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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-12
FORMER TREADWELLITE
 PASSES AWAY IN TACOMA

Word has been received here of the death last week in Tacoma, Wash, of I. D. Carpenter, another of the well known former old- timers of Treadwell where he
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Capi. Honeywell.
 Dean of American BaIIoonisis, Dies

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FOR RENT-Oil heated rooms for
 gentlemen. 210 Main St.
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BROOM cabin, w. 9th St. M. Me Mullen.
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FOR RENT

| MI xkAxv 4 FOR RENT = Rooms. Phone Blue 492.
 FOR RENT-Oil heated rooms for i gentlemen. 210 Main St. BROOM cabin, w. 9th St. M Me- Mullen.
 4-ROOM steam heated apt; G. room house on corner Harris and 7th Sts. Phone Blue 200.
  FOR RENT = Broom furn apt. Reasonable. BOP Gold Belt Ave. FOR RENT-One single apt; also one apt. with bedroom, both furnished Hillcrest, phone 439 FUR. ROOM. Heated. Very reason able. POS Main, upstairs.
 BACHELOR APARTMENTS 1 CHANNEL VIEW APARTMENTS, formerly the Home Boarding House. Steam heated rooms for housekeeping, including lights. Lots of running hot water in all rooms. Bath. Dry room. Freshly painted.
 VACANCY, Decker Apts. Phone Green 465
 FOR RENT-3 rooms and oath steam heated, electric range, Frigidaire, nicely furnished, over stuffed Groom house and bath, oil heat, Frigidaire, nicely fur nished, overstuffed Call at Wind sor Apts. ~ ONE Broom apt. and one 4-room apt. at Evergreen. FOR RENT-Two- and three-room furn apartments. Fosbee Apts. FOR RENT = One gas pump, in operation Call Femmer at IA. VACANCY-Nugget Apartments. FOR RENT-Partly furniShed flat. Inquire Snap S,oppe. COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at Seaview. FOR RENT-Room in private home. Reasonable. Call Black 267 FOR RENT - 3-room furnished apartment. Phone Red 404 Call after 5 o'clock.
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4-ROOM steam heated apt; G. room house on corner Harris and 7th StS. Phone Blue 200
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FOR RENT = Rooms. Phone Blue
 492.
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FOR RENT-One single apt; also one apt. with bedroom, both furnished. Hillcrest, phone 439.
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FOR RENT = Broom furn. apt. Reasonable. BOP Gold Belt Ave.
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CONTRACT BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, APT 4th St.
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WANTED
LOST AHD FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS
Watkins Products. Call Black s34.

EXPERT pupnt stenography and bookkeeping Alice Mack, office, Bararof Hotel.
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TURN your old gold into value cash or trade at Nugget Shcp.
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BACHELOR APARTMENTS

VACANCY, Decker AptS. Phone Green 465
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
CITY OF CHANCE is
OFFERED AT THE BIJOJ

Eight exciting, action-packed
romantic hours - that's the short
period covered in the highly dra-
matte story which unreeled on the
screen Of the Bijou theatre today
when goth Century-Fox's "City OF
Chance" has its first showing.
The scene is inside an exclusive
gambling club, behind whose bar
red, bronze doors are eight inter-
esting people whose entire lives will
be changed before they leave-i1
they ever do.
It's an exciting theme for a mo-
ton picture and Lynn bari, c. Au-
brey Smith, Donald Woods and
Amanda Duff, featured members of
the cast, make the most Of 1t.
Thanks too to Executive Producer
Sol M. Wurtzel and Director
Ricardo Cortez for an absorbing
hours entertainment, and to Script
writer's John Larkin and Barry
Trivers for q highly original screen
play.
A Charley Chase comedy Awful
Goof," and the current chapter of
The Green Hornet" are also on
the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Movie 'Revues
"3OAD TO SINGAPORE is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

