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Evening star., 1940-06-21
Bradford Allegheny field continues

Bradford Allegheny field continued
unabated.
BY declaring two production holi-
days this month and five next
month, the Texas Railroad Commits
sion hoped to trim Texas production
to 1900 900 barrels a day, drop of
195,964 barrels daily The commits
sion considered closing the State S
$4,000 wells until crude stocks were
lowered.
Conservation Commissioner B. A.
Hardey of Louisiana said the State S
production will be lowered next
month. In June Louisiana produced
280,l66 barrels a day.
British Buying Expected.
Producers in Texas and Louisiana
expected British tankers to begin
taking crude because of the Mediter-
ranean closing, which also nipped
the Italian market.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska,
Arkansas, New Mexico and Wyo-
ming had ready Continent
markets for their production.
The American Petroleum Institute
reported the Oklahoma average
daily crude production at 399, $50
barrels for the week ending June IS.
This represented a drop of 37,700
barrels.
Other production estimates in
cluded: California, 636,80O barrels
daily: Illinois, 478,49l: New Mexico,
106,700 Wyoming, 10000 and Ar
kansas, $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

ion Station for his Brattleboro <vt.)
home.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 5 pm. in st. Michael's
Episcopal Church, Brattleboro. Sen
ators who will attend are: Austin,
Republican, Of Vermont; Connally,
Democrat, Of Texas; Bulow, DEM
crat. of South Dakota; Burke, Dem
ocrat, Of Nebraska; Tobey, Eepub-
lican, Of New Hampshire, and Cur
ney, Republican, Of South Dakota.
Members Of the House who will be
present are Representatives Plumley.
Republican, Of Vermont, and Pit
tenger, Republican, Of Minnesota.
Majority Leader Barkley yester-
day paid tribute to Senator Gibson,
saying. There IS no greater tribute
to his memory than that by mis-
family who requested that we pro-
ceed, expressing the sentiment that
the Senator would have, had he been
alive"
Evening star., 1940-06-21
In Mrmnrfan

ARMSTEAD. HENRY H. Sacred to the
memory or et my beloved husband, HENRY
H. ARMsTEAD; who passed suddenly
Down deep in my heart dear husband,
Is place kept just for you:
Not always shall this parting be.
,,,r For in H., Gods beautiful hills SC. true.
Where binding tears shall cease to flow,
l. too. may claim eternity,
bRa6ffb bhd 5ff my WIFE VIZ to yfn HENRIETTA ARM
of our dear husband and father. BENJA-
MIN BOYD. who died six years ago today,
HIS LOVING WIFE AND SON. LILLIAN
AND FRANCIS BOYD.
BREsNAHAN. MAURICE l.. Sacred to
8 Ga5 afaz son who hoo deS one
year ago today. June 21, 1899.
Nc. one knows how we miss you.
No one knows the bitter pain
We have suffered since we lost you
HIS PEyeTEp 'eSs5 MoraER II sne SISTERS isRf AND
DANDR1DGE, HATTIE. In memory of
our dear mother. HATTIE CAMBRIDGE,
who passed away three years ago today,
June 21. 1887.
Eternal rest grant unto her. o Lord.
HER CHILDREN. ETHEL AND Raymond, EI S9S:
KING. THELMA ALExINE. In sad but
and sister. THELMA xLExiNE sISsfl 0ARfHSe. KING,
who departed this life six years ago to-
day. June 81. 1894.
Our hearts in deep sorrow return to the day.
AS memory recalls how death bore her
And left US IS in tears in grief and in woe,
AS we stood by her bedside six years ago.
A shadow rests upon our home,
We miss her well-loved face;
We look-we see her vacant place.
HER LOVING MOTHER, FATHER. SISTER
AND BROTHERS.
McBETH. ALICE v. WILLIAMS. In
cherished memory of our devoted sister
and aunt. ALICE v. WILLIAMS McBETH,
who left us seven years ago today. June
81. 1888
In our hearts she is always near.
THE FAMILY.
PROVOST, LOUISE c. In sad but low
ing remembrance of our beloved mother
and grandmother LOUISE C. PREVOST,
who died eight years ago today. June 21,
1882.
In our hearts you are always near
HER LOVING DAUGHTERS AND GRAND
DAUGHTERS, EULALIE. IRENE AND
MARGARET.
SCHOENTHAL, MINNIE DAHL, AND
MORETTO A. In sad but loving remem-
hranee of our mother, MINNIE DAHL,
and our brother. MORETTO A. SCHOEN-
THAI, who departed this life three months
ago today March q. 1910. -
u. scHoENTHAL. ' =
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Mrs. Dowkins, Widow
Of Judge, Dies at 80

