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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
RESOLUTIONS

RALEIGH-The North Caroline
board of conservation and develop
ment mailed resolutions today to the
states congressional delegation OPP.
posing a proposed reduction of fed
eral funds for construction of the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
The scenic route, several links OF
which are under construction, will
connect the Great Smoky Mountains
National park and the Shenandoah
National park. In recent years the
project has been allotted three mil
lion dollars annually. r. Bruce Eth
eridge, director of conservation and
development, said at a board meet
ing yesterday that the appropria-
ton this year would be less than
two million dollars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Reapportionmen Battle
Faces 1911 LEGISLATORS
Counties That Will Lose
Representatives Will
Oppose Action
News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
By N AVERI

RALEIGH, Jan. 18.-Reappor.
tionment Of representation in the
general assembly is certain to be
one of the issues before the 1871
legislators and editorials from
those papers located in Piedmont
counties standing to gain thereby
are already calling on the law.
makers to do their clear consti.
tutional duty" and reapportion.
Nobody literate enough to read
the constitution can argue with
these editorials about it being just
exactly that kind of duty; but when
the representa- e and state sena-
tors get around to the matter there
will appear angles that are seldom
thought about when these clarion
calls are sounded from newspaper
sanctums.
Intricate Formula
On the house side, there isn't the
slightest doubt about what to do.
The North Carolina constitution
lays down a flat, unbending mathe-
NAUTICAL method of determining
which counties shall get the 12O
representatives. To begin with each
of the hundred gets one, and a ra-
Their intricate formula is laid down
for splitting the remaining twenty
seats. The thing is so technical
that there's small use going into
it in this article.
But one the house has been dis
posed of, the fun begins. There
isn't any fixed, set plan for divvy-
ing up the fifty seats in the upper
chamber-and there's where the
rub comes in.
Counties which would lose n or
more representatives under the
hard and fast mathematics Of the
constitution, argue that "represen-
tation" includes both senate and
house seats. They argue that to
surrender a house seat and not get
better senate rotation is to dc them
a grave injustice. Take New Han
over, for an example. Under the
method of dividing the house,
there isn't even a shadow of a
doubt about what wuold happen.
New Hanover would have only one
instead of two representatives.
AS soon as that happens, how.
ever, the New Hanoverians immed-
lately argue-and not illogically-
that they are entitled to compen'
sating increase in senatorial rep
resentation. They point out that
as things now stand New Hanover
gets a senator only once every four
years, while the other-and much
smaller-members of the district
(Sampson, Fender and Duplin)
get senators just as often.
" 'Tain't fair" they fairly shrek,
well vote against reapportionment
until the COWS come home, if you
don't fix it up so that we'll get
a senator every legislature"
That is the theme song, with
variations, of all the counties
whose representation would be re-
duced; and when it comes to re-
districting the senate seats, there's
a real, genuine ~old-fashioned knock
down and drag out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
u. S. ENJOY Confers
With Belgium's King

BRUSSELS, Jan. 1S.-R-Bel-
GUM has mo cause for any i'm
mediate alarm" in the opinion of
John Cudahy, newly-installed am
bassador from the United States.
Cudahy said he had talked to a
number Of persons before arriving
at this view.
He had an hours audience yes
terday with King Leopold and de-
livered a. message from President
Roosevelt, the nature Of which he
declined to disclose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

rectorS, VINO nave
enough trouble
with the %infantile
behavior of some
of their adult
charges, are going
crazy.
o n l y people
who are having
an easy time in
this situation are
the writer's. Any
writer who gets
around to t h e
movies at all can
pick up the we'll
patterned plot on
which nearly all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
al E|G H.
B R | E F S
Star News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
BY N AVERILL

