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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
FRANK KING

Funeral services for Frank King,
Of Sunset Park, son of the late D.
D. and Margaret B. King, who died
late Thursday afternoon after a brief
illness, will be held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the Yopp
Funeral home.
The Rev. F. S. Johnston, pastor
of the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church, will conduct the services.
Burial will follow in the Oakdale
cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: R.
c. Gray, Boyd Parker, R. G. Ran
kin, A. B. McNair, c. David Jones
and L. L. Mills.
Honorary: Carl B. Marshburn, T.
E. Peterson, F. c. Smith, w. R.
Dosher, j. E. Stanley, 1. N. Muir
ray, W. A. Cannon, O.. c. Hill, G.
w. Hill, and E. S. Benson.
He was born in Dublin, N. c.,
January 5, 1882, and for the past
few years was local representative
for the Pennsylvania Sugar COM
pany. He was a member of the
U. c. T. and Emmanuel Presbyter-
ian church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lilly Smith King; one daughter,
Mrs. W. ]. Ward, of Kinston; two
sons, Thomas F. King, of High
Point, and Leroy King, of Whining
ton; n grandson and several
brothers and sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
LOCAL SEAPLANE
BASE DEDICATED
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mer. representative, Of the Will
mineton Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs, Julia Hussey, New Han
over COUNT NYA project super
visor; W. Louis Fisher, commits
sioner OF finance, and acting
mayor; Willia1-4 B. Campbell, city
attorney; Warrent T. Davis, of Ra-
leigh, assistant a Illustrator OF
the NYA in -orth Carolina; Lieu
tenant Leroy Simpler, commander
of the amphibian plane, and two
associat W. L. Williams, avia-
ton --achinist mate, first class;
and David H. Ellsworth, official
photographer, United States Navy.
The Wilm ngton airport flew sew
eral planes overhead during the
ceremonies. After spending the
night in Wilmington, the amphibian
plane, from the U. S. S. Ranger,
stationed at the Norfolk training
station base, will return to it's base
this morning.
Summer, representing the local
trade body as cooperating sponsor,
read a wire from A. B. McMullen,
chief of the airport section, techni-
cal Development division, of the
Civil Aeronautics authority.
.IcMullen congratulated the city
on the esta' ''shment of the first
NYA built seaplane base in the
state and said it would prove to be
an important link in other bases
planned along the South Atlantic
seaboard. He wired that seaplanes
would now be encouraged to in
clude Wilmington as a port of call
in the future.
The float, the first of a series to
/? built along the Atlantic coast,
was constructed here under the di-
rection of Mrs. Hussey, county SUI
I'rvisor, who worked in coopera-
ton with Commissioner Wade on
the dedication program. 1t was
constructed on city-owned property
with city financial assistance and
sponsorship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Wilmington Camera Club
Is Sponsoring Contest

The Wilmington Camera club is
sponsoring a contest using marine
subjects and it will be open to any
amateur in New Hanover county.
Prizes will be awarded by the club.
First prize is $40, second IS, and
third SO.
The photographs must be Sx10 in
ches mounted vertically on 16x2O
inch ready for hanging. The select
ed photographs will be hung in the
extension gallery at the Ocean Ter
race hotel, Wrightsville Beach.
The committee in charges is COM
posed of Miss Ethel Williams, chair.
man, Bernard Solomon and Edward
L. Gruehn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

