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Evening star., 1940-04-12
Ickes Declares
He Would Yield
Third-T erm Post
~ the Ax.o.,.t.a a p-H..

~ the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, q
third-term advocate, told reporters
yesterday that If President Roose-
welt was reelected, he would resign
from the cabinet and" say Thanks
for the buggy ride"
This was believed to be q reply to
critics who have been saying that
New Deal officials were working for
. third term so they could continue
In odice themselves.
Il would resign" Mr.. Ickes said,
because think that he (Adr. Roose-
velto ought to have = free hand to
start all over again II that Is what
he would wish to do"
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Weather Report

District of Ccosasd b, % United sd % TS
mum temperature about % degrees
ing to west winds diminishing ~
and colder much colder
tons preceded by rain in
preceded extreme east
portion tonight; tomorrow fair
West Vgnia-Part cloudy; slightly
slowly rising
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Readers Club to Give PIoy

The Washington Readers Club will
give a one-act play and musical pro-
gram at 8 pm. Tuesday in the Alli-
ance room of All Souls Church,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets NV,
1t was announced today.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Hishest. 20. at $50 pm. yesterday.
Lowest. Al. at noon today. Year ago, SO.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. Is. on April 4.
Lowest, Z. on January 20.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
prom noon yesterday to noon today)
Htthoet, Q1 per cent, at 10 An. today.
4oWest, 20 usr cent. at $50 pm. yoe-
River 1sport.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
Great ta1l1 today.
Rfoeipttstion.
Monthly PRECIPITATION In inches in the
CanitAl (cufFent month IA datel.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Chicken and Ham Supper

LAYTONSVILLE, Md, April IL
Especially The Aid Society Of Lay
louisville Methodist Church viii
terve q chicken and ham supper In
the Woodman Hall here Saturday
beginnina at 5 pm.
Evening star., 1940-04-12

Russia paid nearly $4,000, 900 for
American metal-working machinery
in the last year.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Union Official Explains
e. |. 0. War Stand

President Michael J. Quill Of the
c. I. o. Transport Workers Union
today issued q statement saying that
his speech before the Washington
Industrial Union Council mass
meeting Wednesday night had been
misquoted in The Star.
THE report of my speech in The
Washington Star pictures me as
threatening that the G. I. o. unions
throughout our Nation would sabo-
tage our country through general
strike in case of war;" the statement
said.
THAT is not \true either as to
what was said or what was implied.
What I did say was very clear
cut and simple:
"'The American workers want
peace. We workers of America love
our country and we would give the
last drop of our blood to defend 1t.
"'But we will have no part OF the
war of others. No matter what hap
pens, we will not 60 overseas to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire for any
imperialistic nation. We oppose war,
no matter who started 1t, no matter
what the symbol on the sword or
what umbrella is used.
"'And in this fight to stay out Of
war our members Of the G. I. o. IN
the Nations mines and mills and
fields wfll make their voices heard
ana their power felt for peace
THAT Is obviously vastly different
from the report in The Washington
STAR"
In It's fsrst edition Thursday The
Star quoted Mr.. Quill - saying that
sooner than 60 to war members Of
the G. !. o. would stage . strike to
tie up industries necessary to the
creation OF . war machine. In
checking further, however. it was
found that the reporter had ap-
parently misunderstood Mr.. Quill,
and in subsequent editions Of The
Star the original quotation was
sliminated.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Weather in Various Cities.

