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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

Mafg fanflsf ssats uf.fmnaFmenf
ffmfensafifn Nitf Rfsiefat ssf ,
sft HgrftTrfs Insurance arrrrdlne
tr Mrs. faIa WfnhNIH franarrs ~
fff asiai Security Beard fiela nfftee
al agfHaft Nizsiniuu a man
uho teoenug apfiied IN ufsmpioq
merit f1upersafen Insisted mar ~
had baen uariua the ore percent
Eaee taH for more than to years
Nov That ~ had kat ms EDb ~
feif that ~ was entitled - unefn.
nluFmeu compensation
TIE employment service Official
explained - him that the wagp tax
Whieh h. had been paving was -
iated 10 tne Ftterai system 81 Old
I've and survivors Insurance and uas
tDt ar Unemployment compensation
tax since employees ln Mississippi
ID nj pay UNEMPLOYMENT eoEnpen-
satiau iaxez Only euuloFers con
tribute 10 the Missiasiuui unempioy-
ment compensation fund He was.
therefore not entitled 70 benefits
under the state unemployment COM
ueftsAAoN Jaw
To illustrate the difference be-
tween these two social Insurance
systems established b the Social
security Act. the employment ser
vice official pointed cut that a man
who bugs an ordinary life insurance
policy but carries no fire insurance
does not expect to collect fire insur-
ance when his house burns doxn
Neither should q worker vino Is in
sured under one Of the programs Of
the Social Security Act expect bene-
fits under the other and entirely
different system
Many workers, Of course. Nc GOV
erred b. both proErams-tob inslir-
amer and old age and survivors In
surance Olc-age and survivors is a
Federal system and includes wage
or salary earnerh IN business and tn
dustrial establishments employing
M Or more persons. II provides
monthly payments for insured work
ers when they retire al the age of
65 or later. and also provides insur-
ance protection for the families OF
insured workers. That Is one kind
q insurance
Unemployment compensation. n
Job Insurance Is an entirely differ
ent system 1t Is administered by
the state government. with Federal
aid and cooperation II provides
weekly payments "a workers covered
under the state law who are temp
oraFily without jobs through no fault
81 their 0wn.
Industrial and business concerns
which employ eight o. more workers
pay al the unemployment eompen-
sation tax that Is paid IN Missis-
appi Consequently. only employees
OF these covered concerns r en-
titled TO claim unemployment COM
.pensati0n when they lose their jobs.
The purpose OF unemployment
compensation Is to furnish some In
come TO insured workers during
pcFlads When they cannot get em-
ployment because OF lack Of work
Insured wage earners with suffi-
cienf previous employment viii re-
ceive payments under certain con-
ditious an5 for 3 certain number Of
weeks These payments are not
equal 10 the Workers regular wages,
but they viii help tide him over until
he can get back 10 work
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

aea ah ihe snd asF o. April IRta. and
that saHs Nehoiattous nave not kesn ~
ae1nded 81 modiftess
HESuLNEM that the Article Of Incur.
l~arAtsaa II this corporation b. HnsHaed IN
ths ~foaasiuG resBeei
AnaesHt ~ eSpitAi steok and particulars
- - class or classes thereof
sec shafra Iaslman5 par N4fHa Soc.
Nuuher ~ SHARES fer each class sd par
faiaa theHeafs
AHe sAsres Common. par value &azn0-
FURTHER RESOLVED. that tha prorsf
affirefs 81 the cooperation b. and thag
kHrrbf arr Hataartnsa and ainerted. IN tka
aamt -. ami au behalf " the cgraarstson.
= execute. dsllssr ard fite Tar reeafd. sueE
aFtEies 81 amendment and saah otheH aacu-
sH#nM aH8 f~HstFamHna5 ana l. d. aad per
form saeh nthef acts and thiurs A. shall
- necessary aanrsuaeat 81 proper - e.
feet IL aneasmeat - the artiram e IA
aerpuFataun. ~ Aduuzaz
IN WITNESS WHEREOF ! haas hsrs-
aato ssssfueea ms name AID affHed the
80 II m e1rtprataah thh ORE Gay Of
G ! MORGAN
SAL seeretaFe
Subscribed and ssarn e before - shas
AHn asz e Anrn. A u lasa
jobs " KAY
tseAtf hu1aF pahiie
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
National { oii0n
Week. Mat 1921
State Wide Event

