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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Returns from Western Trip.

Bobby Kittrell is expected to re-
turn tonight from the west coast
where he ma, spent the past several
weeks. En- route he stopped at Il num-
bel of places OF interest. He VISITED
his aunt. d.. Isabella Perry, III San
Francisco. ard together they took Il
motor trip UP the Pacific coast into
Canada. visiting RanGt and Lake
Louise. On his return trip he took
the northern route.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03

were Mrs. A. c. Virgins and Mrs.
Glenn SatterWhite. The honorec was
presented silver in her chosen pat
tern.
The invited guests were the honor
guest, Miss Floyd, and McSdamcs r.
p. Floyd, j. b. SatterWhite, Glenn
SatterWhite, N. d. Holloway, M. W.
Coghill, A. c. Virgins, George Par
ham, of Oxford, W. S. Collins, w. 3.
Floyd. E. P. Holloway, }. d. Mabry,
and Mrs Ellie Mills, Misses Lady B.
SatterWhite, Dorothy Virgins, Jose
phlne Parham, Of Oxford, and Misses
Ann and Becky Mabry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Attend Wedding

Mrs. S. R. Watson, Mrs. Sam Har-
ris, Miss Rosalie Watson, and Will
lard Harris went to Greensboro to-
day, to attend the marriage Of Miss
Alma Andrews, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. M. Andrews, TO Dallas Clark,
at five o'clock this afternoon in
Grace church, Greensboro.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
At Wrightsville Beach

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex ). watkins,
Alex, Jr, and Lucy Ann Watkins
left yesterday for WrightSVille Beach.
Mr.. Watkins will preside at a dircc-
tors meeting Of the Carolina Lumber
and Building Supply Association be-
ing held at Ocean Terrace. They plan
TO return to Henderson tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Playground News
Sponsored by Recreation Project

sponsored DN recreation PrOJcCt
Picnic al South Henderson COM
munily Park Thursday for children
in the community. There were
about IS there. The mothers help
ing were Mrs. Mae WlkcrSon, Mrs.
Ccrno Turner. Mrs. Ida Blake, and
Misses Rachel Bssctt, AClSc Har-
rs, also Tnlm"dgc McGhcc, Red
Champion and HartWcll Mangum.
The grounds around the commun-
ily house are being improved and
JCautlIcd This work is being
pnnSorcd through the efforts Of Mrs.
4. +. ChavaSsc.
A group OF children from North
nd South Henderson enjoyed swim
ming at King ) Daughters Park Tues
day.
The Craft Clubs Of North and
South Henderson have been max
ing sandals, using vcnccring board
FOR solcs and tapestry for tops
A picnic at North Henderson COM
nunity house playground. There
we're about % in attendance. Those
lclping were Mrs. John Moore, Mr..
md Mrs. l. J. Oakley. ST., Miss
5iSSic FHIkncr and Miss Annie And
'rson. A musical program was en-
inycd afterwards.
The tennis tournament being held
It the Kings Daughters park this
ycck Will come to an end Monday
,hcn the finals for the singles cham
.ionship for boys will be played.
mere were about 30 girls and boys
king part in the tournament and
UGH interest has been shown.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL

HOLY lNNOCENTS EPISCOPAL
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity.
Rev. l. w. Hughes rector.
945 Church school.
10 Mems Bible Class.
II Holy Communion.
6 Evening prayer.
ST. Johns Mission, North Hcnder-
son, 2 o'clock, evening prayer and
sermon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
FIRST METHODIST
Rev. B. c. Reavis. pastor.

Rev. b. L. ReaVlS. pastor.
Church school will meet at 9:45
a. m. Every one is invited.
Morning worship will be conduct
ed at II a. m. At this time the pastor
will preach, using "Thc New Com
munion" as the subject of the SER
mon. FCJ,oWing the sermon the Sac
rament Of the Lords Supper will be
administered.
Supper will be served to the young
people in the dining room Of the
church at $50 D. m. Following tn
supper each group will 60 TO its
room. where a worship service vii
be conducted.
At 8 p. m. the union worship ser
vice will be held in this church. Til"
preacher for the evening will be IL
Rev. r. J. Whitehead. pastor of Chris
Methodist church. He will use "Thr
Victorious Faith as the subject o.
the sermon. A cordial welcome is OK
tended to all.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Visit in Smithfield.

