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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Five Gypsum, Wauboard
Firms Indicted By y. S.

WASHINGTON, June 28-R)
A special federal grand jury in
iicted five corporations and nine
Individuals today on charges of
king the prices of gypsum board,
billboard and lath through a pa
tent licensing arrangement.
Indicted were:
United States Gypsum company,
National Gypsum company, Ger
,ain-Teed Products corporation,
|zosary Gypsum Company, Inc,
md Newark Plaster company; and
these officers and employees, Oliver
N. Canode, William l.. Ready, H.
frank sadler, Sidney F. Bartlett,
Earnest A. Gallagher, Melvin H.
Baker, Ralph F. Burley, Warren
h. Henley. and Arthur r. Black.
The men are associated with the
five companies. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Liner Washington Sails
For Ireland To Return
1000 American Refugee.

NEW YORK, June 28-R-The
re Liner Washington sailed to-
Nv for Galway, Ireland, to bring
sack an estimated 10000 Ameri-
ans from the war zone.
The sailing was delayed 2 IL
,ours due to difficulty in signing
m A crew. Officials of the line
aid many seamen were reluctant
IN return to European waters. On
her last voyage the Washington
WAS halted by a German SUBJ
marine.
Although, technically, The Wash
inoton was to have sailed without
passengers or cargo, there was
ane passenger aboard - David H.
Bruce. son-in-law of the late An
drew Mellon, who was going
broad on an American Red Cross
mission. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
McNary's Home Town Is
Elated Over Nomination

SALEM, Ore, June 28.-QP-
Charlie McNary's home town was
ubilant today because the repupll
can national convention nominated
him for the vice-presidency.
Gov. Charles A. Sprague, whc
started the McNary presidential
campaign last October Z in q
speech to oregon young republ1-
cans at the Dalles, was the happi-
est of all.
Gust think" the governor said,
"a. few days ago we were dream
ing about what a great thing 1t
would be if Charlie were chosen as
a vice-presidential candidate. 1t
seemed remote then, but now that
dream has come true
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Marines Pier Work
Frolic' Is Scheduled

MARINES, June ga wv k
.frolic" will inaugurate reconstruc-
ton of the Marines pier Saturday.
The "frolic" in which residents of
the community will participate will
begin at 8 am, and at noon the
ladies of the community will serve
dinner. The rebuilt pier will be
$50 feet long and six feet wide,
leading to some of the best river
fishing in the state. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Reu. HaIeck Plans
Special Sermon Sunday

The Rev. e. W. Halleck, rector
of st. Johns church, will preach
a special sermon Sunday morning
at II o'clock on the subject Of THE
Lord and Moral Armament"
The question that is on the lips
of so many people as to why the
Lord does not interfere with the
present conflict, and His apparent
Indifference to men and their agony
and why He does not destroy the
~oppressor, and save the world for
the principles enunciated in the Ser
mon on the Mount, will be discussed,
it was said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
carey WILL HEAD
PHONE PIONEERS
ri charlotte Man Elected Presi.
don't Of Group At Hender-
sonville Convention
nrNDERSONVILLE, June

HENDERsoNvILLE, June %
Ig-George 7. Carey of Charlotte
NV elected president of the North
wa wa South Carolina telephone pion-
sa~ at its annual convention to-
oI CIV H. Elder of Columbia, S. c.,
~ W. T. Banks of Raleigh were
s san vice presidents and M. D..
Snith of Charlotte was reelected
'ocretary and treasurer.
Named to the executive commit
we're F. A. Morris of Hamlet,
NJ = Gambrell of Charlotte, j. A.
Island of Spartanburg, S. c., Mrs.
.unie Merck of Greenville, S. c.,
snd E. A. Donahoe of Asheville.
'' The organization consists of tele-
phone men with q or more years
Il service. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
WARMING

CHICAGO, June 28.-P-An up
ward trend in traffic deaths as
Americans entered the vacation
travel period evoked a warning
from the National Safety Council
today. The organization urged driv'
ers and pedestrians to exercise ex-
fra care and reported that motor
vehicle fatalities during the first
five months of 1910 totalled ll,9OO,
q six per cent increase over the toll
record in the same period last
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
|lenansuile Lumber Mill
sesumes Operations Soon

