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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-R-
Arguing that domestic markets are
insufficient to absorb the entire
American farm output, Secretary
Wallace told the house ways and
means committee today that for
eign sales were necessary and urg-
ed the administrations trade agree
ments program as an effective
method for obtaining them.
II believe that, from the stand
point o agriculture, as well as
the welfare of the nation as a
whole, discontinuance of the au-
thority to conclude reciprocal trade
agreements would be extremely un-
Fortunate" he said. ga program OF
this kind will be particularly m
portant in the days of a postwar
world, which all of us, I ann sure,
sincerely hope are not too far
away
Wallace, advocate of a third term
for President Roosevelt, asserted
at one point in the hearing that
he vas anxious to continue as
secretary of agriculture"
Representative Treadway (R-
Mass) had asked him why Louis J..
Taber, master of the Grange. ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Movie Revues
"ANOTHER THIN MAN" is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

Shifting with a deft pace from
baby parties to bizarre crime, from
marital mirth to murder thrills, and
from palatial Long Island estates
to the dives of New York, Another
Thin Man." latest of the sparkling
Thin Man" series, is current at
the Carolina Theatre.
1t teams that favorite r pair.
William Powell and Myrna 10y,
once again as the shrewd and witty
Detective Nick Charles and his
charming but somewhat daffy wife,
Nora. Their gay banter, which en-
livened "The Thin Man. and "Aftel
the Thin Man," the other pictures
in the series, gets away to a new
high in this offering due to the in
PRODUCTION of a Thin Man, Jr., the
baby whose arrival was predicted
at the end Of the preceding picture.
The laughs, centering around Nickie,
Jr., as played by eight-months-old
William Poulsen, reach a hilarious
climax with a baby party given in
his honor by underworld pals Of De
tectiYe Charles.
A Merrie cartoon and News rec
complete the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Funeral Services Are
Held For Early Ellis

Funeral rites for Early Ellis, IS,
gho died at his home near Winter
Park Wednesday afternoon after a
lingering illness, were held from the
HarrelTs funeral home yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Rev. R. M. EngIe, pastor of
the Winter Park Presbyterian
church, assisted by the Rev. An.
drew ]. Howell, former pastor, Off
ciated.
Active pallbearers were: J. L.
Land, ]. E. Hall, J. P. Howell, J..
B. Baker, g.. r. Borkenhagen and
]. W. Brown; honorary-R. F.
Beasley, Mr.. McKeithan and Mr..
Edwards.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lilly Ellis, a brother, E. r. Ellis,
Of Greensboro, and a sister. Mrs.
Mary ]. Haddock, of Richmond, Va.
Several nieces and nephews also
/ survive,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Forty-Seuen Students
Pass First Aid Tests

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 12.-Forty-
seven students passed the first aid
tests given by the Red Cross in the
Old Dock and Nakina schools.
Louis F. Ward was the instruc.
tor. Those passing we're: L. A. An
derson, Marie Blackman, Leon
Cumbee, Parsley Cumbee, Doris
Ann Drew, Archie Evans, Randle
Evans, Make Lee Ezzell, Mable
Faucet, Thur Formyduval, Katie
Lea Graham, Ernest Gore, Ruby
Gore, Mollie Hardee, Ray Hardwick,
Dorothy Hardwick, Grace Hard
wick, Forney Jones, Esther Nc
Lamb, Geraldine Ray, Geraldine
Reeves, J. W. Reeves, Tracey Regis
ter, Virginia Register, J. D. Sarvis,
Leo Simmons, Mollie Simmons,
Howard Smith, Bobby Smith, Effie
Stocks, Lillian Suggs, Charles
suggs, Thomas suggs, Burline
suggs, Avery Ward, Robert Ward,
Johnnie Ward, ]. D. Ward, Lonnie
Ward, Ethel Ward, Marian Ward,
Clara Mae Ward, Ruby Ward, Ruby
Jane Ward, Letha Ward, Pauline
Watts, and Theldine Watts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Isaac H. Smith Rites
Conducted At Leland

