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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
No Time For Futile Debate

The Presidents request for authority to sum-
mon the National Guard and the reserve Off
GERS of the country to active training has
stirred conflicting comment in the halls of con-
gress, with result that action on such a neces-
sary measure may be delayed-when there is
no time to be spared.
What difference can it possibly make wheth-
err the request of Mr.. Roosevelt will eventually
lead to the calling of non-guardsmen for train
ing through a s~elective draft? Compulsory
military training for all eligible men in Ameri-
ca is inevitable, if the European war long con-
tinues and especially if the Axis powers extend
their conquests. Why waste time debating the
ultimate outcome of granting the Presidents
wish now, when it is obvious that sooner or
later every man who can bear arms in the ma
TONS defense must be trained for service?
We may well believe that the isolationists
who are raising issues to block or at least post
pone a decision on the plea from the White
House are binding themselves, perhaps will
fully. to the emergency confronting the United
States. They would do better to realize that
the war In Europe is not a remote war, but al
ready is at our doors. If England should fall
we will find the totalitarian war for world DOM
nation literally in our backyard and on our
front porch. Nazi infiltration of South and Cen
trail America has not been going on for nothing.
Mr.. Roosevelt puts the situation clearly in
his message to congress-. The DEVELOPMENTS
of modern warfare" he says, "are such that
only seasoned and highly trained troops can
hope for success. -. These men who of neces-
sity must be among the first to fight in the ma
tons defense have a right to the best prepar-
alton that time and circumstances permit. >
Inevitably, we will find ourselves in a situation
like Hollands and Belgium's and Frances if
we persist in believing that the war is not ours,
and that isolation will save us. It will be far
better to recognize the emergency for what it
is, let the President call the National Guard
and the reserve corps for training at once and
prepare the way for a ~selective draft, without
cavil and debate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
COncrete's The Thing

Asphalt for paving is largely outmoded.
When the automobile created a need for hard
surfaced highways the nations roadbuilders
turned to asphalt first, but in a few years dis
covered its many limitations. They found that
1t required frequent repair, which made main.
tenance costly, and that in wet weather motor
vehicles skidded on it, imperiling the lives and
often causing the death of travellers. It was not
long until concrete highways were the order Of
the day. Asphalt is no longer in good standing.
Airport runways are comparable to high.
ways, as far as surfacing is concerned. The
faults inherent in asphalt are as great there as
on ma~in-traveled rods. Airplnes skid on it
when wet as readily and as perilously as motor
vehicles, and it needs the same constant re-
pair.
= The county commission therefore has taken
a wise step in seeking to have the specifications
for ranWays at Bluethenthal airport changed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
RED CROSS RELIEF

lear DIT.
Because of the keen interest
which has been manifested by the
people of Wilmington in the war
relief activities, I feel sure they
will be interested in a letter just
receive dfrom Chairman Norman
II. Davis, of Washington, concern
ing distribution of relief supplies.
He writes: Since July l, supplies
totaling more than 2o,oo0,oOO
pounds have cleared New York as
cargo aboard British vessels.
Every available foot OF cargo space
is being turned over to the Red
Cross for transportation OF am
balances, foodstuffs, medicines,
clothing, surgical dressings and
other relief essentials. An average
of $50, 900 pounds is loaded daily.
All supplies are being carried by
the British ships tree of charge
to the Red Cross, thus saving ap-
proximately $780, 900 in transport
alton since the first of July.
Ships bound for the British Isles
are debarking at the rate of more
than one a day, with five now on
the high seas carrying vast sup
plies of foodstuffs, clothing, bed
ding, four complete field kitchens
and eight ambulances. A total OF
1O1 ambulances have been ship
ped to the British Isles with 70
more to go in a few days.
Expenditures for British war re-
lief by the American Red Cross
total So, $50, 232, according to latest
tabulations. This does not include
evaluation of chapter-produced
garments and surgical dressings.
Letters arrived at National Head
quarters today from British chill.
dren who have received chapter
produced clothing in evacuation
centers and rural communities.
Eve little evacuees are now in a
reception are away from the
bombing of the big towns" one
young evacuee wrote. "Over a
hundred of us come out at first,
but now we have crept down to
thirty. l have my mother with me
SO l am very lucky, don't you
think? Thank you for sending those
smart little dresses. l would en-
joy very much one of your little
children writing to me-" It was
signed by Verna Walker, IL, of
Bennington. Others carried a sim
liar expression of thanks for dress
es, shirts, and other articles of
children's clothing.
Your very truly
J. c. ROE, chairman
Wilmington Chapter,
A. R. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Time Fights For Britain

