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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
WILL FIGHT
AID-TO-BRITAIN

Hence the peace groups .1lgure
that the big job right now is to
help get a Republican House. They
are concentrating on that - with
the priviso, of course, that an iso-
lationist Democrat would be pre-
ferred to an interventionist Repub-
lican-and are letting the presi-
Dental contest slide.
Just what the peace b'>c's STRAIT
egg will be at the mex session de-
ponds partly on the way the fall
elections go. If the elections re-
fleet what the isolationists believe
to be a fact-widespread public op-
position to CONSUMPTION - the big
item on the agenda will be an ef-
fort to repeal the draft act. A bill
to accomplish this h a S already
been drawn up, as a matter of
fact, and might even be introduced
at this session, although that is un-
likely.
Beyond that, there will be con-
tinued opposition to the aid-for-
Britain campaign. The peace
groups are perhaps even more dis
turbed by recent U. S. = British
conversations" regarding the use
of the Singapore naval base by
the U. S. fleet than t--ey we're by
the destroyer deal; what they're
afraid of is the development of
a deal which would, in effect, made
this nation an informal co-partner
in the defense and preservation of
the whole British empire, and they
are resolved to block it if they can
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
Garland

GARLAND, Oct. 1.-The Garland
Woman's club entertained the To-
cal school board and faculty with
o. tea at the new clubhouse Friday
evening. Mrs: J. D. Johnston, ST.,
poured tea. T he guests enjoyed
games throughout the evening.
The PIT. A. met in the school
auditorium Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. Mrs. J.. A. Temple is presi'
dent, Mrs. A. L. Carter, secretary
and the various committees were
approved.
G.. A. Allen, Miss Virginia and
George Allen, of Kings Mountain,
spent the weekend with MI. and
Mrs. S. l.. Smith. Thomas Rick,
Jr., of Wake Forest college, visited
his parents over the weekend. :
Mrs. Coleman Carter and Mrs. Oscar
J. Rich were Clinton shoppers Sat-
urday. Miss Jane Grey Cromartie,
student at Pineland college, spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r.. L. Cromartie. Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Carter returned
recently from the Worlds Fair and
other points north. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Malcolm, and daughter, Pat.
ricia Ann, of Pantago, visited MI.
and Mrs. S. L. Smith, Jr., recently.
j. W. Jarvis, Of Belhaven, spent
the weekend here.
Birthday Party
Mrs. Mary Hales entertained her
son, Marion, at a party on Saturday
afternoon, October s, on his ninth
birthday.
The house was decorated through.
out with beautiful fall flowers. The
color scheme Of green and white be.
Ing carried out IL the party favors.
Games were enjoyed, after which
an ice course was served.
Guests present were Marion Hales,
honor guest, Juanita and Houston
Hales, Merle and Danny Wilkins,
johnnie and Harry Lee, David Hut
ham, Earle Keen, Charles Stokley,
Johnnie Francis and Wilbur Hales,
Mrs. George w. Gore, Mrs. w. B.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08

sachusetts, second only to Fish as
a 100 per cent j7olationist.
Naval affairs committee would
be headed by Melvin Mas Of Min
nesota, a firm opponent of swap
ping off navy equipmen' to Great
Britain. John Taber of New York,
a convinced buget-balancer, would
run the appropriations committee.
The important ways and means
committee would be in the hands
of Allen Treadway of Massachu-
sets, an equally stalwart anti-New
Dealer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
MISS AULD N
MR.. SMITH WE'D

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Aud an
no,,nce the marriage of their daugh'
ter, Elizabeth Marian, to James FL
wood Smith, on Wednesday, Octo'
her 2. at 8 o'clock il the evening al
the manse of the Church of h Cove
nant. DR.. Harry J. Whitmore, pas
tor of the church. officiated at the
ceremony.
Mr.. Smith is a graduate Of the
New Hanover High school class OF
1888.
After a short wedding trip they
will make their home here.
The bride wore a soldier blue
frock with navy accessories.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
Marriage

