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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
r-Weekly Analysis
Key albanian Cities Fall in Greek DriUe Murray Heads CIO

the Vultee Aircraft corporation at
work on government orders totaling
$84, 1000, 900.
Strike fever spread to Baltimore,
where 1000 city workers went out,
demanding more money and pay for
overtime, most serious public en-
ployees' strike in city's history.
The Aluminium strike was over
company's refusal to discharge one
employee who owed $12 back c. I. 0.
union dues.
The Vultee shutdown, also c.
I. o. matter, was blamed by U. S.
Attorney General Jackson on
"Reds." Workers were demanding
raises of SO to rs cents an hour in
pay.
Back of these scenes of labor
stress stood the Dies committee,
probing and publishing, charging the
Nazis with responsibility for much
and the Soviet agents with the rest
of it all.
Jackson whipped back at Dies.
stating he felt that the Dies group
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
N A M E S
. in the news

Ralph w. Barnes, foreign CORE
spondent of the New York Herald
Tribune, was found dead in the
wreckage of British bomber which
crashed and burned near Danilov
Grad, Jugoslavia.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,
Pan-American Anyways board chair
man, was elected president of the
American Arbitration association,
which has amicably settled 10000
business disputes out of court and is
expected to aid in preventing de-
tense 'bottlenecks."
Mrs. Matilda w. Wilson of Roch-
ester, Mich, was appointed lieuten-
ant governor by Gov. Luren d. Dick
inson, former lieutenant governor
serving out the term of deceased
governor, to force a Supreme court
test of his authority to make the
appointment.
Joseph e. Davies, former ambas-
sador to Belgium and to the Soviet
Union, was named to head a COM
mittee in charge of the inaugural
ceremonies January 20, when Mr..
Roosevelt starts his third term.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Davies resigned his
position as assistant secretary of
state.
Winthrop Rockefeller, son of John
D. Rockefeller Jr., donated blood to
be offered for treatment of British
war wounded by the American Red
Cross.
Bell tolling Ernest Hemingway
heard the wedding bells toll for him.
Author wed Martha Gellhorn, ST..
Louis magazine writer. They met
in Finland during the war.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
NIPPON SPLIT:
Japs Divided?

Wi1fred Fleisher, American news
paper man, returned from Tokyo
and once free of censorship, issued
report that Japan faces serious
dissension at home, and predicted
suicides, assassinations and revolu-
tionary outbreaks in Nippon.
He saw little hope, however, that
Japan will return to a moderate pol
icy, saying the chief split is between
two factions, both extremists. The
moderatists, the liberals, are in hid
ing and labelled TRAITORS" said
Fleisher.
He reported the astounding spec
tacle Of II men, on trial for plotting
to assassinate Viscount Saito, walk
ing out of the supreme court and
issuing statement that they re-
fused to listen to the prosecutor
address because he had not first
stated which political side he was
on.
The two factions, he said, were
these:
Imperialists, who want the en-
peror to retain his god-like status
and to see Japan move forward to
dominate surrounding lands.
Totalitarians, who hope that some
leader will emerge to become a
European-type dictator, to carry out
similar empire aims.
Both sides, Fleisher said, were
anxious for Japan to reach a nom
aggression pact with Russia.
Future of the nation largely de-
ponds on the outcome of the Euro
pean war, Nazi victory practical
ly meaning that Japan will become
totalitarian while a victory for the
British allies might result in chaos
and collapse, Fleisher intimated.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
DIPLOMATS:
In and Out

Two diplomatic travels caught
public attention, one returning from
Europe to the United States, Lord
Lothian, and the other leaving the
United States for France, new am
bassador to Vichy, Retired Rear
Admiral Leahy.
Leahy, taking Bullitt's post after
it was repeatedly offered to and de-
clined by General Pershing, was
said to have been sent to France
with friendly words from the White
House, and offers of American aid
to the destitute in occupied France
during the winter.
It was not clear how this country
planned to get the food to France
in the face of Britain's final decision
to continue a total food blockade,
word of which was being brought
back to this nation by Lothian.
The British ambassador, after a
visit to his homeland to check up on
war progress and Britain's war
needs, was to ask this country for
still stronger war aid.
Watchers figured that much of
what Lothian wants for his country
will be unobtainable until congress
is in position to extend huge credits
to London.
AS the ambassador asked for wild
er aid to Britain, President Roose-
welt announced army's newest and
biggest bombers were earmarked
for Britain in a trade for airplane
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
OVERSEAS BITS

