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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
Parker Is Story
Behind Aggies Grid Team

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Dec.
22.-R-A bubbling, tousled kid OF
1875 pounds who stands on tip-toe
to make his vagrant cowlick touch
Jarrin' John Kimbrough's chin, is
the real story behind the story
of the Texas Aggie football team.
Jimmie Parker is our hero.
Officially, Jimmie is listed as
the student manager of the team.
Actually, he mothers the brood Of
giants who play Fordham in the
Dallas Cotton Bowl classic on New
Years Day.
"Greatest little fellow 1 ever
knew" smiles Coach Homer Nor.
ton. Don't know what we would
do without him. After every game,
with hundreds swarming on the
field, I can just quietly say Jim
mie' and something rustles right
at my elbow. It's Jimmie"
Several weeks ago in the crucial
Rice game Center Tommie
Vaughn went down for the first
time in his college career. He had
been hit on the head.
Shortly after the game they re-
moved him to the college infirm-
airy. Jimmie Parker followed them
straight to Vaughn's room, pulled
up a chair at his bedside.
Vaughn was delirious. Like a
mother hen fluttering her wings
over a hurt chick, Jimmie Parker
sat there for 18 hours. Once, at
the height of Vaughn's restless
tumbling, Jimmie discovered his
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
But One Member Oh
Eagles Take Day Off

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Dec. %.
-R-All of the Boston college
football squad took a day off to-
day except Gene G%oodreault, star
end, and viewed the Mississippi
Gulf coast by boat and automo-
bile.
Goodreault, plagued by a bad
knee, logged twice around st.
Stanislaus stadium. Members of
the coaching staff were obviously
pleased by his condition, although
refraining from an opinion that he
might be able to play against Ten
nessee in the New Years Day SUI
gar Bowl game at New Orleans.
Coach Frank Leahy announced
that there would be but one work
out daily starting tomorrow. The
team had two brisk drills Satur-
day.
Walter Boudreau of Cambridge,
Mass, sophomore quarterback
who had remained east to play
with the Boston college hockey
team, arrived in camp today. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
-Four Golf Wizards To
Play In Dukes Match

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 22-P-Four
golfing masters, winners of a total
of SO national titles. each at least
once British open champion, today
agreed to play in a match sponsor
ed by the Duke of Windsor at
Nassau for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
Fred. G. Corcoran, PGA tourna-
ment bureau manager, announced
today that Bobby Jones', one of the
greatest amateurs, Gene Sarazen,
Walter Hagen and Tommy Armour
have accepted invitations for the
exhibition on March 1916. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
NOTHING SETTLED
IN CAGE PLAY YET
East, Midwest Take Lead;
George Washington Shows
Southerners Something

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-RNA
couple of weeks of strenuous inter-
sectional basketball campaigning
to start the 1940-41 season appears
to have proved only that n Sec
ton turns out about as good teams
as another these days.
To some extent the strong and
:he weak teams in each major
division have come to light, but in
general each major division has
come out about ever so far as the
big teams were concerned. tt e
Eas. and Midwest have the best
records, but this is due partly to
the fact that they've played more
games in which 4 ma or" team
opposes a minor" outfit.
The transforming tours continue
through the coming week to supply
most Of the action during the holi-
day season and even these inter-
sectional games are fewer in num-
Der. Of the teams that e r on
tour last week, only the Oklahoma
Aggies and West Texas teachers
had arv notable successes a d
neither came through the week
with perfect records.
The Aggies, after beating City
College of New York, st. Joseph's
of Philadelphia ana George Wash
ington on a three-game eastern
toul, went home Saturday to lose
1925 to Southern California. 1t was
their first defeat on their home
court III 4 u years, during which
they had won a. straight ganA.
The tall Texans continued q visit
to the Midwest, winning three OF
five games during the week and
six of eight in all.
Oregon State finished its visit to
the rocky mountain area by beat
ing Colorado State, Colorado col
lege and Denver on successive
nights after losing two games 20
Colorado, the defending big-seven
champions, earlier in the week.
Southern California lost twice to
Rice and once to the Phillips &c
club of Bartlesville, Okla, while
beating Southern Methodist a n d
Oklahoma A. and M.
Surveying the results SO far by
sections, the strong and weak
-o;p4e IN aoob orroar Sonofhipo
like this:
South - George Washington
which will become a member of
the Southern Conference next fall,
knocked off Davidson, Clemson
and Duke to show it's future rivals
what to expect. Richmond took an
early lead in conference competi-
ton by beating Clemson and Mary
land. William and Mary also beat
Clemson and the Tigers downed
Maryland to wind up competition
until after New Years.
Florida went right to the top of
the Southeastern conference, divid-
ing games with Alabama and beat
ing Mississippi 1927 and MISSISSIPPI
ri state $3.50 on a road trip. Ken
lucky, the conference tournament
champion, lost to Nebraska and
:. Creighton but beat Kansas state
in the Midwest. The Wildcats
head this weeks program. playing
Centenary in a tune-up for the
Sugar Bowl game against Indiana
Dec. 30. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23

