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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
TOTAL WAR LOOMS
Go Into Action In Low Ma
tons AS Churchill Wins
Confidence Vote
DOWN 135 PLANES
BRITAIN

LONDON, May 13.-(AP)
Great Britain braced herself
tonight for the "blood, toll,
tears and sweat" of battle
under the command of the
prime minister, Winston
Churchill, who pledged "vic-
tory at all costs-victory in
spite of all terrors."
While the new leader won
unanimous votes of conf
dence in the house of lords
and the commons, British
troops went into action in
the low countries against the
Nazi invaders, British war
ships bombarded German air
troops on the lowlands coast,
and British planes attacked
German communication lines.
Ruler Seeks Sanctuary
With fierce fighting un-
der way in the homeland
and refugees streaming from
Holland and Belgium, the
Dutch royal family sought
sanctuary in London.
First to come today were
Crown Princess Juliana, her
two baby daughters and her
consort, Prince Bernhard.
Then, tonight, Queen Will
helmina arrived.
The 59-year-old refugee
queen was met personally by
King George VI at Liverpool
station. The king clasped the
queens hands and kissed her
on both cheeks.
The queen came to Eng
land on a British warship.
1t was believed among the
reasons she fled her coun-
try were reported plots by a
fifth column" to kidnap the
royal family.
A foreign office communi-
que explained it was Of "par-
amount Importance" that the
royal house Of Orange-Nas-
sau "should be SAFE"
Air Fight Continues
The British fight in the
air continued at an intense
pace. An air ministry COM
said that 40 more
enemy planes were shot
"at very small cost" to
the British attackers and it
was added unofficially that
the British air force alone
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
CAROLINA AIRMEN
WILL VISIT HERE
Club Accepts Invitation To
Visit Wilmington Dur
ing June 22-23

The Carolina Aero club, at its
meeting in Goldsboro, accepted an
invitation to include Wilmington in
it's itinerary during an air tour Of
the state scheduled for June 1923,
it was reported at a meeting of the
board of directors of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce last night.
The invitation was extended
jointly by the Wilmington Aero club
and by the j. c. c.
]. L. Hamilton, of Raleigh, is on
the committee in charge of.making
arrangements for the tour and &C
copied the invitation to bring the
pilots and their planes here.
The present plan is for all parti-
cipating planes to meet at one point
on June 20, fly to Asheville for the
night, and to continue the tour, ar
irving in Wilmington on June %
and spending the night at Wrights-
vile Beach, leaving on Sunday,
June %.
The two local clubs will make
arrangements for holding a ban
quet and dance for the entertain
ment of the visitors, for transporta-
ton to and from the beach, and for
their accommodations at Wrights-
VILE
Members of the committee at
tending the convention were James
Pennington, representing both the
Jaycee and the Aero club, Bill
Archer, Bernard Solomon a n d
David Brinkley.
Other business disposed of at the
board of directors dealt with plans
for a charter night observance and
for utilization with the state and
national J. c. c. organization.
The date for the charter night
has been set for May 81 at Wrights-
vile Beach. A banquet and dance
have been planned for the night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
GREENSBORO MAN
KILLED in WRECK
Six Other Persons Are In
Jured In Auto Collision
In Fender County

BURGAW, May ia. o. Spoon,
Jr' 20, of Greensboro, was killed
early this morning when the car he
was driving crashed head-on with a
Fuek operated by John L. Bowen, At,
On U. S. highway 421 about three
miles north of Wards Corner, in
Fender county.
Six other persons were injured in
lhe crash, two seriously. They were
Bowen and Jesse Langsford, 40, of
0asIie Hayne, and four negroes.
Bowen and Langsford were admit
'u 10 James Walker Memorial hos
pl'a' In Wilmington for treatment of
severe lscerations about the face,
Nedu and body. Their conditions
we're described last night as "satis-
'aclofy,' The four negroes were
sven llrst aid treatment for bruises
"lu iilnor cuts and released.
Inc accident occurred about $50
'Vioch this morning. Spoon was
'oohtlnued on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
Airline Representatives
Inspect Local Airport

