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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
POTATO TRAIN
VISITS BAYB0R0
Travelling Exhibit, Sponsored
By Railroads, Touring
Eastern n. c.

The new train to aid in rehabil1-
tation of the North Carolina pota'
to industry will be On exhibit in
Bayboro on Tuesday, February IT,
r. W. Galphin, county farm agent
announced yesterday.
Potato growers Of Southeastern
North Carolina interested in view
ing the train and desiring transpor-
tation are urged to communicate
with County Agent Galphin or
James P. Herring, county farm
agent at large.
The train is sponsored by the
Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk
and Southern railroads, the N. C.
and u. S. departments Of agricul'
ture, and the extension service of
the North Carolina State college in
Raleigh.
The new train comprises a pas
senger coach, a box car, a flat car,
and a refrigerator car. The passen-
ger coach features a projection
theatre with a sound motion pic
ture film depicting the most ad-
vanced and improved potato prac'
tees and methods of grading Int
handling.
The box car houses exhibits dis.
playing new varities, rotation prac-
tees, fertilizer placement, disease
specimens, seed treatment, harvest
ing equipment, market grades, by
products, shipping containers, ma
chinery for handling, drying, grad
ing and washing.
The flat car has an exhibit dis
playing grading methods and DEM
on~strations of improved handling
and loading practices aimed at the
elimination Of rough handling. The
refrigerator a shows in detail
various services offered by the use
Of refrigerator equipment, includ-
ing dry ventilation, preceding.
initial icing, and standard refrigera'
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Trade Body Here Backs Bailey
On Riuers And Harbors Bill

The trade body endorsed his plan
to submit a bill from his committee
to care for rivers and harbors prof.
ects amounting to $S5,000,000 and
leaving the merits of erosion and
flood control projects to be con-
sidered under a separate measure.
The resolution expressed appre.
citation on the part of the local
trade body for the interest of Sena-
tor Bailey in the several projects
for the deepening and widening Of
the Cape Fear river.
Senator Bailey was urged to give
continued attention to the local
river projects to the end that the
$3.50, 900 necessary for their COM
pletion may be appropriated under
the bill he contemplates introduce
ing very shortly in congress.
Senator Bailey has expressed the
desire to have the rivers and har-
bors bill ready for consideration by
the senate within the next two or
three weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Can't. Margaret Wynn
Takes New Post Here

Captain Margaret Wynn has ar
rived to take up her duties as as
sistant to Brigadier and Mrs. ]. V.
Breazeale of the salvation Army.
Capt. Wynn comes here from
Asheville, where she has been sta
toned for the past few months.
She has served at the G%oldsboro
corps as assistant, and has had
charge at Shelby. Her parents are
officers in the Army and are now
stationed at Gastonia. Captain
Wynn is a young woman of out
standing ability. Her coming to
Wilmington will be of great value
to the Army work. A welcome
meeting will be held at The Citadel,
215 S. Front street, tonight at 8
o'clock
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
HOLLIS REPORTS
ON WELFARE WORK
County Department Complet'
ed SAG Cases During
Past Month

The New Hanover county puollc
welfare department completed $40
cases involving all types of pubic
welfare work during January, ]. X.
Hollis, superintendent, reported yes
terday.
The cases handled and cancelled
included: WPA, 226; CCC, 46; surplus
commodities, al; parole SUPERVISOR
1: prison Investigations, 4; juvenile
court, 10; child placement, 1; Grip
pied children, 1; county home aid
services. 8; and all other services,
l113.
Public welfare assistance pay
lments during January tota1ed So
|190.50 and included: old age assist
lance, $6,20S; aid to dependent chill
ldren, s2,612.50 and aid to the blind,
1910.
Recipients Of public welfare as
s~istance payments during the month
comprised: old age assistance, 5o4:
aid to dependent children, 127 fam
lilies representing 1913 children; and
aid to the blind, rs.
The department opened the
months work with a total service
case load of 2,376 and carried ovel
into February a service case loae
of 1880.
Additional service cases during
January included: WPA, 375; CCC
46; surplus commodities, 1861; pa
role supervision, "a; prison investi
cations, 4; family adjustments, 4
juvenile court, 10; child placement
5; crippled children, 5; county home
services, IL; and all other services
220.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
FSA Workers Return
From Robson County

