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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
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Baruch Lauds Reuampinq
Of u. S. Defense Setup

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-LP-
Bernard M. Baruch, who as chair
mar of the war industries board in
the World war was virtual car of
defense production, today said Presi-
dent Roosevelt's revamping of the
defense set-up was a long forward
step" and called on the public to
give hearty cooperation.
He asserted, however, that he
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

of my experiences in the World war.
There should be a committee for con.
sultation and there should be one
man for action"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

Greek farmers can have their land
| plowed by the government at a fixed
charge per acre.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

Contrary to many popular story
writers, bear tracks do not resent
BILE those of humans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
81 Refrigeration Service

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ing Domestic and Commercial Re
frigerators. Call George Miller,
Shackelford's, 1913 Grace. 1917.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
Auto Supplies

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Automoiive

40 CHEVROLET SPECIAL De
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Touring Sedan, With Heater and
Al Tags. Peterson-Barnes Motor
Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-18
DeCouer And Tucker
Join Exchange Club

Harry DeCover and Fred luck
er were indicted into t Tx
change club yesterday at the lunch
con session at the Cape Fear note.
with ]. L. Allegood reading the
covenant of service.
An open forum discussion Was
led by Ed T. Jones, Exchange
club president. He announced
that Bernard Solomon, Clayton
Holmes, and the Rev. c. d. Bar
cliff will have charge Of the bull
letin for the next three weeks.
Sam Berger suggested that rea.
estate dealers should take i'm
mediate steps to prevent a serious
housing problem, and that add.
tional police should be added tc
take care of the added population
during the shipyard and Holly
Ridge boom.
Clayton Holmes urged the mem
bers of the club for their full CO.
operation with Jack Russell, chair
man of the committee on model
aviation, in planning the state
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-18
On ]; N;:N!;i;?,!E!?;7z7YYySl e; S!i;:!I q

.eWhy? I'm having fun!" S h e
protested.
..You didn't come for fun. Isn't il
enough to know that you made
good? It would have been all yours,
the money and a genuine chro-
MUM cup. You had them easily.
But YOU can't take an amateur
prize! So you scram, as you
should. You've proved something
and that's all you came for"
Kit said, Honestly, Vance? You
mean they would have picked me
for the best? Even better than
Baby Gloria, the five-year-old won
der? Even better than the one-man
orchestral"
PERSONALLY, I preferred the five
year-old wonder, although l usu-
ally like 'em a little older; but the
house went for you, hook, line
and sinker."
Kit threw her arms around his
neck. ooh, darling! This is more
exciting than winning the contest.
And now, Vance, what next?"
Lets see. How about a bowl OF
chop suey, Toots?'
Kit licked her lips and rolled her
eyes at him invitingly. How about
Ling longs, Big Boy? They got a
swell band there, I hear"
You asked for it," he said, and
told the driver to take them to the
Chinese restaurant.
Three hours later Vance tumbled
the contents Of his arms onto the
floor outside Kits door. The con-
tents included a cardboard som,
brero, a cotton blanket, a box OF
popcorn, a clock with 40 works,
two silly-faced dools. He put Kits
key in the lock.
Mice haul" she said approving
ly, cycling the lot.
Jaw, gee, Vance! You wouldn't
want to stay in a Chink joint all
night when there was a swell bus
for Coney Island waiting for us,
would your"
"Gold-digger! / hope you're sat
isfied."
81 am" she said complacently
returning to her natural voice, blu
I wish you'd have let me carry
away the chromium cup from rhe
Alhambra. I'd like to have taken i
out to Detroit when I 60 for Fran
next week"
ITO Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-18
REDUCED RATES ASKED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-R-
Reduced rates on multiple-car ship
ments of petroleum and petroleum
products from the mid-continent oil
fields to several destinations in the
Middle West were urged today in
arguments before the interstate com.
MERGE commission. The Petroleum
Rail Shippers association, complain
ant in the proceeding, suggested a
rate reduction of 20 per cen on null
tile-car shipments to eight terminal
J points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-18
Two White Couples Get
Marriage Permits Here

