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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Out Of Step Now

The death of former Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah removes from the American scene
man of many virtues. But they are not the
virtues which command influence in the Iegis-
lative halls of today or which, indeed, are
now regarded as assets in campaign for
election.
Business man and advocate of strict econ
~omy in government affairs, Mr.. Smoot stood
during his entire five terms in the senate
as Republican conservative. He was an
expert in tax matters and the tariff The
Smoot-Hawley tariff act which is so different
from the reciprocal trade program Of today
largely the product of his brain and
energy and contributed perhaps to his defeat
in the Roosevelt landslide of 1882.
He had little time for society or the lighter
side of life. Yet he was not unfriendly or
unpopular. In fact all of his associates, on
both sides of the senate, held him in the
highest respect and esteem and had the great
est admiration for his undoubted talents and
sense of duty. But he would have been far
out Of place in the senate of 1941.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Women And Children First

1t is good to see a sudden solicitude tor
women and children. The Italians are re-
ported to be seeking an arrangement to evac-
uate to safety 10000 women and children,
colonists in Ethiopia
We hope it will be possible to do this; that
the British will be able to blot out for the
moment the picture of their own women and
children blown to bits, buried under walls,
mangled and torn by shell fragments, crouch
ing night after night in sinking cellars as
the bombers (some of them Italian) rumble
overhead Yes, we hope the British will be
able to rise above thoughts like that, and to
protect the helpless.
Terrible things might happen to these in
nocents. For the Ethiopians have probably
not forgotten what happened to their women
and children when their villages bloomed with
Vittorio Mussolini's CHASTITY ''roses.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
COOPERATE

10 The Star:
I have been driving cars since
1911 when 1 made my own car
number and have watched the evo-
luton of traffic laws designed to
care for the increase in traffic.
have noticed the displeasure of a
few when conditions compelled the
officers to tighten the rules govern
ing traffic. I havo noticed the re-
calcitrant grown-ups change their
attitude after some new ruling had
clearly demonstrated it's value.
Now I notice that the police de-
partment has found it necessary to
enforce the rules Of parking and
other traffic rules and feel that all
sober thinking people owe it to the
department to not only cooperate
with the department but also to en-
courage those who have to take
criticism, more often unjustified, in
order to protect the lives and prop
erty Of all drivers Of cars.
I hope others will consider the
officers position and realize the
benefits that will follow by following
the rules.
Respectfully,
j. B. HALES.
Wilmington, N. C.
February II, 1941.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Bearing Down

In an effort to discourage public patronage
OF gambling establishments, the police COM
missioner of New York city will furnish the
names of all patrons found in raided gambling
houses to all established credit rating houses
which desire to have this information.
Authority for the identification of such per-
sons is found under the penal law of the state
OF New York which says that any person as
sociated with and found in gambling resort
is 'vagrant.''
The Mayor of New York said he has COM
municated with the leading credit rating firm
in the city and that it will be glad to have the
information for it's files
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
, Editorial Comment
KEEPING RENTS DOW
Macon Telegraph

