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Evening star., 1940-05-19
Paris
Continued From First Page.)

Paris, however, runs the Aisne River
line.
Farther east, at the point of the
triangle they have driven into
France. the Germans were reported
to have reached the Aisne in the
Rethel sector. 80 miles south of the
Belgian border where the French
took their stand.
Most of the fury of the battle On
the western front was concentrated
in the Guise and Landrecies sectors.
To the northwest in Belgium. where
Brussels and Antwerp have been
abandoned, and to the east on rhe
Maginot Line where German as
saults have been repulsed, tonight's
communique said: Nothing of i'm
portance to report
Bombers Visit Paris.
German bombers visited the Paris
region this afternoon. The squad
ron of 16 planes was reported to
have bombed communication centers
outside the capital, but lost four OF
their number in the attack.
A general speed-up of French
arms production was ordered by the
armaments ministry. ruling that all
factories turning out national de-
fense orders must work "a hours
a day. Aviation plants started H.
hour double shifts.
This is designed to overtake
eventually Germany's numerical
superiority in planes and tanks,
which largely have been RESPONSE
BILE for the Germans swift advance
S0-Ton Tanks Batter Lines.
A fleet of up to 5000 German
tanks, some of them 80-ton man.
moths compared to the biggest
French land battleships of 10 tons.
battered the French lines around
the pocket bullying into Frances S
northern plains. while the Nazi air
force blackened the skies.
Against these forces the French
wheeled their mobile artillery,
especially rs millimeter guns, into
action and massed their infantry,
potn outWelghlng the parallel Ger
man arms in numbers.
The battle was reported especially
heavy tonight from the Sambre to
the Aisne River on the west side
Of the pocket. (Here 20 words were
censored). 1t appeared Vervins
there one word was censored) was
occupied.
A war ministry spokesman said
the Germans appeared to with
holding some tank columns for a
new effort.
Fighting at the southern ex-
tremity, he said, reached down to
the Aisne River (here four words
were censored).
Only 75's Penetrate Armor.
The spokesman estimated that at
least half of Germany's entire
mechanical army had been thrown
into the battle in northern France
The French declared their own
GOhtor fonks hoA v>rox,@I
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Market Prices Tumble,
Recover Part of Losses

NEW YORK, May Is R.-Fresh
waves of selling swept through Sc
curities and commodities markets
again today. Prices in most mar
kets, including wheat, however,
recovered a good part of their ex-
treme setbacks In the final hour
of dealings. Wheat dropped the full
10 cents permitted in q single days
trade, for the third time this week,
then came up to close with losses
Of only 51z to TX cents a bushel.
Corn also tumbled with wheat,
getting down to the Scent maxi
mum permitted in 8 day, but then
bounced back and finished only ~
to 2% cents a bushel lower.
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Grain
Continued From First Page)

ficials explained that the price
pegging request was designed as a
temporary measure against fur
ther price disturbances from cur
rent war developments" there was
speculation in official quarters that
the Government might turn to out
right price-fixing as an emergency
policy to protect prices and In
comes of producers of not only
wheat and other grains, but cot
ton as we'll. Virtually all farm COM
modities have been affected by price
declines this week
Whether the Government has au-
thority to establish minimum COM
modify prices was debated by Agri-
culture Department officials. Some
held the view that legislation would
be necessary.
In connection with the Wallace
message to the grain markets, aides
said there was some doubt whether
the Government could prohibit
trading at prices below those pre-
vailing at yesterdays close. They
added, however, that they expected
the markets to cooperate fully.
Loan Program Held Up.
Hints of possible changes in ad-
ministration farm policies to meet
conditions arising from the war were
contained in reports that President
Roosevelt was holding up action on
q grower wheat loan program for
the 1910 crop pending "resurvey"
of conditions.
The loan program had been sub
mitted to the Chief Executive by
the Agriculture Department as a
measure designed to bolster prices.
Such program would require mil
lions of dollars of Government
funds, while price-fixing would re-
Quire none. The latter measure,
Government economists said, would
be more effective in stabilizing prices.
The wheat price decline came at
. time when farmers in the south
ern part of the winter wheat belt
were making plans for this years
harvest. To them the development
presaged potential losses of millions
of dollars.
Additional Funds Sought.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of
South Carolina announced yester-
day that he would ask Congress to
provide $500,00O, 900 additional for
price-supporting Government loans
on cotton, corn, wheat and other
major crops "as result of the
war"
The additional funds, Senator
Byrnes said, will provide a fur
ther cushion to protect farmers
from adverse effects of the war now
raging in Europe"
He estimated that 1910 crop loans
would require minimums OF $780,
100000 for cotton, $150,000,000 for
corn, 800, ,000, 900 for wheat, $40, ,OO0,-
600 for tobacco and 100000, 600 for
other crops.
"While we all hope that the spread
Of hostilities abroad will not prove
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Oil Industry Held Equal
To Any Demands

