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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
NEW WORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-R-Cot
ton futures overcame their recent
fading tendency today and closed z
to 5 points higher.
Trade price fixing for domestic n
foreign account and evening up In
the December position, in which a
ing. ends tomorrow, helped to swing
some support to the price structure
Consumption Of all cotton In the
United States reached a new hlgn
for that month, the New York cotton
exchange service estimated, liking
the volume at 100000 bales. It was
down from October but 2l,O0o pales
above November, 1899.
Exports Wednesday 1892 bales;
season so far 530,478. Port receipts
6,715. Port stocks 3,318,79
Range follows:
Open High Low Close
Dec. - 1912 1915 1910 1912 Upo2
Mich - 1915 1919 1914 1917 Up W
May 1908 1912 1905 1909 up os
July - 9.87 9.92 9.S6 9.8S UP "
Oct. 9.32 9.38 $50 9.35 Up %
Spot nominal; middling 1882.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
MINISTER RESIGNS

MONTEVlDEO, Uruguay, Dec. u
-R-Three more members of
President Alfredo Baldomir's cab.
met resigned today, in protest
against the presidents policy of
carrying on conversations with the
United States on the construction
of naval and air bases for hemis-
phere defense. This made five min
listers who have broken with the
president in two days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Dec. 12.-R-Tur'
nentine firm 81; offerings 80. sales
1. $50 gallons; receipts So; ship
ments none; stock 1884. Rosin
steady to firm; offerings 2e1; sales
272: receipts CTS; shipments none;
is8' 1914. quote B las; D Isl
to Sc; E 1911 to 81; F 1.52 to g.:
G $50 to 70; HH 1.78; I .84; X
GOT: M PA N 2.20 VIC 2.52; WV
x 2,75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-R-Live
poultry, by freight, slow. Fowls,
colored is to II, some II IL IL
Is: leghorn IL. Old ROSTERS IS.
Turkeys. hens Is: young toms II
to IA IL. Ducks IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
CHICAGO BUTTER

CHICAGO, Dec. H. Up Butter
was Ia cent higher today: SO score
1916 1-2; 90, IS 10; 81, 35 IA; 80.
80; SO, "a II; So, SO 3-4; centralized
CARROTS 80 score 35; SO, "a IA: sS,
80 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
RALEIGH HOGS

RALEIGH, Dec. H. Up -
(NCDA)-FIog prices were steady
at. a top of sos at Rocky Mount
today, and the top on a steady
Richmond, Va, market was 6.10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-RE
SPOT cotton closed steady 4 points
higher. Sales 1,724. Low middlins
SO, good middling 1913, receipts
500. stock 535. 703. +
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
High LOW Close
nd q. OIL

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-R-
Cottonseed oil closed firm. Bleach
able prime summer yellow Sc
nom: prime crude bid. Dec. 5.28b,
Jan. 5.25b, Mch. 5.04b, May 5.4Se'
Jly 5.56b.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
CHICAGO LARD

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-R- Lard
tierces 4.35; looseP4,e2; bellies 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
WHAT STOCKS DID
CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 12.-R-Spot
cotton 10.1J.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
NEW RLEAN COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-lF'-
Cotton futures gradually worked up
ward today, Influenced by trade BUY
ing and short covering. Closing
prices were steady 3 to 5 points net
HIGHER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
STOCK AVERAGES

6O-StOck Range Since 1927
Evening star., 1940-10-31


1t is not a gag that we are look
Ing for youngSter in the neighbor-
hood of 7 who actually can create the
impression of being the youngest
bank bandit in the United States
There was such a kid. A member
of a Texas gang, he felt he should
prove the was the equal of any one
else in the mob. One day, accord
ingly, he walked into a bank, held
it up, and escaped with the money.
It would have been perfect if the
lad had left his criminal career at
that point. Naturally, he did not.
He tried to repeat it, was captured
by storekeeper who thought it
was all a Joke.
Our job is to find the kid who
will not give the impression that
it was a joke. We shall. but it will
not be as easy as most of you think
since you do not find 7-year-old
Evening star., 1940-10-31

