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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
COMPETITION HOT
. IN BRIGADE LOOPS
Giants And Harvard Leading;
Important Games Set For
Tuesday, Wednesday

Interest in basketball is at fever
heat at the Brigade Boys club with
two leagues playing twice weekly.
The race in each legaue is being
hard-fought as the boys want to
see their names engraved upon the
beautiful trophies provided for them
In the intermediate league the
Giants have again taken top place
with the Yankees, White Sox and
Cardinals following in that order.
To date the Giants have won four
and lost one, the Yankees have won
three and lost two; the White Sox
have won three, lost two; the Car
dinals have not won a single game
and have lost five.
Oliphant Leads
In this league scoring honors go
to John Oliphant, having scored 40
field goals and four foul goals for a
total of "a points. Rufus Evans is
second with SO field goals and Z foul
goals for a total of 70. Harper o.
Sullivan is in third place with Fl
field goals and 4 foul goals for a to-
tai of 46 points.
In the Junior league, Harvard
leads with five victories and one de-
feat, followed by Yale with three
wins and two losses. Carolina is third
with three wins and three losses,
while Notre Dame is in the cellar
with five losses and no victories.
In this league Victor James leads
in points gained with rs field goals
and 9 foul goals for a total of SO
points. He is closely followed by Emil
Myers with 27 field goals for a total
of 54 points. Billie Mason is third
with % field goals for a total of A
points. These points have been play
ed in the second half Of this season.
Tuesday night of this week a re-
turn game between the Brigade
Junior Varsity and the Y. M. c. A.
Junior team will be played on the
Brigade court. In the first game,
played at the Y. M. C. A, the Brig
ade boys won handily and the Y
boys are determined to turn the
tables on the Brigade boys and a
hard fought game should result.
The game will begin at 8 o'clock.
Chesley Keen, a member of the Brig
ade Senior Varsity, will referee.
wednesday night both the brigade
Senior and Junior Varsity teams will
journey to Jacksonville, N. c., where
the Seniors will battle the White
Oak team and the Juniors will tackle
Jacksonville High school. The Jack
sonville boys handed the Junior VAR
sity a sound licking in a game re-
Gently played at the Brigade by a
score of 43 to %. The Brigade boys
are still srnarting under this defeat
and will endeavor to retrieve this
loss at Jacksonville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Creek, Atkinson
Cagers Split Twin Bill

LONG CREEK, Feb. 1.-THE
Long Creek-Grady and Atkinson
High school cage teams divided a
doubleheader here last night.
The local girls took their eighth
straight in the opener, 10 to IL, n
the Atkinson boys won the secon
by a score of 25 to 10.
In the first, one Of the fastest n
most exciting contests ever played
here, Wilson, Moore and Clay dlV1d-
ed the score for Long Creek While
Chestnut led Atkinson with IL
points.
The boys game was marred with
numerous fouls. Simpson led AT
kinson's scoring with II poinst n
Langston was high man for Long
Creek with 8 points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
LUTHERANS R0MP
ON C0VENANTERS

Lutheran Missions basketball
five in a Church School basketball
game on the "Y'' court yesterday
afternoon 27-9.
The winners went out front early
and continued to >enlarge their lead
throughout the game, leading by
1913 at the half.
Sykes High Scorer
The Lutherans showed a smooth
passing attack and superior shoot
ing, while the Covenant team was
unable to get going. Sykes led the
winners with 8 points to his credit.
The second game was fast and
close all the way, the First Presby-
terrain five getting the jump and
leading all the way to win over
First Baptist by 1912. The Baptists
staged a futile rally in the final
quarter, when Middleton and Fussel
popped in long shots from the
field but the Presbyterians braced
and held to the winning margin. j..
Crowley was high in scoring with s
markers.
The lineup:
Lutheran Mission (27): Watkins
ca, Sykes {1O), T. Hales az, L.
Hales "a, c. Mason ca. ]. Hales.
Covenant 90: B. Aud 90, E..
Aud %, Nisbet (2), Robinson (2),
Evans.
First Presbyterian (15): c. Boney,
G. Crowley (2), B. Boney, jackson
90, J. Crowley 81.
First Baptist (12): Todd az,
Daniels (2), Oldenbuttle Q). Middle
ton 90, Fussel (2).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
WILDCATS BEATEN
BY DURHAM $50
New HanOverians Start Game
With Second String; Dur
ham Looks Poor

