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Evening star., 1940-09-08
City News in Brief

Today.
Meeting. Washington City Duck
pin Association, Hotel Raleigh,
pm.
Tomorrow.
Luncheon, Alpha Tau Omega Fra
ternity, Hotel Raleigh, 1890 pm
Luncheon, Washington Executives
Association, Willard Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Newcomers Club, Carl
ton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Meeting, Beta Chi Sorority, Ward
man Park Hotel, 8 pm.
Philatelic spelling bee, Woodbridge
Stamp Club, Woodbridge Public Ii
brary.
Meeting, Executive Committee,
Railway Mail Association, Hotel An
napolis, 8 pm.
Meeting, Daughters of America,
Mayhower Hotel, 9 pm.
Meeting, Washington Hairdress-
ers, Mayflower Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Tau Beta Phi Sorority,
Mayfiower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Knights of Columbus,
Maydower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, Mayfower Hotel, 9
pm.
Evening star., 1940-09-08

AlInOugn employed as model,
Miss Burke never won a beauty con-
test until entering the Miss Phila-
delphia" competition. She gave
dancing as her hobby and said her
favorite sport is hiking. Her am
bition Is to pursue a theatrical or
radio career.
Chosen From Group Of 16.
The five flnalists were chosen
from group of Is entrants who
were judged tonight. Among the
is were Catherine Virginia Howe,
Miss Washington. Twenty-nin
others were eliminated before the
judging began.
The 16 surviving the first elimina-
ton first paraded before the judges
dressed in evening gowns, then in
bathing suits and finally partici-
pated in a talent contest in which
they sang. danced or recited.
After this II more girls were
eliminated. The judges talked at
length with the remaining quintet
and then dismissed the girls and
proceeded with their balloting. A
tie developed on the first ballot,
the nature of which was not an
nounced.
A crowd of $4,000 packed the
Convention Hall to watch the con-
test, the 18th to be held since 1921
Evening star., 1940-09-08
DR.. MeIo Disputes
Roosevelt Statement

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 7 P,-Dr
Leopoldo Melo declared tonight that
President Roosevelt did not tell him
the United States Senate would
ratify a sanitary convention which
would permit entry of Argentine
meat into the United States, but
that neither did Mr. Roosevelt tell
him there was no chance of ratifica-
ton, now or ever.
DR.. Melo, chairman of the Argen-
tine delegation to the recent Havana
conference. said in a speech before
the American Chamber of Commerce
yesterday that from a recent con-
versation with Mr.. Roosevelt and
from statements of other admins
tration figures he had gained the
belief that the meat import question
would be solved" when "the present
hour of political agitation has
passed"
Stephen Early, Presidential secre-
tary, said at Hyde Park today that
Mr.. Roosevelt had told DR.. Melo
there was no chance that the Senate
would ratify the convention.
Learning Of this tonight, DR.. Melo
said, mo, no. the President never
told me that"
Mr.. Roosevelt at no time told me,
nor have ever quoted him as telling
me, that the Senate would ratify the
sanitary convention DR.. Melp said.
Mr. Roosevelt explained to me
that due to the institutional Or
ganization of the United States,
Nevada with less than 100000 In
habitants, had two Senators, as had
New York with $4,000 900. and he
added that the Senators logically
had to listen to their voters, that
this was a political hour not proper
for consideration of the matter, and
that a later solution would be found
which would contemplate eQuitably
reciprocal interests of the two
nations"
Evening star., 1940-09-08
Bombing
Continued From First Page. }

Monument, which marks the ancient
boundary of the City of London,
where Fleet street and the Strand
meet. shone balefully in the odd
light.
OF the Victoria embankment. the
buildings Of the Temple, sacred to
the legal profession, looked like a
medieval castle.
Searchlights probing the skv
above the darkened city gave the
only 20th century touch to a scene
that harked back to the great fire
OF September, 1865.
The lights now and then caught
German plane, and the anti
aircraft guns opened their throaty
chorus anew.
Leading to the Cheshire Cheese
a Dickensian restaurant, one man
Evening star., 1940-09-08
Teacher Refuses
To Salute FIuq,
Gives Up Job
B., the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 7.-Ge-
neva Simpkins, 26, sacrificed her
teachers job for her religious con-
victions today.
The Rev. A. E. Cooper, president
of the East Hempfield Township
School Board, said Miss Simpkins is
a member of religious sect which
fo.bids flag SaluteS as a form Of
idolatry. The school board ordered
her to salute the flag or quit. She
resigned.
The school board president said
investigation disclosed Miss Simp-
kins had moved her desk to the rear
of her classroom so pupils could not
see her omit the salute during the
daily ritual.
The teacher appeared before the
board with an open Bible and argued
her case for half an hour. Mr..
Cooper told her he knew at least
as much about the Bible as she did
Evening star., 1940-09-08
Philadelphia Model
Wins Beauty Title
Al Atlantic City
Frances Marie Burke. l9,
Named Miss America
From Field of As
3v tbt Associated Press

