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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Peace Prizes

LaSalle colleges gesture in presenting PresI-
dent Roosevelt with a medal for his services
'in the cause of peace and social security is
not altogether a happy one. This is not to say
that the President has not labored long and
strenuously for social security or that ne does
not earnestly desire peace. But this is hardly
an suspicious time for the award OF peace
medals of any sort.
The American Congress for Peace and So
cial Security of the college which is response
BILE for the presentation, recognizes this itself,
The ceremony was originally scheduled tor
last May and was postponed until this year
when the Germans chose that time to overrun
the lowlands and France. Possibly the off
Gals of the college decided to make the award
anyway now rather than risk the chance that
further delay might make it seem still more
untinely.
In saying this we do not wish in any way to
belittle the spirit behind the presentation nor
to imply that we begrudge the honor rendered
to Mr.. Roosevelt. But it seems that the Nobel
Jury set a sound precedent in deferring the
award of any peace prizes for the duration OF
the war. Until the world is in a great deal
better state, events are all too apt to make g
mockery of the most sincere efforts to recognize
services in behalf of peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
No Time to Hesitate

william Allen White, whose long training
and natural talent have sharpened his writing
with exceptional vigor, has invited Gen. Robert
E. Wood, national chairman of the America
First committee to join the Committee to De-
fend America by Aiding the Allies, in getting
behind President Roosevelt's demand for pre-
paredness and then let congress decide how
the United States should best defend itself.
The invitation was in reply to General Woods
message asking the White following to join
the America First group.
Mr.. White, finding his duties as editor and
publisher of the Emporia Gazette require more
of his time than he had been able to devote
to them because of his craftsmanship Of the
Defend America committee, recently resigned
his post, but it is obvious that he gave up none
of the staunch support of the President in his
defense effort that characterized his service
as head of that committee.
His message to General Wood, in part,
reads:
Il was glad to have your message. AS you
say our committees have much in common.
Our committee desires quite as sincerely as
your committee to keep this country out OF
war. We would follow the President in aiding
Great Britain. Apparently you would hesitate.
I feel SO long as we are delivering any blow
to Hitler, it should not be a mushy blow, but a
knockout. A man is just as mad from a tap
on the wrist as he is from a wallop on the
chin. That's only personal opinion, and | am
mot ,n.u .-.. L. with x,,, Ub,,
shouldn't we who would promote and protect
our country's peace in every honorable way,
join in urging Congress to speed up our defense
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
George Sokolsky

George Sokolsky, who is to lecture before
the Community Forum on Tuesday night, has
= lived what President Theodore Roosevelt liked
to describe as the strenuous life.' Few Amer
leans have seen as much of the world at short
range, or learned as much at any range. Nor
has any young man, starting out with the
ideas of radicalism deeply implanted in his
mind, become a more ardent convert to liberal
conservatism in middle life as a result of his
own observations.
Mr.. sokolsky first went to Russia in 1917,
after his graduation from the Columbia Uni
versity School Of Journalism, filled with eager
enthusiasm for what he felt was the dawn of a
new era not only for Russia, but for the world.
In Petrograd he edited the Russian Daily
News, the only English language newspaper
in the capital of the revolution. and saw
Kerensky's rise and fall and the beginnings
of the new Communist regime. What he saw
'edisgusted'' him and his reactions were re-
Elected in his writings. In March, 1918, he was
ordered to leave the country and placed, vir-
tually penniless, on a Harbin-bound express
train
Since his return to this country, after his
career as editor and correspondent in the Far
East for leading English and American jour-
nails and newspapers, Mr.. Sokolsky has written
on Far Eastern and Russian topics for many
publications and has contributed articles on
current political and economic problems in
this country to the Atlantic Monthly, Cosmo-
politan, Commentator, Liberty and other pub
locations.
Mr.. Sokolsky writes a weekly column for
the New York Herald Tribune and many other
newspapers and has published the following
books: 'soutline of Universal History" TIN
derbox of Asia" Labor Fights for Power, ~
and '"The American Way of Life" He was
awarded Columbia University's medal for
distinction in Public Service" in June 1888.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Home Identification
Talked By 4-H Girls

