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Evening star., 1940-06-02
Railroads Report
They Are Prepared
For Any Emergency
Association Undertakes
New General Survey
Of Equipment
By thu Associated Press.

BY thu Associated Press.
The railroad industry reported
yesterday that it was prepared to
meet the Nations transportation
needs-to handle increased traffic
resulting from the national defense
program or even from American
participation In war.
Were ready to go to bat right
now" M. j. Gormley, executive as
sistant to the Association of Amer
ican Railroads, told reporters.
Sharing Mr.. Gormley's view was
John j. Pelley. president Of the
association, who told the associa-
tion's directors last week that he
thought the railroads were "ade-
quately equipped" to meet any de-
mands that might be made on them.
THE railroads are always in a
state Of national defense" said Mr..
Gormley. They must be or they
could not handle the fluctuations in
the commercial traffic that they
have from season to season and
from year to year."
Starts Equipment Survey.
While regarding the roads as pre-
pared to meet any emergency, Mr.
Pelley disclosed that the association
had undertaken new general sur
vey Of equipment. Only a few re-
plies have been received, but they in
dicate the carriers contemplate
placing orders in the near future
for thousands of additional freight
cars.
Already 27,809 new freight cars
have been placed in service this
year, while l7,460 others are on
order.
AS an example of the railroads
ability to meet sharply increased
demands for transportation, Mr..
Gormley cited their experience last
year. Cars loaded in one week in
mid-May totaled SIS 1896, the figure
jumping to 861 1893 in the peak week
OF October-an increase of 55 per
cent. This increase, he said, was the
heaviest that ever occurred in such
a short period of time. Gears loaded
in the week ended May Is this year
totaled 687 ,490)
Instrument Of Mobility.
The big lesson learned from the
World War years of l917-l9l8, Mr..
Gormley believes, was that the
transportation plant "shoud always
be considered and used as an in
strument of mobility and not as a
storage facility"
Congestion of freight traffic re-
suited, he said. from the shipment
Of materials and supplies far be-
yond the ability Of the receivers to
unload promptly At one time more
than 100000 cars were tied up, re-
ducing the transportation capacity
20 to Is per cent.
In order to avoid such congestion
in the future, the association has
worked out an embargo and per-
NIT system designed to prevent the
accumulation of loaded cars.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Roosevelt Reported Exchanging Notes With WarPeparng Duce
War Department
Harmony Seen
| In Defense Rush
BY the Associated Press.


The Army and Navy Journal said
yesterday that long standing differ
ences between Secretary of War
Woodring and Assistant Secretary
johnson ha, been "obliterated" by
the increased responsibilities Of the
current expansion of national de-
lenses.
As an indication of new harmonv
between the top War Department
ofncials, the periodical noted that
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Friday night
attended birthday dinner for Sec
retary Woodring.
Associates said it was the first
social function to which either had
invited the other since Col. john
son, former national commander Of
the American Legion, became As
sistant Secretary three years ago.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Civil Service Seeks
Loyal Americans
For New u. S. Jobs

The Civil Service Commission
is making clear the sort of per-
sonnel that is wanted by the
Government.
In sending out forms to OBJ
tain confidential reports on the
character and background of
prospective appointees, this no.
tice is attached:
please answer Immediately
and completely. The national
defense program requires that
positions be filled without delay,
and by loyal, qualified Amer
leans"
The commission already has
announced that known Nazis
and Communists will not be
certified for employment.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Censors Old in India

Censorship existed even in the
time Of the Mogul Emperors of
India. Documents dealing with the
practice have been discovered at
New Delhi and at a number of
libraries elsewhere Compiled toward
the end of the 18th and the be-
ginning of the 18th century, the
documents include notes not only
on the censorship. but on other
administrative subjects.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Married, She Loses Job

DR.. Ellen Morton lost her post
as visiting surgeon at a Glasgow
hospital for women because she
married another visiting surgeon
DR.. John Hewitt, the governors,
arguing that it was not to the best
interests Of the institution to have
husband and wife holding two
important positions.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Toxic Fights Shoe Hoordinq

With the announced purpose of
preventing the ''hoarding of shoes"
by merchants and to make sure
enough will be produced to meet
the needs of children, the Toxic
government has established
monopoly of the distribution of
children's rubber -soled canvas shoes.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

his country sooner or later into war
against the Allies it would be an
action clearly dictated by considera-
tions other than those arising from
existing relations"
The government today announced
that Italy got $4,000 tons of coal
from Germany overland during May
under an agreement of March 13,
designed to Illustrate the effects of
the Allied blockade of Germany.
Heretofore Italy got much Of her
German coal through Netherlands
ports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
TAKE TWIN
BILL FROM PILLS
Rookie Hurlers Mooty, Raj
fensberger Pitch Chicago
To 3-2, 7-2 Decisions

