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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
BEN TURPIN

HOLLYWOOD, July l -RABer
Turpin, the funny little guy with
the crossed eyes who always main.
tanned he could do a "108" better
than anybody else, died today.
He was II years old, although
kindly biographers through the
years always made him six years
younger. f!
"10S" is a somersault from q
standing still start. Ben made such
somersaults, and himself, famous
because he didn't come out .o1
them on his feet as others did.
He always fell on his face or his
head or some other unconventional
part Of his wiry body. ~
Look, I'll show you," he said
one day in the den of his modest
home a few years ago. I'll show
you I don't get hurt" He stood
up, Tipped his feet over his head
and landed on his face. He Came
up smiling. -. .s..;
Ben started in the movies more
than a quarter of a century ago,
at the old Essanay studio in Chi
cago. He had been in burlesque
and vaudeville when Bronco Billy
Anderson began making pictures.
Ben's first film starred Charlie
Chaplin. Charlie knocked Ben all
over the studio with two-by-fours.
And props weren't made of balsa
wood in those days, either.
Ben came West about 1914 and
soon he was working in Mack
Sennett's Keystone comedies.
Little is known about Mrs. Tur.
pin; she stayed in the background.
Turpin was born in 1869 in New
Orleans and he began acting in
the window of his fathers candy
store, where he pulled taffy. He
so amused customers that he de.
cided he'd be an actor and so he
took off for Chicago. He was very
busy, until 10 years ago, when he
quit except for occasional brief
movie bits.
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GERMAN PRISONERS
LANDED In CANADA
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trouble but the Nazi airmen call
ed us swine nearly every chance
they got on the way over"
The number of prisoners was
not disclosed.
Some prisoners were smiling, and
others were glowering as they
stepped ashore. They carried var
led personal belongings including
tennis racquets, musical instrd-
ments and kitchen utensils. Some
of them were interned e y
aliens.
"We slept about two nights il,
~seven," a British officer said Of
the $50 British officers and SOL
diers who guarded the prisoners.
Some Of the prisoners, who in
cluded Nazi land sea and air for
ces, were kept on board theirrpris-
on ship for debafkatiofa a Mtssn-
trea-e 80 - .+| ]. !:
They marched through long lines
of Canadian bayonets, hailing one
another jocularly and here and
there, clasping hands as they rec
ognized friends in other groups.
A German in brown fatigue jack
ct, identified by an English lieu
tenant asa submarine command.
er, was the first prisoner ashore.
Speaking fluent English, he supeT1n-
tended checking the baggagep Of
his feIloW.prisoners .s-e---set@.
The prisoners included armysnf=
fcers and men in green uniforms,
blue-clad aviators, U-boat and tank
crews and even, parachute troops
in black leather trousers and jack
Ohicer-prisoners received the
military consideration due their
rank. Last off the ship, they were
Immediately preceded by a fatigue
party of their w non-commis-
Stoned officers and privates to
gather their baggage and carry it
to waiting trains. Many wore dec
orations..one flying officer the Iron
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GERMANY OCCUPIES
CHANNEL ISLANDS
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islands and added that all COM:
munications to- them were. sus-
pended. Western Union said this
included also the islands of Alder
ney and Sark.
PRESUMABLY, the channel is
lands were deemed indefensible by
the British command. They previ-
ously had been declared demili-
tarized and most of their herds
were shipped to England.
CThe groups total area is about
Is square miles. The French
speaking inhabitants number about
$50, 900.
An earlier communique report
ed a British cruiser Of the Orion
class torpedoed south Of the
French port of Brest and credited
one submarine with sinking $4,000
tons of enemy merchant shipping,
including two steamers "torpedoed
from a strongly protected convoy"
(The Orion is a 7,215-ton warship
with a normal complement OF $50.
Besides the Orion there are four
other cruisers in the class includ-
ing the Achilles and Ajax, which
fought the German pocket battle
ship Admiral Graf Spec off Uru-
quay last December. The Spec
was scuttled.)
Informed German sources said
occupation of the channel islands
did not strengthen the offensive
position against. Britain to any
great extent.
They viewed it more as a sign
of weakness on Britain's part.
No answer was available to the
question as to whether the occu-
patton meant that an attack on
Britain was in the immediate Of
fling.
The authoritative commentary,
Dienst aus Deutschland, said Brit
1sh evacuation of the islands show
ed "the English r no longer cap
able of protecting these islands
in the channel with their air force
and ships, although in view of
their position on the French coast
they could be of military value
as outposts."
Recent military events, the Coin
mentary added, have proved that
the initiative is completely a d
solely on the German side-from
the swift destruction of England
to the slower starving out of the
British isles, every method of war
fare is in German hands," l
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republican leaders to come out
for Willkie.
The nominee dismissed all criti-
cisms of him by democrats in
Washington with:
ssaThose statements make me feel
iust-sswonderful. The boys down
there must have the jitters."
Once when the name of Presi-
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MRS. CATHERINE MOORE

