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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
For Charity's Sake

Some 1,460 white and 1850 negro families
have reason to be thankful that Wilmington
maintains an Associated Charities association.
During the year which closed on June 30, this
number of households were aided by the or
ganization, and probably in many cases were
enabled by that help to continue the struggle
for existence with a better will to carry on.
Nor was the help thus extended confined to
family groups alone. Individuals unable to
meet their personal needs found succor at the
organizations doors. During the fiscal year,
], $50 emergency cases were served. Persons
lacking jobs temporarily, or awaiting first re-
lief pay checks, or needing special medical
care and remedies and others requiring x-ray
treatment or glasses were cared for. Others,
the undernourished, needed milk in quantities
the family provider could not purchase. Tu-
bercular patients required disqualification. They
all found the Associated Charities ready to
place them where their needs could be best
taken care OF, and to pay their railway fares
to distant hospitals. This year of service well
done was made possible by the financial sup
port of liberal Wilmingtonians who gave not
only dollars but professional services and sup
plies that the worthy needy of the community
might share their own better fortune.
In her annual report, Mrs. L. O.. Ellis, execu-
tive secretary Of the Associated Charities, de-
clares, This achievement was made possible
only through the loyal cooperation of individ-
uals, churches, city and county, and civic, fra.
ternal and social agencies" Previously in her
report Mrs. Ellis had acknowledged substantial
donations from many business houses in the
city. Yet, despite the generosity of Whining
tons people, the organization ended the year
with a deficit of S434. 70.
When the time comes to conduct another
campaign for funds contributors will do well
to remember that this amount must be taken
care of in addition to the years expenses, and
increase their customary subscriptions accord
ingly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Decentralization

Preliminary reports from the federal census
bureau showing that the rate Of growth in big
cities has slowed down almost to a standstiu
merely confirm what population experts had
previously discovered. We are apparently
heading toward a period Of decentralization OF
population, and with that we may also expect
decentralization of industry.
In that movement. Wilmington stands in an
exceptionally favorable position, if it will only
take full advantage of it's opportunities. North
Carolina has enjoyed a substantial growth in
it's industrial resources tn the last few years,
but Wilmington has not shared that growth as
fully as it's more progressive citizens believe
it might. At least there is plenty of room and
ample, need for much more industrial growth
here.
We have two good assets-natural resources
and geographical location. But industrial
growth depends upon something more than
these. To a large extent it depends upon favor
able conditions, including a friendly attitude by
the people, constructive cooperation in provld'
ing adequate housing outside of slurn-clear-
ance projects, which are already nearing COM
pletion-and consecrated services by city and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Scrap Iron
JOWETT

The scrap iron interests at their mid-year
meeting at Buffalo make a virture out of the
fact that American scrap material is not being
shipped to the Axis powers.
It is obvious that such shipments cannot be
made with Great Britain in control of sea
routes. Italy was a buyer of United States iron
and steel scrap up to the day she Joined Ger
many in the attack on France, England and
4 variety of other European nations. In fact,
supplies piled up at eastern ports were destin,
ed for italy and were on order for that coun-
try. The case of the Villarperosa at Whining.
ton is an average example of what has hap
pened to vessels loading this e~ssentia war
material at American ports when Mussolini
entered the war.
In the meantime, the widely criticized pract.
ice of shipping scrap supplies to Japan has
been resumed on a large scale. Even if scrap
supplies are assured for any demand which
may result from the defense program, it does
not follow that it is good business to- sell the
surplus to sources which, in turn, may use il
for munitions against nations friendly to the
United States or even, some suggest, the Unit
ed States itself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
More Business For Stores

