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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
BARDEN PROPOSALS
DEBATED in HOUSE
Continued From Page One)

Debate, lasting for hours, center
ed on a provision in the Barden
bill stating that the wage-hour law
shall not apply to Is operations
connected with the processing and
manufacture of farm products.
The discussion laid the ground
work for votes next week on wEeth-
err many, few Or no workers shall
be exempted from the statute which
now limits working hours to AZ a
week and guarantees wages of 80
cents an hour.
Rep. Barden ON. c., pleading
for the exemption of the farm
professors, declared this was in the
interest of the farmer because the
present law increases processing
costs, and the farmer gets what's
left after the professor has de-
Quoted his costs.
Opponents, however, contended
that the Barden amendments had a
different aim than aiding the tille1
OF the soil. Rep. Healey (D.-Mass.)
for one, declared that a 'log-roll-
ing combination" of numbering, can
merry and dairying interests were
seeking to deprive 1000, 900 men ant
women of the laws benefits.
Party lines split. Republicans ant
democrats spoke for and agains
the Barden proposals. Several, op
posing them, said that amendment
proposed by the house labor com
mittee were as far as they Woul
go now. These amendments woul'
exempt some farm professors fror
hours restrictions but would leav
the wage minimum unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
PLANNED BY GERMANS
CONTINUED From Page One)

spreading out in southern Norway
with the aim of forcing back British
and French coming down from the
north. reports indicated.
Military information or the north
ern campaign, however, was exceed
ingly scarce.
News from Narvik, Gernan-held
arctic iron ore port, was especially
reserved, a communique announcing
only that the British resumed a
bombardment yesterday.
Berlin circles viewed the military
operations throughout in a favorable
light, however, and Dienst Aus
Deutschland noted with satisfac-
ton" that sin all the, occupied Nor
wegian districts there have been no
acts of sabotage of any sort"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
COOPER ASSAILS
STATE MACHINE
Wilmington Candidates Blast
Follows Hoey's Neu-
trality Statement
(By the Associated Press)

Mayor Thomas E. Cooper of Viii.
mington intensified his criticism of
the machine" last night, asserting
that if elected governor he would
rid the state of that group OF
slick-tongued lawyers, those ma.
chine-made men who labor for the
good of the machine and not for
the good of the people"
His blast came approximately "a
hours after Governor Hoey had is
sued a statement reaffirming his
neutrality in the states democratic
gubernatorial campaign. The gov
ernor also reiterated a statement
that he would not take sides in
the contest unless his administra'
ton or the record of the state
democratic party was attacked.
The governor declined to com
ment when asked whether he con
sidered Cooper's speech, delivered
constituted such an attack.
Together, you and l can give
North Carolina the kind Of govern
ment it should have" said Cooper,
"And if you stick with me, we will
see that the people get a decent
break during the next four years,
and that machine rule is broken
in North Carolina"
A. J. Maxwell, Raleigh democrat,
spoke in Monroe at a commence
ment Of Fairview High school. He
urged seniors to study the success
story of Andrew Johnson.
w. P. Horton of Pittsboro, demo
crat, advocated public school in
struction in agriculture and other
phases of vocational education, in
a speech at the Beaufort county
courthouse in Washington, N. c.
J. M. Broughton, Raleigh demo
crat, made a commencement speech
at White Oak school in OnsloW
county, and then talked at the
courthouse IN Statesville. He prais'
ed the fine program of advertis-
ing the state has received" and
said eve propose to carry OF this
program, to add to and improve
our scenic attractions, and 20 ad'
vertise them to all the world"
Broughton, Maxwell and Paul d.
Grady, Kenly democrat, are among
the gubernatorial candidates slated
to attend a rally of Young Demo
Gratis in Asheville today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Carolina Nine Whips
Maryland Terps, 2-O

COLLEGE PARK, Md, April rs.
P-North Cardinals varsity nine
took the measure of the University
of MARYLAND for the second time
this season with a 2 to 0 victory
today. Pershing Mondorff, Mary
land righthander, pitched excellent
ball. holding the Tar Heels to tour
hits. but his teammates failed to
hit in the pinches.
The Tar Heels scored first In
the second inning when Jennings
was safe on a fielder's choice, stole
second, and scored On Third Base
man Rich's single. The other tally
came in the fourth when Center
fielder Mallory was safe on NC
Hale's error, went to third on
Catcher Burns overthrow to sec
ond, and then scored on a double
steal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
GERMANS, ALLIES
BATTLE NORTH
OF LILLEHAMMER
Continued From Page One)

