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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
'SETUP TO CONTROL
PRIcESADV0CATED
Suspension OF U. S. Re-
strictions On Production,
Work Hours Also Asked

WASHINGTON, Sept. o. R -
A system of price controls and sus-
pension of government restrictions
on production and hours of work
in war time was recommended by
the Brookings Institution today in
a study undertaken at the request
of the War department.
The report proposed that wage
rates under wartime economy be
raised only where necessary to
ensure health and efficiency OF
when made necessary by the fail
ure of other controls to keep down
the cost of living"
The Brookings Institution, a pri-
vate research organization, fl
nanced the study with funds pro-
vided by the Falk foundation of
Pittsburgh. 1t emphasized that al
though the War department and
the army and navy munitions
board had cooperated with the au-
thor, DIR. Charles o. Hardy. neither
was responsible for his conclus-
ions.
DR.. Hardy outlined the purpose
of. the study as an effort to de-
termine whether a price initiation
was inevitable if this country
should go to war. He concluded
that it was not. provided price
control machinery was unified and
coordinated with fiscal ad bank
ing policies. A primary mistake"
of the World war, he said, was
the failure to work out a coordi-
mating price control machinery
with authority extended to all as
poets of the problem"
To cope with the price problem
during wartime, the study said,
emphasis must be placed on the
production of goods where restric-
tive policies have been in effect.
Among the restrictions that must
be suspended, it added. were those
imposed by the agricultural adj
justmc=t acts control of farm pro-
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
CityToPr Armory
Project On $3.50 Basis
Small Craft Warned
Of Northeast Winds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept.
29. 20 - The weather bureau
tonight cautioned small craft
from Cape Hatteras to Jackson
vile not to venture into the
open ocean because of strong
winds off the coast.
The bureau in bulletin timed
at $3.50 p. M. EST, said:
Pressure range low off South
Atlantic coast, with strong high
pressure over the Atlantic states
and lake region will continue to
give fresh to moderate north to
northeast winds along the, South
Atlantic coast and strong winds
to gale off the coast next "a
hours.
"Small craft from Cape Hat
teras to Jacksonville should not
venture into open oceans"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
England Makes Demands
UponFrench Madagascar

VICHY, France, Sept. g. Up -
The governor general of French
Madagascar, off the east coast of
Africa, informed the Petain govern
ment today he had been ordered by
the British to align the colony with
the De Gaulle movement or the Brit
ish would cut the island off by
blockade.
The report from the governor gen
eral, Leon Cayla, was disclosed by
the colonial ministry.
Madagascar lies in the Indian
ocean and is separated from the
southeast coast of Africa by the
Mozambique channel. It has a coast
line of over 5000 miles and a pop
ulation of roughly 1000, 900 including
the people of Mayotte and Comora
islands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
Raj Attacks
Ports, Berlin
PowerHouses
British Planes Leave NUM-
tons Work At Hanau In
Inferno OF Flames
RAIL CENTERS BOMBED
German Planes Pierce Anti
Aircraft Fire Curtain To
Bomb London Again

LONDON, Sept. 29.-R-A RAM
paging Raj, replying vigorously
to Adolf Hitler's air blows, flew
600 miles through thick weather
to bomb Berlin power stations, in
vasion ports'' on the French coast,
and left a munitions work at Han
au, near Frankfort in. an inferno"
of flames, Official sources report
ed today.
Some of Germany's most vital
centers and airdromes
were attacked, an air ministry
communique said, and severe dam.
age was inflicted on the Wilhelm
shaven naval base. An~ti-aircraft
batteries in Berlin also felt the
made in Britain" Luftwaffe, il
was declared.
Special Attacks
Lorient, and its warships build.
ing herths on the South Brittany
coast of France. was singled out
for the second time for special at.
tack after Friday nights extension
Of anti-invasion blows to that place
were reported to have left fires
visible for 80 miles.
LIE Havre, Fecamp, Boulogne,
Calais and Dunkerque also were
heavily bombed, as were "Big Ber-
tina" emplacements at Cap Girls
Nez.
The West Power station in Der.
lin and the main transformer and
switching station at Friedrichsfelde
were bombed by high explosive
and incendiarym mi switch burs'
close to their targets, the air min.
istry news service said in an am.
plification of the communique.
The Raj filters flew 600 miles
through extremely bad weather
and located their targets, it was
said.
Bombed Four Hours
The large muition factory al
Hanau, which produces metal al.
Toys for airplanes, torpedo a n q
submarine parts, and bronze bear.
ings for variable pitch propellors
was bombed for nearly four hours
in a series of high level and shall.
low dive attacks, the news bulletin
related.
Great explosions and fires from
direct hits on the factory build.
ings by the vanguard of the raid
r led their squadron mates to
the targets who repeatedly strad-
died the works with Sticks OF
high explosives.
One large rectangular building,
its roof caved in from previous
blasts, was reported enveloped in
billowing flame, and great clouds
of black smoke from other fires
in the same area lowered thou
sands of feet into the air, pilots
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
MEDICAL COMPANY
LEAVES FOR CAMP
Company A, los Regiment,
Leaves For Years Train
ing AT Fort Jackson

