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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
British Ship Energies Undamaged
In Battle With German IT, Boo{

RIO DE JANElRo, Jan. S.-tP'C
A gun fight between the 14,1?2-ton
British liner Highland Patriot and
a German submarine off the Canary
Islands on December 20 was disclos-
ed today with the Royal Mail liners
arrival here.
Officers and passengers all agreed
that the Highland Patriot vas not
hit and that the submarine. al
though Probably also not hit, flee
after a two-hour scrap.
Passengers asserted that n pas
senger had died from injuries re-
ceived in a crush which developed
in a panic aboard ship during the
fight, but official British sources
denied there had been a death.
Passengers said the submarine
fired two torpedoes at the liner
one just missing the stern and the
other coming equally close to thu
bow.
Officers, however, said the sub
marine only used a deck gun. They
said that it would have been impos
sible for the U-boat to fire any tor
| pedoes because she was astern, bu
thct she did fire a gun-a three o.
four-incher-at the liner.
The liners guns, described as ode
fN--s,- @-~o@-.1-%J 49, 1~o,i%Sn.
of one six-incher mounted asterl
and an anti-aircraft gun, were mar
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Youthful Robber Stays
Telegraph Co. Guard

CLEVELAND, Jan. S-C- A
youthful robber shot al American
District Telegraph Co., guard to
death early today in the Western
Union Telegraph Co., main Office
here.
The youth, who said he was a
University of Pittsburgh senior, was
critically injured.
The guard, Theodore Nichols, "a,
Of West Richfield, O., died several
hours after the gun fight. Police
Sergeant Anthony Luciano, who
fired several shots at a man run
ming from the office, said the youth
told him his name was John Nc
Cormick, 81, Pittsburgh.
my mother had been trying to
get me to quit college, and I was
getting tired of studying anyway.
I figured this would be an easy
way to make money!" Luciano
quoted him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
GEORGIA IS HIT
HARD BY SLEET
Heavy Coat OF Ice Causes
Wreck, flinders Air
And Land Traffic

ATLANTA, Jan. 8-lR-A heav-
ooat of ice sheathed northern
Georgia, northeast Alabama and
parts of South Carolina today,
slowing highway travel and caus-
inc suspension of. commercial avia-
ton in the area.
Snow, ranging from one to more
than seven inches, covered Arkan-
a from border to bor4er.
Two persons were killed-one in
eastern Arkansas and in north
eastern Mississippi-when automo-
biles skidded from slippery high
ways.
In Atlanta, a negro was electro
cuted when a trolley wire fell across
his automobile, and a negro WON
an died Of exposure.
The ice sheet in Georgia extend
ed from Gainesville southwark an6
eastward beyond Atlanta. Icy con
ditions were reported as far as
Jesup, in southeast Georgia.
Airplane flights between New Or
leans and Greensboro, N. c., were
suspended yesterday, while planes
from Chicago, New York and Flor
ida passed over Atlanta without
landing.
Cornelia, in the north Georgia
mountains, had more than two
inches of snow.
Street cars plowed slowly through
Atlanta streets with the aid of ic.
cutters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Methodist Advance
Will Begin This Week

CHARLOTTE, Jan. S.-(P-The
Methodist Advance" an inspiration
al movement undertaken by the
bishops at the request of the Unit
ing Conference, will be formally
launched at the meeting of the gen.
eral missionary council of the Meth
odist church here this week.
The four-day session will open to-
morrow in the First Methodist
church with an extended attendance
of fifteen bishops and more than L.
500 other Methodists. The vanguard
of delegates to the meeting began
arriving yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
MAY STALL WAGNER
HOSPITAL PLAN

Another Wagner proposal which
babe fair to raise a ruckus has
probably also been stalled off by
the Presidents recent proposal tt
build a string Of cheap hospitals in
places where hospital service is not
now easily available.
Wagner has a plan to assure
everyone adequate medical care
when sick, and public health serv'
ice when well. 1t is a variety OF
state-federal health insurance plan
to cost $500, 900, 900 a year.
This met immediate conflict with
the American Medical Association
plan to set up a government
health agency" to coordinate all
present federal health services, and
also to provide medical care for
the poor under local auspices and
control. The ANA is bitterly oppos-
ed to Estate medicine" as a trend
toward totalitarianism.
Complete adoption of either the
Wagner or ANA plan is now I'm.
likely, as the Presidents hospital
plan offers an "out" to legislators
who would prefer it to choosing
between the enbattled forces of
"state" and private" medicine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
License Reuocat;ons
Continue To Increase
star News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.

