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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Session Is Omitted
By Recorders Court

No session of recorders court
was held yesterday due to the abb
sence of Judge Alton A. Lennon,
recorder, and j. Hardy Ferguson,
deputy recorder, who were out of
the city.
H. Winfield Smith, county solicit
or, opened the session, promptly
adjourned it, and continued all
gtetaoin shrdlu cmfwyp cmfwyp en-
cases until 10 O'Clock Monday
morning. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
School Improvements
Work Is Progressing

Rapid progress is being made
in the school building program,
Superintendent of Schools H. M.
Roland, announced yesterday.
Work on the school gymnasium
is well under way. The roof will
be put on the second floor of the
Wrightsboro school within the next
10 days.
The vocational building on 18th
and Market streets has also been
started. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
GREECE READY
TO FIGHT NAILS
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oil port where German troops are
being garrisoned. Anti-aircraft
equipment made in Germany, com.
plete even to sound detectors, was
reported appearing at other Bull
garian points.
Authoritative sources pointed out
that Germany has been selling Bull
garia considerable armament recent
ly in a plan of military ~coordina-
ton" among Bulgaria, Hungary and
the axis.
The first .Briton expelled from
Bulgaria in years left. Sofia today.
He was Snowden Hadley, a garage
operator, who in 1912 was a flying
Instructor in Bulgaria's army in the
Balkan war against Turkey and was
reputed to have been the first mill
tary aviator to drop bombs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
WARSAW REMAINS
=" A CITY OF RUINS
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ed away, and where the station stood
there is a vast vacant space, with
out even a pebble on its smooth sur
face and big enough for a football
field. '..,. 5- ...
To the rear is what is left of the
new central station, which burned
shortly before the war. Improvised
boarding makes a sort Of a barn
where Polish trains, under German
management, come in exactly on
time.
The ministry of agriculture is
gone-again, Stukas. Beside it, the
rostoffice stands, barely scratched,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

fin and Ben Norwood; honorary
DR.. Harlee Bellamy, DR.. J. D. Free
man, Thomas W. Davis, Cy Van
Leuven, W. J.. Johnson, T. F. OAR
den, George b. Elliott, Marsden Bel
lamy, J.B. Thornton, Hargrove Bel.
lamy,. J. w. Perrin, J. Laurence
Sprunt, j. Walter Williamson, Judge
George Rountree, j. ". Granger, J.
N. Brand, George Thomas and Ar
thur Dunning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
By the Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct, IL,
German troops under command of
a general of cavalry, accompanied
by six officers wearing the red.
striped trousers of the general staff
entered Bucharest today and plant.
ed the swastika FIRMLY and formally
in the capital of Rumania.
Established, too, was an advance
command" of the Nazi air force I'm.
der German Aviation General Spei.
del.
A long column of field gray motor
cars carried German soldiers with
fixed bayonets through the streets
ana squadrons of airplanes, some
with the Nazi insignia, roared over.
head.
German flags flew from unaccus.
toned standards; bands played
Deutschland Uber Allies, the Horst
Vessel song and the Rumanian ma.
tional anthem. "
The implications of this triumph.
ant entry-this incontestable Ger
man military penetration of Rumania
-WSIe lldI1y.
Foreign observers specialized al
new German-Italian movies in south
eastern Europe and recalled the dec
laration of pro-British Turkey thai
100000 bayonets would stand ath
Wart any axis attempt to move. ir
Turkeys direction in the Near East
Amid the parades, the band music
the stir in the city, British, subjects
whose governments relations witt
Rumania stand at crisis quietly
packed and hurriedly left.
Rejoice Privately
German circles. rejoiced privately
that the Reich had now established
an air patrol of the Rumanian oil
fields so vital to Germany's war eff.
fort, and d~eclared-as other Ger
mans had done when the Nazis
marched into Norway, into Denmark.
into the Low Countries-that the
Reich had again taken the initiative
away from the British.
But officially the presence of Nazj
troops here was attributed to a de.
sire by the Germans to help train
the Rumanian army.
The Rumanian government, head.
ed by General Ion Antonescu since
the forced abdication of King Carol
II, issued a communique thus ex.
planning matters:
The former government asked
Germany for her help regarding
equipment and instruction Of the
Rumanian army in using the new
materials in accordance with the
new methods of war. Premier ION
Antonescu, finding this an excellent
idea, adopted it.
The Germans, giving support to
this request with good will and
friendship, sent a military mission
to Rumania, the first part of which
arrived today under command of
General Hansen"
1t was made clear, incidentally,
that still more German troops are
to come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Obituaries
DIR. HARRY B. FERRIS