CuRRIE, July 1.-Funeral serv-
ices for Mrs. Catherine Moore, "a,
who died Saturday afternoon at
her home nea here after an illness
of several weeks were held at 4:3O
o'clock yesterday. afternoon from
the late residence.
The Rev. G. W. Buling, pastor of
Long Creek Baptist church, con
Quoted the~sefviees.--
Survivors are: three. sons, w. T.
and B. M. Moore, of Currie, and
W. G.. Moore, of Chadbourn; one
daughter, Mrs. D. j. Walker, of
Currie; and one brother, Nat Bon
ham, of Magnolia.
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RESIGNS
UTILITIES POST
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my views and interpret the plat
form as see tt: &
The acceptance. probably, Will
be after the: acknowledgements
in mid-July. F.
Next on his schedule, he in
dictated, is a vacation.
Willkie was asked whether John
D. NJ. Hamilton would retain his
job as republican national chair
man.
Don't guess one way or the
other" he replied.
A subcommittee of IL members
of the national committee meets
in New York Wednesday to. dis
cuss the Craftsmanship, which also
probably was a topic at Wilkes
luncheon with Governor Harold
Stassen Of Minnesota.
Stassen, Keynoter at the con-
vention, was one of the first big
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dent Roosevelt came Up, Wilt.
was asked. about the visit to tb.
White House for. conference, s,,r
gested last week. He said he h.,
heard nothing further about it,
He smiled, adding:
LAS I understand the rule w,
Just don't break into the Wbi..
House until you r elected" i,
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ing Red army's tanks, planes and
motorized columns.
Because of the mobilization,
there was a conspicuous absence
of men in Bucharest.
Nearly 200, 900 residents of Bes-
sarabia and Bucovinaemanaged~to
cross the border by~~nightfaltz-s1t
was announced. ssss - ss~ !
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M'KENNA

WASHINGTON. July l. Up -
Patrick McKenna, doorkeeper to the
President, died today of a kidney af-
Fiction, 81 years to the day after he
came to the White House.
McKenna, who was IS, was the
friend of diplomats, statesmen and
politicians whom he had been usher.
ing in to the Presidents office since
the Theodore Roosevelt administra-
ton. His widow survives.
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WILLIAM kOERNER

SUPERIOR, Ariz., July l. Up -
William Koerner, 81, general man
ager of the Magma Copper company
here since 1925 and one of the ma
tons leading mining engineers, died
at Portland, Ore, yesterday.
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Wilkie-F or-President
Clubs Planned In ~ E.

RALEIGH, July L.. R Calvin
Zimmerman of Raleigh, alternate
delegate at the republican national
convention, said tonight he would
form a Willkie-for-Presiden club in
each county in North Carolina.
Membership in the clubs will be
open to republicans and democrats
he said. The republican presidential
candidate, he added, probably will
come to this state some time after
July Is.
1--WE figure we've got a good
chance to carry North Carolina for
Willkie," said Zimmerman.
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OBITUARIES

followed in the Mount Olive Gene
terry.
She is survived by her husband
J.. M. Kennedy. n son, j. NJ. Ken
nedy, Jr., two daughters, Mrs. Hol
lowell and Mrs. Morris Briskin, OF
Wilmington; one brother, John
Knowles, of RosehilI; one sister, Mrs
Springer Ezzell, of Kenansville.
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MRS. OPHELIA KENNEDY

Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia
Knowles Kennedy, 90, who died 1t
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
her home at 603 Castle street after
a short Illness, were held at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Hollowell, at Mount Olive. Burial
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WEATHER

