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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Greek Steamer
Suruiuors Tell
Torpedoing

LONDON, Feb. 2-R-Twen.
ty survivors from the 5,625.to
torpedoed Greek steamer Eleni
Stathatos reached the Irish
shore yesterday and told of
having to throw the bodies of
IL frozen comrades from the
open boats in which the SUI.
vivors spent four days in the
acy Atlantic.
The crew escaped in two
boats as their vessel went
down last Sunday. The seamen
said a German submarine fred
the torpedo.
"A heavy sea was running
and the weather was bitter
cold" said Michael Ryan of
County Limerick, Ireland, one
of the survivors.
Our hands and feet sweIled
up so much-we were tired of
rowing-it was awful. 1t was a
bad dream -. we were always
cold, we were always tired -.
we were always hungry.
"The worst Of all came Wed.
nesday. There were the dead
in the boat-thirteen Greeks.
They had frozen to death. We
threw them overheard.
Later the second boat cap
Sized" Ryan continued. 1--WE
had the larger boat, and we
got the men out of the water.
Early today we saw the Irish
coast but we were SO tired we
couldn't row any more. It was
terrible.
"A motorboat finally came out
and here I am"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Two More Firsts

MURPHY, Feb. o. Add
two more North Carolina
~"firsts."
With the completion of the
pouring of concrete at Hiwassee
dam near here this week,
North Carolina now reputedly
has the highest overflow dam
in the world and the highest
major dam east of the Rockies.
The $22, 100000 iva project
is situated % miles southwest
of here. The first bucket of con
crete was poured April 20, 1888.
The dam is 1922 feet high and
1885 feet wide.
The IVA employed 1850
men in building the dam.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
MAXWELL'S AIDE
NOT YET NAMED
Revenue Chief Denies b.
Itch Will Get Post While
He Campaigns
Star News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, Feb. 2.-Who's going
to run the revenue department
while Commissioner Allen J. Max
well runs for governor?
1t may not be in accord with the
rules of journalism to make a ques-
ton the lead paragraph of a story,
but in this particular case a ques-
TONS the story. If your Raleigh re-
porter knew the answer the be-
ginning would, Of course, be differ
ent.
The commissioner says he has
conferred with Governor Clyde R.
Hoey Tentatively" concerning the
matter of this during the
Maxwell leave of absence without
pay which is expected to begin
some time in March.
He says the governor was quite
cooperative" and went so far as
to add that it would seem natural
to turn the department over to
someone already familiar with the
work." which may be az indication
that the temporary tax collecting
head will be from the ranks" In
this case the natural and logical
man would be Assistant Commis-
sioner W. ]. Spain. although
Bills" job is more concerned as
a general thing with personnel
than with politics.
Your reporter ran into some folks
who had a weird, but highly in
triguing story that Lion" Bolich
Of Winston = Salem will get the
place. They talked as though it
were a thing already definitely de-
cided upon, but Maxwell vigorous
ly asserted, when told Of the yarn,
that theirs nothing, to it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

me of the leaders
If the isolationist
group in the
senate. He hap
pens to be chair.
nan Of the repub-
lican committee
on committees S,
which is to fill
he vacancy. For
nal action won't
be taken Until
after S e n a t O r
Borah's s e nate
successor is ap-
pointed and sworn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
N ROAD DEATHS
" N FIVE COUNTIES
no{ state's 100 Counties
o,nort 692 Of 943
NJ Deaths In 1899
Star-News Bureau
sir Walter Hotel
~ AVERILL
D., HENRY ANEh1LL

