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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
OLD GLORY

The American flag is sometimes less than
the symbol of American liberty. Sometimes it
is neglected, allowed to gather dust and cob
webs.
This, in the main, is not because the Ameri
can people lack respect for it but are too busy
with private affairs to keep always in mind
that it was by it's stripes we were healed, by
it's stars we exist.
1t is only in times of national stress and
anxiety that with one mind and one purpose
the American people turn back to the flag
that typifes our union and strength, that is
the emblem of independence.
Such an occasion presents itself now. Ameri-
ca is in a state of preparation for whatever
the future holds, even the possibility that war
will come upon us with it's whitening, blast
ing fury.
In the midst of these preparations Old Glory
takes on, not new significance, but deeper
just past.
Flag day, annually recurring on June IA,
means something more, this year, than the
mere display of the flag at home and store, on
building tops and desks.
1t means that America is again ready to
function for national security with a single.
ness of purpose like that of the founders
which brought it into existence - purposes
similar to those that have brought it through
the travail of other. wars and equally perilous
peace periods with accommodating glory.
Flag day! 1t calls to you, ladies and gentle
men of Wilmington, not only for the display
of the Stars and Stripes but for deep rever
ence for what those stars and those stripes
have flown above in the past, what they sum
mon us to accomplish now.
Hang out the flag on Friday, and pin youl
heart upon it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Lieut.. Wood Assumes
Command Of Recruiting

Lieutenant Commander McFar-
land W. Wood. U. S. NJ, yesterday
assumed charge of the Raleigh
headquarters office of the naval
recruiting service in the Carolinas
district, of which the Wilmington
sub-station is a part, F. L. Will
Jams. local recruiting officer, re-
ported yesterday.
Lieut.. Commander Wood, w h Q
relieved Lieutenant A. S. Joyner,
Jr., ordered recently to duty with
the U. S. S Wyoming, was former
ly attached to the U. S. S. Wyom-
ing as engineering officer.
Williams also announced that
Commander T. T. Patterson had
assumed his new duties as naval
recruiting Inspector for the south
eastern district of the United
States, of which the Carolinas dis
trict is a part.
Commander Patterson, who re-
lieved Commander G. c. Kriner,
of Baltimore, Md, assigned recent
ly as commander of destroyer di-
vision seven of the U. S. fleet, was
formerly attached to the third ma
val district, with headquarters at
New York City. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

Specialists in treasury securities gained the
impression from Secretary M~oRGENrHAu's COM
ments that an announcement on the re6nanc.
ing of $685. O0, 900 three than three-eighths
per cent bonds payable June Is, will be made
on Tuesday. This accords with the harsh real
tiles Of the European war situation, which
makes immediate action advisable on the
latest possible information, when important
transactions are under consideration.
A refnancing of the called bonds probably
will be through an exchange Offering of short
notes, Wall Street observers surmise. If the
treasury decides to pay the bonds in cash,
and thus clear ava some of the rights"
values on early treasury maturities, the money
may we'll be raised through additions to the
weekly offerings of discount bills.
There are only 5 1900, 00O, 900 bills outstand
Ing, and the market would take $4,000, 000, 00(
more, in the opinion of most experts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
WILMINGTON's POSITION CLEAR

WILMINGTON is demonstrating very clear
w ly that when national security is at stake
its people are united for its protection.
This is emphasized by the increasing attend
ance at mass meetings called to impress upon
Washington the peoples firm stand for aid TO
the Allies and by the organization of younger
men with the single purpose of urging Presi-
dent ROOSEVELT to declare a national emer-
gency and muster all available military
strength in civilian circles for defense.
In a group meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce on Friday it was decided to summon
Wilmington's younger men in another mass
meeting-they are becoming the order OF the
day hereto draft resolutions setting forth
their position on this all important question
and, to offer complete cooperation in any pro-
gram the government may deem wise to en-
ploy to this end. What this means, of course,
is that young and old citizens of Wilmington
are of one mind when American freedom,
American institutions, including our cherish
ed democracy, are the issue.
This movement by the younger men is par
ticularly timely because of undue emphasis
placed upon the absence of first draft age men
at the first general meeting in the court house.
1t shows that they are i nthe fight, whatever
form the fight may take, with a will to give
their best service.
AS for calling upon the President to declare
a national emergency" the impulse that in
spired it is a wholesome demonstration of the
American spirit in the face of danger. Wheth-
er the time for such an executive proclama-
tion is ripe, is for the President to decide. 1t
does no harm for him to know in advance that,
if the step is taken, Wilmington's young men,
in a body, will be found in accord with its
detectives and ready to support it, and all that
it would imply, to their uttermost capability.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Editorial Comments
From Other AnqIes
QUESTION
Durham Herald

