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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
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ZELDA'S MOTHER
Bellamy Says Mrs.
Morrison Refuses Pay
ment Of Fees

Alleging he has represented her
and her minor children in several
matters without receiving compen-
sation, Emmett H. Bellamy, Will
mington attorney, has instituted suit
against Mrs. Grace Morrison, mother
Of Zelda, asking $525 in alleged in
debtedness.
Bellamy, complaining Of the do
PENDANT, alleges that on January %
Mrs. Morrison retained him to repre-.
sent her and her minor children In
all matters growing put of the estate
Of her husband and on January "a
she executed to him a full power Of
attorney with power to act in her be.
half in connection with the estate.
The attorney further alleges that
at Mrs. Morrison's request, he went
to Toronto, Ontario, to be present at
the opening Of W. H. Morrison's safe.
ty deposit box and to search through
its contents for a will and other val
liable papers.
The complaint made no mention
of whether they were found, but sta
ted the plaintiff was requested to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
Forest Fire Is Burning
FiercelyN Near Hampstead
OTHERS ARE CHECKED
Small Buildings Burned In
This County; Damage
Not Yet Estimated

During a slight lull in the winds
yesterday, most of the forest fires
sweeping this section were brought
under control, but a gigantic blaze
near Hampstead was still eating its
way through timberlands with un-
abated fury last night.
Fire Warden c. S. Jessup said
the fire was still far out of hand
and was doing untold damage to
the woods in that section. He said
it would be impossible to predict
when the blaze could be conquered.
CCC Lads Fighting
CCC boys have fought the Hamp-
stead fire steadily but have thus
far failed in extinguishing it.
Several houses have been threat
ened with destruction, but none had
been burned last night. Many farm
ou~tbuildings had been laid waste.
Several fires have been discover
ed in New Hanover county woods
but none have done a great deal
of damage. The Taylor Colquitt
Creosoting company was threatened
Friday night but the wind changed
in time and little property was de-
stroyed.
A barn and several other small
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
dies TO RENEW
DRIVE ON BUND
Policy, Chief OF Silver
Shirts, Also Called
To Testify Again

WASHINGTON, April 6.-R-
Chairman Dies (D-Tex) announced
tonight that the house committee
on un-American activities had or
dered 80 subpoenas served this
week against the communist party
and the German-American bund.
Dies said so subpoenas had been
issued for communists including
William q. Foster, national chair.
man, and Earl Browder, general
secretary. Forty ~subpoenas, he
said, were issued for bundsmen in
Guiding officials who have taken
charge of that organization since
Fritz Kuhn, its former leader, was
sent to prison in New York after
conviction Of misappropriating bund
funds.
I'VE want to get all the facts
concerning these organizations"
Dies declared. 1--WE have ordered
all these people to bring all their
records with them"
The committee chairman said he
would not make public the list of
persons ordered subpoenaed or
their cities of residence at this
time. He said. however, that the
communists involved were scatter
ed all over the country. Most of
the bund members, he said, were
Of eastern or Pacific
coast states.
simultaneously, it was learned
that the committee plans to call
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07

"OPENS CONVENTION
Keep Out OF War Plank
To Be Written Into
1910 Platform
BY RICHARD l.. TURNER

WASHINGTON, April 6.-R-
The socialist party Overwhelmingly
adopted today a keep out of war
resolution vigorously condemnine
any form of American assistance
to either side in the European hos
tilities.
This action was taken over the
protest Of a minority group, which
while as determined to keep the
United States at peace as the ma,
jority, felt that a distinction should
be drawn in favor of the Allies, as
against Hitler and Stain.
The vote came at the close of
the first day of the party's 1910
convention, which tomorrow is
scheduled to nominate it's presiden.
tial candidate, choosing, for the
fourth successive time, Norman
Thomas, the party's national chair
man.
Keynoting the 1910 socialist con-
vention, Maynard C. Kruger, pro-
fessor Of economics at the Univer-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
ONLY TWO SHIPS
SUNK in WEEK
British Claim More Being
Built Than Germans
Are Sinking
nv The Associated Press)'

