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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
L0NCSHOREMEN'S
UNION INDICTED
Joseph Ryan, President,
Also Charged With Vio-
lating Anti Trust Laws

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-R-The
International Longshoreman's asso-
citation, an AFL union, and Joseph
P. Ryan, it's president, were indicted
today for violation of the federal
antitrust laws, specifically accused
Of putting illegal pressure on lum-
Der dealers to coerce their employees
into lila union membership.
The Indictment, the broadcast of
its kind ever returned here against
a. labor organization, charged a
conspiracy to impede interstate
commerce. 1t was the third brought
in a continuing investigation into
ra~cketeering in the building trades,
earlier bills having named sand and
gravel companies and manufacture
ers of lighting fixtures.
The accused c~onspirators, in ad-
dition to Ryan and the lila itself,
are Anthony John Camarda, lila
vice-president; nine officers of un-
ion locals and local union No. 282
of the Building Material Transfers.
What the government claimed
was this: That the defendants, seek
ing to coerce workers to leave a
CLIO local connected with the United
Retail and Wholesale Employees of
America, prevented lumber retailers
from obtaining shipments brought
to New York city docks; forcibly
prevented retail employees from
taking the lumber at the docks;
instituted boycotts and issued black
lists Of retailers for the purpose of
inducing dock employees and truck
ing companies to refuse to handle
the retailers lumber.
The indictment alleged that at no
time during this campaign was
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
:, So Planes
.dl 19 Films
In New Raids
Many Wounded As Single
Bomb Wrecks Air Attack
Shelter At Nurmes
RED LAND PUSH FAILS
Russia's Baltic Fleet Is Re-
ported To Have Suffer-
ed Heavy Damage

HELSINKI, Jan. 23.-R-Soviet
warplanes swarmed over central Fin
land anew today, killisg 10 persons
and wounding many at the rail cen
ter of Nurmes with a single bomb,
while the Red army was reported to
have lost upwards of 1000 men in
a furious but futile land offensive
against unyielding Finnish lines.
The casualties at Nurmes were
caused when a Soviet air bomb scor-
ed a direct hit on a crowded air raid
shelter. other persons were wound
ed in subsequent notwithstanding
of the population.
Aimed At Railroad
The raid on Nurmes, which Is on
the northern shore of Lake Pielinen,
apparently was aimed at the railroad
which runs northwestward across
the country to the Swedish frontier.
In another raid on H~yryrnsalmi,
100 miles north of Nurmes, a hos
pital was reported bombed but there
was no immediate report Of any cas-
ualties.
Unofficial advices said that Hanko,
Finland's "Gibraltar" Of the Baltic
and Tamisaari also were raided. 9th
er Soviet raiders appeared over Hell
sinki and Rovaniemi, in the north
west, but were driven off by anti-air'
craft guns.
Among the victims at Nurmes was
a doctor from a nearby hospital.
The Firms are reconciled to the
probability there will be thousands
more of these raids. Already 102 OF
Finland's larger towns and cities
have been bombed-some of them as
many as 35 times-and hundreds OF
smaller communities have been tar
gets for raids.
Fleet Damaged
Coupled with official reports of flu
tile Soviet land attacks in the south
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
SENATORS STIRRED
Senator Lundeen Says Eng.
land Using State Depart
ment AS Doormat'
REYNOLDS TALKS
Suggests Repeal OF Arms
Embargo Led To Recent
British Policies

WASHINGTON, Jan. % Up -
England's wartime censorship OF
American mails and interference
with American ships stirred some
senators today to voice caustic
protests.
Senator Lundeen (FL-Minn), fire.
|quent critic Of British policies. said
in an interview, England was U.s.
ing the State department "as a
doormat."
Senator Mead (D-NY), in a
lengthy floor speech, charged the
British government with violating
the international Hague convention
on mails of %neutrals and inflicting
a "humiliating indignity" upon the
United States.
Reynolds Gives Views
Senator Reynolds (D-NC) sug-
gested to reporters that repeal Of
the American arms embargo to per-
nit sales of war materials to Eng
land and France led to the recent
| British policies.
There were no unlawful seizures
or in~terferences until we removed
the embargo" Reynolds said. "We
have gone further to aid Great
Britain than at any time in history
and she is taking advantage of our
friendly attitude"
He suggested that the United
States should take retaliatory
measures but declined to say just
what these should be.
Lundeen said this country should
demand that Britain surrender Ber-
muda and other nearby British pos
sessions Gin payment of u war
debts"
"Our officials continue to send
scented notes and perfumed pro-
tests to England" the Minnesota
farmer-laborite said. what we
need is a little of the old-fashioned
red blooded diplomacy OF the An
drew Jackson type.
"Try Same Thing"
WueH Tie IeuC ldlleu u pay
a debt, then Jackson threatened tc
seize their islands. We ought te
try the same thing. There would
be no war. They can't even fight
the one they have on now and are
bowling for us to come over an6
do it."
Other senators said there prob.
ably was little that this country
could do but protest the British
policies.
1T favor a vigorous protest." sale
Senator Lucas (D-Ill.) but after
all what can we do? They are al
war and we know what that means
The American public probably il
not much aroused by censorship o,
mai: or interference with ships"
The State department had com.
planned to Britain that she wa.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
RECEPTION IS GIVEN
Celebration OF Darst's 25th
Anniversary As Bishop
Will Be Held Tonight

