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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
MUSIC OF ARTIE SHAW. BENNY
GOODMAN ON ROYAL STAGE

Miss Babs Flannery, one of the
many beautiful girls appearing
In Studio Scandals, unusual thir-
ty five people road show play
ing the Royal theatre for 1 day
only Wed, Dec. 4th. This out
of the ordinary stage show fea-
lures glamOrous girls and sensa-
tfonal artists returned from a
triumphant 10000 mile European
tour. One of the unusual acts
in the show is the famous You-
man Brothers, the act that prov
ed such a sensation at the Roxy
Theatre in New York that they
were requested to play for the
President. They do astounding
impressions of leading name
bands. Their reproductions are
SO amazing you actually feel you
r listening to Artie Shaw, Kay
Kyser, Benny Goodman, and 9TH
ers Music and dance lovers win
thrill at their skill. When the
trio played the Roxy Theatre in
New York. young jitterbugs
danced up and down in the aisles
just as they did when Benny
Goodman and his band were
there in person. The Lucky Girls,
beautiful dancing stars of Studio
Scandals, have time and again
been acclaimed the most beauti-
full and talented girls on tour.
Billy Rose said, 1.-THE girls are
the most beautiful and talented 1
have ever sen." The New York
Times wrote, "Miss Evelyn Will
lard, appearing with the Lucky
Girls, has one of the worlds most
beautiful figures" Concerning
the shows starring comedy team
Edison and Louise, Ted Lewis
said, "The funniest comics to-
day." Bob Hope said, Gas come
dams, Edison and Louise are
tops" 1t is plainly evident that
this is a show of merit, and well
worth seeing. Studio Scandals
plays at the Royal for one day
only, We'd, Dec. 4th. A special
supper stage show will begin at
6:15 p. m. for the benefit of the
many who can attend only at
that time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
BY E INGRAHAM

WASHINGTON, Dec. L. CP.-
High-ranking army air corps officers
who recently returned from London
brought back data on a number OF
new British and German weapons,
it was learned today, to guide this
country in perfecting its defenses
against air attack.
Maj.-Gen. Barton K. Yount, COM
mander of the newly created south
east air district, and Brig-Gen.
James E. CLANCY, head of the air
defense command, described the re-
suits of their special mission in re-
cent talks to groups of officers at
the War department but most of the
information was carefully withheld
from the public.
Officers who heard them said, how
ever, that the discussions contained
no explanation of the mysterious
blush light ray reported by London
observers in the last few days and
mentioned as a possible new weapon
being used by the British against
German night bombers.
The ray, described as narrower
than the ordinary s~earchlight beam,
was seen at elevations of 10000 feet
and 20, 900 feet. Unlike the familiar
beam from ground searchlights
which stab upwards, the strange new
light was horizontal in the sky. In
some quarters, it was suggested the
horizontal beam was designed to
help pilots of night fighter planes
detect the whereabouts of German
bombers by Illuminating them as
they crossed the path Of the beam.
British censors have passed stories
concerning Blenheim bomber planes
which the Royal Air Force has con-
verified into fighters equipped with
IAN ear for the interrogation of night
raiders.
Because sound travels relatively
slowly, the report aroused conjecture
here as to whether the British were
experimenting with a device for
planes similar to that on which the
United States army is working as a
substitute for The old type sound de-
tectors. Details of this American
device are a carefully guarded secret.
"Protection against night bombing
is one of Britain's major problems"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Willkie Plans To Visit
Friends In Charleston

NEW YORK, Dec. 1-R-Wen-
dell L. Willkie announced tonight
he would leave by private plane to-
morrow to resume his Florida va
cation, stopping enroute at Charles
ton, S. c., to visit friends.
Accompanied by his wife, Willkle
will leave LaGuardia field at 7:30
am. (EST) for Hobe Sound, Fla,
where he has b e vacationing
since shortly after the presidential
election. He returned to New York
to make a speech last Friday.
Wilkes announcement said only
that he would spend a thew hours
in Charleston to visit personal
friends"
The defeated candidate plans to
remain in Florida until Dec. IA
when he will journey to Washing
ton for an appearance at the Grid
iron dinner. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Two Students Roasted
To Death In Car Wreck

FAIRFAX, Va, Dec. l. R -
Two high school students were
roasted to death in the luggage
compartment of a coupe early TO-
dav when the lid slammed down
and trapped them after a collision
and the car caught fire.
The driver, Dennis Burdis, Is,
also was trapped and burned to
death while two companions IN the
front seat, William Remington, IA,
and Robert Carlton, Is, were Sc
verely injured. Doris Finlayson, It,,
and Aeneas Anthony Collins, IL,
persisted in the luggage compart-
ment, where they had been riding,
The five, all of Washington, were
on their way home from a barn
dance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Japanese Conduct Raid
On Chungking Section

