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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
R~EORGANIZES
FIGHTING FORCES
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lantic fleet, a Pacific fleet and an
Asiatic fleet. Each will operate un.
der a commandments.
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
who will head the Pacific fleet, also
will be commander-in-chief of the
combined forces. He will have the
rank of admiral and will succeed .Ad-
miral James o. Richardson, who has
held the post for little over a year.
Richardson was ordered to report
to Knox for duty, but the secretary
did not disclose what his new as
signment would be.
The authorized enlisted strength
Of the Navy was raised to 232 900
men including both regulars and re.
serves on active duty. The present
personnel numbers about 1911 900
compared with 5000 enlisted men
in the Navy last July. The increase
in the limit was effected under Mr..
Roosevelt's powers to change the
Navy's authorized strength in an
emergency.
Knox said that ships in service
were operating with crews at full
wartime strength, but that the in
crease was desired to assure full
strength manpower for new vessels
as they are completed.
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jimmy DEMARET
DEFENDS TITLE
Bulla, Heather Listed Among
Favorites In Meet; Metz
Will Not Play

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. S.-LR-
Leading ball belters and links styl
lists of the country, with but few
exceptions, tee off tomorrow over
the Sequoyah club course in the
first round of the 72-hole $4,000 Oak
land Open golf tournament.
The third on the annual winter
golf trail for the professionals will
attract a field of nearly 200 with
Jimmy Demaret, the Texas tornado,
in the role of defending champion.
Dick Metz, winner Of the 1885
tournament, remained in Hollywood
after playing in the Los Angeles
Open. Henry Pickard, the Hershey,
Pa, string bean, and redoubtable
little Gene Sarazen. decided not to
trv the grind this year. Otherwise
it is the same old crowd of sharp
shooters.
Johnny Bulla, bulky C~hicagoan,
moves into contention as a figure
to be reckoned with after his vic
tory in the s1O,0 900 Los Angeles Open
last Monday. He scored a PSI for
the 72 holes.
Among the redhots is Byron Mel
son, P. G.. A. champion and win.
ner of the $4,000 Miami Open last
month. He posted a 72-hole total of
271, nine under par, to capture the
first tournament on the winter
swing.
Demaret, Bulla and Nelson share
favoritism with Lawson Little, U. S.
Open champion; Sam Snead, Harold
McSpaden, Ed Oliver, Clayton Heat
ner, Ben Hogan, Horton Smith, Jim.
my Thompson, Craig Wood, Harry
Cooper, Willie Goggin and two-time
National Open title holder, Ralph
Guldahl.
The %6,30O-yard Sequoyah course;
a par 35-35-7O test, has been flood
ed with steady rain, like the rest
of the country hereabouts. The fair
ways and greens are soggy but par
is expected to take a beating dur.
ing the four-day swatting carnival.
Eighteen holes will be played daily,
with the final round Sunday.
Snead and Bulla, who cover the
circuit by automobile, checked in
today with reports of an accident
and a badly smashed machine.
Neither was hurt. They said another
auto had smashed into theirs from
the
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
HEAD CITES
EXPANSION PLAN
Di Benedetto Says Plans
democratic Answer To
Dictators' Programs

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 8.-RN
President Lawrence di Benedetto
of the National A.A.U. today called
his organizations expansion plans
1.-THE democratic answer to the die
tators' athletic programs"
He predicted hundreds of thou,
sands Of youths would be brought
into organized sports for the first
time.
The plan, suggested and recent
ly announced by A.A.U. Secretary
Dan Ferris, calls for establishing
autonomous divisional units within
the organizations Al districts, to
promote formation of new clubs
and bring unaffiliated established
athletic groups into the national
body.
cts the American way of physi-
cal preparedness through sport"
said the rotund di Benedict. I'VE
don't have to go after them with
a whip. It's all voluntary"
Existing district commissions
will aid in setting up Givisiona.
bodies, which will organize theil
territories. The divisional groups
will retain half the $40 annual club
dues and Is cents of the annual
25-cent registration fee for each
athlete, all of which has previously
been turned over to district head
quarters.
This will stimulate local inter.
est and give small bodies funds
with which to work." di Benedette
explained.
"The 1850 clubs and So, 900 regis.
tered athletes in the A.A.U. ought
to be doubled this year. AS each
club has eight to ten active mem
bers for each athlete registered,
you can see what this will mean
to the country's physical prepared.
ness.
ALSO it will help uncover many
outstanding athletes who don't &c
to college. Cornelius Warmerdame,
Greg Rice, Fred Wolcott-go down
the list and I think you will find 90
per cent come from smaller cities
or towns" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Whiteuille, Southport
Divide Cage Program

