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Evening star., 1940-08-25

MODEL. The glamor girl on THIS WEEKS
cover is named Taffy. She lives in Wilton,
Connecticut, and her owners are Carol and
Betty Gay Hesse. small daughters of Otto
Hesse. the photographer
Taffy is pretty proud of her success as a
model and has been doing good deal of
purring lately.
This picture" said Taffy when interviewed
by one of our staff writer's was started one
morning when MIR. Hesse. my boss called me
into the studio. He had big box of colored
wool on the floor It's swell stuff to play with
You can get it into big tangle in jiffy. 1t
took us long time to get going and several
times | tried to sneak away, but Mr.. Hesse
had brought some sardnes for refreshments
so | stayed on. When the sitting was ended
he gave me a saucer of milk too. | was SO
tired fell sound asleep as you can see. Yes
sir, posing for pictures is a real cat-szed job.''
EXPLOSION. The most powerful and the
least known force in the world is Uranium-235.
CSlSiillStS SldHH llldl OllS pOuiO vi tlle SUD-
stance contains 100000 times as much
energy as pound of coal Two pounds of it,
completely exploded, would hoist the Empire
State Building twenty miles into the air. A
small chunk would take battleship around
the world without stopping to refuel.
In this issue, ]. D. Ratcliff tells in lay
mans language the story Of -235 Scientists
in coueral RI tn, NIL
the terrific reserves of energy stored up in
each tiny atom of this amazing substance. Not
since Faraday's development of the electric
motor over century ago has there been a
scientific discovery so filled with promise
and danger - for the human race
DOUBLE EXPOSURE Not so long ago
young Navy wife we know sailed from New
York to JOIN her husband. stationed at
Panama. just before the ship was to dock she
missed her little twin daughters and hurried
out on deck to hunt them.
Have you seen my twins she asked a
Crusty old gentleman in deck chair
Twins" he repeated Il didn t even know
there were any on board
She was Just going to remark that it was
odd he hadn't noticed, when she spied pig
tailed head peeking around corner There's
one now she told him.
"Oh, that child" said the man. I've seen
her all over the place. M.
N1Aa &. ka<. A..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
IA WPASTRlKERS
GIVEN SENTENCES
Union Leader Draws Heaviest
Term, Eight Months
In Prison

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 3.-1P-
Fourteen men convicted of violation
or conspiracy to violate the federal
relief act in connection with the
WPA strike here last July were
sentenced to prison or workhouse
terms here today.
Heaviest terms, eight months
each in a federal correctional insti-
tuition, were given Edward Palm
quist, chairman Of the federal work
ers section of General Drivers UNI
ion 544, Max Goldman, secretary of
the section. and Leslie Wachter,
who was convicted in two trials on
separate indictments. Wachter.
whom Federal Judge M. M. Joyce
called "the most ruthless defend
ant" also was placed on probation
for 10 months.
Three of the II men who ap-
peared for sentence escaped with
probation. Five others, who pleaded
nolle c%ontendere Wednesday when
125 remaining WPA indictments
were dismissed on motion of the
government, will be sentenced later.
No date has been set for sen.
fencing IA women convicted in the
same trials as the men sentenced
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
TROOP 9 TAKES
H0N0RS AT RALLY
Troop 10 Is Second As vii.
mington District Boy:
Scouts Compete

