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Evening star., 1940-11-22
Commends Wilkes
Armistice Day Talk.
To the Editor NJ The Star.

I listened with profound respect and
interest to the Armistice Day address
by Wendell Willkie. 1t gave evidence of
real statesmanship-was the finest ad-
dress I've heard over the air for many
months. If Mr.. Willkie had delivered
that address before the election-in that
pleasing voice, vibrant with feeling and
sincerity-and in the spirit Of great
heartedness which it revealed-it is my
judgment that he could have been
elected President.
From the husky-voiced, fighting, anna
teur political campaigner-now emerges
Willkie, the statesman.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Oriter, although the use of
q pSeudonynn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1pith
Die10 to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Repeats Insistence on War
With Axis Powers.

With Axis Powers.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Your issue of November 18 contained
q letter from The Listening Post which
cited with interest and amusement" my
letter published in The Star, November Z.
The writer asked how far I would 60
toward advocating our entry into a war
on England's side.
In reply, wish to repeat that the Con-
gress should declare war Immediately
against Germany. Italy and Japan.
M. N. JAYNE.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

Which is In the tougher spot these
days: A great nation without any oil
or q small nation with plenty?
Evening star., 1940-11-22
A Guide
For Stamp Collectors

EVERYBODY'S STAMP BOOK Is q
mine of information for any one inter-
ested in stamp collecting. 1t tells about
the first postage stamps, famous col
lectors and their collections; about the
rare and most valuable stamps, and how
to start and build up an interesting and
profitable collection. Beginners will fnd
the booklet exceedingly helpful. Veteran
philatelists will prize it for its authorita-
tive material. To secure your copy in
close 10 cents in coin, wrapped in this
clipping, and mail to The Star Informa-
ton Bureau.
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Evening star., 1940-11-22


mittee of each political party having
a presidential candidate on the ballot
In the majority Of the States shall
file on or before August l of said
election year with the Committee
on Campaign Issues, hereinafter more
fully described, brief outlining its
concept of the campaign issues and
listing series Of questions it desires
the opposition presidential candidates
to answer. After due deliberation of
said briefs and prior to october l of
said election year, said Committee
on Campaign Issues shall certify to
the public a concise statement of the
principal issues, and in addition, shall
direct to each presidential candidate
series of questions pertinent to
those issues which said candidates
shall answer on national radio
hook-up at least one week prior to
the date of election.
The Committee on Campaign Is
sues, who shall serve without pay,
shall be composed of a judicial mem
ber, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, who shall act as chairman;
two political members, to wit: The
presiding officer of the Senate and
the leader of the minority party of
the Senate, and two political
scientists who shall be appointed by
said chairman from lists submitted
to him by the two political members.
Said lists shall be filed with said
chairman on or before July / Of
said election year.
There may be Objectionable feature.
to this proposal which have failed Il
perceive. but wouldn't 1t help to restore
reason and dignity to our national elec.
tions9 And in the light of the campaign
Of 1910 isn't that what our democracy
needs very muchf CARL EARDLEY.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

@. Who founded Wofford College at
Spartanburg, S. C.?-C. T.
A. 1t was founded in accordance with
the will of Benjamin Wofford, Metho-
dist Episcopal minister who left legacy
of 100000 to the conference for estab-
fishing college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15