we AwH a
re
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~ Hs haff ~ ri H.
W nsts hser
fn mesns 81 Hae Heit
Haafi ff nH HafMls
~ eI ffa nifasfi 81 Nlii1na
roser NasF Hsh eeaf blsH NfaN
ne uffaHissfsa Hf fhsHlsh me
thaHfmaH m Wf alls
n~afHaasfsasH HH Has 6a asa
Henri S feet ~ Heftian u
Gems ri fn9 Association ane
tIllfv nffifsf ai Naaf meeting
rhs spnIf sfI help both a1ueumet
merchants and KInf Cattan afn
deserves car fullest egureft af mis-
tine
peaniiue o1I fnat flf National
Gotten Cea1nrli and fue Ceffon TEX
uie Institute arn ~roudaetluE reU
tou wees jointly aeam Mh year
NJ Ioeh asserted Tne zin1 re-
tar outiefs 81 Mississippi ear d.
maeh - help kim CottaH~ regain
MS throne and ue believe that fhe
event fhls feaf aiii - the creates
IN is history We urge the support
81 everyone during National Cofton
Week
A plan FOR IRE Retailers Aseoeia-
tor 70 sponsor = state-Wtae event a.
It's oxn uas Disclosed b. Edward G
Wilson. executive Ce-uresldent
who saie that Nark IS zoinz forward
on 3 protested Mtsslsslppi-Made
Products Campaign which wfu b.
staged mkt fail perhaps IN Oc-
iohe4
The principal aim o. the Asso-
csatlon 10 sponsoring this event sili
be to acquaint the citizens Of Missis-
app. with the large variety and the
quality o. goods manufactured IN
our state. Mr. wilson asserted We
vii enlist The aid Of manufacturers
lobbeFs and wholesalers IN this pro-
ieet and Ne hope 70 make the Mis-
sissippi-Made Products Compaizn"
annual event after the first pro-
motion next fall
TIE directors voiced opposition 70
the Riddle biu. which would strip
authority from All Stone. chairman
Of the state Tax Commission. AZ
the same time going on record as
being opposed 70 any nep laws reg
the hours Of retail employees
and establishing a labor board Of
any kind BY TIE state A spokes-
man said that since Mississippi is an
agricultural state. merchants feel
;hai a labor board woaid be super
Present a. thr meeting today. be-
sides alr Wilson and Mr. Loeb. werc
/ Boaeham. OF Canton. c. l.
RAY. Of Anguiila. Thomas Brand. Of
Rolling Fork Y J Byrne. Of
hatcher. r S Martin. Of Jackson:
Kari Meyer. q Meridian. Prank
Of Laurel: Aubrey L Hamil-
ION. Of Laurel Alfred Mitchell. Of
Jreenviiie a b Smith Of Jack
son: II Z Raddon. Of Laurel. Stan
r. Hinds. Of Tupelo. J NJ
Wood Of Pioayune, and " IS Tit
he. Of Laurel
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

arc Neterai Farestrv aerfselss r.
uts fFenia1r afd s1affnafs -
farsN fires
- ~ makinf aeaflabtr - lard
yUneft ue adFfff ard auzstanrF
~ eEf~TtereeE serfn4eai forester
~ eplrd ane rrWttaei forrest
pfa4dfgus relat1N - ne wodE-
iidH - ualUwpad
The p1bln b limited ~ ee=opsT
ate b. ne achievement 81 uese o.
tecfffea a Rrest ASSISTANCE All -
rendered n these SOD nres cards are
af ~snoaested Ard n hs ueM -
1eslznatec are ieft % serFe ths par
pee fm whseh usg arr reserved
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
SOUTHERN KRAFT CORP.
TAGS PINE TREES THAT
ARE WANTED FOR SEED
Thhs Seq T. part # ire Program If Fore~s CONSERVATION ~
ire soathern Puipwocd Conservation
Association

