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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
FRENCH AIRPLANES
|ATTACK GIBRALTAR
One Destroyer In Bay APP
parently Struck During
Raid On. Fortress

.LALINEA, SPAIN, July I'll
Planes believed to have been
French heavily bombed Gibraltar
again Sunday morning and appar-
emily struck one destroyer in the
bay.
Destroyers constantly patrolled
the waters around the fortified rock
to protect naval units against SUBJ
marine attack.
Persons arriving here reported
the fortress occupants r living
in a state of constant alarm, with
residents spending many hours in
air raid shelters.
The Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal,
whose planes joined in the attack
on the French battleship Bunker
que last week, arriving with sever
al other vessels. It was reported
here the Ark Royal lost two planes
in the North African action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
BRITISH TORPEDO
FIVE NAN SHIPS
Vessels In Convoy Are At
tackled By Submarine Off
Coast Oh Norway

LONDON, July 7.-(R-The Brit.
ish submarine Snapper torpedoe6
five German ships in convoy off
the coast of Norway, the admiral
ty reported today.
The communique:
Our submarines continue to ha-
rass and inflict serious losses upor
German sea communications with
Norway.
H. M. submarine Snapper (Lieu-
tenant W. D. A. King, D. S. O.,
R.. NJ sighted a convoy Of supply
ships escorted by an armed traw-
Ter and aircraft.
The Snapper attacked and hit
two ships with t%orpedoes. The RESI-
CONTINUED on Page Ten: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
WEATHER

yo,, FORECAST
ers v MN Carolina: Mostly cloudy, show
peratn "aday and Tuesday, rising tenn
Tuesdaee IN west and central portions
'udy and in the mountains Monday,
tndjnse c1rongical data for the "a hours
'"o p: m. yesterday.
LIN Temperature
b. 50. d. m; Is; 7:30 a. m. SO; 1:3O p.
ninjm,,ra ',o p. m. IS; maximum 81
%; mean 70; normal 70.
La Humidity
b. q. d; n. 76; 7:3O a. m. II: 1:3O p.
VI 1870 p. m. a
TOtol Precipitation
hone ior "A hours ending 7:30 o. M,
"a Total since first of the month,
Tides For Today
Wilminpton High Low
"'S'n00ro Inlet -- o: Esq SO: 5cp
tie su s!3se 5:oSa; sunset '2 7:2sp: moon o1l
04a moonset 9:44p.
etteriuo Fear river stage at Fay
uea on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
REPORT OF ship
SINKING IS HOAX
kadio Message From U. S.
Destroyer Telling OF At
tack Proves False

WASHINGTON, July 7-R-A
mysterious SOS. reporting tn a I
sle U 5. Destroyer Barry had been
suuck by a German submarine
slu was sinking caused the gov
sllfflent an anxious two hours to-
udS' before it determined that the
A'TsSage was strictly phoney.
llcked up in the first place by
"ackay radio, the SOS. said
onklng slowly, hit by German
'''lliarine; water in hold; C a r
00u'nued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
hike FORCE
in SEIZED LAND
Pour Additional Armed Dr.
visions Into Rumania's
Lost Territories

BUCHAREST, July 7-(Passeo
by censor)-R-Soviet Russia
poured additional armed divisions
into Rumania's lost northern terri.
tories tonight to strengthen motor
lied troops which completed the
occupation of Bessarabia a d
northern Bucovina July 3.
Reports from the new frontiers
said Soviet soldiers and equipment
still were arriving.
Officially it was declared that
"all is quiet along the border.
with Rumanian troops not involved
(Contiued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
Germany And Greece
Sign New Trade Pact

LONDON, July 6.-R Reuters,
British new agency, reported from
Athens today the signing of a new
economic agreement between Ger
many and Greece, under which i'm.
port and export quotas will be in
creased.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
Thousands Of Dollars
Profit Offers CASH
PROOF Of Star-News
Want Ad Results

Almost any family and
firm in Wilmington can make
additional money by using Star
News Want Ads.
-. Thrifty homemakers can
easily sell for cash several
things around the house which
are no longer of the slightest
usefulness.
Aggressive merchants,
rental agents, service firms.
etc., can secure additional in
come by contracting the thous-
ands who shop the Daily Want
Ads.
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(Contiued on Page Three; Co
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Byrd Cautions Senate
Against Heavy Spending