Company A, 105th medical regi-
ment, entrained yesterday morning
for Fort Jackson, S. c., and became
the last National Guard unit of
Wilmington to leave the city for a
years service in the regular army.
All other guard units here had
been in camp for a week or more.
The company took all its equip
ment and prepared to be gone at
least a year.
The other local National Guard
unit camped at Fort Jackson is
Company I, 120th infantry.
Other Wilmington guardsmen are
at Fort Moultrie, S. Gland Fort
Screven, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
Military Note-C Comparing On Large
Scale Under Way Among Americas

general staff, pass through sGuaya-
quill, Ecuador, today by plane.
Bolivia:
Commandant Jose Tamayo, chief
Of general staff, flying with the
Peruvian leader.
Colombia:
Brig. Gen. Luis M. Castaneda, en-.
route by plane. via Miami, with
Lieut. Col. Ernesto Buenaventura,
chief of aviation. Lieut.-Col. German
Ocampo, commandant of the military
Continued on Page Three; COL 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
LOWER OIL PRICES
SOUGHT IN ACTl0N
Are One OF Primary Aims
OF Federal Antitrust Suit
Against Industry

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. -RE
Lower prices for gasoline and fuel
oil were described by the Justice
department. today as primary aims
Of the anti trust suit it has prepar-
ed against the oil industry.
In a statement, the department
said the suit would be filed in fed
eral court for the District of Co
lumbia tomorrow and would name
as defendants the American Pc
troleum Institute and % major
oil companies and their subsidi-
ssies. Attorney General Jackson
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
JAPANESE OCCUPY
U. S. WAREHOUSE
Later Abandon Building At
Haiphong And Replace
American Flag, However

HAIPHONG, French-Indo China,
Sept. 29.-LR-Japanese soldiers to-
day occupied the United States Far
Eastern Trading company's ware.
house here but a few hours later
abandoned it, replacing the Ameri.
can flag they had removed and ten.
regrets to United States Con.
sui Charles Reed.
The consul had placed the incident
before French colonial authorities,
is being g%arrisoned by Jap.
CONTINUED on Page Three: Col. a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair to partly cloudy
monday and Tuesday except possibly
ssaoWers on the coast. Continued cool.
strong northeast winds on the coast.
archaeological data for the "a hours
enalng 7:30 p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
l:50 a. m. 81; 1880 a. m. SO; 1870 p.
III: ~; 1880 p. m. Is; maximum 50;
minimum So; mean g.; normal 70.
Humidity
l:0 a. m. 81; 7:3O a. m. 80; 1870 p.
Ill., %; 7:3O p. m. So.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. M,
IIoae; total since first Of the month,
lS4 inches.
Tides For Today
win High Low
s:5sp 3:44p
aasonboro Inlet - SRA p :osa
inuhrise 6:06a; sunset 5:5Sp; moon
nee 4:o7a; moonset 5:26p.
cape Fear river stage ut Fay
neevills, at 8 a. M, September ~,
continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
LONDON BOMBED

LONDON, Sept. 30.-(Monday)-
German warplanes pierced a cur
tain of terrific anti-aircraft fire
early today and bombed the heart
of London.
Heavy demolition bombs shook
buildings and i~ncendiary bombs
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08