D. Feb. Forty North
RAlhi0 aonnries accounted for
%ctol.n4 he states 94s automobile
&: Of Nv, an the highway last year
tsl t1. on only 81 for the other sixty
ral u'' small counties-Alexander'
FIVE s,ry, Cbowan, Hyde and Tyr,
I L3s5eione on a special i honor a1 nc. roll
f highway deaths at all with
sts l, nj borders in 1889.
W. .la'| group of ten countess with
one ls.,5 s'e setting a pace much too
Ga'l u. FIR the others to follow
~ less than 2s4 deaths an
had ~ # nearly so per county. In
'o,n every county had more
,ssp 70 Deaths +;os
.,ond group of II counties
4 10 deaths. Counties in this
had from Is to 10 deaths
s.I, , third group Of 10 counties
s'' +rom 10 to IA deaths each and
b! .r 5sTP- total of IFS.
: IT,. eva counties had from one
Sr .;.a deaths each, while as re-
A. five showed perfect records.
az, Tgs,s facts and figures are CLEAN
s s.or, +be highway safety divis-
~ BREAKDOWN of its annual re-
'.r released last week, which
!. .rei 94S deaths and 7,190 injuries
North Carolina last year.
. criltords 50 highway fatalities
..snod N%ecklenburg by ten. while
woke ran third with Sc. Cumber-
nd despite that it is not one of
ss more populous counties, had
y followed in order by Catawba
"a IA record which might have
,,r4 much higher but for a con-
local drive which resulted
. deathless December), Wayne
a. Forsyth with %, and Bun.
annie Nash and Rockingham with
each.
FIR New Hanover there were
s-ed Is killed and 153 injured; On
Inv 3 and 4; Fender, 6 and %;
tg,lin 10 and 81; Columbus, Is
nd 81: Brunswick, 10 and So; and
) and 4S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Mrs. TayIor's Funeral
Scheduled For Sunday

BEAUFORT, Feb. 2.-GP-Fu-
ieral services will be held here
Sunday FOR Mrs. Emiline HELEN
Taylor, s., mother OF Beaufort's
postmaster and daughter of the
late Bryan HELEN, the towns first
postmaster. She died last night
after a brief illness.
surviving are two sons, one
daughter, several grandchildren
and decentralization and one
great -grcat-grandchild.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Mrs. Creole, S., Dies
Or Washington Train

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. up
Mrs. Dorothula Creole, IS, of Char
lotte. was stricken with a fatal i'll.
ness on a Washington-bound train
early today.
Mrs. Creole was transferred from
the train to an ambulance Of the
Alexandria fire rescue squad about
9 a. M, and was rushed to a hos
pital, but was dead upon arrival.
Police said she was on her way
to visit her daughter, Mrs. r. G.
Fulton, III, in Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Gerald Nye of North Dakota prob
ably will get the foreign relations
committee post made vacant by the
death of Senator William Borah.
In recent years Nye has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Gas Workers Strike
Hits Toledo Industry

TOLEDO, O., Feb. 2.-R-A gas
workers strike today threw several
hundred industrial workers into idle
ness and slowed up production IN
ether plants.
The CLIO Gas Workers union IS
seeking a signed contract and IL IL
per cent wage increase. The two
companies affected have offered a
2 IL per cent rise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

ney.
Its not that 1
used the Cagney
name to get into
%pictures," s h e
said. "B u t I'd
v have had
the r to try
if Jimmy hadn't
been so success
full at it. Just 60
ing into a produc-
er's office a n d
saying, I'm Jim
my Cagney's sis
ter wouldn't have
meant q thinp 7
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

BOONE - The fifth Appalachian
mountain forensic tournament be-
college here today with COMPETE
ton in debcting, extemporaneous,
impromptu and after dinner speak,
ing and oratory.
Representatives were entered in
the tournament from Winthrop,
Wake Forest, n. c. State, Mary
vile, Lees-MacRae, Wingate, Len
oir-Rhyne, Emory and Henry, Mars
Hill and Waynesburg (Penna.) col
leges. There were more than 70
individual contestants.
The tournament will end tomor-
row.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
In Hollywood
By PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff CORRESPONDENT

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2.-There's a
young actress in town who never
has posed for "leg art" doesn't col.
lect jade elephants or star saphires
or husbands, hasn't got an agent,
doesn't say "rawther" and "raylly",
and who admits she wouldn't even
have thought of being an actress if
her name hadn't been Jean Gag
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Carolina
News Shorts
(By the Associated Press)

RALEIGH-F Funeral services for
Miss Ida Isabella Poteat, 81, art
teacher at Meredith college, who
died at a hospital here yesterday,
will be held at the college tomor-
row morning. Burial will be in the
family cemetery at Yanceyville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

CHARLOTTE - Since James B.
Duke established the fund in 1924,
the hospital section of the Duke
endowment has contributed $12,-
39S,379.11 to 1877 hospitals in the
C%arolinas, the hospital sections IN
nual report showed today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
SHORT ELECTED

GREENVILLE-The North Caro-
lima Crop Improvement association
elected W. A. Short Of Greensboro
president yesterday and also award
ed him a silver pitcher for the best
shelled corn at it's exhibition.
J.. Brantley Speight of Winter
vile was chosen vice president. He
also won two sweepstakes awards
for exhibiting the best soybcars
and the best small grain. Two
sweepstakes medals went to G. e.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