WH1TEVILLE, Jan. 8.-The
Whiteville Wolfpack cagers divided
a d~oubleheader with the Southport
Dolphins here today, the local girls
winning 26-10 and the Southport
boys winning 1920.
In the girls game the locals led
throughout, with Blackman and
Holmes leading the scoring with 10
points each. Gilda Arnold led the
visitors in scoring with five points.
The boys game was tight from
start to finish, with the half end
ing with a I'LL tie. Southport scor-
ed 10 points in the second half to
take the lead. Willis with 9 and
Sellers with s points led the visitors
IN scoring, while Gore with seven
points was high for Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
RECREATION
HUT BILL DRAWN
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recreation hut for soldiers here is
calling another joint session to
take final action on final detailed
plans, estimates, and specifications
now being prepared by Lewis J.
Coleman, county commissioner.
The city and county attorney
acted on the request of the city
and county boards to draft a bill
for submission to the legislature
which would give the county au-
thority to join with the city in prof.
ect sponsorship and enter into a
contract with the city with re-
gard to operation, maintenance,
and final disposition.
Other definite steps recently
taken in the matter looking toward
early erection of the hut include:
city rendering use of its property,
agreement to finance on a $3.50
basis, approval of preliminary
plans submitted by Commissioner
Coleman, and appointment of a
building committee composed of
Chairman Addison Hewlett and
James E. L. Wade, commissioner
Of public works.
The bill follows: Section one,
that the board of commissioners
of New Hanover county and the
board of commissioners of the
City of Wilmington n hereby au-
thorized and empowered, jointly
to provide, establish, maintain,
and conduct a supervised recrea-
ton system, either within the cor
porate limits of the City of Will
mington, or outside of said limits,
within said county.
"And to that end, they are au-
thorized and empowered, jointly,
to acquire property therefor and to
establish and maintain Fairgrounds
recreation centers, and other recre-
ational facilities and activities, in
GLIDING the construction and main
tenance of such structures and
buildings as they may deem neces-
sary.
"Section two, that in order to
carry out the objects and purposes
set out and definite in section n
of this act, the boards of commits.
sioners of said county and city r
hereby authorized and empowered
to appropriate and expend such
available funds, as they deem
necessary and expedient upon such
terms and conditions as said boards
shall agree upon.
"And it shall be lawful, in pro-
such facilities and actlvltl"s
set out in section n of this act,
to use and occupy the lands of
and expend their funds
thereon, without the conveyance to
the other of any interest in said
Section three, that all laws and
clauses of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act are hereby
repealed; section four, that this
act shall be in force and effect
from and after its ratification
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
VARSITY SCORES
Is Is TRIUMPH
New Hanover Junior Varsity
Rolls To BILL Decision
Over Sampson Quint