MdETldSC f1lihouhSSO
Mrs. M. o. West announces the
marriage of her daughter, Delia
Ann, to William Patrick Quinn, OF
Chicago, III.
The wedding took place Wednes'
day, october 2, at the lmmanuel
Presbyterian church manse at Z
o'clock.
The bride wore a frock of aqua
with brown accessories. Her corsage
was of sweetheart roses. An infor-
NAL reception was given following
the ceremony at the home OF the
brides sister, Mrs. D. McDougald at
Summer Hill.
Guests from out-of-town were Pat
rick J.. Quinn, the b~ridegroom's IA
Their, and Miss Marie Quinn, sister
Of the bridegroom, Of Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08

SAUNDERS DRUG STORE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Cowboys From Texas
Will Play At Bijou

That soil reclamation is not strict.
ly a new tangled" development, but
an issue in national politics as
long ago as 1902, is effectively shown
in Cowboys From Texas" Republic
coming Friday and Satur-
day to the Bijou theatre.
Vast areas Of Texas land, reclaim.
ed by irrigation projects, are thrown
open to settlers. Their coming is a
bone of contention with the cattle
which would mean the end of their
men, who resent any movement
freedom OH the open range.
Clay Allison, sent to the region as
supervisor of Irrigation" is in real.
ity a confirmed crook whose sole mo-
tive is to turn the homesteaders and
the cattlemen against each other so
that both sides of the dispute will
be starved out, and he and his hench-
men can pick up their homesteads
for a song.
The program also includes a
Charley Chase comedy Teachers
Pest" and the current chapter Of
1.-THE Phantom Creeps."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Hibernation of the Carlsbad Cav
ern IN. NJ bats begins about Oct.
Is each year. Around May 1, they
begin to fly out at dusk for insect
food. By midsummer their flights
are a spectacle not easily forgot
ten. It was the clouds of bats that
led to discovery of the caverns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
ARLEN AND DEVINE
STARRED IN MOVIE
Legion Of Lost Flyers Will
Show At The Royal
On Friday

Fist-fighting flyers blazing an air
trail over the Alaskan wilderness
are the central figures in Univer-
sails new Richard Arlen-Andy De
vine co-starring action drama, lie
gion of Lost Flyers coming Friday
to the Royal theatre.
The new team, fast winning ia
vor in a series of action films, Of
fers two more adventurous charac-
terizations, Arlen as an ace pilot
and Andy as a mechanic at an Alas
kan airport.
The most important supporting
cast yet lined up for the series in
cludes Anne Nagel, William Lundi-
gan, Ona Munson, Theodor Won
Eltz, Quinn big Boy" Williams,
Jack Carson, Jerry Marlowe, Leon
Ames, Leon Belasco, and others.
Christy Cabanne and Ben Pivar are
again the director and associate pro-
Queer respectively.
Beginning in a fast-moving man
ner, the story opens with a fatal
air crash for which Arlen is falsely
blamed. He follows the real culprit
to Alaska, where a troupe of flyers
has been banded together to battle
with the elements and fly a com
mercial route. There Arlen is
branded "coward' and is forced to
fight resentment on the part of his
flying mates while trying to clear
his name. A romance between Arlen
and Miss Nagel also complicates the
dramatic situation.
AS a special added attraction the
ROYAL offers Ray Whitley in a mu-
steal comedy, along with the Lat
est War Events, and another chap
ter of Dick Tracy's G-Men."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Powell And 10y Teamed
In Another Thin Man.

