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Evening star., 1943-10-16

sunlight, the cucumber trees reach
height Of from so to 80 feet, with
trunks rarely more than 4 feet in
diameter. Given an abundance Of
room for reaching up and out, the
cucumber tree will produce long
sweeping limbs that almost touch
the ground and slender upper
branches that form a broad pyra-
midal outline which is most attrac-
tive in both summer and winter.
These trees are fast growers.
reaching maturity when they are
120 years old. They prosper in
loose moist fertile soil on the low
mountain slopes of their range. and
they love the banks of streams as
well as the protected valleys.
The leaves, to 10 inches long, are
smooth above with a pale, some
what hairy under surface. They
are almost as thin as parchment,
turning beautiful shade of yellow
before falling to the ground. They
leave behind narrow elevated scars
on the slender glossy twigs.
from April to June, perfect bell
shaped pale green or yellow flowers
appear. There are six pointed
petals from to 312 inches long
These blossoms resemble the Young
leaves SO closely, they are often
mistaken for them.
The feshy fruit resembles a small
long cucumber, First, it is deep
green. then an exquisite pink, gradu-
ally turning to purplish red. 1t
has several scarlet one-celled seeds
which grow on the surface and re-
semble scattered kernels on a poorly
developed ear of corn. When ripe
the seeds drop away to hang indi-
Vlduelly on a slender white thread
These seeds may drop among the
trash on the ground and take one
year to germinate. Because the
seed babies tumble to the ground
where little sunshine can reach
them, they grow up to be puny and
perish. Given an opportunity tc
grow, they will add much to the
landscape.
The wood of this tree is soft, close
grained, durable and easily worked
Evening star., 1943-10-16
Uncle Ruy's Corner

DOy VINO nveS In Pembroke, Ga,
has written to ask a question which
puzzles me somewhat. Here is his
letter:
Dear Uncle Ray:
Il am IA years old, and plan to
write book during idle hours. But
here Is what I want-facts about
merry maids. I read your story
every day and I admit you have
some interesting subjects. I plat
for the starting subject in my book
to be a merry maid, and I would like
some facts published in the paper
about them and their habits. I hope
my book will be published"
am puzzled about that letter be-
cause l am not sure whether Junior
meant to write merry maids" or
"mermaids."
In regard to merry maids" the
only kind I can think of are girls
with merry spirits. AS to their Gus
toms. might say that they would
be expected to play games and en-
joy themselves great deal. Also
they must take good care of them
selves, or else they would not stay
merry very long.
I have feeling, however, that
this reader really wants to hear
about mermaids. I can hardly tell
facts about them, since they be-
long to believe world, but
at least we can go over the myths.
The name mermaid" means
maid of the lake" but the old
stories tell of mermaids living in
rivers and seas, as we'll as in lakes
People said they were half-women
and half-fsh.
A mermaid, as commonly pictured
has woman's head, with long and
beautiful hair. She was supposed
to comb her hair from time to time.
holding up mirror with one hand
to see what she was doing.
Although it was fancied that mer-
maids entered rivers and lakes now
and then, their chief home was in
salt water. Many a tale speaks of
sailors being taken by mermaids to
live in homes deep down in the sea.
Mermaids never have existed and
we may think of the stories about
them as the dreams of sailors, poets
and myth-makers.
Juniors plan to write a book takes
me back to the time when I was
II years old and had the same idea.
My book was to tell about a certain
adventure of my own. I wrote only
the first chapter, however, and did
not ask a publisher to make it a
book
Evening star., 1943-10-16

It is used In the manufacture q
crates and cheap furniture, and in
cabinet work and flooring.
Cucumber trees are attractive
ornamentals. Their foliage Is al
most tropical In appearance, their
odd scarlet fruit most interesting.
They grow quickly in our Eastern
States and Central Europe. The
seedlings are now used as rootstock
on which to graft the many varieties
OF ornamental magnolias.
Evening star., 1943-10-16
AUTOMOBILES WANTED tco,,

AUTOMOBILES WANTED (cont
DON'T GIVE YOUR CAR AWAY
Pa. ave. Sc. "N
WANTED, used cars. We
pay top prices. New York
Ave. Motor Co., COG N. Y. ave.
NV. ME. 0464.
WANTED, FOR CASH, late
model Chevrolet cars, station
wagons and trucks. Imme-
diate action. Write or phone
we will come any distance.
Chevy Chase Motor Co., TIPS
Wis. ave. WI. 1885.
Evening star., 1943-10-16
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
CUCUMBER TREE.

