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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
Chairman Says He Has No
Plans For Releasing Dele
CATION Pledged To Him
MASSACHUSETTS, SPLIT
Friends Of Roosevelt Con-
fident He Will Accept A
Draft Nomination
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

CHICAGO, July 14.-REOn the
eve of one of the Democratic par
tvs most unusual conventions,
James A. Farley stayed grimly in
the presidential contest tonight
although everyone-including Far
ley himself-obviously realized that
it was no contest at all; that the
convention was bent on renomina-
ting President Roosevelt.
While some even talked of dis
pensing with the usual rollcall for
malities and renominating Mr..
Roosevelt by reclamation, the dem
ocratic National chairman told re-
porters he had no plans for re-
leasing the Massachusetts del
egates pledged to him. He as
sumed, he said in response to ques-
tons, that he would rciv Mass
lot.
Delegation Split
The Massachusetts, delegation,
however, was split on the issue
whether it was bound to Farley.
Some Of the delegates were as
serting flatly that they would vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Meanwhile, leading third term
supporters acknowledged tonight
that they were working for the
presidents
Presidents denomination without
authorization from the President
himself, although they were con-
fldent he would accept a draft"
denomination.
His only word to them, it was
said, was the five-word statement
i am not a candidate,' and be-
yond that he had not committed
himself. Further, the '%'secret" he
whispered to Farley a week ago
was said to have dealt only with
what he intends to do if the con-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
BatistaWinsC uban Vote:
Four Persons Are Killed
1000 French Sailors
Die Fighting British

VICHY. France, July A.
(AP)cOne thousand French sail.
Ors were killed in The British
attack on the French fleet at
Mers 81 Kebir. Algeria, on July
3, it was announced today at
this provisional seat of the
French government.
The French said the British
battle cruiser Hood was serious
ly damaged in the engagement
and two British destroyers we
sunk.
The British have denied re-
peated claims by the Germans
and Italians of damage to the
42.1OO-ton Hood, largest warship
aflOat.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
REPRISAL AGAINST
BLOCKADE IS SEEN
European Lineup Against
American Action Fore
cast By Fascist Editor

ROME, July 14-R-A European
lineup for reprisal against any
American continental blockade was
forecast today by Virginia Gayda,
Fascist editor Swho often reflects Of
fetal opinion.
Gayda's prediction was published
in the newspaper II Giornale
D'Italia.
Meanwhile, the italian high COM
mand reported new successes for
Italy's air and sea effort to break
British power in the Mediterranean.
At an acknowledged cost of one
warplane and a submarine missing
and presumably lost, its communi-
n1e reported a British submarine
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
AUTO STOP SIGN
PROBE PLANNED
Mayor Cooper Says He In
tends To Make Thorough
Study OF Situation

Following Recorder Alton A..
Lemons charge that there are no
city ordinances j%ustifying many OF
the stop signs placed at street IN
tersections throughout thu city,
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said last
night he intends to make a thor
ough investigation of the situation
and determine exactly what ordin-
ances in this connection exist in
the city's records.
The mayor said none of this
character have been introduced OF
acted upon since he came into Of
Continued onzPage Three; Col. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15

WASHINGTON, July 14.-@
The war department and
state military officials acted
today to ease the manifold per-
sonal complications confront
ing the $4,000 national guards
men facing probable mobillza-
ton.
Officials disclosed that state
adjutants general had been adj
vised to permit married men
in the lower ranks to resign
if they we're unwilling to- re-
spond to an order for extended
active training duty such as
contemplated by President
Roosevelt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
Broughton Will
inspect N. c.. Waterways
Nazis Say They Will
Make Drive On Britain

LONDON, July A. ZAP -
The German radio, commenting
late tonight on Prime Minister
Winston Churchill's speech, said
the attack on Britain would
come Every definitely song
time"
'Mr. Churchill said things
might break loose perhaps to-
night, perhaps next week, per-
haps never" the announcer said.
1--WE wonder if MI. Churchill
was counting buttons on his
waistcOat when he said that.
The answer is-not this week,
neither next and certainly not
never, but very definitely some
time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
ERS WOULD RATHER
SEE LONDON IN RUINS
THAN TAKEN BY NAZZS
Destroyer Sunk;
English Fight New Raids

