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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19

BILE Yankees will be on the south's side. Ger
tainly, in the end, we will all win or lose"
It is doubted that any country, or region.
has made a more rapid or greater comeback
than has the south, since the close OF the war
between the states and the reconstruction Pc
Rod. Those who have seen the Gone With the
Wind" picture, currently showing in a Green's
boro moviehouse, must be impressed anew and
more forcefully than ever with the souths
rapid and steady rise from wars devastation
and isolation to it's present position OF economic
Importance. If, as has been said, the south
is the nations mo. 1 Economic Problem, :"
there is every evidence that it is rapidly becom.
ing the nations No. 1 section from the stand.
point Of economic promise and importance.
The people of the south are naturally pleas.
ed, even elated, over multiplying evidences of
their regions progress, but the wise and the
far-sighted will find but scant, if any, enjoy
ment in the thought that profit in one region
results in losses for another. Editor Daniels
takes the broad-minded and correct view when
he says, Certainly, in the end, we will win
or lose" The United States, after all, is one
country. For the general welfare, progress and
growth Of the nation, it is as essential for one
section to fare well as it Is for another.
AS the ocean tides continually ebb and flow,
so, economical trends continually shift and
change. Just now industry is moving south in
great volume, and the southern states are in
the midst of a great development era. But
this should not necessarily mean that New
England, or any other section of the United
States, should suffer irreparable damages and
losses. If certain industries and businesses are
lost in economic transitions 1t should be pos
sible to effect readjustments
Again, as Editor Daniels declares, the nation
cannot, or certainly it should not, remain half
poor and half rich" It's a poor sort of pros
perity' that doesn't stretch from Maine to
Florida, and from North Carolina to California.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Star-News Program.

Consolidated City-County Government,
under Council-Ma nager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
Marketing FACILITIES.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highvay from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of City Limits.
S5toot Cape Fear Riuer channel, Nid-
er Turning Basin, Nth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Paued River Road to Southport, uia
Ortom Plantation.
Development of Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustaimed.ytezd methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro-
motioma1 Agency, supported by one,
countrywide tao.
%Shipyards and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development of natiUe grape gro11ing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis SdndtoriMm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19

and adjourned without fixing their conven-
ton date, with the definite purpose to wait
for once until the republicans had selected
their standard bearer. Now Mr.. FARLEY, the
national chairman, has designated July 15 Tor
the Chicago assembly.
Just why the issue was raised or what edge
is to be gained is not wholly apparent. The
party strategists must know, however, OF
precedent would not have been broken. But
in these troubled times it is solacing to have
one more issue settled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Presidential Primaries

whether he's straight.away, "a
wing, conservative, or what.not,
If the voting in both parties
the spring primaries should ea
fish the fact that voters in n
mary-holding states are all thinhl
either in conservative or liberal
rections, then the primary vote v
have an important effect on the
tional conventions. For party la
ers these days don't ignore pOpl.
signs as they did in 1912.
Likewise, the fact that the p
maries are developing into freet.
all races gives them the atmosphg
of a political testing ground.
short, more than a crop of favot
sons may appear. And, even thou!
some of the more prominent card
dates won't enter some of the p
maries, the voting may show Vfl
candidates the voters do not wan
And that's a very important lI
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Netherlands Steamer
Strikes Mine. Sinks

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1S.-R-
The Netherlands freighter Ameland,
4,537 tons, struck a mine in the
North sea and sank today. Her
crew, several Of them slightly in
jured, was picked up by another
Netherlands merchantmen.
The Ameland, en- route from the
hook Of Holland to the Netherlands
East Indies, sank near the position
where the Norwegian freighter
Kvernaas went down Friday night
after an explosion.
Another Netherlands marine cas-
ualty was reported in the Cape
Verde Islands. The freighter Ak
maar, 6,9S2 tons, was aground
there on the Isle of Fogo, but her
crew was said to be in no danger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
One Man Killed When
Fire Destroys Clubhouse

