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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
ENGINEERS PLAYS
FOOL Blue DEVILS
Wademen In Good Shape For
Game Saturday,; Near
Sell0ut Expected

DURHAM, Oct. 28.-CP-Georgla
Techs "hot magic" made its preview
here this afternoon with the fresh
men and reserves doing the tricks
and Dukes Blue Devils spent most
of the time waving at the air.
Tom Davis, sophomore ineligible,
was the Johnny Bosch" Of the Tech
attack and his passes found their
mark with consistency as Dukes de-
tenders were pulled out of position
by his tricky maneuvers. He also
ran for some good gains.
After having worked against the
backs, Coach Wallace Wade took the
'Tech'' boys to the No. 2 practice
field to perform against the linemen
and, just as with the backs, the Duke
forwards were fooled often.
With the exception Of the final few
minutes when they drilled a bit on
their own %offense, the entire work
out today was spent in work against
Techs magic. Masters of the now
you see it, now you don't football
and recently written up in a major
magazine, Georgia Tech is always a
dangerous foe because they also have
a sound all-around game to go with
their tricks.
The squad was in good physical
shape after the battle with Wake
Forest. There were some minor
bruises but everyone will be in shape
to play in the Homecoming special
Saturday barring injuries in prac-
tees this week.
While the Blue Devils worked, the
athletic office spent the day selling
tickets to the affair which probably
will draw the largest crowed yet to
see a game in the state this season.
Tickets are still available in the
north end of the stadium but there
was a heavy sale of them today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
SHIFTS ARE MADE
IN TAR heel Line
COnnOr Takes Over End Posi-
ton And White Goes Back
To Tackle In Changes

CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 28.-R-
Roy Connor was tried at end and
tackle as the Carolina gridders
launched a weeks heavy drills for
Saturdays next big test at Ford
ham.
Apparently pleased with the bal
anced running and passing attack
that out-gained Tulane, Coach Ray
Wolf reversed the usual Monday
order and started right in on
blackboard and dummy drills
against the Rams dangerous at
tack.
Shifting of Halfback Connor,
whose best asset at end is pass
snagging, was experimental. How
ever, White played regular tackle
before being moved to guard and
would require little re%-training to
fit in either place.
The squad turned up in f a i r
shape except for Carl Suntheimer,
star line-backer, who watched
from the sidelines, and Harry
Dunkle, blocker and punter, who
missed heavy work, and both are
due back Saturday.
Bob Smith replaced Suntheimer
today while Dave Barksdale took
Dunkle's place.
Student leaders announced plans
today for a special train and bus
caravan to New York Saturday,
and indications were that a large
delegation would follow the team
to Fordham. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
FR0SH WILL PLAY
CHADB0URN NOV
At Legion Field To Ra
Third Contest Of Season
For Local Eleven

The freshman football team q,
New Hanover high school will nIav
it's third game of the season AZ
Legion field Friday afternoon At
$3.50 o'clock when it meets tbs
Chadbourn eleven.
The charges of Coach Flovd
Bumgarner have greatly i'm.
proved since their opening battle
with Tabor City. The boys are
more experienced and have devel.
oped rapidly into a Formidable
machine as was demonstrated last
week when they lost to Chadbourn
7 to 0 in a rain soaked game with
a costly tumble on Chadbourn's
one foot line robbing them of the
chance to win.
Coaches Black and Bryan will
take their Wildcats to New Bern
Friday morning for d ~non-confer.
ence contest with the latter squad,
The locals will get a chance 10
polish up their attack in this game
in preparation for their all-impor.
tant conference game with the
'Coons of Wilson on Friday night
November 8 at Legion field.
All the Wildcats are in top shane
for the Friday game and have
high hopes Of lettering their rec.
ord for the season against their
out-of-the family foes. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
WILLKIE UPHOLDS
TWO-TERM SETUP
Continued from Page One)

