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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

During 1887 the 4 states of the
Union expended Sc, Is, 1000 for rec
reation.
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TOBACCO HOLDS
2O-CENT PRICE
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tended to hold up the average
price. A total of 1904, 1876, 26 was
released.
Several outstanding individual
averages were made during h e
day. Stafford said. P. wilkins and
. D. Lewis, of Fairmont, sold
$40 pounds for a price of $285. IA
an average of 5000 cents o e r
pound.
Grades, prices and a O t S
throughout were reported higher
yesterday than on the opening day.
FLAIR BLUFF-Fiar Bluff S
warehouses cleared 1876, 1874 pounds
yesterday at a price of 1851 cents
per pound. A total of $37, 372. 89
was released to farmers at this
market.
Quality was not quite as good
as on the opening day, but prices
remained high, nevertheless.
Farmers appeared well pleased
at the prices received.
LUMBERTON-All grades ad-
vanced yesterday on the Lumber
ton market as 800, 900 pounds were
auctioned off. Complete calucla-
tons were not received at a late
hour but Warehousemen estimated
the average was close to 20 cents
per pound.
Top prices yesterday amounted
to SO cents per pound.
Floors were partically cleared
during the day and large amounts
were arriving last night for today's
sales.
Farmers were pleased with the
prices received.
CHARLTON - About 21O, 900
pounds were sold here yesterday
and prices averaged 1 cents.
Prices ranged from 4 to 80 cents.
No tags were turned during the
day and farmers were unusually
happy about the whole situation"
Large amounts of medium grade
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
NazisW ageAir Torpedo
Attacks Against Britain

shot down during the day. Officially,
Ii were claimed for certain.
Just how successful had been the
characteristic British counter-at.
tack with long-range Raj bombers
was not disclosed.
In an evening communique the
air ministry said merely that in day.
light raids "airdromes in enemy-oc.
cupled territory" had been attacked
in obvious pursuit of the MOVIES.
tablished British strategy to blow up
or constantly harry every sort of
German-held base that might be
helpful when and if the invasion by
troops is begun.
1t was disclosed, too that British
coastal command aircraft had bomb.
ed two German d~estroyers in the
North Sea yesterday, damaging one
and themselves suffering no loss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
$500 HOMELESS
IN FLOOD AREAS
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when the Roanoke established new
flood records in the Weldon.
Roanoke Rapids area. Unofficia.
estimates have placed the t
number of homeless at approx
mately 5000, and 9 damage al
several million dollars.
Most severe damage here wa
to a three-mile fill on U. S. Route
II, which was covered by water
Highway officials placed the loss
at 100000, and said the route
would b. closed for weeks"
Damage to crops and livestock
along the river was staggering.
Refugees were being q~uartereo
in schools, mills, warehouses and
private home. Red Cross a n d
surplus commodity officials sent
food and blankets into the flood
area and established sour
kitchens.
Communications were disrupted
throughout the section. Most roads
were in assible.
Lieut.. Brallier, who is in COM
mand Of nine, 26-foot motor surf
boats on the river, said the coast
guard had brought 700 persons to
safety.
we picked them off gables OF
houses and from almost every
where else," he said.
Approximately 5000 head of
livestock were rescued.
Mayor j. L. Hussel of Williams.
ton said a crew Of one surf boat
rescued a family of six negroes
Y ere huddled in a film S Y
canoe floating inside their house.
The house was half full of water.
Williamston's business section.
situated on a bluff a mile from the
river, escaped the waters, b u t
hundreds of refugees from the low
lying country flocked here.
All "0tels were filled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
RJIv Soose Defeats
Zale In l0-Round Bout

-HICAGO, Aug. 21- Up Billy
coose. Farrell, Pa, wrecker of cham
,;ons. defeated Tony Zale, Gary,
Ind recognized by the National
poying association as i~ddleweight
champion, in a b~listering 10 round
overweight match here tonight.
Only the fact that the bout was
fought over the 100 pound middle
weight limit prevented the ex-col-
Iooian from Penn State from win
ming the title. He previously had
conquered Ken Overlin, recognized
champion by New York and Cali
fornia, in another overweight match.
Yale scaled 161 pounds and Soose
timed the beam at 1862.
The decision of the two judges
and Referee Joe Mcnamara was I'M
animous in favor of the % years
old Farrell boxing master. The YER
dict also met with the bowling ap-
proval of the 1000 fans.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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CALL TO RESERVE
OFFICERS ISSUED
Appeal For Active Duty Ap-
plications Made By Fourth
Corps Area Office

