* v v a ________ of- are Dakar and the task of defense or, as it might be, of possessions Martinique. Bases at either would Another Gas “Curfew” On The Main fense against the Axis. point vastly improve his situa- Highway_ Fair have been trained tion. Enough JUtlmtitglon These men now in service has in the rudiments of war. To replace them This country seriously considered oc- The Star wishes its reader,* our cupying both. The decision seems to favor to know that views #tar with raw recruits would place military and 0D. iiflrntng disad- seizure of at least at the ions expressed in this forces at a a tragic, Martinique, start. artici. Published Daily Except Sunday terrible, perhaps are those of the Star-New» Strategically, Martinique would have great author ar! By The Wilmington vantage. vittST KeEPOMDRIW^ always The Murchison Building hold all value for us. United to the other «not harmonue At To avoid this, it was proposed to Atlantic A with its position.-The Owner and Publisher TVItRE'S Editor r B Page, branch they were bases this country is establishing it would just B«i BOY All Departments enlisted men, in whatever Telephone ON By WESTBROOK arms for an additional 18 about complete an impregnable chain. Rather WAV DOWN PEGLER 3311 serving, under STATION DIAL of the than have Admiral Darlan surrender it to the NEW YORK, Aug. months. This was die chief provision 13.-Some 0I as Second Class Matter at Wilming- T«' ROAD* my of Entered on Nazis it is that the United States legion 1 bill upon which the house voted Tuesday probable *' well-wishers in ton N C.. Postoffice Under Act of Congress ^-- two would risk being forced into the war by taking big unions, namelv tht of March 3, 1879. night. \ of L and the C. I. of the ballot shows that nearly it over. have war BY The closeness pm SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER me that I am the house membership still fails to The question to be answered in advance of becoming a bit Payable Weekly or in Advance half of a nag on the subject Combina- the peril of war that confronts us. such a step is whether the risk of entering the of recognize and racke! Star News tion anti-American or Perhaps Vichy’s complete surrender to Hitler war before we are fully prepared is more Comm,,.! 20 .15 9 .30 activity in the mysterious. 1 Week ...$ $ this. perilous than having a Nazi war base so near dip! 3.90 will correct knom “ 3 Months ... 2.60 1.95 that it is that our shores. Kbo,“ce £s 5 Months 5.30 3.90 7.80 However may be, solacing That being so, if it is 1 Year .10.40 7.80 15.60 the majority vote, however small, (and it so T glad to offer some rates entitle subscriber to Sunday Issue today rem.d ?? News could not have been smaller), was on the side Border Belt Jubilant constructive of Star-News suggestions which, have reason ~ of defense and national safety. to believe will BY MAIL were cheers from the The chief of staff, General Marshall, told Border belt tobacco growers jubilant common man .! Payable Strictly in Advance working stiff. the house military committee recently that when they found a receptive and favorable Combina- First inasmuch as a new income tion we can to retain our freedom market on opening day. With prices ranging tax bill is Star News hope only by being hammered im I 1 Month .$ 75 $ .50 9 90 “doing too much.” It is time that all mem- between 25 and 28 cents they foresee com- shape, would include in the C! draft a provision 3 Month.... 2.00 1.50 2.75 bers of the house took this to heart. parative comfort at home and the discharge that all union! local as 6 Months 4.00 3.00 5.50 well as national be W of debts incurred in producing their crops. bidden 1 Year 8.00 6.00 10.00 to contribute or lend time is the of much as a This market biggest period dime of their W News rates entitle subscriber to Sunday issue Meters to Parking the year in the Border belt, as in all other any campaign fund, whether of Star-News for the of sections of the South. Christ- candidacy an individual tobacco-growing or of a ticket. (DAILY WITHOUT SUNDAY) The city council acted wisely yesterday mas doesn’t hold a candle to it, nor even Church, or religious, 1 Month .9 .50 6 Months .$3.00 when it deferred action on parking meters. organize tions are forbidden to 1.50 12 Months 6.00 grandma’s birthday. And the best thing about do this now % Months be a of There should thorough investigation They enjoy tax exemption it is that every merchant, bank, lawyer, doc- onlv (Sunday Only) the situation in cities where they are in use the proviso that thev lose it "if 20 6 Months tor, dentist, and business organization shares “substantial I Month .