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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

WILL N R
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10

The Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea will hold a bingo party on Tues
day evening, June IS, at st. Mary's
school hall, corner Fifth and Ann
streets, beginning promptly at S:15
o'clock.
Plans are being made to make
this a delightful affair and attrac'
tive prizes are being selected and
will be given at the conclusion OF
each game.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this party, the proceeds OF
which will be expended for charita'
BILE purposes.
Tickets will be sold at a, nominal
cost, and may be obtained by call.
ing Mrs. J. P. Chapman, phone
1223-w or Miss Nell Sheehan, phone
1928, or from any member of the
organization.
Name Omitted
Through an inadvertence, the
name of Margaret Ann Long was
omitted from the list OF first
grade students having perfect at
tendance awards at the William
Hooper school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

Mrs. Anna w. Smalley, of
Roundup, Montana, most wor-
thy grand matron of the gen.
eral chapter Of the Order of
the Eastern Star, who will
be a special guest at the an
nual session to be held at
Wrightsville Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

Politicians who like to have their
pictures taken while in the midst
of making speeches forget that no
one looks his best when his mouth
is wide open. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Pullman Car Company
Accepts Allied Order

BUTLER, Pa, June S.-(R-Wal-
lace Barker. vice-president for oper-
ations of the Pullman Standard Car
corporations plant here, announced
today the company had accepted a
SO, 900, 900 order for shells from the
Allied purchasing commission
Re-too'ing of the Butler plant,
which produced munitions curing
the World War, will begin imme-
diately and probably will be COM
pleted by October.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
BR0UCHTON OFFERS
FARMERS PROGRAM
Candidate Outlines Plans
Which He Says Will Meet
Present Problems

WHITEVILLE April 8 Up j.
M. Broughton of Raleigh, candidate
for governor, tonight outlined a pro.
gram which he said would meet the
present farm problem, created by
loss of foreign markets"
Speaking before the Civitan club
here, he advocated "the encourage.
ment Of the location of small indus.
tries in agricultural areas" to 'af.
ford a market for local agricultural
products and furnish employment
for surplus labor arising out of the
reduction in farm acreage for pro.
duction."
Enlargement and extension OF
the better-seed program, effective
aid to the farmer in his marketing
problem, which can be tremendous
ly increased If the marketing bill
pending before congress is passed
and extension Of rural electrification
r among the items that must have
a conspicuous place in the farm pro-
gram of our state" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
mi

RALEIGH, April 3.-R-J. B,
Davenport, Of Windsor, prosecuting
attorney of BERTHE county, today
was appointed BERTHE manager of
j. M. Broughton's campaign for
governor,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
ADVERTISEMENT
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels, and Also
|Pepsin-ize Stomach!

When constipation brings on acid indi-
gestion, bloating, dizzy spells, a coated
tongue, sour taste, and bad breath, your
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how much better you feel by taking the
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that stomach discomfort, too. Even fin
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Sears, Roebuck Store
First In Sales Event

D. L. Davis, assistant manager Of
the Sears, Roebuck and company
store here, was notified yesterday by
company officials that the Whining.
ton store won first prize in the
March king for a Week" sales
event.
A cash award Of $3.50 is being for.
warded to the local store.
In a letter to Mr.. Davis, company
officials stated I'VE wish to take
this opportunity of extending our
congratulations for this outstanding
performance and to convey u ap'
probation to you and the entire Will.
mington organization for tn G
splendid results obtained"
Mr.. Davis stated that the sales
contest included all Sears Roebuck
stores in southeastern United States
and that as a result Of the campaign
a 400 per cent gain over the cor
responding week Of a year ago. This
sales event is conducted annually by
the assistant managers of the stores
while the managers are attending a
convention in Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
CROSS TIE BIDS
REFUSED BY CITY
Board Rejects Offers And
Orders Reimbursement
In Near Future

