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MEDITERRANEAN KEY


Key to the fateful battle of the
Mediterranean which is about to
burst in full fury is not the Suez
canal, but Britain's great naval base
at Alexandria, 125 miles west of
the canal entrance.
The loss of Alexandria would de-
prive the British of their key
"bridgehead" in northern Africa
and ensure Axis domination Of the
eastern Mediterranean.
Actually, the Suez canal itself has
been of little value to the British
for months. 1t went out of use as
the so-called Lifeline of the en-
pire" when the Axis air attack that
severely damaged the air carrier II
lustrious proved it was suicidal to
attempt to convoy shipping through
the long and narrow waterway.
Since then the Mediterranean has
been ''no mans land" for all the
belligerents. While 1000 miles in
length, its narrow width at certain
places has made it extremely haz-
ardous for both sides, and the Brit
ish have been routing their shipping
around the Cape of Good Hope for
some time.
Loss of the Mediterranean would,
of course, be a serious blow to the
British; but it would by no means
end the war or mean victory for the
Axis. With her fleet intact, Britain
would still be able to carry the fight
to Hitler and Mussolini.
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Spotting Saboteurs

parasites and diseases ch america from foreign
billions But the u busy
trying stop quarantine stations has
borders ee incoming plants
inspections These photos take OF these agricultural
Ellis Stands at Hoboken, N. ].
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Daughters Painfully Shy.

'Two months ago my husband left
me and he is now asking divorce
so that he can marry divorced
young woman who works in his Of
fice," the letter goes on. 'That isn't
what I mind, nor what writing
about. I want your help with my
daughters, who are both painfully
shy. Both are teachers; neither one
ever has had a beau. They have
lovely natures and are far from I'M
happy, but meeting strangers or go
ing places are things that make
them frightfully nervous. Helen,
the older one, plays the violin
delightfully."-, but if I ask her to play
for my friends she runs from the
room and does not appear again un-
til the callers have gone. We have
very few visitors, those few are old,
old friends, but the girls avoid them,
and confine their interests to the
primary grades they teach and to
each others company.
"The other night when young
man called I was distressed by the
way Anna and Helen behaved. They
laughed like nervous children, spoke
together and were silent as if COM
plete strangers to each other, and
when I finally asked him to stay
for dinner both girls said at once
that they had engagements. It
must have been evident to him that
they had not, for the table was set
for three and in full sight.
"Yet I know Anna was immense
ly pleased, and Helen was pleased
for Anna. They leased about it
when he was gone-he would not
stay for supper-and have talked of
him ever since. He had asked
Anna if she liked dancing and she
said no, although she dances well.
"How can form pleasant social
circle about them and my boy? I
have sufficient means and would be
glad to help them to find friends
and eventually go on into happy lives
of their own"
Train Children in Hospitality.
Just about 20 years too latel
When Anna was SIX and Helen four
was the time to begin with simple
hospitality, with the welcoming of
their friends and their fathers
friends to the house; with Sunday
picnics upon which a few neigh
boris children were invited, with
home dances to radio or recorded
music, with joyous scrambled hours
in the kitchen over the concocting
of biscuits and cocoa.
Children are hospitable; they love
to bring their friends home. Games
are little slow to start, but every
one in the world likes pencil games.
Bread and jam and milk are a
party in nursery days, and young
sters will boast for a long time of
the fun they had roasting potatoes
in Helen's back yard, or that they
each had to bring four sandwiches
to Annals picnic.
But let the younger years slip by,
let the girls grow to the twenties,
shy, friendless, and there is nothing
more that mother can do.
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MACHINE TOOLS

Chief reason behind the big cur
tailment in auto production was the
release of urgently needed machine
tools for defense. The machine tool
bottleneck could be broken over
night if all the machine tools owned
by the motor industry were turned
to the making of planes, tanks and
other armament.
Defense experts estimate that
there are around 100000 machine
tools in the U. S., of which more
than half are in plants making mo-
tor vehicles or parts for them, and
in the allied metal fabricating in
dustry. The list includes grinders,
milling machines, lathes, boring
machines, presses, gear cutters,
drillers, and shapers, all vital in the
production of defense equipment.
New output of machine tools is
now speeding at the rate of $4,000
a month. This is a spectacular
achievement and great tribute to
the industry. But it is only a drop
in the bucket compared to the
750,00 machine tools already pos
sessed by the auto and metal fab
ricating industries, which army men
say would increase defense produc-
ton to full flow Immediately if
pooled and devoted entirely to this
purpose. .
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Profit by Adversely
We become wiser by adversely;
prosperity destroys our apprecia-
ton of the right.-Seneca.
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Reserve Banks Privately Owned