of the rule against the third term
that it's reign may continue in
perpetuity."
Saying a principle a G a n S t a
third term has been tested by gen
erations, the republican presiden-
tial nominee asserted this is the
common law of the United States
that no nan should be eligible
for a third consecutive term as
President
1.-THE American people. know
what it would mean to repeal the
law against a third term, "Willkie
continued. cit means the destruc-
ton of u two : party system. 1t
means the complete mastery of us
all by a single party, and that
party under the orders of a single
man.
1.-THE democratic party-the real
democratic party-is thus faced,
this year with a dilemma. The reg
istered democrats must d e c i d e
whether they are going to adhere
to the principles of the democra.
tic party, OF submit to the un.
pr%incipled rule of it's New Deal
k;dnappers."
The democratic party has been
in power nominally'' for the last
few years, Willkie said.
"What has been the influence
Of men like John Nance Garner
Of Texas; of men like Senator Tyd-
ings Of Maryland, or Senator Byrd
staunch democrats, and a host of
their like, have had to fight against
a new party, a rash and over
bearing party of the New Deal"
If a president is elected for a
third term, he argued, There will
never again be any limit upon con-
tinual self-appointment of presi-
dents to office, by any means.
If this principle dies, it will be
dead forever" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

CLEVELAND, Oct. 28-RHThe
Cleveland Indians closed one Of the
most bizarre chapters in baseball
history today by firing Oscar
Witt, the manager whose custer IL
players demanded in an unprecent-
ed rebellion last June.
Even Witt was not surprised.
Club President Alva Bradley
read Wits requiem with the terse
announcement:
1--WE have decided not to renew
Oscar Wits contract"
At his Oakland, Cal, home, Witt
said:
Il can't exactly say that I am
surprised. At no time were next
years plans discussed with me and
I knew long before the close of the
season that unless drastic changes
were made it would be impossible
for me to work under the present
circumstances.
1T doesn't look as though these
changes are being made so l am
lust as well satisfied.
II made plenty of money for the
Indians in the last three years and
I have no regrets. Unless I get a
job that will pay me well I pre-
sumo Old Os will just retire.
whoever gets the job has my
best wishes-also my sympathy"
The clubs decision opened wide
the field of speculation over a 1941
pilot.
II am not certain now when or
how a new manager will be Sc
lected," Bradley said after a di-
rectors' meeting. perhaps the di-
rectors will study the applicants
and leave the formal naming to
me-"
Bradley said he had a long list
of applicants, but it was general
ly believed Bucky Harris, Wash
ington pilot, was being given first
consideration. Luke Sewell, Cleve-
land coach; Roger Peckinpaugh,
former Redskin manager, and
Mickey Cochrane, former Detroit
mentor, also have been mentioned
frequently for the role Of man.
ager No. Is in the Cleveland dynas-
ty. Bradley confirmed last week
that he had conferred with Harris
and Sewell.
Witt, who came here in 1888 after
plotting Newark to the Internation-
al league title, brought the Indians
home second this year, one game
off the pace of the champion De-
troit Tigers. The club finished third
in his first two seasons,
Witt was the fifth manager here
since iris Speaker won the city's
only pennant with the 1920 team.
Jack McAllister, Peckinpaugh,
Walter johnson and Steve O'Neill
walked the plank ahead of him.
Pitcher Bob Teller, one of the
protesting players, commented at
his home in Van Meter, Ia:
81 hope that everything will be
for the best"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
Witt Formally Fired As Manager OF Indians
Davidson Is Told To
Concentrate On Game
With Centre Saturday

DAVIDSON, N. C. Oct. 28.-tR-
Gene McEver told his tired
Wildcats today that the
game was history, to for
get it and concentrate on the home
coming encounter with Centre this
The Cats showed signs of the
40-7 FASTING handed them in
Greenville, S. c., Bill Shaw, re-
serve tackle, who started in Don
Bells post and was hurt, was
told to stay out of practice for
several days.
Bells injured ankle had healed
enough for him to take part in
today's workout.
Granny Sharpe, back, hurt his
leg again in the short time he
played against the Hurricane and
may be out the rest of the season.
Herb Rainey worked in light toys
as he rested from bruises a n d
George Marsh, still caring for the
back injury he received in the
V. M. l., game, may not be ready
for the Colonies. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
WoEpack %Scrimmages
Against Frosh Eleven

RALEIGH, Oct. 28.-R-Al-
though crippled by injuries, the
Wolfpack of N. C. State college
went through a long scrimmage
against the freshmen today, as,
Coach Doc Newton started prepar-
atoms for a southern conference
battle with thurman here Saturday
night.
The varsity stayed on offense
throughout the encounter, but was
unable to gain consistently against
the yearlings, who outweigh, the
varsity by an average of 10
pounds per man.
Among those hurt r n d S
Frank owens and Marion Stilwell,
ful1backs Pat Fehley and E a r l
Stewart, and blocking back Bob
|Cathey. Stewart and Cathey both
dressed for the workout today,
but took only Light work. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
PRUlTT WILL HOLD
MAYBERRY'S POST
Red Will Have TO Improve If
He Ii Going TO Regain
Deacon Position

