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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
BRONSON LIBRARY
 CLASS TO CONVENE

This evening at the Learning to- Listen" music class at 7:l5 at the Bronson Library Sergei Prckofiey,s $ Concert No. 2 in G Minor" will be presented, Jat cha H3.felz. v.oiin 'artist, and the Boston Symphony orchestra with Kcussevitzky con- ducting A study of the string sec- tion of the orchestra and review of key and rhythm will pe par, of tonight's study period.
 Also the concert portion Of the program will inclu6e Han1el,s Wa ter Music Suite "Sarabarte. and Tambourine." and the Largo" from "Xerxes." The putilc Is invited to, attend the concert this evening in charge of Walden Trimble and Pau lette Wolozin. auspices Of tine IiE- rary and the WPA Adult Education Program of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
IF NOSE
 DRIES OUT
 AT NIGHT

DON'T LET dried-out, irritated or clogged feeling in your nose keep you tossing and turning tonight trying to get to sleep.
 A FEW DROPS of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril will help clear transient congestion and bring marvellous relief. TRY Vicks Va-tro-nol tonight and sec now much quicker you get to sleep.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
BUSINESS MEMS PROGRAM

In it's new program the Better Business AS
ISOLATION of Wilmington has included many of
the projects recommended for city improve
ment by the Star-Nea0s, with especial emphasis
on a councilmanager form of government and
port development through adequate public
terminals.
This group of business men, who realize
their own advantage lodges chiefly in the
city's advance to complete supremacy in the
trade territory, have been among the most
potent agencies throughout the past winter
for Wilmington's economic welfare. By CEN
tering their attention upon a specific set of
projects through the accomplishment of which
they stand to gain most, they give promise of
increasing their power for good and Of elevat-
Ing their home town to it's proper high place
among the progressive and economically stable
communities of the southeast.
The associations leadership is so competent
and it's vision SO clear it will not fail to under
stand it's greatest assurance of success for ali
it's undertakings lies in taking up one project
at a time and concentrating its full power
and energy upon it, rather than to scatter its
efforts among a dozen and so jeopardize all
The old adage, Zone thing at a time and thai
done WELL" applies. And well the Better Bust
ness Association knows it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
DIR. MOORE REMAINS AT POST

Reelection of DR.. w. HOUSTON MOORE as
chairman Of the Wilmington Housing Author
iy is a we'll deserved tribute. But it is more
than that. It demonstrates sound judgment by
the board, and assures the people Of Whining
ton that public housing here will enjoy the
same efficient administration which it has had
during it's short but successful existence.
Under DR.. MooRE's leadership Wilmington
is building two projects, the one for negroes
nearly complete, the other, for whites, at least
half finished. Both have progressed without
hitch or interruption, with exceptional econ
omy and, considering their magnitude, unusual
speed. This alone proves DR.. MOORE eminently
fitted for the g~ruelling task he undertook
when he accepted the authority's chairman
ship. Other proof, II more is needed, may De
found in the fact that opposition was downed
in advance through a friendly suit by which
the legal status of the projects was established
before work started.
Altogether, Wilmington has reason to be
grateful hat a man of such outstanding quail
~hcations headed the initial effort and that his
private engagements permit him to continue
in the chairmanship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
1T MIGHT HAPPEN

