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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Mrs. White And Mrs. Wright
Are Prize Winners At
Bridge Party

The Harbor Island annex of the
Cape Fear Country club was the
scene of one of the most delightful
bridge luncheons held this season
yesterday. Bridge was in play at
fourteen tables during the morn
ing with extras coming in for
luncheon.
Mrs. C. E. White was high
scorer of the game and was
awarded a set of attractive crystal
highball glasses and Mrs. Thomas
H. Wright was winner of the next
award and received crystal ash
trays.
Those present were Mrs. George
F. Avinger, of Laurinburg; Mrs.
Stephen Mcintyre, of Lumberton;
Mrs. R. D.. Caldwell, of Baden
boro; Mrs. W. B. McCutchen, of
Durham, Mrs. j. A. Jones, of
Laurinburg; Mrs. Alec Thorpe, of
Rocky Mount; Mrs. R. A. McIn-
tyre, of Lumberton; Mrs. Robert
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
"AND ONE WAS BEAUTIFUL"
OPENS TODAY AT ROYAL

Offering a powerfully dramatic
triangle of the love of two sisters
for the same man, And One Was
Beautiful opens today at the Roy
al theatre as a picture crammed
with entertainment and boasting
excellent performances on the part
OF Robert Cummings, Laraine Day,
Jean Muir and Billie Burke. Based
on Alice Duer Miller's novel, it tells
the story of two sisters, m of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Try Banana Bran
Nut Bread With
Your Next Dinner
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service Staff Writer


The fuel cost on your food bud
get can be cut if you bake two
or more different foods in the oven
at the same time. The following
recipes, cooked in units of the new
5-piece oven set made of hard sheet
en- (375 degrees F. for one hour,
aluminium, bake in a moderate oV-
all at the same time.
BUTTERED GREEN BEANS
(Serves 4 to g.
Three and one-half cups green
beans cut into 1-inch pieces, 10
cup water, l teaspoon salt, 3 tble-
spoons butter.
Place green beans in square pan
of five-piece oven set, add water
AMI salt; cover. Bake for n hour.
Serve with melted butter.
BANANA BRAN NUT BREAD
One egg, well beaten: l IL cups
mashed bananas a to 5 b%ananas),
IA cup melted shortening, l cup
bran, ! IL cups sifted all-purpose
flour, 2 IL teaspoons baking pow
der, IL teaspoon soda, IL te-
spoon salt. IL cup sugar, 1-2 cup
broken nut meats.
Combine egg, bananas, shorten
ing and bran. Sift together flour,
b@king powder, soda. salt and SUI
gar; add nut meats and mix well.
Add to the banana mixture, mix
ing only enough to dampen all
flour. Pour into well-greased OBJ
long loaf pan of the sheet alum
mum five-piece oven set. Bake for
one hour.
PEACH BROWN BETTY
(Serves A to g.
One-half cup melted butter, 4
cups picked bread crumbs, 4 cups
sliced fresh peaches, IL cup sugar,
IA teaspoon nutmeg, 1-8 teaspoon
salt, IA teaspoon cinnamon, l tea
spoon lemon juice.
Combine butter and bread
crumbs. Mix peaches, sugar, nut
meg, salt, cinnamon and lemon
Juice together. Place a layer Of
buttered crumbs in bottom of q
creased oblong loaf pan, then the
peaches and another layer Of
crumbs on ter. Cover during first
so minutes of baking. Uncover fol
iast 10 minutes of the hour.
TOMOEROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Tomato or
orange juice, rolled oats,
T e toast, molasses,
coffee, milk.
DINNER: Cold meat l o a f,
crusty fried potatoes, creamed
turnips, bread an dbutter, fruit,
coffee, milk. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Milk Fund Donations
Urged By Charlie.

