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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-QP)-
The people of San Franchises China
town honored Wong Coon Dick with
a funeral today, the like of which
was never seen before in this largest
Chinese settlement outside China it
self.
Four hundred automobiles, five
bands and three truck loads of flow
ers were in the procession of 1,600
devoted friends of the 71-year-old
patriarch of the Wong family.
Wong, head of a family that has
nearly 10000 members in this coun-
try, died last January IT, But the
funeral was postponed because death
came but a few days before the open
ing Of the Chinese New Year. tradi-
tional time of gaiety and feasting.
While exploding .firecrackers kept
evil spirits away, inside the Man
DARN theater, William Wong, presi-
dent of the Wong Family associa-
ton led the eulogies for the honored
man. The Cathay band played Near
er My God to Thee" the only ref
erence to the deity, for Wong was
not a Christian.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Garden Club Is Making Final
Plans For Camellia Festival

The hours of the festival are
from $3.50 to 10 p. m. tomorrow
and from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Wednesday, the public is cordially
invited to attend. There is no ad-
mission charge, but a silver offer
ing will be accepted to help de-
fray the heavy expenses incident to
the staging of the show.
Mrs. T. F. Darden, general
chairman of the festival, is op-
timistic over the prospects for a
beautiful display, in spite of the
cold weather of the past week. In
addition to the exhibits entered by
mateur growers there will be dis
plays by professionals from this
section and several from nearby
states. The professionals will not
compete IN any class with the
amateurs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
SANFORD WOMAN
FATALLY INJURED
Two GastOnia Men Treated for
Hurts Following Acct
dent Near Cary

RALEIGH, Feb. 16-LR)- Two
Gastonia men were treated in a
Raleigh hospital tonight for in
juries they suffered last night in
an automobile accident in which
Miss Maude Cameron, rs, of San
ford was fatally injured.
They were occupants of one of
two cars involved in a collision last
night on U. S. No. l south of Cary.
The hospital reported that Bill
Harriss had head injuries, the ex-
tent of which was not yet known,
and that the other injured man,
E. J. Wood, had a comfortable
day."
Two other occupants of the car,
Kenneth Bumgardner and Robert
Abernethy, were discharged from
the hospital today.
An occupant of the other car,
listed by the sheriff's department
as l. C. Godfrey of Sanford, was
said to have received first aid
treatment at the hospital.
Time for an inquest will prob
ably be set tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
|SANTANDER HOMES
SWEPT BY FLAMES
FIRE in Spanish City Still
Raging Despite 24-Hour
Effort to Halt It

R)-More than 200 houses
Bay of Biscay port citv Of IN s ths
tander were destroyed by fire s, 1a''
by a high wind and tho 81 ." spt
still were roaring early TODD. '.eS
spite 24-hour effort by fire S f;a, ue'
to check them. 9'''eFs
Radio reports from the hurrioou.
and fire-striken town said ~ 'e,'i'' q.
started in an explosion ahoara ~
oil tanker in the harbor, Tho u.;, 81 >
picked up the blaze and snroad ''.' ~
through a greater part of tba ai
as fire-fighters rushed there fra,,
as far away as Madrid. I'''''
Communications with san+.os..
We're cut except for the radio can,
from a ship in the harbor.
Fragmentary reports raooiroa
here by radio said fears We're foY,
that the conflagration might ba ,
repetition of the disaster of 40 WOW,
ago when half the city was destro,,
ed in the explosion of shipload n,
contraband dynamite.
Firemen We're battling desper.
ately to control the flames ana
most inhabitants had been removed
from the blazing areas, these -.
ports said. Thus far only tbroo
deaths have been reported.
Among the buildings reported do.
stroyed or ablaze We're the custom,
house, cathedral market house and
many buildings along the bouIn
ward De Pereada skirting the water.
front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Head Of Wong Family Is Given
Big Funeral In San Francisco

Wongs portrait, born by four men,
headed the funeral procession. The
casket of steel and copper weighed
700 pounds and cost $1,000. 1t was
followed by honorary pallbearers
dressed in Prince Albert coats.
Foremost among the mourners
were Wong's only surviving son,
Wong Yin Sen, dressed in a black
gown and never lifting his eyes from
beginning to end Of the long cere-
mony, and Wong's goddaughter,
Pearl Chan, also in black gown and
with eyes downcast.
Occidentals as well as Chinese
crowded the narrow streets Of China
town to watch the procession pass
escorted by eight motorcycle police
men, enroute to the Chinese GENE,
terry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
DR.. Fulton Addresses
Presbyterian Students

