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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Bandits Steal Liquor
From Aurora ABC Store

WASHINGTON, N. c., Dec. &c.
R-Five bandits stole between 10
and Is cases of liquor from the Au-
rora Abe store before dawn today
and escaped in two automobiles after
q running gun battle with Deputy
Sheriff Grady Stevens.
Sheriff William Rumley Of Beau
fort county said he believed the five
men we're responsible for recent H.
ouor store robberies at Creswell,
GAINESVILLE and neighboring towns.
Deputy Stevens flushed the quintet
about : a. NJ, but the group opened
fire with a high-powered rifle, n
bullet penetrating Stevens a door
six inches from his head. He return
ed the fire but was unable to thwart
the escape.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
RECORDER HEARS
VARIETY DOCKET

.rhirty-eieht cases were called yes
terday morning in New Hanover
county recorders court as 1t
its sittings after a one-day recess.
J. D.. Hufham, charged with fast
and reckless operation of an auto
mobile with injuries to persons re-
shifting won a directed verdict OF
not guilty.
z. Bass. charged with reckless op-
Grafton Of an automobile with IN
irries resulting, vas found not gull
ty.
Sam Brown, 4OS Bladen street,
ohoroe5 with reckless operation OF
an automobile and damage to prop
.,+,, won a directed verdict Of not
guilty.
preston Washington Cocker n
CHARLES Newkirk, charged with op-
Grating an automobile While under
the influence of intoxicants and
with damage to property, were both
found guilty. Coker was fined S5o
and the costs and ordered to make
restitution to K. B. Marshall in the
sum of SO. Newkirk was fined 500
and the costs and ordered to make
restitution in the sum of S46.1O to
A.. G. White.
Thomas Brown, charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon on a
female, was sentenced to 10 months
On the state highways.
Robert Cobia, SO2k North Third
street, charged with larceny, drew
a continuance until today.
The case of Cora Dudley, 707 Ann
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Euline Thomson Dies
OF Automobile Injuries

Miss Mary McDuffie, of Will
mington, was called to Kannapo-
lis yesterday because of the death
Of, Euline Thomason, IA, daughter
of Mrs. j. F. Thomson VINO is
Miss McDuffie's niece.
The child was fatally injured
Wednesday in Kanapolis n
struck by an automobile while she
was standing on a street corner.
She died in a Concord hospital.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Kan
napolis.
Besides her mother, the child is
survived by a sister and a broth.
er.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

service headquarters, and will report
to duty January 8, Adj. Gen. J. Van
Nets said today.
Major Peasley, pathologist at Rex
hospital here, must take a physical
examination at Fort Bragg before his
status becomes official.
He will succeed Maj. M. P. WITCH.
ard, who was physically disqualified.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

street, charged with violating the
liquor law, was continued until
January 2.
Adgar (Hump) Gore, charged
with an assault, was acquitted.
R. Meredith and Fred Wells,
charged with an affray, were &C.
quilted.
Harrie Rhedrick, sos South 14th
street, charged with an assault on
Ia female. was taxed with the costs
of court, the costs then being re-
mitted.
Lottie Rhedrick, of the same ad'
dress, charged with HOUSEKEEPING
and damage to property, was as
Isessed the costs of court.
Mary Small, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and with car
rying a concealed weapon, was sen
ltenced to. 80 days on the county
farm.
A. D. Yopp, charged with an as
sault, was acquitted.
l.. L. Horrell, charged with op'
Grating an automobile while under
the influence of intoxicants and witt
damage to property, drew a contin'
uance until Dec. 81.
Victor Guess, Kure Beach, charged
with a similar offense, drew q con
tinuance until Jan. 2.
George Baldwin, Russells alley
charged with an assault with {
deadly weapon on a female, was sen
fenced to two months On the state
highways. .
Graham Horrell, 1919 NORTH
Fourth street, charged with forclDle
trespass, was assessed with the costs
of court and ordered to make restl
tuition in the sum of $40.
Pearl Neville, 1919 North Fourth
street, charged with an assault, was
assessed a half-set of costs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Baskets Distributed
By Salvation Army

