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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
KING LEOPOLD FLEES
Gamelin Declares Fate Oh
France Depends On Big
Battle Under Way
FIGHT ON TRIANGLE
FRANCE

PARIS, May 17-(AP)-
The French armies, under Or
|ders from Generalissimo
Maurice Gustave Gamelin to
Idle on the spot rather than
give further ground" battled
a massive German tank drive
into northern France tonight
in a clash described by the
high command as "a VERT
able melee"
Adolf Hitler's gray-green
fighters carried their week
old offensive on the western
front to a peak during the
day with violent blasts both
in Belgium and France in a
desperate effort to drive
home a decisive victory.
King Leopold Flees
The German thrust through
Belgium struck straight at
Brussels, from which King
Leopold's government fled to
Ostend, on the North sea.
(The German high COM
mand announced it's troops
entered Brussels at nightfall
after breaking through Bel
gian and Allied lines defend
the Belgian capital.)
The drive into France was
directed through a pocket
carved out of the battle-scar-
red northern plains.
"The fate of the father
land, that of our Allies and
the destiny of the world de-
ponds on the battle in
course" General Gamelin,
commander-in-chie of the
Allied forces, said in an order
of the day.
English, Belgian and Po-
fish soldiers and foreign vol
unteers are fighting at our
sides. British aviation is en-
gagged to the full like ours.
"Any soldier who can not
CONTINUED on Page Three
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GiVeS26 Votes TOF.D.R
Derelict Schooner Is
Sighted On West Coast

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May II.
-P-A derelict two-masted
schooner, with no signs of life
aboard, was sighted rs miles
to the south today. The coast
guard began an immediate in
veStigation.
Information received at the
coast guard air base said the
vessel was sighted about 3 p.
m about 10 miles off the Mexi-
can coast.
The hull was reported awash.
A check of local yacht clubs
failed to reveal any missing
schooner, or one overdue. How
ever, there is a 34-foot ketch
reported as overdue from the
Canal Zone-the Idle Hour IN
which Dwight Long is winding
up a voyage around the world.
With him when he left the
Canal Zone were John S. North
Pittsburgh manufacturer, and
Douglas Grill, of Philadelphia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Brand, Perrin
Retire From
ACL June 80
Retirement OF Two OFF,
cials Al Own Request Is
Announced By Davis
HAVE LONG RECORDS
Brand Started His Career
In 1889 And Perrin Be-
gan Work In 1891

The retirement from active serv-
ice of J. N. Brand, assistant vice
president, and J. w. Perrin, freight
traffic manager, both at their re-
quest, was announced last night by
C. Med. Davis, executive vice presi-
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad company.
Both will become effective as of
June so. No announcement was
made as to their successors.
Brand has served the railroad fol-
more than SO years and Perrin a
slightly shorter time.
Official notices of the rctiremefts
have been distributed in the rail-
roads offices.
James Neveland Brand, born in
Clarendon county, S. c., on Deem
Der Is, 1871, entered the employ of
the Charleston, Sumter and North.
ern railroad, predecessor to the A.
C. L., as a telegraph operator in
1889.
He was then promoted in order
to chief clerk to general manager,
train dispatcher and train master,
chief clerk to superintendent of
transportation, assistant superin-
tendent of transportation, general
manager, and was appointed as
sistant vice-president on October
%. 1886.
He was married in 1900 and has
two children, James Neveland, Jr.,
and Herbert Borden.
He now resides at 1903 Chestnut
street.
:. w. Perrin, born in A~bbesville,
S. c., on March %, 1869, entered
the employ of the roads predeces-
sors in 1891 as chief rate clerk, be-
ing promoted as follows: chief clerk,
assistant general freight agent,
general freight agent, assistant
freight traffic manager and is now
freight traffic manager.
He now resides at 1915 Market
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Dutch And French Forces
Abandon Two Vital
Netherlands Islands
BRITAIN
BY EDWIN STOUT

LONDON, May 17.-lR-British
troops withdrew tonight to the
west Of Brussels, occupation of
which was announced by the Ger
mans, while Dutch and French
forces abandoned the Netherlands
islands of Beveland and Walch'
eren, among the last of the Dutch
fronts of resistance to the Nazi
invaders.
Disclosure Of the withdrawal
from Brussels was made in a brief
British war office communique fol-
lowing an appeal by an official
source to Britons to keep stout
hearts and cool heads" in the face
of German successes in Belgium
and the deeper drive into northern
France.
Islands Bombed
Abandonment of the Dutch is
lands in iceland province was de-
cided upon after heavy lombard
ment by German planes and ar
tillery, it was reported here.
King George vi, keeping close
ly in touch with the great battle in
France and Belgium, studied maps
at the war office and later receiv-
ed Prime Minister il S t 0
Churchill at Buckingham palace.
The war office declared there
was no question of a collapse or
break-through" in the Brussels Sec
Continued OH Page Three)
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British Forces Withdraw
From Capital OF Belgium
American Republics
Protest Nazi Drives

