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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
OF Hore-B elisha
Shakes National UNITY
Behind Premier
ALL PARTIES JOIN IN
Press Takes Lead In Ask
ing Full Explanation
OF Sudden Change
BY j. C. STARK

LONDON, Jan. 6-R-Dismissal
Of hard-driving Leslie Hore-Belisha
as war secretary shook to the foun-
dations today the national unity be-
hind Neville Chamberlain's wartime
premiership.
From all parties came demands
that Chamberlain tell ALL about the
departure from his war cabinet Ct
one of his most vigorous and pop
ular ministers and why he did not at
the same time rid his government of
some so-called dead wood"
Press Demands
The Star, voicing general press
demands for a fuller explanation Of
Hore-Belisha's retirement, declared:
"There is no satisfactory reason
adduced for shifting a man who had
the public confidence and was doing
"a fine job.
eff it is shown that MI. Hore-Bel-
isY1a was thrown overheard to satisfy
a clique Of generals who disliked
him on social grounds or because , =.
was pressing the pace Of democracy
in the army too strongly then pub
Ii. resentment will be wide, deep and
lasting"
In the cabinet shake-up, Oliver
Stanley succeeded Hore-Belisha and
Stanley's portfolio as president IF
the board of trade went to a new
conner, Sir Andrew Rae Duncan.
The only other change found Lord
Macmillan replaced as minister of
information by another newcomer,
Sir John Reith.
The parliamentary reces spared,
the 70-year-old prime minister from
immediate attacks in the house of
commons but he will have a chance
to answer his critics in a mansion
house speech Tuesday night when he
| will start a series of ministerial ad-
dresses to stir the war spirit of the
people.
Should Chamberlain ignore then
the controversy, which surpassed
the heat of those created by the
peace-time designations of Anthony
Eden as foreign secretary and AL
fred Duff Cooper as first lord of the
admiralty, he would wait until par
lament reconvenes Jan. 16.
Demands for a full explanation OF
uore.Ro1sbia's "r~esipnation' were
foreshadowed in parliament by both
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
MINER WEEDS GIRL
OF 10, IS JAILED
Mother Also Given Term
For Swearing Girl
Was Sixteen

ATHENS, O., Jan. g. R-The
four-day marriage of a girl of 10 to
a 21-year-old coal miner wound up
in a courtroom tonight.
Within an hour after Sheriff
Charles Bayless arrested the couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles William
Schall, and the brides mother, Mrs.
Lydia Hudnall, all were sentenced
or delinquency charges.
The marriage Tuesday was re
vealed when Donald Hudnall swore
to warrants against his wife. the
child, and the husband. Bayless
said the mother told a marriage Ii
cense clerk her daughter, Mary
Alice Limberg, was 16.
Eyes, I knew the girl was young
but I didn't see anything the mat
ter with her getting married. the
mother said. "She's almost as big
as I am. Schall is a good worker
and will take care of her"
The young couple stood mute
while Juvenile Judge Francis White
sentenced Mary Alice to an indefi'
mite term in the girls industrial
school at Delaware and Schall to a
year in Jail. Mrs. Hudnall sobbeo
while she was sentenced to a yea1
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Naval Men
Cool Toward
Ships
Division Of Opinion Is De-
veloping Over $4,000
Ton Battleships
CITE DISADVANTAGES
Ships Larger Than Present
$4,000 Tons, However,
Held Desirable

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-R-
The navy's high command WIS des
cribed by some members of the
house naval appropriations subcon-
tooay as cool to the idea of
super-hatt ,eships of $4,000 tons CT
but il favor Of ships sub
stantially bigger than $4,000 tons.
Committeeman said they gained
that impression from testimony by
Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief Of
naval operations. The committee re.
Gently asked the navy department
to prepare data on the cost of 65,-
900 tonners. Congress already has
authorized construction Of two As
900 ton ships.
Not Big Enough
Stark told the committee, it was
learned, that even a 65,000.ton
ship would not be big enough to
permit inclusion of all the charac-
teE:s,ics which experts would like
to see incorporated in n battle
ship. Despite the advantages such
a warship would possess, he was
quoted as explaining, it would also
have disadvantages.
Proponents of bigger capital
ships contended they would so far
outn".ch those of oths. sea pow
ers in speed, range, gun power n
armament that this country would
be invulnerable to naval attacks.
It was understood the navy took
the position that existing naval
harbors and repair facilities were
inadequate to accommodate such
huge craft as $1,000 tonners.
Legislators said they believed
the navy experts had not fully
made up their minds and this
seemed borne out by Secretary Edi'
sons statement that the navy was
studying the question of exactly
what it wanted its ~battleships to
include, regardless of their size.
Amplification of the navy's posi-
ton on the subject may be forth
coming next week when the house
naval committee starts hearings on
a proposed ST. 800, 600, 900 fleet ex-
pansion. Although no battleships
are included in their program,
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga), said the
question of building bigger ones
would be threshed out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Italy Advises Hungary
To Settle With Rumania

