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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
SMOKE RINGS
Recreation Needs
By SAM Raglan

We might be mistaken, but there seems 70 De a very
potent germ working at present for the establishment OF
= real wide-awake recreation program in Wilmington.
Apostles of this idea have been advocating a program
of plav here for many, many years and it seems TO us
+hat their efforts are finally to be realized.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

When mined, both iron and alum
mum are combined with other met
ais and oxygen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
BRIGADE DEFEATS
Y QUINTET, 4O-l6
Oliphant Leads Scoring With
~ Points In Game Play
ed On Y Court

The Brigade Junior varsity over
whelmed the Y. M. c. A., Juniors
in a basketball game on the Y court
last night 4O-16, displaying expert
craftsmanship and a stingy defense
to coast in to victory.
The victors started with a rush
and marked up 8 points before the
Y was able to tally.
The Triangles frightened their de-
Tense in the closing minutes OF the
first period and gave promise of a
real game, only to see the Briga-
diers squirt to a 22.4 lead at half
time. In the second half. the I'M
canny shooting Of the Brigade,
coupled with the Y boys inability
to find the basket, left the latter far
in the rear. 1t vas only in the last
three minutes that the Y team
found itself and began to click,
scoring ten points in the dying mo-
ments Of the contest.
Oliphant was high man for the
winners with - points. E. Smith
Of the Y and Casteen of the Brigade
were r%unners-up with eight.
The line-ups:
Brigade (40) Y. M. C. A. (16)
Evans CO. ------------ Crowley (2)
Markiton az King
Casteen 81 ------------ Owensby az
Ellis Kelly
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
RENTALS STABLE
ON MOVING DAY.
Real Estate Board Saws Nc
Upward Trend In Rents
Noticeable In CITY

October 1, generally moving day.
in Wilmington has arrived without
any general change in rental prices
for residence property, according to
w. M. Hewlett, head of the Viii
mington Real Estate Board.
By and large, he said, there have
been no general changes in real es-
tate prices in Wilmington, Though
of course there have been the usual
number of adjustments where prop
erty has been renting too cheaply
and rentals have been increased in
those isolated instances to bring
them in line with what the property
ought to bring
Asked if there was any general
increase in rentals in sight, Hewlett
said that it was impossible to say
definitely.
Building material costs, he pointed
out, are going up rapidly and "if
building materials continue to go up
it might be reflected in rentals"
Many real estate agents, however,
reported they had signed their year.
ly leases without any revisions in
rentals, precluding any revisions
prior to next Oct. 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
%FINCERPRINT MARK
HERE
Total Of 1,224 Persons Finger
printed By Identification
Bureau In September

The New Hanover Bureau OF
Identification fingerprinted a total
of 1924 persons during September,
the number breaking all records
for the bureau, H. E. Fales, su-
perintendent, reported to the city
and county commissioners ycster-
day.
A majority of those fingerprint-
ed were men in military service,
including 500 or more N at j n a !
Guardsrrcr who Wer- or"cred in
to g.
In all there were 948 persons
fins, ,~~a
Fales reported that 248 persons
we're fingerprinted and photograph
ed in the regular criminal work OF
the bureau. One %fingerprint record
and one photograph of each we're
filed with the Federal Bureau of
Identification and the other was
filed in the local office.
Eight persons were fingerprinted
at their request, the prints being
placed on the civil or personal file
in Washington. Fifteen civil appli-
cants for the radio communication
division were also fingerprinted.
Fales also reported that Is cases
were called to the attention of the
bureau for investigation. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
'WAGON TRAILS MARKS
BIJOU THEATRE PROGRAM

Most of the Hollywood cowboys
who work in westerns are the real
stuff" that is, at one time or an
other in their careers they have
earned their livings on ranches.
One group, called the "Old Tim
ers" Club, consists of the boys
who have been in pictures since
the begir ming, but are true sons
of the west. Most of them were
born on ranches, and spent many
years roaming the ranges, working
as coWhands. Many r pioneers,
and many are real ranchers in be-
tween pictures.
Hank Bell and Late Mckee, both
of whom appear in Monographs
Wagon Trails" now at the Bijou
theatre, are Leading members in
the "Old Timers" Club. Hank, who
plays the role of the sheriff, and
LATE, who is seen as John Brad
ford, live on small ranches in the
San Fernando Valley near Holly
Wood-ranches that are going con-
Germs. They make pictures because
they love to live again the days of
the old west.
Chapter Seven of Terry and the
Pirates," and an Andy Clyde COM
edy, "Boobs in the Woods" COM
plete the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
Nashville Minister To
Conduct Services Here