Funeral services for Isaac H.
Smith, u, farmer Of Leland. who
died at his home Thursday morning
at 8 o'clock, were held from the
graveside in the Nelson cemetery. at
Leland, yesterday morning at II
o'clock.
The Rev. C. c. Myers, pastor Of
the Delgado Presbyterian church.
conducted the services.
Mr.. Smith was a member Of tho
Delgado Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Alice Smith; n stepson, w. w.
Harrell; one step-daughter, Mrs.
Raynor Harvey; three brothers,
Bob, John and Jessie Smith; one sis.
ter. Mrs. J~essiephine Wilson, all Of
Leland,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
IS FINED
BY JUDGE LENNON
Convicted Of Operating
, Electric Dice Game;
$40 Confiscated

convicted of the charge of operat-
1arbling device, James Patelis,
| of a confectionery at Eighth
,,5 Red cross streets was fined $40
dr. ..d with the costs in recorders
S ao,,rt yesterday
eout' Electrical dice game, valued at
soing operated with a payoff
~, bobind the counter, was or
ffolI confscated by Judge Lennon.
telsa ,ro was about $40 in nickels
L .La machine, which the court
IL .,.rad destroyed. and the money
o'a S.rtained will be divided between
.a4cers making the arrest and
w associated Charities.
'Au us;s Is in conformity, Judge Len
s,ii, with a state law regard
nun he distribution of money seiz-
tIS in the operation of gambling de-
lanes Buie, negro, court officials
iii was indicted recently for lar
a.r of cigars and ladies hosiery
..rr, the confectionery operated by
lanes Patelis.
nrrirg that trial James Sawyer,
Az employee of Patelis, testified I'M
a., questioning by the defendant,
rones Buie, that there was an
electrical dice game being operated
nm the premises with payoffs being
made from behind the counter.
As the result Of the testimony
nv sawyer, the court issued a war
rant for Patelis on a charge Of
opsrating gambling devices on his
premises.
William sykes was fined SIS and
taxed with the costs on a charge
assault with a deadly weapon.
Trial of Sol Jenkins, of McCumber's
station, charged with violations of
the liquor laws, was continued un-
January 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
KESSLERS QUIZzED
BY FBI OFFICERS
Questioned Regarding Discov-
cry OF Allegedly Stolen
Goods In Stores

FAYETTEVILLE, Jan. 12.-R-
Nat D. Kessler, operator Of three
army goods stores, and his brother
Max, manager of the Lumberton
store, were being questioned by FBI
men here today in connection with
the reported discovery in the stores
of a quantity of goods which Police
Chief A. D. Crews said had appar-
emily been stolen from the U. S.
government.
Crews said the articles included
shoes, blankets, and field glasses.
No federal charges had been pre-,
ferred against the Kesslers, but Nat
was under a $500 bond on a charge
by Fayetteville authorities of oper-
ating a pawn shop without a license.
The Kessler stores are located in
Fayetteville, Lumberton and Red
Springs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Increase In Department
Store Sales Estimated

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Up -
The federal reserve board estimated
TODAY that department store sales in
the week ended January 6 were flve
percent larger than in the CORE
spending week last year.
In the week ended December 80,
the sales were eight percent above
the previous year, and in the four
weeks ended January 6, sales aver
aged nine percent more than in the
corresponding period a year ago.
BY federal reserve districts, the
board estimated increases over a
year ago in the week ended January
6 were: Boston, 9; New York, 10;
Cleveland, 8; Richmond, 10; At
lanta, 10 and Chicago. 8 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
CUST0MH0USE JOB
NEARS COMPLETION
Floors Refinished In Offices
And General Repair
Work Carried Out

The work of renovating the In.
terror and exterior of the CUSTOM.
house, a project costing approxi'
mately $25, 00O, is rapidly nearing
completion.
The work, which was commenced
under contract last November, Is
expected to be finished very short.
ly.
Windows have been repaired ana
new copper screens have been plac.
ed in all windows Of the structure.
Workmen recently completed gen.
eral repairs 70 the outside Of the
building.
Floors in the office Of the collec.
tor of customs and other offices
have been refinished.
General yepair work to the FEEDER.
al courtroom has included: old cork
floor work on the inside of the bar
has been removed and replaced with
new cork flooring, new acoustics in.
stalled, new paint job throughout,
floor finishing work, and new win.
dows and sashes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
OPPOSE REQUEST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12- @ -
Operators of the Southern Appalach.
ian, Harlan and Virginia coal fields
joined today in opposition to request
of the Pocahontas Operators as
sociations for parity" freight rates
to North and South Carolina and
Tennessee. 1T would mean intro
duction of another large competitor
in this particular area" L. c. Gum
ther, president of the Southern APP.
palachian Coal Operators associa-
ton told the Interstate Commerce
Commission shortly before the hear.
ing ended with agreement on March
Is as a date for filing briefs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
FORGIVES

