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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
RRINKLEY HEADS
TAX COLLECTORS
7 NJ. Broughton And A. J.
Maxwell Speak At Gather
ing In Chapel Hill

rHAPEL HILL, Dec. 10.
n-Addresses by Governor-elect
, NJ Broughton and Revenue
commissioner A. J. Maxwell and
,,o election as president of Ira S.
prinkley, Davidson county mana
GER. featured the closing of the an
a,a1 two-day meeting of the states
+.x supervisors here today.
The three sessions, which were
devoted primarily to consideration
" tax laws and problems, and par
.;c,,larlv the coming listing and re-
,s1uation periods, were held at the
Institute of government building,
and were attended by approximate
" one hundred officials represent
mo IS counties.
+ N. Mills, Iredell, and J.. S.
Benner. Beaufort, were elected
v;ce-presidents, and the institute of
government was designated secre-
tarv. Eugene Irwin, Rockingham;
7 A. McGoogan, Hoke, and J.. E.
HAYNES. Rowan, we're added to the
executive committee. G. w. Ray,
orange. and Mr.. Benner were ap-
nointed to the legislative commit
tee, and a third member is to be
added.
After sketching the shifting of
tax burdens and bases, state and
local. and pointing to their present
sound financial shape, Mr. Max
well outlined recent improvements
in assessment, and stressed the tax
officials grave responsibility of
obtaining proper adjustment of the
tax burden among the various tax
payers
Pointing out that democracy is
being put to its test in these cru
cial times, Governor-elect Brough-
ion stressed the fact that, if it
is to succeed, officials must follow
methods and practices which give
the people confidence in their gov
eminent.
The tax office is one of the most
important of all, he continued, be-
cause the work and support of all
other departments depends u p
its f~unctioning, and for this reason
it is even more important that tax
laws should be administered on
scientific lines without any favori-
tism or partisanship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
ROOSEVELT POLLS
27,241,939 VOTES
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states and unofficial totals from Ne
braska and Rhode Island, as COM
piled by the Associated Press, show
the chief executives plurality of A.
9l4,713 was the smallest of any can
didate since 1916 when Woodrow
Wilson won reelection over Charles
Z. Hughes by only 1885.
His percentage of the total vote
-54.7-also was the smallest of any
winner since 1916. Wilson that year
polled 1913 per cent; Hughes $50;
others Al. Roosevelt's 1896 percent
age was sos. In 1892 it was 57.3.
Wilkes percentage this year was
AS; others 0.5.
Though losing, Willkie hung up a
record popular vote for the republi-
cans, exceeding by 935,036 Herbert
Hoover's previous high mark of 21,-
392,190 in defeating Alfred E. Smith
in 1928.
Minor parties as a group-with
239, 459-polled fewer votes this year
than in any election since 1924, ex-
GLIDING so-called third" parties.
Here's the way they Jared last
November:
Norman Thomas, socialist ---116,79
Roger w. Babson, prohibi. 80 $500
Earl R. BroWder, communist As, 1883
John W. Aiken, socialist-lab. 14,861
Others Ala
The total popular vote exceeded
by Alto the previous record OF
45,647,117 in 1896 and was within
one.fifth of one per cent of the 49,
1920 estimate of the probable vote
made on Oct. "a by the Associated
Press.
Although his plurality was the
smallest in "a years, Roosevelt's
electoral college victory was the
third largest since the nation grew
up into 48 states. His electoral vote
OF 449 to 80 for Willkie was exceeded
only by Roosevelt's OWL 523-to-S
margin over ALT M. Landon in 1885
ana his 472-to-59 victory over Hoover
m 1892. Prior to 1882, Hoover held
Inc electoral vote record, 444 to 81,
over Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
Presidential electors will meet Mon
Jay in the 48 states to go through
me formality of casting their votes.
Congress will count their votes in
a joint session Jan. 6.
Roosevelt had pluralities this year
III all but 10 states. Willkie carried
colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North
ana South Dakota, and Vermont.
ms was eight more than Landon
carried four years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
BRITISH WARSHIPS
BLAST FLEEING
ITALIAN TROOPS
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v~astating bombardment, some
single attacks lasting more
thapRan hour.
Stells falling into the main
highway ripped open huge
craters, blocking the way for
Italian mechanical units.
These shellings constituted
the Mediterranean fleets
share Of the conquest of Mar
shall Graziani's army, touched
- off and still pursued by the
British land and air forces
which had waited IA months
for just this swoop.
Dash Toward Egypt
Thousands of the green-uniform.
ed Italians hurled rifles and packs
into the desert sands and ran to.
ward Egypt. The prisoners may
reach 10000. They are now pour.
ing behind the British lines sc
rapidly that there is no 4ccurate
count. Huge war supplies have
been seized.
Indeed, there are good .ossibili.
ties that the British offensive will
not halt at the Libyan frontier, but
that the troops will continue thu
push to mop up the Italians com.
pletely while they still are on the
run.
I boarded this destroyer at an
Egyptian port after struggling
through a binding sandstone for
fourteen hours, and sleeping one
night in a cold concrete dugout
of the British army in the western
desert.
Behind barbed-wire entangle-
ments, herded together on Ii c
sands near Marseh Matruk, more
than 1000 Italian prisoners sh1ver-
ed in British army blankets, try
ing to protect themselves from the
gusts of sands that whipped into
their faces with the sting of ca.
o'nine tails.
3sAoAAJ VI GI1SSS SldSh DEL SdS1lSIl
blackshirts were taken in the Brit
ish surprise attack on the rear oil
the Italian divisions stationed al
Sidi Barrani. It is known IA, OO(
prisoners we're taken even before
Sidi Barrani fell, and one captured
Italian general told British offi\ers
that when that place was taken
at least another Is, 900 would fall
into their hands.
Radiocast messages from Z
British tanks operating in the des-
ert, picked up aboard this de
stroyer, exemplified the Italian
willingness to quit the fight.
An officer in a tank column
which was pushing beyond Sid
Barrani broadcast:
II am in the middle of 500 in
fantrymen, all with their hands
up, but I cannot hold them much
longer. Send infantry quickly" 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
Scot Writes Wilmington Woman
How Her Land Fares In War

