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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

Most of the old-time prize fighters
available in Hollywood today were
working in the cast, staff ana crew
of ParamountS film of the amateur
boxing tournaments, Golden Gloves
coming to the Stevenson Theatre
next Wednesday and Thursday.
The flattened noses and caulllloW-
err ears Of many former ring great
were bcing lent as ringslde atmoS-
phere, as newer and more youthful
pusilists take the spotlight.
Among the former leather pusherS
who we're paid to watch Actor Rlch-
ard Denning fight Robert Ryan, four
time Dartmouth heavyweight cham-
pion. is Joe Click. who beat Tom,
nv Grogan, Baby Joe Cans, and
many another Welter-Weight OF yes
teryear.
Then there is Able Balm, Eastern
middle weight champ, whose lace
gave the west corner OF the ring q
touch of realism.
Dozens of other lesser fighters OF
the fight game were on the sldellnes'
but in the ring, as referees for the
variousbouts as frankie Van, rom
nv Herman and Charlie Randolph,
all headiners of the past, who have
been refereeing the Los Angeles
Golden Gloves bouts at the Olympic
Auditorium evenings following the
film fights.
Jimmy Cotthell, the property man.
held the Pacific Northwest cham
pionship II years ago, and was Pa
cific welterWeight champion IN 1871
And Johnny Indrisano, the trainer
and technicolor adviser, beat seven
regional heavyweight champions ana
more than 100 other leather puShers
in his day.
Featured in the picture, besides
Denning and Ryan, are Jean Cagney
William Frawley, ]. Carol NalSh
Alec Craig and George Ernest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

College Station. Raleigh, Aug l2.-
Prompt picking Of cotton when it is
ready for harvest will save the farm
er from so cents to $500 per bale
in the value OF his crop. j. a. Shank
lin, extension specialist. said today.
Exposure to sun and weather after
the cotton is ready to pick lowers the
grade Of the lint. he stated.
The modern machinery most gin
ncrS now Use can turn out 4 good
job Of ginning only if the farmer
brings in seed cotton that's in good
condition to gin" Shanklin declared.
But even modern machinery can't
restore quality that is lost because
of careless picking and careless hand
ling"
Tests have shown that exposure OF
cotton in the field for four weeks
after it was ready to harvest has. on
the average, lowered the quality of
the lint by one full grade. 1t may
cause further discount because of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
Capital Gossip
BY LYNN NISBET.

Raleigh, Aug. l2.-It takes 4 lot
OF loot work for the night Waterman
on The State College campus. There
are two OF them on duty all the
'me' and IN the course of year they
walk about ten thousand miles. The
regular beat. without any extra
steps. Is eleven and half miles Il
nl@ht Tor each. Seldom is there Il
night when they do not have to walk
4 mile or two extra. Watchmen
change beats every two hours. one
working the east side Of the campus
tor two hours then swapping with
the man who has been on the west
side.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
COACHING SCHOOL
OPENS AUGUST ~

Chapel Hill. Aug. 12.-Advance
registration for the University OF
North Cardinals 18th annual coach-
ING School, to be held here Angus,
1929 have already been received
from athletic directors and coaches
from y eastern and southern states
and. in addition, from Ontario IN
Canada. Secretary E. R. Rankin an
nounced today. ,.o.od
The School, which will be directed
bv Athletic Director r. A. Fetzer,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

Several attorneys here for hear
ingS before the Utilities Commission
ON questions of franchise for pro-
posed bus and truck lines were COM
pairing notes. 1t WAS found that more
effort WAS eNerted by the legal
brethren to prevent establishment of
new lines than to obtain authOriZa-
ton for them. Nearly every appi-
cation is protested by existing lines
upon the ground that the new ser
vice would eat into their revenue and
precipitate bankruptcy. AT the same
time they invariably claim that their
clients already are rendering ade-
Quate service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
BaraCa-P hilathea
Honors Hedrlck

