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Evening star., 1940-12-31
ARLINGTON, Va.

ARLINGTON, va.
Dear Sir:
For the past week have been notic-
ing q starting hopping around In the
back yard on one leg. and I feel SO sorry
for it that don't know what to do.
1T seemed to have such difficult
time staying on 4 limb or eating the
food put out for the birds.
will this bird be able to survive under
such conditions?
yours truly, r. c."
There is every chance that such q one
legged bird will survive.
For the past three years we have had
almost every day at the feeding station
dove with one leg.
The entire foot seemed to be of, but
the bird otherwise was in good shape.
dove is rather heavy creature,
when on the ground.
1t has a waddling gait, although no
way near as much so as the pigeon,
its cousin
Once in the air, a dove is an altogether
different bird. 1t flies gracefully and
swiftly with the best of them.
\
A foot injury is not so dangerous to a
bird as a wing handicap.
With an injured wing, the chances of
bird are slim.
But with one foot gone it can man
age both to perch and get over the
ground.
Most birds are hoppers, anyway, and
seem to be able to do pretty good job
of it on one foot.
No doubt in time they learn to
balance themselves, especially in perch
ing. Most often the injury is not such
as to prevent the bird from getting some
sort of balance with the leg
All such injuries are definite handi-
caps, however, so that there is never
any telling now long such a bird will
live.
All that the kind-hearted person can
do is see to it that it gets some food
and water, also grit. Sand is something
1t is secured by most birds which need
it through their constant explorations
of a neighborhood. Usually there is a
deposit of it beneath porch, or in
some sheltered place.
The handicapped bird cannot make
such an exploration. Therefore sand
in small quantities must be placed on
the ground near supply of food and
water.
In all such cases the handicapped bird
is unable in most instances to jostle
with crowd of birds.
1t is best to supply the majority of
the birds at the favorite place, but
see to it that the lame creature has a
supply at a point nearby beneath a
shrub
This will not mean that other birds,
including that "bushy-tailed bird" the
squirrel, will not come.
Perhaps it will be best to keep a look
Evening star., 1940-12-31

ships in the Pacific, claiming they
were victims Of a German raiding
cruiser Of the S,000-ton class, and not
Of wide-ranging U-boats, as Japanese
authorities previously believed.
Pending confirmation Of details of
this reputed extension Of the Euro
pean conflict to the other side Of the
globe, there seems to be sufficiently
corroborative evidence at least to
justify the fear that the wars ever
wide ming perils at sea are no longer
confined to the Atlantic, the Medi-
terranean or tributary waters.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Futile Peace Plun

Senator Wheeler, speaking last
night in answer to the President,
stopned little short of branding Great
Britain as the aggressor in this war.
In his address, heard over the Ma
tional Radio Forum, the Montana
Senator said that Mn Roosevelt and
those who support his policies feel
that we must go to England's aid
every time she declares war
1t is a fact, of course, that England
did declare war on Germany-a
formality which had been dispersed
with by the NaZiS and their allies.
But the circumstances under which
the declaration of war was made
ignored by Senator Wheeler-Should
not be forgotten. Britain went to
great lengths to avoid war. Hitler
was permitted to reoccupy and fortify
the Rhineland, to absorb Austria, to
take over the Sudetenland and then
all of o-Slovakia-in violation
Of his solemn assurance that he
wanted no more territory in Europe
without meeting armed resistance.
It was not until the invasion of
Poland, when the last hope OF ap-
peasing the German dictator had
vanished, that England, pledged to
come to Poland'S assistance, declared
war.
Against this background of broken
promises and Unsuitable aggression,
Senator Wheeler now advances the
suggestion that just peace should
be negotiated by the belligerents.
His tentative peace terms involve
the REIMBURSEMENT by Germany OF
virtually all territory acquired by
conquest. In return, the Reich would
be restored to its 1914 boundaries,
minus Alsace-Lorraine, and German
colonies would be returned. Some
other conditions enumerated by the
Senator call for arms limitation and
protection of all racial and religious
minorities in all countries Possibly
Senator Wheeler believes that such
terms as these would be accepted and
lived up to by Hitler, although 1t
would seem that even such optimism
as his should be chilled by recent
comments in the Italian press char
acterizing his earlier peace proposals
as "disgusting" But, be that as 1t
may, it is quite certain that the vast
majority of the American people,
looking at the record, will be wholly
unwilling to accept Hitler as man
of good faith, and that they will
be equally unwilling to prejudice
Britain's chances of securing needed
aid in this country by embracing
Senator Wheelers pipe dream peace
plans.
Those who believe that our own
interests require that this war be
fought through to a decision favor
able to Great Britain are not COM
mitted to an insane" policy, as
charged by Senator Wheeler. Nor
are they the "WarmongerS, sordld
romanticists or reckless adventurers"
that he visualizes. On the contrary,
they are loyal Americans, and, Incl
dentally, the great majority of
Americans, who find themselves un-
able to share Senator Wheeler's belief
that one more effort to appease the
unappeasable Fuehrer would succeed
where all others failed.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Aluminium Supply

