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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
TOWNSEND CLUB
MEETS THURSDAY

G.. c. Stearns will be guest speak
er at the meeting of Townsend club
No. 2, Thursday night, 7:30 o'clock
in the court house. The meeting is
open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10

Mckinley PIT. A., in addition to
the program already announced for
its meeting at 2:30 p. m. Friday in
the school, will enjoy clever skit
to be presented by Mrs. Cleo Brown
and Mrs. Cole.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10

Mrs. Arthur Briggs of Los An
geles, whose husband, DR.. Briggs,
was guest speaker at the Jackson
day dinner Tuesday night in Ell
Centro, is the sister of Miss Dor
othy Wilson, Central high school
teacher.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Scott moved
this week to San Diego where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Scott is superintendent for Stand
ard Stations and was recently given
the San Diego territory as we'll He
will spend a part of each month in
the valley. Mrs Scott is a member
of the Ten Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Nova Shell of San Diego is
spending the week with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Herb Norris.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10

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10 choose from.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
SMITH TESTIFIES
in FLOYD TRIAL
Strong Circumstantial Evil
dence Given Against Two
Robson County Men

'~LUMBERToN, Sept. 11.-state
witnesses today produced strong
circumstantiol evidence against
Ben G.. Floyd and Andrew Smith
in their trial in Robson county
superior court here on charges of
burning the Liberty school build
ing on July II.
Lonnie Smith, son Of the former
county carpenter being tried with
Floyd, former assistant to county
superintendent of public instruc-
ton and political power, was the
states star witness as the sensa-
tional trial ended its third day.
On the stand three hours this
afternoon, the defendants son re-
lated the story of a trip to the
scene of the alleged burning with
his father and William Jacobs, en-
ployee of Smiths an danother state
witness early on July IL when his
father sold: :"I know one thing.
Ben Floyd didn't burn that school
house."
Smith appeared in a drunken
condition then, his o said.
The son later testified he took
his mother to Floyd on Monday
after the alleged crime to see him
concerning my fathers trouble"
and that Floyd told him: "Be quiet.
Take it easy. He'll be alright. Well
get him out" I told him I was
to tell the truth"
The defendant Smith told him,
the son testified, "To keep quiet or
leave, it'll ruin Ben Floyd if you
talk.
Grilled on cross examination,
Smith admitted Sgt. F. R. Bell of
state highway patrol, an investiga-
ton officer, told him that "Floyd
was the man ne was after" and
promised me if my father told the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
M'CINNIS DEFENDS
WPA LABOR POLICY
Says Out-Of-Town Truck
Driver Given Job Here In
Accordance With Custom

A truck driver from Durham was
given employment in a Wilmington
warehouse in accordance with an
established custom of the WPA, C..
C. McGinnins, state administrator.
informed local officials yesterday
following their protest in this con-
nection Tuesday.
The WPA feels it has a right to
do this because the warehouse
which his truck serves is not spon-
sored b ythe city or the county, he
said.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper and
Addison Hewlett, chairman of the
county board, Tuesday filed a pro-
test with the state headquarters
about a truck drivers employment
when it was found that he was a
legal resident of Durham.
The city and the county pay the
rent, lights, water and heat bills for
the warehouse, which is located at
Third and Martin streets, but the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
SIX PLEAD GUILTY
TO THEFT CHARGES
Four Youths Placed On
Probation And Two
Others Given Sentences

OF six young white men pleading
guilty to charges of larceny and re-
ceiving. in superior court yesterday
afternoon, four were placed on pro-
baton for periods of five years and
two others were given sentences of
IL months on the state highways.
Bobby Brown and Arthur Wat
kins, charged with stealing several
cameras, pistols and other such
articles from unlocked automobiles
at Wrightsville Beach, were given
six sentences each, all totalling IS
months on the roads.
-Four other young men, Ralph
Guy, harles Braun, Bob Black and
leave Lewis, pleaded guilty to the
theft of cupboard motors from where
they were stored at Wrightsville.
Guy received six months on the
roads, suspended for five years on
condition that he remain of good
behavior and remain away from
Wrightsville and Carolina beaches.
Braun was given the same SEN
tence, as was Black.
Lewis, operator of several con-
at Lumina, Wrightsville
Beach, was given two years on the
roads, suspended upon the condition
that he pay the fines and costs of
connected with his case,
and additional fines to make his to-
tai payment $500. He was also order
to remain away from Wrights-
vile Beach for five years.
All the articles stolen from the
at the beach were re-
covered and returned to their own
els.
Shortly after hearing of these
cases, court was recessed until 9
o'clock this morning. Featuring to-
session will be trial of Dave
Mills, hunchback pencil salesman,
charged with criminal assault upon
white child.
Selection of the jury and hearing
Of this case is expected to require
Ill of today's session and possibly a
part of tomorrow's.
District Solicitor David Sinclair
has said that if the entire docket is
not cleared within this term, he will
ask Governor Hoey for a special
of court here.
Shortly after the noon recess, the
cases of James Evans, Margaret
Small and Louise Small, charged
Continued On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
FIRE HEAVY BARRAGE
One Invading Bomber Re-
ported Brought Down In
London, Crew Captured
LOSSES GREAT
Dover Section Trembles
Under Greatest Smelling,
Bombing OF The War

