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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15

SOUTHPORT, May 1.-THE body
of Archie Galloway, As, of Varnum.
town, the alleged shotgun slayer of
Alton Varnum, %, of Varnumtown,
was recovered from Lockwood's Fol.
ly river this morning between $3.50
and 9 o'clock by a searching party
that had been hunting for him since
Varnum was killed early Monday
night.
The body vas found about 300
yards from the scene of the shoot.
ing. Coroner John G. Caison said
that a piece of iron, used as an
anchor in the boat in which he at.
tempted to escape, was tied around
his waist with a cord Of rope.
The coroner termed the two deaths
a. murder-suicide and said that nc
Inquest will be held. The jury that
had been impaneled to view the
bodies was dismissed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
Anti -Allied Demonstrations
In Rome Heighten
Apprehension
FLAGS ARE BURNED
Large Liner Sails For New
York; Special Funds
Appropriated
TAL
BY RICHARD G, MASSOCK

BY RICHARD G, MASSOCK
ROME, May IA Up anti
Allied demonstrations, capped by the
burning of British and French flags
on a mock coffin in front of the
British embassy, heightened appre
hension tonight that Italy soor
might go to war.
Other signs of war fever were
lacking, but some diplomatic oh
servers expressed anxiety because Of
student parades in Rome and scores
Of other cities encouraged by fascist
leaders as war cries"
Liner Sails
In the midst of the agitation
against the Allies, Italy's number
two liner, the Conte Di Cavoia, sailed
from Naples for Genoa en- route tt
New York, and Italy appropriated
nearly 1000, 900, 900 lire &1O0,0 600, 0o0)
for the extraordinary expenses Of
five ministries to meet the %"interna-
tional situation"
OUllS OpoCl NCIS Solo IllOy bO11ONSe
the sailing of the Conte Di Savoia
was a sign that Italy would stay out
of the war at least two weeks. Others
recalled that the Germans went tc
war last September with the liner
Bremen on the high seas.
Several thousand shouting stu
dents burned the coffin with the
flags after they shouted against the
Allies and for Hitler before the
French, British and German en-
bassies.
Premier Mussolini three times
smilingly acknowledged their cheers
from his Palazzo Venezia balcony.
France Objects
France lodged a diplomatic objec'
ton to the anti-Allied campaign but
comment O nthe French stand was
withheld by both officials and the
press while the demonstrations con-
tinued unabated.
Some embassies and legations ad
vised their nationals it would be
wiser to leave Italy if they did not
have a good reason to remain. Dele
gates to the meeting of the Inter.
national Institute of Agriculture
scheduled to begin May 20, were or
dered home.
The American embassy refrained
from ordering an exodus of approx
mately 10000 Americans, mostly
naturalized citizens in Italy. It con
tinued, however, to advise Ameri
cans without imperative reasons fol
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
OFFICERS NAMED
BY N. c. REDMEN
Woodland, OF Rocky Mount,
Named Grand Sachem
To Succeed Bradley

officers were elected and the an
nual dance and banquet were held
yesterday as the second day Of the
convention of the Great Council OF
North Carolina, Improved Order OF
Redmen, came to a close. The con
vention will be concluded with a
short meeting this morning.
e. w. A. Woolard, of Rocky
Mount, was elected Great Sachem
for 1910, to succeed M. C. Bradley
of Charlotte.
The delegates, meeting in the J.
10. U. A. M. hall on Second street,
voted to hold their next convention
in Charlotte the second week in May
l1941.
Other newly-elerted officers were
M. W. Henderson, of Kannapolis
great senior sycamore; A. c. Cut.
Ter, of Washington, great junior
sagamore; M. G. Bradley, of Char
lotte, great prophet; W. B. Goodwin
of Elizabeth City, great chief of rec
ords; E. P. H. Strunck, of Whining,
ton, great keeper of wampum.
Irwin H. Corothers, of G~astonia
great sannap; Walter Yopp of Viii
mington, great mishinewa; c. W
Norris, of Farmville, great gnard
of wigwam; w. L. Newman, 81
Greensboro; great ghard of forest
Business sessions we're concluded
in advance yesterday in order thai
the order may attend in a body the
funeral services this morning fol
Joseph r. Davis, who died suddenly
last night at the meeting.
At the banquet held last night
Judge John J. Burney, Of Whining
ton, past sachem of Cherokee Tribe
No. 8, presided as POSTMASTER.
The program consisted of musica
renditions by the choir of the Ethyl
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
PERSHINC URGES
MIGHTY DEFENSE
Says Preparedness Is AS
Necessary Today As When
War Declared In 1917