Two white couples secured mar
riage permits during the part week
at the office of Adrian B. Rhodes,
register of deeds, as follows:
H. E. Clark, 26, and Miss Mary
Lilly Lee, "a, both of Wilmington.
Joe J. Vaughn, 80, and Miss
Martha Gallop, 81, both Of Will
mington.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Government Takes
Full Control Over
Australia by Decree
Evutt and Roosevelt
Exchange Messages
OF Confidence

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec.
2-Government by decree took full
hold of this commonwealth today
amid such new provisions as en-
powerment of the armed service
ministries to make unlimited ex-
penditures on urgent matters with
out reference to the war cabinet,
Foreign Minister H. V. Evatt for
mally messaged President Roosevelt
that Australia is at war with Japan
and expressed appreciation of the
initiative. courage and patience"
shown by the President and Secre-
tary of State Hull in the futile pre-
war negotiations with Japan.
Now, the message said, the COM
monwealth of Australia is honored
to be associated with the United
States in resisting the aggreSsors
until they are finally overthrown."
The President replied:
"We did our utmost to keep peace
IN the Pacific, but our enemies had
decided on aggression beforehand
This is now a world war in a true
sense. We are in it with you and
you will not find US wanting. I
need not tell Australians to keep a
stout heart. I know you will and
we will win"
Air Minister A. S. Drakeford an
nounced today that the Royal Aus
tralian Air Force had sustained
losses in air battles with the japa-
nese over Malaga. but that "our
men" acquitted themselves splen-
didly.
Authorities announced that air.
raid tests we're over and that the
Evening star., 1941-12-12

next sounding of the sirens would
be the real thing.
Army Minister Francis Michael
Forde announced all militiamen had
been called up for full time training
Prime Minister John Curtin last
night announced sweeping emer-
gency measures to draft all available
manpower into the armed forces
and place the entire nation on
war footing.
Since men from 10 to As and
married men from 18 to IS will be
required to register under the new
draft laws. Veterans of the last
war were being mobilized for guard
and coast defense duties. The cabinet
laid plans for drastic gasoline ration
ing and checked fuel. coal and
clothing stocks and air raid pre-
cautions.
Women rushed to answer a call
for volunteers for the auxiliary
services.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The poor
little rich girl is going to marry the
son of the late broccoli king of Long
Island.
Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt announced
last night the engagement of her
daughter. Gloria Laura Morgan
Vanderbilt, to Pasquale Di Cicco,
Hollywood actors agent.
CALIFORNIA; Beverly Hills is to be
the scene of the Christmas Day
wedding of the 17-year-old heiress
TO the late Reginald C. Vanderbilt's
S4,000,000 estate-hers at 2l-and
the 32-year- r-old son of Pasquale Di
Cicco. sr., who came to this coun-
try from Italy 55 years ago and
Evening star., 1941-12-12

won the title of broccoli king"
with big truck farm.
1t will be her first marriage, his
second.
In 1884, the year Mr.. Di Cicco
was being divorced from Film Ac-
tress Thelma Todd, who died the
following year, Gloria, then 8, was
the central figure in a custody suit
won against her mother by her
aunt, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Later, however, the girl received
the privilege of choosing her guar
dian and has been living with her
mother in California. Here on a
visit, she and her mother, together
with Mr.. Di Cicco, plan to return
to the West Coast Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. % CUP) -
Leading stocks extended yesterdays
rise by fractions today while a few
special issues registered gains
ranging TO 3 points.
Wall Street experts said the
stock list had been oversold. Fav-
orable business news continued and
the house OF representatives passed
and ent u the senate Legislation
revising the excess profits tax TO
give corporations relief where the
present tax is a hardship.
Trading was more active.
73 on top of a "a point gain yes
Douglas Aircraft was the out
standing feature, rising points to
terday. Impetus Cor this rise was
the corporations earnings report,
showing sharp advances in sales
and net income.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
stock avera ges; Industrial 122.38,
up SO; rail 27.43; up .0S; utility
1915. up 0.lO, and 65 stocks, 41.29,
up &c.
stock sales approximated $780, 600
shares against $4,000 yesterday
Curb stock sales were 10000 com
pared with 10000 shares in the
preceding session.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Weathernan
Greets Padres
With I.V. Sunshine