TT is to be understood that this Is no' Q
prophecy. We lack the Imagination OF al
ORsoN WE11Es and the seeing eye OIL a 'hRE'
M1AH. But what follows might happen.
To heein with. the British Empire might
topple. We don't believe it will, but 1t m'sn'"
And if it should. Canada might be seized by
an alien mower. Ten million Canadians would
try to prevent it, and they are good scrappers
But it might happen.
In the second place, with a new order In the
world. Mexico might be taken as was Czecho'
slovakia by the Germans. We don't say thai
it will, but it might be.
Then, with alien armies to the north and to
the south, the United States would be between
the Jaws of a wise. We don't imply that 1t WILL
but again it might happen. So many strange
things are happening in our times, nothing
seems impossible.
And il it should be that ~covetous powers, al
ready entrenched in Canada and in Mexico
took it into their heads to close the jaws Of
the aforesaid vise-that is to say, attack the
United States simultaneously on our two long
frontiers-would we be in q position to fight
them off? We are pretty good scrappers, too
but could we put up a winning fight against
such a blitzkrieg, and at the same time pro
tect our shores-our long, exposed Pacific
and Atlantic shores-from the combined
navies OF the dictators?
It is hard to say, harder to think w might
fail. I'VE like to believe ourselves invincible,
it is not apparent that we could Withstand
assault by the united totalitarians of the world
by land and sea. Certainly we could not hope
to do it unless we built up our defenses to
greater efficiency and power than we now
contemplate.
Again, we repeat, none Of this may happen.
But it might. And it would be more liable to
happen if we failed to have a great army to
man our frontiers and a navy capable of guard
ing both our coasts.
That is what our statesmen must keep in
mind, as Europe goes deeper into war. A mil.
lion armed men, two fleets and the worlds
~airforce would be a pretty sure way
to keep any of this from happening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
A GOOD QUARTER

Railroad operating results for Class 1 roads
as a whole for the first three months this year
show the best dollar return for the period for
any year since 1887, says the New York Herald
Tyibume's Wall Street column.
While the net operating income is about 81
per cent above last year, the article continues,
it is still some % per cent under the moder.
ately good year of 1897. 1t would appear that
the effect of the traffic boom due to the Eu.
ropean war has been more than Offset by
higher operating costs. It should also be
borhe in mind that improvement over a year
ago reported for the roads as a whole still
leaves room for a much less favorable show
ing for some individual carriers.
This is particularly true when the specialize
ed nature Of traffic in war materials is consid'
cred. Not all roads participate in such bust
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
SALES OF BERRIES
CONTINUE STRONG
Cool Weather Is Reported Cut,
ting Volume Of Produc-
ton, However

Strawberry markets in southeast
ern North Carolina continued their
forward march yesterday as sales
continued along the high plane of
the previous several days, despite
the fact the cool weather was re-
porting to be cutting the volume of
berry production.
Prices on most markets continued
to range between $3.50 and $3.50,
with the better quality berries ma
turally bringing the better prices.
The Wallace market opened yes
terday morning with prices on U.
5. No. 1 Blakemores ranging from
$3.50 to $3.50 with an average of
$4.75. Missionaries ranged to $4.S5
per crate.
AT present, there are about rs
buyers on the Wallace market, rep
resenting most of the eastern and
northern terminals. The volume
was reported increasing despite the
COOL weather. Approximately 5000
crates were sold there yesterday.
Experts predict the peak of the
movement will be reached by the
mode of next week, when $4,000
70 $4,000 crates per day are ex-
pected to be cleared.
On the Chadbourn market, 4,67S
'ofates OF klondyke berries were sold
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under CouncilManager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
ShoUs.
Seaside Highway from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, Dtd'
er Turning Basin, Uith ship lanes into
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, Vto
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood ProdAc-
ton through sustdtned-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Caroline.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported BY one.
countrywide tar.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF ndtive grape 0rooin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sdndtorinm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
BY Robin Coons'
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD, May s.
Creme Screenplay by Alice
Duer Miller from the musical
comedy "Irene' by James H.
Montgomery; music and lyrics
by Harry Tierney and Joseph
Mccarthy. Directed by Her
bert Wilcox. Principals: Anna
Neagle, Ray Midland, Roland
Young, Alan Marshal, May
Robson, Billie Burke. Arthur
Preacher, Marsha Hunt, Isabel
Jewell, Doris Nolan.
Here's that spring tonic you'll be
needing, especially if the SERIOUS
and Significant movies have had
you hanging on the ropes. Creme
is as light and ingratiating as its
old tunes.
Irene was a popular stage mu.
steal of 20-odd years ago, distinctly
in the old style of musical comedy
Producer-Director Wilcox has done
a daring (and frequently delight
fuD thing in retaining that old;
fashioned flavor for his new film.
The picture resorts to few conven'
tional movie ruses for 'introduc'
ing" music or dancing. When il
wants to sing, it sings; ditto for
its dancing.
The story has been somewhat al.
tered in the transition, a fact which
will disturb only those with phe-
nomenal memories for items not
worth remembering in tn e first
place. It's still Cinderella, and still
pleasant; a quaint colleen of a
shopgirl becomes a mannequin,
and through a preposterous error
in identity becomes the toast Of
society. She marries the wealthy
hero MADAME Lucy, whose salons
styles she exploits) after it seems
she's destined to marry the other
fellow whom she doesn't really
love.
Miss Neagle, heretofore seen in
gifted Characterization of Queen
Victoria and Nurse Edith Cavell,
sparkles in a youthful role to which
she brings beauty, vivacity, abund-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04