One of the liveliest melanges of
joy and hilarity yer to come out
Of Hollywood is current at the
Carolina theatre, with a cast headed
by Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
and Bob Hope, who arc ably abet-
ted at their gay high jinx in the
tropics by such players as Charles
Coburn, Judith Barrett, Anthony
Quinn and the renowned Professor,
Jerry Colonna, Bob's radio sidekick,
The title--"Road to Singapore" hits
the keynote Of revelry and riot
which predominates throughout the
film.
The fine direction Of Victor
Schertzinger finds time for the five
new songs, included in which are
TOO Romantic" "Kaigoon," and
THE Moon and the Willow Tree
and for plenty Of Glowing by
Colonna, he of the expressive eyes
and formidable moustache.
There is an amusing short pro-
gram which includes the new issue
Of Information Please" a Merrie
Cartoon and News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
COLUMBUS PLANS
HOSPITAL OPENING
Public Is Invited to Inspect
New Institution On March
20 and 80

WHITEVILLE, March rs. Co
1umbus county's new $4,000 hospi-
tai building will be officially opened
for the receipt of patients on Mon
day, April /, and on the Friday ana
Saturday preceding, March 20 and
80, the building will be open Tor IN
spection of the general public, l. b,
Tucker, chairman OF the poaro Oh
trustees, has announced.
The following general invitation
has been issued to the people OF
Columbus county by W. L. Hobbs,
chairman of the county board OF
commissioners; I. B. Tucker, chair
man of the hospital board OF trus.
tees; DR.. W. E. Miller, CHIEF OF
staff, and Miss Evelyn M. Meath
superintendent:
"The board of commissioners, trus-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
SEVENTEEN" is OFFERED
ON THE ROYAL BILL

Seventeen" Booth Tarkington's
immortal story of young love - a
book read and loved by millions
has been filmed by Paramount as
its latest romantic comedy and is
due for its local opening Wednes-
day at the Royal theatre.
With the leading roles played by
Jackie Cooper and Betty Field -
a pair you remember as the sky
larking high school sweethearts of
What a Life"-"Seventeen" says
all there is to say about youths
first romance and the excitement of
suddenly growing up. It is the
story Of every boy and girl at the
crucial age of. seventeen-an ex-
perience all Of us have lived!
Jackie has the familiar role OF
Willie Baxter, the laundering, i'm
questionable boy who marks his
Coming Of age" by falling hope.
lessly in love with Lola Pratt, 9
sweet, sophisticated seventeen-year.
old lady with a past. Miss Field
is, of course Lola, the Chicago
charmer who sweeps into Willie's
home town and then sweeps Out
again, leaving a string Of broker
hearts, not the least among them
Willie's!
Willie in pursuit Of the fascinat.
ing, faithless Lola is every boy ir
love for the first time: impatien,
of parental restraint, willing to &c
to any extreme to keep up" with
his sweetheart, proud Of his newly.
discovered manhood and suffering
i~ndescribably at the hands Of his
beloved. Lola, for her part. is the
eternal siren: equally devoted to q
number of unsuspecting SWANS, an
authority on all that is new and
exotic in living, out for all she can
get and the devil with a mans
heart.
A Cartoon, Musical and Passing
Parade are also on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

tees, medical staff and superintend-
ent of the Columbus county hospital
respectfully extend to you and your
friends an invitation to visit the new
hospital for Inspection between the
hours Of 3 and g.; and Z and 9 on
Friday, March 20, during which
hours the hospital will be open for
inspection Of the public, and it is
earnestly requested that you not only
avail yourselves Of this opportunity
but that you also urge your family
and friends to do likewise"
A similar invitation has been ex-
tended to the colored people Of the
county to visit the new institution
on Saturday, March 80, between {
and S p. M, and they have beer
urged to visit the hospital building
during these hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Roosevelt Considering
Rest At Warm Springs

