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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26

at 8 o'clock in the morning and
the last n was at 8 o'clock to-
night.
Late in the afternoon, it ap-
peared that differences owe a pio-
posed constitutional amendment to
consolidate state public school ad-
ministration had been ironed out.
Governor Broughton announced
that under a new version OF the
proposal, the state superintendent
of public instruction would be
chairman Of a new school board,
which would perform functions
now distributed among several
agencies; the Governor would ap.
point one board member frou'
each of the IL congressional dis.
tricts; and the board would name
a comptroller to administer school
funds.
Earlier in the day, the senate
committee on constitutional
uA4ASAlAlIlCIltS ido AC4u q lCdA1 AAS
on the bill, one school man Claude
F. Gaddy of Raleigh. opposing it
on the ground the superintendent
of public instruction should not be
saddled with the school systems
financial details.
The committee was considering
a substitute measure which would
replace a proposal, passed and
then recalled by the senate, to
make the lieutenant governor
chairman of a new ~all-inclusive
school board, with one member
named from each of the II con-
gressional districts and the super
intendent of public instruction as
an ex officio member.
Under the substitute, the super
lntendent would be secretary Of
the board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Suicidal

All through the early stages of the senate
debate on the lease-lend bill there was a
discrete avoidance of one word-filibuster Not
even bitter opponents who went to the length
of charging that the measure would lead d.
rectly to war, dictatorship and disaster raised
the threat of this last desperate resort which
can be taken by a minority. Now, however
Senator Bulow of South Dakota has injected
this ominous note into the discussion by as
serting that the opposition might be justified
in keeping the debate going until the war
abroad is over.
II is sincerely to be hoped that this hint OF
a filibuster, dropped in the course OF the
senator's speech and since heard in capitol
corridors, was not seriously meant as a threat
For if there is any one course which would
be completely suicidal at this stage OF the
game it would be obstructionism which would
prevent the United States from adopting a
~clear-cut policy and taking the steps necessary
to meet foreign threats.
There are grave risks and dangers in almost
any positive step which the United States can
take in times like these. But the most perilous
policy of all would be to lapse into inaction,
to handcuff the government and the nation
and wait for events to catch up with US.
That is the policy which has brought dis
aster already to nations all over Europe. A
prolonged filibuster would tempt a similar
disaster for ourselves.
We cannot believe that the opposition to
the lease-lend measure would 60 to this length
to impose their views on an unwilling senate
and an unwilling nation. Strongly as they op'
pose the provisions of the measure they must
realize how disastrous such a course would
be, how greatly it would give aid and comfort
to the aggressor nations, and how far it would
60 to undermine Britain's resistance to her
enemies. If they are the sincere and patriotic
men we believe them to be at heart they
will not carry their opposition to such lengths
of folly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Nazis In Spain

When German troops crossed the border
between occupied France and Spain the other
day it was said that they comprised only
five small units, that they were part Of the
occupational army, and that they came or
a peaceful errand. Their task was to bring
relief to fire-ravaged Santander.
1t may be so. AS far as the soldiers them
selves are concerned, there is no doubt that
it is so. They will welcome this duty, which
is far better than their usual work of de.
struction. But the policy of the German high
command, as dictated by the Nazis, has never
even in this case, the question is what the
Germans hope to gain by their aid to Spain.
A great deal might hinge on this move,
seemingly inspired by humanity though it is.
For months General Franco has been under
pressure from Hitler to join in the war against
Britain or at least let German troops march
through his county to attack Gibraltar. He
has refused, chiefly on the ground that Spain
must nave food and can get it only through
British sufferance. But others who know Spain
say there is another reason.
That reason is that the Spanish people would
rise in revolt if Spain were to be made a
German corridor. They would fight the Nazi
troops as invaders. Whether this is true or
not we do not know, but it may be that this
peaceful incursion is designed to win a dit.
ferent welcome for Hitler's armies when and
if they come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
, War Interpretive

