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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-01

victory ahead for Wendell Will
kie. he said. In support OF this
statempnt he quoted a. TO-
lows from tclegrams Of various
leaders: .....'
Massachusetts will 90 Re
publican by approximately 60
OO0 majority. There are about
10000 colored voters in the
state. Willkie will win, although
by narrow margin. The main
issues Negroes will take to the
polls will be Jobs and national
defense. George G. Cor
don. Director of ColOrcd Re
pub!icans Of Massachusetts.
"Willkie will carry New York
by one hundred thousand ma
iority The issue of jobs domi-
mates this campaign and tn
colored man sees the hopeless
ness of a life on relief. He also
highly resents the administra-
tons fragrant policy of segre-
alton and racial discrimination
in administration of relief and
in governmental departments, as
we'll as coiirmation of such Il
policy in the armed forces of
the country. They also resent
President Roosevelt's silence on
the anti-lynching bill. The
swing to Mr.. Willkie is decisive
and will continue until election
day. "-LaMarr Perkins, Chmn.
of Republican State Committee
Of n. Y. Colored Division.
Connecticut will go Repub-
lican by small majority We
have 12,G00 to $4,000 colored
voters. Relief and Jobs are the
two principle issues. William
Hatchett, Director Colored Div
1--WE have ten thousand color
ed voters in Delaware and n
or 80 per cent of them will vote
} for WiiIkie. AS far as we are
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
ANNENBERG PLEADS
GUILTY TO FEDERAL
INCOME TAX COUNTS

Continued From Page One)
of any serious charge of NOR
al turpitude will appear.
Campbell advised the jurist
that Annenberg had asked the
80 day delay in disposition of
the case so he could arrange
to settle his tax bill with the
treasury, but he added that
there was no agreement be-
tween the defendant and the
government that the claims
should be settled before the
court takes action ON the gull
ty plea.
The district attorney an
nounced that when the court
passes Judgment on the guilty
plea next month, the govern
ment would dismiss the other
five counts in that Indictment
and free Annenberg as a de-
PENDANT in three other tax in
dictments naming him and var
ious associates and companies.
Campbell reported shat he ex-
pected to go to Washington
next week for conferences OF
the settlement of the civil
claims.
Investigators said that the
T., S. hopes to collect about
So, 800, 900 from some of the
Annenberg corporations in adj
dition to $~5,548,383 from An
nenberg himself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
Charlotte Wins High
School Golf Tourney

CHAPEL HILL, April 23.-R-
Charlotte Highs Ed Schneider won
individual medal honors and the
Queen City quarter of Schneider,
Bryant, Williams and Brown COPIED
the team trophy at the North
Carolina High School Athletic as
sociation's annual state high school
golf tournament here today.
Schneider fired a e. on the 49,
hole morning round and shot a
three-over-par IS in the afternoon
for a fine 36-hole score of 1872. He
was closely followed by Charles
Dezern with a total Of 1876. Dezern
put together two rounds of 68 each.
Num- of Reynolds High (Winston
Salem) was third with 1877.
Charlotte, Durham and Winston
Salem waged a hot scrap for the
team championship all the way.
Charlotte finished first with a four
man total of 572. Durham was
only three strokes behind at SIS
and Winston-Salem came in third
with a grand total of SIT.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
GERMANY ADMITS
DIRECT FIGHTING
WITHIN NORWAY
Continued From Page One)

towns in British-occupied regions
bombed and Destroyed
German accommodating planes re
ported British troop attachments
withdrew into forests, avoiding
open thoroughfares to escape Nazl
aerial bombs. DNB added that the
German air attacks not only effec-
lively delayed the advance of Brit
ish columns but by inflicting heavy
losses also reduced their fighting
value considerably.
These reported successes were
coupled with yesterdays German
claims of the sinking of two Brit
ish transports and one destroyer,
the firing of another transport, a
hit on another destroyer and dam
age to two other enemy craft.
IF the British land as many as
80, 900 troops-all the BETTER auth
orized Nazis asserted defiantly.
Seen through German eyes, all
attempts by the British to gain a
foothold in Norway are doomed to
absolute failure. Likewise, Norwe-
gian resistance is sheer suicide"
'The Norwegian army has only
second-raes equipment" M auth
orized commentator observed. 1--WE,
on the other hand, came to Nor
way prepared in every way in the
most modern and up-to-date man
ner.
1--WE have not left out any de-
tail. We seized every strategic
point along the entire coast. There
isn't any port of consequence which
is not in our hands.
"Why, when the British tried
here and there to land they
couldn't even set up their anti-air-
craft batteries. Special preparations
had first to be made because the
God-forsaken little harbors had no
equipment of any kind"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
THE OLD SAILING
ID PASSETH

