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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
FEB. 9, 1915

(By United Press)
American ship Wilhelmina, car-
rying f0Odstuffs, entered Fall
mouth, Eng, and YVES seized for
prize court
Intense activity On Eastern
Front, with Germans fighting to
free East Prussia from the Rus
slams.
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INHALED ON FENCE

Boston, FEB. s.--tUP) ~ Alfred
Clark. IS, OF Revere was killed
early today when iYnpaled by q part
of an iron fence into which his au-
tomobile crashed after leaving Nc
Lellan highway. East Boston.
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Give her the ring she's hoping for!
Beauty, quality and moderate prices
ut PieEpOnt's-169 Bank St-Adv.
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BE foot wise and style happy with
Red Cross Shoes 80 pair ct ].
Solo Co.. LOG Grand Street. ~ Adv.
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II you want ! good Job, register
now at Post Junior College. Day
and Night.--Ady.
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The Weather

Cloudy, Cold Tonight;
Snow Saturday
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
LIONS TO INSTALL
LEADERS THURSDAY
L. D. Latta Will Assume Du-
ties AS President Of Will
mington Club

The installation of newly elected
officers will feature the weekly
luncheon session of the Wilmington
Lions club tomorrow at the Cape
Fear hotel.
New officers include: president,
L. D. Latta; first vice-president,
M. Eugene Bullard; second vice
president, Wick G. Twining; third
vice-president, the Rev. m S
Lawson, pastor of the First Chris
tan church.
Two members of the board of di-
rectors, A. L. King and DR.. H. A.
Codington; Lion tanner, R. Bruce
Roberts; tail tvlister, E. T. Han
cock; treasurer, A. S. Watkins;
and secretary, Paul T. Marshburn
Mr.. Latta will announce the ap-
pointment of the various club COM
rnunity service committees which
will serve during the ensuing year.
The club will consider further
plans for the raising of funds for
its major project the furnishing of
glasses to needy children having
defective vision and attending the
schools of the city and county.
Mr.. MarShburn, general program
chairman, will report on the COM
pletion of arrangements for the an
nual ladies night program to be
held shortly. The club voted re-
Gently to entertain the auxiliary,
which sponsored a benefit bridge
party and raised more than 5000
for the clubs aid to the blind work
Among adults and children.
The club will also consider plans
to send a delegation to the annual
state convention of Lions clubs to
be held in Durham June 9, 10, and
II. Reports on funds for blind work
raised through gum vending ma
chimes placed recently in business
establishments throughout the city
will also be received.
Retiring officers of the club in
clude: president, Donald L. Sc
well; first vice-president, Thomas
J. Baird; second vice-president, o.
H. Shoemaker; third vice presi-
dent, David Sinclair; secretary,
M'Kean Maffitt; treasurer, A. S.
Watkins; tail twister, P a ul T.
Marshburn; and Lion tanner, Wick
G.. Twining. Two members of the
board of directors, L. T. Lander
and William B. Campbell, have
another year to serve. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
RAILS OFFER new
RATES ON LUMBER
Proposed Schedule Is Filed
With State Utilities
Commission

RALEIGH, June 4-tR-North
Carolina railroads have filed al
the State utilities commission a
proposed new intrastate rate sche'
dule for both domestic lumber ano
Philippine mahogany passing
through the Wilmington port, H.
M. Nicholson, director of traffic,
said today.
Nicholson said the increase on
mahogany would average about Is
per cent and on domestic lumber
about two per cent. However, he
said, some rate decreases were
listed in the proposed schedule for
domestic lumber.
The new rates on foreign woods
would take effect June IL and on
produced lumber June II, but
shippers and the North Carolina
traffic league have petitioned for
a stay in the effective date and
for hearing, alleging the proposed
schedule to be unreasonable and
unjust" Nicholson said.
Utilities Commissioner Stanley
Winborne has not acted on the
shippers petition.
The railroads said the proposed
schedule was part of a general
revision throughout the southeast,
Nicholson said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
FARMERS OFFERED
LOAN PROPOSITION
Nav Reduce Annual Principal
Payments On Land Bank
Commissioner Loans

