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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-10
MENTAL HOSPITALS
To the Editor:

~ lue Eultol.
No doubt the recent investiga.
ton which has been going on IN
regard to the treatment of h e
mentally sick at Morganton State
hospital, has been noted with in.
terest especially by those who
have loved ones who have been
in mental hospitals.
This incident has presented it.
self to the writer that now is a
good time for becoming more &C.
quainted with conditions that have
existed in the past and seem to
still continue in both state a n d
private institutions. While there
has been a great Improvement in
most hospitals, there is still a need
that yhese unfortunates should be
lovingly considered and especially
by their relatives, who very often
leave it up too much to those in
whose care they are entrusted
Two books have been written On
the subject. One was by a patient
in state hospital, the other by a
patient in private sanatorium.
The book, I Knew Three Thou
sand Lunatics," was written by
Victor Small about the state hos
pital at Raleigh. The other book.
THE Mind That Found ITSELF"
was written by Victor Seabrook,
a patient in private sanatorium
in Bloomingdale, N. Y. I tn n k
both were written in the hope of
bringing about better conditions in
our mental hospitals and not from
the standpoint of destructive criti-
cism.
Too often patients in these hos
pitals are considered hopeless, but
mental reactions are much more
easily adjusted than so-called ply
slcal diseases and the people in
general would do well to become
more acquainted with this great
fact, which will not only help the
patient but credit to our con-
sciences as well.
Mrs. Florence P. Schadt
Wilmington, N. c.
May 9, 1912.
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Fantastic

Following the fall Of Corregidor sales of war
savings bonds increased at local banks at least
30 per cent.
While the mounting sales are gratifying, the
emotion that prompts them is not particularly
consistent.
the people realize that a war is in progress
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-10
Interpreting
The War
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst

Dramatic war developments in
the Indian ocean and the Coral
sea have tended to obscure to
American eyes a significant
change in tone in Moscow a n d
London comment as to the prob
abilities of the immediate future
on the Russian and Libyan fronts.
The long-range importance f
the Coral sea naval battle cannot
yet be fully assessed.
But there is no longer any doubt
that Hitler's victory offensive in
Russia is badly off schedule
Weather conditions even in h e
Leningrad area, are no longer an
insurmountable obstacle to mocha
nized attack. The snow is disap-
pearing even that far north and
the roads are beginning to d r y
out. Yet there is no sign of the
opening of Hitler's promised ami.
hilation drive anywhere along the
vast front.
Allied Offensive Expected
Out of that Russian commenta-
tors are increasingly advancing
the possibility that Hitler has been
beaten to the punch by the Red
army,s winter offensive. One Mos
COW radio voice says that Spring
is more likely to see a general Of
fensive opened by the Uni t q
States, Britain and the Soviet
union on all fronts than any par
ticular German offensive
London assessment of the stra-
tegic effect of British occupation
of Madagascar island is that it
removes the possibility of an Axis
offensive of major consequence in
Libya in the near future.
An informed British observer is
quoted as saying Britain's position
in Libya had been secured o r
the summer" by the Madagascar
coup, Axis failure to snuff ou t
Malta in 1000 bombing raids, and
the steady toll being taken in the
Mediterranean of Libya-bound
Axis troop and supply ships. The
British, he added, are strong
enough now on the ground and in
the air Ito halt anything Rornmel
(the German general in North
Africa can throw at them.''
Hot weather has started Gin
Libya)- and unless Rommel disre-
CARDS all rules and attacks a su-
perlor force under bad conditions,
there will be no (Axis offensive)
campaign this summer" he pre-.
dicted.
The British authority was care.
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CARE OF WILDFOWL