DURHAM, Feb. 17.-(Speciale
Victory No. 60 was registered by the
Durham high school Bull Dogs to-
night in the local high school gym
nasium but the game was nothing
to rave about for the local five turn
ed in a poor performance in trounc-
ing the New Hanover Wildcats, of
Wilmington, by tx score of SIS to 80.
A crowd of approximately 400 fans
turned out for the contest.
The win was the 18th of the sea-
son for the bulldogs cagers who cap
tured their third Eastern conference
class A crown when they defeated
Rocky Mount last Friday night.
Coach Nat Pepper, of Wilmington,
started his second team against the
locals and at the end of the first
period Durham was out in front by
a IA to 2 score, both of Whining
toms points coming on free throws
by Jimmy Edwards and TilIery. The
game started fast with Mckinney
dropping in a basket after 10 Sec
onds of play and at the end of three
minutes of play the locals were
leading 8 to 1 but at this point
they slowed down.
The Wilmington first-stringers
took over at the beginning of the
second period but they were able
to score but nine points and the
half ended with Durham leading "a
to II.
Horace Mckinney, lanky pivot
man, again COPIED individual scor-
ing honors for the night, getting IS
points. Last nights points ran his
total for the season to 210 points in
10 games. Big Bob CAN'T traiIed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
High School Basketeers
Are Facing Busy Week
Will Tangle With Charles L. Coon and Ra-
leigh High School CUNTS
At Y Here

The New Hanover High school basketball team faces
a heavy week on it's conference schedule with the strong
Charles L. Coon High school five engaging the Wildcats on
the local floor Tuesday night and the Raleigh Purple Hur-
ricanes cunning for their second win over the locals Fri
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Dom DiMaggio Signs
Red Sox Contract

BOSTON, Feb. 17.-iR-Red
Sox officials received the sign
ed contract of Dom DiNaggio,
brother of the peerless Joe, to-
day.
Dom, purchased from San
Francisco Seals of the Pacific
j.. Coast league, wrote that he
would try his best "to make good
and see if | can't arm the con-
fidence Joe Cronin (Red SoX
manager) expressed i'll me when
he obtained my services"
Earlier in the day, the SoX
received the signed contract of
Marvin Owen, utility infieider,
who was purchased during the
winter from the Chicago White
SOX.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Wilmington has t"o eillIIeS Ill
the tourney and fans here are go
ing to be watching them closely.
One of them is the Y Triangle
ream -. an aggregation which
has net done badly this year. The
other is the Wilmington All-Star
team. which promises to give some
hody a plenty hard fight for champ
honors.
This tourney will run through
Feb 26 and three nights later the
Brunswick county high school bas-
ketball tourney will open in Lee
land with teams from Leland, Shall
latte. Southport, Waccamaw and
Bolivia competing.
Anyone who doubts this will be
q keen contest need only to watch
one of the games being played in
the Brunswick county series, which
shows there is close competition
among the teams IN that county
for the championship honors.
On top of that comes the Star
News Y. NJ. c. A. basketball. tour
new. set for March 6. 7, 8 and 8.
Invitations have been issued in
this tourney and a scramble for
The 81 available berths 16 in
the boys and 16 in the girls divi-
sion is already on.
Before that time, however, there
q, + 49,. NJiI,;tor Croo11Iora
Rifle championship contest to be
held here by the Wilmington Rifle
and Pistol club. . . competition
which bids fair TO bring riflemen
from over the entire state. The
club here is one of the largest of
its kind in this section of the ma
ton and indications are the tour
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

udy lllguI.
The locals were defeated by Will
o in the first family engagement
for the present several weeks back
and the Raleigh Capitals turned
the trick Friday night in Raleigh
by the close score of rs to 10 in
the most defensive game played by
any two conference foes so far
this year.
The Raleigh lads are much
stronger this season for the Wild
cats defeated them in two meetings
last year and have a better quint
on the floor this season than last.
The Raleigh game will wind up
the conference season for the Wild
cats who have won n and lost 5
to date. outside the conference
the locals have copied 6 and lost 1.
The games will be played on the
Y. M. G. A. court with both start
ing at s o'clock unless the Junior
Varsity plays the Wilson Juniors,
in which case the Wilson affair
will begin at 1880 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

