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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
BRAND RETIREs'

IN RETIRING to private life today JAMES
L NEyELAND BRAND completes 81 years of con-
tinuous service with the Atlantic Coast Line
and it's predecessor, the Charleston, Sumter
and Northern Railroad.
His life is the story of the country boy In
a large family in a small community o1ferlng
little opportunity, who, despite the handlcaps
of environments, early learned that life gives
back in an unvarying equation, only what is
put into it. Faithful, energetic service, In
tegrity, a capacity to learn and a consuming
to know what put the man ahead IN
his position, have carried him from telegraph
o%perator to assistant vice president of one OF
the largest railroad systems of the country.
What an answer this is to the boys who think
that they should start at the top!
1t was in 1889 that Mr.. BRAND was taken on
as a telegraph operator by the c. M. & N. at
S. c., his home town. This was when
his continuous service began, but he had made
an earlier start, as messenger at IL, and later
served the Western Union, where he learned
telegraphy, and, as a sideline, was tutored for
four years at nights with the ambition to en-
ter the Citadel military school, then, as now,
an outstanding educational institution. He
did not realize his ambition to wear a uni
form, chiefly because day work and night
study were too much for a lad of his years,
and the necessity of earning a living had to
be given right of way. From 1889 to 1894 he
from telegrapher successfully to the
-..4- - oi;of o1orE 70 tho coppra1 manaUor
train dispatcher and trainmaster. In the lat
ter year he was made chief clerk to the super
intendent of TRANSPORTATION of the A. C. L. at
Wilmington.
In 1902-O3 he was assistant superintendent
of transportation at Wilmington; 1903-O7, su-
at Savannah; 1907-14, general su-
of the second division at Savan-
nah; 1915, general superintendent, third divis-
ion, jacksonville; on November 16, 1915, ap-
pointed assistant general manager of the A.
L. at Wilmington. His rise to high execu-
duties came on April II, 1928, when he
elected general manager, with headquar-
tiers at Wilmington, and Oh October %, 1886,
vice president. 1t is from this office
retires today.
During this busy career he has found time
to serve as general manager of the Charleston
& Western railway; general manager, Belt
Line railroad, Montgomery, Ala; director, Au-
gusta Union Station company, Augusta, Ca; d.
rector, Augusta & Summerville railroad, and di-
rector and vice president, Savannah River Ter
minal company of Augusta-all subsidiaries of
the A. C. l.. system.
Mr.. BRAND plans now to travel a bit, take
life easy, as he we'll deserves to do, and enjoy
his sunset years in the kind Of playing he
previously lacked time for. Wilmington is glad
to learn that he will continue to make his home
here.
Happy days, Mr.. BRAND.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
New Brooklyn Homes Dedication
Exercises Planned Here july 3

j. E. L. Wade, city commission
er of public works, will discuss,
Relations Between the City of
Wilmington and the Housing Auth
GRITTY"
Theodore S. Johnson, of Raleigh,
president Of the North Carolina
Council of Housing Authorities,
will bring greetings from other cit
les in the state, as Broome will
bring greetings from the USHA.
The Rev. O. E. Holder, member
of the local negro advisory COM
mittee, will talk on New Brooklyn
Project AS it Relates to the Negro
Race in Wilmington"
DR.. Weaver will talk on ERE
housing Low Income Negroes I'm
der the USHA Plan"
After Justice Seawelrs address,
the ceremonies will end.
Beginning at l o'clock at the
Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrightsville
Beach, members of the NCHA
will attend a luncheon. A business
session will be held at 2:30 o'clock.
johnson will preside. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Bruce Cations
In Washington

WASHINGTON, June 90. Nobody was ever
sorer over that New Jersey ~shipyard strike which
tied up warship construction than was the c. 1. O..
command here in Washington.
Real story, it now develops, is this: The union
met to consider the negotiating committees pro.
posals on Memorial Day night. Quite a few of
the boys were full Of holiday cheer. One mem.
Der made a blast the bosses speech, everybody
whooped and hollered, and a strike vote got
passed.
In the cold gray dawn nobody knew just how
it happened.
The appalled, Washington c. I. o. crowd sent
word the whole outfit would be disowned unless
the thing was called off - and settlement was
easy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
TOP o. THE MORNING

