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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
PERSONALS

Mrs. George Patterson. of Ashe-
vile, is the guest of Mrs. j. B..
Rice at her home at Harbor Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Par
mele returned to the city yester-
day after trip to New York and
Canada.
Mrs. Carl N. Dunn has returned
to her home in Maxton, after a
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Sweeny at their home at Mason
boro Sound.
Mrs. Peter Brice, of Chester
town, Md, is in the city and is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Adair McKoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Perry left
Sunday for a ten days stay in New
York city.
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, of
Roanoke, Va, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. James deb. Wal
bach at her home here.
Mrs. D. B. Currie, of Fayetteville,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. o.
F. Cooper, at her home on Chest
nut street.
Mrs. Ethel Adams returned to the
city Monday evening after spending
the weekend in Charleston, N. c..
as the guest of Commander and
Mrs. G.. D. Martin. Commander
Martin is aide to the admiral al
the Charleston Navy yard.
Mrs. A. D. P. Gilmour was called
to Leesburg, Va, yesterday on &C
count of the death Of her cousin
William r. Rust.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Burgaw

BURGAW, Oct. 29.-W. w. Pear
sail, of Rocky Point, was in Bur.
gaw Monday as a business visitor.
Judge Henry A. Grady, of New
Bern, arrived Monday morning to
preside over the present term Of
superior court. David Sinclair, of
Wilmington, is here this week pros
ecuting the docket now being dis
posed of in superior COURT. j..
Henry, of Long Creek, was here
on business Monday morning.
Dan T. Stokes, of Middle Holly,
was in town Monday attending to
business matters.-C. D. Murphy
and Ashley Murphy, of Atkinson,
were visitors here Monday.-Car-
lysle Williams, a member OF the
police department, Wallace, was
here Monday attending court. Will
liams, a musician of note, at one
time was instructor for the Bur-
gaw concert band. - Murphy A.
Moore, mayor of Atkinson, was
attending to matters Of business
at the courthouse Monday.-Erby
G.. Hardison, of Willard, was
among the Willard visitors to Bur-
gaw, Monday.-Boney Wilson, of
Rocky Point, was business Wis
itor here Monday.
Eugene Humphrey, of Tampa,
Fla, arrived to be at the bedside
of his father, J. w. Humphrey.
who has been quite ill for the
past few days.-Wendell Murray,
Of Raleigh, was called to the bed
side of his mother, Mrs. R. T.
Murray, Monday morning. Mrs.
Murray's condition has not been
at all satisfactory in recent days.
Former Solicitor James A. Pow
ers of Kinston, is here this week.
R. D. johnson, of Warsaw and
RIG. Grady. of Wilmington, are
attending court here this week.
Mrs. Gladys Proctor, supervisor
projects in area four, spent sew
eral hours here Monday.
Due to the necessity of using
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Country Club
Is Scene OF
Card Luncheon

The Cape Fear Country club was
the scene of a delightful event
Yesterday morning when the week
ly bridge luncheon was held.
Guests arrived at 1870 o'clock for
the bridge game and luncheon was
served at 1870 o'clock.
Mrs. Fred E. Little was hostess
to ten friends at luncheon honor
ing Mrs. Charles B. Fleming, OF
Wellesley Hills, Mass, houseguest
of Mrs. Rinaldo B. Page. Mrs. w.
IL. Preston also honored Mrs. E.
W. Walbach, who leaves soon for
Puerto Rico.
Those present were Mrs. Charles
B. Fleming, Mrs. Rinaldo B. Page,
Mrs. j. B. Rice, Mrs. George Pat
terson, of Asheville, Mrs. Joseph
w. Hooper, Mrs. ]. Irving Cor
bett, Mrs. r. c. Cantwen, jr.,
Mrs. James F. Robertson, Mrs.
j. Haughton James and Mrs. Fred
E. Little.
Mrs. E. w. Walbach, Mrs. James
deb. Walbach, Mrs. Charles H.
Thompson, of Roanoke, Va, Mrs.
C. H. Pratt, Mrs. William G. Rob.
ertson, Mrs. Monroe M. Riley,
Mrs. William L. Beery, Sr., Mrs
Grace Little, Mrs. Emma F. Per
ry and Mrs. w. L. Preston.
Mrs. George F. Potter, Mrs
James E. Holton, Jr., Mrs. Grant
Killiam, and Mrs. F. Grower.
Mrs. William L. Beery, Sr., was
the high scorer of the bridge game
and was awarded an attractive
waste basket, while next high was
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, who
received a powder blue china Gig
arctic box.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
| CAROLINA BEACH
SCHOOL TO GIVE
HALLOWEEN PROGRAM

