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Evening star., 1940-04-07
Foreign Nations Have Low
Cost of Gold Production,
According to Writer
Anonymous Magazine Article
Tells of Stigma That Goes
With w. P. A. Employment ..
by NC. K.
Fools Gold

Fools Gold
By r. MoH In the April Scribners Commentator.
Figures Mining the
average cost producing gold the world in
been less than half the which
o writes I'm some parts Of the world its production
our buying price In other words taking gold
$s an ounce while the cost them than
And In instances than
ton Of this may be illustrated by
The cost Of producing
ounce The Russians send
about $220 and purchase with
probability
Russians able to with
get st least three tractors with what
assuming that they could produce
tna we deluged with earth?"
My Career on the w. PA
Anonymous in the April Forum and centuru
~ The greatest evil attendant W. p employment
reports u.s. the W. p A. empoye when
matted He is classified by employers
ano society general In the category with
discharged schzophrenc. - -
DO doubt that this osacm
hen visit apartment house
priced units Decide
you are employed by the Works Progress Administration
stop at and
Tie young person IN the credit department
you have never before been nued either
uof etne experience will be novel,
worker is pariah"
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Investigate the Army!
By Osoald Garrison Willard in the April American Mercury

evidence Of ineency
Paul W. Shafer Michigan
Willard declares so much waste and
extravaganza that can't be especially the Army and
asking still committee Senators
Army and he declared
and lonch coast artillery rifles at the Watertown
but sends them 225 miles to the arsenal
when OF course that should be done operation
Ogden Utah. he found the Army maintaining
muniton shipped recondonng as Hawaii Inst
before the congressional depot received shin
mnt from Hawaii the freight
alone came to although recondonne
prt could be erected in Hawaii for only Charleston G.
wne wherein nefe is Isl. similar plant costs the Army s.
from Charleston the committee found artillery guns which
not en nred % years because the Mayor
III front Of thm and the
Shaer found proving Tremendous cost
air ammunition Said he they
hunting preserve of Democratic " " A VIC
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Best Sellers

The following list Of best
sellers is compiled weekly from
information obtained in Wash
ington by The Star and in New
York, Boston, Chicago and San
Francisco by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance.
Fiction.
kitty Foyle," Christopher
Morley; "How Green Was My
Valley" Richard Llewellyn;
'The Nazarene," Sholem Asch;
''Native Son." Richard Wright;
Swift Flows the River" Nard
Jones; THE Grapes of WRATH"
John Steinbeck; Decade"
Stephen Longstreet; Bethel
Merriday," Sinclair Lewis;
Capt. Horatio Hornblower," G.
S. Forester; "The Trees" Con-
rad Richter.
Nom Fiction.
"A Smattering of Ignorance"
Oscar Levant; Since Yester-
day." Frederick Lewis Allen;
art of Living" Andre Maurois;
wind. Sand and Stars" An
tome de st. Exupery; Inside
Europe" John Gunther; How
to Read a Book" Mortimer
Adler; "The, Well-Tempered
Listener" Deems Taylor; "Chip
Oh My Shoulder" Thomas L.
Stokes; Days of Our Years."
Pierre van Paassen; oscar
Wilde and the Yellow Nineties,"
Frances Winwar.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

The Trees
By Conrad Richter Neo York: Alfred A. Knopf.
rugged the life Ohio Valley
brings Trees" There is
exciting
senimentaity.
the the 18th
family boldly forth from Pennsylvania the
Ohio country forest growt thicker
followed
the
standing trees
Jary wife, it prison.
spelled adventure
who onged to the sky and little Of it because
the tall ckned died the first She
The burden of carrying the crude duties
upon daughter neehbo
to tend the when the folk Of the neighborood went
woods things
born with itchy foot went search Of sulon to the French
magnicenty standing
behed fields growing stood
and
written vivid convincing
unfolding
absorbing episode after another but he makes deeply
westward
AIeghenies. GLADYS w. DANIEL
Evening star., 1940-04-07
The Power and Glory

By Phyllis Bentley NeD York: Macmillan Co.
This those repoachabe historical
much than that s after ALL ieproach-
able historical novel It the English Civil
Puritan group Of
Yorkshire cousins
There two young properly divided their loyae
with
ing her decision This is in the plot though there
te-didde about sacng towns detecting traitors and the
Presently the decides
young royaist ever
anything but debonar tender
and Then the having made choice through
the book being faithful to ibu for little
avtns during absence Of the Puritan
Peace restored and the ruins repaired The naughty roat killed.
is kind working
lady noves do Without its kind what
for publishers to fill in their lss
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Books and You
By W. Somerset Maughan,.
Ne1D York: Doubleday Doran
A ~

