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Evening star., 1940-07-14

the phone over TO the taDlc ana gave
the airport number. His face IN the
mirrored wall was sullen. His com
panions looked curious.
"Mastcrson talking - about that
reservation on the midnight East
"None yet" croaked a voice. But
with this weather there'll be CanCclla-
tions before midnight.
lie consulted his watch, 1t was after
eleven. all me here, 1896, first
one you get. I'm gong with you - If
have to sit on the pilots lap"
You going places in flying ma
chine" There was peculiar upturn
to Mary Ellen's infection as if she
half thought he was joking, and didn't
want to fall for the gag. He pulled the
telegram from his pocket and spread
it out on the table.
mot bad, do you think? Marshall
Motors Symphonic Hour with Rafe
Masterson conducting?"
Creighton fastened nearslghted eyes
on the wire with strange Concentra-
ton 81 know -" he said finally with
quiet restraint, Dan Marshall likes
to boost American talent
Mary Ellen's contemptuous glance
merely brushed the message. $50
you've had a rush of gold to the
head?" She leaned forward and spat
the words at him. You're selling out!
What crust of bread to seventy-five
paupcrs, if the Maestro wants cdke'"
well, isn't that what we're all
grabbing for K a slice of fortunes
cake?"
81 don't know what you're grab
bing for" she said. IL don't know you
period"
Her voice was cold. but her eyes
through screen of thick lashes were
like fires smouldering in peat bog.
Anger closed over him like a thick
blanket, shutting off the air currents
of reason. He could have Dashed their
heads together - sitting there judg
ing him.
And Larry here" she was saying,
what about him? Denton'll make
hash of Coronado's Mirage and you
know it. When he pulls his woolly
head out of the scores tomorrow
night, there won't be anything left
but the wisecracks of the critics."
30 THAT was it! She did love him -
so much she'd bite and scratch and
do the things Creighton hadn't the
CUTS to do for himself He felt soft and
helpless as if he were being pummeled
by some unseen enemy. Where was
that thick hide he thought he'd
grown? He swung his chair around
and faced them squarely.
Listen, you two. When | was
eighteen | won scholarship over
the toughest kind of competition -
to study in Mllano. Two weeks before
| sailed, my father was killed in
mine strike, Another guy sailed in my
place Do you know how supported
my mother - how | finished my edu-
caton?" He waited moment, tight
Tipped. Neither of them spoke.
by battering the melodies of
Tschaikovsky and Mendelssohn into
swing for Tin Pan Alley. BY whaling
the ivories in honkytonks; late hours
- and the companionship of lice
Creighton looked embarrassed. 81
. understand how you feel" he began.
THE hell you do" Rafe banged a
hard fist on the table. "You're
golden boy. can tell it by the cut
of your jib You played tennis while
l was selling newspapers. When you
lost. your opponent clapped you on
the back Nice try. Better luck next
time Down my alley, it was kick
in the face and darn lucky if there was
a next time
is the biography over?" asked
Mary Ellen.
NO. shouted Rafe "This orches-
Evening star., 1940-07-14

1910 Poll reveals twice as many
dentists personally use lpono as any
other dentifriee! Let Ipono and mas
soge help you to heoithier gums
and brighter teeth!
XV/HAT an inspiring vote of confidence
w in Ipana from those who know most
about the proper care of teeth and gums.
For, by the overwhelming vote of 2 to l,
these dentists have made known their per-
sonal preference for Ipana-over any other
paste, powder or liquid dentifrice! In fact,
more of these dentists personally use Ipana
than the next three dentifrices combined!
These are the important findings of the
1910 National Survey recently completed
among thousands of dentists.
Be guided by their selection. and make
Ipana your own personal dentifrice. For
Ipana not only cleans teeth thoroughly but,
with massage, it is designed to help gums
become hrmer, stronger, healthier.
Get a tube of economical Ipana Tooth
Paste today. And start now the healthful
dental habit of Ipana and massage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
H. L. Green Will Open
Enlarged Store Today

