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DEATH DODGERS WILL SHOW HERE World’s Fair Attraction VUU Stage Safety Demonstra tion Tuesday The Jimmie Dyncn .ueaui = automobile daredevils who attract ed over five million spectators at their 1939 worlds fair thrill exhibi tion are coming to Wilmington Tuesday to stage a part of their sensational show in connection with a “Drive With Safety" demonstra tion that will be held on Market street, between Front an'd Second at 3 o’clock. The daredevils now on a nation ■wide tour are enroute to New York ■where they will again be featured at the fair. Irish Horan, business representative of the Death Dodg ers, completed the arrangements for their local appearance yester day afternoon and it was through his efforts that Wilmington was in cluded in the route of the show. Many of the sensational ‘Spine Ticklers' of the New York show will be staged as well as some good driving tips that are included in the 45 minute demonstration that should prove of great interest to autoists. The demonstration will be free and a full unit of Death Dodgers equipment with Bobby Maynard, star of the worlds fair show will ap pear here assuring a thrillnig as well as educational demonstration. NAZI INVASIONS RAPPED BY F. R. (Continued From Page One) minished emphasis, its point of view as expressed on those occasions. “If civilization is to survive, the rights of the smaller nations to in dependence, to their territorial in tegrity, and to the unimpeded op portunity for self-government must be respected by their more powerful neighbors. RELIEF PLANNED WASHINGTON, April 13.—CP)— Norman Davis, chairman, disclosed tonight that the Red Cross was con sidering chartering one or more ships to carry relief supplies to Norway and Sweden. Asserting that this action was “highly possible,” Davis said that "flying the Red Cross flag they would certainly be allowed to pass unchallenged through the w ar zones.” Red Cross chapters already have been instructed, Davis said, to ac cept voluntary contributions for re lief of war-sufferers in Norway. The Red Cross chairman made his announcement after he and Wil helm M. de Morgenstierne, the Nor wegian minister, had conferred separately with President Roose velt. Dr. Morgenstierne, on leaving the White House, emphasized to report ers that the only legally constituted government in Norway was that of Prime Minister Nygaardsvoid, his cabinet, the king and the storting (parliament). He said the government set up by "the enemy” at Oslo and headed by Major Quisling had no official Nor wegian support. GERMANS TORPEDO NORWAY STEAMER (Continued From Page One) cargo from South America. The sur vivors were picked up by a British patrol vessel and landed at a North Scottish port. They said two of the crew of 32 drowned when forced to take to life boats after the torpedoing in the early morning hours. First reports did not tell of the fate of the Sveaborg crew. All but one of the crew of 35 of the Sveaborg were reported res cued. INJURED HENDERSON, April 13—IZP)—Den nis Malone of Boston, Mass., was critically injured yesterday when his automobile overturned on slip pery pavement two miles south of here. Two other passengers were not hurt. Malone’s neck was broken. Both tea and coffee contain caf feine and tannic acid. R. B. Roebuck Seeks Re-Election Nearing completion of his firs term as county commissioner, Rei ben B. Roebuck yesterday annount ed his candidacy for re-nominatio in the democratic primary on Ma 25. “During my term of office I hav kept the interests and wishes of th people in mind and have discharge the duties of my office to the bes of my ability.” Roebuck has been active in civi affairs in Wilmington for some time LOW COUNTRIES FEAR INVASIO? (Continued From Page One) of complete independence despit pressure from the warring powers, Belgium, too, invoke^ new defer sive measures, posting militar guards at all public properties: radio stations, ministries, airdromes The Netherlands merchant ma rine suffered another loss in th sinking of the steamer Veloeitas, 19 tons, which struck a mine off th English coast last night with th loss of three lives. The Veiocita was bound from England to Ant werp with coal. Strengthening the hands of elder ly Premier Derek Jan de Geer’s gov ernment and the army high com mand, Queen Wilhelmina of Th Netherlands tonight issued a roya decree extending the nation's mani fold martial law areas. AMSTERDAM, April 13. — (iP> Netherlands radio programs wer interrupted tonight for a specia broadcast of a British denial of ru mors that English troop transport are on the way to Holland. The communique said the repoi apparently had been carried by th German radio and published in th Berlin newspaper Nachtausgabe. NAZIS REPULSED IN W E ATTACH (Continued From Page One) and the French frontier village o Apach. Uneasiness in Luxembour] has caused many nationals of tha tiny country to apply for permis sion to enter France. French activity on the homi front was marked by a meeting o the war committee composed of De fense Minister Daladier and Chie of the army, sea and air forces witl President Albert Lebrun. This ii the body which makes all decision: of war strategy. Premier Paul Reynaud receive: the Swedish minister, E. Henning: and the Belgian ambassador, Pol L Tellier. Western front action yesterday in the