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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-14

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY
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THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
700 pmWMAI This Our America damatizes that the Amer
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00pm.-WJSV, Sparkling the Theaters
with Kenny Baker, Francis Langford Dave
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500 pm-WRC Abbott Costello fill the
Hour of Smiles with laughs.
District Attorney heady fighter
crime phase of the extortion racket
$3.50 pmWOL Jean Desauriers conducts the Canadian Broad
casting Corps string orchestra in modern music and
familiar light classics
Another broadcast the Symphony
phony Orchestra is directed during this program by the
woman-conductor. Antonio Brico.
1045 pm--WJSV, Hugh A. Drum discusses current Army
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

North Carolina ranked 21st in life
insurance payments among all states
and is 18th in size of population. Pay.
ments during the past year showed
an increase of $1,10o,ooO over the
previous year of 1888 or three and
two-thirds per cent.
Ordinary life insurance in force in
the state totals s1,O36,5 ,596, 600 on
472,6S4 policies or s297 per capita.
Average size Of policy in force is
s2,193, the average new policy sold
in 1889 being $2,161.
Among other policyholders and
beneficiaries receiving payments last
year were: F. Dees and C. McCul.
len, Of Burgaw; C. Hill, of Carolina
Beach; ]. Hicks, of Clarkton; J. Bass
and A. Daughtry, of Clinton; Ada
Jackson, of Faison; William Hurst,
of Jacksonville; William Boykins,
of Kenly.
j. Maultsby, of Lake Waccamaw;
G. Gaylord, of Leland; L. Hunt, of
Lumberton; w. Collins and C.
knight, of Maxton; Myrtle Hill and
D. Smith, of Pink Hill; T. Blue and
M. Watson, of Red Springs; S. Ham.
mond, of Rowland; S. Culbreth, Of
st. Paul; J. Boney and D. Norris, of
Wallace; William McRacken and J.
Thompson, Of Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Germany's Blitz-Machine May
Be Slowed By Lack OF Fuel Oil

duction. That would amount to
945, 100000 gallons or an average
daily inflow of assoc gallons,
In the three weeks of the Polish
campaign, Germany's land forces
alone are estimated reliably to have
used 4,67500O gallons of gasoline a
day.
In that campaign 4S divisions
we're reported to have been engaged,
twelve more moving up and 10 more
in reserve. On this basis, gas con-
sumption averaged 66,70O gallons a
day for each division. At similar
rate, the 100 divisions reported to be
in action on the western front would
require 6,670,0O0 gallons day-more
than twice Germany's estimated av-
erage daily inflow.
And none of those figures take
into account the swarming Nazi air
force. If 5000 planes are operating
over the western front on an aver
age Of six hours each day, it is es-
timated reliably they are burning
100000 gallons of gas a day, allow
ing for both twin-engined and four
motored bombers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
252ND REGIMENT
CAMP DATES SET
N. C. Guardsmen Will Be
Given Three Weeks Of
Training This Summer

RALEIGH, May 16.- Up North
Carolina National Guardsmen will
be given three weeks of field train
ing this summer, instead of the U.s.
ual two weeks or less, Adjutant Gen
eral J. Van B. Metts announced to-
night.
The extended training period was
another step in the nations far.
reaching preparedness program. AL.
though General Metts made no di.
rect mention of the European war,
he said:
"The necessity for training the
National Guard at this time is, ]
think, very evident"
All North Carolina National Guard
units. with the exception of the
252nd Coast Artillery, will train in
camps along the Gulf coast, where
they will participate in third army
maneuvers with guardsmen from
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

WASHINGTON, May 16. - Up -
Indications that Germany's blitz-ma
chine may be slowed down or stalled
by lack of fuel in event Of a pro
longed war were found today in gas
oline estimates available here.
Some analysts regarded the Naz
thrust through Holland and Belgium
as a supreme gamble to win a de-
cisive victory before a shortage OF
gasoline for planes, tanks and arm
ored cars becomes acute. Others
gave credence to reports that Ger.
many has accumulated two-year
supply of petroleum.
On any basis of consumption dis
closed here, Germany's army is con.
suming gasoline in it's present full.
force war effort at a far greater
daily rate than it is receiving new
supplies.
The most favorable estimate Of a
government expert was that Ger
many could procure only 2,9S0,OOO
tons of gasoline a year from all
sources - controlled territories, Ru-
mania and synthetic gasoline pro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Douglas Pledges Plane
Plants Resources To
National Defense Plan