Walters came to bat and knocked
a grounder at Pinky Higgins and
Wilson was able to beat the throw
to the plate. A double play ended
this uprising.
In the seventh Mike Mccormick
led off with a sizzling single right
between Gorsica's legs, went to
second IN a sacrifice and, after
another out, Corsica loaded the
bases with two walks, one of them
intentional. However, WilsoS
grounded out to retire the side.
Every one of the Reds except
Joost and Myers shared in the hit
ting spree and Werber's two safe
ties boosted his total for the series
to ten, the most for any player on
either club.
Only three of the Tigers man
aged to hit off Walters, Bartell and
York getting two and Higgins one.
Bartell was removed for Pinch
hitter Billy Sullivan in the eighth.
Official box score of sixth World
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
JEH0VAH'S GROUP
CASES CONTINUED

WALLACE, Oct. THE Eases of
ten members of Jehovah's Witness
es, charged with violating a mu-
nicipal ordinance of the town of
Wallace against the sale or distri-
button of pamphlets, were con-
tinued in Duplin county recorders
court at Kenansville today until the
November court.
Mayor Aubrey c. Harrell, of Wal
lace, said tonight that the contin-
uances were granted due to a
crowded court docket and that the
defendants will be at liberty under
bonds of 5000 each.
The members of the religious
sect, which sprang into national
prominence recently when follow
ers refused to salute the United
States flag because it is against
their religious principles, were ar
rested here Saturday.
Mayor Harreu said that they had
been warned against the distribu-
ton of their literature but had paid
no attention to the warning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08

Powers, of Bennettsville, S. c.,
S2,035; A. E. Cumber, 81, 900; Ideal
Plumbing company. $1,654.
Other heating contract bids we're:
w. w. Way and Son, $500; Ideal
Plumbing company, $3.50; j. L.
Powers, $3,163.
The proposals were first opened by
church officials last Tuesday night
and were referred to the congrega-
ton for final decision.
Lynch and Foard are the archi-
tects for the building, which will be
constructed of hollow tile with stuc-
co finish, the architecture to be in
keeping with that of the church.
The uilding will have a basement
and two stories. The basement, in
addition to housing a boiler and stor-
age room, will have a recreation
room, complete with stage and equip
ment for visual education. Space is
also planned for a Scout room and
also for tools in the teaching of GER
tai ncrafts.
Most of the first floor will be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
E. BONEY

Herbert E. Boney, IS, died yes
terday at the home of his brother.
B. c. Boney, in Wallace. Funeral
services will be conducted at Wal
lace this afternoon at 8 p. m.
Mr.. Boney vas for many years
a resident of Wilmington, COM
ing here as a young man where he
worked for three years for the
Southern Express company, then
going with Boney & Harper Mill
ing company, where he spent ap-
proximately Is years as shipping
clerk, bookkeeper a d general
manager. He left Wilmington in
1927 and went to Johnston City,
Tenn, where he was connected
with a flour mill for approximate
ly four years, his health having
failed him at that time, he came
back to Wallace and has made his
home there since.
While in Wilmington, he was an
active member of st. Andrews
Presbyterian church. he was also
active in his early life in the local
YMCA work here, taking an active
part in all gymnasium sports.
Mr.. Boney is survived by one
sister, Mrs. R. Murphy Williams,
of Greensboro and the following
brothers: B. c. Boney, of Wallace,
Leslie N. Boney, Wilmington, and
A. c. Boney, of Richmond, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
TO PRESENT
DATA ON ARMORY
Continued from Page One)

\SO1Gk41uCu HULL L axe OlICJ
three military units and enough
space for the storage of military
equipment.
"a building o these proportions
will cost approximately $3.50, 000,"
he said.
He pointed out that the Lumber
ton armory was an armory and
municipal auditorium combined,
the building being erected at a
cost of about $125, 900.
At the joint meeting of the city
and county boards last week, the
city and county attorneys were au-
thoriZed to draft tn e necessary
bond ordinances and resolutions
looking to the calling of a special
election by the city and cunty on
or about December 10 for the pur-
pose of raising funds through a
bond issue.
However, last night County At
torney Marsden Bellamy said that
the ordinances have not been
drawn as yet as it will be neces-
sary to wait for a more definite de-
cision on the part of the proposed
sponsrs-the city and the cunty
and details on building plans.
Both city and county commits
sioners have indicated that if the
armory-auditorium is built that it
will be located on the Marine hos
grounds, which the federal
government has offered to sell for
$40, 900.
Wade said that the armory would
be used to house Company A, N5th
medical regiment; Company l,
10th Inantry; and the W. IL,
Battery A, 252nd Coast Artillery.
All three units are now away for
years training with the regular
army, /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
DIR. MARSHALL EDMUNDs

