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The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
WIEN ACTIVITIES

Pilot Sig Wien made a flight north in the morning yesterday stopping at Fox Bar, Taylor, Candle and Kotzebue. Passen- gers carried were Joe Walsh and Pearse Walsh, Nome to Taylor Graham hammers, Fox Bar to Kotzebue; and Don Stanton, Fay Tor to Candle.
 Bill Jones was returning pas senger to White Mountain.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Whaley were taken to Rainbow in the ev ening.
 May 15-Binks Seiffert was a passenger to Taylor this morning with Pilot Wien. A trip was made to Deering from Taylor with one passenger.
 Pilot Wien left for Fairbanks via Coffee Creek late today and will return to Nome Thursday.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
French Concede Probable Fall Sedan
 Dutch Fire Petroleum At Amsterdam
 Italians Demonstrate Against British

UNDATED, May IA lF) - Ger many dealt smashing blows in the Western Europe war and the French conceded the probable fall of historic Sedan, ten miles inside the French border in the fortified Franco-Belgian defense zone, directly in front of Frances little Maginot" line extension to the north Sea where France sui fered her most disastrous defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 French dispatches said the Germans were supported by mechanical forces with an air armada of between six and sev- en thousand planes and already there have been at least two tank clashes. The French said the Ger man losses in this action were "Iemendous.o Berlin denied it.
 The Nazis reported thag 150 enemy planes were destroyed yesterday, raising the total of Allied losses to more than $50. The French said more than 400 German planes were put out of acton in the five-days-old com bat
 Heavy fighting started last night and continued today in un- diminished fury along the Mouse
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
CALL FOR BIDS Time Extended

Sealed bids. in tr.pHcate, will be received until o'clock pm, June 10, l940, at the office of the City Clerk, Nome, Alaska, to be publicly opened at the regular meeting of the Common Coun- cil held that night, for furnish ing all labor and materials for the erection of the addition to the Nome Public School Build ing in strict accordance with the plans and specifications s pre- epared by William H. Kelsey of the Common Council, Nome, Alaska, except that the provisions for completion of the work called for is extended to November 1, 1940. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for five (55)per cent of the amount bid, payable to the City of Nome.
 This call allows an extension of time to June 10, 1940, to sub- init bids, whereas the original call provided for the bids to be presented May 13, 1940.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 By Common Council
 of Nome, Alaska. Acting for; Anthony E. Karnes
 Commissioner of Education Publish May 10, 13 and 15, 1940
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
U. s. MAY FIGHT JAPAN SOON NAVAL CHIEF WARNS SOLONS

WASHINGTON-Rear Admiral Joseph Taussig, former assistant chief of naval operations, told the Senate naval committee recently that the trend of developments in the Far East might eventually force the United States into a war with Japan.
 He asserted that he expressed only his own viewpoint, but add ed that this nation would have to take steps to preserve the in tegrity of China.
 We would be warranted in us ing economic and financial means and if necessary, force, to pre- serve the integrity of China he said.
 "Japan's promises in interna- tional relations are worthless, " he continued.
 "They are seeking to impose her culture on the world by force,' Taussig said.
 Even if she conquered China, Japan would still lack such es- sential war materials as oil, rub Der and tin and thus she might seek to expand, in The Neither lands, Indies or Philippines"
 Of such a possible future war, Taussig said, It would be a na-
 3f ........ .,.. val war as we cannot invade Jap pan and Japan cannot invade us, but Japan would try to invade the Philippines"
 Taussig suggested the construc- ton of "impregnable' naval bas es at the Philippines and urged continued building of battle ships.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
Primary Election Results From Third Division

VALDEZ, May Is - After a first canvass of absentee ballots with all precincts of the Third Division except Umnak and Afog nak in, results are;
 Dimond-2399
 Grigsby-1100
 Roden-907
 Boyle-1338
 Sheldon-895
 HeSSe-1046
 Rivers-1219
 Coffey 1768, BroWnell 1248, Taylor 894, Burchette TAP, Egan l153, Hatton 651, Horning 1086, Huntley 698, H. H. McCutcheon l081, s. J. McCutcheon 1889, Nut beem 631, Smith 1108.
 Republicans
 Cole-364
 Duker-106
 McCain-431
 Humpheries-354
 Miller-247
 Reed-175
 O'Neill 414, Chamberlain 191, Murray 288, Andreson 435, Peter son 403, Selby 40, Wilson 387.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15

