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Evening star., 1940-03-16
Greetings Sent to Byrd Party
In Broadcast From Capital
Topics Of Relatives and Friends Ronge
From Poy Day to Boby Hippo

The Nations Capital played host
to Little America for half an hour
last night by means Of radio waves
that carried voices from home to
members of the United States Ant
arctic Expedition at the bottom Of
the world.
Wives and relatives of Washington
ians with Admiral Byrd in the
South Polar wastes spoke to hus-
bands or brothers with a matter Of
factness that seemed to bridge the
vast distance between Washington
and Little America, while Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Louis Comp
ton, sent personal and official greet
ings in behalf of Secretary of the
Navy Edison and the best wishes of
the Navy. Mr.. Compton was intro
duced by Newbold Noyes, associate
editor of The Star.
The program was presented by
The Star in cooperation with the
National Broadcasting Co. and the
General Electric Co., whose short
wave station WGEO in Schenectady,
N. Y, relayed the broadcast to the
Antarctic. Heard locally through
WRC, the program was carried to
the Nation over N. B. C's Red Net
work.
Zoo Keepers Wife Speaks.
First expeditionary relative to
step to the microphone was Mrs.
Nellie Davis, wife Of Malcolm Davis,
principal keeper Of the birdhouse at
the National Geological Park. She
got right down to business with:
Hello, Malcolm. Don't forget
that today is Government pay day.
Your money order is in care of the
American Consul at Valparaiso"
Mrs. Davis, like the others who
spoke to near and dear ones. said
about 100 words, yet there was in
all the messages greetings which
must have fallen not lightly on the
ears of those at Little America. She
mentioned Mr.. Davis Emperor pen
guin, which arrived safely March
S." and the baby hippopotamus on
exhibition at the Zoo.
Oscar Eklund, brother of Carl
Eklund, assistant biologist and dog
driver in the Byrd expedition, next
voiced his abbreviated greeting, be-
ginning with:
Hello, Carl. You can't talk back
now"
Less personal at the outset of his
greeting was George Carroll, chief
photographer of the Navy, whose
brother, Arthur Carroll, is an expedi-
ton photographer.
your shots from Valparaiso"
commented George, could have been
better"
He advised his brother to use filters
for contrast before going into a dis
sertation on the state of affairs Of
the Carroll family and a good part
of the Navy.
Ashley Snow, Admiral Byrd's
pilot, next was told by his wife, Mrs.
Norma Snow, that one of the incest
Evening star., 1940-03-16

Six persons are under treatment
today for injuries received in
head-on collision in the 200 block of
Rhode Island avenue NV. last
night.
In serious condition in Freedmens
Hospital with a head injury is Clar-
ence A. Bender. %, colored, of 289
Rhode Island avenue NV, q cab
driver. The other five persons in
jured-members of one family, who
were passengers in the cab-are:
John Elias, A.: Helen Elias, 80,
and Danie1 10;s Isabelle, IS, and
Matilda ENaS, II, all treated at
Emergency Hospital and later sent
home. Their injuries are not be-
ieved to be serious. =
The driver of the other car in
volved in the accident was charged
with driving while drunk. His name
was given as John E. Robey, 80, Of
2217 Chester street Sc.
Youths Car Crashes Tree.
In another accident during the
night. William C. Mckee, Sd, II, of
1900 Old Georgetown road. Bethesda,
Nd, was injured when the car he
was driving ran into a tree at
Nebraska and Wisconsin avenues
NV. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital where he remained for
treatment of lacerations and several
possible bone fractures.
Mrs. Lillian Zugibe, %, of So Far
ragut street NV, is in Garfield
Hospital today, under treatment for
head injury received in an acci-
dent yesterday. She was injured
when the car in which she was
riding collided with another at
Eleventh and v streets NV.
Norris Knight, 81, of 646 B street
Sc, was in Casualty Hospital with
head and chest injuries received
when knocked down by a hit-and-
run automobile about 7:30 o'clock
last night at Pennsylvania avenue
and John Marshall place NV.
Ambulance Is Wrecked.
An ambulance bearing a 19-year-
old pneumonia victim from WASH
ington to a Leonardtown (Md) hos
pital was wrecked last night in front
OF 2525 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Police said the ambulance, oper-
ated by Maryland State police,
swerved to avoid collision with an
other car, leaped the curb and hit a
tree. Roberta Neal, colored, OF
Leonardtown, was the patient in the
vehicle. She escaped injury. She
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

