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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
WORK IS STARTED
ON SEAPLANE BASE
Ihrty.Five Negro Youths
Engaged In Construc-
ton OF Base Here

Mrs. Julia B. Hussey, NYA super
visor 10" New Hanover county, re-
ported Yesterday that work has been
started on the NYA seaplane hlse
PROJECT at the foot of Greenfield
street.
ABOUT IS colored youths ranging
from IL to "a years of age are en-
ssged in the work, the initial phases
VI which include cabinet shop work.
Inc seaplane float will be 10 feet
" u feet with gangplanks. Mrs.
lussey expressed the hope TODAY
.nal two additional sections, 10 feet
" " feet, could be built at a later
sa's' giving the float a total size #
81 feet by % feet.
ABOUT six weeks will be required
,rr completion of the project, Mis-.
0'Sey expressed the hope yesterday
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Action Taken AT Confer
ence OF AAA Officials,
Farmer-C Committeeman

RALEIGH, Feb. 23.-(R-A reso-
luton calling for strict enforce
ment of a 1O-cent a pound penalty
on tobacco sold in excess of mar
keting quotas was passed today at
the closing session of a three-day
conference of AAA officials and
farmer-committeemen.
The resolution was endorsed aft
er ]. B. Hutson, assistant AAA ad-
ministrator, had warned that the
record-breaking tobacco crop grown
last year would affect prices of
this years CROP.
Price Outlook
cit would appear said Hutson,
that prices for the 1910 crop
would be somewhere near those for
the 1889 crop"
The assistant administrator warn
ed that if quotas were exceeded this
year. or if the world consumption
of tobacco should drop, allotments
for 1871 might be smaller than
those for 1910.
eff growers plant well within or
below their 1910 allotments, and If
world consumption is maintained
at present estimated levels, the
acreage allotments for next year
probably will be as large as those
for thisS year," Hutson said.
An increase in the domestic con-
sumption of tobacco was cited by
Hutson as a Favorable factor" in
the flue-cured tobacco situation. He
said domestic consumption in the
last seven years had been at a
record level - approximately five
per cent above that of the CORE
spending period in 1889.
The use Of cigarettes has increas'
ed So per cent over the same pc
riod last year, he added.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Hull Program
Approved On
216-l68 Vote
Continuation Resolution Is
Sent To Senate, Hear
ings Planned Monday
YEAR EXTENSION
Republicans Aided By Scat
tering OF Democrats,
Battle Legislation
BY ICHAR L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Feb. % up -
The house gave the administration
its first great victory of the session
tonight with a vote extending the
reciprocal trade agreements program
for a period of three years.
The continuation resolution, pass.
ed PIG to 1853, goes next to the sen-
ate, where the finance committee
plans to begin hearings on Monday,
with Secretary Hull as it's first wit.
ness.
The republican leadership fought
the legislation to the end, assisted
by a scattering Of democratic mem
bers from farm and cattle sections
particularly. These members have
been in rebellion against the pro.
gram on the ground that tariff re-
auctions effected under it have in.
jured the producers of their dis.
tricts.
Triumph For Hull
In addition to being a victory for
the administration, the vote was in
the nature of a personal triumph for
Secretary Hull, and one which some
thought might increase his prestige
as a potential democratic presi.
Dental nominee.
Hull issued a statement tonight
sayings
IT am, and T am sur the support.
ers Of the program everywhere are,
immensely gratified at the VOTE"
Hull had fought for such a. pro.
gram. for, years before he became
secretary of state in the Roosevelt
cabinet. Arguing that a revival of
world trade depended principally on
the elimination of such trade bar
riers as high tariffs, he obtained
congressional approval for a three
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
William Strickland Not
Figure In Burgaw Case

On January ~ The Wilmington
Morning Star published a report
from it's correspondent in Burgaw
stating that William Strickland, of
Burgaw, had been committed to Jail
under $1,000 bond, on a charge of
forcibly entering one Of the dormi-
tories of the colored High school in
the northern part Of the city.
The story said that Strickland was
alleged to have entered the apart
ment of one of the colored teachers.
The Star yesterday learned that this
report was entirely incorrect and
gladly prints this retraction of the
entire story, with apologies to Mr..
Strickland.
Magistrate A. C. Blake, of Bur
gaw, said yesterday that another
man was arrested on the charge re-
ferred to and that Mr.. Strickland
had nothing to do with the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

