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U. S. LINER WILL
SAIL FOR HOME
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despite their lack Of ready cash
and it was a moot question who
would be responsible for their
keep.
There are reports that the Liner
Washington, now enroute to Bord-
eaux, would call here to pick up
those who couldn't get passage on
the President Roosevelt.
Children, matrons and perturbed
Fathers stood on the quay to wave
a farewell. Many strove to hold
back their tears as the tender
wormed its way through the chan
mel to the liner.
There was little apprehension
about the voyage, and aside from
the natural sorrow at parting the
chief emotion displayed was annoy
ance over the rigid examination
of luggage.
The youngest passenger listed
was Elizabeth Ellen Kennedy, of
e Elm Street, West Orange, NJ,
born only two months ago. Her
father, an Englishman, stayed be-
hind.
The President Roosevelt arrived
last night and TOOK on 800 tons of
fuel and other supplies. Customs
men searched all baggage, and
explained that they had been told
that someone was trying to take
out considerable money.
Unofficially, it was explained
that they were looking for explos-
ives.
Gin Italy, Americans fastened
preparations to sail for home this
weekend on the United States lin
ers Manhattan and President Har-
rison. Officials said the Manhattan
would try to take 1000, although
normally it carries only 800.)
Americans here were told they
could take out only twenty pounds
(about $64) out of England, and
many spent their surplus on Irish
linefs and laces. 2
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War Interpretive

Washington over the effect of the
Flanders defeat on French a n d
British public morale, the impact
on American defense planning
would be the same.
Any circumstance of the war,
like the battle in Flanders h a t
drew heavily on Allied reserves in
men, stores, weapons and air units,
would scale down estimates of the
time France and Britain could en-
dure and the time this country
would have. to make ready for
whatever the future holds. The
presidents new program appears
earmarked more directly toward
stepping up the marshalling and
equipment of the initial protec-
tive force of a million men than
toward charging a wide-based ex-
pansion of essential war industries
to meet any future need.
That vas the keynote of h is
original program, the huge task
assigned to the pooled genius OF
American business called to Wash.
ington. The new program is more
specific in terms Of aircraft, guns
tanks and the like to be rushed in
to being and into the hands o
troops while the larger ultimas
industrial mobilization behind it is
taking shape.
The presidents action bears ou'
his own known view that the wal
in Europe has scrapped all previ
Gus American conceptions of de
tense. And it cannot be doubted
that the lost and dreadful Alice
battle in Flanders was what i'm
PEELED him to act.
So radical a change upward il
White House defense planning
within a space of days raises {
question as to whether a similar
change might not be impending il
administration views as to politi
cal aspects of the defense organ
ization. Up to this time, while i
still is possible that a cabinet sea
may have been offered tentatively
to Col. Frank Knox, ALT Landon's
running mate on the last Republi
can presidential ticket, there ha!
been no other hint of a turn to bl
mote national unity. Administra
p~artisanship in the cabinet to pro
ton spokesman cast doubt on tall
Of such a move.
The new defense budget marks
a White House view that the stu
alton in Europe has grown worse
and more menacing for this coun
try as we'll as the Allies, within
days. 1t could lead to a fast
paced revision of cabinet or other
administrative and executive per
sonnet, for the sake of nationa
unity. ]
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tics authority and Douglas officials
began an immediate investigation.
Bodies of two victims were toss.
ed from the wreckage. All four
still had parachutes strapped tc
their backs. Watchers reported
the craft at no time appeared tc
have reached an elevation of more
than 500 feet.
An airport observer asserted:
The motor sputtered while the
plane was still in a takeoff. The
pilot tried to recover power at
about 300 feet and then started
coming down rapidly. The plane
struck with tremendous force.
Police Sgt. Frank Chislom of
Ell Segundo, where one of Douglas
two big plants is located, said the
big ship went into a tight vertical
bank then started to turn over
slightly on its back, crashed and
exploded.
The DC-5 is the most modern
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

