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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
QUOTATIONS

There always is lots of speculation in election
years. That's what makes them interesting,
don't you think o?-Eliiott Roosevelt, inter
viewed in Detroit.
I think the people who want the President
to run for a third term will continue to want
him for a third term, whatever other candi-
dates are announced, until he decides.-Secre
tary of Interior Harold Ickes.
There is not a city or county throughout the
nation which has not been enriched in some
tangible way through the labor OF WPA
workers. Col. F. c. Harrington, National
Works Progress commissioner.
We can all agree that every active candidate
for public office should be judged solely by his
character and ability and not by his form OF
religious worship.-Gov. Herbert Lehman OF
New York
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
Man bout
Manhattan
1uekAn-
BY George Tucker

NEW YORK, March 27.-A man
from Michigan wrote a novel n
sent it to us with this little note,
"You get this published for me and
we'll split"
I'd never heard of this man. ]
sent it right back to him without
even looking at it. I don't know
what the title was, or what it is
about. Before I left it with the
postman, I registered it.
A thing like that can be very
annoying. Suppose this novel got
lost. He could sue, and probably
would. If I had kept it, and some
one else had come along with sim
liar ideas, he could sue, and prob
ably would.
Two years ago, an agent I know
got a song from some fellow in the
West. The song was returned. Re
Gently, a song with a similar melody
made a big hit. 1t was a best seller.
This agent and the author of the
l1C SOllS dIS IlOW USlL4S 0uSo Ny IAAAS
fellow from the West.
IF I had him here" the agent
said thoughtfully, "Id punch him.
I'd cram his lousy song down his
gullet."
WAS his song lousy?"
mo. On the contrary it was a
very good song. But it wasn't
timely. 1t didn't jell. The publish
ers didn't want it, or didn't have
sense enough to anticipate its
merits, and let it go. I returned it
to him. Now I'm a defendant"
A lot of people have the idea that
because they aren't we'll known
their stuff doesn't receive fair
treatment. That isn't true. II
isn't true with reputable publishers
1 can tell you. Everything thai
comes in is read, and closely. The
outstanding mystery novel Of last
year came in cold-just bobbed ul
in the mail.
But that isn't a good policy. Peo-
pie ought to work through agents.
That man in Michigan ought to gel
himself a good agent. Maybe he's
another Sinclair Lewis. Maybe he's
not. An agent will tell him, anc
quickly. Recognized agents ar
thoroughly reliable. They have to
be. And they know what they are
talking about. They have to guess
right, or they starve. If an agent
accepts your manuscript, it has a
chance. If he refuses it, take his
word for it that it is no good, and
try again.
A few days ago I happened to be
in the offices of Doubleday, Doran,
n of the big publishing houses.
1 saw a lot of manuscripts and re-
ports over there. The knowns and
the unknowns all get the same care
fnl treatment. Reputable firms
would go bankrupt if they failed to
guess right. With them, a manu-
script does all the talking. Boosts
from friends or Influential people"
count not a damn. The only thing
that matters is the manuscript it.
self.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
BLAST ON FRENCH
BOAT KILLS SEVEI
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\So11t1AlNASu AVN
said the destroyer was broken in wv
by the blast Saturday as she va
leaving Casablanca, Morocco al
that 100 sailors were believed o'''
injured or missing.)
The French communique sala 'D
explosion occurred at "a port
The communique:
can explosion occurred in q Wv
aboard the destroyer La Rallleus y,
"Seven dead and several m!sSu'
were counted. 80,
Families of the victims ha's v"
notified by the ministry Of ma'D d.
LA Railleuse, a destroyer OF ~,
tons, was completed in April OIL i"
Her complement was ~ men a..
she mounted four 81 inch guns o.,
two anti-aircraft pieces. ohe =.
ried six torpedo tubes and 10 uH ".
charges, and had a speed Oh o.,
SO knots. She was n OF II
Adroit class. -,
(The only previous French ",
ship loss of the war was ths :,
plosion and fire which sweep
cruiser Pluton, also OIL Mo n
early last September. At lea'.
sailors were reported killed aO "s
the 4,773.ton Pluton. a mi"e {.
This explosion was laid to oil "
cident).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-County Government,
under CouncilManage7 administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports md Industrial
Shoes.
Seaside Highway from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5toot Cape Fear River channel. wtd-
er Turning Basin, with ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Pared Rirey Road to Southport, v1o
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through s~ustained-yteld methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial I'M Resort Pro
motionot Agency, supported by one,
Countrywide tar.
Shipya7ds and DrydocE.
NEGRO Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export buyers.
Development OF ndtire grape 0ro1ctn0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdndtortunt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