F""JVOEsV WCUHtVtUIU.T
We have seven tree-size magnolias
native to the United States. The
cucumber tree is the most sturdy,
but it is not abundant. 1t is found
throughout the forest in scattered
groups among the other trees. The
range is from Southern Ontario and
Central New York through South
eastern Illinois and the Appalachian
Mountains to Southern Alabama
and Central Mississippi. Cucumber
trees of excellent size have been
seen in Southerni Missouri and Ar
kansas.
In the forest where neighbors
crowd and push for their share Of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-03

You bet bottom dollar anytime TOTO and Hitler learn about
fire Americas forests plants homeshe
sinister little light satisfaction. the
when fire here loss of timber needed for production
stops work industrial building traffic in the
middle of busy street takes people from their wartime
burns to set their families FIRE
spelling destruction:
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
Babson Says Shop Now
To Auoid Holiday Rush

wartime inconvenience compare
BILE to these existing in other coun-
tries at war. This is because we
have been living upon inventories.
These inventories are now running
out. Labor shortages and military
demands for requirements W / l
prevent civilian supplies from be-
ing built up. Customers for many
lines of consumers goods may be
decidedly out of luck.
The outlook for toys is tough
no metal nor soft wood. Children's
clothes are really scarce. This is
due partly to an increase in the
birth rate: and partly to the fact
that manufa cturers can get more
money out of ether lines. Shoes
are being affected by the leather
shortage. Cobblers are doing a
big business but have difficulty
finding workers. Furniture inven-
tories are certainly going down.
Requirements are of an inferior
quality. The output of personal
items such as razor blades, nee
Giles nair pins and similar small
articles is rising.
Radio tubes are ii almost uni
versal use. More are being man.
ufactured than ever before, but
civilians will get few of them. Few
new radio sets are being made
and inventories of pre-war models
are about exhausted. Housewives
are limited in their use of certain
electric light bulbs. Essential re-
placements can be filled but odd
shapes and sizes are disappearing.
Mechanical refrigerators are prac-
tically off the market. The old
fashioned ice box has come back
fast. This is okay if it were not
for the uncertainties in the deliv-
erv of ice. Lau dries are rushed
to death. Hence, there is an I'M
precedented demand for washing
machines. Revival of production
for these and refrigerators is
doubtful because low horsepower
motors are needed by the military.
Luxury goods are being affected
by labor shortages. F u r coats,
however. are plentiful as is also
expensive jeNelry. Used automo-
hiles are getting scarce. Two-car
families should take advantage Of
the large cash prices that will be
paid in many instances sight-un-
seen for one of their cars. New
cars are practically eff the mar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05

ket. Manufacturers of household
supplies are now setting aside
small percentage of their output
for civilian requirements. This in
no wise meets the demand. Watch
es, clocks, pla te d silverware,
lamps, lighting fixtures and sim
liar items are scarce. This also
applies tc kitchen utensils. Glass,
aluminium, enamelware and STAIN
less steel items are negligible in
the market, but the production of
glassware is rising.
This Christmas shopping season
finds both merchants and shoppers
in peculiar positions My sympa-
thies lie more with the merchants
They have certainly done a won
derful job. I hope in the end they
will not get caught with large in
ventories of synthetic war made
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
State Guard To Parade
Here On Armistice Day

- The North Carolina State Guard,
Wilmington's unit and possibly
units from Goldsboro, Kinston,
and Dunn, will be seen in review
for the first time here in the
giant parade planned as part OF
Armistice Day activities, Emmett
Eellamy, the American Legion's
program chairman, announced
Thursday.
The State Guard, which took ov'
er the functions of the National
Guard when it was called to COM
bat, will be dressed in full uni
fern for the occasion. Arrange
ments for the appearance are be-
ing handled by Lieut.. Fred Will
let's.
The Wilmington group, combin-
ed with the units from the re-
naming three eastern cities, COM
prise battalion, and the Legion
is hopeful that the entire outfit
will be in attendance. Bellamy de-
clared.
Grand Marshal Of the long pa
rade will be Lieut.. Col. Thomas
Henry director of the New Han
over High school ROTC.
Plans for the event next Thurs.
Gay, when Gregg Cherry Of Casio.
mia, outstanding state figure, will
be the principal speaker are ad'
vancing rapidly. It is anticipated
that several thousand citizens will
witness the ceremonies, to be con
Quoted in front of City hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
Nv ROGER BABSON