PHILADELPHIA, June 23-lR-
The Chicago Cubs pinned tn e r
hopes on a couple of rookie pitch
ers today and both came through
with victories over the Phillies be-
fore Il ,201 spectators at S b e
Park.
In the opener, Highlander Jake
Mooty limited Doc Prothro's nine
to six hits for a 8 to 2 decision.
Ken Raffensberger, a southpaw
from Wrightsville, Pa, mastered
the Phils in the second game, z to
2,
Johnny Rizzo, Pills left fielder,
hit a homerun in each game, his
first putting the home team ahead
2 to l before the Cubs came along
with a two-run rally in the seventh
on hits by Bobby Mattick, Stan
Hack and Billy Herman.
In the second game, homers by
Rizzo and Ben Warren gave the
Phils their only runs. Chicago took
an early lead off Walter Beck by
scoring in the second and third
innings. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
'sMY SON, MY SON"
OFFERED AT CAROLINA

Lovely golden-haired Madeleine
Carroll, star of innumerable Hol-
lywood hits, plays the role of Livia
Vaynol in Edward Small's great
screen production of Howard
Springs International best-seller
my Son, My Son" which will
have it's Wilmington premiere at
the Carolina Theatre today. Miss
Carroll shares stellar honors in
the production with Brian Aherne
and Louis Hayward, and the sup
porting cast features Henry Hull,
Josephine Hutchinson, Sophie Ste
wart and LARAMIE Day. This new
picture was directed by Charles
Vidor from the screenplay writteS
by Lenore Coffee. It is being re-
leased through United Artists.
Considered one of the prize
p1ums of the motion picture sea-
son, my Son, My Son" was ac-
corded an outstanding production
budget by Producer Small so that
the typical English atmosphere en-
gendered by Mr.. Springs novel
might be preserved intact for the
screen. John Ducasse Schulze, no.
ted art director, was called in by
Small to bring England to Holly
wood and Harry Stradle, boy who
made good in Europe, was engaged
for his expert camera technique.
World News Events complete the
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
JONATHAN DANIELS
HITS COMPLACENCY
Editor Says Hitler Not Only
Threatens But Challenges !
United States

LAKE JUNALUSKA, June Is
-RHHitler, "a convenient devil
abroad, is less dangerous tn n
complacency at home,' Jonathan
Daniels of Raleigh, editor OF the
News and Observer, told a Hay
wood county day audience here to-
day.
Indeed, he brings to us not only
threat but challenge" the editor
and author asserted. Wrong as
he is, false and brutal as he seems,
he has modified not only ma
chimes but people behind a pur.
pose . even those who oppose
him most must recognize the eff
ficiency with which his purpose
has been pursued"
Declaring that a people Nv o
believe themselves good, it they
are also wise, may learn from the
wicked" Daniels suggested that a
first line of defense for democracy
here at home would be ito learn
from those who would be it's de-
stroyers'' in order that democracy
itself may work in terms of its
possibilities.
Democracy will lever be de-
stroyed," he declared, but "cer.
tainly we shall not successfully de-
fend it at home or abroad until
we have made it in very ruth a
government for the people as well
as of the people. If it does not
serve them, it is not democracy
but confusion, not democracy b Vt
complacency."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
JUNIORS TO PLAY
SELMA HERE TODAY
Alderman Is Probable Pitcher
Against Visitors In League
Game At Stadium

Wilmington's Junior Legion base
ball team, defeated in its first five
starts of the season, will play the
Selma Juniors at Legion field this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Today's game will be the third
meeting of these two teams.
Allison Alderman will probably
get the nod as the starting pitcher
against the visitors this afternoon,
with Rhodes working behind the
plate.
The remainder of the lineup will
be about the same as in the last
game.
Friday the locals fell victim to the
Selma nine, 8 to 2, despite a three
hit pitching job by Bobby Edwards.
The locals will play Raleigh in a
doubleheader at Legion stadium Sat
urday. One game will be played in
the afternoon and the second tilt
will be a night affair.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
BLUE BIRD" MARKS
ROYAL THEATRE PROGRAM

