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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Mrs. Johnson Services
Will Be Held Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mag.
gle o. Johnson, 81, wife Of J. j.
Johnson, who died at Z o'clock
Thursday morning at her home at
2906 Market street after a short ILL
ness, will be held at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon from the Eighth
Street Free Will Baptist church.
The Rev. A. c. Thorpe will con-
duct the services, and will be as.
sisted by the Rev. Ruth E. Katch-
UNI. Burial will follow in the Belle.
vue cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be the
following sons of the deceased:
Ernest, Clayton, Clement, Curtis.
Gerhardt, and Troy Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers will be: DR..
David r. Murchison, C. E. Teachey,
A. F. Lee, J. M. Sharpe, C. L..
Blanton, and the Rev. j. F. Colley.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
A. D. Rivenbark and Miss Nettie N.
Johnson, Of Wilmington; six sons,
Clement Johnson, Of East Orange,
N. j., Troy Johnson, Of Oleander,
Fla, Earnest, Clayton, Curtiss and
Gerhardt Johnson. Of Wilmington:
two sisters, Mrs. M. A. Horrel and
Mrs. E. B. Jordan, Of Ivanhoe; two
brothers, w. ]. Brown, Of 1vanhoe,
and A B. Brown, of Wilmington;
and nine grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Mrs. Cornelia J. Gore
Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Corne'
liza johnson Gore, II, widow OF
Charles F. Gore, who died early
Wednesday morning at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Wolff, on
the Castle Hayne road, were held
at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
the home.
The Rev. H. S. Strickland and
the Rev. J. L. Jones conducted the
services, Interment followed in Belle
vue cemetery.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. H. M. Wolff, Of Castle Hayne
road, four sons, L. c. Gore, Of vii.
mington, W. J. Gore and c. B.
Gore, Of Norfolk, Va, and F. L.
Gore, Of Raleigh, three sisters, Mrs.
c. D. Hallock, of Warsaw, Mrs.
Victoria Ezzell, of Wilson. and
Mrs. Eta Goodrich, Of Durham,
one brother, l.. R. Johnson, OF
Fayetteville, and eight grandchil'
dren.
Mrs. Gore was a regular attend
ant Of the Wrightsboro Baptist
church.
Active p%allhearers: R.. D. Muir.
ray, Adolph Rogers, George Chad
wick, E. B. Register. R. ]. Hoili-
day, S. S. Cash.
Honorary: DR.. ". H. Moore, DR..
D. R. McEarchan, c. ]. Josonhan,
r. C. Cantwell, Jr., Ausley Muir
ray, George w. Trask, N. R. Kirk
patrick, O. H. Stroupe. Earnest
Richards, Kenneth Kirby, J. N.
Weinberg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Chinese RELIEF
DRIVE IS PUSHED
Miss Susan E. Hall Reveals
Copy OF Letter Sent To
Madame Chang

Plans to send a second check from
Wilmington to Madame Chang Kali
Shek for relief of China's needy are
being made here, as contributions
are being received daily.
Miss Susan E. Hall Thursday
made public a copy of a letter n
forwarded to Madame Chang ex'
planning the special reasons behind
the campaign here to raise Chinese
relief funds. 1t was mailed as $3.50,
the first installment, was forward.
ed by check, and read:
To Madame Chang Kai-Shek,
Chungking, China.
My dear Madame Chang:
Tonight our Town Of Wilmington
is sending you a cable, to express
our true and deep sympathy with
you in these dark days. And we are
also sending by the next Clipper, a
small gift for you to use in your
own great work.
The cablegram will read thus:
wilmington North Carolina mailing
you Hundred Thirty Dollars for or
phans in memory Of Charles Soong
with prayers and sympathy. (Sign-
ed) Hunt"
This gift has been raised during
the past two weeks, by quiet and
earnest people who have spoken to
one another. Soon after the good
women started it, the Methodist
pastors spoke Of it to their people.
And three Methodist churches, on
last Sunday, sent in an offering of
Sixty Dollars. One of these was the
cid Fifth Avenue church where your
dear father made his profession Of
faith in Christ.
This gift is sent as a memorial to
him. For we r very proud Of
Charles Soong and of his family,
and the great witness Of their
Christian life. Our Town feels that
we also have a share in you and
your work and in that of your noble
husband, the Generalissimo. There.
fore we send u gift with many
loving prayers. May you and yours
be spared long to bless your great,
brave country.
Trinity Methodist church sent
their gift as a memorial also to
Mrs. Hannah Matthews, a former
member Of that church. She was
the Householder at Wesleyan col.
lege, who received you when you
entered there as a student. And her
daughter, who is now a member of
Trinity church, Mrs. Ida Matthews
Nichols, vas in school there with
you and your sisters.
OF course we, the few graduates
Of Wellesley college who live in our
Town, also feel a very special in.
terest in you.
Our cable is signed with the name
Of the Treasurer, Mr.. H. L. Hunt.
The check is signed by Mr.. Rob.
ert H. Tate, the Assistant Cashier
Of the Peoples Bank. And this let.
ter is written in behalf Of US all
by one Of China's friends.
Please be assured of our deep in.
terest and u earnest prayers. May
China very oon see the gracious
dawn Of a righteous peace.
Yours sincerely,
(Miss) SUSAN E. HALL,
(Wellesley. 1901.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Crawford Convicted OF
Killing Wife, Children