nue. Of an Allied attack through
Belgium and Holland, it was argued
that Germany had no choice but tc
safeguard the neutrality Of these two
countries an dtheir Luxembourg
neighbor with all the military meas
ures at the disposal of the Reich.
Cites Eight Reasons
To reinforce the German legal
position, Won Ribbentrop cited eight
reasons to prove that Holland and
Belgium were neutral in name only,
and actually, actively pro-ally. In
brief, these we're:
1. German press and individ'
ual activities.
2. Dutch and Belgian help to Brit
is secret service attempts to foment
a German revolution.
8. military measures" proving
Iowland true Intentions"
4. Exclusive fertilization by Bel
GUM of the eastern frontier.
5. Hollands "open and unguarded'
coast, providing entry for the British
air force.
6. Concentration Of both Dutch
and Belgian troops against Germany
alone.
Z. Coincident assembly of a strong
Allied attacking force on the French
Belgium frontier.
8. "Undeniable proof that the AL
lies would attack the Ruhr through
the lowlands.
In turn, Won Ribbentrop attempt
ed to back these deductions with two
documents, reports of the Reichs
Ministry of the Interior. One Of these
dated March 29, purported to give
revelations made by the British
secret agents, Captains Richard H.
Stevens and S. G. Best, who were
captured on the Dutch frontier near
Venlo last November by German
armed guards.
The other was dated May 4 and
was a survey of the German high
command.
Both documents attempted to trace
"un-neutral" Dutch and Belgian mill
tary moves since the outbreak of the
war.
Won Ribbentrop told his story to
Is foreign correspondents in an early
morning press conference, held after
he had conveyed the news to the
Belgian ambassador, Vicomte Jac-
ques Davignon; the Setherlands min
lister, Jonkheer H. M. VanHaersma;
and the Luxembourg charge daft
fairies, DR.. Albert Wehrer.
Hand-in-hand with the roar of can
non and the rustling of diplomatic
notes was a vast barrage of words
over the radio and in the press under
the direction of Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
AIR RAID ALARMS
SOUNDED IN FRANCE
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widespread raids, killing at least 40
civilians, French defenders aloft and
on the ground manning anti-aircraft
batteries blasted A German planes
out Of the sky onto French soil, the
high command announced.
Germany's push to the west, the
high command said, extended to the
region of Sierck, French town east
Of the Moselle river a short, distance
from the juncture Of Germany, LUX
embourg and France.
Cabinet Widened
Matching action on the military
front in preparation for what one
spokesman said might be the most
gigantic battle of all time" Premier
Reynaud widened his cabinet with
two new ministers and dropped all
but four of 10 UNDERGRADUATES.
Evidence that the war had broken
out in earnest was seen in German
raids and bombings over almost all
of France. Towns in the north, the
east and even central regions of the
country were subjected to attack and
the list of dead and injured mounted
steadily.
The Paris region, raided early this
morning, again heard anti-aircraft
batteries in action tonight.
A war ministry spokesman said
the Allies backed up assurances Of
assistance for invaded Belgium and
the Netherlands by sending a long
prepared French-British war ma
chine rumbling north and east into
Belgium.
The vanguards Of this force, it
said, made contact with nazi motor
lied infantry units which pushed
into the Little Duchy of Luxembourg
this morning.
Batteries Blaze
While the main body Of Frances
defenders awaited a possible on
slaught along the Maginot Line, anti
aircraft batteries in Paris and a doz-
en- other cities blazed into action
against German bombers which
struck deeply and repeatedly into
France during the day, taking a
casualty toll of at least 40 killed and
as many injured.
A few hours after the nazis ex-
tended the war to the low countries
Premier Paul Reynaud broadened his
cabinet to a virtual national unit
government by including rightist
leaders Louis Marin and Jean
Ybarne Garay as ministers withoSt
portfolio. They also will become
members of the inner war commit
tee Of the cabinet.
The French government announced
it's intention Of replying with air
bombardments on other than military
detectives if the Germans bomb such
targets as air raid casualty and dam
age reports came in from all parts
of the country.
Incomplete reports listed the fol
casualties:
Nancy-16 killed, 80 injured.
Laon-4 killed, 10 injured.
Franay-1o killed.
Breugcy-7 killed.
Lyon-2 killed.
Abbeville-1 killed.
Villers-C otterets-10 killed, 80 in
Henin-Lietard-3 killed.
Lens-Entire family Of Poles,
number undetermined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
OBITUARIES
SGT. w. q. BELL

Funeral services for Sergeant Wal
ter G. Bell, of the U. S. army, who
die Wednesday in Alexandria, La,
after a collision Of a truck and mot.
orcye!e, will be held at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon from the chapel of
Andrews mortuary.
The Rev. C. C. Myers will conduct
the services. Burial will follow t., the
church memetery at Leland. Active
p~allbearers will be: Roy Martin,
Lloyd Powell. Jake Pittman, E. F.
Pittman, Joe Wood and Albert King.
He had served in the Army for the
past IA years and had been on
maneuvers in Texas and Louisiana
for the past several months.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Madge Wood, who
was principal at Carolina Beach
school prior to her marriage last
year, his parents, MI. and Mrs. L.
V. Bell, Of Monroe, two brothers,
Lloyd and Claude Bell Of Monroe,
one sister, Miss Julia Bell, of Mon
roe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Reynolds To Support
Reorganization Plan

