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FRANCE MASTERS WAR FINANCING Reynaud Stresses Need For Cooperation Between Government, People -.rtc Feb. 22.—(2P> Finance ,F„tter Paul Reynaud has quoted 5 to prove that financial ruin WfL accompany a modern war p£ declared ‘‘we are mastering the •ituation. m an address yesterday to World veterans he stressed the neces * of cooperation between the gov 6it5mpnt and the people, expressing er!finence in France’s ability to wntinue her ‘‘financial mastery" of [he war if the nation continues ac cepting sacrifices. i To Reduce Call nn the grounds that French de . es already are fully manned Ld barracks crowded, the war min i v has decided to halve the next contingent of youths to be called to fte colors in March, y war ministry notice said that '(v men born in July, August and September, 1919, would be includ A jn the next call for a section of ,bat year's class. The first half of (be class, men born in the first fis months of 1919, were called up last November and all those born jn the last six months were to have been summoned next month. Describing how France has fi parked the first six months of the vac, the finance minister pointed to [our evidences of strength: 1, Steadily growing subscriptions [or national armament bonds; 2. An increase in savings bank de posits over withdrawals; 3, The low- Bank rate; 4. Maintenance of the gold re :erve at almost the level at the Etart of the war despite heavy buy ing abroad. The reserves of gold and foreign exchange have been maintained largely by the “inflow of capital which began in November, 1938, and has continued since September, 1939,” Reynaud said. But partly, too, he declared, they have been kept up by the govern meet's policy of eliminating "luxury hr,rorts” such as United States to bacco and using exchange only to buy such necessities as American lirplanes. JOHN D. JR. GIVES TO FINNISH FUND Becomes Largest Contribu tor With Gift Of $100,000 XEW YORK, Feb. 22— UP) — lohn D. Rockefeller, Jr., is the ionor of $100,000 to the Finnish Re ief fund, the largest individual lontribution to Finnish relief. Accompanying the check was this lote signed by the financier: “The gallant stand which Finland :as made for life and liberty has hrilled the world and set up for mmanity new high standards of wage and sacrifice. As a tribute :o this brave people, my family and I desire to contribute $100,000 to ihe Finnish relief fund for the des lerately needed service it is ren dering the civilian population of Finland." The gift was announced by Her Krt Hoover, the fund’s national ihairman, who said that collections tad passed the $2,000,000 mark and to $1,200,000 had been sent to Finland for civilian relief work. IT’S STILL “NO" SWANSEA, 111.—The new fire en Eine will be an “orphan" unless the c>iy fathers can provide it a home loon, Contrary to the wishes of citizens *'ho defeated a $10,000 bond issue to establish a fire department, the council ordered a pumper for deliv er!' March 1. Then it re-asked voters to approve a fire station. They de [rated it a second time. 1 J1 | pTlLENDID telCTfHE WS^oit^ J In Hollywood By PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 22.—The cus tomers have been justified In won dering, with some annoyance, why a star with the enduring populari ty of Joan Crawford has been al lowed to languish so long in such __bad pictures. It s a problem that takes some explaining, and you are not like ly to g e t t h e whole story from Miss Crawford,who is not quite angry enough to tell all, or from the film colony itself, which agrees that its favorite Joan is too easily im posed upon and Paul Harrison too much of a sucker for un sound advice. She said: “When I came out here nearly 14 years ago I was just a kid who didn’t know sic'm from com’ere. I took what I got and liked it. After that it seemed that no body could realize I was growing up and getting smarter. When a mediocre picture came along I’d get a paternal spank on the fanny and the advice to ‘Run along and play it, Joanie. The fans will forget it if it isn’t sc hot, and we’ll dish you up a good one pretty soon.’ "But after awhile I began to realize that the fans didn’t forget the bad ones. They’d merely forget to come to the good ones.” * * * Stuffs Or Starves For Her Career She’s intensely ambitious. Right now, she’s eating a lot, at all hours (and looks much better for it), but she can starve herself with grim asceticism. She is painstaking about rehearsing her roles. She worked hard and long at singing lessons in the hope that they’d help her career. The “Ice Follies” was a picture in which Miss Crawford was to have exhibited her vocal talent But it happened that Metro also was . lak ing "Broadway Serenade,” with Jeanette MacDonald, and by amaz ing coincidence, the stories were al most identical. In one scene, in fact, even the dialog was practically word for word. Obviously Miss MacDonald had to sing in her picture, so Miss Craw ford’s songs, one by one, were cut out. The obvious inference, of the unenlighted press at the time, was that Miss Crawford’s singing wasn’t good enough. The resultant stories did her inestimable harm. And the picturo itself, when it got to the screen, was the worst sort of hash She said, “I’d do it again if it were to be made according to the original script, which was a sweet, compact love story. But the brass hats said: ‘Whoopee!