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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
NAILS BAN NEWS
ON WELLES VISIT
Continued From Page One)

Germany is ready to go a long
way to help keep the United States
in the neutral column.
Attacks on the United States vir-
tually have ceased. Some papers.
from time to time, have condemn
ed American neutrality legislation
to European neutrals as worth
emulating.
There has been criticism in the
press and in circles close to the
government of the sale of eight
United States Line vessels to a
Belgian firm, but this has largely
taken the line that Belgium. by
"t~olerating' the deal, compromised
her neutrality. The ships are to
touch at French and English ports.
All departments of the govern
ment have been put on the qui
vive to supply any information
which, in the course of Welles'
visit. it will become necessary or
desirable to have at hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
SWEDISH RICSDAC
WILL MEET TODAY
Continued From Page One)

would be necessary, in view OF the
nresent situation, to safeguard Swe-
denis foreign exchange holdings,
economic on existing exchange re-
secure the import of vital
commodities and satisfy the need
of national defense.
The denial, in the face of positive
Swedish statements that planes and
bomb fragments we're identified as
Russian, was regarded as involving
Sweden's national prestige.
Political circles said diplomatic re-
lations would be endangered if the
U. S. S. r. fails to give satisfaction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

ollllldlS I'll lllS lOul llSS dllliOullSSu
last night they will accept the first
entries to be received for the tourney
and it will be a case of first come
first served" and devil take the
hindmost."
Girls Teams
Teams entered in the girls div.s-
ion, which is expected to rhow uA-
usually fast play this year, are:l
Long Creek-Grady. Bolivia, Bladen-
boro, Wallace, Acme-Delco. Calypso
Shallotte, Beulaville, Leland, Cerro
Gordo, Jacksonville and Clement.
/, Unentered yet is the Chinquapin
girls team, which last year won tho
Southeastern North Carolina title
In the boys division Long Creek
Grady, Bolivia, Southport, Leland
k~enansville, Chadbourn, Baden
boro, Wallace, Calypso, Shallotte.
Dixon, Beulaville and Jacksonville,
leaving but three berths in this di.
vision still open.
The Magnolia boys have
ed they intend to enter the list,
which puts the probable open Eerths
at two, unless someone beats hem
to the draw.
Pairings for the tourney, which en-
trants and officials alike predict will
be the best yet staged here, will be
drawn at 6 p. m. March 2 at the desk
of Phil A. Bucheit, chairman of the
,,,ro o,,,,,;+4ae =. ~. C4.-- NJ.
offices.
Coaches last night were urged to
be present for this drawing, but
where they are absent places will be
tourney.
The pairings will be announced in
next Sundays issue of the Star
News.
The pairings will be drawn in the
following manner, officials said
16 Brackets Each
In each division 16 brackets will
be drawn n will be numbered from
the top to the bottom of the sheet.
Then 16 slips bearing the numbers
from 1 to 16 will be placed on the
desk face down. Entry blanks will
then be shuffled and drawn froI. the
pile one at a time, with the coacL
of the team whose name appears ON
the entry blank drawing one of the
~face-doWn slips. The number borne
by that slip will be the number of
his team and will determine what
opponent he will meet in the OPEN
ing round of play.
Officials stressed the fact there will
be no seeding of teams.
The committee announced also it
is working to bring several upstate
basketball officials here t. referee
the games n hat it hopes to have
one of the best regulated Journeys
which has been staged in high school
circles in the state.
All games this year will be played
on the Y. M. C. A. court, with COM
petition in the girls division Begin
ming March 6 and in the boys divis-
ion March Z. The reason for four
days for the girls division is to eli
inmate the necessity of playing more
than one game per day which has
been objectionably in previous years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

