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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Key Pittman

Senator Key Pittnan of Nevada, in whom
the spirit of adventure never died, although
brought under control after middle life, played
an important part in the affairs of his party
and the nation for many years. Because he
was a strong advocate of consultation and
often found means to bring conflicting factions
together for roundtable discussion and settle
ment of differences, his services to both party
and nation were the more valuable.
A native Mississipian, he sought adventure
in the northwest while that region was still
in a pioneer state. Seattle in the early nine
ties, when he settled there, was only begin
ming to emerge from the ashes of its great
fire, and though he entered the law when
the city's legal profession was led by James
Hamilton Lewis-Dude Lewis as the people
called him, but brilliant despite his spats
and high hattie soon established a lucrative
practice. But the yeast of adventure again
his life. When the great gold strike
was made in Alaska, he gave up his practice
in Seattle and Joined the trek to the far
northwest territory.
He was a miner for a time, but finally
opened a law office in Nome where he sue
~cessfully fought encroachments by richly fl
nanced mining corporations upon the rights
of individual miners. Then came the silver
rush to Nevada. He pulled up stakes again
and moved back to the lava state which was
the center of all eyes because of the Com
stock Lode and it's tributaries. In 1911 he
sought election to the United States senate
against George S. Nixon. They made a gen.
tleman's arrangement, in which the candi
dates agreed that the one receiving the low
est vote would urge the legislature to declare
the other the senator from Nevada. Nixon
was so elected, but when he died a year later
Pittman again sought the office. The same
agreement was entered into between him and
his opponent. Pittman won, and continued in
the senate throughout the balance of his life,
and had just been reelected to another term
when he succumbed to a heart attack.
His demise could impose a handicap on
the administration during these difficult times
by reason of the fact that Senator George OF
Georgia probably will succeed him as chair
man of the powerful foreign affairs commit
tee. 1t was Senator George whom President
Roosevelt sought to have returned to private
life, when he was last a candidate, and who
has been unfriendly toward the White House
ever since. Because of the crisis, it is possible,
through the good offices of Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull, a good friend of both that Sena.
tor George and President Roosevelt NAV be
brought together. 1t would be a fitting tribute
to the principle which Senator Pittman SC
often employed successfully. if Mr.. Roosevelt
and MIR. George could be brought to the coun.
Gil table, thresh out their differences and
reach an understanding.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Editorial Comment
EXPERIENCED LEGISLATORS
Raleigh News and Observer

AS Legislatures go the l941 General AS
sembly will rank high in experience, IL OF the
so Senators and As of the 120 Representatives
having been reelected. In addition, there will
be quite a few members in each body with
previous legislative service.
A legislature with many experienced mem
bers is something much to be desired. and
the State is fortunate that such a body will
meet here in January. In few if any other
fields in the whole range of human endeavor
does experience count for as much as in the
legislative field.
1t is not by accident that the percentage
of experienced legislators will be larger in
the House than in the Senate. That circum-
stance arises from a condition which should
be corrected. Largely for political reasons.
which no longer exist at all with only eight
of the 10 members of the General Assembly
Republicans, the practice was begun some
years ago of having Senatorial districts re-
presented by two Senators instead of one.
although the intent that there should be so
Senatorial districts is implied clearly in the
Constitution. The result has been that in many
Senatorial districts, the office of State Sen
ator is rotated from county to county. Under
that practice the whole state suffers in the
loss of experienced legislators and the indi-
vidual districts suffer because the inevitable
tendency of the practice is that Senators elect
ed in that manner regard themselves as
Spokesman for their own counties rather than
for their districts.
1t will be the duty of the 1941 General AS
sembly. That duty should be performed. The
fairest way to redistrict the Senatorial dis
tricts will be to restore the number of So, as
contemplated by the Constitution. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
TOP o. THE MORNING

