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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Red Cross Mercy
Ship Sails June |

WASHINGTON The Red Cross
said Friday that with only ~ per
cent of It's } 700 chapters report
ing 30 far, ~ has raised 81 800 600
of the 10000 900 European var
relief fund.
From these funds the fret mercy
ship To leave American shores for
Europe will be pr0yisionsd and siil
sail on June l fer Bordeaux.
The mercy ship, 10 be chartered
from the maritime commission. all
carry 81 600 900 worth Of clothing.
drugs. soaps. cooking utensils.
KAuzs and food.
These provisions siii be for The
allies only. The Red cross offered
aid TO Germany but tbai nation
replied that IL does not need Amer
can help.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
The ks,ne.e address hs Their
Toiiefsew ~ thr Young Repub-
,ieass. delivered here Friday sfs-
erneea. Win be feund On page -.

ventlon ~ 10 = m. Saturday. hal
In the spotlight Friday Afternoon
~ss the state Young Republicans
Interest IN The sessions vas
reporfed "a k~ea thai Paul
johns. Pierce county chair
man. and In charge Of eoss~n-
fion arrangements. hastened 10
stress that TOO seats for the
general public ~ill be svsiiabie
Saturday In the baleeas II the
state armery. scene sf The
major ceneiass.
In the armory at IL 10 4 m.
keynoter Hanford AscNldsr o
Iowa. former national Americas
Legion commander and once Amer
ica's minister to Canada. will de
liver his address over NATIONWIDE
MIC radio hookup OF stations,
There was no doubt that q,
rope travail had cast = grin
shadow over the Republican gath
sring.
10 mueh Mas this % that
principal pre-e.ns~ailen dsle-
gate Interest In the platform
centered on thu predicted
strong" plank on foreign poi
hey.
80 much vas II % thai Frida !
had cioaeted himself. had
''ditcbed" his previously prepared
speech, and was writing another
IN light of the mounting interna
/ Continued on Page II. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Tacoma Woman Hit
By Seattle Trom

An elderly Tacoma woman.
whose name vas given a. Emma
Hoff, IS. and her residence at 1907
So. 18th st. vas reported IN critic
81 condition m King County sos-
piisi Friday after being struck by
: street car IN Seattle Tbarsds ,
night. The woman. according 70
reports received here. bad just
shghlsd from the street ear. shle a
made a left turn shs sss not *
pectinE
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TroizkY and
Wife Escape
Assassins!
New York Youth Il
Held by Would-Bs
Killers oil nussion

MEXICO CITY, hsaf 81 n
unidentified Eunmsa IN = swtft I
.. N. raid poured machine xan
fire into Leon rratshy's hedrc.sa
Friday in an unsuccessful attempt
10 ss.ss=snats him.
Trotsks and his -ifs. ~he were
unhust. ruled from their bed and
my on the floor while KunFirv
ratified At thslr suburban ceyase.a
villa for nearly IS minutes
one guard. shsldea asrie.
-. ~ New York city. WIS hla-
mapped ~ The raiders. al ~
whesn we're d~.rriaea .. %ps.s-
Ing Npsatsh. Harte was ths
ehbert ~ . Widespread pssses
search.
In . statement. Troisky sssa sH=
dawn attack .wHs organized ~ ~
GPu Soviet secret paliesl under
the direct supervisors OF stain
himself"
Nothing else !. pe-.ihi~. ~.
cause ~ the character ~ fh<
assault Tressky SAID. IL SAID
mn bIspse csuld h. sssschea 10
M~slsaa psilslcai xssup~ -
ean~~ he had y. es~nt~s
suaaag fhsm.
One u Tressky's guards -
that in addition 10 using nsuhAs
guns against Trotxky the raiders
carried . th<rmos bottle filled viii
ine~ndiary liquid which thry tossed
into thu Trotxky hnme Two small
fires WIRE started next 20 Trotxky.s
bedroom but his wife. Natalis.
quickly smothersd the flames with
q blanket
The raiders apparently re-
sorted % . rsse 10 enter the
Trsfxky ksnse. vhleh is s.s-
rounded BY . high bssrsraa~
and guarded ~ five ~
Tratsks'. personal ssas guards
iaslds and bs . special p.irsi
Of tsexiesa peiies eussiie.
A guard said the ralsisss nFst
ovsrpowsrsd and bound five police
men outside IN. villa and ,lssn
entered fhs grounds soms. n was
reported. we're dreassd in police
uniforms They trirksd Sheldon.
The missing guard. and carried him
away
u wss estimated that 81
least roe shat. ssss fired from
fs.s ss.ehiss gun. In the fisss
attempt On Trstshy's iifs sinns
he rssne 10 sfsxscs IN sxii<.
-Maehins gun clips wsrs scat.
tered al ovwf tha place = gaafi
said '-'rhs raiders slso weFs armed
with pistols We found some
empty Antom2tie shells IN ms
gard
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There u no strike IN Tacoma
automobile shops. c. p. Roeley.
business agent for Auto Mechanics
local No. zs7. pointed out Friday.
His statement followed publieA-
ton OF a story in a Seattle morn
ing paper to the effect there was
a strike here. The story moor
rectiy mentioned Tacoma instead
of Olympia
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VI
Says Nazis
Spun Honor
King Grave as He
Addresses People
OF English Empire