Two hundred officers are expected to come
here this week, along with three thousand
soldiers who are to be at Camp Wheeler by
Saturday and it is highly important that these
officers may be able to find homes at a
reasonable rental
It would have been difficult to devise any
better plan that that set on foot by the Cham
Der of Commerce.. with the cooperation of
Camp Wheeler representatives and the Macon
Board of Realtors.
The ordinary laws of hospitality would sug-
gest that we should not impose hardships on
our guests and through everything We do
runs also the thread of hope that the national
defense projects set up in this area may be
made permanent.
To accomplish that end we will need the
good will of all concerned.
Houses available for rent will be listed, to-
gether with the rental prices asked but only
on condition that the rates be reasonable. The
various interests represented should insure
equitable charges.
It is only proper to suggest that in many
respects the property owner is entitled to
some consideration. We hasten to say that
such consideration, speaking broadly, should
be in the direction of a revision in assess
ments and taxes.
There are many pieces of property in Macon
which now pay out IS per cent of the gross
revenue in taxes. Then come insurance, re-
pairs and depreciation. In some instances
the property has been vacant for years, but
the taxes were going on, just the same.
A situation such as that which has arisen
here points up the dilemma in which the
property owner finds himself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
NAVAL
VESSEL BUILDING
PROGRAM PROPOSED
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history that an ymilitary develop
ment had been proposed for Samoa,
which is located in the south Paci.
fic in a direct line between Hawaii
and Australia.
With one of the finest harbors in
the south Pacific, Samoa is under a
naval governor but only a skeleton
administrative organization has been
maintained there.
Congress refused at the last two
sessions to appropriate funds for i'm
provement of the harbor at Guam
after critics contended it was the
first step toward fortification of the
island, which they said was a need.
less affront to Japan.
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) of the
house naval committee predicted,
however, there would be mo trouble
this year in getting the appropria-
ton approved. 1t was learned the
navy intends to use the money for
Guam to provide passive defense"
facilities, such as bomb shelters for
personnel, communication centers
and power plants, and to make the
harbor suitable for use by both large
and small naval vessels.
Meanwhile Mr.. Roosevelt gave
smoking Rear Admiral Emory S.
(Jerry) Land, retired, the task of
providing expeditions and effective"
deliveries of maritime defense pro-
ducts.
Land, the chairman of the mari.
time commission, also was chosen to
advise the President On such sub.
jects as Britain's desire for more
merchant shipping, and on the acoui-
sition of ships to carry United States
defense articles and to act as naval
auxiliaries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under Council Manager Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial Shoes.
Seaside Highuay from Wri0htsvt1e
Beech to Bald Head Island.
Ertension OF City Limits.
35Foot Cape Fear Rtver channel, pid-
4er Turning Basin, with ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved Rive1 Road to Southport, vto
0rton Plantation.
pevelopme ent OF Pulp Wood Production
tn ough sustained-yteld methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
United Industrial and Resort Promo
tional Agency, supported BY one county
pide ta1.
Shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. Developed around the
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital -iHties for .ohites.
Junior High School.
Tobdcco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF nattve grape 0rotcin0
throughout Southeastern North Caroline.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdndtoriunt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
. Man About Manhattan

do you think of the German
army?"
They're not so hot, Your Ma
jesty,' replied the little Limey
But their dive bombers and
their tanks, didn't they have a
lot of those?"
"Yes, your majesty, they did.
Their bombers were wonderful and
so were their tanks. Their whole
mechanized equipment was Won
derful.'
"And even with this you weren't
impressed with the German
army?'
They're not so hot, all things
considered" the little Limey said.
THANK you, my man. ex-
claimed the king, heartened by Sc
much optimism. Have you got
any suggestions, or recommenda
tions to make?"
"Just one thing, your majesty" "
the Limey said, "all them colonies
you've got, it's none of my busi
ness, but if 1 were you I think
I'd put 'em in my wife's name. -
A flip piece of impertinence is
alleged to have sayed Eddy How
ard traffic violation ticket the
other day. The singer was driving
to the studio when a big cop sud-
denly bawled, why don't you blow
your horn?"
This horn is too darn indiffer-
ent," explained Howard.
Say that again. said the cop.
1T just doesn't give hoot."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
UPSURGE IN u. S.
BUILDING LOOMS
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900 in federal appropriations for
expansion of shipbuilding facili-
ties, $194, 100000 in federal funds
for doubling naval ordnance
manufacturing facilities, $5,951,-
600 in state and municipal bond
sales. and 100000 in corporate
security issues.
New construction financing for
l941 to date amounted to $685..
$4,000, up 313 per cent from the
similar 1910 stretch.
Important defense plant expan-
sion awards include:
E. l. Du POnt De Neanours l.
Co., S47,OO0,000 smokeless powder
plant at Childersburg, Ala; $685.
OOO, 900 plant expansion at Indi-
ana Ordnance Works, Charles
ton, Ind; S3,5OO.0OO naval pow
der plant expansion at Indian
Head, Md.
Studebaker Corp, $37,OO0,OOO
plant expansion at Chicago and
$36, ,O0O, 900 expansion at South
Bend, Ind, for production of
Wright Aeronautical "260O" L
gines.
General Motors Corp, Buick d.
vision, $24,00O.O0O plant expan-
sion in Grand Blanc township.
Genesee county, Mich, for pro-
duction of Pratt & Whitney
1880" engines.
Wright AerOnautical Corp,
S42, 100000 for aircraft engine
plant at LOckland, o.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
By GEORGE TUCKER
BY GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Feb. Pit was
just 1S years ago last Tuesday
that G4ace Moore was introduced
to Italo Montemezzi, and since
that night in 1923 one of Broad
ways warmest and most lasting
friendships has grown. I mention
this because when Miss Moore
sang Firoa in the opera The
Three Kings at the Met the other
night she was fulfilling one of
those long ambitions people some
times have. Montemezzi composed
THE Three Kings When taey
first met Miss Moore was singing
musical comedy at the Music Box.
Montemezzi said, You must sing
one of my operas some time" i.
Il WILL" Miss Moore replied +.
And now she has done just this.
Scotty Reston, the returned war
correspondent, reports this Incl
dent (but you aren't to take it
seriously about England's King
when he went to review his troops
just evacuated from Dunki1k
The men were drawn up in COM
pany front, and a ragged lot they
were. Their uniforms were in tat
ters. Many wore bloodstained band
ages, their shoes were broken, and
their faces were begrimed and
unshaved.
The King walked slowly down
the line and finally paused before
what appeared to be the only op-
timistic face in the whole group
Tell me- said the king, what
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
MUSSOLINI, FRANCO
REACH COMPLETE
IDENTITY OF VIEWS
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OUllClllueu FROM rage une)
ferred somewhere in Italy, today,
foreign diplomatic reports said,
and it was generally supposed that
Spain's part in the European wal
was decided.
There was sharp divergence
in the opinions of observers as to
Spain's future role, now that Fran
CO and Mussolini seem to have
settled it.
The majority held that Mussolini
called on the reluctant Spanish Ma
tionalist regime to pay off the
debt of Axis help in the Spanish
civil war by supplying bases for
operations against Britain in the
Mediterranean. Some said Franco
Travelled to Italy to explain reasons
for his reluctance to 60 to war.
A minority leaned to conjecture
that Spain was to be a peacemaer
between Italy and Britain. No one
pretended to know for use.
1t was possible that Frances
meeting tomorrow with Marshal
Petain, his former professor at the
superior War College at Paris and
the first French ambassador to
Nationalist Spain, would amount
to little more than an exchange
of courtesies.
The old marshal is understood
tc have requested the interview
when he learned that his one-time
protege would travel across France
to Italy and back in heavily
guarded, 20-automobile party. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13