Greater than its players, 10th
Century-Fox's production of Maui
rice Maeterlinck's 1.-THE Blue Brd'
has been hailed as one of the most
beautiful pictures ever made, a
human drama of ageless appeal.
It is now playing at the Royal
Theatre.
For this memorable screen tri-
umph, filmed in Technicolor, OAR
ry1 F. Zanuck has selected a bril-
liant cast featuring Shirley Tenn
pie, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce,
Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins,
Sybil Jason, Jessie Ralph, Helen
Ericsson, Johnny Russell, Laura
Hope Crews, Russell Hicks, Cecilia
Lotus, Al Shean and Gene Rey-
nolds.
Also on the program are a cOor
cartoon Mother Goose in Swing
time'', Screen Snapshots, a d
latest news scenes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
COMPARATIVE DISTANCES
Eastern College Golf
Stars Beat Westerners

MANCHESTER, VT, June 23.-R)
Five pairs Of eastern intercollegiate
golf stars opened the National Col
'leg1are Athletic associations 43rd
tournament informally by defeating
a hand-picked team of westerners,
three matches to two, today at the
Ekwanok Country club:
One of the eastern teams that
went down to defeat, however, in
this pre-tournament competition in
cluded Johnny Burke of Newport,
R l., and Georgetown, the only
former winner in the field of III
representatives of 81 widely scat
tered colleges. s.
Burke and Ed Meister of Yale, the
casts No. 1 team, bowed to Rennie
Kelley of South California, and Bill
Hall of Iowa State, chiefly because
the latter posted a. one.I1nder mar 80
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

second screen appearance, but her
performance in her debut in "Ho-
tel For Women well justifies the
choice. The story tells of the hi
lariously romantic carryings-on of
a husband who goes whistling I'M
der the wrong balcony Chis secre-
tary's) and a perfect peach of a
wife who rests on her oars (but
not for long). Featured in the
cast r Warren William, Binnie
Barnes, Wendy Barrie and Joan
Davis. Gregory Ratoff directed
Daytime Wife" from the screen
play by Art Arthur and Robert Ha-
rari. Raymond Griffith was asso-
ciate producer.
The program also includes a vi
taphone Variety "Crawfords at
Home, a Floyd Gibbons true adj
venture Three Minute Fuse. and
Paramount's latest News Events. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
BROWNS DIVIDE
BILL WITH MATS
o..o+ors Take First Tilt IL To
:. While St. Louis Wins
Short Nightcap, 30

CT LOUIS, June 23-tR-Start-
As minutes late because of rain
n ND playing until darkness c u t
ann. ssu short, the Washington Sem
a4ors and the Browns split a
s ss"mh1eheader today, the Senators
owing the first game, IL to S,
WI the Browns the Thinning night
'1 rhet Labs hit a homer for the
,sou,ns in the first inning of the
."cond game and then doubled to
;.itiate the winning rally in the
af+h Gerald Walker drove in both
II Washington's tallies.
The Browns hammered D t h
leonard for four runs in the open
nv inning of the first game, but
s t' tigbtened after that, while his
.s.mmates battered three Brown
~ nitchers for 10 hits, including
s,rne runs by George Case and
Walker. 1t was Leonard's eighth
First Game\
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

these Pacific islands. But naval and
congressional students have indi-
Gated they do not feel the European
possessions in the Guianas and the
Caribbean area should attempt
Herr Hitler to open occupation inn
mediately. They are too close to
the American mainland.
But what about the French pos
sessions in the South Seas?
NAVAL SUPPLY LINE
Save for Hawaii, these islands
are the most strategic Of all step
ping stones in the Pacific, either
for a navy hostile to our own, or
our own navy counting on hostile
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

even though they are not saying
so out loud.
A resolution that went looming
through Congress the other day
says the Unit ed States will not rec.
ogn:ze Europ can acquisitions in the
western hem isphere, and provides
for a conference of American re-
publics. Anything west of Spain
and east of Tokyo may be west
ern hemisphere" - not that any
such vast area is in any Navy
mind. What is in the minds of the
trainers of the defense resolution
is a new definition of the western
hemisphere. written by American
republics, a'ad definitely including
within its boundaries the French
Islands in the Southern Pacific. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
s P Q RI S
INJURY JINX

