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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
HI BUILDING RECORD

II any doubt that Wilmington is forging
ahead, the building record Of 1889 is we'll
calculated to change their view. The report
Of the building inspector, Mr.. J. W.. YATES,
Just filed with the mayor, shows that con.
struction of dwellings last year involved in.
vestment of $1,459, 1858, an advance of $1,3ss,.
7os over 1888, which had $780, $50.
It may be said by perpetual pessimists
that the great increase is accounted for by
the two slum clearance projects, and in some
measure this is true; but the inspector re.
ports that exclusive of these, home c~onstruc.
ton had a healthy increase, showing that
Wilmingon's expansion was not confined to
replacing families out included dwellings for
additions to the population as well.
Z Furthermore, the figure for dwellings does
!, not reveal the whole picture. Non-residentia
construction was at a faster pace, too. From
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

an investment of s22S,5s5 in 1888, this type
of building mounted to s381,12S last year.
The entire construction figures, for homes
businesses, repairs and improvements sum UP
IN 81 s9o. 331. And even this is but a partial
view of the situation, as it does not take
into account construction in suburbs WHICH
are in every way a part of Wilmington e8'
cept for the tax rolls.
Clearly, there is no room for douoters neie'
Wilmington is on its way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
PARALLEL PROBLEMS
The Washington I'd. c. Star

During the first World war certain scholars
found themselves impressed by the parallel
which their times seemed to afford with those
Of ancient Greece. Sir Gilbert Murray wrote q
book on the subject, and 1t was widely read
among such persons as had leisure for reading
In an era of disaster. But a still larger public
found opportunity to peruse the observations
of the novelist H. G. Wells in his Outline OF
History" published in 1921, when, briefly, II
appeared that peace might be restored to man
kind. There was a message Of hope to be dis
covered in this volume. It's author was an op
timist, and people desperately desired to be
encouraged just then.
Now, however, another great conflict is rag
Ing. 1t has three separate aspects-the first
a struggle between Japan and China; the sec
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
LANEY RENAMED
HEAD OF Y. M. C.A
Other Officers Are Chosen
January Meeting Of The
Board OF Directors

Emsley A. Laney was re'ele:I
president Of the Young Men
Christian association at the hA
uary meeting of the board Of dire
tors at the Y. M. c. A. yesterai
afternoon.
Other officers elected were:
B. F.. Sutherland, v%ice.prestdei:
L. E. Woodbury., Jr., recording 81
rotary; and J. A. Orrell, Treasure
w. D.. McCaig, chairman Of Il
finance committee, reported tn
the association closed the year VII
a balanced budget and that the
nancial condition of the ! "
very satisfactory.
1t was reported at the mee!,
that r. L. Rayburn, OF the l.
C. A. building and Furnishings J
partment of the National COan~
will be in Wilmington in the ~
two weeks to consider prellmlnA
plans for the modernization Oh !
local plant and to confer WIN I
directors On plans for the lns'a1
ton of a modern health CLUB
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT

THE Importance of North Carolina in water
L horne ommerc is underscored by the
fact that last year is ranked sixth in customs
collections. It's efficiency is demonstrated oy
the additional fact that its cost OF customs
collections was well below the average for the
country.
The record is the more impressive IN that
it includes the New York, Massachusetts
PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland and Illinois districts,
which boast the great ports of New York city,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago.
These alone topped this district, and this
district in turn topped such large districts as
Norfolk, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New
Orleans among the first ten.
Note the figures: North Carolina, $685.
90: New Orleans, $9,S91,46 San Francisco,
50, 64s, 1913; Norfolk, sS,64s,135, and Los An
geles, sS,337,973. Note, too, the cost of col
Letting: For North Carolina, SO cents per
hundred dollars; the national average, 1898.
Mr.. JOHN BRIGHT HILL, the North Carolina
customs collector, declares this district "one
of the fastest growing and most progressive
customs districts in the United States" a
claim we'll supported by the record.
When we consider North Cardinals import
ance in this activity, we involuntarily think
of Wilmington, not alone because we dwell in
Wilmington but because it is the most I'M
portant port in the district. The record,
therefore, is chiefly applicable to Whining
ton. In applying it to this city we are en-
titled to self congratulation.
But to let the matter rest there would be
to show a poor understanding of the full
meaning of. Wilmington's accomplishment
and of Wilmingon's opportunity in port COM
merce. To grasp the true significance OF the
collectors report we must vision how much
higher would be Wilmington's position among
the nations ports if the port of Wilmington
were developed to the full extent of its pos
sibilities.
How much greater, for example, would be
Wilmington's Importance in the nations COM
merce if it's channel were deepened, not only
to the thirty-two feet, as specified in leglsla-
ton now before congress-, but to thirty-five
feet, for the accommodation of the larger
cargo carriers which enter the first five ports
in the collectors records, as easily as pleas
ure craft now sail up to Wrightsville docks?
How much greater, too, would Wilmington
become, if its riverfront were lined with mod
ern facilities for the transfer, storage, and
loading of the larger cargoes this improve
ment would draw to the port? How much
more important would Wilmington be, il it
were the home of shipyards again? How
much more prosperity would Wilmington's
people enjoy if the payrolls all of these de-
r%elopments would create existed?
These questions are not purely academic
They are vital. In the answer, Wilmington
is capable of lifting itself to unprecedented
levels of economic security.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
NAILS BUILDING
SUBS AT RATE OF
ONE EVERY DAY
Continued From Page One)