American eyes turned from an
Allied tragedy in Flanders to scan
the sombre implications OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt's reaction to 1t on
the national defense home front.
The fresh blow delivered against
her foes by Germany in Flanders
sent administration estimates Of
urgent American defense n e e d 5
skyrocketing up another billion and
more before echoes of national re-
action to the president trst de-
tense emergency request had died
down. Behind that action must lie
a re-appraisal by the president of
Franco-British ability long to con-
tinue the fight.
From that point of view, Mr..
Roosevelt's action in doubling his
request for emergency defense ap-
preparations has grave significance.
It hints at confidential advices
from London and Paris painting a
far gloomier outlook for Allied re-
covery than even the stark figures
of Allied losses in men, ships and
war gear would reveal if known.
The confidence of official Wash
ington in ultimate Allied triumph
already had been deeply shaken
by successive German victories in
Norway, Holland, Belgium a n d
northern France. Even before the
Battle of the Bulge in Flandrs
had collapsed, and the Germans
reached the English C h a e ],
some American technical experts
rated German chances of ultimate
complete victory as high as 6O-4O.
Mr.. Roosevelt seemed to share
that view even before he doubled
his defense appropriation request
of two weeks ago. If that is the
fact, the new defense budget, out.
moding the original before it could
be more than roughly sketched in.
to legislation or concrete plans for
creation of a vast new industry, is
a dark official American common,
tary on the situation in Europe. Il
would mean that in Washington in
ner government circles there is
stark fear that the end of Allied
resistance might come in months,
not years.
Unquestionably only a new fac,
tual situation in Europe of gravest
import to this country could have
moved the president to double his
emergency defense estimates with
in a span of days. Whether it
gave rise to doubt that France
could again cling grimly to the
Somme-Aisne defense line, h a
Britain could long beat off Nazi
air attacks on her fleet upkeep up
keep centers and vital sea COM
munications, or to apprehension IN
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F. R. AND l. DUCE
EXCHANGE NOTES
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troops isnmobilized on Mediterranean
fronts.
Italian papers are frankly empha-
sizing how much this helps Ger
many's attacks in the north.
A number of Indications, however
pointed to some decision within the
next week n ten days. For one
thing, the last of a serios of army
rallies is scheduled for June 10.
Americans, pouring into Genoa
to catch the homeward-bound United
States liner Manhattan, described
battle preparations in Ligurian ports.
ION The Move"
They said troops, in the ports fac.
ing Corsica, were on the move to.
ward the French frontier; that muni-
lions we're being unloaded from rail
way lines and that ~flat-cars with
heavy artillery were much in evi
dence.
The Manhattan's sailing was de
ferred until Sunday, because of the
crush of passengers.
The ship will carry nearly 1900
persons, most of them Americans
to the United States. Line official.
had to turn away some who offe. &c
as much rs 1000 for a %third-class
5000 ticket. However, the liner Pres
ident Harrison arrived to take carr
of part of the overflow.
Ten thousand non-commissioned of
%ficers, supplementing a force of so,
600 modified last autumn, were
called to the colors.
War maneuvers were reported I'm
der way in the north of Italy. One
full army corps was engaged neal
Florence.
With Italian papers re-printins
Spanish news stories disputing the
British right to Gibraltar, a Spanish
military mission passed through Mi
Ian on it's way to Berlin. This was
part of a party of 80 h%igh-ranking
air AM navy officers who came te
Genoa under the command of Gen
eral Rada.
Importance was attached to the
'abinet meeting next Tuesday. The
fascist press indicated, also, that the
conference at German western front
headquarters yesterday between
Adolf Hitler and Italian Ambassador
Dino Alfieri was, perhaps, fateful.
Financing Planned
The government provided for
month.to-month financing of its
needs by the issue Of treasury bonds.
Groups of Italians continued tc
volunteer for service in the coming
war of liberation" from Allied control
of the Mediterranean. Their mes
sages poured in on Mussolini.
Grown Prince Umberto and Mar
shall GRAHAM, co-commanders of the
Italian armed forces, went to Ge-
noa for a 3-day rally of grenadier
regiments. The prince is going to
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NO COMMENT

WASHINGTON, June 1.-LP-The
upon the reported new exchange of
messages between President Roose-
welt and Premier Mussolini.
Informed of the reports from Rome
that there had been such an eX-
change, stephen Early, the Presi-
dents press secretary, would say
only that there had been an almost
continuous exchange between the
President and the heads of various
governments.
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an infantry regiment rally at Fiume
June s to 10.
The French decision announced in
Paris today to withhold approval of
commercial and economic accords
with Italy followed the rupture in
contraband control negotiations be-
tween Great Britain and Italy.
The British embassy press repre-
sentative said in a bulletin that the
Italian government was responsible
for the breakdown in negotiations
over contraband control.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
F. Arnold Resigns
Farm Bureau Position

