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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

"oo SOA1AS I W.
We still have this same bowl. We
have altered it constantly in shape
and size, sometimes as much as we
felt it needed, sometimes only as
much as we were able. 1t is still not
perfect. There are those now quick
to tell us that it is still not beauti-
full. 1t has never yet held all the
good things we would like to find in
it,
Sometimes, of our fish chowder,
baked beans, corn meal mush, the
greedy at the table have taken a
glutton's share. But gluttons come
naturally by their punishment. The
important part is that the bowl is
ours, that all which has gone into
It is ours, that nothing has ever
made a change in it except our own
hands-your hands and my hands
directed by our own hearts-your
heart and my. heart. And not
only Americans, but the whole world
now sees in it, more clearly than
ever, that brave, bright, shining sym.
Dol of what America is and what she
may become.
Now rises the question-how much
does the possession of this bowl mean
to US? 1t is all we have. How much
do we stand ready to sacrifice to
preserve a heritage for our children?
Ih1eves are abroad. If they should
take this bowl of ours, it would not
ne to use for themselves, even, but
70 destroy it utterly. The best we
mould get in it's place would be a
factory product, one of many dealt
around the world like flat, unmarked
metal disks, from a thick and heavy
pack. If we should lose our bowl.
shaped in freedom, there would be
no material and no free hands, any,
ever, for the making of an
1t we should lose this
But we r going to keep it.
Ihey asked me to say what the
american way of life means to me.
1 think it means to all Of us
This is what I say land as I know
and love you all, I swear it to be
1t means everything. If we are
ever forced to fight for it, we shall
understand fully that death, in it's
sense, will come to every
American man, woman, child-un.
less we win! Set against the loss
Of all we have. or might ever have. ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under CounciLM Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Fdciities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, ,0id-
er Turning Basin. with ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, pta
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc.
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motiona1 Agency. supported BY one
countrywide tGr.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities for .0hites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Wdrehonse for Export BUYERS.
Development OF ndtive grape groaoing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdnator1un,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
Steamship Encounters
Propeller Trouble 5w
Miles Off Jupiter, fla

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, sep ~
-RLCoast Guard division ass wv,
quarters reported today the s !
ship Panuco of the Clyde-Nlal M,
line encountered propeller uOa
about 500 miles east OF yup' M
Fla, today and was a"alllns UTI
arrival of a salvage tug, the ""
lette, from Key West, Fla ;oy;
The coast guard cutter M s.1st
started to the scene but he' n,
back to Miami, Fla, "lea ~
tug advised it would not neeu hlst
sistance in towing the oisa h,
ship. The Panuco appeafe"
in no danger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

than to know that had written the greatest novel
ever published.
But can I do it? I have been writing steadily on
this very subject for more than 10 years now-ml'
lions of words-and scarcely begun to say what feel. ct.
(Please, God, help me to do IT'D
With the first declaration of our inderendence,
our forefathers began making a bowl. They had
never made one before. They had nothing to make
it of but the brown earth of America and the blue
sky above, nothing to make it by but the fires they
had kindled with flint and fagot.
But they were through forever with impractical,
unbecoming English china. So they knet together,
mixed, shaped, patted, baked-and produced a bowl
of their own It was not perfect. 1t may not even have
been beautiful, but it seemed so to them. 1t stood up
sturdily on its pale brown base, and when they looked
over its blue rim, down into the deepest part, the very
saw brave, bright colors, in stripes and a sefle'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

