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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
National Hockey
BY UNITED PRESS

The Detroit Red Wings took a
firmer grip on second place In the
National Hockey league last night
with 81 victory over the Black
Hawks before the smallest Chi
cago crowd of the season.
Solo goals by Eddie wsrnes,
Jim Orlando and Alex Motter be-
fore the game was 10 minutes old
insured the decision for the Wings
and gave them a three-point mar
gin in standings over the idle
Boston Bruins. Only 1857 fans
saw the game. the first time this
year that the Hawks have played
To fewer than $4,000 home fans.
The New York Rangers moved
into a fourth place tie with the
Black Hawks by nosing Montrears
Canadiens 80 on Bryan Hextalrs
goal at 1881 Of the final period.
II you're not using IL, sell IL with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07
Park Basketball

Park Basketball league games
for tonight at Bellarmine gym.
$50, Knapp's Business College VS..
Woodmen of World; 1880, Clan
Gordon VS.. Central Lutheran; $50,
jefferson Playfield VS.. 3Sth Street
Boosters; $50. Fuller Paint VS..
Messiah Lutheran.
Results OF Thursday nights play,
Puyallup 81, DeMolay Is; Park
land 81, Congregational l6; Valley
81, Manitou %.
When shooting over decoys. al
ways set" with the wind to your
back, II at all possible.
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City Hoopmen
Play Thriller
Chuirmen Upset
Soldiers by 44-42

The second largest crowd Of the
season. close TO 400 fans. was
treated to a rousing nip and tuck
game, one forfeit and one rather
one-sided even in Thursday nights
Tacoma City Basketball league
play at Lincoln.
In a thriller from start TO finish.
the Chairmen upset the 60th
Signal Corps, ~ to ~.
There were IS fouls called by
the seven officials who were tested
during the night by the Tacoma
Officials association.
Three players were elected from
the game for excessive fouling
while three more had just one
more violation standing between
them and the showers.
The penalties cost the s0th
plenty. They Lost their ace,
BILL Dwyer. and Men Williams,
both first team men. While
outscoring the Chairmen from
the court 10 field goals tn II
the Signal squad was some
what deficient on the free
throw line. They made 10 out
Of I'll attempts while the
Chairmen dropped h 10 con-
versions out of rs.
The Soldiers led 1910 at the
half.
The score was 44-42 with only
one minute TO play.
With only five seconds To 20
Clarke fired n running shot under
the basket. II was straight. But
II was too low. The gun barked.
Bob Pullsr set a new scoring
mark for the year at ~ points
for the Fuelers In their 5s-45 vic
tory over the Florists. Thirteen
came In the big first period when
the Fuelers went far ahead.
Consumers had to forfeit to
Michaers when three OF their
players left them to play in the
Commercial "A league for the
Freighters.
Chairmen t44 tssD sOth signal
Mckinnell usD -. az DIVER
Hueael D ~. u7) Brannon
Nash CD 60 ...... U3) Clarke
Haush CD o ......... Delucca
SUBS: 's chairmsl o ,i mi'@ ts1'
Lyons t6). Davis az: 6oth Signal
Corps-Saluah. Baxter. Officials-
Wise. OLAF Hageness. Mullen. Adams.
Aiegel. Hoes.
Florists tt5) tss) FueIers
Lucich Cd ....F....(e Like
4. Turner uD .F..... t5l Brebnef
Peters u5) &C.. (22) Pullar
soper 90 %. .....t7) Weese
opolsky U3) O.. t6D Herness
Subs: F1orists-B. Turner IL
Scott; F,ielers-Tollefson (eJ. Emery.
Officials-Wise. Ward. Mullen, Hage-
ness, Krlzner.
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with ELLIOTT METCALF