LONDON, July 14.-(APe
The sinking of the 1,35O-ton de.
stroyer Escort, first British war;
ship acknowledged as lost in the
Mediterranean fight with Italy,
was announced tonight as Brit
ish warplanes fought off new
diving-plane raids on shipping
in the English channel.
The admiralty reported that
the 1,350-ton destroyer was tor
pedoed in the western Mediter-
ranean and sank, with the loss
of two seamen. while being lowed
to port.
Where Or when the action oc-
Cured was not disclosed.
British fighter planes scatter
ed massed Nazi attacks on ships
and convoys in the Straits of
Dover a few hours after waves
of British night filters had
splashed Ia German airdrOmes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15

and widespread other continental
detectives with heavy explosives.
Seven German straits attack
. r were officially reported de-
strOyed. Four Nazi bombers and
two fighter planes yer brought
down by British pursuit planes
which chased others all the way
back to France from a dive
bombing attack on a ship con-
vOy. One bomber was shot down
by anti-aircraft fire.
The British counter-attack on
Germany last night paid off the
Germans Saturday raids on
British ports and ships.
An air ministry communique
which named targets sprinlxIed
all over Germany and The Meth
erlands told of bombing the IA
airdromes, splintering docks and
(Cnnfinuad nm pa 90 Three. Col &
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
u. S. TO EASE HARDSHIPS RESULTING
FROM PROPOSED NATIONAL GUARD CALL

tional guard divisions to active
duty, if congress approves.
Most of these plans, how
ever, had contemplated no
more than 60 days absence
whereas the war department
had recommended a minimum
of a years active duty for the
guardsmen.
On active duty the civilian
soldiers have the same status
as a regular army trooper,
whose base pay is $21 a month.
though commissioned and nom
commissioned officers and
on Page Three; Col. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
HATCH PRESENTS
CAMPAIGN PLANK
Calls For Federal Financ.
ing OF Presidential Elec-
ton Campaigns

IHlcAGo, July 14.-R-A plank
advocating federal financing OF
PRESIDENTIAL election campaigns
"as recommended to the Demo-
erauc party's platform drafters to-
nay by Senator Hatch, of New
'NeHleo, one of the policymakers.
match said he threw the sugges-
uon lnto the resolutions commit
zee S secret discussion to break
ue Ice" and give the platform
'0ontlnued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
KNOW results SOON

SINGAPORE, Straits Settle
ments, July 15-(Monday)-R0
The acting governor Of Malaga,
S. w. Jones, disclosed in a broad
cast tonight that Great Britain is
trying to bring peace between Chi
ma and Japan and said the results
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
WEATHER

FORECAST
" North Carolina: Generally fair, slight
cIor warmer Monday; Tuesday partly
tainusus' probably showers in the noun
.n HGihneseofological data for the "a hours
q ''oo p. m. yesterday.
Loo Temperature
m ' %. a. m: S.; 1880 a. m. Sc; 1870 p.
nininm, t:5o p. m. II; maximum 30;
'"DH'um IA; mean Y; normal 70.
Lon Humidity
n 90. a: m. 81; 1880 a. m. 81; 1870 p.
H. %; 7;3O p. m. So.
To.o, Precipitation
non o.ai Tor "A hours ending 1870 p, m,
OS7e Total since first of the month,
Tides For Today
NjIn;u High Low
Astoh ----------- SOFA 1 :02a
Gssont 6:45p 1:19p
'noofo Inlet ---- 3:5Oa 10:12a
Sun,i.. 4:46p ] O:5Sp
sse at .ns ola; sunset zap; moon
''ooa; moonset 1:54a.
'nued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15

'''n'lnued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
Hebrew i. Hell ps
Arab-JeWiSh Amity

LONDON (JTA)-The Hebrew
University..in Jerusalem is insur-
ance that the Jewish people will
continue to exist, DR.. Chain Weiz-
mann declared at the annual meet
ing of the British Friends of the
Hebrew University. DR.. Weizmann
is chairman of the university's
board of governors.
Other speakers included Wis.,
count Samuel, first Palestine High
Commissioner, who listed the Uni
versity's achievements and activi-
ties, and former High Commits
sioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wau-
chope, who said the university
helped to promote amity among
the two peoples in Palestine. Sir
Philip Hartg, prominent educator
and head of the Friends, reported
that a total of 1868 lbs. had
been sent to the university from
England last year.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
1904 Immigrant
Repays HAS $326