The formal opening Of the en-.
larged, renovated and aforementioned
H. L. Green variety store. formerly
the F. w. Grand store on North
Front street, will be held today.
One-fourth larger, with a new con.
crete floor with tile-tex covering,
the interior of the store presents
as attractive background for the
hundreds of articles on display. Deco
Gated in a color scheme of cream
and mahogany. the store has new
low counters, wider aisles, and sew
eral new departments. Walls are
paneled throughout the store. The
store boasts new fixtures in every
department.
Among the new features added
recently r the shoe repair depart
ment and the air conditioning sys
TEN. In the candy department, mod.
ern, sanitary counters have beer
installed.
This store is one of 1853 owned
by the H. L. Green company, operat'
ing all over the United States. H. l.
Green is president, and H. D. Kit.
finger, vice-president. D. T. Odun
is manager, and has been with the
local store for five years. Having
operated under the name IF. w
Grand" here since 1925, the store
has been owned by H. L. Green for
the past even years.
All of the sales-girls employed by
the store are Wilmington girls, Odun
says. In all, the store employs q
persons.
Merchandise is bought in New
York by seasoned buyers, and re
tails at from S cents to 81. Man,
articles of wearing apparel, house
hold equipment, and novelties ar,
offered.
The public IS invited to inspec'
the store today.
Dan Reid, who is here for thu
opening and as district supervisor
for Maryland. Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Georgia
said yesterday everything was be
ing done to make this an outstand
ing event for the people Of thi:
section. Reid has been with the com
pany for 81 years and comes from
Rosehill.
General contractor for the remod.
cling and enlargement was w. A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
L. SWEET

Funeral services for Charles L.
SWEET, SO, of the Carolina Beach
road, who died at the James Walker
Memorial hospital Sunday morning
at 2:30 o'clock after a brief illness,
were held from the Yopp funera
home yesterday afternoon at {
o'clock.
The Rev. c. D. Barclift conducted
the services. Interment followed in
Bellevue cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: B. A
Corbett, J. w. Hollingsworth, T. E,
Mobley, P. 1. Clevenger. c. N. Atkin-
son and S. A. Phillips.
Mr.. SWEET was a former linotype
operator. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Olive B. SWEET; one broth
err, George SWEET, Of Washington
D. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
IS CLEARED
in COUNTY COURT
Charges Of Attempted As
sault And Burglary Dismiss
ed For Want Of Cause

Charges of burglary and at
tempted criminal assault lodged
against Paul Henry Riggs were
dismissed yesterday afternoon in
recorders court for the want OF
probable cause.
In the only other case disposed OF
during the afternoon session, Joe
Russell, of I'll Brooks alley, was
found not guilty Of a charge OF
maintaining a. nuisance.
Yesterday morning n negro
held'for superior court on a capital
felony count and two others were
freed.
Held was Walter James Lucas.
alias Sun, charged with criminally
assaulting Rosa Jones, negro wom-
an, who is a servant at Winter
Park.
Dismissed for want of probable
cause were Charlie Thomas a n d
Evangelist Chadwick, alias Van
ME. They too were charged with
criminally assaulting the negro wo.
man.
Trial of Percy Herring, negro,
charged with violating the liquor
law, was continued until today.
Trial of Rudolph jackson anc
Louis Grady, charged with viola
ting the liquor law, was continued
until Sept. %.
Tom Anthony, charged with is
suing a worthless check, was foune
guilty, assessed the costs of cour
and ordered to make restitution il
the amount Of $13.75.
Sammy Sudbury, charged will
assault with a deadly weapon, wa!
found not guilty.
John Markiton, charged will
three counts of violating the liquo1
law, was found not guilty on on
and guilty on two and was giver
a total of one year on the state
highways. He noted a ten day stay
of judgment.
Matte Munroe, 1910 Nortl
Eighth street, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, was assess
ed the costs Of court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
|10EY TO APPOINT
Kraft UNITS soon
Number OF Draft Boards
rseded In Each County Of
state Being Computed

