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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
MEETING
OF P.-T.A.
is HELD AT SCHOOL

The December meeting of the
Cornelius Harnett P. T. A. was held
on Tuesday night in the school audi
forum with a large number Of
parents and pupils present.
After singing several Of the
Christmas carols, Miss Emma Los
sen, of the faculty of the high school
was introduced as the guest speak
er for the evening.
Her beautiful picture, 1.-THE Holy
Family which she painted was dis
played on the stage and she very
Interestingly told about each char.
acter, which were Mary, Joseph and
the Baby Jesus. He being the center
of the picture-she told what the
colors symbolized. The two fingers
on the baby's left hand pointed up
to Joseph and the angels partly hid
den as in a mist, symbolized that
Jesus was both human and divine.
One angel held grain in her hand
which meant, Jesus was the bread
Of life-the grapes in the other hand,
symbolized his blood-parts of the
crown Of thorns and the cross were
in the picture symbolizing that Je-
sus accepted both.
The salute was given to the flag
followed by singing God Bless
America"
Reports were given from the diff
ferent chairmen. Mrs. Thomas Nc
Kee, grade representative chairman,
reported that up to date 245 visits
had been made. y
The association voted to send the
allotted part to the county council
to make up the deficit from the play
"The House of Connolly"
The fifth grade had the largest at
tendance of parents present.
After adjournment the parents
visited the different room and held
conference with the teachers.
Music Club
The Junior and Juvenile Music
clubs will hold a joint meeting this
morning at 10 o'clock in the
parish house at st. James Episcopal
church.
A special business session and
program has been arranged for this
time. All members are requested to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
"GIRLS UNDER Fl" is
OFFERED AT THE ROYAL

Every once in awhile, one Of
those human, forceful ''it-could'
happen-to-you" stories comes
along and is made into a touching
down-to-earth motion picture. Such
a picture is Girls Under a.
which opened yesterday at tn {
Royal theater. Crammed full O.
lusty action, the film IS a stirring
emotional drama dealing with the
tough, 'tean-age girls of the slums
whose philosophy is best expressed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
Elizabethtown

GLIZABETHTOWN' Dec. 10.
y A. Ferguson spent Thursday
md Friday of this week in Chapel
I'll where he attended a tax super
r,or,s meeting. - Mrs. D. l.. Smith
.,snt last weekend in Concord visit
.,r rplatives.-Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
rsber attended the funeral Of the
,tters uncle, John L. George, at
western Prong church on Monday
,ftprnoon.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. Kin
Inv visited friends in Fayetteville on
sunday.-Homer Johnson, Linwood
TAYLOR and Mr.. Ross and H. S. john
SIN visited John L. Taylor at Thomp-
sn hospital in Lumberton.-Mrs. D.
|C Coleman, Jr., Mrs. L. G. Priest
and Misses Mildred and Hilda Priest
sent Thursday in Wilmington. -
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Shaw
Sunday were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joun
Cole and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Bethea and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Camper of FayettevIle.-Mrs
I. K Clark, Mrs. NJ. L. Fisher, Mrs.
L. D. Beatty and Eleanor and Pope
nited Mrs. W. G. Pope at Thomp-
son hospital in Lumberton Thurs
ay.-Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Fisher
md daughter, Kitty, visited rela-
ives in St. Pauls Sunday and spent
short while in Fayetteville where
NJ. Fisher visited j. H. Clark at
Highsmith hospital.-Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Prevott, of Rocky Mount,
visited Mr., and Mrs. M. L. Fisher
during the weekend. - Mr.. and
Ms. Bob Beasley visited in Will
nington during the past weekend.
Mrs. W. A, Fisher and Miss Sue
Fisher spent a few days the past
week with DR.. and Mrs. C. j. Good
win in Brevard.
The Older Youths organization
Will meet at the community house
On Wednesday evening, December
u at 1880 o'clock. The members are
urged to attend.
vrcles of the Presbyterian auxili-
ny met on Monday afternoon with
'4e following members: Mrs. Lima
Moore with Mrs. J. P. Powell chair
laA; Mrs. W. D. Cross with Mrs.
V.vss chairman; Mrs. J. M. Pringle
WIN Mrs. R. H. Poole chairman.
mrs W. G. Pope who has been
psllent at Thompson hospital in
Duiu0erton for the past few weeks
seltlhg along satisfactorily. Her
uaashters, Eleanor and Anne, are
MAKING their home with Mrs. N. A.
Msah during her illness. Bobby is
We nome Of Mrs. Matte Clark.
lIe Home Makers class of the
.'p,lse church met on Monday night
Tue community house with their
. as honor guests. After a
nS'iuld program delightful refresh
s. sa's were served during the social
exchanging Christmas gifts
eu much merriment.
lDe atmosphere Of the Glenn home
sss quite festive on last Friday aft
t,.' 'Vn When Mrs. Glenn was hos
.,s 10 her bridge club. The living
tbsi. ulnlhg rooms we're bedecked in
hail.. Hollday apparel, red candles,
And ana a Christmas tree, bright
s,s sparkling. After several pro-
IN t m of bridge had been played
Me- D'sh score award was made to
p,,. Aooert Hester, the travelling
b ,a. 10 Mrs. B. F. Stone and the
Me- sAt to Mrs. A. w. Bridge.
sns. oiehn presented to each of her
I,,nos d gayly wrapped remem-
NJ, a salad course with coffee
ssn,s served, All the party appoint
pa,,s used denoted the Christmas
Jobn~ Members playing were: Mrs.
Robs,e. foss' Mrs. Oliver Carter, Mrs.
Son hester, Mrs. Alex HutcLin-
srjsss sis. Paul Sutton, Mrs. Albert
io,,s' 49, Mrs. B. F. Stone and the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
Most Women Don't Have Urge
To Become Their Own Bosses
BY RUTH MILI.ETT

