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Evening star., 1940-02-01
Officers Installed

Off1cers Of w. H. Beck Circle,
Ladies Of the G. A. r., were in
stalled at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club by Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, national legisla-
tive chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Susanne Myers, past department
president. They are Mrs. w. J.
Hausman, president; Mrs. Ida
Strack, senior vice president; Mrs.
Goldie Derrickson, Junior vice pres
ident; Miss Olive Van Wagenen,
chaplain; Mrs. Anna Horn, patri-
otic instructor; Mrs. L. Loveless,
conductor; Mrs. Frank Appich, as
sistant conductor; Mrs. Catherine
Winkelman, guard; Miss Agnes
Maltby, assistant guard; Mrs. Min
ME Curtiss, treasurer: Mrs. Bessie
Betz, secretary, and Mrs. Mabel
Wyatt, musician.
Mrs. Hausman will install Mrs.
Margaret Hopkins Worrell as reg
istrar and Mrs. Susanne Myers as
historian on February 9.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Junior c.. A. r. Board
Meets Saturday

The Junior State Board OF the
District of Columbia Children OF the
American Revolution will meet at
2:30 pm. Saturday at the home OF
Mrs. Robert M. De Shazo, junior
State president, 2017 Nineteenth
street NV. Junior presidents have
been invited to attend the meeting
to discuss plans for the State confer
ence in March. Those invited in
clude Leslie Stevens, Mildred G.
Sherman, Marguerite Johnson, Elose
Gutridge, Helen Osborne. Nette Ray,
Harriet Skinner, Rosalyn Buchanan,
Margaret Leith, Jane K. Lingo, Will
liam Baylies, Varina G. Richard,
Rosalee Wolf, Marilu Reese and
Grahame T. Smallwood.
William Pennington, chairman OF
the Bylaws Committee, will read
recommended laws to be sent to the
senior board. Reports will be made
on progress of plans for the party
for the society's younger members
this month.
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D. A. r. Meeting

The Junior American Citizens
Committee, Society OF the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
will meet today at 8 pm. at the
Mayf1ower Hotel. Prize essays will
be read by three members of the
Elizabeth Jackson Club of the Ana
costa Junior Senior High School.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt will
speak on the Fascination of Re-
search Work." and Mr.. Blaise Hos
poda will describe the value of
American citizenship. Chapter rep
resentatives, members of the D. A.
R. and any one interested in Jun
ior American Citizens are most cor
daily invited to attend Mrs. Will
liam H. Wagner is chairman.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Christy Will Be Host
To Members of
Confessional Club

The sail loft at the Navy Yard
will be the scene of the gathering of
members of the Congressional Club
and their guests, tomorrow after
noon. when they will be guests OF the
artist. Mr. Howard Chandler Chris
ty. Mr.. Christy will discuss the
painting he is now doing, one show
ing the Assembly at the time the
Constitution was adopted.
The Marine Band will give a pro-
gram.
The above program is in place of
the usual Friday afternoon tea.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Mothers Club
Meets Tomorrow

The st. Johns Mothers Club
will meet tomorrow at 1880 pm. in
the school auditorium, 1925 Vermont
avenue NV. Plans for the annual
card party and dance, to be held at
the Willard Hotel March 20, will be
announced by Mrs. Lewis Strieter,
ways and means chairman. The st.
Johns orchestra will entertain with
a musical program at the meeting.
Mrs. Catherine DAILY. hospitality
chairman, assisted by the first year
mothers, will be in charge OF re-
freshments.
Mrs. Evelyn D. Leach, president,
will preside.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Benefit Card Party

