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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
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THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER
BY HELEN WORDEN GoPYR! s5I- ,sHeoe:
1910.
NEA SERVICE. INC.

and cooperation in a business
way She eyed Katie benevolent
ly, paused a moment, then spoke
slowly and deliberately. "The Short
cut to this union would be a mar
rage between your son and James
daughter. What could be more all
powerful than the merging Of these
two families?"
Katie nodded. Discussion of bus
mess of any sort was beyond her
depth, but she had sense enough
to keep quiet. Mrs. Martin mistook
her silence for scepticism.
There's no reason in the world
why you shouldn't be the first lady
in society," she said, gently patting
Katie's hand.
Before Mrs. Donovan had a
chance to reply, Mrs. Tom Sher-
wood Interrupted.
You must have raced us back"
she exclaimed. Il pictured you still
cruising north on the Katherine
and here you are looking as it
you'd already readjusted yourself
to this frightful rush"
Katie smiled and explained she'd
only arrived yesterday. 1t gave hel
great satisfaction to introduce Mrs
Sherwood to Mrs. Martin, for she
still recalled that the former haC
been a bit p%atronizing on the boat
that day she and her husband came
aboard with the Murrays fol-
luncheon.
Mrs. Sherwood had hardly lief
when Lynda came up to the table
oh, Auntie,' she cried to Mrs
Martin. think of finding you an
Mrs. Donovan here. May 1 joil
your
of course, my darling" Blu
there was a tinge of regret in Mrs
Martins tone. She had not We
finished her conversation witt
Katie.
A waiter hurried forward witt
d ClldlI Luz LyIlud. announcer TOOL
her mink coat. From the servic
she got, the other guests, whethe
they recognized her or not, knew
she was somebody.
You and I don't need any in
PRODUCTION, do we, Mrs. Donovan?
Lynda smiled sweetly. You're
very important peron in my life.
A jotling behind her caused he
to turn, froWning.
"This place is entirely too crowd
ed" she began. But a petulan
ordnance followed the frown a
she saw who was doing the push
ing.
"Why, Dan Donovan she sale
} The welcoming note in her voic
> gave way to disapproval. Dan wa
followed by a girl. That forwar
t girl, Lynda thought, who modele
5 her gown at Varnet's.
Dan grinned, but he stared ques
= tioningly at his mother.
r See you later?' he asked.
t Mrs. Donovan did not answer.
(TO Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Earl Sneeden Passes
Air-Conditionine Test

J. Earl Sneeden of the Sneeden'
York Air-Conditioning company Of
Wilmington, formerly county meter
inspector, has passed the air-condl
tioning examinations given by the
state board of plumbing and heat
ing contractors examiners, it was
recently announced in Raleigh.
Sneeden is the first Wilmington
contractor to secur the state air
conditioning license in this section.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
yorker SURVEY
TO Be EXTENDED
!, ,nnational Research Pro
' aram Scheduled For
This Section

The extension of a statewide &C.
..o1 research program to
' '.,ssstern North Carolina to
n,ce with demands that new
N'F aoidlv expanding industries
md liking on workers was an
's as1 Yesterday by Maurice H.
%n9s' manager of the Wilmington
a .'.s Of the North Carolina State
er,Ioyment service.
la nrogram will be carried out
1ps aonpration with employers of
10 wilmington section and under
p erection of r. Mayne Albright,
" .s.nr of the employment service
F ss;on of the Unemployment Com
"..tion commission.
@s With technical assistance from
cacial Security board, Moore
:as =, nroiect plans include the gath
sau If occupational information
sii1s . study of characteristics pos
anu ',..s1 by workers which make for
'.sess in various types OF occupa'
'v s"a,,ring of occupational informa'
is designed primarily to supply
! aYa employment service personne.
r n%s a body of facts that will assist
s| n refer only the best qualified
md experienced workers to job va
%cancies, Nrsre ofeio.
~ he of the greatest service te
sa.5 applicant and employer only
w. 4. has accurate and comprehen
.rs information of jobs as they &C
.,,r,y exist in industries.
~Oecupational data will be pre-
..rted in Job descriptions which des
who in non-technical language
rs.t = worker does, how he doe:
!. and the skills and qualification:
.',,ired for successful perform
,nce on the job.
Moore said the study of worker
,toracreristics was primarily de
stoned as an aid for vocational
,ndance. will take the form of ap
,;,,ae tests, and will be applied t.
yo,,pg workers with little or NJ
rork experience to help them selec
-bose occupations for which the.
so best suited and in which the.
will most likely succeed.
Nicholas L. Martucci and Karl K
Virtb. of the occupatlonal analyst
sac+ion of the bureau of employ
ment security, Moore said, will visi
The W. ngton section, conduc
s-rdes, ana render technical assist
snce to local Noses personnel an
local employers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DOnets
for PimPles