D. L. Moody tells Of his little boy Who call
ed to him one day, "Papa, [ Uant a drink OF
Udter,'' and then lCent on Nth his play. The
father Moughtlessly kept on NTH his reading.
Soon the child spoke again, Papa, I Want q
drink," but he kept on unconcernedly With his
play, and Mr.. Moody continued to read. Pres
emily he left his play, came and took hold OF
his fathers knee, and said earnestly, Papa,
I am thirsty, I must haze q drink"
"As soon as l saaD that the child meant aChdt
he said, granted his request speedily" Mr..
Moody concluded.
When q man Leaves his toys, or his idols OF
pleasures or riches he is in earnest and aCill
get of God all that he asks and all that he
needs.
1.-THE KINGS BUSINESS''
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12

said to have failed because, while
they balanced the budget and gave
economical service, in dealing
with complaints they were not able
to suffer fools gladly"
Civil Service Commission
While all manager cities do not
have a civil service commission
they do have, except possibly Kan
sas City, what is better described
as the merit SYSTEM" In fact.
unless a civil service commission
is SO organized and operated as
to maintain the merit system and
prevent the patronage system, it
is a delusion and a snare.
The civil service system in a
manager city has to change it's
emphasis from that which it
should have under the older form
of municipal government. Civil
service arose out of the necessity
of preventing the discharge of a
faithful employe to make room for
a politicians henchman, so the
emphasis was mostly on prevent
ing discharge of employees. But
when a manager is held respon-
sible. he can hardly be so held
if the method of discharging an
incompetent employe is practically
unusable. The good manager new
er recklessly fires employees, for
nothing so skaters morale and
lowers general efficiency as the
panic that arbitrary treatment of
employees causes. So the manager
plan lessons the chance of such
dismissals to a vanishing point.
In manager cities the emphasis
of the merit system lies in the
process of selecting new employees.
Municipal employment is. and in
a ems should be. a pattern for
all employment. Consequently it
attracts in manager cities not only
those who can serve we'll but also
those who know that steady en-
ploymsnt at reasonable hours and
pay. with the prospect of a pension
on retirement. is a great attrac-
tloll III q >toiAIls SCoIlollllC WOI1u.
The Budget
The chart by which the govern
mental machine is steered through
each year is the budget. It is
drawn up in tentative form by the
manager. He knows the expendi-
lures of each department and bu-
reaus for the preceding year. He
collects from department heads
and bureau chiefs their ideas
about the next years expenditures.
He puts all together and t III e
"cuts and tries" in keeping with
the estimated revenue. Then he
presents it as a whole to the coun-
Gil. Each member then looks at
each item critically from the point
of view of a representative of those
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
PARKER ARRIVES
HERE NEXT WEEK
Will Succeed Rev. W. A. Cade
As District Superintendent
Of Methodist Church
MA Srna hi

The Rev. A. S. Parker, who Sue.
ceeds the Rev. W. A. Cade as ST.
perintendent of the Wilmington
district of the Methodist church,
will arrive in Wilmington 10 take
over his new duties Wednesday Or
Thursday of next week.
The Rev. MIR. Cade, who has
been transferred to GoldsoOm
where he will serve as pastor O.
st. Paul Methodist church, SAID
last night that all three persons
involved in the transfer will move
on the same day.
The Rev. w. C. Ball, leaves 81.
Paul in Goldsboro for the Queen
Street Methodist church in KinS.
ton, where the Rev. Mr., Parker
has served as pastor for the past
five years.
Only one change was made by
the North Carolina Methodist Con-
ference in the Wilmington pastor
ates. The Rev. C. N. Phillips sue
ceeds the Rev. Walter Pavy Is
pastor of Epworth church. Tie
Rev. Mr.. Pavy is expected 10
move some time this week to his
new charge in the Town Greek
Creek circuit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
PUMPS CONNECTED
TO LOCAL WELLS
Will Be Ready For Use BY
City If Waters Salt Con-
tent Increases Again

