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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
COP Congressman Plan
Southern Farm Study

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 20.-LP-A
committee of seven or eight republi-
can congressman will come to Char
lotte prior to the state republican
convention here April II to study
southern farm problems.
The date Of the state convention
and the trip Of the congressman
were announced here last night by
Jake F. Newell. state republican
chairman. The congressional group
will come here March IL.
Newell said that every effort
would be made to have a large and
representative group of Carolinas
farmers here to present their prob
lens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
K. L. Steele, III, Enters
Race For Congress Seat

ROCKINGHAM, Feb. 20.-R-
Robert L. Steele, 3rd, Rockingham
business man, is the latest candi-
date to enter the Eighth district
congressional race.
Steele announced his candidacy
yesterday. He is Al years old, and
is a great nephew of the late Col.
Walter l.. Steele, who served the
district in congress for two terms,
1875 to 1879.
He is engaged in farming, tex.
tile and lumber manufacturing.
Other announced candidates in
clude the incumbent, w. o. Burgin,
of Lexington, C. B. Deane, Of Rock
ingham, and Giles Y. Newton of
Gibson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Greater Number Beef
Cattle On Hand In N. {.

RALEIGH, Feb. 20.-R-The
number of beef cattle on North
Carolina farms January / was -
per cent greater, $4,000 as conpar-
ed with $4,000, than at The start of
1889.
The state and federal agriculture
departments reported that more
livestock was on hand this year
than last but that the value was
below that of 1899.
All cattle numbered 684 900, up
three per cent of 10000 head over
1889, and the value of $22,010,0 600,
up 1924, 900, o. six per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

while the latter
patch of scrub
berry seems only
to a~ccentuate the
youth and preco
city of Mr.. Wei
les, t h e short,
S m a cookie
duster worn 10y
Mr.. Taylor irn-
parts a Vlrlle
dash and maturi-
ty to a set of
features which
up to now have
been reminiscent
of a Well-scrubbed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
In Hollywood
By PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2O-The best
thing that has happened to Bob
Taylor in a long time is a mustache.
That isn't an isolated opinion. MI.
Taylor's mustache is attracting al
most as much attention in Movie
town as Orson Welles' beard. But
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

meetings - which
have been con
gruous on some
occasions it is
run by three
young men and a
girl.
Properly speak
ing, it isn't a
group but a con
glomeration of in
dependent organi'
cations - 60 OF
more of them,
with 1000, odd
members. Practi-
cally speaking,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
He's Worried About
"NightgOWn" Assignment


Taylor isn't Dragging about his
current job, waterloo Bridge, but
his studio is counting on the new
mustache and the excellent story
to bolster his faltering popularity.
This is Vivien Leigh's second
American picture. In it she's a bal
let dancer who falls in love with
Taylor while he's waiting in Lon
don to be sen to the Western Front
in the first World War. He goes,
and by error is reported killed. The
girl, with heart and moral values
shattered, becomes a prostitute. Her
lovers unexpected return o n | y
heightens the tragedy.
Next picture for Taylor will be
Flight Command, an action-avia-
ton yarn aboard a navy airplane
carrier. Sounds fine. But I think
he's a little worried about the fol-
lowing assignment-"Quo Vadis,"
as a Technicolor super-dooper. He
said, %" suppose I'll have to run
around in a sort of nightgown."
That's right, Mr.. Taylor. Worse
yet, for you, the early Christians in
decadent Rome didn't British
officer mustaches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The
American Youth Congress was born
in a row. and has been in the cen
ter of intermittent rows ever since
-most of them over the issue OF
Communism, Between rows inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

boy.
Taylor's % years should be
enough for a male star, but fans
want their romantic heroes to look
older, if not actually a little dis
solute. Young male theater pa
irons are less jealous, hence more
approving, Of t h e middle-aged,
satchel-eyed, toupee-wearing Ro-
meos. Taylor has suffered in t h e
pretty-boy category for three years,
and when he barred his torso and
slugged his way through 1T h e
Crowd Roars" ard STAND Up and
Fight" there were customers who
snorted that it was no use for him
to try to act tough.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Poor Roles Cut
Into His Prestige

The actors w feeling is that he
has been most handicapped by Door
roles or poor stories, and sometimes
by both. We were talking about his
new picture on the set, and he cit
ed his first big year at Metro as
an example of pure and extremely
good luck. Magnificent O~bsession".
broadway Melody a n d Small
Town Girl" all showed him to ex-
cellent advantage. But the stardom
gained by such good parts has been
JeoJardlzed by the last three flick
ers in which you've seer hir:
Lady of the Tropics" Lucky
Night" and Remember"
L asked whether he could recog-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

