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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-15
Bill Proposes
Repair of Forts

WASHINGTON. Nav IS. CUP,
chairman Morris Sheppard of tho
senate Military Affairs committee
| as introduced IA bill to appropriate
5l5,000.000 for general repair work
and rehabilitation of forts and mill
tary posts in the United States and
Its possessions.
Fort LOWS, Wash, would be al
located S255 900: Anchorage. Alaska,
$G379,225; Schofield barracks, $78O.-
coo and Fort Shaftcr, 100000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Trys Again

General De Gaulle now has a chance to re.
deem himself. He is beginning his campaign
in the Cameroons under tremendous Difficult
ties, to be sure, with a relatively small body
OF troops in an immense area where transpor.
tation facilities are few and far between. But
he is an officer of great ability and intell;-
gence in whom the British obviously have full
confidence. He and his supporters may well
play an important part in the conflict before
this war is over.
The first object of the general, naturally. is
to create a focal point around which he can
rally Frenchmen opposed to the Vichy gov
eminent who are convinced that Frances on,v
salvation lies in victory for Britain. This is
now being achieved. 1t would have been more
impressive if it could have been ACCOMPLISHED
at Dakar, a key naval base of great strategic
Importance, rather than at Duala. But at any
rate, De Gaulle has landed; he had been well
|soned enthusiastically by the French colonial
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available vessels ready for action without de-
lay and fully manned.
In the broader sense this is not counting
trouble: it is simple realism. However, the
timing of the order and its announcement
gives it a grim emphasis which was undoubted-
" intended by the administration. Coming so
soon after the announcement OF the Japanese
Italian-German agreement during a period OF
tension in the near East it will be
given only one Interpretation in Tokyo.
Like the advice to Americans to clear out
OF China, this order is a warning to Japan that
the United States means business and is ready
for trouble if it comes. And it is obvious that
the japanese have read this meaning into the
order, for already the Tokyo spokesman are
tripping over each others heels in their hurry
to explain that the United States has mistaken
the attitude of the Nipponese government
which, instead of being bellicose, is of the
essence of friendliness.
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government, and he is once more a leader of
Frenchmen on French soil.
Whether he can now persuade any other
important French forces to join his cause
remains to be seen. It will depend in large
measure, we assume. on whether General
Weygand can hold them loyal to the Petain
regime. The most important acquisition he
and the British could make would be the sup
port Of French armies in Syria and the near
East now dickering with the German-1taian
armistice commission. If his campaign can
raise the spirit of continued resistance in any
large number of those men it will have been a
success, and the Hitler-Mussolini scheme of
conquest suffer a heavy blow.
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DictatOrs Warned

In his Dayton address President Roosevelt
served u~nmistakable notice on the dlctators
that not only the three Americas must be
left out of their plans for a new ORDER but
that there must be no interference with their
peaceful use of the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans.
To make his purpose thoroughly clear, the
President declared the determination OF the
United States to prepare for war as the best
insurance of continued peace.
It is important to note that his new declara-
ton of independence was broadcast, not alone
for home consumption, but to the entire world
by long and short wave radio. 1t was not
something to keep to ourselves or to pass
on only to our friends, but a solemn warning
to governments which have held America in
contempt.
If we may assume to interpret the motive
behind Mr.. R~oosevelt's message, we believe
it specifically directed to the governments at
Berlin, Rome and Tokyo, which recently united
in an alliance for military aid. Hitler, Musso-
The Americas will not be scared or threaten
ed' into their ways, they were told.
If there be some persons in this country
who have feared that the President seeks to
lead us into war, he said to them that we are
arming as 1.-THE best insurance of continued
peace" If there are others who fear that he
is unprepared to take any step necessary for
the security Of Western Hemisphere their at
tention is called to his declaration that mo
combination of dictator countries of Europe
and Asia will halt us in the path we see
before us for ourselves and for democracy"
If this address carries comfort to Britain
and courage to the capitals of Latin America,
it is also vel calculated to give the three
d~ictators at present engaged in mortal combat
with the democracy of Great Britain some
thing to further disturb their troubled dreams
of conquest.
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A New Nylon Plant