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-R-
Dorothy Garry, the daushter
of an evangelist, is of a for
giving nature.
Her father, Frank, IS, was
killed last month on his way
to a rehearsal of Christmas
carols, and the negro driver Of
the car, Moe Crawford, So, was
held.
Miss Garry visited Crawford's
apartment. His wife vas ill and
their four children needed food.
She sent the mother to a hos
pital; fed the children.
In court today Crawford was
freed of a charge of suspicion
of homicide after witnesses tes-
titled Garry was walking against
a traffic light. The magistrate,
however, fined Crawford S. for
having defective brakes on his
car. He couldn't pay, so he was
ordered to Jail for one day. Miss
Clarry bought him a sandwich
and coffee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Meeting Held
By Local Exchange Club

Members of the Wilmington Ex-
change club revamped its bylaws
and constitution at its weekly meet
ing at the Cape Fear hotel yester-
cay.
1t was announced at the meeting
that an inter-club bowling match
Will be staged at the Brigade Boys
cluO Wednesday night of next week,
at which time members to fill
vacancies on the A team will be
selected,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Marketing Information
Urged By Kerr Scott

WARRENTON, Jan. 12.-R- W.
Kerr Scott, commissioner Of agricul-
ture, said today it was a "crime"
to persuade farmers to increase
their livestock and poultry, and
then to fail to give them essential
marketing information"
Speaking before the Lions club
here Scott added:
NATURALLY it is expedient to swing
from too much acreage in cash crops
to livestock and poultry if we are
ever to have a balanced agricultural
program, but it is equally necessary
to provide markets, market facili-
ties and market advice to growers"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Nursery Research Funds
Asked By Association

RALEIGH, Jan. 12.-R-Nursery.
men attending a short course at N.
c. State college adopted a resolu.
ton today asking the 1941 general
assembly to appropriate funds for
nursery research at the North Car
Dina agricultural experiment sta
ton.
The resolution pointed out that the
state had 165 certified nurseries, ex.
elusive of plant collectors and COM
mercial bulb growers, and that no
research program had been institut'
ed for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Grady Mckee, Jr., Dies
In Lumberton Hospital

CHARLTON, Jan. 12-Grady Nc
Kee, Jr., t~wo-year-old o of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grady Mckee, died in a Lum'
berton hospital Wednesday night at
ter an illness of one week.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Clarkton cemetery Thursday
afternoon.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by one sister, Peggy, n a brotner'
Franklin Mckee,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
FREEZING

Drying white clothes outside in
freezing weather actually whitens
them. But handle carefully when re.
moving from the line SO hat they
do not tear. Woolens, of course,
should never be subjected to freez.
ing temperatures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
q ARRESTED

PARIS, Jan. 12.-(P-Twenty-one
persons, Including one woman, were
arrested today on charges of operat-
ing communistic cells (groups) in
Two French factories. Police assert
gu ~ Of them We're fostering anti
national Propaganda in the import.
dut aviation center at Saint-Denis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Shipping New.
ARRIVED
C1

Suweid, 1888 tons, from Calves.
ton with cargo sulphur for Heide
and company. Vessel to master.
Tanker
c. B. Watson, 1882 tons, from
Smith Bluff, with cargo gasoline
for Cape Fear Terminal company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
AFFIDAVIT

A house committee received in
evidence an affidavit quoting
Homer Martin, president of the
ALL United Automobile Work.
ers, as saying that Henry Ford
had promised to give him finan-
cial help. The affidavit was
sworn to by Harry A. Elder, for
mer JAW organizer at st. Louis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
PRAISED

Talk that John L. Lewis may
get behind Senator Wheeler I'd.
Mont for the democratic presi.
Dental nomination increased
when Lewis praised him as a
most eminent statesman" and
invited him to address a United
Mine Workers convention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
TREATS

For holiday party tea tables, scoop
out tiny rolls, butter the insides
and when ready for the table heap
the insides with some cold salad;
crab, chicken, tuna, tongue or
shrimp are tops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
FINNISH AID

President Roosevelt disclosed
he had asked congressional
leaders to get together on the
problem of giving financial as
ssitance to Finland. Senator
Barley, majority leader, and
Senator McNary, minority leader,
told reporters, however, that
they did not want to act without
the views of the administration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13

If trouble occurs suddenly in an
engine, it is not likely to be the
carburetor, since changes in the
fuel-nixing unit take place very
slowly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13

Wilmington, Fred S. Hutchins, of
Winston-Salem, Dale F. Stansbury,
of Wake Forest, Malcolm McDer.
mott, of Durham, Albert M. Coates,
Of Chanel Hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
WALLACE AIRS VIEWS

Secretary Wallace told a house
committee that domestic markets
were insufficient to absorb all
American farm output and that
foreign sales were necessary.
He urged continuance of the re-
ciprocal trade agreements pro-
gram as q means to that end.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
N SAILED
Stoou1or

