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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10

department has done nothing to-
ward improvements.
1--WE owe an obligation to those
people," Commissioner Fa~ry
Gardner said, land it's a shame
we can't 60 down there and fix
their roads for them. Some of
them have been in use for years
with no repairs"
In each Of the requests, the board
moved to ask the state highway
commission to answer the petitions
Immediately.
WILDER D. Jones appeared to ask
that the board take steps to elm
Continued on Page Three, Col "a
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TRIAL OF FLOYD,
smith IS BEGUN
k'bson County Men
Charged With Burning
School On July II

LUMBERTON, Sept. 9-Ben G.
floyd, former assistant superin-
'enoent Of public instruction and
'@g a prominent political figure
RoOeson county, and Andrew
silln, county carpenter, went on
nlal IN superior court here today
vi charges of burning the Liberty
'e4ool building on July 1.
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow
III nll' ordered a special venire OF
men at $3.50 this afternoon when
ue regular panel of 80 had been
Jury.
Inc veniremen were ordered to
.sport at 9 A. M. tomorrow when
vt Ulal viii be resumed.
NlVal attorneys confidently ex.
H. hesSed the opinion that it would
\ !onorrow afternoon before Sc
'1 T: OF the jury is completed.
LUIS historic old Robson court
'Ugnl was packed.
long before court officially open
SPECTATORS scrambled for choice
ifs ~.s Tor the scheduled trial, pre-
IN o'eu by court observers to be
W., most sensational in the $50
" n history of Robson.
n ane state is expected to start
stSeA'lhg evidence tomorrow
ora, veil Of mystery has been flung
srsa the investigation since the
d.n eS' OF the defendants several
fo 'S alter the alleged burning Of
building. 'ol 'o"Nsip
Glllcers have talked little.
etaby yet a motive has not been
1aollshed for the crime.
c1o 'uage Frizzelle this afternoon
IN y the IL prospective jurors
sneal local hotel, allowing them to
IN 70 no one-unusual procedure
tbo Eases other than those carrying
Ns death penalty.
bed ld'0yas political connections pop
asfoa cut frequently in questions
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ITALIANS REPORT
RAIDS ON BRITISH
Claim Attacks Or Fleet AT
Alexandra And Oil Sup
plies In Palestine

ROME, Sept. g. Up Day and
night air attacks on Britain's flee
in the harbor at Alexandria, Egypt,
her oil supplies in Palestine and the
Sudan, and the railroad that sup.
plies her army along the Libyan
border were reported today by tho
Italian high command.
Some of Britain's fleet and base
installations were bombed in a night
attack, the high commands commu-
nique said.
alexandria dispatches said bombs
were dropped repeatedly in a 2-hour
effort to sink or damage some Of
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medying the railroads financial
situation.
Passed by both houses last year,
the bill was sent to a joint COM
mlttee in an effort to work out
a compromise between house and
senate versions.
Fir;. recommendations of the
group were rejected by the house,
and the bill which went to the
White House today was a second
effort at compromise.
In its final form the bill would
require compensation up to four
years for workers who might be
Continued on Page Three, Sol. u
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Senators Are
Free To Fight
60-Day Delay
Upper House Votes Down
Move To Have Conferrees
Accept Postponement
REACHES FINAL PHASE
Leading Senate Supporters
OF CONSUMPTION Pleased
By Days Voting