In this connection, Harry Gard
ner, chairman Of the county air.
port committee. yesterday received
the approval of the board of
county commissioners Of a letter
he wrote to Mayor Henry W.
Lockwood, of Charleston, request
ing that he, along with the Off
Gals of other participating cities,
write to the Civil Aeronautics au-
thorities requesting that the Ca
madam Colonial airways be granted
permission to institute service
down the east coast
Gardner, other members of the
county board, Louis Fisher and R..
B. Page, were members of a COM
mittee from Wilmington who con-
ferred with :,irline officials in
Charleston several days ago re-
garding the institution of service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
A~LLIESDECZARE WITHDRAWAL
IN ACCORDANCE WITH HANS:
CHURCHILL PLEDGES VICTORY
DUTCH OUTFLANKED
Famous Grebbe Water De-
tense Line Pierced And
Rotterdam Threatened
REACH ZUIDER ZEE
HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM, May 49,
(AP)-Outflanked from the
north and from the south,
with their famous Grebbe
water defense line pierced
and with Rotterdam threat
ened by German motor COL
umns but Is miles away, the
Dutch tonight vacated The
Hague as a seat of govern
ment and sent their queen
to safety in England.
The Dutch high command
acknowledged in a communi-
que tonight that the Ger
mans had succeeded in TAX
ing "a small sector of the
|Grebbe line," their main wa
ter defense system running
south of the Zuider Zee to
the Rhine, and that although
Netherlands troops by fierce
fighting had retaken the Sec
tor they could not hold it
when the Germans launched
fresh attacks.
(The Germans, have re-
ported penetrating this line
between Amersfoort and
Rhenen, about IS miles east
Of Amsterdam.)
Pass Bridge
To the south, the high
command acknowledged that
Germans with motorized
equipment had raced through
the Langstraat (south of the
Mas river) and had reached
and passed the Moerdijk
bridge which crosses the
Hollandsch dep but Is miles
south of Rotterdam.
In Rotterdam itself, Ger
man parachute and trans
port-landed troops were adj
mitted still to be holding out
"stubbornly."
(The Germans today said
"contact" had been establish
ed with this Rotterdam
force.)
Moreover, the Germans
we're acknowledged to be in
possession of most of the
northeast provinces and to
have reached the east coast
of the Zuider Zee, that great
tongue of the North Sea
which has turned partly to
fresh water because of
Dutch dykes.
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Three men, two OF whom are rep
resentatives of the Canadian Co.
lonial airlines, were in Whining
ton yesterday making an inspec-
ton of the local airport to deter
mine it's adequacy for the accom-
mediation of a regularly scheduled
airline service.
They were M. O.. Dunning, at
torney for the company: Cliff Ell
lott, his associate; and Beverly
Howard, manager of the Charles
ton and Columbia airports.
All three were extremely inter-
ested and optimistic concerning the
introduction of airline service
through Wilmington.
They are making a survey of the
entire route from New York to
Nassau and are making everv eff
fort to rush Tho r~orlS throueh IN
a finie'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
BEL GIAN LEADERS SAY NAILS
MEETING STIFF RESISTANCE

forces delivered new attacks
against all our positions"
1t said Belgian troops had
maintained their positions
Everywhere" against the at
tacks Sunday night but neither
communique gave details on
the outcome of today's assaults.
With British and French
alongside the Belgians in
the front lines, optimism ap-
peared buoyed after the first
impact of the nazi blitzkrieg
offensive and experienced OBJ
servers here said the outcome
still was in the balance.
The joint British-French-Bel-
gian command established an
inter-Allied censorship in Bel
GUM.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
F. R., Experts
Draft
ForHugeFund
Extraordinary Army Fund
Of More Than $5OO,OO0,-
900 May Be Asked
ANTICIPATED
Allies Buy $350,O00,000
Worth OF American
Airplanes, Motors

WASHINGTON, May 13.- Up -
President Roosevelt acted today tt
speed up Americas armament
working with military and fisca,
officials on a request to congress
for an extraordinary defense FUND
which reliable sources said would
probably exceed $780, 900 900.
Initial reaction to the news of
his intention indicated that, as a
result of the total war now raging
in Europe, his recommendation
would have many supporters in
how large it might be.
Favors Another Billion
Chairman May (D-Ky) of the
house military committee, who with
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) Of the
house naval group was called to
confer with Mr.. Roosevelt tomor-
row, told reporters he favored an
additional $1,000, 900, 900 for the
Lilly dIlu navy COL1lUllleu.
Adding that he was for "any-
thing the President asks" May de-
clared:
I'VE ought to have a national
defense setup or quit talking about
it."
Mr.. R%oosevelt's round of confer
ences today on the augmented de-
Tense program conceded with four
other important developments:
1. An Allied spokesman announc-
ed that England and France had
about $3.50, 600, 900 worth of
American airplanes and airplane
motors within the last four weeks.
2. The question whether the
United States should grant credits
Continued on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
FIGHTING HEAVY
Germans Seek To Sever AL
lied Communications In
Ardennes Mountains
WALL IS ERECTED
FRANCE