An appeal to the public for
further donations to the milk fund
was made yesterday by Mrs. L. O.
Ellis executive secretary, Of the
Associated Charities.
THE fund to date has been a
constructive means of reaching
our clients and building up their
health" said Mrs. Ellis, who ex-
pressed the hope the fund would
continue to grow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Sorosis Clinic

The weekly baby clinic conducted
by the North Carolina Sorosis will
be held this morning at the
Sorosis clubhouse on North Third
street from 9 until 10 o'clock. DR..
Adair and Mrs. Springs will be in
charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
FRANCES RIVENBARK
TO r
ICHAR c.. V

Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Rivenbark, OF
this city, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Frances Hazel, to
Richard C. Spivey, of Whiteville
and Charlotte.
Mr.. Spivey is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Spivey, of Whiteville.
The wedding will take place in the
early fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

last evening for Salters Point, Mas
sachusetts, where she will be
Joined by the Rev. MI. Sparkman
to spend the remainder of the sum-
mer,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

A fossil tortoise shell desco,
cred in India was more than sev0,
feet in length. The tortoise nroL
ably weighed a ton. N'V'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

Brown sugar will not become
lumpy if kept in a cool place and
covered with a damp cloth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

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Evening star., 1940-09-12
Justice luhring 10 Open
Pre.TriaI Cases Monday

Preparatory to the ofYicial opening
of District Court for the fall term
october l, Justice Oscar r. Luhring
will inaugurate pre-trial cases for
this season on Monday.
In the pre-trial court, over which
Justice Bolitha J. Laws presided last
term, civil cases will be discussed
by opposing counsel and Justice
Luhring. in an effort to reach the
essentials and save the time of
court, jury, witnesses and litigants
at the actual trial. A number OF
cases are expected to be pre- tried
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Export-|mpot Bank
Bill Back in House
After Senate Passage
Domestic Looms Issue
Is Chief Difference;
Amendments Added
y the Associated Press.

y the Associated Press.
The s5oo,ooO,000 Export Import
Bank bill, providing for loans to
South America to combat German
economic infiltration, went back to
the House today for agreement on
differences with the Senate's 43-to-
~ vote of approval.
The legislation, requested by
President Roosevelt and designed to
give the United States an economic
weapon for hemisphere defense, was
passed by the Senate late yesterday.
The House version, approved sew
eral days ago. provided for increas-
Ing the Reconstruction Finance
Corps borrowing power by $780,
000,000-one-third for the export
import loans TO South America and
the remainder for loans to domestic
defense industries. The Senate
domestic loans and added some
minor amendments.
Declared Defense Essential
Senate passage yesterday was
urged on the ground that the meas
ure was an essential feature of the
comprehensive national defense pro-
gram.
The loans, proposed by President
Roosevelt in message to Congress
July %, are designed to assist in
orderly marketing" of Latin
Americas surplus products in the
war-disrupted European markets,
promote United States trade with
the republics to the South and de-
velop sources in this hemisphere for
critical materials such as tin and
rubber.
The Senate defeated, Al to rs. an
amendment by Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio to restrict the
loans to the latter function and
voted down, AZ to %, another
amendment by Senator Danaher,
Republican. of Connecticut to place
a S50,000,000 limit on future loans
to one nation.
The Senate added provision.
rot contained in the House meas
ure. to insure that no loans would
be made in violation of the neu-
trality laws or the johnson Act.
Support Offered.
Senator Wagner. Democrat. Of
New York. who sponsored the Sen
ate bill, termed it an essential part
of the total defense program and
Senator Miller, Democrat. of Ar
kansas said it would be impossible
to defend the Western Hemisphere
II this Nation lost it's economic
grip" in South America to the to-
talltarian states, adding that the
German "stranglehold" had been
gaining.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
OF Michigan. however, declared that
you cannot lean upon this instru-
mentality to defend the economic
life Of the United States" and that
any attempt to do so would be to
lean on a broken reed"
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Large Immediate Output
OF Ordnance Difficult

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12.-The
War Department, according to its
chief of ordnance, expects diff
Guilty. in procuring the immediate
quantity production" of ordnance
equipment called for under the new
s5.251 100000 defense appropria-
ton
Maj Gen. C. M. Wesson in
formed a Pittsburgh meeting of $50
engineers and manufacturers yester-
day that the job will be difficult be-
cause our defense program plus a
great part of Great Britain's de-
fense program has been loaded upon
American industry" simultaneously.
Another ordnance officer. Col. B.
o. Lewis, told the industrial leaders
that every bit of productive ca
pacity, regardless Of how obsolete,
will be studied in our search for
manufacturers.
Thus the ammunition program.
more than any other. will be spread
widely over the United States" he
said.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
War Upsets Teachers
Of Political Science