Don't scratch - don't squeeze
pimples-you may infect yourself.
Don't suffer with itchy pimples,
Eczema, angry red blotches or other
irritations due to external causes
when soothing Peterson's Ointment
offers you quick relief. Makes the
skin look better, feel better, 35c all
druggists, Money back if one appli-
cation does not delight you. Peter
sons Ointment also soothes irritated,
tired or itchy feet and cracks be-
tween toes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DIES

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 17.-P-
N. G. Riddick, SO, superintendent of
Gates county prison camp, died at
a local hospital today at l a. m. He
was a victim of pneumonia, having
been ill for several days. He had
been superintendent of the camI
for the last four years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Scout Troop Planned
At Epworth Church

The Boy Scout committee ap-
pointed by the Cornelius Harnett
PIT. A. met at the Epworth parson-
age on Thursday. W. r. Lane was
elected chairman, and the Rev.
Walter Pavy agreed to act as
~Scoutmaster pro tenn. All boys de-
string to join the troop are invited
to meet at the Epworth church on
Monday night at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
NEWMAN HURSTON|
W I'LL VISIT CITY
National Exchange Clubs
President To Speak Here
On Saturday

Newman r. Thurston, of Grand
Rapids, Ohio, national president Of
Exchange clubs, will be in Whining
ton next Saturday, February "a, to
attend a banquet given in his honor
by the Exchange clubs of the Caro-.
linas.
The host club will be the Whining.
ton Exchange club, the Oldest Elk.
change club in North Carolina,
which was selected for the visit of
the president because of it's c
sibility and high standing in Nation
al Exchange club activities.
Thurston will be the principal
speaker at the banquet session which
will be held at 7:3O o'clock Satur-
day evening in the ballroom of the
Cape Fear hotel.
Many Visitors
Members of Exchange clubs and
their wives from Raleigh, Charles
ton, Charlotte, Burlington, High
Point, Columbia, Winston-Salem,
Greensboro, and Greenville will con.
verge on Wilmington and meet with
local Exchangites and their wives
Saturday afternoon.
Registration at the Cape Fea,
hotel early in the afternoon will be
followed by bowling contests. Presi
dent Thurston will be the guest 81
a get acquainted meeting which will
precede the banquet session.
His address at the banquet ses
sion will highlight an evening in
Guiding dancing and other entertain.
ment. Presidents of the four othel
civic service clubs in the city, Lions
Rotary, Kiwanis, and Civilians, ane
their wives along with public off
Gals have been extended persona
invitations to attend by Charles S
Lowrimore, president of the Viii
mington Exchange club.
The program Saturday is as fol
lows: - noon, registration starts
4 o'clock, inter-club bowling col.
tests; Z o'clock, get acquainted meet
1880, banquet session; 9, dance a
ballroom of Cape Fear hotel.
The North Carolina state board y
control and all visiting EXchang
club officers will conduct a bushes
meeting at 9:45 o'clock Sunda,
morning at the Cape Fear hote
Visiting Exchangites a n d Elk
changettes will be taken on tour t
places of interest in the Wilmington
section.
Co-Ordinates Work
AS president of the national E1
change club, Thurston coordinate
the activities of some 800 odd Elk
change clubs throughout the nation
These organizations have a tots
membership of approximately 1000
business and professional men, VIII
are united for service to community
state, and nation.
President Thurston has a lon
record of Exchange club service, an
is state deputy superintendent c
bank directors bank liquidations al
tivities in Toledo. He has serve
three terms on the clubs nations
board of control, has been a distrie
governor, and has held numerou
offices in the Ohio state exchange.
Having been elected to this offic
last September when national E.
change convened in Atlantic Cit.
President Thurston has been bus
touring cities wherein Exchang
clubs are located.
His trips have taken him throug
the east into the middle west an
his visit to Wilmington will be h
{ first swing into the southeast. He
t a graduate of Ohio State universit,
a member of the Presbyteria
3 church, Phi Delta Chi, the Amer
can Bankers association, and is
past master of the F. and A. n
lodge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