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 12.-
R-Dr. Harry Burr Ferris, Is, for
more than 40 years a teacher of
anatomy in the Yale university
Of medicine until his retirement sew
en- years ago and a member of one
Of Connecticut's founding families,
died today in a hospital here after
a brief illness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
MRS. WIN. BROCK

Word has been received by rela-
tives in the city of the death of Mrs.
William Brock at her home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, on Oct. 6. Mrs.
Brock had been in declining health
for several years.
Word was received yesterday of
the sudden death of her son, William
Brock, on Oct. II.
Mrs. Brock was the sister Of the
late Mrs. William Flanagan of this
city, and had many friends here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
r e. B. L /

LARCHMONT, N. Y, Oct. H.
R-Mrs. Edward Bentley Huling,
GO, prominent clubwoman and
chairman of the National Defense
committee of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, died yesterday
at her home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
INDIANS. TOO

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL. - Up -
Mohawk Indians of the st. Regis
reservation in New York state to-
day disclaimed citizenship be-
slowed upon them by congress in
1924, and joined the Seneca nation
N registration for selet tive mill
tary service.
They said that Mohawk braves
would volunteer, as they. did in
past wars, if this country were
forced into armed conflict. But,
they asserted, they would not
agree "'to force and coercion"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
J. H. HEARN

BURGAW, Oct. 12.-James Hill
dreth Hearn, 70, of Burgaw, died
suddenly at his home here this
afternoon at 5:45 o'clock.
He is survived by four sons, j.
Ernest Hearn, of Wilmington,
Grover C. Hearn, of California,
Robert L. Hearn, of Rocky Mount
and Charles H. Hearn, of Teachey.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

When two cars, each travelling
IS miles an hour, collide on a high
way, the impact is the same as
though a car fell radiator-foremost
from the top of a three-story build
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

Export of aviation gasoline from
the United States in 1899 totaled
1000, 801 barrels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

The state of Massachusetts is the
only state which now enforces COM
pulsory liability insurance on mo-
tor car owners. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-R-Weath.
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending s D. m;
in the principal cotton growing areas
and elsewhere. - . =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
GROUP PLANNING
TO SCORN DRAFT
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to President Roosevelt a list of
draft board officials for SO of the
states 100 counties.
During the day, the governor
named draft officials for five more
eounties-Tyrrell, Forsyth, Gates,
Wilkes, and Camden-to bring the
total to SO. The only counties which
have not submitted their recon-
mendations to Hoey are Halifax
and Madison. Halifax officials have
informed Hoey that their recon-
mendations are in the mail.
Meanwhile, kilograms continued
to pour into the governors office
from the chalrmen of county
boards of elections, informing
Hoey that election machinery in
the counties was ready to function
in the draft registration of Wednes-
day.
During the afternoon, such wires
were received from Pitt, Lincoln,
Wayne, Robson, Chatham, BERTHE,
adkin, Craven, Pasuotank, For
syth, Henderson, Avery, Orange,
Surry, Washington, Bladen, Ruth
erford, B beaufort, Peruimans,
Montgomery, Duplin, New Han
over, and Currituck.
Some sample kilograms:
arrangements are complete for
the draft registration in Forsyth"
New Hanover is reporting
ready for the selective service reg
istration."
Rutherford is ready to go.''
Beaufort is prepared"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

At selective service headquar.
tiers, in Washington, officials said
everything was in readiness for
the gigantic task of registering 49,
500, 900 men between the ages OF
81 and IS inclusive, for possible
military training. One of the final
steps, was an effort to make sure
that an estimated 1900, 900 migra-
tory workers and itinerants were
not overlooked in the tally.
While emphasizing that it was
the duty of local officials to see
that such men were registered, Sc
lective service officials said they
had appealed to federal, state and
agencies to cooperate to-
ward that end.
"We ask them to visit transient
camps and other stopping places
of migrants to make sure that
the wanderers know about the reg
istration requirement." Capt. Err
nest Culligan, draft information Of
ficer said.
Meanwhile, the army announced
that in conformity with the new
draft law, it's short-lived program
for acceptance of volunteers for
one-year enlistments would be ter
October IS, the day be-
fore the registration. Thereafter,
men desiring to volunteer for one
service will do so through
their local selection boards after
they have registered and been
classified. 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
Tax Makers In Defense
Plan Announce Result
Will Increase Federal Revenue SSz,5O0,OOO Year
By Lowering Present Income Tax Exemptions