After receiving bids OF 10 cents
and - 1-2 cents each for approx
mately 1900 cross ties, the city com.
missioners on motion of J. E. L.
Wade, city commissioner Of public
works, yesterday rejected all bids
and ordered a Reimbursement in
the near future.
The cross ties became the property
Of the city in a deal in which the
Tide Water Power company con-
tributed cross ties and rails to the
city as a part of the cost of a WPA
program for the paving of streets
after the removal of the street car
tracks.
Wade expressed the opinion the
ties are worth at least so cents
apiece.
The high bid was offered by A.
Abrams, of Wilmington.
The commissioners received a re.
port from Carl Render on the gar
den program, saying the program
encountered it's best month in its
history during March, when it had
s15 gardens and 943 applications for
seed.
H. H. Harris and c. M. Shigley
representing softball teams, appear
ed before the commissioners and en-
dorsed a proposed WPA program fol
a lighted softball field on the south
ern extremity of Fourth street
which would be open to all clubs
and to all the people Of the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Singer Lily Pons Pays
Short Visit To Valdese

VALDESE, April 8 Up Great
operas may be written in English in
the future but the old ones lose
most o. their beauty when translated
from their native tongue, Lily Pons
Metropolitan opera soprano, said to
day while paying an informal visit
to Valdese.
Miss Pons, a native of southern
France, came here from Asheville
with Mrs. John Geitner of Hickory
who arranged the trip, and with her
accompanist, Composer Frank La
Forge and Mrs. LaForge.
Several hundred Valdensians and
visitors from the surrounding area
swarmed to the Waldensian Presby.
tan church and greeted the singer.
Miss Pons chatted in French with
many of them and displayed interest
in the colony, started by natives of
northern Italy in 1893.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Wilmingtonians Enjoy
Outing On Nearby Isle

SOUTHPORT, April ga small
group Of Wilmington nature low
ers had a delightful picnic, photo
graphing and painting outing on
Bald Head island Sunday, t1ndlng
many beautiful and picturesque
heretofore unexplored spots for the
exercising Of either the paint brush
or camera
Those in the party were: Miss
Jessie Render, of New York. and
Wilmington; Miss Helen Mcmillan
Miss Elizabeth Pridgen and Miss
Sue calder. The men were William
Whitehead, of Wilmington and New
York, Henry Mcmillan and Claude
Howell, of Wilmington and w. B.
Keziah, of Southport. Miss McMil-
Ian was especially interested in the
color Photographic possibilities that
are found on certain portions Of the
island in the shape of dead trees
and stumps, bleached to snowy
whiteness and all colors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
PARKING WARNING
IS ISSUED BY CITY
Police Instructed To Conduct
Drive Against Illegal
Night Parking

Wilmington at night Is to become
like a cracked chair: Be careful
where you park or you'll get pinch
ed.
The city commissioners yesterday
we're advised that certain people IN
the city have erected fences arouno
the grass plazas between the side
walk and the street to keep motor
lists who park their cars at night
from parking on these plazas.
At the same time, it was pointed
out, cars are parked on the plazas
to escape violation of another city
ordinance prohibiting the parking
of hard surface streets of the city
after midnight.
The commissioners authorized the
mayor to notify persons who nave
erected such fences to emove them
at once in order to insure that no
one stumbles over such a fence ana
is injured.
At the same time the police de-
partment was instructed to
q. drive to see the ordinances which
prohibit parking on the hard sur
face streets of the city after mid
night and which prohibit parking
on the plazas are rigidly enforced.
It was pointed out these ordl-
nances have been violated most fire.
ouently on Market street between
Second and Third and on Chestnut
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
MERCHANTS,
SHIPPERS TO MEET
Educational Film, On Guard
Will Be Exhibited Here
This Morning

