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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
ARMY
CAMPAIGN OPENED
Total Of $3,112.o7 Raised
During First Day OF An
nual Financial Drive

A total of So, 112.07, more than
two : thirds of the goal OF $4,50O,
was raised yesterday during the
opening day of the annual finan-
cial campaign of the local post Ct
the Salvation Army, workers re-
ported at their initial supper SEES
sion last night at the Crystal res
%taurant.
The drive will continue the re
mainder of the week, Brigadier !
v. Breazeale, post commander, re
ported, with the next report meet
ing of workers planned for I
o'clock Thursday evening at the
Crystal restaurant.
The principal speaker last nigh
was the Rev. Walter B. Freed
pastor of St. Paul's L uth e r a r
church, who said the Salvation Ar
my post here was concerned witt
its main objective-the rehabilita'
ton of men and women.
E. W. Mango, general chairman
of the campaign, presided. Among
those who were introduced were
Commandant and Mrs. W. L. Price
j. Hardy Ferguson, initial gifts
chairman; and Mayor Thomas E
Cooper, who spoke briefly.
Brigadier Breazeale predicted
successful financial campaign. il
view of the fast that only $1,3S7.9'
was need by subscription after th'
first days work to reach the cam
paign, goal of $4,000.
The Rev. MI. Freed said tn
Salvation Army handles skilltul
ly and brings needed relief to per
sons who are down and out ans
need assistance, and cited sucl
current activities as religlo u
services for young people an
adults, recreational programs To-
youth and services for translents
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
CITY GETS FRESH
WATER BY NOV. 6
Pumps For Deep Water
Wells Expected To Ar
rive Within Few Days

Residents of Wilmington who yes
terday went through the 25th day OF
not being able to drink the salty
water here, are assured of fresh
water in the city's mains by Wednes'
day of next week, James E. L. Wade,
city commissioner of public works,
said yesterday.
Pumps have been ordered to make
possible the connecting of deep wells
in the city to the mains so as to give
the people at least temporary relief
from the salty water.
Commissioner Wade said that the
pumps should arrive in about five
DAYS and that fresh water should be
in the mains by Wednesday of next
week.
He said that the use Of Army-own'
ed mobile water publication units
to take water from Greenfield lake
for pumping into the city's mains
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
DUCE, HITLER TALK
Mussolini Seeks Air, Naval
Bases To Fight Brit
ish In Mediterranean
ROME REMAINS SILENT
Italians Accuse Greeks OF
Violating Their Neutrali-
ty On Five Points

ROME, Oct. 28-RE Premier
Mussolini hurled his Facist forces
against Greece today in a drive for
air and naval bases from which
to fight the British in the Medlter'
ranean and then, after a long con-
ference with Adolf Hitler at Flor
ence, announced complete Axis
agreement ION all present ques-
tons"
Political circles close to the two
leaders indicated a belief that the
discussion included consideration
of French Mediterranean collabor'
alton in the talo-Greek crisis ano
a possible plan to use the French
fleet against the British.
Take Action
AN official announcement sale
the Italians took action against pro
British Greece after expiration o:
a three-hour ultimatum, presented
at 3 a. M, demanding permission
to occupy strategic Greek terrltor!
for the duration of the war.
From that point on Rome was 81
lent on the manner in which it
army, air force and navy follow
ed. up the ultimatum, official quar-
tiers here saying all they knew wa
what they read in news reports.
Officially, the principal reason
for the drive against Greece wer
given as Italy's desire to protec
Greek neutrality against British
plans to occupy Greece's Islam
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
BITTER FIGHT RACES
Officials In Belgrade Hear
That Turkey Has De-
clared War On Italy
SEEKS SALONIKA
Greeks Take Heart From
British Naval Help AS
War Hits Balkans

Yugoslavia,
Oct. 28.-(AP)- Stout Greek
defenders held Italy's invasion
back along the entire length
of the Albania frontier today
and fascist forces are fighting
furiously in an effort to break
through mountain passes
leading into Greece, a neutral
military attache reported to-
night by telephone from
Athens.
Italian air attacks accom-
panying the land thrusts were
Remarkably light" this in
formant said, and caused only
little damage. The fighting
apparently ragged without let
up tonight as firing could be
heard plainly from the south
ernmost tip of Yugoslavia.
Turk War Reported
The Yugoslavs rushed their
own defense preparations and
diplomatic circles in the capt.
tai heard unconfirmed reports
that Turkey has declared war
on Italy.
Despite official denials, re-
ports persisted here that the
Turkish army has moved into
eastern Greece.
Neutral military attaches
said the Italians lacked strik-
ing power, indicating the
Rome government counted on
Greece to capitulate to it's ulti-
matum.
Italy attacked Greece early
today when the Greeks reject
ed the ultimatum. At least ten
divisions of 100000 Italian
troops were reported hurled
across the border. Greece de-
clared war.
The principal Italian goal
apparently was a,
Aegean seaport.
Germans here said the
Nazis would not take an active
part.
Yugoslavia, however, faced
the possibility that Germany
eventually might try to send
troops through this country
to help her axis partner.
Yugoslav and German Of
fetal sources both denied such
permission had been request
ed.
The Belgrade government
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
F. R. To Speak At Start
OF Draft Lottery Today
DRAW $500 NUMBERS
Preparations Complet-
ed And System To Be Fol-
lowed Explained Again

