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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Petain Obstinate

The Vlchy government headed by Marshal
Petain has been quite consistent in it's obedi.
ence to Hitler. It has bowed the head and bent
the knee when Berlin demanded these signs
OF submission. The doughty marshal, who has
lost much Of the spirit with which he defended
Verdun in the last great war, has been at
great pains to explain that the only hope of
survival for what remains of France lies in
meeting the demands of the Nazi dictator as
far as is humanity possible.
But it now appears that France has been
told to do two things which Petain's govern
ment finds too onorous ever for it. ItaIy de-
manded that French troops in North Africa,
numbering approximately 200, 900, be demobil-
lied on the score that they might revolt
against Petain and throw their strength in
with Britain, reinforcing the British Mediter-
ranean armies. AS Germany's axis associate,
1taly's wish in this became a part of the Ger
man policy and was so supported by the Nazi
authorities. Then Germany. that is to say,
Hitler, demanded that Petain surrender So
per cent of the livestock in unoccupied France
to be butchered and sent into Germany as
meat.
Tc both of these demands Petain is said
to nave turned a cold shoulder Unoccupied
France is not over-stocked with food supplies.
Loss of more than half of its livestock would
make famine more certain and infinitely more
deadly next winter. As for the French troops
in Africa, it is conceivable that Petain enter
tains some faint hope of utilizing them for the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
under Council Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected T7uck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highs1ay from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF city Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, wid-
er Turning Basin, 1oith ship lanes into
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, via
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro.
motional Agency. supported By
countrywide taz.
~Shipydrds and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital
adequate hospital facilities for pohites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export BUYERS.
Development OF native Nape gro.ing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL

or more from the rolls because the
Guild has been examining and re.
classifying the extras. For exam
pie, about so per cent of those who
claimed to be dancers were founc
to be in" ompetent. At the same
time, dozen who never had hac
a chance il musicals showed they
were well 'orth hiring.
Iona Massey and Alan Curtis
are waitiHg only for his divorce
to br :ome fihal. Look for 9
northumberland. Shirley Tenn.
pie (remember?) has six specific
offers for ic' IRE work, four with
major outfits lich promise cost
ly productions. What her parents
most want, though, is the right
story.
The Hollywood Reporters Lon
don correspondent fears that Ger
man bombings may slow up box
office receipts in England" Up
to a few days ago, though, at
tendance in London was higher
than ever in movie history.
Ho-hum department G o g e
Raft is under suspension again,
this time for his refusal to play in
South of Suez." George Brent
gets the role and Raft may be re-
leased by Warmers to go to Metro
to co-star with Norma Shearer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Book Highlights

To the popular list of country
editor : lawyer : d O c
preacher books is now added
the teacher. 1t is "Schoolmas-
ter of Yesterday by Milliard
Fillmore Kennedy, in collabor-
! alton with Alvin F. Harlow,
?, (Whittlesey House: $2.75).
Here is a salty, vivid book
and here also is history for
Kennedy has written the story
Of three generations of Indi-
ana sohoolmasters spanning a
century. 1t is not too much
to expect this book to take its
place along with Eggleston's
Hoosier classic. Following its
"a bit about teacher qualifica-
tons during the Civil W
period:
well, they're kinder strict down
here" explained the trustee, "ane
you being a stranger, l guess yol
had better go into Franklin ano
pass The examination, just to make
everything reg'lar."
So Father sought the officia
examiners office. That gentleman
laid out his list Of questions.
THE examination will be oral,
he explained.
When and by whom vas Amer.
lea discovered?" 'Oct. IL, 1892, by
Christopher Columbus" answered
Father.
IF sugar is 6 IA cents a pound,
how many pounds could be pur'
chased with so cents?" "E i G h
pounds"
Correct this sentence: Me and
Mary is playing Mary and
are playing
Excellent" conceded the ex.
aminer, as he made his entry.
The test had occupied only three
minutes.
He was given the Doty school
again for the regular term, begin.
ming in the autumn. I think it
Was not until two years after his
first test that he passed his second.
Now, give me the genders," ne
(the examiner began, 'of the fol-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Alan Marshall Named
By New Y.:D. c. Club