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. ,1s-lR,
One man died when fire of unde.
termined origin destroyed the 200
year old Lord Fairfax clubhouse
near here early today.
D. NJ. VanCott, an architect and
former resident of Salt Lake City,
was trapped in his third floor bed.
room. Another resident of the club.
A. M. Protho, fencing expert, leaped
from a third-floor window al
escaped with minor injuries. Three
Club employees, only others in the
building, also escaped.
The club house was built in 1882
as a nome for the eighth Lord Fair
fax, a neighbor and friend of George
Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Seven Persons Die In
Spanish Storms, Rains

MADRID, Feb. 1S- Up Seven
persons lost their lives today in &C.
cidents caused by storms and heavy
rains sweeping Spain.
A landslide due to rain derailed a
train between Castro Urdiales and
T~raslavina, killing one child and in
juring five other passengers.
= Six miles off Guetaria, near San
Sebastian, six fishermen drowned as
their small boat capsized in a storm.
In Guipuzcoa province, highways
were flooded and other communica-
tons interrupted by rains. A num-
Der of families were forced to flee
their homes when the storm-swollen
streams flooded the Oyarzun and
Renteria valleys.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
THE UP.COMING U
Greensboro RecrOd

Editor Jonathan Daniels, of the Raleigh News
and Observer. who recently toured the New
England states collecting material for a book,
seems convinced that the south has much to
gain, economically, within the next few years.
and that the New England area, in the process,
stands to lose much.
w are on our way back and can't go any
way but up, and New England is on the way
down and apparently can't STOP" asserted the
Raleigh editor in addressing the Carolina Arts
club at Chapel Hill the other night. Gust as
this nation couldn't remain half slave and
half free" said Mr.. Daniels, $50 it can't re.
main half poor and half rich, and I have a
feeling that in this economic fight most sensi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
BUSINESS AHEAD
OF 1899 LEVEl
Industrial Activity And H
tail Trade Decline During
January, However

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. - W.
The federal reserve board reP''
today that industrial ACTIVITY !
retail trade declined i'll Janua! 7
early February, but were well a .'
of the corresponding period IN ~
In a summary of general ousl.5
and financial conditions, these ~"
were noted: .,.,t
The seasonally adjusted 'llu' a.,
industrial production decllnsu 90
points to 120 in January
Factory employment and pa'+ \
dropped more than ~seasohal!'
a sharp upswing in the la'''
of 1889. i
Department, variety store ana 4
order sales declined more lnaA
sonally from the December
level, while freight car lV''
showed a seasonal downs"lns, 4
Exports maintained the A,oA I'd
of December, contrary to 'Is ,srs|
January decline. This was a.'' o,tt|
in part to a continued rise IN wv
shipments. iii n
Prices of copper, lead SILK d: b
n1uI -"
scrap, wool textile yarns anH ,
other basic commodities dec's I'd
but there was little change
of foodstuffs. ds,3I
Commercial loans by banks o I'D
ed, while demand deposits '''
to increase. II. n|
February steel production va aaa,,1|
been above 80 per cent o. '1 mi
during much of the 40. n
quarter, had dropped to g. ui ps. n
and that plate glass and lui nsss1d
duction were below the
,.,s aN'|
the usual January mark the ~ u
board said, but declined III nscs1|
half of February. M n
levels were maintained in IN, sD 4
industries, however, an" d
production rose sharply 70 s.bor
high level of October a ave.
Meat.packine and crude psy rols1s
output continued in laF5'
board said. I'D ptS'
Contracts for public anu ransSat
construction declined III ,dirgp
with private residential o".sps
ing more than seasonal!
that of a year ago
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
TOP o. THE MORNING

The more our engagements multiply, the
greater is the call to match unto prayer. He
aoho is q stranger to prayer enters upon them
in his oUn strength and finds to has unspeak.
able loss, that q life Uithout prayer is a life
practically aoithout God. 1t is q part of the
demand OF our age upon us that We keep a
quiet place in our owm souls, where day By
day, we can listen to the voice of CHRIST.
SURVEY
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
Man About