ney it plans here will be one which
VIII reflect no small amount of
credit on the local organization.
HORSES
The annual Cape Fear Horse
show, scheduled for April 5 and G.,
is golnS to be as colorful an affair
this year as anything which has
been presented here in years. H. H.
Mitchell, who is to direct the show
this year, says he anticipates there
will be more than 100 o~ut-of-town
horses entered in the tourney this
year and that means action.
Hunter and jumper classes are ex-
pected to be much larger this year
than in the years past, which
should appeal to those people who
like to see plenty of action in the
ring.
One of the classes which is to be
included this year which is expect
ed to make the show popular with
all classes of people is the roadster
class, in which the racers are at
tired in their racing silks, and the
horses are attached to regular
sulkies.
We have a bunch that after the
people of Wilmington see this they
are going to begin to clamor for
sulky races here . and that is
something we would like to see
achieved. A number of the smaller
towns in this section of the state
stage sulky races in connection
with their county fairs and they
generally meet with great success
and popularity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Busy days loom ahead and sports fans are yelling
huzzahs.
The Magnolia Independent basketball tourney begins
tomorrow night and from the entry list looks as though
it will be one of the fastest Journeys which has ever been
staged in this section of the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
bQnhoe And TWP F1ues
To Play Benefit Game
COLLEGE SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Duke %; w. and l.. 81.
Youngstown As; Hiram 0.
Maryland As; Catholic U 81.
Ohio State Al; Wisconsin IS.
Clemson Sc; S. C. rs.
Appalachian 6S; Catawba 80.
Yale Sc; Penn "a.
Citadel 46; Davidson 81.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Michigan State %; w. Va. 5.
VPI II; Davidson II.
VMI 13; Duke 8.
COLLEGE BOXING
UNC 6; Duke 2.
Penn State 4 L.; U. Va. 5 IL.
COLLEGE SWIMMING
VMI AZ; w. and NJ. 33.
U. Fla, IS; N. C. State II.
U. N c., 40; w. and L. So.
COLLEGE FENCING
U n. c., IS; John Hopkins u.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

ney 1T plans here will be one which
will reflect no small amount of
credit on the local organization.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Mac" with IA markers. Both of
these players scored most of their
on rebound and follow-up
shots.
Bobby Edwards starred for the
losers, getting nine points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Walter Holke Becomes
St. Louis Browns Coach

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Underwater
Holke, ma .ger for the past two
years of pringfield, ILL.,, of the
Three-I league, was signed today
as a coach of the st. Louis Browns.
Springfield is one of the Browns
farm cln
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Cumucho Urges Amnesty
For Political Prisoners
Rs the Associated Press.

By The AssOclated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30.-Presi-
dent Manuel Avila Camacho has
sent a bill to the Chamber of Depu-
ties granting amnesty to all persons
held guilty of political crimes during
the recent presidential campaign.
To give substance to his post
electoral promise there would be
neither vanquished nor victors, only
Mexicans," Gen. Avila Camacho
proposed modification of Mexico's
criminal law which would "concede
amnesty" for acts of rebellion, sedi-
ton and political agitation,
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Skilled Labor Supply
In Some Defense
Lines Held Low
McNutt Reports General
Tightening Of Market
After October Survey