WILSON, June 1.-LP-President
A. D. Williams Of the Wilson county
Arnold, executive secretary of the
North Carolina farm bureau since
that body's organization in 1886,
had resigned. ....
The resignation, effective today,
was actually made at a meeting Of
the bureaus state executive commit.
tee several weeks ago but was kept
secret, Williams said.
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MANY TOWNS
FOUND BLAZING
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as [ had left Cambria, squadrons
of German planes were bombing
that same airport on the outskirts
of this town, which was then be-
ing evacuated by the French.
The night was dark and moon
less, and only an occasional star
peeped in and out of the late
spring rain-clouds, hanging low
over the one
The commander of the squadron,
who. only two days before had
bombed his native village in the
Ardennes, now German-occupied,
lent me flying gear; three suits
of heavy coveralls. n heated by
electricity; fur-lined boots, a crash
helmet n thick gloves.
When we reached the almost com
pletely darkened airport, the plane
already was ready. After a quick
handshake around, the five of lis
took our places.
A thin line of red lights flick
cred on the field to mark our rum
way. The first pilot was listed
as a supernumerary second pilot
gave the huge plane the gun and
We lifted gracefully into the air,
closely circled the field and then
headed toward the battle zone.
Below us stretched the peaceful
French countryside. Heavy dark
masses marked the forests, while
the rivers and highways appeared
as black ribbons.
Some ten minutes before the front
was reached, it vas outlined by
flashes of artillery fire.
Because of the clouds we were
flying low over F~rench-held terri
tory but as we neared the battle
zone the plane rose to escape the
fire of anti-aircraft guns.
"Poums- Poums"
The French pilots have nick
named the German 20 millimeter
anti-aircraft guns "poums-poums,
and that is exactly the sound they
make las the shells explode in
the air.
The heaviest anti-aircraft fire
was concentrated by the Germans
around st. Quentin and Peronne.
1t is not exactly a comfortable
feeling to be sitting in a plane
while the "poums-poums' burst
around.
They explode on almost every
side at almost the same moment
that you see the flashes on the
ground.
Unless they are very close they
give only the sensation of a gil
gantic fireworks display.
1t takes a direct hit in a vital
spot to disable one of these giant
planes. Even a hit on the wings
makes only a hole a foot square.
The plane jolts slightly-and then
drones on its way.
From the air at night the battle
line running from Montmedy, where
it leaves the Maginot line, through
Stenay, Attigny, Rethel, Neuf-
Chateau, Anizy, La Fere, Chauny,
Ham and Amiens to Abbeville on
the English channel, shows as a
scarcely defined line.
If it were not for the Aisne and
the Somme rivers, which the line
follows, it would be difficult to
recognize.
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GERMANS RENEW
op1NEERQUE DRIVE
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-. ,soseoato" Of bad weather. an n wh' en-
the .a y5' for part of the day. but II
sisted: were no longer in.
L'9S perhaps not ever soldiers
ro'7', .oyor has had a taste OF the
For WIZ nrnkerque nc longer will
he'll 5os;re to pick a quarrel with
the u, naners, forecasting a drive
'>r~ said frankly that the AL
Oh. would be given no time to cater
,ne.r breath, .,o No,son bad
lIN s,nk came in response to in
been +o an authorized German
q0l.sg He said quickly that
sPo"s. or her loss were true, add
F-'I'q ,hot 700 members of the crew
l@a a., - for military reasons he de-
N Give any details. The Mel
el'1'D az go ton flagship, was com
SUI, in June. 1927, at a cost OF
F% van, 2S7.500,0Oo
80'" Five Transports
oo,, biob commands night COM
announcing the sinking OF
Nn''' .b,ae varships off Dunkerque
y yDT by some hours claims that
Io+' .~.,nenurts haG been sunk, a
DESTROYER and d submarine torpe-
81 and three warships and ten
uy annbantmen BADLY damaged.
r. the battle i'll the north, the
aars asserted that the last re-
;.,once of the French troops had
broken and that in the Lille
a.. a,one some $4,000 Frenchmen
rad bppn taken prisoner.
Tho PLIGHT of the Allies around
n,,Laro,,e was called 1.-The most
borrjbIe event of the war.
rho hicb command stated the at
.,.ts on the Allies at Dunkerque
,.oro continuing undimlnlshed to-
riobt Germans said fires from III
I,azino british vessels lighted the
aro, for many miles around the
French port.
The British were said to be using
o,.ry type of vessel conceivable
;, oct out the shattered northern
torcas. with greatest confusion
,rpyailfno at Dunkerque and adJa-
cent waters.
Allied transports were unable to
enter the harbor, they asserted, and
smaIIer vessels were taking the
troops 10 ships in the Roadstead.
4 military commentator declared
,ho harassment of the fleeing troops
near Dunkerque was the last
rb3se" of the Battle of Flanders
and that the whole Flanders action
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BIDS