children every day who can be con-
vincing as bandits"
X X X X
With Spencer Tracy and Mickey
Rooney already lined up as players
in Men of Boys Town." it would
seem that Considine need not worry
about the youngster who is to set a
new mark as the youngest bandit in
Texas history. 1t remains his ma
jor concern, however.
Il actually met the lad" he says.
ut was when I participated in the
premiere of Boys Town I found
him an altogether delightful young
Ster, one who had no notion of what
he had done. 1t was only when I
tried to find someone who could
play the part that I realized how
impossible the whole thing was.
Kids of 7 or do not have what it
takes to hold up banks. They do
not even have the ability to act
what it takes. 1t is asking too much.
No doubt we shall find one who can
fit the part, but it will be a directing
job, more than an acting one"
x
When Considine met him, the
youngster was showing the result
of more than two years as a student
at Boys Town. His presence there
was due to request submitted to
the Governor of Texas by the fam
GUS Father Flanagan.
The State" says Considine. was
in such despair about saving the
youngster as a decent citizen that it
automatically surrendered him when
Father Flanagan asked for a
chance to try another Boys Town
reform. The result has been per-
feet, as the sequel to the picture
will show"
Wait, therefore. and see.
Bistro bulletin from Harry Mac
Arthur:
Dear J. c.:
While you were down watching
Ruth Chatterton become a ''lydie"
the other night, I decided to see
what was going on in some of the
tavernS in the town. Some strange
things were 1t all started quietly
enough at the Cafe Caprice. where
that mandolira music for listening
has been replaced by Bert Stevens
trio music for dancing. Don't ask
me how / with two left feet. know
it's good for dancing: I could see
other people dancing happily. Any
how this change seems to be canny
move on the part of Dan1 Wathey,
not strange. so l went on.
At the Madrillon. though, there
was something to ponder. Harry
Bridges, the labor fellow. was there.
And Parker, the headWaiter, was
harassed because a couple of new
bus boys seemed to think their union
gave them the right of
INSTRUMENTATION. Made him very
unhappy. I waited awhile to see
if EEr. Bridges would take sides. but
he either didn't know about it or
didn't care.
So I went to the Lotus Well. in
that big revue, which has eight girls
who dance and eight men who sing,
Evening star., 1940-10-31

$40 pm. March of Time: IL 20 am,
1:20. 800, $40, 7:20 and 800 pm.
Earle-"Christmas in July" a new
gay and human frivolity by Preston
Sturges: 10:15 am, 1890, 2:55, Sis.
7:35 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 11:34
am, 1:55. Ais. $40, 8 and 11:20 pm.
Metropolitan - "Knute Rockne-
All-American," with Pat O'Brien as
the beloved coach: IL am, los,
3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and GAS pm.
Little-"The Bakers Wife" who
runs away and causes crisis in this
bright French film: II am, 12:45,
2::30, AIS, 6, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-N ews and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-10-31

so no one will be lonely, there is a
girl who tap-dances on a xylophone,
thereby playing stars and Stripes
Forever" (Or maybe it is the Ma
tional Emblem March; / never am
sure which is whichD I suppose a
girl who tap-dances STARS and
Stripes Forever" on a xylophone is,
in one respect at least, like trained
seal playing My Country 'Tis of
Thee" on a row of horns; it isn't
Evening star., 1940-10-31
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National-"Pygmalion," the George
Bernard Shaw comedy with Ruth
Chatterton: $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Palace-"Down Argentine Way"
musical with a Latin American
flavor: 1925, ESQ, $40, 7:35, 10
pm. and 1925 am.
Capitol-"Third Finger, Left
Hand" romantic comedy with
Myrna 10y: II am, LAS, 4:30, tbs,
10 pm. and 12:40 am. Stage shows
1:05, $50, 6:35, 9:2o pm. and 1905
am.
Columbia - Brigham Young-
Frontiersman," passage Westward
with the Mormons: 11:40 am, 2:10,
4:35, 7:05 and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"They Knew What They
Wanted" dramatic affair with Car
ole Lombard and Charles Laughton:
11:40 am, lao, $40. $40, TAO and
Evening star., 1940-10-31
In Back Street