—we got Craw ford and a good story at last. Let's get some more money, and Techni color, and lots of gals and spectacu lar stuff.’ So they ruined it.” * • • Willing To Play Beery’s Grandmother Recently, becoming defiant, she turned down ‘‘Reckless,’’ “Parnell” and “Remember” and her judgment was borne out each time, although she nearly was suspended for re fusing the lead in the latter flop. She welcomed “Strange Cargo,” soon to be released, because it to i her from her clothes-horse typing into a non-glamorous adventure in mud and tatters. Given a chance to h l without distracting costuming, she won a bid for the lead in the current production of “Susan and God.” “But would you be willing to play a woman who has a 13-year-old daughter?” asked the studio cau tiously. “Would I!" exclaimed Miss Craw ford. “Why, if the role’s any good, I’ll plr; Wallace Beery's grand mother!” FLASHES OFLIFE (By The Associated Press) GOOD SHOT FULTON, Mo. — Burton Moore pointed his gun to the ceiling and pulled the trigger, ending the first half of the basketball game between Westminister and Tarkio colleges. A dead guinea fowl fell to the playing field. The bird had been placed in the rafters by pranksters, who released it with a string as Moore fired the blank cartridge. ON WITH THE OLD NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.—West minister college professors are back again to the system of marking pa pers “A,” "B,” or "C,” replacing the numberical method, under which grades were marked from “minus two” (equivalent to 0 to "44”) to three (90 to 100.) Parents—and others—couldn’t fig ure out what the numbers meant. DRIED UP OKLAHOMA CITY—The state Cap itol building is bone dry now. E. C. Stewart, manager of the Capitol cafeteria, quit handling 3.2 beer because sales had dropped to “not enough to pay for icing it.” State employes once drank 30 cases x day, but Gov. Leon C. Phillips banned drinking in the building. [Oklahoma still has prohibition.) He iidn’t mention 3.2 beer, but the em ployes are playing it safe. WHERE’S THE FIRE? TWIN FALLS, Idaho—I. G. Pres ■ott pulled hts garbage truck to the ;urb when he heard sirens. Firemen halted alongside the truck, rhe garbage was on fire, but the [iremen got it out. FDR’S HAND SEEN IN DELEGATE PICKS Newspaper Says He Directs National Convention Selections 911 PROVIDENCE, R. I*, Feb. 22.— (■S’)—The Providence Evening Bulle tin said today that President Roose velt, and not his aides, is directing the selection of national convention delegates in New England pledged to a Roosevelt renomination. In a dispatch from Boston, which is said to be based on information from leading Massachusetts demo crats, the Bulletin said the follow ing occurred with respect to t h e choice of delegates in that state: Shortly before the democratic national committee meeting In Washington, Postmaster General Farley told the President that he (Farley) intended to enter the Massachusetts presidential primary. The President told him to go ahead. Later the President summoned Wil liam H. Burke, Jr., the Massachu setts state chairman, and told him to “play ball with Jim,’’ but asked mm axso to make a public state ment saying that although the dele gates would be pledged to Farley, they would swing to Roosevelt if he decided to run again. Burke did make such a statement. “Other New England states rapid ly caught the idea,” the dispatch continued, “and today New Eng land, which a month ago was a Far ley stronghold, seems to be almost in Roosevelt’s pocket. “On Burke’s ‘Roosevelt or Far ley’ slate from Massachusetts are at least a handful of men who swear they will never vote for Roosevelt at the convention, even at Farley’s request. They intend to make this stand known before the primary, in the hope of forcing the Roosevelt forces to enter a rival ticket.” In Boston, Burke refused to af firm or deny the statement made in this dispatch, and efforts to reach Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Farley for comment were unavailing. FRENCH REPULSE THREE NAZI RAIDS German Losses Are Report ed During Renewed Patrol Activity PARIS, Feb. 22.