The Carolina Beach school will
present it's Halloween program
Thursday night, October 81, at s
o'clock in the school auditorium.
The program includes play,
"The Fire Ghost" by the Third
grade; poetry and songs by the
Second grade; and play ''The
Witches Dance by the Fifth and
Sixth grades. Members of the PIT.
A. have charge of Halloween booths
and refreshments.
There will be a small admission
charged. The public in cordially in
vited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
MRS. VANN BOWEN
HOSTESS TO, CLUB
MEET IN BURGAW

BURGAW, Oct. 29.-The Burgaw
Book club met Thursday night at
the home of Mrs. Vann Bowen.
Mrs. jeanette Faison was program
leader, and presented Vivian Whit.
field who reviewed Hitler's Book.
''Mein Kampt, in a very interest
ing manner. After the business
discussion the hostess served a
delicious chicken salad course with
coffee.
Mrs. Carrie Hussey entertained
the bridge club at ther home Sa-
turday night. After several pro-
gressions the clubs high score
prize was won by Mrs. T. ]. Belts.
The hostess served a pear salad
course with coffee. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
KITTY M'KOY WINS
TENNIS MATCH AT
SALEM COLLEGE

WINSTON-SALEM, Oct. 29. -
Kitty McKoy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. McKoy, 502 Market
street, Wilmington, has just been
announced as one of the winners in
the tennis doubles tournament at
Salem college, Winston-Salem.S Shar-
ing honors with Miss McKoy was
Lillian Stokes of Louisville, Ken
lucky.
The doubles tournament was open
ed only to upperclassmen AMI was
entered by 16 couples. These games
marked the end of the fall season
enjoyed by approximately Sc stud
ents who participated in both the
singles and doubles contests of this
particular sport.
Misses McKoy and Stokes played
against the combined strength Of
Sara Henry, Lumberton, and Mary
Elizabeth Rand, Durham, in the final
matches, and emerged victorious aft
er three close sets. The deciding
scores were 6-3, 3-6, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Here Are Rules For Wife Who
Wants To Burn Up Her Hubby

Tell an anecdote about you,
courtship days, preferably describe
your husbands proposal.
Point out that he needs a hair
cut. t ...
Amuse the crowd by telling how
your husband got stung on the last
deal he made.
It's Easy to Get the Hang Of 1t
Take over in = restaurant, Civ
ing instructions to the waiter in
stead of keeping still and letting
your husband take charge.
Get the floor and hold forth on
any subject.
Talk about some subject or
which you know nothing = and
make your ignorance, very obvi
GUS to those listening. Or, easier,
still, just mispronounce a word.
It's easy once you get the hang
of it. Why, with a little practice
you can embarrass man any.
where, before either his friends OF
his enemies. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Miss Cooper
Complimented
At Coffee Hour
Mrs. Frank Fuller And Mrs
James Wells Hostesses
Tuesday Morning

Mrs. Frank Fuller and Mrs.
James L. Wells were hostesses
yesterday morning at coffee at the
home of Mrs. Fuller in the Hinton
apartment on Market street, COM
plimenting Miss Susan Cooper,
whose wedding to Sherwood D.
Dudley will take place this Satur-
day evening at o'clock.
Yellow and white chrysanthem-
ums were used to decorate the
home. Mrs. Fuller's mother, Mrs.
Bristol, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, pour
ed coffee during the morning.
About twenty-five guests called
during 10:3O and 1870 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30

progress since its beginning less
than a year ago. During the year,
the local group, numbering about
80 members, raised $1,496. SO, with
twenty members contributing the
quota assigned-30 each.
This year, the home chapter will
be divided into four units, each
with leader to plan individual
activities, and one general meet
ing will be held each month, on
the third Thursday. The first meet.
ing of the general association will
be held at the college on home
coming day, November 16. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
BY RUTH MILLETT

