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3S Wilmington Morning Star * V0Ljgr'NQ- 263 ____WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940 ~ * * ESTABLISHED 1867* SWEEPS THROUGH RUMANIA X _A__ A A w --- CABINET ASKS CAROL NOT TO LEA VE THRONE QUARREL CONTINUES Hungary Shows Determina tion To Regain Magyar Province From Rumania NAZI PACT SEEN Hitler’s Government Striv ing For Settlement Of Balkan Difficulties BUDAPEST, July 2.— Iff)—Hun garian and Rumanian officials ex changed bitter words over Tran sylvania tonight, and Hungary gave every sign of determination to regain that old lagya'r prov ince in one way or another. Mobilization went full ahead, not withstanding Germany’s increas ingly urgent efforts to keep peace in the Balkans lest he" own eco nomic interests be smashed in war. Responsible persons denied re ports that demilitarized zone had bee set up on the Hungarian-Ru iii.aiiia.ii unxiv-i. Nazi Pact Seen To avoid a conflict, it was be lieved here, Germany might go so far a.-, tc make a definite military and political alliance with Ruma nia. German activity was de scribed authoritatively as involv ing “the strongest pressure.” If this were achieved, and the German-inclined Hungarian army, through peaceful arrangement with F 11 ania were permitted to occupy all or part of Transylva nia, Germany’s position in south east Europe would be fortified against the danger of further Rus sian encroachment. ’.That Hitler’s government is keenly striving for, it appeared here, was a peaceful settlement of Hungarian-Rumanian difficulties which would provide better pro tr tion for the Rumanian oil fields on which he 'o depends—fields now under the shadow of Soviet guns. “Free Looting” In parliament, Hungarian Depu ty Kozi-Horvath dramatically de clared that “military requisition ing in Transylvania oy the Ru manian government is taking on the character of free looting of Hungarian property.” He asserted, too, that the Ru manians were taking hostages from among the Hungarian minor ities in Transylvania, adding: “The Rumanian government has c’istributed arms to the Rumanian peasants in Transylvania with in structions to massacre the Hun garian minority the moment the latter stirs.” NAZI CASUALTIES SET AT 156,492 High Command Reports On Offensive Which Crushed Lowlands And France BERLIN, July 2.— Wt—Germany reckoned her total casualties in the Western offensive which crush ed the lowlands and France at 156,492 tonight. Figures issued by the high com mand in a report on “the greatest military victory of all times” said 27,074 German soldiers had been killed since May 10, 111,034 wound ed and 18,384 missing. (Gerneral Charles De Gaulle, the die-hardd French leader in Lon don, figures allied dead, wounded and missing up to the final surren der at 1,318,080. However, private estimates have placed dead, wounded and missing of France alone at 1,500,000 in the last month of the war. (Hitler previously announced his toatal dead, wounded and missing in the Norway campaign as 5,296. In the Polish campaign, the toatl was placed at 44,298.) Allied air losses, the German high command said, amounted to 792 airplanes and 27 balloons from June 4. Since ghe middle of tons of merchant shipping have been destroyed by submarines, and since June 5 allied shipping losses inflicted by German air forces to talled 299.000 tons. After the defeat of France, the high command said, “There are no longer any allies.” it added: “Only one enemy remains: Eng land.” 2 FIGHT IN STREETS King Carol Appeals To Axis Powers For Help To Save His Kingdom THREATS CONTINUE ■f: Hungary Wants Transylva nia And Bulgaria Pushes Claim For Dobruja BUCHAREST, July 3—(Wednes day)_ <fP> —Anti-semitlc rioting, with Jews shot down and beaten, swept in a bloody wave overnight throughout old Rumania—harassed from within, shorn of two provinces and threatened w'ith Balkan war jeopardizing two more. Street fighting broke out less than 24 hours after King Carol turned about from British alliances and appealed to the axis powers for help to save his kingdom. Carol May Quit King Carol was reported in diplo matic circles in Yugoslavia tonight to have told members of his cabinet that he was planning to abdicate because of the developments of the last few days but they were said to have persuaded him to remain on the throne. Previously King Carol had re ceived a note of protest signed by leaders of now-outlawed parties and oth«r leadem wto* btaawd 6b* king for the loss of Bessarabia and northern Buoavtna to SwrJet Russia The capita] was blacked out for the first time. Ambulances sped to scenes of rioting. And from Kpssnrnhia nnd Ru» covina the general staff rushed Ru mania's full war strength to the frontiers of menaced Transylvania and Dobruja, facing Hungary and