NEW YORK, June 23.-{AP)
The injury "jinx" which had
been picking its spots to strike
for the past few weeks landed
all over big league baseball to.
day.
The casualties were Billy Jur.
ges of the New York Giants.
"beaned" by Cincinnati's Buckv
Walters; Ted Williams, Boston
Red SOx 0utfielder who crash.
ed into his teammate, Roger
Cramer, and Bob Bowman, St.
Louis Cardinals pitcher. who
was spiked by Sebastian Sisti
OF the Boston Bees.
urges and Williams both suf-
fered slight brain conclusions
and will be kept out of the line
ups at least for a few days.
Bowman, who figured promi-
nently in one Of the early acct
dents when one of his pitches
laid low Joe Medwick of Brook
lyn, was hurt trying to owe
first base. He suffered a cash
in his right ankle and four
stitches were needed to close
the wound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

pie, from Pan ANA, the route to
Manila via Honolulu stretches g.
538 miles, With the Marquesas as
the first link in the supply chain,
instead of Hawaii, the southern
route to the Far East is $500
miles long, a difference of only
200-odd miles.
Naval eyes have been on the
French islands; for years. In 1921,
Capt. Dudley w. Knox of the Unit
ed States Navy proposed that we
buy the islands or let them be-
come a part payment on the war
debt.
Now congr essiona1 committep
are thinking about these islands,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

Called on account of darkness).
Errors: None. Runs batted in:
Walker 2, Laabs, Hoag, B%erardino.
Two base hits: Laabs, Lewis. Three
base hit: McQuinn. Home run: Laabs.
bases: Berardino, Hoag, Cliff,
NNelaj. Sacrifice: Lewis. Double play:
Travis, Myer and Bonura. Left on
Sases: Washington 8; st. Louis 9.
Bases on balls off: Chase g., Harris 4.
%SSFikeouts by: Chase 1, Harris 1. Hit
oy pitcher by: Chase (Swift). Wild
pitch: Harris. Passed ball: Swift. UNI
pres; Pipgras, Summers and Quinn.
lime: 1:43. Attendance: (paid) 4,447.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
CHARLOTTE WINS

ROCKY MOUNT, June 23.-G-
James Dean pitched seven hit ball
and hit a home run as Charlotte
defeated Rocky Mount 5 to 2 today
to take the series with the Red Sox
three games to one Gedeon and
Sanford also connected for the cir
cult, Rocky Mounts only runs came
with two out in the fifth on doubles
by Pesky and Lingua and Schef-
flers single.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

Error: Berger. Runs batted in: Mat
tick 2, Nicholson. Herman, Dallessan-
dro, Gleeson 2, Rizzo, Warren. Two
base hits: Dallessandro 2, Schultz, Her
man. Gleeson. Three base hits: Glee-
son. Hack. Home runs: Warren, Riz-
20. Sacrifice: Raffensberger. Double
plays: Nicholson and Cavarretta; Hack,
Herman and Cavarretta; Rizzo and
May. Left on bases: Chicago z: Phila-
delnhia 6. Bases on balls off: Beck 2.
Strikeouts by: Raffensberger 2, John
son 1. His off: Beck 9 in 8 innings;
johnson 3 in 1. Hit by pitcher by:
Beck (Cavarretta). Losing pitcher:
Beck. Empires: Ballanfant, Campbell
and KLEIN. Time: 1:47. Attendance:
IL. POI.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
What 1t Means:
South Sea Strategy

forces lying athwart u path to
rubber and tin, and to the Philip
pines in the Far East.
These islands provide a southern
supply line for our fleet guarding
commerce or fighting to keep conn
mercial routes open, and a line
whose first supply depots would
be far out of range of the japanese
navy. Our present direct lines
from Hawaii to the Far East lie
in the path of great Japanese man.
dated territory of the western Pa
cific, the Marshall and Caroline
islands.
The French islands also provide
a new strategic leg to our main
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

Error: Myer. Runs batted in: Nc
Quinn. Judnich 2. Berardino, Rad
lift. Ferrell, Travis 4, Case 8, Walker
4 Lewis. Two base hits: Judnich,
Tnvis. Colbert, Lewis, Grace. Three
na hit: Walker. Home runs: Case.
Walker. Sacrifice: Leonard. Double
rlr: LAWSON. Heffner and McQuinn.
lift on bases: Washington II; st.
Luis 9. Bases on balls off: Lawson
. Mills .. Leonard 4. Strikeouts by
Gilman l, Mills 1, Leonard l.. Hits
If: LAWSON s in 3 1-3 innings; Coff-
man S in /: Mills 8 in 4 2-3. Hit by
rrcher by: Leonard (Cullenbine) : Mills
Talker). Passed ball: Terrell. Losing
ftrher: Lawson. Umpires: Q lin n,
pDgras and Summers. Time: 2:10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