M~ONTEVIDEO, March H.
R-AH. Fl American republics
tonight approved a joint declara-
ton protesting German invasions
of neutral countries.
The declaration, drafted by
Uruguay, was approved after
Chile and Nicaragua communi-
Gated unreserved approvals.
Consequently, the Panama gov
ernment informed Uruguay the
text of the declaration would
be releasde at Panama tomorrow
afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
100000 Job
Is Considered
By Cape Fear
Plans Studied AT Office Of
Concerns Ownership
In New York
WILL ADD so ROOMS
Actual Construction Work
Is Expected To Be Start
ed On July First

pronosals to construct a $lO0,0oo
addition to the Cape Fear hotel
bore are now under consideration
u the offices of the concerns own
prship in New York, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Sidney J. Rivenbark, manager,
said he was unable to comment
further on the plans at this time.
It is expected, however, that ac-
tual construction work will begin
about July /,
Plans for the project were said to
contemplate an addition OF approx
mately 50 rooms and baths. The
hotel originally contained $50 rooms
and IS rooms we're added in 1887.
With the contemplated addition,
the hotel will be the largest in east
ern North Carolina.
Other Improvements in the build
ing, which was built and opened IN
1925, are also planned, it was said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Duplin Leaders Attend
Demonstration Meeting

~KENANSVILLE, May 17.-The
recreational leaders training school
for the southeastern district of North
Carolina was held May 10, IA, Is,
and 16, at the Bladen county 4-H
camp at White Lake. About 60 rec
reational leaders attended.
Among those attending from Dup
lin county were: Miss Hattie Pearl
Mallard, home demonstration agent;
Lacey F. Weeks, assistant county
farm agent; Mrs. Phoebe Pate, OF
the Beulaville home demonstration
club; and Miss Ruth Chase Honey
cult, of the Duplin service club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Fresh Reports Indicate
Allied Front TOttering

west from the Sambre river line,
remains to be seen. There a be
nc question, however, that the
whole Allied front in Belgium from
a point on the Franco-Belgian bor-
der near Maubeuge to Antwerp and
the sea is lettering.
Delaying Action
In the face of the bulge driven in
to French lines from the Mau-
beuge region to a point on the
Er.euse river, Carignan, southeast
of Sedan. Allied tenure of the front
Continued on Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
REFUSED VISAS

BERLIN, May IL R-German
Jews holding emigration vlsas Tor
the United States and other over
seas points were refused transit
visas by Italy beginning today. In
quirers were told that in view OF
uncertainty of the international
situation and the possibility OF
Italy's entry into the war, 1t was
not desirable to have emigrants on
her hands for whom no overseas
TRANSFORMATION might be available
once Italy is a b~elligerent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer)

An ominous admission in London
that Allied forces are falling back
at undisclosed points all along the
battle line from Antwerp to Sc
Gan lends color to German claims
of complete victory in Flanders in
the first clash with the Franco-Brit-
ish foe.
Whether admitted Allied with
drawals mean impending evacua-
ton of all Belgian, or a more limit
ed correction of the front to avert
a German fanking attack north
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
JOSEPH SAILING
SUCCUMBS HERE
Deputy Sheriff Dies In Hos
pital After Suffering
Heart Attack

Joseph A.. Sailing, 50, of Gil South
Third street, a deputy sheriff in the
office of Sheriff C. David Jones,
died at James Walker Memorial
hospital yesterday afternoon at {
o'clock following a short illness.
He was stricken about a week ago
with a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held
from the late residence Sunday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock, with the
Rev. F. S. Johnston, pastor of En-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Outlay Of 81 ,694,87 ,74 On Army
Appr0ved Bv Senate Subcommittee

adding 1914, 64S, 1874 to it. First
they added $545, {, 1854 in new
funds asked by the President
yesterday, then tackled on $780,
O00, 600 for army personnel.
Moreover, they inserted more
than ISL, 00O,O 900 in items which
had been approved by the bud
get bureau last January but had
been denied by the house. These
items included $35,415, 069 for
the signal corps, ordinance
transportation, etc.
Continued on Page Five: Col. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
GOV. HOEY IS PRAISED
Ramsey Lists Achievements
OF National And State
Administrations
BY w. JONES MACFARLAN