Although the salt content in the
citv's water supply was steadily de-
~creasing yesterday, deep well pumps
were connected and made ready for
use Immediately Should conditions
change and the salt increase.
James e. L. Wade, city commits
sioner of public works, said that the
last count taken yesterday showed
$50 parts of salt per million gallons
at TONERS Creek and $50 parts per
million in the tap water of the city.
However, there is a possibility the
pumps may be placed into operation
today to help bring the water sup
ply back to normal.
Wade said that the water depart
ment has standing instructions that
if the salt content goes down that the
pumps will not be used, but If it
should go up to place the pumps
into operation Immediately.
He said that promise of rain up
state gave hopes that the water con-
dition will continue to improve. Yes
terday the salt in water was little
more than barely p%erceptible to taste.
Four pumps at the Boyle Ice
company, Independent Ice company,
Rose Ice company and the White
Ice Cream company have been fitted
with chlorinators. Tests are being
rum, according to Commissioner
Wade, to determine the quality OF
the water, which has previously been
worked out in his office, and are
now being verified.
Wade expressed the hope that If 1t
becomes necessary to use n pumps.
that the Wilmington public will not
waste the water, but on the other
hand cooperate with the department
and use only the water necessary
to care for the city's needs without
waste.
In case of a large fire the city
pumping stations will he in a posi-.
ton to raise the pressure to the
normal point if necessary, said
Wade. The pumps would supply
enough water for ordinary fires, anu
only in case of a conflagration
would it be necessary to raise the
pressure at the plant.
Wade announced that plans are
well under way by the city engi-
neers on an exhaustive study for
finding where the necessary quaint.
ty and quality of water can be Sc.
cured free of salt on a permanent
basis that will are for Wilmington's
needs, multiplied at least four times
the minimum requirements. The
plans are to take care Of the futuH
expansion of Wilmington and any
industrial development. The engi.
neers' report will be on a basis OF
all sources of water supply, both
underground and otherwise, with
definite concrete recommendations
plus costs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
HOLLEMAN IS NAMED
KIWANIS CLUB HEAD
Other Officers Are Selected At A
Recent Meeting Of The
Jacksonville Club

JACKSONVILLE, Nov. lib. j.
Holleman this week was drafted"
for the presidency of the Jacksonville
Kiwanis club by unanimous vote,
approving the recommendation of a
nominating committee.
Other officers elected were NJ. A.
Cowell, vice-president, and President
Ennis Murrell, Horace Cotton, DR..
Joe Baxter, Billy Arthur, I. j. KEEL
lum, DR.. L. R. Turner, P. V. Caps
and J. C. Thompson, directors.
Holleman requested that his name
be withdrawn on account of his be-
ing out of the city so often in con
nectoin with his business, the New
River Oil company of Jacksonville
and Smithfield. But the club declined
the request. He is a former president
of the Smithfield Kiwanis club.
1t. Preston Notes, commanding Of
ficer of Camp Fender of the Civilian
Conservation corps, spoke 'riefly on
CCC activities, and a group of en-
rollees offered a dozen vocal num-
bers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Wilmington Author Wins First
Place In Short Story Contest

CHARLOTTE, Nov. II. - At a
meeting of the Charlotte Writer'S
league at Thacker's restaurant here
tonight, Miss Mildred Grey Dempsey,
OF Wilmington, author of 1.-The An
gel of the Woods" received the S25
prize and the state contest cup for
winning first place in the state short
story contest sponsored by the Char
lotte Writer'S club.
Second place was won by Clary
Thompson, reporter on the Winston
Salem Journal, with his story, 1T
Works With Boys"
Three stories received honorable
mention. They were Southern Elk
posure," by Denver Baughan, pro-
fessor at Eastern Carolina Teachers
college, Greenville, N. c.; Onion
by Julia Montgomery Street o
Winston-Salem; and Third Shift ="
by Mrs. Zoe Kincaid Brockman, So
ciety editor of the Gastonia Daily
Gazette
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
More Help For Britain

A fair appraisal of President Roosevelt's
new rule of thumb policy which allows Cana
da and Great Britain to obtain half Of the
defense items now rolling off American as
sembly lines must take several factors into
account.
of extending all possible aid to Britain. That
is what the overwhelming majority of Ameri-
cans want to do. What is less clear is whether
we can safely spare a full half of our output
of defensive armament.
As for as planes are concerned the answer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12

