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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Simple History

history of the mudd similar to the histories OF all other
tax muddles being in word mudde during the winter severe and
the conference condition the Treasury study the
it. originally l94l,
suddenly decided that the expansion Of the
profits
asked.
The Treasury bracng itself after the shock peeded up its studies
completed William
of the Defense Commission informed
Morgenhau and the President that tax concessions
also to
program accepted
decided that despite the
isolatonsts
concessions and profits in
single bill
Delay and Confusion
tax leaders however,
handle Of tax bill election
schedules
the profits based
calculated from
House
leaders redad the
inserting alternative method figuring the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Washington Observations
Outcome Of Bottle Of Britain May Have
Decisive Effect on Presidential Campaign

administration foreign and defense
policies, including aid for Britain
and CONSUMPTION. Should Willkie
become President, he will find in
fuential Republican isolationists
strongly intrenched in Congress
They will be in position to ham,
string, II not wreck, his fortnight
program for thwarting Hitlerism's
menace to American democracy and
his pledge to beat" the Nazis at
any game they attempt to play over
here. Meantime, Willkie will have
to convince the electorate that in
sending him to the White House, 1t
would be choosing a President whose
foreign policy and defense meas
ures will command party support,
not sabotage, on Capitol Hill. That's
another point on which Americans
will want to be shown"
Willkie No Radio Star.
Despite the consensus that his
acceptance speech strengthened
Wilkes cause. he was a big dis
appointment as a broadcaster. Un-
less he improves his microphone
style" he'll labor under a serious
handicap, specially if Roosevelt con-
tinuously declines the challenge to
face-to-face debate. Elwoods IA
vorite son NAV have decided it's
good strategy to remain his Mid
Western self on the air, leaving
glamour appeal to his sonorous rival.
He may think. too, as many do, that
the radio audience is fed up with
charm and melodious diction, and
prefers unadorned speech conspicu-
GUS for brass tacks. At those and
in argumentative combat, Willkie is
at his best. Roosevelt has no reason
to shrink from oratorical fisticufis
He Is no SLOUGH at the give take
game himself. Many Americans be-
lieve, this column thinks, that the
President has good alibi for re-
frsining from a Lincoln-Douglas re-
vival-the desirability of sticking
close to his defense job and the un-
practicable interna tional situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

decision punitive
the congressional situation revealed that the
proposed BILL the oaons would
loading
needing aid
fault the bill This is that the
raising the bill fake ostenby intended for
the American defense effort but actually likely
5000 100000 annually soft drinks
The Valley settler., 1940-12-27
ARIcy. At FORT RICHARDSON WILL ESTAB-
LISF OJE GRADE SCHOOL

Army Off cials, realizing the
problem now faced by anchorage in
the matter Of croW6Cc grade school,
Will provide school facilit. es for
youn3 er children Of Army families.
An estimated one hundred hi h school
S students Will be ADDED to the
Anchorage school.
Several hundred school children
Will have been added to the Nnchor-
bee distric by the time t post at
Fort Ri charfson has reached tits
full quota Of troops.
|. 1t was found. necessary recent
hy to divide tie first Grado into
Two Glasses an6 hire another teacher,
Pnd to move the third grade into
puartors in the Federal uilG1ng.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
BAILEY H0N0RED
AT LIONS MEET
Club Discusses Plans To Send
Large Delegation To Ha-
vana Session

George W. Bailey, theatre op
orator and honorary colonel of the
New Hanover High school ROTC
unit, was recognized at the lunch,
con meeting of the Lions club at
the Cape Fear hotel yesterday.
Lion DR.. A. MGR. Crouch present
ed Bailey, who was recently made
an honorary colonel of the battalion
in recognition of his interest and
support of the r. o. T. c., which
gave a review and dress parade in
mis- honor.
Thomas j. Baird, first vice.rresi-
dent, presided in the absence of
Donald L. Sewell. president; Wick
G. Twining led in tine group sing.
ing; and M'Kean Maffitt, secre.
tary, presented his weekly report !;
H. g. Carney gave the invocation.
The clubSdiscussed plans to send
a large delegation to the annual
international convention of Lions
clubs to be held in July at Hava-
ma, Cuba.
Lion DR.. James H. Smith intro
duced as his guest, Ben Parmele. of
the Argentine, who led in an open
forum discussion Of the relations
between the United States and the
Latin-American countries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
BAPTIST LEADERS
TO MEET FEB. l6
Southeastern Conference Will
Be Conducted In Bla-
denbor0 Church

