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Evening star., 1942-02-22
Illinois Is Near Title

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Feb. Il tR.-
Illinois moved within two victories
of clinching title tie in the Big
Ten basket ball race tonight by
stopping Ohio State, 1881. 1t
was the nlini's tenth triumph In
II conference games and they have
four yet to play while holding q
| two-game edge.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Crippled Columbus Five
Easy for Marshall
By the Associated Press.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Feb. 21.-
Marshall ran wild tonight to swamp
a crippled Columbus University quin-
tet, 86 to 28.
Playing without the services Of
two stars injured in the victory over
st. Vincent last night, the Wash
ington aggregation provided little
more than practice session for the
Big Green dribblers.
Marshall spurted to 50-19 lead
at half time.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Colonial Frosh Tossers
Score Over Marines

George Washington's freshman
quint defeated the Quantico Ma
rines, 46 to 80, in a preliminary to
the Colonial-Duke tilt last night
at Riverside.
The young Colonials had a 22-14
lead at the half.
Murini. Marine center, was high
scorer with II points.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Market Wise Triumphs Over
CLASSY Field in McLennun
BY JOHN WILDS,
Associated Press Sports Writer

MIAMI Fla Feb 21-LouiS Tuanos Market Wise shook on
the effect of two beangS today and sreaked to
victory in the $4,000 Handcapthe third ranking
of the winter.
Returning form which made him 194ls late summer
3-vearod sensation Cinderella horse acquired oy Iuano
for $780, stormed down the stretch to Snatcn m pace
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Wilson Five Rou Central for Title G. W. Stops Duke Qun in Thriller
Win, Lose or Draw
Hockey Amateur Doesn't Mind Being Paid
By WALTER MccALLUM.
Gin the Temporary Absence Of Francis Z. stan.)

Coach Redvers Mackenzie of the Washington Eagles cham
pions Amateur Hockey League prosperous little
loop wds Canada for hockey players and
up willing and fair middng stick handlers
question Mackenzie wants know why the newspapers
amateur" when they refer to his boys Implying
in strictly
up- -and- up wher acceptance o money concerned.
Red I'VE them pretty WeI as
beating they take rough tough
that they play for fun and don't
take they amateurs in the hockey sense
fellow used to the maneuvers OF such
those control of the United State Golf Aoca
trying their amateur paid help from accepting
cash gate receipts made possible
only by the skill mind of the public
amateur one who dsdans aside all
amateur
Mackenzie It's all confusing.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Burrage's Late Goal
Gives Eagles Edge
Over Skeefers
By the Associated Press.

RIVER VALE, N. J., Feb. 21.-Len
Burrage's goal late in the final
period gave the Washington Eagles
q 3-to-2 victory over the Jersey
Skeeters tonight In an Eastern
Amateur Hockey League game.
The Skeeters came from behind
twice to tie the score, but went
down to their fourth straight de-
feat when Burrage raped home a
rebound of the stick Of Art Thomp-
son ct 1872 of the third frame.
Bleau and Courteau scored Wash
inpton's other goals.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Ole Miss First in Line

Mississippi crack soph five was the
first entry in the Southeastern Con-
ference tourney.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
% TheyII Have Hockey League Ployoff

The main difference ability Mackenzie doesn't say
naturally for patronage with n
but is clear that IN hockey
at least the and amateur is ability
That of course levele that ability angle In most
athletic fields drawing their early aoy
as stepping pastures of professional
hockey That being the case by any oga
yardstck Eagles not have the ability OF the
admitted pros. . - -. .,..,os ,,,u
bea this time about the scheduled hocke
n1avos The newspapers phrases phon ana
het udng payofs and have hteo uo
thew are the and won't settle
the Eastern League now In
process of settling argument will be in payo making only
the Teams WHICH VIII" "'
their championship
"Wby shouldn't baseball people have payon IN tneT own
Lacquer" argues Yankees to Washington on August 10
with they going win the pennan
and every thereafter becomes
But payo teams OF the league 1onowo oy I
in the major leagues Woud mean
something"
PLAYERS Don't Gore for Games in Season
As we said And that for the way the
hockey people Meanwhile gent named Edwin T. Au VINO
taxes
payos Austin says the pyons are
the real bonot the regular league season. Does u
mean that only exhibition contests!
and still figure this out
There the United States eligible Tor the
others realize we good them said Mackenzie
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Totals 90 955 Totals 90 e53
Oncials - Paul Mention and orrell
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Golf Checks on Its Simon-Pures