Bv George tucker

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-P-
Writing a daily informal New
york column can be a lot Of fun
at times, and it can also be a lot
of grief.
After o do it for a while you
find yourself leading an irregular
life. because history on Broadway
is usually made at night, and you
can't talk to people unless you
measure your playtime by theirs
which means crazy hours and al
most v going to bed before
8 or 4 a. m.
Most Broadway columnists SIM
plv invert their work-day and let
it go at that. They make regu-
lar rounds of the gathering places,
with pad and pencil, and all their
nights are spent in theaters, bars,
and clubs.
Maybe I'm not geared for it, or
maybe I should have been an en-
gineer, but a couple of nights a
week chasing around is enough for
me. Perhaps this is a subcon-
scious way of making Gus for
myself, but I have always felt
that people with much imagination
couldn't sit in stuffy rooms night
after night, week-end-month out,
listening to the same old blare,
going through the same old mo-
lions.
I like to drop into a few places,
say three Or four in an evening,
and nail somebody who is a good
talker, and let him get the remi-
n%iscences going. If you listen close
ly and if you have a broad enough
background you a piece together
a dozen columns from the things
man tells you.
Then I like to wander back to
the office Dr. to my home and sort
Of collapse in front Of a typewriter
and let nature take it's course.
Sometimes the words seem to flow
across the page and at other times
they are extremely jumpy and e
luctant.
AS to the value of this routine,
there is a difference of opinion
among my editors. I am by nature
a lousy speller and have been
since birth. Because of this def
cheney I have had to stand for
some good-natured ~razzing through
the years. but then I have never
let it embitter me because I feel
that the ability to spell is innate,
like hair or teeth. If you r fated
to be bald, all the tonics in the
world cannot save you from a bare
skull. Personally I have more hair
than I know what to do with.
There was once an editor Of mine
who looked upon a misspelt word as
a sort Of horrible crime, and yet he
was a kindly fellow who spared the
rod and spoiled his men . One day
he looked up from some of my
copy and, more in sorrow than in
anger, said, tucker, you have Gu
rious limitations"
And yet it was this SAME editor
who rose to my defense one day
when his assistant came to him and
complained of the way 1 misspelled
simple words. HE isn't hired to
SPELL" he said, land so long as his
copy reads all right I will hold the
editors responsible for his spelling"
Well, he is dead now, and some
day when I go back to Ohio I will
lay a wreath on his grave and
murmur, peace to the SOU Of
Heinie Kicker"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
Az Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Signi1
icant among the political signs O
the times is the fact that the presi
Dental primary tussles are crashin,
Page One in Northumberland il
competition with war news.
The front-page positions of head
lines like dewey Enters Illinoi
Race" and Farley Slate in Massa
chusetts," may mean that rank.and
file voters will have a chance to pla,
an active, practical role in selectin,
nominees for President.
Ii the average voters" do, it will
be the first time that John @. an,
Mary Jane Citizens have d~efinitel,
participated in the presidential pre-
on a nationwide basis il
20 years. For it was in 1912 that tn,
popular voice played hob with re
publican primaries and gave Tedd,
R%oosevelt's hackers the courage II
set up their candidate as an indie
pendent.
voters influence Vague
Before 1912, and since, the influ
ence of the rank and file in the tria
heats has been indirect. vague. in
conclusive.
The reason for their impotence
curing the Notwithstanding phase
OF presidential politics lies in the
fact that the democratic way Of
nominating and electing is ~unsuitet
to smoking out candidates for of
flee.
1t works smoothly only after the
candidates have been picked and the
flnal race is on. For instance, Vol
can't actually draft a man who
doesn't want to be drafted, because
IN so doing, you deprive him of the
liberty to run or not to run, a lib
erty guaranteed by the democratic
form of government.
That automatically leaves the Sc
lection of candidates to political par
Ties, and, more especially, to the
people who make a profession ri
running parties.
Caucuses Used First
Party leaders first adopted the
secret caucus system because it wa
already TN practical use as a. town.
council method of picking candi.
dates. Out of the national party eau
cuses in Washington candidates sud.
denly and mysteriously appeared.
Voters had no choice but to pass or
the caucus selections of both mar.
ties.
About 1925, the caucus died the
death of a political william and the
convention system supplanted it. In
the convention, the parties were
supposed to select their candidates
openly. But soon the evils of the
caucus appeared in the form of the
'smoke-filled back room," and cliques
were charged with manipulating
conventions like Punch and JUDY
Around the turn of the century
the political primary idea evolved,
spontaneously, as a remedy
the evils of the convention sys-
tenn. Under the primary system, the
idea was to control political parties
under state laws, and make them
auasl-public organizations.
Primary A Progressive Idea
But from the very start, the pri-
mary movement was doomed to
allure as a nationwide institution.
IN h first place, each state has a
slght to do as it pleases about po-
ltlcal parties, and in the second
place, professional politicians usu-
lilly distrust gusts Of popular opin-
They fought the primary idea
the word go.
Inc result: only IA states, albeit
more populous ones, have presi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-19