\lOuIlllueu FROM " OIlcJ
forced to make limited withdraw.
ais by a superior German force
equipped with artillery, armored ve-
hicles and low-flying planes. Dom.
bas is so miles north of Ringebu.)
Better Equipped
Tonight's report gave evidence
that the Allies now are better equip
ped in aerial defense than they were
during the early stages of the war.
The presence of British pursuit
planes in the Trondheim sector
brought a sudden abatement in Ger
man air activity there as well as
further north. AT Namsos, Allied
troops landing point so miles up tie
coast from Trondheim, the installa-
ton of anti-aircraft batteries reduce
ed German bombing forays to a
minimum.
Qn London it was reported the roy.
al air force had established a tenn
porary base on a frozen lake. and
that r. A. F. fighters had brought
down eight German planes and dam
aged nine others.)
Several minor air battles between
British fighters and German bomb
ers We're reported.
One account told of a single Ger
man plane that was shot down after
a dog fight with three British planes
near the Swedish border.
The British Furthermore were re-
ported to be bringing up units of
their fleet to support the Allied at
tack on Trondheim, seaport and rail-
head which holds the key to central
Norway. However, there was no con-
firmation of rumors that British
war vessels had entered Trondheim
ford and sunk German Warships
there.
Flanking fire from German war
ships which had pushed into the tip
of Trondheim ford was partly re-
sponsible for the withdrawal of a
British advance unit at Steinkjer,
so miles north of Trondheim, yes.
terday.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
s p = RTS
Potts Is New Grid
Coach At Colorado

BOULDER, Colo, April 26.
~-Frank Potts, track coach.
was named head football coach
at Colorado University today.
He succeeds Bernard Dummy
Oakes who stepped down last
month after more than 80 men,
bers Of the 1889 big six
championship squad petitioned
for his dismissal.
Potts was given a one-year
contract. Salary terms were not
disclosed, but it was reported
he would receive $4,000. Cakes
salary was $1,000 a year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Durham Team Captures
Greensboro Track Meet

GREENSBORO, April 26.-R-
The record books will have to be re-
written. Two hundred high school
athletes from North Carolina and
Virginia met here today for the 18th
annual Civilian track meet and new
records were set in seven of Is
events and good times turned in for
several others. Charlotte's bid for
team honors fell short at the finish
as Durham high, winner of the state
meet at Chapel Hill, rallied for a
score of 81 IL points, compared to
c~harlotte's Al IL. Other teams trail
ed far behind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
GIANTS TRIUMPH
OVER BEES, 5T03
cou,o From Behind To Turn
Trick In Fourth Inning;
Three Hurlers Used

VIEW YORK, April 26.-P-The
r;orts came from behind today to
oi@ their fourth straight victory,
WIN VIII one by 5-3, and plaster the Bos-
lltl' Boes with their fifth straight
III '-hock of the season.
Tho Giants turned the trick in the
WITH inning, with pinch hits by
l ,gh.n GIossop and Joe Moore play
~ the biggest roles in the rally.
, ,t0ore. batting for Frank Demaree
Sp.,h,ad to send in the two winning
TALES, do ou 80
500 saw the game.
Three Giant hurlers appeared on
49, molnd-Carl Hubbell, Cliff Mel
=" ond Walter Brown, with Melton
Wing credit for the win though he
s;.obad to but three batters.
pohe Young, rookie first baseman,
..nrinreI his fine hitting, getting
,n,o of the Giants II hits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
WINS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, April 26.-R
Actress Florine Mckinney won a
divorce today from Scenarist Barry
Trivers, whom she married in Lon
don four years ago. She told a
superior court judge that her hus-
band broke her photograph rec
ords, tore up her sheet music and
told her their marriage was a mis-
take
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
r HOSPITAL

COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 26.-UP
Gov. Lloyd c. Stark formally open,
ed Missouri's new $1,oo0,Ooo state
cancer hospital today and hailed it
as "a milestone of civilized prog
ress." The governor said the in
stitution is "the first hospital ever
established by a state for the ex'
elusive care of cancer sufferers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Cameron High Captures
Cattle Judging Contesi