was not disclosed. The name origin.
ally was borne by a World war bat.
tie cruiser sunk in the battle of Jut.
land.)
The Germans also announced de.
struction of a British plane on a
scouting flight over Duisburg-ten
miles from Essen, center of the
Krupp munitions works. A Nazi
fighting plane shot down the Brit.
Usher.
Naval commentators said the
Deutschland had given a "bril'
liant" account of herself as a sea
raider, successfully accomplishing
her mission of interfering with AL.
lied commerce despite the vigilance
of the British navy and the threat
Of mine-infested sea
Naval sources declared that dur
ing her tour of sea duty the Deutsch-
land had operated without any sup.
porting base to fall back upon, and
that officers and crew were prac'
tically on their own without guild
ance from home.
This meant, they said, mainte-
nance of continual vigilance, taxing
the crews physical powers of en-
durance to the utmost.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
BRITAIN PREPARES
O BOOST IN VA
CONTINUED From Page One|

called. The order will affect ~"
ESQ, 1000 men; it was expected w. ~
would be called to military -"
about mid-March.
In the air:
The Royal Air Force sad !"
communique it was oe'e'U' :.
"countermeasures' to deal WIN :
expected increased air attacN1 H.,
Germany on British supply D
It kept secret their nature ""
connection with the comiluNs
was recalled that Britain fs'' S,
announced development Oh y"
range fighter planes as ooi'i'''
corts. ,,,,1
At the same time the oelsDy +
balloon barrage" was peiaS ,.,,
tended still further. II NJ;
stretches along; 700 miles OIL ~
While Britain is seeking " ~.
her air defense, the Royal An 4
praised existing safeguai1' r
stating the current "lull' III. III Y
man attempts to raid the n Goa, q
due to the efficacy OF bfl'''D
aircraft batteries. ,-,,a
Neutral shipping, when p.
substantial proportion OF tus
plies which feeds the bri'i'"
another black day. -..,,
The ~1,752-ton Norwegian "A
Biarritz sank early IN the
ing after an explosion, peiie' nj
to one or two mines IN tN'
Sea. 4
Twelve of her "a p~assehs~t I'D
20 of her crew of IS lost theA
those saved were picked up
Norwapian steamer Bor2Aot1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
Man bout
Manhattan
By George Tucker