liam Poulsen, eight-months-old, who
was picked from among S31 other
babies for the role because he had
a "bored" look. At the end of the
second picture of the series, after
the Thin Man." Nora Charles had
disclosed to Nick, via the bootie'
knitting route, that a son and heir
to the sleuthing mantle was expect
ed. Frances Goodrich and Albert
Hackett, who have been responsible
for the screen plays of the entire
series, decided that the son Of an
ace sleuth ought to be imperturbable
and wrote in that Characterization
for the baby. Off the set little Will
liam Poulsen was a normal, cooling
gurgling baby, but before the cam
era he never failed to don the "bor-
ed" look needed for the Thin Man,
Jr. Throughout the picture he spoil
ed only one take" by bursting into
an unwanted chuckle. Asia, the wag-
gish wire-haired terrier of the Thin
Man pair, became famous along with
his portable fireplug in the first pic
ture and he is back in this one with
the same humorous stunts to do and
a lot Of new ones for which he went
into rehearsal two months before the
production started. Others in the cast
include Virginia Grey, who recently
scored in the feminine lead of "Thun-
der Afloat," Otto Kruger as the Dis
trict Attorney, C. Aubrey Smith as
the New York f%inancier whose MUIR
der starts the mystery rolling, Ruth
Hussey, recently seen in "Maisie'
and "The Women" Nat Pendfeton
as the New York homicide detective,
the role he created in the first pic
ture of the series. Patric Knowles
and Tom Neal, Don Costello, Shell
don Leonard and Harry 'Bellaver,
faces new to the screen but well
known on the New York stage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
New Charlie Chan Film
Will Show At Biiou

Charlie Chan crosses the ghostly
path of murder by magic at the
Worlds Fair playground on the
Pacific in "Charlie Chan at Treas
ure Island" his newest and most
exciting goth Century-Fox mystery
thriller, which opens Wednesday at
the Bijou theatre.
Sidney Toler again plays the ia
nous Earl Derr Biggers sleuth,
who faces his most battling case
in the Fairs Temple of Magic
when death springs from the psy-
chic arrow of a master of the &C.
cult-a mystery which Chan defies
the supernatural to unravel.
A cartoon Little Tough Mice"
and the current chapter of THE
Daredevils of the Red Circle" COM
plete the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
CACNEY AND RAFT
MOVIE AT BIJ0U
Each Dawn l Die Will Open
Monday At Local
Theatre

The outstanding TOUCHES of
screen history, James Cagney and
George Raft, are teamed in Each
Dawn I Die" a Warner Bros. pic
ture dealing realistically with life
in a big prison which opens Mon
day at the Bijou theatre.
1t is a frank, grim, brutal and
tremendously exciting S t o r y to
which these two premier bad men of
the screen have lent their talents,
and if they were tough before, they
are veritable hell cats now. Each in
his own way out-does everything in
the line of vicious Characterization
he has eve done before.
At the outset of the film, the
characters portrayed by the stars
are poles apart, Cagney being mere
ly an altruistic and aggressive news
paper reporter with not the slight
est trace of viciousness in his make
up, while Raft is the same hard and
callous criminal that he seems to be
until the very end.
AiiS1l pains CIOSS "llCll Lie yOu1lS
reporter is framed on a manslaugh-
ter charge and sent to the state
penitentiary for a long term. Raft,
who is a big shot in the underworld,
has finally been caught and is up
for the rest OF his life. Rebellious
from the outset because of the in
justice done him, Cagney is a diff
cult prisoner for the authorities to
handle.
He and Raft become friends when
he the latter from an attempt
on his life made by an enemy in the
prison. Raft eventually pays his debt
with interest when he lays down his
life as the result of his efforts
which yer successful-to obtain
evidence that will prove Cagney's
innocence of the charge which has
sent him to prison. The scene is
a vast prison riot.
The latest Paramount news pre-
cedes the feature on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Women In the Wind
Will Show At Bijou

