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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
will learn to know the pleasure that
intimate contact with good original
art can give.
HENRY JAY MACMILLAN.
AID O GREECE
Editor, The Morning Star:

Gu1LO1, Lie N1O1 11111S 6Ld1s
It is my understanding that be-
ginning Monday morning the COM
mittee on The Relief for the Greek
sufferers will begin their solicita-
ton for funds in our city.
l think that we all will agree
that the Greeks r doing a mighty
fine job against great odds, ana
we will have 10 admire their heroic
stand and sympattiZe with them J il
the suffering that IS bound to fol
low. But admiration and sympathy
is not what they need right now.
They need help and it is hoped
that we will not fall short in
duty to a people who has always
been so friendly and a part OF our
America.
During the last war thousands OF
our Greek countrymen gave their
service to this country and thou
sands more are ready to do so
again.
Their country at this moment
is being invaded by a ruthless ty-
rant who has cotemptuously stated
that he will break their backs.
What have they done to warrant
such an invasion? Nothing, only
trying to live in peace but were
forced to fight to protect their
homes and their loved ones. The
same as we would do under like
circumstances.
We have in this community a
fine bunch of n~aturalized citizens
and of whom l think we can feel
justly proud.
l know the committee will be
deeply grateful to those who will
contribute to this worthy cause
and have expressed their apprecia-
ton to those who have already
contributed.
JOHN r. MORRIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Aid To Britain

In the past week or ten days the barbarlc
savagery of the air assault on England has
been brought home to Americans with freshen-
ed force. We cannot feel the agony, we cannot
hear the cries as blows struck in calculated
vengeance grind to bits the homes and shops
and churches of English Midland towns. But
we can see in the pictures OF the tumbled
rubble which bombs have made of the centu-
ries-old fabric ola magnificent cathedral a
notwithstanding symbol OF what is happening
to the civilization of the Western world.
For Americans there can be but one reply
to the mute appeal raised by the shattered
monuments, the demolished homes, the wan
tonly slaughtered civilians of these English
towns That is to speed them all the help
that we can spare. For the American govern
ment that means sending to Britain the means
of defense against a dictator who is capable of
smashing an entire city overnight to satisfy
the personal pique of a distorted mind Our
own security against similar horrors depends
in heavy measure on lending Britain the
strength to stand.
For the individual American there is also
an opportunity to help, to tighten to some
small degree the anguish and suffering which
Britain's civil population courageously en-
dures. The British War Relief Society is active
.ly engaged in raising funds to help these men,
women and children through their ordeal. Con.
tributions to this organization will lend a help.
ing hand to those who are fighting in the front
lines in today's battle for democracy, freedom
and the survival of our civilization.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
FIFTH AVENUE CHURCH


Those lofty spires and graceful.
sweeping lines,
The windows tall and rich with
colors fair,
OF royal purple, blue. and red
that shines
So softly, lead mems hearts to
silent prayer.
The years of old have kissed
with holy light
This work of beauty, love, and
skillful hands;
And still it stands to point from
gloomy night
Lost, weary souls to pure and
heavenly lands.
Indoors the carmine rays and
amber glow
Upon the ancient altar carvings
stream,
On restful pews which spread
row after row,
And touch with radiance soft
eacn lolty Deam.
They light the sacred desk, with
Bible old
Yet new for all the needs of
earth today;
On aged, crimson carpet pattern
scroll,
And velvet kneeling rest, they
gently play.
There seems to rise within this
halloWed place
A whispering voice of far-ott holy
days,
OF customs quaint, a reverent
human race,
Almost forgotten lore, and DEATH
less praise.
There's something haunts the
soul with memories faint
And unrevealed-like tinkling,
mystic bells
A tender, happy song of trusting
saint
A taste of life which flows from
living wells.
I see again the worshippers who
kneel,
I feel the holy touch of vanished
hands;
I hear the golden morning bell,
whose peal
Starts rolling harmonies from
peaceful lands.
There sounds the chant of choirs
around the throne,
The soothing rustic of angelic
wings;
My spirit yearns for heights un-
reached-my own;
I know that I shall see the King
of Kings!
John Cline.
Editors Note: The above poem
vas written by a former pastor
OF Fifth Avenue Methodist church
while attending the annual N. C.
conference held at the church or
Nov. 81 d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Safe Drivers School, !.
Will Reopen Mo'''

Another three-weeks stuq ;,a y
local WPA safe driving 4
start Monday, No1empei or I
Carney, classroom lns'iu
nounced yesterday. tco.As
There will be elsi' sass.
classes in actual classroom n,, ri
and seven hours in pfac'l sM
ing on the road, Carnes haze
"The classroom sessions - "a;
do with learning rules @' laws q
tons of the road; state -4 nv ait
the intricate mechanism OF IL. w ,c
mobile. The road classes ,aobils Il
actual lessons in an au'0'
nished by the WPA' ,,sd osr
these classes have pio md ta9
fetal to both beginners S a. dri1,
who feel their KNOWLEDGE u nsr 8
could be improved upon, ~ oco:
sions are from four to sn y. pd
in the recorders courtroom y mil
classes same place tro"
Carney said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Conquers By Fear