Troop 9 yesterday. won the annual
rally for Boy Scouts Of the Whining
ton district of the Cape Fear area
council, David l.. Lilies, scout exc
cutive, reported.
Troop 9, which compiled Is IL to
take first place, is sponsored by the
Church of the Covenant, with H. W.
Wrinkle as scoutmaster.
The rally was conducted yester-
day in the downtown section by r.
C. Mercer, Boy Scout commissioner
for the Wilmington district.
Judges for the rally were: Lloyd
Wright, Cranmer Henderson, and
Arden Hickman.
The rally was won last year by
troop IA, which is sponsored by the
First Presbyterian church, with DIR.
S, C. Marks as scoutmaster.
Troop 10 was second with Is
points, and troop 10 third with -.
IL points. Other troops competing
in the rally were: troops 1, IA, 33,
SO, and 3S.
The number of troops from the
Wilmington district participating in
the annual rally was reduced con
siderably, Lilies said, because of the
extreme cold and influenza among
Boy Scouts. No troop have ever won
the annual district rally twice, he said.
First place winners were listed
by Lilies as follows:
Tug of war, troop 9; knot tying,
tie between troops 9 and IA; fire
by friction using bow and drill, won
by James Middleton, of troop IA, who
made a fire in 10 seconds; inspec-
ton and first aid, troop 10; signal
ing and rescue race using the fl =
mems carry, troop 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation to our friends who
were so kind and sympathetic to us
in the death of our dear wife anG
mother.
A. W. ALLEN & CHILDREN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

~
One will be Otis N. Brown, of
Greensboro, commander-in-chief of
the VIEW; the other will be Rev.
Father Edwin a. Shearer, national
chaplain of the VFW.
The commander-in-chief is per-
sonally in charge of a Security for
America" program being waged by
more than $500 individual local
units throughout the country as
the 1939-4O program Of the VFW.
Unanimously elected to his high
office at the 40th national encamp-
ment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Of the United States August
27-September 1, 1889, at Boston,
Mass, Commander-in-Chie Brown
is actively directing the current
VFW Security for America" pro-
gram through three principal OBJ
jectives. They re: Security for
America through effective national
defense, equalization of the profits
and burdens of war, and neutrality
as to wars outside of America; Sc
curity for American citizens; and
security for Americas veterans and
their dependents by adequate en-
ployment, pension and compensa-
ton legislative provisions.
Only A years old, Commander-in-
Chief Brown is a native North
Carolinian; more than six feet in
height, square-shouldered and pow
erful of build, with a boyish charm
that spontaneously makes friends
Enlisting in the regular army al
the age Of 81, Brown spent %
months overseas during the Worl6
war, serving with a medical uni
in France and Germany. Before
the war, he was employed by the
Southern Railway system and re
turned to that road after his honor
able discharge in October, 1919. Al
present he is chief clerk to the
general manager of the Atlantic
and Yadkin railway, a subsidiary OF
the Southern railway.
Browns election to the highest
office in the gift of the VFW fol
lowed one-year terms Of office as
junior vice commandments il
1937-193S, and senior vice com
mander-in-chief in 193S-1939. re
spectively. During those two years
he travelled widely throughout the
United States, visiting local an6
state units of his organization il
behalf of it's three-fold permanent
program of veteran care, child wei
fare and A~mericanism. He pre-
viously had been state commander
of the WV department of NORTH
Carolina and had long been active
in his local unit, John Wesley Ions
Post No. 20S7, Greensboro, Of which
he had been adjutant, judge advo
cate and commander.
Father Shearer, who is also ma
tional patriotic instructor of the
VFW, will also speak on the pro.
gram. He enlisted in the United
States army in April, 1918, and was
sent to France May 8 Of that year
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Three Arrested Here
For Liquor Violations

ABC agents and Wilmington pc.
lice arrested three persons and seized
SIS gallons of non-taxpaid liquor
during a raid yesterday at 1905
North Ninth street.
The following were arrested Oh
charges of violating the liquor
laws: Osborn Burton, Of 1923 Green
street; John T. Davis, of 1920 Prin'
cess street; and Mary Mallett, OF
1908 North Ninth street.
Officers said they found the non.
taxpaid liquor hidden in a floor
trap in the bedroom at the place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Men Of St. Paul's
Will Meet On Friday

The Lutheran men Of st. Paul's
church will hold their monthly
meeting at 1880 o'clock on Friday
evening, February 9, in the form OF
a smoker in the Lutheran Me-
mortal building.
After a short business session,
j. L. Sego, secretary, announced
yesterday, those desiring may at.
tend an oyster roast which has
been planned by the program com.
mittee. Transportation will be pro.
vided for those desiring to attend
the oyster roast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Auto Stolen In City
Found On Sound Road

