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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Editorial Comments
From Other AnoIes
LEST WE FORGET
WinstOn-Salem journal and Sentinel

Before we become too alarmed over the mill.
tary weakness of our country, there are some
facts we should not forget. And Americans who
are foolish enough to give serious consideration
to the propaganda of those who would substi-
tute for our form of government some foreign
system would also do well to remember a few
things. Here are some of them:
Under our form Of government, we have built
here a civilization that provides for the masses
the highest standard of living the world has
ever known.
Under our form of government, the United
States has become the most power.
full nation on earth.
Economists declare that the purchasing power
OF the American people today is greater than
the combined total Of the 500, 100000 Europeans,
and exceeds by far that of the billion Asiatics.
In a Flag Day address the other day, a form
er national commander of the American Legion.
f.. N. Belgrano, Jr., speaking to his fellow work.
es of the Pacific National Fire Insurance COM
pany, OF which he Is the head, presented stats
TICS that should give all of us profound con-
ndence In the power of our country to prepare
to defend itself against invasion from any quar-.
ter. He said:
although the United States possesses only
6 per cent. Of the worlds area and only z Der
cent, of it's population, yet it harvests one-third
OF all the worlds foodstuffs; and this same z
per cent. of the worlds population annually
consumes 4S per cent. of the worlds supply of
coffee, So per cent. of it's tin, IS per cent, of its
ruoper, Il per cent. of its sugar, 70 per cent. Of
its silk, 36 per cent. of its coal, AZ per cent.
OF its pig iron, AZ per cent. of its copper and 50
per cent. of its crude petroleum.
THE citizens Of the United States own 80 per
cent. OF the motor cars operated in the world.
They own 80 per cent. Of the worlds railroads.
and possess two-thirds of all its banking re-
sources. 100000 900 homes are wired for cleo.
tricity and serviced by 10000, 900 telephones and
3O,00o,000 radios. We have the finest educational
system in the world. Our facilities for the care
of children. the aged and infrm-our hospitals
and our health s-ervice-surpass those of any
other nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18

Dear Sir:
To the Star-News and to the
citizen of Wilmington who have
served as educators, counselors
and believers in the factors that
make for better individuals a n d
better homes. we, the Better
Homes Committee, in appreciation
feel honored to dedicate the first
volume Of the Wilmington Better
Homes Album.
This Album summarizes the
ideas and activities tending to
make better individuals, better
homes aud hence a better Ameri.
ca.
Sincerely Yours,
MAGDOLYN DAVIS,
DAVID L. LILIES,
ELSIE COLE JONES,
ETHEL WILLIAMS,
j. E. L. WADE,
JULIA B. HUSSEY,
ALICE c. BURTON,
Local Chairman.
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Simpson Believes Dewey
Boom Has Collapsed

PHILADELPHIA, June 17.-P-
Kenneth F. Simpson, republican
committeeman from New York, ex'
pressed belief today that the boom"
for Thomas E. Dewey for president
has collapsed completely"
He predicted in an interview New
York's go delegates to the republican
national convention a week hence
would be fairly evenly divided 1or
and against Dewey" on the first bal
lot, but that Dewey would lose con
siderable strength in the delegation
on the second, third, or succeeding
ballots.
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MANLEY MEMORIAL

