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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
DR.. Burnett To Lead
Negro Health Forum

The Goth anniversary of the Ma
tional Negro Health Week will be
observed during the open forum
hour at $50 o'clock this afternoon
at the Chestnut Street Presbyterian
church. .
DR.. Foster F. Burnett, state vice
president of the national medical
association, will lead the discussion
on the topic what can be done to
improve health conditions among
negroes in New Hanover county"
His talk will be in keeping with
the special objective of the health
movement for 1910, cooperative en-
deavor for the attainment of COM
munity health. All interested per-
son are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
By BOZ
staff Writer

The Spirittine Chemical company
has developed from a small loca,
plant into a nationally known in,
dustry.
1t is the oldest pine oil manufac.
turing plant operating in the United
States today, having been in con
tinuous service for GO years.
The company now consumes about
$500 cords of wood annually in the
production of more than 5000 bar
rels of products, which are shipped
by rail and truck throughout the
United States.
In October Of 1888 the company
purchased a 10-acre tract located or
the Brunswick River adjacent tt
the Charlotte highway as an idea.
site for a manufacturing plant such
as is required for the industry.
obtained in Brunswick
Practically all of the lightwooG
required in the manufacture of pine
ty.
A complete 12-cord manufacturing
unit was erected, as the company
uses the destructive distilling ane
cracking processes.
The oils obtained are especially
valuable for their preserving, toxic
and high iodine number, in the
preservation and protection of al
hui16ino materials
The oils are valuable in preserv
ing building materials against de
cay and protection against termites
and other injurious insects.
The company now manufactures
AZ products, including the Spirit
tine wood preservatives, pine OF
~disinfectants, insecticides, Liquid
soaps, and shampoo.
:. Products of the Spirittine com
pany are now used throughout the
United States and the industry has
grown to include more than 70(
dealers as we'll as railroads anG
building contractors.
The office, sales force, and ware.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
Mrs, John Sprunt Hill Leaves
$8, 700, 900 Estate, Will Reveals

DURHAM, March 3O.-LP-An es.
tate of $S,7oo,ooO was left by Mrs,
Annie Louise Watts Hill, prominent
Durham woman who died Tuesday
morning, March 81, her will. ad-
mitted to probate this morning. re-
vealed; but the state and federal
governments will take an estimated
S5,60O,O0 through the medium of
inheritance taxes. This means that
taxes will take between 60 and e5
per cent of the entire estate, it was
asserted by the attorney for the
estate today.
Watts hospital, Durham's First
presbyterian church, Of which Mrs.
Hill was a member, Union Theologi-
a seminary, Richmond, Va, and
the board of regents of the Barium
Springs Presbyterian orphanage,
Barium Springs, were ]bequeathed
$4,000 each, a total of $120, 900 in
philanthropic gifts.
Personal requests totaled 5000, 900,
family servants will divide $4,000
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
}lpTISTS MEET
I HERE THURSDAY
,,;1rington And Brunswick
associations Plan Spring
Session

Tie program for the spring ses
# the Wilmington and Bruins
y. Bsptist associations, to be hel6
,,msdav at the Temple Baptist
,..cb here, was announced yester
b.
c.reral persons prominent in the
,.,,;st church is this section of the
',.s are scheduled to make talks.
ME complete program follows:
Morning Session
"a A, m.-Praise and Prayer, the
,~ Herbert Strickland.
'm.oO-Roll Call of the churches
=, A. j. Barton.
1.-THE Biblical Record, e. L
sndley,
r.5O-Missionary Sermon or Ad
.,ss, NJ. o. Alexander.
1879 p. m.-Luncheon, to be serv
4 nv the ladies' of Temple church
Afternoon Session
20. m.-Praise and prayer, H. F
of Currie.
o15-Church problems, includins
minister's retirement fund, M. o
slexander.
s.45- Are the churches meetins
heir obiectives?, L.. c. Pink, O:
'acksonville.
B. The Revival we Need il
-hnrches. A. L. Brown, Southport.
s4O-Adjournment.
Large numbers of delegates ar,
to attend the session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
Spirittine Chemical Co. Opens
New Plant On Brunswick Riuer