The atmosphere is composed of
a mixture of gases which surround
or %envelop the whole earth.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

over for Marcia Fennessy of the
Cirrol Kennels. This was Ch. Check
Won Hunnenstein. In 1894, Mrs.
Breed imported Germany's greatest
stud, Sigurd Won Dom, and cam
paigned him all over the country.
Two years later, just in time for
the great Westminster show, a cor
poration was formed and widely ad-
vertised to import Dorian Won Ma
rienhof. Jack Dempsey was one Of
the shareholders. The human and
the canine boxer were photographed
together repeatedly and amid much
fanfare. Dorian Won Marienhof and
the boxer in general were introduced
to the American public. The i'm
portation Of Dorian was followed by
others, including Lustig Won Dom,
Utz Won Dom, Corso Won Uracher
Wasserfall, Biene Won Elbe Bogen
and number Of others. Even the
current, disastrous war has not
halted the export of boxers from
Germany. Mrs. Breed, again active
in the breed, has recently succeeded
in importing what was claimed to
be the most promising young bitch
In Germany.
With such material for founda-
ton, it is not surprising that the
boxer generally makes bid for the
attention of the group judge. It is
likely to be a quality dog that enters
the group, a dog that appeals to
the judge of canine quality and a
dog that because of its distinctive
outline appeals to the ringsider.
With Teutonic thoroughness, the
Germans made Of the rather motley
forebears Of the present boxer a
dog that has both the grotesque and
Evening star., 1940-05-26

picturesque appeal Of the bulldog
with the trimness and grace of the
terrier, dog that suggests speed,
stamina and courage, yet has a
quality Of style which wins him
friends among the fashion con-
scious.
The boxer is classed as q medium
sized dog, being compact and rather
square in appearance. Yet q full
grown male weighs about 10 pounds
and the female only a little less.
The two basic boxer colors are fawn
and brindle. Up to q third Of the
dog may be white.
The head of the boxer Is very
distinctive, being somewhere be-
tween the bulldog and Great Dane
in outline. The ideal is square
with forehead not too heavily
wrinkled and but slightly domed
and a muzzle that is truly square,
set below a deep stop. The jaw Is
slightly undershot and the eye dark.
medium sized and intelligent-lo -look-
ing.
The back of the boxer should slope
from withers to tail and show
neither q roach nor sway. The
quarters should be strong, mus
cular and well angulated. The
front legs should be straight and
with good bone. The feet should
be small, round. well arched and
hard.
Excellent specimens Of the breed
are Keith Merrill's Oh. Sumbulas S
Hot Stun and Quest of Tulgey Wood.
The former was awarded the Ameri-
can Boxer Club trophy for the
most wins In the American bred
class In 1899.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

less will be popular in the State for
which 1t is being issued and almost
as surely will be passed over with
out comment everywhere else. The
occasion is the 50th anniversary Of
the Commonwealths admission to
tho Union.
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian OF
Congress, in the preface to Postage
Stamps: A Selective Check List of
Books on Philately," published May
1, writes: I'VE are fond of saying
that our lives are routine and hum
drum; and no doubt the life Of q
railway mail clerk often seems to
him humdrum. No doubt, too, one
Of Xerxes' couriers, on the great
relay between Sardis and Susa which
fred Herodotus' Imagination, may
have found life humdrum in 480
BE-, though his pouch contained
news Of the capture of Athens by
the Persians, and even though, un-
known to him, there Travelled at his
heels another courier bearing tidings
of the battle Of Salamis. But to the
rest Of us, as to Herodotus, the post
has always been q participant in
the most eager, the most anxious,
the most exciting and daring
moments Of life. What Of the
courier Of the Csar7 ct D. ouincyS
Enslish mail ooachi OF the pony
Evening star., 1940-05-26

flags of different towns, map and
entrance to Mesurado River; 10c,
green, portrait of Thomas Buchanan,
administrator and Governor, with
view Of his residence at Bassa Cove.
First-day covers, with remittance of
23c for set, may be sent to Liberian
Philatelic Agency, 277 Broadway,
New York.
The Post Office Department in
formation service released on Tues
day the design Of the Scent Idaho
commemorative, scheduled to 60 on
sale at Boise, July 3. It is another
building" composition which doubt
Evening star., 1940-05-26
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A Hte-sise reproduction of
the Penny Black OF Great
Britain is the principal tea-
ture OF the Postage Stamp
Centenary commemorative of
Merico-regular postage, Sc,
mustard yello,D; 1Oc, purple;
zoe, deep carmine and blue;
1p, red orange and gray: 5p,
dark blue green and black,
and airmail, SC, dull green
and black; 1Oc, deep blue and
brown; zoe, deep ultramarine
and rose; Up, chocolate and
rose;' 5p, red brown and gray
green. Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