WASHINGTON, March 26.-R-
President Roosevelt's cold was so
much better today that he consider
ed leaving late this week for a fort.
nights rest at Warm Springs, Ga.
Stephen Early, presidential secre'
tary, said the chief executive was
"all right" The fever which had per-
sisted for two weeks had subsidized
and Mr.. R~oosevelt's temperature was
back to normal. But his physician,
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, still
thought 1t best for the President to
remain In his room, away from
crowds.
Consequently, today's press con.
ference was cancelled. The Presi-
dents only visitors were Chairman
Harrison D-Miss) Of the senate fl
nance committee, and Lowell Mel
lett, head of the office of government
reports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
British Pound Sterling
Continues Violent Slump

NEW YORK, March 26.-(R-The
British pound sterling continued it's
violent slump in the so-called free
market today, closing at 1888 IL, OIL
IA ga cents.
The latest dive Of the pound In
terms of the dollar had a generally
unsettling effect throughout the for
eign exchange market.
Traders said the recently announc-
ed restrictions Of the British ex-
change control, designed to facilitate
accumulation of dollars for wartime
needs, again operated to cause a gen.
eral withdrawal of demand for the
pound in the free market.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
LEGION Members Will Go
To Oratorical Contest

Several of the members OF Will
mington Post No. 10, American
Legion, are planning to go to Dunn
today to attend the Eastern Carroll, a
elimination Of the National Ameri'
can Legion Oratorical contest, which
Is to be held in the High school au-
ditorium there at 8 o'clock tonight.
Bynum Shaw, New Hanover
High school senior, selected to rep
resent the Seventh district, will
compete in the elimination contes,
the winner of which will go tt
Greensboro April 8 to compete fol-
the state title. Dunn officials ir
charge Of the contest advise that
State Commander June H. Rose
and a number of other state Off
Gals will be present. A Dutch sup
per will be served to all Legion
aires, members Of the Legion
Auxiliary and contestants, at 6:3(
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Crawford Will Address
Kiwanians Here Today

Phil q. Crawford, Jr., state ID.
rector Of the United States junior
chamber Of commerce, will discuss
the subject Economic Education
at the weekly luncheon session of
the Kiwanis club today at the Cape
Fear hotel.
The March business meeting will
be held at s o'clock tonight at tine
home of Bob Romeo, at I'll North
18th street, Fred E. Little, secretary.
treasurer, reported yesterday.
Kiwanians ]. b. Dreher, Emory
n. Switzerland, e. Reid Themes,
DR.. 81. K. Thompson, and r. -.
Weeks have been appointed on
committee to canvass the club on
reservations for Ladies Night,
April 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
new BERN PLANS
HOUSING PROGRAM
City Applies to Utilities Com
mission For Permission
For Two Projects

RALEIGH, March 26.-P The
c;tv Of New Bern applied to the
state utilities commission today for
nermission to construct two low-cost
housing projects, for whites and ne
groes, at a cost of approximately
s1,600,0 o0.
The town asked approval OF the
projects, authority to exercise the
right of eminent domain, and a Ger.
tificate Of public convenience and
necessity.
Utilities Commissioner Stanley
winborne said he would grant the
request if no written protests were
filed. If objection is made, the mat
ter will be given a public hearing
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

the first prize award Of IS, contest
officials said.
The Gulf Service station at Third
and Chestnut streets and Macmillan
and Cameron super-service station
at Third and Chestnut streets won
honorable mention in the contest.
Contest Judges were: Mrs. Robe'1
G, Rankin, Mrs. William h. french
and Mrs. Clarence D. Maffitt.
Officials of the Cape Fear Garden
club yesterday expressed apprecia
ton for the cooperation shown ir
the contest this year. and expressed
the hope that many more entries
would participate in the contest next
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
POSTAL RECORD

