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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
MISS
FETED ON BIRTHDAY

Mrs. W. A. Carothers and Miss
Louise Parker entertained at a
birthday party on Saturday eve
ming honoring Miss Sarah Caroth-
ers on her eighteenth birthday.
Games and dancing were enjoyed
during the evening after which re.
freshments were served.
About fifty guests were present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

The regular meeting of the
Kings Daughters will be held
Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
George Bailey in Forest Hills.
A full attendance is desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

The Bible class of the Taber-
nacle Baptist church, will hold
an oyster roast Thursday
night. Members desiring to at
tend are asked to meet at the
church at Ills o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

The Grade Mothers of the
Winter Park school will spon-
sor an entertainment, George
Washington Jubilee" Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock at the
schoo.. The public is invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

The regular meeting of the
Rebekah Degree will be held
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
All members are requested to be
present. Visitors in the city
who are members of the degree
are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Birth Announced

Birth Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rouse an.
nounce the birth Of a son, Donald
Henry, on February 10, at the
Marion Sp~unt annex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Last French Army Glass
Held for Youth Briqades
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY. France, Aug. 12-De-
mobilization of the French Army
will be completed Wednesday, it
was announced today, with release
of the last specialists, such as
butchers and bakers.
Of the approximately 100000
men modified during the war, it
now is admitted that 100000 were
captured by the Germans.
After rehabilitation only suffi-
cient troops will be detained to
maintain public order and guard
certain vital points such as coastal
and colonial centers.
The last class to Join the colors-
youths who were 20 years old in
i939-was held over and organized
into youth brigades. Led by career
army officers. these groups will work
on public improvements, repair war
damages and receive athletic train
ing
The notice of rehabilitation ad-
vised men whose homes are in Nazi-
occupied France that their return
there will depend on the facilities
accorded by the Germans. None
who live north OF line running
along the Somme and Aisne Rivers
to ST. Dizier, Chaumont and Dole
will be permitted to return for the
time being.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12

disappointed for most of those now
registered in secondary schools"
Radical Changes" Urged.
Calling for radical changes" in
high school curricula, the commits
sion said:
Labor is the lot of man, and it
has not been recognized as it should
have been in arranging institutional
education. 1t is an interesting his
torical fact that the early educa-
tional laws of the American colonies
explicitly provided that parents
should give their children training
IN some useful occupation
Four Recommendations.
The commission made four princi-
pal recommendations:
Cd High schools should give in
struction in improved methods of
reading to supplement such instruc-
ton in elementary schools; (2)
actual work experience should be
part of curriculums; 90 courses in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,
Associated Press Science Editor.

PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 12.-The
amazing extent of reserves in the
human digestive system Is shown by
the case of the man who lost all
but "a inches of his small intestine.
This loss was about half of the
total length of his digestive system.
II left him with only IL to Is per
cent of the small intestine.
He has been to the University of
oregon Medical School three times
in five years, since the last of several
surgical operations gave him about
the briefest alimentary canal on
record.
Enlarged in Diameter.
The facts which came to light
in those three periods are reported
by Drs. Edward S. West, John r..
Montagu, w. R. Todd, B. M. Dittel-
brandt and Frederick R. Judy. The
man is about 40, slender of build.
The shortened intestine has
greatly enlarged in diameter. That
gives it more area in which to
absorb food through it's walls. But
the enlargement does not nearly
make up for the normal amount of
absorbing area.
The hospital checkups showed very
definitely that the shortened system
handles the three kinds of food,
carbohydrates. proteins and fats in
distinctly different ways.
1t absorbs 9S per cent of the car
bohydrates-that is, sugars and
starches. 1t does fairly well with
proteinS, absorbing about rs per cent.
But less than so per cent of the fats
he eats are absorbed.
Eats Times a Day.
The fats which are not absorbed
carry away much of the calcium in
his diet The result is that when
he eats too much fat he has attacks
of tetany, which is twitching with
muscular pains. Lack of calcium is
the cause of tetany.
On a high carbohydrate diet he
does very well. His appetite is good
In fact, better than that of many
persons. For he is hungry until he
gets enough Galleries. and he needs
more calories than normal, due to
the food loss in the intestines. He
eats four times a day
apparently" the physicians re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
civil Service Agency
To Protect Emp|oye
Rights in Hatch Act
To Distinguish Between
Partisan Political and
Public Discussions

