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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

Most amazing movie prototypes of
Fred Harman's cartoon characters
probably are Noah Berry, who is
Ace Hanlon to t h e last menacing
leer, and Bob Kortman as One-Eye,
another in the large cast of heavies.
Serials have to have lots of villains
so one can be killed off in each cpl
sode.
The studio hasn't yet cast Beth
Andrews, the heroine, or the dough-
ty Duchess Beth's rancher father
already has been murdered by the
outlaws. H. S. Brown, who is p.
ducing the picture, explained that
the cowardly killing of the heroine's
father in the first episode of all
western serials is essential. F o r a
basic situation on which the story is
built, he continued, Formula BIG
was chosen: Calvin Drake, an I'M
scrupulous banker, learns a railroad
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

weeks later finds them established
on hundreds of theaters' regular
bills along with Gable epics and
Carlo dramas. Lots of exhibitors
say serials are like circuses: adults
really love EN- but pretend they go
only to keep an eye on their young
sters.
No successful western serial is
what you would call revolutionary
in pattern. Red Ryder will be re-
markable for three things: the fat
budget, a seldom-equaled $3.50, 900;
its costly and elaborate stunts and
the number Of fights (25 battles in
II episodes); and, particularly, the
authenticity of its casting.
Many a fiction or comic strip cha.
racter, firmly pictured in his fans
minds, is an awful disappointment
when a human i~mpersonator ap.
pears on the screen and talks. But
Don Barry seems to be the closest
possible approximation of Artist
Fred Harman's noble, hell-for-leath.
er hero. Still pictures tend to smooth
out much of his facial ruggedness
but he looks like Red Ryder. Also
he's broad-shouldered and red-head
ed; he halls from Texas and rides
so well he plays polo.
Little Beaver, Red Ryder's red.
skin protege in the adventure strip
is played by Tommy Cook, a fresh
~10-year-old in ~buckskins and grease
paint and with a lot OF theatrical
knowledge under his black wig. His
career began back in Duluth, when
he entertained his father with dra.
matte sketches while the elder Cook
was i'll. His talents brought him to
Hollywood by way OF the Pasadena
Community Playhouse, the Ben Bard
Theater, an NBC contract and the
Arch Oboler plays.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
new TRADE BID
MADE BY BRITISH
Russians Invited To Put
Forward Proposals For
Trade Agreement

LONDON, April 24.-P-Britain
has invited Russia to put forward
concrete proposals for a trade agree
ment having regard to Britain's
paramount object of preventing war
sunnlies from reaching Germany,
the government informed the house
of commons today.
This report was made by K. A.
Butler. undersecretary for foreign
affairs. who added that no date had
been fixed for the return of the Brl-
fish ambassador, Sir William Seeds,
to Moscow. The ambassador return
ed tn London several weeks ago on
leave.
Brt1er also said the status of
Greenland, a colony of German-oc'
cupied Denmark, was receiving con,
sideration" by both Britain a n d
Canada.
Captain Harold H. Balfour, under
secretary of state for air, announced
that recent developments" h a c
mad,. it necessary to divert air
tered write-in votes-4O for Vice
President John N. Garner, five fol
James A. Farley and four for Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull.
Thomas A Dewey of New Yorl
swung far ahead in written votes
on the republican presidential pref,
erence ballot. No names were filed
but in blank spaces provided, re
turns from 1,755 districts gave Dew
ey 6,263, Pennsylvania Governo.
Arthur H. James 1,09G, Senator Rob
ert A. Taft, 1876, Senator Arthur H
Vandenberg lis and Frank Gan
nett 7.
Mr.. Roosevelt got AS Of the re
publican written votes in the It's
districts.
Although the Guffey-Jones demo
cratic scrap was the only lively ISSUE
of the campaign, republicans. wit
Il registration of 2,572, 100 to tn
democrats 2,046, 1923, were polling
heavier totals.
Republican organization = backet
candidates won by wide margins
Heading the slate, Philadelphia Cit!
Chairman Jay Cooke, namesake ant
great grandson of the union finan
cier of the Civil War, added stead
lily to his first lead over his chic
opponent for republican nomination
for U. S. senator, Albert H. Lad
ner, Philadelphia attorney.
Unofficial returns from 6,005 o
S,105 districts gave:
Cooke 556,692.
Ladner 166,110.
A third candidate. John A. Derer
20, Altoona publisher, trailed wit
$3.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
TAFT CONFIDENT
HE'LL BEAT DEWEY
Ohio Senator Not Alarmed
By Way New Yorker
Swept Primary