WASHINGTON, March 26.-R-
Postal e for last month
amounted to $50, 696,45S, an all-time
high for February, the %postoffice
department announced tonight. Re
ceipts were seven and one-half Per
cent, or $4,000, 900 ahead of Febru-
airy, 1889. Receipts for the first
seven months of the current fiscal
year totalled s511, 9S7, sol, about 81 ).
900, 900 ahead of the same period
last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
TO SPEAK

WHITEVILLE, March 26. Dale
Carnegie, whose book, "How to Win
Friends and Influence People has
been perhaps more widely read than
any current work Of non-fiction, will
appear on the lecture platform here
on April 80 under the sponsorship
of the Whiteville Merchants associa-
ton, M. S. smith, secretary, announc-
ed today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
WHEAT EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, March 26. Up
The agriculture department estim..+-
ed today that American exports of
wheat, including flour, should total
about 45,ooo,o 900 bushels during the
marketing season ending June 20,
or about 10000, 900 less than the
115, 900, 900 bushels Of the previous
season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
SERVICE STATIONS
WILL GET PRIZES
Sinclair and Time Establish
ments Tie For First in
Contest Here

The Sinclair Service station at
10Th and Market streets and the
Time Service station at Third ana
Harnett streets tied for first place
IN the contest to determine the clean
sst and most attractive filling sta
ion in the city, officials OF the cape
rear Garden club announced yester-
lay.
Both Of these stations will receive
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
ERWIN TO SPEAK

WHITEVILLE, March 26.-Clyde
Erwin, state. superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, will address the
teachers Of Columbus county at the
last countrywide conference of the
year scheduled to be held in Tabor
CITY on Tuesday, April 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

Paul Revere volunteered his serv-
ices to his country when the war
of 1872 broke out. He was Is at t.,
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
FIREWORKS BANNED

ALBANY, N. Y, March 26.-R
New York's legislature banned to.
day sale and possession Of fireworks
except at licensed exhibitions after
Aug. +.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

and physically He weeps with his
players, laughs when they laugh. is
embarrassed and scornful when the
script commands.
Lubitsch is a hard person to work
for-unless you know your job
thoroughly. When he was mega
phoning The Shop Around the
Corner" I heard him say to Frank
Morgan, Il see you as fat man.
I want you to look fat and feel fat.
I want you to feel like Emil jan
nings." Morgan, who knows his
business, nodded, and, by some
wizardry, Immediately added 10
pounds to his body. CTwo weeks
later he actually weighed 10 pounds
more-but that was due to over
eating.)
It is just as important, perhaps
more, for actors and actresses in
Woody Van Dykes epics to be as
thoroughly intimate with the art of
acting. I have never heard him
tell his performers how to act. Be-
tween takes" there are no lengthy
rehearsals. The player is absolutely
free to give his own Interpretation of
the role. Furthermore, he must do
it in one or two takes" Woody
does not believe in wasting time or
film. This system is fine for people
like Margaret SULLIVAN, Jimmy
(See GRAHAM. Page F-2D
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Toduy's Film Schedules

cAP1ToLhe Shop Around the Corner Margaret SULLIVAN and
in Budapest O. 435 720 and 1910 Stage shows
$40, 6:25 and 9:15
COLUAfBIA-"swanee River" Stephen
g. 355, 5:45, 7:45 and 94O pm.
EALEThe Fighting 69th through the World with
Cagney 435 tbs and 9:55 Stage 1855, 615 and
8:55 pm
KEITHS"The Invisible Man Returns cinema trickery with
chap who can't be $780, 540 TAO and 9D March
of Time" $3.50, $40, 7:20 and 9:20 pm.
LITTLEDr Jekyn and Mr.. Hyde" the academy award film
version A. 6. 755 and 955 pm. Carmen" with Charlie
Chaplin 3:25, 5:25, TBS and 9:25 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Intelligence" meodrama Of espionage
2, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 10 pm.
With the Wind" mammoth screen version the
novel; and pm.
TRANS-LUX-News shorts continuous from o'clock
BELASCO"Ompa" record Of the last Olympic Canes
continuous from 2 O'Clock
Evening star., 1940-02-04