mouse are 10Y located at 1T South
Front street and the manufacturing
operations are centered at the
Brunswick county location. The in.
dustry employs three sales.
men and % men.
Processes used in the physical
setup feature the putting of light.
wood into the steel retorts, where
the wood is subjected to an indirect
heat.
This causes the complete crack
ing down of the resinous material
into gases, which are condensed
into crude distillate and then treat.
ed chemically in copper stills.
The various oils are separated &C.
cording to gravity by chemical
treatment, with all of the processes
eliminating in the production of the
various Spirittine products.
L. Hanson, ST., came to Whining
ton from Bornholm, Denmark, in
1871 and operated a ship chandelery
until 1873, when he founded the
original company under the name of
the Carolina Oil and Creosote com
pany.
The principal product of the com
pany then was wood preservative
oils. The company manufactured the
oils, and did their own treatment
Of piling, crossties, and wharf tim.
bers, -'hich they furnished to the
United States government as well
as several South American coun
tri-5.
In 1890 the actual treating of tim
Der was discontinued and the woo6
preserving oils were manufactured
and sold to contractors and engi
neels.
Incorporated in 1900
In 1900 the firm was incorporated
under the name Of the Spirittine
Chemical company, with L. Hanson
Sr., Captain W. R. Kenan, and DR.
W. A. Hanson as the principal own
e-s.
The company later branched out
into the manufacture of various
pine oil products at its original and
present location at the foot of Daw-
| son street.
At the death of Captain Kenan
in 1903, M. j. Heyer became a men,
Der of the corporation. Louis Han
son, IL, became a member of the
corporation in 1908 at the death of
Heyer.
Louis Hanson was a student at
the University of Pittsburg, where
he completed a special course in
chemistry from 1907 through 1909.
He became actively connected with
the company during the summer CT
1909.
The industry continued to expand
gradually from 1910 through 1918.
In July of that year, Hanson enter
{ the service of the Both division
for the duration of the war and
upon his return in January of 1920
resumed active charge of the COM
pany.
L. Hanson, ST., died on October
%, 1921, and l.. Hanson, Jr., later
became president and principal
owner. From 1921 through 1889 the
industry expanded further into the
manufacture of insecticides and dis
infectants. AS a result of this grad
ual expansion, the Spirittine irsec-
ticiQe and termite eyterminatine
oil bee, me nationally known.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
Auxiliary OF V. F. W.
To Meet Or Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Auxil-
larry, V. F. w. post 1913, will be
held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in
the dug-out at the new courthouse.
All members are urged to be pres
ent for the election of officers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Whiippiings
ToBeProbed
Grand Jury Will In.
vestigate Charges of
Beatings at Spartan
burg Orphanage.

Spartanburg, S. c., April 20
(AP)-The county grand jury con-
vening here Monday will be asked
to investigate alleged ''merciless
whipping" of at least two young boys
at the Spartanburg county orphan
age.
Solicitor Sam R. Watt of the
seventh circuit announced yesterday
he would ask the grand jury to in
vestigate conditions at the orphan
age.
Later the orphanagc board of trus-
tees concluded Il SiX-hour hearing
and voted also to ask the grand jury
to make full and complete" probe.
Judge Charles M. Page of the
county court last Thursday signed an
order removing from the orphanage
two tWelvc-year old boys, Earl Can
non and Roland Sizemore.
These boys, tcstifying before the
trustees yesterday, said they were
beaten by Supt. George T. Johnson
with leather dog leash the night of
April 2.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Japan Wants
Status Quo
japanese Mini S t e r
Says Japan and Unit
ed States Agree On
East Indies Policy.

Washington, April 20. - (AP)-
The japanese ambassador said after
nearly an hours conference with
Secretary Hull today that the United
States and Japan were in substan-
tial agreement as to the future status
of the Dutch East Indies.
He added that both governments
along with the Netherlands,
the Islands mother country, want
to maintain the status QUO"
Japan is maintaining a policy OF
n0n-involvement in the European
war" the ambassador told reporters
adding that he saw no likelihood OF
change.
He said that at his governments
request he explained Tokyo'S attl-
tudc toward the possibility that the
Pacific islands might be involved IN
a backlash of the war should Inc
Netherlands be involved.
: The conference followed state
ments by the United States ano
Japan that both nations regarded as
vital that the islands status not oe
changed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Disposal OF
Wagner Act Is
Not Likely