things about "this long absence is
that know exactly where you are"
Advises Plenty Of Movies.
Mrs. Herbert Dorsey, wife of the
expeditions meteorologist, has been
reading Admiral Byrd's book dis
covery" while her husband makes
material for sequel. Be sure
take plenty of movies Of the ice
bergs," she told him. "They seem
particularly fascinating to me-"
Messages to various members Of
the expedition from friends in and
near Washington unable to attend
the broadcast were read. Military
music by the United States Navy
Band enlivened the program.
N. B. C.'s news commentator, H. r.
Baukhage, who, the announcer said,
was going to bring those In Little
America up to date on world head
lines, launched into a comic dis
cussion of the weather in Washing
ton, the Presidents sinus trouble,
removal Of hitching posts from
Pennsylvania avenue and the quality
of food he had recently eaten.
Mr.. Baukhage yielded the micro
phone to two members Of the Ex-
plorer's Club of Washington, Capt
H. T. Cowling and Malcolm Hanson.
who told of activities of the clubs
members.
Hopes for Success.
Another speaker was J. z. Mac<
Donald of the Division of Territories
and Island Possessions Of the De-
partment Of the Interior.
1--WE of the department." he told
members of the expedition, "are be-
hind you to the last man with the
sincerest hope for your success"
AS proof that the youth of Amer
lea is following the progress of the
expedition. delegation of children
from the Henry D. Cooke Elementary
School went on the air with mes
sages and poems for members of
the Byrd party. The children in
cluded Harriet Drantz, Bobby Wal
ters, Haig Panossian, Hans Perliner,
Patricia Runkle, Clara Duke, Charles
Leslie and Eleanor Shefferman.
The children are members of the
Admiral Byrd Explorers Club" at
the Cooke school.
In a telegram received this morn
ing by the Navy Department, Clay
Bailey, a radio operator with the ex-
pedition, said the program last night
came through perfectly until the last
two minutes, that is, up to 11:58 pm.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

Bureau through 40 years, and that
takes in Republican and Democratic
administrations. I've not been in
volved in politics yet, and don't
plan to be-"
Hobbies? He has two. He likes to
collect books, and he likes to plant
and grow flowers.
How many books do I have, or
how many flowers? Why, don't
believe I ever counted them. No,
I'm sure / haven't"
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Abe SpecioI Envoy

TOXIC, March 16 R.-Former
Premier Gen. Nobuyuki Abe today
was named special envoy to, the
prospective establishment of the
Japanese se-supported government Of
Wang Ching-wei in China. Gen,
Abe was expected to leave early
next month. Is
Evening star., 1940-03-16
The Lookout Gets Award

The Lookout, publication of the
Silver Spring Junior High School,
yesterday received an award for
creative literary work in the con-
test sponsored by the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association in New
York, the Associated Press reports.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

With . Nation wide traffic toll Of
z,73o lives reported In January, 1914.
this casualty hst was 8 per cent
Sseatsr than IN JaauaSy . year ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

The Jamsahib of Nawanger, in
India, will give one-tenth Of the
income of his state, or $4,000 q
month, to Britain during the war.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Six Persons Injured
In Headon Crash;
One Driver Is Held
Bethesda Youth Is Hurt
When Car Crashes
Into Tree
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, Al.
Motorists injured. %.
Motorists arrested, $50.
Pedestrians injured, 7.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 6.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
First Number In Draft Lottery
 Drawn by Secty. Stimson--FDR Says
 Draft Army Is For Defense Freedom

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (P) - An estimated 6,175 men holding draft serial number 1858 will be called up for military service in tn nations unprecedented peacetime conscription. That was the first drawn in today's historic draft lottery. Secretary Stimson drew it from the big glass bowl at l2:16 pm. PSF.
 A minute CT so after, the Presi dent said in his opening spsech, the purpose of raising the draft army is the defense of our free dom.' Standing on. the platform in the large government audit orium, the some of the lottery, Roosevelt told the audience which exceeded the seating cap
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