Automobile lights must be turned on on
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1940-04-12

Aontuy pIuelpit6tIoh m ihcde1 IN th0
CAPITAL (curfent month TO date):
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19

Bees are especially fond of blue.
colored flowers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
W. P. A. DINNERS
SCHEDULED HERE
This Work Pays Your Com
munity Week Observance
Starts Monday

The w. P. A. workers in the Pro
f~essional and Service division ir
New Hanover county r having
dinners Monday night in celebration
of This Work Pays Your Conimu
nifty Week."
The dinner for white workers will
be held at the Grace Methodist Epis.
copal church at 7:15 p. m. James
E. L. Wade, commissioner of pub
lie works is the POSTMASTER. The
program is as follows:
Invocation, the Rev. J. F. Her
bert, Grace M. E. Church.
Dinner.
Radio Broadcast, National WPA
Officials.
Group Singing, Miss Ann Mason.
Home Demonstration Agent.
The Social Significance of the Lo'
cal and Federal Works Program
Rabbi Mordecai M. Thurman.
Selection, High School Glee club
Albert Brown, Director.
Unemployment-a Joint Respon'
sibility of Local, State and National
Government, Addison Hewlett, Chair
man, Board of County Commission
ers.
Selection, High School Glee club
Recreation Project, Miss Katha'
rine Rivers.
Sewing Room Project, Mrs. Essie
Bell.
Summary of other projects, Mrs,
Ruby Brady.
Group Singing, Miss Ann Mason
and Albert Brown.
Accompanist, Walter R. Noe, Jr
The dinner for colored workers
will be held at Williston High school
cafeteria at the same time. William
e. Burnette is the POSTMASTER. The
program is as follows:
Invocation, Father Holder.
Dinner.
Radio Broadcast, National WPA
Officials.
Group Singing, George Allen.
The Social Significance of a Works
Program, Prof. F. j. Rogers.
Selection, Harmony Singers.
The Social Value of Recreation
in the Community, the Rev. J. .
McCrae.
Selection, East Wilmington Quar-
tet.
WPA as a Cultural Asset in the
Community, Esther Hall Palmer.
Group Singing, George Allen.
Project Talk, John W. Harrison
Tap Dance, Samuel Spicer.
Group Singing, George Allen.
Open house is being held on the
projects of the WPA professional
and Service division Monday through
Friday of this week. The public Is
urged to visit them and see How
This Work Pays in Your Commu'
nifty"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
By JACK STILLMAN

Daniel Carter Beard, author, ar
fist, outdoorman, a pioneer in
working with boys in the great out
oi-doors, known to boyhood the
world over simply as Uncle Dam
Beard, will be 80 years old next
June 81.
His goth milestone will be cele.
DRAFTED by one of the largest birth.
CAV observance ever held any.
where, when more than 10000 Boy
Scouts are expected to gather at
the Worlds Fair, New York, on
Boy Scout day, Saturday, June %
at which time they will pay their
respects to their National Scout
Commissioner, who thirty years
ago was one of the founders of the
movement in America.
The annual field day for the Cape
Fear Area council will be held in
Fayetteville at the high school bowl
June 10.
The line of events will be opened
with an inspection and a street
parade to begin at 10 o'clock. I'm.
mediately upon the close of in,
spection all units will line up in
numerical order for a parade down
Hay street to the market house.
At II o'clock the compass relay
will take place. All materials will
be furnished by the council. This
team is composed of eight mem
bers who must know the 16 prin-
cipal points of compass and be
able to place markers on a com.
pass which will be drawn on the
ground.
An O'Grady drill will begin at
1880 o'clock No equipment is
necessary. A team of eight compel.
ing Scouts to be drilled by Field
Day judges. This event will last
for 10 minutes. The troop having
the most Scouts in line at the time
will be awarded first place, etc.
Should all Scouts be out at the enc
of 10 minutes, the troop that has q
contestant last in line will be
awarded first place.
Signaling will follow at HAS
Only the Morse or Semaphore may
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Wilhelm Here To Aid
Red Cross Relief Drive

Leo Wilhelm, field representa-
tive of Eastern North Carolina,
national headquarters of the Anne
rican Red Cross, vas in Whining
ton yesterday to assist in any way
possible in getting the campaign
under way for the drive for funds
to be used for present war relief,
it was announced by Mrs. Ida B.
Speiden, secretary for the local
chapter.
Mrs. Speiden a l S o announced
that plans r under way for the
life saving programs at the beach
es this summer. The Wilmington
chapter has been authorized by
National headquarters in Washing
ton to give any assistance possible
to the program this summer. Such
life saving equipment as buoys
and towers were discussed by Mrs
Speiden and Leo Wilhelm yester'
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
CAROLINA BEACH
OPENS MAY Is
Mansfield Plans Full Seasons
Entertainment At Near
by Resort