If you want to embarrass hus.
band out in public, there are a
number of sure-fire ways.
Call him by the silly pet name
that makes him purr when there's
no one else around.
Brag about how good he is in
helping you with the dishes.
"You Need A Haircut, Dear"
Tell another woman, in his pres
ence, how little you paid for the
dress you have on.
Straighten his necktie.
Cling tightly to his arm when
he happens to be looking at an
other girl.
Talk about the children when
he's in a good-fellow, life-of the
party mood.
Take the I'VE old folks" line
when he is under the influence of
winning alma mater o o tb all
team to the extent of whooping it
up like an undergraduate,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Electrical Engineers
To Meet In Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 20. - Up -
The North Carolina section of the
American Institute of electoral en-.
gineers will hold it's annual session
here tomorrow.
Reports will be heard at the
opening session and officers ano
executive committeeman for the
ensuing year elected.
Afterward, a party of 100 e1ectri.
cal engineers and engineering
students of N. c. State college and
Duke university will visit the Cliff.
side plant of the Duke Power Co.
A banquet will be held in the
evening at which Henry Dwire,
Duke university director of public
relations, will speak.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
FLORA MACDONALD
COLLEGE HOLDS
ALUMNAE MEETING.

RED SPRINGS, Oct. 29.-The
first fall meeting of the local Flora
Macdonald college alumnae was
held in the college sparlors on
Thursday evening, with the new
president, Miss Brown Morrison,
presiding. Miss Mae Brown is Sec
retary of the chapter.
Mrs. Sallie Austin Hyndman OF
Maxton, president general of the
alumnae association, was present,
and addressed the group, stressing
the importance of renewing work
on the Birthday Loyalty Fund,
which has made such gratifying
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
WINTER PARK SCHOOL
WILL SPONSOR PARTY
THURSDAY EVENING

The Winter Park Parent-Teach-
er association will sponsor Hal
loween party at the school on
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Many games and contests will be
held. All boys and girls who wish
to enter the parade are asked to
wear costumes. A small admis-
sion charge will be asked.
The public is invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
SUNSET PARK SCHOOL
TO HAVE HALLOWEEN
PARTY THURSDAY

The Sunset Park school will
have Halloween party Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
school. Games will be played on
the school lawn and other inter-
esting events will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
KING AIDS

BERLIN, Oct. 29RHKing Leo
pold, in seclusion at Laeken cas-
tie, has donated 1,0OO,O 900 francs to
the Belgian relief campaign, the
German news agency DNB report
ed today from Brussels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
RALLY PLANNED

RUTHERFORDTON, Oct. %
LR-A democratic rally will be
held here tomorrow at which more
than 1000 persons are expected.
j. M. Broughton, nominee for
governor, will be the speaker.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Bolivia News

A fiddlers meet and pie supper
will be held at the Bolivia High
school on Friday evening, Novem
Der 1, at o'clock. The public is
invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30

1t is possible to have radio equip.
ment in lightplane for about
$3.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30

The Ruth class of the Calvary
Baptist church will hold Hal
loween party Thursday evening
at 3 o'clock at the home OF
Misses Nettie Louise and Berta
Fennell, 407 Chestnut street. All
are asked to wear costumes.
Prizes will be awarded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30
Club Clock
The Castle Hayne Service
club will meet Friday night at
8 o'clock at the clubhouse.

A special called meeting OF
the Rebekah Degree, l. o. o.
F.. will be held Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Odd
Fellow hall at Third and Prin-
cess streets. All members are
urged to attend as special
business and staff rehearsal
will be conducted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30

The Mothers and Teachers
club of st. Mary's Catholic
school will sponsor a Halloween
dance at the school Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-30

his enemies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14
Who's Subversive?

