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voice was that of a man about to say
something that will not be forgotten.
He is going to tell me about her.
Gertrude thought.
He cleared his throat, took swal-
low of coffee. and a look of pain
crossed his face. 81 have two tickets
for Honolulu. l got them off Mrs.
Blaine" he said. THE steamer sails
at midnight"
Gertrude turned her back on him
and her shaking hand sought the fau-
Get of the sink. This was too brutal,
even for Horace the way he was now.
Aren't you interested?"
She turned on the water. Her legs
felt like pieces of string.
He said in meek voice, II thought
we might pry ourselves into the
Pacific"
"What9"
He repeated it.
Tonight" She saw herself, with
no luggage but her new nightgown in
ships cabin with - practically -
strange man. 1t was prospect that
more than intrigued her.
"Oh. Horace!' she moaned from
his lapel, which did not smell the way
his lapel used to smell. She sobbed
in muffled voice. 'Oh. where were
you last night"
Up in his throat, which was sore,
rose the words. Having my odenoids
out. A moment passed. But. painful
as was to swallow. Horace swallowed
his halo.
Don't ever ask me, DEAR" he i'm
plored her. He faltered. He had an
inspiration. "You will be happier all
your life" he said darkly-and he
sounded mysteriously unworthy as he
said it go you never know"
The Fad
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Fred L~nes

fresh fruit desserts instead of rich
pastries. Keep fresh fruits in the house
for him to nibble on between meals
instead Of candies, cookies and other
high calorie foods.
Encourage him also in more physi-
cal activity. to take daily walk with
you. or to join you in some game.
If you take walks. take them for fif-
teen minutes after a meal. If he will
take you on for some outdoor sport,
be consistent, and make it a daily
habit. AS final alternative, there are
exercise routines, which some men
will take with their wives, if there is
enough zest put into it and feminine
persuasion is not too overt.
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HELP HIM Look HIS Best

II you crusade for the regular use of
a deodorant, give him one that acts
quickly, is easy to apply. is masculine
in character and trails no stains
through the laundry. Combining all
four needs, both for a woman's mis-
sionary work and a mans OPEN
minded acceptance. are perspiration-
checks that spray on with an atom
izer. deodorant powders that shake
out of can, and scentless creams
that vanish from sight. All three
types can also be used on the feet to
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bathroom. as one moves in a trance.
and began to brush her teeth. She
went on brushing them, forgetting to
stop. and spots danced before her eyes.
They must be the spots. the changing
spots, of leopards.
In the morning she decided to act
as if nothing had happened. She hoped
against hope that Horace would come
down the way he used to come down,
looking the way he used to look, and
silently eat his pre-buttered toast and
three and three-quarter minute egg.
He came down late. looking the;
way he looked last night, and he said
in thick voice, Just big glass of
orange juice, please. and big cup of
black coffee if you have it."
Don't you want your toast and
egg" asked Gertrude pitifully.
mo, thanks" he said huskily.
lust orange juice and coffee.
'Gertrude" he said suddenly. His
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clinch social security and make these
down-trodden members more COM
Portable.
Moreover. you can help a man to
take care of his hair. and what's more,
help him to keep it, with regular sham
poos. brushing and massage and a
constant lookout for signs of dam
druff. the most common foe of his
luxuriant mop. Where dandruG shows
up, it should be given the tincture-of-
green-soap test to see if it can be rout-
ed. This medicinal preparation for a
shampoo can be bought at most drug
stores in any quantity desired, and it
should be applied in three thorough
soapings followed by as many rinses.
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THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

If the dandruff condition is only
taking off of dead tissue, it will usually
yield to such treatment. If it fails to,
urge him to see doctor
A moderate amount of sun is bene-
fetal to a mans scalp and hair. but
too much is harmful He needs to pro-
tect his hair from constant exposure
to the SUN as much as woman needs
to. When he goes without a hat, he
can make use of the same sun-screen-
ing oil that she sprays on her hair to
protect it. After swim, he should
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Woys 70 Tempt Him