.,.-nHs3oro. Aug. l2.-The exec
.' @ nur.mittee Of the North Caro-
... Ha-ac3-PhlIathea organization
a bono. % 3. V. Hedrick OF Sal
g. World wide president, at a
.... yesterday afternoon at y.
... e uu,ol Between $50 and 200
... wee present for the affair
wa. presided over by A. b.
....v. Of Salisbury. as POSTMASTER.
.,"u. Of esteem were presented
= nd Mrs. Hedrick and to the
. presidents. Paul Murray OF
Baraca president, and Mrs.
Wills Of Henderson, Philathea
Hrnr.
" Cil3dvs Kivett of High Point,
. ta" presentation to the state
dents, while Mrs. K. Edwin FuS-
. H.N>t0n-Salem. made the pre-
ION To- Mr.. and Mrs. Hedrick.
Guiding q corSage.
.l"drjck was introduced to the
..re by r. l.. Pope. ThOmasville
and active worker in the or
."'.r". O. 4. Johnson, of Dur
introduced Mr. Murray and DR..
T. Dennis Of Raleigh, intro
Mrs. Mills.
Mills made the toastS to the
.." of the features of the DAYS
aa was the report from dele
mo attended the international
"H'."u at Syracuse. p. D. Bum
.' "pcn discussion on the re-
"."@ for the dinner was led by
.! Watson of Salisbury. while
VI. Andrews. of Greensboro
cation.
."."ms from Gov. Clyde r
Candidate !. M. Broughton
" #. a. D"vin and others were
'.. .' ,ihc assembly.
.'. l"uDlcm is easy. if it were Il
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

In the matter Of building new bus
terminals and ordinary filling sta
tons. the lawyers also find more lu-
crative employment in opposing
them. \ few days ago group of
professionals were successful in block
ing location of the new Raleigh bus
station on HillSboro street. The OPP
position to the proposed sight had
battery of high powered legal talent
To present their case. Lawyers have
been employed to fight location of 4
private filling station on HillSboro
street at 4 hearing scheduled for
some time this week.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

One North Carolina convention at
which politics will be banned from
any public program Though not
from cloakroomS and hotel lounge
discussions is the forthcoming Car
olinaS District KiWaniS convention at
Winston Salem. October 6, and 8.
Although member of the Charlotte
club has stated that he polled the
membership and found tremendous
majority for Willkie. the KiWanis
constitution precludeS any partisan
or political activity on part of the
club.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

will have representative from North
Carolina, South Carolina. Virginia,
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mary
land. Connecticut. New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
AD Writer
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-. Sabbath sky
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ruHr anti-alrcralt
" ....>s rushed with
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We found machln"
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wandered 4 nerve
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...., 5000 feet up-out
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....,uou barrageS. But
II and in the air the
....,,, .. hot reception.
..... I >aw four German
....ry Aagscd by British
.: rr.;-2.rcralt shells.
....rg,6rrr farther down
-.,4 one, and possibly
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...,,,.nG attacks bv lare-
..,.,r. r--ar1,ine the town
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
NEGRO SHOT

Oxford, Aug. l2.-Wiliam Little,
Negro, is in Susie Cheatham' Memo
rial hospital suffering from II pune
lures in his intestines as the result
Of one shot fired by his wife with Il
% rifle early Saturday morning.
Little's wife is in jail awaiting the
outcome of her husbands condition.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE

The United States now has 1888
airports, statistics show. 1t no long
er is hop between them-just a
bounce.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

The final proof of self-cOntrol is
o eat six peanuts and stop or quit
before you offer too much
an auction sale.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

Today'S work ends the temporary
service of this writer with the Ra-
leigh Bureau. Henry Averill is eN-
pected back on the job this after
noon after two weeks of rambling
hither and yon and seeing new
things. 1t may be taking slight ad-
vantage of the situation to Use space
in Dragging on Averill'S work, but
the temptation cannot be resisted.
Henry has been doing an excellent
job of interpretative writing and is
getting better every month. His con-
nection with the papers he serves is
very distinct asset to their read
ability.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