Line. French and Belgian forces fell back on the strong defenses in a strategic withdrawal" A great battle is reported develop ing for the possession of Brussels
 At Amsterdam, huge stores of petroeum were set afire by the Dutch as a defensive measure. The Dutch high command report ed that the German drive at the vital 16-mile dam across the Zui- der Zee, which holds back the North Sea, was repulsed.
 The British acknowledged that the Nazi legions driving through southern Holland made the sit aation there aextremely serious for the Allies. The Dutch field army defending western Holland fell back before the savage Ger man onslaught, retiring to the main WaterIine defense .lae n Utrecht Province.
 At Rome, shouting students burned a British and French flag on a coffin before the British enl= bassy and had to be restrained by armed troops. Mussoliai drove by and was wildly cheered.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
Asks Volunteers for Home Corps
 Guard against Parachute Troops

LONDON, May IA (P) - War Secretary Anthony Eden broad cast an appeal for volunteers for a home corps to cope with para chute troops. He assured Britons that nothing would be left to chance in dealing with this Nazi menace"
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15

Harry Jones, who was admit ted to the hospital some time past is reported to be somewhat better today.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
NEWS ITEMS

A baby girl was born to Mrs. Fred Roberts late Saturday even ing. Both mother and daughter are reported doing nicely.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-15
Belgian Cabinet Stays Brussels

BRUSSELS, May 14 (Ho) - The Belgian cabinet has announced that it would remain here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27