If YOU are stocking a mans bath
room shelves, give him aids that make
relaxing baths and satisfying soakings
more tempting than hasty man.
praised showers. Two of the best in
ducements are quick-lathering soap.
that fits his fist and stays within
grasp, and bath oil that softens both
water and skin, releases tangy fra
GRANGE, and dissclves the hateful rim
around the tub. You can give him
colognes or friction rubs that are as
bracing to weary flesh as the singing
needles of a shower.
But if you want such preparations
to become a mans daily mainstays,
give him those that smell of nothing
so much as bath-fresh cleanliness. If
he slaps talcum on his razor-scraped
skin, give him a powder brush to inn
prove fnesse and prevent smears
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said. idiotically, and his voice was
thick and unnatural. 1t was also cas-
ual, as if he had not been away, or
as if he felt she no longer had any in
terest in his accounting for his comings
and goings.
Everything all right" he said -
not as question. simply as greeting
Then he added politely. Good night"
and closed the door without a look at
either the new curls or the new night
gown.
Gertrude sat there in bed and stared
at the door. Had Horace Latimer
really stood there? Had he really
looked like that? Had he actually
failed to say anything about, or even
to see. her new hair and her new night
gown? He wanted to leave her as
much as she wanted to leave him!
He wanted to leave her more than she
wanted to leave him!
After a while she moved into the
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wash out salt water
and dirt from his
hair, and dry it.
Warn him against
the hazards of wet
ting his hair every
day to plaster it
down. Natural oils,
if they are induced
to come out of the
scalp with patient
brushing, will give
him a natural lu-
bricant for curbing
un m a agea BILE
hair afterward.
Wetting oily or
dirty hair makes it
slow to dry, and it
becomes sour and
breeds scalp dis
orders.
If a man wants
toreduce his weight
or take a reef in his
belt for a younger
silhouette. you can
help him. He will
not stand for any
starvation diet, but
he can be induced
to take vegetables
and salads in lieu
of bread and pota-
toes. consomme for
cream SOuD. and
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Even the husband who
seems indifferent to
his looks really isn't
%&H''ta blythe
HERE are two kinds of husbands.
One is frankly keen about his

HERE are two kinds of husbands.
One is frankly keen about his
L appearance. The other processes
to indifference. But both concede that
wives have a superior knowledge of
grooming niceties and will usually
yield to feminine influence.
You will find that man welcomes
many of the aids you depend upon for
summer comfort. And you can help
him find those toiletries that are
appropriate for a man and that &C
tually serve his needs.
Among his prime needs for the sum-
mer is a sun-screening lotion to pre-
vent burns and keep away the leath-
cred look that ages his face. A skin
that is already bronzed can be kept
more supple and less dehydrated OF
oils and moisture if protective lotion
is used. But a man prefers the disap-
pearing kind of lotion that can be put
ON and forgotten and that trails no
scent. And it should be in a bottle as
free Of feminine fripperies as though
doctor had prescribed it. If exposure
to sun or alkaline dust causes mans
lips to crack or bleed, or if he is adj
dicted to smokers lips" there are
colorless. antiseptic lipsticks and po-
mades in jars that he can use for pro-
lection with no violation of masculine
standards.
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6 4 3
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or strong, those hard of hearing,
and even the blind.
I recall in my early tournament
days a contest in Newark, N. j.,
in which a player who was very
hard of hearing participated. He
had one of those little aids to hear
ing employing the use of a battery,
but, unfortunately, the wire be-
came disconnected from the bat
terry at a critical stage of the bid
ding. He heard the original bidder
say n no trump, h S partner
passed, and then he heard no more.
However, he saw from the third
players lips that he said nc trump,
and just assumed that the raise
was two no. trump. Little dream
ing that North had bid six no
trump, he came in with the slightly
insufficient bid of three diamonds!
The tournament director was
called, and under the rules East
was forced to make his bid suffi-
Gent and had to play the hand at
seven diamonds, which of course
was doubled. Down 400!
After the session he was about to
request a committee meeting to
protest against the unfairness of
the decision, claiming that a physi-
cal defect should not cause so Sc
we're a penalty. He was informed
by the scorer that it might not be
advisable to protest, as he had a
top score on the board! Everyone
else in the room had bid and made
six no trump; therefore everyone
playing in his direction was minus
1850, against his minus 140O. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
National NYA Director
Praises Garden Progypr