TULSA, May 10 P.-The Ameri-
can petroleum industry will be
found equal to whatever demands
may be placed on it." w. G. Skelly,
Tulsa oil executive, said today. .
Speaking at the opening of the
1lth international Petroleum Expo
sition, which he heads, he added:
The product of our industry is.
the one vital essential to both mill
tary victory and industrial progress,
oil. - We not only control-we
actually produce-nearly two-thirds
OF the worlds supply" " =,
The United States. he recalled,
produced 1,265,000, 900 barrels of
oil last year, more than so per cent
of the world total. e-
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Transfer Is Linked
With Promotion Of
Non-PoIiticaI Work
international Labor Unit,
Headed by Winont, Moy
Also Come to America
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A shift Of a portion of the League
of Nations to the United States was
considered possibility in official
quarters today as the Geneva insti-
tuition began preparations for re-
moval to Vichy, France, in case
Switzerland is invaded.
The transfer would be in line with
the desire of the Roosevelt admins
tration to promote the non-political
activities of the League-such as
economic studies, control over opium
production and sale, and suppress
sion of white slavery. Well-informed
persons felt this portion of the
League would be the most logical to
transfer to the New World.
Officials would not be surprised to
see also a transfer to this country,
temporarily, of the International
Labor Office at Geneva, of which an
American, John G. Winant, former
Governor of New Hampshire, is
secretary general. That organiza-
ton, which seeks improvement of
labor standards in all countries, has
likewise begun preparations to move
to France.
League Prepares to Move.
The danger of German or Italian
invasion of Switzerland in an effort
to turn the French right flank while
the German army in the north is
pushing back the left flank has re-
suited in the League of Nations
preparations to move.
Since both Germany and Italy left
the League and have since repeat
edly denounced it as anti-Fascist
and dominated by the Allies, officials
here feel that League executives and
personnel would receive unsympa-
thetic treatment from the invaders
If Geneva were occupied.
They wonder, however, II the
League organization would feel safe
even in France, in view of the ever
widening scope of the German aerial
bombardments. Some reports have
been received that the organization
would continue on to Lisbon,
Portugal.
Preparations for removal of the
League from Geneva come at a
time when the institution created
by President Woodrow Wilson is
completing project for the separa-
ton of the non-political activities
of the League from its political
activities and, in effect, setting up
q separate body.
Officials Keenly Interested.
Officials here have been keenly
interested in the project. Under
the guidance of President Roose-
welt and Secretary Hull, it was
thought this Government might
consent to become a member of a
on-political league.
Last. .year. Hull sent joseph c.
Avenol, secretary general Of the
League, a formal note. stating this
Governments emphatic approval of
the Leagues political program:
The American Government IN re-
cent years has sent number of
delegates to represent 1t at the
meetings of the non-political COM
mittees.
Transfer of a portion of the
League to the United States would
be an ironic footnote on the history
of the Geneva society. An Ameri-
can President was responsible for
its foundation, the name of the
United States was placed at the
head of the list of the founding ma
tions and yet, the Senate having
refused it's consent, this country re-
manned outside.
Evening star., 1940-05-19

detrimental to prices for wheat, cot
ton, corn and other commodities as
some anticipate, I think Congress
should before adjournment take ac-
tion to protect farmers against such
an eventuality." the Senator said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Burman-P Pastor Fight
Is Set For March II

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-CP-Jack
Dempsey and the man who man.
aged him to the worlds heavyweight
championship, Jack Kearns, today
Joined in their first business pact
since Dempsey quit fighting as ar
ticles were signed for a 12-round
fight at Detroit between Red Bur.
mar and Bob Pastor.
The agreement for a March IA
bout was put into writing at q tur-
key and champagne luncheon with
all it's attendant fanfare in one of
Dempsey's midtown restaurants a
year to the day after Burman beat
Welshman Tommy FAIR here.
The bout originally was intended
for Miami, Fla, under Dempsey's
promotion, but Kearns persuaded
the parties concerned to stage it at
Olympia Stadium, Detroit.
Pastor was guaranteed $4,000 or
an option of 30 per cent and Bur-
was given a guarantee of $1,000
or an option of 20 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

