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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
This is the first of three articles on
what is being done from kindergarten to
college to meet the demands of defense
schooling)
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The three "R's''
are adding a capital 'tD'-for Defense.
Educators are saying that not even voca-
tlonal education has resulted in such a drastic
change in the A-B-C industry as has occurred
under the impetus of national defense.
If you check the record in your own COM
munity, you may find that the neighborhood
school is doing no more than having a flag
salute exercise morning and afternoon; talk
ing a little more about American history;
placing a little more emphasis on the ma
tional and international aspects of current
events.
On the other hand you may find that Mary
and Johnny are getting way ahead Of you
in the How's and Who's Of the first aid. Maybe
Johnny now knows the way to read a map
backwards and forwards. Maybe Mary is be-
ginning to talk about health diets and strength
giving foods.
Maybe both are showing a surprising in
terest in physical education and are pretty
proud OF their muscles and healthy figures.
Probably both are talking a lot more about
Democracy. If SO, you can be sure that the
schools in your neighborhood are following a
national trend.
IT'S STAGGERING
AT the Office of Education, presided over by
U. 5. Commissioner John w. Studebaker. 1
went thumblng through a pile of clippings the
otner day from all over the country. If you
nave the slightest interest in education. what
Is happening is a little staggering.
I'm not even going to try to list every state.
out I'm going to give you a rough idea.
IN Arkansas the educational slogan is Sell
America First" Colorado classrooms are
midget democracies," with every pupil play-
ing a part in the democratic program. in Flori.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Hitler Loads The Dice

The movement of 300, 900 additional Nazi
soldiers into Rumania stirs much speculation
as to Hitler's intentions. 1t is thought that
he may be increasing his forces in Rumania
chiefly to protect the petroleum supply upon
which he must depend if his next move is IN
be a major offensive against England. 1t may
be thai ne IS not well pleased with the at
titude OF Russia and plans to safeguard his
eastern lifeline in the Danubian basin. Or if
may even be that he is plotting a showdown
in the Balkans and will apply pressure on
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to yield him the right
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
HIGHWAYS FAULT
To the Star:

~ Wiz eEoA
1t is with painful regret to see
so many wrecks on our highways
and I really think that some of it
is not the motorists fault, but the
highways themselves.
The writer came in from Char
lesion, S.. c., yesterday leaving
Charleston about 4:30 p. M, and
after leaving Georgetown encoun-
tered quite a lot of fog, but as
there was a white mark in the
middle of the highway about
every 20 feet we were able to see
this mark and made fairly good
time. Whe nwe reached the North
Carolina highway at Little River
we found the fog worse and no
mark in the road at all.
It's needless to say what an i'm
portant part this white mark plays
with the motorist even when there
is no fog and it should be made a
law and strictly enforced that
when a paving company resurfaces
a road it should see that these
white marks are placed back
where they were originally. 1 do
hope that a hint is sufficient to
our highway officials to See that
this is attended to without DELAY
on this particular highway to the
5. c. line and on the continuation
Of route II up to Jacksonville. N.
e., as this I understand has re-
Gently been repaved.
MOTORTST
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
DR.. Horace Williams

It is vouchsafed to few men to have a
hand in the training Of many who in after
life fill positions of trust and Importance and
gladly attribute their success to the guidance
they received during student days. Among the
few who have achieved this honor is DR..
Henry Horace Williams, professor of philoso-
ply at the University of North Carolina for
practically so years, whose death at 81 came
as a personal shock to thousands on Thursday.
The Raleigh News and Observer condenses
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
xnder Council Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected TRUCK and Berry Preserving
and Mdrketing Facilities.
Arena 5or Sports and Industrial Shows.
Seaside Htghtody from Wrightsvisle
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
35-Foot Cape Fear Riper channel, aoid-
er Turning Basin, Nth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved Rtver Rood to Southport, via
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Production
through sustained yield methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo
tional Agency, supported BY one county.
Uide tao.
~Shipydrds md Drydocks.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed droAnd the
Community Hospital
adequate hospital .iNties for phites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape gro.oin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis sonatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Hollywood Sights and. Sounds
BY ROBIN COONS

Working on the script with
Samuel Hoffenstein, the screen
playwright, was Zacharias Yaco-
nelli, native of Sac Paola, Brazil
and specialist in making foreign
language versions of films for
Brazilian and Portuguese mar
kets.
Gilbert Souto and Dante Orga-
lini, newspapermen from Brazil
in Hollywood, are other technical
advisers, watching accents, the
projection of Brazilian customs.
manners in the film.
Lou Brock, producing ''They Met
in Argentina at RKO, processes
no alarm whatever over his films
prospects in the Argentine. By con
trast with 20th's. apparent filters,
Brock seems almost complacent.
1--we done a lot e travelling"
he says, land I've spent a year
and a half down there. Besides. I
made Flying Down to Rio seven
years ago-and the picture is still
playing in Brazil. That ought to
mean something."
In Brooks musical the accent
question is handled most Simply.
Alberto Villa, the Arg ntine singer.
speaks with his natural accent,
James Ellison and Maureen
O'Hara speak in their natural
voices, in characters requiring no
Latin accents.
so perhaps the lady, before the
liable is played out, will yet ex-
claim, what lovely roses, Senior.
you bring this time!" a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Editorial Comment
NO CHILD'S PLAY
N. Y. Herald Tribune

