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Evening star., 1940-12-29
Reception
Is sGiven at
Point
Varied Program
Arranged for
Plebe Glass

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-
The members of the plebe class,
United States Military Academy
who spend their first Christmas at
West Point, have a program of va
ried activities during the holidays
Yesterday afternoon Gen. and Mrs
Robert L. Eichelberger held a recep-
ton at the superintendent's quarters
for the members of the plebe class
Officers wives, young ladies of the
garrison and their guests assisted
in receiving.
Capt. and Mrs. Ronald M. Shaw
are passing Christmas week at Fort
Mcpherson, Ga, guests of the lat
ter'S parents, Col. and Mrs. Henry
R. Richmond.
Capt. and Mrs. Guy C. Lothrop
have returned to West Point from
Montclair, N. j., where they spent
Christmas with Mrs. Lothrop's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ray
mond. They were accompanied on
their return by Miss Ramona Cuppa
of Montclair, who is spending the
week end at West Point as their
guest
Col. and Mrs. Roger G. Alexander
have as their weekend guests Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Buel of New York.
1t. Robert E. Mcclure, Dental
Corps Reserves. and Mrs. Mcclure
OF Greenville, Pa, nave arrived at
West Point, and Ii. Mcclure has
been assigned to duty as assistant
to the surgeon.
Capt. and Mrs. George w. Beeler
have with them for the holidays
Mrs. Beeler's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Stoke of st. Louis.
Capt. and Mrs. John L. Chamber
lain, jr., have with them for Christ
mas and New Year Mrs. Chamber
lain'S father, the Rev. Heath Brosius
of Baltimore.
Mrs. Sally D. Shemwell of Wash
ington is visiting here with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs.
Percy H. Lash, jr. Mrs. Shemwell
arrived for the holiday season and
Will remain during January.
Sons Are Holiday Guests of
Col. and Mrs. Morrison.
Guests during the holidays of Col
and Mrs. William E. Morrison are
their son, Mr.. Albert Morrison, and
their son and daughter-in-laW Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Morrison, all of New
York.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles G.. Dunn
are passing the holidays visiting
Mrs. Dunn's mother, Mrs. Albert
l.. Powell, at Newport News, Va.
Mrs. E. B. Mexican of Scarsdale
N. Y, is spending a few DAYS over
the holidays with her son-in-laW
and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Ewing
H. France.
Capt. and Mrs. James F. Ammer-
man are in Clearfield, Pa, as guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. zimmerman.
Miss Mary McNeal, daughter of
Col. and Mrs. Edwin C. McNeal of
Washington, and Miss Joan Bran
non, daughter of Maj. and Mrs.
Ernest M. Brannon, also of the
Capital, are at West Point as guests
of Maj. and Mrs. Edward H. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ludlum of
Newport, R. l., are passing a fort
night at West Point visiting their
son and daughter -in-law, Capt and
(See WEST POINT, Page D-8.)
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Miss Sutherland
To Visit Aunt

Miss Natalie Sutherland,
daughter of Col. Richard K.
Sutherland, U. S. A, and Mrs.
Sutherland, has come from
Manila where her father is on
duty, and will be with her aunt,
Mrs. Sutherland Mayo for the
remainder of the winter.
Miss Sutherland spent much
time here last winter and is
taking part in many of the
debutante festivities of this
season. She is a granddaughter
of former Senator and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland of West
Virginia, who make their home
in Washington.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

