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Evening star., 1940-09-18
Early Vote Sought
On 90 Million Fund
To Build Airports
Efforts Made to Insure
Passage Before Congress
Adjourns

Efforts were being made today to
insure the passage by Congress be-
fore adjournment of an $50, 1000 900
appropriation requested this week
by President Roosevelt for construc-
ton and improvement of airports
throughout the country for national
defense purposes and the promotion
of aviation training and civil flying.
The appropriation would make
possible the beginning of a $500, ,000,-
600 siX-year airport program in
tended to give the United States
network of approximately 1000
airportS in the continental area.
Alaska, Hawaii and other territorial
and island possessions.
One of the first duties of the
former Civil Aeronautics Authority
was the preparation for Congress of
national airport construction plan
This plan was submitted early in
1899 but was not acted on. Draft
ing of the detailed plan submitted
to Congress this week was under
taken by Col. Donald H. Connolly,
new administrator of Civil Aerona-
tics. when he took Office in July,
on the basis of the former studies.
Approved by Army and Navy.
The S80000,0O0 plan, prepared
with the aid of the Airport Section
of the Civil Aeronautics Board, un-
der direction of Maj. A. B. McMul-
len. has been approved by the Army
and Navy, according to Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce Robert H.
Hinckley.
The Presidents request is for a
cash appropriation of $4,000 900 for
this fiscal year and S5OOOO,OO0 in
contractual authorizations for 1912.
These funds would permit immedi-
ate undertaking of construction at
locations of greatest strategic i'm
portance to the defense program or
for training or civil aviation pur-
poses.
Acute Need Seen.
Mr.. Hinckley said there is an acute
need for more and better airports,
iIoO oiiiy 4Ol llllllOdlS IedSOIlS DuC
because of unexpectedly large in
creases in air transport traffic, civil
pilot training and military pilot
training at civilian centers. The
Civil Pilot Training Program used
435 airports last year. is using $50
fields now. and may require as many
as 1000 fields by next spring, Mr..
Hinckley said.
The Army, Navy, National Guard
and Organized Reserve will need rs
airports or more for tactical or train
ing work already planned and prob
ably will need more as the defense
program advances. it was pointed
out. AS the military air forces ex-
pand, they will need hundreds of
good-sized all-weather airports at
strategic points.
The six-year program calls for in
creasing the number of major civil
airports from IS to about 500: of
medium airpertS from 245 to
about 1900, and of smaller fields
from 1876 to about 1900. These
fgures-do not include 70. airdxones
operated by the Army or Navy.
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Bedoux Protests Claim
Of U. S. for S252,718
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorneys for Charles E. Bedaux.
Inventor Of the Bedaux method of
industrial engineering, protested to
the Tax Appeals Board today
against the Treasury's claim that
Mr.. Bedaux and his wife, Fern L.
Bedaux, owed $252,718 in income
taxes and penalties for 1885.
The attorneys, George Link, jr.,
New York. and Stanley S. Waite, St
Louis, said the Bedaux's last known
address was Chateau de Cande
Monts, Indre ct Loire, France.
The petitions contended that the
Internal Revenue commissioner err
roneously attributed to the Bedauxs
personally the income of the Inter-
national Bedaux Co, Inc, fol
royalties" for exclusive European
rights TO the Bedaux system.
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Ribbentrop Will Survey
War, Italians Declare

ROME, Sept. 18 CP.-German
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop's trip to Rome is for
general survey of the war situa-
ton with Premier Mussolini, au-
thoritative circles said today.
Various questions which have
arisen since the last contact of
Adolf Hitler and II Duce are ex-
pected to be discussed.
Italians said these questions in.
cluded axis relations with Egypt in
view of the Italian invasion of that
country; reported unofficial Italian
claims on Greece for territory In
behalf of Albania; the situation in
Rumania, which has been taken un-
der axis protection, and Spain's DO
sition in the war, along with her
claims on British-held Gibraltar.
Ribbentrop is expected to remain
only a day or two.
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Baby and Five Women Victims
Of Only One Bomb in London

