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Evening star., 1940-12-05
The
SpoR7LIeH7
U. S. Likely to Draft
Sports Talent, Too
By GRANTLAND RICE,

NEW YORK, Dec. IN ANAL
"If you care to look few months
ahead, or year ahead" writes one
of our leading citizens, I'll give you
the answer concerning sport. I
happen to be in a position to know
what is taking place. We will have
more sport than ever before, but
most of it will be in Army camps. I
mean both baseball and football, es-
pecially football next fall.
"By that time we'll have around
two million men in Army or Navy
life. Their main recreation will be
sport. There have been so many
turned down through psysical dis
abilities that soon we will have a
rush on athletes. 1t will not be
surprise to see an appeal made to all
college athletes and to professional
athletes of the right age to enlist.
Young, unmarried athletes earn
ing fame or money next year will
not be popular heroes. Certainly
not with the divisions scattered all
over the United States. I think
you can get their viewpoint. The
luck of the draft won't be taken into
consideration. They will not be
cheering stars who are young, strong
and we'll fixed financially. 1t will
be just as it was in the World War
more than 20 years ago.
Force of Public Demond
Will Bring in Athletes.
"I think I can give you the new
schedule, as Army and Navy officials
think it will pan out. There will be
baseball and football games. plus
boxing matches, between regiments
and divisions and armies. These men
in camp will need something beyond
the average to break up their rou-
tine existence. They won't get this
from entertainers, except in part
They can get it only from sport, and
that will mean the top-ranking part
of sport.
1T will mean the best of our foot
ball players, college and pros. 1t
will mean many of our better big
league and minor league baseball
players. They will have to come in,
either from the draft, or through the
force of public demand
''They won't be getting any extra
money for this service. There will
be no cashing in. 1t will be company
against company-regiment against
decentralization against division
Army against Army
This means we suddenly will have
the greatest amateur swirl in our
history. We will have games that
will overshadow Michigan and Min
nesota, or all the bowl contests. They
will take place all over the map.
But they will be Army and Navy
contests in which Bob Feller may
be pitching against Bucky Walters
or Joe Louis may be facing Billy
Conn-not for world series money
or 40 per cent of the gate receipts,
but for the pride and honor of the
regiment or the division. Just as
Gene Tunney fought in France.
you may not believe me, but this
&c will FOL ,o1ocoo
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Hockey Results

Last Night's Scores.
WASHINGTON. 4: River Vale, Q.
Baltimore z; New York, (overtime,.
Tomorrow Night.
washington VS.. New York. Riverside Sta
dunn $50 o'clock.
Boston at Atlantic City.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New Haven. 8: Indianapolis. o.
PITTSBURGH, s; Springneld. (overtime).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, 9; st. Paul, o.
Tulsa 8: Omaha, 2.
TONIGHr's SCHEDULE.
National League.
New York Rangers at Montreal.
Detroit ut Chicago.
American League.
New Haven at Buffalo.
Springfield at Hershey.
Indianapolis at Providence.
American Association.
Minneapolis at st. Paul.
Tulsa at Kansas City.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Divan's general tournament stand
ings after fourth round:
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Mcbride, Pranschke, Malley. Burns, Dewey,
Macbeth. RiYervale spares-McGregor E.
May Grivel, Bell. Mattson, Ranniker.
Terry, Nichols.
Scoring-First period: "a Washington
Courteau (unassiste0. 2:34. Penalties
ond period: (2) Rivervale, Nichols tMc-
Gregor, Mattsonl,. AS. 90 Rivervale, E.
May tMcGregor. Mattson), 500. (4 Wash
-Rossgnol. Third period: t5), WASH
ington. Dewey CKnipfel. ,Malley). 1929
49, "afhinsf9n MeBride 'unassiSted,
(2). Rossignol.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Old Maids Mite Aids Poles

HOUSTON, Tex. R.-The Red
Cross chapter here, which has been
accepting donations for the aid Of
Polish refugees, received an envelope
bearing a Houston postmark. In
closed were two 81 bills folded neatly
within a sheet of tablet paper on
which was written: "You have
heard OF the widows mite. Well,
this is an old maids" The note
was unsigned.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
By Edqor Rice Burrouqhs

twinkled for he understood just
what Jerry intended to do. That
was why he had taken off his coat.
1--WE got a lot Of respect for those
big teeth of yours" thought he, and
threw his coat right over Jerry
Now" he added, Il guess I can get
that trap of your leg without get
ting bitten"
He stopped to look for the trap,
and then as he saw that it wasn't a
trap that held Jerry he gave a little
whistle Of surprise. Out came his
knife, and while Jerry struggled
helplessly under the coat Farmer
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Bergen
By Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher

Browns Boy began cutting one of
the roots which held Jerry. In q
couple of minutes that root was cut
/ through.
Farmer Browns Boy snatched up
his coat and stepped back. Jerry
was free. He could hardly believe
it, but it was so. He didn't stop to
thank Farmer Browns Boy, but
scurried away for home as fast as
he could go. Once there, he began
to think things over and all his
suspicious Of Farmer Browns Boy
vanished. He knew now that Farm
er Browns Boy was really his friend.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

er Jerry struggled. But Jerry's
struggles were in vain. Do what he
would, he couldn't get that leg
free. Suddenly he stopped strug-
Cling and lay perfectly still. In his
heart was a faint, faint hope that
Farmer Browns Boy would not see
him.
But Farmer Browns Boy did see
him. He stopped whistling. He
stood still. Then a look of anger
passed over his face. II must have
overlooked a trap" he muttered,
"and that poor little chap has
stepped In It.. It's Z lucky thing I
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Don't Take My
Word for It
BY FRANK COLBY.
Vacuum

Noun. An empty space.
Adj. OF or pertaining to . vacuum.
Do not say "VAK-yum" or wax
yoom."
The study of the vacuum has as
sumed enormous Importance since
Won Guericke's experiments in the
17th century, says the Encyclopedia
Britannica. Scientists have devised
numberless pumps for the produc-
ton of high degree vacua, but "ab-
solute vacuum" has never been
attained, for "even at the lowest
pressure there are more than 1.000,-
0Q0, 900 molecules CMAH-lee-kylooz)
present in every cubic centimeter. ."
This is a three syllable word. The
first syllable receives the accent;
the second has the identical sound
of the word YOU; the third syllable
rhymes with HUM.
Correct pronunciation: YAK
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Question-On Tuesday night
network coffee program the an
nouncers pronounce caffeine "kaf-
FEEN." My dictionary doesn't
agree. Who is right? E. C. Med.
Answer-No dictionary to my
knowledge lists "kaf-FEEN." In
best usage this is a three syllable
word accent the first syllable:
"KAFF- F-ee-in."
For a personal answer to your
questions about words. send a
stamped (3-cent), self-addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

Noun. An empty space.
Adj. OF or pertaining to . vacuum.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

came along just now. How I do
hate traps! If trapper could put
himself in the place Of one Of his vic
tins for even q few minutes I
guess he would never set another
trap"
Farmer Browns Boy once more
began to move toward Jerry, and as
he did so he took of his coat. Jerry
drew himself together to spring as
best he could at Farmer Browns
Boy as soon as he was near enough.
Jerry felt quite hopeless, but he
intended to fight to the last.
The eyes Of Farmer Browns Boy
Evening star., 1940-01-02
7 his !

Mother-"Good by, grandma. I'm
going to muffle the phone and have
short rest while baby is still asleep.
Then III be as good as new all the
rest of the day."
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Jelly Knife AIibi
Frees Blade Toter

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex-Hauled into
court on a charge of carrying a
deadly weapon-a hunting knife
with ~ Inch blade-an 18-year-
old youth had ready defense.
THAT knife is a sandwich maker, -
said he. I've cut lots of bread and
spread lot of jelly with it"
"Son, I'm going to let you go, but
I want you to keep your knives
shorter and spread your jelly thin
ner," replied the Judge.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
BY Fontuine Fox

Remove spell the word
called for the opposite
letteredou correctly
s
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
LIGHTER-HITIER nations ruler).
VALISE-LIVES theyre precious.
BOWERS-ROBES dong garments
NAKED-DEAN hes a college mani.
(S)
Evening star., 1940-01-02

never used with have, has. or had.
We say I'VE rode far" or I'VE have
ridden far" but not 1--WE have rode
far" Have you ridden this horse?",
not Have you rode this horse?" II
rode with him today" II have often
ridden with him." but not II have
often rode with him."
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS,

Jerry Muskrat, caught by q leg
between two roots, struggled in vain
to free himself. Some one was COM
ing down the Laughing Brook. Jer-
ry knew who it was. Yes, sir, Jerry
knew who 1t was. It was Farmer
Browns Boy. Jerry knew by the
whistle. You go, Farmer Browu's q
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Not This

