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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Roosevelt Says No

President Roosevelt was under no compul-
sion to answer Wendell L. Wilkes challenge
to meet him in public debate, as Mr.. Willkie
well knew when he issued it in his acceptance
speech last Saturday.
The challenge was a childish gesture, and
Willkie had the answer in advance. Roosevelt
had said, in his own address to the Demo-
cratic convention accepting its nomination,
that he would have no time for an active
campaign but would be wholly engaged with
the major problems before the nation. That
not only answered Willkie but probably en-
boldened him to issue his challenge.
However, the Presidents announcement at
his press conference that if Willkie wanted a
medicine show he would have to hold it alone
obviously was necessary if only to keep Will
kie from repeating it on every occasion. The
matter is definitely settled now and the Re-
publican presidential candidate will have to
find something else to talk about, while Roose-
welt is giving his attention to the task of re-
armament mi which he is opposed, a great
national hazard, by a group of senators de-
termined to make defense a political issue.
He will nave enough to do to overcome the
antagonism of Senators Wheeler, Vandenberg,
Capper, Taft ct al and place America in a
position to defend itself against totalitarian
entertainments, if not actual invasion, without
having his task complicated by inconsequential
public appearances with the opposition's candi
date who is already and avowedly in agree
ment with the Presidents policies and cannot
find a truly controversial subject to debate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
TOP o. THE MORNING

We haze been speaking OF those Who try to
find a va1id reason for postponing their con-
Uersation. -. Let us take 1t for granted that
you are one OF the fortunate ones. . Hoc'
ever in the very midst of your success you
experience something remarkable. . Every-
thing seemed to become meaningless to you.
The emptiness of your life grinned and stared
yow in the face, a peculiar Wearimess threw a
shadoW across all your joys, even your best
and richest ones. Then you began to long for
God.
-HALLEsBY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Mrs. M. A.
Kinslo, of Long Beach, Calf, asks that I ex-
plain who are the senators in the '.isolationist
bloc"
Whoa and whew, Mrs. Kinslo!
l may have been guilty of using the term
'isolationist bloc" but I hope not often. Some
of the writers here and a lot of the takers
have been pretty free with the phrase, but
mostly on the theory that when they say
'isolationist," they don't mean it. They figure
that everybody knows they don't mean it.
II there is any such thing as an 'isolationist
bloc" I haven't been able to find it. I doubt if
there's a senator who would tie that tag on his
lapel. AS a matter of fact, some of the senators
who have been critical of phases Of the nation
al defense program and the administrator
foreign policy are nearer anti-isolationist than
isolationist, if I understand the term.
Proof of this is the consistent unanimity
with which nearly all the defense measures
have passed and the overwhelming majorities
by which some of the most controversial have
been written into laws.
Polled the Newsmen
Now if we understand each other, I'll try to
give you a list I. a list compiled by polling
the newsboy ION the Hill the men who
work with the Senate day in and day out. 1
didn't ask who were the members of h e
''isolationist bloc" What I did ask was some
thing like this: If you have to define a bloc of
administration opponents on foreign policy, of
the men who think and argue that too many
acts of the administration in the present crisis
are leading toward war, of men who insist
that we are in no danger of attack from any
body, whom among members of the Senate
would you include?
Here's the list I got:
Bone, Wash; Capper, Kas.; Clark, Mol;
Clark, Idaho; Danaher, Conn.,; Donahey, Ohio;
Downey, Calf; Holt, w. Va; johnson, Colo. /;
Johnson, Calf; McCarran, New; Nye, N. D.;
Reynolds, N. c.; Thomas, Idaho; Vanden-
berg, Mich; Walsh, Mass; Wheeler, Mont. {;
LaFollette, Mis-; and Lundeen, MINI.
Now be certain of this: There are more
shades of thought represented in that group
than there are colors in the rainbow. Eleven
of them are Democrats; six are Republicans,
one is a Progressive and one is a Farmer
Laborite. They run the whole gamut fir o m
Reynolds, who hasn't been very>vociferous in
his criticism lately to Vandenberg, Clark
(Mo) and Nye, who have been very outspoken,
and on to Holt, bitter and scathing toward
administration policies.
Not Always Together
They can't be said to hang together always,
either.
When the measure for calling out the Nation
al Guard and reserve officers for a years
training went through the Senate, there were
only seven votes gains and if memory
serves, one of those was from a senator not
included in this list.
When Senator Adams amendment to keep
the National Guard in this country was reject
ed by the narrow margin of one vote, all the
above senators voted for it.
Does that answer your question, Mrs.
Kinslo? 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
2O-Cent Tobacco