SCI of the Balkans or Hungary
italy will cppo e than.
Fascism's most authoritative edi-
tor, Virgino Gayda, intimated as
much today when he wrote in his
newspaper II Giornale d'Italia: eff
communism attempts to advance to-
ward the zones of vital interest in
Europe, Italy and Fascism will
know how to reply in the manner
required"
ca Italy intends to respect the
territories and national rights of
the Balkans and Danubian coun-
tries. For better protection against
the danger Of war, Italy wants
these countries to face and settle
accounts frankly in a show of con
Citation.
Ciano was reported to have told
.Csaky that the only possible solu-
Continued On Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
ARGENTINA PACT
EFFORT GIVEN Up
COP Critics Hold Action Is
Admission That Treaty
Fight Is Lost

WASHINGTON, JAM, ,6.-R)-
twenty-five republican representa-.
tives Joined tonight in a statement
describing the suspension Of ne
gotiations for a trade treaty with
Argentina as an administration ad.
mission that critics of the proposed
agreement had made out a clear
case.
Democrats, individually, replied
quickly that it was proof that the
administration was determined to
safeguard the interests of Ameri.
can farmers and industry when ne.
gotiating agreements.
The republican statement, issued
through the party's national COM.
mittee, said that there was nc as.
surance that the negotiations would
Continued OH Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
New Union Bus Terminal
7oBeO Opened Wednesday
Estonian Ship
Bombed, Sunk
In North Sea

LONDON, Jan. 6.-R-Reut-
ers, British News agency, quoted
the Tallinn radio station tonight
as saying that all unnamed Es-
tonian steamer had been bombed
and sunk by a "beIligerent" war
plane in the North Sea rs miles
off the Norwegian coast.
The crew was said to have
been machine gunned while talk
ing to the lifeboats, and two
men were reported wounded. All
aboard were rescued by d SWe-
dish steamer, according to the
radio report.
The fishing trawler Adrian
was lowed into port after being
damaged in a collision with an
unnamed brig in the North Sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
DEPOT COST $4,000
Second And Walnut Streets
Structure Contains All
Needed Facilities

The new union bus terminal at
Second and Walnut streets will be
opened on Wednesday when local
officials will join with officials of
Atlantic Greyhound corporation,
Queen City Coach company and
Seashore Transportation company
in dedicating the recently COM
pleted terminal.
The public has been invited to
inspect the new $4,000 terminal,
and attend the program which
has been arranged to begin at
10 a. m.
Architect Brown
Designed by the Atlantic Grey
hound corporation architect, George
D.. Brown, Charleston, w. Va, the
building conforms to the general
trend Of architecture being m
ployed by the Greyhound Lines in
their modern terminals throughout
the country, as well as in many
union bus terminals which he de-
signs.
Upon approaching the front en-
trance on Second street, n meets
with a wide structure of white
painted brick with blue g%lastone
trim. The remaining exterior walls
are made of glass brick and build
ing brick. On the corner or the
terminal is located an attractive
union bus depot sign which can
be read at great distances o
the terminal entrance.
Upon entering the building one
finds himself in the section that
has been planned for the restau'
rant. Although a concessionaire has
not been obtained as yet, arrange
ments have been made for an Ell
ficient restaurant and grill to seat
approximately 40 diners. To the
left of the restaurant in the corner
of the terminal is a fully equipped
kitchen with modern facilities fol-
preparing short orders and full
course dinners. The color scheme
of the restaurant is blue and faWn'
To the right Of the front en-
trance door is located the ticket Of
flee. Tickets may be purchased and
luggage checked at the ticket
agents counter.
At the rear Of the restaurant
mast the ticket agents counter is
r--. ~ Doro Tbraa. fol 4)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
U S. HEALTHIEST.
PARRAN DECLARES
Public Health Chief Says,
However, Smallpox Is
National Disgrace
BY STEPHEN j. M'DONOUGH
Associated Press Science Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. 49,
Surgeon General Thomas Parran of
the Public Health service today de-
scribed the American people as the
healthiest in the world, and the
present generation as the healthiest
in the nations history.
In almost the same breath, how
ever, he declared that some condi-
tons were alarming" and "disgrace-
full" in view of the great advances
which could be made in preventive
medicine and treatment if full use
were made of present knowledge.
Health conditions in the United
States continued to improve during
the year." DR.. Parran said in his
annual report, and the complete sta
tistics for the year 1888 showed that
the country had the lowest death
rate ever recorded, 1O.6 per thou
sand population. This compared with
11.2 for 1887.
Diseases of the heart, cancer, &C.
rebral hemorrhage, kidney trouble,
accidents, pneumonia, diseases of the
digestive system and tuberculosis
were the principal causes of death.
Cancer and heart disease showed an
increase.
: DR.. Parran said that the 1898
cases of smallpox in 1888 and 8,273
cases in 1889 constituted "a national
disgrace"
Smallpox cases in the United
States were exceeded by only one
country in the civilized world-India.
he said, adding that "the situation
prevailing in this country reveals
a curious public indifference to the
existence of a disease which can be
controlled so easily and Sc readily
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
r. Willing To Permit
CONGRESS To Draft Budget

