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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
North Carolina Gets
$34,9O2,O3O from Four
Social Security Bodies

RALEIGH, Feb. o. Up NORTH
Carolinians have received $34,9o2,,
o3o.74 from the four major Social
Security divisions through Decem
her, 1910, Charles G.. Powell, chair
man Of the Unemployment Com
pensation commission, announced
today.
The four divisions, and the
amounts distributed, are unemploy.
ment compensation, $16,792, $4,000;
old age assistance, $12,16s, ,b06. II
aid to dependent children, $4,195,,
909,1s; and aid to the blind, $1,144,.
794.e4. The unemployment com.
pensation division has been distribut.
ing funds for the last three years
and the other three divisions for
the last three and a half years.
Broken down by sources, the s34,.
902,0s0.74 was furnished as follows:
$16,792,s20.2o by North Carolina
employers, $s,55s,164.43 by the fed.
eral government, $5,021, ,6sa.s2 by the
state, and $4.62s,ss2.2s by the coun.
ties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
"Nice Kitty"

The best expectations Of the isolationist
is well summed up in this brief editorial fron
the Christian Science Monitor:
The isolationists who talk about 'tne-
gotiated peace with Nazi-dom are at
least refreshing. They help one recall the
days when, as child, he used to 60 to
the menagerie and ask to be allowed to
pet the big yellow cat with the nice black
stripes. Or when he enjoyed the limerick:
There was young lady of Niger
Who went for a ride on tiger.
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And a smile on the face Of the tiger.
Viewing the sour countenances Of some
of the Nazi commanders in current news
photographs, one wonders, however, if
American self-effacement would gain even
the recognition of smile. Or would it be
just a sardonic grin?
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
Cattle And Hogs

Any long-range view of southeastern North
Cardinals development both now and in the
aftermath Of the European war must include
livestock as a source Of revenue and security
Tor large part of the agricultural community
The demand for meats, particularly beet
and pork, is steadily growing as a result of
the larger earning capacity Of labor through
idle workers. This will continue as long as the
defense program is under way.
Thereafter, when peace is restored, it will
be Americas privilege to distribute meats in
tremendous volume to the countries which be-
cause of the war are now not only unable to
produce their own but are doing nothing to
create herds for consumption later on. Hitler
has turned farmers into soldiers and is steadily
wasting the cattle and hogs in conquered lands
with little, if any, thought Of future needs in
those lands or in Germany itself
America, therefore, will have to feed mil.
uons when hostilities are ended, and it is
none too soon to begin building herds for that
purpose as well as to meet current domestic
demands.
That is where southeastern North Carolina
comes into the picture. With its open winters,
its year-round green pastures, it is favored by
nature with conditions which give it great ad-
vantages for cattle and hog raising.
There are many thousands Of acres avail
able for grazing. They should soon be echoing
the hoofbeats Of countless cattle. And they will.
II forward-looking farmers accept the oppor-
tuniy that Europe's war has given them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
BY GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-Standees
are an interesting by-product o1
lush times in the theater. They
come out only when Broadway is
enjoying sell-out attractions. These
people are the hardy drama-lov.
ers who do not mind paying good
money for the privilege of stand.
ing up through an entire three.
hour performance. Often, though
not always, you have to pay az
much for standing as for regular
orchestra seats.
The other evening during the
first intermission noticed a bald,
tat little man on an aisle seat well
back toward the rear. A few mo.
ments later, returning from a
smoke in the foyer, there was a
red-headed man, very tall, with
his legs awkwardly doubled un.
der his seat sitting there.
Some 40 minutes later, when the
curtain rose on the last act, a
whisper came that was audible
across half the house. HAS a red
headed man been sitting here?"
II don't know" a voice replied,
several people have been sitting
here. This is row O."
That's all l wanted to know" ("
came the answer. This is the
right seat. Four of us bought one
seat and three standing admis-
sions, and we're taking turns sit
ting down."
Ezra Stone, in one of his lighter
moments, reels off the one about
the little Jewish boy who weighed
himself on coin scales.
AS he dropped a penny into the
slot out came card which said,
you're Jewish and you weigh, 125
pounds" -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
. Editorial Comment
BEARING DOWN ON ASCAP
Christian Science Monitor

