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Evening star., 1940-03-21
BY Fontoine Fox

These dots were to be sent time
after time, between the hours of 8
and 6 each afternoon during a Ger
tain period.
Then Marconi and two helpers
sailed to Newfoundland. At a place
known as Signal Hill they set up
a station to receive messages. A
kite was sent to a height of about
400 feet and it took up an aerial
wire.
Allowing for the time difference,
Marconi listened for the dots. For
half an hour there was no good for
tune. Then came the clicks, three
dots IN the Morse code, the letter
IS" Again and again, the letter
IS" was clicked out.
That event happened on q De-
cember day in 1901. Marconi later
sent long messages across the At
lantic. BY these he proved beyond
all doubt that he had conquered
the ocean with wireless waves.
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Tomorrow: RescHes at Sea.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
s-2i
This i

Father-"Doctor, I wish you'd
recommend some books or PAM
phlets I can read so I'll have both
facts and vocabulary ready to an
swer my boys questions about the
maturing of his body"
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THO

In answering childrens questions
about their development, books and
pamphlets should serue as q supple
n1ent to parents instruction-not as
@ substitute for it.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Not This

Father-"Here is book, son, that
will answer your questions about
your growing up better than I can.
I'm not very good at finding the
right words to talk about such sub
tects.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Witnesses Barred

WALLACE, Oct. 19.-R
bers of Jehovah's Witnesses, travel
ing religious sect, were barred from
this town today after the arrest of
ten members and several weeks of
threatened disorder.
Ten of the Witnesses were i'm
prisoned several days ago on charges
of distributing religious literature
without a permit and now are await
ing trial.
Their arrests came after repeated
warnings from city officials. Mayor
Aubrey Harrell instructed Polio
Chief F. L. Boone today to arrest
every representative of the sect
found distributing literature. None
was reported tonight.
The Witnesses protested arrest and
displayed copies of the constitution
guaranteeing them religious freedom
and supreme court rulings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

OF the Atlantic. Yet, through mes
sages that poured in over its news
lines reaching into nearly every
hamlet from coast to coast, the
APt was able to compile a compre-
hens We list of the Americans on
the Athena hours before the U.
S. state department had even a
sketchy list.
The story of the growth of the
AP-an organization maintained by
some 1,400 of the nations princi-
pal newspapers on a cooperative
basls-from a single man into this
comprehensive newsgathering sys-
tenn is chronicled for the first time
in 'AP-The Story of News" a
5OO-page book written under the
sponsorship of the APP by Oliver
Granting, assisted by William A.
Kinney-both AP staff men-which
is being published Monday Farrar
and Rinehart.) l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
3 BOYS ON BIKES
STRUCK BY AUTOS
Continued From Page One)

said Sandy, riding a bicycle, was
struck by a negro driving a Model
IT Ford. The negro, they said, took
the lad to the hospital but left
without giving his name or ad-
dress.
The lad was reported in an "un-
satisfactory" condition at James
Walker Memorial hospital last
night.
Also being treated there was Gill
bert Thomson, son of B. H.
Thomson. of Colonial Drive, whom
attaches said was in a CRITICAL
condition. The lad suffered an arm
fracture, deep decorations of the
head and a possible skull fracture
when knocked from his bicycle
while riding in Chestnut heights.
The car which knocked him from
his wheel was reported to have
been driven by Billy DeCover. The
accident occurred about Il p. M.
Last night at 9 O'Clock police ar
rested V. H. Westbrook and charg-
ed him with driving an automobile
while under the influence of lntox-
icants after. he allegedly struck
Wade Spooner, Postal Telegraph
delivery boy, and knocked him
from his bicycle at Third and Prin-
cess streets. The lad was treated
at James Walker Memorial hos
pital for decorations and bruises
and was released.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
dies TO DEMAND
CHECK ON SPIES
Threatens To Reveal Infor-
NATION On Work Of
Foreign Agents

