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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-07
Star-News Program

1. Shtpyards.
2. Increase OF Port Facilities.
5, Adequate Hospital Facilities.
i. Annexation OF Suburbs.
S. Development OF Fort CdsweH as
Health Resort.
6. Promotion OF Canning Industry.
7. Citu Expansion Commission.
s. Junior College.
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE
FAVORED
E1xm Clearance.
Free bridge across the Cape Fear
river over Highway 20.
Free ccuseway to Wrightsvile Beach.
Recreation Centers.
Municipal Auditorium.
Preservation OF Old City and Thai
ian Hall.
Civic Centre.
Organized industrial services for VIII
min0ton.
Adequate school facilities for VIII
mtngton and Nep hanover county.
Traffic signals on streets OF Whining
ton.
T%hirtytoot channel from Wilmington
to Southport bar.
Construction OF third lock n dom
bet11een Wilmington and Fayetteville
on the upper Cape Fezr rtver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-07

NYK ships would be subject 10 ~
vestigation and possible reJec.S
even though tickets ALREADY N"'
been issued.) J.,
Arita declared that Japan Vo"''
continue to negotiate for the
turn of all Fl seamen. TheJ "' a.
seized by a British cruiser jail
about IS miles off Yokohama anu
informed at Hongkong, Di
crown COLONY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-07
"FACE SAVING

r.na
LONDON, Feb. 6.@P]--Ilea'
Britain's decision to surrender h'ii'
Of 21 German seamen seized 1r0in
the Japanese liner Asamara Mal.
was regarded today in informed W,
unofficial quarters as a step iowa.
a face saving" compromise wiz.
Japan without sacrifice of bll'''
belligerent rights.
Britain was regarded by IAe.,
sources as having gained a may"
point in the japanese amour
ment that Japan's steamship iN..
had been instructed to refuse
carry belligerent nationals llape
war service,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-07

Appointment Of Hathaway Cross
as secretary to Governor Clyde r.
Hoey confirmed the prediction made
by this correspondent Immediately
upon the resignation of Bob Thomp-
son. 1t was another First" for your
Raleigh reporter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
BALL ADDRESSES
CIVITAN MEETING
Standard Oil Public Relations
Director Discusses News
Gathering

G. F. Ball, public relations direc.
tor for the Standard Oil company in
North Carolina, spoke at yesterdays
meeting of the Wilmington Civitan
club or news gathering for the press
and radio.
Through a talking picture, he IL.
Illustrated his discussion concerning
the compilation and dissemination of
news. The picture portrayed a
round-the-world trip with newsmen
and reporters.
Included were scene at the bomb
ing of the Pansy in China some
months ago, explaining how the
news was flashed to the United
States 1000 miles away in four
minutes.
The club voted to dispense with
its meeting next week in order that
its members might attend the lee
ture by Harry H. Culver, of Culver
City, Calf, at a dinner session at
the Ocean Terrace hotel at 7:30
o'clock on May q. The affair is
being staged under the auspices of
the Wilmington Real Estote board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
MOORE is SAVED
FROM GAS HOUSE
heath Sentence OF Pender
county Negro Changed TO
Life Imprisonment

pA1,E1GH, May IS: e. Jim
pender county negro who
Mort he executed Friday for muir
was wa r, received today a Communication
o az his sentence to lie lmpr's0n-
nent' n;no tho
, Ooer said eight members of
e 'a trial jury, the Investigating
the Sheriff j. 7. Brown of
depo. and Joseph l. Moore, Pen
PelU snnerior court clerk, recon-
mended mercy
,1aore was convicted of killing
Robert Fennell, alias John
,o,ns Mimms, another negro.
,,after carefully considering
nbase of the matter, l Sc
e 'ons,v doubt that the crime was
Irm,noitted exactly in the manner
tescribed by the states witnesses,
III have in my mind some ques-
t on as to the degree of guilt of
INV Ena Moore" Governor Hoey COM
nented.
He said the killing, which Moore
denied. grew out of friction be-
srpen rival factions in the liquor
business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
Movie RevueS
,.pINOCHIO" BEGINS RUN
At THE CAROLINA d

