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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
GERMANS UNABLE
= TO BREAK RING OF
LONDON DEFENSES
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tCOntl1ued from rage UHeJ
service over England. Rather, they
suggested, other types of German
bombers are becoming scarcer.
Other Cities Visited
In addition to the thrust at Lon
don tonight-about 1924 p. n. "a
little later than the timetable sche-
dule of the past few nights-the
Germans were sighted yer at least
eight other cities in southeast,
southwest, northwest and northeast
England and the midlands and over
Wales.
The night alarm started silently"
both sides sparring for openings.
The day combats thus far featured
the show in England.
The fighter planes darted out Of
a binding sun and battered and
smashed the close packed Luftwaffe
waves which included huge, four
motored Junkers bombers. Bombs
were dropped in the metropolitan
area, but bitter anti-aircraft fire
kept the nazis from the heart of
London, shooting down three nazi
bombers within two minutes over
the outskirts of the city late in the
day when 100 German planes at
tackled.
The Germans flew over the coast
line at great height and in close
formation, but anti-aircraft fire
forced them to scatter.
Then the fighter planes roared to
the attack like a pack Of dogs"
And the Germans eve reached the
city proper.
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BRITISH AIRPORTS
BOMBED BY NAILS
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France was left uncovered by de-
struction of her air force before
the last phase of the great West
ern offensive.
Inair raids over southernEn
Ian d and the channel coast today,
a Specializing h command announce
ment said, Germa niflrd Sc etsryo-
ed SO British planes and lost %
of their own.
There was a certain caution, Z.
however, as the reich ended the
first year Of the war that was de-
clared by Britain and France on
Sept, 8. 1889.
thoughtful Germans did not &C.
tually predict the war will be end
ed by Sept. IA, and they coun-
seled against overconfidence.
Britain is a tough customer"
they said, and Germany's princi-
pie Of waging war is to be pre-
pared forthe worst eventualities as
well as lucky breaks"
Fiery air battles were fought to-
day over southeast. England as the
German bombers, escorted by the
fighting planes. strove to wipe out
airfields dotting the English coun-
tryside from Dover to London. 2
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tags were turned and all farmers an.
peared well pleased.
LUMBERTON-J. c. Fulton, mar.
ket supervisor, said yesterday was
the biggest day so far this season
here, with the better grades appear.
ing somewhat stronger. All floors
were cleared by closing time.
TABOR CITY-A good percentage
OF the offerings here yesterday were
OF the leafy type. Generally the
price range was about. the same rs
last week.
WHITEVILLE- Competition was
keen on the market here yesterday.
especially on the quality leaf, M: S.
Smith, sales supervisor. said. Most
OF the offerings consisted Of low.
grade leaf. Heavy sales are antici.
pated for the rest Of the market.
Farmers appear well satisfied with
prices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
J. e. ELLIOT


FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 2-Fune-
raj services for Jonathan Evans
Elliot, 81, of Manchester, who was
instantly killed late Saturday night
when he was struck by an auto
mobile on Person street, here, were
held at II o'clock this morning from
Sardis Presbyterian church at Lin
den.
Bystanders reported Saturday
night that Elliot walked in front of
the car, driven by Jack Dawkins.
Dawkins was placed under a ST.
500 bond by the police on a tech
meal charge of granddaughter. An
inquest will probably be held. Daw-
kins Is a truck driver for the Nc
Lean Trucking Co., but was driv-
ing his own car at the time Of the
accident.
MI. Elliot, a member Of a promi-
nent family, was an extensive and
successful farmer Of upper Cum
berland. He was a son Of the late
Jonathan Evans Elliot and Mrs.
Alice Lee Hall Elliot. He is sur
vived by seven brothers and sis
tiers. these being Mrs. Peter Nc
Lean Of Laurinburg: Mrs. Spencer
J. Currie, Of Manchester; r. H.
Elliot, OF Wilmington; William H.
Elliot, OF Fayetteville; Mrs. l.. E.
W Leppef, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt;
Dr.. G. Douglas Elliot, of Fair
Bluff; and Mrs. Gouveneur Boyer,
OF Fort Myers, Fla.
The internment was in the sard,s
church cemetery.
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OBITUARIES