Several hundred delegates from va
rious Eastern North Carolina points
arrived in the city last night for the
opening of the 9Th annual meeting.
of the Convention of the Diocese of
East Carolina and the 52nd annual
session of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
the Episcopal church, which opened
at the st. James church.
The formal meeting will get under
way this morning at 10 o'clock.
Bishop Honored
A reception given by the Diocese
of East Carolina in honor of Bishop
Thomas C. Darst and his family on
the celebration of the 25th anniver-
sary of his conservation in the
Episcopate, was held in the st.
James parish house last night.
Several hundred delegates and
guests from ali over North and South
Carolina were present for the recep-
ton.
A feature Of the program will be
the celebration of Bishop Darst's an
%niversary tonight at 8 o'clock. The
Rev. William H. Milton, D. D., will
be the anniversary speaker.
One of the principal speakers on
the program is the Rev. Canon Gil.
bert P. Symons. of the Forward
Movement commission, who will
give a Mediation service Wednesday
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
M'NUTT
BY JOHN L. LEWIS
Head OF Mine Workers
SAYS Candidate Is Poll
teal Adventurer'

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 23.-P-
The United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca virtually scratched Paul V. Nc
Mutt off it's list as a presidential
candidate today.
John L. Lewis, whose opinions
are generally law to the 100000
miners whom he heads, pictured the
democratic federal security admin
istrator as a political adventurer'
who hoped to buy the presidency OF
the United States.
Criticism also was directed toward
Vice President John N. Garner, Of
ficers of the union asserting he is
a leader in the movement for revl'
sion of the Wagner labor act n for
enactment of legislation unfavor-
able toward labor.
Lewis, at the unions jubilee con-
vention opening, compared McNutt
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
Destroyed
By Nazi Mine
Or Submarine
Exmouth Is Britain's 22nd
Naval Ship Loss Since
The War Started
SINKS In NORTH SEA
Is Greatest Loss OF Life
Since Deutschland De.
stroyed Rawalpindi

LONDON, Jan. alphabetically
LR-Great Britain early today an
nounced that her swift destroyer
Exmouth had been sunk by a tor
pedo or mine and that every one
of nearly 200 officers and men
aboard was believed to have per-
ished.
It was Britain's 22nd naval ship
loss since the war began less than
five months ago; her second de-
stroyer sunk within four days and
her heaviest loss of life at sea
since November.
mo Survivors"
An admiralty announcement, If
anything more terse than is usual,
said:
TT is feared there are n sur
vivors."
The 1,475-ton Exmouth had a
normal complement of ITS men,
but such compliments usually are
increased about ten per cent in
wartime,
The scene Of the sinking was the
North sea where another British
destroyer, the 1,485-ton Grenyille,
also a flotilla leader, went down
Saturday with the loss Of 81 men.
The sinking Of the Exmouth with
all hands was the greatest loss
of life in a single naval blow since
the German pocket battleship
Deutschland sank the British armed
merchant cruiser Rawalpindi with
280 lost Nov. rs off the east coast
of Iceland.
Meanwhile, losses to British and
neutral merchant shipping mounted.
The ~2,433-ton Norwegian steam
err Sydfold was sunk by a mine or
torpedo off the Scottish coast with
five of her "a crewmen missing
while the 1,598-ton Norwegian
freighter Pluto and the ~1,523-ton
British merchantmen Baltangloa
went down off the English north
east coast after striking mines.
The recent sinking Of the 1904
ton Swedish steamer Foxen in UNI
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
u. S. SIDESTEPS REQUEST FROM JAPAN
FOR TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL ACCORD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-R
The United States sidestepped
today q Japanese request for q
temporary commercial arrange
ment and told Japan that future
commercial relations would de-
pend upon developments in the
Far East.
With the Japanese. American
commercial treaty expiring Fri
day, Ambassador Kensuke Hor-
inouchi was told by A. A.
Berle, assistant secretary Of
state, in effect, that a new
commercial treaty could be bas-
ed only on a Japanese change
of heart toward China and
American rights there.
Berle also informed Hori.
nouchi that after Friday, Japa-
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this point, replied tersely that
he had nothing to say.
The ambassador also sought
information as to the status of
Japanese merchants in the
United States.
He was told that aliens who
cease to have the status Of
treaty merchants" may quail
fy as visitors temporarily ad-
mitted for business or pleasure.
Horinouchi said that he hoped
for a continuation of trade re-
lations after Friday as they
existed before then but lodged
questions as to whether he had
presented any specific project.
He denied recent rumors Of q
secret treaty between Japan
and Great Britain.
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not of itself bring about any
changes but that the American
government had repeatedly
made clear that future COM
mercial relations would depend
upon developments.
The ambassador also inquired
about the possibility of an ex.
change of notes between the
two governments defining the
status of their trade relations.
He was told that this would
have to be held open and pre-
sumably would form a part OF
the discussions which have been
taking place in Toxic between
Ambassador Grew and the
Japanese foreign office. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, asked at his
press conference later about
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
PROPOSAL CONTEST
INTEREST MOUNTS
Several Prizes Offered For
Best Suggestions To
Improve Community

