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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
No Walk-Away

flowing the old italian custom. r m e
f. inns advances in Greece which are not
borne out by information from other sources,
in fact, it appears, that the Italian forces have
been able to move up across the Albanian bor-
Ter chiefly because the Greek army, on a pre-
arranged plan, has retired to it's Metaxas
line. This, in a way, resembled the advance
of Italian troops into France, which Rome
proclaimed as a great victory, when in fact
ME French were already defeated. Rome must
use every opportunity to impress the Italian
people with the strength of Mussolini's war
machine, whether his forces are actually fight
ing or merely going ahead because there is
no stiff opposition to overcome.
The slight penetration across the frontier of
Greece thus far has amounted to nothing more
than a slightly opposed maneuver. It has re-
vealed no military superiority, despite TIA
ly's superior force. Unless Mussolini n
show something he has thus far withheld in
all of his exploits, his adventure in Greece
Is not likely to add to his claim to glory.
But it would be foolish to assume that. be.
cause the campaign in Greece has not re-
sernbled Z blitzkriea. victory for Greece will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Editorial Comment
THE LASH
Burlington Times-News

Judge Alton A. Lennon of Wilmington is
probably justifying in his own conscience the
fact he is allowing teen age youths to submit
to %lashings in his court rather than send them
to the county farm or put them on probation
and order them to report to the welfare of.
fcers or some other responsible person period
ically to show good behavior.
The fourth youth in recent weeks, Mack
Smith, 16-year-old white boy, took Is lashes
across the bare back yesterday. His mother,
pleading that she needed him in her business,
is reported in an Associated Press dispatch
to have tried to persuade the court to levy a
fine rather than send him to the county farm
for 30 days.
Instead, the court agreed to 'let him off
Scot free" if the youth would consent to the
fifteen lashes in the anteroom of the court
room, the lashes to be administered by his
mother in the presence of the judge and a
police officer.
If our memory serves us correctly, in a
previous recent instance the whipping was
administered by an officer of the law, this
being done with the consent of the court. y
The Associated Press reports that two white
and two negro youths have recently consent
ed to this course rather than go to thS prison
camp or county farm.
Judge Lennon is probably justifying mis- de-
cisions in his own conscience because, again
If memory serves us correctly, the defendants
have asked for it.
We, of course, wish it were not NECESSARY
to have courts of any description, but since
the necessity does arise we feel there should
be some disposition of cases other than re-
sorting to corporal punishment.
Such a procedure as this goes back to the
era of barbarism, to the day when the whip
was applied for minor offenses, even for u1.
paid or overdue debts. We have not progressed
far in the reform of criminal or petty Of
tenders if it is necessary to 60 back to this
method.
Scientific studies of petty offenders and the
work of probation officers to reform hayward
youth through counsel and instruction seem
not to mean anything if the lash is to be
applied. Certainly it is humiliating to the youth
and to his parents to apply it as others look
on.
ut was a negro longshoreman selected by
the court who administered the whipping
The Editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Not Novices

In his announced intention of sponsoring leg
lslation providing for longevity pay for Ma
tional Guardsmen in the federal service, Sen
ator John G. Townsend, Jr., doubtless reflects
public sentiment. The senator's contention
that service in the state guard should receive
the same consideration as that in the regular
army is logical.
According to a recent ruling based on the
act calling the National Guard to federal serv-
ice, a private cannot receive more than $21 a
month for the first four months because he
has not had four months service in the army.
Then he will be entitled to $50, the army pay.
Most of the member of the North Carolina
National Guard now in the federal service
are we'll trained soldiers. They have | o n z
passed the 'tapprentice'' stage. They are not
inexperienced novices. This is attested by the
high rating given their commands by army
officers. It is unreasonable to believe that
four months Of further training is necessary
to place them on a pay basis with regulars
This situation doubtless exists in other states
where there has been intensive training Of
guardsmen, which has been the case particu.
larry the last few years. Senator Townsend's
purpose is to work for an adjustment which
Twill give suardsmen credit for state service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Cooperation Necessary