Mrs. Louella G. Dawkins, 80, widow
Of Judge Robert B. Dawkins of the
Louisiana State Court of Appeals,
died here yesterday at . nursing
home after a long illness.
A native Of Union Parish, La,
Mrs. Dawkins was married to Judge
Dawkins in October. 1884. She lived
in Louisiana until Judge Dawkins'
death in 1923, when she came to
Washington.
She is survived by a son, Rob rt
B. Dawkins, attorney with the Fed
eral Trade Commission, and q
granddaughter.
Funeral services were scheduled
to be held this afternoon at Ruston,
La. Burial will be in the family
plot there.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Thompson Submachine
Inventor Dies al 80

BY the Associated Press.
GREAT NECK, N. Y, June al
Gen. John T. Thompson. U. S. A.,
retired, inventor of the Thompson
submachine gun and in charge of
design and manufacture of all
small arms and cartridges for the
Government during the World War,
died at his home today after an
illness of three days. He was 80.
A native of Newport, KY. he was
graduated from the United States
Military Academy in 1882.
In 1919 he was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal Tor ex-
ceptionally meritorious and con-
spicuous service as chief of the
Small Arms Division of the Office of
Chief of Ordnance"
Among his duties was responsible
ity for American production of
British Enfield rifles at the Eddy
stone plant-production of which
reached 5000 day.
Burial will be at West Point Mon
day.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Legion Post Offers
Home Defense PIun

A resolution urging that a special
force for internal defense be raised
Immediately and that 1t be re.
cruited from United States veterans
Of the World War, has been adopted
by Cissel-Saxon Post, American
Legion, of Silver Spring, Md.
The resolution recommends that
and training be under
the direction of the State adjutant
generals.
The post also adopted a resolution
demanding that Congress stay in
session during the emergency
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Longest Telegram
Urges Roosevelt
To Spare Bridges
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.
President Roosevelt was asked
in the longest telegram In the
world" today to intervene for
defeat of a bill to deport Harry
Bridges, California c. I. o. di-
rector.
The labor leaders Defense
Committee said 1900 Pacific
Coast residents signed the mes
sage. to be delivered on a pa
per roll AIS feet long.
Signers paid S cents each
toward the $400 cost of the tele-
gram. which the committee de-
scribed as the worlds longest.
Bridges is an Australian.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Congressional Group
Attends Funeral Of
Senator Gibson
Services Scheduled at
BrottIeboro Saturday
For Vermont Leader

A congressional committee was
to leave Washington today to at
tend the funeral of Senator Gibson,
Republican, of Vermont, who died
here yesterday. Senator Gibson
succumbed to heart alli,lent and
pneumonia after a 12-day illness.
At the request of Mr.. Gibson's
family. the Senate disregarded
precedent and delayed the usual
adjournment of respect long enough
to pass the supplemental defense p
preparation bill. The recess was
taken a few minutes before a train
bearing the Senator's body LETT Un-
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Two Oil States Ready
To Cut Output Until
War Buying Resumes
Other Production Centers
Head for Peck and
Pare Domestic Prices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS. June 21.-Some oil
States headed for apparent new pro-
duction peaks today, but Texas and
Louisiana prepared to trim their
output until warning Europe re-
sumes taking its quota.
California and Illinois neared new
highs. The California retail price
of Gasoline tumbled IL to 2ha cents
a gallon few days ago.
Oklahoma produces under an Oil
Compact Commission 90-day agree
ment. Her production was off about
normally for the season.
Pennsylvania Cuts Price.
Pennsylvania cut the price of
crude Is cents barrel, the second
cut this month Production of the
Eastern States All-Eastern field and
Evening star., 1940-06-21
GarnB nf Thanka

GASSAWAY. HARRIETT. The family
Of the late Mrs. HARRIET GASSAWAY
wishes to thank their many friends and
beautiful floral tributes and cards OF SYM
pathy during their recent bereavement:
THE FAMILY.
HALL. ELLASTINE. wish to express
my sincere thanks to Rev. B. H. Whiting.
Rev. Mrs. Isabel Bundy volunteer choir.
nurses unit. Junior ushers and the church
in general. Also Miss Ester Simpson and
Miss Viola Rice for their lovely solos, and
to my many friends for their kind words
Of sympathy extended me at the passing
OF my devoted daughter. ELLAST1NE HALL.
LILLIAN BLAKEY, MOTHER.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Pre-Christiun Mission
Conference Is Held

