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J. {. ALLEN HEADS
N. c. POSTMASTERS
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vice.president and Mrs. Hattie L.
Midgette to MAINS Harbor, fourth
yice-president.
Mrs. Annie L. Scott, postmaster
al Sanford. was reelected for
another term as secretary-treas-
urer of the organization and R.
Alex CroWel of Enka and R. HON
er Andrews of Burlington were ell
ected members of the board of
directors of the national group.
In selecting Charlotte as next
years convention city, the group
left the fixing Of a date up to the
officers and directors of the or
ganization, but it was indicated
that the session probably would
be held sometime in May.
The election of officers and the
selection Of the next convention
city ended the business of the con.
V%ention, which continued tonight
With the incoming presidents ball
in the George Vanderbilt Hotel.
Many Of the nearly 400 persons
attending the sessions were ex'
pected to remain in western North
Carolina through tomorrow, taking
advantage of a special tour which
mas been arranged of the Great
smoky Mountains National Park
lor convention delegates. T h e r c
VIII be no formal convention SEES
Sons tomorrow, however.
Inc convention resumed it's ses,
SONS this morning with a quartz
u group breakfasts, at which post
masters Of the four classifcations
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MRS. L.. L. ALEXANDER

Mrs. Cornelia Nixon Alexander
died at her home in Topsail, early
yesterday morning after a long ILL.,
ness.
She was born July Is, 1849, in
Fender county, the daughter of Ed
ward and Mary st. George. Mrs.
Alexander "a the widow of the
late DR.. L. L. Alexander and was
a lifelong member of the Topsail
Presbyterian church, being it's old
est member. She was educated at
Miss Nash's school at Hillsboro,
and spent most of her life at Top.
sail.
She is survived by four daugh.
ters, Mrs. A. w. Sudbury and Mrs.
James S. King, of Wilmington,
Mrs. T. E. Hayes Of Rocky Point,
and Mrs. Lula Allen of Topsail,
and a son, Walter MGR. Alexander
OF Topsail; also surviving her are
five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be h e | d
from the Topsail Presbyterian
church this afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
the Rev. C. C. Myers officiating, as.
sisted by the Rev. J. S. Crowley.
Active pallbearers will be DR..
Roderick H. King, A. w. Sudbury,
William H. King. A. w. Sudbury.
Jr.. James S. King and T. E.
Hayes.
Honary paHoearers will be j. C
Nixon, j. A. Nixon, DR.. Bryant,
J. W. Sudbury, j. E. Batson, C. F.
King, Ravenswood Sudbury, E. v.
King, R. A. Nixon, Charles How
ard, Leon Nixon, E. C. King, DR..
R. j. Williams and Nixon Sudbury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
CHARLES A. LERTZ

Friends of Charles A. Lertz, of
Baltimore, will regret to learn of his
death there yesterday at Johns Hop.
kins hospital after a years illness.
His wife a the former Miss
Grace White, of Wilmington, who
died a yea ago.
He is survived by three sisters, all
of Baltimore, and two sisters-in-law,
Misses Carrie And Ellie White, both
of Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held in
Baltimore today.
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of post offices gathered to dis
cuss mutual problems, with en-
phasis on legislation the members
of the groups felt needed to i'm
prove the service afforded by their
institutions. Each of the groups
heard brief talks by Ramsey S.
Black, third assistant postmaster
general, and William ]. D o n,
superintendent Of the division OF
postmaSterS.
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OBITUARIES
ANDREW j. YOPP

Andrew ]. Yopp, former resident Of
Wilmington, died at his home in
Jacksonville, Fla, Friday night after
a long illness.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence in Jacksonville yes
terday afternoon, with interment fol.
lowing in that city.
Mr.. Yopp was born in Wilmington
but had lived in Jacksonville for a
number of years. He was a TO- OF
the late Samuel L. and Georgianna
Reaves Yopp, of Wilmington, and
was a brother of the late Walter E.
4opp and the late Samuel F. Yopp.
He is survived by his wife, one sis.
ter, Mrs. Charles B. Ellsworth, of
Los Angeles, Calf, and a number of
nieces and nephews.
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NAVAL AIR FORCE
EXPANSION OKEHED
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construction and expansion of a
far-aung system of naval air
bases. authorized by the leglsla-
tion. would cost approximately
$144, 1872, 900.
Earlier the chamber, with Mar
c%antonio alone dissenting and 400
members voting AYE passed
Hesitation to speed up construc-
tior of warships by permitting the
navy to slash through what was
called "red tape
Under this bill, which now goes
to the Senate, the competitive bid
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
WALTER CONNOLLY