The Wilmington All club girls
met yesterday morning with Miss
Ann Mason, home demonstration
agent, at the custom house.
They discussed the major pro-
ject for the year, Home Beauti-
fication for the county. All Junior
and Senior All club girls carrying
health programs will receive their
books by the end of the month
and should have the first scoring
in by February IS, said Miss Ma
son. The records should be ready
by May l for the county and dis
trict health contests.
Plans e. also discussed for
the clothing contest to be held the
second week in May. All All club
girls who are IA years of age may
enter the contest. The winner will
compete in the district clothing
contest. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
WAR PRISONERS
TO GET PACKAGES
Red Cross Here Announces
Arrangements To De-
liver Gifts

Wilmington citizens who r in
terested in sending a package of
food to an individual prisoner of
war in Europe may obtain the
necessary forms at the local Red
Cross office in the customhoUse,
according to Mrs. Ida Speiden,
Red Cross secretary.
Others, who wish to, may con-
tribute $3.50 for each package they
send to the war prisoners. Mrs.
Speiden urges the persons not to
bring food as the packages have
already been assembled at Nation
al headquarters according to spe-
cific standards agreed upon by
the American Red Cross Nutri-
ton services, the United States
Army Quartermasters Corps, and
the United States Navy Supply
Corps.
The food selected according to
known DEFICIENCIES in the prison
diet Includes: 2 cans of evaporated
lll1k, o OllG-OUI1CS SllVC1OPCo VI LII
slant cocoa l package of hard
biscuits, 2 cans of sardines, 1 r.
OF. can of corned beef, l pound
can of Oleomargarine, Vitamin A,
l pound package of prunes, 2 three
ounce jars of orange juice, 2 car
tons of cigarettes, and a 15-ounce
package of "VioBin" dehydrated
wheat germ product.
The above arrangement was
made following the assurance of
the British authorities that navi-
certs will be issued for shipment
in bulk of standard food and cloth
ing parcels to the International
Red Cross commission at Geneva.
The packages will be distributed
to needy persons said Mrs. Spei'
aen, and some will be held on
hand to give to prisoners identi-
fled by name and address sent
by American donors. Already the
American Red Cross has pur-
chased 10000 packages of stand
ard food weighing about II pounds
each. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Preacher Admits He
Refused To Registe,

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. II. Up
Steadfast in his belief there can
be no compromise between war and
the Christian gospel, the Rev. Win
slow Wilson, 2S-year old Methodist
minister, pleaded guilty today to
failure to register under the Selec-
tive Service act.
Accompanied by his wife and par
ents, and a score of friends, Wilson
appeared before Federal Judge M.
M. Joyce without an attorney and
said, on questioning by the court,
that he was fully aware of the sig
nificance of his refusal to register.
Wilson asked permission to make
a statement, and the court told him
the statement could be made at the
time of sentencing.
Wilson will be sentenced January
% by Judge Joyce in Winona, MINI.
Wilson was released on $500 bond,
under which he had been at liberty
since his Indictment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under CouncilNanager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial Shows.
Seaside Highway from Wrt0htsuiAe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
35-Foot Cape Fear River channel, pid-
er Turning Basin, Nth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, Did
Orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Production
through ustdined-yie1d methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo
tional Agency, supported by one county.
Dide tdr.
shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center tor Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital ~iHties for 1Uhitcs.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development of native grape groping
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis sdndtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
TOP O. TIL MORNING

The unrest grous, and nation feareth nation i;
Who, Who can sag What shall the neat day
bring?
In every mind, in every rank and station,
Turks thought about some coming happening.
But, Christian, While the darkness truly thick
ems,
While evils grov, and DER the earth hold sUay,
The hope of His return the spirit quickens-
Look up! Look up! for He mag come to-day.
j.. DAWSON SMITH.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Travellers Aid Agent
Will Be Sent To City

A national field representative of
the Travellers Aid society will visit
Wilmington in the near future to
assist the local chapter in plans
relative to the National Defense
program.
Purpose of the visit will be to
aid the local chapter in lining up
plans for the influx of people, ex-
pected when Camp Davis at Holly
Ridge and the shipyards are com
pieted, with subsequent increase in
duties of the society locally.
The annual meeting of the local
society, originally scheduled for
Tuesday, January IA, has been
postponed until further notice. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
4 IN WILMINGTON