—UP)—French ma chine-gunners drove off three Ger man raids with enemy losses, mili tary sources reported today, during renewed patrol activity on the West ern Front. In the sector east of the Moselle river, they said, German troops at tempting to capture a French out post were repulsed by French cross fire and retired in disorder. House Destroyed The fighting resulted in the de struction by fire of one house in a frontier village. Another German patrol was re ported to have skirmished with French gunners west of the Saar river and to have retired leaving behind an unspecified number of dead. Two German non-commissioned of ficers were said to have been cap tured in a third engagement in the same region. German forces along the Rhine continued to blast away at French loudspeakers broadcasting news and propaganda across the flood-swollen river. The French returned the fire. French aerial squadrons, both ob servation and scouting, took advan tage of clear skies to fly over the enemy lines. One group engaged German fliers, French military advices said, but the fight ended without planes of either side being shot down. Ger man reconnaissance flights were re ported over eastern and northeast ern France. NOT A CANDIDATE CHARLOTTE, Feb. 22.—Louis G. Ratcliffe of Charlotte announced to day that he would not be a candi date for re-election as American Le. gion national committeeman from North Carolina. At the Legion’s an nual convention at High Point in June. He has served for six years as committeeman and two years as alternate. WOODMEN MEET HIGH POINT, Feb. 22.—A state wide meeting of Woodmen of the World will be held here Saturday. T. Alex Heise of Columbia, S. C., national director, will speak. *Life Without Love Is Worse Than Death* ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22.——A spurned suiter, transferred from self-padlocked shackles to jail, told officers permanent imprison ment—even death—was prefer able to life without the woman he has loved 12 years. Police found Melvin F. Miller last night living in a tent near the woman's home in protest of her coolness. His neck was chained to a tree and secured by padlocks whose keyholes he had filled with cement. The 30-year-old scissors grind er said it took six years to get enough courage to ask the pretty stenographer for a date. The next six he spent in a futile attempt to obtain another. Booked for investigation. Mil ler said, "Without her—impris onment for life, or death, is pre ferable.” Said the object of his affec tions: "The whole situation is too ridiculous.” I Behind The Scenes In Washington WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Back of the fight over communism ' t the American Youth Congress there was an attempt to establish a new American youth movement on a broader and much more conserva tive basis. Murray Plavner, the young New i outer wno came to town and led the fight to drive comn.u ism out of the congress, was really seek ing far more than a simple “purge” of the organization. What he had in mii. d was a Youth Congress which would con tain no commun ists or "fellow travelers,” but wmcn would contain such groups as the Boy Scouts and the Cath olic youth groups, and which would enjoy the support of the American Legion and substantial business in terests. GETS BACKING IN YOUTH FIGHT Plavner did not make his fight as an unsupported free lance. For some years he has worked for Vic tor Ridder, New York publisher and former WPA administrator in New York as a writer and advertising representative. On his arrival ' i Washington, he issued a long statement denouncing the Youth Congress’ record in regard to com munism—a statement signed by Ridder and a number of prominent citizens. Plavner did not have definite, binding promises of adherence or support for the groups which he hoped to see given dominant places in the Youth Congress; but he was in intimate touch with people who are highly important in those groups. Ridder, for instance, is a direc tor both of the Boy Scouts and of Catholic Youth, as well as of the Boys’ Clubs of America. Homer L. Chaillaux, another signer of the statement Plavner issued, directs the Lepion's National Americanism Commission. Another signer was John M. Schiff, a director of the Boy Scouts; another was Gene Tunney, who like Ridder is a direc tor of the Boy Scouts, Catholic Youth, and Boys’ Clubs of Amer ica. DROPS PLAN FOR SEPARATE ORGANIZATION uuring the rail, piavner naa in mind setting up a rival group to the American Youth Congress. He discarded that plan, however. Now he says: “There can’t be two youth move ments. There’s only room for one. ’ “It can continue to be a com munist front, or it can be truly representative of all American youth and make a real effort to solve youth’s problems instead of : 'mply trying to undermine youth’s confidence in our institutions. I hope it can be a genuinely repre sentative group.” SHIES AWAY FROM U. S. SUBSIDIES One often-overlooked item in the whole Youth Congress argument is the federal youth-aid program de manded by the congress, and pres ently embodies in the bill recently introduced by Senator Murray of Montana. This bill would set up a new Na tional Youth Administration, would guarantee public works jobs to all unemployed youth (at minimum wages of $12.50 a week) and would provide for an elaborate system of educational aids—all at a cost of around $500,000,000 a year. Plavner remarks that this pro gram is just too expensive to be practical right now, and looks for ward to a Youth Congress