HOLLYWOOD, May 20. - Up -
Walter Connolly. 52-year-old charac.
ter star of the screen, died today. His
representative, Myron Selznick, said
the actor had been i'll a short time
and that he was found dead in his
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Aids Their SWIMMING

Fast-swimming fish increase thei1
speed by means of jet propulsion,
i. e., by ejecting water, rocket-like,
from their gill openings.
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, May % - R) -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending s
p. m. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
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Boys Ensembles
Sl.98 to S3.95

Look your best in one of these
smartly tailored Stacks with match
ing shirt. Rivercool, Spun Rayon,
Hopsack and other novelty mate
rails in blue, green, rust, tan and
natural shades. Sizes 6 to IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Correct Constipation
Before-Not After!

An ounce of prevention is worth
pound of emergency relief .Whylet
yourself suffer those dull lifeless
days because of constipation, Why
bring on the need for emergency
medicines, when there may be a
far better way? That way is to
KEEP regular by getting at the
cause of the trouble.
If it'scommon constipation, due
to lack of bulk" in the diet, a
pleasant, nutritious, ready-to-eat
c~ereal-Kellogg's All-Bran
straight to the cause by supplying
the bulk" you need.
Eat this crunchy toasted cereal
regularly, drink plenty of water,
and see if you don't forget all
about constipation. All-Bran is
made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
If your condition is chronic, 1t is
wise to consult a physician.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29

Arrow ties a perfect knots
because of the way they're cut,
and they are writ .:le resistant.
Botany. the non-crush tie of
Botany wool, Every pattern select
ed is a bell-rinser.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29

Tailored like mems suits
perfect fitting, with new
shoulder smartness =. Drap-
ed models with sports or
plain backs. Tans, blues,
greens, and white. At new
low prices that will open your
eyes to real value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

conferences with MussoEni and
Foreign Minister Count Ciano.
He will return to Berlin tomorrow,
where he again will see Ramon Ser
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ton Of Egyptian defense forces
with the British.
The designations followed a speech
by Ahmed Mahar Pasha, the party
leader and president of the cham
Der. who asserted, "It is now the
duty Of every Egyptian to rise to
the occasion by rallying around the
banner of the defenders of our
fatherland, regardless OF whether we
are fully prepared from a military
point of view.
"Britain's help will enable us to
become a force to be reckoned with,
and we should not be disheartened
by the fact that the enemy has ad-
vanced about go miles into our ter
ritory."
He asserted it was incompatible
with national dignity" to let Britain
shoulder the whole defense burden.
Since italian penetration of Egyp-
tan soil, war sentiment among
Egyptians has increased, although
the invaders still are hundreds of
miles from the fertile Nile Valley,
which is home to practically the
entire population of Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Axis May Seek Showdown
With Greece and Turkey

