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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
Current Fencing Methods
Follow Farming Chances

Contour farming, high-speed high
ways and rotation grazing bring new
problems in fence-building which are
discussed and solved in a recent
publication written by engineers of
the U. S. department of agriculture.
A bending fence" that won't
"bend" over, when wires are
stretched tightly, is needed where
hills are farmed on the contour.
Straight fences waste land under
such conditions.
Safe entrances on high-speed high
ways require proper choice of loca-
ton and special construction, the
bulletin points out. Gates set back
from the fence line avoid sharp
turns with farm machinery, and en-
frances on level ground give a clear
view up and down the road.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
BULLITT SPANKED

Dressy Bill Bullitt, U. S. ambas-
sador to France, did not do all the
talking during his weekend stay at
Hyde Park. The President told Bull
lit few things, too.
One was to pipe down on his talk
about the Petain government of
France being ''free" and non-Fas-
cist.
Roosevelt took Bullitt sharply to
task for these statements. He said
they were untrue, and that if Bullitt
didn't know that, he ought to.
NOte-Roosevelt also made it very
clear that he had no intention of
falling into the Nazis' trap of feed
ing their victims this winter, after
Hitler had robbed them of their food
and left them to starve. Bullitt
wants the U. S. to send food supplies
to France.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
Bats for U. S. Battle Wagons

great american defense goes into hgh gear! 'ne
WASHINGTON nauy yad wc makes the u naual artillery
throughout poised for the greatest production
defense calls or force
striking equipment defense that second in the World Guns
other equipment defense will be turned out at great speed ana
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

Looking like gigantic baseball
bats, big naval rifles are being
stored in the gun park at the
Washington navy yard after leav-
ing the shops vhere they were
precision-machined.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
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MGRRE GO-RQUND
JAPANESE STRENGTH
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GTON.-Several careful
secret surveys made recently of
Japanese military and naval
strength indicate that Japan can do
just about anything she wants in the
Far East.
The reports show that the Japa-
nese navy is in AL shape, and has
suffered not a bit as result of the
Chinese war. The Japanese army
also is in good shape, though not in
the same condition as the navy. The
Chinese war, though still dragging
on at heavy cost, has been an excel
lent training school for the Japa-
nese military
Chief handicap under which ia
pan suffers is her desperate econom-
ic situation. Easiest remedy for
this is to take the Dutch East Indies
and the wealthy possessions of the
Dutch, French and British in south
ern Asia.
This is what seems sure to hap
pen. There is no question but that
the Japanese can take French Indo-
China, the Dutch possessions of Java
and Sumatra, and all the other South
Pacific islands that are worth both
ering about, in few weeks.
Only spot which might hold out is
the British naval base at Singapore,
and naval experts disagree as to
whether the Japanese could take it
or not. In time, they probably could.
Everything now seems set for the
Japanese to steam south simultane-
ously with the Hitler blitzkrieg
against Britain. Probably the Japa-
nese will wait until they see how
the blitzkrieg is going before they
stage theirs in the south Pacific.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
TNT-DON'T TOUCH

NEBRASKA Republicans are very
enthusiastic about Wendell Willkie,
but they want no speech by him in
McCook, home town of Sen. George
Norris, the states veteran public
power crusader.
Such plan was reported shortly
after Willkie arrived at his Colorado
vacation spot, which is near Nc
Cook. News dispatches declared
that the G.. o. P. standard bearer
intended to beard the father of IVA
right in his own home town. But
the idea did not thrill Nebraska Re-
publican leaders.
They have wholesome respect
for Norris vote-swinging powers, re-
call wildly how four years ago in
three-cornered race which he en-
tered at the last moment he polled
So per cent Of the vote.
So last week delegation made a
pilgrimage to Willkie. In the group
were Kenneth Wherry, state chair
man; George Carpenter, national
committeeman; Hugh Butler, candi-
date for senator, and Dwight Girls
void, candidate for governor. They
received a cordial welcome and dis
cussed number of subjects, promi-
nent among which was a strong ar
gument as to why Willkie should
NOT make speech in McCook.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

(ConSoIidated FeatureS-WNU SerV1ce.J
NEW YORK.-Snapping the Unit
1 y ed States liner, America, new
queen of the American Merchant
marine, through the Narrows, into
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

