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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
new DATES FOR NORTHWEST SKI RACES

SALT LAKE CITY-A conflict in dates for ski
tournaments between the Intermountain Ski asso-
citation and the Northwest Ski association had been
settled today in favor Of the Inter-mountan group
Mark Strand Intermountain president, re-
ce,ed a telegram from the National Ski assc-
citation notifying him the executive committee
voted that the Northwest clubs give way TO
the Utah Ski club 10 avoid conflict" on the days
March 50 and 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Halls Shots
Defeat Bells

Basketball drama was enacted
last night by Lincoln high schools
habitually anti-ciimax performers
The Abes defeated Bellarmine
high, 30 to 20, at the Bell gym
and took possession of first place
in the city prep title chase. a hall
game margin over their victims.
The hero Of the night was
bob Hall. lanky pivot man.
With only . fraction moro
than . minute left TO play and
his mates trailing, 20 to -,
Hall was given two free
throws after being hacked by
. Bell defender.
The crowd sat on edge as Hall
took his position TO shoot. Calmly
and with confidence the big fellow
twice shot the ball through the
dangling twine to provide the two
winning points.
Only four nights ago Lincoln
dealt Stadium = defeat by a free
throw. the score being rs to "a.
And just four seconds before the
games end. Dex Hutton turned
In that performance.
Halls deed climaxed a thrilling.
uphill Abe rally. Flashing q clever
offense and q rock-ribbed defense,
the Bells took command from the
start. and had piled up q 17-11
lead at halftime.
The second half began in the
same manner. with the Bell mar
gin being increased to 23-l4 mid
way In the third period.
Then the Abes galvanized
into action. Hall Gagged two
free tcsses and . field goal.
which. coupled with Hutton's
field try cut the Bell lead to
$3.50 at the end OF the third
quarter.
Three quick buckets, two by
Hutton and one by spurgeon. gave
the rampaging South Enders 4
1928 lead soon after the final
frame started. However. their lead
was Immediately squelched when
Dick Smith and Buck Weaver
raised the Bell total to 20 with
nifty field goals.
Hutton then came through with
a basket from out front to put
the Abes back into the running
and set the stage for Halls dime
novel finale.
In the preliminary tiff. Tell
Pagni's Lincoln midgets repeated
a previous win over the Bell pee
wees. coping this contest by a
2o-lS count. Hal Dixard led the
scoring with IL markers.
faQA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Grey Ghosts Win

Meade's Grey Ghosts defeated
the st. Rita basketball team. So
to s, at the Mason church gym
last night in "Y" league play.
Grey Ghosts t52) tS) st. Rita
Henrick .......F... ca Derosa
Lee 10) ......F..... r. Minnitti
Olson d7l C. 49,. link
Klarich 49, 90. t2) Sslsntino
Vaughn u0 g. (4) Rettura
Subs Grey Ghosts, Okada "a.
Sinkovich. Boyle t6l: st. Rita. Pug
liza. s. Minnitti. Lee Hall. referee;
Vose timer: Meade. scorer.
Meades Blue Devils will play
Msrymount Military academy We'd
nesday, 7 y. m, at the academy.
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LncoIn subs, Seto. carr, Christian
sen. Gordon, Finney, Taylor; Bellsr
mine subs. MeNerthney. Msiiey, Bait
lofi. Referee. Joe Seiantino.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Handball Season
Comes to Its End

The Puget Sound handball sea-
son came TO q close last night
when the Washington Athletic
club turned back the Seattle "Y"
to win the championship. The
clubmen put up the cup five years
ago and the "Y" team won II
every year until last night. The
Tacoma Elks won their match by
default from the University of
Washington and stepped into Sec
ond place
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Seattle Promoter Plans To Introduce
Professional HockeyIn Nanaimo, &c.

NANAIMO, b. C.-The city coun.
Gil agreed verbally today to lease
the new ice arena under construc-
ton here to Don Mills, Seattle pro-
moter.
Mills. an ex-owner Of the Seattle
Seahawks, announced that he
would 60 east Immediately to sign
up players for the professional
hockey team he plans to bring
here.
The length of the lease to
he given Mills was not dis
closed. He had Offered an an
nual rental Of 5000 plus 10
per cent Of the gross on pro-
fessional hockey games, shows
and skating concessions, but
said he would be willing 10
take . two-year lease 1T first
with m option to renew for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

Free throws missed. Mockel, Hesiy.
Normile. Weaver J. Blades 3. O'con-
nell. Godfrey, Hall 2. spurgeon. Hut
ton. Officials, Bob Hall and Don
Hartung
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Gu|Is Larrup
StadiumCIub
get Of autograph seekers. Here

