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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
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Consolidated City-County Government
under CouncilMamager Administrator.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck md Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from Wrightsv'He
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of City Limits.
S5.Foot Cape Fear River channel, w1d-
err Turning Basin, Dith snip n INTO
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Pared River Road to Southport, Oia
Orton Plantation.
DEVELOPMENT of Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro-
motiomal Agency, supported by one
countrywide tar.
ShipyaYds and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital
ADEQUATE hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export buyers.
DEVELOPMENT of natine grape groWang
t~hrouohout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sdnatoriun1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Hollywood
Sights And Sounds
BY ROBIN COONS

HOLLYW o D, Oct. II
"Christmas in July" Writ
ten and directed by Preston
Sturges. Principals: Dick Pow
ell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Wal
burn, Alexander Carr, William
Demarest, Ernest Truck,
Franklin Pangborn, Harry
Hayden, Rod Cameron.
Another charming fable from the
movies newest Aesop. This one
takes up the chain of events loosed
when a bunch of the boys gang
up on the Boy with a fake tele-
gram informing him he has won
a $25, 900 slogan contest.
Sturges has written and direct
ed his story with the same sure,
original appro:ch that distinguish
ed "The Great McGinty," but
where "McGinty" had a rugged
%brittleness spanked with satire, the
present film sacrifices no satirical
humor and yet has an over-coat.
ing of sentimental tenderness quite
proper for a Boy Meets Girl yarn.
Jimmy PowelD works for one
coffee company and writes slo.
gans for the rival concerns prize.
He can't see marrying B etty
Drew on his own $22 a week and
dreams of coping the contest to
set her up in a nice home and
buys his MON Georgia Maine)
the bed-davenport S h e's always
wanted. With the frame-up, his
%jubilation causes him to be fired
by the boss (Truex), then rehired,
promoted and given his own Of
flee.
The prize-giving coffee com.
pany, however, has its own trou.
bles. The jury is hung, Mr.. Bill.
decker Demarest) holding out for
his own choice against the pleas
and threats of all his fellows. The
president (Walburn) is exasperat.
ed. When Jimmy shows up to col
lect, he pays off, and Jimmy and
Betty go shopping. They buy every.
thing in sight for the neighborhood
folks-and then the prexy learns
his mistake.
Everything, including his new
job, is at stake until Betty comes
through with a plea to the boss
which wins him a trial, and then
It's a slim fable, true, and con
trived of coincidence. But tn e
script, the dialogue, the playing
are gem-like in precision and pol
ish. Sturges' use Of incident, of
c~aficature, of pungent common
tary on human nature, is highly
original stuff.
There's a screamingly funny
sequence about the "davenlo,"
a remarkable studio invention
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

dictated the nomination of Wallace,
he is a sly and surprising man
given to clever little schemes hav-
ing the color but not the substance
OF sincerity, and he is, in some
ways, an imitator of Theodore
roosevelt, who placed Mr.. Taft in
the White House to carry out my
policies" while he wer. glory-hunt-
ing, and was enraged to discover
that his policies had been carried
out in a pair of fire tongs by a
flunky with a clothespin on his
nose. Moreover, he is sore at the
American way of living and doing
and seems of a mind to do it ali
possible harm, preferably with a
gesture of contempt.
So as the day approaches it will
be wise to watch Henry Wallace
over there on the sidelines. tving
his shoe, and examine CLOSELY his
qualifications for president of the
United States in time of war. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
4-County Demo Rally
Slated At Whiteuiue

