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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

on the market as yet, but all
indications point to a fine ship.
We hear that already many or
ders have been placed for them.
Interesting to note that two OF the
local boys, George Bethel Of viii.
mington and D. W. Pearsall OF
Rocky Point, have registered for
the C. A. A. experimental advanced
flight training course, supplement
ing the $3.50 hours flight training
in light planes as the primary
course with so more hours time in
more powerful planes. The ad
vanced course includes las hours
ground school. Funds for the
course, costing 500, O0o, come out Of
the 81, O. 900 appropriation to the
CAA for teaching 10000 boys and
girls to fly.
More local boys now in avia.
ton now include Meares Har-
riss, Jr., and Billy Render, both
of whom are employed by
Eastern Air Lines, Leroy Fen.
nell, formerly with Martin air.
plane factory in Baltimore, and
now with Pennsylvania Central
Air Lines, and Henry Breeder,
who works with Pan-American
Always.
Here nor there: It's a small world
. we noticed that the coast guarc
plane on the cover of a recent is
sue of the leading aviation maya
zine was the same one that has
been visiting Wilmington lately :.
After making her first hop in 8
plane, one person was overheard to
remark that she felt much safer
while flying than while driving her
car, to which we unanimously agree
We're glad to see that the argu'
ment concerning the seaplane base
in the river was finally settled ano
that construction is to start o -.
Someone has suggested that sea
planes land in Smiths creek where
it winds near the airport It's
about two feet deep and four feet
wide Would like to nave seer
the 149 planes that swarmed over
Raleigh airport last week on the1l
wav to Miami for the All-American
air maneuvers 80. Oh, well, wei
console ourselves with the thought
that two Miami-bound Cubs stopped
here Thursday Mondays snow
proved a headache to some people
but provided plenty If fun at the
airport - ranging from building
snow men atop the hangar to photo
graphing the white-blanketed land
scape from the air -. We note
there are still a few hardy SOU
who will brave frost-nipped fingers
and toes to log a few flying hours
during these, chill winter days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Visitors proved mor plentiful
this week than the week before.
The preceding week brought
only a pair of Wacos, owned by
the Socony Vacuum Oil COM
pany. ConfidentiaIly, a visit by
pilots of that company is always
welcomed warmly by the local
aviatOrs. 1t means free cigar
cites, lighters and pencils for
those lucky enough to be at the
port on such occasions. Well,
we can't be blamed, can we?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Visitors this week were the Coast
Guard Grammar, as usual: ar
Army Northrop, flown in Sunday by
Lieut.. Mcdonald of this city; Billy
Codington in his Waco Custom anc
two light planes-a 40 horsepower
Cub and a Cub coupe, both Miami
bound. We started wondering when
a second glance disclosed the occu
pants were a man a woman, the for
mer in riding breeches and boots
and the latter clad in riding
breeches, boots and a fur coat.
Maybe they had to ride a horse
to catch a plane.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

feet little light plane for sports
man pilots. The tandem three
place Cubs have not been placed
on the market as yet, but all
indications point to a fine ship.
We hear that already many or
ders have been placed for them.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
: It's the one
unf0rgivdble
social
error

There is seldom any excuse for Offend
ing others with halitosis dad breath)
due to food fermentation in the mouth.
ltisso easy to make your breath sweeter
and more agreeable with Listerine, the
safe antiscptic.
The insidious thing about this offen-
sive condition is thar nearly everybody
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themselves by gargling with Listerine
Antiseptic morning and night, and be-
fore every important social or business
engagement. Listerine Antiseptic
quickly halts fermentation, said by
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of mouth odors, and overcon1es the
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Why risk offending Others !. under
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Get the enjoyable Listerine Antiseptic
habit Use it as safe, mild, mouth anti
septic and deodorant regularly.
Lambert Pharmacal Co, ST. Louis, Mo.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1910.
Enduring Friendship
- - -8-s s.43- ---l-----

