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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Greek vi ictories
Feature Conflict
Britain Turns Down Christmas Truce
Ioea as Russians, BuIsarians Confer
On Balkan Part in European Order
: BY UNITED PRESS

Great Britain turned down any thought of Christmas
in Europe Tuesday, Greece sashed at Italian lines
from Lake Ochrda almost to Porto Edda and apparently
important diplomatic activity involving future moves
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Congress to Act
On British Help

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (UP)-Chairman Walter F.
after conference with President Roosevelt today thai
his group will take up two proposals bearing
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
ClO Auto Union
Head terminates
Plant Shutdown
Compromise Reached After Arrival Of
Labor Leader from East; Workers Must
Ratify Agreement at Mass Meeting

DOWNEY Cal, Nov. 26. (UP)-An agreement to end
the IL day old strike of the United Automobile Workers
aircraft division at the Vutee Aircraft factory reach
ed today conference of union officials and company
executives presided by Federal Concator John B.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

Butter: Los Angeles, 34c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 43c; manufacturing milk
SIC; route gathered cream, 33c.
L. A. hay: us. No. I. V. Sf6-16.50
U. s. No. 2 leafy S14-14.50, 4. v.
and Antelope S15-15.50; u. S. No.
2 S12.50-13; Mpls. Dec. flax Sl.56is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
PERSONALS

Miss Ella Ezzell, of Turkey
spent the weekend at Teachy cot
tage at Carolina Beach, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Teachy.
i X y
Miss Lucille Bordeaux of Caroline
Beach has been visiting relatives II
Philadelphia, Pa. She expects tt
visit the New York Worlds Fail
before her return to Wilmington.
Miss Augusta Mae Koethlinger
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Roe.
thlinger, has returned to her hom
on Wrightsville sound from Camp
Leach, Washington, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pate and chill
dren, Donald, Joan, and Leroy, Of
Philadelphia, Pa, visited Mrs
Paite's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Bordeaux at Carolina Beach last
weekend.
Miss Mary Eleanor Robson,
Miss Charlotte Gardner, M i S s
Catherine Gardner, Miss r t h
White, Miss Jean Blanchard, Ma.
than Cole, Jr., Carl Mathis and
Case have returned home
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02

nounced place. Upon their re-
turn they will be at home at 213 IL
Orange street in Wilmington,
where Mrs. Walker is director of
music at the First Baptist church,
Mrs. Walker is a graduate of
Goldsboro high school and o f
Brenau College, Gainesville, b.,
to which she won a competitive
four-year scholarship. While at
Brenau she was a member of the
Student Government Council a n d
Honor Court, of the national mus
ic sorority, Mu Phi Epsilon;
of the Brenau debating team for
two years, and of a debating sor-
GRITTY. She afterwards attended
Westminster Choir college,
Princeton, N. j, where she was
graduated in June, 1889.
MI. Walker is the only son of
DR.. George Z. Walker of the fac
ulty of Hampden-Sydney College,
Va, and Mrs. Grace Vernon Mar
vim Walker. His paternal grand
father was on the faculty of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and
his maternal grandfather was
the great grandson of John B.
Martin, the artist, of Richmond,
Va. He is the great-great-great
grandson of Nathaniel Venable, in
whose office Hamden Sydney col
lege was founded. His great-grand-
father, Abram w. Venable,
represented North Carolina in
the U. S. Congress and also in the
Confederate Congress.
He also is a graduate of West
minister. He and Mrs. Walker
were members of the Westminster
Choir for two years.
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding besides members of the
family and of the wedding party
already mentioned included: DR..
and Mrs. John Slemp, Raleigh;
DR.. and Mrs. Winston Pierce,
Durham, Mrs. Lewis Bullock,
Greenville; Mr.. and Mrs. J.. C.
Hough, Kinston; and from Will
mington, Mesdames E. H. Pope,
Clarence Rotten, and R. S. LeGwin
and little Miss Celeste Le-
Gwin; Misses Inez Baggette, Helen
Dobson, Louise Page and Elsie
russell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
DIAL 1911