Headquarters office of TIL e
Fourth corps area has issued an
appeal for active duty applications
from eserve officers holding the
rank of lieutenant or captain, it
was announced here yesterday at
the office of the Wilmington
district army engineer.
Those reserve officers interested
in making applications for extend
ed active duty were requested to
consult their instructors and to Sc
cure the necessary application
forms. Those who do not know
who their instructor is were asked
to communicate with the chief of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Tree Of Liberty Cut
Down In Alsatian Town

BERLIN, Aug. 21.-R-France's
tree of liberty in the Alsatian
own of Zabern was chopped down
amid cries of "sieg heil' to Adolf
Hitler and the roll of drums.
The French planted the tree in
1918 when Alsace vas regained.
Nazi leader Wilde told the group
of Hitler youth and other particle
pants.
This tree was planted as a SYM
Dol of decentralization as under
stood by the French. For Germany
this tree is symbol of slavery and
oppression. Now the tree must fall
and the roots be torn out because
everything foreign must be torn
out of the homeland" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

staff, first military area. post
office building, Knoxville, Tennes-
see.
Officers are urgently needed for
all branches of the military
service except the infantry. The
infantry applications are sufficient
for the present demands, but Of
ficers in this branch were, never
theless, urged to apply in order
that a register may be compiled
for future use.
Officers will be needed in the
infantry at the termination of pres.
ent appointments.
Lt.-Col. George Gillette, U. S.
district engineer, 308 customhouse,
is instructor for engineer units in
this vicinity. He has offered to
supply further information to any
reserve officer in this locality who
is interested in making an applica-
ton for active service. 3
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FI.ASHY MAT CARD
SET FOR TONIGHT
rinv Morgan To Meet Marvin
Jones; Managuff To
Battle Patterson

r;rv Morgan and Marvin Jones
=, fake the lead off position when
.,obt's wrestling card gets under
at 3 o'clock in the Legion ex,
hibit hall.
Tones who injured his back here
-.,.oraI weeks ago, is now fully re
oovered and has issued a statement
.oving he Will attempt to break
T;rv into several pieces.
cocond spot on the card will go
pote Managuff and Jake Patter-
~ two hefties who can be depend
mon to dish up something fancy
for the boys.
A.. smith, that dashing caballero
of the ring from st. Helena, will
rpep the boys in line.
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by Individual planes where onlv a
le" days ago they had come in com.
pact, roaring hundreds.
Solitary raiders appeared here and
there along that corner of hell
n southeast coast; over the indus.
trial midlands, over Wales and
northeast England.
Civilians Killed
There were civilian dead and many
CIVILIAN wounded, but as always
their number was not stated.
Late in the day the British de-
clared that the new Nazi campaign
had failed in it's apparent aim of
avoiding losses by not using big
concentrations of raiding planes.
Up to that time, it was said unof-
ficially, Is German planes had been
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

