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MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED Solemn And Fitting Pro gram Will Be Carried Out At Camp Davi* May 30 1 i Although the accelerated training program will preclude an elaborate observance, Camp Davis will cele bra'te Memorial Day, May 30, in a solemn and fitting manner. The ceremony will include the camp s first 21-gun salute. On Memorial Day the garrison flag (largest of three sizes used) will be displayed at halfstaff from Reveille until midday, and immediately be fore noon appropriate music will be played over the camps public ad dress system. At noon, according to plans an | nounced Wednesday, the national salute of 21 guns will be fired under the supervision of Major Thomas H. Cooley, provost marshal. At the conclusion of the salute, the flag will be hoisted to the top of the staff and will remain there until Retreat. When hoisted to the top of the staff the flag will be saluted by playing patriotic music on the amplifying .system. "In this way,” Col. O. C. Warner, training center executive pointed out, “fitting testimonial of respect for the heroic dead and honor to their patriotic devotion will be ren dered. ' -V Martinique Residents Flee To Join United Nations War On Axis SOMEWHERE IN THE WEST( INDIES. May 20.— (/P) —Hundreds of volunteers for the Free French forces have succeeded in escaping from Martinique and other French islands of the Antilles since the fall of France and are now fighting alongside the men of the United Nations, a friend of Gen. Charles De Gaulle said in an interview to day MANOR THEATRE Last Times Today Bob Burns in "THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER" uith Fay Bainter — .Jean Parker and Irvin S. Cobb Feature ati 11:30 - 1:31 - 3:32 5:33 - 7:34 - 0:35 OPEN DAILY 11:00 A. M. V A IV at fading iUUAl THEATRES Hfel 1 1 VR ,0 Great ^ Song: Hits! Marvelous Musical In Technicolor! Rita Hayworth, Victor L Mature, Carole Landis In “MY GAL SAL” Shows 1 2:42 4:50 6:58 9:06 ^ STARTS ^ TODAY! She’s 12 and Terrific: Shirley Temple — In “K A T H L E E N” With Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day Shows 1:10 3:08 5:06 7:04 9:02 today! _1 ONLY! * """ Laughable! Lovable! “LADY BE GOOD” With Eleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Shows 11 12:50 3 5:10 7:20 9:20 A irnn toda^ ONLY! “MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII” With The Merry Macs Jane Frazee Johtyiy Downs Shows 11:15 12:55 2:35 4:15 5:55 7:35 9:15 VESSEL ATTACKED BY THREE SUBS (Continued from Page One) tain way with the submarines fol lowing under the surface. About 10 a.m., the third torpedo hit and stopped the ship. Captain Farrow ordered her abandoned. The 42 crewmen, nine gunners, two passengers and Mickey piled into two boats and the ship sank in about 18'minutes. The boats were well provisioned, numerous radio calls had started aid on the war and the. survivors suffered no particular hardship other than the effects of a blister ing sun on a calm sea. Captain Farrow said the first torpedo tore a hole in, the hull, about 14 feet below the water line but damaged no machinery and didn’t cut the ship’s speed. She had not fled far when two submarines — apparently neither one the craft which had fired the first torpedo — surfaced, one fore and one aft. They raked the ship with shellfire and heavy machine gun bullets, cutting a stack stay, hitting the after gun and damaging the engineers quarters but injuring no one. The subs submerged after the ship’s guns answered the fire fiercely. Although listing heavily, the ship kept on her zig-zag course and was traveling at close to full speed when she was struck by the second torpedo. She was able to keep moving for several more hours until the third torpedo hit. Because they changed their minds just before the second tor pedo struck, second officer Leif Olson of Providence, R. I., and third mate Frank Murphy of Stat en Island, escaped swift death. Both decided against going to their cabins and remained on the bridge with the captain. When the torpedo struck it blew both their cabins out of the ship. Nothing further was seen of the submarines after the ship sank. The rations aboard the lifeboats were portioned for 15 days. In the second day an airplane drop ped a note saying help was on the way and on the fourth day a sub chaser took them to a port where thy stayed a week before getting a ship to Tampa. “And everybody, including Mickey, is eager to get back on another ship and get a crack at helping to whip those Heinies,” said Captain Farrow. 5 U. S. MAYEXTEND RATIONING ORDER (Continued from Page One) large stocks on hand last for many months to come. OPA does not consider it woith while to set up expensive and complicated rationing machinery for non-essential or luxury items, and has contented itself with price controls which insure that a big demand-and-small-supply situation would not skyrocket prices. 5 BOTH Special Thursday & Friday For 99C Quick service while you wait. Comfortable booths to rest in for your shoe repairs. All our Soles are sewed on—no tacks. First quality work and ma terials. H. L. GREEN CO. SHOE REPAIR DEPT. 258 N. Front Street HORSE RACE BETS CONTRARY TO LAW Supreme Court Holds They Constitute A Violation In North Carolina RALEIGH, May 20.