Interest in the contest sponsored
bv the Star-News in which citizens
of this section are requested to sub
NIT proposals for the development
of this area, continued to increase
yesterday as more ideas were sub
mitted for incorporation in the news
papers program of planning for the
general welfare and prosperity of the
community.
However, it was pointed out that
any person still has a chance in the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
Annual Episcopal Meets
ToBeO penedFIer Today
Bailey, Feis Confer
Regarding Weed Ban

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-(R
Senator Bailey (D-NC) said
today the matter of the British
embargo on American tobacco
was at its present stage one
that must be handled by the
State department."
In reply to a telegram from
DIR. Clarence Poe, North Caro-
lima farm editor, Bailey said
congress members from states
affected by the trade restric-
ton were doing all they cam"
Bailey conferred this after
noon with Herbert Feis, the
State departments chief adviser
on international economic at
fairs, in reference to the EN-
barge.
The senator said the State
department. was doing all with
in its power to adjust the situa-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24

nese merchants doing business
here would be regarded as tenn
pOrary alien visitors subject to
the immigration law of 1924.
At present they have the
status of "treaty merchants"
with many rights and privi-
leges.
The ambassador called at the
state department to present
three formal questions. He had
an appointment to see Secre-
tary Hull, but Hull was at
home suffering from a cold.
He asked first whether, after
Friday, there would be any
change in import duties and
tonnage rates. He was told that
the expiration of the treaty did
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
RUMANIA WARNED
BY LONDON, PARIS
Claim Complications May
Result Over Shipment
Of Oil To Germany

BUCHAREST, Jan. 23.-R-Ru-
mania was warned by Great Britain
and France today that grave COM
p~lications" might follow any attempt
to compel British and French oil
companies in Rumania to furnish OIL
for Germany.
Rumania recently created a nation
al petroleum commission with sweep
ing powers over Rumanian oil pro-
duction, and some foreign circles be-
lieved this was in response to Ger
mar pressure to obtain all n OIL
possible from Rumania.
The new commission can control
production, refining and export OF
all Rumanian oil Gin conformity with
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
ZELDA MORRISON
MAY Be RELEASED
Arrangements To Free Girl
Under Bond OF $1,000
Under Way Here

Arrangements for freeing Zelda
Deloris Morrison, 10, who is being
held in default Of $4,000 bond in
connection with the Staying Of her
father, William H. Morrison, mem
Der of a prominent Toronto, Ont,
family early Sunday morning. are
under way and the girl is expected
to be released under bond by
Thursday, Emmett Bellamy, attor.
ney, said last night.
The girls mother, Mrs. Grace R.
Morrison, who was also ordered
held for grand jury investigation by
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
ondon Maintains Stand Al
Risk On New Strain
Upon Relations
REASONS ARE GIVEN
says Vessels Held Up Be-
cause Of Failure To Sup
NV Advance Data
Rv B E BUNNELLE

