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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

marine parade in homage to
a show.
tsn-pinsl. Fancy that wen.
there's still plenty OF time TO fin
ish our game-and whop the
Spa niards. too Which he did in
that sequence, forthwith.
That's all a matter of his
tory. Point Is, that Great
Armada" of $50 ships wasn't
so great. This IL history. too:
In the days when the Vikings
and the Norsemen and the Danes
were roaming the nothern seas
looking for a scrap with each other
OF any likely gang of similarly
inclined citizenry. they'd employ
fleets of 200 to 600 ships.
England caught onto fleet-man-
euvers early: she used fleets Of
galleons and caravels and like
windjammers in punches totalling
500 on a number of occasions.
Then along came William the
Conqueror. He made fighting
with whole fleets an example of
big business" Used 1000 ships
of-the-line in one battle.
But it was Louis X of France
who really went to town first
class.
When he sent his navy to the
Holy Land, there were LOO ships
in the fleet, Had az many to-
gether on several other instances,
too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
Two Clubs to See
Film on Chemistry

Two Tacoma organizations. the
kiwanis club at its meeting Tues
day noon and Engineers club
Wednesday, will be entertained
this week by the motion picture,
The Wonder World of Chemistry"
prepared and presented by E. I. du
Pont de Nemours * Co.
The talking film, illustrating
development of new products in the
chemical laboratories of that COM
pany. is being shown on the Pa
cific coast for the first time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
"a Pct. Want
Allies to Win
SYmpothies Of the
u. S. on One Side
by DIR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director. American Institute Of
Public Opinion
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Public Opinion
Copyright, 1870
PRINCETON, =. J. Where
are American sympathies today
after seven months Of war IN
Europe7 Have Americans been
alienated by the British blockade
and the hating Of American
mails. II the public more pro-
Allies than 1t was at the outset,
or not 80 much 90?
With many Americans concern
ed about these questions--and
the belligerent governments them
selves anxious to assess American
sympathies--s nationwide survey
by the American Institute of Pub
lie Opinion indicates that there
has been no change In the number
favoring the Allies as compared
with the first weeks OF the war.
Half q year Of blockades. Of sub
marine and aerial warfare and
diplomacy leave the American
public In three main groups:
I. Those Who favor the VIC
tory Of England and France
by far the largest group. De-
spite the Allies interference
with American malls and de-
spite the fact that Allied orders
for cotton, tobacco and other
farm goods have probably not
come mp 10 the American
farmers expectations, - per-
sons In every hundred In the
Institute survey say their
rympathies are with England
and France. This 10 exactly
the number who said they ia
vorcd m Allied victory In the
Institutes survey six months
ago.
2. Those who favor Germany
An sinfinitesirnal number. but
important in any general picture
Of American sentiment today
Whereas about two persons II
every hundred said they favored
German victory six months ago
approximately one in . hundred
says 20 today.
3. Those who consider them-
selves "completely neutral
. small group who refuse TO
take sides In any sense. favor
ing either Germany NOR the
Allies. Fourteen persons In .
hundred took this position six
months ago. and approximate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
Hii-Run Driver
Held in Skaqii Co.

MOUNT VERNON - Police
Monday held Roy McMorran, AZ,
OF Anacortes, following his con-
fession TO the hit-run automobile
killing of C. s. Allen. s1-year-old
bridge tender March q.
McMorran said he drove on
after the accident at Swinnomish
slough. later returning with an
other car.
Allen was one Of the Oldest
bridge tenders in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
Hermit Acquitted

PORT ANGELES--W. II. Pop
Smith. si-year-old hermit. returned
to his Olympic peninsula hideout
Monday after a eoroner's jury eS-
onerated him in the killing Of his
grandson. Dick Fernandez. IS. The
Jury termed the shooting "seei-
dental"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