1t is proper that they speak their views and
appropriate that the rest of us listen, but how
senators and representatives view the move to
release so to 100 navy and army planes for sales
to the Allies along with quantities of World
War guns, rifles, and ammunition is less I'M
portant than the considered judgment OF top
navy and army folk. They. (navy and army of,
fcials) are the ones charged with the task of
national defense facilities in kand and in sight,
and if they think sending used" planes and
disable but obsolete guns to the Allies is the way
to get the greatest defense value from them.
whether senators approve or disapprove is of
secondary Importance.
Manifestly, the President, who appears to have
ordered the plane ard gun deal, consulted army
and navy officials and acted with their consent,
if not enthusiastic approval.
All of US, of course, not only have the privilege
but to some extent are required to study the
proposition and voice an opinion; for the one
thing we must ever remember is that unity of
purpose. if not unity of opinion, is now essen
tial and while it is healthy to debate differences,
it is suicidal to Withhold ODE iience once the de-
cision has been made.
We have felt from the outset that this coIn-
try should frankly acknowledge a preference
for the Allies, make it's full material resources
available to the Allies. Now that we have pid-
died around halfheartedly in that endeavor I'M
tA eAo SSNsAS AoS >SSH' S@'-Sf ~ ">t->'
this country should consider speeding up the
delivery of supplies to the Allies as part of our
national defense program and increase to the
highest safe figure the sale of used planes and
disable guns.
This newspaper has preached that general
doctrine since last September and before. 1t does
so now and subscribes to the thesis that Amer
can war supplies delivered to the Allies today,
tomorrow, next week. and next month will yield
dividends in American security it may take 10
times the volume of supplies to purchase a year
or two years from now.
We must ever remember, however, that it is
just as essential that we greatly increase our
own plane, gun, and tank force as it is that we
send to the Allies the greatest number We can
spare at the earliest possible moment.
Navy and army authorities know best how
many planes, guns, and so on we can send to
the Allies now without impairing beyond the
safe point our admittedly weak national defense.
They know better than anyone else whether or
not such planes and guns as we can spare plac-
ed in Allied hands today offer more security
than they do in our hands. Their Judgment is not
necessarily 100 per cent correct, of course, but
it is the best we have to rely on and the best
is what We should accept.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

pie murdered and their lands ruin
ed and taken from them. All this
while strong nations stood by in
polite but inactive sympathy, like
a crowd watching several DULLES
murder their helpless victims.
The Allies followed an "appeace-
ment' policy until the rape of Po-
land shocked them into a realiza-
ton of the horrible danger sweep
ing I'VE nearer to them. Despite
the invasion of Finland and the
ruin of other small nations, Ameri-
ca has apparently been satisfied
to follow a peace at any price
policy, depending on England and
France to fight the Battle of CT
vilization." Now that the Allies
are fighting with their backs to
the wall, so to speak, some of us
seem to be waking up to what
their downfall will mean to the
world-and especially to us. In
such an event, the price of Ameri-
can peace is likely to be plenty
high to suit everybody concerned.
War is a state of horrible insani-
ty, which no Sane person or nation
would voluntarily enter. However,
when a mad man threatens to in
wade your home, you must either
meet him on his own footing or
take to inglorious flight and leave
him in undisputed possession.
Before England and France en-
tered the war, one of their Off
Gals was quoted as saying in eff
feet, that if the United States
would declare in their favor, it
would halt the powers of greed and
conquest. Since then one nation
after another has gone down in
defeat and Jul own DAY of trouble
seems knocking at the door.
To use a quotation from Kipling,
Changing one iine):
Too late, alas! the song
To remedy the wrong;
The lands are taken from us,
WRECKED and ruined for their
fate.
But these tear be-sprinkled
pages
Shall attest to future ages
That we cried against the crime
OF it. too late, alas, too late!"
Will these lines ever apply tc
us?
F. H. WILLARD
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

