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Evening star., 1940-05-29

entered Narvik, Norwegian ore port
above the Arctic Circle which had
been besieged since the April 9 in
vasion of Norway. (The British said
Narvik had fallen)
But the Germans said that their
air force had scored a serious hit
on a large battleship" off Narvik
putting its guns out of action and
enveloping the craft in smoke, and
heavily damaged three cruisers, q
destroyer and freighter.
Troop landings at Ankanes, Nor
way, also were bombed.
French Collapse Reported.
The Artois region and the Flan-
ders area-the coastal plains OF
Northern France and Southwestern
Belgium-form the zone of intrap-
ment for the Allied forces, now
bereft Of Belgian aid in the Ostend-
Bruges area on their left bank.
French resistance south of Lille
has collapsed" said the Germans
and "the English Army which was
hemmed together in the region OF
Dixmude. Armentieres, Bailleul and
Bergues, west of DunkerQue, also are
facing destruction through our con-
centrated attack"
The swift advance" through
Northern Flanders-over the patch
opened by the Belgian surrender
carried German forces of occupation
into Ostend, Belgian port city.
For brief interval, after the fall
of Brussels. Ostend was seat of the
Belgian government now constituted
in Paris. Ostend's peacetime popu-
lation was about $4,000.
Advance Units in Dunkerque.
The street fighting at Dunkerque
apparently represented attack by an
advanced German column-perhaps
one of the swift mechanical units
The pocket has been frightened
drastically and swiftly, but there
was no other indication, save this
unofficial report, that the real Ger
man line had carried to Dunkerque
on the English Channel, 40 miles
east of Calais.
As closely as could be determined
from the rapid-fire reports on the
German advances, the encroaching
line-drawstring of the pocket in
which the northern British and
French armies found themselves
runs like this from its northernmost
coastal point:
Eastward from Ostend, past
Bruges, Is miles; thence southwest
ward to Dixmude, Is miles; then
southwark Is miles to Ypres and
then 20 miles southeastward to Lille
and Armentieres, 10 miles west of
Lille; thence northwestward through
Cassel, Bourgourg and Gravelines to
the sea at point Is miles west Of
Dunkerque (Other mileage figures
are approximations)
Germans gleefully declared that
the Allied jig was up in the Artois-
Flanders pocket.
Sedan Break Through Cited.
AS a sample of what the trapped
soldiers we're facing, DNB, official
German news agency, gave a BIRDS
eye view of what had happened in
the Sedan break through several
days ago.
Six hundred and fifty of Ger
manys power-diving bombers con-
centrated on that point showered
quarter-ton bombs upon pillboxes Of
the little Maginot Line, upon march
ing columns, upon clusters of trees
and strategic bits of terrain-upon
every point where Allied troops could
hope to make a stand.
And then, when the Allied posi-
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Canadian Legion Hall
Blasted by Crude Bomb

VERNON. British Columbia, May
20 canadian Press "A home made
bomb planted at the rear of the
Canadian Legion Hall exploded last
night as leaders Of the district vol.
unteer home defense unit were dis
cussing their first day Of recruiting.
Windows were shattered at the
rear of the room in which the men
were meeting. Police started an In.
vestigation.
Ondcials said they believed the
bomb was made of stumping powder
packed in q kettle.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
German