WHITEVILLE, Oct. ia four
county democratic rally will be held
here Tuesday at 5 p. m, r. j. Lamb,
chairman, has announced.
The rally will be held in the arm
CRY, after which a barbecue supper
will be served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Man About
Manhattan
BY GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Oct. II - Some.
times at night, when the mood fol
the old familiar haunts is lacking
I forget about Broadway and am
BILE over into Jersey for a visit
with my friend Ferde Grofe.
Such instances are delightful, for
life in the Grofe household is paced
by the same appreciation for
abundance that is expressed in his
suites to the Grand Canyon and
the Mississippi. Quantity, the out
of doors, a sense of the immensely
of nature is reflected in most Of
Ferde's musical compositions. And
so it is with his home.
I mean, well, around midnight
when Mrs. Grofe suddenly says,
How would some %porkchops and
hot biscuits sound to your" she
doesn't mean that she hlrpens 10
have a few chops already pre-.
pared and stored away j, the ice
box. You 60 back into the kitch-
en- and she takes down a whole
half hog, and you slice your own
chops, and then you stand around
in the kitchen and talk while she
cooks them.
It's this abundance of things, this
aura of ample plenty that per-
meates the atmosphere and laveS
you gently in a wave of cordially.
The porkchops merely express a
point. If you prefer lamb, there is
also half a lamb hanging from its
hook in the refrigerator.
Ferde is looking up now. He is
feeling better. Perhaps it was a
winter spent in California. and a
successful summer at the Fair,
that is responsible. 1t may even
be his new composition, ''Templed
Hills which again expresses his
deep longing for the western coun,
tryside.
Sometimes, in his study or or the
air when I listen to his music,
particularly to the movements
from Grand Canyon, such as "0n
the Trail" I have to close my eyes
and wonder about Ferde Grofe. l
wonder what he must have been
like as a youngster when he was
getting his musical start by bang
ing pianos in the Barbary Coast
dives. Or when he was Pau
Whlteman's arranger, giving
Whiteman many of the arrange,
ments that made him great and
which now remain models of IN
strumental phraseology.
Today Ferde is short, thick
shouldered, serious-minded. Some
times he worries a lot-often with.
out reason. His home is a sort o.
mirror that reflects his career, fI
in the basement are radios, phoh'
cgraphs, and recording devices. III
the drawing room are %novacnofd'
and organs. In his study upstairs
where all of his composing is done,
is a piano and more radios anu
monographs. This room is a wen
of manuscripts, old and new, SoHs
published and handsomely bounu'
some half-finished, dotted down n
pencil, scattered about the top "
the piano.
You say, We'll, what sort o.
fellow is this Grofe?" and the d.
swer surprises you. He ism ANY
different from anybody else,
Well" you argue, what nas
he done beside compose a lI.'
music? The woods are full oil ~
posers of a sort"
The difference is this. Before l'
came along, jazz music was sm.
ply an indefinable influence oil W.
certain proportions. He was Wv
first to sense in it certain funu~
mentally sound elements IN lla
mony with the established pLlA "
Piles of standard music, ana -
was the first to reduce this
written form.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

Nazis will either reinforce the Italians across
the Mediterranean or take over that campaign
themselves to create new oil supplies.
If this is, indeed, the Axis strategy, the
Rumanian invasion is a logical first step.
Other steps nay prove more difficult, Turkey
and Greece stand in the way. And even Russia
might take a hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
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iectionable, Letters on controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

which combines bed-sofa-radio--
telephone and self-airing equip
ment.
Powell and Drew (the girl gets
better all the time) make an in
gratiating couple, and the char
acter support serves the Sturges
purpose exactly. christmas in,
July" is a picture for everybody's
list.
"Youth Will Be S d."
Jane Withers, Jane Darwell,
Joe Brown, Jr. Directed by Of
to Brewer.
Jane is the gal of the swamps,
with a moonshining daddy, who
saves the day for CCC and NYA..
James growing up-in acting and
in a bathing suit. There's a SEN
sational young negro tenor, Charles
Holland, whose singing makes you
think his future is here already.
Pleasant picture, especially as il
showcases Jane to better advan.
tage than usual.
"Sky Murder" Walter Pid-
geon, Donald Meek, Joyce
Compton.
Being the further adventures OF
Nick Carter, Master Detective, and
involving spies and sabotage and
shootin' and tootin' and plenty oil
everything, all served up so fast
there's no time to be inquisitive
as to what it's all about. Meek
continues as the bee man, Mr..
Bartholomew. 9
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

men and gave older persons the key to his
character. Not Duke university alone, but all
North Carolina will miss his benign, competent
leadership. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Fair Enouqh
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

The Star wishes it's readers to
know that views and opinions
expressed in this article are
those of the author and may not
always harmonize with it's posi-
tion.-The Editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Sammy Solomon Tops
Drive OF Lumberton

.LUMBERTON, Nov. 22-Sammy
Solomon just about clinched a
berth on all-star outfits in state
high school circles here last night
when he pitched Lumberton to a
14-14 tie with a strong Tabor City
eleven.
After the visitors had chalked up
a marker in the second period,
Solomon Tipped to Joe Bracy for
81 yards and a score, and then
tossed to Bill Smith for the tying
point.
In the third period, Tabor City,
with Stephens Juggling the kickoff
back "a yards, scored again and
converted, but Solomon, in between
long gains through the sturdy t.
Vine, again wound up and shot an
aerial to Smith, who went over
from the IL. Solomon's plunge net
ted the tying point. Stephens
scored both TIC markers.
Solomon is expected to represent
Lumberton in the Shrine game in
Charlotte Dec. Z, when teams from
North and South Carolina meet. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Boyle Decides Not To
Interfere In Lotter]

