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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DAY IS
OBSERVED TUESDAY
RY HEMENWAY PIT. A.

The Hemenway Parent-Teacher
association observed Founders Day
at a meeting held in the school au'
ditorium on Tuesday evening, Feb
10. The president, Mrs. j. u
Freeman, presiled, and the devo'
tionar was given by the Rev. j. r.
Herbert, pastor of Grace Metholst
church.
After reports from the various
committees were heard ana other
business disposed of, the program
chairman took charge of the meet
ing. A pageant, as told by candles,
was given under the direction OF
Mrs. A. C. Craft and Pollock Irwin
with the following mothers a n d
teachers taking part: Mrs. j. D.
Freeman, Mrs. o. o. Allsbrook'
Mrs. ]. G. Howe, Mrs. A. R. Keith
Miss Sue Boone, Mrs. Yandle, Mrs
7. r, Herbert and Miss Jennie Mae
Hartsfield.
Special music was given by the
Hemenway Harmonica club COM
posed of twenty-five students under
the direction of Miss Mamie Lee
Kimball.
A very enjoyable social hour fol
lowed the meeting. The Valentine
motif was carried out in the ice
course.
The attendance prizes were wor
by Miss McCoy's first grade and
Miss Hummel's fourth grade ano
Miss Roebuck's fifth grade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DELGADO SCHOOL
HAS FOUNDERS
DAY PROGRAM

The Delgado PIT. A. held its
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the school building,
with Mrs. G.. T. Armstrong, presid-
ing, in the absence of the president,
Mrs. E. S. Bland. An unusual
ly large attendance was recorded.
Rev, Mr.. Myers conducted the
devotional which was very inspir'
ational. Mr.. Myers made a short
talk during the social hour.
Mrs. W. O. Tickling read the
minutes, after which the meeting
was opened for business.
All committee chairmen made
splendid reports: the treasurer
showed a handsome balance.
A most timely report was MADE
by Mr.. Berry on the progress made
on the new school building and the
accomplishments made to date by
the management of Spofford Mills
in behalf OF the school. The report
showed that the spirit of the
school and village was unexcelled In
the city.
Founders Day was observed.
Mrs. O. c.. Herring and Mrs. Jim
Goodwin, past presidents, were
present. Mrs. Herring spoke briefly
on the influence of the school on the
home.life Of the children.
Miss Gertrude Loughlin spoke On
the history of the PIT. A. work
in North Carolina which was very
impressive and informative.
Rev. Carl Fisher, pastor of the
St. Matthews Lutheran church
was the guest speaker, who used as
his subject The Greatest Founder
Known-Christ, the Founder OF the
Christian Church" The speaker
used the story Of Christ and Simon
Peter where Christ asked Peter one
question: Lowest Thou Me? Then
Feed My Lambs. The application
was: Feed our children. Gods
lambs are the children of u COM
munity." The speaker went on to
say, Are our boys and girls safe?
Begin early in life, fathers ana
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
BOLTON PIT. A.
GROUP CONVENES

BOLTON, Feb. Ion Friday
afternoon February 9, the Bolton
PIT. A. held its monthly meeting
in the school auditorium. Mrs. r.
l.. Marsh, the president, presided.
The meeting was opened with the
| singing of America The Beautiful'
The girls of the sixth and seventh
grades presented a short play en-
titled THE start OF a PIT. A"
Mrs. Marsh read as the scripture
lesson the "Beatitudes," and the P
T. A. collect was repeated in Bni-
son. The secretary's and treasur-
er's reports were given by Mrs.
Martin McKeithan. Mrs. C. r.
Singletary, manager of the school
lunchroom reported that the num-
Der of children taking their lunch
there regularly was still increasing.
All the children in the school except
one child had been served at least
one time. Plans for carrying on the
school garden through the sum
mer, were discussed briefly.
The membership had been divided
into two teams, with Mrs. Martin
McKeithan and Mrs. o. B. Davis as
captains. At the last meeting Of the
year the team having had the larg-
err number Of members present will
be entertained by the losing team.
The roll call showed that for this
meeting the two teams had scored
a tie. The vote was next taken to
determine which room of the school
had the largest number of parents
present. The award was won by the
seventh and sixth grades Of Mr..
Marsh's room.
Mrs. Marsh read the state presi-
dents message for February. AS
February was the month in which
the PIT. A. work was first started,
it is the month in which Founders
Day is always celebrated. Miss Hol-
land read extracts from the address
Of welcome made in Washington,
D. c., by Mrs. Birney to the first
Congress of Mothers, which was
the beginning Of the first P. T. A.
organization. Mrs. H. A. Paxton
read a brief history of the PIT. A.
work in North Carolina. Mrs. r. O..
Jones played a beautiful piano solo
while the Founders Day offering
was taken. Mrs. o. B. Davis gave
a short history Of the work Of the
organization in Bolton, and read the
names of the officers, With the dates
of their services.
Mrs. Marsh announced that the
executive meeting and study course
would be held at the home of C. r.
Singletary on Monday night, Feb
ruary 10. The meeting adjourned
after the singing of t h e PIT. A.
song.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
FOUNDERS DAY IS
NOTED BY SUNSET
PARK PIT. A. GROUP