Error: May. Runs batted in: At
wood, Rizzo. Gleeson, Hack, Herman.
Two base hits: Schultz, Atwood, Her
man, Hack. Home run: RizZo. Stolen
base: Hack. Sacrifices: Gleason. Mooty,
Marty. Double plays: Hack, Herman
and Cavarretta. Left on bases: Phila-
delphia 5: Chicago g.. Bases on balls
off: Mooty 8. Mulcahy 2. Strikeouts
by: Mooty 5. Mulcahy 3 Hit by pitch
er by: Mulcahy (Cavarretta). Umpires:
KLEIN, Ballanfant and Campbell. Time:
1 80. Attendance: $4,000 (estimated).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, June 23- While
most military eyes are focused on
Europe, many naval strategists
are turning toward several tiny
specks in the Pacific - potential
lfelines of American commerce.
Up to now these specks have
been in Frances hands.
They r the Marquesas, the TIL
buai, Tuamotu, and the Society Is
lands in the South Seas. That South
Sea paradise, Tahiti, is among
them.
Of course, there are French pos
sessions closer to our shores than
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
Movie Revues
DAYTIME WIFE" is
OFFERED AT THE RTJOU

Gay comedy and romantic re-
very are the keynotes of DAY
time Wife, goth Century-Fox pic
ture coming today to the Bijou
Theatre with Tyrone Power and
Linda Dar.nell co-starred. The film
presents Tyrone in the light, care
free roles in which he excels and
the selection of, dark-eyed and love-
ly Linda to play opposite him is
a genuine sensation. It marks her
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS CARD

The first Christmas card was
designed by J. C. Horsley, a men,
Der Of the British Royal Acade-
my, in 1876. Only 1000 of these
were Autographed and then hand
colored.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
ANCIENT DEVICE

Far from being a modern inven-
ton, drinking straws' were used
by the ancient Babylonians. The
seal of the tomb of King Ham
murabi depicts the drinking of
liuids from a pitcher through a
tube,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

for his shal.e of the best ball compe-
tition.
Stewart (Skip) Alexander of Duke,
and Bert Mcdowell of Louisiana
State, nul]ified the casts initial set
back by defeating Buck Luce of
Texas, and Warren Berl of Stan
ford, the 1889 runner-up at Des
Moines, by a 2 and 1 margin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
DIVIDE

PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 2S.-H
Portsmouth and Asheville split a
doubleheader today, the Cubs win
ming the first game, So, to break a
six.game losing streak. The Tour
lists came back to take the seven
inning nightcap S-5, and win the
series, 4 to 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
PORTSMOUTH WINS

PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 23.-B
Portsmouth broke a six-game losing
streak and won the first game of a
d~oubleheader today from Asheville,
So, behind the seven hit pitching of
Hoyle Brysc-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
ONCE d WATER

At one time, the Arctic ocean
and the ulf of Mexico were con-
nected by a great sea. ALI of the
present Rocky Mountain area was
submerged, but at no place did
the sea connect the Pacific ocean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
HORSEY

New York City boasts o
horses than any other city in the
world. Including every kind, from
crack race horses to aged drawers
of peddlers' carts, there are 10, 800
of these animals in the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
GOOD ONLY ONCE

A bee is able to sting only once,
because it's singer pulls out and
remains imbedded in the victim.
The bee itself dies shortly after
losing it's singer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
EARLY VOTING RESTRICTIONS

In the early days of the United
States, the electoral college had q
free hand in choosing the Presi-
dent, and voting was restricted by
property and other qualifications.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

In it's journey around the sun, h
earth travels at the rate of liz
miles a minute
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
BRIDGE OF TREE TOPS

A California railroad runs across
uee tops over a deep ravine near
NE coast. A bridge of stone or
non would have been too costly,
70 the trees were utilized. The top
uanches we're sawed off and the
umoers for the line laid on the
samps. The bridge is regarded as
Entirely safe.
HOTEL COMMODORE - Washington,
b. Facing Union Station = Capitol
.aza; Room & Bath from $3.50. Mod
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

defense line from the Aleutians to
Hawaii and Panama.
It must be remembered that in
case of trouble, our navy would
be supplied with strategic mater
ials from the great industrial tri-
angle of the eastern United States,
via the Panama Canal. With the
canal as a supply base, the navy
is confronted with almost insuper-
able distances to supply a fleet
operating in the Pacific, regard
less of what stepping stones are
used.
COMPARATIVE DISTANCES
Hawaii now is the first stepping
stone, and the direct line to the
Far East begins there. For exam