acity of 1900, that Only the strong may continue to live in freedom and pace"
 In quick succession other mum bers were drawn by high officials who like Stimson were blindfold ed, their hands dipped into the glass bowl. filled at the start win numbers put S parately in cobalt blue capsules. Order mum b T ? was drawn by Secretary N orgenthau and announced by Roosevelt as seriel number l92. Order number thre5 was drawn by Attorney General Jackson and Roosevelt announced the serial number 8239. Order num- Der four was drawn by Secretary Knox serial numb-r 6620 and or der number was drawn by Sec retary~Jones, number 6685.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
2 Numbers More Than Needed Are Drawn
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 fA)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (A) = The grand conscription lottery which held marching orders for s0nz five million young Ameri- cans finished with an unlocked for furry at 2:40 am. PSF today with 6 numbers missing but fin ally wound up officially with two numbers mora than there should have had. In rainy dawn, after IT hours and 31 minutes of draw ing from the big draft bowl the last solitary blue capsule was picked from the glass bottom by Brigadier Gen-ra Lewis Hersh- ey, Assistant Selective Service Director. That capsule should have been the 9,000th number capsule placed in the bowl be- fore the drawing opened yester- day. Instead it proved to be 8,994th despite the most elabor- ate precautions, as six numb.r bearing blue capsules were miss ing.
 Selective Service officials inn mediately started check to track down the omittsd num- bers. The manuel of records kept throughout the marathon draw ing confirmed the number of missing numbers as six but the master list disagreed however, showing 8 numb.rs unaccounted for. To make sure every number missing on the master list be drawn, General Hershey had a special junior drawing" for those eight numbers. The bri.f sweepstakes was witnessed by a handful and was over in five minutes. The official last number accordingly drawn was the 9,002 number 7839. Officials suggested possibly that the missing num- bers might have been caught in the sleeves of those who drew the capsules out, eight falling of the tabla on which the bowl rested or they might not have even been in the bowl at the be- ginning.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
Grounding g Of Alaska Have
 Fed. Investigation

SEATTLE, Oct. 30 (P) - A fed
 ral Investigation on the ground ing of the SS Alaska was an nounced as eleven of its passen- gers arrived on the SS North Coast full of praise for the Alas ka's crew. It was said hundreds of gallons of fuel oil from the ships broken tanks caused the principal hardships. Thomas AL derson of Gilroy California said The oil was terrible. It stuck to the life boat oars and covered the rocks ashore. I had to crawl oa my hands and knees through he muck because the, oil made the rocks so slippery I couldn't stand up."
 The investigation is 10 be con ducted by a Board of the Bur eau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, with Captain Will liam Fisher of San Francisco as its chairman on its arrival here some tim1 tomorrow.
 The Aleutian bringing the rest of the passengers is also due to- morrow.
 Mrs. Earl K. Goodwin of Ketch ikan said "The sea was calm and l was in my stateroom preparing for bed. There was a t:rific lurch and whistles began to blow l didn't know what happened un til l looked out in the lounge and saw davenport coming straight toward me. Then I knew il was Q wreck I grabbed my best dr.ss and ran up on deck but saw very little excitement. Someone said we were aground. l got in a lifeboat and was rowed ashore.'
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
Rome Asserts Italian Troops Smash
 4O' Miles Into Greece But Athens
 Reports Holding Unbroken Front

UNDATED, Oct. 30 (P) - A Rome radio broadcast asserted that Italian troops smashed 40 miles into Greece, capturing the town of St. Nicholas but Athens reported reinforcement Greek fighters were holding an unbrok en front under heavy artillery fire. The Italian attacks, support ed by planes and mountain guns were said to be steadily intensity ing.
 Mussolinis command with un- usuaul brevity merely report5d Our troops continued to ad- vance into Greek territory, ov- grooming the resistance eff the eneny's rearguard." By contrast to this 15-word r-port on the war in Greece the Italian com mand devoted o5 words to the Fascist campaign in Africa, not ing mostly indecisive action about Clayhut outposts in the Ali rican desert and countering Lon dor denial of troop landings
 The British information office at Ankara announced that Brit iSh naval Attachments landed on the Greek Isle of Crete, also on
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
5 Million Affected By Conscription
January p Date Set Alaska Draft Registration


rearming of America was slow, that it is hamstrung and impeded and that 1t will never be able to meet the threats from abroad"
 He said the alternative to his reelection would be the risking of the fltur- of the nation "in in experienced hands of those who in these periLous times are will ing and raeklessly imply that our boys are already on their way to .he transports He didn't refer by name to Willkie who said re gently that if the presidents 5esee promiss were no better nan some of his others, the boys might as well be on the trans ports.
 Roosevelt called the Republic aa leadership record the same
 9cord of timidity, weakness and saortsightedness which governed tae policy of confused reaction ary governments in France and England b.fora the war"
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
Says Roosevelt
 No N;".ator But In Cpp fe Role