With only two ships reported de-
stroyed by enemy action in the past
seven days, the European wars Slst
week ending yesterday, was, from a
naval standpoint, the most ineffec-
tive week of the conflict.
Three other sinkings were reported
during the week but n was of a
ship sunk the week before and the
others were war losses only indirect
ly, one ship being lost by collision
and one by grounding. It was the
first week with no lives reported lost.
The previous low week was that
of Nov. 3-9 when three ships went
down.
Germany claimed her planes sank
Or damaged $1,000 tons of shipping
last Wednesday by the British and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
Fund
Increases
Held Likely
Economy Bloc Resigned
To Appropriation Big
ger Than Asked
$1,3oo,oo0,0oo
Sentiment For Increasing
Relief Fund F. R. Asked
Grows In Congress

WASHINGTON, April CLIP
Economy advocates in congress
virtually resigned themselves today
to an increase in next years re-
lief fund beyond President Roose-
velt's budget estimate of $685.. ooo,-
600.
Senator Adams (D-Colo), chair
man Of the subcommittee which
will handle the relief appropriation
bill, expressed belief the budget es-
innate would have to be increased
but said he did not think the total
outlay would exceed $1,000, 600, 900.
Take Care of Needs
On the house side, Rep. Cannon
(D-Mo), appropriations committee
member, remarked graphically, 1--WE
are going to take care of the
needs"
1t was indicated that administra-
ton leaders expected some definite
expression from the White House.
Influential house members as.
serted privately that they under
stood SERIOUS consideration" was
being given by the President to
the question Of transmitting a re-
quest for additional money for the
WPA.
Such a step by the chief execu-
tive, they explained, would remove
one legislative obstacle to an in
crease-a resolution adopted by the
house appropriations committee at
the start of this session against ex-
ceeding budget estimates.
Sentiment for increasing the re-
lief fund, apparently was growing
in both the senate and house.
Senator Wheeler (D-Mont) just
back from a trip to California and
aroused by what he saw Of the
plight of transient farm workers,
declared unemployment was the
mo. 1 problem facing the coun-
try"
Asserting the existing relief set
up was "only a palliative which
has not cured" the Montanan said
congress was going to have to ap-
propriate more money until we
can find a solution"
Wheeler said he would ask a
group of senators who have evinced
interest in the problem to meet
with him with a view to making
a fight" for additional relief funds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
Resort
To Arms To
Stay Neutral
Minister Koht Is
Spokesman AT Meeting
OF Parliament
HE MENTIONS ALLIES
British Planning To Halt
Iron Ore Shipments
To Germany

OSLO, April SIP -Addressins
parliament amidst new APPREHENSION
over the issue of Scandinavian neu-
trality, Foreign Minister Halvdan
Koht said today that Norway will
at once be at war" If free shipping
in Norwegian waters should be In
terfered with to the advantage OF
one side in the European war.
This was interpreted as in no way
a threat of war-least of all against
Britain-but as indicative Of Nor
ways fears that interference with
German shipping; in Norwegian wa
tiers would bring retaliation from
Germany which would drag Norway
into the conflict.
An Emphatic Method
1t was regarded also as an M
phatic method of stressing Norway's
neutral attitude and desire to es.
cape war, although Koht made a
dramatic reference to the POSSIBLE.
ity Of a war "in which we would
be forced to depend u independ.
ence and freedom"
Koht told the Allies in effect that
maintenance Of the present status
Of commerce. in Norwegian waters
was to their advantage, that change
might be their loss. He said:
IF the Allied powers should ask
us to stop free shipping, which goes
on according to generally acknowl.
edged international law and which
they themselves have acknowledged,
this would either be Of great dam.
age to themselves or, if such him
drance Of shipping should be one
sided against one party. and there
fore in open conflict with the neu-
trality which we have pledged our.
selves to maintain, Norway will
then at once be at war;"
Koht spoke amidst alarming but
unconfirmed rumors concerning the
diplomatic struggle and controversy
over the status Of Norway and
Sweden as neutrals. The undis.
closed contents of notes handed to
the Norwegian and Swedish minis
tiers in London yesterday were the
subject Of all maner of conjecture
and revival of fears that war may
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07

Ship Taken,
Report Says
Freighter Was Bound For
Italy With Cargo For
Nazi Germany
NAzIS WARN NEUTRALS
Berlin Views Suspiciously
New Dutch = British
Trade Agreement
gy DREW