EVERETT - Stadium's rooters
who were somewhat skeptical of
the power of the Everett hoop
squad were thoroughly convinced
last night when the Seagulls cas-
lily smacked the Stadium hoop
sters down, 1918, last night in
the Gull's new gym.
Stadium played reasonably
well against the Seagulls but
were hardly moro than =
breeze for the Cross-Stste
league leaders. II Il doubtful
II Stadium could have cracked
the Everett defense II II had
been "red-hot." The Tigers
made four field goals, three Of
which were In the second half,
on lay-in shots and that was
just about the total of their
opportunities.
From the opening whistle there
was never a doubt which was the
superior aggregation. As far as
field goals were concerned the
Gulls blanked the Bengals in the
first quarter. Everett dropped in
IL counters during the period
while foul shots by George Warter
and Fred Angus were the only
Stadium scores.
Warter made the lone Stadium
field goal of the half in the second
period while Angus canned another
foul shot. The Gulls led 1916 at
halftime.
The second half was merely
repetition of the first, except both
clubs scored more points.
Booty" GIlbertson, sharp
shooting Everett guard, paced
the scorers with Is points.
George Warter, diminutive
Stadium forward. again led
the Tigers In scoring, with
five counters.
Everett's reserves downed the
Stadium seconds "a to II in a pre-
liminary fray. Rommerdahl led
the seagull subs with nine points.
Jack Getaz, Harry Mansfield and
Ed Dever tied for scoring honors
on the Stadium squad with four
points each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
LIKE WINE

Charley Conacher, Nels Stewart
and Hooiey Smith. only players
ever TO score 200 goals in big
league hockey, are members Of
the New York Americans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
PUERTO RICAN BILL
RUNS INTO TROUBLE

Both Puerto Rican interests here
and the wage and hour division hope
that congress will decide soon to do
something about modifying the
w%age-hour law as it affects Puerto
Rico.
The house has before it the SEN
ate-passed King bill, under which
special industry committees would
be set up to find out what Puerto
Rican wage minimums ought to be.
The bill is okay by the wage and
hour people, but every time an eff
fort is made to pass it, it gets tag
ged with broad amendments tx
empting big labor groups on the
mainland, which the wage and hour
fe ks won't stand for. Result, so
far, is no action at all.
Meanwhile the situation on the
is land is bad. Aside from sugar, the
big industry is needlework, With
80, 20 workers getting about 10
cents an hour. The jump to the le-
gal level of 80 cents just isn't being
made. and the wage and hour divis-
ion iso't prosecuting, realizing the
jump is too big and figuring the
law will presently be modified.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
AND DROUGHT
HIT CHINA CROPS
Jap-C Controlled Areas Face
Famine As Well As
Rigors OF Conflict

SHANGHAI - Correspondents
of the Associated rress)-T r e
cumulative effects of nearly three
years of war and one of the worst
floods in North China history are
cleaning a heavy toll in starvation
and suffering throughout Japanese
controlled China.
Two successive bumper crops in
west and southwest China have pill
ed UP more food than can be eaten
or stored in areas under Chang
Kai-Shek's control, but the surplus
cannot help the hungry in East
China because large-scale transport
and distribution facilities are vlr'
tually nonresident. Chiang's gov
eminent, moreover, forbids COM
merce between free" and japanese
occupied China.
have contributed to the present sit
uation. The war has devastated anc
partly depopulated large areas
Chinese farmers in eastern pro
vinces have curtailed production, as
a gesture of non-cooperation with
the invaders and as a protes1
against being paid in the japanese
army's fait currency.
Hopei province. in which Peipins
and Tientsin are situated, is still
suffering from floods which no
only destroyed last summers whea'
but also prevented winter planting
War and flood have so reduced live
stock supplies that donkey, came
and even dog meat r sold in Peip'
ing markets.
Crops in neighboring Shantuns
province was scorched in the sur
Of a rainless summer. Shansi, to tn
west, also suffered from drough'
and produced only SO per cent of it,
normal yield.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

fected. Repercussions on CAPITOL
Hill were generally expected.
Officials emphasized that no
secret military devices would be
supplied with the planes. President
Roosevelt said recently that the
country possessed some secrets
which foreign nations presumably
cannot duplicate.
Besides turning over to the AL
lies planes already under construc-
ton, officials said that the new
policy would permit the placing of
orders for the latest army and
navy experimental ships, hitherto
withheld.
The Allies, on their part, would
be required to furnish complete
data on the performance Of the
planes in active service in order
that subsequent models may be i'm
proved for the benefit of American
air forces.
Another stipulation requires a
guarantee that the Allies will not
manufacture planes of American
design in Europe. This is to safe
guard the domestic aviation indus
try and the employment of aircraft
| workers.
Among the planes to be released
were said to be six of the army's
latest bombers and pursuit planes
heretofore denied to foreign pur-
chaSers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
ID. S. Releases 600
Warplanes To Allies

