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Evening star., 1940-06-07

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Three Arrested In Drive
On Numbers Racket Here
LOTTERY IS CHARGED
Officers Believe Negroes Fl
nanced By White Or Col
ored Higher Ups

A purported numbers racket-be
lived by police to be backed and fin
anced by white or colored "highel
ups"-was dealt a blow here yester
day when the city plaincloths of
ficers arrested three negroes at 61(
Nixon street and charged them with
operating a lottery.
Those arrested were:
Margaret Pittman, Of 1924 Loves
Alley.
George Anna johnson, of 1901
North Seventh street.
Augusta Faison, of 610 Nixon
street.
"Cashing In"
Police said when they entered the
house they found the negroes in the
act of "cashing in'-that is, they
were compiling the bets taken dur
ing the day.
The negroes refused to make any
statement but police said they were
operating the racked along the
usual lines by selling chances ano
using a particular stock market
quotation daily for the winning
number.
Plainclothesmen J. T. Rich and H
Hayes raided the house.
All three of the negroes were re
leased on bond shortly after thelr
arrest. The bail in each case was
set at $3.50.
Lottery Books Found
Police found large amounts of lot
terry books and other paraphernalia
in the house when they entered AM
all was confiscated.
Police said lotteries and number
rackets in various forms have been
operating in Wilmington for some
time despite efforts to break them
up.
No estimate of the average take
of the lottery raided yesterday could
be obtained, but largs numbers of
betting tickets were found in the
house.
The three negroes are scheduled
to be tried this morning in record
er's court before Judge Alton A.
Lennon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
'BETSEY ROOSEVELT
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Wife OF Presidents Son
May Receive $65,000
Now, $4,000 Later

LOS ANGELES, March 1.-P-
Betsey Gushing Roosevelt, without
opposition from her film-producel
husband, James, went to our today
to seek a divorce under which she
may receive $4,000 Immediately anG
$50, 900, if she wants it, five years
hence.
She testified that relations ha6
been strained between her and the
Presidents eldest son since he first
asked for his freedom in May, 1888
After hearing her, the judge set the
case over until Monday SO her broth
er, Henry K. Cushing, stricken sud-
denly ill, could appear.
In October, 1888, Mrs. Roosevelt
related, her husband left their home
in the east and came to California
without asking her to accompany
him. She followed a month later,
then:
He said he wanted a divorce and
asked me to leave California"
This she did, she told the court,
"as I thought it was best for the
children" She never was asked to
return, she added.
Terms of a property settlement
made out of court give Mrs. Roose'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Welles Told
Set
To Push War
Informed Nazis Want Liber.
alton From British Hold
Or World Economy
TO SEE HITLER TODAY
U. S. Official Confers With
Foreign Minister Won
Ribbentrop

BERLIN, March 1.@R-Sumnel
Welles will see Adolf Hitler tomor.
row morning already made aware
that Germany is determined to figh'
until she is liberated from wha'
she regards as a British "strangle.
hold on world economy.
The United States undersecretary
of state, making his first stop il
a belligerent capital in his fact.
finding tour for President Roose-
welt, also was understood to have
learned German-American relations
plorable state.
Fresh from talks with leaders Of
Germany's axis ally, Italy, Welles
conferred for two and one-hal1
hours with Foreign Minister Joach-
i'm Won Ribbentrop and later ha6
an hours chat with Baron Ernst
Won Weizsaecker, state secretary
in the ofreign office.
Will Reject Peace Talk
Editorial ~utterances at the same
time indicated Hitler would be stead
fast in rejecting any talk of peace
except upon Germany's terms.
Meanwhile Germany was reported
to have informed neutral states
through diplomatic representatives
that acceptance of English sea
control cannot be regarded as cor
responding to the neutrality anc
sovereignty Of a state"
The German attitude was said tc
have been conveyed to the neutrals
orally and not by note. The move
apparently was in accordance with
the current intensive Nazi press
campaign directed at Europe's non
b~elligerents to "active1y defend
their neutrality against the Allies
instead of useless paper protests
A London report that hereafter
seagoing German coal shipments to
Italy would be halted by the Brit
ish was cited by the authoritative
Commentary Dienst Aus Deutsch-
land as another proof of the g.
regard with which Britain proceeds
against neutrals."
German quarters described today's
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
FRENCH CIVILIANS
FACE MANY BANS
Restrictions Ia Affect Pop.
uiation's Diet Six Out
Of Seven Days

PARIS, March 1.-R-French
civilians, taking stock of the gov
ernment's new belt-tightening pro
gram, tonight found themselves fac.
ing sharp restrictions on what they
may eat and drink six days out OF
every seven.
The restrictions, announced in II
DEGREES, will affect the Frenchman's
diet every day in the week except
Sunday-and even then there are
limits on the amount of certain
foods which may be consumed.
The weekly calendar of wartime
prohibitions stacks up this way:
Monday-No. beef, mutton or veil
dishes.
Tuesday-No beef, no pastry, can
dy or ice cream, and no spirits or
the popular cocktails which the
French call apertifs. Wine is not yet
mentioned in the restrictions.
Wednesday-EIll no pastry, can.
dy or ice a
Thursday-Another drinkless day
SO far as spirits are concerned.
Friday-No meat and no pastry
or sweets.
Saturday-Pay day, but no alcohol
Although there are no prohibit
tons on the kinds of food or drink
which the Frenchman can obtain on
Sundays, he is limited to two main
dishes with each meal, and only one
of these can be meat. Restaurants
will limit the amounts of bread he
can get-if he has a bread card after
%rationing starts.
These general restrictions also for
bid the serving of side dishes of
butter, unless they are a regular
part of the main dishes.
The regulations on meat already
are in effect. The remaining regula-
tons will become effective when gov
eminent officials issue necessary or
ders to restaurants, cafes and stores.
Restaurant menus will grow small
er. On days When there is no meat
prohibition, the menu can list only
two soups and not more than four
different kinds of hors d]'ouevres;
n egg dish; three kinds of fish,
oysters or snails; two kinds of vege-
tables, or macaroni, spaghetti or
noodles, and three kinds of meat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
CENSUS QUESTIONS
FLAYED BY TOBEY
Says Divorce Has Right
10 Keep Past Marital
Difficulties Secret

WASHINGTON, March 1.-CP-
a.sulhs that a divorcee has an in
saelaole right to keep her past
marital difficulties a secret, sena,
WI LOBBY (R-NH) today launched
new assault on personal" que
ms 10 be included in the 1910
II, 'appose 1t means the loss Of a
~" ior a woman to tell that she
dvorced?' the senator de-
, ra'asa at a hearing before a SEN
'S Subcommittee.
sfr ns attack on questions about
Mn. eS was a new DEVELOPMENT,
sIgs ne had previously concentrat,
vian my lire on questions about indi.
crsia income The subcommittee is
tt ,is,s a resolution by him to
n, 1ne questions about income.
5,rs.n Leon Z Truesdell. ensrs
,,ss %u statistIcian, defended the
ABOUT olvorces, saying it
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
McAllister Lists Causes
Of Poor Radio ReceptiOn
Corrosion Of Wires By Sea
Dampness Is Also Blam-
ed For Much Static

The numerous cause for poor ra.
dio reception in this section of the
state and the efforts made by the
Tide Water Power company to re-
duce interference to a minimum were
explained last night by c. H. Meal.
lister. of the power company's electri-
cal engineering department.
Stations Scarce
The first and foremost reason why
the reception in this section of the
nation is recognized as the worst in
the nation, Mr.. McAllister said, is
due to the scarcity of high powered
stations in this vicinity.
In New England, for instance, it
is not unusual for an ordinary radio
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
SEVEN MEETINGS
AREB BOOKED HERE
Carolina Admen And Other
Groups Making Arrange
ments For Conventions

At least seven large conventions,
and probably several more, are def
nitely booked for Wilmington and
Wrightsville Beach during the COM
ing summer.
According to information sunp-
piled by Louis T. Moore, manager
of the chamber of commerce, yes
terday, the following organizations
will meet here:
The Carolinas Admen association,
composed of newspaper advertising
men from North and South Car
lima. The dates have not yet been
set. About $50 delegates.
North Carolina Association Of
Mutual Insurance Agents will meet
at the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrights-
vile Beach, during late June fol-
two days. Seventy-five to 100 dele
gates.
North Carolina council of Red
Men and the Degree of Pocahontas
will meet on May 10, IA, and Is at
the Cape Fear hotel. About 200
men and women delegates.
And the following meetings, about
which no details could be learned,
are also booked for some date dur
ing the summer:
Baptist Women's Missionary
union.
North Carolino MooSe
The Eastern Star of North Caro-.
lima.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
Presbyterian Synod of North Caro-
lima.
Moore said several other conven
tons are probably booked for Will
mington and Wrightsville Beach,
but no definite arrangements fol
them have as yet been made. More
than a score Of meetings e held
in the city and at the beach last
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Soviet Army
Is Advancing
Viipuri
Troops Reported Moving
Into Southern Outskirts
OF Old Finnish Port
FIVE TOWNS CAPTURED
Russians Seize SOC Guns
10 Tanks, 10000 Rifles,
Much Ammunition

MOSCOW, March 2.-(Saturday,
The Russian army reported its
troops were advancing into the
southern outskirts of Viipuri last
night and that the Films were set
ting fire to the ancient fort.
The Leningrad military head
quarters communique said that the
enveloping offensive against Viipuri
continued successfully from two
directions and that five Karelian
Isthmus towns were taken during
the day.
The communique said 922 Finnish
defensive Notifications had been
captured from February II to
March 1.
Guns, Tanks Taken
In addition, the communicate said
the Russians captured SOC guns, g..
732 machine guns, 10 tanks, 20, 600
shells, 10000 rifles and more than
IA ,UOU cartridges.
The localities reported captured
included Heinjoki, about IA miles
east of Viipuri; Paakkolankoski
waterfall on the Vuoksi river; Tall,
a station on the Viipuri- Serdobol
railway; and Cape Keijasniemi, on
the western coast of Viipuri bay,
and Mannikkala.
Eleven Finnish planes were claim
ed downed in aeria lcombat, bring
ing to 191 aircraft reported bagged
from Feb. II to March 1. During this
period the Red army said it lost
only Fl planes.
The text of the communique:
March 1 Soviet troops success
fully continued the developing Of
fensive on the Karelian Isthmus and
occupied the area of Paakkolanokoski
waterfall on the Vuoski river, the
towns of Heinjoki and Mannikkala,
the station of Tall on the Vyborg-
Serdobol railway line, the southern
outskirts of Vyborg and Cape Kei-
jasneimi on the western coast of
Vyborg bay.
"The enemy is setting Vyborg on
fire.
From Feb. II to March 1 Soviet
troops captured 922 of the enemy's
defensive Notifications, including
235 iron and concrete artillery forts,
the enemy lost sos guns, 1872 ma
chine guns, 10 tanks, 20, 600 shells,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

Authorities. At the end of con-
struction, the releases are ex-
ercised by the local Authorities
and the notes ire redeemed
from the hands of private ill
vestors who have purchased
them.
H.. r. Emory, executive direc-
tor of the Wilmington Author
ity, said there have been two
offerings of the temporary
notes thus far. The first Of
fering went at an average Of
Is of 1 per cent and the second
at an average of about AS of
/ per cent.
Since the Wilmington Au-
thority is now paying the USH
3 and 3 IL per cent respective.
ly on funds for New Brooklyn
Homes and Charles I. Nesbitt
Courts, its interest costs should
be reduced by at least three
fourths when the new temper.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

Fund
For Building
ypv Structure Will Also In
eIude Municipal Audi
forum And Jail
RFC LOAN is SOUGHT
Work On Project Is Elk
nected To Be Started
Within 30 Days

.rproval of a project for the con
..-,,orion of a town hall, munlclpa
,r5itorium and jail at Carolina
R.scb, at an expenditure of s39,9Ss
rs Granted in Raleigh yesterday b.
he WPA.
III. Jordan, area WPA supervisor
aid here last night that work or
tbp proiect will probably be started
in March 20 or at least within the
next 80 days
The project, one of two planned
at the resort town this sumner, will
give employment to 80 workers.
Action Expected
Mayor R. c. Fergus, of Carolina
Beach, said last night that the town
is NEGOTIATING a loan through the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for funds to pay the costs of mate
rails and that he expects to have
definite action on the loan applica
ton within a few days.
The town will advertise for bids
on material Immediately, he said
and expressed the belief that all ar
angements will be completed to start
work within a 3G-day period.
Carolina Beach is also seeking a
RFC loan and a WPA project for
SlS4,0O0 sewerage system fol
the beach, Of this amount the
town will provide $4,000 and the
remainder will be provided in a
special gran; from the federal gov
eminent.
Some time age the voters of
Carolina Beach approved at a bond
issue election the issuance of
bonds to provide the towns share
OF the building program costs and
me only hitch in plans is the loan
through the RFC.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
CALIFORNIA FLOOD
DAMAGE IS GREAT
Crisis Believed Over AL
though Hundreds Oh Acres
Oh Land Are Inundated

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-R
Although water still poured through
broken bikes tonight and hundreds
of thousands of acres Of rich farm
lands remained submerged, the
crisis appeared passed in Northern
CALIFORNIA; devastating flood.
Damage will be reckoned in mil
lions of dollars, but loss of life
among the 5000 or more flood vic
tins was no more than five to-
night.
"It looks like the crisis has pass
ed, the weather bureau reported,
"although the water may rise in
the lowest part of the Sacramento
Valley for the next "a hours" Cool,
CONTINUED on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Action Takes
Place Within
Neutral Zone
Message Is Received From
Southgate 1870 Miles
Northeast OF Island
SHIPS RACE TO SCENE
Is First Definite Report OF
U-Boat Raid Within
American Waters

NEW YORK, March 1.-R-The
British freighter Southgate, a 400
foot vessel Of 1852 tons, wirelessed
tonight that she was attacked by d
submarine about 1870 miles northeast
of Puerto Rico.
The message, intercepted by Mac.
kay Radio at COG p. M. QST), gave
no details and there was no imme-
date word fro mthe vessel or else
where as to the outcome.
The position given by the ship
latitude 1858 north and longitude
64.00 west-would place her about
100 miles southeast of Miami, Fla.
a spot in the trade lanes between
Central America and Europe and
well within the American neutrality
SWins Into Action
The United States government,
which maintains the base Of its tenth
naval district at Puerto Rico, swung
swiftly into action.
First, the coast guard cutter Unal-
ga, sped to the scene of the reported
attack when the Southgate flashed
it's call.
Then, the navy ordered all vessels
in the district to stand by and give
such assistance as their positions
permitted and sent three d~estroyers
the Nc Leish, the Statterlee and
the Masonic the scene.
This was the first definite report
Of a submarine attack in American
waters. -Four months ago., a vessel
identified by it's call letters as the
British Coulmore sent out a distress
cali indicating she had been attacked
by a U-boat abou 600 miles east Of
Boston but the Coulmore was re-
ported safe the next day and the at
tack was unverified.
Numerous Skirmishes
Surface ships of belligerents, how
ever, have engaged in numerous
skirmishes inside the neutrality zone
the zone set up around the West
ern Hemisphere for the avowed pur-
pose of keeping the Americas out Of
LllC LulO pSoll wall NhOoL opSSloSu'oA
of these clashes was the battle be-
tween the German pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec and British war
vessels off the South American
coast.
The reported submarine attack on
unexpected, however, as a German
U-boat campaign against British
trade routes to the West Indies had
been predicted by informed marine
sources more than a. month ago.
Since that time, these sources said,
British warships have been search-
ing for the Nazi undersea craft in
the Central and South American
area.
A British admiralty spokesman
said in London the reported attack
on the Southgate was news to u.s."
in Berlin, German authorities declin-
ed comment.
From San Juan, Puerto RICO, came
word that the position given by the
SouthSate was but a short distance
north of the present maneuver area
of the U. S. Atlantic squadron.
Some observers suggested that the
southgate might have sighted a U.
S. submarine in the act of ~surfacing,
and sem it's message before determ.
lining the undersea boats identity.
If it had made such a mistake, it
might have kept silent thereafter to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Reynolds Will Press
Debt Payment Proposal

WASHINGTON, March 1.-R-
Senator Reynolds (D-N. c. draft
ed today for introduction in the Sc
nate a resolution urging President
Roosevelt to o p e n negotiations
with Great Britain for acquisition
of Bermuda, New Providence Island
and the Bimini Islands in the BAHIA
mas.
Reynolds proposed that the Unit
ed States take over the islands as
part payment Of Great Britain's
debt to the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

Are Under Wav
10 Cut Interest Costs
On Housing Funds Here

Arrangements are being per.
fected for a sharp reduction in
interest costs OIL funds being
used to develop the Iow.rent
housing projects of the Hous.
ing Authority of the City Of
Wilmington, it was said yester.
day by the local Authority.
John p. Broome, regional d.
rector for the United States
Housing Authority, from which
the local Authority borrows
funds, wrote to the Whining
ton Authority that its notes
will be included in the next
temporary financing of the
USHA.
The temporary financing pro.
grams consist of the sale by
the USHA of notes of the local
Housing Authorities to secure
funds during the construction
period Of projects. The notes
are backed by irreyocable re-
leases of funds from the Fed.
eral Reserve Bank to the local
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Tomato Canning Factory:
Is Planned At Fairmont