Founders day was observed by
the Sunset Park Parent-Teaeher
association at a night meeting
Tuesday. The careful planning of
the president and the Founders
day chairman, Mrs. W. A. Billiard,
together with the splendid cooper
alton of the men of the association,
resulted in a most successful meet
ing. The husbands Of the regular
officers and chairmen acted in
their places.
D. L. Davis presided. After the
devotional led by Warren Adams,
husband of the first grade teacher,
the minutes were read by ]. F.
Hartman, acting secretary. George
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
PERSONALS

Miss Doris Barnes, Miss Kitty
Bass, Miss Eloise Maultsby and Jack
Ulmer are spending the weekend
in Richmond. Va. Misses Barnes and
Bass are the guests of Mrs. Sam
Uram.
Miss Ellen DeBose has returned
to her home in Ivanhoe after visit
ing Mrs. R. A. Phelps in the city
Miss Helen Robinson, of Richmond
Va, is visiting her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. d. B. Robinson, ST., of this
city.
Mrs. W. NJ. Dickson left yester-
day afternoon for a trip to Miam:
and Tampa, Florida, to spend ter
days with friends.
Miss Nancy Lynch is spending
the weekend at Converse college ir
Spartanburg, S. c., visiting Mis-:
Martha McCaig.
Friends Of Mrs. William Hollis
will be glad to learn that she has
been removed from James Walker
Memorial hospital to her home or
Masonboro Sound.
Mrs. Helene Colquitt Richardson
will leave today for Winston, Salem
to attend a convention.
Mrs. Hattie Taylor Schiller has
returned to the city from New Yorl
city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
H suNDA sTAR-NEws, WILMINGTON. n: G

tho first term follow; First honor
rou:-Alex Brown, Katherine Good
man. Florence Davis, John Dudley
Merritt, Kathleen Skipper, Gleason
Allen, Mary E. Alderman, Robert
Tav1or Sam Behrends James Mid
dleton. J. A. West, Jr., James W;r-
rem. Virginia Kelly, Geraldine HUI
hand. Eloise Smith. Hooper johnson,
Marie Elizabeth Hall. Lula Pulllam,
Edith Crosse. Mortimer Glover, Wal
ter Lee Crouch, Mary e. Gmytruk.
Heywood Bellamy, Barbara Aycock,
William K. Craig, Mary E. Toms
! EVELYN Brown, Mill Mcclellan. Fran
ces Berger, James Lynch, Davis
Howes, Frances Jordan, May Howes.
Emily Raftery and June Poindexter'
Second Honor roll:-Dennard Nc
Cool. Thomas Marshburn, Alice Ne
we'll. Robert Hollis, Emma Mitchell.
Frances Lee McRackan, Denning
Smith, Joseph G. Howe, Bobby
Burns, Helen Gmytruk, Virginia Fry
err, Evelyn Moskowitz, Dorothea @
Jones, Jane Lewis, Marjory Smith
Meredith Perkins, Rupert Benson
Ann White, Betsy Cade. Charlotte
Sprunt, Carl Mathis, Martha Willis
Robert Little, Virginia Mae Sondey
Rudolph Milton, Nause Petalos, Mar
garet Guyton, Martha Crimson, So
phie Mazur, Charlotte Gardner
Nancy Caroline Eakins, Isabelle Nc
Twain, Sara Switzerland, Robert
Sanders, Betty Shepard, Warner
Pennington, Norman Brown, Betty
Frances Davis, Jennings B. Ed
wards, and Mary Sneeden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
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were handled. Attention w..
to the necessity of nreso o@S cald
business to the execu+iyo -ng al
tee in advance Of the genera summit
ings. E"etdl Meet
|. W. A. Billiard conducta.
lowing program: TIE fol
america sung by the srs..
Tribute to P.-T.A. Fonr1a o.,sAce
to Pridgen. uer' Of
Solo, George A. Patterson
Tap dance, Miss Sara Rioh..,
Ballet dance, Miss Betty no,
Let Me Call You swea+s as.s,
sung by all the men present S a.
Valentine to their wives. ~S
Patriotic dance, MiyN P;o,..,
son and Davis. ''El
At the conclusion of Tho
gram refreshments were soIa no
proceeds going for the Fonra .l'
day offering. The large atten5-.'
and general enjoyment of all 1..'
ent indicated a real achieyamosn. 's y
securing the interest of tho ~
munity in the Founders dav WAN
gram. "'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

