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U. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
tBy the U. s. Weather sureaul

Juneau vicinity 33O Jan ?: tonight Wednes- outheasery Slightly Wednesday, Mini temperature tonight about 55
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Confer
Here During BerryTour

Horticulturists, plant breeders and
pathologists of II states and the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
conferred here last night at the
conclusion of the first phase of a
two-day touring National Small
Fruits conference. Thirty-three agri-
cultural research workers were in
cluded in the group which spent
all of yesterday visiting the Coastal
Plain Branch Experiment Station
at Willard. Today they will inspect
the Fred Coville and II. G. Hunt
ington blueberry fields at Atkin-
son. the B. C. Crabbe BURBERRY
farm at Magnolia, the Wallace
strawberry market, the Klondike
stra wberry farms in Columbus
county. and the J. T. Albritton
strawberry farm at Mount Olive.
The North Carolina Agricultural
Experiment Station is host to the
touring conference, and DR.. I. O..
schaub of State College, acting di-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Of Certain Tide Water
Company Holdings To City Okehed

The transferral of certain holdings
within the city limits of the Tide
Water Power company to the City
of Wilmington was approved yester-
day afternoon by the board Of city
commissioners, the action following
the discontinuance of the company's
railroad lines to the beach.
Included in the property turnover
will be all rail and other iron, a large
lot of parcel of land and SO, 500.
Acceptance of the transferra was
made upon a motion of James E. L..
Wade, city commissioner of public
works, and on the second of W.
Louis Fisher, commissioner of fin.
ance and mayor pro tenn.
A recommendation by Commission
er Wade that the $500 and other
realized from the sale of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27

of land, valued for tax at
81, 040. -
The city also agreed not to take
up within 80 days certain tracks
which will be necessary in moving
rails and other material owned by
the Tide Water company from the
beach line to the Atlantic Coast Line
terminals. These will include parts
OF the lines on II street, on Princess,
Fourth and Red Cross streets.
No sale TO rthe iron, which in
cludes all rails, tie plates, spikes.
frogs, switches, ~crossovers, and cross
ties, has yet been found. The city
plans to advertise for bids within a
few weeks.
With the removal of the Tide
Water beach car service, North
Cardinals last street cars go off the
lines. City street car service was
abandoned here in April. 1899.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
WHEELER REFUSES
SECOND POSITION
Senator Declares He Will
Not Accept Vice Presi-
dental Nomination

WASHINGTON, April 90 up -
Senator Wheeler D-Mont) said to-
night he would not accept a vice
presidential nomination., asserting
he was mot old enough" for that
post and would rather be a sena-
tor from Montana"
Thus the 5S-year-old Montanan
lent a hand to a recent report among
his friends and advisors to dispose
of reports that he might take a Sec
ond place on a Observation-Disclosures
ticket. The reports, themselves,
were largely the product of a re-
cent announcement that he had been
invited to confer with Mr.. Roosevelt
when the latter returns from Warm
Springs.
Wheeler, who has supported much
of the New Deal, but is critical of
the administrations foreign policy
and led the fight against it's SUI
preme court reorganization bill, has
announced his availability for the
democratic presidential nomination,
if Mr.. Roosevelt is not a candidate.
He has also filed for reelection to
Continued on Page Three, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
RESULT in DOUBT
Heavy Fighting RACES AT
Several Points South
west Oh Lillehammer
BRITISH RETREAT
Heavy Artillery Used Ely
Both Sides And Casual
ties Reported Heavy
BY ELMER w. PETERSON