CLINTON, Jan. 8. - The New
Hanover High school. basketball
teams defeated the Clinton cagers il
2, doubleheader here tonight, thu
junior varsity winning Sill and the
visiting senior outfit scoring 25-1'
decision.
Both games were fast and clean
with few fouls being called on either
team.
The varsity tilt was close mos
of the way, with the Wildcats put
ting on a last minute squirt to thu
front. The score was d%eadlocked a
TT at the half.
Bill Bowen with seven and Billy
Pieper with six points led the scor
ing for the Cats. Jones with II
markers set the pace for the Clinton
seniors.
In the contest between the junior
varsity teams, the visiting Wlldkit
tens had their way throughout. Aulc
with seven and Collie with six points
were the visitors top scorers, while
Holland with eight markers led the
Clinton quint.
The lineups:
New Hanover varsity (25)-Owens
by and Nesbitt, forwards; Morrison
center; Bowen and Pieper, guards
substitutions Johnson, Olphant
McKaym Edwards and Herring.
Clinton Varsity (1S) - Jones ano
Houston, forwards; Dunn, center
burlington and Davis, guards; sub
stitutions-P. Smith and H. Smith.
New Hanover Juniors (31)-Ault
and Collie, forwards; Register, cen
ter; Herring and Duke, guards; sub
stitutions - Raynor, Kelly, Smith
Biddle and Matthews.
Clinton Juniors (11) Price ant
Holland, forwards; Kaleel, center
Smith and Crumpler, guards. Sub
stitutions-Hobbs and Peterson.
Referee: Leo Amster (Mt. Olive).
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WilListon To Battle
Elizabethtown Cagers

The Williston Boys and Girls
basketball squads are going through
an intense grind this week in prepa-
ration for their encounter with Eliza
BEETHOVEN here Friday night at 7:30
p. m. The teams are ironing out
their Weaknesses and give promise
of being in excellent shape for the
coming game.
The Boys team Of Elizabethtown
was champion of the Southeastern
Athletic association the past season
They have their entire squad Of last
year and the team is reputed as
being even stronger this year. Thus
Williston expects to have some keen
competition and hopes to give the
public an excellent game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Fiue Southeastern Men
Enlist In Army Here

Five additional voluntary enlist.
ments of young men from Southeast
ern North Carolina for three years
of service with various branches of
the army were reported yesterday
by Sergeant S. W. D. Bennett.
The enlistments included: Dan
Stocks, 20, of 419 Castle street,
whose guardian is Mrs. Sadie Fale,
and Charles M. Bordeaux, 10 son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Bordeaux, of
Castle Haynes, field artillery at Fort
Jackson, s. c.
Zeb V. Vernon, 10, son of Mrs.
Myrtle L. Leonard, of Montague,
medical corps at Fort Jackson;
Robert c. Bennett, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Webb Bennett, and Albert
c. Duncan, 10, son of Mrs. Lille E..
Duncan, of Whiteville, armored divi-
sions at Fort Benning, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Two Sailors Visiting
Parents In This Section

Two young men from the Will
mington section now serving with
the U. S. Navy are visiting their
parents while taking a leave of alb
sence, r. L. Deloach, local naval
r%ecruiter, reported yesterday.
They are: Jack E. Bryan, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A. Bryan, of
1920 Castle street, who enlisted No
vember 20 and has completed pre-
liminary training at Hampton Roads,
Va, and James C. Williamson, sea-
man, second class, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. julie L. Williamson, of route
three, Whiteville, attached to the U.
s.. S. Umpqua, mine sweeper, based
at Charleston.
+. L. Williams, chief electricians
mate, formerly officer in charge of
the local ~sub-station, who is attached
to the U. S. S. Albemarle, stationed
at Philadelphia, is here on a 10 day
leave, Deloach said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
RICE TO RECEIVE
SULLIVAN AWARD
Former Irish Runner Voted
AS Person Doing Most For
~Sportsmanship In 1910

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-LP-Greg.
DRY Rice, former Notre Dame run.
ner and holder of the American
record at two and three miles. 10.
day was named winner of the lg40
Sullivan award, annually present
ed to the athlete who was JUDGED
to have done the most during the
year to advance the cause Of
craftsmanship.
Rice, who lowered the .tWo-mile
mark to eight minutes, 81 sec.
onds and the three-mile standard 10
l 3minutes, 6 seconds, was the
overwhelming choice of the soc
sports leaders who participated in
the voting. He polled lob points,
more than his next two rivals com.
bined.
AL Patnik, Ohio State diver, was
second with 500 points; Fred Vol.
colt, Rice institut ehurdler, third
with 479; Cornelius Warmerdamc,
San Francisco Olympic club ath.
lete who raised the pole vault
mark to Is it. l 1-8 inches. fourth
with ats and Joe Platak, Chicago
handball ace. fifth with 404. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Riggs, MNeiN Advance
In Dixie Net Tourney