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9-RCThe
peace-time CONSUMPTION bill moved
on into the conference stage today,
with senate conferees freely a
1919 senate vote-to fight the
house amendment postponing the
draft for sixty days.
The situation was the result OF
a move by Senator Adams (d-colo)
to cement that much disputed pro-
vision into the measure by having
the senate instruct its c%onferees
to accept it. Not only did the
chamber reject this move, but it
voted down., A to %, a proposal
that the %conferees be bound to
insist upon the senate-approved
draft age limits of II to 80. in
elusive. (The house figures r q
to AZ.
Reaches Final Phase
Thus, after weeks of controversy
the draft act had reached n OF
the final phases Of legislative
action. In conference, representa-
tives of the house and senate dis
cuss the points on which the bllls
of the two houses are at variance,
and try to bring them into con-
formity. Approval of their work
by eachbranch sends a bill on to
the White House. .
The leading senate supporters OF
CONSUMPTION were frankly much
pleased ct the result of the votes
taken. Since the senate had re-
fused to say that its c%onferees
should accept the 60-day postpone
ment amendment, they were In
clined to argue that it also had
told the c~onferees to reject it.
At any rate a conference ccm-
mittee composed entirely OF men
who voted for the senate bill was
appointed to negotiate with the
agents of the house. The senate
c~onferees are Senators Sheppard
D-Tex), Reynolds D-NC(, Tho
mas D-UTAH), Minton (D-1nd)
Austin R-VD and Bridges R-NH.
Bring Up Question
Sheppard, chairman of the mill
tary affairs committee, brought up
the question of sending the mea-
sure to conference late in the day,
and Immediately, and opponent OF
the measure, Senator Adams ID
Colo), moved that instead the SEN
ate at once approve the house
amendments. If approved, the
effect of his motion would have
been to complete congressional
action on the measure and send
it to the White House at once.
Saying reports had been pub
lished of an imminent trade be-
tween senate and house c~onferrees
which would eliminate the 60-day
amendment, Adams asserted that
he preferred the house bill to the
measure passed by the senaste or
to any that seemed likely to com
from a conference committee.
Senator Barley of Kentucky, the
democratic leader, said that where
the ''tra(e' was concerned, Rep.
May (D-Ky), chairman of the
house military committee, had
been misquoted. Barley, Senator
Connally (D-Tex) and others arge-
ed that the Adams proposal meant
swallowing the house bill at one
gulp' with no deliberation. 3
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PRINCESS ARRIVES

WIANNO, Mass, Sept. 9.-B-
Greeted by a crowd of a hundred
townspeople, Crown Princess Martha
of Norway. accompanied by three
children and a retinue of aides, ar
rived from President R~oosevelt's
home at Hyde Park, N. Y. tonight
to take up temporary residence on
Cape Cod.
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SACKS STOLEN

RALEIGH, Sept. 9.-QR-Most Of
the 1900 empty peanut sacks stolen
from the Edenton Peanut company
of Edenton have been recovered,
and a suspected negro, Matthew
Bowser, is under arrest in connection
with a series Of robberies during the
past, year, Director Fred G. Handy OF
the state bureau Of investigation
said today.
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tombstone, II dedicate this side Of my monument to
the sacred cause of Liberty and Union. May they
endure and prosper forever" He might be dead, to
be sure, but dead or alive, he wanted people to know
where he stood. You can find this tombstone still,
though he wasn't a famous man.
1 like to think about the Iowa woman who en-
broidered a banner for the state dairy contest. She
did a good job on it. She embroidered a COW in a
pasture and underneath it she put "Our liberties we
prize and our rights we will maintain That was
what she weant and so she said it. It didn't seem
incongruous to her to talk about cows and liberty on
the same banner. Maybe she was right.
American history isn't just famous names and
gaudy t%rappings. It isn't merely the great men
though we have had great men. It is a peoples
history the history of thousands and millions of
ordinary men and women, come from all over the
world or born in the land who tried to work out
a system where people could live free, worship free
ly, make their own laws instead of having them
a ruler. and, in general, stand up on their own hind
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Draft Bill Enters Conference Stage
80
Ste. Vincent Benet Tells
OF Some Things He Likes
To Think About America