Washington, April 20 (AP) -
Uncertainty heightened by pressure
for an early adjournment clouded the
outlook today for final action at this
session of Congress on the Wagner
act.
The House resigned itself to a
knockdoWn-dr agout on the long
smoldcring revision controversy, but
many friends and foes Of the present
act agreed that regardless of what
the House did the Senate was not
likely TO complete action on this sub
iect before the tentative June 10 ad-
iournment date.
In the Senate, signs multiplied that
campaign-minded legislators were in
a mood to pigeonhole major measures
if necessary in order to wind up the
session by early June.
It was reported authoritatiVely
that President Roosevelt had reiterat-
ed to congressional leaders this week
his hope that Congress adjourn as
quickly as possible.
He was represented as believing
that virtually all pending legislation
except appropriation bills should be
deferred until next session.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April 2O.--GoVernOr Clyde
R. Hoey's formal statement in sup
port of Cordell Hull for the Demo-
cratic nomination for presidency has
set almost the whole of political
North Carolina to specializing, COM
ing as it did so closely on the heels
of the opening of North Carolina for
Roosevelt" headquarters in the Sir
Walter Hotel here.
Naturally nobody has yet penetrat-
ed the mystery OF the why's and
wherefores behind the Hoey pro-
nouncement and there are almost as
many theories about it as there are
theorists. Practically everybody has
his own explanation and each eX-
PLANTATION varies in some details, al
least, from every other-some are al
complete variance in every possible
respect.
The caution" signal seems to have
been displayed as far as any quota
ton for publication from leaders OF
the Roosevelt movement, though in
"off the record" conservation they
express the view that the gubernator-
ial statement rather makes the issue
in North Carolina one of "Hoey
against Roosevelt" and they profess
to have no fear whatever Of the out
come of any such battle.
Another point on which all these
Roosevelt leaders seem agreed is that
the Goverru. himself relieved them
Of one rather embarrassing nature
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Trade Pacts
Favor Leaf
Favorable Treatment
Received In Ten of
Twenty One Trade
Agreements.

Washington, April 2O.-(AP) -
The nations second most important
agricultural export-tobacco and
tobacco products produced in the
United States-received favorable
treatment in ten Of the 81 trade
agreements negotiated with foreign
nations.
A federal trade commission survey
Of the agreements showed today that
most important concessions were on
leaf tobacco exports which make up
virtually all Of the exports of tobac-
co.
Total tobacco exports in recent
years have ranged in value from
s90,000,000 to s17O,0O0,0OO annually.
Counting separately those obtained
from the British crown colonies, 81
concessions favoring leaf tobacco
were obtained in the agreements. OF
these, l6 were reductions in tariff
duties, eleven were bindings of du-
ties and four were concessions Of
other types.
In 1888 exports of leaf tobacco to
countries which have given conces-
sions were valued at Sl21 100000
out Of total of Sl56,000,000 of to-
bacco exports.
The United Kingdom, by far the
Continued On Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Ohio Floods
Drive MANY.
From Homes
Hooking Valley in
Ohio Suffers Worst
Flood Since 1913,
Forcing Hundreds of
Families From Their
Homes.

Cincinnati, April 2O.-(AP)-Hun-
drcdS OF families fled their homes
today as Ohio'S Hooking valley SUI
fered its worst flood since 1918 and
the rain-burdcnCd Ohio river swept
into loWlandS and entered Marietta,
Ohio, city of $4,000.
Athens and Logan, Ohio, were VIZ
tually isolated. A boy was drowned
in one OF many swollen tributaries
flowing into the Ohio.
Much of southern Ohio was under
water after nearly a week Of rains
totaling more than four inches. More
rain was forecast.
Four inches of water covered the
first floor Of the Gordon hotel al
GlouStcr, Ohio, as Sunday Creek left
its banks and poured down the main
street. Business houses there and in
Jacksonville moved stocks and equl-
ment to second floors.
Two hundred families in the
MISUNDERSTANDING area abandoned
loWland homes. Six hundred were
homeless in Morrow and South Le-
banOn.
South Newark had 400 homeless as
the Licking River covered all but
two roads leading into Newark.
PomOroy anticipated four or five
feet of water in its business district
by Sunday morning.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Unprecedented
Demand Made
On Ford

