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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Many Valuables Are
Found In Clothing ,
Sent To Laundries

Professional nurses are tops"
when it comes to leaving valu-
ables in clothes sent to the laun-
dry.
This is the conclusion of the
American institute of Laundering
following a survey which disclosed
that nurses uniforms and aprons
are veritable treasure mines with
the pockets frequently d%isgorging
wrist watches, fountain pens, Their
mometers, small pieces of jewelry,
and other valuables which when
examined by sorters at CONNER
cial course, are put into Individual
bags and returned promptly to the
owners.
Close behind the nurses clothes
are mems toys, such as w a S h
Stacks and sport shirts. They fire.
quently contain small change, rolls
of bills, watches, fountain pens,
pencils, tie clasps, cuff buttons,
and other small pieces Of mascu-
line jewelry. A Chicago laundry
recently found $85 in a pair of
mems Stacks, while the Institute
laundry found $93 in similar gar
ments.
'Laundries which also operate dry
cleaning plants reported that men
are much more careless a b o u
leaving valuables in their clothes
than women.
Housewives frequently senc
| aprons and dresses to be washed
with valuable rings, bracelets, ano
small sums of money, and other
jewelry in the pockets or attchec
to the garments. Mems shirts will.
sometimes contain jeweled studs
cuff links, collar buttons, and sim
liar articles of value, besides those
found in wash pants pockets.
Mems shirts and wash pants al
so disclose their wearers to be
careless in removing such things
as matches, cigarettes, and other
articles that might stain the gar.
ment unless discovered by laun.
dry sorters before being washed.
Women's clothes sometimes con-
tain lipsticks, mascara, and other
cosmetics, which might also cause
stains if not removed.
1.-THE most valuable jewelry dis
covery we have ever made here
at the Sunshine Laundry took place
a few years ago." M. Eugene Bull
lard, manager, said last week.
cat the end o a days work a
ring was found in the bottom of
one of u large washers.
We therefore had no way of know
ing to whom it belonged, so it was
placed in our vault to await iden-
tification.
"After a month or so, since no
one came forth to claim it, we de-
cided to learn if it were valuable.
A local jeweler appraised it at
several hundred dollars. Back into
our vault it went.
Months later a lady called to
learn if we had found a diamond
ring. We asked her to present suit
able Identification from her jewel
er for comparison with anything
we might have.
1.-THE ring was hers" said Mr..
Billiard.
MANY similar cases are on our
records Of practically every con-
ceivable kind of trinket and jewel
ry being found in clothing" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Too Wet or Too Dry

Some areas of the earth's sur
face do not get enough rainfall to
measure for years, while the other
sections get several hundred inches
annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12

The crus of the earth is made
up largely Of granite, ranging up
to 20 miles in thickness, biologists
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
THESE PROGRESSIVE
FIRMS SOLICIT
YOUR PATRONAGE
First Streamliner

David G. Weems designed the
first streamlined locomotive in 1889
It was powered with three electric
motors with the power supplied by
an overhead rail. 1t r e a c h e d a
speed of 100 miles an hour on a
circular two-mile track at Laurel
Md.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Liberty" Theme OF
Memorial Art Story
By Stone Firm Here

OF the many themes expressed
by memorial art probably none is
more timely than Liberty. The Car.
DINA Cut Stone company, us Mac.
Rae street, explains this subject by
the glowing tributes of + a m O u S
writer's.
"a day, an hour, of virtuous
liberty
Is worth a whole eternity in
bondage.
Addison
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Colorings Protect 1t

An excellent example of protec
tive celebration is the Sargassum
fish. 1t is rendered almost invis-
ible when swimming in the float
ing beds Of Sargassum weeds it
inhabits, by its brown and yellow
razzle-dazzle markings and the
fleshy tabs on it's body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12

permanence of their creations. It
is not alone necessary to e that
the foundations are carefully built
and the masonry securely bonded.
but the marble itself must have
the enduring qualities which wea-
Their and time cannot destroy, lest
liberty and the memory of our
glory should vanish" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Starting Early

CAMDEN, S. c., Aug. IL
R-Football in August.
That's right. College and
university players who are
graduates of Kershaw and
Camden high schools will meet
on the gridiron here Aug. 20.
Sponsors promise that h
game won't be called off on &C.
count of the heat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
One Inch to Win

Although only one inch was
gained in a line play by Moon
Mullins, Notre Dame f b a c k,
against Navy in 1929, it scored the
winning touchdown. The play
started one inch from the goal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-12
Trade Dollars

