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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
FEAR RIVER
REACHES q FEET
Stream Starts Falling At
Fayetteville After Near
ing Flood Stage

The Cape Fear river began fall
ing slightly at Fayetteville last
night at $50 o'clock after having
reached a stage just short of 80
feet, three feet below flood stage,
according to advices from the Cum
berland city.
The river stood at 80 feet at
1870 o'clock last night. Yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock the stream
reached a crest of 31.14 feet.
Previously, the weather bureau
at Raleigh had announced that the
upper reaches of the Cape Fear
were nj flood stage with a level
of more than 80 feet being fore
cast for last night.
Two other North Carolina rivers
were reported in flood stage. The
Roanoke was 29 feet yesterday
morning at Weldon, and the Neuse
at Smithfield had reached the 49,
foot stage, one foot within the
top Of it's banks, and was due to
flood last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
.Soviets Claim
Capture Of Is
Finnish Forts
%Communique Says Eight OF
Posts Taken In Fortified
Area OF Hotinen
Firms CLAIM VICTORIES
Defenders Report Invaders
Are Using Every Posi-
bic Type OF Weapon

MOSCOW, Feb. 8.-R-Soviet
Russia's Red army tonight report
ed it's attacks on Finland's Man
nerheim line had resulted in the
of 10 steel and concrete
forts.
The Leningrad military head.
quarters night communique said
eight of the forts were taken in
the fortified area Of Hotinen, in
the Summa district, near the west.
ern terminus of the line.
Summa, theater of some Of the
heaviest fighting on the Karelian
isthmus, is about 20 miles south Of
Viipuri, ancient Finnish city on
tie Gulf of Finland and major OBJ.
jective of the Russians.
On Southeast Flank
The other five forts were report.
ed captured on the southeast flank
of the line between Lake Ladoga
and Suvasijarvi (near Suva lake,.
The Rec army has denied the ex-
istence Of any large-scale offensive
on the Karelian isthmus and to-
nights communique said the forts
fell during clashes Of advance in
fantry units which took place in
the last few days."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Brunswick Seeks Funds
For Adult Bus Drivers
r. Receives Reduced
National Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-LR-
President Roosevelt received
from congress today the first
major measure to feel the heavy
economy ak being swung at the
capitol this session, a $25I,822,-
588 appropriation for national
defense - $19,659,747 under his
requests.
Congressional action on the
bill was completed when the
house accepted senate cuts OF
S12,270,00O without a record vote.
extra expenses, such as the neu-
traIity patrol, due to the Euro
pean war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Firms CLAIM VICTORIES

HELsINKI, Feb. 8.-R- For
the seventh successive day Fin
lands defenders today beat back
Russian soldiers a quarter of a
million strong attacking at four
main points along a 500-mile Ice
bound front in the biggest often
sive Of the war, Finnish army re-
ports stated.
Declaring the Russians apparent
ly were using every possible wea.
pom, the Firms said that Russian
saboteurs, disguised in Finnish uni
forms, had been dropped from air.
planes by parachute behind the
Finnish lines. Several were captur-
ed, the Firms said.
Firms acknowledged that these
parachute saboteurs have done
considerable damage. They have
tried to cut Finnish lines Of COM
munication, determine the location
of Finnish troop concentrations
and stir up discomfort among the
Finnish population.
They carry sticks of dynamite
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Claims He Killed
Two Men Defense

WHITEVILLE, Feb. s. CASTOR
Norris, a man pictured by physi-
clans as a moron with the me>
tality Of a 12-year-old child, took
the stand in court here today to
testify in a trial in which the
state seeks to send him to the
lethal gas chamber.
He told the court and jury he was
acting in self defense when he shot
and killed Frank Mcpherson and
Garland Burroughs on the after
noon of December 5, in the Lebanon
section of the county.
Evidence in the case was COM
pleted at the noon hour today, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

argument of counsel consumed the
afternoon session. The jury will
probably get the case before noon
Friday.
Norris said he fired on McPher-
o in self defense, and he did not
know he hit Burroughs, and that if
he did, he was sorry, because they
were good friends.
The accused man related that on
the day of the shooting his wife
announced while they were eating
dinner that she was leaving him for
good-that she was going off with
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
SALE OF SURPLUS
GUNS DISCUSSED
Plan To Aid Nervously
Aiming Scandinavians Is
Talked AT White House

