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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
|RECATTAS 0KEHED
BY ASSOCIATION
Approval of AZ Sanctions Dur
ing 1O41 Season Announced
BY Secretary Chapman

NEW YORK, Jan. Is Up -
Charles F. Chapman, racing COM
mission secretary of the American
Power Boat association, today ans
nounced the approval of AZ sane.
tons for regattas during the 1941
season at the commissions annual
motor boat show meeting.
Major events listed included the
Albany-New York Marathon on
May II, National sweepstakes at
Red Bank, N. j.. Aug. 1917; the
Gold Cup championships at De.
troit Sept. 2 and the Presidents
Cup egatta at Washington, D. c.,
Sept. 1921.
The regatta season opens at
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 8-9. The
Albany-New York race marks the
beginning of the Eastern season..
Other sanctions granted includ-
ed; Feb. 1916, New Smyrna, Fla;
1919; Rockledge, Fla; 21-22:
Palm Beach, Fla. March IL, Mi
ami, Fla, 8-9, st. Petersburg, Fla.
1916, Lakeland, Fla, 14-l6, Mi
ami to Havana cruiser race, with
over night stop at Key West, spon-
sored by Havana Yacht club and
Biscayne Bay Yacht club.
June 1929, Richmond, Va; July
4-6, Hampton, Va. outboards and
inboards; 11-12, Cambridge, Md;
1919, Havre De Grace, Md; 20.
Northeast, Md; 1921, Chester
town. Md; July 81, Aug. IL, st.
Michaels, Md; Aug. 9-10. Solo
mons Island, Md; 1924, Baltimore
Yacht club, Sept. 1914, Maryland
Yacht club, Baltimore, Star Spang-
led Banner regatta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
ROOT NAY HOLD OUT

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-PCPltcher
Charley Root, a veteran of ID years
with the Chicago Cubs, may be the
Cubs No. l holdout this season.
Root, who arrived from his Call
fornia home yesterday to discuss
contract differences with club OF
f~icials, returned tonight, still un-
signed. General Manager James
GaIlagher's only comment was
I'VE think the contract offered EN-
inently fair. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Williston Cagers Play
Fayetteville Y Tonight

The Williston high school cagers
will make their third appearance a.
home tonight when they engage the
strong Y. M. C. A. quintet of the
Fayetteville State Teachers college.
The Williston boys have emerged
victorious in their two previous en-
gaeements, but tonight's tussle will
give a real indication Of the strength
Of the team.
The game is scheduled for 8
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Isaac Bear Wins Over
Y Midgets, 20 to %

The Isaac Bear basketball team
defeated the YMCA Midgets on the
''Y" court by a score of 20 to %
last night, with Johnny McKoy and
Billy Mason pacing the Bears with
8 and z points respectively.
Sneeden was the top man for
the Midgets with 8 points and led
the play of his team with Groom
standing out as a guard for the
''Y". Freddie Block a Jack
Smiley did fine work at guards
for the winners. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
KAYAK SECOND

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. - Up -
Kayak II, big black Argentine thor
oughbred of the C. S. Howard stable,
returned to the turf wars today after
an enforced layoff since last Septem-
Der and finished second to Augury
speed-burning filly from the N. S.
Mccarthy barns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Charlotte Ring Meet
With MINIS Postponed

The contest between the New Han.
over High school boxing team
coached by Howard Mcdonald and
the Charlotte ring outfit, scheduled
for tonight in Charlotte, has been
indefinitely postponed on account Of
the prevalence of influenza there, it
was announced yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17