CHICAGO, Oct. 49, up Rep.
Martin Dies D-Tex) declared to-
night that eff the government
doesn't define or adopt a firm and
uniform policy putting an end to
political activities of representa-.
tives of foreign powers in the
United States, I propose to make
public all the evidence I have on
the subject" .
IN want a clear definition of
policy from the federal govern
ment as to what it plans to do
about consular representatives of
Russia, Germany, Italy, England
and other countries engaged in po-
litical activities in this country"
Dies, chairman of the house COM
mittee investigating un-American
activities asserted in an interview.
He added he referred to "activi-
ties not connected with their Of
fetal functions"
Dies said that while much evil
dence had been made public con-
corning un-American activities, re-
cent evidence obtained by subpoena
in New York, Texas, Los Angeles
and other parts of the nation had
been turned over to the State de.
partment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL IS PLANNED
Annual Funds Campaign Will
Be Staged In Whining
ton Nov. 1890

The annual Roll Call of the
American Red Cross will be con.
Quoted in Wilmington under the 10.
cal chapters auspices November
1890.
. J. Henry Gerdes is chairman this
year and in cooperation with Mrs.
Ida Speiden, secretary, and other
members of the Roll Call commit
tees, has already started plsns for
the appeal which because of world
conditions should find immediate,
response to the goal ret for W.
mington. g.
Among the things that the Red
Cross is doing now is the collec-
ton of blood for TRANSMISSION.
More than 5000 volunte RS from
all walks of life are donating their
blood to the American Red Cross
wfor treatment of war-ounded sol
diers and civilians in Great Brit.
ain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
LONDON BOMBED
in HEAVY RAIDS
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was sounded but another alarm
was given soon afterwards as the
raiders returned to the onslaught.
The raiders attacking London ap-
%parently came over the usual
routes-one formation crossing the
Kent coast at Dungenes and cir
cling to the west of London, an
other streaking up the Thames
Estuary direct from bases in Hol-
land.
From the rooftop where I watch
ed, it seemed to be heavier even
than last Tuesdays big raid, rank
ed as the worst London has suffer-
ed so far. Time after time I had
to duck as bombs crashed nearby.
. The German planes were com.
ing over in the largest formations
they have yet used. :,
There was easily Is to 20 in each
wave and the waves were not more
than five minutes apart.
But no matter how large the
fires they started, quick work by
fire fighters brought them under
control in about an hour.
Before the night raid started,
more than 1000 women and chill
dren had been evacuated to York
shire during Saturday.
One of the first bombs in the
London area demolished a public
shelter. Persons crowded into the
shelter were injured only slightly
by the first hit, but other bombs
came down on them as they strug-
gled to get out.
Six Houses Smashed
Another heavy bomb smashed
six houses on the outskirts.
A crisp, clear October day set
the stage for the Nazi day raid
ers but only one alarm sounded in
the capital before nightfall and
only two bombs fell.
The heaviest daylight blow, ap-
parently, fell On a southeast town
where a dozen bombs were report
ed dropped and some houses de-
molished when Raj fighters at
tackled a Junkers bomber. Two
Nazi bombers were reported Off
cially shot down during the day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
BETTER BUSINESS
GROUP PLANS MEET
Session To Be Held Monday
Night At 1880 O Clock In
Assembly Hall

The Better Business Club of Will
mington and it's trade area will
meet Monday night at 7:3O at the
Tide Water assembly hall, it was
announced las might.
Members were asked to note the
change in the hour of the meeting.
R. W. Galphin, county farm
agent, will be the principal speak
err. using as the subject of his
topic the background of agricul-
lure in this section and coopera-
ton between business and agricul-
ture.
DR.. H. G. Willis will give a de-
scription of the work being done
at the soil research laboratory
near Bluethenthal airport.
At this meeting, it was announc-
ed, the club will continue its des-
cussion as to what definite steps
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Sulliuan's Pitching
Wins For Holy Cross

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-R-The
big league pitching of Tom Sulli-
van and a couple of breaks Of
the game" gave the Holy Cross
football crusaders a 10 to z win
over New York university today
before Il 1000 chilled customers.
=. The first break of the game
really settled the whole hing. This
came when Len Bates, the Violets'
husky negro back, was hurt early
in the second period, after N. Y. U.
had taken a surprise frs quarter
lead on a 51-yard touchdown
march.
With Bates out, the Violets' pass
defense, strong up to that point,
completely. So it was no
trick at all for Sullivan to concen-
trate his pitches on Bates replace.
ment, Bill Galu, and toss for n
touchdown in the second quarter
and the clincher in the third. l
Bananas were a popular food Of
the ancient EgyptianS. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Attempt To Break In
Plane Hangar Fooled