The story Of the two men VIII got jobs on
a private construction project within the
Frankford Arsenal by using the badge of a
former worker deserves to be etched in acid
on the national mind. Fortunately, these two
unauthorized employees appear to have been
innocent of any other purpose than to attach
themselves to the pay roll. The former worker
had taken a better job in Chicago. So he
passed his Identification badge to a friend
who reported in his name. This friend, having
eventually qualified by civil service examina-
ton in his own right, relayed the badge to
another, who proceeded in his turn to forge
the original owners name to the pay roll. It
was the difference in signatures that revealed
the trick.
The two men are now being held by the
Federal District Court in Philadelphia o r
trespass. Meanwhile, their case has caused
United States Commissioner Norman ]. Grit
fin to write letters to Secretary Stimson and
Attorney General Jackson expressing his
amazement at the carelessness with which the
whole problem of identifying workers on de-
tense contracts is being handled.
Let us express our own amaZement with
the hope that it will be shared from coast
to coast. Congress and our state legislatures
have passed, or are considering the passage
of laws aimed against the sabotage of our
defense program. This shows that there is
popular realization of the extraordinary inn
p%ortance Of protecting the program from the
agents OF hostile powers who in the guise of
workers could so easily wreck ii, strewing
damage and bloodshed in their wake. Yet in
this episode at the frankfort Arsenal we are
suddenly made aware that the simplest pre-
cautions are being neglected, as if the re-
armament Of the country in the present con-
dition of the world were in the nature of a
game subject to the tolerant oversights of
peacetf{ne.
Commissioner Griffin urges that the Army
and Navy intelligence units and the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation organize a co-ordi-
mated and uniform system of identifying all
employees on defense contracts, including
those engaged by private contractors. Who
among us will consider this other than an
obvious and imperative demand? exactly the
same care that is required in determining the
loyalty Of every man in our armed forces
must be exercised in the selection of those
who produce the munitions on which they
depend. At no stage of the rearmament eff
fort is there room for child's play. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28

and worthwhile for her. Just what
he will do is his story, and he'll
probably tell it soon over the air
for Dave Elman. That's the basic
idea of contract"
Another New Yorker who be-
longs on any selective list of peo-
pie with bright ideas is Madeline
Gray who used to be a school
teacher and who had the inspira-
ton one day to form the Bright
Idea" club. This club now has al
most $4,000 members, all young
sters ranging between 9 and II
years of age. These kids are of
an inventive nature.
She has one little girl who is
only IL and who operates her own
dancing academy. Another is a
little boy, aged II, who publishes
a newspaper. Some of the kids
r exceptionally good at magic.
There is one lad who has built a
cathedral out of match sticks, and
another who makes a profit out
of raising bees, or maybe it's
honey. Now the club has its own
weekly newspaper and they ex-
change ideas through its columns.
It's a quite an idea.
Since Frank Case wrote two sue
cessful books of "reminiscences, it
seems that most of the towns
leading hotel men are anxious to
publish their memoirs. The latest
of these is Bob Christenberry,
manager of the Aston, who will
come out shortly with Through
These Portals. The three big
Ethels of show business are all
on Broadway-Ethel Barrymore,
Ethel Waters, Ethel Merman-and
they'll be there all winter. .
Recommended: The 1910 volume
of the O. Henry Memorial Award
Short Stories. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28

