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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Alien Registration

In urging general cooperation in the regis
tration of aliens, which starts this morning.
Mayor Cooper has been at considerable pains
to explain that the step involves neither perse-
cution or hostility, but is a measure of identi-
fication considered necessary by the federal
government in the present national emergency.
The mayors statement published in yester-
days Star confirms the belief of all Whining
tonians that there are many persons of alien
origin in the community who are strong and
steadfast in their belief in our nation,' and
that they will get full protection of the law.
For these, the compulsory registration is a
blessing. They are not citizens, which, because
OF their close affiliation with our national as
p%lrations and sympathy with our way of living,
is regrettable but not to be misunderstood fol
that reason. BY identifying themselves through
registration they will gain official recognition
and to a very marked degree official protec-
ton.
1t is only aliens who spread unrest and sedi-
ton, who employ their time and abuse our hos
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
M'NARY WILL ACCEPT
NOMINATION TODAY
Republican Vice Presidential Can
didate Is Host To Neigh
bors, Party Leaders

SALEM, Ore, Aug. 26.-RASen
Charles L. McNary was host to
neighbors and republican leaders
today despite his appeal for a day
of rest before the official cere.
monies notifying him of his nom.
nation as Republican vice presi.
Dental candidate.
He had begged friends to wait
until Wednesday to call on him SC
he would have time to tramp over
the 258-acre farm where he was
born 66 years ago but so many
persons turned up at "Fircone" the
senator was kept busy all day.
NeWspapermen and photograph.
ers crowded the lawns beneath the
stately fir trees, airplanes circled
overhead, dipping their wings in
salute, and procession of repub-
leaders made their way to
the once-quiet white farm house
1or last minute conferences.
The arrangements committee on
rushed work on seating facilities
the State fairgrounds where Nc.
nary will make h S acceptance
speech before an expected crowd
OF $4,000 to $4,000 persons tomor-
row. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
The Boys At Work

Remember the pictures that the busy boys
put out Of Calvin Coolidge fishing his home
state streams for trout with his coat off, his
sleeves up to the elbow and a straw hat cooked
a bit "a very little biD to the right? AS we
recall it, it was a horrifying picture Of a
mustard pot trying to be a regular guy. Maybe
it got him some votes. We don't know. But
it certainly did not make a regular fellow of
a mustard pot.
Now the same busy boys are issuing pic
lures Of Mr.. Willkie, pumping himself a drink
at the farm pump and marching around a
hay stack, fanked by a forman and trailed by
an adoring woman. The idea is that Mr.. Will
kie is a farmer, Che does own 1873 acres) loves
the farmers more than anybody else alive,
and knows just what to do to make better
times on the farm. The hope is that it will put
him in solid with the boys who wrest a sort of
a living from the soil and who, besides farm
ing, also cast occasional ballots.
1t may do just that. We can't say. But every
body knows that Mr.. Willkie has devoted his
mature years to power. But you can tell by
the smile in the photographs that he loves the
farmers very dearly so dearly in fact that he
freely endorses the present administration
farm policies under which the farmers have
had power brought to their homes and excep.
tional protection through crop control and cash
allowances.
Mr.. Willkie, through the activities of the
busy boys at headquarters, suddenly becomes
as expert a farmer as Coolidge was an angler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Barley Hopeful

