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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
THE STANDINGS
American Legaue
National League
TODAY,S GAMES

TODAY'S GAMES
NEW YORK, July 22.-LR-Probable
pitchers in the major leagues tomorrow
(won-lost records in parentheses):
American League
Washington at Detroit-Chase Gill
VS.. Corsica (4-4).
New York at st. Louis (night) -
Pearson (7-6) VS.. Kennedy (7-9).
Boston at Chicago Hash 90 OF
Dickman 90 VS.. Lee 60.
Philadelphia at Cleveland (night) -
Babich go VS.. Milnar (12-4).
National League
Cincinnati at Brooklyn (2)-Thomp-
son 600 and Moore (3-2) VS.. Wyatt
(S-S) and Davis (3-6).
Pittsburgh at New York might -
Klinger (6-9) VS.. Hubbell GA.
Chicago at Boston Raffensberge1
(3-3) VS.. Erickson (6-5).
st. Louis at Philadelphia McGee
$50 VS.. Higbe GID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23

In an effort to camouf1age their
airports, Sweden has covered
their fields with autos, moving
them only for their own planes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23

HOTEL COMMODORE = Washington.
D. C. Facing Union Station Capitol
Plaza. Room & Bath from $3.50. Mod
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23

There was a fan in our town, and he
was woudrous wise.
He picked the home team for a cinch
to cop the pennant prize.
But as the season moved along amid
the summer drums,
He took a quick and sudden shift
and labelled them as buns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
} STANDINGS
yesterdays RESULTS
American League
(No games scheduled).

National League
(No games schedufed).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23

AS I was marking out my plans,
I turned an eye on the Dodger fans.
Some live east-and some live west,
But most of EN- live in the cuckoo's
nest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Fax R!SE1z5HEEKKI2|IM}
o. 9~AIma Si0ux-S1ar6Vrry@ZIMnM W

I.hack But she recovered her bear
ings Quickly to say with a sniff:
"Then what's she doing up here
having an addition? Trying to
take somebody's job away from
themp'
"Oh, you'll manage to earn three
so1,ares a day." Nelson crushed out
his cigaret. IT wouldn't lose any
sleep over Romany Haile's radio
career if I were you"
Brent was so furious with Myra
so disguised with the scene she nae
staged, that he pushed the door OF
the control room open and walked
in ahead of her.
Sam Carr, the engineer, who
had heard a large part of the quar-
rel, smiled to himself. Myra Noyes
was far from. popular with the In
terstate staff. He was glad Brent
Nelson had told her off.
A look at Romany Halle through
the glass windows of the contro
room and it a easy to under
stand the jealous rage that had selz
ed the blond star. Romany was
every inch an heiress-and n o.
the most beautiful girls ever to be
a%uditioned at Interstate, Sam de
cided. With television, if she hae
talent, nothing could stop her.
Romany was the last to be audi
toned. Nelson had arranged the lis
so that she would have plenty o
time to get her bearings. She was
unaware of the smouldering-eyet
Myra sitting beside Brent beyont
the glass partition.
Completely %enwrapped in her jok
Romany rose without showing tn
slightest sign of fright, and began
to read the bits Baxter had laboree
over with her. Brent smiled to him.
self.
Her voice, warm and vibrant, Sc
his pulse racing. She had it! Ane
he'd been so sure she couldn't miss
from the evening he'd interviewed
her at the station. For five minutes
Romany stood at the microphon'
reading. When she had finished, SHE
turned and looked at Brent, smiling
at her in the next room. Myra, bit
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

| rointed room on the next floor. Ii
the hall between the studio and tn
control room Myra dropped all pre-
tense of GOODNESS and whirled OF
Brent furiously.
whats the big ideal" she begar
hotly. "Are you giving me the rur
around?"
ST don't quite understand" HI
lit a cigaret.
"You know perfectly WE'LL" Myrs
famed. This is the girl you had on
your program the other night. !
saw her at Byrd-Cromwell's yester-
day afternoon" 49,,
pretty good detective work.
Brent grinned exasperatingly. ,
And" Myra's eyes narrowed
you took her to dinner at Ian
dau's last night"
"Well. news travels fast" Nelson
blew a smoke ring indifferently.
Myra stamped her foot.
81 won't have it," She looked as
though she were going to strike
him. you can't make a fool out Of
me. You-you two-timer!"
"Myra," Brent said command
inglv, "cut it! Someone will heal
YOU raving. Tin not married to you
and YOU can't tell me what ane
what not to do. I'll have my frlends
when 7 want them. Is that clear
Myra raved OIL:
picking up a cheap little no
BODY at a station!' I'm surprised al
you"
Nelson's blue eyes narrowed ant
he looked at her with eyes void O.
feeling.
Jealousy is not becoming tt
YOU, Myra. Your tongue gets tn
best of you. Romany Halle is {
lady. She's far from a cheap llttl'
nobody who can be picked up at
station"
well, who is she?" Myrs
stamped her foot again. i've nevel
heard Of her."
"Why should you have heard O
herr" Brent said coldly. "Sht
doesn't live in the headlines. Mis-:
Halle, it so happens, is heiress tt
the Harlowe Farm Implements mil
lions"
Miss Moves was somewhat take1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
SYNOPSIS