LONDON-king George VI TOLD
the people of the British empire
Friday that Germany seeks moth
ing less than complete and final
destruction of the empire as 4
prelude to her conquest of The
world.
The king spoke over a radio
network which carried his
voice throughout the. world.
The address marked the an
nual celebration of Empire
day, the birthday of the late
Queen Victoria under whose
long reign the British flag was
firmly planted In lands from
the tropics to the arctic.
Speaking at as grave an hour as
Britain and her empire had ever
faced-with the flash of German
gunfire on the French coast visible
from the chalk cliffs of Dover and
an assault on Britain itself ex-
pected at any moment, the king
said:
Germany II seeking the
overthrow, complete and final,
of this empire and everything
for which IL stands and after
that, conquest of the world"
ITO all of us of this empire.
said the king, land to all men OF
vision and good will throughout
the world the issue Is now plain
1t is the issue of life or death for
us all"
Defeat" the king said,
twill not mean some brief
eclipse from which we shall
emergi with strength renewed
1T will mean destruction Of
our world as we have known
II and the descent of darkness
upon Its ruins"
He denied that Britain was
moved by imperialistic aims as
has been charged by Germany and
declared that peace was the sole
object of the British.
Against our honesty" he
said, ''is set dishonor. Against
our falthfulness IL set treach-
cry. Against our justice,
brute force"
The king said that Britain had
done her utmost to avert war.
However he added. there is
now revealed without the POSSIBLE
ity of mistake a long planned
scheme to snbjugate by force the
nations of the world and against
which all our efforts for peace
were doomed to break. The de-
cisive struggle is now upon US
The king asserted that the en-
pire was completely united and de-
termined to defend "all that makes
life worth living"
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OverIin-C0rcio 10
Go Again Sept. II

NV fOHh--ksn Dseflln and
csferiBe Garcia have besn -
matched for q fight 70 bs held
sept II In Madison square Garden.
u wAs announced late Friday cy
Promoter Nike Jacobs overiin .
ns~iy-von middisNssznt title wiii
~ al stake.
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ascisis
Demand Italy
Take Action
Nation Observes
Entrance in World
War Back in 1915
BULLETINS

