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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Alton English Held
Or Forgery Charges

Judgment was accepted yester-
day in recorders court in the case
of Lawrence Rogers, negro, VINO
drew sentences totalling two and a
half years on the state highways.
Rogers received six months on a
charge of reckless driving and two
years on a charge of violating the
liquor laws.
Alton Roy English, alias Nolan
R. Jones, waived preliminary ex-
animation on a charge of forgery
and was bound over for trail under
$3.50 bond at the next criminal term
Of New Hanover superior court.
The defendant is charged with forg-
ing checks amounting to $42 on the
Holland Motor company on August
g.
Trial of r. c. Hopkins, charged
with violating the liquor laws, was
continued until Monday, August II,
and an appearance bond of $3.50
was required. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
PROFITS TAX HIT.
SUGAR COATING
Sen. Clark Attacks Preferen-
tiaI Tax Treatment Of
ArmOrerS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. -R-
Booming voiced Senator Clark d.
MOI, longtime critic Of munitions
manufacturers, hurled into a con-
gressional tax hearing today the
charge that a proposed excess prof
its levy was sugar coating" to
make preferential tax treatment for
defense contractors more "palatable'
to the public.
John L. Sullivan, assistant treas
ury secretary, declared he did not
believe the charge was true, stating
that the levy on war profits a
been planned prior to the time that
the question Of amortizing defense
plant expansions was raised.
The amortization plan would per-
NIT corporations which expand their
plants for defense purposes TO de-
duct over a period of five years the
entire cost of such additions. Under
a house tax subcommittee recon-
mendation, this plan would be cou-
pied in a single bill, with a Is to
40 per cent excess profits tax and
a provision repeating the Vinson-
Trammell acts limitations of 8 and
7 per cent on the profits from a
ships and aircraft.
Inquiries of Sullivan at a hearing
before both house ways and means
and senate finance committeeman,
developed a treasury estimate that
the tax would yield $1,000, 900 net
on corporation earnings this calen-
dar year. An earlier estimate by
congressional tax experts was $780,
0OO,O 900.
when the President proposes
spending four or five billion dollars
every time he gets back from a
Weekend" Clark exclaimed, $780,
900, 900 is a drop in the bucket, isn't
it?"
"Yes, it is" the treasury official
replied.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

Charles Goodyear was granted
his rubber patent on June Is, 1884.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Goldenrod Is Planning
Moonlight Boat Ride

The Goldenrod chapter No. 142,
Order of the Eastern Star, will OBJ
serve a Robert Morris celebration
with a moonlight ride Friday eve
ming, August 16, at Wrightsville
Beach.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Christiana Wood, chair
man; Cornelia Brady, Berniece
Bjonerud, and O. A. Bjonerud.
Program leaders yesterday said
the ride will begin at 8:15 o'clock
Friday evening, leaving from the
second pier at Wrightsville Beach.
Persons desiring reservations are
asked to dial Mrs. ]. T. Barker at
$500 or Miss Christiana Wood at
6144. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