pajamas pants had wrapped tight
ly around his body.
Vainly he tugged at the big man
to straighten his clothes. 1t didn't
work. Jimmie quietly slipped out
in the hall, came rustling back
with a pair Of surgical scissors.
He calmly cut the pajamas off his
legs.
Jimmie could write a book about
the Aggies. But he doesn't say
much.
did I ever tell you. the one
about Jim Sterling?'; he grins.
"Well Jim was a great sopho-
more end last year you know.
lone day, just before practice,
Jim was trimming a toe with a
razor blade. His hand slipped and
he cut his toe. What you think
he did when he saw the blood?
He tainted! The same guy who
plays one of the toughest ends in
the league. But he's no sissy-I'n
tell you that"
Jimmie, who never has had the
size to play football but lives it
1865 days a year, will tell you the
Aggie team is good because the
stuff is there and they play hard
for the coaches; the boys are just
like brothers, I tell va"
And just between you and me,
wen take Fordham on New Years
Day. Don't. ever worry a minute
about it. 1 know these guys" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
LITTLE FELLOWS
MAY STEAL SHOW
Unheralded Players H,r,
Usually Been Stars In Blpo.
Gray Grid Classic

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec
|'R-FolloWers of minor ,o,n-
football stars are warming Nv 3 ~
another hot argument over .t w !
broWess of their p~roteges aq.;n.',
the aces of the big-time coros
circuits.
The North-South classic here h.!
furnished them with some no, na'
debating material. In fact # ~,
little college" gridders steal M''
show again Dec. %, they can no ny
for a third time and saw. ",~'
told you So" "
Joel Hit. an end from Mi,s,
sippi college; Gaylon Smith > ris
per back from Southwes-arr
(Memphis), and Eddie Dunn =
Miami (Fla,) halfback. not oo,r :
held their own but actually mn.
shone such southern stars as Md,
Todd, of Texas A. & NJ; b p =
sell, of Auburn; and Nary,
Franklin. of Vanderbilt, in The tr,t
Blue and Gray game.
For the north, in the in3ugnr,,
Lou Tomasetti, of BucknejI c,n0
in for plaudits along with TLs
Chickerneo, of Pittsburgh: Mike
Kabaelo, of Ohio state, and Bob
Haak, of Indiana.
Only b%ig-timbers made up n.
invading Yankee squad a vosr
ago, but little Ken Heineman n
the Texas School of Mines, put IN
a passing and running show tbs.
few will forget. His disnIav
brought the South a 33-to-2O VIZ.
tory, and elected praise from Co
coaches Carl Snavely, OF Cornell
and Lynn Waldorf. of Northwest
ern, who handled the opposing
"Blues."
This Dec. %, the 'Grays" vii.
trot out four far-from-unheralde6
men from the minor loops. THEY'VE
Boyce Jones, Mississippi college
tackle. Owen Goodnight, Hardin
Simmons back; Russell Cotton
Texas Mines back and forme
teammate of Heineman's anc
Dave Parker, Hardin Simmons
end.
Both Goodnight and Jones cop
ped little All-America" honors.
Countering these the North vii
have Wittenburg's ace fullback
John Kostyo.
They may or may not grab tt
sports page streamers the morn
ing of Dec. 20 from such luminar
les as Paul SEVERN and Jim La
Lame, of North Carolina, Cor
nell's Walter Matuszczak and Il
linois' Captain Tom Riggs, but OFT
thing is certain. the big names
