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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-19
PICKENS NEWS
Christmas Program Given

Pupils of Pickens High School
gave the Christmas program at the
Methodist Church, December Is,
The following program was given:
Choir: Esther Helm, Frances Nell
Cooper, Mary Frances Sims, Cora Ann
Mcdaniel, Betty 10 Ingram, Doris
Pilgrim, Anita Meeks, Mary John
Whitworth, Opalee Mallory, Mary
Jane King, Mildred Upshaw, Jeanne
White and Jane Wilburn.
Soloist-Mrs. Hoover Maxwell.
Children: Jean Ella Worthey, Ger
tie Bunch. Johnny Marlborough, Wal
lace Chambers, Paulene Presley,
Cornelia Mabry, Corinne Sauls, Billie
Mae Weeks, Geraldine Mcdaniel,
Dorothy Klopman, Pat Gibson, Har-
old Presley, Gerald Gregory, Robert
Fulton Hanna. Betty 10 Mcdaniel,
Claude Mcdaniel, Clifton Hinson,
Billy Strieklin. 10 Anne Sauls, nellie
Campbell, Doll Campbell, Betty 10
Gregory, Virginia Helm, Ann May,
Presley. Elsie Castens, Martha
Louise Mcdaniel, Charlie Campbell.
Cast:
Mary-Mrs. II. p. st. John.
Angel-Doris Meeks.
Wise Men-Nick Helm, Marvin Nc
Pherson, James Edwin Gregory.
Shepherds - Edwin Bridgeforth,
Jed Pepper, Hubert Jones.
Reader-Miss Carolyn Turley.
Director-Miss Beverly McLaurin
Ushers-Wardine Brown, Martha
10 CASTOR.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-19

the world and has control of one-fourth of
its population .
There will be time enough for that
should conditions get so bad that continued
help from the United States would deter
mine whether or not England should win
the war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-19

Pherson, James Edwin Gregory.
Shepherds - Edwin Bridgeforth
Jed Pepper, Hubert Jones.
Reader-Miss Carolyn Turley.
Director-Miss Beverly McLaurin
Ushers-Wardine Brown, Martha
10 CASTOR.
Baptist W.M.U. Holds Meet
The Baptist W.M.U. met in the
home of Mrs. Lee Crawford for a
Christmas party. The home was beau
tifully decorated in the Christmas
c%olors, especially beautiful was the
word Peace" in colored lights and
sprigs of holly. The president, Mrs.
John Whiteworth gave the scripture
reading, "The Birth of Chist," fol-
lowed with prayer by Miss Una
Montgomery. Entertaining games
were enjoyed with Miss Una Mont
gomery, leader. Next the gifts from
the Sunshine sisters were given out.
The Sunshine Sisters" is a name
drawn by another member. who is to
look after her sunshine sister until
next December 25th at which time
her name will be revealed. Christ
mas Carols were sung in unsion. AZ
ter a delicious salad plate was served
to 10 members.
Mrs. A. Mcmillan shopped in Mem
phis Monday.
Mrs. Gordon Hart and son, Ben
Luie, have returned to their home in
Canton after spending a pleasant
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Lewis.
Mrs. Stella Dendy spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. M. Dubard Of
Cameron.
Miss Beverly McLauin, music tea
cher, and Mrs. F. T. Worthy, ex-
preston teacher, presented their pu-
pills in a recital in the High school
auditorium Friday evening, Dec. Is.
Ann May and Mrs. w. A. Hanna
are on the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spivey Banks are the
proud parents of a baby girls born on
Dec. 6. w. l.. Chambers Clinic Dec.
Is. The young ladies' name is Celesta
Anne for her maternal grandmother.
Stuart B..Ggforth, Guy and
Tommy Slack, students of Miss.
State, spent the week end at home.
Friends are glad to know that Mrs.
Edward Atkinson, Sr. is able to be at
home after spending several days in
an Oxford Hospital suffering from
injuries sustained in an automobile
wreck.
T. o. Byford and W. H. Hart were
business visitors to Memphis last
week. Looking after John Deere in
t~erests.
Mrs. Susan Morton has gone to
Memphis to spend the holidays with
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones and Mrs.
Walden Hendry of Ebenezer were a
mong the out of town shoppers Sat
urday.
Mrs. T. J. Brown of Ebenezer was
a business visitor Tuesday.
Miss Maude Jones was a business
visitor to Goodman Monday.
Mrs. C. c. Reed visited her son,
G. T., his wife and children at Isola,
Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hawk and Mrs.
Cliff Henson motored to Jackson
Tuesday to do Christmas shopping.
Our town seems to have caught
the Christmas spirit. All the store
windows and most of the homes are
decorated.
All stores will be closed Christmas
day and the next day after Christ
mas. We wish for each of u readers
q Happy Christmas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-19