~ kra Hans ~ ths acanerr
Enf czpa Has
e. e. 49, b. faftnwlfF - acaa ~
iftn9 md frar 81 areas
fm uI ur fhsf m@ora
iHe eaf seafisH ~ fn1owirg me
ezeE wEf - stteffmf - tres -
Solved fu ~ vrsfse ~ feeeedtrr
fHF~ arHas
evED TprF
Left n Refwsef Thh Lard rof
PazHs freogne
PEAaE DO NOn CUT
soutnern r1puuxr Cdnwrva-
hoG Ash
aahern KraH C~crpofaiton
= Hu - nn4ed u1at u@ cards
cal attention 70 ur fau u1af tbe
rea - ta4Km weu lift 80 insure
fufare cruvH q tlmhTr Trees teaig-
rz1M II t1z naz1nm kftu4i6 not -
cut for any wfp& Whatsoever. a
nne are intended % provide Tor the
natgrai nestockfna q IL land 10
Gaxt u car u11uce 3 continuous tn
coae f1 both tne lard oaner and
the community
TnE step n foresf conservation
h = par o. The program q the
Southern P1uwooc Conservation As
Socaual a. which Southern Kraft
Corporation IL q member. The A.
Hoczatiorh obtectfvez arr tSf buaH1inE
un and maintenance q ne forrest
GowtuT STOCK ard increasing ne
forest Ro6Uuyfty q TIE land from
whEn p1lpWDd l. removed The
Association ard member mills ARE
hopefE q accomplishing these Oh
NctfTes fhroaxh several means
IL By the Adoption Of EirtnEm
rules G foaes; practices below
which ulpwood should not be Ct
q The establishment q demon
Eratt1E poE and areH 20 provide
practte4i examples o. god forest
cutting pr2caoe4 fer TIE benefit
a hZ 0Nners ard o1hez inter
@toc n foreE conservation
@ b e~o-oFEHattre with TIE STATE
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
Mrs Clothile Cir1ot
Elected District Dep.
Grand Matr0n. O. Z. S.

A. . meeting recently held r.
J4cksou o. ths Grand Chapter. Or
DER q Eastern Star Mrs Ciothile
Ciriot % M0sx Point wnx elected
District Deputy Grand Matron 81
the CoAss District no -. OSs1eT Ct
Eastern star TIE Coast District
comfFlse4 TIE Chapter Of Mos
poinL PaacaRouia. Oce4n gpYfnm
HItoE 0uifport. BAY 81 Louis and
Picayune AFR Ciriot Is past ma
uon % the Anna ONsil Chapter Nc
s.. Of Moss Point
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

are grown IN all sections Of the
country
AR. Silver stated that canned to
matoes Is the real answer 70 the fam
iIy on 3 moderate food budget Most
people serve canned tomatoes plain
as q vegetable. But canned to-
matoes make appetizing and mouth
watering baked tomatoes and cheese
tomato oEnelet and many other
Glzhes.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT oF SECRETARY or
STATE


HeA@ We ~ ssHarF a4 stat o.
rrrtffs thst Is ams7eHsRt hereta az.
efsneheA nmfHatne the Garter o. Iuasf.
E~soFHtteH af
AMERICAN TuKG OIL COMPANY.
INC
Was. pursuant q IN rfesssions - CHARTER
le4 81 re HissssssDai eeae 1859 -rsaan3aa
tH thF Heak - fn~earSufannua Is th.f aff5rs
heeA 30 $50. FaKes kaz-kf1
G4ssu aeder mf hasa an ths Great
Seal u tAe Stats 81 hasitstHpi hetaautu
efflxed. thA z1th. aag - April fsf6.
MALkEH MOOD
ises1t SgcrcfsH 81 STATE
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
AMENDMENT To THK CHARTER
Of
AaERIcAS TuNG oil COMPANY.

