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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
LIEUT.. GILBERT
DIES in CRASH
Kerr Aviator Loses Life A
Army Plane Plummets
Into Ocean

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, May g.
R-Second Lieut.. William F. Gil.
bert of Langley Field was killed this
morning when his Curtiss P-36 pur.
suit plane plummeted into the Allan
tic ocean 10 miles south of Virginia
Beach.
His body was not located immedi-
ately.
Gilbert's plane, which he was pi.
loting on a routine training flight,
fell from a height of 5000 feet. L
beard of officers has been appoint
ed by Col. Jacob w. S. Wuest, air.
base commander at Langley Field, to
investigate the cause of the accident.
Gilbert was a resident of Kerr, N.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
SINGLES TOURNEY
PLAY OPENS TODAY
Johnson Is Defending Girls
Champ; Johnson De-
tends Boys Title

The annual High school singles
championships will begin this at
ternoon on the Robert Strange
courts with sixteen top flight play
ers in each tournament.
The members of the varsities
were seeded in both girls and boys
tournaments and Mary johnson is
the defending champion of the
girls with Lionel johnson defend.
ing his title in the boys.
The draw of the girls tourney
is as follows: Mary johnson VS..
Winifred Smith; Jane Lewis VS..
Alice Sprunt; Jean Jones VS.. Kat.
herine Goodman; Norma Hender.
son VS.. Peggy McIver; Eslie Fer.
gus VS.. Melanie Goodman; Jocelyn
Peck VS.. Mary Alice Rose; Louise
Hardwick VS.. Billie Sidb,ry; Agnes
Morton VS.. Dorothy Sutherland.
The boys tourney follows: Lionel
johnson VS.. Geo. Saffo; Harold
Hinnant VS.. Billy Boney; Burt
Myers VS.. Paul Smell; Charles
Boney VS.. Matt Bullock: Nelson
Taylor VS.. Jack Wylie; Charles
Edwards VS.. Burt Gornto; John
Evans VS.. Bryan Broadfoot;
Jerould Robinson VS.. Arthur Shain.
The Phantom Aces will meet the
Goldsboro meters on the Robert
Strange courts Friday afternoon al
2:3O o'clock. The Aces and the
Phantom Queens will play Southern
Pines Saturday morning on the
local courts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
CENSUS WORKERS
GATHER TODAY
Conference This Morning Id
Scheduled To Deal With
Rural Enumeration

j. H. Darlington, of Lumberton,
area census supervisor, arrived in
Wilmington yesterday afternoon for
a conference this morning at Q
o'clock with New Hanover county
enumerators in the grand jury
room at the customhouse.
The conference will deal pri.
marily with the rural enumeration.
Mr.. Darlington said that he
hoped to have complete figures on
the city's population by the latter
part of this week. Practically all
of the districts in the city have
been completed and the remainder
of the work consists mainly in
counting scattered individuals.
The enumerators in the rural
districts of the county have several
more days in which to complete
the agricultural and population
census.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
JONES WILL HEAD
BUSINESS GROUP
Continued From Page One)

Other officers elected were: j. K.
Bannerman, first v~ice-president; L.
81. Allen, second vice-president; Mrs.
Frances w. Trigg, secretary; and
Edward B, Ward, treasurer.
Elected to the associations board
of directors were: W. D. Mills, G.
B. Phillips, H. w. Slack, Miss Mary
P. Bell, Sam Hill and John Marshall.
The association also adopted a con-
stit,1tion and bylaws which were
drafted by the executive committee
last week, A number of committees
will be appointed in the next few
days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL CHIEF
MURDERS FOUR MEN
Continued From Page One)

building today was called to act
on his case.
Suddenly Spencer, who recently
suffered a nervous breakdown,
drew a 20 calibre automatic pis-
toll and began firing.
Shot Through Heart
Bush, Speer and Alman-the only
ones in the board room besides
Spencer-slumped to the floor dead
each shot once through the heart.
Dashing out Of the building yell
ing "I'l get them ALL" Spencer
nearly stumbled over several schoo:
children leaving their classes.
Driving several blocks away tt
the junior high school, Spencer
backed Vanderlip into the manua
training room and shot him through
the heart with one bullet.
Spencer then ran past the cafe
terra where he encountered Mrs
Sturgeon. Higgins said he shot he1
through each hand, then calmly re-
loaded his pistol and fired another
bullet near her heart.
Miss Talbert also fell victim O
Spencer's gun. She was wounded
in the chest.
Hospital authorities said the con
dition of both women was serious
Higgins said Spencer recently
participated in a faculty shootin:
match at the police pistol rang
and ranked among the top marks
men.
With the exception of Miss Tai
bert, Spencer is the only living
witness to the crime. He shot him
self through the neck when police
armed with shotguns, cornered hin
in the basement of the junior higl
school.
Elmer J. Erickson, vice princi
pal and dean of boys at Spencer
school, was ascending the steps t.
the conference room when Spen
Ger, gun in hand, dashed past hin
and out of the building.
Three other members, Hugl
Wallace, M. C. Hooper and Mrs
P. M. Grant, also were not pres
ent.
Chief Higgins said he was in
formed Spencer, after suffering {
nervous breakdown, engaged il
frequent chickering's with the schoo
board and faculty, which were eli
NAKED by a bitter scene in Bush
office.
Spencer has been principal a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
PLEDGE
MADE BY COUNTY
Continued From Page One)

