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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-21

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-21

Thompson, Hutchins. Barrett,
Vandermeer, Riddle and Lom-
bardi. Baker; Erickson and Lo-
peg
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
BR0UCHT0N NAMES
THREE ASSISTANTS
MacD Donald, Wells And r. L.
Mcmillan Appointed Bull
Time Field Workers

RALEIGH, April 7.-(PeThe. ap.
pointments of three full-time field
workers for J. M. Broughton's cam
paign for the democratic guberna.
torial nomination we're announced
today.
They r A. Carlton Macdonald
of Southern Pines, who has obtained
a leave of absence from his post as
deputy commissioner in the state
unemployment compensation COM
mission; Robert G. Wells, Kenans.
vile attorney; and r. L. Mcmillan,
Raleigh attorney.
An announcement Of Broughton's
speaking schedule said that in
W~aynesville Tuesday the candidate
make his first political ad.
"ress" of the campaign.
Other engagements are:
Monday. in Raleigh before the N.
G. State college chapter of the Flu.
ture Farmers of America; Tuesday,
Canton post office dedication; Wed.
nesday, post office dedications in
Boone and Statesville; Thursday, in
Columbia at a meeting of young
democrats; and Friday, in New Bern
at a meeting of group three of the
North Carolina Bankers association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MAN IS ARRESTED
ON FIRE CHARGES
Continued From Page One)

fire near Hampstead was reported
nearly under control.
One blaze was eating its way
through the Padget section of Ons-
low county last night and during
the last few days fires have been
reported in the vicinities of Swans
boro, Lloyd's Meadow, Richards, the
State college property and near the
Southern Kraft Paper company
property.
The fire wardens attributed the
large number of forest conflagra-
tons to the dry condition Of the
woods and TO the brisk winds. The
flames are carried from one tree to
another by the heavy underground
Of dry grass.
Fire Warden Dawson Jones said
last night the fighters there have not
yet turned in detailed reports but
most of the flames were extinguish-
ed with a destruction of something
sles than 5000 acres of timber.
Several of the blaZes were started
ty farmers burning of land, burning
stumps and other areas. One area
OF 600 acres was destroyed through
carelessness by a farmer who, while
burning a stump, allowed the flames
10 get away from him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
GERMAN FREIGHTER
STARTS TEST TRIP
Continued From Page One)

merchantmen against seizure in her
waters.
German shipping agents said,
however, that if the ship gets
through without interference, "many
DOZENS of German freighters would
ply the route. They limited that Ger.
many might get supplies through
neutral territorial waters from points
as far away as Russia's Black Sea
oil ports.
Yugoslavia was said to hold that
bauxite is not a war material and
therefore not subject to seizure, al
though what she would do to up
hold this view seemed uncertain.
Britain contends that bauxite is a
war material and therefore contra
band.
Uniformed quarters in London said
Friday that reports of German ship
ping activity in the Adriatic were
greatly exaggerated" and that
Britain would continue to exercise
control over sea-borne war mate
rails without giving the Germans adj
vance notice of her plans of strate-
gy.)
Only yesterday the Yugoslav
freighter Dubac, bound for Italy, Of
ficially was reported seized by the
British off the Greek coast and TAX
en- to the contraband control base at
Malta for examination.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
FARM BOY ADMITS
MURDER OF WOMAN
Continued from Page One)

driving while children were his pas
sengers in a car"
Armed farmers and possemen
searched a wide area after the boy
said a negro forced him from the
Beck home at gun point. Two air
planes later joined the hunt.
The woman was wounded by a pis-
tol bullet that tore through her
body and shattered crockery.
Physicians said the victim had not
been attacked criminally. There
was no evidence the home had been
ransacked.
Mrs. Beck's body was found by her
husband on his return from Fort
Worth.
Stoically, young Butler related his
part in the crime.
"She said she was going to get
Clifton to kill me, so I went to my
house, got the pistol, came back and
shot her in the back" the youth
said in the presence Of newspaper
men.
"she said: oh, Joe,' as she fell,
but she didn't say anything else"
Butler continued. Il left the house,
drove down the road and threw the
pistol into a field about three quar-
tiers of a mile from the house. Then
I met Beck, his BROTHER and my faith
err returning from the Fort Worth
trip"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MRS. SARAH EVANS