The new weapon the Nazis boosted so
loudly of possessing when the war started
turned out to be terror. Striking with over
towering strength and impetus they were able
to COW the foe into quick submission. There
was no new implement of warfare, no new
physical ~weapon-only the psychology of fear.
During the quick campaigns in Holland and
Belgium and France it was, however, quite as
effective as any new machine of destruction
could have been. 1t made conquest a compar-
atively easy matter.
Having proved it's efficacy, one wonders why
Hitler has abandoned it. Why has he allowed
his armies to rust in their tracks while Eng
land prepares for defense? 1t is not unreason-
able to believe that he could have done to Brit
ain what he did to the low countries and to
France, had he struck quickly after France
capitulated, although it might have taken more
time. England was terrorized, just as were
France and the other countries whose lands he
laid waste and whose armies he conquered.
England was ripe for conquest. The Nazi adj
vance on the continent, and England's own
sluggish preparations had weakened the mo-
rale of the people. A sudden thrust across the
channel Immediately following the surrender
of France probably would have found them
ready to accept such terms as he offered. Why,
then, did he not strike?
There may be many reasons for his delay
Stain is one of them. Bessarabia's seizure and
Russian maneuvers in the Balkans doubtless
contributed to it. Lack of fuel for his planes
and tanks and armored cars, even weakened
manpower and air forces, possibly were other
reasons. 1t may be the chief reason was Mus
solini. II Duce has had little but words to offer.
The pitiful showing of his air force and his
navy in the Mediterranean and in Africa GER
tainly have not tended to bolster Hitler's i'm
petuosity for attack on Britain.
But the reasons for his delay are not as sig.
nificant as the delay itself. By postponing the
campaign, his new weapon has lost its po-
tency. The British are no longer in a half.
Britain. On the contrary, they are ~"honing''
for it. Their morale is high; their air force
strengthened, their land armies recruited, their
training very much better than a month ago.
And every day that Hitler delays improves
Britain's defense situation, and weakens his
chance of victory. 1t would not be wise to take
a British victory for granted, but there is no
reason now to conclude that Hitler's victory
over England is a foregone conclusion. The
Nazi armies have not been defeated by armed
forces thus far in their mad career. They may
now be beaten by their own representation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

started. A huge picture Of Roose-
welt covered one wall of his pala-
tial Chicago headquarters. Second
ly, concentrating on the vice-presi-
dency, McNutt's organization went
into that Thursday session with
enough pledges to assure his NOM
nation on the second or third bal
lot. Even some of his opponents
admit that.
1t has been said time and again
that McNutt could have blocked
the nomination of Henry Wallace;
probably could have taken it away
from him. So it was McNutt who
made the real sacrifice for party
solidarity when he pulled himself
out of the race. That strengthened
his following.
1t seems inconceivab1e that Nc
Mutt should fail to play a promin-
ent role in the next four years. His
refusal to buck Roosevelt permit
ted him to come out of the fracas
with the McNutt organization de-
veloping a good deal more horse.
power than when he went in.
Political observers here are saw
ing: Keep one eye on Paul v. Nc
Mutt
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
HOLLYWOOD Sights And Sounds
BY Robin Cont

