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La gaceta., 1940-08-19
WILKIE HABIARA EN- UNA
PEQUENA POBLACION DE
KANSAS

Elwood, Indiana, agosto 10.
Ell candidate republican, a "a
presidencia, Wendell Wilkie, a.
cept6 ell sabado la nomination,
con con I'm elocuente discurso,
y ret6 al presidente Roosevelt
para que junto a el, en- una pla-
taforma y de acuerdo con ia
tradition americana, discutan
los dos los problemas del pals.
Wilkie Sc mostr6 de acuerdo
con la ayuda a Inglaterra y la
CONSUMPTION militar, pero dijo
que ell Presidente Sc habia mez-
clado demasiado en- los profile
mas de Europa.
Wilkie pronunciara su pr6xi-
mo discurso polftico en- Goffdes-
vile, ma poblaci6n de Kansas, en-
cuyo lugar fue su esposa macs
ira, en- la escuela de segunda en-
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
Sc INVESTICA LA MUERTE
DE UN OBRERO

Ell asistentes fiscal del Esta-
do, Sr. UmstSt, abri6 hoy una
investigation sobre la muerte
de Ross Arnold, de IS amos,
un obrero de la WPA, vecino
de Plant City, cuyo cadayer
Sc encontr6 aver en- la carrete-
"a entire los poblados de You
mans Y Springfield.
La muerte fue producida
por profundas heridas en- e.
cuello y la parte p~osterior dc
la cabeza. Antes de que Ell
hombre dejara de existir, Sc
lie maltrat6 brutalmente.
Una de las heridas del cue
llo es de seis pulgadas de lar
go y una pulgada de profun-
didad y la otra de cuatro y
media pulgadas de largo por
media de profundidad. Los
nOmbres de dos individuos
sospechosos han sio circulados
en- ell estado.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
DEFUNCIoNES

Josefina Cueto Valdes, de So
amos de edad, vecina del $40 dc
la AvenidaI12, falleci6 aver en-
un hospital local. LIE sobreviven
su. esposo Sr. Benigno Valdes;
cuatro hijos, Benny, George,
Manuel Y Louis Valdes; dos hi
Jas; Srtas. Juanita y Ana Val
des, y dos hermanas, Sra. Anto-
mia Lopez y Sra. Bella Mon, to-
dos de Tampa. FL sepelio Sc E.
fectuara esta tarde, a las Cinco,
partiendo ell cortejo desde la re-
sidencia hasta la Iglesia Cat6li-
ca de Nuestra Sonora del Per-
petuo Socorro, donde oficiara
en- la ceremonial ell Rev. Padre
Michael A.. Brown. Los restos
recibiran sepultura en- ell Cemen
terio del Centre Espanol. Los
"portadores" seran: Jose VAL
des, Edward Valdes, Emilio
Mon, Jose Menendez, Joe Mu-
ley y Paul Alvarez. Los servi-
clos estan a cargo de la Funera-
ria de Lord y Fernandez.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
BUILT AFIRMA QUE HIT
1ER Sc PRoPoNf Alta
CAR A A UNIDOS

Filadelfia, agosto lei ex-
embajador de los Estados Uni
dos en- Francia, William G. Blu
HIT, pronunci6 aver IN drama
tico discurso en- la plaza de Ia
Independence y dijo que Hitler
atacara a esta naci6n 81 logra
derrotar a I~nglaterra. Pidi6 Blu
HIT a su auditorio mandara te-
legramas a los congresistas pa
IA que estos envien a Inglaterra
los destructores que neceslta.
America esta en- peligro. Els mi
conviction, derivada de mi pro-
pia experienced y basada en- los
informes del gobierno, de que
Estados Unidos Sc halla hoy en-
tan grave pellgro como 10 SIa-
ba Francia hace un anO".
Como salvaguardia cree que
debe constituirse I'm servicio mi
litar Obligatorio y Ell pueblo es-
ia obligado a decir a sus sena-
dores Y representatives qe apoya
la petici6n del general PERISH
ing en- favor de que Sc vendan a
Inglaterra los so transportes
que pide.
Patrocin6 Ell discourse la Socle
dad Filos6fica Americana y Sc
pronunci6 en- presidencia de mi
les de personals reunidas zen Ia
|hist6rica cuna de la libertad"
"El pueblo de los Estados Uni
dos debe despertar 0 sufrira e
mismo destino de Francia".
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
pcrmenores en- cuanto a las car
nicerfas de "a TaSr6nnfi