NEW YORK CITY.-New York
has taken on the festive air char
acteristic of the pre- Christmas
shopping rush. If conditions here
are any Indication and they should
be reflected proportionately in 9TH
er cities and towns-retailers are
going to wind up with big year.
end business. 1 expect to e
Christmas trade in dollars equal
the gross Of asst year I am, how
ever, concerned over stocks of
merchandise If shoppers do not
Immediately get busy they will
find pretty nearly empt. shelves.
/, is more important than ever to
shop early.
Manufa cturers of consumers
ge DDS are now receiving m e
snail increase in materials bu,
this will not relieve the pref Christ
mas inventory situation. Consum-
ers' durable goods are way down.
All kinds of merchandise are diff
ficult to replace. Anyone, for in
stance, trying to buy miscellane-
GUS household furnishings k n W S
this. For the last month of record
in New York City, sales of furni-
ture were up 9 per cent over a
year ago, but inventories we e
down 80 per cent. Any increase
in the manufactu OF consumers
goods will not be felt for some
months. For some time. customers
will have plenty of money to spend,
but merchants will continue to
have trouble with inventories.
Wages, money in circulation,
bank deposits and national income
have reached such proportions that
they have little meaning to the
average man. I may say, however,
that national income for the first
seven months of this year showed
an increase of 207 per cent over
the corresponding period of a year
ago. Seasonally there is usually
a decline in November due to a
decrease in the shipments of farm
products. This, however, will have
little effect upon the extent of this
years Christmas trade. The mon
ey for that is already in the peck
cts of customers.
Customers must now buy what
they can find, not necessarily what
they want. The average Ameri-
can family has scarcely felt any
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
POLICE RELEASE
MONTHLY REPORT
1l2 Arrests For Speeding
Is Feature Of Latest
Tabulation

Chief of Police C. H. Casteen
has reported in his resume OF po'
lice activity during the month OF
October that 112 persons were ar
rested for speeding, as against
the 29 arrests made in the same
month Of last year.
The report also showed that 80
persons were arrested for opera
ting automobile intoxicated ana a
tor reckless operation: both ng-
ures represent increases.
Red traffic violation tickets Wete
handed to 726 persons. Automool1e
accidents dropped from "a IN Oc-
tober. 1912 to rs for last month.
Liquor law violations numbered
20, as cortrasted with no VIOLA
tioLs in October Of last year :,
There were three accloeh'ai
deaths during the month. and one
murder recorded.
Tho detailed report of arrests:
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
GRIPSHOLM SAILS
PORT ELIZABETH, Uni

PORT ELIZABETH, Union Of
South Africa, Nov. 4 LIP The
Swedish liner Gripsholn, carrying
1900 citizens of the Americas who
are being repartiated after nearly
two years. internment in the Far
East, sailed tonight for New York
via Dio de Janeiro. hhe ship had
been in port here two days. She
is due in Rio de Janeiro about
November II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05

receives custody Of their 6-months-
old daughter and monthly support
Of $500, later reduced to $3.50.
The couple married at Juarez in
1941 and separated last February.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
OLD CHURCH

San German Puerto Rico, boasts
the first church built in any terri
tory of the New World now under
the American flag, erected in 1911.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
Actress Wins Divorce
From Producer Husband

LOS ANGLES, Nov 4 Up
Louise Plat Harris, stage and
screen actress, won q default d.
vorce today from Jed Harrit, New
York theatrical producer and for
mer motion picture executive.
Harris filed an answer denying
her charges of cruelty but did not
appear today to contest her ac-
ton.
Attorneys said an agreement had
been reached whereby Mrs. Harris
products. Many consumers will 60
without while waiting for up-to-
date postwar merchandise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05