WASHINGTON, March 26.-R-
The Army and Navy stood aside
today to give France and Britain
virtually unhindered access to the
latest models of American war
planes.
The two services formally agreed
late yesterday on the new export
policy, acting on the belief that
national defense would best be
served by the consequent expansion
of the nations aircraft industry
and by the rigorous testing which
Northumberland ships will re-
ceive in Europe's aerial a
Barring congressional interior.
ence, officials said that the new
policy forecast these immediate re.
suits:
1. Release to the Allies of some
500 planes now under construction
for the Army and Navy.
2. Acceleration in the placing oil
an expected 81, 900, 900, 900 in Fran
co-British aircraft orders.
Secretary Of War Woodring is
expected to submit a detailed ex.
position Of the new Army-Navy
stand when he appears tomorrow
before the house military commit
tee which is investigating foreign
plane purchases here. The pre-.
vious policy had been not to re-
lease any military craft for sale
until a better type had been per
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Spartanburg Seeking
Its DUN Power Plant

SPARTANBURG, S. c., March 26.
-CP-The Herald said today it had
learned the Spartanburg city coun.
Gil was seeking to obtain a munich.
pal power and light system for the
city.
Under a tentatively drafted nrdin-
ance, the city would be authorized
to issue revenue bonds up to $780,
900 to finance the proposed project.
The newspaper said three posi-
BILE sources of power were being
considered:
I. BY purchase from the Duke
Power company.
2. By a tie.up with the Santee
Cooper project.
3. By utilization of a municipality
owned hydro.electric project oper'
ated in connection with the city
owned water works.
Power is now furnished in the
city by the Duke Power company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

back in Hollywood. And he'll soon
be back in jungle serials for Uni
versal.
Beginning as a kid, Polo worked
16 years with the Barnum a n d
Bailey circus as an an acrobat,
a~erialist and stunt rider. Then h
spent 10 years at Universal, starring
and doing all his own stunts in
serials. Incidentally, one of his
greatest pictures. called Liberty,
was directed by Henry McRae.
| When the new chapter-film is be-
gun, the producer will be Henry
McRae.
Nazis Took Away
All His Wealth
Back in 1921, when Eddie was at
the peak of his popularity he was
doing some chase scenes in Mexico
for 1.-THE Dangerous Hour" His
horse stepped into a gopher hole
and the thrill-star landed in a hospi-
tai for six months, with doctors
standing around telling him he'd
never work again.
He did, though. First he Travelled
around the world, organized some
musical-western troupes and toured
Europe, and took some flyers at
movie production in Berlin. Buda-
pest and Vienna. Then, quite well
again, he settled down in Germany
with his owl film company and
prospered for 10 years. Finally he
began having trouble with the gov
eminent, and all his money and
property were confiscated after the
nose-punching incident.
Universal was glad to see it's old
star again. Polo looks fine; a little
overweight, but he's in rigorous
training. While his first serial is
being written he has been playing
a couple of bit roles in current
features.
Ell Brendel is another veteran
who, after nine years, is making a
comeback at Universal. He has a
substantial role in the Bling Crosby
Gloria Jean flicker, IF 1 Hay My
Way" The director is David Butler,
VIII also directed Brendel's last
previous film. On the set the other
day they were preparing f o r a
drunk scene, and Butler said, All
right. Eli want o to do it just
like you played the drunk in Just
Imagine back in 81"
"What!' screamed the comedian.
"And lay off another nine years.
McMurphy Is Still
Making Punches"
Ever since the days when Pearl
White, Ruth Roland a n d Helen
Holmes were being chained to rail-
road tracks or locked in burning
cabins by leering heayies, Charlie
McMurphy has been a member of
the posse or police squad that dash
ed up in the nick of time. And Nc
Murphy always was the man who
c. pped handouts on the covering
culprit.
He's still doing it. Today l watch
ed him try to arrest Basil Rathbone
in Destiny" Rathbone fooled him,
though. Instead of covering, he
jumped off the roof of a building.
McMurohy figures he must have
played at least 900 policeman
roles in silent pictures, and more
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

