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Evening star., 1940-04-14
Stockholm
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the Norwegians had built their ring
to isolate German-occupied Oslo in
a semicircle from Moss to Holen,
east of Mysen, northward to the
Romerike region, 40 miles north of
Oslo, and then south to Tyri Fjord
and Vikesund, about 80 miles west
of Oslo.
Last night the Germans were said
to hold all the area within this zone.
The Norwegians, in addition to try
ing the prevent the new German
forces from getting in, also were
trying to keep the Germans already
there from thrusting outward.
The newest German troops were
said to have landed at Skieberg, at
the head Of the Skagerrak near the
Swedish frontier.
The newspaper Lens Tidningen at
Osterund, in@Central Sweden oppo-
site the important Norwegian port
of Trondheim, which the Germans
hold, said yesterday that a telephoned
dispatch from Stjordal, Is miles east
OF Trondheim, disclosed that 26 Ger
man bombing planes were stationed
there. In addition, % more were
reported on their way there.
Story of Trondheim Landing.
This newspaper also brought to
light story which may solve the
mystery of how the Germans on
Tuesday were able to pass so easily
by the Fortress Agdenes, which
guards the outer entrance to the
narrow Trondheim Fjord.
This report was that the fortress
had stopped the German fleet and
was holding them off until it re-
ceived an order from Mai. Vidkun
Quisling, head of the Norwegian
Nazi party, ostensibly issued in the
name OF the Norwegian government
and ordering the defenders not
to resist.
Later. according to this story, a
contradictory order came from the
regular government of Premier
Johan Nygaardsvold, but then it was
too late. The German ships were
inside the fortress.
Old and Young Evacuated.
Lens Tidningen said all children
and old people had been evacuated
from Trondheim, a rail point of
great strategic value which the allies
may try to take from the Germans.
A stiff censorship was imposed on
Trondheim newspapers.
Unconf1rmed reports that the Brit
ish were landing troops at Narvik,
northern Norwegian ore port taken
by the Germans on Tuesday, con-
tinued to circulate here yesterday.
The Stockholm radio last night
broadcast report that several large
British warships were landing troops
at Narvik under heavy lombard
ment from German warplanes and
land forces. Fighting was said to
have gone on all day with heavy
losses on both sides.
N0rwegians Also Attack.
Norwegian forces in the vicinity
also were said to be attacking with
all available force, although they
lacked heavy arms. The radio gave
no authority for the reports.
A former Premier and foreign
minister of Norway, Johan Ludwig
Mowinckel, said in an interview here
that the situation in Norway was
brighter.
Maj. Quisling, who proclaimed a
group of his followers the new gov
ernment"~ of all Norway last Tues
day, is in charge of only a limited
district around Oslo which has been
occupied by the Germans, said Mo-
Winckel.
Maj. Quisling is in control of the
Oslo radio stations and newspa-
pers, Mowinckel said, and thus has
the best means of reaching the peo-
pie.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

HER PERFORMANCE BEST-Jeannette Morrel, played
the role Of Annie in Eugene ONeils play Ie" which won
first place in the tournament completed night
at Roosevelt High School auditorium, the Maude
Howell Smith Medal for the best performance
ment from the donor The winning play by the
F. B. Recreation Association heater group The
was sponsored by the Community Center and the Fairgrounds
Department. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Newcornb, Miss Elizabeth Noting,
Mrs. James Reid, Mrs. John Rey-
burn, Mrs. Hugh Rowan, Mrs. An.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
CAUGHT IN BRUNSWICK
J. R. Brown Charged With
Taking Deposits But Not
Delivering Goods

The law finally caught up with
J. r. Brown, 7~3-year-old Reidsville
man, who officers said has been
operating an electrical appliance
racket throughout the state, yes
terday as he was hiking with his
order book for the South Carolina
line.
Sergeant J. R. Smith, Of the
state highway patrol, and Sheriff
Dillon Ganey. of Brunswick coun-
ty, apprehended the elderly sales.
man on the highway in the lower
part of Brunswick county yester.
day afternoon.
Jailed at Southport
Brown was placed in Jail at
Southport under several charges
of false pretense to await more
charges of fraud which Sergeant
Smith said are expected to be filed.
Sergeant Smith said that the
man represented himself as a
salesman for the Detroit Specially
company, Of Detroit, Mich, and
would take orders for either an
electric hot water heater or a
bath room heater, accepting a de-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
BALKANS TO SEEK
BETTER COMMERCE
Rumania And Others An.
nounce Determination
To Stay Out OF War

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb. a.
R-Rumania, Y~ugoslavia, Greece
and Turkey officially closed a three
day Balkan entente conference to-
day by announcing a determination
to stay out of the war and improve
trade relations among themselves.
A communique at the ceremonial
ending of the meeting declared the
entente would be extended for a
seven year period and the four ma
lions would "organize commercial
exchange inside the entente"
Other points in the communicate
were interpreted by foreign observ-
ers as confirming the belief that
outside of the economic effort the
four powers had not agreed on a
close union in the face of a
These observers said Rumania,
which came to the conference seek
ing ironclad guarantees against
pressure by Germany or Russia, was
turned down. The communicate said
only the four powers would watch"
in lover the safeguarding
of the rights of each of them to
independence and to national terri
tory"
The word guarantee" foreign
observers pointed out, was %conspicu-
Gus by it's absence.
The communique declared in
part:
Exchanges of views between
of the permanent council
held in a cordial and confident at
permitted them unani-
mousl yot recognize
"Q) The common interests Of the
four states in the maintenance of
(Cnntinued on Page Three: Gel. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
The European
War Situation
(By. the Associated Press)

(By. the Associated Press)
~HELSINKI-Seaport Of Tur.
ku in flames after heavy bomb.
ing by Russian planes, Viipuri
cathedral ruined by all-day air
raids; Firms repulse strong
Russian thrusts at Manner.
helm line, report 1000 Soviet
troops killed in four attacks
neal Summa and "heavy losses"
for Red army in engagement
east of MuOlaajarvi.
LONDON-British call TAB
surd" German claim of IA ships
sunk in Saturdays raids on
North sea shipping, admit nine
vessels attacked, with three
apparently sunk.
BERLIN - Germans describe
North sea attacks as Counter.
blockade"
BELGRADE-Balkan entente
nations announce determina'
ton to stay out of war and
improve trade relations among
themselves.
ZAGREB, Yugoslavia - REM
nants of Polish army flee in
ternment to fight in France or
join Allied forces in Syria.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
LABOR HERE AIDS
PARALYSIS FUND
Total OF $3O.87 Raised;
Drive To Obtain Money
For Firms Planned

A total of $30.S7 was raised in vol
untary. contributions by organized
labor in Wilmington for the infan-
tile paralysis relief fund in connec
ton with the celebration of the
Presidents birthday, J. M. Frady,
chairman of the committee and vice
president Of the Central Labor Union
of Wilmington, announced last
night.
In announcing the fund raised,
Mr.. Frady stated that plans r un-
der way by the various labor unions
in the city to raise funds for the
Finnish Relief fund.
A committee has been appointed
and a date will be set aside for vol
untary contributions. In connection
with the drive for funds for the Fin
nish relief, the Woman's Auxiliary
will sponsor a supper at Union hall
on Tuesday, February 10, from S to
9 o'clock.
Those contributing to the Presi,
dents Birthday fund were:
I. B. E. W., $2.10; international
Brotherhood of T. c. S. H., 81, with
more to follow from members in
Laurinburg and High Point; Plum
bers and Steamfitters local, 1857;
Painters and Decorators, $50; Car
penters and Joiners local, 81; Brick
Masons local So; Woman's Auxiliary
Of A. F. of L., $2.. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
TRIAL OF NORRIS
STARTS TOMORROW
Columbus County Farmer
Charged With Double
Staying In December

WHTTEVILLE, Feb. 4-Plans to
call the trial of Castor Norris, 25-
year-old Columbus county farmer
charged with the double shotgun
Staying of Benjamin Franklin Nc
Pherson and Garland Burroughs
early in December, here Tuesday are
nearing completion.
District Solicitor David Sinclair,
of Wilmington, said again tonight
that he will ask the death penalty.
Norris has been held in Jail here
since the afternoon he allegedly shot
and killed the two men at Bur-
roughs' filling station, on the Tabor
City highway in the Beaver Dam
section, in what was described by
officers as being a jealousy" STAY
ing.
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle has ord r.
ed a special veniire of 100 men for
jury duty. He also appointed e. K.
Proctor and Junius K. Powell as de-
tense attorneys.
Nearly 100 witnesses have been
summoned for the :rial of the case,
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Nazi Airmen
Spread Death
In North Sea
Nine Vessels Reported To
Have Been Attacked OFF
Britain's East Coast
THREE PLANES OWNED
Bodies OF Three German
Aviators Washed Ashore
In Northumberland