visions would require that the coast
Of France. the low countries and
Norway be studded with refueling
and operating bases.
Easy Targets
1t should be comparatively easy
for the British air fighters to find
such targets. Moreover, day and
night attacks on those submarine
nests would serve a double British
purpose.
Protection of the bases would be
so vital to the NaZi campaign plan
that a substantial air force would
have to be retained about them to
meet the British air threat. That
would cut down the size of Nazi
air fleets available to blast at Eng
land.
The main British objective, how.
ever, must be to locate and wreck
Nazi U-boat nests and the rail and
road connections over which they
are supplied with oil and torpedoes.
There is evidence that the British
are getting valuable information
as to German war installations
from sources in all Nazi-occupied
countries. Despite German censor
ship, reports of Nazi trials of Nor
wegians, Hollanders, Belgians and
Frenchmen for communicating or
attempting to communicate mill
tary information to the British bob
up in the war news from day to
day.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, British
air minister, has noted another
roundabout source of British in
formation. He read a letter from
a French writer living near a Nazi
airdrome in France to a Free
French" colleague who passed it
on to the British. 1t told of ac-
curate British bombing of the Nazi
airfield and German planes caught
on the ground.
Months of delay in the German
attack on England has permitted
intensified development of such
channels of communication. They
could prove invaluable now in guild
ing a British effort to cripple the
Nazi U-boat drive at its source. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
A Delicate Problem

To feed 50,0 900 men is quite a problem, to
be sure; but to satisfy the taste-wants of all
5o,000 OF them is something else again.
The supply quartermaster at Camp Bland.
ing, Florida, knows.
Blanding is one of the camps where Uncle
Sam is training his new conscript army. And
it just so happens that its present complement,
is composed of men from north and south Of
the Mason-Dixon line; and therein. as they
say, lies the rub.
Southern soldiers, brought up on that good
old southern dish of grits and gravy, want
grits and gravy for breakfast, and it's quite
alright with them if the same dish is served
once or twice again during the day.
Boys from New England haven't beer
brought up on grits and gravy, and definitely
they've told the cook. they don't want grits
and gravy-for breakfast or any other meal
The New Englanders said they wanted white
Hour pancakes and maple syrup for break
last, a New England delicacy.
But the Southern boys don't like white flou]
pancakes and maple syrup; their pancak,
tastes run to corn or buckwheat cakes an.
cane syrup!
ALI IN all, as is readily observed, Uncle San
Is having quite a time of 1t down at Blanding
Apparently, the only thing in common between
northern and Southern soldiers-and It's al
that really matters in the final analysis-i
that they're real Americans.
That's enough. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
NEW UTILITIES
COMMISSION BILL
IS INTRODUCED
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term and receive 49, 900 a year.
He and the other two members
who would receive 6 1000 a year
would be named by the Governor
with the confirmation of the senate.
One of these two commissioners
would be named to a two-year
term and the other to a four
year term, but at the expiration
of the first terms each would serve
for six years.
The measure has the approval
of Governor Broughton, who has
already sponsored bills to reorgan-
ize the highway commission, the
board Of conservation and develop,
ment, school administration a n d
the enforcement of the states high
way laws.
At his afternoon press confer.
ence, he pointed out that the util-
tiles commissions work had grown
past the capacity of one man. and
added that ne expected that more
intensive enforcement of utilities
laws, made possible by two more
full-time men, would result in the
collection OF enough additional
funds to more than pay for the
added expense.
In the near future, he announced,
a bill will be introduced to give
the commission supervision owe
airport facilities, which are rot
now covered by any North Caroline
statute.
The committee meetings started
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Quotations

Business is seeing the development OF an at
titude whereby it is apt to be damned if it
does and damned if it doesn't.'-Henry H.
Hermann, executive manager National Asso.
citation Of Credit Men.
The overwhelming majority of the people
of Latin-Ameriea live today in a state Of
slavery just as inhuman and unnecessary as
that which Lincoln Observation-Disclosures
Castillo Najera, Mexican ambassador to the
u. S.
1 did not gain any impression that the Ford
company had changed its mind on unions. ~
President Green of the A.. F.. Of L. after a talk
with Harry Bennett, Ford's personnel mana
ger"
You are taking a step now that you will re.
ar.+ n tho and of YOUR life.-Judge Alfred c.
Coke, U. S. District Court, to a draft evader.
The force that binds society together
and makes It possible for us to have any civ.
~;lization at all is love.-Bishop Herbert Weleh
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
BY KIRKE L. P

