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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
FLYTIME NEAR

Springtime is flytime, While trees and
flowers are budding, insects are breeding at
a terrific rate.
And among all insects none, with the ex.
ception of the mosquito, it capable of greater
injury to human life than the common house
fly.
1t spreads disease with an agility and
to curb. The best way to remove the danger
is to remove all fly feeding places.
This, of course, means that garbage must
be closely sealed at all times. Wilmington's
health ordinance requires that this must be
done. Section Is of the county health regula.
lions, in part, says:
"All Stops or similar waste substances
or organic kitchen waste refuse . . shall
be kept in proper metal receptacles,
closed with tight-fitting lids"
The ordinance would be more effective if it
also required that these proper metal recep'
tacles be placed in, racks, to prevent over.
turning; but even without this desirable
safeguard it is capable of fair protection for
the public health, if householders observe it's
provision for sealed containers.
Many householders do observe the law, to
their credit and security. But there are many
more who do not. Garbage is to be seen in
boxes and pals. Hungry animals scatter it
along curbs and p%arkways, where it is a per.
feet banquet for flies. Whatever germs it
contains-and there are MANY millions of
hem-stick to flies feet and find their way
to many a dinner table.
There is only one way to meet the situa.
ton. 1t is for the offending householders to
substitute proper metal receptacles, closed
with tight-fitting lids" for the boxes and
pals now in use. They should do so volun.
tarily, and gladly, for their own protection.
If they do not, the health authorities duty
is obvious.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
tiers, Mrs. c. A. Cook, Miss Hazel
Carter, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Alice Skipper, of Leland,
j. L. MILLER

HALLSV1LLE, April 2.-J. L. Mil
Ter, SO, prominent merchant and
planter, member of the Duplin board
OF county commissioners for the
past eight years and chairman for
the past four years, died at his home
here this morning at 9 o'clock.
He suffered a stroke while s%ittin.
in front of his store Monday after
noon, about 80 minutes after ad.
Journing the weekly meeting of the
Duplin county board.
Funeral services will be conducted
the Hallsville PRESBYTERIAN
church., of which he was an cid ar.
wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
with his pastor, the Rev. J. G. Nor.
rlson, officiating, assisted bv a for
mer pastor, the Rev. Frank L. Good.
man. OF Laurlnburg. Interment will
follow In the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife. six
sons Ralph, Ashe, William, Herman.
JONI and James; three brothers. An.
crew. Otis and Norwood: n seven
sisters, Mrs. George Albertson. Mrs
Luther Miller, Mrs. Ed Rhodes. Mrs.
George Sumner, Mrs. Herman Hous.
TON MIS-. Bland Rhodes and Mrs.
Leonard Kenney. Three grandchil-
dren also survive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
LEWIS S U THREAT

JOHN L.. LEWIS is usually astute. Whatever
we think of him and his leadership, this fact
must be acknowledged. For this reason, it is
difficult to picture him as a third party or
g%anizer.
He cannot be ignorant of the fate meted
out to such efforts. Even the redoubtable
Teddy could not make it succeed, with his
tremendous personal following. His Bull
Moose movement is a shining example OF
what happens to third parties and to then
leaders. Mr.. LEWIS could not hope to swing
as great a block Of votes as THEODORE RoosE
WELT did when he split with President TAFT
and lost.
If his announcement is not merely a threat
against the democratic party leadership, t.
bring it into line with his views on labor
legislation and favoritism, it may be thai
the CLIO chieftain has really convinced him
self, because of his successes against hi!
arch foe, WILLIAM E.. GREEN, president of thu
American Federation of Labor, that he coulC
be elected President by withdrawing the vot
ing power of the section of labor he controls
from both of the regular parties and de
handing it's support Of himself.
If this is, indeed, his secret thought ant
hope, he again shows an amazing ignoranc,
Of the part labor plays in elections. Worker
for many years have listened respectfully t,
their leaders and then voted as they chose
Labor has yet to control the outcome of
national election. 1t would not do so unde:
command of JOHN L. LEWIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
DODGING A FACT