HOLLYWOOD, July Bob e t e
Davis is pining for her Butternut
farm on Sugar Hill. She wants to
get away, for a while, from the
studios and River Bottom, her new
home in Glendale.
She's finishing "TTine Letter. and
she has a touch of flu. She feels
low. She's carrying on, resting in
her little dressing room On the set
between scenes. The room is kept
at dollhouse temperature by an
electric heater, and Bette wears a
knitted shawl over her movie CO.'S
tune.
But Bette, even feeling low, is
not the pale and wan type. She
shows more life than some Of her
contemporaries do when they've
just had their options lifted and
five martins. Bette is in love
with Butternut, on Sugar Hill with
River Bottom in Glendale.
Butternut is the old farm Bette
bought at Franconia, N. H. She
went up to Peckett's Inn, her last
vacation, to spend a weekpend. She
fell in love with the place, stayed
three months, gained weight and
bought Butternut.
ITS an old place, small and
falling to pieces" she says, but
it's wonderful. 1 love the country,
and the people are marvellous"
She giggles, a good Davis giggle
which is deeper than a giggle. Il
had a letter from Mr.. Pickett. He
tells me there's been a lot of blab-
bling in the papers about a movie
actress who bought a place there
almost as much excitement as
over the annual question whether
Chief Justice Hughes will spend
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Col. Gillette, Smell
To View Boiler Tests

Lieut.. Col. George w. Gillette,
Wilmington district U. S. army en-.
gineer, and P. M. Smell, in charge
of the operations division, will leave
today for Norfolk to witness a
boiler test for the Henry Bacon, the
most powerful. pipeline dredge own.
ed by the federal government in the
United States.
The new boiler, twice as large as
the n previously used, is capable
of developing 10000 pounds of steam
pressure per hour.
The Henry Bacon, which has been
undergoing repairs and general over
hauling for the past two months in
Norfolk, is expected to return to
the Wilmington district next week
to carry on maintenance dredging
projects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
TAKE 1T EASY
Sleep Important
For Comfort,
Fatigue Relief
BY DR.. l..


n most common annoyance re.
sulting from the hypertensive stage
OF fatigue is insomnia. Inability 10
sleep must be considered the cardi-
nal sign OF too much ia. guing ac-
tlvity. If an individual cannot sleep
when he wants to, j. is usually be-
cause he is too nse.
Especially when overwork has
made muscles tense and the brain
active, it vii take appreciate time
before the wheels will run down."
Overactivity during the day, as a
result Of overaddiction to business,
social and Intellectual pursuits Of
ten persists at night in the form
Of restless and broken sleep.
It is a curious fact that the more
tired n is the harder it is to get
to sleep, and that emotional states
of excitement, anxiety and worry
may postpone the onset of sleep.
1t is not the rhythmic type of
exercise that induces insomnia, but
t , marked degrees of tension ac-
companying mental work and wor-
r.. For these reasons, over-tense
mental workers always complain
of insomnia.
Too much emphasis cannot be
placed on the fact that many in
tellectual workers try to exist on
rations of sleep which are far be-
low the necessary minimum. Be-
cause mental work tends to drive
one to stage of hyperexcitability,
the Intellectual worker feels alert
and is inclined to scrimp on sleep.
When he lives on a minimum
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Farmers Club Will
Meet Friday Night

The monthly supper meeting of
the Farmers club will be held at 8
o'clock Friday evening, August 2,
at Carolina Beach.
DR.. l.. G. Willis, in charge of the
soil laboratory, the principal speak
err, will discuss the results of soil re-
search programs conducted in the
county during the past year.
Approximately SIS persons have
made reservations to attend the
meeting. the office of r. W. Galphin,
county farm agent, reported today.
A fish supper will be served and
will be followed by the monthly bust
ness session. Membership of the club
comprises farmers in New Hanover
and adjoining counties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

