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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
CITIZENS PROTEST
LEASING PROPERTY
Ask That NYA Building
Not Be Erected AT En-
trance To Lake Drive

The CITY commissioners yesterday
onened bids on uniforms for the
police and fire departments. Ihree
bids were submitted by I. shrier ana
Sons. Lewis J. stein and I. Miller.
On motion Of w. Louis Fisher
commissioner Of finance n oNs
were referred to Mayor cooper
commissioner Of public safety iol
study and recommendation.
Prior to the opening OF blds, IL
w. Houston Moore, John Splllinah
and Louie E. Woodbury. came De-
fore the board to protest the leasing
of a piece of property on Fourth
street lust south of Willard, at the
entrance to Greenfield Lake Drive
to the National Youth Admlnlstra-
ton for the erection of a machine
shop and factory where youths VIII
be taught trades necessary IN the
National Defense program.
They pointed out that such a
building would not be in keeping
with the surroundings, which the
Greenfield Lake Drive association is
beautifying, and would not enhance
the entrance to a park drive.
Also, they claimed, erection OF
such a building on the property
would be breaking faith with those
persons who donated the property
to the city. as it was donated for
park. purposes.
The matter was held in allegiance
due to the absence from the city OF
Commissioner of Public Works ]. E.
L. Wade, who is attending a meet
ing of the North Carolina League
of Municipalities in Charlotte
Morrison Divine, representing n
Standard Oil company, appeared be-
fore the board to ask permission to
grade to street level a piece of prop
erty located at Third. and Cowan
streets. His company, he said. plans
to erect a large filling station on
the triangular piece of property,
covering the entire triangle.
The permit was granted, subject
to rules and regulations governing
the approval of the city engineer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Tnlismen Are Drawn
For Federal Court

The following jurors nave oee
drawn from the jury box IN hai'
eigh by Thomas Dixon clerk o.
the eastern district of North caro-
lima district court, W. M. Phelps
chief deputy clerk, and j. e.
|o'Connell, jury commissioner &c
serve as grand and petit jurors
for the October term of U. S. dis
trict court convening Monday
morning:
T. A. Rivenbark, Burgaw; D. f.
Kelly, C%hadbourn; Byron Lennon
Whiteville; ]. Mercer Taylor, Will
mineton: L. C. Orr, Willard; A.
McCulloch, Elkton; ". H. Walker,
Southport; Albert H. Hickman,
shallotte; J. A. Jackson, Orange;
A. J. Russ, Ash; j. B. Johnson
Ivanhoe: D. L. Davis, Rocky
Point; W. C. Edmun, Chadbourne;
E. R. Outlaw, Southport; Frank
W. Becker, Wilmington; j. Hend-
lev Carr, Magnolia; Pender Wells,
Watha; G. W. Massey, Turkey; H.
s. High, Whiteville; Marvin Gore
Olymphic; W. R. Rich, Watha; J.
M. Long, Mollie; ]. B. Priest
Council;
A. B. Bryan, Chadbourn; p. P.
Matthews. Willard; R. B. Williams
Newton Grove, ]. S. Rivenbark'
Teachey; J. E. Taylor, r Ky
Point; J. j. Garrett, Southport;
G. Vernon Smith, Ash; John W.
swinson, Warsaw; J.. c. Everett,
Willard; L. E. Allen, Wilmington;
D. c. Bullard, Chadbourn; S. M.
Waller, Mount Olive; Gordon Cas-
ey, Mount Olive; j. L. Robinson
Whiteville; ]. H. Lay. Pireway;
M. Med. Williams, Faison; w. +.
Bridgers, Warsaw; W. A. Lanier,
Maple Hill; I. L. Faison, Faison;
j. E. Register, Castle Hayne; C.
Colluci, Wilmington; R. W. Davis,
Southport; R. W. Davis, Clinton;
Ralph Kennedy, Council; j.. A.
Guyton, Clinton; M. A. Carter,
Elizabethtown; ]. C. Lewis, Atkin-
son; W. H. Lewis, Atkinson; Claud
R%ivenbark, Rose Hill; H. L. Ia
tum, White Oak;
Roy Beck, Wilmington; Lonnie
Byrd, Elizabethtown; H. B. High
smith, Rocky Point; w. H. Hall
Rose Hill; R. D.. Wilkins, Mag
nolia; A. c. Britt, Clinton; Bailey
King, Freeland; L. ]. Hannah, Of
Wilmington; c. o. Know, Whining
ton; H. E. Miller, Faison; j. A.
Melvin, Parkersburg; L. c. Nance,
White; Pearson McCullock, Elk
ton; H. M. Jackson, Salemburg;
j. H. Soles, Whiteville; R. l. Coun'
Gil, White Oak, Lester Larkins
Wilmington; F. F. Newkirk, Rose
Hill, Albert Martin, Calypso; j. B
Baker, Wilmington; E. T. Tew
Dunn; and w. M. Brinson, Ke'
Evansville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
FROBES0N GRANGE
NAMES OFFICERS
MacRae Explains Continuous
Grazing Plan At Meeting
Of Farmers