BERKELEY, Calf (Pl.-Political
science professors are puzzled about
what to tell the 1000 freshmen who
will enroll in the University of Call
fornia's course on European govern
ments.
Ordinarily we devote five weeks
to the government of France" says
one instructor. But we don't know
enough about the present govern
ment of France to devote even one
week to it."
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Sure Way To Keep
False Teeth
Pure and Clean

You can't properly clean dental plates
by just brushing them and even il you
could, brushing can injure them in time,
SO why not keep UP with the times
take DIR. Sherwin's expert advice and
give ysar false teeth q tally bath with
amazing Stera-Kleen.
Get 80 cent bottle today and follow the
srnpts directors. After the hrst Stera -KIe.,
bath yor& plate is immaculsteIy ciean-teeth
Eiessn with purity - sparkle with besuty -
you'll be joyfully satisfied - ten. Of thoss.
sands d users know,-lssts for weeks.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Charlotte Hall Opens
18TH Term Today
srccisl Dispatch to The Star.

srccisl Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, Sept.
12.-Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy will open its 18TH session to-
day when cadets report for registra-
ton.
Maj. M. d. Burgee, principal, an
nounced yesterday that the acad-
emy mas enrolled I56 cadets for the
1904 term, the largest cadet
body in the history Of the institu-
ton.
The academy Is offering an in
dustrial arts course this year for
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Air Facilities for Guard

An appropriation Of $750,000 for
construction of facilities for the air
squadron Of the District National
Guard at the new Washington Air
port or some other suitable loca-
ton Is authorized in a bill intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Harrington, Democrat, OF Iowa.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

duced by full moon Monday.
Wednesdays high tide at Dover is
expected to reach 10 feet 6 inches,
compared with low of IA feet.
A 4-toot variation, these sources
remarked, makes an awful lot of
difference" 1t would, for example,
enable some boats to get perhaps a
quarter OF a mile closer to shore.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

the first time. 1t will be carried on
in a new $25,000 industrial arts
building, now being completed.
Capt. Gayle M. Hardy, a grad
uate Of the University of Illinois,
will teach the course.
Every member of the 1899 40
faculty will return for the 1904
session. This marks the first time
since the founding OF the school in
1774 that there have been no
changes in the faculty group from
one term to another, Maj. Burgee
said.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

so that by October the trial justices
can speed their work.
Exempted from pre-trial procedure
are cases involving World War in
surance policies, patent cases and
divorce actions.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Moon, Tide Favor
Hitler If Invasion
ComesNext Week
By the Associated Press.

By the AssociaLet Press.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-The moon
and tide will be in Adolf Hitler's
favor for several days running next
week if he should decide to try to
invade England.
Authoritative sources. basing their
predictions on the Nautical AL
manac, said the highest tide for
the period Is scheduled for 1:03
pm. Wednesday, September 18, in
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Ambulance Dinner PIunned

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va, Sept. IA bene-
fit dinner for the ambulance fund
Of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire De-
partment will be served in the din
ing room OF the Fairfax Methodist
Church today, beginning at pm.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

Panama, which has no army or
navy, has 4 national police force
OF 1l5 officers and 1850 men.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

BTeodondbutter prices for these Necessary comforts
twin fourposter BEDS resilient mattresses, Simmons twin
coil springs After vacation "There's No Place Like
Home" and nothing at all like the home comfort made
possible for you by The Eecht Co.'S tofYeory Sale of
Homewores
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Are We Appreciative?