an open air school building Just 100
yards away
A telephoned call of street ad-
dress sent an ambulance to three
story building, already in fames.
One ambulance which reached the
scene first was just leaving.
"Two-badly hurt" policeman
said. "One of those oil bombs"
Two men with a pick and spade
dug frantically Al the foundation,
hacking through solid concrete.
There's five down there" one of
the workers said.
Then somewhere below mans
voice said over and over.
"All dead. ALI dead"
The man came up the basement
steps holding the body of a baby
about months old. The child's
plump legs dangled Imply.
Other men in blue uniforms were
coming up from the basement. One
of them said: six altogether-not
five. There's five adults and one
child"
One by one, five women were
brought up and stretched on blan-
kets. Some bystanders turned away.
The woman ambulance driver
! and a fireman worked over the
victims, trying artificial respiration.
When doctors arrived they found
the baby and two women dead, but
detected life in the others and sent
them away in the ambulance.
The woman driver told us:
That's one bomb. We've had
| worse. We've had absolute hell"
In the grey dawn we had tea and
waited for an all clear signal. AS
it sounded, swelling to a din, the
woman driver said simply:
There's always hope with the
dawn"
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Italians Approaching
Bio Bottle With British

CAIRO, Sept. 18 CP).-Italian in
vaders, storming along the Medi-
terranean coastline of Egypt's west
ern desert, moved closer today
toward an impending major battle
with British defenders on the vital
roadway to Alexandria.
Where the British would make a
stand remained a military secret.
British operations thus far, 1t was
said, have been designed to harass
rather than halt the two motorized
Italian columns leading the east
ward drive.
Despite sandstorms and tempera-
lures ranging up to l20, the Italians
In four days have advanced from
the Libyan border to positions be
yond Sidi Barrani, so miles inside
Egypt, reaching the start OF an
asphalt road leading $50 miles to
the Suez Canal, vital link Of Brit
aims empire lifeline.
The farthest point in the Italian
advance line at present is believed
to be 80 miles within Egypt.
AS the Italians press eastward, the
British are in the position Of being
able to choose the field for what
may be the one decisive battle of the
campaign. The next Italian objec-
tive presumably is Matruh, 100 miles
further along the coastal road and
site of a British air base.
Between Sidi Barrani and Alex
andria lie $50 miles of rough going
for an invader, and the British COM
mand-while conceding that the
italians have moved swiftly and
efficiently so far-does not regard
their present position as a serious
menace.
British tank units have retired
before the Italian sweep after in
ficting heavy casualties, British
headquarters announced. with rela-
lively few losses among the defend
ers.
Evening star., 1940-09-18
By w. T. YARBROUGH.

LONDON, Sept. 18-"It is feared
that casualties may be heavier than
in recent nights" said the calm,
prosaic official communique.
Not so calm, I saw rescue work.
ers bring the still forms of a baby
and five women from the basement
of a flaming, bomb-shattered home
in Northeastern London-on just
one ambulance ride to gather up
the dead and injured from this
moonlight raid.
Then I watched a woman ambu-
lance driver pump faint signs Of life
into two of the woman victims, while
bombs still thundered around us
and anti-aircraft guns doomed in
answer.
Several hours earlier, as we waited
at an ambulance station for the
nights first call, a bomb demolished
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Ribbentrop
Continued From First Paoe)

as battle for that country's liberia
ton
This isn't peacetime visit. one
source said. IN times like this,
when top axis statesmen meet, con-
crete results are bound to ensue.
Many events have taken place since
Count Ciano italian Foreign Min
lstero came to Vienna three weeks
ago.
AS an afterthought he added:
Events move very rapidly now
adays-everybody is in a hurry for
a decision
1T is the traditional axis policy
to keep each other posted on all
plans and moves" informed Ger
man sources said. They added sig
niflcantly that under the present
conditions new problems are likely
to arise every three weeks or So"
indicating that more frequent con-
facts may be found necessary.
Trip Planned 4 Days Ago.
The last meeting Of the German
and Italian foreign ministers was in
Vienna last month. They met then
to discuss phases Of the Rumanian
and Hungarian dispute over Tran
sylvania.
Those who usually know asserted
that Won Ribbentrop's trip to Rome
was planned four days ago-in other
words, before the arrival in Berlin
of Serrano Suner for conferences
with Fuehrer Hitler.
Informed sources commented,
however, that Germany's foreign
minister no doubt would act quickly
to inform Mussolini and Count
Ciano Of the results of the discus
sions with the Spanish minister.
The nature of any agreements or
understandings reached between the
QYic ond Cnoi,, u,oe
Evening star., 1940-09-18
Leibowitz Nominated
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1s-Samuel
S. Leibowitz, defense attorney in
the notorious Scottsboro case and
in scores of murder trials, emerged
today as the winner of the Demo-
cratic nomination for county Judge
in normally Democratic Brooklyn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Movie
FIGHTING 9th" OPENS
AT BIJOU Theatre TODAY

