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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01

had to work four days for the
prize. -.
Back here we couldn't get
anything else to do so we took
up singing On the sidewalks out
side the Beachcombers (cafe). In
not ashamed of tits honest,
and we made enough that way It
feed us all. All the movie stars
were nice to us. -. We did ii tUI
six months. Lots of people
said they'd give VI a chance IN
pictures. but most of 'em just for.
got, l s'pose. We got a bit
in a Warner short, and lots of IN
terviews, and a singing bit In a
Gene Autry picture and finally We
met MIR. Sam Wood. and | had
a feeling this was going to be It
because I'd a dream about IL
you believe in dreams, don t
your
Well, to cut it short, that was
1T" Sam Wood is directing Bet
tv in what amounts to the lead
role opposite Fred MacMurray II
Rangers of Fortune. Wood says
he'll shoot the first drama coach
who gets near B%etty-that shes
Just right as she is.
Betty giggles about her appear
ance on the screen. Il look Ike
Pinocchio," she says. Ilene gIggIes
a lot, too, like any little girl "nea
you ask Betty whether she plans
to be a glamour girl, she Says,
Look at my face! How could l.
So Sonny is in school, and be'
ty is on the high road, and IIeNe
is making a regular salary as "
stand-in, and Dad has had S0L't
work, though Betty wasn't sure J..
would last. 1t looks like a ildpPt
Cinderella ending to a 'ale "
woes bravely met.
I'd do it all over again, anu
wouldn't mind, if | had TO- saw
Betty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
Battleship Washington
Will Be Launched To-Day

PHILADELPHIA May 81
The s65. 900, 900 battleship WASH
ington will be Launched d. w.
Philadelphia navy yard ton'oi'..
two weeks before scheooue t..
amid the most elaborate plIar5
tons since the World War 10 s.o''
an American ~warship's secrs. .5.,
Sixteen hundred tons large . r
any American battle ,5lI5i HI o2, is
alton. the IS. OOO-ton Washing.oD n n
the first capital ship adolILo" ,se
the U. S. fleet in 10 years 'nu
first of SO warships the NAV, .,.
rushing to completion in me , %,c.
President Roosevelt
ness program. Time g.
Originally scheduled for Jun" mead
the launching was pusheo - o.ttr
by hiring extra labor ana r pa nd
aside other naval shipbulldln LIN ~ :
repair work to complete the snip
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
Hollywood Sights And SOUNDS
BY Robin Coons.

HOLLYWOOD, May 81. - Bet
ty Brewer, Is, here nominated as
your new screen sweetheart, is a
little girl with a turned-up nose,
a thin face, deep brown eyes. She's
thin. and not pretty. but has more
determination than Joan Crawford,
who has more than anybody else
| know.
You won't believe Betty's story.
It's incredible. l believe it be-
cause I sat next to her at lunch
(she didn't touch her lunch be-
cause she'd rather talk than eat).
and she told me about it. You
have to believe Betty Brewer, if
you believe anything.
She, her mother. dad and sister
Iiene, IL. and brother Monte Cor
Sonny, s. came here a couple OF
years ago from Joplin, Mo-, to
visit an ailing grandmother. Dad
was a carpenter, but he couldn't
get much work. The two girls
Ilene is Betty's stand-in) took up
singing after listening to the ra-
do convinced them they couldn't
do any worse.
But let Betty carry on the re-
cital:
We got an addition at a radio
station, and we got a job. We
made our own arrangements, and
one day we were going to sing
oh, Johnny and the accompanist
started off his way while we sang
our way so we got fired. We made
a little money by singing at gas
company dinners, and electric
light company dinners, and ban
quets for Chem Governor Mer-
riam, and we did benefits when
ever we could. We took a bus to
San Francisco - mother went
along-and up there we won an
amateur night with a SIT prize.
Didn't do much good because we
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01

President Alfred Sloan of General Motors.
If Gladstone knew today's budget he would
not merely turn In his ~grave-he would turn
dizzy.-Sir John Simon, British chancellor OF
the eXchequer.
The bombing Of helpless and unprotected
civilians is a tragedy which has aroused the
horror OF all mankind.-President Roosevelt to
the American Red Cross.
NO matter what the creed, where the land, or
"hat the era, the best in the world is not de.
1eateo oy the worst.-Evangeline Booth, com.
manner OF the English Salvation Army.
""o. eelence says, art says too.-Rev. DR..
narry Emerson Fosdick, New York's Riverside
IL IS estimated some So million peonle will
~ III II highways in their cars during yaca.
- PERIODS this summer, any 81. 800, 900 of whom
noon. oily ooiioay aAlei'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
Man bout