government and Industry, for rea.
sons which can be examined in the
open-then it can be had without
any suspension of the laws.
On the other hand, the antitrust
division is determined to act against
sub-rosa price-fiXing schemes as
energetically as ever
Consumer Protection
Now Being Planned
The division, furthermore, is anx.
ious to swing into action on a
broad program of conSumer-protec.
ton.
During the last wal food prices
shot skyward, and an acute hous.
ing shortage developed. Arnold is
anxious that this be kept from hap.
pening again.
His famous building costs cam
|paign is protection against an un-
due rise in building costs or
would be, if a little more money
were at hand to carry it farther
and keep On with it longer.
Plans are now being laid for a
ton costs, probably c~entering il
thorough study of food distribu
New York and Chicago, in which
every combination and all of the
big and little rackets which affec,
big city food costs would be at
tackled.
This program has been reviewed
by Arnold with Mayor La Guards
of New York! La Guardia is
strong for it, and will, if neces
sary, assign New York city law
yers and investigators to work with
Department of Justice men on the
investigation.
Standing in the way of the pro
gram. however, is the antitrust
divisions lack of money. Not g
great deal is needed; Arnold fig
ures $250,O00 would be ample
That money just isn't in sight
now. The President could furnish
the money from the special $780,
10000 fund he has asked fort
Congress gives it to him, and il
he himself can be sold on the i'm.
portance Of the food drive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
SOUTHEASTERN NC,
MEN ENTER CAMP
Lieut.. Harold C.. YeIvertOn,
Of Wilmington, Is With
321st Infantry

Four men from southeastern
North Carolina are among the e
reserve officers of the 32lSt in
fantry who entered upon a two
week training period as instruct
ors in charge of the annual CMTC
camp which opened Friday at Fort
Moultrie, S. C.
They are: Lieutenant Harold c.
Yelverton, of Wilmington, public
ity officer for the battalion staff:
Captain Henry F. Kolshorn, Of
Elizabethtown, commanding CON-
pany CT; Lieutenant Earl Z,
Frink, of Bladenboro, assigned to
&C 1pany CO; and Lieutenant
Duncan C. Rogers, of FayettevlLIe'
assigned to company III.
The 321st infantry is one Of
North Cardinals reserve corps re-
giments. Its headquarters is al
IIdlclRIl dllu It's OllISolo oH"
headquarters are located through
out eastern North Carolina.
Approximately 400 young men
from Georgia and South Caro-na
will receive 80 days Of intensive
military training. Especial en-
phasis is being given to develop
ment of character and Leadership
Competitive sports and atnlel's
Of all kinds are stressed to encouI'
age the spirit for fair play ana III
sure well rounded physical deVei0F
ment of the youths in training,
Special officer training VIII q"
given to the white and blue Tran,
ees, representing the thru an
fourth year groups reSpecVNe.,
Upon graduation, the outS'alu47
blue trainees will receive comm.
sions as second lieutenantS III |'
infantry reserve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

to hush-hush all talk about paying bills until
after the election appear to be in the minority.
The greatest number seem inclined to face the
grim realities of the situation.
1t is in this mood that congress IS discuss
ing the broadening of the income tax base to
include millions of additional tax payers by
lowering exemptions to a lower hgure. Ihere
is no possibility of pretending any longer that
the huge sums need can be raised by taxes on
any single group or class; the whole nation
must he called on to share the burdens and
the sacrifices.
This sort of an attitude is virtually without
precedent in an election year. Legislators
who once deemed it close to political suicide
even to raise the question of new taxation just
before facing the electors at the polls are re-
spending to the desire of the American people
to see the crisis met with positive action. Even
President ROOSEVELT, who was championing
deficit financing as a healthy condition not so
long ago, is f~avoring something like the pay
as-you-go program.
The same spirit is behind the protests which
hurriedly shifted the emphasis from a $780,
900, 900 to a billion-dollar tax increase. OBJ
viously all of our politicians in Washington
have not turned into disinterested statesmen
over night. Politics will continue to have a
bearing on the moves and decisions which are
made. But it is fair enough to say that small,
narrow-minded political considerations are
being subordinated in heartening fashion to a
determination to meet the problem of fnanc-
ing the defense program frankly and with cour-
age. This is what the country wants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Public Library Will -,
Be Moved On Tuesday

