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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Danish Isles Residents.
Describe Attack On Svlt
MANY BLASTS HEARD
One Bomb Is Believed To
Have Hit And Exploded
Ammunition Depot

TONDER, denmark, March 20. -
Wednesday, Up ar eyewitness
on the Danish Island of Romeo re-
ported early today that n bomb
Undoubtedly hit an ammunition de-
pot" early today during a terrific
air battle over the fortified Ger
man Island Of Sylt.
By IL p. m. last night residents
on the Danish Islands had counted
"a bomb explosions and four louder,
earth,jarring blasts which came from
the center of sylt itself. The latter
were much more tremendous than
an ordinary bomb explosion.
Come In Relays
Apparently the attacking British
planes came in many relays of a
few at a time to dive from long
hanging clouds, drop their bombs
and disappear again into the LIQUIDS.
Residents of Romeo were unable
to tell whether any of the attacking
craft were shot down, although
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
TWO MEN KILLED
IN PLANT BLAST
Unit OF Ethyl-D Dupont At
Baton Rouge Damaged
By Explosion, Fire

BATON ROUGE, La. March 10.
-R-An explosion Of undetermin-
ed cause in the Ethyl DUPONT gas
oiine blending plant this afternoon
l.illed two persons and critically
burned three others.
Many more persons were treated
at the plant and in downtown hos
pitfalls for burns and shock from thu
blast, which occurred at 1921 p. m.
(CsT and was followed by three
lesser. explosions. Fire, started by
the first blast, was brought undor
control about nightfall.
The dead were Justin Hughes and
Clifton Couey, both of Baton Rouge,
who were working near the tank
which exploded in the blender build
ing.
Harry Kinberger, about 29, Plaque
mine, and Pat Whitney, 80, negro,
both we're critically burned. E. K.
Aucoin, rs, was less seriously
burned.
TIL blast blew out part Of the roof
and north end of the building, re-
Gently completed at a cost of $4,000
CONTINUED on Page Four; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
FAIRCL0TH NAMED
CHIEF AT RESORT
Carolina Beach Officer Will
Succeed George Flick
AT Wrightsville

Charles A. Faircloth. assistant
chief of police at Carolina Beach,
yesterday was named chief of police
at Wrightsville Beach. Mayor Dan
7. Herrin announced last night.
Faircloth succeeds George flick,
whose resignation was accepted.
by the Wrightsville Beach a OF
aldermen last week. ~.
Mayor Herrin said the new chlel
of police will assume his duties at
the beach mot later than April l."
Faircloth has had police experience
in several southeastern North Caro-
lima. towns before he Joined h po-
lice force at Carolina Beach ABOUT
nine months ago.
No successor to Faircloth at
Carolina Beach has been named
Mavor r. G. Fergus said last night
that he understood Wrightsvllle
Beach was seeking the services OF
Faircloth but his appointment was
the first I have heard Of it"
The Carolina Beach board OF
aldermen will meet the first Mon
da1 in April and the appointment
If 2, successor to Faircloth WIN
probably be discussed at that tlne'
be said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Bailey " :.
Huge MEASURE
Senator Would Limit Bill
To Urgent, Small Navi-
cation Projects
ACTION Is SCHEDULED
Wilmington Is Seeking I'm
provement OF River AT
Cost OF 81 100000