With t h e opening of Carolina
Beach scheduled for Saturday,
May Is, officials at the beach ex-
pect n of the largest crowds
ever to attend it's opening.
Robert Plummer, president OF
the Carolina Beach chamber OF
commerce, announced Saturday
that for the past several weeks
hotel, inn, restaurant, cottage and
boarding house managers have
been getting ready for the open
ing.
"Already," he said, most of the
business establishments at Caro-
lima Beach r opened and en-
tertaining visitors. T h e large
crowd expected will find accomo-
dations to their likings.
Several of the larger hotels
and inns have added additional
space, a n d modernized their
places to keep abreast of t h e
times"
A. L. Mansfield in charge of the
beach's entertainment committee
is planning full seasons enter
tainment for visitors. This is being
done so that visitors can find
amusement other than regular
beach attractions, regardless of
the time they select to visit Caro-
lima Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
"Grandmothers coming tomorrow
you'll have to sleep with sister !

When company comes to the
Joneses, this girl must give up
her room. Does that happen
at your house because you
need more room for Hping.3
Does your house need
another bedroom, or some
other improvement? Would
you have it if you knew that
it could a~etuaHypaytor hsey:'
"HoW to Moaernize and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
SCOUT NEWS

be used. The signaling teams are
to be composed of four Scouts
each troop. Troops will have the
choice of one type of signaling
which they may use. Sealed mes
sages will be given senders who
will open and read the message at
the sound of the whistle. Signaling
will continue for five minutes at
the end of which time a second
whistle will sound and all signal
ing must be stopped. Team scores
will be based on the length of the
message sent as well as accuracy.
Since there will be insufficient
time to cook a meal, it is sug-
gested that each troop bring a pic
mic lunch to be eaten only during
the hours of IL and l o'clock. Each
troop will be responsible for the
appearance of its area Troops that
desire may 60 up town to a cafe
provided that they go in a body
under the leadership of the Scout
master and also provided that they
report back to the high schoo.
bowl not later than l o'clock.
At 1 o'clock the knot tying event
will take place followed by the
first aid competition at lis, COM
posed of a team of two Scouts and
a patient. Scouts must use standard
first aid kits and slaves for splints.
A chariot race will take place
at 1870. This will be composed of
teams having five Scouts in each,
four horses and a driver.
Other events and activities are
planned during the afternoon. 1t is
requested that Scoutmasters try to
have their teams ready on the
scheduled time for each event.
Court of Honor for the Fayette-
vile district of the Cape Fear
Area council was held in Fayette-
vile last week. Nine Scouts ad-
vanced to the rank of second class,
six to first class, four received the
rank of star, and n was awarded
his life rank. There was a total OF
SO merit badges and 125 civic serv-
ice awards made, as well as II
training certificates to the Scouts
of the Fayetteville district.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19

JACKSONVILLE, May 1S.-Coun.
ty Auditor J. j. Cole has been TAX
ing it on the chin of late, because
his stationery was used by the Board
of Elections in notifying registrars
and pollholders of their appoint.
ments, and some folks didn't like
the appointments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19

There are 5000 instruments in the
full kit of a dentist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26

date suggests the immediate crea-
ton of the post of cabinet officer
in charge of aeronautics, as a step
toward the ultimate creation of the
Office Of secretary Of defense, with
assistants in charge of air, sea and
land forces, he invades a field which
for decades has witnessed some Of
the most fundamentally serious dis
putation In military history.
Such step would be a revolution
in American military policy. There
is no doubt it will be fought with the
utmost bitterness by many in both
services, including a large number
of aviation officers who honestly and
sincerely believe it would be a mis-
take to divorce Army and Navy avia-
ton from their respective services.
The matter is one of such basic
Importance that it should not be
decided without the most careful
consideration of the many and COM
pick factors involved. 1t certainly
should not become a partisan issue
or the plaything of politicians, but
Mr.. Willkie is not properly subject
to criticism for bringing this vital
issue to public attention in these crit
ical times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1UeIl.

