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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Moses l.. Annenberg publisher OF
reputable newspapers in Miami and
Philadelphia, but who, it is claimed,
made most of his fortune by furnish
ing the race-track entries and results
upon which millions of dollars were
daily bet illegally ON horse-races, in
pool rooms and bookmakers' estab-
lishments throughout the United
States, is under indictment on a
number of counts in Chicago. He is
charged with income tax violations,
conspiracy to defraud the United
States, violations of the lottery
and conspiracy to impede the ad-
ministration Of justice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Many of US become too self salts
fed with our surroundings and then
it Is well to take look at what
the other fellow is doing a few hun
dred or few thousand miles away.
The United States is served with
the greatest number and the high
est type of country newspapers in
the world-in fact, there is no other
country where reports of current
events are so plentifully distributed
to the people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Comparing the records Of all stu
dents since 1904, Canadian investi-
gators learned that only 25.8 per
cent of the women In 1904 were
found fit for all physical exercise,
while 96.1 per cent Of this years
class were fit. Furthermore, the
1904 girl was only 62.7 inches tall
and weighed l19 pounds, while her
1889 sister is 63.9 inches tail and
weighs lbs pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Savings of the British population
have been increased every year for
the past seven years at the rate Of
over $500 every minute Of every
hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

If all men describe her as so
understanding" 1t is safe bet she
has no man of her own to under
stand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

America has many social prob
lens, most Of which disappear when
everybody is working and too busy
to talk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

A rabbit foot may not be lucky,
but four of them are great help
to the rabbit when a dog gets after
it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Never judge a woman's smile by
her teeth. Both may be artificial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-05

Shaking The Old Apple Tree
An apple day is good for any
one, especially If it keeps the doctor
away. But when our good Govern
ment starts in to feed free apples to
million needy people through re-
lief agencies in nearly all states.
and keeps up the process of buying
millions Of bushels of surplus apples
every month at price of about 20
cents a bushel. the inquiring public
wonders why. It really does seem
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
F. l.. CRUMP

LUMBERToN, Oct. 90 F. L..
Crump, SO, Robson county rural
policeman, died suddenly of a
heart attack here early this morn
ing while sitting in his automobile.
He was found by, a local taxi
driver, Mack Jacobs, who said he
died before he could summons aid.
He had complained to his wife
earlier in the night that he did not
feel well. He had had a previous
attack two months ago.
Funeral services will be conduct.
ed from the home here tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock with. burial
to be made in the family plot near
Gibson station in Scotland county.
He is survived his wife, the form
err Miss Mary O'Tuel Of BENEFITS
vile, S.. c.; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Crump Of St.
Pauls; a daughter, Lois; one
brother, Arthur Crump, of st.
Pauls, and three sisters, Miss Ron
ME Crump, of st .Pauls, Mrs. Eu-
gene Lingerf1ed, of Newton, and
Mrs. Guycella Myers, of Marion.
Officer Crump was appointed to
the post of rural policeman two
years ago by Sheriff E. Clyde Wade
after serving as Fairmont police
chief seven years and a Lumber
ton patrolman for more than a
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
r GRIFFIN MINTZ

Funeral services for Leroy Grit
fin Mintz, 16, of Winnabow, who
died in a local hospital yesterday
afternoon at / o'clock after a short
illness, will be held from the grave
side in the Mintz cemetery near
Shallotte this morning at II o'clock.
The Rev. T. F. johnson will con-
duct the services. Active palbear-
ers will be: Robert Sullivan, Will
mar Padgett, John William Saw
age, Roy Gore, Douglas Padgett
and William Huffman.
A grandson Of the late Rev. and
Mrs. M. j. Mintz, Of Grissettetown,
he is survived by his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. D. N. Mintz, three Sis
tiers, Mrs. Irene Milligan, Mrs.
Retha M. Milligan and Miss 1sa-
dore Mint; one brother, Luther
Mint, of Winnabow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
BRITISH SHIP SUNK