of sleep, he is constantly in a stage
of physiologic as well as psycholo.
gle apprehension, which in it's turn
will carry the body toward even
tual breakdown.
One of the worst features of men
tai work is that it may keep an
individual in a state of neuromus-
cular hyperexcitability late in the
evening. A sur way to c%ounteract
a habit Of lying awake is to 60 to
bed before n is tired, or to be-
come more rested before trying to
go to sleep.
That may sound paradoxical, but
just try these few rules for several
evenings in succession:
l. Refuse to do any work con-
nected with your business after din
ner.
2. Refuse to take part in an ar
gument after dinner.
8. Refuse to participate in hec-
tic recreation in the evening.
4. Get into bed very soon after
dinner, rest your body and read a
book unconnected with your. work.
When you begin to have difficulty
getting the meaning of the SEN
fences, sleep is not far off. It should
be Wooed, ever if the hour is early.
You have gone to bed to sleep,
SO give yourself up to the luxury
Of a long nights rest. Do not let
yourself stay awake to review the
affairs of today or to plan for the
future. Nothing will prepare you
better for tomorrow's work or play
than tonight's sleep. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-It begins to look as
though the people who live in Washington are
going to get to vote.
The 6O-year battle for suffrage is coming to
a head. For the first time, so far as I can find
out, citizens of the nations capital got one Of
the major parties to stick a silver of a plank in
their platform saying: I'VE also favor the ex-
tension of the right of suffrage to the people OF
the District of Columbia"
1t happened at Chicago and under ordinary
circumstances, action on the plank would be
deferred until after the elections, or in other
words until the next session of Congress. But
it seems certain that Congress will work right
on through, and already a congressman has
thrown down the glove to Rep. Jennings Ran.
dolph, of West Virginia, saying in effect: If
you and your party are so eager for this sui.
frage, why don't you get up a measure at once
and pass it," And Mr.. Randolph answered,
in effect: That's exactly what we hope to do"
700,O 900 Without Vote
1t should be some kin of a commentary ON
the loopholes in American government that
the nearly 700, 900 persons IN the District Of
Columbia do not have the right to vote, self
government, or representation in Congress-.
There are II states that have less or only
slightly greater population than the district,
yet each has two senators, some as many as
three representatives, and all have votes in
the electoral college.
What form the suffrage measure will take is
anyoodys guess, but mine is that the district
Will not get the right of self-government nor
representation in Congress. They tried the for
mer once and it didn't work. Besides. even a
measure just providing for the districts right
to vote for President is going to run into diff
cultles. There are a lot of persons, in Congress
ana out, who feel that district residents should
oe kept out of the political melee.
McNUTT BANNERS HIGH
With the conventions out of the way and DO
ntlcos settling down to picking over the bones,
tneres a growing conviction here that Paul v.
McNutt came out of Chicago with colors fving.
All over the place you hear how the Indiana
boy made good. First, he was wise enough to
duck the presidency long before the convention
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

his vacation there"
Bette gets serious, however,
when she discusses her future at
Butternut. It'll be- five years at
least before I can go to live there
the year round, and I'm looking
forward to it. Those people know
how to live. They have more real
fun on a picnic than we have in a
night club. I could enjoy house.
work back there. A d speaking
from a very practical point of view,
the best thing about my place is
that F can keep it up, food and all,
for a total cost Of $40 a week." %
Bette goes to Butternut immedi-
ately after 1.-The Letter." and she
isn't ure that she'll do Calamity
jane on her return. 1t depends on
how the script shapes up.
Calamity was a fascinating wo-
man, apart from all her shooting
and riding" she says, land if they
soft-pedal the two-gun stuff I want
very much to play her. You know
how frightened 1 am of guns, SO
it was a laugh when they men.
toned the role for me. If it's a
part that calls for much riding
and shooting, I don't want it'd
wind up with all my bones in a
sling!' But Pm going to do a lot
of riding this vacation SO that if
I do have to ride I won't walk
around the lot bow-legged a n d
stiff"
She'll have chances, close to
home, to practice Craftsmanship.
Her Glendale home - christened
River Bottom by her mother be-
cause that's where it is, near the
usually dry Los Angeles river and
her studio-is close to several rid
ing stables. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under Council Manager administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Track and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highmay from Wrightsvine
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. W1d
err Turning Basin, With ship lanes into
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc'
ton through sustained-yied methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported BY one.
countrywide tar.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around tho
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital facilities for phites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0ro1oin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sanatorium
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
HEAVY FIGHTING