Skilled men which America
needs for national defense a r e
being produced at North Carolina
college of Agriculture and Engin-
eering, Raleigh, and in other
schools at Greensboro, Charlotte,
Durham, Wilmington, and Canton,
under the nationwide WPA pro-
ject for the vocational education OF
defense workers.
Warfare is not merely the front
line. The men behind the guns, the
men behind the planes ri as es-
sential to modern mechanical war;
fare as the men who fire the guns
or pilot the planes.
For each plane kept in commls.
sion, there must be a corps of 20
men, each specialized in his parti-
cular duties. In proportion, the SER
vice of supply to keep tanks, other
units going is as necessary as those
trained to drive the tanks - man
their guns.
Editorial, speech, editorial, tn e
man on the street, one overlapping
the other, clamor for trained, men
to run the machines. Armored
trucks, dive bombers, submarine
chasers, torpedoes, IS guns are not
automatons.
But first and foremost, before
war implements can be operated,
they must be made-skilled work.
ers are needed for that. After pro-
duction, skilled personnel is need
ed to service the battle wagons of
land, sea or air.
From industrial centers are
many reports showing dire need OF
craftsmen. An article released by
the Associated. Press on July %
has this lead paragraph: Faced
in a time of national emergency
with an unprecedent. skilled la
Dor shortage, industries in this cen
ter of the nations machine tool
business are crashing through the
bottleneck with a costly training
program" ... Men literally are
being picked off the streets and
taught tooling steel within minute
clearances."
This WPA project is the first ma.
jor step in the National Defense
Training Program, and the initial
number of enrollees in North Caro-
lima schools is 500. Hundreds OF
others will be assigned. In tn e
nation, upwards of $4,000 WPA
workers and up to S $1,000 other per.
sons will be trained in established
public vocational schools this sum.
mer and fall.
The project is sponsored by the
National Defense Advisory commits.
sion. AS co-sponsor, the U. S. OF.
flee of Education has made avail.
able ST., 500, 900 in addition of SO, 781,.
$40 allotted from WPA funds. The
sponsors representative in North
Carolina is T. E. Browne, Director
of Vocational Education, State De.
partment of Public Instruction.
Let's look closer at the college
unit for operating principles-f o I
all are the same. It is a new kind
of school which has commenced al
N. c. State college. It is stated by
regular instructors from the college
faculty. Though students must sat.
lsfy entrance requirements, no col.
lege credits are awarded with them
and tens Of thousands more like
them, Uncle Sam is developing his
human resources for jobs in indus
tries essential to national defense,
The school started last week. Be
ginning tomorrow, one hundred and
twelve enrollees will be taking
courses in THE Internal Combus.
ton Engine, welding, and
mechanical Drawing"
The vital core of all moving in.
struments of war is the internal
combustion engine. In the demon
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
BUSY BEES

RE1DsvILLE, Aug. 1o-0R-
H. D. Knight gathered about 30
pounds of honey from a couple
of his bee hives, which he
keeps as a hobby.
The honey was placed in a
tub and covered with a cloth.
The busy little bees found
the honey and carried nearly
all of it back to the hives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

Next winters formal debut party
planned by Mrs. William Adriance,
of New York, for her 18-year-Old
daughter, Josephine johnson, above,
may turn into a wedding reception.
JOSH, n of Gotham sOciety's glam0r
sub debs, tossed social precedent
overheard by announcing, before
Coming out" her engagement to
Blaine Faber. of New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
"DUKE DAY"

LAKE JUNALUSKA, Aug. 10
R-tDuke Day, the Lake Jun
aluska assembly's annual celebra-
ton honoring Duke university, its
faculty, students, alumni and
friends, will be observed Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
III Violent Deaths In
 Conn. Over Week-End
Auto Crashes Claim 5-22 Deaths in New England:
 300 Throughout Entire Nation

New Years holiday, but National Safety officials were encouraged because the total was lower than had been anticipated.
 More than 500 died violently over the Christmas holiday.
 A United Press survey showed that 292 lost their lives in auto- mobile accidents, fires, train wrecks by suicide, drowning or other vio- lence. Traffic deaths again led the rest. They totaled le6. Forty died by suicide, 10 in fires and 70 of oth- CT causes.
 Calofirnia led in number of dead and number of suicides. Twenty one died in automobile accidents, nine were. suicides and seven did of othr causes. Illinois and Pennsyl- vania each reported 25 deaths. One passenger was killed and % others injrued in a collision of two Illinois central trains at Arcola, Ill. The Panama limited crashed into the rear of the L.ouisiane which had stopped to pick up Q passenger.
 Four children of MT. and Mrs. John Gaile were asphyxiated in their Perth Amboy, N. J. home.
 An unknown number of fisher men were caught in Q snow storm off the N--th Carolina coast. No deaths were reported, but fear was fealt for their safety. It was the second time in l7 years that snow had fallen in that area.
 Safety officials attributed the re- duction in fatalities in part to their drive carefully" campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