Great Bridge. sss, 900; chowan
N, c., and Blackwater
Va, $4,000 channel from
Famlico Sound to Rodanthe, N. c.,
$4,000; Pembroke Creek, N. c., So
500; Rollison Channel, N. c., ST.
900; waterway connecting Swan
Quarter Bay with Deep Bay, N. c.,
$22,5 500; Cape Fear River, N. c..
at and below Wilmington (channei
widening), s675,ooO, Abbapoola
Creek, S. c., $10,800; Russell Creek,
S. c., 1 $500; Winyah Bay, S. c.,
1850, 900; Charleston Harbor. S.
c., $465, 900; Silver Lake Harbor'
N. c., $780, 900; Pamlico Sound to
Avon, N. c., $16,5G0; Thoroughfare
Bay.Cedar Bay Channel, N. C.. $2o,'
600; Beaufort Harbor, N. c., $54,
600; Manteo to Oregon Inlet, N. G..
s45, 900: Cape Fear River, N. c., a
and below Wilmington (channe
deepening) supplements project II
house billy, $3.50 1000; Cape Fear t.
st. Johns River, ~intracoastal water
way, anchorage basin near Myrtle
Beach, S.. c.. $1,000; Savannah
Harbor, Ca, 1921, 900.
Among items in the multiple-pur
pose bill were
santee- Congaree Rivers, S. G
$34, 900, 900; Savannah River an
clark Hill Reservoir, Ca, $28,000,00
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
WELLES, IL DUCE
AND CIANO TALK
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guarded carefully but foreign OBJ
servers believed they must have
exceeded the limits of mere fact
finding" on Welles part. They rea-
soned that Ciano would not have
gone in such haste to inform Mus
:olini merely of the extent of the
Americans curiosity.
Dressed in civilian clothes, II
Duce received Welles and Phillips
at the Palazzo VeneziA and talked
with them in French. Their talk
with Ciano was in English which
II Duce's son-in-law speaks fluent
ly.
The sudden warmth Of the Italian
press reaction inspired belief in
some quarters that Welles fight
have made some specific suggestion
which struck a responsive chord in
Italian policy.
Some political quarters consider
ed it possible Welles had inquired
what the Italian attitude would be
toward an American offer to help
in Strengthening out Europe's eco
nome problems as a basis for last
ing peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
FEAR RIVER
IMPROVEMENT BILL
WILL BE ADVANCED
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(NUlG1k1uSN
t,on flood control and hydro-elec-
tric power-s214,S93,Ooo.
senator Bailey, chairman OF the
fu,1 committee, said the action OF
49, subcommittee was a step TO
ward solution of a very difficult"
nroblem which had been intensi
fed by the economy drive in con-
gress. .an sa;a
p.;1ov "I am quite sure that this
congress will not approve bills that
would result ultimately in a total
exnenditure of $500, 900, ooO."
BAILEY said it was unlikely the
flood control bill would be acted
mon in the senate since a ne"
flood control authorization measure
was to be drafted by the house
flood control committee.
EARLIER, Bailey had said he believ'
ed the navigation bill had the bes1
chance Of the three to be passed
at this session.
He said this measure probabi'
would be given the number OF tn
house-approved river and harpo
hill and sent back for acceptanc
of the senate changes. The othe
two would then be considered a
new senate bills, and if passed b
the senate they would be sent t
the house in the regular way.
Among items in the navigatio
bill were: -.
Inland waterway from Norfoll
Va. to Beaufort Inlet, N. c., Il
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
WOODROW COTTON
ADMITS Staying
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afternoon when he called at the jail
to bring his wife a bag of fruit and
a coconut pie.
The solicitor quoted Cotton as say
ing that he was confessing because
I don't want my wife TO be held for
something I did"
Mrs. Cotton, who has shown little
emotion since her arrest, heard the
news of her husbands elleged con-
fession, without changing her eX-
preston. She told reporters she had
taken the responsibility for the kill
ing because she didn't want her hus-
band to be arrested.
Cotton first was arrested two days
after the killing, but was released
within a few hours after his wife's
purported confession.
Orders went out yesterday for his
re-arrest, and he vas taken into III
tody when he arrived to visit his
young wife.
Mrs. Herndon's body was found
lying OH a shot gun in a barn near
the Cotton home, and at first Coro-
ner Banks said he thought the case
might be suicide. Later, however
he said he was convinced there had
been foul play.
SOLICITOR Beckett quoted Cotton as
saying that, after he shot his moth
er-in-law, he and his wife lifted her
body and slipped the gun under it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
PROTEST SOUNDED
BY PRESBYTERIANS
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with by increased traffic on South
Third street; and
Whereas, the increased passage
Of heavy oil trucks might conceiv-
ably so shake the building and the
tower and spire as to do material
damage to the fabric; now
Therefore, be it resolved by the
session Of the First Presbyterian
church in Wilmington, North Caro-
lima, that we do hereby most re-
specially and earnestly petition
the city commissioners of our city
and the highways commissioners
of our state not to allow this pro-
posed movement to be carried out.
adopted by the session Of the
First Presbyterian church, Will
mington, North Carolina, on Feb
ruary &c, 1910.
"A. D. P. GILMOUR, Moderator.
"B. B. REYNOLDS, Assistant
clerk of the session."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
RIVER INLET
WORK BIDS OPENED
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a protest on the bid and that the
protest would probably be heard
within the next few days.
The contract for the job will either
be awarded to the engineer office or
the Delaware company within the
next week. Work will be started on
the project by March 1 or IS and
will be completed by May l, he said.
The army engineers office plan
ned to use the dredge Henry Bacon,
government dredge. Its bid was So
cents per cubic yard.
Under original plans the project
called for expenditures of $4,000,
which amount was allotted for the
purpose.
The New River inlet will be dred-
ged to a depth of six feet with two
feet over-draft, or a total of eight
feet, and to a width of 80 feet.
New river was dredged to a depth
of 10 feet from the waterway to
Jacksonville at an expense of $685.
600 and when the proposed project
is completed the entire waterway
from Jacksonville to the ocean will
be established for navigation.
Col. Gillette said that, aside from
being of tremendous aid to naviga-
ton, the cutting of the inlet will be
of great value to the fish and she'll
fish industry in New river. At pres
ent, he said, the inlet is only about
two feet deep and the lack of salt
water has caused the seafood indus.
try to sink to a low ebb in that c
ton.
Othe rcompanies submitting bids
yesterday were the Merritt Dredging
company, of Charleston, S. c.; Atkin-
o Dredging company, of Norfolk,
Va; Norfolk Dredging company, of
Norfolk, Va; Walker-Hodges Dredg.
ing company, of New Bern.
Following the opening of bids, rep
resentatives Of the various com.
panies inspected the dredge Henry
Bacon now at work in the Whining
ton harbor and were the guests of
the engineers aboard the boat at a
luncheon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
BRITAIN TO TURN
GREATER TRADE
PROFITS TO WAR
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(OOIItluuCu full o6S OAS/
ment one of the biggest owners OF
securities traded in Wall Street.
Robert V. Grimston, treasurer OF
household, said in commons that II
sis not in the public interest 10
disclose the value of securities ac-
uuired by the recent action OF the
government in ordering BRUSH
holders of 60 selected American
stocks to sell their holdings to the
Bank of England. Unofficially, tne
total is estimated at about s100,-
5000.
Pooling of the power of the
British and French empires in this
war was disclosed to extend C
nearly complete collaboration in
purchase of foodstuffs. The food
ministry announced the formation
of a British-French committee for
Joint purchase, distribution and
shipment Of food supplies.
Behind these disclosed develop
ments Britain continued negotla-
tons with Rumania to keep Ger
many from getting more Rumanian
oil and prepared answers to COM
mons questions on possible loop
holes in the Allied blockade of the
Reich.
The total of "unarmed" ships
attacked since the start of the war
was announced in commons by r.
A. Butler, undersecretary for for
eign affairs, who said this proved
Hitler had broken his promise to
President Roosevelt to refrain from
bombing civilians. All British mer-
chant and fishing vessels in the
North Sea now are getting guns.
Another military development
was the banning Of all non-resi-
dent civilians from northern Scot
land, site of important British wal
industries.
A secret, anti-government radio
station called the New British
Broadcasting company gave Brit
ish military intelligence ferrets a
new job. The station attacked Brit
ish war-aims in it's first broad
cast last night. This is the first
station of it's kind to come to
light in this country, although Ger
many has had similar trouble. No
body could tell whether the trans
mitter was in England or outside
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
WARSHIPS
SINK NAZl VESSELS
OFF FINNS' COAST
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British or French naval action had
resulted in her grounding.
The Orizaba was one Of six Nazi
merchantmen reported on Feb. 10
to have left Vigo, Spain, in an
effort to get through the Allied
blockade. Two others of the six,
the Morea and Rostock, were in
tercepted by Allied sea patrols.
Patrol In Area
The attacks today were reported
fro mthe northernmost tip Of Nor
way, where a British naval detach.
ment of unknown size was known to
have been patrolling last week.
Press reports said French war
ships had Joined the patrol.
The warships took up their sta
ton there after the British and
French had expressed dissatisfac-
ton with Norway's '~ineffective'
neutrality in permitting German
ships to use Norway's territorial
waters past the blockade. In Paris
it was announced that measures
would be taken to put a stop to
the traffic.
Vardoe is west of Soviet Rus
sia's Arctic port Of Murmansk,
where a large number of German
merchantmen, including the big
liner Bremen, took refuge at the
start of the war. The Bremen and
a few other large German ships
subsequently got home from Muir
mansk by sailing inside Norwegian
waters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
Shipping Says Democrats
Need Definite Program

