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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
WILSON R~EVEALSPLANS
Chief OF Secret Service
Speaks At Officers Meet
ing In Fayetteville
By BOB MATTHEW'S
Staff Writer

FAYETTEVILLE, May 1.-The U.
S. treasury department recently in
augurated a long range, nationwide
educational program in an effort to
cripple the counterfeiting business,
Frank J. Wilson, chief of the United
States Secret Service, declared here
today in the principal address before
the spring meeting of Law Enforce
ment association of the Carolinas.
Wilson disclosed that the secret
service and all local law enforcement
agencies are now attempting to
teach citizens to know their money
so as to enable them to protect their
~pocketbooks by quickly detecting a
counterfeit bill or coin.
Close Meeting
His address was delivered in the
Carolina Theatre before more than
500 representatives of law enforce
ment agencies of the Carolinas who
closed their quarterly meeting here
late this afternoon.
Wilson, who is credited with con-
Quoting the Investigations which
after many years resulted in the con-
Viction of Al Capone and other high
ly organized racketeers, was accom-
panied here by Harry Cooper, sup
erVising agent, U. S. secret service,
Continued on Page Seven)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
JACKSON BECOMES
LOUISIANA BISHOP
Bishop Thomas c. Darst
Participates In Ceremo-
mics At New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, May 1-LR>-The
Rev. John Long Jackson today was
elevated to Bishop of Louisiana in
solemn ceremonies marking the first
conservation of a bishop in the Prot.
slant Episcopal church here in halt
a century.
The E6-year-old former pastor of a
Charlotte, N. c., church, kneeling in
sunlight shining through the stained
glass windows of historic Christ
church cathedral, was c~onsecrated
in the midst of 16 other bishops who
laid their hands upon him.
AS h knit before the altar Of the
flower-filled church, the most Rev.
Henry st. George Tucker of Vir.
ginia, presiding bishop Of the Epis'
copal Church in America, pro.
nounced these words:
Receive the Holy Ghost for the
office of a bishop in the church of
God, now committed unto thee by
the imposition of our hands. In the
name of the Father and Of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen"
Then the distinguished churchman
intoned:
BE to the flock of Christ a shep-
herd, not a wolf; feed them, devour
them not. Hold up the weak, heal
the sick, bind up the broken, bring
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
Germans Claim Is British
Warships Or Transports
Sunk Or Damaged
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Birth Admits Withdrawal
OF Troops AT Dombas To
Prepare Positions
BY EDWIN SHANK

BERLIN, May L. Up Furious
warplane attacks which sank or
damaged 10 British warships o r
transports and the continued ad-
vance of Nazi warriors in central
Norway despite logged Allied resist
ance were reported today by the
German high cmomand.
Indicating that the British are
pouring reinforcements into Norway
in an attempt to stem the German
tide, the high command asserted
that one cruiser, mi destroyer and
five transports e sunk off Nam
sos, Allied landing place about 100
miles north of German-held Tro- d.
helm, and that five other transports
and a cruiser in that sector were
Damaged by air raiders.
Fighting Continues
The communique touched only
briefly on latest developments, re-
porting that fighting "still went on
yesterday" on the Trondheim front
anu IudL Iuc oCI L1di1 duVd11S0 al
Norway continues"
The Germans yesterday officially
announced the capture Of Dombas,
key railroad junction town on the
Oslo-Trondheim railroad, and said
that their Oslo and Trondheim
forces had established contact.
German authorized sources, as on
yesterday, again said they under
stood the German troops were push
ing after retiring British and Nor
wegian forces west of Dombas, to-
ward Andalsnes, so miles further
west and the British landing point
in that area. There were no indica-
tons. however, as to what progress
was being made.
British officials admitted a with
drawal at Dombas, "to prepared po-
sitions."
Capture Storen
British sources yesterday said the
Germans also had captured Storen,
another junction town on the rail
road between Dombas and Trond-
helm, but unconfirmed reports from
Stockholm tonight said the Norwe-
CLANS had reoccupied Storen, possibly
after a German withdrawal. Similar
reports said the Norwegians had re-
entered Roros, east of Storen.
(The British made no comment on
the reported sinkings at Namsos and
the war office in London said Allied
troops had withdrawn to prepared
positions in the Dombas r A
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
Southeastern Europe
Hard Hit By Storms

