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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
Union Thanksgiving
Services Scheduled

The congregations of the Temple
=. Israel the Fifth Avenue Metho-
dist church and the First Christian
,bnrch will hold a Union Thanks
Giving service at II o'clock Thurs
d,y morning at the Fifth Avenue
Methodist church.
Rabbi NJ. VI. Thurman. of the
rpmple Of Israel. will deliver the
THANKSGIVING message. The Rev.
lanes Lawson, of the First Christian
church. will read the call to worship
and the scripture lesson.
The Rev. c. D. Barclift, pastor of
.le host church. will offer the prayer
and read the Presidents Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation.
The choir of the Fifth Avenue
Methodist church will render special
music 70 rthe service. The service
will he open to the public and all
desiring to attend are cordially in
yitpd,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
MRS. MARTHA GROOMS

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 25. Mrs
Martha Grooms, So, died at tbs
home of her son, j. NJ. Grooms, III
Evergreen this afternoon at lilo
o'clock after a short illness.
Her husband, the late Emanue
Grooms died in 1912. Born III Ches
terrified, S. c., Mrs. Grooms had beer
a resident of Evergreen for 3S years
She was a member of the Methodist
church.
Funeral services will be held Tues.
day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Evergreen Methodist church, with
the Rev. E. C. NIaness, pastor Off
ciating. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: Eman'
uel West, Ferris Grooms, Wilbur
West, Reuben Fields, and Roy Ros-
coe.
Surviving are three sons and two
daughters as follows: J. M. Grooms,
of Evergreen, w. E. Grooms, of Bla-
denboro, L. P. Grooms, and Mrs, J.
A. Roscoe, both of Patrick, S. c.,
and Mrs. P. d. Fields, of Evergreen.
F'ifty-two grandchildren, seven great
grandchildren, and one great great
grandchild also survive.
WHITEVILLE, Nov. 25-(RLuther
c. Harper, 66, for more than 80
years mail carrier in this coun-
ty, died at his home in Tabor City
this morning at 9 o'clock after an
extended illness.
He was until recently a resident
of Clarendon, serving a rural
route from the postoffice there. He
was retired from active service
some years ago.
He was a Mason and a member
of the Junior order of United
American Mechanics.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed this afternoon, but
interment is expected to be made
at Clarendon.
MIR. Harper was twice married.
Surviving are his second wife, who
before marriage was Miss Bessie
Kornegay of Kenansville, nine chill
dren: J. L. Harper, of Cherry
vile, Va, S. E. Harper, of Wash
ington, D. c.. Mrs. D. K. Abrams,
of Baltimore, Md, A. L. Harper,
of Winchester, Va, Miss Margaret
Harper, of Tallahassee, Fla, Hum
phrey Harper, Miss Sarah K. Har-
per, both of Tabor City, L. c. Har-
per, Jr., of New York; Charles
B. Harper of Honolulu, Hawaii.
In addition, he is survived by
two sisters: Mrs. Adeline Norris
AND Mrs. H. Rufus Meares, both of
Whiteville. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
LACK WATTS