uOliIiol III 1llId11eS. LII lIIee OIH6TS
Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama,
the voters may have a primary if
the powers that be in the parties
will let them. Alabama leaders have
decided to hold a primary this year.
The others are making up their
minds.
That means Is states-Alabama.
California, Florida, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dako-
ia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin,
will elect their candidates to the
national conventions. However, eight
of the Illinois and New York dele
gates are picked by party commit
tees. The District of Columbia Dem
ocrats also elect their delegates, but
the republicans do not.
Those Is states will have a total
of 1872 delegates at the 1910 demo-
cratic convention out of LOO and
$50 delegates to the republican con-
vention out of 1,000-less in each
case than a majority.
ALI except three of the 15-Ala-
bama, Florida, and New York-also
give their voters a chance to di-
rectly express a preference for Pres
ldent, in addition to electing dele
gates of known preference. But the
delegates aren't very seriously
bound by that preference.
Furthermore, most of the pri.
mary systems in operation are COM
promises between the progressive
elements in the two political par
ties, n professional political lead
ers. This means that the delegates
elected to vote for certain candidates
in the national conventions, may
not do sc beyond a few ballots. 1t
also can that the expression by
the voters of a presidential prefer
ence, where it is required under
erence.
In other words, the delegates who
are elected may not feel bound to
stay with any n candidate who
happens to have the approval of the
voters in his party who sent them
to the national convention.
On top of all that, the professional
party leaders have adopted the prac-
tice of using the primary as a test
ing ground for candidates and is
sues, fully aware that they are not
bound by any such tests. That test
ing practice has given rise to the
bellef that the primary was devised
as a special tool for the professional
politician. Such is not the case. Pro
gressive elements in both parties
put over the primary idea. The pro-
fessional politician has merely adapt
ed it to his uses.
Popular Will Ignored
In 1912, the primaries got out of
bounds in the republican pasture.
They brought out a strong popular
expression for Teddy Roosevelt. The
was the fact that Roosevelt
gave the republican party a clear
issue between conservatism and
progressivism. The voters indicated
they were thinking in progressive
terms, but these signs We're ignored
with disastrous results at the polls,
Similarly in 1910, the high pitch
interest in the spring primaries
reflected in the prominence of the
headlines and the keen discussions
by voters, is an indica-
ton that the primaries may again
furnish high-powered spontaneous
within both parties.
Despite the fact that all the can
dldates in the field are travelling un-
der liberal banners, most of them
have been in public life long enough
tor the voters to have made up their
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-07
MRS. ALICE c. MOORE
DIES IN ST. LOUIS
Sister of A. J. and c. H.
Cheek To Be Buried In
Burlington

Mrs. Alice Cheek Moore. widow OF
Dr.. II. Il. Moore. and native Of
Henderson. died a. the home of her
daughter. Mrs. John Lyman. in ST.
Louis. Mo. yesterday, after Sec
onu stroke of paralysis. She had
oeen in poor health since her first
,trokc. more than two years ago.
Dr.. and Mrs. Moore lived in
Burlington and after Dr.. Moorc'a
tcath she made her home III Hen
lersGn with Mrs. Z. G.. Lant,iS. until
few months ago. when She went TO
i've with her daughter.
Mr.. Moore is survived by hcr
daughter. Nrs. Lyman. one grandson.
John Lyman. il, of st. Louis: we
brothers Alex J. Cheek and y. H
Cheek. OF Henderson: and two Si>t-
ers. Mrs. Augustus Bradley, OF Bu:-
lington and Mrs. \. S. Hall, OF OK
o"d.
Her body will be cremated in St
Louis. with burial in Burlington at
he side of her husband.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-07
Court Clerks
To Meet In
Elizabeth City