Cecil E.. Bell of the state department of con-
servation and development has been in Will
mington gathering data on defense projects
sought for this area so that the new North
Carolina promotion office in Washington may
be in a position to press for their adoption by
the defense authorities in the national capital.
In a brief talk before the Kiwanis club Mr.. Bell
outlined the purposes and detectives of this
Washington office, and the governors reasons
for establishing it, and made a strong appeal
to the business men of this city to avail them
selves of its services.
The governors new office is a problematical
venture. Its capacity to accomplish lasting
benefits for the state and its industries is, as
yet improved. But it represents a step in that
Surely North Carolina can hope to
accomplish more with a central agency in
Washington than without such an agency. But
it can do only what the people Of North Caro-
lima want it to do. It is up to the people, as
Mr.. Bell has pointed out, to cooperate with
it, if the fine purposes of the governor are to
be achieved.
In this connection it is appropriate to say
that the office can be Of value to Wilmington
only to the extent that Wilmington makes OF
it. 1t is to be remembered that North Caro-
lima is large, that it has many sections with
diverse interests, that each section will be
working for its own advantage, and that the
sections which press their claims most vigor-
ously will in all probability gain the most ben
efits. On the other hand, districts which fail
to put forth their best efforts, but are content
to accept such small favors as come their way
in the natural course of events, will have small
chance to advance their economic stability
or to contribute materially to the nations Sc
curity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
The Tragedy Of France

Field Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, prem
Ter of puppet France. told the fettered people
Of his surrendered country that France kept
"at least our sovereignty in the deal he has
just made with Hitler. The best we can make
of that is that Frenchmen may wear their
chains as Frenchmen, that they not be re-
CURED to become Germans.
Marshal Petain told his radio audience"
that his conference with the German fuehrer
was inspired by his own desire to throttle the
movement for a "free'' French resistance to
Nazi rule, especially in the colonies. but he
must have had his tongue in his cheek when he
made that claim. 1t is impossible to believe
that he originated the negotiations which led
to his parley with Hitler. On the contrary, it
is reasonable to think that Hitler, seeing an
other menace to his waning power in the &C.
tivities of the DeGaulle faction, insisted that
the Vichy government take steps to halt it or
suffer greater humiliation than it had previ-
ously been compelled to submit to.
What can France gain, in retaining 'our
sovereignty, if at the same time she must
grovel deeper in the dust before her conquer
ors? 1t is a sad reflection, but unacceptable,
that the venerable Petain, once a hero. can
find only a Judas part in the tragedy of
France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
DRAFT NUMBERS

The Star today completes pub
LEGATION of the draft numbers
drawn in the lottery in Washing
ton.
They ire printed, in the order in
which they were drawn, in blocks
averaging so numbers each,
reading left to right, that is,
the first, second, third, fourth and
fifth numbers drawn are on the
first line in each block in that or
der, the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth on the second and
so IN. For example, if your serial
number is 1896 and you found it in
the block headed Order No. GIL
through 6220" you would begin
counting at GIL from the first num-
Der in that block down to your Sc
rial number to determine your or
der number, which would be 6175
in this case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under CouncilManager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highwdy from WrightsviHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF CITY Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. a1id-
err Turning Basin, With snip lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, pia
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc.
ton through sustdined-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motiomaz Agency, supported By one
countrywide tao.
~Shipydrds and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, Developed around tho
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities for a1hites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF ndtine grape growing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis sandtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Quotations

If Roosevelt is reelected, he will 60 on serv-
ing as long as the people elect him-Raymond
A.. Moley, former New Dealer.
All the stories you've heard about shortages
(of men and equipmenD are sad but true
Maj. Gen. Lesley j. McNair, chief of staff of
U. S. Army general staff.
X X j
It is my ambition to make relations between
the United States and Mexico better than they
have ever BEEN Manuel Avila Camacho,
Mexican president-elect. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01

lit was a negro longshoreman selected by
1ne court who administered the whipping
The Editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
TOP o. THE MORNING