Washington, April 2O.-(AP)-
The Ford Motor Company, charged
by a Labor Board examiner with
using a "strong arm squad to beat
and terrorize union members, was
confronted today with an unprece-
dented proposal that it notify indi-
vidually its more than 100000 work
ers that they are free to join any
labor union of their own choosing.
The recommendation that the COM
pany be required to give such mott
iication was made by Robert N.
Denham, the examiner, in a report
to the board holding that the COM
pany had gathered together the
most brutal, vicious and conscious
less thugs in its employ" to defeat
union organization at the Ford plant
in Dallas, Tex, in 1887.
Gabe P. Allen, an attorney for the
Ford company, commented at Dallas
that the examiners charge was "just
a conclusion and wild inference" de-
signed to carry out the labor boards
policy of "persecuting" the company.
Declaring the findings were not war
ranted by the evidence, he said that
he and other Ford attorneys would
file exceptions to them and TO the
accompanying recommendations
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
100 Injured
AS Express
Jumps Rails
New York Chicago
Lake Shore Limited of
New York Central
Lines Derailed On
Curve Shortly Before
Midnight Last Night.

Little Falls, N. Y. April 20.-(AP)
The New York-Chicago Lake
Shore Limited, roaring westward
along the Mohawk valley IS minutes
behind schedule, hurtlcd the rails
shortly before midnight last night,
carrying at least % persons to death
and leaving 100 injured.
With most Of the $50 to 300 pas
sengers asleep, nine cars of the To-
car New York Central fast express
were turned in flash into a mass
of twisted steel as they were derail-
ed on wide curve and piled up for
half d mile along the main east-WeSt
highway and the Albany-Buffalo
barge canal.
Railroad men investigating the
wreck voiced belief the train, TAX
ing curve at high speed, sprung a
rail.
The locomotive plunged across the
highway into q rock embankment,
tossing the fireman to instant death
and pinning the engineer in a bat
tered cab where he died three hours
later.
The high powered locomotive car
ried with it the tender and baggage
car. One coach, uncoupled, sped down
the tracks and apparently was not
damaged. Another coach was cut
open like can of sardines, its top
ripped off and the inside a complete
wreck. A pullman came to rest on
its right side. From each several
bodies were removed.
The dead, the injured, car cush-
ions, clothing and personal effects
were strewn along the right of way.
Feet of some of the victims protrud-
ed from the Wreckage.
State Police Lieutenant John
Ronon said % bodies were recovered
in addition 10 those Of the engineer
and fireman. Identification of the
victims was made difficult because
most of them were in sleeping attire.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20

the complimentary Hocy vote on the
first ballot at the national Convcn-
ton. In his statement, they point out,
Hocy specifically removed himself
from the ''favoritc SON. class and
thereby automatically relieved them
of any obligation to cast even d per
forma" vote for HIM.
This angle has been a source OF
some worry to the RooseVelters long
before the Governor said anything
about the matter. There were many
who pointed out the abSurdlty or
holding the organization out as de-
signed to support Roosevelt for Pres
ident and at the same time promlS-
ing to vote for another on what Will
be the only ballot taken should the
President finally decide to run.
But the Hoey first ballot angle IS
after all only a minor one and there
are many other aspects Of the situa-
ton which are of much greater m
portance and interest. 1t is on these
other angles that there is such diver
gence Of opinion. ,,
Perhaps the most generally held
theory, in the main, is that the state
ment of Governor Hoey is the open
ing gun in a blitzkrieg for control of
the North Carolina delegation to the
Democratic national convention.
Those who think this way see a
battle TO the finish between the now
dominant Gardner-Hoey element OF
the party and the master minds who
were behind organization Of the
Roosevelt organization.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Hull Would
Be Candidate
IF FDR Isn't

Washington, April 20.-(AP)-
A high official who is close
friend of Secretary Hull said to-
day that the secretary of state
would be willing to accept the
Democratic presidential nOmina-
ton if President Roosevelt were
not a candidate.
His statement was made after
Hull had reiterated yesterday that
he had no political ambitions and
that he was not a candidate for any
thing. The high official, who is also
close to President Roosevelt, declin-
ed to be quoted by name.
He predicted that Secretary Hull
would be in a strong position at the
Democratic national convention if
Mr.. Roosevelt were not candidate.
At the outset, he said, the secretary
would be sure of all of-the Tennessee
delegation and with it the Kentucky
delegation.
Following Governor Clyde R.
Hoey's Endorsement, Secretary Hull
might have part or all of the North
Carolina votes in the convention.
To that he added Nebraska and
probably Iowa and Maryland.
The official also said that Hull
would get Texas after the initial
ballot had been cast for Eicc-Presl-
dent Garner.
He said the same would be true Of
Indiana after the first ballots had
been cast for Paul V. McNutt.
He claimed half Of the New York
delegation for Hull.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
MAJOR BATTLE
BELIEVED NEAR
AT TRONDHEM
German and Allied
Expeditionary Forces
Augmented by Steady
Flow Of Reinforce
ments; Other Develop
mentS.
(By The Associated PresS.)