WASHINGTON, April 24.-LR-
Despite Thomas E. Dewey's lead In
primary-picked delegates, Senator
Robert A. Taft Of Ohio said today
that he expected to enter the re-
publican national convention with
more votes than the New York
district attorney.
Taft did not mention a specific
figure in talking to reporters, put
his managers have estimated that
he would have between 300 and $40
Of the 1000 delegates when the
convention opens.
His strength will be largely IN
uninstructed southern groups %
from the Forthcoming Ohio primary
and an expected block from some
of Ohio's neighboring states.
The selection of Pennsylvania
republican and democratic delega-
lions with Y votes did not formal-
ly affect the political picture 1or
the two groups we're not pledgeo.
The republicans have picked All
of their 1000 delegates; the oemo-
Gratis 1928 of their 1904. SIX more
republican delegates were to be Sc
lected today at a Delaware on
vention.
President Roosevelt's lead in dele
gate strength, including those
pledged and claimed for him as a
result of unbinding primaries, was
raised to 275 as a result Of the
Pennsylvania voting.
Of the republican delegates chos.
en- so far, Dewey has "a pledged
from Wisconsin; 81 claimed as a
result of unbinding primaries in
Illinois and Nebraska, and his
managers also claim a large block
of New York's 90.
In next months primaries Dewey
is expecting to pick UP Is delegates
in Maryland and 80 in New Jersey.
He is unopposed in both states.
The democratic state committee
of Delaware last night unanimously
endorsed a third term for President
Roosevelt and recommended that
the state convention instruct its
delegates to cast Delaware's six
votes for his denomination at Chi
cago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
Retail Sales Rise
S p. c. In District

RICHMOND, Va, April "a
R)-The monthly retail trade
report of the Federal Reserve
bank in Richmond showed to-
day a five per cent increase Ill
department store sales in the
fifth federal reserve district for
the month of March compared
with the same month last year.
Sales for the first three
months of 1910 were up 7.9
Per cent over the correspond.
ing period last year.
Department store sales were
UP during March 9.9 per cent
in Richmond, 81 per cent in
Baltimore and SO per cent in
Washington. For the three
month period of this year they
were up 7.8 per cent, 8.9 per
cent ana seven per cent in
those cities, respectively.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
German forces landing at Oslo.

German forces landing at Oslo,
Oslo is the real entering wedge
for the conquest of Norway. The
harbor is deep and sheltered. From
it runs a railroad which can trans
port to the western Norwegian ports
large bodies of troops and supplies
readily ferried over from Germany
to Oslo.
And that can be done as long as
the British navy cannot force the
kattegat entrance-an undertaking
so desperately risky that it may not
even be tried. If that could be &C.
complished, the Germans would risk
being cut off at Oslo, too. Then not
even an invasion of Germany would
be utterly impossible.
What Hitler CANDLES on there is
that even if the Franco-British ships
forced their way into the Kattegat,
his air force, mines and submarines
would have taken such toll of them
that his German battle fleet could
cope with them and perhaps even
beat them. That done, Britain would
be on her knees.
If the German air force proves as
devastating against Norway as it
proved against Poland, Norway's
only hope, and the Allies best hope.
may be Sweden. Her army has
strength that Norway's lacks, prop
ably 100000 men ready, w~ell-trained
and well-equipped by the famous
Bofors munitions works, which
makes some of the worlds best anti
aircraft and anti-tank guns.
Sweden has some 4O0, 600 reserves
Her troops could reach Oslo quick
ly by rail. Her navy could make
much trouble for Germany in the
Skagerrak and Kattegat, who's,
eastern shore is dominated by Swed
ish coastal batteries at Gothenburg
The rea of the Swedish troop,
fighting in Norway could be pro
tected by her so-called "Magino
Line" across southern Sweden from
Halmstad to Kalmar. Sweden's al
force has 500 planes.
But Sweden is far more VULNERABLE
to the German air force than sh
would have been to the Russian, an
she would not go to war with Russi;
to save Finland. She did ser Fin
land SO much equipment that he
own stocks are at the moment low
So low, perhaps, that she must sue
cumb to another Hitler : Stali1
lsqueeze play to keep her out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
Earth Shocks Felt
At California Beaches