IN the opening round Whitley
Grove, who fought here last week
for the first time only to lose to
Pancho Valdez, will tangle with the
unusually popular Johnny (Oh john
NY Mars, one of the cleanest wrest-
lers ever to rest on the mat here.
In the finale of the night Burly
Bill Bartush, as british a brawler
as has been seen here, will meet
another meanie, Jack Hader, who
though somewhat new to mat fans
here, has not failed to arouse their
ire and indignation.
Legion officials said last night
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
PARALLEL ACTION
BY NEUTRALS SEEN
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he R.ksdag (parliamenD summoned
tor tomorrow,
Tile meeting of the foreign min
lStars finds their nations vitality af-
tecred by war at sea which already
has cost them more than so ships
and the lives of 500 seamen.
In addition, Sweden is concerned
by the recent bombing of the Swed-
ISL border town of Pa.iaIa, which
tAe government has attributed to
Soviet Russia planes.
Norway still is seeking a settle.
Hoent Of the Aitmark incident, in
which British warships invaded her
territorial waters a n d seized 299
British seamen imprisoned on a
Nazi ship.
Paralleling these problems is the
question of the attitude the three
nations should adopt toward assist
ing Finland in her war with Rus.
Sa and SAFEGUARDING til neu-
rFality.
In their meeting, Koht and Munich
were reported to have found mac
cebtable the advice of both Ger.
many and Britain in regard to war
Tine Slipping.
germany has advised the Scandi,
Ha'lah countries to give up all com.
hefee with England, but the gen.
e.ai view here is that such q course
"91ld mean a terrific blow tc
Scandinavian foreign trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Fibbing On Age May
Put OFF Benefit Day

RALEIGH, Feb. "a (R -
Don't tib about your age. girls,
the state division of public as
sistance advises-it may keep
you off old-age assistance rolls
some day.
The division related this story
to Illustrate:
An applicant said she was more
than Is, the required age for
pensions. And her appearance
seemed to bear this out. But the
only documentary evidence. a
marriage license issued in 1897,
gave her age as II, making her
now only 60.
The woman explained that she
was 81 when married but wished
to conceal her age from her
24-year-old bridegroom.
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POWDER @
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nature not conducive to successful
joint operation.
I next suggest that the more in
terested skeet fans call a, meeting al
an early date and decide just what
should be done to bring skeet back
to Wilmington on a permanent ba-
sis. Above all. the past history Of
the old skeet unit should be review
ed and its Weaknesses frankly adj
mitted and discussed so that the
same mistakes will not be repeated
in the program of the new club.
The very fact that the first skee'
club failed following Mr.. HoWells
death proves that its existence was
largely dependent on one mans
work and enthusiasm, though l
would hasten to add that / am ais,
conscious of the fine work done by
others, particularly that of DR.. Jere
d. Freeman and his brother John,
who were together responsible TO-:
many worthy. suggestions.
While it, is impossible, because of
lack of space, to publish the man
letters which l have received on be-
half of the promotion of skeeet
shooting in Wilmington, I will be
glad to SUPPORT the cause in this
column, and will likewise gladly
meet with interested skeet fans at
any mutually convenient t i N {,
though, as previously stated, my
actual shooting is confined, for the
most part, to the rifle and pistol
ranges, a style, of craftsmanship
that is entirely different from the
realms Of skeet..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
TRUCK GROWERS
TO MEET MONDAY
Continued From Page One

man of the truck and marketing
committees of the Farmers club;
H. S. Strickland. E. B. Ward, A.
J. Janicki, A. Schlegel, and A. A.
Lewandoski.
The meeting is being held for the
purpose of enabling truck growers of
the principal truck growing coun-
ties of eastern North Carolina to
secure a greater share in the AAA
funds and much needed protection
and assistance on e following
points:
A raise for the truck payments
from $1.50 to SO.
The truck allotments for all farms
in the state be put at zero and allot-
ments to old growers based upon
their 1887 and 1888 paintings. This
zero allotment applies to all coun-
ties in the state whether they for
merly planted truck or not.
Requesting the Surplus Commodi-
ty corporation, instead of buying
only No. l products, buy No. 2, and
lower grades in order that truck
growers might have their No. l
products to sell to the discriminate
ing trade, and so by purchasing
these surplus commodities they will
not destroy the markets the truck
growers already have but help to
build a market.
The position in the agricultural
program of o II er commodities,
namely, flowers, bulbs, and straw
berries.
Setter Is Chairman
Setter, chairman of III truck
and marketing committee for the
Farmers club. declares til t the
condition of the truck grower has
been growing continually worse un'
der the AAA program, a condition
aggravated by the control of to-
bacco being voted on by tobacco
farmers.
''Since it is apparent the tobacco
farmers are planning to plant thell
retired acres in truck, we think II
necessary and highly important thai
the truck growers of eastern NORTH
Carolina get together to RAW up
program to be presented to then
senators and congressman in Wash
ington for action this year. Setter
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
ERWIN, COLDSB0Ro.
FIGHT FOR CROWN
Magnolia, Dunn Women Will
Play For Feminine indie
pendent Crown