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-The rather
shocking unemotionalism Of New
York is frequently manifested in the
apathy of crowds .oward individuals
who are dead, in distress, or merely
drunk or sleeping. Perhaps this is
due to the prevalence Of "sleepers'
or jerks who, being homeless or at
least witless for the time being,
think nothing of stretching out on
the sidewalk or on the even colder
pavements Of the subway stations
and dropping off to sleep.
The other morning about $50 a
man was sitting on the curb at
Chambers street It its intersection
with Seventh avenue. He needed a
shave. His clothes were pretty
shabby. BY the thermometer on the
Erie station, just two blocks away,
the temperature was IS, just three
degrees above freezing.
This nan suddenly toppled over in
the street. He lay with that terrible
inertness of the very drunk or the
dead. But he wasn't drunk, because
his breathing was i~mperceptible'
Chambers street at nine O'Clock In
the morning is a busy street. 1t is
the point of entry in Manhattan for
thousands Of commuters who live on
the Jersey side. 1t would be no ex
aggeration to say that 300 people
passed this man in the space of fit
teen minutes, yet not a single one
paused to inquire after him, or to
give aid. They accorded him with
that peculiar stare reserved fol
freaks or objects chat inspire dread
or loathing, but that was all. Nc
n slackened pace. These people
were hurrying to their offices and
no unidentified body on the red
bricks of Chambers street was going
to delay them.
In a few minutes a cop ran ur
and bent over the man. Right be
hind him came an am ulance and a
police doctor. A hasty examination
revealed neither hunger, o mar
cotics, nor foul play. The man had
suffered a heart attack. His heart
had simply stopped beating. The
hundreds who passed him and &C
corded him a glance of curiousity
mingled with loathing do not know
this. In all probability most of them
went home that night and told of q
contemplate bum they saw in the
gutter. That is New York's way
That Is the city and the pity OF it.
Perhaps no n is to blame, Per,
haps there are no grounds for cen,
sure. The awful immensely Of New
York precludes the personal sym.
pathy and warmth to be found in
less populous localities.
And yet, this peculiar sense of de-
tacnment always startles me when ]
come upon it. Why, I can not
truthfully say. Maybe 1t Is simply
the vanity of mortals who grieve
Tor those who have passed N. Prob.
aoiy 1t is some offshoot Of fear,
based on the subconscious realiza.
ton that there, but for the Grace
OF God, lies George Tucker,
NEW YORK and its immediate
vicinity has some love..y names and
also some very hideous ones. There
is Corlear's Hook, en- elbow of land
that 1abs out from Manhattan into
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
The Editors
BOX

The Editor does not n~ecessart-
" endorse any article appear
inc in this department. They
REPRESENT the views Of the in.
dividual readers. Correspondents
are warned that all commune
cations must contain the correct
narne and address for our rec
ords, though the letter may DO
signed as the writer sees fit.
The Star-News reserves the
right to alter any text that for
any reason is Objectionable.
Letters on controversial sub
iects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
Hollywood
SiFhk And Sounds
Nv Robin Coo,s


HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25-Meet Ma
Webster, folks.
Step right up and shake hands
with the sweet old lady - but be
ready to duck.
The old dear's a handy one with
g. gat, proving you can't always tell
about sweet old ladies', even the
grey-haired, white.lace-collar, black
dress type.
Because you can't always tell
we'll, that's the reason Blanche
Yurka is playing her. I didn't know,
right away, that the nice grand
motherly type was Miss Yurka, the
stage star. Ma Webster looked not
a whit like Blanche Yurka, who is
blonde. But they said it was none
other, and when she came off the
set-after generally shooting things
up-sure enough it a
I'm always having to learn some.
thing new" she said after greetings.
Never fired a gun in my life be.
fore. That was the way when I
did Madame DeFarge in "A Tale of
Two Cities I had to knit. I had
to knit without looking at the yarn
or the kneedles. I was probably the
only woman in the country who had
never met a knitting needle. I took
lessons. Every day from 9 to 5 for
six weeks I sat and knitted 49,"
Miss Yurka is making her second
picture-"The Woman From Help
after four years off the screen.
Her Madame DeFarge in the Dick
ems tale (1935) was a debut that roll.
ed wide the contractual carpets, but
Miss Yurka looked them over and
stepped the other way-onto a New
York-bound train. She didn't want
to ruin the impression, she said at.
ter looking over promised roles. She
alternated New York appearances
with road tours as a "one-woman
show" hitting towns big and little
in some Of which a real, live actress
a complete novelty. The pre-
sent picture is an interlude for she
is still ION tour"
II took it because the producer
called up and asked me how I'd like
to play a hellion. I said I'd be glad
to if she were enough of a hellion.
And so, here I ANNA Webster, a
killer and a mother of killers"
At that moment James Hogan, the
director, needed Ma for some plain
and fancy shooting. The G.Men
were besieging her and her youngest
boy Games Seay) in their apart.
ment. The G-Men picked a bad
time, because Ma and the boy were
getting ready to throw a Christmas
party for the neighborhood young
sters. Ma had a spot of the softie
in her makeup, along with shrewd-
ness, hardness, and cock-eyed ideas
about how to get along in the world.
So there was a Christmas tree, and
the boy was DOMINIC his Santa Claus
pants when shooting started.
Ma Yurka grabbed two revolvers,
one in each hand, and blasted
through the window. The kid Seay
grabbed his guns, too. Off.stage a
couple of tommy-guns spat fire and
thunder, and a guy worked a com,
pressed air machine which made the
curtains belly and hiss under the
fire" Of the G-Men outside" A
prop.man pulled a wire and made
the Christmas tree shimmy, and an.
other pulled a wire which crashed
a vase. Ma Yurka blasted on with
out batting an eye.
Il started this yesterday" said
Ma Yurka. First time I'd ever shot
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
THRUST PREDICTED

