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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-17

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must be colored red: in the United
states. only undyed kippers are
imported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-17

Mrs. Leon Cecil of Puyallup.
department president of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars auxiliary.
returned home Saturday morning
from an official tour which took
her on visits to auxiliaries in
Aberdeen. Hoquism. Raymond.
Elma and Montesano. Mrs. Cecil
was accompanied on the trip by
Mrs. Rose Lawler. department
secretary.
Mrs. Cecil left Saturday after
noon for Port Orchard where she
will be present at the district
meeting Sunday. Monday night
she will be in Seattle.
Naomi chapter No. i3. Order of
Eastern Star. VIII meet Tuesday
evening at s p. m. at Masonic hall.
with Miss Frances Bonnell. worthy
matron. and Dan Gray. worthy
patron. presiding. There will be
initiation Of new members.
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Annual Guest Day
Mrs. Robert o. Logan will be
hostess for the annual guest day
meeting Of the Arts and Krafts
club Monday. A 1 o'clock dessert
luncheon will be served. followed
by program which will feature
DR.. James Brett Kenna who will
speak on The Negro in Song and
Story" The committee in charge
includes Mrs. r. c. Morse, Mrs.
y. s. Martin. Mrs. W. A. Miller
and Mrs. J. w. L. Kaufman. Mrs.
Newell Hunt is in charge of trans
portstion.
Funeral services for George l..
Davis. IS. OF SIT It'll ave. N. w.
who died suddenly Friday after
noon In Tacoma. will be held at
Hills chapel Monday at / .. m.
Rev. Philip Graf will officiate. and
burial will be In woodbine. 1t is
requested that flowers be omitted
Davis came to Puyallup 20
years ago from Idaho. He was
retired engineer. Surviving are
his wife, DR.. Ermina (Bingham)
Davis. and a brother and sister in
the east.
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Core Of the News
FINED FOR RECKLEssNEss

Dean 4. Kenworthy. 2e-year-old
carpenter, Of 672e So. Mason st.
paid q fine of $50 in Justice
Blanche Funk Miller's court. Fri
day afternoon and was freed from
a eo-day Jail sentence for reckless
driving. kenworthy. arrested by
State Patrolman Crooks. also lost
his drivers license for so days.
DR.. L. D. Warren returned from
N. Y. C. Eye, ear, nose. throat
Medical Arts. adv.
VACATION ASKED
A petition for the vacation Of
portion Of Ash street in South
Tacoma Was received by the city
clerk Saturday morning. The petit
ton was signed by surrounding
property owners. Atlas Foundry
and Machine company and Alfred
Lagman.
DR.. J. c. skaer. dentist, an
nounces the removal Of office TO
14o6 Washington building. adv.
DRIVER FINED 500
Robert L. Miller, %. of Camas,
who crashed into the rear Of a car
stopped for the traffic light at the
7-Aile corner Thursday night,
pleaded guilty to drunken driving
and was fined 500 by Justice
Clarence Z. Layton Friday. Aillers
license also was taken away from
him for . year.
Best large eggs. IS cents Cow
Butter Store (sdv.)
FOUND IN AUTO
Zads Hessley and Swede Swan
burg were fined SIS and costs in
police court Saturday morning for
being drunk in an auto.
Hospital flower. HIM. F,ou,,
--lAdv.)
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were isxued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-17
DRIVER FINED 500

Best large eggs. IS cents Cow
Butter Store. (sdv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-17
VACATION ASKED

DR.. J. c. skaer. dentist. an
nouncss the removal Of office to
1406 Washington building. adv.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03

UNDATED. Merch 3 (P)- Hit ler's mechanical legions rolled across Bulgaria toward h e Greek and Turkish frontiers, threatening to create new front in the European war.
 AS the fateful march proceed ed to the south and southeast, Turkey barred the strategic Dar- danelles waterway between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean to all ships without special per init. Turkish warships were re- ported steaming out of Instanbul across the Sea of Marmora en- roue to Dardanelles.
 British Break Relations Bulgaria
 In Sofia, British Minister Rem del informed King Boris of Bull garia that Britain will break off diplomatic relations with Bulgar- ia probably tomorrow and state of war he said would "undoubt- edly" follow.
 Hundreds of German officers are reported arriving in Sofia hourly.
 Turkey Mines Dardanelles
 Authoritative quarters in An vara disclosed that Turkey min ed the Dardanelles and have talk en full defense precautions" Turkish officials withheld con- ment on the question of mobiliza
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
BULGARIA SIGNS AXIS PACT GROOMING FOURTH PARTNER
 BRITAIN SENDS ULTIMATUM

