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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
new RECORD SET
BY GLIDER PILOT
Motorless Planes Termed
Answer To u. S. Pilot
Training Problem

SUN VALLEY, Idaho, Aug. g.
R-Soaring more than two miles
above the jagged sawtooth noun
tains for what may be a new ma
tional record, Levin B. Barrlnger
of Orange, N. j., gave added en-
phasis to his contention that the
motorless plane offers a method
for training pilots for national de-
tense.
Barringer's vehicle was a glider
which he brought here last week
to make tests in contemplation OF
the establishment of a gliding cen
ter in the Sun Valley area. 1t was
his own record that was shattered,
if Paragraph readings Of 10,4OO
feet are authenticated by the bu-
reau of standards in Washington.
He established the old records at
$500 feet on July 4, 1889, at FL
mira, N. Y.
Glider enthusiasts, Barringer as
serts, started Germany on her way
toward attaining her striking air
strength by providing the means
for training $780, 900 pilots.
Gliding schools started in Ger
many in, 1928, when aviation en-
thusiasts, to whom the Versailles
treaty forbid power planes, start
ed gliding clubs" Barringer ex-
planned. In 1928, the government,
seeing the possibilities behind the
enthusiasm of the members Of
these clubs, stepped in and SUBJ
sidized them"
In 1884, Barringer said he saw
hundreds of enthusiastic students,
quarterd in good hotels, tinkering
with planes, representatives OF
more than go flying clubs in the
reich. Specialized government me-
neurological service already was
available.
The fier declared that the cream
of these amateurs became army
pursuit pilots, others were assign
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
War Interpretive

Figures fantastically at variance
with British official listing of cargo
ships sunk recently in the Nazi
co%unter-sea seige Of England have
been published by Berlin. The fate
of England may hang on which
side is right or nearest right; on
which is deliberately concealing or
distorting the truth for propanda
or military reasons.
Experience and some previous
circumstances of this war teach
distant observers to believe that
the British ship loss accounting is
more reliable than that of Ger
many. During the World war, the
British did not conceal their cargo
ship losses, even when they reach
ed a weekly aggregate that brought
England within weeks Of famine.
In this war they have given out
much more detailed statements OF
such losses than Berlin sponsored
Continued on Page Four; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
Control WLiquor Marks
Operution FAB Stores
PROFITS INCIDENTAL
Survey Shows Bootlegging
Practically Eliminated
By Constant Check
BY O SPARROW

A Is Tor Alcoholic
B is for Beverage
And c Is for Control, the biggest
word Of all in the title of the New
Hanover county Alcoholic Beverage
Control board.
During the past year enforcement
officers of the ABC board arrested
no. less than $50 people for violation
Of the act controlling the sale of
liquor in New Hanover county, and
defendants convicted through the
activities of these agents were given
sentences in state and federal courts
totalling s. years and three months.
No less than 1,067 gallons of nom
taxpaid liquor were seized. A total
of Al stills were destroyed, and H.
$50 gallons of mash were spilled.
Fourteen automobiles and three bi-
cycles were seized and four establish
ments were padlocked. The total
capacity of the stills DESTROYED was
$3.50 gallons.
All of which means bootleggers did
not find their business very profit
able during the past fiscal year in
New Hanover county.
This enforcement was carried out
by three men, paid from the funds
derived from the operation Of the
Abe liquor stores, men who prior to
the enactment of the ABC law and
the opening of the stores were not
available to make possible the con
troll Of whiskey.
OF course, these men had plenty OF
c%ooperation from the police 'lepart-
ment Of the city of Wilmington, the
police of Carolina Beach and
Wrightsville Beach, from the sheriff
and deputies sheriff of New Han
- Doro nShrao. Col. Il
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JAPS FILE PROTEST.
London Bankers Members
OF Two OF Japan's Most
Prominent Families
SPY NETWORK LIMITED
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. ga Dip
lomatic crisis over Britain's
sudden detention of the Lon
don representatives of two
of Japan's most powerful
families-a seizure that al
most paralleled the recent ar
rest of Britons in Japan-ap-
peared to be developing to-
night.
An unconfirmed report
that all Japanese ships sail
ing for Great Britain had
been ordered to make for
Lisbon, Portugal, was cir
culated by Exchange Tele-
graph, British news agency.
Over Berlin Radio
The agency attributed the report
to the Berlin wireless. The Japan
csc earlier had expressed objec-
tons to the British blockade OF
Europe which now extends from
the Arctic to North Africa.
Britain's arrest of the Japanese
brought a swift reaction.
The Japanese ambassador, Nam
oru Shigemitsu, went to the very
top-to Foreign Minister Lord Hall
fax himself-to make a IS t r o n 6
protest" and in a Commute inter-
view with the Viscount he was re-
ported to have made an outright
demand that the internees, Satoru
Mikahara and Shunsukei Tanabe,
be released forthwith.
Mikihara and Tanabe, agents Of
the fabulously wealthy Mitsubishi
and Mitsui families-members Of
a small group of such families
which controls nearly all Japanese
industry and finance-Were arrest
ed quietly during the night and
other reports indicated that arrests
of other japanese were going for
WdIO dill OVCI I1C o11IloIA SiAAEAAS'
Nothing was said officially by
the British but unofficially it was
declared that the arrests were
made on the grounds of national
security" under the act regulating
aliens in wartime.
Spy Syndicate
At the same time, sections OF
the London press carried reports
of the ferreting-out Of a widespread
spy syndicate in the empire, es-
pecially in Canada, Australia and
Burma.
All this provided a set or cir
cumstances almost identical under
which the Japanese had made ar
rests of British subjects-arrests
which were declared in Tokyo to
Continued on Page Thre; Col. 81
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CHANDLER TAKES
LEAD IN KENTUCKY
Former Governor Running
6 To | Ahead OF Near
est Opponent