80
Ths Charter 81 ~ AmsfsraH naaE o.
EannanE- lns q MlasiaEinHi carzafatl9n-
= befehz Emsaaes - follows
Artszk Z e EAe Charter - lnrsHaaratEaH
8 hFrshy aneaae3 b seaA e foilaas
AugBns q CAPITA slaet aaa par
tclAsFs - q class - eizassz laoHsaHs
az shares GamneH par eaias - b.
Ar3e4s 8 i hsneAE suseaaa - E8.iosH
: AaErhef 81 sAaaez faf zach azsss aaa
p1F vHlss theraof;
see shares ceHgaa % salgs s e.
! MORGAN
sacretnU
Amessan HanE 0H Gamaaas. laz
STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF COOK
Pefeaaaiig aRpssres befars M ise an-
asrssEasa aatbefiU. 4 and fer So Coan-
. ana STATE. { J. HaraaH- EseHstsrx -
10 AHasriezn TunE OIL Gampaas7 H..
en- AaAEed tat BE- arne "a -
eeutea tAf aaase And fnreRa8He aHH5.(ee e
a-mtuauens & tha charter 81 Iazartssrs-
tssn e Amsfasn HaHE Ca CsmaaaY. L..
thh. ths Gsae day e Apr lss6
Sal
Gssa undsF ~ had ans SEA - asaa
aAg e April tHse
Reasea : ~ affle ~ ~ saas.ar e
suts uss ~ 81 as8 Of AHrn a - ia4e.
taEethsr win ~ sam q fs8eg aaasfsel
= cessf tbs ~seeariIaz fm aat Halasr~s Z
he Anarnss Genera fef - -
NALkER ha0D
SHetaa 4 stats
Iarksan NJ AHuI 81 Isza
hHHe aEaHausa Hs aHsalH#af = :
Haaffaz 81 -tHFQrruFahan. aHd e. u
aEtn4H Ahat & p naI st1latEaf e. - Cen
aata1AH nHE asas - tbs ssatr -
Eniaes state
GREEk T. KtgE
Atzafuef azerEFAA
a. AH 49, IL EHHHHH#=a
Assksanf Afaarus Gsnesal
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

