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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Alien Registration

One must thank both the authorities and
the non-citizens themselves for the fact that
the task of registering all aliens in this coun-
try has proceeded so well. With 80 per cent
of all those required to register already on
the lists, the progress made is well ahead of
expectations.
This is also a good time to remind the
aliens who so far have neglected to register
that less than two weeks remain before the
lists lose on December 81. It would be a
shame if their negligence spoils the splendid
record which has been made SO fac.
The requirements of the law should be clear
to all by this time. Everyone who was born
abroad and who has not become a full-flcdged
American citizen through naturalization is
obliged to register. This included not only
aliens who are residents but those who are
visitors or refugees, even if only for a brief
period. Children as well as adults are sub
'ject to the law.
Registration of the remaining 10 per cent
can be simplified if the authorities have the
cooperation of friends and employers Of those
sary is a reminder that the time is short,
that they have nothing to fear in complying
with the Formally of registration, but that
there are severe penalties provided in the
law for aliens who fail to put their names on
the lists.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
A Major Victory

BY every criterion the British have gained a
fesounding success in North Africa, and one
that can have consequences of tremendous
importance. Only a swift reversal of the tide
could change the aspect of this smashing blow
against Italy, and there is nothing IS indicate
that Marshall Graziana can do this or that
the forces under his command would be will
ing to back his effort. All reports, except
Rome's official communicates, indicate that
the Italians in Egypt have been completely
routed and that their defeat is complete.
From the beginning Of this lightning attack
that began only last Monday the British have
been cautious about making advance claims.
They described it as "a great raid'' rather
than a major offensive, but Prime Minister
Churchill did not overstate the case when he
said that, considering the scale of the oper-
atoms, a victory of the first order had been
won.
What has happened is that an o]utnumbered
defensive force has caught the Italian armies.
a quarter of a million strong, off balance. has
snapped off the spearhead of the invasion.
taken thousands of prisoners and stands astride
of the line of retreat of the advance divisions
still in action. The British have seized the in
~itiative. GRAHAM may have all that he can
do to save any sizeable part of his main force.
Whether this shrewdly aimed and perfectly
timed British blow can be followed up depends
on factors not yet to be appraised. But as the
situation stands today it appears that it will
be a long time before an Italian invasion could
be resumed. The British can hold the Italians
where they are, or force them even further
back-even across the Libyan border-and if
they wish they can send men and tanks and
planes to Greece. From Albania, already an
open wound in Italy's side, they can bring
tremendous pressure to bear.
Meanwhile, of course, the navy will increase
the strain on Mussolini's communication with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
%Southport's Advantages

With the Holly Ridge base definitely ap-
proved and construction work actually under
way, the time has come for southeastern Norh
Carolina to center its attention upon securing
other military or naval projects for this I'm
guarded front line of national Defense several
of which are under consideration at Washing
ton.
In this effort too much emphasis cannot be
placed on the availability and desirability and
eminent usefulness of Southport, both Tor the
training of defense forces and for defense IT.
self in case of an attack.
Southport's geographical location is advan-
tageous for both purposes. 1t offers security
for naval craft both from severe storms and
for cover in emergency. 1t is admirably situ-
ated for either shipyards or drydocks. And
with Fort Caswell in close proximity, it could
be utilized as headquarters of a large air unit.
such as must be maintained on this section OF
the Atlantic coast if the defense program is to
be a thorough one.
In conjunction with the great artillery post
at Fort Bragg and the anti-aircraft base north
of Wilmington, such an air unit is obviously
INDISPENSABLE, and with one aiport there and
another at Wilmington coastal attack would be
a hazardous adventure for any foe.
It is not too much to say that to neglect to
place any of these defense projects at South
port would be to leave a perilous gap in the
defense line. Furthermore, Southport is no
less advantageously located for training than
for defense itself. With vast areas of unused
land at hand, with sheltered water flowing di-
rectly into the ocean, and within easy COM
munication distance with Wilmington, tn e
physical requirements are all met. Many thou
sands of trainees could be based there and be
assured of perfect training conditions in ter
rain, climate and supply.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Medical Care
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
Is it safe for a woman over 40
to have her first baby?
About 80 per cent of mothers of
first babies are between Is and IS
years of age. Most of these are
between 20 and Is years of age.
Only about 2 per cent of first
babies r born when the mothers
are over IS, and only l per cent
when they are over 40. Naturally,
the risk is greater over 4O-the
bones of the pelvis and the tissues
are more solid and less resilient.
Besides that the dangers of tox-
of pregnancy are more inn
minent after 40. But certainly in
that l per cent mentioned above,
the great majority come through
safely, and the children are per-
fectly healthy. But the expectant
mother over 40 should have extra
special care and medical super
vision all through the period.
7 "Muscle Bound"
What is meant by tn term
muscle bound?
In popular ~phraseology, tn S
applies to a heavy-set, heavy-mus-
cled man who has been working
or exercising so much that he
cannot respond by quick or clever
movements when in competitive
contests such as boxing or wres-
ting. 1t is not a scientific term
and there is no good scientific ex-
PLANTATION for the condition. When
a muscle is used a great deal it
tends to become shorter and hence
to produce a strong pull on weak
err sets of opposing muscles, caus-
ing, in certain cases, some de-
formity.
Is regular dreaming every night
OF any significance?
From the standpoint of physical
disease, no. It indicates an active
mental and imaginative life in the
waking hours. Most dreaming is
done by persons between 20 and
% years of age, and dreams in
crease with the variety and ac-
tlvlty OF the individuals mental
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
TOP O. THE MORNING