CAMBRIDGE Oct. 27-- Solicitor General A declares that President Roosevelt r:pre- sents the very opposite of die tatorship.
 The Solicitor General made his statement in the course of an ad- dress to thu Harvard lawyers for Roosevelt" meeting. He praised highly the solidarity the President has brought to the re- lations with all the Americas.
 Said Riddle: "The Presidents Good Neighbor Policy has solidly cemented our friendship with Mexico and all of South Amer ica."
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
Estimate Million
 And Quarter Nazi Troops in Balkans

UNDATED, Oct. 29. (A9 Ger many massed striking forces of 70 divisions, an estimated mil lion and a quarter troops in the Balkan area to prevent the pos sible Russian interference in h.r plans, a British military expert reported while Greece stubborn ly fought to slave off the Italian thrust in southeast Europe. ThIs British expert asserted Germany has been steadily moving troops into the Balkan trouble zone since France fell, singing the an cisnt war song "We will throw them into the sea"
 Thousands of Greek reservists were rushed to bolster the Mex taxas Line in the mountain pass es of northern Gr3ece and con- flicting reports gave an uncertain picture of the twenty y-four-hour old fighting. Diplomatic quarters in Rome said Italian troops, the vanguard of 100000 massed for the assault along the Albania Greek frontier, broke through at a point ten miles beyond the border striking toward Salonlka. Government circles in Athens said the Fascist invaders were unable to driva back Greece's mountain defenders. The said the conflict was "localizing along the border" Greek troops were de scribed as clinging stubbornly to key points guarding the mount ain passes despite hard Italian thrusts.
 Reports that British troops landed on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea just of the border scene of the fighting touched off wave of enthusiasm in Athens. Britain is speeding help by land, sea and air, under
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

the island of Cephalonia south of Corfu in the Ionion Sea.
 Turkey kept official silence on her attitude to the Italo-Grsek conflict but the Turkish press described Turkey "wholehearted ly with Greece, and Turkey if need ba knows her duty to give all aid to Greece"
 Turkish rail communications were interrupted, possibly due to troop movements.
 Authoritative Fascist quarters in Rome acknowledged that the Greeks were resisting stubborn ly but denied that their troops in Greece were driven by a counter thrust to Albania, the starting point. Italians in these quarters said the Italians were advancing deeper into Greece without encountering serious military difficulties"
 Britain stepp.d up aid to her new ally the admiralty announc- ed, mining approaches to key points on the Greek coast, not ably the Gulf of Aeginia which guards Piratus, the port for Ath ems.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
FDR UpIlolds
 Defense Program Of Administration

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 l4'l - President Roosevelt, broadcast- ing a msjer political address from Madison Square Garden ac- cua d the Republican leaders. who are now complaining .St de lenses were neglected, of repeat edly attempting to sabotage aas' e~erts ot the administration to ".nclt sse the defenses." He sad T acw brand as false the s'atamert being made by Repub Iican canasga cr2tors, day after day. night ss.cc nlght that the
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

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ALASKA PILOT IS
 CALLED BY ARMY

JUNEAU - Former Juneau Pilot Gene Meyering, now a Cap tain with PAA on the Seattle Juneau run, has been called to active duty with the naval re- serve it was learned.
 Meyering it is understood is under 'short notice'' orders, ready for call on 24 hours mo- tice. He is rated as a lieutenant with approximately 100 men un- der his command in Scouting Squadron 16.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

her pledge to aid Greece if at tackled.
 The British are reported plan ming to establish an air base at Corfu so that RAF Warplanes could guard practically the de- fens-less Greek cities and also be within striking distance of It allan objective just across the Ionian Sea.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
Draft Registration For Alaska Set For January 2

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. Oct. 30 l4) - Major Gould, Salective s rvice inspector announced Al a5kan's draft registration date as January 22nd.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30
WE'LL KNOWN WESTERN ATTORNEY PASSES ON

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 30 (P) -Clarsnce Hamlin, aged 72, publisher of the Gazette and Tele gram, political leader in Colo rado for nearly 40 years and one of the vests best known attor- neys died last night at his home hsre.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

Tn London, a correspondent iads himself fascinated by an air @aid "as an abatrac. study" For he concrste, one stands beneath a falling cornice.
The Nome nugget., 1940-10-30