Rhine river sector saw : bold German raid on a French-hel< island near the Swiss frontier beat en off by French machine gun fire The German raiders approache: the island in boats but were force: to withdraw in the face of heav; blasts from machine guns and rifles Because of the darkness the Frencl could not say whether any of thi German boats had been sunk. The French said their artiller: smashed German military construe tions in the Saarland which havi i ‘‘held the especial attention of thi j French command.” German artillery replied b; pounding important positions oi the French bank of the Rhine. No matter which w'ay the wim blow's at the North Pole, it alway: is from the south. Follow the Crowd To the New Air-Conditioned Crystal Restaurant (26 North Front St.) Where perfect food and pleasant surroundings can be enjoyed in cool comfort. Drop in on Tuesday when the Crystal offers a very special Turkey Dinner for the reasonable price of 34c. Also specializing in Western Meats, Sea Food and Real Italian Spaghetti. SEVEN WARSHIPS SUNK AT NARVIK (Continued From Page One) soldiers," were seen running over the hills behind Narvik. "Further details are awaited,” said the admiralty. "The admiralty is not precisely informed of conditions in Narvik town . . . Operations are still pro ceeding." “No estimate can be made at pres ent of German losses in personnel but the seven destroyers sunk must have counted over 1,000 men,” said the announcement. Three of the attacking destroyers were damaged but not seriously and “British loss of life is believed to have been very small,’’ it continued. The storming of Narvik was hail ed in rejoicing London as a prime achievement in vigorous British sea and air actions to loosen the Naz: hold on Norway prior to a genera] Allied offensive against the invad l ers. wna 5* KPOUe . to Wednesday’s dawn foray intc , Narvik fjord when the British re , ported the sinking of one out ol six German destroyers and the set „ ting afire of three others. Two Out Of Five j In that battle the British lost two t out of five attacking destroyers, the Hunter and the Hardy, and two „ others were damaged. (The Germans say six British destroyers have been sunk at Narvik.) In addition to the Nazi warships, the British reported seven German supply and ammunition ships were t sunk in Wednesday's action, de scribed by First Lord of the Ad ‘ miralty Winston Churchill as wor thy of any in the proud records oi the British navy. Participating- in today's expertly 5 maneuvered fight -was the British destroyer Cossak, which, with ad miralty backing, took matters intc , its own hands and charged intc Norway’s territorial waters Feb. It to rescue 300 British merchant sail ors held aboard the Nazi prison ship Atlmark, at one time an auxiliary ; to the now-scuttled sea raider Ad miral Graf Spee. Here is the admiralty’s calmly j worded story of today s battle: 5 “Since the attack upon German destroyers in Narvik on Wednesday by the second destroyer flotilla, this ‘ flotilla, with reinforcements, has - been blockading the enemy in Nar ' vik fjord. - Around Noon * “This morning at about noon H, ' M. S. Warspite, accompanied by a strong force of destroy ess using minesweeping and other appliances ‘ advanced up the fjord to attack the 2 German destroyers, some of them 1 already damaged, who were shelter ' ing in the harbor, and also to en 3 gage any shore batteries yvhicl might have been erected. 1 “According to reports which have 2 been received from the commander 2 in chief, Vice Admiral Whitworth, hoisting his flag in the Warspite, commanded the attack, which was extremely successful. “Enemy opposition was not found to be remarkably severe. “A field howitzer which had been t mounted ashore was put out of ac tion by the fire of PI. M. S- Cos sack. rour iTennttn ueouu.vt-io , shattered and sunk in Narvik bay. I ‘Three others fled up Rumbahs ’ fjord, a small inlet eight or nine miles long behind Narvik town. ‘‘These also were pursued and destroyed. \ “At the moment of issuing this communique, the admiralty is not , precisely informed as to conditions in Narvik town. 1 “Parties of men, possibly German * soldiers, have been seen escaping 1 from it over the hills, and further details are awaited. “This destruction of seven of the [ enemy destroyers was not achieved without some loss. Three British destroyers were damaged in the fight, but not seriously, and the ' British loss of life is beleived to 1 have been very small. No Estimate Made “No estimate can be made at * present of German losses in per 1 sonnel, but the seven destroyers sunk must have counted over 1,000 ’ men. “The admiralty has signalled con 1 gratulations to Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, to Vice Admiral Whitworth, and to the officers and men engaged in 1 this vigorous, daring and skilfully ! conducted action, which may well tend to clarify the situation on this part of the Norwegian coast. 