Five villains add TO the excite
ment-and fun-of Walt Disney's
second full-length production,
"P~inocchio," which is the feature
attraction at the Carolina Theatre
beginning today.
The evil quintet includes a
whale. a fox, a cat. a coachman,
and a puppet master, and all of
Them concentrate on making life
hectic for little Pinocchio, an en-
sasing marionette brought to life
by a kindly fairy.
The first of the five to make a
screen appearance in "Pinocchio''
are tie fox, whose name is j..
Worthington Honest john Foul
fellow, and his wordless, bird
Drained accomplic>, "Giddy," a
cat. This pair of small-time viii
lains accost Pinocchio as he skips
off for his first day at school, and
sell him to Strombnli, an unscrup-
ulous travelling puppeteer.
Pinocchio and his Conscience"
little Jimmy Cricket, manage to
escape from Stromboli. but Pin
Occhio meets slick Honest john
again and winds up sold to a
coachman who collects hayward
little boys. sends them to an out
wardly wonderful place C a l e d
Pleasure Island, and then turns
them into donkeys.
Guarding the straits to Pleasure
Island is Montsro, a vicious whale,
who swallows Geppetto, the old
Woodcarver, creator of Pinocchio,
as the former is on his way to res
cue the marionette. Pinocchio and
Jimmy manage to escape fr o m
Pleasure Island, but not before
Pinocchio has donkey ears and a
tail. Learning of h S 'father's''
whereabouts, lie goes to the bot
tom Of the sea and gets himself
loo swallowed by Monstro, whose
castlron digestion permits him to
bolt everything from ships to
schools Of ma without the flicker
Ot a fin. A mass escape from
Monstro's spacious interior ac-
counts for the climax of the pic
'ure, an RKO Radio release.
Although the villains outnumber
Hnkly old Geppetto, little Pinoc-
mo, and the extremely minute
Jimmy Cricket, these three
emerge triumphant a the end of
me picture, partly because Right
Is on their side, and partly because
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
CALL A. MESSENGER"
FEATURED AT BLOT

Billy Halop and Huntz Hall, two
OF the popular Dead End Kids, are
united with their traditional rivals,
the Little Tough Guys in Uni.
versaIs new dramatic come.
dy, Call A Messenger" which
comes today to the Bijou theatre,
Described as entertainment
which blends laughter, action and
suspense. the story deals with the
adventures Of a band of street kids
VINO go to work as messenger boys
ana make good in spite of them.
selves. Featured in the supporting
cast are Robert Armstrong. Mary
Carlisle, Anne Nagel, Victor Jorv.
Larry Crabbe and the veteran
Swedish comic, Ell Brendel.
The added attractions are a
Sport novelty, a cartoon and the
latest Paramount news.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

LONDON, May IS. - - Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands de-
ciared in a broadcast to Great Brit
ain today that her nations spirit
would remain intact because our
conscience is clear"
The ruler who lost her country
put retained her empire, told the
Brltons that eve have to admit
no happiness can be expected in
this world if those who are solely
responsible for the present situa-
ton are not definitely checked in
their course of INSCRIPTIONS de-
struction and utter disregard of
law and the most elementary prin-
clples of morality"
AFTER an heroic struggle" the
queen said, my nation that has at
tempted everything to maintain
peace is being overpowered by
sheer superiority of force"
But morally, she added, Holland
can never be conquered.
Notwithstanding the great dis.
tress my people are suffering at
the present moment and the on.
preston under which they will live
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
FREE. BLONDE AND Fl"
is OFFERED AT ROYAL

Girls, girls and more girls-all
on their own and all in a other
about love.
That's the pleasant situation that
greets the eye in Free, Blonde
and a." which plays today only
at the Royal theatre.
Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes,
katharine Aldridge and Helen
Ericsson are among the gorgeous
new batch of guests at the Sher-
rlngton, swank metropolitan hotel
for women, sharing their joys.
troubles, stockings and lipsticks-
but not their men, prominent
among whom are Henry Wilcoxon,
Robert Lowery and Alan Baxter.
That matches coincidence,
Joan Davis, supplies plenty of
laughs as the hotel maid who loves
taxi-driver Chick Chandler, and the
pair help solve a murder mystery
that involves the leading lovelies
and their boy friends.
Rio Rita" and her orchestra.
Our Gang Comedy, and Traveltalk
are on the same program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
N. c. OIL JOBBERS
WILL BACK PROBE
Investigation Scheduled To Be
Discussed At Greensboro
Meeting Today