metals essential to the building of
formidable national defense struc-
ture for America. Without a plenti-
full supply of this light but tough
metal, our aircraft program soon
would bog down and many other de-
fense industries would suffer varying
degrees of paralysis. So common is
aluminium in everyday usage that
few persons give thought to its i'm
portance as military asset until
they read Of kitchen utensils and
other articles of aluminium being
salvaged in war-torn countries
abroad. Because it has been stated
repeatedly in official quarters that
Americas supply Of aluminium is am
pie for all regular and emergency
needs, widespread CONSERVATION was
caused last week by the announce
ment of the Northrop Aircraft Corpo-
ration in California that hours of
work at its factory were being re-
duced from ten to eight, due to a
shortage of aluminium needed for a
100000 warplane order.
But now it seems that the company
was mistaken. In the wake of a
denial by the Aluminium Company of
America that any shortage of the
metal exists, Defense Commissioner
Edward R. Stettinius, jr., has issued
a statement declaring that the COM
pany'S reduction Of hours was "un-
necessary" and asserting that sur
vey discloSes mo serious shortages
in aluminium supplies for aircraft
and other military items now re-
quired for national defense" More
over, he said, new plant facilities are
being constructed by the Aluminium
Company of America and the Reyn-
olds Metals Company so that by next
September production of fabricated
aluminium will have increased as
much as five times over that of last
September. Forging capacity has
jumped thirty-siX per cent during
the last three months, and an addi-
tiOnal increase of ninety-four per
cent is scheduled for January and
February, when new facilities become
available. Current shipments to air.
craft manufacturers are in excess of
requirements, except for isolated
cases of temporary delay" Mr..
StettiniuS affirmed.
With respect to the Northrop diff
culties, the defense expert said that
the first report which the Defense
Commission received of any delay
at the California plant was from
newspaper sources. Assured of ade-
quate deliveries of the metal, the
company has reScinded its Self-in-
itiated order reducing work shifts at
its plant, Mr.. Stettinius revealed.
That any factory engaged in filling
defense orders for the Government
should take upon itself the RESPONSE
bility of altering production Sched-
ules downward without first consult
ing the Defense Commission about
real or imagined supply difficulties
is deplorable. On the facts as he
has outlined them, Mr.. Stettinius was
wholly justified in expressing regret
that public anxiety should have been
aroused over reports of shortages
that never existed. The Defense
Commission was created to Coop
crate with industry in smoothing out
kinks in military production and it
is the patriotic duty of industry to
take the fullest advantage of this
vital service.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Praises Editorial
On DIR. CarreTs Philosophy.

To the Editor of The Star:
I cannot commend too highly your
editorial on Men of Greater Value" not
only for the facts therein, but for its
lofty tone and beautiful English.
1t comments on DR.. Alexis Carrers
efforts TO bring science and religion into
harmonious relationship, an effort to
which he seems to be devoting his great
learning, his mature wisdom and his
worldwide prestige.
There was time when science and
religion appeared to be at war, but that
was time when scieEce was young and
knew too little and when religion was
narrow and its leaders lacking in in
telligence. Now, from every intelligent
pulpit science is recognized as a parallel
road to truth; now, all the great scien-
lists (such as Compton, Millikan and
EinStein) see the laws of the universe
simply as an expression of that great
hidden intelligence. Religion and science
have Joined hands.
I came across great sentence the
other day. 1t was: Whatever is of God,
is a unity" Science and religion are
both of God; they are aiming at the
same great center from different points
on the circumference. Hence they are
unity.
Unity is an acid test of a persons
religion. Does it make all men your
brothers? Does 1t break down all bar
riers and include even your enemies in
a bond of unity? Or does it set you
apart? Do you believe that salvation
is only for your kind?
Then you do not belong to the way of
God, but TO the forces of disintegration
and destruction. You belong to the
current that leads to war.
But the writer of this editorial and
DR.. Carrel belong to the forces of inte-
grafton, to the current that leads to
peace. They are men of good will"
Whatever is of God, is unity
VIRGINIA T. DAWSON.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Tells How Single Takers
Would Provide Economic Freedom.


