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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Editorial Comment
THE E
IN. W Herald Tribune


Because a children's hospital near Bielefeld
was allegedly struck by a British bomb. DR..
Goebbels' propaganda machine was shrieking
promising ''thousandfold' vengeance. The ly.
ing hypocrisy of this, in face of what these
men have been doing to London and nave done
to so many other parts of Europe; the infan'
tilisrn of the craftsmanship which can bring no
other formula to the affairs of men than the
retaliation of savages, are as nauseatng as
ever. But it is too old a story in NaZi methods
for one to waste time over that side Of it.
Rather one Is Inclined to ask just why the
propaganda should suddenly be tuned to this
note.
As with Hitler's recent speech in the same
vein, 1t is difficult to repress the thought that
his outburst is an indication that the r. A. F.
has been hitting where it hurts. The picture
of recent events which has been presented to
the German people is that LuftWaffe has been
steadily reducing every military" and eco
nomic facility Of London and the rest OF Britain
to ruins, only incidentally doing some little
damage to civilians buckingham Palace was
allegedly hit only accidentally by bombs aimed
at nearby oil s~tores'), while the Il. A.. f.
raids have been Of no military consequence
whatever, though they have killed some civil
ians her and there. Is it too much to suppose
that this picture Is by this time SO wildly al
variance with the facts which the German peo'
pie are beginning to learn from experience
and from rurnor that it is becoming impera'
tive to alter it?
Was it by oversight that D. N. B. let slip the
boast apparently for the first time - that
residential sections h London nave neen
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Britain's Great Change

Not so long ago there would have been wide
spread disappointment. but little surprise, II
Britain had exhibited willingness to negotiate
a peace with Hitler. When France fell there
was a general feeling that Britain could not
hope to survive. And it is probable that II
Hitler had struck then he could have brought
Britain to its knees.
But since the collapse of France. Britain
has undergone the most astonishing change in
history. From a nation that appeared to be
tottering it has become a nation of tremendous
vain.
Instead Of weakening, Britain has steadily
gained strength under fire. Her air force has
not only efficiently defended her shores and,
despite the cruel carnage and destruction OF
air attack, her capital and other cities as well.
Hitler's bombers have killed many noncom-
batants, and destroyed many buildings, but
the British spirit is undaunted, British heads
are still unbowed.
Nor has this amazing change been notable
in defense alone. 1t has included offensive
operations in which the Royal Air Force has
struck Gripping blows at enemy concentration
positions along the channel coast and at inland
industries upon which Hitler counted to pour
out a steady stream of war materials. So ef-
fective have these operations been, there can
no longer be any doubt that Hitler has come
up to the period of bad flying weather and
heavy channel storms with his armies too
weak for successful invasion.
History offers no other example of a fighting
force engaged in defense able simultaneously
to launch az offensive of major proportions in
the same theater Of conflict and be successful
in both operations. In this the British are
unique. Because they are doing such a good
job in both it is questionable if Hitler can ever
obtain the air supremacy without which an
expedition by water against Britain could moi
hope to succeed. AS the battle now stands,
Hitler has superiority in the air, but only in
planes. In fighting power he is unmatched.
This is proved by his three-to-one losses in
manpower and six-to-one loss in planes. Su.
p~eriority in numbers, yes. But supremacy is
a far cry from that.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Fish Conservation

II southeastern North Carolina finally adopts
a tnoroughgoing program for fish protection 1t
Will be the result largely of the efforts of Lieut..
Colonel George Gillette, U. S. district engi.
neer, with headquarters at Wilmington. Con.
servation has never had a more ardent OF
harder-working advocate than Colonel Gillette.
AS far as the engineer departments activi.
ties have permitted, he has devoted his time
and his planning to this cause. Wherever
projects have been authorized for widening.
deepening or otherwise improving channels he
has kept his eye on the improvement Of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