That the great expense and time devoted to
research in the field of chemistry usually
are justified is indicated by the announcement
Of the DUPONT company that it is about to
build an additional plant for the manufacture
Of nylon at a cost Of about $11, 900, 900.
It was only the latter part Of August that
the first of the company's plants devoted to
the manufacture of this commodity reached
full production. Construction of the new one
at Martinsville, Va, is to be fastened with
the expectation that it will 60 into production
before the expiration of 1871,
The reason for the expansion of this branch
Of the company's industry is obvious. The
demand for the product has been such that
more must be produced than is possible with
existing facilities.
Here is the discovery, the result of costly
and extensive research, which is benefitino
the public in two ways. 1t is providing some.
thing that has proved to be desirable, and is
creating many new opportunities for employ.
naent. In addition to the construction Jobs.
according to an announcement by the COM
pany, about $50 persons will be required to
operate the new plant. And the consuming
public will be able to satisfy it's needs.
It there is anything more to be said about
the project, it must be an expression of regret
that the plant to be erected in virginia was
not located in North Carolina, specifically near
Wilmington, instead.
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ment in establishing training
camps, for artillery, anti-aircraft
batteries, and other units. Our air
port should be developed for the
training of aviators, and for the
use OF our aviation corps in time
Of need.
Whether or not these facilities
are made use of by our govern
ment depends largely on the ag.
g~ressiveness of our citizens. We
must be able to present intelligent
ly the advantages of our communi-
ty for specific purpose. Apparently
the best way to accomplish this
OBJECTIVE is to unite in every ef-
tort, to present a solid unified ap-
peal, supported by facts, with the
combined weight of all Of u civic
organizations conferred in a COM
mittee selected on the basis of
qualification for that purpose.
CHARLES S. LOWRIMORE.
Wilmington, N. c.
Oct, IL, 1910
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Sir Wilfred Grenfell

There must have been many who were sur
prised when Wilfred Grenfen packed his in
struments and his Bible into a sea chest and
set out to serve for five years as a medical
missionary among the fishermen of the north
Atlantic. Who would have expected such a
choice from a normal young man who went
to Oxford, played rugby there, and later took
his medical degree at London university?
Then, after that hard apprenticeship there
must have been many who thought him a
trihe queer because he chose to transfer his
ministering to the inhabitants of bleak Labra-
dor. He saw the dire need of a people and
answered their mute call for help. And be-
cause of it a way has been found for thou.
ands to be freed from the fear of death by
starvation or cold, to live their lives in COM
parative comfort, to educate their children
for usefulness in a simple but kindly society.
When Wilfred Grenfell landed on the Labra-
dor coast in 1892 he found a harsh and terrible
Wilderness. Three years ago, when the 45th
anniversary of that landing was celebrated,
Labrador had six hospitals, seven nursing
stations, four ~orphanage boarding schools, IL
industrial %centers, three agricultural stations,
IL clothing distribution ~centers, a seaman's
institute, a supply schooner, a corporate lum-
Der mill and a haul-up slip for schooner re.
pairs.
All this Wilfred Grenfell had built, with
his own genius and with the help he had
obtained from others. And in the years be-
tween he had been showered with honors and
knlghted by his king. His death has taken from
the world a great mar and a great heart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Editorial Comment
A TO
N. Y. H~eraId-Tribun