ret Brinson, Vernell Wells, Ruth
Startling, Sara Benson, Marie Hahn,
Evelyn Grission, Mary Rogers, Lii
liam Peterson, Nellie Rae Sandlin,
Emily Powell, Ruby Sandlin, Lille
tina Hayes, Madalen Marshburn,
Mary Lily Mintz, Eunice Conner,
Alice Parker and Mrs. Ruth Not
ter and little Miss Mildred Rus
sell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

mothers. to make u children
safe"
Miss MCGOWAN and Miss Lough-
Inns grades won the attendance
awards.
The meeting adjourned to the So
rial room where the Founders DAY
cake was cut and refreshments
served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Meeting Monday

The children Of st, Paul's Lr,a
ran church will meet at the 1.n,t.,
Memorial building on Monds: Al,
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
WHATSOEVER
SEWING CIRCLE
TO MEET TUESDAY

The Whatsoever Sewing circle
Of the Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. C.. B. Case, I'LL Grace
street on Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Motier McIntire
announce the birth Of a daughter,
La Dome, on Tuesday, February
10, at their home, 303 Willard
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Wl ts~ Ce!4!:t&
when you can
turn the waiting
months into
ease and comfort.

AVOID unneces-
n sary discomfort
and after regrets by
preparing your
body now for that
dear oaby's coming.
a maccao 90 medium
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

and skin lubricant, called Mothers
Friend, helps to relieve and prevent, dur
ing the carrying period. skin t%ightness..
abdominal skin breaks. .dryskin.. .caked
breasts. Mothers Friend refreshes and
tones the skin. An ideal massage product
for tired back muscles. Externally applied.
Evening star., 1940-11-24
BvH's-eye Shooting

AND they aimed so we'll that one German
intelligence report noted that ninety per cent
of their casualties against the newly arrived
Yankees were shot through the forehead.
That's shooting. And if you ask what good
it would be against mechanical army, let
me remind you that it was precisely that kind
of craftsmanship which helped the hopelessly
outnumbered and unprepared Firms to chalk
up FIVE Russians for every Finnish soldier in
the line.
This revival of the traditional American
interest in shooting is, therefore, a healthy
and encouraging sign in these troubled times.
Especially when you stop to consider that
even prior to this new enthusiasm, shooting
ranked with bowling as the largest partici
pating sport in this country. Believe it or not,
there are more civilian rifle clubs in the
United States than there are private golf
clubs, no less than 3,4OO of the former being
affiliated with the National Rifle Association
alone The N. r. A. itself numbers about
5000 members; approximately $50, 600 Others
belong to affiliated senior clubs; and an esti-
mated half-million are reached by the Associa-
ton in one way or another.
The numerous groups reached by the
n. R. A. include almost 900 junior rifle clubs
sixty per cent of them in high schools). In the
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Ten million amateur marksmen-men, women, boys,
girls today giving with guns In the field
and target ranges the country they fast
recapturing heritage nation of sharpshooters
by Paul w. KeaxneY

junior ranks alone over 100000 youngsters
shoot for rating medals or in registered
matches half of them each year being new
Corners and, as such, broken in under strict
safety training.
Conservatively, it would seem safe to esti-
mate a total of 100000 active target
shooters in the country: serious enthusiasts
who shoot regularly to improve their scores.
In addition there are probably 100000
hunters in the land. Before we hear any re-
marks about the hunters shooting one an
other, make a note that with only three times
as many devOtees, the automobile accounts
for thirteen times as many fatal accidents as
the gun. And in fourteen years of the N. R. A.
junior club program, not a single youngster
has been involved in a serious frearm aCci-
dent.
Be that as it may, the important fact now
is that we have at least ten million civilian
Americans who handle guns more or less
regularly and are familiar with them. They
burn up more than $38,0OO,OOO worth of
ammunition a year and, in 1899, accounted
for the sale of 1904, ,558 firearms, of which
$4,000 were rifles.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