SANTA MONICA, Calf, May 16
-LP-Donald w. Douglas, president
of the Douglas Aircraft company and
head of the largest airplane plant
in the United States, today pledged
the resources of his organization to
the enlarged plan for national de.
fense.
''We can do It," he said in a
statement on President Roosevelt's
plea for production of $4,000 planes
year.
mo task is too great and no ac-
complishment impossible for a free
people united in loyalty and love of
its country.
Il am confident the airplane in
dustry of the United States can, and
will keep pace with the needs and
desires of the government.
Every facility of our plants and
every resource of our organization
are at the service and call of our
national defense, first, last and al.
ways"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Insurance Companies Pay Local
Beneficiaries $4,000 In 1899

Life insurance companies paid
Wilmington policyholders and bene.
ficiaries S617,O0O during 1889, a
special compilation released by the
National Underwater, weekly in
surance newspaper, revealed yester.
day.
Prominent people in Southeastern
North Carolina maturing life insur-
ance policies in 1889 through death
or endowment included:
Thomas Williams, of Acme, a mer.
chant; George Grantham and Heniy
Pitman, of Fairmont; DR.. Jacob
Highsmith, of Fayetteville; and Pur-
cell Harrah, of Wilmington.
Other policyholders and beneficiar-
les in the Wilmington section were
listed as follows: Fairmont, total
claims, sS5,0O0, Curtis Hardin; Fay.
etteville, s327,oOO, over 81 industrial
claims totaling S1S,S0O, William
Brothers, Robert Downs, ] h n
Strickland, Isidore Tannenbaum, and
Edwin York (retired), Wilmington,
over 130 industrial claims totaling
$4,000, Clarence French, James Hall,
Saul Hertz, John Jarman, Jones Ma
lone, Henry Michaelis, Daniel Pen.
ton, and Jasper Sudbury.
Wilmington ranked sixth in North
Carolina among cities in life insur-
ance payments last year and Fayet-
teville, with payments totaling $327,-
600, ranked tenth in the state.
Every day in 1889 life insurance
policyholders and beneficiaries in the
state were paid sS6,S4S, or total of
s31,70o,00O for the year and s9.OS for
every man, woman, and child.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
I'm. e. State Juniors
TAPPED By Golden Chain

RALEIGH, May 16.-CP-Twelve
juniors at N. C. State college were
tapped tonight for membership in
Golden Chain, senior honorary So
ciety.
They were John D. Boyer of Con.
cord, Leroy Barnes of Oxford, Will
liam C. Friday of Dallas, Dudley
Haley Of Scranton, Pa, Bruce Hal
sted of Arlington, Va, Fabe C. Glenn.
ents, Jr., of Greensboro, Paul Leh.
man Of Winston-Salem, W. J. Reams
of Apex, Thomas F. Jackson, Jr., OF
Washington, N. c., John H. Straw
bridge Of Durham, Thomas Rowland
Jr., Of Charlotte, and Henry Thomas
Of Glenam, Md.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Cooperation Of Labor
And Industry Is Urged

CHICAGO, May 16.-R)-Pleas for
the cooperation of labor and indus
try and government and business
were voiced tonight at the American
re- all federation forum.
Prof. Philip Cabot Of the Harvard
School of Business administration
told the assembled merchants that
government and business must work
together to meet the difficulties aris.
ing from the worlds wars and to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

other states and with regular army
troops.
The 252nd Coast Artillery will
camp at Fort Moultrie, near Charles
ton, S. c., from July z through July
27. The other units will leave their
home stations August for the vicin
ity Of Camp Shelby, Miss. They will
remain there until about August IS
when they will move into the combat
training sector near Alexandria, La
The units will return to North Caro-
lima August "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
CANCELS PLANS

ALEXANDRIA,, Egypt, May 15.-
R-The Egyptian government to-
night cancelled plans to move gov
ernment departments from. Cairo TO
Alexandria for the summer because
of the possibility of war spreading
to the Mediterranean. The minis
tries were scheduled to make the
move June 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

between 10000 and 1oo.ooo ;.
warships, transports and s'ns d;
vessels. OF this amoun+ auxiliary
10000 tons We're ships sunk s, ~, Sad, 1
remainder badly dsmasrS and tie
afire. or 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
WASHINGTON CENSUS

