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Evening star., 1940-10-05
Potomac Tunnel

Renewed interest in the various
proposals which have been made in
recent years for additional links
connecting Washington with Virginia
results from Representative Smiths
move to press for committee action
on his bill authorizing railroad and
vehicular tunnel to replace the
present Highway and Railroad
Bridges.
In addition to the increasing age
of these two bridges, 1t has been
obvious for some time that they
Evening star., 1940-10-05
September 18.
Suggests Plan
To Help British.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Recently read in the paper that the
British governments expenditures were
almost six times larger than their
revenue or income.
America could help the British by
buying some British-made articles. All
over the United States, in thousands of
department and drug stores British
articles are on sale. These are cosmetics,
linens, leather articles, jams and
marmalades, oatmeal, etc.
OF other countries abroad which also
have articles on sale in the United
States is Japan. But could not America
help the British by asking for and
buying more British-made articles? 1t
would help England to maintain the
much needed dollar balances in the
United States to buy her war materials
in the United States.
MRS. r. K. GARRETT.
Little River, Fla.
September %.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
The Wunton Butterfly

I see the children stop and stare,
Excited fingers pointing high:
Irradiant in the sunlit air
There floats a wanton butterfly:
Piquant, a-tiptoe, lowering there,
A rainbow for its dress,
A fairy thing, but half aware
OF Its own loneliness.
DAVID MOORE.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Letters to the Editor

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permissible. The Star reserves
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q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Concise Low Booklet
For the Loymun

Everybody should know something
about law, for it is closely bound up
with the affairs of everyday life. Ignor-
ance of the law does not excuse one who
breaks it. THE HOME LAW BOOK fills
this need-48 pages of up-to-date infor-
nation on essential facts relating to
business, property and family, also copy
right, patents, trade marks and citizen
ship. Included are tables of State
requirements for marriage, divorce, in
terest and ages of majority. To secure
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Evening star., 1940-10-05
Criticizes Speech
BY Wendell Willkie.
r. @tx rd{to TIL. a q,

BY Wendell Willkie.
TO the Editor of The Star:
As I listened in to the speech of
Wendell Willkie at Coffeyville, Kans.,
I was amazed that one who aspires
to the high Office of President of the
United States could say the things he
of it was entirely untrue. Certainly the
people who know how hard the Presi-
dent has labored to do his duty are
not going to be fooled by Mr.. WILKES
speech. I feel that we as citizens of
the United States should openly and
bravely uphold our President
MRS. ESTHER ISDELL.
0opteuber II.
Evening star., 1940-10-05

fhs Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1940-10-05

COmmends Articles
On Airplane Situation.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Our gratitude to you for digging into
the airplane situation. Keep at 1t until
the full facts are known. Your editorials
are splendid. America needs good
workers now.
MRS. NELL SLATER AND FAMILY.
September -.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
Member Of the Associated Press.

Entered As seconded matter post once,
Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1940-10-05

@. Sherwood Eddy said at one time
that there are four basic human needs.
Can you tell me what they are?-I. A.
A. Justice, liberty, an abundant life
both material and spiritual, and broth
erhood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
audubon Home Clnh

bon o,,, Audubon Home Demonstra.
kftin WIN meet with Mrs. S. r..
o'e1ao} on Wednesday afternoon at
h lull attendance is desir-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
CLEMMONS
FETED
AT LOVELY SHOWER

Mrs. c. c. Myers entertained hon
oring Miss Margaret Clemmons,
bride-elect of next month, at a love.
ly miscellaneous shower on Tues.
Gay evening at her home on
Wrightsville avenue
The valentine motif was carried
out in the party appointments. The
home was beautifully decorated
with southern smilax and ferns
Several games were played and an
ice course was served. The honoree
was showered with a number 81
lovely gifts.
Those present were Miss Margaret
Clemmons, honoree, Mrs. D. J. Row
land, Mrs. hester Wallace, Mrs
John Wallace, Mrs. Weston Ganey
Miss Iris Fay FARRELL, Miss Oracle
| Cook, Miss LESSEE May Taylor, Miss
| Winfrid Ballard, Mrs. Bell Fowler
Miss Margaret Fowler, Miss Irms
Simpson, Mrs. Arthur Clemmons
Mrs. Zeigler, Mrs. Edward Lee, Mrs
James Horrell and little Patty Row
land,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
MISS BESSIE
PRITCHARD R. DAVIS
WE'D IN LUMBERTON