L is imagined the fuehrer al- re0dy has in mind a constitution for his new. amalgamated Flu rope beginning naturally I, the people"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-26
PIT. Members Urged
10 Attend Forum

Members Of i'arent-TcachcT AS
socations in Vance county arc urged
by the officers Of that organization
to attend the panel discussion on
Federal Aid to Education, to be
conducted by group Of University
of North Carolina faculty members,
led by Dr.. Ralph W. Mcdonald, as
sistant director Of the extension OF
the University. in the Henderson
high school library Wednesday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
The subject Of federal aid to cdu-
cation is being treated at this time
by a committee Of the State Parent
Teacher Association. called the
"NeXt Steps in Education" commit
tee. and the open forum Wednesday
vii! tie in with the PIT. A. commit
tee work. Mrs w. p. Daniel is the
member from Vance county on the
committee.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-26
Henderson People
AT Yarbrough- Hines
Wedding In Durham

A number Of Henderson people
attended the marriage Of Miss Cor
.nclla Elliot Marlborough, OI Durham,
and Richmond kcnnOn Hines, Of New
York City, at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
Icvcnmg IN Duke Chapel, Durham,
and the reception given at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Yarbrough, Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony.
The Yarbroughs are former resi-
dents of Henderson and they have
a number of friends here.
Among those who were at the
wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
.B. Robards, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j..
Jones. Miss Betsy Rose Jones, Mrs.
IN. =. Powell. Mrs. L. r. Gooch, Miss
Page Gooch, and Miss Annie Thomas,
Of Henderson and Washington. Mrs.
Faruuhard S. Best, of New York,
one Of Miss YarbrOugh,S attendants,
returned to Henderson Saturday
night. to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. r. GoOch.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-26
Miss Daniel Is On
Meredith Honor Roll


Meredith College, Raleigh, Feb.
26.-Thc honor roll for the fall Sc
mester at Meredith college, released
recently by Miss Lucille Johnson,
registrar. lists IA students, with AZ
attaining The lirst honora, ana 81
entered on the second honor roll
Al! y" rating went 10 four stu
dents The 10 students making the
first honor roll achieved scholastic
average Of over 80 percent.
Miss RoWcna Daniel. daughter OF
MI. and Mrs. W. +. Daniel, of Hen
derson, and Miss Lillian Watkins
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. \. p
Watkins, Of Manson, were among
those girls achieving the first honor
roll rating.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-26
Ne1Us From LibruryAt
Henderson High School

Last week the book order for this
school year was sent. Books ordered
are as follows: 70 fiction, Is North
Carolina, 3 vocational and subscrip-
ton to Vocational Index, 6 Story
Collections, 3 Mathematics, and l
history. After the books arrive, it
will take about two weeks to put
them into circulation.
Mrs. A. Nj. Fountain of Raleigh
(rUrmerly Miss Maxine Taylor) made
visit to the library recently. She
gave some books, chiefly history, as
follows:
Fish. History Of America.
Mckinley. World history in the
making.
Williamson. Problems in American
| Democracy.
Beard. History Of the U. S.
Burch. Problems in American De-
mocracy.
Schapiro. Civilization in Europe.
Furniss. Labor problems.
HaZeN. Modern Europe.
| LNlilNcSlJcCllt 40 SDt lINC IL.
Webster. Early European history.
This gift of books was appreciated
iycry much and the books Will be put
/ lint, circulation rs soon as possible.
Little change has been made this
Semester in the group Of council
members vino keep the charging
desk. During 9Th period Stamo Ia
lpant!s takes MaiOric Registers place;
Bula Abbot during the 9th period
takes Mildred Whitlcy's place. The
students at the desk handle cir
culntion in very satisfactory man.
in@r.
| During the past week Helen Mus
! tiun. council member, made two
labels for the Democracy and Con-
lscrvat,on shelves. As much material
as possible will be collected this year
for these and for North Carolina and
Vocational shelves, also.
The high school library is open
daily from 8:l5 a. m. to 400 p. m
exclusive of the lunch period. This
extra time before and after school
Ihours should make it possible for
any student to 60 to the library fol
materials some time during the day
jcvcn though he may not be schedul-
cd for study period. Approximate
" 60 students use the library during
each Of the six periods.
The magazine rack now has 81
magazines in celluloid protectors
Many students use them every per-
iod: some never seem to stay on the
rack. During May there will be
student and faculty poll on maya
zine use. Demand. price. and suita-
biiity will determine chances in thu
Ipresent magazine list for next year,