Three local Farm Security admin
istration workers resumed their reg
ular duties yesterday after having
been in Lumberton during the past
week for the purpose Of assisting
in the promotion of FSA programs
in Robson county during the win
ter months.
They are: W. M. CHM, supervisor
for the rural rehabilitation division;
! Miss Mildred Mcdonald, farm and
home management supervisor; and
Miss Lillian Butler, secretary, for
the FSA in Brunswick and New Han
over counties.
During the past week they assist
ed W. e. Bullock, supervisor for the
RR division, and Miss Elizabeth
Odum, farm and home management
supervisor, for the FSA in Robson
county.
They received applications from
low income but Industrious farmers
of Robson county who desired to
secure loans from the FSA for the
purchase of farm equipment, ferti-
lizer, feed and clothing, and other
farm essentials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
(By BOB MATTHEWS)
(Staff Writer)

A young man educated for the bar
came to Wilmington in 1859 with
the avowed purpose of teaching for
several years and then resuming his
practice of law.
He liked the teaching profession
so we'll that he devoted his entire
life to educational leadership in
Southeastern North Carolina.
That man was Professor Wash
ington Catlett, who became wide.
ly known as principal of the Cape
Fear academy.
Before he died in 1884 Professor
Catlett had compiled a record of 81
years of continuous service in the
field Of education-42 years in
teaching and % years in school
supervision.
A Southern Gentleman
Professor Catlett instilled in his
thousands of students for more
than half a century the ideals Of a
gentleman of the Old South.
Beloved by thousands of students
and alumni from all walks of life
in the Wilmington section, Profes
sor Eatlett was one Of the last pion
GERS in the so-called "old fashioned
methods of school work.
Most of the prominent young
men of that time attended his clas.
ses and later became outstanding
leaders in their chosen fields Of
work.
Professor Catlett was so well Xix
ed during his active teaching work
that persons of both high and low
rank in the community frequently
called upon him to answer and solve
all. kinds of difficult problems along
academic lines.
"A native of Port Royal, Va.
where he was born on October 9
1849, Professor Catlett ATTENDED
preparatory school and college il
Virginia.
He came to Wilmington in 1856
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Castor Norris Begins
Serving 5O-Year Term

WHITEvILLE, Feb. 10. -R-
CASTOR Norris, 23-year-old Beaver
Dam farmer, began serving today
a 5O-year prison sentence for the
Staying Of Garland Burroughs and
Frank Mcpherson last December S.
A jury convicted him yesterday
of second degree murder in each
killing. Judge N. A. Sinclair SEN
fenced him to 80 years for the
Staying Of Mcpherson and 20 years
for the Staying Of Burroughs.
There was no notice of appeal.
Norris was asleep in his chair
when the jury brought in the e
dict after celebrating two hours
and a half. He received the yer.
dict and sentence calmly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

when but 10 years of age to serve
as assistant teacher in the Cape
Fear academy, which at that time
was a military school, located on
Chestnut street, between Third and
Fourth streets.
Educated for the legal profession
and having passed the bar examina-
tins in Virginia, Professor Cat
lett expected at that time to teach
school for a short while and then
follow the practice Of law.
He found the teaching profession
to his liking and became principal
of the Cape Fear Academy several
years later, in which capacity he
served for about 40 years.
The academy was later moved to
the northwest corner of Fourth and
Princess streets and became a priv
ate school under his direction.
While still teaching in his priv
ate school, Professor Catlett serv-
ed as part-time superintendent OF
schools in New Hanover county.
When the city and county schools
consolidated in about 1911, he gave
up his private school teaching and
began to serve full time as assistant
county superintendent of schools
Died At "a
Professor Catlett became super
intendent emeritus in 1922 and was
still connected with the New Han
over county board of education Il
years later when he died in 1884 al
the age of 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

GREENSBORO, Feb. 10.-"High.
light of the past year." reports Ju.
liam Price, reelected president of
the jefferson Standard Life Insur-
ance company, was the splendid
net rate of interest earned on our
invested assets. The interest earn
ed was 81 per cent, and it is ex-
pected that this figure will again
represent the highest received by
any major insurance company"
Declaring 1889 to have been the
best year in the company's 32-year
history, President Price in his an
nual statement to the stockholders
here yesterday, predicted an even
better year for 1910.
A dividend of IS cents a share
was declared on all company stock
as of January %, payable January
26.
Reviewing the progress made by
Jefferson Standard before the di.
rectors' meeting held at the home
office in Greensboro, President
Price noted that ovr $5,00O,0 900 of
dividends and policy proceeds have
been left with the company under
various settlement options. During
the past year 80 per cent of death
claims settlements and matured
endowments have been left at in
forest with tho
"The large amount of money left
with the company under settlement
options, dividends and premiums
paid in advance, and the small in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