TIL IAIE n B0OkER i WASHINGTON II ~ lee
tr ano-g sr people Used 10 ne polrt that
w. naa re ros. ~ our advantages and opportu-
~ they GIT be-. Bs using ne adran-
fage base thereby open the door % large oppor-
tlr.ts
Y ta.s come Jon. wish 70 merton re splendid
traren III which me Detroit Bell Telephone cor pany
opened vera weeks ago at 14l3 Gra-lc. avenue ard
place. "A charge u an aNegro STAFF rss1e1 " Rsro-
s Se.4rrs The branch doing fine v,-x ~. I x nj
feing used bg tae public 70 the extert as..c.rs.sG.
We ARE rel ably informed that this c@re ray -ot be
coni.nl indefinitely. unless the public more ex-
ters.e IS con enient place for payEg bis over the
counter and al isting telephone problems confronting
ctzen il the Gratiot area We are told that a,
present me new branch Office while appreciated and
used ~ r1mber q our people is at present used to
greater degree by white merchants and citizens in the
area tran Dy nenb ers Of our race.
Let snow nat appreciate the opportunity which
the Bel Telephone company has given Mr. scruggs and
his STAFF - cond1c this modern branch office BY pa
tronizng Z IN larger numbers 50 to make it pay.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07

or. IL men and women could be
made into perfect automatons that
never fail 70 see a red light or
never make a pedestrian dive for
the curb TO get out OF the way.
there would be no accidents and
trafhc judges and traffic police
men would be looking for other
Jobs
Nothing much has been said
about the passenger as menace
20 traffic safety. The mother-in-
law and hack-seai driver have re-
ceived their share o. attention.
perhaps more than they deserve.
But one OF the most formidable
enemies OF the otherwise safe driv-
er is the talkaiiye passenger who
insists on solving the troubles Of
the world. with gestures.
The silent passenger IS the best
passenger. Arguments may gen.
orally be conducted safely in the
home or at the Office, but not in
motor vehicle.
Discipline IN the family is even
more important in an automobile.
Children have great difficulty. IL is
true. sitting In one place. but u
doesn't make the family any safer
4, Johnnie IS climbing all over
father while he is az the wheel %
the family car and mother is yell
INK directions from the back seat.
7. is iu,pOssihie 10 mass laws 20
govern the behavior ~ passengers.
vet common sense dictates that
fhar lni he driver alone
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Tolerance

WE HEAR MUCH propaganda against Jewish citizens
those days but hope the people of our race will
not permit themselves become fired with pre- judice
against other racial group. Minority groups of Amer
n Czens, matter % what racial religious element
ney belong should cooperate and display mutual oler-
This particularly Of people and members
u the Jewish group
We admit that cases frequently arise in which Ne
unfairly dealt with by individual Jewish
citizen. but all Jews are not unfriendly toward us
The lac julius ORsenwald, of the Sears Roebuck
stores Of the best friends the Negro had.
He contributed many millions Of dollars for the erection
and support Of rural schools in the South. He also
loyal friend to Tuskegee Institute and broad enough
his religion TO donate large Of money for the building
and maintenance of YAiCA units. although his diff
ferent faith from that represented by the 'Y'
All human beings have their shortcomings. including
oursevct but life short for any individual to spend
his time hating other people because Of their color their
religion, their political affiliations for any other
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
Political Observations
By ALFRED CASEY

iants which viii ruus.-
three or four HUNDRED
mat there may no. y a.
IN view o. the s.'as.io, I
Governor cleo, vanvsrors.
finds himself vita ,As Rs,r,,,
10 control 0, Ire sern,s,,....
Board.
TIE FIGHT Is on lor ,hs 49,.
Commission % i..so- 80 -
by Attorney Mahoney n /. 49,
ed by most o. Tie Dar.ocr,,, s.''
,hat these MAJOR appo atmsp,. ~
be mace a. once AFTER tie ner ~
ernor takes o;ece rso.aei-s y
the present Republicans IN ~.
siiions. II IS Hr3s.s,oo4 ~, a
Mahoney would Ike n so,s
because he row ass an ,nr..'1
with the entire isaor corm,,.,j
set up thar would maze h,r ~
useful 10 the state AID ~ a. ~
that any mar w1o would y III
pointed 70 succeed ain. Bu, nj
reasoning IS no. expected 4 III
vail and 4 IS '1mxh. IA, III
cessor will be apr r'ss altar I'd
Wagner taxes cfss -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
FINDING YOUR
JOB AND THEN
HOLDING IT
Rr Snrah Re,nnIds