LEIGH, Sept. 24.-R-Gov-
Hoey will soon name the
~, draft boards which will clas-
won according to their ability
.,rve in the nations drafted
|.nsd forces
~. chief executive announced
=, that the number of draft
.,ds needed in each county was
',,s computed, and said that as
as the figures were com
,,tsd. the county court clerks,
sntv school superintendent, and
''nty elections board chairman
'r,ld be asked to recommend the
,.st board members.
u. said he had directed tn e
ass elections board to order regi-
.s.rts on duty October 16 to reg
s.sr those between the ages of 81
n ,,d IS for possible compulsory
military service.
Tbp 1916 registrars will be on
ntv at regular polling places for
W. w. dav. The governor expressed
ss hope that competent and pa
.-;,tic persons would volunteer to
id the registrars.
Adj Gen. j. Van B. Nets has
Men designated state director for
Mp compulsory military training
,,oerarn. He will be assisted by
rsr,bers of his staff, who have
,,tsn special training in draft
methods.
Co, Gordon Smith, assistant ad-
infant general and procurement
s.Hcer for the draft conferred to-
iy with printers regarding
hanks which the estimated 400, 600
Ninth Carolina registrants will fill
nr It has been said that North
Gplina's quota under the first
draft Of 400, 900 men might be about
1000, less whatever credits the
nate may receive for voluntary
nIstments with armed forces.
Governor Hoey displayed a letter
tom President Roosevelt, noting
hat election officials and draft
hard members would be expected
70 serve without pay as their ''con-
ribution to national Defense" just
as young men will devote a year
.. their time to military trainings
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
SOUTHPORT BASIN
COMPLETED TODAY
Continued From Page One)

NOoA4VAoSO
port in making 1t possible for the
work to be completed in record time.
Lieut.. Col. Gillette paid tribute to
Captain Bellamy and p. M. Smell.
chief Of the operations division, VII
mington district army engineer
corps, for their efficient operation
Of the dredge at all times, but par
ticularly for the work on the yacht
basin. He said that about 180, 900
cubic yards of materia Twas removed
in the complete dredging operations
in less than six days.
Lieut.. Col. Gillette said this was q
record time for completion Of the
work, at a saving to the government
of $4,000 under the lowest private
bid. The yacht basin will be put in
readiness as quickly as possible, he
said, f. a tour of about SO yachts,
scheduled to visit Southport the lat
ter part of October for several days
fishing off Frying Pan Shoals.
The yacht basin will be put in
readiness also for an anticipated
large yacht traffic moving south.
wardly through Southport to Florida
during the fall and winter months.
The project provides for a yacht
basin, 23O feet wide, 45O feet long,
and II feet deep, with an entrance
channel 100 feet wide, in the marsh
area near the western limits Of the
Town of Southport.
The basin is connected with the
intracoastal waterway with a suit.
able channel of the same depth.
Maintenance has been estimated at
$500 annually.
The project was made possible by
provisions of local interests to fur
nish, free of cost, to the federal gov.
eminent, the necessary rights Of
way, suitable soil disposal areas, and
subsequent maintenance as required.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
JONES

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24.-R-
Grover Jones, At, one of the screen
industry's outstanding writers,
died today of complications follow
ing an operation for kidney trou-
BILE.
He just had finished the story,
Three Girls and A Cob" for Har-
old Lloyd and was in the midst
OF another, shepherd of the
Hills" when he was stricken.
He wrote gags for Mack Sennett
in the days when Mabel Normand
was a star, and wrote and direct
ed 125 shorts for Vitagraph. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
AGING JIM TURNER
TO REDS

CINCINNATI LP-Jim Turner'S
control and firecracker curves
make him the man of the hour
when Bill MsKechnie's Reds need
game and Paul Derringer, Bucky
Walters, and Gene Thompson are
douole-headered to death.
Jim, "a, is a pitcher vino gives
lot OF hits that just don't seem to
'sVelop into runs. Or. game he
vas touched for Is hinges but the
'pposltion scored only four times,
mich wasn't enough.
The former Boston hurler came
% the Reds on a trade for First
NseFnan Les Scarsella, now in the
nrnational league.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
JAMES F. sTROWD

WHITEVILLE, Sept. 24.-Funer.
al services for James Fuller
Strowd, 20, of VAUDEVILLE, student
at the University of North Caro-.
lima, who died Monday afternoon
at $50 o'clock of injuries received
in an automobile accident Satur.
day night near Raleigh, are sched-
uled to be held from the home
here tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
He was the son OF the late Rev.
J. c. D. Strowd, and Mrs. w. B.
Hobbs. Surviving the young man
are his mother and step-father,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hobbs, a
step-brother, Clyde Hobbs, who is
a sophomore at Davidson college:
his maternal grandmother, Mrs.
L.K. Fuller, of Whiteville, and
Mrs. Thomas L. Cate, only sister
of his father.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
MRS. RACHEL E. BEERS

Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel
Emaline Beers, 48, Of 811 South
Front street, who died at James
Walker Memorial hospital Sunday
after a short illness, were held
from Enon chapel in Onslow county
yesterday afternoon.
Burial was in the family cemetery.
She is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Mamie E. Roderick, OF
Wilmington, Mrs. Eva Rhodes, of
Jacksonville, and Mrs. Lillian Smith,
Of Boston, Mass; three sons, Ro.
land O. Hamilton, Moulton Hamilton
and Bernice Hamilton, Of Whining
ton; one sister, Mrs. Catherine
Jones, Of Hubert; n brother,
James Conway, Of Hubert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
OBITUARIES

Miss Faye Sanderson, Of Halls
boro; and Misses Elsie and Bar
bara Sanderson, of Burgaw; one
son, Richard E. Sanderson, of Will
mington; and two grandsons, jim
ME and Eddie Bowen, of Lake.
land, Fla.
Honorary pallbearers were DR..
j. Watts Farthing, of Wilmington;
and DR.. R. J. Williams, E. L. Bat.
son, Henry Cowan, Ed Bowden,
Herbert Cowan, L. J.. Corbett, John
Bowden, W. z. Jordan, A. M. Bow
den, L. S. Thompson, A. S. Bow
den, E. McLendon, ST., and j. M.
Bowden.
Active pallbearers were. Bob
Hocutt, John Hocutt, E. L. Batson,
Jr.; R. w. Switzerland, Alex Nc
Lendon, and Roland Batson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

Simon, who has done several large
contracts on Front street during the
past year.
j. C. Hobbs did the electrical
work, and D. +. Pendleton repre-.
senting Binswanger handled the
glass front and interior mirrors. e.
c. King and Son are awning con
tractors on the job. e. S. Piver did
the roofing and sheet metal work
while Cape Fear Lumber company
supplied lumber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
C. d. POWELL

WH1TEVILLE, Sept. 24.-Funera
services for C. D. Powell, SO, resident
of the Wooten's Store area, who dice
this morning following a long period
OF declining health, will be held from
the Sacred Heart Catholic chapel in
Whiteville Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
Burial will follow in the Brown
cemetery in Western Prong town.
ship.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Miss Kate B. Brown, of Clarkton I:
three sons, John E., C. D., Jr., and
Brownie F. Powell, and one daugh.
ter, Miss Sallie Elizabeth Powell, II
Of Clarkton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
M. SOLES

WHITEVILLE, Sept. 24.-Funer-
al services for M. Soles, u, pro-
minent farmer of the Tabor City
section, who was found dead from
self-inflicted wounds in his bed
room about $50 o'clock Monday
morning, were held at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon from the late resi-
dence.
The Rev. c. R. Hinton, pastor
of the Green Sea Baptist church.
and former pastor here, conducted
the services. Masonic honors were
accorded the deceased and burial
followed in the family cemetery.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Zullie Soles; two daughters,
Mrs. Chester Long, of Mollie, and
Mrs. Giles Roberts, of Tabor City;
three sons, Carson Soles, of Rich
mond, Va; Claude and Clarence
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON


The roar of British naval guns at
Dakar sounded an ironic a~fternote
to the German-Italian axis confer
ences in Rome, conferences re-
ported to have been called to dis
cuss the division of spoils in a war
not yet won.
Whatever other significance can
be attached to the move Of the
British-"Free French" allies to pre-
empt that French African naval
base, it primarily indicates a
change in British war strategy.
Shifting from a purely defensive
policy designed to guard her own
shores and her Mediterranean life
line, England is definitely seeking
to seize the initiative.
Powerful Units Freed
1t is important to note that the
British released powerful units of
their navy from home duty in or
der that they might support de
Gaulle's first move to realign CO.
lonial France with Britain. This
testifies anew to British confidence
that the first phase of the Battle
Of Britain has been won. 1t indi-
Gates clearly that Britain's war
leadership believes the immediate
invasion crisis is virtually ended.
Otherwise neither British capital
ships nor de Gaulle's Free
French" legions could be spared
from defense of England for the
Dakar enterprise. There can no
longer be any doubt that, in Chur-
chill's estimation, the fight with
German air power has reached a
point where his repeated promises
to take the initiative and strike
back can be fulfilled.
British sea power still holds a
deadly blockade veto on Axis new
ORDER planning. Established at
the French south Atlantic base. at
Dakar, it would bulwark Britain's
blockade of her foes even if Gil
braltar failed to cork completely
that entrance to the Mediterrane-
an.
That blockade is the weapon
upon which Britain relies for final
and complete victory. While it
seems probable that the Dakar
move may have been planned at
the time de Gaulle began organic
ing hish Free French" forces to
keep overseas France in the war,
its execution was obviously delayed
until Germany's air power had
been tested out and the invasion
menace heavily discounted. A
steadily intensifying British count
er bombing attack on German cit
les and Nazi bases across the
channel, couples u pwith the OAK
ar incident t. indicate that Britain
is set on carrying the war to her
foes this winter on all fronts.
Perhaps the British calculate
that the Axis conferences in Rome
and German-Italian flirting with
Spain foreshadow a possible Ger
man-Italian-French assault on Gil
braltar to crack the blockade at
that point and reach South Ameri-
can food supplies. With Dakar in
friendly French hands, that Axis
move would be checkmated before
it started. Dakar is almost as
much a key to western European
South American communications
as Gibraltar and the SIez canal
are to the Mediterranean.
There is another aspect to the
Dakar incident. That is American
reaction. If that base were on
trolled by the British navy it could
not be used by the Axis powers as
a bridgehead for attempted pene-
tration into the western hemis-
! phere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
Green Sea Negro Held
For Criminal Assault

