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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Two Antitrust Suits
May Be Decided Today

WASHINGTON, March 24.-R-
Two of the justice departments ma
jor antitrust suits, one against u
oil companies and five individuals
and the other against the Ethyl Cas-
oline corporation of New York, may
be decided tomorrow by the supreme
court.
The - companies and five indi-
| viduals were charged with conspir-
ing to raise the price of gasoline
in 10 midwestern states. They were
convicted in the federal district court
at Madison, Wis, but the seventh
federal circuit court ordered a new
trial on the ground the trial judge
had given instructions to
the jury.
In the other antitrust case, the
| justice department obtained an in
junction from the southern New
| York federal district court restrain
ing the Ethyl corporation from re-
quiring jobbers to procure licenses
to handle lead-treated gasoline.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Spring Fever Sweeps Country
And Inspires Much Dizzy News
BY GLADWIN HILL

NEW YORK, March "a Up -
Spring fever swept from coast t.
coast last week and stirred up {
sensational series of dizzy doings.
The Seymour, Conn.,, fire house
caught fire -. And a thief walked
into the Salt Lake City police station
and stole the clock.
A man walked into a Gainesville
Pa, gas station, drank a pint OF
Oil, and walked off :. And a pedes
TRAN hit by a car in Chicago volun.
teered to pay for the broken head
light.
Accompanied by her third hus.
band, a Des Moines woman applied
for a license for her fourth marriage
to her first husband!
A Harvard professor delivered a
lecture to an audience of one
And a San Diego, Calf, lecturer
was so persuasive that the audience
contributed their shoes and went
nome in their stocking feet.
st. Louis newspapers carried
candy advertisements perfumed with
peppermint and perfume advertise
ments perfumed with the perfume
The Clarksdale, Miss, city election
was postponed because it conflicteG
with the opening of the baseball
season ... And sponsors of a pro
Jected Weatherly, Pa, ~centennia
celebration discovered that They
were already Is years late,
The spirit of spring even spread
to the scientists, who reported from
various quarters that:
-Ioothaches are due to the fac,
we don't bite u enemies any more
Mosquitoes can register emo
lions better than movie stars;
And the average litter Of the
cottontail rabbit is 5.42-plets.
A Berlin, Md, boy tried luckily
without s%uccess) to fly a plane by
instructions from a cereal box
And a British aviator inadvertently
LANDED his plane in Germany-ane
got away.
A North Bergen, N. j., ice maj
protested against a 50 traffic fint
imposed on him % years ago
A New York census taker dis
covered that, with his travelling ex
penses, he will have to pay out 81:
TO earn $40 -. And a Towanda
a man, in a blind deal, traded E
v horse fora saw horse.
! Ho-.(spring is here)-humt
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Old Age Policy Pays
up to $50 a Month!
Needed Protection. Ages 65 to 81,
Costs Only l Cent a Day

Needed Protection. Ages 65 to IS
Costs Only l Cent a Day
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It pays up to $500 If killed, W
to $50 a month for disability, uE
to $25 a month for hospital care
and other benefits that SO many
older people have wanted.
And the cost is only 1 cent {
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Postal pays claims promptly
more than one-quarter million
people have bought Postal policies
This special policy for older people
is proving especially attractive. NJ
medical examination-no agents
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
u. S. Gives $40,
To Foreign Charities

WASHINGTON, March 24-LP)-
Americans gave $40, 900, 900 last year
to foreign charities compared with
$a7,400,000 in 1888, the Commerce
department reported today.
The increase Vas due to larger re.
mittances by Jewish organizations
which sent LOO, 900 abroad, main.
ly for relief, rehabilitation and re.
settlement of Jews of Europe and
the near east, compared with $780,.
900 contributed the previous year.
Protestant contributions declined
by 5000, 900 to SIG, 500, 900. Educa-
tional and scientific donations fell
by $1,400,000 to 6 $500, 0G0. Catholic
contributions rose 5000, 900 to ST.
800, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Scientists Intend To Listen
To Partial Sun Eclipse Soon

some point neal San Antonio, Texas,
using a new automobile trailer
laboratory.
This point will be near the center
of the eclipse path. Before, during
and after the traverse of the moon
cross the suns face radio signals
will be sent out from a small broad
casting station in the trailer to mea.
sure changes in the layers.
These layers are created by the
suns rays breaking up molecules of
air and making them electrically &C.
tive.
The scientists will measure to the
thousandth Of a second the time re.
quired for a signal to be sent, re.
Elected, and received. The time in
terval will thus give a direct meo.
surement Of the heights Of the lay.
ers n changes in them all the way
from 80 to ESQ miles above the earth
just as the time required for sound
to echo gives an exact measurement
of distance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
AYERS NAILS
PLAN LONG FIGHT
Says Nation Confident Her
Superiority Is Beyond
Description