established for unskilled NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ers, janitors, grass-cutters; seml-skllled work
ers-those assisting in public works, park,
sewer and highway maintenance, cultivation
of shrubs and the like; and for skilled work
ers in public works and park maintenance
and the operation of automotive equipment.
Increases in salaries for these jobs may
he granted ON the recommendation of the dl-
rector of public works.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
CONFERENCE SLATED

RALEIGH, Feb. 12-LP)-Gover-
nor' Broughton announced today
that he would confer Friday with
representative of forestry inter-
ests to study proposed methods
for the encouragement of timber
growing. The meeting was ar
ranged at the request of the North
Carolina Forestry association. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
/VALLETTA RAIDED

VALLETTA, Malta, Feb. 12.-R
A British communique reported
tonight that enemy" airplanes in
several raids Tuesday night on
this fortified island did no damage
and caused no casulties. On Tues.
day afternoon. it was added, d
rad on an RAF detachment caused
no 'appreciable damage" One at
tacklng plane was reported dam
aged. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
The Editors
Letter Box

The editor does not necessarily
endorse any article appearing in
this department. They represent the
views Of the individual readers. Cor
respondents are warned that all
communications must contain the
correct name and address for our
records. though the latter may be
signed as the writer sees fit. The
Star-News reserves the right to alter
any text that for any reason is OBJ
jectionable. Letters on controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
Fixed Salary For Labor

Laborers for the city of New Rochelle, NJ Y,
vacation and IL days sick leave with pay un-
der the provisions of new city ordinance.
A different annual scale of pay has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
TOP O. THE MORNING

KnolCeldge is proud that he has learned so
much: Wisdom is humble that he knolUs no
more.
-COWPER,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-13
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Up -
| Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "A hours ending
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
| areas and elsewhere:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
David Morgan
Sentenced

