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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

Foundation are raised annually
h rough voluntary contributions
made through the Committee for the
Celebration of the Presidents Birth
day. The campaign is now in pro-
gress and will continue through
January 80, birthday OF President
Roosevelt. Organizations are being
set up in each county of every state.
Included in the drive will be various
parties celebrating the Presidents
birthday, march of dimes, a march
of sport, and birthday greeting cards
to the President, with dimes attach
ed.
Half of all funds collected go to
the National Foundation and half to
local chapters in each county. Last
years drive Melted Sl,327.l73, OF
which 100000 went to the National
Foundation and S727,173 to the coun-
ties. An additional $4,000 from the
Will Rogers Memorial Commission
also was left with the counties.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
Swiss Take
Defense
Precautions

hfeuzllngen, Switzerland, JAN "a
-(AP)-rhe Swiss army command
n OF the kreuzIingcn Area, where
the City Of konstanZ gives the Ger
mans their only stronghold on the
'outnerh bank OF the Rhine, has is
aueo instructions to the entire popu-
latlon lor total evacuation in case
Of danger"
Although posting of the instruc-
tons was termed a routine defense
measure, its thoroughneSs showed
that the Swiss arc taking no chances.
konstanz. linked with Germany
oy Il broad bridge across the Rhine
where It leaves Lake Con&tncc, is
,ac2d by SV!tzcrlancl's Winlzelried
defense line.
At the Z-KrcliZlingen
frontier, elaborate steel and cement
forts constantly arc guarded by
Swiss troops in grcy-gr2cn uniforms.
kreuzlnSen itself, like Basel, is
4 virtual fort with pillboxes AT
strategic street corners, and barbed
wire ready TO span the streets.
Just outside Of KreuZlingen are
an elaborate system of forts, anti
tank asparagus" (fields of steel
railS), long lines of deep trenches
and scores Of isolated machine gun
nests.
The population affected in the
Kreuzlingen Zone ranges between
10000 and $4,000, but similar meas
ureS of preparation may be extended
to cover the whole fortified Swiss
zone, including Basil, SWitzerlands
second largest city, with population
of 10000.
If it should be found necessary
to remove citizens from KreuZlin-
gen and the nearby villoges, notices
posted by the Swiss military au-
thortites indicate they would be sent
to special camps pending eventual
settlement in Geneva.
Commissioners already have been
appointed for most of the area in
or near the Notifications of the
Winkelried line to oversee the pre-
parations for removal of the popula-
ton.
The Swiss defense line is named
after the Swiss hero, Arnold OF
Winkelreid. who gathered Austrian
lances into his body to clear the way
for his confederates at the Battle of
Sempach against the Hasburgs in
1886.
If the civil population is ordered
out of the Kreuzlingen Area, all of
the area except entrances by several
roadways will be closed with barb
ed wire. trenches and antitany pits.
Direct German-SWiss railroad trat-
fic was resumed for the first time
since the start Of the war on three
or four main lines Jan. Is, but the
neutrality-suspicious. link remain
ed idle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
Duke Basketeers Face
W axe Forest Saturday

Durham, Jan. 24.-With Just
about half Of their 23-game sche-
dule behind them Dukes Little
Boy Blues" of basketball! will open
q long and crucial drive to the wire
in an important Big Five and South
ern conference tilt with the dan
gerous Deacons Of Wake Forest in
the Duke gymnasium here Saturday
hight,
It will be the Blue Devils second
start against Il Big Five opponent
and their sixth venture into con-
ference competition. a 30-22 defeat
by the University of Maryland has
been Dukes only loss in league
warfare.
In the ~ games they have left,
however, the Little Blues" will see
little else but conference conf
petition. Saturday nights contest is
the first of two with Wake Forest.
North Carolina and N. c. State must
also be tackled twice before the
campaign is over. Single games re-
main with Clemson's defending con-
ference champions and the David
son Wildcats, over whom the Blue
Devils scored their on Big Five
triumph.
Only two games are left outside
the conference ring. Pennsylvania
and Georgia Tech will be met in
their respective stronghoIdS.
Coach Eddie CamerOn'S outfit,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