The weatherman, an ornery
cuss during most of the winter,
turned on the sunshine and
clear skies in Imperial Valley
Monday TO make the opening
days practice session for the
San Diego Padres an ideal one.
Seventeen players in all were
included in workouts Monday
and Tuesday, according TO Man
ager Cedric burst with only Bill
Salkeld, Jim Morris and Yankee
Terry missing from the advance
guard of pitchers and catcherS.
Practice during the first two
days was limited for the most
part to limbering exercises, bat
ting practice and pepper games.
Several of the players took TO
the golf course Monday and
Tuesday afternoon for recreation
and additional conditioning.
Remainder of the squad was
expected by Monday, though
several of the regulars were slat-
ed TO appear during the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Enlarged Heart
Causes Death
OF PugiIisf

CHICAGO, Feb. 25. CUP) - A
coroners physician said today hy-
pertrophy enlargement of tn e
heart had caused the death of
Arne Anderson, %, year old st.
Paul, Mimi, heavyweight who died
last night during the seventh round
of the windup match at Chicago
arena.
An inquest into the death was
cancelled when DR.. Paul Schmitt
signed a certificate which attributed
the death to natural causes The
physicians decision was announced
after an examination of the body at
an undertaking parlor, several hours
after fire department rescue squad
had worked over Anderson in an
attempt to revive him.
Anderson had climbed into the
ring for his bout with Lon Thomas
of indianapolis after an eXamina-
ton by DR.. Frank Logaria, physician
for the Illinois boxing commission.
had indicated he was physically
sound. He had been in training 10
days for the match and had fought
at the same arena three weeks ago
when he knocked out his opponent
in the first round.
The fighters traded blow for blow
and at the end of the sixth round,
Anderson told him manager, Karl
Ogren:
I'm feeling fine. Ill knock the
guy out before the fight is over"
He took a hard right on the
chin during the seventh round and
they went into a clinch. Referee
Walter Brightman separated them
and Anderson fell backward. His
head hit the canvas and he lay
motionless. Logaria entered the
ring Immediately and ordered q
pullmotor squad called The res
cue squad worked over Anderson
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
New Sport
Federation to
Govern Games

NEW YORK, Feb. 25. tUP)-The
newly organized United States OF
America sports Federation will gov
ern American participation in the
Pan American, Olympics or any
other International sports games, 1t
was announced tooay.
Meeting at the NYAC last night,
the American Olympic association
voted itself out Of existence and then
reorganized as the U. S. A.SF"
which was later divided into two
divisions. the U. S. olympic Com
mittee and the n-American Com
mittee.
Ten members-four AAU men,
four NCAA men, a horse show asso-
citation official and a heptagonal
games association figure-were chos-
en- for the Pan American committee.
The duties of the committee will
be to supervise American participa-
ton in the first Pan-AmerlcaA
games scheduled for Buenos Aires
in November, 1912.
The AAU men selected were Dan
Ferris. secretary-treasurer; Charles
Ornstein, New York; Judge E. c,
Bonniewell, Philadelphia; Aaron
Frank, Portland, Ore. NCAA men
picked were C. P. Houston, Tufts;
II. Jameson Swartz, Penn; H. w
Clark. Lafayette; and F. j. Nc
Cormick, Minnesota. Horse show
man was Col. Pierre Orillard, New
York and the Heptagonal Games
Assn, official was John T. MCCOY
ern of New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Today's Sport Parade

