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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15'-That
little fishing trip which I have been
,ool;r1 forward to with so much
pleasure has ended rather abrupt
". was arrested for fishing out
Of season and fined $3.50. We
were fishing through the ice. We
hadn't been on the ice more than
half an hour when the warden
came But at that we lucky,
because you could be fined $50 for
every fish taken-and we didn't
have any fish.
This, may I hasten to explain,
was more luck than lack Of skill.
We did have a fish. Just one. AS I
said, we hadn't been there more
than half an hour. When you fish
through the ice, you dig a trap in
the ice and put the caught fish In
there. A trap is a hollow basin
scooped out Of the ice and filled
with water. Fish will live for days
in an ice trap.
Ny friend and companion in
crime, one Harrison Wood, had
made the trap, and by a rather
lucky accident his pick slipped and
he hacked a hole In the bottom Of
the trap. Not knowing this, I seiz.
ed the first fish caught and heav-
ed him into the trap. I think this
fish must have heard the warden
coming. AS he hit the trap he flip
ped himself around. leered at me
once, and disappeared through the
hole in the bottom.
It was PRECISELY at this juno.
ture that the warden arrived. He
drove up and briskly climbed out
Of his car. "Well," he said, "do
you know what I'm going to do?"
We had a good idea but we didn't
want to commit our:A.lves, so we
said, What, sir?" And he replied,
I'm going to pull you in. I'm go
ing to take you down and let you
tell 1t to the judge"
So we gathered all the equip.
ment and got into the car and fol-
lowed him on down to the town
at the bottom Of the hill. The
judge was a good skate. He was a
store.keeper too. During the hear
ing he suddenly excused himself
and went out into the store. A
customer wanted three cans of con-
'densed milk. A few minutes later
another customer came in and ask.
ed for a pound Of coffee "and about
four weenies."
These were the only Interrupt
tions there were, and SO the pa
pers were made out and we plead
ed Guilty but may 1 explain" and
the judge very courteously said,
Certainly, sir" So he listened pa.
tiently until all the explanations
were over, and then he answered
us in a very sympathetic and quiet
voice, showing us how in error we
were, and then he said, $25.10."
That was pretty lucky. In the
old days they used to hang you
for shooting the kings deer. True,
W were only catching the cover.
nor's fish, but it was a light SEN
tence any way you look at it.
The trouble seems to have been
this . For the first time in
years the ice-fishing season had
been advanced from January LIST
to January 9Th. We didn't know
this. We got there on January 3rd,
beating the gun by three full days.
1t all adds up to just one little
thing: ignorance of the law is no
excuse-not even for a fisherman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

gaining stance with Japan in the
light of japanese history.
In 1894, modern Japan struck her
first blow for empire and equality
with the aid of the United States.
At the turn of the century, Amer.
leans had a fondness for the spunk
of their little "brothers Japanese"
The islanders of the Pacific fascin.
ated III parents.
1t was no wonder then that we
led the procession of nations toward
the recognition of Japanese equality
in 1894 by signing a trade treaty.
Then again, in 1911, despite the
fact that California passed laws
against the immigration of Japanese
l%aborers, we led the way. The treaty
of 1894 was revised to wipe out en-
tirely the extra-territoriality and the
tariff controls providing only that
immigration of Japanese be cut
down to a trickle.
hCoIlW lille, lllo JdpdIlcSo II1eu out
the shining new military weapons
the Germans had taught them to
use. They whipped China and Rus.
STA in 1895 and 1905 on land and sea.
and as a result, got Formosa, and
eventually, Korea.
Pressure
But the World war gave them
their real opportunity, for not only
did the japanese join the winning
Allies, but also they foresaw the
economic dislocations that followed
Out of the war Japan got several
Pacific islands close by, and when
the depression set in, she grabbed
Manchuria and Jehol, and bought
the railway line through Manchuria
from Russia. In 1885 she set ont
to subdue China, a task she's still
trying to complete.
All through these years, JAPANESE.
American trade has been increasing.
although, even today, it represents
no more than Is per cent of the
total volume of our trade. It is
much more important than hal to
the Japanese. for it represents al.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
What Ii Means:
Ending The Treaty With Japan

most one-third of their world busi.
ness.
But just how important, really, is
that trade to the Japanese?
That's what the Japanese and
American governments will find out
in the next few months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
OPPOSES SLASHEs