whole grain cereals, bread, liver
mot necessarily calves liver). Weight
for weight, both beef and pork liver
contain more iron than calves liver,
Dried fruits offer iron, too -
apricots, peaches, prunes, raisins. So
do dried vegetables and nuts, partic'
ularly peanuts.
So you can have your tonic and
like it too. The iron needn't be as
tough as it sounds. Try daily
food grouping something like the
following to be sure of your iron
supply:
Group 1. Peanut butter sand
witch made with whole wheat bread
fresh green vegetables, cooked or raw
stewed prunes and apricots, a por
ton of liver and onions.
bread, tossed green salad, scrambled
eggs and whole wheat toast.
Everyone needs iron to maintain
good health. The food suggested
here will supply that - for the or
binary case. There are types with
anemia who need an extra supply
Of iron. These persons should con-
suit a physician.
The body, Of course, demands 9th
er vital food constituents aside from
iron. The foods listed here will sup
ply those.
Nature seems to have anticipated
all the food wants of man. At any
rate everything the body needs te
keep it fit is supplied in the worlds
food. Eat the right things the year
round and you will have had al.
the tonic you need.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
FAIL IN A PINCH

ALTHOUGH there was little in Mr.. CHAMBER
LA1N's address before the Commons to solace
the British people or their friends abroad,
there is no reason to believe that the Allied at
tempt to get the upper hand in Norway is a
complete failure as a result Of the abandon
ment of the campaign on Trondheim from the
south. To have succeeded in this exploit would
have had a good effect on Allied morale, and
brought the ultimate rout Of HITLER troops In
Norway measurably nearer. A Nazi defeat
in the Trondheim area would have prepared
the way for a major movement to sweep the
Germans across the Skagerrak. Now, lacking
that victory, the Allies must begin anew far
Their north and assemble a sufficient army ade-
quately QUILTED and reinforced with war
planes, anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery
and, we think, more competent leadership-to
do the trick at heavy cost in men and m
There is no good reason to suppose that it
cannot be done. Britain has a way OF muddllng
through in a stolid style, and doubtless Will
get to the goal there as she has in the past
on other backgrounds. But because she had
what appeared a golden opportunity to win
this phase of the war in Norway and failed, 1t
Will De LQe udTueT lI uSI /" ~ HAN ~
winning stride.
Germany now is in control Of the richer
half of Norway, the southern region in which
the nations resources, industries and popula'
ton are concentrated, and may draw upon them
at will for supplies and at will force aid from
the inhabitants. 1t is foolish for Mr.. CHAMBER
LAIN to claim, as he did in the Commons,
that in face of the fact that the Nazis doml'
nate this area, the advantage in Norway re-
mains with the Allies.
He made much of the German losses, much
of the British navy's brilliant work, but ne
could not gloss over the fact that the Germans
gained their detectives and held them' ana
that the Allies, because Of the inadequacy OF
their expeditionary forces and their lack OF
supporting equipment, had to give up or De
slaughtered en- masse, and must try again
from positions of less advantage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04