WASHINGTON, May IA. Up -
General John J.. Pershing added the
voice Of his World War experience
Vooay to the swelling demand for in
creased national defense expendi.
lures.
we must not delay longer in our
PREPARATIONS" said the 79-year-olt
seNeral of the armies in a statement
issued upon his return from a visit
Ills winter home in Tucson, Ari
0na' and to Hot Springs, Ark.
Every energy in this countr.
SHOULD be devoted to the idea O
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
R0TARIANS BEGIN
SHIPYARD EFFORT
Willetts Presents Proposal
And Committee Will Be
Appointed Soon

The Rotary club yesterday took
preliminary steps in a drive to have
a shipyard placed in operation in
Wilmington, recognizing the fact
that northern shipbuilding firms are
now millions Of dollars behind in
their orders.
Fred Willetts, citing the facts
that Delaware shipbuilding firms
now have mammoth backlogs and
are unable to cope with the orders,
moved that the club pass a reso-
luton %favoring a shipyard and ap-
point a committee to push the prof.
ect to a successful conclusion.
1--WE don't want to merely pass
a resolution and let it drop Al
that" he said, ''but we want, II
necessary to go to Washington, con
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
SENATE APPROVES
CAA REFORM PLAN
Vote OF 46 Ia "a Clears
Way For 1t To Become
Effective June 10

WASHINGTON, May IA. - Up -
President Roosevelt's plan for reor-
ganizing the Civil Aeronautics au-
thority won senate approval today,
46 to "a, clearing the way for it to
become effective June 10.
Proponents contended that it would
make for more efficient regulation
Of the airWays and eliminate friction
with nthe CAA, while opponents ar
gued that the plan would destroy
the independence Of the agency and
subject it to. political influences"
The vote came on a resolution,
previously passed by the house, to
disapprove the Presidents plan. The
senate rejected the resolution. I'm
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15

In the fortified area of Liege,
he declared Belgian guns were
inflicting tremendous losses on
waves of attacking Germans.
(The German high command
claims that Liege is in Nazi
hands.)
Before he spoke, the Belgian
high command reported in a
terse colnmunique that Belgian
troops were resisting emerge
tically the pressure of the
enemy forces" but that during
last night, advance elements
were compelled to retire.
"No parachutist has dropped
in Brussels yesterday or today"
PierlOt asserted
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
ROTTERDAM SURRENDERS TO REICH;
GERMAN AND FRENCH ARMIES WAGE
MIGHTY BATTLE ON SEDAN FIELDS
MAY DECIDE WAR
France Is Determined To
Keep Mouse River Valley
Out OF Germans Hands
USE TANKS, PLANES
FRANCE

PARIS, May 14.-(AP)-
The armies of Germany and
France struggled again to-
night in a gigantic, no-quar-
ter fight on the historic field
of Sedan after Adolf Hit
|ler's columns had smashed
into France through the his
toric Meuse river valley, his
tory's tried and trampled
path Of invasion.
The thunderous collision,
which may prove the deci-
sive turning point of the
war, came in full force fol-
lowing a five-day German Of
fensive across Luxembourg
and Belgium and into the
French town of Sedan.
French Counter-Attack
The French high COM
mand announced that it's
forces had counter attacked,
determined to keep the vital
Meuse valley out of the
hands of the Germans fight
ing to force a passage at Sc
dan across the Meuse river
itself.
The German offensive ap-
peared to have turned into a
campaign to deliver a knock
out blow to the French army
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
F. D.. R. Ayers
Force Needed
Plan Hiking Spending To
More Than $2,500,O00,-
900 Is Being Drawn
MESSAGE IS PLANNED
Pershing Declares U. S.
Should Prepare Against
Possibility OF War

WASHINGTON, May IA p -
An extraordinary arms program
hosting next fiscal years defense
spending to over $780, 900, 900 was
reported in the making tonight after
President Roosevelt had asserted,
with the utmost emphasis, that Eu-
ropeaa events dictated an immediate
EXPANSION and modernization OF
Americas armed forces.
Coatless. seated behind a desk
piled high with papers as the result
of long conferences on the subject,
Mr.. Roosevelt informed reporters
that the program may cost a great
deal Of money, but must be under
taken in any event. He said that
whether the money was raised by
borrowing, increasing the $45 ,0o0,'
900, 900 legal limit on the national
debt or by taxation was a minor de-
tail.
Message Planned
The important thing, he said, was
the national defense, and the main
thing was to get the money to work
making Americas defenses impreg'
nable against foreign attack. A
special message to congress detail
ing his recommendations will go to
the capitol tomorrow if he can finish
it by then, he said, and if not will
be dispatched by Thursday.
There was no official word as to
what sum it would ask, but esti'
mates in high quarters ranged from
S5O.OOO, 900 to roughly ST. 900, 600. 900.
Even the lower figure, when added
10 sums already voted or pending,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
Of Alleged Slayer
Is Recovered From River

