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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26

statistics, such as those on which the business
index of the Herald Tribune is based, that
steel and building are leading a vigorous for
ward movement in industrial activity, based
partly on continuing war orders and partly on
defense expenditures, actual or in prospect.
Steel production last week reached a new
peak for the present sharp recovery at SO per
cent of the industry's capacity. There has been
some check to domestic buying as a result OF
the French collapse, which involved a substan-
tial volume of cancellations, but this Interrupt
ton is expected to be temporary, since the or
ders connected with the defense program have
hardly begun to come in.
Moreover, there is the buying for the 1871
automobile year yet to be accounted for. After
the turn of the half year the industry expects
production to be back at the peak levels Of last
December, when it was running at more than
81 per cent of capacity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
II Youths Enlisted
Here For u. S. Army

Eleven young men from Southeast
ern North Carolina enlisted yester.
day at the Wilmington district of.
flee of the army recruiting service
for duty with units at Fort Bragg,
Sergeant S. w. D. Bennett reported.
Enlistments for the fourth field
artillery at Fort Bragg included:
John r. Brown, IS, of Whiteville !;
Henry H. Hayes, p, son of Andrew
Hayes, of Hallsboro; Harold Oliver
Il. son of Mrs. Maude Brinkley, >
312 North Second street; and Mar
shall H. Malpass, 20, son of MI .
Hattie Malpass, of route one VIII.
mington.
Enlistments for the first observa-
ton battalion included: James P.
Clemmons is, son of Thomas Glen
mons, of route one, Supply; Walter
Il. Ikner, Fl, son of M. Ikner, of
route three. Whiteville; Herman
STOCKS, "a, o of Mrs. Mary Stocks,
OF route one, Ayden.
Leo Parker, %, son of Alexander
Farker, OF route one, Fairmont; Ken
neth c. Lanier, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert Lanier, of route two,
beulaville; James c. Benton, IS, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Benton, u
route one, Pireway; and Richard D.
Gore 70, whose guardian is Miss Will
Gore, of Nakina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
T FACES TEST

WITH afraid alarms sounding over much
w of England, it is apparent that Hitler
intends to let no grass grow under his feet in
launching his campaign there. England is in
it's dark hour and only the Intervention of a
kind providence can save it from a fate similar
to Frances.
If the Nazi war machine still has its strik-
ing power and resources, Germany's air force
will be able to harass England's cities, her
fleet establish a blockade, and by these two
means starve the people into submission. That
is to say, Germany will be able to DO this ii
England is not prepared both to fight off
H11LER's air force and prevent a blockade. That
England may accomplish both tremendous
tasks, however, is in the realm of possibility.
During the heavy fighting in France, Great
Britain has had a breathing spell. She has
had weeks in which to recruit her armies, in
crease her munitions, and stimulate the morale
of her people, particularly her armed forces.
If her leaders are correct in this statements.
England is better prepared to fight a defensive
war now than at any period Of her national
existence. Since the invasion of Norway by
the Germans she has had ample opportunity
to observe the blitzkrieg and devise strategy
for its defeat. She knows how the German
parachute forces function, and can be prepared
to beat them off: She has learned the trick
of dive-bombing and can perform 1t as we'll as
the Germans. She has her navy and her
auxiliaries. With all this in working form,
defense of the British Isles against invasion
or blockade seems possible.
But to make victory surer, to improve her
chances of defeating HITLER, Great Britain
would be wise to carry the war to Germany.
The first German raid on a British city, the
first civilian deaths from the air, ought to be
a signal for the British air force to descend
in power upon German cities and rain such a
torrent of bombs upon them that few within
their range can hope to escape. 1t is a fright.
full thing to contemplate-this wiping out of
innocent lives-but it is what HITLER has been
doing since he first violated the neutrality OF
Norway. The British would be justified in
applying the same method in Germany. It will
not be enough to bomb a few ammunition
dumps, gasoline tanks, munitions factories and
transports. The war and its horrors ought to
be brought nom to the German people.
The British have not displayed much aggres.
siveness in carrying the war to the enemy.
Now is the right time to do so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Paper Hints Of
Move To Take Gibraltar

MADRID, June Is -R-The
newspaper A1cazar limited today at
a possible Spanish attempt to seize
Gibraltar, declaring the famous
British maritime gate to the Medi-
terranean is vulnerable and that
Spain possesses nearly all the
keys.
The paper quoted American
Lieut.. Col. Charles Moran as say
ing Gibraltar is a white elephant.
I'm a prolonged siege" it in
quired, 'thow could such a fortress
be supplied when even fresh water
is obtained from Spain and nor
mally it has to receive food from
Spain or African"
Gibraltar is reported to have
large emergency reservoirs, and
quantities of preserved foods.) 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
QUOTATIONS.