CHUNGKING, China, Dec. /
LR-The Japanese today followed
up their pact of collaboration with
the Puppet Marking government
with the first raid on the Chung
king area in more than a month.
Japanese planes unloaded about
10 bombs on a single objective
down the Yangtze river from this
capital. Chungking itself was not
touched.
The Japanese signed their pact
yesterday with Wang Ching-Wel,
head of the Marking government,
the central government of General
issimo Chang Kai-Shek has offered
a reward of 100, 900 Chinese dollars
($6, OO0) for anyone bringing the
arbitrator to book"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
OF MUSIC
REACHES CLIMAX
Columbia Broadcasting Com
pany Bans AL Tunes Con-
trolled By The 'Ascap'

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-R-Radio's
Battle of Music"-in which Ameri-
cas- listening millions are the inno-
cent bystanders reached a show
down today.
1t came as the Columbia Broad.
casting System put into effect a new
policy barring from its Sustaining"
or non-commercia1 programs all
tunes controlled by "ASCAP," the
American Society of Composers, Au-
thors and Publishers.
The CHS action Immediately elimi-
mated from unsponsored network
programs over 1926 of the nations
800 radio stations the playing of any
tune by Irwin Berlin, Cole Porter,
Victor Herbert, George Gershwin,
Jerome Kern, or any other member
of ASCAP, living OF dead.
It's new policy put CHS in the po-
sition of taking the initiative in a
musical price war between the Ma
tional Association of Broadcasters
and ASCAP, which controls the copy
rights On approximately 80 per cent
of the music of native and foreign
composers played in this country.
1t also increased the threat of a
music strike" on Jan. l which Would
ban the tunes of most of the present
Nv popular composers from all Ma
tional network programs, commercial
as well as sustaining.
At issue were dollars-some S,O0O,-
600 of them-not temperament.
On Dec. 81 the five-year contract
between station owners and ASCAP
expires. ASCAP wants to raise the
ante in new contracts.
Instead of collecting royalties from
individual radio stations, as hereto
fore, it wants to reduce fees to some
500 individual stations for music
PLAYED on local programs and charge
the chains 7 IL per cent OF thell
CROSS income for unrestricted use n
ASCAP music on network broao'
casts.
The money is distributed by
AsCAP, a non-profit organization te
its members according to the popu
larity of their songs.
The broadcasters, who have set ul
a rival stable of composers under the
name OF Broadcast Music, Inc, as
sert that ASCAP, under its new o
tract, would double the s4,l42,oo IN
come it enjoyed from radio stations
in 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
THE MARK OF ZORRO'
OFFERED AT CAROLINA

Exciting entertainment is promis-
ed patrons of the Carolina theatre
when THE Mark of Zorro" which
stars Tyrone Power in the famous
and colorful title role with lovely
Linda Darnell featured opposite him,
opens today.
The story Of 1.-THE Mark of Tor
70" revolves around the adventures
of a masked night-riding bandit
whose sword mark-a jagged W.
struck terror to every heart in Old
CALIFORNIA; most exciting days, but
whose daring won him the loveliest
%senorita in the land. Action is the
keynote of the exciting film, and a
thrilling duel to the death climaxes
the adventures of the masked marau-
der.
Others featured. in the brilliant
supporting cast of 1.-The Mark of
Zorro" which is headed by Linda
Darnell and Basil Rathbone, are Gale
Sondergaard, Eugene Palette, j. Ed
ward Bromberg, Montagu Love, ia
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Army Air Corps Officers Get
Data On SeveralN lew Weapons

one army spokesman said, land I'M
doubtedly many weapons will be
tried"
About the only German innovation
which the American observers re
ported was a parachute bomb. 1t
was described as a particularly
powerful explosive which detonates
about 10 seconds after reaching the
ground and which is capable of level
ling a whole block. Some sources
suggested it was lowered by para
chute to prevent it from burylng
itself in the earth and thus decreas.
ing it's demolition potential.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Several Italian Attacks
Are Repulsed By Greeks