RALEIGH. Sept. l4.-R-
ORGANIZATION of a Past Officers,
club was one of the features OF
the annual convention Of i" the q
Young Democratic Clubs OF
North Carolina.
Tyre Taylor, now a Washing
ton attorney. was named hon.
orary chairman. Taylor was nrst
president. Of the North Carolina
and of the National Young DEM
ocratic clubs.
Gordon Gray of Winston-Sal-'
EN- was elected chairman. Mrs.
Bessie B.. Phoenix of Raleigh,
yice.chairman. and Alan A. Mar
shall of Wilmington, secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15

would be just as well pleased to
have the President go ahead and
make the deal without asking Con-
gress about 1.-THE theory being
that Congress propably would ap.
prove anyhow and that if there
was any way of sparing mem
bers the necessity of voting on it,
in an eelction year, SO much the
better.
DESTROYERS, NOT PLANES
Unofficial word here from Brit.
ain is that transfer of the DESTROY
ers will greatly diminish the threat
of a German invasion of the British
Isles. Fifty destroyers, as naval ex-
perts here see it, added to British
light craft already available. should
make any effort to land troops ex-
tremely hazardous; it is pointed
out, too, that for shore-defense use
in the narrow channel waters these
boats will actually be as effective
as so many ~battleships.
Britain's Observation-Disclosures nro.
gram got under way late, and only
a few r being launched this year
Forty-one are due to be finished in
1871. Understanding here is that
the British have plenty of anti-air-
craft guns for the American ves-
sells; as presently equipped, each
OF these destroyers carries only
one, a three-inch affair.
Most interesting thing about hte
whole deal, in many ways, is the
1act that 1t was destroyers, and not
alrplanes' which the British asked
Tor; obvious deduction is that they
feel the air threat, onerous though
1t is. no longer represents an i'm
mediate danger to the life of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
HIGH ART CLASS
VISITS MUSEUl
New Hanover Art Club Is VI
ganized, With BlakeSIee
As President

The New Hanover High sem
art classes made their first '. ".
of the 194O-41 season to Inc y
mington Museum Of Art fllo'
accompanied by Miss Emma -
sen, art teacher.
The exhibition Of water c9lo. o..
the New England Coast snow
at the museum through oep'y', ,'
"a, were the background ana ).
,iect of the lecture on me i, ~,
and technique of water color pa
ing given by Miss Margair'
Hall. director OF the museum,
Mrs. Amelia Biddle, mefllo'' &.
the museum staff, preiaceu %
viewing of the fine eNillo .,s.,,
reproductions Of works Of A n'I'..
Durer. with d resume Of pure.
life, travels and mastery
complishments. n,
The organization OF 'IO
School Art club has been y' 70.
ed. The officers elected lol ~,
al are Kenneth BlakeSIee' ..o
dent, Melvin Kester, NO' ..
dent, Anne johnson, secEe''''
Emma Mitchell, treasure. +.
The first meeting VIII " IN.
Thursday and weekly therest''!s 4,
the Wilmington Museum % g
this being one OF the man ,,
vices offered the comhlIu-l rrai
the museum. John Clayton, mi
ate of June, is now studyIus IN,
mercial art in Detroit. Nue. III
Newbold of the same c1o'+ MI!
led commercial art IN D''''
curing the summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15

steal strength they now lack. Business men
usually fail to take the exercise they need to
keep them in condition. If the Kelly plan is
worked out in detail and cities, including Will
mington. launch such a program, it will prove
one more defense asset. (
The possibility that this city will be able
to provide organized athletic training for vet
Grams, as well as all other men muscularly
weak, should give additional impetus to the
Legion posts drive for members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Medical Care
LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.