The thrills, romances, sorrows and
joys of those intrepid girls who
have made aviation their career are
graphically related in women in
the Wind" the Warner Bros. pic
ture featuring Kay Francis and
William Gargan which opens Tues
day at the Bijou theatre.
Aside from it's direct interest in
the lives of women filters, the new
Warner picture takes advantage of
the popular interest in the most
sensational actual happenings in
the recent annals of aviation by in
cooperating somewhat similar Incl
dents in the screen story written by
Lee Katz and Albert DeMond. In
jected into a plot which was based
on a novel by Francis Walton, these
incidents give a fresh and contempt
r .eous flavor to the production.
A musical comedy Swing Sana-
torium,' and a Paramount Pictorial
are also on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
3 Local County Agents
To Attend Raleigh Meet

Three representatives Of New
Hanover county will attend the
annual state conference Of farm
and home agents this week in
Raleigh under the auspices of the
extension service of the North
Carolina State college.
They will include: MISS Ann
Mason, home demonstration agent;
r. W. Galphin, county farm agent,
and James P. Herring, county farm
agent at large.
The county delegates will parti-
cipate in the program which will
feature a review Of farm and home
agent activities in the county and
state during 1899 and discussion of
outlook for the 1910 plan of work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
ROYAL TO SHOW
WHAT A LIFE
Jackie Cooper Energies AS
Able Comedian In Mon
day Offering

Jackie Cooper energies as one of
the screens brightest young COM
edians, according to preview au-
diences. in the Paramount film YER
sion of the Broadway stage sensa-
ton, "What a Life" which opens
on Monday at the Royal theatre.
C~o-starring with Betty Field,
who, reports indicate, repeats the
triumph she scored in the stage
play, Jackie handles his new type
role in the sparkling and finished
manner to be expected of a veteran.
In the fast-paced, laugh-riddled
screen play Jackie is Henry AID
rich, celebrated young exponent of
the "soft = answer = turneth = away
wrath" school of thought. How his
soft answers mire him deeper and
deeper in difficulty until he pulls
himself out by his boot straps COM
prises a tale that is a delight in
the telling.
All the real charm and merriment
OF d~ay-to-day, ~high-school life as
~ really WdS-nOC DIS NOkun a II
is captured in the film.
The william in the piece is popu-
lar and cocky George Bigelow, Hen
rvs rival for the affections Of Bar
bara Pearson, played by Betty
Field. George turns Henry in for
c~aricauuring teacher, but Henry
wins the round when the drawing
instructor discovers great talent.
Another obstacle in Henry's
harmless high road to happiness is
the history exam which, according
to parental dictum, Henry must
pass in order to escort beautiful
Barbara to the school prom. Hen
ry, who has only a nodding ac-
quaintance with his textbooks, re-
sorts to cribbing, is exposed and
suspended. AS if that were not
enough, the finger of suspicion is
pointed at luckless Henry when the
school bands instruments are theft
ed,
And in addition to the latest In
ternational News Events, the Royal
offers a cartoon, Naughty Neigh
bors," and another interesting Fitz-
patrick Travelog.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Remember To Open Here
At Carolina On Monday
Naughty But Nice
At Byou Thursday

Naughty But Nice" the new
warner Bros. comedy which
opens Thursday at the Biiou
is a hi%lariously s~atirical dis
closure of some of the skele.
tons in the closets of the dem
liens of Tin Pan Alley, both the
composers and the publishers.
Sharing almost rqually in the
acting and singing burden are
Ann Sheridan, Dick Powell and
Gale Page. As to Ann, she is
not only given the honor of in.
Producing three of the new
songs, but she is given the best
role of her career to date, a
part with plenty of opportunity
to display the very individual
type of charm which Led to her
recent designation as the
"Oomph" girl.
The latest news events pre-.
cede the feature ON the pro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