Raleigh, oct. 28.-(AP)-DaVid II.
Morgan, ~24-year-old Wake Forest col
lege graduate, pleaded guilty IN fed
eral court yesterday to violating the
.~SelectiVc service act and was %sentenC-
ed to serve Is months in the federal
rcformatory al C~hilllcothe, Ono .
Morgan last spring declined to fill
out his draft QUESTIONABLE because
of his objection to mass physical VIC
lence."
He spoke for Is minutes before
sD.tonce was passed by Judge |. M
Meckins.
The youths parents, Rev. S, L.
Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, Of Wake
Forest, we're present and made short
talks to the judge.
Morgan was released until Thurs
day morning, when he was instructed
to report here to the United States
marshall. He returned to his home
in Wake Forest.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
N. c. Labor
War Goes On
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Ey nt\Rl A\ EklLL

Raleigh, oct. 28.-North Cardinals
little IaOur WU WItnm the y. +. Oh
l.. goe, merrIly on N ThomasVllle
and High Point, but 50 tar mas not
arrived At Inc point where there
has been a strike OF work stopp Sc
because the Brotherhood OF Narpen-
tiers and JomerS cannot agree WITH
the Upholsterers Union as to what
workers shall belong to when units.
1t seems that the upholsterera not
50 long & "broadened their con-
stitutIon 50 as to take IN some Glasses
of workers previously eligible only
for membership in the c and j
union. Naturally there was resent
ment.
Under George Walker, regional
director. the upholsterers have UNI
doubtedly obtained a majority IN
some of the ThomasVille furniture
factories-and NJ. l.. Baumgardner,
an organizer for the International
has announced his group is ready Tor
anything, including even a stlke Tor
which it has put $4,000 in the bank.
1t seems also that the carpenters
and joiners, under rules of the A
f. of L., has jurisdiction over WOOD
workers, craft carpenters. pile dTlN-
ers, reed and rattan workers.
| also seems this is the first time in ;
generation their rights have beer
| challenged; and leaders are not IN
( cllned TO let their authority be
1louted without fighting back.
The up~holsterers have asked for
, an election to be ordered by The
NLRB, the carpenters nd joiner:
nave protested.
50 that's where the matter rests
but if and when the labor board calls
for a hearing the sparks are likely
to fly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
A\>NiR RS.

The oet.aI expenses IF the 1871 |
session are NOT alatIaa.C The bud |
get commission. Ha"cNcr, set up II
total ut S20U.00O To- cover the session.
The 1889 st. actually cost a total
ol S2I+.539 The per diem of the
fifty senator's amounted to $50, 700,
and the l2U representatives, S72,lOO
I. is interesting tn note that the sal
aries and wages OF clerks and other
tmD}c5e9 of me senate chamber
amounted to So $40, more than
seven thousand dollars more thaA
pay OF the senators.
, Thomas Thompson Eckert, born
IN Ohio in 1925, was superintendent
of a gold mine in Montgomery cotn-
" jtst prior TO the outbreak OF the
War Bc~>-en the States. He Was an
experienced telegraph operator, and
at the beginning of the Var, Went
North and became manager of the
military telegraph office at General
McCleilan'S headquarters in 1851.
continuing as manager during the
Pen nsular campaign. The next year
he organized the military tr.c4lapt.
service in the War department m
Washington. In 1864 President Lin
coin appointed him assistant Sccrc-
tafv of War. In 1881 he assisted III
! organizing several telegraph COM
panies into the Western Union. and
became Vicc-prCsIdeUt and general
manager. He became president III
1892 and served as such until his
retirement in 1902. Died in 1912.
3. The Ic~gisla1.Ire of 1898 adopted
an act logalizmg the six percent IN
tcrcst rate. Violation OF the act pro-
yIded for forfeiture of the entire IN
terpst charges. \. person charged a
higher rate could recover twice the
amount of interest paid.
+. Thomas Jefferson Green, OF
Warren county, represented that
county in the North Carolina assem-
blv Of 1926. Later he moved to Flor
ida and served in the Florida leglsla-
ture, than to California and later to
Texas, serving in the legislatures o.
those states. He was elected also tt
the congress of the Republic o.
Texas. Texas also made him q brl-
gadier general in the Texas Army.
) The plant of the CataWba com
pany in the spring OF 1919 was lc
have the river opened for traffic BY
October of hat year. At that time (
canal was being cut around Noun
tain Island falls. The project was no
completed, in all probability, be
: cause of the financial panic Of tina
year. Ten years later attention wa
:, turned to railroad development.
6. Congressman Nathaniel Macon
of Warren county, notified the PEG
pie of his district through letters |
the postmasters in the towns in hi
81 district. His letter reads: washing
:, ton, June Is, 1872. Sir: War was de
clared against Great Britain yestei
day. Yours, etc. Nathaniel Macon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
CHURCH is BURNED
IN WARREN COUNTY