Opening today at the Bijou theatre
is THE Fighting 69th," action-pack-
ed story of the fighting, brawling,
Shamrock Regiment, with James
Cagney, Pat O'Brien and George
Brent topping the cast. The film
will open today.
Tough guy Cagney plays a cocky
young buck private in 1.-THE Fight
ing seth" and George Brent is cast
as wild Bill" Donovan, heroic colo
mel of the regiment, a real-life char
acter. O'Brien impersonates Father
Duffy, beloved chaplain of the 69th.
Jeffrey Lynn plays the role of the
wartime poet, Joyce Kilmer, and
various other men of the famed New
York regiment are portrayed by Alan
Hale, Dick Foran, Tom Kennedy,
Quinn big Boy" Williams, Henry
O'Neill and dozens of others.
Much of the rousing comedy of
the story is provided by the standing
feud between Private Cagney and
Top Sergeant Alan Hale, which Gull
inmates finally in a knock 'em down
and drag 'em out battle in which
small but wiry Cagney knocks out
big but windy Hale.
Also shown in this program is
Birthplace of an Iceberg" Gross
Country Detours" and the latest
Paramount News reel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
CHEMICAL PLANT
ROCKED BY BLAST
One Killed, Three Injured And
Plant Is Wrecked In
New Jersey

BOUND BROOK, N. j.. Nov. 10.
-R-An explosion in the a C i d
plant of the Calico Chemical divi-
sion of American Cynamid Cor
poration today killed the plant SUI
perintendent, injured three work
men and wrecked the interior OF
the three-story masonry and steel
framework structure.
R. M. Taylor, director of manu-
featuring of the corporation, said
cause of the blast was undetI-
mined and that an investigation
would be started Immediately.
The dead man was John c.
Hammitt, 81, of $50 Watching
Road, Bound Brook. The injured
operators, none seriously, e r e
Francis M. Lavere, 81, of Skill
man, P. V. Wainford, 81, of New
Brunswick; and George F. Olson,
10, of Green Knoll.
About 20 persons were working
in the so by so foot plant but
because the explosion occurred
during changing of shifts many es,
capped injury or death. The acid
plant, n of 10 buildings in which
Calico employs 5000 persons, was
used to manufacture dye stuffs.
Nitric acid was employed in the
process. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
CAROLINA THEATRE TO SHOW
HIRED WIFE STARTING TODAY

Believing that laughs create one
of the most popular forms of enter
tainment these days, Universal stu
dio executives have loaded their pro-
gram with comedies.
One of the foremost of these is
"Hired Wife," which opens today at
the Carolina theatre.
Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne
and Virginia Bruce are c%o-starred in
the picture with strong support Civ
en- them by such capable actors as
Robert Benchley, John Carroll, Ho-
bart Cavanaugh, William Davidson,
Richard Lane and Charles Smith.
The story is one of humorous in
trigue concerning a girl who marrles
the man she loves in order to get
him out Of a business jam; then she
tries to keep him away from the
eirl he loves.
William Setter, who won much
praise for his direction of Deanna
Durbin in cts A Date" handled
the production and directorial reins.
Glenn Tryon, one of the screens top
comedians a decade ago, was the
associate producer.
In addition to the feature there is
an important subject entitled, Lon
don Can Take It." This film shows
London as it is today, shows anti
aircraft guns blazing into action.
News of the Day will complete the
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Whiteuiue Negro Is
Slain In Axe Attack

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 10. - Jake
Robinson, a negro about 20 years
old, died in the hospital here this
morning repeatedly as a result of an
axe attack on him by another negro,
Neill Graham, q, in the colored area
Of this city. The Staying occurred
shortly after midnight, it was said,
and Coroner j. D.. Skies was called
to the scene about 1870 o'clock.
The orone said that he was in
formed that the negroes had a quar-
rel shortly before the Staying. A
physician who examined Robinson
when brought to the hospital was
quoted as saying that he had a
knife, unopened, in the dead mans
right hand.
The inquest has been set for Tues
day night at 7:30 o'clock in the
courthouse here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Marines Hear From Knox
As Corps Notes Birthday

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Up -
Marines at posts scattered halfway
around the world heard tonight from
Secretary Knox an expression of
confidence that they were ready for
instant service.
Congratulating tt e marines on
their 165th birthday, the naval secre-
tary UNDERSIGNED now" in assert
ing that the sea soldiers, doubly
expanded within a year to nearly
10000 officers and men, were fully
prepared for emergency e sc
measures.
His message was read by Major
General Thomas Holcomb, marine
commandant, in an international
birthday broadcast. Other messages
were read from Admiral Harold R.
Stark, chief Of naval operations,
and General George C. Marshall,
army chief of staff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Quincy P. Hood Speaks
At Armistice Exercise