the feeling that this warrants their
spouting off opinions on child
health, detective work, and the value
of stainless steel trains.
There is that dangerous tendency
for the person to imagine that as he
gets to know more in one line he
automatically becomes an expert in
everything else. Two courses, or 20
courses, do not justify the know-it.
all attitude which so many super.
ficially educated people flaunt to
others.
In 20 years of teaching college
students I emphasized, perhaps
vainly, that the main thing they
should get out of college was the
realization they knew so little that
they should keep their lips sealed
and never try to show off their in.
formation.
And to give point to this emphasis,
it was only necessary to add that
nothing makes a person disliked
much quicker than to show off Lis
information in front of others. Let
the other person spout his informa-
ton; he will like us more for listen.
ing to him, and we will add to our
own store of information for no tut.
ton charge other than the listening.
Copyright, 1910, NEA Service, Inc,
NEXT: Why Do We Eat Less
TODAY?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
JAYCEES ON THEIR WAY

Another sign that Wilmington is to step
out at a faster pace for progress is found in
the organization of q Junior chamber of com.
merce, preliminary steps for which were taken
at a meeting in the Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday
night.
The movement has been actively promoted
recently by the Youths Forum and the Better
Business club, and has enlisted support from
all Wilmingtonians feeling an urge to advance
their city in civic and economic matters. That
is persons attended the organization session
IS in itself a token of growth. With this num-
Der OF young people standing firmly behind
the movement at 1t inception and pledging
their best efforts to make the junior chamber
an effective instrument for Wilmington's ad-
vancement, there can be no question of the
movements success and increasing influence
for good.
The personnel of the steering committee
into whose hands the actual work Of launch
ing and documenting the organization is an
other sign Of the chambers capabilities to
serve wisely and constructively in all meas
ures undertaken for Wilmington's rise to
greater power. The energy, courage and judg.
ment of these young men will give impetus
to the body and assure it a helpful life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
Andrew Thomas Jackson,
Of Hallsboro, Dies Here

Andrew Thomas Jackson, 25, of
Hallsboro, died in a Wilmington
hospital yesterday afternoon after
an illness of a few days.
Funeral services will be held
from the late residence at Halls.
boro this afternoon at 3 o'clock
with the Rev. I. j. Raspberry Off.
ciating. lnterment will follow in
the Sutton cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Mary Lee Conner;
his mother. Mrs. J. W. Jackson, of
Hallsboro; six brothers, Floyd,
Howard, Ralph, Clarence, Vetai
and Graham Jackson, all of Halls
boro; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle
Pridgen. of Hallsboro, and Mrs.
Helen Russ, of Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
SUB SINKS SHIP
AT BRITISH BASE
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The torpedoing climaxed this new
list of ships lost:
British tanker Dagheston, 5,74s
tons, sunk Sunday in North Sea
with her captain and three of crew
cause undisclosed.
British steamer Castlemoor, long
overdue, crew of 40 feared lost.
British steamer Rossington Court
rammed and sunk by an unidentified
tanker in the mid-Atlantic March
Ii; S6 crewmen landed today.
Netherlands freighter Saba, 100
tons, a week overdue and feared
lost with her crew of seven,
Neutral Casualty
Another neutral casualty, laid to
a collision with a Danish shin off
England, was the Italian steame,
ltalo Balbo 5,11* tons. She was dam.
aged.
Only yesterday, the British ad.
mlralty announced there were no
Allied ships sunk in the week end.
ing Sunday night, but tonight's dis.
closure of the Daghestan's fate
spoiled this claim.
another source of chagrin to the
nrlelsh was the arrival at Kiel of
the Nazi prison ship Altmark, which
ene British navy forced ashore in a
norwegian ford on February 6 to
,eAease 199 British prisoners. It had
peen hoped here the navy would
finish the job and CAPTURE the
Altmark before she got home.
Asains all this, British CORE
sponoents with the royal air force
~ a reported that British
,isatlng planes had brought down at
ieast tlve and possibly seven Ger.
'iiah planes in three distinct battles
over The western front, losing onlv
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
CLAUSE IS ADDED
TO HATCH'S. BILL
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added, if elections were to go "to
the highest bidder"
Rep. Martin Of Massachusetts,
the republican leader, predicted that
the Hatch bill would pass if it
reached the house floor. Asked
about the Walter amendment, Mar
tin said he had been inclined to &C
cept the bill as it came from the
senate, in order to avoid the delays
of a conference to adjust house and
senate differences.
AS passed by the senate, the
legislation did not include the 49,.
900, 900 limitation but did contain a
provision by Senator Bankhead
(D-Ala) forbidding any person to
make campaign contributions OF
more than $1,000 in any year. The
house subcommittee retained this
provision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
Weues To Return From,
European Tour Today