JACKSONVILLE, June 28-T h e
,.'loWood Lumber company mill
s. Aenansville will resume opera
wv, s~S probably next week, it was
slounced here today by the
auguson Brothers, who recently
SScnased the plant from Clarence
|@VenY The mill has been shut
EEs"A about two weeks for repairs.
s ferguSons also operate a
f'FaWood mill here. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
URGES TRAINING

MANILA, June 28.-R-Bishop
Gregorio Aglipay, head of the Phil
ippine Independent church which
claims 10000 0 members, today
Urged intensive military training
for Filipinos so the commonwealth
could give the United States effec-
tive military help in event of an
emergency. The prelate addressed
the national brotherhood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
ENTERS FRANCE

ROME, June 2S- Up Premier
Mussolini strobe across the frontier
into France today to inspect Italian
troops which led Italy's 4-day often
sive into French territory. II Duce
crossed through Little st. Bernard
Pass, accompanied by Marshal Pietro
Badoglio and three of his generals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
West Company Plans
Work On Highway IL

DIXON, June 28-West Construc-
ton company, of Kinston, moved
equipment on the site Thursday
to begin widening Highway us.
II, from Dixon to the P e n d e r
county line, in about 10 days.
The contract for the widening
project, which will make U. S.
II 80 feet wide from Jacksonville
to the Fender line, was let to the
West company in Raleigh Wednes-
day. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
PIERCE BROOKS

CHADBOURN, June 28-Funeral
services for Pierce Brooks, Jr., IL,
who died in a Fayetteville hospital
Yesterday afternoon after a short ILL
ness, we're held from the Baptist
church near, BUM Level this morn
ing at II o'clock.
The Rev. Mr.. Linder, pastor OF the
conducted the services. In
torment followed in the Chadbourn
cemetery.
He is survived by his parents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
RETTS APPOINTED

RALEIGH, June 28.-lR-Gover-
nor Hoey today appointed Otis A.
Belts of Goldsboro to the North
Carolina school for the deaf at
Morganton for a term expiring
Anri1 /. 1941. He succeeds Robert
C. Miller, who has moved to Vir-
pinia-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Shipping News
ARRIVED
Steamer

Beatrice, 2,188 tnos, from Puerto
Rico via Jacksonville with general
cargo, c. D. Maffitt and companv,
agents.
Tanker
Arizona, 3,106 tons, from Port Ar
thur with cargo of gasoline and pet
roleum products for the Texas Oil
company.
IN PORT
Steamer
(Italian) Villarperosa, 1921 tons.
libeled and partly loaded with cargo
of scrap iron, Cape Fear Shipping
company, agents.
Yacht
Drifter, 81 tons, at Wrightsville
Beach.
Gutter
Modoc. 1890 tons, U. S. coast guard
cutter, locked at customhouse wharf.
Barges
Monocacy and Harold loading car.
goes of lumber at J. Herbert Bate
Lumber company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
~REORGANIZE CLUB

rsNAsoNVILLE, June 28-Gum
5s slicn women have reorganized
i NS nome demonstration club aft
Ess almost a year of inactivity, it
Bl,th announced this week by Miss
~Ssll Rhyme. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Work On jacksonville
School To Begin Monday

JACKSONVILLE, June 28-Con.
s~truction of Jacksonville high
school, destroyed by fire February
IA, is slated to begin Monday morn
ing. The WPA and Onslow county
are cooperating in a $104, 600 re-
building project. First job will be
tearing down the second-story
walls. The remaining first floor
walls will be utilized in the re-
built building.
rather than less, to increase our
fighting power.
"8. It would enable congress to
act untrammeled by political con-
siderations.
"9. 1t would quicken the patriot
ic regeneration recently awakened
in our people," 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, June % LP -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending s
p. m, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elSewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
INWARD BOUND

INWARD BOUND
Sarge
Proctor from New York with
cargo Of %lubricating oil, Southeast
ern Shipping Service. agents.
Steamer
Marjory, 1894 tons, from West
indies with general cargo, c. D.
Maffitt and company, agents.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
ON THE BATTLE LINES
(Editor and Publisher Magazine