Averill will find a more difficult
Job when he gets back. because be-
ginning today Miss Lucille Harris,
who has been with the bureau since
its inception, begins her annual two
weeks vacation. Miss Harris etfI-
cheney in office routine and her can
ny judgment on news values has
kept things running smoothly many
times when the going looked like it
might get rough.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

'.. i'"pIem is easy, if it were It
''.'." ye no problem.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

With Averill and Miss Harris both
back on the job during the fall when
business and politics both are likely
to show unusual activity, followers
of the Raleigh Bureau service are IN
for pleasing and profitable reading.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12
OLD TIME BOXERS IN
golden GLOVES"

So long.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-12

An equally sensational improvement has
been made in GULF NO-NOx. This
figure shows the rating of the old NO.
NOX. then one of the super-fuels OF its
dav and KNOCKPROOF under all nor:
NAL driving conditions.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
On the Home Front

The Western Hemisphere policy of this
country which draws the smokers of Mr.
Molotov reached its greatest triumph
last week. The delegates to the Havana
Conference of American Foreign Min
listers agreed on convention and an act
that authorize the joint American ad-
ministration of any Europe possession in
the hemisphere which is in danger of
transfer to a new European master.
Some other matters were decided upon
at Havana. but that Is the most i'm
portant. 1t is policy in which all 81
American republics are united. Any
single republic is empowered to defend
the whole continent, North and South
America, from an aggressor. That
single republic, of course, is the United
States. Thus. at Havana, the Monroe
Doctrine, for lit years the policy of the
U. S. A. alone, becomes the policy of our
sister sovereign states.
The business of building the material
end of an army and navy capable of
defending both the United States and
., the Americas got new
Defense Plons impetus during the week
Are Rushed when the House passed
bill carrying $4,963,-
151,957 to start work on a 70 per cent
expansion of the Navy and to provide
weapons for an Army of 1000, 900 men.
The measure would boost defense out
lays for the session to s10,040, ,225543,
which is not many billions less than
England is spending on actual warfare
this year. The next step on this bill is
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Paraguay Acts to Roise
Its STANDARD of Tobacco

BY decree of the Paraguayan Min
istry of Economy a study of tobacco
cultivation is being carried on at the
National School of Agriculture at Vinas-
cue
Paraguayan agricultural experts be-
lieve that a careful technical study will
be OF great value in the rehabilitation Of
Paraguayan tobacco. 1t is expected that
the study will result in an improvement
in the various types of tobacco now
grown and in the methods of cultivation
now employed, as we'll as in the prepara-
tion of the leaf for commercial use. To-
bacco exports accounted for nearly Is
per cent of total Paraguayan exports to
world markets in the fiscal year 1878.
The Ministry of Economy is reported to
be of the opinion that tobacco could be-
come an even more important export If
its quality can be improved through bet
ter cultivation and preparation for COM
mercial use.
Evening star., 1940-08-04

who have seen service in Ethiopia and
Spain have been sent through the Bren-
ner Pass to North Sea ports facing
England. Hitler asked Mussolini for
many squadrons of planes to aid in the
invasion, and these planes have been
flown to bases in the German occupied
sections of France along the Bay of
Biscay and in Brittany, loaded with
Italian parachute troops trained by the
Germans
In Rome was one who disagreed with
Noel Coward about the imminence of
invasion He was Virginio Gayda the
editor of II Giornale dTtalia, news
paper celebrated for its faithful re-
Election of the inner-Fascist view. DR..
Gayda cautioned his countrymen against
expecting an immediate attempt at in
vasion. He wrote that the lightning
war would not work against this last
enemy of Germany and Italy. Instead,
DR.. Gayda said, more gradual tactics,
designed to wear England down and
weaken her powers of resistance, were
required He said that this preparatory
stage is now in progress.
Parallel with direct air attacks on the
British isles, DR.. Gayda explained, Italy
will be contributing in the weakening
of Britains strength by activities in
the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean
Evening star., 1940-08-04