RALEIGH, May 16.-(R)-Prelimi-
nary census figures show that Wash
ington, N. c., has a population of
S,491, compared with 7,O35 in 1890.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
SEA Loss

BERLIN, May 16.-(R-Authoriz.
ed German quarters tonight estimat-
ed enemy sea losses yesterday at
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

withstand the terrific" economic
shock Of the ensuing peace.
John R. Steelman, director of the
United States conciiation service,
predicted an improvement in indus
trial relations and asserted that la
bor and management should solve
their mutual problems at collective
bargaining tables.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Bank CIearings Hold
We'll Above 1899
During Week
1928 Per Cent Increase
Shown Despite Drop
From Previous Period

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-Largely
because of the shortened work week
due to the observance of the Thanks
giving day holiday in most cities,
the volume of bank transactions
during the latest period fell far short
of the record turnover of the week
previous. The total, however, re-
manned substantially above that for
the corresponding holiday week a
year ago.
Bank clearings for the first days
ended Wednesday, November 27, in
% leading cities amounted to S., ,319,-
-280,000, or 1913 per cent more than
the I4,736, ,048, 600 for the similar five
days of last year, according to Dun
g. Bradstreet.
The aggregate for the current
short week dropped ST ,429 1893 900 be-
low that for the preceding full week,
as against decrease of 1897 ,605 900
between the two like weeks of 1889.
Although sharply down for the
week, New York clearings totaling
S2,930,347,000 went 110 per- cent
above the S2,638,9 ,975 900 recorded last
year. The % outside cities had the
sum or S2,388 1888 900, against $2,097,-
073,000 in the same 1899 week, giving
an increase of 13.9 per cent.
Year-to-year chonges at the out
side centers were mostly on the up
side. The more Important advances
included: Detroit, Alt per cent;
Portland, Greg, 36,6 per cent; At
lanta, 29.6 per cent; Pittsburgh, 282
per cent; Seattle, 234 per cent, and
Philadelphia, 23.1 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from year ago, follow; also the
daily average bank clearings for the
months of September, october and
November to date:
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Sharp Increase Revealed
In Tire Shipments