BERLIN, March a. R Ger
many, confident that her superior
ity is beyond description" will fight
ON until France and Britain are
"prostrated," Robert Ley, nazi trade
union commissioner, declared today
in a special Easter address to West
Wall soldiers and members of the
labor corps.
1.-THE Versailles treaty wasn't any.
thing final-only a truce" asserted
Ley, who spoke at a labor camp not
far from the front in the Saar-Pala-
innate sector.
"The struggle is continuing" he
added, until Germany energies vic.
torious and Britain and France are
FRUSTRATED"
Ley said that whereas the Ger.
mans are daily becoming o con
fident and determined, their enemies
are becoming more nervous and
restless to the point where "they are
behaving like hysterical women"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Electrical Utilities
Plan New Construction

WASHINGTON, March 24.-P9-
The Federal Power commission re-
norted today that electrical utilities.
nriyate and public, proposed to spend
s593, 879,533 for new construction
this year.
Private companies plan to spen6
s49O, 434,261 and public organizations
s103, 445, 272.
The commission said the addition
al installed capacity would amour
to 1,S77,S44 kilowatts, an increase
of At per cent over existing capac
ity.
The commission had no figures OF
1889 construction. It made no sur
vey of that nature last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
eastern RAILWAYS
CUT FARES TODAY
Will Reduce Way Coach
Charge From Two And Half
Cents To Two Cents

NEW YORK, March 24.-F-
Eastern railroads will reduce their
one-way coach fares from two and
a. half cents to two cents a mile at
1901 a. m. tomorrow. Round trip
fares will range as low as n and
a half cents, the exact rate being
determined by a sliding scale &C
cording to distance Travelled.
Major bus lines will put sharp re-
auctions into effect on longer runs
which meet competition from the
railroads.
The railroads will retain their
three-cent a mile Pullman rate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
By STEPHEN j. McDONOUGH
Associated Press Science Writer

WASHINGTON, March 24-R-
Scientists will listen" to a partial
eclipse of the sun on April 7.
Their purpose will be to determine
how much effect the u has in
varying the density and height G
shells of air against which radio
waves carom as they go bouncing
around the curvature of the earth.
During the time that the moon
obscures the sun except for an IAN.
nular" ring of light, radio signals
are expected to be disturbed and It
times complete %fade-outs may occur
becaus. the partial darkness will
cause changes in the rejecting
shells.
Scientists of the National Geo.
graphic Society, the National Blu
reau of Standards and the Carnegie
Institution of Washington will make
observations on these effects from
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
LAND NEEDED

HELSINKI, March "a up "A
preliminary government survey in
Dictated today that about 10000 plot!
of land would be necessary to give
homes to those who had farms il
areas Finland ceded to Russia. Plan!
are under way to provide them from
government lands and from tracts
owned by churches, timber compan
and wealthy individuals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
STATEMENT READ

LA T, Northern Ireland,
March 24.-G-A statement from
the Dublin headquarters of the out
lawed Irish republican army saying
t h time may shortly be arriving
for armed Intervention on both sides
of the border in Ireland" was read
today at a republican meeting in
Londonderry, Northern Ireland,
Irish reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Wiuetts Will Speak
To Business Club Here

Fred Willetts, local realtor and
building and loan executive, will
speak at tonight's meeting of the
Wilmington Better Business club.
His subject will be: cooperation
on the part of business people in
Wilmington in building a bigger and
better Wilmington"
Miss Mary P. Bell is in charge Of
the program,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
WOMAN KILLED

WINNSBORO, S. c., March "a
R-Mrs. Inez White of Brevard, N.
c., formerly of Spartanburg, was
killed in an automobile accident near
here today. Her daughter, Miss Lu-
Gle White, was injured. Passersby
found the wrecked a and brought
the injured woman to a hospital
bara
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
MONDAY, MARCH ..

