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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
FUNDS FOR POLES
ASKED BY HOOVER
Congress Asked To Appro-
pirate $20,O00,000 To
Avert Food Shortage

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-P-
Former President Herbert Hoover
told congress today that it should
appropriate up to $4,000, 900 imme'
diately to help avert an acute
food shortage facing about 1000, OoC
residents of dismembered Poland.
A short time after he made that
recommendation to the house for.
eign affairs committee, the senate
completed congressional action on
a~bill to give the Export-Import
bank a 500, 600, 900 increase in its
lending capital, from which it could
make a $40, 900, 900 loan to beleagu.
cred Finland for non-military pur.
poses.
In his first appearance at the
capitol since he witnessed the in.
ausuration of President Roosevelt
in 1888, Mr. Hoover asserted that
there was mot the remotest" dan
ger that assistance to starving
Poles would be a violation of
American neutrality or involve this
country in war.
LAS far as I'm concerned" he
added, I'm willing to feed women
and children-I don't care what ma
~tionality or race they are"
Although he said Poland vas the
only place where such conditions
existed today, the former President
solemnIy testified that the whole
of Europe" would be a "~starvation
spot" when the war was over.
He declared that a trough esti-
mate" placed the cost of providing
just enough food to keep the Poles
alive at between $40, 900, 900 and
$50, 900, 900 but asserted that from
$1,000 900 to $40, 600, 900 would be
"a fair contribution" from the
United States.
Zone bushel of wheat and three
pounds of fats will keep this hui
man animal alive, at a wholesale
cost Of about $3.50 a month";" he
said.
Because of overcoming in cen.
trail Poland-a buffer state set up
between the regions occupied re-
spectively by Germany, and Rus
sia-Mr. Hoover said he expected
"acute" food shortage to de-
velop there about May 1 and last
until the harvest. Normally, he
said, the central region would have
enough food for about 5000, 900 per-
sons but Wholesale transfers of
Poles and Jews" from the section
taken over by German and some.
from Russian-occupied
Poland had brought the population
total to about $4,000, 000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
IDES OF MARCH NEAR
Allies, After Six Months OF
War, Claim Everything
Under Control
BY HENRY c. CASSIDY

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-B-The first six
months Of Europe's "big war" are
closing neal the ides Of March-Adolf
Hitler's favorite time to act-and
the allies are on the lookout for any
thing that may happen.
For half a year France and Britain
have laid siege to Germany in the
west, blockaded her by sea, kept
watch over her in the air and at
tempted to draw their lines on all
her land frontiers in warfare which
has been most astonishing for it's
lack of land spectacIes.
The white war; turned the tables
on those who looked for gigantic
battles and spectacular air raids by
western Europe's three greatest pow
ers, but it has been satisfactory to
the allies who sum up the first semes-
ter with a confident: Everything is
under control"
Allied Box Score
The allied box score of the war so
far shows:
On land-stalemate on the western
front. Allied losses about 1,500 killed,
$500 wounded. German casualties
are figured here to be slightly
higher.
At sea-allied domination Of most
of the shipping lanes, with hundreds
of thousands Of tons of cargoes cut
off from Germany by the British
French blockade. France has lost IA
ships, less than two per cent of her
CONTINUED on Page FOur)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
DOUBLE OFFENSIVE
Total OF 27O Finnish Forth
f%ications Seized As Ad-
vance Continues
PLANES DESTROYED
Craft Bombed In Airdromes
Or Shot Down During
Fierce Aerial Combat