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28-Automo-
tive pneumatic casing shipments
during October exceeded September
= shipments by 23.3 per cent, accord
ing to statistics released today by
the Rubber Manufacturers Associa-
ton, Inc.
October casing shipments totaled
5,560,709 units as compared with
4,511,644 units shipped in Septem-
Der and 5,160,661 units shipped in
October, 1899.
Original equipment shipments
amounted to 2,322,3 units. This
represents a 585 per cent increase
over the September figure of 1,464,-
925 units and 299 per cent above
October, 1899, shipments of 1,788 800
units.
October replacement shipments of
3,098,37l units were 81 per cent more
than the September replacement
shipments of 2.948, 797 units, but 4
per cent below the october, 1899,
replacement shipments of 3,226,305
units.
Exports of pneumatic castings we're
14O,025. which compares with 97942
for September and 146,136 for Octo-
Der, 1899
Production, 5,081 ,939 units, was
Isl per cent above September and
81 per cent under October, 1899.
Stocks of pneumatic castings in
the hands of manufacturers on Oc-
tober 81 are estimated at 9,447 1862
units. which compares with 1886, ,022
for September 80 and 8-381,852 for
October, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Alternative Financing
Plan Submitted V. p. S.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28-R. H
Van Deusen, president of Stone &
Webster & Blodget, Inc, of New
York, told the State Corporation
Commission yesterday that his con-
Germ had submitted a modern,
scientific and conservative" refinanc-
ing plan to the Virginia Public Serv-
ice Co. shortly before it's directors
voted October 80 for another pro-
posal approved by trustees of the
Associated Gas g. Electric Co.
The commission is holding a hear
ing this week on the v. P. S. Co s
proposal for $36,500,000 debt
ref1nancing plan to provide ap-
proximately $8,0O0,0OO for expansion
as well as an estimated annual saw
ing of $640, 900, in debt carrying
charges.
The proposal contemplates the
private sale to four insurance COM
panies and a bank of S28,000,000 in
81 per cent bonds and $500, 900 OF
15-year debentures.
Testifying at the request of the
commission, Van Deusen emphasized
that he had not sought to appear
at the hearing to criticize the pro-
posed refinancing plan, which C. M
Chichester, special assistant to the
Attorney General, has sought to
show was dictated by desire of the
Associated Gas g. Electric Co. to
retain control of the Virginia Public
Service Co. through v. P. S. common
stock now held by Eastern Power Co
of Delaware. Both the Eastern
Power Co. and the Virginia company
are subsidiaries of A. G. g. E.
Counsel for the Virginia Public
Service Co. asked if there would
not be a delay in public offering
as compared to the proposed pri-
vate sale. Previous testimony had
stated the company faces an imme-
diate need for new construction. 1t
operates in the fast-growing New
port News and Arlington section, as
well as in the Shenandoah Valley
and in parts of North Carolina and
West Virginia.
Mr.. Van Deusen replied that with
the cooperation of all parties con-
cerned he thought his plan could be
consummated possibly within CO
days.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Pau|ette Goddard's S Father
Discontinues Libel Suit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 28.-Jo-
seph R. Levy, former film salesman
of Rochester, N. Y, discontinued his
sl50,000 libel action against the
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. today,
as the defendants formally retracted
part of published interview with
Screen Actress Paulette Goddard
that denied Mr.. Levy was her father.
Counsel for Mr.. Levy, whose coll
lapse on the stand two days ago in
terrupted jury trial of his State Su-
preme Court suit, entered a stipula-
ton of discontinuance following q
tWo-hour conference in Justice
Abram Zoller's chambers.
Donald M. Mawhinney, chief of
defense counsel, read this statement
to the court:
"The defendant desires to state
that prior to publication of the ar
ticle representative of the maga-
zine (Colliers) interviewed Miss
Goddard on two occasions in Holly
wood.
From her he received the in
formation published. Since that
time they (the defendants) have
learned that, insofar as any refer
ence to her parenthood is concerned,
the article was in error, and wish to
state that Joseph r. Levy is the
father of Paulette Goddard.
1--WE retract that part of the article
willingly on discontinuance of this
action. This we have always been
ready and willing to do"
Mr.. Mawhinney told reporters
there was no financial settlement"
involved in the discontinuance.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
New Cleveland Paper
Is Hinted in Letter
Of Financier 10 lckes
Eotoh, Steel Man. Irked
Because Roosevelt Had
No Press Support There
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
made public at his press confer
ence today q letter from Cyrus s.
Eaton, Cleveland financier. COM
menting on "your recent suggestions
for a reconsideration of the role the
press should play in a democracy"
The suggestions. Mr.. Eaton said,
"are of particular interest in the
light of the election returns in Cleve-
land" President Roosevelt. he add
ed. polled "69 per cent of the Cleve-
land vote, although all three of the
local dailies agitated constantly on
behalf of the Republican nominee
for months before the election"
"The feeling here is so acute" Mr..
Eaton wrote, that some action seems
likely to be taken to supply the de-
fciency. Perhaps that is the only
remedy for other parts of the coun-
try where the same problem exists,
unless the newspapers have some
solution of their own to offer"
Mr.. Ickes said that Mr.. Eaton
might be In favor of buying or es-
tablishing, through his financial in
terests, publication of his own in
Cleveland. Mr.. Eaton is connected
with various steel interests and with
Otis g. Co., financiers.
THE Presidents plurality here" !"
he told Mr.. Ickes in the letter,
would undoubtedly have been much
larger had he received the backing
of a single one of Cleveland's papers.
How much such support would have
helped will, of course, never be
known, but the fact remains that a
group representing more than two
thirds of Cleveland's population
lacks any medium of publicity
through which its convictions and
aspirations can be expressed.
I'm two-party system of popu-
lar government like ours, it is i'm
perative that each party should have
equal opportunity for the presen.a-
ton of its point of view"
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Plans 10 Construct
Hospital for Co|ored
Persons Approved
Association Trustees
Will Conduct Drive
For $350, 900