Mother-"I'm so weary, I feel like
Id never be rested. I've been tired
all afternoon, but I hate to give up
until I get all my work DONE"
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Boy is apt to whistle when he is
happy,

happy.
The knowledge that it was Farm
er Browns Boy brought no relief to
Jerry Muskrat. He was suspicious
of every human being, and all be-
cause a stranger had first won Jer-
rvs friendship and then set traps
for him. Such an act is called
treachery, and one who has once
met with treachery is likely to be
filled with suspicion for a long time
afterward.
Nearer and nearer came Farmer
Browns Boy, and harder and hard
Evening star., 1940-01-02
jolly Polly

4 Little Chat on English
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
J. F. E.-"I have often ridden to
work" is the correct form, not Il
have often rode to work" Rode is
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Points for Parents
v EDYTH THO.

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Mother-Ten minutes rest before
you are Jagged out is North an hour
after you are exhausted.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

New Caledonia is encouraging the
use Of gaxoSene-operstsd vehicles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03
1921, 9O8 In Jobless Benefits
Paid To Workers In This Area

aid to dependent children, $62, 1907;
aid to the blind, $12, 020.Os; and to-
tai for five benefits, including un-
employment compensation. $47S,-
76O.29.
Services (%prorated) include: mater
nal and child health, $500; Grip
pied children services, $500; child
welfare services, s4,250; vocational
rehabilitation, $780,. public health
work, $16,S00; and total for five pro-
rated services, $35,350.
The monthly distribution during
January for the above listed social
security benefits and services were
as follows:
Old age assistance, amount, S.
OPS; number of persons paid, 49S;
average of s12.10, compared with
state average of 1912; old age and
survivors insurance, number of per-
son paid, ITO in small lump-sum
payments (~prorated.)
Unemployment compensation bene-
fits, number of checks paid out,
36,73S; aid to dependent children,
amount, $~2,612.50; number of per-
sons paid, S44; average of $3.50, CON-
pared with the state average of
$6.1S; and aid to the blind, amount,
1886; number of persons paid, 26;
for an average of $14.80, compared
with the state average of $14.90.
A plover flew from Toronto to
Barbados, a distance of about 5000
miles, in 10 days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03
MRS. ILLIC WILL
SPEAK IN CITY
Cancer Control Campaign To
Be Opened Here On
March 8

RALEIGH, March . Up Mrs.
Marjorie B. Illig of New York, will
be the principal speaker at a series
of meetings to be held in North
Carolina March So by the North
Carolina division of the women's
field army of the American Society
for the Control of Cancer.
Mrs. Illig is a national comman-
der of the Women's Field Army.
Mrs. D. S. Coltrane of Raleigh,
division commander who announced
the program of the meetings today,
and Miss Myrtle Ellen LaBarr of
Greensboro, state publicity director,
will accompany the speaker.
The meetings will be held as fol-
lows:
March 5, Concord and Asheville;
March 6, Statesville, High Point and
Greensboro; March Z, Raleigh and
Williamson; and March 8, Will
mington.
Mrs. Illig will leave Wilmington
for South Carolina where she will
visit units of the field army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03
Claude Howell Painting
Wins Purchase Prize

CHAPEL HILL, 2.-Claude
F. Howell, of Wilmington, was
awarded one of the purchase prizes
offered by the International Bust.
ness Machines corporation for rep
r%esentative North Carolina paint
ings at the third annual North
Carolina Artists exhibitions being
held here in Person hall.
Howell's oil painting, winter
Landscape" is a scene. in south
eastern North Carolina.
At the conclusion. of the exhi-
bition, prizes will be awarded as
follow: First, $1,000; second, $3.50;
third, $500; fourth, $3.50; fifth,
5000; sixth, 500.
Also taking part in the exhibition
are the following Wilmington ar.
lists: Margaret Williams Davis,
Ruth Ellen James, Henry Jay Mac
MILAN, William Turner and lisa
belle Watts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03
355 Gardeners Given
Seeds For Plots Here

A total of 355 gardeners called at
the offices Of the city garden pro-
gram for seed during February, Carl
Render, director, reported yesterday.
Gardeners were urged by Render
to clean up their yards and start
preparing the ground for planting
Or no seed would be given to them
during March.
The city garden program also
placed an order for a large quantity
of 10 different kinds of vegetable
seeds for s115.75 for March delivery
through the cooperation of local seed
stores.
Render said a large number of
persons had already entered the
Cape Fear Garden clubs annual
cleanup yard contest for colored
gardeners, announced recently by
Mrs. C. D. Maffitt.
Render expressed appreciation for
the cooperation of Mrs. Julia B.
Hussey. NYA supervisor for New
Hanover county, who made possible
1913 visits and conferences during
the month through the assistance
of NYA workers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03