With one great battle closing and an
other beginning in France, Editor &
Publisher believes it appropriate to say
a word about the quality of war report
ig for American newspapers. 1t can be
written today that the story of the battle
of Flanders was Superbly reported. con-
Siderng the difficulty of getting any in
formation at all, and the further handi-
cap of putting it through cenSors attach
ed to defeated armies. In word and pic
ture the American public has been given
the true and tragic story of nearly 800
600 men escaping from a military trap
the like of which has not been seen since
the campaigns Of Hannibal and julius
Caesar. We don't know all Of the de-
tails yet, but We know more today than
any nation has ever known of amy battle
within a comparable time lapse.
1t can be written too that never be-
fore have American newspapers and news
services been represented on foreign soil
by so many and so able representatives.
With few exceptions they are men and
women trained in American city rooms.
Some of them, like the great corps kept
permanently on foreign service by news
papers like the New York Times, Chica-
90 News, and Chicago Tribune and by
the three ma jor wire services are people
who know their Europe as a police re-
porter knows his beat Others have been
taken from domestic assignments and
rushed by steamer or clipper to Inferno.
All have acquitted themselves creditably,
both under the stiff positive censorship
of the Allies and the subtle Sword Of
Damocles" German technique.
And while were passing out compli-
ments let's not forget our own corps at
Washington, scarcely q less difficult news
post today than Paris or London. True,
we have no censorship; We do have a
volume of news that for intrinsic import
ance and compleXity Of Interpretation is
rivaled by nothing in today's world.
Without playing political games them
selves, several Washington writers have
succeeded in drawing clearly the out
lines of the political factors which may
speed or hamper the new defense pro-
gram.
Newspapers have been getting grand
service from their Washington correspon-
dent, special and news service. Most
editors probably realize that these re-
porters are handling dynamite, that q
reckless guess which got Importantly in
to type could have domestic and foreign
repercussions Of incalculable dimensions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
New German Thrust Attempting to Cut
hinqe Of Defense, Divide Defenders
/ come isolated and rendered use

come isolated and rendered use
less for any major purpose.
Weygand's lines, however. are
still intact and there Is no indi-
cation as yet of the st. Didier
hinge breaking. Nevertheless only
lessening of German pressure. il
would seem, can prevent continual
ton OF the slow allied retreat. II
Weygand is forced to abandon Yer
dun, that part of his line may have
to swing southeastward, himself
pivoting on or near st. Didier
Should the retreat become extern
sive, he would have to consider
abandonment of the Maginot line
between Montmedy and Strasbourg
using the Vosges mountains to pro-
tect his right flank.
The problem of giving up at least
part of the Maginot forts is asso-
ciated with the direction Of the
French retreat. If they were aban-
doned successfully, their heavy gar
risons would be added to Wey-
gand's mobile force; and it may be
that some abandonment already has
taken place to give Weygand re-
serves which he badly needs.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Maeinof Line Forts Captured while
Germans Smash Orderly Retreat u
French Forces, ColrnIAHique Claims

including the strong Saaralben west
fortresses.
2. The German advances south
of the Argonne hurled the French
back toward the southeast and
turned him off on his line of
retreat"-thus indicating that the
Germans were battling furiously to
break up the orderly allied with
drawal and to surround large
forces.
3. German airplanes bombed
French communication and con-
centrations, including Verdun, Metz
and Belfort TALL strong points or
important rear points, of the Magi-
not line.
4. More than 100000 prisoners
and vast booty had been taken
since June 5th and lat various
points enemy troops surrendered
without fighting"
The communique said that In
the Maginot line attack beginning
Friday the German air units "of
all kinds and in large number
played an important role.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Italian Fleet Shsans SEQ
Battle with Allied Ships

batteries while the planes carried
out a bombing mission. the spokes-
man said. No Allied ships were hit.
he said
I'm a royal air force communlua
describing the raid on Tobrouk, the
italian vessel hit and set Attire was
listed as a supply ship instead of
a cruiser.)
In Cairo today, police appeared
on the streets with helmets and
gas masks following a police con-
ference in which the security of
the city was discussed.
Traffic Commissioner Lieut.. Col.
Mahamed Choukri was ordered TO
reqensition taxis and place them at
the disposal of the military In the
event of an emergency.
1t was reported that the italian
Minister Serafine Mazzolini had re-
ceived his passport but discussions
were continuing concerning go other
Italians for whom Mazzolini claim
ed diplmatic privilege. This group
included Italian magistrates, bank
managers and business men.
Naturally, Egypt will not lot the
italian minister leave before assur-
ing herself that her own minister Is
safe" the newspaper Egyptienne
commented
Egypt severed diplomatic and
commercial relations with Italy
shortly after Italy declared war
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