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 29.-The tert OF
toduys German high command
communique tollotps:
The fate Of the French Armies In
Arto,s is sealed. Their resistance in
the region south Of Lille collapsed.
The English Army which was
hemmed together in the region of
Dixmude, Armentieres, Bailleul and
Bergues, west Of Dunkerque. also are
facing destruction through our con-
centrated attack.
Bruges was passed in the swift ad-
vance through Northern Flanders,
Ostend was taken and Dixmude
reached. On the User and the User
Canal, north Of Ypres, the enemy
was still Offering desperate resist
ance.
The Reich's war flag is flying over
the memorial Of German youth at
Langemarck, the scene of their
courageous fights in 1914.
Lille has been reached in the at
tack from the east and west. The
city has been taken. Advancing
from the west, Armentieres was oc-
cupied. At Bailleul there is still
fighting. East of Cassel, fortified
French border position which was
defended by the opponent with a
reversed front, was broken through
and the Belgian border reached. At
Wormhoudt the fighting is still in
progress.
On May % the air force raided
retreating columns and all kinds of
troop concentrations and tanks. In
the course Of armed reconnaissance
of the Belgian and French coast
and in the Channel three destroyers
and two transports and two freight
ers were bombed and seriously dam
aged. One enemy submarine was
sunk by a bomb in the central North
Sea. Destruction of an additional
U-boat was probable.
Despite unfavorable weather,
German speedboats succeeded of
Nleuport In SINKING by torpedo hit
big enemy destroyer on flight to
England. On the south front, iso-
lated attacks by enemy infantry and
tanks were repulsed.
The losses of the enemy in the
air amounted to "a planes on May
%. OF these Is were shot down in
an air fight and 8 by anti-aircraft.
Three German airplanes are miss
ing.
Col. Moelders scored his 20th air
victory The number of enemy
planes shot down by anti-aircraft
In the period from May IS to May
26 increased from the hitherto an
nounced 100 to 265, according to
exact information.
The number of airplanes thus
brought down by anti-aircraft since
May S amount to GOT. In addition,
the air defense during the same
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Hearing on Proposed
Rodio Station Ordered

1ne Federal Communications Com
mission mission Yesterday ordered q public
neaIing on the application Of the
Napltal broadcasting Co. for q new
Iaolo station in this city. The date
~as not set. The applicant is seek
Aae tne frequency Of 1,420 kilo-
Eycies, S, with $50 watts power, un-
Evening star., 1940-05-29
French
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 29.-The French
high commando morning COM
n1unique said:
Our troops are resisting In the
north with admirable courage
against fierce efforts Of the enemy.
Positive information permits af-
firmation that losses suffered by
the Germans during combats yes
terday and last night were partic-
ularly high.
On the Somme and Aisne rivers)
local actions were conducted with
successes. An enemy raid was
thrown back southwest of Chateau
Porcien. East of the Aisne there
were no actions during the night.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
ack Of Mechazed Forces Blamed for British Defeat in Flanders
War Communicates
|eriod destroyed 10l enemy armored

period destroyed 101 enemy armored
cars.
In Norway the enemy, supported
by numerous warships, landed on
the ore railway yesterday and en-
tered Narvik from the north. Ger
man fighting units raided enemy
naval forces lying there. One large
battleship sustained q serious hit
amidsfips and cessed firing after
being enveloped in smoke. Three
cruisers and one destroyer, as well
as one freighter, were heavily hit by
bombs. Troops disembarkations at
Ankanes were attacked with many
bombs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
HORTON DISCUSSES
HUNTING PERMITS
Wants Revenue Used Exclu-
sively For Protection Of
Game And Fish

LIBERTY, Feb. 29.-R-Reve.
nues collected from the sale OF
hunting and fishing licenses should
be used exclusively for the protec.
ton of game and fish in North Caro-.
lima, Lieut.. Gov. w. P. Horton OF
Pittsboro, said tonight in a speech
before the Liberty Rotary club.
At present, some Of the money
from the licenses is used for for
est fire prevention work.
Horton, a candidate for the demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination,
complimented the department OF
conservation on it's ~"splendid' for
estry work, but asserted that the
work should be financed by an ap
preparation from the general fund
and not from license fees.
Timber is one of the finest crops
we produce in u state,' he said
land we must do everything thai
we can to foster and conserve it.
However, we must not fail to pro
tect fish and game, and, in order
to do sa, it is essential that all the
money available from license fees
be thus expanded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

ers cooperating with the agricul.
ture departments crop control pro.
grams would receive certificates
having a fixed value for the share
Of their crop needed for consump.
ton in this country.
When a professor bought the pro.
duce, he would have to buy also the
certificate, and presumably would
pass the cost Of the certificate or
to the consumer.
Chairman Jones (D-Tex.) of the
committee suggested that a. certifi.
cate tax on cotton, without a com.
%pensatory levy on competing fibres
might further destroy the markets
for that staple. He expressed the
opinion, however, that the plan
would work beautifully for wheat
because it has relatively little com
petition, and maybe also for tobac.
CO."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Maxwell Upholds Hoey's
Transfer Of Road Funds

