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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21

from this corner.
Calling 1t Close
OF course, each team has to play
other teams between now and Sep.
TENDER % when the schedule WILL
be officially finished. 1t might be a
close race right up to the last game
and the way it's been going 1t ap-
pears as if a math prof will have
to be called in to figure who's won.
The American league pennant
race hasn't been so close in 40
years or more. It's so close, in
fact, that the professional fngernall
chewers have had to order new
nails almost every day.
Gridiron Gamut
While baseball is roaring to a
finish, football creeps upon the
scene today.
ie1d after today the guys who
teiS~ you why and wherefore Will
have a little something to work on.
There won't be much uncovered IN
most of the games but there Will
be enough to give everyone a mint
of what's to come.
At least two teams will have
scouts watching them closely
Carolina and Wake Forest. These
two teams meet a week from to-
day at Chapel Hill and the Bap-
lists are out to revenge themselves
by land and by air. And that Will
be worth watching.
Odds And Ends
Rufus Powell, the Cape Fear
leagues publicity man, has been
wishing all summer that the Yam
KEGS would win the pennant so he
could go to New York again and
see the World Series. -. Last night
he dropped by and said he's made
up his mind to go to Cincinnati in
stead. . :. Is hoping he can get
tickets. Austin Mcdonald and
Buck Tyre will catch for the Cape
Fearers in the All-Stars game Sun
day afternoon. Mcdonald for
the Reds and Tyre for the Blues.
$50. Jim-Lalanne, who is being
groomed for Cardinals Al-Ameri-
can candidate this year, says his
favorite dish is peas. -. Spofford
pulled the series with Wertheimer
out of the fire in the same fashion
that the Albemarle Juniors won the
Little World Series. -. They next
play the Firemen for the city soft
ball championship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
Offer To Buy
New Bern's Franchise

NEW BERN, Sept. 90 Up The
Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball club and
a syndicate in Rocky Mount have Of
fered to purchase the New Bern
franchise in the Coastal Plains
league. An official of the local club
said NO deal would be contaminated
before November, however.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
Wake Forest To Play
William jewell TODAY

WINSTON-SALEM, Sept. 2O.-R
Wake Forests Demon Deacons
and William Jewel college of Lib.
erty, Mo-, will square off in the
Municipal stadium here tomorrow
tor their 1910 gridiron curtain rails
er.
A close battle is expected, with
Wake Forest regarded among fans
here as a favorite. The Deacons
will be handicapped by the loss Of
Red Mayberry, star back who frac-
tured an arm in practice last week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
MARYLAND WINS

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Sept. 20.
|R-Maryland swamped Mt. st.
Mary's college gridders today, 40
to 0, in a practice scrimmage fea-
tured by two long touchdown runs
after pass interceptions.
Harold Berry galloped 70 yards
to score after stealing one of Mt.
st. Mary's aerials and Jack Mier
went IS yards to paydirt on an
other interrogation. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
Outdoor Writers Plan
Fort Cas.veu Meeting

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 20.-The Out
door Writer'S Association Of Amer.
lea Will meet at Fort Caswell here
In October. the exact date to be set
later it was announced today.
The board of directors of the. as.
ISOLATION, which is made up of field
ana stream sports writer's, is at
present making plans for the an.
nual meeting
H. H. Thomas, manager Of Fl.
Caswell, will have charge of ar.
ranging for tsthe entertainment of
hte delegates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
High Point, Wofford
Play To Scoreless Tie

HIGH POINT, Sept. 90 Up -
High Point college Ind Wofford bat.
tied to a 90 tie here tonight before
1000 fans.
Neither team showed enough
power to score
Everett Moody and Jack Taggart
paced the Wofford backfield and
Arthur Griswald was the offensive
standout for the Partners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
.JAPS' INDO-CHINA
DEMANDS REDUCED
Continued From Page One).''

ment have been resumed in a more
favorable atmosphere.
1T is believed these conversations
will terminate in IN agreement TAX
ing account of the interests of both
sides. It is emphasized that during
these negotiations Indo-China's ter
rltorial integrity and French sover-
eighty over the country were never
open to question:"
Thus, for the. second time since
sept. l, an open split was averted
the last minute
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
SMOKE RINGS
Tigers Take Lead
Bv SAM Raglan