UNDATED, March l lP) - Bul gsria which was the first Central Pawsr to sue for D ace in the World War formally signed up with the Axis as the fourth min 1T partner of the Berlin-Rome- T 6vo pack.
 Hitler met Premier Bogdan PailoH of Bulgaria and other dip lomass al Vienna, in a ceremony a. ae historic B. vedere Pal ace, which aligned six million Bulgars and 10000 square miles of territory with the Axis and may open the way for a Ger man march against Turkey or embattled Greece.
 Rumania, SIovakia and Hun gary prec ded Bulgaria as sigma tories to the treaty of mutual aid,
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WnLKIE NOT DECIDED

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wendell Willkie said at Columbus that he had decided nothing definite as yet about making a trip to the Far East.
 Willkie was reported recently to be contemplating a trip to China similar to his recent per sonal fact-finding mission to Eng land.
 He said in Columbus he would decide soon whether to make the China trip.
 Willkie arrived in Columbus by plane from New York and con tinued to Nashville, Ind, by auto mobile, to inspect his five farms in that neighborhood and to at tend a family reunion with his three brothers.
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drawn up five months ago.
 Bulgaria's grain growing val leys and timbered hills may make a contribution to the ec- omony of Fascist-Nazi dominated areas of Europe but may how ever mean British bombing at tacks.
 Unconfrm-d reports from So- fla said tne British Government delivered an ultimatun calling upon Bulgaria to foreswear by midnight tonight any intention of giving German troops the right of way or consider herself al war with Britain. This was de nied in London.
 Virginia Gayda, Fiscist editor said tn signing confirms the isc iatIon of Greece in the Balkans. '
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Willkie Invited To Visit China

CHUNGKING, China - The Chinese peoples foreign relations association has wired Wendell Willkie an invitation to visit China.
 While Willkie has indicated that he will not be able to visit China any time in the near fu- ture, nevertheless the association expressed the hope that he would change his mind.
 The wire said that visit by the 1940 Republican presidential nominee would result in better understanding between the Unit ed States and China.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
Z Japanese Make Laws in Hawaii

HONOLULU - For the first time in the history of Hawaii, or of any American Territory, the Hawaiian Senate includes a man of pure Japanese anc =stry. There are six Japanese in the House of Representatives. Practically all of the Japanese in the Territory ar American citizens. The bi- ennial session of the Hawaiian egislature met in the former throne room of the royal palace in Honolulu.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
Yugoslavia To Sign Axis Pact

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DEFENSE REQUIRES STAINLESS STEEL

WASHINGTON - Defense Pri critics Director Stettinius report ed that defense industries would have right of way in requests for stainless steel and other nickel steeLS. The metals the vital in many defense fields.
 Stettinius said producers ag- reed to the priority and also ag- reed to give their customers tech nical advice to aid them in con- serving the materials wherever possible.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
US. Diplomat Hit with Bottle

WASHINGTON - Acting Sec retary of State Sumner Welles withheld comment on an incident in Sofia involving American Min ister to Bulgaria George H. Earle III and German officials in civ ilian clo,hes engag d in a public scufie. The State Department published the text of statement by Earle and previously released from Sofia, The statement said that Earle had acted in self de- fense when the Nazis struck him with a bottle.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
ROACH TROUBLES ARE SETTLED

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. - The separate maintenance suit of Mrs. Margerete Roach against film pro ducer Hal Roach was dismissed. Attorneys for the couple an- nounce that their difficulties have been settled out of court.
 Mrs. Roach's suit demanded payment of $2,125 a month for hr support.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
Mamie Ball
 Died Friday

SEATTLE. March (P) Fun eral services for Mrs. Mamie Ball, aged 69, who lived in Nome for 40 years will be held Tues day. Interment will be made here. She died Friday at Morn ingside Hospital at Portland. She left Nome ony a week ago. She was the widow of Harry Ball.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
Security Act Pays Alaska $356,OOO In 40

WASHINGTON - The Federal Social Security Board announced that 1t estimated Alaska received S365,000 under the Federal State In mployment and Railroad Re- tirement Acts and that 826 per- sons had exhausted their credits under the unemployment compen sation laws last year.
 Eighteen thousand dollars went to Alaska residents under the Railroad Retirement and Social Security Acts.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
Britain To Sever Diplomatic Relations Bulgaria
Turkey Mines And Closes The Dardanelle:
Ambassador John
 Winant in England g