NAlROBI, Kenya Colony, July 80.
Up Heavy fighting between Brit
lsh and Italian forces in the Moyale
region, where the Italians have in
vaded British Kenya from Ethio-
pla, was reported officially by the
British today,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Man bout
Manhattan
MA ssy1n. te
By George Tucker

NEW YORK, July 30.-We were
having the veal pie in Sans at
lunch yesterday when Monte Pro-
ser dropped into an adjoining chair.
Monte is a young man with horn
rim glasses, a sad smile, and a
conviction that disappointment is
the inevitable reward for those who
expect too much from life,
This is by no means the mel.
ancholy philosophy of a young man
who has been frustrated by life,
No doubt at times he feels fruS.
trated, but a careful analysis Of
his deeds and experiments reveals
something of the salt of variety,
of changing color, of sunny days
as well as glum ones. Monte used
to be a hobo. He is still, at heart.
He has been known to Broadway
since the early days Of repeal.
He has been a press agent. lie
has shipped on cattle boats and
slept in open fields. Once he
worked for Herbert Hoover. Once
he was a guide in Yellowstone Park
He is a restaurant wne now, Or
rather a night club owner. And IN
recent months he has been rather
widely heralded as the father OF
the "Zombie."
Almost everybody in New YORK
knows what the zombie is. 1t IS
an after-dark beverage so power
full that not more than two may
be sold to a customer. This, OIL
course, is strictly the okra soup a
mans capacity is his own business
though personally I would be atrald
to travel in the company of people
who could, or would want to, carry
more than two of those tall rum
inspired connections under their
belts.
The zombie, so far as Manhat
tan is concerned, first made IS
appearance in Proser's Broadway
restaurant about eight months ago.
This was the Beachcomber WIlra
now, like WoolWorth's and the no.
P stores, has become a chain, vii"
sister clubs throughout the couu,
try. After the lean days, some u
which were shadow-thin, Monte ID
back in the sunshine, though hN
smile remains as melancholy as eE
er. A Puerto Rican company eVe'
has contracted to put out zonlD'e.
in bottles. You would think 'Hdt
this would bring some sense "
elation. But these are strange tiis'
and Monte's way of expressing "a
isfaction is a sort of h~alt-heal"t
shrug. That is hard to explain W,
then most things about Monte
hard to explain.
Once he sent me a canary WIFE,
out any explanation. 1t was IN us
winter. 1 took the bird out lh'o NV
snow, where the sunllghV ~ w.,
strong, to take it's picture. "A ~"
days later it died of pneuflon
Monte's reaction was typY III.
That's the trouble with 'hlS
mate" he said. You cant "
keep canary birds" IN
On another occasion Wds
meet him at Dempsey's on bf0a
way because Jim Tully was r.S Il
ing to be there, and when luz
is in town it is natural lof OK
one who has ever ridden the ~"
to gather around. Tully is a Dh hi;
like Jack London, useu If.
hobo days as a springboard
erary fame. Novt
But Monte wasn't there We
lay came a wire from Demps1,
1otel-in Miami. What q e a
the wire wanted to hiioo
That, in a way, is a detlhl'N' n,
Proser. Names mean h;ns
TO him-time and distance n0"
all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
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subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
TOP o. THE

You cannot run aa0ay from a Veakness; you
must some. time fight it out or perish, and If
that be so, 1hy not mo1U, and Where you stand.
STEVENSON