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3.-P)
United States Senator A.. B. Happy)
Chandler was running almost 6 to
1 ahead of the nearest of five OPP
ponents for the democratic nomina-
ton for the unexpired term of the
late Senator M. M. Logan tonight
on returns from approximately one
third Of the states 4,341 precincts
in today's primary.
State political leaders for days
considered his nomination certain by
a large majority.
Unofficial figures from 1854 pre-
cincts gave:
Chandler 67,408.
Charles P. Farnsley 1889.
Walter B. Smith, Bell county at
torney, was making a runaway OF
the republican senatorial 'nomina-
Continued on Page Seven; Col. ~
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laps File
Oil Ban
Protest

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-R
Japan protested formally to-
day against the embargo which
makes it impossible for her to
purchase aviation gasoline in
this country.
Kensuke HOrinouchi, the Jap
anese ambassador. handed a
note of protest to Sumner
Welles, under secretary of state,
ON instructions from his gov
eminent.
Polite but grave, the ambass-
ador strobe into the under sec
retary's office in the Rocco old
State department building.
Welles, standing beside his desk
as HOrinOuchi entered, smiled
and shook hands. Then they
discussed briefly the formal
communication.
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CLAIM $50
PLANES IN JULY
Three Armed Merchant
men Sent Down By
Bombs, Say Nazis
By The Associated Press)

BERLIN, Aug. 3.-G-A German
general of aviation talked threaten
ingly today of an invasion Of Eng
land, not across the tossing Chan
mel but with great aerial armadas
striking simultaneously in an en-
veloping and paralyzing movement
from the Skies.
The pounding of the British Isles
by German. bombers week after week
represents nothing more than mere
pin pricks" set against what is to
come said the general, Kar]
Schweickhard.
"Our possible positions of take
off from bases in Scandinavia, from
the North Sea coast and from the
coasts Of France" he added, guar
antee the development Of England
from many sides, with simultaneous
arrival Of u aircraft at every OBJ
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04

H. R. Emory, executive director
of the Housing Authority. Of the
City of Wilmington, yesterday
made public a letter. he had for
warded to Frederick Willetts. To-
cal real estate dealer. taking. issue
with a suggestion that an effort be
made to . levy. taxes. against the.
slum-clearance projects here
Emory's letter follows:
I see in the newspaper account
of Tuesdays meeting of the Ro-
tary club a report Of a suggestion.
said to have been advanced by
you, that the club sponsor legisla-
ton designed to remove the ad va
lorem tax exemption applying to
the low rent projects Of the Hous-
ing Authority.
Assuming that you were correct
ly quoted, I venture to wonder
whether you have come into DOS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
ENGINEERS CLOSE
BEACH SESSIONS
OF State Planning
Commission Asked; Of
ficers Nominated

