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---- _ Dedicated to the mmmtb m'Mm ~T-. '~ ^ Served by Leased Wire of the progress TUr f' lJu(Z associated press Of Wilmington and ■ ■ ■ M imiSK ■ ■ M ■■ ^ B With Complete Coverage of Southeastern N. C. ■ ■ ■ ■■ ' -----■ ’“‘‘'"'"J* M State and National News — ^ftTGtug ^©lair einrv®Fre©<joi®s Aiyi® iPiuBAgyBEyg —i VOL. I L—NO. 45.___*_WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1940__+ +_PRICE FIVE CENTS '' .^ n ^ ^ ^ ^ r\ rs r* British Fight stf Wave After Wave Of Bombers Nazis Seek To Damage Airdromes j _ London Says 63 German Pianes Downed To 22 British Lost NAZI SCORE: 124-28 Pilots Of 17 Of British Craft Reported Safe; RAF Hits Back .4 NOR T H W E S T E R N rofl'X IN ENGLAND, Sept. j_ (Sunday)—(/P)—Wave after wave of German bomb ers rained literally thousands jf incendiaries on this town in a full-scale attack lasting six hours last night and early this morning. Some casualties were re ported unofficially, including some fatalities, but there were no reports of damage to military objectives. Of fices and private property were damaged and one block of offices in the center of the city set afire. An air raid shelter was hit, causing some casualties. A'terrific anti - aircraft barrage met the raiders. (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 1— (Sunday) — Adolf Hitler’s air raiders kept Lon don in a state ot alarm for three full hours early today but fetv planes ap peared over the city to follow up the higscale attacks hurled at the em pire capital yesterday and last night. Except for one brief burst of acti vity when bombs fell and the anti aircraft barrage opened up, the raid was one of the dullest of the 27 in the London area since they began August 15. Seventh Since Yesterday The alarm — the seventh since early yesterday — sounded at 12:45 a. m. (6:54 p. m. E. S. T. Saturday) and the all clear was given at 3:54 a. m. (5:54 p. m. Saturday). But the comparative calmness of the latest attack was a far cry from (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) BIKLIN DtlLAKfcS ‘END IS NEAR’ British Face Catastrophe, Spokesmen Say; Admit Capital Damaged ®.v The Associated Press) BERLIN, Aug. 31.—Germany pul ™ the curtains tonight on a year of ''ar and her military commentators declared that the heightened roar dt tattle over England meant that ?.lln catastrophe” is approaching for 0l,r last enemy." Hiey said the nazi air arm, after Rmg frjr three weeks to “soften” J-ngland for the final blow', was Preparing the final defeat.” In 10se three weeks, nazi said, 1,193 'Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) [WEATHER , forecast in'v ( o-nlina: Partly cloudy Sun tiii, “. '["nday, except mostly cloudy control !n m. extreme east and north titlit ,ir,rtiou Sunday and Sunday Parti''1 "fhliaa. Georgia and Florida: l>efrmi,,„0uil> Sunday and Monday, 1 n“ somewhat unsettled Monday. ttd&w081®111 (,ata *op the 24 hours "» 1 ■■ u p. in. yesterday). 1 t th Temperature to i!i. -P,1' 781 7:30 a. m. 75: 1:30 p. • toinimm' - P- ™. 82; maximum 93; lum mean 82; normal 76. Humidity to. 47. i-.»»• »5: 7:30 a. m. 94; 1:30 p. 1 ■ 1 -30 p. m. 76 lot',l , Precipitation tr,n„.‘ .t -t nours ending 7:30 p. m.. inches. 1 Eince first of month, 14.14 tides For Today "'ilfflinernn High ~ How ungton- 8:53a 3:52a fesonhorc t, i * 9::l0P 4:03P or° Inlet - 6:38a 12:30a sunrK V4cr 7:00p 12:52P Usp s.f.'i 0 -4r'a » sunset 6:38p; moon ' 0 li!: mo onset 6:1 Ip. (Coatmued on Page Three. Col 3) -- r Succeeds Farley FRANK C. WALKER m {C. WALKER G EN P. 0. POST Roosevelt Selects Former Democratic#Treasurer As Farley’s Successor BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug. 31.