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 16.-R)-Dr.
Darby Fulton Of Nashville, Tenn,
told the Presbyterian Student asso-
citation conference of the Synod of
North Carolina today that Christian
ity was common bond that perse-
cution strengthened rather than
weakened.
DR.. Fulton, secretary of the
church's executive committee on for
eign missions, appeared on the clos
ing program of the conference, de.
voted to religious topics.
Youth, it's responsibilities and pos
sibilities, was the topic of an early
morning service led by Lucille Griggs
Of Flora Macdonald college. Others
on the days program was the Rev.
James A. Jones of Charlotte, DR..
Frank Caldwell of the Louisville
Seminary, DR.. Kenneth J. Foreman
Of Davidson college and Joseph E.
Porter of Duke university.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Keep The Chassis
Classy, Lassie

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 15.-Women
who keep their figures trim and
erect can save lot of money on
clothes, says mo e Director
George Cukor.
''If a woman has real sex ap-
peal and glamour, it will be evil
dent no matter how doWdy and ILL
fitting her clothes are" he says.
Cukor has been having difficulty
making Joan Crawford appear in
character for a sequence in a seW
picture calling for her to wear ex-
tremely dowdy clothes. Joan car
ries herself too well, he says.
Il thought at first" says Cukor,
the fault lay in the clothes them
selves and l would tell Adrian, the
designer, they must be more drab.
Finally Adrian did a sketch of a
costume with the figure stoop-
shouldered, head thrust forward,
arms hanging at side. l realized
suddenly what the trouble was.
Joan was supposed to wear an
old, battered hat. In the hand it
was completely dowdy. Yet when
she put it on, she gave it little
side-tilt that made it chic immedl-
ately. To even the plainest suits
she gave a certain dash and style"
"1t all merely proves that on
woman whose figure is good,
who has learned to walk we'll ana
create an aura of glamour, mex
pensive clothes look like a mllllon
dollars -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Federal Attorneys Will
Question Capone Today

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 16-(R-Fed-
eral attorneys will question Al Ca
pone, former Chicago gang lead
er, about his financial resources
tomorrow but spectators will not
be permitted at the hearing.
Harry G. Taylor, special assist
ent district attorney, explained that
the conference is a proceeding
supplementary to the execution"
Of s200,0J0 federal tax judgment
against Capone.
1t was understood that Capone's
physician, who previously had pro-
tested that his client was not suf
ficiently recovered from nervous
ailnent TO appear in public, had
withdrawn his objections when the
government agreed to bar spec
tstors. Capone has been subpoe-
naed to appear. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
WAR OF NERVES
EASES IN JAPAN
Press Adopts Noticeably Mild
er Treatment of News on
World Tension

TOKYO, Feb. 17.-(Monday)-'f'
The Far Eastern "war of nerves
eased slightly in Japan today with
the press adopting a notlceaply
milder treatment Of news since the
cabinet information bureaus advice
to japanese residents in North and
South America not to be disturbed
by irresponsible and sensational
reports" of increasing tension be-
tween Japan and the United States
The newspaper Asahi printed :
story that japanese residents We're
beginning to withdraw from the
Dutch East Indies, but gave the
dispatch a subordinate place.
All papers however gave promin-
ence to news that Secretary Of State
Hull had conferred with the British,
Australian, and Dutch eI1voys. The
headlines read: "Folr-Power De
fense talks and yozniuri declared
that AN An,i-Japarsse Joint policy
was discussed
The paper also printed dis
patch from Saigon French -n6o-
China. .1s, 1ea-s was continued
presence q anti pa-ls-2l i. II
do-Cl:-s. i 11t-i ..o.1tea 70 activities
OF the Tree French faction.
Do-s-, japanese news agency
in = o3sy1s 1ch from New York said
American newspapers had re
gained calnlneSs ana a1et' re
ga-c1E Far Eastern events.
Ei..c-ia-.,y the press toos mid
e. .o1s v-ita Mich Nschi a1t-lb!1t-
ing tt-a ,so-caIlaa crisis IN Ae
Far Eas1 u British pror8sGn6ls-s
attempting Il accale-als passage
Of the American aio-1o-5---az- bill,
The rnore-. american OF Ar
slo-Alnerican economic pressure. =
this paper said. reaches the point
of giving a life or death influence
on the policies Of this country. the
Far East will be faced directly
with a grave crisis"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Threat of Walkout at
Akron Factory Ended

