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Dedicated To The Progress Of ■■■■. —.^ WILMINGTON Served hy Leased Wire of the And Southeastern North ASSOCIATEDPRESS Carolina With Complete Coverage of _ State and National News yOL- 73—NO- 193__ ______ - -—- jl ESTABLISHED 1867 —. M ■ m m — ----- Nazis Warn ^jScheastern Europe Kates Nations Aiding Allies As'Unneutral’ Nazis Reach Understanding With Danubian Nations On River Shipping OPPOSE TRADE SWITCH Russia Concentrates Troops At Odessa, 25 Miles From The Rumanian Border BUCHAREST, April 12 (Friday). —IT)—German has notified south eastern European nations that any country moving to switch trade from the Reich to the Allies will he considered "unneutral,” it was reported reliably in southeastern European capitals early today. A German news bulletin issued in the same capitals also stated the Xazis had reached a full under standing with the Danubian nations, particularly Rumania, that “river shipping will be safeguarded with all mean?." The Reich has demanded the right fo send its gunboats down the river to protect transport of oil and wheat against “British sabotage.” Troops Near Frontier The German notification concern ing a switch in trade was given weight by the reported presence of more than 100,000 German "light ning’’ troops near the Hungarian frontier, and nearly 200,000 more at Cracow, in conquered Poland. In addition it was reported here, without confirmation, that Russia had concentrated troops at Odessa, but 25 miles from Rumania’s east ern border. Adding to the accumulation of alarm along the Danube caused by these developments and the Scandl (Continued on Page Three; Col- 5) JUNIOR CHAMBER TO STAGE DRIVE Flans For Membership Ef fort Made At Meeting Of New Organization Plans for a membership drive, to culminate in a meeting Tuesday Nfeltt at 7:30 o’clock in the Tide "ater Power company assembly ball, were made at a meeting of toe newly-organized Junior Cham *r of Commerce last night. Each of the members present took sc-\era! membership cards to be dis tributed, and each person signging eP and paying dues before the end tf Tuesday night’s meeting 'will be l*e a cnarter member. The chatter will be secured from national Junior Chamber short ■ this and the body plans to tt3Se some form of entertainment, us a banquet or dance, on ritarter night. , p,t: annual dues are set at eight ‘ 'lars and any eligible person de (tontiuued on Page Three; Col. 3) .WEATHER V( FORECAST r'1,1’ 1 Carolina: Thundershowers and ljjtr /ntoy; much colder Friday n":, 111 west and central por V,; fn,.ay: Saturday partly cloudy, • 111 east and central portions. i; ; w strong north and northwest ls Iriday. data for the 21 hours 4 1 "jl) P- m. yesterday). htH Temperature p 6, .J54; 7:30 a. m. 57; 1:30 p. hittiniiim -o p- m- ®5; maximum 69: ~ 1 mean tit): norma! 61. 1 „ Humidity ii. «• 73; 7:30 a. m. 80; 1:30 p. ’ 1 r>- m. 77. Total fo, 0,Pf*wll>itation fop-e; t(,„, . 10urs ending ,:30 p7 m., 1 -9 inches Blnee first of the month, Tides For Today "••Wsgtot High Low ,, - 0:37a 8:15a ^sonhoro ini„t 12:58p 7:05p In et-10:16a 4:40a .''Unriso >... 10:48p 4:47p StS:SS8= i^SetUl^:41p! m00n' Ul“inut<1 on I’age Three; Col. 4) . I rnilI , , I ? 01 * woodman sparing that tree" too long as the large tree shown above finally collapsed and landed on top of the automobile of Roger Moore, narked at 1514 Market street, damaging the machine considerably, yesterday afternoon. Police said that the tree apparently was blown over 14 "as necessary to summon workmen from the city stables to cut the tree in half to remo\e it from the automobile. Lutheran Mission Board Meets Here April 17-18 - +_ LEADERS JO ATTEND Supervises Activities Of Ex pansion And Evangelism Of Jhe Church Leaders of the United Lutheran church in America will meet at the St. Pauls Lutheran church, Sixth and Market streets, for the quarter ly session of the Board of American Missions or. April 17 and 18, it was announced yesterday. Delegates and church officials from all over the United States will attend the meeting. Wide Authority The board has supervision over the activities of expansion and evan gelism of this branch of the Protest ant church. In the work of reaching the masses, the board supports pastors in over 300 fields and has loans out standing on over 350 church build ings in the erection of which it has aided. The work of the Board of American Missions covers contin ental United States and Canada as well as the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Alaska. To discover new fields and to test their possibilities, the board has de veloped a Division of Survey and Research which carefully canvasses all fields which seem ready for new work. Parishes supported by the board are surveyed periodically to ascertain changed conditions and to locate new prospects. Reports of canvasses are analyzed by a trained staff before recommendations are made to the board. Conducts Schools To keep the missionary personnel in touch with the latest trends in doctrinal thought and practical pro cedure, the board conducts three summer schools for its men. These schools bring the missionaries in contact with some of the most able men in the church. The staff of the board is always on hand at these meetings to give the missionaries the opportunity to present local (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) Insurance Men Select Newspaper Advertising NEW ORLEANS, April 11.