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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
Coon Students Plan
Partv Saturday Night

The Cooperative Employment de-
partment has asked permission OF
the High school Student Council to
hold its annual Halloween party
Saturday night, october rs, from 8
o'clock until II o'clock in the High
school gymnasium.
Sponsors for the affair will be
G. L. Sandvig, Miss Mayo Jones
and Mrs. Frances w. Trigg.
Plans for the occasion include
lanes, fortune telling, refreshments
and dancing from $3.50 until IL
o'clock. A waltz contest and Utter
hug contest, bingo, spook house,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

cluded 2,100 miles of track, sew
eral steamship lines, and a num-
Der of important hotelc. He recon-
structed and improvrd r a |
small railroads to provide contin-
uous service across florida. By
providing better INJECTIONS with
through lines to the North he gave
Florida orange grower quicker
and cheaper access to Northern
markets. He built a hotel for tour
lists costing So, 500,c-". In 1885 he
changed the South F. rida Rail
road from a narrow to a broad
gauge with an extension to Port
Tampa. And Tampa, then a viii
lage of a few hundred, he made the
terminus of his Southern Florida
railroad.
These two men, Flagler a n q
Plant, probably did more to start
Florida on the road to success Than
any pioneers of their day. Each
had boundless vision ind enthusi-
SIN and both lived well beyond
the allotted three score years and
ten. Plant died in June, 1899, and
lagler in 1913.
Builder of the South
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
which took over the Plant system,
had long been identified with the
South. The parent railroad of the
Coast Line system, the Petersburg
Railroad, was chartered on Feb
ruary 10, 1880. The line ran from
Petersburg, Va, SO miles south tc
a point one mile and a half below
the rapids of the Roanoke River.
The road opened for traffic over
one-half it's length in October, 1882.
It Travelled on wooden tracks lines
with strips of i'm. At the be-
ginning of the present century,
more than one hundred small rail.
roads built for the development OF
the Southeastern states were rep
resented in the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad company.
But long before the formation
of the present system, on April 81,
1900, the constituent roads, many
of them representing earlier con-
solidations, made up the most di.
rect route between Florida a n d
other parts of the Southeast and
the North. 1t was n 1883 that these
roads established the Florida Spe.
cial," operating b etween New
York and Florida, which was, SC
far as can be learned, the first
de luxe tourist train in the world.
It has been continued every sea
son since that time, and is the
dean of all fine tourist trains. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

apples IN string, fish pond, and
hitting balloons, will he in the en-
tertainment.
President of the Cooperative EN-
ployment department is Marion Yer
zaal. In charge of the ticket sales
are James Mohn, Leroy Wright and
Thelma Warters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
AGREE TO ~RBITRATI

CHARLOTTE, Oct. % Up -
Mayor Ben Douglas said today after
a conference with representatives of
the Nobel Knitting mill and the
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers (CIOl that they had agreed
to submit to arbitration issues that
resulted in a seven-month old strike
at the mill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
Brief Docket Heard
In Recorders Cou,t

A brief docket of cases ro
in recorders court yesterday nov,
ing.
On charges of fornicat;oa
adultery Henry Murphy was pi plia
80 days on the county farm, smsA
James spicer 20 days on the co,, r,l'e
farm, Mitchell Harper and an's
Billops, three months each N'Py
James Lock was found gui,tr
larceny and receiving and was VI
fenced to two months on the sen
farm. 00uhty
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

Rough and hard seems the crude
shoe pretty little Barbara Ann Hatch
er, 110 North Sixth street, holds, but
to the son of a rich planter about hel
iage in the hard times Immediately
following the Civil War in Whining
ton, the shoe was very welcome and
provided good protection from the
elements. Not that tne shoe was com
Portable, for the h%ome-tanned leath-
er is unlined. The raw leather sole
was put on with wood pegs showing
at the toe where the leather is ripped.
However the heel was put on with
iron pegs. The shoe, still sturdy in
its well-made roughness, was donated
to the Wilmington Historical museum
by the local Z. D. c.. chapter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
mo