Mail-Lisbon air mail shipments
were resumed, first flight carrying
5000 pounds, lot Of letters.
Home-Stay home for Christmas
is the German slogan this year, peo-
pie being told that railroads will be
needed for war purposes, and not
for travel.
Surrender $500 Unconfrmed reports
were that first-line French battle
ship had surrendered to the British
at Gibraltar.
Americanized-A veteran of the
Argonne battle of American troops
in France, seeing the Greco-Italian
Pindus mountain fight, said the
Greeks fought like the Yanks, from
rock to rock and tree to tree.
Classes-W. L. White wrote from
London that he couldn't understand
Kennedy's statement that democrat
cy was dead in England. He said
all classes mix on equal footing when
the bombs fall.
Clothing - One American CORE
spondent in London said that while
America is busy sending ambu-
lances, what the British really need
is warm clothing.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

Down at Kearney, N. j., they
launched two more destroyers for
Uncle Sans navy. The two new
ones were called the Edison and
the Ericsson, names that dovetailed
nicely. The pair were named after
Thomas Alva Edison, the greatest
of inventors, and John Ericsson, who
invented the famous Monitor war;
ship in the Civil war. The Monitor,
it will be remembered, defeated the
Merrimac in the first battle between
ironclads in the history of the world.
Tom Edison's son, Charles, Is gov
ernor-elect of New Jersey. His
mother sponsored the Edison de-
stroyer. A great-great-grand-niece
of old Ericsson sponsored the sister
ship, Mrs. Ruth Wallgren. The ar
chitect of the Monitor was born in
Sweden, where they haven't yet for
gotten him.
French
These were two Of the new Ameri-
can destroyers. England had OBJ
tanned some so of the old ones, and
was asking for more, like Oliver
Twist. Meanwhile, France still had
5000 destroyers, and also 5000 SUBJ
marines, and big ones at that. But
one French battleship was out of
the picture:
It was reported from Madrid that
q big %, 900 tonner of the Paris class
was sitting at Gibraltar. Over this
Frenchman flew the white naval en-
sign of the British fleet, and on
board there was a crew Of typical
Limies. Just how it got there, I'M
der foreign control. nobody seemed
quite to know, but everybody adj
mitted this Paris class-mate was
valuable sea prize.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

again whether perhaps Soviet Rus
STA might throw a monkey wrench
into the proceedings again.
Balkan resistance to Axis dornina-
ton showed signs of crumbling, with
Hungary first to give in to Nazi
demands, and Rumania showing
final collapse, though it was pointed
out that the latter was already in
Nazi hands.
At this moment, Russia stepped
in with two moves, the significant
character of which was evident, but
the meaning of which was not at
once ascertainable.
Russia recalled Schwarzkev, Mos
cows ambassador to the Reich, and
replaced him with another commits
sar.
Russia sent warning to her little
Slavic neighbor, Bulgaria, to be slow
and careful about joining fully in the
Axis plans.
Tass issued fiat denial, publicly,
that Russia had had any hand in
Hungary's joining the Axis.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

These three moves were project
ed on the diplomatic screen for what
they were worth, spectators won
dering mostly about the monkey
wrench" angle. Dictator Josef Stain
has record of throwing monkey
wrenches" into international affairs.
They can't forget the famous
treaty of Tilsit'' in the Napoleonic
war, and many are still betting that
in the last analysis Russia will prove
the turning point in the upset of the
Axis hopes-if they are to be upset.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
BACK DOOR,:
Var in Reverse