WASHINGTON, May 10 B -
Senator Reynolds (D-NCJ announced
tonight he would support President
Roosevelt's reorganization plan plac-
ing the Civil Aeronautics Authority
in the Commerce department.
"Since he has concluded that the
Civil Aeronautics Authority can bet
ter function in coordination with
other activities of the Department of
Commerce, I am in favor of support
ing his judgment in this conclusion
Reynolds said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
HITLER SAYS PUSH
WILL DECIDE THE
FATE OF GERMANY
,(Continued From Page One)

Malmedy, former German town In
Belgium north of Luxembourg and
crossed the Belgian frontier further
south after moving through Luxem.
bourg.
The Albert canal is Belgium's great
defense weapon and the Maastricht
bridgehead is an important key to it.
British Sub Sunk
At the same time the high com.
mand said that a British submarine
had been sunk by a German U-boat
near the Dutch North Sea island of
Terschelling and that IAN enemy
destroyer" had been sent to the bot
tom by the torpedo Of a German
speedboat.
The German high command timed
the crossing Of three borders by
land troops at $50 q. M, (11:30 p.
m. EST. Thursday, but this was
in the wake of the bombing and
transport planes. (By that time, said
Dutch advices, German troops had
parachuted to earth at Rotterdam's
b%omb-ruined airport, On the west side
of Holland and, with other men land
ed byseaplane in the Nieuwe Mas
hiver, had fought their way into the
city ITSELF.
Juridically, Germany based her in
vasion of three little states on the
western fringe of the European con-
fict-and lying directly between Ger
many mad her British enemy-on
what it sal dwas proof that Belgium
and the Netherlands, in active con-
nivance with France, were about to
attack Germany's rich industrial
basin, the Ruhr.
Hence Germany chad to act first"
Hitler offered Belgium, Holland
and Luxembourg protection" and
restoration if they capitulated; prom
Used them they would bring blood
shed and ruin upon themselves if
they resisted.
Familiar Pattern
This was the familiar pattern and
Hitler s dCClOIl, IOO, Woo IAO o1hAA0
steamroller cooperation between air
and land forces which brought the
"blitz" decision in Poland and clear
ed Allied and Norwegian resistance
out of all central and southern Nor
in an amazingly short time.
But the possibility Of another
World war was alarmingly near for
for it is to be remembered
that Italy has yet to decide whether
to enter the fray actively; Turkey
is Allied with the western powers;
Rumania and Greece have accepted
guarantees from the Allies; Russia
turning ~yearning eyes in the di-
of Rumania's Bessarabie and
the Japanese are gazing at the Dutch
East Indies.
Germany's invasion of Holland,
Belgium and Luxembourg was docu-
mented by Hitler's New Bismarck"
FOREIGN Minister Joachim Won Rib
oentrop. in notes to the three gov
ernments involved. ..|
Because the Ruhr nerve center
allegedly was to have been the ave-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
BRITISH DESTROY
TROOP AIRCRAFT
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attacked and destroyed yesterday
(Friday) afternoon by Royal Air
Force aircraft Of the bomber com.
mand.
THE raids, which were carried out
by strong forces of u bombers, fol.
lowed so quickly on the German oc.
cupation Of the landing ground that
the enemy had no time in which to
establish an anti-aircraft defense
system.
THE only ground opposition came
from the guns of stationary aircraft,
and this was ineffective.
Enemy fighters, however, were
active in force, and a number Of
combats took place.
THE attacks on Rotterdam's form.
Ell civil airport at Waalhaven began
shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday af.
ternoon. The airport hangers pre-.
sumably fired by the Dutch before
evacuation were already ablaze when
the first Of the British bombers ar.
rived over the aerodrome.
ATTACKS were concentrate on the
large number of enemy aircraft, in.
Guiding SO troop carriers which were
dispersed along the sides Of the areo-
drome land numbers Of direct hits
were noted until the pail of smoke
over the aerodrome from successive
bombing attacks became so dense as
to make close observation impossible.
-Four enemy aircraft e de-
stroyed in on edive-bombing attack
alone. Numerous fires were started.
and heavy casualties were inflicted
on enemy personnel"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
DUTCH PROGRESS
In FIGHT AGAINST
INVADING NAILS