clear, unrestricted, undistorteo
view of the screen.
Principal effect of the war. tc
date, has been 20 increase the Eu.
ropean population, usually abou,
1900 but now. thanks to soldiery,
much greater.
In this cosmopolitan center, the
paying customers Excluding the
Germans now in internment
camps) present a cross-section OF
world taste in films-and Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller's no substi-
tutes accepted) is Hero No. /. The
last Tarzan. epic took in $50, 900 in
seven days, whereas Gone With
the Wind hit only $40, 900 in 81
days. Deanna Durbin's popularity
grows from picture to picture, and
jeanette Macdonald is a high fav.
orite.
The audience, preponderantly ma.
tive, crave action first. scorns
super imposed titles and dubbed"
dialogue, follows English dialogue
easily through watching the films
action.
"And how they can smell a good
plcture!' beams Singapore Joe.
And how the word ;r.eads!"
just how this word-of.mouth car
ries weight he illustrates by the
story of a hotel employee who had
trouble at his job-and six hours
later over a territory of 700 miles,
sympathy strikes" were brewing.
All this, minus telephone or tele-
graph communication, f or these
were checked and no messages re-
corded! :.
(Note to Exhibitors: Singapore
Joe's Capitol operates sans double
FEATURES sans giveaways, sans
lotterles-and cleans Up. And it's
not the only house around.) !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Hollywood
Sights And Sounds
BY ROBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. % - If
you haven't met Singapore Joe,
it's time.
Singapore Joe Fisher is a show.
man extraordinary, a world trav-
eler, a cultured and genial racon-
teur, an ex-officio salesman of the
charms of Singapore and all Ma
laya.
He popped into town the other
day, on one of his periodic visits,
looking natty and neat in one of
those white tropical suits which
somehow unlike most in these
parts) kept its neatness and its
whiteness..
1t was the fabulous Sultan Of
Johore, Malayan ruler. who
dubbed him Singapore joe" His
Highness, once a visitor in Holly
wood, did the clubbing characteris-
tically. To a friend who for years
had been known simply as Mr.. Joe
Fisher, His Highness presented
wrapped in old newspapers a
package which he said contained
a supply of biscuits. Mr.. Joe Fish
er suspected a gag, tossed tn e
package into his car, opened it
somewhat later as an afterthought,
and found a heavy gold cigaret
case, mounted with platinum and
precious stones, and inscribed to
singapore joe" Everyone in Hol-
lywood knows Singapore Joe.
Singapore Joe runs the show
place of the Straits Settlements
the Capitol Theater. It's a magnif-
cent building, with shops and bars,
besides movie facilities, n d to
hear Joe tell about it is to resolve
to see a movie there some day.
It has 1000 seats, with two arm
rests for leach seat, and plenty Of
leg room.
1t has a movable ceiling (for
warm nights, besides air condi-
tioning; it has attendants who
serve drinks, and convenient bars
Tor the intermissions. attendants
take your "a to the parking lot
dree) and clean it. for you Gree,
too). From any seat you get a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

leveled by the Wanted SUPER
bombs? Or are the German people
suffering so severely that they need
that kind of encouragement? The
one greatest unknown in the whole
military equation is the actual
damage, both material and moral.
being done in Germany. If it is
considerable, as these hints sue-
gest, it can have a far more par
alyzing effect upon the God-state
than an equal amount of damage
would have no more old-fashiohed
and freer communities whose gov
ernments had made fewer boasts
and fewer promises to their n,,h.
lies. If it is half as serious as Tho
British think it is, and il it can
be steadily intensified DESPITE all
the havoc with which the LuftwaHe
is feeding German hopes, it can
still approve decisive factor in the
' whole war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Man About
Manhattan
BY HERMAN r. ALLEN

