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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-26
JOB INVENTOR

Freeda Woolley invented a Job
just listening to people talk!
Thereby, she eases heartaches.
cures loneliness. II you have
invented a job, write John Xix,
care of this paper. STRANGE
AS IT SEEMS pays 50 each for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-26
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Never say Of a person or
thing. he or it is plenty good"
Plenty is q noun. not an ad-
Sectiye or an adverh
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Columbus County Men
Held On Liquor Counts

ATU agents reported yesterday
that two white men, Rhader Arp
and Milton Carroll, of Columbus
county, are being held under $500
bond each for violations Of the in
ternal revenue act for which they
will stand trial at the spring term
of federal district court in Whining
ton.
Arp and Carroll pleaded guilty
to the charges at a preliminary
hearing held Wednesday afternoon
in Whiteville, ATU agents said,
and appearance bonds of $500 were
required.
ATU agents assisted by Deputy
Sheriff H. A. Groom arrested Arp
and Carroll early Wednesday after.
noon while they we're allegedly
operating a rs gallon capacity cop.
per still located eight miles south
Of Whiteville in Columbus county.
The raid and the arrests of the
two men also resulted In the seiz-
ure of six gallons Of non-taxpaid
whiskey and about 100 gallons of
mash, ATU agents here said yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
BURCAW MAS0NS
TO H0LDBANQUE
Annual Dinner Of King Solo
mon Lodge Is Scheduled
Friday Night

BURGAW, Jan. 4.-The annual
banquet of King Solomon lodge No.
1873, A. F. and A. M, will be held
in the Burgaw high school cafeteria
Friday night at Z o'clock.
Most Worshipful J. Edward Al
len, Grand Master, has accepted an
invitation to be present. In addi-
ton to making the principal ad.
dress Of the evening, he will de-
liver service certificates to twelve
members Of the lodge who have had
rs or more years uninterrupted
membership, as follows: G. G.. Bry-
an, Fred M. Rivenbark, A.. N.
Rhodes, T. T. Rivenbark, A. J.
Marshburn, DR.. W. I. Taylor, ]. H.
Williams, E. McNair Moore, Rev.
P. L. Clark, Baxter Rivenbark, J..
w. Blake, T. T. Murphy.
Harry T. Paterson, Past Grand
Master, will address his remarks to
the Past Masters Of King Solomon
lodge, who are rs follows: T. r.
Rivenbark, E. McNair Moore, c. C..
Bryan, ]. =. Brown, T. j. Belts,
@. G.. Switzerland, A. H. Davis, S.
V. Bowen, Rev. P. L. Clark, L. r.
George, 0. G.. Ferrall, J. j. Best,
]. S. James, c. L. Moore and w. H.
Young.
Julian c. Hobbs, Of st. Johns
No. 1, will present the Jewel to re-
firing Master w. H. Young. Other
distinguished members Of the craft
will be present.
Ali widows of deceased Masons
are invited to be present as guests
of the lodge.
Those expecting to attend who
live outside Burgaw have been ask
ed to notify some member Of the
Burgaw, lodge Of their intention to
be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Twelve Arrested By ATU
Agents During December

During December, Alcohol Tax
unit Investigators here arrested -
persons and seized Is stills, having
a total capacity Of 1880 gallons.
The December report comprised:
gallons Of non-taxpaid liquor seized,
IS; gallons of mash seized, $3.50;
and seizure of one automobile, val.
ued at $3.50, and a horse and cart,
valued at $25.
ATU agents conducted their De.
cember activities in the following
counties Of Southeastern North
Carolina: New Hanover, Bruins
wick. Fender, Duplin, Onslow.
Bladen, and Columbus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
LIONS TALK PLANS
FOR ZONE MEETING
Gathering Of Clubs Of This
Section Will Be Held On
January IL