CHADBOURN, Oct. 7.-Dr. Mar,
shall Durant Edmunds, 80, veteri.
marian and former mayor of Chad
bourn, died at his home here yes
terday morning after an illness of
three weeks.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 8 o'clock from the
home by the Rev. Donald Myers,
Of the Chadbourn Baptist church,
the lev. I. 7. Newton and the Rev.
vile.
Interment will be in the Chad
bourn cemetery.
DR.. Edmunds, who vas a member
of the Chadbourn Baptist church
and who had formerly served two
terms as mayor Of Chadbourn, was
married twice. His first marriage
was to Miss Maggie Inman, by whom
he had four children who survive
him: R. P. Edmunds, Of Chadbourn,
Mrs. L. T. Rogers, of Chadbourn,
Mrs. Pearl Floyd, Of Aynor, S. c.,
and A. V. Edmunds, of Daytona
Beach, Fla. His second marriage
was to Miss Jessie Frink, who sur
wives him, and by whom he had six
children who also survive him: Will
liam S., Edward, Earl and Dorothy
Edmunds, all of Chadbourn, Eugene
Edmunds, of Fairmont and Sarah
Ednunds. of LumbertOn.
Active pallbearers will be J.. B.
Jolly, r. C. Bowles, Herman Blake,
George Blake, DR.. C. F. Shelton, of
Fairmont, and S. L. Fuller, of
Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels
with herb laxative, combined viii, syrup pepsin
to make it agreeable and easy to take

~'s . 0sAo S0Sy = AoNS
When constipation brings on acid in
digestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas,
coated tongue, sour taste and bad
breath, your stomach is probably 'cry-
ing the blues" because your bowels don't
move. 1t calls for Laxative SIENNA to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels, COM
bined with good old Syrup Pepsin to
make your laxative more agreeable and
easier to take. For years many Doctors
have used pepsin compounds, as agree
able carriers to make other medicines
more palatable when your caster feels
easily upset. So be sure your laxative
contains Syrup Pepsin. Insist on DR..
Caldwell's Laxative SIENNA, combined
with Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully
its herb Laxative SIENNA wakes up lazy
nerves and muscles in your intestines, to
bring welcome relief from constipation.
And see how its Syrup Pepsin makes DR..
CaldwelI's medicine so smooth and agree
able to a touchy gullet. Even finicky
children love the taste of this pleasant
family laxative. Buy DR.. Caldwelps Lax
alive SIENNA at your druggists today.
Try one laxative that won't bring on
violent distaste, even when you take it
after a full meal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
WAR INTERPRETIVE
Continued from Dage One)

nounced as the reason for the
march into that troubled country.
Coming close after the Hitler
Mussolini meeting, the Rumanian
developments indicate that insur-
ing an adequate winter flow of
Rumanian oil for the German and
Italian war machines was a prime
matter discussed in Bremen Pass.
Rising British confidence of turn
ing the tables on Germany rests in
part on the expectation that the
Nazis eventually will run short of
oil.
Any fresh disorder in Rumania
could be a serious. matter for
the Axis mates, whether the dis
order arose from internal or ex-
ternal pressures. With the Danube
frozen and Rumania's rail lines in
adequate, the task of maintaining
a sufficient oil flow will be diff
cult in any ase 1t was trouble
some for Germany last winter be-
fore the terrific drain of active
warfare in the west began to sap
reserves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
RAIN PREDICTED
FOR CITY TODAY
Continued from Page One)

\OoAAtAAA0Su l. oHS o1xOJ
last week.
Yesterday morning, the last time
a check was made, the water in
TONERS creek had 1,15O parts of
salt per million and the water in
the city mains had LOO parts per
million, the highest salt content to
date.
James E. L. Wade, city commits
sioner of publ cworks, said yes
terday that it appears that because
of lower tides that the water in the
Cape Fear river at the intake gate
of TONERS creek will be less sa-
line soon.
Mafitt said that yesterday they
were able to get a fresh water in
take for an hour and 40 minutes at
low tide.
Meanwhile, additional pumps
and deep wells have been made
available to the public for drink
ing water.
The water in the city mains, al.
though unfit for drinking, is still
disable for sanitary. purposes.
Mafitt last night warned against
the usage o Presidents of surface
pumps about their homes. These
punVs, he said, pump bad water
and should not be used unless
checked and given a meteorological
test.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
PUCH IS INDICTED
ON ASSAULT COUNT
Nine Cases, Involving Rob.
berries, Forgeries, Assaults
Tried In Columbus