10 lNe tQ1lOT.
Recently I noticed in the letter
column of the Morning Star a let
ter relative to sea fowl becoming
contaminated with oil. grease.
ETC., presumably picked up on sea
waters from sinking of tankers of
the coast, and that these fowl were
unable to take care of themselves
and were dying along the beaches.
I suggest using the following
method to rid these fowl of oils ac-
cumulated on their feathers:
Give them a good soaking in
warm corn oil. scrape that f /
with the back of a table knife
blade. Then soak them again in
warm corn oil and take that off.
The corn oil loosens up the crude
oil. Next, scrub them well with
soap and water. Use mild soap,
the kind that is usually guaran.
teed to keep a lady's skin deli.
cate forever.
After the soap and water scrub.
Wy t11C4Al oS "SA as J ~ Y
can with rough towel and KEEP
them where it is warm until they
are thoroughly dry. Then put them
in a recuperating pen. where theJ
should be kept until ready for re.
lease. 1t is necessary to k e p
these water fowl in a recuperating
pen and fed until they are thor.
oughly dry and also until tn e y
produce oil of their own, which is
distributed in their feathers, which
sometimes requires from three to
four weeks.
It takes time to clean a duck
after it has been dunked in crude
oil, and it is not as simple a job
as it may sound.
Henry E. Boyd
N1i1ro in otoy, NJ q
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full to add that his conclusion q. o.
not cover possible Nazl SUI :.
through Turkey to reach ~
sources in Iraq and Iran Or eNI. :.
a "juncture" somewhere |ItA 'e ..
pan. He obviously regarded Nv :,
ever, the Madagascar operation :, j..
the British as having maze - -;
mote the possibility of any su. .,
German-Japanese contact, as We, We,
as having fortified Allied supT; laIn
lines in the Indian ocean ana netb n
ed forestall an Axis drive IN L''
va. ,,.
Whether these Russian ana D., pa
ish analyses are well louhutn ~
time alone will tell. They ceL'5' ,
ly mark, however. so dec'ooU ,r
change of tone as to be ho''"
thy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-10
YeSteryears
10 YEARS AGO TODAY

The steamer Walter D. Munson
arrived in port from H a
with consignment of 1000, ,OOO
pounds of sugar.
Miss Crockett Williams, student
OF Duke university, and daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Williams
of Wilmington was named presi-
dent of the national literary fra
ternity, Chi Delta Phi.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-10
50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Excerpt from the Star: 1T was
said today that efforts are still be-
ing made to establish a raccoon.
commonly called an "overland''
mail route between Wilmington and
Southport with a lightning schedule
to wit, 10 hours. Whether the mo-
tive power is to be Texas oonies.
or grass-fed bull yearlings, has not
yet transpired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-10

fight with them, and do not want
them to get a false impression of
my requests.
Earle L. Bradley. pastor,
Calvary Baptist church.
Wilmington, N. c.
May 9. 1912.
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Is YEARS AGO TODAY

Congress was told today that the
cost of financing the war for the
balance of 1917 and through 1918
would be S5,00O,OOO. Democratic
leader Kitchin made the estimate
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Wilmington. N, c.
May 9, 1912.
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Washington, D. c.
May 8, 1912.
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The British authority was care,
Evening star., 1942-09-18
1000 in Safety Patrol
To Guard Crossings on
First Day Of School
Organization Of Corps
Speeded Up to Be
Available on Monday

For the first time since school
safety patrols were esta bhshed here
1000 students will be on duty at
street crossings for the opening day
of school Monday.
AS a safety measure, organ
ization of the corps has been speed
ed up to start with the first day of
school. DR.. Robert w. Eaves, chair
man of the School Safety Commit
tee, announced today after confer
ence with Supt. of Police Edward
j. Kelly. Inspector Arthur E. Miller,
in charge of traffic, and other in
spectors.
Officers of the patrols, it was ex-
planned, will be the $50 boys trained
in two-week periods this summer at
police boys camps. About 200 were
graduated from the safety course at
Camp Ernest w. Brown, Point
Lookout, Md, and so from Camp
Llchtman, Pavia, Pa.
, A special drive will be conducted
as soon as classes meet. the school
officers indicated, to instruct stu
Evening star., 1942-09-18
low|y Tin Cans Begin
March From Capital 10
War in About Weeks
Christian Heurieh, Jr.,
Heads Collection;
159 Trucks Volunteered

At last something will be done in
the Washington area to salvage the
lowly tin can. Preliminary plans
tor a long range collection campaign
here to serve as model for other
cities were made yesterday at a
meeting of War Production Board
officials and representatives of local
breweries and bottling concerns in
the Hamilton Hotel.
The drive will not begin until
after September 81, when the citys
intensive scrap metal drive ends, it
was stressed yesterday.
A total of 159 trucks to collect
cans one or more days a week at
collection depots for shipment out
OF the city to detinning plants was
volunteered by the local concerns at
yesterdays meeting.
WPB has appointed Christian
Heurich, jr., as head of the District
Committee for Tin Can Collection.
He, in turn, has appointed William
A, Xanten, superintendent of city
refuse: Dan Holland, Joseph Coad.
N. S. Almony and William Raleigh
to assist him.
The committee will meet at 10
am. Monday at the Heurich Brew
ing Co. to work out best possible
methods of routing trucks offered
the committee, ways of asserting
cans at depots and other matters.
Mr.. Heurich said the drive would
be ready to start in three weeks.
Charlton MacVeagh, head of WPB
detinning program, estimated that
120 tons of tin could be collected
here each month once the drive
went into full operation.
James E. Collifower, chairman of
the District Salvage Committee. Of
fered facilities of existing salvage
depots and said he believed the
Commissioners would give their ap-
proval of the drive.
Also present vas R. K. White. act
Ing head of WPB tin can salvage
division.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Sank Everythinq
We Saw, Sub
| Officer Says
By the Associated pres