Del Bakers battling Detroit Tigers-whow weren't gwen
the proverbial Chinaman's chance at the beginning OF tne
current baseball season-put the rompers on Cleveland yes
terdav and took the lead in the American league-a LEAD tnat
NAV see them through to the pennant.
There's two more games left in that series WIN me III
dams. but the Tigers have got the jump on Oscar Wits boys
Ind q slim ADVANTAGE at this late stage looks mlghty pig
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
GRID SCORES

HIGH SCHOOL
New Hanover Is; Warsaw U.
Greensboro II; Raleigh 0.
COLLEGE
N. C. State 16; William and
Mary 0.
Woff0rd 0; High Point 0.
Erskine 22; South Georgia
Teachers 0.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
WINGS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 90
'R'-Iennessee has a wingback with
wings. Honest!
Major Bob Neyland disclosed today
thai Fred Newman, 190.pound back,
mas passed his airplane pilots exam.
nation and is a full.fledged flyer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21

z-Batted for Smith in 18th.
zz-Batted for Bartell in 8th.
zzz-Batted for Newhouser in Sth.
Cleveland ------------- w VI OO1-5
Errors: Pytlak, Harder, Mack, Bell,
W~eatherly, Keltner, York 2, Greenberg,
Higgins, Campbell. Two base hits:
Weatherly 2, Keltner, Bell. Left on
bases: Cleveland TO-; Detroit 6. Bases
on balls:' off Harder 4, off Dobson 1, off
1, off Smith /. Struck out
by Harder 4, by Newsom 8, by Benton
1. Hits off: Harder 4 in z 1-3 innings;
off Teller 3 in 0 (pitched to three bat
tiers in 8th) off Dobson 2 in 2-3; off
Newsom II in S %; off Smith 0 in
8 in 1. Winning pitcher: Newhouser.
Losing pitcher: Feller: Empires: Nc
Gowan, Summers, Bash and Pipgras.
Time: 2 :55. Attendance: 22,50&
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21

AS OF January l, 1910, the total
miles OF highway in the world was
Io,o37,oS4 miles, as compared to
1,s27,5ss miles on Jan. !, 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21

according to a survey recently
mace, more than half Of the a
mileage Travelled by persons in rep
r~esentat1ve rs states is used on bust
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21
STANDINGS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
Detroit 6; Cleveland 5.
st. Louis Z; Chicago g..
(Only games scheduled).
National League
mo games scheduled).
THE STANDINGS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-21

Slaughter, Full, Holt, A.. Kelly,
Todd, Burnett, Johnson, Burney,
Snipes, Biddle, Mcdonald, Greene,
Jeter, Patelos, McCread. Warsaw.
- Carlton, Carter, Rivenbark,
Mathis. Referee, Moore, UNC; Um-
pire, Burner, Duke; .Headlinesman,
Weeks WILL; Timer, Barden, PIC.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Africa Becoming
ChiefWor Arena?

ahead which would be helpful to
Graziani either miitarily or phsy-
cologically. Wednesdays su d d e n
journey TO Rome by the German
Foreign Minister Ribbentrop may
be connected with this matter.
If it is true that Hitler has
abandoned his invasion plans, the
axis powers would naturally wish
to pursue military action elsewhere,
and North Africa offers the more
immediate opportunity. 1t is quite
probable therefore, that the Ital
ians are under German pressure
to take the risks of an Egyptian
desert campaign in full force. Ger
man newspapers allow this infer
ence by the large space they are
giving to North African operations.
Graziani's present position at Sid
Barrani can be considered the real
Egyptian military coastal frontier,
where he must concentrate h is
forces if he is to begin major op-
erations. His first great objective,
if he decides to drive forward, will
be Matruh, the first center Of real
military importance on the way to
Alexandra.
Matruh is 100 miles east of Sidi
Barrani, approximately half way
between Libya and Alexandra and
the Nile 1t is the starting point of
the railway line of the desert, which
runs along the Mediterranean coast
to Alexandria, and, of course, is
now in British possession.
When a defending force retreats
to lure the enemy on, it is usually
sign of weakness. But, in the
present instance every considera-
ton of strategy dictates this policy
for the British. Length Of COM
munications ard difficulties or
transport in desert warfare are
basic strategical problems.
The British line of cOmmunica-
tions, based on the railway from
Alexandria to Matruh, is source
of strength. But the further Gra-
2aini has to move eastward from
Libya, through the desert, the more
difficult become his problem of sup
ply. 1t is advantageous, therefore,
for the British not to offer battle
until the italians are further away
from their Libyan main supply base,
bringing the conflict nearer to the
British railhead base of supplies
at Matruh.
The power of the Italians, how
ever, should not be underestimate
ed, because of this handicap. Graz
iani is an able commander, both
cautious ard imbued with the of
fensive spirit. He has had long
experience in desert warfare, and
in men and airplanes he should
Outnumber the British.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
European Wheat
Harvest Way Below
Normal This Year

