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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Editorial Comment
IN A NEW DIRECTION
Alabama Journal

The WideaWake newspaper boys IN Washing
ton are quick to see trends, and now they have
found that the Roosevelt administration is
veering on a new tack since the election. They
note, for example, that the men mos frequent
ly now in conference with the President are
Knudsen and Mr.. Stettinius, instead OF Cor
coran and Cohen; that Jesse Jones and Col.
Frank Knox are doing more talking for the
administration than 1ckes and Jackson; that
the domestic budget, aside from emergency
defense expenditures, is to be balanced.
Then there was the appointment of a COM
promiser and levelheaded man, James H.
Mills as chairman of the labor relations board.
The press corps finds that 'reformers, plan
ners and experimenters' have been largely
displaced in the Presidents confidency such
men as Secretary Hull; and that New Deal
ambassadors such as Bullitt are being re-
placed by men of the type of admiral Lahey
who goes as the Presidents hardboiled spokes-
man to the Vichy government of France.
All this is certainly encouraging and crafty
ing to patriots. The biggest job the United
States has on hand today is getting ready to
meet anyone of the Hitler stripe who wants to
start something.
AS a part of that preparedness it is neces-
sary to help the British weaken Hitler and
even administer a knockout blow which Brit
ain can deliver if we come through with all
out assistance and do not stint the flow of
fighting machines and equipment.
In d~evoting his fullest attention to this goal
the President is moving in exactly the direc-
ton the American people want him to move. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Might Have Been Worse

. Wilmingtonians abroad early yesterday
morning, whose eyes were flooded under the
sharp lash of a cold wind, could have consoled
themselves during their uncomfortable walk
downtown, if they had read their morning
newspaper before leaving home, by thinking
that it might have been much worse. During
the preceding night the temperature at Pigeon
Falls, Wis, had dropped to SO degrees below
zero and "a below at Whitehall, Wis. Through.
out the entire region, far into Minnesota, sub
zero temperatures prevailed. .
9 Nor was bitter cold the only discomfort ex.
perienced by residents of other northern and
eastern sections of the United States. Wide
areas of Michigan and New York were snow
bound. The fall measured 10 to 16 inches in
much of western and central Michigan. Parts
of New York state we're buried under 20 inch.
es. High winds hurled show into deep drifts
in parts of Pennsylvania. SnoWploWs had a
hard night in upper Ohio. Three lives were
snuffed out in Minnesota.
The cold toes and noses, and the weeping
eyes of Wilmington pedestrians were indeed
minor discomforts in comparison.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
The Well-Being Of Trainees

The coming of large numbers OF tralnees 10
the anti-aircraft base and to other probable
defense posts in this vicinity will bring not
only new opportunities for Wilmington and It's
business and civic interests but new response
bilities as well.
Among these responsibilities IS provision for
the welfare, comfort and entertainment OF tne
t~rainees. And as the anti-aircraft base is ex'
pected to be ready for its soldier population IN
March. It is obvious that Wilmington has no
time to lose.
Minister'S, deeply concerned with the prob
lem. are studying how their church organl-
cations can best meet the need. Though their
service will be invaluable it will touch out
one phase of the problem. There is much TO
be done by other circles, by every club and
f~raternal order-the city government, too-h
Wilmington is to offer the boys called for
military training the kind of recreation that
will help them most.
The time is too short to get the armory-
auditorium-arena which at last seems to be on
the way to accomplishment. Started sooner,
that would have gone a long way to make a
recreation program more easily arranged.
But its lack need not place a handicap upon
such a program.
It would, perhaps, be possible to establish
a number of recreation centers in various
localities where entertainment of a wholesome
sort can be provided in the interest Of morale
and good feeling. That can safely be left to
any central organization which shoul d be
formed to draft plans on a comprehensive
scale. At this time the details of a program
are not as important as recognition of the need
for such a program and prompt steps for
setting up the necessary machinery.
The need right now seems to be for a
meeting Of minds, for the drafting of a general
plan and the appointment of committees with
definite tasks which, once done, will
fit into a complete pattern as neatly as a
jigsaw puzzle. This will call for concerted
action by the churches, the civic clubs, the
lodges, the city administration, and all groups
ready to accept their responsibility for the
well-being of ~trainees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Christmas Savings

