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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
IGNORED
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
Recently Governor Hoey issued
invitations to about SO prominent
persons in this state to meet joint
ly with him this month to study
plans for a Decade of Progress
promotion for North Carolina. The
invited list was comprised of social,
religious and civic leaders in prac.
tically every town and city in the
state-except Wilmington.
Surely this was an oversight on
the part of the Governor and he
should be reminded that our lovely
city which is about to wake up by
the sea has many capable leaders
who should participate in the par
ley. With a representative from
Wilmington in the meet perhaps
this city could edge in on some of
the progressive activities promoted
by the State of North Carolina.
FLOYD cox, JR.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
HIGHWAY II

This has been a good season for Highway
II. Larger numbers of tourists have Travelled
it than in any periodical migration since it
was opened to traffic. Motorists in increasing
hordes are learning of its beauties and its
lesser mileage between eastern cities and
southern resort centers. Throughout the day
and we'll into the night the hum of automo-
biles along it's course is ceaseless.
There is comfort and benefit in all this for
alt communities on its route. But there is one
drawback to its increasing use: 1t is not wide
enough for safety or convenience to traffic.
While it was still a new highway and little
known it's width was adequate. Now that 1t
is generally known, albeit still new as high.
ways go, its narrowness offers serious haz'
ards to it's users.
AS we become more and more a nomadic
people and additional myriads take to the
open road whenever opportunity offers, the
inadequacy of two-lane highways is distress
ingly apparent. 1t is not pleasant, but exceed
ingly costly, to reflect that our hindsight is
SO much better than our foresight. Many
states are doing what they can, as rapidly as
they can, to correct the original blunder of
narrow roadways by spreading their main
Travelled roads to three and often four lanes,
and so catching up with a program which
should have been undertaken with the first
marked increase in tourist travel.
But our state has not moved to put this
section of Highway II in the class of the
nations more commodious trafficways. In
the interest of safety, correction Of the fault
should be made. While rightsof-way are be-
ing secured for additional lanes, so obviously
needed, the situation would be improved by
wide ement or asphalt shoulders along each
side. This would not bring the highway up
to requirements, but would at least reduce
the accident hazard and afford greater con.
venience to the thousands who drive on it
daily.
Is it unreasonable to believe that some OF
the money in the highway fund which is GOV.
eted for diversion, could be we'll employed
Immediately for doing this necessary work?
We believe not.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
The European
War Situation
(By The Associated Press