UNDATED, March l (P) - U. s. Ambassador Winant arrived by plane at Bristol, England and was greeted in person by King George VI at the railroad station on the way 10 London.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
5000 Italians
 Taken Prisoner

CAIRO, March l, tP) - Brit ish general headquarters said tha 5000 prisoners were taken by the British at Driste, Italian Somaliland road junction town, and that Bardera was captured,
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-03
HITLER'S ARMY ROLLS ACROSS
 BULGARIA TOWARD GREEK X
 TIJRKISH BORDER--TURKS ARM
BRITAIN WILL BREAK DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND STATE OF WAR UNDOUBTEDLY FOLLOW

ton but the government controll ed Turkish press chorused the prediction that Bugaria will soon become a battlefield. A neWspap CT closely connected with the Turkish Foreign Office said that Bulgaria's army would be used to counter Turkish troops and hide the action of the German army which would be conduct ed against Greece"
 Report Bomb Rumanian Oil City
 Unconfirmed advices from the Yugoslav frontier said that Brit ish airplanes have already bomb ed German occupied Plosetti in the heart of the Rumanian oil fields.
 Yugoslavia To Sign Axis Pact
 Yugoslavia herself, the largest power in the Balkans was describ ed authoritatively ready to sign the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact af- ter German Minister Von Heeren conferred with Yugoslavia's re- gent Prince Paul and "alluded' to the Nazi military strength near the Yugoslavia border. Yu- goslavia will be the fifth power to join the Axis following in the wake of Rumania, Slovakia, Hun gary and Bulgaria.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02
Alta NET TOURNAMENT AUG. is TO AUG. 23
Finals Details Made For 25th
Tennis Championships

day morning, August l8, Central
Daylight Savings time, and will
continue on schedule to be an
nounced daily. The finals will be
played on Friday, August % and
Saturday, August %. All players
must report to the referee on ar
rival at the grounds for assignment
of time and court. Players not re-
porting within ten minutes after
their names are called will be de-
faulted. The Wilson championship
ball will be used. The draws will be
made publicly at "The Oaks" Tus-
kegee Institute, Alabama, Sunday,
August IT.
The tournament will be conduct
ed in accorance with the rules and
regulations of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. All
matches will be best of three sets
except that beginning with the
semi-finals in all mems events best
of five sets will be played. Sterling
silver bowls and cups will be award
ed to the winners and runner-up in
all events.
Requests for reservations should
be addressed to Capt Charles Ec-
ton, Chairman of Housing Commit
tee, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
The deadline for these reservations
will be Thursday, August ID. No
deposit will be required.
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tition and may not enter mems
singles.
Junior singles and doubles, and
girls singles events are open to
players who have not reached their
eighteenth birthday before January
/, 1e41. Boys singles are open to
players who have not reached their
fifteenth birthday before January
/, 1941. A. boy must not compete
in the junior events. A copy OF
birth certificate or other authenti-
Gated record of age must accom-
pa;ny entry of all juniors, both boys
and girls.
All entries must be accredited to
the satisfaction of the Tournament
Committee. The Committee reserves
the right to reject any entry.
Entry fees for the tournament are
as follows: Each individual entry is
So, except Juniors events and Boys
and Girls events. The individual
entry for Juniors and for Boys and
Girls will be 81.
Entries should be addressed to
Rertram L. Baker, Executive Sec
retary, 399 Jefferson Avenue, Brook
lyn. NY. After August 10 all en-
tries should be sent to Executive
Secretary, American Tennis Asso-
citation, Local Headquarters, Tuske-
gee Institute, Alabama.
Play will begin at 9 A. M, Mon
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BEATING THECON