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Jane Evans, IA, of Wilmington, who
died Saturday afternoon at the home
OF her daughter in Savannah, will
be held this afternoon at 4::3O o'clock
from the Yopp Funeral home here.
The Rev. Walter Pavy, pastor of
Epworth Methodist chrch, will con-
duct the services. Burial will follow
in Bellevue cemetery.
Active ~pallbearers will be: Eugene
Williams, George D. Williams, Wal
ter Coleman, Harlee Williams, G. D.
Robbins, Jr., and W. H. Austin, Jr.
Honorary: D. w. L. Skipper, e. S.
Williams, Henry Davis, E. F. Davis,
r. M. Kermon, D. H. Barnett, L.
Potter, DR.. Houston Moore, Leslie
Bass and L. j. Coleman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
War Increases Value
Of American Exports

WASHINGTON, April Z. - Up -
Six months of war boosted the value
of United States exports 80 per
cent over 193S-39 levels, the Com
merce department disclosed today,
but caused notable shifts in the
type and destination of American
products.
Trade trends mirrored such inter.
national policies as the British
French Efforts to conserve exchange,
the blockade of Germany, abrogation
of the United States-Japanese trade
agreement and the :'-eedom of arms
sales under the American neutrality
act.
During the period from September
1899 through February 1910. Cana
da and Latin America increased
their purchases about At per cent
each, Europe II and Asia 80. Eu.
rope, in spite of wartime trade re-
str%ictions, took AZ per cent Of the
total.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
PRESSURE BOOSTED
ON SCANDINAVIAN
Continued From Page One)

pursuit and bombing planes in the
United States within the next few
Weeks.
indication that the flood of de-
nidhds from both the Allies and Ger
many We're forcing Norway and
sweden to take a firmer stand was
seen IN the gloomy statement by
-~>of"eglan Foreign Minister Halv-
Van koht in parliament yesterday
mat any attempt by the Allies to
S'op Tree Norwegian shipping to
war.
win Increasing frequency and
a'ieelulness, influential Norwegian
rources have termed a defensive al
"'ee as the only means by which
we small northern countries can
ape With the situation with any
uesfee of success.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
DR.. BRAUNSTElN
WILL TALK HERE
.,,ter And World Traveller
TO Speak In Behalf OF
Jewish Appeal April IA

Baruch Bra nstein, writer,
.o,. and world traveller, will
&C., at the Jewish Social Center
sp'a sunday night, April IA, at 8
Oh ooI, in behalf of the United Jew
Anneal for Refugees and Over
seas Needs
1he United Jewish Appeal for
ao,uoees and Overseas Needs, rep
r'ssnting the combined efforts of
~. Joint distribution committee,
.e United Palestine appeal and the
Nat,onal Refugee service, Inc, is
,S,,ote6 to the three-fold task of
s,;.f and reconstruction in Europe,
immieration and resettlement in
1Dalsstine, and refugee adjustment
=. the United States.
porn in pennsylvania, DR.. Braun
,+ein received his education at
,delbert college of Western Reserve
university. Ohio State university,
Jewish Institute of Religion and
Iolumbia university, from which he
,oceiyed a degree of Phi. D..
He served for five years as a
MEMBER of the staff of Columbia
University and was a member Of the
syecutive staff of the Emergency
paace campaign. He has directed
.The World Affairs Forum of the
Air" a weekly radio broadcast of
International events and interviews.
lecturer and writer on travel,
historical and literary subjects, he
has appeared on public platforms
+bro1ghout the United States and
Europe and was a special lecturer
n the American university of
Beirut, in Beirut, Syria.
His writings have appeared in
"Tbe New York Times" Travel
ragazin, christian Education"
.Religious Education" Vital
speeches of the Day." The Church
man" The London Jewish Chron-
icle.o THE B'nai Birth Maya
zine and in other newspapers and
magazines here and abroad.
He is the author of THE Chuetas
Of Majorca," a history of the out
cast people of that Spanish island,
acclaimed as a classic in its field.
He is a member of numerous liter
erv and scientific organizations and
is a fellow of the National Council
On Religion in Higher Education.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
PLANS
FURTHER CUT IN
U. S. PURCHASES
CONTINUED from Page One)