MOSCOW, March 1.@P-Th o
Russian army reported early today
that it's forces had driven to within
slightly more than a mile of Viipuri.
strategic Finnish port on the Gulf
of Finland.
A communique from the Lenin.
grad military headquarters said
that the Red army was driving on
Viipuri from the east and south in
a developing offensive and that the
neares force had reached Yyasaino.
just south of the cit! on Viipuri bay.
Rail Station Taken
The nearest point gained by the
troops driving from the east was re-
ported to be Pero, a railway station
about five miles from Viipuri. Also
reported occupied were Heinjoki,
about IA miles east of Viipuri and
Aypapaa, about II miles east OF
Heinjoki. All three places are on
the Viipuri.Valkjarvi railroad.
The communique reported that
270 more in Finnish Notifications,
including &C iron and concrete forts,
were taken in the advance.
The Red army claimed that sc
Finnish airplanes were destroyed
"in airdromes and in air conf
bats" in widespread aerial activity
during the day.
Communique
The text of the communicate
follows:
FEB. 20, Soviet troops success
fully continued developing the Ka-
relian Isthmus offensive, and oc-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
CIVILIANS KILLED
Fires Are Started In Several
Towns By Bombs Drop
ped By Red Airmen
%SAVONLINNA HIT
Riihimaaki, 40 Miles North
Oh Helsinki, Attacked
On Five Occasions

HELSINKI, Feb. 29.-R-Many
civilians were killed, fires were
started which ragged far into the
night and much damage was done
today by huge fleets of Russian
bombing planes which attacked some
Finnish cities ii waves.
Observers said it appeared nearly
every town in Finland had been
bombed.
At least ten persons were killed
and many injured at the island
town of Savonlinna, 80 miles north
Of Viipuri in Kokonselka' Lake,
where the planes loosed their bombs
in frequent attacks all through the
day.
Aid Rushed To Town
First aid was rushed to the his
toric town devastated by dozens OF
fires.
The place, which Firms said is
d~efenseless, is the site of. the world
famous medieval island fortress OF
Olavi, hitherto one of the best pre-
served relics in northern Europe.
Riihimaaki, 40 miles north of Hell
sinki, was bombed five times, ant
although details were not available
it was reported fires were raging
there far into the night.
Kuovala was bombed time after
time by fleets as large as so, 81
and 80 planes. Details of the cas-
ualties and damage there still were
not known.
Finnish fighter planes f~iercely
counterattackel and prevented
bombing of Kajaani by Ga Russian
c~aft
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
'GWTW' Is Given Motion
Picture Academy Award

awards was Clark Cables failure to
take the male prize.
That went to Robert Donat, for
Goodbye, Mr.. Chips" 1t gave
English stars the two major acting
plums Hollywood can offer-chosen
by a vote of the industry, from the
biggest producer to the lowliest
grip"
Presentation Of the Oscars" as
the gold statuettes are known, took
place at the film coolny's swankiest
party Of the year. Everybody who
is anybody attends. Tonight was no
exception.
Gone With the Winds" accom-
Continued on Page TWO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
TURKS CLAIM RED
RELATIONS NORMAL
Premier Saydam Indicates
Nation Is Determined To
Stay Out Of War

ANKARA, Feb. 20 Up Pre-
mier Refik Saydam told his coun-
trymen emphatically tonight that
Turkeys relations with Soviet Rus
STA are normal and good"
His broadcast address was I'M
terpreted Immediately by diplomats,
watching the Near East for signs
Of spring military action, as no.
tice to the British-French Allies
and Russia alike that Turkey is
determined to stay out Of the
European war unless her own Sc
curity is threatened.
Saydam denounced "evil inten-
toned propaganda" against Tur-
keys peace policy, and disavowed
Progressive intentions" by his
country against Russia.
Recent national economy meas
ures designed to prepare Turkey
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Question Left
Pending After
Long Meeting.
Wade Tells Road Board
$50 Gasoline Trucks Pass
Through The City Daily
Pipe LINE IS PROPOSED
Baise Claims Estimate OF
100000 As Cost Of
Lane Far Too Low