BUDAPEST, May 1.-R-snow,
hail and heavy storms marked May
day throughout southeastern Eur.
cpe.
Snow blanketed the Rumania re.
sorts of Sinaia and Brasov, to which
guests spending the Orthodox Eas-
ter holidays had taken summer
clothing.
Hail stones fell in the streets of
Istanbul, Turkey.
Four boats were wrecked by a
storm in the Black Sea.
Belgrade police arrested Is stud
ents and workers who participated
with 500 communist sym%pathizers in
a demonstration favoring a military
alliance between Yugoslavia and So
Wet Russia,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
Reward Proposal
Is Played By Alderman

NEW YORK, May 1.-(R-Carl
w. Alderman, dean of Columbia
u~niversity's graduate school of
journalism and ex-war correspond.
ent, declared today that the offer
of a ST, 600, 900 reward for the cap
ture of Adolf Hitler was ''calculat-
ed to contribute to the involve
ment of the United States in the
present European war;"
While official Washington stud
led the offer in the light of U. S.
neutrality legislation, Alderman
assailed the proposal in an open
letter to Samuel Harden Church,
of the Carnegie institute,
who made public the offer in be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
BY ]. NORMAN LODGE

NAMSOS, Norway, May 1.-tR
Their appetites whetted by the de-
struction of the 1,190-ton British
escort vessel Bittern, German war
planes returned with machine-guns
spouting today to strafe this Nor
wegian countryside with clock-like
regularity at Commute intervals.
With the first crack of dawn, the
Nazis took up where they left off
yesterday and ranged from this
British landing place, where the
Bittern was blasted to pieces by a
power-diving bomber with heavy
loss of life, all the way to the Swe-
dish frontier on the east.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
CHANGE IN LABOR
LAW IS APPROVED
Plan Exempting 100000
Farm Coop Workers Is
Passed By House

WASHINGTON, May. L. up -
An amendment exempting from the
wage-hour law some 100000 work
ers in a number of farm coopera-
tives was tentatively approved by
the house today as that chamber
spent it's fifth day on the hot issue
of revising the act.
The amendment, proposed by Rep.
Buck D-Calif) and adopted 149 to
Sc on a teller vote, would write into
the law the same definited of agri-
culture that is now contained in the
social security act. The definition is
so worded as to lover certain COOP
eratives, chiefly those engaged in
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
US. Wages Educational
Drive On COunterfeitin6
Birth Union Leader
Asks Frank Statement

LONDON, May 1.-R-A de-
mand for a frank statement"
on the British campaign in Nor
way came tonight from Ernest
Bevin, secretary of the impor-
tant Transport Workers union,
in a May Day address at Stoke
On-Trent.
Like every other British citi-
zen l have grave grounds for
uneasiness," he said.
Criticizing British strategy,
Bevin said powerful battleships
should have been sent to Narvik
Immediately, as they were later.
The labor leader also said he
wanted to "hear no more about
two British fighters going up to
tackle 10 German Messer-
schmidts," and added:
"That is not good strategy"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
CLIFTON WATSON IS
FATALLY WOUNDED
16-Year-Old Youth Dies In
Lumbert0n Sanatorium Of
Stomach Wound

LUMBERTON, May 1. - Clifton
Watson, 16-year-old Rowland boy,
died in a sanatorium here early to-
day of a shotgun wound in the stom-
ach, alleged to have been self-in'
flicted.
The youth lived some six hours aft
er being wounded.
Funeral rites will be held Thurs
day at II a. m. from the home in
Rowland, with burial in Antioch
cemetery near Sellers, S. C.
Young Watson, a Ninth grade stu
dent in Rowland High school, is sur
vived by his parents, two brothers
and three sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
SALES OF BERRIES
CONTINUE ADVANCE
Good Quality Fruit Offered
And Prices Maintain
Strong Average