Events on the Albanian and near
by fronts gave military experts what
they considered proof that the grand
British plan of conducting the war
from now on will be to knock out
Italy first, then turn attention to
Germany.
Hence Europe was treated to a
war in reverse. Although England
was continuing bombing raids
against military detectives on Ger
man and occupied European bases
including Norway, chief attention
was focused on Italy, both on the
continent and in Africa.
To full reports on the laramie af-
fair were added the fall of Koritza,
accomplished with British air aid,
and further Greek successes were
accompanied by word that British
territorials were fighting side by
side with Greeks in the snowy and
mountainous terrain of the Albanian
frontier.
Mussolini, after denying all Brit
ish and Greek claims of victory, two
days later was the first to announce
to the world the fall of Koritza and
that a major defeat had met Italian
arms.
Gen. John Metaxas, handsome
Greek leader, was hailed as the
savior of the nation from the Italian
menace, and the numbers of prison
ers taken were suecinctly summed
up as ''too many to handle"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

was accomplishing nothing but
breaking down the public confidence
in the ability of the Omen to solve
crime and keep order and safety in
the nation.
The G. 7. O. closed its convention
by electing Philip Murray to John
L. Lewis post, Lewis thus carrying
out his ''step-down' promise of the
presidential campaign. The c. I.
0. then announced it would attempt
to organize the Ford Motor plant,
and in the same breath asked gov
ernmental investigation of any at
filiations the company might have
with NaZi interests.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
TURKEY:
Again to Fore

Declaration of martial law by Tur-
key throughout all the European
part of her nation brought her again
to the fore as a major factor in de-
velopments on the southeastern
front of the world war.
The Turks expressed their own at
titude as follows:
IF the Germans are to aid Italy
against Greece, Russia will not be
willing to sit idle.
However, even if Russia gives
her consent, Turkey will defend her
self.
Bulgaria must be kept aloof from
this newest move"
So Turkey, joining Russia in the
warning to Bulgaria, evidenced that
she was on the threshold of entrance
into the war on the anti-Axis side.
The counter diplomatic move was
coming from Won Papen, who was
believed ready to offer Turkey a
huge slice of Frances Syrian terri
tory if she would agree to remain
aloof while the Germans 60 down
through the Balkans and knock out
GREECE.
SIS.
Stress, Strikes, Sabotage
The defense front in the United
States moved into the second Of the
phases that always have confronted
this nation in times of industrial
stress.
After series of incidents that
were widely interpreted as sabo-
tage, strikes broke out in key in
dustries in widely separated Sec
tons of the country.
Leading squabbles involved the
Aluminium Company of America,
plant employing $500 workers, and
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
MONKEY WRENCH:
In Diplomacy?

Germany's diplomatic maneuvers,
usually believed forerunner to huge
military operations, continued to be
watched closely in half a dozen capt.
tails, and wonder was expressed
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05
-Asy Edward e.. WAYNE

motors, also in process of manu-
facture.
These bombers, with 3,000-mile
range fully loaded with tons of
bombs, will be used at once in sharp
ening the attack on German objec-
tives, British war leaders said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Court Clerk Henderson Urges
pronertv Owners To Make Wills

ton. and his wife made identical
Wills, each, in the event of death,
leaving all possessions to the other.
The woman was killed in an auto
mobile accident and the nan ex.
pressed an intention of remaking
his will leaving everything to a
nephew of his deceased wife, to
whom both he and his wife were
greatly attached. -,
But he procrastinated and death
overlook him before he made his
will.
The will leaving his possessions
to his deceased wife was, of course,
invalid and a search soon proved
the nan had relatives entitled ia
inherit who were scattered in every
state from New York to Florida.
None of these will receive enough
to make it worth while to come to
Wilmington. The nephew to whom
the man intended all to go will get
only a small portion.
And all this because the man fail.
ed to make his will as he in.
tended to do but failed to do be.
cause Of procrastination.
Henderson pointed out that If a
person wishes to make a will but
desires that no one know its con.
tent they may write the entire will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Conflict Over Amending
Wagner Act Nears China,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 Up -
The conflict over amending the
Wagner Act approached a climax
today as the house committee which
has been Investigating the acts
operations undertook % translate its
findings thus far into proposed
amendments.
For nor than two hours the com.
mittee met behSld closed doors, ex.
ploring the portability Of reaching
an agreement In legislative recon
mendations. AZ the end of that time
Rep. Smith DIVA, the chairman.
told newsmen that no conclusion.
had been reached. Another confer
ence was scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon, however.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Communist Party Leader
Convicted By U. S. Jur)