LONDON, Jan. %. The
British government stood adamant
tnrigb+ in defense of it's war block
,de nractices in an increasingly
ssrions conflict with United States
even at the risk of new
strain on A.nglo-American friend
ship.
Britannia, confident it rules the
indicated sympathy with
American annoyance at lengthy de
laws Of ships and partial seizure
cargoes, especially at Gibraltar,
inst at it did on the questions OF
the Pan-American neutrality belt
and interference with United States
oceangoing mails. Again, however,
had a ready and uncompromis'
ing reply.
Spokesman Replies
In this case an official British
spokesman replied to an aide me
MORE given to Lord Lothian, the
British ambassador at Washington,
last Saturday, by Secretary of State
Cordell Hull. This diplomatic docu-
rent, a formal reminder Of preced'
ing oral representations, objected
discriminatory" treatment Of
United States shipping in the Medi
and expressed the Unit
States governments "serious
Concern"
The British spokesman, on behalf
Of the ministry of economic war
fare, gave four reasons why United
States ships were delayed at con
tTaband control stations three
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ice-bound coast, the coast guard
dispatched four cutters and the U.
S. navy destroyer Breckenridge to
investigate the report.
The Coskata, Madaket and Gay
Head coast guard stations were
notified by radio and telephone to
get boats to the scene if possible.
In a telephone conversation with
the coast guard headquarters from
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
Mercury Drop
Slated Here
This Morning
Weathermen Predict Low
OF 28 Degrees Today;
Skies Will Be Fair
STORM MOVING NORTH
Colder Weather Follows
Rainfall Amounting To
Ill Inches Here

A cold, driving rain struck the
city yesterday afternoon and set
the stage for additional cold wealth
er that is expected to see the mer-
curry tumbling into the freezing
again today.
Weathermen predicted a low tenn
perature of % degrees early this
morning.
Although Meteorologist Paul Hess
said here last night that today will
be clear and colder in this section,
the rest Of the state prepared to
greet cloudy skies and snow again
for the second consecutive day.
Storm Warning
Coupled with the drop in tenn
perature was the report Of a
northeast coast storm, central a
short distance south of Wilmington
last night, which caused small
craft warnings to be raised along
the lower Atlantic coast.
The storm, according to the
Washington weather bureau, is
moving rapidly northeastward with
increasing intensity and will be at
tended by northeast gales backing
to the north or northwest. Storm
warnings have already been hoisted
north Of Atlantic City, N. j., to
Boston.
The storm was not felt very
strongly in Wilmington last night,
even though late yesterday after.
noon winds reached a maximum of
18 miles per hour. Wrightsville
Beach residents, however, reported
strong winds sweeping the beach
early last night.
The rain for the 24-hour period
which ended at 1880 o'clock last
night totaled Ill inches. Mr.. Hess
said that as far as could be ascer.
tanned no snow fell along with the
rain.
The cold driving rain which came
close to being sleet made highways
hazardous in this section and in
several sections of the state high
way patrolmen warned motorists to
stay off the roads unless in case Of
necessity.
Yesterdays temperatures ranged
from a high of 43 to a low Of "a
and the mean was eight degrees
below the normal of 46 degrees.
HEAVY SNOW
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 23.-CR-A
heavy snow blanketed North Caro-
lima tonight, hampering traffic,
grounding airplanes and closing
rural schools in at least one county.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
men KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
Army Bomber, Caught In
Binding Rainstorm,
Hits California Hill -

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. 2S-lP
Caught in a binding rainstorm,
an army bomber struck a hillside
near here today, killing four OF its
six occupants.
Tw., Sgt. Cecil c. Purvis, Glenn
vile, Ca, and Private Frank Car
roll, Hyde Park, Mass, parachuted
to safety, the March Field Public
Relations office reported. They
were unhurt.
Others in the twin-engined craft:
First Lieut.. Raymond W. Sunni.
of Nashvauk, Mimi, the pilotS
First Lieut.. Benjamin G. Holloway.
Columbus, Ohio; Sgt. Gerald D.
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Reported Sinking
Off Massachusetts, Coast

BOSTON, Jan. 23.-LR-A short
wave radio sos call relayed to
coast guard headquarters by Capt.
Byron c. Brown, U. S. A. retired,
tonight reported an unidentified
vessel sinking with 146 passengers
and crew members aboard between
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Islands, off the southeastern tip of
Massachusetts.
Unaware of any passenger ships
plying between the islands off the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-24
WEATHER