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-GR -
The ACCESSIBILITY of selling surplus
army and navy guns and other
munitions to ~nervously arming
Scandinavian nations was reported
reliably to have figured in a White
House conference today.
The army has hundreds Of field
guns and large stores of rifles un-
used since World war days, and
officials said President Roosevelt
is legally empowered to declare
them surplus material subject to
disposal.
The White House conference took
place about the time that the SEN
ate, in a sweeping gesture of friend
ship for battling Finland, virtually
invited her to sell bonds to Amer
leans to finance thu fight against
Russia.
By a vote of IS to 8, the cham
Der passed a resolution offered by
Senator Harrison (D-Miss) calling
on the securities commission to ex-
pedite consideration Of any appli.
cation that might be filed to sell
bonds to private investors or Finn
ish sympathizers in this country.
Meanwhile Jesse J. Jones, FEEDER.
al loan administrator, disclosed
that negotiations for a $25, 900, 900
loan to Sweden had practically
been concluded.
The loan, he said, could be made
only If congress increases the pres
ent capitalization of the Export
Import bank. A bill is pending to
increase the banks capital by $780,.
Continued on Page Seven: Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
CATHOLICS URGE
GUILD SYSTEM
Prelates Reject Extreme
Individualism' In Gov
nme Policy

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-(P-Six-
teen p~relates of the Catholic church
in America called today for the re-
establishment of a guild" system,
(which will bind men together in So
ciety according to their respective
occupations, thus creating moral
unity
With this, they declared, "a re-
form of morals and a profound re-
newal of the Christian spirit will
aid the nation to effect social re-
construction.
Under the guild or cooperative
SYSTEM" both employers and m
ployees would be organized las Pope
Plus XII s~uggested) mot according to
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
The European
War Situation
By The Associated Press

ny Lie ASSOcldCeu IIcSSj
1STANBUL - Turkey seizes
German-owned Krupp-Shlpyards;
fire German technicians working
On Turkish submarines.
BERLIN - Nazis say Turkey
inspired, if not forced, into move
by her British French allies;
diplomatic action may follow
Won Pappen's report.
PARIS-French disclose 275,-
900 French troops concentrated
in near east against possible
German, Russian moves there
and in Balkans; Polish expedi-
tionary force off to Finland;
parliamentary support for Fin
land spreads to senate; Soviet
protest against raids on Russian
commercial offices rejected.
HELSINKI - Firms beat off
100000 Russians in wars biggest
offensive; parachute spies cap
tured.
LONDON - Chamberlain says
Nazi Facts of murder" at sea
won't win war; asserts conflict
going to suit Britain; announces
new allied aid on way to Finland;
assails Russians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

mercial Offices-a raid some
sources said was part of a
campaign against communist
propaganda in France.
3. An expeditionary force of
Polish veterans of the losing
fight in Poland against Ger
many and Russia, augmented
by Polish American volunteers,
was sent to Finland to aid i'll
the fight against the Russian
invaders.
4. French parliamentary sup
port for Finland spread to the
senate where the democratic
left approved a motion con-
graduating the French gov.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

as a precaution against the
possibility, among other things,
of any Russian military activi-
ty there or against the
Balkans.
(After publication by Amer
lean newspapers, a London
dispatch that the total Allied
concentration in the Near East
numbered about 500,0 900 men
was cancelled by the British
censOr.)
2. Reliable reports said the
government rejected a protest
by Soviet Ambassador Jakob
Surits against a police raid
Monday on the Russian com.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
CALLS ON COMMISSION
State School Board To Sur
vey Situation And See
What Can Be Done

RALEIGH. Feb. S-CP-A deiega.
ton from Brunswick county urged
the state school con, mission today
10 appropriate funds so that adult
drivers might be employed to oper-
ate school buses in the county.
Spokesman for the delegation
pointed out that a child was killed
by a school bus in the county jan
uary a, and that the bus was driven
by a student.
Information given the commission
however, indicated that the student
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
By O p. PORTER

PARIS, Feb. s. (AP) -
France tonight gave Soviet
Russia a warning glimpse of
the French manpower which
stands ready to defend the
Near East against. q Red army
thrust, turned down a Soviet
protest against seizure of Rus
sian documents during a Paris
police raid and saw a Polish
expeditionary force off for the
Finnish battlefields.
The days developments:
1. Authorized persons assert
ed France has 275,O0O troops
concentrated in ~ Near East
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
SHIP SAILS

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Feb. SIP
The Soviet motorship Vladimir
Mayakovsky sailed today for Vladi-
vostok with a $4,000, 900 cargo of
war materials. She loaded 200 tons
of Molybdenite, used for harden
ing steel, after transshipping some
5000 tons of copper bullion and
other metals from a United States
flag freighter at Manzanillo, Mex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
METHODISTS HOLD
MEET HERE TODAY
All-Day Session At Grace
Church To Be Under
Direction OF Cade