DR.. Guy H. Black, field secretary
for the Federal Council of Churches
OF America, today conducted the
first of a series of conferences in
the Washington area in preparation
for the National Christian Mission
scheduled here next February un-
der sponsorship of the Federal
Council and the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches.
Today's conference, covering Alex
andria and Arlington County, Va,
was held at the Washington Golf
and Country Club.
Other sessions scheduled are: To-
night, Georgetown Presbyterian
Church; Sunday afternoon, Ninth
Street Christian Church and Lu-
ther Place Memorial Church; Mon
day night, Ninth Street Christian
Church and special conference for
pastors at the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches headquarters, 1749
N street NV.
PrifiSh h.,coc e11,, will ka ,,,~
Evening star., 1940-06-21

with some of the largest hydro
electric projects In the West and
came into prominence In connection
with his flood control work along
the Miami River. He at one time
was an of1cial of the Charles B.
Hawley Engineering Co. here.
A native of Ohio, Mr.. Cavis served
in the Spanish American War as q
first sergeant In Troop G of Ohio
Volunteer Cavalry. At one time he
was an instructor In accountancy
at Antioch College.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

home in Knox
vile. Tenn, will
be held here at
$50 am. to-
morrow in the
v. l.. Speare Co.
chapel, 1909 H
S tree ct NV.
Burial will be in
Arlington Ma,
tional Cemetery,
with military
honors. Mem
bers of h e
United Spanish
w ar Veterans
will be In charge
of the services
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Cavis Funeral Services
To Be Held Here Tomorrow

Funeral services for Frederick l..
Cavis, 80, treasurer Of the Tennes-
see Valley Authority, who died yes
terdAy Of q heart ailment at his
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Miss Ellen Wilkinson, member Of
Parliament, was fined in a London
court for not complying with
traffic light signal.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

= The National government of
Panama will aid in rebuilding the
area in Colon destroyed by fire in
April,
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Mr.. Cavis became an auditor of
r. V, A. in 1888 and its treasurer
last year. He had been associated
Evening star., 1940-06-21

British buses soon will be run
ming in Bagdad, Iraq.
Evening star., 1940-06-25

the World War. However, they were
in constant service until 1885, when
several were changed over for the
new tests. They include the Coven-
try and Curlew. Four years later
four more were converted. These
include the Cairo, Calcutta, Carlisle
and Curacao. The Capetown and
the Colombo were added to the list
little later, 1t is understood.
At the Navy Department, officials
said no decision had been made as
to whether more ships would be
changed. 1t is believed that perhaps
one old light cruiser might be re-
vamped in the test series.
If a cruiser is changed, 1t is
thought probably that the DISPOSE
ton Of anti-aircraft guns would be
similar to the British system. The
British cruisers are understood to
have one gun on the center foredeck,
one on each side Of the forward
stack, the same by the after stack
as well as two more in a similar
position a little more astern, one
on a raised stern deck and two more
lined along the center of the main
after deck. The smaller pieces are
grouped about the central part oi
the ship.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Navy Experimenting
With Ships Made Into
Anti-Aircraft Vessels
Performance Of Such
Units in British Navy
Being Watched Closely
By FRED II. MORHART, Jr

With the British now faced with
the full brunt of the war with Ger
many. naval observers here are
showing added interest in the per-
formance of anti-aircraft ships of
the English Navy.
Though limited in number, these
units are expected to play a vital
part in the defenses of the islands.
Less than a dozen cruisers and
several destroyers have been con-
verted to floating anti-aircraft bat
teries.
In recent weeks, it is understood
most of these vessels have been
operating in the North Sea and
probably in the wters off the south
east coast of England.
Though all the British heavy
ships, such as battleships, heavy
cruisers and light cruisers, have
their own anti-aircraft guns, the
converted ships are believed to have
provided new effective adjunct to
the naval forces.
The Navy Department here re-
Gently made it known that two
destroyers had been converted
and recommissioned as expert
mental anti aircraft ships. The
British are known to have eight
converted cruisers in this classifi-
cation and probably several more as
we'll as few destroyers.
World War Vessels.
The American destroyers are old
World War vessels which for many
years had been tied up. They are
of 1000 tons each. The British
cruiser-converts are of 1920 tons
each.
The United States vessels will
have probably six of the old anti
aircraft guns mounted. They are
from the stores of 3-inch guns.
The English craft mount 10 of the
latest 4-inch anti-aircraft guns as
well as a multiple pompom gun.
In addition, there are a number
of ,50-caliber machine guns on them.
The theory of the floating bat
terieS is to produce an aerial barrage
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Jehovah Witnesses
Fire Suspects Cleared
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KENNEBUNK. Me-, June u.s.
Arson charges against two Kenne-
bunk men in connection with the
burning OF local headquarters OF
Jehovah Witnesses, a religious sect
during crowd disorders two weeks
ago were dismissed yesterday by
Municipal Judge Harold E. Bourne
Judge Bourne found 'lack OF prob
able cause" in dismissing Everett
Nadeau, 46, and Ralph lie Barge
2s, both Of whom had pleaded inno-
cent.
The headquarters was burned In
one OF several disturbances follow
ing demands by a crowd upon several
sect members to salute the Ameri-
can flag.
Evening star., 1940-06-25