It seems unlikely, according to Washington
dispatches, that any action will be forthcom.
ing Immediately on the moot question of re-
opening American credit lines to Great Britain.
After the elections, it is predicted, however,
the Administration will throw its influence be-
hind the bill introduced by Senator King, or
some similar proposal, s%uspending the loan
restrictions under the johnson act and under
the neutrality act.
Technically, such action does not call for
extreme haste. When the war broke out a
little more than a year ago the readily avail
able resources of the British Empire, consist
ing of central bank gold reserves, dollar bal
ances and negotiable dollar securities, were
estimated at around $4,000, 900, 900. There is
no way of calculating with exactness just how
far this reservoir of potential purchasing power
has been depleted, but the National City Bank
in its monthly Letter. has just attempted
to compute the amount of the drain, as meas
ured by the balance of payments between
the British Empire and this country, and its
findings indicate that Britain's financial posi-
ton is still a strong one. During the first
year of the war the United States, 1t ap-
pears. accumulated an export surplus in its
trade with the empire of 200. 000, 900. as com.
pared with an average for 1878 OF $500.
900, 900. The most striking fact about this figure
is that it is actually slightly less than the
British Empires output of new gold, winch
amounted to about $3.50, 900, 900.
AS our defense program increases IN tempo
in the next few months we shall be purchasing
raw materials from the British Empire in
larger and larger quantities and to the extent
that this is so we shall be providing Britain
with foreign dollar balances. But the probable
ity. as the National City Bank suggests, is
that British purchases here will be rising at
an even faster rate. If, as some estimates
suggest, they reach a figure of So, 1000, 0Oo, 900
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Flynn Says Democrats
Confident OF Success

NEW YORK, Oct. -R-Ed
ward j. Flynn, chairman of the
democratic national committee,
said today that in a trip through
10 western and mid-western states
he found democratic party work
ers confident of success for the
Roosevelt-Walace ticket in the
November election.
"They told me without excep-
tion,' Flynn said in a statement,
that the republican campaign had
failed to shake the popularity OF
the Roosevelt administration in the
slightest degree. Much of my trip
was through territory that MIR.
Willkie had just been through.
There l found deep republican
gloom"
The states visited were Michi-
gan, illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Wis
consin, Missouri, Kansas, Ok
lahoma, North Dakota, South Da
kota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyom
ing, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Arizona and Nevada. 4
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government protection, and they
will find a way to make their
distress known.
It is my belief that compare
lively few individuals, ven among
the members of the unions, know
how union charters are acquired.
Certainly any honest intellectual
who examines the facts must rea-
lie that the procedure of the A. F.
of L. is so slack as to permit the
acquisition of local and interna-
tional charters by men who are
notorious criminals and should be
known to be such by any intelli-
gent national leader.
Cannot Be Ignored
William Green's Endorsement of
criminal leadership in two inter
national unions simply cannot be
ignored or explained away on the
ground that he was not thoroughly
informed. He should be informed.
That is what he is paid for, and
I personally think too well of his
intelligence to believe that he was
duped. I am convinced that he
was derelict in his responsibility
to protect American VI ,rking peo-
pie from exploitation by rack
eteers.
The unions collect more than a
billion dollars a year in fees, as
sessments and dues, and the work
ers generally are kept in ignorance
of the accounts. Only recently and
timidly has the treasury begun to
take an interest in union income,
having hitherto given immunity I'M
der an old superstition that such
bodies must be honest just be-
cause they were unions, thus avoid
ing political trouble with the labor
movement. This policy has pro-
tected crooks in their looting and,
incidentally, has provided a dis
graceful rakeoff for that unspeak-
able parasite-the shyster union
lawyer - who charges exorbi-
tant fees for drawing up consti-