RALEIGH, Jan. Ex-senator Rob-
ert R. Reynolds is again trying his
best to sell subscriptions to the
American Vindicator at two dollars
the subscription.
So anxious is "Ranting Robert"
to boost the paid reader list that
he is c~ircularizing my dear fellow
North Carolinians" with a form
letter as long a. your arm in
which he brands those who scott
at the Vindicator as spreading
"scurrilous lies"
In many quarters Willis Smith,
who will make his formal an
nouncement for governor later this
week, is regarded as a very long
shot in the betting. There are
those, indeed, who profess to laugh
at his entry.
The role of long shot isn't at all
new to Mr.. Smith and for the in
formation and warning of those
who scott too loudly, the record is
cited.
When Smith first ran for the
legislature from Wake county he
was for several weeks the butt of
many laughs and it was generally
predicted he'd be showed under.
He was elected with plenty to
spare.
When he ran for his third term
in the house it was pointed out
that no Wake county man had
ever been able to win three times
in a row over the preceding forty
years; and when Smith added the
announcement that he would be a
candidate for speaker, there was a
real outburst Of mirth. He led the
entire ticket in Wake county and
was named speaker on the very
first ballot.
Mind you, this corner is not pre-
dieting that Smith will he the next
governor, o even that he will be
in the second primary, come this
June; but your reporter isn't one
of those who think his candidacy
a joke.
A candidate approached c.. W.
Hollowbush, big chief of the musi-
clans union in the southeast and
tried to interest Holly" as he's
universally known, in helping line
up the horn tooters and such.
do you know countered Hol-
lowbush, that I used to control
just n vote-my own"
But" he added sadly, II got
married not long ago and now I
don't control even that"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
ELECTED

RALEIGH-John ". Robinson of
Hickory will be president Of the
North Carolina Association of Agri-
cultural Fairs in 1910. He was elect
ed last night to succeed DIR. A. H.
Fleming of Louisburg.
Hobart Brantley of Spring Hope
is first vice president; Aaron Vein
stein is second vice president, and
w. H. Dunn of Wilson is secretary.
treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
New Type Of Textiles
Predicted For Future

BOSTON, Jan. 1s.7P-New ma.
terials which now are virtually un.
known will comprise probably one.
fourth of all. textiles in use in this
country" within five years, the
Associated Industries of Massa.
chusetts prophesied today in its an.
nual report on new products de.
veloped in the Bay state.
THE new textiles will not look
or feel like anything we are now
using" the report asserted. "They
will probably be used first in
women's garments, but many new
fabrics for mems wear will follow"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Number Of Minors Held
In N. {. Jails Declines

RALEIGH, Jan. 1S-0-W. c.
Ezell, director Of the Division of
Institutions and Corrections, report
ed today a drop, from "a to g., IN
the number Of children under 16
held in county jails of the state in
December as compared with Novem-
Der.
Eze1l said he was Considerably
gratified" at the reduction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Work Relief Forces
Increase By 29,4O3

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. -P-
The Works Progress administration
reported today work relief enroll
ment numbered 2,1S9,350 on Janu-
airy 10, an increase of 29,403 over
the week ended January 8. The en-
rollment on January II, 1889, was
S,O61, 2SS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
In Hollywood
By PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18-Baby pic
tues are reaching the proportions of
an epidemic in Movietown. There's
a nursery in some odd corner of
practically every lot, and distraught
prop men are obliged to keep a
stock of rattles and safety pins, Di-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
ARGUMENTS

W1NSTON-SALEM - Lawyers ar
gued this morning in the closing
phase Of the trial Of F. J. Thomp-
son, roadhouse operator, charged
with the Staying of Earl Latham.
Thompson's lawyers rested late
yesterday after offering testimony
that their client acted in self de-
tense. Thompson was arraigned on
a second degree murder charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

the carr of the pupils Of a young
ladies' finishing school.
OF course)there are a lot Of other
baby pictures, ranging from -Four
Wives" to "A Child Is Born" which
do not hew so closely to the faml'
liar line. But it's no wonder Shirley
Temple has skidded from first to
fifth place in box-office stardom'
Look at the competition she has
had
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Ben Bernie Reported
Quite Satisfactory:

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-LR-The
condition of Orchestra Leader Ben
Bernie was reported as quite sat.
sifactory' at Doctors hospital to-
day.
Bernie underwent an appendecto-
my last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
ELEVEN

to the Japanese "to prevent them
from continuing their murderous as
saults upon the Chinese, whereas on
the other hand those proposing
loans to Finland would not permit
these loans to be used in the pur-
chase of arms in the United States"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
WHAT TO DO FOR
THE ITCH (scabies)

Relief from itch, or that condition
or orr 7-ye al Itch. is Quickly had with
''David's Sanative WASH" a liquid sul-
phur solution which destroys those itch
germs which it contacts, thus easing
that fiery, tormenting itching. Coo at
any druggist or postpaid direct. Money
back If not relieved. Owens g. Minor.
Richmond, Va. (adv.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
FLASHES
OF LIFE
by the Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH-Two months ago,
42-year-old Thomas Zikis weighed
1856 pounds "It took two men
to help me on my feet"
Convinced there was only one
thing to do" he decided to abstain
from candy and other fattening
foods.
Now he weighs 285 and is work.
ing toward an even 200 I'm
never hungry anymore"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Carolina
News Shorts
By The Associated Press,

oHAPEL HILL-Dr. Colin G
FINK originator of the ductile tung,
steh lamp filament, will address the
t>orth Carolina section of the Amer
lean Chemical society at the Uni.
Verslty OF North Carolina Jan. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
OUT OF ORDER