CA Missourian who read ulysses
does a turn for vacationing George
Tucker)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22,-First
nights dream-Foggy days can't
see tops of tall buildings. Can't
see streets from tops of tall build
ings and Dutch bought all this for
$24 worth glass beads or so they
say.
Question: We're Indians gypped?
Answer A: No because beads worth
more to Indians than stony soil.
Answer B; Yes a billion times be-
cause this is where they have SUBJ
ways and central park and grand
central station and east river
(Which isn't really a river at all
and hudson river and fifth avenue
and greenwich village and park
avenue and staten island ferry and
it seems like a million taXicabs
and over there somewhere is brook
lyn.
Harlem? Up that way.
Voices: no room on top what
number we're you calling please
yeah oh yeah would you folks like
to take sightseeingtrip battery wall
street weird rites in chinatown TEN.
pie transfer eighth avenue two
cents f~orty-second street change
for queens and worlds fair Ok
wise guy shoe shine help u camp
fund whaddya read?
Whaddya eat? spaghetti Unjust be
al dente), gefuellte fisch tacos de
polio sish-kaibab vegetable dinner
with milk sauerbraten eggs foo
INTERCHANGEABLE.
How do you do it? l says to the
bartender.
Do what? says he.
Make all those manhattans CONT
out even, says I.
Oh, you just get SO you can 90
it, says he. -.
In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a
stately pleasure dome decree. Mu,
sic Hall goes up and up and up ana
u-u-p. Smoking on balcony.
We opened in Buffalo and it went
pretty good. We had a lousy week
in Indianapolis but did pretty gooo
everywhere else. We wound up IN
Philadelphia. Then we cleaned u
up some and brought it into Ne"
York. It's no Tobacco Road ou'
we oughtta get through the WINTER
with it.
Signs: uptown trains down.
town trains hometown paper'
wanted expert felt shaper no W
ping permitted aqui Sc habla eS,
panol have exact fare ready all
cocktails Csc until 6 pm.
How do you pronounce t-h-l-r-'-y'
Is there a Mr.. James Joyce III
the audience?
And Christian espied a grea'
busse of two deckes. Then do TIC
his burthen and groah
way thither for he was sore weary
from his struggle with the Clam
Temptation. And he addressed
himself to the lackey;
Say, Mac, will this bus lake
to the Cloisters?'
Music: Little nifties from the
dunn : de : dunn dun GUN
forty-second streetD
And how do you like New YORK;
You do? I hated it the first SA
months. You can go anywhere loi
nickel. I've never been to aqua
lum. I've never been to Statue
Liberty. I've new 49,.
frankie? Oh, he's gone out WeS'
somewhere - Pittsburgh, Solne
oody's tellin' me.
newyorknewyorknewy o r k
york. N'York. Moo Yoik. The Dig
City. Greater New York. Uptown
The City of New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
CRUISER ARRIVES

CRlSTOBAL, Canal Zone, Sept.
22IH-The United States heavy
cruiser Louisville tied up at Cristo-
pal today following a passage
through the Panama Canal after a
trip from Puget Sound. The ship
was expected to remain here sever
al days before leaving for an un
announced destination.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Star-News Program

Consolidated Csty.County Government
under CounciLManager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena TOR Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside High1ay from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. 1id'
sr Turning Basin, Nth chip ldnes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport. pia
Orton Plantation.
Development of Pulp Wood Prodnc
ton through sustatnedyield methods
throughout Southeastern North Caroltno
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported by n
countrywide tas.
shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Corolino, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for Whites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF natips grape orotoino
throughout s~outheastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdndtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

longed for since human time began, and, after great
tribulation, found at last-"the land of the free"
Sweet land of liberty" Let us die to make men
free" Let freedom ring we sing in our childhood
and in our old age, and we know what we mean. From
the beginning we have meant the same thing: .indi.
vidual Decentralization under the law to stand equal
to any other man, freedom to do what we will so that
1t be not to any mans injury, freedom from govern
ment by a human master, freedom that makes of
government not a king but an instrument of the Con-
stltution we created in order to insure our freedom.
We speak the English language. The freedom that
we mean began to live on the Field of R~unnymede;
1t grew in the battles Cromwell won to prove that
men could not be taxed by the decision of one voice;
its vitality was too strong to succumb to the defeats
at YorktoUp
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

TOP o. THE MORNING
1t is His WiH that I should cast
My care on Him each ddy;
He tells me NOT to cast my
Confidence aWay.
But, oh, hoU tooashly I act,
When taken undUdre
I cast dUoy my confidence, and
carry oil my care!
SELECTED.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

fo Many N nations %s have sought that freedom and some of them have held
or t o. see tss th thr freedom zee d die under the caterpillar wheels of conquerors:
eneIls as throush sever hundred years until it made a nation n hun.
America shall always mean Freedom.
we must make up II minds to answer NO! to some questions
series O Our Country" =" 's
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