your car Sinclair-ized today. Here's
what is done:
1.-Differential is drained, flush
ed and refilled with correct winter
lubricant. This helps to prevent
wear on the gears.
2.-Transmission is drained and
flushed to get rid of all the old
summer lubricants. Then they refill
with fresh winter lubricants. This
makes gear shifting easier and pro-
notes smooth, silent power.
3.-Crankcase is drained and
cleaned with special flushing oil
and refilled with Sinclair Opaline
motor oil. This motor oil flows
freely at low temperatures because
it is not only de-waxed but also
de-jellied. 1t makes starting easier.
Of you want Sinclair Pennsylvania
motor oil there is an additional
charge per quartz
4.-Front wheels are pulled and
relubricated, as your car manufac-
turer recommends. This is a serv-
ice designed to help prevent bear
ing failures and possible serious &C
cidents.
5.-Radiator is flushed to remove
rust and sludge, and hose connec-
tons are checked. Walsak can also
supply Sinclair Anti-Freeze.
6.-Chassis is fabricated in ac-
%cordance with the Sinclair Indexed
fabrication charts. This kind of
fabrication prevents squeaks and
unnecessary wear.
7.-Battery is tested and refilled
to proper level. This is important
because even a fully charged bat
terry loses power when the tempera-
ture drops.
8.-Spark plugs r cleaned and
adjusted. Dirty plugs waste gas, SO
this is a real money saver.
Play safe n save money. Take
the car to Walsak, or telephone
1925 and let them call for and de
liver. After a Sinclair-izing you are
l.sure to feel the car ride better,
and you're sure to feel better
knowing everything has been at
tended to by a careful, reliable
service garage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15
Sunshine's "Thrifty" One
Of Best Laundry Services

One of the most popular types of
laundry work in Wilmington today,
one that local housewives are find
ing extremely convenient and eco
nomical is the Thrifty Service" Of
fered by the Sunshine Laundry.
Said M. Eugene Billiard, manager
of the Sunshine, "This service day
by day is becoming the backbone of
our business. The day of doing just
a damp wash job is fast disappear
ing. Wilmington people are real
izing how much trouble and expense
we can save them by having their
laundry handled in the Thrifty
way"
The main feature Of this service,
the idea behind it's installation at
the Sunshine, lies in the desire to
relieve today's. modern housewife of
washday worries. It's all really very
simple:
Mrs. John Doe casually gathers up
the family wash, nonchalantly picks
up the telephone calls Alb, or Ala
Zone Of these phones seems always
busy), and n of the %Sunshine's
courteous drivers comes a-rappirg
at her door Laundry mani"
Back at the plant her laundry is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15
Sinclair-Ize Your Car,
Enjoy Carefree Driving

Here's a safety tip. Have your
car prepared for winter driving
now, if you have neglected having
it done so far. Winter is here to
stay with us awhile yet, so why
not have the a attended to for
more carefree driving the remain
der of the cold season. 1t will help
prevent repairs and perhaps even
serious accidents. Take the car to
Bob" Walsak at 1901 Market
street, the Sinclair station. Their
special Sinclair-ize-for-W Winter serv-
ice follows your car manufacturers
recommendations to make winter
driving safer. Take advantage of
their combination prices by having
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15

carefully separated, marked and put
into enormous washers. In due time
it's taken out, rinsed several times
and sent to the driers. 1t comes
out of the driers slightly damp, but
ready to be ironed.
With Thrifty Service" all flat
work is Sent to the ironers to be
finished and wearing apparel bund-
led up to be sent back to Mrs. Doe
damp. During the afternoon comes
that man again Laundry
mani" She has two neat bundles,
one with the flat work neatly fin
ished which she distributes to the
linen closet, and the second bundle
the wearing apparel which the maid
begins finishing under the super
vision of Mrs. Doe.
That, dear reader, is just how
simple Thrifty Service" is handled.
Mrs. Doe had the whole morning
and practically all the afternoon to
take life easy yet get her laundry
done. The work has been accom-
plished and she feels none the worse.
Everything is as clean and sanitary
as any home laundry could ever do
it, yet the price, she found, was
much less than she ever dared to
think it could be.
Don't cling to old fashioned ways
in this modern day and age. Let
the Sunshine relieve you of the
hard, dirty work so many house
wives have to contend with on
washday. A call to the Sunshine,
Alb or Ala, will set you free to enjoy
life every day as it is your right
to be. The Sunshine will be glad to
have you inspect their plant and let
them explain to you the nany serv-
ices they have to offer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15
General Tire & Rubber
Looking For Good Year