NNE of the most hard-boiled citi-
~ zens this reporter ever knew
was bookish college dean who al
ways spoke softly, but swung from
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

t n e n e e l..
Somewhat in
this picture is
Col. De Witt
Peck of the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

Above: Checking the
bore of a I6'inch rifle
for material defects.
Left: Unusual view OF
the inside of a l6-inch
navaI gun barrel. The
mechanics at the far end
are taxi ng measure
n1ents aUith a star gauge.
The finest precision is
called for here, for &c.
curacy depends on it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

NEW YORK.-Snapping the Unit
1 y ed States liner, America, new
queen of the American Merchant
marine, through the Narrows, into
True Son of Old and So on
Yankee Breed to her dock,
Of SheUhocI. Capt. Giles
Chester Sted-
man, master of the new leviathan,
handled his ship as deity as a lad
would handle toy. Indeed, in his
various maneuverings of the $4,000
ton luxury liner on her maiden pas
senger-carrying trip from Newport
News, Va, Captain Stedman evinced
sheer delight in putting his new
charge through her PAGES. The 900
guests, United States senators, ship
ping .magnates and so forth, must
have cast their thoughts back to
days when amid mountainous waves
and winds ranging from gale to hur-
ricane proportions, this young skip
per-he is only AZ years old-per-
formed deeds of daring-do on the
deep, deeds that have gained for him
gold medal from the Italian gov
eminent; the United States navy
cross; the silver life-saving plaque
from the British admiralty; the
Treasury department gold medal
and other like testimonials of high
courage and skilled seamanship.
There was that tumultuous day
in the mid Atlantic, October 20,
1925, when the President Hard
ing, of which Stedman was then
chief officer, steamed to the res
cue of the Italian freighter, Ig-
nazio Florio, beaten down and
sinking. Stedman stepped to one
of the IifebOats and called for a
volunteer crew. Every man jack
of the distressed crew was saved.
Two years later, westbound and
about lists miles from New York,
the wireless operator brought Sted-
man a message from the British
freighter Exeter City. The craft
had lost her captain, third officer
and two seamen and was sinking.
The seas were a veritable
witchbroth, the wind shrieking
at hurricane force. No possible
ty existed for the survival of a
small boat in such sea. So
Stedman Unanswered his vessel
sufficiently close to admit of a
line being shot aboard the dis
tressed freighter. With tackle
thus rugged, a lifeboat was low
cred from the American Mer-
chant and pulled to the sinking
vessel and the crew saved. The
seamanship involved was said to
have represented one of the fin
est exploits in American annals.
Last September, commanding
the United States liner Washing
ton, Stedman rescued the entire
crew of the British freighter o.
ivergrove, tOrpedOed by U-bOat.
AS a youngster, deciding upon a
sea career, Stedman joined the Unit
ed States Coastguard, where in the
first World war he saw two years
hazardous service in convoy work
in the Mediterranean sea and Eng
ish channel. When peace came,
Stedman enrolled in the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology for
courses in marine engineering. He
Joined the United States Line in 1922,
was made a chief officer in 1925
and at the age of "a received his
first command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Dr.. Crichton Is Named
Arlington School Doctor

DR.. Robert Battey Crichton,
Washington physician, has been ap-
pointed as the first full-time doc
tor for the expanding school system
Of Arlington County, Va. He will
begin his duties Immediately.
The post was created because of
increasing student population in the
county's Is schools. Figures were
released yesterday showing that
first-day enrolment this year was
7,479-an increase of COL over first
day enrolment last year. Glasses
are still increasing and will prob
ably continue to do so until the
middle Of next week, authorities
said.
The new school physician at pres
ent resides at 1913 Harvard street
NV.
The new Woodlawn Primary
School. under construction, will be
ready for use In about four weeks,
1t was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