p~crmenores en- cuanto a las cal
nicerfas de Ia Netr6poIi.
Por aguar Il carae, aurnen.
TtandolA &c peso y eAgahando 8
los consumidores, la compahfa
Blue Ribbon hafsido persEguida
% veces, condenada SO Y malta
da entS72o. No Sc h3 Q d VA
Ger IN calculo sobre x dinefO
estafado a los consumidores pof
medic del aqua. Esas multas a.
barcan I'm periodo desde 1887
a la fecha. .
Carnicerfas HyEzade< perse-
guida 18 wees, condenada Is Y
multada en- 1880. Esta corpo-
raci6n representa- un capital de
$42, 900, 900.
Carnicerias City Provision,
IL persecuciones 0 ~arrestos, -
condemns y multas da $685.; car
nicarias Dean, IL sos, 10 con-
denas y multas &c $3.50; carni-
%cerias Provision Products, 4 ca
SOS, 2 condemns, multas de $50:
carnicerias Armour, dos casos,
2 condemns y multas SIS.
Con pequenas multas esas com
paIias ganan enormes cantida-
dss de dinero, por cuanto reinci-
den Y reinciden por su conve-
niencia y estafando cinicamente
al consumidor.
I'm periodista, por ejemplo,
compr6 un trozo de caFne en- la
Blue Ribbon, La ley permite I'm
maximo de 1919 y ell laborato-
rio encontro un 1872.
Una lengua de toro fue COM
prada en- la carniceria Estern-
Schaiman, Inc. y tenia un ana
dido de aqua de SO.7 por ciento.
La ley solo permite ell 1922.
Else peri6dico defiende ell Dol.
sillo de los pobres contra las ac-
tividades de los 'taguadores".
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
LOS ESPIAS EN- Ell DISTRI'
TO DE SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, agosto 19.-El
representante Dies declare aver
que en- Ell distrito de San Fran
cisco hay 675 espias alemanes y
de otros paises, ocupando algu.
nos de ellos posicienes de gran
importancia.
Die lego procedente de Los
Angeles para continuar la labor
inyestigadora de su comite, ia
mes Cagney, un democratic de
Texas, contestant los cargos que
un excomunista lie hiciera.
Els probable que Franchot
Tone tambien declare, volunta-
riamente.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
Ell LoUILER DE LOS APAR-
EN- RIVER
VIEW TERI hc' TON
CE DE LEoN

Ell conn ndante Mackler, d.
rector de la Tampa Housing Au
thority, declare hoy que estan g.
biertas las listas para los ciuda
danos que deseen alquilar los
nuevos apartamentos, cuando Sc
erminen de construir, en- River
view Terrace, Seminole Heights
" Ponce de Leon Court, en- Ybor
City.
LAS familias interesadas en-
obtener apartamentos, deben
presentar enseguida sus solicit
tudes. Las peticiones seran nu-
meradas por Ell orden en- que lie
guen Y recibiran consideration
en- la misma lorna.
Las solicitudes para River
view Terrace deberan presen-
tarse al Sr. D.. G. Owens, en- la
oficina de Broad entire Florida
y Central, Y las del Ponce de
Leon Courts a A. J. Colado, en-
Ia Gale 16 y avenida 81. Ell al
quiler en- estos proyectos sera
mas subido que los apartamen-
tos hechos para personas de la
raza negra.
Cada apartamento tendra aqua
electricidad, estufa de gas, calen
tador de aqua y calentador de
gas.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
RENUNCIO Ell DIR. MEM
DEF PEREIRA