modore Gershom Rowland's sleek
new Trim Too-and aboard was
Queen Of the Daffodils Marge l.
rowland fell heir to the plea
surable honors in lieu of Com
modore Bill Healy, i'll in the hos
pital for the past several weeks,
incidentally.
OF the rest of the flotilla, Jack
Shapiro's Mary Ann deserves
especial mention in view of her
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of daffodils
blanketing the cabins and outlin-
ing the mast.
With only couple of exceptions
the other boats parading dis
played strings Of daffodil-colored
pennants and bright-hued signal
flags from their respective rig
gings.
From the Old Town Dock, the
fleet proceeded back to the camp
ground beach of Point Defiance
park. where the non-scheduled dis
persement took place.
Mutter, Mutter
Which leaves US our opening for
a couple of lefthanded comments
The fact that almost without
exception the boats followed on
the quarter-instead OF directly
astern-of the craft ahead, Is
why we have forever preached
against mounting steering gear
anywhere except amidships.
(Oh, we know you were right in
place-it was all the others which
were scattered. There's at least
one in every parade who's in step)
The other point is an unexplain-
ed mystery, at least to us--who
may be unusually dull, of course
But why. when you turn out In
tent upon conforming to pat
tern and purpose for only an hour
or so, don't you stick to il?
Well readily admit that for q
person without any nerves, sense
of teamwork or consideration Of
safety-to others-that changing
course and speed and letting tbs
other guy watch out for you il
spectacular.
However, we just mention
such things coincidental to
engraving upon the record
that the parade, all in all. was
good maritime show enjoyed
by everyone.
Oh yes. The sailboats-st leas
10 of them-horsed around in ligh
airs and rain and stuff in thu
course of sailing 12-nautical-mil'
triangular race. Jack Teitge
Manana COPIED a win; there wa
considerable late-hour discussion
about protesting tug that foulet
roadstead, etc. so the other stand
ings are obscure as we peck this
/
Old Stuff
Say. by the way. Speaking o
armadas, we just happened to re
member about the Great Armand
of Spain-the one every school
boy can tell about SO glibly.
You know: The fleet Of $50 yes
sells which sailed over to England
and Admiral Sir Francis Drak
quoted (when their appearance
was reported to him he playe'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

ly the same number take u
now. Interestingly enough.
city jewellers and persons In
the lower income groups are
more inclined TO the complete-
ly neutral" attitude than
other classes Of the popula-
ton.
Changes In intensity
In its two tests of the Ameri-
can public's sympathies the lnsu-
tute put the identical question to
corresponding cross-sections Of the
voters In each OF the - states:
(which side do you want TO
see win the present war Eng
land and France, or Germany"
The result Of these identical
surveys are shown below:
9 Months
To-day Ago
Want Allies 10
Win .........s SAY Ms
Want Germany
20 Win ...... 1
Completely
Neutral
No Choice
or No
Opinion ...,. .15 IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
BUDDHIST MEETING

The Tacoma Buddhist center
will meet at s p. m. Tuesday at
the church, 1717 Fawcett ave.
The subject viii be The Conquest
Of the Centers.'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

swung wide and
reversed the dis
lance.
Directly behind
the coast guard
Was the Blanche
ID. OF regatta
chairman T e d
Worthington. In
the vanguard po-
sition of honor,
next in order
was Vice-Com-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
MEETING POSTPONED

Due 10 schools being closed this
week for spring vacation. the Haw-
thorne Improvement clubs meet
ing has been postponed from April
2 TO Tuesday evening, April 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
VACATION HEARING

The council Monday fixed April
20 Is the date Of hearing on a
petition for vacation Of Gunnison
AZ. from So. 3lst 10 Center ST
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

EDITORS MOTIF: This Is the eighth
Of ten articles hy ". L. White, writ
ten from extensive notes made inside
Germany and brought 70 Copenhagen
for preparation to avoid Nazi CENSOR
ship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

Al / p. m. promptly, the armada
mustered off the smelter Stag
dump. Led by the u. S. coast
guard patrol boat No. 402, the
procession followed shoreline
course TO the Old Town Dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
It n1U play
an encore
on your
bea'bt'1ing
v7HEN cRETA CARLO

W7HEN CRETA CARLO
w or Spencer Tracy appear
upon he screen :. when Ksth-
arine Cornell or Helen Hayes
snip before The footIighn :.
when Krcixler or Heifetr lay
bow 70 suines Il only adds
% your enjoyment II you know
diem of old. The great grow
upon you.
y = e
Great the Golden Gaze Inter-
national Exposition proved IL
self las year when Il appeared
like 9 jewel In San Francisco
hay. Great il will prove ifself
asain this season when IL re-
opens May IS. Again les beauty
like thaf Of great music
win give you happy sooss-Aesh.
Again iu vast attractions viii
naks your sPiriu sing.
4 4 4
Bur - like other enterfain4
nent Cresp III viii play .
~ uane :. provide new set
Gnss J. wear . new costume
-. and step forth in . new
Characterization. Best of the old
- and that was pretty hne- -
will be retained =. as every
Outstanding performer retains
melio~ins experience.
= = =
So every resident Of the West
should write See Fair" At the
hesd Of his must" list Those
Who saw IL last yeas will hold
reunion with the thrill of .
Lifetime. Among newcomers. ir
gill b. . case Of love at FIRST
sight with this most beautiful
Of expositions
Standard Oil Company
of California
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