This is another OF a series OF
articles prepared by tie National
Defense Commission to present
to the public background on the
current defense program.
The Navy exists for the major
purpose of keeping enemy ships
away from our shores. Every action
in time of war merely prepares the
way for the eventual meeting Of
the battle fleets. That meeting can
be swift, terrible, and devastating
All the mechanical equipment, all
the training, all the manpower that
has been assembled, will show its
worth History may be changed
by such a battle. Some knowledge
of how that battle will progress will
give us an idea of what the Navy
must prepare for.
The show will be run by the
Communicating Chief of the United
States fleet. Far removed from
Washington, his will be the re-
sponsibility for placing the fighting
ships in line and for winning the
tight.
Patrol Planes Spot Foe.
The efficiency of our naval avia-
ton, ranging far out across the sea,
makes a surprise naval battle un-
likely. The Commander-in -Chlef
will know where the enemy Is, for
his patrol planes, operating 1000
miles from the far-fung naval
bases, have already reported to him
what is on the ocean. The battle
will open when he orders the night
ing planes into the air from the
decks of the carriers. The mission
of the fighters is to meet and down
the enemy's planes. They must
win. for the fleet losing this aerial
doefght two miles above the ocean
will be on the spot. A fleet With
out control Of the air would have no
planes to direct the fire Of its big
guns. The enemy could retire out
of sight and hammer at the fleet
with long range guns.
While the combat planes are fight
ing it out. the dive and TORPEDO
bonbers 90 into action. Torpedo
bonbers work a few hundred feet
above the waves. They carry resu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
D. {. Coast Artillery Unit
To Join Patriotic Rally

With sky-sweeping searchlights
and guns the coast artillery unit
Of the District National Guard will
give an anti-aircraft demonstration
as a feature Of a mass patriotic
rally to be held at pm. tomorrow
In the Ballston CVa) Stadium.
Representative Gore, Democrat, of
Tennessee will speak on You and
National Defense"
There will be group patriotic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

singing, and the American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars will
present the colors. The rally is
under the sponsorship Of the fol-
lowing committee:
George Grove, chairman of the
Committee to Defend America by
Aiding the Allies; Mrs. Beulah Goss,
vice chairman; Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Magruder, chairman of the Alling-
ton County Board; Lawrence Mi
chael, chairman of the County Re-
publican Executive Committee;
Charles r. Fenwick, chairman Of
the County Democratic Exer utive
Committee; William Kline, COM
mander of the American Legion;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Second Hike of Season

The Center Hiking Club will hold
its second hike of the fall season
Sunday at Patapsco Forest, near
Baltimore. Those who want to make
the hike are requested to meet at
the Jewish Community Center at
9 am. Sunday. Reservation BY
those interested must be made in
advance, it was said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

Chester sipes, commander OF the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars; +. r.
Rice, past American Legion COM
mander; Fred Windridge, Republi-
can candidate for the County
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Board; Mrs. Oscar Cox and Charles
Stoneburner.

Most Of the cigarette companies In
Egypt are operated by foreigners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

This is another OF a series OF
articles prepared by tie National
Defense Commission to present
to the public background on the
current defense program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
CARDS WIN TWO
FROM PHILLIES
st. Louis Stages Uprisings In
Late Innings To Triumph,
To 2 And 5 To 3

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-LR-The st.
Louis Cardinals snatched both games
of a double header from Philadelphia
today in late innings, winning the
first 8 to 2 and the second 5 to 8.
In the first, Kirbe Higbe had al.
lowed only one scratch hit for six
innings and had a 2 to 0 lead until
a Cardinal uprising in the seventh
and eighth.
Johnny Rizzo's twelfth homer OF
the aso gave the Phils a 3 to 2
lead in the eighth of the second but
Ernie Koy came right back in the
Cardinal half with his fifth of the
year, scoring Slaughter, who had
walked. Joe Orengo doubled and
Martin Marion singled him home for
good measure.
Manager Doc Protho announced he
was continuing play under protest
after a freak play in the fourth,
Dutch Mueller singled, Rizzo hit tc
Jimmy Brown and Mueller beat the
throw to Orengo at second. Orengo
threw wild to first and Rizzo reach
ed second. But Mueller thought he
had been called out and started for
the dugout as Rizzo passed him
Orengo then tagged Mueller, the
Cards claimed Rizzo was out for pass
ing Mueller and the umpires upheld
them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Grimm Offers To Help
Cubs At First Base