A plan to white the huge Rivers
and Harbors bill down to a size to
assure its approval in congress was
instituted in Washington yesterday
by Senator Josiah W. Bailey, there
by arcusing hopes here that Will
mington, after all, will be able to
secure Cape Fear river improve
ments it is seeking.
Senator Bailey, chairman Of the
senate commerce committee, was
instructed to consult engineers and
then with the help Of Senator Shop
pard, (D-Texas3 write a small au-
thorization bill for action by the
committee next Tuesday.
Would Limit Projects
The bill, which was divulged in a
yesterday to the Wilmington
of commerce, would in
clude no flood control, power or
multiple-purpose projects and would
be in line with Senator Bailey's
idea to limit projects to only small
la vi dl1OA 1QlplO w - ~
termed at the present urgent"
Wilmington Is seeking a widening
of the turning basin in the harbor
here from 600 to 800 feet; a short
cut channel connecting the inland
with the Cape Fear river,
IA miles below the city; widening
Of the channel Of the Cape Fear
from 900 to 400 feet from Whining
ton to the ocean, or a distance of
% miles; and deepening Of the
present channel in the Cape Fear
from 80 to 50 feet, for a distance
Of 20 miles to the ocean.
The National Rivers and Harbors
at its convention in Wash
last week adopted a reso-
approving the projects, which
will cost an estimated 1905 600, at
the request Of the Wilmington
Port Traffic association.
Following a meeting Of repre-
sentatives of the chamber Of COM
merce. the Port-Traffic association,
and the Wilmington Port commits
sion at the chamber of commerce
yesterday at which time H.
E. Boyd, Sr., and Lieut.. Col. George
Gillette, district army engineer,
gave a report on the National Riv-
.rs and Harbors Congress conven-
ton, the letter from Senator Bailey
was received.
Both Mr.. Boyd and Col. Gillette
the opinion that the out
look for congressional approval Of
the rivers and harbors bill has been
very gloomy.
Col. Gillette said. "There is moth
ng more the army engineers car
10. We have considered these prof
Continued on Page Five; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
ENLARGED LABOR
BOARD PROPOSED
House Labor Committee
Favars Addition OF Two
Members To Group

WASHINGTON, March 19.-R-
By an overwhelming vote of IA to
5, the house labor committee pro-
posed today to add two new mem
bers to the three-man national Ia
Dor relations board and by a mar.
gin of one vote rejected proposals
to abolish the present board.
Ironically, it was the proxy vote
of Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich)-one of
the boards severest critics-that
resulted in a 9 to 8 defeat for a
motion to remove the three board
members, Chairman J. Warren Mad
den, Edwin S. Smith and William
M. Leiserson, and create a new,
five-man board.
Hoffman, called away from the
city, gave his proxy to Rep. Smith
(R-Me) who surprised the commit
tee by recording Hoffman as
against the motion. The Michigan
congressman sent word to his Of
flee that he would ask the commit
tee to reconsider it's vote at a meet.
ing tomorrow when he will be
present.
II cast Mr.. Hoffman's vote as I
thought he would want me to-"
Smith said later. II believe the
people of this country want to see
changes in the NLRB that would
not emasculate the Wagner act, so
I voted for both of us to increase
the board, which would accomplish
Continued on Page Eight; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Reds Oppose
Defense Pact
lass News Agency Says
Will Regard Accord As
Aimed At U. S. S. r.
TREATY IS RECALLED
Reds Claim Move Contra.
dictory To Peace Pact
With Finland

MOSCOW, March 20 - (Wednes-
day)-R-The official lass news
agency announced today it was
authorized to state that Soviet Rus
STA would regard any defensive al
lance between Sweden, Norway and
Finland as "aimed at the U. S. S.
R." and as directly contradictory to
the Russo-Finnish peace treaty.
Gives Stand
1.-THE foreign press alleges that
negotiations are going on among
Finland, Sweden and Norway on
conclusion of a so-called defensive
alliance for the purpose Of military
protection of the frontiers of Fin
land" said Tass.
SIT is also alleged that the Soviet
Union does not object to such a
defensive alliance among Finland,
Sweden and Norway.
Glass is authorized to state that
these reports on the attitude of the
Soviet Union do not correspond tc
the facts"
The agency added that public
statements made in the Norwegian
parliament made it clear that such
an alliance would be aimed against
the u. S. S. r. and. would directly
contradict the peace treaty" be.
tween Finland and Russia.
Article Three
Article 8 of the treaty of March
IL binds each party not to conclude
any alliance or join any coalition
against the other.
(The governments Of both Nor
way and Sweden have announced
they were considering conclusion o.
an alliance with Finland since thu
latter was forced to accept peace a
Russian hands. President Kallio O.
Finland has declared such an al.
lance a necessity.
(Whether Moscow would holt
article 3 stood in the way of the
proposed alliance, however, ha'
been a subject much discussed il
Oslo and Stockholm.)
The Finnish Russian peace treaty
was ratified Tuesday by the presi'
dunn of the supreme Soviet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
CHAMPIONS
SALE OF PLANES
Says Military Secrets Not
Being Divulged Through
Sale Of Warcraft