Scotland has its place in the
European war, also, and a recent
letter received by Miss Allie Nor.
riss Fechtig, of this city, from Miss
Margaret A. Smith, of Edinburgh,
Scotland, gives an insight into what
these next-door n%elghbors 10 the
English think.
Seems strange nights" reads
the letter, II have fortified myself
with pen and writing pad. thinking
to reduce the pile Of correspond
ence with which rises up to re
proach me. Over comes Her
mann's employees and off goes the
siren. IT'S disturbing n ones
thoughts take flight. But nova.
days I'm trying to emulate Lon
doners (brave courageous people,
if there is no firing, I carry on.
Most fortunate we have been, SO
far, bombs dropped have so often
very little damage has been done.
fallen on grass or waste land, and
Always do 1 return thanks, and
give many thoughts to the wonder
full Londoners.
I'VE shall need many prayers
ere victory be ours. I'm going on
our Prime Minister'S last speech;
he does not minimize the task in
front of our country. 1 dipped into
other articles in your Wilmington
News and I've been amazed to
find the yarns told by Germany.
If paper wasn't so scarce in this
country, I'd be sending you a batch
of British newspapers, but feel that
l must do my bit in this respect
and save all newspapers, even en-
velopes from my correspondence
60 in the pile. I am told that one
envelope makes a cartridge case.
please do not misunderstood ms
when I ask you to call a halt in
your great kindness to send me
packages. Hitherto the value Of
the parcel had not been declared,
but on one recent parcel 1 was
shocked to find it cost 5 dollars;
owe and above that there was the
postage. Perhaps just at an odd
time you might spare a parcel but
please leave the value space va
cant, then I have only a few cop
pers customs never more t h a n
about half a dollar. When the value
was stated, double that amount
was charged.
"T'm saving one or two slabs Of
the chocolate to place in my Christ
mas parcels. And a young friend
in the Raj always comes in for a
share. It can't now be procured
here, and in any case it never was
so delicious as the stuff you send
along, but then it is such a, lot to
pay for a luxury.
Eat present I am trying to
stretch out my money. I want to
adopt a British prisoner of war in
Germany, cost $3.50 a week. I
grieve over a Highland Regiment,
the 51st Division, who were I'M
der French officers, and over g.
600 were captured and are pris-
oners in Germany. A proud indie
pendent race under British officers
would never have known defeat.
Feel that I've ever so much to
say to you because fight seems
to have brought forth a better un-
erstanding with you people. But
I must halt and do some chores"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
"BE CAREFUL"

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-(R-
The Italian radio warned Brit
ain in effect tonight: BE care
full or We'll get mad"
In a broadcast heard here by
CHS, the Italian announcer said:
There is one thing that Brit
ish propaganda fails to take into
account, and that is the peculiar
temper of the Italians. The Ital-
ian is a light-hearted and easy
going fellow until he is aroused.
Sometimes what he needs is just
a little slap, then he stands up
and fights to a finish, and the
more blows the more dangerous
he becomes. The British ought to
remember this
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
"BRIGHTEST SPOT"