b bas ers Of Thursday tina, e.,,
TIC presented a virtual p sssa'a,
ianla' demanding 'stua
'faoe and other advan '~''cfeassd
mar sources also denied 81 Ges
Hulhanlan armed erou fepot
Lowell to the frontier l,s escora
I'm London, the bao1 nigh,
Reuters said it had no co 's.'s' \
.puollcatlon on the eyr,, tAt 70,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
Reuters Correspondent
Expelled From Rumania

BUDAPEST, March "a up -
Maurice Lowell, the Bucharest cor.
respondent of Reuters British news
agency arrived here today after be.
ing expelled from Rumania.
The Rumanian government order.
ed the expulsion after denying his
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25
TRIAL CONTINUES

PARIS, March 24.-(P-The Sc.
cret trial Of A deputies who refused
to disavow their communist affilia-
tons continued into it's fifth day
this morning. The military judges
decided to suspend at noon, how.
ever, as a concession to Easter,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-25

Crossing the street between inter-
sections is five times as likely to
result in death as crossing at inter-
sections, record Of the Highway
Safety Division show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Carolina Beach Students
Write European History

is told by the following: Martin
Fields, chairman, and George APP
plewhite, Harold Ludwig, and ROD
ert Waters.
The mighty Rhine starts a
stream in the Alps. AS 1t lows
toward the North sea it forms a
river. Here early Germanic tribes
sacrificed white horses to the god
Of the Rhine, and there is a legend
that you can see them tossing their
name on moonlight nights.
Further down the river there are
fields of waving wheat. The Rhine
flows by old castles on high cliffs,
and further on by the historic city
Of Cologne with its wonderful cath
edral. On the way, we pass the
famous rock with a remarkable
echo. Here it is said that a beautl-
full maiden named Lorelei o C e
lived and there she sang so sWeetly
that sailors came too close and
were dashed against the rocks by
the swift current and destroyed.
Many stories and poems h a v e
been written about the castles
along the Rhine. In some OF them
robber knights had their strong
holds, from which they descended
to prey on the merchants and trav-
elers that passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Public Asked To Pass
On Bette Davis Film

HOLLYWOOD, May 1s.-Mr. and
Mrs. Public are being asked for
advice in solving a problem Of
great motion picture m t.
should All This and Heaven Too,,
be cut or run in two parts.
When previewed here the other
day. the Warner Bros. picture star
ring Bette Davis, Charles Bower
and Jeffrey Lynn, ran to % reels
in length, and the producers were
faced with the problem of whether
it should be cut to regulation
length despite its excellence. or
whether it should be run in two
parts-say a week or SO apart,
Fans the country over are being
asked to submit their opinion to
Warner Bros. in Hollywood. Hun.
dreds of answers have poured Din in
already. IL
Based on Rachel Fields best
selling novel, the film follows
Gone With the Wind" and Re.
becca' to the screen in the SIR.
cesslon OF screen adaptations of
great novels, and appears a likely
successor in box office popularity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Isaac Bear

Have you ever thought how we
can beautify our lunch room? We
would enjoy our lunch much more
with something pretty to look at.
How a we improve the lunch
room? We could get some large
sheets of brown wrapping paper,
use chalk crason and make pict.
ures such as: Popeye, Wimpy, Do
maid Duck, and lots of others.
Mary Manning, grade 7, Isaac
Bear.
THE pupils of 8A2 have been
having a contest. The class was
divided into two sides. For six
weeks each pupil had to have good
posture, hair, and nails. Now the
contest is over and the winners
will be entertained by the losers.
We believe that we have not spent
u time foolishly but that this
contest has helped many of us.
Rosa Petalas-8A2.
In Miss Henderson's room we
are making art booklets, Each one
in the class has selected a story
to carry out in picture form. Most
of the stories have been used for
years and years, such as Robin
Hood" "Cinderella," "Sleeping
Beauty" Snow White, and the
Seven DWarfs," and many others.
Mildred Thomas-5A
7celeeated heir 18th birthday.
Mrs. uliotte Low was the founder
of the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts
of Wilmington attended a birthday
sermon given by Rabbi Thurmon.
Martha Jordan-5A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
HARNETT PUPILS
TELL OF ACTIVITY