WASHINGTON, March 19.-R-
President Roosevelt, championing
the sale of American-made war
planes to foreign nations, said today
it was sheer bunk to contend that
United States military secrets were
being divulged through such sales.
The plane designs were not secret,
he told his press conference. He
added that the plane orders have been
responsible for an expansion Of the
aircraft industry - a DEVELOPMENT
which he called the most significant
contribution to national defense in
tie las. year,
Speaking as COMMUNICATIVE chief Of
The armed forces, the President esti.
mated that the output of plane and
engine plants had tripled as a re-
Iut Of the orders placed by Britain,
france and other nations.
Without Identifying them, Mr..
roosevelt said this country possesses
'alee Or four military aircraft de-
wees which experts believe other
latlons cannot duplicate, and add
gu mat they would be kept conf.
uellllal as long as possible.
MI Roosevelt spoke on the event
VI On investigation by a house mill
vary subcommittee of the admins.
Nalioh's policy on plane sales.
Inc war departments top Off
."is Will report to the committee on
'ne release of such new model craft
~ lae air corps 4O0-mile an hour
our'ss P-4o fighter. Secretary
touring, Assistant Secretary Louis
stam ,is0n' General George c. Mar.
s s' chief of staff, and Major Gen
et.., henry H. Arnold, air corps
morro-7.
d.. ~ some Of his hearers, the Presi-
S outline appeared to support
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
ARGUMENTS TO OPEN
Head OF Purported Pub
fishing House Takes The
Stand In Own Defense

Presentation of evidence by both
the defense and the state was com.
pleted in superior court here yes
terday afternoon in the trial of John
Saunders, charged with false pre-
tense in connection with the opera
ton of a purported publishing
house here.
During the day in which a large
number Of witnesses we're presented
by both sides, Saunders, acting as
his own counsel, called on Spurgeon
Bailey, court reporter, for testi-
mony in his behalf. Baxley testified
and recorded the testimony at the
same time.
Saunders Takes Stand
At the close of the evidence,
Saunders himself took the stand,
and in a rambling, 45-minute talk,
told a story Of how he and Charles
Cartwright, whom he has been I'M
able to produce, organized a pub
fishing business.
The arguments of the defense
and. the state are scheduled to be-
gin this morning at 9 o'clock and
the charges are expected to go to
the jury before noon today.
Included among the states wit
nesses yesterday were the investi-
Continued on Page -Four; Col. 4)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
RAID ANNOUNCED
BY CHAMBERLAIN
Gives World Flash On
Royal Air Forces At
tack On The Sylt Base

LONDON, March 19.-R-Prime
Minister Chamberlain tonight gave
the world a flash" of the royal air
forces bombing Of Sylt while the
raid still was going o~n-probably the
first time in the history Of warfare
that the head Of a government has
relayed the news of action so swiftly.
At 1925 p. m, H:25 p. m. EST)
Chamberlain, speaking in the house
Of commons today made a brief an.
nouncement of the raid and said 1t
still was going on.
The message was sent from one Of
the leading British bombers ovec
Sylt, decided at the air ministry, and
rushed to the houses If parliament,
where general debate was proceed.
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
MINISTER GIVES AIMS
Chamberlain Tells Crowded
House OF Commons
we Intend To Fight
REFERS TO DICTATORS
Attack OF Opposition Pales
Beside Strong Tone Of
Britain's Chief
BY DREW