ROME, Sept. 81 CP.-Fascist
spokesman indicated tonight in the
aftermath of the latest Rome Berlin
consultation. that the Axis may call
for a showdown with Greece and
Turkey, the last harbors for British
influence in Southeastern Europe.
Turkey still has a defensive al
lance with Great Britain; Greece
still has a British pledge to protect
her independence.
From Virginia Gayda, frequently
Mussolinis sounding board. came
the strongest indication that Greece
and Turkey may be asked to make
plain their positions.
Qualification Called For.
The Axis powers, Gayda wrote in
II Giornale d'Italia. are ready to
support Cancellation and respect for
legitimate interests, but they re
quire final Qualification of still
pending problems and attitudes still
in doubt
Gayda promised also that the war
against Britain will develop with
evermore intense energy and even
greater and more irresistible ap-
plication of means"
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Hitler's
foreign minister. still was in Rome
today, sightseeing, following his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
New Election Officials
Named in MONTGOMERY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. 21.-In
the places of others previously
named but who were unable to
serve. the supervisors of elections
for Montgomery County today ap-
pointed the following Republican
election officials:
Rockville district, third precinct
Theodore K. Pasma, judge.
Jamestown Paul R. Merrill
Judge.
Bethesda, second precinct-Ame-
liza A. Henry, officer of registration
and judge of election; Mildred A.
Defenerfer, clerk.
Bethesda, sixth precinct M.
Hamilton Osborne, officer of regis
tration and judge of election.
Wheaton, first precinct-Menzo
J. Dickinson, judge.
Wheaton, eleventh precinct-Mil-
dred B. Smith, officer of registra-
ton and judge; John Edwin Smith,
clerk.
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rano suner. SPANS key minister,
who has been waiting there for him.
He is expected to tell Serrano suner
just where Spain is expected to f,t
into the Axis future plans and what
Spain will get in return, perhaps a
share in a projected Axis division
OF Africa.
But Gayda said the Axis was in
no hurry to tell what it is going
to do. That will be disclosed at the
right time" he added.
Some foreign sources interpreted
his reference to "still-pending prob
lens" as Italian Albanian terri
torial claims on Greece and the de-
sire OF Bulgaria for an outlet on the
Aegean Sea-through Greece,
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vicinity will be made by the North
Woodside- Montgomery Hill Citi-
Zens' Association.
The association has voted to join
forces with the Woodside Civic As
ISOLATION in drive to eliminate un.
necessary whistle signals particu-
larly in the early morning.
Committee chairmen announced
by George E. Bond, president in
clude:
Entertainment, P. B. Moore
house; Constitution and Bylaws,
James w. Gill; Membership. Mrs.
George E. Bond; Postal Facilities,
L. r. Pitt; Sanitation and Public
Health, DR.. j. Marion Bankhead;
Streets and Lights. James T. Re-
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side; Police and Fire Protection, z.
A. Nelson, jr.; Publicity, Mrs. Con-
stance Ely; School Facilities, Earl
Brown; Legislation and Legal Ac-
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4Quit Egypt's Cabinet
In Demand for War

CAIRO, Egypt. Sept. 81 P.-Four
Saadlst party members of the
egyptian cabinet resigned tonight
10 enforce the party demand for a
declaration of war against Italy.
Premier Haasan Sabry Pasha
sought to fill their places with men
VINO would support the government
pollcy OF no war declaration at
present.
observers doubted that the Saad-
list action would precipitate a war
declaration, but expressed belief
II would compel greater co-opera.
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Citizens Group Protests
Train Smoke, Noise

Efforts to curtail the noise and
smoke made by trains on the Balti-
more e. Ohio Railroad while pass
ing through Silver Spring, Nd, and
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ton. James w. Gill; Transports.
ton and Public Utilities, 1t. Calvin
w. Schaefier, and, Homes Grounds
Identification, Joseph B. Matre.
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Alexandria
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every sort of war material was
flowing into Matruh.
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OFF TO BOSTONThe American Legion National
destination
ngton LegionnareS who left the Capital yesterday In the front
w. H Hargrave, District department commander e
and p j. FitzgibbonS vice commander second
Fred Chapman Sous chef Chemin Johnson
past national vice commander and top) Don Stanley Fort
Stevens Post vice commander and H. N Saunders department
membership officer. Star Staff Photo
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29