aloofness. friendlessness, loneliness.
n the measure of ones dependence
upon Deity, one proves himself de-
pendable friend.
By taking the majesty Of true man.
hood as his ideal, one frees himself
from narrow-gauge prejudice, pet
tiness. and friction. He breaks the
habit of criticism of others, which be-.
travs self-righteousness or the "holler
than thou attitude in himself. He
cuItiyates that true sensibility. which
e tenderly aware of another's needs,
and meets them unobtrusively. This
true sensibility is protection from
the counterfeit loneliness which leads
one to take offense under the slightest
provocation. ..
The goodness which reflects God IS
unadulterable, unreasonable. The Sc
cret Of reflection is the clue to perfec-
tion and enduring friendship. As Mrs:
Eddy puts it in "The First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, and MISCELLANY Up;
1917, aWhere God is we can meet. ana
where God is we can never part
Friendship is. one of the golden
threads woven into the seamless roDe
Of righteousness. Christ Jesus, whose
precepts sprang from his understand
ing OIL dOu, ulVlIiG LALtSARiN, seAA~ sS0
| his followers (Ichn 16:1Ae, --..Ye are
nv friends, if We do. whatsoever !
command YOU" Whoever ponders and
| obeys the commands Of divine Love
| discovers the way Of steady progress
and invariable health and happiness.
| He is saved the experience Of unwise
associations, grievous misunderstand-
ings, and patched-up guarrels: He
/ proves with rejoicing the truth OF
/ Mrs. Eddy's statement (Retrospertion
and Introspection, p. 76), "The spirit
j ualIy minded meet on the stairs which
lead UP to spiritual love-" In this
meeting there is no parting.
/ Never was there . higher expression
of friendship than that conveyed IN
i these words of Jesus to his disciples
4 John 1919: Il have called you
i friends; for all things that have
heard Of my Father | have made
| known unto YOU" Through following
him "in the regeneration" as he com
mended them for doing (Matthew
b 1929, his disciples discerned, ano
each one today can enter into, that
. conscious oneness with infinite Love
which is the very sanctuary OF friend.
ship.
"Loving hearts in friendship blend.
One in Him, our heavenly friend"
The Christian Science Monitor
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
Bethel Players To Presnt
Play In State Wide Finale

DAYTON - The Bethel Baptist
Church Payers who presented "The
Web of Life" written and directed
by Verne Green in the district drama
tournament Saturday at the Central
YMCA held in connection with the
fifth annual religious drama festival
under sponsorship Of the Christian
Youth Council Of Ohio were select
ed BY f. G. Povenmire, expert critic
judge Of Cincinnati to present their
play at the state final drama con-
ference in Columbus, Apri. l3 and
14th. The Bethel Play will be one
Of the eight best religious dramas
from the four districts of Ohio to
be presented at the Conference, at
which time Harold Ehrensperger OF
Chicago will condnct clinica dis
cnssion after each session.
This is a grand tribute to our
group, not only from the fact that
never before has one Of our drama
groups been selected to compete in
the State Drama Festival, but es-
pccially because the play was taken
from real life experience Of the
Negro, written, directed by Negro
and portrayed BY Negro actors.
In the opinion of the Judge the
outstanding features Of the produc-
tion was the sincerity of characteri-
| zation, the infection of the actors
and the powerful moving appeal oi
the play. The cast received higf
concentrations by the judge: Leaf,
Green (Caara) for her consisten
| portraiture and genuine emotiona
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29