The memorial services for Father JAMES A.
MANLEY at the New Hanover high school au.
dltorlum on Sunday afternoon redirected pub.
Lie attention to the desirability of establishing
IN Wilmington a great hall in his honor where
the youth OF the community, always the object
of his deep solicitude and efficient training.
may cultivate competitive sports and conduct
their athletic contests. F,
While such a hall would be known as the
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ger p r S o n to
carry the load.
H a r d work,
and long, consist
ent service a r e
points W h i c h
your employer
takes into consid.
Grafton when he
thinks of you in
terms OF promo
ton. F OIL t h e
good of his bust
ness, the deter
mining factor
must be whether
you have grown
as a person since
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you started work, or since yo,1r
last promotion, and are now big
enough for added responsibility.
Only the person who enriches
himself will grow to meet respon.
slbllity and should deserve pro.
motion.
This is not simply a question OF
training. of education, nor OF
acquiring more and more informa.
ton about your job. 1t is a question
OF reaching beyond the boundaries
OF your job, of widening your per-
sonal horizon, of becoming broad.
er. richer, more significant as a
human being.
The young woman who selects
the advertising or merchandising
ladders to success in a department
store must be able to sell-easily
and well. Without that ability she
has little chance of success
; # she hopes that her flare for
selling will lead her into adver-
Using rather than merchandising,
She must be able to write and to
get across in newspaper advertise
ments the dramatic possibilities of
the merchandise.
Advertising is craftsmanship in
print. Successful selling is valu-
able experience that can lead to it.
II she is to 60 on from selling in
to merchandising-to become a ju-
nior executive (perhaps head of
stock or assistant buyer)-she
must also have the ability to man.
age both merchandise and people.
II she is to go on to become a
buyer, she must have creative
imagination-the ability to see DOS
slbilities of developing, improving
a n d promoting attractively h e
merchandise on her shelves.
You will notice that, so far. this
has been addressed to women in
particular. It is done Intentionally.
l believe that women's inherent
qualifications make them especial
ly suited for department S s
work in these two fields-merchan.
dising and advertising. They in
stinctively know what it takes men
long years to learn, regarding col.
or, understanding the feminine Gus
toner, and so on.
Regardless of your sex, don't
wait until graduation to look for
a job. Don't expect a diploma to
get a job for you. Your freshman
year is none too soon to Law your
plans. The surest way to get a
hit-or-miss job is to start planning
after graduation.
If you have waited, don't make
matters worse by saying, "I'll do
anything" when you apply for a
job. You Immediately establish the
fact that you've never bothered to
find out what you can do well.
Don't be indefinite and saw.
Honestly, if you will give me a
chance I will make good: I will
work hard" A promise to work
hard is no substitute for intelligent
selling of your capabilities. Mean.
ing well is not enough to land =
job. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Man bout
Manhattan
BY George Tucker

Players Club of New York has
put on a revival of the Congreve
comedy, Love for Love-" that
first vas produced in London in
1895. But the dramatic aspects of
this revival are not to be found
in the comedy itself, which simply
is a robustly cheerful and bawdy
piece of Restoration play writing.
They are to be found in the sim
gular and ironic parallel of fig
ures and circumstances that face
Whitehall today.
This plays premiere took place
during the reign of William and
Mary. SIEVE years earlier Britain
had been invaded from those same
Dutch channel ports the Nazis hold
today. This invasion was led by
William of Orange, who was
Mary's husband. Mary was the
daughter of James II, against
whom the people revolted.
Most of the fighting took place
on Irish soil, and at the Battle of
Boyne the Stuart adherents were
defeated decisively. Their leaders
then took refuge in France, and
this, for all practical purposes.
vas the end of their dreams of
restoration.
What makes this such a dra.
matte page in history to study
and ruminate on is this: the lead.
er OF the successful British forces
was a man named John Churchill,
who became the Duke of Marl-
borough. ancestor of Winston
Churchill, Britain's great wartime
Prime Minister.
1t should be pointed out that
the revival of this play was more
OF a family affair than a public
event, for the aristocratic old Play
ers club is an institution in New
York that puts on its plays only
once a year, and then only for a
week. Love for Love-" therefore,
is only a memory. No manager
could pay the salaries demanded
for a commercial engagement with
such a cast. Originally the Players
began with the Booths and the
Drews back in the sos. Today the
club includes famous writer's and
authors as well as the distinguish.
ed names of the theater. Two hun
dred and fifty years ago the Play.
ers hadn't yet been invented. But
a man named Congreve had writ
ten a play, and a man named
Churchill was welding a sword in
defense Of England during her
hour of need. Today C~ongreve's
old comedy is omething for New
Workers to giggle over, while 5000
miles away another man named
Churchill is welding a sword in
defense of an empire that sorely
needs him.
Oscar Serlin, in his elation over
the good luck Life With Father
has enjoyed, has published a very
fancy album for his newspaper and
theatrical friends, each with t h e
name OF the recipient embossed in
gold on the front. It is a handome
piece Of work, profusely illustrated
and carrying a fund of interesting
information about the players, au.
thors, the famous old Empire the
ater at 4Oth street and Broadway,
and something, too, of the real
father, Clarence Day, whose life
inspired tie play. Serlin loves the
play, he says, because it "cele.
brates an era when life was peace
ful and gracious, and the future
secure"
This phrase, land the future
secure, no doubt comes from Ser
Inns heart. he was born in Yalow-
ka, Poland, and Poland, as we
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The Editors
LETTER BOX

