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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

if she coud have proven that the
garments were stained in the per.
Torrance of some professional acti.
witty such as posing for publicity pic.
lures.
Ordinary businessmen may deduct
tips paid in the course of business
travels because tips are considered
fees for special services. Yet actres-
ses are not permitted to write off
the generous g%ratuities they all feel
they must give the hairdressers and
others who serve them on the sets.
publicity costs are always a
headache" said a business agent
who makes out the tax reports of
his clients. I'VE know in Hollywood
that an awful lot Of expensive en-
tertaining is done for reasons other
than mere fun. The government ad-
mlts that a party can be given fir
business reasons, but it has to be
shown. 1t wants receipted bills for
the champagne and caviar, and it
wants a guest list and a statement
Of why each guest was invited.
Such a statement would be so en-
barrassing that nobody tries to
make deductions for parties a n Y
more"
Romance Expenses
Are Deductible
Appearances at previews and pre-.
mieres are recognized as publicity
tasks, especially when young play
ers are paired off to stimulate Cos
sip about romances. Thus a man
may write off the cost of orchids
and automobile expenses-if t h e
studio hasn't paid for the flowers
and sent around M of its own
limousines.
This is one season when movie
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-John
Steamboats, "Grapes Of Wrath
was a shocker aimed at the fertile
valley ranches of California. But in
the minds of many Of the depart
ment of agriculture's experts, it is
a symbol of something that is hap
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
DRAMA FESTIVAL

W1NSTON-SALEM - The Green
Masquers of Gastonia High school
will represent the western half of
the state at the 18th annual drama
festival Of the Carolina Dramatic
association. to be held next month
in Chapel Hill.
The Green Masquers with their
play "The Bond Between" won first
place last night over their western
opponents. Gray High school of
Winston-Salem, enacting Good Vim
tage," was second; and Lenoir High
school, presenting (which Way to
Boston," was third.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

pC1llllS "
can agriculture
as a whole.
This something
is the growth Of
what they be-
lieve to be a new
kind of agricul-
ture, in which a
farm is a o
producing factory,
not a way of life
and in which
some authorities
foresee the rise
of a permanent
caste" of land
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
ALL-TIME HIGH

RALEIGH - State income tax
collectors believe that an all-time
high of $12, 600, 900 in the levy may
be collected for 1939-40. The total
rose yesterday to $40, 1872, 202.77 The
previous record of $11, 364,398.28 was
set in 1898.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
In Hollywood

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, March 20.-Ihe
Bureau of internal Revenue is TAX
ing its usual big bite from the $780,
o00, 900 in movie wages, but this
year Hollywood wits aren't being
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

K so v
ly. All the picture
people e to be
hiring someone
else to do their
worrying.
In previous
years a 6 o o d
many Of t h e
prominent play
ers and directors
and writer's tried
=, make their
own calculations.
Some lost thou.
sands of dollars
1r,~~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
ALE|G II
B RTE
Star News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Rv HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, March 20. - Bryant
Thompson, the Hamlet man who said
he would run for governor and then
didn't, is a candidate for county COM
missioner in Richmond county.
Evidently Mr.. Thompson decided
it would be much cheaper to try
out his pro-diversion, do-nothing-for-
the schools, bone dry platform on
his home folks than on the state
at large. It would have cost him
sos to file for governor, probably
less than IS put him in the COM
missioner contest.
If past history is any good cri
terror the Thompson chances in
Richmond are about what they
would have been in the state. Ae
has been a candidate some three
or four times in past years anc
has never won a rae
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
TIN A O\cr

At one time tin pIa,a 'hE1
secret product, 50 cIass was
that in 1920 the Dnta Guards
sent a spy into Bohemia r. ~ Sa1oa!
how it was made 10 dlscoys
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
Carolina News
Shorts
(By The Associated Press)

DURHAM - Trial of five persons
charged with conspiracy to own and
distribute counterfeit SO and $40
bills progressed in federal court to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21
WASTEFUL