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-R-Lew
Hahn told the 14th annual meeting
of the Cotton-Textile institute today
that despite the requirements of
the national defense effort, there is
no reason why retail prices should
be arbitrarily jumped"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
ARMED CAMPS

BUCHAREST, Oct. 23.-GP-Rus-
STA is transforming Bessarabia and
Northern Bucovina, taken from Ru-
mania last June, into armed camps,
a refugee escaping into Rumania
said today. He said Russians claim
ed to have had 800 heavy tanks and
1900 planes engaged in recent
maneuvers in Northern Bucovina
alone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
L. S. BUYS BOAT

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Oct. %.
-LR-Sale to the government of
the 2S-foot motor yacht Haida, to
be heavily armed and used for
patrol purposes in southern waters,
was announced today by its owner,
Max Fleischmann.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
FOOD SHOW STATED

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 23.-R-T. B.
Vogler, secretary of Charlotte's 18th
annual Exposition and Food Show,
to be held at the city armory- audi
forum Nov. GIG, said today Senator
F. Byrnes, of South Carolina,
had been invited to open the show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

The automobile tire bill of the
United States would be reduced %
per cent if motorists took better
care of their tires.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
RETURN OF FRANK JAMES,
MARKS CAROLINA PROGRAM

"Jesse James was shot in the
back. That's murder and some
body's going to pay-or my names
not Frank James,"
The speaker, of cours> '. is identi-
fled in the words abov~ And it is
with this thought that The Re-
turn of Frank James," new goth
Century-Fox picture opening today
at the Carolina theatre, begins.
Filmed in sectacular Technical
or, the production is the colorful
climax to the daring exploits of
the worlds most famous outlaws,
and the picture is said to be even
NOR stirring and exciting than
the first chapter of their chron-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
CLEVELAND ROMPS
OVER BROWNS, So
Jump On Pitcher Mills
For Five Runs In First;
Hudlin Hurls For Tribe

ST. LOUIS, April 22.-CP-There
was no dilly-dallying by the Cleve-
land Indians today as they demon
strated the quickest way to win a
ball game in defeating the St. Louis
Browns, 5 to 2.
Almost before S~outhpaw Howard
Mills had completed his warm-up
losses, the Indians had scored five
runs, more than they needed behind
the steady 7-hit pitching of the vet
a Willis Hudlin.
Mills did not get a man out. And
his jneffectiveness wasted subse-
quent fine relief pitching by Bill
Trotter and Johnny Whitehead.
Trotter held the Indians to five hits
in seven innings.
Lou Boudreau, lead-off man for
the Indians, started the decisive
first inning by working Mills for a
base on balls. Roy Weatherly hit
to the pitcher and he threw the ball
away, trying for a force play, put
ting n on second and third.
1t was the Browns first error If the
caoro~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Pro Golfers To Compete
For $4,000 This Summer

NEW YORK, April 22-tR-With
10 tournaments already listed and
others to be added, professional
golfers will compete for $4,000 in
prize money during the spring and
summer months, Fred Corocran,
tournament manager of. the P. G. A,
announced today.
The $4,000 Milwaukee Open, Aug.
IA. is a new addition to the sche.
dule while the Chicago Open, last
played in 1898, will be revived
July 1921.
The schedule.
May 1919, $4,000 Goodal1 Round
Robin, New York; May 24-25, $4,000
Metropolitan Open, Bloomfield, N.
j.; June 6-S, U. S. Open at Warrens-
vile, Ohio, with $4,000 in prize
money; June 1916. $4,000 Inverness
Invitational, Toledo, Ohio; July
1921, $4,000 Chicago Open; July
1928, $500 St. Paul Open; Aug.
IA, $1,000 Milwaukee Open; Aug.
1917, $4,000 Canadian Open; Aug.
26-Sept. /. $4,000 P. G. A. Cham
pionship, Hershey, Pa. and Sept. So,
5000 Anthracite Open, Scranton,
Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
|New Hanover To Play Raleigh There Tonight
ALDERMAN SLATED
TO HURL CONTEST
Cats In Top Position In Loop
With Raleigh In Tie
For Second Place