Likewise there was no sup
port for rumors that a clash
with the Soviet Arctic navy
already had occurred.
Both Norwegian and Swedish
iron ore is loaded at Kirkenes,
a modern little port with a
good harbOr.
Commercial circles pointed
out that as a rule ships must
proceed outside territorial
waters there, on account of
the weather, before gaining the
shelter of the numerous islands
dOtting the Norwegian coast
line.
They said they believed the
British intended to safeguard
their own shipments of r
from Kirkenes while trying to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

Authoritative British sources
in London declined to discuss
Scandinavian advices that Al
lied warships had begun a
blockade of Arctice waters off
Murmansk. The admiralty said
any comment might give in
formation to the enemy. French
officials said they had mo
informatlon.'')
Scandinavlans shrugged off
rumors that the British in
tended to land troops and
equipment in the PetsamO area
occupied early in the Finnish
Russian conflict by Russian
forces-as an aid to Finland
on the grounds that weather
if no other factor would be
against such a procedure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
EXCHANGE LEADER
WILL SPEAK HERE
Representatives From Caro-.
linas Clubs Will Honor
IThurston Tonight

The vanguard of the expected 100
representatives Of all Exchange
clubs in the Carolinas began arriv.
ing in Wilmington last night for the
meeting today in honor of Newman
R. Thurston, of Grand Rapids, Ohio,
president of the National Exchange
club, who arrive this morning for
an official visit to the city.
Mr.. Thurston will speak tonight
at 7:30 o'clock at a banquet in his
honor at the Cape Fear hotel, using
as his subject, Tangible Assets of
Life"
This will be the first official visit
to Wilmington by a national presi-
dent since the local Exchange club
was founded 10 years ago.. 1t will
also be Mr.. Thurston's first southern
visit in his official capacity.
The meeting of the clubs here to-
day will be the highlight in the his
tory of Exchangeites of the Caro-
linas. An elaborate program has
been planned for the meeting, which
will open at oon today with regis
tration at the Cape Fear hotel. The
meeting will close Sunday morning
with a visit to places of interest in
Wilmington and vicinity.
He will be introduced tonight by
j. H. Russell, state Exchange presi-
dent, who will be introduced by c. S.
Lowrimore, president of the Will
mington club.
Reservations for the affair have
been made by Exchange clubs in
Burlington, High Point, Raleigh,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Excess Weed Sales Lew
Enforcement Demanded
Hope Short, Alabama
Quadruplet, Succumbs

JASPER, Ala, Feb. 23.-(h)
Hope Short, one of Alabama's
q -day-old bankruptcies, died
about Z o'clock tonight.
The infants death was at
tributed to bronchial pneu-
monia.
Hope had been under an oxy-
gen tent and had been, re-
ceiving glucose injections since
yesterday.
Condition of the other quads
Faith, Charity and brother
Franklin-was reported excel
lent. All weigh about four
pounds. The babies weighed ap-
proximately three pounC, each
when they were delivered Jan.
Il i'm a coal miners shack near
Nauv0O, Ala, by the light of a
kerosene lamp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
STRIKE IS VOTED
BY L0NCSH0REMEN
Plan To Walkout Here And
Other Ports Unless Pay
Demands Met

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 23.-
wise boats at eight Atlantic and Gulf
ports voted today to strike at mid
night Saturday, unless their demands
for a pay increase are met, it was
learned from James -. Bernard,
maritime labor board representa-
tive.
Bernard, who came here from
Washington to act as mediator,
said the longshoremen, member OF
the International Longshoremen's
association (AFL), were seeking to
equalize their pay with that re-
ceived by deep sea and i~ntercoast-
al longshoremen.
Deep sea and intercoastal wharf
workers get from 10 to Is cents
an hour more, the maritime labor
board representative said.
Ports affected by the threatened
strike were listed as Wilmington,
N. c., Charleston, S. c., Savan-
nah, Ca, jacksonville, Fort Pierce,
Port Everglades, Miami and Tam
pa, Fla.
Bernard said he had scheduled
a meeting with representatives of
the longshoremen and coastwise
shippers tomorrow and hoped to
be able to work out an agreement
between the two groups to avert
the Threatened tieup.
The longshoremen's contract ex-
pired last September and negoti-
atoms for a new one have been
in progress since.
Bernard said the maritime la
Dor board volunteered to mediate
the dispute and both sides had
Accented the offer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Drainage And
Is Completed
Chairman Hewlett Says APP
n1;catiion Will Be Made
To WPA From Project
QUARRY MAY BE USED
Two Paved Runways Would
Be 1000 Feet Long
And 100 Feet Wide