In the test tbues of the chemists
a new independence is being Gre
ated for the United States. 1t is
independence of foreign sources
for certain basic materials.
AS scientists bend to their tasks
of research, each day brings US
closer to the time w1len we shall
no longer have to speak OF vital
interests" in the Far East or else
where which might have to be de-
Tended by force to keep necessary
raw materials coming in. .
Production has actually begun
on a new synthetic rubber made
entirely of domestic materials, and
by fall a new B. F. Goodrich co.
plant will be producing several
tons of Ameripol each day. The
basic source is petroleum.
Buna. Thiokol, and other COM
pounds are already being produced
as partial substitutes for rubber.
While production of all the various
synthetic rubbers last year totaled
only ITO tons against $4,000 tons
of natural rubber. a start has been
made, and there is room for as
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
BY J. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

General Weygand's efforts to re-
sist Germany's new offensive OF
humiliation are concentrated for
the moment along the eastern flank
of his battlefront The Germans are
centering their attack In the vicinity
of st. Didier because here Is the
hinge of the French line which
turns northward passing through
Verdun and running to the north
western corner of the Maginot line.
sixty five miles away. If this hinge
car, be broken, and the main French
line flung backward toward the new
fighting area south of Paris. the
allied forces will be cut into three
sections.
The first section, comprising most
of Weygand's strength, Will have
to retreat southwestward. the
second section will comprise the
French forces between st. Older
and the northwestern pivot Of the
Maginot line. including Verdun and
the Argonne. The third section Will
include all the rest Of the Maginot
Notifications. which will then be-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Russian Troops
March Into
Baltic State

KAUNUS, Lithuania, June Is.
(UP)-Red army troops marched
into Lithuania this afternoon. The
Official telegraph agency said the
troops would occupy the capital,
Kaunas. the former capital of Vii
ma, Saulen, PonleWjes and Root
jeny.
The agency. stating that the
march in of the Russians started
at 3 p m, said the route of march
was by way of Dutska, Pabrade.
Eisishkes, and Druskininkai in the
Duna territory.
The Soviet troops were command
ed by General Pavlov. The COM
mander-in- chief of the Lithuania
army, General Vitkauskas, was as
signed to meet them.
In the background of the an
nouncement, it was stated, was a
serious situation in which Soviet
Premier Viacheslav Molotov had
charged Lithuanian authorities with
prosecuting and arresting many
Lithuanian citizens serving the Red
army garrisons to rerder impossible
the position of the Russian forces.
He also charged that attacks had
been made on the Red army troops.
Molotov charged that the Lith-
uanjans were ungrateful despite
Soviet Friendship and the voluntary
surrender of the ancient Lithuan-
ian capital of Vino, which the So
VETS took from Poland and turned
over to the Lithuanians.
. The Lithuarians entered mill
tary alliance with Latvia and Es-
tonia. infringing on the Soviet
Lithuanian mutual defense pact, he
charged. That pact enjoins any
coalition directed against either
signatory.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

BERLIN, June l5-(UP) - The
high command said today that Ger
man armies smashing into the
Maginot line had captured strong
French forts and that disruption
of the allied line of retreat in
France had fastened the dissolu-
ton of the beaten French army
Stating that the Nazi battle flag
now flies over Versailles palace
where the world war treaty was
signed, the high command report
ed that the pursuit Of the enemy
is in progress everywhere" between
the lower Seine and the Meuse
rivers.
The communique, which Germans
interpreted as indicating the end of
resistance was near in France, said
that:
/. The German attack by all
forces and under heavy artillery
bombardment in the Saar sector
resulted in penetration of the ad-
vance Notifications of the Maginot
line and the capture of many forts.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News .... .........