First OF ~ articles on "Onr G oumtry,' avriten exclusively to1
NEA Service and The Wilmington Morning Star By the nations most
famous authors.
BY STEPHEN VINCENT BENET
Author of John Browns Body" Spanish Bayonet," "A Book Of
Americans etc.
I like to think about some things when I think about America
I like to think about a certain New Hampshire Yankee. He was
a strong Union man, but he died in 1862, when he couldn't tell how
the Civil war ws going to come out, But he had carved on his
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FAIR SCHEDULED

thru oLhHARD, Sept. 9.-R-The
b. be1 aNhual Hyde county fair will
1e'o here October 80
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Sunrise 5:52a; sunset 6:26p; moon
rise 2:35p; moonset II :24a.
Cane Fear river stage at Fay
.tteyiIIe at 8 q. m. on September 8.
80 feet.
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WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina: Partly cloudy, will
a few scattered showers in north and
west portions; somewhat cooler in the
interior Tuesday; cooler Tuesday night
Wednesday fair and cooler.
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
1:3o a. m. 70; 7:3o a. m. q; a:so % p.
m. Sc: 1880 p. n. 70; maximum ~;
minimum 50; mean 70; normal "a.
Humidity
1870 a.. m. 81; 1880 a. m. S5; l:5o p
m. Is; 7:3O p. m. "a.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. M
n total since first Of he month";
Ito inches.
Tides For Today
High Low
w;,roir o+on ------ 4:17a IL :3Sa
Asp -
Mo inlet 1850 2:26a 8:37a
3:13p 9:21p
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handed down from a ruler, and, IN general, stand up o
legs. AND, because it is a peoples, history, there Is
quite like it.
Continued on Page -Four; Col, 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-25
Sadded Bill Scheduled for Thursday Opening the Roxy 1heaer

Amelia Bachelor. stand-in for
Rita johnson. is quitting her
screen career TO become a lawyer.
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Josef Meier Talks Shop
At The Breakfast Table

sons who participate IN the pres
entation.
All the while he talked, one
question continued uppermost in
your reporters mind, and when
the opportunity presented itself
Mr.. Meier was faced with:
aside from Its Biblical as
poets and without regard for
ifs natural appeal 90 religious
groups, what has the Passion
Play to recommend 10 As en-
tertaInment for the man In the
street: 90
The smile which lit up his face
indicated that though the question
might be bit unusual, 1t did not
catch him entirely unawares.
That's a fair question, coming
from man in daily contact with
the show business and a ques-
ton which must be in the minds
OF many who have never seen the
Passion Play what has it
to offer in the way OF entertain
ment?
In the first place, the produc-
ton Is strictly non-sectarian :.
1t would have TO be to have uni
versal appeal. and in the story it
tells we find nearly all those char
acteristics which, shall We say,
Hollywood would insist upon for
any good motion picture-action
suspense dramatic Sc
quences climax and eye
appeal!
Perhaps you are aware that
nowhere may be found such
thrilling stories as lie between
the covers Of the Bible =.
mystery stories adventure
of the most exciting nature =.
romance everything that
goes TO make good reading -.
and. II good reading, why not
good plays?
Having played before more
than 1000 audiences in the United
States and Canada. ! am satisfied
that the Passion Play, as it will
be presented in Tacoma Thursday,
will be long remembered, not only
by those of religious mind, but by
all who appreciate beautiful
story beautifully told"
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The veteran character actor,
Charles Winninger, is featured IN
the film with Arthur Preacher,
Keye Luke and Willie Fung. Win
ninger portrays the heroic Ameri-
can consul to whose compound
come a little group of American
and British refugees fleeing the
bandit terror.
Also to this little fortress come
Alice Faye, in the role of a night
club entertainer fleeing from muir
der. and Warner Baxter as a news
hawk after her story. Alice, who
is playing an international hotel
circuit, witnesses an assassination
in a city in northern China and
takes flight to save her own life.
She runs straight into new peril
when she reaches Winninger's con-
sulate which is being besieged by
fierce Monaghan guerrillas.
How they escape danger, win
exoneration and finally seek seclu-
sion for their love makes thrill
ing conclusion to a thrilling film.
Gregory Ratoff directed the screen
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Shin PIasters
For Film Loot

