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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
RED CROSS HERE
COLLECTS $4,000
Definite Advanceme ZEN t
Achieved Toward Chapters
Goal Of $4,000

Officials in charge of the annua.
Red Cross roll call here announced
last night that yesterday the drive
had reached 81, 600 toward the goal
of $4,000 for the ensuing year.
Committees reported that def
mite advancement toward the goa
has been achieved on receipt OF
reports from several workers in
theindustria l groups.
The committee chairmen urged
theworker S to continue the solicit
tation of funds for the local chap
ter through the period set aside
by the National Headquarters end
ing November 80.
Due, to the heavy number Of en-
listments in military service from
New Hanover county, the demand
on the Red Cross, which acts as
an intermediary agent between the
soldiers in the army and their
homes, is more urgent.
J. Henry Gerdes, general chair
man of the campaign, stated last
night that the response sofa r indi-
Gates that the goal will be sur
passed.
Industrial concerns which have
not yet been enrolled are asked to
call the Red Cross chapter office
in the customhouse and proper ere
dentials will be sent out immedi.
ately. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20

g%ressional controversy was the COM
pulsory military service bill. AL.
though there was a strong move
ment in the House to defer opera.
ton of this selective draft system
it was enacted in mid-SepteElber,
and already the first conscripts are
on their way to Army camps.
To finance a part of the prepared
ness measures-big federal dificits
are in prospect for the next few
years-congress voted various tax
increases, including higher levies or
theater tickets, cigarettes, whisky
etc., and on xcess corporation prof
it's.
1t also lowered the personal in
come tax exemptions, thus increas-
ing by perhaps 1000, 900 the number
of men and women who will pay
such levies next spring.
The federal debt limit, which had
stood at s45, 900, 900, 900, was ordered
raised to $40, 900, 900 900 because OF
the greater defense expenditures.
Only two weeks ago Secretary Nor.
genthau of the Treasury expressed
the opinion that congress soon
should raise the limitation, possibly
to s65, O0O, 900, 900.
But while congress was voting
billions for defense, it was holding
appropriations for regular govern.
ment functions to last years levels
or slightly lower.
Slightly more than a billion dol
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20

The first community trust was
established at Cleveland in 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
Better Raid Shelters
Are Urged In Lond,,

LONDON Nov. 1S-CP-A W.
mlttee charged with invos. 'H
air raid shelter conditions, ~. S'N'
by Lord Horder, urged tod,, ,'' W
immediate removal Of the apsd VI u.
firm, bedridden and children "a ~
London. w
These groups add to the sm.
Guilty of supervision and "incp r,,
the risk of health" he said
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
REORGANIZATION OF
LOCAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE PLANNED
Continued from Page One)

increase it's membership and reve'
mics and to include other such mat
tiers as may be properly considered
by said committee.
"Resolyed further, that the CON-
mittee be requested to make its re-
port and recommendations at a pub
lie meeting to be called by the COM
mittee within one month from this
date"
The resolution then listed the
name of the committeeman.
Introduced By Newman
Harriss Newman introduced the
resolution, which was carried by the
majority of those present after on
siderable discussion from the floor
and the addition of three amend
ments to the original resolution.
Newman accepted two of the
amendments. n providing for the
addition of the name of John Carter,
the president of the trade body, to
the committee, and the other pro
viding for the extension of time from
two weeks to one month, or within
30 days, in which the committee
would call another public meeting
for submission of it's report and rec
concentrations.
Just before the final vote the
group adopted another amendment
calling for the adoption of the
names of E. B. Bugg and Frederick
Willetts to the personnel of the COM
mittee.
Approximately 100 persons, in.
GLIDING trade body members and in
terested citizens, attended the meet
ing, called by the board Of directors
of the trade body to consider ways
and means of increasing the effect
|iveness of the organization for COM
munity advancement.
Carter Presides
John Carter, trade body president,
presided and outlined the purposes
of the called meeting, and read a
resume of the activities and accom-
plishments of the chamber Of COM
merce during the past several years.
Regular meetings of the member
ship, Carter said, had not been held,
as provided for in the organizations
constitution because of the lack of
interest of members in it's program.
and the board of directors hardly
considered it worthwhile to call such
meetings.
The first community trust was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
Aroused Citizens Halt
Robbery OF Moline Bank

