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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18


five-room house, four tons of steel
and cast iron products are used.
Food should be kept at a tenn
perature of less than SO degrees
Fahrenheit, to remain quite fresh
and germ-free.
Eighty eggs are required in spatt
kaka, a Swedish cake, in which
potato flour and sugar are the
only ingredients.
The amphibians, of millions of
years ago, were the first creatures
on earth to have voices.
Birds tails can be spread, furled,
raised. lowered, and rotated on both
a horizontal and perpendicular axis.
Scientists are learning to use
cOckroacheS instead of rats in va
rious kinds of research work.
The neWsprint paper consumed
in the United States in a single
year would make a sheet $50 feet
wide, from the earth to the moon.
An ant colony may exist for 40
years, or longer, ruled by success
sive generations of one royal ant
family.
According to statistics, nearly
100000 people in England suffer
from insomnia.
1t has been estimated that beg
gars on New York streets make
an annual income of $15,000,000
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18
Thoughts For The Day

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them:
he shall deliver them from the wicked and them,
because they trust in hm.-Psalm S7:4O.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18
Famous Sayings

How calmly may we commit ourselves to the
hands of him who bears up the world.-Richter.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18
Did You Know?

In construction and equipping a
five-room house, four tons of steel
and cast iron products are used.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

10 per cent above his base, the
manufacturer will kick back 25
per cent, and SO on up. The am
ortization' problem seems to be
solved like this: corporations which
expand their plants to handle de-
fense orders can write off 20 per
cent of the cost against their in
come tax each year for five years
If the emergency lasts, say three
years, it might be made 33 1-3 per
cent a year for three years.
FRIEND
AT COURT
When Ambassador to Belgium
John Cudahy arrives in Washing
ton to explain why he spoke out
about possible famine conditions in
Europe, he will have a relative-by-
marriage at court. Jane 1ckes.
handsome redhaired wife of the
Secretary of the Interior, is Cud-
ahys niece. Her mother was a
sister of Cudahy. member of the
same wealthy Chicago meat-pack-
ing family.
"STOLEN"-OR
NOT STOLEN?
Good example of how legal gun
aimed at one target may bring
down unexpected game may be
found in an effort to amend the
stolen property act of 1884" This
has passed the Senate, is now in
the House.
Bill seeks to close U. S. markets
to any property taken by foreign
government by force. by law, or
der, or any other act" OF course
it is aimed at Mexico, which ex-
propriated Ammerican oil proper
ties.
Standard Oil, which failed to
settle its claims against Mexico,
complains bitterly against Sinclair
interests, which did. Standard says
Mexican oil coming in to settle
the Sinclair claim is depressing
the u. S. market.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18

While Bruce Cation vacations,
other members of NEA Services
Washington staff pinch-hit for
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18

According to statistics, nearl
100000 people in England suffe
from insomnia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18

1t has been estimated that beg
gars on New York streets make
an annual income of $15,0O0,0OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-18

Food should be kept at tenn
perature of less than SO degrees
Fahrenheit, to remain quite fresh
and germ-free.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
MORE SEEK
HOMES in PROJECT
Forty-Two Applications For
Nesbitt Courts Units Re-
ceived In Two Days

Tenant applications continued to
come in briskly yesterday at
Charles T. Nesbitt Courts, nineteen
families filing during the day for
homes in the Housing Authority's
southside project for low-income
tenants.
Twenty-three families applied
Monday, the opening day for the
tenant selection office, and yester-
days 10 brought the total to AZ in
two days. In addition, a number
of families have made appoint
ments for interviews Wednesday,.
At the. same time it was an
nounced that II negro families
have applied during the past two
days for occupancy in New Brook
lyll Homes, low-rent project on the
north side of the city. The total
of applications for this project
was brought to 241, just short of
the total number of homes avail
able, 246.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Interpreting The War