To the Editor of The Star:
In September, last, Washington saw a
three-day gathering of representative
body of real revolutionaries without a
murmur from the Dies Committee. To
judge how revolutionary they are,
imagine a taxless state. For that is
their real aim though they are COM
monty known. as advocates of the single
tax, a term that harks back some 200
years to the "Physiocrats" of France,
the pioneers of the movement. Objec-
tion to it is that ground rent being a
social value attaching to land. its taking
for social uses may be no more regarded
as a tax than the taking of wages for
services.
Taxes are levies upon wealth without
account of the >possessor's actual public
obligation, while rent is a payment for
use. In other words, taxes take what
you own regardless of what you owe to
society, while the socialization of ground
rent would take what you owe to
society regardless of what you own: the
difference between exacting tribute and
collecting a debt, or, as the man in the
street would say, between racketeering
and straight business
An equitable basis of dealing with the
individuals obligation to the state would
give so-called capitalism a fair chance
of demonstrating its usefulness to society
by lifting from the shoulders of pro-
Evening star., 1940-12-31
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bear the name and address of
the tDriter, although the use OF
a pSeudonyul for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q UielD to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

There is one fellow whose I. @.
is easy even for an amateur to de-
termine. He is under the constant
delusion that it is the car just in
front of him which is causing the
delay and Furnishes the horn button
accordingly.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
The Common Cold
Is RAGING Again

Most prevalent of all human ailments,
the common cold accounts for more days
lost from wage earning and school than
any other disease. What is the proper
treatment for a cold? How can others
be prevented? The answers to these and
many other questions about illness are
found in the HOME DOCTOR BOOK.
While no book can take the place of your
doctor, this handy medical adviser tells
you the essential facts about disease that
you should know. Here is reliable health
information at a minimum cost. To Sc
cure your copy inclose 10 cents in coin,
wrapped in this clipping, and mail to The
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Evening star., 1940-12-31
Pledges Financial Aid
To England.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Iwish to go on record as agreeing with
the suggestion of giving financial aid to
Britain and will back it up with $40
month. Ten dollars month till the end
Of the war. =. Z. INGLEDER.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

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credited to it or not otherwise credlted IN TINS
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Evening star., 1940-12-31

@. How should artichokes be eaten'-
w. R. T
A. ArtichokeS are always eater with
the fingers. leaf at time is pulled
off and the edible end dipped in the
sauce, and then bitten off. When the
center is reached the thistle part is
scraped away with knife, the edges are
cut, and the heart eaten with a fork.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

There is no use crying over this
situation. 1t is one of the recognized
scientific facts and we must accordingly
work toward the goal with longer vision
and greater tolerance Science as an
educational and social force is but of
yesterday Man has been exposed for
ages to the fundamental ethics of the
great religions who have used the ele-
ments OF fear, punishment and per-
petual reward as motives, something
tnat science cannot do. And yet the
effects of this exposure seem neither
significant nor lasting. But in our i'm
patience we so readily forget the ele-
ment of time in animal evolution.
From all the evidence now available
1t seems clear that in the past greed.
guile and violence had survival value
for primitive man. Assuming that these
drives can be curbed on a national or
international scale by the new moves
based on understanding, reason and
emerging justice, will the latter have
equal survival value in and for the new
kind of society we hope to build? NV
answer is yes, with this proviso. I think
we must apply new and different meas
ures to reduce the numbers of the less
fit. We have enough information to
make beginning in this direction now,
but prevalent moves prevent it. Unless
reason based on understanding effec-
lively guides the social evolution of to-
morrow in the direction of elimination
or reduction of the numbers of the less
fit, those who cannot or will not strive
for the individual and the common
good, I see no escape from the degenera-
ton that invariably follows biological
parasitism, except the ancient law of
tooth and claw
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Hoskin's S Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