On Christmas Eve the Sal
walton Army kettle contribu-
tons amounted to $3.50 with
an additional SIS from dona-
tions, according to Brigadier
j. v. Breazeale. The days
total of $5O.88, added to pre-
vious contributions brought
the campaign total to $606.95.
This amount provided Isl
baskets for needy families,
and toys for 200 children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
DARIAN RETURNS

VICHY, France, Dec. 90 Up -
Navy Minister Admiral Jean Darlan
returned today from Paris, where it
is believed he told German author
tiles how collaboration with France
might continue. This minister, who
appears to have taken over Pierre
Laval's place as n%egotiator with Ger
MANY, conferred with Chief of State
Petain, Defense Minister General
Charles Huntziger, Interior Minister
Marcel P%eyrouton and Finance Min
lister Yves Bouthillier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Seuen Persons Killed
In Railroad Crashes

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec. rs.
- Up Wit Rumanian railways
carrying especially heavy German
military traffic, seven persons were
killed and scores injured today in
two passenger train collisions.
One occurred near Bucharest. the
other near Timisoara. Police started
Investigations, suspecting sabotage.
German military trains are moving
into the country from Hungary in
great numbers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
RECEIVES WARNINGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-OP-Verne
Marshall, chairman of the No For
eign War committee, said today
that daily, since formation of the
committee, he had received warnings
by taking the chairman
ship of the committee he had en-
dangered his life and the lives OF
members of his family. He has six
children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

In America, to get a following a
man must convince a group of people
that his plan is good. Moreover, he
must keep them convinced, because
others, with d#svent plans, are forever
coming along, asking for-and getting
"a hearing.
AS a result of this American way
we manage to stop short of the
dictatorship and absolutism by which
Hitler, Mussolini, Stain enforce their
leadership.
We even avoid business monopoly
the same way. A metal concern, con-
trolling its entire field, suddenly finds
its business gone out the window-to
aPAaatics maker who has a better idea.
A better idea plus the means of spread
ing it.
And in that last phrase you have the
whole secret of our protection against
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Will Hold
Patterson Meet Today

The Wilmington Exchange club
will honor sons of deceased mem
bers, an annual feature of the club,
at it's weekly luncheon session at
1 o'clock this afternoon in the pail
room of the Cape Fear hotel.
All present members of the CLUB
are invited to bring their sons to the
meeting,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
TOXOID SHIPPED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 Up -
Enough diphtheria toxoid to i'm
munize 1000 children was shipped to
the British Red Cross, today via
clipper plane by the American Red
Cross.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Peasley Named Medical
Officer Of Draft Board

RALEIGH, Dec. 26.-R-Maj. FL
mus Day Peasley, medical reserve
corps, has been assigned to duty as
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

When you realize that it is your
newspaper which stands between you
and the loss of your right to kn0v
things, your paper takes on a new
significance.
1t is your newspaper which keeps
all your leaders-in government, in
education, in business-in direct COM
petition with each other. 1t tells you
what they're doing.
And may the best man winl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

Let a public servant, no matter how
sincere, be bested by a rank outsider
with a better plan and the newspapers
of America will tell you of it. The
incumbent oficeholder may cant to
stay in power. He may van to
throttle his challenger, but he can't
keep the neevs Of the other fHow's plan
from yoM
Or let self-satis6ed manufacturer
decide that you'll buy his brand and
like it. A newcomer has the advertising
columns of the newspapers open to
him. If the newcomers goods will
stand the spotlight of comparison, the
SNUG gentleman will soon hunt for a
way to match or beat his new rival
to your advantage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

Major Wichard is a COUNTY
officer, stationed at Murphv healta
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Ring through
your nose

BY NORMAN
Chairman; Newspaper Publishers Committee
THERE'S
rePugnant to me in
the kind Of leadership which
makes you follow. I'd rather
have the kind which inspires
a following.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

Dyed in bright %colors, porc,,.,
quilts afforded striking uacoplA.
for the clothing of primitive Ea a.'0A'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

