North Carolina Newspapers

€ PERSON lilii Lib i SLANTS By J. S. Merritt or Dub Hobgood, one or the other. I On To Basketball Now that the gridiron sport is tucked snugly away t'oi another year the talk immediately changes to basketball. We are expecting some fast and scrappy outfits from the schools throughout the state Duke will be slowed down considerably due to the loss of last years second high scorer. Clyde Allen, due to an in jury and also Tom Connelly. Carolina is expected to turn out a scrappy five with George Glamack, Paul Severin and Gates Kimball pacing the attack. Which team of the big five will come out on on top re mains to be seen, but which ever one it might be, it will really have to fight for it- On Comeback Trail Coming back after a years illness, Lou Nova, Califor nia Collegian starts a new drive for a match with champion Joe Louis by tackling Pat Comiskey, at Madison Square Garden January 10. After Nova had won victories over Gunner Barlund, Tommy Farr and stopped Maxie Baer, only to be K. O’d by two ton Tony Galento, doctors advised Lou he had been sick for three years. We are wondering what Nova will do now that he is healthy. We all agree that the Brown Bomber is a great fightei and has been since he started on “glory road.” We are wondering if Lou Nova can stop him in ’4l or will the Brown Bomber continue another year of slaughtering? That remains to be seen. - ■ Wallace Wade, F. B Well boys, its Professor Wade from now on. Durham' county alumni of Duke University, who last week held theii j annual dinner session in the Bull City, had discussed before hand prospects of announcement of re-newal of contract for their favorite coach, Wallace Wade, who has made football; history at Duke despite a sort of off season this year. The boys sat around. Acting President Robert Lee Flow ers, better known as “Bobby”, got up. Pretty soon he was talking about Wade and it did not take long for him to say that Wade has no contract with Duke. Just like that, which could have been bad news, except for the explanation which immediately followed. In words similar to these, Flowers told alumni that Wade is no “hired hand” but enjoys the status of "Professor”. As such, he needs no “contract” and it would appear to be insulting if he had one. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH W. F. West, Pastor Sunday, December 15, 1940 ‘IoLLY MADISON , v MONDAY - TUESDAY, December 16 - 17th «. liwd ia terror* , ► stalked seconds I n \ with Mi Halllaay MilvllU Caayir • Alan Saxtir \ , Scnaa Hoy br 9. i. W«*m \' Oiracwd br JOHN MAHM A COLUMBIA riCTUKS Special morning show Monday 10:80;fcftemoons daily 3TIB-3:45; «dm 10-30 c; evenings daily 7:15 - »:00; adm. 15-30 c. I 9:45 A. M.—Bible School 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship Sermon by the pastor. 6:30 P. M. Baptist Training Union. 7:30 P. M. Preaching by the pastor. ». .♦■ .1 .V. .V. ,t .V. A -V- -V- -V- -V- .<■ .V. ■«. ». t. .» ■ • VVVWTVVVTV*WTV*- VTI' PALACE i MONDAY - TUESDAY December 16 - 17th I llrip-eoarinc IIWITH LAUGHS. pßi No morning show; afternoons daily 3:15 - 3:45; adm. 10-30 c. Evenings daily 7:15 - 9:00; adm. 15-35 c. SPORTS OFJHE TIMES \ t&fc . Emm *■ \, .<■ sliP*^ S ; rasflHß& ft®! l : mSi' ''9M v ''K'oHrii du ~ Big things are expected from Carolina’s George Glamack alone who led the Tar Heels to a 52 26 victory over Guilford Collegt Friday night. Glamack was high scorer with 25 points. Two Cage Games Being Planned High Point, Dec. 12.— Their season’s opener with the High Point Y. M. C. A. out of the way, High Point College’s well bal anced basketball forces now face two more sturdy foes before the Christmas holidays. Two of these games are on foreign floors. Saturday night, December 14, the Panthers went to Winston- Salem for a joust with the potent Hanes Hosiery quintet. On Mon day they will be at Asheboro and Wednesday, December 18, the Lincoln Memorial University team of Harrogate, Tenn. comes nere for an intersectional tiit. After the holidays the squad embarks os its annual jaunt intc tidewater Virginia. o Six From This State Win In Fishing Contest Prize winners in Western Auti Supply Company’s fourth nation wide Big Bass Fishing Contest have just been announced by the S’, t ply Ccmpany’s company, I which annually conducts the coo lest in 38 states east of the Rocky fountains. The contest closed September 30, according to L. R. .Vilscn, manager of the Roxboro tore. In an effort to increase public nterest in the sport of fishing.' Western Auto each year offers 1 -.cveral groups of valuable prizes or the largest black bass regist red in each of the states cover- j ■d by the contest. This year the arizes totaled more than $4,500 in value and are now being dis tributed to winning fishermen. First