LUMBERTON, Feb. 24.-Miss Bes-
sic Andrews, of Lumberton, and
Pritchard Robinson Davis, of Lum-
berton and Bladenboro, were mar
ried Monday afternoon, February 10,
at $50 o'clock in a private ceremony
at the home of the brides pastor,
the Rev. Edgar B.. Fisher. The ring
ritual was used. The vows were
spoken in the presence of the fami-
lies and q few close friends.
The bride vas lovely in her we'd
ding ensemble of navy blue, with
matching accessories. She wore a
shoulder corsage of briarcliff roses
and stevia.
Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Mrs.
Fannie Mercer Andrews, of Lumber.
ton, and the late Haynes Lee An.
drews.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bride and bridegroom left for
q short wedding trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
North Carolina Sorosis Will
Have Entertainment Thursday

All over the United States Won.
ems clubs are having birthday
parties to aid in the completion of
the Foundation Fund of the General
Federation of Women's clubs. The
Foundation Fund has been of great
service to women everywhere and
North Carolina Sorosis is happy to
be of assistance in this out giving
enterprise.
The Sorosis birthday party will
be held in the clubhouse on Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock with an
entertaining program the details of
which will be given later.
There will be no fixed admission
fee, but guests are asked to bring a
birthday gift of silver. Greenbacks
also accepted!
The public is cordially invited to
the party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Miss Marguerite Clark Stokley
Is Bride OF Burnell P. Curtis
First Presbyterian Chapel Is
Scene Of Wedding Satur-
day Afternoon

In a wedding of simplicity and
beauty Miss Marguerite Clark Stok-
ley, and Burnell Parker Curtis were
united in marriage at the Kenan
Memorial chapel of the First I'res-
byterian church az 5 o'clock, Sat
urday afternoon, February "a.
The chcrch was decorated with
palms, ferns and Easter lilies, while
white tapers burned in two seven
branched candelabra.
Prior to the ceremony a program
of nuptial music was rendered by
Ed Munson. Mrs. Sam Trop sang,
"Oh, Perfect Love-" accom- .'anieG
by Mr.. Munson.
The ring ceremony was perform
ed by the DR.. A. D. p. Gilmour.
The bride and bridegroom enter
ed the chapel together. She was
lovely in an ensemble of navy and
pink mist with navy accesi ries.
She wore a corsage of gardenias and
fern.
Mrs. r. G.. Stokley, mother of the
bride, wore a navy dress with a
blue haze coat. She wore a cor
sage of pink roses.
Mrs. J. H. Curtis, mother of the
groom, wore a navy blue ensemble
with a corsage of pink roses.
Mrs. Curtis is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.. Stokley, of this
city. She is a graduate of the James
Walker Memorial School of Nurs-
ing.
Mr.. Curtis is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Curtis, of this city and is
connected with the City Optical
company.
After a short wedding trip south
the couple will make their home in
Sunset Park.
Mrs. Curtis has been entertained
at a number of parties since the an
noun ement of her engagement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Ella Wettig,
Everett Jacobs
Are Wed Here
Ceremony Solemnized Satur-
day, February II, At I'M
manuel Church

The wedding of Miss Ella Cor
rine Wettig, of this city and New
York, and Everett Jacobs Of Mo-
bile, Alabama and New York city
was solemnized Saturday, February
II at 5 o'clock at Emmanuel Presby
terrain church amid a large as
semblage of relatives and friends.
The Rev. F. Smith Johnston pas
tor of the church officiated, using
the impressive ring ceremony.
Large palms and southern smilaS
were used most artistically in the
decorations. A single vase of white
snapdragons was placed directly in
front of the pulpit stand and tall
cathedral candles in sever branched
candelbra cast a soft glow over the
wedding party. The family pews
were marked with large bows OF
satin ribbon.
Norman l.. Mintz, church organ
ist, rendered a thirty minute pro.
gram of nuptial music using the
traditional marches of Wagner and
Mendelssohn as the professional
and occasional. Emory Grubbs
sang Because" Cd. Handelot) and
Il Love You Truly" (Bond). During
the ceremony 1.-THE Sweetest Story
Ever Told was used.
The bridesmaids, hiss jeanette
Wettig, a sister of the bride. and
Miss Lucy Cumber, a cousin of the
bride, wore identical dresses of
dawn blue taffeta made with full
floor length skirts and sweetheart
neck lines. The dresses were trim
med with pink velvet bows a n d
flowers. They wore pink velvet
bows with shoulder length stream.
ers in their hair. Their bouquets
were of pink snapdragons.
Miss Frances Wettig, a sister of
the bride, as maid of honor wore a
shell ink taffeta gown with a
sweetheart neckline and hustle eff
feet. She wore a blue velvet bow
with shoulder length streamers in
her hair, and carried an arm bou-
quet of pink snapdragons.
The dainty flower girls, Wansley
Sharp and Martha Johnston, enter
ed the church together. Their
dresses were of dawn blue taffeia
shirred to- the waist line with very
full short skirts and trimmed with
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Service League
Will Sponsor
Marionette Show
'Winnie-the-Poo To Be Pre-
scented At High School On
Wednesday Afternoon