ant charm, a pleasant singing
voice and unusual dancing grace.
Milland is the rich boy friend;
Marshal, the rival; May Robson,
the heroine's grandmother - all
good. Billie Burke, given brighter
lines than she has had lately, dut.
tiers beautifully, and Preacher, the
perennial butler, has many top mo.
mentS.
You'll notice an oddly in this
movie-subtitles. They're clever,
and one of them saves the letdown
after Neagle's "Alice Blue Gown
sequence in color is ended and the
screen returns to black-and-white,
Most of the old tunes-'Irene'
and Castle of Dreams" along
with Alice Blue Gown"-are pre-.
sented, and the last-named is given
a "round-the-world tour" plus a
burlesque revue featuring stout
Martha Tilton, the movies dark
highlight.
'"Til We Meet Again." Merle
Oberon, George Brent, Pat
O'Brien, Binnie Barnes, Hugh
Herbert, Geraldine Fitzgerald,
Eric Blore. Directed by Ed
mund Goulding.
A pretty girl suffering an incur.
able heart ailment; a convicted
murderer being returned to face
his death sentence; romance be-
tween the two under the watchful
eyes of the detective who has
chased his quarry around the
world and captured him in Hong
Kong. The setting: a Pacific liner
bound for San Francisco.
The one handicap this film must
conquer is it's audiences memories
of the earlier and distinguished
Zone Way Passage of which II
is a new version. Even to those
who have seen it's original, the new
one can be recommended as a
poignant tale, we'll told and well
acted, with relieving comedy WOW
en- effectively through its tragic
yet not depressing, theme.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Sabotage Plot Reported
Uncovered In Stockholm

LONDON, May 3.-R-The swed'
ish radio said tonight that a "sabot-
age plot had been uncovered In
Stockholm with the finding of large
quantities of explosives and more
than 100 bombs in a private house.
Several foreigners were reported
arrested.
The announcer said acts Of sabot'
age apparently were planned "al]
over Sweden"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Gospel Missions Union
Will Open Meet Today

CHARLOTTE, May S.-R-The
annual convention of the Interna-
tional Union Of Gospel Missions will
open here tomorrow with a banquet
at 6 p. m.
Delegates are expected from all
parts Of the United states and Can
ada and Cuba. The sessions will last
through May 8.
The Gospel Missions, in nearly
every large city, provide physical and
spiritual ministration to down and
out men and women.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
,Bv JACK STINNETT

~ ~AASA
WASHINGTON, May 3. - The answer to
the war moved north-is on the black board in
any third-grade arithmetic class.
The answer is 80 minus %.
There has been much idealistic talk from
| both sides about protecting the weak. It is
chatf. Germany knows it, and the Allies know
it.
nual demand for iron ore. Germany needs
sc, 0Oe, 900 tons of iron ore a year to maintain
her economy.
The "22" is the crlx of the desperate situa.
tion-the %, 900, 900 tons Germany must gel
outside her borders.
No war can be fought without steel. Armor.
plate, shells, guns, motors, ships, all require
steel in quantity. Certainly the war has in
creased Germany's need for steel.
Figures for 1888 are the last available. THAI
wear Germany imported %, 900, 900 tons of iror
ore from all over the world-France, New
foundland, Sweden and elsewhere. In 1886
Germany produced only 1000, 600 tons.
Can't Produce 1t
Marshal Goering announced the
opening of other German ore deposits as par
of his four-year economic plan. The Nazls ad
mitted then that their most extravagant hope:
were for a production of 1000, 600 tons.
Hard-headed American commercial attaches
| abroad remain skeptics. Even stepped-up pro
duction-if achieved-would be little more thar
a drop in Germany's steel bucket.
Again it's a matter of cold arithmetic. No
even the Wanted claims of the superiority O
| everything on German soil could make Ger
man iron ore assay more than 35-40%o iron. 1
| lust amt there, and not even a pep talk BY
| Adolf himself can make German soil produce
better ore.
Iron ore of $4,000 iron content is margina
ore, tremendously expensive to process, ever
by efficient German methods. Steelmen hg
ure 45-5OM ore is a minimum requirement
American iron ore from the Mesabi range or
Lake Superior runs about 500. Ore from north
ern Sweden runs 60-67%o.
So there is Germany's pr~edicament. Hell
| own low-grade ores won't come within 22,O00,
| 900 tons of supplying her steel needs. The res
Of the worlds ore sources of immediate supply
are locked behind the blockade door. Except
Russia's, which isn't readily mined.
Spent a Navy For Ore
That's why the German high mma was
willing to shoot the works on the Scandinavian
venture. It meant the loss of much OF the
Nazi navy. 49,.
They paid their navy as the price Of Swedish
ore.
They've got to have that ore to win this war
No Nazi magic can make 80 minus % equa]
80. -.
Germany can tighten her belt and make shift
with the oil and food reserves that trickle in
the back door up the Danube. But steel must
come from Sweden.
Germany knows this. England and France
know it as well. That's why the German move
north to protect her steel supply lines was
met instantly by immediate Allied action.
In the last war, Germany faced virtually
the same situation, with the important excep.
ton that she had the A-lsace-Lorraine steel
production to bolster her own and the Swedish
supply was not threatened. With that, she
held out for four years, until food and other
stores were finally exhausted.
But Germany hasn't Alsace-Lorraine this
time. It's Sweden or nothing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Alleged Bicycle Rum
Dealer Arrested Here

