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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
TOP o. THE MORNING

Thus, 1t all comes back to cheer me
As through life I toll along
The old home of happy childhood,
With its laughter, Joy, and song;
And / knoU it all aWdits me,
Somewhere out beyond my VieW,
In that undiscovered country, WheYe
out SUeeteSt dreams come true.
JULIAN s.. CUTLER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
Quotations

It is only a pipe dream that we shall See
American ships and American troops lighting
in Europe. - Earl Winterton, speaking IN the
House of Commons.
The German is often a moral creature-Ger-
mans never.-Sir Robert Vansittart, chief dip
lonatic adviser to the British government.
The very purpose of our American Constitu-
ton was to create one nation, one economic
and business unit. with the conflict of the
states eliminated.-Maury Maverick, mayor
of San Antonio, Texas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
An Unfortunate Affair

Inc demonstration by unruly Almazanistas
before the American embassy in Mexico City
at the time Vice-President-elect Henry Wallace
arrived to participate in the inaugural cere-
monies for Avila Camacho tomorrow was an
unfortunate affair-ill-advised and destined to
make more arduous the effort to place the
United States and Mexico on a safe founda-
ton of friendship. True, there is no reason to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
L. TIME HIGH

Nov. 70 .o,ay
electric energy for public use al
led 413, $40, 900 kiloWatt hoa, hi
alltime high, during Oc'ope rooort
Federal Power commlsslon olcpn
ed today. This was - prd 81
higher than in September 400 ao'N
percent above October, l''"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
Start Near Schools

After specifying certain designated blocks
on various streets to be given sidewalks, the
city commission sums up several sidewalk
projects in general terms to include Princess,
Chestnut. Orange and Castle land the streets
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30

During 1889, automobiles, trucks,
ana various automotive acces-
sores totaling 1921, 842, 679 were ex-
ported from the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-30
Fair Enough

The Star wishes its read...
to know that views and onin'
ions expressed in this ar sti1'
are those of the author
may not always harmoni7,aa
with its position.-The Fd;tnN
Evening star., 1940-09-29

Daily spraying of the
nose and throat will
help prevent colds and
sore throat. With nasal
guard to protect deh-
cate membranes.
Evening star., 1940-09-29

STOCK UP ON THESE GRAND
SMOKES THIS PAY DAY Choice Of
Richcraft, Palma Villa. Colvood. Can
adian Club, Milltro or Rum and
Maple Crooks.
Evening star., 1940-09-29

Get five Of the vitamins essen
tial to good health in these
pleasant, easy-to-take capsules.
Help ward Of colds, coushs and
other common winter illnesses
by taking these resistance
building capsules now,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
PRESIDENT APPOINTS
COL. KNOX, STIMSON

Washington.-In a move that
created profound sensation
President Roosevelt Thursday ap-
pointed Henry l.. Stimson and
Col. Frank Knox, Republican adj
vocates of unstinted material as
sistance to the allies, to be secre-
tary of war and secretary of the
navy respectively.
Congress members who have
been demanding more aloofness
from European affairs angrily
charged that a "war cabinet" was
being created; administration
men issued denials and interpre-
ted the appointments as a move
to sink "partisanship" in an hour
of crisis.
The Republican national COM
mittee formally and officially
read Col. Frank Knox and Hen
ry L. Stimson out of the party
Thursday for accepting places in
President Roosevelt's cabinet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
GERMANY PLANS DRIVE
AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN

Berlin. - Germany will throw
all her might into a "knock-out
blow" against Great Britain as
soon as the armistice ends hos
tilities on the continent, informed
Nazis predicted.
They believed it was ques-
ton of only "a very short time"
before Adolf Hitler, undoubtedly
elated by the speed and efficien-
cy with which his armies crushed
France, would strike again.
In apparently significant ac-
cord with the Nazi forecast was
an announcement last night in
the foreign office organ that a
"new phase" of Germany's war
against Britain was starting.
Hostilities in France were "es-
sentially concluded' with the
capitulation of the French forces
in Alsace-Lorraine, the official
DNB news agency said. 1t
claimed that the French armies
had been destroyed" along the
entire front from Switzerland to
the Channel coast.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
21 AMERICAN NATIONS
ARE PLANNING TO MEET