PINEHURST, April 26-CP>-The
Cameron High school team took first
honors and d silver trophy at the
annual Ayrshire cattle judging con
test held here today by Leonard
Tufts, cattled breeder.
Six teams of agricultural students
competed. The winners were coach
ed by 0. B. Pullen, vocational teach
er at the Cameron school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
TEMPLE WINS

The Temple Baptist softball team
defeated the Winter Park team I
to 4 in a Church School league
game played at Winter Park yes
terday afternoon. Herring was the
winning pitcher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
WORK DIDN'T HURT HIM

LOS ANGELES Up The career
of Kasper Kerkorian, who has died
at the age of liz, indicated he
thrived on hard work. Up to the
age of 1913 he actively farmed his
own land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27

Error. Rucker, Hassett, banning,
rrrickson. Runs batted in: LoE-z,
PoweII Young. Rucker, Moore 2: Two
base hits: Rowell, banning, Moore.
stolen base; Ross. Double play: Miller,
RowelI and Hassett. Left on bases
New York 8; Boston s. Base on balls
off H4bbell g.; off S%trincevich 3. Struck
ont: by strincevich 3; by HHbGell l;
Gr Melton >. Hits of Euhhell 7 in 5;
of Melton 0 in /; off Brown 2 in 3;
off Strincevich I in 5 2-3: off Errick-
son 5 in . Is. Wild pitch: Hubbell'
winning pitcher; Melton; losing pitch
or. Srrincevich. Umpires: Ballanfant,
Campbell and Klein. Time: 2:l6. At
tendance 5000 of which 3,4sO were
women,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27

The Egyptian house-cat, is be-
lieved to have had a major share
in the development of European
breeds
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27

Tn London, the average daily con
s,,mn+ion of water amounts to SO gal
Ions per capita
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
r-Barred for Erickson in 9th,
Rn+tnd for CoOneY in 9th.

z-Batted for Hubbell in 9TH.
2z-Batted for Melton in 9TH.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
In The Racketeers' Style

Russia wants to know just what Germany
means by issuing a guarantee of protection to
Rumania with armed forces. A secret note
goes from Moscow to Berlin asking ''clarifica-
ton, of the guarantee. The German minister
and the Russian minister to Rumania are in
conference on the matter.
Thus, it appears, Josef Stain is preparing
to put Adolf Hitler on 1.-The spot" for stepping
cut of his district, as is the custom Of racket
GERS. In the good old days of the beer barons
in this country, everything was jake as long
as one gang kept within its own borders. But
when one baron sent his gorillas into another's
district to strong-arm the others g%orillas, the
offending baron invariably was put on the
SPOT, Tommy-guns barked from an armored
car and policemen picked up a corpse as soon
as they could assemble, while the bulletproof
Limousine sped away among the shadows.
Something of this sort seems to be in the
making in the Balkans. By bringing up his
g~orillas and distributing them along the Rus
sian frontier where it touches Rumania, Hit
Ter threatens Stalin's domain, and as one rack
eteer to another, Stain wants to know how
come. The Tommy-guns have not started to
bark, but they will not remain silent if Hitler
fails to offer an explanation satisfactory to
Stain.
That Rumania happens to be in the way is
of no more concern to the two than were in
nocent bystanders considered by the beer bar
ems when time for the pay-oh came. If that
country is protected" in the conventional
Nazi manner, and a massacre follows, it will
prove that racketeers, whether in Europe or
Chicago, have only one code,-to slaughter as
many as stand in the way when the rights
of the racketeer are questioned.
Rumaniais is a pitiable plight, but if the
two chief racketeers of Europe do actually 60
to war, as now seems probable, Britain will
be saved and the world benefit. When racket
GERS exterminate each other the cause of peace
and security is advantaged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
Butler Looks Backward

DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia university, New York City, and pro-
life writer on economic subjects, blames the
present world woes on the 1920 crop Of petty
politicians at Washington and their shocking
disregard of moral and political obligations"
He was making his 14th annual Long Island
address. He declared these men were respon-
sible for our failure 20 years ago to lead the
nations of the world in peaceful collaboration
an effort, he said, which might well have
thwarted the decay of democracies and pre-.
vented the present war.
'It is obvious he declared, that the AMER
lean people were betrayed by the failure
Of those who were chosen to public office in
1920" Without mentioning names or referring
specifically to the senate's final rejection of
Americas entry into the League of Nations,
he told his audience, 1T needed the votes of
but a very small group of members Of the
senate to deprive the American people Of the
safety, the benefit, and the world leadership
which they had been pledged. The construc-
ton of a world Of cooperating nations should
then have gone forward under American in
s~piration and American leadership. Had this
been done we might well be living today in a
far different world from that which con-
fronts u.s.
This is a pretty serious arraignment of Re
publican mismanagement and Republican
b~ungling, and gains significance by the fact
that DR.. Butler has been for many years a
staunch Republican. The American people can
well afford to think over what he says, con-
slider whether his party is more capable of
sound leadership today than 1t was then. 1t is
important to settle this point now as the Re-
publican party seeks to return to power in
the forthcoming presidential election.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
Points The Way

High Point has solved the problem Of must
cal entertainment in a way 50 simple and so
satisfactory it is a wonder no one thought of it
sooner.
On Sunday afternoon there was given at
High Points Lake park amphitheatre a con-
cert of recorded classics. The effort met with
such fine response that similar concerts will
be offered on other Sunday afternoons.
The city's mayor and a music shop united to
give an hours entertainment which the audi
ence could not have if it were necessary to
employ artists capable of doing justice to the
scores performed. Ten records were played.
They were of the William Tell overture, the
That's Meditation, the Strauss Vienna Woods
and Blue Danube waltzes, Handel's Largo,
Sibelius' Finlandia, the Cavalleria Rusticana
Intermezzo, a Russian Sailors Dance, ''Oh
Lord, Most Holy by Caesar Franck and, in
closing, America. The Victor, the Philadel-
phia and the Boston symphony orchestras
made the recordings.
M~usic-hungry Wilningtonians would appre-
ciate a similar undertaking. There would be
little or no expense. Shutdown concerts on Sun.
days would afford many hundreds a form OF
entertainment which is offered all too seldom
for another two months before the chill air
Of autumn would make outdoor attendance
uncomfortable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04

which, because Of the peculiar fitness Of its
members, is best adapted to serve as a home
guard during the period of training set for the
National Guard. It is pleased that the actual
start of the campaign affords another oppor-
tunity to urge all former service men to re-
enter the service of their country is this its
hour of great need.
AL able-bodied men who answered the call
when the nation last went to war owe it to
their land-their communities and their fami-
lies, no less than to the boys VIII are ready
to take up arms now-to resume their SER
vice when their lam is confronted by threat
of war.
With more than twice the number of new
members sought in New Hanover county, the
Legion post ought to be able to add 500 to its
roster without difficulty. It will do it, too, if
the veterans themselves have a clear vision
Of the country's need for them and of their
opportunity to prove their Americanism
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
HISTORY OF WILMINGTON

Dear oil.
A movement is under way to
collect historical data concer11-
;ne Wilmington, from the period Q.
1900 to date. The cooperation OF
ali who have a friendly interest
is invited. -
wilmington vas once a great ma
vol store. lumber and cotton port
and in a rice growing region, rlcn
in water and forest products. Inc
end Of all this was in sight by 1870.
water street withered; the main
line of the Coast Line railway by
passed us and left the town on a
..siding". Loss of dividends and de.
preciation of railway stock added
to our misery.
EARTHQUAKES and hurricanes
have not harrassed us, but man
made disasters, especially b a n X
failures, have been as 1.-The blows
which almost killed father"
The reverse or bright side OF
this picture is, that in fifty years
our population has doubled; beau
tiful homes have multiplied; tn e
road to Wrightsville is becoming a
street; everybody is riding and
even mendicants are in motors in
stead of on horseback; hundreds
of cars cross the Cape Fear Bridge
daily, whereas in 1890 the daily
average of vehicles ferried across
the river was only five.
Where does all the money come
from: The Coast Line railway pay
roll is still an ever present help;
Garden truck and flowers do their
bit. The Ethyl-Dow Chemical Co..
Spofford Mills, a dozen fertilizer
and other factories have substan'
tial payrolls, and the big oil termi'
nails are the widows cruise for
several hundred employees and de.
pendents.
Automobile accidents sustain,
perhaps, one per cent Of our popu-
lation. Several professions and a
hundred mechanics benefit. Annui.
ties, pensions, remittances, FEEDER.
al and state employees located
here including postmen and the
janitors and cleaners Of public
buildings make up a goodly part
OF our income.
Our beaches bring in substantial
revenue in the form of rents,
boarding house and hotel receipts,
wages, food and gas sold to several
thousand visitors. Most Of this new
money is spent in Wilmington.
The Ocean Highway is perhaps
our best long term asset, the di-
rect and especially the indirect
benefits from which are difficult
to estimate.
Further study Of this question of
where our income comes from
may prove a stimulant to local
unity and an effort to increase or
multiply our talents.
LINDSAY RUSSELL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
Editorial Comments
From Other AnqIes
iva MORE THAN YARDSTICK
Raleigh News and Observer