for eggnog Monday afternoon.
Mai. and Mrs. Gould
Ts Entertain Is Guests.
Maj. and Mrs. M. ]. Gould will
entertain at cocktails, then at din
ner at the Omcers' Mess on New
Year Eve. There will be sbout Is
guests.
Miss Virginia Gould will spend
several days at New Year with a
former schoolmate, Miss Louise
Weaver, at HALLS, Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton C. Carroh
were among the guests at buffet
supper given by Miss Barbara Un-
derhill in the home of her parents,
1t. Col and Mrs. j. L. Underhill, in
Washington, before the dance at the
barracks last evening. Mrs. Carroll
is the daughter of 1t. Col. J. G..
Smith.
Maj. and Mrs. G. C. Thomas and
their family will spend New Year
week with Mrs. Thomas mother,
Mrs. w. H. johnson, in Charleston,
8. C.
MAI. and MIS-. COnm3n
Entertain for Niece.
Maj. and Mrs. B. p. Coffman en-
tertained In honor of Mrs. Coff-
mans niece, Lois McWilliams of
York. at a dinner at the Officers'
Mess before the junior dance last
evening. With Raymond Coffman
as host, the guests were Mary and
Robert Deese, Allen Pollock. Mari
claire Hall, Robert Thurman, Mike
Fenton, Charlotte Smith and
Charles Cowie.
Chief Purchasing Clerk and Mrs.
A. A. Zarracina and their son Allan
spent Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day in Washington with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Minot. Mr.. Minot is
brother of Mrs. Zarracina
DR.. Wilson E. Driver came from
Norfolk Tuesday to spend Christ
mas with his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Col and Mrs. Lemuel C. Shep-
herd. jr. Thursday Col Shepherd
and his daughter Virginia took DR..
Driver back to Norfolk, where they
are spending several days with Col.
Shepherds mother, Mrs. L. c. Shep-
herd.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Dyson, with
their daughters, the Misses Gladys
and Marilyn Dyson of Akron, and
their son Charles from Purdue, ar
rived Tuesday to be guests of 1t.
Col. and MRS. Lucian w. Burnham
for Christmas.
Mrs. D. w. Dyson was hostess at
family dinner at the Officers mess
Christmas. 1t. and Mrs. Kiergan
and their family, from Annapolis,
and Comdr. and Mrs. j. K. Rich
ards of Northport. Long Island, also
were among the 10 at table
Maj. and Mrs. w. w. Wensinger
were hosts to a few friends in their
quarters for eggnog at noon
Christmas Day
Evening star., 1940-12-29

(See WEST POINT, Page D.,
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Visitors Flock to Annapolis
Due to Single>Day Leave
Festivities Include Events
For Friends and Families
OF Academy Midshipmen

mdshipmen had leave Christ
this number parties
regiment mdspmen Christmas Monday evening
Academy chapel and beginning Sunday afternoon
the week and moving
midshpmen families
performance
A third mdshipmen
guests given this evening Dahlgren Hall
Felix L. johnson spending the holidays
their daughters living
Jonsons mother
and
entertain
at their annual party.
Thomas Peyton
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Fourin Younger Set
Give E9anOa Party

Miss Georgeann Smith, Miss
Jeanne Battley, Miss Coils
Allen, Miss Jean Holden, Miss
Patricia Hanson and Miss Ruth
Nicholson jointly entertained at
an eggnog party Friday after
noon in the home of Miss Smiths
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Smith, in Georgetown.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Hydricks Entertain
AT Dinner for Sons

Col. and Mrs. Oman Hydrick were
hosts at dinner Christmas Eve, en-
tertaining about 40 young people
for their sons, Mr. Lawton Hydrick
and Mr.. Claude Hydrick. The party,
which is an annual one for Col. and
Mrs. Hydrick, was given at the
Shoreham, where the young people
enjoyed the dancing.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Cadet With Parents

Col. and Mrs. A. w. Kenner Of
Fort Myer have with them for the
holidays their son, Cadet Albert w.
Kenner, who attends Fishburne Mil
itary Academy in Waynesboro, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
BOARD CONFIDENT
OF TRUCK ROUTE
Citv Commissioners Return
From Conference With
Highway Officials

The city commissioners returned
to Wilmington yesterday after thel-
conference with the state fghWay
and public works commission in Ia
leigh Thursday afternoon and ex-
pressed confidence that the state
will construct a truck route through
the city. -.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said, Il
am confident the highway commls-
sion will build the truck lane as
requested, though there may be de-
Law of a month or two during which
the preliminary work will be carried
out"
J. E. L. Wade, city commissioner
of public works, said, Il think we
made a very fine presentation of our
case to the highway commission and
am confident we will receive some
action on our request"
Commissioner of Finance w. Louis
Fisher had not returned to the city
yesterday morning, as there were
other matters to be attended to
while he was in Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
JAMES HUTTON DIES

CINCINNATI, March 1-tPC
James NJ. Hutton. ST.. President OF
W. E. Hutton & Co.. Stock Brokers,
died in his New York office late to-
day, his family was advised. j. NJ.
Hutton, Jr., A son. left Immediately
by plane for New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Three Duplin Men Held
Here On Liquor Counts

Murrel E. Warrick, Jack Langston
and Marvin Lancaster, white men
of the Faison section of Duplln
county, were still being held in jail
here last night in default OF BOND
on charges of transporting illegal
whiskey.
Probable cause for each of the de-
PENDANTS was found at a preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
Porter Huffman Thursday night and
bonds were set as follow:
WarricE. $500; Langston, $500; and
Lancaster. 5000.
They were arrested Wednesday
night in the Faison section Of Dup
lin county by state highway patrol
men and ATU agents working out
of Wilmington who reported yester-
day the seizure of a car in possession
of the defendants and seven and a
half gallons of non-taApaid liquor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Point Power Case
k Under Amusement
Arguments Are Completed In
City's Appeal From Super
ior Court Injunctions

