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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
GIBSON EXECUTED
IN GAS CHAMBER
New Hanover County Negro
Contends He Did Not As
sault White Woman

RALEIGH, May 24.-QP-T h e
state executed Simon (Coochie) Glib
son, 23-year-old negro, today for the
criminal assault of a white woman
in New Hanover county.
Gibson commended he was convicted
through mistaken identity. chaplain
L. A. Watts said the negro's last
statement was: II did not commit
the crime and I could not say that I
did it because I didn't"
Police Chief J. C. Rourk Of Will
mington, a witness, said Gibson had
a long police record for petty Of
lenses. He said the negro was sought
for 80 days after the criminal at
tack before he was arrested.
Gibson entered the death chamber
at 10 o'clock, gas was started a min.
ute and a half later, and he was
dead after 10 minutes. He was the
236th person executed here, the 42nd
for rape, the 191st negro and the 64th
put to death by gas.
New Hanover witnesses in add
ton to the police chief were Sheriff
C. David Jones, Deputy Sheriff Por'
ter Davis, Police Sergeant W. Dewey
Thompson and Detective Shelby
Russ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
EARTHQUAKES KILL,
HURT MANY IN PERU
Continued from Page One)

into the streets. There were 10
more shocks before nightfall.
At the seaside resort of Chorrillos
80 per cent of the buildings collapsed,
killing Is persons.
Two school children were killed in
the collapse of a schoolhouse at
Hauraz, capital of Ancachs depart
ment.
Rescue workers at Chorrillos said
many more victims were believed
burie- in debris.
Callao seemed the hardest hit
First aid stations cared for more
than 800 seriously injured. Many
residents were believed to have beer
entomebed.
There was no communication with
southern cities and the extent Of
the disaster there remained il
doubt.
Among the many historic struc
lures damagned in Lima,-one of the
oldest cities of the new world-was
the 18th century Lima Cathedral.
The streets were patrolled by
marines and sailors landed hurriedly
from warships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
MANY CANDIDATES
PREDICT VICTORY
Continued from Page One)

boro II, Gravely five, Cooper one,
Paul Grady Of Kenly one, and Ar.
thur Simmons of Brlington none.
He also asserted that Maxwell would
run second in Guilford and Mecklen-
burg counties.
E. B. Denny, manager of Brough-
toms campaign, predicted Brough'
ton would roll up a smashing plur-
atty of not less than $4,000 votes"
He added that 1--WE are looking for
ward to tomorrow's primary with a
full measure of confidence"
Horton, speaking over the radio
from Raleigh, said his opponents
had been of great value to the state
and Il want each of them to know
that I am counting on their whole.
hearted support during my admins
It~ration."
IT expect to lead in 50 counties"
Horton added, "And I will receive a
substantial vote in every other
county and a plurality in the first
primary and I will be nominated in
the second primary. I will begin my
campaign Monday for the second
primary"
At Asheville, George M. Pritchard,
republican candidate for governor,
said that hte New Deal cannot
swallow and destroy the republican
party under the pretext of European
was Developments
"The republican party, as always"
he said, lis one hundred per cent
for putting America in a perfect
state of national defense. 1t is pa
triotic to the core. We have had
seven years of New Deal political
jockeying and appeals to class pre-
JUDGE with mechanical warfare for
more than five years.
1.-THE manner in which u nation
al defense has been ignored is ap-
palling. We need a change of adj
ministration to give America lead
ership under a president who can
and will work in harmony with all
elements of our citizenship to en-
sure our national safety"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
NEW HANOVER READY
FOR PRIMARY TODAY
CONTINUED From Page One)