The Woman's Democratic Club of
Leland, Chevy Chase, Md, will hold
a benefit card party at the home of
Mrs. Calvin johnson, 4403 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, tomorrow eve
ming. Proceeds from the party will
be used for the clubs scholarship
fund.
Evening star., 1940-02-01

home Of the president, Mrs. Grattan
Kerans. Miss May A. Hustled and
Miss Elizabeth A. Yeatman will be
co-hostesses.
Election of delegates and alter
mates to serve at the general court
April II In Washington will be held.
New members will be presented.
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costume; Mrs. Philip Clancy. with
her sister, Mrs. Theodore Tiller; Mrs,
Eugene R. Woodson, Mrs. William
Foster Burdick, looking very smart
in a black ensemble, with a white
crepe hat with a large bow OF black
ribbon at the back; Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Albert L. Cox, Mrs. Henry F.
Grady, Mr.. William Jennings Price
and Mrs. Carlton Holdredge and
Mrs. Carl T. Curtis, wife of Senator
Curtis Of Nebraska, who had with
her Miss Atwater, who will spend
several months in Washington.
Reception Given
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins.
The reception given by MIR. and
Mrs. Hopkins for the new members
of the little cabinet circle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wirtz, ran well into the eve
ming. The hours were from 5 until
7 o'clock, but it was much after Z
before the guests departed.
The hosts stood with their honor
guests in the reception adjoining
the Carlton room to greet their
guests, many of whom were from
their native State, Texas. Mrs,
Hopkins wore a gown of gay printed
satin with green orchid IN her
dark hair and Mrs. Wirtz chose for
the occasion a red crepe gown
trimmed with wide fringe and worn
with a diamond necklace.
Spring flowers were used lavishly
about the rooms and the long table
was a picture to behold with its
huge centerpiece of blossoms and
lower mounds of similar flowers at
each end. Glistening candelabra
holding tall white tapers alternated
with the flowers and there was
every variety of tea dainties for
the guests to enjoy.
Punch Is Served
BY Fountain Arrangement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins introduced
something new at their party.
Punch was served in great silver
bowl and by unique vacuum ar
rangement the beverage bubbled
forth in a constant fountain. The
guests delighted in filling their
glasses from the golden spray which
washed over cakes of ice before
gushing up into a fascinating foun-
tain.
Among those taking turns at the
tea table and generally assisting
were Mrs. Lyndon johnson, wife of
Representative Johnson; Mrs. Earl
Houck, Mrs. George F. Shea, Mrs.
Sam E. Whitaker, Mrs. Aubrey Will
Iams, Mrs. Oscar Powell, Mrs. Dor
othy McAllister, Mrs Gordon Dean,
Mrs. James v. Bennett, Mrs. Arthur
Goldschmidt and Mrs. Henry
SchWeinhart. /.
The former Attorney General, Mr..
Homer S. Cummings, was among the
guests and others who were present
were Mrs Richard Kleberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. E. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Hagy of Amarillo, Tex; the
Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
Mr.. Oscar Chapman; Miss Lois Ran
som, Mr. Wright Matthews of Texas,
Mr.. David A. Pine, the United States
attorney for the District of Colum-
bia, and Mrs. Pine; Mr.. Benjamin
Cohen, Mr. Thomas Cochran, Mrs.
Morris Sheppard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mastin G. White.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Jewish Juniors

The National Council of Jewish
Juniors will hold its first closed
meeting of the year tonight at 8:15
o'clock at the Jewish Community
Center. Goldie Bachman, president
of the section. will preside at the
meeting. The Dorothy Goldsmith
donor affair will be discussed, as
well as plans for the coming Sadie
Hawkins dance, to be held March 3
at the Roger Smith Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-02-01

Smith, Irene A. Wright. Constance
D. Lathrop, Isabel P. Birdsall, Elsie
May Grosvenor, Taisia Stadnich-
enko. Clara E. LIE Gear, Isabelle F.
Story, Laura H. Martin. Evelyn
L. Yeomans, Lois Olson, Helen l..
Jones, Mary Vaux Walcott, Mary c.
Hendley, Mary A. Nourse, Emma M.
Thorn, Lucille Quarry Mann, Helen
M. Strong and Sophia A. Saucerman.
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Luncheon Hostess