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. S.-LR-Bobby
Riggs of Chicago, who lost his top
ranking position in American tennis
a year ago, and Oklahoma City's
Don Mcneil, the youngster who dis
placed him, advanced easily today
in the 18th annual Dixie tourna-
ment.
Riggs, hitting the comeback trail,
banged his way through two oppo-
nents to become the first entry to
reach the bracket of eight. The
former champion beat Nelson Mason
of Tampa, 6-3, ga and followed with
a Ga, Ga win over Martin Buxby
of Miami.
The %top-seeded Mcneil defeated
Homer Woodruff Of Tampa 60, Ga
to advance to the third round, where
his opponent will be Vincent Paul
of New York. All other seeded play
ers advanced without mishap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
DEAC0NS DEFEAT
Blue DEVIL FIVE
Wake Forest Ends Duke Big
Five Supremacy With 49,
IS Court Decision

DURHAM, Jan. S.-R-Wake
Forests Demon Deacons put an end
to the perfect Big Five record OF
Duke university here tonight by
winning a basketball game by the
score of 80 to 35, to take the lead
in the state race.
1t was the first triumph for Wake
Forest in the titular struggle. Duke
previously had defeated Davidson.
Herb Cline, center for the Bap-
fists, was the star of the contest,
both on offense and defense. He
registered IA points to lead the
scorers of the night.
Eddie Smokes, Duke guard, was
the leader for the Blue Devils, get
ting u points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
War Has Nc Adverse Effect
On American Sports Program

vealing a 100 per cent decrease
in the number of physical rejec-
tons over 1917.
The general assumption that
there are more men and women
than ever before engaging in col
lege athletics, intercollegiate and
intramural, received some sub
sanitation in the uniform increase
in the number of teams and ndl-
viduals competing in the meets
and tournaments sponsored by the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso'
citation. That trend was parallelec
in the past year by exceptionally
keen competition and heightened
spectator interest.
Team champions in N. c. A. A.
1910 events showed a wide geo,
graphical distribution of national
titles. They included basketball,
Indiana; boxing, Idaho; cross
country, Indiana; golf, Princeton;
and Louisiana state; gymnastics,
Illinois; swimming, Michigan; ten,
mis-, Kenyon (singles) and Stanford
doubles; track, Southern Califor'
mia; and wrestling Oklahoma A. &
M.
Football, capstone of the inter
collegiate program of competitive
athletics, maintained it's foremost
position in competitor and specta'
tor interest. Exceptionally keen
and interesting competition with
outstanding teams in every sector
contributed to a gain in nationa-
football attendance, as reported by
the Associated Press. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
BY JOHN L. GRIFFITH
National Col
Ior;ofo Athletic Assn

Secretary-TreaSurer, National Col
legiate Athletic Assn.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-R-The first
year of the European war and the
consequent program for national
defense in this country had no ad-
verse effect on the intercollegiate
athletic program. A major conse-
quence was to focus attention on
h manifold contributions to
physical preparedness in national
defense which have been made
through the years by the health,
physical education and athletic
programs of the schools and col
leges.
Colleges of the country have
taken as their key the statement
by President W. B. Owens of the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation, that las in the last World
war when, at the request of the
War department, every effort was
made to maintain the college ath-
letic programs in full. there will
be no curtailment of those pro-
grams at this. time"
Major attention has been accord
ed physical preparedness by the
schools and colleges since the
alarming revelations of the 1917
draft statistics. Compulsory physi.
cal education in the schools of 81
states and voluntary athletic COM
petition for fully 10, 000, 900 youth
have been some of the results
which may have shown their eff
fects in current draft statistics re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
l5O-Gauon Still Taken
By Officers During Raid

