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Highway To Tin Pan Alley Full Of Ruts, Writer Says The song-writing business, it turns out, is not all it seems to be. There may even be some shenani gans inter-twined amongst the clefts and trebles. Following publication of a story in Monday’s Star about “accept ance” in Hollywood of a lyric written by Mrs. Vera Mae Dale, Wilmington, Mrs. C. L. Bethea, also of Wilmington, wrote an “ex pose” letter to the Star warning “a most gullible public that they 'no can do’ The letter follow*: “In answer to Mr. Sykes’ article Mi Mrs. Dale’s song poem being Eblished by Nordyke Music com ny, let me take it upon myself ^ warn a most gullible public (as witness the hundreds of publishing houses in the country who manage to feed on the efforts of amateurs and yet manage to stay within the letter of the law) that they ‘no can do’. “It is possible that some per sons will not recognize the satyrical tone of this article as 1 have done through thorough acquaintance with the ins and out* of music publishers. If you’re in, you’re in; if you’re out there’s no hope for you. There’s no short cut to musi cal fame in Tin Pan Alley. It is with a sense of exasperation that I write this letter, because I have had letters from such notables as Don McNeill, J-.arry Crosby, and Sigmund Romberg, who conscien ciously try to prevent the ‘milking’ of amateurs by unscrupulous houses by such means. The Song Writers’ Protective association al so is doing a good job for the writers. “They all agree that if a publish ing house charges you even one cent, leave them alone. They, too, ‘no can do’. “It is the bitterness of my own experience as a writer of songs, complete with words and music, which gives me authority to make with these facts. Incidentally, my songs are very good indeed, and, fortunately, I never paid out any thing on this account. But I have been advised, as I mentioned be fore, that the only way to recogni tion is to make song-writing one’s life work and go live in Tin Pan Alley and become associated with a publishing house, if only as an errand boy. Or with a name band, and there stick it out until you make a name for yourself. “For years I have sent my songs to various people and publishers only to have them returned un opened. I have been, and still am, convinced that if one ever had been looked over by one person with influence—I would be made. But there’s the rub. And it’s no dice. No siree!” American farmers today have 2,000,000 tractors, a 40 per cent gain since 1940. ■FUEL; :o i l: ® PROMPT SERVICE ® ■ MacMILLAN & ■ ■ CAMERON CO. ■ Dial 9635 ™ &■■■■■■J Oysters—Steaks—Seafoods ALL THE OYSTERS C i O C YOU CAN EAT_W I i*«l with Clam Chowder, Corn Bread and Coffee FAIRCLOTH’S OYSTER ROAST Wrightsville Sound at Causeway Entrance, Bus or car to door Dial 8, Ask tor 9481 for Reservations. ROTARIANS HOLD FIRST 1946 MEET Members of the Wilmington Ro tary club held their first meeting of 1946 yesterday afternoon. A sound picture depicting how the country has progressed during the past 100 years by salesmanship was shown to the group. Jimmie McCall and Lonnie Wil liams, Junior Rotarians from New Hanover High school, expressed their appreciation at being chosen to attend the meetings of the Senior group during December. A committee, composed of Adam Smith, Walter Cartier and H. A. Marks, was appointed to draw up a resolution in memory of Blake Applewhite who died recently. Guests of the club were J. Fran cis Griffith, Asheville; Howard Campbell, Holly Ridge and Walter J. Hodder, all Rotarians. NEGRO WOMAN ADDED TO CITY’S GROWING ROLLS OF MISSING Another missing person was add ed to the growing list of persons who have mysteriously disappear ed from their homes here within the past few days. Moses Jones, Negro, 1005 Fan ning street, reported to city police last night that his wife, Mabelle, 26, left home yesterday morning and had not returned. She was described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, and when last seen was wearing a brown coat. MORRIS NAMED JUDGE MOREHEAD CITY, Jan. 8—<A>)— Lambert R. Morris of Atlantic