The Border Belt tobacco markets opening
WAS q great Improvement, as far as price is
concerned, over the opening of last year, with
a 2O-cent average prevailing. Whether th
price will 20 higher, as some prognosticator
believe. is impossible to say, but that tobacco
farmers in this belt will fare better than In
1899 and have more cash is a foregone con-
clusion.
DESPITE the fact that some of the tobacco
being offered is of low grade and not well
cured, which ordinarily would cut the average,
the demand this year coupled with a smaller
crop than last and the British Imperial COM
PAW buying, combine to make the cash return
larger per pound and put the growers in a
comfortable, if not wholly happy, frame OF
mind
A notable reaction to the advance in prices
generally is the quickening Of the business
pace in tobacco market towns. With millions
of dollars to be released to planters, with
Tuesdays and yesterdays sale returns al
ready going into circulation, tradesmen of all
kinds are smiling again after the long lean
time between crops.
This is one of the reasons tobacco plays
such an important part in the Border Belts
economic structure. It gives everybody much
needed cash. Accommodating bills are p a d,
machinery purchased, stocks ordered, whole
salers paid. Cash circulated, and that's what
makes for prosperity and ease of mind.
1t is no wonder that the people of the belt
take deep interest in the opening price at the
warehouses, and sigh in relief and secret jubi-
Iation when a fair average is struck at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
BY Robin Coons-

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21.-For
movie fans who kno their stars
but are a little hazy about direc-
tors, the movie sets themselves
can serve as pegs on which to pin
identities.
The character of sets, and the
people w-rking in them, can tell
you who's the man behind the cam
era-even if he's hidden there.
Let's try it:
Here's a big, rich estate-gray
stone walls, an expanse Of garden
and lawn, a dignified, richly ap-
pointed mansion. On tn trellised
porch is a cocktail table, with a
bottle of champagne in an ice
bucket, a cocktail shaker, crystal
glasses, a load of silver. There's
a 'feel'' of buffers and maids in
the background, with richly
dressed, glittering people-Katha-
rine Hepburn in bridal white, mi
nus veil; Mary Nash in matronly
but dashing black; Ruth Hussey in
pour-you-in formal gown and new,
slick coiffure; John Halliday, Ro-
land Young, James Stewart; a
little girl in a formal" Virginia
Weidler. There's a tinkling of
glasses and cracking of brittle dia-
logue. The director is admonishing
Miss Hepburn to quit eating the
pror for she's filching a tidbit
from the table, and calls for an
9th r rehearsal director with an
eye to minute details of timing and
stage craft. On the side, a press
agent is telling you how sweet and
cooperative Miss Hepburn is, de-
spite IL those old tales-but Hep
burns sweetness (whel she wants
to be sweet never was news.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Paul Lanier Sentenced
In Rum Chase Case

BURGAW, Aug. 21.-Paul Lanier,
of Leland, was tried in recorders
court here on five charges, and
found guilty. He was sentenced by
Judge McCullen to 1S months on
the roads. He was charged with hit
and run driving, excessive speeding,
driving a a after his drivers lie
ense had been revoked, having in his
possession Is gallons of non-taxpaid
whiskey. His wife, Mrs. Hazel La.
nier, was found not guilty of aiding
and abetting in the transportation
of whiskey.
A negro, Ira Spearman, of Will
who was in the car with
Lanier, was found guilty of aidipa
and abetting in the Transportation
of non-taxpaid whiskey, and was
given a three months SUSPENDED
sentence upon payment of a SIS fine
and court costs. The drivers lie.
enses of both Lanier and Spearman
was revoked for a year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Man bout