sideration Of the federal funds
made available through the Works
Progress administration under state
project No. 41428, for the i'm
provement of the New Hanover
airport and landing facilities, we
pledge that said airport shall at
all times be operated and main
tanned for the public benefit, with
out unjust discrimination against
or in favor of any person or cor
poration, including any scheduled
airline operator.
"It is further certified that the
fee simple title to the land OF
which the airport is located rests
in the New Hanover county"
The resolution was signed by the
board and will be sent to Raleigh
and Washington PWA headquar-
tiers.
Other business conducted at yes
terday's meeting included an ex-
preston of thanks to the Tide
Water Power company for its CO.
operation in regard to the bus lint
to North Wilmington, as requested
in a petition presented to the
board of that section.
The bus service has. been re-
sumed upon a 6O-day trial basis.
The board read a copy of a wire
sent by Louis T. Moore, manager
of the chamber of commerce, te
the president of Pennsylvania
Central airlines offering full CO.
operation in the event that an air
line is instituted through Whining
ton.
The board took no action on a
request from the Raleigh News and
Observer for an advertisement In
it's forthcoming 18th anniversary
issue. The board declined to pur-
chase a space at a previous meet
ing due to insufficient funds IN
the advertising account.
The commissioners approved the
gift of clay for the Hi-Kappas ath-
letic field at Hilton.
About 10 beer license renewals
we're approved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
SWEDEN'S NEUTRAL
STAND REDEEMED
Continued From Page One)

Swedish fishing vessel and an I'm
identified German ship today, and
we're probably laid by submarine.
Reports reaching here tonight
said that nazi troops had been
dropped by parachute from scores
of planes to cut off any new Allied
landings from the sea in the craggy
snowy wilderness into which the
main Norwegian al scene is
shifting.
The first necessity before Ger
many can stretch her hold to such
extreme northern points as Ham,
merfest and Kirkenes is to rein
force her troops at Narvik, be-
leaguered by Allied forces in the
surrounding country.
The flow northward of heavy
transport planes, reported with
both men and supplies, indicates
this already has begun although
on land at least one German col
umn was said still to be obstructed
below Trondheim. At least l0U
German transport planes we're seen
Winging northward.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
CardweU Is Presented
5O-Year A. e. L. Emblem

G. A. Cardwell, general agricul-
tural agent for the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company, has been
presented a gold pin emblematic
of the completion of so years OF
service with the company.
The presentation was made by
George B. Elliott, president Of the
company.
A letter of congratulations on
his lengthy service record vas for
warded to MIR. Cardwel yesterday
by the chamber of commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
IT'S THE DRIVER NOT THE
VEHICLE

BOULDER, Colo, -R-It isn't
always necessary to have 80 horse
power under the hood to drive in
a reckless manner. A Boulder
man had only a one h. p. vehicle
under him when he drove such a
charge. Riding a horse, he was
accused of behaving so recklessly
that two girls, walking in the road,
we're injured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
FAVORS DEWEY

LEWISTON, Idaho, May 6.-(P-
The Idaho delegation to the republi
can national convention was in
structed today to cast the states
eight votes for the nomination Of
Thomas E. Dewey for the presi
dency. The vote was 1873 to 6S. The
delegation was directed so to con
tinue to vote 50 long as in the judg-
ment of the delegates, MI. Dewey
shall have a reasonable chance fol
nomination."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
BIG HOBBY FROM
LITTLE ELEPHANT GROWS