Miss Dempsey and Mr.. Ihol'P'''
who We're honor guests at inc ."
ner meeting, are the %younse''
ers ever to win the contest
has been held each year loi
than a decade. Miss Dempse! 7gJ
uated from Wilmington High sun" w.
in 1884 and has worked loI IT,.
Federal Writers project ana !" IN
accounting department OF N' ,r
Union in Washington, D. T.
Thompson, originally from Ca"' .no
attended Campbell COLLEGE l0 /,
years and received his A.
Journalism from the Universe"
North Carolina in 1898. Since ,no
uation he has worked on tie nm
Sanford papers and the bu'i'
Times-News, and. is no" d
on the Winston Salem Journal NH.
Mrs. Brockman. who won l"I AVE
test last year with her story
nue. of Trees" was also pfese"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-CoAnty Government
under CouncilManager administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from WrightsuiHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. 11id'
er Turning Basin, Uith snip lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, tia
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained.yield methods
h%roughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency, supported by one
countrywide tar.
%Shipydrds and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities tor whites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF ndtine grape groWing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sdndtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
GEARS, LEVERS, AND


A form of government has some
resemblance to a piece of ma
chinery. Let us look at some of
the constituent parts of the City
Manager Plan.
The City Council
This body is small in numbers
as compared with the usual ward
council. The most common num-
Der is five, with seven and nine
members next in order of frequen-
cy.
There is a clear division of func-
ton between the council and the
manager. The council is respon-
sible for the entire city govern
ment both in making policies and
in carrying them out. But while
it is responsible for carrying out
policies, no member does any ad-
ministrative work. Indeed the plan
demands that no individual coun-
Gilman shall interfere with, give
orders to, or ask favors of anyone
concerned with administration,
from the manager down through
all ranks to the day 'aborers.
Under the control of the council
are all concerns of general pub
lie interest, such as policing, traf-
fc regulations, public health, fire
protection and prevention. 1t pass
es upon all local improvements.
The Mayor
The chairman of the council is
given the courtesy title of ,ayor.
He is elected as a councilman and
chosen from among his fellows.
His only duties are, practically
speaking, ceremonial, for he is the
official welcomer Of conventions
and visiting celebrities. But unof-
ficially he can become a great
political force, in the best
of the word, in the community.
He is looked to for leadership in
plans for progress Or retrench-
ment and Sells ideas to the peo-
pie and to his council. 1t is a
position long needed il public life
for it offers to the born leader a
chance to lead without entailing
the drudgery of detail that an IKE
tive office requires.
The City Manager
This official is literally a SER
want, but a chief 'ervant, for he
has definite responsibility for the
administration of the ~:ty govern
ment. He appoints, and if neces-
sary removes, the heads of de-
partments. They in turn appoint
subordinates, though they can ap-
point only those certified as COM
petent by the civil service system.
The manager should have had
experience in municipal service.
There should be no restriction on
his place of residence at the time
of appointment. The important
thing is to get a capable man.
In a small city the manager is
usually an engineer. This gives
the town the opportunity to use
MN as a general co-ordinator and
also to use his special skill on
problems connected with street
improvements, sewerage, '7ater-
systems, and public works. The
larger cities tend to demand espec-
tally knowledge of municipal fl
nance when choosing a manager.
Whatever the size of the city
the manager must have tact and
good hunor. A few men can be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Japan's Attitude

When a Japanese spokesman asserts, in
the wake of the election, that reorientation'
of the American policy in the far East is
absolutely necessary" he must be whistling
to keep his courage up. The Japanese cannot
expect that the administration having just
had its foreign policy approved, will now aban-
don it.
The fact is that the Japanese do not expect
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
TO VISIT ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-LPl-L'
ward j. Flynn, national democrat
committee chairman, left tonight D.
for Washington where he SAL
he would be a guest at the WhN'
House. He said he and Pres!d'l
would talk about "thlh2
in general"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Poisoned Food Leaves
4 Dead In Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Nov. IL R -
Four men died and more than 80
others became ill today after eat
ing breakfast at a Social Service
center.
Deputy coroners said they be-
lieved the victims were stricken
with food poisoning.
The ill, five in serious condition,
were rushed to several city nos
pitalS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
TO SPEAK