NEW YORK, Feb. 15-R-Wel-
wei Warszower, alias Robert Will
liam Weiner, national financial
secretary of the communist party,
was convicted today of having used
a passport obtained through mis-
representation. He will be sentenced
next Tuesday by Federal Judge John
G.. Knox.
Earl Browder, the national com.
munist leader, is under a 4-year pri-
son sentence for a similar offense.
The jury deliberated Warszower's
case for 40 minutes - five minutes
less than was required for the
Browder verdict. Like Browder, he
rested his case without calling a
witness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
GREATER DEFENSE
FUNDS ARE URGED
Lieut.. Col. James deb. Wal
bach Speaks At Weekly
Meeting Of Lions Club

Lieut.. Col. James deb. Waloach,
instructor in coast artillery of the
North Carolina national guard,
urged increased appropriations for
army and navy expansion to
strengthen national defenses in a
talk at the luncheon meeting Of the
Lions club at the Cape Fear hotel
Lt.-Col. Walbach addressed the
club in connection with the local OBJ.
servance Of National Defense week
sponsored by the United States re
serve officers association.
The need for modernized equip.
ment and the establishment Of wa,
time footing for both the army and
navy was stressed by the speaker,
who said that money, time, and
training of personnel were re4uir
ed to make up current deficiencies
in the national defense structure.
"The quick coordination of four
essential phases Of modern war
ware, men, machinery, materials,
and morale" Lt.-Col. Walbach said
ARE necessary for the protection OF
our social, political, and economic
systems"
The speaker said increased ap.
preparations for rational defenses
would result in heavier tax bur.
d~ns for the citizenship. Lt.-Col.
Walbach was introduced by Lion
M'Kean Maffitt.
Donald L. sewell, president, and
Thomas J. Baird, first vice.presi-
dent, presided; Wick G. Twining led
in the group singing; DR.. James H.
Smith gave the invocation; and
Lion Maffitt, secretary, presented
his weekly report.
The local club made the January
honor roll in activities, new mem.
bers, dues, and reports, officials
were advised yesterday by Neil Hes.
ter, of Raleigh, the district COVER.
nor. Members learned that Lion
O.. H. Shoemaker was improving
after an illness and heard a report
that eye glasses had been given tc
a member Of the Brigade Boys club
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16

in their own handwriting and it
vi hold water.
He also pointed out that wills
may now be deposited in sealed
envelopes in his Office to be held
safely until the testator dies or un'
til he or she may desire to make
some change.
But there are unusual things in
North Carolina inheritance laws OF
which many people are not cognizf
ant, he pointed out.
A married nan without children
may assume that at his death all
he owns will go to his wife. but
such is not the case. Only m third
Of the real estate will 60 to her
and that will go to her only for the
duration of her life. The remand.
er Of the real estate will go to
brothers and sisters Of the deceas.
ed on equal shares.
In the case of a married man
with children, one third Of the real
estate goes to the wife during her
life time and two-third to the chill
dren to be divided equally among
them.
Other property is divided one.
third outright to the wife (unless
there are more than two children
in which case wife and children
share equality and two.thirds goes
to the children to be divided equal.
(lY. - - - -. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Funeral Services Are
Held For A. E. Grassie

CLINTON, Feb. Is. n er
rites for A. E. Grassie, "a, who
died in a hospital at Anderson 5.
c., Saturday morning, were held
from the Crumpler and Honeycutt
funeral home Sunday afternoon al
2 o'clock.
The Rev. B.. H. Houston, pastor
of the Clinton Methodist church,
conducted the services.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. B. L. Talton, Clinton; Mrs
John T. Boswell, Petersburg, va.
Mrs. R. R. Moore, Leaksville, N. c.
Mrs. Arnold Roberts, New YORK
city.
Pallbearers were F. ]. Vann, T.
P. Royal, Luke Jordon, Arthur
West, H. T. Wooten and T. T. Car
roll.
Interment was made in the Gin
ton cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Navy Is Making Surrey
OF Local Industries

A survey Of Wilmington's indus
tries is being made by the U. S.
navy in line with the national de-
tense program, it was learned here
yesterday.
Considerable information on the
various industries operating here
has been forwarded to navy quar-
tiers at Charleston by the chamber
of commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
Woodrow Smith Injured
In Fall At City Hall