budget for so days and then make
it's own recommendations.
The committee would be compos-
ed of members of the house and
senate appropriations and revenue
committees.
Byrnes, an influential member
of the senate appropriations COM
mittee, made it clear that he
thought it would be best at this
time to go along with the usual
congressional procedure.
desirable as it might be to
make a study" he said, now that
the house is ready to consider
bills, nothing would be gained by
holding them up for 60 days."
The South Carolinian said a
Joint study might well be con-
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Carol
Says Nation
Will Fight
Ready To Die For
Defense OF Borders,
He Declares
IS WARNED
Stain Has Been Insisting
That Rumania Give
Up Bessarabia

BUCHAREST. Jan. 6.-R-K1ng
Carol declared that all Rumanians
'are ready to die together to defend
their borders" in a bristling speech
today interpreted throughout the
Balkans as a warning to both Rus
STA and Hungary.
He spoke only IL miles from the
Russian frontier at Chisinau Kish-
inev), capital of Bessarabia, the pro-
vince that was Russian until 1918.
Russia and Hungary have been in.
sistent in demands for return OF
territories they lost to Rumania in
the World War settlement.
Reviews His Forces
The occasion was a big review of
land and air forces. The king reiter.
ated his governments refusal to con.
slider any change in the national
frontiers, by peace or war.
After leaders of B~essarabia's Rus.
sian, Ukrainian and German minori-
ties publicly declared allegiance to
Rumania, the king declared the pro.
vince will always remain Ruma.
MAN by the force of our arms"
The speech also was interpreted
as a reply to Hungarian efforts, en-
couraged by Italy, to regain Tran
sylvania by negotiation.
A declaration along similar lines
was made by Premier George Ia
tarescu January 1 at Constanta,
Black sea port. He mentioned Buco-
vina, formerly Austrian, as well as
Bessarabia.
"The whole country is united as
one man." insisted General George
Argesanu of the third army corps
in a speech welcoming Carol. ut
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
THR0NC OBSERVES
OLD CHRISTMAS
Christmas Tree Burning,
Community Singing
Draw $500

Despite intensely cold weather, be-
tween 5000 and 1000 Wilmington
ians thronged Pembroke Jones park
and e%nvirons last night for the Sec
ond annual observance of Old
Christmas.
Police reported all streets for
blocks around were clogged with
traffic, with people sitting in their
cars to ESCAPE the cold and with
the park proper packed to capacity.
Thirty minutes prior to the cele-
bration all the church bells in the
city rang to summon the people TO
the park, and as the bells ceased
their pealing the chimes of the
Presbyterian Church of the Cove
nant softly played 80 familiar
Christmas carols.
J. E. l.. Wade, city commissioner
of public works, presided over the
celebration and spoke to the throng
which attended.
The Rev. Walter B. Freed, pas
tor of st. Paul's Lutheran church,
(Copt;puod on Pare Two. Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
By RICHARD G. MAsSOCK