sesFessry q State
I e J Mareaa. o. hsnshY certify tat Z
NJ n. dais stsrtad ana a~asitfied Serrstasy
u Amef1san rahK OF CampAaf. Lac, a
earHsratssa ursaHAaed snd e~zlsainr aaasr
the laws e Mississippi And tha kcenef Of
- reour4s and corporate seal saa faaa the
~faiioNinE - a tras nsd corrsei eapy 81 esr.
tan rerolataEa aaopses5 81 = t1esfink ~
ne huere ef DiHeetorz ahsrraH = aasfan
hxsaE nueseaL eaaFcus5 and as5a - xc-
oen4anct sith isu And ~ hfsaass ~ said
eaHnsnatagH o. ths Ezna aHe - karrh
tets sne thst sAa kssaisueaa hsvs not
e<n reeftHare . usadfflaa
RESOLVED tat Tie Article o. luear.
Ferstsun e tha eafpefHtHaa b. amended in
ths foiisuiaE respect
AHsunt e czaltsi stasA ana psrtleaisrs
- g. class - GLASSES tksfasf
zHa shzsse Caansu 81 vase SSaaa
Samaef q shsrss sur each eiass sud par
rAaaa tkefaaf
see shssss caanaou. pzr sazas tseIoa
FURTHER RESOLVED tbaf ths prp-
ths shanzaaturfa - thaH corporation = q
sazetai neetfnE e thzfebeaaeHz haf#hF
caIAea q - hsa - ~ Saath tASais Street
in 10 Gu q GHzuarul en- aae SRI aaF ct
AEstA leso fer ths puFEose e ooussasrinF
- totEzE sgea Tar saaRiseH d ths pre-
EuRTHEa RESOLVED thz4 t6s flrsf
dA1 81 Aurai fksa. b. heFebY fi8sa - fhs
FeeeHa aa4s fef TIE S-e1srHinNtkza 81 4asre-
h11deu enusicd q natias af. aHa - xr4s
A. sach HDertNI asaetaaE ~ ~khnrehaAaHa
Hae the ~zazFrnal4sFs Of rareFa al ths ehass
81 kafiness or sarh asts shza ~ e~aafief
l. netlcs = Nna = saHa 81 sazh nesting
FURTHER RESOLVED. thsf n IL pro-
$500 a@saamsnI shat - zaana=d = ths
~shsHscoiaeEt. na rreasf cflieena e the
cernaratsaa b. and taeY kerahF Ar AZ
thsrtree aa4 eiFeefed. a. the nsns e. and
% hFAaf - ths oura#fatAaa- e exeeHsa
Amendment ans saet ether anzamtnza aHa
othsH acts aaf EhlaEs - shaH - neaassarj
~eeassnisas or pnapef = sffeet ths aHsa6-
meaE Of 10 Articles e inaarnarafaan -
n~HeaQsea sHa naani-d
= WITNESS WHEREBY. ( have h~re@
HH1 saaaerah~1 mF nams And affixea ~
So 81 tAs czfHarntaana this sd a4f II
ARra lsse
fsssD ~esess-r
suhsrEsbad 49, ssorn 9 before ~ thss
SD esg e ApaI iste
gsza3 setsre fasur
Z & J sarzza o. ksEeh1 certify taas Z
e ne aa48 eAa#aea Eaa asaaf5as SaaHasan
e Amerasan HaaE O. ErNaaaF lee 8
oafEprstlan enxanlaoa saa eszHtirF andeT
tks ANa af MszAnrunA aua Hhs sssszar -
- HacnHaa snd nsznerzHs sea- ~ IA a.
fsHaNtHs r. a aHae ass narTaaG aauF - nef.
aa resazai1as sdoHaZ a. s messHna -
tks ShzEshaissna fksraaE. a aaaram 1900
Hnaeut nsnFeaea AL hsh = aaaaa1ancs
szzA As Aad aas bE=lzaz y a4 asH.ara.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03
~ 3 q vandiyes STATE sur~ffn
tsudsns 81 Kducatian1



3arf o. he schools Of the STAT
haRe alHeacF closed for the pfeeeni
sezsson and others uin ctoas within
fhr next fee weeks A large num-
be4 Of ths school buildings vii b.
vacant for the summer months. and
6 h very important 1saf uustees
and citizens q each community aee
That these school buildings receive
proper care during mese mnrlths
Mississippi has an investment Of
approximately fIfty million collar
IL school property and we canno;
sfford 70 b. careless with this great
investment Each year dur1ne fhe
summer months school property Is
damAEed thousands Of collars be
eause Of lack Of proper supervision
and because Of neglect
The summer months also offer q
good opg1rtunity far Identification
AZ the school grounds The school
should b. more than just a piace for
pupils and teachers 20 meet darinF
the school term and carry en- the
activities ~ the school II should be
$ real community center and the
pride Of ever person IN the com
munitg
We arr Insisting that the trustees
and citizens Of every community IN
the state make definite plans for the
carr and Identification Of the school
property during the summer b.
doing this you viii be amply repaid
not only In actual saving. but m =
realization that you have had .
part IN making your school the real
beatty spot Of your community and
= place which you wfil be proud for
your neighbors to see,
The most successful band contest
IN the history OF these events was
held IN jackson during last week
gixty-eleht schools sent bands 70 the
contest this year-i4 from Class A
schools. II from Glass b schools, 3
from Class c schools and IL from
Class y schools
Approximately 100 students PAT
tieipated in the contest II has been
variolslY estimated that in addition
@ the 400 students participating
there were around 5000 OF 5000
teachers. patrons and other inter
ested students In Jackson for the
contest
The committee handling the con
test Is as follows. Superintendent
B Frank Brown. Guifport. chair
man; Mr J. L MeCaskil. Meridian.
zecretary-manager. Superintendent
j ~ Huasth. Canton Mr. a +
Cornelius. Columbus and Mr. Frank
Hurd. hatcher
The Judges IN the eontest were
men of outstanding ability and
leadership IN the music field Of the
nation. They we're very high In
iheir praise Of the work being done
IN Mississippi IN this field Accord
ing To their statement. Mississippi Is
doing ar outstanding piece Of work
and compares f~avorably with the
leading states Of the nation II this
phase Of school work
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

