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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

the advertisements which told about
the purity of the food.
Perhaps there is more drudgery
than men realize in preparing a
meal, and most women quite nat
urally want to read about it in a
way that helps them forget the
boresome routine.
This business of not getting
enough fun takes in more than just
the kitchen grind. Our new evil
dence from advertisements on
things beside food, for the past two
years, shows definitely that people
read most of the advertisements
which have a light touch, which en-.
terrain rather than instruct. Those
which entertain are read much bet
ter than the average advertisement,
particularly by the women and to
the tune of an increase of around 60
per cent Of the past year.
Why have people let life become
so humdrum? Or has the present
generation had so much fun that
they have exhausted the pleasures
of ordinary entertainment?
copyright, 1910, NEA Service, Inc.)
NEXT: Does Exercise at Bedtime
Help Sleep?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Hollywood
Sights And Sounds
-bv Robin Coo7s-

HOLLYWOOD, March 20 - It's
gotta be big.
It's gotta be as big as Gone With
the Wind" It's gotta be as big as
last weeks super-colossal or it's nc
soap.
You see a new preview and the
boys around town, asking about it,
say, "How is it? Is it big?'
After a while you get bitter. Is
size in a picture the cardinal virtue!
Does a movie have to be big?
It's in the books that it doesn't.
It's in the Hardy family books.
They started out modestly, meaning
the studio didn't tear up four acres
to build sets and stages for them.
They didn't blare the trumpets and
toot the horns about them. They
just made 'em, and kept on making
'em. Not big, not little. just good.
Their box-office popularity hasn't
gone to their heads. When a Hardy
picture starts, the east gathers
around the director Ct's usually
George b. Seltz) and they just &C
to work. They all attend to bust
ness, and after a number of DAYS
another Hardy family picture is fin.
ished. Nobody gets important about
it. Nobody tries to ring in the big
gest earthquake, biggest fire. big
gest windstorm in movie history,
And the Hardys go right along.
It's in the books on "A Man to
Remember" too. There was nc
colossal, no super-anything. Just a
simple story, and %believable char.
acters, and a grand little picture
came out of it. It's there for give
Came Back, a good thriller, not
"big'-but interesting.
X X
I've nothing against the big ones,
either, if they're interesting. But
think back to Marie Antoinette."
the colossal that almost spelled the
end of the big ones. Fascinating in
it's lavishness, it still challenged en-.
durance. Think back to "suez," a
biggie which had everything, includ-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
BLESSING IN DISGUISE

instead of the widespread damage feared
after recent %frosts, the North Carolina peach
crop is understood to have suffered not more
than a Is per cent loss, which is the equiva.
lent of an early thinning. The trees had bud.
oeo 50 heavily that growers would have had
TO destroy at least this much of the bloom
to assure fruit of high quality.
RANDALL B.. ETHER1DeE, chief of the agricul.
tural department market division, believes
the frost may have been helpful, to this ex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
CANCER

Second only to heart ailments in mortality,
cancer focuses more and more medical and
lay attention. Governor HoEY, in cooperation
with executives of the other states, has desig-
mated April as the month for particular study
of the disease, and urges all North Carolin-
ians to participate in it.
1t is a well established fact that in it's in
fancy cancer may be stopped and that even
in a more advanced stage it may be con-
trolled. But all researches thus far made
and they have been extensive-have failed to
find a cure.
Because of its treachery, it is important
that it's existence be discovered early. To
spread wider knowledge of this fact, the Can.
Ger Control Month has been set aside with
the entire field force of the health depart.
ment, backed up by the medical profession of
the state, concentrating it's effort upon publ.
Ching the danger of allowing cancer to go
it's unmolested and untreated way.
1t is a lamentable fact that despite the
splendid work of the laboratories and re.
searchers, cancer has steadily gained in the
last quarter century. In 1912 deaths from it
were I'll per hundred thousand. In 1887 the
rate was 112 per hundred thousand. While
other diseases, notably tuberculosis and pneu.
monia, which formerly made terrible inroads
upon the living, claim fewer lives every
year, victory in the health fight has gone to
cancer.
But the fight goes on and ultimately will
be won. The situation is not hopeless, by any
means, particularly as so much constructive
thought and consecrated effort is centered
upon it.
The cancer mortality is stated here, not to
depress anyone, but to emphasize the import
ance OF recognizing cancer early and consult.
ing a physician as soon as it's presence is
known, or, better, as soon as there is suspi.
cion of it's presence. This is the only course
which offers security.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
THOSE RIGHT TURNS
Dear Sir:

Dear SIT:
T have read with interest your
news articles and editorials on Jay
walking" AS I drive a car myself,
7 am heartily in accord with the an
ti-iaywalking campaign, which is
now being carried on. However,
with motorists Unfortunately max
ing right turns on red lights, some
thing may also be said in defense OF
the j~aywalker.
Allowing motorists to make right
turns on red lights would be per-
missible if the privilege were not
abused. Allowing right turns On red
lights at intersections where pedes-
TRAN traffic is light is permissible.
However, it is definitely a hazard in
the downtown section where pedes-
TRAN traffic is heavy, and with
right turns allowed, it is some times
practically impossible to cross an in
tersection without j~aywalking.
It is extremely dis%couraging to
stand on a corner waiting for d
green light, and when finally the
poor, law-abiding pedestrian starts
across, to have a selfish needless
motorist, without regard for any one
| else's rights or safety, force his cal
through to make q right turn. Per-
haps another follows the first one,
and by the time the harassed pedes
TRAN himself, the light has
changed. At this point, human ma
ture being what it is, the pedestrian
is so incensed that he decides to &C
on across regardless of the light
and 1 for one don't blame him.
Sympathetically,
A READER
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Jewish Meeting Slated
In Raleigh April rs

RALEIGH, March 20 R- APP
p~roximately 500 persons r expected
to attend the 10Th annual conference
of the North Carolina Association OF
Jewish Women and the 10th annual
meeting Of the North Carolina Asso-
citation of Jewish Men here April 7-S.
Speakers will include DR.. Manfred
Arie, former Austriac Kuriut; Gov
ernor Hoey and Graham H. Andrews
of Raleigh.
Mrs. Gustav Lichtenfels of Ashe-
vile is president Of the Association
of Jewish Women and Alvin S. Kar-
tus of Asheville is president of the
Association of Jewish Men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

ing Tyrone Power-everything eX-
cept interest and entertainment.
Think back to-but why recall the
tedious hours you too have spent?
Think now, if you will, about
''The Great Commandment" They're
going to make it BIG even though
it's already finished and previewed
as LITTLE but GOOD.
Pretty soon it goes before the
cameras again, Zanuck's cameras at
goth Century-FoX. Zanuck bought
the picture outright, when he saw
it, to make it big. He wanted to
put Tyrone Power in it. (Or maybe
it's Don Ameche. if Don is back in
favor on the lot by them 1.-THE
Great Commandment" is the picture
Reverend James K. Friedrich, the
movie-crusading minister from Min
nesota, made on a shoestring to
spread a message. The big studios
wouldn't consider the script, but
they liked the finished picture, and
Zanuck's bid was best. The crusad-
ing minister and his. associates liked
the idea of a wider, guaranteed re.
lease. So 1.-THE Great Command.
ment" will be big.
i Il
But I can't help thinking about
John Beal. During the making of
the picture Che had the lead) he
talked about the part. the long
hours he was putting in on it, the
less-than-usual salary he was taking
simply because he liked the role.
John was expecting it TO do him
good. 1t did. The p~reviewers liked
his work. 1t looked as if John Beal,
after taking a beating on bad movie
parts and an unsuccessful play, was
lin" again.
But John Beal, good actor that
he is, is not big. Tyrone Power is.
And things around here have gotta
be big. That's the rule-even .on
the lot where they made "The
Grapes Of Wrath"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Star-News Program

Consolidated City.County Government
under CouncilManage7 Administrator.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from Wrightsvi11e
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
s5.toot Cane Fear River channel, Mfd-
er Turning Basin, uith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern q n
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, sad
orion plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Prodnc-
ton through sustained-yteh methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency, supported by one,
countrywide tdr.
%shipyards and Drydock.
Neoro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around tho
Community Hospital.
ADEQUATE hospital facilities for Whttes.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Developn1 emit OF native grape 0ro4Utng
throuohout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis sanatortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
RULING

RALEIGH, March 29.-P-Attor.
ney General Harry Mcmillan ruled
today that an .out-of-state corpora
ton was not authorized to qualify
in North Carolina as executor under
the will of any person who resided in
this state at the time of his death.
ruling was requested by j. Les.
ter Wolfe, clerk Of superior court in
W~ecklenhurg county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
APPRECIATES CITY