will have to hustle. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
LOSS OF BRITISH
SUB IS ANNOUNCED
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and mount one 3-inch gun and six
2l-inch torpedo tubes as their chief
ornaments. The Swordfish class,
a seagoing type, was the forerun-
ner of the successful Shark class.
The official announcer 1ent said:
The board Of admiralty regrets
to announce that H. M. Submarine
swordfish f(Lieut. M. A. Langley,
DISC, R.N.) is overdue and must
be considered lost.
The next of kin have been in
formed"
The Swordfish cost about 81, OOO.-
600. In February, 1887, she struck
bottom making a deep dive off
Portland Bill and lost a piece Of
secret mechanism so important
that divers went down to retrieve
it. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
ITALIAN DEFEATS
BLAMED ON LACK
OF ARMORED CARS
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(COnClnueO from rage Une)
tinuing massing of British forces and
equipment east of Matruh, which was
then attributed to a British determin-
alton to stave off the expected Ital-
ian push.
From prisoners captured during a
night raid on Dec. Z, the report said,
news was heard that a British at
tack was to be launched in about
ten days.
Guards were strengthened, GRAHAM
said and he again advised his Of
ficers to hold themselves in readi-
ness for a British attack.
Graziani's communication a S
made public as Italian artillery,
combat planes and bombers, and at
least one warship were fighting a
hard defensive battle against the in
vading British forces in Libya.
The warship, described in a high
command communicate only as zone
of our naval units" bombarded Brit
ish motorized groups near the Medi-
terranean coast, the communique
said. 1t also claimed that an Italian
torpedo boat shot down a torpedo
launching plane.
GRAHAM explained to Mussolini
that the Fascists failed to start an
offensive on Matruh, Egypt, early in
December because they lacked armor-
ed cars, tanks and other mechanical
equipment which had not arrived
from Italy in due time.
CThe British have maintained a
blockade Of the italian lines of COM
munication across the Mediterranean
since the African campaign began.)
If the number of prisoners taken
by the British is high, GRAHAM told
the Duce, it is because the Italians
held out ito the last spasm," and
Mussolini must not doubt their
bravery"
italian troops sacrificed them
SClNCo WAlllOoS oPdAAiSy Tx Sd1d. i
once more confirm to you categoric-
ally that everybody there has full
filled his duty as far as possible"
His report was long and detailed
the preparations for the italian Of
fensive ordered by Mussolini the day
after the Fascist troops reached Sidi
Barrani, Egypt, in september.
To supply water in the occupied
zone in Egypt the marshal said, his
troops built Y miles of pipeline and
road from Fort Capuzzo on the
Libyan frontier to Sidi Barrani.
Some of the italian units, he de-
clared, marched hundreds of miles
on foot, to economic on transport
facilities, and were burning for
battle"
By the first day of December all
the Italians lacked for the offensive
was the tanks and mechanical equip
ment they had ordered from home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23

