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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Mrs. Comfort W. Allen
Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Comfort
Walton Allen, 50, wife of Coroner
Asa W. Allen, who died at her
home, GA Chestnut street, while
asleep Friday night, were held from
the Calvary Baptist church yester-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Rev. Earle E. Bradley, pas
tor of the church, conducted the
services. Interment followed in
Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: r. J.
Holiday, L. L. Wright, George
White, E. E. Dye, C. L. Covil, and
j. C. Rogers.
Honorary: DR.. W. Houston Moore,
DR.. w. C. Mebane, Jr., q. E. Muir
rell, J. A. Orrell, r. P. McClammy,
c. A %Jurgensen, ]. A. McDougal, J.
H. Nigel, L. T. C. Skipper, j. L.
Colley, H. w. Stevens, Eugene Bull
lard, Hugh Cox and L. E. Williams.
She is survived by her husband
and the following other relatives:
two daughters: Mrs. Ethel A.
Brown, Of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Emma Murrell, of Cumberland,
Nd; one son, Thomas w. Allen, of
Wilmington; three sisters, Mrs. r.
A. Biddle, Mrs. Dan George, and
Mrs. Walter Farrow, all of Will
mington; one brother, A. l.. Wal
ton, of Naches, Wash, and five
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Old Age Policy Pays
up to $50 a Month!
Needed Protection, Ages IS to IS,
Costs Only l Cent a Day

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Costs Only 1 Cent a Day
The Postal Life & Casualty In
surance Co., 1850 Postal Life
Building, Kansas City, Mo-, has a
NEW accident policy for men and
women of ages IS to 50.
1t pays up to $500 if killed, up
to $50 a month for disability, up
to $25 a month for hospital care
and other benefits that so many
older people have wanted.
And the cost is only 1 cent a
day-$3.65 a year!
Postal pays claims promptly:
more than one-quarter million
people have bought Postal policies.
This special policy for older leople
is proving especially attractive. No
medical examination-no agents
will call.
SEND NC MONEY NOW. Just
write us your name, address and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Is Discussed
In The Lesson-Sermon

Truth" was the subject Of the
lessoa-sermon in all Christian
Science churches and societies yes
terday.
The Golden Text was from Isaiah
25:1. 20 Lord, thou art my God;
[ will exalt thee, 1 will praise thy
name; for thou hast done wonder
flu! things; thy %counsels OF old are
faithfulness and TRUTH
Among the citations which COM
priscd the lessoa-sermon were h
following from the Bible, Give ear,
O We heavens, and l Will speak;
and hear, o earth, the words OF my
mouth. MY doctrine shall drop as
the rain, my speech shall distil as
the dew, as the small rain upon h
tender herb, and as the showers
upon the grass. Because 1 will
publish the name of the Lord; as
cribe We greatness unto our God.
He is the Rock, his work is per-
feet; for all his ways are judy
ment; a God Of truth and without
lnlqulty, just anu ilSHI - liz
(Deut 32:1-4).
The lesson-sermon also included
the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
ard Health with Key to the Scrip
tures,' by Mary Baker Eddy, II
have set forth Christian Science
and it's application to the treat
ment of disease just as I have dis
covered them. I have demonstrated
through Mind the effects of u
on the health, longevity, and morals
of men, and l have found nothing
in ancient OF in modern systems on
which to found my own, except the
teachings and demonstrations OF
our great Master and the lives of
prophets and apostles. The Bible
has been my only authority. l have
had no other guide in the straight
and narrow way of truth" (Page
1869.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
TIDE WATER PLANS
new SUB STATION
100000 Volt Base To Be Built
At Clarkton In 1mme-
date Future

ELIZABETHTOWN, Jan. 28.-The
Tide Water Power company will
erect a 10000 volt sub-station at
CIarkton in the immediate future,
H. M. Leaman, manager Of the
Whiteville branch office of the COM
pany, has announced.
The purchase of the property now
paves the way for the construction
of the sub-station to begin immed1-
ately.
This new unit will work to the
definite advantage of the patrons OF
the Tide Water Power company in
this section, Mr.. Leaman said. AT
the present time, the current which
supplies Whiteville and other Column
bus towns goes from the Carolina
lines at Abbottsburg to Wilmington,
and then is sent back to this area
from Wilmington.
With this new addition of a sub
station, Whiteville and the other Co
lumbus towns will get the current di-
rect from the main power line which
goes by Clarkton, eliminating the
necessity of transmission of the cur-
rent all the way to Wilmington and
then hack to Whiteville.
This will eliminate much Of the
chance of something happening tc
the more round-about-lines, MI. Lea
man said, emphasizing that the
longer lines of transmission a com
pany has, the more opportunity there
is for something to happen to the
lines, interrupting the service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Goat AND THE CANARY"
is OFFERED AT ROYAL