WASHINGTON, March 1912
Senator Byrd (D..va.l cautioned the
senate against greatly increased ap-
preparations today, lest the treas.
ury's supply Of cash be reduced to
an imprudent level, or it become nee
essary to increase the legal limit on
the national debt.
He spoke as the senate slowly ap'
preached the sessions first impor
tant test on the economic issue, with
a bill pending to appropriate $s22,,
S64,6 6 for the agriculture depart
ment and farm benefit payments
The amount was more than $200, 000,'
900 greater thon the sum voted by
the house and President Roosevelt's
budget estimates.
Late this afternoon tho chamber
recessed without reaching u vote on
the measure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
DAVIS SENTENCED
BY JUDGE BURNEY
Placed On Probation On Con
dition That He Repay Dur
ham Insurance Company

C. L. Davis, charged with en-
bezzlement Of funds Of the Durham
Life Insurance company yesterday
entered a plea of guilty in superior
court and was placed on probation
on the condition he repay the COM
pany the embezzled funds at the
rate Of IS per week and that he
pay the costs Of court in five equal
installments at the next five terms
Of superior court.
In sentencing Davis, Judge Bur
new commented: This case goes to
show just how easy 1t Is to gel
into trouble. If this young man,
who used the embezzled funds to
take up worthless checks issued
before he came to Wilmington, had
simply pleaded guilty to issuing
worthless checks, he would have
been sentenced only to three
months on the county farm.
Nov he has committed a felony
and has lost his most precious pos
session: his citizenship"
Raymond King, negro, charged
with storebreaking, larceny and re-
ceiving was given a five year road
term, suspended for five years on
condition he remain Of good be-
haviour, and q six months term on
the county farm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
New Activity Apparent
Aboard British Liners

NEW YORK, March 19.-R-New
activity was apparent tonight aboard
the British liners Queen Mary and
Mauritania in preparation to UP
anchor and slip away from the safet,
of New York as troopships for the
Empire.
While crew reinforcements from
England enjoyed shore leave, the
great ships were hurriedly provis.
toned. The Queen was geeting a hard.
er.to-see coat Of admiralty gray over
the lighter drab slapped on her
here at the outset Of the European
war.
The deadline on the hurry.up paint
job passed at nightfall when smoke
could be see billowing, for the first
time in months, from the stacks
Of the two vessels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
NAUTICAL SCHOOL
ARGUMENTS HEARD
Establishment Of Institution
At Morehead City Is
Sought By Group

WASHINGTON, March Ftp
Arguments for establishment Of q
nautical training school at Moore
head City, N. c., were heard today
by the House Merchant Marine
committee.
Col. j. W. HARRISON, chairman
of the North Carolina Nautical
School commission, told the COM
mittee his state was a fertile field
for recruiting office personnel and
complained because Of the present
lack Of opportunity for training.
HARRISON appeared with adj
vocates for another new school at
Astoria, Ore, and proponents for
doubling the present $25, 900 annual
federal contribution to such schools
now maintained in California, New
York, Pennsylvania and Massachu-
SETS.
He asserted that If a school were
authorized for North Carolina, it
would be operated as a unit Of the
State university.
He pointed out that the state has
approximately 800 miles Of coast
line and is merchant marine
minded"
His arguments we're supported by
Representative Barden (D-NC).
The increased funds for the exist
ing schools were proposed in a bill
(Hr 1900 by Representative Van
Zandt (R-Pa). The measure has
the administrations opposition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
HERBERT SPEAKS
| AT ROTARY MEET
Pastor Of Grace Methodist
Church Discusses Values
Of Civic Club

Guest spaker at the luncheon
meeting of the Rotary club yesterday
at the Cape Fear hotel was the Rev.
J. F. Herbert, pastor Of Grace
Methodist church.
After a series Of humorous anec
dotes he spoke seriously for a few
minutes on the real values of a civic
club, pointing out that two Of them
are:
1. They help a man get away from
from the humdrum things Of life
2. They help a mar to realize thu
greatest values are not in the field:
afar but close at home.
Prior to his address it was an.
nounced Lennox Cooper has beer
named chairman Of the "On tt
HAVANA" committee which 1.
making arrangements for member,
of the local club to attend the con
vention Of Rotary International IL
Havana, June ola.
e. L. White, it was announced
has been named chairman of tn
ION to Pinehurst" committee.
Ralph Gibson, formerly a Rotar
ian in Ohio, was welcomed init
membership in the club.
During the next week, c. B. New
comb, secretary Of the club an
nounced, nominations for member
of the board of directors for thu
ensuing year will be made, with TIL
election to be held next month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
YOUTHS INVITED
TO ENTER CMTC
New Hanover County Is Given
Allotment Of Seven Va
cancies This Year