RALEIGH, Jan. 8 - Guilford,
M~ecklenburg, Forsyth and Wake
counties showed more than 200 dri-
yer license r~evocations last year as
the states total jumped more than
ten percent in the last six months
of 1889 to bring the North Caro-
lima total for the twelve months to
1886.
Through June 30 there were g.
638 r%evocations, while in the last
six months the total increased to
1898. So nearly all these we're due
to conviction of drunken driving
that it can almost be regarded as
the sole cause when drawing any
deductions from the figures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

ned by the crew as soon as tbo -,
marine appeared. SUP
After the fight tn: submarine ,,
merged and disappeared. '
The Highland Patriot runs -.
larly between Liverpool and D.
nos Aires. The fight occurred 81 uus
ly after she sailed from Lac n'
mas, Canary Islands. 1"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Crawford To Succeed
Broun As Guild CHI,

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-CP-Es,
meth Crawford, Washington ~,
respondent for the magazine ~
Nation and The NeN York p.
emerged Today as the only nomi,'
for the presidency of the Ane,i..,
Newspaper Guild-a post left va,,,
by the death of Haywood Rror.
columnist and founder of the cur,
His election, Guild officials s.@
will be brought about by the cas,i.
of a single ballot by the naticr.
secretary-treasurer. When this A.,
be done was not known as Vet h.,
Crawford will function as natio,,
president Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-You
might think that social security
legislation, having been passed and
become a recognized system, would
be finished business. But not at all.
1t will be one of the most contro-
versial subjects in the winter ses.
sion of congress.
That is because a social security
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

system is built
gradually, a n d
the laws govern.
ing it are never
final and com.
plete.
The administra.
ton is not ask.
ing IN changes
in the present
social S e c u rity
law. But the
Connolly amend
ment, which lost
out last winter,
is likely again to
he ca11o6 r.11f IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
FLASHES
OF. LIFE
Bv The Associated Press

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.-Magistrate
H. A. Drummond didn't like it when
"old One-Eyed WASH" self-appolnt-
ed city hall odd jobs man dropped
into his csurt and started heckllne
witnesses.
"Please take this warrant over to
the police station and have it serv-
ed" he finally asked.
Happily, the odd jobs man took
the warrant to the station, as mt
had done many times before. He
was escorted promptly to a cell on
a disorderly conduct charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With More Comfort

FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline
(non-acid) powder, holds false teeth
more firmly. 10 eat and talk in
more comfort, just sprinkle a little
FASTEETH on your plates. No
gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feel
ing. Checks plate, odor." (denture
breath). Get FASTEETH at any
DRUG store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
Carolina
News Shorts
(By The Associated Press)

RALEIGH-Dennie H. Sutton of
Salisbury has been appointed as
sistant state director of the Farm
Security administration. Since 1895
Sutton has been farm agent of
Rowan county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
IELLIN THE WORLD

JOPLIN, Mo.-Police Chief Barn.
ey Walker discovered that CONVEX
sation around the sergeant's desk
was going out over the police radio.
"That'll never do" he exclaimed.
people sometimes say things that
shouldn't be heard on the air."
He ordered the radio operators
office sound-proofed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
POULTRY G

RALEIGH-The North Carolina
State college poultry judging team
will compete in the eastern Inter-
collegiate poultry judging contest
at New Brunswick, N. j., next Fri
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
HONEYMOON ON CREDIT

BRAZIL, Ind.-John M. Riddell,
a construction worker, was arrested
on his honeymoon charged with CIV
ing worthless checks.
Authorities said checks he gave
a barkeep for drinks, the county
clerk for his marriage license and
to the minister for the ceremony
came back marked mo Funds"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
CITY

RALEIGH-City editors of North
Carolina daily newspapers met here
yesterday and elected R. Alton
Jackson, city editor of the Winston
Salem Sentinel, president of the
newly-organized City Editors Asso-
citation Of North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
BABIES WANTED

MIAMI, Ariz.-Has the stork talk.
en- a holiday? No birth has been
reported in this community of about
o 1000 since midnight Dec. 81.
Merchants who annually shower
gifts on the first baby of the year
are beginning to wonder at the de.
lay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
CLEANUP