WASTEFUL
CHARLOTTE - r h e W P A
through "inefficiency, wastefulness
and poor quality of work DONE
has increased the tax bill Of this
country by billions, the construc'
ton industry conference committee
of the Carolinas said last night in
a resolution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

marital and domestic problems.
The only druggist in the United
State House of Representatives is
Carl Durham of the Sixth North
Carolina, reports the Washington
Merry-Go-Round.
If John Caffey and Oscar Barker
have anything to say about it the
federal house will be without even
that one next session.
The Merry-Go-Round lists the
third districts Hap Barden as
~favoring the drastic Smith amend
ments to the Wagner Labor bill. 1t
also puts in parenthesi5 the descrip-
ton of Barden-"author Of a bill
to emasculate the w%age-hour act"
Col. Arthur Simmons, Burling-
tons Forgotten Man" candidate
for governor, has very dismal
views of the future. In a printed
sheet sent out by him recently, he
says:
Taxpayers! With the seat of our
pants worn thin from many beat
ings and ramshackisms. Unemploy-
ment and relief will soon reach So
900, 900, or nearly half our people.
Taxpayers in 1882 were knee deep
in mud and mire; now waist deep
in mire and mud. High spenders
win in 1910 and 1912, over the hill
and to the poor house-all taxpay-
ers. The State Of North Carolina
cotton mills and hosiery mills pay
wages $500 to 5000 per day. Over
in Japan cotton and hosiery mills
pay Z cents to 26 cents per day.
Mills in Japan run day and night.
Tho American mills stand still one
half time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

So far the gubernatorial candi-
dates have been rather slow in an
nouncing their county managers.
Commissioner of Revenue J. A. Max
we'll has made public his managers
in an even dozen counties, which
is tops for the list of candidates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

The uninitiated have trouble with
pronunciation Of the names of two
eubernatorial candidates - L e e
Gravely and Paul Grady.
In both cases the "a" is short
as in cat" The Rocky Mount mans
name is not pronounced like gravely
meaning seriously, but like gravel
with a ~" on the end.
And Grady doesn't sound like
making the grade, but like it had
two Ids" in it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

Add to the list of unusual organl-
cations this one, recently granted a
charter by the office of the secre-
tary Of state: The Marriage and
Family Council, Incorporated, CT
Chapel Hill, which gave as purpose
to give advice and assistance in pre-
marital and domestic problems.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-21

Miss Pauline Smith, district Home
Demonstration agent, with head
quarters here, is in a hospital after
an appendix operation.
Evening star., 1940-07-01
STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c. MONDAY JULY 1e4o

Clelland, national president Of the
organization.
72,000 Still Cared for.
Gen. Hines said 72000 men and
women victims of the World War are
still patients at institutions and
hospitals. He said it is hard to con-
ceive in this year 1910 nations
rated as leading in civilization
should have to resort to arms"
Among the kilograms received by
the convention was one from Gen.
John j. Pershing. 1t read: II can
think of nothing that would give
me more pleasure than to meet again
with the Wonen's Overseas Service
League and I thank you most sin
cerely for your kind invitation to at
tend the 26th annual convention.
Because of their severe tax upon
my strength, however, it is necessary
for me to forego all such activities.
Will you please convey the above
sentiment to the convention and be-
lieve me, with affectionate regard
to all and in appreciation of the
services rendered by the ladies of the
league to our armies in France that
the passing of the years will never
dim"
Others Extending Greetings.
Among those who welcomed the
Evening star., 1940-07-01
Washington Elevated
To Stake by Church
OF Latter Day Saints
5000 Persons Included
In Third Such Division
Eost Of Mississippi