Mrs. Joseph w. Voelker of Wood
side Forest, Md, entertained at
luncheon in the Mayflower yester-
day in honor of Mrs. Harvey klem-
mer. who recently returned from
London, England Guests present
were MS Agnes Mccall Parker
Mrs Rudolph Smits, Mrs. j. E.
Saugstad, Mrs. Francis McDevitt,
Mrs. Charles v. A. Smoot, Nine
Josephine Beach, Mrs. George Lamb
and Mrs. George Wilson.
Wives of wage earners in the
Philippines are demanding electric
refrigeratorS.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Province Meeting

Epsilon Province, Alpha Zeta Beta
sorority, will meet February 5 at
the Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs.
Stanton T. Kolb, director Of the
province, will preside. Election Of
a new assistant province director Is
expected to be held at the meeting.
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Election FRIDAY

The District of Columbia Chapter
of the National Society of Daughters
of Founders and Patriots Of America
will meet tomorrow at 2 pm. at the
Evening star., 1940-02-01

Seventy-four-year-old Mrs. G. r.
Tucker Of Plymouth, England. went
dancing on her golden wedding an
niversary recently.
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Receptions
Mark Social
Calendar
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs.
Ickes, Mrs. Hopkins
Among Hostesses

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
LEVI WATTS DEATH
INQUEST PLANNED
To Be Conducted At Wood
burn Tuesday Night By
Coroner Caison

An inquest into the death of Levi
H. Watts, about 81, OF Carrboro,
steel foreman OH the white housing
project here, who was killed in an
automobile accident in Brunswick
county, about Is miles from Will
mington on highway II, Saturday
afternoon, will be held at the home
of George Ganey at WOODBURY. Tues
day night at 8 o'clock, Coroner John
G. Caison said last night.
Members of the jury r d. G.
Ellers, E. M. Peterson. W. L. Paden,
Dawson Jones, e. A. Ganey and
Charlie Skipper.
Watts died about rs minutes after
his automobile left the road and
overturned several times. He was
thrown completely through the car
Two other occupants, Cradle Cur
RE and Ernest L. Cook, both of 2O2
Nun street, were uninjured.
Watts is survived by his wife and
two children. Funeral services were
held at Carrboro yesterday after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
new GREEK RAIL
LINE IS OPENED
Would Give British And
French Troops Addition
al Route Northward

ATHENS, May 81 Up A stra.
tegic new railway line, which
would give British and French
troops an additional route north
ward if they were landed at Sa'
lonika in the event of extension Of
the war to southeastern Europe,
was opened today by King George
II and members of the Greek cab
met.
The new rail line, some 80 miles
long, links Salonika with the Up
per Struma valley line running tt
Sofia, Bulgaria.
Opening of the line conceded with
circulation throughout the Balkans
of reports, apparently German II
origin, that debarkation of British
and French troops at Salonika &C
tually was imminent.
There was nc indication either II
Athens or Salonika to indicate tina
the Greek government expected
such a landing. Fishermen return
ing to the port said they had seer
n O signs of preparation for such ar
operation.
However, they did report sight
ing additional British war vessels
on patrol duty in the Aegean sea
where a number of British ships
have been stationed since the start
of the war.
With all of the Balkan states anx.
iously watching developments In
the eastern Mediterranean, Greece
like her neighbors, is hoping to pre-
serve her neutrality but at the
same time preparing to fight If ar
enemy should be thrust upon her.
Premier John Metaxas has warned
his countrymen that the Greek pc
sition is dangerous and that they
must be ready to battle for their in
dependence. Uneasiness in Greece
has increased each time antoher neu
trail country fell prey to outside
force. 1t has been allayed with each
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
REPUBLICAN GROUP
ORDERED TO MEET
To Start Drafting Platform
For 1910 Drive Week
Before Convention