Alongside the brutal facts OF the tdrtrom
ideal Corinthian church, Paul places a shining
ideal. One suspects that First Corinthians
13 describes everything these primitaUe
Christians Nere not. And get it describes What
they might become. The best Church, and the
best Christian, then or no11, is the one best
described By these immortal a1ords.
It for no other reason ne might be grateful
to that taraWay church for haUing saUed for
US this poem of christian love. 1t did not
describe Them; perhaps it does not describe
you; but don't you 11ish 1t did?
SENIOR QUARTERLY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under Counei-Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial Shous.
Seaside Highway from Wrightsvile
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of City Limits.
35-Foot Cape Fear River channel, Wid-
er Turning Basin, With ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, via
Orton Plantation.
Development of Pulp Wood Production
through sustained-yield methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo
tional Agency, supported by one county,
Wide tao.
shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital ~iNties for Whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development of ndtive grape groUing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis S1ndtOrium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Maj. Beatty Promoted
To Lieutenant Colonel

Major George Samuel Beatty,
native of Bladen county, has been
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, re-
cent War department orders reveal.
He is now stationed at Fort Knox,
KY, as a member of the F i r S t
Armored Division, Americas first
''Panzer" unit.
Col. Beatty is a brother of Mrs.
Malcolm H. Lander of this city.
He entered the army in 1917, and
after active service, remained in
Germany with the army of occu-
patton.
He was awarded the Distinctive
Service Cross and Purple Heart
with oak leaf cluster for action in
France. After he returned to the
United States, he graduated in the
Infantry School at Fort Benning,
Ca, and from the General Staff
school, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

Of age; you have attained to years
Of manhood, if not discretion. AL
the duties and Responsibilities
which have hitherto been borne
for you by your father, you mus
now assume for yourself, | have
been prayerfully remembrant o.
our every interest, and | lleea
hardly remind you that for all Iha'
is good in you. you are, under G0o,
indebted to your father-and u
course, to some extent, your mou'
er also.
For this, you must feel YOU,
self under a bond Of gra'lluu'
that will strengthen rather ulaI
weaken as life draws near the 81"
that all should keep in view lya
owe everything on earth even NV
itself, to your father; revert Wv
gratitude should be your oD'
thought. While it is hopeless "T
you should ever discharge w.. LIN
debt, there is yet another 10 VIM,
I must call your attention al 0n's'
He now pointed to page als.
page in a ponderous casNoJ Inor
the disbursements that had oesa
made for me since my birth nav Inv
they were, every item WIN Wv Wv
and date perfect unqde0t0l
correct-even the original d0e'o-,d
fee for bringing me into the VIZ" pss
was there. The whole amount
$537.50.
Hitherto" said he, with u"t his
of emotion at the thought u .dsd
own magnanimity, 81 have c"@l
no interest; but from lhl' n,rt
must add the reasonable @ Ill.,.
of 6 per cent per annum' IN, nv.
conceived to be a duty anse
self as well as to your own sbsll
of duty and manhood; ana the
be glad to have you reduce .ror.
amount at the earliest 0N
tunity."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
OLLYWOO
BY PAUL