Critics Of the administration, including
JOHN L.. LEWIS, claim that because there
were II million unemployed seven years ago
and II million today, nothing has been &C,
complished.
On the face of it, the argument is specious.
Those who advance it overlook one factor
which disproves it. They ignore the fact that
schools and colleges have been graduating
large numbers of young men every year
millions, in fact-who are of working age.
If some of them and the original II mil.
lions were not finding employment, the total
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under CouncilM anager Administrator
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from WrightsviAe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
E~ntension OF City Limits.
s5-toot Cape Fear Riuer channel, ~t@
eY Turning Basin, nth hip lanes 'nio
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport wa
orion Plantation.
Developmen OF Pulp Wood Produc'
ton through sustained-yteld methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina
r United Industrial and Resort PRO
motional Agency, supported ey ome'
countrywide tao.
%Shipyards and DrydocE.
Neoro Health Center TOR Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
ADEQUATE hospital facilities for aohites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export buyers.
Developm emit OF natiue grape 0ro1c'ng
throuohout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sanatortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
WPA EXPENDITURES, CURRENT
AND FUTURE
Durham Herald

The question of how much to appropriate
for WPA during the fiscal year 1940-41 is be-
fore congress.
The President suggested 81, 600, ooo,o 900 is his
general budget estimate, delivered last January,
with the notation that if circumstances war
ranted he would say more when the issue
came up for action.
The WPA appropriation for the year 1939-40
was 81, AIT, 000, coo. Most Of that has been spent
and WPA Administrator Harrington says WPA
rolls will have to be reduced by zoe, 900 be-
tween now and June 30 to stay within that
limit. He promises that curtailment will be
gradual and estimates the April discharges at
200, 900.
1t is perfectly obvious, of course, that if the
194O-41 appropriations is fixed at 81, 900, O00, 900,
the 100000 Mr.. Harrington contemplates fir
ing by June 80 will not be re-employed there
after. Indeed, more will have to be fired.
1t is perfectly obvious, too, that the point
is going to be made that Colonel Harrington
and those who repeat his figures and argue for
more than 1000, DOC, 900 for WPA next year
are going to be accused Of putting the pressure
on congress for more money for relief. Just
look at them, many will say, how they start
talking about firing 100000 WPA workers
right when congress moved to consider WPA
appropriations for next year. All they're doing
is firing people to stir up a storm that will
~frighten congressman into voting higher WPA
appropriations.
81 Liz pOILI Id ~ ooh a olo l1AOl0
is just enough truth in it to make answering
it futile.
There are one or two things, however, which
should be UNDERSIGNED. One is that Colonel Har,
rington didn't start talking about decreasing
the number of WPA employees this week. He
has been saying that for months-everybody
acquainted with the size Of his roll and size
Of his bank account has known and said cur
tailment was necessary.
Another much-made over but altogether nor
NAL proposition is the one which undertakes
to censure Colonel Harrington and his aides
for urging appropriations for the WPA. 1t is
the oldest practice known for heads of this
or that agency of government to go to the bat
with appropriating bodies for money for the
agency they head.
Finally, it is a self-evident fact that if it
takes so many dollars to support a given num-
Der Of WPA jobs and you reduce the number
of available dollars by one-third, you auto
matically reduce the number of jobs. And if
it is true, as every reporting agency says, that
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
7, E.. HEATH

Funeral services for T. E. Heath,
IS, who died at 5 o'clock Sunday
afternoon at his home at Castle
Hayne after a short illness, were
held at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon from the home of his daugh'
ter, Mrs. Albert Wells, at Castle
Hayne.
The Rev. c. c. Myers, pastor of
the Mcclure Memorial Presbyterian
church, conducted the services.
Interment followed in Bellevue
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Lester
George, Perry Johnson, Andrew
Meadows, Etha Baldwin, Wells Mis-.
hoe, and Roger Miller. Honorary
p~allbearers were: Hugh Marsh.
burn, Dr.. Williams, B. Van Ravel,
A. Ludeke, Ralph Beaver, W. A.
Loftin, T. S. Kern, G. W. Webb,
William Blossom, Sr., Charlie Smith,
Sr., and Major Lamb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

ment that Rumania and Yugoslavia
also would begin talks in London
soon.
But these nations must not "
pect the products of Britain's EN-
pire unless they are prepared te
give guarantees of a limitation OF
their future trade with Germany"
Chamberlain said.
In a statement before commons,
reconvening after the Easter re-
cess, the prime minister, who look
ed cheerful and confident, mention,
ed the fighting services only indi
rectly. Significantly, he devoted
MS speech to the warfare whose
general headquarters is in the
counting room and warehouse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
. RIGHT OR WRONG ABOUT PEOPLE
Do Loud Clothes Lose Us
Friends!