WASHINGTON, June 1-LP-The
National Park service today called
for bids on June IS for the right
to operate gasoline stations and cot
fee shops on the Blue Ridge Park
! wav in VIRGINIA and North Carolina
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
DOWN

WALHALLA, S. c., June /.
P-Arthur Brown said he sold
an automobile, the down paw
ment of which included: Cash.
26 cents, old shoes, 81, n roos-
ter, IA cents.
One new pair of trousers, a
spotted dog and two ~overcoats
were listed as security, Brown
said.
The car sold for $1S5.
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4 DIE IN CRASH
OF TEST PLANE
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passengers, fell out of control
shortly after taking off from the
Los Angeles airport.
Witnesses said the ship was
travelling at high speed as the
pilot apparently attempted to
gun it out of a sideslip. 1t
smashed through a five-foot picket
fence into a flower bed, bounced.
skldded and %ploughed its way near
~ a quarter of a mile, strewing
Wreckage all the way.
Douglas police and officers from
the nearby city of Ell Segundo
placed guard lines around the de-
molished craft. The civil aeronau-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02

commercial product of the Douglas
plant, its high wing an innovation.
Capable of $50 to $40 miles an
hour, it is described by comp ~
officials as the fastest transport
ship built. 2
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was only the first chapter of the
German western offensive.
New NaZi Front
The German front was pronounc
ed organized from Calais, on the
French coast, to the Swiss border
and the next thrust, wherever il
might be, could be made anywhere
along that extensive line because
the initiative still was completely
with the Germans.
On the other hand, this common
tator observed, Britain must worry
about her coast, the French about
Paris and both about sinister devel
opments in the Mediterranean.
It was pointed out that France
could not afford to throw her full
power against Germany because she
must be prepared to meet Italian
action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02

THEATRICAL SUPERSTITION
1t is bad luck to go back to a
dressing room for a forgotten article
once one has left the theater, accord
ing to a superstition of show people.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02

About $1,000 airplane engines can
be built yearly by the 10 American
engine manufacturers,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
BILLION TO BE SPENT
ON u. S. AIRCRAFT

WASHINGTON. - Faced with
the possibility that complete
war" may be unleashed this
spring, British-French purchas-
ing mission took steps during the
past week to place rush orders
for perhaps $1,000,O0O,OO0 worth
Of American made warplanes.
Rejecting the allies anxiety
over the reported numerical SUI
periority of Germany's air fore
es, Arthur B. Purvis, head of the
mission, said that the whole vast
order was wanted, if possible,
within one year. He said manu-
facturers would be called to New
York early next week to discuss
terms.
Previous negotiations for some
5000 planes, in addition to up
wards of 1000 ordered by Great
Britain and France in the last
Is months, had been at stand
still for weeks pending an agree
ment on types needed to bolster
their air defenses.
The announcement topped a
series of developments in the cap
ital affecting American relations
within belligerent and neutral
nations. Others included. .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
MRS. BURLESON ADMITS
MURDER OF SUCCESSOR