u
Not the least interesting parts
of DR.. Hans Zinsner's recent book
| of "reminiscences are the accounts
of, his journeys to. far corners of
the earth looking for reservoirs
of almost extinct diseases. Where
now is yellow fever Plague? Chol-
era? Typhus fever? I have been
in practice for over thirty years
and never saw a case of any of
these diseases. That would hold
true, I venture to say for ninety
nine per cent of the doctors in
North America. Yet once each one
of these pesti1ences was as fam
lar to a family doctor as the mea-
sles.
Yellow fever visited Philadel-.
phia, Baltimore and New Orleans
year after year, during Colonial
times and early in the nineteenth
century. The old women gossip
ing on the porches could diagnose
it. Now I doubt if all my col
leagues on the faculty would rec
ognize a full blown case if it were
brought in the hospital. But it
isn't dead. Doctor Zinsner found
it in Russia and Turkey.
Typhus fever, which used to be
called jail fever, is an old Offend
er which also has almost disap-
peared. A few years ago Doctor
Brill, of New York, described a
peculiar febrile condition that had
been occurring in his wards. The
patients had a fever and broke out
in spots. The condition was so
mysterious that a new name had
tc be coined for it. 1t was called
BrilIs disease. But it turned out
to be really typhus fever, a disease
once as familiar as pneumonia.
Where had it been all this time
We know it is carried by lice and
fleas. The gradual disappearance
OF these little companions of man
probably accounts for the disap-
pearance of typhus. But it is not
gone. Doctor Zinsner found a huge
reservoir Of typhus in Mexico, in
the bodies of rats.
There is a lesson here which ap-
plies to typhoid fever. Once at
this time of year it was among the
commonest of diseases. Now it
has almost disappeared. But our
knowledge of how diseases sleep,
ready to break out again, should
teach us that the precautions are
against typhoid should not be neg
lected. We have no means of pro-
lection, against the other diseases
listed, but against typhoid we
do have means of protection. 1t is
probably the widespread employ
ment of typhoid immunization that
accounts for the rarity of the di-
sease today.
Yet it has not entirely disap-
peared. The death rate from ty-
phoid fever in 1889 in the United
States vas the lowest on record
but there were 239 cases.
Typhoid Vaccination
Fourteen cities in the United
States have had no deaths from
typhoid fever for the years 1888
and 1889. 1t is a roll of honor and
should. be recorded-the cities are
Bridgeport, Cambridge, Elizabeth,
Fall River, Fort Wayne, Kansas
City, Kansas; Lowell, Lynn, Mil
waukee, New Bedford, Salt Lake
City, South Bend, Utica and Wichi-
ia.
This, result has been gained, of
course, largely through public
health supervision of water, milk
and Washed foods: But individual
immunization by typhoid vaccina-
ton is still important. Don't pro-.
test when your. child is urged to
accept typhoid vaccination before
entering school this fall. 2
Tomorrow: sDiptheria Immune,
zation.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
lowing nouns. Boys masculine

lowing nouns. Boys Masculine
answered Father.
Girls" Feminine"
Children" Common"
Books" "Neuter."
You'll do, Mr.. Kennedy" said
the examiner. Come into the
county trustees office, and III
have your permanent license is.
sued right away" And that was
the last exalnin ton that Benja-
minKen nedeurveyne. drtnew 2
min Kennedy ever underwent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
South Carolina Census
Shows 9.6 p. c. Gain

WASHINGTON, Sept. A. Up -
South Carolina scored a population
increase OF 9.6 per cent, between
1880 and 1910.
Preliminary returns from the
1910 census, as reported today by
the census bureau, showed that
South Carolina increased from L.
1888, 765 to 1905, 815.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
INLICKY DAl

HICKORY. Sept. 14-c.F- "A G al
two Hickory residents-N.s Ion
Bowman and Wiley Hd' NJ, ID
think Friday the 18Th y ,od
ducky day. They got marf'sS'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD. - Behind the
screen: A glamor moll rang for
her maid. Annette" she said, Il
haven't done anything tempera-
mental today. Bring me my con-
tract so I can tear it up"
Paul MUM has been out of 'Hud-
sons BaJ Company for a few
days. He fell into the bay and
caught cold. Shy Gary Coop
er has to sing a song for the first
time, in Meet John Doe" And
Don Ameche must hoof with Bet.
ty Cradle for "Argentine Way
Both gents have stage fright and
the sets are closed.
5000 EXTRAS
TO BE DROPPED
The extra situation is nearing
another attempt at solution, and
from where you live you'll be able
to hear the walls when the pro.
ducers and Actors Guild begin
slashing about 5000 names from
the registered list. Something oil
the sort seem inevitable, though,
because honest administration OF
Central Casting has resulted in
such wide distribution of available
jobs that none of the 1000 atmos-
phere players have beer making a
living.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15