WASHINGTON, July 1. ~
| Weather bureau records of temperature
| and rainfall for the "a hours ending
SIP. NJ, in the principal cotton-growing
| areas and ~elSeWhere:
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DETROIT R-Carleton Simon,
jJr., like all golfers, hoped for a
lhole-in-one about every time h e
iteed a ball upon a par-three hole.
He kept hoping for Is years. And
finally he got it the other day.
.holing4 q six-iron shot. 3
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way more lasting? She might hurt
Todd but he could not hurt her.
There would be children, lovely
blond children in DePinna play suits
filing her life.
Why shouldn't she marry Todd
Two children ran toward her. One
of them stumbled and caught at her
to keep from falling. Dark eyes
looked up at her from a thin dark
face. Her heart gave lurch. She
smiled and started to speak, but the
child raced on, beyond her, out of
her reach.
A letter mailed at midnight She
could drive to Portland in ten hours
or less. Leaving. now, she would
be there before midnight. Or she
might drive as far as Boston tonight
and 60 on to Portland in the morn
ing. Her heart beat quickly, hope
fully. She took a few rapid steps
forward.
But John would have had the let
ter by then. Would he? She wasn't
sure. And to 60 dashing up there
would be concession. He had not
come to her here. They had parted,
after the time she had spent in his
mothers home, not entirely recon-
ciled, a distance between them
which both recognized but which nei-
Their had made an effort to close. If
he loved her, and wanted her He
hadn't been able to leave, Of course.
But now that DR.. Sergeant had re-
turned Gays chin lifted above
the scarf knotted at her throat un-
der the jacket of her dark flannel
suit. She wouldn't humble herself
to return to Maine. She wouldn't
Why shouldn't she? Was it pride,
false-pride, the wilful arrogance she
had fought against, that was re-
straining her? Was it pride that, last
night, had compelled her to half
promise Todd she would marry him,
to write the letter to John? Pretty
stupid to let pride rob you of the
thing you wanted more than any,
thing in the world. Pretty stupid
and obstinate to let something beau
tiful slip through your fingers be-
cause you were accustomed to hav-
ing your own wilful way
She did not know when she made
the decision. She was hardly aware
that she had until she found her
self running through the park to
the nearest point at which she might
hope to hail cab, tall beautiful
girl in q. dark tailored suit and a
small bright hat, running along a
paved walk beneath sun dappled To-
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Grafton and smoothed back her hair.
When she turned, she saw the letter,
cream-colored oblong on dark
desk pad. She returned to the desk,
stood for an instant holding the
letter in her hand, then, moving
swiftly and quietly, went out of the
room.
The night doorman spoke to her at
the entrance Of the apartment.
"I'm going to mail a letter, Will
liam," she said.
shall l mail it TO- your" he asked.
''No, thank you"
"Must be mighty important let
ter" he said, with drowsy grin.
Every important, William" She
went out through the door he held
open for her into the quiet street.
There was a mailbox at the cor
ner. Her high narrow heels clicked
on the concrete pavement. The air
was balny and smelled of the riv-
er. The sky was sown thickly with
stars. The letter made no sound
falling into the box, but the click of
the lid against the slot when her
hand released it startled her as
though shot had been fired through
the night.
Walking back to the apartment
house, saying goodnight to the door
man, going up in the lift, she mar
veled at her composure. Whenever,
during the last three months, she
had thought of making a clean break
with John, she had anticipated the
pain it would give her. Now that
she had written and posted the
letter, she felt only a sense of relief.
Had she gotten over it without be-
ing conscious of the process? she
wondered as she prepared for bed.
Nothing in the mechanical move
ments involved in writing and post
ing the, letter had shaken her except
the click of the mailbox lid. Her
hand, as she brushed her hair, was
steady. Her face, in the mirror
above the dressing-tab was COM
posed, thin as it had been all spring,
the cheek bones accented, shadows
under her eyes. No hint Of the shat
tering emotion she had anticipated.
She felt more tranquil than she had
for months, physically weary, as
though she could sleep forever.
She lay beneath light coverlet in
the soft narrow bed, her arms
crossed beneath her head, looking
up at the disk of light that the bed
stand lamp printed upon the ceiling.
At some time, during the past three
months, had she stopped loving
John? No, not that But had she ac-
cepted the inevitable? Had she been
recovering all these weeks since she
had returned from Maine? Had the
decision she had avoided, finally
made, brought tranquility rather
than the pain she had anticipated?
She didn't know. She felt sleepy,
blissfully released from tension and
strain. She turned, pulled the lamp
cord. Darkness pressed against her
closed eyelids, heavy and soft, blot
ting out objects, smothering thought,
quieting as an opiate, blessedly well
come. Her hand, moving to an &C.
customed position beneath her cheek
felt heavy. She sighed, murmured
and was asleep.
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given each other were not compare
BILE to the suffering she was endur-
ing now, to what John would suffer
when he read her letter. She imag-
ined him tearing it open in the hall
of DR.. Sergeant home, eagerly, be-
cause he loved her letters, anticipat-
ing in the envelope which bore her
handwriting, a momentary release
from work which was, to him, un-
interesting and exacting. Sitting on
the park bench, she tortured her
self by watching his expression
change, seeing the brightness fade
out Of his face, his lips CULVER with
pain, the agony in his eyes !.
"I'm going to marry Todd, very
soon, by the time you receive this,
perhaps" But she wasn't going to
marry Todd, not very soon, not even
as long as John lived and loved her,
as long as she loved him with this
aching intensity that throbbed with
every throbbing beat Of her heart.
She was not going to marry Todd.
That was settled the night she and
Kate had arrived at the cabin, when
John came in and she had watched
his expression change from brusque
inquiry to establishment, to the soft
and joyous radiance that had shone
in his eyes.
But why shouldn't she marry
Todd? She loved him dearly, in quite
a different way. But wasn't that
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CHAPTER XVI