tobacco we're presented for sale
during the day, but equal amounts
of high grade weed held up the
average.
Truckloads of tobacco were ar
irving last night in preparation for
today's sales.
WHITEVILLE-Thre sales were
in progress throughout the six-hour
period yesterday as the Whiteville
market cleared nearly 800, 600
pounds of tobacco at prices rang
ing from 3 to SO cents per pound,
according to M. S. Smith, super
visor of sales. 3
This represented an increase over
opening day sales which amounted
to 1858, $40 pounds at an average
price Of 1859 cents.
Both prices and %poundage adj
vanced somewhat yesterday, Smith
said.
Floors were cleared when sales
closed at 4 o'clock and several truck.
loads of tobacco were being unloade6
for today's sales.
All grades seemed to be Slightly
off in weight, Smith said.
CHADBOURN-This tobacco mai
ket cleared an approximate total o
100000 pounds of tobacco yesterda.
at an average price of IS to 10 cents
and farmers were described as "stil
happy" about the situation.
Large amounts of low grade wee
were disposed of, but some UNUSUAL.
good grades served to raise the av
erage price, according to Garlan1
Warren, sales supervisor.
TABOR CITY - Approximate.
2OS,000 pounds of the golden weet
poured through this markets sale
channels yesterday and prices re
ceived averaged 1858 cents pc
pound. Prices ranged from 5 to 3.
cents.
Opening day official sales wer'
216, POS pounds and the official pric'
was 1926 cents.
Floors YER not cleared befor'
closing time yesterday due to thu
large amounts of tobacco presented
for sale.
dunn quality and farmers were ''wel
pleased with the prices received
Officials here expressed the opinion
the current prices will hold up "a
least for the next week or two"
South Carolina Marts
PAMLICO, S. c. - Sold $50, 81:
pounds opening day for ~34,1S5.2'
for an official average of $21.24 {
hundred.
MULLINS, S. C.-First day sale
totaled 500, 644 for an official aver
age of S19.01. sales were lighte
yesterday but prices continued firm
DILLON, S. c. While bette
grade of Tugs brought from $25 t.
$35 a hundred yesterday, consider
able quantities of very low grade!
held the average down to about $19
TIMMONSVILLE, S. C.-Inferiol
offerings caused a slightly lower
average yesterday but 5000 900 pounds
brought about 100000.
KINGSTREE, S. C.-Sales yester.
day totaled about 100000 ct esti-
mated average of $40. Quality was
on par with last year.
DARLINGTON, S. C.-More than
$500 0 pounds sold yesterday for
about $21.
CONWAY, S. C.-The market sold
100, 900 pounds opening day for an
average of SPLITS. An estimated
225, 900 pounds sold yesterday aver
age about $21.52.
LORIS, S. c. - About 100000
pounds brought an estimated aver
age of $20.50.
LAKE CITY, S. C.-Opening sales
Tuesday totaled 602,642, which net
ted growers sis, 036.2O, an average
of s19.76. Yesterdays sales amount
ed to about 100000 at a slightly less
average caused by a slight drop in
quality. Better grades brought good
prices, however.
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TRA ENDS

OTTAWA. Aug. 21,- R The
.three-day national registration of
Canada's human closed
tonight and officials believed some
5000, 900 men and women over the
age of 16 registered.
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ARRIVES

DUBLIN, Aug. 21.-7R-The Brit
,sh collier Prestatyn Rose arrived
here today Is hours after being
engaged in a combat with three
German bombing planes in tn e
Irish sea. 4
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7 E TT E p

C1ea!Ihg-up help and
healing aid helped by antisepsis Of
Black and White Ointment soothes
out burn, itch. First try does it or
your money back. az Vital in cleans
ing is good soap, get Black and
White Skin Soap-at all dealers
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, August q. Up -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending s
p. m:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
THE THIRD TERM
IN HISTORY

(Murphysboro, H., independently
This week, Speaker Bankhead, made
the statement that there is no shred of
political philosophy or sound analytical
reason why a President should not be re-
elected for third term
Well, let's see.
George Washington's stand is we'll
known. Times We're critical then, as
they are now, but he refused a third term
which he could have had almost without
lifting a hand.
jefferson was besieged with appeals
to run for third term, because the coun-
try was facing a real emergency. Nor
were the appeals artificially created by
payrolers But jefferson said:
That | should lay down my charge
at proper period is as much my duty
as to have borne it faithfully. If some
termination to the service of the chief
magistrate be not fixed by the Constitu-
ton or supplied by practice, this office,
nominally for years, will in fact become
for life, and history shows how easily
that degenerates into an Inheritance"
Or if that doesn't constitute ''shred
of political philosophy" turn over the
pages of history to 1886. Andrew Jack
son, one of the great names in the Demo-
cratic party, repeatedly and vigorously
urged q CONSTITUTIONAL amendment llIlllI-
ing the Presidents tenure to a single
term.
In 1880, Grant made a vigorous effort
to receive the nomination for third
term, but Congress by an overwhelming
vote, passed a resolution condemning it
saying retirement after two terms had
become "a part of our Republican system
of government
In 1884 Grover Cleveland was in office.
He condemned the third term in no un-
certain terms He reviewed the argu-
ments against it, and called it 1.-The most
serious danger to that calm, deliberate
and intelligent action which must char
acterize government by the people"
In 1896 the Democratic platform con-
tanned special plank repudiating the
eligibility of any man for third term.
The Coolidge incident is we'll known.
He did not choose to run" but despite
this withdrawal, the Senate passed a
resolution condemning the third term,
and many who are now supporting Roose-
velt voted for that resolution.
These are just few "shreds of politi-
cal philosophy which Speaker Bank
head said did not exist. Many more could
be provided if these were not enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
by Willis Thornton -.
You Don't Throw Away Emera|ds