was elected judge of the Carteret Coun ty Recorders Court at the monthly meeting of the County Board of Commissioners yesterday in Beau fort. Morris succeeds Judge Paul Webb who died in December. WI.IHIIIHIlIVliHllllHIlHIliHimWIlHlimilllMMIIIIMimilimiMillHIIIHIIIHIIIIMiya I AFFILIATED MEMBER | 1 1 ■pm^mfFederal Home Loan Bank System & ■ I Federal Savings & Loan Insurance ■ SlmillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimillimimilUmillimimillimillimilllU' I Begin The New Year Right I By Starting A I SAVINGS ACCOUNT I NOW! I Any Funds Invested I Today and Thursday I (THROUGH JAN. 10th) I Will Receive Full Dividend I From January 1st I f^BoTi^55*5Ss I I I OPENED AT ANY TIME 1 I 1 1 Dividend Fignred irom 1 9 I l or mVESTMEMT J I I Ad Now! Start Your Shares I | TODAY OR TOMORROW | I All Accounts Insured By An Agency oS i I the V. S. Government Up To $5,000.00 1 I The Insured I {PEOPLES BUILDING & LOAN| I ASSOCIATION I I VVm. M. HILL, Sec.-Treas. I I ASSETS OVER 3 MILLION DOLLARS I 9 Established 1906 112 Princess St. B ,V' ,..A .. . .......,/M Obituaries ALEXANDER S. HALE BOWDEN—Funeral services for Alexander Sprunt Hall, 68, brothel of the late W. D. Hall of Wilming ton, N. C.. and prominent farmer of Duplin County, who died unex pectedly Saturday evening, Dec. 29, 1945, at his home, following a stroke of paralysis, .vere conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and later from the Oak View Cemetery, Mt. Olive, N. C., by the Rev. E. H. Clark, pastor of the Warsaw and Bowden Pres byterian Churches, and the Rev. Dodson, pastor of the Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hall was born at Hallsville, Duplin County, N. C., son of the late George W. and Julia Davis Hall. He spent most of his life in the Hrllsville community, until several years ago when he moved to his present home at Bowden. He was a member of the Bowden Presbyterian Church and a very highly respected and prominent citizen of his community, and all who knew him voiced only the highest of esteem. Surviving are his wife, the former Iola Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia H. Proctor Bryan of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Judy Ann Miller of Paris, Texas, and Katie Elizabeth Hall of the home, and one son, Gaston Sprunt Hall, also of the home; and by one broth er, J. E. Hall of Mount Olive, N. C. WORTH C. VICK Funeral service* for Worth C. Vick, 41, who died Monday in Sanatorium, after a long illness, were conducted yesterday after noon at 2:30 o’clock from the Old Bluff Presbyterian church in Wade, with the Rev. David Blue, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Vick was formerly employed by the Wilmington Star - News having served several years ago as classified advertising manager. Since then he ha* made his home in California. While here he was a member of the First Presby terian church. Surviving are his father, Walter C. Vick; one brother, L. Steadman Vick; one sister, Mrs. Mary Brid gers, and grandmother, Mrs. Mary H. Vick, all of Wilmington. WILLIAM COMPTON JOHNSON WHITEVILLE, Jan. 8—Funeral services for William Compton Johnson, 95, who died Sunday night were held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Moore, of Delco, yesterday afternoon with Z. V. Cowan, of Council, in charge assisted by the Rev. E. E. Ulrich. Interment was in the family ceme tery at Rowan near Kelly. Surviving are three sons, Marion, Percy, and Clyde, all of Delco; three daughters, Mrs. Mattie Moore, Ivanhoe; Mrs. Mona Moore, Delco, and Mrs. Carrie Johnson, Elizabethtown, and 27 grandchil dren and 14 great grandchildren. GEORGE W. SMITH SOUTHPORT, Jan. 8 — Funeral services for George W. Smith, who died Monday morning were con ducted with graveside rites today at 3:30 o’clock at Northwood ceme tery. Mr. Smith, who for the past 15 years resided with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fullwood, was a Veteran of 45 years regular Army service. His career included service in the Indian campaigns of the West, and the Spanish-American war. Military rites were conducted by the Southport American Legion