WISELY guarded friendship in
n chIdes mutual trustworthiness
~ and trust and withstands degen-
crate influences. Whereas unrighteous-
ness IS ever divider of men, because
il IS divided against itself, genuine
goodness is always unifying. as IN
water face answereth to face, SO the
heart of man to man.
To seek the spiritual heights Of
friendship is divinely directed adven-
ture Whatever the strain that con-
fronts them, it YIELDS more firmly
those links that hold. It is well Tor
friends to uphold one another even as
lo mountaineers, roped together Tor
safety during a precarious ascent.
Human beings need the outstretcned
hand which succors whoever reaches
for it from the depths Of sorrow or
the ouicksands Of sin.
On mage 100 of Miscellaneous Writ
inps" Mary Baker Eddy writes: pure
humanity, friendship, home, the inter-
tasaa tnanse of e heaven. toss, They unite ter
restrial and celestial joys, and crown
resolves. put to use, develop stability
ana peace III ohG SAfsA ~ s~At ~sA~ :
home, ones social and business rela-
tions. Well-tempered qualities pullify
temperamental traits which wreck
homes, traits such as domination, sub.
lection, selfishness, responsibility
When, for instance, acute self-will as
serts itself in an individual, he or sht
is apt to develop an aggressive, de-
fiant, tyrannical attitude both in ant
beyond the home. Other human types
being more passively inclined, cloistel
themselves in hurt pride, vain resigna
ton, bruised affection. Still other
drift into feckless optimism, finding j
easier to shirk and shelve their respon
sibilities than to meet them with un
selfishness, honesty, and courage. !.
Personal worship dwarfs the growt
Of each one whom it touches. There
fore, Christ Jesus declared that Go
is to be worshiped "in spirit and i
TRUTH Whoever applies this tru
worship in his association with friends
sees them in their real being, as es
pressions Of Spirit and Truth. Thi
development Of genuine individualit
constitutes true friendship. On
who understands, even in small dt
gree, the depth and tenderness OF d
vine Love learns to express and I,
spond to loving kindness, wherever e,
pressed, For him there Is no nonast
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29

characterization; O'Dell Williams
(Bily) for an excellcs presentation
of a dying boy, and d perfect stage
cough, James Ditto (tha fsrson) for
syrarathetically depi, iag i kindly
old minister, and Bo~ui ord Hopper
(Wl lam )for an excellent voice
and fine acting.
Another high light Of the pro-
duction was the singing of the sma1
ensemble under the direction Of
Charles Higgins. Never before said
Mr. Povenmire had he heard a
choir that so beautifully and per
feetly blended with dramatic pre-
sentation as this ensemble did. Mr..
Higgins was praised for his contri-
button to the enjoyment Of the play.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
Mans S Attempted
Assault on 10y ear
Old Girl Nets
Sentence of Fifteen
Years In N. c.

FAYETTEVILLE, NC. Charged
with attempted criminal assault
upon a sixteen-year-old Negro girl,
during the early part Of February
John H. Davis, q white married man
living in the Massey Hill section
here, pleaded guilty before Superior
Court Judge A. Hall Johnson last
week and was given a sentence of
fifteen years IN the state peniten-
tiary
Davis's conviction was the OUT
growth of a court battle waged in
the girls behalf by the local branch
Of he National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29

look, and Particularly delicious.
Canned Grapefruit Tapioca
TABLESPOONS quick cooking
! tpioca. 20 cups fruit juice ana
ater;; 4 cup sugar. II teaspoon
=, cup canned grapefruit,
ii. blespo rs lemon juice.
Combine tapioca. fruit juice and
ater, sugar, and salt in saucepan
I'D mix well. Bring mixture
tiiekly to full boil over direct
{, stirring constantly. Remove
I.onl Ire. (Mixture will be thsn,
do nc overcook.) Add fruit aad
lemon juice. Cool, stirring occas-
tonaliy mixture tllicbnne as i.
ea. Chill. Serves i 10 i.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
Insurance Head
Makes Contribution
To N. A. A. c.. p.

NEW YORK ~ A contribution
amounting to fifty dollars for carry
ing forward the work Of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, was re-
ceived recently from Harry H. Pace,
president Of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Company, it was an
nounced today by Walter White,
NAACP secretary.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-29
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
(From Department of State)
EARL GRIFFITH, Secretary

ambulance crews A federal and
state investigation to determine the
cause of the disaster is under way
but ia view of the extent of the
explosion and the many unknown
factors invoved, it will probably be
weeks before any official opinion Is
rendered
The annual meeting Of the Ohio
History Conference will be held in
Columbus April 4-6. The sponsors
Of the meeting are the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Soci-
ety, the Ohio Academy If History.
the Columbus Genealogical Society
and the Ohio State University
Approximately 5000 state EN-
ployes in Ohio will be affected should
the e. S. Senate-appr9ved Hatch
'anti-poitics" bill become 4 law. 1t
has been estimated authoritatively
that about 1900 persons IN the
state Highway Department, 5000 in
the We fare Department, 800 in.
Unemployment Compensation, 400
in Agriculture, 300 in Health and
100 in Education would be prohibit
ed, along with federal employees,
from using their official authority
to affect the outcome Of elections,
coerce subordinates politicn .ly, par
ticipate actively in political cam
paigns or assess state employees for
political purposes. A special Frank
lin county grand Jury indicted II
persons July IS, 1888, on charges
Of unlawfully soliciting state SER
vice employees for contributions to
former Gov Davey's third term cam
paign fund. However, none was
convicted and some of them are
candidates for office this year.
The T3 candidates who filed nom
ination petitions for state offices
contributed $2,725.00 in fees to the
office Of Secretary of State Earl
Griffith. The statutory fee is one
half Of one per cent of the annual
salary.
4 #
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Hatch Act
Probe Soon
Officials of AL Ma
tional Parties Ordered
to Appear B e f or e
Grand Jury.