Kansan, 1892 tons, for Norfolk
after discharging general cargo.
Cape Fear Shipping company, agents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
Farmers Receive
900 From Crop
Capitals Day

(By The Associated Press
The house approved a 1884,
611.O00 emergency outlay for the
army, navy and coast guard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, March rs. -LR- In.
creased marketing of hogs today
forced prices Is to Is cents lower,
Top prices dropped to $685.. receipts
10000 with 5000 additional
billed direct to packers.
Stee: prices were steady to weak
in u slow market, with the edge o I
most other classes of cattle. Choice
1,155 pound steers topped at $1,000.
with the bulk going from $500 to
$10.25. Fat lambs sold off rs to So
cents, with the best bringing 5000.
(U. S. Dept. Agr.)-Salable hos
10000; total $4,000; market opened
1915 lower than Mondays average
general trade however, Is to mostly
rs with late sales fully Is or more
lower; top 5.35; bulk good to choice
180-240 lbs. $1,000 240-3OO lbs. 4.S5.
5.25; heavier butchers downward to
4.65; good 400-500 lbs. packing sows
4.10.50; shippers ESQ; estimated hold.
over 5000.
Salable cattle 1900; salable calves
1900; all grade yearlings and com.
mon and medium grade steers fully
steady early with closing trade weak
on steers Of value to sell at 8.75
down to 500 ano below; numerous
such loads firm early; more activ.
ity on order buyer and shipper &C.
count; however good to choice
weighty steers weak to is lowe. ;
all such kinds under pressure with
supply scare but shipper demand
good to choice cattle narrow: ex-
IRENE top 1900 paid for long year.
lings; best weighty steers 1856; not
many above 1000; feeder dealers
competed with killers at 900 down;
heifers steady best 1000 mostly 9.25
down to 500; COWS 1925 lower for
week to date; not many cutters
above 5.25 only strongweights of
common beef COW type $50 and $50
these having sold up to 900 high
time last week; most beef COWS 5.7s-
$50; bulls steady to weak; practi.
cal top weighty sausage bulls 200;
vealers weak to Is lower light veal
ers $50 down, weighty kosher kinds
9.50-1O.0O very few 1850.
salable sheep 5000; total 5000;
fat lambs slow mostly 25-35 lower;
few loads closely sorted ED wooded
lambs 1910; bulk 10 .00-25; 112 lbs.
averages at inside price; small lots
wooled natives 9.75-1o.25; handy.
weight clippers S.85; two doubles
handyweight fec range ewes $40
and 5.25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Youths To Be Enlisted
April 4 For CCC Service

Thirteen young white boys com
prising the April allotment Of CCC
vacancies for New Hanover county
will be enlisted on Thursday, April
4, J. r. Hollis, county public well
fare superintendent, said yesterday.
The boys will meet at 8 o'clock
in the morning on that date at the
corner Of Third and Princess streets
and will be taken to White Lake
for enlistment, Hollis was advised
today by T. L. Grier, of Raleigh,
superintendent Of CCC selection,
state board Of charities and public
welfare.
No vacancies for colored young
men were assigned to New Hanover
county for April, Hollis said. The
April quota will be filled from those
white boys whose names are already
on file at the office Of Hollis in the
basement of the courthouse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, March 26. -LP- IN
easy tone prevailed in the wheat pit
toby and prices at times yielded as
much as 1 1-2 cents a bushel.
Prospects of warmer and unset.
ted weather in the southwest al
pressure of hedging sales against
purchases of loan wheat depressed
the market. Selling was only moder.
ate, but at the I'M time demand
was lie aggressive than recently
Quotations opened fractionalIy low.
er, recovere I partly. but then declin-
ed again in the final hour, May con
tracts dropped to $1.O5 3.S, off / -,
and July to $1.O3 3.4, down / 3.s
cents. Weakness at MINNEAPOLIS,
where prices were off as much as
l 5-8 and finished at their lows, con-
trlbuted to the late downturn he
Wheat here finished ISL 3.6 O j.,
May S1.05 5-8-1.2, July $1.04.1.Os 7-S;
corn ' as unchanged to IL do1 n,
May Sc 3-4-7-s, July 81 6.S-1-2; oats
l-4-S8' lower; soy beans 2 cents off;
rye 1 1871 IL down; lard 1928 cents
a hundredweight lower.
Some wheat buying was attributed
to mills and a little demand was in.
spired by reports of wind and dust
storms from parts of the southwest.
Dust storms were reported from
various localities in Kansas and
Oklahoma. Commenting on these 4e.
ports, H. c. Donovan, crop expert,
said that lowing to the very late
and weakened condition of the wheat
plant in the southwest such dust
storms cannot be otherwise than far
more damaging than those of their
kind n most past seasons at this
date"
Temperatures in the hard winter
wheat area were higher today and
milder weather was forecast for the
latter half Of the week along with
showers over much Of the section.
Some moisture was received in the
spring wheat ares and more was
forecast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
FEDERAL AND RAIL
BONDS MAKE GAINS
Some Foreign Obligations
Move Higher While Ital-
ian, Nazi Bonds Drop