Bulgaria. Disorders occurred in scattered towns from the capital to Jassy, near the border of Soviet-occupied Bessarabia, but were described as worst in Bucharest where bitter fighting broke out among univer sity students. Outbreak Spread (Observers at Budapest reported increasingly violent anti-Jewish outbreaks and demonstrations gen erally through Rumania, Hungary and Yugoslavia. Reports reaching Budapest from Rumania told of beatings, persecutions and some killings.) Wealthy Jews fled from their homes in cities to refuge in the country. Some new disorders were report ed at Galati despite the vigiland® of heavy military patrols on duty since riots last Sunday. Near the Prut river Jewish refu gee women and children were said to have been dragged from trains and beaten. There were reports that some were hurled beneath the wheels of moving trains or shot in their seats in the darkness as ths trains sped through tunnels. In Bucharest, ambulances were called to several riots. The worst fighting was at Polytechnic High school where several were injured critically. The internal disturbances came at a tense hour when Rumania’s armies were massed on her borders, where scattered fighting already has been reported and a major conflict is fear (Continued on Page Four) “I Call On The RIGHT KIND OF PROSPECTS at the , RIGHT TIME at the RIGHT PLACE” People Come To Me —When they want to rent —When they want to buy —When they want jobs —When they want to find ad service, etc. I am a STAR-NEWS WANT AD—and I work for as little as 24c a day. DIAL 3311 Want Ad Department . \ ^ ^ " ry ry ry « K K Brooklyn Homes To Be Dedicated Today Seawell Will lake Address At Exercises Public Is Invited To Cere monies At 11 A. M. At Fifth And Nixon Streets HOUSING meet slated H. C. Council Of Housing Authorities Will Hold Gathering At Beach New Brooklyn Homes, low-rent -reject for 246 negro families, will be dedicated today with exercises at which Associate Justice A. A. jr seawell of the North Carolina will be the principal speaker.’ The public is invited to attend the dedication, which begins at U a.m. in a temporary stand erected in Fifth street, just north of Nixon. First in State Representatives of housing auth rvvitioc in at. least five North Caro lina cities other than Wilmington will attend. New Brooklyn was built with the financial aid of the United States Housing Authority, and is the first USHA project to be opened in North Carolina. The Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington owns and will operate the project. Alter the dedication, the North Carolina Council of Housing Auth orities will hold a half-day session at the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrightsville Beach, beginning with a luncheon at 1 p.m. Among those who have notified the local authority of their inten tion to be present for both the pro grams are Theodore S. Johnson, commissioner of the Raleigh Auth ority and president of the N. C. Council of Housing Authorities; R. K. Creighton, executive director of the Raleigh Authority; Harold J. Dillehay, executive (Jirector of the Charlotte Authority; Wade Mead ows. executive director, and other representatives of the New Bern Authority; Joseph D. Cox, execu tive director, and others from the High Point Authority; and Rev. Jack Rountree, chairman, G. Paul LaRoque, executive director, A. Mitchell Wooten, architect, and others representing the Kinston Authority. Mayors Invited Invitations have also been sent to mayors of North Carolina cities in which housing authorities are located. These include Asheville, where a new authority was re cently created. John P. Broome, director of Re gion IV of the USHA, will be pres ent. Dr. Robert C. Weaver, direc tor of racial relations for USHA, (Continued on Page Four) [weather I v FORECAST -'0,,tii Carolina: Mostly cloudy and Showers, cooler in extreme south por n.on, Wednesday; Thursday, partly Cloudy with scattered showers. (Meteorological data for the 24 hours •Ming 7:30 p. in. yesterday). . Temperature 1:JJa m. 73, 7:30 a. m. 75; 1:30 p. r: p. m. 78; maximum 83; ’Minium Til; mean 70; normal 79. _ , Humidity a. m. 89; 7:30 a. m. 84; 1:30 p. “* '-I 7:30 p. m. 77. ... Precipitation n< n . * f,)r hours ending 7:30 p. m., Umfip’ tuta^ since first of the month. Tides For Today Wii„ • High Low Nhmmgton _ 8:02a 3:13a to, , , 8:34p 3:12p “asonboro Inlet _ 5:44a 11:57a 5:05a; sunset 7:27p; moon “:«a; moonset 5:45p. \v'[tw1,XGT0X’ July -■ - - t,..! ‘ ! Bureau records of temperature p. rai.ufall for tlie 24 hours ending 8 in1,1 tlie principal cotton-growing Sl elsewhere: Ashtvill High l ow Prec Atlantale-,cl°u(,y - 78 59 0.15 Bi2’,doudy - «5 05 0.11 Boston” ,911 ’ ram — 80 «9 0.00 Ohio™’ cloudy- 70 55 0.00 Oevcfi/'T- 68 54 °-00 Utffi d’,clear- 75 50 0-00 fort to d?udy - 69 59 °-99 OalL, rtl1' cloudy . 