Herr Hitler got a quick answer
to his threat to smash England by
means Of a sea attack. 1t came
In the form of a daylight raid by
British aircraft which crossed the
channel to hammer at German
held bases.
Whatever the results of that raid,
it seems ovious that British STRAIT
egists intend to meet the threat OF
a U-boat and surface raider at
tack by hitting first. Hitler's de-
teat-dogged Axis mate, Mussolini,
complained publicly that his North
African disasters were due to the
fact that the British got the jump
on his armies. They r out to do
the same thing against Hitler's
spring U.boat scourge if possible.
Expanding Air Power
From this distance the British
counter-raids along the Nazi-held
invasion coast give evidence of
expanding British a power at
home. Despite planes sent to Afri-
ca, to Malaga and to Greece, Eng
land is now able to muster both
bombers and fighter escorts in sui
ficient numbers to risk large-scale
daylight attacks on Nazi subma-
rine and air installations in France
and the low countries.
If other indications were lacking
that months Of German air bomb
ing of English war plants h a d
failed to cripple plane production
raids would prove it. 1t takes
something like a %ten-to-one ratio
of fighter escort planes to protect
one heavy bomber adequately, ac-
cording to British estimates.
Fighters are England's first line
Of defense against German bomb
ers. They could not be risked for
offensive operations against i'm
vasion coast" bases unless t h e
available British fighter force had
been expanded very greatly in
the months since the battle Of Brit
ain began.
As it Is, the Royal Air force is
apt to take the initiative increas-
ingly as spring approaches. Any
such U-boat onslaught as Hitler en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
HEALTH BOARD
PERSONNEL HIKE
PLANS REVEALED
Continued From Page One)

future, two sanitarians, one narse,
and one syphilis '~follow-up' work
er, to assist in the regular venereal
disease control clinics now being
conducted here weekly.
Arrangements are being made
to put on, at a later date if neceS'
sary, an epidemiologist, who will
be a trained specialist in syphilis
control work. and a laboratory
technician," DR.. Elliot said.
The addition of these two work
ers to the staff of the consolidate
board of health, he pointed out,
will depend upon the development
of the present program and wheth'
er or not such an increase in per-
sonnet is considered necessary by
the local, state, and federal gov
eminent public health author
tiles. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
LOCAL GROUP WILL
OPPOSE LIQUOR VOTE
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ton of prohibiting the sale of al
| coIel in North Carolina. This bill IL
presently before the House commit.
tec on Propositions and Grievances,
and this committee has set Thurs
day, Feb. 27, 1871, at two-thirty
o'clock as the date for a public
hearing. 1 think it very important
that the County and City be repre-
scented by a strong delegation at this
bearing and 1 earnestly urge that
steps be taken toward this end. We
are in serious danger Of losing our
control stores and every effort
should be made to protect us against
this loss.
II shall be glad to cooperate in
Raleigh in anyway possible"
Commenting on the prospect OF
losing the revenue produced by
liquor sales in New Hanover county
Mayor Cooper said.
I'm 1885 the people of this coun-
ty voted nearly three.to.one for es.
tablishment of control stores, and
there is every indication that the
community's temper on the subject
has not changed since that time.
The liquor stores arr the solution
to the liquor question, besides
which the revenues they produce
re indispensable to the local gov
eminent agencies of the county.
THE city this year will receive
some $40, 900 from ABC funds, and
the county receive a sizeah "
enue from that same source. Our
port commission is seeking a por'
ton Of the funds-a request l 1aVor
= for continuance of its important
harbor development work.
For one, I am unalterably op
posed to any change in the present
LIQUOR laws, and in this I am satis-
fled that 1 am Joined by the great
majority of the people of Whining.
ton and New Hanover county"
C. D. Hogue, chairman of the
port commission. which only Mon.
day succeeded in obtaining city
and county endorsement of a leg
islative bill authorizing the COM
mission to participate in ABC
revenues for Wilmington p O I
development purposes, said yesterday
that a "sizeable delegation" rep
resenting his group will make the
trip to Raleigh, if So requested by
the county board of commission
ers.
chairman Hewlett said the coun-
W board would invite the port
commission to be represented Sin
view OF their vital interest in re-
tension of ABC revenues"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26

show conclusively that faulty drivers rather
than faulty vehicles account Tor the oulk OF
accidents on the highways.
ant what is needed more than the passage
If any law is strict and impartial enforcement
IT the statutes already on the books. If more
inspection is to be instituted it would seem to
he . good idea to begin with the hundreds of
thousands of North Carolina drivers, given
,icenses when the license system was intro
duced, who nave never been amir at
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
LOCAL VFW POST
CHANGES NAME TO
JAMES A. MANLEl
Continued From Page One)

for those vino laid down thelf pi'
in the common walks of HE a~
sailed the seven seas to uphold '"''
principles"
He stated that 17,OOo,Ooo S'n".
Americans registered for ms %
intent last fall and I'VE VINO
been before should support "''
He urged that the $50 overseas
within the environs of Wlllhii7
line themselves up for coope .nd
service with these youn@ "e"
the country's defense program n,sd
An hour of refreshment loiio"
the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Editorial Comment
SAFETY ON HIGHWAYS
Raleigh News and Observer