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3D. Up -
The great draft lottery of 1910
will take place tomorrow.
In the Interdepartmental audi
torium, promptly at noon, Presl-
dent Roosevelt will deliver a brief
speech. Secretary Stimson, blind
folded, will reach into the historic
gold fish bowl of the World wal
draft drawing, and extract a blue
capsule, containing a slip p n
which a number is printed.
Other notables will follow him,
and then the task of drawing ap'
proximately $500 capsules will be
turned over to teams especially
trained to do the job quickly. and
accurately. If it takes until
Wednesday morning, the process
will continue until all the numbers
have been drawn.
Guard of Honor
The army band will play out
side the auditorium. A detail Of
500 uniformed a veterans, each
carrying a flag, will form a guarc
of honor. Army planes from near
by fields will roar overhead.
All preparations had been com
pleted today and s%elective service
headquarters wa calmness itself
What activity there was C
mostly from an influx c" telephone
calls from young men unable tt
determine their serial numbers OF
uncertain about some phase Of the
drawing.
In practical effect, it works ou'
this way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
TurkeP aperP Prefers War
To Peace
Attempt To Blast U. S.
Troop Ship Frustrated

PANAMA., Panama, Oct. 28.-
@-Crew members On the U. S.
troop transport Republic said
tonight that an attempt to blow
up the ship with a time bomb
had been frustrated soon after
the ship left San Francisco for
the Canal Zone.
The sto-y as related by the
crew awaiting transit to the At
lantic here was that H. F. Dodd,
master of arms on the Republic
which was loaded with 5000
troops and passengers, detected
a queer smelr' just out of San
Francisco, and discovered a
smoking box stored among other
objects in the last hold.
Dodd, they said, picked up the
box and, praying all the way"
made his way to the decks where
a member of the crew helped
him toss the bomb overheard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
LAVAL WILL TALK
WITH NAILS AGAIN
Frances Deputy Dictator
En- Route To Paris For
Important Discussions

VICHY, France, Oct. 28.- Up -
Vice Premier Pierre Laval, his de-
putty dictatorship Of France strength
ened by appointment as foreign fl
mister, was en- route to Paris tonight
for important discussions expected
to bear fruit this week.
Presumably he was to confer with
German officials about alignln.
France with the Rome-Berlin ak
for peace in Europe"
A foreign ministry spokesman SAT-
Lavars chief, 84-year-old Premier
Marshal Philippe Petain, had re
ceived from President Roosevelt q
personal message" believed to con
Germ the negotiations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
British BOmberS Attack
SkOda Armament Plant

Never relaxing their attacks on
the invasion COAST opposite Eng
land, Blenheim bombers OF tn e
coastal command were reported
by the ministry news service to
have hit a power ~'ation at the
Nazi-held French naval base OF
Loriet A big blue flash spurted
out of the station when the bomb
hit, it was said.
The Querqueville airdrome near
Cherbourg also was bombed, the
news service said, with direct hits
on a hangar.
The British concentrated on oil
Lrefineries in other night bombing
forays. The air ministry said SIX
were attacked; two at Hamburg
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MOSCOW, Oct. 2S.- Up The
Soviet government watched closely
the Italian attack on Greece today
and the public heard all about it
from the Moscow radio but there was
no indication of the Kremlin's re-
action.
Without comment, the RADIO de-
voted virtually its entire program
to the Balkan developments. These
were based largely on American
press accounts.
Foreign observers expressed the
belief the Italo-Greek conflict would
fail to alter Immediately the Russian
neutrality policy. d.
Indications that this policy has
been carried farther were seen today
in an audience at which the new
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
ITALIAN AIR RAIDS ARE LIGHT;
BRITAIN PROMISES ASSISTANCE,
MWMOKSALOMG PENINSULA
Assures Greece
Of Every Possible Help