With a complete drainage system
Installed and top-soil work COM
rlotod. the New Hanover county
hoard of commissioners is now plan
ring to 60 ahead with its original
MANS of paving runways at Blue
thenthal airport.
Addison Hewlett, ST., chairman
of the board, said yesterday that
an application will be made to the
Works Progress Administration for
the project, although no definite
action has been taken as yet.
Would Reopen Quarry
Under the plan, he said, the
county will reopen its old rock
quarry, which was used to pave a
majority of the roads in the coun-
ty, and furnish a greater portion
of the intervals needed itself.
This plan was nit upon this week
after the county commissioners had
been technically turned down on
their request for the use of equip
ment by the state highway and
public works commission.
The highway commission told
members of the board in Raleigh
earlier in the week that at the
present it seems impossible for it
to furnish any equipment for use
at the airport here. Record SHOWS
and ice in the Piedmont and west.
ern parts of the state have caused
considerable damage to the states
roads, the commission informed
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
NLRB PROBE BODY
GIVEN MORE FUNDS
House Votes Another $780,
900 To Continue Spe-
cial Investigation

WASHINGTON, Feb. % Up -
Without a word of debate, the
house voted today to give another
$50, 900 to it's special committee
investigating the Wagner act and
the national labor relations board.
Chairman Smith (D-Va) disclosed
later that the first $4,000 the
house appropriated last year AL
ready has run out"
1--WE will use this new money
to complete our inquiry into ac-
tivities of the labor board and to
Z the other things the resolu-
lions which created the commits
tee calls for" Smith said.
He referred particularly to Sec
tons which instructed the investl-
gators to determine what effect the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

Urges Allies
To Fight Reds
British War Minis.
ter Calls For Real Moves
To Save Finland
STAGED
Crowd Acclaims Men Who
Won Rio Plata Victory
Over Graf Spec
BY ROBERT E. BUNNELLE

LONDON, Feb. 23.-R-G
Britain and her French ally, feinting
cautiously at Germany in western
Europe, were exhorted boldly to-
night by Leslie Hore-Belisha, ousted
var minister, to make real war on
Soviet Russia on land, air and sea-
to save Finland and to shorten their
own ordeal by fire.
This revealing and vigorous
speech was delivered by the forth
right, unchasteneh Hore-Belisha tc
his parliamentary constituents at
Davenport on, a proud day for this
island at war.
Heroes Hailed
The greatest crowd since the cor
onation, with scarcely a glance a
the inscrutable and dangerous sky
damned London's old streets FROM
Westminster t othe Guild Hall to &C
claim the men who won the Rie
Plata-uioteeSe~sexer-the Graf Spec
while Winston Churchill, first lore
of the admiralty, spoke with mingled
exultation and sober warning OF
this hard and novel war" at sea-.
King George himself came to
Horseguards' parade to review and
decorate the men of the cruisers
Ajax and Exeter-and widows of
the dead.
Beneath the morale-building blare
of bands and beat of drums, the war
went grimly on at its curious tempo.
British warplanes were disclosed to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
N. E. BEEKEEPERS
SELECT HIGGINS
Wilmington Man Is Named
President Al Annual
Meet OF Association

F. L. Higgins, of Wilmington, was
elected president Of the North Caro-
lima State Beekeeper's association
at the closing session of it's annual
meeting in the c~ustomhouse yester-
day afternoon.
Other officers elected were: vice.
president, C. C. Thompson, of
Mountain Park; secretary-treasur-
er, F. B. Meacham, of Raleigh;
and executive committee members,
C. I. Sans, of Raleigh; and G.. e.
Curtis, of Graham.
Date and place for the next an
nual meeting will be decided at a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
EXTENSION OF ALLIES BLOCKADE SEEN
AS STEP TO HALT GERMAN IRON TRAFFIC