that way if they deck themselves
out in flashy toys.
And at the other extreme, con.
spicuously short people are made
even more con%spicuously short if
they climb inside loud clothes.
Interestingly enough, the urge
to wear loud clothes has been
found by psychoanalysts to be
strongest among those who are
sensitive about their s%hortness-
the very thing which is made more
prominent to the eyes of others by
loudness. Another instance where
the cure is as bad as the disease.
For the great majority of us,
there is no reason to fear the ef.
feet of color and pattern of our
clothes on how others take to us,
Here is one case where we can
safely let ourselves go and do
what we have wanted to these
many years.
Someone may ask, But what
will others Think" Well, they will
probably think, That is what |
have always wanted to wear but
lacked the courage!r'
The original Americans dauoei
themselves with bright paints and
bedecked their bodies with loud
patterns in beads. Today, the cos.
metics and textiles are better, but
o OF us are still original Amer.
leans at heart.
copyright, 1910, NEA Service, Inc)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
WILLIAM DALTON CARTER

Funeral services for William Dal-
ton Carter. ~60-year-old carpenter Of
2114 Barnett avenue, who died in a
local hospital Monday night at 9
O'Clock after a short illness. will be
held from the late residence this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Rev. G. W. Billiard will con.
duct the services. Interment will
follow in Bellevue cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: vester
Ganey, Quillie King, D. J.. Bryant,
A. c. Burnett, L. L. Wood, and L.
G. Bennett. Honorary ~pallbearers
will be-: DR.. R. B. Hare, Ernest Her.
ring, Ed Waters, T. B. Hughes, l..
j. Coleman and j. H. Peterson.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lena Carter; his mother, Mrs. vir.
GINA Garter; one daughter. Mae
Elizabeth Carter; four brothers, L.
B., R. p, and Henry Carter, of
Wilmington, and o. M. Carter, of
wilmington, and o. M. Carter, of
Jacksonville, N. c.; and three sis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
SUBSIDING
in PENNSYLVANIA
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day and night to strengthen them
and to detect and plug any weaken
ing sections.
Along the $50 miles of the river
below Wilkes-Barre the water was
either %receding or the rise apparent
ly checked. In most places the water
was falling.
Damage, though not what was
feared by those who remembered the
1886 crest, was extensive. Mud and
water alone already had caused
heavy losses to machinery, furnish
ings and residence and business
buildings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
mi OF N. c.
ASPHALT THROUGH
PORT IS PLANNED
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TIOIl rage OHeJ
rejected because prices were IS to
~ per cent above last years. The
new bids were a quarter cent a sa'
Ion lower, but remained q per cent
ABOVE last years, resulting in an ad'
oltlonal cost of about 5000, 900, inc
division estimated. The price aver,
aged six cents a gallon, compared
with 4.S cents last year.
The increased cost was traced to
a lack of dirty ships for trans
portatlon, since the tankers taW
oeen commissioned for tending VI
3. patrol boats along the coast l
was also stated that more petroleum
going into fuel oil for ship.
IN farfare and that some aspha'
was going back into fuel oil.
The division also awarded COT
tracts for miscellaneous state sup
plies costing Sal, 1874.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

there are more applicants for WPA
jobs than there are jobs to be
awarded, it is nothing but good
sense to consider that fact in de.
Gliding what to do about WPA ap.
preparations. If after the facts
have been considered, it is decided
that cutting expenditures is essen
tial even if it means reducing the
number of WPA jobs, then let
that decision be entered. 1t isn't
necessary to dodge facts to make
a sound decision. 1t is hard to
make sound decisions when you
refuse to face the facts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
OBITUARIES

Henry Lloyd Harrison, 81, William
SON.
Mrs. Annie L. Bartling, 70, New
Bern.
Thomas w. Cnadw1cK, ~, new
Bern.
Lacy C. Watson, "a, %Jonesboro.
Mrs. A. C. Jones, 68, W~arrenton.
Miss Jamie E. Oakley, 20, Chapel
Hill.
j. E. Gill, Jr., 20, Zebulon.
Mrs. Margaret r. West, SO, Smith
field.
Durward M. Chesson, 81. Ply
mouth.
Mrs. Mary E. Beck, "a, Hemp.
Mrs. j. P. Riddle, 40. Fayetteville.
Mrs. j. A. Elkins, 81, Red Springs,
Mrs. John b. Harrington, 81, new
Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
r DELLA SCOTT