Post. Active pallbearers were Charles Trott, Crawford Rouark, Robert St. George, S. B. Frink, Wayne Ldnart and John Erick son. The Kilpatrick funeral home was in charge of arrangements. STEVENS MADISON CARR BURGAW, Jan. 8 — Funeral services for Stevens Madison Carr, 76, who died Monday afternoon at his home near Burgaw, will be conducted Wednesday after noon at 2 o’clock at Hopewell Presbyterian church with the Rev. P. L. Clark, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Martha Lewis Carr; three sons, Thomas A. Carr, Norfolk; Steven A. Carr, Burgaw, and A. Graham Carr, Watha; one daughter, Mrs. Torian Maefair, New Bern; one sister, Mrs. Jeanie Ward, Wal lace, and one brother, T. J. Carr, Newton Cross Roads. MRS. BESSIE C. MERRITT DURHAM, Jan. 8.—Funeral ser vices for Mrs. Dessie Cline Mer ritt, 73, widow of Houston Merritt, will be held at Duke Memorial Methodist church in Durham Thurs day morning at 11 o’clock. Dr. John C. Glenn, pastor, will conduct the services. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery. Mrs Merritt died in Brattleboro, Vermont, Monday after an illness of several years. She was born in Newton, the daughter of the late Linda Barringer Cline and Manuel Cline. She received her education at Catawba college. Mrs. Merritt and her husband lived in Wilmington for many years. Surviving are two sons, Major Harry C. Merritt and Dr. H. H Merritt of New York; one daughter’ Mrs. Irving Allen, Durham; and three sisters, Mrs. A. G. Warren Wilmington, Mrs J. D. Albright’ Charlotte, and Mrs. R. h Cline’ Roanoke, Va., and four' grand children. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MURRAY BURGAW, Jan. 8 - Benjamin Franklin Murray, 56, died Sht after a short illness at his home near Burgaw. Surviving are his wife, the form er Thelma Rivenbark of Wrights' NAVY V - 5 PLAN NOW AVAILABLE The Office of Naval procurement n Washington, D. C., has advised 2PO C. M. Rivenbark, Wilming ton recruiting officer, that candi dates who will have successfully completed two full years at an ac credited college by March 1, and are between the ages of 18 and 23, may now enter the Navy’s V-5 flight training program directly. _ Heretofore, all successful appli cants were required to pursue a course of college curriculum un der Navy jurisdiction in the Naval Aviation preparatory program, Chief Rivenbark said. Applicants who meet the revised educational requirements will be enlisted immediately as aviation cadets and ordered to active duty at a Navy pre-flight school on or about March 1, he added. • Cnief Rivenbark said that Lt. (jg) E. W. Mahoney would be in room 208 of the Postoffice building to interview prospective cadets from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Under a second plan, the Naval Aviation preparatory program, Chief Rive bark said cadets may now enlist if they meet the fol lowing requirements: 1. 17 and 18-year-old candidates —must be graduated from high schol not later than 25 February 1946. i. ls-year-oia applicants (.except Army Air Corps dischargees)— must have completed one or more terms of college by 1 March 1946. 3. 20-year-old candidates—must have completed two or more terms of college by 1 March 1946. 4. 21-year-old applicants—must have completed three or more terms of college by 1 March 1946. Successful candidates for the na val aviation preparatory program will receive four terms of college at government expense prior to commencing flight training as avia tion cadets. Qualified applicants who are in terested in applying for immediate aviation cadet or naval aviation preparatory training may contact the Office of Naval Officer Pro curement (Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board) 1320 G Street, N. W., Washington, 25, D. C. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVEDATPARTY The Wilmington unit of the American Legion auxiliary observ ed the 25th anniversary of the or ganization with a party and dance at the Legion Home last night. Mrs. J. V. Grainger, organizer of the Wilmington unit, cut the birthday cake. In honor of the occasion, the club rooms were decorated in a theme of silver, white and green with Mrs. D. S. Carr and Mrs. Rodger Russell in charge of the coffee table. Mrs, J, B. Edwards, president, acted as mistress-of-ceremonies, and introduced three charter mem bers present. They were Mrs. Grainger, Mrs, L. W. Davis, Mrs. Thomas J. Gause. After enjoying a buffet-style din. ner, in which each member brought a covered dish, the members and their guests joined in singing old familiar songs. Dancing followed. The committee in charge of the party arrangements included Mrs. D. S. Carr, Mrs. C. C. Pinckney, Mrs. H. M. Symmes, Mrs. Roger Russell, and Mrs. John L. Davis. Approximately 150 members and guests attended. GROUP TO ATTEND CAP )L MEETING A delegation composed of offi cials of the Veterans’ administra tion and members of state and lo cal American Legion groups is scheduled to meet in Washington, D. C., Thursday morning at 9 o’clock with Major Gen. Paul R. Hawley, acting surgeon-general of the VA. Ray Galloway, executive director of the local Legion post, is expected to be with the group in which they will discuss with Hawley a proposal whereby the state and its communities, through a Blue Cross hospitalization and medical aid plan administered locally and paid bv the VA, would be institut ed in North Carolina. The proposal originated with the Wilmington American Legion. * Wiley Pickens state director of the State Veterans’ commission, and E. B. Crawford and Dr. I. H. Manning, both of the Hospital Savings association of North Caro lina, are expected to attend the meeting with Galloway and Dr. Moore. BUILDING UPTREND SHOWN IN ISSUANCE OFJERMITS HERE Planning for construction to gain momentum in the city yesterday, fifteen building permits were grant ed by the office of Gilbert F. Mor ton, city building inspector. Morton predicted last week that the trend locally would be upward. None of the permits yesterday were Eor construction on a large scale, lowever. A permit to Roudabush’s store, 51 South Front street was includ ’d in yestefday’s issues. The store will be remodeled at an estimated :ost of $3,000. 3oro; and one brother, Colon B. Vlurray of Watha. Funeral arrangements will be an lounced later by Harrell Funeral lome City Briefs BOYS’ CLUB HELP The Brigade Boys’ club will join the March of Dimes cam paign to raise funds with which to combat polio. The collection of funds will be carried out by placing an empty milk bottle in the clubhouse into which the members will deposit their con tributions. DON’T WAIT Miss Minnie Payne, secretary of Carolina Motor club, yes terday urged motorists to avoid that last minute rush Mid confusion by buying their 19« automobile license now. ABOUT TWO weeks Within two weeks, L. Patti son Pretlow, WOJG will be home, according to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pretlow, 305 North 15th street, whiwc ad vised by telegram yesterday of his arrival in California from overseas service. Skipper of an Army Air Forces emergency crash resc-2 boat, young Pret low has been stationed in the Philippines for a year. O. G. BAIN O. G. Bain, local manager of Southern Telephone com pany, who was taken to James Walker Memorial hospital Mon day night during a heart at tack, was reported by hospital attendants last night in a “sat isfactory” condition. MISSING RETURN City police officers reported last night that four missing persons had been returned home. The four persons includ ed two adults and two children. TRANSFERS BRISK The offices of A. B. Rhodes, register of deeds for New Han over county, reported 15 realty transfers recorded yesterday bringing the total for the year to 58. This is an unusually large number, averaging more than nine a day so far this year, the register said. MARRIAGE LICENSES Four marriage license were issued yesterday by the offices of A. B. Rhodes. Couples re ceiving the license were: Wil liam J. Joyner, Zebulon to Miss Mary Bell Price, Wilmington; Elbert T. Irvine, New Rochelle, N. Y. to Miss Ida Robeson, Raleigh; Robert Tompkins, Rocky Point to Miss Berta Har rell, Ivanhoe; Joseph Wend gege to Miss Louise Jones, Wilmington. BACK TO WORK George