Undaunted by rain, 80 of Tacoma Yacht clubs finest
craft turned Sunday for marine parade homage 10
Old King Daffodil Made quite show.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
coPENHAGEN-Almost every

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES every
body had theory about the
Munich beer-hsll bomb after 1t ex-
ploded last November.
The first conclusion 10 which q
good many people In Berlin jumped
was that high party officials had
planted Il there themselves, that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
- GENTLE BLEACH IT M<<'~
.uedanro

,,,.eh ,h.s'. ,pseiaIl, ereee''sa
s 90 ss gentle 70 linens. This 1s.s ss.
sIu.iv. lnr.hl Process rsm0S..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

from the ordinance that section of
Church street lying west of Front
street so that people in that section
might have a street on which to park
their cars at night.
The matter was referred to Mayor
Cooper as commissioner of public
safety. for investigation, study and
report: ...
Meanwhile Beale complained that
the three men named above were the
only ones arrested though there
we're five cars parked on the street
last night after 1 a. m.
Mayor Cooper Immediately con-
Quoted ar inquiry in the police de-
partment which revealed that Beale's
car had been ticketed with warnings
for four nights in a row prior to
his arrest and that at the time the
three violations We're noted the other
cars were not parked on the street.
Mayor Cooper Immediately order
ed rigid enforcement of the ordi-
nance and Assistant Chief of Police
Charles Casteen, who is in charge of
the department at night, said that
I'VE are going to go down the line
and everywhere we find a person
violating this ordinance there is go
ing to be an arrest
Casteen indicated the drive against
cars so parked will be city-wide and
indications are the docket Of record
er's court will be cluttered this morn
ing
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
DRIVE ON NIGHT
PARKING LAUNCHED
Three Car Owners Hailed
To Court; One Complains
To Mayor Cooper

Tuesday night police made a stao
at enforcing an ordinance, which IN
one form or another has been on the
city books for many years, the pro-
hibiting of the parking OF vehicles
on improved or surfaced streets be-
tween the hours Of 1 a. m. and g
a. m.
Three men were arrested on
charges they violated the ordinance:
H. E. Bell, Earl Beale and Hugh
Bell, Jr., all of 500 South Front
street. All submitted pleas of guilty
in recorders court yesterday morn
ing, were assessed the costs of court
and the costs were then RENTED
with a warning that if they are ar
rested on a similar offense again ana
are found guilty they will be fined.
Beale Immediately took the matter
to the city commissioners, request
ing that the commissioners exempt
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
7 More Youths Enlist
Here For Army Service

Seven additional enlistments of
young men from Southeastern
North Carolina for three years of
service with army units at Fort
Moultrie, S. c., Fort jackson,
Fort Bragg, and Fort Mcpherson,
Ca, were announced yesterday by
Sergeant S. W. D. Bennett, local
recruiting officer, as follows:
Daulton w. Hollis, %, son Of j.
D. Hollis, of Leland; Floyd M.
White, 81, son of Willie White, of
Leland: 18th coast artillery at
Fort Moultrie.
Charlotte Holden, %, son of A.
A. Holden, of Holly Ridge, Ho-
mer G.. Holden, 81, a brother, and
Haywood Edens, for the 18th field
artillery at Fort Bragg.
Harvey j. Cliff, "a, son of B. B.
Cliff, of Ash, 86th quartermaster
corps at Fort Mcpherson; and
Robert N. Justice, 10, son of D. L.
Justice, of Leland, for the 18th
infantry at Fort Jackson.
A U. S. army recruiting service
mobile unit, in charge of Sergeants
Charles Marshall and Ernst Rhor,
will tour the Wilmington section
as follows: Monday, November Is,
Wallace and Kenansville; Tuesday.
November 26. Jacksonville and
Onslow county; Wednesday,, No
vember 27, Whiteville and vicinity.
Sergeant Bennett said there were
unlimited vacancies in various
branches of the service at Fort
Bragg, Fort Benning, Ga, and
Fort jackson, S. c., and for high
school graduates in the air crops
1T MacDiu Field Ella
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