On the basis of business transacted in the
opening days of the surplus commodities
stamp office here, Gideon L. Bateman, pro-
gram organizer Of the Surplus Commodities
Corporation, has announced that Wilmington's
revenue from this source probably will aver
age $3.50 a year. The first month, he be-
lieves, will see the revenue mount to S., 900
and is confident that the monthly business will
substantially increase as groups eligible for
this kind of relief recognize its advantages.
The estimate for the year appears reasonable.
Wilmington is fortunate to be among the
hundred areas thus served, not only because
the new system is advantageous to families on
relief, but because every cent involved goes
over the counters of regular merchandizers.
Under the old relief plan store keepers suffer
ed. Surplus commodities were given direct to
clients. This imposed a handicap upon the
merchants, in that their sales were CORE
~spondingly curtailed. The new plan not only
disposes of excess commodities. but gives the
merchant his customary profit on all com
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
A Blitzkrieg Finish

This summers play has produced some re-
markable baseball. The fight for leadership in
the two major leagues has given Wilmington
fans much vicarious pleasure and not a few
thrills. In the American league it is safe to
say that any of the first division clubs may end
the season on top. And the Cincinnati Reds
and the Brooklyn Dodgers have still to decide
the National league leadership. There is no
telling what day the Dodgers will start another
drive to displace the Reds.
But all the thrills are not in the big leagues.
For example there is that blitzkrieg finish Of
the game at Legion field on Wednesday night.
NJ game in a normal lifetime will afford sharp
err prickles along the spines Of spectators than
in that lightning finish.
With Beaufort leading four to three in the
last half of the ninth inning, Wilmington's Pi-
rates came to bat with little hope of overcrowd-
ing that lead. And hope of victory died as
two batters went out. Then, with two men on
base and two strikes on the batter, a sharp
grounder through the pitchers mound was Ell
Their too hot for the second baseman to handle
or his nerves too taut to field it and the base
runners scampered home with the runs neces-
sary for victory. The thrill was the greater be-
cause the Beaufort third baseman had just
fumbled an easy fly foul which, if caught,
would have ended the game with Beaufort win
ming.
It's plays like this that give baseball its hold.
That they are possible here, and that the Pi.
rates are performing them now and then, &C.
counts for the popularity Of the local club. II
is especially gratifying to baseball enthusiasts
that, while the top-notch performance Of the
majors is denied them, they are still able tc
witness games between these semi-pro clubs
in the state, and a few from out Of the state,
with the assurance that the playing will always
be above average and occasionally offer such
a thrill as that finale at Legion Field on Wed
nesday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Sustained Mental Work Most
Tensing Form OF Human Activity

no question that intense noise is
G orally disliked, and that, Wher
for any reason a person become:
irritable and fatikued, noises are
very disturbing. In order to shu'
out, as it were, the effects of noise
during acts demanding %concentra
ton, the tendency is for the body
musculature to become even more
tense. TO concentrate in, a noisy
environ ent Ole must work hard
err. That is the explanation f
some of the fatigue which is ex
%perienced in city oC,ces, in indus
trial shops, and in schoolrooms ane
homes.
Mental over-Work is serious be.
cause it leads to ropi ~ and dis
astrously to apprehension - h
forerunner of exhaustion anc
brea down. -.
One factor which helps most in.
dividuals rot to get too tense from
mc-ltal work is the lack of salts
faction in that type of endeavor
II SenSOTy pains from SLraW
ed postures and misus of the eyes
and the depIivations from physica.
exercise and social intercourse
make the average pei less will
ing rather than less able to con
tinue mental work. Only exception
ally persistent people will W e a I
themselves out with intellectual.
work.
It is these pr istent mental
workers, hr viewer, who control the
p .tterns of living fo1 SO many 9th.
er people. They r also the PEG.
pie WHO are looked up to in ou1
society. They are the doctors, law
yers, teachers. preachers, upon
whom we all must rely. T h e S {
people need vacations and diver
sions IS much, if not more, thar
the rest of us.
NEXT: Fatigue often feigned,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
|Rumania's Territorial
Concessions Opposed.
By Strong Iron Guard

BUCHAREST, July 25.-RH
Rumania's potent iron guard hand
ed King Carol a memorandum to-
day expressing uncompromising
opposition to any territorial con-
cessions to Hungary and Bulgaria
at tomorrow's conference of Ru-
manian and German officials at
Salzburg.
The iron guardists said the Ru-
manian people would fight rather
than surrender any part of Tran
sylvania to Hungary or to Southern
Dobruja to Bulgaria. Both coun-
tries have been clamoring for re-
turn of these war-lost territories.
Many Rumanians fear Germany
might dictate changes in their Dor
der ito. stabilize southeastern Eur.
ope." 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
Robin Coons.