1 "Operations are still proceeding.” By directing the audacious at tack, Vice Admiral "William Jock ' Whitworth, on the bridge of the ’ Warspite, became the new man of ' the hour, to Britons, who love noth ing more than a good sea fight. To maneuver a warship the size of the 30,600-ton Warspite with its eight 15-inch guns into the narrow, rock-studde'd fjord leading to Nar vick called for super seamanship. The Stockholm radio broadcast a report that several large British warships were effecting landings at Narvik under heavy bombardment from German warplanes and land forces. Heavy losses were reported on both sides. The prospect also arose that the men fleeing Narvik, if they were German troops, would run into Norwegian forces reported gather ing in the vicinity. While the British fleet put words into action, Great Britain’s King George VI in a message of cheer to King Kaakon of Norway, as sured the Norwegian monarch that the Allies “are bringing all help in their power” to break Adolf Hit ler’s hold on the Scandinavian king dom. Two-Way Attack With royal air force and navy planes, supported by the ready guns of the roving home fleet, try ing to soften resistance for a pos sible Allied big push on Hitler-“pro tected” Scandinavia, a broadcast to Norway by a British general gave the defenders military tips on how to fight the German land forces. They were told to fell trees and destroy bridges to check the ad vance "of the Nazi blitz troops, and to hasten to the nearest British or Norwegian military headquar ters with any news they hear about movement of the German units. The broadcast, keynote of the British Broadcasting company’s new news service for Norwegians, con cluded : “Allied help is coming and com ing quickly! Hold out! Long live Norway! Long live King Haakon!’ However, any plans the Allies have for military land action, as well as the actual movements of their naval forces, were blacked out tonight by military censorship. At acknowledged high cost in planes and pilots, the fleet air arm and royal air force recounted these new exploits: Bombardment of the Stavanger airdrome “with salvos of heavy bombs,” with heavy damage to a hangar and planes and the shoot ing down of a twin-enginer Ger man fighter by a wounded R.A.F. pilot; Destruction of a Nazi munitions warehouse at Bergen: The bombing of three more big German supply-transport ships; The machine-gunning of a Ger man destroyer and motor torpedo boat; Destruction of at least four other German fighting planes. A total of eleven British planes were acknowledged lost since early Friday (The Germans claimed twelve.) HI ..i: .. 11 .. J . British official sources avoided ; mention of what they intend to do with the Allied expeditionary force of 100,000 which was declared ready to go to Finland when Finland, just a month ago, decided not to fight Russia any more, but there is a gen eral supposition that at least some of these troops still are ready for ac tion. (British censorship forbids mention of the possibility that this force will be sent to Norway.) However, since troops in movement at sea are a most vulnerable target, it is doubtful whether the Allies will care to risk largescale landings in Scandinavia until they can be sure of offering adeouate sea and air pro tection' and avoid the dangers of enemy lanking operations. The admiralty showed no inclin ation to “lift the veil" (as Winston Churchill put it) fro the home fleet’s far-flung operations, but most ob servers believed the broad plan was to sweep the seas clear of German naval units, and beat back Nazi war planes so that the Allies can render real aid to the struggling Norwegian land forces. Persistent British attacks on Ger man supply and transport ships and munitions bases in Norway thus are follow-ups to the plugging of the Skagerrak and Kattegat with mines, in order to isolate the invaders, de prive them of supplies and keep the German fleet in the open where the British can take its time about smashing it, unit for unit. In new fleet air arm operations at Bergen, it was disclosed today, one British plane was forced down at sea near an island and the crew of two others were seen abandoning their machine. A Good Account However, a plane of the R.A.F. l coastal command gave a good ac [ count of itself in action against a German destroyer and a Dornier fly ing boat, according to a British ac count. The British plane dropped through clouds of swirling snow straight ;.t the German warship. The gunner raked her decks from 500 feet with machine-gun fire. Then he poured a stream of bullets at the flying boat. “The Dornier lost height and soon both engines were afire,” said the official report. The British plane got home with a bullet hole in its gasoline tank. Another coastal command plane, after scouting 50 miles of Norwegian coast, run into anti-aircraft fire which wounded the pilot in the head and ripped the plane’s oil line, but the plane made the 350-miles hom . landing with one dead engine and riddled wings and tail. Also on the credit of Britain’s ledger was the announcement that three German trawlers had been seiz ed in northern waters and that a crack 26-seat Danish airliner had been confiscated when it arrived in England on the day of the German invasion. The plane will be used by the Allies and the crew of four, in cluding a pretty air hostess will be invited to work in this country. Mrs. Joseph Lowenstein Dies At Chicago Home Mrs. Joseph Lowenstein, formerly of Wilmington, died yesterday morn ing at her home in Chicago. Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon from the late residence. She is survived by five daugh ters: Mrs. Abe Goldstein and Mrs. Ben May, of Wilmington, Mrs. Jo seph Rosenberg, Mrs. Harry Fire man and Mrs. Archie Herzog; and one son, J. R. Lowenstein. BALLOT TEASER ASHEVILLE, April 13.