NEW YORK (JTA)-The treas
urer of the Hebrew Sheltering and
Immigrant Aid Society has re-
ceived from M. Estrin of Brook
Ign, check for $326-in payment
for meal served to Estrin by
HAS 35 years ago when, as a
penniless and friendless youth, he
arrived in the United States and
received his first welcome and
shelter at the headquarters of
HAS.
Recently, Estrin attended Sab
bath services at Congregation Cho-
vowel Torah in Brooklyn and heard
an appeal for contributions toward
the $1,000,O00 HAS budget by
Rabbi Philip Neumann. Respond
ing to the plea, Estrin announced
that as former immigrant and
beneficiary of the HAS service
he would like to express his appre-
citation by paying for the meal he
had been given in 1904 and would
match any amount given by the
congregation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
This Weeks Sedrah

Ahad Ha ans account of Moses
remains the best of our day. Ahad
Ha'am sees Moses as a man of
extreme Righteousness, a man who
would not compromise ideals, a
man of memorable justice. But on
his more human aspects, we need
turn to the Bible. Moses showed a
love of children, an appreciation
of the best in human nature, a
mastery over perplexity and diff
Guilty, a power of soul. Above all,
he was simple and modest. Pre-
vailingly patient, there were times
when he could be impatient. Eager
enough, there were occasions when
Moses proceeded slowly. He
showed great power of managing
his affairs and of working with
people. It is the purity of his life,
the sincerity and modesty of his
character, that blessed people. His
primary lesson to men was the
choice of the pure, and the rejec-
ton of the false and impure.
Sabbath Parah finds it's reading
in Ezekiel SO. "GOd will cleanse
His great name, now prOfaned
among the nations" Nations have
not always sought the pure and
refused the unclean in their af-
fairs among people and nations.
Therefore, the prophet promises
that God will plant a new heart
and new spirit among people to
become, as in Moses, the source of
blessing.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
HELEN s1GMUND

uo,Ivwood-Eddie Cantor was
core form at the ball of the
~AAA. Don't ask VIII at the
stnttering alphabet stands for. :.
D sSo,, haven't deciphered it them
S ''TH 'This is a great night for
s%o Irish," he began, as George
, ~, and Mickey Rooney left
4 s roStrum. eff I could just get
t tI,a Rooney lad interested in one
~ INV daughters. Yes, it's a
Great night. artists from the
sour branches of show business,
uusic. radio, stage, and screen. {.
ali dressed up for a get-tOgether
IN hollywood. But way off there
IN washington a certain commit
teenlan is probably describing it
os a plot to overthrow the govern
roeut-hm-m, at Sill a thrOww
He can't understand why every
one wants to take a dig at Holly
wood. even his favorite mayor in
New York. GAS for LaGuardia
wanting Hollywood in New York
that's all right-if it will keep Jes-
sci out of here!"
At a request to do some of his
old songs, Cantor demurred, "It
takes makeup and things. :" In
stantIy a makeup table was
brought in, and while a cOlOred
waiter held a mirror, Eddie put on
bIack-face. "DO you know you're
lucky?" he asked the negro,
"When you get up in the morning,
you're already made up" Then
added, eff you were Rochester
YOU would have an answer to
that" "Yassah," snapped the dar-
ky, eff you was Benny, all wOuldw
After social functions, DR..
Freshman Mister Colbert) usually
makes an unobtrusive exit, holds
the car in readiness to drive sans
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
OUR FILM FOLKS