CHARLOTTE, Nov. 11.-R-The
North Carolina Hunters and Fish
ers' association will meet here No.
vember 20. Governor-Elect Brough-
ton will speak. Scores of sportsmen
from all sections of the state are
expected to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
The City Manager Plan

Editors note: The following
is another of a series of ar
ticles explaining the city man.
ager form of government, sup
piled by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce which is waging
a campaign for a vote of the
people to determine if they
wish to substitute that form
of government for the pres
ent commission form of gov
eminent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
Letter To The Editor
THANKS

To The Star:
The local Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars, and it's auxiliary wish
to thank you for the publicity you
gave us in connection with our Pop
py sale.
And we wish to thank the public,
who were most generous in making
this our nineteenth annual sale, the
largest in our history.
JOSEPH B. McENTEE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12

fisheries and the Dutch and Danish
dairy markets have disappeared.
Other wartime" foods are ex-
pc -iencing, the same boom. Baked
beans fhe soldiers friend) are
now going to the British Isles at
a thousand per cent more than a
year ago ($1, 1922, 900 against s122.-
|00O). -T
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov. lift you think the
war in Europe isn't rafting the barn door
and whistling down the silo of the American
farmer and tossing claw-hammers into the
cogs of American manufacturers, guess again.
While you are guessing, give a few guesses for
the boys over at the departments of commerce
and agriculture as to just what it all is going
to sift down to.
This isn't any gloomy picture, but it Ger.
tainly is confusing. To try to paint the whole
of it would take a mural from here to Shang-
hal. To look at one-tenth of it would be tire
some. But by tossing up a few figures on the
United Kingdom alone, I can give you some
idea of what is happening.
In the first place, it must be understood that
Great Britain is spending gold (Which we have
more than enough of already in this country
and devoting all its sterling to the provinces,
That's a prime point because England doesn't
want to spend gold for anything she can get
for silver and accounts for some of the teeter-
totter in the following recapitulation of pre-
war, postwar trade figures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12

who must pay the bills and nes.
the service. The public is al"S!'
granted special opportunity "
make suggestions at budget hea. .
ings." hen, once adopted tnt
budget is the years sa 4g cl""
for each department and oVres"
unless totally unforeseen clrc0-,'
stances interfere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
FSA MEETING

EDENTON, Nov. 11.-LP-Fecs''
al security administration SUPERB =,
r from all parts of the state WIZ
assemble here tomorrow for a tnfe7
day conference on problems OF Inc
work. U. S. department of aGTlc',
ture representatives will he on nam
to speak and lead discussions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
COTTON GAINS, TOBACCO LOSES

For example, in the IL months prior to the
outbreak of war in 1889, Great Britain bought
$23, 900, 900 worth of cotton from the United
States. In the same IL months after the war
started, Great Britain bought $lO4, Ooo, 900
worth of cotton. Fine, you say? The cotton
farmers, the government and I will agree.
But
In IL months prior to the war, Great Britain
took 1872, 900, 900 worth of tunprocessed) tobac-
co off our hands, but since, in II months, had
bought only $40, 759, 900 worth of the weed.
Into the figures of these two products, the
whole story can be written. with minor var
iations, Of course. Cotton is a war necessity.
Tobacco isn't. Aside from that, Great Britain
made heavy loans to Turkey. Turkey can pay
off in tobacco. Egypt raises tobacco. So why
keep buying from the United States and pay
ing out gold for a commodity Cno matter
what the quality when that same commodity
can be purchased for sterling to ones own
provinces or credits to ones own debtors.
That, however, is just a beginning. Lard
purchases in this country by Great Britain
have declined more than SO per cent from
practically $12, 900, 600. Ham and shoulders,
have dropped from 50, 900, 900 to $4,000, 900. But
canned salmon purchases have climbed from
SIS, $40, 900 to $9,287, 900. And canned sardines
from a paltry $433, 900 to 81, 1854 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-12
ENTER DAIRY PRODUCTS

More startling than any of these is the fact
that canned milk and cream exports to Eng
land, which totaled nothing during tie pre-war
year, now have climbed for the year to So, $780,
900.
These things are not hard to explain. Great
Britain is getting its pork and. lard elsewhere
or doing without it, but the Scandinavian