Such close view is needed to realize
Just how large they are, and how wide
is their wing spread 70 feeD.
1t is difficult to estimate their size as
they float high in the air over the park.
One of the best places from which to
watch them in the air is the Calvert
Street Bridge. 8" '5#
Here one has a sort Of grandstand
view of the buzzards. Usually there will
be one or two on the move, sometimes
dozens of them gliding around.
There is a certain fascination about
watching them.
1t reminds one of the perpetual in
terest there is in the tumbling waves at
the seashore. We have seen active per-
sons sit by the hour and do nothing but
gaze at the waves.
Wave gazing, too, is an occupation
which no one regards as mere laziness.
Practically every one has succumbed to
this lure at some time or other. Prob
ably there is no better nerve rest than
this. Indeed, restless, highly strung
persons might be advised to go to the
seashore for no other reason. The good
of salt baths is often doubtful, perhaps
not so much due to the lack of tonic
IMMIGRATION Of the water as in the plain
OVERRIDING of the patient. Most persons
seem to have little common sense, in
this respect, and stay in too long. That
is common observation But the salt
air and the silent watching of the
waves together make a combination
which does most people a great deal of
good.
Something of this same mind rest may
be secured cheaply and at home by
watching the buzzards from the Calvert
Street Bridge.
This is not a waste of time by any
means. Not only has it real artistic
value, for the birds ugliness cannot be
seen at such height, but it also keeps
one out in the air and helps build up
liberation and better realization Of
the utility of some Of the ugly things in
this curious world.
The turkey vulture, or buzzard, is re-
.garded by authorities as beneficial
species which should receive full pro-
lection. While its food Is mostly carbon.
it also feeds on rodents, and occasionally
upon young birds.
Its abilities in flight are easily seen,
but another amazing capability of this
bird cannot be realized except through
its action.
This is its power of sight. 1t does not
detect its prey by smell.
A buzzard can see a dead animal,
though of the smallest type, from dis
lance of miles, when itself cannot be
seen by human who might be near
the dead animal.
In such cases it will drop down out of
the sky with unerring aim, and then
other buzzards, also unseen, will sud-
denly start coming into view from all
points of the compass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
THIRTEENTH STREET.

Dear Sir:
: "Why not accept the challenge of your
fellow writer on the editorial page Of
The Star few weeks ago and tell us
something pleasant about the buzzard2
II admit that he is not beautiful
bird, but he is wonderful in flight, soar
ing high against the blue sky.
Instead of comparing the poor bird to
some cruel type of human fiend, why
not think of his value as most efficient
scavenger?
Surely the realization of his useful
ness in that respect is shown by the fact
that his life is protected in many States.
$50 If he must be measured by human
standards, perhaps he would prove an
efficient helper in the cleanup campaign
now so urgently needed in our city.
yours very truly, M. L. F."
4 n
This column discussed the buzzard.
more properly vulture, November Is, 1899,
most of the space being given to tribute
to the bird for its flying and scavenger
abilities.
These are, of course, almost the sole
points of praise which can be given it.
but these attributes are considerable, as
most people will be willing to admit
The flying proves rests mainly in
floating
No other bird, perhaps can equal the
buzzard in this respect
Mans activity with gliders was based
otrhi ,Y ,ie
lines.
The buzzard can float in the air for
hours at time, with scarcely more than
a flap of the wing every now and then.
And it is not vigorous flap. by any
means, but slight motion which often
Is not observable from below
The buzzard is past master at taking
advantage of every air current
1t tits its body and holds its wings
at just the right angle to catch every
vague current coming up or down or
going in any side direction. BY this
means it is able to float lazily around,
hour after hour, watching out for prey
below.
These birds may be seen almost any
Gay over ROCK creek, particularly in the
vicinity Of the National Geological Park
Just how much help they give the Zoo
authorities in helping keep the place
clean is dubious, since they will not come
down where people are, and people are
in the Zoo almost all day long The
buzzards, of course do not fly at night
but they are up early, with the rest of
the birds, and probably find most OF
their food-dead animals-between dawn
and o'clock.
We have seen them about 8 m. flying
low over Connecticut avenue just south
of the Zoo entrance.
They came so low, dozens of them. that
they almost seemed to be touching the
tops Of cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Air Secretary