I hare an idea that the Lord Jesus saw hoa1
men were going to stumble over this doctrine
of election, so after He had been thirty or forty
peQrs in HeaUen, He came doaon one LordS
day in Patmos, and said to John, Write these
things unto the churches" John kept ON
aCgiting. His pen tleU fast. And then, Just as
he Was about to finish. the Lord said: "John,
before you close the book put in one more in
citation: The Spirit and bride sag. Come.
And let him that heareth sag, Come. And let
him that is 0thirst come. And aohosoeuer
uiH, let him take the utater of life freely"
ID. L. MOOTY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
South America, Trade Hashed
By War, Looks Now To u S.

ed on the European continent by
revolutionary Nazi doctrines.
In Buenos Aires, Rio Janeiro, San
tiago, La Paz, Asuncion and Monte
video the export figures for the
first five months Of this year COM
pared with the same period for 1889
show that southern South Americas
trade has been doing a tailspin"
during the European war.
For some of these cities. Europe's
belligerents have for generations
been the principal markets.
Argentina grew rich selling
grains, meat, wool, hides and other
products to the United Kingdom.
Sev%enty-five per cen of Uruguay's
exports went to Great Britain and
France.
Germany has been Brazil's latter
day main market in a lively rivalry
with the United States and Great
Britain.
Bolivia's staff of life" is export
tin, which goes almost wholly to
Great Britain and is operated by in
ternational cartel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

BUENOS AIRES-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-Business
and governmental leaders through
out the 20 Latin American repub-
lies, all threatened with economic
and political domination because OF
the triumphant march of the Ger
man army, are looking today to
Washington for guidance a n d
strength.
All these leaders, finding them
selves on the brink of the unknown,
point out with varying degrees OF
emphasis that the fall of France
and the new challenge to British
mastery Of the seas have enormous
significance in Latin America.
The British navy has policed h
worlds sea ways and supplemented
the Monroe Doctrine.
Behind that police power and that
doctrine, these sources declare, the
Western Hemisphere has achieved
independence and wealth.
The wealth is Immediately threat
ened, based Is it is upon the ex-
of staples and minerals
winch go mainly to Europe and
upon certain fundamental business
that are being destroy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Star.News Program

Consolidated Clty.County Government
under CouncilMdndger Adn1nes1Td''o"'
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports n lmdas'''d'
shows.
Seaside Highway from Wr1ghtsv'He
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River ~aa'
er Turning Basin, 10Th ship lanes INTO
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, raa
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro-
motional Agency. supported oy one
countrywide tao.
Shipydrds and Drydock.
Neoro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
ADEQUATE hospital facilities for uchites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse TOR Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0roD1n0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis gandtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
THE ITALIAN R

On their surface the terms of the Franco-Ital-
ian armistice seem surprisingly generous to
beaten France, especially so when compared
with the harsh e~xactions insisted upon by the
Germans.
MUssoLINI may appear to have exercised a
remarkable moderation in making no mention
OF Nice, Savoy or Corsica. In Africa he was
content with the use of the French port of il
butt, in French Somaliland, and the demilitari-
cation Of zones along the borders Of French
Mediterranean ports as HITLER is to occupy
French Atlantic ports. His troops are to remain
in control of only that small part of the French
border they may have taken by force of arms.
But these modes. impositions cannot hide the
fact that the armistice strips France of the pow.
er to resist whatever Italian demands are made
later. The German terms virtually denuded
her of her armed forces and the material they
must have. TIL Italian terms round out the pic
ture. There is to be no French army capable of
fighting. The French naval bases on the Medi-
terranean are to be made useless. French naval
units on the sea are to be handed over, if tn
PETA1N govrnment can manage to get it's orders
obeyed, which at present is doubtful, and even
though it is denied that Italy intends to take
the fleet when the war is over there is no
guarantee on this point.
Clearly, France is at the mercy Of the two
conquerors. She can rise again only by their
consent. And we may judge how much clemen-
>cy the French can expect by the fact, now made
clear, that HITLER means to keep part of the
French west coast. MUssoLINI's terms may not
seem severe, but only a British victory can pre-
vent him from presenting his real reckoning
later on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