state. Featured vocalist will bs
Jimmy Applewhite, and danca
music will be given nightly iron
9 until IL o'clock.
"Children's night. a weekly foa.
ture at Lumina. will be held IA.
night, with Is numbers given Nv
local children under the supcryj.
sion of Mrs. J. T. Belcher.
On Wednesday night, the Sans
Faute fraternity will sponsor :.
public dance, and on Thursday
both an afternoon and a n;gb.
dance will be given in celebration
of July 4gh.
Freddy johnson and his orcbos-
ira will continue their weekly
broadcasts on Tuesday nights from
Lumina, Mr.. Barbee said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
Club Clock

The Castle Hayne Road Dem
onstration club will hold it's
regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming. All members are urged to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
FREDDY JOHNSON WILL
G ENGAGEMENT
TONIGHT AT LUMINA

Tonight Freddy johnson, popu-
lar band leader, and his IA piece
orchestra will begin a two week
engagement at Lumina, Wrights'
vile Beach, it was announced yes.
terday> by Allen Barbee, manager
of the pavilion.
This orchestra, which plays
weekly over the Carolina broad
casting system, is widely known
among the young people of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
Mararuth Allen
Becomes Bride
OF Norwood Cox
Ceremony Solemnized At The
First Baptist Church In
Wadesboro On June 81

WADESBORO, July LIN a cere
mony solemnized at the First Bap-
tist church Thursday evening. June
27, Miss Mararuth Allen became tie
bride Of Norwood Cox, Jr., of Rich
lands. Rev. W. H. Moore, pastor OF
the church, officiated. Mrs. R. P.
Lyon presided at the organ, with
Mrs. r. S. Pruette and Thomas M.
Little as soloists for the musical
program.
The groomsmen were Vergil Jen-
kins Of Chapel Hill, Louis Fairfax
of Lumberton, R. E. Cheek, of Kin
ston, Charles Wiggens of Rich
lands, and Fred Allen and George
Snuggs of this city. The bridesmaids
were Miss Judy Hardin of Chester,
S. c., Miss Barbara Hawkins OF
S%tatesville, Miss Jane Morrow OF
Albemarle, Miss Martha Allen OF
Columbia, S. c., and Miss Mabel
Huntley and Miss Effie Allen OF
Wadesboro. Miss Evelyn Allen and
Mrs. George Snuggs attended their
sister as maid and matron of honor.
Miss Nancy Jane Allen and Fred Al
len, Jr., were junior attendants.
The bride entered with her broth
er, Hampton B. Allen, by whom she
was given in marriage. Her gown
was a Victorian model of imported
Duchess satin, designed on princess
lines, with a sweetheart neckline and
long closelyfitted sleeves; the skirt
was full, and ended in an extended
train; the veil of double Illusion was
held by a coronet of seed pearls and
was showered with sprays of orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bou
uuet of g%ardenias and lilies of the
valley.
The bridegroom was accompanied
by j. L. Nicholson of Richards as
best ~
Mrs. Cox is the daughter Of Mrs.
Mamie Huntley Allen and the late
Hampton Bennett Allen, a grand,
daughter of the late Fulton C. Allen
and Mrs. Dora Bennett Allen; and
her maternal grandparents were the
late George w. Huntley and Mrs.
Nancy Chambers Huntley. After her
graduation from the Wadesboro High
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
H O U R S:
9 to 8 to 6

school, she attended Salem college
in Winston-Salem where she spe-
cialized in music.
Mr.. Cox is the son Of Mrs. Hazel
Nicholson Cox and Norwood Cox OF
Richards, a grandson of the late
John M. Cox and Mrs. Caroline M.
Cox, while his maternal grandpar-
ents were the late DR.. ]. A. Nichol-
son and Mrs. Ida A. Nicholson. He
was graduated from the Richlands
High school and the University OF
North Carolina and is now an anlytlc
chemist Of the North Carolina De-
partment of Revenue. Upon their
return from a motor trip through
western North Carolina, they will be
at home in Charlotte.
A reception was held at the home
of the brides mother after the cere-
monv.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
MISS ORRELL is
SATURDAY BRIDE
OF R. G.. MORTON