LONDON, Feb. A. B Britain
slowly pieced together today a pic
ture of death and hardship and sink
ings in the frigid North Sea inflicted
yesterday by a scourge of German
air raiders.
Nine vessels were acknowledged to
have been attacked off Britain's east
coast while for the German official
claims that IA vessels YER sunk in
the sharp raids authoritative British
applied the one word absurd"
Three Planes D0wned
The only point of agreement be-
tween the British and Germans was
that three of the Nazi warplanes
were downed.
Five of the ships acknowledged at.
tackled reached port. OF the others,
three apparently sunk after
being abandoned by their crews in
the face of fierce German machine,
gun attacks from low-flying planes
which also bombed the vessels.
British authorities, revising their
previous estimate of 20 German
raiders, said that IL planes "at most"
took part in the forays and that
since three were downed it would
have been impossible for so small
an attacking force" to sink IA ships.
The bodies of three German air
men, one of them wearing an Iron
Cross, were washed ashore at Dru-
bridge Bay in Northumberland. They
were believed to be the crew of a
German bomber shot down off Tyne
mouth yesterday.
The British steamer Harlech Cas-
tie rescued four of the crew of an
other bomber shot down in the North
Sea. One German died aboard ship
and the fifth of the German crew
drowned.
Figures Disagree
Unofficial figures on British.
French and neutral shipping losses
disagreed with the German claim
that 145, SOB tons had been sunk be'
tween Jan. Fl and 81.
Estimates in London said 1902
tons were sunk IN that period. di'
vided thus: Neutrals, 16 ships to-
falling 46,575 tons; Britain, sever
ships aggregating 1926 tons
France, three ships of 1916 tons.
The crew Of eight from the 400.ton
British steamer Harley arrived at an
east coast port after being rescued
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
RE TAIL SALES MAKE $2500000,000 GAIN IN 10
Rags Through Turku After Bombing
Gays Front
Street %paving Should
Help Traffic Conditions

"In my opinion, traffic con.
ditiOns on Front street should
be greatly improved when the
re-paved street is again opened
to the public" Lieutenant John
H. Davis, in charge of the no.
lice traffic squad, said last
night.
If favorable weather prevails
for the next two or three days,
the street is expected to be re-
opened for use the latter part
of this week.
The hazards of the street a
tracks, which caused many
cars to slip or slide on a zig-zag
course down the street, will be
eliminated and in general the
new street will be altogether
safer for traffic, Lieut.. Davis
said.
As soon as the street surface
has hardened sufficiently, park
ing lines, loading zones and bus
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Solons Seek
To. Solve Aid
Funds Issue
May Make Part Year APP
preparation In Order To
Avoid Raising. Taxes
MAY SLASH ESTIMATES
Action Would. Allow Gov
eminent To Stay Within
The Debt Limit
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. - lR -
Legislative leaders, it was disclosed
today, are discussing the possibility
of making only a part-year appro'
priation for relief in an effort to
avoid raising taxes or increasing the
national debt in this session of
congress.
Senator Byrnes (D-sC), an ad'
ministration strategist, said It ap'
peared likely to him that congress
might fall back on some such solu-
ton of it's financial problems.
May Cut Estimates
To accomplish this, Byrnes said,
congress would have to cut from
5000, 900, 900 to $500, 600, 900 off Pres
ident Roosevelt's estimates of ex-
penditures for other purposes.
Since the President said in his
budget message that the treasury
could stay within the debt limit
by a margin. of $500 600 if anead.
ditional $3.50, 000, 900 in taxes were
levied, a congressional cut of $780,
900, 600 in prospective expenditures
would leave only 500, 600, 900 tc be
raised by taxes or otherwise.
Faced with such a situation,
Byrnes said it was. his judgment
that there would be strong senti'
ment for a part-year appropriation
of possibly $4,000 900 for WPA in
stead of the approximately $1,000
900, 900 recommended by the Presi'
dent for the full year. Such a part
year appropriation would permit
congress to end this session well
within the debt limit without a tax
increase.
Byrnes made it clear that he was
not advocating this course, adding
that if it were followed congress
should not restrict WPA's monthly
expenditures to a percentage OF the
(COntinued on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Red Aviiators
Resume Raids
Upon Viiipuri
Ancient Cathedral In City
Is Reduced To Ruins By
Numerous Bombs
finn TROOPS SUCCEED
Soviets Lose 1000 Men In
Futile Attack On Ka-
relian Isthmus