INVADING NAILS
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terdam were reinforced, how
ever, and the Dutch radio
warned in broadcasts every
five minutes that "increas-
ing numbers" of parachute
troops were landing under
cover of night in southern
Holland near the Belgian
frontier.
Inc German transport load
ed with 10 German soldiers
clad in Dutch uniforms was
shot down at the Hague and
it crashed through a house
roof.
The British air ministry re-
ported numerous German
planes destroyed by bombing
attacks when the British
swooped upon newly German
occupied airports so quickly
"that the enemy had no time
in which to establish an anti
aircraft system" Fifty troop
carriers were reported at
tackled at Rotterdam airport.
Soldiers in the battle dress
of the British army crossed
the North Sea by transport,
landing at several points on
the west coast.
Warships Arrive
Two British destroyers and
one French vessel arrived this
afternoon at Flushing and
proceeded up the Ship canal
to Middleburg.
Motorized French troops
also reached Middleburg
from the sea early tonight.
German planes raided the
port several times, dropping
incendiary a d explosive
in the vicinity of the
docks. Several fires were
started.
Four hundred British royal
engineers were under a severe
air attack but the landing was
made without a hitch.
Tonight one British detach-
ment marched through war
darkened Amsterdam, on it's
way east where the Dutch,
marshaling both guns and the
flood-waters they used first
during the Spanish siege of
in the 18th century,
were fighting bravely and
with some success.
Some of the Germans, drop
ped by parachute, already
were in western Holland,
in the streets of Rot
But their position
there was not a happy one.
British More Swiftly
The British moved swiftly.
Not until this morning had
asked for Allied help;
indeed, she openly refused to
accept any advance promises
Of aid from anyone.
Yet, even last autumn,
persons in the know in Am
had it that $4,000
British troops were held
on the British east
coast, ready to move at a
moments notice across the
North Sea and into Holland
10 defend her from invasion.
invasion came at dawn
Friday, after repeated and
vell-founded alarms.
Tonight the fighting in
Rotterdam, Netherlands opu-
ent seaport, grew in inten-
ity as the Germans flew in
endorsements to their hard
'ressed shock units,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
MRS. MARY d. A

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary D.
Evans, Of Z Wrigltsville avenue,
who died at her home Wednesday
night at 10:40 o'clock after an illness
Of several months will be held at
noon today from the late residence.
The Revs. C. D. Barclift and J. F.
Herbert will officiate. Burial will fol-
low in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: Il. A.
Mercer, r. L.. Benson, R. H. Futchs,
L. A. Beck, R. M. Houston and
James Swindell Hall.
She is survived by one daughter,
Miss Ruth D. Evans, of Whining
ton; one son, Paul A. Evans, of
Elizabeth, N. j.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP)-Univer-
sity of South carolina officials rul-
eI that the birth of a child was suf-
ficient reason for papa to be ex-
cused from attending classes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Spain Is Determined
To Retain Neutrality

MADRID, May 10.-R-Adolf
Hitler'S latest adventure has not
shaken Spain's determination to
rer ain neutral, it was indicated in
official quarters tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

The first locomotive in America
was imported from England TO,
use on the Carbonate and Homes.
dale CPa.) Railroad, in 1929.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