RALEIGH, May IS. - Up - The
North Carolina Independent Oil
Jobbers association will back an
investigation to determine whether
the major oil companies have con-
spired to fix prices in this state,
E. B. Juliber, association secre-
tary, said today.
The organization, at its meeting
III Greensboro tomorrow, will dis
cuss the planned investigation, JUL
Der said.
1.-THE association will try to prove
conspiracy on the part of the ma
jor oil companies in the state of
North Carolina" he said.
Action already started with the
federal trade commission, the de-
partment of justice and the state
attorney generals office, he added,
will be continued in an effort to
correct the unjust and discrimi-
natory price structures erected by
the major oil companies in some
areas of the state"
The associations action, he ad-
ded, probably will conform to a de-
clslon OF the U. S. supreme court
last week declaring there was no
legal justification for any combina-
tons to affect prices.
Attorney General Harry McMul-
ian said a group of independent
dealers had discussed the matter
with him, and he had it under con-
%sideration.
The principal speaker at the or
ganlzation's convention will be R.
l.. Harris of Roxboro, candidate
for the democratic nomination for
lieutenant governor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

Walt Disney's character can over.
come tremendous odds in extreme
ly logical fashion.
FOLLOWING The Hounds a sport
classic; Forgotten Victory latest
issue OF the Passing Parade series
and News of the Day make up a
program of short subjects which
rounds out a show to please every
body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
Rheumatic Pains.
What To Eat.

rheumatic pains may result If kid.
neys do not regularly eliminate excess
acid and other wastes. Eat vegetables.
fruits, nuts and milk. Use meats,
starches and coffee sparingly. Drink
lots Of soft water. Give the kidneys a
gentle lift. Use a kidney e%vacuant.
Ask any druggist for BUKETS. Your
25c back if not pleased. Locally at
Saunders Drug Store, Toms Drug Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
COLUMBUS GOLD

The cathedral at Toledo, Spain,
has a sacrame ,tal shrine II feet
high embellished with 260 statues
OF solid gold. The largest of these
was made from the gold which
Columbus took to Spain after his
first voyage of discovery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

Federal aid totaling 1855, 900, 900
has been apportioned among the
48 states and possessions for high.
way improvement and elimination
of railroad Embarrassing hazards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
A RECORD?

Jimmy Collins, first baseman of
the Chicago cubs, went through
a nine-inning baseball game with
cut a put-out, an assist, or an err
rcr, on June %, 1887.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
Queen Wilhelmina Says Spirit
OF Nation Will Remain Intact

until the country is free again, I am
convinced that they will never give
up their faith in the cause Of free
dom and Justice"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

Napoleon was imprisoned on both
Elba Island and st. Helena Island
at different times. He escaped
from the former, and died on the
latter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

For every dollar paid in wages
during the construction of a motor
car, tax collectors take 81 during
its lifetime.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16
FOREIGNERS LIKE CARTOONS

Statistics show that animated
cartoons are more in demand in
other Occidental countries than in
the United States. These cartoons
row are made in French, Spanish.
Italian, and German.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

Argentina is the best foreign
market for American made motor
cars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

During March, 1910, 1886 mo-
tor cars wer produced compared
with go, 504 during March, 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

Japan, is now reported to b,
making aviation gas from coal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

POWER is most urgently desired by the
American motoring public. In these two
charts, the Florida Road Test results are
presented from two power angles - ac-
celeration time and maximum speed. Note
that at 100, 900 miles, the acceleration time
of nine test cars was less than one second
longer than when those cars we're new!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-16

THIS CHART gives the overall combined
top average speed for three of the Florida
Road Test cars schich had travelled the
equivalent of lOA years OF average driu-
ing and three similar cars which had
just been carefully broken-in. The new
car average beat the test-car average by
just under 2 miles per hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Farm Credit
Group Meets

Organized in 1888, 1926 stock.
holders and guests met for the
9Th annual convention of the Fred
erick Production Credit Associa.
ton, in Frederick, January 25
at the state Armory.
Report of Secretary Walter D.
Bromley showed ALP stockholders
and a 5000 increase in loans
since 1884.
John T. Scott, board member
reported 426 new loans amounting
to $377,OOO.0O for 1899.
Mr.. Scott and Alvie M. Etzler
Farm Bureau president, were re
elected to the Board of Director:
for 3 years.
Following lunch and a musica
program, William H. johnson, Bal
timore, secretary of the Produc
ton Corporation, spoke on the co
operative features of the credi
system.
President Thomas C. DARBY
Germantown, conducted the meet
ing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Mrs. Wilcox
Installed Matron