The silver dollars issued under
the Acts of Feb. II, 1873, and July
%, 1876, were known as Trade Dol
err yer legal tender, though the
others were, up to the value of S..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

stacks might be purchased, Mayor
Tom Cooper told the members Oh
the board, I'VE should either turn
these people down flat or make
them a definite promise to help
them"
It was suggested by Commission
err of public Works j. E. l.. wade
that The city reject all bids it has
received on the stacks, Then, he
suggested, the city could advance
TO the library board all funds which
will be due it in the remainder OF
he fiscal year. The library board
could then, he said, agree with dis
tributors of the stacks to purchase
them, using funds from this years
appropriation to make an initial
payment.
In addition, he said, the city
commissioners could agree to ser
iously and sincerely consider t h e
inclusion of an additional $1,000 ap-
propriation for the library in the
next fiscal year and if the county
would do likewise the library a
would have sufficient funds to buy
the stacks"
There was much talk Of "conslde'
ration of the appropriation in n
next fiscal year and the word
sideration'' came in for two unmade
but indicated definitions. Wade and
Cooper used the term in the n
of a tacit promise to appropriate
the money if the county will do
likewise. Fisher insisted on using
the word consideration to NEAR just
what it says, that the board would
think about the appropriation.
The board of trustees also COM
r1ained about the dirtiness of the
library floor and rged that a coat
of paint be applied 10 it. No action
was taken Oh the request.
Should the county refuse to make
the requested additional $1,000 ap'
.propriation for the library in its
next years budget, Wade pointed
out, it would be possible for the
city to appropriate an additional ST.
900 again the year following.
However, he pointed out, the pre-
sent city commissioners cannot bind
the city to that action IS their term
of office will expire prior to that
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
ERWIN AND OTHERS.
PAY FILING FEES
ZebulOn Weaver And Ed r.
HanfOrd Plan To Make
Race For Congress

RALEIGH, March 13.-R-Clyde
A.. Erwin superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, and two COMPRESSION
al candidates paid filing fees today
to the state board of elections.
Erwin paid $50 to run for reelec-
ton. The congressional candidates,
each of whom paid $500, were Zebu-
Ion Weaver Of Asheville, 18th district
incumbent, and Ed r. Hanford, OF
Burlington, who is seeking election
in the sixth district. All three are
democrats.
No opposition has filed either to
Erwin or Weaver. Two other demo-
Gratis have filed in the sixth, Oscar
Barker of Durham and Carl T. Dur
ham of Chapel Hill, incumbent.
Hanford, a former state legislator,
released a platform in which he said
he was a graduate of the university
of hard knocks" He said old age
assistance payments should be made
to every person over &C years OF age,
and asserted the amount of payments
should be increased. Other planks:
Labor-The ground gained by Ia
Dor under the new deal must be
maintained. Children must. never
again become slaves in the factory.
Agricu1ture-The efforts of the
government should continue to be
exercised in soil conservation, en-
richment, timber planting.
Small businesses-The constant
pressure of big business and the in
convenience of government red tape
and reports should be removed.
Industry-Large businesses have
their places in the scheme of things
and should not be unreasonably reg
ulated. Big business should be regu-
lated to the extent that the interest
of the common people is protected.
Observation-Disclosures unable to
find jobs should be employed by the
government to build national high
ways.
Education-The federal govern
ment should increase payments to
states for education-particularly vo-
~cational education.
Tobacco-The federal government
taxes tobacco twice as much as the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out Of
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour out two pints Of
liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this
bile is not flowing freely. your food may
not digest. It may just decay in the bowels.
Gas bloats up YOU stomach. You get consti-
pated. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good, old Carter's Little
flowing freely to make you feel up and
up" Amazing in making bile flow freely,
Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills by name,
10S and 25f. Stubbornly refuse anything else.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
Services For Gralak
To Be Conducted Today

Funeral services for Anthony
Gralak, 70, Of Castle Hayne, who
died in Raleigh Tuesday morning at
II o'clock after a long illness, will
be held from the St. Stanllaus
Catholic church at Castle Hayne
this morning at 9 o'clock.
The Rev. Father Morris will ON
duct the services. Burial will follow
in the Bellevue cemetery.
Active %pallbearers will be: A.
Lorek, Thomas Mazur, A. LeWan-
dowski, Alex Janicki, S. Jlod and
Andrew Sondey.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Stanislava Gralak, of Castle Hayne;
one daughter, Miss Florence Gralak,
of Castle Hayne; two sons K. ].
Gralak, of Wilmington, and Irving
Gralak, of Castle Hayne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
BOOK STACKS PLEA
STUDIED BY BOARD
Call For Equipment Present.
ed By Board Of Trustees
Of The Library