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Up -
Americas last large commercial sail.
ing vessel, the five-masted wind
TANNER Vigilant, has passed from
the maritime scene.
The Vigilant, which carried lum.
Der from Puget Sound to Hawaii,
was sold recently to the Canadian
Transport company, Ltd, of Val.
couver B. C. She will be outfitted
with auxiliary power and be used
between Canadian ports and the
South Seas.
Built in 1918 at Hoquiam, Wash,
the Vigilant was among the last of a
long line of sailing ships that made
Americas windiammer fleet famous.
Her best time between Hawaii and
the mouth of Puget Sound was 18
days. She was capable of carrying
1000, 900 feet Of lumber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
S0FTBALL TEAMS
AWAIT OPENING
Taylor olquitt Team Plays
City Optical In Practice Tilt;
CreOsoters Are Favored

Another practice game in the In
dependent league a waged yes
terday as last years city champs,
the Taylor-Colquitt Creosoters, mix
ed it UP for a few rounds with the
City Optical ten.
When the season swings wide it's
doors Monday evening a number
Of the loops 1900 fans will be
ready to lay their poke on the line
that "Goofy' GosnelIs crop of
Creosoters will repeat last years
coup and thus make a permanent
home for the Foy-Roe trophy.
The Creosoters, with "Goofy''
and his cigar back as manager,
and Huey Bell, captain, will feature
such favorites as Drexel High, an
all-star from last year and a main
stay of the champions; big, de-
pendable ed Hammonds, a dan
gerous hitter and a ball-game
breaker-upper, J. w. Lefty" Ham
monds, who carved himself a great
hurting record last year with sew
eral one-hit games; Gerald Shoaf,
formerly with Kites bunch, and a
ball players ball player; Henry At
kinson, a catcher with a booming
line of chatter; Harold Harris, Jr.,
who collected a prize last year for
slamming out the second home run
of the year; F. NJ. Pugh, a fine
fielder; Fred Singleton, a CONNER
cial league Baker last year; Julian
McKeithan, one Of that famous
tribe of ball-playing McKeithans;
L. C. Smith. a typical hard play
ing Creosoter; R. G. Stokley and
Creep" Stokley, steam-ball pitch
er. Joe Ellis, Mac Folger, Sam
Maultsby are strangers to the loop.
Ed Flora, another Commercial
league Baker, makes the roundup.
The C%reosoters will play only en-
ployes this year, and from the
collection of hitting, fielding and
pitching talent, this club has, as
the saying goes, ii mortal lock on
everything.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
FIERCE SEA-AIR
WARFARE RAGING
In THE SKAGERRAK
Continued From Page One)

stirring in the region of German-held
Trondheim, which the British appar-
entity were trying to surround with
forces landed at Namsos, 100 miles
north, and Analsnes, the same dis
lance south. At some points the op-
posing lines are separated by only
a few hundred yards.
(The British war ministry said a
sharp encounter" had been fought
north of Trondheim and that Opera
tions are proceeding in cooperation
with Norwegian forces.)
Attacks Supported
The Norwegian commands com.
munique tonight said German at
tacks on both sides of Lake Mjosa
were supported by artillery, tanks
and aircraft.
The Germans we're attacking in
Osterdal, the river valley running
north from Elverum, the command
said, while the Norwegians advanced
in Valdres river valley, west OF
Lake Mjosa, and captured 100 Ger
man prisoners.
The Norwegians are in control OF
the railroad from Andalsnes, British
decentralization point, to Lilleham-
mer, the Norwegian communicate
said, and have transported reinforce
ments with mountain artillery t.
the latter place.
The Norwegian offenders are be
ing equipped with arms by the Allied
| powers" said the announcement.
Reports from Norway persisted
that the Allies, moving south from
Namsos, had met a German detach'
ment at Levanger, 35 miles nortf
of T~rondheim, after advancing 8;
miles by railroad.
Tension Increases
Tension increased in sweden to
night. Blackouts were ordered In
three places. Swedish fishing traWl'
ers were fired upon again by Ger
man aircraft in Swedish territorial
waters, and German planes we're OBJ
served cruising over several places in
Vasterbotten and Norrbotten.
The newspaper Aftonbladet re-
ported from Kaunas, Lithuania, that
Germa ntroops were concentrating
in German harbors in the Memel dis
trict and East Prussia.
Swedish reports concerning the tai
northern iron ore port, Narvik, say
the German garrison there is almost
trapped with British Norwegian
troops ringing it by land and British
naval units hemming it in from the
sea.
Swedish sailors who left Narvik
Sunday declared that by mastertu
markmanshi pthe British had de
stroyed only four buildings in their
repeated commandments of the Ger
mans in Narvik. German reports
acknowledged another barrage OF
shells srom British warships but
said there had been no effort to
land troops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
s . Q r T s