The Civil Service Commission to-
day issued a statement of general
policy concerning its part in the
enforcement of the Hatch Act, in
which it guaranteed full protection
of the civil rights of employees sub
ject to the provisions OF the act.
The statement was made regard
ing administration of the legislation
designed to prevent perniciouS pollt-
ical activity by officers or employees
of State or local agencies whose
principal employment is in connec-
ton with functions financed in
whole of in part by the Federal
Government.
After stating that acts which
clearly fall within the category of
'pernicious political activity" will be
prosecuted by its staff, the commits
sion promised that the law will be
administered SO as not to jeopardize
the civil rights of those coming
under its provisions.
Distinction to Be Made.
: The commission said it will dis
tinguish between participation in
the discussions of issues of broad
social, economic or general public
character on the one hand and
partisan political issues on the other
hand"
The statement of policy made
particular note of the jurisdictional
limits of the commission, pointing
out that the many provisions of the
law, the violations of which consti-
tute criminal OffenSeS, will be pros
ecuted by the Department of Justice
The commission believes that the
primary objective of the legislation.
the statement said, is to prevent
partisan political activity in connec-
ton with the conduct and manage
ment of political campaigns. The
commissions administration of the
law will conform to this objective -
Rules Being Prepared.
The commission, noting that Con-
gresS provided for the adoption by
the commission of such reasonable
procedures and rules and regula-
tons as it considers necessary to
execute its prescribed functions,
said that such rules and regulations
now are being prepared and will be
made public within a short time.
Regarding the receipt of informa-
ton of alleged violations of the po-
litical activity law. the commission
said it will expect reports to be spe-
clflc as to offenseS, dates, names
places and other matters essential
to form a proper basis for investi-
CATION.
THE procedure to be established >
1t was said, will provide for an
orderly and systematic handling OF
all matters of real substance and
will insure due process of law tc
any person charged with violations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Schools Are Urged
To Teach Children
Useful Occupations
Youth Commission Finds
White-CoIIur Jobs Scarce
For High School Graduate.
BY the Aksocia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Recommending a return to the
colonial practice of teaching chill
dren useful occupations, the
American Youth Commission said
yesterday that relatively few white
collar jobs were open to high school
graduates now.
The commission, a private re-
search organization, commended the
rate of unemployment was higher
for youths than for any other age
groups. Yet, it continued, 1.-The great
majority Of pupils in secondary
schools are led by the studies they
pursue to hope for careers in white
collar jobs"
ANY examination of the oppor-
tunities that are really Open" the
report went on, makes 1t clear that
the hopes fostered by the present
educational system are sure to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
False Yacht Blast Report
Is Blamed on Jokesfer
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOCldleu fIeSS.
DETROIT. Aug. 12-"Some one
trying to be funny" Coast
Guardsman said today, was respon-
sible for a false report yesterday
that cruiser yacht named Lovely
Lady, with II persons aboard, had
exploded Sunday a few miles off
Put-in-Bay in Lake Erie.
The report spread rapidly and
kept the Coast Guard busy for
several hours, but the investigation
finally was abandoned when the
Guardsmen became convinced it
was unfounded.
A man identifying himself as
capt. Edward N. Edwards of the
Coast Guard, telephoned news
paper Office to report the "ex-
plosion." The only Coast Guard
captain named Edwards in this re-
gion is Capt. George E. Edwards,
who was reached aboard patrol
craft at the time and said he knew
nothing of the rumor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Fishbein and Ellis
Win Bridge Title
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. IL
Harry J. Fishbein, co-holder of the
1899 title, and Morrie Ellis, a CO.
winner in 1888, won the world
masters pairs championship at the
American Contract Bridge League
tournament yesterday with a score
of 1888.
In a field of GA pairs they had
been in forty-sixth position at the
end of the hrst session, sixteenth
at the end Of the second and sew
enth at the end Of the third.
Samuel Fry, jr, and Myron Fuchs
of New York finished second with
2,2321a points and Travers j. Legros
and Mason Lichtenstein, also of
New York, were third with 2,2101a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12