Class D: areas between $50 and
300.
Class E: areas over 300.
The following types Of models
are to be constructed and flown
in the contests:
elders: models without power
plant; may be launched either by
hand or by tow rope.
Pushers: models with %propellers
behind main supporting surface.
Tractors: models with propellers
forward of main supporting sur.
face.
Also to be used are stick and
cabin or fuselage models, the lat
ter having their power plant in
stalled on the inside rather than
as the uncovered stick model.
Flying scale models and exhibit
ton scale models will also be
shown.
Complete rules for model con-
tests have been prepared and will
be published in the near future.
Those boys and girls interested
in taking part in the sport may
do so by contracting McEwen at
any time today at Bluethenthal
airport, or by registering at Pick
ards, which has been selected as
the official supply store. Registra-
lions should be, made within the
next week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Advertising Pays-So FerreH
Finds As He Lands Good Job

first major league executive to go
south will be Clark Griffith, on Jan
uary % Babe Ruth has been
on a hunting expedition for a week,
Just like he was a ballplayer
Baseball scribes and club attaches
are planning a four-club league in
Florida during the spring training
sessions one at Tampa where
the Cincinnati Reds drill, one at
Clearwater where the Dodgers hang
out, and W. at st. Petersburg,
where the Yankees and St. Louis
Cardinals practice . right on the
heels of Detroit frowning Fred
Hutchinson out Of a basketball ca
reer, the Yankees have done the
same to L%efthander Marius Russo,
once a star for the Long Island u.
Blackbirds.
Within a weeks time the New
York Giants cut Zeke Bonura $4,Ooo,
the Chicago Cubs sliced Dizzy Dean
S., 900 and the Reds whacked $6,ooo
off Ernie lombard in proffered
1910 contracts step right up
boys, who's next?
The best minds figure that n
Reds wouldn't carve LombardIs pay
so thick except for n reason 49,.
they'd like to get it down to a point
that would make him acceptable III
a trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

few more entered than there were
in 1889, for a like period. Few of
the local boys who have signitied
their intention of fighting have en-.
tered. Which means the out-of.town
entries nov lead the Wilmington
group four to one.
That fact in itself points to a
larger and more varied program
than Golden Gloves, locally, has
ever presented.
Those in charge of the Golden
Gloves Gym report that quite a
number are working out almost
daily, and that the city should be
represented by a full team or more
in each division.
High School Division
The suggestion came along the
other day for adding a high school
division to the tourney this year.
This is a suggestion of the first
water, but the coaches in the diff.
ferent school will have to be con.
tacted before anything definite is
decided.
The only drawback to having the
high school lads enter as a division
is the fact that it might tend to
draw the nightly program out too
long for the fans. Most GG fans,
however, will tell you that is mighty
weak.
Thinking of the Novice boys,
brings to mind some of the comic
things done by the Novice BOYS in
Atlanta last year. One lad who had
walked out with his chin sticking
out a yard long, 'got one Just
where he was asking for it," Bang
he went down like the proverbia.
ton of brick. Lay there he did. hui
smart enough to stick his glove I'M
der his head to make his stay COM
Portable.
Another lad knocked his opponent
down for the count. Walking I'VE
to his opponents corner the un-
thinking second stuck the stool Out
LUZ HlIl, ana a down he did, tt
watch the proceedings in the mos
restful fashion imaginable.
And there it goes, action apienty
n comics enough to break the
picked face of Ned Sparks himself
From the rumors seeping into
Golden Gloves headquarters, Bel
mont Abbey is still planning OF
sending down a team. If they do i
Will mean much to this year:
meet, both from the standpoint O.
color and action. 1t is understood
that Coach Hanna features both ;
Novice and Open class team.
Nothing has been heard from Rec
Beard this year. The rumor ha.
gone about that the Red is now il
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
COLLEGE SPORTS
BASKETBALL