AKRON, o. Feb. 16.-lR-Threat
of strike at the Seiberling Rub
ber Co. was ended tonight with
the United Rubber Workers (C1O)
local unanimously approving a new
wage agreement calling for gen
eral increases.
N. H. Eagle, international or
ganizer, said the terms provided
raises of three cents an hour for
hourly workers, 2 IL per cent for
male piece workers and four per
cent for female piece workers.
The local authorized strike in
a Feb. 5 vote after the company
refused demands for an 8 IL per
cent wage boost. Strike action then
was delayed pending APPROVAL of
the international executive board
and the outcome of negotiations
directed by Michael j. Crosetto,
Federal Conciliator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Legislative Program
Adopted by Jaycees

RALEIGH, N. c. Feb. 16.-LR-
The Board Of Directors Of the
North Carolina Junior Chamber OF
Commerce today adopted legis-
lative program prepared by its
state governmental affairs COM
nnittee.
Rufus r. Coburn, Jr., chairman
of the committee, reported on the
program, which proposes a bureau
of farm chemurgy at N. c. State
college; general enabling act
allowing cities and counties to
combine similar functions Of gov
ernrnent; and a commission to
study the possibility Of further
consolidating the functions of city
and county governments and the
feasibility of eliminating county
taxes on city property 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Europe Has More Trade
Than Rest of World

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-LR-The
League of Nations Intelligence serv-
ice disclosed today in study that
Europe, with only 10 per cent of
the worlds population and per
cent of it's land area, more than
equaled the rest Of the world in total
trade before the war.
Europe, including the United
Kingdom but excluding Soviet Rus
sia, shared 81 per cent of the world S
commerce in 1888, asserted "Eu-
ropes trade" the survey published
as the first American product of
the leagues economic and financial
section now located at Princeton, N.
J. The work was aided by the
Rockefeller Foundation.
The study said the total value Of
Europe's trade for that year, adding
imports to exports, amounted to
S24, ,070, 100000, while the total world
commerce amounted to S46,S6O, O00,-
900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

The Cape Fear Garden club will
make preparations today for its
second Mid-Winter Camellia Fes-
tival at the St. James Parish
house.
Entries in the festival will be in
vited from all amateur flower
growers, whether members of the
club or not.
Copies of the schedule and rules
of the festival may be obtained by
calling at the parish house today
from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Entry
cards will also be available for
anyone wishing to m; xe up the
cards in advance.
One of the highlights of the fes-
tival opening tomorrow will be the
showing of living pictures Tues
day night at and $50 o'clock.
These pictures are under the di-
rection of Mrs. Lester Preston and
Henry Jay Macmillan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Army to Order Trail,ers
For Large Searchlights

WASHINGTON, Feb. -6.-P-
The War department disclosed To-
day that new equipment to- aug
mented defenses against air raids
would include 1000 trailers Of Z
new type for transportation Of 90
inch searchlights and their power
plants.
The new trailers, a four-wheei
tandem tilting type, are equipped
with independent wheel springs
which permit them to maintain a
fairly level course when travelling
on rough ground, thus minimizing
damage to delicate searchlight
parts.
The design was developed by A.
F. Kuester, Clintonville, Wis, the
War department said, and it was
further developed by the Army S
engineer board at Fort Belvoir,
Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Hitler Believed to Have
Offered Land Concessions
To Yugoslau Government

LONDON, Feb. 17-(Monday)-
R-Well-infromed circles in Bel
grade believe that Adolf Hitler Of
fered some territorial concessions
to Yugoslavia in return for her
"disinterest in the fate of Greece"
and the cession to Hungary and
Bulgaria of districts taken from
those countries after the World
war, the British news agency Reu-
ters reported today.
The agency said those conces-
sions to Yugoslavia were believed
to be:
The Drin river valley of north
ern Albania including the town Of
Scutari which the Montenegrins
wanted for years.
An outlet to the Aegean sea at
Salonika through a 20-mile corri-
dor through Greece.
Territory around Lake Ochrida
which presumably would include
Koritza and other towns now held
by the Greeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
HENRY c. REYNOLD

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. Is
LP - Henry Clay Reynolds, an
acquaintance of John Brown, the
abolitionist, died at his home today
at the age of 1903.
Reynolds, a retired Norfolk and
Western Railroad employe. would
have been 1O4 on May 10. Until re-
Gently he took long walks daily.
Reynolds claimed he was in Wash
ington the night Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated and attended
church with Brown near Samples
Manor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
LEVY COLLECTOR
IS ASSIGNED HERE
Mark S. Dunn, Of New Bern,
Is Expected to Arrive
This Morning