The Wilmington public ll0fa53
will be moved Tuedsay' JuIe for;
from it's temporary heaoqua ord
to the new quarters on the Set soll
floor of the remodeled Guy n~r
James E. L. Wade, commlSslon o-.
CT public works, announced y'
day. rrrs
The library will be closed y~
10, 10, 20, and 81, CommlSsl0. ~.
Wade said, as it will fequ.lo md
proximately four days tc h'or orir!
prepare for the official 0pS'''''
Saturday, June %. c4i.
All patrons and interested .,e II /.
zens are invited to inspec' INV tse
brary in its new quarters nj.
official opening date from
Commissioner Wade SAD T., the III.
public will find the entrance y fr1os
north side of the oulldLhs' olpvs.
the sidewalk directly to IHs 4
tor lobby, a great convenience
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
ONE OF THAT
YOUNGER GENERATION
DEFENSE BEGINS AT HOME

A visitor at the beach, I was
tremendously impressed by two
articles in your Saturday morning
edition: the force and scope of the
American defense program pro-
posed by a group of your younger
citizens and the logical, clear
headed thinking of Mr.. Alan A.
Marshall's address.
I put down The Star and picked
up Life magazine, turning almost
at once to a statement regarding
the British defeat in Flanders-a
defeat which Prime Minister
Churchill himself described as "a
colossal military disaster" Then
l read these words, which seem to
me to draw a heavy black line OF
emphasis under everything Mr..
Marshall said:
England was paying in the
blood and bodies of it's young mer
for not making up before. 1t was
paying for the smugness ana
lethargy of years, for the blunder.
ing in%efficiency of the Baldwin ano
Chamberlain governments. for al
the guns and tanks and planes
that it never built.
"England's plight would be doub.
ly tragic if it's lesson were lost or
America. For this country too has
hard and heavy tidings to face
The brightest fact in a dark week
was that the people of America
seemed ready at last to face these
tidings and to take action on them
The country was in an alarms
mood, and wisely so, for Adolf
Hitler has made good the wildes
alarms ever raised about him ir
Europe"
J. n. BROWNIE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
limited WE STAND

With all the hell broken lose in
Europe the time has arrived for
the American people to take a
firm grip on their emotions, to put
aside all thoughts of partisan po-
licits and to stand united in sup
port of our chosen leader.
The answering loyalty of
people to the President of the Uni
ted States will prove to the world
our democratic form of govern
ment is geared up to meet the de-
nlands of the greatest crisis / n
world affairs and the history OF
| civilization. There can be no ques-
ton about the policies of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars of the United
States in the present emergency.
Each member of u organization
has placed himself on record with
a solemn obligation, ito maintain
true allegiance to the Government
of the United States of America,
and fidelity to it's Constitution and
laws; to foster true patriotism; to
maintain and extend the institu-
tions of American freedom; and to
perserve and defend the United
States from all her enemies, whom
soever", as veterans and as pat
rlotic citizens, regardless of politi-
cal sympathies, or personal opin-
ions, we are pledged to uphold
those whom we have elected to
guide Americas destiny as a world
power. Any person who attempts
to hinder those upon whom we
have placed the responsibilities of
leadership, stamps himself as a
demagogue unworthy of American
citizenship and a traitor to the
best interest of the nation at large.
There will always be a place for
free speech in the American
scheme of government but in hours
It national stress we must make
certain this privilege is not used
to endanger the security of our
people as a whole. When used to
promote disruption, disloyalty and
distrust at q time when unity is
u strongest safeguard against
the dangers which threaten our
national existance - the right of
free speech becomes sedition and
democracy becomes it's own worst
enemy.
In the present emergency there
is n policy to which every pat
riotic citizen must subscribe with
out hesitation-a policy that is elo-
quently reflected in tn Oath of AL
legiance to the American Flag:
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH 1T
STANDS, ONE NATION INDIVI-
SIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
JOSEPH B. MCENTEE
Commander Cape Fear Post
2573 Veterans of Foreign
Wars, of the United States
of America. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
The Editors
BOX