LONDON, Sept. ~ (Thursday).-
Up - Great Britain dashed ba ok
fiercely at Germany by land and sea
last night and early today, her navy
repeatedly hitting Nazi preparations
to invade England and her anti-air.
craft forces throwing up a tremen.
dous barrage which dulled the edge
of the fifth successive Nazi massed
aerial assault on London.
Firing began at dusk in both
theaters of action-on the coast and
London. Official secrecy cloaked
the navy's success but in London it
became apparent as dawn neared
that the British change of aerial de-
Tense had confined the German air
raid to scattered bombings and APP
parently little damage.
Open Fire
Instead Of waiting to spot the at.
lacking bombers with searchlights,
the anti-aircraft defenses Of London
opened at full cry when the first
night raiders appeared and kept go.
ing at an unprecedented rate.
One Nazi bomber was brought
down in London itself and its. crew
captured. Another bomber was shot
down south of London.
The air ministry said at least 80
German planes had been destroyed
yesterday at a cost Of II British
craft.
German dive-bombers and long
range guns combined in a heavy
bombardment of the English coast to
protect Nazi ships maneuvering in
the channel in apparent preparation
for the hourly-expected attempt to
Britain predicted yesterday by
Prime Minister Churchill - but the
British beat the offensive to the
punch.
The admiralty officially announced
that light British naval forces had
begun Strong and repeated offens-
i've action" against Nazi shipping
movements and ports which were
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
NOhtmued on Page Ten; Col. 81
Thousands Will Attend
Picnic Willard Today

"lLLARD, Sept. 11-Thousands
ci,i lafmers, along with many Off
vas Of state governmental and
II @%!rultural agetcies are expected
tio attend the Coastal Plain sta
bsra annual field day and picnic
c;nag program will consist prin-
o Npa!ly Of speeches by prominent
into sols from throughout the state,
d l,otS exhibits of farm pro-
coIIe @ ana materials by N. c.. State
nan' ses extension service and by
The acturers, and inspections Of
yeIos elops and livestock being de-
Mae at the station.
psct ole than 5000 persons are ex-
'i suaa 10 be present.
Jpea AK will include:
NJ Broughton. of Raleigh,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12

Democratic governor-nominate;
Lieut.. Col. George W. Gillette, Of
Wilmington, district army engin-
err; Col. ]. W. Harrellson, dean of
administration at State college;
Senator James H. Clark, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN; and w. Kerr Scott, COM
missioner of agriculture.
State Senator Roy Rowe, OF Bur-
gaw, will preside as chairman for
the day and D. S. Coltrane, assist
ant to Scott, will be chairman Of
the demonstration program.
Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, State col
lege district agent, will preside at
the women's program. Speakers
will be: M. G. Mann, OF Raleigh,
manager of the N. c. Cotton Crow
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
BOMB BERLIN
Set Factory Attire And Sew
eral Explosives Drop In
Famed Tiergarten Park
NAILS MAKE THREATS
Say They Intend To Drop
10000 Plane-Loads OF
Bombs On London Daily