New Hanover's Wildcats, current
Eastern Class A conference lead
ers, will play their first night game
of the season in Raleigh tonight
when they go up against the tied
for-second place Capitals.
The Cats climbed into the loop
lead last Friday with a Z to l VIC
tory over the Durham Bulldogs, de-
Tending state champions.
Raleigh, rated strong champion.
ship timber, displayed a powerhouse
attack last Friday by defeating the
University of North Carolina fresh.
men, Is to 10, at Chapel Hill.
Allison Alderman will probably
get the starting call tonight with
Bobby Edwards and Billy Pieper in
the bullpen ready to stop the
Hurricane, should it get out of
hand,
Coach Bumgarner is counting
heavily upon the powerful bats of
Fred Day, Curly Stands and Bob
by Lee to shell the Hurricane
pitchers from the mound.
The Cats will again take to the
road on Friday to play a return
engagement with Durham in the
Bulldogs hometown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
PIRATES TRIUMPH
OVER CUBS, 9-5
Bucs Go Ahead In Fourth
Frame; Bowman Gets Credit
For First Home Victory

PITTSBURGH, April 22.-CR-
Pittsburgh finally opened its 1910
National league season at home to.
day, beating the Chicago Cubs 9 to
5 on soggy Forbes Field before 49,
461 fans.
Joe Bowman, whose father, Jo.
seph Bowman, Sr., died yesterday
in Kansas City. received credit for
the Pirates triumph although he
was replaced in the seventh by
Fireman Mace Brown. Bowman left
by plane tonight for Kansas City.
Six errors marred the game,
Pittsburgh making two in the first
inning to help Chicago score a run
The BUGS took command in the
fourth when, with two out, Bob
Elliott doubled, Ray Mueller walk
ed, Pep Young doubled to score his
two mates and Bowman singled
sending Young home.
Catcher Virgil Davis had to re-
tire early in the game because of
a torn ligament in his back.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
BAND WILL PLAY
FOR BUGS OPENER
252nd R%egimental Band Sc.
cured For Pirates Game
With Atlantic Christian

The Wilmington Pirates will open
their 1910 baseball season against
the Atlantic Christian college var
sity nine with all the fanfare Of
music and ceremonies on Friday
night, May 3.
Bert Kite, manager of the Buc-
cancers, announced last night that
he has completed arrangements for
the !252nd ~regimental band to fur
nish the music for the opening
night.
Kite said that he expects to have
the starting lineup for announce
ment the latter part Of this week.
He has written Bill Herring, base.
ball coach at A. c. c., asking for
the Bulldogs lineup.
Advance tickets for the game,
which will be played at Legion field,
will go on sale today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Queens Play First 1910
Match With Fayetteville
State Champs For Five Years
Will Have Odds Against
Them In Week. End Tits

