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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
FLAMING OF THE WEST"
IS FEATURED AT BIJOU

Swing 'jive," the language OF
the musicians, and "double-talk,"
the lingo of the vaudevilian, have
burst upon the United States and
captured the tongues of the nation.
But, according to Bill Elliott, the
popular cowboy star, the men Of
the range have a language that is
every bit as colorful as the slang
of the more urban parts of the
country.
Elliott, who glories in Western
lore, brought up the subject dur
ing the filming of Columbia's
Tanning of the West" a Wild Bill
Saunders adventure, now at the
Bijou theatre, in which he plays
the stellar role. The script called
for him to refuse an invitation to
settle down with the answer;
Cant do it, I've got %jackrabbits
in my boots"
The current chapter Of Drums
of Flu Manchu" and an Edgar
Kennedy comedy "Act Your Age
are included or the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
252ND BAND WILL
PRESENT CONCERT
First Program OF Summer
Scheduled AT Greenfield
Lake On Sunday

The band of the 252nd c. A., N.
C. N. G., recently returned from
three.weeks training period at Fort
Moultrie, will give it's first concert
of the summer Sunday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock at Greenfield lake, it was
announced yesterday.
The band, termed by the Charles
ton Evening Post as one OF the best
national guard bands in the, coun-
try after two concerts given In
Charleston while in camp, will rem
der a program. of march and popular
music from the band stand.
Meanwhile officers of the band an
nounced they are seeking about a
half-dozen new members to take care
of contemplated discharge of mar
ried men in the event the national
guard is modified.
Instruments for members OF the
band are furnished by the govern
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Bankhead Will Notifv
Wallace OF Nomination

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-R-
Rep. William B. Bankhead of Ala
bama, speaker of the house, has
been chosen to notify Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace of
his nomination for the vice presi-
dency, James A. Farley, national
democratic chairman, announced
today.
Formal acceptance by Secretary
Wallace of his nomination as Pres
ident Roosevelt's running mate at
a ceremony in the city coliseum
in Des Moines, Ia, August 20 will
mark the formal opening of the
democratic campaign, Farley said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
PROPELLER CLUB
TO MEET TONIGHT
CAPTAIN F. G.. Dosher Will
discuss Work Of Tugs On
Cape Fear River

Work of the tug boat fleet along
the Cane Fear river will be dis
cussed by Captain F. G. Dosher.
of the Stone Towing Line, IN a
ak before thu monthly dinner
meeting of the Propeller Club OF
the United States, Port OF Will
mington. at 1880 o'clock tonight at
the Cane Fear Country club annex
on Harbor Island.
I,orain Anderson, lieutenant
commander, retired, United States
Navy, and president OF the club
is scheduled to preside. The busl-
ness session will be featured by
open forum discussions OF projects
being sponsored by the club.
David S. Harriss, secretary and
treasurer, will present a resume
of current activities of the organl-
cation. which is actively fostering
the furtherance of an American
merchant marine, and the devel-
opment of needed rivers and har-
bors projects in Southeastern
North Carolina.
Club members will continue
their study of steps to be taken in
the promotion of such projects as
provision of a channel from the
inlet to the intracoastal waterway,
dredging of Masonboro Inlet, es-
Establishment of a coast guard sta
ton at Wrightsville Beach, and ad-
ditional port facilities.
Speakers at the last meeting ap-
pealed for a consolidation of COM
munity efforts in securing federal
government appropriations for To-
cal projects in connection with the
national defense program.
Other projects sponsored by the
club to be considered at tonight's
session include: repeal of the
Wheeler Truman bill in Congress,
furtherance of naval reserve &C
tivities, establishment of a nauti
cal school in the Wilmington Sec
ton, and erection of markers ir
the intracoastal waterway.
A special committee, composed
OIL w. w. 0COA11A, S11o1A4AAoAI, VI l.
Cooper, Lewis Merritt, and Lorair
Anderson, has been cooperating
with other interested organizations
in the community in the effort tt
secure additional shipyard facil
tiles here.
Club members will also consider
recent reports from the variou!
standing committees, the chair
men of which are as follows: E
C. Snead, coast guard; George
Rountree, Jr., nautical school ant
naval reserve; Henry E. Boy>
Sr., repeal of the Wheeler-Trumal
bill in Congress.
W. W. Storm, expansion Of ship
yard facilities in Wilmington ane
vicinity; M. c. Brown, establish
ment of buoys at Masonboro In
let; J. Max Gregg, ST., erection 0
intracoastal waterway signs; ant
E. Fleet Williams, turning a {
anchorage basin projects. =:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Movie Revues
"SUSAN AND GOD" MARKS
CAROLINA THEATRE BILL

