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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
STRIKES RAPED
BY GOV. HOEY
Duke Grads Also Hear Hit.
lerism Termed Danger
To Our Time

DURHAM, June 4-R-Strikes OF
all kinds, governor Hoey said in a
commencement address at D u k e
university last night, should b e
banned in factories producing war
materials.
The governor, an outspoken crit
ic of the sitdown strike in private
industry, said the government
should let it be known that no
strikes would be tolerated. in war
materials plants.
The governor added that Ameri-
cas- defenses should be SO
strengthened that ''even a mad
man will not dare invade our coun-
try or trample upon our sacred
rights"
Another speaker, DR.. William Al
Ian Nelson, former president of
Shin, ambassador of China to the
many for the danger it repre-
sents to the intellectual life of our
time"
Diplomas we're awarded to $40
seniors.
-Four honorary degrees were con-
ferred as follows DIR. Luther P.
Leisenhart, dean of the graduate
school of Princeton university, IL.
D., John W. Hanes, under secre-
tary of the treasury, LL.K.: HUI
Smith, ambassador CT China to the
United States, LID, and the Rev.
Coston ]. Harrell, pastor of the
West End Methodist church, Nash
vile, Tenn, doctor of Divinity. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

LONDON, June 4.-R-War
Minister Anthony Eden said today
that the maximum number of con-
scripts which can be trained Will
be called up this month, doubling
the normal rate.
A sufficient number of volunteers
are available for the defense OF
London, Eden said.
He disclosed also that volunteers
defending public utilities were arm
ed with war department weapons
and that others detailed for specl-
fic duty either had war depart
ment firearms or their own.
The wal secretary told the House
of Commons that the government
was considering transportation OF
interned aliens and prisoners OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
DEFENSE NEEDED.
HANES DECLARES
Bankers President Warns
Against 'War-Scare
Hysteria'

BOSTON, June 4-R-Robert M.
Hanes, president of the American
Bankers association, declared to-
day that private business and indie
pendent banking are now as cap
able of executing the government S
program for defense as they were
in 1917 and 1918 for its program Of
ofense."
Il thoroughly agree" he said in
an address prepared for the 38th
annual American Institute of Bank
ing, that this country should be
prepared to defend itself against
any attack.
I'VE should spare no pains nor
money to the end that our country
is impregnable. The banking sys-
tenn of the nation is prepared to
help in every way to finance any
defense program which the Con-
gress may initiate"
Hanes, President of the Wacho-
via Bank and Trust company, Win
ston-Salem, N. c., said it did not
seem likely that this nation will
become militarily involved" in the
war, nor, he added lis there any
reason to fear the ability of the
free enterprise order to serve the
country's needs in any emergen-
cy."
But" he continued, 'it is i'm
portant to be on guard against
war-scare hysteria under W h C h
the surrender of more powers over
the life of the people to the feder-
al government may be d e r.
taken" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
New Tax On Tobacco
Opposed By Caldwell

CHARLOTTE, June 4.-GP-Be-
cause he said the tax inevitably
would be handed on to the farmer,
Harry B. Caldwell Of Greensboro,
state master of the Grange, wired
Rep. D%oughton (D-NC) yesterday
protesting against a proposal to in
crease the tax on tobacco to pro-
vide funds for national defense. He
pointed out the tobacco farmers were
already sorely pressed because of the
loss of the European markets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Iowa COP Outuotes
Democrats In Primary

DIES MONIES, Ia, June APP
A rousing battle for the guberna-
torial nomination lifted the Iowa
republican primary vote to its high
est level in six years, unofficial tab
ulations disclosed today, while the
democratic vote volume at yester-
days polls slumped below that a
tvs turnout.
Returns from 1909 of Iowa's 2,45O
precincts gave Governor George A.
Wilson 128,465 in the republican
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

planes could reduce it's anti-air-
craft force to a bare minimum.
There could be no real reduc-
ton in the U. S. Army, however,
because its anti-aircraft strength
today is negligible. An excellent
authority states that all the anti
aircraft units in the U. S. Army
put together would not be sufficient
to protect New ork City alone
from attack. Whatever happens to
the U. S. air force, then, the anti
aircraft defense is going to be
strengthened. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

