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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10

nth In Importance. But Ibsen
wrote the play Cor Mis- Yurka
played Gina) so that while ot<r
characters are acting their heads
off your mind is on Gina.
Miss Yurka proved it again in
her first movie, for .ladame De-
fargo: with her cussed ,ays and
her knitting, still stands out in
memory. Queen of the Mob" of
course, was a starring role. She
had none of the other players "eat-
ing off the shoulders" of the part.
About Escape" she remembers
she was required to strike Nazi-
nova, one of her own eater idols,
and i. was a case of striker suffer-
ing more than strikee.
What keeps the actress indepen-
dent of Hollywood, and hence
choosey in her work, is that she's
never given up the theater. For
the last four years she has taken
out, at intervals, her ''one-woman
show" She. covers big cities and
small villages, in some of which
there is not even a theater. '.It's
a revelation all over again of what
a wonderful country we have" she
says. IF I needed anything to spur
pride in being an American, these
tours would do it. I've found Won
derful people in these small places,
eager and alert, with cultural back
grounds to shame some of us in
the cities"
Miss Yurka, despite her Czech
ancestry, is a native American. St.
Paul is her home town.
What she wants in roles now, be
they big or little, is something a
little gentle and sweet-more like
a human being than the run of
'hellions" she has drawn lately.
When they asked her to do Queen
of the Mob" she said: II don't
mind that she's go years old-just
SO she's an interesting enough old
hellion." 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10

ed him tumultously when he returned to this
country from France. They continued for years
to reserve for him a peculiar place In the
gallery of the nations heroes.
Since Colonel Lingbergh made that flight,
he has done nothing to merit special con-
sideration. He has, truly enough, fown to
various sections of the world but such a r
journeys did not call for any extraordinary
daring and skill. Certainly, he has not exhibited
any profundity of thought or any genius for
action which might entitle him to general &C.
ceptance as one of the nations great leaders.
What is written above is not set down in
any depreciation of Charles Lindbergh til e
aviator. It is intended solely to place the
proper value upon him as one who essays
to instruct this nation in its international duties
at the present time.
Colonel Lindbergh is merely exercising his
rights as an American citizen when he express
es his convictions. The simple fact that his
views do not coincide with those of a vast
majority of the American people should not
be permitted to diminish his right to express
his thoughts frankly.
With what authority does he speak? That
is the nub Of the matter. He speaks with no
more authority than any other citizen of aver
age mental endowments who is venturing into
fields of thought with which he is not fully
acquainted. Any value which his views may
possess is to be found solely in the reasons
authority is not sufficient to make his simple
ipse dixit worthy of widespread public adj
herence.
Colonel Lindbergh made a very revealing
admission in his Chicago speech. He stated:
IT have a different outlook toward Europe
than most people in America" in Confessing
this, he conceded only what had been most
apparent from the very outset. What is not so
apparent is the origin of this different out
look"
The American People will not accept Lind.
bergh's, different outlook" They will write
him down as one more instance of a respected
cobbler who made himself ridiculous by refus-
ing to stick to his last. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Coast Line Expands

Many factors have contributed to the ex-
pansion in passenger service equipment by
the Atlantic Coast Line. One is increased traf.
fc between the East and Florida. This accounts
for new stainless steel streamlined passenger
coaches ordered for the Champion, the New
York-Florida fier, which is to have another
section in regular service.
Another probably is the anticipated increase
in freight hauls resulting from the national
defense program. If railroad business grows
as it is expected to grow there will be a heavy
demand for motive power. Additional freight
trains must have locomotives. While the Coast
Lines order for locomotives is restricted to
diesels for passenger runs, their delivery to
the road will release powerful steam locomo-
lives for other employment.
What other causes impelled the Coast Line
to undertake its major expansion program are
of less interest to the public than the fact
that need exists for new locomotives and the
lines management ordered them for quick de-
livery. The signs of an improved economic
situation thus revealed are gratifying to every
dweller within the lines operating territory.
When railroads prosper the communities SER
we'd by them also prosper.
This order for 10 diesel engines and q spe-
cial coaches is of particular interest in Will
mington because of the additional business il
indicates for the line. More business naturally
means more employment, and the ACL's pay
roll is among Wilmington's greatest assets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
CHURCHES, NOT bitches"