An all-day meeting will be con-
Quoted by Methodists Of the Will
mington district at the Grace Meth
odist church today, the meeting to
be opened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The meeting, which will include
Crusade meeting at 1880 o'clock
in the evening, is under the direc-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
William Dodd, Former
ENJOY, Seriously Ill

LEESBURG, Va, Feb. S.-R)-
William E. Dodd, former ambassa-
dor to Germany, was in a serious
condition tonight at his Round
Hill, Va, home with pneumonia.
Yves placed under an oxygen
tent.
His son, William E. Dodd, Jr.,
and his daughter, Mrs. Martha
Stems of New York, were at his
bedside.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
FRANCE GIVES RUSSIA WARNING GLANCE
OF FORCE READY TO EFEND NEAL EAST

eminent on the important eff.
fort it has accomplished in
favor of Finland"
5. Philippe Roques, propa-
ganda chief of the ministry of
colonies, wrote in the publ
cation Our Fight" that French
colonies by the end of 1910
will have sent 100000 native
black troops to bolster Frances
war machine, leaving behind
an additional two million re.
serves. These figures included
only troops from territories
under the ministry of colo.
Continued on Page Two; Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
SMITH CONVICTED
OF MURDER COUNT
Sampson Negro Scheduled
To Die For Murder OF
William Daniels

CLINTON, Feb. S-R-Zedekiah
Smith, young Sampson county negro
convicted today Of numbering
William Daniels, aged Turkey town.
ship recluse last October. The state
contended robbery was the motive.
The verdict carried a mandatory
death sentence. Judge r. Hunt
Parker will probably sentence Smith
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
WEATHER

FORECAST
Nofta Carolina: Increasing c1oudi-
1 sSosSand warmer Friday, followed by
r rn; In west portion; Saturday,
RAIN and somewhat colder.
en chronological data for the "a hours
N"''Ds ''@ p. m. Yesterday.
Ion Temperature
M 90 a; m. 40; 7:30 a. m. So; 1:3O p.
min y, ~ p. m. Al; maximum Sc;
""''hum ii; mean 45; normal AZ.
Lon Humidity
m co. a: m. 81; 7:30 a. m. n; 1870 p.
r,4, Precipitation
no no.al fof "A hours ending 7:3O p. M,
ON 7777e, Total since first of the month,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Tides For Il

risa A ny, ':O3a: sunset 5:50p; moon
'N '3la; moonset lisp.
stta "p rear river stage at Fay
Sn on February 8, at 8 a. M,
weatSann lAGTON, February s.-B-
and bureau records of temperature
Sn rainiall for the "a hours ending
ing a no., IN the principal cotton grow
Ste.; areas and elsewhere:
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Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of June 6, 1880.

The Ely Council of Catholic Women
elected new officers at their last meet
ing of the season. Named were Mrs
M. j. Fleming, president; Mrs. Louis
SLENDER, 1st vice president; Mrs. James
Mccarthy, End vice president; Mrs M
j. Murphy, 3rd vice president; Mrs. E
A LeBeau, recording secretary; Mrs
Cyrille Fortier, ST., corresponding Sec
rotary; Mrs. Anton Kotchevar, treas
urer, and Mrs John Golobich, financial
secretary.
Birch lake claimed the first victims
of the year Sunday when four met
death in the waters of the lake.
Drowned were Steve Golobich, 40, and
Peter Hutar, Is, of this city, and Joseph
Doane, 16, and Raymond Hooking, Is
of Rabbit The Doane boat with seven
people aboard was returning from an
island in a gale when the motor
stopped. The boat became unmanage-
able and a high wave filled the boat
Mr.. and Mrs Golobich and two children
chung to the boat and the young men
attempted to swim to shore without
success. Mr.. Golobich became exhausted
and sank while Mrs. Golobich and
children drifted to safety.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
WISCONSIN HAS
MOST RESORTS

Wisconsin leads Minnesota by nearly
400 in the number of resorts, hotels and
camps, according to a two-year survey
completed by the American Vacation
association, Inc, Madison, Wis, in CO.
operation with Chambers of Commerce
resorts, area promotional organizations
and others.
Minnesota has 2,O63 resorts, hotels
and camps, while Wisconsin has 2,46O
There are 262 in the upper peninsula
of Michigan and 480 in North ano
South Dakota.
st. Louis county is third in the
number of resorts in Minnesota
counties, the report reveals. Counties
of the state are ranked as follows:
Grow Wing, 262; Cas-, 222; st. Louis
146; Itasca, 140; Aitkin, 1870; Hubbard
lis; Otter Tail, 1O1; Beltrami, "a
Wright, "a; Cook, IA; Mile Laos, 81
Douglas, SO; Meeker, So; Becker, SO
The balance of the counties have les
than so resorts each, the survey showed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Northwest Passage"
Booked at Ely Theatre.