RALEIGH, March 1.-R-For
the third time, the state supreme
court has under Amusement the ques-
ton of whether the city of High
Point may construct a Sc, 500, 900
power plant on the Yadkin river in
Yadkin county.
Arguments were concluded today
in High Points appeals from two
superior court injunction orders to
restrain the project on two actions,
one brought by certain High Point
citizens and one by Yadkin county.
The Duke Power company inter-
vened in the High Point taxpayers
suit.
In arguments today the head Of
the Duke firms legal staff asserted
that High Point had waived state
sovereignty in accepting a license
from the federal power commission
to build the power plant.
The attorney, W. S. OBJ. Robinson
Of Charlotte, argued that the city
was bound by the license, which he
described as an agreement to "de.
stroy state powers"
Under the license, he said, High
Point would be required to operate
the dam in the interest of naviga-
ton and as a flood-control project
activities which are beyond a city's
jurisdiction, he added.
Attorneys for High Point init
mated yesterday that if the license
became a major issue in the litiga-
ton, they might disregard the i
cense and proceed under state juris-
diction.
W. H. Hoyt, New York bond at
torney, appearing for High Point, told
the court the city could issue bonds
for the project without violating the
states constitution. AS the project
is self-liquidating, he said, the bonds
would not be debts lin the meaning
of the state constitution"
The bonds would be secured by
the project itself, he said, and would
be paid from the sale of electricity,
and under the agreement with
PWA, no taxes could be levied by
the city to pay off the bonds.
The project would be financed by
a loan and grant from PWA.
Associate Justice Heriot Clarkson
asked Hoyt what would happen if
the court should rule that High
Point could not continue the project.
"A very unfortunate situation
would result" Hoyt replied. Ger.
tain contracts already have been let
out"
He explained, however, that the
city would not be liable for the ex.
pense of work already done on the
project.
High Point lost it's appeal to the
supreme court in the first case
brought to restrain the work, the
tribunal ruling that the proposed
project took in too much territory.
The city then amended its plans
and won in the supreme court on a
second suit, brought by taxpayers
to restrain the building of the plant.
The two cases now before the
court were instituted early last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
BANK RESOURCES
SET new RECORD
Report On North Carolina In
stitutiOns Shows Good In
crease In Business

RALEIGH, March 1.-R-Iotal
Of North Carolina com
mercial banks set an all-time recoro
of s419,0 52, 66S.01 at the close OF
1899. a. consolidated report issued by
Banking Commissioner Quincy +
Hood showed today.
The record compared with 1885,
635, $685. on October 2, 1889, ano
with the previous record December
mark of 1856, 5se, 1883, at the end
Of 1898.
Everything in this report" said
Hood, Indicates a continued In
crease in the volume Of business be-
ing transacted in North Carolina"
During the last year, the CONNER
cial banks retired $600,O33.S0 worth
Of preferred stock, and increased
their common stock by 1862 1000. The
capital structure was increased by
81 76, 464. 68, and the surplus from
81, OO2, S12 to s12, S14,335.71.
DEPOSITS generally showed marked
increases during the year. Ihese
increases included deposits OF lndi-
viduals, partnerships and corpora
ton, $685. 7753; time deposits. T.
individuals, partnerships and cor
porations. s6.445,0S2.16; deposits OF
states and political subdivisions,
500. $3.50; deposits of banks, s2s,-
e~59.342.97; other deposits. s1,154-
311.53.
Among increases in assets we're
loans and discounts, s13,217, 5S2.SS;
United States bonds, s7~,o2o,2o4.9o;
cash and due from banks. s44,712,-
1886; banking huoses, sSs6.52S.5s.
Decreases in assets included:
Bonds of state and political subdi-
visions, s~2,312.166.44; other bonds
and notes, 67,e67.7o: corporate
stocks, s%123,246.21; furniture and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

fixtures, $~5,227.s4: other real estate,
1921, 1854. -.
Hood reported that there were 154
state commercial banks and liz
branches on December 30, compared
with 1853 banks and 10S branches on
December 81, 1888.
Resources of industrial banks in
creased last year from SIS, 697,23S.30
to s19, 635, 425.28 After retiring $685.
900 worth of preferred stock and re-
ducing the common capital by $175,-
900, the increase in the capital struc-
ture amounted to s14S, 1885.
The total resources Of the indus
trial banks are at the highest peak
since December 81, 1890, Hood said,
when they were $40, 1854, S52.02.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
REFUSE TO FILL ORDER