Reserve Banks Privately Owned
The Federal Reserve banks are
privately owned. They operate un-
der the Federal Reserve system, es-
tablished by act of congress in 1913.
The capital stock of these banks is
entirely owned by the member
banks, which include all national
banks and such state banks and
trust companies as have voluntarily
applied to the board of governors of
the Federal Reserve system for
membership and have been admitted
to the system.
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Wars Survival

Wars Survival
War will disappear, like the
dinosaur, when changes in world
conditions have destroyed its sur
vival value.-Millikan.
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Sleep Walking

Sleep Walking
Sleep walking, nightmares, night
terrors, and to slight extent, talk
ing in ones sleep, are signs of emo
tional disturbance. If sleep walking
or terrors occur in children, their
parents should ask the family physi-
clan or school principal to recon-
mend specialist who can clear up
the emotional trouble before it be-
comes ingrown and difficult to adj
just. Adults who talk or walk much
in their sleep should also consult .
specialist.
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HIDDEN COLLEAGUE

A stocky, gray-haired man,
fanked by a group of sightseers,
approached Capitol policeman and
asked directions to the office of Sen.
Hiram Johnson of California.
Tucked away in an obscure cor
ner of the north side of the Capitol
where tourists never tread, john
sons office is one of the hardest to
find in the great structure.
"I'l do my best to explain how
to get there" said the policeman.
'Are you a tourist?"
'tNo," grinned the inquirer, 'I'm
the other senator from California,
Senator Downey." hft
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Premature Genius

1t seldom happens that a pre-
mature shoot of genius ever ar
rives at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Needed Opposition

Needed Upp0SItl0n
A certain amount of opposition
is a great help to a man; kites
rise against, not with, the wind
Mabie.
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FERRY SCHOOL

FERRY SCHOOL
Everybody is wondering how the
swarms of fighting planes which
U. S. factories will produce for the
British in the next IL months will
be delivered overseas. The answer,
for the big ships, is that they will
be flown across-and in such great
numbers that the British are setting
up a special pilot training school for
that purpose, in the United States.
The school will give an intensive
refresher and training course to vol
unteer pilots to qualify them for
''ferrying'' the big bombers across
the Atlantic.
The volunteers may be British,
Canadian, or American. However,
it is expected that the largest num-
bers will be Americans. The British
can use $50 of them.
GOOD NEIGHBOR PILOTS
Another GOOD Neighbor" gesture
will soon be made to our immediate
neighbor to the south, Mexico. The
state department will offer pilot
training courses to a number Of
Mexican youths in the United States.
Initiator of the idea was Vice
President Henry Wallace. When he
visited Mexico last year, one of the
problems discussed was the short
age of aviators in the Mexican
army. Wallace was told that Mex
leo wanted to undertake a pilot
training program similar to that in
the United States, but lacked planes
and instructors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
MORE WORK, WAGES
But Modest Business Prof.
its Are Seen In De-
fense Drive
RY FORREST H. GRAVES,
Editorial Director
Cambridge Associates

More goods will be produced in
f941. more people will be at work,
more money will be paid out in
wages and salaries, than in any
previous year in the nations his
tory.
In these respects it will be a
boom topping any boom, wartime
or peacetime. of the past. T h e
boom atmosphere will influence re-
tail trade, automobile sales. and
home building.
But this boom, if boom we
should call it, will not swell on
any buoyant tide of business conf
dence. Business and industrial
earnings will be steady and sub
stantial, but taxes and the force
of public opinion will prevent dup
lication of the record profit mar
gins of old. Business profits will
be conservatively appraised in the
stock markets; equity prices may
rise, probably will, but the expan-
sive boomtime atmosphere will in
wade Wall Street only in sporadic
gusts.
Nor is the farmer destined to be
greatly benefited. The home mar
ket will be good. Prices of the big
cash crops will trend upward, but
slowly. The loss of export markets
and the increasing surpluses will
keep gains in farm income modest.
ly reflective of the better home
market and the effect of the Fed
eral farm program.
War Shapes Business Course
There is another curious fact tc
this BOOM" Although more thar
fifty million people will probably
be gainfully employed at the enc
of 1941, three million more thar
in the peak month of 1929, there
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
C0BBLERSFAV0RED
IN MITT TOURNEY
However, North Carolina May
Prove Surprise in South
ern Loop Meet

