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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Suit Against Railway Is
Under Way In Court Here

Trial of the cases of Thelma
Louise Williams and Dorothy Eliza
beth Mallette, represented by their
next friends, VS.. T. S. Neal and the
Southern Railway company will be
resumed at $50 o'clock this morning
in New Hanover superior court.
The cases, ordered consolidated for
trial, began yesterday with the
presentation of evidence by the
plaintiffs, after a non-suit was order.
ed in the case of Edward Trusdale
VS.. William H. Murphy at the con-
clusion of plaintiffs evidence.
In each case actual damages of
$4,000 and punitive damages of
$4,000 are asked.
The plaintiffs allege they were de.
MED passage on a Southern Railway
train in Goldsboro after having
bought tickets because the train was
not equipped to carry them and that
they were forced to spend the night
in a station there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
RITES FOR CRAIG
SCHEDULED TODAY
One Of Oldest Pilots On Cape
Fear River Succumbs At
His Home Here

Funeral services for Captain M.
T. Craig, IS, one of the oldest pi
lots on the Cape Fear river, who
died at his home at IL NORTH
Eighth street yesterday morning al
8 o'clock, will be held from the
Grace Methodist church this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
The Rev. j. F. Herbert, pastor
of the church, will conduct the
services. Interment will follow ir
Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: active-R.
N. Thompson, J.. T. Sellers, W. S.
McKeithan, H. T. St. George, F.
P. O'Crowley, and J. K. Banner
man; honorary-I. B. Russell,
Robert Thompson, Fred yelling,
William Styron, ]. I. Davis, Harry
Weeks, F. G. Dosher, j. S. New.
ton, w. H. Pryde, DR.. Donald
Koonce, Walter Smallbones, Alex
Hoffman,, John Carter, R. R.
Stone, O. A. Durant and DIR. J. H.
Dreher.
He was born at Federal Point,
June 8, 1855, and began his ap-
premiership as a pilot under his
father, Capt. James A. Craig, at
the age of 16. He received his
pilot license when he was 81 years
of age and was active on the Cape
Fear river until he retired April l.,
1887. At that time he was man.
ager of the Wilmington-C Fear
Pilots association.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Vannie Boylan Craig, w o
sons, J. S. Craig and W. K. Craig,
all of Wilmington; two daughters,
Miss Vannie Craig, of Wilmington
and Mrs. E. R. Burriss, of Savan-
nah, Ga. A neice, Mrs. Howard
Branch, of Wilmington; seven
grandchildren, James S. Craig. Jr.
Glavenn, Carolan, eliza beth,
Katherine and M. T. Craig, II. oil
Wilmington, and Earnest Burriss,
Jr.; and n great-grandchild,
Carolan Craig, Jr., also survive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
NUMBER OF FASCIST.
TROOPS ISOLATED
Continued From Page Onel

clst troops, upon the bases of Italian
air power and I've the whole fight
ing area with especial attention to
Italian troop transport along the
coastal sector.
The road from Sidi Barrani to Bar
dia, Italian Libya, which Graziani
mu=t keep whole il material rein
forcements are to come up, was re-
ported under attack.
The British were said to have run
into fighter plane opposition chiefly
IN the forward areas. The Italians
used three.engined Savoia bombers
for dive-bombing the advancing Brit
lsn, and two of these were reported
shot down.
Vast enthusiasm was expressed IN
Cairo. Newspapers carried banner
headlines proclaiming in effect:
This Is the beginning of the end for
Mussolini." Stocks rose on the local
exchanges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
London Rests From Nazi
Airplane Assaults Again

LONDON, Dec. 11.-(Wednes-
day)-R- Londoners slept warily
underground but undisturbed by
German bombers for the second
successive night since the mon
ster" attack Sunday night, while
the press warned them against
false optimism.
By 1890 a. m. (6:30 p. m. Tues
day ESD the capital had had
al hours without alarm despite
comparatively good weather con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
DEFENSE SOLVING
J0BLESS PROBLEM
WPA Rolls Dwindling And
Many Projects Are Con-
solidated In Section