Police yesterday reported the re-
covery of an automobile reported
stolen Friday from its parking Place
in the downtown section.
The car, a 1880 model Chrysler
coupe, with state license plates
2S6-079, the property of Jake Fair
cloth, was taken by unknown par
ties Friday from its parking place
in front of the Firestone company,
Police recovered the a yesterday
near Kirkham's on the sound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

at which time he was assigned to
the 13Sth Infantry, 35th division.
He was elected national patriotic
instructor at the national conven'
ton in Columbus, Ohio, in 1888.
He wears two gold service chew
rons and three clasps on a Victory
medal, representing service at st.
Mihiel in the Meuse-Argonne of
sector.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Italy Is Withdrawing
Foreign Travel Passes

ROME, Feb. 3.-R-Diplomatic
sources said today that police were
withdrawing all passports of Ital-
ians for travel abroad.
Although no reason vas given,
informed persons believed the pass
ports were being taken up merely
to check on the holders. It vas un'
derstood they would be returned
later.
The move was first applied to
Jews and then extended to others.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
SHOPLIFTER HAS S27,000 IN CASH IN PURSE

LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 L.P) - When middle-aged Mrs ELza- beth Clonp was arrested on a shop-lifting charge police mat rons gave her the customary search. They were astounded to find that her purse contained $27,00 in cash. Mrs Clomp's roll included 10 thousand-dollar bills 83 hundreds 164 fifties and the rest in smaller denominations.
 The woman was seized as she attempted to walk out of a store with two sweaters and a dress valued at $1O. Mrs Clomp told police that she liked to take things from stores and had trouble resisting temptation.
 She said that she started work
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
ALASKA INDECENT FUNDS HAVE BEEN DEPLETED

Edward L Bartlett, acting Gov ernor of Alaska in the absence of Gov. Ernest Gruening, issued the following statement recently concerning the status of relief funds in the Territory. His state ment follows:
 "I am informed by w B Kirk, Director of Public Welfare that an extremely heavy relief load throughout the Territory since last April when the new appro- priation became available has draStically depleted funds avail able for relief.
 "The situation is so serious it will be necessary for the Depart ment of Public Welfare to act under much more stringent re- gulations in the providing of re- lief.
 During the remainder of the biennium for which relief funds were appropriated it will be nec- esSary to grant assistance only in those cases having an emergency aspect.
 On April 1st last year there became available to the Depart ment of Public Welfare $300,OOO for the relief of needy and in digent. The payments have been so heavy for the past ten months that $2l3,000 has already been expended. In other words the Territory has spent around $725 every day to take care of those cases which appeared to be wor- thy. Now only $87,000 remains and that sum must last until the Legislature meets again. The in- evitable conclusion is that only those persons in direst need can be cared for henceforth.
 Il am further informed by the Department of Public Welfare that requests for relief have in creased greatly on account Of AL askans travelling from their hom- es in other communities at their
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23

l K McWilliams circling above the scene radioing news of the rescue attempt.
 The reScuers made a half-mile climb. Davis freed himself by shooting a heavy revolver, cut ting a panel and freeing his frog en foot held to the ground nearly A hours.
 Miller succeeded in taxing his plane to a point nearby and Dav- is was put aboard.
 Collins headed his ship down the mountain and with gunned motor raced down the incline thru knee-deep drifts taking off.
 McWilliams Relates Story
 Scores of Alaska shortwave radio owners suddenly found themselves tuned Saturday last. to a verbal description of the dramatic rescue of Civil Aero nautics Authority Inspector Ben ton w Steve" Davis.
 The Anchorage GAIA officer was found beside his wrecked ship at the head of Rabbit Or, near Portage Pass by intrepid fliers who "pancaked'' two mid get planes into 75 foot clearing
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
BODY, ENCASED IN 400 POUNDS ICE, RECOVERED