RALEIGH. Feb. 29-Wilmington's
cirv commissioners appeared before
tho North Carolina state highway
and public works commission here
This afternoon and made a strong
rlea for the construction of a truck
route through the city which would
divert heavy traffic off Third street.
James E. l.. Wade, city commits
sioner of public works, acted as
spokesman for the delegation, CON-
posed of Mayor Thomas E. Cooper,
". Louis Fisher, commissioner Of
finance, William b. Campbell, city
attorney, Alan A. Marshall, assist
ant city attorney, and ]. A. Lough-
lin, city engineer.
Points To Traffic
Commissioner Wade told the COM
mission that $50 or more trucks a
day carried gasoline from the Will
mington terminals to North Caro-
lima cities and that in addition to
causing a traffic problem the trucks
also caused a fire hazard.
Highway Chairman Frank L.
Dunlap asked the delegation why
the gasoline was not pumped
through pipes to the west bank of
the Cape Fear river, and Commits
sioner Wade replied that such a pipe
line would not be satisfactory and
would be far too expensive.
A new truck route could be pro.
vided for about 500, OO0, Commits
sioner Wade said.
However, w. Vance Baise, chief
highway engineer, replied that that
estimate was far too low"
dunlap queried Wade as to
whether the city planned to pay part
OF the cost of the proposed route
and Wade answered negatively.
IN the end, after lengthy discus
son. the question vas left pending,
lne highway commission declining
10 give a definite answer to the plea
Vi Inc Wilmington delegation.
IN It's statements, the Whining.
'A delegation pointed out that a
situation exists in Wilmington which
uOeS not exist at any other place in
'Ae state AMI based part of its &c.
Hialus upon this contention,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

Megerle, restate Germany's war
aim as that Of rendering secure
Germany's 'Lebensraum" (liv-
ing space.) Megerle's restate-
ment came in an editorial in his
Berliner BOerSenZeitung.
Beyond that there was nothing
concerning Germany's informa-
ton for President ROOsevelt's
investigator nor concerning
Wellcs' program which most like
ly will bring him in conference
on his very first day here first
with Foreign Minister Joachim
Won RibbentrOp and then Hitler
With a visit to Field Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
HITLER TO STRESS GERMAN SECURITY
WHEN TALKING WITH SUMNER WELLES

tary of State Hull's statement
that the end of the war should
bring an end to autarchy, regi-
mentl ti0n and tOtalitarianism.
Authorized suorces earlier had
said that Hull's detectives were
impossible for Germany as long
as Britain was able to cut off
her trade.
Megerle used as his text these
words from Hitler's Munich ad-
dress of last Saturday: "What
we want is not subjugation of
other peoples but security of
German Lebensraum and there
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 29.-R-A
big wind swept through the Am
bassador hotel tonight, and carried
with it most of the coveted awards
of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
1t was Gone With the Wind"
the motion perturbation of Marga.
ret Mitchell's best seller of the OLD
South.
Gone With the Wind captured
eight of a possible 16 prizes, in
Guiding the best production, and two
special awards.
Its feminine star, Vivien (Scar-
lett) Leigh, walked off with the
palm as the best actress. Only
blank space in the list of major
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

Welles' visit will be handled
outside protocol-normal diplo-
matte procedure - authorized
sources said, because it is not a
state visit but a trip for a series
of talks with men whom the
American desires to see.
No official program has been
drawn up, they said, and details
will BE- decided from case to
case.
Megerle's article, a double-col-
umn, front-page editorial entitled
"Lebensraueme" Living Spaces)
was said by authorized sources
to be both a preliminary to Well
les visit and a reply to Secre-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Allies Maintain Watch
For New Novel yF1itler
Switzerland's Leading
Nazi Arrested As Spy