— —The State Supreme court held today that the placing of bets on horse races violates the North Carolina anti-gambling statutes even though the transaction is interstate in character. In another opinion, the court found no error in the trial of Wal ter Smith, Wayne county man sen tenced to die after being convicted of murdering a neighbor, Alonzo Price. Justice Seawell, who wrote the opinion concerning horse race wagering, held that the operation of a place for accepting such wagers constitutes a public nuis ance. The case in question, State vs Brown, et als, came up on appeal from Guilford county, where sev eral men were convicted in con nection with the operation of a Greensboro “sport shop” in which, it was alleged, betting on horse races was conducted. The supreme court upheld the lower court’s ac tion. The defendants- maintained that betting on horse races did not con titute a criminal offense under North Caroline, statutes, and main tained further that any bets placed were subject to acceptance at tracks outside the state and there fore the transactions were not com pleted in North Carolina. They argued, also, that their place of business did not constitute a public nuisance in that there was no be havior there which might have violated public decency. The de fendants pointed out they had paid the city of Greensboro $300 tax to operate a service for receiving and imparting information on sports, including horse races. In holding that the acceptance and transmittal of wagers on horse races constituted gambling, Justice Seewell held that since such deal ings are contrary to law they ocn stitute a public nuisance. Justice Seawell also wrote the opinion finding no error in the trial of Smith who, witnesses said, called Price from his residence on a Wayne county farm and fired on him with a shotgun. Price bled to death from the blast, which shot off a leg. 10 J1 iRS CHOSEN FOR TRIAL OF COX More Men Summoned In Effort To Get Jury For Murder Trial SOUTHPORT, May 20.—Only 10 of the required 13 to form a jury for the trial of Dorsey Cox on a charge of murder were secured out of the special venire of 100 called to report to Superior court here Wednesday morning. With all available men gone over court adjourned late in the after noon to wait on the summoning of an additional 25 Thursday morn ing, Solicitor David Sinclair said that he anticipated no trouble in getting the needed three men out of the 25 ordered to report Thurs day morning. Cox is chargd with the slaying of Hanson Edwards two months ago. Both men were residents of Waccamaw township. Solicitor Sin clair said he would ask for a first degree murder verdict against Cox. A formal request from Judge Walter M. Stanaland of the county court asking that he be relived of his duties until after the Septem ber term of Superior court was placed in the hands of County At torney S. B. Frink Wednesday. The county commissioners will appoint a temporary successor this week. Solicitor David Sinclair announc ed Wednesday that the 22 indict ments, returned against Judge Stanaland by the Grand jury Tues day afternoon charging him with malfeasance in office, would come up for trial at the September term of court. The judge is under a $250.00 bond for his appearance at that time. 3 »&E$£ Next Time...try Jf/IMFSS Cobbs Creek pioneered in “mild ness”. .. that special quality you enjoy at its peak of perfection in today’s improved Cobbs Creek. Only years of know how can achieve a smoothness so even, a flavor so gratifying in this magnificent blend. Ask for it, enjoy it... today. Cootiaental Distilling Corporation. Philadelphia, Pa. *110 pint *2,0ouait The finest grain to start with! i Cobbs Creek THE WHISKY YOU'LL LIKE A City Briefs RETREAD PERMITS Persons who have approved applications for retread tires may secure them by calling at the New Hanover ration board office for certificates, officials said Wednesday. They said a small supply of purchase cer tificates for retread and scrap tires has been received here. DEFENSE MEETING General instruction course in the civilian defense training will be given tonight at 8 o’clock in Bradley’s Creek school for residents of Wrights ville, Wrightsville Sound and Seagate. County Air Raid War den E. L. White will be in charge of the meeting. COMMISSIONED Henry B. Peschau, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Pes chau, Masonboro Sound, will receive his commission today as a second lieutenant - in the Army Air Force as a bom bardier. LEGION TO MEET The regular meeting of the local post of the American Legion will be held tonight at 8 o’clock in the USO club at Second and Orange streets, it was announced by Robert Strange, commander. Officers for the ensuing year, it was stated, will be elected at the June meeting of the post. SERVICE TIME CHANGED The time of the nightly serv ices at the Gospel Tent at 1014 South Front street has been changed from 8:00 to 8:15 o’clock, Rev. James R. Lee an nounced yesterday. Mr. Lee will preach at 8:15 tonight on “Tarrying and Tears,” and the public is in vited to attend. CANDIDATES FILE Three more candidates for county office in the May 30 pri mary filed their expense ac counts with Clerk of Superior Court T. A. Henderson Wed nesday afternoon. They are Carl B. Rehder, for county commissioner, $14; A. W. Al len, for coroner, $5, and W. A. Cannon, Republican, for jus tice of the peace in Masonboro township, $5. ARRIVES SAFELY Wilkins L. Hartley, son of Mrs. Mercy Hartley of Wil mington, has arrived safely in this state after his ship was wrecked off the coast of South America. He is now at the Maritime Institute at New Lon don, Conn., where he will re ceive training for a commis sion in the Coast Guard. CONDITION FAIR Tom L. Staley, Jacksonville Marine base worker, was brought to James Walker Me morial hospital late Tuesday after apparently suffering a stroke at his home in the trail er camp at Jacksonville. At tendants at the hospital Wed nesday