If some of us have learned to pray in the last
month, it is in keeping with the times, and will
help to give us the strength we need. - Harry
Hopkins, secretary Of commerce .
One great light in all the darkness Of war is
the development Of friendship among the nations
of America.-Samuel Guy Inman, University of
Pennsylvania.
Make it possible for Japan to withdraw from
the war in China, which it admits to have lost,
without closing face" and desired peace and
stability can be restored.-William c. tombstone,
George Washington university.
We should not be compelled helplessly to
await attack while a powerful aggressor chooses
his own opportunity. Henry L. Btimson. newly
appointed secretary Of war.
To have peace we must end those who destroy
religion.-Dr. David Lefkowitz, Dallas rabd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
ANOTHER A OF WAR

While the flames of war flicker and die in
France, new sparks are sighted in the Balkans.
Russian and Rumanian forces engage in
skirmishes and STAINS planes darken the
skies over coveted Bessarabia. Soldiers mass
along the frontier. 1t is only a spark, but
may be enough to fire the Balkan powder KEY
at any moment.
It will be remembered that Rumania went
Nazi last week. 1t is no longer a little coun.
try ruled by a little king, but a puppet of Ger.
many ruled by a Nazi regime. Should STAIN
attempt to seize Bessarabia now he would have
to settle with HITLER.
Europe's greatest hope of escape from total
destruction is that the thieves will fall OUT
over the division of the spoils. Were HITLER
and STAIN to clash, England might take a
long breath without discomfort.
Berlin and Moscow are still outwardly
friendly. But STAIN has been biding his time
while Germany has been exhausting her man
power resources, and there is no telling when
STAIN will abandon the pose of friendliness
and turn on HITLER, as wolves turn on each
other during the kill.
A fight among the dictators, all things con.
sidered, would be a blessing of the first
magnitude.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
COMPULSORY TRAINING FOR PRODUCTION
Raleigh News And Observer

Raleigh News And Observer
While the country waits for the presentation
of some plan of universal military service, it he.
comes increasingly clear that in preparing for
modern war military training is only a part OF
the problem. The man in the factory is now at
least as important as the man in the field in the
conduct Of successful war.
In an article in The New York Times Maya.
zine on how Hitler prepared for the present war,
Otto D. Tolischus, after stating that the Ger
mans spent $47, 900, 900, 900 at the nominal rate
Of exchange on war preparations. pointed out
that fewer soldiers are modified in Germany
than in 1s14.1s. He wrote:
'"These figures are considerably smaller than
the total manpower modified IN Germany dur.
ing the last war, when UP to 10000, 900 men
stood under arms at one time. But, according
to German calculations, such vast armies are no
longer possible or necessary. They are impos-
sible because Of the toll Of the last war and the
fact that every soldier in the field now requires
two or three times as many workers behind the
front to produce his equipment and ammunition
as during the last war; and they are no longer
necessary because modern arms have increased
the firing and fighting power of the individual
soldier many times"
In the utilization Of man power in war the
skilled worker. therefore,, is as important as the
trained fighter and even larger numbers of skill.
ed workers than soldiers are needed. Such a
fact indicates that any serviceable plan Of com.
pulsory training must include the teaching of
essential skills to millions Of young men. Beyond
teaching they must be given opportunity for
experience in actual work in the plants and fac.
tories.
That necessity opens a bigger question than
war preparations. It lies at the heart of the
whole question Of unemployment, Of young PEG.
pie idle and frustrated. unframed and dissatis.
fled. II they can b modified in training and
productiveness. as they must be If the industrial
divisions Of modern warfare are to be prepared,
then their service may not only prepare for
greater strength in war but greater productive
ness and plenty in peace also.
The compulsory military training Of soldiers
alone would take young men out of the produc-
tive group Of the nation. But the adequate
training Of the young as the essential skilled
man behind the soldiers must mean vastly
greater activity Of our industrial order since
there can be no experience save in productive
activity. That. If it means anything, must mean
not only preparation for war but a productive
change for youth. To make America secure
such a chance is fundamentally as necessary as
any war preparations We may make.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26