Members of the Wilmington Lions
club, in weekly luncheon session at
the Cape Fear hotel yesterday, dis
cussed plans for the zone meeting
Of Lions clubs in this section to be
held in Wilmington on Thursday
January IL.
John T. Wells, Of Burgaw, zone
chairman, and Neil Hester, of Ra'
leigh, district governor, are plan
ming to attend the meeting which
will, include a business session at
o'clock in the Tide Water assem-
bly, room and an oystrer roast at
the sound.
Representatives of Lions clubs
in Clinton, Burgaw, Wallace and
Faison are making reservations to
attend. The local committee in
charge includes: Paul T. Marsh.
burn, chairman; Albert E. Jones,
and David Sinclair.
features Of the forthcoming
meeting will include a review
Of Lions clubs activities during
1899 in Southeastern North Caro-.
lima and discussion Of the outlook
for 1910 community service project
activities.
Donald L. Sewell president Of
the club, presided; Wick G. Twin
ing led in the group singing; Lion
Reuben B. Roebuck gave the in
vocation; and Lion Twining intro
duced Ernest L. Hearne, Of
Greensboro, as his guest.
The club held it's monthly bust
session yesterday and heard re-
ports of current activities from the
various committees. the chairmen
of which are as follows:
Finance, o. E. Shoemaker; major
activities, M'Kean Maffitt; consti.
tuition and bylaws, G. Dudley
attendance, Luther T.
Rogers; membership, L. T. Lam
den; programs, Paul T. Marshburn.
Personal contact, e. T. Hancock;
in Lionism, Thomas J..
school activities, DR.. James
H. Smith; safety and civic i'm
provement, c. L. Harriss; publicity.
Bob Matthews; athletics, ]. Earl
Sneeden; and sight conservation.
DR.. H. A. Codington.
The club learned that two fel-
low members, Lions M. Eugene
Billiard and George W. Bailey,
were recovering from recent ILL.,
nesses. Lion Maffitt, major prof.
ects committee chairman, report
ed several glasses had been furn,
ished to school children with de.
fective vision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

The automobile driven by Duffy
is one of Is stock Mercury models
which are being driven from 1000
to $500 miles each to determine
their gasoline consumption under
normal motoring conditions, includ-
ing driving through traffic, on
straight and curved roads, up and
down hills and at speeds varying as
do the speeds of the average driver
but never exceeding the state speed
limit.
The automobile carries an official
log book in which the official check
er on each run certifies the amount
of gasoline consumed and the mum.
Der Of miles Travelled.
The log book shows that since the
car left Norfolk it has travelled
about $50 miles with an average
gasoline consumption Of 1876 miles
per gallon. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

involving his car and another oper-
ated by l.. Clifton on December "a.
Trials Of three additional persons,
charged with operating their au.
tomobiles with improper state IL
.cense plates, were continued by
Judge Alton A. Lennon until Janu-
airy IL.
The case Of A. T. Hennie, charg-
port of his wife,, was continued I'M
TIL today and an appearance bond
Of 500 was required.
James Leroy Golf, Of S04 ~
North Fourth street, was found
guilty of assaulting Fred Golf by
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Three Youths Receive
State Scholarships

RALEIGH, Jan. 4.-N9-Joe San
derson Of Wayne county, Way
Abel of Haywood county, and Mil
ton Thomas Of Rowan county re-
ceived one.year scholarships to N.
C. state college today for their
championship work in All club live
stock.
Sanderson took honors in swine
competition, his herd of rs pigs win
ming three championships, nine blue
ribbons, seven red ribbons and seven
white ribbons at fairs and exhibits.
Abel won in the baby beef COM
petitions, and Thomas in the dairy
calf division
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

The a was accompanied here by
a test car of the Mauldin Motor
company, a test car of the Hagood
Motor company, of New Bern, and
an advance ar.
The car will remain here until to.
morrow morning when, with an Of
ficials from Clinton and one from
Goldsboro as checkers, 1t will start
for those two cities.
Meanwhile the Mauldin M O t o r
company, to acquaint motorists with
the economy Of the Mercury, will foc
the next go days have at it's quar-.
tiers the test car which accompanied
Duffy's a here yesterday. The
public is invited to visit the COIL
pany's showrooms and drive the
automobile to determine which
driver can get the most mileage.
The driver who gets the most miles
to the gallons will be awarded a
prize,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

months on the county farm in re-
corder's court yesterday.
The negress was convicted of the
larceny of a ladies' wrist watch,
valued at $35, a money box valued
at 81, and 1924 in money from the
home of Paul T. Marshburn, of SIS
Grace street. Most Of the stolen
property was recovered, investigat-
ing officers said.
Trial Of ODDS Ham, of 1922 Dock
street, charged with reckless driv-
ing with personal property dam
ages resulting, vas continued until
January II. Defendant was arrest
ed in connection with a collision
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
l60 ARE ACCEPTED
FOR CCC SERVICE
January Enrolment Conduct.
ed At C~ustomhouse By
Grier And Others

