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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
EASLEY DEATH PROBE
is SET FOR MONDAY
Five Negroes Held For Investigation
In Connection With Death
OF Officer

SOUTHPORT, Aug. 22.-The in.
quest into the death of Charles Eas-
ley, assistant chief of Southport pc.
lice, whose funeral was held yester-
day, set for Friday night, has been
postponed until Monday, Coroner
John G. Caison said last night.
Five negroes are being held for
investigation in connection will
Easley's death. They are Shocks
Clemmons, James Green, Corky
Bowen, Nelson and Warren Hankins.
They were ordered held by District
Solicitor David Sinclair,
The inquest was set for 8 o'clock
at the courthouse,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
Serious Charges Heard

The senate Wednesday heard that the de-
ense program is being delayed by industry
because the margin of profit on government
war contracts is mot satisfactorily high"
Senator Walsh, among others, declared that
business men are holding off especially in
warplane production for this country because
they were receiving as high as 10 per cent
on foreign orders" Meanwhile, he added they
are trying to have the seven per cent limit
on American contracts eliminated. Senator Lee
Of Oklahoma confirmed the Walsh view, say
ing he could not Imagine a more unpatriotic
attitude" than that Of leaders in industry.
This is not the word that has come from
the national defense commission. In fact, it
Is the opposite Of the view there. The public
has been assured that both business and In
dustry is showing a cooperative spirit in the
governments rearmament effort. Delays in
getting the defense program in full swing, in
dustrially, we are told, have been due in large
measure to necessary reorganization in indus
Try, re-equipment of plants, building of new
plants and engineering problems which must
be solved before mass production can be start
ed.
4ucIS II BULL d WluS OlLl6IeQCe OGLWeeN the
declarations on the senate floor and from the
defense beard it is essential that the true
status Of industry in relation to defense be
Investigated by a neutral group which has no
leanings either to industrial covetousness, as
claimed by the above-named senators and
their syrnpathizers, or prejudice for or against
The draft as an abstract proposition. It was
Senator Lee who declared industrial leaders
have, put their patriotism on a cash basis"
yet expect congress to draft manpower to
protect their wealth.
1t is impossible that both senators and de-
tense board are wholly right. But it is possible
that both are partially correct. There may be
reason for some industries to complain Of the
profit margins established by the government.
But it is impossible that the government
should allow that to handicap the rearmament
program or cause Gripping delays in defense.
The situation must be reviewed and, if neces-
sary. corrective measures taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
THE f YOUNG
Raleigh News, and Observer

There is hope in the possibility that we may
be raising a wary generation of young people
as able to take care of themselves in the
speeds of this mechanical age as their an
cestors were in the forests. At any rate the
accidental deaths involving children between
the ages of five and ~fuorteen have decreased
81. per cent since 1882. That is progress. But
there is room for moreOn the basis of the
figures for 1879 it is still true that more young
people between the ages of 8 and 81 are kille
by accidents than by any disease.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
Interpreting The War
to seal the channel against Britain
shipping. =.
Kept French Craft

to seal the channel against Britain
shipping. =.
Kept French Craft
At the time of the French arms.
tice, the triumphant Nazisreserved
for their use French minelayers,
sWeepers and other small craft.
Some American military men
forecast then that the Nazs
planned to use these craft to lay
mines and protect an avenue Of
invasion across the channel at its
narroWest, from the areas around
Calais and Boulogne.
These experts predicted, too, that
big berthas" on the French coast
would be used with a two-fold pur.
pose: to close possible gaps in the
English coast end of the mine bar.
rage, and to lay down a curtain
Of fire ashore to shield the attempl.
ed landing of troops from bargeS
and other surface craft.
The chances for such a grand.
lose operation would depend, Of
course, on many uncertainties, in.
Guiding the effectiveness Of the ar.
tillery.
The first major test of the &C.
curacy of cross-channel shell fire
obviously appears a victory for the
British. The convoy apparently was
unscathed, although weather and
other conditions were most favor
able to the attackers.
1t is premature, nevertheless to
accept the incident as conclusive
Although the World war bombard'
ment Of Paris from a point IS miles
away demonstrated that firing at
extreme ranges is something OF a
hit-or-miss affair, the distances
across the channel are far shorter
presumably are improved
and there is some question whether
yesterdays shots We're directed BY
aerial spoilers who normally would
be considered indispensable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
MERICAN-CANADlA
DEFENSE UNIT NAMED
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One'
Welles, undersecretary OF s'a''
and Attorney General Jackson iV'
a conference on Britain's offer "
lease to the United States WeS's IT,
hemisphere territory deSlreo !"
naval and air bases. ,.,
Prior to the conference II na'
been understood that plans Ior az
cepting the proposal were aDDs
complete. In fact, early told new" .,
men that MI. Roosevelt hopeo ~. -
have an announcement a1'et
meeting. ,,L;+e
When the conferees left the "nls
House, however, Early salo ill.,
ly that there was nothing new Nv
on the proposal. Later IN Gay, W.,
Roosevelt conferred for t"o DUi
with the National Defense coli"'
sion. 10.
Presumably Mr.. Rooseve'
ceived from his earlier caHets
report on the legal questions WIN" .ire
would be involved in acced
such leases. This was unuei dis.
to have been the subject Oh
cussion the four men haa
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
Star-News Program