BELGARDE, Yugoslavia, Dec.
-R-Advices from the Yugoslav
border near the Albanian war zone
said tonight that Greek forces had
repulsed several Italian attacks IN
the Leskovia region but that land
and air operations were hampered
by snow and fog.
The Greeks, after speeding
through Pogradetz, were said to
have taken positions on heights OF
the Kama and Mokra mountains
in an effort to cut off r%etreating
Italians.
Italians, these reports said, were
falling back on a strongly fortified
line from the north bank of Lake
Ochrid across the mountains to
Kama. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
EMPLOYMENT
OFFICERS NAMED
Nine Are Appointed To Seek
Jobs For Unemployed
Carrier Workers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-LR-The
railroad retirement board announced
today appointment of nine regional
employment officers to seek jobs for
unemployed railroad men.
Among the officers and districts
were:
Peter S. Hogan, New York region
covering Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania east of Pitts
burgh, Delaware, Maryland, north
eastern West Virginia and Ca :
Charles Peninsula in Virginia.
James H. Williams, Atlanta, COW
ering most of Virginia, North caro-
| lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florl'
da, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee
and southern Kentucky.
Sam j. Williams, Dallas, covering
Louisiana, Texas, southwest corner
of Arkansas; southern and eastern
New Mexico, and part of southeast
ern Arizona.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
STARK PROPOSES
new NAVAL BASES
Call For Advance Stations IS
Sounded By Chief OF
Naval Operations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-lR)--Ad-
miral Harold r. Stark, chief OF naval
operations, called today for aoVaH {
naval bases in our oWn oversees
possessions wherever they may ne
needed. be it in Puerto Rico, Hawai-
or Guam" to permit operations |
the areas where national interests
are liable to attack.
Tn hi- annual report covering 'he
fiscal year 1910, Stark also alo Ina.
"the experiment of disarmament
from 1921 to 1885 "cost us dearly IN
relative naval strength - put 'he
greatest loss is time" -.
"Do71ars cannot buy yesterday
his report continued. Our present
fIoet is strong, but it is not strons
enough The navy should always Ne
in . nosition to uphold national poll
cies and interests, and to guard n
1-ni+ed states and it's continental and
overseas possessions.
"Hazards br hit about by
cbanges in the international sltua'
4ion ma arise rapidly. Years are re-
n,1ired to build a strong navy. we
must, in the future, be on guard
against peacetime reduction of our
naval strength below safe levels. we
must be prepared to rely only on our
selves.
I'VE are faced with the demon
strated fact that force is now the
only safe insurance of national sur
vival. Unpreparedness has suddenly
cost the independence of IS nations
abroad.
1.-THE manifest threat against the
future security of this hemisphere
has aroused the people of the United
States. Practical efforts are being
made to augment the present
strength of our armed forces so as
to meet any eventuality.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
LAVA HELPS BRITAIN

LONDON, Dec. 1. - Up - Prince
Bernhard of the Netherlands, hus-
band of Princess Juliana, yesterday
turned over to the chancellor of the
exchequer a check for $4,000 pounds,
(about $40, 000) subscribed by the
people of Java to Prime Minister
Churchill's birthday fund. The prime
minister was sc yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1914,

nal, and His power is nei+b,u
NAL nor human, Its basis ho;. ''
belief and this belief animal, ID
Science animal magnetism.
merism, or hypnotism is :
negatlon, possessing neither ir a'VEs
gence, power, nor reality n'sItI'
sense 1t is an unreal concen1 N
the so-called mortal mind" p q
1922 Wage
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Charlton Negro Killed.
Ebert Anderson Souoi.

CHARLTON, Dec. /. - .1o1n,,.
James Buie, negro of Clarkton d,a.
in the Whiteville hospital En; a,eu
morning as a result of grr.l",
wounds received in an altercat,or y.
a filling station recently. "
Officers are seeking Ebert Ar,..
son, negro of Clarkton, in connectio,
with the Staying.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Theatre Owners Open
Annual Meeting Today

CHARLOTTE. Dec. 1.-R-The
annual convention of the Theater
Owners Association of the Caro-
linas will open here tomorrow:
One of the chief topics to be dis
cussed will probably be the consent
decree recently obtained by the
department of justice against pro-
ducers and distributors.
Ed Kuykendall of Columbus,
Miss, president of the National
Motion Picture Theater Owners as
ISOLATION, will speak. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
Plumbing Contractors
Will Meet This Week

RALEIGH, Dec. l. R The
North Carolina Association of
Plumbing and Heating contractors
will hold its mid-winter convention
here Wednesday and Thursday.
Speakers will include former Gov
ernor J.. C. B. Ehringhaus OF Ra-
leigh and members of the N. C..
State college faculty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
SUGAR PRICE CIT

LONDON, Dec. .-OIondav-fn
The ministry of food announced D.,
day a one-penny reduction in H..
price of sugar per pound. effec,tr.
Dec. 16. GRADUATED sugar now i.
five pence (eight cents) a pound
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
SPARED
,ravENWORTH, Kas., Dec.