VENICE, Jan. ,6.-R-Italy ad-
vised Hungary today to try for a
peaceful settlement of her claim
on Rumania's Pennsylvania, Italian
sources said, because of the dan
ger of a Russian invasion of the
Balkans.
In two informal talks with Hun
garian Foreign Minister Count
Istvan Csaky, who is en- route to
San Reno for a ten-day vacation,
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano was said to have
outlined Premier Mussolini's policy
as follows:
CD Italy intends only to keep
communism from spreading in
southeastern Europe. So long as
the Russians remain within their
frontit rs Italy will leave them
alone but in his event Of an inva.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. {. -R-
Senator Harrison (D-Miss) talked
over with President Roosevelt to-
day his plan for congress to write
it's own budget, and reported that
the chief executive felt it was a
step in the right direction.
Doubt that the idea might be
carried through was raised, how
ever, by a statement from Senator
Byrnes (D-SC), who was a lunch
con guest of the President, that
house leaders were "about right"
in contending that the house should
go ahead with consideration OF
those supply measures already pre-
pared.
Harrison's proposal is that the
house and senate create a 24-man
committee to study Mr.. Roosevelts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
IS Tanks
Are Taken
FromReds
1.-Two Destroyed, II Cap.
tured According To Finn
Army Commander
MAST STORES TAKEN
Says Nothing Oh
Importance Happened
During The Day
Rv LYNN

HELsINKI, Jan. 6.-R-Twen-
(r.+vo Russian warplanes-possibly
been shot down in the
last two days by Finland's stiffen-
|Dg air d~efenses, military circles
bsserted tonight.
An army communique officially
accounted for eight Soviet ma
thines destroyed yesterday at Mix
kelli-railroad town about 1875 miles
northwest of the Karelian isthmus
Frontier.
Eight at Utti
Unofficial but reliable sources
that eight more planes
were shot down today at Utti, go
miles south of Mikkeli on an east
west railway line.
In addition, anti-aircraft batteries
at Savio, northwest Of Lake La
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Civil War Is Feared
By Manila Authorities

MANILA, P. T., Jan. g. R-Two
railroad workers were shot from am
bush tonight in an outbreak of VIC
lence growing out of a strike of s.
900 sugar workers in Pampanga
province.
The men were wounded by home.
made shotguns as they hauled sugar
to a mill.
Strong constabulary forces were
held ready to move into the area aft.
er government officials said they
feared the strike might lead to civil
war,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Sweep Gasoline
Plant After Explosion

EARLSBORO, OKLA, Jan. 6.-B
Fire swept through the three-acre
Barnsdall gasoline plant tonight aft
err an explosion destroyed the engine
room and shook the country for two
miles around.
No one was killed or injured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
WAR AT SEA NOW
NEAR FULL STOP
Six Vessels Go Down
During 18th Week OF
European War
By JOHN A. MOROsO. 3rd

Associated Press Staff Writer
Inc 18th week of the war, mark
d by a continued decrease in de-
Ftfuctlon of ships, saw a sharp
|purt in economic and diplomatic
fctWlty as England took steps to
Fghten its rule of the seas.
Sweden, possibly encouraged by
FINNISH claims of military success
|'ohtlnued OH Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
We Invade
Neutral Homes

We take away those things
which people r no longer
using and we leave CASH in
their stead. We find cash
buyers for furniture. clothing,
musical instruments, guns,
bicycles, used cars, etc. 49,.
We are the result getting
Want Ads Of The Star-News.
Look over the variety Of
things advertised daily in
The Star and News Want
Ads; this should give you
an idea of the many things
which a be sold.
Place your Want AID today
and join the large, happy
throng of satisfied users Of
the
ST A R N E W S
CLASSIFIED
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
nvFsh Carolina: Increasing cloudi-
e@ sunday, followed by rain on the
lUast and snow mixed with rain in the
p a sunday night and in the noun
(SSniS sunday Monday cloudy, snow in
e mountains, continued cold.
nou,4 Carolina: Mostly cloudy, rain
Eon neu WIN snow extreme north por-
lVn and rain over south and central
FOrtHiolS sunday night and in west
IortIon Sunday, slightly warmer on the
led Gala Monday partly cloudy. contin-
nG chronological data for the "a hours
'''O p. m. yesterday.
Lon Temperature
\ ~ d. IN. SO; 7:30 a. m. 20; 1:30 p.
mini; TY, ~ p. m. So; maximum Al
'uln u; mean "a; normal Al.
1.go Humidity
/ ' ~ a. m. 60; 7:3O a. m. ~; 1870 p.
w. ''V p. m. 46.
To.o, Precipitation
nonO O.di LOT a hours ending 7:3O D.. m,
~ iotal since first of the month,
Tides For Today
Njlmira High Low
1ston ----------- S:06a 2:39a
Ma sorh S:20p SLIP
D'0to Inlet ------ 6:09a -
Spnri.o CLIP Pip
Use 5;24a; moonset 3:5sn' 0
~ IhnnnsllNGTON, Jan. 6.-P-Weath-
a;nt uiGdu records of temperature and
n. in l4r the "A hours ending s p.
Ihe principal cotton-growing
; tets and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-04
Lochner Sees German
Long Range Cannon
Continued From Page One)