THE CHARACTERS:
ROMANY HALLE, who wants to be
a radio star.
CHOLLY O'NEIL, her pal, VINO
plays in a music store.
BRENT NELSON, successful young
announcer.
MYRA MOVES, famous radio star
engaged to Brent.
TERRY O'ROURkE, who has a
weakness for Cholly and 1or IL
quOr.
BAXTER TREE, a continuity writ
er without a job.
YESTERDAY: Brent begins to snow
his interest in Romany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Promotion Of Watson
Attacked by Shufer

BY the Associated Press.
Representative.Shafer, Republican,
of Michigan protested today that
President Reosevelt's appointment
of his secretary. Edwin M. Watson,
as a major general made Gen.
Watson eligible to command a COM
bat division though he has not had
a days experience in commanding
a brigade or any other unit as a
general officer"
Representative Shafer added, in a
statement issued by the Republican
National Committee:
Then there is the celebrated case
of Elliott Roosevelt, who walked into
the Office of the chief of air corps
and emerged a captain in the
procurement division.
There are probably $4,000 men in
the United States with more pur-
chasing experience than Elliott
Roosevelt. and undoubtedly some of
them will be drafted next month,
but as buck privates, not as cap
tains.'
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nominee, Senator Taft said that
under his wise leadership we can
build this country into a great de-
fensive mechanism, able to repel the
attacks of every enemy, while re-
tanning within our boundaries the
liberties established by our fore
fathers"
The Senator, contender for the
nomination which Mr.. Willkie won
at Philadelphia. said there was mo
comprehensive plan for defense to-
day - no plan to finance the de-
tense program, and no evidence that
there ever will be while Franklin D
Roosevelt is President"
THE whole tax system ought to
be revised" he said. But Franklin
D. Roosevelt is not interested. Ger
tainly the New Dealers can't point
to their spending and deficit record
as an argument for letting them run
the difficult fiscal problems of de-
Tense"
The future welfare of the country,
ne said, depends on a change of
administration now" adding:
Now is the time when we need a
government run on business prin-
cipleS, carefully planned, command
ing the support of employer and en-
ploye alike.
I'VE could not find a man more
competent to meet the present situa-
ton than Wendell L. Willkie. He
knows what it is to get results with
economical administration. He does
not hesitate to delegate authority to
the kird of men who can make our
Government run as smoothly as a
machine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03

the whole available bomber force
in the commonwealth might swiftly
be concentrated to relieve Amboina
Darwin also has a defended fleet
anchorage, from which light craft
and submarines could attack the
japanese transports. Amboina, in
its turn. shelters Darwin from direct
assault.
One point ought not to be ne
elected In this discussion, and that
is the existence Of large japanese
concession at Davao, in the island
OF Mindanao-the southernmost
large island of the Philippines. Here
are employed some $4,000 japanese,
many Of whom are doubtless army
reservists; there is an excellent har-
Dor and a commercial airport. Da-
vac, by its location, would be of
great use to the Japanese either as
an advanced base for an attack on
Amboina. or to cover a move from
either direction into the Celebes
Sea. directed against Borneo.
Sudden Seizure Doomed.
The conclusion To be reached,
therefore, is that provided the
United States. Britain and Australia
are determined to resist any Jap
anese aggression upon the Dutch
East Indies and the local forces of
the latter are alert and resolute, a
sudden japanese seizure of Borneo
or any other of the principal islanos
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Of the Dutch archipelago is ex-
tremely unlikely to be attempted
and almost certain to fail If 1t
should be attempted; that the jap
anese will have to undertake first
of all actual acts of hostility against
British and American bases, very
grave decision in itself, and one
which is certain to procure suf-
ficient delay to allow the arrival
of the United States Fleet in East
Indian waters, and of the reinforce
ment of the Dutch islands by Aus
tralian troops and aircraft.
The Japanese, to put it another
way, have little hope of confront
ing the world with fat accompli,
in the Hitlerian fashion, and must
either submit or undertake a full
dress war with Great Britain ard
the United States under circum-
stances almost tantamount to defeat
in advance. Their new allies could
not give them the smallest assist
ance, save perhaps few technical
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experts and small supplies sent by
the trans Siberian railroad-if
Stain permitted 1t, which is by no
means certain.
1t can hardly be doubted that
confronted with such a prospect,
any japanese government In pos
session of its senses would prefer
a reasonable adjustment Of the
affairs of China and the Far East;
would, indeed. be prepared to make
certain sacrifices on the altar Of
the nations good, rather than
plunge into such a course of folly
and disaster.
But in order to obtain the benefits
of such a Japanese policy, it is
absolutely essential for the English
speaking nations to stand together
in this matter, and to assure the
Dutch of full support.
1t should be emphasized that our
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Eliot
Continued From Page Az