The most relevant thing which
can be said Of this book Of literary
opinion Is that it was originally
written for the readers Of the Sat-
urday Evening Post. One finds in
it, accordingly, nothing but COM
pletely orthodox opinions. Its au-
thor states that he is concerned
only with the very great works Of
the very great writer's. Consequent
ly, he has nothing to say which
every one does not already know.
If you wish to be told that Don
Quixote" and "The Brothers Kara
mazov" are worth your while, and
that Dickens was q great English
novelist, Mr.. Maugham, here will
accommodate you. But Id any more
delicate shades Of opinion, you will
flnd him lacking. There Is nothing
In any, Of his judgments to quarrel
with, certainly. But there Is moth.
Ing IN any q them TO mention,
ather NC. n
Evening star., 1940-04-07
StuIin's Kompf
Written by himself. Edited By
M. r. Werner. Ne1o York:
Ho,uell, Soskin & Co.

Written by himself. Edited BY
M. r. Werner. Ne,o York.:
Ho1oell, Soskin G. Co.
This is book made up of excerpts
from Stains own writings. It dates
from the early years of the century
to the recent past; its material is
gathered from articles in the revolu-
tionary press, letters, state papers
and speeches. It purports to cover
The dictator's political philosophy, his
attitude toward Russian internal ad-
ministration and his position in re-
gard to international relations. It
also contains brief excerpts from
the writing Of Lenin on the subject
Of Finland and of Trotsky on party
leadership.
1t Is a well-assembled compila-
ton but, of course, Stains words
have no meaning. They have all
been abrogated by Stains actions.
The man from Mars, reading the
book, might decide that its author
was a ruler genuinely concerned
with human welfare within his
country and peace with his neigh
bors. But not the man from Earth.
The value of the book, therefore,
is somewhat redundant. It shows
us that the current tsar of all the
Russians is hypocrite. If any one
thought differently, Stain himself
will correct him here. For the rest
of the world, however, the volume
will be of interest only in the sense
of confirmation. NC. r.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
The Literary WordReviews of Current Publications Fields

Waa Faulkner beloD achteuss what the ,evie,Dsr de-
soes as "a terrible poetic beauty IN his latest nove ~rhs
Hamlet Hsstory proudes the background r "The Pover and
G'ofy" the neU nouel BY Phyllis Bentley Ortght).
Evening star., 1940-04-07
ne war ana America
By Elmer Davis, also in April Harpers.

Observes Mr. Davis: tight keep record clear to
keep out OF this itand immediate npica-
out OF u.s. do fighting that
the protection OF American interests
interests may requre-hat seems to national policy
TO those who that helping
bring about that collapse power not fall without
lot of pushing me that the material
supplies which sending
that anything else at would
mensurate with its cost To those who
matter what happens might be said
direct American interests threatened
of interests "
Evening star., 1940-04-07
My Career on the w. PA.
Soap Opera
By Merrill Denison In the Aprtl Harpers

from every morning until
tragedy nearly blankets the radio Dnon
Dung these hours and these
arms mortgages orecoed upon
madens trouble and kindly old
codeers twinkng their spa loan
sharks and other - ' ~
ope-as.'"' ~ ~ ~ ~ ." ''"P
Just what kind soap opera shown by the fan
mail ihese letters do not by they are
mum Ih outstanding fact about these letters
ney reveal IN the reality Of the Characters
propose an ienob heroine harbo unworthy thought dear old
Aunt Emma abe with visiting
ne family horse and the letters of arrive
character develop cold break baby and
on OF help and recipes remedies stations carving
the broadcast. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~'A'AAs
bnthdays tof charace
old ladies knitting necke
will bring oozng packages throughout country the
pgnt OF sympathetic character
nome once Drought offers
extra seat in motor heading uno
mates home. - ~ ~
Most etters addressed individual
names The great majority simple motherly redy NOR
anstic '' -NeN' ''
Evening star., 1940-04-07
The Inside Story
Edited bu Robert Spers Benjamin. Netp York: Prentice

Edited R0bert Sper Benjamin. NetD Y0Tk
This journalistic osktai concocted from the experiences Of 20
Club Of America and Offering spicy d
the earth peeks behind the into the lives of the
historical delgh which before have been barred
world.
Although together the
element this gd adhered
cude interesting tales Cornelius vanderbts with
chapter the struggle for suffrage told
Kuhn Hal Iermans rewr Of the February 1884 riots in
Eugene Interpretation Of Stains
Peggy Hull stupidity high led Villas raid
Columbus persons
Btains sacrifice
Sylvester vereck contributes another chapter In the Col House.
Wilson william Parker tells how his effort
Gen. Chang nearly got him killed
at the hands Of japanese bombers.
other foreign correspondents contributed
sediens Morgan " Kalteuhn Miles Bouton and D.
Thomas Curtin. CREeTON .. MULLINS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
ADVERTISEMENT
Medical Authorities
warn against
ATHLETES FOOT"