That ever enlarging legion OF
screen and radio fans who look to
Bob Hope for the ultra in gag COM
edy can prepare to laugh-and to be
thriiled-when his new starring pic
ture, THE Cat and the Canary" is
presented today at the Royal the
atre for the first time locally. And,
in the bargain, they can make ready
to see Bob indulge in plenty Of ro'
mancing with one of the loveliest
leading ladies (his gorgeous co-star,
Paulette Goddard) ever to evade a
menacing hand (the hand of "The
Cat" in this case, naturally.
Getting down to the story, It
starts with Hope, Miss Goddard and
four other potential heirs Of the
deceased Cyrus Norman proceeding
to that gentleman's deserted, lonely
mansion in the Louisiana bayous.
There they are greeted by the de-.
ceased's housekeeper and by the
lawyer who is to read the will.
The will is read to the accompani-
ent of dimming lights, and the mys.
FERROUS tolling of seven bells. fol-
Owed by a prediction by the house
keeper that one person of the eight
present will be dead before morning.
Miss Goddard is named heiress,
with the provision that a second
heiress will be named if she is dead
or insane within a month.
A Disney cartoon, a Scenic and
Movietone News make up the short
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
GIRL FRIDAY" is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

The years widest, wittiest whirl.
wind of romance, according to ecs.
tatic advance reports, opens today
at the Carolina theatre with Cary
Grant and Rosalind Russell CO.
starred. The film is Howard Hawks
His Girl Friday" a romantic COM
edy with Ralph Bellamy featured.
His Girl Friday" is said to be a
sparklingly racy riot which bril-.
liantly interweaves romance and
laughter. Grant is seen as the mad
dest mar who ever ran a newspaper.
Miss Russell is his capricious. cap.
tivating star reporter, and Bethany
the Tuning, fretting insurance agent
to whom she is engaged. Against
a background Of drama and tragedy,
this splendid screen triumvirate
move through excitingly hilarious
events which top and climax each
other in breathless fashion.
His Girl Friday is heralded as a
thrilling modern romantic comedy
set against the vibrant background
of metropolitan life. Suspenseful
situations, scintillating dialogue and
sparkling comedy are said to form
an integral part of the picture.
The unusually well-"hosen cast of
featured and supporting players in.
cludes Helen Mack, Ernest Truck,
John Qualen, Gene Lockhart, Ros.
coe Harms, Abner Biberman, Porter
Hall, Clarence Kolb, Frank Orth,
Isabel Withers, cliff Edwards,
Frank jerks, Harry Watson and
Pat West.
Added attractions are an Artie
Shaw short, a Pictorial Novelty and
World News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
SAUNDERS HEARING
SCHEDULED TODAY
White Man Is Charged With
Obtaining Money Under
False Pretense Here

A preliminary hearing for John
Saunders, elderly white man. who
was arrested Saturday on five
charges of obtaining money under
false pretense and one charge of
passing a worthless check, will be
held in recorders court this morn
ing.
Saunders operated in Wilmington
under the firm name of 1.-The Mine
Electrician and claimed to be the
operator Of a publishing house.
Police stated that his apparent
intent was to hire a large number
of girls as stenographers, requiring
each to put up a cash bond of
from s25 to $500, which was to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
INCREASE IN JOBS
REPORTED BY ALL
Says Army Of Unemployed
Reduced By Nearly $780,
900 Throughout Nation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-R-
The American Federation Of Labor
estimated today that 44,3S5,ooo
persons had jobs in the Unlteo
States in December 1889, an IN
crease Of 1,357,0oO over the same
month a year ago.
Describing this as an "lmpoftahl
employment GAIN" the f~ederatlon
said it had reduced the army o.
unemployed by nearly Soo'ooo'
that is, enough jobs have beer
created to provide for more than
550,O 900 added to the working popu'
lation. and to give work to nearly
800, 900 of the unemployed"
AT the same time, the social Sc
curity board issued a statement
noting that employment opportunl'
ties in December 1889, following
the usual seasonal trend" were be"
low those of November, 1889. A
5 IL per cent decline in job place
ments, the board said, served to IN
crease claims and payments o
unemployment compensation.
Despite the 5 IL per cent drop
however, the board said the place-
ment total for the month was the
highest for any December In the
6-year history of the public en-
ployment service.
The labor federation said the in
crease in jobs had reduced the un'
employment total to ~9,379,OOO in
December 1889 from 10,166,O0 In
December 1888. This gain, the re-
port continued, "is probably being
held and employment should con-
tinue to hold its own in the months
just ahead"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

returned within 80 days, but had
not been given back to the persons.
He had about 20 young girls and
two or three young boys in his
employ and he said all were requ1r-
ed to furnish cash bonds before
they were hired.
Saunders was being held in jail
last night under bond of $4,000 and
police said that bond will be raised
$500 for each additional charge
lodged against him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
James Franklin Hudson
Funeral Services Held