An "I'm My Own Boss meeting
was recently held in New York by a
group of women who belong to the
American Woman's association.
At it, several successful women
who are their own bosses In a big
way stood up and told of the advan-
tages, financially, professionally, and
personally of being your own boss.
Those women are off on the right
track. The reason the average work.
ing woman fills a dull, routine, eyes,
Mr.. Johnson" mo, Mr.. Johnson
kind of job is that ONE have al
ways been so pleased to earn a little
money Of their own they've been con.
tent with business and professional
servant-like jobs.
Many a bright young woman
spends ten or fifteen years waiting
on a bad-tempered man, with fewer
brains than she has, because it never
occurs to her that she might strike
out and be her W boss.
MEN USUALLY
PLAN AHEAD
Most business and professional
men look forward to the day when
they a be their own bosses, and
lay the plans for their future with
that goal in mind. Of course not all
of them reach tin a country made
up largely of big businesses-but far
more men than women finally get tc
be their w bosses.
Women just seem to lack the soirit
of independence, or the courage te
stand or fall by their own decisions
It's about time they woke up ano
saw the possibilities and advantages
in planning to strike out for them
selves one day-if work they must
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14

Calcium appears in the human
body CHIEFLY the bones) in great
er quantity than any other ele.
ment. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
Leland News

H.. O. Peterson, ST., left Monday
for a business trip to Miami, Fla.
Hulit Groom, of Norfolk, Va, for
merly of Delco, was the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. Fletcher Simmons
at Leland.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
Instruction For Enforcement Of
 SCHOOL TAX LAW

Four distinct remedies are pro vided by Chapter % of the Laws of 1919, known as the School Tax Act.
 1. Where an individual liable for the tax refuses or fails for ten days after demand to pay the same, he may be prosecuted as provided in Section 6.
 2. Where an employer refuses or fails after proper demand, to finnish the school tax collector with a true list of his employees who are subject to the tax, or fails to pay the collector the tax due from the employees, he may be prosecuted as provided in the second paragraph of Section 8.
 4. Without civil or criminal prosecution the Commissioner may issue a warrant to the Mar shal, directing him to seize the property of the delinquent and sell the same in the manner pro- vided by law. Before this is done complaint under oath must be filed, showing the delinquency. Such warrant may be issued both against the empower and em- plOyee, were both in default, as provided by Section g.
 E. E. O'COnnOr,
 School Tax Collector
 Office: Resident across from Native School. Hours: 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
AMAZING STRENGTH OF URANIUM DISCOVERED
 BY CHICAGO SCIENTIST

The scientists have produced news that make the yellowist of sensational fiction sound pale and pallid. It concerned a pinch of powder known only as "U- 235." The total world supply of U-235, as of today, wouldn't t make a smudge on your nose.
 Yet they were making such statements as these:
 Tt may revolutionize the world"
 Tt promises to make all oth- CT sources of power mere child's toys by comparison
 Tt may usher in the long dreamed of age of atomic pow er."
 Greatest Brains Amazed
 The New York Times, query ing the best scientific brains available, was unable to find one that could think of another dis covery of equal import in mod ern times.
 Here are some other state ments about it:
 Five to 10 pounds of U-235 would produce as much power as 25 to 50 million pounds of coal.
 One pound of U-235 would be equal in power output to five million pounds of coal or three million gallons of gasoline"
 "As an explosive, it is believed that one pound of U-235 would generate a pressure af about one million times that produced by Is million tons of TNT-300 car loads of 50 tons each"
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
No Need To Worry About The DevaluatiOn of Gold
By J. C. Roehm
 Associate Engineer Territorial Dept. of Mines

