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Evening star., 1940-09-20
Activities Of Radio
Listening Posts
Restricted by Law
Chain Set Up to Seek
Subversive Messages,
But Act Burs Disclosure
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

Proposed activities of the Govern
ment's s1,6OO0OQ network of radio
listening posts" would violate a
Federal statute providing a maxi
mum penalty of $4,000 fine and
two years imprisonment.
The listening post" chain is being
set up to look out for subversive
communications and the new sta
tlons would copy suspicious mes
sageS for investigation by the F. B. I.
The Communications Act, however,
prohibits the divulgence of any part
of wire or radio message except to
the addressee, his agent or attorney,
or IN response to a subpoena of
court.
The only authority given the Fed
eral Communications Commission. it
was said, is the right to police the
air to ascertain whether licensed
stations remain on their allocated
frequencleS and to ferret out un-
licensed stations. This work does
not involve disclosure of messages.
The F. C. C. has maintained mon
itoring stations for this purpose by
radio engineers and not operators
Unless the law is changed, it was
said, evidence obtained by copying
messages could not be used in courts
for prosecution, and furthermore,
the operators would have to incrim-
mate themselves by teStifying they
copied the messages and divulged
them to another other than the ad-
dresSee.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton has had its hands tied by a
decision of the United States Su-
preme Court of last December
holding that the Communications
Act protects local intrastate, as we'll
as interstate and foreign COM
munications, from interception and
divulgence.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
New Jefferson School
Inspected by Officials

District engineers and school Off
cials made a final inspection this
morning of the new 100000 Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Junior High
School and library at Seventh and
H streets S.W. The ceremony
marked the elimination of a fight
lasting we'll over decade which
Southwest residents waged for
new jefferson high school.
The school portion of the new
plant is to be placed in service Mon
day. The library wing is expected
to be completed during the first
week of October.
Among those expected to par
ticipate in the inspection were rep
resentatives of the Board of Educa-
ton, Engineer Commissioner David
McCoach, jr.: Maj. Beverly c. Snow
and Capt. John L. Person, assistant
Engineer Commissioners; Municipal
Architect Nathan C. Wyeth, Archie
G. Hutson, chief inspector of the
municipal architects Office, and
T. Nelson Jeffress of Jeffress-Dyer,
Inc. the contractors who erected
the building.
Evening star., 1940-09-20

The United States Is the principal
producer of zinc.
Nogales international., 1940-08-31

lMz1f1lfs5Box Fl
Tucson, Arizona
August 26, 1910.
Mr.. Craig Pottinger,
Nogales international,
Nogales, Arizona.
My dear Craig:
I am deeply indebted to you for
arranging the splendid meeting for
me on Saturday evening. That it
was a success was due to your eff
forts, and I thank you very much
indeed.
I trust that shall see you in the
near future, when I can tell YOU
personally just how much I appre
ciate all that you did.
With kind regards. I remain.
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM r. MATHEWS.
Nogales international., 1940-08-31
p. ]. KEOHANE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
General Land Office
Washington, d. C.
July IT, 1910