VICHY France, Sept. 13 CUP)-
War torn Europe's wheat harvest
foundation Of its winter food sup.
ply, may be about IA per cent below
that of last year, preliminary re.
ports indicated today.
War and a rainy spring COM
bired TO lower it.
Reports indicate an especially un-
favorable harvest in the Great gran
ary of Europe, the Danube valley
Rumania, Hungary, Jugoslavia ant
Bulgaria. It is now estimated thai
the Danube will be 100000 ton.
instead of normal 12,000,000.
Mediterranean countries, Ita Y
Greece, Spain and Portugal. arr
expected to raise about 11,500,00(
tons instead of 100000.
Production in France, Germany
Belgium, Holland, Poland, Czecho.
sloVakla and Austria is estimated
at 100000 tons compared to IT,.
500 coo tons, the average and 90.
100000 in recent exceptional years
The whole of Europe, excluding
Russia, is expected now to produce
about 100000 tons, or 6,5OO,O0O ton
less than last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Whole Blocks Destroyed
In London Soy Germans

BERLIN. Sept. 18. (UP)-Entire
blocks of houses in some parts OF
London's crowded east end have
disappeared as the result of Ger
man bombing attacks during the
night, the official news agency as
serted today.
German planes attacking London
this morning and conducting arm
ed reconnaissance" patrols, report
ed that the night raid had resulted
in severe damage, the agency said
IN some parts of East London
entire blocks of houses which yes
terday were still there today had
disappeared" the agency said on
the basis of pilots reports. AT
the place where huge crater was
observed, it is to be assumed that
direct hit was made on sub
way. In the dock section numer-
Gus fires were seem"
A German plane which flew ur
the Thames observed numerous fire
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME. Sept l8. IUP)-British
royal air force planes, attacking be-
hind the lines of italian forces
smashing eastward along the Egyp-
tian coast, sank an Italian destroyer
and barge in the port of Benghasi,
Libya. general headquarters said in
a communique today.
Benghasi is a port on the Gulf
OF Sidra, Libya. and is a main base
of supply for Marshal Rodolfo Gra-
ziani's North African campaign
which, today's war communique said,
already has taken his mechanical
forces to Sidi Barrani.
The communique, describing the
advance to Sidi Barrani, said it was
made against tenacious British re-
sistance" which had been broken
up"
Dispatches from war correspond
ents with the italian troops said
that TO reach Sidi Barrani Grazia-
mis- forces had to fight their way
across a vast stretch of desert which
the retiring British had transform
ed into a mine field. Because the
British had destroyed water sup
plies, 1t was admitted, new wells
had to be dug and water piped to
Italian cncampmentS.
Sid Barrani, 75 miles inside Egypt
from Libya, whence Graziani last
week began his drive to cut off the
Suez Canal gives the invading Ital-
ians an important water supply and
puts them at the head of an as
phalt highway leading eastward
along the coast to the big British
base at Marsa Matruh and Alex
andria, base of the British fleet in
the estern Mediterranean.
In addition Is raiding Benghasi.
British planes during the night at
tackled Derni. small seaport l4O
miles northeast of Benghasi. Most
OF the damage appeared to have
been done at Benghasi, the COM
munique said E
1t was claimed that yesterday five
British planes were shot down in
flames and that probably another
was destroyed. The Italians lost
four planes yesterday, it was said.
The italian advance on Sidi Bar
rani was aided by the air force
which bombed and Strafed the Brit
ish defenders, the communioue said
Both italian and Libyan troops,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Reporter Finds London Resistance
Demonstrates Comparative Safety