HELSINKI. - Finnish COM
mand says Mannerheim line still
holding, calls on "civilized ma
TONS for quick help. Russians
renew obstructive air raids on
cities behind lines.
MOSCOW. - Russia claims
capture of 70 more Finnish forts,
total of "a reported taken in last
five days.
WASHINGTON. - Senate ap-
proves measure making $2O,OOO,-
600 loans available to Finland
and China, bill goes to house;
record naval peacetime appropri-
alton bill starts through the
house.
LONDON.-Britain sends more
planes to scout Germany; calls
for 10000 fishermen volunteers
to battle mines; Lm.ee 1Igfiter
planes chase German bomber
from Thames river.
PARIS.-French police watch
Soviet Russian embassy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
KENNEDY REFUSES
TO ENTER RACE
FOR PRESIDENCY
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\SO1ltA11uSu L. oSC ohN(
Roosevelt administration, made
plain that he would not file the
authorization. He said "the para.
mount consideration of public duty
compels me to decline to permit my
name to be presented"
There had been a furry Of
speculation during the day as to
why Kennedy's rame was being en-.
tered. Some political onlookers
thought the aim might be to as.
sure that President Roosevelt would
get the Massachusetts delegation in
case he sought a third term.
Others argued that, if that was
the desire, the nov was unneces.
sary since only yesterday demo-
cratic State Chairman William IL
Burke, in choosing a list of dele
gates pledged to James A. Farley,
said this action was predicated up
on the assumption that if Mr.
Roosevelt ran "Mr. Farley and the
democratic party as a whole would
support his candidacy.
Still others figured that perhaps
Kennedy was being put forward as
a candidate in his own right, with
out any reference to the posslns
candidates. of other persons.
Meantime the possibility that a
slate of delegates pledged to Pau
V. McNutt might be entered in tho
Wisconsin preferential primary
complicated further the complex
political situation in that state
Reports were current here tha'
McNutt supporters might put a
ticket in a field already croWde'
by two states supporting Preslden'
Roosevelt for a third term and q
group backing Vice President Jar
ner's presidential candidacy.
McNutt's friends said here that II
would be up to Frank McHale, MV'
Nuts campaign manager, to deeiu'
whether the Wisconsin sltua'lOA
was such as to warrant the NJ,
Mutt forces in making an open ou
for delegates. McNutt, an aVoMe'
candidate for the presidency Id,
said that he would step aslde u
President Roosevelt seeks a UNIV
term.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
|TAMMANY DISTRICT
LEADER ARRESTED
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nocent to a 7-count Indictment, spe-
officially charging bribery, extortion
and taking unlawful fees, and bail
for each was liked at $4,000.
1t was the second serious accuse
ton made this week against Solomon
who has been one of the most pow
erful Tammany bosses since Dewey
convicted District Leader James ]
Hines last February for conspiracy
in the operation of the old Dutch
Schultz policy gambling racket.
Testifying yesterday in the current
labor racket trial Of Louis Nepke
Buchalter, Max Rubin swore tina
he gave 1900 to Solomon as part
of the "payoff" to settle a bakery
strike. That accusation was not re
lated to Solomon's indictment.
The Indictment sprang from an in
vestigation of alleged irregularities
in state printing contracts, which
annually total about $4,000, 900, being
made by Dewey's office parallel te
a similar statewide inquiry ordered
by Governor Lehman.
At the same time that Dewey's Of
flee disclosed it's action against Sol:
mon and Mullins, it also announced
that julius Weinstein, treasurer OF
the Burland company, and another
of it's officers had been indicted in
connection with their personal state
income taxes for 937.
The name of the second executive
was withheld pending his arrest.
Weinstein was specifically charged
with having filed his 1897 income as
SIG, 600 when it should have been
stated at $46,600. He pleaded inno-
cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Man bout
Manhattan
BY George Tucker

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Therc are
some things at which even a modern
young Ann Rutledge must demure
and to pretty Mary Howard such E
moment came at 4:45 p. m. yester
day while her mother poured tea fol
reporters and photographers in theil
suite at the Sherry-Netherland.
All afternoon this wide-eyed Okla
homa girl who plays Ann Rutledge
in ABE Lincoln in Illinois" hat
snapped tidbits with the inquirins
reporters. Dutifully she had posed il
a dozen ways for the relentless cam
eramen-speaking into a telephone
unpacking her trunk, combing hel
chestnut hair at her mirror. She
was a willing and a striking subject
in her sky blue basket-weave WOO.
housecoat which was high at the
throat with gold-beaded sprays al
the shoulders and the waist. She
had little quilted sky-blue slippers
to match.
She was about to say Haven't
you u out of flashlight bulbs yet?'
when he said:
CHOW sit in this chair and pull
your skirts up above your knees"
Mary Howard is a dancer and an
actress and she doesn't mind showing
her knees when there is a reasonable
excuse. But she was thinking fast.
This is a long, high-at-the-throat
h%ousecoat. 1t isn't the sort Of thing
that goes we'll with leg art. Unless
a leg picture is made at just the
right angle it is apt to look funny
So she hesitated just a moment,
looking at the photographer, and he,
seeking this hesitation and misinter.
preting it, was unaccountably con-
fused for a moment. isn't it all
right?" he asked.
TT isn't that" said Mary How
ard. II was just wondering what
Abe Lincoln would think of Ann Rut.
ledge If he knew she went in for leg
art"
Well, that made everything pretty
swell. She sat in the chair and he
got his picture, and then Mary How
ard, who is freqently mistaken for
Will Rogers daughter, was telling
about the fun they had in Tennessee
when the Lincoln picture had it's pre-
miere there, and about the fun thev
had in Washington where she met
FDR and also a policeman named
Robert e. Lee, and about eomi,g n
New York and just missing The finn
at Fefe's Monte Carlo where Elaine
CAN I want is "a hours Of hiss,
Honey') Barrie kidnapped John Rar.
rymore who had just opened On
Broadway in my Dear Children"
She told about going TO a d.noa
at the Waldorf and seeing Hal L..
Roy, the dancer, for the first time
in years. She was So glad to sas
him that before she realized II w.
running toward him saying. "Ha1
look, don't You remember meo IT,
she was suddenly embarrassed ha.
cause everybody had stopped to look
at e and she wasn't sure LeRov
"oulo remember her. But that Ia st
eo only a second because Hal I,aRov
GRABBED her and said, "Whv. hone,,
now could I forget yo,,. Yo,, weSe
my first girl" ""e
The world is a TASTY ;,,;o,,
apple when you are on the wav
w. ana Mary Howard is learning
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
WITH ROD AND REEL