Rx GEORGE Tucker

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Almost
everybody likes to translate the
past in terms of years, or by
referring to specific events, such
as wars or floods. They'll say, Il
haven't seen Joe since 1927" or
THAT was before the War"
Benny Davis doesn't do it that
way. Benny likes to refer to the
past unsteady. He likes to name
the years after the songs he has
written. For instance, 1922 is his
"Margie' year. Margie is Benny's
supreme achievement. It sold
more copies than any song he
ever wrote, and in that same year
he wrote make Believe" "Yearn-
ing" Lonesome and Sorry" "Oh.
How 1 Miss You Tonight" In
royalties alone 1922 paid m
more than 5000, 900. But those
days are gone. Those five songs
together sold more than 10, 1000, 900
copies. All the songs published in
1910 will not equal that.
You have to think Of Benny
Davis in terms of Tin Pan Alley
and Broadway 70 understand him.
You have to think of him in
terms of presentation houses and
footlights, of banging pianos and
introducing unknown people to
theatre audiences. When he intro
duces them they are unknown.
often, after that Introduction, they
become celebrities.
It's a long story, these introduce
tons and names. . Some OF
them will strike a responsive
chord in your memory. They in
clude Wilma and Buddy Ebsen;
they include Hal Leroy, tn e
dancer, and Ruby Keller, who
used to ,be Mrs. Al Jolson. They
include Harry iRchman, Helen
Morgan, and Martha Raye. They
also include Eleanor Powell, Lit
tie Jackie Heller, tn Andrews
Sisters, the Smoothies, and the
famous trio now with Fred War
ing, Two Bees and a Honey.
THE Andrews Sisters worked
six weeks for me for nothing -
Benny says. They we're great;
they were wonderful to me They
got their chance, and they click
ed" OF Eleanor Powell, who is a
star now and famous, he says,
That kid always remembers. No
mater where 1 go, and no matter
where she happens to be, when 1
open a new show she always
sends me a telegram. How she
keeps up with me 1 don't know.
But she does, and I will always
appreciate her thoughtfullness."
Benny, like show producers and
others who follow an insane exist
ence, is writing songs as eagerly
as any freshman striving for his
first hit. You see him sitting in a
restaurant, or crossing a streret
And something will happen - a
waiter vii touch his elbow, or a
cab driver will scream a bit of
picturesque lingo at some hapless
pedestrian-and Benny will reach
for his pad and make a few
hurried notes. That's the idea for
a song. Something that may be
forgotten after a few weeks, or it
may even be another "Margie."
He has a new one now-"Once in
a Lovetime."
All over town, in halls and in
and in back S a e e
dressing rooms, Benny is holding
additions these days. He is
getting his new show ready.
Most, you might even say all, of
tn, people who will be in it mean
nothing to anyone today. They are
unknown. But out of the mob, the
chances are, will come one or
several who will 'have it''-and
then, like the Powens and the
Keelers, they will 60 on to the
big time. 1t happens like III a t.
that's the way it is with Benny
Davis, and Broadway. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Fannie Insley Founders
In Chesapeake BIow

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 21.&R-
The 5S-year-old onetime West Indian
schooner with which Darcy Grant
launched her feminine adventure IN
the shipping trade some months ago
lay at the bottom of the Chesapeake
Bay today.
Miss Grant, who sought thrills as
wen as trade, was not in on the last
big adventure because the cargo ~
oyster shells destined for fertil,zer
was dirty and nasty" She was At
her Gloucester Va, cottage yester-
day when the crew of three on the
Fannie 1nsley fought a losing battle
against a wind that toppled both
and sank the schooner off
Tangier Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under CouncilManaoev Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected TRUCK and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports inc Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Hiohuay from Wrightsvil1e
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF CITY Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. totd-
er Turning Basin. uith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Rives Road to Southport, Vto
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc
ton through sustdined-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
mottonal Agency. supported BY one.
countrywide tar.
%shtpyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center TOR soxtheastern
North Caroltnd, developed around tho
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for a1hites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF s:dtivs grape grotoin0
throughout Southeastern North Caroline.
Modern Tn0ercn1osts sdndtortnm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
More War Clouds

ltaly's quarrel with Greece, with the proba-
bility that it will lead to war, is hard to under
stand, but it seems likely that if these nations
are embroiled the chief beneficiary will be
Britain. That makes it difficult to grasp Mus
solini's motive in egging Greece on.
Should a shot be fired and Turkey come to
Greece's aid, as she is committed to do. the
present general war in Europe would spread
to the Balkans. with Rumania, Yugoslavia,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Are You Superstitious
, ABOUT
LOVE?
BY RUTH FARRAR
NEA Special Correspondent