now engaged in a stiff battle with
mid-year examinations, has record
Of eight wins and three losses in the
II games played to date. Oklahoma
A. and NJ. and Baltimore university,
besides Maryland have doWned the
Blue Devils.
In those IL contests, the little boys
in blue have marked up total of
1852 points, averaging ~ points per
game or better than point a
minute. But they enjoy no great
statistical advantage over their OPP
ponents, who have Tailed 307 points
for an average Of 35.2 per contest.
Glenn Price, the sparkling Blue
Devil forward, continues to pace the
scoring attack with ll3 points. Price
has contributed little over "a
percent of the 1852 point total.
Coach Cameron's sophomore re-
serves, several Of whom played
leading roles in last Saturdays vic
tory over Clemson. have likewise
made a significant contribution Of
fensively. They have thrown in 1853
points-better than "a percent of
the team total.
Clyde Allen, who has been a
regular substitute for Chuck HOlley,
first string center. is perhaps the
most outstanding member Of the
sophomore corps. He has made 70
points to take runner-up hOnors to
orice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
.UNC Boxers
At Virginia
On Saturday
Ey TOM EOST. JR.

Chapel Hill. Jan. 24.-TWo OF the
upper S0uth's outstanding boxing
teams will clash II Charlottesville,
Va, Saturday night when the Uni
versitieS Of North Carolina and Viz
ginia. traditional rivals, meet III i
renewal OF one of DiXie'S oldest ring
rivalries.
The Tar Heels and Cavaliers come
up 10 their 18th annual meet on we'll
nigh even terms for the first time
since 1893, when they battlcd to Il
A draw. Not since 1881 has Il North
Carolina boxing team peat Virginia,
but The 1910 outfit is generally re-
garded as having The best chance Of
stopping the Cavaliers long string
of triUmrphs in recent years.
They appear about event "
matched Each has available three
stars frGm the 1889 team. The Tar
Heels have three experienced box
ers in Co-Cap1ainS Billy Wmstcad,
100, and Ed DickerSon. las. and FL
der (Red) Sanders. lG5. The Cava-
iers have trio Of seasoned CAM
pagnerS in Dick Williams. l45. Tru-
man SOuthall, 1855. and FrIton SOM
crville, l65.
North Cardinals victory hopes
have been considerably IcsSencd
with the announcement that Andy
Gcnnett. an experienced !T2-pound-
cr and Conference finalist last year,
will probably miss the meet. Held
out OF the N. c. State and Citadel
meets on account Of flu. Gcnnett
has been convalcScIng slowly and
hasn't as yet approached his bril-
liant form Of last season.
Featured bouts Saturday will be
between DickcrSOn and Williams in
the las pound division and Sanders
and SOmcrville in the l65 pound
! class.
The appearance of three football
stars will also lend added color to
the meet. North Carolina has its
Mike Bobbitt, It's FOUNDER and
blocking halfback, and Gate Kim
ball, heavyweight and co-'artan
elect of the 1910 football te A
brilliant pass receiver. Vir d's
Ken Rathbun, squares off witt. Bob
bitt in another No. | feature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
Snow Blocks
Games Here

Colds among playc', ana the
heavy snow that began filling here
Yesterday afternoon caused 4 cost
ponegncnt of the doubi" header pas
kctball games last night in Hender-
son high gym between henderson
and South Hill, Va.
South Hill asked for a postpone,
ment. with tic games 20 DC played
1T a later date. .
Henderson i& scheduled to meet
Chapel Hill here Friday night. Mod
Grafton in the weather will likely
determine whether or not the teams
will meet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY
AT CAROLINA DRAWS 300

The annual intramural table ten
mis- tournament at Carolina has got
ten off to flying start with 81 fra
ternity and 35 dormitory teams seek
ing the team championships and win
ners' medals in the two leagues. Each
team consists of three players, plus
alternates, so that the total student
participation in this one intramural
event alone will pass 300. Three sim
giles contests make up match, and
it appears it will take up the rest
of the winter quarter to run off the
big event.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
TAR HEEL EYEFULL
FEFTH HIGH SCORER