Sales on the southeastern North
Carolina strawberry markets con-
tinued to climb in volume yester-
dav as good quality berries contin-
ued to appear and prices prevailed
in the upper brackets.
Marketing officials at all markets
were unanimous in their prediction
that tbs year will be a banner one
both in sales and berry quality.
The Tabor City market cleared a
total of 1900 24-quart crates OF
Klondyke berries at prices ranging
from $3.75 to $4.95 per crate. Quail
ity was extra good throughout, &C
cording to B. L. Nesmith, manager
of the Tabor City Marketing asso-
citation.
The Wallace market opened yes
terday morning with good prices
end the finest quality fruit seen in
a decade. Prices for Blackmores
ranged from 81 to $3.50 with an
average of $4.75 for Missionaries.
Joe Bryant, of Wallace, loaded
the first truck OF U. 5. NO. 1 per-
ries out of the market yesterday.
The Chadbourn market sold 4,l39
crates of Klondykes with prices
ranging from $40 to $3.50. The
highest sale during the day was IS.
Five thousand crates are expect
e dThursday, according to officials.
Light offerings have predomi-
mated on the Burgaw market since
it's formal opening Monday. Prices
have ranged for the past few days
from $3.50 to 81 per 24-quart crate.
Additional berry buyers r ar
irving on the market and bidding
has been spirited throughout sales.
Farmers in this section say that
the continued cool nights are pre-
venting the strawberries from
ripening as fast as they should. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
ONE NAH We Sci SET
ANOTHER SUNK;
INVADERS FLEE ROROS
Four Texas Students
Offer To Make Attempt
To Seize Adolf Hitler

DALLAS, May 1.-R
News says a Texas college boy
telephoned today and said he and
three fellow students would try
to capture Adolf Hitler if the
Carnegie institute would finance
them.
Samuel Harden Church, presi-
dent of the institute, offered a
$1,000, 900 reward for the feat.
The paper did not identify the
students or their college. 1t
quoted them as saying they
weren't interested in the reward
but were deferred by lack of
finances"
The boys are writing Church,
the paper said, offering their
services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
German Warplanes Strafe
Norwegian Countryside

Virtually everything moving on
the roads from Namsos to Grong,
Is miles on the east, and in the
mountain pass between Formofoss
and Gaddede, on the Swedish bor-
der, came in for bursts of machine
gun fire from the canny Nazi air.
men.
They zoomed, they dived and
slipped up from behind with mo-
tors cut off to catch their prey un-
awares and were off again to re-
peat the performance farther down
the road.
I was rolling along serenely
from Namsos to Grong when all
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02

proved and constructed it will pro-
vide a complete outdoor sports plant
for the youth of the city,.
The fields are to be surrounded
by a six-foot wire fence and the
plans call for a set of wooden
bleachers to be erected. The track
will be clayed and rolled and will
be surrounded with the customary
rails. The clayed baseball diamond
will be in the center of the track.
The plans now being drawn up
call for covering the entire field,
with the exception OF the clayed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
WPA Project For Large Playground
In Southern Part OF City Planned

AWPA project is being drafted
by the department of public works
to provide a playground with a
uuartermile cinder track, a base
ball diamond, tennis courts and a.
game house in the southern section
of the city.
If approved, the playground will
be laid out between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth and Kidder and Mar
stellar streets, making an entire
city block in play areas.
The cost of the work has moi vet
been estimated as the plan is only
in it's preliminary stages, but if ap-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02

half of al unidentified group of
Pittsburgh residents.
To collect under the offer, any
person or persons would have to
deliver the German fuehrer "alive,
unWounded and unhurt'' to the
League of Nations during May for
trial 'for his crimes against the
peace and dignity Of the world"
ITO offer a monetary reward for
the sacrifice of human life, which
would be necessary to capture
Herr Hitler, is a dangerous ma
tional as well as International pro-
posal," Alderman declared. "The
Continued on Page Severn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02

playing surfaces, with Bermuda
grass.
The game house is a 60 by 60 feet
frame structure with facilities for
many indoor sports.
The plot may also be extended to
include the land occupied by Kid
der street in that block, which is
no topen for use at the present.
Under this arrangement, the tennis
courts would be placed in that
space.
J.. F.. l.. Wade, city commissioner
Of public works, will present the
plan to the city board for approval
when it is completed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
LOCAL TRUCK LANE
0KEHED BY BOARD
Campbell Is Authorized To
Draw Up Resolution To Be
Sent To Commission

a truck lane for Wilmington was
Yesterday approved by city commits
siohers, who authorized City Attor-
hey William Campbell to draw up a
resolution to be sent to the state
highway commission for final ap-
plication.
The route, as stated by Commits
sioher j. E. L. Wade who proposed
Continued on Page Seven)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
WEATHER