New Hanover high schools Phan-
tom Queens, rulers of girls tennis
in North and South Carolina for
five years and claimants to the
Southern title last year, will get
their first test of match play for
1910 on Friday afternoon when
they play Fayetteville in the upper
Cape Fear city and the Southern
Pines lassies Saturday morning.
With new talent in most of the
positions and facing the loss of
Jane Lewis, number four, because
of a Student Government meeting
in Asheville this weekend, the
Queens will enter both Of their
matches with the odds slightly
against them.
Captain Mary Johnson will again
play in the number n position
and will stake her four year repu-
tation as an undefeated player
against the best the opposition has
to offer.
Eslie Fergus, number five last
year and playing in the second post
this season Is a hard hitting sopho-
more with plenty on the ball. Fer
gus is expected to come through
with a point for the Queens.
Norma Henderson, senior and
number three, is playing her first
year on the team. With a steady
but soft game Norma has steadily
climbed to her present position.
With Jane Lewis out Agnes Nor.
ton, freshman, will play number
four. Agnes has come from the
bottom of the ladder to her present
post this spring and is the proud
~possessor of a fine all around good
game with a nicely stroked fore.
hand and backhand.
Jocelyn Peck, sophomore star,
take over Miss Morton's number
five position. Playing a nice fore
hand stroke and fast serve Jocelyn
is a welcome addition to the
Queens.
Jean Jones, freshman, will bring
up the sixth place.
The Aces will accompany the
girls n play the Southern Pines
and Fayetteville boys. The Aces
defeated the Fayetteville lads on
the local courts a few days ago by
a 6 to 0 score in a match cut short
by rain and wind.
Captain Harold Hinnant will be
back in the lineup for the trip and
his presence will greatly strengthen
the locals. The deadly volleying and
hard serving Of Harold has been
missed in the matches played to-.
date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
TWO TEAMS PLAY
PRACTICE GAME

The Ethyl-Dow Chemists and E.
W. Goodwin Sons Builders clashed
yesterday at the 22nd Street ball
yard to open the final week of
practice in the Independent softball
league.
Both clubs found old man weather
and rough grounds a severe handi-
cap, but managed to complete
enough innings, score enough hits
and runs, and make enough fancy
catches to warning upon the
city that the pennant chase is going
to be a hot n this year.
A brave handful of the leagues
1900 steady followers faced the
chill of twilight to watch such IA
vorites as the Mckeithaa rs of Ethyl.
Dow and Emerson, Wade, LeGwin
and company Of the Builders loosen
up the kinks for the jumps impera-
tive cry, play BALI" come Monday
afternoon at 6:15.
Manager John Wright of the
flashy Builders turned in his player
contracts and the rosie" includes:
Billy Davis, a favorite third base.
man of hundreds; c. H. Dutch"
McKeithan, a woodworking Sec
ond-sacker; A. c. Mcdonald, Whites
All-Star backstop of two years ago.:
H. L. Herren, who spent the 1889
term with City Optical; Raiford
Trask, outfielder, a dangerous hit.
ter in the clutches; "Y' LeGwtn,
moundsman with a deceptive change
of pace; Harry Bethea. Wertheimer's
hustling catcher Of last se.sor, Fred
Tienken, another catcher who can
really keep the lep going; Cliff
Jenne, still as quiet as a birthmark
and even better than rs All-Star
Etnors gained last year.
Carl Paige is a new one. As the
season wears on there is no DOUBT
but what he will maxi all Will.
mington know him. Horace Emer.
son, back at short stop for his
fourth or fifth year with John
Wright's team, has made hundreds
of friends with his brilliant, clean
game. Ed. Hawkins, the hero of
many q ne and two-hit affair last
year is back with the Builders, and
likewise Charlie Wade, an easy-so.
ing but steady first sa"ker. Rock"
Casteen will be back-.and Rock" is
one Of the All-Star boys of the 1899
campaign. o. T. Royal, another
Builder of first-rate talent, is back
and upon these men Manager
Wright is ready to make it the
Builders year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
DETROIT DEFEATS
WHITE S0X, SIS
Earl Averill's Pinch Single In
Ninth Drives In Winning
Run For Bengals

CHICAGO, April %. Up - Earl
Averill's pinch single in the ninth
inning sent two runs home and gave
the Detroit Tigers a 6 to 5 victory
over the Chicago White Sox today.
Detroit, trailing by three runs,
punched across single tallies in the
seventh and eighth to set the stage
for the winning run. In the ninth
Frank Higgins and Dick Bartell
singled, were advanced a base by
Billy Sullivan's sacrifice, then scored
on Averili's blow.
Vallie caves, rookie Highlander
starting his first big league game,
vas effective part of the way but
wildness annulled his efforts. He
walked IL men in Z 2-3 innings and
made two wild pitches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
UNBEATEN REDS WHIP CARDS. 61
WALTERS ALLOWS
BUT SEVEN HITS
Rhinelanders Score In Fifth
And Eighth; River Floods
Course Across Field