IN the eollIeooN'
.post,season games, inauguratec
s;rs+ hv defunct athletic treasures
~ need of stadiums and quickly
arasped by intelligent chambers Of
eonmerce in progressive cities,
w. the most marked evidences Of
Generalization of college ath.
1etics." he says.
And all along we thought thai
everybody had come to realize thai
College athletics are big business
and fommercialized. Surely so, 00C
fans who pay $3.50 each to see a
came don't constitute peanuts in
any league.
The good doctor mentions the
fart that a million dollars are spent
in the cities sponsoring the bow
Games And that is commercializa-
tion for anybody-good commerce
we calls it.
What we would really like to see
is for one and all to recognize the
fact that college athletics have a
commercial value as well as a
snorts and entertainment value
that is recognize it and quit trying
to make believe that it isn't there.
It's good business, all right, and
81 far as painting college athletics
with the scarlet letter-we don't
see it,
It's Flu Time
Old man flu, who managed to
crop up during every war, has
been making a sweep over the
nation. Schools have been forced
TO close down because of the prev
alence of the germs.
And now the germ stepped in
and called off the boxing matches
between Wilmington and Charlotte
tonight. There's nothing immune,
it seems.
Here and There
Jack Dempsey made quite a hit
with the Lions here yesterday and
the old Manassa Mauler still sticks
by his guns in declaring that Red
Burman is the best heavyweight
boxer in the business. He also
continued to say that Joe Louis is
not a really great fighter. Who
knows, he hasn't had anybody to
fight yet. That competitive spirit
oozing from the Chicago c b S
might make them dangerous next
summer. Up in Brooklyn they
have already sold out all seats for
the opening of festivities at EpbcttS
field And then there came the
choice up at Pittsburgh Wednesday
night tor Billy Conn to take Louis
heavyweight crown when they
meet next June. Coach Wheless,
# Leland, likes the 80 stationary
defense for his basketball teams. .
He also informed us that Nat Pep
per, former cage coach at New
Hanover High school, now has a
swell job with a New York city
Y, NJ. C. A. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
NAMED MANAGER

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 16.-CP-
George Specs Toporcer today signed
to manage the Albany Eastern
league baseball club again this year.
Before coming here last year, Top
ofcer managed teams at Rochester,
Hazleton, Rocky Mount and Little
Rock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
DEACON FROsH WIN

WAKE FOREST, Jan. 16.-R-
Wake Forest freshman basketball
team turned in a 44-32 victory over
Central High of Charlotte here to-
night. The baby Deacons led by "a
II. at half-time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
FAIL TO REPORT

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 16.-(R-H. j.
Anslinger, commissioner of mar.
cotics of the Treasury department,
told the national convention of
State racing commissioners today
that many of them had failed to
report regularly the stimulating Of
horses by illegal drugs. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
CRANE WINS

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.- Up Irving
Crane, Rochester IN. " won his
first victory in the worlds three
cushion billiards championship to-
day by defeating John Fitzpatrick,
Los Angeles, 50 to 40 in 81 innings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
SMOKE RINGS
Same Old Charge
By SAM Raglan

We had thought that the old howl against CONNER
song with the Pollyanna stories, but up stems H. W. me ~ =
Broussard, of Louisiana State university, with the sa1'es old i
charge.
football bowl games and the reputed 500 OM0 fbat rs Is ~. xm
specive colleges get for allowing their teams to comnete
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
L..dvol Sticks TO
Control Demands

emergency session later to aid Pc
tain in deciding whether to accept
Lsvals demands or propose a new
compromise.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Commissioner to
Canada Appointed
By British Govt

LONDON, Feb. g. tUP)-MiniStel
of Health Malcolm Macdonald has
been appointed British high com
missioner to Canada, it was an
nounced officially today.
Ernest Brown, secretary for Scot
land, succeeds Macdonald as health
minister and Thomas Johnston sue
ceeds Brown as secretary for Scot
land.
Macdonald. 40, is son of the
late Ramsay Macdonald, one-time
Laborite prime minister. He was
appointed minister of health last
year to cope with a difficult health
problem created by crowded public
air raid shelters.
Previously he had served as sec
retary of state for colonies and sec
retary of state for dominions af-
fairs.
It was believed that his long
interest in dominions affairs brought
his appointment to the high post
in Canada From 1881 to 1885 he
was parliamentary undersecretary
of the dominions office and he
served as dominions secretary from
1885 to 1888.
Except for the governor general,
who is the direct representative of
the crown, Macdonald as high COM
missioner will be the highest rank
ing British representative in the
dominion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Mason Believes
Fuscism FuiIinQ

through the Mediterranean. The
Italian home supply bases were not
more than two days away from the
Libyan front. Yet, the British out
paced the Italians.
The fact that Great Britain was
able to send such heavy shipments
TO North Africa, including squad
rons of the latest classes of planes,
is strong evidence, in itself, that
German air bombardments of Brit
ish production centers have not SER
iously interfered with factory out
put. The British could not have
afforded to weaken their home de-
fenses, so that the large supplies
forwarded to the army of the Nile
must represent excess production.
Especially reluctant would the
British have been to part with
fighter planes at home if their air..
plane factories had suffered much
under the German air attacks. Yet,
sufficient planes reached General
Wavell to permit him to gain mas
terry of the air at the start of his
offensive and to hold superiority
throughout the fighting in Cyren-
aica.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