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question OF fact by tDr1ting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSkin. director, Washington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
SCHOOL PROJECT
GIVEN APPROVAL
Provides For Replacing Jack
sonville Building De-
stroyed By Fire

JACKSONVILLE, June 1.-The
WPA project for replacing tn e
Jacksonville high school building,
destroyed by fire in February, has
been approved in Washington and
now only President Roosevelt's
signature stands between actual
construction of a e building
here.
The presidential signature is u.s.
uaIly pe%rfunctory.
Notice that the $102, 900 project
had been approved was contained
in a message received here yes
terday by Supt. A. H. Hatsell from
Representative Graham A. Bar
Cen. The project provides for re-
placing the old building, and school
officials are reported contemplate
ing later putting in a second prof.
ect for an addition to the building.
Bruce Simmons, head of the
WPA in Onslow county, has pro-
missed to rush construction of the
building and has made plans to
work three eight-hour shifts daily
on the project until completed. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
E. E. CONVENTION
SLATED AT EL0N
North Carolina Union Will
Hold Annual Session On
June 13 TO 16

The North Carolina Christian En-
deavor Union will hold its And
annual convention June 10 to 16
at Elon college.
The Rev. George Dilllnger S
general convention chairman;
Miss Ollie Stadler is state regist-
rar; Howard Patterson, president
of Alamance county union, is aid
ing the committee on general ar
rangements. Each of the officers
is from Burlington. Luther R. Med
lin, state field secretary, and Ira
cey Miller, president of the state
union, are other program leaders.
Program plans for the convent
ion include: Thursday night, June
10, Rev. Charles st. John, sup
erintendent of the famous Bowery
Mission in New York, will deliver
the keynote address; Warren G.
Hopes, general secretary of the
Pennsylvania C. E. union, will adj
dress the convention Friday even
ing; Miss Mildreth Haggard, o.
Minneapolis, Mimi, will lead the
junior department conference, and
also make the Saturday evening
address.
Miss Haggard has been respon-
sible for the junior features of ten
international Christian Endeavor
conventions, and is listed by the
headquarters office as junior chair
man. Her experience has covered
c. E. in all grades and offices in
society, sicty, and state unions.
Robert P. Jensen, of the Home
Moravian church, Winston-Salem,
will lead the convention singing
again this year. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
Scout Camp To Open
For Summer June 30

Boy Scouts of the Cape Fear area
will again have the opportunity Of
attending one Of the south's finest
camps when Camp S%ingletary, twelve
miles from Elizabethtown, opens on
June 30. Many natural advantages
afforded by the location of the camp
site. A carefully planned daily pro.
gram for the campers, wholesome
meals, and a high type Of leader.
ship IRE among the offerings of the
camp, Scout Executive David Lilies
said.
Located twelve miles from Eliza
BEETHOVEN, and five miles from White
Lake is the large Singletary Game
Preserve in which is located the
camp. 1t boasts good drainage, ex-
cellent drinking water, and fine
swimming Accommodations. There are
nineteen permanent buildings on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
MACNIDER RESIGNS
POSITION AT UNC
DR.. Berryhill Elected Acting
Dean Ut University
Medical School

CHAPEL HILL, June NR-Dr.
William deb. MacNider, VIII is
rounding out Al years as a men,
Der of the University of North Car
DINA faculty, resigned today as
dean Of the university medical
school.
The resignation was rendered to
the trustees at their meeting IN
Raleigh. They accepted with re-
grets, extended DR.. MacNlder a
vote of appreciation and, on rec
cmmendation of President Frank
P. Graham and dean of admins
tration R. B. House, elected DR..
W. Reece Berryhil acting dean.
DR.. MacNider, who has served
as dean since the fall of 1887, will
return to his first love-research
and resume his position as Ke-
nan research professor of pharma-
cology.
The resignation is effective July
DR.. Berryhill, a native of Char
lotte and a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and Har-
ward medical schools, came here
in 1888 as the university physician.
He has been assistant dean since
1887.
DR.. MacNider said in a state
ment that his resignation has
come about in order that I may
have more, if not adequate, time
to go forward for the university
with certain research activities" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
Red Cross Will Send
-Four To Swim School