— {£"—President Roosevelt announced today that, Frank C. Walker, New York lawyer and formerly treas urer of the democratic national committee, would be the new post master general, succeeding James A. Farly who gave up his cabinet portfolio today. The sttting for the announce ment was an annual reception for the President by members of the Roosevelt home club, an organiza tion of his friends and neighbors, several hundred of whom assembl i o -i_ . j* n/r_ O_1 cu uu uic xawii ux xixuovu a Roosevelt estate tenant. With a broad grin, the Presi dent said as he neared the end of his informal remarks that he had a “prefectly tremendous secret” to disclose. He said he would send to the senate next week the name of “another old friend of ours.” “He came from Montanh and lived in New York,” Mr. Roose velt said, “and then because of business interests, became a citi zen of Pennsylvania, which is a pretty good record. “In other words, he knows the country and is going to know a lot about the mails and communica tions of the country from now on— and that is my old friend, who has been a friend for a great many years, Frank Walker. Get up, Frank.” Walker, seated behind the chief executive on the flag-draped plat form, arose and bowed. The President praised^ the retir ing Farley, adding that “Jim,” (Continued on Page Kiglit; Col. 6) Six Jailed As Sheriffs Join Forces 48 Robbery Charges Filed As Officers Declare Ring Smashed FIVE ADMIT GUILTj Southeastern N. C. Officers Work Two Weeks To End Robbery Series Sheriffs of southeastern North Carolina gathered here yesterday to sw-ar out 48 warrants charging b-eaking and entering, larceny and rec >i- ing stolen goods against six men arrested during the past week and charge i with a Ion series of depredations in this section of the state over the past two months. The arrests came after two weeks of work in which Sheriff Dillon C-.aney, of Brunswick coun ty and his deputies, Sheriff Manley Clark, o£ Elizabethtown, Sheriff Herman Stanley, of Whiteville, Harry E. Fales, of the city-county identification bureau, and Sheriff C. David Jones and his deputies of New Hanover county pooled their information to catch the six young mei and complete the de tails of a total of 48 charges to be brought against the gang. Charges are Listed Arrested were Glen Walker, on charges of breaking and entering three places in Duplin county, three in Balden, four in Columbus and three in Brunswick; William Guthrie, arrested on charges of breaking and entering three places in Duplin county, three in Bladen, four in Columbus and three in Brunswick; Johnie Stokes, arrest ed on charges of breaking into and entering three places in Dup lin county, two in Bladen, one in Columbus and three in Brunswick; George Gyne Lem, Chinese, charg ed with breaking into and entering three places in Duplin county, two (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) LABOR DAY PARADE IS PLANNED HERE F. R., Other National Fig ures To Make Talks; General Holiday Tomorrow Wilmington and its beach resorts will observe Labor Day, with huge throngs anticipated at the resorts as a gala week-end draws to a close. A mammoth parade is to be stag ed in the city by organizations and business establishments under the sponsorship of the Central Labor Union. The CLU, in sponsoring the La bor Day observance, is bringing Gordon L. Chastain, of Spartan burg, S. C., textile labor union of ficial, here to make the principal address of the day’s celebration. Generally the day will be a holi day, with city, county and federal offices, as well as railroad, bank and other offices closing. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) Hitler's Army To Take Over Control Of Rumania By The Associated Press BUHAREST, Rumania, Aug. 31. —Adolf Hitler has promised to pro tect Rumania with the German ar my as he has been protecting little i_ BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug.' 31.—i/w—Drf.cial sources re ported tonight that because °t alleged outrages against Hunga rian inhabitants of Northern Transylvania, the Hungarian army might be forcBS to occupy all the ceded area before expi ration of the 14-day period fixed by official Rumanian departure. Slovakia, Foreign Minister Mihail Manoilescu told the nation tonight. (Slovakia, “independent” rem riant of Czechslovakia, is a virtual military protectorate of the Reich.) Even as the minister broadcast, confirming the supreme place Nazi arms are to occupy hereafter in this country as a consequence 01 the Axis-dictated settlement of the Transylvanian issue, most of the Rumanian army’s of $1,300,000 was being demobilized to make way for German armored divisions report ed coming here to occupy part of this country’s territory. Germany, said the foreign min ister in a broadcast to the people, has given to Rumania and absolute military guarantee “unlike that ever given any other country in the world except little Slovakia. Manoilescu had just returned (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) '___*■ Farley Cools Off After 1100 Handshakes I ■-:----- i ssjgjagttsaaz :x-,,^..