Lear SIT.
May a visitor to your city take
this means of expressing to you her
hospitality extended her generally
by the people Of Wilmington. To a
city dweller, who in the course Of
a day, in the rush to and fro, may
scarcely exchange a word Of greet
ing, it is a happy experience to
have the waitress where one break
fasts say, You are welcome to a
second cup Of coffee" or to have
the waiter at dinner time place be-
fore you a tray groaning with dish
es full of all sorts of d~electableS
and say, Take all you want" And
in passing n cannot overlook the
CHEEKY Come to see us again" from
the salesgirls in the department
stores. Such courtesies cannot fail
to leave an abiding impression up
on the visitor. Perhaps the follow
ing incident will serve as a fitting
climax. While the author vas walk
ing at Wrightsville Beach, She
soiled quite badly the only coat she
happened to have with her. On the
way back she stopped at the
O'Crowley cleaning firm and MD.
known her embarrassing predica-
ment. 1t lacked only a few minut. S
Of closing time. A gentleman took
the coat, doctored it up, apologized
for taking ten minutes instead of
five and then refused any remun-
Grafton. 1 assure you I shall not
o 0 forget such courteous gener-
osity. Such consideration for a
stranger is so rare that one cannot
fail to take more of it. Many good
wishes to Wilmington.
MARGARET j. McKELVIE
New York
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
TOP o. THE MORNING

The God I trust
Whose acdy is hard,
Who sottens not the fought and must
Who smiles to see His soldiers Scared,
Whose Titan scorn His saints haze SEM
Their zoathing for q sleek content.
The God I trust
Whose mercy falls
A kindling fire, Npon our dust,
Whose aEdrrior-Word to combat calls,
Whose truth is clean from compromise,
Who saveth-but Who crucifies.
Melville CHANNING-PEARCE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Death OF ia British
Soldiers From Natural
Causes Is Announced

LONDON, March 29-LR-Death
of TIA British soldiers from natural
causes over an unspecified period
was disclosed today by an army
casualty list, which put losses in
action for the same period at five
killed and six wounded.
The list brought army casualties
to date to 53 killed or wounded and
1,434 died.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
By DONALD A. LAIRD
Ph.D., Sci.D.
Author of Increasing Personal
Efficiency

Apparently people do not have as
much fun as they want, although
they may have more fun than peo'
pie with dispositions that would
curdle milk think is good for them.
Today all over America, for in
stance, more than half of the wom-
and more than one-third of the
men reading newspapers will turn
to the amusement pages of their
favorite paper, most of them in
search of something to do, of some
way to have more fun. We know
this from our analysis of how some
$4,000 people read their newspapers.
More women read about amuse.
ments in the average newspaper
than read about foods, Or style, or
clothing.
l wonder if women really have
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
The Editors
BOX

rhe Editor does not n~ecessari-
w endorse any article appear
in this department. They repre-
sent Q vic WIS Of the individual
readers, Correspondents a r e
warae. that all communications
must contain the correct name
and address, for our records,
though the / ter may be signed
az the writer sees fit. The Star.
News reserves the right to alter
any text that for any reason IS
objectionable. letters on con-
reversal subjects will not be
published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
QUOTATIONS

I'd like to debate with Gene Tunney on box
ing.-Lfl Arthur Johnson, former heavyweight
champ.
The duty of this government is clear-to
wage war in all domains.-Premier Paul Rey.
maud, head Of new French government.
I want everybody to know that I have coined
a new word. It's "Tobeyhoo"-Dr. Vergil D.
Reed, chief assistant director, bureau of the
census, commenting on senatorial criticisms Of
the census.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

less fur out OF
life than m e Il
do. T h e way
they read their
n e w S p a pers
suggests t h a I
this is the sac
truth.
1t shows u 7
even in the ad.
V e r t i sements
they read most.
We have stud.
led how several
t h o u S a n q
h O u S e W i yes
-oel o cnn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Man About