been home several months, and
Sir Percy Lorrain, ambassador to
Italy, will attend the meetings Of
Britain's representatives in the
Balkans. Foreign Secretary Lord
Halifax will preside at the first
meeting tomorrow.
Britain has warned the Balkans
that they would be deprived of
rubber and other products of the
empire if they act as reservoirs
for German war supplies.
Confidence in tightening Of the
blockade around Germany and the
drive for markets was expressed
freely in Britain.
The Sunday Chronicle proclaim
ed that Britain has taken the
offensive. The great push is on
bloodless but deadly"
Reynolds News reported the plan
for whisky dumping with the head
line whisky to Buy Us Bombers."
The paper said Sir Andrew Rae
Duncan, president of the board of
trade, also would announce plans
regarding limitation on imports of
American-made movies next week.
Determined
"The government is determined
to stop the transfer Of sterling
abroad wherever possible and if
the process continues it is possible
that eventually a ban on Holly
wood films may be declared" the
newspaper declared.
Britain was said to pay between
e. 900, 900 and $1,000, 900 ($2s,4s0,.
900 to $35, 800, O0o) for American
films annually.
Britain's economic drive was
careful to take in dominion sources
Of supply. Dispatches from Sydney
said Australian wool exports would
be limited to those countries which
guaranteed to refuse exports to
Germany.
Radio reports were quoted as
saying Spain already had arranged
a big wool purchase on these terms
and that Australia also had fixed
wool exports under similar condi-
tons to several southeastern Euro
pean countries, notably Greece and
Hungary.
The ministry of information's
foreign division was given a new
director with the appointment of
I. A. Kirkpatrick who acted as in
terpreter for Prime Minister Cham
berlain at his Godesberg confer
ence with Adolf Hitler in 1888.
Kirkpatrick succeeded E. H. Carr
who resigned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
BRITISH BOMBERS
DOWNED BY NAILS
CONTINUED from Page One)

my warplanes" flew over Luxem-
bourg territory yesterday to enter
Germany and returned by the same
route.
Its communique said:
mo special events in the west.
1.-THE air force April 6 made recon
n%aissance flights over northern and
central France. One German Dor.
nier reconnaissance plane was at
tackled by four Curtiss planes.
"The reconnaissance plane de.
Tended itself so long the enemy had
to retire because of lack of fuel.
The reconnaissance machine landed
safely at a home port.
Late in the afternoon Of April
6, numerous enemy planes entered
Germany by flying over Luxem.
bourg territory northwest Of Trier
and returned the same way"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
THOMAS NOMINATED
BY SOCIALIST PARTY
Continued From Page One)

the things necessary for plenty,
peace and freedom as the rightful
possession of 100 million Ameri-
cans"
"Why do I run? Because it is al
ready clear that no matter what the
old party conventions may do there
can be no effective independent
farmer-labor ticket in the field in
1910. 1t is already too late for such
a party to appear on a national
scale, except perhaps as a temper
airy expression of personal interest or
desire for vengeance or a commun-
list front.
No Prophesy
IT make no prophesy Of the size
of our vote. But this I affirm: if
we a make our fellow-citiZens stop
and listen to our program for keep
ing America out of war, and abolish
ing poverty, if we can make u
words like a burr to stick in their
minds and consciences in this hour
of darkness, doubt and confusion,
we shall not have failed"
Most of the conventions day was
taken up with a renewal of yester-
days controversy over the party's
position with respect to American
economic assistance to the Allies. "A
majority report had been prepared
calling for a position against any
sort of intervention. A minority
arguing for assistance to the Allies
lost % to 159 in an effort to sub
stitute a statement of their own
views. The adoption of the remain
der of the party's platform was post
poned until tomorrow.
In nominating Thomas, Felix
praised him as one whose "entire
adult life" had been spent sin the
service Of the oppressed and exploit
ed" He praised him, too. for his
many fights for civil liberties and
his lifelong uncompromising struS-
gle against war;" The latter alone,
he said, should make him the ma
tural choice of all, whether socialist
or not, of those who abhor war;"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
LOUISIANA STORM
TAKES FOUR LIVES
Continued from Page One)