OO1 Ut ONOEh
LA PLATA, No. - The family
auto didn't sound quite right to
Mrs. fred L. Hudson.
Suddenly the flywheel flew apart
and pieces tore through the floor.
Mrs. Hudson suffered a broken
heel and cuts and torn ligaments in
her foot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

The game of chess is Of ancient
by the Arabs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
JUNIOR

LEXINGTON-The state council
of the Junior Order, United Amer
lean Mechanics, gathered here to-
day to decide whether the organi-
Zation would continue the Junior
Order orphans home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

PlNEHURST-New industries pre-.
Ter TO locate in states which are
progressive in labor legislation,
State Labor Commissioner Forrest
Shuford told the North Carolina
DAIRY Products association yester.
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
AL1BI ALSO SICK

ALIBI ALSO SICK
TAUNTON, Mass.-Ralph Povar,
~, of East Providence, r. T., eharg-
ed with speeding, told Judge Will
liam j. Davidson he was rushing
aid to a sicl- COW.
He was fined SIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19

baby pictures are based, and then
he can work in a few variations.
That is, he can have the founding
fall into the care of a squadron of
wartime aviators instead of the
usual gang of crooks.
Out at 2Oth-Fox, writer's got 8
sensational idea for a picture they
want to call 1.-The Sweetheart of
Turret One" Building on the usual
tasic situation, they plan to have
a 1.year.old baby foster-fathered by
the fleet. No battleship in fiction
history ever had a stowaway in
FAINT, and you can imagine the CO.
medy situations, including c o d e
messages, during navy war games,
on how to mix a formula. Only
trouble is, the navy itself is rails
ing the devil about such ar undig-
nified story.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Shirley Started
A New Cycle

Shirley Started
A New Cycle
Little Miss Marker" back in
1884, not only did a lot for Shirley
Temple, but was the ~forerunner Of
the later cycle. In that one, if you
recall, Miss Temple became the
charge of a race track gang. Only
a couple Of Years ago the Brothers
Warner, without ever a blush, pro-
duced a flicker called Little Miss
Thoroughbred which differed prin
cipally in that the child was Janet
Chapman and that the race track
touts included Frank McHugh in
stead Of Alophe Menjou.
Along about that. time, Warmers
also made Little Big Shot" with
Sybil Jason. SYPHILIS papa shot him
self Il forget why) and she wa
cared for by a gang headed by Ro'
bert Armstrong and Glenda Far
rell. Melted their hearts, Of course.
Along came Baby sandy Henville
In EAST Side of Heaven" h be
came the temporary ward Of Bling
Crosby, Mischa Auer, and Joan
Blondell-about the same situation
which soon confronted Ginger Rog-
ers and David Niven in Bachelor
Mother" with Gilbert Copeland, Jr,
Miss Henville later stumbled into the
old, routine plot when she was in
formally adopted by a show troupe
in Unexpected Fathe--."
In Brother Rat alC the Baby
now ready for release, there's a time
when fellow students of Eddie AL
bert aid in the concealment and
early rearing Of his and Jane
Bryan's youngster. incidentally. it's
a very good and unusually racy
film.
Even Cantor
Is Roped In
Even veteran Eddie Cantor, who
has had enough uf his own, can't
escape tN visitations of little
bundles of dubious JOY. In his Met
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Even Cantor
Is ROped In

Even veteran Eddie Cantor, who
has had enough uf his own, can't
escape the visitations of little
bundles of dubious JOY. In his Met
70 picture, Mr.. Cantor will pick up
a waif in a rescue mission and will
devote the next eight reels to TAX
ing care Of it. In walks the trusty
old situation and places Mr.. Can
tors ward .(surprise-surpriseD in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

tips of California and Arizona
were 25 to 40 below normal.
Damage to fruit crops was feared
as the mercury dipped to near
freezing in southern areas. Read
ings near 38 degrees were forecast
for northern Florida Thursday, and
at New Orleans the mercury was
expected to stay below SIS degrees
although the normal temperature
there is 81 at this time of the year
Throughout the middlewest read
ingS below freezing were reported.
Minnesota reported % deaths
eight Of them hunters who were
lost when the storms blew across
the middlewest Monday. Michigan
reported 20 dead, but the number
was mounting steadily as tn e
bodies of more seamen were found
washed ashore. Illinois reported
Is dead, Iowa eight and Pennsyl-
vania and New York six each. Wis
consin reported 10. Indiana four
and Missouri, Ohio. and Oklahoma
one each.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Entire Nation Shivers
I'm Worst Cold Wave Of
Years: Storms Abdting