Torture was once recognized as
a part of criminal procedure in
Scotland.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

You'll recognize this as QUAIL
ITY bedding the minute you see
it. Filled with tiny resilient coil
springs. sisoI pods cover all
springs, then comes q heovy
layer Of pure cotton felt. Love-
ly domosk pottern tiekinss.
Sorry, quontity is limited. %
only one set to customer Z for
twin beds).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03

study meetings will be opened
with a young peoples supper Fri
day evening at 6 O'Clock, when
young people from the South Ia
coma Baptist church and the
Little Brown church at American
lake north will be guests. Rev.
Peterson will speak to the young
people. and then address the first
session of the Bible study confer
ence at 7:30.
Saturday evening at 7:30, Sum
day morning at II, and Sunday
evening at 7:30. these meetings
for better understanding of
Bible teachings will be continued,
with the Rev. Peterson speaking
at each session. He will also
bring a special message to young
people at the Christian Endeavor
meeting at $50.
The Rev. Edwin Hurd, pastor
of the Oakland church, announces
special music for each session.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Officer Davies
Returns TO Job

Don Davies, who has been alb
sent from police force duty since
an injury that nearly claimed his
life in mid-February. reported for
service again Thursday morning.
Police Captain Tom B. Ross as
signed Davies to prowl car duty,
where he will team with Officer
r. S. Morrison. Davies was the
victim of infection that developed
after the tip of a guidon lance
penetrated his eye socket and
nearly entered the brain. The
rapidly-spreading infection periied
his life when administration of a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03

The Russian people are CRATE
ful for the blessings OF peace and
are happy rot 10 be involved in the
imperialist war; vohoshilox said
in a four-minute speech.
We must exercise the utmost
vigilance and strengthen our red
army and our red fleet" he added.
.Bloodshed Is growing. War mon
gers viii try to drag ns into the
war. then attack one or another
part of our territory. We must
double our vigilance. increase ten
fold our preparedness. while fur
Their strengthening our military
might
Stain on Hand
Tens OF thousands OF troops
filled Red square and adjacent
streets. Cavalry. infantry and
marines were represented.
The demonstration began at
noon. with the appearance OF Josef
Stain at the Lenin mausoleum in
the center of Red square. He was
surrounded by the cabinet.
simultaneously, the gates of the
Kremlin opened and voroshilov.
mounted on a white horse. rode
through the troops to the mauso-
leum where he made his address
Hundreds of Russian planes ma
neuvered over Red square in an
impressive display OF Soviet air
might.
L. s. Is Accused
A manifesto of the Communist
Internationale, published prior to
the demonstration. denounced i'm
perialist war mongers," and
charged that the United States
was reaching out for Greenland
and Iceland and was joining in a
dispute over the Dutch East Indies.
The manifesto said the Germans
had gone into Scandinavia ito
counter Anglo-French violation of
Scandinavian territory"
America Raped
It denounced "imperialist war
mongers" of all countries and said
of the United States:
"A controversy already has be-
gun between Japan, Britain and
the United States over the Dutch
Indies The American bour-
geoise is stretching its hand to
Iceland. Greenland and the Anglo
French possessions in the Carib-
bean An American army of
100000 youths is fighting against
the imperialist war Every
country needs a United Workers
Front organized from below"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03

new drug started a recovery that
amazed even his physicians.
The young patrolman, who was
injured after an evening of ma
tional guard drills at the armory.
has been convalescing for the past
few weeks at his home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03

Bible, Portland.
will speak at a
Weekend with
the Bible which
will be conduct
ed at the Oak
land Presbyter-
ian church, So.
34th and Proc
tor, Friday. Sat
urday and SUM-
day.
These Rible
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Russia Is Ready. voroshilov
Says as Troops Are Massed

Flames of burning feey spread any
of the soviet union Defense Commsar
WEDNESDAY declared May day address troops
Speaking greatest military might in history
xoroshov declared the soviet union
always ready
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Bible Instructor
Will Speak Here