Near-sighted but long-rcaching and
hieh-scoring George Glamac!l Of Car
DINA stands fifth among the South
ern Conference scorers, according to
an unofficial compilation. The G-fcol
5-inch center has @corct. - points
in five Conference games, but his
total for the II games this season IS
2iO. or IT IL per night. The other
Conference leader with their total
games and points are Cline Of Wake
Forest lG7 for 7, CoNon Of Davidson
90 for 7, McFadden Of Clemson II
for 5, and Buchanan of Clemson IT
for g.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
CAROLINA-DUKE GAME
CHANGED TO FEBRUARY %

The climactic second meeting be-
tween the Carolina and Duke bas-
ketball teams, usually one of the
high spots of the winter sports sea-
son in North. Carolina, has been
moved back from February % to
% The first game of the famous
series will now be played at Caro-
lima February 10 and the second at
Duke February %. The latter will
ring down the curtain on the Tar
Heels regular season prior TO the
Conference tournament in Raleigh.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
Vegetable Laxative
Has Important Points

This laxative does three important
things for most users. If simple
directions are followed, it usually
acts punctually, throughly. gently.
You'll like spicy BIZ c K
DRAUGHT'S way. Chief Of its all
vegetable ingredients in an ''intesti-
nal c-laxatiVe' which helps tone
lazy bowel muscles. Next time, take
BLACK DRAUGHT. Economical,
too: Is to 40 doses, Csc. adv.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
ANOTHER McCACHREN
COMES LIP AT u. n G..

Carolina has another McCachren
coming up in basketball. The last
member Of the famous court family
from Charlotte to reach college is
George Two of his brothers, Dave
and Jim, made A!l-Sou;ncrn, and
a third brother, Bill, finished his
playing days al Carolina last year.
George started the season with the
third freshman team out had
worked his way up by this week to
a starting position. II he keeps up
the good work. he may prove Il
worthy successor TO his famous
brothers by the time he reaches the
Tar Heel varsity.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

1910 team is regarded almost on a
par with the formidable 1899 con-
;ingent.
Virgiia's best swimmers include
Clarke, Yancey, 50 and 100 yard
dashes; Schneider, Betz, Halstead,
22O and 440 yard dashes; Halle and
Hoffman, breastroke; Bryan and
Chapman, backstrolle: Reinbtrg and
Merrill, divers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

Zadok Dumokopf understands the
Russo Scandinavian situation IS
something like this: RusSia-"Will
you accept our termski?" Scandina-
ria-"No, tanks
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

Russian armies are like most Rus
sian names. They end UP with u
"Ski"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
SUHs. OUTSCORE UNC VETS;
FACE FOJIR'HARD GAMES AWAY

rapidly catching up with the starting
ruidly catching up with the starting
five, and in one game recently the
subs led the opposition for one quar-
Ter 21-7, but the rcSt the varsity
could do for 4 similar period was
lO-5, It makes fast, interesting
game for the fans, to keep fresh
team in at top speed, but Coach Bill
Lange would like for the starters to
pick up before the hard row of
games which is nearing. Beginning
This weekend Carolina will be on the
road for four tough games with Navy,
Wake Forest, Clemson, and Virginia:
next home game will be With David
son February 7.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24

Central American countries are
looking for new profitable indus
tries-says a dispatch. Well, they
might try bottling up and sending
rs some Of that equatorial heat.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-24
Battle of Grains.

2-.@-.e. Ben;to lIu>>cIini pre-
Jan. y that Ita!y'S 1916
.-... cr.o would he nearly Sutfi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
STURGEON PRUITTE

spurgeon Pruitte, ~, of 1920 Pen.
der avenue, died in the Atlantic
Coast Line hospital at Rocky Mount
early yesterday morning.
He is survived by the following
his wife. Mrs. Mary Edwards Pru,
lite: two brothers, Durant and Her
bert Pruitte, Of Freeland; his moth.
er, Mrs. Oscar Pruitte, of Freeland;
and two sisters, Mrs. Lee Hewett
Of Wilmington, and Mrs. German
Evans, of Freeland.
Funeral services will be helt
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the chapel of Andrews mortuary
conducted by the Rev. c. c. Myers
assisted by the Rev. Sankey LEI
Blanton. Interment will be at Oak
dale cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be. Loui
Schutt, George Schutt, Hugh Smith
son, L. F. DuVall, Fred Edwards
Johnnie Jenkins; honorary, j. H
English, DR.. John E. Evans, DR.
John T. Hoggard, Halle Way ant
John F. Rogers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
Principals Conference
Closed At Greensboro