Mark S. Dunn, of New Bern, one
o. the recently appointed deputy col
lectors, is being sent to Wilmington
and will be attached to the 1nterna.
revenue collectors office here, Ray
mond D. Christman, United States
deputy collector of internal revenue,
announced yesterday.
Dunn is expected to arrive in Will
mington this morning and will begin
his duties with Deputy Collector
Christman on his regular income tax
itinerary, which begins today and
lasts through March Is.
Both deputies will leave this morn
ing for Holly Ridge and will end the
first week of the tour at Warsaw.
Deputy Christman said that he
would try to arrange for Dunn to be
in the Wilmington office from March
8 TO March Is in order to keep the
office open for two weeks instead OF
one week under present arrange
ments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Fishbein Says Doctors
Under-Financed by u. S.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1G. - ND - Dr.
Morris Fishbein, editor of the Jour
nal Of the American Medical Asso-
citation, declared today that the med
ical professional was "pitifully I'M
der-financed' by the government in
carrying out its "esscntial and ei-
9antic task" in the national defense
program.
"America's physicians serve gladly,
but they must be supplied with the
means" he told the 18th Annual
National Conference on Medical
Service.
THE army asks for production Of
$4,000 quarts of blood plasma an
nually.' DR.. Fishbein said, "and this
necessitates examination of 100000
persons, Of whom only 100000 will
become donors. Five pieces of ap
paratns in the country can process
this material Such jobs need money
for men, equipment and training"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Councilman Haskell Wants
To Hear Edenton's Siren

EDENTON. Feb. Is. - Up - City
Councilman Leroy H. Haskett COM
plained at a council meeting that the
towns fire siren. situated on the wa
terfront. couldn't be heard by the
residents of North Edenton. where
he lives.
\ committee was appointed to look
into the matter 1t reported there
was much merit to Haskett's COM
plaint. The council then decided to
have the siren removed and put atop
a new watertank directly behind
Haskett's home.
Haskell is uncertain about his sat
isfaction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
"TOO MUCH"

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 16-
R-A lusty seven-pound boy
was born today to Mrs. Rob-
ert w. Rollain and he prompt
ly was named "ToO Much"
Mr.. Rollain explained:
"This is our 18th child. When
we had our last one we named
her Evelyn Enough Rollain.
We decided that if we had an
other, we would call it Too
Much"
Bureau of vital statistics
records bear out the fact of
Evelyn Enough Rollain's name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
MURDER MAKES
A HERO
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small, which reduced to a mini
mum the fishermen's income.
With the exception of one man,
every one in the village seemed
delighted to see Kay. The excep-
ton, a tall, well built man with
swarthy complexion and brown
hair and eyes, was standing in
front of one of the cottages. When
he saw us, he scowled ferociously
and lunged inside. It seemed to
me that the scowl was directed
as much at me as at Kaye, which
surprised me, for to my knowledge
I had never seen the man before.
"Who-" I was interrupted by
an insistent nudge from Kaye and
wondering, lapsed into silence. S
cTo Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
CONSIDERED LETTER LUCKY

1r the belief that the letter ''F'
was lucky for his family, the late
King Fuad, of Egypt, named all
his children with names beginning
with that letter. King Farouk, his
son, has kept up the custom, caus-
ing his wife to change her name
to Farida, and naming his W o
daughters Ferial and FaWzia. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Greensboro Man Hurt
In Automobile Crash

MARION, S. c., Feb. 16.-lP-
Clifford T. Mcclellan of Greensboro
was seriously injured, last night
when the automobile in which hs
and Henry Cutler of Rowland, N. c..
were travelling left the highway two
miles north of here. Cutler was
unhurt
Mcclellan was carried to Flor
ence hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Stanly Man Pays for
Casket and Then Dies

ALBEMARLE, Feb. TO- Up -
John David Burris, 72, of the Plea
SAINT Grove church community, want
ed to leave no obligations behind
him when he died.
So he made arrangements where
by he might make monthly pay
ments on his casket and funeral
expenses. Last week - two years
later - he made his last IS pay
ment.
The next day he had stroke of
paralysis and died.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
ROLAND TO SPEAK

II. NJ. Roland, county super
intendent Of schools, will give
the first lesson i'm the County
Council study course at the Sun
set Park school Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock. Following the
study course, he will discuss
with the citizens of the COM
munity the need for "a new
school building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
TREATED

Joe Wilson, negro, 91O Cleve-
lands alley, was treated at
James Walker Memorial hos
pitaI yesterday for a knife cut
on the arm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
ARRESTED