nish few dependable new clues IL
to the German plans, German pro
paganda on a worldwide front II
doing it's best to convince every
body that the assault on England
will be over and another smashing
Nazi victory recorded by OCTOBER
l or whereabouts. There r severa.
curious indications of that in the
current news.
For instance, Balkan circles are
rumbling with reports that Hitler
In person set September Is as the
deadline by which Rumania must
adjust her territorial disputes with
Hungary, Bulgaria and other Bal
kan neighbors, or have a settle
ment imposed on her by the Hitler
Mussolini Axis. Why that date?
1t couls' not mean that Hitler Is
prepared to hold off his thrust to
conquer England that long. Winter
would be too close on his heels. The
only other explanation conceivable,
if .eports of his ultimatum are &C.
curate, is that by September Is he
expects to have the battle of Brit
ain won or so nearly so that ne
can turn his attention and his ar
mics eastward again to set up a
new order''-by force if need be.
Another Item
Here is another item of the same
implication. 1t comes this m e
from Argentina in the Western
hemi phere, the same Argentina
that has proved the most difficult
hurdle for the Pan-American unity
conference at Havana.
Rumors have been circulating in
Buencs Aires that Germany is Of.
fering signed-sealed-and delivered
contracts to Latin-American mer.
chants for delivery Of German
goods in October in exchange for
food stuff. The reports prove un'
traceable; but include a statement
that the Germans are ready to &C
cept heavy penalties if they fail
to carry out the October delivery
commitments.
1t is readily conceivable that this
is merely Axis propaganda de-
signed to muddy the waters of Pan
American unity. A signed-on-the.
dotted-line commercial undertaking
Of that sort might do more to con
vince Latin-American business cir
Giles of Germany's utter confidence
than the advance celebration q
victory by the controlled N a z
press.
October delivery on such deals
would be possible only with the
British fleet eliminated from the
Atlantic. It was still ruling the
wave there at last accounts. Pre-
dieting it's total elimination in two
months is taking in a lot of unex'
plored territory, even for the am.
bilious Axis propaganda factory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
MANY FOREIGNERS
SEIZED in JAPAN
Continued From Page One)

'in view of the inter-situation of
espionage activities Of foreigners
against Jul country, Japanese gen
darmerie has commenced rounding
up such foreigners throughout the
empire on orders Of the prose.
cutor."
Domei reported in a dispatch
from Kurume, southwestern Japan,
that "a number of foreign spies"
were arrested in that area July II.
Kurume is near Fukuoka, principal
airport of western Japan, and is
the center of an important indus
trial area.
Domei also reported that the min
istry of education planned gradual
replacement of 400 or 500 foreign
ers, now teaching in Japanese
schools and universities-as a pre-
caution against espionage.
Domei said this does not imply
suspicion of all foreign teachers
but, added, all school heads will be
given anti-espionage lectures and
textbooks will be scrutinized for
anti-Japanese content. ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
EIGHT PRISONERS
GRANTED PAROLES
Hershel Richardson, Serving
Long Term For Murder,
Among Men Freed

RALEIGH, July 30-LP-Gover-
nor Hoey today paroled eight pris-
oners, including Hershel Richard
son, sentenced in July, 1888, to
serve q to 80 years for tha second
degree murder Of L. M. Hinshaw
in Elkin, Wilkes county.
Richardson, a native of Wilkes
county, was paroled to the custody
Of authorities in Maryland, where
he has obtained employment, pa
role commission officials said.
Others paroled were:
John Mills, sentenced January,
1884, to serve IS to 20 years for
manslaughter in Halifax county:
Blease Plyler, sentenced January
25, 1887, in Union county to serve
10 to II years for robbery with
firearms; Paul Wilson, sent up July
8, 1889, from Greene county to
serve three to seven years for
manslaughter; Joe Scott, convicted
in Richmond county last October 2
Of breaking and entering and SEN
fenced to three to five years; H. v.
Norris, sent up March 20 from
Davie county for a year for brib-
cry; Lloyd Smith, sent up April 6
for a year for drunken driving In
Pennsylvania county; Pete Smith,
sentenced to 10 months last August
7 for prohibition violation in Scot
land county. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
ny KIRKE l.. p