BERLIN, Sept. 12-(Thursday)-
R-British night fiers in a 92-nln-
ute air raid early today dropped
numerous incendiary bombs on
Berlin and caused one factory fire.
Authorities stated the fire which
started in a north side factory was
extinguished with comparatively
little loss.
Other bombs fell in the famed
Tiergarten park in mid-Berlin.
The Tiergarten is several blocks
from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's official
residence.
Fly High
The British planes apparently re-
manned at a considerable height.
Anti-aircraft artillery put up a
vigorous defense, authorities say
ing a curtain barrage" prevent
ed most of the planes from reach
ing the central district Of Berlin.
However, the humming Of some
motors was heard over downtown
Berlin.
There were no reports Of any
dead or injured in Berlin but it was
another night in which bombers
killed and injured several in "a
north German CITY,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
Section OF Buckingham
PalaceD amagedByBom

air raid shelters. There were no
casualties from the fall of the mis-
sile or it's explosion which dug a
crater Is feet deep and IS feet wide
two days later.
The king knew that the bomb had
even before it went off. He
returned from Windsor castle Mon
day in the interim between the hit
and the explosion. He,and the queen
had continued their tours of bombed
areas, knowing that, the time-fused
lay buried in the grounds Of
the century-old palace.
On tour today they paused be-
tween take cover" and "all clear
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
Points To Labor's Gains As
Result OF His Administra-
TONS Legislation
TALKS TO TRANSFERS
Says National Defense Does
Not Require Relaxation
Of Social Reforms
Text of President ROOsevelt's
address is Oh Page 4.
By RICHARD l.. TURNER

nv hlSIIt1llD LIZ LIN
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL P -
Estly approving the CONSUMPTION of
mn.cooperatice industries for ma
aonal defense purposes, President
Roosevelt delivered a major address
Of his 1910 campaign tonight and
made Of it an appeal for the sup
port of organized labor.
He spoke, in the first place, before
"a convention of the Transfers
Union, which earlier in the day had
endorsed him for a third term, he
Ncited the gains for labor which he
@ntended were the result Of New
Deal legislation, and, emphatically,
he asserted that national defense
needs require no relaxation of these
rforms.
Would Weaken Defense
Il am convinced" he said, that
a breakdown of existing labor and
social legislation would weaken
rather than increase our efforts for
defense. Continuance of them means
the preservation of the efficiency of
labor, 1t means the return to work
Of several million still unemployed"
The chief executive dashed out, too,
at segments of his opposition which,
ne said, were endeavoring to make
the national defense crisis an ex-
cuse for stopping "the progress we
are making in social and labor leg
Station and for repeating the New
Deal enactments.
%Pf0gress, he asserted, had been
SLOW and difficult, "beset by obstruc.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12

LONDON, Sept. IL Up The
British let it be known today hat a
Nazi time bomb had blown away a
corner of the north front of massive
Buckingham palace, but yer while,
the disclosure was made England's
young king and queen daring
new bombs in a poor section of their
capital, earnestly doing their part
to keep Britain's chin up.
The king and queen were not in
the palace, their only London resi-
dence, either when the bomb hit
Sunday night or when it exploded
yesterday.
Only household staff members
were there when the bomb landed,
an attendant said, and they were in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
BIG FARM VOTE
Columbus Roberts In Run
ner-Up Position In The
Gubernatorial Contest

ATLANTA, Sept. 11.-(P-A flood
of farm votes washed the democratic
nomination close to Eugene Tai
madge's hands tonight in his bid
for a third term as Georgia's chief
executive.
Scattered but apparently repre-
sentative returns from today's prl-
mary indicated rural endorsement for
the former governor and he carried
into the urban counting a tentative
hold on more than enough county
unit votes to win without a turnover.
Roberts Second
In runner-up position was Agri-
culture Commissioner Columbus Rob-
erts, while Athens attorney Ablt
Nix ran far behind in the three-man
race.
Complete, unofficial count on S99
precincts in IA of 159 counties gave
Talmadge 71,078, Roberts 45,lS9,
Nix 1882. The one-time New Deal
foe had won or led in 124 counties
having 1922 unit votes, Roberts in
IS with SO and Nix in two with four.
Counted as complete and for Tai
madge were IL counties with ~
units, for Roberts five with 10
units. Nix had one two-unit county
complete.
The county unit vote, not the pop
ular totals, holds the key to the
nomination, which in democratic
Georgia election to the two
year term starting in January.
There are 410 unit votes divided
among Georgia's 159 counties, small.
est counties have two, largest six.
CONTINUED On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12

Bill Approved
By Joint Body
Measure Makes 16,50O,-
900 Men From Il To s.
Years Old Liable For Call
DELAY PLAN KILLED
Modified Version OF Draft
Industry Amendment
Adopted By Group