CHICAGO, July 19.-R-Charley
Grimm, former first baseman and
manager of the Chicago Cubs, Of
fered to come to the aid of the club
today.
Grimm's offer to play Che said
he was serious) came when the
Cubs found themselves without a
first baseman. An examination of
Phil Cavarretta's injured right foot
revealed he had suffered a fracture
and will be out of the lineup in
definitely. Glen Russell is recov-
ering from a recent appendectomy.
Hank Lieber, an outfielder, took
over the position.
II know I can be of help" said
39-year-old Grimm who has been
a radio commentator since start
of the 1889 season. IT can play
first base until the Cubs get some
other fellow and am physically fit
since 1 have been working out with
the White Sox when they are at
home" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
VISITORS COLLECT
IA HITS TO win
BUGS Commit Eight Errors 10
Help Lucama Cause; Roy
Lamb Knocked From Box

A hard hitting ball club from Lu-
CANA came to town last night and
with the aid of eight errors on the
part of the Pirates and a general
inability of the local nine to work
together, walked off with a 14-8
victory.
The game started in fine style,
with the Pirates taking a one-run
lead in the second inning when the
first man crossed pay dirt. Lu-
CANA tied the score in the third
and then came back in the fourth
with three hits, one of them a
triple, a fielder's choice and two
errors to bring in four tallies.
In the next frame the visitors
batted around plus and with five
hits, two errors and a walk tai
lied no less than a half dozen times
to put the game on ice.
Roy Lamb, who started on the
mound for the BUGS, was pulled
with one out and two on in the
fifth and with, the score SO.
Highlights of the contest includ-
ed Stefano's stop a hard line drive
in the sixth and the catching of
Brooks, a youngster borrowed from
the Bailey club of the Central
Carolina league, n Of the most
promising backstops seen in &C
ton here this year.
Thomas, who was credited as
winning pitcher, was also pulled
from the game in the fifth with one
out. Both he and Lamb gave up
eight hits during their tours of
duty on the mound.
Generally the Pirates were slow
on their feet last night, being slow
to get started after high flies and
misjudging several. Trogden was
picked by Pittman, first baseman
of the Lucama nine, as an easy
mark in right field, and though
not credited whit an official error
was slow getting away after sever
al which should have been not-too-
difficult outs.
Wednesday night of next week
the Pirates will play "a postponed
game with Kinston as a benefit for
the Wilmington Police Officers
club. Friday night a tentative date
has been made with the Golden
Belt nine of Durham.
NIL L.. 5000
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
DETROIT DEFEATS
RED S0X, 4 TO 0
Bridges Keeps Seven Hits
Well Scattered As Tigers
Secure Grip On Lead

BOSTON, July 19-R-Detroit's
resurgent Tigers consolidated their
grip on the American leagues top
rung today by shutting out the
Boston Red Sox, 40, behind the
fine curve-ball pitching of Veter-
an Tommy Bridges.
That Highlander kept seven Bos-
ton hits well scattered as his team
mates gained their winning margin
by betting Starter Denny Galehouse
for singles and a home run during
the second and third frames.
Rudy York opened a two-run
barrage in the second inning and
his single was duplicated by Ralph
Kress and Birdie Tebbetts to pro-
vide the first rum. Bridges then
forced >Tebbetts and Kress scored
on the play. In the third inning.
after Barney McCosky hit safe
and stole second, York belted his
18th homer of the season over the
~left-center wall.
Galehouse lasted until the end
of the fifth and during the last four
frames Rookie Alex Mustaikis held
the Tigers to one hit. Bridges had
five strikeouts, including Manager
Joe Cronin and Jimmy Foxx, back
after a four days layoff, who took
called strikes with runners in scor-
ipo rocifion
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Ferrier Cards sc To
Set Pace In Tourne,

CHICAGO, July 19-R-A husky
star from down under"-Big Jim
Terrier of Australia - threw the
heaviest punch today as a surpris-
ingly strong amateur contingent
gave the professionals a rousing
battle in the opening round of the
$4,000 Chicago open golf champion
ship.
Terrier, who writes for a Sydney
newspaper, went around Tam o.
Shanter's tree-lined layout in 66
strokes, six under para brilliant
performance in a day which saw
eight amateurs fight their way into
the par or under bracket as numer.
Gus professionals slipped over reg
ulation figures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
kouacs, Parker Reach
Net Meet Semi-Finals