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 13.-R-
Rep. Arthur W. Mitchell ofChica.
60 told the 18th annual meeting
of the colored intercollegiate Ath.
Rep. Arthur w. Mitchell Of Chica.
ca lis the brightest spot in the
world today for the negro; no.
where else in the world is a minor.
ity group safe"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
$3.50 Stolen From Vault
OF Charlotte Company

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 13.-R-
A vault at the Auto Finance COM
pany here was found open today
when employees reported for work.
About $3.50 was missing. Police
said the vault apparently had been
opened with a key.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
SOMERVELL HEADS
ARMY'S BUILDING
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delays which had occurred in certain
construction projects had no bear
ing on the assignment of Colonel
Somervell." He said the causes of
the delays we're beyond the control
Of the construction division.
Secretary of War Stimson said
yesterday that the delays we're
caused by bad weather, water short.
ages and some labor difficulties. AS
a result, he said, the induction Of
sc, 900 national guardsmen into the
federal service has had to be post.
poned beyond the original tentative
schedule.
Colonel Somervell has been assign
ed in recent years to the post of
WPA director in New York City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
O.. K.

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 13.-R-
A customer crawled into a swivel
counter chair at a Greek restau-
rant here tonight.
Gimme an order of Italian
spaghetti" he said.
I'VE amt got no Italian
spaghetti" scowled the Hellenic
waiter. I'VE got some Greek
spaghetti, o. K"
20. X"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
WILL ASK RECEIPTS

RALEIGH, Dec. 13.-R-The
state association of county COM
~nilssloners will ask the 1871 Gener-
d Assembly to give counties and
...les all receipts from the intan-
sioles tax, President r. Linn Bern
nafot OF Salisbury said tonight. At
present., counties and cities receive
~ per cent of the levy, and the
s'ale gets the remaining 40 per
cent. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14

A new controllable-pitch pro-
peller was recently demonstrated
for light plane owners. The pro.
peller is entirely mechanical, adds
only three pounds to the weight of
the plane, and adds almost 20
miles an hour to the speed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
HOW IT WAS M

Members of a town meeting re-
.peatedly demanded why not name
the town after this or that hero
SO persistently, that a North Caro-
lima town was named Whynot. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
DANES NETTLED

DANES NETTLED
COPENHAGEN R-Nettles are
being harvested in several regions
in Denmark. They will be
thrashed and sent, to the spinneries
for the same purposes as flax.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14

A new road in northern Aus
tralia crosses 600 miles of desert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, December 80 Up -
Weather bureau records Of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
8 n m.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
TUGGLEs LOSES TO PARIS

In the sizzling New England cham
pionship boxing tourney staged at
Boston Garden Mon. night, "Chickie"
Tuggles, 135, classy Colored Roxbury
amateur star, lost a heart-breaker in
his semi-final melee to Romero Paris,
white, 135, of Fitchburg. Tuggles de
feated Frank Soditi, hard-hitting South
Boston lightweight, in a gruelling 8
round SUGGEST. Near the end of the
third stanza, Tuggles ran into Soditi's
teeth and sustained deep cut on his
head. Despite the injury the Roxbury
mittster punched his opponent around
the ring, clouting him with vicious
lefts to the mid-section and right up
percuts to the chin. Tuggles won the
unanimous verdict of the judges. In
his final clash with Paris, both battlers
were fighting furiously in the first
round when light left spilled Tuggles
for a no-count. The referee observing
the cut on the sepia fighters head
which was bleeding profusciously,
deemed it wise to halt the contest and
award the fight to Paris. Tuggles had
previously kayoed Paris In two rounds
a couple of weeks ago.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
COOK SLOWS AWAY KNIGHT
THIRD ROUND

so. BERWICK, Me.-In a six
round bout at the Palace Theatre, Fri
day night, Jimmie Cook white, 135,
Portland, kayoed Jimmie Knight, in
the third round with the aid of a left
hook and a right cross to the chin. The
knockout surprised the fans as the two
punches were the only solid punches
landed by the Portlander. Cook
fought from a crouch, endeavoring to
get in close but the sepia warrior kept
him off with straight stiff left iab to
the face. Knight scored in the early
rounds with a left jab and a right
cross, winning each stanza by a sub
stantial margin. The end came abrupt
ly in the third frame, when Knight had
backed into a corner evading Cooks
rush, and the latter dropped Knight
with left hook and right cross.
Billy Frazier, 135, Boston, beat
Young Merrill, white, 14O, Rochester,
N. Fl. in four-round affair. Merrips
unorthodox style puzzled Frazier in
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
Mt1att AutrH