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-RSA
German submarine thrust against
British 'lifelines" in the West In.
d%ies--within the Pan-American neu'
traiity zone-was predicted tonight
in reliable maritime quarters.
These sources said that three Nazi
U.boats, rendered by a German pas.
senger liner, had run the British
blockade, crossed the Atlantic and
were now prowling in the vicinity
of Trinidad port of SPAIN, a tour.
list resort in the British West In.
dies.
The plan. according to these OBJ
servers, called for a lightning blow
against the British and French ships
carrying grain and other foods and
fuel oil to England.
Trinidad is near the Island OF
Aruba, location Of a huge Standard
Oil refinery off the Venezuelan
coast, and near other vital oil ports
and tourist pleasure spots.
Effective U-boat warfare in this
area would deal a harrassing blow
to England and France; 1t Is also
near the sea lanes leading to the
Panama Canal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
Star-News Program

I. %shipydrds.
2. Increase OF Port Facilities.
8. Adequate Hospital Facilities.
i. Annexation OF Suburbs.
5. Development OF Fort CasweH as
Health Resort.
6 Promotion of Canning Industry.
7. city Expansion Commission.
8. Junior College.
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE
FAVORED
slxm Clearance.
Free bridge across the Cape Fear
river over Htghwoy 90.
Free ceuseway to Wrightsville Beach
Recreation Centers.
Municipal Auditorium.
Preservation OF Old City and Thai
ian Hall.
Civic Centre.
Organized industrial services tor WI
nington.
Adequate school facilities for WI
mington and New Hanove1 county.
Traffic signals on streets OF Whining
ton.
T%hirty.toot channel from Wilmington
to Southport bar.
Construction OF third lock and dam
betueen Wilmington and FayetteutHa
on the upper Cape Fer rtver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

Many Of our great mountain peaks
are solid granite. Yet, these peaks
stand thousands of feet above M
surrounding country, and we kno"
that even the peaks once were Dur
led beneath thousands of feet OF
earth. It is estimated that IL miles
of materials have been removed
from above certain GRANTEES found
in Scotland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
TOP o. THE MORNING

When is the time to trust?
1t is Uhen all is calm,
When acaUes the Uictors palm,
OF joy and praise?
Nay! but the time to trust
Is uhen the Uaues beat high,
And storm clouds fill the sky,
And prayer is one long cry,
0 help and save!
Quoted by CowMAN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

a gun" She turned bacA
scene, unflinching. ,c?
Did she take shootlng'lesS.,r
She had taken a couple Oh i
and a few rounds Of a'n
and gone off into a co'i ..+e!
blazed away, all by herself u.'.' +,
could do it and still keep
open. ,on.
II learned that from run ,
man-keep your eyes open ~ Y.a.
ter what you're doing
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

George Hill Lewis, OF C ,s
was granted the first rdu,V
in the United States in ~"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

NEW YORK and its immediate
vicinity has some love..y names and
also some very hideous ones There
Is Corlear's Hook, en- elbow of land
tnat 1abs out from Manhattan into
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
Peninsula Clubs
Start New Year

GIG HARBOR - After the an
nual merry-go-round of Christmas
parties and holiday entertainments,
peninsula residents are settling
back into the regular meetings of
the growing list of over SO clubs.
Wac on "a chapter No. 217,
o. e. S., will hold stated commune
cation Wednesday evening at the
chapter rooms in Community hall.
All Eastern Stars are invited to
attend.
The Rosedale Mixer club will
gather for a ] o'clock luncheon
Wednesday at the Rosedale hall
with Mrs. F. G. Milne and Mrs.
l.. T.. Vimpany, the hostesses. Mr..
Milne will be the guest speaker.
To Meet wednesday
The Ladies Aid society of the
First Lutheran church of Gig Har-
Dor will meet Wednesday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Lars Pc
tersen with Mrs. Alvik the assist
ant hostess.
L. d. r. viii gather Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Clara
Wetmore.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Gig
Harbor will resume the regular
meetings, gathering Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Harry
Rowley.
To Elect Tuesday
The Burley Library association
will hold its annual meeting with
election of officers Tuesday eve
ming at the Library hall.
The Tuesday Bridge club will re-
sumo meetings Tuesday afternoon
with the first meeting of the year
at the home of Mrs. George S.
Ford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
STIFF PROGRAM
FACING SOLONS
Relief, New Taxes
Just a Few of
Problems