LIJMBERTON, Oct. Is. Election
of officers headed by w. P p e
Humphrey of Saddletree as mas
ter. adoption of resolutions on cot
ton and seed marketing, All club,
Home Demonstration club, school
and livestock matters, and a talk
on continuous grazing by Hugh
MacRae, prominent Wilmington
agriculturist, featured the quarter
~ meeting of Robson Pomona
Grange at nearby Long Branch.
Master Humphrey and nine other
Pomona officers were reelected:
Overseer, Lambert Lewis OF
Pembroke; steward, w. R. Town:
send. of Raft Swamp; assistant ste
ward. B. H. Stansel of Attention;
treasurer, J. Lee Humphrey OF
Saddletree; secretary Mrs. B. H.
Stansel of Attention; gatekeeper,
W. H. Lamb of Long Branch;
Pomona, Miss Hattie Powell Of
Miss Mamie Lewis of Pembroke;
member of executive committee
(three year term) w. Luther
Thompson of Long Branch.
New officers elected were: lee
turer, Mrs. Hal A.. Oliver OF
Marietta-Oak Dale grange; chap
lain, Mrs. Virginia Wright of Raj
Swamp: Flora, Miss Jessie Howell
of Barker Ten Mile; Ceres, Mrs
Paul Oliver of Marietta-Oak Dale
Seven resolutions wer adopted:
cooperate with the FOX lin ar
effort to raise and maintain the
standard of all seeds used"
2-To pay buttons OF the Al
boy and girl having best records
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
FAR FROM HOME

CAMPAIGN, III. - Cal Giffin,
Illinois tackle, halls fro the Pan
anna Canal Zone, where his father
is an army officer. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
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Lazy Bowels
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its herb Laxative SIENNA wakes I'm l.,,
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children love the taste of this pleasan.
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alive SIENNA at your druggists TO-DAY
Try one laxative that won't bring y,
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after a full meal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Chief Rourk limited
To Attend Conference

CHAPEL HILL. Oct. 16.-Chief
j. c. Rourk of Wilmington has re-
ceived an invitation from the lInsti-
tute of Government to attend its
police training school here Ocober
20-26. c h i f Rourk h a S in
vited, along with police chiefs from
IS of the larger North Carolina
cities and towns and heads Of state
and federal law enforcing agencies
to participate in the Institute pro-
gram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
THURSDAY, OCTOBER II. 1o,o

least two full years in colye..
at least 5 feet 6 inches tan De
weigh a minimum of 1872 No., and
They must be in good nnv rtcS
condition. Lieutenant CommssSa .
Laverents said interested csnsl
dates who feel they can o1' s+al'
could come to see him duriH 31a a'
period, or communicate wit5 Wis
at the Naval air station, pan 'I'
cola, Florida. NASs'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

Recently built by Igor Sikorsky
was a wingless %helicopter, which
is capable of vertical flight. The
plane is equipped with a variable
pitch "windmill' roto.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Life-0r.Death
Conflict waged
Above London
Raj and German Airmen
Locked in What May
Be Crucial Tilt

LONDON, Sept. 6. (UP)--
German air squadrons attack
ing powerfully in the London
area engaged in one of the
fiercest battles of the war to-
day with British defense airplanes
standing off what experts described
as the opening phase of a life-or-
death conflict between the royal air
force and the German luftwaffe.
The attack, during the days fifth
air raid alarm, was made by group
of about 100 German fighters pro-
tecting a much smaller squadron
of bombing planes, but the British
forces threw them back after many
bombs had been dropped.
Four German planes were seen to
plunge toward the ground and two
more were seen speeding homeward
with RAF planes pouring machine
gun bullets by the thousands into
them at close range.
British sources said that about
55 German planes had been shot
down during the day and that in
the last "a hours British bombers
had strongly attacked objectives in
Germany and Italy. Berlin report
ed As British planes shot DOWN.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Defense Bases in
Lower California
Urged for U.S..
Roosevelt Requested to
Negotiate for Sites
Near Imperial Valley