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 22-LR
Police Commissioner Joe Boyle
changed his mind tonight and the
Thousand cuban organization OF
Southwestern university boosters
will be permitted after all to give
away an automobile at tomorroW's
Southwestern Centenary football
game. ,-
To help attendance at the game,
the club bought a new automobile
and announced it would be given
away to the holder Of the lucky
ticket Stub"
Today, Boyle ruled the plan "a
lottery" and Police Chief William
Seabrook said he'd informed the
organization they couldn't give
the car away"
'I've been thinking about it,"
Boyle said tonight, land decided
we will not interfere"
Robert Crump, son of Memphis
Political Leader E. H. Crump, IS
a director of the Thousand club,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
few CHANGES ARE
MADE in LINEUPS
Duel Between Tar Heels La
lame And Dudley Fore
seen In Contest

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Nov.
22.-R-Virginia's Cavaliers ap'
pesred primed tonight for peak
performance against the Universe
ty of North Carolina in the 10Th
renewal of the interstate football
rivalry tomorrow at Scott stadium.
: A crowd of 2, 1000 or so is expect
ed to. be on hand for the 2 pm.
kickoff and the indicated offensive
duel between Virginia's willy VII
liam Dudley and Cardinals ace
back, Jim Lalanne.
Coach Frank Murray's Virginia
lineup revisions were limited to
Francis Crenshaw, sophomcre
backfield replacement for. Harry
McClaugherty, injured blocking
regular, and Lawrence Abbott,
sophomore end, for Jim White.
Coach Ray Wolf, who will escort
the Tar Heels into town early to.
morrow, named senior Bob Smith
to replace the injured Carl Sun
theimer at center in the only
change in the usual Carolina line.
up.
Carolina has topped the Cava'
Tiers in the last seven games. TAX
ing the 1889 contest, 10 to 0. The
record Of the rivalry shows Vir.
ginia with 81 victories, Carolina
with 20, and three ties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Deacons Keep Up Work
For Gamecocks Contest

WAKE FOREST, Nov. 22.-lR-
The Wake Forest first stringers
scored twice on the second team to-
day in a scrimmage that lasted an
hour and one-half.
j. V. Pruitt and Red Mayberry
alternating at quarterback, spanked
the starters, who were on the of.
fensive for all but 20 minutes. Pruitt
got away for several good gains.
However, Coach D. C. Walker,
pushing preparations for the game
with South Carolina in Charlotte
next Thursday, said the first team
didn't look so hot
On the number two team, stars
were Melvin Layton, back, Beverly
'Moser and Tony Balionois, guards,
and Herb Cline, end. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
BIG CHANNEL BASS
CAUGHT BY DAMON
81 1-4-PcunG Fish Worth
$3.50 In Prizes Caught
At Kure's Beach

A 50 IA pound channel bass, the
largest of it's type ever caught in
local waters, was landed by Capt.
E. J. Damon, of 1901 Ann street,
while fishing from kure's pier yes.
terday.
If the weight of the fish is certi'
fled, it will bring Capt. Damon about
$3.50 in prizes from the New Han
over Fishing club.
Apparently fishing for trout, the
captain was using a so hook and a
No. s line at the time.
The largest channel bass prior tc
this caught in this section was 6
54-pound fish landed by George HUI
taft, ST., in 1880. At that time HUI
taft offered a prize of $50 cash tt
the angler who would catch a big
ger bass in Zone A or B, but to date
there had been no takers.
Now Capt. Damon is laying claim
to that prize, as well as a specia
prize offered by the club and Ger
tain annual prizes to which he feels
he is now entitled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Williston Scores Sc
Victory Over Wilson

Going into the last quarter trail
ing by one touchdown, the Willis
ton Tigers struck back with a
safety and a touchdown that gave
them a 9-6 victory over the Will
son eleven here yesterday after
noon.
Wilson scored in the second quar-
ter on a long pass. In the opening
of the fourth period the Tigers
marked up a safety and then
Thurston Randall ran As yards to
set up the score, Allen going over
for the touchdown. Both teams
made nine first downs.
Lineups were. Williston-Jack-
son, LIE; Donaldson, 1T; Nixon,
LG; Baldwin,, C; Wright, RG; Wal
ker, RI; Graham, RE; Brown,
OBJ; Jones, LII; Fennell, RH; Al
len, FB; Wilson Rountree, LIE;
Bradford, 1t; Brown, LG; Taylor,
c; Barnes, RG; Gerald, RI;
Brown, RE; Pittman, OBJ; Ellis,
LII; Reaves, RH; Williams, FB.
Before the game the annual
Homecoming Day parade was
held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Yale, HARVARD Meet
For 59th Time Today

