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 For Six Weeks

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Editorial Comments
From. Other Angles
CATCH STEP
Raleigh News And Observer

The election called yesterday for October !
will determine the form of government for the
city of Raleigh for at least two years, and
probably for a much longer period.
The election gives Raleigh an opportunity,
perhaps the last opportunity it will have if it's
rejected, to catch step with progressive cities
in this and other states.
In every other large city in North Carolina,
with the single exception of Wilmington, the
voters have long ago discredited the cuInber
some and inefficient three-man commission
form of government for the type now proposed
for Raleigh, with a city manager responsible
only to a council elected by the people. In
North Carolina and in other states as well the
most progressive cities have found this type
of government the most efficient. 1t is high
time that Raleigh Joined the procession.
The present city commissioners have
pledged themselves, and properly so, not to
inject their personalities in the forthcoming
election on the type off government Raleigh
is to have. Even if there were no such pledge,
the personalities of the present city commits
sioners would not be proper factors in deter
mination of this wholly impersonal question.
There will be only two questions before the
voters of Raleigh in the election on October /.
Those questions are: Does Raleigh need more
efficient governmnt Is efficient government
more likely to be obtained under the city man.
ager-council type of government than under
the present type with responsibility divided
among three men
Those who would answer to both of these
questions in the affirmative should see to it
that their answer is made effective by resis-
tering in September and voting on October l.
Those who do not register cannot vote and
those who do not vote are giving aid and COM
fort to the present form OF government. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Labor Group Praised
By State Commissioner

DURHAM, Aug. 15.-tR-T h e
North Carolina State Federation
of Labor received congratulations
from State Labor Commissioner
Forrest Shuford today for its "un-
selfish" efforts to obtain passage
of a state wage and hour law.
IT know that generally speak
ing" Shuford said, ."the members
of the federation are able to take
care of themselves. Bu: there are
other workers in the state getting
10 and IS cents an hour and work.
ing 70 to so hours a week who
need the protection of a wage
hour law"
The delegates reelected c. A.
Fink Of Salisbury as president
and selected Charlotte for the 1871
meeting. H. L. Kiser Of Charlotte
was renamed first vice-president
and H. G.. Fisher Of Salisbury was
elected secretary-treasurer. Broad
lie. Cook of Durham was named
sergeant-at-arms and A. E. Brown
of Durham renamed federation
chaplain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, n. c.

bombinss caused the stock market in New
York to act as though the German offensive
were against the stock exchange instead Of
England. When stocks were at the low on
Wednesday, at about l o'clock, Fenner and
Beane received from its London office the fol
lowing query: ''What is reason for break, as
London stocks closed at best price Of day.
Gerard ST. George Walker, London manager
for the firm, who is in the United States for
a short visit, said that if there were any
doubts in the minds of British investors con-
corning the outcome Of the Battle OF Britain.
London prices certainly would not have ad.
vanced.
Stocks on the London exchange are now
selling at the best prices since the break fol-
lowing the surrender of France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Phil

Because his life in Wilmington has touched
the civic and athletic activities of the commu-
nifty so helpfully, Phillip A. Buchheit's depar-
ture for Greenville, S. c., where he will join
the staff of the News-Piedmont, is a commu-
nifty loss as well as a loss to the Star-News,
which he has served faithfully and efficiently
for seven years.
MOI only his newspaper associates but ev-
erybody in the city who has worked with him
or under his leadership in undertakings de-
signed specifically for the enrichment and
betterment of community life, join in voicing
regret at his going and unite in bidding him
Gods speed and wider opportunities for serv-
ice in his new environment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Defense For Wilmington