Fan inquiries when George Gpp; the immortal Notre
1S-ls-20...
Question Of doubt:
Dear NIT Did you know tns IA, been feeding Of Td ducks IN
Would to believe H. The federal
wood soss.s. such violation Our army officials ar. m~n
esunl integrity T. H.
Outstanding thrills in my sports tolo,ong could
be listed like this, all about the same:
~ When Truck Eoan, old Tiger slugger OF the early
1905 hit homer Nth tUo to beat the rival Seattle
Indians dog fight series. Youth then rode these shout
de out s Ms eoS 81 s "" % p.. s amS
Vince Dundee beat Babe Risko for the title and in his first
ovsrin Kid
(9.. When Pacific Lutheran gridmen began 10 click
against Gonzaga and beat them with Marv Harshmans
memorable place-kck the ls seconds of play Was
thrilled. And thousands joined with They
saw the spinee that had been written by fetions
would have labeled him fantastic too far fetched -.
Whom day. Geors. sksusse newspaperman
esnhead maiard sitting In pond no less than 20 feet
when flew frightened horror How
could it be possible -.
Beginning Of q custom:
Retiring jerseys Of gridron immortak began with Red
Grange at Illinois. At least in modern football Ilni put
the numbered ~ in glass for postery
What win the boys do when they out of numbers?
csu.. of modern wonder
had such grid with not
Jubowsk Fddlsdiski Boshwosowsk the lineup
1ts treason
.p nts,. rad Tat n. grown belyaeh. for SPORT.
selecting AlAmer,o. football teams Nothing absurd In
sperts life nothing more overdons
Man improving over nature:
That chemical product known nylon So improved
that fishing leaders more durable than the six
product Ask gal Who wears the material IN her
shank coverings
PECULIAR hasats Of spestsussa,
ksss.up On ,es cream oA.unesy L.s.rn.n
whe out of Roy
Pssaass.s ansssr, TO nobody
Faded Hopss:
0arretson Tiger manager
try job post
by Lss scarssla formerly Of Buffalo
You figure outs,
lsAe VIXEN N 1859 ~ world looked BRIGHT
Bit of adpice again:
Don't miss the Shrine Carnira Seattle civc arena
Something unusual beautiful including Taconas four young
amd fair gals of the siiuer blades
Recommendation for Hail Of Fame.
He she who NJ clubhouse sandwich
ashs high stuffed between with sliced chicken
Mr. IN p..rvr,ra.
in his day. line coach and who nsncvsy holsters
Ability plus personality imelght merely
table piled with food and belt that automatically sndes
From to Skates:
Tacoma Ski club smbsrs will the
~ bumps and Friday
Kings $50 party public OF course
Merchants
10 lsave his .k
In
day Aaspy hurry Ap VIM wssh d.h
wshAns cutting filling household work
cen now. sbsdisnt. mastered soul
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Paul Waner Given Release

PITTsBURGH-Paul Waner. a
member Of the Waner Boys act
on the Pittsburgh Pirates ball
club, and for IA years a fixture in
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Marines Win

SAN DIEGO. Cal. - The San
Diego Marines narrowly defeated
stubborn College OF Pacific foot
ball squad here last night. 6 to 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

Season
4 Comes Run Off
In 8-Teom League

Y. NJ. c. A. came from behind
20 defeat McChord Bombers. q TO
%. in the tightest game on the
Commercial "A league opening
night schedule on the Stadium
floors Thursday.
Freighters met stubborn oppo-
sition from Fife but managed to
hold them off and win a IS TO 81
decision.
Hal McClary's Norwood club
won close game from Wocos. "a
TO 81. in a battle for the tideflsts
superiority between the neighbor-
ing firms
shipbuiiderS came from he
hind to drop Thomases, IS to
p. In the final game.
Commercial A league play found
n. Y. A. drubbing American Lake,
30 TO 10. while Mckinley Hill had
an easy time with 255 McChord
Field, winning 81 to 13.
Behind all the first half and
most OF the third period the Y
club came up fast with the aid OF
numerous Bomber fouls and final
ly jumped into a lead when Don
Harvey dropped in three baskets
TO put them ahead. The Bombers
finished the last minute Of play
with four men.
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OF which he led the National
League in batting.
He Joined the Pirates in 1926
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L. A. Lands
Cheese Bout

DETROIT - Boxing Promoter
Mike Jacobs said today he had
matched Arturo Godoy OF Chile
against Joe Louis for q champion
ship heavyweight bout at Los
Angeles in April
The fight viii conclude the
champions winter pro gram.
Jacobs said.
Godoy previously lost twice to
Louis. once by q knockout.
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II you're not using IL, sell II with
q Fsst-Action Times Want Ad
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Subs. F1orists-B. Turner IL
Scott; Observation-Disclosures e). Emery
Officials-Wise. Ward. Mullen, Hage-
meas. Kr,izner.
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Subs; Thomases-Turner CD, Ship
"a. Referee-Lees
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Shipbuiiders came from be
hind To drop Thomases, IS to
81, In the final game.
DNNERCIAL IA LTAGUT