The Jupils of Cornelius Harnett
school have just elected a beauti-
full new May Queen. She has dark
brown eyes, chestnut hair, is about
four feet tall and weighs about
90 pounds, and have a very slim
figure with pretty white teeth. This
May Queen is Odessa Nichols of
the seventh grade. She attended
school for six years. Rachel Sell
ars, grade 7, Cornelius Harnett.
Not long ago Mr.. Roland came
to the seventh grade room of our
school. He talked very interesting
ly. especially about things h a t
happened during the World War,
but best of all he sings very good
in a German Officers suit, which
fits him very nice.
The thing 1 liked best that Mr..
Roland told us of is about Mexico
and about the man who never had
eaten bananas. Rachel Axler,
grade 7.
If we have clean homes we are
happy and hea'",y. The way it
makes us healthy is if we have
dirty homes we might catch dis
eases, and if we live in a clean
home, we won't hardly catch a
disease. So clean homes are better.
Fay Nichols, grade 5.
Ae should have better homes to
help our community and the beau
t. of the town. Every one likes to
60 to the show, but we could help
our community by taking care OF
the house and staying home.
Sine of the ways I can help
are by taking care of my home
and try to improve the looks of
our town to tell others who do not
care how to appreciate their home,
to care for it. -Fotanie Patelas.
The Blue Jay builds his nest in
the top of a tree. He makes his
nest out of straw, sticks and hair.
He puts thorns around it to keep
the other birds from stealing his
eggs. He is a thief. Austin Jack
ST, grade /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Tabor City's Berries
Average $4.O6 Crate

TABOR CITY, May ia total
of $116, $40. 05 for %, 762 crates of
strawberries had been paid out to
local farmers through Wednesday
sales. This makes the average Of
a "a quart crate a little better than
$4.06, according to reports released
by the Tabor City Marketing asso-
citation.
Sales so far this season have al
ready far exceeded the total sales
of last season and the offerings
throughout the coming week are
expected to be fairly heavy.
A small quantity of beans were
offered for sale here yesterday
with expectations OF. the bean sea-
son getting into full swing this
week. Auction of this product will
be conducted in the same way as
strawberries.
Following beans the local market
will be ready to take care OF sweet
potatoes shipments. More than 225
carloads were shipped from tn S
point last year and indications are
that this year will see an increase
IN shipments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
HOOPER STUDENTS
WRITING ESSAYS

A former pupil Of o school,
John Funderburg, placed on exhi-
bition in our school some Of his &C.
complishments as a taxidermist. It
really was interesting to view these
local animals he has 50 carefully
prepared and preserved. He made
quite an artistic arrangement of
his animals. He made a woodland
scene. There were birds perched on
limbs of trees, a squirrel sitting in
a tree, two or three snakes so real.
istic that you feel they are ready to
strike, and even a crow that looks
so natural you expect him to fly
away any minute.
1t is an exhibition to be proud of,
and one that is truly interesting.
John, I speak for every pupil in
William Hooper, we are deep down
in our hearts proud Of you, and our
wish is more power to you in this
line of art. -Elouise Wilson, Grade
six, William Hooper.
Children, did you ever sing cab
bage and badge? The pupils at our
school have been singing it ever
since MI. W. G. Robinson visited
US during music week. He asked us
to spell cabbage and then he drew
a few straight lines and circles
which we soon recognized as music.
He played and sang it in several
variations. 1t was tuneful and
catchy. Then he called on a traffic
boy to spell badge, which he treat
ed the same way. He put the two
tunes together and as he played
them we sang. Next he played a
number of tunes on his ~concertina.
Following a few piano solos, and
by special request, he again got out
his concerina and with Mrs. Burk'
heimer at the piano and Mrs
Joyce with her violin, we had a de-
lightful time playing and singing
out general favorites.
We were sorry he had to leave SC
early. He had promised to get home
by a certain time and being mar
ried he said he always did what he
told his wife he was going to do.
We wonder! - Rosa Lee Smith,
Grade T..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
TAR HEELS

During the Civil War a brigade
from North Carolina was ordered
to retreat, but instead of retreat
ing the soldiers stood where they
were. Some Mississippi boys march.
by and one of them said, Those
fellows from North Carolina must
nave tar on their HEELS And from
on, the state has been called
Tar Heel."--Mary Lois White,
grade 6, Bradley's Creek.
Inc motto of North Carolina is
Esse Guam Videri." 1t is written
IN Latin and appears on the great
seal OF the state. The motto a
10 be rather than to seem."-Irv.
ing Brown. grade 6,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
DESCRIBES
LAND OF DANES