With the national defense program under
way and gaining momentum daily, adequate
defense of Wilmington and eastern North Caro-
lima is a matter so important, not only to the
section but to the country at large, that ii
should be brought to the attention of our mill
tary experts and the Congress at the earliest
practicable date by our representatives in the
house and senate.
AS the largest seaport in the state, handling
tremendous coastwise and foreign traffic, and
one of the country's largest distributing points
for petroleum., the necessity for port protec-
ton is obvious.
Fort Bragg, the largest artillery post in the
country, is only 100 miles ava 1t is under
stood to be embarking on the training of 40,000
soldiers including panzer divisions. It is di-
rectly connected with the Port of Wilmington
by rail and highway. Military equipment OF
all kinds, including heavy guns, tanks a n d
trucks, will pass through the port. As in the
World war, shipyards probably will be estab-
lshed here due to the mild climate and open
winters which permit year around work. Large
docks capable of handling heavy mechanical
equipment will be a necessity, as will facilities
for heavy troop movements to the West Indies
or South America. Further, our huge stores
Of gasoline, one of the most important articles
of war, would certainly invite enemy attack.
Protection must also be provided for these
heavy gasoline movements along the coast
and to the interior.
In its present condition Wilmington presents
easy target. A port obviously destined to
increase in Importance through military &C.
to be developed here is one which an
enemy would seek to destroy.
By adequately protecting the port and sur
rounding territory, the transportation of mill
tary supplies to Fort Bragg and elsewhere
can proceed without interruption, troop move
handled with minimum danger and
shipments of gasoline and other es-
commodities continued.
Defensive aircraft should be close at hand.
Anti-aircraft guns should be placed at stra-
tegic points in and around Wilmington.
Beach and other places,
be in this vicinity. The plan OF defense is. of
course, a matter for military experts to de-
eide. 1t is their responsibility to devise the
oest plan, and it should be started at once.
However, it is the duty of this section and the
people of North Carolina, all of whom are af-
lnguarded coast line accessible for landing
parties, and to the life blood of the nation back
IF it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
SeditiOus Babbling

While certain members of congress, Colonel
Lindbergh and other irreconcilables are doing
what they can to delay Americas rearma-
ment, it is impossible to forget that France
fell because her leaders pursued the same
course.
France had ample warning, but failed to
take advantage of it. We have ample warn
ing, but seem to be as reluctant to heed it as
was France. Are we to end up as France end
ed? God forbid, we say, and most earnestly
we mean it; but if we do no more to save
ourselves from Frances fate than we are do
ing now, we cannot hope to escape.
Freedom of speech is a cherished preroga-
tive under our democratic government. But
freedom of speech cannot, by the greatest
stretch of the imagination, be made to include
license to speak so long and SO rebelliously
that the very liberty of speech we uphold is
endangered. Americas chief task in these
perilous times is rearmament. This includes
a tremendous army of trained soldiers. The
skill this army must have is obtainable only
under arms, and is required to bring an army
up to the requirements Of modern warfare.
One means of acquiring a trained army of
great size and unsurpassed efficiency is by
placing civilians in military service. Volun-
teers having proved insufficient, congress has
before it a bill setting up the ~selective service
process under which a draft call similar to
that in the last World war would be employed.
Drawn by lot, the men summoned would be
encamped for military training for as long a
time as the emergency lasts. Married men or
those with family financial responsibilities
would be excused, for the present. Those who
enter the service by the draft method would
be instructed in all the devices of modern war
fare for the sole purpose of protecting the in
s%titutions under which American liberty ex-
lists. Can there be any legitimate complaint
OF this? Common sense answers, no. Yet
Senator Wheeler says the draft will silt the
throat of the n; ton. Colonel Lindbergh tells
us to make our peace with Hitler and prepare
to trade with him, inferring that he will not
only conquer Britain but dictate our economic
policies when the war ends. In the face of
our greatest military emergency, these men
and their followers would have us compromise
the shores of the other Americas, undefended
from the aggressors Of Europe.
Their attitude is akin to sedition. The men
ace it creates to our national security is obvi-
Gus. 1t should become a part of the defense
program to appraise it as license, not free
dom of speech, and stop it once and for all.
Unless drastic measures are employed to halt
the futile debate and evil propaganda, Ameri-
ca can expect no better fate than has over
taken France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
New York Checks Up
On Hot Spot Operators

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-tR1New
York's drink-and-dance belt, from
side street cabarets. to the elite
meeting places of cafe society, got
a jolt today from Police Commits.
sioner Lewis j. Valentine who or
dered fingerprinting of virtually
all persons connected with night
clubs.
The rigid regulations were the
commissioners answer to COM
plants of racketeering in night
life. They provide for the issuance
of Identification cards-to be car
ried at all times-by walters. hat
check girls, hostesses and a n y
singer, bandsman or other enter
tainer employed more than 80 days
in one spot.
Covered by the order also are
owners, eel and unseen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Edward Noble Retires
From Commerce Post