LOS ANGELES, April 24.-LP-
Earth shocks were felt early today
at Redondo Beach and Hermosa
Beach on the Pacific waterfront
and also at Hawthorne, midway
inland toward Los Angeles. No
damage was reported.
At Redondo Beach, the shocks
lasts from Is to so seconds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
BEHIND THE SCENES
In WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, April 24.-De-
spite assurances that all is sweet
ness and light within the admins
tration on the sale of military air
planes to France and England,
there have been some sharp be-
hind-the-scenes rows.
At the White House conference
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
Granville Farmer Dies
When Struck By Auto

OXFORD, April 24.-CP)-Clyde
Adcock, 45-year-old Granville county
farmer, was killed today by an auto
mobile four miles east of here.
Coroner w. d, Bryan said the
driver identified himself as Roy
Crews, also a Granville farmer, and
told him Adcock suddenly stepped
in front of the ear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

of the ~cO-ordinat-
ing committee,
headed by Treas
ury etary
NJ genthau, a
reliable re p TT
says h a ony
was obtained on
ly by eXertion off
presidential au-
%thority; that both
w a Secretary
w o o d ring and
Navy Secretary
Edison strongly
opposed the pro-
gram, gave in
only because they
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

So it's primari-
Iy for kids r e d
Ryder is making
his movie - a
serial. You can't
always tell about
chapter thrillers,
though. Republic
Studios, which
makes t h e best
O n e S, launches
them on t h e
SnOrt-paDtS a n G
hair ribbon cir
cult Saturday jul
nior matinees)
and a couple of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
In Hollywood
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, April 24.-Y o u
might know Red Ryder would get
into the movies. Comic strip enthus-
lasts, especially the kids, will agree
the guy has everything, including
endless and amazing adventures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
OSLO HOLDS
THE KEY

Thot bottleneck he will protest by
submarines, mines, and planes, but
if the British and French with their
vastly superior naval forces can
once even plug it, the relatively
small German forces on the Norweg-
ian coast can be flicked off. Then
an Allied drive southwark through
Norway to Germany a begin. That
is ia big if-the Norwegian army
can hold back long enough the larger
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
HitIer'S
Gamble
BY THOMAS NJ. JOHNSON
NEA Service Military Writer

Hitler's dramatic invasion of Nor
way is a supreme gamble.
He risks the advantage of his
submarine and air blockade of Brit.
ain on the Outcome of a new and
far-flung a Three desperate
chances appear, and if any prove
mischances, Hitler may find he has
overtaxed his Napoleonic luck.
First is the chance he took in
selling western Norwegian ports, a
direct challenge to the worlds great.
est naval power. If that power
should prove superior to his own
air power, then his hold on those
Norwegian ports is not worth a kip
pered herring. To maintain his hold
there, his invading troops are de,
pendent for the time being on a line
of supply and reinforcement en-
tirely by water routes through the
Skagerrak and the North Sea. This
route is exposed, long, and at one
point only 100 miles wide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
L. S. NEEDS PLANES,
SAYS

The administration claim that
sale of planes abroad is not in any
way hampering procurement for
our W services is hotly denied
by Congressman Melvin Mas of
Minnesota.
Mas just returned from a trip
to Panama, whereas a member
of a special house subcommittee
he and others inspected canal
defenses. Land defenses, Mas says,
in good shape. but there's a
shortage of planes.
High officers there say they
need three times the plane strength
they now have he says. They
holler to Washington about it
and are told that there just aren't
any planes to spare. Meanwhile,
the Allies are going to get a lot
of new planes because we don't
,-~~I +l~r. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

had to.
1t is also reported that upward
of a year ago there was an in
side-the-admi istration proposal to
turn the famous bomb sight W.
to England and France, and that
this was block by un%yieldirg OPP
position of high army officers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
JAPANESE TRADE
STILL GOES ON