MOLINE, Kas., Nov. 19.-LR-
Reused by a general vigilante alarm,
business men carrying shotguns and
revolvers, surrounded the Exchange
and State bank this morning, frus-
trated a robbery, captured and dis
armed the two masked robbers.
Elk county Sheriff Carter said the
two men we're hiding inside when
Hayward johnson, assistant cashier
and Miss Alma Finney, teller, opened
the bank for business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20

was reported. The conro,..
said the raiders cb1lnluAiqu
their targets and dropped ~; saaas,
ploslve and shrapnel bomh r.Sa es
ting all detectives" '0S' hit
1t acknowledged Brit;,,
bardments of the Libvan Dom
Iobruk and Bardia; s.H Hu1's d
ltalian-held position in Fun a
Agordat, Corondil, pSsp'' ali
Gherille in East Afri,a x AT
there were no 'serions Du' SAT-
except for three persons kills. 1esals'
five injured at Salum "1Neo an!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20

lars was allocated to WPA and 9th.
er relief agencies, but with the
eight months if necessary. Such a
system would permit about 2,032, 900
persons to be kept on WPA rolls:
Continuation of the administra-
ton farm program was voted, with
its benefits for soil conservation and
special payments designed to bring
parity" to agricultural prices.
Little new legislation, however,
has been placed on the record books
this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20

Simms of Raleigh, convention presi-
dent, presiding. He asked the dele
gates to "stick together and show
the world by the Baptist State con-
vention how beautiful it is for men
to dwell together in peace and uni.
SON."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
Jap Warships Appear
Off Indo-China Port

HONGKONG, Nov. 19.-R-A
dispatch from French Indo-C China
to the British-owned China mail
today reported h a t japanese
warships and transports had ap.
peared off the Saigon river, the
approach to Saigon, Indo-China's
chief port.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-20
SCORES PERISH

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov Il,
N'-Reports from Jamaica's ror.
east area tonight said Scores of ,',l
sons persisted in a cloudburs. + ya.
sent flood waters raging over n nns
districts. DaA'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
SEEN AT STATE FAIR

The state and county fairs are a
firmly entrenched tradition in this
country. They provide education no
less than entertainment and good
time for the whole family. On the
serious side, they show what agri-
culture has accomplished.
Expert visitors to recent fairs
have been impressed by the stress
laid ON quality. Better fruits, bet
ter vegetables, better dairy products
ALI along the line, the products of
the farm are constantly attaining
higher standards. And large meas
ure of the credit for that achieve
ment must go to the agricultural
marketing cooperatives.
These co-ops have long laid spec
ial stress on better producing
methods--methods which not only
produce more, but which produce a
finer quality crop. And the result is
better food for the consumer, along
with higher return for the pro-
Queer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
BURN THE JUNK BEFORE 1T
BURNS YOU

When it comes to accumulations
of useless odds-and-ends which are
found in profusion in many homes,
here's an excellent motto: Burn the
Junk up--before it burns you up!"
A good many of us hate to throw
ANYTHING away. Old clothes, old
magazines, old furniture, even old
newspaper--aal go into informal
storage in attic or basement or
closet. They may stay there FOR
wears. collecting dust and mold, with
nothing dangerous hap p nj g
Again, they may not--fire, which
feeds on such accumulatione, may
find them. And then all possessions,
no less than the junk, may go up in
smoke.
Once or twice a year it would be
an excellent idea to make little
tour of your home to ferret out such
hazards. Charities will be glad to
have old clothes, furniture ana
reading matter. Anything that is use
less can go to the junkman or be
DESTROYED in the incinerator. BE
especially alert in going through
workshop and garage--it is common
habit to leave cans of paint, varnlsh
and other infammable liquids open.
Cleaning rags should always be
kent in closed metal containers.
Spillage of gasoline or oil should
be at once mopped up.
Perhaps your home is free OF sucn
dangers. If it is, it is very much the
exception. The chances are that
hazards exist of which you know
nothing--hazards that can be easily
eliminated once discovered. LOOK
for them now. Don't put it Off until
tomorrow--for tomorrow may be too
late. Fire can strike tonight as easily
as next week or next year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
The Armament Program