STOCKHOLM, April 20 [P "A
savage headon clash between Ger.
mar and British troops was report
ed in progress tonight along the mar.
row Gudbrandsdalen road northwest
of Lillehammer in the central Nor
Wegian fighting zone, with the re-
suit still in doubt.
The report of this encounter fol-
lowed that of the border correspon.
dent of the Stockholm newspaper
Dagens Nyheter that German col.
had captured the hotly-con.
tested town of Roros in the valley
of the Glomma river, a little over a
hundred miles northeast of Lille
hammer and only a score of miles
from the Swedish border.
Heavy Fighting RACES
Heavy fighting also was reported
at several points IS miles southwest
of Lillehammer where Norwegian
forces were reported to be making
a stand.
Norwegian sources in Stockholm
said that British troops advancing
southeastward from Otta and Ger
mans, advancing northwestward
from Ringebu along the Lilleham-
mer-Dombas highway now are &C.
lively at grips with each other.
In the Roros sector Norwegian
troops and Allied reinforcements
were reported to have %retreated 20
miles to the east.
Such a German victory in the bit
ter fighting on the Glomma river, if
it is a fact, entirely reverses the
military picture at Roros. Earlier.
the Allied and Norwegian forces had
brought artillery into action to
throw back German advance units
to a point at least five miles Gouth
of Roros while British fighting
planes and anti-aircraft guns cut
sharply into German aerial activity.
The Allies and Norwegians, NOV
ing down the Glomma river valley
from their concentration point at
Storen, 90 miles south of Trond-
helm, met the German column at
Roros.
Artillery Used
Artillery went into action on both
sides. The Germans suffered con-
siderable losses and were driven
back five to fifteen miles south of
Roros, the dispatches said.
The gunfire was so heavy that it
could be heard clearly across the
Swedish frontier, Is miles to the east.
The Germans were advance de-
tachments of a force following the
railway line north from Oslo, $50
miles south of Roros, in an attempt
to bring reinforcements to the Ger
man garrison at Trondheim n to
draw a German line across central
Norway.
Paralleling the German advance
UP the Osterdalen, the valley of the
Glomma, another German force was
reported driving north through the
Gudbrandsdalen further west. This
advance was fighting Allied units
near Ringebu, some 100 miles south
of Trondheim.
"a British war office communique
said the Allied forces, in heavy
fighting south of Dombas, were
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
AIRSH0W
PLANS ADVANCED
Tickets To Air Perform
ance To Be Placed On
Sale Downtown Today

Arrangements for the air show to
be held at Bluethenthal airport Sun
day afternoon under the sponsor
ship of the neWly-formed Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and featuring
Jimmy Goodwin, famous bat wing
air performer, are nov nearly COM
plete, the committee in charge an
nounced last night.
Bill Archer is chairman of the
committee and has been coordinatin9
the efforts of the other members
since the plan was approved by the
body Wednesday night.
Tickets to the show will be plac-
ed on sale in advance this morning
at the following places in the down
town section: Crystal restaurant
Belk-W Williams Department store,
the Star-News office, the Atlantfc
Continued on Page Three: Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
LEWIS MAKES BID
FOR NECROS' AID
Urges Them To Make Com
mon Cause With His For
ces In Political Action

WASHINGTON, April 26.-LP-
John L. Lewis urged the negroes
Of America tonight to make "com-
mon cause with his forces in po-
itlcal action to improve the eco
homlc status of the nations masses.
HIS appeal, delivered at the Third
National Negro congress, vas link
ell Immediately with his previous
announced intention to weld labor,
4Ioefal' farm organizations, youth
ana old age groups, the negroes,
%nd others into a powerful 1910 po-
!'ucaI unit, if the democratic nom
t'Fe and platform should prove I'M
satisfactory.
laken in conjunction with his
s"%Pp break with President Roose-
's'' MS program was broadly in
''ohtInuei on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27

salvage, plus any residue from the
Front street paving project, be set
aside in a special fund to be used in
repaving Princess and other streets
covered under the agreement Of re.
moving the rails, was also approved
by the board.
All papers turning over the prop.
erty were presented to the board.
These included:
An indenture, signed by Miles
Cary, president, and A. NJ. Alderman,
assistant secretary of the Tide Water
company, conveying the physical
equipment.
A deed to be signed by the presi-
dent and the secretary of the
Pennsylvania company for Insurance
on Lives and Granting Annuities,
conveying to the city a lot or parcel
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
CONGRESS GIVEN
ship LEGISLATION
Bills Will Place Domestic
Water Carriers Under
ice Regulation