WASH1NGTON.-1f an air force
Of so, 1000 planes, as suggested by
President Roosevelt in his special
message to Congress, should be-
come a reality, it would automati-
cally require the raising, training
and equipping of a force of men
far larger than the entire peace
thine strength of the existing Amer
lcan army.
To begin with, there would
have to be a huge force of
trained pilots, going by current
practices in the army and navy. at
least two pilots per plane. A num-
Der of these, in peace-time, would
be in the reserve; nevertheless,
they would have to be trained and
would have to spend part of their
time each year on duty.
Next there would be needed a
very greatly augmented ground
force.
Simply to care for the planes e.
quires today approximately 10 men
per plane. These include the me
chanics who wheel the plane out,
the shop force which services it,
the guards at the hangers, Office
staff, and so on. This proportion
would diminish as the number of
Flames increased; experts here sug-
gest that with so, 900 planes 1t could
be cut to a fve-to-one ratio, or a
total ground force of $50, 900 men.
But that does not constitute all
of the ground forces needed to
keep the air feet in fighting trim.
An elaborate supply corps would
have to be built up. Estimating its
size is pure guess-Work; one guess,
offered by an officer who is in a
good position to judge, is that the
supply corps would have to be be-
tween 200, 900 and $50, 900 men.
NEED 1880
TRAINER PLANES
Trying to figure out the numbers
of different types of ships that
should be built is difficult until it
is known how the total force would
be divided between the army and
navy. Whatever the proportion, it
is pretty certain at least u, 500
planes would be trainers.
On the assumption that the
| whole force might be army planes,
it could be guessed that some 5000
would be heavy bombers, around
II, 500 would be pursuit planes, and
Is, 900 would be more or less even
ly divided into observation planes,
light bombers and ground-attack
planes. 1t might also be figured
that probably 10000 planes, or Is
per cent of all the planes outside
of the trainer class, would be put
in reserve.
Organized navy style, approx
mately one-third of the total num-
Der would be long-distance
bombers of the fying-boat type.
Perhaps half that many would be
seaplanes of the kind carried on
cruisers and battleships; the bal
ance would be land-type fighters
and light bombers.
In one branch of the service the
raising of a SO, 000-plane air force
would make possible a proportion
ate reduction-in anti-aircraft de.
tense.
Anti-aircraft units are not fixed
in proportion to a country's own
air service, but are, theoretically,
geared to the air force of possible
rivals. AS ones own air force is
strengthened, ones anti-aircraft
force can be diminished. In the
DRY, a nation possessing $1,000 wal
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Eden Says Twice AS Many New
Troops To Be Called In June

war to places remote from the
British Isles to prevent their pos
sible cooperation with German air
craft or parachute troops.
Eden said German parachute
troops were equipped with heavy
machineguns, infantry guns and
light howitzers in addition to their
usual side-arms.'
The secretary of state for war
charged the enemy had deliberate
lv bombed hospital carriers in cir
cumstances (which had admitted
no mistake" in identity.
He said this was done Sin COM
plete disregard" of the immunity
given hospital equipment by inter-
national agreement to which the
German government was a party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Gastonia Man Dies
After Drinking Poison

GASTONIA, June 4-R-R. c.
Campbell, 43, died in an ambul-
ance on his way to a hospital here
today. Coroner c. c. Wallace said
death was caused by poison.
Campbell had been connected
with a stationery and printing
house until yesterday.
He is survived by his widow and
two daughters, Of Gastonia, and
a number of relativest at Ander-
son, S. c. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
u. S. Liner Leaues
Genoa With Refugees

GENOA, Italy, June 4.-R-The
United States liner President Harri-
son, with a capacity passenger list,
sailed for home this morning.
The liner Excambion, also jam.
med with American refugees from
war-torn Europe, sailed for the
United States yesterday.
The Harrison was believed to be
possibly the last American passen-
ger vessel to leave Italy before this
nation may be cut off from a sea
route to America by war develop
meuts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
WEDNESDAY, JUNE -.