Four representatives of the vii.
mington chapter of the American
Red Cross will attend the national
aquatic school from June II to Fl at
Camp Carolina, Brevard, N. c., Mrs.
Ida B. Speiden, executive secretary,
reported yesterday.
w. H. Davis, Billy Pittman, Al.
bert Wooten, and Kenneth Wooten
will receive advanced instruction in
first aid, life saving, boating, diving,
and accident prevention.
Upon ther return from the school.
Mrs. Speiden said, they will be quail
fled as instructors in advanced first
aid and life saving courses in the
Wilmington section.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
Rev. Lee To Preach
On Hitler And War

The Rev. James r. Lee, pastor
of the Sixth Street Advent Chris
tan church, has announced his sub
ject for Sunday night as where
Hitler Gets His Power and How
Long It Will Last"
He said, 1--WE can not and do not
care to deny that Hitler is possessed
Of supernatural power. God in his
Word told US that this modern Go.
hath of paganism would arise and
when he would seek to accomplish
against the whole Christian civil
cation.
"The question which looms 1arg-
est in the minds of many is how
far will God let him go before he
strikes back?', and it is this ques.
ton that we propose to answer from
the Bible next Sunday night"
With reference to the pacifist
views held by many leading church
men W the country Mr.. Lee said,
I'VE had as well lay down our spiri-
tual weapons against the devil as
to talk pacifism in these p%erilous
hours. 1t is no time for church
leaders to talk about pacifism. 1t
is rather a time when we should
prayerfully prepare ourselves to go
forth sling in hand as did righteous
David, to meet the new Goliath
who threatens every system of re-
ligious worship, and to slay him
in the name of Israel's God"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
New Numbers Are Assigned To
Many Shops On Front Street

Due to the large number of small
shops being built on Front street
between Chestnut and Grace, new
street numbers are now being as
signed to each.
On this, the 200 block, a number
is being given each 10 feet of
frontage space.
Numbers have been assigned to
the following establishments:
East side: Morris Plan Bank,
200; Reeds Hat shop, 208; Smart
and Thrifty, 212; Cannon Shoes,
214; City Optical, 218; Wilmington
Furniture, 224; Belk-W Williams, 230,
234, 242, 246; Fashionland, 248;
Su-Ann Slipper, $50: F. and w.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
Minor Charges Heard
In Recorders Court

Harold Belden, negro, charged
with the murder Of Cordelia Meyer,
4~5-year-old negress, vas dismissed in
recorders court yesterday morning,
a coroner's jury having exonerated
him.
James Hargrove, negro, is held
on bond of $1,000. Charged with high
way robbery, and assault with a
deadly weapon, probable cause was
found by Judge Alton A. Lennon
Sephus Mabry of Albemarle was
granted a Today stay of execution
on bond of 500 after he was found
guilty of reckless operation of an
automobile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08

Grand, 254, 1852; Hattie T ~
Schiller, 1854; and Efrd's, 268, 274.
West side: Beulah Meier, 201;
Security Bank, 205; Star-News and
Murchison building, 200, Oil; STAN
card Pharmacy, 213; DR.. W. A.
Kamer, 217; Gibson's, PIG; Bull
luck hospital, 221; Lewis j. Stein,
223; lunch stand, 227; Bijou, 229;
Bijou Office, 1888; Western Union,
2S5, 237, 239; J.. C. Penney, 243;
Sally Frocks, 247; Saffo's, 251;
Fiks club, 253; Peoples Furniture
company, 257; Hyman Supply, 261;
upstairs entrance, 265; Spor-Tee
shop, 267; Postal Telegraph, 271;
Joy-Dee shop, 273; Julia Shop,
277. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
PENSIONS

WASHINGTON, June 7. - Up -
President Roosevelt signed today
legislation increasing pensions for
about 700 army veterans disabled
prior to April 81, 1898. The veter-
ans administration said the congress
sional act would %equalize pension
benefits for a number of veterans,
ranging from 60 to 95 years in age,
at an estimated annual cost of $164,-
900.