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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

GERS. Others renamed were Judge
G. W. Rittenour of Piketon, o.,
president; Sheppard, Andy Adams Of
Litchfield, Mich, and E. E. Erwin
of Springfield, ILL.,, vice-lresidents;
Frank L. Wiswall Of Albany, N. Y,
executive vice-president and secre-
tary; and E. r. Hartman of New
York city, honorary president for
life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
r SORE

PASADENA, Calf, March 11.-R
McNair, counted on by Man
ager Jimmy Dykes as the regular
third sacker for the Chicago White
Sox, came up with a sore throwing
arm today and may not see action
Thursday in the scheduled exhibition
with the Chicago Cubs.
Dykes said he would turn the hot
corner job over to Bob Kennedy for
a few days, indicating McNair would
be ordered to give his arm a rest,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
GROSS ELECTED

KANSAS CITY, March 11.-GP-
Morris H.. Gross, athletic director
of San Diego State college, San
Diego, Calf, was elected presi-
dent of the National Association Of
intercollegiate Basketball which be-
came a permanent organization to-
day. The association, formed tenn
porarily a year ago, includes COL
leges and universities from Is
Stafes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
CAIRNS ARRIVES
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, March

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, March
11-R-The arrival today Of Debs
CAIRNS at the training camp of Pitts
burgh's Pirates called for an alumni
meeting of Boston Bees already
here: Danny MacFayden, Johnny
Lanning, Ray Mueller, Elbie Fetch
er, Coach Mike Kelly and the ex-
radio narrator at Boston, Skipper
frankie Frisch. II feel like I'm still
with the Bees" remarked the beam.
ing CAIRNS, c~racker-jack infielder-
outfielder reserve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
THOROUGHBRED A

BALTIMORE, March 11.-R-
With the great Seabiscuit out Of
the picture, Pimlico's 100000 Dixie
handicap May 8-boomed as a
dream race'-resolved today into
"a thoroughbred scramble. 1t will be
Maryland's own Challedon against
the field.
Until Owner c. S. Howard an
nounced the Biscuits retirement,
hopes of horsemen were high that
the 36th running of the Dixie would
pit Challedon, 1889 "horse Of the
year." against the greatest money
winner of all time.
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, president of
the Maryland Jockey club, an
|nounced some SO top-notch racers
were eligible for the opening day
feature, and fans salvaged some
! pleasure from the situation when
they found Kayak End was n Of
them.
William l.. Brann's Challedon, a
|four-year-old, is rounding into on
dition at the Buxton stables at Co.
lumbia, S. c., where he was taken
shortly after licking Kayak End,
stablemate Of Seabiscuit, in the
1889 Pimlico Special last November.
Challedon, winner Of s252, 235, pass
ed up the winter stakes and will
be brought here in mid-April.
There are others in the mile and
three-sixteenths Dixie eligibility list
who may upset the dope for Challe-
don, notably Kayak End, who. Van.
derbilt said, Undoubtedly will come
here"
Vanderbilt's own Impound, who
went lame after finishing fourth in
the Preakness last year, is distinct
ly a clark horse" to be reckoned
with on basis Of recent workout
reports. Others in the Dixie field
Include: Belair Studs Isolater
Brandywine stables Masked Gen
eral, Marshall Fields Sir Damion,
Greentree stables Has, and Max
we'll Towards The Chief. Weights
for the Dixie will be announced
March Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
FAMOUS SEABlSCU1T Is RETIRED
TOP MONEY WINNER.
Will GO TO STUD.
owner Charles S. Howard Says
Horse Will Take "Well
Deserved Rest"

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-P
seabiscuit, greatest money winner
Of the American turk, went on the
retirement list today.
Owner Charles S. Howard, who
achieved a desire of several years
standing to win the title FOR his
seven-year-old thoroughbred, an
nounced today that the famous son
Of Hardtack will go to stud In
northern California this spring.
Seabiscuit's sensational comeback
nine days ago, when he captured
the Santa Anita 100000 Added
Handicap, raised his turf winnings
to s437,73o, breaking the mark OF
Sun Beau which, at $376,744, had
stood for nine years.
Howard said that he has been
receiving about 100 letters a day
asking when he was going to re-
tire the game little horse, and so
he decided today to give the an
Seabiscuit's last race, and his
greatest triumph Of all, was his
seth, and marked his 33rd win.
The Biscuit will be shipped this
week to Towards Ridgewood ranch,
neal Willets, Calf.
Hes earned a well-deserved
rest" said Howard. HE ran well,
he's made a lot Of money and from
now on he can take it easy"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Appeasement Not Dead