By the Associated Press,
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1s.-"Every-
thing we saw. we sank"
AS simply as that. Ensign Joseph
r. Defrees. jr., Yesterday described
tour of duty with a submarine in
the Pacific, The ensign, a 1942
Naval Academy graduate, stopped
en- route to New London, Conn, to
visit his father, Rear Admiral
Joseph r. Defrees, inspector of naval
material for the Los Angeles district.
He was on the sub from which the
widely published picture of a sink
Ing japanese destroyer, taken
through the periscope. was obtained.
In the battle of Midway, his craft
was in the midst of the japanese
fleet.
I'VE broke up their formation, :"
he said. 1--WE kept closing in all
Gay and ended up by putting three
torpedoes in a carrier. While we
were trying to get the carrier. we
were depth-charged three or four
times by destroyers and cruisers, a
battleship broadsided our periscope
and we were strafed by airplanes.
After we sank the carrier, we called
1t a day and limped home with our
battery pretty low"
Evening star., 1942-09-18

dents in the dangers OF "hitching
rides on the backs of trucks. Fa-
talities among boys jumping on the
backs of trucks or clinging to the
backs of vehicles to get up speed on
their bicycles have been frequent
in past years.
Broadcasts WI be made to all po-
lice cars at $50 and 11:45 am
and 2:45 pm, the police chiefs in
dicated. to remind them of the in
f1ux of school children on the streets.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Births Reported

Aloud, Messim and Ruth. boy
Addpeys L9Hi Winson ana dnd nsu1h hbets Ell s
Arney, Adam and Eleanora. girl
Bacon Nathaniel and Lillian, girl.
Balsam joseph and Charlotte; girl.
Bauersfeld. Samuel and Betty, boy,
Baumeartner, Phillip and Edythe, sirl.
Baxter, Robert and Dorothy. girl.
Bingham, Robert and Anita, girl.
Brown, Alvin and Peggy. girl.
compton; on3p r Ralph and Olivia. boy.
Cox. Thomas and Ada. girl.
Davis, James and Estelie, twins, girl and
Dixon, Eugene and EVELYN, girl.
Drake, CALVIN and Mareuerite girl.
Ellison John and Doris, boy.
EIes1 Georse and I'd Fzsncss Hsnris boy BOY
Freeman, Jack and Miriam, boy.
German. Raymond and Alice girl.
Hayes, Homer and Evelyn girl.
Howard. Paul and Mera, girl.
Hussey, Robert and laura, boy.
Kemp. James and Helen, boy.
Kessel, Emmett and Mamie. girl.
kina Ing r aaymend po9ad. and p2rothy, BOY
Levine, Jack and Dora. girl
Lopollo. James and Mary, girl.
Melton, Samuel and Ruth, boy.
Mcbonald chester HeuS and ao porothy tny Boy Boy
Nelson. Carl and Ethel boy.
Olson. Merle and Dorothy boy.
Oliver, John and Lucille, boy
O'Malley. Jesse and Caroline, boy.
Owens, Earl and Barbara, boy.
Pence, Frederick and Nancy, girl.
Rinck. Henry. jr., and Genevieve, boy
Rollins, Byron and Laura, girl.
Schmidt, Alfred and Marian, girl.
Silberbere. William and Leslie, boy.
Sitnick, Peter and Nellie. girl.
Smith, Austin and Hazel, boy.
Spahr. Vincent and Dorothy, boy.
Thomas, Warren and Gloria, girl
Trammell, Cornelius and Vivian, boy.
Vaught Leonard and Charlotte, girl.
Wertz Carl and Catherine, boy
Widmyer. Harry and Inez. boy
Wohlfarth. Hiram. jr. and Shirley, boy.
Zemsky, Harry and Betty, boy.
Bell. LLOYD and EVELYN, girl.
Fleet. William and Myrtena, girl.
Holloway, James and Ruth. boy.
Horton, James and Frances. boy.
Morgan, Norman and June. girl
Powell, Thadeaus and Nanilee boy
Wheeler, Dennis and Sadie. girl
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Deaths Reported