0 LoUe that casts out fear,
D L0ve that casts out sin,
TdTTy no more Ujthout,
But come and dUeW 1rithin!
-From "FORWARD'
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-09-12
CREENBELT BIOGRAPHIES
III. SUIO LAAKSo

sulo Laakso general manager of Greenbelt Consumer
Services, Inc, was born in Gloucester, Eassachus-
etts, of Finnis h parents Circumstances forced him
to leave school at the age of Il, after one year of
hgh school and he went to work clerdng In Gloucester
grocery stores. Three years Later he Joined the
movement with which he to be associated almost
steadi ly since, when he accepted position Wi
the Maynard Massachusetts, Cooperative. One of the
Oldest cooperatives in the state, the Maynard concern
managed coal ice, grain milk and bakery busdn ness,
in addition to bookstore. By the time Mr.. Laakso
was 20, he had risen to the position of Of
deviated from its when he later gave up this
position for salesnan's job in Boston wi the
United States Rubber Company.
After one year, however, he with the Coop
Trading Association in New York, learning the meat
business and given subsequent charge of two diff
ferent In Brooklyn viii oh owned by
the association.
After time, as Mr.. Laakso puts it, he became
SIZED tn Coop efficiency" and he resolved
study of chain store methods. Back he went
to Maynard as a clerk in a First National. He had
all the more ponder when he asked three
months later to hep settle the accounts of the Uni ted
Cooperative Society of Gardner, Massachusetts,, which
going into bankruptcy. Gardner proved import
ant stop, for here he met hi pretty FINN sh-bon
wi fe, Eva. After serving the Gardner Chamber of
Commerce for year, he returned to the First Nation
al Stores ana "subbed" for mentioning managers in
string of First Nationals up and down Bostons NORTH
Shore". subsequent offer to open Long Island
store for the Consumers Coop Service of New York
seemed too promising to turn down and M. Laakso
consequently estabi shed the Suyside, Long Island
branch for this organization.
In 1897, when Percy Brown, president of the six
million dollar Goodwill Fund, estabi shed by F1lene,
was casting about personnel to start off
Greenbelts Coop bookstore, he found Mr.. Laaso man
aging the meat department in Quincy, Massachusetts,
Coop and invited him to perform the same job in
Greenbelt. The bookstore, In December 1887 TEN
porary install led in the space used by the Valet
Shop and there facilities for regular
meat department, Mr.. Laakso used to collect the
housew orders and shop at Washington markets for
Greenbe1t's daily meat supply. In Greenbe1t he met
fellow townsman in the person of George Hodsdon.
Neither of the had known each other in Gloucest
however.
Norris Templeman, the original bookstore manager,
resigned after three and half months and MIR. Laakso
chosen to succeed him. When General Manager Rob
ert Jacobsen left, year later, Mr.. Laakso stepped
into his shoes and has occupied the position ever
sinces
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-09-12
CREENBELT'S NEW BABIES

Mr.. and Mrs. lawrence P. Fern, Of BE Ridge Road,
are the parents of baby girl, born at 8:o5 P.M.,
Tuesday, September 3, at the Greenbe1t Hospita
Mr.. and Hrs. Jack Ratzlin Of Md Crescent Road
the parents Of baby girl, born at 1880 Last
Saturday morning, at the Greenbe1t Hospital.
Ralph and Marion Hersh, formerly of Greenbe1t, now
Of New York, have announced to their friends here
the birth of son, Paul Alan, on September 10
Mr. and Mrs. Milford R. Cooper, 10 Crescent Road
announce the birth of daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth
August %, 1910 at the Georgetown University Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Lynch the birth Of
a child and second September 9, In Washington.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-09-12

The story of a brief coutsfhp and runaway
marriage Of pair Of Kansas young sters Is followed
by account of their travels and adventures in the
South Seas, Borneo, and Africa, making the films
that made them famous Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson.
VI Married Advent Is good travel book
gomadventure book, a. good book about animals, and
good book photography. It is, furthermore,
story Of two people who extremely 1iheab1e and
human. The reader i'll be impressed with their
usual physical endurance, their patience, their
Outstanding Of animals and their Love for each other.
Old and young viii enjoy this book and it win
delight the rockingchair travellers and explorers
and revive the urge in those VINO have wandered along
the highways and byways.
--Teba S. Harris.
DST--Parker Fountain Pen. Albert A. E1lerin Green
belt Pharmacy.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Lynch announce the bd
a child and second September 9, in Washing
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-09-12