six miles away, where physicians
and nurses were forced to work
without electric lights.
A medical detachment Of IL men
from the Mississippi national quart
at McComb, IS miles away, came
here to assist the New Orleans Red
Cross in relief work.
Most seriously injured We're Mr..
and Mrs. Tate C. Keen and their two
daughters, Dora and Nelds; MI. and
Mrs. Buren, Bennett, Miss Hollis
Birch, Mrs. Eugene Thompson, Mrs.
A. A. McNay, 1nez Boyd, and Miss
Nina Spiller.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
PROPOSES
BORROWING TO
MEET SPENDING
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
the budget, but might necessi-
tate a later supplemental ap-
preparation.
Adams said he thought that
congress had IAN obligation to
decently take care of relief,
but it shouldn't attempt to fool
the public and ITSELF"
I'VE ought to get a fair,
honest estimate of what seems
to be required for relief needs
and make an appropriation for
a full year." he said. "Then
we should make provision to
raise that money. There would
be no s putting it down on
paper when we couldn't trans.
late it into bread"
Supporting Adams stand for
a full year appropriation, SEN
ator Austin tR-Vt) said he
would prefer new taxes to fl
nance relief rather than All in
crease in the debt limit.
He observed that Adams propos
i to grant specific borrowing auth
to the treasury nigh
take the ceiling" off the deb
INIT and said he would not be in
lined to favor it,
Economy advocates, meanwhile
we're none too enthusiastic abou
he possibility of making any saw
ngs in the remaining a%pp~opria
ions bills to be considered.
The senate appropriations com
will sun work tomorrow
n a war department civil func
ions bill, already boosted STA, 900,
90 by a subcommittee to provid'
80, 900 900 for flood control, $25,
90, 900 for new rivers and harbor!
Projects, $15,O 900, 900 to start a thir'
ct of Panama canal locks ant
ther minor items.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
TO LAWS

SHANGHAI, April - Up - ia
panese advices from Marking to-
day said Wang Ching-Wei's "reor-
ganized national government Of
China" would notify foreign powers
shortly of it's reputation of all laws,
DEGREES, treaties, agreements and
contracts made by General Chang
Kai-Shek's government at Chungking
after March 80. Wang's japanese.
sponsored regime was inaugurated
on that day in opposition to the
Chungking government. Only Japan
has recognized it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
NO OPPOSITION TO
CENSUS QUESTIONS
NOTED IN SECTION
Continued From Page One)

forts on the people travelling the
roads, railways and airways.
At every tourist home, hostelry
ana hotel they will leave blanks to
De filled in by the lr%ansients.
Each blank will be returned to
me enumeration district in which it
belongs and will be added to the
names of people resident within the
district.
In this way, census officials have
pointed out, the decennial count will
snow not only the number of people
IN each enumeration district who are
nome during the enumeration pc
'lod' but will also show the number
or people in each district who re-
Sioe In the district but are on the
move during the two-week counting
period.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
ANOTHER GIRL

CAIRO, Egypt, April Z. - Up =
Queen Farida of Egypt today gave
birth to her second child-another
girl. Both the queen and the baby
were reported getting along nicely.
The first child, Princess Ferial, was
born Nov. II, 1888. The queen, a
commoner. and King Farouk were
married Jan. 20 Of that year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
DESTROYER ROE
ARRIVES TODAY
Continued From Page One)

bv the Country club, and the men
will be guests at a dance at the
Cane Scar armory, with music to
ha furnished by Ozier Stevens and
his orchestra.
Tuesday night a stag dinner will
he held by the Propeller club with
the officers as their guests.
The ship will leave Wilmington
Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Saluda Man Found Dead
In Smoke-Fiued Room

SHELBY, April T. Up John
Cambridge Miller, "a, of saluda, N.
c., was found dead in his smoke
filled room at a hotel here early
today. He died of s~uffocation.
Coroner Roscoe Lutz said Miller
apparently dropped off to sleep
while smoking a cigarette and the
bedclothing was ignited. He check
ed in the hotel at 8 a. m. His body
was found four hours later.
His body was sent to Waynes'
vile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
TWO MEN ADMIT
PROFIT MURDERS
Continued from Page One)

AAOIl ago OllcJ
BILE confederates of Kasap and Kur.
zawa.
Previously Bowling said the two
had confessed to killing Loyst and
burying his body in the basement of
an East Side house, Turing him there
on a pretext of buying his car.
Not until today did Kasap, a free
lance used car dealer, admit any part
in the crime. Then, breaking under
long grilling, he told how he shot
Loyst in the back and head and then,
with the help of Kurzawa, flung the
lifeless body into a crudely-dug grave
and poured quicklime on it.
In making his confession, Kasap
said he wanted to relieve my con-
SCIENCE"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Four Members Of Family
Are Drowned In Florida

MIAMI, Fla, April 7.-LR-Four
members of a family were drowned
today when their skidding automo.
bile plunged from a highway into
a drainage canal.
The dead were D. W. Crosby, 81
his wife, %; their 5-month-old
child, and the husbands brother,
Dewey Crosby, 80, all of Miami.
The tragedy left four other
Crosby children orphans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
HORACE S. SKIES