The famous Japanese trade
agreement, abrogated with a flour
ish, expired two months ago; but
it's death has had no practical eff
feet whatever. All that happened
was that it is now legal for the
administration to restrict trade
with Japan if it wants to and it
pretty obviously doesn't want to.
Senator Schwellenbach has been
trying all winter to get action on
his bill to embargo shipment of any
goods used in the war on China,
and 50 far he hasn't even been
able to get a hearing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25

DENVER Charles r Mvars
dumped a sack of peanuts in his
pocket.
After he had munched half of
them ne remembered he had put a
poison pellet left by fumigators at
his nome in the same pocket.
He searched franticallv for tho
peilel, co'sdnt find it and ran to
treatment.
| He's doing all right
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-25
SENATE NAY PROBE
FOREIGN PROPAGANDA

Keep one eye-or maybe both of
them-on the resolution for a spec
ial senate committee to investi-
gate foreign propaganda. The reso-
luton is sponsored by Senator
Clark of Missouri and was just
okayed by the foreign relations
committee. Inside dope is that if
the senate adopts the resolution,
some of the hottest stories of the
year will be forthcoming.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

likes are dispensed with and it
SINNERS down to a struggle be-
tween the cunning of the animal
and the man who stalks them.
Many hunters sally forth at
no other time during the various
seasons and big game, rabbit, or
fox hold no thrill for them in
comparison.
It's like oysters, either you like
them or you don't. To those who
like it no written words can de-
scribe the pleasure of hunting in
the wooded fields where squirrel
abound, and to those who don't
like it anything you might say
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

Try q Newark Leader Want Adj
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

hunters who are out to get
them
Cunning for the willy, red crea-
lures will continue about fifteen
days and during that time there
will hardly be a breathing spell
during which respectable squir-
rel might rest. All of mankind
will have it in for all of squirrel
kind and it will be a hot session
of one of the Oldest sports
known.
This type of hunting appeals
especially to the silent-hunter as
in squirrel hunting there is no
device save the gun to aid them.
Traps, dogs, snares and all the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19
Squirrel Season
Opens Wednesday,
September 25th

On Wednesday morning, Sep
tember 25, the smart squirrels of
the season just might consider
hybernating. We know that it
isn't their custom, but then Gus
tom be hanged when that date
will bring a whole woodsful of
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

The one-fifteenth of the people
of the world who live within the
United States produce one-third
of all the pig-iron and of the
steel that rivals oil in import
ance.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

"JITNEY" SOCIAL r
A "Jitney" social will be Civ
en- by the P. T. A. of KeIlar
school, Friday, Sept. 20, between
5 and 8 o'clock p. m. The nublic
is cordially invited to attend.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

trapping licenses are the same
as last year, l with 25 cent
dealers fee. = Johnstown Inde-
pendent.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-11-08
JACKSONVILLE JEWISH CENTER
THIRD AND SILVER STREETS
Phone 3-06Il RABBI M. D. MARGOLIS

books and material will be
charged.
Those interested should call
r a b bi Margolis, 5-O297, or the
Center office, 3-O611.
SPECIAL CLASSES in HEBREW
A special course in Hebrew for
older pupils of the Sunday School
will be held twice a week, on Tues
day and Thursday, from 5 to 6:15
o'clock. This course is designed to
equip the pupils who have not stu
died Hebrew before with an ele-
mentary knowledge of Hebrew
without which they cannot be con-
firmed from Sunday School.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-11-08
Development of Miami's Jewish
Community
Excerpts from "The History of Miami Jewry which will
be published when completely
BY ISIDOR COHEN