which Bruce Catton TREND TO REVISE LABOR ACT GROWS —— Probing House Committee Plans To Restrict Labor Board Powers WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—— House sentiment for prompt re vision of the Wagner act appeared to be growing today, but doubt was expressed whether final action could be taken at this session. The house committee investigating the labor board has been endeavor ing to work out amendments re stricting board powers. Even if it reaches an agreement, however, the proposals must be considered by the regular house labor committee. There was no indication what the amendments might be, but New Dealers were reported to have de cided privately that the present three-man board should be replac ed, that a mediation service should be created to study many problems which now come before the board, and that the judicial and prosecut ing functions of the board should be divorced. Administration leutenants predict ed that there would be little opposi tion to the investigating commit tee’s request for additional funds. Chairman Smith (D-Va.) asked yes terday -for another $50,000. German Warplanes Make Reconnaissance Flights BERLIN, Feb. 22.—(A>>—German reconnaissance flights over eastern France and unsuccessful enemy at tempts to fly over Germany across the western front were reported by the high command today. A communique said: “In the west, the air force scout ed in increasing measure over eastern France. Despite enemy de fense with pursuit planes, the Ger man scouts suffered no losses. "An attempt by enemy planes to fly into Germany over the western front failed.” LIDDELL SERVICES CHARLOTTE — Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon for W. S. Liddell, 87, prominent member of the Masonic Order in North Carolina. He helped found Oasis Temple heie in 1895. would be enourh in the go )d graces of business and industrial leaders to be able to work out re-employ ment programs in industry without government subsidies. Slot Machines Seized From Seven Warehouses CHARLOTTE, Feb. 22—UP)—Hun dreds of coin operated slot ma chines valued unofficially at $100, 000 were locked up in the county courthouse today. Operators of seven warehouses from which the machines were taken were under bonds, charged with violating a statute which police said makes Il legal the storing, possession, opera tion and maintenance of a “slot machine or device.” City and county officers, traveling in five specially chartered large trucks, swooped down on the ware houses yesterday. JIMMY DENIES HE PLANS TO MARRY Says He Has %> Plans At AH’ To Wed His Former Nurse WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — (£•) — James Roosevelt, the President’s eldest son, declared today that he had “no plans at all” to marry Miss Romelle Schneider, who was his nurse at the Mayo Brothers clinic in Rochester, Minn., last year. Young Roosevelt recently filed suit for divorce and his wife, Betsy Cushing Roosevelt, shortly after ward filed counter-suit. Both charg ed desertion. Questioned about his future plans, Roosevelt said he planned to remain a bachelor and “stick to producing pictures,” beginning with a produc tion of “The Bat” about Anril 15. Asked by reporters whether he had any plans to marry Miss Sch neider, who has been his frequent companion in Hollywood, he said “None at all. Miss Schneider is a very good friend of mine.” Young Roosevelt, now a Holly wood producer, came to Washington by plane. He was enroute to Phil adelphia, where he will deliver a Washington’s birthday speech to the B’Nai B’Rith. Asked if he would withdraw his suit for divorce, he said, ‘-I can’t give you anything at all.” Roosevelt said he would return to Washington and spend most of to morrow “adding up some books and things.” He probably will leave for Atlanta Friday afternoon to visit friends, he said. 25 PER CENT SAVINGS ig what our policyholders derived last year on their fire insurance ... INVESTIGATE, Insure with us F. E. LIVINGSTON & CO. Mutual Insurance Restoration Funds Campaign Extended WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—(^P)— The restoration committee of St. Thomas Episcopal church of Bath, the oldest church in North Carolina, said today that its “Penny Parade” drive to secure funds for complete restoration of the shrine would be extended until February 2T. Women’s Garden clubs of t h e state are supporting the campaign. Half of the restoration work, started in September, has been conr pleted. The goal is complete resto ration by Easter. AMIABLE KINSTON, Feb. 22.—A mule that formerly was as stubborn as any of his species has become as gentle and amiable as a lamb since asso ciating with a calf on the farm of J. W. Watson in Carteret county. The pair share the same quarters and are inseparable. I SCHENLEY Black Label 8 65% grain neutral spirits I PT. *1.25 QT. *2.45 SCHENLEY Red Label . § 72}4% grain neutral spirits 1 | pt.$1.00 qt.*1.95 1 2 a s a | I Both BLENDED WHISKEY and 90 Proof. 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