Horace S. Skies, so, died early
yesterday morning at his home,
712 North Fourth street, after a
long illness.
He is survived by his wife and
four sons: L. e. and Gilbert W.
Skies, of Wilmington; Thurman
D., Of Carolina Beach; Leon H.
Skies, of Elizabeth City; two
daughters, Mrs. L. H. Yost and
Mrs. A. o. Huffman, of Whining
ton; two brothers, B. E. and J. B.
Skies, Of Rocky Mount; two sis.
tiers, Mrs. Eula Herring, of Tur.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
AMBASSADOR. NAMED

NosCOW, April 7.-H-Appoint-
pI" oil Ivan S. Zotoff as Soviet
lish ssid s minister to Helsinki, estab.
,on1s diplomatic relations again
h '"lhg Their rupture last Novem.
offi was announced today by Tass,
al Russian news agency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
RUSSELL G. KELLEY

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, April
7.-R-Russell George Kelley, IS,
veteran stage comedian, died Of a
heart attack at his home here to-
day. A native Of Philadelphia, Pa,
he toured with minstrel shows and
on the vaudeville stage until his
health failed in 1922. He came here
Is years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
WALTER w. WILHOIT

LOUISVILLE, KY, April Up
Walter ". Without, So, a vice
president and for rs years general
superintendent Of the Stewart Dry
Goods company, one Of Louisville's
largest department stores, died to.
day after a heart attack. He was
widely known in merchandising cir
cles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
ROSA NORRIS JOsEPHsON

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa
Morris Josephson, who died at her
home here Saturday morning, were
held: yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock from the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. Dannenbaum.
The Rabbi M. M. Thurman con-
Quoted the rites and interment will
follow at Macon, Ga, her former
home.
She is survived by her daughter
and three grandchildren, Mrs.
Louise Fold and Robert and George
Dannenbaum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
RUSSELL G.. KELLEY

sARANAC LAKE, N. Y, April Z.
P0Russell George Kelley, 55, vet
eran stage comedian, died of a heart
attack at his home today. A native
OF Philadelphia, Pa, he toured with
minstrel shows and on the vaude-
vile stage until his health failed in
1922,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
JAMES LEE CLEWIS

LUMBERTON, April 7.-Funeral
services for James Lee Clewis, "a,
former textile worker, who died
Saturday were held this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock from the late resi-
dence. Interment followed In the
Clewis cemetery.
He was a deacon in the West
Lumberton Baptist church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
w. J., C. ITTNER

Funeral services for William John
Christian Ittner, 81, who died Sat
urday morning, will be held Mon
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
residence of his sister, 1904 Market
street.
The Revs. Walter B. Freed and
c. D. Barclift will conduct the
services. Interment will follow in
Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers: T. N. Rowell,
D. B. SETTER, W. II. Best, ]. H. II.
Tiencken, John Bosch, C. J. Olden-
buttel, A. M. Carpenter and H. J..
Farrow.
Honorary: A. l.. King, DR.. James
Fl. Hall, George T. Farrar, A. l..
Council, J. r. Sneeden, DR.. J. H.
Dreher, W. M. Edwards, G.. F..
Tiencken, W. H. Montgomery and
Aaron Goldberg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MRS., N G TOB1AssEN

SOUTHPORT, April 7.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Inga Tobiassen,
wife of X. Tobiassen, who died Fri.
day morning, were held here this
afternoon at 8 o'clock from the
Southport Methodist church.
The Rev. Mr.. H%arrellson conduct.
ed the rites, assisted by the Rev.
Walter B. Freed.
Active pallbearers were John
Erickson, Robert st. George, ].
Berg, Alex Lind, Cronley Ruark and
W. II. Walker.
Honorary: Judge e. H. Cranmer,
B. ]. Holden, C.. E. Taylor, Willie
Dosher, H. T. st. George, ". T.
Butler, T. E. Hubbard, George Gal.
loway, H. M. Shannon, r. Sanders,
Robert Thompson, ST., Allen Ewing,
J.. Rudolph, P. M. Smell, H. E. Hicks
and Thomas st. George.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MRS 7. X.

Funeral services for Mrs. India
Koonce Marshburn, who died at her
home in Onslow county Friday aft
ernoon, were held yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the late
residence. Interment followed in
the family cemetery.
Mrs. Marshburn was born on
November II, 1348, at Tar Landing,
near GATHERINGS Lake.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, April Z. up -
Weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing 8 p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
BENJAMIN F. sHAMBAUGH

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 7.-IP
- Professor Benjamin F. Sham
baugh, SO, head Of the political
science department at the State
University Of Iowa, died here early
tonight.
The widely-known historian was
stricken a week ago with cerebral
thrombosis. He had rallied over
the weekend.