Consolidated Otty-Co~nty Government
under Council Manaow Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketino Facilities.
Arena TOR Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highpay from WrghtsstAe
Beach to Bold Head Island.
Extension OF CITY Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, to4d'
er Turning Basin, utth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern q
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Rive. Road to Southport. rto
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Prodne
ton through sustdtned-yteld methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
United industrial and Resort Pro
mottona1 Agency. supported BY "s.
countrywide taz
%Shtpyards and Drydoek.
Negro Health Center toy soxtheostern
North Carolina. developed oroxnd the
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital facilities for Vhttes.
Junior High School
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF notips 0raps oro.0!n0
Modern Tuberculosis sdndtortnm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

a manometer which checks
canorauon to determine whether
instruments are function
ing properly by testing altimeters.
and r~ate-of-climb indica-
tors, 1uel pressure, manifold pres.
sure suction gauges, and automat.
&c pilot SYMPTOMS has lust been
placed on the market.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
Are You Superstitious
. ABOUT
MONEY?
BY RUTH FARRAR
NEA Special CORRESPONDENT


Never take all the money on
of your purse or wallet; leave
coin or two, for money attract.
money. If you keep money vol
find, it will bring you good luck
Most people have their own pc
superstitions about money, DR.. B
A. Cartwright of the University O
Oklahoma found this compiling his
collection of H. 1000 pet beliefs-one
of the largest collections in the
world.
Here are some samples from his
files:
He who eats apples on St. James
Day will never want for money
Ants in your yard are a sign oil
prosperity.
Leap year pennies bring good
luck and should be kept.
If you sweep after the lamps are
lighted, you will sweep all your
riches away.
Where there are many spiders
gathered on the ground indicates
hidden treasure underneath the
soil. If a spider spins a web to-
ward you, you will receive money
soon. To dream of spiders is a
sign you will receive much money,
If you lose your job on Tues
day, you will marry money.
College girls eat oranges under
the bed in order to receive money
from home.
If you see a falling star and say
money three times before it is
lost to vision, you will find some
money.
If you wear a garment that has
a hole in it on Christmas Day, you
will lose money.
1t n wears his shoe soles only
in the middle, it is a sign he will
become wealthy.
If you find money in a horse
track, you will some day have
great wealth.
If you first see the new moon
over your left shoulder and have
money in your pocket, you will
receive. more money soon.
If money is worn in the heel of
a brides shoe, wealth will attend
her.
IT you sneeze when bargaining,
your bargain will turn out well.
II your palm is very shallow you
will some day be wealthy.
To drop a slice of bread, but
terside down, is a sign that unex-
pected money is coming to you.
II you mark a coin, spend it.
and it returns to you, you will in
herit a fortune.
If you sew in the twilight, you
will never be rich.
To dream of fish or eggs is a
sign you will receive money.
If a coin which falls from YOUR
hand rolls, money will come to
you easily.
Many Paris, Mo-, children be-
lieve pennies grow on a tree. The
legend was created by D. E. Blan-
who before his death was a
newspaper publisher.
During his career Blanton rave
away literally bushels of pennies
children who called at his office
Many adult citizens of Paris saw
when they were children they be.
l1eved in B1anton's "pennv
!.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
JAPANESE ENVOY
TO U. S. RECALLED
Continued from Page One)

and considered it likely they would
be replaced by men of the aggres-
sive, nationalistic school.)
Heading the list of those recall
ed was Kensuke Horinouchi, soft
spoken ambassador to Washington
for two years. His successor has
not been named, but political OBJ
servers believed the choice might
be Yoshisuke Aikawa, a spectacu-
lar 1ndustrialist sometimes called
1.-THE Henry Ford of Japan" q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
TOP o. THE MORNING