■.,^.v.-^>". WASHINGTON, D. C.—Ex-Postmaster General James A. Farley cools off a pair of aching hands after handshaking 1100 employes of his department August 30 on eve of his departure from Washington. (NEA).__ 6 | N. C. Moose Association Opens Wrightsville Rally ■ . - *L. WADE IS PRESIDING Pilgrim Recorder Meikle Will Speak Tonight; Fellowship Dinner Members of the Carolina Moose association 170 strong gathered at the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrights ville Beach, last night for the opening of the 15th annual con clave of the association. After a day devoted to fun on the beach the members gathered at the hotel for the opening of the conclave at 7 p.m., with J. E. L. Wade, Wilmington commissioner of public works, and president of the association, presiding. Cooper and Herrin After an invocation by the Rev. Alexander Miller, of Wilmington, addresses of welcome were made by Mayor D. J. Herrin, of Wrights ville beach, and Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilmington. The response was made by Walter L. York, of High Point. The member ship was lead in a pledge of al legiance to the American flag by women of the Moose, with Mrs. Annie Neighbors, Captsr 19, Hon or chapter, in charge. Charles A. Kirby, of Baltimore, regional director of North Caro lina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, made an annual mem bership report and members of the High Point lodge and chapter presented a dance travelogue. A fancy drill by the senior regent’s escort of North Carolina chapters, concluded the opening meeting. After the opening there was a promenade led by the senior re (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) HOLDSCLAW GIVEN PAROLE BY HOEY Catawba Man Led Exem plary Life As Fugitive In Buchanan, Mich. RALEIGH, Aug. 31.—Koh ler Holdsclaw, once sentenced to die in the electric chair for slay ing his sweetheart’s married sui tor, was paroled today by Gov ernor Hoey. The 44-year-old prisoner was granted his freedom by the gov ernor because of the “exemplary life” he has led as a fugitive in Michigan after escaping in 1927. Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said Holdsc.-aw was being pa (Continued on Page Two; Col. 7) ASHEVILLE AREA FLOODS RECEDING Rayon Plant Is Damaged; Highways East Of City Reported Open ASHEVILLE, Aug. 31.—UP)—Bun combe county counted its flood damages in the hundreds of thou sands of dollars today as muddy waters of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers and their tribu taries oozed back into their banks leaving a trail of filth and destruc tion. Hardest hit was the huge Ameri can Enka corporation’s rayon plant where unofficial estimates placed damages to machinery and stocks at half a million dollars. Asheville officials estimated city streets and storm sewers suffered approximately $50,000 damage from the heavy rains and flood waters. County Farm Agent C. Y. Til don said losses to farmers will run into many thousands of dollars, with greatest damage to corn, to bacco and hay crops. Several barns and outbuildings went down with the flood waters. (Continued qn Page Eight; Col. 8) LABOR’S GAINS CITED BY F.D.R. He Credits Democratic Way With Advances Made ‘Since 1933’ HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 31.—Iff) —President Roosevelt said in a Labor Day statement tonight that wage earners, farmers and busi ness men could view with satis faction the improvement in their lot and that of the nation ‘in the last seven years.” That improvement has come, he asserted, ‘‘largely as a result of a far-reaching economic and social program conceived in democratic principles and" dedicated to t l^i' common good.” Because of the defense program, Mr. Roosevelt said, thij Labor Day calls for a more than ordinary observance, and for the dedication of labor, management, farmers and government to a common pur pose of protecting and continuing “this great democracy.” He assured wage earners that their contribution would not be (Continued on Page Two; Col- 1) Storm Again Fails To Hit This