ABC enforcement officers yester'
day arrested Sidney Blanding, H.
negro, of 1910 Orange street, when
he was found transporting bootleg
whiskey on a bicycle.
The officers stopped him at EleV'
enth street and West End avenue.
He was found to have one gallon o.
white lighting in bags in the
bicycle.
He was placed in jail YESTERDAY
and is scheduled to be tried tAl'
morning in recorders court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
THREE INDICTED

CHICAGO, May 3.-(P-A fedora
grand jury investigating Distribute
of horse race information to naHu'
books today indicted three Chlcaso
ans for conspiracy to violate the "a
dio communications act. Delehu
ants named were Jacob Jack ~
xix, one.time business man 1or NV,
Capone gang; Leslie E. kruse' a D1s,
Lester Kane, and Maurice l.. ~"
stein, alias M. L. Goldie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04

the year around.
T h e c h i e f
virtue Of grand
m a s remedy
was the iron it
offered. T h a t
same iron is
a v a i la b l e In
greens, b o t h
wild and cult
waited, of which
there are plenty
now that sunny
days are back.
A n d there's
other food with
g e n e r o u S
a m o u n t S o f
:-- ---o1Ir~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
EARL BIRD WITH WORMS

HELENA, Mont-Game Warden
Carl Fender hardly expected
praise from the fisherman he sur
prised angling out of season.
1t was S a. m. and the sportsman
was so startled he tumbled into
the water.
"Well, 1 gotta compliment you
for your "a hour SERVICE" he said
drippingly. where I came from,
the game wardens all are asleep
at this time of day."-AP
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
RYRNES

WASHINGTON, May 8. - up -
Senator James F. Brynes D-S. C.)
was treated in his office today by
DR.. George w. Calver, capitol ply
stefan, after he vas stricken with
an attack of Indigestion. Office
aides later said Byrnes was resting
easily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04

at prices ranging from s4''o
$5.25. The highest price was ss
The market continued s'lU ,
throughout the day and quar-.
was exceptionally good with 'ne
ception of 5000 crates for oa'"
days market,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
AWARDED

WASHINGTON, May 8. 49, () -
The Veterans administration today
awarded a $69,s00 contract to H. l..
Coble, Greensboro, N. c., for con-
struction of nurses building No. ia
at the Kecoughton Wa.) facility.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
TOP o. THE MORNING

"There is nothing that sits more pleasantly
upon an arrogant young man than a sudden
infusion of sincere humility and grdtitNde.'
GRACE L. HILL in 1.-THE Honor Grip
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
HOLIDAY

CHARLOTTE, May 8. Up -
Mecklenburg county court had a holi-
day today. The reason: The rural
COPS made not a single arrest yester-
day,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
SCOTT WILL SPEAK

LOUISBURG, May S.-(F3-Co%
missioner of Agriculture W. h ill
Scott, candidate for reelection Wv
speak at the courthouse here "
morrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
-
HOW
to EAT
to BEAT
the HEAT
You Can Have
Spring Tonic,
Like Il, Too
BY ALICE II. SMITH
Nutritionist, Cleveland Health
COlInciI

Grandma was right about that
spring tonic, except that you
don't need to make it sulphur and
molasses. Good food is enough -