July IT, 1910
Notice is hereby given that on Oc-
tober 6, 1884, the State OF Arizona
filed application Phoenix 075456. un-
der Section 8 of the Taylor Grazing
Act of June %, 1884 (48 Stat. 1269)
amended by the act of June 26, 1886
(49 Stat. 1870, to select Lots 8. 4,
5, 6, z, E7a SWA, E1z Sec. 81, All
Secs. 33, "a, T. 20 S., R. % E.; So
Sec. %, SWA Sec. "a, NJ Sec. 26,
NJ Sec. 27, T. 81 S., r. % E.; N1a
N1A, S15 NWA, SWA NEA, SW14
WE SEA Sec. 3, T. % S., r = E.;
All Sec. %, VIZ, WIZ E1a, E1a SEA,
SEA NEA Sec. 33, SWA Sec. "a, T.
% S., R. % E.; E1A, SWA Sec. 9,
VIZ VIZ, Ell E1s Sec. 10, All Sec.
IL, T. % S., r. "a E., and NEA Sec.
%, T. 20, S., R. 18 E., G. and S. R.
NJ, containing 6,50942 acres, in ex-
change for the S11a, NEH, S1a NWH
NEA NWA Sec. SO, T. 161a N, R.
16 W.; Secs. 80, 36, T. 161a NJ, R.
II W.; Secs. 80, 36, T. 161A NJ, R.
10 w.; Sec. 80, N1a, SWA. N1a
SEA, SWA SEA Sec. 36, T. 161a
NJ, R. 18 W.; Secs. 80, SO, T. 161a
NJ, r. 20 W.; SWA Sec 2, T. 16
NJ, R. 20 w; NJ, SWA, NWA
SEA Sec. 80, T. 6 S.. R. 6 w.; G.
and S. r. M. containing 1860 acres,
and 100 acres of unsurveyed school
section lands.
This notice is for the purpose of
allowing all persons claiming the
selected land or having bona fide OBJ
jections to such application an op-
portunity to file their protests or
other objections in the United States
District Land Office at Phoenix,
Arizona, or in the General Land Of
flee, together with evidence that
copy Of such protest or objection has
been served upon the State, within
thirty days from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
(Sgn) A. E. DOUHAN
Acting Assistant
Commissioner
Date of first publication Aug. 3,
1910.
Nogales international., 1940-08-31
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. S. LAND OFFICE
at Phoenix. Arizona

July %, 1910
NOTICE is hereby given that. as
dlrected by the Commissioner of the
General Land office, under provis-
ions of Sec. 2455, r. S., pursuant to
the application of Rugerio Martinez
Serial No. O79185, we will offer at
public sale, to the highest bidder
but at not less than $1.OO per acre,
at 10 o'clock A. M, on the 5th dav
OF September, next, at this office.
the following tract of land:
Lots 1 and 2 Sec. II, T. % S.. R.
IA E. G. & S. R. M, Arizona
The sale will not be kept open.
out will be declared closed when
those present at the hour named
have ceased bidding. The person
making the highest bid will be re-
quired to Immediately pay to the
Receiver the amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely
the above-described land are ad-
vlsed to file their claims, or OBJ
Jectlons, on or before the time des-
ignated for sale.
p. J. KEOHANE
Register.
To be published for period of 5
consecutive weeks in the Nogales
Arizona International 1st publi-
cation August 3, 1910.
Nogales international., 1940-08-31
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY STATE OF
ARIZONA.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Mary A. Nolan, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed ExecutriX of the Estate of
Mary A. Noland deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within foul months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said EXecutrix at the law Of
fices of Duffy & Robins, 212 Trust
Building, Nogales, Arizona, the same
being the place for the transaction
OF the business of said estate, in
said County of Santa Cruz.
MARY KATHERINE BREEN,
EXecutrix of the Estate Of Mary
A. Nolan, deceased.
Dated NogaleS, Arizona, this 9th
day of July, 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
ROAD BODY PLANS
CALEDONIA TRIP
To Visit Farm To Determine
What State Will Do With
The Property

ASHEVILLE, Sept. D. Up The
state highway and public works COM
mission held a two-hour session here
today and voted to visit Caledonia
prison farm in Halifax county on
October 1 to determine what the
state will do with the farm property.
Badly damaged by recent floods,
the commission spent some time dis
cussing a proposal to turn the prop
critics into pasture for a livestock
venture.
The prison farm a completely
inundated by the Roanoke river,
which reached record breaking
heights recently, necessitating NOV
ing of 200 prisoners to Central prison
at Raleigh. All crops on the farm
were flooded when nine holes were
torn through the farm dixie along
the river.
It was pointed out at today's ses-
sion of the commission that the
state has an investment of $125,000
at Caledonia and no decision was
made here today. The commission
set October 1 as a date to meet at
Caledonia and go over the farm. The
Caledonia farm special committee
was instructed to continue its in
vestigations and report to the COM
mission at it's next meeting OF Oc-
tober Z at Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
H. l.. WILLIAMSON