Columbia, S. C.. Breaking a
two-day silence during which she
protested her memory was cloud
ed, 51-year-old Mrs. Mary (Ma-
zie) Walker Burleson related
Sunday, police said, that her
mind was filled with thoughts of
her wrecked home" when she
walked into hotel cafeteria here
and fatally shot the wife of her
former husband.
Police Chief w. H. RaWllnson
quoted the divorce as saying: Il
walked from behind her and
walked in front of the table
where she was eating lunch and
shot her. No one had to point her
out to me. I knew her.. The vic
tim, 55-year-old Mrs. Richard C.
Burleson, wife of United States
army colonel stationed near here,
was slain Friday.
when that woman (Mrs.
Burleson) passed me while was
sitting in the lobby of the mezza-
nine," the prisoner said in her
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
FORMER N. C. RESIDENTS
RECEIVE COMPENSATION

Raleigh-Of the $13,217, 637.7O
in unemployment benefits paid
by the State Commission through
February %, last month, $1217,-
1876 was distributed to former
North Carolina workers through
43 other states in which they
were residing while drawing
benefits. Such workers estab-
lished wage credits while at work
in this State, later moved to an
other state, became unemployed
and filed claims and were paid
benefits from this State.
No payments have been made
to former residents Of this State
living in five states, Maine, Neb-
raska, Nevada, Utah and Wyom-
ing, nor in the territories of
Alaska and Hawaii. Just about
1000 checks have been issued to
residents of the other states and
District of Columbia. The states
are now all under the Interstate
agreement, by which the state of
residence acts as agent for the
liable state in handling claims
for compensation. Some of the
states were not ready to handle
these claims until last year, how
ever.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
Mrs. Bower Was
Buried On Mon.

Funeral service was held on
Monday, at the Orion Methodist
church, for Mrs. J. E. Bower,
who died at her home at Green
Springs, Va, on Saturday, at the
age of II. Revs. R. M. Burkett,
John w. Luke and her pastor
from Virginia conducted the ser
vice. Burial followed in the
Orion cemetery.
The deceased is survived by
her husband and the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. Fred
Little and Mrs. Fred Cockerham,
of Jefferson, George Bower, of
Wagner; Mack, Dewey and Till
man, of the home and Claude b.
wer, of Johnson City, Tenn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
HITLER SOUNDS WAR
CRY ION TO VICTORY

BERLIN. - Breaking with the
traditional ways of celebrating
Germany's memorial day, Adolf
Hitler Sunday sounded war cry
of ION to victory in the conflict
he charged ''imperialist England
and France" had forced on the
reich.
The fuehrer, in an 11-minute
speech remarkable for its brevi-
ty, vowed determination to press
on to 'the most glorious victory
in Germany's history" even at
the cost of his own life if neces-
sary.
"The world desires our dissolu-
vein about soldierly sacrifice and
with more emphasis about Ger
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
u. S. WANTS STRONGER
PEACE AFTER WAR ENDS

PARIS. - Under-secretary of
State Sumner Welles told the
French Saturday the United
States will insist that the peace
which follows the European war
provide strong safeguards for the
freedom of international trade
and eliminate resentment and
fears between nations.
Welles' statement became pub
lie through an announcement of
the French finance ministry after
Finance Minister Paul Reynaud
had conferred for two hours with
President Roosevelt's fact-finder.
The views of the United States,
Reynaud responded as quickly as
he could consult with Premier
Daladier, coincide perfectly with
the ideas of France.
The ministry's communique
listed these three points as hav-
ing been suggested by Welles:
l. Healthy commercial rela-
tons must be the basis of politi-
cal and economic peace.
2. The prosperity of interna-
tional commerce precludes exclu-
sive discriminatory agreements
between two countries.
8. If world trade is to be re-
constructed after the war, it must
be without resentment or fear Of
any nations towards others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-14
ANTI-MINE DEVICE
USED BY ELIZABETH

NEW YORK. - The Queen
Elizabeth's waltz across the At
lantic with a new and mysterl-
Gus anti-made mine device set in
operation by merely turning an
electric switch may prove the
end to the magnetic mines Ger
many has sowed in European
waters.
Capt. John c. Townley spoke
tonight in guarded terms about
the device and in answer to a
question about it's effectiveness.
The Elizabeth, $28,750,000
vessel which the British sent here
for safekeeping and as an OBJ
vious nose-thumbing gesture to
illustrate their power at sea re-
CURED the services of 10 tugs to
be eased into her slip.
All visitors were kept away
from her pier and a squad from
the police criminal alien bureau
was reported to have been as
signed to keep a 24-hour watch
over her.