WAKE FOREST, Oct. 28-LP-
Red Mayberry. regular back at
Wake Forest in 1888 and 1880. will
have to improve If he is going
to regain his position as a starter
in the Deacon's No. | backfield.
Red. who broke an arm early
In September. saw action for the
first time this season when the
Deacons played Duke last Satur-
day. His performance was unim-
pressive. however. and indications
tonight were that j.. V. Pruitt. a
football sophomore. would contin-
ue to hold down the starting quar-
terback assignment.
Pruitt. a fairly good passer, has
added balance to the Wake back
field, which started the season
without much of a passing attack.
The Deacons emerged in fairly
good shape from the go licking
handed them by Duke. and start
ed preparations today for a game
with George Washington In Wash
ington Friday night.
Louis Trunzo, veteran guard, is
In the inflrmary with an injured
little toe, but the hurt Is not seri-
GUS, John Jett. regular end, and
John ~Pendergast. regular center,
are suffering from Charley horses.
Kari Givier. iineman and Marshall
Edwards. back. are ailing with
minor bruises.
Wake Forest looked at George
Washington plays, al run by the
freshmen in a dummy scrimmage
this afternoon. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

"R~egretable"
That's as far as we got. If the
reports are true, the action OF the
visiting team was one showing ILL.,
tie courtesy for their host.
But be that as it may, there's
little that can be done about 1t
now. And the best thing that ottl-
Gals and fans can do is forget 1t
and let it go at that.
It's just another "regretable in
cident," as they would say In dip
lomatic circles.
Ranks are Slim
The ranks of unbeaten football
teams in the nation are slim and
we daresay that withinN two more
weeks the number that now stands
will be cut in half.
But the singular thing about 1t
all is the fact that there are only
a few unbeaten teams in the south
this fall, when before the seaso1
opened reports were thicker than
deadbeats at a political rally that
the south was the power of 194Os
football parade.
Out of all the supposedly I'M
beatable teams only Tennessee
and Clemson remain as the king
bee of them all. Things were diff
ferent last year and it's really
hard to say why.
It's just football, we guess.
This and That
The Duke-Georgia Tech 6 a m e
at Durham Saturday should be one
of the better ones to be played in
this section this season. The
Engineers have class in their raz-
zle-dazzle and it's always inter-
esting to watch a Wallace Wade
team click. . And they seem
to be on the clicking end now. 80.
Clarkton high school has won four
games this season. . New Han
overs Wildcats stand little chance
against Wilson and are gambling
on beating Fayetteville for their
first conference victory of the
year. The Davidson-Citade
game here on November 80 should
turn out to be a battle of the air
waves as both teams boast of i'm
pressive passing attacks. Re
ports from Charleston are that lit
tie Hank Foster is the man to
watch on the Cadets eleven.
The Jaycees report ticket sales
moving rapidly and figure a sell
out by game time. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
GETS FRESH
WATER BY NOV. 6
Continued from Page One)

has been shown impractical, because
only one such unit would be available
and the capacity of that would be
put so gallons per minute.
Meanwhile work Of surveying that
portion of the Cape Fear river from
strawberry Bluff to Kings Bluff,
not included in the 1882 survey which
the late ]. L. Becton conducted for
the city in the search for a fresh
water supply, is progressing rapidly,
Wade said.
Inc work is being done, he said,
WIN city engineering forces. After
.he data is gathered, he said, 1t will
We turned over to a consulting engi.
neer who will advise the commits.
sioners as to the best source of water
TO give Wilmington a permanent
ana continuous supply of fresh water
lin the future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
EASILY ISN'T THE WORD

CLOVIS, N. M. -(R-Sports fans
acclaimed a masterpiece of under
statement here recently. A CORE
spondent from Ranchvale commu-
nifty near here sent in a story to
the local newspaper that went
something like this:
1.-THE Ranchville girls were able
to win their softball game easily
from the Forrest girls. The score
was A to 2 at the end of the fifth
when the game was called" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
Cornell Coach Charged With
Rule Violation As Result
OF Cylinder Waving