ica," to name but Q few attractions.
 Meanwhile, railroad enthusiasts were having their fling. From ear- ly May to mid.September, some 62O railroad devotees enjoyed carefully planned trips which they soon term ed thrill trips" 80 great was their pleasure over these off-the- beaten track junkets.
 Bay State enthusiasts enjoyed e l42-mile ride in Q streamlined, air- conditioned coaches from Boston to Fitchburg and East Fitchburg There they were offered an inter- esting locomotive exhibition and also personally conducted tour of the Simonds Saw Steel Company's windowless building -often refereed to as "The Plant of Tomorrow"
 The trip provided an ideal con- bination of travelling, photograph ing and sightseeing opportunities.
 Thrill Trips"
 Two of the thrill trips" enjoyed by nearly 800 New Workers were the Socalled Hell Gate Trip from New York to Van Nest and Bay Ridge, and the Deerfield Trip from New York to Deerfield and Springfield.
 More than 432 miles were covered on the Deerfield Trip which in- cluded an inspection of the engine housing facilities at Railroad Yards in East Deerfield.
 One of the New Haven's most popular novelty" trains was the "Husking Bee" train from New York to Kent, Connecticut, in late Oc- tober. Some 800 sophisticates jumped at the change to enjoy a real, old-fashioned- shindig featur- ing Q farm supper, barn dance and husking bee.
 All these trains are but samples Of the New Haven's attempts to in- ject Q bit of sport and fun into the lives of those seeking even tenn porary respite from workaday wor- ries. And the warm welcome they have received is the best proof of their success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
TRUCK DRIVERS
 SEEK INCREASES

Boston, Jan. 2-(UP) - Armed with full authority to call Q strike against l65 Metropolitan Boston trucking companies, flegotiators for $500 AFL Union drivers were to present wage increase demands at noon today.
 The representatives of the truck drivers and helpers union, local 25, were to report to the state arbitra- ton board results of voting by the membership Sunday. The employer group was to meet earlier at a hotel to decide what stand 1t will take in today's negotiations.
 The union rejected all proposals for extending for more than anoth- CT year the contract which expired at midnight Dec. 3l. It approved proposals for wage increases and shorter hours and authorized its wage-scale committee to call a strike to enforce demands.
 After five days of futile confer ences at the state house, however, both sides still hoped to avoid a strike like that of a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
COP. ALDERMEN IN BITTER TILT FOR LEADERSHIP.
Reiner Defeats Kingston By 4 to 3 Vote in Live
 Iy Session

What may result in a ser ious split in the ranks of Republican aldermen came yesterday in a bitter fight over the election of a minor ity leader. The post went to Alderman Joseph Reiner, who received four votes to defeat Alderman George H. Kingston. The latter had three votes. Mir. Kingston has been majority leader for the past two years, and was ob- viously angry ct being busted as COP. leader.
 First nominated were MT. Rei- ner, Mir. Kingston and Alderman O. Arthur Dubois. The first two re- ceived three votes each, and MT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

If you like 'em original, there is MOSS HART, Broadway playwright and psychologists pal. He was part ly responsible for the screw-ball comedy, "You Can't Take It With You" and currently lives in an ul- tra modern house full of antique Victorian furniture.
 JOHN EDGAR HOOVER would be @ capture. He is 42, and once wrote Q story on how he'd raise his boy, if he had @ boy.
 Dentist, Sandman
 Racketeer?
 Handsome DR. JOHN BAIN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Trading Quiet Within Narrow Range Today
Leading Stocks FIuctuate international Mercantile
 Marine Features in Turnover

New York, Jan. 2 - CUPO - Stocks moved narrowly in quiet trading during morning dealings to- day. Around noon the list was under the best of the day with . majority of Issues slightly higher.
 Leading stocks 1iuctuated in c narrow arc. Steels had small gains. Rails and Motors were steady. Util- ities registered small advances.
 International Mercantile Marine featured in turnover and rose more than point to above 10. Electric boat also gained more than a point.
 Numerous other special issues were strong. Federal Light and Traction preferred made Q new high at 100 up 2. General Foods equaled Its high. Wisconsin Electric Power jumped 2 Ia points to a new top at 1l6 on Q single 10-share lot trade.
 Gains of Q point and more were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
CHOIR TO MEET
 AGAIN TONIGHT

St. Joseph's senior choir will hold @ rehearsal and business meeting this evening at 7:45 o'cloc. The rehearsal will be in preparation for the fifth annual program to be sponsored by the Lithuanian Inde- pendent Political club Saturday evening of this week at 48 Green street. Professor Alexander Aleksis will be in charge of the rehearsal.
 Joint Meeting Tonight
 Stokes Post, No. 6, American Le- zion, will hold a joint meeting with the Auxiliary at their Bank street clubrooms this evening to make plans for the 1940 programs and to discuss details for the annual military ball of the post the last week in March.
 The post held a meeting last evening and appointed Victor Dan- isavage chairman of the entertain ment committee, assisted by Charles Matisavage, Charles Slokus, Edward Lasky, Al Francis and Joseph Stricklus. John Danisavage was elected chairman of the publicity committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