"CHURCHES, NOI DlICfES
Dear Sir:
Since my article against traffic
making right turns on red lights
has found some favor I wish to pre-
sent another. Y
Referring to your item covering
the debate on whether or not the
county commissioners should ap'
prove disqualification expense for in,
ebriates.
T think Mr.. Hewlett very ably an
swered this question. Inebriacy is a
problem for a psychiatrist to say the
least and the county farm does not
have such a member on it's staff.
However in fairness to Mr.. Coleman,
taxpayers are critical.
Our state hospital is well equipped
for such cases and while there Is no
cure except from the Divine Healer
I feel that they could broaden the
treatment with more church services.
It would also be we'll to assign con-
v~alescents to duties in making Red
Cross or light supplies of war.
AN OBSERVER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Star-News Program

Consolidated C1ty.CoNnty Government
under OouncllM andoer Administrations
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected TRUCK and Berry Preserving
and marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
EhoDs.
Seaside Highway from WrightsVine
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
s5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. uid-
er Turning Basin, pith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington
Paved Rtver Road to Southport, Vto
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported BY one,
countrywide tag.
Shipyords and Drydock.
Negro Health Center TO, Southeastern
North Carolina, developed aro4nd tho
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for .ehites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0ro1oin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolno.
Modern Tuberculosis Eandtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
QUOTATIONS

To achieve recovery and at the same time
preserve our liberty, we must organize as con-
sumers. We must create economic organiza-
tons of ourselves, by ourselves, and for our
selves. Murray D. Lincoln, Ohio Farm Bureau
Federation.
The sacred mission that the American CONT
nent assumes through setting itself up as trus-
tee for the remainder of betrayed civilization
. is the aim that unites you today in order
to defend and harbor it. President Federico
Laredo Bru of Cuba. welcoming the Pan Amer
lean Consultative Conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
BIZ Robin Coons'

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 9.-Blanche
Yurka really means it. A lot of
actresses, who say it. don't mean
it.
hey say Il don't mind how
small a part is, so long as it has
meat and character" What they
mean is u-al-, that they don't
mind because they can't help it.
Blanche Yurka sd S something
like that, and she means what she
says. Miss Yrcka, the stage star,
is doing her fourth movie, "Es-
cape" There are other names
abe c of her in the cast, other
roles much longer. "he same was
true when Miss Yurka appeared
as Madame Defarg- in "a Tale of
Two Cities. 1t was not true when
she satrred in Queen of the
Mob" for although she had no
star billing it was a '''urka movie.
1t was true for her next, city for
Conquest" in which she played
Ann Sheridan's mother. In "Es-
cape" there are names like Norma
Shearer, Robert Taylor, ALA Ma
Zimova-ali ahend &C -lanche Yur-
ka's Eame.
You can believe Miss Yurka
when she says she likes roles big
and little because in her rich ex-
perience she has proved that it
isn't the number of "sides" a part
has that counts.
cts Better to have two scenes
an audience remembers than to
60 drooling through a long part
and have everybody else eating
the shoulders off it," she says with
a laugh. Miss Yurka is a tall, COM
manding presence, ltural as a
spanking wind from the sea, and
as refres1 ir
Isben's THE Wild Duck, one
of her stage successes, contains the
best proof of her contention. The
role of Gina Ekdatl, rated in
Sides" would seem to e about
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
U. S. HOLDS OWN
STAND IN CHINA
Adheres To Position Despite
Withdrawal Of British
Troops In North

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. up -
The United States adhered to it's
w position in China tonight de-
spite the withdrawal Of British
troops from the northern part of
that country.
At the same time it appeared that
this country was sticking to its new
embargo on exports of aviation gas
oline in the face of Japanese objec-
tons.
The fluid is vital to it's war ma
chine, and Japan filed objections to
the embargo in a note delivered here
last Saturday. Today Sumner Welles,
acting secretary of state, handed a
reply to the Japanese ambassador,
Kensuke Horinouchi. While the con.
tents were not made public, inform
ed quarters considered it unlikely
that it promised any modification of
the embargo.
Welles told reporters the with
drawal of British forces from China
would have no effect whatever on
the American position at this time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
OF SHIPS

NEW YORK, Aug. 9,-Ii'-
land has plenty of shippin" to u'
port war purchases from the IN
States despite intensified ID
air and sea attacks on her s'l
lines, a spokesman for n d.
purchasing commission SAID w. 40
More than 1000 vessels he sa'u'
carrying supplies from North
lea to the British Isles,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Large Campaign Book
Planned By Democrats