84 60 0.18 Kansi10,1!, clear - 82 79 0.00 Us 5 uty> cloudy .. 83 65 0.00 Uui«.",?eles. clear_ 81 57 0.00 Coffin ,- e’ cloudy_ 85 62 0.06 Mia„ s- cloudy- 80 70 0.04 Mobil’ ri!m - 88 77 9-97 •\V,v ,; ,‘ lou<1y - 89 73 0.00 tietv vf . s, cloudy . 90 73 0.00 forfeit cloudy- 7(i 59 0.00 Biel,, ’ rl0,ldy ,- 77 64 0.25 St. i i,'d’ cloudy- 77 57 0.00 Ban An ’ ’ cloudy- 83 64 0.00 San lv !°> cloudy - 95 74 0.00 Savan„na1Cls.co’ cloudy 78 55 0.00 W’ashj ,„h,’ cloudy- 90 73 0.00 Kiln, ‘’Jear ... 80 55 O.Of ' lidy . S3 70 0.0( r- — ■ ■ . _ In His Footsteps Father Daniel Gleason inspects his old police badge, worn by Howard Phelan, after saying his first mass. Four thousand uni formed patrolmen of all faiths marched to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, • for the ceremony. The new priest resigned from the police department in 1932 and was ordain ed at Notre Dame university. HOSPITALS’ PLEAS TO BE CONSIDERED James Walker Memorial Is Seeking Funds For Erec tion Of New Wing At a joint meeting of the city and county commissioners to be held Friday morning, further considera tion will be given the request of the James Walker Memorial hospital board of managers that the two boards give funds for the erection of a new wing and the Community hospital’s request that an increase be made in the operating budget. The pleas were heard yesterday morning at a meeting of the two boards in the council chamber at the city hall. The requests were taken under advisement and will be examined further at Friday’s meeting. McCaig Makes Plea The plea for the building fund for the white hospital was made main ly by W. D. McCaig, of the board of trustees. He reviewed efforts made during recent months to se cure PWA funds for erection of the addition and reported they were un successful as the hospital has been ruled ineligible to receive funds unless it alters its charter. And to do this would conflict with the will of the late James Walker, founder of the institution. Addison H. Hewlett, chairman of thf> rnnnt.v commission.“and J. R. Benson, city clerk and treasurer, said yesterday it is improbable that any definite answer will be made in the question in less than two weeks. The city’s budget has not yet been drawn and will not be ready in time for Friday’s meet ing, Benson said. The board of trustees asked that the city and county boards con tinue for the next three years to appropriate $25,000 apiece for the institution instead of the re gular appropriation of $15,000. For the past three years the boards have appropriated $25,000 apiece, $10,000 from each per annum being devoted to paying for the building of the newest wing of the insti tution. If the city and county will do this, he said, the hospital itself will undertake to carry out a build ing program which will modernize the hospital at a cost ranging from $100,000 to $125,000. He said he realized the present commissioners cannot commit their respective governments be yond their own terms of office, but said that if the commissioners will include the $25,000 appropria tion in each budget for next year with the understanding that it is part of a long-time program, the hospital board will be satisfied. A Noted Architect The hospital board, he said, is unable to say at this time just what improvements are contem plated at the hospita, but that in the event the appropriations are made, the board will bring in a noted hospital architect to advise tl.e board on the needs of the hos pital for the next ten years. Last winter, he said in pointing to the need for expansion of facili ties at the institution, the hospital was forced for a period of three (Continued on Page Four) 135P.f *ons Hurt lif Air Raids Three Northeastern Coast al Towns Are Attacked By German Bombers WALES RAIDED AGAIN Air Ministry Reports Heavy Attack On Nazi War ship Scharnhorst LONDON, July 3 -(Wednesday) (#)—German bombs caused at least 135 casualties in raids on three northeastern coastal towns and in the open country of the southwest last night. Early today, it was reported at least 12 persons had been killed and 128 injured. It was not immediately known whether this represented the cas ualties of all three northeastern towns which were attacked, or only in one of them. The southwest apparently escaped casualties. Many Cut by Glass Many of the injured were cut by flying glass splinters. The air ministry said German aircraft flew over the coastline late last night and were met by anti-aircraft fire. Nazi planes attacked Wales again, dropping bombs in one area. An undertermined number in a poor quarter of one northeastern town were buried in the wreckage of their homes. It was the second successive time that Nazi raiders took ad vantage of the long English twi light to bomb their