Panama, agesto 19.-El DR..
Octavio M6ndez Pereira, rector
de la Universidad de Panama,
r~nuuci6 Ell puesto de professor
de literature hispano-america-
ma en- la Universidad del Sur De
California. -
Mendez Pereira es I'm notable
escritor y publica una secci6nr
en- ell peri6dico "La-Estrella', de
Panama. +.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19

sa.rzs. hace algunos ahos. Tie
ne csc logar una poblaci6n de
10000 habitantes. Wilkie pare
ce tener Ia creencia de que Ell vo-
to campesino decidira los veni-
deros comicios.
va ell candidate republican,
ha visitado los estados de Wyo-
ming, Utah, Colorado, Indiana
Y su pr6xima excursion sera
por Kansas.
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
Ell PROBLEMA DE LA
r AGUADA

En- las grandes ciudades, y su
ponemos que en- las pequenas
el prob!ema de la car
ne "9guada" afecta directamen-
tie Ell bolsillo de las familias po-
bres.
Una Investigation que ha he
cho ell nuevo diario Pm, de New
York, arroja estos deplorables
La gaceta., 1940-08-19
Ell MAGNAFE AU-
TOMOVILISTA

Great Neck, New York, agos-
to 19.-Un hombre que Sc eleg6
desde pobre a millionaire. Ell mag
nate automovilista Walter P1
Chrysler, falleci6 aver a la edad
de IS amos. La muerte lie sor-
prendi6 EN- sus posesiones de
Long Island, y Sc la produjo u
nahemorragia cerebral. Lleva-
La gaceta., 1940-08-19

ba enfermo masfa uos amos. Co
memo . trabaIar ganando dos
centavos por fora y acaoa lie
morir al frente de la poderosa
corporation que lleva su nom.
bre. Dsja cuatro hijos, dos va
rcnes y dos hembras.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
WAR DRAMA REWRITTEN

The war DRAMA, in which so much OF
Europe has a part, is being rewritten, with
Finnish bombers punctuating the action
Previously the Russians had assumed the Of
fensive, without particular success, in fact
with marked failure except in the air; but
now the Films have reversed the role, with
their warplanes aloft over enemy troop con-
centrations, particularly before the Manner
helm line, spilling death and destruction
from their bombers.
The Russians seem to have lapsed even
further from safe discipline than formerly
characterized their march into Finland, and
are lighting the sky brilliantly with camp
fires, providing the Firms with excellent tar
gets as we'll as Illuminated paths to their
bivouacs. Their strategy appears to be as
faulty as their fighting, a situation in which
the valiant Films are quick to seize the ad.
vantage. Thus the pace of the war in the
north quickens and gives new hope that Rus
sian odds will not be too great in the long
run.
Furthermore, there is this matter of out.
side help which has been slow, but now be-
gins to arrive. France and Great Britain are
definitely committed to aid the Films both
with war materials and manpower, if need
arises; Sweden is already pouring a steady
stream of men into the Finnish ranks, and
Italy at last starts fifty carloads of planes
for their use, via France.
This, in the North. In the other arena, the
conflict of Germany and the French and Brit
ish allies, the report that a peace movement
had taken actual form brings prompt denial
from DR.. GoEBBELs, the German propaganda
minister, who says that the only peace pos
sible of achievement is with the decision
made on the battlefield; that the settling of
accounts there will be mo child's play"
Whether this is chiefly for home consump-
ton, or is in fact, the final decision of the
German war machine, only spring can tell.
Despite the GoEBBELs pronouncement, the out
look for peace is improved materially by
the change in the North. Complete rout of
the Russians in Finland cannot help but af-
feet the outcome of the larger war adversely
to the Germans. This is why every gain by
the Firms is important, and why the other
nations of the world, including the United
States, and excluding only Japan, are spiritu'
ally holding up the hands of the Firms for
victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
NEW HOPE FOR RIVER WORK