Woodrow Smith, %, Of SO South
Front street, received a broken leg
in a fall while working at the old
city hall yesterday.
Smith fell in the new office OF
the mayor while putting, flanges on
some pipes. He was standing on a
20 foot ladder which slipped out
from under him.
He was taken to James Walker
Memorial hospital for treatment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16

own property and have not
n.y. will, do so at once.
was the plea of Thomas A.
Iais on clerk of New Hanover
benoea court yesterday as he con-
supSi," - work on an estate which
tinueu been in an unsettled state,
bas lol a,so A man forgot to make
8 we'll known in Whining.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-16
CLOWN DIES

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. Is
R-Fay Wollcott, %acrobatic clown,
died last night a few minutes after
he had bowed to the applause of g.
900 spectators at the annual Shrine
circus. The coroner's office ascribed
death to a heart ailment.
Evening star., 1940-06-05

Ireland's living costs are up as
food prices rise.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Hatch Act Is Reported
To House by Committee
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Extension of the Hatch "anti-
Politics. Act was recommended to
the House today by majority of its
Judiciary Committee. but the minor
ity contended that the proposal was
bureaucratic and undermined State
authority.
The opposing stands were taken
In two reports on the Senate-ap-
proved bill to make the Hatch Act
prohibit certain political activities
by State employees paid partly by
Federal money. The law now ap-
plies only to Federal workers
The judiciary Committee recently
approved the bill after voting once
to table it, The majority report
contained only a factual explana-
ton of its provisions.
Eight Democratic members, head
ed by Chairman Summers Of Texas,
signed the minority report which
said:
1T the bilD is the most striking
example which we have yet had of
the Federal power following the
Federal dollar.
This bill does not eliminate the
power of political coercion of voters
but shifts it from those whom the
people can control through local
elections and prosecutions in their
local courts to an appointed person.
mel operating from Washing
ton.
This bill is q rear attack upon
the most intimate, vital and neces-
sary reserved powers of the States"
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Ickes Dedicates
Cook kDormitoryat
Howard University
Fight to Save World
From DisIocution and
Destruction Urged

Secretary of the Interior Ickes
yesterday called on schools Ito pre-
pare men to preserve an orderly
world from complete dislocation and
destruction" The occasion was the
dedication of the new George Will
liam Cook dormitory for men at
Howard University.
I'VE stand today at one of the
great crossroads of history" Mr.
1ckes said Until now the task of
education has been to prepare men
to take useful and desired place
in an orderly world. Now the task
of education is to build within our
hearts purpose hard as steel to
destroy utterly the causes that re-
suit in such catastrophes as the
present-no matter what the cost"
In dedicating the structure to
Dean Cook the cabinet member said:
For ST years there was no more
faithful. devoted servant of the
university than he. He entered
Howard as boy in 1876, and his
association with it covered the wide
range of student. teacher, dean, Sec
retary and alumni trustee His 10y
atty to the ideals of this university
was exemplary"
Truths "Sorely Tried"
Today, however, Mr. Ickes de-
clared, the truths to which Dean
Evening star., 1940-06-05

erected on the Howard campus dur.
ing the incumbency OF Mr.. Ickes As
Interior Secretary. The structure
Is modified Georgian architecture.
Built Of brick, it consists of a CEN
trail building Of four stories and
four wings. When completed and
ready for occupancy in September
1t will house nearly 200 students.
Included among its facilities are an
infirmary, dining hall and recrea-
ton spaces.
DR.. johnson Lauds Secretary.
Its location Is the northwest cor
ner Of the campus, at the intersec.
ton OF Sixth and Fairmont streets
NV.
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi-'
dent of the university, introduced
Mr.. Ickes as "the greatest friend of
the Negro in the cabinet since the
Cicil War" He said Mr.. Ickes had
helped build us up in every way"
The Rev. Howard Thurman, dean
of the chapel, gave the invocation,
and the Rev. Benjamin F.. Mays.
dean of the school of religion, voiced
the prayer of dedication. The Uni
versity Glee Club sang.
Ireland's living costs are up as
foOd pricoS rice