You-the individual American citizen must
know these things if you want to stay free. You
have to know what is going on, so that you can
support the men and the laws that keep you free
and secure.
And so, you see, the very price of liberty is
bound up in the right and the duty of your nnus-
paper to bring you all the facts about all that
happens.
You must also see to it that the money you have
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

to spend buys you the necessities and @luxuries Of
life. You must know values and where to find
them, or else you will go broke or miss many of
the satisfactions of living a free life.
So, again, in your newspapers, there is a con-
slant flow of another kind of news-the advertise
ments by which merchants and manufacturers and
others tell you about their goods.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

l said this was an advertisement. It is that BE-
cause 1t tells you what a certain "product" does
tor you. The product is your newspaper.
Your newspaper helps you every day to get the
most out of life. But your newspaper asks no
tavors, no special consideration. 1t does want your
continued support and your understanding Of how
1t plays a part in protecting your freedom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Aliens Must Register
Before Naturalization

Jennings OTIS, immigration and
naturalization inspector, yesterday
said there were a number Of aliens
in the Wilmington section who have
passed the naturalization examina-
tions and are waiting to take the
oath of allegiance in open court 20
complete their naturalization.
Before taking the oath of allegi-
ance. Otis said, they will be asked
whether they have registered under
the national alien registration act of
1910. If they have not, they will
not be permitted to take the pa:
and will be subject to penalties for
failure to register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
BARI ATTACKED

CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 20 R -
Long-range British bombecs at
Bari, southeastern Italian
embarkation point for troops to
Albania, a British communicate
said today, and registered direct
bomb hits on the main jetty and
caused fires and explosions which
we're believed to have damaged
ships alongside.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21
Ii wing ..
and Eating
BY NORMAN
Chairman. Newspaper Publishers Committee

is an advertisement about
L you. 1t concerns your way of life
and your pocketbook.
Forget me, if you like. l am only
the spokesman for a committee of
publishers, of which the publisher of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

your newspaper is a member.
Forget the words and the form of this advertise
ment as soon as you want.
But remember-M your We-the message l
have here for you and for your family and for
your neighbors.
You are a citizen in a democracy. This gives YOU
two great rights"
J.. The right to say how you shall be gov
erned and by whom.
z. The right to spend your money how and
when you ehoose-or to keep It..
Think what that means. It means one precious
thing: FREEDOM. .s
-
freedom to speak your mind, a right to have
your voice heard and your opinion counted.
Freedom to pick the food you prefer, the kind
ana shape and shade of clothes, the style of your
mousse the community in which you live.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-21

Now the purpose of this advertisement-and Of
all those which will follow it, week after week, in
this space-is to help you stay free. This series has
no other purpose.
A dictator must have his spies and his secret
police to learn what is going on, so that he may put
down rebellion and make his rule absolute.
A dictator must know what foods and styles
and services are available, so that he can decide
what the people may eat and wear and do.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
BURNS ARE FATAL
TO MISS BALDWIN
ClarktOn Woman Dies In Lum-
berton Hospital; Funeral
Planned Today

CHARLTON, March Is. Miss
jamie Baldwin,, 40, daughter of c
A. Baldwin,, of Clarkton, died in g
Lumberton hospital last night from
burns received when she attempted
to throw a pan of flaming gasoline
from her kitchen Monday morning.
Her two-year-old neice, Mollie Bald
win, was burned but after treat
ment at a Lumberton hospital was
returned home.
Funeral services will be held from
the Mt. Zion Baptist church, Of
which she was a member, Wednes'
day morning at II o'clock. Buria.
will follow in the church cemetery
Miss Baldwin is survived by he1
father; five sisters, Miss Mamie
Baldwin, of Oxford, Miss Delphis
Baldwin, nurse at Thompson Me
mortal hospital in Lumberton. Miss
Grace Baldwin and Mrs. c. 7. Davis
of McDonalds, and Mrs. W. F. Han
cock, Of Hemp: four brothers, Frank
and Fred Baldwin, of Clarkton, Eel
ton Baldwin, of the U. S. navy sta
toned at San Diego, Calf, and Con-
rad Baldwin, student at Seminary
at Louisville, KY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
ROAD
PROGRAM IS URGED
Maxwell Says State Ready To
Go Forward With High
way improvements