By George Tucker

NEW YORK, May 81. This
room. which is a news room and
which therefore is a repository for
most of the worlds ills just now,
looks out upon n of the most
| cheerful sights in New York. 1t is
the Rockefeller skating e
which is a sort of public hanging
gardens surrounded by brightly
canopied sidewalk cafes, flaming
fcrsythia hedges and tulip beds.
From these windows the scene en-
braces green sodded terraces
and tumbling fountains, a glazed
marble rectangle which is the
surface of the arena itself, and
t},rongs of p~assers-by who jam the
sidewalks from early morning un-
til long after nightfall.
The skaters themselves are of
all ages and of all degrees of pro-
fciency, although a majority Of
them are young girls with eager,
provocative eyes and boys with
mercury in their feet who put on
astonishing if unprogrammed ex-
hibitions of skill.
Sometimes the skaters dance to
fox-trots and waltzes piped IN
through amplifer and loud-speak.
ers, and it is then that the scene
is reminiscent of old, bygonc
Vienna beer gardens, except there
is no brass band in evidence and
the spic young officers whose boots
shone like glass are represented
by attendants in blue uniforms who
are there to comfort those who
have spills and in general take
care of those who need care
When you gaze upon this scene
through the windows of this Of
fee you are given the impression
of a modern motion picture for
which there is no sound. All the
action is etched in silence. The
high, heavy panes and the clat-
erlng teletype printers take care
of that. The windows are tour
stories above 5Oth street, and the
teletype printers are bringing IN
the dispatches and communicates
from the front. To step to the
windows and gaze upon this scene
after hours of politics, war and
crime is like bathing ones hands
in cool, clear water.
Il X i
Here in Manhattan one is con-
stantly reminded that human ex-
]periences run in cycles. TWen-
ty-four years ago a 16-year-o ! d
girl, a refugee from Belgium, was
lecturing in key cities on the tragic
dilemma any nation faces when
it is invaded. This girl had been
in hospitals with Nurse Edith Ca
veil, whom the Germans executed
as a spy. Most of her family were
prisoners. One of her brothers was
in the Belgian army. She came
fere at the behest of the Belgian
government to explain Belgium's
illiad to American audiences.
She is Suzanne S~ilvercruys, and
today she is a famous woman
sculptor. She is an American
cntnzen, and married to Edward
Ford Stevenson of New York.
Her brother is Baron S~ilvercruys
of the Belgian diplomatic service.
She has studios overlooking the
tall trees and the Handicapped acres
Of Central Park.
But her studios are silent and
the clay and the chisels lie IN
touched. Most of her time now is
spent, as it was "a years ago, in
organizing Women's committees
for Belgium civilian relief. S h e
has opened offices in the Interna-
tlonal Building. Twenty = four
years. ITO me-" says Miss Silver
cruys, cit seems only yesterday"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
SEDITION OPENLY PROCLAIMED

The communist party's convention in New
York is a fine sounding board for the fifth
column"
Confirmation of this is found in EAR1
PROVIDERS declaration that President RoosE-
WELT, backed by the economic royalists, is
taking the United States into war with a
speed worthy of HITLER"
This same EARL BRowDER, general secretary
OF the communist party in the United States
and right-hand man of STAIN. is under indict-
ment for passport frauds and in every sense
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
TOP O. THE

O blessed life! the soul that sees,
Whatever change the gears may bring,
A mercy still in everything,
And shining through all mysteries.
0 blessed life! the soul that scars,
When sense of mortal sight is dim,
Beyond the sense-6eyond, to Him
Whose zoUe un1ocks the heGUenly doors.
-WILLIAM T. MATSON.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
IA STATE S0L0NS
BEATEN IN RACES
Least Five Other Mem.
bers Of 1889 House Face
Second Primary Tests