PARIS - An official COM
munique indicated Friday night
that the situation Is most hope
full for "early conclusion. under
favorable conditions of negoti-
ations for solution Of blockade
disagreements.
Prime Minister winston
Churchill of Great Britain has
exchanged messages with Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini Of Italy,
according TO private advices to
the United Press Friday. In an
attempt to clarity Ifaly's att-
tnde toward participation In the
European war.
Mussolini was reported TO
have taken an unyielding posi-
fion toward whatever sugges-
tions or requests may have been
made to him by Churchill and
to have replied that he already
had made clear his attitude.
ROME-Italians celebrated the
z5th anniversary of their entrance
into the World war Friday amid
increasing Fascist demands for
prompt fulfillment of the nations
ap of,,raI o.1,rot.ov.
In 1915, Italy joined the allies
to win "a place in the sum- Now,
Italy stands by the side of Ger
many, and Fascist quarters said
Benito Mussolini was on the verge
of making a decision" about the
new war, keeping in mind the "as-
pirations" which they considered
should have been granted Italy in
the treaty of Versailles.
A national holiday was de-
clared to celebrate today's an
niversary. Government build
ings were decked with flags
and Fascist secretaries In
every town were making stir
ring speeches stressing Italy's
demands.
The war fever was mounting.
The national budget had reached
an all-time high in order to bolster
the armed forces. Almost 2,000,-
900 men are under arms, and on
Thursday the armed forces COM
mittee of the Chamber of Fasces
met to examine the draft of law
which would, in war time, mobilize
all males between IA and so. The
law. drawn up by Mussolini, also
authorizes him to mobilize all in
dustry necessary to the war resis-
lance of the nation"
Rome and other cities have
been plastered with posters
demanding that Italy fulfill
her natural aspirations"-Tu-
nisia, Nice. Corfu and Djibouti.
Today the British-owned island
of Malta had Deen added 10
the list. Recent Italian reports
have said that Maltese nation
alists have been agitating for
annexation TO Italy. One news
paper said that Great Britain
Was turning Malta into a
prison island and Ill treating
the Maltese nationalist"
Another new Italian claim is
PALESTINE, a British mandate grant
ed b. the League of Nations. Al
though this demand has not been
voiced publicly, high Fascist Off
Gals have said that among the
titles of King Victor Emmanuel
Is King of Palestine
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n - > assNssk 81 Hszt.s - ssias-
tsrransan passages that lead ~ sif
rad ahsitsrs ard " llassd 81 key
points path sts~ sstys sabsay sys.
tsa. Il u said.
ssfDs II ths passages baslia
aadsr canals and lsndsf fns apae
river. lesd 10 wooded nsbswts
where lserllnssa seald BE eempsFa.
lively safe from air hombsnx
Tke@s aeedeFs essANesszasss
aeslkasd - pssmtt iafs -
ssrsnsl - ps@eslsls aasiag IN
sR raid. ssss saaf1 vita ske
sfssees seefaes saa azsae pes-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

NGToN President
Roosevelt announced plans Friday
to train 10000 civilian pilots dur
ing the new fiscal year. starting
July /.
Civilians receiving the primary
aviation training will be incorpor-
ated into various army. navy and
marine reserves to form the per-
sonnet nucleus 10 man the ultimate
fleet of $4,000 sirplanes contem-
plated by the president
The president said al press
aeronautics authority training
conference that the plan repre-
sents an expansion Of the civil
program which gave primary
training 20 10000 civilians In
the current year.
The broadened program. Mr..
Roosevelt said. will draw men from
three main sources:
THE schools and colleges at
! which the 10000 civilians we're
trained this year.
"a large group Of citizens who
4 have private licenses Of sari-
Gus sorts but for personal reasons
have ceased to fly.
Men Of IS 10 IS who are not
, enrolled IN any school or col
lege but are willing 10 undertake
such training
Mr.. Roosevelt would not esii-
mate the total appropriations
which Will BE- necessary for such
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Canada Inierns 26l

OTTAWA, Ont. Justice Minis
ter Ernest LaPointe told the house
of commons that 1888 enemy
aliens were registered in Canada
and 26i of them are informed In
special camps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
0uakes Shake Lima

LIMA. Peru Severe earthquakes
shook Lima Friday. damaging sey-
erzl hoilses A score o. persons
were reported injured Some
church towers we're reported 10
have fallen and there waa eonsld-
erable public alarm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

The entire gap between the
Allied army OF the north. with.
drawing from Belgium, and the
main French army, the army oil
the south. was now under a violent
Allied bombardment by artillery
and airplanes. II was asserted.
Nevertheless. the military
informant said, the Germans
persisted In n desperate race
through the Somme-A rras gap
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