TOP o. THE MORNING
Return!
o fallen, get not lost!
Cam'st thou forget the Life for thee laid
dolCn?
The taunts, the scourgings, md the thorny
crOUn?
Can'st thou remember all, and Uilt thou not
return?
Selected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

The yellow in the plumage of a
canary bird is the result of a care.
1uily cultivated skin disease harm
less to humeEs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

A test of gold is to touch INT nj.
terial with a glass stopper " aid
trio acid. This lie ne une j
unchanged, but colors al0'T
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

me house sparrow belongs to
ue ialnlly of weaver birds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Woman Convict's
Baby Freed from
Stigma Of Prison

CANON CITY, Colo, April .. tUPl
ConSiderate officials Of two states
agreed today that q woman convicts
baby will not bear the stigma of a
prison birth and will be given to
its grandmother to rear.
Mrs Opal Mckinley, %, a Wyom-
ing forscr serving her time in the
Colorado penitentiary here, will be-
come mother within a fey days.
In anticipation of the birth, Wy
omlng prison board members had
arranged to place the baby in the
state Children'S home at Casper to
await adoption Simultaneously. Mrs.
Mckinley asserted that she would
fight to retain custody of her child
The board then began to hunt
relatives and yesterday found Mrs
McKinley's mother, Mrs. Melissa
Knowlton, living in Mojave, Calf
She was told that she may obtar
possession of the child if she ar
rives in Canon City within three
days after its birth. Mrs. Knowlton
repeatedly was en- route here today
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Laguna Snowfall
Blocks Highway.
Traps Machinery
San Diego Route Gets
Only Heavy Rain While
Valley Winds Subside

Snow that reached the
depth of a foot in the high
Laguna mountains felt the
influence of warm sunshine
Tuesday, but the highway
from Laguna junction to the park
was closed.
A snoWploW was stuck in drifts
Monday that reached depth OF
many feet in some places.
No snow was reported from La
guna junction. but heavy rains fell
all day Monday and Monday night.
Highway 80 was not closed and bus
and automobile travel was not in
terrupted.
Snow was reported at Julian and
Pine Valley. but it melted as soon
as it struck the ground.
Meanwhile, the storm appeared
to have blown itself out in Imperial
Valley where the wind reached a
maximum of "a miles an hour at
pm. Monday. There was no addi-
ton to the .O2 rainfall recorded over
the weekend and temperatures NOV
ed upward from Mondays noon
reading of 50 degrees to II degrees
at noon Tuesday
At pm. Monday it was IS de-
grees. according to the Ell Centre
weather bureau. 1t was so at 5 am.
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Good Advertising
Renders Service,
Consumers old

COLUMBIA. Mo, April 2. 'UP)
The ability of advertising to rem
der a public service should not be
hamstrung but rather should be foS-
tered, Douglas Taylor Of Chicago,
vice president of Printers Ink pub
lication, declared last night in an
address at the national conference
on consumer education.
You do not need a law prohibit
ing advertising to eliminate it from
our social and economic picture,
Taylor said. "All you need to do is
break public confidence in it, en-
gender Super-critical attitude to-
ward it. and no matter how much
of it there is, it will be almost as
imperative as if it had been leglS-
lated out of existence"
Taylor said advertising and its
practice is an art.
This makes advertising easy pick
ing for that group of smart alccks
and theoretical intelligentSia who
always get a great delight, to say
nothing of personal publicity and
profit, out of sitting we'll back from
the sidelines and throwing quipS
and occasional pop-bottleS at the
fellows down on the field who are
in the heat of the game" he con-
tiNued
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02

acres ALREADY lflCluucu III AHA
State Park III the two counties.
Imperial county supervisors added
their protest against increasing
state park areas to the voluminous
protest prepared by San Diego coun-
ty supervisors. Dozens of organiza-
tons in San Diego county joined
the San Diego board in demanding
that increase Of the park be pro-
hibited
The Bore9o unit containing 203,273
acres, already is included in the
state park system. The two boards
of supervisors objected to adding
;hc 359,5O0 acres in the proposed
Carriso and Vallecito units.
H. r. Anderson, president of the
Ell Centre chamber of commerce;
w. A. Tondro, chairman Of the
park committee; w. II. Tyler, jr.;
member, and Robert Hays, chamber
manager asked supervisors to post
pone any action on the controver-
sial ANA park question until after
the state park commissioners hold
their April meeting in Ell Centre
April 10.
Supervisor Hugh T. Osborne of
Ell Centre cast the lone vote against
the protest and asked other super
visors to defer voting until after
tho state park commissioners hold
their meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02