The editor does not n~ecessari-
ly endorse any article appear
ing in this department. They rep
resent the views of the individual
readers. Correspondents are warm
ed that all communications must
contain the correct name and adj
dress for our records, though the
latter may be signed as the writer
sees fit. The Star-News reserves
the right to alter any text that
for any reason is Objectionable.
Letters on controversial subjects
will not be published. ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
Disbarred Attorney
Faces Hearing To-Day

K. c. Sudbury, disbarred a;,.ins
ton attorney, charged with ..i,.ry
stolen goods, will face prei worn.
hearing in recorders court liz
ing. ..o has
George Rountree, Jr" aI'0 .,,nplv
employed by the LYMAN 9a AZ al.
company, from which the 7 lave al.
legedly received by SidbufS rrose
legged to have been stolen' "
cute the case.
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TOP o. THE MORNING
DweN deep! the little things that chate
and fret,
oh, aUdste not golden hours to glue them
heed!
The slight, the thought1ess Mrong, do thou
forget;
Be selfforgot in serving Others need;
Thou, faith in God, through zoue for man,
shalt keep
DWeH deep, mig soul, dWeN deep!
Quoted I'm "ForUdrd'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
MARITIME ORDER

| LONDON, June 17-tR-All Dutch
Polish and Norwegian ships now at
sea and bound for French harpofs
are being ordered by their respective
shipping authorities to proceed d.
rect to a British port, it was dis
closed here tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-18
JOBS FOR JUNE
GRADUATES
Test Of Success
Is Whether You
Grow With Job
BY WALTER HOVING

BY WALTER HOVING
President, Lord g. Taylor, New
York; Author of "Your Career in
Business" (Duell, Sloan and
Pearce, S2)
First solemn truth for the young,
newly employed person to keep in
mind is that each added response
bility in any career requires a big
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nave seen, has been anything but
secure. 2
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NEXT: State Vocational enid.
ance Service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01

the peace, unless England is able to defeat
him. The probability is that he is recruiting
his armies after the French victory and train
ing fresh corps in Norwegian territory for the
special kind Of warfare he considers best for
victory over the British. But it is impossible
to escape the thought that someway, by some
means, Europe is approaching peace without
surrender of England.
This thought stems from two causes. First,
the recurring rumors of peace negotiations
between the British and the Germans. The
rumors are stoutly denied both in London and
Berlin, but their very persistence gives them
a measure of credibility. Secondly, the sound
ing of war drums in the Balkans raises the
hope that Russia on the one side and the Axis
powers on the other may become embroiled,
and SO free Britain from immediate peril of
It must be admitted that neither of
these possibilities has advanced beyond the
stage. But either as a fact, would
be welcome, oh! so welcome.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
TAUT NERVES T.

There is a perceptible lessening of the strain
under which we have all struggled since Ger
man troops first marchd into the low countries
on May 10. Taut nerves are relaxing, harried
MINDS losing some Of their bewilderment. And
the cause is not hard to find. There is a lull
In the fighting in Europe, and the future an.
pears a pit brighter for a troubled world.
1t would be wrong to assume hat because
no major battle is in progress in Europe, peace
Is near. HITLER is not so easily diverted from
MS tavorite pursuit. Having set out to con.
quer England, with so much of continental Eli.
rope under his heel, he is not to be halted
short OF his goal, or at least without debating
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
QUOTATIONS

When democracies face a crisis, their first step
must be an extremely frank and fair ANALYSIS
of their leadership as they prepare to meet their
hours of peril. Gov. Harold E. Stassen, G. O,
P. keynote speaker.
She believes we should get in to help France
and England. I, emphatically, ~don't.-Sinclair
Lewis, novelist, explaining a little difference
with wife, Dorothy Thompson, newspaperwoman.
I do not think that words alone will solve
humanity's present problems. The sound of
bombs browns out mems voices. - DR.. Albert
Einstein, on becoming an American citizen.
It is far better to pay higher taxes and sacri-
flee to preserve our country than to have no.
thing left to Educational Commander Ray
mond J. Kelly, American Legion.
Politicians create a new justice which both
sides will complain at, but in time will come to
recognize as probably the best thing in the end.
Representative T. v. Smith, Illinois.
Increased administrative power has great risks
for human liberty, but isn't that one of the risks
we must take if we are to arm and to unity our
administration General Francis Biddle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
FITTING A TO JOB