WASHINGTON-Here are
some of the major issues fac
ing the 3rd session of the 10th
congress when it convenes
Wednesday:
Whether to raise the national
debt limit, now set at S45,-
900. 600, 900.
9-W'hat, if anything. to- do about
4 proposals for new taxes, such
as the certificate plan-in effect,
processing tax-proposed by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace.
o-Extension of the administra-
- tons reciprocal trade treaty
program which expires next June.
H-Whether to reduce federal
7 spending through cuts in the
annual supply bills appropriating
government funds.
C-Whether TO revive or drop the
- S1,615, 000.0 lending spend
ing program, passed by the senate
but shelved by the house last
session.
k--Whether to revive or drop the
" $500, 000. 900 housing program,
also senate-passed but house.
shelved.
7-Whether to grant President
Roosevelt's request for huge
defense appropriations, expected to
total about $4,000, 900, 900.
o-What to do about relief and
" WPA. Mr.. Roosevelt is ex-
pected to recommend appropriation
of approximately $1,000, 600, 900 for
this.
O-Whether to ame~d the National
Labor Relations or the wage
hour acts.
IN-Whether to continue special
~ house committee investiga-
tons of the labor board and I'M
American activities.
II-Whether to pass or kill the
- perennial anti-lynching bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02

In the smoking ruins of the
Rogers home, officers found the
charred bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Rogers and a four-year-old
son, Dean.
Twelve hours later, officials had
not determined whether the three
had been shot to death or burned
to death accidentally.
County Attorney Norman Hor-
ton summoned a coroner's jury
to investigate.
The bodies were burned so
badly that 1t was impossible
to determine except by med
ical examination" whether the
bodies bore bullet wounds,
Horton said.
Glenn, a small, wiry, tow-head,
was vague and incoherent" on
details of how he and the baby
escaped, Horton said.
also, the boy didn't seem
to be able to remember about
his smaller brother, Dean"
Horton said. He said he
didn't know II Dean was shot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
OLIVER MORRIS
RITES TUESDAY

Funeral services for Oliver Scott
Morris, 81, former Tacoma news
paper man and member of the
state development department of
the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, who died Friday in Seattle,
will be held Tuesday at IL a. m.
at FORMERS chapel, Seattle.
Cremation will follow.
Morris started as a reporter in
Tacoma % years ago. Following
experience on papers in Belling-
ham, Spokane and Omaha, he
joined the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer staff and was made city
editor. He held that position for
10 years, retiring two years ago
to accept a position with the
Chamber of Commerce.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude;
two sons, Scott of Seattle and
Roland of Olympia; and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Morris
of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
II ERE'S MORE ABOUT
WEBB MILLER

lorries, one transport column of
400 to 500 vehicles. $50 surviving
horses, IL field kitchens and an
abundance of other arms and am
munition.
Enemy losses in the fallen can
be counted in the thousands.
Elm the Salla sector north of
kiantajaervi) the enemy launched
AN attack against our positions
but was hurled back by a counter
attack. Two tanks were destroyed.
The battle northeast of Lake La
doga which began Lee. 20 con-
tinued all day yesterday. All of
the enemy's attacks were repulsed
and nine tanks were destroyed.
SIX TANKS DESTROYED
'On the isthmus lof karelia)
the enemy attacked along the ice
Of Lake Ladoga. The attack was
repulsed. Elsewhere on the 18TH
mus there was chiefly artillery
fire, which at some places rose to
great intensity. Six tanks were
destroyed in days fighting.
"on the site of fighting at No-
lossula ton the northeast shore Of
Lake Suvantol and at Kelja tnear
Volossula) we have so far collect
ed $50 rifles, 81 machine guns. 81
quick firing rifles. so automatic
rifles, 10 rifles with telescope
sights, nine snti-tank guns, ammu-
milton for these, wireless sets, tele-
phones, etc. On other sections of
the land front there was patrol
and artillery activity.
Sea: Numerous air and artil-
lery attacks by the enemy on a
couple OF our coastal forts occa-
stoned slight damage. Our bat
teries, by a rapid burst Of fire,
inflicted losses on enemy detach-
ments advancing on the ice OF
CLske) Ladoga at the isthmus and
on enemy transport columns NOV
ing on roads. Elsewhere there was
slight enemy air activity"