URING one OF my periodic prOWlS through
the gun department of big New York
- store. heard an elderly woman ask
salesman:
What can you recommend in % rife?'
WELL" he answered, that depends upon
whom it's for and the kind of shooting he
will do
1T is for myself" she snapped grimly.
1--WE read enough of this stuff about para
chute troops, and the thought of those big
targets floating down from the sky is too
intriguing for Words
The contrast between her Victorian appear
ance and her up-to-th the minute words was
startling
Don't you think a shotgun would suit
your purpose better" the clerk ventured.
NO" she replied with conviction, 1T would
have too much kick for me at my age. used
to handle % pretty we'll and all | need is
little brushing up
After she had left asked if the parachutists
had caused many such sales.
Plenty" the salesman said. We've sold
scores of guns in the past few months to people
who make no bones about saying that they
think this is an excellent time to have rifle
around
Subsequent inquiries confirmed this trend
rs general A survey of all the leading small
arms and ammunition makers shows that,
entirely apart from government orders, they
are away behind on deliveries of civilian
shooting equipment - much further behind
than could be accounted for by even an
exceptionally good hunting season.
MY inquiries at sidewalk shooting galleries
evoked the unanimous opinion that current
war talk has increased their business. One
manager gleefully told me that Nazi successes
had Jumped his revenue twenty per cent since
he'd added the tin parachute targets.
Truly, there is handwriting on the wall, and
this handwriting conveys the message that
one time nation of sharpshooters' is waking
up to its historic heritage: that renowned skill
with the rifle that turned back Burgoyne at
Saratoga; that made Andy JaCksons Beale
Rifles a horror to the Redcoats at New
Orleans; that wiped out |, 100 of an advancing
wave of 800 Germans in one engagement in
the Meuse-Argonne.
MY God! They aim!'' exclaimed a French
-nerai wnen ne nrst saw the Americans IN
action.
Evening star., 1940-11-24
The Bosic Principles

WOULD such shooting have any bearing on
military craftsmanship? Most assuredly it
would since the basic principles of all shoot
ing are the same whether you use a % or a
AS, an air rifle or machine gun.
Obviously, many of our peaceful citizens 60
from one years end to another without hear
ing rifle shot. Yet this year III registered
small-bOre- rifle tournaments have attracted
nearly 10000 entrants - an increase of 1000
over the year before. Pistol meets also jumped,
from seventy-four last year to l3 this year.
And, of course, these all eliminated in the
world series of the shooting fraternity,
the great national matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio in September. This, for anybody with
an eye on the times, was the most significant
sports event of the summer For along two
mile firing line on the shore of Lake Erie, over
5000 men and women, high-schOOl boys and
girls, soldiers, civilians and peace officers COM
peted for craftsmanship honOrS in what is
claimed to be Americas oldest sports event.
The fundamental importance of these
matches is evidenced by the fact that Con-
tress aDDroDrlates ooOO,OOO year tor their
operation One reason is that all first timers
in the .3O-Caliber group at Perry must spend
a week in the Army's rifle school there -
some 5000 this year alone. A diploma from
the school qualities the holder as marksman-
ship instructor in military shooting. And it
may interest you to know that apart from the
service men who've attended, thousands of
civilians have earned these diplomas since
the last war.
Congress is also interested because these
matches keep thousands of riflemen in the
sharpshoOter class, attempting to win trip
to the Perry matches. You've got to be good
these days to do that just how good may be
gathered from the fact that William B. Wood
ring, top-ranking small bore man for the year,
fired $50 shots in six tournaments last year
for grand average of SO. 6548Go. John Wark,
who ranked No. 20 on the list, had an average
for the year of 99.3ll1%o. Notice that within
this margin of .3437 of point came eighteen
other shooters!
In addition to rfemen of course, there are
also the shotgun FANS who are legion. The
Grand American, which is the big trapshoot-
ing tournament held at Vandalia, Ohio, in
August, always attracts over 1000 partici-
pants, men and women. And skeet, the fif-
teen-year old offspring of trapshooting, is
already bigger, numerically, than its vener-
able parent. Eight years ago there were
CONTINUED on poge 1o)
Evening star., 1940-11-24