PARIS, May 13.-(AP)-
advance motorized
columns poured their fire in
to massive" German attacks
The Netherlands and Bel
GUM today but gave ground
all along the line except west
of Liege, Belgium, where the
counter = attacked
with tanks.
A French war ministry
spokesman emphasized that
while French, British, Dutch
and Belgians were retiring
slowly in the face of savage
onslaughts by German mo-
torized corps and "tremen-
dous" blasting attacks from
the air, the withdrawal was
in accordance with strategic
plans and could not be con-
sidered a retreat.
Heaviest Fighting
The heaviest fighting, the
reported, occurred in
the Belgian Ardennes noun
tains, north of France, where
the Germans threw several
of infantry and be-
tween 1900 and 1000 tanks
into a smashing blow in an
effort to sever Allied COM
munications.
"It's the big push," said
one official commentator,
but we've erected the wall
against it,"
On this. wall, he said, "the
battle will be fought"
The Germans were liable
to advance" said the nightly
c~ommunique of this
sector.
"Our cavalry units, after
having fulfilled their mission
retard the enemy, fell
back on the Meuse which was
reached by the enemy on a
part of it's course"
Enters France
The Meuse (Maas) river
swings s~outhwestward, south
Of Liege, and after passing
Namur and Dinant,
enters French territory at
Givet, some As miles west Of
the Luxembourg border.
The Germans were report
ed waging violent battle for
possession of Longwy, French
town at the junction of the
French Luxembourg and
Continued on Page Three)
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terattack by Belgian units sup
ported by tanks.

terattack by Belgian units sup
ported by tanks.
During the operations of the
last few days, certain infantry
units, cyclists, chasseurs in the
Ardennes and light motorized
troops have particularly distin-
guished themselves, having full
filled their mission with c0ur-
age and bravery.
"The crew Of a Belgian air.
plane shot down in territory &C.
cupied by the enemy succeeded
in regaining their posts after
crossing the German lines"
An earlier communique in
dictated that nazi pressure was
almost constant. It said en-
gagements had taken place "at
diverse points" during Sunday
night and that, starting early
today, "enemy m otorized
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14

WASHINGTON, May 10. - Up -
President Roosevelt sent to congress
today more than score of def,
cheney and supplemental estimates of
appropriations for the current fiscal
year, amounting to approximately
$63, 600, 900. The largest items in
cluded 21,190, 900 for the department
of agriculture, and $40, 1913, 900 for
the postoffice department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, May 10 Up -
The Belgian high command
acknowledged tonight that the
Germans had waged day-lOng
offensives on the entire Belgian
frontier but declared they had
been met with "stiff resist
ance."
Its communique said:
Throughout the day our
troops fought severe combats.
Everywhere they put up stiff
resistance to the enemy.
"A village which had fallen
in the hands of the enemy has
been reoccupied after a coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
HULL SAYS WORLD
FACES BIG THREAT
Asserts Is Menaced With
New Descent Into Inter-
national Anarchy

WASHINGTON, May 49, Up -
Secretary of State Hull said to-
night that the world is menaced
with "a new descent into the con-
ditions of international anarchy
which characterized the dark ages"
and that the United States has no
choice but to expand its arma-
ments program.
He appealed, however, to those
who believe in international mo-
rality" to hold fast to the con-
viction that law and morality will
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
WEATHER

No,A FORECAST
ar On Cafolina: Partly cloudy, warm
showars. ne coast Tuesday; Wednesday
bppinrars IN west and central portions,
init " nalng in the mountais Tuesday
N0'ler In west portion Wednesday.
end chronological data for the "a hours
LOU p: m. Yesterday.
1:3O Temperature
III, a; m; "a: 1870 a. m. 50: 1:3O n
mipj M, 1880 p. M. 81; maximum Is:
o4, mean 65; normal 70.
1:n . ~ Humidity
N. a. d m. IS; 7:30 a. M. So; 1:30 D
Total Precipitation
none. +d aor "A hours ending 7:3O D. m.
o72 Jbo.al since first of the month
Tides For Today
Wilmington High Low
s'0n - 2:50a 10 :29a
'''' Inlet - o:25a 7:o1n
rise Il :4so ola; sunset Loop; moon.
moonset 0:2Oa.
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BRITISH WITHDRAW
FROM LILLEHAMMER
Continued From Page Cne)