down the sign and peeled off her
slip. Production Assistant Stanley
Kramer, who had been poised ner-
vcusly just inside the door, rushed
out, tossed a topcoat around her
and led her into the building.
Protesting howls came from the
photographers, who hadn't made
nearly enough pictures. So the
whole stunt a repeated.
I followed her into the office then
and vas a witness at her confer
ence with the Messrs. Levin and
Loew. They played it straight. The
actress said her role was impor-
ant to her career, and that the
executives had assured her e
part had been admirably played.
Mr.. Levin said that was true, but
they wer going to have to chop
out a lot because the film was
about three hours long.
She insisted. He hedged. She
threatened to resume her picket
ing. And he capitulated. At least
part of her footage will be retained
if, indeed, it ever was cut.
THAT FUNNY
CHAPLIN IMITATOR
When Miss Rozan had dressed
and was ready to chat, I was able
to notice that her eyes are large
and blue, that her generous mouth
is made for smiling, but that her
face can mirror a lot of emotion.
I guess she's a pretty good ac-
tress. So determined was she to
be one that she ran away from
home at IA and threatened suicide
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
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NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD.-Even though her
avidly photographed, traffic : stop
ping "strip-down" strike was a
publicity stunt arranged to plug a
motion picture, this Gerta Rozan
is just the gal who'd do something
like that in any justifiable stu
alton. After all, she once laughed
in the face of Adolf Hitler.
Miss Rozan has spunk. And a
sense of humor. She also has what
it takes to fill out a set of black
silk ~scanties and pose in 'em while
picketing the offices of David Loew
and Albert Levin.
The idea behind this startling
behavior was that her small but
dramatic part in $50 Ends the
Night" had been cut out of the
picture to shorten it. The Vienese
actress is supposed to have an
nounced she would picket the office
with a sign.
Each day she would remove
an article of clothing. She would
keep right on undressing until
Cd the police i%nterfered, (2) she
froze or caught pneumonia, or (3)
the producers relented and agreed
to leave her in the picture.
REPEAT SHOWING
FOR CAMERMEN
On the third day, having got
down to her slip, Miss Rozan Shout
dered her sign and took a few
warm-up turns. Finally, at a signal
from the press agents, She put
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

if her parents didn't call oft the
police who had been asked to send
her back.
So she was allowed to claim be.
ing 10 and to play with stock com.
panies in Germany and Austria.
She progressed to prominent roles
in the Berlin theatcr.
One day in the dining room Of
large Berlin hotel, Miss Rozan
spotted a little man who she as.
sumed was a Chaplin ir itator. His
nervous motions and the way his
tiny mustache wiggled made her
giggle. When he turned and glow.
cred, she whooped aloud at his
comic fury. About that time, a
couple of men approached his ia.
BILE, saluted and said, Hell Hit.
ler!" (This was shortly before he
came into power.)
Some time later she defied the
orders of a couple of Storm
troopers by gong into a jewish
shop, though she didn't want 10
buy anything. Emerging, she was
reprimanded by a whole group Of
brown shirts who had gathered. So
she took that opportunity to give
'em a dressing down in front Of a
c%uriously silent crowd. Said they
made her almost ashamed Of be.
ing an Aryan.
An officer said she'd be pun.
ished for such talk and would get
into the neWsreels IS a betrayer Of
Nazi ideals. That's fine!" snapped
Gerta Rozan, eve always wanted
to be in pictures"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
NEW PATROLMEN

RALEIGH, Dec. ior
John Armstrong, commander Of the
state highway patrol, announced to-
day the appointment of five men as
highway patrolmen to fill vacancies
They are Charles C. Powell of Will
son, John L. Carpenter of Newton.
T.. +. johnson of Greensboro, J. w.
Williamson of Kenansville and J. l..
Jones of Lewiston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Book Highlights