Secretary of State Cordell Hull tells the Brit
ish government that the United States believes
the Burma road should be kept open for Chi
mas sake. So Great Britain closes it.
What are we to infer from this? It's hard to
say. But one thing is obvious: Great Britain
wants our help in it's war with the Axis, but
doesn't want any suggestions from Washing
ton concerning it's far Eastern policy.
AS a result of Britain's action, in k%nuckling
down to Japan, the United States is the only
friend China has, and the United States. can do
no more than wiring it's hands at the plight Brit
aims action brings upon the harried govern
ment of what is left of China and the sorely
pressed forces of China's military leader,
Chang Kai-chek. For the United States is moi
in position to go to war with Japan, nor is
there sufficient cause for war in Britain's de-
lection.
1t is reasonable to believe that had the Lon
don government told the japanese government
the Burma road would remain open for the de
livery of supplies to Chang Kai-chek's army
Tokyo would not have dared to take an aggres
sive step for it's forced closing. Japan, to bt
sure, is in a militant mood, but it would hardl.
challenge Britain by direct action in the Orient
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Roosevelt Accepts

Those who heard Mr.. Roosevelt acceptance
address, delivered in the oval room of the
White House, could not fail to contrast its sub
dued, carefully studied sentences with the
ebullient spirit and phrasing Of his first accept
ance speech, made also to a Chicago conven-
ton audience. Then he was thrilled by a new
experience. Now experienc has taught him
that the duties of the presidency levy a heavy
tax on any man. Then he faced the campaign
and the possibility of being elected with keen
and joyful anticipation. Now he says that his
duties will make it impossible for him to par
tcipate in a purely political campaign, and, we
may Judge, he faces the possibility OF re-elec'
ton, not with timidity or misgiving, but with
an earnest prayer that he may have the
strength and vision to carry on through the
troubled years ahead in a way that give per-
manency to American peace.
II was a very different Roosevelt who sat
before the mike in the White House Thursday
night and the Roosevelt who stood upon the
platform of that other Chicago convention. HIS
soul is heavy with the burdens he must carry
this summer, and those burdens freighted his
acceptance speech with solemnlty.
But there were flashes of the old fire in his
words, especially when he weighed world con-
ditions and declared that this country should
never resort to the lullaby of appeasement.
A happy phrase, that, is the old Roosevelt
tempo. There must be complete defense
against whatever the totalitarian dlctators OF
the world plot against us. There must be man.
power for the guns, planes, tanks, ships, and
all the implementation of the defense forces.
There must be no shrinking from the tasks the
European war has laid upon the nation.
If something similar to the s%elective draft OF
1918 must be instituted for manning the de-
tense forces, he said in effect, we must take it
in our stride.
With praise for his running mate, Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace and an appeal to Jim
Farley to remain at his post as chairman OF
the national committee, the President closed
his ddress with the forecast that 1.-The Amerl-
can people will SUSAN the progress OF a rep
resentative democracy, asking the Divine
blessing as they face the future with courage
and with faith"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
New Treasury Issues

Demand for government securities remains
strong. New York dealers report a fair amount
of business in the new United States Treasury
two and a quarter per cent bonds of 1856, call
able in 1854. The ruling price is 102 IA or
slightly over that figure, which is probably
more than the treasury intended to give AVA
when the terms were fixed.
At first the indicated premium was between
one and one-half and two points, which is suf-
liberal. Some switching from older
and higher-priced issues is reported into the
new bonds, which accounts for the good price
already established. Allotments of nine per
cent were expected, for they can easily be cal
culated from the restrictions placed on appli-
cations and the total subscriptions possibly to
be made by banks.
The &c. 900, 600 of applications up to S., 900
on which registered bonds will be received by
purchasers in 80 days, somewhat exceeded es-
Inmates of the dealers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Peace Rum0rs