GREENSBORO, Feb. 26.-P-C.
L. Shipping, Of Greensboro, former
democratic national committeeman
said in an interview today that Pres1-
dent Roosevelt's wavering about a
third term should not keep demo-
Gratis from going about their business
of selecting a nominee to represent
the party.
"If the next president Of the Unit
cd States is to be a democrat
Shipping said, "it is time for the lead
ership of the democratic party to Sc
in motion a definite program for the
selection of a democratic candidate
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
COP LEADER PLANS
CONFERENCE HERE
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if all the democrats are New
Dealers?"
Pryor is from Greenwich, Mass,
and is assistant to the president of
the American Brake Shoe and Foun-
dry company.
He said he is now taking part in
making final arrangements for the
republican national convention, to
be held in Chicago on June "a.
Pryor is staying with f. H. Fech-
tig at his home here. He plans to
leave Wilmington today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
RITES FOR WRECK
VICTIMS PLANNED
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from a Chadbourn funeral home,
to be conducted by the Revs. Don
aid Myers and E. C. Maness. Burial
will follow in Chadbourn cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: E. L. Der
rick, D. M. Causey, Mr.. Pearce,
James O'Teal, Frank Wooten and
T. o. Goodman.
She is survived by her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs, B. H. Collier, and one
brother, Thomas Collier.
Funeral services for Miss Elrod
will be held Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock from the home Of her
parents, to be conducted by the
Revs. r. c. Clontz and E. C.
Maness. Burial will follow in Chad
bourn cemetery.
P~allbearers will be: Herman Carr,
Clyde Elliot, Evander Annette. Rob-
ert Davis, Sammy Koonce, and Nc
liver Bruton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
l no Children Perish In :,
Auto Camp Cabin r;s'