The problem of unemployment II
Southeastern North Carolina Is
fast being solved with the army
and defense projects taking up
most of the slack in employment
Workers are focking to the de-
tense Jobs so fast that the WPA
rolls in this area are dwindling to
a point where many projects are
being consolidated and only a few
are being carried on in each coun'
ty.
Joe W. P%revette, WPA area engi.
neer. said yesterday morning that as
a general rule WPA projects in the
area are all being handicapped.
II am told unofficially," he said,
that from as far as Asheville car
penters have been drawn to Fort
Bragg and this WPA area is being
hampered badly as far as the WPA
building program goes. But we have
consolidated projects and are keep
inc. a few open in each county,"
Not only are skilled men being
taken off the WPA rolls by the
national defense program, he said,
but unskilled men are leaving the
rolls in large numbers too.
In Scotland and Robson counties,
he said, there are no skilled work
men on the WPA rolls at all. Bladen
county which normally during the
past few years has had from ESQ
to 300 skilled workmen on it's WPA
rolls, now has only three or four,
and they remain on the rolls simply
because they are too old to be &C
copied at Fort Bragg. Brunswick
county has a few skilled men, Prev
cite said, but the NOSES office has
notified him they will be called to
work shortly. New Hanover county,
he said, has very few skilled work
men left and indications have BEEN
that WPA building projects spon'
sored by the board of education Will
have to be closed.
However, Prevette said yesterday
morning he would confer with Il. M
Roland, superintendent of schools
and with Addison Hewlett, chair
man of the county board of com
missioners and that he hopes to be
able to work out some meaas OF
keeping those projects in operation
In Fender county, Prevette said
all the skilled workmen save those
rejected at Fort Bragg, have left the
WPA rolls.
Most of these counties have sent
large numbers Of unskilled workmer
to Fort Bragg, too, he said. New
Hanover county, he said, has sen,
fewer than any other county. But
still the WPA rolls here have
dropped in a six week period from
about $50 to about $50.
Robson county, which normally
has a WPA roll about like that Of
New Hanover county, has sent near
lv 600 men to work at Fort Bragg
Prevette said he anticipates thai
the beginning of work at the Holly
ridge camp is going to decrease the
WPA rolls in this area still further,
though, he said, he has had no Of
fetal word on the work to be done
there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Virgins Says 1t Has Resulted
In Tax Cuts And Public
improvements

The council manager form u
government in Wilson has b e e n
successful since it was first estao-
lished in April, 1888, and mas re-
sulted in a reduction OF taxes ilo
nicipal debts, and further progress
sive public improvements, W. NJ
Virgins, city manager OF Wlisoh'
Yesterday wrote Wilmington junior
chamber of Commerce officials
who are sponsoring adoption OF the
plan here. -,
Virgins wrote the Jaycees as fol-
lows:
.1n reply 10 your letter OF re-
cent date as to the success OF u
council-Manager form of govern
ment. I wish to advise that tnls
form of government was voted on
and carried by a vote OF about
two TO one in the regular Munich
nal election of April, 1888. The Of
ficials went into office June 3 OF
the same year, and there seems
tn be no doubt as to how the peo-
ple feel about this form of govern
ment over the old plan. We have
had three elections since 1888 and
each time the candidates who stood
for C~ouncil-Manager form of gov
eminent won by a substantial ma
jority.
'In 1882 we had a tax rate OF
sevent eight cents (.78) on a
valuation of sixty per cent, and IN
1888 the valuation was cut In one
half by the commissioners tn
year and the rate was set at Sl.3o.
We have made several deductions
since that time. The rate is now
ninety cents 600 On a valuation
Of about thirty to forty per cent.
During this period we h a
m a d public improvements
amounting to over a million and
one-half dollars. and the debt is
now less than it was in 1888. Dur
ing the last six years we have
built a public library building, a
municipal building, athletic stadl-
UNI, two million gallon sewerage
disposal plant, one million gallon
elevated water tank, improve
ments to water plant including new
liberation basins and pumps, in
creased our water and sewerage
lines until we have fire protection
and sewer available for all citi-
zens inside the limits of the town,
installed about eight miles curb
and gutter without cost to the in
dividual property owner, have built
300 miles of rural electric lines
about one-half of this being fl
nanced with the aid of R. E. A.,
and we are now installing a seven
ty-fve hundred K. w. turbine in
cur electric plant.
"All departments are well equip
ped to do a good job. We believe
most of the citizens are satisfied
with the benefits they have re-
ce1Ved from this present form OF
government and would not care
to go back to the old form.
eff there is any other informa-
ton I can furnish you, 1 will be
glad to do SO.
Yours very truly,
NV. M. VIRGINS,
1fCitv nag 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
RFC Buys Carolina
Beach Bond Issues