LOS ANGELES, March 15.@Pe
Laurel H. Crawford, accused of kill
ing his wife and three children for
$3O,5OO insurance, was convicted to-
day by a superior court jury which
recommended life Imprisonment.
The verdict was returned after 10
hours elaboration.
Crawford was accused of deliber-
ately driving his car off Mt. Will
son highway last Dec. II.
The jury had only two alterna.
tives, to convict him of first degree
murder or free him. But it was
given the choice of recommending
death or life in prison,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

The Rev. Wade H. Eubank, of the
Presbytery of Mecklenburg, has been
appointed as evangelist of the Synod
of North Carolina, according to in
formation received from the office
of the Rev. E.. e. Gillespie, super
intendent of home missions, Green's
boro. His support will be under
written by W. H. Belk, the head Of
the Belk stores in North and South
Carolina.
Mr.. Eubank has held ~pastorates
in various places in this state and
Virginia, and as evangelist he will
hold services in all parts Of the
Synod under the direction of DR..
Gillespie. He is a native Of Onslow
county. but as a young man lived
in Wilmington. He will again make
his home in Wilmington, where he
is now located temporarily at 1906
Nun street.
The Rev. r. K. Davenport, OF
Greensboro. is also evangelist Of the
Synod, and the two will cover the
state with their work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

guesses have placed ~.
above $3.50, 100000 aba receipt,
last year. This mon,n
yea Mhat ]oo,,a.+ the margin Owe,
ing for more money for w look
poses are expected to usa , JUS Pun
ures as a talking point NSs The fig
II the margin is not law.
my advocates, who .se' ecoao
strenuous efforts to trin nave MAJ,
preparation bill coming every ap
ssns succeeded except for ts ssnslal
senate enas committee additions 's III |
farm bill, may have 10 TIL
weapon for the debate. p0ten
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Rites For Mrs. Hughson
To Be Conducted Sunday

Mrs. J. B. Hughson, wife of J. B.
Hughson, of Louisa, Va, died at her
home yesterday morning, relatives
here were advised.
Funeral services will be held at
Louisa Sunday.
She is survived by her husband;
four sons, Phillips and Enos, of
Louisa, Henry Gunter, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Homer Gunter, of Will
mington; four daughters, Mrs.
Harry Sherrer, of Philadelphia, Pa,
Mrs. E. L. Watkins, of Wilmington,
Mrs. Linwood Marable, of Freder-
icksburg. Va, and Mrs. T. l.. Tracy,
Of Ogden, Utah; and several grand
children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
TO WATCH
TAX COLLECTIONS
Returns May Affect Economy,
Spending Tax, And 9th
er Legislation

WASHINGTON, March 15-R-
Meningitis deadline for filing fed.
eral income taxes was regarded by
officials as a witching hour for cur.
rent congressional economy, spend.
ing, tax and debt limit legislation.
Forces seeking to spend more
money for agriculture, national de-
Tense, rivers and harbors, or other
pet projects hoped that tonight's re.
turns would show a treasury wind.
mill which might enable consumma.
ton of their detectives without
wrecking the budget.
The treasury has not disclosed
how much March income taxes were
anticipated in the Presidents Jan.
uary budget message, but unofficial
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Services Are
Held For E. ". McCuuen

