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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
No Date Set For Probe
Into Whippler Death

Coroner Asa w. Allen said last
night that he has not yet set a date
for the inquest into the death of
Mrs. Jenny P. Whippler, 72-year-
old retired vaudeville actress, who
was found dead in her cottage on
the Carolina Beach road Monday
night.
But from the sheriffs office
came word there was nothing to
indicate there was any foul play
in connection with the woman's
death.
At the time she was found by
sheriff's deputies who were forced
to break in the door, all Of the
doors of the house we're. locked
from the inside, the household pets
were in the house, and there were
no signs of violence.
A quantity of jewelry which the
woman had was found intact, it
was reported, and there vas no
indication that the woman, who
was found dead on the floor of
her home clothed il a nightgown,
died of anything other than natural
causes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
Says Salvation
Army Drive Successful

E. w. Mango, general cbairn..
of the annual Salvation Arrnv g
nance campaign, reported at -.
final dinner for the workers
the drive last night that this ve,.,'
campaign has been s~uccessf,,
He said that there are
regular contributions and soma lew
ritory covered unreported. uO ,sn'
ever, figures from these win 10y
in within a few days, after Tbi We
final figures on the drive Will, ThleA
published. VIII De
Mango complimented the u,o.,.
ers on their efforts and he 0 o'
pressed appreciation to the coy :"
al public, the newspapers and i'' 81
dlo for their cooperation. 10
Roger Moore, local 1ros,
compliment I'd Mr.. Mango and -,
workers on the progresq We
and said that this was n of -e tSs
pest campaigns conducted by t ns
salvation Army in Wilmington
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
NAZI PLANES DOWNED

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Saturday)-
Sharpshooting British ground bat
teries blasted five German raiders
out of the dark skies over England
last night and early today in one of
their best nights shooting per-
formances of the 56-day-old Nazi
air siege, the air ministry an
nounced.
Their performance, during an
eight hour raid which ended in
the early morning hours today,
brought to Is the number of Ger
man craft announced officially as
downed since dawn Friday. Six
British planes were lost but two of
the British pilots were saved.
Whether the anti-aircraft batter
les had been provided with new
weapons or whether they are get
ting sharper shooting eyes was not
disclosed, and the absence of any
unusual circumstances about the
nights raids led to speculation in
this direction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
H. DARDEN

Funeral services for William
Henry Darden, ST., II, retired
street a conductor, who died at
his home at 504 Ann street Thurs
day afternoon at 5 o'clock after a
short illness, will be held from the
late residence this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The Rev. j. F. Herbert assisted
by the Rev. James R. Lee, will con-
follow in Bellevue cemtery.
Active pallbearers will be: John
Riddick, T. j. Baird, R. E. Owens,
R. L. Benson, W. E. Davis and T.
c. Rhodes. Honorary pallbearers
will be: A. B. Love, DR.. Robert M.
Fales, DR.. W. Houston Moore, E.
W. Hall, w. B. Savage, Noah Ha-
cur, W. H. Henry and Woodus Kel-
lum.
MIR. Darden had 33 years active
service with the Tide Water Power
company. He was a charter mem
Der of the jeff Davis council of
Junior Order United American Me-
chanlcs and also a charter mem
Der of the local Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Christian Darden; four daughters.
Mrs. j.. C. Vereen. Mrs. j. D,
James, Mrs. P. H. Davis and
Mrs. c. W. Bloome: two sons.
Adolph and William H. Darden.
Jr.; one brother, John C. Darden;
of Wilmington; 20 grandchildren
and four great-grand children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
CARIBBEAN MOVES
OF NAVY CREATE
BROAD INTEREST
Continued From Page One,

IN southern waters, either in tb,
south Atlantic or the Caribbean g~
preach to the Panama Canal,
A third possible reason given v,-
that the naval vessels might be On.
gagged in work connected with N.
establishment of bases on sites -,
Gently acquired from the British l.
was believed, however, that tb;s
would call for less secrecy than bss
been observed in connection with tho
present naval movements.
French assurances that the Nc
gotiations with the Axis powers bo{
not involved use of strategic base,
or otherwise impaired Frances soyer
eighty over its colonial empire an
peared to have been received with
some reserve here pending a NOR.
complete explanation of the Vicb
governments collaboration with Ger.
many and Italy.
Apart from the French possessioDs
in this hemisphere, officials were in.
terested in Dakar. in French west
Africa-the nearest African point tc
South America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
Marriage Permits Here
Show Large Increase