tutions from standardized forms
and defending crooked union Of
ficials against the law.
My own establishment grows day
by day as the perfidy and negli-
gence of labor leadership is fur
ther revealed bit by bit in letters
from rank and file victims and in
examinations of police records. But
I am a singled-handed Flooding
investigator, working without Of
fetal authority, and my results
are petty by comparison with the
revelations which certainly would
come of an orderly inquiry by an
impartial, efficient and courageous
congressional committee or a gov
eminent agency. The crooks have
everything to lose by such an in
vestigation, including their liberty;
the victims can lose nothing but
their chains. 4
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Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under Council Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports n Industrial
Sho11s.
Seaside Highuay from Wrightsvile
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF CITY Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, tctd
or Turning Basin. 10Th ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, vta
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produo
ton through sust~atned-yteld methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina
United Industrial and Resort Pro
mottonal Agency, supported BY ono
countrywide toe.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities for ,ohites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for rapport Buyers.
Development OF nattDe grape gro1otn0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Edndtortnm.
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to $500, 0O0,0 900 during the second
year of the war, Britain will in
deed find herself in the position
where she will need dollar loans
to continue her stand
against the totalitarian invaders.
But it would be unfortunate if VIC
should postpone action on this vital
matter until it became a pressing
necessity. The enactment of such
legislation now would constitute
further heartening assurance to
Britain and to the world hat we
are in deadly earnest in our pledpe
OF every aid short of war;"
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AAASV AN
expressed in this article are
those of the al Thor and may not
always harmonic with its posi-
tion.-The Editor.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-My in
quiries and a huge flow of letters
from rank and file workers within
the past year have convinced me
that the honest men and women
among our left-wing intellectuals
and most of our practical politi-
clans know very little about the
actual relations between labor un-
ions and the working people Of
the United States. Anyone W h o
does know the true state of at
fairs must admit that the unions
are, on the whole, badly governed
and that the proportion of crooks,
in the big internationals as well
as in the locals, is shocking.
The fact that most of those who
demurely call themselves intellec-
tuals and most politicians resent
such charges and hit back with
the old accusation of labor bait
ing" indicates to me that they
have been doing on the job and
know union affairs only by hear
say or are downright and DELHI
erately dishonest and themselves
enemies of the workers.
The facts give warning that la
Dor organization is heading toward
a smashup and government con-
troll, as strict and cfficious as that
Of the S. E. c., and can be saved
only by an honest and ruthless
reform from within.
The American Federation of La
Dor must be purged of racketeers
all the way from the executive
council down to the management
of the most obscure federated To-
cal. And the c. I. o. simply will
have to break the power of the COM
munists and get rid of it, crooks,
as well. The CLIO. is less plagued
with vulgar thieves than the A. F.
of L., but it has a share of these
vermin, nevertheless, and if it's
rule is dictatorial and so cunning
that the little Americans who have
to obey orders and pay dues or
suffer cruel punishment simply do
not know how to protect them
selves.
It never was the intention Of
the American people that private
organizations, admitting no respon-
sibility to the government or the
public, should exercise such harsh
and Furnishing controls over vast
numbers of the citizens. The lead
ers in their zeal to acquire men,
bers and power, have become op-
pressors rather than champions of
the workers and have lost the trust
and friendship of the rank and
file. These people have a right to
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The Editors
BOX