LONDON, Oct. 28-R-Brit-
ain threw her war-geared re-
sources behind Greece tonight
and King George vi and
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill personally assured
the Italian-invaded kingdom
that the British would send
every possible help.
1--WE are with you in this
struggle" said the Kings mes
sage to King George II of
Greece.
"Your cause is our cause-we
shall be fighting a common foe.
"There are doubtless hard
trials to be borne but we shall
both meet them in the firm
faith that ultimate victory is
assured by the ever increasing
strength of free peoples. We
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

LONDON, Oct. 28.-R-British
bombers ranging farther from
home than ever before in their
systematic assault on Germany
were reported tonight to h v e
bombed successfully and left in
flames the huge Skoda armament
works in what once was Czecho-
slovakia.
The air ministry tersely de-
clared a ''strong force of Royal
Air Force bombers" attacked the
works at Pilsen, Bohemia,
night.
But the ministry's news service,
in an amplification of the formal
communique, said the British
bombers set the plant on fire after
a 750-mile flight from the English
coast through dirty weather. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
F.D.R.Deniies
Drive
Has Hit Snag
Says Republicans Tried To
Sabotage Administra-
tons Arms Efforts
TALKS IN NEW YORK
Recalls Statements Made
By Hoover, Fish, Vanden-
berg, McNary, Others
BY MAX BOYD

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-R-
President Roosevelt said tonight
that republican leaders who now
accuse him of neglecting Ameri.
cas- defenses had tried repeated
ly in years gone by to Sabotage
the administrators efforts "to in
crease defenses."
In a major political address
broadcast from Madison Square
Garden, Mr.. Roosevelt declared:
81 now brand as false the state
ment being made by republican
campaign orators, day after day
and night after night, that the re
arming of America was slow, thai
it is hamstrung and impeded, thai
it will never be able to m e e
threats from abroad"
Cites Statements
He cited statements and vote!
by which he said republican lead
ers-prior to the present election
campaign-had opposed increased
defense appropriations and trie'
to block aid to Great Britain.
Although he did not refer b.
name to Wendell L. Willkie, tn
republican presidential candidate
Mr.. Roosevelt said one of the al
ternatives to his reelection wa
to risk the future of the countr
Tin the inexperienced hands {
those who in these perilous day
are willing recklessly to impl
that our boys are already on the
way to the transports"
Willkie said recently that, if tn
Presidents peace promises wer
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
City, County
Agree To Submit Proposal
To WPA To Determine
Federal Cooperation
SEATING SPACE liked
Problems OF Financing Ex-
pected To Be Discussed
At Another Joint Meet

Tentative plans for a proposed
ormorv.auditorium project for Will
mir, IN costing an estimated $780,
ooo wore approved yesterday at a
ioint session of the city and county
commissioners.
The city and county boards then
agreed to submit the proposal to OF
ficials of the Works Progress admin
isfration to determine to what eX-
tent the federal government would
he willing to cooperate.
James E. L. Wade, commissioner
of public works, was designated &c
represent the city commissioners
and Addison Hewlett, chairman, &c
appear in behalf of the county COM
m~issioners in securing project con
sideration by the WPA.
Seating Capacity Hiked
James Lynch, architect, who out
lined the tentative plans before the
Joint session, was asked to revise
his plans to provide for an increase
Of from 200 to 5000 in the seating
capacity of the proposed auditorium
Under the tentative plans approx
ed yesterday, the structure wouie
be $50 feet wide and $50 feet long
cost an estimated $780, 600, and pro-
vide for a seating capacity of q
100 persons, including about zo'
seats in the gallery.
Commissioner Wade said 1t wa
his understanding that the federa
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
Reds WatchingN War
But Kremlin Is Silent

Japanese ambassador, Yoshitsugu
Tatekawa, presented his credentials
to President Michael Yalinin. Indica-
tons were lacking, however, Of any
immediate conclusion Of a Japanese
Soviet non-aggression pact as some
diplomatic quarters had expected.
There was a noticeable turn for thu
IbetteTa in Moscow's relations with
Turkey, which, with Greece. repre-
sents Britain's last remaining frienda
in southeastern Europe.
This Improvement, diplomatic
sources said, has been especially
noted since the Turkish ambassador
returned to Moscow recently and
conferred with Premier-Foreign Com
missar Molotoff. Russia likewise
has sent a new envoy to Ankars. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
WILLKIE UPHOLDS
TWO-TERM SETUP
Says Roosevelt's Re-Elec.
ton Will Mean End OF
Our Two-P arty System