to pass through their territory for the relief
of Italy's fleeing armies in Africa and Al
bania.
Any of these, or any Of a dozen other pur-
poses, may have led the Nazi dictator to place
Rumania under complete military domination.
And only when he makes his next move will
we be able to guess his purposes. But the
fact that Rumania is now losing a voice even
in its civil government and will soon be an
armed camp is sufficiently alarming to Rus
STA to impel Stain to mobilize at the Rurnani-
an frontier.
That step by the Moscow regime seems to
created by this massed movement Of Naz1
forces. Relations between Berlin and Moscow
have not been entirely serene since the break
down Of the parleys between Won Ribbentrop
and Molotoff in Berlin. Obviously Hitler and
Stain are watching each other like hawks.
and studying how they may outwit or circum-
vent the other. Although it has been announced
that Russian and German conferences will be
resumed in January, it is apparent that neither
principal is placing much confidence in the
other in the meantime. 1t is quite as likely
that Stain sees in the further occupation OF
a threat Of attack as that Hitler
anticipates Russian military activity in the
Danubian and Black sea areas and is con-
centrating a great force in Rumania to re-
sist it.
However, this may be, the Nazi mobilization
in Rumania is a clear indication that Hitler,
baked by Britain at home and disappointed
by Italy in Albania and Africa, is scheming
to make another cast Of the war dice, and is
loading them, as best he can, to fall to his
advantage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27.-Modern
fable: A calculating swain decided
to say it with flowers. He walked
into the meadows and fields and
gathered a bouquet in the lady's
favorite colors. Only he didn't
know much about flowers-or the
lady, for that matter.
Here, my fair one," he prof
fered his gift, "al1 for YOU"
She recoiled. "N~ettles!" she
cried. "Cockleburrs! Poison ivy!"
The swain, whom we shall call
Hollywood, is trying again. The
lady, whom we shall call the South
American movie market, still can
be wooed and won. Hollywood is
sure Of that, or at least is gam
bling on it. The lavish good neigh
bor' pictures are going ahead, de-
spite the several indications from
down Argentine way th-.t the first
big one, Down Argentine Way"
did little to increase Argentine love
for Hollywood.
Twentieth Century-Fox, regret
ting its social-cinematic errors as
regards the Argentine, has taken
extra care to avoid a repetition for
its Road to Rio," which has a
Brazilian background.
The studio took pains, though
Argentina may doubt it, with it's
first big South American musical.
And yet the picture featured an
Argentine gigolo, exalted the
rhumba (Which is Cuban), sighted
the tango, and otherwise offended
the good neighbors it was intended
to please.
For Road to Rio" the studio
submitted the script to the Bra
lillian embassy in Washington, had
1t returned with minor changes
among them the suggestion that
Carmen Miranda be given less dia-
logue in English slang, more in
correct English
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
LEAHY'S

VICHY, France, Dec. 27.-R9-A
villa belonging to the wealthy
American, Frank J. Gould, was set
aside by the French government to-
day as the residence of Admiral
william d.. Leahy, newly appointed
United States ambassador,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
SENTENCED

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 27.-R-
Rev. Paul Ackermann, Portland
minister who ypleaded guilty recently
10 refusing to register for the draft,
was sentenced to one year in a fed
eral road prison camp by Federal
Judge James A. Fee today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
OFFERS SUPPORT

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-(SatuldaH
CP-The Dublin correspondent "
the London Daily Mail reported ~
day that the Rome radio had olleiel
full Axis support to Ireland IN wv
event of British aggression
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
MESSERSCHMITT DOWNED

LONDON, Dec. 27.-lP-A slnsl'
Blenheim bomber of the coastal GU"
mand, attacking the French coa's
today, shot down one Messersch"'S
fighter and severely damaged an
other, the air ministry news ser'NN
reported tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
The Editors
Box

The editor does not necessarily
endorse any article appearing in
this department. They represent the
views of the individual readers. Cor
respondents are warned that all
communications must contain the
correct name and address for our
records, though the latter may be
signed as the writer sees fit. The
Star-News reserves the right to alter
any text that for any reason is OBJ
jectionable. Letters IN controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28

da, before children are out of the
sixth grade, they have a working
knowledge of first aid, care of the
sick, preparation and conservation
of food.
Connecticut lays emphasis on
clvics and citizenship, on trien.
NAL physical examinations, on
daily physical education and on
school lunches that will produce
the healthiest physical specimens:
In elementary schools in Califor.
MIA, you can get courses in map
reading, reconnaissance, elemen-
tary aviation (model plane con-
struction and the first principles
OF aero-dynamics), Soil ~conserva-
ton, road building, forestry, hik-
ing and swimming.
OTHERS FOLLOW UP
California isn't the only such
state. Many others have followed
DR.. Studebaker's tip and gone in
heavily for the many phases of de-
tense which can be incorporated
IN the three RS. In some instances.
these still are in the formative
stage of flag salutes," oaths to
the flag, and a little heavier stress
on the national and international
matters in current events.
But in other school systems, they
are going "all out" with the three
R's-teaching Spanish and the his
tory and culture of the Latin
Americas-and even establishing
camps where the Youth
movement, patriotism, health and
Defense get in their ticks before
the children of America are into
their teens.
Next: Defense in the Colleges)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
TOP o. THE MORNING

o Little Child OF Bethlehem,
Be earth Thy home today;
Let glad goodwill, With maught OF i'll,
Rule in all hearts, We pray;
Thy benediction bless us still,
Abide oith US al,oay.
LYNN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Fair Enough