T. l.. Grier, state supervisor of
CCC selection, state board Of chart
ties and public welfare, reported
yesterday that 100 young men from
southeastern North Carolina have
been accepted for enlistment in the
January quarterly enrolment OF the
CCC.
The total included 1873 white and
~ colored applicants from the fol-
lowing II counties: Bladen, Bruins
wick, Columbus, Cumberland, Dup
lin. New Hanover, Onslow, Pender,
Robson, Sampson, and Scotland.
Approximately Is per cent Of
those accepted yesterday for enlist
ment in the superior courtroom at
the courthouse will be transferred to
one Of the eight CCC camps locat-
ed in the ninth corps area west of
the Rocky Mountains, Grier said.
The remainder will be transferred
to various CCC camps in North
Carolina.
Lieutenant Winslow H. Randolph,
assistant procurement officer, and
his staff Of seven members from
the detail from headquarters bat
terry A at Fort Bragg assisted Grier
yesterday in the enlistment details,
The next quarterly CCC enroll
ment for applicants from the II
counties Of Southeastern North
Carolina will be held in April, Grier
said. The January quarterly enroll
ment in the state totals 1870, and
these enrollees Ire being sent to
IA state camps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Mrs. Lila N. Adams
f>nera[ Rites Held

Funeral ri-es for Mrs. Lila M.
Adams, of 20 North Fifth street,
who died at her home Wednesday
night after an illness of several
months, were held from the late
residence yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Rev. E. w. Halleck, rector
Of st. Johns Episcopal church,
conducted the services. Burial fol.
lowed in Oakdale cemetery.
Active ~pallbearers were: Marion
James, Mob. Wilson, w. L. Baxter,
J. B. Rice, J. @. LeGrand and e. T.
Hancock. Honorary pallbearers were
DR.. j. w. Hooper, H. F. Wilder,
T. F. Darden, DR.. Robert Morrison
and Herbert McClammy..
Mrs. Adams was the widow of
Sterling Price Adams and the
daughter Of the late Thomas and
Amanda Morrison She is survived
by one sister, Miss Nora Morrison,
Of Wilmington
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

Above are Wilmington automobile
retailers and officials of the Ford
Motor company's economy test run
for 1910 model Mercury 8 auto
mobiles, designed to prove to the
buying public the gas mileage cb-
tainable with the RI
Left to right they are w. f.
Mauldin, of the Mauldin Motor com
pany here; F. A. Duffy, representa-
tive of the Ford Motor company If.
Norfolk; J. E. L. Wade, city ct.m
Of public works, who rode
here from New Bern and checked
the mileage and gas consumption on
the cars; C. B. Parmele, of the
Mauldin Motor company here, and
Mr.. Shand, also of the Ford Motor
company at Norfolk.
On the SO mile trip the automo-
bile used a total of 1871 gallon Of
gasoline for an average of'19.4 miles
the gallon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
RITES FOR SLEDD
SCHEDULED TODAY
Professor Emeritus OF Eng
lish At Wake Forest Col
lege Succumbs

. WAKE FOREST, Jan. 4.-P-
: Funeral services Tor DR.. Benjamin
! F. Sledd, professor emeritus Of Eng
!. nsh at Wake Forest college, will be
: held at 8 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Wake Forest Baptist
church. The Rev. J. A. EasleJ ano
the Rev. ", r. Cullom will offici'
ate.
DR.. Sledd, IS, died Of a heart at
tack early today after a long illness.
He had taught English at the col
lege for so years and was the author
of two books of poetry, From Cliff
to Scaur" and 1.-THE Watchers of the
Hearth"
Dr.. Sledd was born in Virginia
and attended Washington and Lee
and Johns Hopkins universities. He
came to Wake Forest in 1889 pre-
pared to teach anything-and he
actually did teach every subject Of
fered, except Greek and mathe'
mates.
He vas made head Of the Eng.
lish department in 1895. and retired
to the post of professor emeritus In
1888.
To the thousands Of young men
whom he taught, DR.. sledd was
known affectionately as "Old Slick"
Many of his pupils have become
prominent authors and newspaper
men.
They include Gerald johnson, edi-
torial writer of the Baltimore Sun;
Laurence Stallings, playwright and
author Of New York; w. c. Dowd,
publisher of the Charlotte News:
Frank Smethurst, managing ecitor
of the Raleigh News and Observer;
Sanford Martin, editor of the Win
ston-Salem Journal; r. L. Gray.
editor Of the Raleigh Times, and
Robert E. Williams of the News
and Observer.
He also taught the late John
Charles Mcneil. who was known
as the poet laureate of North Caro-
lima; the late Charles Sapp, editor
Of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and
the late Walter Keener, editor of
the Durham Herald.
DR.. Sledd had been confined to
bed with shingles since last May.
Because Of poor eyesight, he had
been unable to do much reading for
20 years .
However, he knew most Of the
works of the great poets by heart
and, as he said in a recent inter-
view: Sometimes I lie here repeat.
ing to, myself, just repeating, the
poems Of Shelley, Tennyson, Brown
ing and Shakespeare"
Surviving are one son, DR.. Arthur
P. Sledd Of the faculty Of Judson
college in Alabama, and two daugh.
tiers, Miss Elva Douglas Sledd of
Wake Forest and Miss Gladys Sledd
of Murfreesboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
FARM PROGRAM