a aE MISSISSIPPI
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
JACKSON

The withtn Hna fareEelaG An8aatsnant g.
the Charter 81 ihnarpaFafian q
AMERICAN 7uks oil COMPANY.
INC.
- hereby approxed
In tatt8z4nuy NhrfssFf. ] kasa hefeaatn
go ny hand ard eNusss4 ira Gfeas SeHI 81
~ State 81 MississipEs l. b. sffirea thi
T~ssaty-foafth ia 81 Apf8 is4a
PAUL b JOHNSON
H. So Governor
HAIkEH NuoH
S~eeFe4ary q STATE
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-03

tssAf SeaHHlsrF
sahsrrsase - ssorH s. before ~ thE
sw esg - ApaI ia4a
JOHN = EA4
tsel} sesarF Huhiie
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
INDIAN IS HELD
IN Staying CASE
Wilbert Cummings Charged
With MansIaughter AS Re-
2 suit Of Fatal Shooting

: LUMBERTON, July 29.-Wilbert
Cummings, 1~8-year-old, Indian
was charged with manslaughter to-
day by a coroner's jury lnvestl-
eating the fatal. shooting yester-
day of Bradley Cummings, 10, at
4 tobacco barn near Pembroke.
hi Witnesses said the youths had
been ''pranking'' with a shotgun
and no evidence of homicldal IN
tent was presented, although the
gun apparently had been cooked
and aimed several times before the
discharge that wounded Bradley Ii
the head, killed him instantly.
/ Bond of $3.50 was recommended
by the jury, which heard brief tes'
timony presented in an inquest con-
Quoted by Coroner D. W. Biggs.
Rural Policeman Ralph Purcell
stated that when he arrested Will
bert, a distant cousin of the de-
ceased, the. youth told him he did
not know how it had happened but
that he had killed his best friend. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
EDWARD l.. SANDLIN

Funeral services for Edward Loft
in sandlin, ST, of Kure's Beach, who
died at his home there yesterday
morning at 2:15 o'clock after a short
illness. will be held from the chapel
of Andrews mortuary this afternoon
at S o'clock.
The Rev. James A. Lawson, as
sisted by DR.. Charlton H. Storey, will
conduct the services. Interment will
follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Honorary p~allbearers will be: e.
A. Stands, w. L. Kure, DR.. J. F.
Robertson, DR.. E. C.. Anderson, and
W. E. Milford. Active ~pallbearers
will be: H c.. Byrd, L. c. Kure, W.
l.. King, Carl Pennington, J. c. Sand
erson and Leon M. Todd.
Sandlin operated a boarding
house at the beach.
Survivors include the following
children: four daughters: Mrs. E.
T. Craig, Mrs. C. T. Clemmons
and Mrs. R. S. Brown, and Mrs.
J.. w. H. Futchs, of Wilmington;
three sons: ]. c. Sandlin, of Will
mington; W. B. Sandlin, of Miami,
Fla; and B. L. Sandlin, OF Green's
boro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
CHINESE REFUSE
JAP PEACE HINTS
Continued From Page One)