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb ..
gasoline-fed fire in ~
mobile camp cabin killed w.. "u'"
other members of the family ~, sY''
Donald 8, and Bobbie, a. sos'
Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Ps,, s0As Of
leaped up from a pan of .laals
WIN wnlch their father was c1s,.
ing clothing on the stove. 'saa'
Belk. 80, so sericuslv
that he is not expected to ,iv .u'Ad
cued his wife, Annie. 20 fes
pectant mother and two other cs ss
dren, Kenneth, one year, and 1,s sal'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
Southeastern Florists
To Meet In Asheuiue

ASHEVILLE, Feb. 20 Up Of
ficers and directors Of the South
eastern Florists association, meeting
here today, voted to hold the annual
convention of the group here No
vember q, 5 and 6.
The florists body covers eight
southeastern states. More than L.
900 delegates are expected to attend
the convention, Of which Max
Groin, Asheville florist, was named
general chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
OFFICER DISMISSED

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Feb. 2e.
Up - Patrolman Cecil Kessick,
stormy petrol Of the municipal po-
lice department and leader of eight
rebel" officers who took law en-
forcement into their own hands last
fall, was dismissed from the depart
ment today for ~"disrespect and dis
nhedience."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-27
NOBLE LADY A
hi GOOD FAIRY

GUNTEN, Switzerland - Three
Swiss soldiers told a lady who fire.
quently walked by their post near
the resort of Gunten that the only
thing worried them baout mobili-
cation, apart from being absent
from their Jobs. was boredom.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
TOrpcdOeS

Without the torpedo the sub
marine would have small use in
o,r1are. Neither woUid i;'tle
ships be able to sink big ones, if
able to creep within striking
range. 50 it would seem that the
invention of the torpedo was a
horrible mistake, especially since
it is hardly ever a weapon of de-
tense.
One of the early inventors of
the torpedo spoke of its use in
warfare, however, as new art"
and pleaded with the Secretary of
the Navy of the United States to
continue toward torpedOes all
the friendly aid in your power"
The quotation is from a letter of
Robert Fulton, famed as inventor
of the steamboat, who wrote it in
1913. The letter was sold at auc-
ton recently to a New York col
lector for $165.
Fulton tried out his clockwork
torpedo on a British ship off New
London, Conn, in the War of 1912.
The torpedo missed, but Fulton
promised that great perseverance
TO overcome prejudice and difficult
ties" would make his underwater
weapon effective. Peace minded
people may regret that he was
right about it. But it is certain
that if Fulton had not thought of
blowing holes in ships below the
water line somebody else would
have done so.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
PARITY PAYMENT ON
WHEAT ANNOUNCED
Ten Cents Per BuShel for
Those Planting Within
Their Allotment

A parity payment of ten cents
a bushel on wheat will be made
to producers who plant within
their 1910 acreage allOtments, ac-
cording to an announcement re-
ceived from the Agricultural Adj
justment Administration by DR.. T.
B. SymOns. Director of the Uni
versity of Maryland extension SER
vice. This payment will be made
on the normal yield of each pro-
ducer's acreage allotment.
The price adjustment or parity
payments, which supplement the
regular agricultural conservation
payments are provided from fund
appropriated for such payments to
producers of five major crops. In
addition to wheat, they include
cotton, corn, rice and tobacco
Since the estimated 1889 season
average price for tobacco was
above Is per cent of parity, no
price adjustment payments on
that crop will be made in 1910.
Besides the parity payments,
farmers who cooperate in the
1910 AAA farm program. and plant
within their acreage allOments,
will receive agricultural cOnserva-
ton payments at rates previously
announced. The total conserva-
ton and parity payments which
will be made to cooperators on the
normal yield Of their acreage al
lotments for wheat in 1910 amount
to 10 cents a bushel.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23

The day-dreaming yOungSter
wandering through the woods with
a sling shot and a pocket full of
pebbles, is nothing to worry about.
Although the youngster pictures
himself as a mighty hunter al
though he thinks highly of his
proWess and may do a deal of
)ra gging later his Shooting eff
sectiveness is just about nil.
If any Of his pebbles happens to
hit its target, it will do so by
sheer accident. A sling-shot is by
no means a precision weapon, and
4 score of misses are more to be
expected than a single hit SO it
is in the world of modern bust
ness: "Sling-shOt" efficiency is
likely in the long run to be ruin
Gus. Advertisers who want to
make profits and make them con-
sistently; who want to expand
their markets and build their bust
nesses steadily and sOundly, must
rely upon methods which find the
bulls eye as easily as does a sharp
shooter
The terrific mortality among the
new enterprises established in
any year is accounted for by a va
riety of reasons, but it is safe to
say that the concerns which sur