Construction Of 100-bed hospital
and nurses home in the District for
colored persons was voted yesterday
by the trustees of the National AS
sociation for Hospitanzation of Ne
groes, Inc, which coincidentally
agreed on a membership drive to
raise a $500 fund to build and
equip the institution.
The association, which met at the
First BaptisG Church. planned this
institution as the first Of chain of
hospitals which it plans to establish
throughout the country in cities
with colored population of 10000
or more.
The membership campaign, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
group, will open with a mass meet
ing at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion
Church, 1915 Fourteenth street NV,
the night of JANUARY IS, and will
continue through February Is.
IACoAiWlll1Cs a dllSC 4Ol lOllS -UCllll
collection of cent a week from all
colored persons, through colored
churches and banks, is being de-
veloped.
The "penny-a-week" plan is di-
rected at three classes of members:
Annual membership for 81; 10-year
membership for SIS and life member
ship for $40. These three types of
membership will be urged during
the January 15-February Is drive.
The National Association for Hos
pitalization of Negroes, Inc, is the
successor of the National Negro Hos
pital Foundation, Inc, whose board
of trustees has reorganized the orig
inal body. Its officers are:
The Rev. DR.. Stephen G. Spotts-
wood, president; John T. Rhines,
first vice president; DR.. Edward H.
Pruden, second vice president; the
Rev. Amos H. Carnegie, executive
secretary; Mrs. M. v. Hooper, re-
cording secretary, and DR.. Harvey
Randolph, treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
ton are disregarded that this prac-
tice continues.

ton are disregarded that this prac-
tice continues.
Men who do not belong to a
union are not exempt from conscrip-
ton. American citizens who do not
belong to the union are not exempt
from taxation. Union men are not
the only ones who are subject to
conscription, who pay taxes. Until
members of union are willing to
take over and monopolize the duty
of fighting for the country, of pay
ing the taxes which support it, there
is no justification for their attempt
ing to create a monopoly as to jobs,
the right to draw wage from the
Federal Treasury.
Let The Star, the Quartermaster
Corps or the union official explain
just how, if citizens who do not be-
long to unions are to be deprived
of jobs in Federal industry on the
defense program. they are to pay
their share of the tax which pays
the wage Of the union worker"
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Another Record Is Set
By Pontiac Deliveries

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Nov. 28.-Deliveries of
Pontiac cars continued their record
breaking pace during the second
Today period of November, and
brought the total sales and de-
liveries for the first 20 days of the
month up to the highest point for
any month in the company's his
tory, according to D. U. Bathrick,
general sales manager, and this
was in spite of bad weather in
several parts of the country.
Second Today deliveries, accord
ing to Bathrick, were 9,249, which
is 1877 per cent above the 6,917 for
the same period of November last
year and 10.4 per cent above the
second 10 days of October just past.
These gains over corresponding
periods are greater than for the
comparative period of the first 10
days, and show that sales have
increased at a more rapid pace
as the month has progressed, said
Bathrick.
Evening star., 1940-11-28

ed the evidence presented to the
grand jury Immediately.
Assistant United States Attorneys
John W. Fihelly and Evan T. Davis
aided in presentation Of the case,
calling 10 witnesses-the same who
had appeared at the inquest.
Prosecutors said after the inquest
that only per cent" of the evi-
dence gathered by police against Elk
lund had been presented.
Ordinarily, indictments are re-
turned on Tuesdays, but the jury to-
day handed up the murder bills to
Justice F. Dickinson Let's under a
special arrangement.
Eklund was arrested here No
vember Is on a tip given police by
an acquaintance. The youth had
rooms in Baltimore and was en-
ployed in an airplane factory there,
but stayed in Washington part of
the time at his mothers home.
He told police he had gone to COL
lege here and that he had subse-
quently been arrested in Indiana
ano had served time in prison there.
Bullets Recovered From Tree.
At the inquest testimony was pre-
sented by a youth who had worked
with Eklund at drive-in restaurant
near the Washington Airport The
youth said he had seen Eklund fire
several shots from a revolver into
a tree near the restaurant.
1t. John Fowler, police firearms
expert, said he had examined bull
lets recovered from the tree and had
concluded they we're fired from the
same gun used by the sniper in his
killings.
Mildred Washington, II. colored,
who was with the McClalne youth
the night he was shot down, said
Eklund was the man who fired on
them.
He is represented by Attorney
James R. Kirkland. Under the law,
the district attorneys Office must
advise the defense of the names of
prospective witnesses and furnish a
list of jurors two full days before
trial.