During the four months that the
National Defense Advisory Com
mission has been in existence war
contracts have been let in excess Of
billion dollars. Much of this is due
to that human dynami, William S.
Knudson, who is Production Com
missioner. Other Commissioners who
handle Transportation, Agriculture,
Labor, Consumer Protection, Indus
trial Material, and Purchases must
likewise be given credit for the tre-
mendous progress that has been
made in whipping the armament
program into shape.
Not only has attention been given
to every phase of military prepared
ness but at the present time arrange
ments are being pushed for the
housing of an Army of 1900, 900
men. Things are going with bang
in Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
GOVERNOR OUTLINES DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES

Maryland women, particularly
those active in business and the pro-
fessions, will have their very definite
place in any defense activities that
may become necessary in an emer-
gency, Governor O'Conor declared
in a broadcast in Baltimore, usher
ing in National Business Women's
Week under the auspices of the
Maryland Federation of Business
and Professions Women's Clubs.
THE contribution required of the
women Of Maryland, and of the Ma
tion," the governor said. "in this
time of crisis, must be spiritual,
rather than material. YoU will not
be called upon to do mans work
to be soldiers, to till the field or to
run the mahcine in the factories
as In the case of some of the dictator
ruled countries. But you will be
called upon to help build up the
spiritual and moral forces of our
people; the will to give, and to en-
dure; unity of national thought. You
can be of the utmost assistance in
the development of full realization
of the danger now facing our coun-
try; You can fan an intensive blaze
of patriotism; with your help, Amer
lea can steel herself to an unselfish
determination to wage the fight ia
the bitter end, rather than yield even
one of those priceless rights that
Ire our heritage as citizens of Amer
ica."
AS an indication of the greatly
increased participation of women in
State and civic affairs, Governor
O'Conor cited the many responsible
positions throughout the State on
Boards and the Commissions, in the
Legislature, on the Council of De-
Tense, etc., now being held by the
women.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
EFFORTS INTENSIFIED TO CU1
ACCIDENTS ON WASHING
TON BLVD

The intensive effort now being
made by Governor Herbert X.
O'Conor's Maryland Traffic Safety
Committee to reduce traffic deaths
and accidents throughout the State
is centering, to a great degree. upon
the Washington Boulevard, road
which because of the tremendous
volume of traffic carried, and the re-
sultant congestion, has been spoken
of as the most dangerous highway
in America.
Under the program of Selective
Enforcement, begun several months
ago by the Committee, this road has
been patrolled by State policemen
with particular effectiveness, as
evidenced by the total Of 745 arrests
and 400 warnings issued for the
month of August. 534 of the arrests
were for speeding.
A. B. Metzger, Chairman of the
Enforcement Committee OF the
Maryland Traffic Safety Committee
said "This road was selected be-
cause the committee was anxious to
see the result of the intensive pa
trolling, by the given area over any
given time, and this is proving most
helpful in the study Of traffic con-
ditions. With all of the intensive pa
trolling, by the six men available FOL
duty on this heavily travelled road,
three people were killed and a total
of "a injured during the month OF
August. These figures show con-
clusively to the Traffic Safety Com
mittee that more men should be
made aavilable to the State Police
in order to curb reckless driving.
"The sole purpose Of the State
Police and the Safety Committee is
to protect the law-abiding driver
from having his life and property
jeopardized by the driver who is
unwilling to stay within the law, Mr..
Metzger declared, adding, "These
programs will be continued. for
Maryland has had a bad accident
record and it is our intention to use
every effort to correct this condition
and to see that the reckless disre-
gard for law Is stopped"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
TWO YEARS WORK in ONE is
RECORD OF ROADS COM
MISSION
Greatest Expenditures LIN History
Will Assure Vastly Improved
Highways System