Sue Hastings Marionettes, those
versatile little wooden actors, which
each year play a special holiday en-
gagement under the auspices OF the
Theatre Guild of New York a n d
other leading educational and cultu-
raj groups, are to offer a program
here on Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary %, at 4 o'clock at the New
Hanover High school auditorium,
under the auspices of the Social
Service league. They will present
A. A. Mines "Winnie-the-Pook'
followed by the Puppet Revue.
A. A. Milne didn't write Chris
TOPPER Robin to be a marionette.
But he might have. He wasn't
thinking of puppets a n d puppet
shows when he gave to Christopher
his animal playmates Eeyore, Fig
let and Pooh Bear. Yet so perfectly
do they fit into Sue Hastings mar
ionette family that it seems as If
they could never have belnoged 10
n other world at all. Could any
one lie; slip an opportunity to see
Winnie-the-Pooh sail off on the END
of a balloon, huntinf for honey, or
Christopher striving to distract n
attention of the bees from h
There is a fantasy about the lam
of m~arionettes that makes a per
feet setting for these rarest OF
creatures. No one unfamiliar with
the magic of the puppet theatre ca
realize how completely at nome
CHRISTOPHER Robin and his friends
are in the tiny theatrical realm nat
Sue Hastings has made for hem.
Winnie : the = Pooh is charming
trudging up and down the margin
of a book; is delightful as a toy
bear, but Winnie-the-Pooh as a
marionette is not a, doll, not a PIC
ture, nor a toy-he is himself, he IS
as any one will know at once, VIM
rie-the-Pooh. So are Kanga a n d
Baby Roo, so are Piglet and Eeyore
and Tiger. So most Of all, is Chris
TOPPER Robin.
1t isn't surprising that these o
natural of child creatures shoulo
find themselves entirely adaptable
to this oldest of arts. There is some
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Miss Helen Cox
Becomes Bride
OF Alex Snead
Ceremony Takes Place Thurs
day Afternoon, February
%, At Duke Chapel

DURHAM, Feb. 1.-THE marriage
of Miss Helen May Cox, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Cox, of
Rockingham, and Whitford Alexan-
Ger Snead, OF Wilmington, son If
Mrs. S. A. Snead and the late Mr..
Snead, of Raefcrd, was solmnized in
the Duke university chapel on
Thursday afternoon, February %, at
1870 o'clock.
Dean Ebert Russell, of the School
OF Religion, officiated at the cere-
mony.
Prior to the ceremony, Edward
Hall Broadhead, the chapel organ
list, played "Improvisation in E", By
Karg-Elert, "Arabesque," by Vierne,
and Hour of Conservation" by
Bossi.
The bride wore a period gown of
flesh marquisette, made with a full
skirt and train. Her veil OF match
ing tulle fell from a shirred coronet.
She carried d bouquet of lilacs ard
had as her only ornament a string
of pearls, gift of the groom.
Janelle Snead, young niece Of
the bridegroom, was ring bearer.
Ushers were Younger Snead, broth
er of the bridegroom, Devoe AIS
tin, of Raeford. and Kent Ewing, of
Fayetteville.
Mrs. Snead, the younger daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cox, received
her education at Converse college,
in Spartanburg, S. c., and was
graduated from Duke university.
The bridegroom attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina and is
now living in Wilmington, where
they will be at home after a south
ern wedding trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
EAST WILMINGTON
HOME CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. CRAIG