GREENSBORO. June 90 Up -
The first central North Carolina
Elementary Principals conference
came to a close at Woman's college
today at one o'clock with a luncheon
in the West DINING hall of the col
lege. So successful was the initial
meeting this year that plans are
already underway for another mex
summer. Conferences were held al
approximately the same time in the
eastern, central and western part:
of the state, places being chosen fol
each conference where there was
demonstration school in progress fol-
observation.
Approximately 100 principals
superintendent, and teachers were
registered for the two day meeting
which featured observation work al
Curry Demonstration school, ant
conferences on observation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
JAPANESE PLANES
BOMB CHUNGKING
CONTINUED From Page One)

The attack would have been ever
worse than it was cave for. thu
fact that many bombs dropped II
districts already devastated, ane
into the vangtze river.
More than 200 stores and shops
were destroyed in the busy down
town district. where the m a I
building of the Canadian missions
hospital was smashed and its den
tai clinic destroyed.
DR.. Stuart Allen Of Montreal
said the damage could not be es'
timated Immediately. All doctors.
nurses and patients were safe, but
the hospital was closed temporar'
lily.
The main Canadian hospital and
the American Methodist property
were unchanged. The Canadian
mission Young Mems Guild build
ing was directly hit and destroy
ed. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
MRS. SARAH ELLER

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarat
M. Sellers, Sc, who died at 8 O'CLOCK
Monday morning at her home a
722 South Front street, following
a long illness, will be held at ;
o'clock this afternoon from the I'M
manuel Presbyterian church.
Active pallbearers will be: Lewis
Harrison, Charles Wilson, H. T.
wilson, John Wolff, Harry Wettig,
and s. o. Yopp.
Honorary pallbearers Will be-
lack Pate, DR.. w. Houston Moore,
CAPTAIN J.. s. singletary, Dan H.
williams, George c. King, John
Gibson Register, Napoleon
owens, B. W. jacobs, John Lewis,
and Mr.. Bornemann.
She il survived by two children.
Andrew J. Sellers, Of washington.
D.. c., and Mrs. Marvin Sellers. of
wilmington; one sister, Mrs. Emma
Ferreido, formerly Of Wilmington.
but now of Tampa, Fla; IL grand
children, IS great grandchildren,
nd 3 great great grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
NEW ALIEN RULES
RECEIVED BY OTIS
o.rsons Entering Or En-
tering U. S. Must Have
Passport Or Permit

Jennings Otis, of the naturaliza-
and immigration service here,
N.d Yesterday he had received new
''.tr,,ction from Washington re-
,.rding the admission of aliens
!, this country.
wire from the central office
; +be service in Washington read
as follows;
nA1iens entering or re-entering
,,,;ted States on and after July
srst must be possessed of a pass
lart and visa or a re-entry permit
" resident alien border identified
INN card. ~
wv ntts said the telegram means:
If an alien is entering the
,,n;ted States for the first time,
- after a long absence which
s-saks his residence in the United
Gates, he must have a passport
;ssued by the proper authorities
y his government and a visa is
supd by an American consular Of
If the alien has been legally
emitted to the United States for
ornament residence and is return
ino from a temporary visit to an
'ter country, he must have either
=. PASSPORT and visa or a permit
n re.enter the United States. Re-
sntrv permits are secured before
te alien leaves the United States
nv his applying to the immigra-
Inn and naturalization service Of
fee nearest his place of residence;
his application is forwarded to the
central office at Washington Were
ae permit is issued if the alien
is entitled to receive it.
3 The alien may be admitted
without a passport and visa or a
reentry permit if he has b e e n
legally admitted for residence and
has a resident alien border identi-
fstion card. Resident alien bor-
der Identification cards are issued
10 those aliens who have b e e n
legally admitted for permanent
residence and who frequently 60
to Canada or Mexico and back.
Most of these work in the United
States and live in Canada or Next
60 near the borders. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
ALEX C. WATTS

