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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
Mattress Making Shown
To Local Delegation

A demonstration on the proper
procedures of making mattresses
out of cotton conducted in Jack
sonville under the auspices of the
Extension service of N. c. State
college in Raleigh was attended by
a New Hanover county delegation
Thursday.
The delegation included: r. w.
Galphin, county farm agent; w. NJ.
CHM, supervisor of the rural re-
Mobilization division of the Farm Sc
curity administration in Brunswick
and New Hanover counties; Mrs. S.
D. Collins, and Miss Louise Walsh.
Government cotton is now being
taken out of the channels of trade
and made into mattresses to assist
low income but industrious farmers,
whose applications must be filed with
Miss Ann Mason, home demonstra-
ton agent, by June 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
TELEPHONE 2800
WITH A LONG TORSO
$3.50

Decidedly young, and just as fresh
looking as a spray Of apple blossoms,
this frock (S68O) will be lovely in
silk print or flat crepe, with airy
white frills. Notice how ~cleverly tie
frills are used to ac%centuate the
torso which is not only the newest
news in solhouettes, but potent to
give you the long, timber look for
which we're all striving. The full
skirt, little pairs of buttons down the
front and sash bow add to the youth
full charm of this frock.
With your big hat and patent
shoes, it will make you look as if
you had stepped from the pages of
the latest fashion book-and it proves
once more that to get real indivi-
duality as well as newness, you'll be
wise to make your own. A step-by-
step sew chart makes the easy pat.
tern even easier.
Pattern No. $3.50 is designed for
sizes -, IA, Is, IS and 20. Sizes IA
requires 3 IL yards of 39-inch ma
terial without nap and . ga yards of
ruffling.
For a PATTERN of this attractive
model send 15c IN COIN, YOUR
NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE, NUM-
Der and SIZE to the Wilmington
Morning Star, Today's Pattern Serv-
ice, 106 7th Ave, New York, N. Y.
Sew what? Sew the lovely clothes
you'll find designs for in our new
Summer Fashion Book, just out and
full of thrills for clever gals who like
to WELD shears and needle. Not that
you need to be so clever at it, either.
The step-by-step sew chart, included
with each pattern makes the making
very easy!
Pattern, 15c Pattern Book, 15c One
Pattern and Pattern Book ordered
together, 25c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

~ setting with background of pines
Mesdames George Chenworth, P.
D. Herring and H. M. Campbell
served punch.
From here Mesdames ]. H. Will
liams, j. E. kaufman and o. L..
Parker directed to t h e register
which was presided over by Mes
danes J. M. Royal, R. P. Spell
and J. M. Henly.
Directing to the table were Mrs.
Roy Carter and Mrs. Cannon But
Ter. The tea table, covered with
a cloth of yellow, was decorated
with roses and forget-me-nots in
silver containers, and lighted by
tell white tapers in silver holders.
Decorated Individual cakes were
served from silver trays at either
end of the table by Mrs. S. L. Nor
gan, Jr., and Mrs. D. M. Royal.
Assisting in serving cream, nuts
and minis e Mesdames Jimmie
Austin, Henry Elliott Moore, Ru.
fus Herring, Clarence Shipp ano
Groom F~aircloth, Miss Helen Roy
al, Kathryn Stewart, Evelyn
Crumpler, Eloise Moore, Maxine
Marshburn and Nell Clifton.
Assisting in receiving Throughout
the room were: Mesdames D. L
Boney, C. c. Tart, H. T. Reynolds,
S. M. Harris and R. L. Bridge1
and R. C. Bridger of Bladenboro
Mesdames C.. A. Royal, j. P. Tur
lington and E. W. Hardy directed
guests to the door, where goodby.
were said by Mrs. Wilbert Jack
son and Mrs. Bryan Butler.
Delightful musical numbers were
enjoyed throughout the afternoon
Soloists were: Miss Maud Kelvin
Miss Florence Bizzell and Mrs
Jack Pool. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Joe Best and Mrs. D. NJ
Royal.
About 200 guests enjoyed this de
1ightful occasion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
MIND YOUR MANNERS

Test your knowledge OF cor.
rect social usage by answering
the following questions, then
checking against the authorita-
tive answers below:
/. Is it necessary that a hostess
show all of her guests the same
amount of attention
2. Is the host as responsible as
the hostess for keeping the CONVEX
sation going
8. How long should a hostess
keep dinner waiting for a e
guest, if other guests are present?
ID. 4. Is it the hostess job to see
that each guest has a chance to
take the center of the stage?
5. If a guest is so late for a din
ner party that the meal has begun
when he arrives, should he 60 up
to his hostess on entering the din
ing room and apologize?
What would you do if
You are a man. at a party
(a) Join a group which includes
women?
I'D Talk to one woman at a
time?
80 Get off in a corner with two
or three men with whom you can
talk shop?
Answers
J.. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Twenty minutes. 1t isn't fair
to the other guests to wait longer.
= 4. Yes.
S. Yes.
Best What Would You Do" so.
lution-(a) or (b).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