Funeral services for Henry Luz
cious Williamson, 5~8-year-old clerk,
who died at~his home at 613 South
18th street at 2:15 o'clock MONDAY
morning after a long illness, were
held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the late residence.
The Rev. Woodrow Billiard, as
sisted by Mrs. W. T.. DeVane, con-
Quoted the services. Burial follow
ed in Bellevue cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Claude williamson; one daughter,
Miss Frances Williamson; h r e G
sons. Elmer, ROME and Everett
williamson; one sister, Mrs. Tom
Nicols; one brother, E. A. Will
hanson, all of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
OBITUARIES
MRS. AMY M. McEACHERN

Funeral services for Mrs. Amy
Merritt McEachern, wife of John
S. McEachern, who died Sunday
at James Walker Memorial hospi-
tai following a brief illness, were
held at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the Church of the Covenant,
Burial followed in Oakdale GENE
terry.
The Rev. J. Harry Whitmore
pastor of the church, conducted the
services.
Honorary pallbearers were: Hen
ry L. Taylor, Sr., Fred Willetts, E.
M. Dewey, Jack LeGrand, J. c.
Hobbs, Watson Sherrod, Charles B,
Newcomb and DR.. David R. Murchi-
son. Active pallbearers were: Rob.
ert Merritt, Clyde Lassiter, Louis
Darden, Neal McEachern, Hugh Nc
Eachern and Roderick Houston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
OFFICERS NAMED
BY N. E.. BARRIERS
L. H. Koonce Will Headlines
ter BARRIERS; Felmet Select
ed BY Journeymen

CHARLOTTE, Sept. g. up "A
Joint meeting OF. the Associated
Master BARRIERS and the Journey
mems BARRIERS. Association of North
Carolina adjourned here today after
officers were elected and other rou.
tine transacted at separate sessions.
The journeymen Voted to hold
their 1941 convention in Charlotte
simultaneously with the annual
meeting of the State Federation of
Labor. The master BARRIERS decided
to meet next in Winston-Salem.
L. H. Koonce, of Raeford, was
elected president of the master bar
bers. He succeeds W. M. Stamper
of ,Winston-Salem. Others Officers
we're named as follows: r. L. Ad
kins, Raleigh, first vice president
S. J. Burrows, second vice presi
dent; B. M. Crawford, Charlotte,
third vice president; John Milhol
land, Salisbury, fourth vice presi
dent; Hoyle Griffin, Albemarle, fifth
vice president; B. A. Cox, Ellerbe
secretary-treasurer, and w. E. Pa
tillo, chaplain.
The journeymen reelected Mark
Felmet, Asheville, president, and c
S. Sapp as first vice president. They
elected the following new officers
B. C. McGimsey, Asheville, c. r
Hicks, Durham, e. L. Proctor, High
Point, and B. c. Cook, Raleigh vice
presidents; R. B. Davis Salisbury,
secretary-treasurer, and b.. e. Brown,
Durham, chaplain. e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
CLAW COMES TO TEXAS"
is OFFERED AT BIJOJ

Bill Elliott, Columbia's new out
door action star, will cheerfully
take any risk called for by the
script He'll fall from a stumbling
bronco, leap over a canyons edge
engage in a dozen hand-to-hand
battles with the villain and other
wise comport himself with all the
daredevilish courage expected of a
cowboy star. Bill will cheerfully
do these things, he will just as
cheerfully admit, sure, but I don't
guarantee to like it."
A shining instance of what he
means occurred during the screen
ing O. 1.-THE Law Comes to Texas
in which he is currently starred at
the Bijou t--eatre with Veda Ann
Borg, Elliott, chasing bandits who
plan to waylay a stagecoach on a
high mountain pass, was required
to -h~w both surprise and fear as
unseen snipers outline his head
with rifle shots.
Chapter three Of Terry and the
Pirates and 8 Stooge comedy com
plete the program. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
Movie Revues
RHYTHM ON THE RIVER"
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