S~CHAFFHAUSEN, Feb. 20.
-R-SWitZerland's number one
Nazi, Robert Tobler, a Zurich
lawyer and doctor, was arrested
tonight and charged with espion.
age in behalf of Germany.
TObler is the head of the Swiss
national front, a Nazi-type party
within Switzerland and was once
a member of the Swiss national
council, the lower house of par
Lament.
Military authorities declined
to give details concerning lob
ler's arrest, beyond saying he
was held for transmitting iii
formation of a military charac-
ter" to Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
ROOSEVELT TO END
HIS CRUISE TODAY
Will Arrive AT Pensacola
Al Noon Today, Leave
For Washington

ABOARD U. S.. S. LANG AT
SEA. Feb. 29.-R-(Via Wireless).
President Roosevelt disclosed to-
day he would end his southern
cruise at Pensacola, Fla, at about
noon tomorrow and would depart
by train for Washington, arriving
Saturday afternoon.
The President will complete a Is
day cruise covering 1000 miles of
saltwater journeying, a trip which
provided an opportunity for the
most thorough inspection of Pana-
ma Canal defenses ever made by a
President of the United States.
CONTINUED OH Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
By LOUIS P.

BERLIN, Feb. 20 - up -
Security and domination within
the region Germany regards as
her living space appeared to-
night to be the thesis Adolf Hit
Ter will stress when talking with
United States Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles, due in
Berlin tomorrow morning from
Rome and Zurich OIL his fact
finding European tour.
The German foreign office as
a curtain raiser to Welles' at.
rival around $3.50 a. m. $3.50 a.
m. e. S. T.) tomorrow let its
semi. official spokesman, Karl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
STUDENTS INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
southport Basketball Play.
ers Hurt In Collision En-
Route To Tourney

dsat Alee southport high school stu.
,,hoS were injured early last night
,idia 'he a in which they were
wiz 's was involved in a collision
mill. i another automobile about four
' m north of Southport.
1ela students were en- route to
had Au where the Southport girls
in ~ scheduled basketball game
- me lhe county tournament,
hsS,..n smith, member of the girls
As'0all team, was admitted to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
BAILEY TO PUSH
MARKETING BILL
Seeks $5,OOo,0 900 Fund To
Facilitate Handling OF
Farm Commodities

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - Up -
Senator Bailey D-NC) said today aft
err a conference with Secretary Wal
lace he intended to press for con-
~gressional approval of his bill au.
thorizing a $4,000, 900 appropriation
to facilitate marketing of agricultural
commodities.
Bailey, accompanied by Represen'
tative Cooley and Barden of North
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
WEATHER
FORECAST

North FORECAST
east ana carolina: Fair, warmer in
urday WV central portions FRIDAY. Sat
light ra ajleff Ca cloudiness, occasional
III west portion.
eps hias;'; 2.sSg c data for the "a hours
l:O Temperature
$; a; IA g; 81; $50 a. m. 4e; 1:so D.
minimum '4 ~ P. m. As; maximum 81:
10 a Humidity
D. IS; 7:3o' %; 7;So a. m. So; 1:3o D.
Total fos Precipitation
40 incb uUf "A hours ending ESQ n m
S56 inches total since first Of month H'
h., Tides For Today
H.. s''n s:2 ssn 10 c :fsa
''''D''ro Inlet s;a 5s, 17 7:I@9
sO1 l:1s. s:41a; sunset Lar f.Gap, Tsp
lpoonset LISA,
N%'nf'nued on Page Four)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Juniors Tricycle.
Can't Be Stored
In A Treasure Chest

Besides Star and News Want
Ad readers will pay cash for
his outgrown things.
Many parents who can't af-
ford new playthings or chill
dren's furniture are constantly
reading the Star and News For
Sale Want Ads in the hope Of
finding some Of these items
advertised. Why not adver-
tise your children's outgrown
articles and thereby gain the
extra cash and space.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