polishing off that classy oattlei
Wilson. I'm ready for a roomful OF
ARCHIBALDS" -. We responded
with this LAS long as the tea-
therweight bosses demands Slo'ooo
CWright's angel can only dig up
$500 guarantee) for what many re-
gard as a losers end. you'll wait
a long time before you get that
shot, in the meantime, stay away
from the good 100 Founders, like
Charley Burley, whom they will
try to throw you in with" and
that, we were off to see Joe Bostic
and Frank Forbes, who do such a
grand job in their respective
posts for the NATIONAL NEGRO
BASEBALL LEAGUE, in New York
CITY; :. "REMINISCENCES OF
AN OLDSTER) E.
Thornton Sharpe one of Ameri-
cas- best known Negro Sportsmen
who now resides in Astabuola
Ohio, writes us a letter in which
he tells an odd tale about the
late SAM MCVEY, best "left-hook'
artist that ever laced on a glove;
Thornton says, 'McVey had gone tc
Australia to perform in one OF
those mixed (boXer against wrest-
ler) affairs, with noted nordic ex-
ponent of the jiu-jitsu art: E.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
Many questions by letter and tele-
gram are being received day by
day by the Local Tournament Com
mittee of the American Tennis AS
sociation regarding the 25th Ami
versary Championships which will
be played on the Championship
Courts at the Institute, August 18
to %, inclusive. After study of
the data requested the committee
thought it would be advisable to
send to the nations press a sum-
mary for the information and
guidance of players and patrons.
The following rules will be strict
ly enforced and all entrants are re-
spectfully requested to comply with
them.
Entries close positively on Satur-
day, August 16, l941, at 9 P. M. =,
therefore, all entries must be in the
hands of the committee before that
time. All entries must be accom-
panied by full entry fee otherwise
they will not be accepted All
doubles entries must be fully paid
for whether partners are named or
not. Entries are limited to two
events only. Players under 16 years
of age may not enter the senior
events. All players entered in the
veterans singles must be As years
Or over during the year of compe-
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Joe> Marva Talk;
Hint Settlement

Louis, affirmed this statement, out
recalled that Mrs Louis filed the
suit for divorce. He said Mrs. Louis
charges of cruelty offended Joe.
Joe, it was declared, is willing to
make a property settlement, but
refuses to agree to Marva'S five
point reconciliation plan.
After the conference, held Mon
day night in the Office of Julian
Black. co-manager of the Brown
Bomber, Mrs. Louis appeared very
much affected by the proceedings.
She revealed to the Associated Ne
gro Press that she was entirely TN
able to make any plans for the flu
ture until after the divorce.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02
Nations Tennis Stars
Swarm New York; Also
Entering Georgia State

first real test against Mcdaniel
and Cohen. Russell defeated Cohen
in the semifinals in four sets
match but wilted in the finals
against Mcdaniel. Minnis forced
Mcdaniel to play five sets in their
semifinal and the Minnis Russell
combination were unable to play
against the Mcdaniel Cohen team
in the finals after Russell's misfor-
tune from heat.
TO TAKE IN GEORGIA OPEN
The Xavier University players at
the South Carolina Open which in
cluded Mcdaniel, Cohen, Robert
Ryland and Joseph King are
heading East this week for other
battles against galaxy of stars
that will compete at the PennSyl-
vania Open, the N. j. Open and the
Silver Jubilee of the N. Y. Open
After these big engagements they
will head south for the Georgia
Open August 1916.
All the major tournaments now
left on the seasons roster which
will be packed with interest and
keen competition is expected to at.
tract the nations sport lovers to
the biggest event in the history Of
the American Tennis Association
when the National Championships
are played at Tuskegee August 49,
%
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of this contention.
FROM GOLDEN GLOVES

Robinson began as a medal chas-
er more than two years past and
as an amateur won the New York
Golden Gloves championship, The
Enter-City Golden Gloves and the
National Canadian Championship.
Previous to his debut as profess
sional fighter in the Garden on Oc-
tober 4 last, he had fought 80 bat
ties registering 63 K. O.'s and TAX
ing the others by decisions.
Since october 1910, he has
fought 16 fights winning IL by
knockouts and the others by de-
cisions which brings his total to
105 fights with rs K. O.'s and 80
decisions. A record that heavy
weight champion Louis has beat
EN-.
In his pro fights only four fight
erS has been able to go the limit
only to lose the decision and they
were such fighters as Mistos Girls
pos, George Zengaras, Bobby Nc
Intyre and Sammy Angott.
SUGAR CAN DANCE
In and out of the ring Sugar
is a real dancer. Light of feet and
swift as a Texas rattler. A Philly
neWSpaperman Leo Riorden says
that Robinson dances more like
"BolangleS" Robinson and fight
more like Joe Louis than anybo-
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02