Miss Peggy Moran, accompanied
by h"r cousin. Miss EdWma Pou
Walden. OF Washington, d. c.. left
TO-DAY Tor Smithficld. where they will
visit their aunt. Miss Matte T. Pou,
and their grandmother, Mrs. Edward
". POu.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Has Appendicitis

Mrs. Nathan Strause, Jr, under
went an operation for appendicitis
Friday afternoon at Maria Parham
hospital. She is said to be getting
along very well today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHRISTIAN

Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock. John
A. Hall superintendent.
Preaching at II o'clock by the
pastor.
Union evening service at the First
Methodist church at o'clock.
Mid-Week service Wednesday even
ing at o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Bible Class McclS.

The Edith Ellis Philathca Bible
class of the First Baptist church will
hold its monthly meeting Monday
evening at o'clock in the home OF
Miss Mary Katherine league, on
Montgomery street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Return From Tennessee

o. . Ms. Walter J. Aston and
.... ..,.-Ded Thursday night
- .. Tennessee, where they
'-a relatives of Mrs. Aston for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
ST pAUL'S CATHOLIC

Rev. ClctuS j. lclrrich, pastor
Twelfth Sunday after Pcntccost
8 A. NJ. Holy Mass and sermon.
Confessions before mass: general
during mass.
$50 A. NJ. BCncdiction.
Sermon text 10 be announced
All arc welcome.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Here for Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Lewis and chill
dren, Betsy and Bill. il. Of High
Point, have arrived to visit Mrs.
LewiS'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Hayes. at their home on Southall
street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
WHITE MEMORIAL METHODIST

Rev. j. X. Warrington, pastor.
Sunday school 9:45 a. IN. IL. NJ.
Robinson, superintendent.
Preaching every second and fourth
Sunday by the pastor.
Thursday evening at 1870 o'clock,
the third session Of the mission study
will be held.
A warm welcome awaits all.
CHRIST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. T.. J. Whitehead, pastor.
9:45 Il. m-Sunday school, Clyde
l.. Finch, Supt.
loo Morning worship with
the sermon. Sermon subject: The
Living Church"
800 p. NJ. evening worship at the
First Methodist church. Sermon sub
iect: "a Victorious Faith.'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Goes To Cape Cod

.-- N-re> NUStian left today for
. Na.. where she plans to take
.'a ms afternoon for BoS-
S.. " ~-sn5 4 week at Cape
HISS. ..U>ettS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
Return from Beach.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Snead and FAM
lily have returned from Virginia
Beach, where they spent some time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03

Judges and lawyers are often
greater observation-disclosures thar
even the Chinese.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03
\ Daughter

.... j. II. Ellington an
",. of q daughter. Eliza
...'..Gn. "a, Maria Parham
.H" day. July 80. 1910.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03

Persia'S air force comprises about
$50 airplanes, mainly of British make.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03

The Craft Clubs Of North and
South Henderson have been max
ing sandals, using Vcnccr!ng board
for solcs and tapestry for tops.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-03

A group of children from North
nd South Henderson enjoyed swim
ming at King Daughters Park Tues
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
HELD
OAIVVVEI I1ELU
Group Cites Need For Ad-
equate Defense Along The
North Carolina Coast

A resolution asking that a quasi
public corporate entity be formed to
seek and secure some of the national
defense projects for Wilmington and
vicinity and that the expenses of the
organization be provided jointly by
the city and county was adopted
by the Better Business club of vii
mington at it's semi-annual banquet
at the Cape Fear hotel last night.
Adoption of the resolution followed
a talk on National Defense" by
Lieut.. Col. William VanDyke Ochs,
commandant of the New Hanover
High school ROTC unit.
Defense Needed
Citing the need for adequate de-
Tense along the North Carolina coast,
the Business club expressed appre-
citation for the efforts of the city
and county governments and other
officials, stating, however:
"It is the opinion of the. members
of this association that to assure
more positive and continuing favor
able results, all such activities should
be centralized under the auspices of
quasi-public corporate entity un-
derwritten by all interested citizens
Continued on Page Ten; Cos. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
Business Club Asks Body
Secure Arms Projects
Chinese Impressed By
Burma Road Reopening