A wedding of interest throughout
the state was that of Miss Bess
Hayes Orrell and Robert Glenn
Morton, which was solemnized Sat
urday night at 8 o'clock in a cere'
mony of simplicity and dignity at
the home of the brides parents
The brides pastor, the Rev. r.
H. Satterfield, oficiated. Only
members of the immediate fam.
lilies we're present.
The bride was becomingly at
tired in cell blue crepe and wore
a shoulder corsage of BRIDES
roses.
Mrs. Morton is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Orrell of Winter
Park. She received her education
at the New Hanover High school.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Morton, of Will
mington, and is employed by the
National Bakeries.
The brides travelling outfit was
navy blue with matching acces
series.
Immediately following the wed
ding, the couple left for a motor
trip to Washington, D. c., and 9th
er places Of interest, to be at home
upon their return in Audubon.
Since the announcement of hel
engagement, the bride has beer
honored by the following: Mrs
Rose Jackson, Miss Katherine Or
rell, Mrs. S. L. Crawley, Misses
Lillian, Annie Mae, Sudie, and LIE
Ina Middleton, Mrs. w. L. Wood
Miss Annie Wood, M i S Louise
Lowrimore, and Mrs. Harold G
Wood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
Announce Rirth

Announce Birth
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Bum announce
the birth of a son, James Clarence,
on June 26 at the Marion Sprunt
Annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
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from a Young Peoples conference
at Peace college in Raleigh. They
are members of the Young Pet.
pies division of the Sunday school
of St. Andrews Presbyterian
church.
Lieutenant Billy Shollington OF
Columbia spent Friday and Satur.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Apple,
white. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
MILDRED DICKENS
BECOMES BRIDE
OF E. B. WILSON.

FAIRMONT, July 1-LP-Mr. and
Mrs. F. l.. Dickens, of Fairmont,
announce the marriage Of their
daughter, Mildred, to Edwin B. Will
son of Charlotte aid Lumberton.
Mr.. Wilson is the son of C. D.
Wilson of Charlotte. The couple will
make their home in Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
MRS. SINGLETARY
~ENTERTAINS CLUBS
AT BOLTON R

BOLTON, July Mrs. Charles
Singletary was a recent hostess to
the five local Adult Education
clubs which she organized. The
home was BEAUTIFULLY decorated
with cut flowers. i.
Corsages of perennial sweetpeas
were presented to the five CLUB
presidents: Mesdames o. B. Davis,
Martin Mcclellan, ]. c. Nye'
James Holton, and Miss Marie Nc
Keithan.
Rounds, jokes, and contests, the
latter under the direction OF MISS
Velma Jones, were followed by a
piano duet by Mrs. H. Applewhlte
and Mrs. Otto Jones.
The hostess, assisted by Miss
Elizabeth Merit, served refresh
ments to the following members:
Mesdames H. Applewhite, M airy
Chester, Stanley Faux, Benz Cal
son, J.. L. Long, Harvey Long,
Jesse Baker, Della Williams Caleb
McKeithan, ]. C. Nye, o. B. Davis,
Julian F. Wilson, Martin McKelth-
an Enoch Carroll, Pershing Car
roll and daughter, Valma, Charlie
Baker, Wade Damlass, James Hol-
ton, Otto Jones, Allie Dausey, R.
F. Lewis and Misses Lum Ward,
Marie McKeithan, Serepta Little,
Annie Mae Odom, Velma Jones,
Estelle McKeithan, Josephine Col
lier, Kathleen and Bernlce FAUX
and Miss HarriSs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02