CHADBOURN, Nov. 25-Funeral
services for Jack Watts, %, of
Buffers, who was killed in an au-
tomobile accident on the Bladen-
boro-Lumberton highway Satur-
day morning, were held from the
2raveside in the Faircloth ceme-
terry, near Tabor City, Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Rev. Donald Myers, pastor
of the Chadbourn Baptist church,
conducted the services.
Active pallbearers were: E.
M. Fowler, H. o. Harrelson, Jack
Phipps, H. B. Fowler, Earl Phipps,
and j. T. Harrelson.
Watts is survived by his widow
two children, Doris Mae and Eu-
gene Watts, his parents, MIR. and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
METTS APPROVES
PLANS FOR ARMORY
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init all project specifications be-
fore tie state WPA in Raleigh.
The project will then be returned
here for signatures.
Anticipating Allotment
1--WE are anticipating a maxi;
mum WPA allotment of 100000
under the law for .4ancing the
project, leaving the balance of
$4,000 to be equally divided be-
tween the city and county govern
ments," Commissioner Wade said.
Revised project plans provide
for a brick structure 1872 feet wide
and 24O feet long having maxi
mum seating capacity of $500, a
stage Is feet wide and 81 feet long,
Commissioner Wade explained.
The structure would include a
drill floor ITO feet wide and 160
feet long, sufficiently large enough
for use by four military units, with
ample quarters for each of the
units.
Under the revised plans, the pro-
Ject facilities will include a garage
and storage space for motorized
equipment, kitchen and dining
room Accommodations for commun-
lty entertainment and gatherings
of every kind.
Space For Four Units
specifications, now being worked
into final shape by the project
architect, would provide for sup
ply room, lockers, showers, toilet
facilities, and ample office space
for each of the four local military
units.
Project plans call for soclel
room 80 feet by "a feet, a checa
room and ticket office at the en-.
trance, a gallery over entrance,
with seating capacity of $50, one
plotting room for the artillery, a
truck entrance and exit, with a
large parking area and beautifi-
cation project in keeping with the
structure when it is completed.
Tentative plans for a proposed
WPA armory-auditorium project
here were approved several weeks
ago at a joint session of the city
and county commissioners.
At that time, the city and county
boards adopted resolutions request
ing the architect to make slight
revisions in project plans and nam
ing Chairman Hewlett and Com
missioner Wade to represent the
city and county government in
present the matter before local
and state NPA officials.
The resolution as then passed,
authorized Chairman Hewlett and
Commissioner Wade to take de-
tailed project specifications before
state WPA officials in Raleigh to
determine the extent of aid from
the federal government.
After project plans have been
approved by local and state WPA
officials, they will be submitted
before another joint session of the
city and county commissioner for
signatures and final action. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
Seven Persons Feared
Drowned In Texas Flood

BROOKSHIRE, Tex, Nov. 25.-(R
AT least seven persons were fear
ed drowned in this area tonight,
Constable G. W. Martin said, when
two homes were washed away by
Brazos river flood waters.
Two coast guard ships and 20 vol
'unteer workers, the constable said,
were looking for the missing per-
sons.
Those unreported We're Mr.. and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
GERMAN GUNS HIT
ENGLISH VESSELS
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supplies from the United States,
was reported especially hard hit.
Reconnaissance pilots said they
counted at least As large fires in
the wake of raids in which Ger
mans declared they poured 700,-
600 pounds of explosive and 10000
icendiary bombs on the city. One
bomb was said to have hurtled a
storage tank into the air.
The British acknowledged
heavy bombing of an unidentified
western town by almost continuous
relays of planes) 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
County Schools Will
Start Holiday Wednesday

The New Hanover county schools
will be dismissed Wednesday for
the Thanksgiving holidays at the
usual hour for each school, H. M.
Roland, county school superintend-
ent, announced yesterday.
All schools will be closed Thurs
day and Friday as usual in OBJ
servance of the holiday, and will
at the regular hour at each school,
reassemble Monday, December 2,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
VILLAGES FLOODED

BELGRADE, YugosIavia, Nov.
25-2-Eight Western Serbian
and Northern Bosnian villages
we're flooded tonight as the result
Of Week-long rains. At least 1900
persons were reported homeless,
but no loss of life had been re.
ported. Thousands of acres of win.
ter wheat land were reported un.
der water. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
DIRIGIBLE BASE
EFFORTS PUSHED
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eating board, searching for a suit
able location, asking that he give
this section consideration
Another wire was sent to Con-
gresham J. Bayard Clark, of Fay
etteville, urging that he do all he
could to secure location of the base
in this section 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
ELLIS EDWARDS

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 25.-Ellis Ed
wards, infant Son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Edwards, of Whiteville, route
four, died early this morning at the
Columbus county hospital of pneu-
monia.
Funeral services were held from
the home today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
CORRECTION

A story published in Sun
days issue of the Star-News
regarding proceedings in re-
corder's court identified
George Collins as a negro. This
was incorrect in that Mr., Col
lins is a white man. The Star
is glad to make this correc-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
AUTO ACCIDENT