All stores will be closed Christmas
day and the next day after Christ
mas We wish for each Of our readers
a Happy Christmas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
FOOTBALL HUDDLE
NEARING DISCARD
Ray Morrison Says Signal
Calling Would Enable More
Plays TO Be Run
Aug. 81

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-R-
A smart defense can kick the best
laid huddle plans all over the grid
iron and the family circle method
of calling plays is heading for the
discard, Coach Ray Morrison of
Temple university said today.
Fewer college teams than ever
will use the huddle this fall, pre-
cicted the veteran coach who de-
veloped Southern Methodist's aer-
iai circus. Without it las many
as Is or 30 additional plays could
be u off, giving spectators more
action" he observed.
Morrison is searching for a
smart quarterback to call signals.
Until then, however, he intends to
continue the huddle at least in the
early part of the season. Intelli-
gent quarterbacking, he acknowl-
edged is essential to signal bark
ing.
Penn tried out signal calling
from scrimmage in spring train
ing. Coach George Munger said
he would abolish the huddle this
fall when the opposition offered
several d%efenses."
Munger agreed with Morrison
that in modern football, one min
ute the defense is using a six-man
line and then switches into a five
or four man line as the offensive
team emerges from the huddle.
Then "the original play won't work
at all"
In the Cornell game last year,
Munger struck upon an alternate
system of confusing the Cornell
defense. Two sets of signals were
given in the huddle. If Cornell
switched the line strength, a key
word was shouted from scrimmage
and the alternate play was tried.
Villanova has used the huddle
since Clipper Smith succeeded
Harry S%tuhldreher in 1895 but
Smith also indicated he favors a
return to signal calling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

and Bill Osmanski of Holy Cross
was the winner in 1889, Isbel]
turned up again in the series last
night as the Packers star passer.
He threw two touchdown passes to
Don Hutson and scored a third
touchdown himself.
SCHNEIDER was a standout this
year for the same reason he was
a top-flight performer for the Tro.
JAMS OF the West Coast all last sea-
son-shining at blocking, plunging
and pass catching.
he intercepted a pass to set up
the first touchdown, which he
scored himself from the 18-yard
line on three line smashes. On an.
other scoring drive, SCHNEIDER led
the ground attack, caught a 16-
yard toss from Kenny Washing
ton. and scored again through the
j
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Laurence Olivier And
Viuien Leigh Married

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Aug. 30
I-R-The Laurence Oliviers-she's
Vivien Leigh, or perhaps you know
her better as Scarlet O'Hara-were
honeymooning today on either land
or sea.
The English acting couple, who
had to wait for two divorces before
they could be married, took their
vows slightly after last midnight on
the terrace of a friends home in
nearby Montecito.
They had intended to be married il
Al c. Weingands' living room, but
Katherine Hepburn, who was
Vivien's attendant, suggested the ter.
race after taking a look at the moon.
Carson Kanin, a film director was
the other witness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

tant in the high percentage group
has gotten the same number of
casts in the lane the one with the.
highest average footage shall re-
main in the tournament.
Of the contestants dropping out,
the n who has made the longest
cast will receive the first consola-
ton prize and the one making the
next longest cast, will receive the
second consolation prize. After the
intermission and casting is re-
sumed in the second round, the or
der of casting shall be in accord
ance with the length of cast made
in the first round. The longest
caster, leading off and the others
following in turn. They shall take
five casts each, after which all
casts will be measured and tabu-
lated and the prizes will be award
ed as set forth above. In addition
to these prizes the five casters re-
naming in the final round will,
when next years tournament rolls
around, be entitled to receive 100
yards of No. 6 line in the event
they enter the tournament, and
the maker of the longest cast this
year will receive a line longer
than his best cast, so as to encour
age him to do even better next
year.
Many of the contestants have
been practicing most Industrious
ly for the last several weeks, and
while there have been no reports
of anyone yet exceeding 400 feet,
it is believed that this will be
done if there is a clear day and a
strong wind, which were the con-
ditions prevailing last year.
1t is interesting to note that in
the 1887 tournament there w e r e
only two men that made 100 yards
In the 1888 tournament there were
four that did this well, and in last
years tournament there were sew.
en- that went beyond the 100 yard
line. 1t is believed that this year
all twelve of the entrants will en-
coed this figure if conditions are
favorable. l
(COntributed)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Whirlaway, New World To
Race At Saratoga Today