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.
(UP)-Rep. Charles Kramer,
D., Calf, introduced a reso-
luton today requesting Pres
ident Roosevelt to negotiate
with Mexico for naval and air bases
in Lower California.
The resolution pointed out that
the Lower California peninsula, 800
miles long and nearly 100 miles
wide, offers many suitable base sites,
and that some of its bays and har-
bors might be available to coun-
try hostile to the United States as
a landing point"
1t also said that fleets operating
ostensibly as fishing fleets, but
actually as auxiliaries of a foreign
navy" have taken advantage of
landing facilities in Lower Califor-
mia. The reference apparently was
to Japanese fishing boats active in
that area.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Japan Urgedb
U.S.. TO Respect
Status Quo in East

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. UP)-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull to-
day indicated that the United
States has made diplomatic repre-
sentations calling upon Japan to
respect the status quo in the Far
East, including French Indo-C China
and the Dutch East Indies.
Hull indicated that these repre-
sentations were made in addition
to the public statement on Wednes-
day in which he said that if re-
ports were true that the Japanese
government had served a virtual
ultimatum on French Indo-C China
authorities, the action would have
an unfortunate effect, on Ameri-
can public opinion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

PiOFdi WlVliili d Week VI IL udyo
of the districts Is million dollar
bond refunding program-a decision
business and financial leaders in
Imperial Valley expect will boost
property values, open the way for
new investments and increase pros
perity here tWo-fold
The circuit court ruling queerly
enough, was made in cases in which
the Imperial Irrigation district was
not mentioned, except as a friend
of the court
AS Harry w. Horton, chief counsel
for the irrigation district was no
titled by Clerk faul OBrien of the
circuit court, that judicial body had
affirmed decisions in refunding cases
involving the Palo Verde the Lind
say Strathmore, the Merced, the
Corcoran and the James irrigation
districts. The circuit court, in other
words, had upheld federal district
court decisions that refunding pro-
grams in these districts were valid,
legal and fair.
Vital Ruling
But the ruling was vital to the
Imperial Irrigation district. because
upon it will be based the decision
of Federal Judge Ralph E. Jenney
of the district court who is now
considering the Imperial district S
refunding case. The circuit court
ruling left nothing for Judge Jenney
to decide, observers pointed out, but
the fairness and reasonableness of
the Imperial refunding program
and his special master, julius Wan
genheim, long ago reported to Judge
Jenney that the plan was fair and
equitable.
Horton believed Judge Jenney
would act soon. The attorney point
ed out that copies of the circuit
court ruling will be mailed Mon
day or Tuesday, and should be in
Judge Jenneys hands at Los An
geles by Thursday of next week.
After reading the ruling, Judge
Jenney was expected either to order
further proceedings in the Imperial
case, or-aS the district has re-
quested-hand down his decision
without further proceedings.
Legal contentious of dissenting
bondholders fighting against ap-
proval of the Palo Verde, Lindsay
Strathmore group of refunding pro-
grams were the same in all funda-
| mental principles as the legal OBJ
Jections of dissenting bondholders
fighting the Imperial districts plan.
In those cases the court was called
upon to decide:
l. If irrigation districts, under
state law, could avail themselves
of the federal Municipal Adjustment
Act.
2. If the terms of refunding pro-
grams in any way violated federal
or state law. (WaS it legal, for in
stance, to plan bond and interest
payment regardless of the order
in which bonds had been presented
for payment?)
No Preference Needed
The circuit court ruling held in
effect that districts do come under
the adjustment act, and that no
preference is necessary in the order
of bond payments.
settlement of these fundamental
issues, together with indications
that Judge Jenney will act upon
Continued on Page g. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

