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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
A
ON BUSINESS

There is, of course, the question
of how all Of this is going to be
paid for. Senator Downey figures
that the problem is relatively SIM
pie. Here is the answer as he
works 1t out:
Suppose that bonds to obtain the
necessary hundred billion are is
sued. Let the bonds carry interest
of / IL per cent and add another
- of 1 per cent for amortization
Two billions a year then would
carry and retire the bond issue.
Meanwhile the construction Of
this vast chain of highways, as he
sees it, would cause a huge boom
in auto traffic and the existing
federal taxes on gasoline and oil
would bring in much higher rev
enues.
Since trucks and buses coul6
operate much more. cheaply on the
new highways, they could properly
be taxed more heavily to help pay
for the bonds, he believes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
CHURCH MERGER
WILL Be FOUGHT
Palmetto Methodists Or.
qanize To Preserve
Southern Branch

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 15.-O'
South Carolina Methodists VINO
are opposed to the recent uniflca'
ton of the three major branches OF
Methodism formed a statewide or
ganization yesterday to preserve
the Methodist Episcopal church.
South.
The Methodist Episcopal church,
South, was n of the three branch'
es which Joined in the uniting move
ment. The others were the Metho'
dist Episcopal (Northern) church
and t h e Methodist Protestant
church.
The organization formed yester-
day is called a provisional confe-
renee. or body of churches. Admin
i~strative, ministerial and financial
committees were formed and pro-
vision was also made for a woman's
work committee and an afflllated
youth organization.
Organization was perfected at a
meeting of some 400 representations
from all sections OF the state called
by DIR. S. ]. Summers, president OF
the state division of the laymen's
organization for the preservation
of the M. e. church, South.
The conference will meet at such
time and place as the administra-
tive committee shall determine, In
sessions of the conference each
minister will have n vote and
each society. or organization of lay
men, n vote.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Council Of Churches
Opens Tuesday Night

GREENSBORO, Jan. 15-CP-The
fourth annual convocation of the
North Carolina Council of Churches
will open here tomorrow night at
the First Presbyterian church with
an address by Bishop ]. Kenneth
Pfohl of Winston-Salem.
Pfohl is president of the provin-
cial elders conference of the Mora
Wan church in America, for the
southern province, and president OF
the North Carolina Council If
Churches.
DR.. Justin Wroe Nixon, Of Roch-
ester, N. Y, professor of Christian
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

depression.
(B) Solve the employment prob.
lem.
(C) Acquire a set of highways
tailored to fit the automobile age.
WOULD GET FUNDS
FROM EXCESS SAVINGS
Senator Downey keys his whole
project to the recent studies Of the
Temporary National Economic com.
mittee. The 'TNEC". he says, has
shown that the nations major in
dustries have become practically
self-financing.
Because of this, excess savings
are piling UP at a tremendous rate;
for the past year, he asserts, they
run to better than seven billions,
and if we reach a national income
of so billions this year, the excess
savings-money available for in
vestment but lacking an outlet
will amount to at least 10 billions.
What he proposes is to funnel
those excess savings off over a 10
year period, and build highways
with them.
investigations Of present high
way conditions show clearly that
our highways are inefficien. and
dangerous" the senator declares.
I'm another decade, if u roads
are not rebuilt, traffic and COM
merce will simply have to stop.
Engineers estimate that to give
US the best highways fully edapteo
to this modern era, we would have
to spend 100 billion dollars. Of this
about 35 billion would be used to
build roads between and outside of
the cities, and IS billions to builG
approaches to metropolitan centers
and highways within the city linn
it's"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

What the sena'
tor actually is
shooting at, how
sver, is the build
.ng of a highway
system that would
cost $500, ,o0o,.
900, the building
q proceed at the
rate of approx
nately 10 billions
1 year. By doing
all of this, the
senator believes,
he nation would
(A) Fad the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Back of
Senator Sheridan DoWney's inno-
cent resolution for a senate COM
mittee to investigate ~super-high-
ways there is the most elaborate
public works program ever submit
ted to congress. On the face Of it
the senator's resolution simply asks
that the senate name seven mem
bers to find out how and where a
super-highway network might be
built, and how much it would cost.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

canapes are white plaster with
cavier painted on. The prop man
calls 'em "hors durables."
All this neutrality of background
is to show off Anna Neagle when
she dances in a blue gown and flam-
ing red wig.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

similar.
In 1.-TWO Many
Husbands" at Co.
lumbia, Jean Ar
thur h a S t W o
.SpouSes Mel
:vyn Douglas and
Fred MacMurray.
In MY Favorite
Wife" at RKO
Gary Grant has
two wives-Irene
!Dunne and Gail
Patrick. CensCrs,
you see, i
stand for a ! O t
more spice when
characters a r e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
!. S. ATTORNEY