prize in each state con sists of nationally-known fishing tackle valued at $40.00; second, I third, fourth and fifth prizes l were also awarded. In addition. I for the largest small-mouth bass registered in each state the com pany, is presenting an attractive silver trophy cup. Prize winners in North Caro lina were as follows: „ First prize: Frank Perkins. Laurinburg—large-mouth, 10 lbs. 12 oz. Second prize: A. L. Durham, Weldon—small-mouth, 10 lbs., 3 ounces. j Third prize: W. C. Valentine ( Williamaton—large-mouth, 8 lbs 14 ounces. i j Fourth prize: H. L. Koontz, , Greensboro—large-mouth, 9 lbs. | 1 ounces. Fifth prize: D. H. McCullers, Clayton—large-mouth, 9 lbs. 3 ounces. Trophy winner: A. L'. Durham. In most instances these prizes are being presented to the win ners personally by the Western Auto Store or the Western Auto Associate Store in which the con testant originally registered. The 1940 contest, according to the Western Auto Supply Com p?ny, was far more popular than previous contests—hundreds of large bass being entered by fish ermen all over the country. The largest bass reported was from Florida and weighed 16 pounds, six ounces. smallest prize winner entry was registered :n Maine and weighed two pounds Prize winners included men, wo men and children. Officials of the company have announced their intentions of iponsoring another contest next year, starting probably on May 15 and extending through the summer to September 30. An in vitation will be extended to ail fishermen to register next spring for the 1941 contest which will ce open to all without obliga tion. —o Peace Officers Receive Benefits From Fund Law Raleigh Dec., 12 Geo. Ross Pou, Chairman of the Law En forcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund announcer to day that approximately 1300 Peace Officers from all parts of the state have become members of the Retirement Fund created by the 1937 General Assembly. Membership is open to all Nor th Carolina enforcement officers. However, the regulations of the p und provide that officers must become members before Janu aiy 1, 1941, and make contribu tions equal to 3 percent of their earnings from July 1, 1940, in order to receive retirement cred ■ l for past service. Retirement in come payments will begin July 1, 1945, to eligible officers having served 20 years. I Officers who become members after January 1, 1941, are eligible f :r. retirement upon the comple tion of 20 years service from aat< of membership. Mr. Pou said that a supply of application blanks was furnished nil Sheriffs and Police Chiefs some time ago, He urges all peac. officers interested in the retire ment program, and who have not filed their applications, to do sc before January 1, 1941, in order to receive full retirement cradi for past service. Membership application with) respect to the retirement program i may be obtained from The Law| Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund, State Capitol, Raleigh. o- AAA Committees Must Approve Some Practices An imoortant announcement tc farmers by E. Y. Floyd, AAA cx ccutive officer of N. C. State Col lege, points out that “several o the soil building practices umlei the 1941 Agricultural Conserva tion Program require prior ap oroval by the county AAA com mittee before credit yfill be giv ** en. “These include a number of practices which farmers will be carying out mostly during the next few months,” Floyd stated “Among these are: Contour atrip cropping, forest stand improve- Up'tO'the'Minute Spott tfews solicited Kings and Queens of Health—And of Corn Left: 4-H club members chosen as the nation’s healthiest at the live-stock show held at Chicago. L. to R.: Veneta DeWltt, 15, Milford, Iowa; Tom Wiley, 17, Ashland, Ohio; Vernon Duncan, W, Silver City, N. C.;< Robert Bolen. 19, Lanren, Iowa; and Edith Reynolds, 17, Seminole, Okla. Bight: Charles Fischer, 33, of Shelby ville, Ind., who won the title of corn king at the stock show. His land yielded 65 bushels to the acre. ment,, apple tree removal, and fruit or nut tree planting on con tour." Before credit can be given for such practices, the AAA loader said, the approval of the county AAA committee must be obtain ed in writing, with one copy go ing to the producer and one copy filed in the compliance envelope for the farm. The written ap- J proval will include instructions' for carrying out the practice in' accordance with the Triple-A regulations. AAA supervisors or representa tives of the county committee will determine whether the prac tice has been carried out in ac cordance with the instructions and specifications. The county committee may elect to have the county agent, assistant agent, or a vocational teacher to act as the committee’s representative. Floyd also called attention to the