Below is reprinted the text OF a
letter received by the B. & N. Tire
company at 500 North Third street,
from the General Tire & Rubber
company Of Akron, Ohio. The B. &
N. was recently appointed local deal
ers for the fine General tires and
tubes.
Sat the beginning of a new year
in Jul company's history, Mr.. w.
O'Neil, president of the General Tire
& Rubber company, has taken a look
backward over the twelve months
that have just passed. He has also
looked ahead into 1910 and has
drawn some deductions from recent
past events in our history, upon
which he bases the probable outlook
for the near future. His views are
expressed in this statement:
cat the close of the best year in
the history of u company and,
generally, for the tire industry, as
a whole, we are looking forward in
to a new yea that promises a con-
tinuation Of the business activity
that has marked the past months.
To-day, so much of the country's
freight is being transported by truck
that there are very few idle trucks
anywhere. Within the past six
months, trucks tonnage has in
creased SO greatly that a continual
ton of trucking operations at the
present rate will mean that 1910 will
be a better year than 1889.
"'There should not be a drop of
more than five per cent in the total
volume of tires in 1910 as compared
to 1889. Moreover, the expected in.
crease in the heavier truck tire sizes
will probably mean that the total
tire tonnage in 1910 will be as great,
or greater, than in 1889, in spite of
a possible slight drop in units manu-
featured.
"fWhile crude rubber has ad.
vanced in cost about 25 per cent,
most Of this increase is due to the
extra cost of insurance on ocean
freight, because of war conditions.
ut is not likely that the war will
seriously interfere with the ship.
ment of rubber from the Far East,
and thus cause a rise in crude rub.
Der costs, unless Japan should be-.
come involved in the European war,
and this does not appear to be i'm
minent.
"'In view of the rising costs of
materials and factors which enter
into the manufacture of tires, it
would not be unreasonable to expect
that tire prices might have to be
correspondingly increased during
the coming year"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15

M OF the fleet of trucks operated by the Pioneer DISCRIMINATING
company. These trucks are equipped with all the necessary equipment
to do a complete termite eradication job. Located at 1141a Princess
street, the Pioneer has been rendering a worthwhile service to the
people OF Wilmington and vicinity in Kidding their premises of the
bothersome termte. Whether you call 1863 Z, as shown O. the truck,
nut which number has been changed to 154, or the latter number YOU
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15

I've built a tribute DER this place,
Where dwell the names that are
my race,
80 In endless honor, timeless
grace,
I have remembered them.
give crowned this quiet place with
art,
To set their hallowed sleep apart,
go. With love to live beyond
my heart,
I have remembered them.
1--WE marked this place that they
be known;
That silence need not watch alone,
-.. With mem'ries shrined in
votive stone,
I have remembered them"
Carolina Cut Stone Co., Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
The Coventry "~Experiment"

Early Nazi statements on the Coventry raid
have since been supplemented with other ex-
plantations. Vengeance for the British attack
on Munich during Hitler's appearance there
was not the only purpose, the Nazis now say.
There was also a military objective to be
gained the destruction of British airplane
plants.
This is an interesting development, this new
German justification for that unprecedented
attack, not because it ~testifies to any contri-
ton on the part of those who engineered it but
because it points to the appearance of diff
ferent tactics in aerial warfare. For this pro-
longed and comprehensive attempt to obi
terate a city with all it's industries will be re-
peated if the Germans believe it was success
full. And that they may was indicated by the
night bombing of two midland towns (of
which Birmingham was probably IN e) on
Tuesday night.
The Nazi filters applied the principle of the
shotgun when they kept Coventry under a
rain Of bombs for ten and a half hours. They
hoped, by reducing the whole city to ruins,
that the airplane plants would suffer along
with the noncombatant inhabitants of the
town. SO they imply now. Apparently the re-
venge motif was introduced in an effort to
draw attention from the fact that this kind of
air warfare involves death to innocent men,
women and children.
Taking the deed and the word together, the
British must expect that more horrors on the
Coventry model will be their lot, if this ex-
pertinent worked out to the satisfaction of the
Nazis, as it apparently did.
This new design for victory proves again
mat IN daylight, when bombers can hit their
'argets' the Germans dare not attack. At
nlght' when flying over Britain is compara-
lively safe, accuracy is impossible. The Cow
entry raid was an admission that these things
are so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Start Shopping Now