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shsss s@<zs~s 80 xsseese f~<&
ssssvs ~ Bss@sxs~.
Al rs ssesszs psrsoa sns'x a
ne aaasssFesna sy.zsza ~s& fhsk
shslleFs ssss besas psgvi<ea sn<A<f
81 ns~ bsssiaiaxs - tn<s we5s
taslIs.
f4~ ssssaass - - sYsEesz
So sazxpFt=s. fzs<Fiz@i eisat<s
sssaszsas sta zsa=seFa sp@<2t-
lnr sssszzs sFs 80 - - -
eanlsaEems 81 fhFe@ sf@f<s~
aaaesxsea.s. ksssata<< ss< e
plMe~ - ksiag s5z< psxi<sfN
eniekis 10 ahe eilna1A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Honolulu Bombed"
By Enemy" Planes

HONOLULU a squadron Of
invading planes successfully
bombed" Honolulu and a part Of
the battle fleet IN Pearl Harbor
during army msneuysrs Thursday
night although the city Was almost
completely blseked out.
Aided by bright starlight. the
bombers dropped flares At their
targets. They attacked from sue h
a height that the noise Of their
motors was inaudibls and search.
lights could not pick them out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Young COP
Opens Here
MocNider Keynotes
AT State Session
Saturday Morning

Aneered in . good-nsturcd man.
ner by rumored Democrats pro.
posals for = coalition. even for az
election moratorium. wAshlngtan
states Republican hosts wsss
throng,na The eity's hotels FRIDAY
witt. n even bigger influx due
Friday night and Saturday morn.
ing.
Curtain was to rise on the bix
show the state Republican con.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Report Vast Underground
City Below German Capital

ngaiaA cir sae4zh - sAetsks
psvAs sanpssss eessag P~@ ststkpa&
mat sssrsw aads< - @*fm<a
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u. S. Will Train $4,000
Pilots Starting July |

work. He recalled that the cAA
launched its program to train TO-
900 pilots with . - .000. 900 ap-
preparation last year.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and SIM
day. Temperatures: High. u; low,
81 sun rises, l:z3; sets, 7;5o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25

AaEHfGAN LEAGUE
Detroit 49,. 800 ice e0o-~I . 4
Chicago 80. eos zee eox--z o
ByidKes Corsica ard Tsbbsiss.
Rlxnsy ana FRESH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Nazis Driving Through
Somme- Arras Gap
Under Terrible Fire
Allied Artillery and Airplones
Pour Deoth on Invaders: Germons
Bomb City of Metz. French Admit
THE FRENCH REPORT

New German mechanical and motorized units driving
nothwestward toward the channel through the Somme
Arras gap in the Allied lines under terrible rain of fire
from Allied heavy guns and arplanes. French military
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-25
Nazi Baiile1ag Planted
Within Cannon Shot 81
Chalk Cliffs Of Dover
British Cl0im - Gsrmon pIones
Shot Down In Fisrcs Fiqhting
Over Northern Part al Frunco
BULLETINS