Marriage licenses issued dur
ing October at the office OF Ad-
rian B. Rhodes, register OF
deeds, showed an increase OF 10
or about 70 per cent when conf
pared with the record OF per-
mits issued during the cores
ponding month last year.
Marriage permits issued dur
ing October, 1910, totaled "a, in
Guiding 20 white and four color
ed couples, as compared with
the total of IA permits issued
for October, 1889, and compris-
ing eight white and six colored
couples.
During the last week in Octo-
Der this year a marriage license
was issued to E. E.. Po0vey, 81.
and Miss Annie Sondey, 81, both
of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
RAINFALL MAY END
SALT WATER HERE
Continued From Page One)

that anywhere from two to three
inches OF rainfall in that section
would help the condition here.
He estimated that it would take
about ten days for the water to travel
down this far. However, due to the
dry weather prevalent in recent
weeks it would probably take longer
than that because the ground will
absorb more water than usual.
However, it appeared that rain was
falling over most of North Carolina
and local weather bureau officials
said last night that there would be
more rain in. this area this morning,
Tonight and tomorrow will be fair
and colder.
Both rainfall and Temperatures
were below normal in Wilmington
and vicinity during October, weather
bureau officials reported last night.
The total precipitation for the
month was l.44 inches as compared
to the normal of 1927 inches, making
a deficiency of 1888 inches.
Temperatures for October ranged
from a high of Sc to a low of 80, with
the mean being almost two degrees
below the normal of 65,3 degrees.
Hottest day of October was on the
2Sth, with the coolest on the 2lst.
There were 20 clear days during
the month, with three partly CLOUDY
and eight cloudy. There were a tota.
of 1892 hours of sunshine out OF a
possible 351.3 hours.
There was a total movement OF
wind of $3.50 miles, with the average
velocity IA miles per hour. The maxi
mum for the month vas q miles per
hour on the 28th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
TWO GET MEDALS
FOR RESCUE AT
CAROLINA BEACH
Continued From Page One)

ward shore. The father, who was
~fatigued, then released Nancy and
gave her a hard shove, which moved
Nancy and Robert toward shore but
forced him farther from shore. Rob-
ert with great effort swan five feet
farther, and then he waded and
helped Nancy to shore. Meanwhile
the father had drifted farther from
4hore, dipping under the surface
once or twice. Robert, pushing a
tire tube, waded and swan 800 feet
to him and then swan, towing him
to wadable water. Others then aid
ed him. Robert waded to shore and
was gasping and trembling"
Ford D. Little-"Little, aged sc,
Supply Company manager, helped
to save Nancy W. Clendennin from
drowning, Carolina Beach, N. c.,
August II, 1889 (see case of Robert
c. Little. Little was weak from a
cold and had not intended to enter
the water. When he was brought
to shore, he became unconscious but
was revived"
Walter James Nivens-"Niver s,
aged 81, assistant manager of a luln-
Der company, saved Miriam c. Minis,
aged Is, from drowning, Myrtle
Beach, S. c., August 80, 1899. While
wading in the Atlantic ocean, Miss
Minis and a young man lost their
footing in a strong undertow and
drifted to water beyond their depth.
The young man and her brother tried
to aid her and then swan to shore,
and Miss Minis drifted in water ght
feet deep 200 feet from shore. From
wadable water Nivens swan 80 TT
to Miss Minis, took hold of her, and
swan IS feet toward shore. Having
almost reached the limit of his en-
durance. he then gave her a shove;
and men in wadable water aided her
to shore. Nivens got footing and
then was aided to Shore"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02

hands of those who favor and who
would have us initiate the foreign
relationships.
IT am fighting, as I have al
ways fought, for the rights of the
little man as well as the big man,
for the weak as well as~the strong,
for those who are helpless as we'll
as for those who car help them
selves.
Il am fighting to keep this ma
ton prosperous and at peace. 1
am fighting to keep our people
out of foreign wars, and to keep
foreign conceptions of government
out of our own United States.
Il am fighting for these great
and good causes. 1 am fighting to
defend them against the power
and might of those who now rise
up to challenge them.
"And I shall not stop f~ighting!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
OUTDOOR WRITER'S
VISIT BALD HEAD
Officials Of Group Hold Coon
And Postum Hunt; Deer
Drive Slated Today