"A year ago, the forecast was made that 1910
would prove a more prosperous period than
the year then closing. That the forecast was
correct, in the main, is proved in part by
Christmas club savings which are reported
fully $14, 900 greater than in 1889. The total is
$252, 300.
Clearly, if conditions had not been better
than formerly, Christmas savers would not
have been able to increase their special hoard
ings for holiday spending. The assumption is
reasonable that, because they have set aside
more money for this specific purpose, general
business conditions and average earnings i'm.
proved during the year,.
If Wilmington merchants received the an
nouncement of the total cash in Christmas
clubs with smiling countenances, it is not only
because they foresee better Christmas buying
but can look ahead to a greater year-around
trade. Certainly the more dollars that can be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under Councu-Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports n Industrial ShoWs.
Seaside Highway from WrightsvWe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of City Limits.
35-Foot Cape Fear Riuer channel, Wid-
err Turning Basin, With ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
of Wilmington.
Paved Riuer Road to Southport, via
Orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Production
through sustained-yield methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo.
tionaz Agency, supported by one county,
Wide tao.
Shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital ~,ci1ities for whites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development of native grape groDing
throughout South eastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

kept in circulation the greater the prosperity
of the community.
While the outlook is even roster Tor 1884, II
is reasonable to believe that next years Christ
mas clubs will contain many more dollars and
next Christmas store sales will reach a new
high mark, the cumulative effect of which
will be to send the city's business turn
to still higher levels. Naturally the savers
who have benefited by this years hoardings
will Join the new clubs, probably with larger
weekly deposits, and many persons not so
benfited will enroll as soon as the lists are
opened.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
m Raids Ominous

Announcement by Ronald H. Cross, British
minister of shipping, that his government has
ordered so freighters from American ship
and that the purchase Of "old but
serviceable United States vessels" will con-
tinue "as opportunity Offers" shows at least
that London is ready to do what it can to
lessen the effect of Nazi raids on Britain's
merchant marine which have reached alarm.
ing proportions in recent days.
German accounts of British ship losses are
doubtless exaggerated and Britain's minimized.
There is no way Of determining in exact
figures, therefore, how seriously the British
merchant fleet has been crippled. But it is
possible to form some estimate by striking
a balance between the two claims, and. this
balance reveals a saddening picture of con-
voys disorganized if not wholly destroyed, and
invaluable supplies destined for the British
people and the British war machine going
down under Nazi fire instead of reaching
Empire ports.
Baked in his war plans at every other
turn, it is evident that Adolf Hitler has re.
sorted to a submarine and raider campaign
both to relieve the pressure of the British
blockade and indirectly to bolster, 1taly's weak
ening cause against the Greeks. The more
attention he forces Britain to give to com.
batting his sea raiders the less will she be
able to do for Greece. Thus the present shift
in Nazi strategy is to be explained.
That Britain will be able to surmount this
difficulty as she has all others presented by
Hitler's strategists is not so easily f~oreseen
Certainly she cannot make requirements as
quickly as the Germans cause gaps in her
merchant fleet, if her chief reliance is ir
American deliveries of ships not yet laid down
Nor is it apparent that there are eno,gh
"old but serviceable United States vessels
available to do the Job.
Additional succor must be found. and o,,ick,
ly. That Ireland could afford the needed RELIEF
is indisputable. An Irish port available for
British naval craft doubtless would turn the
tide against the Nazis, in a crucial period NJ
the war. If the Irish government were ST
disposed, it could find in the present situation
a logical reason to reverse its decision anc
offer use of its ports to Britain on the score
that unless Britain wins Ireland will sh,ra II.
tate OF all lands brought under the dictators
heels. 1t is foolish for the Irish to supnose tba,
neutrality now will save their land from f,,f,,re
spoiliation by Hitler, if Hitler wins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