BY George Tucker

NEW YORK, March 20. - Those
chortles of harmony rumbling out Of
the rehearsal halls of the New York
Worlds Fair aren't the first robin
h%eralding spring.
They are Just the BASES and
tenors from every crossroads Of
America limbering their voices TO
compete for the national champion.
ship when The Society for the
Preservation and encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing in
America" will meet for one week of
harmony, and occasional non.har-
mony, at the Fair in July.
The society was founded by 0. C.
Cash, an oil man in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
and he is still it's leading spirit. The
president of the New York city chap.
ter is Mayor LaGuardia and the vice.
president is that at-the-drop.of.a,hat
warbler of The Sidewalks of New
York" AL Smith.
Barber shop quartet singing is a
serious art, as you can discover by
asking any member of any such
quartet or DR.. Sigmund Spaeth,
chairman of the National Assocla'
ton for American Composers and
Conductors and author of the revent-
ly published Barber Shop Ballads
DR.. Spaeth, who has listened 10
hundreds of barber shop Quartets
from coast to coast, says the WORST
one he ever heard was one composed
of himself, movie star Basil RatA'
bone, sports columnist John hlefan
and Information Please Franklin
P. Adams.
The late Ring Lardner was an ar
dent barber shop quartet singer, Ills
favorite numbers having oeen
Honey That I Love So Well ana
Mandy Lee"
Lardner was resigned to the
fact that he was a very bad SINCE
in a quartet, but, he said, at eas-
you had to give him credit in lnaY
he knew better than anyone tA@'
he was bad. His singing In a qudt
tet he wrote in a preface 10 u.
Spaeth's book, was like corr llquoi
and coeducational poker games vl
that) it generally results IN a bra"'
All songs aren't suitable Tor oaiOS.
shop singing, although a soou Qua,
tet can usually %rearrange a hal!noNs
so that the four boys can s"ins "
melody. For instance, Casiis
boys worked out a five ci,"nGo
minor" that made a quartet cla'''
out of "Wait Till The Sun shinsS'
Nellie"
How Dry I Ami" another qual''+
favorite, is really a rearrah5cnr, Vi,
with a new lyric Of a respec'"'N
hymn, 20, Happy Day"
Some of the ~quartets will cnalst
a song, and other quartets auot.
the change so that the song s
established quite differently Ho"
what the composer originally Wlo's, =,
An example is that No. ! o. "
quartet songs, "Sweed Adeline' i.
originally started when a postal ci'ls
named Richard Gerard wrote II a.
Sweet Rosalie,'' but this was chana
ed to Sweet Adeline" so the wy,
in the back room could get thai lonS ,
note on "Ad ...," when
couldn't get on the softer KOS -. ~,
Something else changed IN l.'
classic for the benefit of the oe.t ~,
quarters is the line, You're u,
idol of my heart" Gerard fea,
wrote this, you're the flower Oh 'h ~
heart" but the boys, with tears ~
their eyes and the foam OF oeei =;
their threats, thought they cuu
make more harmony with IDOL
with the more gentle "flower."
In early England forgers "e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

tent. It is gratifying, of course, to know that
peaches will yield a fair crop, but we would
be better satisfied if nature took a less chilly
way her wonders to perform.
It's no fun to start shivering all over after
we had convinced ourselves that winter had
gone for the year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
. RIGHT OR WRONG ABOUT PEOPLE
Do We Have Enouq Fun!

ments which showed how fun could
be had with the food being adver-
tised than to any other ads. Not
quite half as many were drawn to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

In early England forgers " -,
punished by having their ears
-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

food advertisements. More of these
women were drawn to the advertise
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
New Proprietor For
Fashion Cleaners

Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. E.
M. Mackey, proprietors of the Fash
ion Cleaners for some months, left
for Spokane where they will make
their home Mr.. Mackey sold his
business to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Thompson of Spokane who con-
tinued with the business Monday
morning.
Mr.. Mackey will be employed by
the Corbin Park cleaners in Spo-
kane. His many friends in Libby
wish him every success in his new
work.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
have had much experience in the
dry cleaning business. MIR. Thomp-
son was associated with his brother
in the Corbin Park cleaners before
coming here and his wife is a form
er employee of the French Clean
ers. She. is an expert seamstress
and finisher John Thompson, faith
err of Mr.. Thompson, will also be
employed in the Fashion Cleaners.
He. too, has had much experience
in this line.
The new owners stated Tuesday
that they will add a new filter to
the establishment and intend to
have a complete new plant by
spring.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
Urged to Give Generously.