Gay dropped down on bench in
Central Park and glanced at her
wrist-watch. Ten minutes of two.
Kate would have had luncheon with
out her, wondering where she was.
Todd would probably have called.
He had said last night I. - .. She
sighed and put it out of her mind,
her weary glance returning to the
Park. So children rolled hoops
again. Why did they combine pink
geraniums with those striped green
and dark red plants? Where did all
the Strengthening people one saw
come from? How long did it take
a letter mailed at midnight to reach
Portland, Maine?
Would he receive It in the late aft
ernoon delivery today? Was there a
delivery in the afternoon? Why
hadn't she called the post-office this
morning when she woke and realized
what she had done? Wouldn't there
have been time enough, then, to
stop the letter? All sorts of red-tape,
she supposed, and she hadn't been
sure that she wanted it stopped. She
wasn't sure now. In spite of the
way her heart ached and the faint
ness which made her so weary,
hadn't she done the right thing, the
best thing for both herself and John?
There was Todd, of course. But
If he was willing to take a chance
Strange how calm she'd been last
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Cathedral on Tour

The oldest cathedral in the
world is probably movable af-
fair planned by the Rt. Rev. Hen
ry Wise Hobson, youngest Prot
estant Episcopal bishop in Ameri-
ca. It bears the name of st. Paul's
Wayside cathedral, and contains a
bishops chair, altar, library and
cinema equipment. The "cathe-
dral" stands on a trailer and
tours the country.
Though only "a can sit inside
and listen to the sermon, loud
speaker makes it possible for thou
sands of holiday-makers to listen
to and take part in outdoor serv-
ices.
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Consumption of Cheese
Shows Upward Trend

Americans are eating more
cheese, says the bureau of agricul-
tural economics. The upward trend
in consumption has been especially
noticeable during the past seven or
eight years.
In depression years, from 1929 to
1882, the per capita consumption Of
cheese dropped slightly. Since then
the trend has been sharply upward
and last year it was Is per cent
greater than in 1880.
During the past five years the use
of cheese has averaged 5.34 pounds
per person, compared with 4.59
pounds in the 1925-29 period. In
1904 it averaged 4.28 pounds and
in 1900-1904 the average was 4.04
pounds per person.
This upward trend in the use Of
cheese, the bureau points out, has
been in contrast with the trends
in consumption of many other staple
food products. Consumption of but
ter during the past five years was
about the same as in the pre-war
years of 1904, but considerably
less than in 1900-1904. In the past
40 years the trend in per capita con-
sumption Of meats has been down
ward.
BY types, consumption of Aneri-
can or cheddar cheese has shown
the greatest increase. From 1880
to 1887 the increase was 33 per cent.
This cheese is the principal type
produced in the United States, max
ing up over II per cent of the total
in recent years. The second largest
increase-32, per cent-has been in
the consumption of cream or
neufchatel cheese. Consumption of
Swiss cheese has increased % per
cent since 1880. ~sT n
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B Y Ii D A L A RIM ORE