The Castle Hayne Road Dem
onstration club will hold it's
regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming. All members are urged to
attend.
The South Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the clubhouse. All
members are asked to be pres
ent.
The Euphian class of st. An
dfew's Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Eustace Norfleet, 100 A n
street.
Circle Five of the Grace Meth
odist church Missionary society
will meet this morning at
10:45 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Fl. H. Hall, Alb North Fifth
street.
The Woman's auxiliary to
Cape Fear post 2573, Veterans
O. Foreign Wars, will meet to-
night at s o'clock in the
dug-out. All members, whether
local members or visitors, are
invited to attend.
Wilmington camp No. 8, Span.
ish War Veterans, will meet Fri
day night at 8 o'clock in the
dugout. All members are urged
to attend as final plans will be
made for the department con-
vention.
The meeting of Circle 3,
Fourth street Advent Christian
church, has been postponed I'M
til July II, when Mrs. w. B.
Cherry will be hostess at her
home on South Fifth street.
The Euphian class of St. An
drew's Presbyterian church
will meet Wednesday night at
8 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Eustace Nordeet; 100 Ann
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20
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to climb. Humph! If someone did
this as an outside job, that person
must have been on the stairs while
the commotion was going on and
made an escape while the door was
unguarded. Well, We'll have a cor
oner's inquest in the morning"
Ronnie came then, face white
and worried. They held me up to
question me about all this" he
said. Il didn't know what had
happened. Seems that you were
supposed to be killed and some
body else got it." He put his arm
around Linda, searched her face.
''All right, Lima, sweet?"
Suddenly she knew where Ron
ME had been. Someone had taken
him to the police station, remem-
bering that Linda stood in the way
of any profitable marriage he
might wish to make with the
daughter of the man who was Civ
ing him a fling at stardom. 3
Ito Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20

, wolves a third party, and on the
surface sounds ridiculous
Robert took the lead in the con
versation, but it was Linda VINO
mentioned the fact that Nina
Nevins could not have left the
room where she was broadcastlng
to come to the office, do a murder,
leave, and continue with the pro-
gram.
In the first place, there would
not have been time for her to even
reach the place, let alone return
In the second place, the doors al
ways were locked during a broad
cast and she could not have LEFT
the auditorium where she was
soeaking during the musical inter
mission.
And in the third place, there
will be dozens of witnesses to tes-
tify she was on hand all the time,
the commissioner added. I'm
afraid she's out. But that M
stands for Nina. How many girls
in your office have the initial M
wasn't an IN in the group. She
would have declared that there
were several, speaking off-handed'
", but the inventory showed none.
Gould a model, applying for a
place on the Bagley list, have
dropped it?" the query came.
Probably, but the charwoman
who cleaned the office earlier in
the evening would have found it."
The charwoman, summoned,
knew nothing. Her eyes were a
tired blue and she looked often at
the night Waterman.
Back in the larger room, Linda
noted that a sheet had been thrown
over the dead form of the girl.
There was something more fright
ening in the disguise than there
had been in the figure of the girl
itself.
Didn't you bring anyone up
here, anyone outside of Miss
Avery?" the detectives kept ask
ing the elevator operator, who per-
sisted in his denial.
Nobody but the watchman."
'And you took nobody down."
Nobody"
"Then how could anyone get in?
Twelve flights are a long distance
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20
u. S. Army Will Haze
Powerful SearchEghts

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-lB
The United States army will
have anti-aircraft searchlights so
powerful that persons twelve miles
away can read newspapers in the
800, 600, 900 candle power light.
Philip D. Reed, chairman of the
board of General Electric com
pany, said today that among a
dozen other things his company is
manufacturing for national defense
are the searchlights, five feet in
diameter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-20
EARTHQUAKE