The editor does not necessarily
endorse n article appearing in
This department They represent the
views of the individual readers. Cor
respondents n W : mat all
communications m U st contain the
correct name and address for our
records. though the latter may be
signed as the writer sees fit The
Star-News reserves the right to alter
any text that for any reason is OBJ
jectionable. Letters On controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Essence Of Friendship

Secretary of the Navy Knox's order expand
ing the personnel of the Pacific fleet to full
precaution. With trouble brewing on all sides
and with far fewer warships than we need
for the defense Of both our Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, the least we can do is to have our
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-14
Man About
Manhattan
BY GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Some &C.
tors strike out boldly with their
political affiliations, as do Melvyn
Douglas, who is leading a Holly
wood drive for the reelection Of
MIR. Roosevelt, and Robert Mont
gomery, who is lining up all the
votes possible for Mr.. Willkie.
Others are very cagey about ex-
pressing political opinions. It isn't
supposed to be good business An
actor plays to Democrats as well
as Republicans, and if he wears
a badge for one side on his Ia
pei, a reaction may set in at the
box office.
1 was discussing this the other
day with Alan Dinehart. who ad.
mitted that unfortunately this was
true. The discussion grew out Of
an idle question of mine as TO
BroadWay's opinion on tha coming
election.
How are most Of the actors go
ing to vote?" l asked him.
ooh I don't know" he said, 81
haven't given it any thought. When
you give performances every night
of the week and sometimes in the
afternoon, as we have been doing
in Separate Rooms for mon'hs
now, "cu don't think about those
things much. YOU haven't time"
Il suppose that's true | said
''but I've noticed a good many
campaign buttons around the thea
ter, and 1 thought you might have
heard some of the boys express
an opinion"
Il was then that Mr.. Dinehart,
who is an excellent actor on the
stage but not such a good one
a restaurant table When
politics are in the air, suggested
that actors could do a lot worse
than keep their opinions to them,
selves. But really" he said,
haven't given the campaign much
There was a little pause, nea
he said But let me tell you thls'
80.
What he told me I am not az
liberty to divulge. He was taiN'
ing wholly off the record. But M
talk lasted for half an hour l.
uninterrupted. 1t was n Oh
those sudden, impromptu thlfgS'
1t was a political lecture such ID
l have seldom had read to me. ~
praised and it damned. 1t 1laye"
one of the candidates alive an"
a whole truck load OF hlce
sentiment at the other. For a hl"H
who hadn't given the election any
thought it was a stump spee."
that either of the campaign man
ayers would do well to adopH
When it was over we both haa F"
"Well, that's the way l feel aOc"'
it," Aalan Dinehart said.
I told him 1 appreciated ms co.,
fidence and that l would resPe'E
it. I don't blame him for aVoloms
controversial issues, especlan'
when those issues affect people
an extent that they might GU"
ceivably eat into his career as a.
actor. AS the heat of the Campus.
grows, instinctively you find yo",
self placing unjust premiums
The button a man wears In MS
pei.
All Broadway, and New io'n
loo, is just like this. Let TWO
more people come together wa.
ing for a bus, or a cup OF cont
and you will hear the names
Roosevelt" and "Willkie' as SUI
IS sunrise.
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TOP o. THE

The thought OF old, dear things is in thine
eyes,
o. month OF memories!
Mnsing on days thine heart hath sor-
rom OF,
Old Joy, dead hope, dear love.
A hectic splendid lights thy days to sleep
Ere the gray dusk may creep
Sober and sod along thy dusty Wdys,
Like q 1one num-, who prays.
JOHN CHARLES McNEILL In "October'
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Fair Enough
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

The Star wishes its readers to
know that views and opinions
expressed in this article are
those of the al thor and may not
always harmonic with its posi-
tion.-The Editor.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
MRS. MARY l.. JONES

Mrs. Mary L. Jones, the dau-
ghter of Amanda Swan, was
born in Christiansburg, Va, on
April 2 1876. Died June %, 1910
in Providence hospital, Blue
fled, w. Va, age Ga years, two
months and eight days. She was
married to Albert Jones in
Christiansburg, Va. She joined
the Baptist church there, and
was an active member. Later
they moved to Maybury, w. Va.
and there became members of
the Baptist church. Some years
later she moved to Keystone,
and joined the Baptist church
here. She had lived in this city
for a number of years, was a
very respectable person and
liked by all who knew her. A
few years ago she moved to
Bluefield to make her horne and
was living there when the end
came. Her husband, mother,
tn grave several years ago. She
and brother proceeded her to
leaves to mourn their loss one
sister-in-law, Mrs. Locket Swan
of Bristol, Va, two nieces, Mrs.
Julia Martin of Bristol and Mrs.
Louise Daniel of Tampa, Fla.
two nephews, Jim Swan of Wood
stock Va. and Normal Swan of
Conn.,, and a host of friends.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Mr.. Belcher Returns to VIVA.
State College for Summer

A student at the Yale drama
tic school for the past two years
Fannin S. Belcher returns tc
the West Virginia Stat college
to direct the Summer Playhouse
at Institute. Founded by Mr.
Belcher some years ago this
little theatre has attracted wide
attention both as a laboratory
for the students in drarlatic
production and as an opportuni
ty for gaining valuable expert
ence in the art of acting. A speci
al group of seven students will
specialize in acting in addition
to the regular class in technics
of play presentation.