Association happens to be pretty strict on
this the clamp who jumps
the such paly items
golf outstanding Johnny Dawson who
works for sport u S. g. Aponsod
connection welcome everywhere ee
Johnny amateur in the country he pretty close
talent in the land couple OF weeks ago.
In golf an amateur simply anything golf ball.
lenient Their amateur ranks are
ny well Frankie
still maintain the fiction OF amateur
obdding cash. though they condon
at the swanky clubs Tor their bo Win n
clubs picking for expenses ts ,r-ac
clear-cu payoh and stn
remain amateurs confusing to clear
mind
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Between Pro and Amateur, the Line Is Fine

to a wei it," he
the vouble Eagles COACH Canada Is
hot kids chasing puck around an Ice rink with hockey SUCK
the big There scores OF
of Some leagues and some teams are oet
them amaue and are pros but most
payofs in Montreal draw thousands OF
people pay the boys OF course the boys get
paid"
Capital still freshman insofar as ice
hockey teams both aCanadan outfits 1t
rangehod hockey monopoly 1or all
the Eagles avort and air their nst
camped Of Riverside Stadium draw
weekly paycec The Lions the American
admittedly smoother brand OF puck passing
Uhne beyond the railroad tracks break down ana
they and glad of it.
Both play the yet
one admits its professional status
And even explain why to the American mind grooved
sharp athletes play for and
for fun-n
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Totals - 1875 SO Totals --23 9 81
Evening star., 1942-11-02

Ex-NAvAL OFFICER BECOMES MARnIE-Paul c. Smith,
who resigned his commission lieutenant
Naval Reserve last week to get action in
morning private In the Marine Corps Secretary Navy
Knox shown administering the oath Pvt smith has been
serving chief Of Once Of nformations
He leave editor senesl manager o. the San
cisco Chronicle. star stan Photo.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

Something to sell? Something to
buy? Use . Star want Ad." Phone
MA. 5000. !.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
|Wasp's Chaplain Tells
Of Bravery Shown
Vesse|'s
D. G. Cathedral AImoner
Says Suffering Revealed
Glory of Character

Declaring that Americas war
aim must be to build moral in
Ntegrity, It.. Merritt F. Williams,
chaplain of the sunken Wasp and
canon almoner of the Washington
Cathedral, yesterday said that the
United States must build a good
world, not a comfortable one-a
world in which Gods moral law
lives in the hearts of men.
Men and women do not die in
vain who die for righteousness" 1t.
Williams said. "Our men are not
fighting for a world in which all of
us may have new set of tires or
another cup of coffee. These things
don't matter. What does matter is
that America emerge from the
struggle having accomplished the
war aim of maintaining moral in
tegrity and Righteousness.
Il was on a great ship of war
which was sunk. One moment We
were safe and comfortable and the
next moment we were overtaken by
q holocaust. saw men stand with
the flesh burned from their faces
and shoulders, and I swan with
men in the oil-covered, shark-in-
tested water. I have sat beside the
wounded and dying and comforted
them, and I have stood on the deck
of the ship and committed to God
the souls Of those who died in
battle"
+ 1t. Williams said his greatest
memory was Of the glory of char
acter that was revealed by suffering
and Of the men who sacrificed them
Evening star., 1942-11-02
w. De Mile TeIfuir Dies:
Inventor, Experimenter
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
|. WEST ORANGE, N. j., Nov. O.
w. De Mile Telfair, noted inventor
and experimenter, died of heart all
ment yesterday at his home here
He was Sc.
Mr.. Telfair was associated with
Thomas A. Edison, Inc, as an ex-
perimenter for II years. He was a
first cousin of Cecil B. De Mile,
motion picture director, and William
B. De Mile, playwright. In his
younger days, Mr.. Telfair appeared
with his cousins in road shows.
Mr.. Telfair's most important in
vention was the Telfair intercom-
munications system, which requires
no power source. Vibrstions of the
voice are harnessed to generate suf-
ficient current to transmit speech.
He had been engaged in manufac-
ture of these instruments the past
10 years. The system is widely used
in business houses and factories.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

selves that their shipmates might
be saved
Il think of the young officer 1t
Williams said. who took off his life
jacket when there were not enough
to 60 round and gave it to second
class seaman, and I think Of the
devoted work of the hospital staff,
who without regard of their own
safety stayed on the ship until the
very last and when finally rescued
went Immediately back to their work
Of caring for the injured.
II think too, "Lt. Williams con-
tinued, "of the things said to me by
the men following the sinking. One
young seaman told. ME that he
thought most of the men prayed
that day, and another added that
God had been good to us.
This glory which was revealed in
the SUFFERING" 1t. Williams con-
cluded, "is worth the struggle to
make Gods law rule in the hearts
of men,
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Body Of Man Supposedly Buried
Found Stripped in Pine Box