BERLIN - Re.psnnhls Cermsa mI1taFy ansxsGuu
asserted lss FRIDAY thsf Germna Iroan ~ en1erp1
Calais ard that sreux me<hnmtnp1 legooe were 81
sai<lde he eIfy.
The m~sh.nlz.a <s,sma ~ r.ps~ts1 = Ar1rss.
aheut eight miles fran Calnis.
II presumed fhnt lrunpn reparte6 - k4<e
rsashed The city light fsses~ ps.uhb nster<Y<o
detsshmsntA
i~rs said.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - ne nriiink Nj crunn ri
returned frsm nerthsrs France rspertsd Friday III
Ahhevsils virtually rss>d - Eerman ss temAor1-
ment and h ilfe more Than henp ~ sune1tnx
ruins.
f0ND0N--Ths .r ministry MD Fri1.y nieki tksi
II Brtish fighters shat dnwn II Msmerrrhmttt. essv
The French ss.st late to-day snd ssrisy 6ameged tkFpe
more. No British fighters wsvs is~L
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fHK sTkNL HfNa ftuMfNSs
German troop. Friday th< French channel part =
thu north and planting the Mani bstfsx within
shot OF the chalk cliffs Of Dover.
british miiiary sources revealed lha. -.sesssss
taehmsnt. FRAN Boaloxns surinx ~ Might m No.
centred hase only - MILES fssm he Hvisinh eser.
The situation has beeoms mere grave. u rs said.
Calais. the nearest Frsneh shsnssi psrt . Dsv<r.
3 aaly II milss fEam sssssns aad ssuas =. -.
expressed thai ess b hsd ~ he Aflss -
Germans retain santral II Basisxne
German heavy guns lombard DIVER snd oth<r
ports along the channel and the possibility u German
invasion pointed Enslands famous einausparts ~
southeast eoazI discussed In iondnn In terms Of im
nent likelihood.
MOI since Napoleon h.. The peril Of Invasion rum M
water been brought eo~s TO ENGLAND The British ~
ministry reported that the royal air farss battling
eourageosy 10 hold back lhs powerful hrnsis Of German
mechanixed arms.
AmpifyiaT II. earlier .anauass@s~iz ire cir
ministry said that British fighter paret mi ds~s
n German pian~~ and shot down damaged bsyss1
repair another - planes In spsrsiisss ssrfhsrH
France during the aiKhi
-under conditions prevailing there can b. isie doubt
that mozi " these damaged .rsrah ~sFe lost ne mn-
lstry said
patrol Of II British spltfrs planes was aid By the
ministry have shot down eight German Msss*rshmidt
ITO planes and probably have shot down three other
Messsrsehmdts and three bombez 0ne sptfrs crashed
Meanwhile. IL was claimed. street fighting bstwsss
Allied and German forces ~as occurring - bhsnt.
belgium. southwest ef Antwerp ard that ~ bslEiAs
forts Of ManxsnEs and Tsurnsf. n the Gh<nt Usss
had fallen To the Germans.
Authorised German quarters aid that six Britain trans
ports route TO the continent. had been suns u hs
English channel
said Allied attempts break through German
nen presumably those separating Allied armies In Belgium
northern France had besn rspulssd with heavy losses
Dealing with ths situation the Norwegian Arctic port
Of Nsyk authorized Naz quarters said that hs air fnss
cooperating with Germans holding out against Allies
attackers theirs and that some shp@ had been booed sna
damaged"
Authorized military said that tina German 40
along the channel preparatory 70 An 4sm<
wips the Allied armies surrounded above the he'-
rsneh border estimated BY the Germans 70 number
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RANK TRANSACTIONS
..... s3.05s 900
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10
Williston Cagers Beat
Kinston In Double Bill

The Williston high school cagers
Won both ends Of a double bill
from the Kinston basketball teams
here last night. the girls winning
1855 and the Tigers coping an over.
time contest, 1924.
In the girls game, Williston jump
ed to an early lead and was never
threatened. At half time they were
out front 1863. Owens and Waddell
with 13 points led the Williston sex
tet.
Kinston led the Williston boys I'm
til the third quarter, holding an S-4
advantage at the end Of the first
quarter and leading 1910 at the end
of the half. Williston led 1920 at
the end Of the third quarter and
when the game ended was tied "a.
"a. .Williston won in the extra Pc
riod. Haynes with 10 points, led the
Tigers and Jones, with Is, topped
kinston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10
Southeastern n. G. Basketball
BladenbOrO

leading scorer is Hilburn, who
has whipped the cords for 148
markers. Butler is running
second in the scoring race with
SO points. These two lads with
X. Nance, Bryan and Bridger
constitute Bladenboro's first
string team. Butler tips the
scales at 1876 pounds, but the
rest of the basket crew are
small, making up for their lack
of size, however, with speed and
cage cunning.
BladenborO's victims this sea-
son include Inmberton, Chad
bourn, Clarkton and Elizabeth
town.
Harvey Warlick, coach of the
quintet, feels that his team has
u good chance of coping the
county championship in the
Baden tournament, which is
tentatively set 10 open OH Feb
ruary %.
BladenborO won the boys
championship in the Star-News.
Y. M. c. A. tournament in 1897
and the team is expected to be
back again this year for a try
at the title.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10
MILLER PLANNING
MORE MAT BOUTS
Promoter Says He Will Pre-
sent Card Of Light
Heavies Soon