for any month since 1885. The calls
for extras during the first four
months of 1910 we're fewer by g..
068 than during the same period
in 1889, and the income $500, 00C
less.
Extras who get the most work
are those who have the largest
wardrobes. Women say that a
wardrobe costing from 81, 900 to
IS, 900 is necessary.
Those who work in mob scenes
get $3.50 a day. In party scenes
informal dress - they get $11. For
evening clothes it's S16.50. The few
who speak a line or two get $25.
Few extras have worked up in.
to featured roles and a very, very
few have become stars. Gary
Cooper once was an extra; so was
the late Jean Harlow. Most stars
have entered the films from the
stage or radio or little theater.
The EXTRAS part is invariably
tediously small, and the work is
repetitious a dozen takes" may
be shot of the same small scene.
If the extra tries to make him
self noticed by pushing himself for
ward, he usually ends up with
less work. Audiences might recog-
nize him in another unconnected
scene, so the director makes it a
point to leave him out of the addi-
tional shots.
Says Brooks Benedict, one
time film heavy, now an extra:
We're in the most uncertain,
shakiest business in the world.
People don't pay much attention
to US - but when they do, boy are
we grateful" q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
STAMP PLAN FOR RELIEF

Under competent administrators, the stamp
plan for distribution Of surplus commodities
among relief clients in Wilmington will be in.
stituted on July / and in full swing in about
two weeks. This means that persons and
families on relief will be able to do their shop
ping, like their more fortunate neighbors al
regular retail stores, instead Of receiving re-
lief at a central distributing point. Whining.
ton is fortunate to be among the communities
granted this new method Of distribution, which
has proved so successful in other cities
throughout the country.
j. e. L. WADE, city commissioner who has
been active in bringing the stamp plan to Will
m1ngton, expresses a hope that the new set-up
Will include retention of the warehouse at the
foot of Grace street, long used as relief head
quarters, in the interest of economy and fer
the distribution of supplies to families who
still wish to receive relief at headquarters. If
this is possible, the new administration may
nave offices there and be saved at least $50 a
month in rent. The proposal is reasonable,
and doubtless will be carried out.
AS long as relief is a necessary item in our
present national situation. 1t is creditable that
a means has been discovered for elevating its
recipients above the old level of receiving doles
and placing them more nearly On a parity
with Independent shoppers. Introduction of
the system in Wilmington cannot fail to be
beneficial, especially as it will largely increase
the volume Of trade at retail stores.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
BY Robin Coons

Vernon Hoagland, pinch-hit-
ting for Robin Coons, h a
written three stories on the
life of the Hollywood extras.
This is the first:
HOLLYWOOD, June Is - S c
you want to be an extra in the
movies, where some big director
can single you out of the mob and
make you a top-salaried star?
Take it from The men and women
who r extras that's not the
way to crash the movies.
That's the way to starve, they
say. That's the way to see uncer.
tainty and poor food and irregular
hours destroy looks and weaken
self-confidence.
I'VE don't want any more ex.
tras,' says Howard R. Philbrick,
new chief of Central Casting.
I'VE already have 1000, a n d
that's far too many. Our aim is
to white that group down, not to
ADMIT new extras.
All extras must be members of
the Screen Actors Guild. Prospec-
tive members must show they can
fill a real need or serve a definite
purpose. Usually, too, they must
bear recommendations from mem
bers.
In other words, the would-be ex-
ira faces the problem of many a
would-be anything else the closed
shop.
Average income for the Holly
wood extra last year was around
$446. Only 70 out of 1000 made
1000 or more. During this JAN
uary there were fewer jobs than
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Permit For Beach Work
Granted MacRae & Co.