The unclothed body of a 54-year-
old colored man, supposedly buried
October rs, was discovered lying in
a pine box in Payne's Cemetery yes
terday afternoon. Investigations
are being made by three District
agencies. T.
Assistant Chief of Detectives Rob-
ert j. Barrett said the body has been
identified as that of Lucien HaW-
kins, 2400 block of Twenty-f fifth
street Sc, who died of natural
causes and presumably was buried at
cemetery services attended by his
family week ago yesterday.
The discovery was made by an
unidentified colored man who had
attended a funeral yesterday in the
burial lot, in the 1900 block Of Ben
ming road NE. After yesterdays
funeral had departed the man wan
dered around the cemetery and
came on a pine box in a secluded
section of the cemetery, according
to Chief Barrett.
Out of curiosity the man lifted the
Evening star., 1942-11-02

hand yesterday how United States
troops are faring in England when
she spent six hours inspecting an
American Army camp and talking
with men of all ranks.
Setting out from London by auto
mobile early in the morning, she
arrived at the camp in time to at
tend a church service with thou
sands of soldiers.
After lunching in the generals
headquarters Mrs. Roosevelt in
spected the camp bakery. where she
marveled at the skill of Army cooks,
and spent several hours chatting
with soldiers in the hospital.
Addresses Nurses.
She took time out from her in
spection to address 50, American
Army nurses, praising them for
their work.
Wives and sweethearts Of the
men you are taking care of must be
very grateful" she said.
Before leaving the camp Mrs.
Roosevelt visited a Red Cross can
teen set up in chateau. where an
Army sextette played The Dark
town Strutters Ball" for her en-
tertainment.
She manifested great interest in
every phase of the soldiers camp
life and asked numerous questions
concerning their welfare. The SOL
diers in turn fired question after
question at her concerning things
at home.
Late in the day Mrs. Roosevelt
drove to an American Red Cross
club where she met Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., who has been op-
Grating the club for three months.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Tydings Raps Wi||kie
Charge U. 5. Is Losing
Good Will Of Allies
Doubts 3-Week Tour Of
World Cove Him Time
To AnoIyze Situation -
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland de-
clared yesterday that the United
States is not losing the good will Of
its allies and asserted that Wendell
L. WILKES contention was based
on superficial examinations.
Il do not believe that Mr.. Will
kie's three-week journey, with a
short visit in each country, equips
him to analyze the emotions and
thoughts of the several hundred
million people who make up the
countries he visited"
Doubts u. S. Loses Good Will.
Senator Tydings also asserted in
a broadcast that these visits of our
unofiicial laymen, who fly here and
there about the earth and who dis
gorge publicity from various foreign
capitals like maple tree shedding
its leaves in November, would better
serve the purposes of good will all
around If they remained at home in
the United States"
The Senator said it was difficult
for him to understand why we should
be losing the good will of the other
United Nations IF we are losing it, -
Heaven knows that we are in the
process of raising the biggest Army
on the face Of the earth, in the
United States" he said.
I'VE already have the largest Navy.
We already are producing more air
Evening star., 1942-11-02

lid of the box and was startled to
see a body. The only clothing on
the body. according to Chief Barrett,
was a necktie.
Returning home, the man. whose
identity was withheld while in.esti-
cations are underway, called the
Detective Bureau and reported his
discovery to Detective Sergt. George
DarneIl. ..+.5 - "a .s-.f
Following the mans directions
Sergt. Darnell went to Payne's Gem
etery and confirmed the report.
Investigations were started imme-
diately by the Detective Bureau
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
and the Health Department.
The director who conducted the
funeral said that all he supplied for
the funeral was a pine box" The
funeral, he said, was handled by an
assistant" who was not Immediately
available for questioning.
Detectives were questioning prin-
cipals of the case today.
+. Meanwhile the body has been re-
moved to the District morgue.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Mrs. Roosevelt Visits
j. ). Chute Troops
Al British Base
Inspects Unit After
Spending Night With
Queen Mother Mary
Nv the Associated Press