~CHUNGKING, Oct. 9.-(APe
. Authoritative Chinese quarters
said tonight Britain's decision
to, reopen the Burma road Oct.
II as well as the current Amer
lean attitude toward Japan had
deeply impressed the Chinese
government and its people.
They said China was deter
mined to use the road to the
fullest possible extent, although
Japanese bombing is antici-
pated.
Generalissimo Chang Kali
Shek's government is certain
that the route cannot be de-
stroyed, they said, and it will
be used by trucks as long as
possible for vital imports and
exports and then, if necessary,
by pony and mule trains or
cOOlie caravans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
Better Water
Supply Farley
Planned Here
Board Will Meet With Of
fetal Of Underground
Supply Engineers Friday
PROPOSED BY WADE
Water In City Mains Has
Less Salt Content Than
Any Time Since Thursday

With the city in the midst of
one of it's worst water shortages
in history, the board of commission
ers made plans yesterday for a
meeting Friday morning at II
o'clock, at which time mea of
obtaining a permanent fresh water
supply will be discussed.
A representative of a company
of underground water supply en-
gineers will be present for the pur-
pose of explaining how the city
can avoid any like crisis in the
future.
Recommended By Wade
Plans for the session were made
on the recommendation of James
E. l.. Wade, city commissioner of
public works, who also reported at
yesterdays meeting of the city
board that the water in the city
mains now have less salt content
than at any time since last Thurs
day..
He reported that a total Of Is 10
cations in the city have been made
available to the consuming public
where fresh water free of salt car
be obtained for cooking and drink
ing purposes. He reported the salt
content in the water in the city
mains for the past seven days as
follows: Thursday, 700 parts pei
million; Friday 1880; Saturday 14O0
Sunday 114O; Monday 1040; Tuesday
975: Wednesday $50.
Light rains on the Cape Zeal
watershed and a drop in the leve
of the high tides are expected tt
bring a further drop in the sal
content of the water, he said.
Temporary"
In making his report, Wade point
ed out that all the work being done
now to provide fresh water for the
people of the city to drink "is but
temporary, as the records will dis
Continued on Page Ten; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
CHURCH STRUCK
Steady Procession Of
Bombers Results In Many
Casualties In The City
WALES ATTACKED
Bombs Upset Buses, Capt.
tai Trembles From Ex-
plosions, Anti-P Plane Fire

LONDON. Oct. 10 Thursday
-Y-Forty areas of London were
showered with high explosive and
~incendiary bombs dropped by a
steady procession of N war
planes overnight, and among the
objects struck were a + a m o u S
church. n of the city's Oldest
hotels and a promenade known the
world over.
There was a mounting list OF
casualties, including many killed.
Simultaneous raids were carried
out against Wales, southwest and
northwest England. They all were
heavy but nothing like the batter
ing London was experiencing.
Brief Respite
Early this morning London had
a brief respite, but the raiders
we're back again with a concerted
effort to pierce the curtain of steel
hurled skyward by anti aircraft
batteries.
Great high-explosive bombs and
i~ncenQiary ''breadbaskets" upset
buses, struck at rail lines a n d
spread fire and debris from one
end of London to the other last
night and early today.
From northern environs to SOUTH
ernmost tip, the capital trembled
with the shock of the exploding
bombs and the s%huddering crash
Of an incessant anti-aircraft bar
rage.
So intense was the din that it
was at times almost impossible to
tell which noises were those of
bombs and which were those of
the defensive guns.
As an example of the severity of
Continued on Page Ten; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 9-tB
Outlining a six : point program
designed to rebuild little bust
ness" Wendell L. Willkie said to-
night that the new deal has been
stepping on the neck of the little
businessman - the druggist, the
grocer and the little manufacture
err"
THE biggest companies a not
expand much" the republican
presidential nominee told a crowd
on the New Haven green. But the
little companies must expand and
must multiply if we r to put our
people back to work This is the
only way by which we a make
enough new jobs"
Coming here after touring 6
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
Willkie Offers Program
To Aid Little Business