The February meeting of t h {
East Wilmington Home Demonstra'
ton club was held Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. D
Craig.
Miss Mason and a large number
of members were present. The bust.
ness session vas in charge of Miss
Mason. Committee chairmen made
their reports. A social hour was en-
joyed and refreshments were serv.
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Mrs. W. H. Belk l p For Endorsement
AS National Officer OF D. A. R.
State Chairman Publicity

Adding much to the interest of
(e approaching state conference of
Pie Daughters of the American Re
pollution to be held III High Point
fn February 27-2S-29 is the an
founcement that the name of Mrs.
William Henry Belk, of Charlotte,
III! be presented to the conference
0F endorsement as a national Of
peer, the election to take plare at
ae annual Continental Congress in
fpHl. Mrs. w. H. Pouch, candi-
Fate Tor the office of president
general, has invited Mrs. Belk to
fec0ne a member of her cabinet.
yrs H, ]. Dunavant, regent of
leoAlenburg chapter, of which Mrs.
PelA is a member and a former re.
tai' will present her name to the
Fenterence.
VA!y twice has the North Caro-
"a soclety had national officers
que from that of vice-president
SAFfal. Mrs. 3. D. Heath was re.
u'ef General TO the Smithsonian
ls"lute and Miss Jenn Coltrane
historian general. North Caro-
daughters are most enthusiast.
d the prospect of having this
s4 ana well deserved h 0 0 l
1s"' 10 the state by Mrs. Belk
WIS Pouch, honorary national
~1eil OF the Children of t h {
EueSlcan Revolution, will be t h {
ssS' Of honor at the convention tc
ned on Wednesday afternoon.
r.sI distinguished guests attend
VIII be Mrs. Godfrey Cryeke
,i1lAs secretary general C. A
NFs' Belk, national chaplain C
,sa w. and Mrs, Henry M. Robert
b,l. D' general. Mrs. Pouch will
,Gs an address and each of the
[ss ,0lsl officers will bring greet
s, also Mrs. Eugene Davis, state
ISr , and the state promoters G
MRS. ,,.'s Herbert Patterson W h o :,
sssas her third year as organizins
president of the G. A. R., will
charge of the convention
I'M iyn Branch, junior president
~ Preside over the business meet
al Which the officers. Paulin,
',sr' treasurer; Mary Lou Coon
orres 0rolhg secretary; Ann Reid
|of% sp0nding secretary; Ann Wine
brian registrar; Betsy o'Brian, his
ip IL. and Jean Barnes, chaplain
give their reports. DURING he1
r r,ns.lnlstration, Mrs. Patterson h t,s,
E. sSDlzed and re-organized % socie
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
|SOROSIS MEMBERS
INVITED TO FINE
ARTS FESTIVAL

The Wallace Woman's club has
extended the following invitation to
the North Carolina Sorosis to al
tend the Fine Arts Festival spon.
sored by the Book and Music de-
partment of the club on Tuesday
evening, March 5, at 8 o'clock in
the high school auditorium.
The program will feature Mrs.
Ruth Wick Everett, of the North
Carolina Education association, and
Miss Estelle Cooney, Mrs. LYDIA
Law Chapman and Mrs. Bartram
Robson, musicians of Flora Macdo.
maid college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
MISSION STUDY CLASS
AT
CHURCH ON MONDAY

The Woman's Missionary society
of St. Paul's Lutheran church will
have a mission study class at the
Sunday school building on Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The book to be studied is Through
Tragedy to Triumph" by Basil
Mathews. Leaders will be Mrs. C. B.
VESSEL, Mrs. w. P. Roudabush,
Mrs. T. J. Gerdes, Mrs. H. B. Hab>-
NIGHT, Mrs. Will Render and Mrs. A.
PEPPER. All members are urged to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
POPULARITY CONTEST
WILL BE CONDUCTED
BY CHURCH GROUP

The primary department of St.
Johns Episcopal church will spon-
sor a baby popularity contests. Chill
dren may enter beginning Monday,
February 26, through February %,
either by calling Mrs. Gilmer White,
1412-W or Mrs. Lizzette Young,
1596-W. Children are eligible in the
contest up to six years of age.
Prizes will be awarded the winners
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Party

A delightful birthday party was
given on Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Evans, of
207 Church street, honoring Miss
Eula Mae Rhodes. Delightful re-
freshments were served and games
enioved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
STREET DEPT. TO
 BUY NEW TRUCKS
Three Will Be Purchased in Near Future; Present
 Trucks to Stay on Job