. If you are planning to build a home this
Spring 90. you'll want a quick service home
loan! Come to our Offices; learn how this local
thrift and home financing institution can speed
up your home ownership. Your plans are con-
sidered promptly, loan applications are cleared
quickly and money for starting construction
Is available.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03

Jobless benefits totaling $251, II
were paid out through January to
claimants in the counties of New
Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and
Pender, Maurice H. Moore, manager
of the Wilmington office of the
North Carolina State Employment
service, reported yesterday.
The total represents payments
made to claimants for %unemploy-
ment compensation benefits in the
four counties for 81 months since
the start of the program, accord
ing to figures released at the Ra-
leigh headquarters office of the I'm
employment Compensation commits
sion, Moore said.
A current report of NOSES and
UCC activities in the Wilmington
section has disclosed the following:
Number of resident employers liza
BILE, POI; number of employees pro-
tected, 1855; amount of contribu-
lions; number of checks issued, &c.
73S; initial claims filed, 8,917.
Number of continued claims filed,
74,181; total number Of unemploy-
ment compensation claims handled,
S3,O9S; registrations fer work, 1861;
and placements on jobs, both pub
lie and private, 5,619.
Social security benefits and serv-
ices for the counties of New Han
over, Brunswick, Columbus, and
Pender through January were as
follows:
Old age assistance, $147, 954.50; old
age and survivors insurance, $3.50;
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03

According to official British stats.
tics, widowers, if they re-marry, pre-
fer spinsters, while widows show a
preference for WidoWers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-03
OFFICERS ACTIVE
HERE LAST MONTH
ia White, 141 Negroes Ar
rested; Five Stolen Cars
Are Recovered

The Wilmington police department
made a total of 255 arrests, includ-
ing ia white and 141 colored, dur
ing February, Police Chief Joseph
c. Rourk reported yesterday to May
or Thomas E. Cooper, commissioner
of public safety.
During the month police recovered
five stolen automobiles. nine out OF
Is stolen bicycles, and seized 81 and
IL gallons of non-taxpaid liquor. One
accidental death was also reported.
Arrests during February includ-
ed thu following offenses:
Offense Iotal
Assault on female -------------- 10
A. D. W. on a female ----------- 4
A. D. W. 6
A. D. W. with serious
injury and intent to kill ------ 6
Assault. and d%isorderly
A. D. W. and c. C. ". ---------- :.
A. D. W. with intent to kill ---- 8
Attempted highway robbery
and intent to kill OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l
Attempted larceny OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l
Abandonment and non-support 3
Bastardy l
Capias D
Carrying concealed weapon ------ 2
Dr,,pk 80
Drunk and d%isorderly conduct - Z
Drunk and indecent exposure - 2
Drunk, dis. conduct, resisting
arrest L
Disorderly conduct ------------ 4
Disorder conduct, damage
to property ------------------ ?
False pretense IL
F~ornicationd and adultery ------ i
Highway robbery CONGRATULATIONS l
Insane 2
Larceny receiving and
t~reSpaSsing l
Larceny and receiving ---------- Z
Larceny of automobile ---------- !
Non-support of minor
children l
No operators license --------. Z
nuisance l
Operating motor vehicle
intoxicated 8
Purse snatch1ng l
Reckless operation Of automobile 9
Receiving stolen property ------ l
speeding o
Store %breaging, larceny
and receiving 2
Trespassing 1
NdSIduCy IL
Violating state law on dogs -.-- /
Violation Of health law ------ 2
Violation of tax law ------------ 2
Violation of liquor law -------- "a
Violation of traffic law ------- 20
Worthless check - Z
4OIdl
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13
BYARS-HARRIS
GROUP to PRESENT
GOUNOD'S FAUST

Grand opera-conscious colored
Americans in greater Boston who
witness Faust" Friday, April &c,
presented by the Byars-Harris opera
tic group, will receive the musical
thrill of the present generation. Mu-
sic lovers know that "Faust" is an
operate tragedy. Goethe, the great
German poet, wrote the original text.
Of all the grand operas Faust is the
most simple to understand by the
ordinary person, regardless of artistic
temperament. The continuity and
rhythm of the musical score are allur-
ing. The dramatic climaxes are
superbly invigorating. Its tuneful
melodies can be adapted to the ear of
all who sing, whistle or play an instru-
ment. Although a classic, it has an
every day appeal to gallery god" as
well as balcony or orchestra seat
holder.
The story is founded on the brood
ing of the author regarding the mys-
teries of human life. AS the world is
suffering today, the same tragic Incl
dents of humanity, with unbelievable
truthfulness, of another generation
are depicted. What a transformation
and lifelike diversion it will be to wit
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13
Lapels Flaunt an
Intriguing Gadget
Everybody Is Now Wearing
An Amusing Novelty.
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