RALEIGH, May 17.-P-North
Carolina democrats shouted their
praise of President Roosevelt and
Governor Hoey today and instructed
that the governor and other dele
gates to the national convention asst
the states 26 votes for a third term
for the President.
There was no audible opposition
to the resolution instructlng tina n
states entire vote be cast for MI.
Roosevelt eff, and when, his name
is presented to the national conven-
tom and on every ballot until he
is nominated or until his name is
withdrawn Earlier a number OF
the congressional district conven-
tons had voted Roosevelt instruc-
tons.
Harmony Prevails
Harmony prevailed from start to
finish. There wasn't a record vote
on anything. DR.. Ralph Mcdonald
of Forsyth, who engaged in a bitter
gubernatorial fight with Governor
Hoev four years ago, illustrated the
good will when he seconded nomlna-
tons for delegates-at-large to the
national convention and said:
st urge you to vote for this dele
cation, for the head of the delegation
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 17-tR-
Increasing President Roose-
velt's extraordinary defense
program by $50, 900, GOO, a SEN
ate subcommittee tonight ap-
proved a 81, ,S77 outlay on the
United States army in the next
fiscal year-an expenditure that
would shatter all peace-time
records.
Chairman Thomas D-Okla.)
said the committee decided to
make funds available so that a
fully equipped force of $50, 900
men, about $4,000 more than
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
the President had suggested,
could ha MT in the field.

the President had suggested,
could be put in the field.
There was no doubt that the
smashing progress Of German
arms in Belgium had spurred
the senators not only to approve
Mr.. Roosevelt's program, but
add tn it. The committee acted
after a session with General
George C. Marshall, army chief
of staff.
The senators, working with an
army appropriation bill of S7S4'-
9s9, os4, previously approved by
the house, almost doubled it by
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
EXPLOSIONS A

NEW YORK, May II. - Up -
Heavy explosions have been heard
in Basic, Switzerland, said a Rome
broadcast picked up by NBC tonight.
The announcer said this led to the
belief that the French had blown up
several bridges in France neal that
part of the Swiss border.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
ODUM TO SPEAK

RALEIGH, May II. - Up - DR..
Howard w. Odum of Chapel Hill will
speak here tomorrow at the first
annual livestock day program of stu
dents in the agriculture school at
N. c.. State college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18

~. :. =. ''VVd SHTseU .UoT HTOVH
iNe 4D9p; moonset 3:01a.
WASHINGTON, May II Up -
Weather bureau records of temperature
anu rainfall for the "a hours ending s
y, H., IN the principal cotton growing
SItas and elsewhere:
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WEATHER
FORECAST

North Carolina: Partly IL d y:
warmer on the coast Saturday; Sunday
considerable c~loudiness, scattered show
ers in west portion.
meteorological data for the "A hours
ending 1880 p. m. Yesterday.
Temperature
l;@ a. m. IS; 7:30 a. m. "a; 1870 p.
m, u; 1880 p. m. Il; maximum 81;
minimum 50; mean 70: normal II.
Humidity
l:@o a. M. "a; 7:30 a. m. So; 1870 p.
H. %; 7:30 p. m. AZ.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m
nw inches; total since first Of the
month 0.72 inch.
Tides For Today
from Tide Tables published by Q
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ASSOCIATED
With Complete Coverage Of
State and National News
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Harmony Prevails

Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
KELLIHAN FREED
IN Staying CASE
Chadb0urn Officer Exonerat-
ed Of Death Of Frank.
Manning, Negro

WHITEVILLE, March 25. - A
coroner's jury in Chadbourn today
~exonerated Officer Pete Kellihan, Of
the Chadbourn police force, in the
killing yesterday morning of Frank
Manning, rs, negro, who was shot
to death when officers said the
negro advanced on the policeman
with a knife and cut him.
The jury returned a verdict that
the Staying of the negro was JUST
fable, and that the officer was
acting in self-defense and in line OF
duty.
Coroner J. D. Skies, who spent
yesterday, along with other officers.
probing the shooting, said that it
was his information that early yes
terday morning Kellihan was called
to the scene of the shooting to
quell a disturbance in Chadbourn's
colored district.
AS Kellihan was attempting to
quiet the negroes, it was said,
Manning advanced upon the Off
Ger, and cut him through a heavy
leather jacket with a knife. 1t was
then that the officer is said to have
opened fire, striking the negro in
the head, killing him instantly
When officers searched the body Of
the negro, they found a knife with
a six-inch blade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
IS BOUND
TO HIGHER COURT
Local Man Is Charged With
Breaking, Entering, Lar
ceny And Receiving