RALEIGH-PIans Tor the beer
industry's 1910 clean up or close
up" campaign in North Carolina
will be mapped here Jan. 26 at a
meeting of the executive committee
Of the Brewers and North Caro-
lima Beer Distributors Committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
SWINE

ROCKY MOUNT - The North
Carolina Swine Breeders associa-
ton will hold it's first consignment
sale of pure-bred breeding swine
here Feb. 1917.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

BRIEFS
Star-NeWs Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
BY n AVERILL

RALEIGH, Jan. 8. - Lieutenant
Governor Wilkins Horton apparent
ly isn't worrying a bit about being
left off the speakers table list for
tonight's Jackson Day dinner.
I'm just one of the folks, any
way" he commented laughingly
while talking to your reporter on
the telephone, and so I'll feel much
more at home with the big mass of
the people than with the big wigs
up 'front.'"
incidentally, he began his talk
thus:
This is the lieutenant governor
and next governor speaking"
1t appears on the surface that
Governor Clyde R. Hoey must, of
necessity, be the man responsible
for Horizons failure to get a head
table seat; as it is impossible to be-
lieve that Senator Larkins didn't
ask His E~Xcellency's advice and
seek to find out whether a repre-
sentative Of the governor would be
desirable.
From any angle it's viewed, how
ever, it is hard to figure out why
the Number Two Tar Heel democrat
should be passed over and why there
will be no representative of the state
at the speakers table.
There's a story behind the with
drawal of administration blessings
and backing from Horton; and some
day it's going to be dug up to make
a very interesting piece of reading.
Business Week." publication of
national circulation carried quite an
interesting article under it's mar
keting" department telling Of the
great fight now in progress among
states seeking to interest new in
dustries in locating within their Dor
ders.
Estates Fight 1t Out With Ads"
is the title, and it tells how the
"haves' and ~"haves-nots" are vie
ing with increasing vigor for tour
lists, industries and from markets.
North Carolina is stressed as one
Of the leaders. Of Tar Heelia the
article said:
North Carolina has been a stand
out. Its advertising campaign start
ed in July, 1887, with a two-year
program powered by appropriations
for $4,000 annually. Advertise
ments have been carried in 81 bust
ness and trade publications aimed
at $500, 900 selected subscribers. The
slogan is North Carolina, home of
successful industry"
Hathaway Cross, aide to Parole
Commissioner Edwin Gill seems a
reasonably good guess as successor
to Robert L. Thompson as secretary
to Governor Clyde r. Hoey.
He is located well geographically
and was one of the original Hoey
for governor men. He is concededly
competent to fill the secretarial post
with tact and ability. He probably
can be spared by his present boss
for a ten-month period as there isn't
anything out of the ordinary likely
to bob up in the parole line.
There has been no definite state
ment about what Bill Sharpe, retir.
ing head of the State News Bureau,
will do in the newspaper field in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

house of Morgan never has had a
publicity man., not even to answer
charges of stock manipulations and
war profiteering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

Total amount of debts Of all lin,
in the United States is s2S1, OOO nm
900; total wealth of all kinds is o..
! mated at $500, 600, 600, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

Roman senators were appointed
for life unless expelled from office
for some dishonorable cause,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

There has been no definite state.
ment about what Bill Sharpe, retir'
ing head of the State News Bureau.
will do in the newspaper field in
Winston-Salem; but your reporter
has heard tell of a weekly tabloid
paper enterprise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09

the floor. This amendment would
increase the federal governments
grants to the states in matching
state appropriations for old age as.
sistance
AT present the federal govern.
ment puts up as much as $40 a
month if the state matches it. Con-
molly would have the federal gov
eminent put up two-thirds, or
twice the sun put up by the states.
TOWNSEND PLAN
TAUNTS CONGRESSMAN
And of course the Townsend plan
will still be around to bedevil the
many statesmen who have told the
clG folks at campaign time that
they favor it, but who privately
hope they will never have to vote
for it.
Senator Downey Of California
will be back with a streamlined
version of the now-famous plan as
soon as congress convenes, and will
be demanding action. There is some
chance of getting a vote in the
house, but it would not be surpris-
ing to see the senate stall this one
off.
Senator Wagner is likely also to
offer an amendment to social secur-
ity laws allowing the government
to sell old-age annuities like those
now sold by private companies, ex-
cept perhaps cheaper. President
Roosevelt is known to be interest
ed in the idea, but because so many
controversies are inevitable. this
one may be stalled off by delay, as
bitter opposition to this further
encroachment on private business
would certainly follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Negro Throat
Slashed in Row
Assoilont and His
Victim Declined