WASHINGTON, April &c. - (1 -
A joint house-senate committee sub
mitted to congress today compromise
legislation subjecting domestic water
carriers to regulation by the inter
state commerce commission.
Chairman Wheeler D-MonN of the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee said in a statement that he be-
lieved the bill would LAY a firm
foundation upon which to build a
sound and permanent transportation
policy"
Sue ha policy" he asserted, "de-
signed to accomplish a healthy trans
portation system by land and by wa
ter is one of the vital needs of the
day"
AS reported BY the joint commit
tee the bill would abolish reduced
rates on government traffic, other
than military or naval personnel or
property, carried by railroads which
have received land grants.
1t also provides for a three-mem-
Der board of investigation and re-
search to determine the type of
service for which each type Of trans
portation is best fitted.
The measure exempts fro mregula-
ton those water carriers engaged IN
transportation Of commodities in
bulk, including cargo in tank vessels
not in competition with land trans
p~ortation. 1t also gives the ICC au-
thority to exempt water transporta-
ton not in substantial competition
with ohe rcarriers.
The measure also would modify or
repeal some provisions of the present
interstate commerce act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. g.

rector of the Station, was on hand
to extend hospitality to the visi~
tors.
States represented by the visitors
include: Maine, California, New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, Viz
ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, South
Carolina and Louisiana.
Round Table Discussion
The meeting here last night was
in the form of a round-table dis
cussion of observations made at
Willard test farm, and an exchange
of research ideas. The scientists
talked very little in technical terms
and the average farmer would have
understood that their main pur-
pose in horticultural research is to
develop varieties of small fruits
adapted to the various regions and
marketing conditions, and to I'M
prove methods of culture.
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
New Registration Books
penedT1ereToday
Yields May Disappoint
Strawberry Producers

Horticulturists of \. {. State
college who were in Wilmington
last night participating i'll a
touring National Small Fruits
conference said strawberry grow
ers of Southeastern North Caro-
lima may be disappointed III
yields this year. Prof. Nj. e.
Gardner explained that recent
cold weather apparently delayed
crown development, and that the
usual second crop-often called
the crown or "top" crop-may
not develop TO any extent this
year.
He said that strawberry plants
in some fields are already de-
veloping runners, a good sign
that they are through fruItIns
for this easOn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
Germans Plan
Vital Message
This Morning
Won Ribbentrop To Deliver
Statement To Foreign
Diplomats, Press
OFFICIALS ARE SILENT
Some Believe Nazis Will
Disclose Papers Discov-
cred In Oslo Office
By LOUIS p.

BERLIN, April 20 Up Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
will deliver personally tomorrow to
foreign diplomats and the foreign
press a message of a closely-guarded
nature to which the German govern
ment clearly attaches great import
ance.
In Berlin, agog with speculation
which in large measure overshadoW-
ed news of fighting in Norway, the
following explanation from a usual
ly well-informed source seemed
plausible although it could not be
confirmed:
May Disclose Findings
Won Ribbentrop favored Hitler
statesman, will disclose what was
found by German invaders in the
Oslo foreign office regarding con-
nivance between Great Britain and
Norway for making Norway the
northern flank of the Allied war
'front.'"
Announcement of the foreign min
listers statement said only it would
be "a declaration of the Reichs gov
eminent pertaining to the political
situation" but the unique gesture of
assembling foreign diplomats. mill
tary attaches and the press in the
Reichs chancellery emphasized the
significance with which Germany
views the statement. 1t will be read
at 2:30 p. m. G:30 a. M, E. S. T)
and broadcast by all German radio
stations.
THE Importance of this declaration
follows from its ceremonial setting,"
said the eXcellently Informed com
mentary Dienst Aus Deutschland.
Silence Observed
"Strictest silence is being observed
regarding the subject matter of the
declaration, but one will not go
wrong in assuming that the moment
chosen for delivery of this declara-
ton hints it will be an important
contribution toward Qualification Of
the present political situation.'
A government spokesman declined
to elaborate on the announcement.
Won Ribbontrop last appeared before
the foreign press April 9 to explain
the German position on occupation
of Norway and Denmark.
The German stand is that the Brit
ish-French Allies intended to move
into Scandinavia, and from there to
assault Germany, but that Germany
beat them to it by acting to take
Denmark and Norway under the
~''protection' of the Reich.
Germany already has released a
number of documents of asserted
Polish foreign office origin in sup
port of her conquest of Poland last
September.
While the diplomatic scene was
thus filled, German troops, with the
air force showing the way, were
Continued OH Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
New Vehicles
Bought, Line
ChangesMade
Cary Says Complete, Sat-
isfactory Schedule Will
Be Offered Public
EXTRA BUSES PLANNED
Routes For Winter Park
And Other Sections An
nounced By Company