SOMEWHERE IN SOUTHERN
ENGLAND. Nov. AFTER spending
the night with Queen Mother Mary,
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected
a unit of United States parachute
troops at their base here today.
Mrs. Roosevelt rolled into the res
ervation in an Embassy car and was
greet d by soldiers who quickly
shouted their recognition of her
She dined at Queen Mary's cha
teau in the south of England last
night. Other overnight guests there
included the princess royal, Queen
Mary's daughter, and the Duke and
Duchess of Beaufort, the latter
Queen Mary's niece.
Following breakfast this morning
at which she refused an egg, an
almost unheard of treat in Britain
now-Mrs Roosevelt went out early
to review 1t. Col. Edison Rats para
chutists and to look over their COM
plicated equipment.
every Much Alive" to News.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she found
Queen Mary very much alive to all
going on here and in America"
Told that the President was in
terested in reforestation, the Queen
mother said 80 am T. and gave
Mrs. Roosevelt two pictures of her
self saving down trees with Cana
dian soldiers.
Mrs. Roosevelt sent message OF
sympathy today to the people OF
Canterbury. the cathedral city which
Saturday underwent its heaviest day
raid since the battle of Britain. Mrs
Roosevelt had visited there only the
day before.
DR.. Hewlett johnson. dean of Can
terbury, commented yesterday that
II am quite sure the German bomb
ers had taken notice of the places
Mrs. Roosevelt had visited, and that
they thought If she can call on
Canterbury it had better have an
other dose"
Plays Game With Colonel.
During her tour Of the parachut-
lists base Mrs. Roosevelt was in
formed the unit was made up en-
tirely of Southerners. She replied
that she could find some Northerners
in the ranks and throughout her
visit she played game with Col
Raft. She scored one for each
Northerner encountered, he one for
each Southerner. The final score
was not disclosed.
Mrs. Roosevelt learned at first
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Nazis Claim Eight Sinkings
In Western Indian Ocean
BY the Associated Press.
1y the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Board
casts, Nov. IA special COM
munique said yesterday that U-boats
have penetrated the edge Of the
Indian Ocean and sunk eight ships
totaling 52,51S tons east OF Cape
Agulhas, the most southerly head
land Of Africa, and in cape waters
It was the first time German sub
marines had moved into the Indian
ocean from the Atlantic in their
'hunt for enemy transport ships,
the communique said.
It added that four more ships IN
q convoy of the Canary Islands had
been sunk, bringing the total OF
sinkings in this convoy to l6 ships
aggregating 1918 tons.
tThese German claims are
without confirmation from any
Allied source)
The special communique said that
In the last six days U-boats 'have
destroyed II ships. representing over
. quarter of a million tons OF Anglo
American shipping" Another omcial
announcement said that In all, Ill
Allied ships aggregating 720,575 tons
were sunk IN october.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Former Club Singer
Heads Steel Union

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. - Betty Hill Karr,
authenticated former night club
singer, is the newly-elected presi-
dent Of Local 2817 Of the United
Steelworkers of America (CIOO.
She is a toolmaker in . defense
plant here. Regional CIO Director
G. H. Gilman said that 50 far as
he knew she is the only woman II,
the Nation who is president of an
USA local.
Before the war Mrs. Karr was
a vocalist with some of the Nation s
best known orchestras. Her voice
still has a husky, torchy quality.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Truck Driver Is Lute
But Excuse Is Good
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA to drive
delivery truck, John Hanlon left
on his first assignment in the morn
ing-and didn't return until next af-
ternoon.
The company was about to fire
him but Mr.. Hanlon interposed:
THE truck broke down out in the
country. So repaired 1t. It took
a good many hours, but was told to
make that delivery I did"
you've made good" the boss said
Evening star., 1942-11-02
"A. P. Wirephotos.

planes than any other nation in the
world.
+ U. S. Role in War Stressed.
"And we are giving great guam
titles of weapons, planes and equip
ment, under the misnamed Lease
lend Act, to each nation in the world
that is fighting on our side.
II don't know what we will have
to do to get the full good will of
those nations if what we are already
doing will not achieve it. We will
have made all this contribution in a
struggle which, while world wide, it
is true, and which, while threatening
all nations, it is true, is certainly of
greater and primary concern to the
masses of the people in~Allied for
eign countries who compose this So
called reservoir of good will"
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Eskimo Finds City Life
Little Bit Different