"Only a record of hundreds
ofthousands ofmiles oftruly
sensational performance by
the New WHY'S has made
this unusual guarantee posi-
ble," says President Frazer.
"Itmakes of1cialwhat every
new WHY'S owner knows:
THE NEW WILLYS HAS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Fe1'1no H0t0s' Inc. LAo IINI 81 KEN I II
AND DEPENDABILITY."
Anome IN today. Look at-ride in-Drive
niue most amazing car. See us for com-
p m;Ie details on the amazing WHY'S 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Advocates Fullest Aid
To Great Britain.

To the Editor of The Star.
Hitler's Germany is our enemy. She
Is out to destroy our kind of.civilization.
She is headed our way. She has got as
far as the English Channel We know
that if she takes England we shall
eventually have to meet her alone. That
is why we are frantically beginning to
build the largest Navy in the world
though it will not be ready to meet Ger
many alone for four years at least. That
is why we are building tremendous air
fleet That is why we are voting to con-
script an immense Army in peacetime.
At present the largest Navy in the
world is between us and our enemy, a
powerful and we'll trained air fleet, a
brave and determined army. England,
fighting for her life, is fighting on our
enemy.
Our Navy and our air fleet, which for
four or five years will be inadequate to
meet Germany alone, If added to the
British Navy in time will stop Germany
at the English Channel.
It is not being warmonger to suggest
that we go out to meet the enemy that
is headed our way, that we try to meet
him at the point of greatest strategic
advantage to us.
The Atlantic Ocean is our Maginot
Line-but it is only Maginot Line! Let
us not crouch behind 1t in fear and
trembling, devoting what years are al
lowed us to frantic preparation for war
unable to think Of anything but war.
Let us down This enemy Of civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
develop any factors which may be

develop any factors which may be
of service in improving the safety
standards governing air transport
operations under the United States
flag. :
Preliminary review Of the known
facts fails to disclose definitely the
cause of this tragedy, which occurred
during the course of a violent cleo
trical storm, and there Is no profit in
specializing yet on probable causes.
The airline to which this blow has
come had operated for fourteen years
without a fatal accident, even dur
ing the days when it was pioneering
the first regular air passenger serv-
ice across the Alleghenies-in. the
days when those mountains, with
their frequent storms and thick
weather, were regarded, not without
justification, as "the graveyard of
the airmail."
Every one will join with the avia-
ton industry and the Civil Aero
nautics Board in the hope that this
disaster may mark the beginning Of
an even longer safety record than
that which the record books of hu-
map transportation now bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Labor Duy

At first thought there may seem
to be little reason for continuing to
set aside particular time for ex-
preston of the rights of the workers
and for appreciation of the part
which the toiling millions play in
the evolution of the United States.
The annual observance of Labor Day
no longer means what once 1t did.
Conditions have so greatly changed
that the masses have ceased to stand
in need of opportunity for the af-
f1rmation of their claims to social
justice. Those demands have been
conceded in the law of the land.
But it does not follow that labor's
cause is won. Identified as it is with
democracy, it has been threatened
during the past quarter century by
a renaissance of tyranny. Beginning
in Russia, the destructive influence
of communism has spread through
out the world. Inevitably the pro-
Sosed dictatorship of the proletariat
was resisted. Mussolini in Italy in
vented the fascist reaction, and Hit
Ter in Germany paid him the homage
of imitation when he created the
Nazi movement. 1t was natural that
these oppressers should be partners.
Also, it might have been anticipated
that Josef Stain would choose to
support rather than to fight them.
From the start betrayal of labor
was included in the totalitarian pro-
gram. The gains achieved by the
trade unions in Central and Western
Europe have been wiped out. Coinci-
dentally, the enslavement of the
working classes by the new autocracy
has proceeded unchecked. Only in
England, in her overseas dominionS
and in America can the toilers enjoy
exemption from RECOMMENDATION diff
fering from chattel slavery only in
name.
It is we'll to recall these truths at
this moment Perhaps before Labor
Day in 194l has daWned still Vaster
developments may have occurred.
Thoughtful citizens realize that the
United States has been challenged
by the axis powers. What final
answer will be made remains as yet
undetermined. 1t will depend in
large part upon the workers when
at last it is formulated. Also, it will
be effective in the degree of their
support.
Labor Day this year is an occasion
for the renewal of the patriotism
without which America cannot sur
vive. His words may have lost some
portion of their original strength by
frequent repetition, but Lincoln's
doctrine is not weakened. Govern
ment of the people, by the people
and for the people" cannot be per-
mitted to perish from the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Free Speech Denied