Automobiles operated by r. E.
Carrinez, All Dock street, and
Chancey Sykes, of Kerr station,
were involved i'll a collision on
Market, between Front and Sec
ond streets, yesterday with DAM
ages to both cars resulting, po-
lice reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
SHOP ENTERED

Calvin Ellison, 613 Red Cross
street, reported to police yester-
day that someone broke into his
shoe shine parlor and piccoIo
place Sunday night. He said
that the front of the piccolo was
broken but that the money in it
was not taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
IMPROVING

Friends of Mrs. j. S. Crowley,
who was admitted to James
Walker Memorial hospital Fri
day, will be glad to learn that
her condition is improving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
KNITTING CLASS

The Red Cross knitting class
will meet this afternoon at
2:3O o'clock in the Red Cross
office at the customhouse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
OBITUARIES

Mrs. Mellon Watts, of Tabor City,
five brothers, Grady, Luther, Row.
land Gallon and Lewis, all Of Ia
Dor City, two sisters, Mrs. Lula
Spivey, of Tabor City, and Mrs.
Lunettie Wright of Bladenboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
SORORITY TO MEET

SORORITY TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Alpha Adair sorority will be held
at the home of Miss Louise Nc
Crary, 1919 South Fourth street,
tonight at 8 o'clock. A special
program has been planned and
all members are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
F, ID, SCOTT

F. D. Scott, 80, died at his home
in Magnolia Sunday morning
after a short illness.
Funeral services were h |
from the graveside in the Mag
nolia cemetery yesterday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Scott was born in Onslow
county on April 9, 1850 and had
lived in Magnolia since a young
man. A prominent merchant he
had been in the same location at
Magnolia for go years. His wife
died about II years ago.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Harriet Cavenaugh, of Chin
quapin; one son, G.. c. Scott, an
Atlantic Coast Line conductor of
Wilmington; one daughter, Mrs. l..
G.. Cook, of Portsmouth, Va; three
grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Mont
gomery, of Wilmington, Garland
Cook and Henry Lloyd Cook, of
Portsmouth,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
BIKE STOLEN

j. c. Cook, 2206 Gibson ave.
nue., reported to police yesterday
afternoon that someone stole his
bicycle, valued at $50, from his
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
CHARLIE HI. SELLERS

Funeral rites for Charlie H. Sell
lars, So, native Of Columbus
county and an employe of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany, who died at his home in Sa-
vannah, Ga, Saturday after in.
gering illness, were held from the
late residence Sunday.
Burial followed in the Savannah
cemetery.
He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Carrie V. McInnis and Mrs.
M. E. Applewhite, of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26

CROCHETERS WANTED
The Red Cross is asking for
experienced crocheters to cro-
chet shawls. The wool has al
ready arrived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
SCHOOL ENTERED

SCHOOL ENTERED
Police yesterday morning in
vestigated a break-in at the
Tileston school. The school Of
flee was found ransacked but
nothing was missing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
City Briefs
ARRESTED

Police last night arrested Will
lie Troy, alias Flower Boy,
negro, OH a charge of larceny
and receiving after he allegedIy
stole Is gallons of motor oil. val
ued at 1886, from the Time
Service station at Third and
Harnett streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26
BRITISH MAKE TWO
RAIDS ON HAMBURG
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10, ,OOO-ton Italian ship and small
er vessel in the harbor. The latter
was said to have burst into flames.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26