The completion of Wilmington's
first step in the direction of caring
for its lone third i'll housed"
will be observed Wednesday morn
ing at II o'clock when dedication
exercises are held at New Brook
Ign Homes, first low rent housing
project to be completed in North
Carolina.
Associate Justice A. A. F. Sea-
well, of the North Carolina SUI
preme court, will be principal
speaker on a program to be shared
by DR.. Robert c. Weaver, racial
relations adviser of the USHA, and
John P. Broome, regional director.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper will
preside.
A speakers stand will be erected
in the court at Fifth and Nixon
streets.
The affair will be opened with
the invocation by the Rev. Walter
B. Freed, a member of the
HACOW. William B. Campbell, at
torney for the local body, will
speak briefly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
(By The Associated Press)

The aviation industry, tooling to
turn out an ever increasing number
of airplanes for defense and com.
merce, still is waiting for full
speed ahead" orders from Wash
ington, industry leaders declared to-
day.
Spokesman for the industry en-
visioned further delay in drawing up
contracts. They declared care must
be taken to avoid milking" avia-
ton companies financially and leay.
ing them dry" at the end of a few
hectic years of defense effort.
While Americas capacity for turn
ing out airplanes has doubled in the
last year, army engineers say that
there should be no talk of mass
production in aviation.
I'VE are hoping for machine pro-
duction to replace hand production in
aviation" one officer said, but GER
tainly not for mass production"
would you expect mass produc-
ton of automobiles if the industry
planned to turn out less than $4,000
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
MANY ALIENS IN AMERICAN CREWS

One OF the fifth column possibilities which has
worried a number of people here has to do with
the presence Of a large number of aliens in the
crews of American merchant ships.
Some fairly fantastic stories are in circulation.
One is that the Communists have worked out a
courier system for the transmission of orders,
reports and what not all over the new world by
means of carefully planted seamen on American
ships. Another holds that guns and agitators
have been struggled into n-American coun-
tries by the same means in recent mouths. Still
another hints at plans for sabotaging the defense
program by fomenting strikes on certain essential
trade routes.
Inc government aims to head off any possible
trouble, and FDR has asked Congress to give the
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
1926, 900 for the job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Your

BY BEST TRIP

Question for today: Do you think
the United States should have COM.
pulsory military training. Why?
What's your opinion? Here's
what some of Wilmington's popu.
lace believe
Contrary to constitutional,
rights commented Hugh Hum
phrey, photographer and engraver
as he denounced the idea of COM
pulsory military training in the
United States.
1.-THE Bill of Rights precisely
states that each person is entitled
to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness. And compulsory mill.
tary training would destroy that
liberty
Humphrey pointed out thai
enough men Of the accepted age
would gladly respond to Americas
call for arms if army and navy
wages were raised sufficiently TO
justify leaving salaries at home
Of the same opinion was Harry
Griffin, manager of Tom McArns
shoe store. What about the wives
and children?" he asked, "A man
with four or five kids can't expect
to support them in their accust0n,
ed manner by the wages he Wola
receive in camp. And then the
jobs - what's happening to them
while we're gomez"
Griffin feels that compulsory
training will upset ms
whole American scheme OF living
and in this %capitalistic system ms
business men who were beyond INK
age for attending camp Wou9
gradually crowd out the enlSIs'
men by making use Of the camp
time.
And now for the other side
Compulsory training Will Ill!
vital lack in America prophessa
James Allegood, adVerlis III
manager of The Star-News' "
need discipline and unity
The unemployment pro0'sa
would be gone, says Allegood' ala
training would produce mel l wat
boys. He added l %o
America has been asleep for me
last 20 years, and although "" ~
may not need the army ana na,.
sor war purposes we Will a'"'''
De prepared. .on
'I'm all for military training, =,
said Paul Mintz, lumber nar
worker, as he did his oaIui04 ~
morning shopping. we heeu :
nave a strong army and na+"
and I'm willing to do my pa.S
cts too late for compu,~ WI.
training" repheo l III,
y-graduated Mac NlsDet from 4.+a,t
University of North Carolina s w.
should have been done long a so,.
Nisbet added that ne is fo' l% ,.
.ver in favor of continuous Na ~
airy training during peasss1t
He thinks that the molt N
semi-crisis arises is the 'lns
,egin training. Nisbet has ree etats|
igned up for the United o"
,3val reserve supply CORPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Book Highlights