Hungary's entry into the German-Italian
hardly of a Notwithstanding order. The nation
on the Danube has been under the Nazi numb
for many months past and 1t has had no
real freedom of action in conducting its foreign
affairs. In one sense it might almost be called
a sign of Nazi weakness that Hitler has felt
the world in a pact which technically puts
Hungary into the partner rather than the
puppet class.
What makes it necessary to view the move
with deep apprehension is not the alliance it.
self but what it may portend. One must view
this not as an isolated step but as the clue to
the aims of the Nazi strategists now furiously
at work not only in southeastern Europe but
in every other part of the continent.
The broad purpose of these negotiations ap-
pears to be to weld all of continental Europe
into a Nazi-dominated sphere. A long list of
once Independent nations has been conquered
by force of arms; the technique now APPARENT
ly is to conquer the remainder by fear. Each
nation like Hungary which succumbs makes
the position of the remainder more precarious
and difficult to uphold. Thus we see Bulgaria,
urged by Russia to stay out, still afraid TO
stand up against Hitler, and Rumania seeking
Nazi protection on larger scale.
1t is equally clear that all of this diplomatic
activity is probably the prelude to a military
move of some sort but it is less easy to guess
what that will be. We may know tomorrow or
we may not have the answer until next spring,
The obvious conclusion is that Hitler is pre-.
pairing for a drive at the British in the Near
East by amassing such powerful support that
neither Russia nor Turkey will dare to stand
n his way. But it is also possible that Hitler
S consolidating his domination of continenta'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-Coanty Governmen
Hnder CoAnciLMand0er Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena tor Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highudy from Wri0htsvile
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, tctd-
er Turning Basin, Uith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paued River Road to Southport. vta
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc.
ton through sustained-yteld methods
h~roughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
mottonal Agency, supported by one
county-wide taz.
Sh1pyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. developed around the
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0routng
th~roughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Taberculosts Sdndtortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
r WEEK

The Wilmington Museum of Art
is planning to observe National Art
Week by showing an exhibition
made up entirely of the work of
local artists. All work displayed will
be for sale.
In the past few years there has
developed in the United States a
tremendous public interested in
art. The attendance at exhibitions
all over the country has been SO
large that even the most optimistic
have been astounded. Here in Will.
mlngton, 7O,452 people attended the
various exhibitions and functions of
the Wilmington Museum of Art,
during the past year. The total at.
tendance since the museum opened
~ years ago last October ia 1Os :
Ill. Think what a record! This is =
number many times the population
OF the town. Certainly, this Is proof
enough that thousands of people are
in art right here in Will
m>ngton. There are several reasons
lor this a~Wakening: the first and
most important being the patronage
the government through the Fine
Art section of the Treasury Depart
ment and the w. P. A. Federal Art
project.
Ihere have been good reproduc.
lions of paintings brought into al.
most every home through a number
u magazines, notably Life" Cir
culatlng exhibitions have been sen
out by many agencies to all the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Medical Care
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.
A woman was brought to me
not long ago by members of her
family to get my advice. She was
SO years of age, but she looked a
little older. Mother" as they call
ed her, had always been OF a
nervous temperament, but for the
past two years this had been much
worse and she said she felt all
disturbed. Her sleep is heavy, but
She wakes up frightened, with both
arms asleep. She is frequently
troubled by a rush of blood to
the head Though she passed the
menopause years ago) and this is
accompanied by a sense of i'm.
pending death. She is very forget.
full and sometimes fits of trembling
come over. her. Formerly very
neat, she is now inclined to be
untidy. She has turned against
some members of her family. She
answered my questions listlessly or
else passed them by with naughty
disdain.
FAMILY WORRIED
The family was very upset, and
rightly so, but it is not difficult
to comfort them. 1t is pretty axio-
matte that if a person of over
So, previously responsible and of
good mental calibre and heredity,
suddenly has a mental upset, a
physical cause is at the bottom
of it.
One of the commonest and most
frequently overlooked. of these
causes is myxoedema, a shrinking
of the thyroid gland which makes
it lose its secretion. Elderly, or a
little less than elderly, people in a
household develop this disease, ano
go neglected for years. The family
doesn't think it is worth while TAX
ing them to a doctor. They say,
"Oh, Mother is aging so fast" or
Mother likes to sleep all the
And the poo- things are
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
The Editors
BOX