~HOLLYWOOD-July 25.-What to
do, What to do? What kind of pic
lures to make. War or no-war,
heavy or light?
Hollywood is answering the ques-
ions with generalities which may
or may not mean anything. Holly
wood also answers the questions
with production plans, and here
are the films they're making or
talking aboput making, this sum-
mer or later:
Billy the Kid" will give Robert
Taylor, another Minister herman
role, miles removed from the Hey
Kid pretty-boy assignments of
some of his past features. Santa
Fe Trail" will claim Enrol Flynn
for another in the Dodge City,
Virginia City, chain. silver
Queen" yarn of Alaska's O d
rush, is booked for Claire Trevor.
when the Daltons Rode" is near
completion with Kay Francis and
Randolph Scott. Rangers of For
tune" and 'Texas!" and Brigham
Young and Arizona" and Re
turn Of Frank James and "Chero-
kee Strip" and exit Carson" with
Jon HalD are others making it
appear that the West still is safe
for the screen. Add Calamity
Jane" and a few more and you've
got what looks like a frst-class
cycle.
The sea still is open to Holly
wood, too. Captain Horatio Horn
blower the great adventure yarn
is still on tap. THE Long Voyage
Home is Eugene O'Neiu stuff,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
LIONS TO URGE
DEFENSE COUNCILS
Andersen Explains Opera
ton Oh Relief Food
Stamp System Here

L. D. Latta. president Of The
Lions club, yesterday announced
the appointment of a committee to
draft appeals to Governor Clyde R.
IHoey, j. M. Broughton, governor
nominate, and Lions clubs in the
state for extension of local defense
co-ordinating councils to every
community in North Carolina.
The committee, named in occoEo'
ance with action taken at the clu0s
last meeting, is composed OF y. H.
Shoemaker, chairman; L. 1, Lam
den, M'Kean Maffitt, DR.. A. McH
Crouch, and William B. Campbell
Albert R. Anderson, OF Dallas
Tex, representative of the surplu'
commodities corporation, discuss
ed details of the operation OF Int
food stamp plan recently inau9uf'
ated in the city. He was introdue'
c. by R. B. Roebuck. -
Louie E. Woodbury., Jr., and T.
A. Laney appeared before the clua
in behalf of the proposed healA
club project at the local Y,M.CA
Guests of the club yesterday IN
cluded: T. w. Bingham, Jr., OF "
lumbia, S. c., E. A. Millican, form
erly a member of the High ROM
Lions club, James Robertson L.
j. Gore, of Decatur, Ga, and j. M
Howle, of Raleigh.
The Rev. James T. Lawson sa''
the invocation, Paul T. MarshOufn
secretary, presented his "eeN4
report and read a communicate
from Wick G.. Twining and "alys.
M. Hewlett, who are attending NV
annual international convention "
Lions clubs which closed yeseT
day in Havana, Cuba.
William B. Campbell was pv
gram chairman for the meelns
and M'Kean Mafitt presented LlV-
Marshburn with an award Hu.
Lions International for seculN'
two new members recently.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

modities available for relief clients. For the
present only farm products are listed.
Mr.. Bateman is authority for the statement
that Wilmington's merchants are cooperating
in the system with good will. Naturally. Their
cash business is increased by their coopera-
ton. The stamps they take in lieu of coin are
negotiable, and have the backing of the United
States government, which is still quite a fac
tor in the financial world.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under Council Manager Administrators
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Hiohpay from Wrfghtsville
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, wtdr
e7 Turning Basin, Uith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern q
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Rite, Road to Southport. vid
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc.
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported BY one,
countrywide tag.
s%htpyards and D7ydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. developed around tho
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities tor uhttes.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse TOR Export Buyers.
Development OF nativs grape groactn0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis sanatortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Three Youths Enlisted
By u. S. Marines Here