FORECAST
co1 Hprth Carolina: Mostly cloudy and
noi.tr preceded by showers in east
fai 1'ion Thursday; Friday generally
t ti rising temperature in west por-
en Gd;reueorological data for the "a hours
''oo p. IN. Yesterday.
1.oo Temperature
m 'e eo a. m. SO; 40 a. m. So: 80 D.
MINI %, go p. m. &c; maximum Y:
o.; mean 81: normal 81.
1.po Humidity
m 20. d, m, 10: 7:30 a. m, 50: 1:3O n.
Ill o.; 7;30 D.. m. Il.
To+o, Precipitation
hone. lof a hours ending 7:3O o. M,
none 'otal since first of the month.
Tides For Today
Wilmington - 5l5a o Low
Inlet $685. 4 ola 1O:1Oa
rise sd o:22a; sunset 6:56p; noon
'"a' moonset 2:47p.
ett taps Fear river stage at Fav-
'%''eV'lle. 1145 feet. ray
continued OH Page Severn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02
Sold For CASH
Through
Star News Want Ads

Raising extra money is an easy
simple matter for those fami-
lies who have something which
they would be willing to sell.
Walk around your house and
pick out those things you
aren't using any more and
sell them through a Star
News Want Ad. You'll be
pleasantly surprised at the re-
suits that are obtained quick
ly and economically through
these Mighty Mites" of ADJ
vertising.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-02

Continued on Page Severn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Respecting Americas Bio Stick

To the world at large Americas insstence that it be
left 10 pursue its democratic of life Is no longer
empty chatter broadcast only bring courage to the
faltering hearts OF United States citizens
Appropriation of Is billion dollars for defense and
conscrpon of manpower is at last beginning to
vince some people that We mean business when we de
clare that the United States will not succumb to the kind
of political policy that has already been imposed weaker
nations less prepared than the United States intends TO be
The conscrip army has yet been mustered The mill
tary contracts authorized by have scarcely been
let But other nations already aware of the mpi-
cations.
We shall have more than a wooden gun and prayer
In our hearts when the test comes.
Indicative of the high regard the outer world places
American military precautions is the warning expressed
in Tokyo recently by the authoritative newspaper Asah.
The United States this procaims has finally passed
the stage of plans and has embarked program
of working reality.
Part of the recent activity on the American continent
the paper comedies must be laid to the growing tension
in the Pacific.
I'VE must be Concerned because the words and actions
of the American government and the American nteli
gentsia are growing more and more antJapanese and
they made against the background of huge arma-
ments," the journal comments.
ut would be premature to conclude that American
intervention in Pacific questions will be immediate The
proviso that Americas conscrpt not to be sent
outside the American continent not merely meant for
home consumption But the distance between the
sion of such strength and its actual use is only
q hairs breadth
Japan knows, every other nation and every Amer
lean citizen knows that Americas military machine will
not be brought into against any foreign unless
there is adequate for doing Preparedness in
the United States means exactly that The American
people have genuine horror for aggression They will
permit their armed forces TO IN that kind
of war.
1t is enough that Americans desire to live an honest
free and peaceful life should be sufficiently supported by
and power to guarantee that kind of existence
In world where guns and cannon have suddenly be-
the supreme test, the United States has shown it
is ready to compete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
BOUQUET FOR
KINDLY MR.. SPROULE

Editor, The Times: In this
age Of selfishness and greed. IL
is a rare pleasure to meet up
with a gentleman OF the old
school. who still finds II possible
TO live up to the Good neigh
bor' policy. A committee in
charge Of a rummage sale held
next door 10 the Cow Butter
store recently. discovered such
a gentleman-Mr. sproule. who
when he learned of their sale,
offered To help. and did so in
many ways. He brought in
boxes TO be used as tables. then
paper for wrapping. But the
climax came. when in the early
afternoon. Mr.. Spronle appeared
with lunch taken from his
store) because he was worried
that the committee had not had
time 70 eat Not one Of the
COMMITTEES had ever had the
pleasure Of meeting Mr.. SprouIe
before. and marveled az the
kin q n ess and thoughtfulness
shown Us by a business man who
was not TOO busy" 10 help his
neighbors. Thank you. Mr..
sproule We appreciate every
thing you did 10 help Us. and
viii try 10 remember TO follow
the example you set for US
70 help our neighbors.
MRS. J. :. cOFFMAN
Worthy Matron Of Warren
Chapter. o. Z. ..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
Perils of Diplomacy