Kong, and perhaps longer. Manila
and the naval base at Cavite are
exposed to attack from the rear. by
landing forces. but there are II 900
regular troops plus some 10000 Of
the new Philippine army in the
island of Luzon, and for Japan to
dispatch an overseas expedition
capable of overcoming this force at
a time when the communications Of
that expedition were liable to be
interrupted by the arrival of the
United States Fleet would be tool
hardy indeed.
Possibly the best surprise move
open to Japan would be a sudden
assault on Amboina, directed from
the Pelews. Amboina is more than
1000 miles from Surabaya, and
might prove difficult to reinforce
in time Once in Japanese hands,
it would open the way toward
Celebes and Borneo.
The weakness of this plan lies in
its dependence on the Pelews, as
already noted; apd moreover, Am
boina is much closer to Pert Darwin.
Australia, than it is to the Pelews.
At Darwin, there is large and
growing Australian air base, where
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Gen. Motherhood Gets
Canal Zone Assignment
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
mitchell FIELD. N. Y. Oct. g.
Brig. Gen. Douglas B. Netherwood
commander at Mitchell Field for the
past year. was ordered today to
leave for Panama next Tuesday to
command a new wing of the General
Headquarters Air Force In the Canal
Zone
He enlisted In the artillery in
1908 and was commissioned in
1911 He learned to fly at San
Diego in 1894.
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object is to tranquillize the Far
Eastern situation under such mill
tary guarantees as shall assure us
that 1t will not explode behind our
backs while we may later be en-
gagged elsewhere. We should avoid,
not court, a war in this distant area,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03

which can best be done, when
dealing with a predatory power like
Japan by making violence obviously
Improbable to those who con-
template their enrichment by
violent means.
Copyright, 1910, New York Tribunte, Ine)
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Taft Says New Deal
Is Incompetent 10
Garry Out Defense
Senator, Urging Wi|Ikie
Election, Asks Revision
Of Tax System

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 3.-Senato,
Taft, Republican, of Ohio, asserted
last night that IF there was ever
a government incompetent to be
trusted with the American defense
the Roosevelt administration is that
government"
Urging the election of Wendell l.
Willkie, the Republican presidential
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Flood Damage
High In West
Part Of State

Raleigh, Aug. l7.-(AP) - Rain
and flood damage to western North
Carolina crops will total "well over
million dollars" Russell p Handy,
Junior statistician in the State de-
partment of Agriculture reported to-
day upon his return f. the stricken
area.
He reported that i.iJu,Y TO tobacco
had not been so severe. out the IN
ability Of growers to harvest the crop
in face Of continued rains may dim
inish their income by additional
losses.
Cotton in Iredell and adjoining
counties, already late, because OF dry
conditions early in the season, will
be further delayed and boil Weevil
activity will be greater" he said.
In Goldsboro, F. NJ. Edge-ton, dis
trict highway engineer, announced
that all country roads crossing the
Neuse river had been closed because
of high waters.
Edgerton said also that two coun-
ty roads over Nahunta swamp, east
of highway H. had been closed.
The Neuse, about two feet above
flood level at Goldsboro, inundated
hundreds of acres.
Ir Raleigh, w. Vance Baise sid
after returning from survey IN
northv:c tern North Caroii3a thai be-
tween 600 and 1000 bridges on G. an
70. DIS had h~~~ was Il out.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Act Answers
illegal Sea
W arfare
Every Neutral Ship
Which Sails These Re-
gions Is in D nger of
Destruction" ,erman
Communique Declares