That word subversive has already been taken out for many canter durlng the past few months, and it's due for many more. Having tendency to overthrow and ruin utterly from the very founda- tions is the way the dictionary defines the word. All right Now, who's sub- yersive? President Gideonse of Brooklyn College is the latest to come into violent contact with the word. Gideonse came to Brooklyn from the University ot Chl- cago not long ago, and one ot the JoOS he was given was to reclaim the BrooKlyn public institution from widespread ln- fluences termed subversfve.
 Gideonse is no mossback. He was always considered quite liberal at Cnl- cago. Entering on his Brooklyn task ne found, truly enough, and extraordinary concentration of Campus Communists He set about nullifying their dispropof- tionate influence in campus groups - TOT instance, by having class elections held in classroomS in the daytime With all present, rather than at night when only the zealots turned out, thus controlling with a minority. The CommunisVs responded by heckling, picketing, calling President Gideonse at unearthly hours, and the like There was great stew, and an investigation.
 In the course of this, President Glide onse, though sorely tried, gave it as his considered opinion that suppression by means of legal prohibitions is quite use less. The only real remedy is more posi- tive dynamic on the other side - more active effort to convince young people that their best future lies in preserva- ton of our democratic institutions. Very sensible. and of course the only answer with an ounce of permanent validity.
 Then Gideonse asked question! which deserves asking again: "Whc is sub- versive," he queried. "The loud preacher of some Utopian concept or the thor, oughly respectable, snug, self-confident person who insists on perpetuating the Situation in which the preaching of Utopian ideas is likely to be listened to?"
 They know the answer now (too late) in France; they are learning it at sicken- ing cost in England; Hitler in his latest speech claims he, too, knows the answer. And that is-Both!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14
Adequate Water Supply

The need of an adequate water supply that does not require special treatment before it can be used for drinking or cooking purposes is well indicated by conditions in Rochester, N Y., right now. The city's entire water supply was pol luted the other day when a wrong valve was turning allowing water from the GeneSee River to mix with treated water in large main. Fear of a typhoid cpl demic has been expressed and all sorts of warnings have been broadcast through out the city and environs served by the water system.
 The point in this case is that Roches- ter apparently is dependent to some extent on water from a polluted stream = the GeneSee River. Ordinarily this water goes through treatment chambers where pollution is removed and the water can then go into pipes to be conveyed to homes and business houses. But just one little error has now endangered lives Of many people All of which simply indicates the extreme need of national policy of stream reclamation.
 We are embarked on just such pro- gram here in Connecticut although we do not know of any instances now where community has to draw on a nearby stream for it's water supply Most of our cities and towns are more fortunate in that they possess their own reservoirs or are supplied from one privately owned. But all sections of the country are not as well off and the day may come, too, when local supplies will not be adequate. We'll have to draw on streams and ponds. When that day comes we'll want them unpolluted So any program designed to eliminate stream pollution deserves pub Iic support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14
American Bill of Rights

Tomorrow being the 149th anniversary of the signing of the Bill of Rights we Americans might well pause long enough to read this remarkable document, so often quoted, so often misinterpreted. The Sill of Rights assures us of liberty, not license. It is birthright of which any man in this tumultuouS world might well be proud. It shines forth today like beacon-light guarding and warning at the same time.
 Edward L. Bernays has just written a book, Speak Up for Democracy" m which he devotes some space to the Bill of Rights A few excerpts will merely serve to bring home to use the truths that we should know, but that we often overlook, purposely or involuntarily. For example, MT. Bernays says We often think of Democracy as only political abstraction American benefits by it g hours day. Here are striking contrasts between liv- ing in a Democracy and under dicta- torShip:
 "We read our newspaper and know that our news comes to us uncensored by the Government. Freedom of the press exists. (Article l of the Bill of Rights.) We may read an outspoken attack on the President. Or We note that the defendant in a sensational trial is tried openly in court before his peers (Article VD.
 "We turn on the radio. Again we know that what we hear has not been censored by our Government. (Article H.
 "We call up friend on the telephone. He is free to express himself as he de- sires. He knows that no secret police, such as the German Gestapo or the Rus sian GPU is listening. (Article I)
 we get letter uncensored - our right under the constitutional amend ment on freedom of expression. (Artlcle I)"
 But Americans ought to remember that they had to fight to get this Bill of Rights. They can't expect to retain it without showing the same determina-- tion and willingness to fight to protect it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14

Efforts to abolish legalized betting on horse and dog races in Massachusetts IS never ceasing. The latest effort by the Citizens Committee of that state is filing of petition containing 10000 names with the Secretary of State. This is the first step in having referendum vote on abolition of betting, which, of course, would spell the end of the race-tracks, too. The tracks only exist, because peo- pie can make wagers there. The next step is to have the Legislature approve or reject the petition. In Massachusetts if the petition is approved, then the state law allowing betting can be immediately repealed. Originally there were several counties in the state in which bets could legally be made, but Suffolk County, is the only one now which approves the pari-mutuels and has the tracks. It is believed that the Legislature will not support the petition, but will support pari-mutuel betting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14
A Nazi Mind at Work