DaSAEIBALL
Lafayette 81, Army 81.
Swarthmore 40, Hamilton SO.
Ithaca College 40, Clarkson Tech
IS.
Virginia 81. Roanoke college "a.
Duke %, VMI %.
Maryland 35, Richmond 10.
Furman %, Davidson SO.
Clemson &C, N. C. State 81.
High Point 80, Catawba "a.
WRESTLING
Illinois 16, Michigan IA.
Iowa %, Northwestern 6.
Penn State 10, Cornell g..
Ohio State 81, Navy II.
Duke II 1-2, Davidson IA IL.
Columbia II, Syracuse II.
Pennsylvania IA, Yale IA CTie).
Gettysburg 80. Johns Hopkins 5.
Carolina %. VPI 10.
SWIMMING
Lafayette Al, Manhattan "a.
Columbia 46, Pennsylvania 90.
Mercerburg Academy 40, Franklin
Marshall II.
Northwestern so, Purdue "a.
Harvard As 1-2, Dartmouth 26 1-2.
Syracuse SO, Fordham %.
Michigan At, Ohio State 81.
Rensselaer, Polytech 80, Trinity SO.
Virginia 81, Virginia Tech "a.
Navy 81, Lehigh "a.
FENCING
Notre Dame II, Detroit 6.
Drew 10, Haverford A..
Penn State IA, Pennsylvania Is.
HOCKEY
Cornell s., st. Laurence 8.
RIFLE
Navy 1883, V.M.I. 1873.
JUNIOR BASKETBALL
Navy Plebes 81, Belmont Abbey
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Aero Club Will Sponsor
Model Plane Club Here

Preliminary plans for the con-
duct of the Model Airplane club,
selected as a 1910 objective by the
Wilmington Aero club, were an
nounced yesterday by Dwight Nc
Even, chairman of the committee
in charge of the project.
Present plans call for efforts to.
ward %furthering interest in model
building and flying and teaching
Youngsters who are interested in
model making.
Age Classifications
Due to the various disadvantages
OF allowing boys of different ages
10 compete in the same contest, age
Consultations have been set as fol-
lows; 10 to Is years, junior class;
ID 10 q Years, senior class; over
Il. open class.
And to avoid placing different
Size models in the same COMPETE
IONS, their sizes have been CLASH
ned as follow:
Class A: planes whose main sup
porting surface does not exceed 80
square inches. The supporting sur
lace Is defined as that part seen
"hen looking directly down on the
wing.
Class B: areas exceeding 30 but
not more than 100.
IL
lass c: areas between 100 and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
BY RUSS NEWLAND

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 10 Up -
AS nonchalantly as he used to whip
up a batch of fudge, Clayton Heat
ner, one-time candymaker of Lin
vile, N. c., batted out a h%ole-in-one
today in the third round of the Oak
land open golf tournament.
That prodigious blow, along with
81 others boosted him into the lead
of the annual $4,000 medal play ev-
ent, enabled him to buffet par and
established him as the ~favorite to
win the 72-hole tournament tomor-
row.
54-TiOIe Total 2O9
By checking in with his two-un-
der par 6S, the bulky blond from the
tarheel state posted a 54-hole total
of 209. 1t put him two strokes ahead
of nearest rivals and put the pres
sure on the rest of the field.
1t was the first ace written into
the four-year record of the tourna-
ment.
Here's how it was done: On the
l91-yard second hole Heafner took a
No. 4 iron. There was a slight fol-
lowing wind. The ball sailed straight
Tor the pin. 1t landed some three
yards in front of the cup and rolled
in as if attracted by a magnet.
The big fellow with the big drawl
proceeded to play the balance of the
round in championship form. He
had a 1888 against par 1886 for the
course. From the 14th
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
I X BY PHIL