After taking in the Morris and Es-
sex show yesterday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Parry tarried for a brief
visit at the New Jersey home Of W..
H. Ebling, the executive vice presi-
dent of the Seeing Eye organization,
in which the Parrys are deeply
interested.
Mrs. Parry not only has often Wis
tied the Seeing Eye school at Nor
ristown, N. j., but has lived there
during a To-day training period.
From the Parrylin Kennels at Nc
Lean, Va, several German shep-
herds have gone to Morristown for
training, although as a rule, Mrs.
Parry said, contributions OF money
rather than dogs are more helpful.
The Seeing Eye workers know the
exact requirements Of stamina, dis
position and intelligence and are
extremely skillful in picking dogs
which will respond to training.
So far, 900 have been German
shepherds. Dobermans have done
well and boxers are much in de-
mand. Recently the school has had
great success with Labrador re-
trievers and hopes to work more
with this distinctively American
breed.
Dogs start training at IA months,
while blind persons are acceptable
from the age Of 16 up to about 50.
It is strict rule that each student
and the blind man or woman is
student, and not . cease" or
"patient"-pay for the dog and
their joint training. The charge
Is only part Of what the service
costs, and installments may be small
and long-extended. but to the new
owner Of a Seeing Eye dog the frst
payment marks the end Of the period
Of helplessness and the start Of real
independence.
Rarely Is q mistake made in 1T
ting the dog to the person. Many
speak Of the new world the organi-
zation opens to the blind, but few
realize how happy the dogs are at
being put to work. According to
Mrs. Parry, there Is the greatest
difference between even the we'll
fed. well-cared-for dogs in her own
kennel and the happy workers who
have found their jobs and are doing
them well.
The amazing intuition the dogs
develop as a result Of association and
their own eagerness to serve has
been responsible for almost in
credible instances Of adjustment to
unforeseen emergencies. Less spec
tacular but more satisfying is the
day-in-day-out guidance which the
dogs give persons hitherto cut OF
from ordinary going and coming in
the busy walks Of life. To them, q
Seeing Eye dog Is literally second
sight. and the dogs are really rs en-
viable In their way aS the humans
whom they nberate from the stag
nation Of total darkness.
Speaking Of obedience tests,
someone wants to know how they
trained the two Great Danes to
lie down with the lions In one of
the circus acts recently. All we
know Is that preliminary practice
was not held In, Rock Creek Park,
where the Capitol Dog Training
Glass now holds Its outdoor Sunday
morning sessions. You can see all
sorts Of dogs II you visit the field
Ut Oregon avenue and Military road,
but nary hon working for his @. D.
dssreei
A champion boxer has taken up
hsr residence With the Gordon Bar.
tcDs Of Glen Elg, Nd. She u Ch.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
A Dog Lovers Notebook