CORYDON, Ind, -R-Dr. Will
liam w. Christley, Corydon dentist,
found a tiny china elephant in the
debris of the 1887 Ohio river flood.
He kept it.
Since then, he has collected more
than 700 toy elephants, big and
little, in every kind of material
from ivory to sponge. He keeps
them in his office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
NAILS PUSH DRIVE
ON NORTH NORWAY
Continued From Page One)

units which are moving north in the
same direction and contact between
the two was expected hourly.
Mo is approximately IS miles
south of Bodo, and to get to Bodo
the Nazi troops must march over
what is only a half-built road.
But the more optimistic military
observers here feel it may not be
necessary for the Nazi columns to
attempt the 100 miles Of more be-
tween Bodo and Narvik if establish
ment of the air base at Bodo makes
it possible for the bombers to render
full-time assistance to the Narvik
garrison.
Face Hard Task
Should the land advance have to
be extended beyond Bodo, however,
the German troops must hack their
way through a %roadless, railwayless
northern wilderness that is slashed
by craggy canyons and fjords reach
ing across the bottle-neck portion of
Norway almost to the Swedish Dor
der.
In addition to the strategic value,
the region around Mo and Bodo is
the center of heavy timber land with
many lumber mills. From the har.
Dor at Mo, a 13-mile railway line
leads inland to iron mines belonging
to a British company.
Around Narvik itself, meanwhile
the Allies were reported to be pour
ing in a constant stream of rein
forcements.
French Alpine Chasseurs (Blue
Devils) already have been landed al
Tyss ford, south of the r port
and other British and French forces
ha1c been moving in to lines north
of the town via Harstadt anc
Tromso.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
TAR HEELS BEAT YALE

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May g.
lR-North Cardinals tennis forces
defeated Yale S to 4 here today,
the edge going to the Tar Heels
nv virtue of two doubles victories
after the teams had split even in
singles. The netmen were forced
n because of rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
Veteran In Columbus
Notes 95th Birthday

WHITEVILLE, May Cd. c.
Canady, of Bug Hill township.
the only remaining veteran of
the War Between the States in
Columbus county, celebrated
his 95th birthday Sunday by
dancing a jig to the tune Of
Dixie" and waving a Con.
federate flag.
More than 100 guests were
present for the birthday cele-
bratiOn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
MILK FUND DRIVE
IS STARTED HERE
Continued From Page One)

mothers by doing for impoverished,
dependent or otherwise underprlvi-
legged mothers that which we would
like to have done for our own moth
ers if conditions were reversed, and
that which our mothers would for
others, if they had the opportunity"
a representative of the movement
said in explaining the drive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
Athletes Foot Sufferers

Now get prompt, effective relief
from the itching, burning discom-
forts of athletes foot with famous
Black and White Ointment, the
cooling, soothing parasiticidal
dressing that is antiseptic and kills
those fungi which it contacts. Use
with Black and White Skin Soap,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
Community Sing Staged
In Front Of City Hall

Approximately 100 person Joined
in singing old favorites at a Com.
munity Sing staged last night in
front Of the city hall as a part Of
the observance in Wilmington of
National Music Week.
The singing a led by Freder.
lex Willetts. with w. G.. Robertson
accompanying on the piano.
A number of passersbys, or no.
ticing the group, stopped their auto.
mobiles and joined in the singing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
BEAT CATS

LEXINGTON, Va, May CLIP
Washington and Lees netmen
avenged an e~arly-season setback at
the hands of Davidson and defeat
here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

junior high school for the past two
years and for five years previous
ly he had been vice-principal.
Bush had been school superin-
tendent IS years. He was a men,
Der of the National Education as
ISOLATION and the Los Angeles
county education board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
BULLS TRIUMPH

ASHEVILLE, May 6-R-The
Tourists dropped another one-run
decision here today when the Bulls
netted a 6-5 win in the opener of
the series. Nelson gave the Bulls
IL hits, including six doubles and
a triple.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
TAR BABIES TRIUMP

CHAPEL HILL, May CLIP
North Cardinals freshman baseball!
team strengthened its grip on first
place in the state yearling race by
defeating N. C. State 4 to 2 here
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
DEACONS BEAT cats

DAVIDSON, May s. Up The
Wake Forest Demon Deacons wal
loned the Davidson baseball team
10 to 6 here today. The Suggest
saw six balls go for homers, five
bv the Deacon hitters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
Y-FRAT GAME

The Y. M. C. A. softball team will
play the Senior fraternity ten in a
Hanover league game at the ROrC
field this afternoon at 6 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

The average annual apple har.
vest in the United States in recent
years has been about $50, 600, 900
bushels,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

Oklahoma gets it's name from an
Indian name meaning land of red
men"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

ZONE ON DOWN! See if this isn't
the finest Kelvinator ever built!
Look at it-from cleaning out
side, finished in long-life Permalux
Ito spacious IN square feet of
shelving. Get the facts about the
POLARSPHERE sealed unit that
use current less than 2O% of the
time, and has sufficient capacity to
keep 5 re%frigerators cold, under
average household conditions.
Then look at the price only
S119,95*.
Then decide whether you want
to buy an out-of-date, last years
model offered as a "clearance".
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Christmas Under Fire.
British YuIe Program
BY TIE Associated Press.