| nge,s running brethlessly, excited
ly, to a cab, to Maine, to John.
Kate came out from the dining
room as Gay burst into the hall Of
the apartment.
"Where have you been3" she
asked. 81 waited luncheon for an
hour. You're out Of breath. Have
you been running?"
Eyes, I've been running. We
mustn't lose any time"
Kate dropped down on a love-seat
in the hall. "What do you mean?"
she asked.
"We're driving to Maine" Gay
tugged at her arm. "Comel Pack
what you must but not much"
"I'm not going to Maine. I'm GO
ing to stay right here and finish
Anthony Adverse If 1t takes the rest
of my life."
Don't be silly. We're going to
Maine"
II went to Maine with you once
and you know what happened"
:"'All right, then. I'll 60 alone"
"Wait a minute" Kate quickly
caught Gays arm as she turned.
''What is this all about? You're the
most head-long young lady I've ever
known"
"I've got to 60, Kate. I wrote
John a letter last night breaking it
off, telling him was going to marry
Todd"
"And now you want to beat the
letter to Manner"
eff I can. Anyway, I'm going, !
told Suki to call the garage and have
my car sent around. / must pack"
,"Oh, Gay! And I've only my Pull
man case here!" Kate walled. cts
as big as trunk"
''What does that have to do with
my going to Maine?" JILL
''Well, you don't think I'd trust
you to 60 alone, do your"
"Will you 60 with mel" Gay
caught Kate's hand and gave it a
squeeze. "Kate, you are lamb"
'Nonsensel" Kate pulled her hand
away. EGO on and pack"
Z. o 4sst NJ
tits nice, isn't it," Kate said as
Gay turned the car into the street on
which DIR. Sergeant lived. They're
elms, aren't they? Did you ever see
so many, so tall?"
''It's nice now" Gays eyes
strained ahead for the square frame
house which she had remembered
was painted yellow. when / was
here in March it was pretty bleak.
There was a blizzard"
''That must have been jolly"
Kate regarded Gays profile. "Aren't
you glad I made you stay at that
Inn last night? You look fresh and
rested, though / still don't care for
that hat" lS ea VI
"The house was yellow" Gay
murmured, slackening the speed of
the car.
"I don't see any yellow houses.
Are you sure this is the right
street,"
''I've written the address a good
many times. Obi" Gay gave a lit
tie cry. "There are Nat and Skip
by. This is the house. They've had
it painted white.'
She drew in at the curb, pulled
the brake, shut off the motor. "Hel-
10, Admiral Byrd?" she called.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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Embroidered Linens for Baby

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materials required; illustrations
OF stitches; color schemes. Send
order to-:
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A DID that personal touch of en-
4 \ broidery to practical gift
for baby. Pattern 1904 contains a
transfer pattern of motifs av-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-04
If Sounds
 pra(tita

CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 4.-Wll- liam F. De We're, who offers credit ratings on prospective brides and grooms, believes it is service that is going to promote happiness in marriage
 Every young lady should check up on the credit rating of the man she intends to marry" says De We're, manager of the Cheyenne Credit Bureau. Likewise, the young man should check up on the bills of his beloved. It might save him a lot of grief.
 '"After the ceremony, if the btide's creditors begin to call the young husband and harass him for payments. he may feel like seeking her on the jaw. That's bad for romance and grounds for divorce
 "If the shoe is on the other foot, the bride may begin to think she made bad bargain.
 But if they learn about each others debts before marriage they probably can work out some sort
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WHITE 50x EVEN5 RED
 50x SERIES
Senators Smother Tigers Athletics BIdnked-
 Tanks Win
(By Associated Press)

The Chicago White Sox made all but three of their hits yesterday account for runs as they evened the four game series with Boston by smelling Red Sox Pitcher Lefty Fritz Ostermueller for a victory, score 2 to 1.
 Featuring nome runs by Gerald Walker and J i'm my Bloodworth, Washington smothered Detroit yes terday 9 to g. Dutch Leonard knuckle baller, captured his sixth victory.
 Al Mulnar. Cleveland lefthander. scored his seventh victory yesterday by blanking the Philadelphia Ath- letics.
 The New York Yankees completed their sweep of the four game series with the St. Louis Browns by coping yesterdays game T to and bringing their recent record to 10 victories in II games.
 Hugh Casey held the Chicago Cubs to five hits as the Brooklyn Dodgers captured their third con- secutive game by one-run decision.