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. CUP)-
Putting the sports shot here and
there: With the Boston Red Sox
needing only pitching to be the
best club in baseball, why don't
they make Jimmy Foxx take his
turn on the mound? according
to no less an authority than Joe
Gordon. Yankees second baseman,
Foxx is potentially one of the finest
hurlers in the American league :.
Jimmy pitched to US in batting
practice before the all-star game a
couple of years ago" Joe told me,
land he had everything, including
speed that nearly matched Bob
Fellers" Speaking of FoxX, he
has been the finest all-round ath-
lete in baseball for years He
is one of the fastest men in the
game, great catcher fine out
fielder, and as you know, a whale
of a first baseman
Dean Cromwell, whose record at
Southedn California unqualifiedly
entities him TO the ranking Of
worlds greatest track and field
coach, says the ceiling has not been
reached in the high jump =. Mr..
Cromwell, now in his 33rd year as
muscle maestro at U. S. C., says
someone will hit 6 feet 10 sometime
this season, and if pressed vigorous
ly with a feather will break down
and name his pupil, Johnny Wilson
as the someone In case you
are interested in jumping, Wilson
Jumps with one shoe off one shoe
on I wish the New York turf
writer's would drop me a memo
explaining how they decided that
Basil James, and not the late Earl
Dew, was the leading jockey of 1910.
| also would like TO know why
Santa Anita sent Dew's parents
$4,000 and the Aqua Caliente track,
where he was killed. sent nothing at
all
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25

Maybe this is a tip on how con-
fident Charley Howard is that his
oregon bred Midland will win the
100000 Santa Anita handicap next
Saturday: The best advice from
the stable area is that HoWard's
three-year-old star, Porter's Cap,
who looked superb winning the $50
900 Derby, won't even go in the
golden gallop' E. There's nothing
wrong with Porter's Cap, you under
stand, the stable is said to feel that
he isn't needed =.
Freddie Steele, former middle
weight champion, has announced a
, comeback after terrible lickings by
Al Hostak and Freddie Apostoli g..
The way I see it. Steele is making
more of a mistake than comeback.
Cal Working, who has been in the
fight game for many a year, bought
Turkey Thompson's contract for
$425 The chances are he made
a real buy, because when the burly
colored boy gets through knocking
out Bob Pastor he will be in line
for a shot at Joe Louis title
The Caliente winter book opera
I tors are spending two hours a day
in silent prayer that Midland does
MT win the Santa Anita handicap.
The Howard beauty has had a
tremendous play ever since he open
ed at to l and the players are
still laying it on the line at Mo
lands present price Of 2 TO /.
Mary Hardwick, the lovely Eng
lish girl who is touring with Alice
Marble, Don Bulge, and Bill Tilden,
has had two of her three homes
destroyed since the bombing of
Britain began The first to go
was one near Wimbledon, where she
learned the game Of tennis The
second to fall was the town house
in Mayfair The one still
standing is just a lob away from
the famed Salisbury cathedral .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Commerce Sked
Nears COMPLETION

The commercial league basketball
schedule entered the final stretch
Tuesday, according to League Dir
ector Raleigh Holt with final games
scheduled next Tuesday night
Deloziers plays the japanese We'd
nesday night in the second game,
Holtville plays the Cavalry in the
opener. On Tuesday night of next
week the league will be completed
with games matching Holtville and
the Hardware and 20-30 and the
Cavalry.
The Hardware was scheduled to
defend its record against Deloziers
this Tuesday in the second game
20-30 and the japanese were sched-
uled to play in the opener.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Sports Notes .

Golfing has taken the spotlight
in Imperial Valley sports with the
playing OF the Imperial Valley
sports with the playing of the I'M
perial Valley championships over
the Barbara Worth course under
way Championship contenders
this year will include the full list
of name" golfers in the area. even
to four former champions :. Logan
Jenkins, Dick Lott, Dave Taylor
and Laddie Willoughby -.
The course is in the best shape in
three seasons :. Fairways are suf-
ficiently robust TO allow the playing
Of summer rules Greens, while
not as true as they were several
years back, are a vast Improvement
over anything seen in the valley in
recent years
Track season is officially begun
in the valley, with Brawley, El Cen
tro and Holtyille, the Big Three
OF I. V. track, already in the midst
OF intensive preps Brawley will
again be favored to win the title,
though e Centro should be stronger
than last season l56 athletes
are cunning for positions in the
three divisions at Central high i.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Perpetual Motion
Man of Brawley
Fiohts Thursday