WASHINGTON, May 5.-CR-Re-
publicans will start drafting their
platform for the 1910 presidential
campaign a week before the June
"a opening of their national conven-
ton at Philadelphia.
Chairman John Hamilton an
nounced today that he had taken
the Initiative" in assembling the
resolutions committee at Philadel-
phia about June II. He based his
decision, he said, on letters from
state chairman and national COM
mitteemen in SO states, the District
of Columbia and Hawaii.
All of these, he said, approved a
suggestion he made on April 20,
that state delegations caucus as
early as possible to select mem
bers for the resolutions committee
with view to arranging a pre-con-
ventionsession of the committee.
By %convening the resolutions
committee a week in advance of
the convention, Hamilton said, the
platform drafters would have suf-
ficient time ito hear all those who
wish to express viewpoints, to dis
cuss and consider the report of the
republican program committee, to
deliberate among themselves and
to outline the basis for a party
platform.
MANY of those who have written
to me-" he continued, Expressed
the opinion that his plan, if car
ried out, would result in the forma-
ton of a stronger and better phras-
ed platform since the preliminary
work could be done with delibera-
ton and without haste. Likewise it
was commended that by meeting in
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
POPE MAKES NEW
PLEA FOR PEACE
Tremendous Ovation Fol-
lows Appeal At St. Mary
Over-M Minerva Church

ROME, May 5.-P-Cheers rang
through the Church of st. Mary
Over-Minerva today as Pope Plus
XII concluded a new plea for peace.
A congregation which packed the
church gave the pope a tremendous
ovation lasting almost five minutes.
There were repeated shouts of "long
live the pope" and long live Italy"
Speaking with great earnestness
and emphasis, the pontiff declared
that the time for prayer is now
while whirlwinds unleashed by hui
man passions which overwhelm
noble nations in a fearful manner
threaten beyond the Alps and Italy's
frontiers"
Pope Plus prayed to Jesus Christ
especially to protect Italy, which he
described as this people and this
land beloved by you, saved by the
blood of your apostles and of so many
martyrs and c~onsecrated by the
work of so many of your wears"
The pope's discourse was delivered
after he had attended pontifical mass
at the Church of St. Mary-Over-Mi-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
HIGHWAY PATROL
IS BOOSTED HERE
P~atrolman c. c. Goodwin
Transferred Here From
Fayetteville Office

The state highway patrol force
here was augmented the past week
end by the arrival of Patrolman c..
C. Goodwin, who was transferred
here from the Fayetteville office on
orders of Lieutenant A. T. Moore,
commander of the patrol for this
division.
Patrolman Goodwin's arrival in
creases the local patrol force to two
patrolmen and a sergeant. He is a
native of Rocky Point.
Other patrolmen here are ]. l..
Wilson and Sergeant J. r. Smith.
1t had previously been announced
that Patrolman H. B. Smith, now
stationed at Burgaw, would be
transferred here, but the order was
later rescinded and Goodwin was
transferred to fill the vacancy
created here some time ago in the
transfer of Patrolman S. B. Step
lhenson to the Fayetteville office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
'eoHousing
Project Here
S6%Complete
General Contract Work On
White Homes Is Report
ed $500 Complete
LOVING IS CONTRACTOR
Percentage Figures Do Not
Include Heating And
Plumbing Work

