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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
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A story of phenomenal growth
lies in the history of the Cape Fear
Terminal company which l q . I
month celebrated it's seventh ami
versary.
Beginning in 1888 with a storage
capacity Of 100000 gallons of gaso
line and one man in charge of the
plant, it has increased its facilities
until now it's tankage capacity is
22,000,000 gallons and the plant en-
ploys no less than 20 men.
The first tanker of Purol Per
was received from Norfolk through
the inland waterway in January.
1888.
Since that time increased demands
have made it necessary to build q
tanks ranging from 1000 to 1880,
10 gallons capacity. These petro'
leum products are moved by tank
car, truck, and barge to points OF
distribution.
With the present facilities 80 cars
can be loaded and about 60 trucks
can be filled daily.
The terminals are operated
around the clock, loading transport
trucks that come in at any hour OF
the day or night.
One Of the major advantages of
the company's facilities is that
ocean-going tankers, carrying from
1900, 900 to 100000 gallons of
motor fuel, can be unloaded there.
Approximately rs barges ply the
Cape Fear river every month to
Fayetteville, lis miles inland from
Wilmington by water, carrying
bulk gasoline for distribution
through the Fayetteville terminal.
The Fayetteville terminal receives
between 5000, 900 and 6,00o,0 900 gal
Ions of gasoline monthly from the
Cape Fear terminals.
The Pure Oil company's barge
fleet, headed by the R. H. McEl-
roy, Jr., and three barges were re-
Gently transferred from Mobile,
Alabama, to the Wilmington-Fayet-
teville run.
The first cargo of goods consist
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
ADVANCES SEEN
for ETHYL-D0W
Developments Which Will
Give Better Gasoline Mile
age Are Foreshadowed

Further spectacular advances in
automotive power through the in.
creased use of anti-knock gasoline
were predicted by DR.. Graham Ed.
gar, vic president and director of
research of the Ethyl Gasoline cor.
poratlon, in a recent address before
the Institute Of Petroleum, at Chic.
ago.
Developments which will give the
automobile driver SO per cent more
mileage to a gallon Of gasoline are
roreshadoWed by experiments al.
ready carried out to determine the
possibilities of increasing compress.
sion ratios under conditions in which
the anti-knock value of the fuel is
no longer the limiting factor, DR..
Edgar said.
To-day about rs per cent Of all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
hENIUCKY
A I q

NIL STERLING, Ky.-R-John
se'fo, local restaurateur who be.
nsloea Senator A. B. Chandler
snl'e the latter was in college, is
"e proudest man in Mt. Sterling.
one Of the last official acts OF
Snanoler after he resigned the gov.
y rDofsnlp Of Kentucky to become
:. Senator was to appoint Petro
nfisaoler.genreal on the cover.
nor's staff.
pack in 1914, while Petro. a. ma.
VI Greece, had a restaurant in
rAlaston' Chandler entered the
m diversity of Kentucky without
nlsn.r money. Petro gave the youth
ANA y 10 eat because I liked him
ny thought he was a nice fellow
s,. 1ue commission of brigadier.gen.
co ~ Was the only one of its kind
sort" lfed by Chandler while he was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Fear Terminals Grow
With