The Tide Water Power company
5:so5n+in71pd its inter-urban trolley
,.rrice to Wrightsville Beach last
midnight. supplanting the beach
ears with a complete, modern bus
service.
Miles Cary, president of the COM
pany. said several new high speed
IrIses have been purchased with
greater seating capacity than the
present city coaches. "The engines
will be mounted in the rear and
are known as the pusher type.
This engine mounting permits a
better and more satisfactory inter,
ior seating arrangement. The
change in type Of transportation,
we feel sure, Will be satisfactory
and will meet the approval of our
customers he added.
Improved Schedule
1--WE will, Of course, change the
schedule and frequency of trips
from time to time as conditions war
rant to give a complete and salts
factory schedule. and afford com
Portable and safe transportation to
the inhabitants between Whining
ton and the beach,"
The route of the buses to the
beach was changed somewhat to
give maximum service to the great
est number Of people. Leaving
Front and Princess street, the
buses will follow Princess street to
Third street, turn south on Third
street to Market street. Turning
east on Market street to 18th street,
and south on 18th street, they will
follow Route II to Woodcrest ave-
nue. in Oleander, turning north to
the old Shell Road. Follow old Shell
Continued on Page Five; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
TO START AT 9 A. M.
Registrars viii Be AT Their
Homes To Record Voters
During The Week

The new registration of voters for
the first primaries of May % will
begin here this morning at 8 o'clock
and election officials have urged the
residents of the city and county to
place their names on the resistra-
ton books promptly.
Registrars will be at their respec-
tive polling places from 9 a. m. until
sunset (6:52 p. m, E. S. T), today
and for the same period for the fol
lowing Saturdays-May 4 end May
IL.
May IS will be challenge day.
At all other days the registrars
will be at their homes. The regis
trars are also permitted to visit any
home for the purpose of registering
voters, who may call them for that
purpose.
A complete new registration was
provided for under an act of the
last general assembly, to be called
at the direction CT the county boards
Of elections. Officials here pointed
out yesterday that there may not be
another registration of voters Tor
several years and asked that every
citizen planning to vote to register
as early as possible.
Registrars for the city. include:
Mrs. Leona Carroll, q. E. Murrell,
S. NJ. Boatwright, j. E. Hearn,
Mrs. J.. B. Williamson, L. c. Lee
Gwin, Mrs. H. F. Waters, F. D.
s~teljes, Dewin c. Hines, J.. H.
Wonlble, Mrs. J. A. Westbrook, H..
O. Thomas, Mrs. Hilda Green,
George T. Shepard, J. Herbert
Johnston, Mrs. Rebecca Iumsden,
Mrs. D. G. Wylie, and Otto Neil
son.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
LINES ARE DRAWN
British Admit They Have
Lost First Trick In
Norwegian Campaign
BOMBERS ACTIVE
Six German Planes Shot
Down, Eight Are Damaged
By Anti Aircraft Guns
Rv DREW