Oakland Plantation on the Cape
Fear river in North Carolina, Nov.
20, 1874. He was the son of w. II.
Brown and Godina Brown, and a
grandson of John Bright Brown and
Rebecca Brown. He was also a great
grandson of General Thomas Brown
and Lucy Bradley Brown, General
Brown being a general in the Am
erican Revolutionary A mark
er concentrating the memory OF
General Brown has recently been
raised at the plantation where Mr..
Brown was born.
Mr.. Browns family moved to Will
mington, N. c., when he was a small
boy and he was first employed there
bv the Holmes and Waters Gro
Gerry company. He later moved &c
Hull, Fla, as a manager Of the
commissary department of the Peace
River Phosphate Mining company
and later served as postmaster there.
After living there for five years,
he and his wife, Leah Frederick
Brown, formerly of New Hanover
county, North Carolina. and their
small son., Thomas, Jr., moved to
Orlando in 1905, where he entered
business with Charles Lartigue. In
1918 he sold that business and en-.
tered the citrus business. He re-
tired about 10 years ago due to i'll
health.
Mr.. Brown married Miss Leah
Frederick April 26, 1899 at st. Paul's
Episcopal church in Wilmington,
N. c. To this marriage were born
a son., Thomas Owen Brown, Jr.,
who was graduated from Annapo-
lis in the class of 1922 and served
two years in Europe, resigning in
1925. In 1926 he married Octavia
Clayton Edmundson, of Lakeland.
To MI. and Mrs. T. o. Brown,
Sr., there were also born Mary
Louise Brown, who married Ridgely
Rhodes Brown, of Baltimore, and
Juliette Massey Brown, who mar
ried Cecil Floyd Moore, of Opelika,
Ala.
Mrs. Brown is a great-great-
granddaughter of Capt. Peter Fred
erick, Of Duplin county, N. c., who
served as captain in the colonies,
and married Nancy keenan,. Mrs.
Brown served as state president of
the Daughters of the C%onfederacy
for Florida in 1868.
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MRS. AMY II. McEACHERN

Funeral services for Mrs. Amy
Merritt McEachern, wife of John
S. McEachern, who died Sunday at
James Walker Memorial hospital
here following a brief illness, will
be held at S o'clock this afternoon
from the Church of the Covenant,
with burial following in Oakdale
cemetery.
The Rev. ]. Harry Whitmore, pas
tor of the church, will conduct the
services.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Hen
ry L. Taylor, Sr., Fred Willetts, E.
NJ. Dewey, Jack LeGrand, J. C..
Hobbs, Watson Sherrod, Charles B.
Newcomb and DR.. David r. Murchi-
son. Active pallbearers will be: Rob-
ert Merritt, Clyde Lassiter, Louis
Darden, Neal McEachern, Hugh Nc
Eachern and Roderick Houston.
Mrs. McEachern was born in
Sampson county on December II,
1880, the daughter of the late Mary
Page and Lewis Merritt. She was
educated at the State Normal col
lege in Greensboro and was an &C.
tive member of the Church of the
Covenant.
She is survived by her husband;
two sons, John S. McEachern, Jr..
Of Wilmington, and Edward Mer-
rift McEachern, Of Charlotte;
three grandchildren, Nancy, John
S. III and Edward Merritt Nc
Eachern, Jr.; four brothers, Rob-
ert c., Houston H. and Lewis l..
Merritt, Of Wilmington, and Rep
ton H. Merritt, Of Raleigh.
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SEVERAL CONVICTS
KILL GUARD, FLEE
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Montrose and Portland, in extreme
southeast Arkansas, by five Of the
convicts who drove south toward
Monroe, La.
Authorities had not definitely de-
termined who led the break but the
escape was apparently well-plan'
ned. Among the missing prisoners
were four trusty guards, one Of
them 2~5-year-old Percy Loftin Of
Union county who was serving a
life sentence plus So years for muir
der, robbery and kidnapping. Loftir
had a good prison record, authori
tories said, and was one of -four
mounted guards, armed with rifles.
in charge of the pea-picking de
tail.
The slain trusty, who tried tc
stop the break, was Claude Martin,
Al, of Little River county. 4
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N l..

Henry Lucius Williamson, 3d.
year-old clerk, died at his home
at 613 South Seventeenth stree
yesterday morning at 2:15 O'Clock
after a long illness.
Funeral services will be hele
from the late residence this after
noon at 2 o'clock with the Rev
Woodrow Billiard, assisted by Mrs,
W. T. DeVane, officiating. Inter
ment will follow in Bellevue GENE
terry.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Claude Williamson; one daughter.
Miss Frances Williamson; t r {
sons. Elmer, ROME and Everett
Williamson; one sister, Mrs. Tom
Nicols; one brother, E. A. Will
hanson, all of Wilmington.
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AMZIE f.