Charles Boyer and Margaret
Sullavan will be co-starred by Uni
versal in the elaborately-contem-
plated film version Of the Fanny
Hurst classic, Back Street" Bruce
Manning and Felix Jackson, authors
of the Deanna Durbin screenplays,
are writing the script, and Robert
Stevenson will direct.
Evening star., 1940-10-31
Finding Boy Bandit Aged z
Stumps John Considine
M-G.M Producer Tells of Difficulties
Of Casting Sequel to Boys Town;
Part Really Is Major Problem
BY JAY CARMODY.

All right be SNUG about the difficulty of casting pictures Laugh
uproaiouy WILL the notion that it impossible
Hollywood the will fit certain such
Considne
business problem that
finding youlge of youngest bank
Evening star., 1940-10-31

before returning
to Hollywood to
make Men of
Boys Town" a
sequel to Boys
T o Wn finds
that his major
casting problem.
Believe it or not,
there really was
a seven n-year-old
bank bandit in
i eXaS Qurlng tne
period wit h
which his film
deals. In his own
words as uttered
at Variety Club
NpCter6av.
Evening star., 1940-10-31

Considine, who will spend the
next couple of days in Washington
Evening star., 1940-10-31
Still a "TOughie'

Oscar Homolka, having completed
"the heavy" in Seven Sinners" with
Marlene Dietrich, remains on the
Universal lot to portray "the gang
ster" in the mystery-comedy, THE
Invisible Woman" with John Barry
more. Virginia Bruce and John
Howard.
Evening star., 1940-10-31
Mitchell's GLORY

Warner Bros. has selected "One
Hour of Glory" an original story by
Mary Roberts Rinehart as the next
vehicle for Thomas Mitchell be-
cause of his work III Trial and
Error" now shooting Ralph Block
has been assigned to Go the screen
play of "One Hour If Glory"
Evening star., 1940-10-31

cVI VAN 1st st. and r. l.
| OlLt AlN Ave. NV.
DANCE, GIRL, DANCE
Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward.
Evening star., 1940-10-31

the fact that she plays it well, but
that she can do it at all which
counts. So I would be a cad to say
she hit a couple of fiat notes,
wouldn't it? H. M.
Evening star., 1940-10-31

Ida Lupino has a large store of
English tweeds which she brought
with her from England and gives to
her friends for presents.
Evening star., 1940-10-31

JESSE THEATER 18th n. Try Iryin'
When the DaltOnS Rode
KAY FRANCIS. RANDOLPH SCOTT.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
Diplomatic Appointments

The vicious system of rewardinf
liberal campaign contributors will
appointments TO diplomatic posts Is
one of the weakest links in the pres
ent policy Of cur Government and is
responsible for much Of the cOnfu-
sion characteTizi1g our foreign poll
cies. Not only are many such diplO-
mats not qualified to represent the
United States abroad, but they are
decided liabilities and threats to our
peace. One of these is James H. r.
Cromwell, play-boy minister TO Can
ada. who spends little time actually
attending to his duties. Being i'm
mensely wealthy and travelling much
of the time. he now proposes to seek
the senatorial toga in New Jersey.
responsibilities are too
important to entrust to play-boys
like Cromwell.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
LET'S A.WHERLINo COZ