A sudden concentration OF IeI
nan air attack on Dover stirred
worldwide conjecture that Britain:
hour of ultimate trial had come
with Dover, as aprospect 1v
bridgehead for invasion Of the tlgn
little isle. Yet circumstances of the
Nazi bombardment OF that port
as officially reported in B Ii
sharply conflict with that impress
sion.
Certainly, if the Germans plar
to land masses of troops at Dover
port, blocking it's entrance by sink
ing enemy ships in the fairway
would create more difficulties for
the invaders than for the defend
ers. That is a step that the Brit
ish plan of defense might well in
clude in order to deny the enemy
use of the sheltered waters of Do
yer or any other narroW-mouthet
harbor on the English channel.
Difficult Task
Landing of siege guns, tanks anc
other equipment which the Ger
mans would need +, prosecute ar
invasion with any hope Of success:
would be a difficult matter at best
Setting even lightly equipped troops
ashore on open beaches is not AT
easy matter. Landing heavy tanks.
guns and trucks without docks te
help would be a tremendous I'm
dertaking.
British veterans Of the Worlc
War, as well as of the fruitless
attempt to stem the Nazi invasion
Of Norway, know much about sucf
difficulties. 1t was inadequacy q.
dockage facilities in selected Nor
wegian fiords, coupled with MAJ
air bombing, that frustrated the
Franco-British attempt to relieve
Trondheim, and unseated tn
Chamberlain ministry in England
A landing on England's open bea
ches would be wen more difficult
They are unsheltered from t h
oWCllS VI IllC ollollOW Sllolll1S1 dAAS
North Sea-waters which are Sc
rolling by even a minor conflic
between wind and sea currents
The Dover-Calais passage is ap
to be an uneasy journey for pas
sengers given to sea-sickness a
any season Of the year. There i:
ample testimony in literature as t.
that.
Weather Factor
All this enhances the Importance
of the weather factor in the pre-
sent military situation. Any sign:
of a prolonged spell Of calm on the
channel probably would arouse gra
yer fears in Britain than the inten
sified air bombardment of Dover
and its vicinity.
Though the Dover air battles fur
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
SEABOARD ANYWAYS
ASKS PUBLIC HELP
Continued From Page One)

plan to operate an airline along the
Atlantic seaboard between Florida
and New England.
The plan, as outlined yesterday
by Alvin P. Adames, former presi
dent of Western Air Express and
new head Of the proposed new
service, would utilize 80 and A.
passenger planes with terminals al
Boston and Miami.
Seaboard Always has filed an
application with the Civil Aeronau'
tics authority to establish passen'
ger-mail express and freight serv'
ice along the Atlantic seaboard
Stops are proposed at New York,
Philadelphia, Washington, Rich
mond, Raleigh, Charleston, Jack.
sonville, Tampa, West Palm Beach
and Miami with an additional route
between Richmond, Raleigh, Co
lumbia and Savannah.
No date has been set by the CAA
for a hearing on the proposal, but
it was indicated by Capt. E. v.
Rickenbacker, president of East
ern Air Lines, in a statement here
recently, that his line would oppose
the application because it would
duplicate Eastern Air Lines al
ready established service.
Adams. who appeared before
Mayor r. E. L. Chancey and a
gathering of city officials. said his
trip was merely in the interest OF
informing the public and engend'
ering good will toward the sea
boards proposal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
ROAD ALLEGATION
RECEIVED BY CITY
Continued From Page One)

Wade said, in order that the rock
may settle to form a base.
Then a new coat of asphalt will
be applied, making the entire street
smooth.
At the same time, allotrents
were made to other cities through
out the state, all based upon need,
according to w. Vance Baise, state
highway engineer.
A hearing will be conducted in
Raleigh on August 7 for represen-
tatives of cities requesting mere
funds.
Wrightsville Beach received $75O
and Carolina received $3.50.
Other cities ALLEGATIONS were as
follows:
Asheville, $25, 900; Charlotte. $32,
500; Greensboro, S18, 200: High
Point, So 00; Raleigh, S18, 200:
.Winston-Salem, $28, 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
GUARD OFFICERS
PROMOTED IN N. {.
Vacancies Filled To Bring W.
ficer Personnel Up To
Peace Time Strength