There are several ways of regarding the per-
sistent reports that Adolf Hitler is about to Of
fer a final set of peace terms before launching
a blitzkrieg attack upon the British Isles.
These rumors, originating largely in Rome,
may portend nothing more significant than a
renewal of the war of nerves designed to split
British opinion and help disorganize British re-
s~istance. This is a favorite Nazi tactic, used
time and agan-frequently with great sue
cess. If Hitler can persuade any great number
of Britons that it is foolish to continue the fight
with the risk of complete disaster when it is
possible to get reasonable terms of peace, he
will have succeeded in undermining British re-
~sistance before the blow falls.
: Another plausible Interpretation is that Hit
Ter is genuinely anxious to be relieved of the
desperate gamble which an invasion of the
British Isles represents. He is already in pos
session of a large part of the European con-
tinent and he can probably dominate the rest
with ease if he can arrange a settlement which
will lift the British blockade and kill the pos
sibility of future British Interference. The
most favorable moment for an outright assault
on Britain has already passed and it may be
completely impossible within a fe W more
months. The unstable situation in the Balkans
and Russia's intentions there are also bother
ing the Nazis.
But the German hope that Britain is now
ready to '1isten to reason and lay down its
arms is almost certainly doomed in advance.
Prime Minister Churchill, in a speech only a
few days old, has served defiant notice that
Britain will not tolerate any parleys. AS long
as his government remains in office, the Brit
ish will carry on the fight.
There is far more behind Churchill's defiance
than fighting words. Britain is much better
prepared to resist invasion than she was two
months ago. Her powerful navy is still intact;
a great new army has been equipped and
trained and every day brings her closer to
matching the power of the awesome German
air force. The only question is how much dam
age repeated German air raids have done tc
Britain's ability to defend herself. Unless that
ability is already seriously impaired any peace
offers will be so much wasted breath.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20

qualities for old age insurance pay
ments, may apply for his own bene-
fits and also for monthly benefits
for each of his children under age
Is (18 if in school. Additional pene-
fits are paid to his wife when she
reaches age IS.
When an insured worker dies,
leaving a widow with minor child.
rem, monthly payments of survi.
vors insurance are made to his
widow and to his children who are
under age Is (18 if in school. The
widow who has children under age
ID in her care receives three-four
of the amount of her husbands
primary insurance benefit and each
OF these minor children receives
one half of. his primary insurance
benefit.
Jeffrey said a number of young
men in Southeastern North Caro-
lima, who obtained social security
account numbers from his office
during the past three years, have
died this year, and in some cases
the monthly payments of federal
insurance represent the total in
come of the surviving widows and
children. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Praise For Greenfield

It was a shock to Leonard Roy, National Geo.
graphic magazine writer, that Wilmington's
people were SO oblivious to the advantages of
Greenfield lake and park that they refused to
support a bond issue for it's development. Mr..
Roy, who is preparing an article for his maya
zine on North Cardinals resources and oppor.
%tunities, visited the lake with a group of park
association directors, during a tour of the city
and it's e%nvirons. He was generous in his
praise of the lake, calling it, if quoted accur-
ately, an 'entirely unique attraction.
The shock he experienced at the rejection of
a bond proposal for its Improvement is shared
by many Wilmingtonians who recognize the
lake and development work the Greenville
Drive Association has been able to do with the
limited funds at it's disposal as a major asset
of the community. If his words stimulat those
who share his views to a renewed effort to
force financial support for a great improve
ment program for the park, that it's utilization
may correspond with the opportunity for max
ing it a magnificent pleasure and beauty spot,
his visit to Wilmington will lave accomplished
a fine purpose.
Both the people and the administration in
Wilmington may well consider the proposition
that by neglecting to develop Greenfield lake
park they are placing a definite handicap upon
the city's advancement as well as neglecting
a God-given chance to provide a prime place
for relaxation and amusement. 1t is an indis
putable fact that if the park around the mag
~nifcent lake were improved, not only by more
lavish planting of trees and owe but with
picnic hooks equipped with Dutch ovens anc
playthings for children, it would attract
throngs throughout the summer from the back
country and build up good will for Wilmington
among circles unaffected by any business OF
industrial development which might be en-
gineered to a successful conclusion.
Why, then, is the parks Improvement on Z
large scale continually delayed? Probably be
cause, as Mr.. Roy said, ''Wilmingtonians don
realize what an asset they have in Greenfield
Lake"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Social Security Checks Prove
Boon To Many In This Area