KEY CASE STOLEN
Mrs. Kirk Wagenseller, 314
South Third street, reported to
police yesterday that someone
stole a key case from her car.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

employment in each State. This
should be done by q formula under
which no ofiicial in Washington
would have the right to withhold
money from one locality while in
creasing payments to another. No
man should have such power.
Thirdly, men and women on work
relief should not be treated as
class apart, but as employees of the
Government Their self-respect
must be preserved. And they must
be given opportunity to get better
pay, either by unemployment in
private industry, or on public works
handled through private contracts.
Fourthly, I propose that our ad-
mInistration invite various labor
and other groups, including the A.
F. of L. and the C. I. o. to help set
up training or apprentice program
of national scope.
Filthy, I shall recommend to the
Congress that it set up an admin
illustrative machinery for co-Ordi-
mating the relief eefforts of the Fed
eral. State and local agencies. Along
Evening star., 1940-10-17

future relief program. We must
now take some specific problems
into consideration.
1t may be true that no one is
starving in America. But it is not
true that everybody is being cared
for.
The New Deal divides all those
who need relief into employables
and unemployables. The division is
arbitrary and without foundation
Many who are classified as unem-
ployables are only temporarily so.
And on the other hand, only about
10 per cent Of those who are classed
as employables are given actual
work relief on w. P. A.
All this has resulted in discrimi-
nation. The average benefit on w.
P. A. is s56 per month, the average
benefit from local authorities is only
about $24 per month
This isn't fair. 1t isn't good
American doctrine. 1t leads to poll
tics and discrimination.
The plain fact is that the Work
IlOJCClS AuIiillllStI dllOIl CdllilOt uU
the job that it set out to do, namely,
to provide work for all the en-
playable unemployed. 1t has never
had either money enough or prof.
ects enough to do that job.
Now many remedies have been
suggested to meet this situation.
Some have suggested, for instance,
that all the functions of relief be
turned over to the States, supported
by Federal grants in aid. We shall
investigate carefully the usefulness
of that proposal.
Would Study Problem for
Long Range Recommendations.
But while new jobs are being
created it would be foolish to under
take Immediately any radical re-
vision of the present program. Even
in seeking for improvements, it IS
necessary to move with caution
where matters of such Importance
are at stake. The improvement of
relief will be studied by our admin
istration and a long-range program
will be worked out and recommend
ed to the Congress.
Meanwhile, however, my proposal
Evening star., 1940-10-17

with this co-ordinating machinery
there should be a research depart
ment, the duty Of which would be
to study relief In action.
Freedom is the birthright of every
American. Each Of us should be
free to think, to speak-and to
work.
That is the great goal that lies
before us; to open up this land of
ours-to make 1t big enough so that
all may live and work in it.
Freedom cannot be confined. The
vessel that contains it must forever
grow. The horizons of this free
America have always been-are-
and must forever be beyond the
next frontier.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

Is that We concentrate only upon
improving the present program.
To that end I have the following
recommendations:
First, a greater emphasis should
be placed on the development of
valuable public works projects un-
der private contracts. This is the
very best way for the Federal Gov
ernment to relieve unemployment.
In the past it has been difficult
to put enough men to work in this
way. But that was partly because
the New Deal preferred to spend its
money politically through w. P. A..
Non-competitive public works, US
ing private contractors, can be
greatly extended so long as any un-
employment exists. The defense
program alone will provide many
such projects. We need barracks,
airports, new bridges and better
highways. Men can be placed on
such projects at the going wage
rate. And not at substandard
wages. as is done under w. P. A.
Secondly, administration of w. P.
A. should be improved in two re-
spects. Its personnel should be put
on the merit system. The direction
of relief is job for public servants,
not politicians.
Formula Should Eliminate
Power to Shift Funds.
Also, w. P. A. can be protected
from politics by allocating relief
money to the various States in ac-
cordance with the amount Of un-
Evening star., 1940-10-17
,WIIk;e AssoiIs New Economic Slavery
Shocking Abuses Of Politics in Relief Attacked in Speech
At Cincinnati; Here Is Text of Address