They used To say, back i'll the
amateur fight days of the val
lev. that all you needed to insure
a coed card was the name of
cleo Shans, and the Brawley per
petuai motion man never failed
to satisfy.
So Cleo Shans will head the
professional fight show in the
CaIexico athletic club come
Thursday night when he will
meet Black Joe, Filipino sensa-
ton, in a ten round main event.
Black Joe walloped Felipe Pariz
i'm the main event OF last weeks
show and will be favored to hand
the same reception to the popular
Shans. Black Joe, n stablemate
of Ceferino Garcia, has not been
defeated since he came to the
United States from the Islands.
In preliminary bouts Ike Blair
will meet Eddie Ortega in the
six round special and other local
battlers will be featured against
coast pugs in the openers. Valley
fighters included oil the card are
Jose Gonzalez, Al Lizaraga, ana
Joe Reyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Break Up The Bulldogs

Break II me DHttdo9S =.
It's a doggone good thing that
there is such a thing as graduation
in school athletics, because # there
weren't. the cry 10 break up the
Calexico high school athletic teams
would be as loud as The new famous
Yankee war cry the American
league heard a couple of seasons
ago.
Let's take a look over the sport
records of Calexico high school TO
show you what we mean.
In 1897 Calexico tied for the val
ley league football championship,
won the baseball title. In 1888 the
Bulldogs won the grid title outright,
added the southern California cham
pionship and won the tennis cham
pionship. Brawley barely beat them
out in the baseball race.
The year 1899 saw CaleXico win
the football, basketball, tennis and
baseball championships. In 1910
Coach Coyington's charges won the
football, tied for the basketball
crown and won the baseball and
tennis championships.
Now, in l94l, the Calexico athle-
tics teams have won the varsity and
Glass B football titles, and Just
completed a successful basketball
season that brought home pennants
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
Fight Commission
Agreement Signed

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. (UP)-
An agreement between the Califor-
MIA and New York athletic commits
sion, designed to protect the in
terests of athletes from both states,
boxers particularly bore the ap-
proval today of the California COM
mission.
Chairman Jerry Giesler said the
agreement, which will be drawn up
in detail soon, was aimed primarily
at preventing loss by California
of boxers developed in this state.
In the past, he said, California
fighters were kept in the east in
definitely under trick contracts
obligating them to remain there
before they could obtain an initial
bout"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25

NEW YORK, FEB. 70. (Uf)
The finest batch OF rockies
in years are headed for
berths as American league
regulars this season, accord
ing to a pronouncement today from
League Publicity Man Henry P. Ed
wards.
New York, Boston and Detroit are
the three clubs most likely to ben
eft from the influx Of new blood
this season according to Edwards
statistical department which an
nually lists in detail the choicest
freshmen of the year.
Five new pitchers apparently have
improved the Red Sox in their
weakest department. The Yankees,
also weaker on the mound than N
any other department, have put the
accent on pitching newcomers with
seven prospects.
-Four infieiders will also get the
once over from Manager Joe Nc
Carthy. TWo-Second BaSeman Ger
aid Priddy and Shortstop Phil Riz-
ZutO of Kansas City-are tabled
ready to become regulars immed-
lately.
The Tigers. champions of the
league and forbidden to trade with
in their own circuit, have bettered
their mound staff by adding Virgil
Trucks and Les Mueller OF Beau
mont; Bob Uhle Of Dallas, and Earl
Cook and Hal White of Buffalo.
There are few open spots on the
Cleveland Indians but several prom
ising players will be given a trial.
The Chicago White SoX have come
up with promising quartet from
Oklahoma City in Catcher George
Dickey, Second Baseman Don Kol-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-25
ChaI!endon Dubious
Starter for Cap

ARCADIA, Cal, Feb. "a (UP)-
The balance of power in the $780,
600 Santa Anita handicap shifted
heavily in favor of c. S. Howard
for the third straight year today
as Maryland's Challedon-the big
bay horse of the east-tumbled into
the rheumatic ranks of the dubious
starters.
Although owner w. l.. Brann met
with silence all reports that the
brawny son of Challenger II would
be declared, the stable did state
that a decision would be announced
within the next 48 hours after the
defending handicap champion has
been given one more chance in a
stiff workout.