The commander Of the Third
Citizens Military Training camps in
North Carolina yesterday issued an
invitation to young ,men OF New
Hanover county to enlist for the
summer camps. The county has
been given an allotment of seven
vacancies.
The requirements for enlistment
are simple, it was said. The appli.
cant must be an American citizen,
physically fit, and of good charac.
tn. He must have reached his 18th
birthday by June ~ and must not
have passed his 10Th birthday.
Interested young men were asked
to apply to the G. M. T. c. area
commander, Fort Bragg, and a
booklet containing all necessary in.
formation will be forwarded imme-
diately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Secretary Edison Will
Witness Pacific Games

WASHINGTON, March 19.-R-
Secretary Edison announced today
he would witness the fleets forth
coming Pacific war games in a siren
uous manner.
To observe at close range opera.
lions involving Especial situations"
OF the European war, the 49-year-old
civilian head of the navy will trans
fer at sea from a battleship to cruis-
ers, d%estroyers and other vessels.
Most of his predecessors have
been content to view maneuvers in
less active fashion, from aboard a
single large warship. Edison, an
amateur yachtsman and ardent naval
student, is credited with steady sea
legs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Contracts For Housing
Appliances Are Approved

H. r. Emory, executive director OF
the Housing Authority of the City OF
Wilmington, said yesterday award
ing Of contracts to Tow bidders on
proposals to furnish the housing au'
thority with gas ranges and eiectric
boxes has been approved by the
USHA.
The low bid for 464 gas ranges
was submitted by the Tennessee
Stove Works, of Chattanooga, at 9
total price of s~11,s4s.44. At IRIS
the HACOw considered having heal
regulators on the stoves, but latel
abandoned the plan, saving $1,32z.4o
making the cost Of the stoves no"
$24.67.
The low bid for 402 four-foot ice
boxes and 81 six.foot ice boxes wal
submitted by R. F. Trant, Inc, Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

trolled broadcasting system in close
cooperation with general staff head
quarters.
Intended chiefly to bolster the mo-
rale Of troops, especially along Ger
many's inactive Western frontier
the service is conducted daily. The
idea is that the boys at the front
are to feel that everything humanity
possible is being done to keep them
in touch with home.
With a warm, fatherly note in his
voice, the announcer addresses his
audience as my dear comrades
After a musical introduction he calls
out names of soldiers and their re-
spective home towns, transmitting
the news that Private Fritz Schulze
has become the father Of triplets
or that Fraulein Marie Krause re-
quests Sailor Franz Schmidt to
please send her his new address.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Albert Coleman Rites
Will Be Held Thursday

Funeral services for Albert Bax'
ter Coleman, Sc, who died at his
home at 100 Henry street in East
Wilmington yesterday morning at
11:55 o'clock after an Illness of
three weeks, will be held from the
Yopp funeral home Thursday after
noon at 1 o'clock.
The Rev. Raleigh Engel, assisted
by the Rev. A. ]. Howell, of Will
mington, and the Rev. G. r. Car
ter, of Conway, S. c., will conduct
the services. Interment will follow
in the family cemetery in Colum-
bus county, near Whiteville.
Mr.. Coleman is survived by his
wife, Rosa Coleman; one daughter,
Sarah Coleman; three sons, A. B.
Coleman. Of Conway, S. c.; Dan
Coleman and Donald r. Coleman, OF
Wilmington; three brothers and
four sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Coed Dresses On 10 Cts.
A Day-But It's Struggle

AUSTIN. Tex. - A college CIR
can be well dressed for as little as
~ cents a day.
Only one girl out of 80 question
ed at the University Of Texas home
economics department was able to
accomplish it however.
She spent $40 for clothing in one
year; the group average was $3.50
and the greatest expenditure was
$3.50.
The girl who spent $40 bought
four dresses, two Of wool, one linen,
and one silk; two wool suits, a
tweed coat and a sweater and made
four blouses and slips. She paid Sc
cents for gowns and 70 cents for
hose. Two pairs Of shoes cost $4.9s
and $3.50.
The girl with the $3.50 wardrobe
had IL daytime dresses, five even
ing gowns, 16 pairs Of shoes, seven
hats and six purses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
STARTLING NEW BLUE