OdIOllLa llSLluS SedsOl aiN
day for employees arrived simultane'
ously today.
Your Raleigh reporter would Wag'
er a small sum that more OF them
go angling than attend Confederate
Decoration Day exercises-Whlch is
the occasion for the holiday.
Erskine Smith, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, is reported to be
opposed to liquor, legal or Illegal"
What a lot Of the boys want to
know, though, is whether ne is
against "drinking" liquor-they don't
care whether it's legal or illegal.
Former State Senator L.. A. Mar
tin of Davidson, another of the can
didates for lieutenant governor n
the one who is supposed to be the
driest Of the Drys, told your report
er Thursday that he has found very
substantial support in the ABC east,
as well as in the supposedly arid
west.
It is reported that the Mt. Olive
precinct in Wayne county sent its
registrar to Washington, D. c., this
week to list those deserving demo-
Gratis who are holding down jobs
in the national capital.
The reports further were that the
Mt. Olive folks up there plan to
charter a special bus to come down
into North Carolina to vote in the
May Is primary.
Raleigh's American Legion post
now the second largest in North
Cardinals expected to send its
delegation to the High Point con-
vention next month more interested
in boosting Attorney Roy Mcmillan
for department commander in 194l
than in anything slated to be de-
cided at this years session.
Dave Hall, of Belmont, is expect
ed to be named the 194O-41 depart.
ment head without a fight.
Three North Carolina State col.
lege agricultural students have re-
ceived valuable fellowship awards
this year. The latest was Harold F,
Robinson of Bandana in Mitchell.
county, a graduate student who has
been awarded a fellowship in the
agronomy department Of the Uni
versity Of Nebraska, according tt
announcement of Dean I. o. Schaub
The fellowship is valued at $3.50 an
nually.
The others were James McGinnis
Of Lincoln county and Clifford L.
James of Oakboro in Stanly county
who won fellowships to Cornell uni
versity and Ohio State university
respectively.
In Raleigh the other day a new
restaurant wanted two mattresses
It applies to the local office Of the
State Employment Service.
The office sent it's only two cur
rently available girls and the res
taurant promptly hired Ruth John
son, both of them Tor should 1t be
both Of herr. oddly enough, both
were identically named.
Your reporter has found the first
person in North Carolina willing tc
bet on any gubernatorial candidate
He is a printer who wanted to wager
a good dinner that Tom Cooper
will get more votes than any one
candidate your reporter would name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
CHURCHILL TAKES
UP C~HAMBERLAIN'S
POSITION AS CHIEF
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Continued From Page One)
until the wild beast that has
sprung from his lair upon
us has been finally disarmed
and overthrown."
Churchill is expected to
complete his war cabinet this
weekend, POSSIBLY tomorrow.
Liberal leader Sir Archibald
Sinclair is considered almost
a certainty for a ministerial
post and it is generally ex-
pected that David Lloyd
George, World War prime
minister a d outspoken
Chamberlain critic, may be
included.
The labor representatives
most prominently mentioned
are Clement R. Attlee and Ar
thur Greenwood, the opposi-
tons chief spokesman;
Ernest Bevin, head of the
trade unions and A. Alex
ander, one-time first lord of
the admiralty. Of these Be-
win and Greenwood are believ-
ed to be the most favored.
Soldiers Sing
Moving through lines of
welcoming Belgians, British
soldiers sang on their way to
the eBlgian battlefields where
Tommies of the World War
fought and died &c years ago
against invading Germans.
At home, the British forced
a smile and cheered "our Win
ME" who advanced to the
head of the government from
first lord of the admiralty,
although there was a tug at
their hearts for good old
New" who matched wits with
Hitler and, failing, stepped
down.
The empires war effort
swelled apace, despite the
cabinet crisis, bearing out
Chamberlain's words that if
Hitler "counted on our inter-
nal divisions to help him he
has miscalculated the minds
Of this people,"
Developments
These developments point
ed up the gathering speed of
the empires war machine:
The royal air force threw
down the bars and called for
volunteers.
B r t a n reserved the
right" to retaliate for any
bombing of civilians.
R. A. F. planes bombed
Germany's invading troops in
Belgium and Nazi-seized air
ports in Holland.
Britain took Danish-owned
Iceland under protective Gus
tody to prevent, it was an
nounced, it's possible use as a
submarine and air base by the
Nazis, now entrenched in
Denmark.
The ministry from home
security asked every Briton
to carry his gas mask and
watch for invading parachute
troops.
Britain cancelled the Whitsuntide
holiday and the kings birthday
The British treasury strengthen
ed it's grip on citizens -ecuritles.
r. A. F. planes struck fierce
ly at German planes on the west
ern front, and air ministry an
nouncement asserting that "nu-
merous" enemy aircraft were
downed.
In his %valedictory, Chamberlain
said a new cabinet would be sought
under hurchill an "a national
basis" to Cinclude all parties.
While Britain massed her air
striking power and steeled the pub
lie against ass. ult from the skies,
German planes flew over the
Thames estuary, the southeastern
coast and into Kent, where an Of
fetal announcement said four IN
cendiary bombs were dropped near
Canterbury, home of famous Can
termury cathedral.
The air ministry said the bombs
did little damage and that all the
raiders were driven off.
The British pledge of immediate
Allied to Belgium and the Neither
lands was brief I'd 10 the point.
~ 4bo 1uov If said ''with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

In 1903, Delaware became a sep
arate colony, although it had the
same governor as Pennsylvania.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
RAL G II
B RE FS
Star-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
By N e

RALEIGH, May 10.-The North
Carolina fishing season and a o
day for employees arrived simultane'
ously today.
Your Raleigh reporter would Wag>
err a small sum that more OF them
go angling than attend Confederate
Decoration Day exercises-Whlch Is
the occasion for the holiday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

Erskine Smith, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, is reported to be
opposed to liquor, legal or illegal"
What a lot of the boys want to
know, though, is whether he IS
against drinking" liquor-they dont
care whether it's legal or illegal.