livery of his morning paper.
A group of neutrals got together
to roughly estimate the damage.
They estimated that 1000 build
ings of all kinds had been destroyed,
5000 seriously damaged and 10000
damaged to the extent of holes in
walls, loose bricks, vanished roof
tiles or shattered glass.
There are probably more than
100000 structures of all kinds in
greater London. That would mean
that 1.5 per cent of all buildings
had been damaged and that rs of
/ per cent had been destroyed; that
at the present rate it would take
about one year and 10 months to
damage every building in London
and about IA years to level it as
the Germans have threatened to do
assuming that no repair or building
work was done meantime.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Nazi PIaneLosse
Three to0ne for
BIitzkrieg Weeks

LONDC1, Sept ls. CUP)-Ger-
many has lost 1867 airplanes against
62l lost by the British since the
German aerial blitzkrieg began on
August 8, Air Minister Sir Archi-
bald Sinclair said today.
THE German loss of air crews has
been nearly 1000 while ours are less
than GOO Sinclair said. During
air fighting in the Middle East
during the same period the royal air
force lost Is aircraft and destroyed
So italian airplanes."
The loss of 62l British planes to
which Sinclair referred occurred
over Britain. France, the Low Coun-
tries and Germany. He said that
the German air foN>, unable to de-
stroy the royal air force or sink the
British navy, was reaching behind
the backs of the fighting forces IL
an effort TO break the spirit of the
workers and terrorize London.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Won Ribbentrop Makes Sudden Visit
To Rome: Positive Results Due

of axis solidarity.
"One can be certain that positive
political results will arise the
Lokalanzeiger said, while the Ham
burger Fremdenblatt said TIL a I
questions regarding the new order
planned by the axis powers in Eu-
rope probably would be discussed
The press regarded it as significant
that the visit conceded with in
tensified German aerial attacks on
Britain and the Italian offensive
into Egypt.
(Some neutral observers have Sug-
gested recently that Germany might
abardon plans for an autumn in
vasion Of Britain, substituting a
prolonged campaign of aerial bonn
bardment and an axis thrust al
the British empire on large scale
in some other sector such as the
Suez canal or Gibraltar
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
British
Wreok

RY FREDERICK KUH

LONDON, Sept. Is. tUP)-BrlUSE
bomber planes, striking at German
invasion bases. bombed shipping
concentrations, barges and commu-
nications in occupied territory dur
ing the night while other British
planes were attacking certain tar
gets" in Germany. the air ministry
said today.
The new British blow was struck
as the weather cleared in the chan
mel area and the storm which had
dispersed countless German inva-
SION craft gave way to a Clear sky
ana a moderate sea.
British leaders still took the view
that an invasion miglat ..he started
at any time.
A trustworthy Norwegian infor-
mant. however. asserted that Ger
many had started to ge:->sts,-to Nor
wegian owners hundreds of small
ships which had been requisitioned
for an invasion attempt.
In a later communique, the all
ministry said that royal air force
bombers had attacked ships in the
Zeebrugge (Belgium) harbor and
scored direct hits on harbor install
lations at Ostend in daylight raids
on Tuesday.
Another raider bombed a con-
voy sighted off the Hague the
communique said.
"A new airdrome at Ymuiden also
was attacked
The statement came after British
"eportS that many ships concen-
trated by Germany along the Eng
lish Channel had been scattered by
gale and an open challenge tC
Adolf Hitler by Gen. Sir Alar
Brooke, commander in chief of the
home forces, to send his hordes
against Britain and have them
thrown back into the sea.
1t followed also the disclosure by
the air ministry that night after
night the royal air force bomber
command had been laying mines in
German occupied harbors and ter
ritorial waters all the way from
the Norwegian coast to the Bay OF
Biscay.
More than 30 separate mine fields
had been laid, the ministry said
and added:
1T is known that thousands OF
tons of enemy shipping have beer
destroyed by these mine fields. some
OF which were laid within a stones
throw of dock sides in some enemy
harborS.
THE enemy were unable to pre-
vent their being laid even in strict
ly preserved and heavily defended
waters"
The Norwegian informant's state
ment was taken in some quarters
TO be an indication that the Ger
man plan for an invasion attempt
had been postponed or altered.
Just arrived here by airplane
from Stockholm, the informant said
that the Germans had requisitioned
almost every seaWorthy craft in Nor
way during the last two months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Carter Co. Has
Biggest Store
OF Auto Parts