The Carolina theatre will pre-
sent Rhythm on the River" for
the last times today. Since its
opening on Labor Day many have
acclaimed this new musical ro-
nance to be one of the most en-
tertaining pictures seen here in
many months. Bing Crosby, Mary
Martin, Basil Rathbone and Oscar
Information Please" Levant are
the stars of the production, which
is literally packed with romance,
fun and song hits. Songs featured
in the picture include the title
song, "P.hythm on the II r.,
when the Moon Comes Over Mad
ison Square, "Ain't 1t a Shame
About Name" and "What Would
Shakespeare Have Said"
Starting tomorrow, for thr e e
days, the Carolina will present
Enrol Flynn in THE Sea Hawk,
with Brenda Marshall, Claude
Rains, Donald Crisp and Ali
Hale. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
TO DRAFT u. S.
INDUSTRIES OKEHED
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
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CONTINUED From rage Une)
tory operating arrangement could
not be worked out with the owner.
|. Chairman vinson D-Ga) of the
house naval committee announced
he would propose still a third YER
sion of this draft industry" sug
gestlon, closely resembling the modi
fication of the military committee
but emitting a section of the latter
making refusal to comply a felony
punishable by a $4,000 fine.
Meanwhile Senator Overton term
ed wholly without foundation" 8
statement he attributed to Wendell
Willkie that the senate provision
was directed or inspired by the adj
ministration.
In the house debate 1t was mostly
a day for opponents of compulsory
peace-time military training. There
was frequent applause in the packed
galleries for speeches criticizing the
program as unnecessary and viola
tive of democratic principles.
Final Vote Slated
General discussion of the legisla
ton will continue until tomorrow
night. Then amendments will bt
considered, starting Thursday noon
c-- -,k- - cahaIYYl06 fn1
Friday or Saturday.
Rep. SABBATH D-IlD, an administra
ton supporter, opened the debate
with a statement that 1t would be
better to train without fighting
than to fight without training"
Then, Rep. Fish (R-NY) arose tt
say that peace-time CONSUMPTION II
America sis the direct road to Hit
lerism, dictatorship and nationa
socialism,"
He expounded a principal argu'
ment of opponents of the bill wher
he said:
"We must give the American
volunteer system a chance befor'
resorting to any form of militar!
CONSUMPTION in time of peace, ant
before regimenting American you'll
into a huge military machine after
the pattern of foreign dictators."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04

NADIA, Mexico, and our own east
ern and Gulf seaboards. Their con-
sequent Importance in hemisphere
defense is obvious. For these rea-
som 1'have taken advantage of the
present opportunity to acquire
them"
In edition to Jackson's opinion,
copies OF notes exchanged between
Secretary Hull and the British am
bassador, Lord Lothian, were at
tache- to the message.
The latter. set forth the locations
of the bases, stipulat i that they
were to be, Held by the United
State on a 99-year lease md that
the private owners of the property
were to be compensated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
MRS. WAYNE MORRIS
IS GRANTED DIVORCE
Is Given Custody Of Son. D..
erty Settlement Is Made .'0p'
Out Of Court

LOS ANGELES, Sept, s-,p
Mrs. Wayne Morris, the fo,n.
Leonora (Bubbles) schinssi, Ns1
York socialite tobacco heiress
day was granted an i~nter,ocn,o,,,
decree of divorce from the MOT.
picture actor. "o'
Mrs. Morris was granted o,.
tody of Bert de Wayne Mort Wy
born last December. A nrono H.
settlement was made out Of no,'u
After the Morrises separated ' Ias.
June, Morris filed a petition ''s'
Judge Ben B. Lindsey's 'Cour, Il.
Reconciliation" but the reconon VI
alton effort failed and Mrs M.
ris last week filed a supplomoa
tary petition asking a divorS~
Judge Lindsey granted the divore,
after hearing testimony privatars
from Mrs. Morris and her moth.E
Morris was represented by roSr
sci. >ON
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
"ALIAS THE DEACON" is
OFFERED AT THE ROYAL