More cheerful news for the motor
lists of our State: The State Roads
Commission, charged last year by
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor with
the definite responsibility of speed
ing up its planning so as to save
some $3,000,O00.00 or SO in Federal
funds then jeopardized by previous
delays, has announced successful
completion of the task allotted to it..
Furthermore, Governor O'ConOr
was assured, not only is all Federal
aid money allocated to Maryland
prior to the fiscal year 1910 under
project agreement, but the great
bulk of similar allottments for 1910
is either programmed or under pro-
ieet agreement, and most of the
Federal aid money for the fiscal year
has been allotted to specific
projects.
In other words, instead of being
a year or more behind in it's work,
the Roads Confusion Is right up to
date, having completed good two
years. work in the past twelve
months.
The vast expenditures now under
way on the State Roads, as result
of this catching up on Federal mon
les, as well as the stoppage of gaso-
line tax diversions, will assure for
Maryland within the next several
years the most up-to-date system of
roadways in our history, even going
back as far as the earliest days of
motoring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
ANNOUNCED

The United States Civil Service
competition examinations to secure
public employment Office specialists
for the Bureau Of Employment Sc
curity, Federal Security Agency.
The examinations cover four
grades, as follows: Public employ
ment Office specialist, $500 year;
also senior, $4,000 a year; assoc
late, $4,000 year; and assistant,
$4,000 year. The salaries are sub
ject to retirement deduction of
31s percent.
Applications must be on file with
the Commissions Washington Office
not later than November if re-
ceived from States east of Colorado,
and November IL, 1910, If received
from Colorado and States westward.
Applicants must have had college
education and must have had highly
responsible experience in connection
with public employment office adj
cedures for collecting data for public
employment work, or research in
problems of the labor market.
Full information as to the require
ments for these examinations, and
application forms, may be obtained
from the Secretary of the Board Of
US. Civil Service Examiners at the
post Office or customhouse in any
city which has post Office of the
first-or second-class, or from the
United States Civil Service Com
mission washington n q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
This Will Hurt!

THE drinking woman Is the sub
ject of much comment. these
days and is believed to play a big
part in the prosperity of the liquor
traffic and many Of those unfavora-
BILE social effects Of repeal-like di-
vorce, juvenile crime, the drinking
driver, and the like.
Probably no one believes that the
drinking woman is typical of Ameri-
can women. Perhaps she is a large
minority, attracting such attention
principally because most of us re-
member when very few women
would tolerate alcoholic beverages,
let alone drink them.
The effort is being made, how
ever, to enroll more women as the
liquor traffic's customers-and right
there it would seem that the traffic
has made one of its serious blum
ders.
Women have no sales resistance!
At least the Beer Distributor for
May, 1910, SO quoted Mrs. Roger
Bower, home economist Of New
York City, as saying in a speech
before the National Beer Wholesal-
ers' Association region one meeting
in Atlantic City, May 6. 1910.
Women will be interested in these
quotes from Mrs. Bowers talk:
women have a finger in every
thing and the brewing industry is no
exception In addition to talk
ing with managing and city editors
all over the country, ! have con-
tacted over 700 women's page edi-
tors and talked women and beer
with them. have lectured to about
$4,000 club women on beer. / be-
lieve / have fairly comprehensive
picture Of how women feel about
our industry. And ! know how inn
portant women are to you as dis
tributors Of beer.
How do you suppose that man
in Connecticut could start with a
brush forty years ago and be doing
a forty million dollar business today?
Because women have no sales re-
sistance. The Fuller brush man
proved 1t.
80. should like to leave one
thought with you now. You need
the women on your side II you want
to stay in business The drys
have vast army Of women on their
side and they'll put you out Of
business unless you convince that
counter-pressure group, the mothers
and housewives of this nation, that
beer is wholesome, temperate bev-
erage which has place in the home.
1.-THE best way to convince the
ousewife is to sell it to her
that she uses and serves it in
he home. If woman knows beer,
she drinks it, If she serves it in
Ter home, no amount Of 'subversive
Propaganda could ever get her
TO go to the polls and vote against it.
=. Let's 60 after those seven
million women customers who are
ust waiting that sales story to make
hem your ardent beer boosters in.
tead of lukewarm prospects for the
Try army.
Remember, a woman has no
ales resistance and you can sell her
on beer if you really want to-"
Which brings to mind recent edi-
torial heading in The Union Signal,
magazine of National W. c. T. u:
will women succumb?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
on account of national defense.