The bill of Senator O'Berry to require semi
annual inspection of all automobiles licensed
in the State undoubtedly has merit. But safety
on the highways cannot be insured by the
passage OF this or any other law. For that
matter, a law requiring more careful and
rigid examination of drivers of automobiles
than is now on the statues books, would be
a, longer step toward safety because statistics
~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
TOP O. THE MORNING

Prayer is a shield to the soul, q sacrifice t
God, and q scourge to Satan.
-BUNYAN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Washinuion navbook
By JACK STINNETT

This i. the first Of two articles on what
Washington experts think Italy has lost
in . non-military way through the collapse
Of its wal machine in Libya.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
Committee Is
.NanledHerefor
Annual Red
Gross Drive
CONTINUED from Firs. Paas,


vicinity, Mrs. Wilmer o. Landlord
North West Front street, Mrs. Har-
ry Vinyard, Miss Elizabeth Collins
Mrs. Raymond Smith, Mrs. Oscar
Maloney; North Walnut street
Mrs. Willard r. Pierce, Mrs. An
thony S. Summers, Mrs. John G..
Sharpe; North Second street, Mrs.
Lee Hirseh; North Washington
street and vicinity, Mrs. James W.
Cannon, Mrs. Harvey Davidson;
Bratten Heights, Miss Ida Roosa,
Mrs. j. Hyman Roosa; Shawnee
district. Mrs. William M. Watson;
Cedar Neck and Fort Saulsburqy,
Mrs. Philip R. Jacobs; Slaughter
Neck, Mrs. George H. Draper, Jr.;
Prime Hook Neck, Mrs. Thomas r.
Wilson; Houston, Mrs. w. Shock
ley Daugherty; Milford Neck, Mrs.
Burton Willis, Mrs. Leonard
French; Boulevard, south of Kern's
garage, Mrs. Whitley Jewell. Miss
Ida Draper is chairman of the roll
call.
MiIfordians are invited to i'm
prove their knowledge of first aid
by joining the class now being
held at the Century Club each Mon
day evening from 1880 to $3.50 o.
clock. Mrs. Margaret McVaugh is in
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
Safety Meeting
Held AT School
Monday Night
CONTINUED from YIr.. Page,


chairman of health for the P. 7. A.,
enumerated the many hazards Of
safety in the home and the correc-
tion for each. Mrs. Alfred Lupien,
librarian for the association, re-
viewed Salute" by Margaret CAL
kin Banning, Interestingly telling
Of the diary kept by the author on
a recent South American tour. Min
iature pictures of the high school
students during a period of calls
themes was shown by Coach
Briggs. Music for the evening, fur
nished by Thomas Zerbe, director
of music in the schools, consisted of
selections by the high school quar-
tette, composed, of Jimmie Gle
ments, Irwin Salmons, Howard Hit
chens and Clyde Wilkins. C. Curtis
Williams, chairman of publicity, in
troduced the new members of the
faculty, Mrs. Julia o. Derrickson,
Miss Helen Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Zerbe, Herbert Nichols, Charles
Henry, and Louis H. Zarfoss. There
will be committee meetings of the
P. T. A. during the next months but
the next regular meeting will be
held in January. The Milford New
Century Club will have it's regular |
meeting on Monday at 1880 at the
club rooms. On the program will
be Miss Eleanor Mcknight, of the
Memorial Hospital; Miss
Henrietta Fleck of the University
of Delaware; Miss Florence Yet
ter, Kent County Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, and Mrs. Charlotte
Spencer Hurley, nutritionist of the
State Board of Health. They are all
members of the Delaware Dietetics
and will conduct for
um on nutrition in its varied
branches. Nutrition is one Of the
subjects most vital in the defense
program and this panel is timely
and interesting. Members should
not miss this afternoon of infor-
nation.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
Freezing To Conserve
Foods Grows Popular
tContInued from FIrst PaEe