The city commissioners yesterday
studied the proposal to purchase
new books stacks for the city library
during the boards weekly meeting
of record.
At the conclusion of the discus
sion between the board OF trustees
of the library and the city commls-
sioners it appeared probable t n e
stacks will be purchased, though
there was nothing definite about the
matter.
City Attorney William B. Camp
bell pointed out the city cannot le'
gally expend funds received from
taxes for purchasing the stacks, as
the supreme court has held a IL
brary is not a necessary expense for
the city.
Commissioner of Finance w.
Louis fisher pointed out the city
cannot at this time appropriate
funds from monies received from
sources other than taxes for the
stacks since there is no avallaple
money in the treasury.
A f t e r considerable discussion
about ways and mean by which the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

farmer gets for it. This is an out
and is pauperizing the North
farmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
to go on record as favoring some
sort Of a retirement system.

to go on record as favoring some
sort Of a retirement system.
J. Henry Highsmith, director of
Institutional service of the state de-
partment of public instruction, Is
president of the association, and will
preside over the convention. He
will be succeeded as president by $.
G. Hawfield, principal Of Penderlea
High school at Willard, Pender
county.
There are three candidates-R. w.
Carder Of Hickory, K. G. Phillips OF
Winston Salem and M. P. Young OF
Princeton-to succeed Hawfield as
vice president, and voting has been
under way for the last several
months. Ballots will be counted Fri
day afternoon, and the winner IS al
most certain to become president IN
1871.
The first general session of the
convention will start at 1870 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
High School Glee Club
Sings At Kiwanis Meet

Members of the Kiwanis club yes
terday heard the New Hanover High
school Glee club at their weekly
meeting in the Cape Fear hotel.
Under the direction Of Albert
Brown the club presented a series
of variety numbers and portions Of
''The Pirates of PenZance."
The Glee club is to travel to Ra'
leigh this weekend at which time
it will enter the annual statewide
glee club contest at Greensboro.
Hooper johnson was indicted as
q new member of the club prior to
the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
INSPECTOR KILLED

HICKSVILLE, N. Y, March 49,
R-William Stanley Rust, an en-
cheering inspector of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, vas killed
today in the crash Of an expert.
mental biplane near this Long Is
land village. The plane, in which he
vas alone, went into a tail spin.
Rust, a lieutenant in the army air
corps reserve, had come here re-
from Hamilton Field, Calf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
THURSDAY, MARCH

tomorrow. Speakers will be Charles
F. Carroll, Jr., of High Pont, who
will report for the committee of con-
stitutional amendments; julie B. War
rem, association secretary, who will
speak on "Our Association Presi-
dent Highsmith, who will discuss
"Evaluation,' and the Rev. DR.. e.
McNeiIl Poteat, formerly of Raleigh
and now of Cleveland, Ohio, who will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
EDUCATION MEET Meet
WILL @OPENT0DAY
Three Thousand Teachers And
Others Expected To At
tend Raleigh Sessions

RALEIGH, March 13.-@-Three
thousand public school teachers
pr%incipals and superintendent are
exnected to attend the seth annual
convention OF the North Carolina
Education association here tomorrow
through Saturday.
Foremost in the minds of many of
the delegates will be a proposed pen
sion plan for teachers. such a plan
is slated to be submitted to the l94l
general assembly, and the associa-
ton membership is virtually: certain
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

talk On "The Place of neltsto,
Democracy" '0' N a
The convention will he prop,r.,
a meeting of the boar5 .''ta by
dents. Mrs. J. NJ. Dgv s"p'rInten.
WPA education offi.ia, ASAeyilIe,
Cariyle Campbell, president ana IN DR..
tendents. we Sup2rin,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14

ton and election of President Roose-
welt in 1882.
Horton also announced the ap-
pointment of John Mckay Blue, Of
Raeford. as his Hoke county man
ager.. ~. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
J. A. Bolich, L., Joins
Horizons Organization

RALEIGH, March 10. - Up -
Lieut.. Gov. w. P. Horton of Pitts.
boro, gubernatorial candidate, an
nounced today that J. A. (Lon) Bo.
Itch, Jr., of Winston-Salem had be.
come associated with his campaign
organization.
Bolich was active in Governor
Hoey's campaign headquarters in
1896, and worked for the nomina-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
War ZessfGses r,ogszezs5A OLD Timers E2oese
E,ezesus Aegg.gse.siEsa of YasCk After 42 Years