Few are they who can look
back at 80 on a life so rich as
that of Ernest Thompson Sc
ton, artist, writer and perhaps
foremost authority on the wild
life of North America. And
fewer still are they who can
cap 80 years with a dis
tlnguished autobiography such
as Seton has now written, and
superbly illustrated, Trail of
an Artist Naturalist" (Scrib-
ners: 1878. 1t is not too much
to place it among the half
dozen best books of the year.
twelfth of IA children, Seton
overcame myriad difficulties to
achieve success, and not the
least difficult was a hard-bit-
ten Scottish father who said to
him one day:
Now, my son. you are q year;
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Chief Rourk Warns
Firecracker Shooters

The shooting of firecrackers in
the streets at any time will be
strictly prohibited and all offenders
will be arrested, Police Chief Jo-
seph c. Rourk said yesterday.
The police department, he said,
requests citizens to refrain from
shooting firecrackers even in their
own yards on Sundays. The city
commissioners last week asked cit
liens to confine their fireworks to
their own yards during the holiday
season. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Scouts on Traffic Duty

Inc arrival of Boy Scouts at Front Street
intersections yesterday for duty as special
traffic directors marked a vast Improvement
both in pedestrian and vehicular travel.
This service, rendered annually at the ap-
proach of Christmas, when all types of traffic
rapidly. is in keeping with the scout
program of usefulness, but its efficiency is
an individual achievement for which the boys
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

r ibva and Albania, while the bombers OF the
Raj. operating from bases in Greece Will
nress the war to the Italian mainland. There
is no question that Mussolini's position, none
too strong before, has been made precarlous
nv this brilliant "raid' Britain's mechanical
forces have carried out in the desert sands OF
Africa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
LUNIBERMEN

CHARLOTTE, Dec, 1t-lPm -,ro.
18th annual convention u ''" only
lima Lumber and bulidih7 Lab
associations will be held new
1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
HOOP SCHEDULE

This Friday nights games of the
Park-Industrial basketball league
at the Bellarmine gym, will mark
the close of the third round Of play
and will also break the deadlock
between the Peterman Manufac-
turing Co., and Northwest Door
Co. quints. each having taken one
apiece, tied for the first half title.
This game will be featured at 8
o'clock. Two games precede this.
at 6:45 o'clock, Church-Fraternal
league affair between Woodmen of
the World and Epworth Methodists.
and the second at 8 o'clock, an
exhibition between the Northern
Pacific Railway shops and select
ed team.
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Washerwoman
Golf Champ!

MANILA, p. /. Domingo
Capati. a washerwoman. playing
with q set of secondhand clubs,
won the Philippine women's
open golf tournament today for
the fourth consecutive year.
Winning by 80 strokes. she
carded s42, top In Is entries.
She was the only native COM
peting. The runner-up was an
American. Mrs. J. l. Hathaway,
who carded S72.
Miss Capati, who IL employed
by the Calamba Sugar Estates,
never had a golf lesson. One Of
her clubs was given 10 her In
1891 and the others she bought
second-h hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
BUCKS REGAIN
LEAGUE LEAD

PORTLAN D-The Portland
Buckaroos emerged wrathfully
from the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey
league cellar last night, regaining
the league leadership with a shat
tering Z to / victory over the
Vancouver Lions at the Portland
coliseum.
The largest crowd of the season
tourned out in the expectance Of
a battle between Jean Baptiste
Pusie, Vancouver fireball, and
Portland's Ron Sutherland. They
were disappointed, however, since
Pusie had been sent home with
an injured knee.
The BuckaroOs rained goals
Mt Percy jackson In the second
and third periods of the game,
after grabbing one-point
lead In the first frame. The
Lions did not seriously threat
en- at any time, and more than
10 minutes was gone In the
second period before Palm
scored unassisted to blot out
the visitors goose-egg.
Although Olson and McAdam
each accounted for two goals. Ron
Sutherland netted one and was
credited with two assists. Martin
opened the scoring for the Bucks
after about seven minutes of the
first period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
Elmore Brolin
Lincoln Tarzan