Mrs. Della Langston Scott, wife
of the late James B. Scott, of
Rocky Point, died at 6 o'clock yes
terday morning in a local hospital
after an illness of two months.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Bradford Hanchey, of
Burgaw; Mrs. Annie Robinson, of
kinston; Miss Juanita Scott, of
Rocky Point; and Grover Scott, of
Rocky Point: two sisters, Mrs. E.. e.
Boney, of Wilmington; Miss Cora
Langston, of Rocky Point; and one
brother, Sam Langston, Of Rocky
Point; and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon from the
Riley's Creek Baptist church. The
Rev. C. R. Taylor, assisted by the
Rev. P. L. Clark, will conduct the
services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
HULL TURNS DOWN
REQUEST BY FISH
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questioned about the statements IT.
tributed to him in the white book"
In replying to Reynolds, demo-
cratic supporters of the admins
trations foreign policies urged their
colleagues to "let the President
alone" in his handling of the deli
cate relations between this country
and European b~elligerents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

important Of curse to K e e p
in the swim of things; but our
popularity depends primarily on
us, not on our clothes.
There are two types of persons
who should avoid loud or colorful
clothes, if they are to make the
best all-around impression, Mil.
dred Graves Ryan points out in
her book, Your Clothes and Per.
sonality."
Fat people or very tall people
are made to seem all the more
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

wear the noisy
clothes they Sc.
cretlY like.
The fear that
it will make peo-
pie dislike them
letters many from
wearing the col
orful clothes for
which they long.
This is not war.
ranted, however,
for studies have
5 n o W n t h a t
c | o t h e s have
scarcely a thing
% do with popu-
aritV. Clothes are
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
BY DONALD A. LAIRD,
PIN Sci n

There is a streak of the bar
barian in us. so far as colors and
clothes go. We are strongly drawn
to bright colors and flashy clothes.
This might be called a suppressed
longing in thousands of persons
who do not have the nerve to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

of idle workers by now would be far larger
than seven years ago.
Truo the administration has not solved the
unemployment problem. 1t stlli races u.s. Il
us. But to say nothlng mas oeen
done to better the situation is to run counter
to facts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
BRITAIN TO PUSH
ECONOMIC ATTACK
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and Denmark, Chamberlain an.
In addition he said dis.
cusslons now are under way with
and commerce., dis.
cusslons are known to be going IN
with Spain, Greece and Turkey
An economic drive IN = D.,
Aahs Was seen in his announce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
TOP o. THE MORNING

Build it ueN, Whate'r you do;
Rui7d it straiqht and strong and true;
Build it clear and high and brodd;
Build it for the eye of God.
CHARLES DANIEL BRoDHEAD
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
GENERAL CREED c. HAMMOND

PORTLAND, Ore, April 2.-R-
Maj. Gen. Greed C. Hammond, Sc,
retired, former chief of the militia
service and controller general Of
the Philippine Islands from 1929 to
1888, died of a heart attack today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

Next: Where Have the Old
Maids Gone?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT
 AND PETITION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 22nd, 1940, JAMES w. McNAUGHTON, as admins trator de bonis non of the estate of GUSTAF LANART. deceased, made and filed in the above entitled Court at Juneau, Alaska, his Final Account and Report and Petition and that on said day the said Court entered it's order di- recting that hearing be had upon said Final Account and Report and Petition before it on Satur- day, May 23, 1940, at 1000 o'clock AM, at the office of the said United States Commissioner, in the Federal Territorial Building, in Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alas ka, and requiring all persons to then and there appear and make their objections, if any, thereto, and to the settlement thereof and to the payment of all of the resi- due of this estate to either the Territory of Alaska, or ERIK ENAR KRISTER LOvSKOG and SVARHILD SALLY VILHELMINA ABRAHAMSSON, brother and sis- ter of deceased, in accordance with such decision and order as may be hereafter handed down by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in the appeal now pending before that court.
 Dated Juneau, Alaska, this 22ni day of March, 1940.
 FELIX GRAY,
 United States Commission
 CT and Ex-Officio Probate
 Judge, Juneau Commission
 CTS Precinct, Territory of
 Alaska.
 First publication, March 23, l940. Last publication, April 20, l940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