— ffP) — Newspapers have been chosen for an important part in carrying the story of life insurance to the American people. Karl Ljung, Jr., Greensboro, N. C., president of the Life Adv e r ti s e r s’ association, a southern group, said today that selected newspapers would be alloted advertising to tell “this interesting story.” The papers will be selected for their effectiveness, he said. He told representatives of seven states meeting here that the campaign would start with in a few months. M iER INDICATED Hi RTON DEATH Further Investigation Of Case Is Scheduled To Be Made By Officers Today WHITEVILLE, April 11.—Sher- ! ff H. D. Stanley, of Columbus lounty, said tonight that there was j ‘evidence of murder” in the death ] >f Ford Kirton, 45-year-old World var veteran of Chadbourn, who vas found dead at Murrell’s Inlet, 3. C., Tuesday. j The sheriff said that further in- , ,-estigation of the death will be nado tomorrow morning by George- ] ;own county, S. C., officers and < ocal authorities. 1 The South Carolina officers who t :ame he:s Wednesday to reopen < he case upon orders of Governor | 3urnet Maybank of South Caro- i ina, will be accompanied to Mur- ( •ell’s inlet by Deputy Sheriff W. t 3. Bullard, of Chadbourn. : Declaring that his office “thinks .he man was murdered,” Sheriff (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) REORGANIZATION PLANS ATTACKED McCarran Proposes Legis lation To Kill F. R.’s Latest Proposals WASHINGTON, April 11— (® \.roused because President Roose felt has decided to rearrange agen lies regulating aviation, Senato McCarran (D-Nev) today proposei egislation to kill the two most re ;ent government reorganizatioi Mans submitted to congress by th< ;hief executive. One of these plans, involvin; najor aviation changes and othe mportant shifts, was submitted to lay, and the other, calling for mino tovernmental alterations, was sen o Capitol Hill April 2. Both be :ome effective 60 days after sub nission unless both houses of con jre'ss vote to kill them. McCarran said the plans woul< ‘destroy the effectiveness” of th< :ivil aeronautics authority, whicl le helped to create, and wouli nake a hodge-podge of all aero lautic regulation.” Under today’s plan, the CAA row an independent agency, woub )e put into the structure of tin :uuuiieice ueyciumeui, except. in a. t would retain its present quasi udicial and rule-making powers t< >e exercised independently. The air safety board, now inde >endent of the CAA, would b< abolished and its functions of in mstigating plane accidents woule ie transferred to the CAA. The >oard is now composed of C. B Lllen, former New York (Heralc fribune) aviation editor, and Thom .s Hardin, veteran commercia lilot, who receive $7,500 a yea: ach. The reorganization plan, whicl 1 r. Roosevelt estimated woult ave $300,000 annually, also woule ransfer the weather bureau frorr he agriculture to the commerce leipartment. It has been explainec hat the bureau, which originallj vas regarded primarily as an aic o farmers, now is vitally impor ant to transportation, particular!} .viation. The order also called for: Transfer of most duties of the (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) List Of Election Registrars And Judges Is Announced By Carney The list of registrars and judges of election who will serve during the new registration of voters the latter part of April and during the primary on May 25 and on June 22, if neces sary, was announced yesterday by M. G. Carney, chairman of the coun ty board of elections. The judges and registrars were ap pointed by the elections board, the other members of which are Robert Strange and J. H. Niggel. The new registration will open on April 27 and will close May 11. With the selection fo these judges and registrars, the way is now paved for the opening of the registration and for the subsequent primary, Thus far only a few candidates have filed with the chairman of the board and fewer have announced their candidacy. The new registrars and judges ii the various precincts are as follow with the first name in each case be ing the registrar and the second anj third names the judges: FIRST WARD, Cornelius Harnett school, 920 North Sixth street; Mrs. Leona T. Carroll, 1020 North Third; Marvin Newton, 1007 North Third; Frank W. Becker, 403 Harnett. SECOND WARD, fir9t Precinct, Hemenway school, 210 North Fifth street; Z. E. Murrell, 413 North Second street;, W. P* McGlaughon, 306 North Fifth street; Mrs. C. E. Clark, 511 Grace street. SECOND WARD, second precinct old courthouse building, Princess street entrance; S. M. Boatwright 14 South Third; H. Z. Clowe, 51C Princess; O. W. Messick, 111 South Fifth. THIRD WARD, first precinct, O’Crowley’s Cleaners, Eighth and Princess streets; J. E. Hearn, 911 Market