Bob Burns, with his bazooka and
his homely, humorous stories about
the kinfolk back yonder, returns
to the screen in the new comedy,
alias the Deacon" which opens
at the Royal Theatre today.
Mischa Auer In Cast
Comedy situations are height
ened by the presence Ct Mischa
Auer, who appears with Burns for
the first time. AS the volatile bar
Der of an oil boom town, Auer
helps Burns solve the difficulties
of some troubled friends by out.
whiting a group of smal1-time
crooks.
Dennis O'Keefe and Peggy Mo
ran pr vide the romantic interest,
and O'Keefe pairs with Quinn "Bis
Boy Williams in a desperate zen
round prizefight that proves the
alton hight ht of the picture.
Capable Talent
Others in the strong supporting
cast include Ed Brophy, Spencer
Charters, Bonnie Bartlett, Thurs
ton Hall, Jack Carson, Virgini:
Brissac and George Moran.
A Pop Eye cartoon, a Reelisn
subject and one of Paramount!
popular Headliner series constitut,
the Royal Varieties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
NO INSULT

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-(APeA
youth who slapped a girl be.
cause she called him a "screw.
ball" was nicked SIS today by q
Judge.
Being called a screwball is
no insult" Judge j. M. Braude
told Fred Menth, 20. II myself
am an honorary member of the
National Order of Screwballs."
They then figured it was
worth" SIS and costs to slap
Anna Mae Michalik, 20, for u.s.
ing the name in derisiOn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
+SPOrts+
SIX FISHERMEN ARE
STRANDED AT SEA
WHEN GAS RUNS OUT
Continued from Page Three

bulky bundle afloat, while the more
rangy Thornton looked more IKE
a submarine almost submerged.
They made shore in due course
and headed towards Wrightsvllle
for help, but at Masonboro Inlet
there was no help to be had and
even for able swimmers the chan
mel was impossible. Not to be out
done, they retraced their steps and
walked to Carolina Beach, arriving
early in the morning as the usual
festivities we're dying out. with
blistered feet and parched tongues
they badly needed and received
medical assistance from DR.. Hall,
who also put to their service his
delivery car to deliver them safely
home.
I'm the meantime no assistance
came to the members of the crew
and they. remained safely aboard
the trusty ship until after day
break. David Harriss, his heart
going out to the stranded fisher
men by reason of having had a
similar experience in the past sent
his boat to the aid of the crew IN
charge of Benny Plat and Milton
Brown. After ~traversing the sea for
several hours they finally found
the anchored boat as the sun came
up and delivered the much needed
gasoline. Whereupon the crew pro-
ceeded home, tired but happy fish
ermen. AS they were dividing the
fish the boat tilted and all the fish
went overheard into Banks Chan
mel and they went to their respec-
tive homes empty handed" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
A. F. MERRITT