sweeping glory, energies alone!
Reason for this unPostian proce.
dure is, no doubt, DR.. Pressman's
adherence of publicity and flash
bulbs. At first he had such diff
Guilty lodging the snappers as to
incur the wrath and satire of the
press. Now all goes smoothly. i.
and Claudette may leave thou
sand dead bulbs in her wake.
Weber and Fields, who years
ago starred Lillian Russell in their
Music Hall, are playing a part in
the current film version of the ac-
treSs. So interested in this magic
lantern entertainment is Joe Web
er that he comes to the studio ev-
cry day to look at his pictures.
When an autografiend asked
Edward Robinson to sign his name
five times, the actor wanted to
know why. The urchin confessed
that he sells tn e m. Robinson
turned away, refusing even one.
Sid SkOlsky said if he could sit
in on a story conference where
GOldWyn was the producer, CurtiZ,
the director and RatOff, the au-
thor, he would have column ma
terial for weeks. Me, too!
Since his studio carried off ten
of the seventeen Academy awards,
they're saying the 20" in David
o. Selnick's label stands for Os-
car, not Oliver.
CinemeWS: If you've wondered
what became of LEM RiefenstahIs
epic of the Olympic Games IRE
member those athletic contests p,
it's being exhibited in YOrkviIIe,
Americas little Holland. the
rest of the country gave it thumbs
down. Fannie Brice's Baby Shocks
will pay 500 for any kute kiddie
krack accepted for the program.
Jack Benny had his ether option
lifted with salary tilt. it pays
to cast oil upon the air. or words
to that effect. CDR. Ehrlich" wins
the critics poll for February. Mar
tina Raye returns to cO-star with
the nit-Ritz in ''BOys from SYRIA
cuse". after which it may be
titled, ooh Boy, Oh BOyw An an
THAI serial will start soon in
Golfers.
The Marxes are about to en-
bark on their in-the-flesh tour of
film gags. and Grouche OBJ
serves, well be the only ones
on the road without a column!"
Oscar Levant is becoming more
famous for humOr than harmenics.
Other night at a dinner late
arriving cOlumniSt asked Levant
if anything funny had been said.
Latter turned to his wife and
queried, ''Did say anything fun
ny, dear? 1 haven't been paying
attention"
Twenty-Five years ago this week
the late 'Uncle" Carl founded Uni
versal City and built his studio
there.
The American "Ayran" phOtOg-
rapher, Richard ROssOn, who was
imprisoned in a NaZi cOncentra-
ton camp, has the chance to visu-
ally demonstrate the in ide of
these cesspOOls he's been as
signed some of the camera work
for "The Mortal Storm"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12

Under the order Poland neither old have escaped the
suffering hardps followed the dmember
community gangs
and children Through United Jewish Appeal
for Refugees and Needs American help off famine
and disease thousands in Poland The Joint
Committee which combined with the United Palestine
Appeal and the National Refugee Service the United Jewish Appeal
feeding Poland daily This but
lesavng egvng the
United Jewish Appeal which provide for relief and rehabilitation
immigration Palestine and refugee adjusts
and integration in the United States.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
Jewish Mems Club
Quiz Will Be Held
On Tuesday Night

The Jewish Center will be the
scene of "Quiz" program to be
held by the Jewish Mems Club
Tuesday night, starting at S:15.
The general public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
FRENCH FLEET TO FIGHT ON

4 ANNOUNCEMENT that units of the French
"A fleet have moved to Casablanca and will
continue the fight against the Axis powers,
under British command, is another indication
that the armistices signed by the PErA1N gov
eminent have not cowed all the French people.
The other, and equally important, sign that
France is not completely s%ubdued, despite it's
conquest, is that General DE GAUIIE is recruit
ing his forces, from his London headquarters,
and preparing to take an active part in the
forthcoming Battle of England the 'drumfire
of which is sounded by German air raids over
the British Isles. If French war craft with
the British fleet at Alexandria takes the same
firm stand to fight on as has been taken by
the ships which have left Gibraltar for French
Morocco, the Allied cause will have more like
lihood of success in the campaigns just ahead.
Great Britain played a master stroke when
it refused to recognize the PETA1N truce and
called on Frenchmen to rally under British
leadership for the final test. 1t is not easy to
believe, however, that HITLER will allow the
French fleet to disobey his armistice order
without exacting additional reprisals from the
French people at home and the PETAIN gov
eminent. HITLER does not act like that. He
believes rather in taking two eyes for one.
The only reason to read a hopeful sign into
the position taken by the commanders of the
French ships who are refusing obedience is
that their action will give the British suf-
ficient strength to withstand the Axis attack
and win an ultimate victory, in which HITLER
and his jackal MUssoLINI will lose the advan-
tages which have thus far resulted from their
conquest. Without French naval support, the
British navy would be approximately no
stronger than the combined sea power of Ger
many and Italy. and because of the German
air superiority would be under greater dis.
advantage than mere ship-for-ship equality
would entail. But with the aid of a large
squadron of French battle craft, the air power
of Germany would lose some of its menace.
Thus, the acquisition of ships in the Mediter-
ranean and on the Atlantic, sailing under the
tricolor but directed by the British royal navy,
is capable of important, even decisive, service.
Victory for the British is by no means as.
sured but is at least a step nearer as a result
of French naval support.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
FOREIGN SECURITIES MARKET