That uproarlous, mystifying. and
inimitable screen couple, "Mr. and
Mrs. Thin Man." personified by Will
liam Powell ard Myrna 10y, are back
again in the latest adventures of a
series which has taken the entire
country by storm. The new picture,
titled another Thin Man," coming
to the Carolina theatre Thursday,
unfolds an even novel mystery
plot than any of its popular prede-
cessors, with the action even more
fast-paced and the dialogue more
rib-tickling than ever. Powell once
again enacts the unperturbed and
debonair Nick Charles who takes his
sleuthing lightly but proves him
self to be as much of a master
mind as the greatest of Scotland
Yard. Two murders and a mysteri-
u fire are entailed in the latest
doings of the Thin Man" couple
and the excitement and suspense
never let up until the final fade
out. The story is laid in New York,
the scene of the first Thin Man"
triumph, and gives Powell not only
a chance to portray Nick Charles
as the shrewd, suave sleuth but also
worlds of opportunity for delightful
domestic comedy with Nora Charles
and a brand-new character, a Thin
Man, Jr. Myrna 10y, back home
Of .Naver after q So
rious role as Lady Esketh in "The
Rains Came" romps happily through
the picture with Powell and the baby.
1t is the eighth picture together for
this greatest of box-office teams, the
two stars having been co-starred in
the first two Thin Man" pictures
and in five other memorable produce
lions, including "The Great Ziegfeld"
and "Libeled Lady,"
Nick Charles, Jr., is played by a
sensational new picture infant, Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
At Last, Diogenes

SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. 6.
R-Fifteen years ago, when
cashier Of a gas company,
Leonard Speaks lent his foun-
tain pen to a customer to en-
dorse a check and failed to get
it back.
Recently a man approached
him at q political rally.
"Are you L. H. Speaks?" he
asked.
eyes," Speaks replied.
"Well, here's something Of
yours I've had for Is years."
the man said, and handed him
the pen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
NEW FIRMS

RALEIGH, Jan. Up Thad
Eure, secretary Of state, issued
charters today to the following
firms: Harkey Oil company of
Albemarle, to deal in petroleum
products; Eastern Bond and Mort
gage company of Williamson, to
engage in investment security bust
ness; Bryant and Newberry, Inc,
to conduct general furniture bust
ness at Fairmont; Hop'n Bob's,
Inc, to own and operate service
stations at Concord; and Piedmont
Coal company Of Albemarle, to
buy and sell coal and other fuel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
JOE PENNER film
WILL SHOW HERE
The Day The Bookies Wept'
To Open At Royal On
Wednesday

Designed for laughing purposes
only, Joe Penner's latest picture
THE Day the Bookies Wept,". brings
the famous comedian to the Royal
screen next Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The plot deals with the efforts of
a group of taxi-drivers to make
themselves a fortune at horse-rac-
ing. They lose their money con-
sistently, to the jibes of the book
les at their favorite track, and they
plan on revenge. They will buy a
horse of their own, enter him at
long odds, and clean up.
In futherance of this brilliant
idea they select Penner, one of
their number, to buy and train the
horse for them. Penner is a pigeon
fancier and knows nothing about
horses, but the boys overrule him
and send him to Kentucky to pur-
chase a suitable steed. A pair of
~sharpers trick him into buying a
nag named Hiccup, and Hiccup has
one remarkable quality; he's a
"drunkard," and won't run proper
ly unless well liquored up.
But Penner doesn't know this,
and proudly he brings his prize
back to Brooklyn. Against his pro-
tests the boys make him take Hic-
cup to the Jamaica track for train
ing, which interfes with Penner's
romance with the sister of a fellow
taxi-pilot. The horse is entered in
several races but invariably runs
last, and the odds on him soar,
while the temper of Penner's fance
does likewise.
The Royal also presents a new
musical Of Swing Styles" a Radio
Flash comedy Blamed for a
Blonde" and another interesting is
sue Of Unusual Occupations"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Scientific tests have shown snakes
to be entirely deaf. Thus, the RATHER
cannot hear his own rattle, and the
cobra cannot take his rhythm from
the snake charmer's music, but from
the swaying of the performers body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-14