Construction under the general
contract at New Brooklyn Homes,
low-rent negro housing project of
the Housing Authority of the City
of Wilmington, was Sc per cent COM
plete May 1, H. R. Emory, secretary
and executive director, said last
night.
On the same date the general
contract work at Charles T. Nesbitt
courts, the A%uthority's white prof.
ect, was Sc per cent complete, he
added.
Loving Is Contractor
The general contracts on both
projects are held by T. A. Loving
and Co., of Goldsboro. The amount
of the New Brooklyn contract is
$545, 900 and for Charles T. Nesbitt
Courts $521, 500.
These percentage figures do not
include heating and plumbing work
on the two projects. The May l es.
Inmates have not-yet been received
from the heating and plumbing con
tractors, but it is regarded as GER
tain that the percentages of com
pletion will be smaller than in the
case of the general contracts.
The completion date for the three
construction contracts on New
Brooklyn is Sept. IS, and for Charles
T. Nesbitt courts, Nov. 80. 1t is
anticipated, however, that both prof
ects will be completed well in ad
vance of the final completion dates
with the exception of l~andscapinG
work, which cannot begin until 9th
err work is substantially finished ant
which requires a longer time fol-
completion, Emory said.
A. E. Cumber, of Wilmington
holds the plumbing contract at S99,
975 and Tompkins- Johnston company
of Charlotte holds the heating con
tract at $50, $40 for New Brooklyn
J. L. Powers of Bennettsville, S. c.
holds the plumbing contract at $83,
$40 and also the heating contract al
$59,154 for Charles T. Nesbitt courts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
Act Believed
In Line With
British Aims
Move Is Connected With
England's Plans In The
Mediterranean Sea
BIJLGARIANS ALARMED
Nazi And British ENJOYS In
Sofia Seek Support OF
Little Country

SOFIA. Bulgaria., May 5.-R)-
puloarian officials said today that
At least so. 900 Turkish soldiers are
massed on the Turkish-G Greek from
tier in Europe.
The office said they were of the
cninion the concentrations were in
accordance with British desires,
and arc connected with England
nlans in the Mediterranean"
THE German official news agen'
cv DNB. and the German radio
we're quoted in British dispatches
as saying that the presence in Sofia
Of the British ambassador to Tur'
kew was being watched with the
closest interest.
Negotiations Under Way
THE German agencies said il
was believed in political circles
that negotiations were gong or
concerning the transit OF BRITISH
and French troops.
(such transit might be desired
either TO }lumania or 9ugoslaW7.)
Bulgarian officials expressed con
Germ that some Turkish troops were
close to the frontier in apparen'
disregard of a mutual agreemen'
not to mass soldiers there.
They said Bulgaria had glver
Turkey no cause for such an &C
ton.
Meanwhile, a struggle for Bull
garian support was reported II
progress in Sofia between the Ger
man economic expert, DR.. Kar
Clodius, and the British ambassa
dor to Turkey, Sir Hughe Knatch
bull HugeSsen.
The nature of Clodius' represen
tations was not known, but Knatch
bull-Hugessen was reported rella
bly, to have brought a proposal EN-
bracing a big British loan and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
Big Espionage
Ring Smashed
In Hungary
Two Hundred Persons Ar.
rested In Drive On Spy,
Propaganda Group
WORKED FOR FRANCE
Disclosure Comedies With
Reports OF Army Ac-
tivity In Slovakia

BUDAPEST, May 5.-P-A huge
spy and propaganda organization,
said to have been working both for
France and Russia in former Czecho-
Slovak regions annexed by Hungary,
was smashed by Hungarian author
tiles last week, it was disclosed to-
day.
Almost 200 persons yer arrested
at Kassa, Ungvar and Munkacs.
The German Gestapo furnished
Hungary with information leading
to the arrests, it was reported, and
one of those arrested proved to be
a German secret police agent who
wormed his way into the conspiracy
to betray it.
Troops Busy
The spy disclosure conceded with
reliable reports of unusual Germ N
military activity in Slovakia, a Ger
man protectorate established over a
former part of Czecho-Slovakia, and
6faRussian troop reinforcements in
former Poland along the frontier cf
Ruthenia, the Hungarian part OF
former Czecho-Slovakia.
According to diplomatic informa'
ton from Slovakia, the Germans are
stringing telephone lines and moving
large shipments of munitions and
other supplies eastward.
The Russians were reported tc
have moved troops from Finland tc
the Ruthenian frontier, and were
said now to have from six 70 eight
(from more than 100, 900 to nearly
$50, 900 men) motorized divisions
there.
The spy hunt also conceded with
new expressions of i'll feeling be-
tween Hungary and Slovakia. For
eign Minister Count Csaky on April
80 warned that the Hungarian mi
nority in Slovakia was being mis-
treated, and that Hungarian pa
tience was about at an end. He hint
ed that should Hungary e fit to
act against Slovakia German friend.
ship for Hungary would prove
stronger than her concern for Slo-
vakia.
Slovak planes Saturday dropped
pamphlets over Kassa, reading, $50
walks! The day of liberation is near
Get ready. Hitler is With us. The
glorious Slovak army will deliver
you from the Magyar (Hungarian)
yoke"
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SILENCE BROKEN
--- VI,
Reference Made To 9th.
er Triu1nphs Reported
By Reich Officials
KOHT ~BROADCASTS
Norwegian Foreign Minis
ter Calls On People Not
To Lose Patience
BY JOHN w. CULMER