Funeral rites for James Frank
lin Hudson, of 1916 Woolcott ave-
nue., who died suddenly while seat
ed in a chair at his home, were
held from the chapel of Andrews
mortuary yesterday afternoon at
1890 o'clock.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. o. P. Baird. Interment fol-
lowed in the family cemetery near
the home of the deceased at Jack
sonville.
Mr.. Hudson, who Coroner Asa W.
Allen said died of natural causes,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Rev. Morrison To Move
To Kenansuille Soon

KENANsVILLE, Jan. % The
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph c. Morrison,
Of Old Church, Va, will o to
Kenansville this week to make
their home, Mr.. Morrison having
been called to the ~pastorates of
Grove and Hallsville Presbyterian
churches.
Rev. Mr.. Morrison is a graduate
of Davidson college and Union
Theological Seminary in Richmond.
For the past four years he has
been located at Old Church, Va,
where he served the Samuel Davies
group of Churches.
Mr.. Morrison is a native OF
North Carolina. His father is now
farm agent in Lincoln county. Mrs.
Morrison is a native of Kannapolis
The new minister will hold his
first service at Hallsville Sunday
February 4 and will preach in
Kenansville Sunday. February II.
The ancient Egyptians computed
+ipoo bx, in ct r,1reptS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

is survived by his wife, two sons.
J.. G., and C. F. Hudson, Of Will
a daughter, Mrs. J. B.
of Wilmington; two brothers,
Luther and Rufus Hudson, both of
Onslow county. and two sisters.
Claude Parker, of Onslow
county, and Mrs. William Burton,
of Greenville, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
PUSHED

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-R-The Brit.
ish embassy announced today the
opening of recruiting offices for all
male Britons in France between
ages of 20 and so who wish to vol
unteer for the fighting services.
The announcement also urged all
Britons in France who have been
exempt from compulsory service in
England to register with the re.
cruiting office whether or not
they were yet ready to volunteer.
The falls of ancient Alexandria
in EpVnt uroro c;u p,;1o. :, ,,,,;4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
DALADIER TO spFar

PARIS, Jan. 2S.- Up
Ialadier's office ..nnouncea 'sAlier
that the premier would brosa, Today
the nation at 8 p. m. 6 D NJ 70
TO tomorrow. The snhi Nj E, s,
ADDRESS was not announces ''
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

Aristotle is considered the found
err of the science of botany, about
BAT B. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

The mother lodges" Of the Shrin.
ers and Elks are in New York CITY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

oo SOVIET Russia has a Black 81,
coastline of well over 1.0NN ses
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29

The ancient Egyptians computed
time by instruments.
Evening star., 1940-12-13

lima. The previous record Repubh-
can vote was 2l.392.190 for Herbert
Hoover over Alfred E. Smith in
1928.
Only 239, ,459 votes were cast this
year for minor party candidates.
This was their smallest showing
since 1924, when they polled 121,-
587, not counting the vote cast for
the La Toilette third-party ticket.
There was no so-called third party
in the field this year.
A. P. Estimate Close.
The total popular vote was 4,161,-
507 above the previous record of As
647.ll7 in 1886 and 1892 ,102 more
than the 1882 total of 39,816,522. 1t
was within one-fifth of l! per cent
of the 47,719,2O0 estimated by the
Associated Press on October "a as
the probable vote this year. The
A. P.s prediction estimate four
years ago was 45,473,000, which was
within two-fifths of l per cent of
the actual vote.
President ROoSevelt's plurality was
the smallest since Woodrow Wilson S
591, 1886 in 1916, and represented a
recession from his 11,072,014 and
7,060,016 margins in 1896 and 1882,
respectively. But his electoral vote
OF 449 to 81 for Mr.. Willkie was
exceeded only by his own 523-to-8
and 472-to-59 victories in his two
previous elections. Otherwise this
closest approach was. Mr.. Hoovers
444 to 81 in 1928
Mr.. Roosevelt carried 38 States
Mr. WILKES pluralities were in
Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Presidents Wife
To Attend Meeting
OF Red Cross Farley
Volunteer Services
Discuss Progress and
Problems of Work