D. Conant, public re lations officer for Tide Water Water Power Company, is ex pected to return to work this morning after having been ill for several days. HEALTH MEETING The regular monthly meet ing of the city-county board of health will be held tomorrow afternoon in the offices of the health department. Routine matters will be discussed. LEGION ON AIR The Wilmington Post No. 10 will be on the air over WMFD tonight at 8:45 with Ben Mc Donald as master of cere monies. The Legion program will be broadcast each Wednes day night at the same time. KNIVES STILL CUT WHEN YOU HANDLE THEM ‘FLAYFULLY’ When you play with knives, you may get cut. City police officers were called to Community hospital yesterday to investigate a report that James Formy, Negro, 816 South Ninth street, had been cut while he and a girl played with a knife. Formy told officers he grabbed for the knife and the girl pulled it through his hand, inflicting in jury to his thumb. He was treated and released. Police officers investigated an other report of injury. A call from James Walker Memorial hospital disclosed that Mildred McKnight, Negress, 207 South 10th street, was suffering from injuries re ceived when her husband attacked her. She told officers her husband, Robert McKnight, beat her follow ing an argument which occurred earlier. She was treated for bruises about her face and hands and released, officers said. OIL LESSORS SKIP COUNTY IN BUYING PROPERTY RIGHTS Land owners of Dare county and other coastal counties have been leasing oil rights to oil companies and private prospectors for some months, but to date there have been none recorded in New Han over county. A. B. Rhodes, register of deeds, said yesterday that a check of his records reveals no oil leases of re cent date. Reports are circulating that Dare county’s supervisor of taxes, A. W. Drinkwater, is doing a booming business since he became super visor, five weeks ago. The report is to the effect that acreage in the county has “grown” by upwards of 40,000 acres with the total now just under 300,000 of dry land. Geographical surveys of Dare county have disclosed that there are only 240,000 acres of this type land in the county. CENTER CHANGES 1 OPERATION HOURS The Princess Street Recreation Center has set up new closing hours in accordance with the recent curtailment of its program, Jesse Reynolds, superintendent of City Recreation, announced yesterday. Reynolds said the new hours would be as follows: Mondays 9 a. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and m. to 5:45 p.m.; Tuesdays through Sundays and holidays, 3 to 11 p.m. Special activities will be plan ned for every night in the week ex cept on week-ends when “open house” will be held, pointed out Reynolds, and the Teen-agers will use the center every afternoon from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and also on Friday nights from 8 to 11 p.m. The New Hanover checker-club will meet on Tuesday nights at 7:30 o’clock, with handicraft classes to meet the same night. Special classes to be organized in the future will include bridge groups for beginners and advance, and also bingo. Vespers services will be presented on Sunday eve nings. Anyone interested in joining the new classes may contact the re creation center. COTA TO JACKsqJj WASHINGTON, Jan. g Maj. Gen. Norman D Cn'tfV® > old Chelsea, Mass.; succeed Brig. Gen. Cf Richart as Fort Jackson f G' commander. Member 0f ,vS‘ c, class at West Point, Cota * 1J» of staff of an infantry di.f,chi<i the North African oa„2 returned to this country if!' S« gust with the 28th (Keystone if* sion which he command i SAVE MONEY^P ON YOUR WORK CLOTHES NEEDS ! D’LUGIN’S I 10 South Front Street Domusuf FOR ASPIRIN When you buy rspirin be sure yon ut for it by name, "St. Joseph® ... none can do more for you iw because there’s no aspirin faster Zl more dependable. It’s first c£Z millions from coast to coast at the fiw warning of common headaches 0r k organic pain. Get St. Joseph AeoiZ world’s largest seller at 10c. B«wi tablet size 35c. You get nearly 3 hv lets for lc. 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