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, March
1.-H9-The Mount Vernon Die
Casting Corp, whose employees prin-
cipally are of Finnish or other Scan
dinavian descent, has refused to fill
a Soviet Russian order for parts for
tanks and tractors.
The United States has a land
and water area of $685. 95 square
miles, including outlaying posses
sions:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
EAL Asks Permission
To Add Three Stops

WASHINGTON, March 1.-R-
Eastern Air Lines applied to the
Civil Aeronautics Authority today
for permission to add Brunswick
and Savannah, Ca, and Raleigh, N.
c., as stops on it's routes.
It proposed to stop at Brunswick
on Route No. 6 which extends be-
tween Newark and New York and
Miami; to add Savannah as a stop
on Route No. 10, which extends
from Chicago to Jacksonville, and
Raleigh as a stop on Route No. 5,
which extends from Newark and
New York and New Orleans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
JARMAN FUNERAL
RITES ARE HELD
Interment Is Made In Family
Cemetery Two Miles
East Of Jacksonville

/ JACKSONVILLE, March 1.-Fu-
neral rites for Henry A. Jarman, IS,
prominent Onslow county citizen,
who died at his home here early
Thursday, were held from the home
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Interment was in the family
cemetery two miles west of Jack
sonville.
Mr.. Jarman, a native of Onslow
and having resided most of his life
in this county, was born on De-
cember %, 1856, the son Of the late
Henry and Missouri Jarman. He
remembered the burning Of the
original Jacksonville bridge in 1858
and was associated with the promi-
nent leaders of this section during
the Reconstruction era.
He was an active farmer and
built the first three tobacco barns
in Onslow county in 1901. He was
a dealer in livestock and for many
years operated the Jarman hotel
here.
Mr.. Jarman married Miss Lucy
Barber on February -, 1879 and
they celebrated their Golden wed
ding anniversary in 1929. Mrs. Jar
man died in January, 1887.
He is survived by the following
children: Oscar B. Jarman, Of Ash
burn, Ga, Henry A. Jarman, Jr.'
of Jacksonville, w. c. Jarman, OF
Ashburn, Ca, C. J. Jarman, OF
Moultrie, Ca, and Mrs. Charles e.
Warn, of Jacksonville; the follow
ing grandchildren, George b. Hurst,
Miami, Fla, Mrs. Jerome Sullivan
of New York city, W. c. Jarman,
Jr., and Dinsmore Jarman, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Ashburn, Ga
Henry N. Jarman, Of Philadelphia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
keALa1uu
COURT REPORTER
Decision in the Strange Case of
TELEGRAM FOR

MR.. LAURIE"
CONTINUED From Page Nine)
Herbert Laurie lost his case in
which he sought to recover ten
thousand dollars in SANDER dam
ages from his employer and the
telegraph company. Whether the
man was really guilty of the charge
of embezzlement is not brought out
in the record, the real question being
the liability of the telegraph COM
pany for transmitting the message.
The court maintained that the
telegram was libelous in character,
but held the company not guilty
since malice is a necessary part or
ingredient of actionable SANDER.
In the words of the court: ITO say
that a telegraph company was
prompted by malice toward the
recipient of a message, transmitted
over its wires in the ordinary
course of daily business, is just
plain foolishness."
1t is a fact and an interesting
one, that the very law which
licenses telegraph companies i'm
poses no restrictions upon the char
acter of the messages which they
shall transmit. They are public
servants, vital organs Of our social
system, and promptness and accu-
racy are the tests of their efficiency.
This was a most unusual case,
there having been not more than a
half dozen similar cases in courts
of the English speaking world.
Accordingly, there was little prece-
dent for this court to follow in
arriving at its decision.
This is a true case Reference of
citation may be had by sending a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
to "Bela Lanan-Court Reporter"
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Two Negroes Conpicted
On Liquor Charges Here

Herbert Nixon and Lizzie Brown,
negroes, were convicted yesterday
in recorders court on charges of
liquor law violations
Nixon, who drew six months on
the roads, and Brown, who received
three months at the county farm,
were granted 10 day stays Of exc
cution. Appearance bonds were re-
quired as follows: Nixon, $500; and
Brown, 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
First Aid Certificates
Received By Red Cross