CINCINNATI, April 22-CP-Con.
tinuing their undefeated and error
less way, Cincinnati's Reds beat the
St. Louis Cardinals and the Ohio
river flood as we'll today, pounding
out a 6 to 1 victory behind Bucky
Walters seventh pitching as water
Tapped into Crosley field.
Two three-run innings did the job,
aided in each case by a Card miscue.
A crowd Of 5,197 had to puddle.
jump their way into the park.
Walter stood a foot deep in both
dugouts and ven deeper in nearby
parking lots as the teams took the
field at 2 p. m, an hour earlier than
usual.
The flood seeped into field-level
seats behind third base as play was
started and with the river rising 10
to .15 of a foot hourly above 81
feet, promised to cover the park by
tomorrow.
The Reds first scoring came in
the fifth az Ernie lombard walked,
Harry Craft and Mike Mccormick
singled and Walters lined to bring
home his battery-mate. Fiddler Bill
MCGEE uncorked a wild pitch to Bill
Werber, and a moment later Harold
Epps made a two-base muff Of the
third-sacker's short fly to score
Craft and the rookie left fielder.
The National league champs hop
ped all over Relief Hurler Clyde
Shoun in the eighth. He forced Ival
Goodman to line out and Frank Nc
Cormick to top the ball, but Lom-
bardi singled, Craft doubled and
Mccormick beat out a tap to
third to score lombard. Padgett
threw wild to first, advancing the
first two, Bill Myers was passed
and Walters singled to complete the
and send Shoun to the
showers.
Only Enos Slaughter and Martin
Marion got to Walters for extra-base
blows. The lone Cardinal tally came
in the ninth on the rightfielder's
two Dagger and Don Padgett's
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Milo Steinborn To Cram.
Hader In Opening Match
Of Legion Program

Two top-flight mat battles v,,
Chief Chewchki and JOHNNY lrs,.,
meeting in the main bout viii g..
offered at Legion stadium lon,gf-
The semi-finals match viii he bo.
tween Milo Steinborn. The f.,me,
German strong man evhfbtaonf.r
and Blackjack Hader.
Although the opener is aynoa,s,
to carry most of the Iou2b s,rfs
the appearance of the cgI5r+11 ra
character Chewchki viii he ,ha
chief attraction. A onc-tine havoc.
and a goNd one at that. the ch.t
has a long string of victories in HI.
many Years Of mat battles.
Marrs, former world chamnior
well liked here for his smooth s,e.a
of graphing and while Cbowr,ki
specializes in a bit of the sensational
Mars always moves in and out Of
holds with clever grace.
The match between ~Steinnorn ami
Hader will be their "ru1ber'' mater
each having won over the othey in
previous engagements here. Stein.
born will rule the favorite with The
crowd, which also has great respect
for the tactics of Hader.
The referee for the two bouts has
not been named as yet,
Doors to the exhibit building at
Legion stadium will oneg at Z
o'clock and the first match will &c.
under way at s o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Chewchki Meet
In Mat Bout Tonight
Bob Teller Couldn't
Make Baseball BehaUe

ST. LOUIS, April 22.-(R-A
no-hit pitcher one day, lambast-
ed from the box on his next APP
pearance. How did it happen?
"Shucks, 1 don't know said
Bob Teller today.
The young Cleveland right
handler shut out the Chicago
White Sox with nary a hit, l to
0, on the opening day of the
season and then was knocked
out by the Detroit Tigers yester-
day.
II just couldn't make the ball
do anything l wanted it to do"
Teller said in explaining the De-
troit defeat. my arm felt great,
"but l just couldn't do any
thing"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
net TOURNEY
TO START TODAY
Few Amateurs Entered In
Meet Dominated By Bulge
Replacing Tilden AS Star