The troubles in the life of diplomat weghtier and
than the average citizen eomprehends
Paul Film and Nicoai Feonoff the heads of Rus
sian trade delegation currently conducting negotiations in
London Caught in air raid recently they scurred
from their automobile to the nearest shelter Ii the
doorway of a building.
Feeling they reasonably safe from falling debris
and shrapne they began to look around To their acute
diplomatic embarrassment, they discovered they were
taking refuse in the doorway of the Polish embassy
Now Poland and Russia still officially at war,
the loyal Soviet ENJOYS drew themselves up walked
into the street again. proud in the knowledge that their
personal peril not great the fact they had pre-
served the honor of their country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05

In0TIIlt>=
His amazing statement Vas
made IN response 10 CRITICISM
voiced BY the investigators Tor
the Woodrum COMMITTEES. sub
committee Of the house sppro-
priations COMMITTEES. The Wood
ramites reported that they had
detected alleged illegal use Of
". p. A. funds IN Louisiana.
Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
When they called the matter to
the attention Of Acting Control
Ter General Elliott. = former
Republican representative from
Indiana. he forwarded the COM
plant to Mr.. carnody. II was
in his reply to the financial
checking authorities that he
enunciated his hands-off policy.
II means, in the opinion of the
woodrum group. that Washing
ton will no longer try to insure
that public moneys are spent
honestly or efficiently.
House members next asked
Elliott to renew their indictment
OF such a system for handling
WPA funds, and to press Car
mody for 4 further explanation.
Their purpose Is to lay the
groundwork for a new battle
against all lump sum appropr-
tons when WPA requests addi-
tional funds in January. But so
far the woodrum group has not
heard from csrmody or Elliott,
who seem willing to drop the
subject at least temporarily.
Hard liquor moguls are en-
gagged in a backstage eontro-
versy over methods OF policing
their industry-if at all. II has
already resulted in the resigna-
ton of several officials Of the
Distilled Spirits Institute-na-
tionwide agency created to steer
clear of law enforcers and prohi-
bition reformers. It has also pre-
cipitated internal charges that
they are pursuing a penny-wise
policy.
The institute was originally
organized with plenty of bally-
hoo, and the late w. Forbes Nor
gan. a Democratic politicio. was
the first executive secretary.
When he died. Prof. w. A.
Sturges of Yale was signed as
proof of the distillers' pure in
tentions. He framed a code OF
morals that would have permit
ted him to force compliance with
the laws. regulations and ortho-
dox commercial practices. But
certain powerful liquor interests
bucked. and withdrew from the
institute with consequent de-
pletion of its treasury. Mr..
Sturges resigned. and so has
Norman w. Baxter, erstwhile
publicist for Jesse II. Jones and
the Democratic National Com
mittee. Under the new setup the
institutes directors will have no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Benefic aspects rule today
which promises much from
social contacts. Women viii
succeed under this configura-
ton, II they are canvassing for
votes or are aiding in q philan-
thropie movement.
Heart and Home: This Is a
lucky day for entertaining.
Good fortune may attend hos
pitality TO persons much In the
limelight. The stars smile on
political candidates. all OF whom
viii be aided by women clever
in political work. Women of
all classes will be wise to make
the most of these autumn days
in which the old order of their
world is changing. Romance In
promised for the young under
this sway.
Business Affairs: This Is a
favorable day for shopping and
the foresighted will buy leather
and wooden goods in quantities
that will last. The stars prom
ise continued prosperity until
the approach of the new year at
which time will come the first
days OF reckoning for the vast
OUTLAWS caused by foreign wars.
The coming holiday trade should
be profitable. despite rising
taxes and other drains on the
family pocketbook.
National Issues. The cost of
government Is to be a source OF
bitter discussion at this time.
The stars presage a shrinkage
in the army OF officeholders as
the machinery of city. county.
state and federal government is
curtailed. Labor leaders now
will contribute strength to one
of the political parties. Men and
women will reveal many incon-
ssteneies in supporting the
presidential and vice presi-
dentisl candidates.
International Affairs: Owing
10 reports Of Killers reliance on
sstrology, the ancient science
has been advertised "a never
before, but II is probable that
the Fuehrer's seers do not tell
him the whole truth. Evil
portents now are seen in the
horoscope OF the man respon-
sieie for aggression, persecu-
ton, wholesale suffering. death
and misfortune. Next year his
lucky star is 10 be dimmed. IL
Is forecast.
Persons whose birthdafe il is
have the augury Of . year OF
benefits unexpected and ex-
usordinary. Il is wise to take
counsel o. ones ELDERS.
Children born on this day
probably will be clever. diplo-
matte and fsr-sighted They
must De guarded against their
emotions which may rule them.