: The Church Of the Latter Day
d. Saints today was organized on a
permanent basis in the Washington
. area after the ceremony of raising
. Washingtn to the status of stake,
q formal organizational division.
Rudger Clawson and A. E. Bowen
came from Salt Lake City, Utah,
where they are members of the
Mormon Church's Quarum of Twelve
: Apostles, to attend the ceremony
{ yesterday at the Latter Day Saints
] Chapel on Sixteenth street at Co
lumbia road N. w.
Capital Stake of Zion is divided
into five wards-Washington, Chevy
Chase, Baltimore, Arlington, Va,
and Fairview, Pa. Edgar B. Bros
! sard of the United States Tariff
Commission was chosen bishop of
the Washington ward.
+ Third Stake in East.
The Washington stake is the third
, organized east of the Mississippi
River. The others are in Chicago
and New York. More than 5000
persons are included in the new
stake.
Riley A. GWynn was chosen bishop
of Chevy Chase and Lawrence H.
. Manwaring of Arlington. The Sc
lections for Baltimore and Fairview
were postponed.
Bishop Brossard's counselors are
Harold G.. Clark and Frank j. Kim
, ball. Bishop Gwynn's counselor is
Capt. Mervyn S. Bennion, U. S. N.
The Greenbelt branch of the stake
was given a president, Donald Wag-
staff, with two counselors, G. Ray
Van Leuven and Louis Madsen.
Counselors for other wards will be
named later.
Senators Attend.
- Ezra T. Benson, executive secre-
tary of the National Council of
: Farmers Co-operatives, was named
president of the stake. His first
counselor is Samuel r. Carpenter
and the second is Ernest L. Wilkin-
son.
The Washington area formerly
was supervised by the Eastern States
Mission. Frank Evans, the mis-
sions president, spoke at yester-
days ceremony and cited the growth
of the Mormon population in this
area. The church has about 100
stakes in the United States, with a
total membership of 100000.
Senators King and Thomas, Rep
resentatives Robinson and Murdock,
all of Utah, and Assistant Secretary
of Commerce Hinkley were among
the Mormons present at the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1940-07-01
Gen. Hines Speaks
AT Opening Session
Of Overseas League
200 Delegates Attend
10th Convention of
Women's Group

All efforts toward national de-
fense, if they are to be effective,
must be backed up by tried and
true 100 per cent citizenship" Brig
Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator
OF veterans affairs, told more than
200 delegates at the opening ses-
sion OF the twentieth annual con-
vention of the Women's Overseas
Service League, today at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Gen. Hines was one of a number
of representatives of service and
patriotic organizations who extended
greetings at the session, which was
presided over by Miss Ruth M. Nc
Evening star., 1940-07-01

delegates were Miss Hazel B. Mel
son, chairman of the convention and
president of the Washington Unit;
William T. Slattery, District De-
partment commander of the Ameri-
can Legion; Mrs. Mary M. Millin,
district department president the
American Legion Auxiliary; Linn G.
Drake, Scout executive of the Ma
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Wars, and Mrs. Garnett Trainor
president, Oversees Division, Ma
tional Catholic War Council.
Yesterday was devoted to sight
seeing trips around Washington and
various social activities. A wreath
was placed on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Evening star., 1940-07-01

tional Capital Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America; Brig. Gen. Frank
r. Keefer, chairman, District Chap
ter, American Red Cross; Walter C..
Hess. district commander, Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War; Leonard Bacon, department
commander, Veterans of Foreign
Evening star., 1940-07-01
Would Fineerprint Children

OCEAN CITY, Md, July / R.-
A movement to obtain fingerprints
OF all Mary school children for
identification purposes was launched
yesterday at the annual convention
Of Junior Women's Clubs Of Mary
land
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
SEVEN FLOWN
 FOR ISLANDS

Seven passengers were flown to island points this morning by local fliers, and ten were brought in from the islands last night.
 Those going out today with Pi- lots Simmons and Holden were R. IL. Dyer, Don Robinson, Julius An derson, all for Sitka; G VanHatten for Hirst, Byron Lee for Port AL thorp, and J. L. Dehuff, and s. War burton for Pelican City.
 Last night. Simmons and Holden brought in Dan Moller, Ray Burke, Mrs. H. Jensen, Tom Morgan, Steve Vukovich, Mark Rigley, Al Hagen, Kaarlo Nasi and Mrs. w. J. Stev. ems, all from Sitka, and Henry Brady from HirSt.
 Amundsen made flight to Tul-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

shipping practice of charging bulk or weight and declared that a dollar crate of lettuce in Se- attle costs him $l.45 cents shipping to his store making head of let tuce that costs less than three cents in Seattle. cost the store 1/7 cents here.
 George also revealed, on question ing by Scoll, that his store, oper- ated by himself and his two broth CTS, crossed a little over $244 OO0 last year with a net profit of Sl0,- 296.24, partners profits participa- ton not deducted.
 SulIy Testifies
 Henry Sully, baker-owner of Sully's Juneau Bakery, testified that he will not be able to pass on freight rate increases to GUS toner's because bakery goods de- mand stable prices.
 Mrs. G. F. Krause, wife of tlOlllCIlIldIl CltchRCt .it concrete products manufacture and contracting, declared freight differ entials make it impossible for them to compete out of Juneau, and that six-inch concrete pipe purchased In Seattle at 171a cents linear loot must be sold here at 37 cents to make a reasonable profit.
 To buy Seattle pipe for storage here and sale upon demand to Sitka. Mrs. Krause declared she would have to charge B cents linear foot because of the freight differential
 In response to attorney Longs frequent question as to costs of labor, Mrs Krause also agreed that common and skilled labor costs have gone up quite a bit"
 The hearings recessed at l2:30 today until 1:l5 o'clock this after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
GOAT MILK
 l5 ON SALE l:

Announcement is made in anoth- CT section of The Empire today that Juneau citizens can now pur- chase pure goat milk, fresh every day following the opening this week of the Ravenhorst Goat Dairy, To- cated out the highway at Aux Bay.
 The new dairy, which is supplying fresh goat milk daily to the Gar nick Grocery in Juneau, announces visitors are welcome to inspect this new industry.
 The sale of Grade A raw goat milk, which is regarded as one of the healthier drinks, is increasing weekly, reports Dr. Hans Wolfram, owner. The dairy recently passed inspection by local health officers for sanitary operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
FREE WEDDINGS

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 24 If you belong to the Rev. H. Lloyd Parkinson's church, and want to get married, you're in luck. It dismayed the Baptist pastor that so many young couples went to Kentucky for the ceremony. He would like to see them united at home, so he offered to officiate at the marriage of any church mem- Der until December 31-free.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
 No. 4534-A
 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT
 JUNEAU.
 PHYLLIS L. SEAvERS, Plaintiff,
 vs. ALLEN SERVERS, Defend
 ant.
 TO THE, ABOVE NAMED ALLEN
 SERVERS, ANT,
 GREETING:
 You are hereby summoned to appear before the above entitled court at Juneau, Alaska, within thirty days from the service of this summons and copy of the complaint herein upon you. and answer the complaint filed herein; and in case of your failure to ap- pear within the time prescribed by law, judgment will be entered against you as prayed for in the complaint, and which judgment is the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony, existing between plain tiff and defendant. The date of the order for the publication of this summons IS July 23, l940. The time of publi- cation prescribed is four weeks. The first publication is July A, l940. the last publication is August IA, l940, and the time within which defendant is required to appear is thirty days after completion Of the last publication. GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the court aforesaid this 23rd day of July l940, l (SEAL) 8
 ROBERT K. COUGHLIN. Clerk of the District Court, Division No. l, Territory of Alaska.
 I By J, W. LEVERS, Deputy. Publication dates, July 24-3l, Aug. l l7-l4, l940. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

testified that steamer service was "very good" and that the new rates are fair and reasonable un- der the present conditions of oper- ation." He said he had no com plaint.
 Pullen, on questioning by Long, also declared his labor costs have increased 20 percent in recent years and the general cost of doing busi- ness has also risen,
 Following Pullens statement that freight rate increases will be ab- sorbed on electrical products in order to encourage increased use of electrical energy and continue to sell at Seattle prices, Scoll asked Pullen what dividend rate was paid stockholders last year
 Pullen, showing resentment of the question and failure to under stand the bearing the question might have on freight rate hear ings, turned to his attorney, H. L. Faulkner, asking: Do I have to answer that question:"
 On Faulkner's negative answer, Pullen flatly told attorney Scoll and the court, T refuse to answer that question:"
 SOmmers Testifies
 Contractor R. J. Sommers, 21 years ago a member of the Terri torial Shipping Board which re- ported to the 1921 Legislature on Alaska shipping rates, was the next witness for attorney Long.
 Sommers declared, as did Pullen, that he felt the rate increases flair in the light of increased costs of doing business" that he had no complaint, and insofar as his com pany was concerned, We've got to like it."
 A heavy shipper, Sommers testi- fled his freight bill annually was between $10,000 and $l5,O00
 J. A. Williams, General Superin- tendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, also took the stand, declaring the rates ar reasonable enough"
 Mine Wages Up
 In response to questioning by attorney Long as to increased la bor costs, Williams said that since 1886, the average daily wage of the company had increased about ten percent, and that since 1884 wage increases have been effected four or five times.
 Annual freight bill of the Alaska Juneau, it was brought out, is ap- proximately $60,000, with roughly 1000 tons of inbound freight a year and 250 tons of concentrates going out monthly Gold bullion in 10O-pound bars measuring Il inches by six inches by five inches, ap- proximately, are shipped express eight or nine a month,
 Another witness on the stand this morning, briefly, was Capt Finer Haugen of the motorship Dart, owner and operator of the Juneau-P Petersburg Kake-P Port Alex ander and wayports run. His tariff schedules were introduced on the record and questioning cut short.
 Yesterday afternoon, George Brothers grocer Tom George spent a long siege on the stand as sub- poenaed witness by attorney Scoll.
 Tom George on Stand
 George disputed the; alternative
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
M(DonneH Twins Baptized Today