RALEIGH. Jan. 11-lR- Only
two North Carolina cities with pop
ulations of 10000 or more-Eliza'
beth City and Roanoke Rapids
had no traffic fatalities last year,
the highway safety division report
ed today.
The division said 1913 persons
We're killed in 106 accidents in the
81 cities with 10000 or more per-
sons.
A pedestrian fatality in the last
week of December spoiled Hlsn
Points chance of having a periec'
record. Others with onlv one t'al'
fic death each were Thomasvli.e'
Goldsboro, Concord, KannapoIN,
Charlotte, with 25 deaths, hod
the highest number, and Winston
Salem was second with 20.
Greensboro had IA, Gas'onia h
Fayetteville G., Burlington 6, RocJ
Mount 4, Wilmington 4, Durham j.
Raleigh 3, Hickory 8, Wis .
and Lexington. Kinston Sal'sgu.
Statesville and Shelby 2 each. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Lashley Urges Control
Of Courts By Congress

NEWARK, N. T., Jan. A.-LP-
Jacob M. Lashley, president of the
American Bar association, asserted
today transition of power in Ameri-
can government had been such that
control of the courts and limits
of legislation should now be taken
up by congress if the system of
checks and balances is to be main
tanned"
At the midWinter meeting of the
New Jersey Bar association, he said
that many of the questions which
once had been considered within
the domain of the law now, on ac-
count of the transitions of the time,
were to be regarded as being en-
braced within the realm of policy
and so outside the province of the
court"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Bruce Cations
In W%ashington'
The Star-News' Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Observation-Disclosures defense, aid for
Britain and taxes rank as the most important
items on the new Congress- agenda, there is
a long list of lesser matters to keep the STATES
men busy.
One of the most important has to do with
nronosed changes in the social security law.
President Roosevelt in the campaign went
on record for increased old age benefit pay
ments. Right now the administrator IS IN
clining in the direction of making pensions
available to all persons OF 65 or over, WIN d
minimum rate of around $25. Significant Is
the fact that Senator Downey, chief spokes-
man for the Townsend plan in Congress, is
in favor with the administrator.
Broadening the pension system would pre-
sumably wreck the payroll tax system when
now supports the social security acts oenellt
payments. One administration estlnate is lndt
the proposed extensions would orlng ue dill
n1al pension bill to So, 800, 600, 600. A HAT gross
income tax is suggested 10 meet uls eosL.
Another social security act change winch
nav he voted comes in connection With I'm
enon1ovment insurance. This section OF the
act is bringing in a lot more money than IL
is paving out, and labor groups are demanding
that benefit payments be liberalized. One way
of accomplishing this might be TO set 1xeo
minimum rates for all states.
WATERWAY ~
over the long agitated st. Lawrence waterway.
President Roosevelt this year allocated $l'ooo'-
nm for preliminary surveys looking toward
additional power facilities on the st. Law
renee. A revival Of the old proposal for a
combined ship canal and power project IS
due. and indications at the moment are that
such a proposal will have a good chance OF
being approved by Congress-.
Another power project also likely to take a
good deal of CONGRESSES time is the Central
Valley project in California. Governor olson
of California has suggested that the huge
power and flood control development now De-
ing put through by the Reclamation bureau
be set up as a regional authority along the
lines of IVA. Legislation to that END IS pc
ing drafted, with New Deal approval Out us
Ultimate fate is in doubt.
FARM PROGRAM
IN DOUBT
The kind of farm legislation which the ad-
ministration will seek from this congress IS
not vet clear. The November elecIoh' wHlch
saw the New Deal losing ground IN many
farming areas, came as an eye-opener 70 ue
Department of Agriculture, and experts mere
have been going over the present farm PRO
gram with a fine-toothed comb. Frooucuon
controls of some sort seem certain TO SUCK
soil conservation measures will douotless be
continued, and extension OF the 1000 stamp
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Nine Negroes Enlisted
Rapidly At Fit. jackson