DR.. Egbert w. Smith of Nash
vile, Tenn, will be the guest OF
St. Andrews Presbyterian church
for a series of four missionary ad-
dresses beginning Sunday night
and continuing through Wednes-
day. DR.. Smith has been foreign
mission secretary of the Presby-
terrain church for % years.
He has travelled extensively in
many countries and had intimate
contact with the mission fields of
the world. His addresses on the
various countries he has visited are
non-sectarian.
DR.. Smith will speak at st. An
drews Presbyterian church each
evening at 8 o'clock. All members
of Presbyterian churches in the
city are expected to join in these
! services and the general public
is cordially invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02

turn engagement, giving Whining
tonians who r DESTROYS of seeing
again the masterpiece which has
made such a hit and a final chance
for those folks who missed its first
appearance here to see it.
The picture portrays the life and
loves of the woman who thrilled
the country for thirty years with
her exotic beauty, her exquisite
voice and her ~enthralling stage,
presence. 1t also revives the IA
nous song hits of her day.
Alice Faye superbly fills the title
role, and Ameche and Fonda turn
in the best performances of their
careers. Edward Arnold Gas Dia-
mond Jim Brady, Warren William
and Leo Garlic and an outstand-
ing supporting cast of famous per-
sonalities add inestimably to the
spectacular film.
Pinky Tomlin and band is the &C
companying Royal Varieties SUBJ
ject. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
Bogue Inlet Project
Reported Unfauorably

Proposed improvement of Bogue
inlet has been reported ~unfavorably
by the Army engineers, Col. Jarvis
J.. Balm, division engineer, of Rich
mond, has announced.
The principal grounds upon which
the adverse conclusions were based,
he said, are that the cost of jetty
construction and supplemental dredg-
ing required for the sterilization of
the inlet channel would greatly ex-
coed the anticipated benefits and
that any improvement without jetty
construction would be temporary in
character and therefore inadvisable.
Col. Balm at the same time an
nounced that all interested parties
have the privilege of an appeal from
this conclusion to the board of en-
gineers for rivers and harbors, a
permanent sitting body at Washing
ton, D.. c., to which all examination
and survey reports of this character
are referred.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02

LILLIAN RUSSELL" RETURNS
TO THE ROYAL TODAY
LILLIAN RUSSELL" Daryl F. Ia
nuck's great entertainment tri-
umph, comes back to the Royal
theatre today for a one day re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02

ed they will be turned over to the
Associated Charities for distribu.
ton to the needy of this section.
Members of the association also
discussed plans for the first OTTER
roast of the season. Details will be
worked out by the reception com.
mittee.
The association announced that
since its origin it has enjoyed con.
tinual growth and urged all per.
sons interested or connected with
footwear in the city to visit at the
next meeting, the last Monday in
October.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
FAIR OPENED

REIDSVILLE, Oct. 1.-R-The
Reidsville fair opened last night. 1t
will continue throughout the week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
WHITEVILLE WEED
MART WILL CLOSE
Supervisor M. S. Smith Says
1910 Marketing Season Will
Be Ended Friday

WHITEVILLE, Oct. 1. The
Whiteville tobacco market will close
it's 1910 marketing season Friday:
October 4, NJ. S. Smith, sales super
visor, announced today.
Sales have been running light this
wee and it was decided at a meet
ing of warehousemen and other mar
ket officials this morning to close
the season with Fridays sales, Smith
said.
It is estimated that total tobacco
sales here will pass the 100000
mark with this weeks sales.
Including today's sales the total
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
Circus Will Visit
Wilmington Today

Today Is circus day and
school students will have ample
opportunity to see the first cir
Gus to visit Wilmington this fall.
II. M. Roland, superintendent
Of schools. announced yesterday
morning that school schedules
are being re-arranged to allow all
students TO be dismissed today
ut 1:l5 p. m. so they may at
tend the afternoon performance.
A tentative request for a per-
nit to stage a parade has been
made TO the city commissioners
but no definite action had been
taken yesterday morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
World Wide Communion
Sunday To Be Noted Here