There r between 5000 and f.
oOo professional boxers in England.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
u COUNTRY
We Sing From Our Childhood
To Old Age; We Know What
We Mean---Booth Tarkinqton
Nv BOOTH HARRINGTON

Author Of "Aice Adams" "Penrod," Seventeen" Little Orvie," etc.
In the old song to America we chorus that we love her rocks and
tempted hills; but it isn't because of her landscape that We love her. We
love Ter landscape because it is the visible home that the spirit of man
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23
Fair Enough
nv WESTBROOK PEGLER

The Star wishes its readers to
know that views and opinions
expressed in this article are
those of the author and may not
always harmonic with its posi-
tion,-The Editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-23

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. % - If
you haven't met Singapore Joe,
it's time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Yoder and daugh-
ter and Miss Pearl Davis were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bethel al
Bittinger on Sunday.
Paul Welch and family spent Sun
day in Accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk visited at
Greenland Gap on Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Biser had as their
guests Sunday William Cosner, Mr..
and Mrs. William Bittinger and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Biser, of
near Bayard; Mrs. Alfred Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Biser and chill
dren and Joseph Foley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dever con-
template moving to Morgantown in
the near future.
Miss Mildred Fulmer was the guest
of Miss Cleda Friend one night last
week
Messrs. Stottlemeyer and Raymond
Shreve, Asa Kitzmiller, Mrs. Mar
tina Fike and Mrs. Marie Menear
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Dix
on near Bethlehem.
Lawrence Bittinger spent last week
in Fairmont.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
MARRIED

HENRY PATTON = Miss Betty
Marie Patton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Patton, Grantsville, be-
came the bride of Chester A. Henry
in a surprise ceremony performed at
the parsonage of the First Methodist
church at Cumberland by Rev. Joseph
Young, pastor, last Saturday after
noon.
The brides brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Hasenbuh-
Ter, Cumberland, and Mr.. Henry's bust
ness partner, Eugene Ruttkya, were
the only attendants. The bride wore
a travelling costume of blue.
The bride attended the Grantsville
school, graduating from the high
school there in 1884. Lately she has
been librarian at the high school I'M
der an NY.A. program. She is mem
Der of the Helping Hand class Of the
Lutheran Sunday school.
Mr.. Henry is a son of Mrs. Ida
Henry, New Lexington, Pa, He
went to Grantsville last October where
he and Mr.. Ruttkay leased the Grants
vile Planning Mill from Glen L. Miller
and are operating what is now called
the Grantsville Lumber Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
BITTINGER

This week began with spring-like
weather conditions-sunshine and
showers, with birds much in evidence
everywhere
The mild weather, on Monday, oc-
casioned much activity in the various
sugar camps in this section.
On Sunday afternoon a flock of
thirteen wild geese alighted in field
near the Lutheran church, and after
resting for a couple of hours, con-
tinued their northern flight.
The meeting of the farmers of this
section, which was announced for last
Saturday evening, was postponed on
account of stormy weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Yoder, of Green
wood, Del, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Yoder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Schrock, near this village.
DR.. N. R. Davis, of Grantsville, was
called to this community last Friday
evening by the illness of the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Krause.
The County Health Nurse, Grants
vile, made professional calls in this
community one day last week.
A special Easter program will be
rendered in the local Lutheran churcI.
next Sunday evening, March "a, at
7:45.
Merchant O. C. Bucket made bust
ness trip to Cumberland last Friday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
NORTH GLADE

The people of this community regret
the death of their neighbor and friend,
Mr.. Richard Beckman, whose funeral
was conducted Tuesday afternoon at
the North Glade Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Beckman an
nounced the birth of a daughter on
Wednesday, March 10.
Miss Leona O'Brien was visiting in
the Meadow Mountain community dur
ing the past weekend.
County Commissioners Cheston H.
Browning and G. Blaine Giessman
were business callers in this commu-
nifty recently.
Miss Hulda Fitzwater, who has
been employed in Oakland for some
time, spent Sunday at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Bowman and
family, Of McHenry, and Miss Mar
guerite Beckman, of Friendsville, were
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. E. Beckman on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
GORTNER