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE.-Back home any pass
ing dog sled driver would have been
glad to have given him q lift. So
Ulak Hope, an Eskimo who is pri-
vate in the Army, didn't hesitate to
thumb a ride on his first visit out
side Alaska.
Ulak climbed out of the car at his
hotel, thanked the driver, started to
depart.
Hey, wait!" yelped the driver,
where's my money!"
He had tagged q taxicab.
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to the highest bidder, for cash, a
one-third (1-3) undivided inter-
est in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
Lying and being in North Car
DINA, Ashe County, Obids Town
ship, on the waters of the South
Fork of New River; bounded on
the North by the lands of John
Pierce and wife, Clyde Pierce,
and John Cox; bounded on the
East by the lands of the heirs of
John Miller, deceased; bounded
on the South by the lands Of w.
c Smith; and bounded on the
West by the lands of Everett
Nash, containing approximately
100 acres, and being the land on
which Elizabeth Miller lived at
the time of her death.
This the 10th day Of August,
1912.
w. B. AUSTIN,
Commissioner
R-20.AT
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NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
N. L. SHUMATE
VS..
ROBY SHUMATE, CORA GRAY
BEAL, MAGGIE SHUMATE, EFT
AL
Under and by virtue of an Or
der of the Superior Court of
Ashe County made in the above
entitled proceeding, I, Ira T.
Johnston, Commissioner, will sell
to the highest bidder for cash at
the Courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, on the 23rd day
of September, 1912, at one o.
clock P. M. the following describ-
ed tract of land, to-wit:
Known as the l.. F. Shumate
home place containing Is acres,
more or less, being fully describ-
ed in a deed from J. F. Stanley to
L. F. Shumate, recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds Of
Ashe County. to which reference
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-09-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of S. c. Sapp, de-
ceased, late of Ashe County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all per-
sons having claims against the es-
tate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Fig,
North Carolina, on or before the
3Oth day of July, 1943, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immedi-
ate payment.
This the 25th day of July, 1912.
ED OSBORNE,
Administrator of S. c. Sapp,
Deceased.
7-3O-6T
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

lin LIE OOFEh1OR COOR1
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
VENIE SEVERT, ADMINISTRA-
TRIX OF ELIZABETH MILLER,
DECEASED
TEXANNA MILLER, WILLIE
MILLER, Zener Miller, Jesse Mil
Ter, Kathleen Miller, Josephine
Miller, Heirs-at-law of A. L. Mil
Ter, deceased; Tilda Bare, Heir
at-law of Adeline Miller, deceas-
ed; Bea Miller and Ruth Miller
Faw, Heirs-at-law of Freelin Mil
Ter, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of the
Court made in the above-entitled
cause, I, w. B. Austin, Commits
sioner, will, on the 18th day of
September, 1912, at two (2) o.
clock P. M. at the courthouse door
in Jefferson, North Carolina, sell
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fusion, dlarls, strife. Beverage
alcohol tends, to disrupt home,
church, school and government.
Beverage tends to poverty.
The writer is under the con-
viction that the best way to deal
with this alcohol problem is to
give ourselves to the task OF
teaching our children and young
people the i'll effect of alcohol on
body, mind and soul. This way
we will develop an inward re-
sistance against this habit-form-
ing beverage.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-09-03

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF w. E. Nc
NELL, ADMINISTRATOR OF
EDWARD A. MCNEIL, DE-
CEASED.
BY virtue of a power vested in
me as Administrator of the estate
of Edward A. Mcneil, deceased
I, w. E. McNeill, Administrator,
will sell to the highest bidder for
I cash at the Courthouse door in
Jefferson, North Carolina, on Sat
urday, September 10, 1912, at one
o'clock P. NJ, the following arti-
cles of personal property belong
ing to said estate:
1917 shares of stock in the
First National Bank of West Jeff
erson, N. c.
A one-half interest in 4 shares
of stock in the Cole Manufacture
ing Company of Charlotte, N. c.
A one half undivided interest
in ITO of share of preferred
stock in the independence Corpor-
alton, Charlotte, N. G.
A one-half undivided interest
in ITO of a share of common
stock in the independence Corpor-
alton, Charlotte, N. c.
This August "a, 1912.
w. E. McNeill, Administrator
of Edward A. McNeill, deceas-
ed.
3-27-4T