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. Up
The national rivers and harbors con
gress announced today that it was
opposed to drastic discriminatory
budget slashes in the amounts recon.
mended for rivers and harbors and
flood control p~roiects.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
Star-News Program

l.. Shipydrds.
2. Increase OF Port Facilities.
5. Adequate Hospital Facilities.
L.. Annexation OF Suburbs.
s DEVELOPMENT OF Fort Caswe1z as
Health Resort.
6. Promotion OF Canning Industry.
7. CITY Expansion Commission.
8. Junior College.
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE
FAVORED
Stun Clearance.
Free bridoe across the Cape Fear
river over Highway 20.
Free couseway to Wrightsvtl1e Beach.
Recreation Centers.
Municipal Auditorium.
Preservation OF Old City n Thai
ian HaH.
Civic Centre.
Organized industrial services for VIII
mtngtom.
Adequate school facilities for Viii
mington me New Hanover county.
Traffic signals on streets OF Whining
ton.
Thirtytoot channel from Wilmington
to Southport bar.
Construction OF third lock and dam
between Wilmington and Fayetteville
on the upper Cape Fe1r riOer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16

Let us admit that the republicans did not
make an MANY mistakes, but they made one
grand h,under-that of doing nothing. They
fiddled while democracy waned.-senator Bur-
ton K. Wheeler (Dem., Mont).
I believe that the war will definitely come to
an end in a few months as a result OF revo-
luton in German-occupied territory and later
In Germany itself.-Archduke Felix Of Austria.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. W. 10.
A resolution directing the sVd's IN
partment to inform the nous os
details of an alleged plot ~ -.
up Boulder dam was introduce ~.
day in the house by RepreS
Kramer (D-Calif).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
TOP o. THE

It you decide to 1iue better, begin at once.
HILLS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
IL. u s. Looks
For A Bargain
This is the second of two ar
ticles tracing Japanese-American
relations from Perry's time to
the present.
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is - The
Japanese have coined a word for it !!
They say it and spell it phonetical-
ly "MODAN."
It is the Oriental version of
"MODERN" and means Japan has
taken her place beside the great
western powers as a rival in more
ways than one.
Japan has the third most power
full fleet in the world. Her factories
are fooled with modern, western ma,
chimes. Her merchant marine IS
fast. Japanese merchants are FORM
liable rivals for trade throughout
the world. Japan's cities have gay
white ways, beer parlors, night
clubs, "oomph girls" gangsters, and
soap box orators.
All of these modern manifesto
tons appeared in Japan fairly re-
Gently. In fact, in many ways, Japan
is so years late with her modernism
-. she's just now catching up with
her imperialism.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-16
h U. S. Wants


The United States is unwilling, by
her silence, to give assent to just
any and every kind of empire build.
ing. She still wants the Open Door
respected in China. She wants Japan
to keep her promise given in the
Kellogg Pact, to outlaw war, and in
the Nine Power Treaty, to respect
the integrity of China.
But In American government eyes,
it appears that the United States
will have to assume a bargaining at
titude in relations with Japan, and
thus use that stance to keep Japan
ese mo trespassing" signs off the
eastern oceans.
That's the story behind the for.
NAL notice to Japan that the Japan
ese-American treaty of commerce
and amity exists no more after Jan.
uary rs, 1910.
That notice does not mean we'll
stop trade with Japan. But it does
mean these three things:
1. The United States realizes that
Japan desperately needs the money
we are spending to buy her silk and
toys, and whatnots. Japan also
needs our cotton, scrap iron, and
other raw materials to carry on her
military campaigns. Ending of the
commercial treaty of 1911 gives the
United States the advantage in any
diplomatic bargaining or pressure
that might follow the treaty expira.
ton.
2. After the treaty expires con.
sress may adopt any special disap.
proving attitude it desires toward
Japan, without having it said that
the United States is a treaty.break.
ing power. For instance, the Pitt
man embargo resolution could be
passed.
3. The President also a take
emergency measures to counteract
Japan's empire-building in the
Orient. For instance, he could place
countervailing duties against japan.
csc goods.
A Close Friend
1 n American government con.
siders it necessary to strike a bar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
GROUP WILL
PRESENT PLAY SOON