DS tie SSsOCIdltu fTesS.
LONDON. Dec. 21-British Off
cials expect 3o0,oooooo people to
hear a Christmas Under Fire" pro-
gram which will be divided into three
parts-Christmas with the forces
in the British Isles and in London
itself. King George may open the
program.
Informal broadcasts from a Royal
Air Force crew in the air, from a
minesWeeper in the North Sea and
from the army in Africa will be
given in the section devoted to the
forces.
Talks from cathedral in the
front line from a home guard
observation post. and a carol party
in village will headline the con-
tribution of the British Isles.
In London, the B. B C. will attend
an underground shelter party, listen
in on the conversation of a family
at home and present an ION the
spot" program from firemen or home
guards
An arrangement with the Cana
dian Broadcasting Corp, and with
the National Broadcasting Co. in the
United States will allow evacuee
children to talk to their parents at
home.
The program is to be relayed by
chains in the United States. Canada.
Australia. India, South Africa and
New Zealand. 1t will last 80 min
utes-from 2 pm. and at pm. will
be rebroadcast to America.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
I'm Mrntnrtatt,

ory Of my devoted wife, VicToRfA ALLEN,
who passed away December p. 1889.
God bless yo% Wa1TER snd keep p,I'EN yoS
BROWN. SARAH DICKERsoN. A trib-
moher 0Sf Sarah * the q
who departed this life three years age
today. V1RGIE.
devoted husband. FRANK CoFFEY. who
passed away two years ago today.
My heart still aches with sadness,
My eyes are wet with tears:
Nothing can ever. change this.
HIS BEvofED Bfss5dsi5 %ra St 1hf FEN AND
TER. GERALDINE.
our dear son. SAM KASU1KE. who passed
81. TA 1883. g." S ''' ''"
Today recalls memory
And those who think Of him today
,s Are EJbS th9ss wh9 oTsn pysd him nnb pest
NEsLINE. BERNARDINE MARIE. A
tribute of love to the cherished memory
] St SDT sesT AE hEsL shS xha ssse
this life three years ago today. December
we cherish with love sincere;
This day that comes with sad regret
Is one that we will never forget.
DEVOTED PARENTS AND SISTERS
NESLINE, BERNARDINE MARIE. In
NXRbNE 9H1R6 MAR1G who
this life three years ago today. December
21. 1887.
In our home she is fondly remembered
Those who loved her in life sincerely
Love her in death the same.
LANGBEIN AND McM1CHAEL TAMn6.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
50 Georgia Officers
Trail Wounded Killer
OF State Patro|man
Police Corporal Shot
Down Questioning Man
On Reckless Driving
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RINGGOLD, Ga, Dec. 21.-Fifty
officers followed a dim bl. cd trail
through rough Georgia hills today
hunting man who killed a State
trooper while being cautioned
against reckless driving.
Corpl Fred Black, 29-year -old
former college football player, was
struck down by three revolver bullets
last night before he could draw his
gun, but as the slayer ran toward
nearby woods Patrolman B. r. Farr
emptied his pistol at the fleeing
figure.
Clear blood traces were found
leading away from the highway,
indicating the killer was severely
wounded.
Capt. D. F. Simmons hurried to
this North Georgia village to head
force of 25 patrolmen and like
number of local officers in a man
hunt that got under way almost at
once. Bloodhounds were brought
today to trail the still-armed
fugitive
Patrolman Farr said he and Corpl.
Black stopped the car about miles
north of here and cautioned the
driver against reckless driving.
Corpl. Black told the motorist that
he would prefer no charges, but as
he walked to the front of the car to
inspect the license plates the man
jumped out with gun blazing. Later
it was learned that the automobile
had been stolen December 10 in
Miami, Okla.
Capt. Simmons said young
woman who was in the car with the
killer told him the gunman's name
is Charles Butler and that she mar
ried him three days ago in Memphis,
Tenn. No charges were lodged
against her.
Corpl. Black was a graduate of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute at
Auburn, Ala, where he played loot
ball and basket ball He joined the
patrol three years ago and leaves
a widow.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
U. 5. Advised TO Drop
'Shorf-of-War' SLOGAN
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Dr. Will
liam Jay Schieffelin, president OF
the Citizens Union of the City of
New York, said last night the United
States should discard that slogan
short of war;" and declared that
I'VE must stop Hitler, short of
nothing
Schieffelin, former colonel in the
18th New York Infantry. told a mass
meeting of France Forever" that the
slogan was put into political plat
forms to placate isolationists and
pacifists,"
Emphasizing that he spoke ''only
for myself" Schiefelin declared that
short of war" was "a coWardly slo-
gan, encouraging Hitler and Japan,
saying we will not stand up like
men and fight even if our national
safety and our most cherished be-
liefs are threatened"
I'VE in the United States" he
said. "are partly responsible for this
war; we were guilty of national ir-
responsibility; we chose isolation; We
kept aloof from the League of Ma
tions and the World Court. We have
left undone the things we ought to
have DONE"
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Maryland Sees Big Loss
In Toll Bridge Delay
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-A six
month delay in the construction
schedule of the new Potomac River
toll bridge cost Maryland more than
$200, 900, the State Roads Commits
sion estimated today-and somebody
will have to pay about $138, 900 of it
back.
Part Of the delay was attributable
to weather and ice conditions,
chargeable only to acts of Nature,
Chairman Ezra B. Whitman ex-
planned.
But, he said, half of it, in the
commissions opinion, resulted from
failure to complete the substructure
on time and permit work to begin
on the steel superstructure and
flooring.
Conferences with the Merritt
Chapman-Scott Corp, contractors
on the substructure, brought no re-
suits, Mr.. Whitman added. He said
counsel for the firm argued that his
clients could not be held liable and
that the commission lacked legal
authority to demand damages.
Mr.. Whitman said he had asked
the State Law Department to define
the commissions power to enforce
contract provisions and that nego-
tiations with the contractor were
being held up pending the ruling.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Annapolis Rites Held
For Air Crash Victim
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. Alt
G.G) Webster C. johnson, naval
airman who died Thursday night of
injuries suffered in an airplane
crash Monday at Norfolk. received a
military burial at the Naval Acad-
emy today.
1t. johnson was the son of Capt.
Theodore w. Johnson, U. S. N, re-
tired, and Mrs. Johnson, of Annap-
oils.
Chaplain William N. Thomas con-
Quoted the funeral services this
morning at the academy chapel.
Burial was in the academy ceme-
terry.
Besides his parents and brother
and sister, 1t. johnson is survived
by his widow, the former Miss Carrie
Shand. 1t. Johnson's father and
grandfather both were professors
of mathematics at the academy.
Evening star., 1940-12-21
High Court Prepares
To Pass on Validity
OF Wage-Hour Law
Georgia Attorney Argues
States Will Exist only by
Sufferunce' if Act Stands