RALEIGH, July 3d. Up -Ad]u-
tant General ]. van B. Nets an
nounced today the promotions OF
- officers in the North Carolina
national guard and the addition OF
three others to fill vacancies land
bring the officer personnel up to
peace time strength.
A new commission went to DR..
Algernon H. Kerr of Kerr, appoint
ed a major, veterinary corps, as
signed as division veterinarian in
the surgeons office.
Second Lieut.. William H. Stills
of Dunn was transferred from the
coast artillery e and made a
second lieutenant in the headquarA
'ters battery, 18th field artillery;
and First Lieut.. John William Dan
bridge, who had been inactive, was
made a first Lieutenant headquar-
tiers battery, third battalion, 18th.
First Lieut.. Martin r. Wisely of
Edenton, to captain, assigned to
command company D, 105th medi-
cal regiment.
Major Paul R. Younts of Char
lotte, to Lieutenant Colonel, as
signed as executive, Goth infantry
brigade.
Second Lieut.. Tally Nick. Neel
of Charlotte to first lieutenant, as
signed to headquarters and reserve
company, l05th engineers.
First Lieut.. Alexander T. Jen-
nette of Washington to captain,
dental corps, assigned to medical
E department detachment, 18th.
Captain Thomas H. Upton of Raj
eigh, to major, finance department,
state staff, the adjutant generals
departm mt.
Captain John D. Hines, to major,
quartermaster corps, state staff,
the %adjutant's department.
s. ond Lieut.. Henry w. Nixon
of Henderson to first lieutenant,
assigned to headquarters and serv-
ice company, 105th medical resi-
ment.
Major Albert T. Willis of New
Bern, to lieutenant colonel, 18th.
Captain Joe B. Tinker of Chapel
Hill, adjutant of 18th, to major.
Second Lieut.. Charlie H. Bell of
Sanford, to first lieutenant, as
signed to battery E, 18th.
Captain William H. Williams, adj
iutant, third battalion. 18th. tn ma
jor. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Bandits Seize sos, 900
From Messengers In N. J.

Park National Bank Trust COM
pany to the Federal Reserve bank
of New York. Three of the robbers
poked shotguns at the messengers,
took a revolver from Sturm and
fled across the street with the cash
to the car in which the fourth BAN
dit was waiting.
In their flight the bandits shot
through a red traffic light and
passed a car in which a patrolman
and two messengers from another
bank were en- route to the postoffice
with $50, 900 in cash. They narrow
ly missed hitting another automo-
bile. The city's two police patrol
cars were in a repair shop at the
time and we're unavailable for the
pursuit.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents questioned Sturm and Bar
ton for several hours.
James Forsythe, vice president
and cashier of the bank, said the
loss was covered by insurance. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31

ASBURY PARK, N. j., July 80.
-R-Four bandits armed h
shot-guns robbed two bank mes
sengers of $1O8, 900 today and es'
capped IN an automobile after a
mile-a-minute chase through the
heart of this sea-coast resort.
Pursued for several blocks by
Sergeant Vernon Bennett, Of the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey po-
lice, the robbers made their get
away when a New York and Long
Branch railroad train, passing a
grade crossing, forced Bennett to
stop his car.
Police discounted reports that a
woman was riding in the bandit
machine.
The holdup occurred in front OF
the postoffice about $50 am.
(EST) when the messengers, Jo-
seph Sturm and Clarence Barton,
stepped from their car to mail the
fund, consigned from the Asbury
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
ONE KILLED., SEVEN
MISSING IN FIRE
AT PAINT FACTORY
Continued From Page One)

The factory's president, r. M.
Hollingshead, Jr., said the COM
pany was handling an order for
U. S. Navy gun paint but that he
saw mo possibility of sabotage.
At least four men and three wo-
men workers are feared to have
persisted in the building, he re-
ported.
No more accurate check could
be made until morning, Holdings
head said, because the employees
Of the plant were so widely dis
tributed.
He estimated the loss of tn e
plant alone at about ST., 900, 900 but
officials had not had a chance to
estimate the loss in the fire area,
four blocks bounded by Ninth, ten
tn, Cooper and Market streets. It
was only four blocks from Cam
den's high-towered city hall.
Acting fire chief Ralph Bakly
expressed a fear the death toll
Aight be higher than Hollingshead
has estimated.
There are some (bodies) in
there, how many I don't know. The
explosions blew out a wall where
a lot Of girls yer wrking."
Red Cross officials, swiftly mar
sha1ling disaster relief facilities,
even in Philadelphia, across the
Delaware river, reported m o r e
than 800 persons homeless. The
Naval Militia armory, convention
hall and the Camden Civic center
were stocked with cots, and cloth
ing to care for the men, women
and children. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
NAILS PREPARE FOR
DRIVE ON BRITAIN
Continued From Page One)