WHITEVILLE, Sept. 24.-Willie
Mccoy, negro of Green Sea, S. c.,
was bound over to Columbus coun.
Hperior court without privilege
Of bind following a preliminary
heaang in recorders court here
tIay on a charge of criminal as.
ault.
He was charged with criminaIly
Ssaulting Irene Kelly, negress, in
labor City, Saturday night. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
OSCAR M. CARTER

CLINTON, Sept. 24.-Funeral
services for Oscar M. Carter, As,
who was found shot fatally at his
home near here on the White Lake
road Sunday morning, were held
from the late residence yesterday
afternoon.
Interment was in the Clinton
cemetery.
At the time Carter was found,
there was a sawed-off shotgun by
his side. Coroner D. M. Royal said
he died Of self-inflicted wounds
and that no inquest would be held.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Jordan Carter; two sons.
Raeford and Herman Carter: six
brothers, o. L., j. W., and l.. X.
Carter, Of Clinton, H. L., R. j., and
E.. E. Carter, Of Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
DR.. SIDNEY T. MATTHEWS

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 24.-R-
DR.. Sidney T. Matthews, SO, former
vice president of the Baptist For
eign Mission board and pastor OF
the Pine Street Baptist church for
the past IL years, died at a hospital
here today. He had been in i'll
health for several months.
His first pastorates were al
Salem, Indiana, and Luray,, Va.
for more than 16 years he was
the pastor at the Central Baptist
church in Greenville, S. c., and
then went to the First Baptist
church in Quincy, Fla.
He was former president of the
West Florida summer assembly
and held the same office in the
South Carolina Baptist ministerial
union.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

Soles, of Tabor City; one brother,
John Soles, of Pungo; and three
sisters, Mrs. Ellis Todd, of Claren-
don; Mrs. M. Hewett, of route one,
Tabor City; and Mrs. Sallie jolly,
Of Baltimore, MD. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

Francis Scott Key wrote tn e
Star Spangled Banner, Sept. IA,
1914, during the siege of Fl. Nc
Henry by the British.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

The New York City public Ii
brary system, which includes Man.
haitian, Bronx and Richmond, owns
1890, 306 books.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
FANNIE E. WHITE

Fannie E. White, SO, widow of
the late Robert H. White, letter
carrier, died at her home. $40
North Ninth street at 2:40 o'clock
yesterday morning after a lengthy
illness. Funeral services will be
conducted Thursday at $3.50 p. m.
at st. Stephens A. M. E. church,
with the Rev. Hale B. Thompson,
pastor, officiating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
MRS. RICHARD sANDERsoN

MRS. klCdAFD T.
BURGAW, Sept. "a. Funeral
services for Mrs. Richard Sander
son., of Burgaw, were held Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at River
side Baptist church near here. Her
pastor, the Rev. c. ". Duling, as
sisted by the Revs. P. L. Clark
and Carlyle Powell, officiated. In
torment followed at the family
cemetery.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. J. w. Turner, 1927 North
Fourth street, Wilmington; her
husband; five daughters, Mrs. e.
]. Bowen, of Lakeland, Fla; Mrs.
Della Mae LeGwin, Of Wilmington;
Evening star., 1940-06-14
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