The war in Europe is causing sharp roper
cussions in the American securities market.
There have been very few foreign sales of
American issues in recent weeks, and during
part of the time since the German blitzkrieg
against France began there have been net
purchases on balance.
The English have not sold any appreciable
amount of their large portfolio sequestered
from private holders, at least not through
regular channels. There are rumors that some
private sales of Importance have been ar
ranged, but they have not been reported to
American authorities. set~'"a AL ~
Sales on the New York Stock Exchange
have been SO small that they could not be
credited with influencing prices to any ap.
probable degree, The New YORK. Herald
Tribune financial columns report.
Purchases from South America have been in
fair volume on several recent, days, we learn
from the same source, and there was small
buying from Switzerland before the surrender
of France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
Holds Understanding
Needed Ia Block Nazis

CHAPEL HILL, June 27-4R-
Close, personal contacts to develop
understanding between people o.
the United States and South Ameri.
ca is needed to keep Germany out
of this hemisphere, said Enrique
S. Lozada, professor of politica
science in Williams college.
He told the Carolina Institute Of
International Relations last night
that he feared the United States
would continue an imperialistie
policy toward Latin America III
and when a victorious Germany
moves in"
South Americans, he said, had
seen only big business and corpo.
rations as representatives of the
United States and the corpora.
tons form a liability as far as es.
%tablishing any real tie or under.
standing among the peoples of the
two continents"
He said that German propagan.
da had penetrated every country
in South America and added that
the theological doctrine of Hitler
fitted in exactly with the aristo-
cratic Spanish ideals of the Latin
American oligarchies, particularly
the idea of racial purity. The mass
es, he said, had nothing in COM
with the doctrine and were
natural allies Of democracy. I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
HOOVER VS.. WILLKIE

If WENDELL WILLKIE is the nominee OF the
republican party at the Philadelphia convention
now in uproarious progress, his selection will
be a slap in the face for HERBERT Hoover.
Mr.. HOOVER has taken a prominent part in
the proceedings of the convention and he,
rather that ALT LANDoN, is accorded tactic
leadership of the party's deliberations.
He is reported to have withheld approval of
the W1LK1E boom and cast his ~favoring
glances upon TAFT. Thus, if the convention
finally decides that WLLK1E is its man. Hoo.
vER's leadership will be repudiated.
The present situation at Philadelphia clear
ly reflects that the republican party is so de.
void of constructive policies that it seeks to
make up in noise what it lacks in issues. Nor
is it all noise. Fists are slipping their moor.
ings and c~olliding with %snorting noses. The pc.
lice, we read with interest, are quite unable at
times to suppress the rioting. State standards,
supposed to be upheld by aisle-crashers follow.
ing nominations, are torn from their bearers
hands, and the cops are earning their pay the
hard way.
everybody IS having a grand time. Well,
everybody usually has a good time at national
political conventions. But this is a little bet.
ter than usual, infinitely better than when
the Grand Old Party had it's MATT QUAYs and
its MARK HANNAs to lead it to the Promised
Land. Cracked heads prove that.
AS for Mr.. WILKES chances in the conven-
tion, it's a case of one man against the field.
AS for his chances with the voters, if he is
nominated, it's one man, too, but against the
country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
new WPA FUNDS
MEASURE SIGNED
$1,157,7l1,357 Is Pro-
vided For Relief During
Next Eight Months

WASHINGTON, June 27.-LP-
President Roosevelt signed into law
today a $1.157, 711,357 bill to finance
relief for at least eight months be-
ginning July 1.
The measure provided a basil
1918, 000, 900 fund for the full 1:
months Of the fiscal year but con-
tained a provision which would per-
nit the President and the WPA to
use it over an eight-months period
if they believed it necessary.
Congress earmarked $1,000 900
of the total for national defense
projects.
The bill contains new restrictions
against aliens on relief rolls and
retains the recent provisions that
at the end of Is months, persons
relief must be dropped from the
rolls.
It also contains a $4,000, 900 fund
tn aid European war refugees and
provides for machinery by which
CCC enrollees may be trained in
such n~oncombatant work as cook
ing, engineering and communica-
lions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
QUOTATIONS

Life is never SC glorious as when some high
purpose takes hold of it. The experience eman.
cipates and the cutters of life are swept Clean
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, New York pastor.
interruptions playing up to the Red army
masses and efforts Of the commander to show
his democratic feeling are simply an offense
against the service regulations.-Red Star, Rus
sian army newspaper.
Speedy completion of the All-American high
way should be an Integral part of plans for de-
tense of Observation-Disclosures p. Henry, president
American Automobile Association.