(6y ne Associated fieSS.)
Allied and German troops, pour
ing into Norway on a large scale,
drew their lines today for heavy
battle, while Germany united to
celebrate Adolf Hitlers 5lSt birth
day and the allies made cautious
moves to widen their influence.
With Britain and Soviet Russia
making ovcrtureS toward trade talks
to case one sore spot, France made a
gesture toward Germany's non-bel-
ligerent ally and hostilities critic OF
the allies, Italy.
There were two German warnings
to the NorWegians TO stop the resist
ancc--onc final demand by Cen
cral Won Falkcnhorst, communicating
chief of the army of occupation,
backed by a threat Of "dreadfuP'
punishment if they refused.
Won FalkenhorstS demand came
as he marked Hitler's birthday by
committing the death sentences Of
Norwegians doomed since the in
vasion: at the same time in Berlin
the NorWegians were told Germany
intended to end their "purposeless
resistance" as quickly as possible.
DNB, German news agency, re-
ported that a British transport had
been sunk by German air bombs
yesterday and hits also were scored
on a British cruiser and two other
transports.
The report followed British an
nouncement that not a single life
was lost in landing troops in Nor
way.
In the fighting in Norway, travel
ers who crossed into Sweden today
said the Germans suffered heavy
losses when repulsed in a battle for
Elverum, north of Oslo Earlier re-
ports said Elverum had fallen to the
Germans.
A British war office communicate
said:
The war office announces that
(Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Negro Killed and 9th
ers Injured at Morven;
Property Damage Re-
ported From Widely
Scattered Points In
Two States.

Charlotte. April 20.-(AP)-A
..r.ty ,aut struck MorVen, n. c.,
III. Yesterday caused at least one
ue... md did considerable damage
...e wudscormS OF varying force
c..--d minor damage in widely sep
..u.vd parts Of the CarolinaS.
Pauline Cox, Negro, died at hos
-t.a. u. injuries received when the
tornado struck Morven around I
D. IA. Damage there appeared heav-
*. ,aan at first reported.
Jgaa Cox. husband Of Pauline,
Suffered Il broken leg and other in
....e- when the couple and their
g.. cuudccu were carried through
&c. air about d quarter OF a mile
... .ae.r dwelling. which was dc
polished. Two Of the children were
g..e.et seriously hurt.
L, lit. Holly cotton gin, 4 frame
a'..asm and cate we're destroyed
well a. two small residences. A
..u was Slightly hurt.
-'.-gn is i'm Arson county.
4 .aw miles away near Chester
..- :. C.. number Of farm build
.-. =c.e destroyed or unroofed,
Chesterfield Mas without electrical
.-c all night.
Scores IF trees in the residential
.....u ,C AjacyvjIIc s. C. we're up
..'.d. i lev. buildings were damag-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-20
Governor Hoey's ''I1ull For President
Statement Causes Much Speculation

TO these, it will not be so much a
question of who will get the support
of the delegation, but who will get
the credit for controlling the dele
CATION and the resulting pap and per-
ouistcs which are ordinarily passed
out to those who swing delegations
TO the winning candidate.
The whole Roosevelt drive, as was
indicated in this correspondence ear
ly this week, is looked on as an eff
fort to snatch the control from O.
Max Gardner, and the Hoey handout
is looked on as the first cOunter-at-
tack of the Old Guard.
1t should be understood that this
is the view Of very large element
of those with whom your reporter
has come in contact; but it is only
a viewpoint and not passed along as a
statement Of uncontroverted facts.
There are other equally unprov-
able viewpoints. For example,, there
are those who suggest that the Hoey
statement is perhaps the first real
hint from really authoritative sour
ceS mat FleSlQerI ROOSeVelL Will HUI
run for a third term.
The suggestion is that the state
ment was the result of a Roosevelt
to Gardner to Hoey relay. The Tar
Heel governor said in his statement
that he has information" which leads
him to believe FDR will not be can
didate: and His Excellency is not in
the habit of going out on "informa.