washington, June 6.-(UP)-
Congressional tax makers who
found. that they could increase fed
eral revenue $82,600,000 o year BY
lowering present income tax exemp-
tions, turned TO middle income
brackets today In On effort 10 raise
more money for national defense
The sought 5000, 100000 TO add 70
the pending national de:snse tax
bill designed TO raise 656,000, 900
annually, and indicated that they
might increase levies sufficiently 70
make the measure q $1,000, 000, o00-a-
year revenue vehicle.
Their minimum goal was q suffi-
cient amount TO pay off O proposed
$4,000. 100000 increase In the ma
tional debt In five years.
The house ways and means tax
subcommittee, 10 which the Job was
assigned, has agreed tentatively to
lower the present exemption OF 81 900
ON single persons TO $780, and the
$2.50O exemption for married per-
sons to $2,00. The present credit
Of $500 per dependent would re-
main unchanged.
Subcommittee Chairman Jere
Cooper. Democrat, Tennessee, ex-
planned that by this method, ac-
cording 10 the estimates o flax
experts, the government would get
an additional $4,000, 900 a year.
Since the pending bill already pro-
vides 10 per cent super tax on
incomes, the broadening Of the
base automatically would produce
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
new ALDERMAN IS
TOBE APPOINTED
Mayor SculIy Will Make
Known Successor to Late
Thomas j. Reidy

Mayor Vincent A. scully said to-
day that he will appoint new men,
Der OF the Board Of Aldermen be.
fore the boards next meeting, which
Is scheduled TO be held Monday
night. No decision on whom the APP
pointee will be has yet been made,
the mayor stated.
There Is a vacancy on the board
because OF the death Of Alderman
Thomas J. Reidy, Democrat. He was
one OF the eight new Democratic
members who began their terms
last January. ~
Observers believe that the APP
pointment will 60 10 someone who
has been active In the Democratic
party for many years. This would
serve to eliminate from considcra-
ton John Reidy, son of the late
alderman, whose name has been
linked by rumors with. the post.
John Reidy Is still In his twentles.
and 1t Is probable that an older
man will be appointed TO balance
the several youthful Democrats al
ready on the board.
Also to be Allied Is a vacancy on
the Board Of Public Works, Of which
Mr.. Rcidy was a member. The APP
pointee will have TO be an alder
man, but the one named may not
necessarily be the new aldermen.
One OF the Democratic aldermen al
ready serving may be transferred
to the, works board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
JOHN BARRYMORE
IS SEEKING time

Hollywood, June 6.-(UP)--John
Barrymore wants federal court 10
protect him from his creditors until
he can pay them $4,000 In weekly
ingtallments. The great profile
said he was making 5000 week
and wanted TO pay his debts at the
rate OF $500 a week under the
federal bankruptcy law. The court
allowed him 81 900 a week 10 sup
port himself and his fourth wife,
Elaine Barrie, until q hearing was
held.
Among his debts. he listed $685.
600 to three lawyers, $4,000 for sup
port Of his daughter. Diana Blythe
Barrymore, and $1,000 TO a former
wife, Dolores Costello.
His assets, he said. included a
5,OOO-a-week salary for working
in THE Great Profile" picture
based ON his life. clothing valued
at 81 900. personal and real property
OF unestimated value. and 81 1-2
per cent interest in his stage play
MY Dear Children" which he
closed In New York before coming
TO Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
Nazis Fail To Break
Line Against French
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News Editor

Allied armies battled strongly today against an
increasingly furious German offensive into France.
Adolf Hitler threw assault tanks, dive bombers
and massed infantry in vast numbers - perhaps the
full Naz strength into the attack along the Somme
and Aisne rivers and the high command said the
German armies were advancing everywhere.
But in Paris and London official military spokes-
men said that the Germans had failed to break
through the line established by Generassmo Maxine
Weygand and that tanks which stabbed into the
deep French defenses were shattered by murderous
fire from the famous French TBS of World War arti-
lery fame.
Allied arplanes also struck back at the Germans
from the Somme to the Ruhr valley, blasting COM
municaton lines and supply depots and bombing the
great port of Hamburg, where the Germans said
three persons were killed and Fl injured
Hamburg Is Bombarded
The bombardment of Hamburg by "a large num-
ber Of Allied airplanes intensified the methods Of
total warfare now being employed by both sides with
results which still are mostly hidden by censorship
but which probably vast in both damage and loss
of life It also appeared that the attack on the big
German port might be important because it would
probably be central base in any attack on the Brit
ish Isles German planes also bombed the English
coast, striking at air bases.
100000 Men at Death Grips
News of the fighting front was still fragmentary
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
France FarnousWor
War Guns In Action
75s Open Murderous Fire on Naz Columns After They
Had Punched Miles Through Defense; All
French Lines Are Holding
BY RALPH HEINzEN
UNITED Press star Correspondent

NOHIbSU EEWyB gb8sh SVhbSDRWsreS''V
Paris, June e.-tUP)-An Official
military statement today said Ger
man tanks had punched five or six
miles through the French defense
lines OF several points but had failed
TO break the line when French 7bs-
famous World war guns-opened up
O murderous fire against the Nazi
columns.
The French defense lines are hold
ing "at all main points" and Ger
man infantry attempting to smash
through behind the tanks has been
hurled back, II was stated. Twenty
five German tanks were reported
destroyed at ChaulneS, the deepest
point OF penetration, SIX miles from
Peronne on the Somme river.
Seven German planes were shot
down In Normandy, IT was announced
and three others probably were de.
stroyed In raids against central
France.
The military spokesman said that
the Germans had used smoke shells
In bombarding the town OF Rethel,
on the Aisne river northeast OF
Reiins.
The smoke shells we're fired to try
to screen movements OF German
troops operating on the left flank OF
the German offensive toward Paris
and the lower Seine river area.
~-~.a~.A AZ. .s ria saAa
The German high command
massed the greatest concentration Of
tanks since the start Of the war In
the region OF Abbeviile, TO push the
German right flank drive down the
Channel coast toward lie Havre, the
big Atlantic port Is IS miles from
Abbeville.
The German tactics. as described
by the French spokesman, were SIM
liar to their maneuvers In the battle
of Flanders. Tanks and dive bombers
struck again and again at the French
line along the somme and Aisne
rivers until q weak spot was found
where they could plunge through.
Massed infantry was then hurled at
the hole.
But, the French said. the line
merely bent 1t several points and
the German mechanical units were
blasted by artillery as they thrust
into the deeply arranged defense
positions.
The German infantry. attempting
10 charge through the narrow holes
opened by the tanks was beaten
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
HITLER HURLS men
in BY THOUSANDS
Fresh Troops Thrown Into
Battle to Beat Down
French Quickly

by FREDERICK G. OECHSNER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, June 8.-(UP)-AdoIf Hit.
Ter sent thousands upon thousands
Of fresh troops into the battle Of
the somme today, In q do-or.die
offensive against the maSsed
strength Of the French army.
Tank and infantry divisions, sup
ported by hundreds Of dive bombcrs
and many fresh divisions which
poured continuously through Bel
GUM into northern France, struck
viciousiy along the entire Somme
front, but concentrated OF two
thrusts one toward Havre and
The other toward Paris - the i'm
mediate objectiyes.
Military men said that the Ger
man troops were ready for the
kiiIv and we're confident that the
drive for the heart Of France would
find them tramping down the Paris
Champs Elysees within two weeks
The Germans claimed 70 have
made two cracks In the new defense
line set up by Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, the Allied generalissImo, yhicn
stretches 100 miles long from the
English channel TO the Oise-Aise
canal.
Where Breaks Came
These breaks were said to be be-
tween the mouth OF the eomme at
Abbeville and Ham, 90 miles inland,
and at the Oise-Aisne canal near
Laon and about 10 miles northwest
Of Paris.
The high command had been
vague as to details, merely saying
that the Germans had attacked all
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
NEW LONDON HAS
NEW PLAYGROUND

New London. Conn.,. June Cup,
The citys new $4,000. 900 beach
playground. known as Ocean Beach
park, will be opened TO the public
on Sunday. June 30. the. park board
announced today.
The project was undertaken after
the 1898 hurricane hdh ieveled much
Of the property.
The new park consists Of q sO-acre
tract behind crescent shaped beach
o half-mile long. The beach Is 300
feet wide. and q boardwalk b % feet
wide.
A huge swimming pool Just of the
sound will be opened ct the same
time. the board said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
ITALY WARNS
US. HANDS OFF
Italian Editor, Believed to
Be Mouthpiece Of Musso.
Iini, Issues Warning
by REYNOLDS PACKARD
United Press Staff CoFrespondent)