Worldly Wide Communion Sunday
will be observed by local churches,
as well as those from many de-
nominations throughout the world,
on Sunday, Oct. 6.
The holding of a communion ser
vice in every Christian church
throughout the world. with every
member of every congregation pre-
sent at the sacrament, is the OBJ
jective of the World Council OF
Churches and the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches in America, on this
date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
Barrel Of Shoes Plan
Is Talked By Merchants

The Wilmington Retail Shoe
association held its fifth meeting
Monday night, at which time the
Barrel of Shoes" movement was
discussed, Harold Abrams, secre-
tary, announced yesterday.
Under the plan, old shoes will
be collected by the various stores
in the city and after the barrels
placed at the stores have been fill
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
"BOOM TOWN" TO SHOW
HERE THROUGHOUT WEEK

HBOOM w IO SHOW
HERE THROUGHOUT WEEK
When a motion picture company
takes a great human-interest story,
more thrills than the screen has
seen in years, and a group of
stars comprising Clark G e,
Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert,
and Hedy Lamar, and put all
that into one picture, it can't go
wrong. Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer did
that and more with Boom Town."
which, according to an announce
ment just received, will be held
over all this week at the Carolina
theatre.
Boom Town. is one of those
pictures that defies description. 1t
surpasses Imagination and has to
be seen to be appreciated. 1t has
more action than a Golden Gloves
tournament. The smile is not far
fetched. There are two swell fights,
one in which Gable and Tracy take
on three husky br~uisers, and a
spine-tingling fist fight between the
stars, not to mention a few other
fisticuffs and a scrap between two
gorgeous dance-hall girls.
But Boom Town. goes farther
in action. 1t sends Gable and Tracy
diving head first into a sea of mud
and then puts them into a long
underwear" scene, two bits of
action that are hilarious. 1t then
produces startling scene of gush-
ers booming in, of Gable riding a
bucking mule, of Gable and Tracy
battling an oil we'll fire that will
leave you limp at the finish, and
of a funny hi-jacking scene. 1t also
has its share of romance, with
Claudette Colbert and Hedy La
MARI, as the faithful wife and ad-
venturous siren respectively. It
adds comedy by Frank Morgan
and Chill Wills. And there's that
cute infant, Baby Quintanilla.
The cast is perfect in perform
ances. The direction of Jack Con-
way is superb, and Sam Zimbalist
rates plaudits for his fine produc-
ton. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
County Bar Fians Meet
For Thursday Morning

The New Hanover County Bar
will meet Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock to set a calendar for the two
week civil term of superior court to
open Lere Oct. IA.
Judge Clawson l.. Williams is
scheduled to preside over the term.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02

is 16, 1852 pounds which sold for
an average of 1864 per hundred,
Smith stated.
Smith said that a careful survey
showed that about 81 per cent of this
years tobacco crop has been sold
in this section.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06

 I5 MUM ON
 INTENTIONS
President Shakes Hands with National Commit
 teemen, Others

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Mem- bers of the Democratic National Committee and Democratic State Chairmen got hand clasps and some friendly words with Presi- dent Roosevelt today but appar- ently there was not the slightest hint as to his political intentions.
 The committeeman and state chairmen called at the White House merely to pay their respects and there was really no opportun- ity for any real discussion.
 This afternoon the same men were invited to the White House for tea but politics were barred.
 Chairman of the Democratic Nae tional Committee James A. Farley who has been authorized to set the date for the convention which will be held in Chicago, said he is leav- ing for Florida within few days for a rest for couple of weeks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
AIR SERVICE FROM STATES
 HEARING SET
Pan Amerilan Airways Ap- pIi(dfion Seattle -to-
 Juneau Pending

Hopes of AlaskanS for speedy in stitution of air mail and passenger service between Seattle and. Juneau were revived today by announcement from Washington that a hearing on Pan American Airway's application for certificate for the route will be held in Washington on February 23,
 Raymond w. Slough, Director ot the Bureau of Economic Regulation of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, notified E. L. (Bob) Bartlett by tele- gram of the hearing.
 Word was also received here today of a hearing in Seattle on the same date.
 Pan American Airways has applied for a certificate of public conven- fence and necessity for the Seattle Juneau route, over which the company made test flights a year ago.
 It is understood PAA is planning to use 32-passenger flying boats on the route, instead of the stratosphere land planes suggested more recently.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Legion Nomindtes; Farewell Party for
 Russell CIitheros