'V'"''nued On Page Four)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

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Evening star., 1940-01-28
GOLD MINE
Continued from preceding pose

was swell-mannered and knew his wines.
On such an occasion Mr. Whitaker
brought up his favorite subject -
advertising. "See here" he said one
night to Madame Rubin, why don't
you get some famous women to en-
dorse your product? 1t would be good
for sales"
Madame Rubin thought moment,
then shook her head. Il kinda don't
like the idee The ladies l want to say
Evening star., 1940-01-28
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

it amt the kind would do it. Plenty
got could do =" She ratified off
string of the fashionable and we'll
known names of two generations, and
among them was that name which
had once been in the center of MIR.
Whittaker's solitary youthful dream,
the name which all these years had
haunted Mrs. Whitaker She had
never spoken it aloud in MIR. Whit
takers presence, dreading to see what
change it would bring to his face.
6 Madame Pallloni, great opera
star she used to be-" Madame Rubin
threw in.
Instinctively Mrs. Whitaker looked
at her husband. In her middle-aged
bosom her heart stopped. But she did
not speak Over Mr. Whittaker's face
came curious look.
''Is she still alive?" he asked.
"Yes, poor one. though locked into
her room with arthritis But | still 90
to her when can, and allays sends one
of my girls to her to dye her hair and
shampoo when l can't But she grows
into twist now
MIR. Whittaker's face grew little
contorted. "Is she badly OFF,"
Madame Rubin laughed roguishly
mo, thenks to her gentleman
friend" she said. Before he died he
left it to her hotel room and food.
She don't need nothin' more, poor
soul. She can't remember it"
In immobile silence Mrs. Whitaker
sat watching her Henry's face. 1t
cleared and he coughed little. We'll,
to get back to business -" he said,
So easily did this, too, come to its
end.
Mrs Whittaker's heart began its
beat again. But when the Rubins were
gone, Henry did an unusual thing
He put his arm around her as they
stood for moment by the library
fire. Feeling that slight and yet signifi-
cant pressure, she knew an enormous,
vague relief.
You're sure you don't mind stay
ing in the apartment" he asked with
unwonted gentleness.
'Oh, no = really wouldn't ever
want to move" she said quickly. She
put her hand upon his hand at her
waist and patted it gently Il have
everything | want right here she
finished
The End
Evening star., 1940-01-28

sit right dahn, ma am" Madame
Rubin always doomed cheerfully, Her
girls in their crisp white and green
uniforms had the strlctest orders.
When lady says has she been
customer to Melanle, act to her like
she is Empress of Owstria," she COM
manded.
The whole thing was one of those
huge instantaneous successes which
Madame Rubin knew are possible
only in America. Goldmine began to
sell fabulously. Secretly MIR Whit
taker felt it was due not to the cream
itself, which was after all only cream,
but to his own ability to advertise
and distribute it. Upon the solid foun-
dation of Madame Rubn's steady
clientele he began to build super
structure of clever advertising. always
dlgnlfed and extremely expensive.
Madame Rubin knew, of course, that
the cream itself was the magic She
never failed to put her own secret
touch into each enormous vat
For Mrs Whitaker. the success
was the strangest thing that had ever
happened to her Her twenty thou
sand dollars was tossed back to her in
profits before she knew it. Without
word she put it back again. Once,
though. excited by sudden dividend.
she put forth the idea of moving out
of New York City, to a house with a
garden.
But when MIR. Whitaker refused to
move his prints, she gave it up with
out too much regret. After all, every
thing that had ever happened to her
had happened to her here in New
York. She allowed her dividends to
accumulate quietly. The tremendous
gamble of Goldlnine seemed to have
absorbed her little gambling instinct
and she never gambled in the stock
market again.
Indeed, in some curious way, Gold
mine put an end to a lot Of things
to days at the old beauty shop, for
instance She went regularly to the
white and gold salon. and no one
touched her hair except Madame
Rubin, who came in especially to do
it, but it was not quite the same.
There was so much excitement every
where now that she was rather glad to
come back to her quiet apartment.
As for Goldmine, it went on its
incredible way. In peculiar fashion it
even answered certain question she
had never asked MIR. Whitaker. Or
was it Madame Rubin's quick warmth
that drew the answer out of him?
They had been talking in one of
their informal conferences after dinner.
The Rublns came to dinner quite
often now at the Whitaker apart
ment.
Madame was very magnificent in
gold evening gowns, and Mr. Rubin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
NOTICE