Both friends and foes of the v have
stressed a single phase of that great enter.
prise, the production of cheap electric power.
After seven years, IVA is now generally
recognized, except by a few bitter foes. as
having fully justified itself in the field of cleo.
trio power. That justification has been both
direct and indirect, as a yardstick which has
been the cause of greatly lowered rates by
private power companies, with those rates
making for the betterment rather than the
detriment of the financial position Of those
companies.
But IVA, both in its conception and in its
achievement, has been far more than a yard
stick for the production of electrical power. It
was well, therefore, that President Roosevelt
should have stressed the other aspects Of the
IVA in his speech yesterday dedicating the
IVA chain.
One service of the IVA can be peculiarly
appreciated at this time that is the service
of flood prevention. With other regions dew
astated by floods in this year and in previous
years, the once turbulent and f~lood-swept Ten
nesee River now knows no floods. The stream
has been harnessed by men working with
nature instead of against nature" But flood
control is only one of the valuable services
rendered by the iva. It has been highly i'm
portant in improvement Of navigation and in
prevention OF soil erosion, a form OF deStruc.
ton less spectacular than floods but equally
devastating. More than that, the IVA has
served to elevate and improve the entire eco
nomic existence of the region it serves.
All of these things have been possible be.
cause the dams of the IVA were not built
for the single purpose of generating power and
because the power generated was not disposed
of for the single purpose of producing a pro-
fit.
The best evidence of the value Of the IVA
is the attitude toward it of the people most
familiar with it. It's foes, for the most part,
live in sections of the country far removed
from the Tennessee Valley, where information
is obtainable at first hand. The second-best
evidence is the emulation by private power
companies of the very method, Of increased
consumption through lower rates, which they
so shrilly denounced at the beginning of iva.
But it is important to remember that while
electric power rates might conceivably have
reached their present levels without the IVA,
although that did not happen, the other great
purposes of the IVA could not have been
achieved through the medium Of private power
companies, who have no responsibilities for
flood control, prevention of soil erosion, i'm
provement of navigation or economic plan
ming. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
BY BRADBURY o
G Screen Writer

Gan Open Letter To Vacationing
Robin Coons)
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. bid you
ever feel that you ought to own a
racehorse? Neither did I-u n tt |
two weeks ago. And I'm all right
again now. But there were a few
days when I was convinced that
possession of a blooded steed was
more important than writing a hit
picture.
You see, every summer we have
as house guests a couple of adagio
boys-two kids who spend about
nine months of the year tossing
some misguided girl around the
theaters and night clubs. Last
year they popped in on us while
the races were on at Hollywood
Park, and in showing them the
town we naturally took them to
the track. They were thrilled, al
though they knew less about horses
than 1 did, if possible. They wa
gered, however, and won.
1t was amusing to watch them
pick horses. Once they wanted to
try a long shot. The tote" board
showed half a dozen, ranging from
20 to / to 80 to /, but they couldn't
make up their minds. I suggested
a plug named Rail Fence" They
looked the animal up in the bundle
Of newspapers they carried. But
they decided against him. His no.
tees were too poor. They settled
for a 80 to l shot, and won.
This year they showed up again
during the Hollywood Park meet
ing. But this time they were Diff
ferent fellows. They sat around our
living room of an evening, study
ing the Racing Form and discours-
ing largely on blood lines, blinkers,
fetlocks and a multiple of things
that sounded darned impressive.
They displayed no interest in my
beautiful new billiard table or my
wife's roses, and they totally ig-