the money making end Of the bust
ness. If he is, he certainly has the
good wishes of this section of the
state, which saw him put UP several
grand fights.
Walter Hulak was in town Satur.
day, and says that he will most
likely be back again this year. Wal
ter is the lad who found himself
In the last round of his last fight
IN Atlanta in 1898. Walter says he
would go through again if he
thought he could find that same
bird from Pensacola again in At
lanta. There's a lot of folks who
would like to be on hand if and
when he does make the contact.
Jimmie Swan continues to bear
down with his training, and says
nothing can stop him this year.
That Jimmie can go, and if he sure
enough wants to, he can really go.
Among the lads working out. at
the Golden Gloves Gym are three
brothers from Carolina Beach. For
thre cents or even less any one of
three cents or even less any one of
ears back, if you know what we
mean.
Douglas Meares is planning on
having another try in the Golden
ring this year. A boil on the side
of his nose is the determining factor
at the present moment.
launches come, and lunches go,
but the bunch that continues to
come up again and again is the
bunch that the CCC boys from
White Lake are coming to town
loaded for bear. @
The boys who have some little
trouble getting out nights are 60
ing to have things a little more
their way this year, come February
8, 6 and Z. The Golden Gloves
ticket committee announced last
night that ladies would be furnished
tickets this year for a mere 25c for
the first two nights, and 35c for the
third night.
Henry Gilliken, who halls from
Hampstead, is scheduled to arrive
in town Monday to begin training
with the local lads. Henry declares
he can fight at 1876 lbs. this Golden
Gloves.
The gamest kid we have seen in
many a day is the youngster that
halls from this section who says
that he knows Jimmie Swami is
good, in fact better than he. but he
allowed as how he would scrap
Jimmie If his coach wanted him to
fight 112-lbs. Open division. That
the kind of innards we like to see
displayed. -
Several of last years out-of-town
entries have not been heard from
so far this year. These gentlemen
have been written cards, asking
how come. A word from most OF
them is expected in the next few
days.
Duncan Britt, of Rowland, is one
of the boys fans have, been asking
about. So far, there has been nc
word from Dunk, but he has been
by several times during the fall
and each visit he said he was plan,
ming on being in town for the open
ing gong.
The advance sale of Golden
Gloves tickets gets underway Tues
day morning with the Senior fra
ternity in charge. The advice go
ing the rounds is to get yours, and
| get 'em early,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Clayton Heather Gets Ace
7oLead EeldAt Oakland

through the 18th he had one-putt
greens. His ball stopped three feet
short of another hole.in.one on the
18th. -
For the second time in a week,
Heather was leading a tourname-.t
at the end of 81 holes. He was out in
front at this stage in the Los An
geles open, then took second to Law
son Little's smashing stretch drive
and IS card. Little, incidentally, was
tied today with four others at 217.
Two strokes behind Heather were
Jimmy DeMaret of Houston, Tex,
and KY Laffoon, Chicago. Laffoon
reached the 211 total with a five 50
whereas DeMaret, tied for the &c.
hole lead with Craig Wood of Nam
aroneck, N. Y, at 1873, faltered to
take u 70. .
Wood went to pieces in a whop-
ping way. He took a 70, with a Il
on the first nine, for a total of 216
and slight chance. for top money.
Along with Heather, two others,
Ben Hogan of White Plains, N. Y,
ard Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago,
carded 6Ss. 1t put Mangrum in the
PIP class and Hogan one stroke be-
hind. Hogan three-putted on the
18th.
Two-time former U. s.. Open
Champion Ralph Guldahl continued
to plug unimpressively. For the third
day he chalked up a IA, giving him
a total of 222.
Out of the competition Topped the
man who took second in the British
open last year, large Johnny Bulla
of Chicago. Starting with lat today,
he played seven holes, couldn't hit
his hat and quit in disgust.
MILFORD Wehrle, Racine, Wis,
with a " and total of 214, paced the
amateur contingent. His colleague,
National Champion Marvin BUD
Ward of Spokane, trailed with a 70
and a 54-lole count Of 219.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

AN. OLl3
The tourney has been set for a
-,o, earlier this year than in 9TH
~ wears, they said, at the request
~ = number of coaches of teams
T.. This section of the state.
Many Inquiries
Already there have been a num-
her of inquiries from teams in the
sontheastern section Of the state
cling for dates and other infor-
n,ation concerning the tourney and
General indications are there will
IN more teams and kneener COM
nptition this year than ever be-
fore,
The committee last year was in
tbe process of selecting individual
ouards and trophies to be present
or in the tourney this year. There
will be. they said, individual awards
for the members OF the first three
teams in each division and a trophy
for the first place team in each
Group, Civic cl lbs, they said, will
he asked again this year to present
rrophies as they have in the past
and it is contemplated there will
he awards for the high scoring boy
and Girl. for the team displaying
the best craftsmanship and for the
most valuable player.
No longer, they announced, will
a leg trophy be used in the tour
nev. and the teams winning the
championship trophies will receive
permanent possession of them.
Coaches interested in entering
their teams in the tourney should
contact either J. P. Carrot at the
Y. NJ. c. A. or Phil Buchheit at
the Star-News offices. Entry blanks
will be sent on request.
Last year the tourney was won
by the Kenansville boys, who were
given permanent possession Of the
boys leg trophy, and the Chinqua-
pin girls, who won the trophy
awarded in their division.