XIV DEllLN
LONDON, April 6.-R-The AL
,si economic offensive was pro-
ns1e1 firmly ahead tonight from
+ba Balkans to the Baltic.
In the face of anxious distress
signals from the neutrals, including
a declaration from Norway's For
eign Minister Haldvan Koht that
Norway will 'at once" be forced
into war if there is open, one-sided
violation of her neutrality, the
British foreign office stood firm on
its warning notes to Norway and
Sweden. At the same time the van
guard of Britain's Balkan diplo-
mats, returning for blockade con-
situations, reached London.
complete Agreement"
British Minister of Economic
Warfare Ronald Cross and French
Blockade Minister Georges Monnet,
in conference here, issued a joint
statement declaring the Allies
|"complete agreement and common
determination on tighteneing the
|intended strangle-hold on Germany.
They indicated they were in &C.
cord on ways and means of plug
ging such blockade gaps, for in
stance, as the air routes through
which the Nazls are receiving cur
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
GRAF SPEC CREW
WILL Be JAILED
Argentina Acts Following
Escape OF 3 Officers
And z Sailors

BUENOS AIRES, April G. Up -
The Argentine government, indig.
nant over the escape of three officers
and two sailors Of the scuttled Ger.
man warship Admiral Graf Spec, to-
day ordered the remaining officers
and higher ranking members of the
interned crew confined on Martin
Garcia Island, a naval base in the
River Plata 80 miles from Buenos
Aires.
The government, announcing the
decision to send 80 officers and 208
warrant officers and cadets to the is
land on Tuesday, said:
"Argentina has been excessively
generous to these officers and sailors
who came to our country last Deem
Der after their own ship was destroy
ed. But we cannot continue to let our
neutrality be jeopardized, therefore
we have taken steps to ensure that
they will not be able to return to
Germany to resume belligerent ac-
ton"
Argentine authorities yesterday re-
vealed that three of the Admiral
Graf Specs officers had disappeared.
One, said to have been the third Of
ficer, was unoficially reported to
have made his way to Germany. Two
members of the crew were seized
earlier in the week in Brazil.
The ministry Of the navy said the
400 Graf Spec sailors still in Buenos
Aires will be sent into interior pro-
vinces where a like number of their
companions have already been trans
ferred.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
BUILDING FOUND
PUBLIC HAZARD'
Mayor Cooper Makes Tour
OF Structure Adjoining
Construction Site

Although definite action was de-
layed, a group Of city officials in
spected the building on the north
side of the old Purcell house on
North Front street yesterday and
decided it was a hazard to the
public.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, along
with J.. A. Loughlin, city engineer.
J.. W. Yates, building inspector,
and others, inspected the building
and found there is danger of the
front wall collapsing into the
street when the Purcell building is
removed.
M'Kean Maffitt, superintendent
of water and sewerage, also exam
ined the building and pronounced
it unsafe. It is believed, he said,
when the support Of the adjoining
wall is removed to make for
the new theatre building, the front
Of the building will collapse.
The building Is occupied by the
Edwin J. Farrelly housefurnishings
establishment, and Oldham's billiard
parlor.
The group plans, Mayor Cooper
said, to send a letter to the owners
Of the building and demand that
they raze the structure or make
repairs sufficient to make it safe.
The walls are now bowed out
ward and it is impossible to tell
at what point in the removal of
the walls bracing it the collapse
will occur, it was said.
The owners of the building are
not residents Of Wilmington and
their names were not, Immediately
known.
Fire Chief J. Ludie Groom, who
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
{. ArnyBombe Makes
First All Blind Flight
VISIBILITY ZERO o.
Major Mcdaniel Flies Ship
From New York Airport
To Langley Field
By v FRANCIS