I,EAVENWORTH, Kas., Dec.
1-(R- Pooch, a fve-year-old
dog, has been spared-at Least
through a last-minute appeal
fled in district court.
The dog was ordered shot
after 10 witnesses testified IN
notice court that they consider
ed him vicious.
paul C. Hardman, attorney
for Mrs. Mollie Willems, the
dogs owner, declared that
pooch had not bitten anyone in
the last 10 months and only one
of the witnesses had complain
ed to police about the animal.
Pooch will wear a muzzle I'M
til his appeal comes up in the
February term Of district court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
ORPHANS

MADRID, Dec. 1-0P- Spain's
civil war ophans without close rel
atives to care for them have been
''adopted' by the state and pro-
visions have been made for their
keep and education. Measures an
nounced today affect thousands of
children who until now have been
dependent on public charity or
have had to shift for themselves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Dec. l. Up -
The justice department, reporting
1896, STA aliens already registered
and fingerprinted, said today its
original estimate that the non-citiz-
enship total $500, 900 might be to
low.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02

net Beecher, Robert Lowery and
Chris-Pin Martin.
Added subjects include a Popeye
Cartoon, News Of the LAY and a spe-
cial novelty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02

Final naturalization papers are
granted in the United States 80
DAYS after application has been flied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
Mount Rainier Season Early

IoNeNlRE with midsummer
attractions in fosee In Moant mai.
nler National para earlier thsa At
any time in recent years. every
facility within shs PARK win ~
open this week saa to secumasste
visitors.
Paradise losise ard esbsn~ re-
epen fnf the saFngnsv aessea sat.
assisv night 10 supplement- fsells.
Tee offered 81 rarestt-r snn tn
other parts ~ the reserve Sunrise
ledge ard cabins II Yakima psfk.
SsiirnAi Para laR and cabins AZ
lnngmlts ana nAsnsp~en=h lodge
and eshins already are n upers.
sinn
rrve puhisc can pgFaunds
throughout the PARK. hath Al high
elssa,lea esnses~ snd In NV Soc
ssons ~ Ire reserve. are FREE frum
snrw and IN god cnnsiitlnn foe
heavy as~ There are sewer such
wsil.~qaspred ARA. IN the psrk fog
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
Drowned Man
Was Tacoman
Body Is Found in
Bucodu Pond

The body Of an elderly man
found Thursday afternoon in a mill
pond at Buoods, four miles south
of Tenino. was identified Friday
as that of William '. Robinson. S.
year-old Tacoma old axe assistance
recipient.
Thurston county officers who
phoned the information 20 Under
sheriff Clyde Knowles here said
Robinson apparently had drowned
early In May. Tie had part Of a
May 2 newspaper in his pocket
Identification was made by = card
found on the mans person which
gave his address as ITO So. iath.
II was found he had lived there a
few years ago. had received his
assistance check for time at 1910
Market st. but had moved from
there a few months ago.
Robinson had no known local
relatives. The sheriff's office learn
ed he has brother, BenJaman
Robinson. in Turtle Creek. Pa. and
two sisters. Mrs Robert Huston,
Frostburg. Md. and Mrs Stella
kyser, Pitcairn. Pa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
New Fort Lewis Commander
To Take Over" on Monday

Francisco. In 1884. after = three
year tour u duty aS assistant
chief % staff. G-s Operations and
tralning). headquarters Philippine
department. Manila. nc returned "a
the ninth corps ara "a professor
a military science and tactics at
Oregon state Agricultural college.
Corvallis where Re remained until
April. 1850 During the next four
years he wss. IN turn. IN command
81 me Third T. : infantry. Fort
Smelling. MINI. assistant com.
naanslant Of the TnEantry school.
Fort Renning. Georgia. and execu.
tive fcr reserve affairs IN the office
AZ the chief 81 STAFF. war depart.
ment. Washington. n c Gen
Thompson was promoted - brig
sdicr general on September l. ie3s
Gen Thompson possesses the
distinguished service medal and
the French Legion ~ Honor. Che.
Waller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
George Cannon
Enters Contest

PULLMAN. Wash. 49, A former
state wPA administration. George
n Cannon. today WAS in the race
for governor % Washington.
A banker and eiuse sStensi 81 Gov.
Clarence = Martin. Gaanan iass
ntsht anasnnc~d h soala =<ek ths
Democratic tickets support ~ a
PLATFORM designed - make dsnc~
Fscy work IN the state ~ Wash.
Engton."
he announced le-petnt pro.
gram he listed unemployment.
lstNor relations, rover, agraeulsuF~.
education. taxes. nit-Agc pensions.
conservation. industry And yunth
a. tho most pressing problems con.
fronting ths state
he defended r<Tsuns IN relief
against charges 20 hcinF ''chisel.
ersN and said nothing had hen
aonc 10 snlv~ unemployment FER.
manen,ly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
Leg Is Fractured
When Hit by Car