As the senate started another week of debate
on CONSUMPTION yesterday there was some in.
dication that the bill providing for selective
service would SHORTY be adopted in some form
by the senate. Senator Barley, the Demo.
cratic floor leader, was so sure Of this that he
was preparing an enabling act providing an
appropriation for a draft army.
We may be ahead of the isolationists' SEIZED.
ule, but we take it that Mr.. Barley is assured
Of a majority for the bill when he is able to
bring it to a final vote. It is possible, OF
the point Of exhaustion, despite continual as
sault for IL days, but it is certain that they
cannot have much more ammunition or
strength to throw into the fight.
If they are, indeed, ready to quit without
wasting more time, it would be counted a
blessing by the American people who have
long been ahead of the national legislators in
realization of defense needs and willingness
to take up the burden a major defense pro-
gram involves. Had the group of senators that
has fought CONSUMPTION so hard enjoyed the
vision OF the American masses, CONSUMPTION
would now be established and a force gathered
for training.
The position of the isolationists has been
hard to understand, even when we realize that
their fight has been strictly a political one.
They have contested the draft solely to har-
ass the President and make it more difficult
for him to conduct a campaign for reelection.
Whatever they could do to double his troubles
was in the interest of the other candidate for
the presidency, Wendell Willkie. So they have
gone at the CONSUMPTION proposal with ham
mer and tongs. But the other candidate has en-
dorsed the principle of c~onscription, which
must make it apparent even to them that
no matter which man is elected CONSUMPTION
finally will be approved.
The folly OF their policy is that by prolong.
ing their debate they are wasting precious
time, when none can properly be spared. We
can only hope that Mr.. Barley has the correct
view of the situation, and that the senate in
a few days will be ready to approve an ap-
preparation for a draft army, which it will in
the meantime have sanctioned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
THE INTERNATIONAL TRAITOR

THE INTERNATIONAL TRAlTOR
Dear Sir:
We have all heard or read of the
fate of Brutus, who betrayed a
friend, or Benedict Arnold, who be-
trayed his country, or perhaps some
other more or less nationally known
traitor.
However, the greatest traitor of
all times is our present international
traitor, the Dictator of Germany and
the Greater Reich who has destroy
ed world peace and have all of the
countries of the civilized world in
a state Of war actually. in thought
or in a frenzied state of preparation
for war which is really the war
that would never come because the
countries Of this world had decided
that they would again make this
world a safe place in which to live,
because they had decided that they
preferred peace to war, harmony to
strife and perhaps all of this would
have been an actually but for the
INTERNATIONAL TRAITOR. These
civilized nations have now awakened
to the unwelcomed realization that
they have been duly betrayed by one
whom they trusted a little too far.
Because of the selfish ideas and
thoughts that have fingered in his
somewhat uncanny mind, many men
are now without a country, thou
sands are homeless and countless
men, women and children have been
brutally slaughtered for a cause that
was not their own, an undemocratic
cause, it was truly THE CALL OF
THE WILD because it came from
the mind of a modern savage.
At present there is the fear that
the countries over which he has
gained control will experience a
famine during the winter months.
Germany says Britain will be re-
sponsible because of her blockade
which is her greatest weapon Of the
war at present. Is it not a var be-
tween Germany and Britain after
all? Have not too many countries
fallen already because of their de-
sire and attempt to deal fairly and
squarely with Germany? Then what
should Britain do since she is deal
ing with a traitor? I think it best
that she follow her present policy
until God through his infinite pow
er and wisdom reveals to her a bet
ter way to deal with traitors and
until God has reasonably decided the
fate Of this our INTERNATIONAL
TRAITOR.
VIM. D. POLITE,
Headwaiter, Ocean Terrace
Wrightsville Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Editorial Comments
From Other AnqIes
PARALLEL VIEWS ON TREASON
Charlotte Observer

1t is "only little short of treason, one Sena.
tor said, that Ambassador Bullitt should have
made such a speech Of warning to the Ameri.
can people the other day to prepare against
the day of Hitler's attempt to subdue America.
It would be nothing short of treason that the
ambassador should have thus so periodically
cried out, in the event the Germans were to
conquer America and proceed, as they have
done in other conquered countries, to indict
the patriots of this country and bring them to
court for having resisted Hitler's invasive de.
signs.
Would the Senators who so bitterly villified
Bullitt be willing to have it said that their
views of treason and Hitler's views Of treason
are one and the same?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
TRADITION-OR SOMETHING
Charleston wv. Val Gazette