CLINTON, Sept. 2.-Amzie Ferdi-
nand Merritt, So, died at his home
near Turkey about noon today after
a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from
the late residence Tuesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, with the Rev. Gus
tav Allrich, Of Seven Springs, Off
ciating. Interment will follow in the
family cemetery.
He is survived by two daughters,
Misses Mary and Lucy Merritt; two
sons, Bryant and Roy Merritt; two
brothers, P. B. and Forrest Merritt ;
three sisters, Mrs. Preston Malpass,
Mrs. Tom AL Moore, and Mrs. Stew
art Merritt; three grandchildren,
Bobby, Wilbur Louis and Kenneth
r. Best.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

Of opinion, gathered together in
absolute national unity for total
defense.
Defense Aims
What shall we be defending? The
good earth of this land, our homes,
our families-and far more. We
shall be defending a way of life
which has given more freedom to
the soul and body Of man than
ever has been realized in the world
before, a way Of life that has let
men scale whatever heights they
could scale without hurting their
fellows, a way of life that has let
men hold up their heads and ad.
init no master but God.
That way of life is menaced. We
can meet the threat. We can meet
it in the old frontier way. We can
forge our weapons, train our.
selves to shoot, meet fire with
fire, and with the courage and the
unity of the frontiersmen.
It is our pride that in our coun.
try men are free to differ with
each other and with their govern
ment, and to follow their own
thoughts and express them. We be-
lieve that the only whole man is
la free man. And we believe that
in the face Of danger, the old spirit
of the frontiersmen which is In
our blood, will give US the courage
and unity that we must have.
We need that spirit In this hour
We need a conviction, felt deep IN
us all, that there are no divisions
among us. We r all members Oh
the same body. We are all Amer
cans.
The winds that blow through
the wide sky in these mountains
the winds that sweep from Canaas
to Mexico, from the Pacific to the
Atlantic-have always blown OF
free men. We are free today II
we join together now-men, women
and children-and face the common
menace as a united people, We
shall be free tomorrow.
To the free people Of AmerS+
I dedicate this park.
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RUMANlA PLANS TO
RESIST HUNGARY
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1oree-resldents Of TRANSPLANT,
took over communications -
portation services, military I nnas,
and otEer strategic points pussy
though a mixed commission ~ al
territorial transfer has ordero a IN. ne
occupation to begin on Thursda~S VI,
The Rumanian Peasant leads,
Juliu Manu- and his close irisn,.
are reported now in Cluj, anr'as.
capital of Pennsylvania, ~organi,in,
for military resistance of the una
garian occupation.
Ion Dargolina, one of Rumsr;.,.
ranking generals, who heaSed
military mission 10 a previous r.,
manian-H Hungarian territorial cow
ference which broke down, ssn.
word to Bucharest from the Trsa
sylvanian frontier that he and III.
men Of his command would res;st
Hungarian occupation.
Gen. Mihai Corniciu, forme,
minister Of war, informed the gsn
eral staff that his men on IN.
border were eager to fight and
refused to leave their positions
Explanation
An important Rumanian offici,,
gave this explanation of the por'
ernment's failure to try to crusb
Transylvanian resistance plans.
II Hungary is convinced She Can,
ly, she will certainly call on ths
German army to effect the trans.
fer. Rumanian troops would M,
attempt to fight the Germspa hv.
the transfer then would 20 down.
in history as a military seizure
This would make a better c,ra
for Rumanians to argue at Some
future peace conference that ropv
never voluntarily relinquished ths
territory.
Meanwhile, the goyernmen,
strove to prevent further agitation
A government announcemen,
said 2Sl "alarmists' already had
teen sentenced and two former
cabinet officials were under Ar.
rest for outbursts against the Ger.
man and Italian-dictated surrend.
er of Northern Transylvania to
Hungary. German officials here
threatened the occupation if The
demonstrations persisted.
One former cabinet member, \,
iron guardist whose name was MT
disclosed, was under house ar.
rest and a former minister Of
culture, M. Chita, was jailed on
charge of delivering an milan.
matory speech.
Ion Lugajanu, parliament mem.
Der and editor who formerly was
minister to Rome, was released
today after being held in jail over.
night. 2
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F. R. SAYS NATION
MUST PREPARE
FOR SACRIFICES
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tain highwa ysto atten 9TH EIDE
tor yceremoenis.
The crwo observation-disclosures
delivered address, of the President
in silence until he was nearly a
third of the way through. But they