MOFFETT FIELD, Calf, Oct.
19.-R-An attempt to break into
a huge hangar housing $50 planes
after all alarm and telephone
wires had been cut wa: disclosed
at this Army air base today.
Sentry John Tulk reported he
heard a window break in the eight
acre hangar, and that when he
ordered a marauder to halt the
men jumped to the ground outside
and escaped through a marsh.
Col. E. B. Lyons Immediately
ordered all civilians barred from
the field, and doubled the guard. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
CANDHI PRAISES
APPS C0VERACE
..p The Story Of News
Quotes His Famous Com
ment To Reporter
nv GLADWIN HILL

,,rw YORK, Oct. 19.-When
Nn Gandhi was sent to pris-
M mSI by the British in 1882, one Of
.so last people he spoke to was an
%uussociated Press man.
Months later Vhen he was re-
,asod a hundred miles away, un-
lsnectedly and in the dead OF
eAg h+ TO avoid a demonstration,
ny n,el. first face he glimpsed through
NV darkness was-an Associated
pross man, James A. Mills.
20 suppose" he said in whimsi-
delight, that when I 60 to the
sareafter and stand at the golden
pe+e the first person I shall meet
gill be a correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press -.
The ubiquity which Gandhi re-
narked was a phenomenon of long
standing.
When Jack Binns sent out the
trst radio distress call from the
sinking liner Republic N l9Oo, II
WAS not accidental that the Asso'
Gated Press had the news to
spread over the country within "a
few minutes. AP representatives
are everywhere. The wireless op-
orator in the lonely station on Nam
tncket Island who picked up Binns'
message was-an Associated Press
man.
He was one of the thousands OF
"stringers''-part time space-rate
correspondents who form an i'm:
portant element of the farAreach'
ing system of coverage that has
made the AP the worlds greates1
news institution.
When the Athena sank a year
ago. no passenger list was i'm
mediately available or either side
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Red Cross Broadcast
Set For November 10

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-R-
Katharine Cornell will make her
first radio broadcast Nov. 10 on a
program launching the annual Red
Cross roll" call. :
Announcing that the actress had
consented to do several dramatic
scenes, Red Cross officials said
others to be heard on the program!
would include Norman H. Davis,
Red Cross chairman; Clifton Fadi-
man, Rayond Gram Swing and
Bob Trout. Leopold Stokowski will
conduct the music.
The three major networks will
carry the program, 1:30-2:30 p.
m.,, EST. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
CATALONIA CHIEF
PUT TO DEATH
Head Of Gestapo, Is
Touring Spain's Larger

MADRID, Oct. 20.-RHThe
execution of Luis companys, form
,er president of the Autonomous
government of Catalonia, after a
court martial was confirmed here
today.
During the trial Companys was
said to have blamed FORMER re-
publican Premier Juan Negrin for
prolongation of Spain's Civil war.
BURGos, Spain, Oct. '1s.-R-
Heinrich Himmler. head cd Ger
many's Gestapo, left here tonight
by train for Madrid. He is in Spain
on an official visit. =, 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Southern Freight Train
Derails On ACL Line

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 19.-R-
Twenty-Five cars of a Southern
railway freight train were derailed
three and one half miles south OF
Suffolk on the Atlantic Coast Line
shortly after 9 O'Clock this morn
ing.
Immediately after the crackup
the cars caught fire and burned
for several hours. I
Among the cars were three
tanks, two of which carried cot
tonseed oil. The third was an
empty gasoline carrier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
THIRD VICTIM DIES

HICKORY, Oct. 9.-R-Three-
year;old Bruce league died today,
the third victim of a shooting that
cost the life of his mother and
six-year-old brother, Coleman. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

France built the first sea-going,
armor-clad vessel in 1858. T e
American-made Monitor was the
second such ship to be put to sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

The Pacific entrance to the Pan
anna Canal is east Of the Atlantic
entrance. f.: 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20
Fahnestock Expedition
Yacht Sinks On Reef

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 19.-(R
yacht Director II, carrying
10 members of the Fahnestock ex-
petition to the South Seas, struck
a reef about three miles off the
beach at Gladstone, Australia, to-
day and sank, Bruce Fahnestock
said tonight.
All those aboard escaped without
injury. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