There appears to be general approval of the
appointment of DR.. ROBERT E. WILSON as chief
OF the oil defense set-up in the national rearma-
ment program. Judging by comment from
trade sources, DIR. WILSON'S selection is popu-
lar with the petroleum industry.
DR.. WILSON has innumerable academic quail.
flcations for the post he receives as one of the
chief aides of EDWARD R. STETT1N1us, j.. in
charge OF raw materials for the program. He
is the author, for example, of SO patents, the
majority OF which are in use in the petroleum
industry, and it was DR.. WILSON. who was
CHOSEN to make the presentation on refining
before the T. N. E. c. (O'Mahoney committed
last fall. He has been a teacher at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology and was
honored in 1899 with the Chemical Industry
medal for valuable application of research to
public welfare.
In February, on the occasion o: the 150th an.
nlversary of the U. S. Patent Office, he was
honored as one of the Modern Pioneers on the
Frontiers of Industry" He has been executive
head of Pan American for six years. Before
mat ne was assistant director of research for
standard Oil of Indiana and in 1929 was made
assistant to the vice president in charge of
manufacturing.
If it is possible to fit the man to the iob. if
appears to have been done in DR.. WILSON'S
case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
.Bv Robin Coons-

that Philbrick will meet opposi-
ton. Cecil B. DeMille, for exam
pie, has a must list of 225 for.
mer prominent actors and actres-
ses who are first to be summon
moned for extra work.
Henry Spitz, Universal Studio
assistant director, was typical in
his comment:
Wed like to see the work split
up. But we insist upon getting ex-
tras whose work we know and
can depend upon"
Miss Fitzpatrick says the extra
problem never will have a salts
factory solution because of shift
ing demands of studios.
when a Hawaiian picture is
being made, we often have to bor-
row from the Mexican and In
dian groups" she said. When we
have a society drama series, or a
vogue in gangster pictures, it
means work for a cetain type and
idleness for others"
Miss Fitzpatrick, a native of
Hartford, Conn.,, began her agency
in 1926. 1t functions, as does Car
rolls's, without charge to the ex-
tras.
Il don't know all the questions
and I know practically none of
the answer-yet,." said the 49,
year-old Philbrick, former C = man
with a reputation as an admins
traitor. Il never had been inside
a studio until this spring. But I
do know there are many things
wrong with an industry contain
ing such a large unemployed and
partially-employed group"
He proposes to weed out such
extras as dancers who can't dance,
and those who have police records
unSaVOry regulations. 2
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BY VERNON HOAGLAND

Pinch hitting for Robin Coons)
HOLLYWOOD The 1000 movie
extras in Hollywood, who scramble
for jobs which hardly could support
half their number, deal with the
studios through three agencies.
Largest in Central Casting Corp.
set up by the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers' association, composed of
all the major studios.
Vince CAROLS also known as
the Artist Casting Bureau pro-
vides extras for such Independents
as Republic and Monogram.
F and K meets the needs of
David o. Selznick, Edward Small,
Frank Lloyd and others. (The
name is taken from the first and
last letters of the surname OF its
operator, Loretta Fitzpatrick
In former days extras found
work through agents, Howard R.
Philbrick, new chief of Central
Casting, recalled that previously
an extra might draw $3.50 pay
and retain perhaps 81 after pay
ing fees and commissions. In 1926
the producers association set up
Central Casting to provide extras
work without charge.
Central Casting has been cost
ing the producers $165, 900 a year
but has brought about little but
i'll WILL" said Philbrick.
Extras, charged that persons
with pull or persons willing to
buy jobs got the preference. I
am discharging all Central Cast
ing employees with relatives in the
extra ranks and am taking ac-
ton in every case where favorit-
ism has been proved. I propose to
rotate the work."
Some castin~ directors predict
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
Nazis Threaten To Widen
Their Control Of Norway