The editor does Got necessarily
endorse any article appearing ~
III. denartment, They represent the
views Of the individual readers. Cor.
~rosnondents are r d that all
communications m U contain the
correct name and address for our
records, though the latter may De
stoned as the writer sees fit. The
Stsr-News reserves the right to alter
anv text that for any reason Is Cd.
;acfionable. Letters on controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
POOR CIRCULATION

FOOR CIRCULATION
The blood vessels, as time :J
on, get hard not only in the bran.
or at the temples, out in the ors,
And this means bad circula-,.
which means bad thinking. I'd
that all old people are necessa,i
that way. All credit 10 the a3
sters whose minds are vigoyul
and hearty up to four score al.
ten. Though I own to a deep cd
viction that no man has a reSl.s
brain after 10.
In the case of the lady Of
whom l described in the first pal
graph, I found her blood presi.2
elevated and her retinal aytet1
very tortuous and thick. And q
mere explanation that she l1
something real the matter vi
her nearly made a cure. The pa
thing was secretly convinced "a
she was going insane or 0-1
and she cheered up immense
when she found there was al q
PLANTATION for her condition, 4
the outlook was not so bad
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
J.. M.:-"Can you tell me VIZ
to do or help me to get rid OIL
terrible thirst? | drink lois
water but am always thirsty
feel l need something to qleh-
this terrible thirst. My tongue
very rough and feels as ii II va
sticking to the roof of my moa~
AnsWer-You should nave
thorough examination to be u
you do not have diabetes
L. P. OIL a father who sa|
tiers has five sons and three u'':
tiers and three of the sons ais .
flicted and the remainder VI
offspring have perfect speech WI |.
possibility is there OF a speFs4 a
pediment in the offspring u I
three daughters?' ~;,.,I
Answer-There is no eVlGsDl
that heredity plays any luN
suffering. There may be us +
ment of unconscious imltslUu
parent-which is the infiuea.' 4
environment. That would no. ~. 4
ply to the offspring OF 'n n..,r III d
daughters you indicate IN sur !
ter. One theory OF stu!Islr5
that there is a predominan.s:s+ ,. l
the right side of the BRAN .n, ,t.
of the left as occurs IN lls.
ed persons; that the SIu, yta
naturally -left-handed anu s-,ttsI
forced to be right-handed,. s sr !
ing begins. This might a .;.tit, !,
hereditary basis, but S'a' 1
there is no proof.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
COOPERATE

Most remarkable thing about the Depart
ment Of Agriculture's food stamp plan, in
some ways, is. the manner in which the retail
grocers Of the country have policed themselves
to make the thing work.
Biggest potential trouble spot in the whole
set-up has always been the chance that the
individual grocer wouldn't obey the rules. If
he'd let the relief clients spend their blue
stamps for other things than the officially
designated surplus commodities the entire
thing would have Topped.
Right now about 100000 grocers are parti-
cipating in the plan. To date there have been
fewer than 200 reports of violations. About
half of these reports, on investigation, turned
out to be false. Most of the balance were
mistakes due to simple misunderstanding.
Only half a dozen were real violations, ser
ious enough to take into court. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

E,,rone while preparing for a massive effort
to destroy British power in its citadel on ue
British Isles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Bruce Cations
In Washington
Star-News Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON - Henry Wallace's forth
coming trip to Mexico as FDR's personal
envoy at the Inauguration of President-elect
Manuel Avila Camacho is more than simply
an elaborate goodwill gesture toward Mexi-
co.
1t foreshadows a. new role for Wallace him
self--that of the New Deals chief goodwill
emissary for Latin-America generally.
II the cards fall as they are now shuffled,
the South Americans may see about as much
Of Wallace this winter as will the u. S. Senate,
over which as vice president he is due to
preside. Contemplated is a sort of rowing COM
mission which would have the new vice presi-
Latin-American problem than with the SEN
ate's deliberations.
This role would fit Wallace for three rea-
sons.
First, he's an expert on the farm angle Of
the trade problem between the u. S. and South
of it. Second, no New Dealer is more con-
WINGED than Wallace that it is vital for this
country to cement good relations, both trade
and cultural, with the southern continent.
Third, he speaks Spanish.
Wallace isn't hopeful that Americas old ex-
port markets in Europe will ever be substan-
tally regained. He ~foresees a postwar world
in which-no matter who wins-Uncle Sam is
likely to find himself trading against one or
more big combines. The big chance to meet
these combines on something like an even
footing is, as he sees it, wrapped up in the
L~atin-American market.
Wallace could devote a lot of time to this
job because no one ever misses a vice presi-
dent no matter where he goes. Also, the title
would mean something in South America. So
you can look for him to do considerable travel
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
SPOT O LEAHY