The great ship forged ahead in its course.
Suddenly the barometer began to fall. Oft in
the distance lowering banks of clouds ap-
peared. Fearfully the crew gazed at the hori-
zon as the wind began to rise. Faces blanched,
fear gripped at the hearts of the crew. The
hurricane!" they cried.
The captain stood at the wheel, confident,
fearless. He had brought the ship through
many a storm. Seven and a half years before
he had saved it from what all had thought was
certain destruction. Now new disaster threat
ened; he alone could save the ship.
In the home port a few of the stockholders
Of the company that owned the ship were in
conference. Radio messages told then of the
peril at sea. But they had met for a purpose,
They represented in fact the competitor COM
papy that wanted to gain possession of the
ship at sea.
Fellows" said the spokesman, "the ship
and cargo are in grave danger. Only the cap.
tain has sufficient knowledge and experience
to bring it safely through the storm. But it
is imperative that we radio him at once to
give up commad
This mpan must without delay order
that the ship be turned over to the ships
cook. He never handled a ship before but he
is a good cook and he has said he would make
a fine captain. He has been identified with
interests adverse to ours for a long time, and
I suspect he really wants to turn the ship over
to them, but he ought to be placed in COM
mand at once.
You see, the captain has been working for
this company for nearly eight years. He is in
perfect health and his record is the finest in
the experience of the company. He has never
failed us; we can trust him absolutely.
But eight years is eight years. No man can
captain one OF our ships more than eight years.
You see, there is a tradition-or something" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Star-News Program

Consolidated C~tty-County Government
unde, Council Manager Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
arena for Sports and Industrial!
Shows.
Seaside Highuay from WTghtsvthe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF city Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, nd,
er Turning Basin, Uith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Rive, Road to Southport, vio
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Prodnc
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motonal Agency. supported BY ore.
Countrywide taz.
%shtpyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for soAthedstern
North Carolina, developed aroma the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities TOR phites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehonse TOR Export Buyers.
Development OF ndtivs grape o1oto1ng
throughout EouthedsteYn North Carolina.
Modern Ta5erculosts Eanatortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Are You Superstitious
, ABOUT
MARRIAGE?
BY RUTH FARRAR
NEA Special Correspondent

Samuel Butler is supposed %
have said there is no greater ar,
guish known to man than the frs!
sickening discovery he is married
to the wrong person.
Perhaps it's putting it mildly 70
call marriage life's biggest gamble
and perhaps that's why superst.'
tons regarding it are legion. Here
are some of Dame Luck's rules
taken from the enormous collection
of superstitions of Dr.. B. A, Cart.
wright:
Garry the bride over the thres.
hold of a new home for good luck.
Start housekeeping with an old
coffee pot for good luck.
Rise first at the nuptial cere'
mony and you will be master,
Bad luck will result if, after the
marriage, a bride forgets and signs
her maiden name.
Before leaving for the church to
be married, the bride should feed
all the household pets in order to
insure plenty for her new home,
Bury a small persimmon sprout
under your doorstep to keep your
wife from flirting.
If you can induce a bride to
wear something of yours, you VIII
have a proposal soon.
To keep from becoming home
sick, the young wife should take
one of her mothers old dishragS
with her.
1t is a good sign for the bride
to weep just after the marriage
ceremony.
If your mother-in-law is h ard
on you, wear a pepper seed In
your shoe and she will soon re-
spect you.
If a bride wears out her bridal
shoes within a year, misfortune
will come to her.
= Pei oOi1S SilSdScO w nc H
ried are photographed together
their marriage will never occur.
In order that the newly wedde1
couple will have good luck, see
that the wedding cake is all eaten,
If a bill is presented to you on
your way to a wedding, settle II
and you will have very good luck.
The bride should wear something
old, something new, something Dor
roWed, and something blue.
If every girl in the same family
wears the same wedding dress,
good luck will attend all of them
The girl who catches the brides
bouquet at a wedding is likely 70
be the bride Of the next wedding
Choice of a proper wedding day
is no small matter to many brides
Folk tradition says:
Wed on Monday, always poor
Wed on Tuesday, wed once more;
Wed on Wednesday, happy match'
Wed on Thursday, splendid catch'
Wed on Friday, poorly mated,
Wed on Saturday, Cupid's woolng'
Wed in the morning, quick un,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Nothing To Fear, They Say