SMITHFIELD, Feb. % PA.
j.. Maxwell, gubernatorial candidate,
tonight described Governor Hoey S
ALLEGATION of 50, 900, 900 for repair of
weather-damaged roads as $50 just
and fair that it will not be ques.
toned by anyone"
The governor allotted the fund to
be spent with relation to actual
damage rather than on a rec
graphical basis.
Speaking before the Kiwanis club,
Maxwell said the same principle
should be given some recognition
with respect to projects that have
an element of statewide Importance,
as well as local Importance"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Group APPROVES
FARM FUNDS HIKE
Of $780, 100000 Is
otpbed BY Senate Appro-
nriations m

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29'-9-
...oasa of 5000, 100000 or more
Al Earn, appropriations has received
%s,tattve approval of a senate ap
.;are subcommittee, farn
sonators reported today.
rsroa senators, who asked thai
.ames not be used, said the
.iel ;ttep favored a $~72,67S,S12 item
0lDi 1isnosa, of surplus commodities
Oh D hotween SIPS, 900 900 and 1925
;aaooo for parity payments. nc
... .3s for these purposes were IN
,'5od in the house-approved oil
' n,o, +oralea $71S.S96,oS4.
'i,'.' increase of 5000, 600, 900 in the
hin would wipe out two-thlrds
'.'4 +bl reductions congress has eft
,.+ad in appropriations measures
thoy stand now. Cuts below bud
fiq1res total about $3.50, oOo, 900
" pofore the house agriculture com
atrtee, meanwhile, R: M: Evans Evans
IA administrator. outlined Score
~ Vallace's certificate plan o.
Enhancing farm subsidies which
,.orId replace parity payments.
The parity payl ents are de
.;gnod Il raise farm purchasing
,srpr near parity with what it wal
nra.World war days; to give the
,beat farmer, for instance, at Least
ar, Of the difference between what
rbeat is bringing, and what woulc
NJ a fair price, based On pre-
World wal experience,
THAT is the aim, too of Wallace's
certificate plan. Evans explained to
tho bonse committeeman that farm
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

lege Saturday for additions for the
National Youth Symphony orches.
ira which Conductor Leopold Sto-
kowski will take to South America
next summer. Successful candidates
will be sent to a regional addition
in Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Broken Axle Derails
Train Near Plymouth

WILLIAMSON, Feb. 29.-R-
A freight car axle broke and de-
rallied 10 cars Ct a through Norfolk.
Southern freight train near Ply
mouth late last night. Nc n was
injured. Damage was estimated at
$4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
BAKER

e An English coin, the bakers
h~alfpenny' of 1895, bears this
legend: ITO lessen the slavery of
Sunday baking and provide for
public wants, an Act was passed
A. D. 1884,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

Kangaroo rats Of the desert, ard
whales Of the sea are the only
mammals in the entire world that
have consolidated neckbones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

Three Presidents of the United
States died on the nations birth
day, July 4-John Adams, Jeffer-
son and Monroe. One was born on
July 4-Calvin Coolidge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
FIRE DAMAGE

Centuries must pass before the
scars of great forest fires are OBJ
liberated. The raging fire of 1894
ravaged 2500 square miles of forest
in Minnesota, 1000 square miles in
Wisconsin and IS in Michigan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
Musicians Will Gather
In Raleigh Saturday