SOUTHPORT, NOV. .-OlllSeA'
and directors of the Outdoor
Writers Association of America
meeting in annual session mere,
spent today on Bald Head island
as the guests of Frank o. Sheriff.
of Charlotte, owner of the island
Thursday, as guests of H. II.
Thomas of the CasweI Carollna
Corporation, they haunted the nsh,
ed and RECALLED themselves an
others with hunting and fishing
stories. At lunch they had as din
e guests Lieut.. Colonel Ochs and
George B. Canady of Wilmington
who brought down an invitation
for a visit to Wilmington and the
New Hanover Fishing Club, larg-
est fishing club in the United
States. If the boys get away from
the woods and streams they Will
make a visit to Wilmington be-
fore they disperse to their homes
Monday morning.
Tonight the program calls Tor a
coon and possum hunt. Saturday
morning a deer drive is in order
with a fox hunt following it they
are not too tired. Saturday night
an alligator hunt is tentatively
staged. Sunday morning several
boats carrying them and o er
sportsmen will leave for the gulf
stream and a day Of fishing. The
North Carolina Fisheries Commits
sion, in recognition Of the impor-
lance of the party, is having the
Hatteras standing by and she will
accompany the party to the gulf
as a flagship.
Owing to the national election,
several directors and officers who
were expected, found themselves
unable to come. Still, those who
are here form the most outstand-
ing group of outdoor writer's who
have ever gathered in North Caro-
lima. With many prominent North
Carolinians also here, the register
at Caswell Lodge shows the fol-
lowing OWAA officers and direc-
tors:
Dave Roberts, outdoor editor
Cincinnati Enquirer, president OF
the association; Tom Thompson,
Sunday editor of the same paper;
Jimmy Struber, International
News Service, Vandalia, Ohio, sec
treasurer.
j. Brown Hammond, outdoor ed
itor of Hearsts Baltimore Ameri-
can and Baltimore News-Post, vice
president.
Henry Chopper, editor journal Of
Forestry, Washington, D.. c. Lud-
wig Caminita, public relations and
U. S. Fish and Wild Life service
and free lance writer, Washing
ton.
Joe Brooks, Jr., fresh water fish
ing authority and author, Balti-
more.
Bill Mccormick, Washington,
chief of the news bureau handling
all publicity of the American Wild
life Institute and the National
Wildlife Federation, editor of
American Wildlife.
Morris Alderman, Scripps-HoW-
ard newspapers outdoor editor,
Cleveland, Ohio. Ackerman's ASK
Ack'' column is famous throughout
The U. S.
Captain L. o. Hawk, famous
with the rod and reel and as a
Gag game fishing guide is also a
guest. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
MRS. II. w.

Funeral services for Mrs. H. w.
Gwathmey, mother of Richard B.
Gwathmey. of Wilmington, who
died Wednesday night al Spartan
burg, S. c., where she was visiting
her son, DR.. E. M. Gwathmey,
president Of Converse college, were
held yesterday morning in Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Gwathmey is survived by the
following sons and daughters:
Frank W. G%wathmey, Washington,
D. c.; John H. Gwathmey, Rich
mond, Va; r. R. G~wathmey, Han
over, Va; H. H. Gwathmey, Balti-
more, Md; W. P. Gwathmey, Wheel
ing, w. Va; DR.. E. NJ. Gwathmey,
Spartanburg, S. c.; R. B. Gwath-
mey, Wilmington. and Mrs. T. M.
Glasgow, Charlotte.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
WILLKIE ASSERTS
DEFENSE IS SLOW
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strong, a vital, an expanding ma
ton"
: Willkie said that William S.
Knudsen of the priorities board had
estimated on Oct. 8 that the Octo-
Der plane production of this coun-
try would be 900 to $50 planes, but
that he hoped to reach 1850 planes
by Jan. l. and 1900 by July l and
5000 by the spring of 1912.
Short OF Goal
That MEANS" Willkie said,
that it will be another 10 months
before we are scheduled to pro-
duce as many as 5000 planes a
month or SO, 900 a year. If we sue
coed in fulfilling the schedule
which we are not doing at this
time, we will still be far short of
$4,000 planes toward which the
third term candidate says we arc
making such progress"
Foresight and an understanding of
industry by the New Deal, the candi-
date said, would have made possible
airplane production sufficient to sup.
ply both this country and Great Bri-
tain.
Anybody who knows anything
about production" Willkie continued.
will understand that after a of
neglect and abuse of industry by the
New Deal that goal cannot be reach
ed short of a period of years."
When Mr.. Roosevelt talks about
supplying $4,000 planes to Great Bri.
tain, he said, Tets not fool ourselves
about that either.",
"And above all, let's not fool the
British people. We must arm Bri.
tain with planes, not disarm her with
political speeches.
And the tragedy of it is that a
little foresight, a little understanding
of the facts of industrial production
could have made it possible for Amer.
lean industry and American workers
to pour out today a stream of air.
planes for Britain that would assure
her safety against any Nazi invasion.
"And American Neutrality-suspicious.
and managers together - would be
turning out a stream of a~irplanes for
America to make our land i'm.
pregnable.
"Once again, the third term candi-
date has given us a speech about
defenses that are not on hand. hut
just on order"
The nominee spent most of the af.
ternoon resting aboard his private
car and strolling through heavy a
in the chilly autumn breeze.
His speech tonight, completed dur.
ing the day, said Mr.. Roosevelt final.
ly had come to the conclusion that
"production is the foundation of ma.
tional defense" but had "come to if
fearfully late"
The President, he charged, had re-
tarded the aircraft industry by can.
ceiling air mail contracts in 1884 and
had failed to fill the offices of as
sistant secretary of air in the War
and Navy departments.
The President, Willkie said, argued
that purposes of economy" guided
his decision.
HE, saved a few thousand dollars
a year at the expense of OUR avia-
tion," Willkie continued, "but since
that time he has spent more than
$50, 900, 900, 900. Those few thousands
saved in relation to $50, 900, 900, 900
spent look like a cinder in a path to
the moon"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
Preuiew OF Macmillan
Paintings Held Here