MAGNOLIA, Feb. 24.-Finals in
the Magnolia Independent basketball
tournament, which has brought some
of the fastest teams in the south
eastern section of the state here
TO play this year, will be presented
here Monday night.
In the mems division Erwin's Red
Birds will tangle with the G%oldsboro
entry while in the feminine sector
Magnolia will meet Dunn.
The Clinton and Rosehill men will
fight for the mems consolation prize
While the Chinquapin and Beula-
Vile girls will work for the runner.
up award in their division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

circumference scores were:'
v,r, A. "a, Virginia 20 ga, New
t.,rv & -, Georgia 3, Georgia
rs.h 3 and Westchester State
TEACHERS college 5.
Scholastic scores: Washington
Tao =. Central High of Washing
Nm n. c.. 6: Durham, 6; Jeffer-
~, High of Norfolk, Va, 5 -;
Bsair. Nd, ); West Nottingham
academy. Colora, Md, 5: McKin-
r.r Hieh. Washington, 3 u; Nor
rs-own. Tenn, 8; Newport News,
Va . Reynolds High of Win
.,on.salem, ;; Thomas Jefferson
gicb Of richmond, Va, 2; Georgia
Military academy, l; John Mar
,b,ll High Of Richmond, /: Maury
Htsh of Norfolk, Va, l..
Nearly e.O00 saw the games in
Tho University of North Carolina
gymnasium. The title was North
cardinals seventh of the II indoor
meets. There were about 425 en-
rants.
Nine new records, two of which
wee, officials said they would ask
The National A.A.U. to recognize
as world marks for the 70-yard
b.gh and low hurdles, were set
and TWO were tied. The hurdle rec
orIs for which recognition will be
sought are an S,4 time recorded for
Frank Fuller Of Virginia in a trial
heat in the non-conference high
hurdles and IS seconds at which
Bill C~orpenjng of North Carolina
was timed for the conference TO-
yard low hurdle race
jim Kehoo of Maryland, with
1911. lowered the SSO-yard con-
ference record of 1858 he set last
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
LNC 7rackmen Win Southern Conference Indoor Meot
TarHeels Make 55Points:
Duke,M arylandFarBe Behind
Navy Wins Nom Conference Division Title;
W & L High Wins Scholastic;
Virginia FrOsh Win

CHAPEL Hill, N. c., Feb. 24-AP)-North Caro-
lima. the defending champion, won the 18th Southern con-
frpnce indoor games here tonight.
The Tar Heels score was SIS 1/3. Maryland was Sec
md with 80 and Duke third with % 2/3. Other conference
scores were Washington and Lee 16, Richmond 4, South
Carolina 3, and William and Mary l..
Navy won the non-conference division title and Wash
ington-Lee high OF Arlington, Va, the scholastic honors.
Virginia t~riumphed in the freshman division with 23, and
North Carolina was second with IA 2/5, V. P. l. next with
6 Duke 5 2/5, William and Mary 5 1/5 and N. C. State 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
THEY'RE CAREFUL
HOW TO SPELL IT

PARIS - A slight, fairhaired
youth walked into the offices of the
American brigade here and said he
wanted to join up.
The commander asked h i m the
usual questions, then inquired as to
his name. Joseph Staline," replied
the lad, land in our family we're
particular about the e."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
CHARLTON TEAMS
SEEK CAGE TITLES
Bladen County Tourney Goes
Into Final Stage To-
morrow Night

CHARLTON, Feb. 24.-Fighting
for Bladen county cage champion
ships the Clarkton boys and the
Bladenboro boys will tangle here
Monday night in the finals of the
annual county high school basket
ball tourney.
In the girls division the Clarkton
and White Oak teams will meet for
the county crown.
The girls game will begin at 1880
p. m. and the boys contest an hour
later.
finals with a win over White Oak
while the Clarkton girls advanced
o ma win over Bladenboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Patty Berg Is Winner
In Mid-Florida Play

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 24-R-
Patty Berg won the national mid
Florida Women's Golf tournament
here today, one up in Sc. holes, over
Clara Calendar of Long Beach, Cal.
The victory was the second for the
Minneapolis linkswoman, since she
started d comeback this winter after
being forced to relinquish her nation
al women's title last summer be.
cause of illness.
The long hitting Californian, three
down at the halfway mark, pulled
herself together on the second round
and was only one hole behind Patty
at the end of the 9th. From there
in she logged the heels of the form.
er national champion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Paul YEARLY Takes Lead
In Palm Beach Regatta