A crank shaft or a spark
plug or anything in between
that will fit any make of car
That is the speciality of the
Carter Motor & Supply COM
pany, located at 1868 Main
street, Ell Centre. Telephone
69). 1t is the largest used auto
mobile part concern i'm I'M
periaI Valley.
Starting five years ago with
a $1,000 collection, the COM
papy now has 10 employees in
Fl Centre and two in BrawIey
under the owner, J. +. Carter,
and an inventory of more than
$4,000. The store rooms m
clude parts for almost any
make of car or truck of almost
any age.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, Jr.

LONDON, Sept. 18. (UP)-Sprawl-
ing London, bombed for II days by
massed German planes showed to-
day just how hard it is to paralyze
great metropolitan center.
In 10 days every part of the city
has been hit. There has been SER
ious damage in some sections, less
important damage in others. But as
the picture shifts into its proper
perspective, emphasis must be placed
on London's power of resistance.
1t would be perfectly possible for
a stone deaf person, unable to hear
the internal racket each night, who
lived and worked within certain sec
tions of the city to have gone through
the last II days without knowing
anything about what had happened
and without having experienced any
inconvenience beyond the late de-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Raj Carries Out
Daylight Raids

LONDON. Sept. l9. CUPp-Ar air
ministry communique said today
that our bombers carried out day
light attacks yesterday on the port
of Ostend shipping at Zeebrugge,
a convoy of bargeS off the Dutch
coast and an airdrome at Ijmuidcn
tHolland)."
Tho ministry said that r A F
bombers last night attacked Ger
man invasion bases in France, Bel
giurn, the Netherlands and Ger
many, sinking at least two supply
ships and daplaging shipping arN
military stores.
Last night bomber command air
craft made heavy, sustained attacks
on the ports OF Hamburg, Antwerp.
Terneuzen. Flusing. Zeebrugge. Dun
kirk, Calais and Boulogne," the
ministry said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

boats trying to put out flames il
warehouses and grain elevators, the
agency said. Unusual ship traf1io
in the Thames Indicated that an
attempt was being made to remove
undestroyed contents of warehouses,
it was asserted. ...
The German night attack planes
bombed "all important war pbjec-
tives, with especially great sue
cesses in London" the agency said.
The high command said that the
great Croydon airport and other
airports and military objectives on
the southeast coast of England had
been attacked.
Liverpool was attacked repeatedly
night and day, the high command
said, and it was claimed that an
aircraft factory in the Liverpool
area suffered several hits. Glasgow
was attacked last night, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

BERLIN, Sept. 18. (UP)A sudden
visit by Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop to Rome was de-
scribed by Nazis today as certain
to produce positive political re-
suits" probably similar to the Wen
ma conference that led to partition
ing of Rumania.
Official quarters were reticent but
there was an obvious effort TO
present the foreign minister's jour-
ney as an important one. in addi-
ton to using it as demonstration
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
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The high command said that a
British merchant vessel of 5000 tons
was damaged severely in an attack
off north Ireland.
British bombers, it was admitted,
flew into northeast Germany and
bombed residential areas. 1t was
claimed that yesterday the British
lost seven planes in air battles and
two by anti-aircraft fire while it
was admitted that four German
planes were missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Target for Bombs

BERLIN, Sept. 18. German
planes today heavily bombed the
Tilbury docks in London. causing
huge outbreaks" of fire. and other
bombs fell on port facilities, docks
warehouses and the Thurston Roac
railroad Junction, authorized Ger
man sources said.
II was claimed that the Thurstor
Road junction was destroyed and
that this afternoon great fires still
were blazing along the Thames
estuary when German reconnais-
sarce planes returned to observe the
result of morning attacks.