of the unemployed, one or the other ought to
be dropped and their pay reserved for either
unmarried women or unemployed men. If this
were the governments program there is no
reason to doubt that business firms and in
dustries would the more readily fall in line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
Hollywood
sights And Sounds
BY ROBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18.- Paul
MUM was happy. He said he was
and I know he was.
He was working on a movie with
no strings tied to him, no Won
dering about what was next in
line for him, no job to worry about
except the one at hand.
The mc<e was 'Hudson's Bay"
and the setting was a high-vault-
ed inn in Montreal-rustic, spa.
cious, with strong oak tables and
beams and bright fire leaping in
the great stone fireplace.
Around the table were MUM.
with his hair shaggy and his beard
sprouting; Laird Cregar the coast
star of oscar Wilde") with a
magnificent shaggy beard and hair
and paunch; and John Sutton, with
no beard at all.
MUM and Cregar, in the scene,
were trying to part Sutton from
his money (for an expedition into
the wilds) and yet to dissuade Suit
ton from joining them. (You and
I know what luck they had with
our handsome hero, don't we?)
MUM and Cregar did their talking
in lifting, French-inflected English.
Muni's sentences, like the dane
ing ball on those everybody-sing
movie shorts, danced up to the
rafters, floated to the floor, up
and down and up again. Aus
trian-born MUM practices his
French-of which he knows none
from monograph records.
This is Muni's first movie away
from the Warner lot since he and
the makers of "Pasteur," '.Zola,"
ct al parted somewhere over the
High Sierra"
"Hudson's Bay" is at goth Gen.
tury-Fox, offspring plant Of tn e
old Fox studio where MUM II
years ago made his first picture,
THE Valiant" and what might
have been his last, Seven Faces"
The latter (Which MUM enjoys
forgetting) caused him to make
faces at Hollywood until Howard
Hughes persuaded him to try
"Scarface," which was a different
story and which set the MUM NOV
lie career.
The Warner-Mun separation
over High Sierra" was, as usual,
''amicable." Mum, because of ear
lier disagreements with the studio
over casting, had sought release
before. He was persuaded to sign
an appeasement contract W h
gave him lin his own Words all
the best of the bargain. He was
given the right to choose his We
hicles from those submitted, and to-
collect on the chosen picture even
though for any reason the studio
could not make it. The impasse
came when MUM agreed to do
Beethoven" which presently was
budgetarily .inadvisable. He was Of
fered High Sierra" instead.
IA good p~icture-but not for
me-" he said. 'Ideal for Hum
phrey Bogart, who is playing the
role instead. So I asked for re
lease, and they gave it. But that
doesn't mean I won't go back to
Warmers when they have a pic
ture for me.
"I'm happier this way. There
are some actors, including myself,
who should never be under con-
tract at any one studio. This way
I can work when 1 please, on pic.
lures that please me, and that is
falrer to the studio too. Also-I
Fan plan to do stage plays when
l. please. And 1 shall certainly do
1t is better in every way
And he's dead right about that. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
AGREES

MANILA, Sept. 1S,-CR-Pfeslus ~,
Manuel Quezon told his press con n,,
ence today that he agreed WIN m
word of the appeal made " ~
United States by Manuel
secretary of finance, for ecV
concessions and additional ue-''
for the Philippines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
TOP o. THE MORNING

II Who converteth q sinner from the error
OF his aody shall save q soul from death"
flames $500 The contert shows that the soul
V'nm'ng work OF Which James here speaks is
'ntercessory prayer It seems to me that
no soul is poorer than he 1pho has no one to
'ntercede for him, no one 4oho perseveres in
remembering him before God.
HALLESBY r
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
CHARLOTTE CHEST tn
SEEK $l20,23O FUND
Goal For Annual Campaign Is So.
$50 More Than Amount
Raised Last Year

CHARLOTTE, Sept. II. -H-
charlotte's community chest or
ganization announced todav y ooal
OF $l2o, 8 for its annual cam
paign which is about to begin.
This amount is $40, $50 more than
was raised in last years drive. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
SHIP DESTROYED

NEW o R Sept. 10.-h In
l ,442-ton Polish ~passengel r.
Chrobry, built shortly before 6 d
many invaded Poland, n,hj
stroyed by an aerial torpeoo IN +
serving with British vessels MI
Norwegian campaign, PonSN
Gals said tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

no cost will be too great. They ash
whether we are prepared for sac'
flee.
I say to them:
Call on us. Ask us for sacrIlNe
We have been ready and "al'is
long time. When you ask W-!"
will see.
Fannie Hurst looks down O'
the American scene from hu
window, and writes her lmples
siOns in the next article Oh 'n'
series OIL "Our Country
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

The human lung breathes orer,
900, 900 cubic inches of ar ~ on.
a hours of normal resplla"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19
- COUNTRY
What Does The American Way
Life Mean? Everythinq!
Says Gladys Hasty Carroll
By GLADYS HAsTY CARROLL