Spring brings many messages to many men,
To some it speaks of blowing and planting;
to others Of sports: baseball, golf, tennis. To
hear Its luminous for rod and reel and a test
of skill at fishing.
These latter hereabouts are ready for their
fun. The New Hanover Fishing club, with s0
members and a roster expected to ton LOCO
shortly, is counting on it's best season since
it's organization in 1915. There's sometime
about a cold winter which makes fishing bet
ter in the spring that follows. And this win.
ter has been cold, as everybody knows.
Even now a favored group, with time fo1
the purpose, plan forays into the hinterland's
fresh waters for pan fry" Before we know
it they'll be out for the larger, gamier fish
in the surf and farther offshore. They talk
of the first trip to the gulf stream as if i,
were a matter Of visiting a buddy around the
corner.
It's in the air-this fishing spirit-and Il
truth were known no red-blooded fellow. how
ever tightly tied to desk or office, but wishe:
he might be able to bring in the first catct
Of merit. The New Hanover club, determined
to live up to its opportunity, is to offer prizes
this season totaling at least 1900 in none,
value and many lines that in psychological
effect. 1t is preparing to be host to man,
thousands of visiting anglers, in one way ant
another, and to offer the expanding member
ship a measure Of cooperation that will Sc
the season off as something to remember
throughout the years.
The fishing club is among Wilmington
finest assets. Its value as an advertising
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Forestry Students Make
Newsprint From Red Pine

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 13.-P)-
Forestry students, carrying out
every step from planting the trees
to making the paper, succeeded to-
day for the first time in producing
newsprint from red pine.
Prof w. Curry Hisey of the State
College of Forestry predicted the
process would open a new field of
development for northern timber.
Red pine, a northern tree, has
never been used before in paper
making.
Development of the process paral-
leled to some extent the experiments
with southern pine that resulted re-
Gently in establishment of a southern
pulp industry.
Hitherto, spruce has been the main
source for newsprint pulp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
SURPRISE
New York Herald Tribune

After Mrs. Roosevelt's gratuitous, champion
ship Of the American Youth congress-, the Pres
dents blunt words to it are as welcome as the
sudden deserved spanking of a spoiled child. TIC
his rain-soaked audience they must have car
ried the added sting of a great surprise. Ger
tainly they surprised the country at large
which will see in them a sharp rebuke not
only to the organization itself, ommun
minded if not controlled, but, by implication, al
least. to the. First Lady as well. For Mrs
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Mrs. Alma A. Shepard -,
Funeral Services Held

Funeral rites for Mrs. Alma AN
derson Shepard, Il, who commute.
suicide in the Globe, Princess sliE,
tavern, Saturday night, were ~"
at the Oak Grove cemetery yes's'
day morning at II O'Clock.
The services were conducteu -
the graveside by the Rev. d"
Barclift. OH
Active pallbearers were m
Bowen, Perry Russ, Whltlock ri
gen, Charlie Simpson, KayA
Curry and o. A. Phillips.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Frasier Asks Permission
To Build Marine Railway

The wilmington district army en-
gineers office reported yesterday
that James Fraser, of Southport,
has applied for permission to dredge
a slip, construct a marine railway
and a wharf to be built on the in
land waterway.
Plans showing the proposed work
may be seen at the engineer office
or the office of the postmaster at
Southport.
Objections to the proposed pro.
jects from the standpoint Of Eavi-
cation interests should be filed with
the Wilmington district, army engi-
neer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
BROWN AND FIVE
OTHERS PAROLED
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wood county in November, 1888, tc
serve 20 to rs years for second de
gree murder; W. R. Norris, con-
victed in Nash county last Deem
Der Of abandonment and non-sup.
port and sentenced to six months;
w. A. Young, sentenced last No
vember in Rockingham county to
six months for moving a crop with.
out notice; W. D. Shermer, convict
ed last June and September in For
syth county and centenced to four
months for violating the prohibi-
ton law and operating a lottery;
and A. J. Cook, sentenced last De-
cember in Johnston county to three
months for operating a car while
intoxicated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
FREIGHTER SUNK