And now that the gentleman from Anchorage has brought the Repub- licans into this, let's quote a state ment from Henry Benson, Secre- tary of the Republican Central Com mittee of Alaska:
 = "The Republican Central Commit tee can not and does not sponsor any individual or group of individ- uals seeking nomination at the com ing primary election. Our attitude toward every Republican candidate is that of cooperation and impartial ity. The importance of party sue cess in the general election requires
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
that this impartiality be main

that this impartiality be main tained"
 H& & #
 Recently an inquisitive voter ask ed your Periseoper, "who is this fel- low Gilmore of Ketchikan who is running for the Senate?" Forth with. We asked the man who should know. P. J. Pat Gilmore. and got this reply:
 T have lived in Alaska 39 years, and lived in Wrangell off and on for 38 years. l have been reading The Sentinel long before the present eidtor was born (which makes il a certainty that The Sentinel is the oldest continuously published news paper in Alaska 1 was a close per sonal friend Of A. '. R. Snyder lfor- mer Sentinel editor) Served on the Ketchikan common council eight or 10 years. on the school board six years, was Mayor of the First City three years and was instrumental in the purchase of the present Ketehi- kan public utilities. I am a life long Democrat"
 And now that Mr. Gilmore has proven our Venerability. we want to bow modestly to Mr sigurd J E. Wallstedt of Juneau. Republican candidate for a seat in the Territor- tal House of Representatives. Writes Mir. Wallstedt. "Congratu- lations on your work with The Sen tinel. It not only looks better now than it ever did, but it is the best looking weekly 1 have seen in my forty years in Alaska" Naturally, We value Mr. Wallstedts opinion very highly, and it is only fair that we pass along one of his political forecasts. He predicts that Mir A. P. Walker of Pelican City will be high man in the Democratic pri- mary race for the Senate nomina- tion, over Mr Gilmore and MT Nor man R. Doe Walker of Ketchikan, and that Mr Frank s. Barnes of Wrangell will be the successful man in the general election for the Sem ate seat MT. Barnes is, of course, the Republican candidate. We sus- peet that MT. Wallstedt is going to run into considerable challenge on his prediction. but personally we feel that his judgment of weekly papers in Alaska is unexcelled
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29

ton to provide priority of employ ment to residents Of a region is un- ique. Delegate Dimond told the Committee that Congress would be justified in providing such legis- lation in the case Of the Territory because conditions in Alaska are un- iaue, and that ait is obviously in the public interest, in the interest of the nation as whole that Alaska should have a much larger resident population. To accomplish this it is necessary to do whatever Is properly possible to provide adequate incomes for the residents the Territory now has and to encourage others to live there. aThe opposite policy Mr Di- m0nd stressed, which contemplates the moving of thousands of workmen from California or Washington, or Oregon, or some other place in the several States. to Alaska each sum mer and removing them from Alaska in the fall of each year leaving the Territory vacant and leaving little in the way of permanent structures and no continuous human life there in surely cannot be in harmony with the aims and objeetiyes of the na- tional government.
 Referring to the historical back ground supporting preferential em- ployment of residents in the fisheries of several nations, the Delegate said. "The principle, and l think it can be justly called a principle, is that those who reside on the shores of any sea have the first call, or the first claim, or prior right. whatever it may be denominated, to the fisheries of the adjoining sea as against those who reside in more remote places.
 Alaska Policy
 In developing the point that na- tional policy requires the develop ment of Alaska Delegate Dimond said:
 Without going into any detailed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29

study Of foreign relations of mil itary or naval strategy. it is obvious that the fertilization of Alaska is necessary for the national defense. This has been recognized by the mil itary and naval branches of our Gov ernment and SO at the present time we have under construction naval air bases at sitka anr at Kodiak and an Army Air Corps experimental station near Fairbanks. Alaska. and
 another one is proposed to be located near Anchorage, Alaska. Surely, na- tional defense will be promoted by having Alaska populated, by having a native people in Alaska who can
 participate in that defense. IL is scarcely necessary to argue that point. 4 million people in Alaska OF even a few hundred thousand, would
 immensely promote the safety of the people Of the United States There fore. it is all the more vital that ev- cry reasonable effort should be made
 to increase the population Of Alaska
 and in any event to see that it is not depopulated by the enforcement of the mandates of nonresidents of the Territory, who insist that they shall have all of the best jobs in Alaska
 connected with it's most important
 industry, the fisheries, and that none, or at the most few. of those jobs, can be enjoyed by residents of the Territory. h advocating what l am urging upon the Committee here, l am not only endeaYoring to
 promote the welfare of all the peo- pie of Alaska. but ] am also endeav-
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bring to promote the welfare and the safety of the people of the United States
 Gov Gruening strongly support ed in principle the proposed legis- lation which would give priority in the fishing industry to residents of Alaska He told the Committee that not only in fishing. but occasionally in other occupations and employ ment. residents of Alaska were dis- eriminated against. and made ref erenee to the difficulties eneount- cred in having Alaskans given a fair chance to get whatever jobs were available and which they were qualified to fill at the naval air stations now under construct ion al sitka and at Kodiak. He urged that not only Alaska but the United States would be benefited by having the permanent population of Alaska increased and pointed out that only could this be done fl Alaskans were given a fair chance To obtain whatever employment was
 Continued on page three)
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OPERETTA