council the sharp contrast between
the labor picture of today and that
of 1917.
In 1917 organized labor-the A.
p. L.. the railway brotherhoods, anu
the independent unions-spoke Ior
about 3 million workers. To-Day pc
tween 10 and ~ million workers are
represented by labor organizatiollA'
There aren't that many dues
payers. but the bargainers speaH
for that number in ALL
Wages were low when the U. 5.
went to war in 1917. Today they are
relatively high.
Hours of work were Long in 1917.
throughout the war, labor iougn'
for the 8-hour day and the As
hour week. Today it has better
standard guaranteed by law.
Union recognition was hard TO
oct in 1917, and the demand lor
recognition was the chief cause LOT
strikes. Today recognition u.s. IN CT
feet. guaranteed by law.
A union contract in industry was
a rarity in. 1917 To-day there are
between 10000 and $4,000 OF them
Living prices were going SKY
high in 1917. and labor was con-
stantly trying frantically to make
wages 20 up accordingly. To-Day
living costs are not going up.in
some cities, in fact, they've taiien
in the last year-and it is be-
lieyed the government has con-
trolls to keep them from going up
in case of war or war boom.
NOT MUCH CAUSE
FOR TROUBLE NOW
The moral, as Steelman drew It,
was that there shouldn't be nearly
as much labor trouble now-and
that the government is infinitely
better equipped to handle any that
does develop.
And the appointment OF these
conciliators for the seven-key indus
tries, with more to follow. is first
step toward insuring that good
situation stays good.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

WASHINGTON. June l5.-On the
same day that Great Britain out
laWed strikes and lockouts in all
labor disputes, Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins named seven vet
eran conciliators to keep in touch
with labor matters in key U. S.
industries.
The course these conciliators will
follow has not yet been mapped
in detail. Probability is, however
that each man will assume respon-
sibility for harmonious relations in
his industry and will try to antici-
pate sore spots before they develop.
1t is apparent that. while the
United States may have to follow
the British lead later on, the
Roosevelt administration has no
intention of doing SO under present
conditions.
STRIKES
FALLING OFF
John R. Steelman, head of the
Cancellation service. is optimistic
about the prospects.
announced" he says. there has
been a noticeable tendency on the
part of the unions to try to settle
their troubles without resort to
strikes. I'm Convinced there1l be
increasing efforts by both sides to
avoid any stoppages of production.
IF this voluntary machinery will
work. we won't have to 60 to the
British extreme-which, inciden-
tally. regiments the employer as
we'll as the employe."
This policy of trying to prevent
strikes before they start is not new.
II has been the keynote of Steel
mans policy since he took office
two years ago. It's fruits may be
Judged by the fact that if present
trends continue, 1910 will be the
most peaceful year from a labor
relations standpoinD in 10 years.
LABOR BETTER
OFF THAN IN 1917
Steelman recently pointed out to
the presidents business advisory
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
French, italians
Clash on bord or

ROME, June 15-(UP) - Allied
warships have shelled the Italian
coast and have caused some cas-
ualties but have lost two destroy
ers in their bombardment, the high
command said today.
It was asserted also that Italian
troops, in the first real clash on
the Italian French Alpine from
tier, had taken several positions in
French territory.
The communique said that the
Italian torpedo boat Calatafimi
had torpedoed two allied destroy
ers and sunk one off the Genoa
coast, indicating that the north
west Italian coastal region, near the
French border, had been the tar
get of the allied warships.
Several towns on the Italian sea-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

coast had been shelled, 1t was ad-
mitted.
The Caltafimi is torpedo boat
of 966 tons-l,190 tons at full load
completed in 1923. 1t has six
l8-inch torpedo tubes in addition
to it's 10 mines. its four 4-inch
guns and it's two 3-inch anti-air-
craft guns. Its complement is los
officers and men.
As to the airplane activity, the
high command commuhique said
that Italian airplanes had again
bombarded Malta, the British mid
Mediterranean island naval base
south of sicily; and that the port
and airdome of Alden, the British
base below the Suez canal, had
been bombed again.