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 28.-R
Wendell L. Willkie described the
two-term tradition tonight as the
''the common law of the United
States'' and said President Roose-
velt's reelection would mean
''the destruction of u two-party
system"
A New Deal party" he con-
tended in a prepared address, has
grown in Washington "out of the
Democratic party, and, funguslike
has suffocated it."
ut is this New Deal party" he
continued, that now makes its ul.
innate grasp for power-the repeal
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

may hope indeed that we are
already near the turn Of the
tide when the power Of the ag-
gressor will begin to ebb and
our growing might to prevail"
Prime Minister Churchill
conveyed his assurances to
Greece's Premier = Dictator
General John Metaxas, indicat-
ing the British intend to redeem
promptly their 1889 pledge to
assist Greece against attack.
eve will give you all help
in our power" Churchill said.
eve fight a common foe and
we will share a united victory"
The prime minister expressed
the British peoples admiration
for the way in which the Greek
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE L.

Italy's invasion Of Greece has
dropped a match in a powder bar
rel that could blow up in the faces
ct Britain Nazi-Fascist foes. It
may already have exploded if Ath-
ems reports of the British-Italian
naval battle at Corfu con-
firmed and victory rests with the
British.
If British sea power is engaged
at Corfu, it is perilously close on
the flank of the Italian supply line
supporting the attack on Greece
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-29

By q. S. Weather Bureau

FORECAST
North Carolina: Mostly cloudy Tues-
day and Wednesday followed by show
prs in the mountains Tuesday night or
Wednesday, slightly warmer east n
central portions Wednesday.
By Q. S. Weather Bureau
meteorological data for the "a hours
eholng 1870 p. m. Yesterday.
Temperature
lgO a. m. 81; 7:30 a.. m. 60; 1:3O p
m: "a; 7:3O p. m. "a; maximum So
minimum IS; mean p; normal 62.
Humidity
l5O a. m. 100; 7:30 a. m. 90; 1870 p,
m, IS; 7:3o p. m. So.
Precipitation
y, Total for "A hours ending 7:30 p. m.
p.o- inches: total since first Of the
month, 0.49 inches.
Tides For Today
High Low
wilmington - s:13a 2:56f
S:34p 1924
NdSonooro Inlet ---- 6:00a -
-6:16p 12:17I
sunrise 6:29a; sunset 5:23p; moon
'N 4.olai monset 4:42p.
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a.. u.-3d sunSet 0:Zop IHOUn
Tine 4;ola; monset 4:42p.
oape Fear river stage at Fay
s o at 8 a. m, October 26,
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The one defeat was recorded by
Sleepy Eye, by the narrow margin
of one point.
Among the teams given good
chance of springing an upset is
Walnut Grove which has ten vic
tories and three defeats for its
seasons work. Lamberton tripped
the Walnuts twice and Westbrook,
from outside the circuit, divided
games with them. Recently, how
ever, the Grove lads have been
winning consistently, listing Bel
view, Tracy B, Sanborn, Milroy,
Echo and Delhi among its victims.
Most of the Walnut Grove players
were here year ago.
A winner last year, Echo is
back with six of last years squad
of eight on the tourney team.
Twelve wins, four defeats make
up its record for the 1939-40 sea-
son, the setbacks scored by Wood
Lake and Walnut Grove, each
two. Echo has won from Belview,
Delhi, Wabasso, Sanborn, Cotton
wood, Franklin and the Victory
Five of Redwood Falls.
Winthrop has had an up and
down season, winning nine and
losing six. Coach Emil Winken's
boys divided games with New
Ulm, Franklin, Gibbon and Fair
fax but lost two to Gaylord. They
demonstrated superiority over
Morton. Lafayette and Buffalo
Lake. Five of the Winthrop squad
played in the tourney year ago.
Delhi's season has been marred
by several two and three point
defeats, the record standing at
five wins and eight defeats. The
Scots won three games with Bel
view and triumphed over Dam
ube and Sanborn. Sanborn won a
later game and the team also lost
to Wabasso, Echo, Morgan and
Walnut Grove. All eight players
were listed among the first ten
last season.
Wabasso comes to the meet with
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10 OTHER CUNTS
CONCENTRATE ON
UPSET1INC DOPE
DELHI, BELVIEW, GAY
LORD, MORGAN PLAY
IN FRIDAY GAMES