This momentous Summer Of 1910
has been dedicated 10 "Travel AM
erica" The President advises ii,
and the United States Travel Bureau
makes Il olacial. There Is war Ia
Europe. q rising national income In
the United Hiates. cheaDeF travel
costs, and many new tourist attrac-
lions among natures spots of natur-
a grandeur such as n Yellowstone,
the Blue Ridge ana the Yosemite
Pivot In tile American spoke Is
Washington, D. G.. Capital Of our
Nation. Nearby is the greatest Res
t0ratiOn that the country has ever
Witnessed, at Williamsburg; and
jamestown, Virginia, where the first
English gained a lOolhold In 1907
ST. Augustine. Florida, the South aud
the Mississippi were Of prior disc0v-
cry. New England has charmed vis-
ItOrs in its wooded hills and on its
coast, and with its 25 hundred iaks
and thousand rivers and streams
Plymouth, B0gtOn, Concord and Lex
ington add great deal TO the limit
less attractions Of these sections.
Principal detectives of Summer
travel will be the Worlds Fairs 1T
New York and San Francisco. just
another trip that can be made Ia
ones own automobile, on a bus. or
by rail. Tho routes lead North to
the Great Lakes, or South to the
Gulf OF Mexico. You must not miss
the greatest natural wonder in the
world. and It Is the Grand Canyon OF
Arizona. The Rockies are crossed
enroute to California. The boosters
Of that State guarantee "a big, cool
with 10 thousand sights,
including old Missions, Los Angeles
and Hollywood. The Golden Gate
Is al San Francisco which
ls one Of the solid and beautiful cit
les OF America. and everyone should
see it. One naturally follows the
into Oregon. and up Mount
Hood to the million dollar lodge that
The New Deal built. Up the coast
rom Portland to Seattle and Mount
Rainier are top-attraetions.
So much for routes OF travel when
5ne yields to the urge and a-wheel-
ng goes.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
LAND.DSE SNUDIEs SHOW
FARM FAMILY DgFFERENCEs

Most Of the lsnd-use sFork IN Dal-
aWafe during the past rev years'has
emphasized the business side Of
Turning. A test made while conduct
ing : STUDY on land-use In Kent
County, Delaware, has revealed 20
Or. r. o. BauAman some Of the
social aspects Of the land-use pro-
gram.
Dr. Bauaman and his co-worksrs
IN th9 Department OF Agricultural
Economies tf the Delaware AsfiA
cultural Experiment Station divided
the land Into Glasses. They aasiE-
mated TIE poorest class 0l Hand 0fl
which there Is any Significant alholilit
Of Farming Is hand class aud the
bebt grade Of agricultural laiia lhey
have called land class 4 on thep p6or
hand they found that gf0ss Income
iOra19g6 was S455 per farm Nhile tlle
total income hef iarhi on tlie good
grades 8f land aeefased Ss160. Tlie
farm ectjn0niist also discovered iAat
It was necessary for Farmers iVsllg
on the class 2 land 70 work 6f tire
Ae4AAAA ~ BA04ASC AAA4AE AAA1At A1AA AAA
of their iIie0nes -E p esf
On The poor gfadss 0flailtl, 81 per
cent of the Farmers ol Keilt st0hntt
were over SO years Of age ana "a
per cent were over 10 yeafs 8f ags.
Onathe class = 0r best agricultural
type of land. only % pei cent 0f the
farmers were over so years OF age
and per cefit we're over 70 oyeiifs
Of age. This seems lo Indicate that
fafailefs on class land had aeclf-
larger savinss ana were
able to retire at an earlier age than |
the farmers on class 2 land.
The studies made by DR.. Baus-
man also show that farmers living /
On the poor classes Of land had been
working in non-agricultuTal jobs be-
lore they took to farming. And these
iame farmers returned to non-farm-
ng jobs when they left the farm.
rhe sizes OF families on the two
classes Of land ran about the same,
although there is wide spread be-
ween the incomes OF these farm fam
lies.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
Pfalaganda

propaganda
Ey act Of Congress- which snseifi-
eally refers 10 agencies which dis
seminate propaganda in the United
Statess all agents of foreign govern
ments, companies, OF individuals are
required to register with the State
Department and give full informa-
tion as to their activities. Congress-
man Thill OF Wisconsin has intro
dueed a resolution providing for ap-
pointment Of a special committee 70
investigate war propaganda In this
country, pointing out that. on March
l9, 1910, there were 1863 such agents
registered with the State Depart
ment, including both a German Ii
brary of Information" and British
Library Of Information. Withgnews-
papers. radio. the screen, and other
media Of publicity being utilized to
OYerwhelm Americans with propa-
ganda designed TO involve this coun-
try in the European war, the spot
light should be turned on these agen-
cies to warn the people before it is
too late.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
RADIANT LIVING
@Oh Dearl oh, Dearl"
~ EV g. n, GHnREFH
Fasthr MtsnofIsf chnrek. Rfatti5. Ma,