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-R-A
joint senate and house committee
approved tonight a compromise
version of a peacetime conscrip-
ton bill making approximately 49,
$780, 900 men from 81 to 5 5years
old, inclusive, Immediately liable
to call for a years military train
ing.
The revised measure, to be pol
ished up finally by the committee
tomorrow, goes first to the senate,
with action predicted there Friday.
The house then IS expected to give
final legislative approval before
the end of the week. Both houses
previously ..aC- passed the bill in
different forms.
Delay Plan Killed
Striking out a house provision to
delay the draft for go days while
attempts were made to fill the
army's quota of 400, 900 trainees
by voluntary enlistments, the joint
committee voted to fix the age
limits of those subject to the draft
at from 81 to IS, inclusive. The
house had adopted a 81 to A, age
bracket after the senate had fixed
the ages from 81 to 80, inclusive.
The conferees approved a modi-
fled versi- n of the draft indus
try" amendment previously voted
by the houre. Legislators said the
changes were designed to surround
government seizure of industrial
property with Safeguards SO that
such drastic action would be pre-
vented except in case Of imminent
national danger.
They struck from the measure
a senate amendment placing a cell.
ing on profits on guns, munitions
and other supplies similar to the
profit limitation now in effect on
airplanes.
1t. Col. Lewis Hershey of the
joint army md navy selective serv-
ice committee told reporters the
committees action in fixing the
age limits at from 81 to IS, in
elusive, meant that approximately
16, 500, 600 men would be subject to
registration.
5000, 900 to Be Qualified
Of these, he estimated that ap-
proximately 5000, 0p0 finally would
be qualified for military service
after all deferments have been
made for those with dependents,
those physically unfit or tn o Sc
holding essential jobs in agricul-
ture and industry.
Hershey said the first registra-
tons of eligible men would be tax
en- about IS days after congress
appropriates money to carry out
the CONSUMPTION program. Legi
lative leaders have said they eeee
President Roosevelt to sub
NIT a request for approximately
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
Plan For Reorganization
OF {. & N. W. Approved

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-R-Federal
Judge John P. Barnes today ap'
proved an Interstate Commerce Com
mission plan for reorganization of
the Chicago and North Western
Railway company under section 77-B
Of the amended bankruptcy law.
The plan, which has been opposed
by attorneys representing stock
holders and the railroa ditself, elm
mates equity of both common and
preferred shareholders, whose secur-
tiles Originally were valued at $780,
900, 900 on the basis of theoretical
par value
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
TRANSFERS ENDORSE
REELECTION OF F. r.
Unions Endorsement Given On Basis
Of The Presidents Labor
Record

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ii up -
With a rising vote and a roar OF
applause, the International Broth
erhood of Transfers convention
adopted a resolution today endors,
ing the reelection Of President
Roosevelt.
The chief executive is scheduled
to address the convention at its evet
ming session.
The resolution put the endorse
ment on the basis Of what it de-
scribed as Mr.. R~oosevelt's labor re-
cord, enumerating such New Deal
legislation as the Wagner Act,
Social Security, Wage-Hour and the
.Walsh-Healey act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
GERMAN AIR ATTACK
HELD TO SCATTERED
BOMBlWGS OYER CITY
Germans Claim Six
Merchant Ships And
One Destroyer Hit

BERLIN, Sept. 12-(Thurs-
day)-R,H Six merchant ships
and one destroyer received
bomb hits and were set afire by
a German bomber attack on a
British convoy leaving the
Thames under cover of ap-
preaching darkness early last
night, an authorized source said
today.
1t was said that late reports
indicated the burning freighters
lay motionless and the remain
der of the 20 ships in the con-
voy returned to the Thames
Estuary.
The attack occurred about 6
p. m, moon, EST.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
Gene almadge Leading
Three ManG eorgiaRace
Disturbance Reported
North OF Puerto Rico

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept.
1-R-A tropical storm in the
Atlantic northeast of Puerto
Rico was reported to the wealth
er bureau here by the bu1eau at
San Juan.
The advisory said:
Tropical disturbance, prob
ably of moderate intensity,
central at l p. m. (EST) about
latitude 20 degrees, 30 minutes
north, longitude ga degrees
west, or about 200 miles north
east of Puerto Rico, moving
observation-disclosures or north
westward. Caution advised all
vessels in its path. This will be
the last advisory issued from
San juan"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
CHURCHILL CIRDS
NATION FOR DRIVE
Prime Minister Expects
Nazi Attempt To Invade
Britain Within Week