A mass of air abnormally cold
for this time of year settled over
the nation Wednesday ard the fury
of accompanying gales was dissi-
pated after causing at least lie
death and severe property damage
The wind lashed water of the
Great Lakes tore apart five boats
and grounded six, killing at least
18 sailors with another 81 missing
ard possibly dead.
Duck hunters in the middlewest
perished in groups as they were
trapped by swiring, icy water which
finally frOze about them. Fisher
men, motorists and shelterless men
died in the premature winter.
Southern California and Florida
escaped the frigid blanket which
lowered temperatures to sub-zero
levels in the northern tier of states
from the Rocky mountains to Michi-
gan and pushed the mercury at
least 20 points below normal else
where in the nation.
The eastern coastal region Suf-
fered only a moderate decline in
temperatures as the cold winds
spent their force in the Appalaoh-
ians, but freezing was forecast Tor
New England and the middle Allan
tic states Wednesday, New York
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Council Approves
Plans to Expand
City Hall Offices

Expansion of the city hall offices
in El Centro and increased revenue
for the pound master was authoriz-
cd wednesday forenoon at an ad
iourned session of the city council
Mayor Robert Hatton was au
thorized to sign a three year lease
under which the city would include
in its office space the office pre-
viously occupied by the Employment
Service Ii, at the end of two years
the city has other city hall quar-
ters available, the lease may be ter
minated.
The additional space probably
will be used to give the Public
Works department a direct outlet
On Sixth street.
The council authorized increasing
the pound masters income by 81 for
each dog he licenses. This would
add license solicitation to his pre-
sent duties of taking care of strays
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

breakfast, served by the hotel as
its contribution in the chest drive
to hear reports from campaign COM
mittee chairmen, and short talks
by Judge Vaughn Thompson, drive
chairman, and Hugh Osborne, Su
pervisOr.
Warren Currier chairman of the
Advance Gifts committee, gave the
first report and announced that
his committee had already secured
$4,000 in work last week. Dusty
Rhodes, Prospects and Ratings COM
mittee chairman, also announced
progress by his committee.
Judge Thompson praised the
work of Hugh Wilcox in his efforts
to line up campaign details and
Hugh Keating, publicity committee
chairman, announced plans for a
Saturday night parade in Ell Cen
tro to aid in putting the drive lover
the top" before next Wednesday.
Charles knights, auditing COM
mittee chairman; Bert Hamburger,
meetings and arrangements COM
mittee head; George Adams of the
Employees group; George Kirk, city
schools; E. L. Hiteman, rural
schools; Bob Ware, government en-
ployeS; Jim Brock, rural; Edna
Morrison, residence; John Ray
mond, business; also made brief
progress reports.
Hugh Wilcox pointed out to the
group that the community chest
was not an organization designed
to beg for aid, but that each men,
ber of the drive committees and
each contributor to the chest was
performing patriotic job
Anna Ruth Thomas and Elaine
Plemons, captains of the Ell Centre
high school sergeanettes drill team,
Betty Mae Duer and Phyllis Pur-
dy, yell leaders, and David Nc
Bride and Walter Price, high school
football players, were on hand to
take part in the program presented
at the breakfast.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

Il! told Q cheering house of COM
mems that British bombcrs, blasting
Axis bases from the French coast
to the Adriatic, A virtually had
wrecked six or seven Italian war
ships in the Fascist base OF laramie
and had thus "decisively" altered
the balance of naval power in
the Mediterranean.
British sea power, Churchill in
dlcated, will now be released from
the Mediterranean for use against
Axis submarine and air fleets be-
sieging the British Isles or to Off
set whatever political gains Adolf
Hitler may make during his con-
ferences in Berlin with Soviet Pre-
mier Viacheslav Molotov.
What gains Germany expected
from the conferences remained in
doubt other than press statements
that the Axis was proceeding with
the reorganization of the world.
The Balkans were nervously fol-
lowing the conversations and at
Budapest the Hungarian govern
ment again proclaimed that it
stood side by side" with Germany
and Italy and wanted to keep out
OF war.
The French government at Vichy
charged that Spanish mercenaries,
and Red battalions were being
Continued on Page 8, col y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Rabid Dog Races
Over Wide Stretch
OF Country Here