1.-THE Late Christopher Bean" the
ITALIAN associations third produc'
ton of the season scheduled in the
High school auditorium April II, is
lust the right sort of play to fit in
with spring fever.
1t has a hodge-podge of love, day
dreaming, sudden treasure n a
gayly foolish fable to keep Whining
tons large followers of the legl'
innate stage enthralled.
Howard Canister, director, has
been spending the last few days
turning out cue lines for eXamina-
ton. Polishing and repolishlng
should show the results when the
Haggetts, art critics and chislers,
Abby, and all the rest of the char
acters out of Sidney Towards fertile
mind come to life.
THE Late Christopher Bean" was
first shown in New York during the
darkest days of the depression.
Striking a world standing in bread
lines, the sheer frovolity of the play
was bright, enough to engage critics
and their assorted raves for many
months to come-all of which helped
to ease thousands through those
dark days. H. F. E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
Bladenboro

BLADENBORO, April r. Miss
Sankey Hutchinson, Miss Louise
Mercer and Miss Azalee Surles, OF
W. C. U. N. c., Greensboro, J. Ed
ward Humphrey and H. ]. White
of Wake Forest, were among col
|lege students home last week for
the spring holidays.-Mrs. Lizzie
Hester and son, Worth Hester, VINO
have been making their home IN
Suffolk, Va, with her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Buie, have returned to their home
here for the summer.-Mlss Flora
| Simmons spent the weekend with
Miss Rachel Nance, at Buffers.
Miss Wixie Parker of the Duke
university library staff, visited her
sister, Mrs. R. c.. Bridger, Satur-
day night. They, with Mrs. c. B.
Pate and Miss Ruth Parker Pate,
of Lumberton, went to Columbia,
S. c., Sunday to visit a brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Parker. Miss Parker returned to
Durham Monday afternoon.-Mrs.
J.. B. Vaught, who was a patient
in McLeod's hospital in Florence,
S. c., for several days recently.
has returned to her home here
where she remains i'll. Her sister,
Mrs. Vaught of Clarkton has been
with her for a few days.-Dr. and
Mrs. D. H. Bridger left here on
Saturday for Cleveland, Ohio,
where DR.. Bridger is attending a
national medical convention. DR..
and Mrs. Bridger joined DR.. and
Mrs. Eric Bell of Rocky Mount,
the four making the trip together.
On Friday night, a musical pro.
gram Of varied attractions will be
presented at the school when the
school glee club, Miss Coles piano
pupils, the local band, directed by
Mr.. Deans of Lumberton, and led
by Miss Annie Knots, will per
form. The public is invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
EXHIBIT IS GIVEN
BY BURGAW GROUP

BURGAW, April Am interest
presented by the members of the
National Youth Administration of
Pender county. The exhibit was held
in the library room of the court.
house in Burgaw on Wednesday,
April 3. The county supervisor is
Willard Haynes. Mrs. E. G. Paddi-
son is supervisor for the homemak-
ing project for girls in Burgaw. This
project provides employment for 80
youths, and the work program in
cludes the operation of a lunch room
in conjunction with the Pender coun-
ty board of education, sewing, fur
niture repair, rug making, home dec
Grafton, and miscellaneous handi-
craft.
The handicraft project in Atkin.
son for girls is supervised by Mrs.
Louise L. Hope.
The exhibit in the courthouse in.
cluded children's dresses, toys, corr
shuck pocketbooks, hats, picture
framing, samplers, cane bottoming
of chairs, crocheting Of luncheon
cloths, pine cone flower pots, quilts.
rugs, canning, cork work.
Mrs. Rodney Groom presided over
the register in the exhibit room
Hostesses were Misses Eildreth
Marshburn, and Mildred Ramsey
who wore cotton evening dresses
which they had made. Also assisting
were Misses Annie Snipes and
Louise Hope.
A picture of Miss Maxine Bowen
and the N. Y. A. training school in
Greensboro vas exhibited. Miss
Bowen was chosen for a scholarship
and is in Greensboro.
The members of the American LIE
gion auxiliary of Burgaw are spon
soring a square Dance in the Bur
gaw community house Friday night
at s o'clock. The public is cordially
invited.
The members of the Burgaw High
school band met Wednesday to elect
officers for the coming year. They
were as follows: President, Carlton
Harrell; vice-president, Luciu s
George, Jr., and secretary-treasurer
Miss Nancy Murphy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
DUKE WOMEN MEET
THIS WEEKEND