A woman in Western city, shaken
up in an auto accident caused by her
employer, lost not only her equilib-
rum but her voice as well. The
Judge of the Compensation Court,
faced with the unique problem Of
setting a valuation upon female
speech, arrived at the sum OF $685.
to be distributed over a period Of ten
years. In order to make sure that
her affection was what the doctors
said it was, "aphonia," and not just
phony, the payments automatically
cease if she talks above a whisper at
any time in the next decade.
Perhaps the Judge tempered the
wind to the shorn lamb, but the de-
PENDANT got of easy. Breathes there
a woman with soul so dead that she
would voluntarily keep silent for a
mere .s933.5o . Year, Hardly. Tbs
speaker sex Is not 30 constituted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
on a high plane Of efficiency. An

on a high plane Of efficiency. An
avowed believer in the doctrine
that political parties should look
after their own membership, Mr..
Farley nevertheless followed q
policy of building up a career
service in his own department.
There are probably more men
in key positions in the department
today who have come up through the
ranks than at any previous time.
Positions that customarily were used
to pay political debts have been filled
by veterans of the service, with profit
to all concerned.
AS business man who understands
the value of strong organization,
Mr.. Walker may be expected to fol-
low in the footsteps Of his predeces-
sor in this respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1Dell.

II he keeps on looking, in time he
probably will see an upright bird seated
about 20 feet high in some nearby tree.
That is Mr.. Hawk, truly beautiful
bird, despite his bad reputation.
His poise is perfect.
There can be no mistaking him. No
other species has such posture.
50
We believe that a small feeder, placed
at some point distant from the main sta
ton, will not attract hawks, If ground
meat only is used, and especially if it is
put out just once day during the cold
months. If liberal amount of suet is
ground with it, the beef need not be
very large in amount. Whatever is
left over from the dogs meal is enough
No special meat need be purchased for
this purpose. II one does not feed dog,
then the cheapest cuts Of beef will do
very nicely.
One drawback to meat feeding in win
ter, no doubt, will be its tendency to at
tract the starlings.' But this need cause
little trouble in the suburban areas, for
these birds come to such places, in the
main, only for a few, hours at a time.
If ground meat should attract them I'M
duly, it would be best to give it up. It's
best use. without doubt, is during the
nesting time.
- y
1t was interesting to watch the furry
which squirrel caused at the main
station where the pigeons, sparrows and
starlings were gathered.
This was a lively picture, before the
rodent came down the maple, and much
more lively the moment he hit the
ground.
The pigeons took of at once, circling
high over the garage and far down the
block. But the sparrows, being wise
little gamins merely few to the fence, a
few feet away, and sat along the wires.
The starlings disappeared.
Once the squirrel had taken his place
at the feeder, raking through the mix
ture for sunf1ower seed, his favorite, the
sparrows began to drop down, one by
one, here one and there one, causing a
sort of splotching of the ground all
around the feeder.
They began to fill in around the squir-
rel. which paid no attention to them.
Then the pigeons began to come back
according to their routine, first to the
garage roof, and then, after a period of
waiting, to the ground one after the
other
Here they pushed through the SPAR
rows and lined up on three sides of the
feeding station, leaving the first to the
squirrel. The rodent, from time to time,
would make sudden dash at pigeon.
This would cause the group of them to
flutter backward probably feet, but
they did not fly away.
What causes them to leave is the f1ut-
ter of a towel or handkerchief from the
back porch. They seem to be more
afraid of this gesture than anything else,
probably because they think it is some
big bird of prey.
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Falling rain did not keep the birds
away from the feeding station.
Autumn was just around the corner,
and the feathered folk realized it, and
were accepting food with vigor.
They were getting ready for the cold
months. Getting the feel Of being fed
from a trough instead of from the
ground.
There were IS pigeons, about 48 English
sparrows and half a dozen young star
hngs.
The pigeons owing to sheer size, mo-
nopolized the four sides of the feeding
station beneath the maple,
The sparrows spread out behind them
on all sides, making a sort Of feathered
fan on the ground.
As for the young starlings, they were
newcomers, and seemed to feel all the
hesitancy which newcomers usually feel.
+ \
The starlings finally deserted the
crowd and flew to the small feeder on
the side of the arch closer to the house.
Here they set up clear piping.
Their speckled breasts made them
seem anything but starlings.
Persons who have not seen the young
birds at this close range do not realize
just what nice-looking fellows they are.
They are so spotted and splotched
that some observers might not suspect
what species they were.
And those soft, clear whistles-many
suburban residents hear them, but never
suspect which birds make them.
X
The young starlings were after the
ground meat in the small feeder.
This station has been the hit" of the
summer feeding activities.
Mostly 1t has been filled only in the
early morning and evening.
This has constituted a routine which
has been very helpful to the birds of the
neighborhood, not only supplying them
with food for themselves, but also for
their fledglings.
Such steady store Of good protein
must be a great help to the parent birds.
The constant search for worms and in
sects tofeed hungry bills works the older
birds to a frazzle. Any aid given them
curing June, July ana august is great
help
The ground meat so far has never at
tracted hawk of any sort.
~
Some feeding stations provide hook
on which to hang chunks of meat, but
we realize the hook dangerous and meat
supplied in this form likely to attract
the smaller hawks
There can never be any doubt when a
hawk is in the neighborhood.
Nothing clears out crowd of birds as
quickly and as completely, and for so
long a time.
Scores of birds will be feeding peace
fully, one minute, and the next, there
will not be bird in sight.
The human element in the scene at
first will look in vain for the cause Of
this sudden disappearance.
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Americans Urged
To Free Thinking.