RALEIGH, Dec. 10.-R-The
local government commission sold
two Carolina Beach bond issues,
$63, 900 for sanitary sewers and
$24, 900 for municipal buildings, to
the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration at par with interest al
four per cent.
A 500, 600 Sampson county roao
and bridge refunding bond issue
was sold Charles A.. Hinsch anc
company of Cincinnati on a basis
of 3.247 per cent, a premium O.
$66 being paid for the securities
which will bear 3 IA per cent in
terest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
R. R. Allen Is Injured
When Hit By Truck Here

R. r. Allen, of 2119 Gibson ave
nue., was admitted to James Walk.
er Memorial hospital yesterday for
treatment of a broken right leg
and bruises on the right hip.
Police reported that he was in
jured when struck by a truck driv-
en- by Huston Burgess Saturday
night. Allen told police that Bur
CESS offered to take him to the
hospital at the time but that he
wouldn't go. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
FILES PETITION

RALEIGH, Dec. 5.-R)-Assistant
Attorney General Lee Overman
Gregory today filed a petition for the
United States supreme court to re.
view North Cardinals Pisgah Ma
tional Forest deer case" Gregory
said the high tribunal would probably
decide in January whether it would
hear the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
QUITTING MOVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10. - Up -
Proudly displaying her new son, film
actress Andrea Leeds said at a hos
pital today that she is giving up her
movie career for good. II think moth
erhood is the most wonderful thing in
the world" she declared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

ditions. The last alert sound.s
1880 a. m. Monday. 0eo a
Early last night RAF bon,.
heavily raided the Germa O,i'D ,s
vasion coast" and lona rana IN.
dueled across the Dover Stro guns
no German planes We're avs oo'
over British soil. -eportec
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Kiwanis Members Attend
Goldsboro Officers Meet

A delegation from the Whining
ton Kiwanis club attended an Of
ficers school conducted yesterday
in Goldsboro by Lieutenant Cover
nor T. Frank Jones, of the Seventh
division.
Among those who attended were:
j. w. Grice, president; the Rev.
Walter B. Freed, secretary and
treasurer; Hooper Johnson, pro-
gram chairman; and Fred E. Lit
tie, chairman of interclub rela-
tons. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Salvation Army Yule
Funds Totals $97.49

A total of $42.31 was contributed
yesterday to the Salvation Army
Christmas fund, bringing the tota.
sum to date to $97.49, Brigadier j.
V. Breazeale reported last night.
The amount received yesterday
included $20.31 received in the
Christmas "kettles," and $22 in do
nations received through the mails,
The fund will be used to provide
for needy families of Wilmington
at Christmas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
WINS DIVORCE

Aos ANGELES, Dec. 1O.-o
Mrs. Leta S. Gosden won a dt+ f~
today from Freeman S. Gos5on ''UFCe
Ter known as the first half Of vel .S'
radio team of Amos n ANDY 1As
she testified that her husbsns 'i'er
"sullen and morose.' Was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
HIT BY CAR

Joe Jones, negro, go Castle
street, was given treatment at
the Community hospital last
night for injuries received when
he was struck by a car driven
by z. Bass, negro, SO Nixon
street, while riding his bicycle
at Seventh and Church streets,
police reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
MEETING

Addison Hewlett, chairman
of the New Hanover county
board of commissioners, and
John A. Orrell, county audi
tor, left yesterday afternoon
for Raleigh where they will at
tend a called meeting of the
North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
FILE SUIT

e. b. ParmeIe and Herbert
Bluethenthal, co-partners of
Mauldin Motor company, nave
filed suit in superior court
against A. r.. Henderson to col
lect $396.43 and recover posses
sion of his 1889 automobile
truck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
SPECIAL PROGRAM

William G. Robertson will be
in charge of a special Christmas
musical program at the weekly
luncheon session of the Whining
ton kiwanis club today at the
Cape Fear hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
AUTO ACCIDENT

AO1O ANO1OEN4
Automobiles operated by M.
r. Hewette, of Shallotte, and
Clarence Hargus, of Fernan-
dina, Fla, were involved in a
collision at Fourth and Nixon
streets yesterday afternoon
with slight damages to both
cars resulting, police reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

ELIZABETH ROBERTS
Elizabeth Roberts, 80, respect
ed colored woman died here yes.
terday morning. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from St. Marks
Episcopal church Thursday aft.
ernOOn at 4 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
A VETS

SPANISH WAX VETS
Members of Wilmington
camp No. 8, United Spanish
War Veterans, are urged to at
tend the funeral services for
Emanuel Pershake at Imman-
uel Presbyterian church this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