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, April e.
R-Sitting in a tiny cubicle of one
of the worlds largest bombing planes,
with only the faces of a dozen
%f1ourescent instruments to guide
him, an army air corps officer today
completed the first call blind flight
in the history of aviation.
Major Carl B. Mcdaniel could not
see out of the cockpit window of his
four motored, % IL ton craft, from
the moment he opened the throttles
at the end of a runway on Mitchell
Field New York, until the plane roll
ed to a stop on the broad acres of
this army post.
Two Hours, Two Minutes
The flight, requiring 2 hours, 2
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
National Board Ignores
Cny:s Fire Loss Record

it's figures from insurance commits
sioners in each state and added
that Wilmington's 1899 record has
been in the hands of Dan Boney
for some time.
st see no reaso why we were
not included" he said.
The only city in North Carolina
in Wilmington's size range winning
recognition was Rocky Mount.
Asheville, in the $4,000 to 1000 0
class, won honorable mention.
Approximately 300 cities partici-
pated for the bronze plaques award
ed by the National Fire council in
cooperation with the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Cincinnati won first place in the
entire nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
UTILITY BATTLES
SECURITIES ORDER
First Show-C Cause Case Is
Plainly On Way Toward
Test In Courts
BY E. c. DANIEL

WASHINGTON, April 6-LP-The
governments attempt to enforce the
Aoldlng company death sentence
against the nations nine largest
power systems met blunt resistance
'oaay from the first company to re.
ply FULLY to the securities commits
Slohs showcase order.
"hlle acknowledging that its
opefatlons We're not confined to the
single migrated public-utility sys-
'ell defined by the holding COM
fsAy act, Engineers Public Service
Eonpany declared that the death
sentence" was unconstitutional. 1t
peullohed the Securities commission
" lisnlss Indignation proceedings.
'1Ae death sentence" requires the
.0Ppofate structures of utility sys-
EeNaS 10 be simplified and directs
E''S' operating companies of a hold
FNs company must form a single
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07

Despite the fact it boosted a rec
ord far superior to the average
winner, Wilmington was not men
TONED among the cities listed yes
terday as being recognized by the
National Fire council for their
achievement in cutting fire loss dur.
ing 1889.
While it was stated that the av-
erage loss was $1.41 per capita,
Wilmington's loss during 1889 was
only IS cents. Nevertheless, the
city did not even receive honorable
mention among the more than SO
winners.
Fire Chief J. Ludie Groom said
last night he had mo idea" how
wilmington could have been left out.
The chief said the council obtains
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07

total Of $1,000, 900 available in the
improvement program-will be used
in Standardization and Improvement
Of bridges in the state and county
systems. It had not been decided
how this amount would be divided
among the divisions.
The $4,500,00O was allotted accord.
ing to area, road mileage, popula-
ton and automobile registration.
Baise said division Of the fund
among counties would be left to d.
vision commissioners and engineers.
"This is a large sum-" Baise CON-
mented; "but when it is spread out
over $4,000 miles of roads, it's not
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
$418, no of Road Fund
Allotted This District

RALEIGH, April 6-lRoThe $4,-
500,O0O ALLEGATION of road improve
ment will have to be "spread thin
ly" over the states 50, 000-mile high
way system, W. Vance Baise, chief
highway engineer of the highway
and public works commission, said
today in announcing division Of the
money among the 10 highway divi-
sions.
Half the sum, which will come
from the highway fund surplus, will
be used for county road improve
ments and half for Standardization"
of the road Standardization of
curves, widening, and Improvement
of surfacing.
An additional 0o,ooo-making a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
PARADES FEATURE
U. S. ARMY DAY
Johnson Says IS Months
Would Be Needed To
Equip Army

WASHINGTON, April g. P -
The nations augmented land forces
displayed their fighting trim today
in scores Of army day parades.
minutes, was a demonstration OF
what air corps could do in time OF
war under weather conditions redua-
ing ceiling" and visibility to zero.
Major Mcdaniel, a native Of Texas
who has been flying 81 years, was as
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
WEATHER
FORECAST