Fans who view the new Para
mount picture, Ambush" now at
the Riviera theater, can spare
themselves the envious longing for
any of the 900 in bank loot
that is displayed in scenes of the
picture. The money is real, but you
couldn't use it.
Because it is a felony to photo
graph real money, it took more
than two months for Paramount to
get federal okays on the scenes.
In this case, the property de-
partment dug up satchel-full of
Confederate bills used in THE
Birth of Nation" years ago. At
that time it was all right to pho
tograph the outlawed currency of
the old south. Now, however, the
laws are stricter. The studio had
to remove all numerals before the
treasury department would clear
the bills for movie purposes.
Gladys Swarthout, playing her
first straight dramatic role, is
starred in Ambush" with Lloyd
Nolan and Ernest Truck.
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work and OF the task IL was to
translate into English the script
which is followed in dramatizing
the last seven days of the life Of
Christ.
Since he is director of the pro-
duction as well as its star, he
spoke with authority on its scenic
effects, the special lighting which
plays 30 important a part. and OF
the costumes of the hundred per-
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Blue Mouse Stars
Richard Greene

A daringly significant story of
modern life that's out of the beat
en- path, with Richard Greene on
the threshold of his greatest op-
portunity in his first starring role
and a great supporting cast-such
is Goth Century-Fox's drama COM
ing today to the Blue Mouse thea
ter for a return engagement,
Here I Am a Stranger" with
Richard Dix and Brenda Joyce fea-
tured in a cast including Roland
Young, Gladys George and others.
Adapted under the supervision
of Daryl F. Zanuck from the novel
read by millions, this film is des-
tined to start new motion picture
cycle and is itself one of the most
dramatic pictures of the day. II
boasts a theme intense in emo
tional appeal and deals daringly
with modern questions in a mod
ern way.
Sharing the screen is Pack Up
Your Troubles" featuring Jane
Withers and the Ritz Brothers.
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(Continued From Page One)
warm. friendly personality which
are not always in evidence in those
who follow his trade.
The role he plays, that of
the Christus, has been a fam
Ily affair for seven generations
and he seemed genuinely pleas
I'd To talk Of the little town
of Luenen In Bavaria, near
the German border, where
since 1912 the dramatic pres
entation Of the story of the
Cross has been told.
He spoke Of the training neces-
sary for those who would make
the Passion Play" their LIES
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Skating Session
ABargaiin Event

John johnson, manager Of the
Lakewood Ice Arena, announces
there will be an extra long skat-
ing session from 3 to 6 p. m. every
Wednesday beginning today. This
will make three full hours of skat-
ing, and, according to johnson,
there will be no increase in prices.
The session is being held be-
cause of the increase in demand
by various student groups for q
special Wednesday session.
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Swedish Comedy
Here TOMORROW,

"Rena, Rama Sanningen," or
Nothing But the Truth" newest
Swedish comedy success starring
Sickan Carlson and Hokan Wes-
tergren will be presented by Mr..
Gus Backman at the Kay Street
theater tomorrow.
The modern comedy which has
views of today's Stockholm for a
background will be shown on
Thursday only, with matinee
starting at l p. m.
The farce is well equipped with
English captions. enabling those
unfamiliar with the Swedish Ian
guage to understand it.
Several short subjects including
Prince Wilhelms latest travelogue
will complete the enjoyable bill.
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play by Granville Walker.
On the same new bill is Inter
mezzo," starring Leslie Howard
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"Bsrriesde" and "Intermezzo
To Show at the Hsmriek House
Alice Faye and Warner Baxter to Co-s'a' IN '"''
Named Production While Leslie Howard
Appears In Famous Love Story