SHELBY-W. Roy Francis has
taken the oath of office as acting
United States attorney for the
Western district of North Carolina.
He took the oath at the home
of Judge E. Yates Webb here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

1t is reported that there are ap-
proximately 26, 200, 900 passenger
cars and 100000 commercial cars
registered and in use in the United
States, travelling an estimated $50
billion vehicle miles per year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

The average net profit made by
ger car sales, before federal income
tax deductions, va $29 per car in
1887. In 1929 it was $55.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
In Hollywood
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 15.-All over
the lot: Not quite naughty and only
a little indecorous, bedroom farce
has been coming back to the screen
lately. Three pictures containing
bopdoir comedy are in production
now, and the themes of two are
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
SCALES RITES

GREENSBORO Funeral services
will be held here today for Alfred
Moore Scales, So, attorney, former
state senator, who died Saturday of
a heart attack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
ROTARY FOUNDER

ASHEVILLE-Paul P. Harris of
Chicago, founder of Rotary Inter
national, will speak before the
Asheville Rotary club Jan. 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

legally married. So scenarists, when
they must deal with the old triangle
situation, simply resort to bigamy.
I watched Miss Arthur dealing
cooily with her dilemma by tucking
in the same room. Ut seemed that
Mr.. MacMurray, long absent, had
been thought dead, but that he had
turned UP shortly after she mar
ried his partner, Mr.. Douglas.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
SAFETY SCHOOL

RALEIGH-A safety school will
be conducted by the N. c. State
college extension division Wednes-
day and Thursday for persons con-
nected with the trucking industry
in the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
WINTER DRILLS

CHAPEL HILL-Winter football
practice at the University of Nortl
Carolina will begin January %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Carolina
News Shorts
(By The Associated Press)

WINSTON-SALEM- Ernest Keel
Yokely, 80, of Winston-Salem, hit
by a motorcycle Thursday on a
downtown street, died yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
RAL E|G II
B R E
Star-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Rv HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH. Jan. 15.-From time
| to time there is speculation IN the
news and editorial columns of North
Cardinals press over the popularl-
ty or lack of popularity of President
| Roosevelt among Tar Heel voters.
In view of the fact that a big
majority of this states daily news
papers are pronouncedly antl-NeW
| Deal so far as their business Of
fees go, it is rather obvious that
some of the views expressed are
children of the wish, rather than the
thought that the Presidents popu-
larity has declined, though there are
| clear evidences that FDR isn't
quite the Mr.. Big he was in 1886
when he set an all-time record of
| success in North Carolina balloting
| for President.
There is some expression of the
| opinion that selection of North
Cardinals delegation to the demo-
cratic national convention will give
an idea of the Roosevelt popularity
in this state-but it will not. The
delegation will, as usual, be select
ed, branded and controlled by po-
liticians whose principal guiding
star will BIZ eXpediency and a sincere
desire to be on the winning side.
Your Raleigh reporter has talked
with visitors from all sections of
the state and from conversation
with them has obtained many and
various views; but not one single,
solitary soul has flatly said he
thought Roosevelt would lose the
state, if he seeks a third term-and
by far a majority Q. those Inter
viewed believe he would be the
choice of Tar Heels democrats in a
statewide presidential primary.
One University of North Carolina
professor-himself an anti-New
Dealer-said he would give any re
publican opponent of President
Roosevelt a chance in only one con.
g%ressional district of the state-the
sixth.
One Wake county farmer, who
dabbles in politics as a side issue
said that in his immediate section
there is widespread resentment
against the Administrations farm
program-particularly at the man
ner in which it forced farmers tC
vote for tobacco ccl,trol on threat
to do absolutely nothing for them
if they didn't support it.
There's a heap of US who never
voted anything but the democra-
tic ticket who will not vote fol-
Roosevelt, or anybody who has sup
ported the New Deals farm poll
cies,' he said.
Others-in fact most of those in
terviewed-have had something tt
say against features of the RooSe
welt New. Deal. Some objected t.
one agency or policy, others to diff
ferent ones; but almost all wount
up by saying they are completely
in sympathy with the Roosevelt OBJ
jectives and will vote for him il
preference to anyone the reEubli
cans might name.
1t has been a very noticeable fact
that practically nobody expressed
opposition to a third term w h
didn't almost in the same breath
indicate it is Roosevelt-and not E
theoretical third termer-to whom
he is opposed.
All in all, it's this corners opin
forgiven for what it's worth
which probably isn't much-that
FDR is still by far the most popu
lar candidate for the democratic
nomination and for reelection.
1t is reported hat there are ap-
DrOXimateIV 26 600 OO0 paSSepoo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
HIGHWAY SAFETY