Washington. - Representatives
of the 81 American nations pro-
baby will meet at Havana in
mid-July to act on hemisphere
problems created by war dew
elopments abroad, informed sour
ces said this week.
The United States plan for an
emergency consultative confer
ence drew favorable responses
from the other 20 American ma
tons within three days after this
government dispatched the pro-
posal to Latin American capitals
last week.
Although the time and place of
the conference has not been de-
termined definitely, informed
quarters said the complete col
lapse of France and it's effect
upon the rest of the world have
prompted the desire for an early
conference because of the urgen-
cy of the situation confronting
this hemisphere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
Brief Review And World During
BURGIN RENOMINATED
OVER DEANE IN RUN-OFF

On the basis of unofficial re-
turns from 1876 of the 2O4 pre-
cincts in the eighth congressional
district, w. o. Burgin, of Lex
ington, Democratic incumbent,
was renominated over c. B.
Deane, of Rockingham, for the
eighth district seat in Congress.
There were numerous other
smaller run-off contests in the
state, but the eighth district con-
test was the only second primary
for a major office.
In the first primary May Is
Burgin received 1898 votes and
Deane 1918, in five-man field.
Deane asked for a run-off and
renewed his plea of Fright the
wrong which he said was done
him two years ago when Burgin
was declared the nominee by
three arbitrator.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
LEGION SPEAKER WANTS
II. s. ARMY OF 2 MILLION

High Point.-An army OF two
million men for the United
States was urged in an address
here Sunday by James O. Shep-
pard, Edgefield, S. c., former
acknowledgement Of South
Carolina and chef de chemin de
fer of the national Forty and
eight for 1889, as the twenty-sec-
ond annual convention of the
North Carolina department OF the
American Legion opened.
Sheppard delivered the princi-
pal address at the annual bust
ness session of the Forty and
eight. He emphasized the need OF
adequate national defense for the
United States in these troubled
times.
Legionnaires and auxiliary
members from throughout North
Carolina, augmented by a score
or more of national and former
national officers, swarmed all
through the city Sunday as the
convention got underway.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
u. S. WILL STAND BY
IT'S FOREIGN POLICY

Washington.-The U. S. govern.
ment made plain this week, as
news dispatches from the orient
reported japanese troops were
moving toward French Indo-Chi-
ma, that it would regard any at
tempt to alter that colony's sta
tus by force as a threat to peace
in the entire Pacific area.
Questioned at a press confer
ence about the reported japanese
activities, Secretary of State Hull
said he knew nothing other than
the press reports, but called at
tention to his previous state
ments concerning maintenance of
the status quo in the Pacific.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
LENIENT IN PASSPORTS

Madrid. - The United States
Embassy disclosed this week that
the Spanish government has au-
thorized entry without visas OF
Americans fleeing the war zone
and bound for the United States.
The number was estimated at
500 to 1000.
Under the Spanish waving of
formalities, special trains will
take the Americans to Bilbao on
the Bay of Biscay, where they
will wait until it is decided whe-
Their the United States will send
a ship there or to Lisbon, Portu-
gal.
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.,
American ambassador to the Pol
ish government in exile, but act
ing at Bordeaux, France, for Am
bassador William Bullitt, is per-
fecting arrangements on the
French side for the Americans
departure.
Secretaries J. H. Morgan and
E. T. Grain and Clerk Charles
Gilbert, all of the Madrid embas-
sy, and Vice Consul David
Smythe from Bilboa planned to
cross into France to shepherd
their countrymen over the from
tier.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27

have been SO years old July 80,
died at S p. m. In recent years
he had been regarded as lead
er in opposition to any course
which might lead to American
military intervention in Europe's
affairs.
DR.. J. J. White, commander Of
the naval medical corps, attended
Butler. He said that Butler died
from an upper abdominal condi-
ton effecting the gall bladder
and liver.
Members of the immediate fam
lily, including Mrs. Butler and
his daughter, Mrs. John Wehle,
were at the bedside.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
Nine Ashe Boys
Enroll At CMTC

Nine Ashe county boys are now
taking training at the Citizens
Military Training Camp at Fort
Bragg. They are: Parks Coward,
Jefferson; Tom Scott, Jefferson;
Wayne Jones, Jefferson; Morris
Eller, Lansing; Barney Carly,
Lansing and Wade Blevins, Lam
sing; Paul Barker, Lansing, a
Lemley and Baldwin boy at
Fleetwood. James Rhodes endea-
vored to enroll, but returned this
week because he was under
weight.
Immediate extension of the
FSCC food stamp plan to include
the entire nation as an emergency
move has been advocated by a
large number of the countrys
grOcerymen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27