The frozen food locker plant is
a building in which individual
compartments are rented to the
residents of a community for the
prolonged storage of all perishable
foods. These foods may be home
raised or purchased locally at
wholesale prices. They are simply
prepared and taken to the locker
plant where they are quick frozen
by the operator at temperature
of about rs degrees below zero.
They are then transferred to the
individual locker where they are
kept below zero temperature and
retain their delicious fresh flavor
for many months to come.
AS part of the unified county pro-
gram for 1912, Food Conserva-
tion," the Kent County Extension
Service of the University of Della
ware is sponsoring the establish
ment of a frozen food locker plant
in Dover. Arrangements have been
made for such a plant if $50 prn-
gressive farm and town people in
the vicinity of Dover will agree to
rent such lockers. The lockers are
to be ready by spring of 1912.
Miss Florence L. Yetter. home
demonstration agent, has announ-
ced that the list Of prospective quick
freezing locker patrons is growing.
Miss Yetter suggests that anyone
desiring locker get in touch with
her Immediately to be sure that
they will be among the $50.
The extension service is also in
vestigating the possibilities of SINH
lar plants in Milford, Harrington
and Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
University Women
VIII Meet Nov. S
lcOnLlnuea Irom rlEsI Passl

ut is the hope OF the A. A. U,
W., concludes Mrs. Pietsch, that
this will be start toward our be-
coming the educated and respon-
sible citizens that democracy al
ways needs-and needs especially
in times like these We must learn
more about being Americans"
Because of the A. A. U. w. Della
ware State Divisions aim, "a mem
bership educated in civic affairs
and willing to accept civic respon-
sibilities," the association is urg-
ing all its members to attend the
one day session of political science
forums for the women of the state,
to be held November 5 at the Uni
versity of Delaware in Mitchell
Hall, from $3.50 to o'clock. The
affair is being organized by the
University and the State Federation
of Women's Clubs. There will be
on "The Constitution
in the Making" and "The Consti-
tuition Today" at the morning ses-
sion, which will lead up to the
subject of the afternoon, "The Role
Of the Democratic Procession in
The Defense Effort"
Reservations for luncheon must
be sent to Mrs. Paul Lovett, 1913
Old Oak Road, Newark. by Monday,
8, or be made through |
Mrs. Elizabeth Pietsch, 116 South
Road, Lindamere, Wilmington, edu-
,ation chairman of the A. A. u. w.
Itate division.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
Kent Co. Grand Jury.
Drops 3 Auto Cases
tContInued from rirs. raEel

NCouehAaoa aAAohA 1hos AeVS
with operating an automobile which
collided with another operated by
Harry Archer in Spruance City.
near Smyrna, July 81, was also
discharged. Archer died of injuries
received in the crash.
Held On Larceny Charge
The jury indicted Roland w.
Ford on charge of grand larceny
Of so chickens from w. Bateman
Cullen, Duck Creek Hundred. Sep
tember Is. Ford pleaded guilty.
Sentence was deferred to January
10.
Charles Glasco was indicted on
charge of assault and battery on
Curley Gibson in Mispillion Hun
dred September IA. The defendant
pleaded guilty. Sentence was re-
served until Wednesday.
A capias was issued for Harold
Townsend, charged with wife beat
ing in South Murderkill, September
81, when he failed to appear.
John Michael Hagan was indict-
ed on charges of breaking and en-
tering and larceny of cigarettes and
two outboard motors from the store
of Clarence E. Burris, Woodland
Beach. He pleaded not guilty and
was remanded to trial.
Seven Divorce DEGREES
Judge Richard S. Rodney, pre-
siding at the current session, grant
ed DEGREES nisi in seven divorce ac-
tions: Elmer N. Roland VS.. Vir-
ginia Mae Roland, Pauline Ziegler
Muncy VS.. Harry M. Muncy, Frank
Porter VS.. Mildred l.. Porter, Gene
va E. Haley VS.. Joseph M. Haley,
George w. Luff VS.. Pearl l.. Luff,
William Herbert Kenton VS.. Loce-
dia M. Kenton and Florence Pansy
Berry VS.. John Francis Berry.
Decision was reserved in the suit
of Eugenia Raughley Jackson vs..
Alexander Jackson. Twelve cases
were continued with the action of
Anna r. Workman VS.. James Frank
Workman, scheduled later.