LONDON, March 19.-R-In a
harsh metallic voice, beating his
hand on the table in the deep well
of the old house of commons,
Prime Minister Chamberlain today
used four words, 1--WE intend to
fight" to stifle peace talk and
dwarf opposition counter-attack.
To Hitler and Mussolini, he said
in effect: "Whatever you have de-
cided, we are ready to meet it."
In an hour-long statement, the
71-year-old leader of Britain at war
pledged the empire to win such a
peace"-a moral peace"-as was
outlined by President Roosevelt last
Saturday. His voice rose bitterly
as he spoke of the Brennero meet
ing Of "these gentlemen" (Hitier
and Mussolini) yesterday, and he
cried: eve r not likely to be d.
verted from the purpose for which
we entered this war"
Downs Opposition
The somewhat cautious attacks
of Labor Leader Clement R. Att.
lee Liberal Leader Sir Archibald
Sinclair and Leslie Hore-Belisha,
ousted war secretary, all Of whom
urged the government to seize the
initiative in the war, paled beside
the strong, almost fiery, tone of
Chamberlain's statement.
After he had spoken, it was
Learned in the commons lobby that
peace already had been patched up
amongst the various parties on the
basis of a new war cabinet which
Continued on Page -Four; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

London, said his task had been
solely to gather information "f0r
the President and the secretary
of state as to present conditions
in Europe"
His statement to the press, is
sued shortly before he left Rome
for Genoa to sail for home t0mor.
row, said:
"1n order to alIay the flood
of rumors about my mission, 1
wish to state categorically that
1 have not received any peace
plan or proposals from any belli.
gerent or from any other gov
ernment; that I have not con-
veyed any such proposals to any
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

belligerent, nor to any other gov
eminent; nor am l bringing
back to the President any such
proposal"
Welles' final fact finding con.
versation was with the Italian
foreign minister, Count Galeazzzo
Ciano, who is believed to have
given President Roosevelt's IN
vestigator information about yes
terday's "parlor car" meeting
between Premier Benito Musso-
lini and Reichs Fuehrer Adolph
Hitler at BrennerO.
Welles declined to disclose how
much Ciano had told him at a
luncheon arranged by American
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
TOBACCO CONCERNS
FINED BY MEEKINS
Two Companies Plead Gull.
ty To Charges Growing
Out OF Labor Act

FAYETTEVILLE, March 19.-lR)
Federal Judge I. M. Meekins fin
ed two Henderson tobacco COM
panies today after they pleaded
guilty to charges growing out of
the fair labor standards act.
The Southern Tobacco company,
Inc, James S. Cockfield and Hubert
Carter, was charged with failing to
pay the minimum wage, failing to
pay stipulated overtime wages,
keeping false records. failing to
keep records and shipping goods in
interstate commerce in violation of
the act. The company was fined
$500 en- each of II counts but
all but one were suspended on o
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
WELLES SAYS HE HAS NOT HANDLED ANY
PEACE PLANS DURING TOUR OF EUROPE

Ambassador William Phillips
shortly before MussOlini left for
Brennero. However, he told Or
respondents he had talked brief.
ly with Ciano before the lunch
con and considerably, after
ward"
Welles boarded his train for
Genoa at 1O:45 p. III. (4:45 p. m.
EST) tonight. Ambassador Phil
lips and Count Ciano's secretary,
the Marchese LAMA Dayete,
and two other Italian officials
accompanied him to the station.
Smiling broadly, Welles talk
Continued On Page Eight; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
ARMADA BOMBS SYLT
Drop Tons Of Bombs
In One OF Largest At
tacks In History
ANSWERS NAZI ATTACK
Eighty-Two Bomb Explo-
sions, Four Earth Earring
Blasts Are Heard