as at Friday evening and Satur-
day morning services in all syna-
gogues.
In 1888, new Jewish organiza-
ton was formed under the name
of Greater Miami Federation of
Jewish Funds" This enterprising
organization has relieved the COM
nunity of the annoyance of a null
tiplicity of drives for funds. In its
first campaign it raised the sum
of eighty-odd thousand dollars,
and in the second approximately
one hundred thousand. Solicitation
was confined to Jewish residents.
The funds were distributed among
forty institutions at home and
abroad. It's annual campaigns, in
which practically the entire COM
n1unity participates, are conducive
to the unification of Greater Mia
mi Jewry. It should be noted in
passing that the local Jewish We'll
fare bureau is an agency of the
Dade County Community Chest,
and doesn't share in the fedora
ton funds. It receives liberal sup
port from the chest as do all 9TH
er charity and character-building
agencies of Greater Miami.
The Jewish war veterans of this
area formed an organization which
is in close touch with the Ameri-
can Legion. This organization CO.
operates with the local post of the
American Legion in exemplifying
the spirit of Americanism, and in
suppressing subversive activities
when an occasion arises. It's peri
odic social affairs are attended by
many Gentiles.
(TO be Concluded Next Week)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-11-08
Dean We'll Heads
Gainesville Births

Professor Joseph We'll, Dean of
School of Engineering at the Uni
versity of Florida and head of the
State Society of Engineers of
Florida, was installed as president
of the Gainesville B'nai Birth
Lodge at a well attended meeting
recently with m any prominent
state and local officials in atten-
Dance. Professor We'll has been ex-
tremely active in B'nai Birth and
Student Union work for a number
of years.
M. Drosdorf was installed as
secretary n d J: Silverman as
treasurer.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-11-08

Ito be Concluded Next Week)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-11-08
CONTINUED from Last Week)

Despite the collapse of the his
toric boom, Miami's pioneer c,n-
gregation built a community GEN.
ter, adjoining its synagogue, which
gave great impetus to the t'lltur-
al aid social life of the comlnu.1i-
ty. It provided a meeting place for
Jewish tourists, brought the in
souciant youth into the synagogue
and increased the attendance at
religious services.
In 1885, there were four thou
sand five. hundred Jews in Great
er Miami. Two years befc e, the
young men of the community had
founded YMEIA which was pres
emily followed by YWHA. The
young mems organization had de-
veloped into one of the most i'm
portant Jewish organizations in
this area. It's weekly cultural pro-
grams are popular with the youth
as well as with their elders, and
its athletic contests with non-Jew-
ish teams tend to bring about a
better understanding and mutual
good will between Jews and Cen
tiles. The organization owns it's
building and equipment.
The period between 1890 1885
was noted for economic depress-
ion. There were numerous fore
closures Of mortgages and bank
ruptcy litigation. Some moneyed
people, both Jews and Gentiles,
availed themselves of the temper
airy setback in Miamis progress
and acquired extensive holdings
of city and beach property at
fraction of its potential value, and
which they later sold at tremen-
dous profits. Some of those spec
ulators improved their vacant
properties, especially at the beach,
with palatial hotels, apartment
houses and business blocks which
yield substantial income.
At the close of 1889, there were
seven thousand five hundred Jews
in Greater Miami general popu-
lation, 175,0OO). That period was
noted for the establishment of a
number of exclusively Jewish ho-
tells, Kosher restaurants and in
increasing influx of Jewish tour
lists. It was also noted for the ap-
pearance of anti-Semitism, main
ly at the beach. It's spread has
been curbed, however, by the Wig
lance of the local B'nai Birth
lodge. Despite the appearance of
anti-Semitism, Jews obtained en-
ployment in city and county gov
ernments. A Jew was appointed
city attorney, two Jews were
elected on the Miami Beach city
council, one has been appointed
city judge, and a young woman,
the daughter of the only surviv-
ing Jewish pioneer, was elected
to the presidency of the D d e
County Federation of Woman's
Clubs, consisting of fifty units.
That period was also noted for
revival of social and religious ac-
tivities. An orthodox synagogue
was built in the city, and an an
mex to the synagogue at Miami
Beach. There was a considerable
increase in Talmud Torah and
Sabbath school attendance as well