"grief and amazement" at the
French acceptance of German
terms.
Churchill ''is the best judge of
the interests of his own coun-
try" but mot the best judge of
ours" said Petain.
Churchill, the marshall added,
"must learn that France has hus-
banded neither it's blood, nor its
efforts. She knows she merits the
respect of the world and it is
through herself first of all that
France expects to be reborn"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27

termed a seven-year record Of
Democratic failure.
''The saddest chapter of the last
four years." he said in the key
note address for the party's ma
tional convention, ''has been that
the national administration in
stead of keeping its eyes, states
manlike, upon the welfare of the
people of this nation, has turned
its political gaze upon a third
term"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
PETAIN IS GRIEVED OVER
THE BRITISH'S ATTITUDE

Northumberland by a Ger
man armistice and still awaiting
Italy's hard terms, France fought
Sunday night to hold her useless
lines of defense and through her
aged premier, Marshal Petain,
holly replied to British criticisms
of the peace.
The marshal said the French
had received in 'saddened stu
por" British Prime Minister
ChurchilTs statement expressing
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
MAJOR-GEN. BUTLER
MARINE HERO DIES

Philadelphia. = Major General
Smedley D. Butler, U. S. M. c.,
retired, died at Naval Hospital
late Saturday.
He had been seriously ill and
was confined to the hospital for
four weeks.
General Butler, who would
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
REPUBLICANS ASSAIL
DEMOCRATS "FAILURE'

Philadelphia.-Harold E. Stas-
sen, Minnesota's 33-year-old gov
ernor, called on his fellow Repub-
licans Tuesday night to lead the
nation forward on four broad
fronts to supplant what he
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27

PHILADELPHIA This 17yearold denizen Of the Phiadel
oca mascot Of the Republican Party at its con-
Samuel chairman OF the
arrangements dropped at the
African elephant with several bags OF
with six
reading: Mascot National Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 81
~ Baltimore Tran -. 80 80 80
.Ss33 patio p Transit P @ -1.5s 1.5s 1.5s
80 Merchants 4 Min 1lz liz liz
IL Pa Water & Power 56h 56h 56h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Defense Program Boosts
Fifth District Activity
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 31.-Busi-
ness during July in the fifth dis
trict was above the seasonal level
and showed substantial improve
nent in most lines over the same
month a year ago, the Federal Re-
serve Bank report showed.
A considerable part o. the in
creased business probably was due
directly or indirectly to thu pre-
paredness program, the report said.
Department store sales dropped 9
per cent from the previous month,
July usually being a relatively poor
month in wearing apparel, but
averaged IA per cent above the July,
1899, sales. Furniture stores ike
wise recorded a per cent drop In
last months sales under the June
sales. but gained 10 per ctnt over
July year ago.
wholesale firms In a dozen or
more lines sold more than IN either
June this year or July last year
and registration of new passenger
automobiles in July also eXceedeo
those in either June, 1910, or july
1899.
Building permits issued in 81 cities
in the District jumped 81 per cent
over the July, 1889, figures and July
contract awards nearly doubled
June.
The nth Federal Reserve district
embraces Virginia, Maryland, west
virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and the District OF Co
lumbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs 30; 3-pound
prints. 3124; h-pound prints. 30; 92 score;
tubs. %; 1-pound prints. 3094; A-pound
prints, 81: 81 score, tubs. 2154; 1-pound
prints, 30; h-pound prints 301a 30 score,
tubs, 27l2: 1-pound prints. 29l2; h-pound
prints: 2s1a: A-pound prints, %: IS score;
tubs, 26,s;; 1-pound prints. 2sHt; i4-pound
LIVEsToCK-calves,1 10; spring lamb g.
From Agricultural Marketing Service
prices paid fob Washington:
Eo oGs-2 70 a1o pounds. s.5o-e.75; 15o-
100 pounds, 6.15-640; 140.15o pounds.
5.75-6.25: 12o.130 pounds; 1929; 10
5.76-6.25.
From Agricultural Marketing Service
Prices paid net fob. WASHINGTON:
EGGS-Market stronger for ,sraded
STEADY sS 81 raaeed
wss f. from ss eSsras sf srHs AssuSf
extras mediums, 1925; .. s. standards
large. 1928; U. s. standards. mediums,
1922: U. s. trades. 1919. Browns. U. 8.
extras. large. 30-33; y. 9. extras; MEDIUMS
22-25; q. s. standards, large, 24.es; o. s.
is-is. i For nearby ungraded esss Cur:
rent receipts, whites, 1920; mixed
'0i LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl,
colored all sizes; 15-l6: No. Is III h;iS
ems, Virginia Rocks broilers and fryers,
ali sizes, 1919; No. IS. 1914: Delaware
Rocks and crosses. broilers and fryers;. all
sizes. Is; No. 2s, 1914. Leghorn broilers'
AZ sizes l45 MIXED SseloTed pannas
and up. 81: young toms. 1918 pounds,
49, 20 pounds and I'D. II: No. Is, hens
and toms. Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
FOREIGN Exchunae
DOMESTIC