Warreton, Oct, %. - Sulphur
Springs Baptist church, Of Elberton,
near Warrenton burned to the ground
at $50 Sunday morning just after
the fire had been made in the fur
mace for the Sunday school service.
It was thought sparks on the
shingles caused the fire.
Neighbors rushed to the and
tried to ave the building but the
flames had made too much Roadway
and there was no water supply avail
able.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
A Fighting Speech

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~ .:.h .b,,
$780,. -. ,,+,a,-
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1ia.
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me SPeeSii "i"' so"''5'"
'fo'i "'e PO'P'N
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as they ''
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f1i'Iel >e0lSl '.'P S'''.'t''9
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ing seizure anu NOI''i'i
Fafidi''d 0"''''' "''" '''
out al eHlSi'hs reIisI'lIS "',u
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Mem h''i'P' d N'''V . GU
Whlle lhe PloIIc HAS moe H.
peer lev III OH "''S ,
is not surprising IL - ''Nc ~ '''N
wholly IN ac'"f with 'Ht "'''''
appraisal OIL MS |iao''Io''S i"' "0'N
ing employed by 1He fIe9'"7'' ''
acqualntlh2 lhe people WIZ" "'t III
formation makes IL me more NM
preSSlVe ana the more iFj2H'Ild- NJ
said he hat the documents III I'>
possession. and 1t Ill becomes t'Nll'','
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28

Taday's Fable: Once uo.@ IL time
.here was a vegetable. sud no one
ever thought OF naming 81 queen IN
It, honor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28

And his sons Isaac and lshmae
buried him in the cave OF Mach
pelah.-Gen. so
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-28
WANT ADS
Get Results

FOR SALE; TWO WHEEL TOBAC-
co trailer with l6-inch tires.
OIarv's Garage. 27-2ti
WANTED MILLION POUNDS OF
tobacco scrap at Planters Ware
house, Henderson, N. c. Sell with
Moore for more money. 20-26ti
GOODYEAR TIRES, BATTERIES,
Tubes. Oils, Shoe Repair, Harness
Repair, cash on credit on Tires,
Batteries. Get our prices before
you buy. Carolina Tire Store, 27-tf
PROTECT YOUR HOME WITH A
Barber GenaSCO roof. We can do
the Job and arrange financing on
easy terms if desired. Tanner
Roofing Co, phone 606. 6
The New Chevrolet For ~ Is The
nations choice-eye it, try it, buy
it. Evcready Chevrolet Co., phone
707.
FOR BETTER VALUES IN USED
cars drive five miles and save the
difference. Clyde Thorne Auto
Sales. below Aycock school. Phone
654-J and Bali. 2|btl
OLD HATS MADE LIKE NEW BY
our modern cleaning and re-block-
ing methods. Vance Cleaning Co.
Phone 1878. 105 N. Garnet stree:
Give us a trial. 30-tt
FOR SALE: GOOD MODEL A 1880
Ford coach, good condition, good
tines. See Samuel ~IIershman, 321
Rowland street. 27-3i
BIG LOT OF LIVING ROOM AND
bedroom suites. Also many good
used items lust received. r. f..
SatterWhitc & Sons. near Fire Sta
ton. 25-t.
BUILD A MODERN HOME THRO
ugh building and loan and pay fol
it monthly Ike rent. Henderson
Building & Loan Association, Al
&. Wester, Secy, Co.
If IT'S GROCERIES, QUALITY
western meats, fresh fish ana
oysters, and fresh vegetables n
fruits call Herbert's yellow Front
Phone 439 for free delivery. l3-ti
NOTICE.
This is to notify all persons tina.
Alex Francis who was sentenced t.
States Prison for a term OF two &c
three years at the March term, l94l
for aiding and abetting in an abor-
ton, will apply to the Governor o.
North Carolina for a parole. All per
sons who are opposed to same vii
please Immediately notify the Gov
ernor or the Commissioner of Pa
roles, Raleigh, N. c.
This the 28th day Of October, 194l
H. D. FRANCIS.