Bringing to the screen Kenneth
Roberts adventure novel which was the
largest selling book in the nation month
after month, Northwest Passage"
opens at the Ely Theatre next Saturday
midnight, Sunday and Monday, with
Spencer Tracy starred and Robert
Young and Walter Brennan in leading
roles.
Filmed entirely in Technicolor and
made after six weeks of work in the
wilds of Idaho and several weeks of
studio filming, Northwest Passage" is
reported to be the greatest story of
physical fortitude ever attempted by
the screen.
Following the novel which first ran
in the Saturday Evening Post before
becoming best-seller, the picture tells
the story of courageous, hardy band
of Rogers Rangers who in 1756 set
forth on a secret mission to wipe out
village of marauding Indians. Among
the Rangers are Robert Young as
Langdon Towne, young artist, and
Walter Brennan as Hunk Mariner, a
seasoned woodsman.
Battling against unbelievable odds
the Rangers lug heavy boats over
mountains, trek for days through
treacherous swamps, cross river tor
rent by forming human chain, attack
and wipe out the Indians and then
start a starvation forced march home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
~~DrHY@ DA~L Into the Files
LOO/NuVO DANN of The Miner

cellent. q. c. Daland, D. D., president
of Milton college CWisO, made the adj
dress of the evening. The class roll
was Ivan Benson, Mary Chimzar, Ethel
Ellefsen, Fred Hanson, Howard Hario,
Hilda Hiipakka, Ina ISaacson, Ina
Johnson, George Laitala, Irene Lamp,
Lawrence Mayer, Gustava Pruki, Cora
ST. Marie, Irene Spreitzer, John E.
Thompson and Philip White.
Word was received in the city, Sat
urday, that John BeargreaSe, a well
known Indian who has been familiar
figure about town since the beginning
of Ely, had died the day before at the
Sucker Point reservation, near Tower.
E. st. Marie is dangerously i'll at his
home in this city R. j. Trezona
has purchased one of the Nutter homes
on Harvey street. Grant McMahan
left this morning for Rice Lake, Wis.
on business trip.
Mrs. James Mccarthy left Wednes-
, day for Portland, Oregon, where she
will visit relatives. = Miss Katherine
Nappa returned to her school duties at
Embarrass, Monday, after a visit with
her parents in this city.
Mrs. T. Childers and children are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Tippet in Two Harbors.
Howard Nicholas returned Saturday
from Mankato where he had been as
sistant manual training instructor fol
the past term.
Cyrille Fortier, accompanied by Nick
Drew and Mr.. Councilman, were in the
city for few days last week and visited
the Fortier claims at White Iron lake
Alvin Schaefer, Ernest Knutsor
and John Rutio graduated yesterday
from the Stout Institute at Menomonie
Wis.
T. S. Written of Winton received hi:
new 7-paSsenger Paige car, Thursday
A. G. Kingston Of Eveleth was here anc
initiated Mr. Written into the mysterie!
of driving the new car.
The Ely and White Iron eighth grade
promotion exercises were held at the
Washington auditorium, wednesday, be.
fore an audience of over Thousand
people. The operetta entitled, 'Tht
outlaws of Etiquette" was given, the
main parts being taken by Tyne
Mackie, Ella Erickson, Harold Chinn
Jack Lampi, Clifford Neff, John Ballas
Berger Lindbeck and Frank Skufca, as
sisted by a large chorus of boys anc
girls. H. E. White made the address.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
HASTINGS Wins
SECOND HON0Rs
Runnerup at J. c. Conference
Golf Meet; Tennis Players
Are Eliminated.

Dale Hastings, Ely Junior College,
won second place in individual honors
at the Northern Junior College con-
ference golf tournament on Lester Park
municipal course in Duluth, Saturday.
Hastings carded a II, 81-158, eight
strokes behind the $50 scored by Bob
Dinham, Duluth, who carried off in
dividual honors
Ely placed fifth in the meet with 773
for its four-man team. Duluth was
first with 666; Hibbing, second, 500;
Eveleth, third, 7O8; Virginia, fourth,
100; Itasca, sixth, 780.
Scores of Ely's other entrants were
William Hastings, brother of Dale, 1876;
Wayne Brownel, 1876, and Joe Kapsch,
24O.
-Four members of the Ely college took
part in the Northern Junior College
conference tennis tournament also at
Duluth, Saturday.
Bernard Banovetz and Helmer Lepisto
in the doubles survived the first round
by defeating Ernest McIver and Carl
DigeSen, Duluth, 10, 2-6, GO, 0-6,
6-2, and then lost in the semifinals to
Jack Maunder and Tom Mccarthy of
Hibbing, 81, GO, rs.
In the singles John Zaic and William
Lampi drew byes in the first round
and went out in the second, zaic losing
to Kenneth Berendts of Itasca, TO,
60, GA, and Lampi being defeated by
Leo Cavalier of Hibbing, 60, 81.
Cavalier went on to take the champi-
onShip, while the doubles crown went
to Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