BLADENBORO, Feb. s-An all.
day conference of Baptist church
leaders throughout the southeastern
section Of the state will be held in
the First Baptist church of Baden.
boro on Friday, February Is.
The conference was arranged bv
Perry Crouch and L. L. Morgan, of
Raleigh, Baptist state Sunday school
leaders, and M. A. Higgins, general
secretary of the Baptist State con
vertion.
The conference will open at $3.50
o'clock in the morning and continue
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
All Sunday school teachers, of.
ficers of the church and training
union directors from the Baptist IS.
sociations of Bladen, Brunswick,
Columbus, Dock, Eastern, New
South River, Robson and Whining.
ton, representing about 300 Baptist
churches, are expected to attend.
From 500 to 1000 persons are ex.
pected to attend the conference.
The Bladenboro church, with the
r, ]. Hall, pastor, who is also Bladen
association moderator, will serve
lunch and extends a cordial welcome
to all delegates to the meeting.
The program is as follows:
$3.50 a.. m.-Worship. Pat Alder.
man and E. E. Rutledge.
9:45 a. m.-Spiritual preparation
of the teacher, Mrs. John B. Lane.
10:05 a. m.-Announcements.
1910 a. m.-Departmental con.
ferences for Sunday school and B.
7. u. directors and pastors.
11:15 a. m. General assembly,
hymn.
1920 a. m.-Open forum; our
Sunday school opportunities, L.. L.
Morgan.
11:45 a. m. - Announcements,
Special music.
11:55 a. m.-Teaching for Christ.
ian Living, M. A. Higgins.
Afternoon Session
1850 p. m.-Worship.
200 p. m.-Our Growing Concep-
ton of a Church Training Program,
N. C. Brooks.
2:15 p. m.-Forum: Facing Our
in the Local Church, w.
Perry Crouch.
2:45 p. m.-Departmental confer.
ences, Sunday school departments,
pastors, B. T. U. directors, extern.
sion, a~ssociational officers, general
music, announcements.
1855 p. m.-Our Church Facing
the Opportunities of 1910, M. A.
Higgins, DR.. S. l.. Blanton, M. L
DR.. Hoyt Blackwell.
Other speakers and conference
leaders, who will appear on the pro.
gram include Mrs. A. V. Washburn,
Mrs. c. D. Balm, Mrs. w. Perry
Crouch, John B. Lane.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Mrs. Catherine Reaues
Funeral Rites Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Cath
crime Jane Reaves, 81, widow of
Calvin Reaves, who died at her
home at go South Sixth street
Wednesday afternoon at 1910
o'clock, will be held from the
Sixth Street Advent Christian
church this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment will follow in the Oak
Grove cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be grand
sons Of the deceased. Honorary
pallbearers will be: ]. W. Reaves.
Hanson Malpass, Ira Jones, DR.. D.
r. Murchison, L. H. Nance and Will.
liam Burnett.
Mrs. Reaves is survived by two
sons, James Reaves, Of Raleigh,
and J. c. Reaves, Of Wilmington;
two daughters, Mrs. T. W. Davis
and Mrs. Edwin Ganey, of Whining.
ton; one brother, William Herring.
Of Miami, Fla; 10 grandchildren
and 20 great-grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Dredging Work Permit
Asked By ]. D. Orrell

The Wilmington district army
engineers office reported yesterday
that J. D. Orrell, of Wilmington,
has applied for a permit to dredge
approximately 10000 cubic yards of
material from in front of the
Texas Oil company's terminals
about three miles below the city,
on the Cape Fear river.
Orrell proposes to transport the
material on barges and dump it in
a slough near the east shore of the
river about two and a quarter miles
below the mouth of the Brunswick
river.
Objections to the proposed work
from the standpoint of navigation
interests will be received until
February II at the Wilmington dis
trict army engineer office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Anti-Lynch Program
Is Adopted By Women