BY tDt Associated PreSS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 7.
Miss Philadelphia" in real life
Frances Marie Burke. a 1s-year-old,
brown-haired miss, tonight was
crowned the 1910 Miss America" at
the annual beauty pageant, chosen
from As regional rivals.
Runnerup was 1S-year-old Rose
mary La Planche, who was Miss
California in the contest. Miss
Michigan" Miss Massachusetts"
and Miss Kentucky" the other
flnalists, finished in that order.
The winner Is high school grad
uate, who dances and sings but
has not had any professional
theatrical experience. In the talent
contest tonight she brought down
the house singing "I Can't Love
You Any More
Wears "a Bathing Suit.
Miss Burke Is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Burke, she
lives at 1928 East Huntingdon
street, Philadelphia. She takes a
dress size u. "a bathing suit and
wears a size 61z shoe. Miss Burke
is 2 inches taller and 6 pounds
lighter than Patricia Donnelly Of
Detroit, who won last years con-
test.
Miss Burke has brown hair. Miss
Donnelly is blond. Here is how
the two compare:
Evening star., 1940-09-08
Woodside Club Plans
To Present Three Plays

Plans for the years program,
which will include the presentation
of three plays, will be discussed by
the Woodside Md Dramatic Club
at its first meeting since the sum-
mer recess tomorrow at 8 pm. at
the church parlor of the Woodside
Methodist Church.
The first play will be given in the
early fall. william B. Marks, prin-
cipal of the Takoma-Silver Spring
Junior High School, is president of
the group.
Evening star., 1940-09-08
Education Week Set
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. Gov.
Price today designated the week
beginning November 10 as American
Education Week and called on all
citizens and civic bodies of Virginia
to observe the period in order that
public attention may be rededi-
Gated to the cause of education. -
Evening star., 1940-09-08
DOG Mart October a

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
7 (P.-Fredericksburg's annual dog
mart, an event which grew out of
Colonial custom, will be held on
october 4 this year.
Evening star., 1940-09-08

FOUND.

DAIMATIAN, white. male, with black
spots. Call RA. 0572 after ! pm.
PLEASE report all cases of cruelty to
animals to the Washington Humane, So
eiety. 1881 New York ave. NV. Telephone
Ma 2S46 The only society in the Dis
trict Of Columbia having authority TO in
vestigate cruelty complaints and initiate
prosecutions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
HOPSON'S QUICK
PROFITS RELATED
Continued From Page One)

Ovid Electric corporation and the
Tompkins County Power company.
On the following day. Daugherty
testified, the stock of the two con
Germs was sold to the New York
State Gas and Electric company
for $3.50, 900. The purchaser, he
said, was then a subsidiary of the
Associated system, and Mango was
its president.
With part of the profits from that
deal the witness said, the partners
bought , controlling block of COM
mon stock of the Associated Gas
and Electric system, an %organiza-
ton which then had a book value
of Sc, 900, 900. 8
Using the remainder of their
profit on the first deal, Daugherty
said, the partners purchased the
Standard Light. Heat and Power
company for 500, 900 and three
days later sold that stock to
Manages New York State Gas and
Electric company for 1926, 900.
By then, the witness said, Hop
sen and Mango had control of the
Associated system and their outlay
in cash amounted to 1926, $40, a
figure which he said brought them
a net profit of $685., 900 within two
years and complete control of the
system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
JAYCEES DRIVING
FOR CITY MANAGER
Continued From Page One)

Telephone company which is the
present headquarters for the sale
of tickets to the Davidson-Citadel
football game.
Officials of the Jaycees pointed
out yesterday that a councilman.
ager form of government would
supplant the present three : COM
missioner form of government with
a council composed of five men
elected at large from the city.
These men in turn would appoint
a city manager, who would be the
full-time representative of the
council and would carry out its
policies.
The city manager is selected be.
cause of business ability and not
because of political power or pres.
tige, Jaycee officials said, and in
order to retain his position must
at all times prove his efficiency.
In the event of inefficiency there
would be no complicated proce-
dure of recall, as the council has
the power to hire and fire at will.
Under the plan advocated by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the
council members would receive a
token salary of $50 or $35 per
month and the mayor, who would
simply be chairman of the council
and honorary head of the city gov
eminent and functionary at all for
NAL proceedings, would receive a
salary not in excess of $500 a year
under existing law. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
GREEKS CAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS
Continued From Page One)