William Robie Is, 1115 st. Sc
Frances A. Ferguson, 70, 3120 Upton ST..
NV.
Edward French 72. 231 9th st. sc.
Theresa F. Schoenborn, So, 1859 18th st.
Austin B. Dueanne, SIS, 7l5 18th st. Sc.
WiIouehby NJ Hammond, So, Arlington Va.
Francis P. Geogheean, 25, Alexandria. Va.
Infant Barbara A. Hall Alexandria, Va.
Helen E. Whitby. 20, 1924 Davenport st,
Jessie Boatwrleht, 81, 1917 Wyie ST. ne.
Elaine M Cooper. %, 50 o st. NV.
Infant Lawrence S~1it' 4 IL e
Infant Barbara Wilbanks, lila 4th st. So.
Infant Holmes, 1ti3 How aru ~.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Careers of Twins
Parallel 80 Years

B, the Associated Press.
HICKORY, N. C.--John Leroy
Deaton of Lincolnton and William
Alexander Deaton of Boone are
80-year-old twins
Both are ministers: both were con-
firmed at the same time; both have
been married twice.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Court-MortioI Louds
q for Unauthorized
Firing on japanese

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept.
1S-Four Australian soldiers In
New Guinea have been court
martialed on a charge of firing
at The Kings enemies without
permission.
When their battalion went
into action, the men, all cooks,
were left behind in Port Mores-
by. Without leave, they joined
the troops and fought the Jap
anese.
The court -martial's verdict.
We'll done. Do it again"
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Wife Torget as Husband
Breaks Jap Dishes

Ps the Associated Press
MILWAUKEE,. Wis.-Mrs. John
Slash is as good a patriot as any
one, but when her husband began
breaking the Japanese-made dishes
Evening star., 1942-09-18

in their home, she called the police
TT wasn't so much what he was
doing. but how he was doing IT," the
Evening star., 1942-09-18

investigating ofncer explained In
Municipal Court. "He was breaking
them over her head"
Evening star., 1942-10-11

To get the feel Of
gliding 1t. Mike
M. Kovocevich Of
De KoIb, Ill.,, gets O
little impromptu
instruction from q
couple Of his train
ing associates. All
three ore Army Air
Fore e pilots, but
they must "Ieorn"
to glide.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

The ~. S. Army"
borne to the sky on
the wings Of this
troinine glider soon
will oppeor on hun
dreds, perh ops
thousands, Of the
motorIess croft, Of
q size to dworf this
small troiner.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

YOUNG Americans who ore hovine thot insignia
Of wings with the distinctive "G" pinned on their
breost-mork Of the glider pi|ot-ore destined to
poy vtoI role in the victory Of the United Notions.
Their numbers ore multiplying with the importance
Of the glider once the poythne Of the adventurous,
os steoIthy weapon Of war; GIiders tell no toIes Of
Evening star., 1942-10-11

their approach. Fleets Of them beoring men and
guns on whispering wings con be towed over enemy
lines while it is still dark, and released at high oIt
tude to swish down upon their objective at down. As
towed transports Of supplies ond ammunition to front
lines they oIso ossume vto importance
These pictures mode at two of the eorly
established glider tronine eenters Of the Army Air
Forces. Men between the ages Of l8 ond IS, men,
folly and physically qualified. need not have had
previous flight training to enlist for tronine at q
primory glider school. Selected graduates Of the
schools commissioned second |ieutenonts, Others
ore given rotin9s Of stoff sereeonts with flight poy.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
0bana Says laps
Sent Data 10 PubIicist
Accused as Agent
Propaganda Trial
Of Two Americans
In Weekend Recess

The Japanese propaganda trial
at District Court was in weekend
recess today after Government
testimony yesterday that the Japa-
neSe Chamber of Commerce had
sent articles on Communism in
China to the Office of David Warren
Ryder. Ryder and Frederick Vim
cent Williams, American publicists,
are charged with violating the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
They are accused of spreading
Japanese propaganda.
Testimony about the articles on
Communism in China was given by
Tsutomu Obana, formerly con-
nected with the chamber, and secre-
tary to the japanese Committee on
Trade and Information in San
Francisco. Obana told the jury and
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough that
the chamber got the articles from
the Japanese consulate in San
Francisco.
Defense counsel attempted to
bring out that Obana, who has
pleaded guilty to a charge of
violating the registration act, hopes
to get leniency from the Govern
ment for his testimony. Under ques-
tioning, he said he hoped to stay in
this country all his life.
Evening star., 1942-05-16

Lost and found columns Of Toxic
newspapers are crowded these days.
Every time an American buys War
Bond the Japs lose face.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation to our kind friends
and neighbors for their acts of love
and sympathy offered during the
illness and death of our dear wife
and mother, Hassie Bannarn.
Also we extend grateful thanks
for the beautiful floral tributes to
our loved one.
Dee Bannarn, husband, and the
children.
Leila Bannarn, sister.
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Stephen Douglas Showed
His Sense of Humor