Leading merchants and shippers
of Wilmington will meet in the ter
minal assembly hall of the Atlantic
| Coast Line railroad this morning al
10 o'clock to witness the showing
| of an educational film, ION Guard
and participate in a discussion witt
/! freight and express carriers Of thu
city on efforts to minimize loss an6
| damage to shipments while II
transit.
The entire program will last ap
proximately one hour.
An invitation to attend has beer
extended shippers throughout the
city and employees handling ship
ping for the various business houses
are also expected to augment the
gathering, which will include a
large number of representatives OF
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, the
Seaboard Railway and the Railway
Express agency.
The meeting is part Of a nation
wide effort by the Shippers Re-
gional Advisory boards, thirteen dis
trict groups of shippers through
out the country, in cooperation
with the association Of American
railroads and the Railway Express
agency.
Wilmington is in the southeastern
district and the local program had
been assigned to the Railway Elk
press agency, which is being as
sisted by other agencies in the city
in conducting the gathering.
The program includes a vocafilm
a short talk by J. c. Williams
head of Belk- Williams, and an oper
discussion by merchants, shippers
and carriers concerning local mat
tiers. Chairman of the Wund-table
discussion will be R. Stewart, man
ager Of the local Sears, Roebucl
store.
The film is an informative drama
tization, step by step, how loss anc
damage to consignments in transit
has been reduced "a per cent since
1920. BY the same approach the
film graphically d%elineates the pos
sibility Of further decreasing loss
for the merchant, shipper and car
rier.
Methods of packing, freighting
loading and handling are portrayed
in the % minute film; also, shows
what is being done to improve pack
ing and handling methods today and
how the individual small merchant
can cooperate and benefit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Earl OF Athlone Named
New Canadian Gouerno,

LONDON, April g. Up THE
Earl Of Athlone, brother of Queen
Mother Mary and a former COVER
nor.general of the Union Of South
Africa, tonight was appointed gov
ernor-general of Canada to succeed
The late Lord Tweedsmuir.
The tall, soldierly earl, who will
be 66 on April IA, is expected to
leave for Canada in two or three
weeks, accompanied by his countess,
Princess Alice, a granddaughter OF
Queen Victoria.
A Buckingham palace announce
ment said that King George vi was
''graciously pleased" to approve the
appointment Of his uncle, a football
enthusiast and big game hunter
and veteran of military service in
India and in the Boer and World
wars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Wake Forest Rallies Ia
Win Over Pitt, 8 To Z

WAKE FOREST, April 8 Up -
A three-run rally in the seventh in
ninr enabled Wake Forest to defeat
Pittsburgh, 81, here today. The
game was called at the end Of the
seventh on account of darkness.
The Deacons led 81, when Pitt
came to bat in it's half of the sew
enth, but the invaders scored five
runs off Pitcher Jim Denning and
added another after Jesse Tharnish
relieved Denning. Pitt held this rs
lead until the Deacons came to bat,
A double by Tharnish scored Reid
with Wakes first run in the final
frame. A centerfield fly by Williams
scored Tharnish with the tying run
and Fletcher, on base via an error
scored with the winning run on
Polanski's fly to left.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
TALKING DOG

If a man is seen around
barking, it isn't a case OF man
bites dog, but n Of the per-
sons who has visited Micky, the
dog belonging to Miss Lucy
Moore on Market street.
Micky, a Boston Bull dog, has
a most unbelievable way of
talking. A bark means either a
letter Of the alphabet or a
figure to Micky.
When asked if he ever at
tended school he barked mo-"
He SPELLED out the school of
his choice, though, in his own
way, as "New Hanover High"
When Micky was asked who
reported him as talking" the
dog spelled, without missing a
letter and pausing between
each word, Louis Moore, Cham
Der of Commerce." If he could
write he would probably give
a short yap for the comma.
If asked who the man in Eu-
rope who is causing so much
trouble, he will spell Hitler"
This even makes sense to a
dog. Last Spring Miss Moore
inquired of Micky in a thought
less moment if there would he
a war in Europe. The dog gave
two yaps meaning no" Earl
Ter in the Spring of~this year
Miss Moore inquired of Micky
if there would be any war.
The dog barked "yes," a CONTRA
diction Of his view a year ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

If you suffer from rheumatic, ar.
thrills or neuritis pain, try this sim.
pie inexpensive home recipe that
thousands are using. Get a package
Of Ru-Ex Compound today. Mix it
with a quart Of water, add the juice
OF 4 lemons. It's easy. No trouble at
all and pleasant. You need only 2
tablespoonsfIl two times a day. Often
within 4S hours-sometimes over.
night-splendid results are obtained.
II the pains do not quickly leave
and if you do not feel better. Ru-Ex
will cost you nothing to try as 1t is
sold by your druggist under an alb.
solute money.back guarantee. Ru
Elk Compound is for sale and recon.
mended by Saunders Drug Store and
good drug stores everywhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
BRIDGE REPORT