The Rev. d. Donald Peterson.
dean of men and Bible instructor
at the Multnomah School of the
Evening star., 1940-08-11
From the
Press Box
Jacobs Baseball Bid
May Strike Snog
BY JOHN LARDNER,

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (N.ANA).-
For fellow who collects gladioluses,
bird-baths and secondhand teeth,
and spends his spare time fighting
the Japanese beetle with a spray
gun, Michael Strauss Jacobs has
acquired very sinister reputation
in the world at large.
Some circles regard Uncle Mike
as a werewolf. Others CLASSIFY him
as an arch-fiend. monopolist and
a master mind for the forces of evil,
along the lines of Prof. Moriarity
or DR.. Flu Manchu.
The American public likes to have
q villain in its midst, to build dark
theories around, and Michael does
his best to oblige, with sinister
chop of his bogus fangs ano a willy
look through half-closed eyes (those
half CLOSED eyes are cinch after
luncheon, when Michael feels in
clined toward a nap anyway. Pri-
vately he would like to be pottering
among the larkspur or the sweet
peas, or whatever 1t is he grows
on his nosegay ranch at this time
of year. Publicly, he gives his best
to the role of scoundrel and his
best is pretty good.
Congressman clamor to have him
investigated. Nurses scare the kid
dies with his name. In California,
they tell me, there is growing
belief that Mr. Jacobs is the original
Loup-Garou. Boxing people who do
a cozy business with Michael in
New York tell blood -curdling stories
about him when they visit San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Rod and Stream

plentiful. They are a good game
fish for catching and supply plenty
of sport on lighter tackle, but at
times they are nuisance as they
tear at marlin and tuna bats.
Late in the week, after several
days of cooler weather, things sud-
denly took a turn for the better
at Ocean City and other spots as
well. Eight marlin were boated
and one released there on Friday
after eight blank days and the
place once more is humming with
activity. So If you are planning a
trip and have bookings anywhere,
don't cancel just because fishing at
the moment appears dull. 1t often
happens that overnight the fishing
improves just as it did at Ocean
City, and you can't catch a marlin
or a rock sitting at home wondering
what became of the fish.
Wachapreague Also Slow.
At Wachapreague, on Virginia S
Atlantic Coast, A. H. G. Mears re-
ports that fishing there was slow be-
cause of northeast storms. Things
are normal again and improvement
is expected.
Another spot experiencing a
change is the Lower Potomac. Rock
disappeared when the weather got
real hot, but left behind the bottom
feeders, such as trout, spot, hard
head and some founder. In Bret
ton Bay particularly these fish have
been chased away for the moment
by school of large drum. They
usually arrive about this time to
feed on the oyster beds and then
disappear in a week or two.
The Executive Committee of the
International Game Fish Associa-
ton has announced that Ernest
Hemingway, author, playwright and
internationally famous big-game
angler, has been appointed a vice
president of the organization. Roy
Cam of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, has
been appointed as international
member representing Canada.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
By GEORGE HUBER.

This past week hasn't been par
ticularly exciting one from an an
Cling standpoint. Fishing every
where fell off from black bass in the
Potomac, bottom fishing in the bay
and big-game fishing in the At
lantic. Guides are predicting-and
hoping that things will improve If
the cooler weather holds.
Ocean City is having an unusual
season. Marlin fishing was late get
ting started and except for a few
days they haven't been striking in
any great numbers. In some in
stances there have been large school
tuna to take their place, though, a
score or more having been found
around the offshore wrecks. Some
weighed around 100 pounds.
Three rare Allison tuna have been
caught there, one of which set an
Atlantic Coast record. Topping of
this sequence of events, West Vir-
ginia fisherman boated a 46-pound
wahoo, fish rarely seen in this sec
ton and only the second one ever
taken at Ocean City.
The lateness of the marlin sea-
son and other factors is worry
Ing shippers there.
1t has thrown out all calculations
both for sportsmen and their guides
and is costing Ocean City a pretty
penny in missed revenues.
Eonito Are Plentiful.
Dolphin and bluefish, usually
plentiful at this time, are missing.
Although these two species seem to
have disappeared, in their place are
vast schools of bonito. Nat a cap
tain in the port can remember a
time before when they were so