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

The membership campaign of
the Wilmington Cooperative Con-
cert association is rapidly drawing
to a close. Only today and tomor-
row remain in which music lovers
of Wilmington may ecure their
memberships for the 1910 - Al
season. On Thursday, the working
committee of the association pour
ed in a steady stream to the con-
cert headquarters in the Whining
ton Furniture company to turn in
their patrons memberships.
One of the featured attractions
for the approaching season, The
Flatoff Don Cossack Choir, is
arousing considerable interest, said
Mrs. William G. Robertson, who
is in chage of concert headquar-
tiers: Scores of people who have
never taken a special interest in
the association before are becom-
ing members.
"Of course, we r delighted to
have these new members but it is
an even greater pleasure to the
working committee to find a sus-
tanned interest in those who have
attended the concerts in the past.
This is the best proof that the citi-
zens of Wilmington possess a real
understanding of good music and
a desire to sholdfaSt to Whatso-
ever things are good" Mrs. Rob-
ertson said.
Two more musical attractions
will be announced by the associa-
ton after the close Of the member
ship campaign. The remaining art
lists will be selected from the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting list of talent
which contains approximately IS
per cent of the outstanding mt.
sicians of the world.
Membership in the association is
open to all until the close of the
campaign tomorrow G at 5
o'clock. Members of the working
committee of the association are
trying to reach everyone possible,
but it is obviously impossible for
them to make a personal call upon
everyone who is interested in mu-
sic. Therefore, anyone who has not
yet received a personal invitation
to join the association maJ secure
his membership at headquarters To-
Gated in the Wilmington Furniture
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Beta Sigma Phi
Chapter Planned
In Wilmington
Miss Clyde Willis, Field Ex-
!. ecutive, Announces Meet
For Next Tuesday Night

Plans for the first meeting OF
the Beta Sigma Phi: sorority here
have been tentatively set tor next
Tuesday evening in the form OF a
buffet supper to be held at the
Cape Fear hotel, Miss Clyde Will
lis, Of Jacksonville, Fla, inter-
national field executive OF the
sorority has announced.
This organization is 9 IL years
old and has international head
quarters in Kansas City. Cities in
North Carolina that have chapters
are Raleigh, with two chapters,
Charlotte with two chapters, New
ton, Asheville, Shelby, Gastonia,
Greensboro. Statesville, H 6 h
Point, Burlington, Durham, Kin
ston, Greenville, Winston-Salem,
Lenoir and Concord.
Mrs. Clyde Hoey is the state
sponsor for this organization and
among the other well known spon-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Cooperative Concert Membership
Drive Is Nearing Close In City

company or telephone $685., 6666
for further information.
Students are admitted for one
half the adult dues for the season.
And it has been pointed out that
the more members joining the as
ISOLATION = the create value re-
ceived by each individual member,
Here the word cooperative" be-
gins to take on a new meaning.
If those who have already joined
the Concert association for this
season encourage their friends to
become members also, everyone is
benefited. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
MISS WILLIAMSON
HOSTESS AT DINNER

ELIZABETHTOWN, Oct. 17.-Miss
Dorothy Williamson entertained a
number of her friends at a lovely
dinner party at her home on Tues
day night. Those enjoying this de-
lightful occasion were Misses Nancy
McCulloch, Mary Elizabeth johnson,
Sylvia and Delete Courson, Doris
Lyon, Lillian Parker and Vonnie Nc
Gill. After dinner the guests enjoy
ed bowling.
Those from Elizabethtown to at
tend the Divisional meeting of the
W. M. U. in Bladenboro on Tuesday
were Mesdames W. F. Williamson,
W. R. Courson, and mother, Mrs. J.
A. Kinlaw Of White Oak, ". o.
Biggs, E. H. Cannady, W. G. Gil.
christ, F. l.. Hubbard, A. J. Jones,
J.. T. Lee and the Rev. E. H. Can
nady.
The Home Makers class of the Bap-
fist church held a most interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. c. NJ.
Thompson on Monday night. The
Halloween motif was observed in the
program and in the delightful re
freshments that were served at the
conclusion of the meeting. Mrs. L.
]. Heat conducted the devotional.
Mrs. Leon D. Smith, a recent bride,
was honored with a towel shower.
Those present were Mesdames P. L.
Hubbard, Leon Smith, Henry Mel
vim, Joy Smith, Milton Fisher, L. j.
Heath, r. J. Cole, D. Lytton, W. G..
Gilchrist, D. A. Harris, Arthur Rob-
bins, Carl Campbell, Clifford Yandle,
N. H. Thompson, T. w. Young, J.
T. Lee, E. H. Cannady, Donald NAL
pass, Charlie Averitte, w. N. Baird,
J. r. Hester, Misses Judith Eller and
Helen Wasdon.
Mrs. Laura Stegall is visiting Miss
Ada McRacken in Boone at the pre-
sent time. Mrs. Worth Baldwin
and daughter, Anne Cromartie, of
Goldsboro, are guests of the formers
parents, DIR. and Mrs. R. S. Cromar-
tie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Miss Bell And
Louis Solomon
Married Here