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9,-m
Edward J Flynn, of New yorl,
the new democratic national chair
man, said today that the democrat G
planned to sell a Campaign book,
carrying more advertisements than
usual" he knew of "no
Hatch act provision against it at
the time the book was started
Grinning and chewing gum i'm.
pe%rturbably, at a press conference
Flynn said the book, similar r.
previous ones' would sell for 25
cents and come out as usual.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
CHARITIES AUDIT
IS MADE PUBLIC
Over 20 Per Cent OF Ez.
penditures Required Fu
Administration
NA S<rMo., int

1t cost the Associated Charities
approximately 20 cents for every
80 cents it distributed among The
INDECENT in New Hanover county
during the past fiscal year, the an
nual audit of the Organization,
made public yesterday, shows,
During the year, the audit shows,
the organization spent a total Of
$40, 050. "a, of which S3.845,& was
for administration and the remalnG'
er for relief of the INDECENT.
Receipts for the year were listed
as follows: New Hanover county
regular ST, 200; New Hanover cou.
ty reimbursements S36l.4l; City i
Wilmington regular, 81 500; CITY
of Wilmington reimbursemenS
5000. 80; individuals 81 409,6 9 otae,
receipts So. 1888 %; returned cheek
S7.28, for a total of Sl7,97O.5l plus
a balance on hand July l Of S749Vi
made a total of S18,6l5.55,
Disbursements for the year were
listed as follows: Salaries S3,6N;
office expenses S245.9 SO, making a
total cost of administration OF ST.
845 SO; relief - Gailroad 1aTe'
S92. IS; private funds 81, 1882 u'
employables Sc, 1850; emergenc?
S., $50. 82)-total S14, 75.l6, WAlcn'
added to the administrative er
pense makes a total of Sl8'&.'I7'
leaving a balance of S294.4l.
This balance, however, was more
than wiped out by orders outstano'
ing, which left a deficit of S454'S'
which, added to the total aoo,e'
makes a total expenditure OF SN'
050. "a.
Cases handled during the yeoI
were listed as follows: unemplo!'
ables, LOB; emergency l.572' pr,
vate funds 341; service 1,39l' SoI,a'
security 279; hospital permits z'4l,,
The disbursements were ofoNV'
down as follows: c,
General and Administrative.
aries (Mrs. L. O. Ellis Sl,bzO, o Co.
expense $500; Mrs. Britain S'yu'
Mrs. Piner S72O) So, 600; Office e&,
pense stationery S124.H; poS'ass
$24; telephone S64.56; sundfy "a
penses S32.65) S245. SO; Reile-,
railroad fares 1922 Is; private ttn.'
81, IT'S go; unemployables, tood or
ders S., O95.71 clothes $42.O6' SUI
dries $1,O17.8D S8,O24.34; Em N4st
ency - food $~5,437.33; clo'nDn5
$780, II; rents S845.73 medlcI'5
SCI. 80; fuel $3.50 $6,450.82. maA'"'
a grand total of S18,32l A. 90.
With total expenditures OIL ' ~.
050.34, of which S3,845,9o "as ~,
administration, the admlnlsH a..,
expense is 2O.18 percent Of the '0'.
spent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Warships Bombed
By Italian Warplanes

LONDON, Aug. 9.-LP- Italian
airplanes bombed British warships
IN the Gulf Of Alden yesterday but
caused no damage, the admiralty
announced tonight.
A British naval plane attacked
n damaged Italian military head
quarters in leila, recent captured
port in British Somaliland, the COM
munique added,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
WATCH

SALISBURY, Aug. 9. VI "a,
Friends along the line NIleI9 r,1r
tain w. E. Harrison has heei d" III
man conductor for % wears D''' IA,
at the station here the ONE ,,.
and presented him a gold ""'' ~
scroll. They cited "unusllaI -er
and courtesies' to his pa Nov
on the New York, Atlanta
Orleans run.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
LEAVES BIG

HAVANA, Aug. 9.-R9-Antonio
San Miguel, So, victim five years
of a kidnapping by a revolutionary
group, died today, leaving a fortune
estimated at $4,000, 900. The capital
list was abducted in June, 1885, by
revolutionaries who demanded $751;
oOo ransom with which they intend
ed to finance an uprising.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Man bout
Manhattan
By George Tucker