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 IN
The World war was fought in vain
unless we catch a new vision of
what true democracy should mean
and what our country, and the
world. would be without its influ-
ence," Quincy P. Hood of Raleigh
said in an Armistice day address
today at the grave of the Unknown
soldier in Arlington cemetery.
Hood represented the National
Council of the Junior Order, Unit
ed American mechanics, of which
he is a member.
HE who died on Flanders field
gave to you and to me the re-
sponsibility of making the mean
ing of democracy felt in the the
World-of proving to all people,
that up to this good day, it Of
fers the best system of govern
ment, the best way of life, that
man has yet found" he said. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
CITIZENS SIGNING
PETITION FOR VOTE
Put Signatures On Request
For Ballot On City Man.
ager Government

Officials of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce reported yesterday
that a number of persons called
by the headquarters for the cam
paign to secure a council-mana-
ger form of government for Will
mington Saturday and signed a
petition asking for a vote on the
proposed change in government.
The offices of the campaign are
located on Princess street in the
building formerly occupied by the
Southern Bell Telephone company.
twenty-five per cent Of the quail
fled voters in the city must sign
a petition to the board of cleo.
tons asking for a vote on the
proposal before it can be submit
ted to a test of the ballot.
The following is the petition
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

drawn up by the Jaycees j.
campaign: ueI'
1--WE, the undersigned on.r,.
voters of the City of WiInin-,'
respectively petition your bss s''''
able body to cause to be s,,b..'
ted to a vote of the voters - ,'''
City of Wilmington the IN. We
question:
Shall the City of Wi1rh...
adopt the form of governmor.
fined as Plan d., as #
sired by petitioners and cor., w.
ing of a mayor, city council =,
five members elected at l,a.
and a city manager, a~ccordiru
the provisions of the CHAPTER A,
icipal corporations. in tho r.
solidated Statutes, article niro wv
to twenty-three, inclusive or
main under the present form =,
government" y"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

other in the football picture "The
Quarterback" which opens today at
the Royal theatre, featuring Wayne
Morris, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cor
nell, William Frawley and others.
In actual charge of the formations
and plays of both teams was Jeff
Cravath, assistant coach to Howard
Jones at use. 1t developed that
several of the pet plays of the Tro-
jams were stopped cold by the Bruins,
which the coach noted and reported
to Jones. The picture was made
long before the teams go into train
ing for the fall games which will
give them both plenty of opportunity
to come up with some new plays be-
fore the season is upon them. Wayne
Morris plays the dual role of his
own twin brother.
Royal Varieties include a Duck
Cartoon, a Magic Carpet and Low
lev EhaWaS' News
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Adam And Fallen Man.
Is Subject OF Sermon

adam And Fallen Man." was the
subject of the lesson-sermon in all
Christian Science churches and So
cieties yesterday.
The Golden Text was from Psalms
2S:1, 9. Unto thee will 1 cry, o
and bless thine Inheritance; feed
them also, and lift them up for
ever"
Among the citations which com.
prised the lesson-sermon were the
following from the Bible: And
John calling unto him two of his
disciples SEM them to Jesus, saying,
Art thou he that should come! OF
look we for another? And in that
same hour he cured many Of their
lnfirmities n plaques, and of evil
spirits; and unto many that were
blind he gave sight. Then Jesus
answering said unto them, Go your
way, and tell John what things We
have seen and heard; how that the
blind see, the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead
are raised, to the poor the gospel is
preached" duke E: 10, 81, 22).
The lesson-sermon also included
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures, by Mary Baker Eddy. When
speaking Of Gods children, not the
children of men, Jesus said, The
kingdom of God is within you;' that
is, Truth and Love reign in the real
man, showing that man in Gods
image is unfallen and eternal. Jesus
beheld in Science the perfect man,
who appeared to him where SHINING
mortal man appears to mortals. In
this perfect man the Saviour saw
Gods own likeness, and this correct
view of man healed the sick. Thus
Jesus taught that the kingdom of
God is intact, universal, and that
man is pure and holy"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Methodist Appointments