Az the heavy volume of advertising in this
issue of the Star indicates, Wilmington mer-
chants are launching their Christmas shopping
campaign on broader lines and earlier than
usual.
The reasons for this are obvious. One i'm
portant reason is evidence that this years
celebration of Christmas will have deeper
significance in this country than in any year
since the first World war.
With much of the world in armed COMBAT
America is still at peace. With envy, enmlty'
hatred and suffering among SO many peoples,
Americans still enjoy the serenity that springs
only from good will toward all men. With
distress and perjury abroad, we in the United
States are experiencing exceptional prosperity.
Yes, Christmas this year lends itself to ac-
acknowledgement of exceptional blessings, and
that acknowledgment inevitably will manifest
itself in a larger distribution of gifts. The
merchants are as sure of this as that night
cannot miss following day. They have, there
fore, laid in heavy stocks of goods especially
designed for Christmas giving, a perusal not
only of their advertisements in this edition of
The Star but of the profuse illustrations ana
illuminating articles will prove.
1t will be to the mutual advantage of shop
pers and merchants if advantage is taken Of
The opportunity to shop now. For one thing,
shoppers can enjoy greater peace of mind, as
The great day nears, if they have their gifts
all bought wrapped, and even mailed. For
another, the Woodworking store staffs will be
better able to share the comfort and blessings
of Christmas if they have not been driven to
the point of distraction by a Christmas week
or Christmas eve rush.
The process of buying, and of selling, will
be much more orderly and satisfactory if it is
started now. The pace may, in this way, be
leisurely for both sides of all Christmas trans
actions.
The Star encourages its readers, who are
more than doubled today, to meet the mer-
chants half way in the laudable campaign for
early shopping.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
The Only Real Victor

In his address to the Italian people Mussolini
used the same. words as. his fellow dictator
across the Alps but the impression that he
left was not quite the same. Fierce ranting,
threats of annihilation and boasts of military
strength may be frightening when they come
from a conqueror who has crushed his enemies
under his heel. But a dictator only succeeds
in making himself ridiculous w h n these
threats are delivered against the background
of his own military defeats.
That happens to be the unhappy position of
II Duce at this time. For his record since he
took Italy into the war has been made up
chiefly of a humiliating succession of failures.
Mussolini's last-minute attack on France
was intended to insure Italy a share in the
spoils; so far it has won him nothing but a
cold shoulder from his German ally. His Egvp.
tan campaign has begged down; his powerful
air fleet and speedy navy have failed to dent
BRUSH mastery OF the Mediterranean Lately
Ii Duce has suffered the GROWING humiliations
of having his invasion of Greece rolled back
by a vastly inferior opponent, his navv at.
tackled in its harbor hideouts and his control
Of the narrow passage between Italy and AL
bania insolently disregarded by the British.
1t must also be remembered that the Ital,
ian people, even before these setbacks. hac
no liking for the conflict into which they have
been plunged. The French ar. their natura!
allies. They have detested, distrusted and
feared the Germans for centuries. Thew have
even less liking for the alliance with infdeJ
Communist Russia into which they have beer
led by Hitler after fighting what they were
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Duplicating Effort

A New York dispatch reveals that the inn
preston prevails among bankers of the me
tropolis that another announcement will soon
be made by Federal Reserve officials cover
ing specific details of the plan announced last
week in general terms for using the regional
banks as go-betweens in getting necessary
credits to small businesses working on de-
tense orders.
With the defense commission really serious
about using Federal Reserve banks in this
cause, it is possible that the job can be made
an important one. 1t might prove a duplica-
ton of effort, though, for reserve banks to
have to make a survey of the contribution
small concerns might make to the defense
effort.
The war and navy departments have made
studies of that sort in the past and it would
appear to be an aspersion on their efforts for
the reserve system to be asked to make
another.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
An Artful Dodge
-PELL.