Rogers Peet Makers of Fine Uniforms for Officers
Evening star., 1943-02-02

collected In the city Is still awaiting
shipment.
No Government witnesses were
called.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Walker Praises Schools
For Salvage Drive Results

District schools are credited with
doing an outstanding job in the
Salvage for Victory drive by Horace
Walkers executive for the District
Salvages Committee, in . report is
sued yesterday.
Based on reports from the ma
jority of schools here, he estimated
200 tons of scrap iron and 40 tons
of newspapers had been collected
Mr.. Walker also said 10 tons of tin
and eight tons Of rubber had been
turned in.
DR.. Carol r. Reid, first assistant
superintendent of schools, is chair
man of the schools committee CO.
operating with the salvage cam
paign. Each school has its own
plan for collecting scrap and sal
vagable materials.
One school had the student coun-
ell head the campaign. In another
the Parent Teacher Association
gave a 10-cent War Stamp to each
student bringing in 40 pounds of
newspapers The first day, it was
reported, 1900 pounds were collect
ed at the Jefferson Junior High
School and this school was the first
to reach the lotion mark in paper
collection.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Japanese Flyer
Tries to Kill
u. S. Rescuers
e, the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2-Warrant
Onlcer James r. Fox of Uniontown,
Pa. and more recently of Guadal-
canal, told yesterday how a Japa-
nese aviator tried to kill the Amer
leans who were rescuing him, and
then attempted suicide.
1T was one Of our busiest days.
Fox related at Coast Guard head
quarters. Our fighters knocked
down % Jap bombers and 10 Zeros,
while we lost only two planes and
no pilots"
A Coast Guard boat put out, he
said, to rescue an American pilot
who had bailed out when his plane
was shot down and to rescue later
a Japanese flyer who had bailed out
of his flaming plane
"As we got close" Fox said, "the
Nip flyer drew his pistol, aimed at
the American pilot who was stand
ing by the lowered ramp. and pulled
the trigger. Nothing happened
Then he put the revolver to his own
temple and pulled the trigger twice
Nothing happened.
Next. he tried to dive into the
propellers, but one OF the Coast
Guardsmen hooked him under the
chin with a boathook and hauled
him aboard. The pilot still wanted
70 fight, so one of the men hit him
in the stomach with = 5-gallon
water can. another clipped him on
the jaw, and from there on ne came
peacefully"
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Firestone Workers Obey
WLb Order 10 End Strike
Ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2.-Production at
Firestone Tire G Rubber Co.'S Men,
phis plant was expected to reach
normal today with the return of
workers Who left their jobs in one
department Friday In an unauthor-
lied walkout.
Clifford Reynolds, plant labor SUI
perintendent, said about Is per cent
Of the plants total employees were
back at work yesterday afternoon
and predicted working conditions
would be back to normal today.
Approximately 5000 workers, ac-
cording to- union estimates, were
idle in work stoppages following
the walkout Of about 800 members
Of the United Rubber Workers
(CIO) in the plants tire room over
question of minimum hourly
guarantees on piece work. The War
Labor Board ordered the workers to
return to their jobs, and they voted
to do so after hearing a company
declaration that the 70 cents an
hour guarantee would be continued.
The plant Is engaged entirely in
war production.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

termed the condemnation action
arbitrary, capricious and unrea-
sonable." and questioned the au-
thority Of . Federal agency to con-
denim property already in public
use.
Commissioner o. p. williams Of
the Department of Public Works
testified that the rails, sunk in con-
crete, made crossings smoother and
prevented cracks and holes from
appearing He said city trafic would
be paralyzed If all the rails were re-
moved at once.
R. G. Draper. assistant United
States district attorney ;, entered un-
successful objections to testimony
Of witnesses concerning the value Of
the crossings and the availability Of
other rails. matters which he said
were irrelevant. Mayor Walter
Chandler and other witnesses tes-
tilted that the city had located 2,70O
tons Of rails above ground In
abandoned sidetracks. The Mayor
also said 1.5O0, 600 Of scrap metal
Evening star., 1943-02-02
{. H. Doing Is Treasurer
OF Red Cross Fund Drive