The effect Of the Governments antitrust
suit filed in Milwaukee against the American
Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
is to place upon that organization the brunt OF
responsibility for keeping a great body Of
Americas favorite music off the air.
Hitherto the responsibility was shared be-
tween ASCAP on one side and the radio in
dustry, as represented by the networks and by
Broadcast Music, Inc, on the other side In
deed, at first ASCAP was largely successful
in placing the major blame on the broadcast
ers for refusing to meet its terms.
Now, however, the radio spokesmen through
BMI have stated their willingness to accept
consent decree in the earlier antitrust ac-
tion against both groups, this on condition that
ASCAP accept the same restrictions. The
points still complained of-by the Government
as well as the radio industry-are chiefly
these:
That ASCAP demands percentage Of all
radio station revenue, from non-musical as
well as musical programs. That it refuses to
permit performance Of any one Of its thou.
sands Of copyrighted numbers except under a
license for the whole catalogue. That men,
bership in the society is severely limited as
against new composers. And that distribution
Of its financial returns to members is gov
erned arbitrarily by a self-perpetuating board
of directors.
irene ouck' president OF AoCAF, says: 'Our
society has always been willing and desirous
Of making any just and reasonable change in
its organization and method Of operation"
From reports of internal differences, evidently
there are members who believe changes should
be made. The filing of the present suit does
not mean an end Of the negotiations with the
Department of Justice for consent settle
ment These should proceed, with the hope
that ASCAP members as well as radio broad
casters and the music-loving public will be
the long-rm gamers. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
= Man About Manhattan

'This is fantastic" thought the
little Jewish boy, ''Iu try it
again."
Again out dropped a card say
ing. You're Jewish and you weigh
125 pounds"
Stunned, he was shaking his head
in bewilderment when a big Irish
man stepped on the scales. As his
penny hit the slot out dropped a
card saying, You're Irish and you
weigh 210 pounds"
'T still don't believe it, NUT
tered the little Jewish boy. "I'm
going to try it once more"
This time when his penny hit
the slot a card dropped out that
gave him the surprise Of his life.
'You DOPE" it said, ''you still
weigh 125 pounds"
This seems silly, but such things
do happen, and it actually did
happen to Hilda Burke, blonde
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. Boarding a Fifth Ave.
bus she absent-mindedly pulled a
coin from her purse and said,
Let me have three 20 stamps
please"
Just what the conductors S
stunned reply was has not been
preserved for posterity.
Benny Goodman is arranging a
prize competition for American
composers writing original clari-
net concertos. Clarinet literature
is extremely limited.
Owen Jones, the pianist with the
monocle, claims a repertoire of
ten thousand musical numbers that
he can play on request, from men,
ory. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
General Bergonx Iii
Is Taken by British