There appears 10 be a prevail ing fear among operators and owners of gold properties, and others throughout the Territory of Alaska regarding the devalua- ton of god. In fact many per sons have casually expressed their opinion to the effect that gold is very apt to become worth les. This line of thought has about as much sound basis, and their argument contain about as much logic, as several people thru out the world, who predict by their own imaginative thought and reasoning that the end of the world is in sight.
 There are two major problems regarding gold. The first and most important is the problem of finding it in paying quantities. The second problem is in safe keeping the gold after it is found. This later problem is the one in which the government is at present gravely concerned. This is the problem with which the government through it's ef- forts to solve has brought it be-
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10

fore the general public, and from which the public has developed several imaginative fears. The Alaskan People have only the first problem to contend with and that is to find it, and they can forget the other problems as a whole.
 Gold throughout the ages has aWays had a value. Today 1t has even a greater value, not only in more dollars per ounce, but as the only suitable medium of international exchange. This lat CT value so far exceeds the old value as a metal for coins and to back paper money, that this later use has ceased to exist. In the future just what the value of gold in terms of American dol lars will be, is uncertain. This will depend upon government policies and regulations and our position as one of the larger world powers.
 For an enlightening account of the gold problem, and to ease your fear as to the value of gold in the future, it is here reeom- mended that you read the article entitled; Gan the Gold Problem Be Solved?" appearing in the July issue of Harper's Magazine.
 Have The Nome Nugget sent to your mining claim.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10

Have The Nome Nugget sent to your mining claim.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
Extraction the Next Step

The necessary ore is available in plentiful amounts. The de- velopment waits, however, on a method of extraction. The pres ent cost might be comparable to that of radium, it was said. On { the other hand, it was pointed out that not until now have the scientists had either the incen- tive or the knowledge to go to work on it. Prof. Nier has produc ed some U-235. Prof. Dempster has produced some. The prinicp- les of extracting U-235 are estab lished.
 ''NoW it is up to the technic- ians," said Prof. s. J. Allison of the University of Chicago, ito find out how to extract it in quan titles"
 AS one final Whirl on sciences new merry-go-round, it was said in New York that the possibili- ties of UPS are so great that the present researches might very easily win or lose the Eu- ropean war. What plans develop here, it was said, will be report ed first to the United States gov ernment.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10

ist because the faster you feed in the cold water, the faster it comes out red hot on the other side"
 One science editor, overwhelm ed with the possibilities, compar ed U-235 with the philosophers stone' sought so many years by the medieval alchemists.
 But while a few ounces of U-235 might do the worlds work and effect such an industrial re- volution as the invention of the steam engine brought about, it remains to produce a ounce of it. Prof. Dempster said 1t is still too early to call in the engineers, al though the General Electric Com pany has thrown its best tech nical brains into it and utility companies are showing keen in tereSt.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
Discovery Begins Here

The story of U-235, wherever it ends, starts only five years ago and starts in the physics labor atories of the University of Chic ago.
 Prof. A. J. Dempster was study ing uranium, a hard, white met al. which is found in pitchblende and carnotite ores. There are de- posits of carnotite in Colorado, and there are large pitchblende deposits in the Bear Lake region of Canada and the Belgian Con go. Uranium is "a fairly common ore," as the physicists look at it, and costs about $2 a pound.
 What Dempster established was the news that uranium is twins. It is mixture, he found and is composed of two elements. Along with the elements called "U-238' he found younger bro ther he named "U-235."
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-10
Atom SmaSher at Work