sleps in pajamans. He plays the flute and accordion.
 RICHARD GREENE is the hand somest bachelor left in Hollywood, as most of the pretty boys have left circulation. He is 25, and has big hands and feet
 Why Not Marry
 A Photograph?
 In Congress, RUSH HOLT Is the best offering. Before he finished his first term as the youngest U. S. senator since Henry Cley, he be- came the original Mir. Smith in the matter of speaking to empty seats.
 Another eabby boy is EDGAR BERGEN. He owns c new house, lives on . hefty income earned by couple of dummies. Bergen Is 80 and can do parlor tricks.
 Last word in c golf husband Is slamming SAMMY SNEAD, and he speaks 1t when he muffs c five- foot putt, which is rarely.
 If you want e catch, there's CHARLIE GEHRINGER, who does all right on second for tho Detroit Tigers. He's 80 and his favorite off, diamond sports are bowling, skat. ing and squash rackets.
 Another Detroiter who should be on every leap year girls list is LAWRENCE P. FISHER, whose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Building Permits

The following permits have been filed at the office of the build ing inspector:
 Morris Kosersky & Sons, Inc., to erect two ne-family dwellings on Donald terrace, S6,000.
 GaetanO Lac0uxxi, to make alter aticns at 70 Ward street, $4O0.
 Boston Furniture Co.,, to make alterations at 1SS South MaiU street, S9OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
HUSBAND RETURNS
 TO FIND DEATH

New York. Jan. 2-(UP)--Theo- d0re Hulslander, a salesman who went to spend New Years day with his mother after quarrel with his wife, returned at 2 a. m. today and found his wife, Gladys, 36 dead in bed, their son, Paul, three. dead ID his crib. and another sun, Theodore. IT,. il, seriously ill.
 Mrs. Hulslander had leit c note reading; T gave the roach powder to both children and myself. ! want to be buried with my children. Please do not open the easket. I do not want any autopsy"
 The oder boy. still conscious. sad the mother had given him two tea- spoons of powder telling him, "Its good for your cold"
 T told her ! didn't like it; ii tastec like dirt, but ahe said 'ft's all right" the boy said. He didn't know, when hi6 father arrived, that { his mother and brother were dead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

bekore you leap year, or the fats In the fro for single men this year og lDA0.
 if you were around four years aeo--last time we had leap year --you know that any unattached males fair game for any girl who wants Co up and pop the question And there's plenty Of material - some le.O00,000 single men in tho country.
 couldn't hardly expect c girl to propose to Ie million, leap year or no. But suppose we got 1t down to THE one man in c million--lnost any Rtrl'd like to at least look over the field if 1t were sifted down to le.
 Waiting Girl With
 Matrimonial Reach
 A cross section like that on the really good catches gives c fair Idea of the kind of husbands out there Co be pluckered by . girl with . matrimonial reach, Each one has sumething-loo talent, fame, per- Nonality, Inaxuma, or maybe c home- ly face that's c guarantee that when you land him no other girls ever going to take him away.
 Better start with Hollywood,
 No. 1 bachelor there is JIMMY STEWART, bashful- looking kid of Sl. He's c feet 3, has unruly brown hair, c yen for chewing gum and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
NO7ED SURGEON
 DIED YESTERDAY

Westport. Conn. Jan. 2-(UP)- Dr. George Walter HaWley, 65, In- ternatiOnally known Orthopedic sur- geon who perfected the first frac- ture table, died yesterday of tuber- culosis from which he suffered for nearly ten years.
 Dr. Hayley, Q native Of Bridge port, served as Q Lieutenant Colonel in the hospital corps during the World War and for a time was as- signed as medical observer with the British third army. He was an or. ganizer of the fracture committee of the American College of Surgeons and his fracture table, invented in 1921. now is preserved in the Smith sonian institute at Washington.
 In 1882 he made Q second table With an x-Fay and fluOroscOpe at- tachmepts, permitting surgeons to see and guide bones during the re- ductiOn of q fracture. It has been adopted throughout the world,
 Illness forced his retirement in 1882. His widow, a son and . daugh- ter survive. Funeral services will be held privately
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