Eta of Barmere, by the great In
ternational Oh. Sigurd Won Dom
of Barmere out of Ch. Paddy
Hoheneufien. Eta was the first
boxer ever to place in the working
group and won her title in the hot
test competition. She has had two
itters, and several of her offspring
have points toward their own
titles.
Winnie the Pooh has pups.
In Mr.. Mines classic the Pooh
was a fuzzy teddy bear, sex, II any,
male. The Washington Winnie is
even more shaggy and is female
Briard, the gentle. intelligent, sheep
herding dog of the French. Win
ME has been shown locally, but
her aim now is to be q private
citizen and good mother to her
seven little Briards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin H. Dalberg
of the Dresden Apartments, who
own Winnie, are keeping one prom
Using male. and as the imported
sire is Melo du Chateau Bleu, the
pup has been named Melodie Of
Tamargmel. The kennel name Is
q composite Of the names Of the
entire family. all of whom have
taken a hand in raising the litter.
Mrs. Dalberg prophesies - really
respectable" entry Of Briards 1T the
local shows next year, for In Addi.
ton to Winnie's progeny there are
now other pups Of Melo's In this
vicinity.
Those stout-hearted little black
Belgian workdogs called Schip.
perkes (Flemish for Little Cap
tain') are allocated by the Ameri.
can Kennel Club to the non sport.
ing group. In their native country,
they lead busy and useful lives, and
over here they are being better
understood and more widely trained,
Mrs. Enoch g. Johnson's Spring
Lodge Kennels at Alta Vista house
some of the outstanding "skips" Of
the country, with a number Of
puppies and 10 grown dogs, includ-
ing Britannia of Kelso, the 7-year.
old foundation bitch Of the kennel.
Britta's show career has frequently
been interrupted by her maternal
duties, but she has been best Of
breed at Washington, Alexandria.
Pikesville and Atlantic City, and
has never failed to be in the ribbons
when shown.
Her daughter Jacominta de
Raime, owned by Alfred Frank, won
first place for Mrs. Frank in the
recent obedience trial classes pre-
ceding the local shows, placed Soc
ond at the tests at the National
Capital show and was reserve at
Old Dominion. Two Of Mrs. John.
sons stud dogs are also consistent
winners, Captain Simeon de Raime
having several best Of breeds to
his credit, and the younger Etielne
Dolet having been winners dog at
Alexandra.
Though the Spring Lodge skips
do not have the water and the boats
with which the breed is associated
IN Belgium, the kennels boast 6
acres Of green Maryland countryside
over which the active, furry little
black dogs can romp and play.
Premium lists have been received.
from the Anderson, Ind, show on
June /, and the Ashland, Ohio.
show on June .. Prize money 1t
both shows is on q percentage basis.
starting with g and u in q class
Of three. The judging lists conc
tain the names Of several veIl.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

bearing portraits of Presidents
Roosevelt and Vargas with a
himisphere map and inscriptions.
The Republic of Liberia will COM
memorate the centennial of the
establishment of the national gov
ernment with three stamps to be
released at Monrovia on July 29.
Denominations and subjects are:
Sc, blue, view of coast line when
first colonized, with ships bearing
settlers; Sc, brown, great seal with
Evening star., 1940-05-26

III of Austria, 1886; 10e Plus SC.
orange and black, defeat of Charles
of Burgundy, Giornico, 1873; zoe
plus SC. red and black, separation
of the Swiss Republic from Austria;
30c plus 10c, blue, frontier guard,
19l4-19l8.
Brazil's commemorative for the
golden jubilee of the Pan-American
Union is 40-reis, blue, adhesive,
Evening star., 1940-05-26
In Local Bridge Circles
Cavalier Tournament Next on Schedule
By Frank B. Lord.

Next on the bridge asenda far the interest Of local players
concerned the
ponshp Of Virginia.
week end It will be
and the American Contract Bridge League
80
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Mrs. Cheeks. In South, was the
dealer. She opened with one spade
and her partner responded with q
two-diamond call. Prom there the
bidding proceeded until South was
in a six-spade contract. East and
West having passed each time with
out making q call.
Vests opening lead was the queen
Of hearts, which dummy's ace won.
When. the seven Of spades was
played. East's king fell and declar-
er's ace won. She was than con-
vinced that the adverse division of
trumps was IA and that West orig
inally held four to the jack. She laid
down the nine Of diamonds and
finessed successfully, then played the
ace Of diamonds and discarded los
ing heart; next the four Of clubs and
fnessed the queen, then played the
ace Of clubs. When she played the
nine Of clubs West was embarrassed,
but he threw OF a heart, knowing
that his partner had the king Of
clubs. Dummy trumped and when
Mrs. Cheeks returned to her own
hand with the king Of hearts and
led the three Of clubs, West was in
the same position and discarded an
other heart and dummy again
trumped. When the third heart was
played, South trumped and West
played his last heart. Then came
the end play. Mrs. Cheeks led the
four Of spades, which West won with
the five. That left him with only
the jack-six Of trumps and the
necessity Of leading into South's
queen-ten. Had West taken his
jack Of trumps earlier, 1t would
have made no difference. He was
end-played in any event.
John Donnelly, local bridge ex-
pert, is receiving congratulations
upon . performance which estab-
fishes . record 80 far as Washington
is concerned. On eight successive
days, except one day when he did
not play, he was winner In eight
duplicate games, playing with eight
different partners.
Coming events: The Maryland
Masters game, Baltimore, June
1916: Annapolis Roads tournament,
Annapolis, Md, July A.; Hershey
Evening star., 1940-05-26