Are you cne Of those many semi.
sad creatures who go through every
day with the depressing habit Of ex.
claiming -Oh. dear!"?
Has It ever occurred to you thai
such an expression Is, In reality, q
dishonoring of the mercy, the kind.
ness, and the goodness Of S6ur hsav-
emily Father? Is itlnot an expression
when used, that reveals lack OF a
personal vital confidence in God ?lls
1t not, in the situation in which the
expression Is used, a confession cof
personal defeatg Is itnOtiatall times
and In all splaees revelation OF a
negative condition Of mind? acr
On the other hand you meet now
and then q lpers0n who isJ III the
habit bf using different aexelatIla-
tion. Their expression is a whole
some 'Praise God!" @ gR s3a
Whenever you hear q person. with
a beaming face, iexclain a cl8ery.
joyful 'tPraise Godl" you feel some
how coming to your own spirit a
definite lifting up Of tone sl9a q
In our states of depression OF
spirit we seldom think that there
are allsarotfnd us many uy9OtaeFs who
also are under heavy clOudsTof de-
pression Suppose such person
should 0veFhear one of your mourn
full oh dear!"? Do. you suppose
such person will notice anything !
cheertlil about tt? Do y0u suppOse
such "a apersons will feel anyaupilft.
any Frightening of his gloom. any
of faith or confidence?
But suppose in a time of depres-
lion Of spirit some person should
lear you, out of heart Of gratitude,
xclaim hearty and soulful Praise
lodi" Would there not come upon
lis face a Frightening of the eounte-
ance, upon his lips a smile of re-
ewed hopefulness, and into his eyes
relighting of the CLEAN of faith?
A good honest utterance of a
Praise God" even to ones own
elf is like the bursting forth of the
Iyful sun through the storm clouds.
is like a drink of delicious cool
ater to a thirsty throat It is like
gripping handshake with God Him
If!
Why not turn your "Oh, dear!" in
a Praise God!"?
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
PUMP PHIAfNG, ExTENDEDg

3
The National debt has scared fol
more than seven years. and during
an that time OUR Administration =
/ washington has forced changes II
the democratic system handed dowr
by the founding with ths
tragic result that the 46 billion dol
lar debt limit Of our Government Ii
hugging the peak.
The policies and benefits that
have governed and protected sound
private Investments Of the Amefi-
can people have been seriously in
iured. Monetary, economic and in
dustrial conditions have been un-
settled on account Of a continuance
Of schemes manufactured by brain
trusters and political dreamers who
put the Federal Government into
the banking business, the control OF
money and credits and pump prim-
ing" In its broadest meaning.
The New Deal Is now attempting
to extend pump printing with new
and fantastic features into the ma
tiOns of the Western Hemisphere
with the United States, Mexico, Bra
zil, Colombia and Nicaragua formal
ly organizing the new Inter-Ameri-
can Bank This move is hailed IN
Good Neighbor" headquarters In
Washington and elsewhere as a prop
to sustain the dream Of economic
solidarity among Latins.
The New York Post reports that
the new Inter-AmeFiean Bank, finan-
eed by the United States and four
Latin-American Republics, has sew
eral obiectives, among which are:
l. The first major step on the
part of the U. s. to redistribute its
gold and silver reserves among ma
tiOns with which it trades and with
which II desires to maintain friendly
2. THE virtual disappearance of
The private investor as a factor in
lhe development of Americas for
sign markets
3. 'The emergence Of Govern
nent' as the maior-0r even solo
source for capital to expand foreign
rade and develop resOureeful but
nations"
Does objective number / mean |
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
CONCEALMENT NOT JUSTIFIED