A preview of the exhibition of
paintings by Henry Jay Macmillan,
of Wilmington, was attended by a
good crowd at the Museum of Art
last night.
Some 80 or 50 paintings in water
color, oil and gouashes made UP the
exhibition, which will be opened to
the public today.
painting PORTRAIT of Lula" an oil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
Raj BOMBS NAPLES
DEPOT, OIL TANKS
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finery and groups Of storage tanks
at Poggio Reale, on the Southern
outskirts of the city; the second on
Naples railroad station and juno
ton, and the third on searchlights
and anti-aircraft batteries, one of
which was silenced effectively"
The communique did not dis
close where the British bombers
started their flight but since 1T
specified that they were of he
bomber command, they probably
were land planes whose nearest
base is at Malta, about $50 miles
from Naples.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
Obitu S
HARRY L. HOLMES

Funeral services for Harry L.
Holmes, who was drowned Octo-
Der % in Philadelphia, were held
yesterday morning from the
graveside in Hillside cemetery
there.
Mr.. Holmes was a former Will
mingtonian and a PAST command
er of the American Legion post
here.
He is survived by a brother,
David M. Holmes, of Wilmington;
a sister, Mrs. S. M. Sittinger, OF
Black Mountain; an aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Scholler, of Beverly, N.
j.; and several nieces and neph'
eWS. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
ITALIANS RESUME :.
/. DRIVE ON EGYPT
II Duce May Be Planning
To Coordinate Campaign
With War In Greece

CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. L. VI -
Italy's lo~ng-stalled invasion OF
Egypt came to life today IN a
new burst of fighting across the
sands of the western desert, lndl-
eating Mussolini may be unfolding
a grand plan to coordinate this
drive with his campaign against
Greece. j,
In a revival of heavy desert
fighting, the Raj reported eight
Italian warplanes were downed
and four more so badly damaged
they probably failed to reach their
bases yesterday in a battle yer
Matruh, British advance base
blocking the fascist drive toward
the Nile and the Suez canal.
British fighters lost two planes.
Two others collided but the pilots
parachuted to safety.
(The Italian high command re-
ported II British planes doWned in
the Egyptian battle and said fas-
cist ground forces struck at Brit
ish troops Is miles east OF Sldl
Barrani, advance base of the TIA
liam drive. Sidi Barrani is IS miles
from Matruh.)
Elsewhere in the Battle of Afri-
ca, the British took the initiative
with air raids on Italian targets
in Ethiopia and Libya and patrol
attacks on Italian camel trains
and outposts. The Italians struck
back with a heavy bombing OF the
Island of Perrin, at the southern
entrance of the Red Sea.
The Italian attack on Matruh,
the biggest air operation in Egypt
in weeks, apparently was an at
tempt to discourage the British
from sending many planes to
Greece. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
URGENT PLEA