In the afternoon botanical lesson
Miss Ruby Blackwell presented In
formation on the dsffodn family.
In her review of the story of the
eminent botanist. Mrs. Padelford
told of the authors work in intro
ducing to this country many of the
modern vegetables and citrus
fruits. She had with her a basket
Of the many varieties for purposes
OF illustration.
Mrs. d. A. Williams was In
charge of the afternoon tea hour
for which the table was charming
with Its center piece OF daffodils
and forsythis. Mrs. r. s. Baker
and Mrs. Frank Demarest were
asked to pour. Assisting Mrs. Will
Jams were Mesdames Herbert
Hunt, J. II. Gordon, Marvin Mcneil
and c. NJ. Morphey.
Before the meeting Mrs. Harvey
entertained Mrs. Padelford, Mrs.
James Ashton and Mrs. +. s. Blatt-
ner at luncheon in the Winthrop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-14
Medical Auxiliary
To Meet Tor Tea

Mrs. Joseph Y. Turner VIII open
her charming home. columncrest
on Garfield road. Thursday 81 2
o'clock for the March meeting Of
the Medical auxiliary.
"Non-Puimonary Tuberculosis"
Is the topic 10 be discussed by Dr.
John GullIkson. He viii illustrate
his subject with slides Project
sp*ker viii be Or. Frederick NJ.
Lash. superintendent of Washing
ton State custodial school He Will
discuss the school
Mrs. Charles Engles viii b. tea
chairman for the afternoon. A.
slsting her vail BE- Mesdames W. G
Lewis. William II Ludwig. Charles
Accreery. J II. McNerthnsy. Roy
A. Morse. William b. Accreery,
George A MOOsey and Lawrence
McSerthnsy.
Mrs. Darcy Dayton. president
has called q board meeting for
one O'Clock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-14
Woman S Club Sessions
Scheduled Friday

The Better English" class OF
the Education department of the
Woman's club will meet at the
clubhouse Friday morning at 10
o'clock with Mrs. r. G.. Anderson
as leader.
In the study class to follow at
1880. Mrs. Calvin w. Stewart,
Study director of the Noted
Women" division, will present Mrs.
James w. Anderson in a review Of
Susan B. Anthony" by r. l..
Dorm. These classes are well at
tended and are working for Epsi-
lon S igma Omicron credits
through Mr.. Glenn Jones, director
Of General College Extension at
the Washington State college.
Mrs. J. F. McNary. vice chair
man Of the Public Welfare depart
ment will present a program at 2
|. o'clock. the guest speaker being
Judge Fred F. Remain depicting
: THE Relation of Problems In In
dustry to Delinquency" Musical
|, numbers will complete the pro-
: gram.
The Tacoma Society for the Hard
Of Hearing will hold its monthly
business meeting Thursday eve
> ming March IA, at s o'clock in En-
: erson hall, 11091a Broadway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-14
Party to Follow
Concert Friday
P. [. c. Girls TO Entertain
Al "Slumber Party"

Delta Rho Gamma girls will
be guests of Delta Phi Kappa
members at a P. l.. c. dormi-
tory "slumber party follow
ing the Philharmonic orches-
ira concert at Falkland Fri
day evening, March Is.
Invitations In a music motif
have been issued TO the guests by
Misses Edith Gustafson, Ruth
Carnahan. Gloria RUNNER. and
Stella Foss. Entertainment con-
sisting of games and stunts will
be directed by Misses Nadine
Friedline, Edna Megard, and Ber-
nice Eklund.
Guests will be conducted TO the
college dining hall where a musi-
cal program will be conducted by
Misses Estelle Pellervo, Helen
johnson and Laura Payden. Host
esses for the evening include
Misses Marie Hughes, Bernice
Leask, Elfreida Guldner and Viola
Lien. assisted by Jean Jessup,
Marcia Uhl. Betty Winter and
Eleanor Hoss. Advertising man.
ayers for the affair are Misses
Roberta Robson and Ardelle Carl
son.