ing Of drums and cases Of oil weigh.
ing around $50 tons was shipped
from the Cape Fear Terminal to
Fayetteville last month. This open
ed a new line Of business in petro-
leum transportation, necessitating
the enlargement of the wholesale
warehouses. This construction Is
now underway.
Located at the foot Of Wright
street at the river, the Cape Fear
Terminal company plant covers five
city blocks, with 100000 gallon
storage capacity, warehouses, Of
fices, loading racks and docks. It is
one Of the largest on the coast, a
scene Of busy activity as tank-cars
and trucks are loaded and dispatch
ed and cargoes of gasoline, kero-
sene, fuel oil and solvent are re.
ceived from large ocean ships.
In 1899 there were 100, 600, 900 gal
Ions of petroleum products handled
through the terminals, an increase
over 1888 Of more than IS, 00O, coo
gallons.
And as to the future it looks
bright.
Through u determination to
serve efficiently this petroleum in.
dustrial section, we enter 1910 with
a feeling that this year will bring
demands for increased facilities for
service and sales"
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
The growth Of this plant has been
one Of the major developments in
Wilmington. It has greatly increas-
ed the tonnage which moves over
the upper Cape Fear river and
has done much to prove the expend-
iture of funds on that stream has
been well worth while.
Work Of developing the upper
Cape Fear river was begun prior to
the World war when the first
lock and dam was built 80 miles
from the city. This project cost a
total Of s565,oo o
In 1917 the second lock and dam,
located 70 miles up the river, were
completed at a cost Of $685. 900 and
some folk began to say 1t was all a
waste Of money. There wasn't much
commerce over the river then
everything went down stream as it
always had . following the course
Of least resistance.
But in 1885 the third lock and
dam, 95 miles from Wilmington,
was completed at a cost of $685.
900.
Generally businessmen were be-
ginning to realize the value of
such a waterway by this time. AS
early as 1880 there was a move
ment of 162,323 tons Of cargo over
the stream. The depression hit the
tonnage however, and it toboganned
down to a mere 91,C72 in 1881 and to
74,12S tons in 1892. In 1888, how.
ever, it began to rise .. at the time
the Cape Fear Terminal began ope. |
rations. That year it hit 1903 tons
and from then on commerce over |
TIE stream was destined to con-
tinue to rise as the gasoline BUSH
ness upstream increased.
In 1884 it hit 128,724 tons and in
1896 went to 153,551 tons. In 1896 |
the next year reached 247,436 tons.
it whooped up to 243,433 tons and
In 1888 it reached the high total
of 274,o6s tons valued at $685.
900.
Figures for 1899 are not yet com.
plete but indications are they will
show that during that year there
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Must Not Rely On War
Says William Green
BY WILLIAM GREEN
President American Federation
NJ Labor

Labor faces the coming year
hopeful that business Improvement
will result in the reduction of un.
employment but not too optimistic
of any sudden return to prosperity.
We must not rely on war busi-
ness to solve our economic prob
lens. Industrial production in No
vember equalled the all-time peak
Of May, 1929, but there were still
more than 5000, 900 unemployed in
this country.
Labor's program calls for in
crease of domestic purchasing pow.
er through higher wages. 1t de-
mands spread OF employment
through establishment Of a short
er work week. We must plan now
to avert a crash after the Euro
pean war is over by placing our
national economy on a stable and
secure basis, that can withstand
the pressure Of foreign ~upheavals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
AENTAL HAZARD
IN HAZARD. XIV.

man hD, ky.-R-Two patrol
Evers cautiously approached Joe
Pins 0ieSs smokehouse with drawn
deras hicked open the door and or.
Ont me man inside to emerge.
Gers stepped Eversole. The off,
''tS apologized.
Everso,e ioor explained she thought
a tbsot and his wife had gone to
She 49, and notified police when
house someone in the smoke
to o,t said he remained home
'U' up a newly-butchered hog
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
M SESSION

OKLAHOMA CITY up 1t was
swing to sling for Mrs. Jimmie
Clark. Giving a piano rendition Of
"St. Louis Blues" she came down
on the worries so hard she frac-
tured the index finger Of her right
hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

During 1888, American tourists
in Canada spent approximately
$255, 900, 900; Canadian tourists in
the United States left sos, 000, 900,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
rrlNG THEIR A

herds LIE Up Mountain goat
conab are making a remarkable
the noe In the high country of
CAM 0,ehern Cascades. The State
dernes. Department called the will.
in tba s the finest goat country.
Cd bers l4n'eo States. A few scatter.
hes are also found in wilder.
p0nal Park, 'o'' Nalner Ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

The average automobile contains
As pounds of copper, the bulk o,
which IS in the radiator core.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Dew S Musiache
Is Once Again
In Limelighi

That celebrated study : in red
adjoining the upper lip of Tacoma's
one-time CHIEF Of police, James
Dew, Is in the limelight again.
The mustache that emerged
from the bush league to become
nationally noted is occupying the
attention Of Uncle Sam, no less.
This time the government comes
forward to hazard a guess that
Dew's bristles are the product of
the pungent waters of Iron
Mike" mineral spring flowing
In n meadow In front of National
Park inn at Mount Rainier Ma
tional park.
Although it's a publicity yarn
1T bears the stamp OF inside
stuff. coming from the depart
ment of the interior. The blurb
alleges that in the past IL years.
Dew and his wife have consumed
10 or IL gallons of the mineralized
water weekly.
Dew, 1t is stated, won't COM
ment when asked IL the rust from
the iron water keeps the color
in his mustache. He merely ad-
mits he has learned to like the
taste"
Neighbors of the Dews, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Walsh. also are fond of
the water, and the park service
estimates the four have made pos
sibly thousand trips to the park
to get it. Walsh, smelter work
er, has nothing to compare with
Dew's hirsute adornment, but the
federal bureau implies 1t Is await
ing developments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