BELFAST, Northern lreiaA'
Feb. 13-LR-The Swedish freIsn
Dalaro, 1927 tons, today was ~
ported to have been sunk by d n
or torpedo off the Irish coas' w. y,
terday and her crew picked up Il
the Belgian trawler Jean DE wa :,
The Dalaro's captain was sai'
have been killed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
The Editors
BOX

The Editor does not necessar1-
" endorse any article appear
ing in this department. They
represent the views Of the In
dividual readers. Correspondents
are warned that all commune
cations must contain the correct
name and address for our rec
ords. though the letter may DO
signed as the writer sees fit.
The Star-News reserves the
right to alter any text that for
n reason is objectionab bic.
Letters on controversial SUBJ
iects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14

this now. She was in the Follies
at Is, and she danced a little, and
she vent to Hollywood where after
a long time she was given a few
parts in a few scattered pictures.
But now, we'll, take a look at her
Dancing eyes. AS you know, your
eyes v dance unless your heart
is dancing too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
TWO KILLED

NEW DELHI, India, Feb To- .irs
"A British lieutenant and a i D.;ra
trooper were killed and i've .,osh
soldiers wounded today IN d hid
with tribesmen on Indians no aid
northwest frontier. DispaIcl'' ,ay1
the tribesmen were believed
suffered heavily
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, February 13.-R-
Weather bureau records Of tempera.
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing s p. m. in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
TOP o. THE MORNING

things, but a certain vay OF looking at al
things. CALENDAR
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
Nurses Like White Cottons

Their idea is to get a cotton stocking that
will sell at three pairs for 81. They are try.
ing to get manufacturers to knit them full.
fashioned" like silk hosiery, instead Of just
round and round, like a meal sack. They will
outwear silk stockings Of equal weight, Miss
OBrien told the congressman, and should sell
well lin certain parts of the country"
The remark about certain parts Of the
country" sounded to us like a let-down. Women
like silk stockings. When last we saw DR.,
Stanley she was wearing silk stockings.
But nurses are taking to white ~cottons. They
stay white after washing. silk tends to become
yellow as it is laundered," says Miss OBrien,
therefore nurses do not like silk hose so we'll,
because it spoils the effect >of the white cos.
tune"
Just to prove the case, nurses at Garfield
hospital in Washington are wearing the white
cottons to see how they wear. Miss O'Brien
didn't mention it, but If the cotton hose have
a bad effect on nurse appeal" that indefin.
able something about nurses, the cotton stock.
ings will lose the race.
Stockings Too Good
Yet we can't leave the subject without tell.
ing you the views Of Rep. Charles A. Plumley
of Vermont, on the subject. DR.. Stanley re.
marked that when they were put on sale one
day in Wilmington, Del. dupont center), they
were grabbed right up"
AoS P0S VII SoAS WIG AHSS ooyJ oQP
plemented Mr.. Plumley, have never been worn
out! So the manufacturers have changed their
formula and are making them Of a little diff.
ferent grade now"
THAT will wear out?' asked the surprised
DR.. Stanley.
THAT will wear out" said Plumley. That is
a fact"
There is no demand for replacement, them"
inquired Rep. Cannon of Missouri.
mo" said Plumley, you never have to buy
another pair"
We asked Mr.. Plumley where he got that
information. We would like to collect some of
the 'first-edition' hosiery. But Mr.. Plumley
wasn't definite. He said he got the informa.
ton generally, from women who have tried
them He said he had no such
direct from the DUPONT factory.
Mr.. Plumley said he had told the appropria.
tons committee ''off the record Of other COM
modities which were so good when first pro-
duced that the factories had to change them
so they would wear out and keep people COM
ing back for new goods.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-14
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
By PRESTON O V