RALEIGH, Jan. 4.-R)-J. W.
!onansen' extension marketing spec.
iailst at N. c. estate college, said
To-Day that irish potatoes growers
IN Beaufort, Pamlica, Tyrrell, Pas.
quotank and Currituck counties
generally expressed a desire that
Tue same cooperative marketing
program used in 1889 be continued
Tor 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Two Negroes Are Hurt =.
In Dynamite Explosion

SALISBURY, Jan. 4.-R-Twc
negro farmhands were injured. one
OF them seriously, in a dynamite
explosion on the farm of Clarence
A. Bost. near Rockwell today.
The condition Of Archie Sendal
was reported critical at a local hos.
pital. The other mans name was
given as Charlie Hunter. Both re.
ceivel sever injuries about the
head and arms. The two were re.
portedly dynamiting a tree when
the blast occurred.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Long Creek School Is
Destroyed By Flames

The four-room negro Junior High
school building, in the edge Of Long
Creek on highway AL, and all its
contents was burned Tuesday night.
The building was one among a
few Of the best buildings in the
county that the Rosenwald Fund
helped to construct about ten years
ago.
The origin Of the fire was I'M
known, as the building had not
been used after the school closed
that afternoon. The loss is partly
covered by insurance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Two White Babies Are
Offered For Adoption

Mrs. Harvey Boney, Of Kenans.
Vile, public welfare superintendent
Of Duplin county, has two white girl
babies which she wishes to offer foc
adoption in a good home.
Any person In the Wilmington
section who is interested in
adopting the two babies, one four
months old and the other three
months old, is urged to communi-
cate with Mrs. Boney, J. r. Hollis,
New Hanover county public well
lare superintendent, said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
SUNK

BERLIN. Jan. -R- German
military spokesman asserted today
Germany had sunk British oil tank
ers totalling 1878 tons since the
beginning of the European war. The
losses, they said, represented 4.5I pei
cent Of the British tanker volume.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
WITH SLAyNo

CORK, Ireland, Jan. 40,
Tomas Mace Curtain, prominaN
southern. Ireland republican lazy
and wealthy Sol of a former Ivy
mayor Of Cork, was charged toS.a '
with the Staying Of detective 1os''
Roche. Mace Curtain, whose fs,h1s
was killed in the Sim Fein tronb.'
of 20 years ago. was arranged IN '
Cork district court. His father aL'
was a republican leader.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
ATTACKS MESSAGE

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-QP-Dis.
trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey.
candidate for the republican presi-
Dental nomination, today character
lied President Roosevelt's message to
congress yesterday as a tragic con.
fession of failure"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
NOW You CAN
G. BREATHE!
~ clsor Cold Iosged Head
%~ This Quick Way

Clear that torrnenting stiffness
breathe more freelyl Just a few
DROPS of Vicks Va-tro-nol-th that's
what you need. Feel it 50 right to work
bring real comfort. This treatment
Is successful because Va-tro-nol is
active Notwithstanding sew
eral essential relief-giving agents plus
ephedrine-expressly designed for
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

striking him with his fists and
was fined $40 and taxed with co.. !"
The fine and costs were rariS sS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
SARAH SHUFFORD
SENTENCED HERE
Negress Given Nine Months
On Charges OF Larceny
And Receiving

Convicted of charges Of larceny
and receiving, sarah Shufford,
negress, was sentenced to in Q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05

nose and upper
throat. Next time
don't wait for a
cold to get a head
start. Used at first
sniffle or sneeze,
Va-tro-nol helps
keep q cold from
developing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-26
Private Industry's Best Defense