Joan Crawford, queen of fashion
innovations, goes to the king Of
the Road for help. That is, the
hobo and his bundle on a stick, is
the inspiration for her newest
handbag.
In "Susan and God" now
screening at the Carolina theatre
for the last times today, in which
Miss Crawford co-stars with Fred
ric March, she wears some eight.
cen Adrian designed gowns, and
her newest pocketbook is carried
on an over-the shoulder stick.
Attired in white flannel tailored
suit, the star has her handbag
made of blue and white checked
taffeta. It is tied to simulate 9
small bundle, is hooked onto the
end of an ebony stick, and non
chalantly carried owe the Shout
der.
If the fad catches on as much
as the other Crawford styles, Ad.
rian declares the women Of Ameri.
ca will resemble 'men of the open
road" on parade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
FLOYD IS INDICTED
BY robson JURY
Assistant Superintendent OF
Schools Is Charged With
Burning Building

LUMBERTON, Aug. 13.-Ben G.
Floyd, assistant county superin-
tendent of public instruction, was
indicted by the Robson county
grand jury today on a charge OF
setting fire to the Liberty school
building.
Andrews Smith, county carpenter,
was indicted along with Floyd.
The Liberty school was destroyed
by fire several weeks ago.
The bill was returned shortly be-
fore Judge j. Paul Frizzelle re-
cessed the second day of a week
criminal term of court. The judge
raised the defendants bonds from
s. $500 to So, 1000, both of which were
posted.
Both Floyd and Smith obtained
temporary leaves of absence from
their positions upon request short
ly afte rtheir arrest. Floyd also
rendered a temporary resignation
as secretary of the county board
of elections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
PROBATION LAW
TEST IS LIKELY
Recorder Refuses Woman's
Appeal From Viola
ton OF Probation

The question of whether a de-
PENDANT, having pleaded guilty and
had sentence suspended on proba-
ton and having violated the pro-
baton can appeal from the judge
ment of the court entered at the
time probation was ordered arose
in recorders court yesterday
morning.
The question arose in the case
of Margaret Wilkinson, 7O2 South
18th street, who had been sentenc'
ed to serve two n year terms
for maintaining a common nui
sance.
Judge Lennon refused her mo-
ton for appeal to superior cour,
and ordered her to begin serving
her sentence, saying at the same
time he hopes her counsel will
test the case by securing a writ
of habeas corpus and taking the
case to superior court over his rul'
ing.
Preliminary hearing for Millarc
jackson, who lives at the Y.M.C.A
charged with carnal knowledge Of
a female under the age Of 16 years
was continued until Aug. 10 under
bond of $3.50.
George Moore, negro, charged
with larceny, receiving and for
gerry after he allegedly stole the
bank deposit book of Mckinley
Waters, forged his name to a with
drawal slip and received 500 from
the bank, was bound over to sup
erior court under the bond of $500
Columbia King and Johnny Gil
lard, negroes, charged with high
way robbery and assault with {
deadly weapon, after they alleged
ly attacked Andrew Bannister, ne
gro, and robbed him of SIS, were
bound to superior court under
bonds of $500 each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
R0TARIANS MAXI
TOUR OF PLANT
Earl Napier Takes clDh
Over Meat Packing Plant
After Luncheon

Members of the Rotary c In.
shivered in ice rooms and persn;.
ed in smoke rooms yesterday -,
they were taken on a tour ~
modern packing house plant ha,.
as part of the program of tba;.
weekly meeting.
The club met at the Cape Fo,.
hotel for luncheon, and had as IL,
guests the following Rotarisns.
Gale Mcmillan, of West Jefferson,
Elton Stout, of Siler City, J.. psnI
Reynolds, of Ensley, Ala, c, Hoal
man, OF Raleigh, and A. P. Parslav
past, district governor of distri..
81.
AT the conclusion of the luncb.
con they were taken on a tour =,
the Swift and company packina
house plant by Earl Napier. nas,
president, where was demonstr,.
ed that 1.-The packing house mss,
everything from the hog but III,
squeal."
The Rotarians were showed bom
sausage, frankfurters and otbo,
meat preparations are made her.
from meat shipped in, how ham,,
are smoked and how meat used i,
the city is prepared for use afs,
being received here in refrigeratpd
cars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
REVIEW OF LABOR
DECISION SOUGHT
Dixie Mill Owners Say They
Will Have To Close If
Ruling Upheld