Like the labors of Noah, who
wrought long and patiently at the
timbers of his ark, is the ship
building enterprise Of Captain John
Nathaniel Lusher. of Somerset,
Bermuda, who has been construct
ing, off and on, the sea-going yawl
Agnes Talbot, through the past AZ
years.
In 1898, when American and
Spanish warships were playing tag
off Bcrmuda's shores, Cap'n Lusher
was a venturcsome youngster of "a
years. Tired Of being island-bound,
he wanted snug craft in which he
could cruise around the island and
do a little frciGhting and fishing
for tobacco money.
There were interruptions. For
example, when he was ready to lay
the deck in 1914, the first World
War broke over his head and for
four years, Cap'n Johnny relates,
he was in no mood for shipwright
work. He was grateful, he said,
that the Agnes Talbot was safe
ashore in those days when patrol
vessels ripped full speed through
island waters and no one knew
when an enemy submarine would
invade the harbor.
Tickle ocean currents bear part
of the blame for the vessels lag
gard growth, for Cap'n Johnny de-
pended in part on the sea to furnish
timhers and planks. There were
months in which the Atlantic with
held it's largcss. However, island
kibitzers who had ventured to say,
though not in Cap'n Johnny's hear
ing, that the Agnes never would
Seel the lift Of sea waves, were
silenced several years ago when the
craft was launched with simple
ceremony.
Since then the Agnes Talbot has
lain patiently at h3r mooring, wait
ing installation of sailing equip
ment. Last summer, with all the
deck hardware in place, Cap'n
Johnny had begun to canvass the
beaches for pair Of suitable spars,
preferably CT Norwegian origin,
though he said he would consider
Canadian pine. Then, in Ceptem-
Der, the rulers Of Europe & cided to
frht again and work On tie vessel
halted.
"Seems like there's always some
thing holding NE up" said Cap'n
Johnny philosophically. But
there iots OF dime, Tm only slightly
six"
E3;ur2ec::iat &ie si.iDi~:'.;,,. IL IS
orti,niSsn :. t3~yca.-lia IJln-..P
For, sn3rm = Ii& vG:r ItGl.; -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Congress Cool To
Wallace Trade Plan

Continued FROM Page One)
by it. but for the detail ;nat the pro-
lis may Uu deferred to a later date
han private capital likes to wait for
Or Factory Stuff
Secretary WaIlace's thesis is that
latin America wants lot OF stuff
hat we're champions at producing.
That's true. Latin America manu-
actureS next to nothing 1t naturally
is raw material realm. 1t can pro-
cess some meat. and that's about all.
Well, there's a market for an in
finity Of our industrial workers out
put--a continent, plus McVico, an
isthmuS and assorted islands.
And what have they gor 10 give us
in return
On. coffee, tea thnoWn in South
America Us matC), CoCoa-DeanS.
quinine, bananas, all sortS OF tropi-
cal junk,
And rubber?
It's been advertised rs coming al
most exclusively, except as to old
overshoeS, from the Dutch East In
dies. Why, there's enough rubber up
in the Amazon to supply the world.
And, while we stay Oh good terms
with Brazil, we've got monopoly
on it.
Also Gin, IN Bolivia. And Chilean
nitrateS.
Back and Forth
Secretary Wallace aims at a swap
ping bacl, and forth Of or sjwpluSes
with Latin Americas.
Not Il straight swapping. AS soon
as international trade diclIering is
involved, money-changing compli-
Gates itself with the situation.
But Secretary Wallace is on the
level.
He asks for Pan-American dis
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Editor OF Coofy Gazette
Gathers Some Good Ones

with the wind" -. And while q
Shreveport, La. woman was seeing
Gone With the Wind" Il tornado
'tnn>d t.j2 rcJt o.. Ecr hGisc.
D>pt. vi delays \ Gary, lad.
.'raM returned book that he stole
: 1927 4 Kansas City man.
:t:s" complaining three days that
MS head hurt, discovered ln;,t he'd
been shot.
Observation-Disclosures
The French government listed Il.
"natjonal defense workers" cntit!e;
10 extra food. burlesQue queens and
bearded ladies .. and V>hcn Wash
!n&ton. D. c. opened an underpass
. relieve traffic jam. so many
i5Et-2eeGS turned out that the trai-
&c am was verse than ever.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
LI2n!ITE Eli=.I..