CLINTON, Sept. 3. - Funera
services for Amzie Ferdinand Mer'
rift, 60, who died about noon yes.
terday at his home near Turkey
after a short illness, were held al
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon from
the late residence.
The Rev. Gustav Allrich, of Sew
en- Springs, conducted the services
Burial followed in the family GENE.
terry.
He is survived by two daughters
Misses Mary and Lucy Merritt; two
sons, Bryant and Roy Merritt; two
brothers, P. B. and Forrest Merritt
three sisters, Mrs. Preston Malpass
Mrs. Tom Al Moore, and Mrs. Stew
art Merritt; three grandchildren
Bobby, Wilbur Louis and Kenneth
R.. Best.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
ENGLAND REJOICES
OVER WARBOAT DEAL
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ment to the house of commons on
Thursday, went tonight to See the
king and, undoubtedly, to discuss
the arrangements in the light OF
their significance to the empire.
That agreement in principle had
been reached on the air and naval
bases was made known here two
weeks ago, but the British had
waited anxiously for the news of
the destroyers: especially so since
Churchill told parliament a fort
night back that Britain hoped
America would see fit to send
these timely reinforcements" to
bridge the gap between the British
peacetime flotillas of 1889 and the
war time flotillas they expect to
have ready soon.
Officials said it was no secret
that Britain needed the %destroyers
for conveys, dealing with sub
marines and keeping open sea
channels between the United King.
dom and the two Americas" This
need has become all the more
pressing in the face of a formally
proclaimed total blockade of Brit
ish waters by Germany's air and
sea forces.
30 Destroyers Sunk
The Germans have sunk at least
80 of Britain's 1875 d%estroyers and
others have been damaged. There
have been some requirements from
new construction, but the number
is a secret. However, American ma
val source said the fifty average
ships would give the United King.
dom in the neighborhood of 200 de-
stroyers for it's whole far-flung EN-.
pire.
Before the wal Germany had q
d%estroyers; Italy, 81.
Officially the whole arrangement
was described here as "a practical
method of contributing to each
others defense requirements" II
shows, a spokesman said, how de.
Imocracies can insure through nego'
tiations their own and common in.
terests."
The results, it was stated, will
be three-fold:
l. The d%estroyers are a 'timely
reinforcement to the British navy
in maintaining control of the At
lantic;
2. The s9-year defense base
leases from the South American
mainland to Newfoundland are Sc
contribution to the security of tn,
United States" a thing which tn,
British recognize is bound up
with the future of world civiiiza
ton; and
3. There will be a materia
Strengthening of common defense
in the Western hemisphere.
The destroyers will come t,
Britain manned by British crews
and with British names, nava
sources said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
DESTROYER RULING
GIVEN BY JACKSON
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tention of delivering them to a
belligerent. In the case of the de-
stroye-s, he e d, this was
clearly" not true.
On the other hand, he said, il
would be legally impossible" for
the british government to take
the torpedo or mosquito boats
out of this country after their
completion, "since to the extent
of such completion at least they
would have been built, armed OF
equipped with such intent"
Jackson'c ruling on the torpedo
boats, made June "a, was men
toned by the president when the
latter called off the sale of 2(
such =ssels to the British.
In the opinion made public to-
day, the attorney general advised
the president that the agreement
with Britain-to transfer the de-
stroyers in return for naval ano
air bases in British possessions
of the Western hemisphere-could
be concluded by him without rati'
fication by the senate.
There was presidential power"
he added, Ito transfer title and
possession of the proposed con.
sideration -'pon certification by ap'
propriate staff officers"
The 1917 law cited by jackson
read in pat:
During a war in which the Unit
ed States is a neutral nation, il
shall be unlawful to send out 81
the jurisdiction of the Unite
States any vessel built, armed, OF
equipped as a vessel of war, OF
converted from a private vesse
into a -ssel of war, with any
intent or .ader any agreement. .
tina such vessel shall be delivered
to a belligerent nation. 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-04
BRIGHT TOBACCO
PRICES AVERAGE
Is TO 20 CENTS
Continued From Page One)

Mount at an unofficial average of
between 10 and 10 cents. Quality
was not very good but Sales Super
visor E. G. Johnston, Jr., said that
most farmers were pleased. Common
type predominated. Few tags were
turned to indicate grower dissatis-
faction with the price offered.
Official figures were not available
on the Kinston market but a reliable
estimate placed sales at 10000
pounds, for $17.75 OF SIS a hundred.
Tarboro reported 100,1S0 pounds
sold for s2O.36 a hundred. Quality
was good, no tags turned and
there was little damaged tobacco on
the floors. All companies had buyers
on the market.
At Wendell the first days average
was 20.51; sales totaled $52,467.63
for 256,086 pounds; quality fair;
floors cleared.