Section Tropical Disturbance May Turn Inland In Vicinity Of Virginia Capes WARNINGS ARE POSTED ‘Banks’ Towns Along Caro lina Coast Prepare For Hurricane Wilmington and its beach resorts yesterday escaped again as a tropical disturbance, attended by gales over a wide area, passed northward far at sea. Local weather bureau workers said they expected the storm to strike inland ‘‘somewhere north of 11U1XU1IV UUUVU L1JUV. U1V.1V/ nuu a chance the center of the disturb ance might continue its northward course at sea. Second Of Season The disturbance which passed off shore yesterday is the second of the currnt "hurricane season.” The first also missed the Wilmington area, going inland in the Charleston Beaufort, S. C., district. The weather bureau reported that the disturbance was centered at 7:30 p. m. <EST) about 150 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras and was moving slow'ly northward. The forecast said it w7ould pass near and slightly east of Hatteras early tomorrow morning, attended by hurricane winds near the center. Hurricane warnings were ordered from Hatteras to Pamlico sound, in North Carolina, and whole gale warnings north of Pamlico Sound to the Virginia Capes. Northwest warnings were posted at Wilmington and northeast .warn (Continued on Page Eight; Col. 4) HUTCHINS LISTS DRAFT BENEFITS Puts Right Man In Right Job, Saves Youth; He Would Ban Vols CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—UP)—Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, president ol the University of Chicago, said to day that.he favored reliance upon selective service for national de fense to the point of prohibiting volunteer enlistments. “The whole effort in any selec tive service,’* he averred in an interview,” is just what the name implies—to put people where- they belong. Volunterring defeats that. ‘You can’t leave it up to the people to select the places for which they are best suited. Men volunteer, as a rule, not because they have aptitudes ror certain branches of military or naval serv ice, but because relatives or friends have enlisted previously, and they joint up, usually, with the outfits closest to their homes. “If we go to war again, there will be tremendous social' pres sure to volunteer. The only way to prevent that, and to be reason ably sure that persons are placed (Continued on Page Eight; Col. 1) Dies In Crash SENATOR ERNEST LUNDEEN FRENCH COLONIAL REVOLT SPREADING Vichy Government Admits Indo-China And West Africa Rebellious VICHEY, France, Aug. 31—(A>)— The French government acknow ledged tonight that a rebellion has broken out in French Indo-China and French West Africa, following the action of French. Equatorial Africa in going over to the British war cause. The extent of the Indo-Chinese revolt—said by the colonial minis try to have been under the leader ship of French General Catroux— was unknown here. The uprising in French West Africa, the gov ernment maintained, was confined to “certain Europeans” and had not yet spread to the native popu lation. (Only last Thursday, Genera] Charles de Gaulle, the French gen eral who refused to accept sur force to fight on at Britain’s side, announced that almost the whole of French Equiatorial Africa had been turned into a British ally. (This occurred when the French Cameroons and Congo followed the lead of the had territory and de cided to become belligerents against Germany. Thus more' than 900,000 square miles of territory were aligned with Britain, making (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) EARLY PASSAGE OF DRAFT LIKELY Surveys Show Considerable Opposition To Proposal To Draft Industry WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—W) Members of the military commit tee said today that informal sur veys showed the House would pass the Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill next week, but that there was considerable opposition to pro posals to permit the government to condemn and take over private i usMal plants for defense. Some legislators went so far as try provision would be omitted to predict privately that the indus (Continued on Page Two; Col. 6) War Interpretive BY EDWARD E- BOMAR The war that started just a year ago with the sudden invasion of Poland has served as a continuous