A new intense color is featured
in early spring collections and Is
used with startling effect in both
accessories and costumes. It is
clear, hard, wide-awake turquoise
blue particularly effective when ac-
cented with black. A fashionable
Fifth Avenue shop shows a fitted
wool coat Of the new shade over
a black day dress with black &C.
c%essories for street wear. For eve
ming, a black dinner dress is shown
with gloves, feather boa, slippers
and turban Of the new Shocking
Blue"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
N. T.. Merchants Select
Elizabeth City For Meet

RALEIGH, March 19.-R>-Eliza.
beth City was selected today as the
site for the North Carolina Mer.
chants associations annual conven.
ton July 8 and 9.
Directors Of the association con.
sidered invitations also from Rocky
Mount, Statesville, Blowing Rock,
Wrightsville Beach and Asheville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Home Service Stores
Operators Hold Outing

Approximately 100 operators OF
Home Service Stores in Whining
ton, and their families and guests,
held a ladies' night oyster roast
last night at Captain Ben's place
on the Carolina Beach road.
Paul T. Marshburn, president of
the organization, presided, and he
introduced all guests at the gath
ering.
The affair was entirely informal
and no speeches were made. After
the oyster roast, a dance was held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
SPECIAL GUESTS

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March
1a-{R-The Alabama Twins
Association has been pretty stiff
necked about admitting anyone
except twins to its annual ses.
sion. but Monroe, Arzroe and
Ezroe Crumpton will be at this
wears convention rs special
guests!
The Crurnptons are 62.year.old
winston county triplets who look
81 much alike they are 80 per
cent harder to identify than are
identical twins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
NAILS. COOPERATE

WASHINGTON, March 19.-R-
The Red Cross announced tonight
that German authorities were lex.
tending complete cooperation" in
Its distribution of relief supplies il
Poland. It also announced that the
British have lifted a blockade on ad.
ditiona supplies and another con-
signment will weave New York
March 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
The Better Way to
Correct Constipation

One way to treat constipation Is
to endure 1t first and "cnre" 1t
afterward. The other way is to
avoid hdUing it by getting at Its
cause. So why not save yourself
those dull headachy days, plus
the inevitable trips to the medi-
cine chest, II you can do 1t by .
simple common-sense ounce Of
prevention?
II your trouble, like that Of
millions, Is due to lack of bulk"
in the diet, "the better way" Is to
eat Kellogg's All-Bran. This
crunchy, toasted, ready to : eat
cereal has just the bulk" you
need. It you eat 1t regulaTly-and
drink plenty Of WATERPROOF can
not only get regular but keep
regular, day after day and month
after month! All-Bran Is made
by Kellogg's In Battle Greek. #
your condition Is chronic, It Is
wise to consult a physician.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Three Are Reappointed
Fourth Camp Directors

RALEIGH, March 19.-R9-Tom
Cash, Ned Tucker and E. M. mig"
Waller have been reappointed All
camp directors, L r.. Harrill, state
All club leader, announced today.
Cash will serve at the Milestone
camp, Tucker at the Swannanoa
camp, and Waller at the White Lake
camp.
The county camp season will start
June 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 ,o,,

Norfolk, and was $2s,41s, or $61.2s
apiece.
Awarding of the latter contract
was approved subject to the HACOW
rejecting a proposal for adding 49,
800 for maintaining the boxes for
four years, commencing at the ex-
piration Of the manufacturers one
year guarantee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
MOTHER NATURE
STRUGGLES ON

BUTTE, Mont.-tR-m
sand feet underground lafee thou.
NINE two electricians saw a dark
plqcked out-a lemon tree N0"n and
III L. L. Marusg and Virgin s.,
the electricians, brought ssuar,
pr to the surface and s ,bs THY
to friends. They said sos showed it
apparently tossed away thu mine,
er ne drained a glass o, ,s Sssa at,
The seed was ground - 'elnonads
ver'zed rock and there ~. NE pu.'
lamps. 0' electric
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Death OF Student After
Fight Termed Accident

wINsTON-sALEM, March 49,
R-The death Of Edwin Alden
Cook, 10, student at Forest Park
school, which followed a fist fight
with a classmate, today was term
ed an accident after an autopsy.
l.. W. G. HARE, probation officer
quoted DR.. Thomas T., Forst, who
conducted the autopsy, and DR.. W
N. Dalton, Forsyth county coroner
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Interdict Against 1900
Pensioners Is Lifted