ness SO as to limit assistance to
beleagurered Britain while Hitler
stakes everything on a knockout
blow in the next few weeks or
months.
In any event, similar threats
and warnings a be looked for
in increasing volume as the pace
qulckens+ in a fateful race for time
between 'irerconciliable' forces.
The official replies must come
from the President and the secre-
tary of state. From Knudsen came
the exhortation of n working
man to others, to give a grim an
swer with productive toll, 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
BRITISH GATHER
AROUND BARDIA
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likely to come when the British
consider themselves sufficiently
strong to take the town without
big losses and after intense artil-
lery and air bombardment.
The pause around Bardia has
benefited the British, principally
by enabling them to improve their
communication lines with their
bases, now $50 miles to the rear
in the western desert. The use OF
the port of Salum is important in
this even though the harbor is
small. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
Security Involved

ly-created top American defense
agency.
Security Involved
Both the future security of the
United States and the total de-
tense for our democratic princi-
Piles" is involved in the efforts to
aid Britain amply and quickly, he
said, and added on behalf of the
four members of the office for pro-
duction management:
I'VE call upon the people of the
United States to recognize to the
full the gravity of the crisis which
called this organization into being,
the flguratively pull off their coats
and roll up their sleeves and give
their concentrated, undivided at
tention to one thing-the swiftest
possible production of the means
Of Defense"
The outspoken statement con
tanned no mention of the Berlin
foreign office contention, ad.
vanced a few hours earlier. that
Britain's minister of shipping was
%''inciting America to commit a
warlike act" in expressing hope
that the Axis ships might become
available to r~eplenish the British
merchant marine.
But the timing and effect Should
be as unmistakable at home and
abroad as if President Roosevelt
or Secretary Hull had spoken.
Within a few days, these and
other significant pronouncements
IN every major Axis capital, in
the United States and Britain,
nave brought into ever sharper
locus the gravity of the world
el1ua1lon' of which Knudsen
Gayda's Warning
The latest is from Virein;o Cav
d. Fascist mouthpiece. who
warns that more or 1ess o,,,San
tine North American -interven.
.ons must inevitably produce
'compllcations' with the A~is
brotherhood. NAio
II comes almost on the heels of
inc Sharp Berlin Complaint 81
n,mes'ean apinpricks, injury, chal-
i aaa;ns+ ana moral aggression"
Just 48 hours or So e.,,;ou :.
was Yosuke Matsuo5a, e'i .5an,n II
foreign minister, advising t 1aPa MS
entry of the United ctatas ;nat Inc
war would bring an arm aato 5ne
N the destruction of civ;1;zs4;an
Axis diplomacy has emn1nza ION
oiten and successfully eare sus SO
timed whipsaw methods Ivy 10y.
strong suspicion must ar;s maj
the sequence now is not aco snat
tai. The intent could be in+er seaoen-
as a bluff, a threat. or el paete
to g5s6sa. in London an attem as
NC te plunge the United States int"
'ne conflict in a state. of unread
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23

s5nf many OF lhe uliAo
a christmas morning:
49, ~ Blue Devils Won
prooklvn Blue Devils won
sshe city negro football champion.
q. 80 They beat the Castle street
4 aaars 1910 and it was a ball game
hat had everything in 1t.
I 0'nr regrets to Rudolph HICKS
The bow who was injured In the
aame To the others we express
our appreciation for their fine
shirt and their participation In
the game for the benefit OF the
Empty Stocking fund. And that
eoes for the fans who attended,
too.
Shooting Increase
The rifle and pistol target shoot
ing sport reached a new peak IN
number of compe' i've shooters
and registered tournaments III
1910, with a 46 per cent increase
over the 1889 activities.
An an indication of the increased
popularity of the sport there were
2e8 tournaments registered with
the National Rifle association the
past year. as compared with l96
in 1899 and a registration OF ~
618 in these events over the 1871
of the previous year.
= The many Wilmington marks
men. and they are ~"reaslng all
along. will be interested in this.
The tournament sponsored here
last year by the Wilmington Rifle
and Pistol club should be made
an annual event. We understand
that present plans call for another
shoot in l941.
This and That
Congratulations to James l.
Nets for winning the fall golf
tournament ct the Cape Fear
Country club. Kurt Boehm
reminded us last night that he is
in his 14th year as pro at the
club here, and that the finals
match yesterday was one of the
1lneSI ne S ever e 1ne
members of the Dry Pond negro
eleven were saying yesterday aft
e.noon that they want a crack
al the Brooklyn team next year. . .
The New Hanover high school box
ing team has lined up, tentatively
at least. a meet with the Charles.
Ton mittmen. The George
Washington Colonia,s are showing
the members of the Southern con.
ference, of which they will be a
member next September, that
they have something on the ball.
... They've beaten Davidson,
Clemson and Duke = far in bas-
ketball play. . George Glamack.
Cardinals All-American eager, is
soon TO realize a boyhood ambi-
ton play in Madison Square Gar
den. The White Phantons 90
to New York on their next trip
away from home. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
MAROONS DRILL