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Every
Monday morning a score or so OF
~passersby on Fifth avenue have
It h thrill-that-comes-once-in-a
lifetime of thinking they are about
to witness, or perhaps help frus-
trate, a big jewel robbery.
At Sind street and 5th avenue
stands the imposing establish
ment of world-famous Carriers,
Jewels. Carriers takes no chances
with burglars. They have a big,
loud, raucous hold-up alarm. This
turns into an ear-splitting siren. 1t
goes off every Monday morning at
8 o'clock, wailing forth its message
of alarm.
When this happens the passing
citizens sprint to the scene, yell
ing for the cops. Every innocent
auto that passes seems to be a
gangsters' a
The cops, of course, wade in and
take charge. They know the alarm
goes off on schedule. But they new
er take chances. They get there
fast, on the off-chance that it just
MIGHT be a genuine alarm.
The answer is that Carriers has
this ultra-sensitive alarm set for
every weekend. It is so sensitive
that, come Monday. it can't even
be turned off without emitting a
few of its far-reaching shrieks.
Bert Lair, who came out of the
old %burlesque wheels which made
epic tales of baldhead drummers
back in the late sos, and in the
late 1905 as well, believes burles-
que isn't as dead as it is supposed
to be. 1t has taken some bad beat
ings in recent years, but there are
those who will tell you that burles-
que can not and will not die for the
simple reason that its situations
existed in Greek comedy 1000
years ago and will still be making
the customers laugh another 1000
years hence, regardless of wheth-
er they call it 'b%urlesque" or any
other name.
The current musical, "DuBarry
Was a Lady" has aroused a lot of
comment because of its familiar
old %burlesque lines. Many of it's
quips would bring a nostalgia
smile to any b%urlesque veteran,
and some of the cracks m i G h t
even bring a blush. Bert L h
himself has to blush on occasion,
he admits. The tempo of the
show, with its mugging and act.
ing is of the Empire and Column
bia wheel vintage.
We r always a little startled,
and then a little vexed, and finally
a little pleased in a malicious sort
OF way when we read about peope
saving money in a tin box and then
losing that box. It seems to us that
in this enlightened age, when bank
deposits r insured, those w h @
don't believe in banks and who risk
their life savings in a shoe-box
under the bed can't be very
able citizens. OF course, if a man
wants to put his dough in a box,
or even in a drain pipe, that's his
business. Anyway, for the third
time within a month people in New
York have bobbed into the news on
just such a count. Today comes
the story of a man who had ST. 700
in a box. He is now pacing the
floor and tearing his hair. Some
body made off with the box. His
life's savings r gone. He hasn't
anything left. The box, he said
was there one minute, and the next
it was gone. Just like that. He
can't understand it. Up to the nre.
sent writing, the police haven,t
been able to do anything but
commiserate with the victim. II
certainly is a cruel, cold world 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
The Editors
BOX

The editor does not necessarily
endorse n article appearing in
this denartment, They represent the
views Of the individual readers. Cor
resnondents are W r d that all
Communications m u 8 contain the
Correct name and address for our
records. though the latter may be
signed al the writer ees fit. The
Star-News reserves the right to alter
anv text that for any reason is OBJ.
iecfionable, Letters on controversial
rnbiects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
"a OUTLOOK"
ASheviIIe Citizen

If Colonel Charles Lindberg had not flown
the Atlantic when he did. his opinions on
foreign policies would receive no more public
attention than the views of any other private
cltlzen who has not read extensively or thought
about international problems.
Inc American people have rewarded Lind
bergh handsomely for his feat. They acclaim
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-10
TOP o. H. MORNING

TOP o. THE MORNING
Well l EnolD thy trouble, 0 My servant true;
Thou art Uery Weary, I Was weary too;
But that toll shall make thee Some dan all
Mine oWn,
And the end OF sorroao, Shall be near Nv
throne.
MCGAUGHEY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
Compensation Agreements