He said he is Carefully watch
ing the activities of certain small
groups Of people of whome some
appear to be deliberately anxious to
hinder the war effort" These &C
tivities, however, he assured the
house, have had SO far little prac-
teal efefct."
Demands for suppression of the
communist party and other meas
ures have been raised by members
of parliament and other British.
There is one communist M. P, Will
liam GALLAGHER, a Scot.
The attack on the governments
prosecution of the war in the lower
house was led by Hugh Dalton,
fiery laborite, and was supported
by Clement Davies, an influential
liberal national.
Dalton, initiating a debate on the
5000, 900, 900 budget for the cur
rent fiscal year, said eve are not
producing enough aircraft or pra-
duc1ng them fast enough. We are
not producing enough arms of other
kinds nor producing them fast
enough nor producing ~otherenough
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
When Poisons Slow
KIDNEYS
and Irritate Bladder

Go to your druggist today and
get this safe, harmless diuretic
and stimulant-ask for Gold Medal
Harlem Oil Capsules and start at
ICE to flush out waste matter
irritating acids and poisons thru
kidneys.
That's a quick and effective way
to help bring about more healthy
kidney activity and relieve that
bladder irritation with its scanty
passage with smarting and burn
ing as we'll as restless nights.
Remember the kidneys often need
flushing as well as the bowels, and
some symptoms Of kidney weakness
may be: getting up often during
the night-puffy eyes-backache-
shifting pains.
Don't be an EASY MARK and
accept a substitute--Ask for Gold
Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules-right
from Harlem in Holland. GET
GOLD MEDAI-the original-the
genuine. Look for the Gold Medal
on the box-35 cents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
LAW
EFFECTIVE SOON
Continued From Page Onel

weeks Immediately preceding the
date of the first publication of such
advertisement"
The act does not apply to Wake,
Chatham, Stanly and Yadkin coun-
ties, or in counties in which only
one newspaper is published.
Newspapers which publish legal
advertising are required to file
with the clerk of superior court in
their counties sworn statement that
they are eligible to accept such ad-
vertising, under the law.
Eure mailed to newspapers a copy
Of the act, together with a form
which may be filled out and given
to the clerks of superior court.
The form was drawn up by William
c. Lassiter of Raleigh, general
counsel of the North Carolina Press
association, and was approved by
Attorney General Harry Mcmillan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
NATIONAL DEFENSE
PLANS ARE PUSHED
Continued From Page One)

States and the strategic outposts at
Panama and Hawaii for the nets.
At the capitol, the house naval
committee recommended passage of
legislation to authorize an increase
,yb 10000 yards in the range of the
main batteries of the battleships
New York, Texas and Arkansas.
Congressional experts say the pres
ent range of the three ships is
about $1,000 yards or approximate
ly eight miles, far short of the -
to Is mile range of other battle
ships of the fleet.
The cost of this modernization
would be $5,725, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

ADVERTISER N
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
Party Lines Cut

WASHINGTON, April 25.-LP-
Spending forces regained control
of the sometimes-economy-minded
senate today, pushing through a
$50 100000 river and harbor bill
and adding 900, 900 to the ap-
nropriation for the Civilian Con.
servation corps.
The 40.to-29 vote approving the
rivers and harbors measure cut
sharply across party lines. Few
voices were raised against the leg
jsIatiol. which often is an election
year pet.
Senator King (D-Utah) spoke of
A lean and empty treasury that
is yawning for accretion" and SEN
ators Reed (R-Kan) and Schwartz
D.Wyo) urged that the bill be
DELAYED until next year. Schwartz
EXPRESSED fear that when we con-
slider the relief bill for the needy,
We will look in the sack and find
there's nothing left.
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) had
opposed the bill earlier,
The measure appropriates no
money, but would authorize appro-
priations beginning in 1871 for
more than 40 waterway projects
throughout the country. The final
ly-approved bill, which now goes
10 the house, compared with an
$83,S48, 100 measure passed earlier
by the house and a 1881, 600, 900 bill
recommended by the senate com
merce committee.
Under customary procedure, a
Joint senate-house conference COM
mittee would seek to work out diff.
ferences between the two cham.
bers.
After approving the waterway
legislation, the senate took UP the
1898, 000, 900 appropriation for fed
eral labor and security activities
and promptly raised the CCC ap-
preparation from $685. 00, 900 to
$3.50, 000. 00O.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
COLORFUL SPRING
WRApAR0UND TURBANS
Special 29c