CLINTON, March 15.-Funeral
services for E. w. McCullen, 80, who
was found dead in bed at his home
on the Dunn road near here yes
terday morning, were held at II
o'clock this morning from the late
residence.
The Rev. V. w. Callahan, pastor
of the Clinton Holiness church, con-
Quoted the services. Interment fol
lowed in the family cemetery.
He is survived by one sister, Miss
Sallie McCullen; n brother, Ivey
McCullen, both of Clinton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Jones LAUDS BEER
CLEANUP EFFORT
New Hanover Sheriff Elk.
presses Cooperation Group
Gives Law Officers

RALEIGH, March 15.-New Han.
overs Sheriff David C. Jones, presi-
dent of the North Carolina Sheriffs
association today praised the beer
industry's "clean up or close UP"
campaign which has resulted in the
purging of three cor undesirable
heer outlets in Is North Carolina
counties.
Sheriff Jones, in a letter to State
Director Edgar H. Balm, Of the
Brewers and North Carolina Beer
Distributors committee, wrote: Il
wish to take this opportunity Of ex-
pressing my appreciation for the
cooperation that you and your COM
mittee have given the law enforce.
ment officers in our section, and also
throughout North Carolina, in the
elimination of Objectionable places
where beer has been sold.
IT think you are to be highly COM
mended for your leadership in the
clean up or close up campaign
which you have been wagins i'll this
great state of ours, and my opinion
is that this campaign has brought
wonderful results in all parts Of our
state"
Also praising the committees
campaign were Jimmy Haynes of
Cramerton, president of the Assoc
citation of Law Enforcement Officers
of the C%arolinas; Sheriffs Laurence
Brown of Buncombe, Joe S. Phipps,
of Guilford and John Taylor, of
Stokes; Judge j. P. Kitchin of Bun
combe, and Asheville's Police Chief
Charles w. Dermid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Services Held
For Mrs. Susan Phillips

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan
Phillips, 81, who died Thursday at
her home at Hubert, in Onslow coun.
ty, were held at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the graveside in the
Hubert cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by the
following children, Robert, Bernie,
Major and Wilbur Phillips, Mrs. K.
C. Reed, Of Hubert, and Mrs. J. A.
Phillips, of Jacksonville, Fla; and
the following grandchildren, Mrs. F.
J. Garner, Mrs. A. B. Riggs and Dan
Phillips, Of Wilmington, Mrs. c. H.
Risley, Of Jacksonville, Fla, and
Mrs. Martha Yomans, of Hubert.
Several great grandchildren also
survive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
ACCEPTS OFFER

WASHINGTON, March .15-(R)-
The government has accepted an
offer of ss50,00O. to settle a tax
claim of $7O7,o 900 against Tom Pen.
dergast, jailed leader of the Kansas
City democratic machine. Justice
department officials disclosed this
today shortly after it became known
that a $4,000 tax claim against r.
Emmett O'Malley, former Missouri
State Insurance superintendent, had
been settled for 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
%eMLAuu
COURT REPORTER
Decision in the Strange Case of
THE SNAKE IN THE GRASS"
Continued From Page Nine)

"THE SNAKE IN THE GRASS"
Continued From Page Nine)
-PLAINTIFFr' In a sweep
ing victory, Julia Gregory won her
case against her sister-in-law for
alternating the affections of her hus-
band. A jury in the lower court de-
cided in Julia's favor and the YER
dict was upheld. by the Supreme
Court OF Missouri. The damages
were fixed at twenty-five thousand
dollars, ten thousand as actual, and
fifteen thousand as exemplary
damages.
In 1.-THE use Of these terms, "actual"
and exemplary damages, it might
be well to explain to the layman
that actual damages were for the
loss OF affection, society, compan-
lonship and the comfort of her
%better-half, while exemplary dam
ages were to serve as the punish
ment for the wrong-doing and as a
warning to others.
Just before announcing it's de-
cislon, the court made the following
statement: "This record presents
an almost unparalleled instance of
wicked, malicious and unlawful
interference, in preventing Julia
Gregory and her husband from
affecting a reconciliation"
There was no doubt in the courts
mind what caused the separation
and divorce of this unhappy
couple. If they had been left to
work out their own problems, this
story. might have had that old
familiar ending, "And they lived
happily ever after"
This is a true case. Reference of
citation may be had by sending a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
to bella Lanan-Court Reporter"
Starting Next Week
THE STRANGE CASE OF
BURIED IN THE
CHICKEN HOUSE"
Don't Miss It-Follow 1t Daily In
This Newspaper.
Grade Mark Registered; U. S. Patent Office.
World Rights Reserved by Garlic Crutcher.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
DR.. SCARBOROUGH
TO ARRIVE TODAY
Baptist Leader Will Conduct
Series Of Evangelistic
Meetings Here