COLUMBIA. S. c., Fec. 2l.-lP'-
virginia Polytechnic institute
leather pushers appeared heaVS
fayorites tonight to smash to a vie
tory in the Southern conference
Boxing tournament opening at the
University of South Carolina tonlor-
row night.
Dopesters leaned toward the Cob
blers ii. their predictions on the
basis of Techs decisive defeat OF
Clemson. last years winners. Al
though many conceded that Tech
had the best chance TO come out on
top of the heap. there were those
who pointed to the impressive re-
cord of the North Carolina squad,
which upset Penn States Eastern
intercollegiate champs and pound
ed out a victory over the University
of Virginia Cavaliers.
Maryland. Virginia Tech, NortE
and South Carolina, the Citadel anc
Clemson will send teams here witt
five champions from last year parti-
cipating.
South Carolina 120-pound Co
Captain Olin Mcdonald, undefeatec
N college boxing with 13 bouts be-
hind him. drew a bye in the opening
round. Louis Lempesis, 145-pount
Citadel slugger, also is undefeated
collegiate boxing and drew a first
round bye.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28

tual price controls. By observation,
publicity and agreement, however,
most prices of raw materials, capi-
tai goods and consumer goods have
been held to moderate increases.
And with the approval and cooper
alton of the majority of business
managers. Lumber prices have got
out of line, but the general atti-
tude has been to fe.- price infla-
ton as much as monetary or credit
initiation.
Pressure Against Price Initiation
The general price level is still
below that of 1926, 1929 and 1887.
Recent advances have been mod
crate, hardly recovering the decline
that followed the minor abortive
jump in the Fall of 1889. Excessive
wage increases in trades and in
dustries Where there are genuine
shortages of skilled workers might
touch off an infiationary pr C e
spiral-just as emergency necessi-
ties have already boosted some de-
fense costs. The government, how
ever, is no more anxious to see
prices climb because of uneven.
unjustifiable wage boosts, than for
any other reason. Its power here
although not defined by legislat ation,
is indefinitely but unquestionably
extensive
Business till can be said to lack
confidence. But it is going ahead
because of the necessities of ma
tional demand that cannot be ig-
nored. That demand is for h e
most defense in the quickest pos
sible time, for more and more ef-
fective help for Britain, and for
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added, and the increase stean.
the upward trend in fataitias a.
was apparent last year.
The council attributed ro
the January rise to accidnnt oi
rural areas and observod N
Northern roads that wera u'''
open than usual during the nnU". ,,U.e
probably resulted in abpornr u l,
travel. IL aI
January safety leaders amoru
the cities, with their tbeoratins
annual death rates per 100 oNn w ra d
pulstion as computed by the co1,. po'
Gil, were: "'''
Group one (more than 5oo nm
Observation-Disclosures "a; New '9Uv Vor'
80; Pittsburgh 1877. -0'A
Group two (25O,OOO 10 5oo NM
residents)-Memphis &; Kanso
City 6; Providence, R. l., 95
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cats nine OPENS
! BASEBALL DRILLS
Coach Bumgarner Gives Boys
Workout in Gym; Edwards
- ~ -. I
-
Battery at First Practice

Baseball practice at New Hanover
High school officially started yester-
day afternoon when Coach Floyd
Bumgarner sent the boys through an
exercise drill on the new gym floor
and started his batteries at work.
Due to the cold weather the prac-
tice sessions will be held in the gym
until the mercury rises.
Back this year for the opening
drills were lettermen Jennings and
Bobby Edwards, No. l battery for
the Wildcats and veterans of both
High and Junior Legion baseball
Bobby, pitching mostly non-confer-
ence games last year, will probably
be called on for the heavy work
this season. Jennings is the only
regular backstopper returning and
will likely take over most of the
catching chores.
Other boys who showed up well in
Junior Legion baseball last summer
and who are out for school honors
Oh the .eanl are Dicky Watts. Muir
ply Scoggins, Tom Benton, Alvah
Ta-um and Ernest Johnson.
Last year was q fairly successful
season Tor the Cats. who ended up
II third place il the Eastern Class
8 conference and with shot al sec
o-5 Ilace. However. the last game
with Raleish. which might have
meant the difference between third
and second place. was cancelled due
= the fact that il would not have
affected the conference champion
shin
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
SPORTS
1856 Game Licenses
Are Bought in State