Author of "A Few Foolish Ones" and "As the Earth Turns"
:. l have been asked to say in a few words what the American way
life means to me, what I think it means to all of US who live it.
This is the thing above all others which I wish l could do l wW
far rather feel. next year. that I had don this I'M dne it we'll tod
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-19

pea OF IT. they saw brave, bright colors, in stripes an a senETMs
deafness shine OF stars, which stood not only for what America WasM
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Grace Lutheran
To Resume Church
Groups Activities
Dr.. Lenski to Conclude
Sermon Series; Other
Events Scheduled

At Grace Lutheran Church to-
morrow sermons will be conducted
by DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski and will
mark the resumption of various
organization activities discontinued
during the summer. At 845 a m. he
will conclude his sermon series on
Great Truths From the Old TeSta-
n,ent." Margaret Simons, soprano
viii be the special soloist.
At II am. the special theme CT
Dr.. Lenski will be The Challenge
led by Mrs. Carl Rasmussen. viii
sing. Marian Ranberg Eggers, or
ganist, will give a program before
the service begins.
The Senior Young Peoples So
ciety will hold devotional meet
ing at 7 pm Vincent Generich
president of the League Federation
Will speak. Richard Winkelmar
viii preside.
The Fidelity Club will meet Mon
day at 8 pm. at the home of Mrs
Vernah Newport. 432 Upshur street
NV Coming dates of importance
in the church calendar to be an.
nounced Sunday are rally DAY
September 29, congregation dinner
October 8; holy communion, recep-
ton of new members, October 6.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Dr.. Stee|man Will Speak
On Bargaining With God

Al II m. tomorrow in PetWorth
Methodist Church DR.. Frank Steel
mai will have for his subject, "Bar-
gaming With God" The trio, God
Is Love" by Protheroe, will be sung
by Miss Lank, Mrs Weber and Mrs.
Callbeck. Mrs. Bricker will sing for
the ofiertory, He That DWelletn in
the Secret Place" by McDermid
The regular fall schedule of eve
nlng services will be resumed The
Young Peoples League and the
Young Adult League will meet at
7 pm. DR.. Steelman's sermon at
pm will be an Interpretation of
Charles Wesley's hymn, Jesus,
Lover of MY Soul" Other hymns
sung will be illustrated on the
screen. The offertory quartet. Il
Would Be Thine" by CASTOR Borch,
will he sung by Miss Lank. Mrs.
Callbeck, Mr.. Mears and Mr. Ven
Peli.
On Tuesday evening the young
people will hold business meet
ing in the chapel, followed by a
sccia..
DR.. John r. Edwards will be guest
speaker at the fall rally of the
Church School Board on Thursday
at 8 pm. The theme will be Stand
ards of Winning School,
Evening star., 1940-09-21

through the ages, humanity mas aC-
quired a practical wisdom that viii.
never be outdated.
Most of this knowledge has been
coined into proverbs which prevail
in all lands. These proverbs are the
common currency of thought. Be-
fore the general habit of reading
enriched - and impoverished - the
earth, what mankind had learned
was compressed into proverbial form.
Best-known Of all collections of
proverbs is the Old Testiment book
that bears that title. 1t is a COM
pendulum of practical wisdom. 1t is
the distilled experience of the wise.
This collection of wisdom does not
soar to spiritual heights 1t walks
the common ways. where youth is
prone to folly. and where men and
women work and play, and buy and
sell, and live together with one an
other.
WhitelaW Reid. the New York
editor and diplomat, once counselled
young men seeking success to sat-
urate their minds with Book Of
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Union Methodist

DR.. J. r. Edwards announces as
his topics tomorrow at II am. "A
Loyalty Crusade" and 8 pm, The
Devils Auction Mrs. William B.
Cafky will sing the morning offertory
'Trusting," by Lieurance.
The Epworth League will meet at
$50 pm.
The church will cooperate active
ly in the coming Loyalty Crusade
under the direction of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches. An
every member visitation is planned
for the afternoon of September %
DR.. G. Ellis Williams will conduct
quarterly conference Tuesday eve
ming.
The Women's Division of Christian
Service with 72 charter members will
meet Wednesday evening. Miss
Ardis Smith is president and Mrs.
Otto Thacker, secretary. Mrs. Ralph
Lane as vice president is chairnn n
of the Program Committee.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Week S Calendar Given
For Emory Methodist