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 28.-tR-
A little white cylinder stirred up
a formal protest that CornelPs,
Carl Snavely directed play of his
football team from the bench
against Ohio State Saturday.
Ohio States athletic director, l..
w. st. John, charged that Snave-
ly's manipulations of the cylinder
signalled the quarterback W h a t
plays to call as Cornell rolled W.
the Buckeyes 21-7 in their inter
sectional clash at Ithaca, N. Y.
The protest citing Snavely for
"a gross violation of the official
football rules" and a breach of
sportmanship'' went to A S W.
Bushnell, executive director of the
Eastern intercollegiate association
with a copy to James Lyman, Cor
nelps athletic administrator.
Snavely Sunday termed St.
Johns assertions "unWarranted an
contrary to fact" and said that
the complaint should have been
made to game officials. st. John
told reporters the officials had
been asked to watch for signalling,
but he observed that it was diff
cult for them to watch anything
but the game.
St. Johns protest expressed be-
lief the alleged signalling was I'm
known to other Cornell athletic Of
ficials.
Not only was the signalling de-
tected said St. John, "but as the
game progressed we were enabled
to forecast the play to be called
by the manipulation of the cylin-
der in Coach Snavely's hand"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
SMOKE RINGS
Just Forget 1t
Bv SAM Raglan

Going only by reports from Wilmington fans, wnac aid ma
turany are biased, we are IN unable f6nft to say 4ga mne at the !a eam pei here
Fridav NIGHT Constituted an intentional breach OF sportsman
ship or not. oon1o discussion on street
came. We received numerous calls about the inc1oent anu anu
from them we gathered that the Raleigh boys dasnea upon
sia+ad the dress narade of the High school ROIC battahon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
Exchange
PREPs O STATE

GREENVILLE, S. c., Oct. 28-
R-Furman's grid squad, coming
through the Davidson encounter
with nothing more serious than
bruises, settled down to intensive
work today for the battle with N.
c.. State in Raleigh Saturday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
DOESN'T STAY ~
T DARK

SNOW HILL, Md. -lR-In u
years OF automobile driving, W.
Henry Clayville turned his head
lights on only once-10 years ago
when he failed to get home from
a Sunday ride before darkness fell.
He's been home in daylight every
other time he's driven a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
HE WHO WATTS

HE WHO WATTS
CHARLESTON, S. c. -R-Ben
Suit hung around the football
field so much that they gave him
a suit and now he's number one
tailback on The Citadel varsity
team.
Suit, a senior, never played col
lege football-nor high school ball,
for that matter-until this eason
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-lR-Asa
Bushnell, commissioner of the
Eastern intercollegiate football as
sociation. was in a Princeton, N.
j., hospital today with a broken
arm and not available for COM
ment on Ohio States charges that
Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell sig
nailed his players from the bench
in Saturdays game with the Buck
eyes.
Bushnell broke his arm while
roller-skating about a week ago
and re-entered the hospital this
morning to have it reset. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
1871 PILOT NOT
NAMED BY BOARD
Bucky Harris Thought To Be
Likely Successor To Witt,
Whose Custer Was Sought
BY LARRY U

CLEVELAND, Oct. 28-REThe
Cleveland Indians closed one of the
most bizarre chapters in baseball
history today by firing" Oscar
Witt, the manager whose custer II
players demanded in an u%nprecent.
ed rebellion last June.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trace,ueU.

This little locust tree. with all its
and millions Of tiney little blossoms, all
together making one huge blossom, was
at the northwest corner Of the house,
not more than 10 feet away.
There are two windows in the upper
room there, one on the west, and the
other on the north.
Through these windows In the early
morning, and especially in the evening,
( came the delicious scent Of the flowers.
And all through the day, from first
light to last light, came the hum-m-m-
m-m Of the bees. gathering the pollen
which they were going to make into
honey.
Do you like honey2
We have always been sorry that we do
not like honey very much. 1t seems such
worthy food, made by such brave,
wise bees.
All day long, and for many days, the
hum of the bees came through the
windows, mingled with the scent of the
blossoms.
1t was almost as if the flowers and
the bees and the sweet smell were right
IN the room there, so close they all were,
and so sweet the odor, fragrant but not
penetrating.
No wonder the bees liked those little
flowers
Then one afternoon the sky clouded,
and storm arose.
1t was early for a storm, but storm it
did, with lightning and thunder, and
all that.
Suddenly there came splitting sound.
The tree had not been struck, and it
had not been uprooted, but one of the
largest branches fall forward to the
south, right in the middle of the wind
storm.
1t was the bees tree, receiving severe
blow from the storm.
Next day, tree men came to look at the
tree.
They took off the splintered bough
and found that the entire trunk was
| hollow, from point about feet from
the ground.
SO the tree had to come down, for it
would have fallen in the next storm
of course.
The stump was cut off about 2 feet
from the ground
The top was followed out, and con-
creted, to make bird bath.
There today scores of birds take their
baths, and drink happily.
An old vine winds up to say hello to
the redbird, and the blue jay, and the
nut hatcher, too.
You see, the good things in this world
are never lost, even though they are
blown down.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
It's an III Wind