Elmer Yoder preached to full
house on Sunday evening, returning
to his home at Allensville, Pa, after
the service. The meetings were sue
cessful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold White had as
their guests on Sunday evening Mar
garet Shillingburg, Misses Florence
and Ruby Gnegy, Beryl Martin, Ros-
coe Wotring, Lee Martin, Harold Shil-
lingburg, Misses Hazel Lee, Maxine
White and William DeBerry, of Oak
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yoder, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Yoder, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Yoder and their children recently Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hostetler
near Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Dodge went to
Cumberland Wednesday where Mrs.
Dodge entered Memorial Hospital for
observation. Miss Leila Mosser went
to the Dodge home Sunday to remain
during Mrs. Dodge's absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Slabach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Beckman, Gertrude and
Cecil Slabach, Noah Yoder and fam
lily visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Slabach
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein re
turned home from a months stay in
Florida on Wednesday.
Mrs. George Yutzy and Mrs. Butt,
of Oakland, were guests of Mrs. Anna
Bittinger one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schrock and son
Norma an Mrc Gi1hart Po+,,,o1, ond M,
and Mrs. Albert Sisk attended the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. James
Livengood, near Brandonville, on last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Swartzentru-
Der were guests at a supper Thurs7
day evening honoring the birthday an
niversary of Miss Leona Dodge.
Miss Blanche Grove spent Sunday
with Miss Nellie Martin at Silver
Knob.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
More Conservation Checks

Another group of checks for 1876
farmers in connection with the 1889
soil conservation program have been
received at the office of John H. Car
ter, county agent.
The additional checks totaled $4,-
347.86, and makes total of $34,441.-
rs received by 974 farmers who are
participating in the program. There
are still more than one hundred farm
ers who will receive checks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21
KingwOOd Newspaper Publisher
Seeks Senate Seat

Richard Whetsell, publisher of two
weekly newspapers in Preston county,
West Va, filed his candidacy papers
Monday for the Republican nomina-
ton for the State Senate from the
fifteenth district of West Virginia.
Whetsell seeks the seat now held
by the veteran Abraham Lincoln Hell
mick, of Thomas, who is expected to
again enter the race.
Whetsell is the son of H. S. Whet-
sell, of Kingwood. He is publisher of
the Preston County Journal and the
Preston Republican at Terra Alta
The fifteenth district is composed of
barbour, Preston, Upshur, Tucker and
Grant counties.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-11-29
Frank Employees
Hold Hi-Jinx

The Meier Frank Employees An
nual Hi-Jinx party for the more
than 1000 men and women who
make up Oregon's largest payroll,
consumed two tons of turkey at
dinner on this occasion and enjoyed
vaudeville show in which $50 en-
ployees provided an array of talent
that ranged from baritone solos
to La Conga dances. Maids, sales
girls, buyers, department managers
and other employees engaged in
the elaborate Home Talent" pro-
duction which was directed by
Frank Sardam, widely known
Portland entertainer. The colorful
maids in a spectacular lightning
effect did a chorus number in
which Mrs. Lucille Carr was lead
ing soloist. High lighting the en-
tire affair was the good news that
these 1000 employees will receive
extra compensation amounting to
half months salary in their enve-
lopes on Dec. 3.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-11-29
YAKIMA
By Parker Harris

An inspiring sermon at the A.
M. E. church was heard by an ap-
preciative audience despite the in
clement weather. The regular
Sunday service began at the close
of Sunday school.
Mrs. L. A. Tolliver, the faithful
church organist, was called to Ia
coma on account of the death of
her brother, Mr.. Pierre.
The Sunday School teachers and
pupils are busy with their Christ
mas program which promises to
eclipse all former efforts.
The Mite Missionary society met
with Mrs. Lillian Ellison last Fri
day evening. Plans were made for
a turkey dinner, Dec. II, at the
Social Hall of the A. M. E. church.
The friendly rivalry between the
Junior Stewardess Board and the
Seniors is growing acute as the
Juniors sponsor Talent Rally"
at the A. M. E. church. Mrs. Ruth
Patterson, president of the Juniors
and her eleven faithful follows,
will brook no superiors.