Plans by the street department to purchase three new trucks do moi necessarily mean that the services oi any trucks now hired by the city from private owners will be dis pensed with, according to Supt Herbert Scott Smith. The new vehicles are needed to carry on the work planned for the remainder ot the year MT. Scott-Smith said, and there is at present no intention to drop any trucks which have been under hire.
 The department plans to pur. chase two one-and-a-half ton trucks and one two-ton truck. The vehicles will be purchased by Director of Purchases Martin J. Sweeney, ac- cording to specifications supplied by the superintendent.
 The new purchases will bring to six the number of trucks and cars bought for the street department II: the past few months. Recently pur- chased were @ passenger car for MT. Scott-Smith and his assistant James McNdahon; 8 one-and-a-half ton truck, and panel truck.
 Shortly after becoming head 0t the street department last fall Supt, Scott-Smith rearranged ths work of the department so that the services of some rented trucks were not needed. Provision for the pur- chase of new vehicles was made in the budget adopted for this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
TAX SHORTAGES
 IN MANY TOWNS
Tax Collectors, Treasur- CTS in Many Conn. Cities
 Have Shortages

Shortages of approximately $600,- 900 in the offices of city and town tax collectors and treasurer in Con- necticut have been brought to light by audits within the past IS years according to report today by the state tax department. The compila- tion does not include the alleged em- bezslement of $2,774.O1 from the To- cal tax ofiice last year, a charge on which Miss Mary Cavanaugh is now standing trial in superior court, o, $S,OO0, 900 which the prosecution claimed during the conspiracy trial here to have been embedded.
 The $500, 900 total of missing funds was uncovered by audits in 30 Con- necticut communities since 1925. Ad- ditional shortages may be brought to light as result of the new sta tue requiring that municipal ac- counts be audited annually by ac- countants approved by the state taz commissioner. s3
 Not from Tax Records
 It was not claimed during the To- cal trial that the alleged missing s. 100000 was taken from the city tax accounts.
 The largest shortage discovered was one of $87,476 in Windham ir 1881, and the smallest was one oi s27.29 discovered in voluntown ir 1888. s4 ,,o5 ,5
 Of the 96OOOO0 in shortages un- covered in the past IS years, about $425, 900 has been found missing ir the last 10 years.
 Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Holland=American Ships Sinking Saturday Cause of Present Nazi Threat HOLLAND BITTERLY !
 PROTESTED BOMBING Germans Blame British for New Change Supplies
 to Poland Delayed

BY JOSEPH W. GRIGGS, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent).
 Berlin, February 14.-(UP) - German submarines have a theoretical right" to torpedo United States ships en route to allied ports or contraband control bases, either volun- tarily or by compulsion, an authorized Nazi source said today.
 whether such torpedoings would occur, the source said, would de- pend on individual circumstances.
 The new German attitude threat- ened to involve the United States already aroused over British in spection of United States mails to neutral countries, in a new dispute over the rules of warfare on the high seas.
 The Germans said that under their interpretation any ship, even if carrying cargo intended for Ger many, could lose its neutrality and be regarded as hostile if voluntarily or by compulsion it should put into an allied harbor or contraband con- trol base.
 Holland American Ship Sunk
 The exposition of the German att titude was made in the course Q comment on the sinking last Satur- day of the Holland American Line steamship, Burgerdijk, 5000 tons, which was torpedoed by a German U-Bcat 60 miles south of Bishops Rock, the entrance to the English Channel.
 At the same time, an authorized Nazi source said, the Burgerdijk was en route to the British contra band control base in the Downs, off Dover, England, and therefore was regarded by the Germans as having lost its neutrality. - In commenting on the fate Of the Burgerdijk, which has aroused indignation in Holland and demands there that the government protest to Germany, an authorized Nazt source said that the procedure fol- lowed in the case of the Holland- America Line freighter could apply to ships flying the American flag.
 Blame British
 German quarters charged that British warships without any right or justification whatsoever" are compelling neutral ships to enter British harbors instead of search ing them on the high seas, thereby creating a new British right for themselves" An authorized source said that Britain alone should be held re- sponsible for any damage which neu- tral ships may suffer as result Of German attacks on them while they are en route to allied harbors or contraband control bases.
 The source said that under para
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