Aubrey Williams, of Washingtm
D. c., director of the Nations
Youth Administration, has write,
a letter to Carl Render, director d
the city garden program, CON.
menting on the progress of loc
projects.
Williams wrote in part as IA.
lows: 1--WE, too, think the vegetable
garden promotion idea you have i
a splendid one and we are baDr
that our local people in Wilmingtm
have been able to help you sG.
vance it.
From accounts published in
North Carolina papers it appears
to be a project that might be Of
great value to the United States
Primary credit for what the NYA
has been able to do should 20 to
the President" /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

SLIM, SIMPLE AFTERNOON FROCK
PATTERN 1914

Bright star Of any social event
today is the woman who wears the
simplest frock-but it must be ex-
lpertly designed! Pattern 1914, deft-
ly created by Marian Martin, is
your opportunity to be leading
LADY,. Each simple-to-stich detail
has been thoughtfully planned to
slenderize. The skirt has double
panels at both front and back for
tall, slim lines. Notice that the
Jokes r smartly shaped-and see
how they hold smooth the soft,
gathered fullness of the bodice.
That square neckline is youthful
and becoming and you may take
your choice of short or three-Quar-
ter sleeves. Wouldn't black, brown
or soft green silk be lovely for this
frock that's a new-season must
have?
Pattern 9314 may be ordered only
in women's sizes "a, So, 80, 40, ~,
A, 46 and 48. Size SO requires 3 So
yards 80 inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for this MARIAN MARTIN pat
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SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, and
STLE NUMBER.
There's MORE wardrobe variety
at LESS cost awaiting you in the
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of pattern styles is the easy, en-
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own-clothes habit. It's trimming
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of all, each pattern you receive
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Send your order to The Whining
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Mattress Demonstration
Is Planned At Burgaw

Miss Pauline Gordon, home man.
agement specialist, extension serv-
ice of the North Carolina State, col
lege in Raleigh, will conduct an all
day demonstration on mattress
making Monday, August II, at Bur-
gaw.
Miss Ann Mason, home demon
stration agent, two New Hanover
county home demonstration club
project leaders, and two NYA girls
are planning to attend the demon
stration. A similar one will be con-
Quoted in the county within the next
two weeks, Miss Mason said yes
terday. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
'Wilkie Using Smart
Strategy In South

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-R-As
4 matter of strategy, the Willkie
chieftains are taking steps to keep
the Republican party, as such, in
the background down south.
Instead, the front row flag wa
vers for Willkie will be the demo-
Gratis and former democrats w h O
this year are boiling to the national
republican ticket.
Word reached headquarters here
that in some places republicans
were being asked not to appear at
anti-third term meetings. The the
Dry was that the general Southern
populace would be more impressed
Il such gatherings appeared to be
purely democratic. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Walbach Is Directing
Training OF Guardsmen

Lieutenant Colonel James Deb.
Walbach, instructor in the coast ar
tillery, North Carolina national
guard, will return during the week.
end to Fort Moultrie, S. c., to re-
sumo his work as director of train
ing for national guard encamp-
ments there.
Lieut.. Col. Walbach was director
OF training for the encampment OF
the 252nd coast artillery unit, North
Carolina national guard, from July
7 through 81. The training period
for the 263rd coast artillery, South
Carolina national guard, began Ju-
ly % and will close August II.
Returning to the city after the
close Of the second encampment,
he will await instructions for an
other year of active duty when the
national guard is called out for
training by the President. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Motorboat Operators
At Beach Are Warned