NEW. HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 22.-
R-Yale and Harvard meet on the
gridiron here tomorrow for the seth
time, and It's a game Yale must win
to prevent writing a new and disas-
trous chapter in Eli football history.
A victory for Harvard, quoted an
8 to 5 favorite, would mean a sea-
sons record of seven defeats and
one victory for Yale. No previous
Yale team failed to win at least two
games. The 1898 eleven won two and
lost six and the next worst record
was in 1915-five defeats and four
victories. -..
Harvard's record for the current
season could stand some b%olstering,
too-two victories, two defeats and
three ties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
GRACE five WINS
OVER TABERNACLE
Methodist Cagers Stage Come
back To Score 1922 Vic
tory In Church League

Intermediate Church school bas'
ketball produced three sizzling hot
games on the Y. M. c. A. court
last night as some teams developed
unexpected strength while others
showed glazing weakness where
they had appeared strong in pre-
vious appearances. AS a result, the
race for first half honors assumed
a scrambled condition, with only
Calvary maintaining a clean rec
ord.
In the first game, Grace, a team
that had been counted out Of the
contenders, staged a strong come
back to down the highly favored
Tabernacle quintet by a 1922 count,
aided by the expulsion of H. Kelly
on personal fouls during the second
period. Grace presented a team with
plenty of spirit and fight and, after
trailing during the opening quarter,
staged a rally that tied it up at
half time, and continued to improve
as the game advanced. Both teams
passed we'll but lacked a great deal
in the matter of accuracy. Owens
by amassed 10 points to lead the
scoring, while H. Kelly and Raynor
tailed 8 each for Tabernacle.
The second game was equally as
close, the teams battling point fol
point the entire distance and the
winners icing the game by virtue
of a last moment squirt. The final
count, Emmanuel 10, Lutheran Mis-
sion IA. 1t was largely a defensive
battle, as the score indicates, with
both teams being badly off form in
shooting but here again the favored
team succumbed to the wizardry of
the slight but well-balanced Imman-
uel quint, which also toppled the
Southside quint in last weeks game.
In this game, scoring honors went
to Ellis of the Mission team with
II markers, while Collie was high
for Emmanuel with 6.
In the third game, Calvary found
the Southside defense as full of
holes as a sieve and proceeded to
rack up a 27-8 ' in to make it three
In a row and to take undisputed pos
session of first place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
East Carolina Teachers
Whip Naval Apprentice

GREENVILLE, Nov. o. Up -
East Carolina Teachers college rar
roughshod over the Naval Apprentice
eleven here this afternoon A to Z
Raymond Ellis completed a pass tc
Roresey Ellis in the last two minutes
of the game to prevent a shutout.
E. c. T. C. scored early in the first
period, Schuerholtz plunging over
from the vineyard line. McFee con.
verted from placement. In the same
period McFee drove % yards to the
21-yard line, picked up eight more,
and Schuerholz went. thru the line
for another touchdown.
A lone pass, Evans to McFee, put
the ball on the 8-yard stripe in the
second quarter and McFee skirted
right end for a touchdown and then
converted from placement. A few
minutes later a double reverse was
good for is yards and Evans passed
to Roberts from the seven for an
other tally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Little Wolfpack Beats
Baby Deacons, II To 20

RALEIGH, Nov. 22.-R-The N,
c. State and Wake Forest fresh
man football teams became state
co-champions today when the Little
Wolfpack defeated the Baby Dea'
cons 81 to 20.
Each team has won four. of its
five games this season.
The State freshmen jumped into
the LEAD with two touchdoWns ano
two extra points in the second pc
riod. They added seven more
points in the third, when Wake For
est also scored but failed to. add the
point that would have resulted ir
a tie game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
DEVILS RANK
HEAVY FAV0RITES
Last Game Of Year For State;
Fireworks Forecast In Re-
newal Of Rivalry