| Known by all of his boys as PRO.
fessor," he ran the academy as a
private preparatory school for col
lege and in the early days he had
several assistants, several hundred
students, and three classrooms.
Students who were graduated
from the academy. were not requir-
ed to take entrance examinations
for college. In later years the acad,
envy was moved to the Hibernian
building across from the old city
hall on Third street between Mar
ket and Chestnut streets.
His private school work began to
wane with the turn Of the cen
fury and the continual progress in
the public schools in the city and
the county. In later years he taught
from 80 to 40 boys at his home at
lit Orange street.
Professor Catlett through the
years taught all of his classes, IN
Guiding languages, mathematics, his
tory, chemistry, and laboratory
WOTk. typical OIL the Ola ldSHlOL
ed'' school was his grouping of all
students in one classroom to receive
their daily lessons and instructions,
Loved By All
His secret of being loved by al,
of his boys was the fact that he
put all of his students strictly or
their honor, never suspected any
thing wrong, always expected the
best, and got the best.
A born teacher, an excellent dis
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

ciplinarian, and having a pleasant
personality, Professor Catlett was
proud of the fact that all of his
boys mintained their high ideals Of
honor in later life.
Perhaps one of the last pioneer
education leaders in the Wilmington
area with the ideals of a gentleman
of the Old South, Professor Catlett
will be. remembered for his good
disposition, very retiring nature, and
for never having lost his temper
with one of his boys.
Professor Catlett's life work will
always remain high in the annals
of educational work in this section
for he truly was a beloved pioneer
teacher of the old school and COM
piled one of the longest records of
continuous service in teaching in
the Wilmington area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

crease in policy loans,n
Mr. Price, indicate a cop,' snplaiast
provement in the financi.1 IN,
ton of our policyholders, a. SoAdi.
confidence in the compan~,s wei a.
to safeguard these trust fn , ability
in 1888, as in every Year s s4 10,
ganization' our COMPANY S S''ice Or
5 per cent interest on 9s pail
in trust" 1u4as Iii,
Annual statement statis,;o
ed $6'35o,OOo was Paid ia SNOW
holders and beneficiaries so''ey'
1889, which makes a tota, u1fiis
to policyholders and baraSH sa'
since the organization of sfls'
pany in 1907 the sum of ne CON-
900. N1I'sNl,
An increase of 5 per cent
1888 in the sale Of new Ivy
brought the 1889 total salo "'SNl'
$4S, 900, 900. Up d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Mrs. F. r. Will Spend
Month At Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. TO-
R-Arthur J. Sporborg, Miami
Beach realtor, said today Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had leased
an ocean front residence and would
arrive Feb. Is for a one-month stay.
The Presidents wife, her secre-
tary and a party of friends, Spor-
borg said, planned to occupy the
two-story home at Golden Beach, a
community north Of here. The
house is owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross W. Judson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

I1neS and CONTOURS OF this
b~est-Selhng Chevrolet for 40, with
New "Royal Clipper" Styling. -.
Note that it's the longest of all
lowest-priced cars, measuring 181
inches from front of grille to rear of
body. -. Yes, eye it and convince
yourself that it's the "star for
styling '-the outstanding beauty
and luxury leader among all cars in
its price range!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Week OF Civil
Term To Open Monday

The second week of the February
civil term of New Hanover superior
court will open Monday morning.
with Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of
Snow Hill, presiding, T. A. Hepder.
son. clerk of court, reported yester.
day.
Nine civil actions are oclo+ed
for trial during the coming week
and 20 cases on the regular motion
docket are to be heard by Judge
Frlzzelle on Friday, February 1s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

Current efforts of Senator j. W.
Bailey relative to appropriations for
rivers and harbors Improvements
were endorsed by the directors Of
the chamber of commerce in a res
olution adopted Yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Mansfield Ready Dies
In Veterans HosD;ac

Mansfield Ready, postman. A. -,
Queen street, Wilmington, di., w
Veterans hospital, Columbia. 3 u
Friday morning. "V'
Funeral arrangements will !,
nounced later. @
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
CHU S