The county democratic list Of
candidates is as follows:
For Members of the State House
of Representatives - R. M. Ker'
mon, Jack @. LeGrand Gncum'
bent), Robert S. LeGwin, and John
r. Morris (incumbent).
For County Commissioners
Lewis j. Coleman, James M. Hal
(incumbent), Addison Hewlett Tin
cumbent), Robert C. Merritt, ano
Reuben B. Roebuck (incumbent)'
For Constable of Wilmington
Township-Frank Leroy Caster
and William Henry Ezzell Gncum
bent).
Registration in New Hanover
county totals 1888 persons. There
are 1865 democrats, 281 republl'
cans and 10 independents regis
tered. The registration this yea1
exceeds by approximately 900 the
registration of the last election.
H. G.. Carney, chairman OF the
county elections board, yesterday
issued a statement urging that ev
cry ualified elector participate II
today's primaries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

divert it from the new deal record
at home, Jones declared the peo'
pie knew it was not the Washing.
ton government that directed their
gaze to Europe 'but the dreadful
news by cable and radio"
President Roosevelt's assured
majority in the democratic nation
al convention climbed to 555 IL OF
the 1904 votes to be cast when the
Rhode Island democratic conven-
ton pledged its eight votes to him.
The Rhode Island convention also
approved a resolution giving the
great world crisis" as a reason
for continuing Mr.. Roosevelt in Of
fee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
First Christian Church
Opens Membership Drive

A Ten Weeks Campaign for the
purpose of Increasing church anc
Sunday school attendance and Sc.
curing additional funds for commend
ing the construction of a new church
building. has been launched by the
First Christian church, Third anG
Ann streets.
The attendance goal is to double
that of the present and the goal of
the building fund is to raise an ad'
ditional $1,000.
Reports will be read on the prog.
ress Of the campaign at the Sunday
school and church services Sunday
morning. There are ten teams con
sisting of members of the church,
working in the campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
OBITUARIES
r p. A.

WHITEVILLE, May 24.-Funera.
services for Mrs. P. A. Stanley, A,
of Nakina, who died in Pine Bluff
sanatorium following a short illness.
were held from Seven Greeks
Baptist church this afternoon al
8 o'clock with the Rev. M. L. Mintz
Baptist minister, officiating.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Stanley is survived by hel
husband, one son, P. A. Stanley, Jr.
four daughters, Durema, Ileta
Hilda and Ethel Stanley, all Of Ma
kina; two brothers Henry ane
Hubert Floyd, of Whiteville, an6
two sisters, Mrs. w. M. Norris, OF
Whiteville, and Mrs. William FEEDER,
of Redwood City, Calf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
COALITION CABINET
DISCUSSION SPIKED
Continued from Page One),

cabinet was a case OF barking uI
the wrong tree.
Republicans attending their
state convention in Vermont &C
cused the new deal, meanwhile, OF
LAUNDERING" and urged that the
task of building up the nations
defenses be placed in republican
hands.
ALI M. Landon told reporters at
New York, that many men expert
enced in mass production methods
had been in the "doghouse' dur
ing the Roosevelt administration
and that the President would have
to take them out before mass pro-
duction necessary for defense
could be attained.
Senator Taft of Ohio a candidate
for the republican presidential
nomination, told the Women's Re-
publican Club of Brooklyn, N. Y,
that nothing would contribute
more to an effective and unified
defense policy" that a declaration
bv Mr.. Roosevelt against a third
term.
Taft himself was taken to task
by Chairman Jones O-Texas) OF
the house agriculture committee in
an address prepared for delivery
+oniah+ over a radio (NBC) net
work.
Saving Taft had accused the adj
ADMINISTRATION in a recent speech at
Topeka, Kan, of attempting to rlv-
ct attention on tbs war situation to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
BuRCAW FESTIVAL
PLANNED JUNE Il
,.ooram Arranged For An.
mai Bean Celebration In
Fender County

uDrAW, May 24.-The date of
n,rpaw Bean Festival has been
10 June -, because of
' ..nfIic- in dates with the meet
'I If The Four-County Home
's ,onstratjon clubs.
J5 rnrpaw rates as one of the
p~ bpan markets in the world
Hs tine standpoint of growth
an1 Shipments,
all. nroaram has been arranged
+bs dav of the festival which
~ ", he climaxed with a dance in
W" Bureaw school gymnasium that
' I.r,+ Hal Thurston and his or
ltss+ra will provide the music for
the dance,
nv n,,,ins The dance a queen of the
Festival will be crowned.
wo,nbers Of the committee in
.,.rge have invited Secretary OF
,oriculture Henry Wallace to at
tend,
e discussing plans for the festiva.
u-os held in the courthouse here
+nnjeht.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
TOM COOPER ENDS
VOTE DRIVE HERE
Other Candidates Speak From
His Campaign Truck On
Eve Of Primary