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. o. Up -
General Annibale Electric Whisk-
ers) Bergonzoli, black shirt corps
commander who slipped out of Bar.
dia on the eve Of its capture by the
British a month ago, has been taken
prisoner, military announcement
said today.
1.-THE Italian corps commander
whose capture at Bengasi was ap-
nounced in General Wavell's COM
muniQue yesterday is General An
nibale Bergonzoli," the statement
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
, Washington DaYbook
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Down at Hender-
son, KY, they call him 'Hubby''-'Hubby''
Kimmel.
OF course they expected him to make some
kind of a mark for himself. The Husbands
and the Kimmels were in the habit of doing
that in the army. The trait dated back to
the revolution.
But Hubby muffed his valedictorian speech
when he was graduated from high school. He
is the smallest of the Kimmels, too, bit
on the dtunpy side compared to the rest.
Today. short-spoken Hubby Kimnel is the
new admiral of all three of Uncle Sans fleets,
especially the real one out in the Pacific. He
has given all the Husbands and Kimmels
something to shoot at.
Down Henderson way, they tell me, folks
ed the way to his later success in the navy
things they hardly noticed when Hubby was
a kid.
ing instruments and surveyed farm from
clubhouse to creek bank while he was still in
high school,
1T was correct, too,'' says Singleton, Hub.
by's brother, who still holds forth at the old
family homestead.
They will tell you Hubby" denies that he
forgot that high school speech. After the diplo-
mas were given out and the family had gone
home, ''Hubbys father took him to task for
not shining more brightly. To think" he
snorted ''that a Kimmel would forget h 5
speech!"
'Heck," the lad exploded, II didn't forget
a word Of it. I just talked so fast that I ran
out of breath"
Was Longing For Action
The last time he was home in Henderson,
he confided to his brother that he was restive
chained to desk job in Washington,
'Helrs fire." said the admiral, 1T they
don't order me out, I'll get on some admiral's
staff and 60 to sea anyway"
Admiral Kimmel first met his Commander
in-chief Franklin Roosevelt, in 1915 when
Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy.
klmmel was Roosevelts personal aide for a
while, and they've been friends ever SINCE
The admiral is still silent 'cHubby'' Kim.
mel, even to his own immediate family. In
her apartment here in Washington, Mrs. Kim.
mel makes no bones about it.
why" she says, one day his photograph
IN dress uniform was delivered here. noticed
ne wore two medals. That was the first I
knew he had any medals. Even then he would
not tell me what he got them for"
Services off Mexico and in the North Sea
during the World War won the medals.
His Rowboat Capsized
The most familiar story about Kimmel is
the tale about his swearing off the sea forever
at the tender age Of Is, just after his rowboat
capsized in the Ohio river. But he had to
break his oath when his congressman ran out
Of West Point appointments. He went to An
napolis.
Administrative genius, Unsuitable curiosity
about his ships, ncanny powers of observa
ton, gunnery perfection and morale building
efficiency are Admiral Kinmels invisible
badges Of success, his mates say
He was slightly wounded in the 1915 Mexican
trouble. He taught the British thing or two
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
ROAD BODY BILL
WILL Be OFFERED
Measure Would Reduce Terms
OF Chairman and Ten Men,
bers to Four Years

RALEIGH, Feb. 9. - Up - Th'
long-awaited highway commission
bill, which would reduce the term
Of the chairman and the 10 member.
Of the commission to four years, will
be introduced in the general assem-
bly, early this week, Governor
Broughton said tonight.
Purpose Of the measure is to scrar
the present system Of six-year, stag
gered terms for the commission, and
to make the terms coincident with
that OF the governor. Thus, Governor
Broughton and each succeeding gov
ernor would have the privilege Of
appointing their own chairmen an6
commissioners.
The governor said he preferred to
call the bill group Of amendments
to the present highway act" rather
than highway reorganization
measure. This Immediately led to the
speculation that Broughton did moi
intend to change the boundary o.
the present highway districts.
After a weekend rest, the legisla
ture will reconvene at o'clock to
morrow night, and there is a pos
sibility that q little Wagner rela
tions act" will be introduced at that
time. The. measure has been pre-
pared by the State Federation o1
Labor.
There was also some talk that tht
bone.dry bill calling for q liquor ref
erendum would hit the hoppers at
that time.
The spotlight probably will bt
held by the joint committee, which
is scheduled to meet at o'clock to
morrow afternoon. There is strong
possibility that the committee will
reconsider the sales tax question
and, if this is done, fireworks may
pop loose.
Last week, the finance committee
handed Governor Broughton his
A1Ao 4S8Ao1nt4to uCACdl Wy h11AAuS q
proposal to exempt all foods from
the sales tax. Then the committee
referred the entire sales tax question
to a subcommittee.
The subcommittee, after confer.
ring with Broughton, has decided to
support the governors stand on the
exemption of foods. Many observers
are predicting that the subeommit'
tee will persuade the full committee
to reverse It's action, and that the
governors first defeat will be chang
ed into a victory.
From Charlotte today came news
that Highway Patrol Captain L. r.
Fisher of that city was being backed
by friends for the job Of head Of the
patrol, a position now held by Major
John Armstrong. A bill to take the
patrol out of politics" which would
establish a new motor vehicle de.
partment and would divorce the pa.
troll and other automobile agencies
from the revenue department, was
introduced in the legislature yester-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
AGREE ON PROGRAM

NEW YORK, Feb. s-(R- The
National Audubon society and the
Feather Industries of America.
Inc, announced today they had
agreed upon a program to end the
traffic in wild bird plumage for
any purpose, including millinery
and decorative use. Long agitated
by nature lovers and conservation
experts, the declaration Of policy
was arrived at after a year-lonr
investigation by the society of the
sale of wild plumage in the United
States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
RATES REDUCED