Shortly after firing the blast at
Varnum, Galloway gave all the
money he had in his pockets to his
son with the statement, Its all off
now"
This done he ran down the river
bank. jumped in a boat and padded
offshore, the corner said. Rollie Dix
on state that he saw Galloway in
the boat and heard a splash but
could not tell whether he had jump
ed over board at that time.
drowned. the water was about 10 Or
At the place wehere Galloway
20 feet deep at low tide, Coroner
Caison said.
Coroner Caison said that his in
yestigation revealed that Varnum
owed Galloway 50 and that the lat
ter had gone to Varnum's camp
early Monday morning and asked for
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
Nazi Sub, Plane Attacks
On Great Britain Feared
Expeditionary Forces On
Continent Maintaining
Contact With Enemy
BRITAIN
BY EDWIN STOUT

LONDON, May Is Wednesday,
R-The dire threat of German all
and submarine assaults on Great
Britain from bases in Nazi-overrur
Holland weighed heavily on Britons
today while expeditionary forces or
the continent were declared officially
to be maintaining contact with the
enemy
The Dutch acknowledged the Ger
man conquest of all Holland except
the southwestern province of Zee
land, but their legation here said the
fight continued in iceland and the
Dutch navy still was battling as q
state of war" persisted.
Lord Gort, commander-in-chief Of
British field forces, told his mer
"the struggle will be long and hard
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
BEL GIAN LEADER SAYS NAILS
HAVE NOT BROKEN DEFENSES

The government announced
earlier that it would remain in
the Belgian capital, objective of
a German army driving west
ward. A series of air raids
alarms sounded during the day
but l heard no bombs.
"In a large number of bomb
ings in Belgium there have been
a number of civilian losses
which should be heard by the
civilized world" the premier
said. "The hour will come when
the enemy must pay for this"
He said that towns bombed
since the invasion started in
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, May A. up -
Premier Hubert Pierlot told the
nation tonight that Belgium's
defenders had made certain
modification of defense positions
according to order" but that
there had been no German
"break through" despite smash
ing assaults in many sectors.
'The situation is normal" the
premier assured his people in a
radio broadcast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
STOCK EXCHANGE
PRICES RETREAT
Traders Fear German Drive
May Damage European
Purchasing Power

NEW YORK, May 14.-R-Fears
the powerful German thrust at the
Allies through the low countries may
be so successful as to wreak serious
damage on European purchasing
power sent prices in the stock ex-
change and Chicago grain pit into a
headlong retreat today.
Stocks broke even o sharply
than yesterday, with losses ranging
from 81 to SO a share. This reduced
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
ELECTED
Public Servant No. l

AS a servant Of the people
Want Ads don't levy taxes;
instead Want Ads can help
raise the none with which
to pay them. Want Ads help
Wilmingtonian's raise money
for holidays, clothes, fuel, etc.
How do they help-by securing.
tenants for vacancies; buyers
for discarded articles which
have outlived your personal
use; buyers for used cars:
prospects for all types Of BUSH
ness services Whatever
your buying, selling or renting
problem is use the Want Ads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
WEATHER

w.. FORECAST
Vail ne carolina: Showers and cooler
tra1 Nesuay night and in west and cen
,le@a poftlons Wednesday; Thursday
earring and cooler.
spd genealogical data for the "a hours
lou p: M. Yesterday.
1:2o Temperature
a., S 8 a. m: 81; 7:3O a. m. Sc; 1870 p.
ninimnm, ;So p. M. So; maximum Sc
'um 81; mean IA; normal 70.
1.so Humidity
m. 80; 80. a; N. m. 70; 1870 a. m. 70; 1:so p
Toto, Precipitation
none. 1or "a hours ending 7:3O D. m.
or ;nc ,otal since first of the month
Tides For Today
nston ---- s:4sa 11:24,
Masonboro Inlet 4:2sp 11:471
rise NI p. Sc S:loa; sunset 7:o6p: moonl
N'op' moonset 1:O2a.
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With Complete Coverage Of
State and National News
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04
AUCTION. SALE EAST,
SOUTH OF RUTLEDCE