PERSHAKE

Funeral services for Emanuel
Pershake, 70, who died at SIS
o'clock Sunday morning in the Wal
ter Reid hospital in Washington,
D. c., will be held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the Emmanuel
Presbyterian church.
The Rev. F. S. Johnston and the
Rev. j. S. Crowley will conduct
the services. Burial will follow in
the Bellevue cemetery.
Mr.. Pershake is survived by five
daughters, Mrs. R. H. Clemmons,
of Washington, D. c.; Mrs. G. D..
Sho1ar, of G%oldsboro; Mrs. B. v.
Rivenbark, Mrs. w. H. Holley, and
Mrs. Nelly Hufham, of Whining
ton;an d Is grandchildren.
A native of Saumaha1, Canary
Islands, Mr.. Pershake served in
Cuba during the Spanish-American
war and in the PHILIPPINE Insur-
rection. He retired in 1885 after
having been in the employ of the
City of Wilmington for 81 years.
Mr.. Pershake had been a resi-
dent of Wilmington for 81 years
and was a member of the I'm
manuel Presbyterian church, IN e
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the
Spanish-American War veterans. 4
Active pallbearers will be: j. M.
Kermon, A. S. Batson, E. M.
Lewis, A. A. Hobbs, O.. F. Worth
ington, and j. c. Long. Honorary
pallbearers will be: George D.
Orange, Woodus Kellum, D. D.
Barber, A.. F. Gibson, Norman F.
Westbrook, G.. L. Pridgen, Otto
Lehman, John T. Wolff, DR.. ]. T.
Hoggard, DR.. R.. H. Bellamy, Rich
ard Sudbury, j. E. Wilson, J.. j.
Burney, Joe Jordan, E. w. Ward
and Charlie Wilson.
The body will remain at tn
Yopp funeral home until the time
for the funeral services. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
TALL TREE

NEW YORK, Dec. TO- Up A
Christmas tree nine stories tall was
hoisted today in the Rockefeller
Center Plaza by Is workmen and an
eight-storv crane.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
r.. HI. ALLEN

LUMBERTON, Dec. 1O.-R-
Funeral services for R. H. Allen
80, father of Stanford Allen, chie1
of police at Rockingham, who dice
at his Ada Mclean mill home neal
here Sunday, were held at Kell,
yesterday.
The final rites were conducted
from Kelly Methodist church witt
interment made in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, anothe,
son, Raymond, and several daugh.
tiers.
He had been in declining health
for several months. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
PEP MEETING

The Knights of Columbus
will hold a pep" meeting at
their hall on North Third
street tonight at 8 o'clock, it
was announced yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
CityManager Government
Is Successful In Wilson
Club Clock
R1KE STOLEN

Mrs. Mcdonald, of 1913 South
Front street, reported to police
last night that someone had
stolen her sons bicycle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
DIR. T. RUSSELL WILKINS

ROCHESTER, N. Y. Dec. 1o.-CP)
DIR. T. Russell! Wilkins, 40, profess
sor of Physics at the University of
Rochester and widely-known for his
study of the atom, died today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late K. L. McIn-
tire extend their appreciation to their
many friends for their kindness
shown them in their bereavement.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

terials ana speciality products be-
coming more dimcult. He also re.
ferred to allied import regulations
which have cut down purchases 0f
agricultural and luxury" products
here in order to conserve foreign
exchange for purchase Of war ma
terials.
"The result of all this" he added,
'is that while some Of our exporting
branches Of production are expert
encing temporarily an intensified
demand for their products, others
are subjected to = slackening Of
foreign demand. Our total exports
have increased substantially during
the war months. They amounted
to $2,607 900 900 during the period
from September, 1880, to April, 1910,
as compared with t1,952, 900 900 dur
ing the corresponding period Of
1889.
Slump Causes Some Hardships.
obviously, the increases have
far outweighted the decreases.
Nevertheless, the decline Of foreign
demand for some OF our important
export products has naturally cre-
ated hardships for the agricultural
and manufacturing industries in
volved. We must frankly face the
possibility that these difficulties may
become greater.
"It must be increasingly clear
to every one who would but open
his eyes to what is going on today
that permanent and stable pros
perity for our surplus producing
branches of both agriculture and in
dustry-and. therefore, for the coun-
try as whole-is possible only in a
world which is ats peace and in
which expanding economic activity
in all countries makes possible in
creasing employment and consump-
tion.
"The difficulties which we now
experience in securing some of our
essential imports provide an un-
answerable refutation to those who
indulge in reckless assertions that
our country can isolate itself from
the rest of the world and prosper"
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Bowie Town Election
To Be Held June ;