The national exhibition stamps of
Switzerland, announced some weeks
ago, have been received. Their
theme Is freedom and peace, the
list Of values, colors and subjects
including: Sc plus SC. green, Sem
pach Monument. defeat OF Leopold
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Coming events: The Maryland
Masters game, Baltimore, June
1915: Annapolis Roads tournament,
Annapolis, Nd, July 4-7; Hershey
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Stamps and including philatelic
items, photographs and other media.
This educational exhibit is being
prepared by the Wolverine Stamp
Club under the supervision of Heinz
Hoffman"
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Premium lists have been received
from the Anderson, Ind. show on
June /. and the Ashland, Ohio.
show on June .. Prize money at
both shows is on q percentage basis.
starting with g and u in Z class
Of three. The judging lists conc
tain the names Of several ven.
known allrounders ana specialsts
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Cecil Betron, stamp editor Of the
Detroit News, writes: "A feature
of the Worldwide Philatelic Exhi-
bition, to be held in Detroit next
October. will be an elaborate dis
play illustrating How to Collect
Evening star., 1940-05-26

tournament management having
decided to allow visiting players an
opportunity to enjoy outdoor sports
and to get themselves In condition
for the events of the next three days.
These will include mixed pairs In
two sessions on Friday afternoon
and evening, open pairs in two ses-
sions Saturday afternoon and eve
ming and q team Of -four match in
two sessions on Sunday, the first
starting at 1880 am. and the second
at 4:30 pm.
Inasmuch as the open pair event
will provide for the elimination of
those who do not qualify In the first
round, there will be q special pair
game for them and any others on
Saturday evening, with special prizes
for winners and the runnerup pair.
Master points, convertible points
and national rating points will be
awarded In the three major events
according to the schedule of the
American Contract Bridge League,
In addition to the standing trophies.
A large delegation Of Washington
players Is booked for the tourna-
ment. 1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley and
LIE Roy Thurtell are local members
Of the Tournament Committee.
Ellis Butt is manager Of the tourna-
ment and Russell j. Baldwin will
officiate as director.
James G. Stone and Mrs. Claire
de st. Aubin will be the Official rep
resentatives of Washington In the
tournament, having won the honor
in a preliminary contest held two
weeks ago at the George Mason
Hotel In Alexandra
Evening star., 1940-05-26

A beautiful end play, assisted by
two successful illnesses and the re-
fusal Of the declarer to lead trumps
more than once until the possible
tiles OF the other suits had been ex-
plored, featured the deal given be-
low and enabled Mrs. Caroline
Cheeks to make the small slam
spade contract which she had bid.
The play was In the game at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

PhilateIc Agency sales for April
totaled $l83,744.87.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

In the list Of Sam Fry's Master
Solvers Club appear the names of
two Washingtonians, A. j. Alex
ander, who won six out Of eight pos
sible credits, and E. p. Hubbell, who
had five out Of eight. Mr.. Fry de-
clares that his most recent prob
lens, upon which these credits were
made, were the toughest" yet to
be submitted.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

A champion boxer has taken up
hsr residence With the Gordon BAR.
tcDs Of Glen Eig, Nd. She u Oh.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

r. G. Alcock and F. c. Holland
are authors Of a classic study of
'vThe Postmarks of Great Britain, {"
published in London on May 6,
The work, divided into three parts,
totals 576 pages of text with 2,205
illustrations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
WILMINGTON SHOE
DEALERS ORGANIZE
L. c.. Robertson Is Elected
Chairman Of New Re-
tail Association

Officers were lcted and orsanlZa-
ton of the Wilmington Retail Shoe
association was completed at a meet
ing of the city shoe merchants Mon
day night.
Officers are: L. c. Robertson,
chairman: Harold Abrams, secretary
Ted Brock, treasurer; Harry Giffin,
social chairman; G. w. StraWn ad
O. o. Whitlock, assistants to Grit
fin. Officers will serve one year.
The association will meet on the
last Monday in each month in alter
nate stores. An invitation to join
has been extended anyone in this
vicinity having interest in or con
nection with retail footwear. Aftilla-
ton requires a n dollar fee from
each store for Initiation and 70
cents per month from each member.
Merchants present were: Harry
D. Griffin, F. NJ. Foy, Harold
Abrams, E. A. Fulghum, o. o. Whit
lock, D. H. Mitchell, c. D. Stan
land. Levi Macmillan. o. S. Brown,
H. r. Walsh, Bernard Abrams, Ted
Brock, L.. C. Robertson, G.. W.
Strawn and D. L. Sewell.