Mrs. Roosevelt will attend a meet
ing of the National Committee on
Volunteer Service of the American
Red Cross today at the local chapter
house.
Led by Mrs. Dwight F.. Davis, ma
tional director of the volunteer serv-
ices, As women from various parts
of the country, representing more
than 100000 women engaged in Red
Cross work, discussed the progress
of their work and mutual problems
In the opening sessions yesterday.
Mrs. Davis in report called at
tention to the fact that a year ago
there were only $1,000 woman VOL
unteers working in Red Cross chap
ters. Today the vast army of VOL
uneers has been responsible for
some 100000 surgical dressings
and more than 1000 900 garments
for war victims in Europe.
Knitting. sewing and making
surgical dressings Mrs Davis said,
can become monotonouS. but the
spirit of these women has been
shown by the results which have
been obtained Perhaps 1 can best
illustrate what this task means by
pointing out that it would have
taken one woman, on the basis of a
40-hour week, 500 years to turn out
this amount of work. Another ex-
Evening star., 1940-12-13

Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North
Dakota. South Dakota and Vermont.
The Presidents percentage of the
total vote was SAT; Mr.. WILKES 448,
and minor party candidates 05. Mr..
Roosevelt's 1885 percentage was 6o8;
1882, 57.3. i
Texas gave Mr. Roosevelt the larg-
est plurality of any State-640, 900
Wyoming gave him the smallest
1854. Mr.. WILKES biggest plurality
was In Kansas-124,4 ,435: his smallest
in Michigan-6.926.
Mr.. Roosevelt's New York plurality
was cut from 1,112,552 four years
ago to 224, ,440 this year. The 1910
American Labor party vote was
nearly twice as large as Mr. Roose-
velt's plurality In New York Demo-
cratic leaders, however, contend that
Mr.. Roosevelt would have received
all of the A. L. p vote as Democrats
If the separate party had not been
organized in 1896. Without the A.
L. P. votes, Mr.. Roosevelt's total
would have been l92,978 less than
Mr. WILKES in New York
Minor Party Vote Small.
The poor showing of the minor
parties was attributed in part to
failure to get on many State ballots.
Communists were barred by some
States. Other parties failed to get
the necessary number of signatures
for qualifying petitions. Minor party
ballots were not counted in North
Carolina, the election board holding
no electors had been filed.
Mr.. Thomas Socialist vote of 49,
| 796 was the lowest polled by that
Evening star., 1940-12-13

ample of the spirit of the woman
volunteers is that of the 5000 per-
sons who have given their blood so
that blood plasma may be sent to
England for the war victims, more
than so per cent were women.
The volunteers in the Red Cross
realize that morale does not mean a
vague, brave wish to do hero'S job.
Britain has taught us that morale is
the staggering summary of small
jobs emciently done by people who
are trained, organized and diSci-
plined. These volunteers feel no job
is too small. That the last dull
surgical dressing folded mechanically
at the end of a long afternoon may
be to some woman's son the differ
ence between living and dying. That
the sweater which they may have
laid aside and failed to finish may
save some child in an air raid shell
ter from pneumonia. Therefore,
they have gone cheerfully forward,
forward. These volunteers have
risen above the feeling that their
Identities might be lost in the inter-
Evening star., 1940-12-13

party since it first went on the
American ballot in 1900. when the
late Eugene Debs received "a, 1853
votes. Mr.. Thomas received 88,014
In 1886 and 884, ,781 in 1892.
Mr.. Browder's 1879 total COM
pared with his own Communist vote
Of 80, ,l59 four years ago and william
2. Fosters 1891 in 1882, first year
the Communists appeared on the
ballot under that label.
Mr.. Babson's vote Of $500 COM
pared with 1851 polled by the Pro-
hibition ticket four years ago and
81 1863 in 1882. Mr.. Aiken's total of
1881 compared with the Socialist
Labor party's 12,508 vote in 1896 and
1926 in 1892.
Evening star., 1940-12-13

locking pattern of the Red Cross or
ganization. They have not wanted
to be generals. They have been will
ing to serve as links in great or
ganization that functions smoothly
without drama in what is itself a
dramatic human story.
ITO prepare the morale of our
country. our volunteers know that
we need not the words and promises
Of fine deeds, but hard work; we
need to work together on small. un-
heralded jobs, the sum of which will
prove the measure of our strength.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Election
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
American Labor votes. His 1882
total was 22,821,857
Mr.. WILKES popular vote was the
largest ever given Republican
nominee, winner or loser. 1t in
cluded 22428 independent Democrat
votes in Georgia and 2,49s Jefferso-
nion Democrat votes in South Caro-
Evening star., 1940-12-13