An opportunity to reduce the an
nual principal payments on land
bank commissioner loans by re-
amortizing them over longer
period of years has been made
available to majority OF the "a
New Hanover county farmers who
have such loans, it was announced
yesterday by the Farm Credit ad-
ministration of Columbia, S. c.
There were about $23, 900 of land
bank commissioner loans outstand-
ing in this county at the beginning
of 1910 and in addition approx
mately $52,550 of federal land bank
loans. Some of these loans have
already been reamortized.
Most of the Federal land bank
loans are already written for long
terms up to 30-odd years, but the
commissioner loans were or
iginally made on a 10-year basis,
requiring considerably heavier
principal payments.
In recent statement from
Washington, A. G. Black, governor
of the Farm Credit administration,
said many of the commissioner
leans were being reamortized over
longer priod of years in order
to ease the payments Of farmers
with the heaviest mortgages.
Spreading out the payments over
a longer period will provide these
farmers with the same opportunity
Of working out of debt as already
provided for Federal land bank
borrowers through long-term re-
payment periods, Governor Black
said. Federal land bank loans are
all first mortgage loans whereas
the Commissioners loans are
made on both first and second
mortgage security. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
NEBRASKA FLOOD
TAKES FIVE LIVES
Seven Missing AS High Wa
ters Sweep Over North
ern Part Of State

OMAHA, Neb., June 4. - Up -
Northwestern Nebraska today felt
the lash of flood waters which took
reported toll Of five lives and
meager reports over crippled COM
munication lines indicated the toll
may be double that number. Seven
persons are missing.
Hundreds were homeless in the in
undated towns and farming commu-
mites in the six counties hit by the
waters that swirled down on them
last night. Heavy property damage
was suffered in numerous towns.
Federal, state and local agencies
and the American Red Cross swung
into action tonight to bring relief
and prevent disease in the stricken
area.
Torrential rains last night sent
mall streams raging out OF their
anks to sweep houses and business
buildings from their foundations,
ear out miles of railroad tracks and
highways and isolate many commu-
mites. Winnebaro and Homer bore
the brunt of the damage and loss OF
life appeared to be concentrated
there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
RAN PRICES GOOD
At JACKSONVILLE
Extra Quality Offerings Bring
As Much As $3.50
Per Hamper

7arEsONVILLE. June 4.-Sea-
ennis highest prices were paid for
b.,rs m the Jacksonville market
Ifordav as good quality offerings
brorobt as high as $3.50 per four
peck hamper.
The official average W a S not
available this morning, and nelth-
fr were buyers sure what effect
= hard but brief shower of rain
would have on today's offerings
ud prices.
BUYERS and market officials es-
rmated that Mondays average
vas somewhere between $1.40 and
$780, A number of offerings
brought S1.75, s1.85, $500, $2.10,
and s225. The lowest price paid
for poor quality was reported 85
cents. All prices are on four peck
hampers.
approximately 1000 hampers
we're sold during the day, particu-
lrly in the late evening after word
Of the high prices had spre a d
throughout the bean producing Sec
ion Ordinarily closing at 6 pm,
| the market ran until after Z O'Clock
Monday,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
AERO CLUB OPENS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Organization Seeks 100 Mem
bers To Boost Inter-
est In Aviation

The Wilmington Aero club opened
its membership drive yesterday, with
a goal of 100 new members, and Of
ficials of the organization said they
hoped those contacted would accept
so as to further the cause of aviation
in this section.
In outlining the purposes of the
club yesterday, Dwight McEwen, Jr.,
president of the club, stated, "At the
present time aviation is advancing
by leaps and bounds and we want
Wilmington to be among the fore
most cities of aviation in the south.
. sour location is perfect, our air
port will soon be one of the best, our
weather is ideal and all we need is
the sincerely interested men and
women of the city to give it the
much needed push. The newspapers
can't do it, the Lions, the Kiwanis,
the Civitan, the Junior chamber of
commerce nor the Wilmington Aero
club can do it, but with one OBJ
iective the advancement Of aviation
in Wilmington, we can pull together
and do it,
The main objectives of the club
are to foster and develop interest
in aviation through talks, discussions
and debates on matters, such as,
rules, regulations, meterology, wealth
er. motors, navigation and safety
factors. The membership is not linn
tied to those who fly, but non.flying
members as well.
The following members of the club
have been named to handle the mem
bership drive: Anna a Feenstra,
George Morton, Burk Rehder, La
verne Render and Sylvia Hall.
The club will meet at the chamber
of commerce offices tonight at 8
o'clock. The public is invited to at
tend,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
South Henderson Plant
Is Damaged By Flames