Elmore Brolin was named the
strongest pupil in the six physical
education classes. when results of
the strength tests conducted by
Franklin O'Neel. gym tutor, were
announced yesterday.
Elmore's point total of 1,197 fell
far below the record set last fall
by Gilbert Handegard, who
amassed 1928.
Ingwald Thompson, with LAO,
was second. followed by Paul Ho-
henson with 1,102 and Dick Moody
with 1,074.
Other leaders We're Weiss Rein
hard, Bob johnson, Barney Her
stad, Tommy Hawking, Allen
Warwick, Paul Crow and Lewis
Samuels.
The scores are based on the par
Elephants grip and his number of
chins and dip-ups, corresponding
with his height and weight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03

At its initial showing on Jan. 5
this offering evoked a great hurly-
burly of mingled braves, boos and
flying bottles, after Frisco Fred
hit the deck thrice, Southpaw
Bettina and once and an unfortu-
nate bottle-struck ringsider once.
The first performance was
Of IL acts, hut tonight's show
has been expanded to Is. This
longer distance Ia q major rea-
son why Apostoll Is the 8-5
favorite to repeat for the de-
cision.
Bettina's manager, Jimmy Grip
pc. did not hit the deck at the
first performance. Instead, he hit
the ceiling after Apostoli had been
awarded the decision.
CRIES "WUZ ROBBED"
Jimmy shouted I'VE wuz rob-
bed" 80 loudly that the boxing
commission suspended him for 60
days. This suspension will go
into effect tomorrow.
Grippe, who makes a comfort
able living as a professional ma
gician, threatens that he will de-
mand a Legislative investigation
Of the boxing commission II he
detects anything screwy" about
tonight's decision. He has given
the commission the names Of two
men he does not want to officiats
tonight under any circumstances
The Jan. 9Th fight drew only
about $4,000, but II was such
n thriller and caused so much
controversy that Promoter
Mike Jacobs expects a gate
of at least $4,000 tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
9th Straight
Time Chosen

Roy p. Archer was reelected
president Of the Tacoma City base
ball league for the ninth consecu-
tive time at meeting of the
league sponsors held Thursday
night. Amos Booth was reelected
vice president and Phil Huffman
was again chosen secretary-treas-
urer. Phil NJ. Goldwater was APP
pointed league manager and statis-
tician.
Several changes were made
In the 1910 setup of the loop.
the most prominent being the
abolition of an admission fee
for the games, which will start
at $50 each evening. six games
being listed each week.
The twilight status was adopted
unanimously to enable home folks
to enjoy a bit of sunshine with
their outdoor sport. Although no
schedule was submitted, the usual
90-game schedule will be adopted
according to present plans.
The Shaughnessy playoff system
to determine a league titiist was
abolished, the playing schedule be-
ing divided into two sections, the
winner of the first part meeting
the winner of the second half for
the league championship, in best
four out of seven game series at
the completion of the seasons list
ing. Several exhibition games will
be played during the season, 1t was
announced.
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Biscuit Beats
Kayak In Work

ARCADIA. Cal. - seabiscuit,
scratched three times because
Of muddy tracks. yesterday did
. mile workout In the mud and
beat his stablcmate Kayak ii.
winner Of last years 100000
Santa Anita handicap.
II was the Biscult's most Inn
pressive workout. and the track
was mud 70 his fctlocks and
sloppy as ever = racetrack gets
after two days Of rain. Sea-
biscuit pulled away from Kayak
gameiy when the other c. 8.
Howard horse closed on him at
the half mile post. He was
clocled In i:l2.
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VANNI WANTS
ADDED MONEY

SEATTLE-Outfielder Edo VAN
nj today indicated he was dissatis-
fled with the 1910 contract offered
by the Seattle club of the Pacific
Coast Baseball league, and for the
time being was a holdout.
Four other Rainiers signed,
however. They are Infielder Joe
Coscarart, Outfielder Dick Hitler
and Pitchers Dewey Soriano and
Harold Anderson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-03
FIRPO JOINS OAKS

OAKLAND, Cal. - Tony Firpo,
former University of California
football and baseball star. has
signed contract to play for the
Oakland Pacific Coast league base
ball club. 1t was announced today.
Firpo. first bsseman from Stock
ton. hit over 800 while in college.
He also plays the outfield.