RALEIGH, May 31-lR-At least
IA members of the 1889 state house
of representatives were defeated
in democratic and republican pri-
maries last Saturday, and at least
five other members face possible
second primary tests.
Election returns, certified by
county boards of elections and sub
mitted to the state board of cleo
tons here, showed that many leg
islative veterans had been rejected
at the polls.
Here is an incomplete and I'm.
official list of winners for e
house. Counties in which legisla-
tive candidates were unopposed
are not included. Losers are in
cluded only when they are incum-
bents. All are Democrats unless
otherwise designated.
Camden, W. I. Halstead, a mem
Der of 1889 senate, defeated the
incumbent. R. L. Bray; Pasquo-
tank, possible second primary be-
tween P. C. Sawyer and F. W.
Williams: Gates, E. S. A. Ellenor
fincumbent): Perquimans, possible
second primary between j. S. Me-
Snider and j. T. Benton Gncum-
bent): Hartford, R. H. Underwood
Gncumbent): Chowan; G.. Camper
defeated John F. White Gncum-
bent); Hyde, George T. D a V S
incumbent): Beaufort, DR.. Zeno
L. Edwards (incumbent); Pamli-
CO, possible second primary be-
tween Dawson Delamar and M.
W. Hooker; Edgecombe, Cameron
S. Weeks.
Franklin H. Crawford Kearney
defeated A. F. Johnson Gncum'
bent): Greene. A. C. Edwards;
Onslow, l. j. Kellum defeated
George W. Phillips Gncumbent)
Jones, C. P, Banks defeated R. P.
Bender Gncumbent); Carteret, H.
S. Gibbs; Johnston. Lawrence Wal.
lace and R. T. Fulghum (both in.
cumbents): Richmond, possible
second primary between H. F.
Brown and L, D. Frutchey.
New Hanover, J. @. Legrand ano
John R. Morris, Cloth in.
cumbents): Fender. C. D. Nc
Gowan defeated A. H. Davis Gin
cumbent); Columbus, Joe D
Skies; Bladen, James A. Bridges
defeated U. S. Page Gncumbent
Pobeson, DR.. C. T. johnson ano
R. R. Pitman; Hoke, Laurie Nc.
Eachern; Harnett, possible second
primary between D. H. Senter AND
N. Mex. Ross Gncumbent); Ran.
dolph, j. D. Ross (ncumbent)
Moore, J. Hawley Poole defeated
W. R. Clegg Gncumbent); Chat
ham, Wade H. Paschal; w a k e,
Arch T. Allen Gncumbent), Will
liam T. Hatch Gncumbent), and
j. Leroy Allen; Lee, w. E. Hor-
ner.
Vance, Irvine B. Watkins; Per-
son, R. P. Barnes defeated E. P.
Warren Gncumbent); Alamance,
Walter R. Sellars defeated DR.. Will
S. Long (incumbent); Durham,
Victor S. Bryant and Forrest A.
Pollard Cloth incumbents); Or.
ange, John w. Umstead, Jr., 0939
seoator) defeated Roland McClam-
roch (incumbent) Rockingham, T.
Clarence Stone and Joe w. Garrett
(both incumbents); Guilford, Ru-
pert T. Pickens Gncumbent), and
possible second urinary to fill two
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
Lutheran Synod Will :.
Meet In Hickory Aga"

HICKORY. May 3l-7- nth.
North Carolina EVahgeIcal r1ee.
cram synod voted today , 10 ,
again in 1941 at St. Aoq P5vns
church here, with Lenoir 7"'''
college as co-hosts' ~ church
The invitation from ne ted at
and the college was acceP S,nods
the 11ta closing session of the sE'0'
136th annual convention. pIv will
The next meeting P[oOab1 w. close
be held Immediately after ''I i onoir.
Of the scholastic year at ;+s Ls semi.
Rhyme RI which will observe us 81,
centennial anniversary l n i
.churchmen said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
BODO ABANDONED

STOCKHOLM, May 81. VIZ
Norwegian spokesman sald TOMS"
that Bodo, Atlantic coast port apou'
l18 miles southwest of NarV1k' La
been abandoned by the Allies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01

tionship that brings to each the
mounting certainty of contributing
to the happiness of the other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01

E The First Big Tiff
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-01
QUOTATIONS

The America of the future is mans to make
President Alfred Sloan of General Motors.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

secret Of looking
nes In the marvellous property of Crochet this
practical vestee In bright woos will
protect against the where you need
back chest.
this pattern send 1929 and inose Is cents
coin to service Ind postage Address
Needlework Editor Of The Evening Star
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Most Mems Marital Ideas
Belong Back in Dark Ages