WITH MlD-SEMESTER sF'ds
w ton only a few weeks away
is time for the sheltered loat
miss 10 be thinking 81 her la's'1
whether il Is TO pursue q -
education or to obtain supq'
ment as the average high sew
graduate is forced 10 DO. j
Personal appearance and
method used In applying lor y
should be given careill conss''.
ton before an attempt IS nia,
venture into this new erpsTlenu
The gaudy school girl AZURE, s!i
as the saddle oxfords ana ~
colored sox. the too long page y !,
bob and etc. must be- PIT aslas \
the simple dark tailored dress w
touches OF white n desired. au'
sure TO leave or the iewelI!, \.
less q Is a plain breast pm . n
coming hat or iur0au. saoes
a medium heel. which i ~
TO comfort TO any girl VINO ~,
seven or eight hours a day !. ~,
Office. A matching purse sn ..a =. :.
es plus a pleasing person'ln. -
admit any girl into her p'"'
tive en,nIover's office.
Makeup and nail poli'a p y.
an important part tovsra -,
chances for employment ~
you've been successful 70 ~ ~
considered for an inteFyier. -. "a
employer may have an idiceyn s !.
TO too much makeup ana ~ IA
polish. Many a girl has been bee, a ~
ed down for being 100 gary J"
ed: for the first impre'slou
make on the interviewer ds'sII en-,
whether YOU will or will nO
called back at a later da's
NAV dress as glamorous =, .s,'
wish after office hours, oul ~
Office hours stick 10 oonse1 ,al,I'
Next week the topic o w, a,,,ss
for a position win Be fai''
ed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Editor S Mail
TH4NkS TRIBryE


Mr.. J. r. Mccall, Editor
Detroit Tribune
2i46 st. Antoine Stree;
Detroit. Michigan.
Dear Friend
WE CAN HARDLY frs vorti
F" thank YOU s-d members
your stan for he very fns coop
alton and publicly 'aa' sou a
in connection VITA orr Wings Oh
Jordan S~ograu
Our attendance vas more y
1000 and an sure very liT
per cent az those persons were
formed o. the event through %
columns ard the advertisement
your paper
The association Is indeed n
grateful 10 YOU.
lSigned
Very truly yolrs
r. Louise Henderson.
Secretary.
Booker T. washington Trad
Association
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
EDITORIAL PAGE
Just Thinking
By WV. -Bnl- JOHNSON
The creek Enigma

MUCH LIKE tae proverbial
W vhistl.ng IL the dark was the
sound which reyerherated from
Italy no' 20 many days ago. when
NEssciInl--iorK s,leut-hroke forth
Wi'h a te,lEe o. threats against
Greece Ot course II DGcs coupled
Britain with Greece in his assur-
snce % vengeance % De dishsd oct.
h-' !. appeared that he devoted
more attention 20 MS liitle neigh
Dor than earlier estimates would
warrar, Greece would have been
considered small p.ck.ngs indeed
e The N gh'y corqGe-cr ~ Ethio-
pa thst tsfenseisss nation against
ire modern machines ., war Now.
i appears Greece is tough mcr-
sel for me Roman leglcas %
swallow The situation is indeed.
,almos' as mach a surprise - ne.-
rial observers. AZ 20 The Italians
faams ives Eoe The SINAI army
~ Greece Ul,h slch aid a. Britain
Rzs able % give ir ne early tats
~ The Italian advance. wss able %
aa,t and then beat back the foe.
s apparently one o. those military
miracles ~hicl occur FOX and
'rsn W.fs al ire o31s in it4ly's
ayo- trs fact that Greece stalled
nsr offensive Is perhaps enough %
Iska cold chiiis sgr I'D ard down
ne Ben.'o s7'ra. Co.Gml n arti-
c4iar.y vhen 30 'hlnks ~ n1af
n.Ssf asprsr Z bis troops ever
cave - ,acs s.zsbis a-1 felly
cav 7ped Rri' 81 srmy
PERHAPS he tss Il no. 20 ar
ls's-. Wen i Duce wi. face The
zr,n rAaity ,ts. The mills q. ne
s.cs sri-sy siowly but excese.rgly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07

from the i'm
poriant work
az hand and
their eyes 20
stray from the
street
Human be-
ings can act
and react IN 80
many difer-
ont ways that
the behavior OF
motorists has
traffic safety
a u I n o r l.
les scratching
heir heads 10
Ind the answ-