\SOIllIIu6u FROM rage OUcJ
reported may coincide with a Ger
man attack on England across the
Channel.
These sources said troops in
small armed boats carrying artil-
lery we're concentrated near La
Linea, Spain, behind Gibraltar.
Concentrating Planes
Reports from France said the
Italians were concentrating bomb
ing planes at their Sandman bases
for an air attack on Gibraltar-an-
other move expected in a coordin-
ated German attempt to invade
Britain.
Italian informants reported that
the last of the Italian-made 'pock-
et' administration SO feet long
had passed through the Bremen
pass in sections on railway flat
cars. These little submarines are
expected to be one of the main
protecting arms of the expected
German channel attempt.
Gin Germany today it was stated
that any speculation that the move
ments of Nazi troops in German
occupied parts of France for
specific purposes would come un-
der the head of military secrets
All rail and road frontier posts
on the Swiss-German frontier, ex-
cept that at Saint Margarethen in
Austria, were closed today by the
Germans, apparently to nsure Sc
crecy of troops movements through
southern Germany in preparations
for the offensive on England.
Even persons travelling on diplo-
matte passports now are cequired
to pass only through Saint Mar
garethen. Trains from Germany
arriving at Basel station tonight
carried only baggage and freight.
No passengers we're aboard.
Swiss sources pointed out that
forcing all travellers into Germany
to take the long way around
through Austria would prevent out
siders from seeing the westward
rush Of men and war materials.
Despite German denials tn e
French government said fatty in a
communique that rail traffic be
tween occupied and unoccupied
parts of France had been halted
by German order.
The same order freed for mill.
tary use the rolling stock required
for mass movement of soldiers,
guns and supplies to jump-off points
along the occupied French coast.
From Alsace in occupied France
along the old German frontier
came reports that German occupa.
tional troops hitherto on guard in
the captured Maginot line have
moved out on marching orders to
the west.
Diplomats and others who have
passed through the German.occu.
pied section Of France, BELGIUM
and the Netherlands reported thai
the Nazis have converted every
available sports field and golf
course, even the fairways of the
famous LIE Touquet links. into
emergency fields for airplanes
Britain's steady pounding Of ths
regular airdromes was said to hsus
made many of them useless
Observers have told IT s.a;.a
barges and shipping concentrs+;nn
for the push-off toward Enoland
ready for several weeks ~ S1an.
held naroors of the north, espe-
cially those opening onto the ~ g.
lish Channel and the North Sea. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
HIGH READINGS
by The Associated Press

Collar-wilting heat kept millions of
Americans in their shirt sleeves yes
terday while they watched mercury
columns rise again into the upper
levels Of their thermometers.
AT many points in New England,
the east, the midwest and the south
human misery vas measured by
readings in the COS and zoos
marks that have become common
since the chain Of heat waves began
on the western plains two weeks
ago.
The total of deaths attributed di-
rectly and indirectly to protracted
run of dog days rose apace to S04.
Heat fatalities numbered Az and
drownings 1872.
The weather bureau at Chicago re-
ported that relief was experienced
in most of the areas north of a line
that stretched across eastern Ne
braska, the northern parts of Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Ohio and northwest
ern Pennsylvania and terminated in
central New York state.
This mass of cool air was expected
to move east to the Atlantic sea.
board and south over most of Penn.
sylvania and New Jersey today.
But, forecasters added, as the cool
front advanced eastward a pail OF
warmth would begin to envelor
the central states again.
Intense heat formed the rule yes
terday from Kansas to New England
in most of the territory outside the
strip bordering the Great Lakes.
The 100 at Indianapolis was its
highest Of the year. Cumberland
Md, had SO. Baltimore, with IS
simmered in it's 18th successive day
of 90-plus discomfort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
4-H Club Delegates
Return To Homes Here

Four delegates from New Han
over county returned to their homes
during the weekend after ATTENDING
the annual short course for state All
club boys and girls conducted in Ra
leigh under the sponsorship Of t'
North Carolina State college eStPn
sion service.
They were: Miss Ann Mason, hone
demonstration agent: Miss Gertr0ut
Marshburn, of the Castle Hayr'
club; Miss Dorothy Jones OF u'
East Wilmington club, and NS
Ruth Bostian, of the Audubon cus
who participated in the state FL
club health contest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
Hill, Snead Attend
Enforcement Session

John Bright Hill, collector of Gus.
toms, and e. c. Snead, assistant
collector Of customs, we're at Lake
Lure yesterday attending a statewide
coordination meeting of the law
enforcement agencies of the U. s.
Treasury department in North Caro-
lima.
Hill was on the program for a
talk on the provisions of the neu-
trality act and details of the new
coordination program which is
seeking to promote further law n
forcement activities among various
federal government agencies.