RALEIGH, April 3.-R)-High-
way Chairman Frank L. Dunlap
said today a report by bridge en-.
gineers indicated that the West
Asheville bridge sis in poor shape,
but is in no worse shape than It
was when last examined in 1884"
The chairman added that he gath.
cred from the report that the
bridge els not in dangerous shape"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Two County Managers
Are Named By Horton

RALEIGH, April 3.-R-Cam'
paign headquarters of w. P. Hor'
ton announced today that James E
Coltrane of Greensboro would man
age Horizons gubernatorial race In
Greensboro and rural sections OF
Guilford county.
Ben H. Gray Of Morehead City
was named manager in Carteret
county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-14
CHAPTER SIX

NO ONE HAS accused YOU of
killing him." Captain Mcdonald
tp,I Jerry. The officers face was
r~.m. But YOU haven't helped any
bv letting us think all this time
,f,at it was Mr.. St. Clair who found
Ire body. What was the first thing
Won Gid?"
II thought he had just fallen and
,yas hurt. 1 said. What's wrong.
Az. He didn't answer me, so I
leaned over and touched him. His
coat was all-all-"
Yes"
His coat was all sticky with
p,CCG." Jerry'S face was white as
he looked at the rest of us grouped
around the piano.
The captain grunted. That ac-
counts for the blood stains on Your
trousers. You wiped your hanus off
on them"
Jerry looked down, startled. Z
] guess I did. don't remember"
The captains cigar rolled back
across his mouth again. He gave
Jerry fierce look. 80 you were
afraid to let anyone know you'd
found Mr. Markham murdered? Did
YOU arrange for Mr.. st. Clair to
ind the body few minutes later?"
Jerry swallowed. Yes. II sug-
gsS,eG that he take a walk in the
garden"
BY himself? What excuse did
yoU use TO get him to go out
there?"
When I came back into the club
room most everyone was crowded
around the piano. singing. He said
to ME. It's stuffy in here, jerry
and I said. Why don't you take a
walk in the fresh air out by the
river?'"
AS easy as that, Ell? And you
didn't pick him in particular You
didn't care who found the body, as
long as it was not you? You want
81 to keep out of the case?
That's right. And I watched
him from the glass doors so 1 could
testify for him later that he
wasn't the murderer"
"All right. That will do. With the
exception of you two, and Mr..
Strickland, who was upstairs, you
were all grouped around the piano
Is YOU are now" He turned to me.
I was standing at one side. Mr..
Strickland. you were in the garden
with Mr.. Markham shortly before
lie j;ed?"
I was" tried to keep my voice
steady, but failed. Everyone was
Watching me.
4 understand you were quarrel
!--. About WHAT"
1t didn't seem very important"
! explained. He wanted to be left
alone
He raised his voice."
He did. He told me to go back
into the clubhouse"
What did you do?"
Naturally. I went. Jerry Mont
calm has told you how he met me
at the door, and I went upstairs.
He saw Al-standing in the rose
arbor." 49,.
I'm not asking you to testify
for Mr.. Montcalm. Were you d
good friend of Mr.. Markhams"
Very"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-14

know any reason anyone might
want to kill him."
II can't think of any possible
reason. I'm sure there was no rea-
son."
The captains eyebrows shot up.
That would be remarkable,
wouldn't it? A murder without
reason? How about jealousy /?
Could he have been planning to
meet some young lady in the gar
den-someone, perhaps, in whom
someone else was interested?"
AL didn't care for women"
"a remarkable young man." said
the captain sarcastically. well,
since you, his best friend, can see
no motive we'll have to look fur
Their into the PHYSICAL evidence. He
was stabbed to death with knife.
Do you know of any possible wea-
POM"
mot a knife with a blade long
enough to kill him."
How do you know it was long
blade?"
II just assumed So"
Assumptions are dangerous. AS
a matter of fact, M. Strickland, a
well-aimed blow from pocket
knife would have killed him. I hope
you find your knife, Mr.. Strick-
land"
A chill gripped my heart. I didn't
like the way he looked at me.
Captain Mcdonald now turned to
Muriel, who was seated on the pi-
ano stool. do you remember what
you were playing on the piano,
Miss Benson ?"
Yes, it was"
Never mind. Pm no musician.
I want you to play exactly as you
did tonight, starting from the mo-
ment Jerry Montcalm came in the
door the first time after seeing Mr..
Strickland go up the stairs. I want
each one of you to do exactly what
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-14