Sheriff's deputies, ABC and ATU
agents yesterday reported the sci.
zure OF a $50 gallon capacity sub
marine still in, a raid conducted in
n southern part of the county
ABOUT. a mile west. of highway 421
and south of the inland waterway.
Officers also reported the seizure
OF IL barrels of wash and two gallons
OF finished whsokey. The still was
in operation at the time of the raid,
but the operators escaped into the
nearby woods before the arrival of
the officers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
ASSEMBLY BOOSTS
PAY OF OFFICERS
Continued From Page One)

had not been passed today or be
fore Inauguration services tomor
row, the four could not have beer
given increases for four years be
cause their pay cannot be raised
after they have taken office.
Organize
Both houses organized, thereby
preparing the way for the inaugu'
ration tomorrow of the new COVER
nor, j. M. Broughton, and other
state officials.
The legislators will convene al
II a. M, then go to Raleigh me.
mortal auditorium for a joint ses.
sion during which the oaths of Of
flee will be administered and
Broughton will make his inaugural
address.
Odus M. Null of Cleveland coun-
ty was elected speaker of t e
House, and John D. Larkins, Jr.,
president protein of the senate.
They were nominated in democra-
tic caucuses last night.
The House was called to order
at noon by Thad Eure, secretary OF
state. Lieut.. Gov. w. P. Horton
presided in the senate. He will
hold office until R. L. Harris Of
Person county, the lieutenant gov
ernor-elect, is sworn in tomorrow.
Associate Justice A. A. F. Sea-
well administered the oath of lib
representatives, and Associate Jus.
tice M. V. Barnhill to the 46 sena-
tors present.
Committee Named
The new lieutenant governor
named Larkins as chairman of the
senate rules committee. Other
members named were Gay of
Northampton, Clark of Edg-
comb, Price of Rockingham, o.
Berry of Wayne. johnson of Pen
der, Gray of Forsyth, Horton of
Martin, McBryde of Hoke, Ballen-
tine of Wake, Long of Halifax.
Lumpkin of Franklin, Marshall of
Stokes, Cherry of CASTOR, Sanders
VI A1dIildl1SC, ID lllG VI Meckl6n-
burg and Wilson of Davidson.
Null named Representative Bird
ger of Bladen as chairman of the
House rules committee. Other
members are Davis of Dare, Aber-
nethy of Lincoln, Austin of Ashe.
Blalock of Arson, Crawford of
Wayne, Edwards of Beaufort, Gass
of Forsyth, Harris of Northamp-
ton, Horner of Granville, Kerr of
Warren, Kluttz of Stanly, Moore
of Scotland, Palmer of Haywood,
Pearsall of Nash, Penland of CLAW.
Pitman of Robson, Pollard Of
Quinn of Duplin, Ross of
Randolph, Rudisill of CASTOR, Sell
lars of Alamance, Skies of Colum-
bus, Stoney of Burke, Watkins of
Vance and Pitman of Avery.
Both houses passed the two Gus
tomary session-opening resolutions
for an inaugural year. One author
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Sisler Vetoes Plan For
10th Man In Baseball

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8.-R-George
Sisler, commissioner of the Nation
al Semi-Pro Baseball association,
today vetoed a proposal to let semi.
pro teams use 10 men-the tenth
man to bat for the pitcher.
While o%verruling the proposed
change for tournaments coming
within his jurisdiction, Sisler said
the idea was "well worth trying"
He suggested experimental use in
exhibition games to get the reac.
ton of fans and players. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
WILDCATS WHIP CLINTON CAGERS
IS, 900 Oakland Golf Tourney Opens Today
CAGE SCORES
Lenoir-Rhyne 43; Newberry 80.
Appalachian Sc; King college