You can put down Lillian
Russell-The Era of Plush by
Parker Morell (Random
House: So as top-notch biog-
raphy. It is as readable as
the original American glamor
girl was fabulous. Lillian Rus
sells vogue lasted 40 years,
she was the most photographed
woman in the world. She be-
came a celebrity and a legend,
more lavish in her living than
a queen. Together with Dia-
mond Jim Brady, Gilbert. and
Sullivan, Lilly Langtry. Weber
and Fields and score of other
characters of the age Of gas
lights and buggy riding, Miss
Russell sweeps though this
book, or rides as described in
the following brief excerpt.
Scornful of the ordinary COM
mercial products, the ostentatious
Brady ordered gold-plated bicycles
and kept an electroplater's shop
busy regilding each of them every
two weeks. One bicycle maker with
a flare for advertising made a SIM
liar machine for Lillian and pre-
sented it to her with his compli.
ments. On it's handlebar was her
monogram in diamonds and emer-
aids. Her pride in this vehicle was
made svident when she ordered "a
huge plush-lined case, with Lii
liam Russell" painted in bold white
letters on the sides. On tour it was
always ar object of wonder which
never earned her less than a half
column story in the newspapers.
On Sundays, when she was in
New York, Lillian often went for
a spin in the park with Diamond
Jim. Sometimes she would take
her gold machine out of its plush
case, and sometimes she would
take the middle seat of Brady's
big triplet.
Not to be outdone by the tan.
dem, the bicycle celebrated in the
most popular song of the day by
the phrase, "A Bicycle Built for
Two" Brady ordered a three-seat.
er. To e Lillian in the middle
seat and Jim, g~littering with dia-
monds that might have served as
headlights, steering, while some
envied friends brought up the rear.
was a sight that stopped all traf-
f;c. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Two Pony Pennings :.
Planned On Outer Ban'

BEAUFORT, June 2s -,RI , \
pony pennings" will be heiu
the Outer Banks soon.
The first will be at Dlan II
Pen on Cape Lookout July III
the other at Ocracoke Island u .a
The latter will include and IL"
pendence Day celebration ,,t|
PONY Pennings' are roullu4 NJ
of the wild ponies that roam
windswept banks
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Census Work In N. c.
Far From COMPLETED

RALEIGH, June 20 LIN Nc
trict census offices throughout the
state will close tonight 49, NC
Raleigh are office will beconae
headquarters for the work remain.
ing.
E. A. Hughes, state man.ao.
said he did not know nIhans er'
census would be finished. He said
returns had been received frana
only II OF the 100 counties sinoa
the start April /. SINCE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Medical Care
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D,

d. " M. ID.
A patient writes Il have been
told that my sciatica is due to a
protruded intervertebral disk. Will
you please explain what this
means?"
The backbone is composed of a
series of (superimposed separate
bones. Between each one is a car-
t%ilaginous disk called the Inter
~vertebral disk Recent studies
have indicated that in certain cases
low back pain and sciatica may be
Cue to d%islocation of this c~artilagin-
Gus disk. The condition is known
as "protruded intervertebral disk"
A considerable difference of opin-
ion has been expressed as to how
often it occurs. Probably a very
low percentage-not more than 2
per cent of all cases of low back
pain. Such cases of sciatica or
low back pain as are caused by
this condition are always preceded
by injury or accident. Reports say
that surgical removal of the disk
is followed by relief.
1t certainly indicates that who
ever made this diagnosis is
an alert and up-to-date physician,
but it is to be hoped that gossip on
this subject will not spread too
rapidly among nervous patients
Most cases of low back pain are
relieved by manipulations and by
rest, warmth, light treatment and
diathermy.
What is the best solution to use
for the prevention of athletes foot
in shower baths, by the sides of
pools, and other such purposes?
A n per cent solution of So
dunn hypochlorite. Another solu-
ton used is calcium hypchlorite
in a two per cent solution. This is
hypochlorite but there have been
no careful studies on the capacity
of calcium hypochlorite to kill ring
worm. 1t is also more irritating to
tissues.
Sodium hypochlorite is convent
emily purchased in metal chemical
carboys in 20 per cent strength.
This is diluted twenty to one for
placing in footbaths and the solu-
ton should be changed every sec
ond or third day. The approximate
cost per change should be about
10 or Is cents, depending on the
size of the footbath.
A diabetic or a person who is
overweight, who e S saccharin
regularly asks whether it's con-.
tinued use is accompanied by any
harm.
No. This subject has been care.
fully investigated by a number of
workers, and except in extremely
large doses, no harmful effect has
ever been proved from it's use
The average amount of saccharin
used is about a half a grain in a
cup of coffee, making one and one.
half grains a day the average dose
This can be continued for an IN
definite period.
There r plenty of diabo+;o ~,
tents VINO nave used saccharin
for years and can testify to this
fact.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
A GREATER FOE COMING