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-R-
Edward ]. Noble, the multi-million.
aire industrialist and amateur pi.
lot who organized the Civil Aeron.
autics Authority, retired to private
life today after two years as under
secretary of commerce.
Noble, a Connecticut republican,
rendered his resignation to Presi.
ent Roosevelt last night, but EN-.
phasized that partisan considera.
tions had nothing to do with his
action. He said he felt that there
was comparatively little he could
add to the work he had done. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Picture of a per-
spring reporter trying to get a little informa-
ton out of the Navy department these days
(The War Department is just as tough):
Reporter-Hello, Commander, one of my pa
pers Town at Tallahassee hears a report that
you are building a cruiser named the Tallahas-
see. Can you tell me about 1t
Communicable, I don't believe I can.
Rep.-Wen, you can tell me if there is to be
a cruiser named the Tallahassee, can't you?
Commdr.-We are not allowed to give out
any information about ships under construc-
ton.
Rep.-Well, but my paper says definitely
lahassee. That story already is out. What I
want to know is what size cruiser it is, where
it will be launched and when.
Commdr.-We can not give out information
like that.
NOT BY SIZE ALONE
Rep.-Well, what kind of cruisers are there?
Commdr.-Why we have heavy cruisers and
light cruisers ranging from 10000 to 1000 tons.
Rep.-Would you say that the Tallahassee
is a heavy cruiser or q light cruiser?
Rep.-Well, is it closer to $1,000 tons or
1000 tons?
Commdr.-Thats a pretty difficult question
to answer. You see, some light cruisers run
OIL ILL., o,SSo WAN FvAAAAS 00~A>
may be only 5000 tons.
Rep.-Please repeat that, Commander, I
don't think I heard you right. Commander
repeats. Reporter did hear him right.) Well,
then, what determines whether it's a light or
heavy cruiser?
Commdr.-I don't see what it has to do with
this story, but if you must know, it's a matter
of guns mounted size, number, etc.
Rep.-Just a minute, Commander. Report-
err puts down receiver, mops brow and strug-
giles to get control Of himself. He takes a deep
breath and launches off again.) Now, Com
mander, can you tell me approximately where
it is being built? I know, I know, not the spe-
cific shipbuilding yard; but is it on the west
coast or the east coast?
COmmdr.-Wait a minute, I'll have to call
on another phone. (Reporter waits.) Hello.
They tell me that that is not privileged infor-
nation, young man. But I'll give you a tip.
All of our cruisers are being built in the United
States.''
ALL DEPENDS
Rep. recovering from a near faint)-Wen,
skip it. But tell me this. Will the Tallahassee
be finished this winter, next year or the year
after?
Commdr.-Tha all depends.
Rep.-Depends on what?
Commdr.-On the speed of the workmen
On unforeseen circumstances We can't always
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
British Are Urging
u. S. Destroyer Sales

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-P-
Secretary Morgenthau said today
that the British were repeating
every week. urgent appeals for
permission to buy old United
States destroyers.
At a press conference, the trea-
sury chief declared the question
of destroyers. first came up "sev-
eral months ago" and had been
pressed ever since.
He was asked whether the Brit
ish had discussed such methods of
paying for the d%estroyers as trad
ing British islands in the western
hemisphere, but replied that I'm
not going into that"
The secretary also said that re-
quqests of the British to buy more
airplanes still were in the negotia-
ton stage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
STRIP TEASE

KANNAPOLIS, Aug. IS.
-RNA comely interpretive
dancer did an unintentienal
strip tease at a theater here,
but the audience apparently
was none the wiser.
Costumed in voluminous folds
OF black lace, she performed
her dance in a stage revue and
cllmaxed it by whirling off the
stage into a wing.
But as she started to spin,
the costume somehow became
hung on a stage fixture, and
She left a trail of black mesh
then darted into the wing in a
new state of undress.
The act was applauded, but
the pretty trouper said tear
fully backstage, I've never
been so embarrassed in my
life"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Sisters Admit Part
In 'Holdup' Shooting