America" All Saints Hymn Tune,
combined choirs. 8 p. m. Evening
service, combined service with
choir and young people. Organ
meditation: "Andante," Hess and
'"Traumerie," Schumann. Offer
tory: anthem, Hear My Prayer
Arcadelt. st. Andrews choir. A cor
dial welcome awaits you at all our
services.
Emmanuel: Corner Fifth a n d
Meares streets, the Rev. F. S.
Johnston, pastor. Norman Mintz,
organist and choir director. Bible
school. Sunday morning, 9:45, Har'
ny Wettig, general superintendent.
Glasses for all ages. Morning Wor-
ship and sermon by pastor, II
o'clock. AS requested by the gen
eral assembly of u church
Prayer for Peace in the World
will be the theme for this service.
Evening worship and sermon by
pastor 8 o'clock. Young people
meet at 7 o'clock. Mid-week pray
er and Bible study Wednesday 8 p.
m. A hearty welcome awaits you
at all our services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
Brothers Graduate

Two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Glod, of Castle Hayne, are being
graduated from North Carolina
colleges within a weeks time.
The young men, who were born
In New York and lived in Poland
for five years of their school life
were both members of the 1896
graduating class at New Hanover
High school.
Albert Glod, the older of the
boys, received his B. S. degree in
chemistry, cum laude, last Mon.
day at State college in Raleigh.
Besides being vice-president of his
class and a chemistry assistant, he
was a member of Golden Bough;
Gamma Sigma Epsilon, honor che
mistry fraternity; and Gamma NJ
lota, pre-medical fraternity. This
fall, he plans to enter the Wake
Forest Medical School.
Walter Glod will receive his B.
S. degree in electrical engineer
ing or Monday night. June 2. He
is a member of Eta Kappa NJ.
honorary electrical engineering
fraternity; Pi Kappa Phi, social
fraternity, and the American Insti-
tuition of Electrical Engineers. He
has accepted a position with a
northern firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
Sunday School Lesson

tree cannot bring forth figs; nor
does the fig tree produce thistles.
This is as true of men and wom-
en- in their lives as it is true of
trees. No outward show or profess
sion of piety is worth anything of
the life be not andrtuly good and its
goodness is tested by its words and
deeds.
The closing passage of the les
son, from l Corinthians, brings this
teaching to a head in stressing the
fact that all that has happened in
religious experience, and especial
ly in the failure of men and women
to live according to their highest
and best, is for our instruction and
benefit.
The appeal of the apostle is that
we should not be as idolaters and
as those whose religion has been
one of mere profession and falsity;
that we should look we'll to the
quality of our lives and see that
cur religion manifests itself by
bringing forth much fruit.
Analogies, or illustrations, are
never perfect, and there is one
warning that perhaps should be
sounded in connection with a les
son like this. 1t is that fruits them
selves should be tested carefully
and should not be judged by ap.
pearances.
Actions and deeds are in them
| selves sometimes deceiving. There
may be an appearance of good
works when there is anything but
a true spirit back of them. Recent
ly I purchased some fruit that was
very attractive to the eye. It had
all the appearance of excellent
quality, but when we came to cal
it. it was woody and PUPPY and ut
terly without flavor.
There are lives like that, hat
have the appearance of good works
but that lack almost entirely the
spirit of anything either truly hu.
man or divine.
Fruits are the evidence of ill.,
ward life in trees or men, b,t
there can be no fruits without litn,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Castle Heights: Mrs. W. T. De-
Vane, Jr., will conduct religious
services at the Castle Heights
church, Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, and Sunday night at
o'clock, 18th and Castle streets
Her subject will be Tolerance in
Religion"
Special vocal and instrumental
selections will be rendered at the
night service. Singing will be led
by a large chorus choir, together
with the Castle Heights orchestra.
The public is invited to attend.
Sunday school will assemble at 2
p. m. to study the text For. / am
persuaded that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities
nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height, mol
depth, nor any other creature shall
be able to separate us from the
love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus u Lord" Romans 8. 1888.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST

Tabernacle (Fundamental.l
Sixth and Ann. John F. Warren,
pastor. Bible school meets at GAS
a. m. We use the Bible in our
school. Glasses for all. C. Y. Mil
ton is in charge. Regular worship
services at II a. m. and 8 p. m.
The pastor has been out of the city
for the week, but will return from
Buies Creek for today's services.
Music will be under the direction
of Mrs. w. T. Mercer. The young
people will meet at 7 p. m. with
Mrs. L. L. Mills in charge. Prayer
and praise services each Wednes.
day evening at 8 o'clock. A cordial
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
Tax Rate Here Called
N. C.'s Second Highe