Rome, June 6.-(UP)-The auth.
oritatiye newspaper olornale D.
Italia, In an editorial signed BY
Virginia oayda, warned the United
States today against intervening IN
the European conflict because the
time might come when some great
European power may intervene D
against America.
The warning by dayda, who often
speaks for Premier Bcnit0 Mtsso-
iini, came after the government had
warned world shipping that Italian
and Colonial waters are dangerous,
presumably because Of mines, and
thus indicated intention Of joining
the war.
II the United States takes sides
In the European conflict, the Qayda
editorial said. then the time may
come when some great European
power would intervene In favor OF
nm American nation at war with the
United States.
1.-THE possibility Of o more if1nc-
date and active war alliance be.
tween the United States and the
Allies leaves Germany and Italy
perfectly calm" Gayda wrote.
u. o. Helps ALLIES
dayda charged that the United
States had aided the Allies since
the start OF the war.
Saying that the United States
would violate the Monroe Doctrine
by directly interfering In the affairs
Of other continents, he continued;
1.-THE United States cannot set
itself up es an armed Judge OF Euro
pean quarrels. the origins and sub
stance OF which owing 10 It's dis.
lance from Europe - II cannot pre-
tend To understand.
1.-THE United states-great and
powerful as II may be--must not
consider itself invested with o high
mission authorizing Washington 70
decide on the destinies OF other con.
tincnts. Already the United States
has been intervening In behalf OF
the Allies since the first days OF the
war"
No Duty 10 Save World
ut Is not true" said Gayda, that
the United States has any duty 10
save the Old World. Europe rs not
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
NINE AMERICAN
DRIVERS GOING

New York, June 6-(UP)-Nine
volunteer ambulance drivers for the
American field service viii sail Sat-
urday aboard the s. s. Exeter, for
service in France.
They include: william b. Blood.
Darien. Conn: william A. Davidson.
Worcester, Mass. and Mckensie l..
Ogle. Fairfield. Conn.
Two sections Of the service now
are IN action with the French army.
The men sailing Saturday will form
part OF Q third section. the remainder
Of which win sell June 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06

May 2i.--RegiInefit guffeFed heavy
losses. Twenty-Five dead, so
May 20. SIS. Five new tombs TO my
left near the crossroads. They
date May 81. Company .
brought back more dead during the
day. There's o ycrItabio cemetery
here already. French artillery rs
violently Smelling our troops. The
first killed belong 10 company.
How many will there be tomorrow
Everyone Is getting ready for at.
tack. Artillery and tanks are IN
uosition,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06

May 20. - Awakened at 4 q. N.
Our artillery began firing at 4:32
q. m. Two divisions are ready 70
attack. We are caught under French
fire In the village OF >. The fog
u terrible.
Tho first two battalions are en-.
gagged In an atrocioB fight In the
woods. Our third battalion is being
held In reserve. The noise from
exploding French shells continues
cndiessly. b. Is wounded In the arm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
Clever Ruse Lets Tanks Slip Through
Lines Where They Are Encircled by French
Forces; Nazi Infantry Are Then Driven Back
German Soldier Left
Diary Before Killed

with the French Armies on the Asne, June 9. -
(UP) Here's what btzkrieg looks to German soldier
who kept diary The author Is dead The French released
excerpts from the diary which they said found on the
body OF soldier killed last week In forest somewhere IN
South Belgium It tells Of three days fighting from May 81
May a. after the French recovered from the initial shock
Iof the tank offensive It reads:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
TREASURY BALANCE

WashIngton, June G---tUPl --Gov-'
eminent expenses an receipts for
the current fiscal year through June
rails Year Expenses Last Year
$S,674,204.73.53 $s,429. 933. 42s.2b
49, Receipts .g
s5.2os. s44.554.12 y5,1ii.ss7,ss2,5
Gross Deficit
a.4szs5o. ois.t7 ss.sis.s45.7s5.7s
ss.sss.sfi .Eig.i7s ss.ssi,soO.os5.7s
Cash Balance
t2.o2s.sss.52L6l ss,9o0.3 800, 5o2.77
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
HOW TO GET
"A JOB

The Waterbury Democrat
begins q series Of stories BY
leading business executives, en-
ployment managers and govern
mcnt labor experts on "Jobs for
June Graduates" william D.
Knudscn. president Of The Gen.
eral Meters Corporation. ~ FIRST
20 ofFer mis- practical advicc 70
graduates In this community.
The story appears today on
page II. Turn 10 u now, and
follow this series daily IN
THE DEMOCRAT