Note Democratic totals include 4l7418 American Labor
2924 1896
%
26 Ieeonian Dem3a Carolina Wke electors
Other total for 1886 includes $50 479
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Party Votes in Recent Elections

By he
parative follows
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Presidential Vote by States

"
fol- Presto in the Nem er e
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SEE DONALD DUCK
ON THE STAGE or
SIDNEY LUST'S
MD. THEATERS

Marlboro, Fri, Dec. l3-7 and 8 p. M
HYsttssaIs. Sat-, Dec. 1880 p. N.
Cameo, Friday, Dec. 10 and 3 .. m.
Bstkssds, Sat. Dec. 2l--2:3o p. m.
Mild, SIT, Dec. zl--3:3o p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15
CLOSING H. S. PROM
AT WILBY MONDAY

Crosby high schools annual prom
will be held Monday evening In the
Wildly high school gymnasium. II
will DO the outstanding social func.
ton OF the seasosA for Crosbyites and
their friends. The committee In
charge has arranged o most attrac.
tive program OF dance music for the
occasion. Members OF the faculty
headed by Louis ]. Thibodeau are
numbered among the patrons and
patronesses.
Last evening the Wildly gym" was
the scene Of the annual Wildly high
school senior prom. About 800 cou-
pies were In attendance. The grand
march was led by Michael Mobile,
class president, and Miss June Gar.
rity. The committee Of arrangements
included: Joseph Kalosky, chairman,
Dorothy Bowen, Mary Bruno, Helene
BussloW, Jeanne DiBattista, Albert
Chestone, June Clarity, Kay Cor
man, Margaret James, Helen KEN
yon, Marjory Medregor, Margaret
Mueller, Doris o'Laskey, Ruth
Phelan, Vincent eang, Olga Skuba,
Viola Trumflo, Ruth whitney and
Virginia Collins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15
Seeking Funds For
Unexpected Project
Water Main Extension Program to Require $4,000;
Washington Avenue Bridge Repair Expense, $1,000

| plans. The cost OF the program Ia
estimated at 5000 or more.
II will be the second major pro-
ject, not provided for In the budget,
which will be paid for by savings III
various city departments. The &c.
TOO 10 be spent repairing the Wash.
ington avenue bridge vii leone
from unexpended sums In several
departments, including the Offices of
the mayor, town clerk and tax COLI
lector.
The works board will ask that the
transfer be made from the street
and water department salary item.
The money will be returned to that
item after September /. TO provide
for It's return, sums In several de-
partments, which can be saved, will
be specifically earmarked for that
purpose.
Any such necessary expenditures
that are required between now and
the end Of the year, and for which
no budgetary provision has been
made, will DO financed In the same
way II possible, Mayor Vincent A.
scully hopes.
The water main extension pro.
gram includes the installation OF
new mains In sections Of the city
where building activity Ia being
centered and where water service ID
not available, and In the enlarge
inent Of mains now too narrow 10
give satisfactory service.
The program will DO recommend.
cd by the water committee, which
has had the situation under study
for the past several weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15

mobilised and given work 70 do,
Those who think that invasion ID
impossible are living In o dream"
Great emphasis was put on a
apeech made last night at Leicester
by Harold Nieolson, parliamentary
secretary TO the ministry OF infor-
nation and thus an authoritative
government spokesman.
Maybe In the next few DAYS Hit.
Ter will launch O peace offensive
and will assure the peoples OF
France and Britain that he has nc
desire TO subjugate their countries
but desires only their complete dis.
armament" he said.
BE ready for peace drive" 4
Daily Mail headline warned,
The general expectation was tina,
any peace move would be aimed pri,
marily at France. There was no In.
dication that Britons either wer,
ready TO talk peace or expected any,
thing but o fight 10 the end. The,
believed that Hitler would rathc,
subjugate Britain than treat witt
IT,, and this hardened their deter.
mination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15

presumably on the question Of
whether France should seek q sep
arAte peace.
Newspapers published glowing ac-
counts Of the German entry into
Paris and emphasized the hopeless
ness OF French resistance,
previously every retreat had been
compensated for the French by the
hope Of reliance on front line troops
waiting nj the rear" the peutsehe
Allgemeine zeitung said. NOV every
French division Is on the whole front,
stretched into q long thin line, And
they ere sadly lacking In reserves Of
men and material
"France needs airplanes, tanks and
material - immediately, not next
week."
France Needs Help
The Voelkischer Beobaehter said
that French troops needed to help
withstand the unrelenting German