NEW YORK, March 26.-LR-U.
5. government bonds and selected
rail loans made fair-sized rallies to-
day in an otherwise irregular mar
ket.
The federals ended the session as
much as 1916 point higher, largely,
as yesterday, on the basis Of the un-
usually high income tax receipts for
1889.
Gains of as much as 5 points were
recorded for the more active rails.
In this category were Missouri-1lli
nois IS, New York, New Haven As,
Cotton Belt SIS and As and Wabash
first SIS.
Other advancers included Wal
worth As, Porto Rico American To.
bacco Stamped IS of '42, Montana
Power 3 3-4s, and Armour Of Della.
ware> d of IS.
On the .downside were Illinois Cen.
trail 4 3-4s, Delaware & Hudson re.
funding as, Allegheny SIS, Studebaker
IS, Texas Corp. 3 LIS and Youngs.
town Sheet & Tube 4s.
Obligations, of Cuba, Panama,
Montevideo, Argentina and Helsing-
TORS moved higher in the foreign
list while Italian and German dol.
lar loans declined.
Transactions totaled $6,276, 800, face
value, compared with $780, 400 yes.
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
NEW O r COTTON

NEW YORK, March 26.-LR- A
break in the pound sterling and
weak foreign cotton markets greas-
ed the way for a long slide down in
the local market today.
Final losses of 10 to 81 points,
lows for the day, were forced by
active domestic and foreign liquida-
ton which reached a climax in the
last fifteen minutes of trade.
Buying was slim throughout the
session. Many operators were puz-
zled by the behaviour Of sterling,
which plunged nearly Is cents in
American currency, but the many
uncertainties surrounding cotton
legislation were additional shackles
on buyers.
Exports Monday IA, 609 bales; sea-
son so far 5,332,78S. Port receipts
1882; port stocks 2,934,s13.
Range follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
Range follows:
N. v. ]CoTTONsEED OIL

NEW YORK, March 26.-R-
Cottonseed oil futures came within
an ace of the seasons low price Tor
some deliveries today as recurring
flurries of speculative liquidation
and local selling swept the market.
Final prices were down 10 to %
points.
Declines in lard and grains APP
peared the immediate cause OF the
offerings. Buying was chilled by the
cautious policy buyers have adopted
in the spot market.
Sales totaled al lots; May $685.
July $50, Sept. 6.61, Oct. e.59.
Crude oil inclined lower bull no
sales were reported. Southeast n
valley graders were quoted at D
So cents a pound, Texas 5 SO TO
10. all nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27
D. S. Steel Corporation
Board Votes Dividend

NEW YORK, March 26.-R-Di'
rectors of the United States Steel
Corp.-world's largest steel maker
took Wall street completely by sur
prise today by cutting an $8,7O0, 900
dividend melon for it's common
stockholders.
Not only was it the first time
anything had been ordered paid to
the common shareholders in more
than two years, but it was the first
time in 20 years that the directors
Of the big steel maker had an
nounced a dividend at any TIME
other than at a regular quarterly
meeting.
When the directors held Their
quarterly meeting Jan. 80, last, only
the regular preferred dividend was
announced. The next quarterly
meeting is not slated until the last
Tuesday in April.
The company announced it would
pay a dividend of 81 per common
share April 26 to holders Of record
April 5. The last payment, which
was also 81 per share, was ordered
in october, 1887. Before then, moth
ing had been paid on the common
shares since a 50-cent disbursement
early in 1882.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-27

CHICAGO, March 26.-LP-U. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes 81, on track
1874, total U. S. shipments COL =;
Idaho russets strong. western tri.
umphs unsettled weaker tendency,
northern all varieties firm. supplies
heavy, early demand light; sacked
per cwt. Idaho russell Burbanks U.
S. No. 1, offerings light, 2.15 to Is;
U. S. No. 2, 1856; Colorado red Nc
Clures U. S. No. 1, 100; Minnesota
and North Dakota Red river valley
section early Ohios 80 per cent U.
S. No. 1, lao; new stock about
steady, supplies moderate, demand
very light; less than CARROTS Flor
ida bliss triumphs U. S. No. 1.
bushel crates 2.55; U. S. No. 1,
hize B, EOS.