$ .$1.25 and information obtained of the attitude of part” of their activ. ities i Months.66 1 Year 2.50 in it. The stores are full of buyers, notes are consists of carrying on cities before a decision prop, the people in those aganda or otherwise Card of Thanks for at the rate of taken up at banks, checks sent to profes- trying to in' charged is reached. fluence legisaltion. In line. practice, this 25 cents per hue. Count five words to sional creditors. Money circulates as at no proviso is waived ~ But because because no na- Wilmington’s parking problem tional THE ’associated" PRESS other time. government as yet has had grows more and more serious daily, there to exclusive use of all news the temerity to to is entitled the Because the financial stability of the sec- try enforce it stories appearing in The Wilmington Star. should be no time lost in making this investi- Moreover, the income cf religious tion upon the market price of tobac- and the depends organizations consists AUGUST 194L gation gaining necessary knowledge. largely 0f THURSDAY, 14, co, there is true cause for rejoicing when gifts in small sums which are There is no reason to doubt that the not park- taxable as income. prices are at the level reached on opening ing meter is helping to solve the parking day. Largeby By Extortion problems in many American cities. Their in- But Star-News Program union income is not made use in is a case in up of gifts. It is obtained Consolidated Government creasing Virginia point. largely City-County extortion in Since Norfolk installed them in Rich- r by the guise of dues, Administration. 1937, under Council-Manager Editorial fees and assessments and mond, Bristol, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Comment thus Public Port Terminals. would be taxable if Congress cared Charlottesville, Culpepper, Alexandria and to ease a few little words Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving RICHARD WHITNEY into Newport News have followed suit. Clearly, if Durham Herald the new bill. I would tax all union and Facilities. Marketing Wall income at fair rates, but I would the Norfolk had been a failure Richard Whitney, topflight Street _ experiment also Seaside Highway from Wrightsville broker and socialite until his financial house provide that any contribution, these other cities would not have taken them loan or expenditure of union Beach to Bald Head Island- of cards tumbled about him in 1938, quit Sing mon- ey for up. Prison after a of 40 months. rail line into Odessa comes that political purposes should b» Extension of Limits. Sing Monday, stay City matched, dollar for dollar, with a A closer example is available. Raleigh put “I wish to leave here like everyone else,” Interpreting The War way with a lesser line running 25-Foot Cape Fear River channel, wid- northward between Beranski and special tax. in but after months of he told prison officials on the day before his parking meters, five Thus, if Wrong John in er Turning Basin, with ship lanes into brother’s limoussine swished him from prison Giligulski lakes. It was this wide- Lewis, operation they were forced out by an adverse his autocratic way, were to toss industrial sites Eastern bank south gates to the managership of a 25-cow Massa- spread lake system about Odessa along $500,000 to the campaign fund of ruling by the state supreme court. Because chusetts dairy farm. Ukraine which compelled the German-Ru- Lakes Present some whether of Wilmington. manian advance from the west to political party, as a were considered worth a bill That means, of course, that he did not leave they having, gift or loan, the national Paved River Road to Southport, via “as everyone else” and he probably knew he follow an inland route toward Nik- treasury was put through the last legislature which would move in and take another Orton Plantation. wouldn’t, assuming he really wished it that olaev. Barrier To Nazi Armies $500,000 for the government. If overcame the of the court. objections Now way. The military importance of the Development of Pulp Wood Production Wrong John wants to give his own are reinstalled and it is It was the same when entered -By KIRKE L. SIMPSON- lakes in a siege defense of Odessa, they being expected Whitney pri- or lend that through methods money it, is his busi- sustained-yield through- son. He was on top of the heap, so to speak, nara-pressea nussian armies at- miles or so forms a would be very great if it is the their use will be resumed within a couple wide, 30-mile- ness, but I have a distinct feeling out Southeastern North Carolina.