Slashed with a razor IN a
cutting scrape in a downtown
hotel room early Friday. George
Lacenberry. 80. Negro. was re-
covering in the city jail where
police also held his alleged assail-
ant.
Detective Sam Blake and Off
Ger Bert Barber nabbed Chester
B. Mason. 80. Negro. a resident
Of the Fernwel hotel where the
alteration allegedly occurred. and
jailed him for investigation Of
assault with a deadly weapon.
Lacenberry's face and throat were
slashed by the blade that left a
long. gaping wound and nicked
a. artery. He suffered consider
able loss of blood before Prowl
Car Officers w. f. Olmstead and
ID. G. Hager. whose attention he
attracted on lower Broadway.
could get him to the county hos
pital for treatment Police also
Jailed George McLoud. Indian.
who said he was a witness to the
slashing and member of the
drinking party that preceded the
assault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Tea and Bridge Parties
Aid Coming Chest Drive

A board member of the Tacoma
Day Nursery ran into a golden
opportunity" to spread the good
word" on election day. A crowd
was at a polling precinct. The
board member knew most of the
people there, so she signed at
least 10 of them up as WOMPS.
They went out and spoke to so
more.
Agencies in Mrs. Kunigk's di-
vision include the Day Nursery,
Children's Industrial home. Ia
coma Humane Society, Lutheran
Welfare, Tacoma Public Health
Nursing association, White Shield
home, Council of Jewish Women,
Ozanam home, st. Anne's home,
Volunteers of America. Travellers
Aid. Family Welfare society, Carl
Lindquist clinic. American Red
Cross, Catholic Welfare bureau
Y. w. C. A, and the Dyslin Boys
ranch.
Mrs. Kunigk has worked with
the Community Chest the past II
years. For four years she was
head of the Green division, a large
group of women who cover the
city from house to house. She
started charity work 33 years ago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Hill Street Porkinq
Results in Tickets

Parking on billy streets We'd
with speeding for police attention
during a 24-hour period. with the
result more parkers than speed
ers were headed for police court
hearings Friday.
Tickets were issued to Dewey
A. Bert. Rt. 1. box 265. and r.
X. Franklin, 759 st. Helens ave.
besides a half-dozen others to
whom summons will be sent fol-
lowing a checkup on ownership Of
the cars. all for parking on pro-
hibited hill streets.
Robert c. Merrick. 611 So.
Cushman ave; r. d. MacRae,
2715 No. 26th St: Ed C. Allen.
1908 So. K st, and Richard An
derson. Rt 3, box s02, drew speed
ing citations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
City Detective
Hubbard Fired
"2-Gun" Dismissed
By Commissioner

Dismissal Of Detective Two
Gum Ralph Il. Hubbard. was an
nounced late Thursday BY Police
Commissioner Holmes Eastwood.
Discharge Of the officer climax
ed a eolorful police career Of more
than 10 years, and was caused
by Hubbard's disregard OF the
responsibilities OF his office" the
commissioner stated.
Commissioner Eastwood took
the action. he said. after he learned
Hubbard was unable to report for
duty on the afternoon shift Thurs
day. Eastwood expressed deep
regret al having to discharge
Hubbard. but said the episode was
the elimination of numerous other
violations of the police code.
A few months ago. Eastwood
said. Hubbard drew a 30-day sus-
pension. Half of that time was
suspended. and the sieuth went
back to work. A second offense
caused another 30-day suspension
plus addition OF the IS days time
Hubbard owed" with the result
the sleuth was TO serve IS weeks
without a day off as the penalty.
The time had not elapsed when
Hubbard failed to appear Thurs
day. Eastwood said
Hubbard. who joined the force
Jan. 3. 1918, served ten months.
and rejoined on July l, 1922. was
Tacoma's oath oldest officer in
point of service. He IL widely
known here both for a reputation
for having done brilliant criminal
detection work and as one of the
most outstanding personalities Of
the department. His deft use of
an unusual vocabulary and skill
as a raconteur, together with his
courage as an officer, made him
one of Tacoma's best liked officers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Evacuee Children
Arrive in N. Y.
Hope u. S. Will
Stay Out Of War