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.- Up -
of the 7.646,193 state licenses -
which cost s12,99S, ,165--to fish, hunt
or trap in the United States and
Alasla during the year ending Jan
uarv /, 1910. 1886 were bought in
North Carolina for $271, 623.
The figures. released by the Fish
and Wildlife service, also showed
that sportsmen purchased 1854 OF
the iii, Sol 81 Federal Duck stamps
sold in the year.
The 1889 figures, the last year for
which reports for all states are
available, showed Michigan in the
lead with ,733 licenses issued;
PENNSYLVANIA issued 661, $50; New
York 591 ,946; Ohio 521,963 and In
diana 35S,3S6.
North Carolina was III flfteenth
place.
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cheerful cooperation provided with
out expectation of huge profits.
Though there is still friction be-
tween business and g~- ernment,
leaders on both sides have their
eyes on the same objectives. The
difference over methods of attain
ment, and even here there is a
larger area of agreement t h n
might be expected. There are
bitches in the defense program,
some of them serious. It is prob
able that 1941 will see many of the
more dangerous obstacles to ma
tional preparedness overcome.
Public opinion will track down.
and violently, if they are not. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
MCREARY IN HEAD

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 27.'LPl-Little
Conn McCreary scored a double to-
day at Hialeah park to take a one
victory lead over the Veteran Don
Meade in their nip-and-tuck contest
for riding honors. Besides the re-
cognition that goes with leadership,
the winner will receive a gold watch
at the end of Hialeah's season Sat
urday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
Cape of Pillar Is Sent
To Former King Alfonso

ROME, Feb. 27-LR- The cape
of Pillar, Madonna of Zaragoza,
was sent today by the Spanish
ecclesiastical authorities to former
King Alfonso of Spain, who lies
desperately i'll.
Tradition is that the garment
possesses miraculous qualities in
facilitating cures.
If Alfonso's condition permits, it
is expected that the mantle will be
draped over his shoulders briefly.
A bulletin as to his condition
said tonight:
''Serious prostration continues" :"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
Admiral Stark Leaves
To Inspect Fleet Units

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-R-
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of
naval operations, left the capital
today to inspect the units of the
Atlantic fleet.
The Navy department, announc-
ing Stark's departure, said the
trip would take several weeks.
Stark will proceed first to the
Caribbean area in a naval vessel
and from there will visit other
units of the fleet by using both
surface ships and airplaneS. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
CAMPBELL WINS

GASTONIA, Feb. 27.-LRp-Camp
bell and Belmont Abbey won their
games tonight to survive the open
ing round of the North Carolina
Junior College Conferences annual
Basketball tournament being held
at the armory here. The Campbell
team trounced Pfeiffer college of
Meisenheinner, So to 38, and the Alb
hey defeated Wingate 43 to 35.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
COTHRAN TRIUMPHS

ORMAND BEACH, Ala, Feb. 27
-LP)-Medalist Jane Cothran OF
Greenville, S. c., advanced to the
semi-fnals of the South Atlantic
Women's golf tournament today
with and victory over youth
full Georgia Tainter of Fargo, N. u.
western junior champion.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
CLEMSON IS FREE
FROM DRAFT CALL
Howard Says Since All HIS
Gridders Are R.O.T.C. Ca
dets They'll Be Back
BY ROMNEY WHEELER