WHITEVILLE, Oct. IA true
bill, charging Charlie P h., 30
year-old negro, with criminally as
saulting Mrs. Polly Faircloth, g.
year-old white woman, was re-
turned by a Columbus c ounty
grand jury here today as a one
week criminal term of superior
court opened.
Defense counsel argued for a
continuance of the case until next
term and District Solicitor David
Sinclair argued just as strongly
that the case be tried at this ses-
sion.
Judge Luther T. Hamilton, of
Morehead City, who is presiding
this week, withheld a decision I'M
til tomorrow.
Solicitor Sinclair said that if a
continuance is not granted that the
case will be called for trial Thurs
day morning. Pugh will face the
death penalty.
Nine cases, involving robberies,
forgeries and assaults, were tried
at today's session.
Alfred -Patric DeFrancisco,
young white man of Wilmington,
who was one of five arrested in
connection with a series o frob-
berries in Southeastern North Caro-
lima, pleaded guilty to a charge of
storebreaking and larceny and was
sentenced to 10 months in states
prison. All the other defendants
in the cases had previously been
convicted and sentenced.
James CroWell was sentenced to
eight months on the roads on a
charge of forgery. Avery Martin
drew a three months road SEN
tence following conviction of a
charge of larceny and receiving.
Charlie Green was sentenced to
six months on the roads for lar
ceny and receiving.
road sentence on a forgery charge.
Seymore Faulk was sentenced to
IL months on the roads FIR aban-
donment and non-support and Her
bert Graham was sentenced to four
months on the roads for reckless
operation of an automobile and hit
and-run driving. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-08
HAMILTON POINTS
TO CRIMES STAND
Places Responsibility For The
Present Conditions On
Shoulders Of Citizens

WHITEVILLE, Oct. 7.-Respon-
eihilitv for the crime situation in
+he United States was placed
so1arely on the shoulders of the
American people by Judge Luther
r.. Hamilton in his charge to the
Columbus county grand jury at the
onenipg of a weeks term of Grim
inal court here today.
Judge Hamilton told the court
and Jury that half a million major
crimes are committed in this coun-
+rv every year, and Is IL million
minor crimes. He commented on
the fact that one out of every four
homes on the average, in Amer
;ca houses a criminal of some sort
and that for every school teacher
in the country there are four Grim
inals.
He told the jury that there were
"a 600 homicides in the U. S. every
wear, making an average of 40
homicides every time the clock goes
around. The judge affirmed his be-
lief hat the reason so much crime
existed in this country was because
we did not bother ourselves about
if if it did not particularly concern
us.
He said it did concern us as in
dividuals though, and in spite of
what we might not think that we
are our brothers keeper. The judge
touched on juvenile delinquency and
stated that the American home was
largely responsible for it. He said
that parents today did not teach
their children the basic laws of
God and mankind, like our fore
fathers taught their children.
The charge highlighted the morn
ing session of court. This afternoon
it was indicated that W. F. Ward,
former Tabor City produce broker
and fur buyer, will probably be put
on trial along with three others the
latter part of this week in the al
legged SAB, 900 fake drowning insur-
ance swindle.
Today in superior court, attorneys
for Ward, his wife, and the two
other defendants, Roy Barton Sim
mons and W. Chess Ward, were
denied a motion for continuance of
the case.
1t was said here at the close of
court this afternoon that the grand
Jury had still not investigated the
false p~retense charges against the
quartet, growing out of the alleged
faxed drowning" of w. F. Ward in
Little River inlet last May II, and
therefore the case cannot be de-
finitely set for trial until then.
Ward and the others were ar
rested two weeks ago, and all r
at liberty under bond. Bail for W.
F. Ward is $4,000, Mrs. Ward, ST.
900; R. S. Simmons and W. c..
Ward $4,000.