Establishment of a modern, up-to-
date camping and fishing lodge in the
heart of the Arrowhead country, in
volving an expenditure of between
$4,000 and 100000 and offering all
the conveniences of a home, was an
nounced by j. D. Pluth of the Wilder
ness Outfitters The lodge, capable of
accommodating from 200 to $50 persons
is situated on the southwest shore OF
Eastwood lake and is reported to be on
a par with some of the best lodges
located in Glacier National Park
Dry Cleaner Peterson, or "Pete" as he
is Familiarity known, figured in an
episode Friday which nearly cost him
his life. He and his son, with Pat
Burns, had gone to Moose lake for a
fishing trip. Pete thought he would
give his French bulldog bath and
threw him in the lake. The dog fell
in such a manner as to strangle him
and he sank. Pete jumped in after him
and started to swim to shore with the
dog. When short distance from land
he felt himself giving out and pushing
the dog as far as he could, attempted
to follow, crying for help. Mr.. Burns
fishing nearby, reached out his pole to
the struggling man and by sheer luck
succeeded in bringing him ashore. The
dog was drowned.
Oliver Nykannen, caddy master at
the golf course, shot hole in one on
No. green this week. Mrs. Matt
Boldin, Miss Frances and John Boldin
are leaving Saturday on two weeks
automobile trip to Milwaukee, Chicago
and Detroit.
Mrs Townsend Childers attended the
graduation exercises at Winona, We'd
nesday evening, where her daughter
Bessie, graduated from the State
Teachers college.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Forty-nine Years Ago
The Ely Times
From Issue of June 5, 1891.

From Issue of June 5, 1891.
Last Monday evening an unusually
large audience filled Temperance hall
to listen to what Joe DuFlote" had to
say. When Joe appeared on the stage
he was greeted with a round OF ar-
plause which went to show that the
audience expected something good, but
later on when Joe had said his say
and "was out of soap" they commenced
to kick themselves for being taken in
with such a fake. Mr.. Carrier said in
all probability they would show sec
ond night, but we think 1t was good
Job they got out of town when they
did.
E, F.. Nead'S launch has at last ar
rived and will he launched tomorrow.
The boat has thirty foot keel seven
foot beam, and is two feet six inches
midship, three foot stem and three foot
six inch stern, with seating capacity
of 25 passengers She is a beauty and
no mistake. The trail trip will be made
Saturday with Harry James as en-
gineer, who will run her from the boat
house to Shagawa Park and return.
The contract for the erection of the
new hotel at Tower was let to James
A. GrierSon last week and work was
commenced last Monday morning. The
building will be three stories high, with
pressed brick basement, and is about
100 feet square. 1t will contain forty
sleeping rooms.
w. L. Bailey tarried in town a few
hours Tuesday. What Ely needs
An Opera House. Mr.. and Mrs
George Holmes visited friends in Tower
Sunday. Travelling men have been
thick for the past week.
General Manager Sellwood of the
Chandler is in the city this week.
A gymnasium club is being organized
here by the young men. T. E
Miller purchased the house of August
Hario on the Chandler location, Tues
day.
The Chandler began shipping from
the stock piles this week and have put
about $50 men to work. The vii
lage of MeSaba is being organized. The
work is being done through our local
attorney, A. j. Thomas. Miss Cora
Mcdonald will leave soon for Detroit
Mich, where she will attend high
school,
The delivery wagons of the meat
markets are carrying large sun UNI
brellas, the gifts of Little Mike, the
Giant Clothier. Jim Owen and
Alex Stewart passed through the city
this week enroute for the formers
claim on White Iron lake: DR.. H
V. GoetchiuS, the dentist will be at his
Office in the Shipman block, Monday
Those having work in his line should
call early.
Our station agent, Chas. Schaeffer
will leave Monday for Pottsville, Pa.
on a short visit to his family.
The Grand Marais Pioneer is a neat
column folio which was first pub
liShed last wednesday at Grand Marais
Cook County, MINI. A. DeLacy WOOD
is it's editor and proprietor.