Denmark is made up of the Jut-
land peninsular and some islands
to the east. The land is flat and
sandy. It is not very fertile either.
The Danish people do not let the
land 60 to waste, though. They
plant vineyards and trees to hold
the soil in place. They are very
thrifty people and have W k e d
hard to make their country fertile.
The crops are mostly grains and
rye, oats, barley, wheat potatoes,
and sugar beets. The sugar beets
are made into sugar here too. The
pulp is fed to the many cattle.
The chief industry is dairy farm
ing. The COWS give milk which IS
made into butter, cheese, and but
termilk. The buttermilk is fed to
the pigs, the pigs fattened and kill
ed to make bacon. The hens lay
eggs and some fishing is done.
Copenhagen is the capitol of Den
mark and the largest city. 1t is
also the chief seaport. Because it
has SO many beautiful buildings
with many spires on top of them,
it is called the City of Spires"
Betty Jean Duff.
The Netherlands is a very small
country. We have read many stor-
les about this country and they
usually bring out the point that
the Netherlands is very low, much
lower than the sea. Because OF
this, many dykes have been built
to keep the water from flooding
the land. Some of these dykes are
big enough for roads to be on top.
We also have read about this coun-
try being so clean that they take
their shoes off before entering a
house. Many beautiful flowers are
grown here.
The different industries there
are farming, dairying, commerce
or trade, and manufacturing. The
crops are rye, oats. potatoes,
wheat and sugar beets. There are
many forms of beehives. The larg-
est bee markets are in Holland.
The main work of Holland is corn
merce because they have many
good harbors and they are on the
main trade routes.
The two main ways Of transpor-
tation are railroad and canal. The
children of this country skate on
the fozen canals in the winter. -
Jean Ingram, grade g., Sunset Park
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Why Envy A Steak
When Eating Spinach?

Here is good news for many who
suffer stomach or ulcer pains due to
excess acid. It has been found that
bismuth coats the stomach lining on
the sensitive parts, thus preventing
the irritating action of digestive
secretions and foods. 1t enables
many to eat hard-to-digest foods,
such as steaks and ri beef and
cabbage without after : irritation.
Udga Tablets contain bismuth and
other valuable ingredients in a bal
anced formula. They have been
praised by thousands. Try a Csc
box of Udga for relief of ulcer and
stomach pains, Indigestion, gas
pains, heartburn, burning sensation,
bloat and other conditions caused
by excess acid. Udga Tablets are
safe to use and must help or money
refunded. At Saunders and good
drug stores everywhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Winter Park

While the long poem found below
is unreasonable, it is worthy OF
print any time of the year. 1t is
called, THE Snow, Queen OF
Winter"
tbs a cold and windy day, the
skies are clouding in a hurry.
1t looks as if we will have snow,
and soon down will come the first
small furry.
The clouds are dark and dreary,
and now its beginning to sleet,
1t beats upon the ground like the
sound of many small feet.
The clouds are getting heavier,
the first snowflakes are %fluttering
down,
And are starting their work to
cover the earth, which will soon
have a pretty white gown.
Old Sol comes down, with its
bright sunshine, shining upon the
snow.
AS it rests upon the hanging
icecles, it reflects with a dazzling
glow.
The ground is a snowy white,
the branches of the trees are bend
ing low.
All the houses with pretty white
roofs are settled down snugly in
the snow.
The white reminds me of a pict-
ure, with much beauty, for its
work to show,
And so we have reviewed Queen
of Winter, the dazzling and spark.
ling snow. - Bettina Marable,
grade 6, Winter Park.
I have a little kitty that's all
fluffy and white.
He's a nice little kitty, but he
prowls around at night.
l have a little dog too, you know
They don't get along at all, vol
know.
They make faces at each othel
sometime, my little cat and my
little dog are a little bit sazzy
don't you know?-Jacqueline Hew
EFT, grade S,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Onion Growers Win
City Garden Prizes

Orchids for onions-or rather
baby chicks-was the order of
the day yesterday as Carl
Render, director, awarded
prizes in the city garden pro-
grams first onion growing
contest.
Ten baby chicks, donated by
the Roudabush Seed store,
went to each of t h e major
prize winners: James Walter
Harris, Washington Maultsby,
John Aiken and Alexander Ho-
ward. There were scores of en-
tries and the huge pile of
onions was divided among the
gardeners not Winning prizes.
koudabush's also gave each
entry a quart of seed onions.