The following announcement will
,e read with much interest to a host
friends and relatives in the city:
Mrs. Thomas Cleveland Bell
announces the marriage of her
daughter
Elizabeth
to
Mr.. Louis S. Solomon
on Thursday. the seventeenth of
October
Nineteen hundred and forty
Wilmington, North Carolina
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Cooper,
Bride Elect,
Entertained
Mrs. Claude Howell, Mrs. Fred
W. Brown Give Bridge
Luncheon Thursday

Complimenting Miss Susan Cooper,
whose Wedding to Sherwood D. Dud-
ley, will take place on November 2,
Mrs. Fred w. Brown and Mrs.
Claude Howell entertained Thursday
at a bridge luncheon at Mrs. Browns
apartment in the Carolina Apart
ments.
Guests were invited at II o'clock
and bridge was enjoyed during the
morning. At / o'clock a delicious
luncheon was served. Prize winners
of the morning were Miss Jane Lee
Grand, high and Miss Margaret Bel
lamy, low. Miss Cooper was pre-
scented a gift in linen by tn e
hostesses.
Guests included Miss Cooper, hon
Gree, Miss Louise Washburn, Miss
Margaret Bellamy, Mrs. Edwin j.
Farrelly, Mrs. Robert c. Cantwell,
III, Miss Jane LeGrand, Miss Su-
same Hogue and Miss Lille Robert
son.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
OURS
9 TO | 3 to 6
sors are Mrs. Emily Newell Blair,
adi&nrial Sfaff of Good

sors are Mrs. Emily Newell Blair,
of the editorial staff Of Good
Housekeeping, Mrs. Sally Rogers
Mcspadden, sister of Will Rogers
Mrs. Rufus Dawes, Mrs. Wesley
Halliburton, mother of Richard
Halliburton, Jean Parker, movie
actress, Penny "B1ondie" Singleton,
movie actress, and Roberta Jonay,
of Florida, who is Mrs. Roosevelt,s
protege. This sorority has a mem
bership over 20, 900 throughout the
United States, Canada and Hon
oluIu.
The first convention + o both
North and South Carolina will be
held in Charlotte at the Charlotte
hotel on November 9 and 10, and
of the local chapter will
be eligible to attend.
The supper meeting on Tuesday
evening will be formal, Miss Will
lis said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
MRS. TRIGG SPEAKS
BEFORE WINTER PARK
PIT. A. SESSION