Eight rainbows have been seen
at one time. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

should be taken to get for Will
mington what it rightfully deser-
YES" 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

Bananas were a popular food of
the ancient Egyptians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

*FIuid Drive optional at slight extra cost
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-20

gear-shifting and declutching.
And when you want extra-fast getaway,
Dodge Huid- Drive gives you an EXTRA surge
of power at a flip of a finger, in "second"!
X X X
IT IS OFTEN SAID that Dodge is one of Amer
ica's most economical cars, in its consumption
of gas and oil.
Now comes Dodge Fluia-Dr1pe teaming up
with Floating Power (Which banishes engine
vibration) to give you a new standard of silken
engine performance. An oil-like smoothness
that makes you forget that old mooted argument
about the number of cylinders.
Now, for the first time, you get the remarkable
economy for wbieb Dodge has ahvays been famous,
bhs q new pelvetsmoob fow of power that puts to
shame many an engine Nth more cylinders.
SOME. DAY ALL CARS will come to some
thing like Fluid Drive. That's inevitable, with
traffic congestion crying out for simpli6ed
driving.
But Dodge is the lowest priced car to give
YOU Fluid Dvipe today and now!
Your 1911 Dodge will cost you Just a few
dollars more than the price of the smaller cars:
FLUID Drive optional at slight extra cost.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Public Invited To Attend
Truvel Fair On Friday:
Playground Tc Benefit

The Gamma Club of Durant Is spon-
soring a travel fair on Friday of this
week. The public is cordially invit.
ed to participate in this novel affair.
Other women's' clubs are cooperat-
ing in the project. Proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the play
ground.
Homes to be visited include those
of Mrs. r. b. Jenkins, a member o,
the Present Day Club, who will stress
hobbies; Mrs. G. w. Drane, Twenti-
eth Century Club, needlework ano
glass; Mrs. c. G. Van Keuren, Gamma
Club, art, flowers and curios; Mrs
r. c.. Elmore, antiques.
Refreshments will be served it the
Van keuren home. Admission will
be five cents at each exhibit. TIE
homes will be open from three until
five o'clock and any one or all are
open to the public.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Durunt Native To Couch
At Holmes Jr. College

Randolph Monk Campbell, who
roamed far and wide on the foot.
ban gridiron while a member of the
University of Alabama Crimson Tide
las been selected as head coach a,
Holmes Junior College to succeed Ras
II. Branch, who resigned to become
president Of the institution.
Campbell here highly recon-
mended. The success he has achiev.
ed in the pigskin world should quail
fy him highly for the job which he
VIII assume next season. He was
emblazoned on every sports page in
the country after his remarkable ex
ploits while a member of the Rec
Elephant eleven.
He was born and reared in Holmes
county. He is a native OF Durant
n attended high school here. He
was graduated from the Charleston,
Miss. high school. Entering the Uni
versity of Alabama, Campbell soon
became famous as a ball carrier. Re.
ceiving his training from Wallace
Wade, n of the greatest mentors
In the game, he became a sensational
football player.
In the Rose Bowl classic of 1881,
which Alabama won from WASHINGTON
"a to 0, the monicker of Campbell,
stood out like a sore thumb. The
shifty and hard running spinner back
simply was unstoppable. For two
years he was mentioned on ALL
America selections as quarterback.
During the Tournament of Roses
tilt, he was acclaimed by MANY as
OF the greatest backs ever to
perform on the Coast.
For three years Campbell served
as assistant backfield coach at the
University of Kentucky. He was
Coach at the Albertvile. Ala. high
school for four years and the teams
produced there enjoyed nusua sue
cess. At present he is employed at
Gunterville. Ala. where he is head
tutor.
In addition to acting as football
mentor at Holmes Junior College
Campbell will probably handle the
baseball or track squad. He was a
member OF the University Of Alabama
relay group.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Work On New Baptist
Church To Be Started
AT Early Date
Services Held On Site
To Celebrate Ground
Breaking For Church