A Chinese jade necklace worn
on Friday will bring a woman
what she wants, be it husband or
dog. A wasp nest concealed in a
girls clothing will attract beaux,
provided there aren't any wasps in
it. A sprig of yarrow pinned to her
dress will charm her a lover.
Pity the poor man who believes
in magic influence on love! To
evade capture, he must be con-
stantly alert, says DR.. B. A.. Cart
wright of the University of Okla
homa, who has one of the largest
collections of superstitions in the
world:
He points out superstitions will
work for both sexes, as the follow
ing examples will testify:
Find a woman's glove and you
will be able to win her hand in
marriage.
If one can touch little finger and
forefinger across the back of his
hand, he can marry whom he
wishes.
If you step on a cats tail, you
will not be married for a year.
If girl wears yellow garters, her
lover will remain true to her.
If a butterfly alights on you, you
will have a new romance.
If a girl eats a five leaf clover,
the first man who kisses her after
wards is the man she will marry.
A red-bird flying across your
path is a sign you will be kissed
twice before midnight.
To dream of dancing is a sure
sign of a new romance.
If you would dream of your true
love, then eat a hard-boiled egg
with salt on Halloween night and
60 to bed without taking a drink.
If you burn letters from your
sweetheart, you will burn your
love.
If you kiss a person over the
backyard gate, you will never kiss
that person again.
To compel an absent lover to re-
turn, sprinkle salt on an open fire
for seven consecutive mornings.
If a girl breaks a needle while
sewing a garment, she will not
marry until that garment is worn
out.
If you wear a lock of your
lovers hair he will always be true
to you.
Lovesick people have an appetite
for pickles.
Count 100 gray horses and the
first person with whom. you shake
hands will be your future mate.
If a boy and girl wash and dry
together, they will live and die to-
gether.
If a girl looks over another girls
shoulder into a mirror, she will be
able to steal the first girls sweet
heart.
After a cat finishes washing his
face, the first person he looks at
in a group will be the first of the
group to marry.
University Of Texas goods did
did originate the old tradition of
a photograph of a disliked
individual upside down, but they
rather like the idea. If Joe College
dates out" on Betty COED, or
otherwise annoys her, she turns his
picture upside down with the fond
hope, if not the actual belief, that
such an act will bring a headache
to the subject Of the picture. Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Hawfield Will Succeed
Mrs. Elizabeth Morr1ss

RALEIGH, Aug. 21.-P-Mls
Elizabeth C. Morriss resigned tou"'
as supervisor of the state WA eur
cation project, a post she had new
for the last four years.
G. c. McGinnis, WPA state q
ministrator, said s.. c. HaWllf.'
president of the North Carolina T"'I
cation association, would SuCC'e-
Mrs. Morriss on September \
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
RALEIGH
BRIEFS
Star-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, Aug. 21.-Speculators
Meu eq1 10 G4H1qe eAlaeIe1 eul no
democratic party leaders in North
Carolina (E. B. Denny, Mrs. P. P.
Mccain and Arch T. Allen) as COM
pared with the retiring party chiefs
Gregg Cherry, Mrs. w. B. Murphy
and Libby Ward) are almost unani-
nous in one phase of their spec11-
lations-they do not believe that
Denny, Allen and Co. can equal
Cherry. Ward, ct ais. in the very
important matter of raising cam
paign funds.
On the other hand, nobody yet
has been heard to decry the politi.
cal astuteness of the new chairman.
Mr.. Denny. His success in manage.
ment of the Broughton campaign
This spring will not permit any as
PERSONS along that line.
Just the same, the Messrs. Denny
and Allen are more or less in a
tough spot. When the democratic
majority this year falls far short
OF it's overwhelming 1886 propor.
TONS, as it is generally agreed it
Will, there are sure to be those
ready to declare that the slump was
due to absence of the guiding hand
Of Gregg Cherry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
irritated Gregg openly told Dr.. Nc
Donald: you're making a -
nuisance of yourself"