The Wilmington district army en-
gineer yesterday granted a permit to
Hugh MacRae and Company, Inc,
to carry out a proposed dredging,
basin, and filling in project at the
northern extension of Wrightsville
Beach.
The project comprises the dredg-
ing of approximately 100, 900 cubic
yards of material from the northern
end of Banks Channel and from a
proposed basin 400 feet by 500 feet
Just north of Salisbury street.
Material is to be deposited on the
northern end of the beach on prop
erty owned by the applicant. The
permit was granted on recommenda-
ton of the chief Of the U. S. army
engineer corps in Washington. D. G.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
MARKET

According to the New York Herald Tribune,
the behavior of the markets last week seemed
to be the result of uncertainty as to what the
war in Europe and the political conventions at
home might produce in the way of develop.
ments over the next few weeks, mingled with
a quiet confidence in the outlook for domestic
business in the immediate future.
That the latter attitude was not without
foundation is fairly obvious from a brief re-
view of the highlights Of the weeks progress
OF the business front. It is clear from the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Windsors Tell Of Their
Last Days In France

MADRID, June 25-RLThe
Duke of Windsor and his Ameri.
can-born duchess, the former Wal.
lis Warfield, reported in a cha+
with newspaper men at the Rr;t.
ish empassy today they ..dinad"
on sardines in the last few dave
before their flight from France
SIN Paris, we had to 20 without
something or other everv dav"
the Duchess said, "altho,,gh -,
sorry to say that our chef cheated
on orders by buying the dav he.
fore what was to be banned The
next day"
The Duke and Duchess visited
the former royal palace todeu
where the duke, as Prince ~
Wales. once was the guest Of hou "
or of King Alfonso. o,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
FARM FUNDS BILL
Includes Increased Millions
For Removal Of Sur.
plus Products

WASHINGTON, June Is ~
President Roosevelt signed a S9lS,.
SOB, 900 agriculture appropriation
bill today which included increas-
ed millions for removal Of surplus
farm products, a problem made
more serious by the loss Of for.
eign markets because Of the Euro,
pean war.
The measure. carrying funds FIR
the fiscal year beginning July /,
included approximately S5OO,OMo0
for farm benefit payments under
the agriculture departments sell
conservation program and an ao'
ditional $212, 900, 900 for parity pay
ments on five major crops wheat
corn, cotton, tobacco and rice Inc
parity item was not Recommended
by the budget bureau.
The bill earmarks approximate
ly $85, 900, 900 for removal Of SUI,
plus farm products. An additional
$35, 900, 900 also is provided for laS
purpose in the relief bill now DE-
fore the President. These ltens
are in excess of the $lOO,OOOVl
annually set aside from custom
receipts for disposal Of surplus
crops. The total, will be aoou'
$50, 900, 900 more than for the pre-
sent fiscal year. III
Although the 1913, SOB, 900 oVet ,a,n
total is considerably below the ls'0
record direct appropriation OF u
o42, 900, 900, the difference is nsl .
rowed when allowance is maze u,
borrowing powers. The depar,i nn
is authorized to borrow SlVV'Vev'
900 from the Reconstructloh In
nance corporation for rura al et =,
trification loans; SIPS, OoO' OW MI, NJ.
rural rehabilitation, and S0V,u.r
900 for the farm tenancy pfoslo+,
In all, the agriculture d leg M,
ment will receive SLID 'I 1904
from the bill and items lncl~a.s
for the department in other i"
sures such as the relief DILL
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Letter To The Editor
THANKS

Mr.. r. B. Page,
Publisher. The Star-News:
Dear Sir:
The Wilmington Junior Chamber
Of Commerce, the Wilmington Aero
club and the Wrightsville Beach
Water Carnival association, all
want to take this opportunity of
thanking you and your staff for
making this past weekend a ire
mendous success.
The combined efforts of the
three organizations in bringing the
Carolina Aero club to visit this
community would have been Of
little avail without the very close
cooperation given u~ by the entire
staff of The Star-News.
We certainly do appreciate all
that you have done for us and hone
through our efforts we have made
the public a little more conscious
of aeronautics and the tremendous
possibilities that are waiting to he
tapped in our community.
BERNARD S. SOLOMON.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
TOP % Il