terracing specifications under the 1941 program. In all cases where the terraces are not con structed by a county terracing unit, the producer will be requir-] =d to present evidence that the terraces have been built accord ing to standard requirements and; iiave been laid out by either a! representative of the Extension! Service, a representative of the Soil Conservation Service, or a 1 vocational teacher. War Veteran Has Coward’s Role ———. i c hollywood doesn’t always “cast to type.” Melville Cooper, for ex-j ample, was a British hero in the first World War. At the Dolly, Madison Theatre, Monday and Tuesday, in Columbia’s “Escape To Glory” he is seen as a and a draft-dodger! Pat O’Brien and Constance Bennett are star-! red in the film, and John Halli day, Alan Baxter and Marjorie Gateson are others in the cast, which was directed by John Brahm. A native of Birmingham, Eng-. End, Cooper joined the British, Army in 1914, was given a com-1 mission in the Seaforth High landers in 1916, was cited twice for bravery in action while he served in France until March, 1918, when he was taken pris oner. His stage career really began after the war in 1923, when he clayed in the English production! of Bernard Shaw’s “Back To Methuselah.” o SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO. CAGE CLINIC PLANNED BY ROCKY MOUNT LOOP Rocky Mount, Dec. 12.—The Negro grammar school basketball league of Rocky Mount will spon sor its second annual girls’ and boys’ basketball clinic at the Ne gro community center on Monday night, Dec. 16. In the institute, demonstrations r.n basketball technique and rules rnterpretation will be given. Hel en Bolling, director of physical education in the local white high schools, will conduct those de monstrations. Emery Adkins head coach of the local white high school, will conduct a clinic on boys’ basketball. Varsity teams of the local Ne gro school will be used in the demonstrations. There is no charge for attendance at the clin ic, and coaches and officials are invited. PALACE THEATRE ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, December 16, thru’ Wednesday, Dec. 18th. Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment. Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 16-17 Marx Bros. - Grcuncho-Chico- Harpo with John Carroll and Diana Lewis in “GO WEST’’ Get on your marks and get set for the Marxmen—in a rootin’ tootin’ shootin'— MUSICAL LAUGH SHOW! Fascinating Journey: “RIVER THAMES". iiearst Metrotone News—News 1 while it is still News. ; No morning show; afternoons \ daily 3:15 - 3:45; adm. 10-30 c; evenings daily 7:15-9:00; adm. 15-35 c. • Wednesday, December 18th BARGAIN AND GIFT DAY Baby Sandy - Stuart Erwin - Una Market - William Fraw ley in “SANDY GETS HER MAN” Sandy Plays Match-maker— and her pranks play Havoc with a bashful lover—Who’d rather face a burning building than the blushes of a pretty Girl! All Star Comedy: “THE SPOOK SPEAKS” No morning show-, afternoon 3:15 • 3:45; evening 7:15-9:00; Adm. 19-29e; ($19.99 in cash will be given away to some lucky person today). SUNDAY DECEMBER 15th, 1940 Drivers Held To Be Responsible For Runaway Cars Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 12.—A driv el's responsibility does not cease when he steps out of tHG vehicle he has been driving,” Ronald Ho cutt, director of the North Car olina Highway Safety Division, asserted this week in calling at tention to several serious acci dents recently in which driverless cars or trucks were involved. In one of these accidents, Ho cutt said, a truck tfhich had been left parked on a slight in cline without the hand brake on rolled down the grade, struck a Continued on Social Page SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO. DOLLY MADISOfT theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, December lGth thru’ Wednesday, Dec. 18th. Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment. Mcnday-Tuesday, Dec. 16-17th Pat O Brien - Constance Ben ■ nett - John Halliday - Melville Cooper - Alan Baxter in ‘‘ESCAPE TO GLORY” (First Run). One of the great action dramas of all time—a thrill-laden story of adventure—of love mad cowardice, glory and venge ance—disaster and escape! Merrie Melody: “EGG COL LECTOR” (In Color). Fox Movietone News— News of the Nation. Special morning show Mon day 10:30; afternoons daily 3:15 - 3:45; adm. 10-30 c; even ings daily 7:15 - 9:00; Adm. 15 -30 c. Wednesday, December 18th bargain and gift day Richard Arlen - Andy Devine Astrid Allwyn - Shemp How ard in “THE LEATHER PUSH ERS” (First Run). The action boys remake—the fight racket! Ray Whitley Comedy: “BAR BUCKAROO”. Special mousing show 10:30; afternoon 305 - 3:45; evening 7:15 - 0:00; adm. 10-Me; (SIO.OO in cash will bo given away to "*» tacky person today).