Capt. S. R. Robinson, harbor
master at Wrightsville Beach, yes
terday issued a warning to motor
boat operators to heed the law or
take the consequences.
Motorboat operators, he said,
have been speeding close beside
moored boats at docks and piers,
banging them against the struc-
lures and damaging them.
The law, he points out, restricts
speed of motorboats to eight miles
per hour.
II have given these people one
warning before. This is the Sec
ond. There will be no third. I will
be forced to serve papers on them
if the practice continues" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Navy Seeks To Enlist
More Recruits Here

The Wilmington district office of
the naval recruiting service yester-
day pressed its current drive in
Southeastern North Carolina to fill
the August quota of vacancies for
first enlistments as apprentice sea-
men, R. L. Deloach, officer in
charge, reported.
Applicants from the following
counties IRE eligible to fill the large
number of existing August vacan-
cies, Deloach said: New Hanover,
Brunswick. Columbus, Bladen, Pen
der, Duplin, Sampson, south of Gin
ton, and parts of Robson and On
slow.
Qualifications for enlistment in
clude: between the ages of 10 and
81, in good physical condition, of
good moral character, unmarried,
with no dependents, and at least a
seventh grade education. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
DIAL 1911
Local Committee Pusb,.
State Wide Truck Morb,,

A special committee rar,.
ing a group of truck grop.as sen'
New Hanover county is bactisa
movement for establishments. As
statewide market in promotio VI !. 4
increased year-round sales, q
The committee, elected rpc.,..
by a group of county truck f.a1
ers, to work on varieties and a!if'
chases of seed for fall crons pai'
composed of A. G. Setter sps \
B. Ward, of Wrightsboro, A I Ia.t l.
and A. schlegel, of Castle H a =
The group financed a recer, .~
to Western North Carolina f.. Ie
purpose of contracting bl,vrrs LIE
that section regarding what AIa IL
wanted in the way of fall cror us'
Kinds of vegetable crops vsn,,,
by buyers on the fall markets I ,.7
listed as follows: beans, carr rv''
broccoli, turnips, spinach. Es ys'
.radishes, collards, cabbages wy
tard. 4'0S
Cards mailed out recently y,
members of the group must !.
turned in not later than Tuesd, W.
August 13, and show the foIlon';r,
lntormatlon; name of crop, nun.
Der of acres to be planted, sri
amount of seed needed. ~H
Committee members will MOI,
at 9 o'clock Thursday mornino :,
the office of R. w. Galphin, Conn.,. ~
farm agent, in the custombousa :,
decide on the varieties of seed !,
be used in connection with tsT
and where to buy if
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Teachers Meet Set
For Friday, Sept. s

The 194O-41 session for the New
Hanover county public schools will
begin with a general meeting of
the teachers Friday, September 6,
H. M. Roland, county school super
intendent, announced yesterday.
The first classes will be neld Mon
day, September 9, in carrying out
the custom of starting school work
each year on the Monday following
Labor Day.
Registration of new or transfer
pupils, who were not in attendance
at the county schools during the
past year, will be held Friday,
September 6, Roland said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
THEY SALUTE
FOR THEIR

KINGFISHER, Okla. R-Charles
Throckmorton, county relief ad-
ministrator, who is red-haired and
an ex-service man, has one rule for
anyone who seeks federal relief.
He has an American flag in his
office and relief clients must salute
it.
"They receive food from the fed
eral government and this is the
federal flag" Throckmorton says.
anyone who refuses to salute is
not entitled to relief" So far, he
adds, nobody has declined to salute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
r HOW
TO DIG A

COLUMBUS, o. R-A bomb shell
ter which literally can be built
overnight has the War Department
showing interest.
After the location is chosen,
earth is dug away until the exca-
walton takes the shape Of an arch.
Concrete, reinforced with iron rods,
is poured into the mold" When
the concrete sets, the dirt under
meath it is dug away and tossed on
top the concrete and there's the
bombproof.
Stephan Stepanian, sand and
gravel company executive, showed
the plan to the department. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
FRANKLIN WAS LUCKY