afternoon described his condition as fair. FIRE DEFENSE A motion picture “Fire De fense’’ will be shown at the ' Bradley Creek school at 7:30 o’clock Thursday night, E. L. White, chief county air raid warden, said Wednesday. Gen eral instructions in civilian de fense will be given by Mr. White immediately afterwards. Residents o f Wrightsvllle Beach, Wrightsvllle Sound, Sea gate, Winter Park and Mason boro and Greenville sounds are requested to attend. PENTICOST OBSERVANCE Observance of the Festival of Penticost will be held at 8 o’clock this evening in the Temple of Israel. The festival commemorates the giving of the law and the receiving of the ten command ments on Mount Sinai. Rabbi M. M. Thurman will talk on “Books Are Wea pons. PROGRESS NOTED The revival which is now in progress at The Church of God, 1121 South Fourth street is be ing continued with great prog ress. The revival is being con ducted by Evangelist Thea F. Jones of Covington, Ky. Last evening his aufcject was “Lep rosy and the Cleansing." The leading character of this dis course was Naaman. Scripture lesson II Kings 5:1-10. Rev. Jones speaks this evening on the “Devil's Third Degree." -V Three Air Raid Sirens Erected Throughout City Three of the four air raid warn ing signals being erected in Wil mington have been completed, Sher iff C. David Jones, commander of civilian defense, said Wednesday. The fourth warning signal, which is to be erected at Fifth and Castle streets, will be erected by Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, Sheriff Jones said. Signals already erected are located at Fourth between Market and Dock, Seventeenth and Dock and Fourth and Campbell. Sheriff Jones said the signals to be used for warning of an air raid and an all clear Signal Will be re vealed after all of the devices have been erected and tested. WALSH EXONERATED BARKLEY DECURES (Continued from Pare One) Mont), Clark (D-Mo) and Nye (R SD) that the senate bring before it those responsible for what Clark called “a filthy conspiracy to smear a member of this body.” Wheeler asserted that the senate ought not to let the matter drop, declaring: “This is a diabolical attempt on the part of certain individuals in the city of New Yirk to smear every member of the senate of the United States who has disagreed with them on matters of foreign policy.” Clark said Morris Ernst, attor ney for the New York Post, ought to “come before the bar of the senate and respond to questions about how deeply he is involved in this controversy.” Disclaiming personal knowledge of the matter, Clark said he had been informed “by a very repu table newspaper man, whose in formation is usually correct, that Mr. Ernst brought the story to Washington and went to the White House with it, in an attempt to interest the highest authority in Washingon in an effort to smear the senator from Massachusetts.” “To the credit of the President and his advisers,” Clark went on, “Mr. Ernst’s suggestions were en tirely rejected.” Nye said he was sure that “rea sonable inquiry by the senate will reveal the existence in this coun try of a secret society that had been engaged for the last two years in an undertaking to gather such information as would permit the smearing of individual mem bers of the senate.” Thackery’s Statement Thackery’s statement issued in New York said: “Senator Barkley made h i s statement before the senate after a secret investigation made ap parently at the informal request of a member of the senate and has seen fit to bring to the senate a report of an investigation which the senate never ordered and re fused to take public notice of with a public hearing. “The New York Post does not now nor has it ever believed in secret trials or the use of the Department of Justice as a private detective agency even in behalf of th senators and is amazed that the senate should base its own verdict on the word of the man Beekman, the same man who was not believed by the senate when he made the affidavits which the Post presented as a part of the evidence that a public hearing should be held to determine what the facts were in this case. “The Post will have more to say later about the unfounded and amazing charges of conspiracy made by Senator Clark of Missouri who must have known he was making them under the protection of the official immunity granted to him by virtue of the fact that he made those statements on the floor of the senate where he could not be held legally accountable for them. • The only conspiracy to which the Post has been a party is a conspiracy to arrive at the truth openly and publicly. The Post has demanded and will continue to de mand a full public senate investi gation. Senator Barkley and his colleagues including Senators Clark, W h e eler and Nye have chosen to render a verdict without letting the senate hear the case.” Dorothy S. Backer, publisher of the Post, sai d that Thackery’s statement also expressed her view as publisher. Morris Ernst, the New York at torney mentioned by Senator Clark, said: “Our firm acts as general coun sel for the New York Post. In that capacity we were naturally consulted with regard to the legal aspects of the Pacific street af fair. As attorneys, we, of course, have no statement to make. The position of the Post has been made clear in its news and editorial columns.” 5 -V Motorists pay one out o fevery eight tax dollars in the United States. REASON IT OUT AND YOU'LL PREFER THIS ^SSSS • In NR (Nature’s Remedy) Tablets, there are no chemicals, no minerals, no phenol derivatives. NR Tablets are different—act different. 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