LUMBERTON, June 26.-Funeral
services for Alex c. Watts, AZ,
World War veteran, who died Sun
day evening in the Veterans hos
pital in Columbia, S. c., were held
at 10 o'clock this morning from the
Stephens funeral home. Burial fol-
lowed in a Fayetteville cemetery.
A native of Dillon, S. c.. Watts
served Is months overseas in the
Infantry, was employed as a police
man in Fayetteville and moved sev'
eral years ago to a farm in the Park
ton section. He had been living In
Lumberton only about six weeks.
Stricken with paralysis, he was taken
to columbia about 10 days ago.
He is survived by five children:
Ruby, Willie, A. c. Jr., Lonnie and
Woodrow Watts, all Of Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
MRS. A. H. DAVIS

BURGAW, June 26-Funeral serv.
ices for Mrs. A. H. Davis, of Bur.
gaw, who was killed in an automo-
bile accident near Goldsboro about
noon Tuesday, will be held from the
Burgaw Baptist church Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Rev. c. W. Duling, pastor of
the church, will conduct the serv-
ices. Burial will follow in the Bur-
gaw cemetery.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her hus.
band; three sons, Roy Davis, OF
Philadelphia, Clifton Davis, of Co
lumbia, S. c., and A. H. Davis, Jr.,
Of Burgaw; four daughters, Misses
Margaret, Dorothy and Ida Farrior
Davis, of Burgaw, and Mrs. James
Russell, of Rosehill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
NAILS SEEK DEALS
IN SOUTH AMERICA
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(COnClnued From rag Une)
ish sea power. The British naval
blockade thus far has effectively
kept American products from Ger
many.
Other equally well-informed
sources said German armament
agents are being attentive to Ar
gentine and Uruguayan rearma-
ment plans and profess they can
offer rs'ices far below the scale
for comparable United States pro.
ducts for delivery late in October.
Similar offers of German goods
for September and October deliv-
cry have been made in Brazil and
Uruguay.
United States representatives in
lower South America express fear
their country may miss the boat
on this continent unless it pro.
notes trade through the extension
of strong economic support to the
nations whose normal European
markets have been cut off. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
HONGKONG TAKES
DEFENSE STEPS
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uSS OAS
statement said there was "no
cause far alarm in the presence
of Japanese troops just across the
border, since they ~purportedly
were merely hopping up Chinese
guerillas.
Rumors circulated, however, that
the Japanese were planning to
blockade Hongkong to compel Brit
ain to close the route through Bur-
ma over which China has been OBJ
tanning supplies.
The British-owned newspaper
China Mail said japanese warships
already e blockading H%aiphong,
seaport of French Indo-China some
200 miles southwest Of Hongkong,
and Japanese army headquarters
announced it's advancing units had
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27

channel yesterday in a ridiculous
undertaking" were driven off, COM
petent German quarters declared to-
day.
Commenting on the British yer.
sion of British landing sorties made
on the coast, DNB, official news
agency, said the adventure was Tin.
competently managed and insignifi-
can't"
Attempts were made at two points,
the agency said, but the British were
driven off in engagements in which
two Germans were wounded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
ELINZA T. CARNEY

Funeral services for Elinza T.
Carney, II, Of 500 Nun street who
died in a local hospital yesterday
morning at $40 o'clock after a short
illness, will be held from the Thomas
Yelverton funeral home in Wilson
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Interment will follow in Wilson.
Mr.. Carney, a furniture dealer who
made his home with his brother, G..
E. Carney, is survived by his brother
and three sisters, Mrs. J. e. Ellers,
Mrs. J. W. Murray and Mrs. J. T.
Canady, all of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27

reached Lungchow, in Kwangsi
province near the Indo-C Chinese
border.
A British spokesman denied A
Japanese allegation that war ma
terials had been transported to
China from Hongkong.
The Hangkong Telegraph report
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
OBITUARIES
j. w. BRINKLEY

WHITEVILLE, June 26.-Funeral
services for Jackson wilkins Brink
ley. IS, prominent citizen Of Lake
Waccamaw, who died at $50 o'clock
last night at his home after a lengthy
illness, were held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon from the late residence,
with burial following in the wacca-
NAV cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Wendell Prescott, of
Kinston; and M grandson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-27
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