The Rev. Horace E. Cromer. Emory
Methodist Church pastor. will
preach tomorrow at II am on And
There Were No Walls" and at 8
pm. on This Do" The choir will
sing Turn Ye Even to Me" by
Harker, at II am and NO Night
There" by Stebbins, in the eve
ming
The leagues will meet at 7 pm
The Glass of Friendship will meet
Monday evening.
The minister will conduct the
service Thursday evening.
At the charter meeting of the
Womans Society OF Christian Serv-
ice the following officers were
elected: President. Mrs. Horace E
Cromer; vice president. Mrs. John
Lambert: recording secretary. Mrs.
W. R. Brande; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs r. J. La Vallee; treas
urer, Miss Louise Bergmann: secre-
tarv of missionary education and
service. Mrs. C. o. Patterson; secre-
tary Of local work. Mrs. George Pell:
secretary of Christian social rela-
tions, Mrs. E. NJ Harmon: secre-
tary of literature and publications.
Mrs. John Gardner: secretary of
supplies, Mrs. j, j. Koopmann; sec
retary children's work, Mrs. Fidel
Cordero; secretary of girls and
young women's work. Miss Frances
Wilson. Mrs. I. G. Beckwith was
appointed as membership chairman
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Maryland Boptists
To Visit Chevy Chase

A delegation or members from the
Oldest Baptist church IN the State
of Maryland, known a Saters Rap-
fist Church, located near Baltimore,
will visit the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church tomorrow at II am. The
Saters church will observe its 2,nth
anniversary in I942 Its pastor is
the Rev John D. C,eIk. fatrer of
the pastor of the Chevy Chase
church. The Fifth Column IN Re-
ligion" will be the topic of the Rev.
Edward o. Clark pastor
The intermediate Christian En-
deavor Society will meet at E: Is m
Great Moments in Eyentful
Lives will be the ti5le of a series Of
evening messages inaugurated IN the
service at pm. The first Sc mon
will be on Abraham on Noun Mo-
riah' The adult class Of the Sunday
school will hold its monthly meeting
at the home of Mr. snd Mrs r J
Peterson on Tuesday evening.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Col. Miles to Speak
At Open Door Church

Col F. J. Miles of London, Eng
land, soldier. author and missionary,
viii speak tomorrow at II am. at
the Open Door Church, BOT D
street NV: at pm at the Chris
tian Youth Fellowship. Wallace Me
mortal Presbyterian Church, and at
7:30 pm. at Cherrydale Baptist
Church. Cherrydale. Va: Monday at
80 pm. at Washington Bible IN
stitCte, 1916 Vermont avenue NV,
anc Tuesday through Friday at
pm at Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church in cooperation with the
Laymen's Evangelistic Association.
His subjects here are The Philos-
ophv Of Divine Disturbances or tn.
Eagles Nest" The Spiritual Sig
Hifcance of Soviet Aggression. The
Miracle of Miracles" rs the World
an Iceberg or a Ship?" The Sole
Solution of the Worlds Problems"
What Takes Place at His Com
ing" and Russia Germany and
Palestine in Prophecy"
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Methodist Women
To Hear Special Sermon

The Rev. Clifton K. Ray, pastor
Of Epworth Methodist Church, will
preach at II am. tomorrow on
"Christian Service" This sermon
will be addressed to women of the
church who are now forming the
new church organization, The
Woman's Society of Christian
Service
The activities of the young peo-
pies department Christian Per-
sonality Week will close with a
sunrise service at $50 at Fort
Dupont. Sunday school services
will be held at $50 am.
DR.. Ray will speak Thursday eve
ming. The service of organization
Of the Woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service will be held Friday eve
ming, with Dr.. Ray as principal
speaker. officers will be elected
ano members inducted into Office
and service.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
John Wesley A. IA. {. z.