FORECAST
S9fth Carolina: Cloudy and contin-
1ed cold Wednesday with snow fur
f fo;s Wednesday morning; Thursday
''If and continued cold.
meteorological data for the "A hours
N'"s $50 p. m. Yesterday.
,m Temperature
m ir % a; m, 81; 7:30 a. m. 80; 1:30 p.
o. $50 p. M. Al; maximum 43;
'ADAfnum 81; mean IS; normal 4S.
,.,o Humidity
i 81 a: m. So; 40 a. m. 81; 100 p.
p' VI; 1:30 p. m. 9S.
T.4 Precipitation
iUISl Tor "A hours ending 7:3O p.
M, III inches; total since first of the
PA0Ath, ZIG inches.
Tides For Today
1WiImina High Low
|Masonbou 9:3Sp 4:41p
O0ro Inlet -- 7:03a u Asa
S,n,i.. 7:26p 1:17p
|fis sOn 5I5S Ella; sunset 5:3Sp; moon
0''op' moonset 6:35p.
s,t tapp Fear river stage at Fay
e%'teville, ll,So feet.
WAS @stASsshalNGToN. January %.
land bureau records of temperature
k n "A"ial for the "a hours ending
w., IN the principal cotton-grow-
Stat; "ledS and elsewhere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Athletics Play
Important Part
AT Lansing Hi
This School, has Only Football
Team In County. Pro-
gram Is Varied.

Lansing's football team, which
is the only one in the county, had
a successful season this year, as
they were able to win Z games
out of the IL played. Considering
the opponents, this is exceptional
ly good, because the team played
the strongest teams in North Car
DINA and high ranking teams in
Tennessee and Virginia.
The basketball seaso4 proved to
be one of Lansing boys poorest in
several seasons. This weakness
was caused by a heavy loss of
several letter men and all the re-
serves except one. The team won
only three games, but one play
er, Stike, was placed on the all
star team.
The girls basketball team was
quite an improvement over last
years team, because of the re-
turn of so many experienced
players. The team won MAORI
ty of the games played, and at
the end of the season, ranked
among the topnotchers in the
county. Three members made the
all-star teams, Patton, the first
and Blevins and Kirby, the third.
Different types of athletics are
encouraged among all the stu
dents, and to stimulate the inter-
est, a number of class tourna-
ments are arranged each year.
This year all of the boys and
girls basketball teams have en-
tered the annual tournament. The
winner of both the boys and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

Ambition-to write. Motto:
prepared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Lansing Has Is
Faculty Members
Professor Joseph A. Martin
Is Principal. Six High
School Teachers.

Lansing high school has a fac
ulty of Is. Nine of these teach in
the grades and six in the high
school, including Principal JOS
eph A. Martin. All of these are
we'll trained for their positions.
The names Of the faculty mem
bers, their grades or subjects
taught is as follows:
First grade-Mrs. J. w. Faw
and Miss Lillian Switzerland; Sc
cond grade-Mrs. Rodger Barr;
third grade-Miss Ruth Bark :r;
fourth grade-Miss Ruby Hud-
dler; fifth grade-Miss Clara Per-
kins; sixth grade-Miss Make
Weaver; seventh grade - Miss
Gertrude Perkins and Mr.. Frank
James.
High school: Principal, Joseph
A. Martin; mathmatics and geo.
graphy, Mr.. r. w. Morphis; His
tory and English, Mrs. Ray Clark;
science and mathmatics, Mr.. Ber-
nard Jones; Home Economics,
Mrs. Bernard Jones; English and
French, Miss Frances Tucker. Mr.
Morphis is also athletic coach.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

Age 10, born at Smithfield, Apr
il II, 1920. Attended high school
at Smithfield, Four Oaks and
Lansing. A member of the foot
ball and basketball teams four
wears. A member of Student
Council at Four Oaks and treas
urer of senior class. Elected best
dressed boy. Hobby-eating cho-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Rev. |. G. Greer And Sanford
Martin To Speak At Lansing
Commencement Program OPP.
ems May 5. Graduation
Exercises May 8.

Lansing has been fortunate in
securing two outstanding speak
ers for commencement which
opens on Sunday, May S, at which
time the baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by Rev. l. C.
Greer, superintendent of the
Baptist orphanage at brownsville.
The graduating exercises will
take place on Wednesday night,
May 8. The valedictory address is
to be delivered by Sanford Mar
tin, editor of the Winston-Salem
Journal and Sentinel. Following
Mr.. Martins address the seniors
will be awarded their diplomas.
On Thursday night, May 9, the
senior class will present the play,
"For Pete's Sake, a comedy,
which will end the school year.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these exercises.