ly on account of national defense.
In the meantime the city of Wash
ington has outgrown the boundaries
of the District of Columbia and
Greater Washington" has three
times the population of 1914. The
city sprawls for miles in every di-
rection into Virginia and Maryland,
countless divisions and subdivisions,
new houses, apartments and bust
ness buildings caring for over 700,-
600 population.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18

The new Observation-Disclosures
axis agreement did not come as
complete surprise to experts in this
country. And, by the same token,
the Presidents embargo against
shipments of scarp to Nippon was
hardly unexpected. The vast weight
of American public opinion is known
to favor a strongly pro-Chinese and
anti-Japanese policy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
VIOLATED FISHING LAW

Arrested on September 22 by
Deputy State Game Warden Maurice
Hudson for fishing in a manner
violating state game laws, Albert
Linnenbaugh had posted bond for
his appearance before Trial Magis-
trate G. Reynolds Ash on September
%. Due to his failure to appear on
that date Linnenbaugh's bond of
$25 was ordered forfeited by the
magistrate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
DECLARATION OF INTENTIONS
ACT is UPHELD

Although personally he favors re-
peal Of the Declaration of Intentions
Act, william G. Walsh, Attorney
General of Maryland, holds the leg
islation is valid and must be en-
forced in Federal as we'll as State
elections.
Stepping from his role of legal adj
wiser only to the departments and
commissions of the State, Mr. Walsh
outlined his opinion in letter to R.
w. Cummings, 5239 Normount ave-
nue., Baltimore, who questioned Mr..
Walsh about the constitutionally of
the law.
Leon A. Rubenstien, member of
the House of Delegates from the
Fourth district, announced he would
introduce a repeater at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, which con-
venes in January.
Personally, have for many
years been in favor Of repeating the
Declaration of Intentions Act, as l
do not believe there is now any real
danger of fraudulent registration
in Maryland of citizens of adjoining
States, and l think the provisions of
the present act now place an undue
burden on citizens of other States
who move to Maryland with the bona
fde intention of becoming citizens
of this State, but in view of the leg
islative and judicial history of the
act, it is my opinion that it is valid
as applied to all elections and, GER
tainly, there is nothing in this his
tory to justify my holding it invalid,
even as to Federal elections" Mr..
Walsh wrote Mr.. Cummings.
Mr.. Cummings, who is associated
with a shipping concern, in his COM
mumication referred to certain pro-
visions of the Federal Constitution
Mr.. Walsh explained that a pre-
vious attempt to prove the act vio-
lated provisions of the Federal Con-
stitution was overruled by the Mary
Hand Court of Appeals. The United
States Supreme Court later upheld
the State statute as constitutional,
Mr.. Walsh said.
The Court of Appeals, Mr.. Walsh
explained, sustained the validity of
the &C" without making any refer
ence to any difference which may
exist between State and Federal cleo
ton, and the Supreme Court of the
United States has sustained its va
lidity so far as the election of Presi-
Dental electors is concerned, though
the language of the court indicates
that the act is valid even in that
instance"
Referring to an effort to repeal
the Declaration of Intentions Act in
1929, in which Prince Georges and
Baltimore counties would have been
excepted, Mr.. Walsh pointed out
the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled
the repeater was invalid on the
ground it violated sections of the
Maryland Constitution requiring
the General Assembly to provide by
law for uniform registration of the
names of all voters in the State. This
attempt to repeal the law in part con-
stituted legislative recognition of the
validity of the original act"
''It seems obvious that this Office
must take the position that the act
is valid and constitutional in all cleo
lions, and must be enforced in this
State unless and until it is changed
| by the Legislature, or found invalid
by the Supreme Court of the United
States as to the election Of Federal
| officers" Mr.. Walsh's letter con-
cluded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-18
CECIL BOYS WIN SIXTH PLACE
IN JUDGING

E. T. Cullen, Jr., Ralston Cullen
of near Port Deposit, and Robert
Macdonald, Rising Sun, won sixth
place as Cecil county judging team
at the Live Stock Show held recently
in Baltimore. There were IA judg-
ing teams in the field. Macdonald
also entered fat pigs in the contest.