NEW YORK, March 27,-R-Un.
d-ersecretary of State Sumner Welles
returns tomorrow from a tour OF
Europe made in behalf of President
Roosevelt-a tour repeatedly de-
scribed by the envoy as merely fact.
finding and designed to explore con.
ditions in the warning countries.
He is aboard the italian liner Con.
tie di Savoia, which is expected to
arriver about 9 a. m. est. He
will leave 30 minutes later for
Washington to make a closely held
report to the President.
The undersecretary left on Feb.
IT. His trip took him to italy, Ger.
many, France and England.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

FRANK E. GANNE1T, Gov. BRIcKER of Ohio, or
Rep. MARTIN Of Massachusetts None OF them
got an appreciate vote on the question OF
who will be nominated, but on the question
of who should be nominated the vote for
GANNETr was four per cent, for BRIcKER about
the same, and for MARTIN three per cent. The
editors do not believe, apparently that any
other republican hopeful has even a fighting
chance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
PIERCE TESTIFlES
MILLS ADMITTED
KILLING HUDSON
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witness to testify. he relating how
the body of Hudson was located and
other details of the investigation.
Exhibited Money
H. L. Howard, a clerk at a Harp-
stead store, testified that the de-
PENDANT exhibited money in large
quantities on Sunday, February 4
and Monday following. Mills, HI
said, usually did not have any
money of a large amount.
Three negroes, Vance TOWNSEND
Richard Hansley and Theodore Al
len, who were held as material wit
nesses in the case, testified that
they went to the home Of the do
PENDANT on February S and spen|
the greater part Of the day drink
ing beer. They stated that Mill!
ordered some 80 bottle of beer and
a half gallon of whiskey and pal'
for it.
Hudson's body was found by
searching party about 100 yaTd'
from his home on Tuesday, Febru'
airy 6. Sheriff J. T. Brown, Of Pen
der county. stated that a few day.
later Mills admitted he fired
shotgun blast into the old man
chest and later hit him with an ak
81 don't know why 1 did it. III
was the best friend l ever had'
Mills was quoted by Officers a
saying.
Solicitor Sinclair said tonight thai
he plans to offer the testimony q
five or six more witnesses tonO'
row. The number of defense WIZ
nesses is not known.
The case is expected to iss
throughout tomorrow and posSI0N
most of Friday. #.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

one plane themselves. The British
We're outnumbered 81 to Z in the
fights, the dispatches stated.
The air ministry announced to-
night that a scouting plane of the
British coastal command had at
tackled and sunk a German patrol
vessel in the North Sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
GERMAN MILITARY
SUPPLY FACTORY
SWEPT BY FLAMES
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the reporting Of ews of any mill
tary value likewise hampered efforts
to obtain information.
Reporters driving through black
ed-out streets to the fire found the
last half mile a mass Of fire equip
Ment.
Police cordoned the area, and
army guards halted newspapermen
at the walls of the plant with the
abrupt explanation: mo informa-
ton available"
Unofficial information was to the
effect that the plant made only
small arms ammunition.
There was no evidence of casual.
ties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

m o r e knowl.
edge worth the
t i IN q a n d
money it takes?
You a bet it
is w o r t h it,
provided t h e
study is d o n e
seriously - and
also provided it
does not go to
LIE y IL .
head.
That is the
chief handicap
with having: a
1iff1n l. - n w l..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
. RIGHT OR WRONG ABOUT PEOPLl
Does Il Pay To Know a LOT!
By DONALD A. LAIRD
Ph.D., Sci.D.
AUTHOR of "HOw to Make People

LIKE 1Ou
Education is M of the country's
big businesses. Thousands of par
ents are borrowing on their life in
surance, mortgaging the family
house, and skimping in many ways
in order to send their children to
college to learn something.
There are other thousands of
ambitious young men and women
mostly men-who are working dill.
gently all day in office or shop and
then devoting most OF their evenings
to study or attending night classes.
even more are combining their reg
ular work with extra work spent OH
correspondence or home study
courses.
Is all this serious striving to get
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
RETURN
BUT IN REVERSE