AS possibilities of a clash among the dictators
OF Europe become more and more apparent
through Russia's steal of Bessarabia and the
hungarian and Bulgarian demands upon Ruma-
nla' a new foe is soon to rear it's grim head on
the continent.
is pestilence. Not even the might of HITLER is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

John L. Lewis ran into a walkout when the
C. 1. o. executive committee met here a walk
out of cameramen.
The lads with cameras walked in to photograph
Lewis and other C. L. o. leaders in Lewis office.
One of them asked that the group get closer to-
gether so the cameras could get everybody.
Lewis said something about the boys taking IL
as was or not at all.
1t was not at all. They marched out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

More than ever we must work for a uhlteo
America capable of defending it's sovereignty
Gen. Goes Monteiro, Brazilian chief of staff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

Poison ivy is active in the winter
as well as the summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
NATIONS TO T

The navy's dispatch of a second good will''
cruiser to South America is simply visible evil
dence of the profound concern felt in high gov
eminent circles over the prospects for Nazi out
breaks Of one kind or another.
One man who is close to the picture offers this
tip: Don't be surprised at anything that may
happen in any Of the following countries-Mexico,
Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
LEAHY WANTS DEFENSE POST

It's an open secret that retired Admiral Will
liam u. Leahy, governor of Puerto Rico. would
ne happy to give up his job for some spot in
the national defense program.
Leahy set out to do a real job on the island
ana got olslllusloned. FDR promised him 100 per
cent support. With that, and his own past sue
cess In getting things through Congress when
he was running the fleet, Leahy had high hopes.
he asked for a big boost in the islands sugar
quota and a change in the wage-hour law. Ad-
mlnistration support vanished, and Leahy found
that getting congressman to give things to the
navy was one thing and getting them to buck
the lobbies for the sake of a ar-away, voteless
territory was another.
All he got finally, was some extra WPA money
and a lot of headaches,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-02

evident in the fragrant and bold
challege to a tradition which
5crupulously has been observed
by every President of the US,
excepting only the present in
cumbent of that office.
If ever true democracy was
on trial it is now in this hour
of crisis. The interests of minor
ity groups in the United States
are more definitely in peril than
ever before. We, the Negro
group, are included in this
peril to the freedom and liber-
ties of the American people.
When the fundamental Ameri
can principle of individual choice
initiative and opportunity shall
be destroyed, a Government,
centralized and powerful and
ruthless, will regulate and
control industry, agriculture,
normal activities of our every
day life.
Against this we protest. We
do not knowingly accept pres
ent day RECOMMENDATIONS as in
veted and practiced by the New
Deal. We wish no extension of
labor and all of the details and
it, with all the great powers
which have been surrendered to
it by Congress, and which have
led to experimentation which,
by and large, have failed; the
fearful waste of billions of dol
lars during seven and one
half years of futility; the ever
increasing burden Of taxation,
and crushing public debt-all
of these burdens which bear
down upon us and crush US
and, it is well to remark: the
conditions here described were
brought about long before the
huge appropriations for nation
al defense to which no one is
Directing!
The suppression Of the vot
of colored citizens in the Sout
! Continued on Page Three)