Commissioner James M. Lynch has approved the following agree ments for the payment of com pensation, filed at his office to- day.
 Somers Brass Company, Inc. 94 Baldwin avenue and Allan Bates, 278 Mill street, payment of $11.52 weekly beginning June 12 for an injury to the left thumb on June 5. In addition, payments to- taling S345.60 for the loss of the first phalanx of the left thumb.
 Hoover Company, Hartford, and Richard F. Wood, 89 RidgewOod street, for an injury which re- duced his earning capacity from S35 to $25, for a week, payment of S5 compensation for that week.
 Risdon Manufacturing Company 210O South Main street and Kath- ryn Kautz, 61 Lounsbury avenue. S10.SS from July 19 for an injury to the left index finger on July 12.
 Stephen B. Church Company, Seymour, and Edward L. Morrow, Southbury, weekly payments of $9 from July 31 for general bruises suffered on July "A.
 Torrington Manufacturing Company, and Suzan J. Bozak, a supplementary agreement for the payment of $7.95 for 12 2-3 weeks for the 1-3 loss of the right index finger, in addition to payments of $7.95 weekly from April 30.
 Chase Brass and Copper Com pany, Inc, and Margaret Coriello, 188 Hope street, payments of $S.S5 starting July 31 for an extreme laceration of the terminal phal- anx of the right index finger on July 2S.
 Chase Brass and Copper Com pany, and E. Rodericks, S7 Vine street, for a deep cut, on the right instep on July 22, $16.44 weekly from July 30.
 Chase Brass and Copper Com pany, and Oscar Rydstrom. 1865 East Main street, $16.73 from July 26 for a confused left instep on July 19.
 Chase Brass and Copper Com pany, and George Beebe, Middle bury, $25 weekly from July 17th for second degree burns of the right forearm and the back of the right hand on July 10th.
 Hawkins Company, South Bri- tain, and Florence KaberzeI, Southbury, a supplementary agree ment calling for payments total- ing $40 in compensation for the 2-S loss of the right middle fin- ger by amputation, in addition to payments of S7 weekly from May 25th through the period of incap- acity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
BIZ ELMER c. WALLER

New York, August 20. --UP) = Stocks gained fractions to . point today with volume rising above yes- terday's pace, which was the small est in 24 years.
 American teleprone gained point to 159 IA; American Can point to o4; American Car and Foundry 1 1-2 points to g 1-2; Monsanto Chemical, a point to 90 IA, and Carpenter Steel, 1-2 to 27 Ia.
 Chrysler was up 1 3-8 at n at its high and held most of the rise. Other motors were fractionally higher. Rails and Utilities were steady. Coppers registered small advances on a firmer tone in the price for the metal.
 United States steel touched 51 1-2 up 3-4 and Bethlehem 75 Ia up 1 1-2 and then receded slightly. Oils, aircrafts and paper shares improved while mercantiles eased in most in- stances. Philip Morris was 2 points lower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
WILLKIE VISIT
 TO WATERBURY
 SOUGHT BY COP
Town Chairman Hall Seeks Aid of HarwOOd, Pryor;
 Coming to State

A visit to Waterbury by| Wendell L. Willkie during the presidential campaign is be- ing sought by local Republi- can leaders. Town Craiman Vernon Hall said today that he has asked State Chairman Benjamin Harwood and Ma tional Committeeman Sam uel F. Pryor, IT,, to have the COP. candidate for Presi- dent list Waterbury on his itinerary during his tour of New England, plans for which are now being made.
 Mir. Hall said a big Republican rally will be arranged, if possible, with MT. Willkie to make major campaign address. If that cannot be arranged, he hopes to have MT. Willkie make at least a brief stop in Waterbury, with time for an off cial reception and a brief talk by the candidate.
 Present plans, still only tentative, call for Willkie to make addresses in New Haven and Bridgeport, some time during the closing stages of his campaign. The dates may be fixed when managers of the Willkie cam paign meet tomorrow in New York.
 President Roosevelt paid 8 brief visit to Waterbury during the 1886 campaign and received tumultu- ous ovation at Library Park. [,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
Were Topic Of Discussions
Army, Navy Have Funds for Planes But Cannot Get
 Them Built, Because Industries Object to Taxes

pacities to "other purposes"
 For instance" he said, there's s a long list of requests from the Brit ish purchasing commission and nat urally they will go ahead and do the work that will not bind them by profit limitations"
 Profit limitations are not applied to purchases of guns by the army, Furlong told the committee, and this lack of restrictions, coupled with heavy foreign orders, "has caused business from the navy to be unattractive."
 "So 1t is a question then of prof. its," said Sen. Richard B. Russell D., Ga. They can get more profits by dealing with the British purchas- ing commission and the army than they can by dealing with the navy?'
 That is right" Furlong replied.
 "We are getting ready to vote on conscription bill which will take the boys," Russell said, land it is very unfortunate that these people are so much interested in profits that they will not take any con- tracts with the navy. guess we will have to conscript business, too.' .''
 Russell and Sen. Kenneth D. Mc- Kellar, D., Tenn, suggested restora- tion of proposal. knocked out of an earlier bill, to empower the pres ident to commander private plants for government construction.
 T think that we had better use little force," Mcclellan said.