from the wars beginning September 8
last, the loss of l,l93,411 tons, 283 ships.
The British Admiralty put the German
Italian losses at 100000 tons. This
point is essential: Without ships Britain
is lost without ships, Germany and
Italy, drawing supplies from the con-
tinent on which they are situated, can
last long.
Most of Europe is closed to England
for commercial purposes, but most of
the rest of the world is open to her. To
keep Germany and Italy from the rest
of the world, London heightened the
British blockade, and now no ships lack
ing navicerts can touch at single At
lantic port of the European continent
without the pleasure of the English.
The reasons for the extension of the
blockade were explained to the House
of Commons by Hugh Dalton, Minister
of Economic Warfare. England thought
that transatlantic supplies were reach
ing Germany and Italy through Spain
and Portugal. The new blockade policy
is designed to limit Spanish and Portu-
guese imports to those countries own
needs. The ration FOR each nation will
be about a two months supply.
The result of this step is the existence
of a blockade much more firm and
more far-reaching than anything Eng
land dared during the Napoleonic wars.
The blockade of that time was highly
successful. The peoples of Europe grew
restive from lack of goods they had
grown used to having, goods that came
from overseas. This restiveness con-
tributed to Napoleon's downfall
One important difference between the
German-I Italian axis and Napoleon in
fighting England is that the axis has
navy and an air force usable in
combating the block
Merchant Fleet ade and sinking sup
Worlds Greatest ply ships for Eng
land while Napoleon
lacked the navy and had never heard
of an air force. But destroying the mer-
chant fleet supplying England would be
major feat. England has the greatest
merchant marine in the world at work
for her, the greatest merchant feet the
world has ever seen," according to
Shipping Minister Cross.
Thanks to bur merchant navy" Mr..
Cross said last week, land above all to
the men who serve in it, we shall draw
an increasing flow of munitions of
war from across the oceans with which
to fight our struggle for freedom to a
victorious finish"
Even last week there were slight
twitchings on the continent The Ger
man Army of Occupation in France be-
gan closing the border between Switzer-
land and France, from Geneva to Basle,
to take effect today. Many observers
viewed this as new indication that
the Germans are sealing all possible
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Destructive Air Raids Mark New Policy Oense Germany

up to the Senate. If it becomes law, it
will provide 14,394 airplanes and bring
the two-ocean navy nearer existence.
The presidential requests for funds to
spend on increasing our armaments have
met with practically no opposition.
Scarcely murmur was heard against
the latest money bill in the House. But
the question of supplying the men to
handle the equipment is another matter.
The great parliamentary debate Of the
day in this country RACES over the
ke-Wadsworth Dill to raise an army
by conscription.
The opposition to CONSUMPTION urges
that voluntary enlistment be tried before
the draft is put into operation Secre-
tary of War Stimson told the House
Military Affairs Committee last week
that consumption was necessary now be-
cause England might go under in 80 days.
He did not say so, but the implication he
gave was that with England out of the
way, the United States might be next on
the axis list. While he spoke, the Senate
Military Affairs Committee limited the
bill by revamping its applicability From
the groups of ages 13 to "a, it revised the
bill to apply only to the ages 81 to 81.
Mr.. Stimson said fatty that he favored
the Burke ke-WadsWorth bill The next day
President Roosevelt was asked how he
felt about 1t. The bill is the work of a
Wlllkle Democrat and a New York Re-
publican. Mr.. Roosevelt indorsed con-
scription, but not the bill.
The President was in the United States
defense picture all week He went down
the river on his yacht Potomac and vis-
tied Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk feet op-
Grating base and naval air and training
stations, the coast artillery base at Fort
Monroe. the Army air base at Langley
Field and the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock plant. He saw the prog
ress OF our air and sea rearming effort.
This Is just the beginning" he said.
I'VE are going to see lot more before
we get through" Later he embargoed
United States shipments of airplane gas
outside the hemisphere. Yesterday Japan
formally protested the embargo
War briefly visited the New World dur
ing the week. The British armed mer-
chant cruiser Alcantara, 22209 tons and
10 guns, fought a battle with an un-
identified four -gunned German raider in
South Atlantic waters off Brazil. The
Admiralty in London said the Nazi boat
suffered hit. but escaped under smoke
screen. This sort of Western Hemisphere
fighting of Europe's war is what the
American foreign ministers at Panama
last year sought to prevent by their
adoption of the safety zone resolution.
There was some apprehension in WASH
ington lest the war follow the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor into this hemisphere.
They sailed from Lisbon aboard the
American liner Excaibur. The British
Navy intended to have vessels to follow
in its wake, far enough away so that they
could not be considered a convoy, close
enough to save the Kings brother from
danger. The Duke is bound for the Ba-
hamas, off the coast of Florida, where he
will be governor. This is group of is
lands to which the Act of Havana might
be made applicable if the worst hap
pened to England.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Diplomatic Front