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 8 Up -
Representatives of 10000 southern
women adopted today an anti-lynch
ing program which they believe will
accomplish more than could federal
legislation.
Executive committee members of
the Association of Southern Women
for the Prevention of Lynching took
no stand against the pending anti
lynching bill, but adopted a resolu-
ton stating the association "does
not support and never has support.
ed federal legislation to eradicate
lynching."
Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames, director
of the 10-year-old association, ex-
pressed conviction that it's educa.
tional work would prove more effec-
tive than any federal statute might
be.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Lucas And Griffin Win
Suit In Superior Court

A verdict in favor Of the plain
tiffs was returned in superior
court yesterday in the case Of James
Lucas and Mary Griffin, negroes
against the Blue Bird Taxi COM
pany, owned by Solomon Maliette
negro.
lucas was granted a $1,000 judg'
ment and Griffin was given a judg-
ment in the amount of $500.
Both the defendants alleged they
were permanently and seriously in
jured through the negligence Of the
defendant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Americanism Observance
Urged By Governor Hoe1

RALEIGH, Feb. s. Up Cover
nor Hoey today urged North Caro-
linians to observe National Amer.
icanism week from February - to
February II in a statement, he said:
president Roosevelt has called
upon the nation to participate in the
proper observance of this period of
conservation Of the ideals of the re-
public, and I join in this request
that the people of North Carolina
enter fully into the spirit of this &C.
casion and join the nation in pro-.
claiming our faith in democratic
processes and in giving the true in.
depreciation Of genuine American
ISM"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
FARMERS TALK
FERTILIZER RULES
Ten Meetings Are Scheduled
To Be Conducted In The
State Next Week

RALEIGH, Feb. g. Up Ten
meetings of farmers will be held in
North Carolina next week to discuss
uniform fertilizer recommendations
Tor various sections of the state.
A schedule of the meetings, to be
conducted by N. C. State college
agronomists and extension special
lists, were announced today by As.
slstant Extension Director John W
Goodman as follows:
Monday - Durham Junior High
school and Wilson courthouse.
Tuesday - West End school al
Winston-Salem and Agricultural
building at Hartford.
Wednesday Agricultural build
lngs at Lenoir and Windsor.
Thursday - Courthouse at Ashe
vile and Agricultural building al
Jacksonville.
Observation-Disclosures at Charlotte
and Fayetteville.
Meetings at Wilson, HEREFORD,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
LEWIS IS BLAMED.
FOR LABOR FIGHT
AFT, Calls On Roosevelt To
Disclose Responses To
His Peace Effort

,uANr. Fla, Feb. Up The
A. F. of L. asked President Roose'
..,,+ today to disclose ALL and CIO
.nonses to his latest effort to end
onized labor's internal strife,
md let the public decide which fac.
tiop now is blocking peace moves.
The federation's executive coun.
:, directly blamed CIO Chieftain
1arn l.. Lewis for disrupting a
.~ontinuation of peace efforts, while
5.cIariDg the ALL always has been
aiIlino to work for a harmonious
settlement.
william Green, federation presi-
,or+ declared that he and Lewis,
hotb separately and together, had
,ol5 the president how far eacn was
Wiling to 90 toward adjusting the
.on+royersy and that he thought
The White House now should make
tho proposals public.
Green said the executive council
had dispatched the following tele-
cram to the White House:
THE executive council Of the
American Federation of Labor now
meeting i'll Miami respectfully re-
opests that you make public the
answers made by the American
Federation of Labor and the C. 1. O.
ia YOUR appeal that peace negotia-
lions he resumed.
The executive council feels as a
matter Of simple justice that this
information should be given to la
bor and to the people of our nation
50 that responsibility for failure to
resume peace negotiations as you
requested shall be placed where it
properly belongs"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Robson And Onslow
WPA Work Approved

RALEIGH, Feb. S.-R-Approv-
al of fifteen WPA projects calling
for the expenditure of $974,836 and
the employment of 2,177 workers
was announced today by C. C. Nc
Ginnis, state administrator.
The list included five road building
projects on which a total Of 1861
9S1 is to be spent and 1875 persons
will be employed.
Projects included:
Robson, construct cafeteria at
Lumberton High school, $5,677, So
workers, and build schools at Hope
we'll Indian school, Island Grove,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Windsor, Jacksonville and Fayette.
vile will be conducted by J. r. Pi.
land, E. r. Collins and R. L. Low.
worm of the Agronomy department:
l.. T. Weeks, extension tobacco
specialist; Robert Schmidt, research
horticulturist; and E. c. Blair. ex.
tension agronomist.
Meetings at Durham, Winston.
Salem, Lenoir, Asheville and Char.
lotte will be conducted by c. B. Viii.
llams' head of the agronomy depart.
ment; W. H. Rankin and w. W.
Woodhouse, agronomists; H. r. Ms.
"onger, extension horticulturist:
and p. Y. Floyd, extension tobacco
specialist,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
OFFICE CLOSED