DURHAM, April 4.-LR-Severa]
hundred former women students OF
Duke university will assemble on
the campus of their alma mater to
morrow for the third annual Duke
"Alumnae Weekend"
Among those appearing on the
first days program will be DR.. w
NJ. Gibson, political scientist; Miss
Julia Grout, physical education dl
rector; Karl Book, New York In
terror decorator; DR.. Paul H. Clyde
historian; Dean Margaret Pinkertor
of the Duke school of nursing; DR.
H. M. Taylor of the school of medi
cine; Prof. Leonard B. Hurley, Of
the English department of the
Woman's college of the University
of North Carolina; and Henry r
Dwire Duke director of public re
lations and alumni affairs.
Tomorrow evening a joint recita.
will be given by Dorothy Bell Fear
ing, pianist, and Robert Fearing
yioliniSt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
BENEFIT MINSTREL
WILL BE GIVEN AT
WRIGHTSBORO CLUB

A Powder Puff Ladies Minstrel
show will be staged for the benefit
of Bethany church this evening at
8 p. m. at Wrightsboro clubhouse.
Everyone is invited. A small adj
mission will be charged, and re-
freshments will be sold.
The following cast has been an
nounced: Mrs. Hobbs, played by
Mrs. Everett; Mrs. Pot Luck, by
Mrs. Ives; Mrs. Hash, by Mrs. w
Swart; Mrs. Ladle, Mrs. M. Swart
Mrs. Taken. by Mrs. Jordan; Mrs
Petunia Paradise, Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Potlicker, Mrs. D. Swart
Mrs. Highball, Mrs. Ward; Mrs
Samantha Allen, Mrs. Corbett
Mrs. Andy Suds, by Mrs. hurry
Mrs. Lucious Hunnus, by Mrs
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
HOME DEMONSTRATION
CLUBWOMEN WILL MEET

The spring meeting of the New
Hanover county council of home
demonstration clubwomen will be
held at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing, April 8, in the office of Miss
Ann Mason, home demonstration
agent, in the customhouse.
Mrs. Ed Wright, county coun
Gil president, will preside over the
meeting, held for the purpose o.
discussing current programs ant
outlining of major projects for the
summer months.
Miss Mason urges all county OF
ficers and county project chairman
to attend.
The business session will com
prise reports from the following
committees: food and conservation
canning projects, home beautifica'
ton, better homes and gardens,
adult leaders, and All club work
for boys and girls.
Mrs. Wright will announce plans
for the Southeastern North Caro-
lima district meeting of home dem
onstration club women to be held
on June II at Burgaw, and the
short course work at the North
Carolina State college in Raleigh
to be held the first week in Au'
gust.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
MINSTREL WILL BE
AT WINTER
park SCHOOL

An old time minstrel will be pre-
scented tonight at s o'clock, at the
Winter Park school. A delightful
evening of fun. songs that everyone
loves to hear, and laughs galore will
be offered. The minstrel features
several old-time minstrel men, with
a splendid chorus and six excellent
end-men.
The show is being staged by the
members of the Masonboro Athletic
club, and the money obtained from
the sale of tickets will be used in
buying equipment for the Mason
boro baseball team and in condition
ing the playing field. The tickets
are reasonable, and the public is in
vited to come and bring their
families.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05

PERSONALS

Mrs. J. Edward Davis and Mrs
". M. Wilkes, Of Pittsburgh, "a,
are visiting Mrs. E. l.. Davis al
her home on Princess street.
Mrs. Fred H. Coleman IS a pa
tent at James Walker Memorial
hospital.
Louis Dior, of Wrightsvllle
Sound, is a patient at Bullock hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Perrin have
as their guests at their home in the
city, DR.. and Mrs. Kirby Collier n
daughter, Betty, of Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. Edward Taylor has returned
to the city after visiting relatives IN
Greenville S. c., and Salisbury.
Captain and Mrs. l.. P. Davis, VINO
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w, Davis in the city, have returned
to their home in bingham, Mass.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
District Music
Meeting To Be
Held Saturday
Southeastern Contest Will Be
Conducted At Kenans-
vile High School

The Southeastern district contest
of the North Carolina Federation OF
Music clubs will be held in the Ke-
Evansville High school on Saturday
morning, April +, at 10 o'clock. Fiji
ty contestants will take part in the
program.
Donald Peery, of Raleigh, and a
graduate of Oberlin college is judge.
Miss Fanny K. Lewis, of Richards,
is junior councillor and in charge
of the contest in this district.
Further information may be Sc
cured by calling Mrs. Lila Williams
| Head, telephone 536-J. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
M~INISTERING CIRCLE
AT LOVELY
EVENT ATCOUNTRY CLUE