LONDON, March 20.-(Wednesday)
British air armada, hurting
it's might against the Nazis in per-
haps the biggest raid in history on
one fortified point, early today was
dumping tons of bombs on the Ger
man island seaplane base of Sylt.
The raid began last night at 8 p.
m. e D. m. E. S. T.) and an air mill
istry communicate said it was still
in progress with the bombers flying
in relays at 8 a. m. % p. m. r. s. ~,
seven hours later.
The first bombers, which lead the
wave upon wave of Royal Air Force
filters, already had returned, the min
istry said, and reported n
bombing of objectives'
Opposition Encountered
"Some searchlights and antl-alr-
craft gun opposition was
3D." the ministry said in its terse
communique.
The raid was Great Britain's an
swer to Germany's attack Saturday
night on her naval base at Scapa
Flow in which the British said only
one battleship was slightly damaged.
(The Germans reported three or
Britain's mightiest men-o-War were
believed to have been damaged along
with two other warships)
To reach the German base at Hor-
mum, on the Isle of Sylt, the armada
flew across $50 miles of the North
sea.
Ey~ewitnesses on the nearby Dam
ish Island of Romeo said 80 bomb
! CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
N. E. WATERWAYS
GROUP PROPOSED
Formation OF Organization
Talked Al Meet OF Rep
resentatives Here

The formation of a North Caro-
lima Waterways association, for the
purpose of unifying various inter.
ests supporting waterways, flood
control and erosion projects, was
discussed at a meeting of represent
atives of the chamber of commerce.
the Port-Traffic association and the
Wilmington Port commission at the
chamber of commerce offices yes.
terday.
Those participating in the confer
ence expressed themselves as sym
pathetic" to the proposal which has
Continued on Page Eight; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

ROME, March 19.-R-Sum-
ner Welles finished tonight his
swift circuit of war-lashed Eu-
rope with the firm declaration
that he has neither received nor
conveyed any peace plan what
soever during his 24-day tour;
vet he was believed to be in pos
session of an inside account of
what happened in yesterdays
meeting of dictators in the Bren-
ner Pass.
Welles, breaking the silence
W h i c h he has maintained
throughout the tour which
brought him twice to Rome and
took him to Berlin, Paris and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Morrison Girl Indicted
On Murder Charge Here

Zelda Deloris Morrison, 13-year-
old white girl, was yesterday indict-
t.. by the New Hanover county grand
jury on a charge of numbering her
fathe-:, William H. Morrison, men,
Der of a wealthy Toronto, Canada,
brass manufacturing family, On the
night Of January Fl.
Her mother, Grace A. Morrison,
who was previously ordered held f''
investigation at a coroner's inquest,
was not indicted. A not true bill
was returned in her case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20

The ase of the young girl Will lie
called this afternoon in superior
court, but it is expected Judge John
j. Burney. will remand it to juve-
nile court. In that case, T. A. Hen
derson, county juvenile judge, will
try the case.
The maximum sentence that can
be imposed in juvenile court, how.
ever, is incarceration in a reform
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Is Completed
In John Saunders Trial
Russo-Finnish Treaty
Ratified By Red Body

MOSCOW, March 19.-@-
The presidium of the supreme
court tonight ratified the RUSSO
Finnish peace treaty, a lass,
official news agency, announce
ment stated.
just before the ratification
the Finnish delegates, Julio
Paasikivi and Vaino Voionmaa,
arrived in Moscow to exchange
ratification instruments. The
Finnish parliament already has
approved the peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Sold Sold
Two Refrigerators
Sold Day Advertised