WAYNESBURG, Pa, Aug. IS.
-R-Deputy Sheriff Jack Orndoft
said today two sisters admitted
they had disguised themselves as
men to execute a fake holdup in
which Mrs. Ada Hubb Headley,
a., was shot five times last Tues
day night.
Orndoff identified the sisters as
Mrs. Otis Cumberledge, SO, a
widow and the mother of a son,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Petit, Is,
both of Nettle Hill, near Pine
Bank, 20 miles from this south
western Pennsylvania town.
The deputy sheriff, who, brought
charges Of aggravated assault and
battery with intent to kill against
both women, charged Mrs. Petit
had done the shooting. Mrs. Head
ley. critical yesterday, was re-
ported 'fair'' today. AL five shots
entered the abdomen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
u. S. Workers Number ,
More Than One Million

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-R-
Ten Civil Service commission re-
ported today that the expanding de;
tense program had pushed federal
employment above the million
mark for the first time.
The number of workers in the
executive branch Of the govern
ment in June was 1,011, 066 "a jump
Of 33,076 or 3.4 per cent from May.
This compared with the World
war peak of 917, 760 on Nov. l,
1918, and the previous peacetime
record of 987, 1857 reached last Dec.
81. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
|SH00TINCS MARK
MEXICO SESSION
Congress Begins Forming
For Sept. / Opening;
Election Contested

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.-dR-A
woman was killed and sever per-
sons we're injured last night in a
burst of gunfire as congressional
candidates, Of opposing factions
prepared for preliminary sessions
late today to organize for opening
of congress September l.
The shooting came as one OF
dozens of trucks bearing peasants
to the capital to protect hackers
Of General Manuel Avila Camacho,
administration presidential candi-
date, passed a group of citizens in
an outlying section of Mexico City.
As the group shouted Viva Al
mazan" for General Juan Alma
Fan, independent presidential can
didate, pistols blazed.
The woman killed was the jani-
tor Of a nearby building. Others
wounded included a 15-year old
boy. Most of the injured were
passers-by.
Attorney General Jenaro Vas
quez announced his office had
found it desirable to put into
movement Immediately criminal
action" against a group of Alma
zazn's followers on charges of IRE.
bellion." He named Eduardo Neri,
Almazan's campaign manager, as
well as other leaders and the Al
mazan congressional candidates.
Both the Camacho and Alma
Fan factions claim victory in the
July z elections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
lar Heel Watermelon,
Popular in Mem w.,
ss tar Ne Bu,e,,
Sir Walter Ho,s,

r,c,1 OF Walter Hot,
ers do not have the fun Of sa York
ing watermelons from nsigb i@l,sa'
patches but they have t5s i il
mer eaten almost two 'iLs SUM-.
thousand shipped from the IIu aNd
burg section. Asurin.
Harry T. Wescott.
specialist of the state dsnans.eNas
Of agriculture, did not tSps sif
breakdown showing how m ssSs F..
them were consumed in t tt,aay Of
lem sector, nor how man rve aar'
were picked from Yankee SEEDS
after melon feasts, but bs ear'
dictate that this season w,s ala In
a successful one from tho quit
Heel melon growers point tue If TAI
Paintings were up some 70. ''s"'
cent in comparison with la sta per
and prices were relativelv year yea
wnen compared with Some Of n, "a
earlier districts, Wescott s vi 'Ss
Figures on truck sbir.s~
We're not available, but checpll,nent'
ran movements showed that os Of
car loads went to 81 tow yra' w
cities in 10 states, the Distri,' and !
Columbia, and Canada '' Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
tell about things like

tell about things like that, even
when there's not a national defense
campaign on. You see, ship con-
tracts don't specify the actual COM
pletion time; they just set the date
limit by which the ship must be
completed.
Rep.-All right, all right. Can
you tell me what the date limit is
for the cruiser you are going to
call the Tallahassee?
Commdr. - No, I can't, And
what's more, remember YOU
mustn't quote me or anybody on
any of this. Goodbye.
Reporter bites off mouthpiece of
telephone,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-16
Thousands OF Chinese
Are Reported Drowned

SHANGHAI, A u G.. 15.-GR-
Domei Japanese news agency re-
ported today that several thous-
ands Chinese had been drowned in
floods of the Yellow river in the
region of Kaifeng, Honan pro-
vince, North China.
Most of that area is held by the
Japanese army.
The agency reported that the
river, whose floods have b e e n
among the most destructive in his
tory, had broken through its banks
at several places along the Lung
hal railway. Scores of thousands
were said to be homeless.