check the flow of supplies to
Germany.
Meanwhile, with Baltic Sea
transport stopped by ice, Ger
mans were reported busy ship
ping Swedish high grade ore
from Narvik, on the west coast
of Norway. From Narvik Ger
man ships have the protection
Of Norwegian territorial waters,
merging into Swedish and Dan
ish waters en- route to Ger
many.
While German imports from
Kirkenes are not extensive,
Scandinavians said it was rec
ognized that all high grade r
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
P Starts Construction
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

got under way the first Of this week
and the ground work of the other
four has been started.
Mr.. Jordan also announced that,
except for a few minor details, the
new arnory at Parkton has been
completed and will he formally open
ed within the next few weeks.
Principal work to be done on the
project is minor ground construc-
tfon he said
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Your Vacant Rooms
Mean An
Increase In Income

Your income can be increased
by renting that attractive room
and bath. This can be accomp-
lished for only a small addition
al outlay Of cash on your
part.
A permanent tenant can ba
found through a Star-News
Want Ad Mrs. P. Rhodes
Of 800 S. End St., found a
tenant in one day. Cost? Just
45c. Not only did she rent her
rooms but received "a addi-
tional calls from prospective
tenants.
Rooms Rented
Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. 800 8.
End St. Phone 269.
Call $500 today and start your
Rental Ad. You can schedule
your ad to run 8 or Z days
and cancel when results are
obtained.
Charge If You Like
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Soviet Army
Makes Gains
On Finn Line
Thrusts Forward Al Sever
al Points But Loses g.
900 Men In Battles
USE FORTS
Several Factors Favor Fin.
lands Army As 1t Con-
tinues Great Resistance
BY THOMAS f. HAWKINS

HELSINKI, Feb. 23.-R-The
Russia narmy thrust forward at sew
eral points along a jagged 30-n1ile
front in an intensified drive through
the western half Of the M~annerhein
line today, but at tremendous cost,
losing nearly 800 0killed in a single
days bitter combat.
The Russian penetration at one
point reached to within ten to -
miles Of Viipuri-to the vicinity Of
Naykki lake, roughly four miles
northwest of the amara railway sta
ton, where fighting began Thurs
day, according to today's communi.
que.
Costly Advance
If this meant that the Soviet adj
vance was part of a major offensive
to celebrate today's 22nd anniver-
sary of the forming of the Red
army, it was a costly one. End one
which failed to win Viipuri, as the
Reds had suggested they might do
to celebrate the occasion.
The Russian dead, said the com.
munique, appropriated two battal-
ions about 1000 men-in one sector
and 5000 in another in the fighting
on the isthmus.
The widened front and the indica-
ton of the slight Soviet advance to-
ward Viipuri, together with the fact
this was acknowledged by the
Films, might seem to present a
highly serious picture for the defend
ers, but there were several additional
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
Rv ELMER w. Peterson

By ELMER w. PETERSON
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 23.-
R-Allied action in %thrusting
an arm of the blockade against
Germany into the Arctic off
northern Norway, Finland and
Soviet Russia was interpreted
here tonight as possibly aimed
primarily at hating German
transport of high grade iron
ore from Kirkenes, northern
Norwegian port.
Scandinavian commercial cir.
cles said they believed a sec.
ondary motive was the block
ing of any effort by German
vessels which may be taking
refuge in Murmansk, Russia's
ice-free port in that region, to
get back to Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

Work Of erecting or improving
buildings at eve Robson county
schools was started this week by
WPA forces, L. J.. Jordan, area SUI
pervisor, said last night.
At some Of the schools, he said,
the new construction is to enlarge
the present facilities, while at
others new buildings are being
built.
Work on three of the buildings
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
ROSE ADDRESSES
WHITEVlLLE MEET
Members Oh Columbus Le-
gion Post Celebrate Its
Tenth Birthday

wHITEVILLE, Feb. 23.-White-
ville's American Legion post cele-
brated its 10th anniversary with a
turkey dinner here tonight, with
Junius K. Rose, of G%reenville, COM
mander of the State Department of
the Legion, delivering the principal
address of the evening.
r. L. Sholar acted as master of
ceremonies at the session, which was
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

fee tape Fear river stage, 1912
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