A file containing 4 1000 finger
prints will be arranged upon the
completion of the single ~fngerprint
project of the WPA for the New
Hanover City-County bureau of
Identification.
Open house was observed by the
project yesterday, during which
time the detectives of the work
were explained.
The project will provide a speed
Ter, simpler and more accurate
method of civil and criminal iden-
tihcation. Harry E. Fales, super
intendent of the identification bu-
reau, stated that when completed
the files will be an inestimable
t;me-saver for him in matching
the patterns and prints secured at
the scenes of crimes.
Workers preparing the file are
using a system of photographing
the prints obtained of criminals by
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
CLINTON BOOK
CLUB MEETS WITH
MRS. H. l. MORRIS

CLINTON, May 24-Mrs. H. l.
Morris entertained the Clinton
Book club at her home on Syca-
more street last Thursday after
noon. The home was effectively
decorated for the occasion with
lovely arrangements OF mixed
summer flowers. After a short
business meeting, contract bridge
was played at five tables. High
o club prize, cards, went to
Mrs. ]. H. Hubbard; travelling
prize, a swan, went to Mrs. w. l..
Leak. At the close of the games
the h~ostesses served delicious re-
freshments.
Mrs. ]. G.. Bethune entertained
the members Of the Deka club
Tuesday evening at her home on
Fayetteville street. Contract was
played for several progressions.
Mrs. A. S. Bethune won high score
prize, a crystal bon-bon dish. Mrs.
H. j. Hubbard, Jr., received ira
yelling prize, a guest towel. The
hostess served an assorted plate
with punch. Mrs. Bethune had as
guests Mesdames J. D.. johnson,
Jr., A. R. Bethune, and ]. c.
Morisey.
Mrs. James Parker entertained
at a lovely party at the Southern
Tavern Monday afternoon from 4
until 6 o'clock, honoring her little
son, Joe, on his fifth birthday an
niversary. Upon arrival little
guests were served lemonade.
Games and contests were enjoyed
refreshments were served from a
prettily appointed table. The table
was conferred with a tWo-tier bir-
thday cake bearing five burning
yellow and pink candles. Watches
were given the girls as favors and
automobiles were given the boys.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
TELEPHONE 2SO0

the patio by tying up four M.,.
city policemen in a guardboS
One of the band posted b;n,~"
near a shelter Where off duty Scr,
retary-gurads were asIeen h
ed out in English:
Stay inside and You Won't l.,
hurt"
One of the guards who trios
leave his room was turned h,. "
with a burst of m~achine-gun f,.
Another, who tried to descend fr,,,
a tower room above the ho,,,,
was forced back in similar fasbios
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
A SMASH SALE
Mont

BUTTE, Mont,-'R-One wsv !,
drive a customer right out Of n.
salesroom is the way William ca,
bett, car salesman, used.
Flows the motor" inquired
prospect sitting in the driver
seat of a salesfloor sample.
TRY it, generously suggeste
|Corbett.
The customer stepped on III
starter. The car scooted ripE
through the plate glass window
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

Beginners attention! This square,
crocheted in mercerized cotton, is
easy to do and will win you praise as
a crocheter. Make smaller acces-
sories-it lends itself we'll to these!
Pattern 2551 contains directions for
square,; illustrations of it and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

In the United States there are "a
manufacturers of motor vehicles. OF
this number % make passenger cars
and 81 commercial cars, trucks ana
road tractors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
WORRIES OF CHUTE limp

OAKLAND, Calf. D. yo
might not be able to think Of
during the breathless excitemer
of your first parachute jump, by
here is a tip that Instructor Johnr
Maggi gives his students in III
Civilian Plots Training school,
Hang on to this ring" he tell
them, displaying the circle at In
end of the ripcord. IF you lose
it'll cost you 1925"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

stitches; materials: photograph of
square.
Send ten cents in coin for this pat.
tern to Wilmington Morning Star,
Needlecraft Dept, 50 Eighth Avenue,
New York, N. Y. Write plainly PAT.
TERN NUMBER, your NAME and
ADDRESS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

MIR. and Mrs. Francis P. Jenkins,
of Tarboro, Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Stronach, Jr., of Wilson, and Louis
c. Skinner, of Greenville, are the
weekend guests of Mrs. J. Hahghton
James at Wrightsville Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
PERSONALS

Mrs. W. B. Greasy has gone to
Columbia, S. c., to attend the we'd
ding OF her niece, Miss Kathryn
Kelley, which will take place there
this morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
NAILS RAISE FLAG
OVER ANDALSNES
Reich Halls wild Flight Oh
British From Lower
Part OF Norway
BY LOUIS P.