One of the loveliest events staged
here in some time was the fashion
show and bridge tea given yester-
day afternoon at the Cape Fear
Country club, when the Ministeriag
Circle entertained at the annual
spring social event.
The bridge game began at 3
o'clock and approximately two hun
dred and fifty guests played cards
until 5 o'clock, when the fashion
show was presented. During the
fashion parade, dainty refreshments
were served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1914,

the garden department, annonr,,
that the department would bo,s
meeting Thursday afternoon, Ava,
II, at 4 o'clock in the clubbon.,
with Churchill Bragaw as pr,.,
speaker. Mrs. Nichols urged =,
members to bring flower srrs,,,
ments to this meeting.
Two new members were w.,
into the club at this meeting. IT,,
are Mrs. A. Paul Burton ana Nv
j. w. Jackson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
0rpheus Music
Club To Hold
Meet Tonight
Miss Geraldine Carroll Will
Be Hostess To Group
At 8 O'Clock

The April meeting of the Orpheus
Music club, sponsored by the Thurs
day Morning Music club, Will De
held this ev>ning at 8 O'CLOCK IN
the home of Miss Geraldine -Carroil'
Market Street road.
This month the club will have d
program on Sibeluis, n OF our
greatest contemporary composers
and his music. Miss Geraldine Car
roll will have charge of this pro-
gram. All members are urged to pc
present as the program Will be OF
great interest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
Personal
To Fat Girls

Now you may slim down your face and
figure without starvation dieting or back
breaking exercises. Just eat sensibly and
cording to directions on the package.
Marmola Tablets have been sold to the
public for moro than thirty years. More than
twenty million boxes have been distributed
during that period.
Marmola is not a c~ure-all. Marmola is
only for adult fat persons whose fairness is
caused by a thyroid deficiency (hypothyroid-
ism) but who ere otherwise normal and heal
thy. We do not max. any diagnosis as that
is the function of your physician, who must
be consulted for that purpose. Why not try t.
lose those ugly, uncomfortable pounds the
Marmola way? Get a box of Marmola today
from your druggist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
SOROsIs CONDUCTS
MEETING

The April business meeting OF
the North Carolina Sorosis was
held yesterday afternoon at the
clubhouse on North Third street
During the session reports were
given by the various officers and
committee chairmen.
Mrs. W. C. Nichols, chairman OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
DIABETIC CLINIC WILL
BE HELD AT HOSPITAL

The diabetic clinic conducted by
the Social Service League will be
held this afternoon from 2:30
until 4 o'clock in the basement of
the Marion Sprunt annex. DR.. Ro-
bert B. Rodman will be in charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
MARTHA WASHINGTON
COUNCIL TO SPONSOR
SUPPER THIS EVENING

The Martha Washington council,
No. 8, Daughters of America, will
sponsor a supper tonight at Z
o'clock at the j. O. U. A. M. hall,
Harnett Council, Seagate. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
N. C. JUNIOR SOROSIS
TO SPONSOR CONTEST

In connection with the Better
Homes and Gardens drive, the
North Carolina Junior Sorosis is Of
fering a prize for the best poster
on the subject of identifying the
home and garden. This contest is
open to all children in the public
schools of Wilmington and vicinity.
The contest closes April Is, and all
posters must be brought to the
Sorosis club house on OF before this
date.
The club urges all school children
to participate in this contest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
Birthday Party

LAKE WACCAMAW, April A.
Monday evening at Z o'clock, Burns
and Frederick Collision were hon
ored at a birthday dinner, given by
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F,
Collision at the Lake View inn. In
the dining room, the table was cen
tered with an arrangement of pas
tel spring flowers and appointed
with birthday favors. A three course
dinner was served.
Places were laid for: Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard E. Stone, Miss Pauline
C%hauncey, Burns Collision, Miss
Grace Fletcher, Winfield Chauncey.
Miss Frances Collision, Jimmie
Brooks, Miss Katie Chauncey, A. F
Collision, Jr., Miss Louelle Chaun'
cey and Frederick Collision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
WINTER PARK GRADE
MOTHERS WILL MEET

The Grade Mother of the Winter
Park school will meet at the school
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Archer an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Lynn Ainslee, on April 1 at the
Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05

Burton; Mrs. Rosebud Hanolcap'
Mrs. Price; and Mrs. Goldie Passe,
Mrs. Mercer.