eStlng to see how the directors get
the best-and the worst-out OF
their acting puppets.
I'd be scared stiff, for instance,
to make a picture with William
Wellman. who has the most biting
tongue in the business. But, ac-
cording to Ida Lupino, "his noise
is worse than his words. You just
have to give back as good as he
gives. When he shouted at me on
the first day Of our picture cThe
Light That FailedO, I just ignored
him-or laughed at him. From the
second day on we were great
friends"
Wellman's tactics on the set were
less successful with Muriel An
gelus. They never quite hit it of
because Muriel took him seriously.
Wellman perhaps is most success
full with Carole Lombard, who can
take it-and give it. It's show in
itself to hear these two insulting
each other.
Some of the directors believe in
letting the player give his or her
own Interpretation of the role.
Others do everything except the
actual "take" for their actors.
I'm always surprised when I see
a Lubitsch picture to find Lubitsch
missing from the screen. You
ought to see him on the set acting
out every piece Of business, verbally
Evening star., 1940-02-04

over, the governments overthrown
and the archives opened.
In the meantime, Mr.. Shaw saves
a surprise for his play. He becomes
English at the end and asserts that
Britain will jolly we'll have to knock
the stufings out of" Germany and
indicates that England will succeed,
and further. that Hitler knows Eng
land will succeed In the final words
of the play Hitler's bluff is called,
and he grows pale and shudders
and finally nerves himself to follow
a deaths head off the stage. The
deaths head, it may be assumed,
leads to a cemetery.
Like H. G. Wells, Shaw has a gift
for storytelling which he seldom
uses. He seems to believe plot
is something in which to bury a
play, and, being fond of turning
everything upside down, persists m
burying his plot in the play.
The plot that is buried in "Ge-
neva" is a lively, but little thing.
1t seems there is a committee for
intellectual cooperation attached
to the League of Nations. None
of the committee members remem-
bers he Is on it. The League forgets
its existence, and stenographer
runs the works. To this committee
come the victims of the dictators,
and the girl consents to apply for
warrants against the dictators at the
Court for International Justice at
The Hague The warrants charge
the crimes of which the dictators
have boasted-murder among other
things.
OF course, the court has no juris-
diction, but the judge is willy one.
He puts reporters, photographers
and radio microphones into the
courtroom, and the dictators, as well
as Britain's foreign secretary, show
up. Although the court is HARM
less to punish them, it can brand
their crimes on them before the
world
So the dictators arrive-a grue-
some Hitler and plump, sullen
Mussolini; fat, stupid Gen. Franco
and a devious Briton. who Is sue
cessful only at managing to make
himself appear in the right. But
when they arrive, nothing happens.
(See WOLFERT, Page F-30
Evening star., 1940-02-04