VICHY, France, Feb. 8. CUP)-
Pierre Laval, rejecting a compro-
mise offer, has hello TO his dcnanI
that he be made premier with a
cabinet of his own choosing which
would be responsible only TO q na-
tional assembly ne would picl. him
self it was disclosed today. As {
result, a dangerous deadlock in
French German relations continued,
Laval demanded further that he
be given sole control of foreign af-
fairs and thus of all negotiations
with Germany.
Returning from a visit to Paris
this morning after an all-night race
through France in one-car special
train, Admiral Francois Darlan,
right hand man of Marshal Philippe
Petain, conferred with Gen. Char
les Huntziger, war minister, and
Marcel Peyrouton, interior minis
| ter.
Then he conferred with Petain
for an hour, informing the aged
marshal that his effort to COM
promise with Laval had failed.
II was expected that the council
of ministers would be called into
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
BY ii. l.. PERCY

LONDON. Feb 8. (UP)-British
military leaders were considering
today whether to send the army
of the Nile 900 miles across Libya
to seize Tripoli and effect contact
with the formidable French land, air
and sea forces in Tunisia, The army
of the Nile includes a large Free
French contingent. ....l
British armored patrol units were
reported to be already many miles
south and west of Benghazi, feel
ing out the situation as regards the
advisability of an immediate ad-
vance from the Benghazi area.
(There has been considerable
speculation whether the Vichy gov
ernment would be able to hold its
land and air forces in North Africa
in check if the British took Tripoli
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
BY j. w. T.. MASON
United Press War Expert

Italy's defeat in North Africa has
been due to inadequate leadership,
lack of equipment and inability to
discard old methods of combat for
the new blitzkrieg tactics which
Germany contributed to military
science in the battle of France. Re-
sponsibility for the italian debacle
must be shared by officials both
at home and in the field.
The italian soldiers not only in
North Africa but also during the
Greek campaign have not shown
the same fighting spirit nor the
same leadership qualities that they
displayed during the World war.
The enormous number of prisoners
taken during Libyan operations in
dicates a change in the once rug
ged independence of the Italians.
The Fascist teachings of Signor
Mussolini apparently have not been
to the benefit of the Italian army.
The insistence upon mechanical
obedience to the flats of the Fas-
cist party seemingly has muffled
freedom of ideas and has interfered
with originality.
The British successes in Africa
have been due, primarily, to the
rapid assimilation by British army
leaders of the lessons of the battle
of France. The British have not
been held back by principles OF
automatic obedience to govern
mental authority.
The Fascist conception of educa-
ton and mechanical discipline has
had its trial on the field of battle,
for which Signor Mussolini prepared
it as the ideal test The result has
been disastrous.
The British in North Africa were
much better prepared than the Ital-
ians in the matter Of supplies. That
fact has much significance.
During the months Immediately
following Italy's entrance into the
war the British had not yet OBJ
tanned complete control of the
Mediterranean. The passage be-
tween Italy and Libya was not
closed to supply ships.
The Italians had considerable
freedom of movement and could
have sent to Marshal Graziani the
requisite material for major Of
fensive against Alexandria and
Suez. They delayed, however, and
six months after Italy declared war
when the British offensive began
in western Egypt, Marshal Graziani
was still complaining that he did
not have enough mecnanized equip
ment.
The British were compelled to
ship all of their supplies from Eng
land, a sea journey of more than
fortnight by the shortest route,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Italians Smashed
In North Africa
BY PHILIP S. TAYLOR

CAIRO, Feb. 8. CUP)-Britain's
army of the Nile in capturing Beng
hazi completely smashed the en-
tire Italian North African army,
it was indicated today.
Thousands upon thousands of It.
allan soldiers, trapped south Of
Benghazi by an amazing British
forced march, were surrendering to
the empire forces.
An enormous store of war ma
terials, which the Italian army had
not even time to destroy, fell into
British hands.
The Italian armies in East Africa
we're now cut off from all aid, even
by air, and only broken remnants
of Mussolini's "Terribili,'' fleeing
westward, remained between the
British forces and Tripoli, near the
border of French Tunisia.
An army commander and a corps
commander were among the pris-
oners taken, and the British bag of
prisoners since the start of t h e
African offensive had risen beyond
125,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
TripoIi N ext on
List for British