WAYNESVILLE. June l-9-T,
National Consumers Tax comm.
sion announced today that Ash
vile had the highest adjusted pr
perry tax rate in 1889 and Winston
Salem the lowest among repor
ing North Carolina cities with 81
000-and-over population.
The tax analysis was containe
in a report to the 81 study group
in the state by Mrs. William
Hannah of Waynesville. state dire,
tor.
The following tables for six 4
the largest North Carolina cite
was announced:
Asheville. 5000 Wilmington
S18,70, Greensboro. $3.50, Du
ham, $16.28, Charlotte, $3.50 an
Winston-Salem, $14.70.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
LUTHERAN

st. Paul's, Sixth and Market
streets. The Rev. Walter B. Freed,
pastor. Morning worship service II
a. M; sermon: You Cannot Afford
To Neglect Religion Sunday school,
with classes for all ages, 9:45. A
special congregational meeting Mon.
day, June 8, at s o'clock in the
Luther Memorial building. A most
cordial welcome awaits the wor.
shipper at st. Paul's, and a special
invitation is extended to strangers
and visitors to worship with us.
St. Matthew's: 919 North Fourth
street. The Rev. Carl H. Fisher,
pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Adolf Otersen, superintendent.
Morning worship service II a. m.
sermon: When Is Religion Real?"
Regular monthly council meeting,
Wednesday, June 5, 8 p. m. We are
always glad to have visitors join
us in the worship of our God.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
SALVATION ARMY

The Citadel: 215 S. Front street.
Brigadier and Mrs. j. V. Brea.
zeale, officers in charge. Lieute-
nant Sara Williams, assistant. Sun
day school 10 a. m. Worship ser
vice IL a. m. Young Peoples ser
vice $50 p. m. Open air service
+7:3G p. m. Salvation meeting 8 p.
m. At the night service a welcome
will be given to Lieutenant Sara
Williams, who has come to Will
mington this week from the Sal
walton Army Training College in
Atlanta.
Prayer service Wednesday night
at s o clock. Ladies Home league
will meet Thursday 7:30 p. m.
Wright Street Hall: 321 Wright
street. Sunday school 10 a. m.
Open air service Friday at 7:30
p. m. Holiness meeting, Friday 8
p. m. The public is invited to at
tend these services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, d. D
Editor of Advance

Text: Ezekiel 1916; Matthew 5:13-
l6; 7:16-20; 1 Corinthians 1876, 7.
Our lesson consists of four pass
ages of Scripture, which come out
OF a wide range of time and cir
cumstance, but which are all de-
signed to emphasize the gre t
truth confirmed by all experience,
BY their fruits We shall know
them.'
The prophet Ezekiel makes his
contribution by the illustration of
the vine-tree, which is of little use
except for fuel. He is thinking evil
IDENTIFY not of the productive vine
which bears useful and nourishing
fruit but of the vine of the forest
which has no size or substance,
which is of little use except to be
burned, and which is of no use aft
er it has been burned.
He uses his illustration to sug-
gest the fruitlessness and useless
ness of Israel in its lack of faith
and good works, and the destiny OF
a nation or people thus fruitless
and useless is to be given to the
fire for fuel" 49," Ezekiel rep
resented Jehovah as saying, will
II give the inhabitants of Jerusa-
lem"
Jesus emphasizes the need OF
lnanifesting faith, by reference to
salt and to light. If salt has lost
its SAVIOUR, it is useless If a light
is hidden, it is of no value.
1t is the Christians duty to keep
the SAVIOUR of an active, whole
some, Christian life, manifest in
deeds as we'll as in inward faith.
1t is his duty to be az a city set on
a hill that cannot be hid, or as a
light in a house, uncovered and
free to shine into every place and
corner.
Then, Jesus turns in His teach
ing to the illustration OF the tree
bringing forth fruit. The tree is
known by the nature and quality
of the fruit that it bears. A thorn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
Second Week Of Civil
Term To Open Monday

The second week of the May-June
civil term of New Hanover super
ior court will open Monday morn
ing, June 3, with Judge j. Paul
F~rizzelle, of Snow Hill, presiding,
T. A. Henderson, clerk of court,
said yesterday.
The docket includes IS civil act
ions and several cases on the re-
gular motion docket. left over from
the first week of the civil term. 2