Dor far better than any other
form"
How many cities have abandoned
the manager plan?
= Only 26 out of the nearly 5O(
cities adopting it in the 80 years i
has been in use have abandoned
the plan by popular vote.
What were the reasons for the
plan being abandoned?
In all cases local politics or loca
personalities have been the cause
The small proportion of abandon
ment testifies to the fact that the
manager plan ordinarily provides
a businesslike non-political admin
istration.
Will the plan cut taxes in ou1
town?
The amount of money collected
from the citizens is determined by
the peoples representatives - thu
council-so that responsibility fol
the tax rate is definitely not or
the manager but on the council
The managers job is to spend the
money as carefully as he knows
how. The manager plan has in
variably cut governmental costs.
Can counties profitably adopt the
plan?
In recent years a number o:
counties have been greatly bene
fitted by adopting either the man
ager or county executive plan.
Where can more information b.
obtained on the plan than the siz,
of this leaflet permits?
Write to National Municipa
League, 299 Broadway, New Yorl
City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

water piped into their homes and
only lO per cent had indoor toilets.
u y =
There's Plenty To Do
Ihls sort OF summarizing could
go on Tor a long time and include
such tunes as 40 per cent of the
counties in the United States have
no registered general hosnita1s
and 80 per cent of the lower ;ncom:
farm families have inadeo,1ate
diets. But that's enough to
give you a rough idea.
OF course, all of this isn't to mini.
mize the work that has been done
IN modernlzing the farm in the
last 70 or 80 years. It's just to saw
that IT the agriculture departman
boys have their figures right. tn
take a lot more years of technoloa'
lzlng 10 bring farm life generally
up TO even a bed of wilted roses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
IS Marriage Licenses
Issued During November

Marriage permits issued during
November this year totaled IS, an
increase of five or fifty per cent
when compared with the record of
10 permits issued for the same
month last year, records at the Of
fee of Adrian B.. Rhodes, register
OF deeds, disclosed yesterday.
Record Of marriage permits is
sued for the two months included:
for November, 1910, 10 white and
2 colored couples, total 16; and for
November, 1889, 8 white and 2 col
ored couples, total 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
HEAD FOR MOoCo"

Dec. e. de,
garian and YugoslaV ll'uI .oda
cations headed for MoSco" ca:
to place big orders with '.'' "a III
cts. The Yugoslavs eHpeC. ST
gotiate the purchase OF "1 % WOO
900, 900 to So, 600, 900 worth % me-
Hungary has a trade as' t,,rno,
with Russia envisaglng civ.
of at least So, 700. 900 anno""'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
CITY MANAGEMENT Plan