One to match every colorful spring costume.
Lovely new materials in colorful combinations or
plain pastel or dark shades. In crochet, fish nets,
jersey and Lentex cloth.
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er, contributing to national maya
zines.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs.
Columbia Balance Saunders; three
daughters, Mrs. Billie Saunders
Smith of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Leon
S. Brooks of Arlington, Va, and
Mrs. Fred Barr, Jr., of T~arrytown,
N. Y; a son, William Keith Saun-
ders; a brother, Caleb T. Saunders
of Norfolk, Va; four sisters, Mrs.
L. H. Christian of Richmond, Va,
Mrs. Nancy Brown of Norfolk, Va,
Mrs. Lonnie Price of Norfolk, and
Mrs. Dave Sarsfield of New Bedford,
Mass, and four grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
cFNATE APPROVES
'A' RIVER PROJECTS
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from the inland waterway
cane Fear river, The chan
"a shorten the distance from
,u,;ngton by several miles.
~, Northeast river channel will
Ioanoned to % feet from Hill
De bridge to the fertilizer manu-
t W. sites up the river.
several mooring basins in the
waterway We're included in
MAN Iisr of projects. Other North
t VI, projects in the bill are;
TaIona Waterway from Norfolk,
"a Beaufort inlet, 100000, ST.
W.. Silver Lake harbor, 100000, $4,-
600; p,,u
,reak. $4,000, $4,000;
Psm.ico sound to Avon, SIS, 500,
CbarneI from Pamlico sound to
Do3anrhe. $4,000, $4,000;
Troroughfare Bay Cedar Bay
channel. $4,000;
Pembroke creek, $500, $500;
poninson chanenl, $4,000;
ps.rfort harbor, $4,000, $2,7OO;
Tr+racoastal waterway from Beau
s,r, 10 Cape Fear river $4,000,
Waterway connecting Swan Quar-
..r Ray, Deep Bay, $4,000, 5000;
v3nreo to Oregon inlet, $4,000,
5000;
river, $1,000, 5000.
Anong those advised of the bills
.ossace by the senate were the
wilmington Star-News, the Will
n,ington Propeller club and the
chamber of Commerce, which have
sr,rortad the projects here for
some time.
The bill authorizes appropria-
.iors over a seven-year period for
waterway Improvements starting in
1q41. However, the measure car
-ias no funds itself and is substan-
+iaIIy above the $~S3,S4S,10O rivess
and barbors authorizations passed
some time ago by the house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

nor producing other necessities for
sustenance of the people and con-
duct of the war"
He also dashed out at "silly lies
to the efefct that the rich now are
taxed to the limit, urged an end
to 5-figure incomes and asked for
a capital levy.
Davies assailed attitudes that
time is on u side" ard 1--WE have
always muddled through"
Are we reckoning the cost OF
this middle in money and material
and in the terrible loss it might
mean in young lives?" he asked.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
W. O. SAUNDERS, 56,
BROWNS In CANAL
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paper then published at Elizabeth
City.
Later he worked on the Norfolk
(Va.) Dispatch and on the New York
American. For a time he was also
associate editor of Golfers. He was
a member of the state house of rep
resentatives in 1919.
The Independent went bankrupt
in 1887. Saunders went to Washing
ton and became a free lance writ
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
INDIANS WIN

WILLIAMS, Va, April 25.-P-
Stout hitting by Tom Andrews, di-
minutive William and Mary second
baseman, plus the effective relief
pitching of Lefty Tommy Crane, en-
abled the unpredictable Indian nine
to upset a strong Wake Forest base
ball team 4 to 3 here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
RESIGNS

RALEIGH, April 25.- up i
Spruill Thornton of Winston-Salem
has resigned as state representative
from Forsyth county, to accept ap-
pointment as chairman of the coun-
tvs election board, Governor Hoey
said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
SWITZERLAND PREPARES

BERNE, Switzerland, April Is
R1-Switzerland began thorough, ma
tion-wide preparation against air
raids tonight with the first half of
a tWo-night total blackout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
Mrs. Rudolph KdIan to
Fill Drama Vacancy.

At business meeting of the Music
and Drama club held at the Community
Center, Monday evening, Mrs Rudolph
Kalan was elected to fill the drama
vacancy of Mrs. Thomas Carey, who
will be leaving Ely shortly.
Another matter of business was a
news report of highlights of the clubs
work, which Mrs. Joseph Fleming will
prepare for the Federation of Women's
Clubs every month. Mrs P. D. NC
Carly and Miss zella Richter were
chosen to participate in the annual
membership drive for the Red Cross
The next regular meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. o. w. Parker on
November 4th.