MOSCOW, Feb. S-R-The office
Of the American-Russian chamber
of commerce, opened here in 1926,
was closed tonight for an indefinite
period owing to the uncertainty OF
the European situation. The cham
Der has played a prominent role as
a liaison agency between American
firms and Soviet trade organiza'
tons. especially prior to Washing
toms diplomatic recognition Of the
Soviet Union
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Pitt County Youth New
4-H Tobacco CHAMPION

RALEIGH, Feb. g. Up Elmer
Iucker' Ii, of Pitt county, is the All
tooacco champion Of North Carolina
1or 1895 and will receive a one-yeay
scholarship at N. c. State college.
Inc youth produced 1902 pounds
OF tobacco on an ere of land. l.. R.
Hafrll, state All club leader, said
that this probably was not the larg-
est yield on a club acre, but that
tucker was awarded the champion.
ship on the basis of obstacles over
come and improved practices fol.
lowed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Rev. Redden Honeycutt
Funeral Services Held

CLINTON. Feb. S.-Funeral rites
for the Rev. Redden Honeycutt, SO,
sanspon county's last surviving
veteran of the War Between the
states. who died at his home here
Tuesday night after a short illness,
we're held from the Piney Green
BAPTIST church, near Clinton, this
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. ]. Herman Barnes. pastor, as
sisted by the Rev. W. j. Jones, pres
ident of Pineland college, Salem
burg, the Rev. S. Lewis Morgan,
Jr., of the Clinton Baptist church.
and DR.. Joel S. Snyder, of the First
BAPTIST church of Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
TRIAL POSTPONED

BESSEMER, Ala, Feb. 8.-P-
Trial of a newspaper photographer
and an electrician on disorderly con
duct charges. which the birmingham
News claims involves it's rights as a
free press, was postponed to Feb. &c
today by Judge Palmer Keith, Jr.,
because of a crowded docket.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Ned Buchanan Convicted
In Recorders Court

Only n case of any Importance
was heard in recorders court yes
terday.
Ned Buchanan was found guilty
of striking a car owned by Mrs.
p. l.. Easterline without stopping.
He was fined SIS and the costs
and ordered to pay restitution to
the prosecuting witness in the sum
of SIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With Little Worry

Eat, talk, laugh or sneeze without
fear of insecure false teeth dropping,
slipping or webbing. FASTEETH
holds plates firmer and more comfort
ably. This pleasant powder has no
gummy, gooey, nasty taste or feeling.
Doesn't cause nausea. It's alkaline
(non-acid). Checks plate odor' (den-
ture BREATH. Get FASTEETA at any
drug store,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Lumber Bridges, Long Branch and
Gaddys Negro school, $27,6S3, IS
workers.
Onslow, improve community house
grounds near Jacksonville, $500, %
workers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1940-03-03

air regulations. The last mentioned,
grouped with meteorology and navi-
CATION, is so important that, al
though the instructors are more
than qualified for their jobs, these
subjects are passed only by the
standard examinations given by the
Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Capt. Corley P. McDarment, U. S.
A., retired. is in direct supervision
of the aviation instruction. Ably
fitted by his rich experience as in
structor in the Army's ground and
flying schools, he has chosen men
whose backgrounds are such as not
only to meet the air authority's re-
quirements, but also to enable them
to impart a vividly practical in
struction to the students.
The three other professors at the
college are Maj. George w. Haskins,
1t. David NJ. Barkley and Arthur H.
Norwood. Maj. Haskins, a graduate
of the advanced aeronautics course
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, taught aeronautics for
seven years at Purdue University.
1t. Barkley, Air Corps Reserve, son
of Senator Barkley of Kentucky, is
from the University of Virginia and
recent graduate of the Army's
Ground and Flying Schools. He is
Evening star., 1940-03-03