Wendell L. WILKES proposal that
a new cabinet office be created to
handle defense aviation indicates
that the Republican presidential
candidate does not lack courage.
There is no more controversial item
in this country than that of a sep
arate air force, nor one more likely
to have far-reaching repercussions
in and out of military circles.
1t was his too-candid championing
of separate air service which was
primarily responsible for the trial
by court martial of the late Brigadier
General William Mitchell, who re-
signed from the Army following his
demotion by order of the court.
No thinking American in these
troubled days will disagree with Mr..
WILKES estimate of the vital i'm
portance of air power. There is not
apt to be anything but applause for
his request for building up our air
defenses as quickly as possible.
There are also many Americans, re-
CARELESS of political affiliations, who
share with Mr.. Willkie the impress
sion that the United States today is
"hopelessly unprepared as to air.
plane production, the training of
men and the gearing up of our
industrial machinery to produce
planes"
1t is a shocking and diScouraging
fact that, eight weeks after Con-
gress made available $400,0O0,00 for
the purchase of warplanes, no pro-
duction has actually begun, and con-
tracts for only a very small number
of the airplanes for which money
has been appropriated have been
signed. 1t is true, however, that
most of the blame for this condi-
ton must be laid at the doors of the
Senate and House, which still are
dilly-dallying with the excess profits
and amortization legislation the
aviation industry says is needed tc
clear the way for production. If Mr.
Willkie is impatient and disguised
with this situation, there are many
Americans who share his feelings.
But when the Republican candi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Sour Note

The notes of the International
Barber Shop Quartette Singers of
Tulsa may B natural, but their
finances were fiat, a fact which wor-
ried their secretary, o. P. Erickson.
Unless something drastic were done,
fortissimo and andante, Tulsa would
be deprived of a great cultural asset,
barber shop harmony, and Sweet
Adeline would be buried forever in
a forgotten grave. Something would
have to be done on or before next
Friday, the date of their next SYM
phony-and their last, without fresh
funds.
Desperate situations call for des-
perate measures, and they were
adopted. 1t was decided to develop
a hitherto scorned potential asset,
the scores of men with nc talent but
who wanted to get up on the plat
form and render solos-men whose
best work was done in the bathrooms
of abandoned houses with all doors
tightly closed. The committee de-
cided on two classes of fees: Five dol
lars for those actually allowed to
sing, and ten dollars for those so ter
rible that they had to be barred from
song and merely allowed to hum.
1t is suggested that symphony Or
chestras in financial distress send an
investigating committee to Tulsa to
learn how the IBSQS made out, and
if the game was worth the scandal.
Distasteful as it might be for the
arrangements of these orcheStras to
have Uncle Joe play a rag on his old
banjo between sonatas, it may be
better to have the pay-and-play sys-
TEN than to lose an orchestra for
lack 'ot do-re-ml
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Favors Aiming for Defense
OF Whole Hemisphere.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Halfway measures to rearm the Amer
lean defense system are not enough
if the United States expects to defend
herself as we'll as to lend defensive eco
nomic, military and nayalsa aid to Latin
America and iieignborH Cauada. It is
not enough If the Untb&d States is not
free to be allowed to use available means
Of production for the. building up Of
vital srmaments necessary for carrying
out It's program of preparing the North
American continent against threat of in
vasion.
If the United States is to play the
chief part in the defense of the North
American continent she should have
prior call on all ornaments needed for
such defense. CONSUMPTION of manpower
alone cannot make North America safe
from attack. Divisions Of men can be