cruisers would be the equivalent of
more than two anti-aircraft bat
teries in the Army's new stream
lined divisions The Army battalion
has IL of the 3-inch guns as COM
pared with 10 British 4-inch
weapons. However, the Army is
acquiring new Comm. pieces as
rapidly as possible to replace the
older types of guns, thus would pro-
vide greater fire power with the
new pieces.
The British vessels, like the Amer
ican destroyers, were built during
Evening star., 1940-06-25

which will keep enemy planes as
high as possible to reduce bombing
accuracy. Their mobility-each has
a rated speed of "a knots-should
make the British boats fine escorts
for merchantmen as well as combat
ships. 1t is this theory which the
American Navy is testing. According
to the most recent statistics avail
able, the British and Americans are
the only ones experimenting along
these lines.
Equivalent of z Army Batteries.
Each of the British converted
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Dr.. J. H. EurIey Named

DR.. James H. Farley yesterday
was appointed by the Commissioners
as a part-time physician OF the
Board of Police and Fire Surgeons
effective July /.
Evening star., 1940-06-25

FIVE GENERATIONS-Sho at the home of Mr. Charles W.
Myers Ryan, Va is this family group representing five genera
ons They seated Mrs Mary Bailey &c. greatgand-
mother and Mr. Myers 92 greatgreat grandfather Standing
Mrs Davis Al, grandmother and Mrs George Burrows
49, holding her 5-monh-o daughter Faye
Harris Ewing Photo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
Promotion Needed

Ten thousand visitors are estimated to have
viewed the ruins at Carolina Beach on Sunday.
It was very natural for such a throng to
flock to the resort and see just how thorough
a job the flames did. The satisfaction OF
morbid curiosity is a ~favorite pastime OF
mortal everywhere.
Now, if the same number of persons in this
vicinity take equal interest in the rebuilding
of Carolina Beach and let the word go out
throughout all their contacts, they will do a
constructive bit of promotion for a resort
which will need everybody's help to regain
the position it held before last weeks c~atastro.
phe.
Unless there is this kind Of cooperation,
Carolina Beach will have a hard time Of it.
For the newspapers exploited the fire far and
wide, and many people who have been in
the habit of v~acationing there will turn to
other resorts next year if we fail to LEI
them know that a finer resort is in the
construction stage.
It's all right to see the ruins. But it will
be infinitely better to talk about what is
being done to rebuild.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
War On Children

Germany cries to high heaven when BRUSH
fliers in routine bombing of Berlin hit a
hospital, and intensiies its attack on the
civilian population of London, loosing bombs
specifically over known residential areas. Not
content with this, a submarine torpedoes a
ship 600 miles out in the Atlantic on which
British children were being evacuated from
the zone of greatest danger. OF the 293 deaths
resulting, SO were children.
Throughout the ages war has revealed the
basest mortal impulses, but never, we be-
lieve, has there been such a demonstration
of ruthlessness as this. No Indian massacre
of colonial days was more horrible. It is
infinitely worse than anything in the record
of Indian wars in that Indians lacked our
civilization while the Germans claim to have
reached the pinnacle of culture.
Yet there are those in this country and
abroad who advocate a compromise with Hit
ler's Germany, and would depend on the
Nazis government to keep the faith!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
An Ambitious Program