Much of the conflict between hus-
bands and wives is due to the fact
that woman have changed matri-
monially speaking, while men have
stayed put. Nor need this surprise
us, for the feminine has always
been the restless. dissatisfied sex
always looking out for some new
thing, and it is not to be forgotten
that 1t was our first mother, not
our first father, who so craved
knowledge and change as to risk
Paradise to get them.
This difference between the sexes
shows itself in men still clinging
to their original ideal of a woman
that they formulated centuries ago
while the modern woman's ideal
man Is no more like the hero of
gfandma's girlish dreams than Rob-
ert Taylor Is like a caveman. Men
still want the same qualities in a
wife that they have always wanted,
while women desire an entirely diff
ferent line Of virtues in their hus-
bands. And 1t is when each fails
to find in the other what he or she
wanted that trouble begins.
"A man, Of course. Is not insensi-
ble to outward charm and glitter.
He would like his wife to be a good
locker, witty and bright, well edu-
Gated and to have social grace and
poise. But underneath these he
wants her to be domestic, thrifty
industrious, a stay-at-homer, to look
up to him as an oracle and to begin
every sentence with: John says
so-and-so." Very few men want
their wives to be their equals
mentally, socially or financially, and
Evening star., 1940-02-28

ly: Don't buy a garment without
having it fitted by an expert; don't
economize on the foundation or you
can't on the outer costume; don't
wear the same garment for all occa-
sions, and don't think you can get
away without artificial restraint, no
matter how sylphlike or little girl
ish' you may be-"
To these words of wisdom, we'd
like to add: Don't wear the same
garment year in and year out, either.
Your figure changes and new foun-
dations should be adapted to meet
these alterations.
Remember that most of the smart
new clothes are designed this sea-
son with the longer torso in mind.
Fortunately, this does not diminish
the length of the leg, but gives
women graceful carriage and a
feeling of height. Honestly, we're
so happy to see the nipped-in waist
line and rounded hip pass into OBJ
curity that we may be giving you
the idea that you'll have no use for
a tiny waistline. This isn't so. It's
just that now the line is more grace
full and smooth flowing-youre still
in for a good deal of exercising, a
careful watch on your diet and a
search for the proper foundation to
achieve this silhouette.
There's actually no reason in the
world why you shouldn't treat your
self to a new foundation garment.
This is the time to go down and
have yourself fitted properly by ex-
perts who know just how the gar
ment should look and what type
all in one, girdle or bra or what
ever-will best suit your figure.
And don't forget that your Easter
wardrobe is simply begging for all
the advantages. This, needless to
say, is one of them.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

sleeves and some with long, tight
cuffed ones. Flat crepe, thin wool
and tie silk are materials you'll like
for right now. Later on this design
will be grand for sports cottons.
Send for your pattern now, and
see how quickly and easily you can
finish it, guided by the step-by step
sew chart. No difficult detailing
just q few gathers at yoke and
waistline.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1888
is designed for sizes IL, Il, 16, 18
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 80, 80, "a, 36 and SO. Size
Il (32) requires, with short sleeves,
4 yards of 39-inch material; with
long sleeves. ~ yards.
Send, right this minute, Is cents
for Barbara Bells new fashion book!
It's q brilliant pattern parade Of the
best spring styles, In designs that
you can easily, thriftily make at
homel Everything you want-home
frocks, dressy clothes, sports outfits,
lingerie, adorable children1 clothes.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Color Is Very Prominent
In Interior Decoration;
Variations Are Many
Glass Room Uses Warm Tones
OF Blue Very Successfully;
Plan Simple Surroundings
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

The first starts tour Of the
fashions fabrics spring
that interest fashions
silly hat perched cast the other
wall fabrics and create mind whole environ
There the offerings for spring, 1940 Color
with Given beige
Of place colors effectively bright
shades foil takes knowledge
values that few but the expert There wallpapers
yellow lettuce that will bring right
on toes Dape material and upholstery fabrics arranged
this with
the full
usually associated with riotious
contrast this there other equally effective
whole is done In shades
shade that provides dramatic
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Native to L. S. A.