for the nation Is 7 per cent as
compared with Q per cent in the
Oct. Is survey.
Mr.. willkie Is leading by mar
row margins in several OF his own
states as well, but this factor In
less significant in view of the cir
cumstance that the trend has re-
Gently been moving In Mr.. Willkie's
favor.
Trend Ia Question Mark
The big question OF the cam
paign now comes to this: Can
President Roosevelt halt or reverse
the late-campaign trend to his OPP
ponent?
Mr.. Roosevelt's lead in popular
votes has never in this campaign
approached his vote in 1896, and
a continuing trend to Willkie in
the final week-if such a trend
should continue-would make the
November 5 election one of the
closest in history.
Mr.. Roosevelt's problem Is accen-
tuated by the fact that he actually
needs more than q flat 80 per
cent of the popular vote in order
to win. Election history shows that
unless the Democratic candidate
received more than 81 per cent of
the popular vote throughout the
country he Is likely TO wind up
with only the South, a few Of the
border states and part OF the
West. This IL because heavy
Democratic pluralities In the South
raise the popular percentage con-
siderably without contributing a
proportionate share to the cleo
toral vote totals.
No matter what happens
during the rest of the cam
paign, however, the race be-
tween President Roosevelt and
Wendell Willlsie must 20 down
I'm the books as one of the most
dramatic In history. Institute
surveys, conducted Mt six In
tervals since the nominating
conventions, give n step-hy-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Man Under Arrest
On Check Charues

PUYALLUP-Donald Hatch, %
who claims he was a former rest
dent Of Puyallup, was to be
turned over to Prosecutor Thor c.
Tollefson at Tacoma by local
police Monday, following his ar
rest Saturday night on suspicion
OF passing worthless checks.
Hatch. according TO officers. at
tempted to cash a check for s5.75
at the Audrey Simpson store.
Mrs. Simpson refused to cash the
check and the man left She tele-
phoned police, who arrested Hatch
several blocks away from the store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WALTER CROSBY

Born in London 81 years ago.
Walter Crosby died Sunday in
local hospital. He lived at 21o2
So. Ainsworth ave. He was a
member of the Fourth Church OF
Christ. Scientist. Survivors include
two sons, Arthur and John Crosby
of Tacoma; two daughters. Mrs.
Elizabeth Albrecht Of Minnesota
and Mrs. E. C. Boom of Ohio. Flu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
MIKE ZIzAK

Mike Zizak, SO. OF 1924 No.
Shirley st, died Sunday at local
hospital. Born in Jugoslavia. he
had lived here for n years. COM
ing from Great Falls. Mont, and
was employed at the Tacoma
smelter. He was member OF the
Croatian Fraternal Union OF
America. Surviving are his wife,
Mary; one son, Tony; one stepson,
John Coletti Of Monterey, Calf:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
JAMES ToUHy

James Touhy, "a, of s252 Park
ave, died Monday at his home.
Born in Buchanan county, Ia, he
had lived here for 81 years and was
a member of Holy Names Society
of st. AIMS church. Surviving
are one daughter. Mrs. Percy Holt:
two brothers. Larry and William
in Iowa; five nephews, five grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren. Funeral announcement by
Cassidy 4 Allen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Gains IN rs States


Although only one state--New
Hampshire - has gone over the
line to the willkle camp since the
Oct Is report, the survey shows
gains for Mr.. Willkie in 20 states,
most Of them in the east and mid
die west Among these states are
such vitality important ones as
New York, with its AZ electoral
votes. Ohio. Massachusetts,, Penn
sylvania, Michigan and Iowa.
Moreover. In 10 of the states
now held by President Roose-
welt, his lead Ia between 81
per cent and so per cent In the
current survey, or well within
the margin of error due to
size of sample. These 10 states
account for n total of 17s
electoral votes - enough 10
mean victory for the COP n
they should swing 10 Willlxie.
The average undecided" vote
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
TEACHERS WILL HEAR
CANDIDATES TUESDAY

The Tao oma Association of
Classroom Teachers In sponsoring
a special assembly at Stadium high
school at $3.50 p. m. Tuesday to
hear candidates for the state legis-
lature and the two nominees for
the office Of state superintendent
of schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
ANDREW DAM.