DETROIT R-Signing Oh
zaga University for a footoali s s
with Detroit next fall IS OIL n
interest to the University o.
troit's athletic director, Charle'
(Gus) Dorais. mrs
The teams last met when rp
was directing athletics al Wv. a
Coast school. The game neA'
will be played November )"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

The gasoline tax has been in force
in the United States for 81 years.
During that period the tax has cost
motorists more than $4,000, 000, 900
and currently takes more than ST.
600, 900, 900 from them annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
"CROOKED" EATING PLACE

The inn at Himley, England. has
the most "crooked" eating place
n the world. So completely off the
perpendicular is it that it is a real
achievement for diners to maintain
their equilibrium while walking
inside the building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

edge; it goes to many peoples heads.
Little people apparently cannot stand
a little learning.
These are the folks, and they are
numerous, who have taken two
night courses in accounting and get
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

Because nearly two-thirds of high.
way Fatalities occur at night, many
states are Introducing legislation
TO lower the speed limit after dark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
TOP o. THE

The confession achich Christ vilI honor in
the presence OF His Fdther IS n0t q cohJeS-
sion in 1r0rds but in deeds.-R. of c. w.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

10 clear up any misunderstanding, let me
say mat my name will be presented to the
Dernocratlc national convention at Chicago. and
.hal S hat.-Postmaster General James A. Far.
ley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

In the Himalayan range there
arc 20, 00o-foot peaks as yet I'M
named.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

sunstroke can occur in 'ns O."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28

NEXT: Why Do We Eat Less
Today?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

First of a series of dances for all
young people of the valley of high
school and junior college age will
take place Saturday night of this
week in the FL Centro Veterans
hall where a 12-piece orchestra
will provide the music for dancing.
These dances are sponsored by a
group in the community interested
in providing recreation for young
people of this age. The dances will
take place each Saturday night,
starting at pm. and closing at
midnight, with a different school
group in charge each night, the
board of commissioners being spon-
sors for the first dance.
Chaperones will be provided by
the Parents Council of Central high
school and junior college, this group
being organized recently for the
purpose of providing better recre-
ational facilities for young people.
Mrs. w. j. Meagher is chairman;
Glenn Kieffer, vice-chairman; and
Mrs. Warren E. Sage, secretary.
The American Legion is also
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Nicole++a Bolin
Has Birthday
Party Sunday

Mrs. Ted Bolin of 1131 South
Twelfth street gave a party Sun
day afternoon for her daughter,
Nicoletta, who celebrated her tenth
birthday anniversary.
Games were played and Lorraine
Stafford. Mona Manley and Jerry
Starr were winners of the attrac-
tive prizes.
Refreshments were served at one
long table which was cleverly dec
Grated in the holiday motif with
gay favors marking the places. The
pretty birthday cake had its 10
lighted candles which the guest Of
honor blew out in keeping with
the birthday tradition.
Guests we're: Jo-Ann Dilbeck
Bobby Jean Mastick, John Roger
Walton, Mildred Hamilton, Lor-
raine Stafford, Mary Jane Long,
Tabby Preece, Weldon Morgan,
Mona Manley, Charles Munson,
Jerry Starr, Marian and Nicoletta
Bolin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Japanese Plans Would Set Up New
Anti Communist Alliance in East

includes a Chinese e-Japanese- Man
chukuan anti-communist agreement
which would alter the entire situa-
tion in the far east, it was under
stood authoritatively today.
Details of the agreement, under
which Japan proposes to set up the
Wang government soon after Jan.
Is. have been kept secret. 1t was
understood, however, that the agree
ment provides:
l. A pledge that Japanese troops
will be withdrawn from southern
and central China within two years
after peace has been attained.
g.. Japanese agreement for ma
tionalization of Chinese railroads.
3. Recognition by China of the
Japanese sponsored state of Man
chukuo, formed from Chinese Man
churia which apan seized in 1881.
4. The anti-communist alliance,
along similar lines to the former
Japanese-G -G e m n Italian anti
commintern" alliance.
5. Stationing of Japanese troops
in northern China and inner Mon
golia as part of an anti-communist
defense agreement.
6. Joint economic development
and exploitation of China'S natural
resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Thieves Get Beans
But Drop Sauce