Washington. Nov. 2G.--(AP)-At-
tcrNcy General Jackson announced
'.,-'.,,- that officials of all rational po-
1itical parties and committees with
their records of contributions and
would be called before
a Federal grand Jury in connection
with an investigation OF alleged
yiulationS of election laws.
The attorney general said that Il
special grard jury would be con-
vcncd here December 2 by ORDER OF
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat OF the
district court for the DlStrlc; OF
e. ;.',,n'r
Maurice NJ Mllligan. fcdera' DIS
trprl attorney at Kansas City VINO
is here ON Il special assignment to
Investigate election complaints. Will
present evidence to the jury. Numer-
n,is reports have been received, the
attorney general said. that the Sd
OnD 600 limit fixed for campaign cN-
pcnditrlrcy by the Hatch act had been
Violated or evaded.
If the law has been Vlola'co'
there should be prosecutions, Jack
SON said, eff there have been cVaS-
ions. the loopholCs should be tighten
cd up
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Naziis Again
Raid Bristol
Planes Return to At
tack After Twelve
Hours of Bad Weather
Hampers Flying.

London. Nov. 26.-(AP)--Gcrman
raiders returned To- the attack today
on the town in the west of England
which was hard hit in a heavy raid
Sunday night. Germans have iden-
tilted this town as the important port
of BriStol.)
Reports were lacking Immediately
in London on the extent OF this
raid. launched in the afternoon.
1t was the same town the Ger
mans apparently had picked for
heavy asSaUt last night. which was
blocked by bad weather.
The raiders. flying through murky
skies. came over in force after
twelve hours of Weather-curtaIicd
activity in which London enjoyed It's
first night without an alarm since
October 6.
alert. apparently caused by lon"
London had one short Afternoon
raider which flew up the Thames
estuary.
British fighters engaged in " dog
fight with one German formation or
Dover and were reported to have
shot down a German fighter.
Early last night raiders drhpp"d
bombs in tn" Wr,' of F'l"Ihnd ava
~ Official ;rnu!nC"n"n' ard Ca
u.lt:c5 we're lcp.. damage light.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Of
Engines
In Prospect
Priorities Board Asked
to Prevent Any In
crease in Number of
Planes Going to Com
mercial Air Services.

Washington. Nov. 26.-(AP)-Thc
War department acted today to
freeze plane production for CONNER
cial airlineS at the present level and
simultaneously disclosed that "a
""rv larec shortage" of engines for
thc nHtion'e expanding military and
naval air force was in prospect for
next spring
Secretary StH0SOn announced at a
press conference" that the department
had asked the prioriticS board to
prevent any increase in the number
of planes going 10 commercial air
services. The request was made,
StimSon said. in the interest Of sup
plying American and British needs
for bomber and fighter planes.
At the same conference, an aide
of the War department chief explain
ed that "a very large shortage" Of
engines similar to those used in COM
mcrcial transports was in prospect
for next spring because Of the time
lag required to get new engine ia
ciliticS into production.
At the moment. the aide added,
one make Of big Gour-mOtOr bomb
ers ARE being accepted without en-
gincs." General George c. Mar
snail chief of staff, announced re-
Gently that in order to power such
motorlesS planes the Army had OBJ
tanned rights to engines being manu-
featured for the British, giving the
British priority instead to other
bomberS already rolling off the pro-
ductiOn line.)
At the outset Of the conference,
StimSon declared the Douglas Air
craft Company was now delivering
planes to commercial lines at the rate
of twelve a month, although it had
been 60 days behind schedule in de-
iivering the test plane on an Army
order for 1856 dive bOmbers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Bids Asked On
Road Projects