,ours genealogical data for the "a
ending 7:3O p. m. yesterday.
lon Temperature
m d, M 80; 1870 a. m. 80; 1880
10. ~ 81; 7:3O p. m. "A; maximum
10, iii'num 81; mean 40; normal
lao Humidity
h. m a. a. m, 6S; 1870 a. m. 6s; 1870
10; 7:3o p. nj. 60.
Toto, Precipitation
a. o.oo Tor "A hours ending 1880 p.
|the mont inches; total since first of
Eror, Tides For Today
70. s. Tao Llde Tables published by
vast and Gn@l.4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24
WEATHER
FORECAST

] N. FORECAST
Ind 49, Carolina: Mostly cloudy
rain %armer Saturday, followed by
|uoon III west portion Saturday after.
|tions ana IN east and central por.
law sunday, slightly colder Sun.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-24

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Evening star., 1940-03-07
BY BARONESS PIANTONI.

BY BARONESS PIANTONI
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Evening star., 1940-03-07

Is Natural
At First
Child Will Learn
To Express Idea
If Not Rushed
BY ANGELO PATRI.

When children are learning to
talk they usually stammer. That
is because they are learning q new
process. They were not born with
the power to talk, to think in terms
of words, to express their ideas in
speech. They came with only the
rudiments of speech power. They
had to grow the necessary mechan-
ism and then learn to use it.
That is a tremendous undertak-
ing 1t is no wonder that the chill
dren have to go slowly. feeling their
way in the difficult task of learning
language. They have to train their
muscles and nerves to adjust to the
work demanded of them and that is
no easy task. If you have ever tried
to train your muscles to execute q
new movement you have some faint
idea of the strain it puts on the
mind and body. Add to that situa-
tion the newness of the organs, the
strangeness of the process and you
have a most complicated problem
That is what speech means to little
children.
They have more ideas than they
have power to express them. They
are excited about talking, delighted
with the idea of being able to make
themselves understood, to share with
their friends the feelings that pos
sess them. In their haste to say all
they know and all they feel through
the incomplete speech mechanism
they have, they flood the speech area
with energy, choke OF speech, and
stammer.
This is not speech defect. It is q
condition of growth. When the
child has perfected the growth OF
his speech mechanism he will not
stammer. That is, he won't if you
don't frighten him into stammering
habits. That is easy to do. Teach
child that he is likely to be pounced
upon, scolded, shaken, made to re-
peat his words again and again to a
standard of adult perfection, and
you teach him to stammer. You
fasten the stammer upon him.
When a little child tries to tell
his story all at once and stammers,
let him alone and mean it. Keep
thinking sympathetically that he is
trying hard to talk, that he is having
bad time, and let him know byyour
attitude that you are interested, and
listening, and in no hurry whatever
Tension creates stammering. If q
grown person centers his attention
full upon child, exerting mental
pressure upon him, that pressure is
Immediately felt, the tension in
creases and the stammer grows
worse. Look away from the stam-
mering child while you allow him
to feel your interest.
Don't correct him. If he chokes
look kindly at him, take over the
story yourself until he gets control
of himself, and then let him begin
again. If he is allowed to feel that
he won't lose his audience. he will
gain confidence, and with that
strength. Practice will do the rest
A real speech defect must be
treat by experts and experts only.
Evening star., 1940-03-07
Husband ags
Behind Wife
And Usher
Also Carries Heavy
Coat up the Aisle
OF the Church
BY EMILY POST.

This letter is so typical I'm sure
that almost every husband who
happens to read it will think, II
wonder if that was written by my
Mary?" The letter says: when
my husband and I 60 alone to 4
wedding, does he-poor man-have
to walk up the aisle tagging on be-
hind the usher and me2"
Unfortunately, I have to answer
that yes, poor man." he does have
to! And what seems almost like
adding insult to injury is that if yor
have a heavy wrap you don't want
to wear up the aisle, he will be ex-
pected to carry that for you, too!
Dear Mrs. Post: On an engraved
wedding invitation should the
fathers title or the groom m's-should
either of them be an M. D.-be
printed in full or abbreviated to
Dr., as it is spelled ordinarily?
Answer-If the father is the doc
tor, it is better that his name be
engraved DR." because it is fol-
lowed by land Mrs" And Mrs
can't be spelled out. But if the
groom is a doctor, the question OF
whether his name be spelled out
or abbreviated depends upon the
length of his name. In other words,
it is merely a question of which
way looks better.