When Stephen Douglas spoke in
the senate he had no sense Of time
whatever. When absorbed in his
topic. he would talk until he was
stopped.
One day he had spoken for a cou-
pie Of hours. when the senator seat
ed next to him tugged at his sleeve.
Douglas bent down, and the senator
whispered in his ear:
why not call it a day, Douglas,
and come to my Office? have some
bourbon there that is 20 years old. "
Douglas said he wished to COM
plete his speech. as he had only a
few more words to say. But the
few words developed into a few SEN
fences and the sentences into para
graphs, and before he knew it, an
other two hours had passed and he
was just getting warmed up. He
spoke until the end of the day. When
he was finished he sank down in
his seat thoroughly exhausted. The
senator seated next to him seized
him by the hand and led him to his
chamber.
Here's the bourbon l was telling
you about, Douglas. Try some. it's
go years Old,
My God!" said Douglas YEARLY,
have I been speaking that long?"
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mentally unfit for war service. On
appearing before the draft board
seeking deferment, the parents &C
tually did prove that there was a
streak of insanity in the family
and they also stated that it cropped
out at intervals in the son. The
son was deferred temporarily pend
ing further investigation.
The parents have been all smiles
these days feeling that they have
done their, spoiled son a favor by
keeping him out of the war. Were
they ever surprised the other day
when the whole family was sum-
moned to appear before the draft
board. The board had on hand
papers that proved this very son
had been adopted when a wee baby
and that the son did not even have
the same blood flowing through his
veins as his foster parents (who
claimed this streak of insanity.
The latest is that the young man
(whO was in Al physical cOndi-
tiOn) will be leaving mighty soon
to Join Uncle Sans forces and the
parents-well, they're going to be
taken care of for classifying a draft
record. (My, my, what a fool they
must think Uncle Sam is. AS
though he couldn't have found that
out with a small amount of in
vestigatiOn-)
Well, friends, I'll have to be hur-
rying along, but I'll be seeing you
next week.
Your Pal,
SAL.
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Knox and Navy Jim Crow

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox symboz segregation
thirteen million loyal Americans He cmaxes his Navy of in
with the insult of officially proamng the color
line barrier against their equal place the service
the Nation Too the responsible Washington fail
to read Alright the signs and porents of the times.
India her peril the Great Britain
because Britain recognize and the equality
India in the Empires family Nations Ireland Fire. her
peril rejects the protection of Great Britain because British will
not recognize her equality
The United States Navy with safety deny
opportunity colored sailors
served with distinction the 1912 and Why now?
Prime Minister Chamberlain sold Czecho Sovaa the
seeking Hitler Chamberlain
this crucial time sells of valiant Americans the
river to colorphobia Knox, goN Y Am
serdam Star-News
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II|![lIZlGI!EE
iIsl:'s IsI::g Gee

o. 1.-The job I have, the people
worry me so much over nothing
until recently 1 have had pains over
my heart. Just too much worry.
Now young couple wants me to
come to work for them and would
like to know if the change would
be advisable.
Ans.-A change is always advis-
able when your job begins getting
on your nerves. Fortunate for you,
you have worked in this family be-
fore and you will find this couple
to be just as agreeable as the
mother was when you were in her
employ. Give your notice immedi-
ately. Don't leave the job you have
without informing them of your
plans.
Disguised My husband stays
out at night and sometimes all
night from the time he leaves
work. I try not to nag, but he re-
fuses to tell the truth concerning
his whereabouts or about how much
money he makes. I can't make
ends meet on the little he gives me.
What shall I do?
Ans.-Get a job and help with
the bills. Then tell him plainly that
you are willing to pool your earn
ings with his to help get the debts
paid off IF he will treat you as a
partner in marriage in money
matters as well as finding his
diversion and entertainment with
you. If he won't, then l see no
point in your sticking around.
There are greener pastures else
where.
M. L. RI am a young girl 10
years old. I am in love with
young man who lived in my home
town. A few months after his job
was finished he left here and I
didn't hear from him until a week
ago. He claims he lost my ad-
dress. Please tell me whether he
loves me and means what he says.
Ans.-If your boy friend had
been very anxious to write to you,
he would have made it his business
to find your address for there
are more ways than one to do so.
After things didn't go so well with
his girl friend there he thought he
would take you back. Don't depend
too much on him.
F. R. 1.-The person I am stay
ing with I'm not so sure about him
being a true friend. I want to