The Red Cross chapter is is
suing an urgent plea for con-
tributions from Wilmington and
the surrounding community OF
scraps of wool left over from
knitted garments of any color
and old sweaters to be %unraveled
to make blankets tor refugees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
TURKS CONTINUE
RED RELATIONS
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period" gave foreign observers
the idea that this was the key to
Turkeys decision.
Will Await Signal
Thus Turkey, they believed, will
wait for Russia's sigma before en-
tering the Balkan war which has
been started by Italy's incursion
into Greece, unless she first is
attacked or considers herself men
aced by such a development as
the entrance of Bulgaria into hos
tilities on the side of the Axis.
"Soviet policy" said Inonu, lin
this dark world is the one of the
greatest security. We have decid-
ed to act for the interests of our
nation without harming anyone
else"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
NAILS SEEKING
UNDERSTANDING
WITH RUSSIANS
CONTINUED From Page One)

ences here, German, Russian, Ita1-
ian and Rumanian specialists have
not announced any definite settle
ment of this issue.
In the last two days there has
peen no formal session Of the new
Danube commission. What caused
the suspension of negotiations has
not been announced officially, but
1.-THE remainder of the sentence
was censored).
Today both the Turkish and Yu-
goslav governments explained the
decisions to stay out of war for
the present, Turkey through an
address of President Ismet Inonu
to the national assembly and Yu-
goslavia in a government commu-
nique.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
KNITTING CLASS

The local Red Cross chapter
is starting a new knitting class
Tuesday afternoon from 2:3O to
4:30 under the direction of Miss
Hazel Knight. All interested / n
learning to knit are urged to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
BEACH CHAPEL

The Rev. Mortimer Glover,
rector Of st. James Episcopal
church, will be in charge of the
service and will preach at the
Little Chapel on the Boardwalk.
Wrightsville Beach, at 7:45 p. M,
Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
ROOSEVELT RAPED
BY FASCIST EDITOR
CONTINUED From Page One)


OF last Saturday night by CordeIl
aull, United States secretary of
State.
That speech, said Gayda, pre-
Tended again to change the elemen-
tary truth of the : cts, inventing
an Axis menace against America"
lie went on to ask these. belli-
cose Americans" to furnish one
single, concrete, documented
proof # such a menace.
(Secretary Hull described the ru-
lers of Germany, Italy and Japan
as would be conquerors" attempt
ing to reduce mankind to "a mas
ter-and-slave relationship among
nations and individuals, maintain
ed. by brute force."l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
FLAG SALE

Cape Fear Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy will hold their annual
flag sale today, it was announc-
ed yesterday. Proceeds from
the sale will be used for the
care of Wilmington's sole. sur
viying Confederate veteran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
INJURED

j. c. Rich was slightly in
jured last night when the car
he was driving skidded on the
pavement and crashed into the
ditch on the Carolina Beach
higway about a mile beyond
the city limits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
BIKE STOLEN

Mrs. j. Riggs, of East Will
mington, reported to police yes
terday afternoon that someone
stole her sons bicycle, valued at
S37, from it's parking place at
the High school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
CASE STOLEN

Robert Barefoot, 811 Ann
street, reported to police yester-
day that while he was in a store
on North Third street someone
stole a sample case containing
WPA records.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
City Briefs
DIES

Mr.. and Mrs. L. HI. Vowel
have been called to Savannah,
Ga, on account of the death of
Mrs. Vowell's brother, Walter
E.. Allen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
STABBED

Robert l.. Summon, negro, HOY
Browns alley, was admitted to
James Walker Memorial hospital
last night for treatment of a stab
wound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
FISH BITING

Anglers there were reported
catching trout, drum and null
let at Fort Fisher yesterday.
Several hundred fish were re-
ported caught there last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
ENGINEERS CLUB

ENGINEERS CLUB
The Wilmington Engineers
club will meet at 1880 o'clock
Wednesday night at "Kirk-
hams" on the sound for an
oyster roast. James S. Burch,
of the State Highway and
Public Works Commission of
North Carolina, will present a
paper on Statewide Highway
Planning Survey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02

Thirty thousand Americans are
killed by appedicitis annually, ac-
cording to estimates. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-02
WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, November l. Up -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
S D. m.
La gaceta., 1940-09-13
DE 10 CRIMINAL
Sentenci0 del Juez Hines

FL juez Hines, respetao y que
rido, resolvi6 aver los siguientes
casos: Marvin White, condena.
do por un robo de ropa; Char
les f. Moore, por guar su coche
estando borracho v marcharse
del sitio donde produjera Ell &C
cidente; Dendall w. Griffin y
Harry Weiderman, culpables de
f~alsificar y pasar un cheque dc
$40. Seran sentenciados la Sc
mana que viene.
Por Ell fiscal Williams sc pre-
s%entaron los siguientes escritos
acusatorios Bonard Gibson, rO-
DO de un auutom6vil; Red P.
Phelps y N, X. Parker, robo de
un extinguidor de incendios; Da
las Jones, robo de un calenta-
dor, y Lawrence Cummings. deli.
to "eStatutorio".