PLYMOUTH-Mrs. William Flythe
of Raleigh, field representative OF
the state highway safety division,
spoke here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
WHAT TO DO FOR
THE ITCH (scabies

Relief from itch, or that condition
known as scabies, scratches, camp itch
or 7-year itch, Is quickly had with
"David's Sanative Wash" a liquid sui
phur solution which destroys those itch
germs Which it contacts, thus easing
that fiery, tormenting itching. Coo at
any druggist or postpaid direct. Money
PACK II not relieved. Owens 81 Minor,
Richmond, Va. (adv.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Cut Out The Color
In T%echnicOIOr

About two years ago, after color
pictures had been criticized for be.
ing too bright, a period of reform
set in. Directors would &c around
Dragging, 1--WE got less color in this
color picture than in any that was
ever made"
But Irene" RKO's Technicolor
version of the musical, has one
large set which contains no color
at all. Mostly black and white, some
gray and silver. The 40 extras are
in black and white evening dress
and they're palefaced. Even the
food, a table of hors d'oeuvres. is
entirely black and white. T h G
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

Snake eggs grow after they are
laid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

sixty-eight per cent Of tho
$4,000 automobiles are driven sr'G =
the United States. IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Director Thinks
It's Pretty Funny

Miss Arthur made her exit with a
CHEEKY good night, and her husbands
then began a long and futile game
of creepy-sneaky. Each nan would
crawl out of bed and in.o the hall
and would try to get into his wife's
each other. but they didn't reach
Miss Arthur.
Miss Arthur, the sly-boots. had
put her father, Harry Davenport,
in her bedroom while she, %presumab.
ly, had gone to spend the night at
the Y. w. c. A. This device lent
~propriety to a situation which was
nevertheless funny. Director Wesley
Ruggles laughed SO hard at his own
handiwork that he tripped and near
ly fell off a high camera platform.
Mae West and W. C. Fields were
honeymooning on the set of my
Little Ch~ickadee." At least, they had
just been married. Lying abed, Miss
West watched coldly as her hus.
band puttered around with some
luggage. After a minute she Slip.
ped out of the room, unnoticed by
him, and almost Immediately came
back with a goat, which must have
been grazing on the rubber plants
in the corridor.
Fields, still preoccupied, didn't see
that she tucked the goat in bed
s%natched up some clothes and lief
the room again-this time for good
Fields went on talking. Pretty soor
he halted, shifted and said, Oar
ling, have you changed your per
fume?"
They told me that if I'd sticl
around long enough, Mr.. Field
would have to kiss the goat. I didn'
wait.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
TUESDAY, JANUARY t. ION

enter Div nnd e se5ao, at colsate,Ro,,,
During the three.6av "'so SPEAK,
some Is speeches will be m n:GsSaa
the general subject Of ,vr ,1Sos IN
ness of the Church in Wit.
World" More than an eFlIon
ers will take part in the pros lsaa'
Not all of the Latin
use many such names as acsn;. We
paragus' aster. begonia. c,ar,o> 'S'
geranlum' magnolia, smilar .I'
spirea. and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

All in all, it's this corners opin-
ion-given for what it's worth,
which probably isn't much-that
FDR is still by far the most popu-
lar candidate for the democratic
nomination and for reelection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

1t has been a very noticeable fact
that practically nobody expressed
opposition to a third term w h {
didn't almost in the same breath
indicate it is Roosevelt-and not 6
theoretical third termer-to whom
he is opposed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
3 MeKENNEY oN BRIDGE
McKenney Revises an Old Adage-Count Your Tricks
 Before You Play
By WM. E. MCKINNEY America's Card Authority

There were many exceptionally fine players at the national cham pionships at Pittsburgh, the biggest tournament in the history of bridge, I liked the way Charles Ellis played this hand, in a rubber game there.
 After Vests opening bid. East certainly was justified in doubling the four-spade contract, but Ellis made the hand because he was careful to count his tricks.
 After winning the opening lead, West shifted to heart, and declar- CT won in dummy with the king. Now Ellis could see that If the club finesse was successful, he could win two club tricks. the king and queen of diamonds. king of hearts, ace of spades, ruff a couple of diamonds in his own hand and heart in dummy. That would be nine tricks, so in order to make his contract he must win another spade trick.
 He discarded a club on the king of diamonds, cashed the ace of spades. and when West dropped the jack, Q warning note was sounded. Next he ruffed a small diamond, then ruffed c heart in dummy with the spade deuce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Weddings
B and Club Will Gather Monday