LONDON, Sept. Ii Up Adolf
Hitler's unrelenting bombing of Lon
don civilians has kindled a flame in
British hearts that. ultimately will
DESTROY "his wicked man." Prime
Minister Winston Churchill declared
in a broadcast today as he girded
his nation to expect a Nazi attempt
to invade this fortress island, per-.
haps within the week.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
FORT BRAGG PLANS
BUILDING PROGRAM
Loving And Pease Are
Awarded Contracts Total
ing About $4,50O,000

FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 11.-R-
A. Loving Co., of Goldsboro and
"N' Pease and Co., Of Charlotte
we're awarded contracts totaling ap-
pfo2lmately s4,5OO,O 900 today for a
nuge building program at Fort
Bragg.
Inc Goldsboro company will erect
@e buildings and utilities and the
v.aflotte company will have charge
engineering, designs, power lines
sIu ROADS Both will work on a cost
plus fixed fee basis.
awarding of the contracts was an
NVulced by officers of the post and
III 0nf ,,-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair to partly cloudy
excent unsettled on the coast Thurs
day; Friday generally fair, continued
rather cool.
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. Yesterday.
Temperature
1880 q. m. IS; 1880 a. III. -; 1'oo p.
m. IS; 7:30. p. m. 81; maximum oz'
minimum 81; mean ": normal ~.
Humidity
1.3O a. m. 90; 7:30 a. m. 30; l:o0 p.
m. SO; 7:30 p. m. 81.
Precipitation,
Total for "a hours ending 7:3O p. M
n total since first OF the montn'
Ito inches.
Tides For Today.
High Low
"'imins'on cap 1:25p
MasonEero Inlet ----- 4:23a ~ :oua
Sunrise 5:53a; sunset 6:25p; moon
rise 4:O2p: moonset 2:13a.
Cane Fear river stage at Fay
e~tteville, at 8 q. M, September H.
9.4 feet.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
COOLER WEATHER
ARRIVES IN CITY
Mercury Falls To 81 De-
grees; Continued Cool
Temperatures Predicted

A city of shirt-sleeves was covered
with coats in a hurry yesterday
when the first cool weather in
MANY months descended upon this
section, with the mercury falling to
81 degrees.
Continued On Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-12
NEW THREAT

BERLIN, Sept. 11-Germany in
tends to dump 10, 1000 plane-loads of
bombs daily upon the London area
in a mighty new offensive, 20 begin
at once, a Nazi source vowed today.
This attack-one without remote
parallel in all the worlds history
would be carried out by $500
airplanes assigned to four trips a
day to London, he said, and would
be loosed no later than tomorrow,
perhaps even tonight.
The informant, whose connec-
tons with Reichsmarshal Hermann
Wilhelm Goering are very close,
thus threatened an apocalypse of
horror while official Germany STIR
red in cold fury at the most spec
tacular British raid yet made up
on Berlin.
IT wouldn't give one farthing for
the (British) houses of parlia-
ment," he said.
Nov that our reichstag building
has been bombed, there is no reas-
on why we shouldn't bomb the
British parliament out of existence.
If they try to hit the chancellery
(the official headquarters of Adolf
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Evening star., 1940-03-26
Allied Drive to Obtain Dollars
Sends Pound to Modern Low
Wall Street Rate PIunees More Than Cents
Some Bankers See Deliberate Policy in Fall

discount of about 1872 cents under
the American dollar.
Some bankers said the fall of the
open-market sterling rate, making
the wide spread between that and
the official rate, appeared to be part
of deliberate" policy designed to
aid the allied war chest in Europe's
economic warfare.
The effect. they said. was to Sub
sidize" certain British exports
through depreciation of the ex-
change rate. They added that,
from the British view, this policy
apparently was justified by neces-
sity of raising dollars to pay for
war purchases. particularly aircraft,
which threatened to throw allied
payments to this country out Of
balance.
Foreign trade circles talked of a
still lower rate for free" sterling
and watched to see what influence it
would have on competition between
American and British sellers in the
world markets. At any rate, said
one banker, the allies stood to win
more dollars on both the export
and import ends of the exchange
control policies, which were judged
to be tied directly into war strategy.