 until January of 1889. It came from Germany where Otto Hahn working in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, established that when uranium is subjected to the atom smasher, in line with the long dream of scientists to release at omic energy, it is U-235 that is the agile member of the team and supplies most of the ener- gy.
 The goal is to release the "bind ing energy" holding the atom to gether. The ehergy liberated in the Berlin experiment was said to be two hundred million el- ectron volts. It brought scient- ists all over the world to instant attention and made U-235 the darling of the laboratories.
 There are only a few places in which such experiments can be conducted Columbia University, equipped with a 150-ton atom smashing machine, is one of them. But there was no U-235 to work with.
 IsOlates Substance
 Then a slender young research worker at the University of Min nesota, pr. Alfred O. c. Nier, on- ly 27 years old, filled the gap. He isolated what the scientists re- garded as a fine, large amount. He produced, in pure form, three one-millionths of a gram. You could put it in your eye without any discomfort, but it may very easily win him the Noble prize.
 Columbia scientists, then sub jected the U-235 to their atom smasher. Last week end the news became public, thanks to an ar ticle in the Physical Review, that in the words of prominent phys icist, flor the first time at atomic reaction has been discovered that can be commercially utilized"
 The potentialities disclosed take on an air of wild fantasy. To make U-235 run turbines, it would be necessary only to put it in water. The water, according to the experts then turns to steam. Tt is admirably suited for power purposes" said one scient-
Evening star., 1940-12-15
MONDAY
Sandy Is q Lady"
and Stranger on the
Third Floor

6anQy is q Lady"
and Stranger on the
Third Floor"
John Garfield and
Brenda Marshall in
East Of the River"
| Gene Autry and
Jimmy Durante in
Melody Ranch"
Betty Cradle and Dor
Ameche In Down
Argentine Way"
Tyrone Power end
Linda Dar,e'l in
The Marx of Zorro y
Carole T.omha ri in
"Trev r'~~w What
They Wanted"
Spring Parade"
and
"City for Conquest"
Betty Cradle and Don
Ameche in Down
Argentine Way"
Dick Powell and
Ellen Drew in
Christmas in July"
BinF Crosby ndMary
Martin in Rhythm
on the River"
James Cagney and
Ann Sheridan in
CITY for Conquest" !"
Betty Cradle and Don
Ameche in Down
Argentine Way"
Myrna 10y and Mel
vyn Douglas in Third
Finger, Left Hand"
RAYMOND Massev in
"Ako lincoln in
Evening star., 1940-12-15

engaged in depicting a character
who is singularly like Eddie Albert,
in a story called STUFF of Heroes" !"
The boys nickname is Dreamy"
Among his secret yearnings is the
desire to own a boat and cruise
through the South Seas.
His associates around the Warner
sets have noticed a rowing gleam
beginning to appear in Albert's eyes.
The wanderlust of the character he
is playing is taking hold of him.
And the studio executives are COM
mencing to feel uneasy again.
They are quite sure Eddie will
keep his itching feet under control
until the picture is finished. But
they won't be surprised if, some
morning soon afterWard, Eddie
weighs anchor and sails for parts
and ports unknown.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

UllC ldgG Will IlOsClS. L llhC ~ tlldO
way. People are more likely to let
you do as you please when they
aren't sure which direction you'll
jump next"
For that matter Eddie isn't sure
which direction he will Jump next"
himself. He has boat that can
be restored to working condition on
a days notice. He has what he says
is a promising mining property in
Mexico which he often has planned
to develop more completely. He has
a house which he can't keep in
order.
Slightly Impractical.
Each new picture he makes inter-
ests Eddie all over again in some
subject He finished "A Dispatch
From Reuters" and spent some time
and money on pigeons, thinking they
might be useful in bringing reports
from his Mexican mining proper
ties. He found, however, that since
his partner in that venture couldn't
write English and since he couldn't
read Spanish, the idea was imprac-
ticable.
A microscope used for atmosphere
on a set of -Four Mothers" in which
Eddie plays an important role, got
the changeable actor all steamed up
over laboratory investigation of the
slime he found on the pool in the
garden of the house he occupies
Enthusiasm for that didn't last very
long, either.
A Rowing Clean.
One morning he was late on the
set of -Four Mothers" and the make
up department had to cover dark
circles under his eyes. He explained
that he had forgotten to go to bed
the night before He had gone to
a certain Hollywood restaurant
where the food is good and the
music, in his opinion, even better,
and he had learned to play one of
the instruments and to sing some
real Russian songs.
At the present writing, Eddie is
Evening star., 1940-12-15