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. a.
R-Paul YEARLY of Muncie, Ind,
dominated the cupboard events in
the Golden Jubilee %speedboat Re-
gatta today, winning two events
and lettering one listed world
record. -
YEARLY drove his class c out
bard 54.119 miles an hour to top
his own listed record, but failed to
reach the 55.419 speed he set at
Lakeland, Fla, recently.
The Hoosier driver won in class
C with two victories and a second
place. and then swept all three
heats of class B.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Fred Perry Advances
In Eastern Pro Play

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. "a
LP)-Fred Perry of Hollywood, CAL,
qualified as Don Budge's opponent
in the finals of the $4,000 Southeast
ern Professional Tennis tournament
today by defeating sixth-seeded Wal
ter Senior of Chicago, As, 6-S, 60,
81.
Perry clowned away the first set,
then settled down to drug the out
classed Senior. o.:
Bulge whipped Art Hendrix, nav
al academy tennis coach from An
napolis, Md, 60, 81, 81, in his semi
final match yesterday.
The final match is scheduled f..
tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Sumter Midgets Win
In YMCA Tourney

SUMTER, S. c., Feb. 24.-OP)-
Sumter Midgets and Juniors won
their second consecutive champion
ships tonight in the finals of the
Carolinas Y. M. C. A. basketball
tournament.
The Sumter Midsets defeated the
Wilmington Midgets, "a to 4 and
the Sumter Juniors defeated the Will
minSton Juniors, &c to 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
COLLEGE, BASKETBALL

Randolph Macon So, Hampden
Sydney "a.
Florida A., Auburn 81.
Kentucky 43, Vanderbilt SO.
Northwestern 80, Iowa 20.
Kansas 4S, Nebraska Al;
Purdue 4S, Wisconsin As lover
Michigan State 81, Marquette II.
Bridgewater g., L%ynchburg 27.
Loyola SO, Washington College Az
Johns Hopkins 33, Mt. st. Marys 40.
New York University GA, Rutgers
IS.
Pitt A.. Franklin g. Marshall 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

nothing definite has been learned
to whether the Beer Barrel Poker
will be able to be here to referee
the bouts but an announcement will
be made as soon as anything def
mite is learned.
The officials said that in attempt
ing to bring Galento here they are
continuing their policy Of attempt
ing to give Wilmingtonians Aood
wrestling bouts and at the same
time to bring some of the big-name
men of sports here to meet the pub
lie
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
AL Davis Will Take
On Armstrong Next

. NEW YORK, Feb. 24-LP- A,
Davis, beaten by lightweight Cham
pion Lou Ambers last night, will get
a chance at Henry Armstrong; we--
terweight title in a match announc-
ed today by Promoter Mike jacobs.
They will meet over the 15-round
route at Madison Square Garden,
Nav 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
STATE o WIN

RALEIGH, Feb. 24.-lP-Taking
first place in every event, n. Z.
State defeated William and Mary,
5S-S, in a freshman swimming
meet here today. Varsity swimming
teams of the schools will compete
here Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Clemson Tigers Victorious
In Southern Ring Battles
Conn Us. Lesneuich
Bout Is Cancelled

NEW. YORK. Feb. 24.-R-
Mike, Jacobs today announced
he had cancelled the light
heavyweight title fight sched-
uled for Miami, Fla. Wednes-
day between Champion Billy
Conn and Gus Lesneyich.
Jacobs said he had received
word from Johnny Ray, Conn's
manager, that the champion
was suffering from boils.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Although men many thousands
of years ago, hammered meteorlc
iron into tools and weapons, 1t was
only a little more than 100 years
ago that scientists admitted there
was such aethiug as a meteorite.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
DUNE BEATS w. n L.

LEXINGTON. Va. Feb. Pap
Four Washington and Lee pool rec
ords broken here today as
Dukes swimming team defeated
the Generals 40 to 90 in a South
ern conference dual meet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

A clock invented Is years ago is
run by d tiny spect Of radium. 1t
ucks every 10 seconds and has been
eSuInated TO be able to u for 10,-
wy years without a change of
luel. It is doubtful. however, that
sne works will last that long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

town last weekend included G. r.
Ennis, Jr., and r. J. Powell, Hi-Kap-
pas, who visited friends in Green's
boro and Buck Way, Sigma Gamma,
who spent the weekend with his
parents in Laurinburg. Also out Of
the city last week were the group
from the Phalanx who attended the
Fourth annual Young Mems con.
ference held at Charlotte.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
EVEN BERTHS OPEN in CAGE TOURNEY
Brackets Filling Rapidly
First Come, First Served
Pairings To Be Drawn At 6 P. M. March 2
In Star-News Offices For Tourney
To Open March 6