To escape the necessity of complying with
the Voorhis act, which is to become effective
next January, the communist party of the
United States has cut its ties with the Com
munist International. 4 special convention
obediently approved a national committee re-
port recommending this action.
Of course this does not mean that the party
has turned over a new leaf and will now be-
come a purely American political entity. The
reason for this action, as Earl Browder, gener-
al secretary and the party's perennial candi-
date for President, openly admitted, is that
any other course would lead to self-destructio
Browder characterized the move as 'unwill-
ing dissolution and expressed the hope that
it would be merely temporary.
Not to labor the point, but for the record,
it should be added that the convention re-
affirmed "the unshakable adherence of our
party to the principles Of proletarian inter
nationalism'' of Marx, Engles, Lenin and Sta
lin as 'the only road to the future for suffer
ing humanity"
So Communists have not C h n e d their
ideas, if they have changed their spots for the
sake of protective celebration, and it is to be
expected that they will continue to follow the
party line as laid down in Moscow.
Since BroWder had many bitter words TO say
about what democracy is coming to in the
United States it is worth while to note the pro.
visions of the Voorhis act. 1t applies to organ
izations under foreign control and it per
mits the attorney general to demand certain
Information from them, including a list OF
heir members and supporters, an accounting
Of funds received and spent, and copies q
all publications issued or inspired.
These disclosures, which seem reasonable
enough when subversive activities threaten
the security of the nation, apparently cannot
be made by the Communist party withou
aanger to itself. At the same time the action
bf the Communist party presents the need O
further legislation to make certain that M
group, whether under foreign control or not
can imperil the safety of the American people
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

told was a crusade against Communism in
Spain.
These unhappy people may believe their
Duce when he tells them that the English
claims are lies, that England must be annihi-
lated and that Italian arms will .vindicate
themselves in Greece. But it is easier to be-
felt from the start toward an unpopular war
is intensified now as they see more years of
hardship and sacrifice looming ahead with
the increasing probability that Germany will
be the only real victor if the Axis wins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ct%ty-C0unty Government
under CoNncdEMandger Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Sho1cs.
Seaside Highuay from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, 11td.
err Turning Basin, Nth snip lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Riuer Road to Southport, vta
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained-yield methods
throuohout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro-
motional Agency, supported by one
countrywide ta1.
%Shipyards and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, Developed around the
Community Hospital.
ADEQUATE hospital facilities for Whttes.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF natire grape groWing
t~hrounhout South eastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdndtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Editorial Comment
THE SPAN OF LIFE
The Charleston News and Courier

1t may occur even 10 Hitler, Stain and Mus
sollnl that they will die some day, and it is
more than probable that among their own peo.
pie they will after two or three generations be
remembered about at King Ahab is remember
ed. What poor devils great men often are. Mo-
even historical Immortality can be conferred
on a human being while he is yet alive. Faith
er Divine" the little negro preacher, is great
er than any dictator-he persuades his follow
ers that he IS god and perhaps himself that
he will not die.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Fair Enough
BY WESTBROOK PEGLEl

The Star wishes its readers
to know that views and opin-
ions expressed in this article
are those of the author and
may not always harmonic
with its position.-The Editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Naval Recruiter Reports
5 Additional Enlistments

r. L. Deloach, local naval re-
cruiter, yesterday reported five addi-
tional first enlistments of young
men from the Wilmington section
for six years of voluntary service as
apprentice Gamer in the U. S. Navy.
They include: Henry T. 2adrick,
%, of 207 South Front street; Car
mel q. Ray, 81, and Noah E. Jacobs,
IS, of Nakina; Davis E. Williamson,
IS, and Jay D. Williamson, IS, of
route two, C~hadbourn.
Young men II and 10 years of age
are eligible TO- a minority enlistment
to serve until they are q, Deloach
said, and all other men over IS must
sign UP for the regular six-year Pc
Rod. Men qualified as cooks are
asked to apply for enlistment in class
We, naval reserve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

The Swiss are So short of fodder
thls WINTER that French army
horses crossing tne border with
defeated soldiers have been
turned into sausages. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
TOP o. THE MORNING

We neuer find the truth until 10e seek u
Nth humble hearts.
PEI