Nomination to fill vacant offices for the Ameican Legion Post here were held last night at the Dugout. Announcement was also made that nominations will be open at the meeting February 19, at which time election will also be held
 For First Vice-Commander, nom- inees are Frank Metcalf and John Newman; Second Vice-Commander, George Skinner and A. Johnstone; Sergeant-at- Arms, Lester Rink, Post Executive Committeeman, Claud e Carnegie and J. M Clark.
 Following the bushes session a farewell party for MT. and Mrs. Russell Clithero was held by the Legion and Auxiliary members. Ap- proximately sixty friends of the couple gathered to bid them bon voyage and to enjoy an evening of dancing and singing. Refreshments were the order of the evening and a prize waltz was won by Tom Pet rich and Ethel Anderson.
 MT. and Mrs Clithero, who plan to leave soon for Sitka, were pres ented with a picture of Aux Lake on behalf of the two Legion groups.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
GAP Feature Service

January 26 was an important date in the history of our foreign relations because it marked the end by our action-of our treaty of trade and friendship with Japan. That doesn't mean that we shall stop trading with Japan; it dces mean that if we decide to take any economic action against her, we can do so without breaking a treaty. And there is a movement in Congress to shut off exports unless Japan restores the Open Door in China.
 As this chart indicates, what Japan buys from the U te d States is more important to her than what she sells us.
 The figures are for the first Ii months of 1899. In that period, our imports from Japan increased $27,0O0,0OO over the same period in 1888, the higher prices of raw silk accounting for most of the gain. In the same period, our ex- ports to Japan dropped about ST. OOo,000. Part of this was due to the unofficial boycott on the sale of military aviation material. At the same time, big increases were shown in the sales of such war ma terial as iron, steel scrap and cop per.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
BROKERS WORRY OVER ADVANCE
 IN FISH PRICE
Must Keep Cost of Canned Salmon Stable for
 Sure Market

SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-Food brokers and wholesalers throughout the country are favorably disposed to- ward canned salmon but regard the increases in retail price of the pro- duct which have been brought about by shortened pack and con- seuuent increased cost per case of packing salmon as danger signal, according to F. Leo White, president of the Pacific Canned Salmon Dis tributors Association who has just returned from the annual conven- tions of the National Food Brokers Association and the National Can- ners Association, held in Chicago late in January.
 Because wholesalers have been able to make profit on their canned salmon sales during recent months, they have been pushing this food, and are anxious to continue selling as much canned salmon as possi- ble. Retail prices have been held as low as possible, because whole salers and brokers realize that higher prices are going to reduce their sales and limit consumption.
 At the present time. in most mar kets, canned salmon is still selling at below replacement costs. Tall Pink salmon has been selling at about 12la cents per can, but the average price has now advanced to about IA or IS cents.
 When the retail price is fully ad- justed to present cost of producing and selling salmon, good many customers will probably turn to a less costly food This is the danger that distributors are now pointing out" White said.
 Canned California mackerel and California Sardines are still priced very reasonably and some distrib- utors have expressed an intention of confining their efforts to these items rather than working on high CT priced pink and chum salmon. Consumer demand, as a result of favorable business conditions and the salmon industry's advertising campaign, has been fairly good dur ing the past few months. With the trade interest at peak during the Lenten advertising campaign, we are hopeful that sales will continue sat- isfactorily through the Spring months"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
NO MOVES MADE
 IN TRADE pA(T
 WITH U.5., JAPAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. = When questioned regarding the Japanese trade situation at a news confer ence this m orning, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that there was ot h ing new regarding the American Japanese trade situation.
 Secretary Hull was asked if any new conversations had taken place between the United States and Ja- pan regarding the trade relations. He said that the State Department had not heard anything new on the situation.
 The Secretary also said in answer to news reporters questions that the State Department had not yet re- ceived from Japan any reply to the protest against the bombing of the Haifong Yunan Railway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
AP Feature Service