An almost exhausted supply Of
skilled workers in a number of de-
fense occupations in some localities,
and a general tightening of the labor
market was reported today by Paul
V. McNutt, Federal Security ad-
mlniStrator.
The report showed that machlnlStS.
tool and die makers, skilled metal
workers and aircraft and shipbulld-
Ing craftsmen were particularly
scarce, Mr.. McNutt said. The report
was based on an october survey OF
labor market trends made through
out the United States by the Bureau
of Employment Security of the
Social Security Board and its affll-
lated State employment services.
With more and more defense con-
tracts reaching the production stage,
manufacturing centers are busler
nav than at any time since 1929,
Mr.. McNutt said Farm and other
areas not affected by industrial
booms are reporting, however, un-
usual activity because of Govern
ment construction of military camps
and airports,
Shifts of Workers.
A number of State employment
services have reported general shift
ing of workers to centerS OF defense
activity: housing shortages develop
ing in communities where there has
been a great influx of workers, ana
some delays in production because
of an inability to secure needed
machinery or raw materials.
In the Middle Atlantic area, which
includes the District. Maryland. Vlr-
cinia. West Virginia, Delaware, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Kentucky,
difficulties in obtaining skilled ana
serni-skilled workers are reported.
Some manufacturers in these states
are reported ready to add new shifts
If skilled personnel were available
Mr.. McNutt strongly urged all
workers to check with local State
employment Offices in their own
communities before leaving home IN
search Of Jobs.
News of defense projects and
r,lmorS of job opportunities nave
drawn thousands of workers to IN
dustrial centers and sites of con-
struction projects. qualified skilled
workers have had to be recruited
from the outside on some projects,
Mr.. McNutt said. but, he pointed
out. many of these migrant workers
do not have the Skills required.
Many Remain Unemployed.
As a result, he said. they remain
unemployed and their families home
less. Such unfortunate situations
have been avoided where there has
been prior clearance of job pros
poets and labor requirements with
local offices. he asserted.
Reports from all parts of the
country indicate that domestic help
and farmhands are leaving their
usual Jobs to take unskilled jobs IN
factories and construction work.
To meet the problem, vocational
training to supply needed workers
has been greatly accelerated by pub
lie and private schools, and employ
ers are conducting their own train
ing programs. Mr. McNutt said.
Low-coSt housing projects have
been planned to meet housing
shortages, reported at number OF
points throughout the country where
rapid expansion of industrial actlV-
ity has caused a large influx Of
workers.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

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Evidence Announced Proof Bridges Is Communist
Indications Point General Italian Retreat In Africa--1aile Selassie
 Reported Leading Revolt Ethiopia

UNDATED Dec. 18 lA) - In dications of a general Italian re- treat in the battle of North Al rica arose as the British RAF re ported the Fascist troops falling back toward Derna in Libya, l50 miles W-st of the present fight ing around Bardia. Derna is about eight miles west of Tobruk which is expected as the next It allan defense point after the im- med.ately threatened fall of Bar dia, 15 nils inside of Libya. RAF Warplanes reportedly bomb ed and machine-gunned Easiest troops on the march toward Der na. Other RAF planes bombed Bardia itself at night which was reported cut off.
 Tribesmen of exi'ed Emperor Halle Salassi= were reported in revolt in Ethiopia and further threatening Mussolini's dream of
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
Pressure On Bardia Steadily Increases

coast. British armored units Ecr- reported sweeping over the desert beyond Bardia in an at
 en.pt to encircle the town which would provide an import ant base for a British offensive aimed at knocking Italy out of the war.
 Cairo dispatches said the pres sure on Bardia i5 steadily in- @reas;ng" with new British fore
 s arriving to support the van guard.
 A British communique said 3 more forts were seized in Libya, both on the frontier south of 3ardia.
 The Royal Air Force reported that the British captured Is dam aged Italian planes at bases near Sa um and shot down ten others vest rday.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

UNDATED, Dec. IT (P1-Brit- a;n's counter invasion troops pushed deeper into Italian Lib va in the battle f9r North Africa.
 RAF Bomb Chemical Center
 RAF Warplanes pounded the German chemical manufacturing city of MannheIk in a seven-hour assault.
 Greeks Smash Counter Attacks
 The Greeks were reported smashing seven violent counter attacks by the Fascist legions in Albania.
 London military quarters said that General Sir Archibald Way ell's des-rt forces drawn from the far corners Of the British empire thrust a salient in the vicinity of Bardia, the key Ita : ian stronghold IS miles inside the Libyan Mediterranean sea
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

a great Fascist empire in Africa,
 UnderSecretary of foreign af- fairs Richard Butler told the House of Commons in London that the movement of rcvolt against the Italians appears to be making progress Britain he said was extending "all possible assiStance' to the busted empor- CT and his subjects in their fight for freedom. Haile was re- ported personally directing the insurrection in the African king dom which the Italians wrested from him in 1935-36.
 British arnored units are re- ported to have swung around Bardia and have reached dOmin- ant positions west of the Fascist stronghold as in the battle thirty divisions of Australians and Brit ssh infantry marched up in dir act assault on the town.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
Explosion Razes
 3-Story Bldg.