NEW hope for improvement of Wilmington's
harbor springs from the action of the
senate committee which, under insistence OF
Senator BAILEY, has voted to recall from the
senate calendar the bill, reported out at the
last regular session, providing rivers, har'
bors and flood control appropriations in the
amount of S400, 900, 900, with the purpose OF
revamping it to provide only for rivers and
harbors up to s75,0O0,cO0 and await a more
opportune time for flood control legislation
Senator BAILEY is reported to have heard
on good authority that President ROOSEVELT
would veto the larger bill but might look
with favor upon the smaller. His thought Is
to separate the two proposals and limit pres
ent efforts to securing appropriations fol
rivers and harbors.
There is no assurance at this time that the
congress will consider a revised measure OF
even that the Wilmington project will be in
cluded in the redrafted bill, but it is fair te
assume that as it was provided for in the
original measure and as Senator BAILEY is 6
North Carolinian and naturally inclined to
look out for his states interest. the loca
undertaking will have a place in the new bill
One way to promote this lies in a multitude
of messages to the senator insisting thai
Wilmington be among the ports designated
for Improvement. If the wires are kept ho1
and the mails filled with appeals to Senator
BAILEY and the senate m committee
we will go a long way toward getting the
necessary work a place in any legislation fol
rivers and harbors proposed at the present
session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08

of the most warmly contested of all the prim-
airy battles.
The second factor is the failure thus far of
the candidates for governor to arouse any pro.
nounced interest in that race. AS ]. M. Brough-
ton, Raleigh attorney who visited Charlotte last
Thursday. pointed out while here no issue of
any consequence has developed and the voters
will be forced to make their choices on the
basis of personalities, past records and the
general appearances of the candidates.
In recent years the sheriffs' races and the
race for the nomination for governor have
been sizzlers. The observation-disclosures bat
tie for 1886 was one to bring out votes. Every
body was taking a side in that contest. There
were few people who were entirely neutral,
and the voters were having a merry hoop.la
over the political fireworks.
But thus far there have been no fireworks
and the contest, if one chooses to term it a
contest, is a synthesis. The interest that has
been aroused has been negligible as far as
the average man in the street is concerned.
The folks around Raleigh, where politics is a
profession, including the candidates., their fami-
lies, and friends, are interested and are work.
ing to create a statewide interest in the race,
but as the period of the intensive drive begins
to get underway, they face a tremendous task.
This fact, Mr.. Broughton brought out, and
he also advanced the opinion that much will
depend upon the manner in which the cam
paigns of the respective candidates are present
u 41llS q oASo DSNAA W "a
Gus of the other candidates and already they
have been casting their eyes about for likely
publicity staffs. Several have employed their
publicity directors, including Lieutenant Cover.
nor W. P. Horton, who last week announced
that CRANBERRY Dickson, formerly of the staff
of The Greensboro Daily News, had accepted
the post of director of his publicity campaign.
By March the other candidates should have
their staffs organized and ready to begin the
intensive drive for votes.
There is a third factor that may or may not
tend to cause a light primary vote. That is the
fact that the law passed by the last general
assembly eliminates the absentee ballot-and
possibly 1000 votes-and also provides for
the separation into different registration books
of the republicans and the democrats, and per-
rlits no voting in the primary by any person
who refuses to declare himself either a demo-
crat or a republican,.
This may cause a material cut in the size
of the vote, and astute politicians have already
begun to consider what effect the new law
may have in general.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
OPEN WINTERS HELP