Speaking at Fifth and Castle
streets last night, Tom Cooper
closed his campaign for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination, ex-
pressing confidence that today the
great mass of the people are go
ing to show those machine-made
men that they want a man of the
people in the governors chair"
Cooper, after his address, made
his red, white and blue sound
truck available to all candidates
in the county and addresses were
made by William Henry Ezzell,
seeking denomination as constable;
Robert s.. LeGwin, Jack @. LIE
Grand, and R. M. Kermon, all
seeking nomination to the house
of representatives, and l.. j. Cole
man, seeking nomination as a
county commissioner.
Cooper vas introduced by Alan
A. Marshall, who pointed out that
Wilmington's mayor knows more
about the potentialities and the
needs of Wilmington than any
other man in the race and that
the people of the city should back
the man most interested in the
welfare Of the city.
Cooper, in an address cut briet
because of a sore throat brought OF
by even weeks Of strenuous cam
paign speeches, called on the peo'
pie of the city to unite and vot'
for him as one, boosting their cit!
as they do so. He called for a re
duction to IS in the price Of auto
mobile tags, elimination Of tn
sales tax through reducing it one
half per cent each biennium, ant
for government of the people b.
the people and not by a politica
machine.
After his address last nigh
Cooper predicted that Throughout
the state "the great mass of th'
people are going to stage a revol
today. in which they will say one
and forever that they will no
stand for unjust and ~unnecessar.
taxation nor will they stand TO
Capitalization of government an
will instead elect a man of tt
people to lead the people to bette
and more prosperous days"
Other candidates in the race, h
said, have fallen into the error o
similarity of platforms "becaus
they all mapped their platform
after mine along the lines of sue.
things as pensions for teachers an
better secondary roads. But the
failed to note the need for SIS auto
mobile tags and for tax reduction
in the. state. None of them has tn
record which I have of working fo
education for the past 20 years, no
is there one of them who ca
point, as I can, to a bill passed i
1885 primarily by my efforts, Civ
ing teachers and workers on tn
highways and in prison camps an
other state employees a raise Q
20 per cent. These groups Q
people, like the others of the grea
masss, have confidence in Ton
ICoopr and tomorrow will give hin
the most handsome vote Of an,
man in the race" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

for troop transport in the event of
war.
AS for the reported last-minute
concessions which Mussolini was
quoted unofficially as having term
ed "too late and too little" Ital-
ians said the French had offered
Italy special rights in Tunis, credit
facilities at Suez Canal, and free
port privileges at Jibuti, French
Somaliand, only rail outlet from
Italy's Ethiopian empire.
The British were understood to
have held out the promise of
exempting Italy from its naval
blockade if Italy will remain non
belligerent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
GERMANY
GERMAN FORCES
MOVING TOWARD
CALAIS GATES
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war ministry spokesman said
French troops were holding
Boulogne.)
Infantry Battles
Furious infantry activity synch-
ronized with the march of the me-
chanized cavalry.
The high command declared foot
soldiers had broken through to the
west bank of the river Lye just
southwest of Client, where that riv-
er merges with the Scheldt.
It was in the old city itself-de-
clared by the German command to
be hemmed on three sides-where
the Allies offered the greatest re.
sistance.
The whole offensive, which though
confused, seemed to be operating
fan-wise toward the coast and was
intended primarily to find bases and
prepare the ground for the great as
sault which the Nazis have placed
at the top of the list of their Oh
jectives-the ultimate attac kon Eng
land.
But there appeared another and
subsidiary purpose-to seize much
of the excellent motorized equip
ment hurried by the Allies into Bel
GUM and northern France in theil
earlier fruitless effort to halt the
German wings.
Indications arose, as the battle
for the coastal country ragged, thai
Britain, instead of seeking to with
dra Wfrom France, actually was
pouring reinforcements across thu
channel.
Active In Air
Against this British campaign tn,
Germans were active in the air, ant
their speedboats were darting abou
in the channel zone.
The air force reported it had SUM
six loaded transports in the chan
mel and had loosed heavy bombs 81
several warships, including a larg,
vessel which probably was a cruis
err"
The. Germans announced the cap
ture of Loretto Heights, northwes
of Arras, with an indication that al
effort was being made to drive int,
the strongest point Of the encircle'
Allied area-the industrial city o
Lille.
Other successes claimed were tn
capture of the French fortress o
Maubeuge and the fall to German
arms of Journal, about IS miles t.
the southwest of Client.
On the southern front in the re
gion Of the Somme-where Alliet
and German forces had been LOCKED
yesterday in a furious struggle
the Germans declared there was IN,
special events" other than a weak
This, they added, was repealed.
enemy advance toward Amiens
The Allies were declared to hav,
lost Sc or more tanks there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