LONDON, Oct. 28.-Germany's
air raiders gave Britain a com.
parative breathing spell today, but
the British learned officially that
Nazi sea raiders had sum, another
great ship of their merchant fleet,
the 4~2,348-ton Empress of Britain.
F%ortv-five persons who were
aboard are missing and 500 others
already have been brought ashore
by British warships, an admiralty
war office communique said, pay
ing tribute to the ships "resolute
and efficient anti-aircraft de-
tense.
The Empress, flagship of Cana
da's merchant marine until she
was impressed for war service as
a transport, was the 10th largest
passenger vessel afloat and the
bigget merchantmen lost in the
war. She exceeded by almost TO-
600 tons the second largest, the
German liner Columbus, W h o $ e
rev scuttled her off the Virginia
coast last Dec. 10 rather than let
her fall a prize to a British cruis-
err.
The British announcement mere
ly listed the Empress of Britain
as a victim of enemy action
and said she foundered while in
tow. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
uvkK ON THREE
ROADS IS ASKED
Reouest That Wrightsville
Beach Highway Be Widened
Is Approved BY Board

The county commissioners yes
terday adopted resolutions re.
ouesting the state highway ano
nublic works commission to In
clude improvement of three sec
ions of the county road system
in future projects.
The action followed the recelp'
of requests for certain highway
improvements from the Whining.
ton chamber of commerce q
contained in two petitions from
eroups of interested citizens.
A request of the local trade
body that U. S. "a and rs from
Wilmington to Wrightsville SOUND
be widened was approved by the
county board.
Such action, the trade d y
pointed out, would be in keeping
with the county road improvement
program. The section is a nation
ally designated route and federal
aid in Improvement could be Sc
cured, the county board was ad'
vised.
The board received a petition
from residents of Mercer avenue,
between the old Wrights"ile high
way and the Market street road,
requesting that the road be paved
to eliminate the dust and the dirt.
Hardsurfacing Of 1.5 miles OF
the highway on Wilmington, route
three, situated in the HlghWood
park section of Winter Park was
requested in a petition submitted
by residents and property owners,
in a letter received by the board
from E. G. Hall, chairman OF the
roads and street committee, of the
Winter Park Service club.
Addison Hewlett, chairman, re-
ported letters had been received
from Frederick Willetts and c. b.
Kornegay accepting their recent
appointments as members of the
county civil service commission.
County commissioners again
asked members of the civil serv-
ice group to hold an organiza-
tional Injecting at an early date
and elect their chairman. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
MUSSOLINI, HITLER
HOLD CONFERENCE
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of Crete, as well as the release Of
Albanians from reported Greek
"oppressions."
The Italians accused the Greeks
of violating their own neutrality
on five points by:
l. Allowing the British fleet tc
use Greek ports.
q. Allowing the Raj to refuel al
Greek bases.
3. Letting British spies operate
from Greece.
4. Entering into a secret mill.
tary agreement with the British.
4. provocative action" against
Albanians on both sides of the Dor.
der of Greece and Italian-occupied
Albania.
Talk Two Hours
While planes cruised p%rotectively
in rainy skies overhead, II Duce
and Hitler talked for more than
two hours amidst the ancient
splendors of the 18th century
F~lorentine Palazzo Vecchio, scene
of other historic Axis policy-making
conferences.
A communique issued after the
meeting broke up said merely
their conversations took place I'm
the spirit of the alliance between
the two countries, developed as al
ways in the most cordial form and
show a complete identity of views
on all present questions"
Hitler and his staff, including
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, left for Germany
at 6:20 p. m, CLEO a. M, EST)
aboard the Fuehrer,s special train.
Mussolinl and his son-in-law foreign
minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, left
aboard separate trains, Ciano for
Rome and II Duce for an urstated
destination, believed to be the CAPT.
tai or Forli, his former home.
It was the second meeting within
a month between the Axis partners,
who conferred at Bremen Pass on
Oct. 4, and Hitler's second visit to
Florence. It was there in May, 1898,
that he sat down with Mussolini to
solidify the Axis.
In addition to the actual fact that
the war had spread to the Balkans,
where they had hoped to keep the
peace, observers here believed Hit.
Ter and Mussolini also canvassed
possible repercussions from Turkey
and perhaps Soviet Russia.
Some foreign observers believed it
likely. however, that Hitler came
primarily to induce his. ally to scale
down demands on conquered France
to the terms of the proposed Ger
man-Freneh settlement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
BRITAIN ASSURES
GREECE OF EVERY
H. POSSIBLE HID