School operetta will be presented the public in the gymnasium Friday, March 29, at s D. m Admission 25e and lOf. Adv
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ON NlFlHQE
VEN I ElElEI w WASHINGTON FRONT

The right of Aluska residents tG employment in the Territory's fish ing industry provided the chief topic in the discussions at the hearings held before the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries on seven bills which Delegate Dimond is sponsoring which relate to the Alaska fisheries. The hearings com menced on schedule the morning of March 12 and were completed in the afternoon of March IA.
 Bills taken up were as follows:
 H. R. 5476 To establish an Alaska Fishery Commission, composed of eight citizens who are residents of Alaska.
 H. R. 7542 To prohibit seizure of boats and fishing gear for alleg- ed violation of fishing laws prior to conviction.
 H. R. SIP To permit trolling for salmon during weekly closed per iods when such fishing is otherwise legal.
 H. R. 1887 Directing Secretary of the Interior to provide priority of employment for Alaska residents when making annual regulations.
 H. R. 1888 To provide priority of employment of Alaska residents in fishing industry by law setting up graduated scale of increasing resi- cent employment under which by 1946 such employment would be limited to residents.
 H. R. 8115 To provide that all fishermen operating in Bristol Bay region in 1940 shall be residents of Alaska.
 Admitting that national legisla-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-18
FBI Arrests
Payroll Thief

Washington Dec. 18.-(AP)-Thc
''<s"f.d Bureau of Investigation an
'''nrcd today that agents had ar
.'-'"d james Leroy Wells. "a. for the
"|' Of $lO.lll from payroll funds
'n' Citizens and Southern Ma
""a. Bank ut Savannah, Ca, No
'e'"5sr u.
In" FIJI agents said they had re-
,,'"I"d Si.553 after Selling wells
.".n last night.
."' bureau in formal statement
.-H Wells had admitted the theft.
'., ~'1.emcnt gave this story:
"a.." employed as manager oil an
Injured car service at Savannah
",.."s caShed payroll check Tor
,''".It2 at the bank. 1t was his duty
no u. dc the payroll at the bank 1ol
VIZ r,"yceS of d construction firm.
H'"r caShing the check Wells toi1
.'"'" employees that he had been
.1""d 10 Charlotte. N. c. A shortage
Va. discovered after he left.
inc FBI record showed that ne
la oeen arrested for larceny OF an
,oma,DomoDIle at Salisbury, N. C., IN
~ ana sentenced to the East Car
..'" training School. from which ne
- lied IL February 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-18
Adult Education Program
Past Experimental Stage"

ates, through getting public school
children back in school, through
home making, parent education, nur-
sery schools, safety, health and civic
education.
1.-The superintendent who have
participated arc 100 per cent for eH-
panson Of the program, said the
brief
Chief purpose OF the division is to
make possible organization Of a pro-
gram of adult education in every
county of the State and with the
sl45,OOO requested, an opportunity
would be offered to make this a
reality.
The larger fund would make pos
sible, Mrs. Morris explains:
Cd A full time white worker and
a full time Negro worker for maxi
mum of 20 counties to be paid for
entirely from State funds. These
counties would be the ones least able
to pay for program of adult edu-
cation. as determined by income.
(2) A county director and teacher
in each Of the other counties which
appropriate money to match State
funds. This would be possible if all
the other 80 counties should apply
for funds. It could not be expected.
however, that all of the counties
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