Mouse fortific cations, were dlscard'
ed for machine guns.
Allies in Corridor
Some Allied forces remained in
the corridor, lying in wait for
whatever foe they could tacklW.
In the valenciennes-Cambra sec.
tor the battle of Flanders ragged
on with the results far from decid-
ed.
Great masses of Allied infantry
pressed with all their weight south
from Flanders fields and North
from the Somme river in a pincer
movement intended to hack off
the main German spearhead to
the west.
The fighting was bitter and in
decisive.
The French communique said to-
nigh. that the battle for the Cham
mel ports extended from Boulogne
to St. Omer, just east of Calais
but gave few details of the action.
The communlque ADDED, now
ever, that the situation had mot
permitted reestablishment up to
the present of the continuity of
our lines" indicatiNg a hope that
a junction between the forces sep
arated by the German salient even
tually would be made.
In the fighting along the Somme,
the Germans were reported using
strange new machines-bombs
which, when exploding, set off si-
rens, and parachute torches-inan
effort to create terror and chaos.
On the home front, a n official
note put French and foreign pub
lie opinion on guard against wild
rumors said to have been distri.
buted by German agents of inter-
nal disorders in France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
ITALIAN VESSELS
DELAY SAILINGS
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NCOHClIlueQ from rage UHe)
originally to leave Genoa and
Trenste May % and May q re-
spectively. Both are booked now
for departure June 6.
The Neptunia, scheduled to leave
Genoa June 1 for South America,
is listed to go June 81 instead.
The civil mobilization law which
gives the government wide powers
in wartime went into effect tonight.
It gives the government power
to mobilize all citizens over the
age of IA and to requisition Writ
aully any materials or services
anywhere in the nation.
The news of the delay in liner
ssAlings conceded with announce.
ment that naval ~reservists who
recently completed training have
been recalled to the colors.
Naval experts said some time
ago that liners would be needed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
SPAWNING SHRIMP
SUPPLY REDUCED
Continued from Page One)

biologists said that heavy fishing
and a severe winter have put the
supply of spawning shrimp along
the Atlantic seacoast in a pre-
carious %state".
ut is highly probable that this
most valuable of South Atlantic
fisheries will fail to produce a
crop for the coming season., the
report asserted. "Protection of the
spawning supply can best be ac-
complished by the immediate and
complete cessation of all fishing
until the end of July, 1910.
The report explained how the
larger shrimp migrate to Florida
waters in the winter, leaving be.
hind the smaller crustaceans
which only begin to mature in
warmer spring weather.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