of the disastrous 1886 flood but any
more rains or continued warm
weather to melt the SHOWS north of
here would release now torrents
upon the whole 200 mile SusQue-
hanna basin through which the flood
extended.
Bridges connecting Wilkes Barre
to Kingston and Plymouth began
giving away under the relentless
pounding of flood waters from the
SuSquehanna river.
The center OF the span 1nklnp
this city to Plymouth was carried
away by the Is mile an hour cur
rent Of the raging river. Highway
engineers said it would take tW,
months to repair the structure ana
that during that time there would
be no trolley service between the
two cities.
All persons were barred from the
bridge between Wilkes-Barrc and
Kingston when engineers detected
weakening supports.
luz iINci "eto IcCtuIllS SLOWLY
here, but forecasts Of rain and
warmer weather caused fear that
a new crest might be reached. From
a high Of 31.6 the river had dropped
to 3074 al 10 am. The rate OF re
ceding for the past two hours had
been OF of a foot an hour.
Twelve persons were known dead,
six were reported missing and 30,00O
were homeless as the raging waters
swept downstream toward Sunbury.
at the confluence of the west ana
north branches of the river. The
crest of the flood in that CITY. al
ready one third under water with
hail of its $4,000 Inhabitants cVac-
uatcd, was expected this afternoon.
Clear weather around Bingham.
N. Y, led to hopes that the flood
waters would subsidc But from
Wilkes Barre, snow still was visible
on surrounding mountain tops and
weather observers said that con-
tinucd thaw might bring a higher
crest to Wilkes Barre.
The dixie protecting sections Of
Kingston was reported to be weak
ening and emergency crews contin.
Iued to erect temporary barbados
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Subway Strikers
Held in Check

NEW YORK, April 2. CUP-John
l.. Lewis, president of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations. said to-
day there was mo necessity" for
threatened subway strike which, II
called, would paralyze Transports
ton in four of New York City's
five boroughs.
Lewis came here from Monongah,
w. Va, to take command of union
forces which have threatened
strike 10 force the city to take over
closed shop contracts in their en-
tirety when a transit unificatiOn
plan becomes effective next sum-
mer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Riley Challenges
Fund LEGALITY

SACRAMENTO, April 2. up
Legality Of charging $6374 to the
support fund of San Quentin prison
Tor preparing transcripts of the
hearing on dismissal charges filed
by Director of Penology John Gee
Clark against the five state prison
directors was challenged today by
State Controller Harry B. Riley.
The claim, submitted by Hart e.
Hart, shorthand reporters of San
Francisco. was referred to Attorney
General Earl Warren. In an accom-
panyine letter Clarence Smith. dep
uty controller, stated he believed
the claim should be paid from the
governors office fund, since the
charges against the directors grew
out of an investigation by a COM
mittee appointed by Gov. Olson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02

OF 60983. OptlmlStlc observers, now
ever, predicted additions of 10000
during the last decade in urban dis
tricts. Rural areas probably will
remain about the same.
Ell Centres population was eX-
pected to show stable increase
over the 1927 recorded in 1890.
Robert Hays of the El Centre cham
Der of commerce forecast 10000, but
pointed out:
This is the worst time of the
year for taking a census in the val
ley. We will lose a lot of transientS
that stay here only during the WIN
ter MONTHS
Hays estimated close to 1000 per-
sons that several months ago would
have been included as Ell Centrans
have gone north to greener fields
His prediction was based on school
and voter registration figures.
In 1890 Ell Centre ran a poor Sec
ond to Brawley in population figures
BraWley noses totaled 10,437 and
Calexico 1927 at that time while
there were 1923 in Imperial Holt
vile then had 1853 citizens, Calipa-
tria 1854 and Westmorland 1899.
City population in 1880 in I'm
perial county totaled 31,695, slight
~ more than the rural areas 20 .288
The 1880 figures showed a SUBJ
stantial jump over 1920 when Draw
ley had $3.50 and Ell Centre 5.464
CaleXicO at that time was the val
ley's largest city with 6,223. Holt
vile had 1347, Imperial 1885 and
Calipatrla 1855. The county totaled
43,453
The 1920 total was more than
double the 1910 figure, which was
1851
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Recall Fraud in
5. D. CHARGED