Richard Davis, of 926 IL North
Fourth street, was bound over un'
der 800 bond for trial at the next
criminal term of New Hanover SUI
perior court after waving prelimin.
airy hearing yesterday in recorders
court on charges of breaking, en-
tering, larceny, and receiving.
Davis is charged with breaking
into and entering the office of DR..
w. c. Peterson in the Acme build
ing and taking a quantity of stamps
twine, flags, and medical instru'
ments.
Trial of Edward Earl Smith,
charged with larceny of a hi.
cycle. the property of Eugene Piner,
from 315 Dock street, was continued
until March 29 and an appearance
bond Of $3.50 was required.
Richard Farrow, who was fined
$50, taxed with the costs, and or
dered to make restitution of 1912
to George L. Mitchell, when con
victed recently on charges Of hit
and-run driving with property dam
ages resulting, gave notice of ap'
peal to superior court. An appear
lance bond Of $3.50 was required.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Wilson Funeral Rites
To Be Conducted TODAY

Funeral services for Lonnie M.
Wilson, "a, Of Sunset Park, latir-
ed Pullman conductor, who died at
10 o'clock Sunday morning at a
local hospital after an illness of
about three weeks, will be held at
II o'clock this morning from st,
JOHNS Episcopal church.
The Rev. Frederick A. Turner
will conduct the services. Burial
will follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs
Annie E. Wilson; two sons, G. W.
of Hopewell, Va, and H. r. Wilson
of Wilmington; n daughter, Mrs
Anne Bordeaux, of Wilmington; one
brother, W. P. Wilson, of Charlotte
one sister, Mrs. Daisy Mitchell, OF
Charlotte; two grandchildren, Anna
Mae Bordeaux and Peggy Dean Will.
son, of Wilmington.
Active pallbearers will be: T. A.
Groom, w. M. Robbins, Ed Cunning
ham, Robert M. Greenwood, Ear
Orrell and Tom J.. Baird.
Honorary: DR.. R. B. Rodman, DR.,
Charles P. Graham, DR.. J. F. Rob
ertson, J. H. Hinton, Charles E
Taylor, J. E. Oldham, William M
Bellamy and J. E. L. Wade.
Mr.. Wilson was employed by the
Pullman company as a conductor
for more than 80 years He was a
member of st. Johns church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Agents Seek To Find
Communist Who Used
Name Oh Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, March 25.-P-
Acting on instructions from the
White House, secret service agents
tonight were trying to find a com
munist who used the name Frank
lin D. Roosevelt" on his communist
party membership credentials.
Meanwhile, the Dies committee
on un-American activities decided
to institute contempt proceedings
against James H. Dolsen, a COM
munist who acknowledged that a
member of his party had used the
Presidents name but who declined
to divulge the mans identity or to
answer several h er questions
asked by the committee.
The credentials in question - a
book containing records of dues
payments and other data - were
found in Dolsen's room in Pitts
burgh. Dolsen said the unidentified
communist gave the book to him
so that stamps showing the pay
ment of dues and assessments could
be affixed. He said he had tried to
dissuade the man from using the
Roosevelt name because President
Roosevelt never was a member of
the communist party and never
would be-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
DEFENSE ACCORD
PLANS CONTINUE
Negotiations Being Carried
On Despite Russian Warm
ings Against Pact

STOCKHOLM, March 25- Up -
Despite Russian warnings against .
northern defense alliance, Sweden's
Premier Pehr Albin Hanson tonight
declared negotiations concerned with
the proposal should be carried on
without delay and in a spirit Of
good will"
Hanson, whose speech at Karl
stad was broadcast throughout
Sweden, emphasized that speculation
that the u Of the northern
states could be modified "for any.
thing but the defense Of peace and
independence should and must he
terminated from the beginning"
On March 20 a Tass news agency
communique stated that any defen.
sive alliance among Sweden, Nor
way and Finland would be regarded
as aimed at the Soviet Union and
as contradictory to the Russian-Fin.
nish peace treaty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
"OF HUMAN BONDAGE" IS
FEATURED AT THE BIJOU

