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MOORE IS SAVED from gas house th sentence Of Pender County Negro Changed To Life Imprisonment oil EIGH, May 15. — (J) — Jim K pender county negro who JU0°rtn be executed Friday for mur "aS pceived today a commutation der’ ' sentence to life imprison 1 of nii> Timor Hoey, announcing the ncv said eight members of C'CP trial jury, the investigating ,he ,i Siicriff J. T. Brown of dcp jpV and Joseph I. Moore, Pen P superior court clerk, recom mended mercy. Moore was convicted of killing • hn Robert Fennell, alias John jobert Minims, another negro. \ i^ter carefully considering ‘ . phase of the matter, I se *’■ |S’lv doubt that the crime was committed exactly in the manner described by the state’s witnesses, ,rd I have in my mind some ques tion as to the degree of guilt of j‘im Moore." Governor Hoey com mented. He said the killing, which Moore denied, grew out of friction be lA-een rival factions in the liquor business. I Movie Revues -PINOCHIO” begins run at THE CAROLINA TODAY Five villains add to the excite. lnent_and fun—of Walt Disney’s second full-length production, "pinocchio," which is the feature attraction at the Carolina Theatre beginning today. The evil quintet includes a whale, a fox. a cat. a coachman, and a puppet master, and all of them concentrate on making life hectic for little Pinocchio, an en gaging marionette brought to life by a kindly fairy. __ The first of the five to make a screen appea-ance in "Pinocchio” arc tic fox. whose name is J. Worthington "Honest John” Foul fellow. and his wordless, bird bruined accomplice. "Giddy,” a cat. This pair of small-time vil lains accost Pinocchio as he skips of! for his first day at school, and sell him to Strombi'li, an unscrup ulous traveling puppeteer. Pinocchio and his ‘Conscience,” ‘little Jiminy Cricket, manage to escape from Stromboli. but Pin occhio meets slick "Honest John” again and winds up sold to a coachman who collects wayward little boys, sends them to an out wardly wonderful place called Pleasure Island, and then turns them into donkeys. Guarding the straits to Pleasure Island is Montsro, a vicious whale, who swallows Geppetto, the old woodcarver, creator of Pinocchio, as the former is on his way to res cue the marionette. Pinocchio and Jiminy manage to escape from Pleasure Island, but not before Pinocchio has donkey ears and a tail. Learning of h i s "father’s” whereabouts, lie goes to the bot tom of the sea and gets himself too swallowed by Monstro, whose castiron digestion permits him to bolt everything from ships to schools of na without the flicker of a fin. A mass escape from Monstro's spacious interior ac counts for the climax of the pic ture. an RKO Radio release. Although the villains outnumber tinkly old Geppetto, little Pinoc chio. and the extremely minute liminy Cricket. these three emerge triumphant a the end of 'he picture, partly because Right is on their side, and partly because I Walt Disney’s character can over come tremendous odds in extreme ly logical fashion. “Following The Hounds’’ a sport classic; “Forgotten Victory” latest issue of the Passing Parade series and News of the Day make up a program of short subjects which rounds out a show to please every body. “CALL A MESSENGER” FEATURED AT BIJOU Billy Halop and Huntz Hall, two of the popular Dead End Kids, are united with their traditional rivals, the “Little Tough Guys” in Uni versal’s new dramatic come dy, “Call A Messenger,” which comes today to the Bijou theatre. Described as entertainment which blends laughter, action and suspense, the story deals with the adventures of a band of street kids who go to work as messenger boys and make good in spite of them selves. Featured in the supporting cast are Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, Anne Nagel, Victor Jory, Larry Crabbe and the veteran Swedish, comic, El Brendel. The %dded attractions are a Sport novelty, a cartoon and the latest Paramount news. “FREE. BLONDE AND 21” IS OFFERED AT ROYAL Girls, girls and more girls—all on their own and all in a dither about love. That’s the pleasant situation that greets the eye in “Free, Blonde and 21,” which plays today only at the Royal theatre. Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Katharine Aldridge and Helen Ericson are among the gorgeous new batch of guests at the Sher rington, swank metropolitan hotel for women, sharing their joys, troubles, stockings and lipsticks— but not their men, prominent among whom are Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery and Alan Baxter. That matchless comedienne, Joan Davis, supplies plenty of laughs as the hotel maid who loves taxi-driver Chick Chandler, and the pair help solve a murder mystery that involves the leading lovelies and their boy friends. “Rio Rita” and her orchestra, Our Gang Comedy, and Traveltalk are oil the same program. Japan, is now reported to be making aviation gas from coal. I N. C. OIL JOBBERS WILL BACK PROBE Investigation Scheduled To Be Discussed At Greensboro Meeting Today RALEIGH, May 15. — «l — The North Carolina Independent Oil Jobbers association will back an investigation to determine whether the major oil companies have con spired to fix prices in this state, E. B. Juliber, association secre tary, said today. The organization, at its meeting in Greensboro tomorrow, will dis cuss the planned investigation, Juli ber said. “The association will try to prove conspiracy on the part of the ma jor oil companies in the state of North Carolina,” he said. Action already started with the federal trade commission, the de partment of justice and the state attorney general’s office, he added, “will be continued in an effort to correct the unjust and discrimi natory price structures erected by the major oil companies in some areas of the state.” The association’s action, he ad ded, probably will conform to a de cision of the U. S. supreme court last week declaring there was no legal justification for any combina tions to affect prices. Attorney General Harry McMul lan said a group of independent dealers had discussed the matter with him, and he had it under con sideration. The principal speaker at the or ganization’s convention will be R. L. Harris of Roxboro, candidate for the democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. FOREIGNERS LIKE CARTOONS Statistics show that animated cartoons are more in demand in other Occidental countries than in the United States. These cartoons now are made in French, Spanish, Italian, and German. For every dollar paid in wages during the construction of a motor car, tax collectors take $4 during its lifetime. THIS WHISKEY IS 4 YEARS OLD Shop In Wonder Dress Because We Are Wilmington's Sole Agency for Sport Clothes > as featured in MADEMOISELLE | Ulcu^Mtfei frocks ( V _ UNIVERSITY FROCKS OUR STOCK INCLUDES BARBIZON UNDERWEAR HOPE REED DRESSES QUEEN MAKE DRESSES SWIM SUITS SACONY, CATALINA, B. V. D.. OCEAN AND MABS OF HOLLYWOOD FRESHY& PILOT BRAND |_PLAY CLOTHES_ Shop Here and Keep Comfortable In Our Air-Conditioned Shop Civitan Speaker G. F. Ball, public relations di rector for the Standard Oil company in North Carolina, who spoke on news gathering at yesterday’s meet ing of the Wilmington Civitan club. A RECORD? Jimmy Collins, first baseman of the Chicago cubs, went through a nine-inning baseball game with out a put-out, an assist, or an er ror, on June 29, 1937. During March, 1940, 76,935 mo tor cars were produced compared with 60,504 during March, 1939. BALL ADDRESSES Cl V1TAN MEETING Standard Oil Public Relations Director Discusses News Gathering G. F. Ball, public relations direc tor for the Standard Oil company in North Carolina, spoke at -yesterday’s meeting of the Wilmington Civitan club on news gathering for the press and radio. Through a talking picture, he il lustrated his discussion concerning the compilation and dissemination of news. The picture portrayed a round-the-world trip with newsmen and reporters. Included were scenes at the bomb ing of the Pansy in China some months ago, explaining how the news was flashed to the United -States — 7,000 miles away —in four minutes. The club voted to dispense with its meeting next week in order that its members might attend the lec ture by Harry H. Culver, of Culver City, Calif., at a dinner session at the Ocean Terrace hotel at 7:30 o'clock on May 21. The affair is being- staged under the auspices of the Wilmington Real Estate board. Napoleon was imprisoned on both Elba Island and St. Helena Island at different times. He escaped from the former, and died on the latter. Queen Wilhelmina