NEw YORK "A czza-a H-~r
slipped into port late Thursday
while $50 evscuee children sang a
song 70 the Statue Of Liberty and
II. C. Wells. the writer. expressed
his hope that the United States
would keep out Of the war.
The children were the last group
to be sent here. The British gov
eminent announced that It pre-
ferred its children to face the
dangers Of raids on land rather
than torpedoing at sea The
scythia had sos passengers in all.
outspoken as usual. Wells bit
terly criticized Lord Halifax, Brit
ish foreign secretary.
The man i want 70 see gos'
Wells said, els Halifax. the
quinfessence Of all that pa
triotie. English-speaking men
should fear. ! have n feeling.
being n British citizen. that 1
have never been so misrepre-
scented rs by my present for
eign minister.
IT should think II Halifax would
make the peace 1t would be a
very unsound one because of his
religious bias against Russia. Rus
STA is. absolutely necessary for any
any settlement OF the war. Russia
wants peace and does not want to
spend her resources in warfare"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Whisperlng campaiens ar.

Whispering campaigns are not
new in political circles.
But the campaign being Carried
on in Tacoma by the WOMPS Is
new and is bound to bring results
far beyond expectations of those
who originated the idea.
In case you don't know what
WOMB means, it's just this:
Word of mouth publicity
And. II will mean the success of
the Community Chest drive which
gets under way Oct. IA and con-
tinues for two weeks.
Popular in social circles these
days are WOMB tea parties,
bridge parties and mncheons.
Everyone who attends one of the
events signs card pledging to
tell five of their friends about the
coming Community Chest drive
for funds for the rs affiliated
agencies and the benefits bestow-
ed upon the city's sick and needy.
A WOMB Leader
In one way, II sort of works
like the chain-letter. In no time
at all, the word of mouth publicity
spreads throughout the city and
everyone should know about the
Community Chest drive when the
time arrives.
One of the leading WOMPS in
social circles is Mrs. w. A. Kunigk,
who has made a reputation in Ia
coma for her unselfish work in
charitable circles during the past
33 years. She has charge of
agencies concerned with family
conditions and welfare. She esti-
mates that more than 10000 per-
sons In Tacoma have been con-
tacted by the nucleus of her work.
ers alone.
Two other groups. headed by
Mrs. William II. Goering and Mrs.
Otto L. Johnson. have also made
excellent showings.
Effectiveness Cited
An example of the effectiveness
of the WOMB campaign is cited;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05

Appointment OF Harold W. Part
low, for the past six years head OF
appliance sales department of Ia
coma's light department. as chief
Of power utilization development
for the Bonneville Grand Coulee
power administration, was an
nounced Friday.
The new position was created
because of the expanding use of
Columbia river power. Bonneville
Coulee officials said. During the
past few months numerous con-
tracts have been signed for the de-
livery OF electricity TO municipality
owned systems. cooperatives and
public utility districts. Federal
authorities said power deliveries to
these customers are coming In in
creasing volume during the fall
months, with greater attendant
need by the distribution agencies
for aid in increasing domestic and
rural loads.
Besides his services with the
City of Tacoma, Partlow also
served number of years as a
salesman and buyer for Tacoma
firms.
In his new duties. which he as
sumed Monday, Partlow will ad-
wise Bonneville's wholesale Gus
toners on methods for building re-
tail power use, especially in the
domestic and rural fields. His
headquarters are In Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Lumbermen Elect
Oregon Man

VICTORIA, b. G.. Lumbermen
prepared to close the 31st annual
Pacific Logging Congress today
following election OF Truman w.
Collins, of Pondosa, Ore. as presi-
dent. and selection OF Seattle for
the 1871 convention.
A. A. Lausman. Of Portland, Ore,
was named vice president and A.
Whishnant. Portland, secretary.
Among the directors Is Everett
G. Griggs. Tacoma.
Directors and delegates contrib
uted S265 to an overseas tobacco
fund. Closing addresses were those
Of Glare Nogle, of Potlatch Forests,
Bovill, Ida. and Carlisle P. Wins
low, of Madison, Wis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued
Friday by City Building Inspector
Mccormick to Edward f. Voss for
construction of residence at
1889 So. Pine St. estimated to
cost $4,000; to Carl Kopf. resi-
dence, 6412 So. Junett St, $4,000:
Henry schenk, residence, 1892 SO.
Ainsworth ave. $4,000; G. C. Otto
sen. residence. 1886 So. cushman
ave. $4,000; M. L. storlie, resi-
dence. 7406 So. Puget Sound ave,
5000.