DR.. L. r. Scarborough, president
of the Southwestern. Theological
Seminary and of the Southern 6ap'
fist convention, will arrive In VII
m;ngton at noon today for a series
OF evangelistic meetings to be heic
here next week, beginning SUNDAY
morning.
While in the city, DR.. Scra'
borough will be a guest in the home
of DR.. Arthur J. Barton, pastor Oh
the Temple Baptist church.
DR.. scarborcugh's first service
will be at the Sunday school as
sembly at the First Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
His final service for the opening
day will be at southside Baptist
church at 8 o'clock.
During each day Of the week n
services will be held at the First
Baptist church at Z o'clock in the
morning and 8 o'clock at night. On
Sunday, March "a, DR.. scarborough
will be at the Sunday school as
sembly Of the Temple Baptist
church at 10 o'clock and will preach
at Temple at the II o'clock service
On that day at 3 o'clock in the after
noon the grand final joint meeting
will be held at the First Baptist
church, and DR.. Scarborough Will
preach at the Calvary Baptist
church that night.
Following is the list of churches
and pastors that will cooperate IN
this series:
First Baptist church, DR.. Sankey
l.. Blanton, pastor; southslde Bap-
fist church, the Rev. J. o. Walton,
pastor; Calvary Baptist church. the
Rev. Earl L. Bradley, pastor;
Temple Baptist church, Dr.. Arthur
j. Barton, pastor; Gibson Avenue
and Wrightsville Beach Baptist
churches, the Rev. G. ". Billiard
pastor; Winter Park and Masonboro
bdptlSL C1ultilOo, tAO NV LIS
satterfield, pastor; seagate Baptist
church, the Rev. J. E. Allard, pas
t-r; Wrightsboro Baptist church,
the Rev. H. S. Strickland, pastor.
Committees made up of members
Of all these churches have been ap-
pointed and have been active in
preparatory work and will be active
throughout the meetings. W. A.
Whitney, of First church, Is chair
man of the ushers; E. e. Dye, OF
Calvary church, is chairman Of the
Finance committee; J. O. Greene, of
Temple church, is chairman of the
Cottage Prayer meetings, and Miss
Helen Smith, of the First church is
chairman OF the Music committee
and director of the choir. The choir
will be made up of members of the
choirs Of all the cooperating
churches.
Plans have been made to install
an amplifier so that persons occupy.
ing the Sunday school auditorium
may hear as well as those in the
main auditorium. The pastors and
others who are promoting this ef-
fort confidently expect that the
coming of DR.. Scarborough to Will
mington will prove a most signific-
ant and momentus occasion. DR..
Scarborough is one Of the most
widely known, able and Influential
Baptist ministers in the country, it
was said. He has preached all over
the United States and has preached
in nearly all of the countries of
South America. During his tour in
the South American republics he
witnessed more than one thoussaS
professions of faith in Christ in his
meetings., where he spoke through
interpreters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Third OF Nations WPA
Workers To Be Ousted

KANSAS CITY, March Is Up -
Howard o. Hunter, deputy WPA
commissioner, said today almost a
third Of the nations WPA workers
would be dismissed by June 30.
The sharp reduction in WPA rolls
will start next month.
Approximately 100000 persons
will be cut from the total of $780,
900 by June so, beginning with 200,-
900 in April. he explained. -,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Glee Club Will Sing
Before Education Meet

Approximately 60 members Of the
New Hanover High school Glee club
left yesterday morning for Raleigh
where they ire to sing before the
meeting of the N. c.. Education as
ISOLATION.
The club is expected to sing sew.
eral sections Of The Pirates Of Pen
zance, which it recently presented
here,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Pennsylvania has more blast fur
naces than any other state, with
Is; Ohio ranking second with &c
Ind Illinois thru with 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
WILL COMPLY

NJ rrIIsBURGH March l5-n
anno1 National Labor Relations S ho.,,
s saeel company Of Beaver Fall D'a Nv
mad agreed to comply with a . Pa,
oroer to cease dominating =. s''ta
dependent union and to cess, an in'
ference with a Clio union, Inter-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

WAKE FOREST, March 15.-Pic-
tured above is Robert A.. Goldberg,
of Wilmington, who is chairman OF
the committee on arrangements for
the second annual North Carolina
High School Speech and Debate
tournament to be held at Wake For
est college on April 4-6.
Goldberg, a first year law student
at Wake Forest, has won top hon
ors as the best individual debater at
two collegiate tournaments this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

n, There are $4,000 legally qua,t..,,
physicians in the United st stall'ed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