long as the employees do their
work satisfactorily and keep out OF
politics, their jobs r safe under
the manager plan.
Will not the manager build a po-
litical machine out of the en-
ployees?
The answer is-none of them has
done so. It would make the man.
ayers retention a major issue at
each election, and cut off all
chance of his promotion to a bigger
LOB in another city.
What city officials are elected
under the manager plan?
The best policy is to elect only
the members Of the city council,
ideally by the proportional repre-
sentation form of voting. The coun-
Gil appoints the manager who in
turn appoints all department heads
and other administrative employ"
ees.
Suppose the members of tn e
council are politicians; cannot they
appoint a manger who will do their
bidding?
Certainly. It is up to the voters
to see that representative citizens
are elected to he council. If he
voters do not like the way the city
is run, they can throw out the
council at the next election, since
the council is directly responsible
to the voters for the government
of the city. However, the expert
ence of most manager cities is
that high grade counci1men are
chosen.
Why are better councilmen chos-
en- under the manager plan than
under other forms of government?
When the job of councilman does
not take so much time as to inter-
fere with their private business,
representative citizens can be in
duced to run for office. Under the
old system only the professional
politician could afford the time
necessarily involved in the job OF
councilmen. Furthermore, the
manager plan works best with a
non-partisan system of electing the
council, thus %divorcing national
party issues from local elections
and living the non-machine candi-
date a chance to be elected. The
fact that a businesslike admins
tration is possible also makes it
appeal to men of high calibre. The
lposition of councilman becomes
one of dignity, responsibility and
honor.
What does the mayor do in a
manager city?
In manager cities which retain
the office, the mayor is the pre-
siding officer of the council chosen
by the council from among its
own membership. He is titular
head of the city and usually has
ample emergency powers. He in
terprets the governments work to
the people through platform and
press and assumes leadership Of
policy.
How have city manager admins
trations treated labor?
Invariably, labor has been well
satisfied. Comments by la b or
leaders: Edward A. de Angelo, To-
ledo: Labor is better represented
in the present council than ever
before and has had better treat
ment." w. G. Lee, former nation
al president, Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen: e" do not see how
any working man can oppose the
plan after investigating it." F. B.
Hill, former vice-president, West
Virginia Federation of Labor: 1.-The
city manager plan is the most
democratic and efficient form of
municipal government we have in
america. l think there is no Dues
tlon but that this form of govern
'ment satisfies the demands of Ia
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Letter To The Editor
ITALIAN VISITORS
To the a

LII lIlc oLdI.
With Christmas in the air an6
remembering others less fortunate
than ourselves, let us not FORGE
those who are a long way from
home.
Thus let us remember the officers
and crew of the Italian steamer Vii.
l%arperosa, which lies in port at the
foot Of Princess street.
We all know the trying times the
families of these men are going
through in their own country-sc
let us not forget them who are
blessed with being in our own good
U. S. A. a.
MRS. WILLIAM MCDONALD
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
The Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves tournament in southeast.
.ern North Carolina, tentatively set for tho
second week in February, will offer a rare op-
portunlty to the leadership Of this section.
IN former years these tournaments had an
exceptional advantage in the inspired services
OF Father Manley, a man of unusual attributes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
KNOX ON

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 4.-LR-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
rested here tonight after a flight by
land and seaplane from Washington
on the way to inspect hemisphere
defense bases in Panama and the
Caribbean,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Why does the manager plan give
us better executives?

Why does the manager plan give
us better executives?
Because all other forms Of city
government attempt to elect exec
utives whereas the manager plar
provides for the appointment OF ex
exutives on the basis of an init
mate examination of their qualifi'
cations unconfused with questions
Of their local political strength. In
older forms Of city government
jobs are distributed on a patron
age basis.
How much are city managers
usually paid?
Salaries range from an average
of 1888 in cities with populations
less than 5000 to an average Of
$12, 657 in cities over 200, 600. The
lowest is about $500 (part-time)
the highest, $20,400.
Why are jobs not distributed as
patronage under the manager
an?
Primarily because it is to the
interest of the manager to make
appointments on the basis of merit.
The manager looks upon his job as
a profession and hopes for promo
tin to larger cities. He mus
therefore qualify as a trained mu'
nicipal executive, keep out of fac.
tional politics and u the city as
efficiently as possible. To do this
he has to have men and women or
the job who are well qualified. His
opportunity for advancement
Qarger salary or promotion to a
larger city, depends entirely upon
his record for efficient admins.
tration in the city where he is
working.
Are civil service regulations
abandoned under the manager
plan?
Quite the contrary! Since one OF
the basic principles of the manager
plan is the appointment of munich
pal employees by merit, admins.
tration of civil service is usually
far more effective than under any
other form. of government.
If our city adopts the manager
plan, what will happen to the pres
ent employees of the city?
The universal practice is to re.
tain every employee who is willing
to earn his pay. Most employees
are delighted at the change since
they no longer have to pay a part
of their salaries to a political party
or work on election days to keep
the administration in office. Sc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Formation Of Home Guard
At Albemarle Considered

ALBEMARLE, Dec. 4-RAFor-
nation of a home guard unit here
is being considered by the Walter
B. Hill post of the American Lee
|g;on. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
TOP O. THE