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 11.-LR-
First Sergeant Chester r. Vaughan
believes the Army's Columbia re-
cruiting office set a record for rapid
enlistment today when he recruited
nine negroes within as minutes aft
err receiving authorization for them.
Opening the office, he found a
letter from the Charlotte headquar-
tiers authorizing the enlistment of
nine negro soldiers for Fort Jack
son. They were quickly rounded up
without trouble and in another hour
were at the fort, where they will
be assigned to the 4Sth Quarter
master company if they pass the
physical examinations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
97l LOST LIVES
ON n. c. HIGHWAYS
Final Figures May Show
More Than 1000 Deaths
During 1910
Star-News' Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.

IN
RALEIGH, Jan. 11.-Provisionol
figures compiled by the State High
way Safety Division show thai a
minimum of 971 persons We're
killed in traffic accidents on North
Carolina highways during 1910.
This figure is sure to go consjG-
erably higher when all returns are
in-there is a possibility it might
reach 1,000-but even as it stands
it shows an increase ove fatalities
for either 1889 or 1888, for Wh'ch
the death toll was 943 and 937, 1e-
spectively.
Highway carnage really began N
the last half Of last year, after tun
first six months had shown q neat
reduction over the preceding yea.
But beginning with September the
monthly totals ran 113, 116, Ill and
100 for the final four months, or
460 for the last quarter, to wipe
out the good marks and write the
final figures in a very bloody red.
Of the 971 fatalities 848 occurred
on rural roads and 1913 in urban
areas %(cities of 10000 or more pop
ulation).
In type of accidents the running
down of pedestrians led, with 1913
fatalities. only two more than in
1889 and three less than in 1899.
The collision of two or mor motor
vehicles showed the greatest in,
crease in death-dealing, with 28l
killed that way in 1910 against 220
in 1889 and 22i in 1888. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Exhibition Of Mosaic
Work To Close Today

An exhibition titled 1.-THE Pro
cess of Making a Marble Mosaic"
showing the process of making a
mosaic from the first drawing to
the completed product. will be dis
played for the last time today
from 3 until 5 pm. at the Whining
ton Museum of Art.
The downstairs gallery will be
closed Monday, January 13, for
the hanging of an exhibition of
works by Washington artists.
The paintings, assembled from
the works of artists of Washing
ton, D. C. are in the mediums of
water colors and oils and have a
wide and varied range Of subjects.
Several are from the collection OF
the Phillips Gallery in Washing
ton. .
A collection of Lords Proprie-
tors of the Carolinas, now hanging
in the second floor gallery, fea-
lures portraits of the titled and
aristocratic men to whom Charles
II gave dominion over al those
vast lands south of Albemarle and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
oceans. ..
The collection, which is being
publicly exhibited for the first time
through the courtesy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Sprunt, is the only
complete collection in existence.
Museum officials said the ex-
hibition is of great historical in
terest and expressed the hope the
people of Wilmington will take adj
vantage of the opportunity to view
the portraits. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12

plan is quite likely. Beyond that,
the administrators farm program
is pretty much in doubt.
Another question mark is the
matter of legislation governing
strikes in defense industries. The
Vultee aicraft strike disturbed
Congress greatly, and various bills
to curb the unions power were in
troduced. Probability is that none
of these will be pressed very hard
this winter unless there is a new
wave of strikes in defense indus
tries.
Although the new ''milder'' La
Dor Board was supposed to have
headed off Wagner act changes,
the board has announced it will
seek amendments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Marine Corps Unit Will
Get Parachute Training

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. Up
The Marine corps is also going in
for parachute troops.
Three Officers and a men are
training now at the Lakehurst, N.
j., naval air station in preparation
for assignment to parachute units
in the fleet Marine force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Plans For Fireworks
To Be Discussed Here

b. H. Irwin, of the Spencer Fire
works company, Polk, Ohio, a n d
Jim Wommack, Winston-Salem
photographer, are in Wilmington
and will confer with City Commits
sloner Of Public Works ]. E. L..
Wade regarding plans for the 1941
fireworks display at the living COM
munlty Christmas tree in Hilton
Park.
Mrs. Irwin and Mrs. Wommack
accompanied them here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Weinfeld To Draft Laws
To Maintain Fair Rents