LINCOLNTON, March 19.-R-
North Carolina sis again in position
to go forward with a progressive
program of highway building and
improvement, ga. Maxwell, can
didate for the democratic guberna
torial nomination, told the Coco
Fellows club here tonight.
This program should, i'll the mex
four years, extend the benefits O,
a~ll-Weather roads to many neglected
communities in every county in thu
state" he said.
The candidate praised Governor
William A. Graham, a Lincoln
county native, and said he was
definitely responsible" for con
struction of the North Caroline
railroad from Goldsboro to Greens
boro and Charlotte.
Every venture that North Caro-
lima has made in the field of trans
portation has inaugurated an era
of development and progress" Max.
well added. So. The road build
ing program inaugurated under
Governor Morrison in 1921 has been
responsible for the greatest era Of
progress in the history of the state
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
STUDY OF BRIDGE
PLANNED BY N. E.
Will Determine Whether Span
On Highways 10 And %
At Asheville Safe

RALEIGH, March 19.-P-High.
way commission officials said to-
day they would make a study If the
bridge on U. S. highway 19,and. %,
connecting Asheville and West Ashe-
vile, to determine whether it was
safe.
Pat Burdette, Asheville city ma :
ager, told Frank Dunlap, commits.
sion chairman, and Vance Yaise,
chief highway engineer, that tie
bridge was in Every bad shape"
I'VE plan to make a thorough
check Baise said. 'The question
is whether the bridge is dangerous
He said the bridge was built by
the county many years ago" and
was BADLY constructed"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
BID OPENING SET
BY HOUSING BOARD
Will Receive Estimates On
Check Meters For Houses
On March %

The Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington will open bids
at noon Thursday, March 20, on
cneck meters for the family houses
on its two low-rent housing projects
here.
The authority will purchase its
power for the white and colored
projects through two master me-
tiers, but will place a check meter
each Individual unit so it can
determine the amount of current
being used by each family.
The authority has been given ap.
proval by the USHA Of its plan to
purchase the meters.
At the meeting on March %, the
will also receive proposals
as to rates for fire and extended in
surance for the two projects and
will receive specimen policies for
study.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Mrs. Ethel Roosevelt
Injured In Accident

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, March
19-P-Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Jr., the former Ethel Dupont,
was injured today in a hunting spill
while riding with the Pennington
Hunt club.
The attractive young wife of the
Presidents son fell with her horse,
in an attempt to jump a picket
fence, and her mount fell on her.
She was rendered unconscious, and
received a fractured pelvis and a
brain conclusion.
She was responding satisfactorily
to treatment, a University of Vir-
GINA hospital physician said this
afternoon, but her injuries will keen
her confined to the hospital for at
least several weeks. The physician
said the fracture Of the pelvis was
not a particularly serious break.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
GRAvELY URGES
u TOBACCO RELIEF
,.,d;date Says Aid Must
V Sone Through Restoration
Of British Market

-nuoNT. March 19.-(R-Re'
Fali "tbe gloomy situation now
bef u o,,r tobacco growers must
taclns thro,1gh restoration of the
come loaf market, L. L.. Gravely,
Brl's aratjc gubernatorial candidate
t '%'i5't the Faim0nt Rotary club to-
'Ss. ..;ng out that England for
W. took So per cent of North
nle aa;;ra,s bright tobacco. Gravely
Ca'Vi .od the use of the property
sas .snvnatriated Americans" to boil
Oh the price of the agricultural
ss s,,cts in the United States. These
PEft ora Americans" he assert
vAr 'sft The United States because
co. didn't like the way Uncle Sam
lusI his business" and became Brit
ih' subjects with big holdings in the
III t.n.tod States, thus escaping the
Lnt states income tax and super.
V .. hv the Securities Exchange
curmisslon'
Tho candidate pleaded for new uses
t.rm products, pointing out that
's,o efforts were being made to
"- two blades of grass where
srr,orlv only one grew" plans were
heing made to handle that Sec
and blade of grass"