you did while that music was play
ing. I want Mr.. Strickland to go
upstairs. I want Jerry Montcalm
to stumble over the body and in
duce Mr.. st. Clair to take a walk
in the garden. If all the stories you
have told me are true, when the
music stops you should be back
from the garden, Mr.. st. Clair, and
at the same moment you, Mr..
Strickland, should be at the top of
the stairs. No singing, of course"
he told those at the piano.
Are you ready? Miss Benson,
begin-very softly, so that neither
the ones in the garden nor the one
upstairs can time their actions by
the music. Perhaps we had better
close the doors"
I stepped uneasily into the hall.
The coroner, who was coming in
through the glass doors, asked me,
What goes on?"
1--WE are re-enacting the fatal ten
minutes for Captain Mcdonald"
Coroner Silver smiled. "Old-fash-
ioned."
went upstairs, but had no in
tention of following instructions. I
knew that I must recover my pock-
etknife!
1t must be lying in the garden,
close to the spot where AL had died.
Of course there mightn't be blood
on it, but I couldn't explain to the
officers how it came to be there
not until the mystery of AIS be-
havior was cleared up. And suppose
blood had fallen or it?
If the knife were found by one
of the investigators :!
had about ten minutes before
I must return downstairs. The
proper moment for my return could
be determined by watching Stellar.
In the meantime must find some
way to get down into the garden,
and back again.
ITO u. Ccntinued}
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-14
>>aE KILLER SPEAKS
] s7~ RCHARR/HOuGHT0N
IN THIS FIRST:

G.l Strickland. am suspected In
.', ....s,seU OF my friend. Alfred MARI
....- r,,A Young Jeweler. at a party IN
... RIO Vista clubhouse. Jerry Mont
lin. another friend. although ne IS
,m.t-ri to Muriei Benson, the girl /
had once hoped to marry. reveals thar
-, too. Is 4 possible suspect. He tells
,,.~.l.n OF Detectives Clyde Mcdonald
y vlS ne who first stumbled over the
o.. y IN the mOonlt garden at the I'm
If lie river peninsula on which the
.satse stands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
Bolivia and BroziI Act
To Tie In Culture

In accordance with a convention on
cultural exchange, signed by representa-
tives of the governments of Bolivia and
Brazil on June %. 1899, and only recently
published. both countries will give Off,
cial support to intellectual interchange
between their respective nationals
The means specified for realizing this
objective include: Visits of university
professors and members of scientific, lit
erary or art institutions of one country
to the other, to give lectures on their
respective specialties the establishment
in the two capitals of permanent organi-
zations to provide information for
scholars proposing to visit the other
country or DESTROYS Of understanding its
cultural development, and the inclusion
in both national budgets of appropria-
lions sufficient to cover 10 fellowships
Give for study in university, five for
study in an agricultural school or insti-
tute) for students or professional men
wishing to do special work in the other
country, with the proviso that if in any
year there is an insufficient number of
student candidates for such fellowships,
the appropriations will be used to send
groups of professors instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
BruziIiuns Refused
Rule by Frenchmun

Brazilians have been celebrating the
50th anniversary of the establishment
of the republic after the rule of EN-
peror Dom Pedro terminated. If he had
had son, Dom Pedros line might have
continued indefinitely but he had only q
daughter. His followers would have
nothing Of "petticoat government" so
a republic grew up on the foundation
of the empire. all apparently in the
best of humor.
Dom Pedro wanted to marry his
daughter to Frenchman, let her sue.
coed him and at the same time preserve
the line Of rulers. One version has 1t
that the Brazilians answered with q joke
implying that the one who wears the
pants viii rule the house. And they
wanted no Frenchman ruling Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
Berlin American Colony
Rapidly Diminishing

BERLIN (PD.-The tall Gothic tower of
the American Church in Berlin stands
high above the blackout of nearby Mol
lendorf Square as a rallying point for
the discriminating American colony.
Pews used to be full for Sunday serv-
vices in time of peace, but today only a
handful of worshippers appears-an
American banker consular officer or
diplomat or few foreign correspondents.
Women in the congregation may be
numbered on the fingers of two hands
out of a former Berlin colony of 1000.