When charge was made in the
Senate that the rural electrification
cooperatives were not earning their
interest charges, the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration, which flnan-
ces the cooperatives, replied that in
formation concerning their fiscal
condition could not be made public.
The REA urged that disclosure Of
the facts would enable hostile in
terests" to use the records OF the
less developed or less successful
systems" as proof of failure.
Withholding the facts concerning
publicly financed enterprises can Be
Justified only by exceptional circum-
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
Farm BIN ApproprIatlon

Although the economy forces put
up a strong fight against including
in the Agricultural Bill 2l2 million
dollars for farm parity payments
and IS million dollars for the food
stamp plan, nevertheless, the farm
bloc and the spenders were able to
overcome the economy forces and
have these amounts rewritten In the
Agricultural bill for 1871. There is
also likely to be included in this
Agricultural bill a fifty million dol
lar appropriation for tenant loans
whe nthe House takes up this bill
for further consideration. Since no
provision will be made for securing
funds to take care of these added
millions, this money can only be Sc
cured by further borrowing which
means a further increase OF the ma
tiOnal debt and a further fastening
of the day of financial bankruptcy.
Swat the fly earlyi
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17

stances, says the St Paul Pioneer
Press in commenting on this situa-
tion. and adds:
THE mere fact that disclosure Of
records might lead to embarrassing
criticism. some Of which might even
be unfair criticism, is not sufficient
reason for refusing to make reports
on such enterprises as these. The
policy of concealment too easily be-
comes mask for inefficieney and
waste Of public funds, to be coun-
tenaneed for such cause. The REA
should spread its records on the ta-
Bile and allow the public. who oiis pay
ing the bill. to decide whether criti4
elsm is in order ''--Spoka Wash,
Spokssman-Review
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
CAA ShIft Defeated

On Wednesday OF last week, the
House by a vote Of 2S2 to 1853 showed
their disapprovRl Of President RoOs-
evelt's plan to transfer the Civil
Aeronautics Authority to the Com
merce Department Soon after the
House made its decision. the Senate
committee on reorganization voted
to open twO-day hearings this Thurs
day morning and to reach eonclu-
sion not later than 4p. m. on Friday
afternoon. The Senate as well as
the House must pass disapproving
resolution in order to invalidate the
Presidents order.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
Hatch am

The House Judiciary Committee on
Tuesday Of this week by a vote of
l4-to-11 to reconsider reversed its
recent secret ballot pigeonholing the
Hatch "clean politics bill. The
Chairman Of the Committee, Sum
ners, INDECENT at newspaper crlti-
cism Of himself and his committee,
addressed the House for nearly an
hour to the effect that local free
government is endangered by the
Hatch bill provisions banning politi-
cal activity by Federally-paid State
employees.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17

that even though Congress susDends
the useless purchase Of foreign an
yer this nation will be forced to con-
tinue to trade in the metal for its
own account as well as for the ac-
count OF others, presumably Mexico,
which is the largest producer?
Does numbers 2 and mean that
our Government Is officially COM
mending 10 all the Americas one Of
the most vicious of all New Deal
theories Of defeatism. namely. that
private investment is a thing Of
the past and must be replaced by
public funds, theory which is caus-
ing such signal disaster in our own
country today?
Concerning this extension Of pump
printing through the InteF-American
Bank, the Post makes the following
extraordinary statement:
"One unique feature about this
bank is that It can have no superior
regulatory body. It'san International
institution and no nation could con-
troll Il. Its board of dlrectors-to
consist of one member from each
nation-will have complete control
over policies, over loans"
Is Congress aware OF this clever
design to sign away irrevocably this
Governments freedom OF action in
Latin-American monetary affairs to
a board OF hve directors. four Of
whom are not citizens Of the United
States?
Does the loan provision nullify the /
Johnson Act?