RALEIGH, Feb. 29.-R-Forty-
two young North Carolina must
clans will gather at N. C. State col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01

France has an area smaller than
the state of Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

SAT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Ds san. ADNsTRY RIDES AGAINs @sUED For LIBEL,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
NAME COMMITTEES
FOR MEMS CLUB

The Christ chapel Mems club will
hold Its hrst meeting Of this year
Monday night. President Harry
Needham has announced the per-
sonnet Of various committees which
will direct club activities during the
year.
Committee appointments are o.
follows:
Executive: Frank Terrill, George
Rayburn and Raymond Pulver.
Music: william Carpenter, George
Raeburn and Gunnar Schlander.
Food and entertainment: Fred
erick Ehrhardt and George futile
Tickets: Frank Terrell and Rev
Samuel A. Budde.
Reception: Delfus Maynard, Ray.
mond Pulver and Frank Soby.
Games: Delfus Maynard, John
Schwartz and Hubert Bassett.
transportation: Charels johnson
Harold Jordan and Artistic Beurd-
weley. ...
Membership: dunnar schlandel
and William Foley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

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preatnless, are promlseo ny lu =.
cat q new screen moIlseer WHY -
Is salo makes Oracula anu r.a,Ae
stem io0k axe = sons aau oa..cs
geam. Inc cnucH,eS, kualaWs " -.
nearly laughs Wnl PC prosaoeu ~
BOD nope, Outstanding Esoio cvla
eolan VINO hopes gags as! Is gov 81 y,
gun Wnen ne nneeSS Ahe N"'
lace 70 race
Bob Is starred In the leading role
and he Is provided with some OF the
funniest material ne mas ever nae
SnaTlng honogs WIZ nun - nons
otneE tnan ioveiy Faulette Gooualu !,
ana featured "A tne suppor.nls Cass
Is most OF PLAYERS aomraoiy
suiveo 70 tne alUernately gay ano
emu insprlng mooos OF she PIC
lure. Among tnem are sucn 1avot-
lves 20 JUN , GOussse o.s.
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Inc cnils ana tun get unoer way
wnen seven people come 20 = Han u-
son M tne Louisiana Dayous 70 teG,
tne wii o. tne oeceasea owner. a.
nut one OF tnem are potent'a. nells
When Paulette Goooaro pecomes
tne neiress sac Is 'mmeuleteiy Lnel-
aceo ny = .i nary, mu ! ,sa, crea y.
lure caueo me Oat' Fol4oWlng ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
IRISH STAR HEADS
CINEMA AT STATE
Geraldine Fitzgerald Tops
"A Child Is Born" Start
ing Sunday

Ending tomorrow evening at War;
ner's State theater is the specta-
cular Aim "Destry Rides Again"
with Marlene Dietrich and James
Stewart heading large cast; also
sued For LIBEL with Kent Taylor
In the leading role.
True to Its reputation for lead
ing Waterbury IN the field Of Aim
entertainment Warmers State the
ater, IN "A Child Is Born" which
begins Its three day engagemtnt on
Sunday, will present State patrons
with O stirringly original drama OF
women on the brink Of LIES great
est experience.
Heading the cast Is the lovely
irish star, Geraldine Fitzgerald,
who became famous overnight for
her performance In Ozark Victory
and "Wuthering Heights" jeffrey
Lynn and Gale Page, both Of whom
achieved fame In the recent -Four
Wives" and Gladys George, stage
and screen star. f..
An important difference between
this unusual picture and the most
other Aim dramas is that 1t Il
essentially the story Of several
mothers. A cross.section Of Ameri-
can motherhood will pass before the
eyes Of those who see the picture
The matron who Is waiting for her
eighth child and feels that children
are the worlds greatest blessing;
the burlesque queen who doesn't
want her child because she Ia
afraid It will ruin her career; the
young wife who Is frightened; the
iii woman for whom II may mean
death and the murderess who thinks
she isn't At to bring O child into
the world.
OF chief interest is the tragic
tale Of the devoted young couple
depleted by Miss Fitzgerald and
Jeffrey Lynn. The wife has beer
sentenced to q long term In prison
for O murder Of which she Is legally
though not ethically guilty, but che
was an expectant mother OF the time
che was sentenced, and now she
has been sent to the hospital tt
have her baby.
All Is not sadness or tragedy
however, In the maternity ware
which provides the background FOL
the film. There Is plenty Of humoi
additionally associated with young
couples going through their first ex.
perience as expectant mothers ant
fathers.
Johnnie Davis provides most Of
the comedy In his role OF the typi.
cal young husband who Is to become
O father for the first time and who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
VETERANS ACCEPT {.
TWO INVITATIONS