There are some Americans. including Col.
Charles Lindbergh, WHO contend that the Unit
ed States has nothing to fear from Germany
by way Of aggression, but should turn our at
tention to the establishment of trade relations
with that country when the war is over.
1t is worth while to examine the preach
rnents Of Adolf Hitler before accepting this
view. For Hitler is Germany. What he says
Germany says.
He has said aplenty about the United States.
For example 'Present government of the
United States . is the last disgusting death
rattle of a corrupt and outworn system which
is a blot on the history of this people, Having
thus laid the foundation, he proceeds with the
superstructure. 1--WE shall soon have an S. A
in America. We shall have men which degen-
crate Yankeedom will not be able to chal
liberate the American people from their ruling
clique and give them back the means OF be.
coming a great nation.
Can this possibly mean anything but an in.
vasion if he is successful in conquering Brit
ain? 1t not only means invasion, as we read
it, but implies that he can successfully take
control, for he adds: II shall undertake this
task simultaneously with the restoration oil
Germany to her leading position in America
49,. The German component of the American
people will be the source of it's political ano
mental resurrection
AS if this were not enough, he proclaims:
81 guarantee that at the right moment a new
America will exist as our strongest supporte,
when we are ready to take the stride into over
seas space. We have the means of awakening
this nation in good time. There will be no new
Wilson arising to stir up America against us.
And the Lindberghs tell us Hitler has only
the kindliest feeling for this country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
BY GLENN TRYON
Universal Associate Director
(Ad-ibbing for Uacdtioning
4 Tanxo

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26. - I am
very timid. q understand it is al
ways good to begin with an element
Of surprised I am timid about tell
ing columnists what they should
put in their columns. I believe l
am one of the few people who new
er said: Nov if I were writing a
column, 1 would say so-and-so."
The reason I am timid is because
I am what is known as a cab Wit.
A cab wit is a fellow who when he
gets home suddenly thinks of the
screaming dialogue he should have
gotten off in the taxicab a half hour
before, but he didn't.
We in the movie business are
supposed to shower down with scin-
tillating stuff at any given mo-
ment. In my defense I can only
say that 1 try to be a good lis
tener. I listen when fellow mem
bers of the flicker industry ex-
patiate on what's wrong with it.
l never try to answer them. Pri-
vately, l think the trouble with
the movies is that too many pee
pie are saying, "The trouble with
the movies is"
I have a little allegory saved
up that deals with this subject. 1
have a relative who likes it Sc
here goes.
Doctors have studied the cure of
disease for centuries. But, o C e
they've found a cure, do they call
1t corny and throw it out the vim
dow? Not at all, my friends. They
apply the rules they have labori-
ously learned.
Now in Hollywood it seems to
me that too often we are prone to
take our hard-learned rules and
call them corny. (And here is old
Uncle Glenn, telling what's wrong
with the movies.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
HOLLYWOOD Sights And Sounds
By Robbis Coons