William Penn made his w..
with the Indians on June % nsa'!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
PEPPERS WIN
| FROM SAWYERS
u.s.s. LEA sWAMPs NAvsTA
IN. NIGHTcAP at BAY
VIEW PARK

A. very good game of softball
was played last night at Bayview
Park between the Peppers
Plumbers and the SaWyer's Bar
bers- Both pitchers were in rare
form.
Castro, who started for the
BARRIERS, had one bad inning. A
triple by Barcelo and a homer
by Higgs gave the Plumbers two
runs in the second frame
enough to win the ball game In
the third inning they added their
last run on bant by Jackie
Carbonell and a-double by Nc
Carthy. Johnny Walker went to
the mound in. the fourth canto
and from then ON the Plumbers
were held seoreless and hitless.
Clarence Gates went the route
for the Pepper ten. He held the
Sawyers to four hits and struck
out six. BARRIERS scored their
lone tally in the sixth on dou-
BILE by Walker. who stole third
and scored on an infield out.
In the field. Kerr and Navarro
for the losers and j. Carbonen,
Gates and c. Gates for the vic
tors were. the stars
Leaders at bat, were: Carbonell,
who hit safely twice; Barcelo, one
safety, and Higgs and. Mccarthy,
also one apiece.
Johnny Walker, who hit safe
ly in his only appearance at the
plate, and Hopkins, M. Tynes and
D. Sterling, one hit each, were
the leaders with the stick for the
losers.
Score by innings: r. H. E..
Sawyers - 600 001 Oh 4 2
Plumbers - OBJ 900 x 5 1
N. Castro, ]. Walker and Hop
kins; c. Gates and Ingraham.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Steamship Cuba. Of TIA p znd
o. S. S. Co. arrived rs o'cloek
yesterday afterno0n with 4T frs
cabin and seven second cabin
passengers for Key WeSt. and q
first cabin passengers for Tampa
Shown on the manifest C ne
vessel were the following items
For Key West, six tons Of freight
three automobiles and five SACKS
of mail; for Tampa there were
81 tons of freight. one suionohIle
and 81 sacks of mail
Sailing at 5 O'Clock fhe Cuhs
carried the following psssen-
gers booked al this por1 for Tan
pa: N. ]. Rosiello. O. p. Petruff
B. j. TillotsOn. Sam 3 lack. Jose-
phine Almendares and baby. and
Frank Bensvides.
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statesmen WANTED

statesmen WANTED. to sell
low cost life protection. In
dividual and family group
policies, issued from one to
eighty without medical exam
ination. Leads furnished. Lib
eral commissions and contin-
uous renewals. Standard Mu-
i tual Benefit Corporation, Box
928, Jacksonville, Florida.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
LEAS SHOW REVERSAL
OF FORM; WON 10 TO S

Showing a complete reversal
of form over the previous night
when they went through IA
scoreless innings and secured
just two hits and suffered the
humiliation of having no-hit,
no-run game being recorded
against them. the members of the
U.S.S. Lea ten last night in the
nightcap swamped the newly-or-
ganized NavSta team, 10 to S.
NavSta boys scored first, three
runs in the initial frame, and
held the lead until the second
inning when the Leas showed
over five runs. From then on
the defense of the naval station
ten went to pieces and the Leas
kept piling up huge lead.
Hernandez and Allshouse were
the stars for the losers on the
field, and Jones, Reese and Sui
Ivan performed outstandingly
for the winners.
Klink, of the Leas, poled a
home run and a single in three
trips to the plate. Three other
teammates, Williams, Fricke and
Maloney. also secured two hits
apiece. Curry blasted double
for the NavSta.
On the bases, Maloney and
Reese stole two each.
Klink held the losers to five
hits and struck out six.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Lea - 054 OBJ 5-18 IL
NavSta - 300 001 Is 5 9
Klink, and Jones, Tow; L. Cas-
tro and Allshouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
Sunday"
Horoscope