AS I am unable to operate my farm
any longer alone, will sell at public
auction the following personal prop
erty, as is, at my farm located one
mile east and one mile south of Rut-
ledge, on what is commonly called
the old Sroka farm on Saturday, April
6. Follow the signs from Rutledge,
Sale starts at p. m.
Livestock, etc.-Gelding, 4 years
old, weight 1900 pounds; mare, years
old, weight 1900 pounds; smooth
mouth horse. These horses are good
workers and gentle. Holstein cow
S years old, bred September %;
Guernsey heifer, 2 years old, bred
February %; Holstein heifer, 20
months old, bred March 10; Guern-
sey heifer, 20 months old; Guernsey
heifer, IL years old; Holstein heif-
er, one year old; Guernsey bull, 11a
years old; Holstein bull, l " years old
Holstein bull, 10 months old; two
Guernsey heifers, 6 months old. All
cattle T. B. and Bangs tested. Twen-
ty Leghorn hens, 3 pair Tumbler
pigeons, Shepherd dog.
Farm machinery, etc-Low iron
wheeled wagon, Case mower, hay
rake, eft; one-horse cultivator, bob
sleds with cast iron runners, two
section spike.-tooth harrow, wheel
barrow, pressure pump, grindstone
hog cooker, Hudson potato sprayer
grass seeder, oil drums, feed barrels
betting, eVeners, set harness, neck
yoke and miscellaneous other tools
and equipment, some timothy and
clover hay in barn.
Household Goods, etc-Two beds
dresser, Coronado radio and battery
Windcharger with eft. tower, six
chairs, rocker, 9x10 rug, kitchen table
four other tables, kitchen cabinet
medicine cabinet, mirrors, two heat
ers, kitchen range, two 1O-gallor
crooks, 4-gallon crock, three 2-gallon
crooks, seven 1-gallon crooks, pals
fruit jars, dishes, utensils, clothing
two dozen window shades, curtains
towels, four-panel door.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under
cash. On sums over that amount 6
months time will be given on bank
able paper bearing percent interest
from date of sale. See your own
banker for credit. Settlement must
be made before removing purchases
from premises.
JOHN HOSEK, Owner.
Sturgeon Lake State Bank, Clerk
Archie (Scotty) Keith, Auctioneer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04
ASKOV

Harold Dietz was in Chatfield Mon
day for visit with his brother,
Leonard, who conducts barber shop
in that thriving little city.
A farewell party was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Conway at the Man.
ford Nelson home Sunday evening
by the members of the card club to
which they belonged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewel Nelson OF Sand
stone, have recently purchased the
former Harald S. Christensen farm
north of town, and will move onto
same in week or so. The place was
recently vacated by Sigurd Nielsen
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Conway sold
most of their personal property dur
ing the past week; what remained
was taken to Austin yesterday morn
ing via truck by Thorvald S. Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conway left Tuesday
for their new location after saying
goodbye both right and left the past
few days.
In recent notice from the treas
ury department at Washington, the
sale of u S. Savings Bonds, on and
after April l, will be restricted to
individuals only. Heretofore corpor-
ations and companies of all types
have been eligible to purchase these
bonds. No explanation is given for
the restriction; however, it is appar-
ent that the 90 per cent interest
rate made the bonds a favorable in
vestment in comparison to the pre-
vailing low rate on other securities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04
AUCTION SALE EAST,
SOUTH OF KERRICK

l will sell at public auction on my
farm in the Town of Park 31a miles
east and miles south of Kerrick,
and 21a miles north and Az miles
east of Bruno on the county road,
on Friday, April IL, commencing at
1890 p. m.
Livestock and poultry-Bay mare,
with foal; black mare, years old,
weight 400 pounds. Six cows, all
milking now. One fresh about six
weeks, one fresh about two months
and four fresh last fall; seven heif-
ers, ages from long yearling to
years past, one due to freshen soon;
four calves, Holstein bull, 212 years
old; two sows, both to farrow before
sale; Is hens.
Farm machinery, etc.-Medium-
wheeled wagon, mower, hay rake,
disk harrow, smoothening harrow,
potato digger, riding cultivator, walk
ing cultivator, walking pillow, set
sleighs, water tank, 25-gallon iron
kettle, set double harness and many
other articles.
Everything sold as is.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under,
cash. On sums over $40 six months
time will be given on acceptable
paper. Strangers, see your own
banker for credit.
ERICK TACK, Owner.
Kerrick State Bank, Clerk.
Bob Hogan, Auctioneer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04