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. G. Oklahoma Jack Dalton, now 81 and possibly the last of the Wild Vests two-gun men, says he'll carry the secrets of his turbulent career to the grave with him.
 He has turned down half dozen writers who wanted to make a book of his exploits and wouldn't have any truck" with persistent movie producers. There are some things, Dalton hints darkly, that are better untold.
 The old-t timer says he is a rela- tive of the Dalton boys, who ranked with the Jameses and the Youngers as western desperadoes. but he was not a member of their gang. How ever, he carries the scars of several gun frays and says he saw Wild Bill Hickock killed in gunflght at Deadwood, s. D. Calamity Jane was one of his cronies, and in later and more peaceful days, Will Rog- CTS
 T wouldn't trade my outlaw days for anything I've seen since Okla
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
ALk5KA SURVEY WORK TO GO ON,
 PARKS REPORTS
Former Governor Home After Trip to Washing
 ton-SaW AIaskdns

Although the appropriation for surveying public lands has been re- duced for the coming year, this will not interfere with operations in All aska. District Cadastral Engineer George A. Parks of the Public Lands Survey office said today on his re- turn from Washington.
 Former Governor Parks said AL aska is the only new country the United States has and survey work will be continued here without cur tailment.
 A tremendous amount of interest in Alaska was encountered by Parks in Washington. He predicts heavy tourist travel to the Territory this year.
 Visits Alaskans
 Parks spent Christmas in Denver with his mother and later visited his nephews and niece in Los Angeles. In Denver he saw Winfield Pullen and Mrs. Elizabeth Elicit, son and daughter of MT. ana MrS. w. D. Pullen of Juneau. In Washington he saw Duncan and Carol Robert sen, son and daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson of Juneau
 He visited another former Gov ernor, Thomas Riggs, in Washing ten and reports that Mrs. Riggs is recovering from very serious ill., ness with which she was stricken at Christmas time Parke also wis., tied Delegate Dimond.
 The weather here, Parks report ed, is the best he found anywhere in the two months he was travel ing. It was 10 below zero in Den yer, ice and snow covered Wash ington and it rained heavily while he was in Los Angeles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
COMES BACK FROM
 SOUTH WITH CAST
 NO LONGER NEEDED

George Heatherly, Juneau school boy who went south some time ago with cumbersome brace on a crip- pied leg-returned wre a t h ed in smiles today-with his brace under his arm and his bad leg apparently as sound as any youths.
 Young Heatherly romped down the plank of the steamer Mount Mckinley this morning with his brace wrapped up under his arm to greet his family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
MORE RATI0NING
 IN GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Feb. 6.-It was offic- ially announced before the House of Commons this morning that Gov ernment rationing of meat distrib- uted from the butcher shops of the British Isles will begin March II.
 Government control of other ad- ditional foodstuffs although not yet officially announced are expected to stare on the same date
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Catholic Mass Said
 For John J. Cain

Mass was said yesterday morning by the Rev. w. G. LeVasseur. at the Catholic Church of the Nativity for John Cain, who passed away last Thursday evening at St. Ann's Hospital.
 Interment was in the Catholic plot of Evergreen Cemetery where the Rev Edward c. Budde gave the committal service.
 Pallbearers were Tom Conrad, A. M. Geyer, J. J. Fargher, Alfred Lund- strom, Laborio Pappa and Jack LangSeth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
EIe(tras Go
 North Today

Two Pacific Alaska Airways planes flew north from here today with a total of sixteen passengers aboard.
 Those flying to Fairbanks were L. J. Stampe, E. M Jones, c. Creamer, Irene Flakne, E. Borders, J. Borders, J. L. Reynolds, w. Burns, E. Kelly, Mrs. Kelly, Jimmy Kelly E. Ellingen, A. c. Yelling, Betty Carson, Lucia King and J. E. Hop kinS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
GERMAN CLAIMS IN SEA WARFARE
 ARE DENIED NOW
Only 42,OOO Tons of Ship pinq Sent Down-Not
 200 1000 Tons

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Goaded by German claims of sweeping suc- cess against Allied and neutral shipping recently, the British Ad- miralty today announced that only 42.OOO tons of shipping was sunk by enemy action last week
 Germany issued a statement de- claring that 100000 tons of Allied and neutral shipping was sunk be- tween January 21 and January 3l.