the players, morals, ALTERATION
but seldom titles direct relation
to the story-are common causes for
title upsets in the studio.
The current Charles Laughton-
Vivien Leigh picture, made in Eng
land as "St. Martins Lane" was set
to be renamed London After Dark"
for its release in the United States.
Then the war came along and sud-
denly London After Dark" sug-
gested an AFRAID blackout. Too
much war is taboo in celluloid, so
it became Partners Of the Night
for two weeks. Now being released,
it is known as Sidewalks of Lon
DON"
Getting a suitable title for what
finally became THE Private Lives of
Elizabeth and Essex" was one long
headache for Warner Bros. Orig
inally tabled Elizabeth and Es-
SEX" rights to that book title
couldn't be cleared, so after two
weeks before the camera it became
'The Knight and the Lady" Bette
Davis rebelled because of the in
ferred top billing for Enrol Flynn,
who played Essex, 50 it was switched
to "The Lady and the Knight" That
sounded too trite. A few weeks be-
fore release the final title was de-
cided Oman admitted theft from
Charles Laughton's '"The Private
Life of Henry VIII"
Daughters Courageous" was sue
cessively Fly Away Home" Amer
lean Family" Family Reunion" and
"A Family Affair" before the
Daughters Courageous" handle was
finally glued on. Are Husbands
Necessary?" was regarded as a SEN
sational box office title-until its
star, Madeleine Carroll, began di-
vorce proceedings against her hus-
band, Capt. Phillip Ashley. She
threatened q walkout If it wasn't
changed-and so 1t was, four times,
before Honeymoon in Bali" stuck.
Sometimes the Hays onice will
step in and nix q title-but not often
in the last second before zero hour,
as it did in the case Of 1T Amt No
Sim" Mr.. Hays also choked over
The Joy Of Loving" 50 it was made
more palatable by changing the last
word to Giving" He also banned
Daytime Wives q few months ago
on suggestive grounds-until Daryl
Zanuck showed him 1t was common
usage and won reprieve.
frequently 1t is deemed advisable
to punch up q title that is fiat or
negative. So Failure" became "A
Man to Remember" Puritan at
Large" became "The Road to Reno,
''West Side Miracle" became "Se-
crets of a Nurse" and Geronimo
became "Great Enemy" and then
back to "Geronimo!" with an ex-
citing exclamation point.
Some producers insist always that
the public get the idea Of the story
from the title. Thus Suspicion" be-
came wives Under Suspicion"
Nsleased By the North Americas
l. Nswspapes AlAanes, lne)
Evening star., 1940-02-04

picture screen mas uSeQ up dppIOAl-
mately 10000 copyrighted film titles,
and is fast drawing toward the point
where those little words and phrases
can't be stretched and twisted any
further. Maybe producers will be
forced to turn to the front OF the
book and start all o'er-or possibly
send out their offerings under such
trite labels as "Claudette Colbert
No. 33' or Paramount Special No.
1877" Pretty sad state Of affairs IT
a place like Hollywood ever ran out
of words!
There has always been a couple OF
schools of thought in the studios on
the matter of movie titles. Some,
like Sam Goldwyn and Ernest
Lubitsch, hold that titles don't
mean a thing. Goldwyn makes a
mint of money out of movie named
"Wuthering Heights" which many
exhibitors stuck up in their lights
as "Withering Heights" Lubitsch's
greatest directorial success, Garbo's
finest performance and M-G-M's
biggest moneymaker in a good many
months were all wrapped up in a
feature titled "Niinotchka. One
theater owner wired M-G-M a warm
ing, stop releasing your pictures in
code!" Later he apologized, for the
run brought him his biggest cash
gate of the year.
But these "to heck with the title"
bows are a tiny and Intellectual nil
nority. Most producers torture them
selves night and day over titles.
Many have had complete feature
length scripts written around an
apt title. Occasionally everybody on
a studio pay roll will be invited
even communicable contribute
ideas for titles. 1t frequently hap
pens that picture goes through
some pretty curious chirstenings be-
fore it's finally announced on thea
ter marques .s
The biggest title upset known to
Hollywood occurred in connection
with a Mae West picture at Para
mount several years ago. Mae had
made q movie called "It Amt No
Sin" and the studios publicity chief
sent to Central America at great
expense for a boxcar full of parrots.
Two months and many more dollars
were spent training the birds to
screech, "It amt no sin!-it amt
no sin!" The parrots responded
beautifully. They learned their lines
and were sent around to so key
cities for the big national opening
of the picture.
The gag was to have q couple of
parrots In front of every theater
opening the film, the birds squawk-
ing, "It amt no sin!" to attract the
sidewalk trade. The night of the big
opening came-and the unpredict-
able Hays Office demanded that the
title be changed. It was hurriedly
shifted to Belle of the Nineties.' p
The pollys were sent back to Nica-
ragua, where today they are pos
sibly fitting through the jungles
screaming, "It amt no sin!" from
every banana tree.
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