Germany and Italy have drafted plans for
the total elimination OF the British Empire.
Africa is to be divided among these two ma
tons and Spain with the possibility that Por'
tugal will get a slice, too. This new axis Is to
rule two continents, and Britain is to be killed
as dead as the dodo bird.
It's a great scheme. But Mussolini and Hit
Ter will not find it easy to put across, chiefly
because they have failed to consider how
Britain will look upon it. To do it, they will
first have to conquer the British Empire. And
their ability to do that becomes more doubtful
with each succeeding day.
1t might have been possible when Hitter
leveled France. Then he held four aces in
the International war game. But when he
failed to play his hand and gave Britain a
chance to draw, Britain filled a royal flush
and no four aces can beat that.
As for the African campaign, Italy has not
demonstrated her power to conquer the Egyp-
tan desert. That must be done before the
Suez canal can be taken. She has not blasted
the British fleet from the Mediterranean nor
the British air force from the skies. She has
not even taken Malta, the little fortified rock
that has withstood repeated air attack and
survived the mining Of contiguous waters.
Sixteen days and nights of almost continuous
bombing by Nazi fliers have left London un-
bowed and British war industries uncurtailed.
On the other hand, the British Royal Air
Force has been hammering at Hitler's con-
centration positions on the continent with such
good effect that a Nazi invasion becomes more
hazardous day by day.
There was a time when the world wondered
how long the British would be able to hold out.
Now the world is wondering how long Hitler
can hold out, with Nazi supplies decreasing
under the effective rain of British bombs and
the steady inroads the British attack and de-
tense are making on the Nazi air force, and
with bad weather ahead.
The fact that Hitler has failed to close leaks
in his attempted blockade of the British Isles
and that the British blockade of Germany is
steadily tightening, together with the COM
bined defense and attack of the Royal Air
Force, surely justify an optimistic view of
the wars ultimate outcome, Notwithstanding
that Won Ribbentrop and Mussolini have drawn
up plans for the dismemberment of the British
Empire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
Youth Center

The effort launched last winter to create
, recreational center for Wilmington's young
neonle is finally to be realized. That is. II
annears to be SO we'll organized now mat
univ unforeseen obstacles could stand In the
wav. The dance last Wednesday evening was
so well attanded that Commissioner James
e. T. Wade, who is giving the movement
his customary efficient support, is seeking
larger quarters for tomorrow's Dance Inc
portion of the Woolvin building which was
opened last week proved inadequate. Mr.
Wade hopes to have more of the building
available henceforth.
This center project was the dream OF a
group of high school pupils who visited the
civic clubs last winter soliciting aid OF the
business men. They pointed out that they
had no place to- 60 for an evenings fun where
the environment was on a moral plane as
high as that at their homes. They sought
a hall where they might congregate informal
". under proper ch~aperonage, and dance a
while, enjoy a sandwich and soft drink and
20 home afterward without feeling that they
had furnished themselves. For the time moth
ing was accomplished, but with the reopenlng
of the school tern the effort was renewed.
With adequate public support the youngsters
of Wilmington will not again lack a place
where they may gather at night for normal
diversion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
PAUL MELLON INTENDS
TO RETURN SCHOOL
Son of Farmer Secretary of Treas
ury to Make Up Gaps in
His Education

PITTSBURGH, Sept. % Up -
Paul Mellon, 33-year-old son OF the
late Andrew w. Mellon, thrice Sec
rotary of the treasury, disclosed
today he is returning this week to
school as a freshman to make
up to some extent important gaps''
in his education.
Young Mellon, father of a daugh-
ter, already is a graduate of Yale
and Clare college, Cambridge uni
versity England. But having elect
ed to follow a literary-educational
career he is going about the job
in the same thorough fashion that
his grandfather and father did in
building one Of the worlds biggest
banking-industrial empires.
He selected St. Johns college at
Annapolis because, he said, of his
interest in many general aspects
of education" and because he
thought the new teaching techni-
que under trial there might be "the
answer as a departure from the
usual higher educational forms and
methods" in America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-24
The Brigade Drive

The Brigade Boys club needs money not
only for routine Expenses but for an expanded
which contemplates gym classes and
group meetings afternoons and nights i've
days a week.
Wilmingtonians are urged to consider that if
the Brigade is to keep up with its opportunity
Tor constructive service among underprivil-
eyed youths in the city it must grow with that
opportunity. 1t cannot stand still. Either it
must 60 ahead or slip back.
Surely no person who has seen the Brigade
develop into a vital power in the community
ean consent that its capacity to serve should
sal of through lack of financial support.
clayton Holmes, recently elected president
ana general chairman Of the present cam
paisn. announces that the goal is set at Sc, 700.
mat is little enough, heaven knows. In COM
'arlson with what the Brigade does for the