Yesterday Gregg's Appliance
ran a small classified For
Sale AID Advertising two used
refrigerators. They sold both
boxes before 900 a.. m.
SOLD TWO BOXES
FIT. AND 6 FIT. COLDsPOTs,
used. Cheap for immediate
sale. Gregg's Appliance, lis
Market Street.
RAN ONLY ONE DAY
You, too, can get profitable
for sale results with econo-
mical Want Ads. Call $500
and ask for ad-taker and she
will be glad to help word
your ad so as to make it
most effective and still cost
you only a few cents,
Call $500 To
Start Your Want Ad
Charge It
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
WEATHER

North FORECAST
wedneesaa Carolina: Partly cloudy
Warner and Thursday; slightly
fdlowaa Wednesday on northeast coast
1hurssSSaar by colder central portion
e%tteriIe. Fear river stage at Fay
e' lS.4O feet.
hiding 7.SN data for the "a hours
''oo p. m. yesterday.
n. 10. 7! III; 80; 7:30 a. m. So; 1:30 n.
%hinilnnm' 'ey p. m. 80; maximum 70;
''' mean "a: normal 81.
l:3O Humid
D. S.; 7.3mo a. 81; 1880 :. ~; 1:3o p.
'0o p. m. IS.
Total TO- Precipitation
os inc iUf a hours ending 7:30 n. M,
Month Ies total since First r. The
H' LOG inches. l'is' u JIG
w., Tides For Today
4, "n ---- 6:Qa 1:3Oa
'''''A''o Inlet - "a? 5:y4a . S: :ssp
%eunrise e.,e scoop IL :16p
fe bon o;l6a; sunset $3.50; moon
moonset 3:45a.
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Evening star., 1940-06-19
Griffith Sees Tragedy
Avoided by Swim Lessons

The value of swimming as an
exercise as well as q defense"
measure against summer tragedy
was emphasized today by Clark
Griffith, president of the Washing
ton baseball club, in indorsing the
mems learn-to-swim campaign to be
conducted June "a to July ! by the
Young Mems Christian Association
in cooperation with The Star.
Mr.. Griffith, urging men of WASH
ington to avail themselves of the
opportunity to learn to swim with
out cost, said:
These days we are hearing great
deal about defense and safety
They are important words through
out our country, but never more so
than when applied to summer week.
enders who flock to the beaches
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Radcliffe Graduates
7 From Wushinqton

Miss Marion Wade Doyle and Miss
Marie-Anne Greenough, both Of
Washington, received bachelor Of
arts degrees today at commence
ment exercizes Of Radcliffe College,
Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Doyle, daughter Of Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle Of Columbian
College, George Washington Univer-
sity, and Mrs. Doyle, majored in
English. She was q member OF the
Press Board for three years and was
editor of the year book and OF the
Radcliffe News this year.
Receiving her degree cum laude,
Miss Greenough, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Greenough, 14O8
Thirty-first street NV, specialized
In government. She was on the busi-
ness and feature writing stats of the
Radcliffe News and was a member
OF the Choral Society.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

Terrell Junior High School yester.
day.
John H. Wilson, . member Of the
Board OF Education, presided. Grad
yates and the schools they will at.
tend are.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Dr.. Warner to Officiate

The Rev. DR.. c. T. Warner, rector
OF st. Adams parish, will officiate at
ground breaking ceremonies Sunday
for the new st. David's Chapel, Ma
comb street and Klingle road NV.
The ceremonies will follow the II
am. service at st. David's Field
House. Spence A. Dunbar, vicar Of
the chapel, will assist DR.. Warner.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Dies Will Speak

Representative Dies Of Texas has
been invited to address a meeting of
the Federation of Businessmen's
Associations at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the Continental Hotel, North Cap
itol and D streets, it was announced
by Fred Levy, president of the feder-
alton. The annual outing of the
federation will be held July Is.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
in and around WASHINGTON

In and around Washington.
THE toll the water takes of our
men. women and children each year
Is high when one considers that it Is
needless" and can be avoided, he
indicated, by learning how to swim
Registrations for the campaign
will close at 8 pm. Saturday.