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-RHA
group of southern cotton mills told
the supreme court today that they
would be compelled to close if an
order of the federal wage-hour adj
ministration fixing a minimum
wage of 81 IL cents an hour for
textile workers is upheld.
They sought a review of a de-
cision by the federal circuit court
at New Orleans sustaining the or
der. The supreme courts action
will be announced in October.
Constitutionality of the wage
hour law was challenged by the
mills, but the circuit court passed
only on the legislation as it af-
fected the textile wages.
The supreme court already has
agreed to review other litigation
involving constitutionality of the
w%age-hour law, which provides for
minimum pay and a maximum
work week. Arguments will be
heard in the fall.
Today's petition contended that
small cotton mills of the deep
SOUTH can not operate under the
wage order. The petitioners as
serted that the south should be
given a lower wage than other
sections because of lower living
costs and a large difference in
the prevailing wage rate"
The petition said the order at.
fected more than 1000 establish.
ments producing more than ST..
900, 600, 600 worth of merchandise
and consuming more than 5,00O,-
600 bales of cotton annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Mrs. Pape To Serve On
Poetry Day Committee

Mrs. Anne Taylor Pape, of Winter
Park, has been selected by the Ma
tional Poetry center, New York city,
to serv on the board of directors
for Poetry Day at the New York
Worlds Fair on September IA.
Mrs. Pape's. poem, "An Ever
Present Help" won honorable men
ton at the fair last year. For 1910
she has entered her poem Christ
Revealed to Woman"
North Carolina poets wishing to
enter may do so by sending their
work to Anita Brown, Radio City,
Rockefeller Center, New York city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Police Push Drive On
Traffic Law Violator.

Making IL arrests yesterday, the
city police continued their drive
against violations of the new traffic
ordinances on the downtown streets.
All violators were cited into court
and are scheduled to be tried this
morning.
Leading cause for arrest was right
turns on red lights, which accounted
for nine. One person was arrested
for each of the following violations:
turning left on red light, parking in
a bus stop. parking in a loading
zone, and operating without a Ii
CenSe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Kiwanis Session Will
See Film On Money

L. O. Padgett, of Charlotte, agent
In charge of the U. S. Secret Serv'
ice in North Carolina, will present
a film entitled "Know Your Money"
at the weekly luncheon session OF
the Kiwanis club today.
Kiwanians Hooper Johnson and Z.
David Jones are in charge of the
program, Fred E. Little, secretary
treasurer, said yesterday George A.
Walker, new baritone, of st. An
drew's Presbyterian church, will ap-
pear on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Revision Of Labor Act Appears
Unlikely By Current CONGRESS

WASHINGTON Aug. 13.-R-
Some members of the senate lab
or committee expressed belief to.
day that revision of the National
Labor act at this session of con-
gress was unlikely in view of op-
position of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor to certain phases
of legislation passed by the house.
William Green, AFL president,
conferred with the committee to-
day at the first of a series of ex-
ecutive sessions arranged to con-
slider the house-approved amend
rnents.
Members said he told them thai
bhe acquiesced in the amendments
! ghile they were in the house with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Farmers Urged To Plant
Trees On Idle Acres

RALEIGH, Aug. 13- B r. w
Graeber, extension forester of N. c.
State college, today issued a "de'
Tense" appeal urging North Carolina
farmers to plant trees on idle acres.
Timber is one of the essential
materials for defense against both
military and economic enemies,
Graebers said. Orders for tree seed
lings grown on state forest nurseries
should be placed now, he added, for
planting in the fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

the idea that those unacceptable
to the AFL could be altered in
the senate and the others ac+
Chairman Thomas D-Utah) Of
the senate labor COMMITTEES and
Senator Ellender ID La) quoted
Green as saying he would prefer
having the act remain as # t..
rather than e the house amend.
ments enacted in their nrasan
form because they would ..str;Le
at the fundamentally" of the ct
Senator Taft (R-ohio) said how
ever ne Old not believe Green
was quite that definite"
1reen himself declined to dis.
cuss with reporters what he had
told the committee. A"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Secret Societies Will
Be Abolished In France