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-R- Ma.
rine underwriters today announc.
ed further reductions in war risk
insurance rates on shipments to
and from Australia and other
countries in the east and far east.
The reductions chiefly affected
ships routed around the Cape OF
Good Hope and through the Pana.
ma Canal. Insurance charges on
shipments to and from actual com.
bat zones were unaltered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10

about gunnery in the North Sea
with his own range finding gadget.
Most of his forebears are steep
ed in military tradition from the
Revolution on down. His wife's a
daughter of an admiral. Two sons
are in the navy, in the most
dangerous of posts-submarine
commanders. The third has eyes
too weak for sea duty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
Srar-News Program

~
Consolidated 0sty.OoAnty Government
Under OouneilManager Adnstnlstratton.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Trxck and Berry PYeservixa
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial shosos.
Seaside Htoh.oay from Wrtohtsvtns
Beech to Bold Heed Island.
Eztensfon OF Ctty Limits.
35-Foot Cope Fear Rtper channel, sotd.
er Turning Basin. s0tth ship lanes into
industyta, sites along Eastern bank soxth
OF Wilmington.
Paced Rsver Road to Southport, vta
0rton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Production
through sustained-yteld methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Umsfsed Industrial and Resort Promo.
ttonal Agency. supported By one county
soide t05.
shtpyards and Dyydocks.
Negro Health Center tor Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital ~i1ties for sohites.
Jnnto1 High School.
Tobacco Warehoxss for Export Buyers.
Development OF ndttps 0rops gro.oixa
throughout Southeastern North CoroNma.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdnatortxns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10

The loser of a fight among sun, ..;l
species OF iguana drops his ''''
and the winner eats it
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10

efficiency in defense preparations, the home
with its hazards should be the last place to
disclose handicaps to such progress.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
LOCAL BRANCH
OF RED CROSS
MAKES REPORT
A Total OF S53S.6S Has Been
Contributed, Part of Which
Goes Back To Localities

The Pocomoke Branch of the Wor-
cester County Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross wishes to make the
following report of the 1941 Annual
Roll Call for members:
3O2 contributions of 81 each; IL
contributions of 50 each; Z contribu-
tions of $3.50 each; II contributions
of $500 each; / contribution of 5000;
8 contributions of $500 each; 1 con-
tribution of $500; contributions of
$1,000 each; l contribution of 1900.
Miscellaneous contributions in silver,
making total of $538.6S.
This $538.68 goes to the county
chapter to help meet their quota of
$1,600.00. Pocomoke, as usual did
more than her allotted task, going
over her quota to the extent of $138.-
GO. A part of this fund comes back
to Pocomoke for various emergen-
cies during the year. Much common
dation is due the team work in the
recent drive, and a further request
is made that the citizenry of POGO
moke respond as eagerly to any call
this Chapter makes toward home de-
Tense, or preparation for war. In
whatever capacity one can best serve,
whether Motor Corps, Canteen SER
vice, production of garments for U.
S. Army, Home Nursing, First Aid,
please send your name, address and
the service in which you wish to vol
unteer, on penny postal to Mary
H. Hall, Chairman of the Pocomoke
Branch, A. r. c., 2O8 Walnut Street.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
STATE
GUARD TOLD
TO BE READY
This Is In Line With Governor
O'COnOr's Orders Through
out The State
"SENSITIVE POINTS" ARE
FIRST IN CONSIDERATION