on Route So near here and told Of
being tossed from an automobile
by two unidentified men with whom
she had caught a ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12

special studies should be expanded;
"a instruction should be given in
personal problems.
Such subjects as algebra, geome-
try, English composition and foreign
languages, the report said, ARE now
in many cases conducted in a form
which cannot be defended in the
light Of modern conditions"
The commission said one-third Of
the unemployed are young people
between Is and "a, making about
100000 youths out Of work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Probe Of Womun's
Death Continues
BY the Associated Press,

MARTINSVILLE, Va. Aug. H.
The case of Mrs. Bonnie Brackens,
%, of Wytheville, who died in a
hospital here Friday a week after
she had been thrown from an auto
mobile. remained open for investiga-
ton today.
DR.. H. G. Hammond, Henry Coun-
ty coroner, conducted an inquest
and said that in view of the lack
of information it would remain open
and the investigation would con-
tinue.
Mrs. Brackens died of pneumonia
She was found beside the highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
ST. AIMS Club to Cruise

The Mems Club of st. AIMS Parish
expects more than 1000 persons will
take the cruise on the steamer
Mount Wilson, which will be spon-
sored by the parish at $50 pm. to-
morrow. The Rev. Henry G. Collins,
pastor, and Francis Kane, jr., club
president, are in charge of arrange
mentS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Half of Digestive System Lost,
MAN Lives Almost Normally

port concludes. mature has provided
safe excess of small intestine. Fat
absorption would appear to be the
chief limiting factor necessitating
anything like the normal length Of
small intestine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Goes to School at 81

CHESTER, S. c., Aug. IL Dr.
It's never too late to learn, says Mrs.
j. L. Glenn, ST.. mother of a Fed
erai judge. AT 81 she is enrolled in
class of astronomy at Winthrop
College summer school and attends
classes daily.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

was presented to Gen. Charles
Hartman, chief of the Construc-
ton Division, Office of Quarter
master General, War Department,
for the high quality" of work shown
at the exhibit by his department.
A posthumous certificate of award
was presented to the widow of
Alfred H. Elliott of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, who was killed
last summer in an airplane acci-
dent. Announcement of all of the
awards was made last June at the
close of the exhibition which was
held in the National Museum.
Among the other guests of honor
present at the dinner were Maj
E. j. Walters, Office quartermaster
general, War Department: w. G..
Noll, chief of architecture, Public
Buildings Administration; E. B.
Morris, assistant chief of architec-
ture, Public Buildings Administra-
ton: G.. R. Boyd, Bureau of Agri-
cultural Chemistry and Engineering,
Agriculture Department; Paul P.
Stewart, executive secretary, Prof.
ect Committee, Agriculture De-
partment; Albert L. Wathen, Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs of Interior
Department, and Louis Justement
and Louis Skidmore, architects,
members OF the awards jury.
K. w. Hartig, president of the
association, presided at the function
and, together with H. A. Magnus-
son, vice president, made the pres
citation of awards.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
6. W. j. Will Offer
! Special Defense
Engineer Courses
Evening Glasses Sturt
Next Week; Government
To Pay Tuition

Seven special courses will be
opened at the George Washington
University School of Engineering
next week in cooperation with the
United States Office of Education
under the engineering defense train
ing program.
The courses will be offered in the
evening and tuition Of sll students
will be paid by the Federal Govern
ment. They are not offered for reg
ular college credit. Requirements
are from one to three years of COL
lege engineering training or the
equivalent.
The following courses will be Of
fered: Concrete inspection and test
ing, mapmaking and Interpretation,
surface and aerial navigation; con-
struction materials, properties, tests
and specifications; structural steel
design, ship construction and radio
communication.
Six of the courses will be con-
Evening star., 1940-12-05
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON

Quoted for period of is weeks.
The seventh requires 80 weeks
study. Each class will be limited to
25 students and the university re-
serves the right to select the stu
dents making up each class. No stu
dent, if employed, will be allowed to
enroll in more than one course.
A special staff Of instructors, all
Government experts, will teach the
courses, in cooperation with Profs.
Frank Hitchcock, Arthur F. john
son and Alfred Ennis of the school
OF engineering faculty.
A complete schedule of the courses
hour, place and name of the in
structor-will be published Sunday.
However, all courses will start either
Monday or Tuesday evening of next
week. A certificate of attendance
and proficiency will be issued at the
completion of the course,
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Federal Architects
Praised at Meefinq
Presenting Awards
Bronze Medal Given
Admiral MoreeII for
Departments Exhibit

More than 100 members of the
Association of Federal Architects
attended the 18th anniversary
dinner Of their organization last
night at the Raleigh Hotel as vari-
speakers united in praise of their
profession.
At the same time Rear Admiral
Ben Moreell. chief of the Bureau
of Yards and Docks, Navy Depart
ment, was awarded the associations
bronze medal for the exhibit of his
bureau in the organizations con-
test last June. Other prizes and
certificates were awarded to 25
other persons and groups.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, ad-
ministrator of the Veterans Admin
iStration, said that at the end of
the war 1t will be up to the archi-
tects to rebuild what it took thou
sands of years to build"
In praising Government archi-
tects, he declared that many of
them probably could earn twice
their present salary if they should
CiI1CA 4i4CO private pIdCIlCG.
Praised by StrauS.
Nathan Straus, administrator of
the United States Housing Author
ity, declared that architects have
been responsible for the stuff and
fabric of which our civilization is
made"
The turning point in mans his
tory, he said, was when men
stopped tending flocks and settled
down to till the soil and build their
homes"
"The architects is a venerable
profession" Mr.. Straus added, but
one which in the public mind does
not have the honor which should
be accorded it. Not enough can be
said to describe the unselfshness,
devotion and hard work of their
profession"
The medal was presented to Ad-
miral Moreell's bureau for con-
sistently high standard of work
shown, variety of buildings han
died competently, simplicity of de-
sign and directness of solutions"
In accepting the award Admiral
Moreell said that "in the present
emergency" he was thankful to
have the assistance of private ar
chitects in augmenting the work of
the regular men in his bureau.
Certificate to Gen. Hartman.
The honorable mention certificate
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Museum Is Dedicated
Al John Eaton School

John Eaton School dedicated a
science museum last night.
Back in 1926, during the princi-
palship of Miss Josephine Burke, the
Parent Teacher Association pre-
sented two fire-proof cases to the
school. That was the beginning.
Seven years ago the present princi-
pal, Mrs. Lillian S. Goodall, began
interesting her boys and girls in
building up collection of minerals,
birds and animal skins. The result
was the museum in the science room.
Last night the museum was dedi-
Gated to the former principal, Miss
Burke, who died several years ago
after heading the school from 1910
Evening star., 1940-12-05

to 1927. Among those who praised
her work were Miss Bernadette
Dore, principal of the Barnard
School and former teacher at Eaton;
Henry w. Draper, supervising prin-
cipal of the first division of the ele-
mentary schools; First Asst. Supt.
Robert L. Haycock, Mrs. Mitchell
Carroll, former president of the
John Eaton School and Community
Association; Mrs. Helen Essary,
president of the Women's National
Press Club, and Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, member Of the Board of
Education.
The school has a science club
which meets once a week in charge
of Miss Irene Myers.
Evening star., 1940-12-05
Burton Holmes to Speak

Burton Holmes, world traveller
and explorer, will lecture before
members Of the National Geo.
graphic Society at BIS pm. tomor-
row at Constitution Hall. Accom-
panying his talk with q natural
color motion picture, Mr.. Holmes
will discuss his tour of the national
parks of the West last summer.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