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w. ..-..- Goo.y gazette iI,it:2
. ...... ...t q Wvt5 &5oU, i2>r.Ac
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.. s.. discovered t,.at nc huG
,-...-.- nc wrong audience on
~. d@y, y Paducah.
:" -aid lor an >utcmobile
49,. .... .... dollars. an, a Fresno
~. -...l driver al, located his
.- Il turn Sign&l-in his
"-.... Iiiuu., man patented
... 81. .>tleS while you walk
-.." down traffic. NatiCk
U.s.. .... v-iJtcd $50 10 make 4
..,.. ...-y &C.. and d Hundred.
60 H. ...o proivctjonjSt got 50
.... double feature that he
u.s.. egt IS minutes before
...-.,-v.--.ee,-Dcpt A 10
81. E-. York man attributed
=, ...,y 70 eating spaghetti
.~ -. and drinking a gallon
.- IT,: \ l0l-year-old
s.-. 2a.. woman. putting a
. .aa,cc her longevity to
LIE q. .s: and late TO rise"
. .r-:...-.,6 Lebanon. Mo, judge
ss=t . ae reelected so he could
.,.~ 20 Ice until he was 100.
At-.-- .von, the lovelorn A
-3-~-ar- plainfieid. \. J.. man
=. ..gs2 license. and 4 II
~...-.s louisville. Ky, girl got a
..g--a md a San Angelo, Tex.
,o.t nd wife got married for
~ AM. Successive year and went
-. .-.a honeymoon.
G.~- -. The Wind" tornado
. . .ticate filed IN Column
5. 3D.. led the father as gone
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Italy To Join Nazis
When Time Comes

(Continued From PAGE Onel
.hings necessary for waging modern
lar.
Hitler and Mussolini further
agreed, according to sources con-
sidered gilt-edged. that an Italian
Russian rapproachment must follow
next.
This in turn involves careful de-
lineation OF spheres Of influence in
the Balkans.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

"uncrowned king Of St. David's Is
land" In g recent 9hort-wavc
broadcast 10 fhc United States.
Tommy described his descent, 20
yeara ago, into tie stomach Of a
whale which hal Come 70 gri2G On
he island sands, IN cider tn tc25
h. authaat; it, 81 the Biblical
s.y.y Of t;omahs IErGr;2.22. Sew
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

cral aged St. David's islanders
vcuci1 for the episode, thong some
claim Tommy had to be hauled out
with a rope. This unorthodox exit
does not sully the truth Of Jonah's
tale, Tommy asserts, fer the Ber-
n1uda whale, being dead, could not
be expected to cooperate as did the
ancient levi2thaa. Central Pa'ess}
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

cuss,li2. 20 I 5TGi
If Secretary Wallace can get away
from a world conference 10 a hemlS-
pherical conference. He acts rs i!
he were trying to do it:
It would be to our interest.
Let the rest OF the world 90 hang.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
cod E1rYI:DlY.

Selma. March l2.-5oImn's Oldest
citizen. !. ". O'Ne&j, celebrated his
92nd Birthday Saturday At his home
on Massey street. -,
Mr.. O'McaI is Of irish descent, and
it is rather significant ;h"t his birth
day fail; Oh St. Patricl:'S day. His
daughter. Miss Dora O'Meal, kept
open house throughout the day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18
Senate Passes Hatch
Anti-Political Measure
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page one)
pioyecs paid partly from federal
funds the same restrictions which
nG"' are applied to federal workers.
While virtually assured Of Senate
g"Dyoval. the measure may be shelly
1 IN the House for this session.
SYca2Ecr Dankhead said he was
not IN favor" OF the Hatch legiSla-
on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

The man at the next desk says
a true pcssimist IS ii chap who
doesn't expect the Faster rabbit to
bring him anything save, possibly a
touch Of rabbit fever.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

Or I could be a protectionist, if I
wanted to be, though lis lost It's fash
ionability.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

France has a coas.line Of 1904 miles
on the Atlantic and 456 on the Med
iterranean. =
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

nro,,, y
NV" -
Worldwide, as pro-Hull?
Or Amcrlcan-Wide, as pro-Hull?
lace?
They're both free-traders.
Sure. I'm not sure I'm pro-Hul
or pro-Taft or WhomsoeVer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-18

"-sc prison guards failed to re-
ca9.~-e two convicts who had
escaped from a West Virginia State
9r.-oa road camp, Delbert Butcher
o, Redwood took the trail, armed
%.,a Z sao,gun. He rounded up the
;g-...vys. marched them to Jail and
to.ec.eG reward Of SIS a head Ga
his bag"