IOST--Parker Fountain Pen. Albert A. Ellerin
belt Pharmacy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01

The steadily increasing tempo Of
government demands for defense
materials and supplies indicates
that employment here, now higher
than in 1929, will continue to climb,
The last available figures showed
that 37033 persons were regularly
employed here, an increase of 4,500
over the figure for year ago.
The Scovill Manufacturing Com
pany received three orders totalling
$2,824, 900 today, the largest of three
being for $2,358,000 in artillery am
munition componentS.
To Chase Brass and Copper
Company go two orders totalling
1912, 1850 and the American Brass
Company two orders totalling $685.
COG. The Patent Button Company
received a $24,218 order.
Another order, not figured in the
local compilation, went to the U. S.
Rubber Company, Naugatuek, and Is
for overshoes costing $4,000.
The "big three" of local industry
have received the bulk of defense
orders placed here since June. How
ever, other local plants have bene-
fitted, recent government orders go
ing to the Waterbury Tool Company,
Waterbury Buckle Company, Mat
tatuck Manufacturing Company,
Waterbury Button Company and
the waterbury Farrell Foundry and
Machine Company.
All but one of today's orders are
for the War Department. The ex-
ception is contract for $685. 900 in
nickel blanks with the Scovill Com
pany.
The orders placed today by the
government are as follows:
EcoyiIl Manufacturing Company,
artillery ammunition components,
$2,358, 900; nickel blanks, 100000
ammunition parts, $S5O,OeO.
Chase Brass and Copper Conn
many, artillery ammunition COM
pOnents, SS06, GOO; small arms
ammunition compontnts, $685.
734.50.
American Brass Company. ann
munition c0mp0nents, $418,575;
small arms ammunition c0mpO-
nents, sl11.03i.
Patent Button Company, tent
parts, S24.21s.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
Private Soldier Tipped OF
Troops, Police as to
Plot
CITY SEARCHED FOR
ALMAZAN FOIL OVERS
Revolution Was Supposed
to Have Started With
Seisure of Monterrey

Monterrey, October /.
(UP) - Federal troops and
local police, acting on a tip
that an attempt was to be
made to seize the city and
start a revolution, routed
armed supporters of General
Andrea Almazan early today
in a brief battle in which
General Andres Zarzosa and
one soldier were killed. Ear
zosa was a supporter of
Almazan. The attack by Mexican
troops and police was made after
they had been tipped by private
soldier that Almazan's followers
were meeting secretly and were pre-
pairing coup.
The battle between the adminis-
tration forces and the AlmazaniStas
lasted 10 minutes.
Serious Clash
The clash was the most serious
since sporadic uprisings started
about month ago.
Sol iers were unable to estimate
the exact Number IL AlIllazasi sllp-
porters involved. All Of them were
said to have escaped over the roof
tops except Zarzosa. They were N
uniform and were armed.
Authorities said the city was quiet
but a diligent search was being
made for the AimazaniStas.
Invited to Join
Information on which the federal
forces acted was given by army pri-
vate Jesus Hernandez Martinez who
said he had been invited to join
the plot. He said he had learned
that the p.otters planned to seize
the Monterrey police headquarters,
the penitentiary, state and federal
offices buildings at about 2 q. m.
Qn Mexico City the ministry Of
defense had no comment on the
Monterrey outbreak. However, it
was said that two more rebels had
been killed at an unnamed place in
Chihuahua ard that nine rebels
had surrendered at PeronaleS, Chi
huahua and two at Ciudad Cuauh-
temoc and one at San Lorenzo.)
Revolution Start
General ZarzoSa's coup was to
have been the start of revolution.
Private Hernandez Martinez said.
He charged that the general had
told his followers:
"The revolution begins today
October l."
zarzosa was 46 years old, and
commanded the 31st Infantry Bat
talon stationed in Monterrey when
AImazan was commander Of the
Monterrey was reported here as .
special military plane, piloted BY
Feliciano Flores, left the capital for
Aguas Calientes to be at the presi-
dents orders.
The minister of national defense
said that ZarzoSa was considered
''deserter" when shot, having failed
to comply with Cardenas' orders
calling certain high officers hack to
active service. Observers here con-
sidered this move a clever squeeze
play by the administration to place
opposition officers under the con-
troll.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
RUSSIA MASSINC
men AT BALTIC
Nazis Now Have 35O,OO0
Troops in Norway; AM
other Finnish Invasion