VICHY, France, Aug. 13.-RH
The cabinet today approved meas
ures for immediate dissolution OF
Free Masons and other secret So
cieties in France.
DEGREES soon to be published will
authorize seizure of the property
of these societies. 1t will be sold
and the proceeds given to charity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
APOLOGY

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 13-R-
Oracle Fields, English comedi-
enne, and her husband, M n
Banks, said today they have re-
ceived an apology from the British
parliament for accusations recent
ly voiced there that the couple
had taken large amounts of cash
from England when they came to
the United States. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

Throughout the 80-year history of
the petroleum industry, 288 major
oil fields have been discovered, a
major field being defined as one
with an ultimate recovery of more
than 20, 600, 900 barrels of oil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
KILLED

LONDON, Aug. 13-(R-Peter T.
Eckersley, 36-year-old member of
parliament known as the "cricketer
airman," was killed in a flying ac-
cident today. Noted as a cricket
player and aviation enthusiast, he
was a lieutenant in the war division
of the Royal Navy rserve. Details
of his death were not disclosed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
sLOCAL AFFAIR"

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug. Il
-R-Official Yugoslav quarters to.
night declared the killing OF a minor
fascist official at lara, Italy, was a
local affair." and that Yugoslavia
has been assured by Italy that the
Italians do not plan to make it the
occasion for a campaign similar to
that against Greece.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Robson Man Faces Trial
On Charge Of Burglary

LUMBERTON, Aug. 13.-George
A. Johnson, negro, is scheduled to
be tried Thursday afternoon on a
charge of first degree burglary fol-
lowing his arraignment in court
this afternoon.
Judge j. Paul Frizzelle ordered a
special venire of Is men to hear
the case.
The negro allegedly entered the
home of Fred Currie during the
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
TAKES PRECAUTIONS

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug.
13-R-The Irish Free State Eire)
took precautions today as the air
war crept along the British south.
ern coast. In Doublin, the air raid
defense department announced that
Limerick had been made a control.
ed port under the emergency powers
act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
l 3

Triton, Ga, Aug. 13-R-
Offered for sale OH this 18th day
of August, the 18th basket of
bright leaf tobacco on the 18th
row in a local warehouse sold
today for-that's right IL cents
a pound.
The leaf was grown by ID. b.
Medford of Lenox, Ga. Perturbed
by too many 13's-all Is baskets
were his-his first threatened to
get his truck and take one
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

The shrine of Ste. Anne de Be,,.
pre- near Quebec was erected Nv
Breton sailors saved from a Storm
in 1850. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

The Monroe Doctrine was Great
ed to prevent the Holy Alliance
from restoring Spain's lost empire
in the Americas. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

Combined populations of Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania, acquired by
Russia, total $500, 600. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

A laboring man develops about
one horsepower of work in eight
hours.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
GOOD MANNERS IN SCHOOL
BY EMILY POST