STATE COLLEGE, Miss, Dec.
22.-RAThe Mississippi state Ma
rooms are scheduled to hold the
first of three workouts tomorrow,
after a five-day layoff, before
boarding their special train Christ
mas morning for Miami. Fla, and
the New Years Day Orange Bowl
game with Georgetown 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
SPURNS r +

WINTER PARK, Fla, Dec. %.-
P)-Charles (June) Lingerfelt, RoI'
Inns end named IN the Associated
Press little ALL y lea and AlI-State
teams, said too ne had passed up
an offer by The Detroit Lions to play
professional football and would enter
his fathers hardware business after
graduation. Lingerfelt's home is at
n q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
A. A. U. TRACK MEET

BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.-(R-An
interscholastic and South Atlantic
A. A. U. indoor invitation track
and field meet will be held here
March l under sponsorship of the
University of Maryland and the
fifth regiment, Maryland National
Guard. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
SMOKE RINGS
Note Of Thanks
By SAM Raglan

c1 Il; a:;s5 J; only! sf 2 ts ssP s sGd ss ss is ansz IN '9 the '5 !sSs grey grey
right now los,a th Eia to- pause a minute and offer our thanks to to
ne assr som we 40 boy boys "a and several hundred red fans an I who eo f;e5d yes'
~ liz eo1 mart to the negro football game at Legion le'o yes
sterda aylS an,el1't the efforts of these boys and the support Oh
III. anr otIb1 are will be fewer empty stockings IN tne MONIES
lans ss e The unfortunate people OF the CITY ano couney
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
A FOR GAME

BERKELEY, Calf, Dec. 22.-R
-Thirty-four University of Cali
fornia football players, some still
wobbly from influenza, %entrained
today for Atlanta and their game
with Georgia Tech next Saturday.
The team will return home via
Mexico CITY. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23

Morris, end; George Long, Norwood
Hall, Ed Clark, tackles; Freddie
Sanders, guard; Ham Robinson, end;
Sam Wells, center. Dry Pond: Willie
Russell, James Mccoy, tackles; Ru-
dolph Hicks. Carl Brown, backs;
Willie Thompson, center; Isaac Bar
kins, guard: William Hines, end.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
War Interpretive
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statement as director of the new
.ly-created top American defense
apencY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

Who do you suppose is going to pay the expenses of raising all this money? Well, I don't know, except that some good and generous friends are going to pay every cent of what business men call the "overhead". Not one penny that the children give will be lost on the way from America to the lands across the seas. Where can you learn more about this? All you have to do is to write to the Director, Childrens Crusade for Children, Empire State Building, New York. And what is tine most important thing to do? The most important thing to do is for the children to begin to remember the sad story of the children across the seas and to save up their pennies for the mite boxes of the Chiidren's Crusade for Children.
 I think myself that the parents and teachers of America ought to be very grateful to the children of Perkinsville, Vermont, to Mrs. Dor- othy Garfield Fisher and her friend, Sarah Cleghorn, the poetess. who gave us the challenge of the Children's Crusade for Children. None the least but the greatest of all the things we have to learn i'll life is how to understand, how to help, how to give, in the hour of our brothers need.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Defendants PayCosts
 In Adjusting Charges
 With Court's Approval
Driving Without License Pedestrian Injured In North Main Street Accident