The state membership chairman, Miss May Grant of Stamford will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Waterbury Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club which will be held on Monday evening. Her subject will be "The Value of Mem- bership in the State Federation"
 A supper for club members will be held preceding the meeting at 6:l5 o'clock with Mrs. Jeannette Bron- neke as hostess.
 The ways and means committee is sponsoring a rummage sale all day today at the club rooms.
 The club is planning Q flower mart and food fair, to be held on the club grounds May 25. The af- fair is being arranged by the ways and means committee, and will in- clude afternoon tea, grab bags and games. The committee is made up of Miss Anna B. Platt, chairman, Mrs. Mabel A. Bachmann, Misses Anna Moran, Helen Downey, Emily Merriman, Ruby Weed, Caroline Benham and Cora Crompton.
 Subcommittee chairmen have been appointed as follows: Food. Mabel Bachmann; nosegays, Edith Sellew; cut flowers, Isabel Hinck~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Mrs. Michael Persky of Summer street was honored ct . dinner Wednesday night ct sossins restau- rant by . number of her friends, MT. and Mrs. Persky observed their 26th wedding anniversary yes. terday. The tables were attractive ly decorated with cut flowers. A chest of silver was given to Mrs Persky.
 Those attending were Mrs. Abra- ham Rivkin, Mrs. Harry Reiss, Mrs. somuel sena, Mrs. David Swlrsky, Mrs. Samuel Matzkin, Mrs. Herman Alexander, Mrs. Nathan Alexander, Mrs. Robert Grace, Mrs. Joseph Davids, Mrs. Wilfred 0reenblatt, Mrs. Isadore Greenblatt, Mrs. Harry Rosen, Mrs. Abraham Kolins, Mrs. Harry silverman, Mrs. william Nash, Mrs. Betty Bromberg, Mrs. Harry Brownstein, Mrs. Joseph Singer, Mrs. Pauline salinger Mrs. Moses Habestein, Mrs. Milton Persky, Marion dilden, Mrs. Casper Block, Mrs. Joseph Rose, Mrs. Fred Rich, Mrs. Philip Bernstein, Mrs. Harry daber, Mrs. Leah oaber, Mrs. Harry drosSman, Mrs. Samuel Freedman, Mrs. Gertrude doldfield and Mrs. Harry Lobel of New Haven, Mrs. Maurice Lieberman of Nauga- tuck, Mrs. Anne Silverman, Mrs. Shirley Siiverman, Mrs. Nettie Anen- berg, Mrs. Joseph daber, Mrs. Bessie Goldberg, Mrs. Harry Wallace, Mrs. Samuel Wilion, Mrs. Caspeh Spearo,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

perforations in the acoustical cell. Ing which was designed to deaden sound.
 The waiting room was constructed especially to keep them from pacing hospital corridors pesterins nurses for the information of their wives progress.
 Now the fathers. .to-be have their own waiting room In which was placed c loose-ieaf notebook used by the husbands to record their thoughts or the results of their per- foration counting.
 None Agrees On Count
 The men can't seem to agree on the count, however, recording be- tween 34,36o and i6i,4e2 perfora- tionS in the ceiling,
 The first mathematically inclined husband wrote:
 For the information of all con- eerned there are i5i ,402 holes in the outer hil ceiling leading to labor and delivery rooms. Anyone In doubt, please check. This small Job was part of what I did in 36 hours of waiting"
 The same man added that there are 7,2e2 holes in the ceiling over the desk and 8,o48 over the dumb- waiter.
 "All these totals exclude space covered by lighting fixtures and make Q grand total of lee,so2," he wrote.
 The recording following the first entry doubted tho first count.
 "There are 34,3S0 little holes in the ceiling, including those cov- cred by the fixtures"
 The third entry said:
 "Try again. There are 79,086 holes in the ceiling. Maybe you were . little nervous"
 Perhps They're Nervous
 still another man terminated the count argument thus:
 "You are both nervous. It's 7e0e5."
 But not all bothered to count the perforations One man wrote:
 Listen, fellows, this waiting Is really not as bad as you hear. I've been waiting for 22 hours and I'm cool as e cucumber. Not a bit nerv- ous."
 Yet directly underneath the statement the man added:
 Pardon the shaky handwriting
 Father Enters Happy Note
 One man, informed that he was the father of baby girl, happily entered the following note:
 My loving wife has baby girl and believe she Is the finest little girl in the world. I hope that some day in the near future she will be able to help me as secretary in my office"
 The next statement replied to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Benefit Party Given
 At Don Residence