yesterdays house action in voting
to delay conscription for 60 days tC
permit nation wide drive for army
volunteers. Supporters of the orig
inal bill conceded there was little
chance that the action would be
reversed.
Questioned about the house move,
Mr.. Roosevelt replied that tempus
fugit-Latin for time flies"-added
that enactment of the draft bill is
necessary to carry out Americas S
plans of defending itself against
the world.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the White
House feels urgent action is requir-
ed on three major measures on
which congress is completing action
l. The $5OOO,O0O, total de-
fense" appropriation.
2. The draft bill.
3. The excess profits tax bill.
The same comment-tempuS fugit
applies to all three measures, said
Mr.. Roosevelt, and the quicker
these things go through the faster
it will accelerate planning for the
defense OF America.
ConScription hackers admitted that
adoption of the delay amendment
was serious setback.
But they inSiSted-and even Op-
ponents agreed-that the measure
designed to select men aged from
81 to As for military service would
pass.
The house approved the amend
ment, sponsored by Rep. Hamilton
Fish, r., N. Y, by a teller vote OF
1876 to 155. 1t acted in committee
of the whole, under the usual house
parliamentary proce edure. The
amendment was still subject to rati-
fication by the house, but leaders
dispaired of dislodging it on a roll
call and were not sure they would
try.
The amendment would postpone
the draft for two months-just long
enough, some members commented,
for it to fall after the November
electlon-ln order to give a trial
to voluntary enlistments as a means
of building the army up to5a strength
of 100000 men.
President Roosevelt would be au-
thorized to appeal for volunteers
from 18 to 35 to serve for one year
If that appeal failed to call 100000
men to the colors within the go
days, the draft would then be in
voked
Along with the Fish proposal, the
house adopted a provision by Rep.
Jack Nichols, D., Okla, setting UP
a quota system for states based on
their male population of draft age,
with credits toward that quota for
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

reported.
I The blaze started in the back OF
the garage in the repair section
but also in other sections where
wiring had broken down, Reed said
Apparently, a fuse had been re-
placed by device that caused direct
current to pass through the fuse
box without any protection in case
the line was overloaded, Reed add
ed
Damage to contents was estimat-
ed at about $780, WindshieldS we're
broken on two trucks. There were
26 cars in the storage section at
the time.
Damage to the building was chief
ly in the rear. There was some dam
age in the attic, where flames had
reached when the firemen arrived.
The alarm was turned in by a
filling station attendant but the
fire had gained considerable prog.
ress by that time. A partition be-
tween the storage and filling station
area in the front and the repair
department in the rear prevented
the attendant from immediately
spotting the flames.
One fireman, Les Blackman, was
slightly injured. He was cut in the
face by a piece of tin.
The building is owned by the
Douglas estate and is leased to Fred
Miller. John E. Roberts, who has
the repair shop, subleases from
Miller.
Firemen put out the blaze in about
a quarter of an hour and left in
less than an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Cooperation in
Defense Offered
ByCosta Rica
Ecuador, too, Willing to
Help But FIR Denies
Negotiations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
revealed today that Costa
Rica and Ecuador are offer
ing full cooperation in de-
fense planning for the new world
but denied that the United States
is negotiating with either country
to establish defense bases on Cocos
or Galapagos Islands.
There are no negotiations of any
nature in progress anywhere for
acquisition of additional bases, Mr..
Roosevelt said.
h President Rafael A. Calderon of
Costa Rica told the United Press
yesterday that his government had
offered the United States a long
term lease on naval or air base
sites on the Cocos Island. He said
however, that Costa Rica had as
yet received no reply from Wash
ington for such sites.
Mr.. Roosevelt said there was COM
plete understanding between this
country, Ecuador and Costa Rica
on the necessities which might arise
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
TROOPS PATROL
MEXICAN BORDER

BISBEE, Ariz.. Sept. 6 CUP)-
Heavily armed federal troopers were
seen today patroling the U. S. Mex
leo boundary south of here.
Military authorities at Naco, across
the border from Bisbee. said the
patrols were being maintained mere
ly as a precautionary measure, ="
but declined to say whether they
expected any violent demonstra-
tions from followers of Gen. Juan
Andreu Almazan. defeated candidate
for the presidency.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Refunding Plan
ToCuf Interest
On Debt %Pcf.
Ceiling Placed Upon Levy
Directors Can Place
For Payments

The Imperial Irrigation
district bond refunding pro-
gram, immediate approval of
which was believed heralded
by Fridays ruling of the u.
S. circuit court of appeals at San
Francisco, would:
l. Reduce interest payments on
the districts Is million dollar bond
and warrant debt by 25 per cent.
2. Put a top figure of $797 900
on the amount the district directors
can levy for bond and warrant pay
ments in any one year.
3. Provide an annual levy of
$150,000 for drainage work and an
emergency fund of $5OO0O.
4. Provide that the refunding
plan can be further modified, with
out court action or approval, when
rs per cent of the bondholders agree
to such modification. The people of
the district must approve such a
modification by vote, however.
D. Make available to the district
Tor drainage work large sum which
otherwise would have to be paid
TO bondholders as interest which
was due July /, 1888, and 25 per
cent OF interest due Jan. l., 1889
.Aii interest payments have been
held up by the district pending
settiement of refunding litigasion)
o. Extend to Jan. l, 1864, matur-
l1y OF $4,000 in bonds which other
wise matured between 1889 and 1912.
Set up sinking funds into
Wlilch would be fed, annually mon
ey TO retire bonds and warrants
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
French, Japanese
Pact Reported