One hundred residents OF South
eastern North Carolina are now re-
ceiving monthly payments of old
age and survivors insurance,
George W. Jeffrey, manager OF the
Wilmington ~district field office OF
the Social Security board, said yes
terday.
The number CT persons in each Of
the groups receiving monthly bene-
fits since January l we're listed by
Jeffrey as follows: retired workers,
So; wives of retired workers, 65
years old or more, 10; children,
"a; and widows. s.
In addition to monthly benefits
paid to men, women, and children
in the Wilmington section, % lump
sum death payments have b e e n
made to survivors Of insured work
ers who died this year.
The Wilmington district field Of
flee serves the following counties:
Baden, Brunswick, Carteret, Co.
lumbus, Craven, Jones. New Han.
over, Cnsiow, Pamlico, and Pen
der.
Most of the children receiving
benefits, Jeffrey said, r. the child
rem of widows who r also receiv-
ing monthly benefits provided by
the Social Security act for sur
vivors of insured wage earners.
Some of the young recipients are
orphans who are receiving survi-
vors insurance payments because
their fathers or mothers who died
this year were fulled insured under
the Social Security Act. Another
group includes children OF annuit.
ants retired workers IS years old
or more who are entitled to old
age insurance.
Jeffrey explained an insured
worker, who reaches age IS and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Iruing S. Cobb Pledges
His Support To WMkie

DENVER, July 19.-lR-W o r d
that Irwin S. Cobb, the writer, has
pledged his support al "a life long
democrat" to Wendell Willkie, was
received today by the republican
presidential nominee.
Don R. Burton, a friend of Mill.
kie in Bohemian Grove, Calf, tele-
graphed the nominee that Cobb had
sent the following message to Sen
ator Edward R.. Burke D-Neb)
who recently announced he was
for Willkie:
"As a lifelong democrat, I regret
that we have to wait from 1896 to
1910 for a presidential nominee
who was named neither by party
bosses o party patronage. AS a
lifelong democrat, l rejoice that a
real fellow democrat has been SO
nominated, even though it took a
republican convention to nominate
him." ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20

HOLLYWOOD July 10 - The
camera has taken a sedative. It's
calming down. It's shaking off the
filters. In fact, it's so calm that
it's standing still-which is practi-
cally revolutionary. "Reactionary"
would be a better word, for IN
standing still it is going back to
the habit it formed of necessity
in pioneer firm times.
For, one upon a time, the NOV
ing picture camera never moved.
1t stood on a tripod and aimed its
lenses in one direction, and the
actors moved in front of it. If
they moved too far, they yer out
of the scene" and had to move
back to get in again.
Then the camera began pivot
ing on its tripod, began to look
around from side to side. Then it
limbered up some more and climb
ed on a truck, or dolly" This
permitted it to travel a little, to
move up close to the actors and
move away from hem without
"breaking" the scene or cutting.
After a while a dolly" wasn't
enough of a trick. The camera call
ed for and got a crane. This al
lowed it not only to move forward
and back, but to swoop down on
or away from a closeup.
Directors, especially the imports
from Europe, espoused the jittery
camera and We'd with each other
in obtaining trick effects. The cam
era developed monkey blood"
and swung from ceilings, stood on
its head, and climbed rafters. It
went on a spree, and then talkies
brought the morning after.
The jittery camera had to be
enclosed in a "sweatbox" to dead
en- its operating sounds. A c t o r S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under CounctlManager Administrator
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
n Marketing Facilities.
Arena TOR Sports n Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highpay from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF city Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, ~1d
err Turning Basin, Nth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, vio
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
= Unified Industrial and Resort Pro-
motional Agency. supported by one,
countrywide az.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School.
y Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF ndtive grape 0roDan0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sandtortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
PARMELE NAMED
TO LEGION POST
State Commander Hall APP.
points Committees For
Years Work