The editor does not n~ecessari-
ly endorse any article appear
in this department. They repre-
sent the views of the individual
readers. Correspondents r 9
warned that all communications
must contain the correct name
Ind dress for our records,
though the latter may be signed
as the writer sees fit. The Star
News reserves the right to alter
any text thut for any reason Is
Objectionable. Letters on con.
reversal subjects will not be
published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Star-News Program

Consolidated City-Connty Government
under CouncilManager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highway from Wrightsville
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
s5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, Wid.
er Turning Basin, aoith ship lanes into
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paued River Road to Southport, via
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc|
ton through sustdined-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency, supported by one,
countrywide tar.
Shipydrds and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for Whites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF natiUe grape gro1oing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis SdnGtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

the aHll-lrust uIVIslOn; and If it comes to a show.
down, remember that Arnold is very close tn
Attorney General Robert Jackson and that
jackson is very close to the President.
Suspension Of Laws
Held Unnecessary
Arnoias man point is that no suspension of
reason: '
The antitrust laws bar ,nrea sonah1a ~.
stralnts OF trade. Whenever the army and navy
can snow that a certain industrial conhina+ion
IS Necessary e the national defense, the rea.
sonaoleness OF that combination is automatic
ply to it. laws ~ u APP
If, in other words.
or price-fixing set-up does heoonoa aan .loilin
fit IS supported by responsible persons ~
if 1t is supported by responsive persons m
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
"PEACE AT ANY PRICE"

Dear Sir:
Where is thy brother?" God
asked Cain concerning the murder
ed Abel. Il know not. Am 1 nv
brothers keeper" Gains pretend.
cd Ignorance and attempted eva
sion OF responsibility brought forth
Gods rebuke: "Thy brothers
blood crieth to me from the
ground"
II at the right time all the demo.
cracles of the world had stood
shoulder to shoulder against the
lnhuman cruelty and injustice of
aggressive warfare, the present
terrible situation might have been
aVerted. AS it is small nations
nave been overpowered, their peo-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
TOP o. THE MORNING

my God, my God, aohy hast Thou torsaken
me?" (MdttheW 27;46)
Yea, once Immanels orphaned cry His Uni
1erse hath shaken,
1t Went up, single, echoless my God I am
forsaken."
1t Went up from His holy lips amid His lost
creation,
That of the lost no soul need use those
words of desoldtion."
Elizabeth Barrett BroWninQs,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Mt. Olive Girl Will -,
Head Rural Youth I'm"

RALEIGH, June S,-'lo''. ,rp.
negay Of Mt. Olive was elected T pr,
ident of the state Older l'.''' bsr;
organization as the 1910 .'' fou,i
and girls concluded '.'" sat-
annual conference at
college today. Re
Other officers named Wayft
ert Bobbitt of Lltlle'or Sar
county. vice-president; EIo.s, 81
yer of Bayboro. Pamlico co', If k1s
rotary; and NOR G. johnson
Stokes county, historian
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

play in the governments huge
war-emergency spending pro-
gram?
Bernard Baruch, who head
ed up the famous War In
dustries Board in the last war,
has suggested the President
be given emergency powers to
suspend these laws whenever
they interfere with the pro.
duction of war-essential COM
modities.
Any suspension of the anti
trust laws, however, will oc.
cur only over the dead body
of Assistant Attorney Gener-
al Thurman Arnold, who rims
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
YOUNG MANS l E

Lear sir.
There seems to be a question in
the minds and on the lips of our
elders that 1 think 1 would like
to attempt to answer at this time.
Our elders seem to have gotten the
very much mistaken idea that the
younger generation is totally
devoid of even the most remote
spark of patriotism because we
have failed to turn out for the pat
riotic meetings that have been
held lately. 1 think the explanation
for our absence is rather simple.
Our generation was born during a
war, raised during the depression,
and now finds itself on the brink
of going to another war-I think