4 Southeastern North Carolina is rarely
Snowbound. During the recent heavy snowfall
in upstate regions. the land in this section
had only a fine sprinkling, and this was gone
almost overnight. This is not to crow over
the rest Of the state, but to point out an
advantage nature bestows upon this particu.
lar section.
Absence Of snow means better winter for
age for livestock. And livestock is a cror
we are gradually learning to cultivate. Our
economists claim that cattle and swine offer
zone of the surest means Of profit and farm
security hereabouts, because of our open win
tiers (and this has been an open winter, de-
spite the cold).
Year-around green pastures are needed te
bring the cattle industry up to it's full posi-
bilities. And better marketing facilities, which
include both favorable freight rates and local
packing houses, are also to be considered
AS all these can be secured if solid thought
and energy goes into their aquirement, cattle
men and hog raisers in the district may be
expected to concentrate upon them as prim
airy projects for 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08

along the street always touch the
visors of their caps when they meet
him, saying, eli, jack" or Hi,
Champ" He answers them by call
ing their anne correctly. Dempsey
is very good at names
Down the street, a block or so
from Dempsey's restaurant, is a wax
museum. You know what wax
museums are. They take famous
people, living and dead, and model
them, and put clothes on them, and
charge admissions for people to see.
1t is the claim of this museum
that in its rooms are all the famous
characters who have made history
for the last five hundred years. But
the legend out front doesn't specify
the years. 1t says, simply, From
the day Columbus discovered Amer.
lea until the day Jack Dempsey
opened his restaurant"
You may cali it Eighth avenue and
Fiftieth street if you care to; that's
the way it is on the city maps, and
in the Manhattan directories. But
to the cab-drivers and the cops, the
newsboys and the eN-pugs, and the
reporters, it is something a little
more intimate and personal than
that. 1t is Dempsey Square.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
TRAFFIC DEATHS

Georgia makes much of the fact that six
ways during January than in the same month
last year. And it is a record to be proud of
But the other side Of the picture is still to
be exhibited. Last month Georgia highway &C
cidents took 46 lives. Even the diminishing
ratio fails to blot that out. AS long as any
human life is sacrificed on the roads the
safety picture will not be up to par.
This does not apply to Georgia alone. North
Carolina is not particularly better off. MOI
Is New Hanover county, which counted two
highway deaths in January-high both in
comparison with last years total of Is and
with the total traffic in the county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
Gambling Drive
Broadened In Florida

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 7.-P-Aided
by the federal bureau of investi-
cation, the state attorney generals
office today b~roadened the anti
gambling drive in the south Florida
resort area.
Ten alleged gambling establish
ments between Miami and Fort
Lauderdale were served with pad
lock proceedings notifying them to
appear in Broward circuit court
Saturday morning.
Seven of the injunction suits
including one against the swank
Club Boheme between Miami Beach
and Hollywood Beach-were flied
late today. Three were served yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
Man bout
Manhattan
Bv GEORGE Tucker

NEW YORK, Feb. z - The area
surrounding Madison Square Gar
den should be named Jack Dempsey
Square. 1t is that now in every
thing but name. Its fame rests on
the glamor of Dempsey's changing
victories. They say the Six Hun
dred Millionaires had something tc
do with the Gardens success: SO
they did. But what would the his.
tory Of boxing be without Dempsey?
Dempsey came, bringing with. him
the golden age, and his two iron
fists. His kind of fight was based
on wolf-flurries of action. Two men
climbed into a ring and stayed there
until n of them went down. That
was Dempsey's way, to rend and de.
stroy. His way is gone now, re-
placed by polite rules of break, and
pardon my glove. And no one, ever,
will see his like again.
If you walk through the Garden
now, at Eighth and Fiftieth, you will
e many pictures of many famous
fighters, black and white, but most
of them will be Dempsey pictures,
lean-flanked and swift, with a crew
haircut and fists that could ham,
mer a bull.
Just across the street, facing west
is his own restaurant, unofficial
headquarters for most of the color
full and famous characters that
make New York the sporting metro
polls of the world. Next door is a
~barbershop, and in the window is
an interior picture of the shop, a
busy shop, with Dempsey in the
first chair. If you walk around the
corner until you come to the bus
station you will see Dempsey's pic.
ture with the manager of the sta
ton. You will find it in the book
stores, thanked by the literary greats
OF the ages, and always, always it
will be autographed, ITO My Pal"
Dempsey is a pal to most of the
people who know him. Certainly
he is a hero and a friend to the
newsboys along Eighth avenue The
taXi-drivers know him and have his
picture in their cabs. The cops
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
GIANTS