BELMONT, July 19.-R-Reap-
pointment of Claude S. Ramsey, of
Raleigh and Asheville, as a men,
Der of the publications commits
sion of the North Carolina Depart
ment of the American Legion, was
announced here today by Depart
ment Commander R. Dave Hall.
Ramsey is chairman of the com
mission.
Other committee chairman, ex-
cept Boys State and baseball, were
also announced by Commander
Hall. The list follows:
Membership-Henry L, Ingram
of Asheboro.
Child Welfare-Dr: H. E, Cas-
stevens of Streensboro,
Athletic-Graham D. Monroe Of
Ellington.
Boy Scouts-Nathan Patla, Of
Hendersonville, chairman; and f..
M. Schiele, Gastonia, vice chair
man.
Community service-R. E. Bob
Stevens, Goldsboro.
Safety Highway)-J. Nicely Kin
caid, Statesville.
Emergency Relief - W. H.
Chance, Winston-Salem.
Aeronautics-J. W. Harrison, OF
State College, Raleigh, N. C.
Foreign Relations-William B.
Umstead, Durham.
Graves Registration - Thad H.
Hodges, Washington.
Legislative - H. P. Taylor
Wadesboro.
Rehabilitation - Wiley M. Pick
ems, Lincolnton.
Workmanship Joe A. Dubois
Whiteville, chairman; William Iyn-
dali of Cherokee, vice-chairman.
National Defense-Bryce p
Beard, chairman, Salisbury; Jun
H. Rose, vice-chairman, Green
vile and Burgin Pencil, VICE
chairman, Asheville.
Education of Orphans of Vetel'
ans-John P. Stedman, Lumber
ton.
Publicity-Claude S. R RAMSEY
Asheville.
Radio-Louis G.. Ratcliff, Char
lotte.
Sons of the American Legion
Randolph K. Shotwell, Chairman,
Asheville; R. R. Canada, VICE
chairman, Durham.
Law and Order-J. G. MadfY
Rich square.
Veterans Preference. H. L.
roy, Elizabeth City.
Employment - A. H. (oanoy'
Graham, Chairman, Hiilsboro: D.
]. Barnhardt, vice chairman IoI'
cord.
Outdoor Publicity-James T. ho'
gan, Lenoir.
School Awards-S. Amos M"'
nard, Greensboro.
Oratorical contest-Vlctol IT,
Johnson.
R.O.T.C.-Charles B. PaIh!e.s'
Wilmington.
Americanism-Robin S, KitoJs
Charlotte.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
By Robin Coons.

worked and ~peespired in tiny, STUFF
fly sets, practically stood still di-
rectly under microphones so their
voices could be recorded. This last
ed nearly two years, until the en-
gineers began to take the mystery
out of sound and learned to control
it and the talkies went outdoors
again. 1t wasn't long before the
microphone, as well as the cam
era, was travelling. Reuben Mann
oulian had himself a dolly spree
on his first picture, Applause"
He made that camera and mike
wander down and up corridors and
streets and rooms until the au-
dience got fairly dizzy trying to
keep up with it.
Lately John Ford make a pic
ture called THE Grapes of Wrath"
His chief cameraman was Gregg
Toland. Together they slipped the
camera a powder; they made it
stand still through most of tn e
footage. More recently they made
together a picture called 1T h e
Long Voyage Home" They doubl-
ed the powder. The picture has no
dolly or crane shots. They pan
ned'' only when strictly necessary.
They let the characters do the
moving while the camera stood
still.
Toland says the method helps
to keep audience attention on the
story and characters and a W a y
from movie mechanics. It keeps
the camera out of the scene, gives
definition and character 10 actors
faces.
1t also saves time, he says.
And time saves money, and -
for that reason if no other - the
cameras of Hollywood may b e
expected to calm down even furth-
err in the near future. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
TO REOPEN CONSULATE

WASHINGTON, July 19.-RH
The state department has decided
to reopen a consulate at Fort de
France, Martinique, the French
Caribbean island where British and
French Caribbean island where
British and French warships re-
Gently have maintained a wary
watch on each other, it was learned
today. The consulate there was
closed more than a year ago, and
the government has received limit
ed information since the present
situation developed !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
STOP SUPPLIES
FORT DE FRANCE Mart;

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,
July 19- Up - The French high
commissioner here tonight charg-
ed that British authorities have
stopped supplies to the French col
ony at St. Pierre Eft Miquelon, is
land off the Newfoundland coast,
after local authorities refused to
surrender the colony's fishing fleet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
President OF Latuia
Removed From Office

RIGA, Latvia, July 20.-(Satur-
day)-R-President Karl Ulmanis
of Latvia was removed from office
early today, effective tomorrow.
and an assembly of the country's
new parliament was ordered. Pre-
mier Kirchenstein will take over
the functions of Ulmanis' office. l