An official Of a dispensary for
sick animals says if you suffer from
nerves, your dog will be snappy, if
you get angry your dog will pick a
fight with a neighbor dog
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

BORAH GAVE FREELY
TO PRIVATE RELIEF
One thing few people knew about
Senator Borah was that he was a
one-man community chest. All
sorts Of strangers used to ask him
for aid; he would have them look.
ed up, and if they weren't just
professional panhandlers, he would
make more or less contributions to
them.
In a number of cases he paid for
expensive medical services for peo.
pie who ha6 no claim on him ex.
cept the one claim he couldn't re.
sist-that they needed help.
A despairing member Of his Of.
flee staff once remarked that he
gave away so much money she
actually didn't know how he lived.
WAGE-HOUR BOSS
TRAPPED BY REDS
Lieut.. Col. Philip Fleming, wage.
hour boss, had a lapse in diplo.
macy the other morning.
To look up some historical point
he borrowed a big volume of BAT.
ties and Leaders Of the Civil War;"
and absent-mindedly left it face
up on his desk while he received
three industrialists.
Too late, he realized that his call
ers came, respectively, from North
Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
giau
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
Missing Plane Forced
Down By Fuel Shortage

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 2.-tR>-
Word was received here today that
a missing plane with five Ameri-
cans aboard had made a forced
landing at Legoa Mangeira due to
a fuel shortage.
The government press depart
ment announced it had received a
telegram from Porto Allegro that
the plane, unreported for two days,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

w IL
CHARLOTTE - Because Of the
recent snow the Mecklenburg
S~ortsman's and Wildlife club has
asked the state department Of con-
servation and development to close
tl-e hunting season in North Caro-
lima Immediately instead Of on
February Is.
Harvey Norris, club president,
pointed out that the snow had
robbed the birds Of food and that
they had been so weakened they
could hardly fly. "They will have
a tough time surviving, without a
continued onslaught against them
by hunters" Morris said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

Bell of Rocky Mount Tor his sweet
potato ard cotton seed exhibits.
The outstanding sample Of les
pedeza was entered by j. A. Patter-
son Of Salisbury. Frank Patterson
also Of Salisbury, had the best ear
corn. R. H. Terrill of Reidsville
exhibited the number one sample
of tobacco seed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

In Gary, Indiana, there is a school
where a pupil can go through kin
dergarten, elementary grades, high
school and college, ali in the same
building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

t my chance by working at the
Pasadena Playhouse"
She isn't a glamor girl-yet. Ores
ses normally and otherwise con-
trives to be inconspicuous. She's
one of very few people in Hollywood
who have been inside the Hunt
ington library, the Griffith Park
planetarium and the Los Angeles
museum. Not highbrow; just hap
pens to like such things. She was a
Phi Beta Kappa at Hunter college
and now is studying Spanish for the
fun of it. Incidentally, Jean Cagney
was born on March rs, 1919.
No Kitchen Poses,
But She Can Cook
While we talked, she clutched a
large envelope containing her Para
mount contract. She had signed with
the studio six months before, and
her option vas being renewed that
day. During the six months, Miss
Cagney played leads in three pic.
tures-"All Women Have Secrets"
Golden Gloves" and THE Woman
From He'll" None of those was ex-
actly an epic, but they provided
such steady work that she's now in
the habit of getting UP at $50 every
morning.
So far, she hasn't Lad to pose in
her kitchen for stills showing her
whipping up a cake, but she really
can do it. Mother doesn't like to
shop and cook, so I do it" she said.
Usually there are just the two Of
US, but sometimes the other Gag
neys drop in for dinner. Jane Bryan
and I always shopped together, I'M
til she got married"
She never refers to Jimmy and
Bill as my brothers," but as "the
Cagneys." And Jean, in turn, is
called "the Little Cagney." That's
because she weighs in at 107 and
measures 5 feet, 8 IL inches. The
Cagneys a r always prescribing
diets for her. She pays no attention
to them and keeps her weight down
by riding a bicycle up and down
the Beverly hills and by tap dane
ing. Says she never would be good
enough to dance professionally, and
is a little surprised that she's sue.
ceeding as an actress. She always
had planned to be a doctor.
Cook Decides
To Take Up Option
From Marjorie Gateson by way of
Irving Hoffman comes the story Of
a cook who went Hollywood. The
servant entered the room where the
actress was breakfasting the other
morning and said seriously: Miss
Gateson, I'm taking Up my option
on you. I'll stay another s x
months"
Along with a yarn sent by a
Paramount press agent to his sup
erior went this memo: "Although
this is a good story. it is also the
tr11thD
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