GOOD MANNERS IN SCHOOL
1t is not at all unusual to be
written to by teachers asking for
help in improving the manners of
their classes, but a letter just re-
ceived from whole class about
the Interpretation of etiquette by
one OF its teachers is very unusual
indeed, The spokesman for the
class explains: One of our teach
ers has made 1t a rule that we
are to rise every time she comes
into the classroom and also to rise
when she comes back should she
happen to be called out of the
room during the class. We are
also told to rise If another teacher
comes in during class. We are to
remain seated, however, when this
teacher gets up to write on the
blackboard or when she walks up
and down during the class lecture.
None of our other teachers has
asked this of us, so we are sure
that it is not new ruling of the
school"
The letter gives me no idea how
old the members of the class may
be or whether there are boys as
well as gals in it. But in any
case, I must report" that the
rules of polite behavior agree with
those this teacher is enforcing.
All gentlemen rise when a lady
comes into the room. If boy is
not taught to do this, he will never
do 1t instinctively when he is a
man. Every well-brought up child
girl as well as boy-should rise
when grown person-gentleman
as well as lady-comes into the
room. And even though a girl in
her higher teens does not usually
rise for a gentleman, she does so
always in her own house-and her
own classroom may very properly
be considered as belonging in a
similar category. Which may ex-
plain why the other teachers are
not enforcing the same rules; why
it may not even be correct that
they do so. In your regular class
room, where either you can be
supposed to be at home, or where
this particular teacher can be sup
posed at home, the practise of
either receiving your teacher as
guest, or of being received by her,
is one of the characteristic fea-
lures of nearly all finishing
schools. That this particular
teacher should do this is follow
ing a long established precedent,
and so far as proper behavior is
concerned, the teacher is giving
you excellent training. But an
other teacher - one for example,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions. then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
1. How is meat sandwich, with
gravy, supposed to be eaten?
2. Is 1t permissible to put butter
on two or three pancakes as soon
as they are served?
3. Is applesauce, served with
pork, eaten with fork or spoon
4. Should you say Thank you"
when you take food offered by q
servant?
5. Should you put butter on a
baked potato with your knife?
What would you do if
You are at dinner party. and
the person on your right is more
interesting than the one on your
left. Would YOU
ta) Divide your time evenly be-
tween them?
tb) Talk to the person on your
right most of the time?
Answers
1. With a knife and fork.
2. Yes.
3. Fork.
4. 1t isn't necessary.
5. With your fork.
Best what Would You Do" So
lution-fa).
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for Marks benefit who lay watch
ing them with his wide, feverish
eyes.
I'm surprised at you, lady,"
Steve rallied, "a Waldorf-Astoria
cook like you. A lady acquainted
with Pierre of the Aston Morgan
hostelry, and you don't know what
sauteing means. Why when you
saute-when you saute you just
you just"
Il see. You just wash the rab-
bit so, and just put it in a pan
of water-so, and you just put it
on the fire-so."
That's all right, and will it
ever be good"
Primitive Elements
And the rabbit really was de-
licious. Doris declared that if she
ever got back to civilization never
more would she crave a dozen
types of food on one menu.
Why, it was really rather fun
to eat just one type of food, and
that one needn't be deliberately pre-
pared, either. Just food to keep
soul and body together was enough
to be thankful for.
1t was a fearful and yet WON
derful thing to learn some of the
primitive elements of life even If
one learned them so harshly.
But Steve and Doris were dis
appointed that Mark did not eat.
Please, I can't" he muttered
through his parched. dry lips.
please let me have just a little
water"
I'm going to warm some for
you" Doris told him. I'm afraid
to have you drink 80 much cold
water"
1T helps. 1t tastes SO heaven
ly."
Please try little of this food,
Mark"
But the very sight of food sick
ened him.
Little TO DO
There was so little they could
do for Mark. outside their shelter
Steve told Doris not to urge Mark
any more TO take food. Mature
usually knows best" he said.
Marks instinct is against TAX
ing any food. Maybe that's better
for him."
But, Steve. he's growing weak
er all of the time"
II know, Doris, and there isn't
anything in the world We can do
for him"
Steve, I'm afraid both of his
legs are crushed. 1 don't under
CONTINUED on Page s. Column 81
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Good I aste I oday

who lectures to a very large class
faces an audience. And an audi
ence does not under usual cir
cumstances) rise. When your own
teacher stands TO talk to you cob
leetively or TO write on the black
board. you become as it were an
audience. A class so large that II
may be considered an audience Is
not expected to rise for any one
less than a visitor of extraordi-
nary distinction, such as Presi-
dent Roosevelt. or Ex-President
Hoover. the governor of the state
or a high prelate. etc. A very
small group, on the other hand.
should show the courtesy expected
Of well-bred individuals.
Handwritten Invitations
Dear Mrs. Post: I want to give
an at home" one afternoon soon,
and would like to write about so
invitations on plain correspondence
cards. WIN you please give me the
correct wording for the invita-
tons?
Answer: Formal invitations are
worded:
Mrs. John Brown
will be at home
Thursday, the fourth OF March q
from four until six o'clock
Five Park Lane
r. s. v. p.
Informally, you write note:
Dear Mrs. Brown, Will you come in
for cup of tea, on Thursday, the
fourth Of March, between four and
six o'clock? Sincerely, Mary Smith.
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time and have never been 30
happy In my life. Ny husband Is
kind and generous and courteous.
He IL wonderful to my little son
and know I could never find q
better man,
He has not much money and
his wages are very moderate but
we manage very well and always
put aside q small amount each
month.
For the first time In my life.
! have learned to know content
ment 70 / can't agree with the
woman who say all men are de-
ceitful. Ny first husband was un-
fair but the man / have now /
wouldn't trade for any other man
even though he had the greatest
wealth In the world.