HENDERSON,, June 4 -tR-Fire
caused heavy damage today to the
Vance mills five story concrete
flour and feed plant in South Hen
derson.
The concrete structure apparent
ly withstood the flames but some
of the huge windows gave way. A
premiminary investigation indi-
Gated that the grain bins, running
the full height of the building but
protected by fire walls, had been
saved.
The fire presumably started in
the cyclone dust collector above
the fifth floor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
CONFERENCE OPENED

RALEIGH, June 4-(Pl-The
fourth annual older rural youth
conference began at N. c. state
college with a reception tonight
and will continue through Satur-
daY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
. JOBS FOR JUNE GRADUATES
Magnolia Men Plead
Guilty To Rum Counts

Johnny Parker and James Rouse,
white men, of the Magnolia section
pleaded guilty Monday in the Dup
lin county recorders court at Ken
ansville to charges of transporting
and possessing non-taxpaid liquor
and prayer for judgment was con-
tinued.
Parker and Rouse were arrested
during the weekend by Police Chief
Hall of Warsaw who was working
in cooperation with Alcohol Tax I'm
it investigators of the U. S. treasury
department here. ATU agents re-
ported the seizure of one and a half
gallons Of illicit whiskey and a 1882
model Chevrolet coach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Swansboro Wharf Plans
Slated To Be Modified

W. E. Mattocks, of Swansboro,
has applied for permission to mod
ify his plans for the erection of a
pier and small wharf in the White
Oak river at Swansboro, the Will
mington district army engineer Of
flee reported yesterday.
Plans showing the proposed work
may be seen at the engineer office
here or at the office of the post
master at Swansboro. Objections to
the project, from the standpoint of
navigation interests, will be receiv-
ed by the Wilmington district army
engineer until June 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
VAR RELIEF FUND
liked TO $3,7S9
~, Cross Chapter Is Renew
''' ;ng Efforts To Secure
Additional Funds

n,, war relief fund of the
me o+on chapter Of the Ameri-
Nl+'I,l,5 no5 cross yesterday reached a
can 5f' se s.. 7s9.52 Mrs. Ida B, speid-
t0tal - ,,+ive secretary, reported.
ell oaapter is renewing efforts
Ins .,,[e additional funds to attain
to sssul snara Of $4,000 assigned locally
the a qa' rational headquarters office
by SIi0 n,orican Red Cross in Wash
ins'04' henefit card party has been
4 ND saturday at the Pink club
sci'gVa, t,,,or Island. A group of Will
at il-1- a,, Girl scouts will solicit ad-
nllilS,Y li.i.,,sl contributions from the gen
al''0-' a,,bIic in the downtown Sec
eFal l.nrdav Mrs, Speiden said.
'lgm r,. = vasonboro Baptist church is
LIMO LIN 2 popularity contest, with
s}17 VI nrooeeds to be applied toward
o. General war relief fund. Ar
''e so,onrs are being completed for
'1i.7 ,7nofir dance for the social clubs
Z Z, The the community. A c d party
III .orod bv patriotic organizations,
has also been proposed.
-'f Al funds obtained by the local
,an+o, are being used for the pur-
lI,Ss ngso Of medical supplies, food,
,1, s1o.bing, and providing shelter for
-+'' mon women and children refu-
Wv .o- of the European nations at
.r w with the exception of Germany
"r r;ob has declined the offer of war
raaf assistance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
LONDON PAINTINGS
Exhibit Of Textile Designs BY
Ruth Reeves Also Of
fered Here