aviators, is vitally important to a
flyer. Pilots must know the causes,
effects and indications of weathe-
changes, and even if Elsie never
becomes a pilot. she must know
meteorology to become an airplane
hostess. the American girls number
one glamor job. Executives must
also know the subject so they can
direct their pilots and appreciate
their problems. Mechanics must
understand the strain of weather
conditions on ships so as to con-
struct better designs.
Shooting the sun, moon and
stars may sound like a fight of
fancy to our telephone operator,
but she soon learns better in the
navigation class. AS the captain
of seagoing boat uses a compass
to steer his ship to the right desti-
nation, so does an aviator. With
the compass and the aid of heavenly
bodies and landmarks the captain
does not have, the pilot is able to
navigate" his ship where he wishes
it to go. Uncle Sans aviation STU
dents soon eliminate guesswork and
figure on dead reckoning"
Included as an important part of
the course are radio terms and uses,
airport problems and especially civil
Evening star., 1940-03-03

always willing to give all proper
information and attention to de-
positors and patrons. Ladies are
especially invited and welcome.
THE Lincoln National Bank is
founded upon a sound business
basis, and We bespeak for it in the
near future a position among the
largest, safest and best financial
institutions of Washington City.
Discount Committee meets every
morning at II o'clock. John A.
Prescott, president; j. Harrison
johnson, vice president; Frederick
A. Stier, cashier; Henry F. Bauer.
teller; Paul H. Cromelin, receiving
teller. Directors: William E. Alb
bott, Augustus Burgdorf, Job Bar
nard, Seymour Cunningham, Au-
gustus B. Coppes, H. Bradley David
son, William o. Denison. Jesse c.
Ergood Willie S. Hoge. J. Harrison
johnson, Watson j. Newton, John
A. Prescott, Frederick w. Pratt.
Frederick A. Tschiffely and Richard
A. Walker"
In January. 1898, the bank was
moved from its original location t.
its present historic quarters at Sey-
enth and D streets, and here it wiz
probably stay for many years t
come.
Mr.. Prescott did not remain presi-
dent of the bank very long, an
soon we find this Office being file,
by Jesse B. Wilson, who retained it
until 1909, when he was succeeded
by Richard A. Walker. Floyd E.
Davis, the present chief officer, fol-
lowed Mr.. Walker.
Officers of Bank.
The present officers of the Lincoln
National Bank, besides President
Davis. are Albert S. Galley, execu-
tive vice president; James A. Soper,
vice president and cashier; Henry
T. Offterdinger. vice president;
Richard A. Norris, vice president:
George Francis Williams, general
counsel and trust officer; j. Frank
Rice, assistant cashier and assistant
trust officer: Robert E. Lee, assistant
cashier; D. Hammond Wetzel, assist
ant cashier; Nelson M. Stokes,
assistant cashier; Edward H.
Story, assistant cashier; Helena D.
Reed. assistant trust officer; Louis
Paladini, controller, and William
M. Harris, auditor.
Two of the members of this bank,
Mr.. Galley and Wallace NICK.
Stowell, both of whom the writer
has known from boyhood days, were
with this bank from the very begin
ming, and both made fine records.
Mr.. Galley came to the bank as its
messenger and has advanced from
assistant cashier to cashier and to
vice president, and since 1926 has
been the executive vice president.
Mr.. Stowell, who was with the
bank on the opening day as general
utility man at the humble salary of
$50 month, became assistant
cashier in 1907 and later was pro-
NOTED to receiving teller. and when
the banks branch at. Seventeenth
and H street was opened in 1924 he
was made its manager. He was
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Wallace NICK. Sto1pell,
member of the board of di-
rectors OF the Lincoln No
tional Bank, 1Dho started ,uith
1t so gears ago and became
Dice president.
elected vice president In 1925 and
retired in 1929, when he was made a
member Of the board, and today he
faithfully attends all board meetings.
Mr.. Davis became a director about
1901, and later served as vice presi-
dent before assuming his present
position. He is a native of Virginia,
but came to this city in his boyhood
days and settled in Southwest WASH
ington. He has other interests, in
cluding a real estate business and
the treasurership of the Colun.. q
Permanent Building Association.
Mrs. Reed, the assistant trust
officer, is the first woman to be
elected an officer of this bank. She
is member of the District bar
and is now the president Of the
Women's Bar Association Of the
District Of Columbia.