The fact is that corn is tried
and true material that always has
proved the foundation of good Ell
tertainment. Naturally, our appli-
cation of the rules-au right, then,
our use of corn-is often wrong
We aren't dealing with a comno-
dity bought in buckets. But you
can make book on this: When an
idea misfires the fault will lie in
the way the rules of entertainment
were applied.
AS a mime, I learned the rules
the hard way. 1 began as a youth
and my energy and sincerity then
passed for acting. AS the old tim
ers say, 1 was selling teeth and
hair. Time went on, and I was now
compelled to learn the rules of act
ing only to discover, when they
finally were mastered, that I had
become a ham. This is a dreadful
thing, or maybe l don't need to
tell you.
/ either had to tenderize myself,
CT quit. I finally tossed overheard
everything 1 had learned. 1 con-
sciously began trying not to "act,'
but the rules I had acquired be-
came an unconscious undercurrent
to my words and action. That's
acting. It's not being natural, but
the ability to appear natural. 1t is
not technique, but ability to ap-
ply technique without seeming to
do SC.
Well, 1 might add that I'm try
ing to use the same system on
stories and scripts. At the moment.
I'm engrossed in Hired Wife,
which William A. Setter is pro-
ducing and directing at Universal
with Rosalind Russell, Brian Ahern
and Virginia Bruce.
Oh, yes, one of the rules is al
ways to leave 'em laughing. But
I've already told you.
I'm a cab wit. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
MEAT PRICES CLIMB
THROUGHOUT STATE
Are Up Two To Eight Cents Retail
= As Compared With Quotations
OF Three Weeks Ago

RALEIGH, Aug. 26.-R Prices
OF lamb, beef, pork and veal are now
soaring in North Carolina and other
sections in a reaction to the low
prices of three or four weeks ago,
A. B. Hairless, federal-state market
specialist, said today.
Many meats are up 2 to 8 cents a
pound at retail as compared with
quotations for three weeks ago.
Hairless attributed the rise to va
rlous producers Withholding supplies
because Of recent low prices and TO
herdsmen keeping cattle on ranches
to fatten for fall trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-27
Man bout
Manhattan
1,.ta,
By George Tucker

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-Sally
Rand, the bubble and fan dancer
who has been barred from the New
York Worlds fair but who is do.
ing business every night at a hotel
on Broadway, is a demure mis-
in all moments except those when
camera fiends in the audience are
spotted training their candid cam
eras on her dance. Then she be-
comes an indignant tigress anI
she will scratch your eyes out
quicker than you al snap a lens.
REASON: She wants no f e e
thrills being toted about the coun-
try by sneaks who take unauthor-
lied pictures of her dance, which,
as you know, is done without bene-
fit of clothing.
Second, she fears that bad pho
Biography will hurt her. She
doesn't mind disrobing at the prop.
er moment before paid audiences.
She very much minds those VINO
would "sully" her reputation by
emphasizing nudity when it is real
ly grace after all that is her forte,
in case you didn't know.
Lately she has refused attrac-
tive offers from picture magazines
wishing exclusive pictures of her
dance. "It's the principle of the
thing" she explains. Those sort
of pictures aren't good for you.
Usually they are made out to be
something entirely different than
what they really are" So that 8
the set-up. A special warning is
also passed along to those who
might try to defy this edict. Not
only will Sally scratch your eyes
out, she'll also have you arrested.
1t hasn't been a week since one
enthusiastic observer started out
to sneak a picture and ended up
explaining his behavior to a Judge.
You like golf stories like the n
Larry Clinton sent in last week?
Here's another of the old Dipsv.
Doodler's anecdotes of a wayside
tee which concerns Joe Venuti.
who at one time played an amaz.
ingly hot fiddle for MI. Paul White.
man. The action takes place a.
the 18th hole.
Approaching a water hazard
Joe's drive fell short, leaving him
a 200-yard shot to clear the water
Venuti blithely reached for his
spoon at which the caddy CONVEX.
sationally said he didn't think .Toe
could make it.
Don't you tell me how to n1av,n
Numbered Venuti, and PROMPTLY
slapped the ball right into the lake
Warming the boy not to saw a
word, Joe took a new ball and
dropped it in the same place n :
stentorian voice he called for J
thlrd ball. The caddy. unnervea
by now, meekly handed it to hin
to see it fall not five feat