J. E. Cheek, 709 Princess; John Spillman, Jr., 619 Chestnut street. THIRD WARD, second precinct Isaac Bear school, 1210 Market (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) *-— 'Vote Planned By Carolina Beach In May Will Decide Whether To Is sue Bonds For Sewerage System And Hall TO BE SECOND VOTE Both WPA and RFC Have Approved Projects That Will Cost $227,000 A second election on the proposal of Carolina Beach to issue bonds for the construction of a $187,000 sewerage system and a $40,000 town hall at the beach will be held some time in May, Mayor R. C. Fergus said last night. The beach board of aldermen will meet next Thursday night and will make all plans for the election and also set a date for voting. | Projects Approved Mayor Fergus said that both the WPA, which will provide the la bor and certain materials for the . two projects, and the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation, which has been petitioned for a loan by the town, have approved the proj ects. The RFC, however, is awaiting ■ th endorsement of bonding attor • neys of New York before making tne toan to tne town, ne said. ' The bonding attorneys have I agreed to endorse the loan provided • the town holds a second bond is i sue election, the attorneys main ■ taining that the first election held a few months ago did not repre ; sent a majority of the residents • and property-holders of Carolina . Beach. Non-resident property-holders will ; vote on the bond issue by mail . ballot, Mayor Fergus said, while . residents will vote at polling places . to be designated later. All necessary papers are to be I forwarded to the board of aider men in the next few days by the | bonding attorneys and complete I plans for the election will be made at that time. Delay Mayor Fergus said that the only | anticipated hitch to the proposed construction work would be a delay ’ of from 40 days to two months. The WPA will assume 55 per cent of the total cost and the town will provide the remainder. The two projects will cost approximately $227,000. The town hall will also include a municipal auditorium which will seat about 800. The sewerage syste mwill be self-liquid ating over a period of years, Mayor Fergus said. Further work on prodding water mains for Carolina Beach was pro (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) CITIZENS ABROAD ARE OFFERED AID State Department Is Ready To Help 3,371 Ameri cans In Scandinavia WASHINGTON, April 11.—(iP)— The 3,371 Americans in Scandi navia were offered tonight the full assistance of the state department in fleeing that area, which is rap idly becoming the main theatre of the European war. The department sent instructions to United States diplomats there that Americans who wished to leave should proceed via Germany to Genoa, Italy, for embarkation on American vessels. Simultaneous ly it sought transit permits from the German government. Meanwhile, Secretary Morgen thau told newspapermen that the "rule of reason’’ would prevail in connection with release of Nor wegian and Danish assets in this country which President Roosevelt ordered impounded yesterday for their safe-keeping. Under the President’s order, such assets, whether in money, credit (Continued on Page Three; Col. i) CHURCHILL DECLARES BATTLES PUT ALLIES ON ROAD TO VICTORY KING HAAKON FLEES Norwegian Ruler, Crown Prince Escape Before Germans Raid Town MANY CITIES BOMBED Norwegians, Armed With Shotguns, Rally To De fense Of Their Nation STOCKHOLM, April 12.— (Friday) — (AP)—King Haa kon of Norway and Crown Prince Olav yesterday fled from Nybersgund, Norweg ian town near the Swedish border, only three minutes before German bombers raided the town, the Swedish news agency reported early today. Several persons were in jured by the bombs. Royal Family Safe The agency said the entire royal family now is safe at an undisclosed place. The king, his family and the Norwegian government had gone to Nybergsund from Elverum, 35 miles to the south. Both Elverum and Hamar, to which the government fled after the German inva sion Tuesday, early today were in flames. Many other Norwegian towns were reported bombed Thursday. Heavy columns of smoke were seen from the Nor wegian-Swedish border south (Continued on Page Two; Col. 6) FRANCE CANCELS ALL ARMY LEAVES Receives Information Ger many May Be Preparing Major Blow On Front PARIS, April 11. — <-T> — France cancelled all army leaves today after receiving information which led the government to believe the Germans might be preparing to strike a major blow on the western front. The exact nature of this ‘‘very clear” information was not divulged but it was given distinct credence in official French circles and mili tary authorities thought enough of it to warn the public against such a possibility. To the French a Nazi offensive in the west might, however, mean a German feint against their posi tions preceding a push into the Netherlands. French military men emphasized this possibility. Despite such gloomy forebodings, the French found something to (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) War Bulletins TRANSPORT BURNS LONDON, 9pril 11. —</P)—An Exchange Telegraph (British news agency) dispatch lroin Goteborg, Sweden, tonight said that German transports driven aground in last night’s battle off the Swedish coast were blazing fiercely and that 1,000 bodies were reported floating on the water. As many as six of ten German transports were report ed sunk by the British in this action. REPORT DENIED PARIS, April 11.