Helen Worthy, violinist, is PLAYING
in the Longy School of Music Sym,
phony orchestra and is considered .
very talented violinist.-Gloria Ken
nedy, pianist, has a large number Of
private concert engagements.-Claris
STA Cooke, pianist and teacher of tba
pianoforte, has several new niano
pupils.-Cora Lloyd Arnold, is The
assistant organist of Columbus Ave
A.M.E. Zion Church, and is an ORGAN
pupil Of Prof. Frederick P. White
The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor vocal
trio recently had a successful addition
for concert engagements.-"Sa Sampson
and Delilah" the worlds greatest bibG.
cal opera written by Sain-Saens. will
be performed by William Rhodes
Opera Society Thursday evening, Nav
23.-Sunday morning, March II, at
1870 o'clock, Eugene Greene, soprano
will be guest soloist at the New Charles
Street Church. The Senior and in
Nor Choirs will sing special Lenten
music.-Anna B. Cooper, is doing yerv
fine as supervisor of a young group Of
boys and girls who enjoy singing
On May II, a symphonic chorus of
fifty voices, with Wallace Thompson.
Virginia Strother, Eleanor Wallace
and Helen Worthy will be heard
WAR.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
The Sports Wheel
By "CHICKIE" TUGGLES
ABEL GONSALVES
WINS N. Z.
AMATEUR LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT 7.

Johnny Grimes, hard-hitting Chero-
kee from Philadelphia, lost a three
round decision to smuggling Abel Con
salves, Portuguese scrapper of Savers
vile, R. l. Grimes, the smarter of the
two easily evaded AbePs bull-like
rushes, spearing him with a flashing
jab, bobbing and weaving skillfully:
Gonsalves won the fight and cham
pionship by virtue of his crowding,
bullying tactics. Gromes easily dis
posed of John Kazovich of Norwood
in his first encounter, kayoing him with
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
COLE LOSES To PERRY

SPRINGVALE, Me.-Perry Cole,
white, 145, Portland, earned a hard
fought six-round decision over Jackie
Cole, 140, Colored serapper of Rox-
bury, in the main bout at the Town
Hall. Perry foored the sepia battle1
several times with right and left hooks
to the head. Cole out-boxed his heavier
opponent most of the distance. In a
four-round bout on the same card, Ma
Smallwood, 161, of Roxbury, earned a
draw with Art Small, 157, of Portland
This was their third meeting, and the
sepia warrior punched Small about the
ring hurting him with a smashing body
attack.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
WATKINS LOSES OUT

After displaying brilliant form in
scholastic track circles the past season,
Lew Watkins, Mechanic Arts classy
Colored stopper, in the state meet at
Boston Garden, lost the 300-yard hon
ors to Al Pochowsky of Brockton,
whose twelve points entitled him to the
300" throne.
The shot put crown was awarded to
Harry hobart, Rindge Techs power
full Colored star, who won three frsts
and established two records at Ando-
yer, and in the state meet B event. His
best toss in competition was So feet,
5 5-S inches in the State meet, the
best made by any high school partici-
pant.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
CHALKY WRIGHT BY KAYO

BALTIMORE, Nd = Chalky
Wright, Los Angeles, rated by MIA
as one of the leading ightweights of
the world, kayoed Charlie Conner,
white, of Baltimore, in the first of a
scheduled 10-round bout here Monday
night. Wright weighed 135 IA,
Conner 80 IA. Wright, at one time
Henry Armstrong; number one spar
ring partner, sailed into the Baltimo-
rean Furnishing him severely with jolt
ing punches to the head, never once
giving him a chance to get set.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16

the first session, and succeeded in land
ing left hooks to the body. Frazier,
with straight left jabs and right
crosses on the inside of a wide left
hook. had his adversary on the verge OF
a kayo in the third. Merrill chose to
slug it out with the Boston battler in
the final round, but was punched into
the ropes ending the canto in a groggy
condition. Frazier was awarded the
verdict.
In another Around tilt Jackie Cor
bin, $50, of Roxbury, fought bruis-
ing draw with Duke Carroll, white,
125, of Biddeford, Me. Carroll be-
wildered his foe in the final frame with
a furry of leather, but the Bostonian
earned the draw with his harder punch
ing.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
SOUTHERN BOXERS REGIONAL