FAIRMONT, March IA tomato
canning factory, to involve an ex-
penditure of about SIC, 900, is vir-
tually assured for Fairmont, C. B.
Stafford, secretary of the chamber
of commerce, said tonight.
The plant is to be installed by A.
e. Hudson, of Lowry, Va, and will
be ready to start production about
July 1.
More than 400 acres of tomatoes
have already been contracted for the
plant, Stafford said, and the trade
body hopes to boost that figure to
500 acres.
Shipments of green tomatoes in
lugs will start about June 10 and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
FLOOD AID FUNDS
APPROVED BY F. R
Gives Carmody Authority
To Use $4,000 For
Work In California

ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON
March l. Up President Roosevelt
signed tonight an authorization fol
John Carmody, federal works ad
ministrator, to use $4,000 for work
relief for persons in need because Of
floods in northern California.
He also signed a resolution appro-
priating an additional $1,000, 900 fol
expenditure before June 80 in pay.
ing claims resulting from the death
or disability of persons employed on
emergency relief projects. The 49,
200, 900 originally appropriated for
the purpose for the current fiscal
year was insufficient.
The authorization and resolution
Pensacola, Fla, where Mr.. Roose'
welt concluded a 15-day cruise today
and boarded a special train for the
capital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

merous" British warships and
armed merchantmen were at
tackled and several large ships
sunk.)
Several unattended vessels
fell prey to the German war at
sea. The 7,418-ton British liner
Pyrrhus was reported sunk off
the west coast "by enemy ac-
tion"- by a sub
marine-and several neutral ves-
sells were sunk or damaged.
The Nazi air raiders attacked
trawlers which the British said
were fishing boats from York
shire to the Thames.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
GERMAN WARPLANES RESUME CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BRITISH AND NEUTRAL SHIPPING

The Royal Air Force, whose
scout planes slipped over the
battle lines into Germany again
last night for the sixth time in
seven days to plot communica-
tions, bridges and factories on
general headquarters maps, sent
fighters against air raiders. Pur-
suit planes repealed a German
plane which bombed and ma
chine gunned the f%ishingboat
Courage. .
AT sunset fleet Hurricane and
Spiafire planes again rose to the
skies to chase an enemy plane
CONTINUED OH Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

LONDON, March 1.-(R-Ger-
man bombers struck at British
and neutral shipping off the
British Isles today, in one case
attacking a convoy, while Brit
ain was striking back with new
economic pressure and a scout
ing flight-the most extensive OF
the War-oyer Berlin and other
German cities.
An authoritative source said. no
ships being conveyed were hit,
adding the action took place 20
far out for British fighting
planes to aid them. (The official
German news agency said the
convoy was dispersed and 'nu'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

the cannery will commence opera
ton at the completion Of the green
shipments.
The cannery is to be housed in a
large building formerly used here
by the American Tobacco company.
Installation of machinery and equip
ment will start on May 1.
Stafford said the biggest obstacle
encountered thus far in the project
is persuading farmers to plant their
idle acres in tomatoes. They've
been raising tobacco and making
money at it so long they're set in
their ways he said.
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
GET SET,
GO

To your telephone
and call 2800-to Place
Your Want AID for Sum-
days Edition. Buy
Rent -. Sell with Want
Ads. Quickest possible
results for least possible
cost. Want Ads may be
placed until 9 p. m. to-
night.
Charge If You Like
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Eight men were lost with

Meanwhile Britain began ex-
erting economic pressure on
Italy, Germany's acknowledgement
partner in the Rome-B Berlin axis.
Sources close to the ministry
of economic warfare announced
that midnight was zero hour for
the start of a blockade OIL Ger
man coal shipments to Italy. Re-
liable shipping sources here said
there were 16 Italian Golfers now
loading German coal in Rotter.
dam. All must sail by midnight
to escape cOntraband control and
cO%nfiscatio1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
CRUISE

PENSACOLA, Fla, March 1-P)
President Roosevelt completed a
1000 mile cruise today when he dis
embarked from the destroyer Lang
<NovvpoI Nv na~z -H1pMnnN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
WEATHER

SEarne NssfGilna; Partly cloudy and
Cloudy ,s; saturday Sunday mos aI,
H' 3 md 5'' eo. in west e. and 4t central %G por,
andins 7' '9H data for the 'f % honrs
p m Yesterday.
y; 81; 7! ~ a; 100 a. m. Al. % y
Minimum 10y ~ p. m, 81; maxjmnm r'o e5 ?:
l.. mean -; normal 50. w.
.. 81; 10 q p ~ N. e; I, a. m. 81; 100 p.
, Total for Precipitation :
S@ inc bes a hours ending 7.ao
D'Dth 900 ine 1osa' Since first of the he:
from ri Tides For Today
rf,.. and Geodetic Surveys Hea by T.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

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