Clarence Flood negro, I'll
Wood street, was arrested yester-
day by police OH charges of car
rying concealed weapon. a
pistol
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
MONEY STOLEN

Mrs. Francis Foy, operator OF
store at Eighth and Grace
streets, reported to police early
yesterday morning that some
one had stolen SIS from a purse
at the store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
City Briefs
BIKE STOLEN

William Henry Williams, 30
South 10th street, reported to
police yesterday that someone
stole his bicycle from his home
some time Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
ARRESTED FOR THEFT

Nathaniel Beatty, negro, was
arrested by police last night on
charges Of larceny and assault
with deadly weapon after he
aIlcgedly stole $3.50 from Tom
johnson and attempted to cut
him with a knife.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
IINI-QR. ARREST

Beatrice Burton, negro. 923
Green street, was arrested by
a b { officers Saturday Oh
charges of violating the liquor
laws.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
INDIAN SUNFLOWERS

The Huron Indians cultivated
the sunfloWer before the coming Of
the white man. The plant furnished
the Indians with hair oil, food, fod-
Ger thread, and dye. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
VALUABLE SCHOLARSHIPS

In normal times, educational
openings for $4,000 children a
year are provided by scholarships
and special places in London
schools and technical institutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

Europe has only 15,3O5, 459 tele-
phones and 5s, ,033, 900 miles Of tele-
phone wires
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

The. Norwegian fjords never are
iccbound, due to the influence of
the Gulf Stream.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
PILOT ESCAPES

HAMILTON FIELD, Calf, Feb.
10 Up An army pursuit plane
flying in a formation of IA caught
fire today but the pilot, Lieut.. Fred
3. Miles, set the fast ship down in
the ocean quarter mile of Bodega
Head and escaped injury. Lieut..
Miles, attached to Hamilton Field,
said his motor suddenly failed and
burst into flames. He was flying
too low to jump, so he "pancaked''
the plane into the water,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

The prevailing languages of La
tin America are Spanish, French
and Portuguese, which are of La
tin origin,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

host Of frenzied hlood-stained.
shuelung men and women. They
seemed 20 be as many as the
buttercups on the plain Of Moy
Bra on a day OF Summer Their
shrielung deafened Laeg and
Cuchullain The Grey of Macha
sWcrvcd from them
Along CuChullain's left arm
and thigh "a deafness came From
The throng issued a breath or a
blast that chilled so that the
Grey of Macha shook between
the chariot-shafts.
But Cuchullan sword M hand
dashed amongst them cutting
them down although their touch
made blood run cold
None shall be left" he said
90 Laeg. "to daunt the heroes
who will follow u.s.
Against others they would
have been powerful. but against
the strength of Cuchullain's
spirit the phantoms were not
powerful
He went through them and
they rose above him like a mist
they drifted from the place
And now Cuchullain was be-
fore the armies that were falling
into place the army of Levy on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
TEN TALES FROM THE GAELIC

one side. the army of Ere on the
other. As the chariot halted,
Cuchullain surveyed the armies
A man came 20 him, a Druid he
was.
"A gift from thee TO me.
CuChullain, he said.
What gift?"
"a spear OF thy three spears"
Il swear by the gods my
people swear by that thou dost
not need il more than l do. Erc's
men and Hewy's men are before
me and l have 20 battle with
them"
Then / shall revile thee be-
cause of thy niggardliness," said
the Druid, and for all time men
will remember my verse disprais-
ing thee"
II have never been reviled for
niggardIineSS nor churlishness, "
said Cuchullain. and with that
he flung the spear, butt-end to-
wards the Druid. II killed nine
men in the ranks behind him.
The Druid picked up the spear.
a king shall die by it today"
he said.
The army Of Ere and the army
Of Levy Joined. Cuchullain
dashed against them; he piled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19

behalf" said Conall Il could
not give it for savage beasts
You speak not as Cuchullain
would have spoken Woe Is me-"
cried Levy He fell and Conalrs
sword went through him.
Take my head for Cuchul-
lain's head, said Levy add my
fame to your fame and my realm
TO your realm. prefer that you
should be known as the best hero
in ireland,
Conan took Lewy's head. Now
though the death Of Cuchullain
was avenged and though Conall
and his friends dispersed the in
vaders they would not enter
Emain Macha in triumph until
week had past
Cuchullains body they buried
beside the pillar-stone. but his
head they laid in the earth of
Tara, his shield covering it.
Next week Padraic Column will
relate the story of how the harp
came to Tara's Halls.