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people had withstood Ital;,~
threats and intimidationsu
and declared the same ons,
tiles will uphold them in tbs;'
present hour of trial"
Quick Answer
These messages We're quick ~.
Wers to appeals from Greece 'ss'
aid, dispatched a short time ,t .Vs
Italian troops marched into cra .'ss
from Albania, S'e
Evidence that Greece was su,.
ing vigorously was seen in = DIV
tiers British news agencv1 NJ.
patch from Athens which sa; s
Greek troops had broken tbro nI.a
Italian positions at one place sSa
driven a spearhead eight miles ;n,s
Albania. LAW
Great Britain on April Il 1oqo
assured both Greece and Rumsni,
that she would help them resis.
aggression. That pledge f~ollowsd
by a few days the Good FRIDAY in
vasion of Albania by Italy. sjnrs
then, Rumania has renowned tbo
British pledge and permitted Ger.
man troops to enter her territorv
but Greece has stood with the Brit,
ish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
MISS SARAH E. w

BOLTON, Oct. %. - Funeral
services for Miss Sarah E d n a
Flowers, So. were held recently
from the Carver's Creek Metho-
dist church, of which she was a
lifelong member.
The Rev. G.. c. Wood, pastor
Of the church, officiated. Burial
followed in the family plot in the
Carver's Creek cemetery.
Miss Flowers had made h e r
home with her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Green,
of Bolton. She was an active men,
Der of the Bolton Methodist Sun
day school, the Woman's club, and
was to be installed as vice-presi-
dent of the missionary society.
Miss Flowers who was killed in
a railroad accident, is survived by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Green, with
whom she made her home; Mrs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
r JOSEPH T. KING

Funeral services for Mrs.
Joseph T. King, 66, who died in a
local. hospital Sunday after
noon, will be held from Grace
Methodist church this m n
ing at 1880 o'clock. The Rev. j.
F. Herbert, pastor Of the church,
will officiate. Interlnent will fol-
low in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: Len
nox Cooper, F. Lacy King, Paul
Hess, Fred Orrell, Herbert Davis
and Hawkins Hall.
Honorary p~allbearers will be:
Levi Mcmillan, T. E. Cooper, DR..
J. c. VESSEL, DR.. D. R. McEach-
ern, ]. F. Rulfs, w. B. Cooper and
C. G.. Sibley.
Surviving Mrs. King are: one
niece, Mrs. j. v. Riley, of Colds
boro: one nephew, H. M. Kendall.
of Wilmington; one great nephew,
Hardy Lee Thompson, of Colds
boro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels
with herb laxative, combined with syrup peusu
to make it agreeable and easy to take

When constipation brings on acid in.
digestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas,
coated tongue, sour taste and bad
breath, your stomach is probably CRY.
ing the blues" because your bowels don't
move. 1t calls for Laxative SIENNA to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels, com.
bined with good old Syrup Pepsin to
make your laxative more agreeable and
easier to take. For years many Doctors
have used pepsin compounds, as agree.
able carriers"to make other medicines
more palatable when your "~taster" feels
easily upset. So be sure your laxative
contains Syrup Pepsin. Insist on Dr..
Caldwell's Laxative Sienna, combined
with Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully
its herb Laxative SIENNA wakes up lazy
nerves and muscles in your inteStines, to
bring welcome relief from constipation.
And see how its Syrup Pepsin makes Dr..
Caldwell's medicine so smooth and agree.
able to a touchy gullet. Even inicky
children love the taste of this pleasant
family laxative. Buy DR.. Caldwell's Lax.
alive Sienna at your druggists today.
Try one laxative that won't bring on
violent distaste, even when you take it
after a full meal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
PAUL ].