Otto Abetz is in no way an admirable character. It was he who acted as a sort of Nazi espionage chief in Paris while posing as friend of the French. It was he who was kicked out by the republic shortly before che war. Tn the days of French adversity, he came back trium- phanfIy as German ambassador.
 Now they are telling an anecdote about him. A German film actress was boast ing that ln making German film, they often employed 30,O00 extras. An Amer Ican replied that in Hollywood they often H5td 30.000. When he heard this, Abetz is supposed tc have said angrily: "Why z'0ul she ten the man that we in Ger Hnu4 arc noF making Les Mleerabies' #Iih a tasf oE 16. .0Q6 .0D07" Be the story ..'.H oI ngf Ia1 facie afe as stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14

There is noticeable scarcity of inn ported cheeses on the market this winter. italian, French, Swiss, and Danish cheeseS are becoming harder and harder to i'm port. It's an advantage for the numer- ous American-made brands which are not regarded by connoisseurs as in the same class with the imports, but which are certainly marvelously true as to tex ture, color, and even taste for the aver age person. It may be that this shortage will be all that American cheeses need to come into their own.
 lot, the gasoline station or the used car
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14
Selected Poem
FIRST RAIN

FIRST RAIN
 (Kate Rennie Archer in the Christian
 Science Monitor) The willow-leaves speak of showers, A swirl of gray Feathers across white intervals of sky, Fringed with dark rain-lines. Round buckeyes hang, brown plums upon pale trees Where buds have formed, till even autumn holds The pregnant promise of abundant spring Where crickets sing And katydids shrill loudly from Gray-tasseled thckets of parched autumn grass. Gray gravel on bed of sun-dried river, Is moist with air-anticpated rain. There go mule-deerl They frisk because the night Is full of green-sap promises of grass And hocks of blue-tits fly From silvered missiles where They hung like fruit and picked at rpened seeds The sunset has forgotten to be red. The dew has fallen heavily. too soon. Then comes quick, soft drumming to the hill And swift cold water-drops upon my head, And round pits in the dust about my feet All through the woodland. on my shingled home. Cool rain Is singing And my heart sings too
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14

the Victorian age was one of the most creative in all history, and the fact that people gcoff at 1t now indicates the extent to which our standards and measurements of ev- eryth,ng spiritual and cultural have deciin !. We are scraping the bot- tom. oi the barrel now. spiritually, and until we realize that what needs to be changed in this world Is peo- pie. we are never going to get out of the dire social. economic. and political situations in which we find ourselves Our problems today are spiritual, and we will have no re- lief until we recognize this.
 We mag smile ail we have c ilalnd to at the prldery and naSTOWness Of the Victorian age, but a world sick with unemployment and torn by the carnage of war should rec member the adaee about Elaas houses -s and foFbear to east stones,
 Of the Victorian ege this can eeF- ialnlY W EaIds illnf lucy he'd moral standards and experienced Q pIo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-14

mer partner Of BOWleS. Benton then rewrote them and sent them to Bowles, who did some more revising and relayed them to Gen. eral Wood, who also made some changes. In this form they were published.
 BIG NAME COMMITTEE
 In addition to the promotional drive, a big-name executive com- mittee was set up, headed by Wood as chairman and Stuart as Na- tional director. Under this title young Stuart, operating from his fathers Quaker Oats office in the Chicago Board of Trade Building, is signing the letters and other literature in the raising campaign.
 The elder Stuart, not known to be particularly isolationist, has a fatherly pride in his sons meteoric rise. At the same time, he is fearful of the effect on Quaker Oats and not entirely at ease over having his son use his office. There already have been some sharp protests from stockholders.
 Young Stuart says that con- tributions are coming in at the rate of S150 a day, and that not more than $1,000 is accepted from any one person.
 While Stuart, Jr., is playing the role of general in his fathers ornate office, the resl master m.nding of America First is Se- curely in the hands of the execu- tive committee: This committee is not only the heart of the or ganizatoin but of the whole iso- lationist-appeasement movement. THE MASTER MINDS
 The following are the principal sparkplugs of the committee: BOwles, who with General Wood
 did most of the early promo
 tional work in the Middle West
 and now is the most dominant
 influence in the organization
 with
 Castle, considered the brains of
 the movement. Castle is