One-tenth of the worlds crops
annually r destroyed by insects.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-31

Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-31
duke OF WINDSOR
| MAY HAVE ESCORT
WindsOrs May Be Accom-
panied By British Navy
Ships to Bahamas

London, July 31.-CUP)-British
navy ships will escort the Duke Of
Windsor to the Bahamas with his
American born duchess, it was indi-
Gated today, if, as has been an
nounced, he sails to New York to-
morrow in the American export
liner Excalibur.
Though the line announced at
New York the Dukes sailing plan,
authorities here and the Duke him.
self at Lisbon refused to commit
themselves, except to say that he
would leave for his new post shortly.
The Duchess's maid, Miss E. v.
Fyrth, left for Lisbon by airplane
today with a one-way ticket.
The United Press correspondent
at Lisbon, who attended press con-
ference with the Duke last night,
reported that there was still a
strong possibility, according to well
informed persons, that the Duke at
least would fly by seaplane. 1t was
learned here that the Duke had APP
piled to the government for special
plane but that he had been told he
must make his own arrangements.
May Get Plane.
In view of the announcement that
the Duke had definitely booked
passage in the Excalibur, it was be-
lieved here that the Duke might de-
eide even at the last moment to get
a plane some way. Not only are all
future movements of the entire
royal family closely guarded as a
war measure but in this case British
censorship authorities refuse even
i to permit cabled comment on some
aspects.
1t was believed that there might
be a British naval escort for the
Duke at least half way across the
Atlantic, provided he goes in the
Excalibur, because he is to be moi
only governor but commander ir
chief of the Bahamas, and thus
though over past military age, woulo
be liable to seizure on the high sea:
if German raider could-or would
intercept the American liner. He
holds the rank of major general ir
the army.
Diplomatically, Britain coulc
hardly escort an American ship UNI
less the United States government
agreed, but it could informally trail
the Excalibur-"benevolent shadow
ing as one expert termed it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-31
, STAMP NEWS

THE U. S. Post Office Depart
ment will issue its next stamps
of the Famous Americans series
on Sept. S, with one and two-cent
values honoring Gilbert Charles
Stuart and James A. MacNeill
Whistler. Last stamp issued this
summer was the Ethelbert Nevin
value.
On Sept. Is, the three-cent and
fve-cent values honoring Angus
tus Saint audens and Daniel
Chester French will be issued.
The group will be completed on
Sept. 80 with the 10-cent Fred
eric Remington stamp.
In October the government will
tissue the inventors: one-cent Eli
whitney and two-cent Samuel F.
ID. Morse, Oct. 7; three-cent
Cyrus Mccormick and five-cent
ELIAS Howe, Oct. IA; and the 10
cent Alexander Graham Bell,
Oct. %, completing the entire
Famous Americans set.
=
Although Benjamin Franklin
appears on SO postage stamps, a
move is underway to issue new
franklin value in connection with
the 200th anniversary Of the Uni
iversity of Pennsylvania this year.
FRANKLIN appeared on the first
postage Stamps ever issued by the
american government.
Cuba has issued special
stamp honoring the Rotary Inter-
national Convention in Havana.
Design of the stamp, which is red,
shows a rotary wheel emblem and
tobacco plant with Cuban flag as
background.
Iraq shortly will issue a pic
torial series replacing the pore
trait stamps of King Ghazi, killed
lin an automobile accident. His
4-year-old son has replaced him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-31
God Bless America
Written In 1918 and Stored
In Berlin'S Tune-Full Mind
NV TOM WOLF

(laEA Service staff Correspondent
New York, July 3l.-"God Bless
America" was written In 1918!
The 80 bars which set America
to music originally were composed
for an American army musical
('Yipl Yipl Yaphank!') by an I'M
military looking sergeont named
Irving Blerlin. But they weren't
heard until 1888.
Since then they have become
Americas theme song, if not, as
many believe, its new national an
them.
Irving Berlin. I'll tell you
more about it in five years."
Here is the story as the compos-
er revealed it to me:
81 was never completely satisfied
with the words or melody as they
stood in 1913" said Berlin. He sat
at @ large mahogany desk in his
paneled Office in the heart of pres
ent-day Tin Pan Alley-the Tin
Pan Alley that Irving Berlin has
done so much to recate.