Very few people know that ma
hogany is native to the United
States. 1t is found, though, only in
small quantities, in Southern Flor
ida on the mainland and on the
larger Of the keys. It is the same
species Of mahogany that grows in
the West Indies, where it is known
principally as Santo Domingo or
Cuban mahogany.
North Biscayne avenue in Miami
IS lined for many blocks with ma
hogany trees. The average person
might easily mistake them for ash
trees, due to the similarity Of the
leaves.
Mountain mahogany" is q large
shrub or small tree found In the
Western States. It Is not a ma
hogany but a member Of the rose
family. The wood is very close
grained and Of a rich red color. The
trees are small, and the wood has not
the stability Of mahogany.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Brilliant Handling Of Several Shades Will Be Important This
Longer Torso Silhouette
Is Favorite for Spring;
Wasp Waist Banished
When Buying New Garment,
Have 1t Properly Fitted;
Unwise to Economic
BY HELEN VOGT.

WHAT amounted rized rebellion took place In the fashion
world last season. and for in their lives
against the style -setters-and Won!
The controversy
corsehose wapwast corsets that almost With
dr and vowed she would not Oh there
to tightly they could
Jackets but they were in the minority For which gratefully
ana applaud wildly-a nice trick
ANYWAY Mainbocher the parent Of these Goth century
cnamoes IS now in America and that
The famous designer waist and That
the ces these models intended letting out as
~ says Mr. NJ mo discover that
american sty had literally the an old
uncomfortable thing of that
oeatne as ng sigh your gd will allow may emod
grandmas day has gone with breeze ~ o -
As for the silhouette Spring. longer torso you've been
Evening star., 1940-02-28

when one makes the mistake Of
marrying woman who is superior
in any way, he had just as well take
out his divorce papers with his
marriage license.
The modern woman also wants in
marriage what her grandmother
wanted, affection, loyalty. economic
security, husband who Will be kind
to her and bring In the bacon for
herself and her children. But she
wants something more than this.
She wants her husband to treat
her as his partner In the business
of life, not as domestic slave. She
wants companionship and justice
and freedom.
The highly educated college grad
uate resents having to talk like a
moron to- keep from hurting her
husbands vanity. The wife who
draws bigger salary than her hus-
band is infuriated at having him
take possession of it and dole her
out lunch money. The woman who
has been independent and self-sup-
porting for years rebels at having
to ask her husbands permission to
60 see her mother.
OF course, the old husbands and
the new wives neither get Just
what they want In marriage, but
the struggle for it makes a pretty
fight as 1t stands. Perhaps some
day they will iron out their differ
ences, but at present they are in
the predicament of an OK driver
who, without experience, undertakes
to run high-poweted car. There
are bound to be wrecks along the
road.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

period dinner gown. Remember
that opposed to the few times you
may wish to make an entrance"
there are months Of everyday living,
and it's just as wise not to be over
dressed in planning your house as
in planning your wardrobe. Be
smart enough to plan your back
ground effectively so that with the
few dramatic touches of flowers and
candlelight you may live up to the
great occasions, just as the we'll
dressed woman can use one good
black dress for business and with
the right hat and the right access
sories make 1t live up to expecta-
tions in q more glamorous sphere.
Your house is the background for
you and your new spring clothes.
Give it the same attention you give
them and make it flexible enough
so that 1t may change with the
seasons without great outlay Of
money and effort.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

garments are designed to give a
sleek long line from bosom to knee,
They emphasize a firm but flexible
diaphragm, high but not exag-
gerated bust and a waistline which
starts just below the bust and con-
tinues to the hip bone. Mainbocher' S
new designs are made of satin las
tex, minus boning, and he does some
Of them in polka dots! This is the
important new silhouette-and this
Is the line for which the new dresses,
suits with longer jackets and other
fashions Of the moment are de-
signed.
Thank goodness the hour-glass
figure Is passe; herald this slim,
graceful line as one which is fiat
tering to young and older figures
alike.
Speaking of the more mature fig
ure, Philip Robbins has designed
some new and functional founda-
tions which should be excellent in
helping the older woman to achieve
that sleek look. Mr.. Robbins, be-
heve it or not, says he got his flair
tor designing corsets from his father,
who made uniforms for the Cars
military officers, way back when
Russia was Imperial Russia. ANY,
way, the dragons and hussars wore
tight-fltting uniforms with built-in
stays and inner girdles, and from
these fine figures came the desire to
control by proper foundations the
muscular proportions of such folk
rs you and me.
Mr.. Robbins garments have been
selected by the Grand Duchess
Marie for her collection, which is
q stamp of approval in itself. In
cidentally, Mr.. Robbins ideas on
the purchase and wearing of foun-
dations are those which this de-
partment has long advocated, name