Sealed proposals will be received
State Of Connecticut, Room 322.
State Capitol, Hartford, as follows,
not later than
p r M z, !" & June ssr, di i't ~
Trinidad Asphalt Cement TO the
D. m, d. y. t., June ~, 1910. for
furnishing two Chevrolet or Ply
mouth business coupes TO the Dairy
and Food Commission: malt syrup,
state institutions for the contract
period OF from July ], 1910 to Sep
tember 80, 1910; one bnke oven for
Fairfield State Hospital; the sale by
the State Highway Department OF
approximately 10000 steel plllng
fnt on" sie ecaed q oa ahe co ssns
m trap rock for the Town OF Lyme.
$50 tons OF M trap rock for the
Town OF Old Lyme.
2 p. M. d. y. {, June II. 1910. for
Furnishing 454 Brentwood chairs for
Fairfield State Hospital.
fuTn r. III = chocoiaie and cocoa.
evap0ratod milk and macaroni TO
state Institutions for the contract
period Of from July I, 1910 to Sep
tember 80, 1910; anthracite and bitu-
mlnous coal 10 state agencies for
tho contract period Of from July ),
1870 10 June 80, 1871; the sale OF
used machine shop equipment To-
Gated at tho University 81 Connect.
cut: six bread racks for Fairfield
Stale Hospital.
2 y. M, d. n. T.. Juno 10. 1910.
for Furnishing staple groceries.
crackers, and canned fish 10 state
institutions for the contract period
Of from July J., 1910 10 September
for the contract period OF from July
!, 1910 10 june 80, 1871: one ear
whole oats In bulk 10 the Norris
q. Osborn Prison Farm. ghnker sta
lion. uaEHFdvIlIA. Conn
EDWARD e. GElSSLEH,
0-6-lt Supervisor Of Purchases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06

and then serve It's own home needs
by buying 100000 tons from Britain,
RUSSIANS LOOK
BEYOND 1870
Russians here In London put forth
their counter-view 10 me: Russia
has o pact with Germany. Part OF
that pact Is q trade agreement
What Russia has promised 10 sell 10
Germany II intends 70 sell. Bril-
tain cannot prevent that But the
Soviet trade agreement covers
only 1910. Britain might come to
an agreement with Russia also, GOV.
cring Io4i and the years following
that, substituting Britain for Ger
many In trade.
According 10 my Russian In
formants their country could send
10 Britain by O trade agreement
products that are very valuable.
These comprise oil, fax for linen
and certain steel making, But,
above oil, they say Russia could
sell England what the Nazi grab
OF Norway and the Nazi closing
OF the Baltic Sea has denied the
British-European timber.
In return Russia would want
machinery Of oil kinds, tin and
rubber.
And that Ia where the big hitch
comes. The bulk OF the worlds
tin and rubber comes from the
British colony OF Malaysia and
from the Dutch East indies. The
British do not want 70 take any
chances OF tin and rubber being
handed over TO Germany. These
materials are both vital In war;
making and the Nazis are clam.
orIng for them. They have In
vented an ersatg rubber, but the
process Is still costly and slow.
Even the Mails, however, have not
been able 10 invent an ersatz tin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
Frats Wants "LO0ks"

The Trattalanzas Of the Italian.
American league would like 10 play
the OvcrlookS OF the City league
Friday night, ~ the tam entry Is
confident II can take q game from
the Looks, Manaker Mike FIESTA
would like 10 secure the services Of
Rube Ruffino De Palma or any
other Italian American boys for
Saturday afternoons. Call Pete Dc
Leo for info.