that in mergers there must be "a
fair and equitable arrangement for
L-uor, the I. c. G. to be the judge;
the Lea bill fatty forbids any mer.
ger that would reduce employment
or cut workers. pay.
The railroads naturally want the
former clause. It has been okayed
by all the railroad brotherhoods ex.
cept the Trainmen's. The latter
found an ally in Congressman Har.
rington Of Iowa, who got the clause
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Caroline News Shorts
by the Associated Press)

by the Associated Press)
LUMBERTON - Everett McDon-
aid, %, Of near Lake View, S. c.,
who was injured in an automobile
collision near his home, died in a
a hospital here yesterday.
1910 CANDIDATE
CHAPEL HILL - Senator H.
Styles Bridges (R-N.H.), a presi-
dental candidate, will speak here
tonight under the auspices of the
Carolina Political Union.
NO DAMAGE
RALEIGH - The state highway
department reported today that the
Easter snow apparently did nc
severe damage to the states roads
UNC REOPENS
CHAPEL HILL-The University
North Carolina reopened today
S. S. CONVENTION
LEXINGTON-The fifth annua
North Carolina Baptist Sunday
School Associational %conferene,
closed here today.
Approximately 1000 persons at,
tended the meeting. Speakers in
cl1-ded ]. N. Barnett, DR.. T. L
Holcomb, anC DR.. P. E. Burroughs
ali Of Nashville, Tenn, and w
Perry Crouch, M. A. Higgins, L
L. Morgan, M. O. Alexander, ant
nr. Calvin Slemp, all Of Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
New u. S. Destroyer
Launched At Quinc,

QUINCY, Mass, March 26.-F-
This was launching day for the ma
tons newest warship, a sleek, 34S-
foot destroyer named for the late
Admiral Thomas Mayo, commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet during
the World war.
Mrs. Chester G. Mayo, wife of the
admiral's son, a captain at the Ports
mouth navy yard, was given the
honor of sponsoring the new fight
ing craft.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

than 800 in talkies. He has arrested
most of the big names in Holly
wood, especially Jimmy Cagney,
George Raft, Walla e Berry and
Victor McLaglen.
Bill Powell was one of my best
customers until he turned detec-
tive" McMurphy said. Il was sor-
ry to lose him because he came
along quieter than most of EN-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
In Hollywood

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, March 26.-Twen-
ty years ago Eddie Polo was t h e
favorite of millions of kids who
went to see serials such as THE
Broken Coin," king of the Cir
GUS and THE Big Top Eddie was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

ing together the
| senate's Wheeler
ID a n d t h e
houses Lea bill.
Basically they are
much the same
what the rail.
roads like is that
they put water
carriers under the
interstate C o m.
merce commission.
Big difference is
what they say
about mergers.
TIL e Wheeler
bill simplv saws
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
FARLEY AND F. R.
SUPPORTERS FIGHT
Wisconsin. Demos Split
Three Ways Over Nomi-
nation Candidates
pv W. B.

XIV
LEXINGTON, March 26-CP-
.,aign literature, with the still
=, ink, already is telling Wiscon-
democrats that James A. Far
+ q candidate against President
roosevelt
=. is being distributed by a group
,,.h calls itself the democratic
'.-v organization Of Wisconsin and
a a;rh has filed a slate Of delegates
,ns,ad TO support Mr.. Roosevelt
" - successor of his own choosing.
ono paragraph quotes the recent
,.r1sv statement at Springfield,
,ass that frankly and without
..seryation my name will be pre-
ss.ad to the democratic conven-
Sn at chicago" The literature
~He is therefore a candidate
,sainst Roosevelt"
This slate is one of three in the
,.r,ocratic Geld in Wisconsin. One
:. a de,agation pledged to Vice.
beside Garner. The second is
.sst baoG5llt out by Charles E.
pro,ghton of Sheboygan, national
Committeeman, and called the off.
.siaIIy endorsed Roosevelt-Farley
delegates.
Roth the Broughton delegation
md the Observation-Disclosures
rroup are making an especially
,road appeal to Wisconsin Progress.
,vps to come into the democratic
nrimary and vote for their slate.
proughton has said he hoped to
ga- Progressive support.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

always in there
fighting villains
and lions a n d
whatever c a m e
along, providing
thrills n a sock
finish for the pea
n u t . munchins
customers.
He h a s been
s%crapping e v e r
since. A f e W
g he
upped n bopped
a minor Nazi Of
fetal On the nose.
That's h polo Is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
UNRESTRICTED