If political contests were won by clothes
horses, the choice this year would be between
PAUL V. McNUIT and THOMAS DEWEY. This
is not our verdict. 1t comes from the Mer
chant Tailors and Designers association, in
convention at Cleveland. The two candidates
singled out by the makers of male raiment
ARE probably the best dressed men in the po
litical arena"
1t may be as we'll for the country that the
choice does not hinge on the nattiest ties
or the ~fanciest socks. We have a deep-seated
habit of picking our Presidents for what they
have above the neck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08

self, upon the city government, and
upon the people whose home it is.
My observation of conditions in a
number of other cities, both large
and small, leads me to the inevitable
conclusion that u city is not less
than % years behind the times in
the matter of providing play, and
recreational facilities for its citizen
there remains the definite impress
sion among the many groups inter-
ested in sports that the city fathers
have little or no interest in provid-
ing more adequate grounds and
supervision.
There is no more important prob
lem than that of leisure time actiri.
ties. Leisure hours properly spent
can be a boon to the Individual and
hence to society; improperly spent
they may become a distinct menace
to the community. How better to
spend a mite of the taxpayers
money than in the constructive de.
velopment of the recreational facili.
ties of our city and community? I
know the standard excuse, which is
that the citizens of Wilmington
voted against the proposed recrea.
tional projects Of several years ago;
therefore we will spend no money
on Fairgrounds. But is there any
real reason that the youth of Will
mington should be denied a place
to play?
Very truly yours,
J.. P. GARRETT
Physical Director, Y. M. c. A.
Wilmington, N. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
Perkins Defends Stand
Regarding Unemployment

WASHINGTON, Feb. T. Up -
Secretary of Labor Perkins, reply
ing to John L. Lewis charge that
she was "woozy in the head" to-
day defended her attitude on I'M
employment.
Lewis had said that he sent four
labor men to her to urge a ma
tional conference to attack the prob
lem Of %joblessness and that the
four came away "woozy, just like
Miss Perkins,
Miss Perkins said that She had
asked for specific suggestions for
the agenda Of such a conference
and the four CLIO men made
none.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
Gel

DSoi IL
With the approach of spring and
the baseball season, those of us who
are interested in the recreationaI
life of the community are turning
our thoughts to the perennial prob,
lem of securing Fairgrounds ade
quate for u recreational needs.
During the 1889 spring and sum,
mer seasons, there were seven or
ganized leagues with 43 softbaI]
teams enrolling more than so in,
dividual players in the City of VIII
mington. This takes no account OF
the baseball leagues and Of the large
number of pickup" or neighbor.
hood teams which came together
under just any circumstances, seek.
ing a place to play.
For the accommodation of this
large number of individuals and
teams, seeking out-of-door recrea
ton, there is within the city limits.
one public combination baseball and
softball diamond, on which Gram.
mar school boys are unable to hit
a ball into trees or shrubbery. This
field, to be specific, is at Robert
Strange playground. On this plav-
ground, is also one diamond with
forested outfield, unfit for plav bv
anyone larger than Seventh Grade
Grammar school boys. A yer little
better diamond is located at the
Pembroke-Jones park. This short
list completes the list of grounds
suitable ~ for play by 500 indivi.
duals on 4S teams in our city. Fur.
thermore, those who use tbesa
Public Parks must spend their own
money and effort to keep them in
shape. This in one sport .lone.
Teams that would play baseball or
softball must go beyond the citv
limits to more or less makeshift
diamonds, or to privately owned
fields, where no supervision exists.
and which are difficult of access To
those who do not have cars or other
means of transportation.
mat such a condition can and
ooes exist in a so-called modern city
IS not only %deplorable from a
sociological standpoint but is a. very
oetlnlte reflection upon the city it.