ATLANTA. Feb. 27.-R-Next
summers draft is causing grey
hairs for many a college football
coach-but not Frank Howard OF
Clemson. Frank says all his
boys will be doing business at the
same old stand because all are
R. O. T. C. cadets He has
lost an assistant coach, however,
to even things up.
People: Lester Burge, North Car
olina first baseman, is the lone
holdout of the Atlanta Crackers -.
and President Earl Mann says he
won't up the contract. On the
other hand, Red Lucas has just
signed for his 22nd year of pro-
fessional baseball His sigma
ture went on an agreement as
pitcher-coach with Montreal OF the
International league. . Lucas, IN
case you want ancient history,
started with Nashville in 1920. :.
Birmingham is counting on Vice
President Warren Giles of -Cincin-
natl to pull pennant rabbit out
of his hat this year. It's been
ten years since the last one. e.
Up at Knoxville, owner Bob Allen
is said to be dickering with the
Giants to farm out Fob Foxx, the
Tennessee footballer, with his
Smokes figures him a rare
drawing card.
Extras: Not all athletic monkey
shines are allotted to football
games. Up at Berea (Ky.) they
have folk-dances b e W e n the
halves of basketball games :. 9.
Western Kentucky Teachers hold
flag-raising ceremonies {. . and
Murray ky State Teachers has
eye filling Dorothy Simmons as
drum majorette to demonstrate
fancy baton-Work. If Xavier
university of New Orleans doesn't
win the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic conference basketball
tournament at Tuskegee this week
enQ, 1t WILL COlllOClllu d lOI VI llSSl v
fans. The sensational team won
II straight league games in its reg
ular season. Clark of Atlanta
was last years winner.
Huddle: Railbirds, after watch
ing Jimmy Demaret on the winter
circuit, wouldn't give a dlvot for
his chances to retain the Augusta
masters crown. He's been putt
ing all over the green. For
day-in, day-out performance, little
Ber Hogan is the man. He
mas yet to finish first this season,
but he's a lead-pipe cinch to place
or show. Ed Oliver, shortly to
be inducted for military service,
carries only two wood clubs - a
driver and a spoon. Most con-
sistent power drives come from the
club of Eduardo Blast, Argentine
golfer. He whacks 'em coun-
try mile, but has trouble with his
approach shots. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
SWOPE ELECTED

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-(R)-Her-
bert Bayard Swope was elected chair
man OF the New York state racing
commission today for a second term
Of six years by his fellow commits
sioners, John Hay Whitney and John
Sloan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
ASH RETIRES

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 81
LP)-ken Ash notified the Chattan-
ooga Lookouts (Southern associa-
tion) today he was retiring from
baseball after 16 years as a pitcher
to accept employment with a Cabon
company at his home in Anmore.
West Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TAKE 2,760 LIVES
Death Steps Up Speed Along
U. S. Streets and High
ways in January

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-(R,HDeath
stepped up its speed along U. S.
streets and highways during the
first month of 1941, the national
safety council reported tonight.
The organization stated that g.
76O persons were killed in traffic
accidents in January.
The total was nine per cent
higher than in January. 1910. il
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
NEW LOOP MEMBERS

CONCORD, Feb. 27-R-Direc-
tors Of the North Carolina State
league voted 5 to 3 today to admit
Hickory and Statesville, giving the
loop ten members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
MEET POSTPONED

PINEHURST, Feb. 27-lP,-T,.
final round of the Tin Whistle c,n,,'
Golf tournament was POSTPONED -.
day until tomorrow on accom-, W y,
inclement weather, y"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
IA ! FOG AND
Nj DRIVING LIGHT

gives you EXTRA EYES tho+
see through rain and foo.
Don't drive "blind." cIeor
or amber lens.
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BOWLING
CIVIC A LEAGUE

Especial Match)
LADIES
WiIn1in utnn
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murdered. Others were forced to
run the gantlet. The spiked cam
non were re-captured and re-
turned to action.
But the British were afraid of
still further reinforcements. On
May 8 they lifted the siege.
For ten weeks Fort Meigs was
left in peace. Then, unable to win
by siege, the British tried strategy.
A fake battle was staged in the
nearby forest. Perhaps, the Brit
ish thought, the garrison will be
fooled into believing relief party
is under attack and come to the
rescue.
This, too, failed. Discouraged,
the siege was lifted-this time for
good.
The valiant defense of Fort
Meigs stopped this British attempt
to invade Ohio and is another link
in the chain of important military
events on Ohio soil.
Today a fine, slender shaft
marks the site of the fort and
stands as a memorial to fearless
American soldiers who fought and
won against great odds.