CINCINNATI, Dec. IT (P) - Members of four families were blasted out of their beds in a pre- dawn explosion which wrecked a three-story downtown building, killing eight to eleven persons. Tw-lve were injured and three missing in the pile of brick, kind ling and dust which until 3:30 am. was a structure housing business establishments on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors. Eleven children were among the victims.
 While the cause was not deter mined immediately, Joe Hughes who lived across the street said the explosion was Hike a puff of gas igniting."
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
of FBI Says Bridges
 Is Communist

MIAMI BEACH, Dec. F tP)- J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F'BI says that Attorney General Jackson will probably call public hearings on the FBI report. Hoo yer declared that the report con firms that Harry Bridges is a Communist"
 At San Francisco, Bridges re- ferred to the hearing of a year ago presided over by Dean Lan d $ of Harvard Law School in which Landis found Bridges not 3 Communist and no grounds for deportation.
 A native of Australia, Bridges said The new evidence that Hoo yer has secured we know is faked. It was secured by brib- cry and intimidation. Hoover says yes and Landis says no. Compare the records of the meth ods of the two and any honest man will know who is telling the truth"
 Bridges took a plane for Wash ington but his office said that there was no connection between  his trip and Hoover's statement.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
URGES BETTER NAVY U. S.

BRENTERTON, Wash, (P1 - Rear Admiral H. E. Yarnell, for mer commandsr-inchief of the Asiatic fleet sounded a warning here that the position of the Unit ed States navy might not be as favorable in 1946 as at the pres ent time.
 "The United States now has the finest navy in the world" he told an audience of 800 persons which included many high-rank ing navy officers.
 But we must prepare for any war emergency that might arise. The end of the present war
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
President
 Vetoes Logan Walter Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (P) - President Roosevelt vetoed the Logan-Walter bill in a message asserting that he was convinced it would produce utmost chaos and paralysis of the administra- ton of the government at this critical time" The bill, the cen ter of a congressional controver- sy for months desired to estab- fish a uniform procedure to fac ilitate court reviews on admins trative rulings in certain quasi judicial and federal agencies.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
Examiner Raymond Stough RecOm- mends Granting of Applications
 Of g Airlines In the Territory

WASHINGTON, Dec. r. (H'D - Long distance dog team travel in Alaska is at an end ExaT, 'ner Raymond Stoaeh told t.e Aero nautics Board, recommending g applications for airIineS in the territory be granted. Planes GOV CT in 8 minutes a days tourney by sled. Slough said in his 405 page report on aviation in 4 : aska. He added flying has great ly increased n safety and mater ially reduced rates. A trip by sled frlsm Fairbanks to Nome cost $500 to9l 90days against a D are far of $78 and four hours" :"
 Tie report sad air carriers in Alaska with an investment in Alaska of more than million dollars have annual revenues in excess of that amount.
 Applications by airlines for certificates were filed by 39 car riers. The examiner recommend ed l3, denied one which was ex- empted from requiring to have a certificate and two were dis missed.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

 might create g ater defense needs"
 He discussed Japan's position n the Pacific and added:
 Japan would ike nothing bet fer right now thaa to get out of its war with China right now"
 He expressed a belief that the United Stats must not place too great a dependence on the aid of Latin-American countries as those countries might have their own troubles"
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Tae types of service proposed aY th- g app icants varied great y. Some proposed only a limited operation but for the most part
 ae Board approved the examin- ar's recommendations. Some of
 sa portions of the g applica- .ass were d.sapproved. The oth
 = af those who W-re recom- @#a35d in whole or in part are:
 Css3eve Air Service, Lyle Air wees, Reeve Airways, Nat Browne Flying Service, Christen ea Air Service, Dillingham; Air ssrVjcz, Peck Rice AirWays, Ray Petersen Flying Service.
 Star Ar ines, Woodlsy Air ways, Jim Dodson Air Service, Harold Gillian, Lavery Airways, Poliack Flying Service, Ferguson AirWays, Mirow Air Service, Nor thern Cross Inc, Wien Alaska ssirlines.
 The Aircraft Charter Service, the Alaska Air Transport and the Marine Airways were merg- ed with the Fl is Air Transport, the Petersburg Air Service and the White Pass Airways.