NEW YORK. Aug. 81 lP).-The Cana
dian dollar advanced to STA United
States cents today, near the top price of
the year set last month.
The Swiss franc slipped 0.02 Of cent
and renewed pressure developed against
the Hong Kong and Shanghai dollars.
The free pound sterling at 4.03h was
unchanged In relation to the dollar.
Late rates follow fQreat Britain in dol
lars. others in cents.1
Canada.
OniciaI Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying. 10 per
cent premium; selling, IL per cent pre-
dian dollars in New York Of buying, g.91
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 12h per cent discount. or 67.75
United States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain ofacial Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.. buying. 4os;
selling. 4.o4; open market. cables ;o31e
Germany. 4Q.0On tbenevolent), 17..90;
Finland, 2.05n; Greece, 0.6S; Hungary
19.50n; Italy. sos; Portugal. 3.s7; Ru-
mania, 0.4Sn: Sweden. 1885: Switzerland.
22.7S; Yugoslavta. 2.36n.
Latin Ameriea.
Brazil, ofseiai sos: free. sos; Mexico.
Far East.
=. Japan, 23.4e; Hons Kong. $3.50;
Shanghai, 6.44.
Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. 81 l9.-United States
Department OF Asrlculture1 :-Saiia,nie no rs
pers took none, FOLLOWERS, 500; compared
week ago most weights barrows and gifts
4O-65 higher. full advance on 200 pounds
and up; sows, $3.50 higher.
comnarea f Friasy last week: Fat steers and
yearlings, $3.50, mostly 30 hisher: me- ne
dium to nearse Che sraSss nnisn s,as,n 20
market on strictly choice medium weight
and weighty steers frm at advance; strict.
" grain-fed heifers % or more higher and
grassy and short-fed kinds steady TO % UP,
ana beef cows Weak to Is
dull at decline: medium to strictly sood
cows %. higher: weighty trick fleshed
vance van c" Bulls sained i Is. but closed with
advance lost, and vealers, after reaching
1880. fell to 1900. mostly l150, standing
$500 lower for week; fed steers predom-.
hsS
year at 1925; next highest price, 1918;
long yearlings, 1900; light yesrlings,
1850; heifer yearlings, 1910. weeks ave.
rage cost fat steers and yearlings around
ll50, highest since late 1897 xoo ,...
steady; practically no yearlinss snered;
lightly sorted best natives. 9.15; bulk.
200 down most swe few light
se75 ioxsr y ear S fully t q o Wess
ems predominated in run with stable
proportions OF native lambs included;
tiyes: bulf westerns s.s5-lo. 90 late top.
935 on Westerns, natives, 8. Is; yearlinss,
725-s.15; load or two, $4,000; feeding
lambs 7.26-s:50: top. S.75: bulk ewes,
2.9o-3;5o light WEIGHTS. S75-4.0o; top,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Stock Rally Halted,
But Most Leaders
Hold Advances
Many Able to Add
Fractions of Point
To Friday Rise
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The stock
market rally stalled today but most
leaders refused to give ground to
any great extent and many were able
to add fractions to Fridays gains.
Growing confidence in the British
chances against the Nazis, coupled
with the exceptionally hopeful bust
ness outlook at home, brokers said,
limited profit selling and liquida-
ton by those who wished to tighten
commitments over the long week
end.
Numerous traders got away early
on the holiday which will extend
to Tuesday and boardrooms were
more or less deserted. The ex-
change, as well as all other domestic
marts, will be closed Monday for
Labor Day.
Dealings aggregating around $780,
600 shares, however, were the best
for a short session in more than
two months. The turnover last
Saturday was about SO 900 shares,
second smallest since 1918.
Aircraft shares attracted fresh
support in the wake of Government
orders for millions of dollars of
planes and engines. Wright Aero
nautical, 10-share trading unit.
which jumped points yesterday on
single sale, just about duplicated
the runup on larger volume. In
front were Boeing, Glenn Martin,
Lockheed and Curtiss- Wright.
Graham-Paige came out on a
block of $1,000 shares, unchanged
at "a.
Up at one time or another were
General Motors, Goodrich, Mont
gomery Ward, Westinghouse, Ma
tional Distillers, New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Kennecott, North
American, General Electric and
Union Carbide.
Steels were virtually .at a stand
still. While q sharp drop in next
weeks mill operating rate was fore
cast due to holiday shutdowns, a