Al elderly man, struck down by
an automobile at So. 18th and K
SITS. at 11:35 Thursday night, was
being treated at st. Joseph's hos
pital Friday. his right leg broken.
The victim was Frank Luders, g.
900 So. L st, who repeatedly walked
into the intersection just in time
to be struck by the left front fen
der of a car driven by Max Inder-
bitzin, 10. Ills So. st.
Condition of Luders was report
ed favorable Friday. Inderbitzin
was questioned at police headquar-
tiers and released. Witnesses to the
accident included Officer Dave
Peterson, of the police motor divi-
sion; Special Officer n. s. San
gorne, and James Estep, 1903 SO.
9th ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
HERE'S MORE AB0U T
Reds Enter Rumania
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

would fight any territorial demands
by Hungary or Bulgaria.
A high Rumanian official source
said Rumania is prepared to make
sacrifices to avoid spreading war
In the Balkans and thus met the
Soviet demands.
But, he added, Rumania
IL prepared 10 defend herself
against giving up any add
tional territory. A large part
of Rumania's 100000 troops
has been reported facing Bull
garia and Hungary. Bulgaria
wants the return of Dobrudja.
and Hungary seeks 10 regain
Transatlantic.
Reports reaching official quar-
tiers at Bucharest said that the
Bulgarian foreign minister con-
ferred with the Italian and German
ministers and informed them Bull
garia must obtain the return OF
lower Dobrudja. which WAS coded
To Rumania Mt the end of the
Balkan war in 1918.
Budapest reports said Hungary
WAS preparing formal territorial
claims against Rumania.
The Red army occupation of the
Rumanian provinces was described
officially at Moscow today as re-
sulting from demands of "the
present international situation for
speedy solution of outstanding
issues inherited from the past In
order to lay foundations for dur
able peace"
The entry Of Russian troops,
according to . communique
distributed by the official Rus
sian Tass agency. followed Ru-
manian acceptance Of the Rus
sian demands for correction Of
"the wrong" done the Soyiets
when Bessarabia was taken
forcibiy by the Bucharest gov
eminent.
Rumsnia, In reply 10 the soviet
demands. expressed hope for dur
able relations, good will and
friendship in the future.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29

dered 10 take over command Of
the 81 division at Fort Lewis Mon
day. succeeding Mai Gen. Walter
c. Sweeney. who is TO SO on leave
pending retirement.
Born in Jamestown. " u. on
Dec. II. 1882. Gen. Thompson was
graduated from the u $. Military
Academy at West Point IN 1904,
and soon thereafter joined the 18th
Infantry AZ Fort Mcdowell. Calf,
His assignments prior to the World
war included two tours of duty
with infantry troops in the Philip
pine islands and detail as pro-
fessor Of military science and tao
tics at Cornell university. Ithaca.
n. Y.
Served In France
Sailing for France in December.
1917. Gen. Thompson served until
September. 1918. at general head
quarters of the American Expedi-
tionary forces at chaumont and at
the headquarters of the First army
on military intelligence duties.
Upon the organization OF the Sec
ond American army in September.
1918, he was detailed ms assistant
chief OF staff for military intclli-
gence for that field army. While
overseas he participated in the
Aisne- Marine and Saint Mihicl Of
fcnsives and In the occupation Of
the Toul defensive sector. In
April May. 1919. he was n member
Of the American relief mission TO
Rumana.
Returning 10 the T. s. In May.
1919. Cen. Thompson commanded
battalion Of the corps of cadets.
u s. Military Academy, 10 August,
1920. and after serving short
tour of temporary duty In the mill
tary intelligence division. war de-
partment general staff. WIS or
dered 10 Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind, where he served on the firth
corps area general staff until Sep
TENDER. 1921. For the next three
years he was on duty In Washing.
ton. d. c. as a member Of the
public relations branch. military
intelligence division.
Graduating from the command
and general staff school. Fort
Leavenworth. kans.. In 1928. and
from the army war college, Wash
ington. d. c. In 1926. Gen. Thomp-
son returned 10 the war depart.
ment general staff for second
tour Of duty. this time rs chief Of
the public relations branch.
Game 10 Coast
In July. 1929. Gen. Thompson
came 10 the Pacific coast a. exec
utiv. officer Of the Both ". s..
Infantry at the Preside Of San