COVER
ror. as there is no doubt that the
winner will be the states No. | cit
zen for the four years beginning
next January.
This campaign is unique in many
respects. There are more candidates
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
QUEEN WILHELMINA
FEARED CAPTURE

LONDON. May "a. - (AP)-
Observation-Disclosures of The Neither
lands told newspaper men per-
sonaliy today that she left her
invaded kingdom because the
Germans were determined to
canturc her and hold her as a
hostage
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
MORE DELEGATES TO
ROOSEVELT SUPPORT

Providence, r. L., May "a
fhP)-S;xtecn delegates to the
national convention pledged flat
" to President Roosevelt were
elected by reclamation today at
the meeting of the Rhode Island
state Democratic convention.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
GioaHQA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and slightly
cooler except light rain and sta
tionary temperature on northeast
coast tonight; Saturday partly
cloudy, slightly warmer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
NEM RI'S ROITE.

Charlotte, May 24.-(AP)- The
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day granted permission Of Carolina
Coach company of Raleigh to extend
its motor bus operations to connect
Tarboro and Dunn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Trotsky Safe
Alter Attack
famous Russian Exile
Only Slightly Hurt
BY Band Who Fire
Into His Bedroom.

."s City. May 24.-(AP)-
e. . ....-..y was attacked today by
-- 70. - or 10 men who fired
famous Russian eXile'S bed
-'rts..y was slightly hurt by
-..-- -..,>.
H-.-.sl shots were fired into the
.-" came to Mexico in 1887,
FL" "andering exile that fol-
.aliing out with the pow
-r Soviet Russia he helped
.~ ruc of the leaders of the
.G'.uu.
I.etsky's secretary guards,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24

AIRPLANE SCORE.
London. May 24.-(AP)-RrIt-
ish fighter planes yesterday shot
down 20 German planes and
damaged 25 more, the air min
istry announced today. The Brit
ish were said to have lost eight
planes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-24
Nazii Troops
AreReported
Near Calais
German Force Crap
pies With Allies in
Streets of Client;
French Forts N e ar
Belgian Border Re-
ported Captured.
(By The Associated PrcSS)

(By The Associated FrcSS)
Allied artillery fire rakHd adj
varcing German armorcd col
umnS with i devastating cross
fire III The battle of Flanders to-
day as other Nazi lrgionS struck
at the gates Of CaIaiS" only %
miles from Dover, England-and
captured the strategic French
seaport of BouIOgne.
With the mastery Of the Eng
IiSh channel at stake. the allies
hurled masses of infantry against
the German salient at its bottle
neck between Cambria and the
river SOmme.
II was the first time in the l5-day
old campaign that the two branches
Of The service in which the allies
claim Supcriority-infantry and artil-
lcry-Wcrc thrown into full play.
Away to the south in France, the
Germans raincd bombs on the Paris
Roucn railway in an attempt TO cut
IF the French capital from the i'm
portant harbor Of lie HaVrc.
(By The Associated Prc%S.)
German capture Of BoulOgnc--
Frances strategic seaport just 20
by air from London-WaS
admitted in authoritative London
quarters today.
The sweeping nazi rush TO the sea,
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AIRPLANF SCORE.

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Evening star., 1940-09-27

Natures Children
Arizona Whitehall Deer
(OdOcoileus cOuesi)

be seen in large numbers on the
plateau top Of the mountains. They
are clever and can escape from most
of the hunters seeking them.
At night, as they move about, 1t is
startling to see what appears to be
a flash of white race by. The gray
coat being almost invisible in the
shadows, the signal of the glisten-
ing white Of the tail, showing WV
idly clear in the dark, is most un-
canny.
There are usually twins, born in
July. The very young fawns are
hidden by their mother amid the
early flowers and growth of their
forest home. Sometimes these
trusting babies, hearing footsteps
close by, will even try to follow
Their beautiful mother soon has her
offspring following her, as she Leaps
joyfully over some obstacle, show
ing them how easily 1t is accom-
plished.
Evening star., 1940-09-27

of white blend with the white of the
rump patch. Only the males have
horns. The babies have spotted
coats.
The range of the Arizona white
tail is in Southern Arizona and the
southern corner of New Mexico.
An authority says it is very likely it
goes as far as the eastern limit in
the Chisos Mountains of Western
Texas. He also says: In Southwest
ern Texas these little deer cover a
range of from 5000 feet at the upper
edge of Lower Sonoran zone through
Upper Sonoran and Transition to
the top of the mountains at 5000
feet"
In September, when it is still sum-
mer in Arizona, this deer is clothed
in a light fawn-colored coat, with
a very unusual tint of yellow, which
becomes brighter and a redding
brown where it joins the glistening
white of the under portions of the
body. Circling the large, beautiful
eyes is a white area and the eye
lashes are especially abundant and
very black.
Where there is a growth Of nut
pines, oaks and jumpers, the Ari-
zona deer find seclusion. During
the daylight hours they rest under
the thickets and branches Of these
small trees. If disturbed, these
agile jumpers leap over the low
growth and the rocks. They MAY
Evening star., 1940-09-27
Girl Shark Fisher
Gets Lost Luuqh
nutl aArcnciaiad praSS

Py the Associated Press.
SOUTHPORT, N. C.-When VIM
fired Mae Roberts, 19, chartered a
boat to go shark fishing lockers
on were amused, but after Is min
utes of battle with fast-moving
shark she showed unmistakable
signs of being an expert.
Then handing the rod to one of
the party she dispatched the shark
with a .30-caliber rifle.
Evening star., 1940-09-27
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Special marks and colors or out
standing features often enable us
to make immediate and accurate
identification of many animals,
birds. reptiles, plants and fishes.
This is especially true of the Ari-
zona Whitehall deer, cousin of the
famous Virginia Whitehall deer.
Though it is a much smaller ami
NAL, in fact, is often spoken o. as
the dwarf deer, and wears dull
gray coat. the family characteristics
are so pronounced that you recog-
nize them and place this dainty lit
tie Whitehall in the genus Odocolleus,
in which 1t belongs.
All members of this group have
long tails for deer) with glistenlng
white edges. The center color
matches the coat and the markings