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va, April 22- @ Boosting just
enough amateurs to justify the
Open designation, the 4th annual
U. S. Open Tennis tourney starts TO-
morrow with Don Bulge taking the
place of William T. Tilden II as the
star performer.
STORMY Petrol Of tennis ranks,
the tournament is drawing its best
field even though its hackers haven't
found a lure strong enough to per-
suade top-ranking simon-pures to
disregard the opposition of the U.
S. Lawn Tennis association.
The veteran Tilden helped origin
ate the tournament in the face Of
active USLTA disapproval, but this
year he said he would be busy open
ing a tennis school in Los Angeles.
Bulge, the red-haired reason for
promoters smiles who will compete
in the tournament for the first time,
has said he believed the open is "the
greatest thing that has happened to
tennis in many years.
Sooner or later the idea of open
meetings between pros and amateurs
must take hold and be an everyday
occurrence, for that Is the only way
we can really develop a lot of ten
mis- material in this country" he
said.
The lanky Californian who held
about every racquet title worth
shooting for as an amateur asserted
"it's old fashioned, in my opinion
for the USLTA to insist on keeping
the two separated, since it seems
obvious the public would like to see
good amateurs meet good pros
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

Waning Interest
April is also the month when
rains come, when club owners pull
frazzled hair and worry about meet
ing payrolls. 1t is the month when
baseball fans are cheering thelr
favorite club or because 1t looks
like a winner. But like snow on a
day in June, their enthusiasm soon
wanes when the team starts drop
ping lower and lower in the race.
April has a charming smile, a be-
quilting smile. One look and every
mans a c~onqueror. But the pretty
coquette always holds the trump
hand and that sideline glance
means nothing.
Baseball players usually beware
of an April showing and concen-
trate their scowls on that day in
June when it really counts to have
something on the ball.
No.Hitter History
Talk about no-hit, no-run games
on major league opening day, Herb
Pennock, a very cagey southpaw,
almost got the crown in 1915 that
Bobby Teller got in 1910.
Pennock, just turned 10, "a on
the mound for the Philadelphia
Athletics in their initial game of
the year with the Boston Red Sox.
iris Speaker reached first in the
opening stanza by the base on balls
route. But after that no one went
to first until Harry Hooper came
to bat in the ninth with two men
out.
Hooper waited it out and then on
the fatal pitch slammed a topper
that was just out of Pennock's
reach. Larry Lajoie fielded the ball
perfectly but his throw to first
was too late to catch the runner.
Thus Herbs chance for fame went
fluttering away and since he has
been an almost"
Odds and Ends
At the beginning Of the season,
the Eastern Class A conference
looked like a set-up for either Dur.
ham Or Wilson. Then along
came Wilmington and Raleigh and
upset soma of the applicants and
now it has developed into a real
race. One of the crucial games
Of the conference will be played in
Raleigh tonight-the Cats meeting
the Caps. ... Raleigh with the
benefit of several practice games
under the lights will be the favor.
tie because the local club has yet
to examine a h%orsehide closely at
night. . Bert Kite will make
his opening game against Atlantic
Christian look like a. big Lacquer
with a military band on hand to
play. . Back in 1897 on the
opening day the two Philadelphia
clubs led their respective loops. .
They were back on top after the
openers this year. Lieut. Col.
George Gillette, president Of the N.
C. Safe Alumni association, will
make the presentation of the Alum.
nj Athletic trophy to Ed (Ty) Coon
the first Of May. Coon won
out in competition for the trophy
over Tony DiYeso in student voting
last week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
ROCKY MOUNT WINS

ASHEVILLE, April % Up A
shaky first inning proved costly to
the Tourists today and Rocky Mount
hung up another win over the Tour
lists, 4 to 2.
Homcombe started for Asheville
on the mound and gave up three
walks and two hits before Nelson
could take over the job. Nelson
hurled effectively the rest of the
way but the damage had been done.