LONDON, April 20 R- Long
columns of Allied infantry and ar
tillery pushed over slushy, bomb
SCARED RAIDS in Norway today into
stiffening front lines as the first
major battle of the northern cam
paign doomed near strategic Trond-
helm.
AS the lines were being drawn,
military spokesman frankly admit
ted I'VE have lost the first trick"
in Norway and a fresh reversal
was announced today in Limited
withdrawals before strong German
forces south of Dombas, 40 miles
suthwest of Trondheim.
British Bombers Active
British bombers continued to
harry German air bases in Den
mark and Norway and fired gaso-
line dumps at VALID, on Oslo ford,
an air ministry communicate said,
as we'll as attacking German ships.
British anti-aircraft batteries es-
tablished in Norway were credited
with sharing the honors with fight
ing warplanes in shooting down
six German planes and damaging
eight others yesterday and last
night. Other British air operations,
the air ministry said, resulted in
destruction of two more German
planes and damaging of another
while stfiy,Y of ~ ojroYoft ara
missing"
A s~emi-official amplification of
the air ministry's communique said
German supply ships were attack
ed in Hardanger and Granvik
fjords, east of Bergen, with one
shower of bombs registering a di-
rect hit on Granvik quay, descrio-
ed as a vital point to Nazi landing
plans.
Ship Damaged
British pilots reported that after
the attack one German supply ship
was left lying on its side and part
ly submerged. They declared also
that a "recent pitched" German
military encampment nea the port
Of Ulvik, south of Bergen, was sue
cessfully attacked.
In the Oslo ford raid, British
bombers, aiming at 10 large supply
ships, were said to have registered
a direct hit on one Of the larger
craft and also to have set fire to
an oil refinery and a row of stor-
age tanks.
1.-THE whole place was well alight
when our aircraft left Oslo ford"
one pilot said.
Trondheim, once sleepy seaport,
is held by the Germans and also
is the goal of twin German col
umns fighting up through the
heart of the country from Oslo.
1t was before one of these COL
umns that the Allies fell back; the
other column Swedish advices said,
was set back with considerable
losses" by the Allies near Roros,
70 miles southeast of Trondheim.
Completion of the German drive
which has sent mechanical col
llmns into the Norwegian interior
Continued on Page Three, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
WEATHER

FORECAST
da T0Ill Carolina: Partly cloudy Satur-
Sn9d ana Sunday; rising temperature
en chronological data for the "a hours
ing '''o p. m. yesterday.
lon Temperature
m ~ 4; m. d; 7:30 a. m. 81; 80 D.
HMM, y p. IN. 60; maximum GS;
'ual 55i mean 50; normal IS.
Len Humidity
m 70 d, m. SO; 7:3O a. m. Sc; 1870 D.
"' ~ 7:30 p. IN. IS.
To.o Precipitation
O00' Tor "A hours ending 7:3O D. m.
Month itarahdeS; total since first of the
nr. Tides For Today
s. Coooonnl Tide Tables published by U.
N0'S' and Geodetic Survey.
Wilnino4o High Low
e'oh ------------ 1:40a S:57a
~.tasonbo-o 2:02p 9:1Sp
Inlet ------- IL :56a 5:50a
moonset 10:15a.
-.lilued on Page Five; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-27
BARDENPROPOSALS
DEBATED IN HOUSE
Foes Say Labor Amend
ments Will 'Re-Enslave'
100000 Workers

WASHINGTON, April 26. Up
The Barden amendments to exempt
large groups of persons from the
wage-hour law stirred a furious
debate In the house today with OPP
ponents charging that they wuold
lead to the economic "re-enslave-
ment" of 1000, 900 or more work
ers and proponents replying that
they we're necessary for the farm
er's welfare.
Topfiu,,od M, PAGE Three. Col. 81
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exp, rent very reasonable for employed
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