oUDo NuFWDOu-HanCI HOI-
comb ~. Wocos-Myles ca, Rohrs
l3l Larsen Referee-Iees
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oUDs. 7. NJ Z A.-HOustOn I'd :.
Nelson 90, Blodgett. Harvey (6l .
McChord Bombers-Tuttle ca. Mann.
Speer Referee-McDonald.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
IN HOLLYWOOD

dancer, of all people, is Grace
Bradley, seldom-seen wife Of Hop
along Cassidy Boyd.
MADE
A STAR
Susie Foster didn't sing in burly
but she warbled in many Of the
dives and cheap theaters in Mime.
apolis. Pretty 500 a newspaper
drama editor decided tn she had
what Hollywood needs. He sold
ht to Metro, which let her first
option lapse just as it did the con-
tract of a kid named Deanna Dur
bin. Pare cunt eventually audi
toned her for a music melange
called THE Star-Maker," only to
discover that a previously : hired
prodigy already had the part. It
was a prophetic title, though, when
Susanna Foster was showed into
THE Gay Days of Victor Herbert.
she proved to be a sort of second
Carole Lombard for sassy vlVacNF
but with a voice like nothing THIS
side of Lily Pons.
When she finishes There's Mag
ic in Music Susie is going to take
a vacation and have braces put Oh
her teeth. Just now she's filling an
embarrassing gap between the two
big front ones with a silver OIL
wax.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Book HighLights

America. suddenly, is becoming
conscious of it's great heritage, but
# could become a great deal more
consc;o,,s. You feel that after read
ing Americana like "Frontlers OF
the Northwest by Harold +.
Briggs Cd. Appleton-C century: So.
Briggs is professor of history at
the University of Miami in Florida.
Together with such men as DICK
Rister. Vestal, he is performing a
rel service these days in recreat-
ing the spirit and the times and the
lives that have made the nation:
In Frontiers of the Northwest
Briggs tells the story OF the Upper
Missouri Valley, comprising North
and South Dakota, Montana, Wyo-
ming and the overlapping portions
of Idaho and Colorado. You will
90 far for a more varied, more
dramatic chapter in American his
tory.
Here is the saga of the buffalo
hunter, the miner and the home
steader all rolled into one. MI.
Briggs begins with those incredibly
free and wild days before the Civil
War when buffalo by the thousands
Numbered across the great plains
and he ends with the final r OF
modern agricultural settlement. In
between, he has caught the full
drama of Virginia City and Helena
and the Black Hills Gold Rush, of
the long trail from Texas and the
heydey of the cattle barons.
Appropriately, the author has di'
vided his book into six frontiers
whence its name; the frontiers Of
the miner, buffalo, cattleman,
sheepman, settlement and agricul
tural. The result is a volume easy
to read, clear > cut, exceptionally
valuable for reference. 1t Is ir
i many respects a perfect companion
volume for Dicks Sod House
Frontier" published by Appleton
Century two years ago and tracing
Clle LlStOIy VI hdllodS, ISeDl dohe
and the Dakotas.
Whether he's writing about the
Union Pacific railroad boom, the
Johnson county cattle war or the
frontier whisky consumption, Mr.
Briggs provides good reading ant
some good humor. There is, fol
instance, the story of the Colorado
%goldfelds grocer" who ran his
'store" in a tent. A stranger, dis.
covering the proprietor sleeping
between two whisky barrels, woke
him up, inquired what staples he
had in stock.
Stranger" said the grocer
II have sardines, picked oysters,
smoking tobacco and some of the
best whisky you ever SEEM !
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ping along the southeast coast of England and
in the channel. This is proof that up to now
the British are still using those waters. AS
long as they are able to keep merchant ships
there, directly under the wings of German
n1anes. the chances of an immediate invasion
would seem to be small.
This is so because the bulk of a German in
vading force must be transported by sea. Air
transport can carry small striking forces, but
these must be backed up by larger bodies OF
men equipped with at least fairly heavy artil-
lery, Moreover, these troops must be sup
nlied. Airplanes are not adequate for this pur-
pose.
Thus we are seeing another and larger YER
sion of the Battle of Norway. That was a strug-
gle between air power and sea power, though
the Germans backed their airplanes with ships
and the British navy had some help from the
Royal Air Force. Now again the twoa are dis
putting for mastery. This time, however, Ger
man airpower cannot count on the same meas
ure of support, while British ships have air.
planes at their back.
The issue, then, is much more clear-cut than
it was in the Norwegian affair. For that very
Hitler may well defer his final thrust
until he is more certain than at present that
his bombers can more than offset the power of
the British navy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Ship-B Building to Pick Up