Charles H. Doing, vice president
OF the Washington Loan g. Trust
Co., has accepted the post Of treas
urer for the 1943 Metropolitan Area
War Fund drive of the Red Cross,
Campaign Chairman A. G. Neal an
nounced today.
Mr.. Doing, a veteran in Red Cross
work, has served on the Executive
Committee and as treasurer of the
Roll Call for the last Is years, and
has been instrumental in obtaining
the services of tellers from several
local banks to assist in campaigns.
Mr. Doing also has served in Com
munity Chest campaigns. and with
the Board of Awards for the Disaster
Relief Committee Of the Red Cross
He is a member of the Board OF
Trade, treasurer of Homeopathic
Hospital and a trustee for the John
Dickson Home.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
War Workers Win
$4,000 for Ideas
That Boost Production
Pullman Official Soys
EmpIoyer-EmpIoye
Relations Also Benefit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Ideas by en-
ployes which improved service and
operations at q big Industrial plant
engaged In war work paid multiple
dividends in 1942-with cash awards
of approximately $4,000 going to
workers.
But the cash awards Of S44,875 to
the Pullman Co. employees for their
rize-winning suggestions were not
the only benefits, said E. s. Taylor,
director Of the suggestion system
which operates under model plan
and is in practice in several business
and industrial plants.
Plant Relations Improve.
The suggestions by the employees
which were put into practice greatly
boosted war production at the plant
through development of time and
material and manpower saving ideas
said Mr.. Taylor, who Is president OF
the National Association of Sugges-
tions Systems. He praised the sys-
tenn for Its effectiveness in improv-
ing employe-employer relations"
The accepted ideas one single
suggestion brought an employe $3.50
were put into practice at the
average rate of 10 a day during
1912, Mr.. Taylor said. More than
$4,000 suggestions, averaging one
per employe. were submitted dur
ing the year, and about AS sug-
gestions per 100 employees were ac-
cepted.
Since tthe system was started in
March, 194l, the company has re-
ceived 46,843 suggestions from its
employees in all parts of the coun-
try and paid them $1,000 for the
1892 ideas accepted, he said.
Troop Trains Frightened.
In addition to cash awards to en-
ployes for constructive" sugges-
tions, an employe whose idea results
in actual saving that can be COM
puted is given 10 per cent Of the
first years saving, Mr.. Taylor ex-
planned.
The highest award was to an en-
ploye for a suggestion. Mr.. Taylor
said, Is saving time and manpower
as well as Frightening up troop
trains. Fixtures formerly were re-
moved periodically and returned to
the shops for bronzing. Under the
employees idea the fixtures are left
in the cars and sprayed = bright red.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

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Evening star., 1943-02-02
Board 10 Recommend
Virginia Fraternities
System Be Continued
Report Cites Beneficial
Scholastic Effect of
Use us Living Quarters

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Feb. 2.-Members OF
a University OF Virginia committee
chosen to study Gov. Darden's pro-
posal to abolish fraternity houses as
living quarters for students at State
colleges report that life in fraternity
houses has a beneficial scholastic ef-
feet on students.
The committee, composed Of rep
resentatives Of students, faculty and
alumni Of the university, cited this
as one of several reasons for its de-
cision to recommend to the Governor
that students be allowed to continue
to live in fraternity houses.
The committee, however, recon-
mended appointment of a dean OF
fraternities whose primary duty be
to advise fraternities and supervise
their discipline. The committee also
urged erection and maintenance of
student union building, thus pro-
viding facilities for social entertain
ment Of all students
I'VE believe that the addition Of
such facility. giving to the nom
students something they
need and do not now have, would be
infinitely preferable to the abolition
of fraternity houses, which would
give the nom fraternity men MOTH
ing and deprive them Of the privi-
lege of visiting there occasionally,
and completely deprive the fra
ternity men and the university gen.
orally of these social centers," the
report pointed out.
The report, made after several
weeks of study at the Charlottesville
school, was turned over to r. Gray
Williams of Winchester, rector of the
University Board of Visitors, by
Judge A. D. Barksdale of Lynch
burg, chairman of the hearing
committee created by the board.
Judge Barksdale. is Judge Of the
United States District Court for
Western Virginia.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

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