If RKO Radio Pictures had scour-
ed the stage and screens of the
world, it could not have better cast
Leslie Howard and Bette Davis than
in w. Somerset Maugham's "Of
Human Bondage" which shows at
the Bijou theatre today.
Howard, as the sensitive young
idealist of Maugham's classic i'm
bues his Characterization with a
usefulness and tenderness seldom
seen on the screen.
We dream, long, pity, suffer,
love and hate with him in the role
of Philip Carey, the medical stu.
dent victimized by an unrequited
love for heartless Mildred, trium-
phantly played by Miss Davis.
Helplessly infatuated with the girl,
he suffers utter torture. His friend,
Nora, understands his unnatural
romance, but cannot save him from
his devotion to Mildred, Baffled, she
marries another man. Another
friend, Sally, tries to give him hap
piness, but his tie to Mildred retards
the development of their romance.
A Musical and Sport Novelty COM
plete the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Farm Commissioner Kerr Scott
Started His Career In .Wilminoton

kept out of the state as a result
Of a rigid control program.
A new federal office and labora-
tory building and greenhouse have
been constructed at the Oxford to-
bacco station with $4,000 obtained
from congress-, thus giving North
Carolina the largest tobacco re.
search center in the nation and
needed facilities to render growers
q greater service.
A new dairy project dealing with
the feeding, breeding, and manage
ment studies has been launched
at the Coastal Plain station at
Willard, following the construction
OF modern, fireproof buildings with
WPA funds totaling approximately
$40, 900.
A cross-breeding broiler project,
designed to obtain information for
the production Of chickens to meet
domestic and tourist demands, is
underway at the Mountain station
at Salamanca. Two new buildings
and necessary equipment, costing
approximately $4,000, have been
provided for the experiment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS"
is OFFERED AT THE ROYAL

Always amazing, and at times
amusing, the motion picture which
opened yesterday at the Royal the
atre easily rates the recommends
ton as genuinely unique entertain
ment, but defies adequate word
description.
Suffice it to say that Universal's
THE Invisible Man Returns" is
definitely entertainment and that
it derives most of this quality from
the weirdest camrea trickery ever
employed. It's effects leave the au-
dience literally breathless at many
points during the story, which is
ideally tailored as a new vehicle
for the unseen screen character.
The story was suggested by THE
Invisible Man. written by H. G..
Wells.
"One for the Book" mechanic il.
Illustrated and Latest News Events
complete the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Movie Revues
ROAD TO SINGAPORE" Is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

The new travel trend to sojourn
in the South Seas has its motion
picture counterpart in "Road to
Singapore" the sportive film at
the Carolina theatre, with Bing
Crosby. Bob Hope and Dorothy La
mour in the leading roles, seconded
by Charles Coburn, Judith Barrett,
Anthony Quinn and Jerry Colonna,
the redoubtable Professor Of Hopes
Pepsodent show.
The Dean of the Kraft Music
kHall and his old pal, Bob Hope, are
in their finest form for this pic
ture. They sing, they clown. they go
to town, they get into krawls, and
they look over the native girls.
all to the accompaniment of at
least five new hit songs as sung
by Bing and Miss Lamour.
The short program includes a
new issue of Information Please"
a Merrie cartoon and News Events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26

strength, energy and nerve'force
90 increase physical resistance to
periodic discomfort.
It also helps reduce perloolc ols'
tress for many who take it a rev
DAYS before and during the time
Your confidence in CARDuI is
vited by its so years of popularity.
Adv
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
I EXAMINATION

DETROIT, March 25-R>-Sheriff
Thomas c. Wilcox and Is other de.
PENDANTS charged with conspiracy to
protect b2r othels and gambling
houses in Wayne county waived
examination and were held for trial
today after Circuit Judge Homer
Ferguson declined to withdraw as
examining magistrate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
VIOLINIST TO SAIL

SAN JOSE, Calf, March 25-R
-Yehudi Menuhin, famed young
violinist, and his Australian-born
wife sail tomorrow for Australia. His
wife, the former Nola Ruby Nicholas
will be 81 years old on March 3
Menuhin said, and the trip will be
a birthday present for 49,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26

only recently come to Chadbourn
from Rowland.
Kellihan had just Joined the Chad
bourn police force on Friday, hav.
ing previously served on the White
vile and Fair Bluff forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26

The ostrich, which grows to q
height Of 9 feet, weighs as much
as 300 pounds, and provides feath
ers for feminine adornment, is the
largest extant bird domesticated te
mans use.