Another New Deal social reform
was headed for final test today as
the Supreme Court prepared to pass
on the constitutionality of the Wage
Hour Act, which pats floor under
wages and ceiling on hours.
Declaring that if the law, passed
In 1898. is upheld, "the States will
exist only at the sufferance of the
Federal Government" Archibald B.
Lovett, Savannah attorney, yester-
day told the court that under such
circumstances ANY activity within
State-agriculture production or
manufacture"-could be regulated
by the Federal Government.
He spoke after Solicitor General
Francis Biddle had asserted that
the legislation was necessary in or
der to keep employers who pay low
wages and require long hours from
obtaining an unfair advantage"
An attack on the statute also was
made by Ben F. Cameron of
Meridian, Miss, attorney for group
of Southern cotton mills. They OBJ
jected specifically to an order by
the Wage-hour administrator fixing
minimum wage of 3212 cents an
hour for textile workers, as against
the 30-cent minimum currently ap-
plicable in industry generally.
Mr.. Lovett, who represented Fred
w. Darby, lumber company oper-
ator of Statesboro, Ga, said the
measure goes much farther into
the realm of State domain than any
act thus far construed by this
court"
1T regulates production boldly,
badly and undisguised," he said.
Mr. Biddle, who began his argu-
ment Thursday, said the Supreme
Court already had sustained legisla-
ton fixing maximum hours for both
men and women. fixing minimum
wages for women generally and
minimum wages for men under GER
tain circumstances.
The health and welfare of both
the worker and the Nation" ne
added. depend upon the elimina-
ton of substandard wage and hour
conditions"
The court may rule on the case
next month.
The law eventually will couple
the 40-hour work week, now in force.
with a Accent hourly wage.