David Coen stepped in and awarded
the match to Hader after Steinborn
had fouled out by locking Hader's
head between the ropes.
Chief Chewchki proved too tough
for Mars in the opening round of
their match. The Chief gave the
former champ a thorough drubbine
and with a series of body slams won
the first fall in 10 minutes.
Mars used the same technique
to take the second fall in five min
utes. Chewchki was all set to ma =
a match of it in the third round
and opened up by grinding tobacco
into the eyes of Mars. The referee
again took a hand and halted the
bout, awarding the decision to
Mars.
The American Legion, promoters
of the mat program, announced that
efforts will be made to match Chief
Chewchki against Hader next week,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
GUFFEY LEADING
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Continued From Page One)

fact as a reputation of President
Roosevelt and the New Deal"
Vote Draws Interest
Although the presidential vote was
watched with interest, since Penn
svlvania has more electoral votes
than any other state except New
York. if was without official signltl-
canoe. 1t does not bind national
convention delegates to support any
candidate.
Republicans went through the
campaign quietly with the state =
sanitation predicting easy victory
for its slate headed by Philadelphia
Citv Chairman Jay Cooke, great
grandson and namesake of the I'm
ion financier of the Civil war, for
nomination for U. S. senator.
Jones, who at Sc was making his
first race for elective office, left
most of his campaigning to his sup
p%orters. Chief among these, state
Chairman Lawrence said his one
time close friend Guffey "was not
the strongest candidate available
and could not win in the fall.
The rift between Guffey n a
group of state organization leaders
dates back two years to the 1888
urinary in which Guffey backed a
slate that lost to democratic organl-
cation candidates.
This year the state committee set
aside an endorsement rule, clearing
the way for a free-for-all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24

against Hitierism," and, s~ubsequents
ly, 'naziism."
chamberlain, himself, departed
from this original theme as early
as January 10, when he warned, In
a speech, that 1.-The German people
must realize that the responsibility
for the prolongation Of this war is
theirs, as we'll as that Of the tyrant
who stands over them" At the
same time, however, he disclaimed
for Britain any desire to IAN
nihilate'' the German people.)
Glowering, Duff Cooper today
said he hoped that when Germany
is beaten in the field Britain would
not be taken in by the German
nations cries that Germany's
grimes" were those Of a few
politicians
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24

went down last week, bringing the
British figured total of war losses
to 672,7 tons. British shipping
experts complacently compared this
figure With the German total Of
451, 900 tons which they computed
as lost, and said the smaller Ger
man merchant fleet was far less
able to stand such losses than the
British.
The house Of lords was informed
officially that British losses in the
first week of fierce but sporadic sea
fighting in Norwegian waters were
three d~estroyers, one submarine and
one irawler sunk. The government
spokesman, Lord Hankey, minister
without portfolio, indicated that
none of twelve other a ships
damaged was vitality hit except for
the destroyer Hardy, which was
beached at Narvik.
The ..upreme Allied war council
was declared, meantime, to have
reached new decisions in a 2-day
meeting in Paris which are de
signed to guarantee effective CO.
operation of the Allies"
Substitutes For Churchill
Duff Cooper, in making his st.
Georges Day speech, substituted
for First Lord Of the Admiralty
Winston Churchill, who was busy
elsewhere.
Although Duff Cooper now has
no official status, and, since the
war started, has spent most of his
time lecturing in the United States,
his view reflects the opinion of an
increasing number Of important
people in Britain, despite the fact
that, when the conflict began, the
nations leaders said it was "a war
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
ALLIES, NAILS
In BATTLE FOR
GATE TO OSLO
CONTINUED From Page One)