Members Of Wheeler Young post,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, and Florio
post, italian American World War
Veterans at separate meetings last
night voted to attend the installa-
ton exercises OF Mary Caswell tent,
Daughters OF Union Veterans In the
armory Jan. 0. The posts also voted
10 send representatives to the In
Stallation exercises Of Fannick post,
Jewish War Veterans, Jan. II In
Bethel auditorium.
Wheeler. Young post will send rep
resentatives 10 an entertainment by
Stokes post, Lithuanian Legion, Jan.
II In the post rooms; while Florio
posi- voted TO attend the italian
Brotherhood show and dance In
Buckingham hall, Jan. 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

as generally the case In real life,
manages to make himself and his
sufferings pretty much Of O NUS
ance to everyone.
Others In the cast include Spring
Byington, John Litel, Henry O'Neiil
and many more.
As the second big treat the man
aeement presents Private Detec-
tive" with Jane Wyman and Dick
Toran In the principal roles.
And then starting Wednesday the
State brings to Its screen 1.-THE
Hunchback Of Notre Dame" q pic
ture that energies upon the theatcr-
going world with o challenge to the
bigness Of all films that have gone
before. ...
Starred In the leading role Is
Charles Laughton and with him Ia
Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas
Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara and over
100 featured players. Make o date
to see 1t OF the State on Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
When Rheumatism Sets In, Eleanor Powell
Can Earn Her Keep AS Production Designer
Danger Is Often
Part Of Her Job
On Studio Sets