—</P)_ The French admiralty denied tonight a report attributed to the Ger man radio to the effect that the French warship Dunkerque was damaged and the Foch sunk in the North Sea. NAZIS LOSE PLANES NEW YORK, April 11. —(/Pi Twenty German planes have been shot down in the last few days by English fliers, accord ing to a British broadcasting company announcement picked up here by UBS. The BBC broad cast was in German. TROOPS LAND LONDON, April 12.—(Friday) </P)—The Reuter (British) news service, quoting “authorita tive” Norwegian circles in Stock holm, said early today that “British forces are understood to have effected a landing a short distance south of Narvik and are endeavoring to join up with Norwegian forces.” The same source, said Reuter, report ed the British and Norwegians were "in close contact near Bergen.” DENIES CITIES TAKEN One Report Says British Landing Men From Outer Oslofjord, However DESTROYERS ARE SUNK Germany Claims Bombers Have Damaged Aircraft Carrier In North Sea Bv DREW MIDDLETON LONDON. April 11—(AP)' The somber shapes of Brit ain’s fleet, acclaimed already as the destroyers of more than 18 Nazi vessels and perhaps upward of 5,000 Nazi lives, tossed and fought in prolonged battle tonight, charged by Winston Church ill with the task of sinking every German ship in the gateways to the Baltic. The “first crunch of war,” set off by German invasion of Denmark and Norway, raged on in the stormy northern seas, and the royal navy was bidding for total destruction of Hitler’s sea power. While Churchill made it plain that, up to the time of his speech, the Allies had seized no Norwegian coas tal points, British news agencies continued to bring unconfirmed Swedish reports (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2>. Germany Claims Thrust Made In ‘Nick Of Time’ M CHALLENGE IS ISSUED Are Silent Regarding Naval Battle In Skagerrak And The North Sea By ALVIN J. STEINKOPF BERLIN, April 11. — (iP) — Ger many thrust a protective arm into Scandinavia in “the nick of time' to forestall an alleged British plan . to attack the Reich from Norway, , Germans contended tonight. t They defied the Allies to break l the German hold in the north, ■ which they said was being consoli- ; dated with a steady, unbroken flow j of reinforcements from Germany, and claimed new successes in the j naval-air war. < DNB, official German news agen cy, reported that German bombers • badly damaged a British airplane carrier late this afternoon in the North sea, and that two more Brit- ■ ish destroyers had been destroyed yesterday at Narvik, northern Nor way. Except for these reports Germans 1 closed their lips tightly concerning . (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) 1 Only One Nazi Soldier Killed In Danish Drive ----- BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER COPENHAGEN, April 11. — (ff) — The German commander of the army of occupation in Denmark told me today that “considerably more” than an army corps (45,000 to 75,000 troops) carried out the invasion of this country with such precision that only one German soldier was killed and ten wounded. The Danish casualties were ten killed and several wounded, he said. After being flown here from Berlin in German Foreign Minister Joa chim Von Ribbentrop’s private plane, I interviewed General Leonard Kaupisch, who made a name for himself in this war as commander of German forces in the Polish cor ridor. I found him, smiling pleasantly and courtly, though determined looking, settled ironically enough in headquarters at the Hotel Angle terre, (England) favorite hostelry of Englishmen in this country. His red cheeks and clear blue eyes showed little effects of the 72 hours of toil in which his forces took pos session of Denmark. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 8) j HOLLAND EFFECTS INTERNAL GUARDS Seeks Safety Against ‘Dan ger’ From Within As Well As From Outside THE HAGUE, April 12—(Friday) — UP) —Official sources disclosed ■arly today that the Netherlands rovernment is taking steps to secure he country against "dangers” from vithin as well as from outside the Netherlands in view of the fast-mov ng war developments in Europe. The nature of the steps taken and danned to insure the security of the :ountry was not announced. A semi-official statement said the ;overnment was "fully convinced of (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) Want Ad Readers Have Thousands To Spend The spending power of those people who read the Star and New 3 Want Ads runs into the thousands of dollars. Many surveys have shown that more than .20% of all adult newspaper readers read the Want Ads EVERY day. 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