International diplomacy last week was
primarily in the undiplomatic hands
of Prince Fumimaro Konoye, the Prime
Minister of Japan. On Thursday he
announced a plan for brand new
japanese state, based on a sweeping
totalitarianism at home and dedicated to
an independent foreign policy which
would extend Japans domination south
ward over French Indo-China and the
Netherlands Indies. In a statement of
policy the government outlined its plan
for "a new order for greater East ASIA"
with the yen bloc-Japan and her con-
tinental satellites whose currencies are
based on the yen-as the foundation.
This step followed a week of intensely
nationalistic japanese activity that took
the form of spy chase. The Japanese
arrested IA Englshmen in the roundup.
One of them, Mel
Effort to Weaken Vile James Cox,
Britein in East correspondent for
Reuters. the British
news agency, fell from a window after
his arrest, and the Japanese called 1t
suicide. The British press has expressed
doubt that Mr.. Cox took his own life.
The spy chase and the move toward a
Greater East Asia under Japanese con-
troll both appear, to England and the
United States, like moves designed to
weaken the English position in the Far
East.
The other centers of diplomacy last
week were Rumania and Russia. Ru-
mania was told by Germany to settle her
boundary problems with Bulgaria and
Hungary by September IS, or to have
them settled for her. Russia spoke to
the world about Russia's view Of affairs,
through Foreign Commissar Molotov.
Mr.. Molotov indicated distaste for Eng
land, friendliness of sort for Germany
and pride in recent Russian accomplish
ment-the projected union with the three
Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and
Estonia, and the assumption of land in
Rumania - Bessarabia and Northern
Bukovina.
II will not dwell on our relations with
the United States of America Mr..
Molotov told the Russian Parliament, "if
only for the reason that there is nothing
good that can be said about them" Rus
sias future course he vaguely indicated
here:
"Imperialist appetites are growing not
only in distant Japan, but also in the
United States, where there are not few
people who like to conceal their i'm
perialist designs be-
United Stofes hind well-advertised
Aim Questioned concern for the in
terests of the entire
Western Hemisphere, which these gen.
tlemen are prepared to turn into their
property with all its numerous republics
and with the colonial possessions of other
countries on islands in the neighborhood
of the American continent.
"All this harbors the danger of fur
ther extension and tanning of the war,
of its being turned into world imperial
list war. Under these conditions, the
Soviet Union must enhance its vigilance
in the matter Of its external security and
Evening star., 1940-08-04

and African phases OF the war-which
last week. Italy has been depicting her
own Mediterranean naval strength by
moving many of her pocket submarines,
36 feet long, by rail through the Bren-
ner Pass to Germany on fiat cars, for
use in fighting closer to the British Isles.
The Italians claimed their destroyer
Ugolini Vivaldi torpedoed and sank the
British submarine Oswald in the Ionian
Sea. Italian forces have pushed 81 miles
from the north into Kenya. British
African possession, to Dabel. There was
fighting of a slight nature in Libya,
1taly's colony. and Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan.