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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Sept. l3.-Thcre will soon
be seven "diStributive education
programs in North Carolina, where
l there was only one last year.
T. Carl Brown, in charge of this
newest phase of the vocational cdu-
cation program in this state, is now
in the field making arrangements TO
start these programs in the cities
where facilities are best available.
Last year Wilmington had the only
program in North Carolina. Already
similar SetupS are insured for
Greensboro and Raleigh; while plans
have been made for Charlotte, VIM
StOn-Salem, Ashevilie and Burling-
ton.
Before proceeding further with the
story, perhaps it ought to be stated
that "diStributive education is moth
ing more or less than specialized
training for workers engaged in mer-
chandiSing or selling activities, dis
tributing goods or services in either
a Wholesale or retail capacity. Such
a program was first authorized by
the Federal Congress in 1887 by what
is known as the George Deem act.
North Cardinals first venture into
the ID. E." field was last year. Now
a big foiloW-through is planned
In the selected cities, teachers YER
sed in the technique of selling and
distribution will be engaged through
the school superintendent and
classes will be opened for two def
mite groups:
CD Regularly employed workers
in distributive occupations, and (2)
high school seniors and graduates de-
string to enter that field Of work.
For the first class, evening or eX-
tension classes will be offered. Thus
statesmen of all sorts (Whether en-
ployed in stores or in outside selling),
buyers, managers and owners who
want to learn to do their jobs better
or to prepare themselves for adj
vancement will have chance to take
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

ness. There were deeper shadows
in the background that might
have been buildings, and that was
about all.
The man who called himself
Trent came out of the darkness, an
electric torch in his hand:
Sorry it's been such a long
journey, gentlemen but you're
home now, so alps well. Some grub
and a rest, and you'll feel new men
again"
That's good to hear. But your
invitation was so pressing, in the
end"
Pm sorry about that, too! But
1 suppose you realized that you
rather asked for it? mean, you
could hardly expect us to let you
&c without some sort of protest,
after all the trouble we've been to
to arrange this meeting"
1.-THE protest was certainly a
pointed onew Gun agreed. But 1
quite realize you went to a good
deal of trouble. as you say, to ar
range this meeting. You'll forgive
me if I suggest that it is, so far,
rather BADLY arranged meet
ing"
How do you mean?"
swell, it's an unequal one! l
mean, you know perfectly we'll VINO
you have met, but we don't! All
we do know is one or two people
you are NOT-Squadron Leader
Trent of the Air Fee, for one!
The other laughed.
swell, guess you'll know all
YOU need to know about us in good
time. But meanwhile you are worn
out and hungry, and the Spaniards
have a good motto for the occasion
some sort of suggestion that to-
morrow is also a day! Now, If you
will come this way there is good
meal and a soft bed waiting for
you BOTH"
He put a hand on each of their
arms, and they walked forward IN
row. The armed men moved for
ward with them, and Gun asked:
Are we to consider ourselves
prisoners?" ,
The man called Trent considered
the matter, and then shrugged.
Hardly that-unless you wish
to. Let us say that no more re-
straint will be put on your liberty
than can possibly be helped"
The rough path they were fol-
lowing led to a high fence, COM
| posed partly of wire netting and
partly of barbed wire. AS they
walked along beside it, Gun no.
ticed that it was newly construct
ed. They came to an open gate,
with a paddock hanging from it.
Here we are" said the man
called Trent. "In here"
AS they passed through the gate
Gun became conscious of a pleas
ant garden, with lawn and flow
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
Distribut:ue Education
PROGRAM, Pushed Ea State

advantage Of expert teaching and
assistance. Teachers for these classes
must, OF course, come very largely
from the field Of business. Training
directors. store owners, managers,
and employees who are specially
qualified to teach these classes are
employed and paid for this work. In
addition TO local instructors there are
full-time travelling instructors under
the supervision Of Mr.. Browns dlvi-
sion here.
For the school seniors and grad
yates there is a cooperative part
time program. Under this plan bust
ness and schools cooperate in train
ing boys and girls who are employed
for half the day in retail or whole
sale houses.
They spend the other halliday in
school where they are taught by a
coordinator who is trained and eX-
perienced in the field Of retailing.
Here they take related subjects such
as stock keeping, merchandise in
formation, store organization, sales
manship, advertising and display, and
the economies of retailing.
AS said, Wilmington last year had
the only full program in North Car
DINA, but adult or evening school
program classes were held in seven
teen centerS. One hundred and three
courses were given with more than
1900 persons attending. Special
courses were held for those in diff
ferent fields of merchandising; groc-
cries, clothing and variety shops, fur
niture, route statesmen, insurance
people, and restaurant workers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
ruck Drivers
Are Safest

Raleigh, Sept. BIN the matter OF
To-. o.Hine. the average truck driver
cones closer to being his brothers
-e..ey than does the average pas
esg.. car operator, Ronald Hocutt,
director Of the Highway Safety Di-
...9. declares this week.
.i.cutt said accident records on Tile
"'. the safety division Indicate that
.... drivers as a whole have bet
,e. safety record than drivers o.
H.-.tc passenger cars.
5r.ug the first six months OF this
st-., 4.64l passenger cars IN TINS
,.'g "cre involved in traffic accl-
cs..., and 500 trucks were involved
."":dents during the same PERIOD
... is d ratio of approximately SIX
.. nugcr car accidents to every
". accident. Truck and passenger
o.. ."alStratiOns in the state run at
...' the same ratio, there beng
E5matcly $4,000 trucks and 49,
..1 PASS enger cars registered IN the
..'n
II FIRST glance" Hocutt SAID, IT
..d appear from these figures mat
.. Ht"ty record of the passenger car
.""ra'uls and that of truck drivers
at.u' on a par. but this does nor
'..' INTO consideration the fact that
.." .leage Of the average PASSENGER
81. !, considerable lower than the
rygc of the average truck. Trucks
81" driven many more miles and are
I'll" the road many more hours than
"asaenger cars, as rule, and thus
'1or$ are subjected to far greater
"'r.cen: exposure than passenger
lac"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

ers, and in the background sman
bungalow.
ALLOW mew said Trent.
He walked forward toward the
bungalow. Gun glanced back, and
saw that the armed guards were
packing the gate, some inside and
some out. Their faces looked dusky,
but that was all he could make out
of them-except that they did not
appear to be regular soldiers.
The front door of the bungalow
stood open. Their conductor put his
hand inside and touched switch.
Electric light sprang up and re-
vealed a comfortably furnished sit
ting room. There were two arm
chairs, four small ones, a divan
and a square ana a gate-legged ia
BILE that Gun saw with satisfaction
was laid for meal.
ct think you will find your quar-
tiers quite comfortable" Trent OBJ
served. LET me show you around"
From the sitting room a door led
to a narrow passage, on one side of
which was an airy, comfortable
bedroom, with two beds, and on
the other to a bathroom, and a
small room fitted out as a draft
mans Office.
"Ah!" Tommy breathed, when he
saw this-the first time he had
opened his mouth since they had
landed.
Trent, who had ,openeG the door
and switched on the light to give
them a view of the interior, made
no comment, and gave no sign of
having noticed Tommy's exclama-
ton.
And here is the kitchen-and
your batman" he sad, opening
door at the end of the passage.
1t was a small, but well-fitted
kitchen, equipped with a modern
electric cooker, from which pleas
ant smells emanated. Gun shifted
appreciatively.
A man was bending over the
stove. AS they stood in the door
way he turned and revealed his
face-that If a full-blooded Negro.
"Sambo will look after you for
the present" Trent observed He
is, unfortunately, deaf and dumb,
but, apart from that, you will find
him very efficient. If you don't
know the deaf-and-dumb language
you'd better write your instruc-
tions. I-o's got a bedroom just out.
side-a sort of annex. And now, II
you'll take my advice, you'll get
out of that kit, by which time din
ner will be ready. After which l
recommend a hot bath-you Will
find an electric heater in the bath.
room-and so, as Mr.. Pepys would
have said, to bed" -.
That sounds good advice to
me-" said Gun, amiably. Come on,
Tommy"
(To Be Contmued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
Defeat OF Senator King OF
Utah Astounds Washington,

SidiouSly.
Its Kinda melancholy. though. to
see 4 most likeable 24-year senator
lapse into the discard.
As to Murdoch he may still be
llcEed by the Republican nominee.
Senator Pat McCarran Of Neva-
Ga Is suggested as Senator Kings
successor at the senatorial District
committees head. II he's chosen and
accepts. he'd better follow Senator
Capper'S example rather than Sem
atOr Kings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
READ THIS FIRST:

Gun Cotton. famous Scotland Yard
agent becomes interested in a stran-
ger. who calls himself Pullinger. and
has an agent assigned to follow him,
but the latter loses the trail. Guns SUI
perior known only as X, is interested
also. but assigns Cotton to the case OF
a missing bomber. The agent goes to
a new v.hush-hush'' station where new
and secret types OF military planes
are tested When Gun goes up with
Squadron Leader HaZeldeane in very
closely guarded plane, which supposed
ly contains important secrets of con-
struction and equipment. but really
does not. he gets radio message to
meet another plane. G.1313. which takes
Oft to meet the r. A. F. mystery plane.
Following orders from G.13l3 Hazel
deane and Gun land at spot unknown
to them. Three men get out Of the black
bomber. one wearing an r. A. F. uni
form The British pilot and the secret
agent are told they a-a to follow G.1313
to still another place. Gun and his rilot
start to fake an attempt to get away.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

G.1313, BLACK and siniste- as q
huge carrion-crow, circled anc
climbed. Their she came roaring
after x. o. o. as Gun and Hazel
deane pretended to attempt a get
away. She could do two miles
to their one, and she swooped or
them as the hawk swoops on the
hedge-sparrow. Presently came the
peevish whining of machine CUR
bullets in the air all about them
&c. to x. We tried it, and they
did their stuff They made the
ether around us look like currant-
roll with m. G. bullets. Then radi-
oed we were to follow them as di-
rected, or they'd bring us down
We are now following. Course, as
I make i. by sun, about S. w. tc
S. S. w. Have you any further in
structions? Tony. Tony"
TX to C. Toni, Toni. You are do
ing well. Stick to them, and use
your discretion. Report every hall
hour as long as you AN, and then
again as soon after as possible
Try to make out where you are
heading for"
(Half an hour later:) &c. to K
Still following. They keep shifting
course-to battle us, presumably
Sc far as I can tell now, about
S. w. Tony"
And so, every half hour through,
out the day, the reports came
through. Their substance was al
ways the same, Still following,
with indications as to course
which varied from S. w. to S. E.
x snatched half hours of SLEEP
between the messages, and put one
half hour N at his own office, tc
attend to urgent matters.
At last, in the evening, there
came a change:
&c. to x. We have just been or
dered to come down. We are no"
below cloud and over sea. No lane
in sight. 1t will soon be dark. we
have been flying a long time, witt
only emergency rations. Feeling
the strain. Tony"
And then. a little later:
Have been instructed to SHOW
lights, and to fly parallel, and close
to G.1313. They don't trust us II
the dark. Needn't worry, if they
only knew. Still no land in sight
Tony"
And again, shortly after:
Quite dark now. Landing lights
below. Instructed to descend. Little
idea where we are, but I believe
we are landing on an island. Aftel
this probably no report for long
time. Tony"
The landing was not easy, bu'
Tommy Hazeldeane made a goot
lob of it, and x. o. o. finally came
TO rest within fifty yards of G.1313
Both Gun and Tommy were near
w worn out, but as they climbed
stift7v out of the MACHINE the for
Nor was conscious of a ring o.
MN surrounding them at some
wards distance, and of the CLEAN
If weapons. He tried to make ou
what sort of a place they had ar
lived at but almost all the light!
had been extinguished as soon a.
thew landed, and it was difficult t.
make anything out in the dark
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

The chief difference between a
warship and human being seems
to be that when a battle wagon gets
average it comes out instead of goes
into retirement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

The hearts education is the de-
veloped imagination, the awakened
sympathy and understanding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

A Chicago attorney, Virgil NJ. Han
cher has been appointed to the pres
idency of Iowa University. Forty
four years old, he was graduated in
1924 from the school he now heads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
FIGHTING IS TERRIFIC
French 75's Being Used
Now In Effort To Halt
New Heavy Tanks
PARIS IS ATTACKED
BY N C. CASSIDY

PARIS, May 18.-(F-
Speeding German columns
swung west across France to-
night toward the Disc valley
the road to P~aris-meeting
stiffened resistance from
Frenchmen fighting under a
new government headed by
Premier Paul Reynaud and
Marshal Henry Philippe Pc
tain, World war "Victor of
Verdun."
The French high COM
mand's night commune
said the Germans were Eat
lacking in a westerly direc-
ton with powerful resources,
despite considerable losses"
New Kind of War
This was at the end of nine days
of the battle in Belgium and north
ern France which fighters and war
correspondents say is like nothing
ever witnessed in history.
One French officer told H. Taylor
Henry, Associated Press war cor
respondent:
1.-TWO hours of this is worse than
two days of the battle of Verdun."
Today the Germans advanced to
Guise, about IA miles west of Yer
wins, and to Landrecies, about -
miles west of Avesnes and some IS
miles east of the English Channel.
Avesnes heretofore had. been the
western edge of the salient into
northern French plains, it's lower
edges well within 100 miles of
Paris.
Far ahead Of the main German
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
AMERICAS RAP
NAZI INVASION
Formal Protest Charges
Act 'Unjustifiable
And Cruel