su'S naro's p race. as.ap.s 1,rc,,
voice. candidate. Eado
eor m''s"" n and Gross are "@arorp, H..
irving H. Knudson Of Jer..r 1sS
a third republican Candida, a.
a weak third with $3.50 ~, Wa
John K. Valentine of cs ,o,ys.
former federal district at,.D'e'vlle,
southern Iowa. appeared ~ icy ir
Sale lead in the democrats nave .
lhe subernatorial nomina+ !a'e to'
turns from 1868 precincts 70
ehtlne 49,766 and State sa T@,s Val
breen of Fort Dodge, Ia. a. o oo, Ed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
SPOON SAGA

BELLEVILLE, Ill.-Four years
ago some customers walked out OF
Mrs. Charles Willman's lunch room
with four silver spoons. She de-
plored the loss because they were
a wedding present.
Recently a stranger anne in and
handed her three of the spoons.
He said he would mail the fourth
from Oklahoma.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
FLASHES
OLLIE
Rv the Associated Press

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thought
thew were doing Edward F. Nc
Cafferty, Jr., a good turn by elect
ing him democratic county COM
mitteeman but he doesn't agree.
McCafferty wasn't even listed on
the ballot, claimed he didn't con
sent to a sticker campaign in his
behalf and that he had resigned.
Still he was dismissed from a 49,
900 a year job as chief clerk of
the Pittsburgh registration COM
mission. The law prevents such
employees from holding public of.
flee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
AWAY r O 1T ALL

AWAY FROM 1T ALL
ATCHISON, Kas.-The Atchisor
Globe, pointing out "the western
frontier is no longer at the Allie
gheny mountains" suggests a sub
sidiary national capital be set uI
there.
The newspaper wired Rep. w. P,
Lambertson (R-Kas.):
washington, D. c., people see
visions of invasion.
"Atchison wishing to alleviate
the sufferings of Washington peo-
pie, respectfully invites and urges
that a subsidiary capital be Great
ed at Atchison, which is in the
heart of the nation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
MAYOR

NORTH LUMBERTON-Wood-
row Bradshaw has been elected
mayor here. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
WEIGHTY

OKLAHOMA CITY-Jim Pickens.
county weigher, has a big oppon-
ent in his bid for reelection. He is
Harry V. Stokes, who weighs more
than 290 pounds.
Stokes slogan is: "The only
man who can balance the scales
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
RAL E II
B r E FS
Star-NeWs Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, June 4.-North Caro-
lina's revamped election laws may
not be perfect, but there has already
been given ample evidence that they
are a big improvement owe what
the state had before the 1889 gen.
eral assembly changed the statutes
around a bit.
When the state board met Mon
day to canvass the returns there
wasn't even one minor moan OF
complaint filed with it. That's some
thing that hadn't happened within
the memory of the oldest living in
habitant.
1--WE been a board member for
Is years, and to my personal knowl-
edge it's the first time over that
stretch that nobody had anything to
complain about" remarked republi-
can member Adrian Mitchell.
II think the state owes congratu-
lations to Chairman Will A. Lucas
as the leader in bringing about such
improved conditions" he added.
After all has been said-and
there's no doubt that plenty has
been said already and plenty will
be said in retrospect, Lieutenant
Governor Wilkins P. Horizons deci-
sion not to call for a second pri-
mary can be summarized in a four
word poem something like this.
No Mon
Can't Run.
After all, when it comes to a po-
litical campaign it's
No Money
'Taint Funny.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