Calling for a revival Of the State
Planning commission and nominal
ing officers for the year 1941, the
North Carolina Society of Engineers
closed its midsummer meeting yes
terday at the Ocean Terrace hotel,
Wrightsville Beach.
M'Kean Maffitt, Wilmington u
perintendent of waterworks and
sewerage, introduced a resolution
calling for the formation Of a COM
mi lee from the society to work
with the state budgetary commits
sion toward appropriating funds Tor
the operation Of the Planning COM
mission for two years.
The resolution was passed unani-
mously but the committee was not
appointed yesterday. ~.
Officers-nominate, who will be
elected through mail ballot ~
days prior to the January meeting
of the society in Raleigh, were as
follows:
For president: W. G. Browning
of the State Highway commission,
Raleigh. ~ 90
For vice-president: T.. j.. Hewitt
Of Wilmington, and Charming B.
Brown, Of Charlotte.
The secretary-treasurer Will oe
appointed by the chairman OF n
ro1, boord of dfrocf0rs
Two papers, both conforming to
the Research" theme carried out
during the meeting, were presented
at the last business session at the
hotel yesterday afternoon.
George w. Hutchinson, technical
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
Berlin Radio Declares
Jap Vessels Ordered
To Enter Neutral Port
NAZI RAIDS RESUMED
Churchill Warns British
Not To Relax Defense;
Attack Predicted
PLANES CHASED AWAY
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 4.-(Sun-
day. - German warplanes
dashed England, Scotland and
Wales with heavy bomb at
tacks early today, several
after Prime Minister Church
ill warned Britons to be
ready for a mass Nazi at
tack at any time.
Authorities said, however,
that the raids caused no ma
terial damage and no casual
ties.
The heaviest anti-aircraft
fire yet heard in Wales greet
ed enemy planes over many
coastal towns and well in
land. Some bombs were
dropped but the defense fire
repeatedly broke up attempts
at a sustained raid, reports
said.
45-Minute Attack
The Germans cruised over north
east, southeast and southwest Scot
land for As minutes, dropping high
explosives in attacks, authorities
said, on open country districts.
A terrific explosion shook water
front property in a northeast Eng
land coast town as enemy planes
flew over. Southwest England also
was visited but there was no bomb
ing.
The British reported last night
their air raiders had gone across
the channel to pound at likely
blitzkrieg springboards while the
ground forces worked at top speed
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
COMPROMISE SEEN
ON TRAINING BILL
Administration Leaders
foreseeing Fight, Work
To Line Up Vote

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. B -
An administration drive to line up
1hs senate vote needed to pass the
burke Wadsworth compulsory mill
.asY service bill was begun today,
.ul 50 much opposition was mani
.ss.eu mat some supporters predict
u d compromise would be necessary.
Aeaousn Senator Burke D-Neb),
''V u the co'authors of the bill, pre-
N'0n'lnled on Page Three; Col.1)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
By the Associated Press

WIG ASSOSA0GCu A1CSS
At their face value, German sta
tistics on shipping destroyed by
bomb and torpedo in the reich's
11-month counter-blockade indicat-
ed today an actual tapering off at
a time when some German Off
Gals picture the campaign at full
lit.
Authorized sources in Berlin said
that July's toll against merchant
shipping amounted to $50, 900 tons.
Linking this with $50, 900 tons of
claimed damage to merchant ship
ping perhaps-in the German view
would tend to lessen the dispar-
ity between reported July sinkin.gs
and those tabulated for preceding
months.
The total of 1929, 213 tons des-
troyed which Germany claimed for
the first 10 months of the war-a
figure hooted at in London as a
four-to-one OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
out to 1872, 921 tons monthly as COM
pared with $50, 900 tons for the 18th
month.
German comment in recent days
has been .picturing the present air
and naval pressure on British ship
ping as. sufficient in itself to crack
Continued ON Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
IldeS For Today

IT bureau GIoN, Aug. s.-R-weath-
'ainfall for records of temperature and
n the nrin eHe - hours ending s p. M,
md else pfhbnclpal cotton-growing areas
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
WEATHER

", FURECAST
|xja a's and u TSafollna, South Carolina, Geor-
FSith asI florida: Mostly cloudy Sunday,
epdin @e99f !ed data for the "a hours
DAlDs ''SO p. m. yesterday.
lon Temperature
b.. q. d; M n; 70; 1870 a. m. "a; 1:3C D.
|ainimnna ''So p. IN. 50; maximum /:
o9; mean II; normal 70.
1M Humidity
ii; 1880 p. m. Is. 49, LOU p
TITO, Precipitation
aon eai td dor a hours ending 7:3o D. m.
ES iuc iv.ai since first Of the month,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
Sinks
British Ship
At Cibralter
Sinking Occurs Few Miles
From Fortress, Spanish
. Report Declares
NAZI CLAIMS STUDIED
July Totals Are Less ;
Greece Lost 9 Ships
During Month