The Free French forces already
control much territory in French
Equatorial Africa. A triumph by
pro-German Pierre Laval in his
d I'm n d for virtually dictatorial
power in the Vichy government
might be calculated to cause dis
sidence among the French colonial
forces and increase the chance that
sooner or later they would throw
their lot in with the British)
1t was believed here, on the basis
of official dispatches, that to all
purposes there was no more Italian
North African army. 1t had num-
bered upwards of 100000 men who
were going to march to the Suez
canal. More than 125,000 of them
were prisoners, apparently; thous-
ands more had been killed or
wounded
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Bulgaria Invasion
Reports Revived
As Rails Suspend
BY HUGO SPECK

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 8. CUP)-
Reports that Germany might march
an army through Bulgaria to at
tack Greece were revived today
when the government suspended
numerous railroad trains through
out the country for an indefinite
period
An official statement said that
the suspension was ordered to per-
NIT movements and replacements
of Bulgarian troops.
Three express trains, three thru
trains and many short-run trains
in various parts of the country were
removed from service.
Despite the implication that the
suspensions were ordered to permit
movements of Bulgarian troops, the
capital was uneasy.
Foreign Minister Ivan Popoff told
parliamentary meeting yesterday
that Bulgaria's outlook was excel
lent.
1t was reported that he emphasiz-
ed that Bulgaria's relations with
Russia were very good.
He was said to have told the
members of parliament that Ger
tain measures" had been taken as
the result of the concentration OF
foreign troops on Bulgarian from
tiers.
However, it was believed that he
referred to the situation on the
Greek frontier primarily and not
to the German troops in Rumania
The fall of Benghazi was regard
ed here as intensifying the gravity
of the Balkan situation BY making
more urgent Italys need for Ger
man aid
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Raj Bruves Fog
To Blast Ports

the night on targets between Dun
kirk and Boulogne in one OF the
great attacks of the war.
Though the raids ended in. the
early hours OF the morning, fires
could still be seen by daylight.
The air ministry said CON
siderable" force of bomberS attack
ed invasion ports including Bou-
logne, Calais, Dunkirk and Ostend
Boulogne, one of the two most
important invasion ports, was at
tackled for three hours steadily, the
ministry said, and large fires were
started in supply stores and dock
buildings.
AT Dunkirk a number of bursts
were clearly observed on shipping
and docks" the communique said
Several planes bombed docks at
Calais and OStend.'
The ministry said all planes re-
turned.
Though weather over northwest
Europe was generally unfavorable
the ministry said, visibility was
good over the English channel where
the fog was low though dense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Major War Move
Imminent, Belief

LONDON, Feb. 8. (UP)-A new,
major war move by Germany is
imminent, Lieut. Col. L. S. Amery,
secretary of state for India, said
in a speech today. He warned
that most likely the move would be
an attempt to invade England
There is only one direction in
which the enemy can hope for
decisive results, although they are
likely to be even more decisive
against him than for him." Amery
said, THAT is in the invasion and
conquest of this island"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Nazis Announce
Raids OF, Malta

BERLIN, Feb. 8. CUP - Large
scale raids against the British
Mediterranean island fortress of
Malta, were announced by the high
command today.
The high command said rolling
attacks" were made in the Lucca
and Halfar airfields, docks at La
Valetta, the capital of Malta, and
a seaplane base.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Man Afraid He'd
Shoot Wrong Man

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 8. tUP)
Police today asked Milford Loo
mis-, drugstore manager, why he fir
ed his pistol into the air instead OF
trying to hit two bandits fleeing
from his store after robbing him
of $50.
We'll, saw one of my best Gus
toners coming toward the store,
Loomis said I'm a pretty poor
shot, and l was afraid I'd bag him
instead of a bandit"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

Then take the road and test the
ride that has been one of the
motor-year's most talked-about
surprises! A soft, steady, gliding
ride that takes good roads or bad
in an easy and a satisfying new
kind of stride. And notice the
new quietness of this big Ford!
You'll find news at your Ford
dealers that is really worth your
while! News in comfort. News
in value and smooth perform
anCe. And in deal that you'll
find easy to take!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