- URING one of my periodic prowls through
the gun department of big New York
- store, heard an elderly woman ask
Evening star., 1940-10-16

cium every day. but you can use it
often in sandwiches, Welsh rabbit,
cheese souffle and with scalloped
vegetables.
QUESTION: Is it necessary to
supplement the diet with vitamins
in concentrated form, such as pills
and tablets?
ANSWER: For normal, healthy
persons It's best to depend on a wise
selection of foods for the necessary
vitamins. For children, expectant
mothers and mothers who are nurs-
ing their babies, the nutritionists
recommend fish-liver oil as source
of vitamins A and D. Otherwise,
vitamin concentrates should be
taken under the advice of a physi-
clan who has determined the rea-
son the patient needs extra vitamins.
He is the one to tell you what kind
of concentrates to take and how
much.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Drawstring Waistline Best
Deceptive Feature in the
New Maternity Styles
Two.T Tone Dresses With Smart
Jackets Prove Interesting;
Draping Very Well Done
By HELEN vOGT.

OF the ok club
clothes that don't shrek OF what they
the present selection
Cropping adequate describe these fashions
adjective "confdenta-and for
first place designing tricks enable maternity
confidential and
really inspire confidence and provide
fashionaby dressed
equally important prices for the most part mod
importance to the majority OF
STYLE color and fabric now enable
adherence to
becomingness always insisted upon the past
Perhaps the development this OF
the introduction of the dawstrng wane
comfort and styling with
surprising success drawstng tie the back but
utilize fastening
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Yellow Always Versatile Color Smart Home Decoration This Yea
Keep Potting Soil
Handy to Pep Up
House Plants

Later you will have plenty Of
gardening chores to perform in a
short period Of time, so make the
most of cool evenings by doing many
little jobs which, when once done,
can be promptly forgotten.
Little thought Of until too late Is
the simple task of laying in some
potting soil for the winter and early
spring. Such soil will come in
handy for popping up the house
plants In need of repotting, or for
mixing with fertilizers for top dress
ing. Remember too, 1t Is almost
impossible to collect soil for early
seed sowing indoors once the ground
has become frozen.
You should store up box or bur-
lap bag filled with screened-garden
or field loan, the same quantity Of
sharp sand and another lot Of either
humus material without fertilizer
value such as peat moss, or better
still a quantity of we'll decayed and
thoroughly dry cattle manure. The
latter may be obtained on one Of
your jaunts to the country or you
may get it from a scotsman.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Serve Candy
AS a Food,
Not Bribe
Children Need the
Energy That 1t
Furnishes
By ANGELO PATRI.

my child is forever asking for
a penny for candy. Ought I to give
it to him? His grandfather says
yes. but I think no. ] give him good
plain food that nourlshes him and I
don't want him to lose his appetite
for it by eating candy
Let's get this candy idea straight.
They need the energy that the sugar
supplies, and they are entitled to the
pleasure that the good taste gives
them.
My experience teaches me that
good home management of candy
does away with TIE penny-for-
candy notion and puts candy where
it belongs, on the diet list 1t is not
used as bribe, ever. Nor as a re-
ward You don't say, Now you take
this nasty medicine and I'll give you
a nice baked potato with butter"
But you are likely to say, 'I'I give
you piece of candv from mothers
box"
When candy is used that way. as
a bribe, reward, privilege, it is at
once lifted out of its proper place
on the ordinary plane of life to the
higher plane of privilege and that,
to my way of thinking, is what
makes the trouble.
Buy good candy. Serve it as you
would serve any dessert. Have box
or a jar of it handy and give the
children piece in between times.
About 10 in the morning children
can do with a bit of candy. They
need the energy it supplies. Again
about $3.50 to 4 they can have
ration of candy because they need
it and because they enjoy it.
Children used to eating candy
that way are not likely to bother
about the street stand candy before
school A dose of inst candy just
before a school session is about as
bad preparation fer school as a
child can make. And that goes for
high school youth, too. The time
for candy is wnen the energy runs
low, not before schoo, in the morn
Liz VI d1CCl llOOll oCoSlOllo
All children, all youths, should
have an allowance. The older ones
can earn pocket money and that
will do them good. The penny for
candy way is not good training for
children. The penny goes in flash
and the next penny Is needed. If
it is always forthcoming the child
gets the idea that that is the nature
of money-an endless stream from
pocket to shop.
Set a payday even for the young
est spender. He gets his .three-day
allowance. He is too young to carry
on for longer period Give him his
spending money regularly and none
between. In that way he learns his
first lesson in using money. When
it is gone it is gone for good. That
and the home supply of candy will
start him the right way.