A large group of parents attended
regular meeting of the Winter Park
Parent Teacher association Tuesday
night.
The program, under the direction
of Mrs. S. W. Crimson, began with
the. presentation of the Flag Salute.
Mrs. Jean Joyce led the group in
singing the Star Spangled Banner,
followed by the Lords Prayer.
A delightful feature of the pro-
gram consisted of special music by
a male quartet, Frank Walton, New
ton Kelly, Cecil Appelberry and j.
H. Curtis, singing "America The
Beautiful"
The guest speaker for the even
ing, Mrs. Frances Trigg, used as
her topic, BUSY Parents and Chill
dren." Mrs. Trigg placed emphasis
upon the fact that modern parents
are too busy to rightly train their
children, the result being that en-
ployers of young people discover a
lack of efficiency, and even failures,
among employees, and realize that
somewhere somebody has failed in
the early training of that person.
Using a saying of Confucius, ITO
enrich them and then educate Them"
the speaker continued by saying that
parents should begin with the bodies
of their children by giving them
three wholesome meals daily and
proper clothing, and developing good
habits. Our country needs the best
possible product of physical man.
hood, and parents need to realize that
fact, and accept their responsibility,
she said.
Secondly, the mind may be enrich
ed by casting out all impurities,
hatred revenge, because such things
tend to disrupt the physical system.
Parents must not leave the training
of the mind to teachers alone. The
mind belongs to God, as we'll as the
body, we being immortal beings, and
parents should take time to use their
talents to enrich the mind of their
children.
In discussing the third method in
~fluence, Mrs. Trigg read>a poem, en-
titled "Wide Walls" in which the
author expressed a desire for a
house whose north wall was soul, toll
erance on the south, the east wall
of Faith and Hope on the west, with
the sky for a roof. She closed her
talk by asking, Are we, as parents,
too busy or r we using each day
for our children?," pleading with
parents to use each today in the
right way to train our children.
Ben Clayton rendered a lovely
piano solo, followed by an encore.
Mr.. McCrary, the principal, intro
duced the "finest group of teachers
in N. c." to the parents, each teach
err rising as her name was called,
followed by the parents having chill
dren in that particular grade.
A film, Servants of the People, "
showing how the constitution of the
U. S. A. was obtained, was greatly
enjoyed.
The quartet, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Billiard, rendered an
other selection, "Stars o. the Sum-
mer Night"
A short business session followed
1.-THE proSram consisting of the read
ing Of the minutes and reports of
committee chairmen.
Mrs. Rice explained the W. P. A.
lunch room project, which has been
adopted by the association.
Mrs. Galphin, membership chair.
man, reported 1873 members to date.
Mrs. Halls Fourth grade won the
attendance award with 20 parents
present.
After adjournment, a social hour
was enioved in the Cafeteria.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Club Clock

The Castle Haynes Service
club will hold it's regular meet
ing this evening at 8 o'clock.
- The monthly meeting Of the
Cape Fear chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy
will be held at $3.50 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon at st. James
parish house.
-
The Crepe Myrtle C arden
club will hold it's first meeting
of the season this afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. W. G.. Brinkley. A full at
tendance is requested.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Several Small British
Vessels Reported Sunk

LONDON, Oct. 17.-R-The ad-
miralty tonight issued the follow
ing communique:
The board of admiralty regret
to announce that tn e following
small auxiliary craft have recent
" been sunk by enemy action:
H. M. Trawler Resolve (Tem-
porary Skipper, A. Affleck, R. N.
R.
H. M. Trawler Listrac Gieut.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

P. K. Kirkup: R. N. RI
H. M. Trawler Warwick Deep
ing Skipper, J.. R. Bruce, R. N.
r.
H. M. Drifter Simmer R o S e
Temporary Skipper, w. G. R..
Howes, r. N. RI
The next of kin of casualties have
been informed, 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
GERMAN LOSSES

LONDON, Oct. 17.-R-A Madrid
dispatch to the London Daily Elk
press said today that German losses
Cherbourg, France, in British air
raids had been estimated at between
40, 900 and $4,000 killed or wounded.
This information the dispatch at
tributed to neutral observers reach
ing Madrid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
PERSONALS

Friends of r. K. Mills will be
sorry to learn that he is ill at Bull
luck hospital.
Mrs. Charles Rankin has arrived
from Augusta, Ca, to spend ten
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Lewis, at their home on Ann
street.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
WASHINGTON c, MONDAY
Oyster and Hunting
Seasons Launched
In Nearby States
Plenty Of Squirrels
Reported; Game Birds
May Be Scarce

Watermen and sportsmen set out
With dredges, tongs and guns today
to welcome the return of the oyster
and hunting seasons in Maryland
and Virginia
The oyster dredging season opened
IN the Potomac River, which is con-
trolled jointly by the Maryland
and Virginia Conservation Commits
sions.
longing for oysters also became
legal again in Somerset County,
Md, and watermen who made
survey last week said oysters on
rocks in Tangier Sound and its
tributaries are in excellent condi-
ton"
Squirrel Season Starts.
In addition, the month-long squir-
rel season began throughout Mary
land, with game wardens predicting
a good season.
While oyster dredging began in
the Potomac today, the season in
Maryland generally will not start
until November l. The Maryland
Conservation Commission will in
spect Chesapeake Bay dredging
areas next week to determine which
of the closed bars should be opened
this year.
Somerset is the second Maryland
county to open its longing season.
longing began in Worcester County
on September l, and oysters taken
there have been selling in Eastern
Shore towns for the last two weeks.
Rabbits to Be Plentiful.
Wardens, who reported many
squirrels, also said that there will
be plenty of game for the rabbit
season beginning November IS, but
that the extreme cold last winter
seems to have taken a heavy toll
on birds and they do not expect
much Of the 30-day season on quail
and pheasant beginning Novem-
ber IS.
Few doves have been bagged since
the 30-day season on those birds
opened September /.