Annual WOman'S day exercises will
be observed tomorrow. The Rev.
Rose Marie Fletcher, minister of
Alleyne A. NJ. E. Zion Church.
Philadelphia, Pa. will be the guest
preacher at IL m and pm. Her
subject at night will be The WASH
ing"
Music will be furnished by wom-
ans chorus. The services are spon-
Sored by the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society. The
chairman of the woman'S day eX-
ercise is Mrs. Laura P. De Berry.
who also will arrange the projection
of woman's week, which is a bazaar
program, September % to 81, in
elusive. Each night of woman S
week will be featured by a speciality
as follows: September %, Prof.
Quiz and the Jackpot: September
"a. spelling bee; September 25, tur-
key dinner; September 26, recital.
cake and pie contest; September 81,
midget wedding.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Male Choir to Return
At St. PuuI's Church

At st. Pauls Church on Twenty
third street. near Washington Cir
Gle. tomorrow morning the choir of
men and boys will return from their
annual vacation and will render the
musical portions of the service.
There are few vacancies for boys.
At II o'clock tomorrow the Rev
Arlington A. McCallum will continue
his series of sermons for the times.
The subject is The Need for Con-
fidence-Being Able for Anything"
The church school is making
plans for enrolment of pupils. A
meeting of teachers and staff will
be held Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Society 10 Be Formed
Al Asbury Methodist

Dr. Robin Gould. pastor of Fran
els Asbury Methodist Church, will
preach tomorrow at IL am. on "Es-
Inmates of Jesus and at pm. en-
What Is Good NAM"
The charter meeting Of the Sc
ciety of Women in Christian Serv-
ice will be held at pm. Mrs. Ida
Groover will speak. All women OF
the church are invited.
At 6:45 pm. the young people
and young adults will meet.
at IL am. Wednesday the auXil-
iary meeting of the Woman's Society
Of Christian Service will be held.
Luncheon will be served
Thursday at pm. DR.. Gould vii.
speak on Pen Portraits From the
Scriptures Friday from 10 am.
to pm. the women will meet TO
sew for the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1940-09-21

most brightly in the pages of the
Bible.
Very human and true to life. Is
Proverbs tender solicitude for sons.
Over and over again, the proverbs
are addressed to my SON." What
agonizing prayers and plans par
ents make to guide their sons in the
WAYS of wisdom. 20, Daddy, you are
so old fashioned" I heard daugh-
ter say. Like most of her generation,
she was keen to be ''up to date" to
be in step with these hectic times,
callowly unconscious that the best
things are timeless: and that mod
estv. obedience. kindlineSS, reverence
and integrity are the old. old lamps
that have lighted the long path OF
the race.
Parents want their children TO live
intelligentlv and purposely; not as
silly infants following the days
Pied Pipers. The woe of wickedness
and the rewards of righteousness
are no passing fashions. but lessons
learned in the timeless school of
real life. Dripping blood, the cry
my son! MY son. goes uD daily
from countless father and mother
| hearts
The two current Sunday School
Lessons on Proverbs should Stimu-
late wide reading Of the whole
book. 1t is full of salty sayings. and
elimpses into the follies and sins of
flesh and blood human beings. Its
compact counsels stick. and afford
light in moments of decision. If
every youth in the land would read
this volume daily for a month there
would be widespread effect upon
character Much intellectual ferment
would be cured; and the old loyalties
would take on new significance in
a day when they are so sorely
needed.
Most persons are reading too
much and thinking too little. Here
is notwithstanding book that en-
ters into the very marrow of life. It's
wisdom is for everyday practice. II
begets common sense. Its teachings
win the assent of the readers own
Judgment. The Proverbs are like
guideposts upon the pathway OF
every day. The reader is admonished
that
When thou goest. thy steps shall
not be straitened:
And if thou runnest thou shalt not
stumble"
Apart From the Crowd.
One by one the Proverbs are di-
rected to readers, one by one. They
are definitely opposed to the crowd
instinct, which is youths greatest
peril. Proverbs tell us not to follow
multitude to do evil Subservience
to mass opinion is the strongest
force in society. and the most dan
gerous. The moral and mental leveI
Of a collection Of persons is usually
lower than that of the individual
| members thereof. Those who woulc
/ lead others must dare TO differ with
the majority. To live ones own life
to think ones own thoughts. is tn,
wisdom enjoined over and over agair
by this handbook of character build
| ing.
One passage from our assigned
chapter sums it all up:
/ Keep thy heart with all diligence
For out of it are the issues of life.
The Sunday School Lesson for
September 90 is "The Voice of
Wisdom."-ProyerbS ",