Although nothing in the way OF a
practical move has been made in con-
nection with the local State Guard,
Governor O'Conor has notified Capt.
l.. G. Callahan to hold his men in
readiness to follow orders when they
do come.
This is in line, of course, with the
Governors orders throughout the
State, orders having been issued on
Tuesday night last. Through Brig.
Gen. Dwight H. Mohr, commander Of
the State Guard, the men required
will receive their assignments to
guard Sensitive points" in Baltimore
City and the counties.
These sensitive points" are those
designated in special request made
to the Governor by the War Depart
ment. Not all sensitive points" will
be patrolled by the State Guard, be-
cause certain of them, such as rail-
roads and factories are being guard
ed by specially commissioned police
men in the employ of its companies.
Not all guardsmen will be called to
active duty, the Governor said. Only
those needed for the patrolling will be
called out.
A meeting of State defense agency
heads, police heads and military heads
held Tuesday afternoon in the Gov
errors office in the Union Trust
Building with Mayor Jackson as one
of the principal participants.
At the close of the meeting, which
lasted two hours, the Governor an
nounced that the States afraid
warning service was reviewed in full,
and the enrolment of afraid war
dens was discussed.
Col. Henry S. Barrett, director of
afraid wardens and services, has an
nounced that 5000 wardens are need
ed in Baltimore. To date, approx
mately fifty have been enrolled. He
urged all men willing to serve to en-
roll Immediately at their nearest dis
trict police station. There is no age
limit, and women may serve.
Inspector Thomas J. Mooney is
chief for Baltimore city.
At the meeting in the Governors
office, the enrolment of women in
defense activities and plans for their
further participation also were dis
cussed. Mrs. John L. Whitehurst
chairman for both the city and State
Women's Division of the Civilian
Council of Defense, attended the
meeting.
Fire prevention and protection
measures also were discussed, and
plans advanced for the enrolment of
auxiliary firemen.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
COUNTY OFFICIAL
FIGURES IN BAD
ACCIDENT in DEL.
States Attorney, William G.
Kerbin, Kills Aged Man
In Delaware

States Attorney William G. Ker-
bin, Jr., of Snow Hill, Md, famed in
Worcester County for his "flying
squad" raiders, faces a technical
charge of manslaughter in Delaware
as a result of an automobile accident
at Frederick, Delaware, on Friday
night of last week, fatal to James
Spurry, sc years old, retired ship
carpenter. The Maryland prosecu-
tor was released under $1,000 bail.
Kerbin's automobile struck the ag-
ed man as he was crossing the street.
Spurry died short while afterwards
in Milford Memorial Hospital from a
fractured skull and internal injuries.
Kerbin. when arraigned before
Magistrate Sharp Wilson, explained
that due to the fog, he was unable to
see the aged man until too late to a
void striking him.
Spurry is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Anna C. Spurry; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Kelly and Mrs. Emma Harring-
ton, and nephew, T. Burris Spurry,
Frederick.
Funeral services were held Monday
at 1.3O p. m. from the Rogers funeral
home, Frederick. Interment will be at
Barratt's Chapel.
From all accounts the accident was
unavoidable and the hearing which
will take place this (Friday) evening
will, no doubt, be only a formal pro-
ceeding from which Mr.. Kerbin will
emerge as entirely blameless.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
AID LIEDER FURNISHES
MUSIC FOR The DANCE

Music You'll Like" AID Lieder's
Criterions, Coast-to-Coast Mutual
Broadcasting System Orchestra, has
been booked for the Christmas Dance
which will be held in the State Ar
mory, Pocomoke City, Christmas
night, December 25th, sponsored as
usual by Worcester Post No. SO Am
erican Legion and Auxiliary.
This is good news for those who
will attend the Christmas ball as this
orchestra is one of the most popular
dance orchestras ever to visit the
Shore.
The price of admission will be $3.50
per couple which price includes tax.
Tickets are on sale and table reserva-
tions may be made by telephoning E.
Farrell Bowen, Pocomoke 329-W.
The committee is fortunate in being
able to book the Criterions for the
Christmas affair so make your reser-
vations early.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
XMAS CANDLE-LICHT
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

A Christmas candle-light pageant
and carol service will be presented by
the music students of the Pocomoke
High School Monday evening, Deem
Der 22nd at 8 o'clock in the High
School Auditorium
This beautiful Christmas story is
told in song by the school. The pag-
cant is presented in two parts. Part
l tells of the joy of Christmas while
part takes as it's theme "The Holy
Birth" Solos, duets, and choruses
are arranged to tell the story in a
very beautiful and effective way.
The community is cordially invited
to attend this service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
ASSISTANT OBSERVERS
NEEDED AT GOODWILL

Mr.. Edgar Shay is, at present, oc-
cupying the governmental position of
Chief observer, with station at Good
will, in this county.
His duties, of course, are to look
out for the approach of an enemy
plane, and to report his observations
to the government. He is required to
give a 24-hour service, and he finds
this more than one individual is cap.
able of doing.
He is, therefore, ready to enroll
one, or more, assistants and would
like to hear from any person who is
DESTROYS of entering on the defense
regulations. Write to him at POGO
moke City, R. F. d. No. 8, or call him
at 21-F-12.