CHARLOTTE - Jake F. Newell
expressed the opinion today that,
with one exception, North Caro-
lina's delegates to the republican
n%ational convention would go un-
instructed.
Newell, state party chairman,
said that Bennett Riddle Of Nor
canton had announced he would
support .t'homas E. Dewey for the
nomination in advance Of his cleo
ton as a delegate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, March 26.--A
fight over how much protection la
Dor ought to get when railroads are
merged is the chief thing delaying
the omnibus transportation bill
the big reform" the railroads want
So badly.
A senate-house committee is weld
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
T%RAITOROUS F

CHICAGO - Joseph Callahan's
false teeth bit him, of all places, on
the forehead.
Callahan slid off a police cell
bench, his snappers popped out and
nailed him above n eye. Police
made them let go and sent Callahan
to a hospital for first aid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

they like into the Lea bill and is
now keeping it there by a novel
parliamentary maneuver.
Harrington circulated a petition
demanding that the committee keep
his clause in the bill-and got 275
congressman to sign it.
COMMITTEE PLUGS
LOOPHOLE IN DRAFT
When the Smith committee was
drafting its dill to change the Wag-
ner act and the labor board, lots Of
model amendments covering differ
ent points were submitted by or
CARNATIONS anxious to have the
law modified, The committee threw
out all samples and used it's own
/. .nguage-eXcept in the case Of the
free speech" amendment. where it
used the one the A. F. Of L. had
handed in.
1T was too drastic wen for us
old conservatives, though, and we
had to tone it down." says Con.
lressman Smith. 1T didn't give Ia
Dor enough protection. The way the
A. F. of L. wrote it, it would IL
lawful for an employer to talk
with his workers about unionization
provided the talk wasn't accom-
panied by an act of discrimination.
you could drive a horse through
that. Why, under it, an employer
could call in a worker and say.
Bill Jones, you've worked for me
20 years; but you old so-and-so, i
you join the union I'll fire YOU
and the law couldn't have touched
him. So after the words, act Of dis
crimination,' we added, or intimi
dation or coercion
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
| after a Today spring vacation.

after a Today spring vacation.
low BIDDER
BREVARD - Boyd and Goforth,
Inc, of Charlotte bid low, at s44,-
900, on construction of a p%ostoffice
building here.
RANDOLPH COP
ASHEBORO - T h e Randolph
county republican party convention
will be held April 6.
MUNICIPAL VOTE
ROCKY MOUNT - A democratic
municipal primary will be held May
3. The municipal election will be
held May 6.
NEW REGISTRATION
NEW BERN - The Craven coun.
ty board of elections has ordered a
new registration for the new pri-
maries and elections.
MANAGER
GREENSBORO-M. G. Mann OF
Raleigh, general manager of the
North Carolina Cotton Growers Co.
OK rative association, will be the
principal speaker al the annual
joint meeting, o fthe organizations
here Friday.
FIRST SINCE 1901
TARBORO - The first registra
ton of Edgecombe county voters
since 1901 has been ordered by the
| county elections board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
CHICAGO, THE CAPTAIN CITY

SOUTH BEND, Ind.-R-There
must be something about these bas'
ketball players from Chicago. Six
of the last eight Notre Dame cage
captains have been from the Windy
City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
BAND TRAVELS, TOO

IOWA CITY, Iowa-R-1owa
athletes aren't the only travellers
on the campus. The university
hand of IS pieces made a seven.
day tour this spring during which
they played II concerts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
FLASHES
OLLIE
(By The Associated Press)

ANTRIM, N. H.-Folks here like
their summer tourist business so
well they've determined to make the
town even more attractive by sill
encing the bel! IN the town clock
during July and August.
Visitors in the past have com.
planned it disturbed their rest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
SHE'S NO HEP "a

SHE'S NO HEP CAT
LOS ANGELES-Martha Hoard
is suing a dance hall for injuries
she claims were inflicted by j:tt !.
bugs who jostled her and knocked
her down.
She asks $20,950 damages and
says the management was negligent
in allowing jitterbug dancing cor
other similar dancing steps, athletic
exhibitions or controtions."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
SPOKE TOO SOON

SPOKE TOO SOON
DENVER-Two patrolmen over.
hauled a woman driver near East
45th avenue and Washington street.
Officer, when I passed that light
it was amber!" she protested.
The policemen, In impressed,
charged her with drunken driving.
There is no signal light at East
45th and Washington street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

NEW CHURCH
GOLDSBORO-A Lutheran church
is being built here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
ENCEM

COMMENCEMENT
ROXBORO - DR.. Thurman D.
Kitchen, president of Wake Forest
college, will deliver the commence
ment address at Eoxboro H j g h
school May IS.