—'UP)— Buncombe county election board members racked their brains and books for a precedent then appealed to the state attorney general when Carl Conley of 207 S'wannanoa avenue, filed to day as a candidate for constable of Asheville township against Carl Coniey of Haw Creek, in cumbent. Both are democrats. The problem is how to desig nate one Mr. Conley from the other on the primary ballot. Both have middle names, but neither used either these or his initial on the filing blank. R. M. Kermon In House Race Ft. M. (Bob) Kermon, Wilmington attorney, yesterday announced his candidacy for the lower house of the general assembly, subject to the democratic primary May 25. Kermon has been active in legal circles both in Wilmington and Ra leigh during the past two years and is now executive secretary and coun sel for the North Carolina Associa I lion of Plumbing and Heating Con tractors. Fie said yesterday during much | travel throughout North Carolina 1 lie has l.c,. me thoroughly acquaint ed with conditions in the state as re i yards progress and development. A member of the state Appren I ticeship council, Kermon advocates vocational and industrial schools in each county. City Briefs SERVICE CLUB The Winter Park Service club meets Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in liie school auditorium. All members prospective, members and visitors are asked to attend. SEWING CIRCLE The What-So-Ever Sewing Circle of the King's Daughters, will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. L. Leon Motte, 313 Church street. CRADLE ROLL Mothers of the Cradle Roll de partment of the First Baptist church Sunday school are invit ed to meet at the home of Miss Valeria E. Williams, 311 North Fourth street. Monday night at 8 o’clock. HOME ( LI B TO MEET The South Wilmington Home Demonstration club will hold a meeting Tuesday night in the clubhouse. Miss Ann Mason, county home agent, and Henry Rehder "ill be joint speakers. A full attendance has been re quested. THANKS EXTENDED The East Wilmington Colored Recreation center lias acknowl edged with thanks contributions from the following: H. E. O'Keef, .Mr. and Mrs. George G. Thomas, Dr. W. J. Lancaster and Albert Elmer. AUXILIARY TO MEET The Woman’s auxiliary to Im manuel Presbyterian church will meet in the hut Monday night at X o’clock. AH members have been asked to attend this, the first meeting of the year. L W. Ruark Unopposed In Brunswick Primary SOUTHPORT. April 13.— <-T>—J. W. Ruark was automatically re-nomina ted for the lower house of the gen eral assembly today as he was still unopposed at the filing deadline. In the entire county, eight per sons filed for two positions, the low er house and register of deeds. Harry Mintz. incumbent in the latter office, did not file. Those filing were: Bernice Russ, W. M. Wells, D. J. Holden. A. J. Walton and J. L. Stone. One republican, F. L. Lewis, filed. Dewey Men Named By Republican Rally RALEIGH, April IS.—(A1)—Fourth district republican leaders, in con vention here today, elected two na tional convention delegates who said they favored the nomination of Thomas E. Dewey for President. The delegates, Clyde L. Stancil of Smithfield and W. L. Ward of Ashe boro, were not instructed, but said their personal preferences “at this time” were for Dewey. An English drink made of a mix ture of strong ale and bitter ale is known as a "mother-in-law." Why Let Stomach Ulcer Pains Starve You? A great specialist found that by using bismuth to coat the stomach lining on the sensitive parts, thus preventing the irritating action of digestive secretions and foods, en ables many sufferers of acid stomach ulcer pains to eat a hearty meal—even steak and corn beef and cabbage—without severe after pains. Udga Tablets contain bis muth and other valuable ingredi ents in a balanced formula. 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The Panama Canal engineering division dynamited buildings in the path of the fire and sent out a call for more dynamite as the blaze roared fanwise through the city, threateniftg the "National City bank and the panama railroad station on Front street. All communications with Colon were severed as the blaze extc. (led toward the central telephone sta tion. Gas and electric current throughout more than half the city was disrupted. Dr. Erwin Will Speak At Long Creek-Grady Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state super intendent of public instruction, will deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of the Long-Creek Grady High school Thui'sday morning, April 18, at 11 o’clock. On Sunday morning, April 14, at 11 o’clock, the Rev. B. L. Rose of Chinquapin will preach the baccalaureate sermon. Thursday evening, April 18, at 8 o’clock the Seventh grade will present its exercises, after «r they will receive their certified' These exercises will be f. r the class day exercises <■ < Senior class which will t,... “The. Wedding of Miss Senior to A Life of Service.’’ Standard Gas To Sell Its Western Properties WASHINGTON, April 13-(jp_ Standard Gas and Electric , omparr one of the nine largest utilit ing- companies against wvt!lt| Securities commission lias start?' integration proceedings, has r. nounced a plan to dispose of ps western properties. Leo T. 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