DURHAM, Nov. "a Up Dukes
Blue Devils close their 1910 Big Five
and Southern conference campaigns
when they clash with North Carolina
State in the Duke stadium here to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. 1t
will be the final game of the year for
the Wolfpack, while Duke has one
more-with Pitt here next Saturday.
The game will mark the 18th re-
newal Of the Duke-State series which
began in 1924. With the exception of
one game, every meeting has been
marked by a close and bitterly fought
contest. Both teams took light drills
today on their respective fields.
Tomorrow's game should prove no
exception to the general rule. The
Blue Devils and the Wolfpack boast
two of the best and most varied Of
fensive games in these parts, and
their meeting should produce plenty
of fireworks.
State, always eager to defeat the
Blue Devils and with the habit of
playing their best game against
Duke, will be out to upset their fav-
ored rivals. But the Wolfpack will
be just as eager to notch some kind
Of a score. For although their Won
and-lost record shows five defeats in
eight starts, they have not failed to
score in any game this year.
1t is an important game from the
Duke standpoint. If the Devils can
defeat State they will be assured of
q. percentage tie with North Carolina
for Big Five honors and a second
place tie in the conference standings
should Clemson clinch the title with
a win over Furman.
Duke Dads day is being celebrated
this weekend with tomorrow's game
providing the main feature OF the
program. The members of States
1917 team, which scored in every
game until the final contest of the
season, will also be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Laurinburg Wins Over
Whiteuille Team, 60

WHITEVILLE, Nov. o. The
Laurinburg high school football
team defeated the Whiteville Wolf.
pack 60 in a game played here
this afternoon.
After battling on even terms for
three quarters, the visitors scored
after about two minutes of play
in the final period, Blue going over
for the touchdown.
Lineups were: Whiteville-
Powell, LIE; Peterson, 1t; Will
Hanson, LG; Hal Smith, c; Lewis
RG; Brown, RI; Barksdale, RE;
White, OBJ; Hayes, LII; Smith,
Ri; Maultsby, FB; Laurinburg-
Nassif, LIE; Hun, 1T; Monroe,
LG; Williams, c; Sutherland, re;
Prevatt, RI; Mclean, RE; Pur.
cell, OBJ; Baker, HB; Prevatt, HB;
Blue, FB.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23

VIRGINIA Pinned For Carolina Tilt Today
Grid Fans Are Urged
To Buy Tickets Now

Tickets sales for the Davidson
Citadel football game here next
Saturday have been stepped up
in the past few days, and mem.
bers of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce last night urged that
fans planning on seeing the game
to buy their tickets now before
the supply is exhausted.
Jaycees having tickets for sale
in the downtown area are: Jim
my Moore, at Glasgow Hicks;
b. p. Curtis, of City Optical com.
pany; Robert Dannebaum. at
Thrift Store.
Most of the best seats have al.
ready been sold. However there
are still some. seats left in the
concrete stadium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Northwestern And Irish
Will Resume Duel Today

EVANSTON. ILL.,, Nov. 22.-R-
One of footballs most intense duels
will be renewed at Dyche stadium
tomorrow when Notre Dame and
Northwestern come together before a
sellout crowd of more than 5000
spectators.
The battle will be the Goth between
these gridiron rivals and will mark
one of the few times that North
western has entered the contest the
favorite. The Wildcats have won
only two games and tied two others
as against IS Irish triumphs.
Notre Dame should start the game
in venseful mood after last Satur-
days encounter with Iowa, Which
knocked the Irish from the nations
list of unbeaten, united elevens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Dinky Darneu To Play
In Blue And GRAY ii

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. o.
R-The South's end corps for Ii
third annual Blue and Gray class
here Dec. % was completed tMa
with an acceptance from Dinky Da
nell, 200-pound Duke wingman.
Other ends chosen for the DI
outfit are Paul SEVERN, North Car
lima; Buddy Elrod, Mississippi Stat!
and Hal Newman, Alabama.
Darnell is the third Duke stanirl
selected to compete with the 22-ner
Der club being picked from the SUI
ny side of the Mason,DiXon Il
Others are: Alex Winterson, tach'
and Jap Davis, fullback.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
NEW SYSTEM

MURPHY, Nov. 22.-(R-The
football problem of coaching
from the bench seems to have
been solved here by two high
school teams which permitted
their coaches to follow them on
the field and call signals.
The system worked admirably
for players and spectators as
Murphy Highs 12-man team de-
feated Hall High of Knoxville.
Tenn, 700. Opposing coaches
directed their teams play ON Of
tense, relieving quarterbacks of
mental burdens. In the 48-min-
ute contest ia plays were run.
considerably above the average. )