Three additional enlistments of
young men from Southeastern
North Carolina in the U. S. Ma
rine Corps were reported yesterday
at the local sub.station.
They are: Troy w. Rivenbark,
IS, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Riven.
bark, of Watha; Raymond J. Cal
son, IS, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lie H. Caison, of shallotte; and
Lewis B. spivey, 10. son Of Mrs.
Frances Simmons, of 100 Market
street.
They successfully passed final
examinations at the Raleigh dis
trict headquarters office Of tbe
U. S. marne corps recruiting serv.
ice and have been transferred "a
Paris Island, S. c., for three
months of preliminary training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

handled by salty John Ford. Frank
Lloyd, the "Mutiny on the Bounty"
man, talks of a sequel.
There shall be music in big anc
little musicals. Macdonald a n c
Eddy in "Bittersweet," the Noe.
Coward operetta. Allan Jones, Su'
sauna Foster in There Magic In
Music" The Irving Berlin number
Saw It. With Music" And Down
Argentine Way DEITY Grable-Don
Ameche) and Song of the Is
lands ''Argentine Nights" (Ritz
brothers, Andrews e r 81
Spring Parade" Deanna Dur
bin Jack Benny-Fred Allen.
TOO Many Girls" with George
Abbott bringing his own show to
films. "a Little Bit of Heaven
GLORIA jean. Another cycle.
There shall be Capra-who per.
haps ought to be listed under
mysteries because he's been keep
ing "The Life of John Doe" a
secret. OTIS reported to be about
a babsebabll player, Gary Cooper
There'll be sweetness and light.
comedy and romance. Little
Men" and "Laddie" and Honey.
moor for Three" Gam Sheridan
George BRENT and more of DR..
Christian" JJean Hersolt and
Three Girls and a C b"
(Harold Lloyd production,) a n d
Her Fathers Daughter" (by Gene
Stratton-Porter, also author of
"Laddie').
There'll be stage plays ranging
from THE Letter" and ''Philadel-
phia Story to They Knew What
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

shoulder girdle, lower back, but
tocks, and legs to raise or hold
the body alert.
The first sign or symptom Of over
use of these muscles during mental
work is discomfort. How m a n y
mental workers complain of pain
at the nape of the neck, across
the shoulders, in the lower part
Of the hack, and in the legs?
If mental workers would o n | y
heed these warnings, rest their
bodies periodically as manual
workers do, and rel~;.se these ten
sions occasionally by rhythmic
exercise, they need never have the
more serious consequences of too
much mental northumberland de.
terioration and emotional break.
down.
Tense mental workers always be.
come sensitive to noise. There is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Man About