CADIZ, Spain, Aug. 4.-(Sunday)
The torpedoing of an unidentified
British merchantmen by a subma-
rine a few miles off the British
fortress of Gibraltar was reported
early today when IS survivors were
landed here by the Palacio, an
other British merchant vessel.
The survivors identified the SUBJ
marine az German but gave no de-
tails on the torpedoing or on their
ship.
LA LINEA, Spain, Aug. s.
A plane which the swellers near
Gibraltar have come to call 1.-The
Informer' appears daily over Brit
aims great fortress rock, observing
warship movements and defense
preparations in the face of anti
aircraft fire.
The visits nearly always are fol-
lowed by bombing raids.
According to available Informal
ton here, THE Informer" W a S
able to report today that no Brit
ish warships were left at Gibral-
tar.
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Continued on Page Three; Col.
Evening star., 1940-03-26

ATLANTA, GA. HACK TO
"HELL IN GEORGIA"-Rich-
ard Gallogly, wealthy fugitive
from a life sentence in Geor-
gia, pictured stepping from a
State troopers car while en-
route to Tattnall State Prison
from Dallas, Tex, where he
lost a six-month fight against
returning to serve his term
for a thrill" Staying. On
leaving Dallas he said: I'm
going back to hell"
"A. P. Wirephoto.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Engagements Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Feather
man of Nottingham, Pa, announced
the engagement of their sister, Miss
A. Margaret Featherman and Mr..
Howard F. Ewing, son of Mr.. Har-
vey S. Ewing of Rising Sun, at a
luncheon given at the Post House,
Saturday afternoon, May IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r. Hague.
Elkton, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Rose Catherine
to Mr.. Ward B. Nickle, SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Nickle Of Elkton.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard s. Vincent,
Elkton, have announced the engage
ment Of their daughter Alice Miller
Vicent to Mr.. William s. Armstrong,
Jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. William s.
Armstrong. The wedding will take
place in the Elkton Methodist
Church on Saturday, June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Spratt, of
Cherry Hill, announce the engage
men Of their daughter, Miss Anna
Emily Spratt, to Mr.. Orvills Reeves.
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Reeves.
Childs. The wedding win take place
June 17.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Academy And Church
Benifciaries In Will

Old West Nottingham Academy
will receive three-fourths of the es-
tate of the late DR.. Ernest Row
land of Liberty Grove, valued at
between $4,000 and 100000 upon
the death of the widow, according
to the terms of the will admitted to
probate in the Orphans Court at
Elkton,
The will provides that the resi-
dence property, all the household
goods and $1,000 in cash are to go
to the widow outright. The re-
mainder of the estate is to be held
in trust by the Baltimore Safe De-
post and Trust Company, the inter-
lest therefrom to be paid to the
widow for the remainder of her life.
Upon her death, Is per cent of
the estate goes to the academy
and the remainder to erect and furn-
ish dormitory to be known as
the Rowland Memorial. The re-
mainder of the estate is to go to
the West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church for the upkeep of the
church and the cemetery.
In case the church has passed out
of existence at the time and no
longer functions, the bequest Is to
go to the New Castle Presbytery.
The Baltimore Safe Deposit and
Trust Company is named as admin
istrator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Cecil College Club Holds
Spring Party

The Spring party Of the Cecil
County College Club was held on
Saturday, May II, at Sandy Cove
Elk Neck. About fifty members OF
the club attended and honored the
founders of the organization,
The founders of the group were
Misses Emily Moore, Henrietta B,
Cameron, Marian Underwood, Alice
Miller, Mrs. Rodney Frazer and Mrs.
Hill. The Club was organized in
1924.
Following the luncheon and sew
eral musical selections Miss Alice
Miller of Port Deposit spoke on
her experiences at Williamsburg, Va,
the Rockefeller restoration OF
Colonial buildings and history.
The Club elected Mrs. Helen w.
Watson, Perryville, President. sue
ceeding Mrs. Dodson, Rising Sun,
whose term had expired. Miss
Katherine Bratton, Elkton. was
elected vice-president and Miss Mar
garet Bowers, also of Elkton, was
chosen recording secretary Miss
Florence Moore was elected CORES
ponding secretary and Miss Anna
Pethersky, treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Personal And Social