almost a week has been pounded
day and night by Greek artillery.
The capture Of the prisoners, on
the central front, was declared to
have raised the total to more than
$500 since the 12-day.old Fascist
invasion started.
The Greek command announced
that in all there were five officers
among the prisoners taken during
the day. In addition, it announced a
number Of guns and other war ma
terials fell into Greek hands.
Italian air raids were "~insignifi-
can't during the day, the commune
que said, with only one village
bombed. One italian raider was re-
ported knocked down. ,
At the end of the first - days of
this new war neutral experts de.
clared the Greek positions now are
as good or better than on the first
day Of the Fascist assault.
The Italians, according to avail
able military information, had been
thrown back both in the center sec.
tor and on the northeastern or right
Greek wing in the territory Of AL
banla-the country from which the
invasion was sprung.
In the center. a large but unde-
termined number of Italians was re-
ported trapped some days ago, and
the action now appeared to be aimed
at their enlightenment and possible
humiliation or capture.
The Greek high command itself
a announced that Italian attacks
on the Greek left, in the theater
near the Ionian Sea, had been re.
pulsed.
Thus the entire Greek line an.
peared to be not only holding firm
out to be pressing back the Italians
in a great rough arc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
BRITAIN TO GET
HALF u. S. ARMS
Continued From Page One)

ratio about five per cent in favor
of Great Britain.
The percentage might be less on
some items which were in greater
demand for the American defense
program, he said, and larger for
others.
The application of the general
policy, which the President said
was adopted three or four weeks
ago, was expected, however, to in
crease the volume of planes tanks
and other types of heavier equip
ment going to Great Britain.
The British were understood to
have been receiving considerably
less than so per cent of the Ameri-
can production of military planes
and tanks.
The p~riorities board, in granting
the British purchasing commission
the right to buy the IL, 900 add
tional planes, said the craft would
be built in existing plants and
in other facilities now developing"
The C otracts have yet to be ne
gotiated and 40 delivery d a t e S
were announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
ASKRAISES IN PAY
Make Request OF Advisory
Budget Commission Meet
ing In Raleigh

RALEIGH, Nov. s. Up state
school officials recommended to the
advisory budget commission today
that teachers and principals be CIV
on raises during the biennlum be
ginning next July 1.
It was also disclosed during the
day that pay ~differentials between
negro and white teachers could DE
wiped out entirely within five years.
II the plan followed for the last TWO
years is continued.
DR.. Clyde A. Erwin, super1nten'
dent of public instruction, recon-
mended the pay raises for teachers.
If his recommendations are accepted
in full. the cost of public schools for
1s41-1s42 will be s2S,5Ss,924 and for
1e42-1943 will be s29,276,S33. The
figures compare with s25,992,351 &C
tually spent last year and with es-
timated spending of s27,030,000 for
this year.
DR.. Erwin recommended that
teachers with "a" certificates and
with nine or more years of service
receive raises of s. a month.
He also recommended creation OF
a masters certificate for teachers,
with higher pay for such ratings. He
estimated such a plan would cost
$3.50, 900 additional a year in salaries,
but did not say how much Of a raise
individual master" teachers would
receive. The certificates would be
given teachers with NJ. A. or Phi. l..
degrees.
The budget-makers were told that
the present difference between the
pay Of white and negro teachers
could be eliminate by raising the
salary schedule of negroes s25o,oOO
a year for the next four years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
Black Hog Bear Seen
Near Kelly Tuesday

KELLY, Nov. 8.-The largest
black hog bear ever to be seer in
this section was spotted by David
J. Hilburn Tuesday night near Col
ly swamp in front of the Rosie
Green colored church.
Young Hilburn was en- route to
Atkinson to get a doctor for n OF
his neighbors when he saw the
huge bulk of the bear just ahead OF
him. Putting on his brakes he stop
ped the car, thinking the bear
would move out of the way, but
Bruin didn't. Hilburn started up
his car and pushed the bear out OF
the way and kept on for the doctor.
Bear hunters haven't seen the
big fel1a yet. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
AWARDS MADE AT
BOLIVIA MEETING
Achievement Day Noted BY
Home Demonstration
And All Groups