Roanoke Islands Lost Colony" is
going in for it's publicity this sum-
mer in a big way.
1t now has a Northern Press
Bureau" located at 1913 West 26th
street in New York city.
To your reporter comes a hand
out from this Northern Press Bur
eau" (the story's datelined "Manteo')
announcing that Halle Flanagan, di-
rector of the Vassar college Expert
mental Theatre and national director
of the defunct Federal Theatre pro
ject, has been named advisory direc-
tor of Paul Green's historical drama.
Other releases in the same enve-
lope herald the fact that June issue
of Hollands features a "comprehen-
sive article" on the Lost Colony"
and the further fact that Katherine
Gale, who has just been signed to
play the heroic role" of Eleanor
Dare would be interviewed yesterday
morning owe a national chain sta
ton in New York.
The North Carolina State Employ
ment Service is the source of this:
An aged negro, bearing a card
from the county welfare agent indi-
eating that some surplus commodi-
ties were due him, called on an itine-
ram interviewer. He had come to
the Employment Service to find out
what kind Of job surplus commodi-
ties" was, where he should report
and what kind of tools he would
need.
A political worker who toiled hard
and faithfully for Maxwell before the
first primary and who thought he
was all lined up for a job with Hor-
ton is the not-to-be second running,
exploded when he heard the lieute-
nant governor had decided to quit:
1.-THE old mountaineer was dead
right 4! !! he complained loudly,
politics she Is a S." Pardon, it
can't be printed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
Stories in
Stamps
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A
Peace by Arbitration
Commemorate in Series

PARAGUAY has commemorated
the. settlement of stamp
war" with the issue of 10 air.
mails and six postage values. One
Of the airmail set, above, shows
the coats-of- of intervening
nations.
Stamps placed an important
role in the 100-year-old feud over
the Gran Chaco jungle, 100000
square miles in area. Bolivia was
first to include the Chaco in its
territory in map stamps issued in
1928 and 1881. Paraguay retail
ated with stamp designating the
area as Paraguays, released in
1882. Bolivia's 1892 airmails and
1885 postage again included the
Chaco.
The final treaty closed two
year truce, ended three years OF
the bloodiest trench warfare IN
South Americas history The
newly created boundary gave each
nation what il was fighting for.
Paraguay got 90 per cent of the
territory, Bolivia got oil lands and
free port rights on the Paraguay
river.
The peace was produced
through the efforts of representa-
tives of Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Peru, Uruguay and United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
WONEN'S CLUB
EXPRESSES THANKS

Editor. The Times: The Wo-
mems club of Tacoma has COM
pleted a full and splendid year
and much Of the success is due
70 your fine cooperation with
our press chairman, Mrs. Hattie
A. Rooms.
The executive board and de-
partmentsl chairman deeply ap-
preciate the space given for our
weekly programs and the cour-
tesies extended our press chair
man by your society depart
ment.
MRS. z. 6. CARLSON,
Recording Secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
Cooperating With Canada

Practically everybody in both the United States and
Canada comedies that the defense of both countries
is a single problem.
Ask YOURSELF where would the United States be if
a strong enemy invaded Canada and became established
there? Or where would Canada be if the United States
successfully invaded by force capable of accomplish
ing that?
Cooperation between the military staffs of the two
countries presumed to be imminent and they ought
to be- As early 1888 when defenses devised
for the Straits of Juan de Fuca leading to Puget Sound
both countries elaborated defense designed to
work Jointly from both sides of the border Further steps
of this kind in order.
Just what the relations between the United States and
Canada will be after the present war; be
One only be that they will be closer and
interdependent even than before
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
FREEDOM IN PERIL