clamatory speakers represented their
respective schools: Betty Anderson,
81; Shirley Norbeck, 83; Lilly Mae
McLevis, lib; Ernie Grabowski, 90;
Adeline Busse, 6; Raymond Kosloski,
10; Evelyn Breckheimer, Is; Elizabeth
Dobosenski, liza; Roland Olson, 40;
Donald Larsen, 27; Wesley Mossberg,
lie; Florian Chmielewski, 40; and
Kathryn Nelson, "a.
The following contributed the mu-
steal numbers at the Sturgeon Lake
festival: Melvin Dahlstrom, Walter
Norbeck, Alice Dahlstrom, Marian
Ramsey, Vivian Larson, Shirley Nor
beck, Rose Martichuski, Alice Marti-
chuski, Athena Kosloski, Gladys Nell
son, Helen Nelson, Leonard Selenski,
Lilly Mae McLevis, Loretta and Ber-
nice Katchmark, Helen Peterson,
June Mehkola, Margaret Thomson,
Betty Yepma, Wanda Chmielewski,
Alice Odebraski, Joy Gilbert, Roy Gill
bert, Florian Chmielewski and Ray
mond Katchmark
Perhaps the most outstanding
musical number was furnished by
Miss Lavina Swendsen's Rhythm
band from district SO. jeanette and
Eleanor Dobosenski, Ernie and Polly
Grabowski, Bonnie and Charlie Weig-
las, Helen Schejbal, Agnes Mucho-
lichik and Bernard Sturgeleski played
in the band
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
March 80, 1910.

Regular town meeting was held in
the town hall on this day. All mem
bers were present. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and APP
proved as read.
On motion carried, Nels P. Petersen
was appointed as road overseer for
the next year at 40c per hour. The
following men were appointed as
patrolmen: Svend Christensen, route
l, 4 miles; Jens Krogh, route 2, 31a
miles; Einar Schatvet, route 3, 4
miles; Clarey Jensen, route 4, miles;
Carl w. Johnson, route 5, miles;
E. M. Olesen, route 6, 3 miles; Jens
K. Christensen, route 7, miles; L..
A. Paulsen, route 8, 21a miles; and
Chris Petersen, route 9, 3 miles.
It was on motion made and carried
decided that the township pay Csc
per hour for man only and soc per
hour for man and team.
Town orders numbering from 412
to 400 inclusive were paid. They are
as follows:
John Osladil, snowplowing --$27 90
Nels P. Petersen guide on
snowplow 4.40
Chris Petersen, dragging, burn
ing brush CTS
Jens K. Christensen, dragging 1.50
Carl A. Pearson, town service 800
julius F. Slot, town service - 800
Einar Jensen, town service - 800
c. Flint, town service ----- 3.48
Village of Askov, one-half town
hall expense from November
80, 1888, to December l, 1899 SO 80
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned until April 81,
at p. m.
c. FLINT, Town Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-04-04
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUsTAFsoN. County supt

About 25 Pine county rural schools
have already reported vacancies OF
proposed changes for the ensuing
year, with requests for assistance in
selecting the most desirable teacher
for each position.
We have Is or more qualified teach
ers that desire positions or change
in location. We shall do our best
during the next few weeks to help
solve the puzzle and help place the
right teacher in the right place
Please give us time and be patient.
Garland Taylor of the State de-
partment spent three days with us
last week checking Is rural schools
listed for accrediting this year. Very
likely the following nine schools will
be certified: Is, 10, SO, 81, 81, 1O1
ia, 1913 and 1875. Two of these
are doubtful. This will bring our
total to SO or 38 accredited rural
schools, including the nine closed
rural schools now transported to &C
credited schools.
The postponed dates for our Ker-
rick and Sturgeon Lake sectional
music festivals and declam contests
have delayed the date for our final
county contests. The Kerrick date
is now set for Monday evening, April
8. The county contest will be held
at the Sandstone high school auditor
ium Monday evening, April Is. Watch
for further details next week.
Sturgeon Lake Declam.
The Sturgeon Lake sectional con-
tests Friday evening were well at
tended. All but one of the 16 teach
ers in that section were present and
their schools represented by about
400 people in all. The following de-