PASADENA, Calf, Sept. 19.-R)
California Institute of Technology
Seismological laboratory today re-
ported a large earthquake" about
6, 300 miles distant from here in an
undetermined direction. Shocks
were recorded at 10:32:33 a. M,
and 10:43:21 a.. m. Pacific Coast
Time.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, April 25.-Buyer
took on a moderate amount of steel
and specialties in today's stock mar.
ket, but ignored many leaders.
1t was a hop-skip session from
the opening on. Gains ran to a
much as 2 points or so at the best
These were whitfield down to zer,
in numerous cases around midday
There was another revival afte
noon, with the hard metal stock
again out in front. Top marks wer
shaded in the final hour and loser
were plentiful.
Dealings, while slack during tn
greater part of the proceedings, wer
IN the neighborhood of 10000
shares.
Conflicting foreign and domesti
influences kept Wall Street guessin
throughout. Some optimism wa
found in the action of Carnegie
Illinois in resembling recent stes
price cuts on May l, but doubts wer
IN evidence as to whether consumer
would be in any hurry to take ad
vantage OF present lower tariffs.
Dispatches telling of allied re-
verses in Norway also had consid
cradle to do with cooling speculatiy
sentiment. Corporate earnings bot
actual and prospective, served .
stimulate bidding for individus
shares.
Prominent on the topside at on
tlme or another were United State
Steel, Bethlehem cat a new wear
nigh, Chrysler, Curtis Publishin
preferred, United States Industris
Alcohol, Evans Products, Sayaa
Arms, Johns-Manville, Dow Chemi
cal, Loft, American Car e. Foundr
and Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Aircrafts failed to jump in rs
sponse to announcement of tn
Allied Purchasing Commission tbs
contracts for approximately $40 900
0Oo worth of planes and engines ha
been placed within the last tw
weeks.
Backward were Eastman Koda]
United States Rubber, America
Smelling, j. I. Case, Sperry Consou
dated Edison and Great Northern.
Evening star., 1940-04-25

BOSTON, April 25 GP,.-tUnited States
were showing q firing tendency today on
three-tighths and quarter blood domestic
woods In the Boston market. Sales OF
tory wools were being closed on moderate
quantities at 72-74 cents secured basis.
offered direct from producing areas were
bringing $3.50 cents, in the crease, deiiv-
cred to users for lots comprised largely OF
and 34-s5 cents In the srease, for lots eons eon.
tanning sizable amounts Of half blood in sd-
dttton to three-eishths and quarter blood
grades.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Freight CorIoudinqs

NEW YORK. April Is R.-
Revenue freight loadings on rail-
roads reporting today for the week
ended April 20 included:
April Prev. Year
nor, r. w... ,.Sa. 20 ., Week. eek ,Ago;
Southern Pac. 36,6s3 1865 sSsp23s
In April last year mining in bitumin-
Gus coal fields Eas suspended.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Whe,|
prices slumped a cent a bushel tai
day due to selling based on pros
poets OF showers over much of TIL
grain belt, including the Southwe,
hard wheat zone where, various RI
ports indicated, crop prospects all
less pessimistic in some regions,
Favorable growing conditions hay
prevailed over much of this sectio|
OF the belt recently and some ezl
perts have stressed the possibility d
small production in areas whe1|
wheat previously had been consic|
cred lost.
Wheat closed 5s-l14 cents lowe
than yesterday, May, s1.09s4 81
July, S1.081s-s10S; Corn, I'd
down, May, 64s4-1a; July, 65; oat
1s-12 lower.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. April 25 dP,.-The wooden
goods market showed some Improvement
today, although machinery activity In most
mills Is far below normal. Operations in
mems wear concentrated on suitings with
buyers placing substantial orders for fall.
Dealings in the cotton goods market
clung to the routine pace. Bag manu-
facturers and industrial accounts con-
tinued to check prices on coarse yarn
goods, especially sheetings but little ac-
tual business took place.
Turnover in silk fabrics was quiet.
Prices were mostly nominal, based on
daily raw silk fluctuations.
Except. for occasional hurries Of buy
Ing in sheers there was little concerted
demand for rayon fabrics. Some demand
was reported for spun dakes at drm
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Boston Wool Market

prices. Pigment taffetas were also fairly
active.
Evening star., 1940-04-25

Lee House last
night that for
the first time the
Supreme C o u rt
Of the U n j t e d
States h e ! d on
M O n d a y ! a S t
t h a t n ational
banks h a v e an
inherent wer
t o con d uc t a
saf e d eposi i t
business. / n l S
opinion, given by
M r. j u S t j c e
r e e d, in tn e
case of the Col
Evening star., 1940-04-25
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton Il
lures followed an irregular courI
today. The May position was fri
as spot interests stopped 100 delive}
notices. New crop months declind
under Bombay selling and commit
sion house liquidation which mi
only limited local support.
Around midafternoon the Nd
position was up points at 10.7l
Others ruled to lower; July (old(
l0.46; December, 1000.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Cottonseed Oil.