targets on the mainland. The harassment by German raiders echcjed in the House of Commons where Maj. Albert New by Braithwaite asserted it was the duty of the United States “to send their fleet and their boats to take our women and children across to their country.” Warship Attacked The air ministry announced a major success of its own, declar ing that another heavy attack had been made on Germany’s great 26,000-ton warship Scharnhorst. In a raid last night on the Kiel canal, the vital Nazi navy base, the Scharnhorst was heavily bombed, the ministry said. WILLKIE SUMMONS 12 TO AID DRIVE Candidate Says He Does Not Want Contributions From Corporations NEW YORK, July 2—W—Repub lican Presidential Nominee Wen dell Willkie today summoned 12 party leaders from every section of the country—including workers for two of his leading opponents for the nomination—to guide his drive toward the White House— The candidate then served no tice upon corporations that he wanted no “corporate contributions in any guise, whether they be ad vertising in campaign books, pro gams or anything else.” “Honorable contributions” would be accepted, he said, but those (Continued on Page Four) ---- Pleads For Democracy North Carolina’s Govern or-Nominate J. Melville Broughton, of Ra leigh, delivered the principal address at yesterday’s session of the first annual reunion of batteries B and C, 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, at Southport, declaring that the same men who fought to make the world safe for democracy in 1918 may have to march again. Broughton Says Veterans May Have To Fight Again PRAISES EX-SOLDIERS Governor - Nominate Ad dresses Reunion Of Two Batteries At Southport SOUTHPORT, July 2—J. Melville Broughton,' of Raleigh, North Caro linaVj governor-nominate, declared in the main address at today’s ses sion of the first annual reunion of the Batteries B and C, 2nd Trench Mortar battalion, that the men of 1917 and 1918 who fought to make the world safe for democracy in a war to end all wars may have to march again. Introduced by Judge John J. lur ney, of Wilmington, Broughton paid tribute to the veterans for their great attempt in 1917 and 1918 to end all wars and make the world safe for democracy. Broughton’s address was deliver ed before approximately 2,000 per sons who gathered in the grove near here just across the lagoon from Fort Caswell. ‘‘Yet, today, 22 years later, you are viewing with disappointment and humiliation the fact that the world you fought to make peaceable is now torn. These men and their sons may have to march again,” he declared. Broughton referred to the 1,500, 000 men killed and wounded in France in the last war and declar ed that the same France you fought with and for 22 years ago is now in bondage. Referring to England, Broughton said it was a great nation, from which America sprang, and is ->ow in the midst of a grave situation He expressed the hope that Eng land would survive and overthrow the brute force of the attacker. “In view of present world-wide conditions, your souls have been made sick to see that your work of 1917 and 1918 has been undone. You and your sons face the pros pect of going to war again for the same purposes,” he said. In his opening remarks, the state governor nominate welcomed the members of batteries B and C to their first reunion effort at Fort Caswell, and referred to the Amer ican Legion poster which says, “Thank God, I am an American" Broughton added: “Thank God, I am also a North Carolinian.” L. T. Yaskell, postmaster at Southport, presided. ' Broughton’s (Continued on Page Four) Newspaper Is Termed Great Foe Of Boredom WAVCROSS, Ga., July I!.—</H —If you want to chase boredom from your hospital room, take a tip from Mrs. C. Perry Lamar of Tampa, Fla., who advises “reading yoiur daily newspaper” will do the trick. Doctors, patients and nurses at the Atlantic Coast Line hospital have been passing around a "Sick-A-Bed Sketch” written by Mrs. Lamar, convalescing here. In the sketch she wrote: "The high spot, of my day now comes when the colored boy in the white coat comes into my room each morning bringing the great ‘monotony-killing’ daily newspa per.” RUMANIA INTENDS TO REGAIN LAND Foreign Minister Says Bes sarabia, Bucovina ‘Will Remain Rumanian’ BUCHAREST, Rumania, July 2.