Construction on the new $4,000
building Of the First Baptist Church
Durant, started Tuesday when ground
breaking ceremonies were held or
the location of the site Of the OLD
church which burned on January 1
Mrs. J. A.. Dicken, SO, oldest mem.
Der Of the church and the youngest
member, Julia Lewis Deloache, par
ricipated in the ceremonies as wei
as Miss Pearl Mcgee. Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Hwitt, and J. c. Sproles, grand
son Of the first deacon and person
who gave the lot for the church
erected in 1867.
The new building will bs Of BUN
brick along the lines Of Gothic ar
chihecture and three stories high
including the basement which will
be above ground. The contract call
ing for about $4,000 was awarded
to the Perry Construction Company
Philadelphia. Separate contracts for
wiring. heating and plumbing will be
opened Saturday.
The contract calls for completion
Of the structure by August 81.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Duront Boy Completes
Training For Academy

Marion, Ala, April 16-SpecialLThe
Navy Class of the Marion Institute
Army & Navy College, consisting OF
3s members representing 8 states OF
the Union, has completed specia,
training courses for entrance to the
United States Naval Academy.
Thirteen members of the class 1ill
have to take the civil service entrance
examinations for entrance to the Ma.
val Academy given here Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, April II, 1s
and 10. Twenty-Five members of the
class have outright appointments and
will be exempted from mental exam
nations because of excellent marks
made on the required subjects for
entrance to the Naval Academy.
Malcolm Longinotti, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Longinotti, has an appoint
ment and will be accepted without
examination. He has been on the
honor roll during the entire year
at Marion Institute.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Local /. {. Employees
Win Safety Awards
Company Hos Unusual
Record In Number
OF Accidents

Mine residents of Durant and vicin-
ity have been publicly commendeu
by j. L. Beven, president of the
Illinois Cntral System, for exception
ally long leadership in employee safe
ty on the railroad.
For each worker so honored, this
communication takes the form of q
personal momento, a merit card sign
ed by the president testifying that
1888 has been added to previous years
years of safe supervision of his own
work and the work Of others.
The cards this year covered leader.
ship in safety ranging up to four
teen consecutive years. All cards for
five years or more bear Mr.. Beven's
signature.
The list includes: Floyd Patton,
signal maintainer, Pickens, IA years,
A. r. Jenkins, engineer, Durant, Il
years; J. e. Sims, engineer, Durant,
II years; r.. M. Lyon, conductor, Du-
rant, Q years.; J. T. Nicely. Agent,
Q years; w. A. Auten, B * B foreman,
Durant. z years; J. f. Daniels, con
ductor, Durant, 8 years; A. L. Stevens,
conductor, s year.; Phillip Wilson
conductor, Durant, 5 years.
With an average OF nearly $4,000
names on the /. C. payroll in 1889,
reportable injuries to employees to.
tailed 454. OF slightly more than one
a day, which was at the rate of So.
per million man-hours oil employ
ment.
Top honors in the safety cards this
year go to GOT supervisory workers
who have gone at least fourteen a
apiece without having to report an
injury. The 1851 cards issued give
credit for a total of 25,511 safe years.
or an average of 6.62 years per card
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Prominent Citizen OF
Black Hawk Passes
Well Known Veteran
Of Civil War Was
Buried Saturday

Col. James Brooks Ssreater, So,
Civil War veteran and member o.
the Millsaps Board of Trustees since
Its organization, died at his home
in Black Hawk Thursday afternoon
April IL.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon at the Black Hawk
Methodist Church at two o'clock
conducted by DR.. H. p. Brooks, Green
wood, assisted by the Rev. R. r..
WATSON, Black Hawk. Interment was
in the Streater cemetery with the Lee
Funeral Home of Winona in charge
Col. Streater was commander-in
chief of the Mississippi Confederate
Veterans and since the Civil Wal
has conducted a general mercantile
business In the same store, making
him the oldest merchant in the South
He was a member Of the Methodist
Church and occupied many of the
highest offices in the North Mississip
pi Conference.
Besides being q member of ire
Board Of Trustees Of Millsaps Col
lege, Col. Streater was also a membei
of the Methodist Orphanage Board
During the Civil War he served
with Walthalls Brigade, Company A,
seth Mississippi Division. He was
wounded in the Battle of Franklin
Tenn, in November 1864.
During his lifetime he was promi-
nently engaged in various land, bank
ing and other business ventures.
He is survived by four children.
Mrs. w. w. Meek, Miss Ella Rivers
Streater, and L. l.. Streater, all OF
Black Hawk; and Herbert NJ. Streat-
err, G.r1-9ood.