Lower prices in detachable cottonse|
oil futures accompanied easier lard. hi
and grain markets today. Pressure cal
buying was chiefly scale-down absorpti|
by trade interests. Prices around midd|
were z to 9 lower. December. at I'D
was at new low for the season. MI
traded at 7.S3. July. ,6.S7. Crude
quotations remained nominal. Southed
and Valley. cents: Texas, 54 to 51s, d
pending upon location.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
RuiIroud Eurninos

NEW YORK. April 25 R.-Railrod
reporting today showed March net oper}
ing income as follows:
Evening star., 1940-04-25

In oankruptcS reorsantseo unos
oenkfuptcS Act OF securities
Hatea oi DIVIDEND t the foresons are annual dis
ouisements based the or
included --' " e~"s o'''oenoS are NOT
~ dividend b q Aiso extra ar sxsr..
fhn diHadsnd paid last o. paid
Accumulated DIVIDEND p.n ar Casn OF
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Ways 10 Strengthen
Safe Deposit Units
Suggested by Upham
Treasury Official
Addresses Bankers
At April Meeting
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Cyril B. Upham, deputy controller
OF the currency, told members of
the safe deposit section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association at the
Evening star., 1940-04-25

No cash wheat sales. Corn. No. mike
ss6ss+ No. | yellow, 66'4 .673.; No. 2, 665
Y; sample grade .66. Oats, No j whia
A: No 2. 43-43h7; No. 8, 42b: No !
40-4l: sample grade white. 39-39la. Bal
nominal Soy beans, No. 2 yellow, 'O9i
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April 25 LP.-Wheat. n
red winter, garlicky. spot, domest1
Evening star., 1940-04-25

Cottonseed oil opened steady; May, g.
July; 6.46b; September, 6.53b; Octob
b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-25

London has spent over $50 900
to protect its water supply from
bombers.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
New Orleaps Prices

NEW ORLEANS, April 25 P.-sto
In cotton futures here today Dista
positions felt long liquidation and at no
prices were points net lower to / poi
higher.
Evening star., 1940-04-25
Mergenthaler Sells at II.

Mergenthaler Linotype sold at II
on the Washington Stock Exchange
today on a turnover of 1873 shares.
This was the highest price in years.
Washington Gas common was in
lively demand at 261a. Capital
Traction IS were again strong, SELL
ing at 10l1z, and several other is
sues appeared on the board.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Carolina Runoff TODAY
To Settle Bitter Contest
By the Associated Press.

ny tne Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., June GA run
of primary in the 9th congress
sional district gave Democrats to-
day an opportunity to determine by
ballot one of the bitterest contests
in the States political history.
The candidates were Representa-
tive w. o. Burgin, the incumbent,
and c. B. Deane.
Two years ago Mr.. Burgin won
on the basis of returns certified by
the County Board Of Election. But
Mr.. Deane charged fraud and Mr..
Burgin came back with counter
charges. After an investigation the
State Board of Elections declared
Mr.. Deane the nominee.
Mr.. Burgin took the case to the
courts. A stalemate loomed, and
to keep the election from going to
a Republican by default, it was
agreed to submit the dispute to a
board Of referees, which gave the
nomination to Mr.. Burgin.
In the first primary this year Mr..
Burgin led the flve-man field with
18,948 votes and Mr.. Deane was
second with 1918. The 9Th
district contest is the only one in
the State, all other races having
been settled either in the first pri-
mary May Is or by withdrawal of
runners-up. The nomination is
tantamount to election.