— UP) — Foreign Minister Constantine Argetoianu told the foreign affairs committee of the Rumanian cham ber of deputies today that the lost colonies of Bessarabia and Bucovina ‘‘are still and will remain Ruman ian”—indicating Rumania expects to get them back some time, possibly with German aid. He admitted, however, that ‘‘one of the main reasons for our consent to Russia’s demands was that we found ourselves without friends and without support.” This was taken as substantiating reports that Germany refused to heed Rumania’s appeal for help until King Carol’s government formally cut all ties with the Allies and pledged full entrance into the Nazi military, economic and political spheres of influence. After that pledge was given Ger man bombers arrived at Brasov last night. ‘‘The insecurity of our frontiers with Hungary and Bulgaria forced us to relinquish Bessarabia and north Bucovina,” said the foreign minister. H. L. Stimson Is Approved For War Post Nomination Is Passed By Committee After Two Hours Of Questioning KNOX ACTION DELAYED Roosevelt Restricts Expor tation For Long List Of Industrial Supplies BY RICHARD L. TURNER WASHINGTON, July 2 — UP)—1The senate military committee approv ed the nomination of Henry L. Stimson, republican, as secretary of war today, afte two hours of questioning which produced state ments that the nominee opposed sending troops beyound American borders unless the protection of tms country snouia maae sucn action necessary. At the same time, the senate At the same time, the senate naval committee fired question after question at Col. Franck Knox, Republican nominee for secretary of the navy; received a staunch denial that he ever had urged giving military support to the Al lies, and deferred action on the nomination until tomorrow. No Pledge Involved Both Knox, the Republicar party’s 1936 vice presidential nom inee, and Stimson, secretary oi State in the Hoover cabinet, told the committees that no anit-third term pledge by President Roose velt wa involved in the negotiations leading to their appointments. The two were named to the cab inet on June 19, in a move which produced breathless surprise both in political Wahington and in Phi ladelphia, where the Republican platform drafters were then meet ing. The Republican national com mittee promptly read th two out of th party. Whil readily praising the abili ties of the two, and generally talk ing the position that their appoint republicans for the most pat want ed to know more about what was involved, and so today’s hearings were ordered. HUTSON PRESENTS TOBACCOPROPOSAL Promises That Commodity Agency Will Buy Weed If Control Is Adopted GOLDSBORO, July 2—BP)—J. B, Hutson, assistant federal AA \ administrator, promised flile-cured tobacco growers tonight that if the three-year control plan were adopt ed July 20, an option arrangement would be set up whereby the com modity Credit corporation would buy an estimated 100,000,000 to 150, 000,000 pounds of excess weed ex pected under 1940 production. Hutson estimated that 650,000.000 pounds of flue-cured tobacco would be produced this year. Domestic consumption, he said, would otai 400,000,000, while from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 pounds would be ex ported, leaving from 100 to 1E9 million pounds unaccounted for, and this is where the Credit cor poration would step in. If the plan is approved, he said, in no event would quotas be re duced more than 10 per cent. BRITAIN’S FINEST FIGHTING MEN KEEP WATCH ALONG NATION’S NEW FRONT BY TOM YARBROUGH Somewhere “on the English Coast, July 2—UP>—Drawn bay onets of Britain’s finest fight ing men glisten in defiant watch tonight along England’s new front line—beaches clear ed of holiday crowds and stud ed with gun emplacements and pillboxes. Guns are wheeled into place, pointing out to sea. Sentries stand ready to cry the warn ing and fire the first shots against expected blitzkrieg troops. Military officials took report ers on a tour of defenses around this once - teeming beach resort from which the civil populace is barred, ef fective tonight. Guides pointed out machine gun nests in the sand and heav ier guns hidden in the hills behind. Troops we saw along the sandy front were the men of Dunkerque, bitterly experi enced in the Nazi war tech nique, but ready for another crack at “Jerry.” The Germans chased them out of Flanders, but it’s differ ent now, as one veteran put it: “Because we’re fighting for our homes.” The troopers hustle Bren gun carriers resembling light tanks over hills heavy with history and spread smoke screens in rehearsal for attack. The depth of the coast de fense system was not dis closed, but one high officer commented: “It’s deep, all right.” Only a few civilians turned out for their last day on the beach. They strolled in the sand beside concrete pillboxes which the British officers say are as strong as those of the Maginot line, and not so easily attacked. One sun-browned two-year old wanted to touch a blue black gunbarrel that pointed skyward. His mother held him hack. who has said “we will fight on the beaches and landing grounds, in the fields and in the streets,’’ visited the Sus sex coast himself for a new (Continued on Page Four)
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