HELsINKI, Feb. 4.-R-Flames
ragged through the seaport Of Tur-
ku tonight after a day of heavy
bombing by Soviet war planes,
which also renewed attacks on Vii
nuri, at the head Of the Gulf of
Finland, and reduced the city's an
cient cathedral to ruins.
The raids conceded with Finnish
reports of fresh successes on land,
in which the Russians were said
10 have lost more than 1000 men
in a futile attempt to break
through the Karelian isthmus de-
lenses at Summa, 20 miles south of
viipuri. The Russians we're also
reported to have suffered "heavy
losses at Muolaajarvi on the 18TH
mus front.
Turku, Finland's ancient capital
on the southwest coast, was bomb
ed steadily throughout the after
noon. Details on the number of
casualties were not Immediately
available.
Heavy Raid
At Viipuri, Soviet bombers roar
ed to the attack shortly after dawn,
and continued to rain explosives
on the city far into the evening.
Numerous buildings. in addition
to the cathedral, which was built
in 1900, were reduced to ruins. The
cathedral was famed for it's stained
glass windows, art treasures and
great organ, which was one Of the
largest in Europe.
The Red army, a Finnish COM
munique said, attempted to pound
through the Mannerheim line along
the Viipuri-Leningrad railway which
runs between Summa and Muolaa-
jarvi. The Russians were said to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

Governor Hoey-the real one
making his first public ap-
pearance since he underwent
an operation for hernia Jan.
uary S, was a guest. The pho
tographers presented to him a
folio of news pictures they had
taken of him since he took Of
flee. ..-.
Among the rest of the nearly
300 present were many state
officials and candidates for Of
flee.
The half dozen skits were
written by Bill Sharpe of the
state advertising division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
ELLIS PARKER, SR.,
PASSES in PRISON
Was Serving Sentence For
Kidnap Conspiracy, Fol-
lowing Lindbergh Case

LEWISBURG, Pa, Feb. 4.-tR-
Ellis H. Parker, ST., former Bur-
lington, N. j., county detective con
victed Of conspiracy charges in a
sequel to the Lindbergh baby kid
mapping, died today at the federal
penitentiary here where he was
serving a six-year sentence.
Death came about $3.50 a. m. Di.
rector James v. Bennett of the fed.
eral prison bureau at Washington
said the ~6S-year-old former officer,
who built a notable career during
the a. years he was a rural sleuth,
had been suffering from an organic
cerebral condition.
He had been confined to the pris-
on hospital for some time.
Parker and mis- son, Ellis, Jr.,
were convicted in 1887 Of conspir-
ing to kidnap Paul H. Wendell, for
mer Trenton, N. j., lawyer. The
son was sentenced to three years.
The government charged the elder
Parker, in an effort to enhance his
reputation as a super-detectiye,
plotted to seize Wendell and torture
him into falsely c~onfessing the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
Parker produced Wendel's con
fession" - subsequently repudiated
and discredited by state officials
almost on the eve of the execution
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in
Trenton. An investigation of it
caused a three-day delay in the
electrocution.
It was not until 1939-after two
years of appeal - that the two
Parkers began serving terms in the
federal prison here. No recourse
had been left to them when the
supreme court refused to intervene.
Parker lost his broom house in
Mt. Holly, N. j., by foreclosure,
was ousted, from his post as chief
of county detectives and suffered
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
ReidSVille Man Arrested
AndC
Warmer Temperatures
Expected Here Today

Wilmington's weather menu
for today will be slightly ris-
ing temperatures with cloudy
skies and possibly occasional
rains, according to the report of
the weatherman last night.
A low temperature Of SO de-
grees was forecast for early this
morning.
Yesterday the temperature
went to its highest peak in more
than two weeks, reaching a high
of IS degrees. Early yesterday
morning the mercury fell to q
low of rs degrees but the mean
was brought up to 40, the high
est it has been in several days.
With the rising temperature
for this section, some rain is ex-
pected, the weatherman added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Business
Groups Share
In Big Climb
Hopkins Estimates Auto.
mobile Sales 28 Per Cent
Greater Than In 1888
Clio OUTLOOK IS GIVEN
Asserts Current Economic
Drive In Congress Is
Depressing Factor