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. -LP-
Edward Weinfeld, of the New York
State Housing commission, was
named today to head a defense COM
committee to draft model
legislation for state and local gov
ernments to help maintain fair
rents in areas where deemed nee
essary during the defense emer.
gency.
The appointment was made by
Miss Harriet Elliott, defense COM
missioner in. charge of the consum-
division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
N. {. Soldier Found
Dead At Fl, jackson

COLUMBIA. s. c., Jan, 1t.-.N
Private Milton S. Gable, ComHa'.
H, 18th Infantry, was found 95t'
today in his bed, Fort Jackson a"'
thorities announced.
Cables home address was Fe
semer City, n. C. Twenty-one ls''9
old, he enlisted for three years Is
Sept. "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12

plan? We agree about the reason why. 1t is
for American defense first, last and all the
time. We both have declared that England
should be helped because she is defending our
cause. Wouldn't it be fine if we could all unite
in a nationwide appeal to the people, to
labor, to capital, to consumers to let every
thing drop while this nation arms?'
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-12
Col. nonovnn Makes Toni
OF Front In Llbyn

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. t1-lF'-l,'
William ]. Donovan, VINO is r'-@''
ed as personal Representative
United States Navy Secretary N''
set out into the desert today 5.r
tour of the British front IN L4"~
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Hi mrmuriant

HERBERT, ADDIE S. In sad but loving
remembrance Of OUT dear, dsrilns wife and
mShT psea hE ApD e shr.s ssaT s.o ohS
August 29, 1898.
Mother, dear, gone from us, .
Never more in life to see:
You remain with us in memory stlll
Not just for today, but always will.
The heartbreak OF that tragic night
win never from us part 49,,
LOVING HUsBHND HUI NSo' ASb is15n II IHd s
JETEEnsoN KosELLA sIS!4 sSssT sss5ed to ,tR p.
T1EsoE FasTs sso todSy wdS aasust aa n' iasa
There is golden chain which binds
My heart to Heaven above:
Its links are formed Of loved ones zone
And Gods unchaneing love.
DAUGHTER, IRMA.
MANSFIELD, CHARLES Z. In sad but
loving memory Of my beloved husband;
CHARLES MANSFIELD. who departed
this life three years ago today. August 80.
1888
No one knows the silent heartache.
Only those who have lost can tell
The grief we bear in silence
For one We loved so well.
RIDDLES, HENRY. In loving memory of
my dear husband and our dear father,
HENRY RIDDLES, who passed away Two
years ago today, August 2g, 1899. -t- D..
We shall meet him some brisht mornins
Standing by the water fair;
He will be wstching-for our coming.
In the upper garden there.
LONELY WIFE AND CHILDREN.
RIDGWAY. EVA E. In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear mother; EVA e.
RIDGWAY. who departed this life eleven
years ago today August -, 1890.
What is home without a mother
All thinas this world may send.
But when we lost our dear mother
We lost our dearest friend.
HER LOVING DAUGHTERS AND SON-IN-
Law, OvELL1A. THELMA AND BILLY.
SMITH, WILBUR H. In memory Of our
loved one. WILBUR H. SMITH, who passed
away August "a. 1892.
Gone. but not forgotten.
/ THE FAMILY.
WOMACK. ANNIE oFFUTT. In lovins
remembrance of my dear sister, ANNIE OF
FUTT WOMACK. who died one year ago
today. August 20. 1910:
DEVOTED SISTER, JOSEPHINE Z. BRECK-
ENRIDGE.
SMITHSON, RALPH L. In loving mem :
ory of my devoted husband, RALPH LEWIS
SMITHSON who departed from this life one
year ago August "a, 1910.
And while he lies in peaceful sleep
His memory ! shall always keep.
HIS WIFE, ELEANOR.
TELLING, HENRIETTA GREEN. In low
ing memory Of my precious mother, HEN.
RHTTA GREEN TELLING. who left me
twelve years ago today. August 90, 1929.
Peace and safety In tbs Lerd's keepins
ErR fDsSr1oTED pAuov---R, i:kuDr.