Raleigh. Nov. 2G-(AP)- The
Highway and Public Works Com
mission called today for bids to be
submitted December 10 for construc-
ton of eleven road and bridge pro-
iects.
| The projects included:
Lenoir county, surlacing OF five
miles of county road between In
stitutc and Route 10: Pitt and Graz
ven counties, surfacing 1898 miles
of route l18 from near the Craven
line TO route 43: Duplin, grading,
structures and surfacing OF Alp miles
of route eleven between d pshrdlu S
of route ii between point 50 miles
south of the Wayne line and route
III: Rohc>pn. grading. structures and
.urfaclng Of 1851 rnles Of route 10
bet.geca routes sol and -.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Hazard of Falling Ice
and Mounting Floods
Increase Dangers
Seven Persons Missing
and Believed Dead in
Floods.

Dallas. Nov. Dc (APJ Flood
waters which swept away two homes
! in south Texas left seven persons
missing and believed dead today as
rising temperatures brought the
menace Of falling ice on haraSsrd
Amarillo.
a fishing camp cmpInyc in West
Galveston, whose boat overturned,
was the only known fatality in the
thrcC-day storm siege which sheath
cd the Texas Panhandle in ice and
sent eastern and southern Texas rlV-
crS raging.
But Coast Guard ships and v"ll'n-
tcCrS were searching for a family OF
five and another family missing since
the BrazpS river washed their homes
away at BrookShirc 30 miles west OF
Houston.
The Galveston section pokcd out
Of n tcn-inch rain which fell in "a
hours-hcavicst in Galvcston's his
tory. Coast Guardsmen and Red
Cross volunteers reported at Calves
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
n. =. Truck Growers
demand AAARelief
Logan-Walter Bill
Passed By Senate

Washington. Nov. 26.-(AP)-
The Senate passed the cOntrO-
versial LOgan-iYaltcr bill to
day. 81 to 25.
The bill, designed TO facilitate
appeals to the courts from ad-
miniStrative rulings Of eNecu-
tive agencies of the federal gov
eminent, has already passed the
House. 1t now goes back there
for action on several amend
mcnIS.
The Senate action came soon
or than members had expected,
after Democratic Leader Barkley
announced lnat despite his OppO-
Sition to, the measure and his
belief that action should be de-
ferred he was prepared to vote
at once.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
ADMIRAL LEAHY'S
NAME PRESENTED

Washington, Nov. 26-(AP-
Admiral william ID. Lcahy, re-
tired, was Nominated by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt today to be am
bassadOr TO France.
I.cahy, former chief of naval
operations and now governor or
Puerto Rico, would succeed at
Vichy William {. Bullitt, who
resigned early this month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
mWeatherAdds
Tot exas Suffering
Snow Storm Whips
Through Midwest
(By The Associated Press

4 Snow storm blown before
strong winds whipped through
:.,c midwest To-day as Texas raj
lied from damaging floods and
ihc east Shivcrcd in lis coolest
weather this season.
The stormy weather raced in a
n0rthwcstcrIy direction from
Texas. Snow was piiins up in
parts Of Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,. iowa, Illinois. Indiana,
Wisconsin aud was about to en-
ter lower Michigan.
II many points in Illinois and
Indiana XicSt preceding snow
iced The highways and damaged
nrW"r lines.
Storm warnings were display
cd on all tic Great Lakes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-26
Conference
On Strikes
Is Called

Washington, NOV. 30 (AP) -
President Roosevelt announced that
he had called in defense advisors to-
day for conference on strikes in
national defense industries.
Invited p the afternoon meeting
were Secretary StimSun. Secretary
Knox. Attorney General jackson and
Sydney lIillman, labor member OF
the defense commission.
Stephen Early, White House press
secretary, said in announcing the
conference that the men were called
to discuss labor in relation to ma
tional defense including the Difficult
ty of strikes. etc"
The discussion, TO start at = p. m.,
EST, WAS To follow Il luncheon con-
Da-a \