The mad race for places in the annual Star-News-Y.
M. c. A. Southeastern North Carolina basketball tourney
hit a furious pace during the past week which left but
four berths open in the girls division and only three in
the division for boys teams.
The tourney is to open here March 6, with the finals
to be played the night of March 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Rough And Tumble Card
Seen For Tuesday Night
Officials Still Attempting To Have Tony
GalentO Referee

AS American Legion officials promoting wrestling
here continued negotiations to bring Two Ton Tony Galen-
to here as referee, plans have been completed for the
rough and tumble wrestling card to be presented at Legion
fields exhibition building Tuesday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Twilight is caused by the sun
shining on the upper atmosphere.
If there were no atmosphere, dark
ness would fall instantly at sun.
Sat
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Revised, amended, and improved,
the Sigma Gamma fraternity con-
stitution will be presented to the
boys for their approval or rejectio i,
at the Wednesday night meeting of
the club,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

The Interfraternity councils STAN
dard first aid class will continue the
interesting course on Tuesday evening"
in the Sigma Gamma room beginning
at 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Fraternity members visiting out of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Fraternity
Notes
BY II. j. POWELL

j. B. Huntington, of the local Y.
NJ. C. A., will be the guest speaker
at the regular meeting of the Hi
Kappas scheduled tomorrow night
at SIS.
Following the plan of having a
program every two weeks, the frat
ernity last program night heard the
Rev. Walter Pavy, pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist church, in an in
teresting discussion on the close re-
%lationship that should exist between
religion and clean sports.
Sports continue to hold a promin-
ent spot on the Hi-Kappa program
of events. This afternoon the frat
baseball team will begin it's prepare
ton for the stiff competition that
is expected in this years Cape Feal
loop race and another practice drill
is slated for the recently organized
rifle team today on the rifle range
at Sunset Park.
Lester Rhodes, a high school base
ball player from Rocky Point, is the
latest addition to the roster of the
baseball club which already has some
of the outstanding talent in this sec.
ton Listed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Correction:
In recent issue we stated that
Bernard Abrams is a member of the
Sigma Gamma frat. Pardon us, but
Bernard, who has been vacationing
in Florida, is a member of the Phai
anx group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

The Interfraternity council will
hold it's regular semimonthly meet
ing on Thursday night at s o'clock
in the Sigma Gamma clubroQm in the
Southern building. Inasmuch as the
last meeting was postponed, a full
attendance is urged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Plans for an oyster roast or some
other social event was made at the
Friday night supper session of the
Phalanx fraternity held at the y.
M. C. A.
The Phalanx unanimously endors-
ed the local iron lung drive and
agreed to aid the movement by plac-
ing an iron lung contribution box in
the "Y" and also a box at the frat
ernity meetings. After the business
session, Mr.. CARROT led the club in
group singing.
At a recent meeting of the Phal.
anX organization the frat voted to
further the cause of the Y. M. C.
A. by furnishing money to provide
for Junior "Y" memberships fol
worthy young boys.
Mac Johnson and Lansing Brown
were elected captains of the two
teams into which the Phalanx mem
bers have been divided for the pur-
pose of conducting a contest to
arouse interest in the meetings.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Death Penalty Faces
Woman Who Slew
Texas Salesman
Tigress' Receives
Jury's Murder Verdict
Without Emotion
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE CHARLES. La. March 30
Mrs. Annie Beatrice Henry. 24-year-
old wife of murderer, was con-
victed last night of the Staying OF
man who knelt naked and begged
in vain for his life and a chance to
see his daughter graduate from COL
lege.
The "tigress" calmly received the
jury's murder verdict, making hang
ing mandatory. that she fatally shot
Joseph P. Galloway. AZ, Texas
salesman who befriended her before
the St. Valentines Day Staying.
Only one white woman in the his
tory of Louisiana has been hanged
Prosecuting attorneys described
Mrs. Henry. wife of Claude Cow
boy Henry, serving so years in
Texas for killing a policeman. as a
.tigresS."
The State contended she and a
companion, Finnon Burks, %. who
is to be tried later. hitch linked a
ride with Mr.. Galloway to get his
automobile for a projected Arkan-
sas bank robbery
Witnesses said she admitted fore
ing Mr.. Galloway of Houston. Tex
out of the car. forcing him to dis
robe in a rice field near here, and
shooting him.
Mrs. Henry. dressed in black. re-
pudiated the purported confession
at the trial. testifying Burks fired
the fatal shot. Her attorneys asked
only that she be spared from the
gallows. arguing that her life was
fatally misdirected from girlhood.