BRAWLEY, Jan. 9.-Beans with
out sauce will be the menu OF
thieves who looted a truck here
Monday night.
Thieves made away with 100
pounds of green beans taken from
a peddler's truck here Monday night
but dropped two kegs of soy bean
sauce in their haste to leave the
truck with the loot.
H. Fujira. japanese peddler from
Chula Vista. told Bravley police
the beans were taken from his
truck he left parked at Ninth and
Main streets for a short time. He
found ths sauce :. . ..s2.ey 3lsy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Clubs
Society
CALENDAR
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Toastmasters' No. 2, 6:15, Cali
fornia hotel
Jackson day dinner, !, CalifOr-
MIA hotel
Football dinner, 7, Barbara Worth
Junior Arts and Crafts, 1880,
339 South Sixth
Junior Book section, 7:3O, Jeff
Fitzgerald ranch
Fellowship supper, $3.50, Christian
church
Dye lecture, 1880, Christian church
Legion post, $3.50, Veterans hall
Legion Auxiliary, 8, Veterans hall
Music Teachers, 8, 665 He'll
Entire Nos club, 8:45, 10000 club
Jobs Daughters, 7:30, Masonic
temple
Troop 6, B.S.A, $780,. Scout hut
Troop 22, B.S.A.. 1880, Eastside
Scout hut
Central Labor council. 1880. La
Dor temple
WEDNESDAY
Arts and Crafts, 10, 10000 club
Bridge luncheon, 1890, golf club
Bartenders, culinary workers. 2,
Labor temple
Troop 2, B.S.A., 7:30, Imperial
Veterans hall
I.O.O.F. No. 4O8, 1880, Brawley
1. v. stamp and coin club, 1880,
ice plant
Eagles, 8, 500 Broadway
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Heavy Bail Set
On Track Parker

While officials investigated owen
Moodys habit of parking his car
in the path of oncoming trains,
the El Centran was ordered held
IN the county Jail in lieu of $4,000
bail.
Moody jumped from his car ON
the Ross avenue railway crossing
south of Ell Centre Monday morn
ing just before an S.D.&A. train
demolished the machine. The loco
motive engineer said he saw the
car driven onto the crossing, park
there, and a man jump out and
run. ,s~A
Officers said Moodys car had
been pushed from the path Of on
coming trains at Ogilby and Side
winder about two years ago. Moody
was charged with placing an OBJ
str1ct!:n u. th5 railway traSks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9. UP)-
Luggage was piled high in the May
fair hotel today as women from all
parts of California began arriving
for the convention of board mana
gers of the state congress of par
entS and teachers.
Nearly 100 executives of the Or
ganization, including 30 district pre-
sidents, were to attend the two-day
meeting.
The board of directors of the or
ganization met last night to discuss
legislation and procedure of the
meeting.
Mrs. James K. Lytle, president of
the congress of parents and teachers
announced the meetings would be
closed to the public. She said she
planned to report on the meeting
last week of the non-partisan
roundtable conference as regards
its discussion on relief, initiative
measures, and narcotics enforce
ment.
II plan to put before the meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Cal. Jan.
9. CUP)-Mr. and Mrs. r. F. Vale,
who made their home in Spring
field. Mo-, before they became the
mo | trailer family in the United
States" today were the proud par
ents of 10-pound boy-their fifth
child-born in their trailer while
storm ragged outside and the
ocean breakers almost swept their
trailer into the sea.
The Wales spend the entire year
travelling about the country in
their trailer and their equipage
was the only one parked at the
municipal trailer park when the
child was born.
The Wales four other children
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-09
Calexico Book
Section Meets

CALEXICO, Jan. 9. CUP)-Miss
Dorothy Polkinhorn and Mrs. Dick
Collins entertained the members of
the Book section of the Junior Wo-
mems club Monday night at the
home of the former.
Daphne DuMaurier's THE Loving
Spirit" was reviewed capably by
Marie Dobbs for the group. Annette
Coughlin contributed as the gem,
"By the Side of the Road" by Sam
Walter Foss.
Members present were: Mrs. Ros-
coe Entrekin, Mrs. william Polkin-
horn. Mrs. Victor Gonzales, Mrs.
Harry Anderson, Mrs. N. Polkin-
horn, Mrs. Collins, Miss Dobbs, Miss
Coughlin, Dorothy Fowler, Barbara
Taylor, Miss Polkinnorn, Mickey
Smith, Virginia Dobbs, Barbara
Strawn, Ruth Await, Evelyn Crook
Audrey Dunn, Georgietta Townsend