signed exclusively to help those who
are in need of relief. The objective
OF such program will be to get as
much of the relief dollar as possible
into the hands of the man who
needs it..
Now. of course, the New Dealers
can afford to be extravagant. 1t
doesn't make any difference to them
how much OF your money they spend
because they have given up hope
for the American economic system.
The New Dealers have said many
times that America cannot expect
to grow much more. The Demo-
cratic National Committee went on
record with the opinion that it will
be impossible ever again to put the
unemployed back to work.
That theory that America cannot
grow is false. That theory that we
must forever have a large body OF
unemployed is false. These theories
spell economic slavery for millions.
1t is possible to make more jobs
for America. But We will never
make jobs under an administration
that does not believe it can be done.
OF that proposal: This is the
heart of our relief program. We
shall begin by creating demand in
private industry for more workers
of every kind. That Is the way, and
that is the only way, to take men
of relief.
If more jobs are not created. then
the problem Of relief cannot be
solved. And If we do not solve the
problem of relief. then We cannot
hope to maintain democracy and
freedom on this earth.
Some Specific Problems
Must Be Taken Into Account.
Such are the general principles
upon which We must base any
Evening star., 1940-10-17
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Evening star., 1940-10-17
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Evening star., 1940-10-17
Extravagance Helps None
But New Deal Politicians.

This kind of extravaganza does
not help the w. P. A. worker. 1t
does not help the taxpayer. 1t does
not help the consumer. 1t does not
help industry. 1t does not help the
farmer. 1t helps no one but the
New Deal politicians.
We stand for a relief program de-
Evening star., 1940-10-17
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Evening star., 1940-10-17

Democratic organization in Chicago
that each person seeking help from
his Congressman must first get a
letter from his ward committeeman
requesting the Congressman to take
care of the matter
If you are without a job, if you
have a wife and children dependent
upon you for food. you cannot op-
pose a machine like that. You must
surrender your political freedom to
the ward committeeman. You must
do this for the sake of those you
love.
History, my fellow Americans. will
have no pity upon men who have
thus meanly used the misery OF
others to keep themselves in power.
History will rebuke them-and so
shall we. Let us 60 forth from here
tonight with this resolve: That.
come what may, We shall restore to
freedom those unfortunate persons
whom we are pledged to protect and
to support.
The New Deal has also violated
the second principle of relief. 1t
has wasted money.
In New York, Pennsylvania, Louis
lana and your own State Of Ohio,
millions upon millions Of dollars
have been wasted through inef1i-
cheney. poor planning, improper bid
ding. overstang and many other
abuses
For instance, project on Route
ITO, from Wilkes Barre to Hazelton.
Pa. involved the widening of about
20 miles of highway It could have
been done by private contract for
about $1,000 a mile. The w. P A.
cost was S8e 900 a mile-five mile
times as much.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-16
ICKES RAPS LINDBERGH, COUCHLIN As FASCISTS

NEW YORK Secretary Ickas asserted last week that roughly sp5akng he United States har- h9rs four large groups that are suaversiv to our institutions and 7pealy hostile to democracy It. self.
 In address at Town Hall the Secretary of the Interior sad that first there are the Silver Shirts, the Knights of the White Camelia, certain Ku KluX Klans, the Christian Front, etc.
 While in general these groups terrible as it is to say, are com posed of native born Americans, they may also include American citizens of foreign birth such as Father Ceughlin,' Ickes said. In the ranks of the native Fascists one may ven discover such an individual as Colonel Lindbergh a busy appeaser who would sur render voluntarily his sword ev- en before 1t is demanded.
 Iokes characterized MerWin K. Hart, president of the New York State Economic Council as an other natice Fiscist" who misses few occasionsto sheer at demo- cracy."
 Referring to subversive organ izations Ickes said that most, perhaps even all of thes groups are instrumentalities of foreign intrigue Most, perhaps even all are financed by funds from abroad" -
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-16
TUBERCULOSIS AFFECTS MILITARY PREPAREDNESS

In organizing the best possible defense the American people should make provision to fight tu berculosis Presid mt Roosevelt said today in endorsing the an nual Christmas Seal Sale of the National Tuberculosis Associa- tion.
 In military preparedness, Presi dent Roosevelt said tuberculosis a communicable disease which kills more p=rsons between the ages of Is and 45 than any other disease might interefere with mastering the best possible man power.
 "The National Tuberculosis Association and it's affiliated state and local organizations can ren- der rvices of inestimable value to public health officials in handl rg the problem of tuberculosis as it is discovered from physical ex animation of recruits" said Presi dent Roosevelt. "Therefore the