The annual town election to
choose three commissioners will be
held at Bowie, Nd, June 3.
Candidates must file their Ger
tiflcates with the town clerk, j.
Leslie Basin, at least 10 days before
the election.
Voting will be held in the fire
house from 3 to pm. New voters
must register with Mr.. Basin before
June 3. John Zug, John Vermil-
lion and William Trott are judges
of the election.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
WJSV Official to TuIk
At HyottsviIIe Church

An address by A. D. (Jess) Willard,
general manager of Station WJSV,
will feature the meeting of the
Mems Club of Pinkney Memorial
Episcopal Church at 8 o'clock to-
night in the parish house of the
church in Hyattsville.
The annual memorial service for
deceased club members will be
held. Music will be furnished by
the Pinkney Memorial choir, di-
rected by R. r. Strattan, and an
ensemble of Miss Estelle Went
worth's group will sing.
Women of the parish will be
guests.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22
PEEVED SENATOR IN BOLT

WASHINGTON, July l9 - Un ited States Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska announced he will bolt the Democratic party ranks and support Willkie.
 The Senator was defeated for renomination in the Nebraska Primary by Gov. Cochran.
 Senator Burke made public a letter to the Republican nominee in which he said "as one who feels deeply that in the light of the present world conditions" it is essential that our country main tain the 2-term limitation ten ure of office for the President of the United States. l will work for your victory at the polls in November
 Burke broke with President Roosevelt over the court reor ganization plan and has carried
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22
SALMON FOUND TO BE NATURAL SOURCE OF HEALTH VITAMINS

Nutritive values of canned sal mon are highlighted in an art icle in the current Journal of Am erican Pharmaceutical Associa- ton by Arthur w. Steers and Louis Fischer of the University of Washington.
 The article deals with the first years work in study of the ef- fects of long storage periods on food and health values of canned salmon. The current paper is an extension of a report delivered by the two scientists to the an- nual convention of the associa- ton in Atlanta last fall, and deals with the Vitamin content of oil from canned salmon.
 Describing the study of keep ing qualities of canned salmon nutritive clements which is in progress at the University of Washington, the report says:
 "The worlds output (oof can- ned salmon) during the last ten years has reached an annual
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22

average of over ten and a half million cases. Every year a DOT ton of the pack is stored and a greater part sold prior to the ar rival of the new pack. It is of immense interest to know if the product undergoes any changes during this period. This led to the study which is in progsess of the effects of storage upon the oil in canned salmon"
 The present report, which in- cludes work done during the first year of a projected three year study covers the vitamin A and D values of canned salmon.
 Vitamin A, which is important in aiding the body to guard against infection, and also is im- portant to good eyesight, was found in canned salmon but in rather limited quantities. While canned salmon adds this vita min to the diet it is not a suf- fcent source.
 The vitamin D content of the salmon assayed at 80 units which is very high and establishes can ned salmon one of the best nat ural food sources of ths Vitamin.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22

and other Alaska products helping other industries meet their payrols.
 As Alaskas biggest taxpayer, the Industry helps provide the salaries for Aaskas school teachers and government officials.
 So fisherman or merchant cannery worker or doctor ou share in the prosperity of Aaskas leading industry
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22
SALMON OFFER A NEW BY-PRODUCT

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash, July Extraction of pepsin en- zyme, necessary in preparation for serums treatment of diphther ia and other diseases, offers a new by-product in the field of Al aska salmon, Dr. Earl Norris, Uni versity of Washington boichemist announced.
 In his research, Norris, a grad uate of the students University Oceanography laboratories here, proved the presence of pepsin in salmon stomachs and estimat- ed three ounces of pepsin in eV- cry 100 pounds. The stomach of hogs is the present chief supply.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22
SPAIN AND CHILE BREAK DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

MADRID, July 19 - Spain has severed diplomatic relations with Chile, declaring that Chile's tol- erance of the anti-Nationalists campaign has reached intoler- able limits"
 The Chilean envoy has been handed his passports and the Spanish representative in Chile has been ordered to come home.
 The action in the breaking of diplomatic relations lacked fur ther explanation although Chile is at present engaged in raids against alleged domestic subver- sive elements.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22

Vitamin D is important in aid ing digestion, and helping in the of strong bones and sound teeth.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-22

Luckily, most of us never know what some people think about us.