BERLIN, May q R German
troops hoisted the nazi war flag to-
day at Andalsnes, on Norway's rug
ged lower west coast, and the Reich
hailed with undiluted joy what it
called the wild flight" of the Brit
ish from lower Norway.
A high command communique to-
night said the German flag was
hoisted at 8 p. M, in the landing
port abandoned by the British after
German troops had ~tirelessly pur-
suied their enemies to the sea.
Government spokesman said they
Yer not surprised at this action,
foreshadowed by the announcement
of British withdrawal by British
Prime Minister Chamberlain.
Chamberlain's statement came as
Germans learned from the high
command that an Allied ~??????????
heels' retreat had delivered vir-
tually all Of southern and central
Norway into nazi hands and that
German hombers had rained new
destruction on British sea forces.
1--WE look soon to the complete
abandonment of Norway by the AL
Continued on Page Five: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
Better Business Group
Adopts Definite Program
Senate Ouerrides F. r.
On Veterans Measure

WASHINGTON, May 2.-B-
The senate OVERRIDE President
Roosevelt on a veto today by a
vote of 76 to 8 and wrote into law
legislation to grant travel pay
and food allowances for officers
and men held in service in the
Philippines after the war with
Spain.
The house previously had over
riden the President, 274 to 81.
The legislation has been disap-
proved three times by the Presi-
dent, but the first two vetoes-
in 1885 and 1938-were sustain
ed by congress. A two-thirds vote
is necessary to override a veto.
Senator Burke D.-Neb.), urging
that the latest veto be overriden,
told the senate the legislation in
volved between 1000 and 5000
claims totaling about $4,000, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
IS ALL AROUND PLAN
Includes Majority OF De-
v~elopment Program Spon-
sored By The News

The executive committee of the
Better Business Association of Will
mington met last night in the Tide
Water assembly hall and approved
a new constitution, which included a
general a%ll-around development pro-
gram for the city and Southeastern
North Carolina.
Prime detectives for the ensuing
year will be working toward the con-
solidation of city and county govern
ments under a council-manager adj
ministration and adequate port ter
minals through public terminal IA
c~ilities.
Includes Star-News Plan
The committee drafted it's consti-
tuition so as to include a majority
Of the development program of the
Star-News, which was explained in a
talk by John Marshall, of the edi-
torial department of the Star-News,
at a meeting Monday night. Mar
shall's talk, the last of the present
year, revolved around the need for
puD1lC L6IlIllIldlS dllO lIC COLlSOl1ud-
tons of efforts to a common goal.
In this talk he predicted that Will
mington is ION the eve of a cycle of
prosperity"
The Better Business association
also made provisions for the estab-
lishment of other units or branches
of the organization in various COM
munities of this section, the units
being constituents of the whole. Any
person may become a member of the
association whose name has been ap-
proved by the membership commit
tee.
To Elect Officers
A meeting will be held next Mon
day night for the purpose of elect
ing officers for 1940-41. Chairman
| (Cnnfiuyuad m PAGE Five. Col p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
British Vessels At
Genoa Ordered Home

GENOA, Italy, May 2.-LR-
All English ships anchored in
Genoa port received orders to-
night to sail Immediately for
England by way of the Suez
Canal. /,
The Dutch destroyer Van
Galen received orders from Hol-
land authorities to proceed inn
mediately to Dutch territorial
waters and sailed tonight.
English ships sailing included
Llandovery Castle, with $50 pas
sengers destined for Durham,
South Africa.
The steamers Switzerland, Bal
tara and Alex are expected to
leave shortly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
DIR. Moore Is
Renamed City
Chief
Authority Sets New Rate
Record As 1t Insures
Negro Project
MEETING DATE FIXED
Cost OF Fire, Supplement
tary Insurance Placed
AT $245.70 Per Year