Stockholm, Oct. 1.-(UP)-Neu-
trail diplomats reported today that
Russia has massed 100000 troops
in the Baltic States and Germany
has concentrated possibly $4,000 in
Norway where horses and men are
being trained apparently for an in
vasion Of Britain.
Concentration Of these heavy
forces in and around Scandinavia,
it was said, does not necessarily
mean imminent developments on
the northern front. Activity, 1t was
suggested, may or may not develop
after winter freezes northern lakes
and rivers, making troop movement
easier.
Scores OF air fields, and more than
a dozen harbors, are being built or
enlarged by Russians In the Baltic
States, returning diplomats said.
Large numbers of mechanical units
are being assembled In Lithuania.
A larcc number Of German sol-
diers-best estimates 50,O00-are
concentrated in the North Norwe-
gian Province of Finnmark.
Finland's single ocean port Of
Petsamo is only 10 miles from Ger
man-controlled Norwegian frontier.
Should Russia attempt to invade
Finland again Germany Is expected
to help Finland with a sizeable num-
Der Of volunteers" and large guam
titles Of material according to In
formed Scandinavian observers.
Germany's new position In Scandi-
navia, eliminating In the recent al1-
nouncement Of the landing Of SOL
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
Railroad Crossing
Tender Retires

Peabody, Mass, Oct. 1.-UP)
Gilbert E. Lame, so, prob
ably the NEST widely known
crossing tender on any railroad
In the world, retires Thursday
and thousands OF motorists
will consider 1t the loss of q
friend.
For Is years he mas SIT IN
front of his shack at the BOs-
ton & Maine Railroad cross
ing on the Newburyport Turn
pike, whiting and waving to
passing motorists. His pleasant
smile and CHEEKY wave won him
friends from all parts of the
United States.
Lame became known person.
ally to two presidents, Calvin
Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
He made two coast-to-coast
radio broadcasts and-as the
whiting parsOn"-made hum
dreds of public appearances,
delivering sermons on friend
illness.
BY actual count, he greeted
$500 motorists during a five-
hour period recently.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
2 MAJOR PARTIES
SPEED CAMP AICNS
Much Activity Promised in
State With Winkie, Wal
lace Both Coming Here

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 1.-CUP)-
The two major parties stepped up
the tempo OF their campaigns to-
day as preparations were made for
welcoming Wendell L. Willkie and
Henry A. Wallace at booster rail-
lies throughout the state during the
coming weeks.
Willkie will speak at important
industrial centers October and 10,
with major address scheduled the
night Of October 8 at New Haven.
Republican headquarters announced
more than 5000 tickets would be
issued-the capacity of the New
Haven Arena.
Meanwhile, Democrats said they
were certain that Wallace. vice.
presidential candidate, would be in
Hartford later in the month, and
there was a possibility President
Roosevelt might also visit aircraft
and munitions centers before cleo
ton day.
Republican state chairman, Ben
jamin e. HARDWOOD in letter to
state central committee members,
declared AN old fashioned 'garri-
son finish Is called for" to keep
the state in the Republican column
He said speakers would be furnished
SO that from now on the campaign
can be popped up"
HARDWOOD warned that the "con-
stantly increasing Democratic vote
in the cities must be overcome by a
thoroughly canvassed and produced
vote in the towns"
A number Of town elections will be
held MONDAY and HARDWOOD urged
a big turnout al the polls so that
results might serve as o barometer
fol the November elections.
wilkes tour will bring him to
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