A dog which raced in maddened
fury through El Centre from the
northeast to the southeast section
of the city Saturday biting num-
berless dogs en- route, died of
rabies Wednesday.
Shot and wounded to stop its
destructive journey through town,
the dog died while under observa-
ton of county health officials.
Shortly before the animal appeared
in El Centre it was seen in the
McCabe district, Deputy Health Of
ficer Lawrence Niles said. Niles
said ne believed the dog was taken
to El Centre in a car driven by a
Mexican.
Dragging a broken chain fastened
to its shaggy neck, the dog ran
blindly through the streets and
yards. AS far as is known no hu-
man being were bitten. The animal
was described as an offbreed OF
the collie type, brindle colored, and
shaggy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Survivors Story
Tells Heroisrn Of
Merchant Cruiser
Vessel Goes to Death
To Save Convoy from
German Sea Raider

AN EAST COAST CAN
ADIAN PORT, Nov. 13.
(UP) - The suicide of the
British merchant cruis n,
Jervis Bay in battle with a
German pocket battleship, was de-
scribed by surviving members of
her crew today.
AS the sea closed over her decks,
she was afire from stern to bow
under the pounding fire of the II
inch guns of her adversary, but
her own guns still blazed and
through the fire and smoke, her
commander, Captain E. S. Fogarty
Feegan, bloody from his wounds, one
arm almost shot away could be
seen still on his bridge Believing
orders.
Sixty five survivors we're landed
here by a Swedish freighter last
night. Some had shrapnel wounds
and were taken to hospital. Their
stories described one of the most
ferocious, one sided, and heroic
battles of the war. The Jervis Bay
never had chance, but by attack
ing and fighting she permitted at
least 90 of the 38 merchant ships
she was escorting to escape.
At one time during the battle,
which lasted hardly 10 minutes, her
flag was shot away. AS high ex-
plosive and shrapnel shells explod-
ed on her decks and in her super
structure, a member of the crew
climbed into the rigging and put
up another and this Union Jack
was flapping in the breeze when she
turned bow up and plunged to the
bottom.
One hero was Sven Olander, cap
tain of the Swedish freighter. whose
ship had been one of the Jeryis
Bays convoy. He fled with the
rest when the Jervis Bay engaged
the battleship but returned, at the
risk OF being sunk, to pick up the
Jervis Bays survivors. If he hadn't
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Deputies Locate
Careless Hunter

EHCENIX, Nov. l3. - CUP) -
Sheriff's deputies reported today
they had located the youth whose
gun fired the shot which struck
and critically wounded six-year old
Robert Rcyse of Phoenix.
The officers said the youth, an
l9-year-old, was one OF a group
of BOYS who had been hunting
near the RoySe residence and was
not aware q shot from his gun
had wounded the -year-old boy.
Ballistics experts aided in tracing
down the owner of the gun.
The wounded youth, in st. Jo-
seph's hospital, still was in very
critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

City's minimum of At degrees We'd
nesday was expected to Slide 20
degrees in another "a hours.
Zero readings prevailed as far
south as central Kansas and Mis-
souri,, with the extreme cold center
ed in Montana, and North Dakota.
Belgrade. Mont, reported is below
zero. while Minot, N. D., had lo
below, and it was 10 below as far
south as Pueblo, Colo.
Snow flurries were diminishing
in the already white sheeted states
from Idaho and Utah east to Wis
conSin.
Cold rains fell along the Atlantic
seaboard as far south as Georgia
where Macon reported 2.22 inches,
but little snow was forecast for
the region east of the Applachians.
Chicago's II degree temperature
was the lowest en- record for this
date and the weeks average was
sharply below any previous Novem-
Der. The U. S. weather bureau said
temperatures over the nation-eX-
cepting Florida and the Southern
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Gem Burglar Loots
Toyrea Home

PHOENIX, Nov. 49, CUP)-Theft
of more than $500 in Jewelry from
the residence of E. P. Tovrea, head
OF the Tovrea Meat Packing COM
pany, was reported to the sheriff's
office today.
Mrs. Tovrea told officers she dis
covered the valuables were missing
upon her return home last night
after about weeks absence.
The stolen valuableS incluned two
watches, diamond ring, a charm
bracelet and an Indian bracelet,
Mrs. Tovrea said.