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Aug. 80. -R-The rubber meeting
between Whirlaway and New
World in the $40, 900 Hopeful stakes
and possibilities of another thrill
ing horse race between Challedon
and Old Isolater give Saratoga its
best getaway day card in years
tomorrow.
Not since Gallant Fox and
Whichone staged their now-I-win-
now-you-do tour. of the eastern cir
cult ten years ago has the rela.
tive merits of two thoroughbreds
so captured the imagination O;
race lovers as the current battle
for the juvenile championship BE-
tween Warren Wright's Whirlaway
a and ! AKFed vanderbilt's New
WO14Qs =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
DAVIS CUP RACE
IS SLATED TODAY
A And B Boats To Race For
Trophy In Yacht Club
Event At Wrightsville

The Davis trophy race-an an
nual affair of the Carolina Yacht
club at Wrightsville B e a c h in
which Class A and B boats com.
pete for a trophy presented the
club as a memorial to Plat W.
Davis, formerly chairman of the
regatta committee-will be held at
the resort island this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock with a few embellish.
ments.
At the same time the moth boats
are competing for the Davis tro-
ply, the Class c and D boats will
race for a silver pitcher trophy
which has been presented the club
by Bruce B. Cameron and which
must be won twice by the same
boat in order for possession to be-
come permanent.
At the same time the Moth boats
will compete for a silver goblet
trophy which has been presented
the club by Miss Dixie Andrews.
Points won in the three races
will count in the season point Sc
ries of competitions, the regatta
committee has announced.
In announcing the races for to-
day the committee also announced
an error in the announcement OF
wiers of last Saturdays races.
Instead of The Dixie, sailed by
Walter Parsley, Jr., being first in
the Class c and D event, first
place was won by the R e b e /,
sailed by Donald Parsley, Jr.
The clubs series of point races
will be concluded with the race to
be staged Labor Day at $3.50
o'clock, the committee announced.
Season prizes will be awarded at
the conclusion of that race, the
committee said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
REISER, CAMILLE
HIT FOR CIRCUIT
Wind Up Western
Tour By Collecting II
Hits For Triumph

CINCINNATI, Aug. 30.-RCThe
Brooklyn Dodgers crumbled he
Cincinnati Reds 6 to 2 today in a
farewell gesture to the west, cut
ting the National league champions
lead to 7 IL games before heading
for home.
1t was a strange ball game that
the two teams served up to 1862
spectators.
The usually light-hitting R e d S
collected ten safeties, including
Frank McCormick's 18th home run
and six doubles off Luke (Hot Po-
tato) Hamlin, yet were held prac-
tically helpless. cCorrnick's hon.
er came in the first inning and
the only other time the Reds were
able to score was in the sixth when
Ernie lombard and Jim Ripple nit
successive doubles.
Furthermore, the usually fault
less fielding champions made three
errors behind Gene .Junior)
Thompson and Joe Beggs. They
gave the Dodgers only II hits, one
more than Cincinnati collected, but
two of them were homers and on
four different occasions Brooklyn
punched two or more hits in an
inning. ..
In the second two singles and a
double play brought Brooklyn in
a run and in the third inning two
singles sandwiched around a stolen
base added another after two were
out.
Pete Reiser and Dolph Camilli
hit home runs into the right field
bleachers in the sixth inning, Ca
mills being his 18th.
ALI of this damage came off
Thompson, but in the eighth in
ming when Beggs took owe Joe
Medwick and Camili singled and
Medwick scored on a fly, Camili
raced to second on the latter play.
was safe when Lonny Frey dropped
the ball, and scored on a single
by Herman Franks.
Camilli was the batting star with
two singes besides his h o m e r,
scoring three times. MedWick was
the fielding hero with three catch
es that were gems. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
NUFER WINS two
EVENTS IN meet
Goldsboro Swimming Star
Takes MO Yard And 300.
Yard Medley AT Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, Aug, @.-R-
Three records fell today in the
opening events of the l4th annual
mid-Atlantic swimming meet.
The Tampa, Fla. team Of Field
E. Rood and Youngblood won the
30O-yard medley relay in the SEN
ior mems division in 3:l3.5 to bet'
ter the mark of 1854 set last
year by a Ponte Verda, FLORIDA
group.
Reba Morton, pretty Knoxville,
Tenn, mermaid, swim the 5O'yaTo
race for senior women-the 1llA
event on the program-in %.z
fraction better than the record she
set in 1888 of 29.1.1. The lalNf
mark was tied last year BY Caio,
Ign Perritt of Tarboro, who O."
not enter the meet this year
The other new record was set ID
the midgets' 50-yard breast s'fon
race, which was won by Coons u
Jacksonville. Fla, in 34.2 Inc pc
record of 34.3 was set las
year by Bradham of Sumter ~
Prince Nufer of Goldsboro ue'
tending champions ran true 10 IN.
dope sheet by winning handy u
the 440-yard event for senior "oiL
en- and the 300-yard lndlVloIs,
medley for senior women. n.
were 6:06.8 in the 4qV div
in the other.
Goldsboro's team was Leading
The senior women's division WI.
Is points at the end of molan'
and afternoon events; St. Pe.s',
Fla, had 6 and Taroofo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
SCHNEIDER Gets Most Valuable
Award On All-Star Grid Team

CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-R-Am.
brose SCHNEIDER, hard : driving
blond halfback of Southern Cali
fornia, was named today the most
valuable" player for the College
All-Stars in their wild scoring ex-
hibition with the Green Bay Pack
r last night.
Selected by sports writers GOV.
ering the game, SCHNEIDER nosed
out Iowa's Nile Kinnick for the
honor. Several other collegians
also received. votes.
The Packers won the game, As
to %, in a brilliant show of aerial
football. The game produced 70
points-10 touchdowns, 10 points
after and a field goal, or only four
points less than the total scored
in six previous all-star games.
Cecil Isbel of Purdue won the
most valuable award In 1888,
when the contest was inaugurated,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
SNEAD WINS OVER
SARAzEN IN MET
Guldah1, Nelson And McSD,,
en- Also Remain In Pea
Annual Tournament

HERSHEY, Pa, Aug. so.-cp
Most of the color and the con,..
ton went out of the P. G. A. chan.
pionship today when Gene sar.,.'
was beaten by Sam snead on ~
18th green in a h~eartbreaker. br.
four powerful young golfers CIV,
vived to battle in the sem;tu.'
tomorrow.
Besides Snead, those remairi,,
in the match play classic wa.s
Ralph Guldahl, National onss
champion in 1887 and 1924, ppp' ea
Nelson, Open king in 1870 ' .us
Harold Jug) Mcspaden. WIN e u.
Gently lost his Canadian Oner ,;a '
to Snead in a play-off. Four s rH.
tairway citizens, but Short or.
thing as a group.
Guldahl, who is reputed "a l..
only $3.50 as a match PLAYER AZ
not display any glazing weakness ss
as he trimmed Ben Hogan, year,
biggest money winner, 3 and
The husky, stoop-shouldered s,.,
shot a SO at Hogan in their morr
ing round and was eight under NJ,
when he closed him out on n,
34th green.
Nelson, who meets Guldabl fl.
morrow, scored an easy 6 and ;
victory over Eddie Kirk of Fran,
ington, Mich, the only dark horse
to reach the quarter-finais, In,
proving as the tournament prn.
crosses, the quiet Texan stroked
a 70 to lead Kirk four holes at tp
end of the morning round and then
loafed along at par to choke hi,
man off in the afternoon.
McSpaden, who had a terrible
time beating Walt Hagen in hi,
previous match, gave little Paul
Runyan the days worst shellacs.
ing, 8 and 6. Nobody could re.
member having seen Runyan, a
twice former winner, absorb such
a beating. He was four over par
and laundering when the end
came. |
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Southern Grid Officials
Open Meeting Al Durham