The Housing Authority of the City
Ct Wilmington yesterday reelected
DR.. w. Houston Moore, physician
and surgeon, as chairman for an
other year and placed fire and sup
Elementary insurance on its New
Brooklyn negro project at a rate
said to be the lowest eve secured
in Wilmington.
R. Stewart, manager Of Sears,
Roebuck & Co., was reelected as
vice chairman of the Authority.
Meeting Date Fixed
A resolution was adopted by the
Authority amending its bylaws to
fix the first Thursday in May as
the date of the annual meeting at
which officers will be elected.
H. R.. Emory, secretary and
executive director. holds office at
the will of the Authority.
Fire an extended coverage insur-
ance On New Brooklyn was placed
through II. G.. Latimer and Son and
F. E. Livingston and Co., repre-
sentatives of mutual insurance COM
panies. The policy will be written
by the National Retailers Mutual
Insurance company as the carrier
company for the Building Owners
Federation of Mutual Fire Insur.
ance companies.
The basic rate will be 9.4 cents
per $1OO of insured value, but the
Authority received assuranc that
the dividend rate which has been
paid for a number Of years is 5 per
cent making a presumable net an.
nual rate of At cents. The policy
will be written for three years, and
the premium will thereby be brought
down further to a net of about 3.9
cents.
$245.70 A Year
With an estimated insurable value
Of $4,000 and 80 per cent COIN
surance, the total cost of fire and
supplementary insurance on the pro-
ject was placed at about $245.70 per
year.
Mutual insurance was chosen over
a vigorous bid put in by representa-
tives of the Wilmington Local
Board Of Underwriters, representing
stock companies. They quoted the
flat rate Of 9.4 cents set up by the
North Carolina Inspection and Rat
ing Bureau, the same rate used as
a base for the mutual bid. On a
three year contract the cost Of the
stock insurance would have dropped
to about 7.8 cents. u.
In an effort to work out an ar
rangement whereby part of its in
Continued on Page Seven; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
ITALY INDIFFERENT
U. S. Envoy Given Only
Limited Assurance Oh II
Duce's Peace Stand
GREECE CALLS MEN
Seek To Prevent Ital-
ian Profit From Their
Norwegian Setback
By RICHARD G. MAssOCK

ROME, May 2. - Up United
States Ambassador William Phil
lips has received only limited as
surances of 1taly's peaceful inten-
lions from Foreign Minister Count
Ciano, reliable political circles re-
ported tonight, as official Italians
expressed Indifference at Allied
precautionary measures in the
Mediterranean, including the dis
patch of a battle fleet to Egypt.
Phillips was treasured today by
Ciano only that Italy contemplates
no war-like moves within the next
ten days, it was reported.
Greece Calls Men
British Prime Minister Chamber
lain's announcement that the Brit
ish and French battle fleets r in
the eastern Mediterranean were
reinforced by extraordinary de-
tense measures in Egypt and the
calling of ten classes of reserve
officers to the colors by Greece.
Diplomatic circles interpreted
these developments as an emphat-
ic warning that Britain and her
Allies are prepared to combat any
Italian attempt to profit from the
Allied setback in Scandinavia.
Foreign circles already had been
made anxious by Britain's divert
ing her shipping from the Mediter-
ranean as a precautionary step.
Ambassador Phillips, it was
learned, called on Count Ciano at
the request of the state depart
ment in Washington, and not, as
had previously been reported, at
the request of Ciano.
Second Call
It was assumed the ambassa.
doris second call arose from his
conference with Premier Musso-
lini yesterday.
In yesterdays conference Mus
solini indicated he had no war in
tentions for the present, and today
Ciano is understood to have let it
be understood Yugoslavia is safe
from any Italian action in the near
future.
There assurances were limited,
however.
The slight easing of tension that
followed first reports of these con-
Continued on Page Seven; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
NEED OF TOBACCO
AGREEMENT CITED
Cooley Says u. S.-British
Accord Necessary When
Markets Are Opened

WASHINGTON, May 2.-R
Representative Cooley (D-NC) de.
clared tonight an agreement be.
tween the United States and Brit
ish tobacco buyers, similar to one
effected last year, would be badly
needed when the tobacco markets
opened this fall.
Cooley, in a radio (MBS) ad-
dress, referred to the agreement
under which this government
bought rs, 900, 900 pounds of fue-
cured tobacco last year, holding
it under option for British buyers
until conditions permitted sales to
England.
The United Kingdom stopped
buying American tobacco at the
beginning of the European war to
conserve. exchange for war mate
rails.
Cooley, discussing the tobacco
marketing control program, said
the 1889 agreement prevented to-
bacco growers from becoming
face to face with distress and
bankruptcy"
I'm that distressing hour the
government stepped in and pur-
chased approximately rs, ZOO, 900
pounds of tobacco which would
normally have been purchased by
British buyers"
Cooley pointed out, however,
this tobacco constituted a surplus
which ''still hangs over the market
Continued on Page Five: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03