PANAMA., May 18.-R-T h G
United States and 20 other Ameri
can republics today characterized
Germany's invasion of Belgium
Holland and Luxembourg as "un'
justifiable and cruel'' in a joint
declaration on the German drive
through the low countries.
President Augusta S. Boyd o1
Panama, whose government acts
as a clearing house for Pan-Ameri.
can neutrality matters, published
the declaration, On which the q
republics reached agreement last
night.
The text follows:
1.-THE American countries, in &C
cordance with the principles of in
ternational law and in application
of the resolutions adopted by them
in their continental conferences,
consider as unjustifiable and cruel
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
IL DUCE REPLIES
TO F. RS NOTE
Italian Leader Reported To
Have Given Non-Com-
initial Answer
By RICHARD G.. MASSOCK

ROME, May 18-LR-Premier Mus.
solini has replied to President Roose.
velt's latest efforts to prevent spread
of the European war, it was learned
from a reliable source tonight. The
nature Of the reply was not disclos-
ed but it was believed to have been
non-committal without being alarm.
ing.
The reply, in courteous terms, was
said in informed quarters to have
been communicated to Mr.. Roosevelt
through United States Ambassador
William Phillips, who delivered a
personal message from the Presi.
den to II Duce May IS.
With Italy's entry into the war be.
lieved by most observers to be await.
ing a Nazi death blow to the Allies,
the Fascist press openely exulted at
the advance of Germany's war ma
chine into France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
|PECCINC WHEAT
PRICES PROPOSED
Secretary Wallace Urges
Markets To Act After
Precipitate Drop
BY DAVID A. MARTIN

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-LR-
Taking emergency action to halt
modern history's most sensational
break in wheat prices, Secretary
Wallace asked the nations grain
futures markets to peg prices at
not less than today's closing quo
tations.
The request was ~telegraphed to
market officials after wheat prices,
rejecting uncertainty over the Eu-
ropean war, tumbled 10 cents a
bushel-the limit permitted in any
single day by market rules-for
the third time this week. The net
loss for the week was about 80
cents.
Wallace's request, if acceded to
by the markets, would establish
minimum prices of 70 cents a bush
ell for May wheat futures and SO
ga cents for May corn futures at
Chicago, the nations principal grain
market.
After receipt of a telegram con-
tanning the governments request
from Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace, Fred H. Cdutton, board of
trade secretary, announced directors
of the exchange will meet in spe-
cial session Sunday morning at 10
a. M, to consider what steps can
be taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
u S. To Speed Delivery
OF Warplanes To Allies

WASHINGTON, May 49, up -
President Roosevelt was said au-
thoritatively today to have decided
to put the administrations force be.
hind efforts to speed deliveries of
American-made warplanes to the
hard-pressed Allies.
Informed airmen said means to
hasten completion of more than a..
900 planes which Britain and France
had ordered since the war started
would figure prominently in a con.
ference of industrial leaders with
government officials Monday.
The feasibility of turning over to
the Allies new planes manufactured
for the army probably would be con.
sidered also, it was predicted, though
officials said no formal requests that
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
CULVER TO SPEAK
AT REALTY MEET
Founder Oh California City
Is Former President OF
National Board

Harry H. Culver, of Los Angeles
CAL, past president of the national
association of real estate boards,
will deliver the principal address on
the subject Heads Up" at a ban.
quet session at 1880 o'clock Tues.
day evening, May 81, at the Ocean
Terrace hotel, Wrightsville Beach.
The five civic service clubs in the
city, Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan, Elk,
change, and Lion, will attend the
meeting in a body.
All business men and women in
New Hanover and adjoining coun-
ties are invited to attend. Banquet
tickets may be obtained from any
realtor in Wilmington.
Cyrus D. Hogue will preside and
call the meeting to order. M. Eugene
Billiard, of the Lions club, will lead
the group singing. The Rev. W. A.
Cade, presiding elder of the Will.
mington district Of the Methodist
church, will give the in
vocation.
The address of welcome will be
delivered by Major Dan J. Herrin, of
Wrightsville Beach. Special enter.
features will include songs
by a quartet from the Lions club
and a solo by Wallace Barber, &C.
by William G.. Robertson.
Norman Y. Chambliss, a represen-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
Big German
Cities Are
Bombed
By HUGH. WAGNON