Mike Miller, former joint pro-
moter of wrestling in Wilmington
with the American Legion, an
nounced last night that he will
continue to promote the mat game
here and will present his first
card in a downturn location in a
few weeks.
He said that his future promo
ton will deal with light-heavy-
weights entirely.
In commenting on his split with
the Legion he said that the card
to be presented at Legion stadium
Tuesday night was tho one ar
ranged by him under contract with
the office Of Jim Crockett, in
Charlotte, but even though the
card was arranged by him he will
not interfere in any way with the
scheduled matches which will have
as their chief feature the appear
ance as referee of James ]. Brad
dock, former world heavyweight
boxing champion.
Miller exhibited several tele-
grams from Crockett substantiatins
his statement that the card sched-
uled Tuesday night would be Lever
VS.. Beaver and Mars VS.. Jack
Hader.
IT have worked hard to bring
wrestling back to Wilmington and
now that fans are attending regu-
larly and in large numbers, I know
of no reason why the American
Legion or Jim Crockett should
disagree or become dissatisfied
with me in the promotion OF
wrestling here" Miller said.
However, he stated that the card
to be presented next Tuesday night
is one of the best to be made up
and he urged that all wrestling
fans see the matches.
Miller expects to match Honey
Boy" Hetney, of Atlanta, world
champion Interchangeable wrest-
Ter, against Eddie Pope, Rocky
Mount grappler and former mat
man at the University of Caro-
lima, in his opening matches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10
Billy Myers Is Holdout;
Says He May Quit Game

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. SIP
Billy Myers, one of the charter
members of the winter "holdout
club" said tonight he might quit
baseball if the Cincinnati Reds did
not meet his demands for more
money.
The shortstop said he had made
no definite decision yet, then added:
II might just as we'll get a job
and stay around here
Myers said he was dickering for
a job with the state.
He declined to discuss the finan-
cial arrangements he wanted, but
said he had received one letter
from the Cincinnati club which
failed to meet his demands.
The Reds are scheduled to shove
off for spring training in Tampa,
Fla, Feb. rs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-10
Wildcats Defeat Rocky Mount Cagers, 1926
VICTORY IS FIRST
CONFERENCE WIN
Alderman, Edwards, Pieper
Lead Local Cagers In Scor
ing; Play Durham Tuesday

Led by the high scoring aces of
the Wildcat machine, Allison Alder.
man. Bobby Edwards and Billy
Pieper, the New Hanover High
school basketball team last night
defeated the top-heavy favorite
Rocky Mount Blackbirds by a 80 to
26 score in the first home confer
ence game of the season for the
locals before the largest local crowd
of the year in the Cape Fear
Amory.
Captain Alderman led his team.
mates with Is markers as Edwards
counted 10 and Pieper accounted for
IL and the rest of the up and COM
ing Wildcats tore the armory hard
wood to pieces to stop the visiting
Railroaders cold in their tracks.
There was no doubt as to the out
come of the game after Captain AL
derman sank the first Grip shot
from just under the basket ta put
the locals into a lead which they
never ~relinquished.
At the halftime rest period the
Wildcats lead IA to 10 and went on
into the second half to score rs
points to is for the visitors. z
Johnson, center of the Blackbirds,
ran around the local defenses to get
top honors for his team with II
points and was the outstanding a
for the losers.
The Wildcats stock went up con-
siderably by their brilliant victory
and Coach Pepper is very entnus.
iastic about the coming game with
the Durham state champions which
will be played in the YMCA gym
next Tuesday night at s o'clock.