up a vigorous Wild West battle
scene The feathered intruder
enthusiastically started drilling away
with its bill on piece of tin on
the roof, evidently thinking 1t was
wood The clatter was so noisy
1t drowned out some of the gun
fire A workman with a we'll
aimed rock finally frightened 1t
away, but the sound recording was
so ruined the whole scene had to be
retaken.
Silly sallies-When a comedian
gets conked by mallet or baseball
bat In the movies, don't think that
he really gets hurt. . Balsa Wood.
one of the Highest in the world, is
used in making such instruments.
which have about as much pain
giving qualities as a hunk Of cot
ton. -. One studio reports it has
just received a batch of nice fresh
weather, OF the monsoon variety,
direct from Burma. Recorded
on film, it now goes into the studio
film library along with other cans
of celluloid transforms, sunshine,
SHOWS, billiards. and desert heat, to
be dragged out and used whenever
it's need.
Pest, New Variety.
Daffy dilly-Imagine Dorothy La
mour's surprise when, as she stopped
her car for a traffic signal, q man
opened the door, slipped inside and
said: "Just keep right on driving"
b.. Three traffic stops farther the
man pulled out notebook and pen
and told her to write the following;
Il today took (blank blank for a
ride through Hollywood in my car
as my guest. Signed, Dorothy
Lamour." Then thanking the
actress politely, the autograph hunt
er disappeared, saying he would fill
in his own name on the notebook
entry later.
Orphaned oddity-There's one
man on every movie lot who gets in
more pictures than any one indi-
vidual star. He's the assistant
cameraman, the chap who, at the
beginning of every screen sequence.
including retakes, has to hold up
before the camera a slate listing the
name of the film, sequence number.
and principal film crew members.
:. About 25 feet of celluloid is used
for each identifying strip, which
later is scissored out of the finished
film.
Chitter chatter-This Christmas
the famous Foy family Of stage and
screen, some of whom live here
and some in Texas, will hold its first
reunion since 1923 when their ia
ther, Eddie Foy, passed on.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
TUESDAY
'"The Golden
Fleeing" and
wildcat Bus"
John Garfield and
Brenda Marshall in
"EaSt of the RiYer.n

John Garfield and
Brenda Marshall IN
East Of the River"
Raymond Massey and
Mary Howard in "Abe
Lincoln in Illinois"
IRetty Cradle and Don
eche in Down
Argentine Way"
DOROTHY Lar,our and
Pohn~t Preston in
"Tynhoon."
Mvrra Tnv and Mel
vvn Douo'ae in Third
FINGER, Left Hand" !"
"Sprin~ Parade"
| and
city for CONQUEST"
Betty Cradle and Don
Ameche in Down
Argentine Way"
Joel McCrea and La
lraine Day in Foreign
Correspondent"
Bing Crosby and Mary
Martin in Rhythm
on the River"
James Cagney and
| Ann Sheridan in
City for CONQUEST"
Betty Cradle and Don
| Ameche in Down
Argentlne Way"
Myrna 10y and Mel
vyn Douglas in Third
FINGER Left Hand"
'Wnmen without
Nor'es" and
little orvie." "
"Sen@v Is a adv
and "-'ri'1r~ OF the
Navy"
"a Di"~atch From
Teuters'' and ABE
1,inco'-c IN Illinois "
Edward G. oobirson
in "A DiSnatch From
n,tnrs
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Film Kisses
AreGetting
Shorter
Talk Replacing
Oscillation in
Pictures Now
By Ted Gill,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

HOLLYWOOD.
Movieland's kisses, like jitterbug
skirts, are getting shorter and
shorter.
Whereas oscillations photographed
back in silent film days ranged up
to IL or IS feet, those OF today S
"talkie" era are being scissored down
to a mere p foot to 2 feet, de-
pending on whether the scene de-
picts puppy-love or marriage. .
I'm the less censorable days of
silent pictures" says Otto Meyer,
Columbia's film editor, screen kisses
were much longer. AS there was
no dialogue, the picture consisted
Of nothing but action or pantomime,
and kissing was one OF the best pam
tomimic tricks to arouse an audi
ences emotions, as well as to add
up film footage."
One of the shortest screen kisses
In the friendly good-by- sta
ton kiss between two sWeethearts,
self conscious of the gaWking near
ny AlbrbD tJuNii q 40 oAAAJ
about inches long. Then there's
the cheek-to-ohe kiss, usually
stolen on the dance floor, which runs
about foot in length. Another
Is the dutiful, daily I'm-late-for-
work kiss friend husband gives to
the little woman as he dashes off
| TO catch the tbs Bronx express.
This also measure about foot in
length, as does the wooden wedding
anniversary kiss.
Screen kisses that average 2 feet
or longer are the June-moon kiss
OF tender love the honeymoon kiss
and the till-death- -do-us- part kiss
Loretta Young and Joan Crawford
are among the movies longest kiss
ers, while Jean Arthur and Greta
Garbo give out with some of the
! shortest.
| Short Snort-A lone woodpeckel
atop a movie rooftop recently broke