LONDON, May 18-R-Wan.
ing power OF the Nazis' mas
sive blows was reported tonight
to have eased some of the pres.
sure on the western front but
Britain steeled itself for bad
news.
A calm military spokesman
admitted that the Allied arm
les in "the Battle of the Bulge
in northern France were being
showed back ever closer to the
gates of Paris.
OThe Germans declared their
vanguards had swept to within
60 miles of the French capital
and that their main army was
only about 40 miles behind. The
French contended that deepest
German penetration still is 100
miles from Paris.)
every Serious"
The British spokesman made n
to minimize the very Sc,
ious" situation but declared it wa
certainly no worse and possibly
little bit better" than Friday.
German progress, he said, cha
very much slackened, perhaps onl
temporarily, but exhaustion of Gel
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
APP Writer Paints Word
Picture OF :BIitzkrieg'
NEW KIND OF WAR
Horror OF Bombings Along
Belgium And French
Roads Described
BY H. TAYLOR HENRY

PARIS, May 18.-LR-German SUI
p~eriority in the air, backed by mass
attacks of armored divisions OF
shock troops using flame-throwers
has been the main factor in carving
out the pocket in the French line
from Mons to Sedan.
During the five days of heavy
fighting which I have just seen on
the northern front, I have learned
how heavily air superiority counts.
Ignore Tradition
German tactics have ignored the
traditional artillery preparation but
have gained the long-sought COM
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
War Interpretive
BY KIRK SIMPSON

Dark omens from Europe's roaring b%attlefields in
France and Flanders hover over the American national
defense front as we'll as over London and Paris.
Hour by hour the war news is etching a new and
tragic background against which a complete r~ecasting of
traditional American defense policy has already started.
That policy is being reshaped to brace the nation against
even unforeseeable eventualities that might bring it one
day to fight alone to maintain American ideals against
a world dominated by conceptions and PHILOSOPHERS alien
to the American creed.
Stripped to it's bones, that is what President Roose-
welt has said to congress in presenting a new emergency
program aggregating more than a billion dollars for quick
expansion of the national defense. Details of that plan,
even it's size, are minor items in comparison to the revolu-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19

this be done had been received thus
far.
Mr.. Roosevelt's extraordinary pro-
gram to strengthen defenses at home
made swift progress in congress dur
ing the day, and word spread that
the chief executive might ask still
more millions for armament later If
he deemed them necessary.
Working with rare speed, a senate
appropriations subcommittee approx
ed a $780, 91 ,724 army supply Dill
carrying the army's share OF tne
special defense fund proposed by the
President earlier this week.
The subcommittee provided that
the money should be available the
moment the law is signed, instead OF
next July 1 as most appropriations
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
France Reorganizes Government;
Speeds Up Production OF Planes
As Army Strives To Halt BLitz
FALLS IN NINE DAYS
German Invaders Running
81 Days Ahead OF In
vasion Of 1914
DUTCH ISLES TAKEN
By LYNN HEINZERLING

BERLIN, May 18.-P)-
The iron legions of Adolf
Hitler hoisted the German
battle flag today on the city
h a ii of Antwerp, fortified
North sea anchor of the
whole Allied line, and swept
west and south toward the
heart of France and the Eng
lish Channel ports needed for
frontal assault on the British
Isles.
Antwerp fell to the Ger.
man motor columns in nine
days, 81 days ahead of World
war schedule. The troops of
Imperial Germany entered
the city on October 9, after
Smelling it for eleven Gays,
They invaded Belgium on
August 4, 1914.
Swiftly Fluid
The German plunge through Bel
GUM and through the Netherlands,
to the north, is so swiftly fluid
that it is difficult to pick out it's
immediate detectives.
But the thrust through t h e
French Notifications of the Meuse
and over Maubeuge and the Sam
bre, further northwest, seems aim
ed at Paris.
Authoritative sources said Ger
man troops are within 60 miles Of
the French capital, but they de-
clined to state just where.
What the authorities call com.
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