Barnes. Superintendent Oxford orphan
age, C.. K. Proctor. Religious director
State prison system, LA. Watts. Chap
lain in U. S. Army, L. NJ. Hall. Dis
trict missionary secretary, E. D. Wealth
ers. Missionary to Japan, J D. Stott.
Superannuates: E. H. Davis, H. N.
Jackson, C..P. jerome, E. H. McWhort-
H. Woodall, N. B. johnson, J. A. Bailey.
Rocky Mount District
l.. C. Larkin, district superintendent ;
Bethel, J. G.. Phillips; Conway, J. L..
Smith; Elm City, w. N. Howard, Jr.;
Enfield, B. D. Critcher; Farmville,
Marvin Y. Self; Halifax, o. I. Hinson /;
fG. B. Starting; Littleton, H. l.. Davis /;
Littleton circuit, D. D. Broome; Nc
Kendree. L. B. P%attishall; M%iddleburg,
T. w. Lee; Nashville, E. R. Clegg; Nor
lima, E. D. Dodd; Northampton, W. l..
Maness; Rich Square, F. F. Newton ;
Roanoke Rapids, Daniel Lane; Rober-
sonville, Daniel Boone, Supply.
Rocky Mount-Clark Street, R. e. L.
Moser; First Church, E.. l.. Hillman /;
Mervin, N. w. Grant; St. Paul, C. P.
Parker.
Rosemary, P. H. Fields; Sandy Cross,
C. B. Peacock, Supply; Scotland Neck,
A. C. Lee; Seaboard, J. B. Hurley ;
Spring Church-Garysburg, J. e. Gar
~Stantonsburg, C. w. Collision; Tarboro,
e. C. Durham; Walstonburg, Key W.
Taylor; Warren, E. R. Shuller; War
%renton, J. o. Long; Weldon, B. p. Rob-
inson; Whitakers, A. N. Williams; Will
son, H. B. Porter.
Missionary to Japan, J. w. Frank.
Secretary YMCA work, C. D. Nelson.
District missionary secretary, C. W,
Collision. Superannuates: E. c. Glenn,
j. 7. Gibbs, William Towe, J. M
Rhodes, J. 7. Graper, B. H. Black.
Wilmington District
A. s.. Parker, district superintendent
Blaqen, R. L. Vickery; Burgaw, w. f
Walters; Carver's Creek, A. M. Smith
Chadbourn, E. C. Maness; Clinton, B
H. Houston; Elizabeth, C. w. Barbee
Fairmont, F. B. Joyner; Faison-Ken
ansville, J. w. Lineberger; Garland
o. c. Melton; Hallsboro, c. B. Long
Jacksonville : Richards, I. I. Poole
Lumberton- Chestnut Street, E. B. Fish
er; Lumberton circuit, Med. McLamb
Parish (Indian work., d. F. Lowery
boro, C. S. S. Hubbard; Scots Hill, {
o. Plyler; Shallotte, J. C. Whedbee
Southport, R. S. Harrison; st. Pauls
c. A. Jones; Swansboro, G. o. Wood
Supply; Tabor City, N. P. Ge n S
Town Creek, Walter Pavy; Wallace
Rosehill, C.. T. Rogers; Warsaw-Mag
nolia, C. I. Thrift; Whiteville, NJ. W
Lawrence.
Wilmington-Epworth, C. N. Phillips
Fifth Avenue, c. d. Barclift; Grace
J. F. Herbert: Trinity, R. i. Jerome
Wesley Memorial, w. A. lew.
Assistant director of leadership edu
cation, General Board of Education,
E. Cunningham. District missionar.
secretary, c. w. Barbee. Superannu
; ates: J.. F. Ussery, J. w. Harrell, +
r. Lowery.
Transfers to other conferences:
; Thomas NJ. Merriman, a deacon, elias
; of '34 to the S. C. conference; Wad
Johnson, an elder and Aulow G. Fer
rec, an elder, to the Western confer
ence; NJ. II. ~Bloodworth, class frs
; year to the Virginia conference.
Transfer from other conferences: H
H. Coast, an elder, from Western Nortl
Carolina conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Dr.. Peter Marshall
To Open Series Today

DR.. Peter Marshall, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
church of Washington, D. c., will
arrive today to begin a five-day Sc
ries of services with the Presbyterl-
an churches of Wilmington.
DR.. Marshall is recognized as one
of the outstanding preachers of this
country. He preached to capacity
congregations at every service dur
ing his engagement in this city last
fall.
His first service will be at the
Church of the Covenant this after
noon at 3:15 o'clock. Evening serv-
ice at the First Presbyterian church
at 8 o'clock.
Tonight's service will be a special
service for employees of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company and
their families, who have been invited
to attend in a body.
Reserved seats in the front part
Of the church will be held open until
7:45 o'clock, after which all unoccu-
pied seats will be open to the pub
lie.