1940, Rule c and previous resolu- tions providing for the selection of three (3) DELEGATES AT LARGE and three (3) ALTERNATE DELE GATES AT LARGE for the Re- publican National Convention to be held at Philadelphia, Pa, on June 24, 1940; and for the purpose of setting a time and date for con- vening of the Republican Terri torial Convention at Sitka, Alaska. and for the promulgation of rules and the official CALL for the 1940 Republican Territorial Convention. Dated April 20, 1940.
 E. E. ENGSTROM,
 Chairman.
 HENRY BENSON,
 Secretary.
 Republican Central Committee adv. of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

Riding a bus is more pleasant when you get on the bus quickly and have your fare ready. But you needn't move so quickly that you pass up a chance for a quick good morning to the driver.
 It's considerate to move back into the bus for the sake of the paSseng CTS getting on after you. And for the sake of all the passengers, don't grumble all the way to work or home about the service. When something goes wrong. you can tell the driver in fairly private manner (and, he'll appreciate the courtesy even as you would in your own work.
 Since it's usually necessary to share double seat, don't spread your newspaper over the seat beside you or poke your packages against the next passenger. If someone at tempts to sit by you, either move over or make it easy for him to pass you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

address, trade name. type, color and factory number of the bicycle.
 Besides observing all rules of traf- fic governing vehicles, bicycles op- erated in Juneau must observe the following special rules:
 q. DismounU and walk through congested traffic
 "2. Ride close to the right hand edge of the road or city streets.
 8. When approaching mot or traffic or pedestrians give audible notice with bell or horn. (Not siren or whistle).
 A. After dark, bicycles shall be equipped with a white headlight visible a distance of 300 feet and a red tail light or reflector visible a distance of at least 200 feet. Re- Electors must not be less than three inches in diameter.
 "5. Signal shall be given for turn ing or stopping in the same manner as are given by car drivers, to-wit: when turning to the left put out stretched arm extending horizontally to the left; when turning to the right put out-stretched arm extend ing to the left and up; when stop- ping or suddenly decrease speed put out-stretched arm extending to the left and down.
 "6. Do not try to squeeze into narrow places between vehicles.
 "7. Do not hitch to other vehicles
 "8. Do not race on streets or al- leys.
 "9. Do not carry another person on the bicycle.
 "10. When in a group, ride single file.
 "11. Be alert and cautious at all times.
 "12. Do not ride on sidewalks or over curbs.
 "13. Don't zigzag up hills, coast down steep hills or cut corners.
 "A. In all cases where closed traffic occurs or in any dangerous situation, the bicycle shall give way to the car"
 Penalties for not observing the bicycle ordinance will be fine of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
NOTICE!

In accordance with the authority vested in the. Republican Central Committee of Alaska, the govern ing committee of the Republican Party in Alaska, notice is hereby given that the Republican Central Committee of Alaska will meet at the City Hall in Douglas, Alaska, at 7:30 o'clock PM, on May l, 1940, for the purpose Of comply ing with the CALL for the Re- publican National Convention of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
SEATTLE IN
 T0p5p0TIN
 P.(.LEAGUE
San Diego and Hollywood Stage Slugfest-S
 Leads 10 Fist Fight
(By Associated PreSs)

The Seattle Rainiers have stepped to the top of the Pacific Coast League, while not playing la S t night because of rain, while in the south. San Diego and Hollywood staged a slugfest which cost the former the leadership as the Stars touched four Padre pitchers for 13 hits. The Padres got 12 hits during the game including Mackey Haslins homer with two men on bases.
 Bill Cissel, Hollywood second baser, slid into home in the sev- enth inning and spiked Bill Sal- keld. This started fists flying which soon involved so many players that the umpires eventually let all stay in the game.
 Oakland overcame four-run lead to go ahead in the eighth in- ming last night but relief Pitcher Roland VanSlate shut out Oakland in the ninth while his teammates scored two more runs, clinching the game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
ALFRED DI5HAW
 IS GRANDPA NOW

Alfred Dishaw, well known con- tractor, is all smiles today for he is grandpa.
 Dishaw received a radiogram this morning from his son Dave Dishaw, that a girl baby was born to Mrs Dishaw this morning in Seattle. The baby tipped the scales at seven pounds, four ounces and Mamma Selma and baby are swell'
 Mrs. Dishaw went south about three months ago and Dave went below about three weeks ago The arrival of the baby brings a new resident to the Fritz Cove section where the Dishaws reside.