I knoW not What Thy Wisdom, Lord,
May choose for me to-day.
I only kmoD that / may go
Unquestioningly With Thee,
Remembering that Whdt Thou 1DiH
IS best for me
For Thou, oh Lord, cdnst see the end,
While I but see the Udy-
Help me to udlE it patiently
Throughout today.
CROWELL
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Star.News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under CouncilManager Administrations
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shoes.
Seaside High1ray from WrightsOine
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, otd'
err Turning Basin, With ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, ptd
Orton 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 tar.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center TOR Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF natiue grape 0roaoin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
THE G. o. P. CONVENTION

While three republican candidates appraise
their chances of receiving the party's nomina.
ton for president and low-rate the chances of
each other, the Republican convention key
noter, Gov. HAROLD E.. SrAssEN, shows such a
complete lack of originality or new thinking.
that if his address is a true gauge of the party
at present it 10 difficult to undert tand why
it goes to the trouble and expense o. holding a
convention at all.
Among the candidates, WILLK1E, TAFT and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Flim-Flam Warning Is
Issued By Police Here

City police yesterday Wafneu .,om
mingtonians to be careful with WI'oD'
thew play cards, pointing to a no,
tice received from Baltmoie .Isd
new type flim-flam game WIN
there on an elderly man. nor+
The man was induced, the iss cpl,
said, to obtain $3.50 from d a,s,
most of it in $1,000 bills and TO e en /,
a card game in a Baltimore
where he won consistently no,
AT the end of the game ne r o..
handed a package supposedly "A
tanning his winnings and ui5 On
hurry to the bank TO oepo aockage
arriving there he found the p'
contained only paper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
Toms Will Give Report
On Kiwanis Convention

E. Reid Toms will present
port on the oath annual yirrr
apolis, Mimi, at the weekly cluu
con session of the kl"af"
today at the Cape Fear ilote. treas.
Fred e.. Little, secretary aou n
urer, also announced a car.
h seventh division OF Kiwanls Is
o1inas district will be held ..Ii,l,
evening, July 10, at Nrl- i+te.,
Beach. The inter-cluo o d
with Bob Romeo as chair'i'S"
in charge
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
NO POISON

NEW YORK, June 25-RHThe
meaical examiners office reported
e1oay mat a chemical analysis dis
~ tosed no poison in the vital organs
OF John Witter, &c, of Charlotte.
N. T. who died June ID after
Ton;nas a midtown sandwich shop.
a aacologlsts earlier found the or.
sans 1ree OF common poisons but
suppiemented their examination
WIN a search for thalium. a meta!
,"b ,son often used in Insecticides.
winch also was not present. 3
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-01

Marie Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Barnes and Mr.. George Barnes, Jr.,
of Princess Anne were guests of Mrs
Frank Fooks on Friday.
Mr.. Edgar McMaster of Pocomoke
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Parsons of
Pittsville wer guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul G. Wimbrow on Sunday.
Mrs. Bradley Adkins entertained
the All Hallows Guild on Monday
evening.
Miss Sarah Barnes Fooks was the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Winfield S.
Kreger in Girdletree on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mauric Godfrey of
Newark and Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
Godfrey and children Of Nassawango
spent Sunday with Mrs. Cora God
frey.
Mrs. Earl White has returned from
trip to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Evans and
Mrs. Edward Gladding and sons, Dick
and Leland Ray spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland B. Richardson.
Mrs. Joshua Adkins spent this week
with relatives in Girdletree.
Mrs. Charles Nelson and Miss Es-
Their Harris are on the sick list.
Mrs. Earl White entertained the
Junior Aid Society of Presbyterian
Church on Monday evening.
Mrs. Thomas Wilkerson and daugh-
ter, Patsy of Pocomoke spent Tues
day with Mrs. Daniel H. Bradford.
Several from Snow Hill attended
the funeral of Mrs. David Campbell
in Powellville on Monday afternoon
Mrs. Otis Northam and children
visited relatives in Clayton, Del, re-
Gently.
Rev. and Mrs. burlington will start
revival meetings in Whatcoat Metho-
dist Church, BEGINNING this Sunday
March 8.
Mr.. Clay Dennis has returned from
trip to Piqua, Ohio, while away he
bought a new Cadillac funeral coach
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Benthal have