WASHINGTON, Feb. A. P -
$37, $50, 900 900, AN increase of ST..
500, 600, 900 over 1888, the commerce
department estimated today.
The 1889 figure was about $4,000.
900, 900 under the 1887 recovery peak.
Half of this difference was attribu.
ted by the department to lower
prices and half to smaller sales in
the automotive field.
ALI Groups Share
Secretary Hopkins, in announcing
the estimates, said that the upswing
was shared by all major business
groups. Although automobile sales
were below 1887, they increased 20
per cent over 1888. Mail order houses
showed the greatest gain in general
merchandise sales with a IL per-
cent increase.
A less favorable outlook for 1910
was forecast by the CLIO today in
it's monthly survey of business con-
ditions. The labor organizations
economic outlook listed the current
economy drive in congress as the
major depressing" factor. 1t said
others were:
A Substantial" decline in steel
production, which it said would
come in the first quarter of 1910.
SHARP declines in production and
employment in the automobile -ins
dustry, said to be coming soon."
A continuing decline" in orders
for basic raw materials.
Failure of private investment to
pick up.
The survey contended that the
federal budget played the chief role
among the depressing factors. Cur.
tailment of the governments contri.
button of purchasing power by re-
duction of WPA expenditures, the
survey added, will result in a sharp
drop in consumers expenditures"
Food Sales Greater
The commerce department estt'
mated that the quantity of food and
general merchandise sold in 1889
was equal to that of 1887 and about
seven per cent above 1888.
Variety store sales climbed 5.5 per
cent to 1905, 600, 900, passing the pre-
Continued OH Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
WRECK INJURIES
FATAL TO WOMAN
Jesse Johnson, 27-Year-O Old
Negress, Dies In Hos
pital After Accident

Jessie johnson, 27-year-old ne
gress, died in James Walker Me-
mortal hospital early yesterday
morning as a result of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
near Wallace Saturday night.
State Highway Patrolnan D: o.
Pearce, stationed at Wallace, said
that investigation revealed the
death was the result of a hit-and-
run collision, which occurred on
Highway Al, at Rockfish Creek,
about three miles from Wallace.
Patrolman Pearce quoted Frank
Maynard, negro, of HarrelPs Store,
as saying that a a struck his
automobile from behind about 1890
o'clock Saturday night. causing his
car to leave the road and overturn
down an embankment.
The woman was. brought to the
Wilmington hospital Immediately
Continued ON Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

To the faithful and the I'M
faithful in the democratic par
ty, de Lawd Hoey" sang
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Ride
in My Machine" and a pseudo
j. M. Broughton reported he
had taken up Coca Cola drink
ing. Sunday schoo: teaching
and preaching to de sinners
six times a day."
"Iff'n that amt santifica-
tiOn," he told his rivals for the
democratic nomination for gov
ern0r, "den hit'll have to do to
qualification come along"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
NAILS CLAIM IA
SHIPS DESTROYED
North Sea Attacks Also Re-
ported To Have Cost
Germany Three Planes

BEHLIN, Feb. A. R-German
North Sea air attacks, third wave Oh
Nazi bombers to strike at British
sea lanes within a week, were de.
scribed today as "counter-blockade"
raids which officials asserted sank
IA ships and cost three Nazi a
planes yesterday.
Acknowledging that a trio OF
planes had failed to return from the
foray, the German high command
said nine merchant ships under con.
voy, four British patrol ships and
a minesweeper were sunk.
British sources called the Ger.
man claim absurd" saying it was
impossible for the number Of Ger.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

After the dinner there were two
other political developments. J. M.
Broughton Of Raleigh, and Paul D.
Grady of Kenly, both announced
gubernatorial candidates, i s 8 u ed
statements brought out by the de-
claration last night by DR.. Ralph w.
Mcdonald that he was not support.
ing Grady.
Grady did not mention Mcdonald
by name in his statement, which
said: >
"The people will elect their next
governor from six or more candi-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

W. T. Bost, Raleigh corre-
spOndent of the Greensboro
news, gave his famous imita-
ton of Senator J. w. Bailey
and the North Carolina senator
was on hand to hear it.
In a sketch based on "The
Lost Colony" Eleanor and Vir-
ginia Dare, John Borden and
old Tom were depicted as quar-
ry workers f%everishly buying
inscribed stones for Georgia
professors to dig up. Old Tom
remarks, "... Was it not 1,
Continued on Page Three; Col. 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Ward Says He Will Not
Governor

RALEIGH, Feb. a. Up ID. l..
Ward of New Bern, speaker of the
1889 house of representatives and
frequently mentioned as a possible
candidate for the democratic guber-
Material nomination, removed him.
self from consideration tonight.
Ward said: Il am not a candidate
this time"
He made the statement when ask
ed to pose with gubernatorial candi-
dates for a picture at the gridiron
dinner of the Carolinas Press Photo.
graphers association. He explained
later he might be a candidate eight
years from now.