BOLIVIA, Nov. Edwards were
presented and new officers in
stalled at the annual fall Achieve
ment Day program of the Bruins
wick County Federations of Home
Demonstration. All and Service
Clubs, held tonight in the High
school auditorium here. A picnic
supper in the school lunchroom
preceded the meeting.
Mrs. Jessie Purvis, outgoing
home demonstration federation
president, presided. Arrangements
were under the direction of Mrs.
Marion S. Dosher, county home
demonstration agent.
New officers installed in an i'm
pressive candlelighting ceremony
included Mrs. Odell Evans, presi-
dent; Miss Pauline Lewis, vice
president; Mrs. Charles Russ, Jr.,
secretary; and Miss Annie z. New
ton, treasurer, of the Home Demon
stration Federation, and Ernest
Lewis, Service Club president.
John w. Fox assistant Exten-
sion editor of N. C. State college,
Raleigh, was the guest speaker.
He urged courage and coopera-
ton" among farm people as their
part in national defense. Food is
strength he declared, and it is
up to us to make every American
stronger than ever, sturdier in
body. steadier in nerves, and surer
in living"
j. E. Dodson, Brunswick county
farm agent, explained the mat
tress making program, and Glenn
Tucker principal of the Bolivia
school, brought greetings. Joe
Mann of Whiteville sang a chorus
of God Bless America" and led a
All group in another chorus.
Mrs. c. Ed Taylor, secretary,
called the roll of clubs, and Mrs.
Joe P. Verzaal, treasurer present
ed the achievement certificates
and prizes. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
GERMANS ATTACK
BIG LONDON ART,
Continued From PAGE On0A

crop many flares followed BY 8,
plosives. ="
The only fatality reported t...
a midland city under st,acl
Cured when an anti-aircrat. Nj,
crashed through the window ~
home.
Workers homes suffered in MN.
tenths of the damage rolled IN :,
the bombers, the British said y
Fierce anti-aircraft fire an D..
Thames estuary was Reported ~ a.
have brought down two Of ~.
nights first invaders, thougb AN
ers crashed through the tbicss. -. :.
fire to scatter flares over wfisIr
separated areas and SEED borst,
hurting down after them.
The two planes bagged BY f..
gunners were not believed il, -s~,
been counted in the air mints.v
total.)
"a large number OF dive.b,~.
ers with strong fighter escorts ..
tempted on several occasions :.
attack shipping off our east s,5
southeast coasts" the miri,~-
communique said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
ITALIANS ATTACK
EGYPTIAN OASIS
Continued From Page One)

No troop advances on the two
main fronts in Greece were an
nounced, but Arranging air bonn
bardments were reported. Some
within sight of distant Mount
olympus, 10, 000-foot peak tabled
as the home Of the Greek gods,
on the borders of Thessaly and
Macedonia,
British air raiders, on the other
hand, we're acknowledged by the
high command to have damaged
railroad tracks, waterpipes and a
freight al in bombing Brindisi,
port in the heel of Italy's boot"
Put on the alert by an implied
threat of bombing, Rome prepared
to tighten its blackout regulations
and rush shelter construction,
scheduled for completion next
week. Premier Mussolini has in.
spected Rome's anti-aircraft de.
lenses in the past week, an Off
cial statement said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
COUNTY IS EXEMPT
IN INITIAL DRAFT
Continued From Page One)

IN the army here have been high all
year and have been exceptionally
high within the past few weeks, since
the army draft law went into effect.
However, despite the fact that
none of the New Hanover registrants
will be called into uniform in the
first draft, the local draft boards are
going ahead with plans for sending
out missionaries to persons regis.
tered. The questionnaires will be
principally for classification of the
registrants.
The quotas include the following
from counties in Southeastern North
Carolina:
Baden, al; Brunswick, "a: Co.
lumbus No. l, IS; Columbus No. 2.
120; Cumberland No. 1, 105; Cumber-
land No. 2, 216; Duplin No. 1, 1O4:
Duplin No. 2, lis; Onslow, 95; Pen
der, 81; Robson No. l, Is; Robson
No. 2, u; Robson No. 3, o; Samp.
son No. 1, 1925; Sampson No. 2, 1925.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
Lumberton Student Is
Among Phi Beta Koppos

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. s.-CR-
The University of North Carolin.
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. na+iona,
scholastic honorary fraternity. had
added "a members to it's rolls TODAY
as the result of initiation rites be1d
last night in Graham Memorial.
Undergraduate membership is lin
tied to students attaining an aca.
demic average of 92.5 in all +be,r
courses. The initiates included four
graduates who fulfilled their re.
auirements last spring, and 20 under
graduates.
Among the seniors was ,Jnnins
John Goodwin. of. Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
Southside Church To
Note 3rd Anniversary