whooped and applauded when ne
eferred to the necessity for con
scription of manpower and Of sac
rifice by the men and women Of
the country.
A moment later, the President
made a significant Interpolation
He said new bases must be es,
tablished-and, he interjected, -
think will be established,'-to en-.
able our fleet to defend our shores
That was the farthest he ever
had gone in indicating that a def
mite decision might come of base
sites on British land in this hens.
phere.
Follows 1896 Route
The route the President took to
the National park was one which
he had covered on a campaign
tour in 1886. And there was much
of the fanfare of 1886 repeated
again today. Thousands of people
in Knoxville and along the highway
shouted a greeting as the chief
executive rode by. He grinned anc
waved at them.
Surrounding the President were
such personages as the governors
of the two states, Hoey OF North
Carolina and. Cooper of Tennessee.
as well as Governor Maybank of
South Carolina looking a bit chilly
in a white suit.
Also on hand were Mrs. Roose.
welt; federal Secretary Admins
traitor Paul v. McNutt; Senate,
Reynolds Of North Carolina, Nc.
Kellar and Stewart Of Tennessee
and people from the government
service.
Secretary Ickes acted as a mas
ter Of ceremonies, and introduced
Governor Hoey, who ade to thde
antional efense theme of the oc,
casion by declaring that NORTH
Carolina believes we have tenn
ported too long" with subversive
groups and ought to outlaw the
communist party, Nazi bund anc
every other 'disloyal organiza,
ton
It believes, he said, in requisi
tloning the necessary men a n {
means to maintain Americas free
dom and save the nation from the
blight of war.
Governor Cooper also spoke, but
largely in description of the park
AS the shadows of dusk crept
into the valleys and put a chill
in the air, MI. Roosevelt arrived
here after a 170-mile train anc
motor trip from Chattanooga,
Tenn, where he spoke this morn.
ing.
He emphasized defense and dan.
gers in the earlier speech, too. In
it he dedicated Chickamauga dam
and the TWAS system of lakes
along the Tennessee valley to the
total defense of the United States
of America" And he said thai
America today faces "a time OF
peril unmatched in world history,
Much the same thought was car.
ried over into the address here.
In dedicating 427, 900 acres Of
mountains, streams and forests, he
recalled the pioneer days and the
danger of Indian attacks.
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g. LEADERS SPEAK
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
The nations workers, observing
Labor Day under conditions un-
matched since the early years of the
World war, heard CLIO and ALL
leaders join yesterday in vigorous
opposition to peacetime CONSUMPTION.
AFL's William Green and CLOS
John L. Lewis, rivals in the organi-
cation field, spoke alike against
pending proposals to conscript men
in peace-time for military training.
Both pledged anew also that labor
would work loyalty for national de-
Tense.
Other Labor Day orators called for
the preservation of labor's social
and legislative gains" in industries
shift to arms-making, and a greater
voice in the national defense coun-
ellis.
Both Green and Lewis advocated
establishment of conditions which
they said would make it easier to
enlarge the armed forces by volun-
tary enlistments. They proposed
shorter terms of enlistment and
higher pay than those now in effect.
Addressing a labor gathering in
Denver, Green said that voluntary
enlistment must be given a fair
trial first" He called on President
Roosevelt to make known the ma.
tons manpower needs.
On a matter as vital as this to
the nations welfare" Green said,
I'VE feel that it is the duty of the
President of the United States to
send a message to congress stating
the manpower needs of the nations
military forces and recommending a
definite program to fulfill these
needs.
Lewis, in a radio speech from
Washington, said peace-time con-
scription would break down our
civil liberties" and establish "the
principle of compulsion by govern.
ment."
Like Green, he called for an ex-
PLANTATION of the prospective use of
conscripted manpower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
U L GATTI-CAsAZZA

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-R-Ma-
dame Frances Aida, the opera
singer. said tonight that she had
been informed by cablegram Of
the death of her former husband,
Giulio Gatti-Casazza for many
years manager of the Metropoli-
tan opera house. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
COMMITTEE TO E E

SALISBURY, Sept. 2.-R-Th e
executive committee of the board
Of missions and church extensions
of the Western North Carolina
Methodist church conference will
meet here Thursday. DR.. c. C..
Weaver of Charlotte, board pres1-
dent, will preside. 4
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y EsEl1dated figures.
SALES