quick rebound WAS believed likely as
backlogs continued to pile up in this
industry.
Inclined to lag were Chrysler,
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Great
Northern, American Smelling and
United States Rubber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Prices Tend Higher
Wool Market Is Active,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Aug. 31-The CONNER
cial Bulletin today reports:
1.-THE week has been an active one
in the wool market. with estimates
of is million pounds sold to the
mills, at least, and prices showing
a tendency upward. Prices for good
French combing fine wools-the
most typical American wool-are up
about 10 cents, clean basis, from
the recent low.
There is some evidence that civil
ian business In New York is COM
mencing to be placed and II this
persists in decent volume prices
probably will continue to harden;
otherwise, they are likely to subside
again when the Government orders
are filled.
Operations in the West have
been fairly general, but have CEN
tered on Wyoming, Texas and New
Mexico, where prices are fully up
to Boston parity and sometimes
above it.
Foreign offerings of WOOL are
chiefly from South America and
tending f1rmer.
"A little buying of the fall mohair
clip in Texas is reported at As cents
for adult and IS cents for kid"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
{. &P. Telephone Nef
Well Above 1889
During July
$148,S07 Total Compares
With $122,484 for
Yeur Ago
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Net income of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. in July
amounted to $148,807 against $122,-
484 in July a year ago, an increase
of SIC, 1923, according to the monthly
statement just filed with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Operating revenues for July were
$1,076, 200 against 1919. 684 a year
ago, and operating expenses were
$768,33O as compared with s7o9, 1888
in July 1899. For the seven months
of 1910, operating revenues were
BIG per cent higher than the same
period last year, while expenses, in
Guiding taxes, were 824 per cent
higher. Net income for the seven
months showed an increase Of
JAS, POT, or AZ per cent over last
year.
Taxes in July amounted to
$110,190, an increase of $2,538 over
July, 1899. For the seven months
of 1910, taxes amounted to S818.S69,
which is $l36,522 more than for the
same period in 1899. an increase of
204 per cent.
There were 261 1892 telephones in
service in Washington at the end
of July, an increase of 815 telephones
over the previous month. Telephone
users made 31,738,000 calls during
the month, or 4,387 900 more than
in July, 1889.
Gas Income Shows Improvement.
The report of the Washington Gas
Light Co. for July 1910, filed with
the Public Utilities Commission,
shows operating revenues of $501, 1878
for the month, an increase of $37,750
over the same month last year.
Operating expenses and taxes
amounted to $478,657, showing an
increase of $43,477.
Incorporating income increased
$14,383, while income deductions de-
creased slightly for the current
month. The final figure for July
was a seasonal loss of $18,838, which,
however, was an improvement of
$9,105 over July, 1889.
Operations for the first seven
months of this year showed a net
income of s1,055,588, gain Of
$174,169 over the same period last
year.
The report shows gas sales of $685.
$50 M cubic feet for the month, an
increase of Tits M cubic feet, or
IL per cent, over July, 1889. AS of
July 81, there were 159,406 meters
in service, compared with 154,197
on the same date last year, an in
crease of 5000.
The company expended approx
mately $4,000 in July and s626,0O0
in the first seven months of 1910
for extensions to its property to
provide for service requirements.
Heard in Financial District.
G. J. Gockeler, assistant vice presi-
dent of the Hamilton National Bank,
was back at his desk this week from
his annual vacation passed at Vent
nor, N. J. Mr.. Gockeler is veteran
member of the Washington Stock
Exchange. in which he has held all
the important Offices.
Washington holders of Irving
Trust Co. stock will receive the
regular quarterly dividend of Is
cents per share on October 1. The
record date is September 10.
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. earnings
for August will be about the same
as in July. when net income was
just under 100000, forecasts say.