New York's new Midtown Tunnel
under the East River was built with
out loss of life.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

From 1760 to 1910 many New
Workers, instead of using calling
cards, left ordinary playing cards.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

A present that will
supply years Of fun!
A rodio, phonoeroph,
recording mochine
and broodcoster.
CRadioA Main Floor.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

a practlce OF test
ing the strength of
their faith by eX-
posing themselves
70 the fatal sting
of serpents, scar
ing flames, or doses
of deadly poison.
S t T a n g e | Y
e n o u e h. few of
them suffer in
juries. although a
small number of
f a I a lit les from
these rites has
prompted the Ken
lucky legislature
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
GkoeE oHoTOS

the deadly reptiles around among the women.
and even to extend them so as to permit
children and sometimes infants to reach out
and touch the Shiny symbols of evil.
The photographer noticed hat the snake
handlers work themselves into a hysterical
state before exposing themselves and, having
reached a sort of frenzed ecstasy. would
dance and prance with the serpents held over
their heads twined about their arms
and necks Throughout the shivering and
sweating antics. the worshippers would utter
unintelligible syllables which they referred to
as the unknown tongue" while the unsalaried
pastor, the Rev j. y. Browning, smiled be-
nignly and nodded encouragement, sometimes
selecting snake to make sure his own faith
was mistaken.
Snake handling has long been customary
among many mountain cults in the Southern
States and preceded the use of flames and
poison. 1t was the enactment of laws against
the use of snakes in worship that impelled the
faithful to resort to equally deadly dangers.
In some congregations, especially inspired
leaders have occasionally eaten enough arsenic
strychnne to kill half dozen people and
even given it to members of their families,
yet remarkably few have died or become ill.
One of the first opponents of the use of
poison a faith tester was Mr. Bradley
Shell, leading member of the Church of God.
Shortly after the anti-snake handling law was
passed. Mr.. Shell arose during a church serv-
ice and assembled to the pulpit. The eyes of
all the worshippers watched him as he took
a penny from his pocket. From underneath
the pulpit he brought forth a glass of water
and a box of rat poison
Carefully he poured as much of the deadly
powder the coin would hold.
Then he emptied the poison from the top
Il 4, oo;,. ;,,A1 ,Ia - ~
it was thoroughly mixed, and then drank it.
Strangely enough, nobody in the church ex-
pected him to collapse. And when he showed
signs of suffering from the effects of the
poison, the entire congregation rose from their
seats and shouted in the unknown tongue until
they were hoarse. The women jumped up and
down and clapped their hands in rhythm for
a full hour. But that hour had
passed change came over Mr.. Shell He be-
came las stiff as a ramrod" and remained in
that state for several hours. But next day he
was as good as new.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

\ THE hill country of the South
there are many religious cults,
some members of which make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

little wooden church Of Pine Noun
tain. the shrine Of a hill-folk cult
which specialized in the rites of snake
handling for this trying out of faith This
flock is especially aggrieved at the new Ken
lucky law, because the Worshippers say it in
fringes upon their constitutional right to
ship God as they see fit, and they point to the
verse from the Book of st. Mark, quoted
above, as their especial. divine injunction.
wandering photographer. attracted by
the publicity given this cult and the law af-
fecting its ceremonies, made the remarkable
photographs shown on this page. They reveal
the fantastic customs of the worshppers and
their incredible immunity to the poison of
rattlesnakes and copperheads.
It is the belief of the Pine Mountain con-
gregation that if faith in God is sufficiently
profound or adequately simple either the
poisonous serpents will not bite the faithful,
or if one does. there will be no resultant
injury, although attempt is ever made to
remove their sacs Of venom.
1t is a rule of the congregation that no
member is required even to touch snake
unless he or she feels the power" Yet the
male worshippers who carry the snakes about
in the church do not hesitate, shown in
the photograph at the upper right, to pass