Bv George tucker

uEw YORK. July 25.-Manhat-
tan Melodrama:
Red Hook is an example OF what
bannens when slum clearance be-
comes really effective. Red Hook
is in Queens. It is a huge new
housing project that provides thou
sands of bright, new, well-it apart
ments. modern in every manner,
for underprivileged families. You
aren't eligible to live in Red Hook
unless your income is less t a n
ST, 399 a year.
Among II hundreds Of fam
lilies who live in Red Hook is that
of Papa Goldman. Papa Goldman
is 81 years old. He is the head OF
the family and he has a wife n
two son Papa Goldman's name is
David.
One of Papa Goldman's neigh
bors and friends is a man named
Joseph Guarino. One day recently
papa Goldman asked friend JOS
ep;. Guarino if he would do a little
favor for him. He had an old radio,
a baby carriage, and a crib, which
he wanted delivered to the house OF
a friend of his. Would Joe drive
them over?
Joe could and would.
After the deliveries had b e e n
made Joe picked up a couple OF
extra fares and took them to where
they wanted to go. Joe is a taxi-cab
driver.
Then, for some reason, Joe hap
pened to glance back into his cab.
and what he saw almost caused
him to have a head-on collision
with a telephone pole. 1t was
money -. a package of money
l.. great gobs of money in green
backs there were fives, tens,
and twenties . In all, there was
a fortune Of $3.50.
Wherefore Joe drove straight
to the police station and turned In
his find. Then he drove home and
told Papa Goldman what had hap
pened.
When Papa Goldman heard
this he almost had a fit. That was
his money. The savings Of a life
time, he said 1t belonged to
him, and his wife, and his sons
They had hidden it in the radio,
and forgot all about it 49,.
At the police station Papa Cold
man told his story.
But the police weren't willing
to turn the money over to him.
After all, Joseph had driven two
women passengers between the
time he had delivered the radio
and found the money in the back
of his cab.
Joe was there, too. When report
ers questioned Joe about his part
in the story, he told them he had
suggested to Papa Goldman that
maybe he should have a reward for
calling the lost money to Papa's
Eattention!
IF 1 get it back" said P apa
Goldman, Il will give you ten dol
lars"
That made Joe laugh. Imagine
Offering ten dollars reward for
three thousand" he told the repor-
tiers.
What made it look blue for the
Goldmans was the arrival Of a
woman. Not one of the women
passengers.
"I1n fro mthe New York City
Housing Authority" she said. If
all this cash belongs to you, what
were you doing living in a settle.
ment restricted to people who
lack money!"
What Papa's answer to this will
be l don't know.
But l do know this. When they
left court that night, Joe didn't
drive them. And the money was
still in the hands Of the police. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

Charles A. Wolverton, of New Jer.
sey, collects prints showing fence
styles. .
If I ever take up a new hobby. 7
think Ia like to follow in the foot
steps OF Rene L. De Rouen. Lou.
siana' n Charles I. Faddis, Penn.
sylvanla-they collect oil wells.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
TAKE IT EASY
BY DIR. l..
RATHBOIJE

It is muscular work that fatigues
one, to be sure; but who dares to
say there is no muscular work dur
ing mental endeavor? The muscu-
lar activity associated with mental
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

work is definite
ly of the tensing
type. exhibiting
itself in poses Of
attention and ar.
rested move
ment.
Very common
muscular mani
f~estations of men,
tai work are the
slight but def
mite forward pos
turing of the
head. and the
S e t t i n 6
of muscles of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

and county governments and civic and bust
ness groups.
We must make certain that we MAINTAIN
and improve these favorable conditions II IN
dustry is to be induced to come here and utl-
lie our natural resources and our geographic
location.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26
Move To Form Separate
State OF Part OF France
Recognized By German!

BERLIN, July 25.-R-Ihe y
Breton autonomist movement int
make a separate state OF me ~
ting northwestern corner OF !, an n
was reported tonight by DNp, :.
official news agency, to nav.
ceived official German recosh ~
A separate military goVerlo lh;c
been appointed for Brittany W." csr
was annexed to France lou rors,
turtles ago. He is Genera, WV" h
and his headquarters VIII y. rsp
Rennes Prefecture, once the '"'
OF autonomist bombs. no,ne
A DNB dispatch from NV pr
quoted the newspaper L'eufe .csr
tonne as saying this means oDi7
man authorities officially rec0S-'
the existence of Brittany
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-26

They Wanted" and The C0
Nymph." s hi
not so much. "Flotsam, 'ne
ric March picture. 'Secret ste
the Fifth Column yarn.
Carrie" the Dresser story fro,
The great outdoors 'aPa io NIL
the westerns) calls DeNlN uird
again. Reap the Wild W. b
story of the Florida keys
next. slr.
1t looks. in plans. like
mer of business as usual