Fleet Switches
After proudly asserting
that the royal. navy's feats
in the north had "altered the
entire balance of naval pow
er" he disclosed that a strong
British and French fleet is
steaming through the east
ern basin of the Mediterran-
can, toward Alexandria,
where it can keep it's eyes on
Italy.
Chamberlain told the list
eners who packed the bench
es and steep balconies of the
house that the Allies intend
to fight on in Norway, to
"seize every chance to inflict
damage on the enemy from
their land concentrations
above Trondheim and in the
Arctic region and by air and
sea.
Although Chamberlain re-
fused to disclose the course
of future operations in Nor
way, now that the campaign
from south of Trondheim has
been scrapped, it was learned
the Allies almost certainly
will fling a line across the
country above Trondheim
from the coast to the Swed-
ish frontier.
Would Provide Base
This would provide favor
able bases for counter-attacks
on the Germans and protect
''mopping up" operations at
Arctic Narvik, where the AL
lies are moving slowly but
steadily in on the Germans
who occupy the port.
An Allied blow from above
Trondheim, aimed at that
port, cannot be entirely dis
counted.
Although Chamberlain said
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
.orwegians AreExpected
To Fall Before Germans

scale battles in the near future-un-
less the Germans content themselves
with holding their present line across
Norway from Trondheim to Sweden.
Considerable activity along the
Namsos front was reported tonight
by a Swedish correspondent in a
telephone call from Grong, rs miles
east of Namsos, but he said he was
unable to determine whether the AL
lies were planning a retreat or an
offensive there.
Subsequent efforts to contact
Grong failed, the Stockholm ex-
change explaining that calls could
Continued on Page Five; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
BIBLE TEACHING
BUDGET PLANNED
Plans For Financial Drive
Talked At Meeting Of
Interested Citizens

A meeting of interested persons
was held in the library room of New
Hanover High school last night for
the purpose Of discussing plans for
the financial campaign to raise funds
Tor the teaching OF Bible in the
school.
Robert Strange, chairman Of the
campaign and finance committee,
stated that present plans are for a
budget Of $500, which will be used
10 pay two teachers of the Bible at
a salary of $1,000 a year and 800
Tor equipment.
The campaign for funds on a vol
untary subscription will be COM
iiehced this morning and will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, he
'Contineu don Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
JOHNSON SELECTED
FOR ice POSITION
White House Says South
Carolina Man Familiar
With Dixie Problems

WASHINGTON, May D. Up -
President Roosevelt today nominal
ed a southerner-described by the
White House as ga man familiar
with the. problems of the SOUTH
to membership on the interstate
commerce commission, thus leav-
ing unchanged the commissions
geographical complexion.
To succeed Marion M. Caskie of
Alabama, who resigned, Mr.. Roose-
welt selected Col. J. Monroe john
son of South Carolina, now assist
ant secretary of commerce.
Without exception, southern po-
litical leaders who commented said
they were pleased that the Presi-
dent named a s%outherner. Some ex-
pressed disappointment, however,
(Contineu don Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03

WASHINGTON, May a. Up -
Congress members from fue-cured
tobacco-growing districts agreed
today to make a change in amend
ments to the tobacco control act
to permit collection of penalties on
an installment basis instead of at
the end of the selling season.
Backed by North Carolina grow
ers, the change will be made in
the house agriculture committee
where the amendments are under
study. The amendments were de-
signed to allow a control program
over a three-year period instead
of nj and to provide stricter en-
forcement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
Southeastern N. c.. Berry Markets
Continue Rec0rd-Breakin9 Sales

Southeastern North Cardinals
strawberry markets - among the
largest in the nation - continued
their record breaking sales yester-
day as prices ranged from about
$3.50 to around $4.75 per 24-quart
crate.
Marketing officials throughout the
section said the fruit this year is
the finest quality offered in ten
years and they were unanimous in
their prediction that this year will
be n of the largest in history.
Burgaw, after selling 2,10O crates
Wednesday at prices ranging from
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
Agree To Change
Weed Law Amendments

Under the amendments, the pen
atty for selling tobacco in excess
of allotments would be fixed at II
cents a pound to encourage com
pliance. AS the proposals now
stand, provision is made for col
lection of any penalties at the end
of the selling season.
North Carolina growers, in a
delegation headed by Claude T.
Mall of Woosdale, commended at a
meeting with the representatives
that this might impose too great a
burden at one time. Under the new
proposal the penalty would be col
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.