The twin daughters of MT. and Mrs. Maurice Mcdonnell were bap- tized Maurine and Marian at Q ceremony performed at 12:30 o'clock by Father w. G. LeVasseur in St Ann's Chapel
 Mrs. Bernard R. Mcdonnell stood as proxy for the Godmother. Mrs Katherine Mcdonnell, who resides in California. MT. Myron McDon- nell, uncle of the twins, was pres ent as Godfather
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
ENDS VACATION

Mabel Hoops, of Triangle Clean CTS, returned on the steamer Col umbia after spending a months va cation in the States. She is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
LOURING RETURNS

K. Louring,. well known travelling man, arrived in town last night on the Columbia and is at the Baranof Hotel. .....
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

Prince Fumimaro Konoye, form CT Japanese Premier. has emerged as leader of new coalition gov ernment in Japan, replacing Ad- miraI Mitsumasa Yonai as Pre- mier. The army is reported forcing formation of a single, all-embrac- ing political party on fascist lines. New government is expected to be more anti-American and anti British.
 Sequah last night and made another this morning Simmons also made a mine trip this morning and one other flight was to be made this
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
Hollywood Sigh1 hud Souud5
By 2ohb,s Coon,-

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July 24Its all right, the folks Grand Island Fonda still Henry Fonda after four and todd pictures a that's turned older heads than Hanks.
 Take the his family instance Fonda old style family He likes quit time If he's not home by 6:30 the bed Papa feels cheated He Fritz Lang making The of Frank James haven't been able quitting lately There's been overtime about schedules he's reasonable but fea his family a while locations of 'em during which he the family just twice
 Something precedent the time time Mrs visited the children - g. Jayne Seymour Fonda 9 Peter still counted weeks couldn't but Papa Fonda had good visit with the others
 a suit Henry perennial rustic He's the mountain boy of Trail of the Lonesome Pme the a Tom load of The Grapes of Wrath and he's Young MT Lin con" And polish genuine of the Fonda maks He have swell time night
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

Northeast Pacific Alaska this morning while Interior Cloudy weather with light rain prevailed hours weather Seattle airway mostly cloudy tendency wealth CT
 5s Juneau July 25-sunrise am, sunset pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

still looks like lad who'll be
 There's legend about flop houses and spends night with the himself that life all life before Hollywood wasn't moonlight the community theatre New York he had his share his "A nickels worth of a mighty filling dish" he tell Hes had jobs ceman telephone trouble mechanic window periods jobs today the smell of bakery in operation
 Shortly after he to town he had interview with magazine who wanted story Henry Le Fonda naturally paled and refused talk quoting Fonda his exwie Margaret him interview dodger for Lately oosened but he still is the despair of pub- that ikeable and cooperative and is his story"
 Wanger brought him out here first Fonda told Wanger he and wanted to back and Wanger than offered Fonda couldn't talk when Wanger s 900 a week He's still here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
BASEBALL
 BhS TONIGHT

At 6:30 o'clock this evening, the Elks baseball squad will try to hit its stride and new win streak,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
U s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
tBy the D. s. Weather Bureau)

and vicinity beginning at 4:3o July with occasional light
  Southeast Alaska Mostly cloudy with and moderate temperatures tonight Thursday gent to Forecast of along coast of Gulf of Alaska Moderate and souhwesey to Kodia
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

 ' PROTESTS
 NEW RAIlTIE|| \ ] [:
Tom George Declares Cost
 of Lettuce Is Less aa than Freight

(Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

going up against tthe fast coming
 Douglas squad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

Try classified ad in The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24

Emprc ciassIrieds bI ng results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-24
PERCY'S CAFE OPEN ALL NIGHT
STOP

al PERCY'S ANY TIME for Dinners or Light Lunches thdt oll Juneou is talking about. TRY OUR FOUN- TAIN. TOO!