St. Mary's hospital for a shoulder laceration. He was hit as he crossed North Main stret near Savings street, and was taken to the hospi- tol by Smith.
 James Boulder, 30, of 9 Cottage place, charged with non-support, was given stay until April 4. Vito Varsallano, 69 of 35 Chatfield ave- nue, charged with selling liquor without a license was given stay until April 6.
 NolleS Granted
 Nolles were granted to the follow ing motorists: Ralph J. Vaughn, Jr., IT, 160 Euclid avenue, rules, no pay ment; Richard G. Traurig, Is, 353 Lincoln street, rules, no payment; Edward G. Gigante, 21, 134 South Leonard street, speeding, $10; John , s. Drost, 35, Southington, rules, $5; James Farrell, Is, 423 South Leon- ard street, rules, no payment; Anna Dapsis, 46, 97 Hutchinson street rules, $5; Ernest Collette, g, 16e South Elm street, rules, $5; Vincent 1 Mango, Is, Oakville, rules, no pay ment; George Forello, g, of New Haven, speeding, $10; Clarence c Jenkins, g, Bethlehem, speeding $10; James J. Moran, 29, 129 Grand view avenue, rules, $5; Charles F Kearns, 27, 56 Alder street, reckless $25; Samuel Atkins, Az, 63 Centra, avenue. rules, no payment; Moe Rosenf1eld, 43, 27 Kingsbury street reckless, no payment, rules, $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
LUCY PARzLALE
 CIRCLE CHOICE
President of Daughters of Italy Reelected For
 Sixth Term

Election of officers for the new term was held recently at the semi monthly meeting of the Daughters of Italy Circle No. 1908, Companions of the Forest of America, at Moose Hall.
 Chief Companion Lucy Parziale presided.
 Officers elected were as follows: Chief Companion, Mrs. Lucy Par ziale, reelected for 9th term.
 Sub-Chief Companion, Mrs. Jo- seph Lombard.
 Chaplain, Mrs. Victoria Testa. Recording Secretary, s. Dolores Paoloni.
 Financial Secretary, Lena Rinaldi Treasurer, Louise Mazzaferro.
 Right Guide, Mrs. Angie Gemino Left Guide, Mrs. Mary Ricci.
 Inner Guard, Carmella Petricone Outer Guard, Carmella Biscontin Chairman of Trustees, Mrs. Len' Ruggiero.
 End Trustee, Bertha Paoloni.
 3rd Trustee, Mrs. Auroa Palladinc Circle Physician, Dr. G. Sandulli Installation of the new officer will be held Friday, April 12, a Moose Hall.
 After the regular business meet ing was adjourned, Chairman Mrs Evelyn Cerullo called a specia meeting of the dinner dance com mittee. The annual dinner danc will be held Thursday, April l8, a WaYerly Inn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

Peter Garber, 34, of IT Bush ave- nue, arrested March 24 on charges of reckless driving and driving with out an operators license, was fined $50 when arraigned before Judge John L. Gaffney in traffic court to- day. Several nolleS with and with out payment were also granted at the the lengthy session.
 Edward Hogan, 40, of 140 South street, and William Murray, A. of 82 Walnut street, both charged with violation of motor vehicle law were discharged
 Hogan was arrested March 29, while Murray was arrested March 3.
 Mario Cappelletti, 23, of 43 Ben nett avenue. charged with speeding, was granted stay until April 8.
 Smith Notified
 Daniel J. Smith, 27, of 168 Farm ington avenue, held last night on a charge of violating the motor vehi- cle law after an accident in which 52-year old man was injured, was notified to appear in traffic court April 8 when his case was called in city court today.
 The injured man, Carmine Spina, of 80 Benefit street, was treated at