Miss Mann Mccoy, Of Oxford, Wis
tied Rising Sun friends during the
week.
Mrs. Samuel w. Fitzgeral, Of
Colora, is a patient in Union Me.
mortal Hospital, Baltimore.
Mrs. John Harris, of Virginia, is
spending some time with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Etter, near
town.
Visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Clifford during the week were DR..
and Mrs. Pearce Hayes, Of Furkien,
China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Richie, of
Pilot, entertained at dinner on Sun
day, their son Charles and family
of this town.
Mrs. Asher s, Robertson entertain
ed the members of the Komade Klub
on Friday evening, at her home on
East Main street.
Mrs. Robert Williams and daugh-
ter Susan, of Baldwin, are spending
some time with the formers mother
Mrs. Emma Donache.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ward and
four children, of Towanda, Pa, were
visitors of Miss Mary Brumfield and
]. e. Brumfield on Saturday.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
K. Thomas on Wednesday last were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Henry and grand
daughter, Idella, Mrs. Elmer D.
Russie, Mrs. l.. Meridath and
Maurice Moriarty, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cherry en-
tertained at Sunday dinner: Mrs.
Mary Cherry, Mrs. Clara B. Keen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Irwin, Miss Is
abel Irwin, Narbeth, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Paul Keen, son Bobby,
Perryville.
Mr.. Isaac Yocum has returned to
his home at West Nottingham, from
Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia,
where he was a patient for some
weeks, suffering from the effects of
a fall. He is able to get about with
the help of crutches.
Richard Alexander, of Laurel
Springs, New Jersey, student at
West Nottingham Academy, was
seized with a sudden and violent att
tack of appendicitis on Saturday
evening and hurried to Union Hos
pital, Elkton, by DR.. r. c. Dodson,
where he underwent successful
operation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Briefly Noted News

The A. M. Vanneman property In
Port Deposit, has been purchased by
w. w. Moore, of that town.
DR.. j. L. Trone has purchased the
residence property of Miss. W.
Frank Kali in Elkton Heights.
Rev. Frank A. Holland, pastor
of Leeds M. P. Church for several
years past, has retired from the
ministry.
A field fire, near Elkton, getting
out of control spread over nearly
200 acres and destroyed the barn
on the Conner farm before being
checked.
The Women's Democratic Club
of Cecil County met on Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Mackie, at Providence.
The trustees of the Cherry Hill
Cemetery Association purchased the
Carter property, adjoining the
church property, at public sale.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wat
err Witch Fire Company, of Port
Deposit, held a very successful bake
Saturday afternoon, realizing $40.
The ladies of Eberezer will have a
Chicken and Waffle Supper at the
Community House, Tuesday evening
May 28th. Supper at 500 o'clock.
Charged with the larcency of six
wild geese from Thomas Penning-
ton, of Elk Neck, Sheriff Randolph
arrested Alfred Crouch and landed
him in jail.
A mule belonging to Winton Gray
beal, got out of the pasture field on
the highway near Sylmar, one night
last week, and was struck and kill
ed by a Greyhound bus.
The Durney farm, near Earleville
Cecil county, has been purchased by
one Of the duPonts. improvements
being made on the house, when COM
pleted will make it one of the finest
mansions in that locality.
State Police John Norvicki, who
for the past several years has been
located in Elkton, has been promoted
to first-sergeant and assigned to the
Easton-Salisbury district. He has
been succeeded in the Elkton district
by Corporal Henry O'Hara.
Rev. Paul Mccoy, formerly of our
town, occupied the ,pulpitSof RHINE
Sun Methodist Church on Sunday
morning, in the absence of the pas
tor, Rev. j. B. Dickerson, who was
attending annual conference. Mr.,
Mccoy left Sunday afternoon for the
conference, where he was to be
ordained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-24
Buy A Poppy

May $3.50 is Poppy Week. Buy
one of these little red flowers and
contribute your bit to the happiness
of thousands of disabled War Vet
Grams and their families.
Mrs. Evelyn Dunbar, rehabilitation
chairman of Cecil Unit No. 15,
American Legion Auxiliary, makes
a plea for the purchase of the bright
little. tokens of hope and cheer, and
states:
"Most of the money contributed
here on Poppy Day will remain
right in Cecil County for use in
the work of our Unit among the
disabled and dependent families
here. We are at work constant
ly to make sure that men who
served the country in its time OF
need are not without help in their
time of need"