Morgan and Gaylord rated as
pre-tournament favorites as the
sub-district basketball tourna-
ment which will pick two entrants
for the district ten meet next
weekend opened on the Redwood
Falls High school floor at 4::30 p.
m. today.
Opposing teams were conceding
nothing, however, and at least two
other quints in each bracket were
given good chances of splitting the
dope and climbing into the dist
rict playoff which will start at
New Ulm a week from this after
noon.
Gibbon and Echo drew the
honor of starting the sub-district
rounds before a handful of stud
ents and other fans who were
present for the 4::30 game. A much
larger crowd was certain to be on
hand for tonight's play which lists
the following games:
p. m.-Winthr0p VS.. Morton
3 p. m.-Franklin VS.. Walnut
Grove
8 p. m.-Wabass0 VS.. Sanborn
Fridays play also is to start at
4:30 when Delhi challenges the
winner of the Franklin Walnut
Grove game. Friday night games
bring the three other "bye" teams
into the tournament, in this order:
p. m.-Belview VS. winner
Of GibbOn- Echo game.
8 p. m.-Gayl0rd VS.. survivor
of Morton Winthrop game.
8 p. m.-M0rgan VS.. victor in
WabassO-SanbOrn encount-
er.
Saturday night games will de-
eide the two sub-district title
holders, the winners of the 7 and
8 p. m. games Friday meeting at
8 p. m. and the 4:30 winner Fri
day playing the 9 p. m. winner.
Records compiled since the sea-
son opened last December served
to mark Gaylord and Morgan as
favorites. Gaylord with IL wins,
two defeats, has four men back
from last years team which went
to the. district, only to be upset
in the first round by Sleepy Eye.
Gaylord divided games with
New Ulm and Franklin but sailed
through series with Morton, Win
throp, Fairfax and Gibbon.
Franklin's 80 to q upset of the
Sibley lads Friday caused a slight
drop in their stock.
Six men from Morgan's tour
ney squad of last season will be
back when the team opens tour
ney play tomorrow night. What
makes the team a favorite how
ever is a record of Is victories in
16 starts, against all the smaller
schools in this end of the district.
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DR.. kouofski Wins
Men Singles Meet
FANGMAN AND ZASKE
SECOND AND THIRD
IN TOURNAMENT

First honors and first prize of
Sc went to DR.. H. j. Kollofski
Friday evening in the mems sin
giles handicap tournament at the
Community alleys.
Jerry rolled 157 in his first
game with four open frames but
pounded the pins more consist
emily in his last two games for
1919 scores in each. With his
handicap of 70 he was an easy
winner with 633 pins.
Arnold Fangman was an easy
second place winner with GIT
while w. Zaske took third. with
610. Arthur Seifert and Gordon
Munson also broke the 600 mark
and eight others shared in the
prize money.
The scores.
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fase>6ne

ing, a fact which Morton attested
in its stubborn defense against
Morgan last week. Morton will be
seeking its first victory of the
season when it goes in against
Winthrop while Belview- comes to
the meet with only one scalp, that
of Morton by a 1912 margin.
Morton has lost to Winthrop twice
by nine and ten point margins,
while Belview has been beaten
badly twice by Echo, likely to be
its first foe-but the slate is clean
when the tourney starts and eth
er quint might be the surprise of
the meet.
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MILAN ADVANCES
IN DISTRICT IL

Milan, one of the four teams in
the regional tournament in Red
wood Falls last season, survived
the sub-district playoff in district
IL at Appleton last weekend.
The rangy Milan team, a favor
lite with fans at the regional last
year, triumphed % to Is over
Boyd in the finals of the meet. In
the first round Milan dumped
Correll Al to 18 and Boyd licked
Bellingham "a to 10. Correll,
made famous by the twin episode
of a few seasons back, lost the
consolation game to Bellinghaln
"a to II.
Milan's first opponent in the
district meet at Monevideo March
1916 will be Madison. Clarkfeld
drew Appleton, Montevideo plays
Granite Falls and Ortonville tan
giles with Dawson.
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record of six victories, five de-
feats. Morgan and Echo outdid the
Rabbits twice each while Frank
lin won the only game between
the teams. Delhi, Belview and
Sanborn found Coach LETTERS
lads, seven of them veterans, too
effective.
Complete reports on Sanborn,
Gibbon and Franklin are not
available although they appear as
victors and vanquished frequent
ly in the above. Morton and Bel
view report dismal seasons al
though the inexperienced lads
who started the season are learn
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SubDistrct Battles Begin With Morgan Gaylof avored

ton and Candy met Russell in pre-
liminary games last night. The
winners are to meet in the first
round of the meet Other open
ing round games are: Verdi VS..
.Balaton and Lynd VS.. Arco.
In the district nine meet at
Marshall, which opens March 10,
Tracy meets the sub-district win
ner and Hendricks, the runner
up. Marshall drew Wood Lake
and Ivanhoe plays Minneota.