Montgomery Chapter, No. 80,
Order of the Eastern Star has in
stalled Mrs. Blanche C. Wilcox to
serve as worthy nnatron during the
coming year.
Other officers are Guy M. Will
cox, worthy patron; Mrs. Dorothea
B. Greene, associate matron; Philip
Gates, associate patron; Miss Edna
E. Hauke, secretary; Mrs. Louise
Bogley, treasurer; Mrs. Dorothy
Southan, conductress; Mrs. Nellie
Williams, associate conductress;
Miss Mildred Ward, organist; Mrs.
Elizabeth Carter. chaplain; Miss
Johnnie G.. Maenhart, Adah; Mrs.
Maude Buxton, Ruth; Mrs. Rachel
Ferguson Esther; Miss Lille Belle
Bogley, Martha, and Mrs. Gather
inc Gates, Electra.
They were indicted into Office by
Miss Helen L. Maisack of the
Birmingham Chapter, deputy
grand lecturer, assisted by men,
bers of the Pentalpha Chapter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Henry H. Carter
Has Leading Herd
In Milk Test Unit

Recent figures compiled by the
cow-testing Association reveal that
the purebred Guernsey herd owned
by Henry H. Carter, Rockville,
has produced, during the last
month 62.2 pounds Of milk and
2S.8 pounds Of butter fat per cow.
Mr.. Carter is justly proud of
the fact that his herd led the
testing association for the month
of December and that one Of his
prize producers ranked second as
an individual. There are over
1000 cows in the testing unit.
Flint Ledge White Daisy, a
three-year-old cow, appears to be
the hardest worker for Mr.. Car
ter. Her milk tests $50 and
she gives over 4fgallons of milk
a day. n
Mr.. Carter has S. head of cat
tie that are bl6od-tested and
tubercular free. ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Public Utility
Property Valued

Public utility equipment in
Montgomery County has been val
ued at $5,120,882, for the purpose
of taxation during the coming
year, it has been announced by
Wilton T. Allen, Supervisor of
Assessments.
The Potomac Electric Power
Company was reported to have
the largest increase. Second in
amount of increase was the Wash
ington Gas Light Company and
third largest was the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
Notice of intention to protest
has been received from practically
all Of the utilities companies, Mr..
Allen said, but pointed out that
in several cases these represented
technical protests merely to hold
open the opportunity to register
formal protest at a later date,
should the company change its
present intention Of accepting the
new assessment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Mrs. Clagett Installed
AS Noble Grand


Mrs. Laura Clagett has been in
stalled as Noble Grand of the Oak
Grove Rebekah Lodge, No. "a, of
Gaithersburg.
Other officers installed are vice
grand, Mrs. Kathryn Darby; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Helen r.
Selby; financial secretary, Mrs.
Annie Reinhat; treasurer, Mrs.
BERTHE Clagett; warden, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Waters; conductress, Mrs.
virgie Beall; chaplain, Mrs. Ora
Mullican; pianist, Mrs. Doris Her
shey; inside guardian, Mrs. Ann
Robertson; outside guardian, Miss
Jose Eleze Clagett; right support
or, noble grand, Mrs. Winnie
Briggs; left supporter, noble grand,
Mrs. Harry Perry; right support
er. vice grand, Mrs. Ethel Wilson;
left supporter, vice grand, Mrs.
Minnie Phoebus; junior past grand,
Mrs. Eleanor Mccathran.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Severe Weather
Kills Florida Fish

~ Il ,tts~st- =
DR.. Robert c. gWarfield, of this
town who is spending The winter at
St. Petersburg, Fla, writes with
reference to the destruction of fish
at that place, brought on by the
recent severe cold weather there.
He says:
son last Sunday, January 18th,
it was quite sight to see. There
were hundreds of fish about two
or three inches below the surface
of the water. After church we drove
out on the municipal pier and saw
one boat come In with q load Of
fish, mostly snook, weighing from
5 to 20 pounds, and caught with
a hand dip net, and they seemed
to be completely paralyzed by the
cold weather, to which they are not
accustomed. Ont at Foffee Pot
Bayou yesterday afternoon I saw
an old negro with sacks full Of
perch or grunts, all dipped by a
hand net. AS the water is clear,
you see them lying on the bottom,
completely gone. I have never
seen the like before, and hope !
will never see such destruction of
fish again. Millions have been de-
destroyed" ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Bethesda v. F. d. Meets