the Lillehammer conflict, is push
ing for Hamar, 80 miles south OF
Lillehammer and 60 miles north of
Oslo. This force has taken Noel
ven, about ten miles north OF
Hamar.
8. British troops have "been
counter-attacked," in the words of
the official communicate, by Ger
mans north of Trondheim, on the
west coast and a sharp engage
ment has resulted.
Neutral military men said the
first situation vas by far the most
important. They emphasized that
if the Germans recoil before the
Allies heavy guns and mecharized
units it will be a grave blow to
their hopes of retaining Oslo.
Great Decisiveness"
Despite the relative smallness of
the forces engaged, they said the
battle was bound to be one of
great decisivensss."
Activities of the Royal Air force
were coordinated with the troops,
the planes pounding German bases,
while the navy announced a series
of blows at Germany's Seaborne
communications. Flights Of r. A.
r. planes bombed nazi bases at
KELLER and Fornebu, near Oslo, to
stem the tide of German rein
forcements, and again assaulted
Aalborg in Denmark, with the ad-
mitted loss Of one bomber.
The British submarens Sea Lion:
Sunfish and Sharper, operating In
the narrow waters of the Skager-
rak, were declared to have sunk
nine and possible ten German mer-
chantmen, five of them in convoy
la total tonnage of 10000, accord
ing to Informed naval sources
Eight German ships Of 53,108 tom
were announced to have been sunk
at Narvik, the small ship Rheir
captured and the 4~,465-ton Torger
Fritzen reported sunk south O
Stockholm.
Sea Losses Drop
On the other hand, London en-
phasized a steady drop in British
sea losses. Three British ships
the Swainby, Mersey and Hawnby
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
Yesterdays Answer

this protected and too often ION
competitive' market.
There must be either a substantial
rise in farm prices or a substantial
reduction in indstrial prices" he
said.
Fair prices for the farmer are
essential but there is something
more basic for agriculture, ever as
an opportunity to work is more
basic than relief for labor-and that
prerogative for the farmer is the
right to have, to hold, and to own
his own farm"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
VIEWS
UNSAFE BUILDING
CONTINUED From Page One)

~
ficials said it bore out in every re-
spect the reports Of previous inspec-
tors.
J. B. Sternberger, sub-contractor
in the demolition of the old Purcell
building, has been ordered by the
city to halt the removal of walls adj
joining the building to prevent its
falling.
The only courses of action open
to the commissioners are to con-
denim the building, or require the
demolition contractor to place the
building in a safe condition.
Under the state laws, 1t Is Stern
berger's or McKoy's responsibility
to protect the adjoining building
from falling when they remove its
supporting walls.
The building is occupied by the
Wilmington Lunch company. Ed
win J. Farelly, house furnishings,
recently moved out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
BRITAIN ADOPTS
HUGE WAR BUDGET
Continued From Page One)

announced in the war
budget last fall were not
changed except that the surtax VIII
hegin at 1850 $5,25o) instead OF
the old minimum of $4,000 ($7,OoO.
The British income tax begins at
f125 S437.5O) for a single person
and f2OO ($7OO for a married person
with NO child.
Beginning April 1, Britons pay
seven and one-half shilling on the
pound (37 IL per cent?. For the lat
ter part of the 1939-4o flsca lyear
endinggg last March 81 the rate
was sever shilling (35 per cent?
Other new taxes included MI
penny a pint (about 1 IL cents) on
beer, to yield annually an increase
of f18, 600, 900 $4,000, ooO); three
hence (about 5 cents) per n on
tobacco for an increased annual
Weld of f2s, 900, 900 $3.50, 900; and
an increase in the ordinary Letter
rate from one pence half-penny
(about two cents) to W pence half
nennv (about 3 cents).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24

friends of the American govern
ment!"
Twenty-seven students of the ex-
elusive Southern Arizona ochool 1or
Bavs. Tucson, and two faculty mem
bers were aboard.
L,ezama said he and Leon offered
no resistance to the demonstrators
because "a shooting affray would
have imperiled the lives of many
American tourists and there might
have been killings when would nave
caused international complications"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
PIRATES DEFEAT
CHICAGO, TO z
ponI Waner's SINGH Scores
Winning Run In Ninth
Inning Rally

prrTsBURGH, April 23.-(P-The
PITTSBURGH Pirates came from behind
to5@r III a ninth inning rally to score
'go ms and beat Chicago 8 to 2
~. .,..r third consecutive victory.
n.,n The bases loaded in the ninth
n,ns Hitter Paul Waner raped out
,a4n s:u21e scoring Arky Vaughan
and Deb CAIRNS. The play at the
,,o-e on CAIRNS was close and the
r.,rs protested vigorously but to no
roa Elliott opened the ninth with
-:oar. nut was forced by Vaughan.
I.,ro, Rizzo and Maurice Van Ro-
bays singled and CAIRNS ran for Rlz-
Then Waner supplied the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
MARRS AND ADER
WIN MAT BOUTS
Both Grapplers Awarded De
cisions After Chewchki,
Steinborn Disqualified