Inc storm over the forged Pelley
letters has blown across Capitol
Hill and deposited in the witness
chair of the Dies Committee that
long-sought leader of the committee
denounced Silver Shirt Legion, Will
liam Dudley Pelley. This tornado,
which ragged in full fury in Congress
after Representative Frank E. Hook
OF Michigan had presented letters
purporting to show friendly associ-
alton between Mr.. Pelley and Repre-
sentative Martin Dies, chairman of
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities, subsidized quickly when
Mr.. Pelley, whose name was affixed
to the letters, and David Mayne, an
erstwhile assistant of Mr.. Pelley, who
originally produced them, appeared
before the committee and declared
them to be forgeries. Mr.. Pelley, sub
mitting himself voluntarily to the
committee, said he had never written,
composed nor signed any of the dis
puted letters; and, Mr.. Mayne ad-
mitted that he himself had manu-
factured them right out of the
clear air"
Under the circumstances there
was nothing that Mr.. Hook could do
but withdraw his charges against Mr..
Dies and apologize for having inno-
Gently presented documents which
were, he said, the "figment of some
body's imagination. 1t was unfortu-
nate, of course, that the Michigan
Representative did not investigate
the letters more thoroughly before
publicly bringing charges obviously
intended to reflect on fellow House
member. The charges were serious
because the Dies Committee, in a
recent report, had expressed the
unacceptable conclusion" that Mr..
Pelley was "a racketeer engaged in
mulcting thousands of dollars an
nually from his fanatical and misled
followers" The committee had
searched vainly for the Silver Shirt
chieftain in the hope of obtaining
first-hand information as to the ac-
tivities of the allegedly Fascist legion.
No time was lost in placing Mr.. Pei
ley under subpoena and in escorting
him to the hearing room for ques-
tioning. So the i'll winds of the letter
controversy were not without their
propitious effects for the Dies Com
mittee, after all.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
"THIRTY-NINTH STREET.

DcdI OIL
IT enjoy your stories about birds very
much. am sending you one wrote.
hope you like it. When I grow up
want to write about birds like you.
your friend, BETTY JANE F."
Little Miss F's contribution Is as
follows:
ABOUT BIRDS.
"In our back yard we have two bird
baths. In the summer the birds take
a bath, but in the winter the ice is
frozen and they cannot bathe.
"All kinds of birds come in our yard
to feed. We have three feeding stations
that we keep filled with grain. The
starlings do not care for the seed. They
like the bread we throw on the ground.
Here are the names of some Of the
other birds that see in our yard every
day:
1.-The saucy bluejay, the red bird, the
tiney chick dee, the tit mouse, the
nut hatcher, and all kinds of sparroWs.
BETTY JANE, age, years."
~ Il y
Thank you very much, for very nice
little story about BIRDS" indeed.
We saw a nut hatcher this very
morning, spiraling his way down great
locust tree in the garden.
Do you know the locust tree?
Some people think it is not good tree,
because they say it is short-lived, and
has shallow roots, which permit it to
be blown over easily in those great
summer thunder storms, when all the
little birds must seek refuge.
But this big locust tree has sheltered
many fine bird from the storm, and
stands as straight and true as ever.
Sometimes, in the spring, white blos-
SONS come out on it by the millions and
millions, and then the honey bees come
by the thousands and thousands.
We will never forget a spring about
eight years ago, when a much smaller
locust much closer to the house burst
into bloom.
1t had never bloomed before, except
in very small way, and it was never
W oo So again. Dut ludI PAL IACuldI SpIlllS
it was loaded with the White-yelloW
| flowers, very small, each one, but all
together in clusters, so that the effect
was as if the tree were one large
blossom.
And how the bees loved it!
They came from the yard of a man
in the next block
He kept bees.
1t has always seemed to us that man
who keeps bees is very brave man.
Or he must have a knack.
A knack, you know, is to be just ma
turally able to do something or other
Any one who can put window up in
bus, for instance, has the knack.