Traditionally, seven generations
and seven years practice are re-
quested to make a bagpipe player
rin--
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03
INCREASE

GREENSBORO-January internal
revenue collections in North Caro-
lima were $26, 779, S14.34, an increase
of $2,843, S55.75 over those Of Jan
uary Of last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

In ancient ruined villages of Peru.
houses have been found which ex.
tended two stories underground.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-03

Amber is the hardened gum Oh
prehistoric confer trees.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
amount of gas for the lighting proc

amount of gas for the lighting proc
eSs.
Easily installed by attaching the
flexible hose to the gas water
heater or some other source nearby,
this unit should prove boon on
cold mornings when the precious
spark has died out and you are face
to face with the problem OF re-
kindling it in the shortest possible
time.
Some easement windows have the
unhappy faculty Of being hard TO
keep tightly closed due to slight
Warpage or an i'll fit, and as re-
suit the winds of winter come rush.
ing in with little or no regard for
your comfort. Storm windows are
the answer to such problem you
say, but we have simple method
of holding the window closed which
we think should be told about.
Fastened to the top of the window
frame this little closing device prac-
tically reaches out and grabs the
swinging sash with a vengeance. A
sturdy hook is fastened to the sash
so that it engages the closer. and
the moment it enters the Jaws Of
the device a heavy spring actuates
a roller and in comes the hook, win
dow and all The unit is fully ad-
Unstable and holds the moving men,
ber tightly closed, thereby prevent
ing considerable warpage If there
is that tendency on the part of the
window or door.
This little device may be installed
Evening star., 1940-10-12

size. The house has q two-car
garage and is heated by an oil
burner.
Oak flooring was used throughout
the house. while the first floors are
random width Colonial In type. As
phalt tile was used in the recreation
room. -Four inches Of rock wool
were placed above the rafters in
the roof. Insulating board was used
in all exterior walls, an unusual
feature of the present-day home.
All framing lumber is fir. Bearing
partitions are constructed of by
IS. Imported wallpapers are used
in the home.
Visiting hours are from 10 am.
to 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Star Home

drainage space. A room at the
center-rear of the house, which may
be used either as a breakfast room
or den, completes the first floor plan.
The aforementioned room has an
attractive bay window and nice
view Of the garden.
Four bedrooms and two baths are
on the second floor. The masters
room has a connecting bath and Is
approximately IS feet square. 1t
has two closets, while the remaining
bedrooms have ample storage space.
A second room is IS by II feet in
size, the third is Is by II and the
fourth Is by II. Two Of the bed
rooms are furnished for the boy
and girl of the family.
There are two rooms and bath on
the third floor. The larger room
l8 by IL feet in size, is furnished
as a library, but it would be ideal
If another bedroom is desired. The
second third-foor room is designed
for the maid. The clubroom in the
basement, which has a fireplace
and is finished, is 16 by 10 feet in
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Modern Range Hood
Whisks 0dors From
Kitchen Effectively
Now You Can Enjoy
Cabbage Without Having
To Smell 1t Cooking
Nv LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