Presided over by Sam Robertson,
the regular semi-monthly meeting
Of the Bethesda Volunteer Fire
Department was held in the Coun-
ty Building, Monday evening.
Plans were discussed TO hold
benefit carnival during the sum-
mer. A temporary committee COM
posed of Frank Stone, chairman;
Hiram Musgrove, Morrisey Swill-
ing, Garnet Stone and Willard
Broadhurst was appointed to make
inquiries about grounds and pro-
curing a carnival.
Three new applicants elected to
membership were Mr.. Pfaff, J. w.
Trigger and Jack Robertson. A
committee was appointed to inves-
tigate the new members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Farmers Banquet
Saturday Night
Honor ]. w. Jones With
Scroll. Prof. Steinmyer
Speaks

Approximately 500 farmers,
their wives and friends were pres
ent at the annual banquet of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
in. the auditorium of the Richard
Montgomery High School.
With James D. King, president
of the organization, as POSTMASTER,
the speakers included Prof. P. G.
,6teinnyer of the University OF
Maryland; p. C. Turner and E. D.
Wise, president and secretary :
treasurer, respectively, Of the
Maryland Farm Bureau; Mrs. Ed
win D. Fry, president of the Asso-
ciated Women of the Maryland
Farm Bureau; Otto w. Anderson,
agricultural agent for Montgomery
County; Mr.. King, Willard Harvey
and Thomas C. Darby.
Josiah w. Jones, first president
of the Farm Bureau, served from
its organization in 1919 to 1889.
For this extended service he was
presented a scroll by Thomas C.
Darby, one Of the Bureaus original
directors.
The Rockville Parent Teacher
Association served under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Lucy Barnsley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Roads Commission
Got 20 Millions
In Fiscal 1899
Report Names Number OF
Projects To Be Started
During Coming Year

The State Roads Commission re-
ceived more than $20,OO0,O0o dur
ing the fiscal year ending Septem-
Der 30, 1889, and disbursed approx
inately 19,500,OOO, according to a
r1nort prepared by Major Ezra B,
Whitman, chairman, and submitted
this week to the Governor.
In addition to describing in de-
tail all State and Federal Aid prof.
ects now under way, the review
covered bridges and roadways to
be constructed in the future.
Also included was a priority
schedule of Federal Aid projects,
81 of which must be under agree
ment by June 80 of this year.
Among these were listed various
sections of the Philadelphia road
still to be completed, a section Of
the Trappe road toward Easton;
the approach to the Potomac River
Bridge; the extension of Edmond
son avenue from the City Line to
Rolling road, and the proposed
road from Wilkens avenue to the
Washington boulevard at Winans.
Among roadways to be con-
structed without Federal aid, for
which more than 81, 100000 has
been made available, were the fol-
lowing: The approaches to the
Glenn L. Martin plant at Middle
River; the under-pass beneath the
new Philadelphia road on the Bata
Shoe Company property; a road
way about seven miles long along
the right-of-way of the w. B. g.
A. Railroad, from the Defense
highway into Washington; the
Salisbury by-pass;s the continue
ton of the Frederick Hagerstown
roadway, and "a new highway be-
tween Easton and Trappe.
The Roads Commission is en-
ploying prisoners from various
penal institutions, in the State. For
this work 100000 was provided,
and during 1910 prison labor prob
ably will be usedsinR PRINCE Georges,
Anne Arundel and Queen Anne
counties
The report stated that consider
ably more than available funds
were needed to modernize the
States roads. t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01
Birthday Balls Exempt

Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue Guy T. Helvering has issued
a ruling granting exemption from
Federal admission tax to the COM
mittees in charge of Birthday Balls
for the President, where held for
the purpose Of raising funds which
win go to the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, Incorpor-
ated, a charitable organization.
A similar exemption has been
approved in the case of entertain
ments given for the purpose of
raising funds for the Finnish Re
lier Fund, Incorporated, domes-
tic charitable organization which
has been formed to furnish relief
to needy victims of the war in
Finland.
However, under the express
terms of the taxing statute. the
exemption does not extend to
wrestling matches, prize fights, or
boxing, sparring, or other pugilis-
tic matches or exhibitions, even
though the entire proceeds go to
such exempt organizations.