Certificates we're received yester-
day at the office of the local Red
Cross chapter for persons who sue
cessfully completed the standard
adult first aid course recently taught
by William P. Troutman, Jr.
They are:
H. W. Wrinkle. Ellen Mead Will
son, David L. Troutman, M. X. Poln-
dexter, David Oliver, W. P. Jones,
and S. D. Chinnis. The class began
January % and closed February -
at the Church Of the Covenant, Mrs.
Speiden said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

Quilts are said to have been
first used for pens in the year 55S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Funeral Services Are
Held For Mrs. BroWnie

Funeral services for Mrs. Bette
Brownie, of East Wilmington, who
died Wednesday afternoon, were
held yesterday afternoon from the
chapel of Andrews Mortuary.
The Rev. Earl L. Bradley conduct
ed the services and interment fol-
lowed in Bellevue cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

Loss Of life from all kinds of
accidents in the United States in
1889 totalled $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

The largest fish of rscoy,
landed by rod and reel was % b
hsh welghing 1,291 pounds ~SS a saw
Evening star., 1940-10-17
BY MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING
ELLIOT.

One Of the greatest needs of the
national defense at the moment is
co-ordiantion Of policy. which is
directly related to objectives. Un-
less we know where we are going,
why and what we mean to defend,
and by what methods, we shall have
constant confusion in preparing our
defenses and in formulating and
executing our policies. Indeed, the
latter will tend to be seriously, and
perhaps fatally. weakened by hesita-
ton and by division of counsel.
There is, to begin with. a lack
OF a permanent planning agency
such as the British have in their
Committee Of Imperial Defense,
which acts not as an executive or
administrative body, but as a clear
ing house for information and as
co-ordinator of plans, translating
itself into war cabinet when war
comes. There is also a lack of a
permanent agency for the study of
defense plans, such as the Imperial
Defense College, where a body of
oPSSA1AAy cSACSeCd VI llSll
rank and attainments. drawn from
the army, navy, air force and civil
service. are assembled for the study
of particular projects and the work.
ing out in detail of plans to meet
specific emergencies.
But neither co-ordinated planning
nor co-ordinated study can take the
place Of unified direction of policy.
which in turn. in a democratic state,
must be founded upon an en-
lightened and vigilant public opinion.
It is impossible for the Executive
to proceed very far with any policy
which does not have large measure
of public approval. 1t is impossible
for the Executive to 20 very far when
at cross purposes with the legislative
branch Of the Government. Hence
there is decided need for the
formulation and clear statement of
national obiectives. Once this is
done. we shall know where we stand.
Steels Citizens for Sacrifice.
The rising demand in Britain for
statement Of war aims is illustra-
tive of the need for taking the people
into the confidence of the Govern
ment. Difficult as it may be to state
such aims in detail, it is surely better
that the people shall know why
sacrifices are being demanded OF
them, shall understand the goal
toward which thev are laboring, shall
have confidence that at the end Of
all the sacrifices and all the labor
they are going to attain something
they want and need-and that
democracy can give them those
wants and needs better than those
who promise all things In the name
OF the authoritarian state.
Particularly is all this necessary
because of the increasing importance
OF the time element in modern war.
Action which can be taken today in
furtherance of national aims will be-
come difncult tomorrow, impossible
the day after. The case Of Japan is
one In point: A Japan which today
can be dealt with by bold action
without much danger Of war may
Evening star., 1940-10-17
u. S. Must Define Objectives
In Defense Scheme, Says Eliot
Observer Sees Public Confidence in
Policy Essential to Success in Emergency

tomorrow. If action is not taken,
become too strong to be dealt with
short Of prolonged and bloody con-
f1ict. Yet action is delayed by divi-
sion. by obstruction. by hesitation,
by the tendency to leave the initia-
tive to the other fellow instead of
taking 1t ourselves. If democracy
cannot learn this lesson-the value
Of the initiative, the value Of time
democracy is all too likely to perish.
To be more specific: We are now
engaged in a great armament pro-
gram. We are building or planning
the worlds largest navy. We are
building or planning an enormous
expansion of our air strength. We
are trying to create modern mech
anized army, Of exactly what pro-
portions no one seems to know. We
are increasing our industrial capac-
ity. And-at the same time-we
are trying to do what we can to
aid the British.
Since our resources are not end
less, but are in many ways definitely
limited, it is Obvious that the allo-
cation of those resources amongst
several objectives calls for the most
careful forethought, the most thor
oughly co-ordinated planning. Pri-
critics must be determined. The
requirements Of short-range defense
against Immediately possible emer-
gencies must be reconciled with the
need for laying the foundation for
a sound. long-range military policy
which shall prevent us from being
caught unprepared by the next
emergency The available material
and labor must be allocated to the
purposes best calculated to serve