New COMFORT was the keynote
as we made plans for this years
big, easy-riding Ford.
Get in and notice how easy
it is to enter through the new
wide doors! Look around
through windows that give you
nearly 4 square feet of added
vision-area in each 104l sedan!
Stretch out in room to
spare! Seating width has been
increased as much as 7 inches.
Inside length and knee-room
are greatest in its price field.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
BY SIDNEY ]. WILLIAMS

LONDON, Feb. 8. CUP - Fires
were visible on the French invasion
coast through dense fog and heavy
rain today after British planes, div
ing through clouds into a rain OF
fire, hurled bombs for hours during
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

report, which several members pre-
dicted would come early next week,
committeeman refused to hazard a
guess on the final figure. 1t was
conceded, however, that substantial
restorations would be sent back to
the assembly for concurrence.
Many of the more controversial
measures we're side-tracked over
the weekend, among them Assem-
blyman Ralph C. Dill's measure
clarifying the amount Of private
income allowed old age pension re-
cipients. The measure, amended by
ASsemblyman Earl Desmond to per-
nit pensioners to receive SIS per
month from any outside sources,
was set for a special order of bust
2ess in the lower house at pm.
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
White Beans Join
Defense Program,
Farm, Chief Says

The AAA Saturday included white
beans in the national defense pro-
gram, L. c. Hawk, chairman of the
County Agricultural committee said.
Growers will be encouraged to
expand their l94l paintings OF
small white beans as a part of the
food for defense program OF the
q. S. department d agriculture.
Because Of the lateness Hawk urg-
ed farmers TO arrange increased
paintings without delay and to call
at his office al $50 State street.
El Centre, for more information.
A price support program similar
to that recently undertaken for
pork, dairy, and poultry products
will be designed TO maintain mar
ket levels on the eastern seaboard
at approximately S5 per hundred
weight for small white pea. and
medium white and great northern
beans until May /. 1912 Hawk saiG
estimated freight differentials from
so cents to 81 per Iundredweight
still should make possible a SUBJ
stantlaly increased return over the
average 1940 price received by Cali
fornia growers. No deductions will
be made from 1871 agricultural con-
servatlon payments TO farms or
which soil depicting allotments are
exceeded by bean paintings. Hawk
said. Government purchases vii.
be made from growers cooperating
IN the agricultural conservation pro-
gram, Hawk said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Quadrupleis Die
Soon After Birth

CHICAGO, May II up =
Quadruplets daughters died at
Mercy hospital today within 10
hours after they were born to
the 19-year-old wife OF a lunch
room cook.
DIR. William Cormaek of the
hospital staff said three died
about 2:f5 am, and the other
shortly before am. fCST.
The babies were two and one
half months premature. The
mother, Frances Adams, was
taken - the hospital in a taxi
cab last night and "a minutes
iateE the last of the four was
born. Physicians gave the babies
oxygen and put them in incu-
bators. Their estimated weights
were one to one and one-quarter
pounds.
The father is Edward Adams,
20. The young mother was IN
good condition, the hospital
reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
GOT license?
You'll Need 1t to Go Fishin'

selling fish during closed season.
He was arrested in the Palo Verde
district on the Colorado river.
Others arrested at different spots
along the river between Yuma and
Palo Verde were: L. G.. Henderson
of Holtyille, S. B. Bivins of Bard,
S. w. Chambers Of Ross Corner,
P T. Lobb of Winterhaven, Ross
and TRUE Barton. T. O. Davis and
T. j. Ridge of Yuma They appear
ed before Judge White, accused of
various violations from taking un-
dersize bass, lack OF license, over
possession of blue gill sunfish, and
sentenced TO pay fines that varied
from $40 apiece to $25.
Confiscated in the Palo Verde
lagoon area, Rosser reported, was
variety of fishing equipment in
cluding four large fykc nets. fish
trap, 62 limb lines and eleven SET
lines,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

A warning that State Game War
den Leo Rosser hoped would be more
beneficial than fifty arrests" was
issued Saturday, pointing out to
Imperial Valley anglers the neces-
sity for observing game laws and
carrying licenses.
Some apparently are under the
impression that licenses are not
necessary in fishing for perch and
sunfish. These are game fish, how
ever, and a license is necessary be-
fore they may be taken" he ex-
planned.
Nine persons have been arrested
in Imperial county on fishing viola
tions during the past week.
Carl Foth of Long Beach, SEN
fenced Thursday by Judge T. e.
White of Winternaven, drew the
stiffest penalty. He was ordered to
pay a 800 fine or serve so days in
Jail for operating set lines and