~. FORECAST
ki, It5h Carolina: Partly loud y
ESHVIy warmer in east portion Sun
IT. occasional rain Monday begin.
foa a IN west portion Sunday after
khY S.a Or night, slightly cooler in west
SSaon Monday.
bf sJa5n Carolina: Partly cloudy
hme,;o.y warmer in east and south
far' 'g u Sunday. occasional rain Mon
&pnd,De glhnlng in northwest portion
t1oIere afternoon or night; slightly
northwest portion Monday.
en5iNnoS genealogical data for the "a hours
< ''"0 p. m. yesterday.
l9o Temperature
~ d, m. so; 1870 a. m. As; 1:31 D.
lQiDro, 20 p. m. 50; maximum 60
"1ln q; mean Sc; normal SO.
b. . az a. m. Al; 7:3O a. m. 81: 40 n,
~ 100 ,. m. 70.
Toto, Precipitation
h, "ol 1of a hours ending 7:3O o.
Month hue total since first of the
Tides For Today
High Low
e'0h ----- 9:37a 4:35a
lasonboro ~, 9:56p 4:47p
met ------ 7:30a 1:23a
Sunrise e.z, 7:43p 1852
''s 0;42a; moonse su, e.4on 0'0'p' moon
Weather buoloN, April 6. - up -
bureau records Of tempera.
'ued on Page %; Col. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-15
Mixed Reaction FoIIouOs DliIIer,s Yale Defense
ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE
 SET FOR START
Games Begin Oct. 3O; Canadians to Play; Prove
 dence at New Haven

The American Hockey League Gin previous years known as the Inter- national American but changed at a recent meeting of the board of governorS) swings into what prom iseS to be one of the best hockey campaigns in history on the night of Wednesday, October 30. The schedule, opening earlier than usual this year, will conclude on Sunday, March 16, 1941.
 There are nine teams in the loop, the same number as last year, but among the missing is the Syracuse team. Buffalo, with new magnifi- cent hockey plant, has taken over the Syracuse franchise.
 In past years the teams in the western division of the league-Her- shey, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Buff falo (Syracuse), and Cleveland played two more games than their eastern rivals and there was a point adjustment at the end of the season. This will be changed in the current campaign through the medium of a round robin in the eastern sector. The round robin schedule calls for Springfield at New Haven, New Haven at Philadelphia, Philadelphia at Providence, tand Providence at Springfield
 All of the Canadian players in the league have completed their tour of duty with the Canada militia forces and there will not be any absentees on that score. The army training has made them that much closer to physical form for the strenuous season ahead
 Hershey and Springfield teams are already in training and all of the teams will be working out by next Monday.
 Opening dates on the schedule are: October 30-Hershey at Cleve- land; Springfield at Philadelphia; :. Providence at New Haven. Novem- Der 2-Indianapolis at Cleveland; Hershey at Pittsburgh. November 3 Cleveland at Buffalo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-15
Pennies From Heaven
 At Tracks Total $500, ,OOO!
By DAN PARKER

PEOPLE WHO GO AROUND racing spreading will their heads in shame when they read the the Racing Commission just issued in which of the public benefactons of the sport of kings raled
 The knockers ashamed they almost nauab burden has been lifted from the people of New York Dngan Dodge the taxpayers would be going around with $500 spoil tailoring addition to which the sngs set up by the coins they bounced noiseless uninhabitable
 Of the ssoeooo worth which during the current racing would bought meals system But those who look at from this angle simply and haven't the best interests of the heart
 available last to rstuts the ot-repatsa charge that shows that with p racing days to swell the figure the state take on total addition dividing reakage wh e sc @ @ saua the state is aping much revenue from this new source that hardly what except of boost income taxes again
 released by the racing commission dqnt make out m for ga1 s S p b o % % the m be Is n run & g % m i S % to beh it will have been cheated out of its about sOooOo the egazed form this high tribute the public inferior brand of racing that which had been
  down to two words "They smell"
 Instead offering high spawned performances smell their the back stamps special which provide medium for betting not the breed, as you may have thought
 People engaged industries often thoughts when they consider
  government steps heavy business contributes something the prosperity of the nation productive nonessental business like and still tremendous profit while putting life community leach.
 significant the commissions reading as follows: suggested the commission This suggestion
 
 associations public would practically destroy because the mp under which racing conducted cannot be raised without dire results"
 racing that satisfied the admission totang will refuse taxes out of their fat profits will them the good old ncurabe sucker who racing and win continue to support despite what the racing
 contrary the boosted to plus breakage as In greyhound and harness racing
 breakage the reduction of the take would not be a But had its tongue It's cheek No knows better than racing mone that taxes only and then the opposite drec on to that taken by the late MT Mcon In the submarine adventure mmosed by Maggie Kline Banum set the tracks and state legislative bodies this line when he ad Never sucker an break"
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