superintendent of the state penal
division, had threatened to dis.
charge prison employees unless thew
voted for Broughton. Pitts denied
it.
BY ~Cooper-that highway and
prison "semi-officials" were using
state gasoline, state automobiles and
state expense accounts to campaign
for Broughton. Frank l.. Dunlap.
head of the highway commission.
said that, if these charges could
be proved, the persons involved
would be subject to criminal prose.
cution.
By Cooper-that three of the can
dldates put up the money for a
fourth to enter the race. so as to
reduce Coopers vote. The candi-
dates involved were not named.
BY Grady-thht the machine"
was preparing to steal the cleo
ton.
By a newspaper-that highway
patrolmen had been aske dto con-
tribute to Maxwell's campaign fund.
Maxwell, as state revenue commits
sioner, is in charge of the patroD.
Maxwell reprimanded John Arm.
strong, commanding officer of the
patrol, who admitted that he had
Suggested" that the patrolmen con-
tribute.
Candidate
A lost of state and congressional
candidates in the first primary cleo
tons follows:
Governor - Democrats, J.. M.
Broughton of Raleigh, Tom Cooper
of Wilmington, Paul Grady of Kenly,
Lee Graveiey of Rocky Mount, W.
P. Horton of Pittsboro, A. J. Max
well of Raleigh, Arthur Simmons of
Burlington. Republicans, Robert H.
Mcneil of Statesville, John r. Hoff-
man of Burlington, George M. Prit-
chard of Asheville.
Lieutenant governor-Democrats,
R. L. Harris of Roxoboro, L. A.
Martin of Lexington, w. Erskine of
Albemarle, Dan Tompkins of Sylvia.
Republicans, j. Forrest Witten of
Salisbury and H. B. Leavitt of
Asheville.
acknowledgements, George Ross
Pou Cncumbent) of Raleigh, Charles
W. Miller of Asheville.
Secretary of state Democrats,
Thad Eure Gncumbent) of Raleigh,
Walter Murphy of Salisbury.
Insurance commissioner - Demo.
Gratis, Dan C.. Boney (incumbent) of
Raleigh, William B. Oliver of Flu.
quay Springs.
Agriculture commissioner-Demo
Gratis, w. Kerr Scott Gncumbent) OF
Haw River, C. Wayland Spurill of
Windsor.
Congress, 3rd District-Democrats
Graham A. Barden Gncumbent) OF
New Bern, Zeno B. Spence of Colds
boro, Charles l.. Abernethy, Jr., OF
New Bern.
Congress, 4th District-Democrats
Harold D. Cooley CncumbenI) of
Nashville, Edward F. Griffin OF
Louisburg. w.
Congress, 9Th District-Democrats
Carl T. Durham Gncumbent) OF
Chapel Hill, Oscar G. Barker OF
Durham, E r. Hanford of Burling-
ton, John W. Caffey of Greensboro.
Congress, Sth District-Democrats
w. O. Burgin Gncumbent of Lex
ington, G. Y. Newton Of Gibson, c.
B. Deane of Rockingham, Box Steele,
3rd, of Rockingham, D.. C. Phillips
of Southern Pines.
Congress, 18th District - Demo
Gratis, ZZebulon Weaver Gncumoent),
Sam NJ. Cathey, Earle Dominance,
all of Ashevilles
Other candidates for statewide
and congressional posts have nc
opposition for their party nomlna'
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
DUSTY'S DOGGONE GOOD
BELLINGHAM,

BELLINGHAW, WASH. -IR-
Fred Hansen gets police "protec'
ton" from his mongrel dog, Dusty
The dog stands beside Hansen's
automobile until he sees a traffic
policeman approach. Then Dusty
goes to the door to Hansen's store
and barks. Hansen moves his ca,
and avoids an overtime parking
ticket.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
National Poppy Day
Scheduled In Burgau

BURGAW, May "a. National
Poppy Day will be observed here
tomorrow, with Mrs. L. @. Myers,
chairman of the Poppy Day com
mittee lin charge of sales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

BY means of a new system of
wiring accessory lights, depressing
the toe button on the floorboard of
the car eliminates only the right ac-
cessory light, leaving some illumina-
ton on the road, but away from the
eyes of the approaching driver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
FRANCE
FRENCH HOLDING
BOULOGNE AGAINST
GERMAN CAMPAIGN
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they set up batteries and, with
the famous French ISIS raked the
German columns. At the same time
aircraft bombed and machine-gun-
ned roads and troop concentrate
ions.
The Germans, meanwhile,
sought with columns of tanks to
clean out the lst scattered resist
ance in the corridor itself. Flame
throwers with a 70-yard range,
which the Nazis had used against
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

A pocket-sized tube containing
just enough oxygen to keep the pilot
alive is the most recent device per-
fected to aid users who must resort
to their parachutes at attitudes OF
IS, 900 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25

A new three-cylinder airplane
motor develops SO horsepower. The
motor has no cam, gears or valves,
and weighs only 100 pounds and is
cooled by water.