Returning to Mayo from the scene of the accident where his brother Alfred's "cat" had plung ed through the ice at point 6 miles below the 26-Mile Post re- ports that the body was found five minutes after Renni. Ander- son and Lance Corporal W w Sutherland of the R C M Police, reached the spot on the river ac cording to the Dawson News.
 The body was encased in four feet of solid ice with his head level with the surface. Still en- caSed in about 400 pounds of ice the body was brought to Mayo by the police patrol for burial. It took the four men who went to the scene two days and two nights to chop the remains out of the ice.
 Rennie Burian states that part of the canvas from the cab of the "cat" caught around his brothers forehead. The body was vertical in the ice. It is believed now that young Burian made a desperate effort to fight his way through the top of the cab when the machine went through the ice. but the strong canvas cover ing prevented him from escap- ing. His prents MT and Mrs Bur ian are of New Westminster B C.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
Alaska ShOrtwaye Fans Intercept Dramatic
 Plane Rescue Message

ANCHORAGE Feb 19 Rescued by brother f1iers who performed almost unbelievable landings and takeoffs on the side of a snow- covered mountain Steve" Davis is recovering from crash injur- ies in Anchorage.
 Hospital attendants said he had a fractured vertebra, kidney in juries and frozen feet.
 Although one foot is still in danger of arnputation physicians are confident of Davis recovery.
 The story of his rescue added another startling chapter to AL aska's history of remarkable air achievements.
 Pilot Kenneth Neese who locat- ed Davis plane from the air. was unable to land. He summoned two smaller ships. Gren Collins flying a Piper Cub landed in space 75 feet long, heading the plane up a precipitous slope as the skis touched. Collins and Clarence Rhode were forced to jump out and prop the plane to prevent sliding down in the noun tain snow.
 Dick Miller duplicated the feat with an Aeronca with Inspector
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23

own expense to Sitka and Kod- iak in the hope of securing em- ploynent at the Naval air base projects and then finding them selves without either employ ment or money. The Department is instituting ruling that in such cases no further relief can be granted.
 Not only has $213,00O been ex- pended since April 1 1889 in this manner but Works Progress Ad- ministration funds in the amount of $117,000 have been advanced since the fiscal year started last
 July 1st and substantially all those employed on this work have been certified as being in need of relief. In other words both the Territorial and Feder- al Governments have cooperated in taking are of this serious pro blem.
 "So far as the Territory is con- cerned it is obvious that only the most careful administration by the Department of Public Vel fare will enable emergency cases to be dealt with adequately un- til the Legislature meets again.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
near the crash site.

Throughout the landing of the small craft-a Piper Cub with Wild Life Agents Gren Collins and Clarence Rhode, and Pilot Dick Miller in an Aeronca-and subsequent precarious takeoff by Miller with Davis in the ship, GAIA Inspector I K McWilliams circled overhead relaying by ra- dio details of the scene which spread below in the dWindling daylight.
 It was this message with it's human import which held nu- merous shortwave listeners thru out the Territory fixed to their radios:
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
The Message

radios:
 The Message
 "The men are circling on foot around the plane which is in a steep rocky ravine. They are hay ing considerable trouble getting to the plane.
 Now the men are gathered around Steve. He is out of the plane. I will circle around here for a few minutes. They may want to write something in the snow or they may all want to start down soon.
 The Cub with Collins and Rhode and Miller's Aeronca land ed about a half-mile below the duck. Miller is back at his air plane and cranking up to return to Anchorage. He has the engine started and is taxing slowly.
 The boys are moving Steve down toward the Aeronca and will be coming back to Anchor age in few minutes. Have an ambulance stand by at the field. May not need it but have it ready.
 "They are proceeding slowly through the SnoW-Miller is now taxiing up to meet them-NoW they are 50 feet from the Aer- onca and still sliding down the SnoWbankS.
 Pilot Miller has Steve in the .Aeronca and is taxing down, awaiting the Cub to get under way.
 "The Cub is off.
 The Aeronca is over the tree tops.
 "All is clear"
 A radio message a few minut- es later indicated that although the Davis plane was described as pretty well scattered arou- nd". the GAIA inspector may have suffered only a broken leg.
 No cause was quoted for the ships coming to earth apparent ly crashing into a mountainside in the forbidding terrain.
 Flying a Fleetwing amphibian known as Duck had left Anchorage Friday at 1O:20 AM for Valdez. He was said to have been unreported by radio after taking off at Anchorage.
 Low late-day fogs prevented launching of a search Friday af- ternoon. Then after a squadron of eight planes combed the sec tion all day, some of them flying completely to Valdez and return pilot Ken Neese of Star Air Lin es sighted Davis plane about 3 PM cracked up within Is min utes flying time from Anchorage.
 Pilot Miller who brought Dav IS to Anchorage flies for Haakon Christensen out of Cantwell.
 Other pilots who reportedly took up their ships during the day-long search were Charles R. Burnett Fairbanks GAIA inspec- tor, Larry Larson of Anchorage; Roy Holm of Woodley Airways Anchorage; and Bill Lavery of Lavery Airways Fairbanks.
 Burnet and Lavery had flown to Anchorage to attend the Fur Rendezvous when they heard re- ports that Davis was missing
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY

That unique and humoro1 A md typical Alaskan stationery = Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes, have been brought strictly uptodate, and are 1oW available at the Nugget off, ce.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23
Weather Elsewhere: 100 am Nome Time
WEATHER SYNOPSIS AND GENERAL

Only minor changes have talk en place in the distribution of barometric pressure during the last "A hours; pressure being high over Alaska with crest of high pressure northeast of Point Barrow and an area of low pres sure centered southwest of Dutch Harbor.
 Mostly clear sky prevails over entire Alaska. Temperatures
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23

as a housemaid at S1.50 a week and pyramided her savings thru
 real estate and stock investments
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23

have fallen some during the night, ranging from around ten degrees below zero at the inter for stations to fifteen or more above zero at stations along the coast from Seward Peninsula southward. Present conditions are favorable for continued fair weather and slowly falling tenn peratures tonight and Saturday over the Seward Peninsula.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-23

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Evening star., 1940-08-11
Food Costs Rise
| Slightly in d. Co.;
Drop Elsewhere

The average retail cost of food in
the District of Columbia increased
0.4 per cent between June l8 and
July Is, Commissioner Lubin of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
yesterday. Eggs were 1874 per cent
higher in July than the previous
month. The prices of meats and
dairy products also advanced.
Cereals and bakery products, fruits
and vegetables, beverages, fats and
oils and sugar, however, were lower
Throughout the United States the
retail cost of food declined O.9
per cent for the period. Seasonal de-
clines In the costs of fresh fruits
and vegetables and lower prices for
flour and sugar were responsible
Meat costs continued the steady ad-
vance which began in March and
were 9.6 per cent higher in July
than in February.
Three of the thirty-five cities
with lower food costs showed de-
clines of 2 per cent or more. New
York reported the greatest decrease,
2.5 per cent. Norfolk and Dallas
were the only two cities in which
food costs increased l per cent or
more.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
n. Y. A. Chief Says
It's School Project
Is Educators Task
Administering Funds
Only Role Of Federal
Agency. Meeting Told

Responsibility for efficient and
economic use of Federal funds made
available to help needy youth con-
tinue their education in colleges and
schools rests primarily on the local
communities and the teaching pro-
fession, Aubrey Williams, director
of the National Youth Administra-
tion, advised conference of educa-
tors yesterday. In this stand he was
supported by DR.. Charles H. Judd,
N. Y. A. director of student work
and related training.
The conference, held at the May
flower Hotel. was called jointly by
the National Association of Sec
ondary Schools, the United States
Office of Education and the Ma
tional Youth Administration, which
is sponsoring $27,000,0O0 national
program of student aid. Sessions
today will be continued for the pur-
pose Of devising means of assuring
the maintenance of high standards
on N. Y. A. projects.
$4,000 Taking Trade Courses.
DR.. John w. Studebaker. COM
missioner Of education, predicted
that by September l approximately
100000 persons will have enrolled
in public trade schools to receive
special training for defense jobs OF