The star wishes it's readers
to know that views and opin.
ions expressed in this article
are those of the author and
may not always harmonic
with its position.-The Editor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

ley they were satisfied with his ex' nIniiation.
 Ih rssposise to questions from his AttoFnoy, George V. Medalle, Mer. win said that no direct evidence of hUUtleeolng at 0irard and Go. was ever brought to him, aS far as he could remember.
 Impressed With Coster
 Merwin testified that he and his associates at the Bridgeport Trust co. were much impressed with Cos. ter on their first meeting and that their faith in Coster was boosted by an investigation made by the late Julian Thompson, who sometime later became treasurer Of Mckes. sons and was the man who exposed Coster and brought about action which resulted in the present cons 6piracy trial. He said his faith in Coster was also increased by an audit report of Price WateThouse and co. of Bridgeport, . very rep. utabie auditing firm.
 90 impressed with the Bridge. port bank directors he said that it was decided to make CoSter a substantial loan for Girard x Go.
 Merwin,s testimony with the ex- ception Of the above had to do with Coster convincing the Bridgeport bankers and many others that Off,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
|'JIM' FULTON
 DIES SUDDENLY

C0Ontinued rom Page D ton. During this time he also di- rected the orchestra in the Fal. mouth Theater in Boston for Q number Of years. He also travelled aS director of the Waite Opera Com pany As musical director for some time.
 Another musical organization which he formed was the Gate Of Heaven Band in South Boston, one of the city's best-known organixa- tions of this kind.
 He made many recordings for the Victory Company of marches that he wrote and arrangements that he made for the nations outstanding bands,
 He originated the Fulton Music Company here together with Joseph Newall and Daniel J. Markert. Mir. Fulton and Mir. Markert later sold out their interest in the house to the late Ava Mccoy which marked the foundation of the Mccoy farm In the musical world throughout the state.
 Able Coach, Director
 Various amateur and seml-profes- slonal musical groups in Waterbury and throughout Connecticut owed much of their success to the coach. Ing and direction of MT. Fulton. He was tho first director of the original Elks Minstrel show, favorite for Q long time with local audiences. Many similar organizations likewise prof- fited by his sound advice and coaching.
 MT. Fulton was also joined In Waterbury during the hey-day of his career here by q brother, Bert Ful- ton, who died . number of years ago.
 The funeral of Mir. Fulton Is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home in Belmont, Mass.
 His only survivor Is his wife, Cath ertne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
Layton A. Roses
 Will Probated

The wlll of the late Layton A. Rose, prominent local business man and judge of the Wolcott town court, directs that bis entire estate shah go Co hls wife, Core A. Rose. The document was admitted to probate today by Judge Patrick Healey.
 Judge Rose died April %, Uuc- cumblng Co a heart attack. He had ben associated wit hthe fiTm oe Clapp, Rose 6 Vaughn fer % years and had served as president fer 90 years. He spent summers at Lake Hitchcock for many years, then established Q permanent residence in Wolcott six years ago. He was active In Masonic circles and in many local organizations.
 The win, drawn Jan. l9, 1928, Is Q brief document It directs that expenses be paid and that the rest Of the estate 60 Co Mrs. Rose. The Citizens and MAnufacturefs National Bank ls named executOr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
Family Stricken By
 Gas Fumes Rescued
tContinued From Page D

service manager, revealed the gas range to be in perfect condition, with no leaks being discovered any where in the system. They, too, were inclined to blame the oil- burner for the mishap.
 Slept In One Bedroom
 The Albino family all slept in the small bedroom, adjoining tho kitchen. MT. and Mrs. Albino to- gethcr with the infant, Allan, slept in . double bed, while the six.year old child occupied q large crib next to the bed.
 When Mrs. Albino revived suffi. ciently 70 speak a little, she said she was aroused py the pounding on tho door and tried unsuccess- fully to awaken her husband. She then used all her strength to get to the door.
 Arose During Night
 Marshal Lahey said he learned that Albino got up In the middle of the night to treat an eye with boric acid and used the gas stove to heat water for thls purpose. 1t was not established, however, that he left the jets on.
 Mrs. Iorio, third floor resident, said she heard the children talking early this morning, Q factor which would indicate that the accident did not occur until shortly before the Lrrival of Laselva. The fac, that all were alive when LaSelva got there supported this conten- ton.
 Mrs. iorio said the family was in good spirits last night, and there was no indication of any suicidal intent.
 All Go To Hospital
 MT. and Mrs. John Rodigues, first floor residents, took Mrs. Albino te the hospital. The others were talk on in private cars and in an ans bulance.
 The pulmotor squad of the fire department, besides Deputy Cam pion, included Privates Thomas ODea and John J. Woods. Woods drove some of the victims to the hospital.
 Police investigation was conduct ed by Detective Lieut.. William F, Pollard and Sergt. John Mates, Electrical Inspector Martin O'Rourke also investigated.