LONDON, May 5. - t9 - Great
Britain tonight officially denied Ger
many's claim that Nazi warplanes
had sunk a 80, 000-ton British battle
ship and a heavy cruiser in concen-
air attacks off the Norwegian
coast.
The admiralty broke it's silence of
more than a day since Germany Jul
bilantly announced that her aircraft
had sunk or badly damaged nine
British warships and transports OIL
the Norwegian ports Of Namsos n
Narvik last Friday.
1.-THE German claim to have sunk a
British battleship and a cruiser or
the York class in the operations off
Namsos is untrue said the admiral
ty communicate.
Other Claims Ignored
1t made no reference to the other
triumphs officially reported by the
Nazis but well.informed British sour.
ces last night had described the Ger
man claims as ''of the fantastic char.
acter to which the public IS fast pe'
coming accustomed"
I'm Berlin, authoritative German
sources met the British denial with
insistence that their report was corr
rect.)
A message to the Norwegian peo'
pie not to lose patience" and coun-
selling them to put their trust In tina
Allies was broadcast from London by
DR.. Halvdan Koht, Norwegian for
eign minister who last month def1ed
Germany's demand that Norway SUBJ
nit to the Nazi occupation and then
fled with his king and government
before the gray-clad NaZi warriors.
DR.. Koht arrived in London today
with the Norwegian defense minister
Colonel Briger Ljungberg. They
came to a Scottish port on a British
warship for conferences with Allied
leaders.
Points To Promise
The foreign minister said In h
broadcast after the conferences that
the Allies had promised Norway
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
On i. S.. Military
Steps To Be Given Soon

WASHINGTON, May g. Up -
Army and Navy officials, headed by
Secretary of the Navy Edison, prob
ably will be asked to explain to two
measures have been taken to over
haul the United States military ma
chine to keep abreast of war de-
velopments in Europe.
Edison, who said last week that
aircraft appeared to have achieved
a temporary superiority over bat
tleships, may face some critical
questioning when he appears before
the senate naval affairs committee
Tuesday. He will testify in behalf
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
EGYPT IS READY
TO MEET ATTACK
First Major Blackout In His
tory OF Land OF Pha-
raohs Is Ordered

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May s.
R-Backed by thousands Of Allied
troops and the largest Allied fleet
yet assembled in the European war,
Egypt tonight declared her readiness
to fight against attack from any
quarter and ordered the first coun-
try-wide blackout in the history OF
the land of the Pharaohs.
Egypt's highest defense council
began daily sessions as reports were
received that italian warshlps ano
thousands of troops were being con-
centrated in the Dodecanese Islands,
about 400 miles northwest of this
port across the Mediterranean.
italian authorities in Rome have
declined comment on reports that
troops, ships and warplanes nave
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06

of house approved legislation to ex-
pand the navy by II per cent.
Some committee members said
that Edison's conclusions seemed to
be at variance with previous testi-
mony by Admiral Harold r. Strk,
chief of naval operations, and other
high ranking naval officials. Sen
ator Johnson (R-Calif) is expected
to take an active part in question
ing Edison on his findings.
Stark told the committee that
the Scandinavian campaign h a d
strengthened the navy's conviction
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