DURHAM, Aug. 3O.-R-oo .ss;,
ern football officials opened - s,
1910 annual rules and Du' i
meeting here today with a hes"Ji
of the four chiefs and mempe's ~.
the board of directors. AN u.ss.
sions are being held in me
ington Duke hotel. mi
Although the officials "els
expected to arrive until toii +.
many of them were on haiu ted
night. A total of 80 had che sairt
in early tonight. Indications ~
to a registration of more lieD vii
by tomorrow. The SESSION. N,
be featured by field tests W. mi.
officials tomorrow at Dun' mix.
versity, with a banquet d. ses.
tomorrow night. The buslheass oers,
sion, including election OF 0 /
takes place Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
BOSTON DEFEATS
ATHLETICS, 5 TO 4
Red Sox Break Deadlock In
Seventh To Win; Gain
Half-G Game On Yanks

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30-lR-
Boston's Red Sox gained a half
game on the idle birthplace New
York Yankees today by capturing
the opener of a four-game series
with the Athletics 5 to 4. A light
drizzle kept a ladies' day crowd
at Shibe park down to 5000.
Doc Cramer's double and Ted
Williams triple, scoring Cramer,
broke a a. deadlock in the seventh
to give Boston the decision. The
sox got II hits off three AS pitch
ers.
Relieving Fritz Ostermueller on
the mound in the fourth, Joe Hev-
ing turned in a brilliant perform
ance and held the AS to two hits
in his five and one-third innings
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

Pennant Figuring
Baseball fans will get out their
little black books and figure some
more on whether their favorite
team has a chance to win the
pennant. Many of them have al
ready folded up the book and are
now waiting for next year.
But to the fans of the Yankees,
the Tigers, the Indians, the Reds
and the Dogers and the other
members of the fighting first,
there's still time for cheering.
In the National league it looks
like the Reds, but in the Ameri-
can it's a different story. 1t can
be any of three teams and take
your choice.
And there you have some fancy
baseball for the September lap OF
the season. And before the game
of the diamond is over football
will have moved in for its annual
plaudits from the crowd.
It's the banner month for sports.
Golden September.
Close Race
Foster Edwards, director of the
fortunes of softball here, figures
no closer race than that existing
now in the Commercial lie a 6 u e
could have been thought up by
anyone.
The race is so close that it may
take a playoff to decide the sec
ond half winner. Monday, tn e
Boys Brigade will play Sunshine
Laundry to settle the second halt
titlist. If the Brigade wins it will
meet Spofford's SIinners Wednes-
day night-the winner of this game
taking the pennant.
This and That
The publicity mill for the foot
ball teams of this section has al
ready started grinding. In yes
terday's mail came the T e x a S
Christian gridiron booklet and a
neat job of facts and statistics it
is too. . The Horned Frogs play
Carolina at Chapel Hill on October
IL in what should be one of the
standout games for the state this
fall. Also came word that
Carl Voyles' William and Mary
Indians open practice M o n d a y
with AZ candidates out. Coach
Jules Carson is reported a little
less gloomy at Wofford, despite
the fact that he lost several of his
lettermen to the National Guard
and the army during the summer.
:. Note from Walter Holton, pub
Lefty man for Wake Forest, that
releases on the Demon Deacons
will be forthcoming soon. The
seasons on. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
TODAY'S GAMES

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-lR-Probable
(won-lost records in p~arentheses):
American League
Washington at New York Leonard
(12-14) VS.. Donald (4-2).
Cleveland at Chicago-Milnar (15-s)
VS.. e. Smith (11-9).
Detroit at St. Louis-Bridges (s-S)
VS.. Niggeling (5-10):
Boston at Philadelphia-Bagby (9-14)
VS.. Caster (4-16).
National League
Chicago at Cincinnati-Lee (s-14) VS..
Walters $50.
New York at Brooklyn Lohrman
(9-1O) VS.. Davis 90.
Philadelphia at Boston-Smon go
VS.. Strincevich as.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh-Shoun (1O-S>
VS.. H~eintZelman (6-6). =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Heavy Program Carded
In Net Tourney Today

GREENSBORO, Aug. 30.-RHA
heavy program faces participants
tomorrow in the mems singles and
doubles divisions of the sixth North
Carolina closed tennis tournament
as rain today washed out all ex-
cept three singles matches.
Seventh seeded Grady Frank,
Asheville. breezed through Leon
Meadows, Greenville, 60, 81; O..
H. Fisher, Jr., Winston : Salem.
eliminated Charles Crane. Hick.
DRY, 60, 6-3: and Meyer Hendrix,
Winston-Salem, outlasted Milford
Hahn, Hickory, 2-6, rs, g., in the
feature match. 7