The decision to reopen five dormant ship
yards to speed up Americas defense is a wise
and helpful step. Although the announcement,
made by William S. Knudson of the defense
commission, indicates that yards now consid-
cred for rehabilitation are on the Gulf and the
Pacific coasts, the fact that a start has been
made to bring an essential industry more near
" to par is encouraging.
It stimulates hope that as the defense pro.
aram progresses the administration will turn
to the south Atlantic coast for further expan-
sion Of the nations ship-building facilities, and
discover that Wilmington is both advantageous.
~ located for the production of vessels and al
ready has the skeleton of a plant which could
be restored without great expense or much
loss of time.
Should the defense program reach greater
les in Europe, and the demand for merchant
rs well as fighting ships increase to the extent
Of making new and larger shipyards an essen.
tial step, Wilmington would still be in a posi-
ton to demand consideration. The Cape Fear
river from above Wilmington to it's mouth is
unmatched in availability for this industry
Any area on either shore would serve the pur'
pose both for convenience of construction anc
easy accessibility for delivery of materials.
A ~shipbuilding plant is only one of the sew
eral projects in which Wilmington could rem
der valuable service to the nation in rearma
rnent, but it is not the least of them. 1t shoule
not be lost sight of in the effort to promote 9th
ers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Legion on the Job

1t is the men of the American Legion upon
and action, not for war, but for the preserva-
ton of those principles of liberty and independ.
ence for which they fought-and are still fight.
lng-but which so many accept as a matter of
course, and fail to appreciate because they are
handed out on a silver platter, so to speak.
There are a great many persons who never
stop to count the cost of a great many priv
ileges they enjoy and which they accept as
their inalienable right. The men of the legion
have counted the cost, because they. went
through hellfre to pay for them.
AS so often happens from that kind of serv-
ice, there is in the hearts of the legionnaires
an intense love of country, based upon a con.
cept1on of what really constitutes America,
and upon experience of what may and easily
could destroy all principles and reduce this
country to vassalage. We venture to believe
that these same l~egionnaires know full well
tnat 1t is the fate of the indolent to see their
rights become the prey of those who would de.
stroy freedom and independence.
We cannot preserve liberty without vigilance
vigilance against an indolent acceptance OF
privileges and against enemies from within or
without. Thus we believe that the nucleus OF
our home defense must be the men of the
american ~Legion-men who not only believe
III America but have fought for it. Thus we
place our trust in the program the Wilmington
leglonalreS have drafted for our security.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
BY PAUL

she meets a flock of other musical
prodigies. Her opening line az she
slams a door behind her is, What
a dump!'' From then on, she
raises Cal about getting an upper
bunk, sarcastically notes the alb.
sence of stripes on the camp uni
form, and abbreviates a lecture on
the honor and spirit of Interlochen
with a vaudevillistic '"Ta-dah-h-h''
finale.
Two years ago, it would have
been acting. Little Miss Foster
was a sort of tough customer who
suspected the motives of every
body and spoke her opinions or
everything from the amount of sal
airy she got to the amount of dra'
matte ability of many of Holly
woods pet stars. 1t is only partly
through consideration for Miss
Foster that I pause here; her crit
icisms were almost identical with
mine.
In some ways, the script paral'
lels her career: She plays a kid
soubrette in b~urlesque, warbling
opera while a st~rip-teaser sheds
clothes behind her. The studio got
around the Hays Office by making
f , disrobirg act a Dance of the
Seven Veils-Whir. j. Art. The
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
~HOLLYWOOD.-Do you remem-
Der a rather sharp-faced brat with
an amazing voice who sang in
Victor HERBERT? She'll be with
you again, and soon, in There's
Magic in Music"
Also you'll notice that she's
growing up-and out-and prettier.
Susanna Foster boots any such
compliments, but that's no sign
she isn't hungry for them. She
ought to be. There have been times
in the past year or SO when even
the the Paramount publicity de-
partment strained itself to find a
good word for the impudent kid
with the ~precocious larynx.
Today l got on the set just in
time to hear Producer-Director An
drew Stone say, "Okay, Susie
we're ready when you car scrape
that ice cream off your face"
And Susie snarled "Oh-on my
face, huh?" and waved me into
her dressing room. Talking at the
rate of a radio announcer, she put
on a new mouth and re-jiggered
an eyebrow and sprinted out for
a scene. This was her introduction
to a music camp at Interlochen.
AS a tough kid from burlesque,
and with a chip on her shoulder,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Air. Conditioned Beds