Lenoir.Rhyne 43; Newberry 80.
Appalachian Sc; King college
46.
Elon Al; Hanes Hosiery Sc.
N. Y. U. 81; Manhattan II.
Oak Ridge SO; Belmont Abbey
Al.
Harvard A; Army 40.
Navy AZ; Catholic U. 26.
Duke Frosh SO; Wake Forest
Frosh 46.
Georgia Tech So; Clemson 81.
Duquesne 46; Carnegie Tech 9.
w. Va. Sc; w. Va. Wesleyan
IS.
Wake Forest SO: Duke 35.
V.P.I. 81; Norfolk Naval 81.
Miami 80; Wilmington 81.
Randolph Macon 48; Bridge
water 81.
John Carroll 81; Penn %.
Pennsylvania 43; Maryland 81.
Muhlenburg Sc; Bucknell SO.
Gettysburg IS; Albright 30.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
WAGSTAFF DEATH
SENTENCE UPHELD
Continued From Page One)

at that time. The spring term will
begin February 4.
The opinion in the Wagstaff case,
which came to the supreme court
from Alamance county, was written
by Associate Justice Michael ochenck
and upheld the first death sentence
pronounced by Special Judge A. Hall
Johnston.
After dismissing 10 exceptions
filed by attorneys for the negro,
Schenck said the single issue was
whether the woman was raped, or
whether she voluntarily submitted
to relations with the negro.
This issue, he said, was decided by
the jury, which went On record as
asserting that the woman was raped.
In the only other state case. the
court upheld the conviction in
Orange county of C. D. Wilson, Jr.,
on charges of reckless driving, and
expressed the opinion that his six.
month road sentence was not exces.
sive. ,
The court found error in the issu.
ance of an order which would have
required the Southern Railway and
seven other railroads to produce cor
respondence relating to rates cover
ing shipments of petroleum products
from Wilmington and river terminals
to points in North Carolina.
The order had been requested by
D. C. Patterson, who alleged that
the railroads had conspired to lower
their rates SO as to ruin his business
Of transporting such products by
trucls, and that the aim of the rail-
roads was to raise rates after com
petition had been driven from the
field.
Associate Justice Schenck, who
wrote the opinion, did not deal with
the question Of conspiracy, but said
there was error in granting the order
since Patterson's petition fails to
designate any specific letters or
documents desired, and fails to state
the contents thereof, and does not
aver that the information. or proc
sought is not available elsewhere"
These facts, he added, should have
been set forth, since the mere aver
ment that the letters OR documents
are material is nothing more than
an expression of the applicants
opinion"
The list Of opinions follows:
Smith VS. Mears, B%uncombe, petition
allowed in part.
Sheath, ct al VS. Katzis, ct al, Wayne,
on defendants appeal, no error. On
plaintiffs appeal, no error.
Rose VS. Rose, Johnston, affirmed.
Mills VS. Moore, ct al, Lenoir, af-
firmed.
Pink VS. Griffin, ct al, Guilford, re-
versed.
Smith VS. Kappas anc straps Co., Inc,
Guilford, new trial.
Clark VS. Henrietta Mills, Guilford,
modified and affirmed.
State VS. Wagstaff, Alamance, no er-
rOr
State VS. c. d. Wilson, Jr., Orange,
no error.
Bogen vs. Bogen, Orange, affirmed.
Cook, ct al, VS. Bradsher, ct al, Per
son, reversed.
Patterson, ct ais, VS. Henrietta Mills,
Durham, affirmed.
Patterson VS. Southern Railway Co.,
ct al, Alamance. error.
Simons VS. Lebrun, Orange, no error.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
Flight. Wins
First Hialeah Race

HIALEAH PARK, Fla, Jan. g.
R-Racing through a thin, driving
rain before nearly 1900 fans, W. F.
Mannagh's Liberty Flight, a II to 1
shot, outlasted Is other crack sprint.
ers to win Hialeah Parks inaugural
handicap today.
The six-year-old gelding won by a
head after a thrilling stretch duel
with. A. C. Snyder's High One and
captured the $500 major share of
the purse.