Says Spirit Of Nation Will Remain Intact LONDON, May 15. — UPI — Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands de clared in a broadcast to Great Brit ain today that her nation’s spirit would remain intact “because our conscience is clear.” The ruler who lost her country but retained her empire, told the Britons that “we have to admit no happiness can be expected in this world if those who are solely responsible for the present situa tion are not definitely checked in their course of unscrupulous de struction and utter disregard of law and the most elementary prin ciples of morality.” “After an heroic struggle,” the queen said, “my nation that has at tempted everything to maintain peace is being overpowered by sheer superiority of force.” But morally, she added, Holland can never be conquered. “Notwithstanding the great dis tress my people are suffering at the present moment and the op pression under which they will live until the country is free again, I am convinced that they will never give up their faith in the cause of free dom and justice.” Argentina is the best foreign market for American made motor cars. COLUMBUS’ GOLD The cathedral at Toledo, Spain, has a sacramettal shrine 12 feet high embellished with 260 statues of solid gold. The largest of these was made from the gold which Columbus took to Spain after his first, voyage of discovery. ’ Federal aid totaling 1156,000.000 has been apportioned among the 48 states and possessions for high^ way improvement and elimination of railroad grade-crossing hazards. ADVERTISEMENT Rheumatic Pains. What To Sat. Rheumatic pains may result if kid neys do not regularly eliminate excess acid and other wastes. Eat vegetables fruits, nuts and milk. Use meats! starches and coffee sparingly. Drink lots of soft water. Give the kidneys a gentle lift. Use a kidney evacuant. Ask any druggist for BUKETS. Your 25c back if not pleased. Locally at Saunders Drug Store, Tom's Drug Co. The Famous "Measured Mile" at Daytona Beach was used for maxi- S mum speed tests. Three of the Florida Road Test cars were driven i. there at top speed. So were three new cars, of the same make and model, which had been carefully broken-in. The Florida Road Test | ears — after running more than 100,000 miles each on Atlantic 1 Products exclusively — were so “new” that their top average speed ! was only 2 miles per hour less than that of the others. Do you want POWER? MILEAGE? 1 PICK-UP? I L ANTI KNOCK? I FLORIDA ROAD TEST-1940 | j ’ - L_... ~ ■ _ POWER AT TOP SPEED —COMBINED AVERAGES Average of one each 1*40 Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth sedans dr ven at Daytona Beach, Florida, April, 1940. Each "new ear” had been driven 1700 miles. Each "test ear” had been driven 103,000 miles or more at 50 m.p.n. a | Hll Tffl&sgsaift] 7795 MILES IN ONE MOUB j * "Old” In term. AT °AYTONABEACH ! ofmilMt* TEST RAlt POWER is most urgently desired by the American motoring public. In these two charts, the Florida Road Test results are presented from two power angles — ac celeration time and maximum speed. Note that at 100,000 miles, the acceleration time of nine test cars was less than one second longer than when those cars were new! THIS CHART gives the over-all combined top average speed for three of the Florida Iff Road Test cars which had traveled the :§■ equivalent of 10y> years of average driv- H ing — and three similar cars which had just been carefully broken-in. The new- iff car average beat the test-car average by just under 2 miles per hour. m R Be Sure to Visit The Franklin j|ftjj K i Institute of Pennsylvania—Phila- jpjg || I I delphia’s world-famous scientific I II *oc*ety— to see the Florida Road S 11 Test cars now being exhibited in 1:1 Progress Hall there. The Atlantic | p| Hj IS Refining Company was recently . 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Most remarkable of all, however, Atlantic White Flash PLUS was giving practically new-car performance in all of the Florida Road Test fleet, after each of the cars had passed the 100,000-mile mark — more than 10 years of average driving. Read the fascinating facts below. Then ask yourself if this isn’t the kind of evidence on which you want to base your gasoline buying from now on! 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