With Alice Faye and Warner Baxter together for the lp
notch Doth Centurv-Fox personalities thrilling modern
story of startling realism 1t opens Thursday at the ho
theater and advance reports give indication tae ~
;s on exctno adventllre-romance not to be missed.
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the lovely home of the Richard
Stokes of 757 St. Anthony Ave.
was the scene of an elaborate af-
fair when they celebrated their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
The living and dining rooms were
beautifully decorated with a pro-
fusion of cut flowers in huge and
attractive vases, and small silver
wedding bells suspended from
chandeliers. The dining room table
from which the guests were served
was covered with a lace cloth and
silver and crystal appointments.
The center piece was a white and
silver anniversary cake and crystal
candelabra holding tall silver tap
ers.
Mrs. Stokes received her guests
in a striking black crepe formal
which was relieved by corsage OF
three large gardenias, gift of the
NAPE. Mr.. Stokes presented a
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handsome figure in evening dress.
Assisting the couple in caring for
their guests were: Mesdames Earl
A. Harris, sister-in-law, who wore
black and lace evening gown, and
corsage Of gardenias; Wendell
Jones, comedy in a dinner gown of
mulberry MORE; Jose Sherwood in
4 Eideaux creati IN of black crepe
with a corsage of gardenias; ST.
mon P. Harris, sister-in -law, black
crepe formal with corsage of
talisman roses and a single orchid;
Alonza Cotton wearing an aqua
crepe dinner gown and corsage
o. orchids and roses; Louis P.
Moore, in a black chiffon dinner
gown lavishly trimmed with Sc
quins; Earl P. Brent wore a black
silk crepe dinner gown with red
accessories.
Other aides were the Mis- 'es Eva
Lee, who was naive in aqua MORE
Janabelle Murphy, in white taf-
feta; Kathryn Jones in black satin
with gold accessories; vivacious
Earline Stokes, daughter of the
couple, wore a self designed shirt
waist formal with a corsage of
roses and a single gardenia in her
hair; the three handsome sons,
Richard Jr., Ashmore, and Ken
meth Stokes, and Mr.. Henry John
son, who were also handsomely
attired. Out of town guests were
Mrs. Daisy Carthell Johnson, Chi
cago, an aunt of Mrs. Stokes, Mrs.
Fredonia Black, and daughter
Merle; Messrs. B. V. Hoffman and
Henry Richardson, all of Duluth.
In charge of the numerous love-
ly and expensive gifts were: Mes
DANES Matte King and w. w.
Mills, Sr. One hundred seventy
five guests called during the eve
ming. Following the reception a
Dutch treat, sponsored by the
three Stokes brothers and Mrs. E.
A. Harris, was enjoyed at Stumble
Inn by more than forty guests.
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MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. C. B. Wheeler, Pastor
By A. M. Simmons

The pastor spoke from the sub
ject, "The Sitting of Peter" at
the II o'clock service. He stated
that the purpose Of sitting Peter
was to bring Peter out of Simon.
He said that unless we are pre-
pared at heart to be sifted, rely
ing on God to bring us out, there
is lot of Simon in us yet. His
rial was searching and severe, but
he was sure of one thing, and that,
his own visible devotion to God.
Every adult member of the
church is asked to increase his
weekly Offering one dollar on the
second Sunday in February. This
amount has been put in the reach
of every working members pocket
book. Our slogan is "Save an ex-
ira dollar for the 18th of Febru-
ary.""
The regular monthly business
meeting of the church will be held
Friday night, February End. All
members are urged to be present.
Sister Ella Golden is confined in
Ancker Hospital. If you are a
stranger in the city, the Mt. Olivet
Church welcomes you to worship
with US. .-.
Minnesota Iowa Club: The last
meeting was held Jan. "a at the
Dreamland Cafe. Twenty four
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Social and Personal
- -- q MINNEAPOLIS O

members and five visitors were
present. Three new members were
accepted.
The next meeting will be held
February 7, at p. M, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Talmadge B. Car
ey, 3942 Third Ave. So. The reg
ular meeting nights have been
changed from the second and
fourth Wednesdays each month to
the first and third.
The Courtly Queens met Friday,
January 10, at the home of Miss
Glane Hughes, 1852 Fourth Ave.
So. The afternoon was spent play
ing cards. Miss Bessie Grissom is
treasurer, not Star Grissom as it
appeared in the January IL issue
of this newspaper.
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The Sterling Club Auxiliary
sponsored a highly successful Bin
go party last Wednesday evening
in the club rooms. The first prize
was won by o. D. Charleston, Sec
ond by Mrs. Earl P. Brent.
Mrs. C. B. Covington was host
ess to the Earnest Workers Club,
Friday, Jan. 26. Plans for a play,
"Gate to Happiness" were per-
fected. ..' y