Mrs, Meyer Don of Cooke street was hostess ct c dessert Nah Jong party ct her home this afternoon for the benefit Of the Senior Hadassah,
 The guests included: Mrs. Joseph EBenberg, Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Mrs, Louis Davidson, Mrs. g. Jennes, Mrs, Abraham Brown, Mrs. Coleman Tannenbaun, Mrs. Henry 0artS. man, Mrs, zelig Matskin, Mrs, Philip dottiieb, Mrs. Abraham At. kin, Mrs. Benjamin strachkman, Mrs. Yale Matzkin, Mrs. Clara Fried- man, Mrs. M. Sllverfnan, Mrs, George varondaff, Mrs. Sidney Al. bert, and Mrs. g. Shapiro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Personal
MaryuUood Alun,nae Plans Communion Breakfast

Sunday, May i2th, Mothers Day in honor of the mothers of members.
 The group will receive communion in Q body at the 9 o'clock mass at the Immaculate Conception Church and the breakfast will he held at the Hotel Elton following the cere- mony.
 Miss Madeline McDonald of Scranton, Pa, president of the Nat ional Alumnae Association of Nary wood College vii be Q guest of honor at the breakfast.
 At the business meeting held last evening Miss Rose Harmon was named chairman of c committee in charge of arrangements for affairs to raise funds for the college. Miss Rita Baldwin was appointed public ity chairman.
 Those attending the meeting were- Ann Toomey, Marion Cavanaugh, Mary Gibbons, Rita Baldwin, Elea- nor Egan Eleanor Vallone, Rose Harmon and Mary and Kay Smith,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Ruinbow Girls
 Gather Ton,orrow

The grand assembly Order of Rainbow Girls will be held at the Masonic Temple on Whitney Ave- nue, New Haven tomorrow with sev- eral local members and officers of the Waterbury assembly in attend ance.
 Following the registration 6 bus mess session will be held.
 There will be Q reception for the guests and speakers and during the luncheon period there will be group meetings under selected leaders, After lunch the grand officers will be elected, followed by an enter tainment to be presented by mem- bers of the order. The installation of the new officers will follows.
 The annual banquet will be served at 6:l6 o'clock to be followed by Q ball.
 The Waterbury assembly will meet Monday evening at the loca! Masonic emple when new officers will be elected for the ensuing quar- ter. Plans will be made for the May hop, scheduled during the latter part of this month,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Gertrude Larson
 Is ShotUer Guest

4 personal shower was held on Thursday evening in honor of Miss Gertrude Larson of Hotchkiss street who is to be married on June 22 to Thomas ST 90, Jr. of Waterbury.
 Those attending were: Misses Mary AToole, Ann Bowling, Mil- dred Phillips, Fillmore Sullivan, Ruth Hart, Evelyn stauffer, Celia Grove, Theresa Wcrsig, Elaine Cravatls, Anna Ms, Sally lecture, Helen dargonia, Mrs. Charles Larson, Mrs. Magnus Larson, Mrs. Florence Mon. ahan, .Mrs. Josephine Carroll and Mrs. Sophie Pak1o,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Patricia Joan Marciano, four year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Marciano of Bank street, was honored at Q birthday party given at the Horseshoe grill on Middlebury Road recently. Those attending were Helen Bat tiste, Norine Grant, Eleanor Cant, Joseph Probulis, Anita Poll, Joseph Cipriano, Lois Pesente, Jean Pe- sente, Lillian Pesente, Edward Bot vinis, Geraldine Morris, Jerry Col ella Jerry Apalucc!, Louis Apo- lucci, Dominick DeVito, Peter Cip- riano, Mrs. Ray Morse of New Haven, Mrs. Angelo Nardonna, Mrs. Joseph Cipriano, Mrs. Thomas Dwyer, Mrs. Charles Hulsart, Mrs Robert Jur2uk, Mrs. Della Caffrey,
 Mrs. Rocco Marciano, Mrs. John Botvinis, Mrs, Michael Sasso, Mrs. Anthony Valentino, Barbara Nar- dona, Donald Nardona, Ronald Chatfleld, Charles Hulsart, Francis Cipriano, Richard Jursuk, Mar garet Dwyer, Shirley Marciano, 0reta Sasso, Beverly Valentine.