Today gives considerable yer
satility, and an inquiring mind
that win lead to success. There
is some lack of perseverance and
an undue tendency to worry
which, if unchecked, vii some
times prevent the attainment of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
0NEeHITTER
For TELLER
AGAINST AS
INDIANS WON NIGHT GAME.
1 TO o: CUBS. SHUrouT
BEES. 2 TO O: PHILLIES1 DE-
FEATED BUGS. 6 TO 3

NEW YORK. July 13.-Rob
Teller added game number four
teen to his string of victories for
the season last night when he
pitched marvellous one-hit vic
/ tory for the Cleveland Indians,
enabling his team. to take the
Philadelphia Athletics into camp,
/ to 0.
The victory, however, as the
score indicates, was hard one,
as Bob was matched up with the
AS leading hurler, rookie Johnny
Babich, who gave up only six
hits and pitched masterful ball
in the pinches to hold down the
Indians. The victory moved
I Cleveland out in front of the
American League procession a
full-game ahead of the Detroit
/ Tigers. UH1
Three other scheduled games
in the junior circuit were rained
out yesterday-St. Louis Browns
at New York; Chicago White Sox
at Boston and Detroit Tigers at
Washington.
In the National League, the
Philadelphia Phillies defeated
the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6 to 3.
Art Mahan's brilliant stick work
provided the winning margin.
His hit with the bases loaded in
the fifth inning brought home
three runs and broke a one-all
tie existing up to that point.
Both teams got two runs in the
ninth inning.
Chicago Cubs were hard put to
it to win over the Boston Bees
yesterday, but Verne Olsen turn
ed the trick with a five-hit per-
Torrance while his teammates
knocked out six hits against Bill
Posedel for a 2 to victory.
Brooklyn-Cincin game was
postponed on account of rain and
New York and St. Louis had no
game scheduled.
Results of the games follow:
xx~-x~xrxr r1@rTE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
II IC e = ID e
- s..QlQ!l. -

YESTERDAY. After securing
q job for DeTek on 4 fishing barge
Jan returns home to find Deree
playing the piano nth mastery
technique but no feeling. Angrily
he tells her that q tConldn has fin
ished his career as q concert pi-
anist and composer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Arizona growers shippe6
$4,000. 600 csntal0upes 70 the ns-
TONS markets in the sumner q
1899.
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MEN ARE so PRACTICAL
nv AsseeIated Pressl

ZURICH. July 13.-Gentlemen
may prefer blondes, but they
marry girls with job@in Zu-
rich.
Statistics show that out of
each 100 brides in 1890. only Is
were unemployed.
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FORECAST

FORECAST
Gill 7:30 p. m. Sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy with scattered thunder
showers tonight and Sunday;
gentle to moderate east and
southeast winds.
Florida: Mostly cloudy, scat
tered thundershowers Sunday
and over north and extreme
south portions tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Mrs. P. L Wall. wife of the
Regimental Commander: Mrs I.
E Waldron. Mrs Jack Morrissey
and Mrs. W. II. Duguid are ex-
pected to arrive for a short stay
next Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Mrs. E E. Loudermilk. wife of
the Regimental Adiutant. and
Mrs. Conrad Mangels, wife of
Lieutenant Mangels, arrived yes
terday for a visit of several
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Encampment Notes jwr tag
The 265th Regimental Band,
under the leadership of Warrant
Officer Caesar La Monaco. was
heard in concert at the Marine
hospital at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
(Bayview Park Eieid1
MONDAY NIGHT

First Game-Merchants VS.. Key
West Conchs.
Second Game-Sawyer's Bar
berS VS.. Blue Sox.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

On Monday evening the con-
cert will be played at the en-
campment at Fort Taylor, 7:45 p.
m. and viii be by invitation
only.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

A mobile operating theater for
dealing with brain surgery has
been prepared for the British
army at the front.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

/. Rex Sweat, sheriff. and Elliot
Butts, clerk of Circuit Court. are
expected to arrive early next
week for a visit at the camp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Uruguay does not have cspital
punishment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