CHADBOURN Garland Warren
sales supervisor, reported a quantity
of tips on warehouse floors held the
general market average down slight
~. All warehouse floors were cleared
by quitting time.
CHARLTON - Buying was brisk
on al grades. e. c. Clark, super.
visor OIL sales' said. Most of the of.
ferings were low.grade leaf Al
floors were cleared.
FAIR BLUFF Clyde Townsend.
market supervisor, reported one Of
the heaviest sales of the
with the price range about the same.
FA1RMoNT-C. B. Stafford. sales
supervisor, said several baskets sold
as mig as $40 and s45 with several
growers making individual averages
OF from $40 to sas ner hundred. Few
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
T. o. BROWN

ORLANDO, Fla, Sept. 2.-Thom.
az Owen Brown IS. formerly Of the
Cape Fear section Of North Caro-.
lima, died here August 5 after SUI.
fering a stroke Of paralysis here
on July 81.
MI. Brown was born at the Old
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
WALTER S.

SEATTLE, Sept. 2-RE-Walter
S. Phillips, 70. artist and author
of books and articles on Indian
lore and wildlife, died yesterday. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

There is a species of snake in
Death Valley, Calf. that travels
underground, beneath the surface
Of the soft. white sand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

Approximately $35, 900, 900 has
been distributed in North Carollnd
through operation Of the Social "
curity program.
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LEGION TO OPEN
CAMPAIGN TODAY
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service all ex-service men will be
called on to make up the Home
Guard, and the organization can be
handled better if all veterans are
working with some organization.
Arrangements have been made
for the team workers to call on
each ex-service man in the city
and county in the next few days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

Rows of spines found on the i'm
mature tenrec, an animal of Mad.
agascar, disappear when it grows
up.
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CHASTAIN LAUDS
LABOR'S ROLE In
U. 5. DEMOCRACY
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\SOIltl1luCu 1lOl1 dSC OIlCJ
of Labor which now has 5000, 900
members more closely united than
ever before in history"
Sweat shops, he said, 'have bred
and created more communists and
more socialists in this country
than any one other thing" he said.
THE man whose children must go
b%arefooted and hungry because he
does not receive enough income to
clothe and feed them properly has
no interest in democracy. But the
man who, through organized labor,
receives a just wage to which he is
entitled, is interested in the preser-
walton Of Americanism and demo-
cracy which makes 1t possible for
him to receive that income"
The celebration yesterday began
with a parade ct 10 o'clock which
included floats and marching bod
les from the Wilmington fire depart
ment, Esslinger beer, the Central
Labor Union, tie Woman's Auxi-
liary to the Central Labor Union,
the Building Trades council, the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Jointers. Whites Amoco sta
ton, the International Brotherhood
of Electrical workers, the Tide
Water Power company and the
Electrical Maintenance company,
Painters and Decorators, the Brick
layers International union, the
Brotherhood of Railway Conduc-
tors, the A.. A. of Street and Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach OPP
orators, White Ice Cream company,
the Jones Furniture company, the
Southern Oil company, the City
Employees local, tn Williston
High School band, the Internation-
al Longshoremen's association,
Sunshine Laundry, the Royal Bak-
cry, Borden's Milk, the Housing
Authority of the City of Whining.
ton, and Batson's Service station.
Chastain, in his address, hit out
strongly at the idea there is such
a thing as overproduction in the
United States. There is no YER
production" he said, there is
simply under-consumption because
there are SO many unorganized
workers in this nation who do not
receive enough pay to allow them
to purchase the things which they
they should be allowed to consume.
The city as a whole enjoyed a
holiday during the day. Public Of
fees, city, county, and federal, the
public library, and the employment
offices of the state UCC Commits
sion, as well as many business es-
adjustments were closed for the
day.
No formal programs were plan
ned at the beach resorts which
were thronged with thousands from
the state who had .flocked to
the seaside to escape the blasting
heat of inland cities. 49,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

The Gulf Stream is so miles "la'
at its narrowest point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03

HOTEL COMMODORE - Washlngten;
D. C. Facing Union Station Ca hpnd.
Plaza. Room & Bath from SOU A0'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-03
Tobacco Market Reports

sales supervisors o r other officials on the North c,ro1ir. r,,rl,4.
OF Boroer Belt reported the following figures for ostardaI ~