It appears now that the New Deal has at
last found a spot for retired Admiral William
D. Leahy, former head of the U. S. Navy.
Leahy has been governor of Puerto Rico for
about a year and hasn't been at all happy, the
Job being no bed of roses for anyone. Current
ly he is reported to- have told friends on the
island that he'd be returning to. Washington in
a couple of months or So to take a govern
ment job more in keeping with his past ex-
perience."
One guess (but only a guess) is that he
may replace Frank Knox as secretary of the
navy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
HERE AND There

The fellow who is perfectly satisfied with but
little here below has it in his head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

Everybody agrees that national unity is a
fine thing so let's make up our minds what it
really means.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

Had that Rumanian quake happened in Eng
land, Hitler would have lost little time claim
ing it as his new secret weapon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

shunted out of the family cit.
when a little thyroid extract
mouth would in most cases
them up so they were quite te
selves again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

Denver thief stole $40 from a juke box. If
caught, why not make him listen to the 400
records that had been played?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

u. S. Weather Bureau spends $1,000, 900 an
nually to tell you when it's going to. rain. w
can do the same thing by planning an outing
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Ohio Man Earns Living
Entering Prize Contests

A s. prize IN a newspaper con-
test won as an 11-year-old boy is the
basis of a modern success story by
Frank c. Davis, of Springfield.
In the 35 years since that first
prize, he has won $4,000 in $500
contests. In the last eight years,
Davis said, he earned between ST.
500 and $4,000, including eight auto
mobiles-for doing nothing more
strenuous than thinking up slogans,
working out crossword puzzles, pre-
dieting football scores or drawing
cartoons.
Davis now spends five hours day
al his work, the rest of the time do
ing free-lance writing and cartoon
ing. So far this year he has come
through with II prizes, which is con-
siderably better than his 35-year-av-
erage of one every 10 days.
He doesn't keep account of his
expenses, but estimates that expen-
ditures for stamps, stationery and
ink amount to $l2 and SIS a month.
The cost Of soap wrappers, box tops
and the like don't amount TO much
because he doesn't enter many Of
this type of contest. They're too
big; judges can't give entries prop
er consideration, he says.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Appendicitis Fatalities
Show Increased Rate

The depression is responsible for
an increasing death rate among vic
Tins Of acute appendicitis, accord
ing to two Cleveland doctors.
Drs F r. Kelly and r. NJ Wat
kins, observing the mounting death
rate in a study of 2.0OO consecutive
cases at Women's hospital here, re-
port that appendicitis victims with
out funds hesitate to summon med
ical aid when an attack occurs and
try 10 treat themselves.
Half of the victims studied were
hospitaliZed in the more prosperous
years Of 1890 10 1885; the rest be
tween 1881 and 1886. The death
rate among the first 1000 was g per
cent; among the second 1000. %
per cent. The doctors reported their
study in the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association.
During the depression years, "
they wrote, patients delayed opera
ton 20 per cent longer than in better
times This surely increased the
mortality rate.
"lf economic conditions improve,
this delay on the patients part will
be lessened, but in the meantime
persons should be told TO pocket
their pride and seek medical aid re-
CARELESS of their circumstances, If
they have pain in their abdomen"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Spartan Battlefield

Following definite Identification Of
the famous battlefield of $500 years
ago on which the Spartan King
Leonidas and 300 of his soldiers per-
ished while holding the pass Of
ThermOpylae against Persian invad-
eTs, search continues in an effort to
find the Polyandrion, OF communal
tomb of the heroes Professor
Marinatos, director of archaeological
services in the Greek ministry of
education at Athens, states that
the battlefield was on the spot where
now are the Thermopylae baths.
Basing their Investigations on the
text of Herodotus, the searchers I'M
covered PhOcial wall in its entirety.
They definitely identified the hill
on which the little band fell as one
situated near the baths.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Skeeter Cheater

After four years of experiment.
ing, five scientists at Rutgers uni
versity, New Brunswick, N. j., have
developed an insect repellent which
they claim will protect the most
susceptible skin from mosquito
bites, says the Country Home maya
zine. One of the scientists tested the
new product in a marsh, smearing
half of his body with the product and
leaving the other half untreated. He
was bitten more than 5000 times on
the untreated skin, while insects
carefully avoided the treated por-
ton.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Dead Lives Again

DR.. d. H. Werden, of San Diego,
reports the saving of l4year-old
girls life after breathing had ceased
for 40 minutes, by removing brain
tumor. Writing in the Journal OF
the American Medical Association,
the physician stated that IL months
after the operation, the patients
speech and mentality were normal.
The only apparent aftereffects were
blindness and some difficulty in
walking The respiratory paralysis
DR.. Werden wrote, was compensat-
ed for by immediate artificial res
piratiOn. There was a prolonged
period of Inconsistencies that he
asCribed to insufficient oxygen in
the brain tissues He said the con-
dition was sufficient to cause blind
ness, but not mental impairment.