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. %
-RAPaul J. Fitzpatrick, "a,
sports editor Of the magazine
Newsweek, died today at White
Plains hospital after a weeks ILL
ness following an operation.
He was the son of the late Fred
erick, F. Fitzpatrick, president of
the American Locomotive COM
pany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

with a political mobilization of
all business and industry. Time
after time, Italian airplanes flew
over Athens and anita i r
roared. Tonight the old city was
like ink inh tlbeackout. The planes
heavily bombed the great port of
Piraeus, four miles from Athens;
blasted the Athens airport and at
tackled the port Of Patras.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

It helps impart tone to lazy bowel
muscles.
Take BLACK-DRAUGHT at bed
Tune by the directions. See how 1t
generally allows time for sleep;
acts gently -. out thoroughly the
next morning. Remember 1t next
Time a laxative is needed! And it's
economical, too! 25.40 doses: csc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
MRS. REBECCA L. BABsON

Funeral rites for Mrs. sRebecca
L. Babson, So, of Brunswick coun-
ty. were held yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock from the New Britain
Baptist church with the Rev. Mack
Gore officiating. Interment followed
in the church cemetery.
She is survived by her husband;
three sons, J. D. Babson, OF Rose
boro, L.. C.Sand L. B. Babson, OF
Freeland; two daughters, Mrs. Nollie
Platt, of Little River, S. c., n
Mrs. sidney Smith, of Freeland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
ADVERTISEMENT
Way To Happy Relief
From Lazy |nsides

Punctual, satisfying relief fron
constipation and it's headaches,
b~iliousness, bad breath, is the rule
when spicy, aromatic, time-tested
BLACK-DRAUCHT Is used.
That is principally due to the chief
ingredient Of this purely vegetable
medicine, an intestinal tonic-laxa.
i've with high medi" ignition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
OBITUARIES

residence this afternoon at 1890
o'clock.
The Rev. George Hunt conduct
ed the services. Interment follow
ed in the Mt. Sinai church cerne-
terry.
She is survived by her husband
and five children. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
GREEKS HOLDING
ITALIAN INVADERS
CONTINUED From Page One)

announced Yugoslavia s
neutral"
Premier Dragisa Cvetkovic
cancelled an emergency meet
ing of the cabinet because the
situation has not reached the
point where a cabinet decision
is required"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
DIR, G, T. STOREY

Funeral rites for DR.. G.. T. Sto.
rey, father of DR.. c. H. Storey, pas
tor Of st. Andrews Presbyterian
church here, We're held at his home
in Bay City, Texas, yesterday after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
BRITISH BOMBERS
RAID SKODA PLANT
Confined from Page One)

and others at Hanover, Oster-
moor, Gelsenkirchen and Magde-
burg.
Other targets reported raided
were II German air bases, arr
the rail and water hubs of Ger
many's communications system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

Tumbleweeds stopped a train
between Cheyenne, Wyo., and
Denver. Colo. Crushed beneath the
wheels of the train, the weeds,
made the rails too slippery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

AS a guard against Jail air and
Jail fever brought in by The 'low
er class" prisoners, herbs and vim
egar were strewn a b o ut court
rooms in old England. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
WHERE HE GOT HIS NAME

John Bull, the English national
inquire, derived his name from a
book written by John Arbuthnot,
a Scottish doctor, entitled 1.-THE
History of John Bull"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
r w, E. SARVIS

TABOR CITY, Oct. 28.-Funeral
services for Mrs. w. E. Sarvis,
IS, who died at her home near
here Sunday morning about 2
o'clock, were held from the late
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

Roy Settlemeyer and j. Edear
Flowers, of Council.
Miss Flowers was a daughter of
the late James Gillespie and Janip
Council Flowers, of the Carver's
Creek community. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
WEATHER
CONTINUED from Page One)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-R-Weath.
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending 6 p. NJ:
c+o%ton Hirh Low Prec,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

The science of collecting coin,
is known as numismatics. from,
the Latin ~''numisma," or coin, and
includes historic study of medals
and coins in general.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1940-05-17