Do you like little love birds, or
flowers, or clowns or a horses head
or a cowboy in action or a drum
major in Respondent regalia or a
ship flying the colors or a beetle or
a butterfly? No this is not a brain
storm or the vagaries of a wander
ing mind, it's just that we are try
ing to help you choose the jeweled
gadget you like best to wear on the
lapel of your new spring coat or suit.
Lacking a lapel on your jacket
or coat then pin your decorative
gadget somewhere on your costume
where it will show off to advantage.
A good idea is to display it on one
or the other of the numerous pock-
cts that fashion insists on position
ing conspicuously on coats, dresses,
blouses, jackets and even capes this
spring.
This matter of displaying a
gadget at some vantage point on
your costume is a new stunt that
has spread like wildfre. Every
body's doing it-wearing an anus
ing novelty or a lovely sparkling
colorful jeweled flower or maybe you
prefer one of the new bow-knot
motifs.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13

a moment you will appreciate an
immaculate starched white dickey
to wear either outside your navy or
black suit or inside the Jacket
fronts if you prefer. Top your out
fit with an amusing little plaid high
crown bumper sailor as conferred in
this group and you will look the
part of fashion sophisticate step
ping out in sWank attire.
Yokes are smartly appearing in
dresses this season. So take a look
at the charming separate Jokes you
can buy at the neckwear counters.
They are on display in endless vari-
ETY.. A square style in eyelet pfque
(see above to the right in the group
gives you a decidedly new top in
terest to any dress. 1t is needless
to point out the merits of eyeleted
pique so far as laundering quail
ties are concerned. Looks like new
after every Tubing.
Highly important in the fashion
picture are revers on coats, on suits
and on boleros. See the handsome
one of embroidered pique that gives
the feminine touch to the fetching
suit pictured below to the left. Add
white gloves and you will be carry
ing out the niceties of the present
mode to perfection.
When you 60 browsing about
among the fascinating displays of
neckwear and lingerie novelties
which are so Importantly part of
the style picture for spring and
summer one of the items you must
not miss is the frothy frilly jabots
that are fashion favorites, also the
youthful fattering harlequin sets
that frill all about your throat with
the theme repeated about your
wrists and sometimes you add a
matching frill or two to your fash
ionable patch pockets.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13

stroyed in his weakness, but the man
who humbles himself and seeks after
truth is of all learned the most learned.
of all perfect the most perfect.
Don't pity the man that falls for he
can rise again but rather him that falls
and does not realize he has fallen or
him that is satisfied in being down: not
the man who sins but rather him that
finds pleasure in continuing in sin and
is blinded to its consequences.
Let him that would seek mercy show
mercy; him that would seek forgive
ness show forgiveness; him that would
seek compassion show compassion and
him that would seek God abide in the
will of God. So let him that can be
humble in spirit, humble in speech, adj
hitting all wrongs, confessing all guilt
seeking forgiveness of all those offend
ed by him;-Like a babe drinking at
the fountain of wisdom increase in the
knowledge and power of God and rise
to new heights in glory from imperfec-
ton to perfection where wrongs and
mistakes are known no more.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13
Flair for Browns
And Kindred Hues

If you are not navy-inclined, if
you hesitate at darning red, if the
fashionable grays are not for you
or the subtle pastels, why not try
one of the new browns that are so
definitely voguish this season. Fash
ion is all-enthusiasm about brown
and the color card submits to your
scrutiny a list of versatile browns.
The tone they are talking about
most in Paris is Balenciaga biscuit
brown. Couturier collections pro-
claim it as one of the most impor-
tant accessory colors launched this
spring. Describing it, it is a rosy
copper hue that is very flattering.
1t highlights dark brown beautifully
also lending smart accent to black
or navy or gray. The new apricot
shade with brown achieves a superb
color combination.
This vogue for brown has brought
amber jewelry to the fore also nov
city wood-carved necklaces, brace
let's and lapel gadgets. Brown ac-
cents on white will be ever so chic
this summer.