LONDON, June 80 R Ger
many has threatened to put Nor
way fully under Nazi control
and administration if the NorWe-
gian parliament does not remove
King Haakon and his refugee gov
eminent, now in London said an
Exchange Telegraph British new
agency dispatch from Gotebork
Sweden, today.
The dispatch stated that Joseph
Terboven, German commissioner
for Norway, had demanded that
Parliament be summoned to Gust
King Haakon and Johan Nygaard-
svold, head of the refugee govern
ment.
The Goteborg newspaper Poster
was reported as saying that the
King had been asked to abdicate,
and if a new cabinet is not formed,
the Germans would take over
complete administration. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
STUDY OF REVENUE
BILLS SUGGESTED
Bookings Institution Recon-
Mends Establishment Of
Congressional Group

WASHINGTON, June l -R-The
Brookings institution recommended
today that a joint congressional
committee on appropriations be es-
tablished to consider revenue
legislation, because, it said, such
a group would tend to promote
a more judicious determination of
financial policy"
The present system of consid-
Grafton by separate committees of
house and senate, a report of the
private research organization con-
tended, frequently resulted in COM
promise.
Such a committee, it was argued,
could provide technical and pro-
f%essional aid and maintain direct
contact with the budget bureau
and the general accounting office.
If a joint committee is not es-
tablished, the report recommend
ed that clerical stats of the house
and senate committees be increas-
ed ito enable them to study bud
get estimates more thoroughly
The report also suggested:
l. That political appointees in
the customs and internal revenue
bureaus be replaced by permanent
civil service employees.
2. That both these bureaus should
be taken from the treasury depart
ment and placed under bipartisan
commissions.
3. That the Federal accounting
system shuld provide account i
ability for officers who handle
public funds.
4. That reliable accounting state
ments covering the governments
financial condition be consolidated
Tor presentation to the public. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
Sixteen Persons Killed
In British Air Attack

COLOGNE, June 30-(AP by ra-
dio)-A German radio announce
ment tonight said Is persons were
killed and II wounded by British
bombs dropped Friday night near
VAIN, 10 miles southeast of Co.
logne, but that bombings last night
did little damage.
Some of the bombs Friday night
we're said to have hit buildings
where railroad workers were quar-
tered.
The radio announcement said
most of the bombs last night fell
in fields and meadows near Weller.
Erp and Borl, in northwestern Ger
many, and in Stolberg, just east
OF Aachen (Aux la Chapelle). l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
New Federal Taxes
Are Effective Today

The federal government excise,
commodity and service taxes, for
the five-year, five billion dol
lars rearmament fund, will go
into effect in Wilmington and
the rest of the nation today.
The above taxes will advance
by from 10 to SO per cent ON
such as beer, wines, liquor, Gig.
arettes, amusements, gasoline,
cars, radios, etc.
Raymond D.. Christman, in
ternal revenue collector, said
that the new taxes will apply to
all merchandise now on the
shelves and each retailer and
wholesaler will be required to
make an inventory of his stock
as of midnight, June 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
Philadelphia Businessmen Get
$12,000,O 900 Out Of COP Meet

PHILADELPHIA, June 3O.-(P-
Philadelphia businessmen glanced
happily over preliminary figures
and ventured a guess today that
visitors to the republican national
convention spent $12, 0O0, 900, ate go.
900 hot dogs and drank lao, 900 bot
ties Of soda pop.
Complete figures were not avail
able but George Elliott, general sec.
rotary of the chamber of COM
merce, asserted business was "fullv
up to expectations" Earlier he had
announced Philadelphia should real
ize $4,000 900 from it's second po-
litical convention in four years.
Chief beneficiaries were central
city hotels and restaurants, jammed
during the five-day conclave. Said
Daniel G. Crawford, president of
the Philadelphia Hotelmen's associ.
alton:
Every member of the association
l have contacted reported capacity
business for each day of the ON
vention. Many hotels also enjoyed
splendid business the preceding week
due to the many individuals who
were associated with the convention
set-up, the press and wire techni-
"The consensus among the hotel
is that the conventionswas the
most successful in the history of
the Philadelphia hotel business"
Restaurants in the heart of the
city did very WE'LL" said j. Fred
Vollmer, president of the Philadel-
phia Restaurant association, hand
ling Is per cent more business than
they did at the democratic CONVEX.
ton Of 1885,"