In defending stoutly the American railroad system
against possible government operation in defense
J. j. Policy, president of the American Association of
Railroads has hit the crucial point of the whole ques
ton OF the relationship between private industry and
defense.
The railroads are ready now to do whatever they may
be called upon to do Peey told the associations annual
meeting The railroads will keep themselves ready ahead
of any demand which may come"
II that proves to be true the railroads need worry
overmuch about government operation.
What the country wants in the present defense drive
Is service and what il must have in of service
II must have what ii wants when it wants il.
II private industry furnishes these things promptly.
In spirited without excessive profit there
would seem point in government operation of any in
dustry The American people apparently still
WINGED that except in certain special emergency cond
TONS they prefer their industries privately owned and
managed Only if and when they believe those industries
not producing the results socially desired do they turn
to public ownership
experiences of l9l7l91S He believes they have set
regional boards and other of co-ordinatng their
facilities such that the government will get what needs
from them, and get it promptly and without red tape.
Three recent show the preparedness of the rail
roads, according TO Policy First the peak freight
men of this found nice surplus of hand.
Second during last summers maneuvers the railroads
moved 10000 day. and did it in better style than
they moved average of 900 in the peak month
of July, 1913 Third export freight this year
port exceeded the 1918 peak, and handled
no smoothly that no noticed il at all.
These good signs. II other industries can point
. similar ability readiness and willingness national
demands. there will be less talk of naturalization II is
only when industries TO hold back from the full effort
that is being urged everyone else that talk of national
izaton arises.
No good coach takes player out of the game if he is
fighting hard and making good gains at every plunge 1t
is only the Indifferent sulky ineffective player who
out of the game to make for substitute. The
best way to keep from being drafted is to volunteer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-26

Stain and Mussolini are not
savaCely assailed IN cartoons
and IN editorials.
In older and less violent days
the secretary OF state often
found means to temper such
criticism lest il affect adversely
our relations with foreign pow
ers. Time and again Mr.. Hull's
predecessors have issued public
or private apologies for journal
istic excuses. Now diplomatic
protestants - Russian, German.
Italian. Japanese-obtain no sat
isfaction when they lodge formal
or informal complaints with him.
He gives them a polite lecture
on the constitutional guarantee
Of free press-also a reminder
that their own government-con-
trolled newspapers frequently
attack our official policies and
personalities The latest 10 meet
such rebuff was Nichy Am
bassador Henry Have, who re-
scented references to him as a
'Nazi puppet.'
Mr.. Hull might also remind
the foreign spokesmen-though
he doesn't-that American edi-
tors and cartoonists and motion
picture producers have excellent
precedent for their undiplomstic
outbursts. President Roosevelt
tthe stab in the back" speech
and Harold L. lckes have often
served as idea men" for the
newspaper critics.
The 1871 revenue bill now in
the treasury incubator will have
TO finance an unprecedented fed
ersl budget Of approximately
nine billion dollars. New and
startlingly high taxes must raise
that sum annually, even though
the cost Of rearming is passed
on TO future generations.
Three items alone will soon
swell the budget total by almost
five billion dollars annually. an
amount equal 10 the total needed
for ordinary operation Of the
government. Even under a sys-
TEN Of painful economy, II is esti-
mated that relief will require at
least = billion dollars perma-
nently. perhaps more When the
public debt reaches the proposed
maximum Of Sos. OO0. 600 600. the
annual debt charge Will soar 10
al least $3.50. 900 900 instead Of
the present figure Of about a
billion. II may 60 higher II
money becomes tighter. The ex-
panded army and navy viii eat
up AZ least 81 600. 600 900 a year
for upkeep alone.
Add these amounts 10 the
yearly FIVE hilhon-dollar bill for
the governments normal sctiv-
tiles. and the total reaches the
appalling figure n entio N e
above as against a pre-World
war budget OF $1,000 600 900.
The national defense program
viii cost from fifteen 70 thirty
billions. depending upon the de-
gree and duration % the foreign
crisis. That is the sad story
which will soon bs sprung on
the taxpsyera
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-26
t.ONERNORSHIP
sQTABBLE

Editor. The Times: After hear
ing the cries from the support
ers Of Mayor Arthur r Langlie
Of poor craftsmanship" try
ing 10 steal the election" and
many others OF a similar nature
1t might appear that they are
afraid Of supreme court de-
cision. Surely II they are so GER
tain Langlie won. one would
think they would abolish their
TRADE against the Democratic
party leaders who seek a clearly
defined ruling on an ambiguous
election law and be willing TO
abide by court decision.
Could 1t be that they have no
confidence in the highest court
of our state and that they be-
lieve the courts decision would
not be fair and impartial in this
instance
MARY KENNEY.
sos So. %eth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-26
Another New Hiqh Reached

Recent weeks have been just succession Of highs.
The showed high in population. Electric
power production reaches and passes peaks every
week General industrial production is at a
high Farm purchasing power is believed above that
Of 1929 Steel production ecpses the pamy days of the
boom Lots of things getting bigger and better than
before.
Latest report of the Civil Service commission shows that
government workers number 05s,596, with monthly
salaries of 000-more civil workers to the
regular government departments than needed in
World days.
That gives clew to how really difficult it is going
to be to slash ordinary government expenditures make
for the defense costs within the budget Every
of those jobs is somebody's vested interest That
somebody thinks the government couldn't get along with
out him, and is willing to do battle TO prove il.