demonstration that surprise is still the deadliest of weapons. Statesmen, array general staffs and military experts almost without exception have been as mistaken as the man in the street in anticipating the conflict’s course. Even Adolf Hitler and his advis ers, who possessed the initiative from the start, must have been startled repeatedly at the power of the mili tary and psychological forces they called into being. The prestige of the prophets has gone with the reputation of the gen erals who erred. There were a few forgotten predictions of an eventual burial of differences between the Nazi and communist dictators, but who aside from the principals them selVes anticipated the actual al liance between Hitler and Russia’s Joseph Stalin? Hardly a military man foresaw with any degree of certainty the de struction of Poland three weeks after the first ■blitzkrieg was launched last September 1. The invasion of Norway was as complete a surprise to the world at large as it was to the unsuspecting Norwegians them selves. Not even the gloomiest of Aliled cassandras voiced a warning that the army of Prance, which neutral officers often termed the world’s fin est, would be wiped out as an or (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2) PCA Craft Hits Blue Ridge Hill Passengers, Crew Blown To Bits By Explosion Following Crash NEAR WASHINGTON Note Dropped By Hostess Found In Field Not Far Away L OVETT SVILLE, Va., Aug. 31.—(/P)—The Penn sylvania Central Airlines plane which crashed at the foot of the Blue Ridge moun tains near here today car rying 25 persons, including Senator Ernest Lundeen (F L-Minn.), to their death, was literally blown to bits when it exploded after hit ting the ground. John Rhodes, 24-year-old vonmtPT nf thp Winchester. Va., Evening Star, who went to the scene for the Associat ed Press, said the clover and alfalfa field where the plane crashed presented an eerie scene with parts of the plane, dismembered bodies, and clothing over a two - acre plot. Those aboard the _ plane realized they were going to crash, Rhodes said, because a note dropped by the stewardess, Margaret Carson of Pittsburgh, was found on a farm some three miles from the spot where the plane went down. "Going Down'' Rhodes said she asked that who ever found the note notify the Pittsburgh office of the airline that the plane was "going down.’’ Investigating officers estimated she barely got the note out of the plane, perhaps two minutes, before it struck the ground. The are where the crash occur red is a wild and rugged terrain with- many mountain peaks, not very high but (lose together. There w'as a blinding rain at the time, Rhodes said he learned, and visi bility “must have been very, very poor.” “Nobody in the area who heard the plane crash seemed to know what was wrong: with it,” Rhodes said, but it was obvious it was in trouble because it was flying low.” It was on the farm of Clarence Bishop, in a hollow by the edge of the cloverfield that the plane came down. It flew over Lovetts ville, Va., in the northern tip of Loudoun county, about 2:50 p. m. (E. S. T.), Rhodes said he learned. Soon it was over Bishop’s farm and getting lower. Henry Thomp son, who lived within an eighth of a mile, and his brother, Leroy, with Bishop were the first to reach the scene. (Continued on Page Eight; Col. 4) FIVE LOSE LIVES AS TANKS FALL Ten Others Injured When Atlantic City Bath house Caves In ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Aug. 31,—Two tanks filled with 40, 000 gallons of water crashed through the roof of a bath house on the boardwalk today, killing at least five persons and injuring ten. The dead: Mrs. Fannie Arbor, 42, of 318 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia. Mrs. Sophie Sonstein, 55, of 419 Ritner St., Philadelphia. Hyman Shutoff, 420 Morris St., Philadelphia. Two unidentified women. Masses of Labor day weekend visitors swarmed around the scene on the boardwalk at the foot of Florida avenue a block south of the convention hall, watching po lice and firemen striving to re cover bodies from the wreckage. Police expressed fear there might be more bodies in the base ment, which was flooded with wa ter and unreachable at a late hour tonight i
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