Johnny Marrs and Jack Hader
emerged the victors in their mat
bouts at Legion stadium last night
in TWO rough matches that saw both
their opponents leaving the ring by
the Disqualification route.
Tansling with Milo Steinborn, the
former German strong man exhibit
zionist, in the opening match, Hader
o~ut-roughed his opponent to win the
first fall with body slams in IS min
Ctes.
After about five minutes of tus-
sling in the second round Referee
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
IS STORMED
BY MEXICAN GANG
CONTINUED From Page One)

he shouting and shots. Thinking it
was &. celebration he stepped from
he car, only to be hustled back by
fellow travellers.
Luis Castellanes, Los Angeles at
torney. said the demonstrators cried
in Spanish:
.Down with Amazon! Down with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
WHEELER ASSERTS
PROBLEM OF FARM
DEBT IS GREAT
Continued From Page One)

formula for the adjustment OF
farm debts"
Labor has obtained higher wages
through organization, he said, in
dustry has been afforded the pro-
lection of tariff walls" and Gin some
instances industry has been able to
maintain artificially fixed prices
but the farmer while selling on a
world competitive market buys on
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, April %. - [) -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending s
p. m, in the principal cotton-growing
areas and elsewhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24
E~0{t64nnQal i
JWTlQNAll
WANT Adj
Ag2El|! ! WEEK 4 42&E7!E

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selling, swapping or otherwise trans
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or a buyer for your 1885 model
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Use a Want Ad during Ma
tional Want Ad Week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-24

y.Batrei for Mueller in Sth.
yz-Batted for MacFayden in Sth.
yyz-Rau for Rizzo in 9th.
z-Battei for Fletcher in 9th.
1r-Ba5tcd for Davis in 9th.
Chicago ---------------- 0O2 0oo 00oI2
Pittsburgh ---- 600 010 O02-5
Errors: Vaughan, Young. Runs bat
ted In: Leiber, Mueller, P. Waner >.
Two base hits: Herman, Russell. Three
hasa hi: Vaughan. Sacrifice: Leiber.
norhlr days: Young, Vaughan and
Florch,r, Todd and Sturgeon. Left on
5asss: Chicago s; Pittsburgh 5. Bases
m balls off: MacFayden >, French l.
Srrike0uts by: French 8, MacFayden l,
Brown /. Hits off: MacFayden 6 in
$ innings; French S in s Is; Brown
I in i: Page l in O.. Hit by p itcher
by: French (Rizzo); MacFayden
hack. Winning pitcher: Brown. Los
inc pitcher: French. Umpires: Dunn,
Stark and Sears. Time: 2:20. At
tendance: 4,13S.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-04
ALM1RA PIONEER CALLED

John E. Gibson, resident Of Al
mira for 20 years, passed away at
his home Friday night, following a
long illness. Funeral services were
teld Sunday afternoon from the
Methodist church, with Rev, @sstreieh
of the Lutheran church, officiating.
Interment was in the Almira GENE.
terry.
Mr.. Gibson was born in Auburn,
Illinois, April %, 1879. AT the age
of four he moved to Belviderc, Neb
raska. March, 1902, he came to
Washington, where he homesteaded at
Mansfield.
He was united in marriage to Min
ME L. Peese April 1. 1908, at Mon.
dovi, Wash, and since 1920 they
have made their home in Almira.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Gibson Is
survived Ivy three Sons, Jabes E., of
Aberdeen; Lloyt u Hartline, and
+Doug1as H. Alniira; one grandson,
Tommy. Hartline; four brothers, w
H. Gibson, Waterville: G. G.. Gibson,
Seattle; D. j. Gibson, Aberdeen; A.
F. Gibson, Vancouver, B. c., and one
sister, Mrs. W. w. Watson, Seattle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-04
Douglas Pomona
Meets April 18th

OF special notice to Grange mem
bers in Douglas county is the next
regular Pomona Grange meeting at
Palisades, Saturday, April 13, in their
Grange hall. Il. j. Colby of Palisades
informs us that all roads leading
thereto are in good shape.
There are many RESOLUTIONS Of i'm
portance that will come up for dis
cussion, namely, the organization of
q soil eonserya ton district in Doug
las county, the proposed apple mar
keting agreement, a graduated in
come tax, minimum age limit for re-
tire1nent to lessen employment in the
United states, revision of the insnr-
anee code, parity prices for farm pro-
dueiion and sound non partisan farm
credit.
It is anticipated that large crowd
will attend and the Palisades Grange
which is host for the day Is planning
accordingly.
The fifth degree will be given by
he splendid Waterville fifth degree
team in the evening.