To the Editor of The Star
Selfshness of the ruling classes, con-
servatiSr1 and substitution of rationaliza.
ton for unfettered thinking have chiefly
brought about the downfall of democra-
cies. 1t was true of Greece and Rome,
Spain and France. England is on the
way to remedy national weaknesses, if
not too late. There is yet time for
America to save herself
A democracy encourages plethora of
talk even in an emergency. The schools
have done very little to teach people to
understand the methods and dangers of
rationalizing beliefs. Most people still
believe they are Democrats, Republicans,
Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, etc., as
result of their own thinking and
choosing. Few seem to understand that
these patterns are copies from the exist
ing habits and beliefs of the family or
community.
In France the possessing conservative
and the "have-not" liberal both lost. One
lost freedom, the other lost property
and freedom. The same thing happened
in Russia, Germany and Italy. Many
of the letter writer's to your paper OPP
pose defense plans because they have
children of draft age, or because they
resent added taxes and lessened luxury.
These are the selfish conservatives.
They label as Communists" and radi-
Gals those liberals who believe it is bet
ter for all to sacrifice half of property.
If need be, to prevent the loss of all lib
erty, freedom and property, as has hap
pened in every European state.
If the radio is not controlled" our
next election will test the principle of
democracy. Under Stain, Hitler, Mus
solini and Franco the people must listen
only to what these rulers determine that
they should hear. In America, for many
years the thinking of most people was
to large extent-controlled by a paid
press, hired propagandists and safe"
educators. This system is ending in our
democracy. The public can, as yet, tune
in or out what they like or do not like to
hear. The "rationalizer" will still listen
to what helps him to believe more firmly
what he already believes and wants to
keep on believing, come what may. The
true liberals, the thinking, growing part
of our population, interested more in
freedom, liberty and democracy than in
material possessions will allow the free
play of ideas disseminated during the
coming campaign. If the masses and
classes of our people can evaluate the
claims of greed, tradition, propaganda
and selfish interests as opposed to social
and national security, American democ-
racy will not go the way of the democra-
cies and republics of the ancient and
modern worlds. e. B. HENDERSON.
Falls Church, Va.
August Is.