Southside Baptist church will OBJ
serve it's third anniversary with
the Rev. j. o. Walton as pastor
Sunday and a special program has
been arranged for the day.
Special music will be hear dur
ing the program and a copy of the
history OF the church will be given
each person attending the services.
The Rev. Mr.. Walton will preach
on "Unpossessed Possessions" at
the IL o'clock service and on 1.-The
Universal Spirit of God" at the 8
p. m. service. Sunday school will
be held at s:45 a. M, B. T. U. at
7 p. m. A prayer service will he
held Wednesday night at 7:3O
o'clock. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
NAZI BLOCKADE
WORRIES BRITAIN
Continued From Page One)

but Brita1n's need for more $ ,,.pinr
space and sufficient fighting ships to
guard it without weakening other
sectors of her naval power is openly
acknowledged.
The job Of keeping Britain's vital
cargoes moving has been complicated
by indications that German surface
raiders, including at least one pocket
battleship, r on the loose in the
North Atlantic.
The pocket battleship presum ably
is the Admiral Scheer, Counterpart Of
the Admiral Graf Spec which was
scuttled by her own commander after
three British cruisers chased her into
Montevideo last December. Her
working base presumably is some
Norwegian port. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-09
METH0DlSTS FILE
REPORT OF WORKS
S92.945 Paid In Benevolences
In Conference During
The Past Year

A report summarizing activities
of the North Carolina conference OF
the Methodist church during the
past year was submitted by officials
at a business session yesterday
morning at the Fifth Avenue Metho.
dist church.
The report, including the number
of persons received on profession of
faith, contributions to b%enevolences.
Golden Cross, orphanage, conference
organ, and amount of pastors salary,
follows:
Durham District - received on
profession of faith, 5S4: benevo-
lences-amount a~pportioned, S24, 900;
amount accepted, s1S,S5S; amount
paid, s18,277; amount raised on
Golden Cross, s605; pastors salary
amount assessed, s70.535; amount
paid, $40, 54S; amount raised for
orphanage, s10,341; subscribers to
conference organ, 1853.
Elizabeth City-received on pro-
fession of faith, 297; benevolences-
amount apportioned, s19,159; amount
accepted, $19,109; amount paid,
s9,456; amount raised on Golden
Cross, sS72: pastors salary-amount
assessed, SAG, $40: amount paid, s45,-
379; amount raised for orphanage,
5 SOP; subscribers to conference or
gan, 442.
Fayetteville-received on profess
sion of faith, $50; benevolences-
amount app%ortioned, $40, All; amount
accepted, s13,271; amount paid, s13.-
2SS; amount raised on Golden
Cross, s551; pastors salary-amount
assessed, s63,925; amount paid, $685.
$50; amount raised for orphanage,
1881: subscribers to conference or.
gan, 724.
New Bern-received on profession
Of faith, 491; observation-disclosures
apportioned, s25,210; amount &C.
copied, s12.272; amount paid, s11,.
653; amount raised on Golden Cross,
s422; pastors salary-amount as
sessed, S56,s52; amount paid, s56, $50;
amount raised for orphanage, 6,761:
~ ollLC SllSC vi All CO1.
Raleigh-received on profession of
faith, 561; benevolences amount
apportioned. s29, O74; amount accept
ed, s15,179; amount paid, $13,724;
amount raised on Golden Cross,
$3.50; pastors salary-amount as
sessed. s66,715; amount paid, $685.
047; amount raised for orphanage,
SS,SS7; subscribers to conference
organ, 629.
Rocky Mount-received on pro-
fession of faith, 445: benevolences-
amount apportioned, s17,427; amount
accepted, SIS, sos; amount paid. s14,-
a09; amount raised on Golden Cross,
Sab; pastors salary-amount as
sessed, S65,841; amount paid, $685.
All; amount raised for %orphanege,
$26,33S; subscribers to conference
organ, 5s4.
Wilmington-received on profess
sion of faith, SIS: benevolences-
amount apportioned, s1S,243; amount
accepted, $12,360; amount paid. $11,-
638; amount raised on Golden
Cross, SAT-; pastors salary-amount
assessed, $4,000; amount paid,
$52,621; amount raised for orphan
age, $3.50; subscribers to confer
ence organ, 642.
Grand totals-Received on profess
sion Of faith, 3,723; benevolences-
a mount apportioned, s153.5S4;
amount accepted, $97,555; amount
paid, 1872 ,945; amount raised Or
Golden Cross. s3,404; pastors salary
amount assessed, $424,427; amount
paid, $420,075; amount raised for
orphanage. 71,o40; subscribers to
conference organ, 1924.