Wade Bruton, assistant attorney
general, says he is "Writing a book"
AS a matter of fact he is just about
doing it, too, in preparing the ol'
ennial report of the attorney gem
erals office. It's quite a task, but
Mr.. Bruton is used to it now.
The report, he says, will be pub
llshed at least a couple of months
before converting of the general as
sembly next January.
Here are the figures at which the
Border tobacco markets are shooting
this year-last years produce SAFES
totals in pounds and the price a."
erage for 1889 on each of the seven
marts:
Chadbourn g warehouses;, 6,5I''
906 pounds at an average OF $It."''
Clarkton e warehouses; 5,l54i1--
pounds at an average Of $15,26; ram
Bluff g warehouses; 4,S80,197 pouho'
for an average of $16.11; talrihoH'
Is warehouses; AZ, 403, I'll POUNDS a.
an average of $15.77; Lumberton Is
warehouses;, 3~2,6G5,777 pounds "t
$15.66; Tabor City e warehouses;
5,664,O28 pounds at s15.74i ana
Whiteville 6 warehouses; 25, 41''-l'
pounds at $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
VETERANS RET1N1o>,

CHARLOTTE, Ang. 21.-R-sur.
vors OF the 18th field artillery
regiment of World war DAYS vii,
hold a reunion here Monday. Dr
Ben Lacy, of Richmond, Va is
president Of the organization
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Both Needed

We might close the deal quicker il we
realize that air bases in British Western Henri
sphere possessions are no more vital to the
United States than our old destroyers are to
Great Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Steel Money

Stainless steel coins have been introduced
IN Italy, because they last longer. The Italian
people probably would like to learn that they
also 60 farther.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
It Can't Be Done

Colonel Lindbergh wants us to be friends
with Hitler, but who has ever been friendly
with a r~attlesnake and survived?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

Cherry's friends, incidentally, are
Kidding him on what they please to
call his "ouster."
"Ah, ha," they crack 1--WE told
you not to talk to DIR. Mcdonald
like you did in Chicago. Now see
what happened to you"
Reports of the Chicago onven
ton say that at one point a vastly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

NEXT: Money superstitions.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Smiths Mark 7ieing sc Means
Washington Club Headaches;
Bradley Hills Plans Meet

over par. That isn't often being
done on any golf course by any
player.
Bradley Hills Affair Planned.
While plans for the tourney are
not yet complete, it now is fairly
certain that the first women's tour
nament to be staged by the Bradley
Hills Country Club will be held
during the week of July %. 1t may
be five-day event, or a two-day
tourney. If it is held over five days
during what normally is the hottest
time of the year, it might not find
much favor with the women. But
two-day tourney might prove very
popular. There are days in July
when golf, and particularly tourna-
ment golf, is sport for only the
youngsters. The Maryland Open
championship is listed for July % at
Columbia. while the sectional quail
flying rounds for the P. G. A. cham
pionship are slated July 26 at Five
Farms.
Mrs. Martin Wins Tourney.
Mrs. Wilda Martin is the new
holder OF the Muncaster Trophy al
the Washington Golf and Country
Club. Mrs. Martin put together
two good scores of 81 and SO to win
the tourney with a net of 1872, aided
by handicap of "a for the 36-hole
route. She also won the gross
award. but elected to take the Mum
caster Cup. The gross prize went tc
Mrs. Harold Smith with +89-183
Mrs. Lafayette Franklin, last
years winner. took second net with
93-98-38-153. Mrs. E. L. Duties
and Mrs. D. P. Wolhaupter tied for
third net at l54, and Mrs. Duties
won on the draw. In Glass B the
winners were Mrs. Lloyd Dennis
2l3-55-157; Mrs. H. E. Buskin
225-58-157; Mrs Otto Thacker
228-58-170; Mrs. j. R. Hogan, 244-
72-172. DR.. S. B. Muncaster pre-
sented the prizes.
Congressional women staged a
two-ball best-ball affair, won by
Mrs. C. j. Wilkinson and Mrs. v. A
Welte with 87-17-70 Other win
ners were Mrs. E. H. Henderson
and Mrs. G. F. Buskie, with 93-22-
II, and Mrs. F.. G. Await and Mrs
Herbert Weber, with 9l-18-67. In
charge of the tourney were MIS-,
Ralph w. Payne and Mrs. G. F.
GoetZman.
At Army Navy Mrs. w. M. Moses
won the member gross award with
81. Net member winner was Mrs
L. H. Hedrick, 86. Mrs. j. T. Powell
won the guest gross award with "a
while the net prize for guests went
to Mrs. T. N. Beavers with "a.