CLEVELAND, March 19.-LR-
Archbishop Joseph Schrembs to.
night lifted his interdict against
1,500 members Of Holy Redeemer
Catholic parish who ,rebelled last
month against selection Of a new
priest.
The parishioners crowded into a
small school assembly hall near
the church and expressed repent
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Nazi Radio Broadcasts
Bolster Troop Morale

BERLIN-(Correspondence Of the
Associated Press(-A radio service
OF comradeship for soldiers, fliers
and sailors" communicating family
news Of Importance to members of
Germany's armed forces, has been
inaugurated by the government con.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
CONTRACT SIGNED

NEW YORK, March 10. Up "A
one-year contract covering editorial
employees in New York city was
signed today by the Associated
Press with the American Newspaper
Guild, subject to approval Of the
board of directors of the AP next
month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
RALE H
B R FS
Star. News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, March 19.-Your Ra.
leigh reporter saw frank Hancock,
former congressman from the I'm.
perial Fifth In the department OF
agriculture building Monday. look
ing very bright and chipper-much
better than nea the close Of Han.
cocks unsuccessful senate race
against Bob Reynolds in 1888.
"You look much better than last
time I saw you," commented your
reporter.
Eyes, about five pounds-six and
a half to be exact-better," replied
Hancock, who now has a FILA job.
News item reported lately that
certain male ringers" from Har.
ward beat out professional models
and society debs for a beauty ava d
of some sort or other; but a careful
inspection of the young ladies staff.
ing the gubernatorial headquarters
here in the Sir Walter convinces
your reporter that nothing like thai
could have happened to them.
All the candidates have extreme.
ly good judgment-at least when 1t
comes to picking good.looking girls.
Speaking of gubernatorial head.
quarters, Lee Gravely takes the
prize for greatest optimism. His
lobby sign reads Lee Gravely, Our
Next Governor, Room ST." while
all the other baners merely an
nounce headquarters Of "Brough-
ton for Governor, Maxwell for
Governor" and Horton for Cover
nor"
John Harmon, young Durham at
torney who was connected with
Sandy Graham headquarters in
1896, will be connected with the
Maxwell campaign hits time, this
bureau hears
The hog market at Fayetteville
is today disseminating sales for tt 9
current season, c. D. Rice, in
charge, has reported to department
Of agriculture officials here.
The mart will reopen next fall If
there, appear to be enough hogs on
the market to justify it, Rice said.
The markets at Rocky Mount and
kinston will continue open through
the summer, agriculture depart.
ment folks said.
The North Carolina Farm Fore.
casters Agricultural Statistics NUN.
Der has just become available at
tie department of agriculture. 1t
contains practically all agricultural
statistics In the state for 1868.
Commissioner Kerr Scott saws the
~F'orecaster can be obtained free by
all who desire copies. The publica.
cation can be obtained by writing
the department of. agriculture here.
Dudley Bagley, director of the
State Rural Elictrification Author
lty, Is trying to find out what piece
OF rural line was the first ever built
in North Carolina.
He has learned that in June, 1921,
the City of New Bern built about
four miles Of electric line out to-
ward the Country Club.
So far that project antedates any
OF which Mr.. Bagley has heard. He
thinks, however, tht there probably
were others built before that date
perhaps even before the World war
He would appreciate any authen.
tic information about any rura,
electric construction prior to June
1921.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

ence. The 74.year-old churchman,
tears in his eyes, forgave them.
Il come to tell you I forgive
you; to tell you I'm glad" he said.
"By authority of my office I alb
solve you from the interdict."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

as saying the autopsy sbov.,
largement of the sn,e0n 'oNed en-.
mus. They were of the nu my
hare said, that excitement 'a,nlon.
the fatal attack. caused
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

In cuy.'mde polls, ,oomen in centers such as Washington,
D.. C., NeD Orleans, Hollywood, uere asked "Wha.s the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
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