E. o. Falkner, clerk of Vance Su-
perior Court, and president Of the
North Carolina Association Of Su-
perior Court Clerks, announced to-
day that the annual convention Of
the State association will be held this
summer in Elizabeth City Thursday
through Saturday, July 4, 5, E. The
full program is not yet ready for an
rn.'nc"mant. but is being prepared,
and will be completed well in adj
Vance OF tie session.
The time and place of the conVen-
ton were decided Il few days ago at
a conference of the officers OF the
association.
Officers Of the association, in adj
dition to Mr.. Falkner, who was elect
cd at WrightSvilc Beach last sum-
mer. are: first Vicc-Drc 'd"nt. j
Griffin, Union county, Monroe; Sec
ond vice president, Charles L. tlalII..-
ton, Jr., Gastonia, CASTOR county;
secretary treasurer, A. LeOnidas Hulk,
Halifax county, Halifax.
The legislative committee consists
Of A. w. Graham, Jr., Oxford, chair
man; Alvan Early, Winton; j. N.
Stills, Nashville; w. H. Sawyer, RAJ
leigh; J. F. Bardcn, GGldsboro; J. A.
Little. Albemarle.
The committee on program and en-
tcrtainment consists Of: E. A. Houser,
Jr.. chairman, Shelby; ]. Lester
Wolfe, Charlotte; 7. A. Henderson,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-07
Relief Load
Continues
ToBeHeavy
Emergency R e Ii e f
S22S and Hospitaliza-
ton 1854; Old Age
Assistance, $2,657;
Dependent Children,
$1,O79.

The relief load for Vance county
continued heavy during April the
Board OF County Commissioners was
told Hy Miss Clara Mae Ellis. welfare
SuDeriutendeut. III her monthly re-
port Monday afternoon. Emergency
relief. consisting OF food. fuel. nleoI-
cine. clothing and glasses. WAS given
nj S22S.S with S25+.56 spent for hos
pitaliZation. Burial costs were S'.3O.
Old age assistance costs were 81
65725. Of which S664.3l was the
co,ntv'S share. Aid to dependent
children amounted to store. includ-
me S269.35 as the county'S one-tourth
share. Aid To blind WAS Sl9o.l2. M
Guiding S577S as the cOuntyS one
fourth share.
Eighty families were provided with
commodity clothing. So received gen.
eral aid. and at the end of the month
% families were being helped. Hos
pital;zation was provided for Is per-
sons. and 81 who asked assistance
were refused. At the end Of the
month - persons were being cared
10Y in the county home and there
were l. patients in the Scott Parker
SaUatrriWH. Ten "olored persons
were patients in the tuberculosis
word If Jubilee hospital.
Surplus commodity supplies were
distributed t. 1893. and II were Ger
titled for WPA help. old age assist
aNcc bcucticjar.CS numbered 273. de
pendpu. children Ia. and - blind
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-07
Farm Women
Have Very
Active April

Twcutv-tOUr meetings with an AZ
tendance OF 952 were held as part o.
the home demonstration program III
the county III April, Mrs. }. X. Plum
ner. home demonstration agent. SAD
in her monthly report to the vance
Board OF County Commissioners
Monday. These were llStNt as re-
eular meetings. but there were tive
others. with an attendance of 432. the
report said. -.
rhrty-tWo homes were visited ST.
letters written. 324 cards sent, So Of
flee calls. is telephone calls ard $40
males travelled. TWenty-SiN days
we're worked. % in field work and
three III the office.
The major project of the women
during the month WAS the informal
garden: the minor project was CLOTH
IuS. Attendance was unusually god,
with IS present on one occasion. Enr
meeting was held by the county fed
GRAFTON of HI clubs. Two 4-H clubs
observed HI Sunday by putting on
special programs in churches.
Work WAS started in 4 mattress
project for the county, this being IN
undertaking for low income farm
families.
Mrs. Plummcr reported the curb
market had 4 good month in spite OF
the cold. rainy weather.