spectacular shots are Merrill Pye,
Metro art director, and John Ar
mold, head Of the camera depart.
ment. They figured out the me-
chanics OF o shot never registered
before In Flickerville--from o long
shot, high In the rafters, the cam
era swoops down on an elevator TO
closeup Of Miss Powell and,
without breaking the scene, fol-
lows her into O dance. The ma
chinery OF this effect Is almost too
complicated for an attempt at de-
scription. Yet Miss Powell's ideas
which will look easy enough on
the screen, can be materialized
only by her personal skill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Maureen OHara Is the screen s
colleen Cinderella, though by reason
OF birth and dramatic training, she
has every right to the proud posi-
ton she has attained as the leading
lady TO Charles Laughton In "The
Hunchback of Notre Dame" Her
mother Is Rita Fitz Simons, an ac-
tress Of 1reland's famous Abbey
Theatre group. SO Maureen comes
naturally by her dramatic talent on
her mothers side. Her father, q
Dublin hat merchant, encouraged
her ambitions from an early age.
She was sent to the Abbey Theatre
school for dramatic training. They
thought well Of her there, so well, In
fact, that the directorate SCREEN
tested her and sent the test over to
London. There 1t was shown TO
Nrich pommer. Charles Laughton's
PARTNER. He became 80 enthusiastic
that he and Laughton sent for
aaureei1 and straightway gave her
TIE feminine lead opposite Laughton
Ii ~Jamaica Inn" When Laughton
was brought to America for THE
E4unchback OF Notre Dame" he per-
slfaded the studio TO screen-test Miss
o'ffara for Esmeralda, and she won
Ire role. Maureen has now been
s5IAced under contract because Of
zI,at Performance, and will star In
+ a niil 81 enforcement" She has an
sxIsh turn Of speech--a trace Of
,Fsaiin. too, not too noticeable but
|k there. And she's Ave feet seven.
IIlat'a she says, ID "because Of the
Il filbufns," relatives on the ma
hai aide. H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Dancer-ActreSS
Refuses To Do
PrOsaic Stunts
BY PAUL HARRISON
YEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEh GGEVhCC 6btAh GVhACSPVAuNVAsV
Hollywood all the people in
Talkietown, the one whose future
seems easiest to forecast Is Eleanor
Powell. Fifty years from now, when
shC begins to get old, she'll be pro.
duction designer.
The Job Is q rare one In Holly
wood today. It combines the
chores Of picture director and art
director, along with an under
standing Of performer capabilities.
It's O sort Of super-vlsualized. Miss
Powell thinks up most Of her own
routines, especially the more spec
tacular ones. Her hairdresser
pegged her attitude and method In
three sentences:
Eleanor works twice as hard as
any other dancer I've ever seen.
She always schemes around for
somebody else to try a dance or a
stunt first, and II anyone else can
do 1t, Eleanor won't. She figures
out o harder way"
LIES AWAKE NIGHTS
THINKING UP STUNTS
Miss Powell admits all this. but
in more modest words. In Born
to Dance" she slid down q 55-foot
pole. In the new Broadway Mel
ody," she slithers down a 60-foot
mast. Gust five feet more---whats
the difference?" she asked. II have
O little socket business to fit the
toes Of one foot In, and O hand
grip. Sure, It's safe enough.
'No-Metro doesn't have any in
surance on me. I thought 1t w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
TUNEFUL COMEDY
AT LOEW,'S Poll
Kay Kyser and Band Fea-
tured in That's Right,
You're Wrong

Something delightfully."- new UNI
der the screen sun Is the tuneful
comedy, "That's Right-You're
Wrong" which opens q four day
engagement tomorrow at the Loew
Poll thester.
Starring Kay Kyser with his Or
chestra and Adolphe. Menjou, the
picture breaks sharply away from
the conventional boy-meets-girl sue
cess-story theme ON which most band
leader films have been based. With
engaging condor, the producers adj
NIT that such q theme is threadhare
and develop their plot around the
ingenious thesis that 1t Is impossible
to find any other theme.
Consequently, the story deals with
the hilarious but futile efforts OF a
big Hollywood film company to make
O picture with Kyser and his band,
and In so doing It offers gay and
laughter =. packed entertainment.
Kyser and his musicians portray
themselves throughout and Menjou
has the role Of the luckless producer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

assigned to the task OF bringing
Kyser to the screen.
At first, Kyser and his followers
are enthusiastic, and proceed to &c
Hollywood in q big way. But
presently MenJou discovers that his
trusted pair Of scenario-writers have
concocted an utterly unsuitable
story for Kyser, and are unable to
think up a good one.
Faced with this impasse, Menjou
tries to get Kyser to tear up his
contract. The batonist, fights back,
his rnaneuvers speeding up the film
furiously to q hilarity-packed eli
max.
"That's Right You're Wrong"
crowds an immense amount Of
snappy new music. Hollywood satire
and uproarious novelty entertain
ment into footage. AS part Of It's
plot action, the film presents 1.-THE
college Of Musical knowledge" the
radio audience participation show
which has earned Kyser renown
over the air lanes.
IN dQultlou 70 hySer hLu NSAJuu
are Kyser's band, May Robson, Luz
ellie Ball, Edward Everett Horton,
songstress Ginny Sirnms, Dennis
O'Keefe and many others.
The second big hit on the pro-
gram presents the heart-warnina
story OF 'Two Thoroughbreds" with
a large cast Of favorites, headed BY
j. M. Kerrigan.
Attractions ending their engage
ment at Loew's Poll tonight include
"The Secret Of DR.. Kildare" and
Henry Goes Arizona"