God does not want you in China ii you can
not aoitness in your oaum city; He hos no use
IN India for one a0ho is dumb in his oDn house.
hold.
-CAMPBELL MORGAN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

Editors Note: The following
questions and answers regard
ing the City Manager form of
government are made avail
able by the Wilmington Junior
Chamber of Commerce for the
interest of the general public.
The Jaycees are now waging a
campaign for the establish
ment of this form of govern
ment here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Fair Enough

The Star wishes its resd...
to know that views ana ''oers
ions expressed in this ar Up.a'
are those of the author ''.VIs
may not always harmos ana
with its position.-The Fd;%"-le
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
Radio Time Table

After presenting two three-year-olds and
one five-year-old as his Persons You'll Didn't
Expect-to-Meet during recent weeks, Fred
Allen will interview an oldster of six on his
program Wednesday night at over k0MO.
She is baby Barbara, worlds youngest
xylophonist.
As usual. Portland Hoffa. Harry Won
Eel, the Mighty Allen Art Players. Wynn
Murray and Peter Van Steeden, will be on
hand to assist Allen.
Times radio proxrsns prepared from lat
ules This newspaper cannot assume responsibility for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

,ASTAW AVS
BY PRISCILLA WAYNE

Continued From Page 81
was a queer look In the mans eyes
that Doris could not fsthom.
Yes. The girl who owned that
pair OF pajamas seemed TO come
back here again.
We spent many happy days
here, she and I, and I thought the
day would never come when I
could be happy like that again.
Last night knew there was new
hope.
a new hope 80
"Yes-you. I know I'm 20 years
older than you are, but las night I
thought 1t all out Age doesn't
matter.
Il don't know how these two
men affect your life. don't
know what either Of them means
TO you. I'm not even going to
consider them.
Doris, love you. That may be
very strange to you. I've lived a
queer life. I'm a queer man be-
cause of il.
Il only. know that yesterday
when l came into this cabin a new
life opened 10 me. You talked to
me just as my wife. Grace, would
have talked.
You abused me because / had
forgotten my profession, because |
refused to exert myself to help
your friend. That was the first
thing that made me think of
Grace, that reminded me Of her.
She would have been that way.
She was an excitable little thing.
She would have expressed. and
did express on any occasion. her
exact opinion of anything of the
sort.
Il had a queer feeling when you
talked TO me as though somehow
some of my personal history re-
peated itself.
Life Is Kinder
And last night after I came in
from the walk on the shore and
saw you in that pair of rose pa
jamas, then I knew. LIES going
to be kinder to me. There's a
place for me yet.
Il was an honored staff member
of one of the biggest clinics in
the world. l can be again. My
colleagues never condemned me
for the part I played in letting
death come mercifully to Grace.
Maybe life will give me some
thing again. Maybe, with you at
my side, Doris, I can achieve more
for the good of humanity"
Never in her life had Doris Dem
ton been so touched by the sin
certify of any person. She put her
hand on her companions arm.
Il want you to know. Peter"
she said softly, just as though she
really was that Grace of long ago.
that I admire, and respect you.
This is the strangest experience I
have ever lived. Somehow it seems
to me it must be for some good
purpose.
you will give me a chance,
them Doris ?"
Yes" Doris said slowly. And
l am deeply honored."
Ito Be COntinued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
ToTrial March
For Killing Swan

Two Tacoma service station
operators voluntarily appeared to
be booked at the Pierce county,
jail Monday afternoon on war;
rant of Justice Clarence E. Lays
ton charging them with shooting
a swan.
They are Oscar Asmussen, 40,
of 407 So. SD st, and Robert
Coronau, 35. of 6102 So. st.
State Game Protector Carl Hogs
gait, who said he had the swan
on ice and seven witnesses to the
shooting. reported it occurred Dec.
5 at Kreger lake.
Asmussen and Coronau denied
the charge and agreed to appear
for trial March Z.