We don't know who he was.
But we hope that somehow he
will read this.
He was jerking a soda for us in
a strange town. He wasn't talking
tc us at all but to a friend beside Us
at the counter.
He said: "Aw! I amt going to
vote at all I don't care"
We're a little slow to talk to
strangers, so we said nothing. But
we hope he reads what we wanted
to say:
Won't you think that over a lit
tie, mister?
That ballot that you don't care
about-you've got something there.
That freedom that you aren't 60
ing to use-there are millions who
would give great deal to have it.
We don't want to sound senti-
mental, but that vote is a precious
thing, mister. You wouldn't throw
away a glittering diamond or a
glowing emerald. But many people
have found that their freedom is
more precious than diamonds or
emeraldS-after they lost it.
What's that got to do with vot-
ing? It's got a lot to do with it.
To be a free man you have to de-
serve to be free man.
You like to do as you please.
that's plain. Well, to run a country
in which people can do more or less
as they please, it takes some effort
by everybody. You can't expect to
live in that kind of a country and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23

never give it thought. You may
be called on one of these days TO
go into the army and learn to be
a soldier to protect that country.
But that's not all the country re-
quires of you. 1t needs your
thought, your attention, your vote.
1t is important. The choice of a
president at a time like this may
deeply affect the rest of your life.
You must have an opinion, pref
erence for one candidate or the
other. You owe that to yourself
you owe it to all the rest of us.
You're only one of the 70000,000
eligible to vote? Your vote won't
count for anything? Oh, yes it
Wilt will count for as much as
j. P. Morgan's, or Albert Einstein's.
The ballot box is one place wher
you have an equal say as a free
man with every other free man
in the country.
Think about it a little. You're
not a jellyfish. You have opinions.
Step up on Nov. and express
them.
OF course, we hope you vote the
way We see it. But we'd rather have
you vote the other way than not
vote at all.
Every vote in 1910 is more than
a vote for Candidate A, or Candi-
date B. 1t is a vote. for free gov
ernment. an avowal of our faith
in the ability of ordinary men
like yourself and myself-to have
opinions and to have a country III
which the majority of those opin-
ions run the show.
You don't throw away emer-
aids. Don't throw away your right
to vote. 1t is a precious right. Un-
used, it dies.
Think it over, mister!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
PROPOSITION NO. ~

This proposed constitutional amend
ment would give either house of the state
legislature the power to appoint legls-
lative fact finding committee which
could operate between sessions of the leg
islature. As it is now, the rights OF legls-
lative committees end when the legisla-
ture adjourns. An instance might be
found in an assembly committee inves-
tigating election scandals. Such com.
nittee might be right in the middle of
its investigation when adjournment
came. 1t would be automatically sus-
pended. 1t could not continue its work.
We believe the legislature should have
power to create committees which can
continue their investigation after the
legislative session itself is over, and re-
port back to the next session.
The measure provides that committee
members would get no extra pay for their
work, so it cannot be termed a pork-bar-
rel proposal.
We believe wise legislation is based on
thorough investigation. Therefore we
favor Eyes" vote on No II.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
THE ONE MAN POWER
louisville, La, Courier JournaD


The President of the United States has
more and greater power than any sover-
eign in Europe He is the commander
in-chief of the Army and Navy. He has
the appointment of Federal officers at
home and abroad Through the Treas
ury Department he may control the rise
or fall of prices :. He is master of the
Secret Service 1t is his to forbid an act
of Congress to become law.
In the hands of strong, ambitious
and unscrupulous man, nothing short of
armed resistance could stand against
such an array of forces, and armed resis-
tance could nowhere organize itself
against a President having the foresight
to provide against it; able by word to
conceive troops at any given point; by
the touch of button to order the arrest
of the resistant at the furthest ends Of
he Republic.
There is no tyranny more unreasonlng
than that of maj critics; no despotism
so relentless as party despotism. Backed
by these, while inventing a pretext, a
President of the United States could do
with impunity what a Gar of Russia,
or a Sultan of Turkey would never dare
attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
Did You Know?