Citizens are reminded of the
White Christmas being sponsored
by the Moose lodge. Members OF
that organization will be at their
building the evenings of December
% and "a to receive gifts from peo-
pie for the White Christmas. The
hours they will be open will be from
sis until 8 o'clock.
The evening of December Is the
committee in charge will deliver
the gifts to those local citizens
whom they have decided are worthy
of them. Gleason Pitcher may be
contacted to give deserving names
to. He will see that they are turned
over to the committee.
Everyone is asked to give as gen
erously as possible to this worthy
cause.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
ROYAL Arch Masons Install.

Libby Chapter No. 33, Royal Arch
Masons installed officers for the
coming year last evening with A
A. Wood as installing officer, as.
sisted by Past High Priest Ira c
Miller as captain of the Host.
Those who will serve in elective
and appointive offices are. Gler
Thorn, high priest; Frank Upham
king; NJ. D Rowland, scribe; Fred
F. Clark. treasurer; ]. r. McCully
secretary; Carlton E. Joughin, cap
tain of the host; James M. Black
ford, Jr., royal arch captain; D. O
Mount, principal sojourner, Aller
W. Goodgame, master, third veil
Bert A. Bealey, master, second veil
Robert I. Mahar, master, first vel
and Fred Birmingham, sentinel.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
All Time High Is
Reported By Boord

The state board of equalization
has reported license tax collections
for the fiscal year ending last June
30 were the highest ever collected
in the history of the board The
report of the board showed license
tax totals were S8,556, $40, nearly a
quarter-million dollars higher than
any previous year. In subdivisions
collected. the board reported taking
in the largest corporation taxes in
the past 20 years, and all-time
''highs' in gasoline taxes and in
dividual income tax funds.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
Masons Elect Officers.

Thursday evening members of
Libby Masonic Lodge No. IS met at
the temple where they held election
and installation of officers.
Officers to serve for the coming
year are: Donald c. Hargreaves,
worshipfull master; M. E. Tester,
senior warden; James M. Blackboard,
Jr., junior warden; w. w. Blew,
treasurer; ]. F. McCully, secretary;
Chas. E. Powell, chaplain; Dexter
Shaurette, senior deacon; Edwin
Kemp, junior deacon; Don E. Orr,
senior steward; D. D. Leach, jun
ior steward, Fred Birmingham, tiler.
After the work had been COM
pleted the group enjoyed a fine
lunch which was followed by a
social hour.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
An Unusually
Successful Porty

The Libby Farm Woman's Club
held their annual Christmas party
Wednesday. December 18th. at the
Legion hall with 20 members pres
emit The hall was beautifully dec
Christmas trees, evergreen sprays
in profusion and two long tables
appropriately decorated for the hol-
iday season with unique log cab
in scene and small Christmas trees.
Place cards marked each persons
place for the delicious pitch-ln din
ner which was served promptly at
100 o'clock and further carried out
the Christmas motif.
Following the dinner. carols were
sung and Mrs. Lee Nixon lead the
group in a Truth and Consequence
game which provided much merri-
ment. Later in the afternoon a
short play, The Family Album, '
directed by Mrs. Graham Caldwell,
was presented Those who partici-
pated were Mrs. E. A. Rice, Mrs.
Nan Smith. Mrs Russell Collier,
Mrs. Lee Nixon, Mrs. Charles Mar
/ Jensen, Misses Ramona Remp and
Janice Slauson, Mrs, j. P. Campbell,
Mrs. H. Slauson, Mrs. H. Remp,
Miss Marie Martensen and Mrs.
| Caldwell.
The beautifully wrapped gifts UNI
der the tree were then distributed,
each member having drawn num-
Der which correspondent with the
I number on the packape
Those responsible for this most
successful party included the din
ner committee of Mrs. E. A. Rice,
Mrs. Bert Erickson and Mrs. Nan
Smith and the decorating commit
tee with Mrs. E. Bergstrom, Mrs.
H. 9Remp and Mrs. ]. P Campbell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19

The state land board last week
approved transfer of $4,000 in funds
belonging to inmates of the state
prison at Deer Lodge and in Gus
tody of the warden, to the Montana
trust and legacy fund The money
will be invested by the state for
the benefit of the prisoners.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-19
Bellnina Kicnitz.

Bellnina Kienitz, II year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Fowler, was laid to rest in this
city last Saturday beside her father,
Walter Kienitz. The little girl died
at the St. Patrick's hospital in Mis-
soula after a long Hines.
Services were read at Plains,
where her parents now live, and the
body was then shipped here. She is
survived by her mother, brother,
step father, and step brother.