NEW YORK-(A N P)-DRAMA-
TIC MOMENTS, $1,000 (paid) base,
ball mad fans, became Silent d,
the eternal hills, as oatcile'
Paige. greatest of modern Gay
pitchers of color, twists upon the
greensward of Yankee stadium, VIC
tim of a fast ball thrown by plt-
cher that connected with his MIL
lion dollar right arm: 8. in the Dug
out of the Kansas City Monarchs'
Newsmen, Floyd Snelson, (PM)'
Billv Rowe (photog- -columnlst)
Pitts Courier, Dan Buelry, Sta1
Amsterdam, and your scrlvVener'
crowd around the eccentric one"
who refuses to have anymore truck
with baseball for that day: back
in the stands, we chat with EFFlE
MANLEY, beautiful owner OF the
NEWARK EAGLES with friend
husband of course,) who later re-
marks to a male acquaintance ...
paige is certainly living up to
his name" o.. we wouldn't exactly
know just what the lady referred
to, but we can guess that it carries
back to the broken promises OF
the big-footed speedball wizard
who should be drawing in crowds
of 25,0O0 odd, for Newark's H..
CHALKY WRIGHT, Lolls in the
Esquire Barber shop d few days
after his great win over rough
Jackie Wilson, the Pittsburgh
windmill, we walk in to have a
baseball gabfest with PedroSa,
Reeves, Stewart and Hernandez
and the Chalk" spots us; "Well,
you can, tell the world that afte
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02
RAY ROBINSON IN THE
SPOTLIGHT

Out of the Negro heaven of Har-
lem, a sure product of the big ci-
ty comes Ray Robinson whom we
have mentioned as the possible
next world lightweight champion
in a previous release.
Last week, Robinson known ma
tionally as Sugar" added laurals
to his fistic diadem in his surefire
defeat of the NAB'S recognized
champion Sammy Angott in their
ten round encounter and would to-
day stand as the undiSputed cham
pion if it were not for the contro-
verSy between the National Boxing
Association and the powers that be
The NBA has as it's champion the
Robinson defeated Angott while
the states that are not ruled by
the association recognizes Lew Jen-
kins the sWeetwater Texan.
It stand to reason that Robinson
will have to overcome Jenkins in
a possible September match to
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02
BY ]. ID. McGHEE

ORANGEBURG, S. C.-The Sill
yer Jubilee anniversary of the Anne
rican Tennis Association which
will be celebrated at Tuskegee Aug
ust 1928 tops the list of sport and
social events on the nation social
calender for 1941.
Preparation for this 25th ami
versary has been underway for many
months and reports from more than
one hundred fifty clubs that are
members of sectional and state
associations indicate a record at
tendance will witness the national
championships to be held at Tus-
kegee.
New York City, where the Ameri-
can Tennis Association was organi-
zed twenty-five years ago is ex-
pected to lead all other cities in
representation. A special pullman
train has been reserved to bring
the Gotham delegation.
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went to the hill in the nightcap
and limited the Scripto gang to six
widely scattered hits.
Pritchett and Martin were the
outstanding heroes for Scripto the
former losing two heartbreakihg
decisions in the same day. After
pitching the initial game and be-
ing nosed out 7-6, Dewitt, after re-
vealing Willie Lee Evans, too wild
to last a third of an inning, got
credit for losing the second tilt be-
cause, at one time, his mates had
him snugly in front 81. But Prit-
chett had plently on the ball, fam
ming Reeves and Moore twice
apiece and Long once, not to men :
ton q flock Of other All-Stars.
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SCRIPTO RALLY
FALLS SHORT

,Scripto startd a rally in her half
of the eighth but Echols, stronger
with every inning of pitching,
stilled the big bats of the Black
Cats after that.
In the second game, Longs big
bat produced the winning tallies
when his long single to right sent
Catcher Hill who mad walked
and Spear who had singled across
the pan in the sixth. The All-Stars
had tied the game at 3-S in the
fifth, so that the rally the next
inning won the contest 5-3.
BROOKS, ALSO STELLAR
Following the fine example of
Echols in the first game, Thomas
Brooks. a true and tire veteran,
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TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
(SNS)--Tuskegee's famous tennis
troop will invade New York to take
part in the Silver Jubilee Tourna-
ment of the New York Tennis As
sociation. The Twenty Fifth Ami
versary Championships will be
played on the Cosmopolitan Courts,
New York City, August 4 to 10 in
elusive. This will mark the first
time that Tuskegee players have
taken part in the New York open.
Players making the trip are:
Clifford H. Russell and Howard
Minnis, National Doubles Champ
ions; Roumania Peters and Mar
garet Peters, National Women's
Doubles Champions; Thelma Nc
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Tuskegee Tennis Squad To
Compete In New York Open

In the South Carolina champion
ships Howard Minnis had McDaniels
hanging on the ropes in their semi
final match only to see Mcdaniel
snap back and take the match
after 5 epic sets.
The Tuskegee tennis squad will
leave the Institute Thursday, July
81 and will reach New York, City,
Saturday, August 2. Enroute the
players will stop at Greensboro,
North Carolina, and Washington,
D. c., and at each place will be
entertained by members of the
Tuskegee Club The New York Tus-
kegee Club will also entertain in
honor of the members of the
team