@JOCK" SUTHERLAND, Gloomy Scot, is Q double-threat provided. One of the greatest football coach- es, he is also e dentist. Every other year he visits Scotland to brush up on his brogue.
 If you're looking for . husband you can keep, there are Q couple of prospects on the palmer side. one is KAY KYsER, smooth voiced bandsman who admits his face is slightly curdled. His mother wanted him to be Q druggist, but now he's filling prescriptions in rhythm.
 Red-headed DON BUDGE is ari- other rhythm boy. His mother once said, Don may never get to be the best tennis player In the world, but they'll have Q hard time keep. ing him from being the homeliest." ? Might Give . WhirI
 To This Guy
 There'd be six days each month or so when TORCHY PEDEN wouldn't come home, for his bus mess is bike riding. He is 8, and sprinkles sugar on his lettuce.
 Today's best bet for Romeo is MAURICE EVANS, who played the part to Katharine Cornell's Juliet and is currently famous for his un- cut Hamlet that runs longer than Gone With the Wind"
 Most experienced prospect - he's almost professional - is TOMMY MANVILLE, Manhattan society's madcap bachelor. He's been in and out of marriage four times.
 Least experienced is MICKEY ROONEY. Here is the perfect love CT, the ideal cave man, the persona ality kid. But Mickey Is strictly am- ateur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
S55O Judgment

Judge John r. McDonough in the Court of Common Pleas this morning fled a memorandum of decision allowing Sarah Reyes s55O in the suit she brought against Julius J. Pax.
 The suit arose out of an auto- mobile collision at the corner of Noble avenue and Boston avenue in Bridgeport. It was alleged that an automobile. owned and oper- ated by the defendant. ran into the rear of an automobile in which Miss Reyes was a passenger, caus- ing her neck and back injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

business Is bodles--for automobiles. He is 6l, vice president of General Motors, is listed in Who's Who and has six married brothers, indicating there's nothing in his family against matrimony.
 Wants to Try
 Fighting Irish?
 A couple of fighting Irlshmen on the lccse are BILLY CONN, the light-heavy champ, and red-headed FRANK MURPHY, Q. S. attorney general. Billy Is 2l and Q cham pion eater. Murphy Is 46 and doesn't smoke or drink.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

DuEois, who got one vote, with drew. On the next ballot MT. Rel. ner was elected.
 Voting for MT. Reiner were Alder. men James Abercrombie, William Gerardi, DuBois and Alderman Rei. ner himself. Voting for MT. Kings ton were Aldermen Burton Walker William Kolbeck and MT. Kingston himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
JEALOUSY CAUSES
 MAN TO MURDER

KenilWogth. M. J.. Jan. 2.--(Up1- Jealousy over the powers o1 his once Of borough treasurer and tax collector, which weze about to be enFtailed by the new borough eolan- cil. caused 1B-yeaE-0ld Jolan ~. Dut- Ter to kill August !. eiehI, f0. the borough clerk.
 Butler. q former BFitsAh eoldlef, used two euns ln his rampage in the iWo-st0Ey brick borough haIl Yee- leHday nl0fning. He aieo wounded Andrew RneeensaE. i1. eEs of fhs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Interest

Controller Thomas M. Conl0n yesterday paid out 8 total of $l64,0O0 in interest and bond redemption. The payment is required Jan. 1.
 Interest of $l00,000 was paid, and s55,000 was spent for bond redemption. Signing Of the cheeks was one of MT. COnlon's first official acts after being sworn in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Spotlgllting Brass CityNews
Back to Capitol

Congressman J. Joseph Smith was to leave today for Washing ton by automobile. With him was his wife, who will remain in the capital during the Congressional session.
 MT. Smith will seek during the session starting tomorrow to secure legislation broadening the educa- tional orders program, which he originally sponsored.
 Also going to Washington today was the congresSman's secretary, Joseph P. Donahue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
NAOMI CHAPTER IN
 SESSION TONIGHT

Order Of Eastern Star. Naomi chapter. will meet tonight for . shert business meeting nt the an- nual New Years party.
 Mrs. Aida Anderson viii he a charge of entertainment, while Fe. treatments will be in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth WenzeI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
On Committee

Several Waterburians have been named to committee arranging for the annual Jackson day din- ner of Connecticut Democrats. The dinner will be held at New Haven, Jan. 8.
 State Chairman J. Francis Smith of this city is named to the executive committee. Appointed to the honorary committee are Mayor Vincent Scully and Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith.
 Cornelius P. Maloney of this city has been named to the pulp licity committee.