settls matters more quickly, ana .
tight ensues. Fighting for the favor
Of Nareca Penelope depends not %
much on strength or beauty but
stubborn persistence.
Finally the fellow who holds on
the longest wins, and the happy
couple marches Oh to hunt : build
ing site. This home Is rarely more
than 20 yards from the water. Usu-
ally 1t is placed In the heather or
coarse grass growing close to the
hunting grounds. From seven to
eight eggs are placed In the nest.
When rising In the air, neither
male nor female utters q sound
The most frequent note Of the male
is "whee-you," and for this reason
he Is spoken Of rs the whew duck.
The female, though not laxative.
speaks in q low. purring growl, more
often during the days when her
children are small.
These beautiful birds have creamy
bIn crowns, blackish throats and
snowy-white under parts. The up.
per breast and sides are marked
with black and white wavy penciling
The female does not have the wavy
lines such as those worn by her
mate; her colors are more dull and
the grayish-brown back blends more
perfectly with her surroundings.
While these widgeons are rarely
Evening star., 1940-05-17
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Mareca Penelope belongs to an
old-world family, though some men,
bers Of her group have been seen on
both coasts Of North America, as
well as in the interior. They appar-
emily visit the Atlantic coast in the
autumn and winter, the interior In
the spring, and the Pacific Coast In
the summer. When the lovely warm
spring days arrive, small flocks Of
widgeons stop at the Shetland or
the Norwegian fiords, when they are
busily engaged in finding mates.
In this family the female takes the
initiative and let's it be known she
wishes to wed. Five or more suit
ors call upon her, and ever crowd so
closely to her side that she becomes
bored or confused. In order to clear
the situation, she decides to take q
swim. Every one of her admirers
follows her, each handsome fellow
trying to outdo the others in dis
playing his beautiful crest, by
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Industry Aid Move

Australia has formed 4 Division
Of Industrial Chemistry 70 promote
greater technical efficiency IN estab-
lished industry. stimulate the open
Ing Of new industries, encourage the
use Of domestic raw materials, de-
velop substitutes for raw materials
now imported, and seek for by
products.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Natures Children
European Widgeon
(Mareca penelope)

stretching out his neck as close to
the water as possible and erecting
the beautiful long feathers Of the
scapulas. He also depresses his
shoulder joints downward, and this,
Evening star., 1940-05-17

ssen In Eastern North America,
few of them are regular visitors.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

of course, elevates the primaries.
During this show-oh time there Is
a perfect din Of talking. Loud
"Whee-yous" are shouted by each
one Of the determined swains. Once
in so often, one Of them decides to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04

bearing your address and ask for monograph on "Belly Breathing" Would it be possible for . person who had typhoid fever 20 years ago to be a carrier still capable of in- fecting other persons?
 (Mrs. M. J.) Answer-Yes. Some typhoid car- riers have been found still spreading the disease as long as thirty years after the original attack of typhoid fever.
 Reserve Power
 Last April I sent for your booklet on Reserve Power (another name for it is Vite), and have followed your suggestions ever since, with excellent results. thought when wrote that I was about finished. (S. M. W) Answer-I am glad. Copy of the booklet to any reader, who asks for it and incloses stamped envelope bearing his address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
Na,. E
PATTERN 1ss PRINCESS DRESS HAS BUTTON-FRONT

Greet a busy "at-home" day with crisp good looks-in this ideal housefrock by Claire Tilden, Pat tern 1S8. It's the "just right" style for every larger-sized woman, with its straight, slimmering lines and its unhampered, unbinding freedom. Those princess seams are not only extremely hattering to your figure, but they're also the easiest sort of seams to stitch up, with no waist line seams to interrupt your needles course. And the front buttoning that looks so smart and attractive lets you handle this dress in an easy. fiat-spread piece while you're stitching 1t up or pressing it. Front buttonings make the adjustment Of the dress to your figure a simple task, too. Why not add that deco rative pocket pair for extra gaiety? And make the optional but becom- ing collar in either self-fabric or contrast, perhaps trimming its edges with pretty ruffles. Your sleeves may be long or in short f1ared or straight style. Select a colorful cotton for this useful frock, and get busy right awya!
 Pattern 188 is cut in women's sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, A. A. 46 and 4S. Size 36 requires 4 3-8 yards 35 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE, NAME. ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders to Waterbury Dem- ocrat, Pattern Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
Modern Menus

From Gladys T. Lang's ''The Complete Menu Book" comes this timely recipe for wild duck. If there is a hunter in the family, here's your special" for Sunday.
 BrOiled Wild Duck
 After cleaning nicely, wipe well and split ducks in halves. Rub well with butter or a good quality of olive oil and pepper and salt and place on a heated broiler. While browning, keep turning so that they will cook thoroughly without burn ing, and at each turning add a squeeze of orange juice and little melted butter. Let cook from T to 10 minutes on each side. Place