miles through a score of Connect
cut towns, Willkie declared that
the new deal has pretended to
hate big business" but has injured
small business men. Then he add
ed:
IT have a program for the re-
building of American business.
That program begins with little
business:
81. / propose that We stop chang
ing the rules under which business
operates.
20. Every little business
man will know that we favor his
efforts to make new jobs for those
who are now dependent on relief.
Continued OH Page Ten; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-REDr.
Clarence A. Dykstra, president OF
the University of Wisconsin, took
under consideration tonight he
question whether he would accept
hte job of draft director.
Dykstra conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary OF
War Stimson during The day. Talk
ing to reporters afterward, he did
not say the post a e-ually was Of
fered him, but asserted that the
President had discussed it with
him. 1t was a matter requiring
some considering, he added.
Lieut.. Col. Lewis B. Hershey
has been temporarily directing the
military CONSUMPTION program.
Should Dykstra be appointed be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
DATE FOR ARMORY
MEETING IS ASKED
Mayor Cooper Wants City
And County Commission
ers To Consider Project

Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said
last night that he has requested Ad-
Olson Hewlett, chairman of the
county commissioners, to set a date
for a joint meeting of the city and
county boards soon so that definite
action on the armory-auditorium
project may be taken.
He said that he expected the
meeting will probably be held
some time Friday.
The request for an immediate
conference between the two gov
ernmental units on the proposed
Joined sponsorship of the project
followed a report by James E. l..
Wade, city commissioner of public
works, to the city board yesterday
morning at which time tentative
plans for the structure were pre-
scented.
The armory-auditorium would be
built through WPA aid as a part
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10

protection Of an armed convoy.
The vessel, estimated at 10000 tons,
the communique added, stopped
and lay m%otionless."
Nothing was said as to loss OF
life aboard the transport.
(The announced scene of the in
cident, which was northwest OF
Ireland, would put it on the route
often Travelled by Canadian troops
moved across for the defense OF
England.)
This assault was but n of a
series Of %uccesse claimed by the
high command in the war at sea: A
Nazi auxiliary cruiser was reported
to have sunk a total of $4,000 tons
of enemy merchant shipping IN
overseas waters" and a British
merchant ship was declared to have
been set aflame off Scotland by
the bombs of a reconnaissance
plane.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
ANSWERS QUERIES
Does Not Concur In State
ment That New Deal Fears
War In Fifteen Days
TENSION is EASED
Expresses Surprise
At u. S. Move To Get Ma
tionals Out OF Orient

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. tP
Navy continued today to prepare
for a possible emergency in the
Pacific, but a slackening of dlplo-
matte activity appeared to reflect
diminished tension generally in adj
ministration quarters over the Far
Eastern situation.
Secretary Knox announced after
talks with high naval s~trateglsts
during the week that the personnel
of the fleet now in the Pacific
would be reinforced Immediately
to raise it to full strength. He
said 4,2OO men would join the fleet
at once and sail back to Hawaii
with the warships now on tn e
West coast undergoing repairs.
Answers Question
At the p ess conference at which
he announced the fleet reinforce
ment, Knoy answered a number
of questions concerning the Far
East situation.
He said he did not concur in a
published statement that the adj
ministration fe red war with ia.
pan in 5 days. II don't think any,
body knows" he added.
A number of officials showed
lessened pre-occupation with the
Orient as a potential danger spot.
Responsible in some measure for
this was JapaI's reaction to the
British notice that the Burma road
would be reopened for supplies to
China and also japanese reaction
to the state departments advice
to Americans in the far East 20
consider coming home.
Japan Quiet
There was no apparent tendency
in Japan to magnify the Burma
road decision as an incident likely
to lead to immediate drastic re-
prisals.
At the same time the Tokyo
foreign office spokesman, Yakichi-
70 Suma, expressed surprise at
the American move to get ma
tionals out of the Far East. He
said 1--WE can't understand the
necessity of it." and added that
Japan had nc intention of advising
Japanese in the United States to
return home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10