Tropical explorers drink tea to
keep cool; Arctic explorers drink
it to keep warm.
For fear it will be Stunned by
superStitiOus guests, many hotels
have no floor numbered 13.
In some cases, the cornea tissue
from the eyes of dead persons is
transplanted by surgery to restore
sight to living persons.
DR.. Crawford Long, of Georgia,
first used ether as an anesthetic
in 1872 1t came into general use
on Oct. 16, 1916.
More pedestrians are injured by
falling than are injured by auto
mobiles.
On Manhattan Island, there still
is a cave which the early Indians
used as a home.
New automobile tires and those
on the spare wheel lose air more
rapidly than those that have been
used constantly.
Senoritas Maria Catalina En-
cinas and Maria ARGOS Cedilla were
the first two women to obtain
airplane pilot licenses in Mexico.
A stringent law against pipes
was proclaimed by James I, king of
England, during his reign. King
James was very puritanical.
Married women and spinsters
have better expectation of life
after so than do widows.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20 1901
Published every afternoon except
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afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-Press Sunday, es-
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Subscription -eter In California
b. per copy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
THREE YES VOTES
FOR THREE PROPOSITIONS

Three consecutive propositions on IEe
Nov. ballot for Californians, to our way
of thinking, need little argument to
bring about a favorable vote. They are
No. 10. IL and u. On all three, our
editorial vote shall be yes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23

Tropical explorers drink tea to
keep cool; Arctic explorers drink
it to keep warm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23

In some cases, the cornea tissue
from the eyes of dead persons is
tranSplanted by surgery to restore
sight to living persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23

Three consecutive proposltlons OH 'lie
Nov. 5 ballot for Californians, to our way
of thinking, need little argument 10
bring about a favorable vote. They are
No. 10, IL and u. On all three, our
editorial vote shall be yes.
PROPOSITION NO. 10
Simply. Proposition No. 10 would pre-
vent city councils or other munlclpal gov
erninsr bodies in chartered cities from
creating special assessment districts over
the objections of property owners ne
proposition, even if passed, would not
apply to any city in Imperial Valley.
since none are chartered here. But, II
some valley city should adopt charter
in the future, this proposition would oe
good insurance for property owners.
Al present unchartered cities are pre-
vented from creating special assessment
districts for improvements If certain
percentage of property owners OBJECT.
Through legal Interpretation, however,
. city council in a chartered city can
create such a district even though every
property owners in the district objects
The proposition seeks merely to even
up provisions protecting property owners
in chartered as well as in uncharterea
cities. We believe 1t should be adopted
PROPOSITION NO. II
This proposition could be called pure
ly operational one. 1t would allow the
state to own shares in mutual water
companies in districts where the state
also owns property or where 1t is neces-
sarv for the state to obtain water sup
plv for state institutions, such as prls-
ons or hospitals. =.
The proposition, contrary to superb,
cial appearance, is not one that would
further state ownership of utilities which
should be privately or municipality own
ed. 1t would merely make water sup
DIV available to the state from existing
sources in cases where, otherwise, the
state would have to install its own water
system.
Mutual water companies, usually CO.
operative projects, normally do not serve
any person or group except stockholders.
The ownership of stock in such COM
pany is comparable to contract giving
the stockholder the right to obtain wa
ter from the mutual system, upon pay
ment of whatever assessments are MADE.
This proposition would merely give
the state the right to ask service from
mutual company when no other source
is available The state, as stockholder,
would be liable to the same terms as
any other stockholder.
We believe the measure should be
adopted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
Famous Sayings

Among the attributes of God, although they are
all equal mercy shines with more brilliancy
than Justice Cervantes
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-23
Thoughts for the Day

Praise ye the Lord. o give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.
Psalm 1861.