Berlin, Aug. 17.-%APj-A total
blockade" of Britain in answer to
Britain's illegal sea warfare was
declared by the German government
today.
A long communiQue marShalled
numerous instances of what it said
were illegal acts by Britain on the
seas.
Germany is convinced that with
announcement of total blockade of
the British islands she is taking an
other decisive step toward ending
the war and removal Of the respon-
sible contemporary British rulers
the statement said.
German armed forces will utilize
fully" their strategic position from
the Bay Of Biscay to the north cape
of ..brWay as we'll as their suprcm-
acy in the ali and on the sea around
England. the statement added
The German note was sent to all
neutral countries except Argentina
ard the United States, asking them
to forbid their ships to sail into The
German English war zone. The
United States and Argentina were eX-
ceptcd, it was explained, because
they have already barred their ships
from the war zone by neutrality leg
islation.
The communique warned that
German Warpanes henceforth will
attack every ship entering the war
zone. Every neutral ship which in
future sails these regions is in dan
ger of destruction" it declared.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Daily Dispatch Bureau
I'm the Sir Mailer Hotel.
r.. HENRY AEERILL

Raleigh. Aug. l7.-The question
..Whnt's tobacco going to do?' Will
he answered, partially and temporar-
iIv at least, next week when on Au-
nI,st 20, auctioneers in inc seven sever:
19'(g,,kcts of the Border Belt begin
,.hantinc the theme song that SHOWS
the season is open.
~ Fnrmcrs. encouraged by adoption
Of the thrcc-year control program
and optimistic over the prices ,a vi
the recently opened Georgia mar
kets are generally expecting oet .sa
nriccs than last year. In view oil tne
fn,Sch smaller crop, they Will nave 70
oct considerably better prleS IN or
G Go,. r. realize anything like as much
carh rs in 1889. The 1889 price aVc =
( oraae for fiue-cured tobacco was 100
cents per pound. .,.o.s .ra To-
The Border Belt markets are z lGr
cated at Chadbourn, ClarNloh; rlh GU,
E 3illsf Fairmont, Lumberton' IaD1I
Nv and WhitcviIlc. IlSy are TO-" 'u
,,.ays the first to cpcr n North ,' 1''s7
liza arc: the rrices rr,1 -Gr '' 'o,,,e
- ~. ,+csc nlarts is ordinarily some
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Italy To Ask
Greece To
State Position

Rome, Aug. 1.-(AP)-PremIer
MuSsolini's newspaper II Popolo a.
Italia indicated today that Italy
would ask the Greek government 10
define its position OH Italian CLAIMS
ON behalf Of Italian-ameNed Albania
within Il few days.
Heretofore, the Italians have &C
cuscd Greece OF being d Vassal OF
Britain and aiding in ncr Medlter-
rancan war against Italy and OF
conniving in plots along the Albanian
frontier.
Meanwhile, Virginia Gayda, who
often reflects Mussolini's views, said
that expanding Italy could now con-
slider herself victorious in the battle
for British Somaliland.
While official Italian cOmmunlqucS
reported full British retreat in So
maitland, Gayda wrote that within
a few days the colony would cease to
form part Of the British empire and
could be combined in the economic
and military organization of Italian
East Africa.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17

Washington, Aug. 17.-(AP)-Ihe
islands of Trinidad and NeWlound-
land were singled out today by de-
tense experts as the two strateglcally
most desirable spots for the United
States to acquire naval and air bases
through the negotiations now III pro-
gress with the British and Canadian
governments.
The question Of what base loca-
tons would be most advantageous
to American security was the HIST
consideration of government officials
following President Roosevelts dis
closure yesterday that negotiations
were underway with the two gov
ernments. a.,
Coming at a time when the de
Growers for Britain" issue vas TO tn:
fore. the announcement also caused
conjecture as to what price the Unit
ed States would pay ior >n% Dc
acquired. 49,:
Mr. Roosevelt was silent on this
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Nazii Raids
Liightened
Daylight Hours Pass
With Only Scattered
Scouting Planes Over
British Isles.

London. Aug. 17.-(AP)-For the
first time in seven successive days.
the daylight hours up to $50 p. m.
Ql:3O a. m. EST passed without the
shadow of masSed German raiders
over Britain.
But with a lull apparent in the
struggle Tor mastery Of Britain's skies
the nation struck with new vl2or to
hold SUPREMACY on the seas.
In the face of Il German prOciama-
ton of total blockade Of the British
Isles. the admiralty announced that
Rritain's own mines had made the
English channel and the Bay OF Bis
cav dangerous for shipping.
1t announced also that a battle
force OF the British fleet including
battleShipS and cruisers, had bombed
the Libvun ports OF Bardla and Fort
CapuZZo, as we'll as other O5JectIVeS
this morning.
Germanv'S bombers Numbered
over the isles - new destructive
raids during the moonlight pre-daWn,
blasting 4 wide area Of Wales.
But the previous days RAIDS, meas
ured by inceSSant waves OF hundreds
of German fighters and bomDers'
tapercd off draStically.
The main body of raiders lalied 10
appear. Instead there came only
scattered small groups of planes, APP
parently on scouting missions.
Two theories were ollCrCd 10 eN-
plain the lulI-one, rest for the NazI
pilots and reformation OF their brok-
en- squadrons; the other, Tune &c
organize preparations for still heavier
| L
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Britain Has
Seventh Day
OF Air Raid
Bombers Blast Wide
Area Of Wales in Pre-
Dawn Raids; British
Air Ministry Claims
Large Damage" on
Nazi Fuel Supply.