CONTINUED From Page One)
ping, Chahar, Shantung, Shansi and
Suiyuan.
2. Recognition of Wang Chang
Wei, Jams puppet in Marking, as
president of a Chinese republic made
up of the remaining provinces plus
British Burma, French Indo-China
and Thailand (Siam), in which China
and Japan would share economic op-
~portunities.
(This proposal apparently S
predicated on a defeat of Britain by
Germany. Frances defeat already
has jeopardized her Asiatic posses
sions and Japan has Wrung conces
sions from both Britain and France
to increase her blockade on China.
CThailand is independent but I'm
able to defend herself).
8. The status of Manchoukuo
would be left in allegiance indefi-
nitely.
(Manchoukuo is dominated by the
Japanese army, but is nominally in
dependent. 1t was carved out of
China's former Manchurian prov
inces).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
(By The Associated Press

strengthening heat plagued half
of the U. S. anew yesterday but
showers cooled broad stretches of the
midwestern prairies.
F~orecasters reported that the ma
ton was divided by a weather line
extending diagonally across the coun-
try from upper Michigan to Arizona.
Most of the states on the east side
were hot and humid. The bulk of
those on the west enjoyed temperate
conditions.
A mass of comparatively cool air,
centered over the Dakotas. was eX.
pected to move slowly sou-heastward
overnight but no widespread relief
"a in prospect until tonight at least.
The total of fatalities rec rded
during the last II days was increased
to 676. Heat deaths rumhe1eG 1874
and ~drownings 342.
Eostern and central states were in
the high temperature column again
yesterday. Baltimore suffered it's
18th consecutive day of 90-plus read
ings. Thermometers also registered
in the COS in Michigan, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, the District of Column
bia, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland
and other states. Tops of 100 were
attained in some places in Okla
homa and Kansas.
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ers who had received an average
of about 81 weekly.
. Reed Raps Changes
Reed accused Wagner # making
a Cheap argument" and said the
Wagner amendments were "un-
sound, unworthy and unnecessary,
and have no business before the
senate now"
Wagner replied that the amend
mcnts were backed by all the
r; cad brotherhoods and the rail-
road retirement board" and that
h. was proud to present them.
Wagner said the amendments
would decrease the waiting period
before unemployment compensa-
ton started; increase the maxi
mum days of payment from 80 to
10 Ga year; and liberalize. numer-
ouS other provisions.
At present unemployment pay
ments to railroad workers for IA
days nge from $12.25 70 $21. The
amendments would increase this to
between SIT 81 and $40.
Senator's agreed that the present
three per cent tax on carriers net
ted abou. $66, 900, 600 annually with
80 per cent OF this available for
benefits and the reserve fund.
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NORFOLK DEFENSE
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enormous expenditures for defense
we're being put to use in the Nor
folk area and then summed it up
as a good eye demonstration OF
what we have been doing for ma
tional defense since last summer
At the army's Key Eastern air
base at Langley Field, he said in
an informal chat with reporters,
facilities and activities have been
quadrupled in the last three years.
At the fleet operating base at
Norfolk, the Norfolk navy yard and
at the privately-owned N e p t
News shipbuilding and dry dock
company, he added, work has
jumped about so per cent in the
past year.
Those are conservative esti-
mates" the President declared.
This is just the beginning. We
are going to see a lot more before
we get through"
MI. Roosevelt was asked wheth-
er today's check up on defense
operations might be considered the
forerunner of more to come at 9TH
err navy yards.
"Oh. yes" he replied. mot only
that but army stuff, aviation and
so forth"
From 9A5 o'clock in the morn
ing until S in the afternoon, the
chief executive had been on the 90
under a blistering hot sun which
eventually persuaded him to have
the top of his car put up. He saw
big navy and private building ways
their timbers looking like skeleton
forests, on which vessels from bat
tleships down to destroyers were
under construction. Z