looked u me to be in readiness to
help in the cmbarkatiOu of the pow
erfuI nazi war machine for England
when and if the fuehrer gives the
command.
also crouched yesterday in q
trench on the outskirts Of Dunkerque
and watched as what Germans call
ed the last chapter in the Wiping out
Of Frances army of the north began
to unfold itself.
Dmkerque was in flames. This
important English channel port was
being bOmbarded by Stukas and
Shelled by German heavy artillery.
We saw the burning city before us.
The British were already either Wip-
ed out or captured or had made 4
getaway to England so that practical
" only the French remained.
Today we learned that the first
German vanguard entered the city
this morning.
Some 10000 Frenchmen, accord
inc to 4 German estimate, were left
in q small area six by nine miles with
DunkcrQue as its center.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-04
Horton Withdrawal Leaves
Political Observers Specu-
lating AS To His Reason
Continued FrGr. Page Ore)

Continued Frorr: Page One)
Donald would have been doublv dan
2crouS, because if it failed-as poll
teal SccrS were practIcalv unanim-
Gus in predicting it would fail-Mc-
Donald, the very man it was design
eel to dlScrcdit, would thereby have
received the best vote Of confidence
nc could possibly have received.
In short, toy and whip McDon-
aid. through Broughton, WAS too dam
%crouS manCuvcr. II il failed, il
would be almost like handing the
l944 gubernat0rlal nomination To
Mcdonald on Il silver platter.
TO Horton. the decision to quit
must have been most calling. He had
been So outSpukcn and vigorous i'm
asserting that he would SEQ the thing
through tu the end.
This WAS absolutely nothing like
camourtHGr, either. lie meant every
word he said ut the time nc said
them. 1t Was Just his %ad fate to have
10 eat them, whether or no. Being Il
practical man. who has been playing
the great game Of politics for at least
twenty years, he knew that all his
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-04

cards. Including the mole card, were
total blanks, while Broughton hello
all the aces in the regular deck and
had long flowing sleeves filled with
auyiliary aces, if they should be
needed. And no great feat of presti-
dieitation would be needed to pro-
duce them.
And So the spot news of the 1910
eubcrnatorial campaign closed on a
notc Of considerable anti-cimaX: but
if left behind material enough to
keep tho Boys arguing in the hot
stove !-.guc for more than one sea-
son.
Some of the things they'll argue
alb" f:
~ What sort of deal, if any,
was made with Allen j. Maxwell to
induce him 10 declare against sec
ond primary even while he still lay
partially para lyzed?
(2) Who m;ncuVcred it so that
Burgin PcnneIl. MaNWell's state man.
aeer, and Ronald Wilson, assistant,
couldn't even get to see their chief
before the Maxwell declaration
AGAINST a second primary was issued?
CD How did it happen that Hor-
ton headquarters was confident that
Lee Gravely, fourth man in the race,
was for Horton 1T the time he left
Raleigh, and yet. within forty-eight
hours thereafter GraVely issued a
blast against Il second primary and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-04
Kings Story Told In
Letter to Roosevelt

Continued From Page One)
Roosevelt in which the monarch told
his side of the story.
Cudahy declined to comment on
the letter or the status OF King Leo
nold The American ambassador is
ont of touch with the world. He
has contact with neither Washington
nor Berlin.
Still he sticks to his post, for he
feels that he has big work to do with
the Red Cross in Belgium.
Since Cudahy felt it Incompatible
with his present position to com,
mont an intimate friend of the royal
family was interviewed. HIS &C
count placed Leopold in a new ilgtt'
This friend said that the KING
lacking what he considered proper
I'D from the British and french
and seeing that 100000 Belgian civil
;,ns were mingled with his troops
and threatened with Instruction. nao
to decide between the welfare Oh ms
pcOple and considerations OF preS'ige.
According to Leopold's friend the
prnnier of Belgium and other CAP
mot members urged the king 10 lee
with them when they saw the help-
iessness of the Belgian position
Leopold replied that regardless OF
Whit NV fate may be shall stay
with my Belgian army. Reg2<ul'eS >,
of what may happen to my belsl'"i
neople, | shall go back to theih.