SACRAMENTO. April 2. up
San Diego county District Attorney
James Abbey was requested today
by M. Stanley Mosk, executive sec
rotary to Gov. Culbert Olson, to
investigate alleged fraud in circula-
ton of recall petitions against the
governor in San Diego county.
Mosk enclosed a copy of a letter
received by the governor from j.
M. Smith, of San Diego, stating that
petition circular sought to induce
his wife to sign recall petition
with the explanation that it was
necessary to sign the paper to be
eligible to vote in the next election
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
'Pof Hunters Go
To Trial in |. A.

LOS ANGELES. April =. up
Five So-called pot hunters, charg-
ed with wholesale slaughter of wild
fowl without regard for federal or
state game laws, today went to trial
before a jury in Federal Judge
Campbell Beaumonts court.
The specific charge was that
Frank Cummings, Charles Pierce,
Frank Brebbs. William Kester and
Cecil Troutman conSpired to violate
the migratory bird act by killing
and selling wild fowl out of season
ind without necessary licenses
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Woman Confesses
Guilt as Driver

Il am guilty" was The plea en-
tered in superior court Tuesday by
Charlotte Reyes Garcia, arrested
March 81 on a charge of drunk
driving.
She piloted her car on the wrong
side of the highway and crashed
head-on into a machine driven by
the Rev. Mr.. Robin Kezer. pastor
of the Seventh Day Adventist
church in Brawley. Mrs. Kezer was
slightly injured. Mrs. Garcia will
be given hearing April IL on her
application for probation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
AAexicaIi Plans
Railroad Festival

MEXlCAIL. April 2. - Gov. Ro-
dolfo Sanchez Toboada announced
today that MeXicali and Calexico
Will hold celebration May in
recognition of the completion of
tie go kilCmctcr McXicali railroad
The line runs from the territorial
capital to Punta PCnasco on the
suit of California, about 1875 miles
II WHa 10 years under construction
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02
Woman Kills Self
To Help Family

SAN FRANCISCO, April .. (UP)
"A San Francisco grandmother who
felt she was a burden on her family
burned herself to death today.
The victim was Mrs. Marie Can
gemi, SO, who, police said, poured
gasoline on her clothing in the yard
of her daughters home and then
struck a match, causing fatal burns.
Her daughter, Mrs, Rocco Navarro,
said Mrs. Gangemi had been getting
$35 monthly from the state until
three months ago. Since then" Mrs.
navarro said. "she felt that my hus-
band and I could not afford to care
for her. and that she was such a
burden that our children, Frances,
10, and Nicky, 7, were having to go
without things they needed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02

weeks. strongly criticized Belgium
because the Belgian miners union
presented an ambulance to the
French at Bettignies.
Germany also was depending upon
her geographic position to Offset
with additional threat of military
force-thc Allied efforts to cut into
supply lines through the Balkans
to the Reich. The British and
French, who have been consulting
with ENJOYS to southeastern Europe
on means of combating Germany
there. apparently have been seeking
to outbil Germany in Balkan mar
ketS.
Controversy continued over the
continued ON Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02

grand jury indictment charging
them with conspiracy, enlightenment,
alteration of public records, and
destruction of public records
Both defendants were in court
when their attorneys asked for the
continuance until Friday. Little was
taken into court from the county
Jail where he is held in lieu of
$4,000 bail. Mrs. Richards was at
liberty on $4,000 bail
In the meantime. the prosecution
continued gathering evidence in the
case involving disappearance Of
500 900 from FL Centre water de
partment accounts during a five
year period Mrs. Richards was wa
ter clerk when most of the money
disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-02

Til" traffic accident which cost
the III of LLOYD Scott, 5. in Ell
Cntro Sunday vas unavoidable. a
coroner jury found after an in
cHosf late Monday.
Y. NJ. MCBRIDE, driver of the milk
t.uck which crushed the child to
trath, ~ c.onCratod by the verdict
of liz imH.
He testified that he did not sec
the chlld before tho accident and
lj3at hr stopped his machine when
hr felt TN" wheels pass over an
obstruction Of some kind.
Funeral services for the little boy
we're scheduled at the Lemons