NEW YORK, July 19.-RE
frankie Kovacs, of Oakland, Calf.
who plays tennis for the laughs,
and frankie Parker, the Pasade.
ma, Calf, poker-face, reached the
semi-fnals of the Eastern clay
court tennis championships today.
Kovacs overcame Bill Umstaed.
ter, of Milburn, N. j., 6-3, 6-3, 3-6,
81, while Parker defeated J o e
Fishbach, of New York, 60, 81,
G., g..
Neither was seriously pressed.
Parker went about his task meth.
odically, but Kovacs, who is dis.
putting Bobby Riggs title as
"clown-prince" of tennis, trotted
out most of his bag of comedy
tricks enroute to his triumph.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
McNut To Finish Out
Year At Security Post

CHICAGO, July 19.-R-Paul v.
McNutt, who dramatically t h.
drew from the vice presidential
race after receiving a tremendous
ovation at the Democratic national
convention, celebrated his 49th
birthday today and told reporters
he probably would finish out this
year" as Federal Security admin.
istrator.
Beyond that, he said, he had
day by trying to relax and by
some Hoosier observed his birth.
talking to his mother and father
made no plans.
Surrounded by friends and ad.
mirers in his hotel suite, the hand
some Hoosier observed his birth
day by trying to relax and BY
talking to his mother and fathe,
by telephone to their home at Mar
tinsville, Ind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Marble, M'NeiN Reach
Finals In Net Tourney

BALTIMORE COUNTRY CLUB.
July 19- Up Matching the best
tennis their opponents could muster
and putting on the pressure where
needed, Alice Marble of Beverly
Hills, Cal, and Don Mcneil, Of
Oklahoma City, odds-on favorites,
stroked their way into the WON
ems and mems finals of the mid
Atlantic and Maryland state cham
.pionships today.
There they will clash with a
couple of dark horses from CALI
fornia-Pauline Betz and Jack Kra.
mer-who won challenging posts
the hard way, knocking ranking ia
vorites from the lists. The mems
finals will be tomorrow and the
Women's Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
BIMELECH TOPS
ARLINGTON RACE
Bradley Horse Renews Gala
hadion Rivalry In $780,
600 Classic Today

CHICAGO, July 19.-R-Col. E.
r. Bradley's Bimelech, winner Of
the Preakness and Belmont stakes.
will bid for the three year = old
championship in the $4,000 Airing
ton classic tomorrow when he
makes his debut before Chicago
turf fans.
Bimelech, also first in four OF
six starts this season, is the prob
able favorite at even money in the
field of six choice three-year-olds.
Rated as his strongest rival is
Mrs. Ethel v. Mars Gallahadion,
conqueror of Bradley's entry in the
Kentucky Derby. Bimelech's other
conqueror, Corydon in the Wither's
mile, is not running.
Gallahadion is a 2 to l shot, Arm
old Hangers Dit, third in the Der.
by, is S to !; Millsdale stables
Andy K, 5 to 1; Sorocco, of Dixi.
anna stables, 10 to l., and A. c.
Ernst's Alhalon is 20 to /.
All six horses are eligible for the
SOS, 600 American derby at Wash
ington park next month.
If all six start tomorrow, the
race will gross $50,075, the winner
getting $7,95.
No Bradley horse has won the
classic test since 1929 when it was
inaugurated. Blue Larkspur was
the winner that year. The 80-year.
old turfman often has said Bime'
lech is his finest horse since Blue
Larkspur.
A dry and fast track is in pros
pect, setting the stage for a posi-
BILE new track record Omaha, one
of j. E. Widener's four classic
winners, holds the mile and a quar-
ter record for the event. He wor
the race in 2:01 rs in 1876.
The Jockey Club officials fore
east a crowd of 10000, largest o
the season, would be on hand fol
the renewal of the Bimelech-G Gala
hadion duel !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
BROWNS TRIUMPH
OVER AS T07
Berardino's Homer With On.
On In Ninth Is Winning
Margin In 16-Hit Attack

PHILADELPHIA, July 1872.
Johnny Berardino's homer with
one on in the ninth inning supnIieS
the winning margin today as III,
st. Louis Browns snapped a ID.
game losing streak in beating the
Athletics, 9 to 7.
The blow came off relief pitcher
Chubby Dean and topped a l6.bt
attack off Dean and Lee Buck
Ross who started for the As.
Bob johnson of the AS hit hi,
10th and 18th homers each with .
man on base-but Vernon Kennedy
never permitted the Mackmen IA
catch up after the Browns scored
four runs in the second inning
Before the game Manager Con.
ME Mack of the AS was made an
honorary member of the Atlantic
City N. J.. police force. Il