Something ought to be done about the man
who chose this particular period of time to an.
no,1nce the perfection of an air-conditioned
bed. It is a~ggravating enough TO thresn ABOUT
IN the mattress these hot nights, to listen to
the clock strike 3 when you ought to be snor-
ing sweetly. But to tell us now about an auto
matically refrigerated bed is like showing an
alluring picture of a pitcher of ice water to a
man who is dying of thirst in the Sahara. It
just isn't fair.
In sheer self-protection we like to feel that
there is something wrong about this dream. It
lust can't be possible that there are beds with
Instruments at the head where you can dial
the weather as you please just like a radio pro-
gram. There must be something annoying
about the way cool air seeps up through the
sheets. The air mattress which the bed uses
is probably uncomfortable. Or, we say to our
selves, we should probably lie awake all night
anyway desperately dialing because we
couldn't find just exactly the right temperature
between hot and cold conducive to restful
sleep.
However, after mastering all of these argu-
ments we are sadly forced to conclude that
the inventor probably has something there,
that we would take an unconditional bed in a
minute if somebody offered us one, and that
anything would be better than what we have
now. All that we wish is that the subject had
never been brought up. After all, we haven't
an air conditioned bed, we haven't any hope or
chance of getting one, and we are going to
have to get along this summer as best we can.
So let's just forget about the whole thing until
fall. We're sorry we brought it up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Carols Crown Heavy

Deportation of foreign families, the heads OF
which control large petroleum interests in Ru-
mania, represents a desperate attempt on King
Carols part to strengthen his standing with
Nazi Germany. When the war started Carols
affections were conferred in Great Britain and
to a lesser extent in France. 1t appeared at
that time that an alliance with the democratic
Allies was Rumania's best bet. But France
collapsed and Britain was endangered by the
rapidly moving. German war juggernaut, and
Carols affections swung to Germany.
This fckleness is easily understood. Rumania
is a small country, rich in resources but I'M
able to stand alone. She must have a prop to
lean on, and naturally uses the strongest one
she can find. Having turned for succor to Ber-
lin, she dare not now do anything to give Of
tense to the Nazis, but must excel all previous
wooing to onvince Hitler that she is in deadly
earnest when she promises to be faithful and
true. Especially is it necessary for King Carol
to cultivate the good will of the German
fuehrer since Russia seized Bessarabia and
suggested that sovietization would be quite
the proper caper for Carol to cut at this time.
With the purpose of demonstrating undying
love for and service in the Nazi cause, and
possibly at Hitler's instigation, the Nazified
government which Carol has set up in his
realm has run French and British oil tycoons
out of the country and ordered others deported
as a preliminary step in turning over to the
Hitler armed forces the output of their oil
wells and the confscation of their properties.
One petroleum company, the SIS, 600, 900 Astra-
Romano corporation, built up and developed
with British capital, has already been taken
over. Other seizures are to follow. The prob
ability is that unless Stain decides to call a
halt in the proceedings, which he is in excel
lent position to do, Germany will soon acquire
the bulk of Rumania's oil supply for use in the
forthcoming Battle of England. Rumania of
course, may expect to receive a pat on the
shoulder from the fuehrer for it's sagacity in
choosing the easiest way. Carol might even
get an iron cross.
This, of course, if Hitler wins the Battle of
England. But what if the British refuse to be
conquered? What if they turn the tables and
defeat the Germans, or p~rolong the war to
such extent that Germany and all the countries
now dependent upon Hitler for existence will
be glad to return to peace on British terms?
How will Rumania fare then? England GER
tainly will require Carol and his people to
make restitution and compensate British in
terests for the losses seizure of their proper
ties has entailed.
Heavy indeed is the head that wears a
crown. But it is hardly possible to estimate
the weight that is bearing down on Carols
brow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
N. T.. Jobless Benefits
Exceed II Millions

State jobless benefits in the 80
months of payments from January,
1888, through June. 1910, totaled
$14, 900, 248.27 the Wilmington en-
ployment service division office of
the unemployment compensation
commission, reported yesterday.
Payments in the six months of
1910, totaling 2 1892, 682. II, we're as
follows: January, $285, 382.3 IS; Feb
ruary, 5000, 1851; March, $780,
April, SALT, 426.2 II May, $438, 49, 5;
and June, $500, 789. SO.
Benefits were distributed by IS
local white offices, with ten branch
es which serve colored people in
the immediate areas of the Offices.