A native OF Norway. Andrew
Dahl died Sunday In a local hos
pital at the age of 81. He was
retired farmer and lumberman hv-
ing near Arletta, and member
Of the Lutheran church. He has
no known relatives. Funeral ar
engagements are in charge of
Buckley-Ki
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
FUNERAL SERVICES

MIS- Louise Johnson Tuesday,
p. m. Trinity Lutheran church
at Falkland; Rev. ]. u. Xavier
officiating; interment. Falkland
cemetery under direction Of Lynn.
Sgt. Clarence Michaeison-Tues-
day at p. m. in the Fort Lewis
chapel under the direction of Mel
fingers, followed by shipment of
the body to the home in Columbus,
Neb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

1t will be noted that President
Roosevelt's popular vote stood be-
low the ''danger-line" OF 50 per
cent in the first weeks OF the
race. II was at this time Mr..
Willkie was found actually lead
ing in electoral votes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

PUYALLUP-coming INTO the
home stretch Of the political cam
palgn. two Democratic rallies are
scheduled this week in Puyal'uF
and Republicans vii form e1re-
van 10 attend = rally at Jason Lse
school. Tacoma. Friday night
Tuesday night the Civic suoi-
forum viii be the scene OF
gathering at which Congressman
John NJ. Coffee and Congressman
Mon c. Wallgren. candidate for 7.
S. senate. will be the principal
speakers. Coffee viii speak at
o'clock. After Wallgren's talk
candidates for other offices wiz be
heard.
A Gleason for-commissioner
meeting viii be held In the library
auditorium Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Frank Manning OF Puysllup will
speak at the Active cluo meeting
Tuesday evening at $3.50. He will
explain the different referendums,
Initiatives and amendments on the
Nov. 5 ballot.
Rehearsal OF the choir OF the
First Baptist church will be held
Wednesday evening at 7:45 at the
home of Miss Joyce Thomas, Dol
End ave. N. Z.
At the IL o'clock service next
Sunday morning the speaker will
be Miss NJ. B. Fulton Of New
York, representative OF the Wom-
ems American Baptist Foreign
Missionary society.
Plans have been made by the
ladies of Peace Lutheran church
for a futefisk dinner In the parish
hall Tuesday evening, Nov. 8.
Serving will begin at $50. Mrs.
Ruth Peters is general chairman.
Sponsoring Play
In order to raise funds for uni
forms for the Eagles drill team
the ladies' auxiliary of the group
is sponsoring the play, "Bubbling
Over" in three acts at the high
school auditorium the evening of
Nov. 2 at 8 o'clock.
The play is being directed by
Miss Joan Ferguson with Harold
Lyckman, Lloyd Longmire, Ben
Emerson, Marcia Farrar, Pauline
Babnick, Granville Thomas, Luella
Morlie and Bernice Monsell MAX
ing up the cast. In the chorus will
be Bonnie Dawson, Darleen Han
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

an Rstts Hurd and Jean Chesky
among others. Miss Eleanor Lind
strom vii be aeeompanist.
Mr. : II. Hilbert Of $40 v.
Pioneer ave. has received woods
for British-Amsrican war relief
knitting. Anyone wishing to aid
the cause will be provided with
yarn and instructions for making
sweaters and socks to be sent to
British soldiers. Mrs. HILBERT is
chairman Of the local branch Of
relief organization and may be
reached by calling "a.
Mrs. ]. X. Smith was hostess a.
her home. $40 18th ST., S. W.. Sat
urday evening at a Halloween
party for members Of her Pres
byterian Sunday school class OF
Junior high girls. Joining the
group was the boys class OF
James cowan with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cowan acting as assistant hosts.
Mary MADDEN, dressed as gypsy.
took the costume prize for the
girls and Clinton Riser. as beg
gar. won the boys prize.
Axel Johnson Rites
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 3 o'clock at the
Pioneer Avenue Baptist church for
Axel johnson, rs, who died at
local hospital Saturday evening
following short illness. Rev.
Walter Watkin win officiate and
burial will be in Woodbine ceme-
terry under the direction of Wrig-
ley and Clements.
johnson was a native of Sweden
and came to the United States in
1887, first making his home in
Wisconsin and moving to Puyallup
in 1918. The family home is at
720 It'll St, S. E. He was char
ter member of the Pioneer Avenue
church.
Surviving are his wife. Mary;
two sons. Gustaf, in Wisconsin,
and Alex E. of Puyallup; one
daughter, Mrs. Ellen Drotz of Puy-
allup; eight grandchildren, and a
sister, Mrs. Aueasta Carlson of
Minneapolis, Mi
HALE-We thank all our friends
for sympathy and floral offer
ings during sickness and loss of
our dear husband and father.
MRS. ALICE HALE
AND FAMILY.
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NEI.s WARNER