A group of paintings by Frank
London, a native of Pittsboro VINO
has number of relatives ana
friends in Wilmington, are on ex-
hibit at the Wilmington Museum
of Art.
London studied under Kenyon
Cox and William Chase and spent
several years abroad, his work
al Paris winning the praise OF
French critics. Since purchasing
home at Woodstock, N. Y, some
time ago he spends about five
months of each year there. UP to
1924 he was engaged in stained
glass work but has devoted his
entire time to painting for the
past IA years.
London's paintings have rich
ness of color. and concentration OF
design; although complicated, most
of his canvases are in detail, he
succeeds in imparting a unity OF
impression to their complexity.
The texture in his painting is
notable, highly varied and always
conveys a latent sense of richness,
rather than an obvious lavishness.
His designs are inventive and his
tasteful color maintains congru-
Gus relation to his design, as is
evidenced in his Morning Glories.'
Most of the paintings in the ex-
hibitions are still life paintings.
He has achieved distinct compost
tons without the monotony of too
much still life. The paintings have
been loaned by the artist.
In the second floor galleries
there is an exhibition of textile
designs by Ruth Reeves, we'll
known for her designs for the walls
and carpets at Radio City Music
hall. The examples reveal the ar
lists search for a new and person
al textile expression, her constant
experimentation with new aesthetic
forms, new textures and new tech
nical media. The display is one
Of series sent out from the Ex-
hibition section in Washington, D.
c., by Holger Cahill, Director of
the WPA Art program.
Miss Reeves produces her tex
tiles much as painter does his
canvases, drawing on exciting
forms, abstract symbols, or mo-
tives in everyday life as the case
may be. The designs in the collec-
ton show the artists ability to
draw inspiration from every valid
source, whether it be from modern
machinery, nature, the primitive
symbolism on a Peruvian poncho
or the design in a woman's blouse
from Guatemala. These forms, as
they pass through the spirit and
the hand of the artist of today, can
in their recreated form, become a
vigourous expression of our own
era.
In Guatemala, where Mis- S
Reeves was sent by the Carnegie
Institute of Washington two years
ago, she made series of designs
inspired by primitive motives
found the native Indian textiles
Among her other activities, have
been the group of printed fabrics
entitled '"The America Home" and
the Hudson River Series, both
of which were based on Miss
Reeves paintings.
Both of these exhibitions will
be on display at the Wilmington
Museum of Art through June. Sum-
rner gallery hours have gone into
effect with the galleries being op-
en- Monday through Saturday from
~ am. to pm. with admission
free to the public. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our apprecia.
ton to our friends for their kind
nesses and sympathies during the
illness and death of our daughter,
Effie Mae O'Donnel1.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Q'Donnell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
LICENSE REVOKED

RALEIGH, June 8-R-The
Goldsboro board of aldermen has
revoked the retail beer license of
a Goldsboro dealer upon petition
of the Brewers and North Carolina
Bee Distributors committee. Ed
gar H. Balm, state director of the
beer industrys "clean up or close
up campaign, appeared in sup
port of the petition, which alleged
the dealer conducted his business
in such a manner as to constitute
a public nuisance. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Condition Of Maxwell
Unchanged And Critical

RALEIGH, June 4.-LP)--The con-
dition of Revenue Commissioner A.
J. Maxwell, ill at his home here, was
described tonight as unchanged and
still critical"
Earlier today Maxwelrs physician,
DR.. w. B. Dewar, had said he was
definitely a shade better, but l
would say still in a critical condi-
ton"
Relatives of the commissioner
were called to his bedside late yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
ORAL WARNING

PANAMA, PANAMA, June 4-tR
"A foreign office spokesman de-
clared tonight t h at a German
warning of Allied secret agents be-
ing sent to Central America in an
attempt to involve tn e western
hemisphere in war had been trans
mitted only orally, /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
BARDEN TO SPEAK

RALEIGH, June 4-lR-Rev.
Graham A. Barden of New Bern
Will speak at the annual meeting
Of the 18th district of the North
CAROLINA federation of home deom-
3nStration clubs at Atlantic Beach
June l3, Miss Ruth Current, state
lone agent, announced today. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Members Of Aero Club
Finish First Aid Study

Twelve members of the Whining
ton Aero club successfully completed
the standard first aid course taught
recently by George L. Morton under
the auspices of the local chapter of
the American Red Cross.
They included: Ethel Botesky, Mar
garet Botesky, H. G.. Calder, Anna
Feenstra, Sylvia A. Hall, o. L. NAL
pass, Dwight McEwen, Jr., James
C. Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs. Burk
Rehder, John Rehder, and Albert L..
Wooten.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Nathan's CIR. News