Univ is it that some of the most
nleasant tasting foods give OF the
most obnoxious and penetrating
odors? A fine batch of cabbage has
n be cooked in a kitchen With
Theoretically sealed doors If you
hope to prevent the violent aroma
NJ that famous dish from rermeat-
ing the home from top to bottom
OF course, most people just shrug
their shoulders and forge ahead
with these meals not caring how the
atmosphere suffers. but visitors
receive the full force of the attack
upon the nose.
Granted that it is next to impossl-
BILE to prevent these odors from
getting around, you can still defend
Yourself to a very large extent py
installing some means OF getting rio
of the fumes Immediately after they
leave the stove. Instead OF relying
On the pull of a wall ventilating ian
70 take these odors outdoors, new
device is now on the market which
collects the hot smelly fumes as
thev rise from the range. 1t con-
sists of a handsome metal hooo
which fits over the range top at a
convenient distance from the moor.
The hood fits in nicely between
kitchen cabinets or other flxtures,
and adds to the decoration OF the
room as we'll as providing an ef1lcl-
ent method of collecting unWanted
vapors.
Made in a variety of sizes the
hood will fit over any range. IL is
equipped with powerful centrifugal
exhaust fan which whips about 325
cubic feet of air per minute out
into the great outdoors where 1t Will
do no harm. The manufacturers
state this amount of air is about
Is to 18 times the volume OF at
mosphere which lies between the
stove and the hood, hence there is
no little pull on the space.
Even with a wall fan you have
probably noticed stretches OF greasy
material on the walls and wood
work This hood should do a lot
towards eliminating this condition
and is equipped with built-in grease
trap which does just what 1t says.
This trap can be removed with a
minimum of effort for complete
cleaning. The hood is also equipped
with fine little cooking light which
provides plenty of light free of
bothersome shadows.
If you have a coal furnace which
Is as hard to keep lighted as a
pipe, you will be able to use with
pleasure a coal furnace lighter
With one of these handy gadgets
you can forget the toll and trouble
Of preparing kindling for the true
Boy Scout method OF fire making,
and take short cut which is not
very sporting but does enable you to
light the fire with a minimum of
effort.
Seemingly an answer to a tired
mans prayer, this little lighter is
cast iron device which is placed
underneath the CRATE, which is nice
ly loaded with coal or coke. There
is plenty of space through the fire
doors of almost all furnaces for you
to place the gadget. 1t has a little
bent metal stand which holds the
burner in an upright position and is
adjustable for varying heights of
CRATES. The burner itself has four
efficient Bunsen burners in it which
enable you to secure a hot blue
flame, and use a surprisingly small
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Finishing Knotty Pine

When paneling room with knotty
pine that is to be left natural finish,
paint the backs and edges Of the
boards carefully before putting In
place. This will seal the pores and
help prevent possible warping. For
the front of the boardS-after they
Evening star., 1940-10-12

are in place-apply . mixture Of halt
turpentine and half linseed oil. let
it remain for an hour or 70, then
wipe on the surplus and repeat at
another time II the wood still seems
absorbent. This will prevent the
plain wood from soiling and yet not
interfere with its natural mellowing.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

on closet or cabinet doors which
have been causing you trouble be-
cause of their poor fit, and poorly
operating latches. In fact, 1t will
take the place of laggard catches
and enable you to close a door and
know it will stay closed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-10
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn 70 the
womsn's page for the answers
/. Is the thumb a finger
Dutch mans Pipe is the
name Of a musical instrument.
large leaved vine or beer stein :
). Can horses sleep while
standing?
4. Name the theater in which
President Lincoln was assassi-
mated.
S. Which famous musician was
the first premier Of the Polish
republic
6. Which OF the planets was
most recently discovered
Z. How many assistant post
masters general are in the post
office department
9. What is the term Tor voters
who are not bound by any politi-
cal party ties?
9. Which race horse won the
Santa Anita handicap in 1888?
10. What IL sesmsn's term
for the bottom Of the ocean.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-10
Those Dutch Are Stubborn

An old saying-"1t beats the Dutch"
Hitler agrees. He thinks Nazi might has beaten them.
His troops occupy Holland. His minons have looted its
food His airmen after Holland honorably surrendered
blasted the city of Rotterdam teach
other little nations a lesson.
But-the valuable Dutch East Indies still in Dutch
hands, guarded by Dutch ships, planes and troops
The dauness Queen Wilhelmina and her ministers still
In England, not Holland. But they do more than merely
carry They act though morally Hitler will be
beaten and the little nations freed.
This Dutch government has just issued its budget for
the second half Of the 1910 II is confident the
will be raised
The budget is smaller than in 1885, when Holland spent
750000000 guilders most of which went for ornaments
for national defense The present budget is for only
1000 gulders about $50000,000 under pre-war
change, but every single cent of it spells the fighting
determination of the government and the hope for better
days to
In this budget. 100000 guilders are provided for
maintenance of the Dutch fleet which is virtually intact
in the waters of Great Britain the Dutch East and West
Indies and Dutch Guiana.
smaller part is TO be spent for the maintenance of
Dutch legons in England and Canada This money is
independent of what the Dutch East Indies spending
on their armed forces
Perhaps in dozen guesses could an American figure
how the Dutch government expects to raise the money Ii
raising by asking patriotic Duchmen scattered around
the world to impose voluntarily considerable Dutch in
come tax upon themselves.
II this should prove disappointing then the government
proposes to small part of its gold stock for budget
purposes And here again proof of the wonderful
faith of the Dutch officials in the future of their country
They they want to hold most of their gold stock
las cover for Dutch bank notes in circulation.
2-As provision for the post war needs of country
more free.
So it may be the old saying will have to be changed
Lists word it:
you can't beat the Dutchr