Nels Warner, 10, Of Anderson
island, died Sunday at local nos
pital. A painter, he was born in
Norway and had lived in Pierce
county for more than so years and
on Anderson island for the last 80
years. Surviving are his wife,
Martha; one daughter, Mrs. Nella
Magagnini; two sons, Norman f.
and Romano W., and four grand
children. all of Seattle. Funeral
services will be held Tuesday at
1870 p. m. in the clubhouse on
Anderson island under the direc-
ton of Storlie's, followed by burial
in the family plot In the Anderson
Island cemetery. Ferry leaves
Steilacoom at 10:45 a. m.
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neral arrangements are In charge
Of Buekley-King.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

step picture of MIR. Rooseyelt's
gains In mid-campaign, and the
reversal Of the trend In Will
kie's favor I'm October:
tIa1a PARTY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Survey Shows
54.5 Percent
For Roosevelt
Needs 81 Percent
To Be Elected;
Trend Is Vital
BY DIR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director. American Institute Of
Public Opinion


PRINCETON, n. J. AZ the
presidential race enters a week Of
intensive final efforts by both ma
jor parties. : new nationwide sur
vey by the American Institute Of
Public Opinion shows President
Roosevelt still in a strong position
in respect to electoral votes. but
indicates that the trend toward
Wendell willkie-first reported in
mid-October-has been continuing
during the period covered by the
survey.
Whereas President Roosevelt re-
ceived IS per cent of the major
party vote throughout the nation
in the Institutes survey reported
Oct 8, and 55 per cent in the Oct.
is report the presidents share Of
the major party vote Il now
down 54.5 per cent. interviewing
In the survey was conducted during
the period Oct. 1922 and conse-
ouertly does not reflect Mr.. Roose-
velt's speech at Philadelphia Wed
nesday night or other develop
ments of the last few days.
As Of Oct. %. however, the sur
vey shows that President Roosevelt
would still have held an advantage
over his opponent in electoral votes.
despite the narrowing trend OF
the popular vote. The president has
also gained percentage strength
In II states since the preceding
survey. The trend since the last
Institute survey has been:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WILLIAM A. FRANKS

William A. Franks. 70, of lilo
Ea. seth st, died Sunday at local
hospital. A native OF Wisconsin,
he was in the cleaning and dying
business, retiring three years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Martha:
one stepson, Clayton Kimball; one
stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Adams,
and one sister, Mrs. w. H. Dahl
man, all of Tacoma; and five
nieces, Mrs. +. T. Miller, Mrs.
c. B. Farmer and Mrs. s. A. Bill
ings, all of Tacoma. Mrs. L. II.
Coolidge of Seattle and Mrs. Eva
Martin of San Diego. Calf. Flu
neral services will be held Tuesday
at l p. m. at Buckley-King chapel.
with interment In the Tacoma
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
INFANT BURNS

The infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Burns, of 3614is So.
Tacoma ave. died Saturday at a
local hospital. Besides her par
ents, she is survived by one
brother, Robert. and her grand
parents. Mrs. Anna Owens and Mr..
and Mrs. J. f. Roth of Tacoma.
Private funeral services were held
Saturday at the Gaffney chapel,
with burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
SO Electoral Votes
Tacoma Obituary Notices

one stepdaughter, Margaret LinI
OF Tacoma; two brothers. Robert
in West Virginia and Steve In
South America. and his mother
and one sister in Jugoslavia. Flu
neral services will be held Tuesday
at o a. m. at the Holy Cross
church. with the cortege leaving
Cassidy a. Aliens at $50. The
rosary will be recited Monday at
1880 p. m. at the church. Inter
ment, Calvary cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
MISS HELEN FErx

Miss Helen Felix, "a, of 500 No.
Sheridan ave, died Sunday at her
home. A native Of Germany, she
had lived here for one year and
half and was retired school
teacher and a member of the Ia
coma Women's club. Surviving are
one brother, Ernst, and one sister,
Hedwig Felix Of Tacoma, one
nephew and three nieces. Funeral
announcement by Cassidy 4 Allen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WaIlqren, Coffee Speak
In Puyallup Tuesday
Head Reilly IN Civic Auditorium al .;
Rites Wednesday for Axel Johnson

son Bette Hurd and Jean chesl<y
among others. Mss Eleanor Lina-
strom vii be aceompanist.