Scientists say'Benjamn Franklin
theoretically ought to have been
electrocuted while making his kite
experiment. He proved that light.
ming and laboratory electric sparks
are the same in nature. In Eur.
ope, an imitator was killed making
a similar test. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Development Contest
Winners Are Announced

Mrs. R. L. Grover, Mrs. w. G..
James and Alan Strange were yes
terday announced as winners in
the contest staged to select a name
for the new development at the
north end of Wrightsville Beach.
North Shores was the name
selected and each of the three win
ners submitted this suggestion. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
PAROLED

RALEIGH, Aug. 1O-R- Gov
ernor Hoey paroled six prisoners
today. They included: Will Evans,
sent up from Robson county last
February to serve a year for lar
ceny.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
PERSONALS

Friends of Miss Ida Mae Roam,
daughter of Mrs. Charles H. Bush,
will be glad to learn that she has
returned to her home following an
operation at the James Walker Me-
mortal hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston j. Roam, of
New York City, are spending a
week with Mrs. Roan's mother,
Mrs. c. H. Bush at her home on
Wrightsville Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie A. Wooten
and sons, Jr., and Jim, and An
thony R. Wayne, of Hallsboro, left
Friday for Durham to visit Mr..
Wooten's sister, Mrs. E. T. Davis.
Miss Anna Mae Rabunsky has
returned to the city after spending
the past two months with relatives
in New England and attending the
worlds Fair. l
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Baldwin have
returned to their home in Savannah
Ca, after visiting Mr., and Mr. . E.
D. George at their home on South
18th street.
Friends of Mrs. Naomi George
Frye, of Camden. N. j., who is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. George, will be sorry to
learn that she is a patient at the
James Walker Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Powlas and
son, Leroy, and Miss Mary Susan
Rogers have returned to their
home here after a trip to Sails
bury, Asheville and Tennessee.
Mrs. L. B. Dexter has returned to
the city after spending the past
week in Raleigh visiting relatives.
len OF Miss Lille Mae Clark
will be glad to learn that she is
improving following an illness.
Harper Hewette left last night for
a visit in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Summey.
have as their guests at their sum-
mer home at Wilmington Beach,
Mrs. William C. C1aibourne and
daughter, Miss Bette Claibourne.
Mrs. Harriet Howell, of N e W
York city who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Albert Summey at
Wilmington Beach, has returned to
her home.
Mrs. Milton Pittman has as her
guests at her cottage at Carolina
Beach Mrs. A. N. Harper and son,
Andrew, Jr., and Mrs. H. T. Atkins
and children, Kay and Beverly Ann,
of Asheville. 2
MIR. and Mrs. J. Irving Corbett
and MIR. and Mrs. Ben M. Wash
burn are spending several days in
Llnvllle as the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Albert F. Perry at their sum-
mer cottage there.
Mrs. Sam C. Sweeny and daugh-
ter, Martha, r spending several
days in Maxton as the guests of
Mrs. Carl N. Dunn. Miss Minnie
Lou MacRae, of Maxton, who has
been Mrs. Sweeny's guest at Ma
sonboro Sound, accompanied them
home.
Mrs. W. r. Cheatham and daugh.
ter, Deloris, Of Burlington, a r e
stopping at the Kitty Cottage at
Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Ceatham
was the former Miss Deloris Holt,
formerly Of Wilmington.
Mrs. M. L. Dudley, Of Roanoke,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. O. F,
Cooper at her home in Caroline
Heights.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert c.
Grady, Of Cleveland. Ohio, DR.. Ed
ward S. Grady, of Winston-Salem
and Miss Elizabeth Grady are
spending their vacations with thai,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
VOLUNTEERS

GREENSBORO, Aug. 1o-RGA
total of 80 volunteer workers are
helping in the Greensboro Red
Cross work of producing surgical
dressings. Since July 10, 1874
dressings have been completed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Cox an
nounce the birth of a son, Jesse
Ray, August 8, at the Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Cox was the
former Miss Elneta Frink.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Verdun Lewis an.
nounce the birth of a son, Ronald
Verdun, July %, at the Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Lewis is the
former Miss Murriel Roberts. 2