Editor. the Times: Editorially,
you express agreement with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, that "the love of
freedom is still fierce and steady
in the nation today as he calls us
TO effort, courage and sacrifice
hope you are right. II so, we
will presently see fierce" revolt
against all the present trends that
make for loss of freedom in this
land.
Against such bills as the mill
tary disaffcction act" which any
court may interpret to outlaw the
Declaration Of Independence, most
religious creeds, all pacifist litera-
ture, and any criticism of the
president-for is he not the COM
mander-in-chief of our armed
forces and which especially out
laws the Holy Bible, with its Ser
mon on the Mount and its COM
mandment. Thou shalt not kill"
Against bills of attainder such
as the Allen act deporting Harry
Bridges. which involves congress
sional seizure of power over indi-
viduals specifically reserved 20 the
courts by our constitution.
Against unprecedented and per-
haps illegal assumptions of power
on the part of the president. par
ticularly as TO war-like acts and
words, and pledges and promises
to other nations which he has no
constitutional power to fulfill.
Against compulsory military
training. the fruit OF which we see
in Europe. against the finger
printing and regimenting of eliens;
against the fascist drive for ma
tional unity" insofar as it would
suppress minority opinion and
groups: and particularly against
the carefully manufactured war
scare. behind the facade OF which
the war-makers steadily follow the
course of Hitler.
Against the drive to illegalize
minority political parties by inn
possible electoral requirements;
against the observation-disclosures of
millions of citizens in II states by
pauperdom laws; against peonage
OF whites and blacks in the south;
against growing Capitalization of
wealth and dependence Of the
masses-against all these trends
which have been inaugurated or
advanced under Roosevelt, and
from which no wlkie will protect
us. hope there will be fierce and
steady" peoples revolt.
Robert j. Pearssn
57l5 So. Park Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
AMERICA Is NOT
HEARTLESS

Editor. The Times; Up early
this morning for a walk, chanc-
ed TO pass certain restaurant
bakery in front of which was a
garbage can overlooking with
garbage. On the top was a lot
of large doughnuts. A worker at
the place came out. and I asked
her If they were in the habit Of
throwing doughnuts away like
that. and she replied. They We're
too hard TO eat" / told her there
were lots OF poor people that
would be glad to get them who
could steam them over for use;
whereupon she walked away.
To a man standing by who
justified that sort of thing l
said. there are poor, hungry men
who search garbage cans for the
means OF life. And he replied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
AT TER MANY YEARS
By E. 7. SHORT

Tragic Fifth Reader
Story Recalled
Seventh Graders Pitied
Deaf and Blind Girl
Now Helen Keller Piiies
Us Normal Folks
In the old Fifth reader-that
must be going back about fifty
five years-there was a pathetic
story about little girl born
blind and deaf. As we read the
story every member OF the class
pitied her sincerely. Hers was
terrible affliction. She never
would be able TO play like other
children. And suppose she lived
and becan.e an old lady? That
was a prospect so terrible that
it made the seventh graders
shudder.
The little girl we 80 pitied
was Helen Keller. Today
Helen Keller. just past her
sixtieth birthday. Is plying
us folks who have all our nor
nal faculties hut do not know
how to use them.
She is telling newspaper and
magazine writers and other in
reviewers that she finds full
ness of life in helping the I'M
fortunate. She is sad only when
she stops to think how people
who do not understand pity her
for her handicaps. If they only
knew. said Miss Keller. they
would not pity her. They would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY,. July s

Adverse planetary influences
are active late today. In the
morning hours employers and
employees should be on good
terms. Later there is an aspect
tending to encourage deceit and
double dealing. The evening is
marked by an evil portent.
Heart and Home: Women
should pursue routine duties to-
day. The stars promise good
luck from extension of work in
which one is expert. Expansion
OF opportunity for the employ
ment of girls is presaged. This
is a time to think seriously of
what world conditions fore
shadow and to prepare for SER
vice. There is a benefic aspect
for recreation. Memorable va
cations will be enjoyed by young
and old this year.
Business Affairs: Home build
ing will continue to be brisk
through the summer as men
and women seek the simple life
in small towns and villages. On
the Pacific coast manufactur-
ing will be speeded to fulfill
large contracts for airplanes
and to prepare for events OF
historic Importance.
National Issues: Secret infor-
nation regarding international
affairs will cause anxiety in
Washington and will have an
effect on the national election.
American diplomats will receive
further tests as peace gestures
fail. Orators will assail the ad-
ministration with intense bit
terness as labor organizations
exercise political power. Changes
in union leadership are prophe-
sled for the autumn. Capital
lists will have new cause for
anxiety lest consumption OF
wealth will become necessary
through nationally grave exig-
encies.
Persons whose birthdate il is
may encounter delays and OBJ
stacles in their business or pro-
fessional advancement. They
should be cautious in all things.
Children born on this day
probably will be lucky all
through life They probably
will be good-nstured. well-man-
nered and magnetic. but selfish.