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1870 many folks are
picking on the Japanese silk industry these
days it is a wonder the little silkworms don't
curl up and quit.
First the duPonts came along with Nylon,
the new synthetic fiber for stockings. Then
congress and the state department began throw.
ing sand into the gears of trade with Nippon,
and now the department of agriculture people
have a new cotton stocking they think may
amaze the country.
Never was an humble worm so set upon.
DR.. Louise Stanley "a woman-nice looking,
too) and Miss Ruth O'Brien took some samples
Of their new cotton stockings to show to mem.
bers of congress in support Of requests for ap.
preparations. They spend $50, 900 a year in the
department of agriculture making cotton stock
ings attractive and think they have something
pretty good already. with more improvement to
come.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-25
Notice For Sealed Bids

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes Coun
ty, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids
until IL o'clock Noon on the First
Monday of August, 1910, for the sale
to it, for the use of Road District
No. Two, of the following described
road machinery, to-wit:
/ Twin City Tractor, and
for the sale of i old Twin City
Tractor by said Road District.
tor by said Road District.
In purchasing said equipment, the
Board intends to take advantage o
provisions of Section 6 of Senate Bill
211 of the regular 1910 Mississippi
Legislative Session on a semi-annua
pay basis.
Ordered this July 1. 1910.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-25
Notice For Sealed Bids

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, will receive seal
ed bids until IL o'clock Noon on the
Monday of August, 1910, for the sale
to it, for the use of Road District
No. Two, of the following described
road machinery, to-wit:
1 No. 10 Grader, and
for the sale of / old No. 10 Grad
err by said Road District.
In purchasing said equipment, the
Board intends to take advantage of
the provisions of Section 6 of Senate
Bill 211 of the regular 1910 Mississippi
Legislative Session on a semi-annual
pay basis.
Ordered this July list, 1910.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-25
Illinois Central Releases
Order For S9,375, 900
Worth Of Box Cars

Chicago. July 24-In conformity
with the preparedness program of the
American railroads, directors of the
Illinois Central today released orders
tor S9,375,000 worth of box cars. Cow
ering 5000 units, this is the largest
purchase Of box cars by the Illinois
Central at any one time in the last
quarter of a century.
All the new ears will be e =
sheathed and modern in every re-
spect. Delivery should begin the lat
part of October and be completed
around the first OF the year.
In announcing the orders for these
Central lines.
In the Chicago district, the East
Chicago, Ind, plant of the General
American Transportation Corporation
will build 1000 cars of 50-ton capacity.
In the Birmingham district, t h e
Bessemer, Ala, plant of the Pullman
Standard Car Manufacturing Com
pany will build 1000 cars of Acton
capacity.
At st. Louis, the American Car &
Foundry Company will build 500 cars
of Acton capacity.
At Mt. Vernon, in southern Illinois,
the Mt. Vernon Car & Manufacturing
Company will build 500 cars of Acton
capacity especially designed for the
shipment of automobiles.
Including the current purchase, The
Illinois Central has added II, 662 new
units to its freight car supply in the
20 per cent of its total current owner
ship of freight cars.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-25
Notice For Sealed Bids

Notice is hereby given that the
Boar of Supervisors of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, viii receive sealed bids
until IL O'Clock Noon on the First
Monday of August, 1850. for the sale
to it, for the use of Road District
No. Two of the following described
road machinery, to-wit:
l Second Hand No. s Grader, and
for the sale of ] Old Rome Grad
err by said Road District.
In Purchasing said equipment, the
Board intends to take advantage OF
the provisions OF Section 6 of Senate
Bill 211 of the regular 1910 Mississippi
Legislative Session on a semi-annual
pay basis.
Ordered this July LIST, 1910.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-25

acre of 8 per CEN protein on the UNI
moved plats means an acre produc-
ton of 350.9 pounds of crude pro-
tein. Moved plats produced 1926
pounds of plants material of 10.S per
cent protein, equaling 402.5 pounds of
crude protein per acre. Moving there
fore resulted in nearly 50 pounds
more crude protein per acre, equal
to about 125 pounds c%ottonseed meal
per acre.
Thus, moving pastures regularly
prevents the growth of all growing
weeds which will not be grazed in any
event. and gives the desirable plants
of a higher food value a chance to
grow and to increase the carrying
capacity of the pasture"