With Rumania
Considered Inevitable Be-
cause OF Nazis' Threat To
Occupy Oil Fields
CONFERENCE IS HELD
Talk Between English En-
voy, Antonescu Brings
only Negative Results

BUCHAREST, Oct. g. R A
break in British-Rumanian diplo-
matte relations NOW is inevitable"
British quarters declared tonight, as
a result of what they contend is a
threat of partial occupation of the
oil-rich Balkan kingdom by German
forces.
This turn in the already badly
strained relations between the two
countries followed a long conference
at which British Ambassador Sir
Reginald Hoare sought in vain to
obtain from General Ion Antonescu,
Rumanian chief of state, a satisfac-
tory explanation of the entry Of
Nazi troops into Rumania.
Negative Results"
Associates of the grey-haired Brit
looking extremely grave, said the
talks produced only negative re-
suits"
Furthermore, they said Antonescu
told the ambassador nothing to re-
assure him about the future of
Britain's position in Rumania. Brit
ish sources had said earlier that I'M
less such assurances were forthcom-
ing a diplomatic break would be
more than likely.
Today's conference was arranged
by Sir Reginald after receiving what
the British called an "unsatisfac-
tory written explanation of the Ger
man troop movements.
Troops Welcomed
British informants said they had
received reports that German troops
in force had been welcomed by Ru-
manians at the Hungarian frontier,
despite Rumanian government pro-
testations that only a limited mum
Continued on Page Ten; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-10
HAMBURG BURNING
British Pound Large Naval
Base At Wilhelmshaven
With Is Tons OF Bombs
FIRES GUIDE Raj
Invasion Ports, Particu-
larly Calais, Damaged
During Extensive Attacks

LONDON, Oct. 9.-R-Britain's
night bombers have set ablaze the
center of the great German Krupp
works at Essen, left the oil refiner-
les in Hamburg a ring of spread
ing fire and pounded the naval
base of Wilhelmshaven with more
than IS tons of bombs, the air
ministry disclosed tonight.
Sweeping in over the glowing,
newly bombed invasion coast"
waves of Royal Air force bomb
ers struck deep into Germany last
night for a series of ss.ults that
rivaled any previous foray.
First of all, the bon-bers swept
in from the North Sea O. Bremen.
Officials said the raid began at
8:15 p. M, and 'tfor the next hour
and a half the whole area was
systematically bombed with high
explosives and incendiaries."
THE docks were repeatedly hit.
Fourteen fires we're started in the
first part of the attack" the Of
fetal narrative said.
AT the sprawling port of Ham
burg, the raiders attacked in
waves.
From the reports received"
said the air ministry, 1T is clear
were obtained a ring of fire was
seen spreading after attack, as
though there was a leakage Of pc
troll (gasoline) from one of the
tanks ignited."
At the Krupp works, the bull
letin said, a salvo of Fombs, "fal
ling in the center of the target
set fire to several buildings
Other bombers used the fires te
guide them to the plant.
The invasion ports, particularly
Calais, got it hard. The harbol
at Calais was bombed for eight
hours; quays at Flushing, I'll {
Netherlands, we're attacked heavi'
ly; direct hits reported scor'
ed on the docks at LIE Havre;
Boulogne's searchlights were
smashed.
A factory which makes nickel
alloys for Germany's planes and
submarines was raided "succes-
sully" east of Frankfurt, officials
related, and a single alder laid
a line of bombs across the mole
at the naval base of Br%unnsbuttel.
"a string of large fires" fared
up.
Over Bremen, the ministry add
ed, the air was heavy with flying
debris, and fires were set raging
TN Berlin, DNB, the official Ger
man news agency, reported that a
British mass attack on the port Of
Hamburg had been thrown back
before it reached the city proper
In Bremen, it was added, British
planes dropped bombs on the edge
of the city.
(In the assault upon Hamburg,
the agency claimed, only a resi-
Dental district in a village near
the city was hit. In the Bremen
attack, DNB asserted, there were
similar results.)