The farmers of this section are
busy sowing wheat, gathering in
| crops of potatoes, apples and
pears and making molasses. In
fact they are preparing for the
long winter months ahead.
Miss Donna Phipps, a nurse
from the Richard Baker hospital
at Hickory, who has been spend
ing several days with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Phipps,
has returned to her work.
The young boys of this COM
munity had very interesting
ball game at F. N. Phipps' Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. J. H. JONES, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Walker and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Mcmillan and IA
mily, Armfield Mcmillan, Mrs. J..
R. Carson, Art and Webb Carson
attended services at the Senter
Primitive Baptist church Sunday.
Ihey reported very interesting
service.
MIR. and Mrs. Charlie Coward
had as their dinner guests Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Coward,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kilby Bare and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Griffitts and children, Edd Pen
nington, Woodroe Pennington and
son, Fred and Walton Coward.
Mrs. L. c. Phipps, who has
been somewhat improved has had
a relapse and is confined to her
bed again. Mrs. Phipps has been
in very bad health for two years.
Victoria Gambill, colored, had
a stroke Sunday morning while
cooking breakfast and is in a very
serious condition.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Brooks
Buried On Friday

Funeral services for Arthur
Brooks, 81, of Grassy Creek, were
held last Friday at the home with
Rev. Edgar Denney conducting.
Interment followed in the Stike
cemetery.
MIR. Brooks was born and
raised near Gratsy Greek and
was farmer with many friends.
He died of heart trouble after a
brief illness and is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Ellen Brooks, and
six children, Rascoe, Virgil, Vest
er, Dayton, frankie, and Mrs.
Eula Blackburn. .....
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24

FOR RENT house on the
highway at Baldwin. If interested
see Or write Mrs. w. r. Houck,
Baldwin, N. G.. 1O-17-4t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
ready for it is not so pronounced
as it was in midsummer.
No Immediate Danger

as it was in midsummer.
No Immediate Danger
The men most familiar with
foreign affairs, in and out of the
State Department, seem to feel
that there is no immediate dan
ger of hostilities with Japan. The
action of the Government in
warning Americans in Japan and
China to come back home, and
sending ships to bring them back,
is understood to have had de-
cided effect upon japanese opin-
ion. It has served as notice that
we are prepared to fight if Japan
wants to; and nobody here be-
ieves that Japan wants to fight
the United States.
After all, it is pointed out, ma
tons do not 60 to war against
their best customers unnecessari-
ly, and the United States is Jap
ans best customer. The loss of
the American silk market alone
would mean ruin for Japan.
The belief that Britain is hold
ing her own, and that if Ameri-
ca can continue to help with
planes and other war supplies the
Hitler Mussolini advance can be
stopped, is gaining ground here.
Certainly the idea that there is
likely to be any actual invasion
of the United States from Europe
within any presently measurable
time is vanishing rapidly. That
does not mean that there is ten
dency toward letting up in de-
Tense preparations. It does mean
that there is less fear that we
shall be attacked before we are
ready to fight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24

FOR SALE-2 mares, well broke,
1850 pounds, and 6 years old;
3 milk cows from 4 to 7 years old.
Must sell on account of flood
losses. D. Lee Stansberry, Lam
sing, N. c. 10-24-2t
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before the 18th day of Sept. 1941,
or this notice will be pied in bar
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make irnme-
diate payment.
This 18th day of Sept, 1910.
FRED L. PHIPPS
Executor of
CHARLES GREEN PHIPPS,
9-19-6t Deceased
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for
anyone interested in taking over
small laundry in growing town.
Will lease or sell. If interested
call or write Sanitary Laundry,
independence, Va. 1O-24-1t
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
By virtue of a power of sale
contained in a certain Deed OF
Trust, executed on the 18th day
of October, 1899, J. r. Weaver
and wife Ella Weaver to Grant
Bauguess, Trustee, which Deed
of Trust is duly recorded in the
Office of Register of Deeds OF
Ashe in Book IS, page 189, and
default having been made in the
payment of said deed of trust,
and at the instance Of the hold
er thereof, I, Grant Bauguess, will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the Courthouse door in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, at 100 o.
clock P. M. on Saturday the 9th
day of November, 1910, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:
Being the J. r. Weaver home
place where he and his family
now reside, adjoining the lands
of Sam Rose, the James Sporting
lands, Lee Jones, and the Bessie
Jones lands, and containing forty
acres, more or less, title to which
is duly of record in the office Of
the Register of Deeds at Jeffer-
son N. c. reference to which is
made for full and complete des-
cription of said land.
This the 9th day of October,
1910.
GRANT BAUGUESS,
1O-17-4t Trustee