London, Aug. l7.-(AP)-Ger-
many, bombcrS thundcrcd against
England in new destructive raids to-
Guy, blasting Il wac area oil Wales IN
long pre-dawn moonlight raids,
lc%l.ng through British drlcnSeS over
an INLAND town in southeast England
this morning and swarmin2 oTcr the
southeast coast at two points THIS
afternoon.
MANY already were homeless as
The NuLIS went INTO their seventh sue
ccs>ivc day Ul Intensive mass attacks
on harbors. aIrporlS, factories ana
warehouses.
Even rs funds were being collected
for the relief vi the homeless, Olllcf
homes were destroyed by delayed
action bombs exploding this morning
in southwestern London suburb
which the NaZiS raidcd late yester-
day. ,
While British pursuit planes fought
now sWurmS Of invading WarplaneS,
the air ministry revealed that Brit
ish bombers raided Germany last
night and struck heavily at the NaZl
fuel supply, Wrecking very large
damage" on a great synthetic tuel
plant at Leuna, near Leipzig, where
coal is transformed into gasoline
At the same time the ministry re-
vised upward its figures OF German
planes destroyed, reporting rs, not II,
Nazi raiders had been shot down dur
ing yesterdays very much smaller"
scale attacks, and insisting that
new check on Thursdays air battles
showed $50 invading aircraft Ger
tainIy destroyed
The previous figure for Thursday
was 1879 planes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Leaf Prices
Hit Slump
Growers Express Dis
satisfaction With the
Prices Offered on the
Georgia Markets.

Moudtric, Ga, Aug. lT.--(AP)-
Reports Of grower dissatisfaction
with the bright leaf tobacco market
developed today in the south Gcor-
gia belt.
Prices in at least two of the mar
kets slumpcd we'll under the average
during the first few days OF the 1910
sales.
At MouItrie, Sales Supervisor {.
E. Isom said the market sold 3,l75,-
536 pounds for the week for an aver
age Of 17.72.
However. the price dropped more
than two cents yesterday and some
grower dissatisfaction wa noted on
the warehouse floors. More tickets
were turned yesterday than at any
time since the sales began.
At Triton. yesterdays sales aver
age dropped to 1927, although ear
lier sales maintained The week 5
average figure at 18. l5l.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Bank Assets
Total Over
HaLEBiLZion
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In fhe Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Aug. 17.-TOlal assets OF
the 353 banks and branches in North
Carolina were more than half a nil
lion dollars on June 30, according to
an abstract Of condition just releaS-
ed by Quincy p. Hood, commissioner
of banks.
BY far the greater part of these
assets were held by the 1874 state
commercial banks and their llo
branches. These had combined as
sets of S399,3l4,622.l2; while assets
of the 81 state industrial banks and
one branch were Sl8,729.642.90; and
40 national banks, with their BRAN
ches, had assets of S128,Jl5,00
All together the 1853 banks or
branches had assets aggregatlng
S545,959.229.65. Figures for the ma
tional banks were as Of March 26,
the latest available. For state COM
mercial and industrial banks they
were as OF June 30.
Total commercial bank assets
showed an increase from S36O,4O0,-
9G4.63 on June 80, 1889: this being
the highest attained at June 80
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-17
Opening OF Border Belt
Markets To Giue Answer
To Question OfLeaf Prices

thing of a barometer of what will
happen when the other belts open
later.
For months there has been great
uncertainty and apprehension over
this years tobacco crop. confirmed
pcssimists have been able to sec
nothing short Of disaster IN SIGHT,
while even the most optimistic have
been frankly fearful. The prices
paid on the Georgia markets have
raised high hopes that things will
turn out much better than had been
expected.
w. p. Hedrick, tobacco marketing
specialist Of the state department OF
agriculture, thinks that the Georgia
openings augur better prices IN
North Carolina.
Tar Heel producers have reason
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