ATLANTA-The Southern Colored
Boxers Regional semi-fnal is gaining
momentum in both interest and enthu-
siasm. The regional will be held here
March $3.50.
This first venture of the Southeast
ern Association of the A.A.U., spon-
sored by the Piney Acres Country
Club, Inc. in cooperation with the At
lanta Daily World gives indication of
having more than 100 boxers from the
ID Southern states entered in the trials
to choose the eight colored boxers who
will compete in the finals at Boston
Garden, Boston, Mass, April s, 9, and
10 for National honors.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
YOUNG JACK THOMPSON BEATS
MITRCHIE

HOLYOKE-Young Jack Thomp-
son, 152, sepia boxer of Albany, gained
an impressive eight-round verdict over
Doug Murchie, white, 155, of North
Adams. Thompson outmaneuvered his
game foe in every session, keeping him
off balance with fast left jab. Muir
chic scored heavily with sharp right
hand punches in the fifth canto, but
was unable to score clearly thereafter.
Both battlers slugged freely in toe
to-toe encounter in the seventh and
eighth.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
NELSON ROBBED OF DECISION

PORTLAND-F'rankie Nelson, 100,
Colored Iowa middleweight, fighting
out of New York aptly earned ten
round decision he did not receive in
his bristling bout with Coley Welch,
white, 1877, Portland ringster. The
verdict was well-oiled for Welch, rul-
ing favorite here but even that wasn't
enough to keep the rugged hometown
product from being sent sailing to the
deck by the hard-punching Nelson in
a surprising first round skirmish. The
Colored bolter did the unprecedented
trick with a ripping right hook to the
chin, and thereafter scored repeatedly
with jolting right and left hooks, pun
ishing his foe with an exploding right
uppercut at close quarters. Nelson
took seven of the ten frames by wide
margin. Welch hurt him in the eighth
with a stiff left to the solar-plexus.
Nelson was rendered a genuine robbery,
and Welch the not-deserving decision.
In a stirring six-round semi-fnal,
John Henry, IA, Colored roughster of
Boston, dealt-out a brutal brand of
Kadine, white, 149, of Philadelphia.
punishment to the undefeated Matte
Kadine proving to be a master at de-
The first two rounds were even with
fensive fighting. Henry walked out of
his corner in the third canto and bang
ed the Philly boy half way through the
ropes with a straight right to the chin.
Kadine was in a groggy condition at
the end of the third. In a stormy
fourth the rugged Henry chased his
opponent about the ring, humping
him with a right uppercut. Henry
tried desperately to register kayo in
the last two rounds, staggering Kadine
with uppercuts. Henry earned the
unanimous verdict.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
DUGGER ELECTED TRACK
CAPTAIN AT TITETS

Eddie Digger Of Medford, IC4-A
high hurdles champion, Friday night,
was elected captain of Tufts track
team for the 1940-1941 indoor season.
The Medford ace has engaged in every
track carnival of note the past season,
emerging a winner in each instance.
The lanky Medfordite proved to be a
rolling ball of thunder over the boards,
displaying wealthy share of versatility,
especially looming-up as a potential
high hurdles champion.
After a spectacular Mechanic Arts
victory over English High, the former
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
MASSACRE DAY BILL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,

In the Hundre and ThirtyTwo
Massacre
James Caldwell Samuel Gray and Patrick
Court assembled by the authority
Chapter after
section
Of the current the following section:-
Section I'D The shall annually calling
wherein Crpus Attacks
the first martyrs in the of American independence.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
CHAMPION JOE LOUIS TRAINS
FOR PAYCHECK

NEW YORK-Champion Joe Louis
and his aides-de-camp arrived here
Friday to begin training at Greenwood,
N. Y. for his championship fight
against Johnny Payeheck, March %,
in Madison Square Garden. The
Champs pilot, John Roxborough, de-
cided not to return his charge to Pomp-
ton Lakes, n. j., where he trained for
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-16
What Is Segregation?

Segregation is the special Amer
lean means Of branding Colored
Americans as the interiors of in.
feriors In public status.
when the white South found it
self confronted with the federal sta
tus of equality for Colored people,
the former slaves-equality Of cit-
zenship, Of freedom, of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
ernment-it selected the denial OF
presence and Of service in places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand Colored
people as having been a slave race
and make them forever the scorn of
civil society.
at is a very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves to aid and abet the idea by
self-segregation."
w. NJ. TRoTTER.