Service firing of the guns At
Fort Taylor is expected to start
next Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-13

A concert of the Regimental
Band viii be heard at La concha
Park on Tuesday evening, July
Is, at 7:45 o'clock.
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Americans spend about s600.-
OO0O 00 a year on candy.
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
Swindle Case Adjourned
Geo. James Not Worried

stated he obtained it from Horton
who had allegedly taken it to Flint
10 quiet investors who were de-
handing some definite information
concerning their investment ma
chine.
James Collected From Horton,
Smith
Bero stated James told him he
had collected money from both
Smith and Horton, but that Smith
did not know the nature OF the
machine and that James had never
told him about it. Smith is reported
to have invested $1,000 in the
scheme. Horton knew some Of the
Lsrts in the machine which was
exhibited near Monroe, Mich, and
pointed out as the much discussed
and mysterious machine At this
time the machine was canvas COW
cred and never openly exhibited,
according to the detective.
James never admitted receiving
more than $4,000 from Flint while
both Smith and Horton admitted
collecting $4,000 and 100000 re-
spectively which they turned over
to James, the detective told the
court. Asked whether he had con-
tacted all the witnesses the state
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
Neusboys In
.egroHstory
Program

With Captain Bonnie Streeter
presiding, the Chronicle Cadets, or
ganization of newspaper carriers,
under the direction OF James Col
ward, circulation manager OF the
Michigan Chronicle, played hosts to
more than 100 children at Brewster
Center last Wednesday afternoon at
a Negro history program.
Participating in the event were
Charles Kelsey. assistant captain Of
the organization, giving the welcome
address; Benny Moss, giving a
sketch Of the life of Booker T.
Washington; Thomas Edgar, Carter
G. Woodson, historian; David
Scales, Maxine Sullivan, singer;
Bonnie Streeter. Eddie Tolan, Olym-
pic star; Jackie Turner, Marian An
derson, singer; Daniel Scales, George
Carver, and Augusta Savage, sculp-
tress by David Titley.
Special numbers on the program
were rendered by Dorothy Hawkins,
young accordionist and student at
Northwestern high school.
William L. Sheriff., associate edi-
tor Of the Michigan Chronicle, was
guest speaker, Music was furnished
by the cadet chorus.
Chronicle Newsies meet each
Wednesday at pm. at Brewster
Center.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
Noted Engineer VIII
Address Y Meet Sun.

The Detroit branch OF the Nation
al Technical Association, in coopera-
ton with the St. Antoine ~" Sum
day Forum, will present, Sunday,
February 25. at four o'clock, Profess
sor J. c. Evans, director Of Trade
and Technical Education at West
Virginia State college and secretary
OF the National Technical Associa-
ton. This will be the first oppor-
tunlty for friends of the ~" Sunday
Forum TO hear one OF the country's
noted engineers, and Mr. Forrest !.
Young, president OF the local chap
ter OF the National Technical Asso-
citation, announces that it will be a
program Of unusual merit. William
Jsson, Don White and Joseph Jen-
-kias-aHe- members ef-the- program
committee,
Mr. Evans is very we'll known in
the field OF Technical Education,
being a member OF the American
Institute OF Electrical Engineers,
and the American Institute of Radio
Engineers. He received his ABB. de-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24

gree at Roger Williams university.
In 1925 and 1926 respectively he
earned the degrees of BIS. and MS.
in Electrical Engineering at Massa-
chusettS Institute OF Technology. The
speaker is also the administrative
assistant to President John W. Da-
Wis. head Of West Virginia State col
lege. The National Technical Associ-
alton is an organization of over
three hundred graduate engineers
and technicians founded in 1881, and
the officers for 1870 are Paul E.
Johnson. Chicago. president; and
Professor Evans, secretary.
Detroit's local engineers will have
charge OF arranging the whole pro-
gram and. in cooperation with Ed
ward B -SMinft. chairman OF the
Forum Committee, it is certain TO be
another outstanding program in this
series that continues through Easter
Sunday.
Evans will speak from the sub
ject Technology and the Modern
Age"