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6. UP)-
Private advices reported today that
French and Japanese negotiators
at Hanoi had signed an agree
ment permitting Japanese troops
to pass through French Indo-C China
to attack Chinese operating in
southern Yunnan province.
Details of the agreement were
not known and communication
with Indo-China because of the
Chungking government has an
nounced that Chinese troops would
enter the French colony to fight
the japanese if they were permit
ted to enter
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

than British observers had seen
before. Experts said it might be the
start of life-or-d death struggle be-
tween the royal air corps and the
German luftWaffe. London had one
alarm after another and great bat
ties ragged over the Thames estuary
The war in the Mediterranean
theater suddenly picked up momen-
tum. italian bombing planes ranged
from Alden in the Red Sea to Port
SueZ at the northern end of the
great canal.
The British raided Assab in Erit-
rea and reported that strong fleet
units had steamed the Mediterran-
can in unsuccessful challenge to the
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
CLANS Banned in
Monterey County

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. CUP
State Director of Health Bertram
Brown today imposed a quarantine
on all clans on the ocean shores
of Monterey county to be effec-
tive Immediately and to continue
until further notice.
Brown said he acted on a report
of the Hooper Foundation for Me-
dical Research which said that the
toxicity of CLAIMS in Monterey Bay
was at dangerous level.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

Great Britain and hoStllltleS flared
in the Mediterranean theater.
Carol was ready to flee to Switzer-
land with his red-haired Jewish
mistress, Magda Lupescu. and Ernest
Urdareanu power behind his throne.
He found himself unable to hold his
crown and the ceremonial scepter
was given to 18-year- Grown
Prince Michael who will reign as
king while all power is concentrated
in the hands of the new Rumanian
Dictator Gen Ion Antonescu. Anti
Semitic rioting in Bucharest gave
a foretaste of the future.
The air battle of Britain, mean
while, ragged at new pace.
Aoldf Hitler sent into action big
ger bomber and fighter Squadrons
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06


ing Almazan in his contest for the
presidency with Gen. Manuel Avila
Camacho. the administration sup
ported candidate in the election held
in July.
Reports reaching here said that
about 500 Almazanistas had gath
cred at Esquada awaiting possible
developments in the struggle for
control of the government.
Federal troops we're reported TO
have established patrols during the
last two days at Naco. Sonora.
which is on the railroad line con-
Meeting Bisbee and Esquada The
federal forces we're said TO be pa
trolling the border south Of Bisbee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06


The information from Esqueda
said that about $50 Almazanistas,
equipped with machine guns, left
for the pass.
Pulpito pass is so narrow that
$50 men could hold off an army
there. 1t was stronghold of Pancho
Villa in the 1915 warfare and it
has been a historical battle-ground
for many years.
If the Almazanistas should seize
the pass, federal troops would have
to cross Unied States territory in
Arizona or Texas or make a long
circuitous trip from Nogales to
reach Esquada which is said to be
a stronghold of the faction support
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Carol Abdicotes,
Son Gets Throne
- BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

King Carol II abdicated and prepared to leave Rumania
today swarms of German warpanes heraded the
sble start of feordeath struggle for air mastery over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06

broke out did no addltlOnaI damage
but awoke nearby residents and
frightened firemen who were work.
ing close by.
"The cause of the fire was wiring,
definitely" Fire Chief Corn Reed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Rebel Army off
To Seize Pass

DOUGLAS, Ariz. Sept. g. (UP)-Armed supporters
OF Cen Andrea Amazan in his claims the presidency
Mexico were reported today to have left Esqueda Sonora
for the historic Pupo Pass the only connecting link
tween the states of Sonora and Chihuahua in northern
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-06
Night.Shirted Throng Watches Firemen
Extinguish Early Morning Blaze
|nMain Street Garage, Damage $500

night-shorted, nghtgowned audience of nearly 200
looked on soon after midnight Friday morning while Ell
Centre fremen eXnguished $500 blaze at the Barbara
Worth garage Main street between Seventh and Eighth
Explosion of three barrels of oil after the fire