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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-03

| Tie hfst speaker Was MIS-. irene
Erouor president OF the Tax
ssysrs ASSOCIATIONS. She was very
Irphatlc IN her opposition to the
Incorporation plan and sponsors.
Iolnt conference Urged
Mrs. croAion Was followed on the
|rsram 3, Rev r. +. Brady. pas
Ir Of aer church. second Baptist.
bnoit Rev Sir Brady stated
hthe did no, come 20 the meeting
B take sides with either faction
|td suggested chat the best policy
|puh be fo both factions ir the
omnunv % get together.
Attorney Lwyd LOOMS. who
|as present "a lhe capacity OF coun-
~ ior The Taxpayers association
sretd with Rev. Mr.. Brady in
ftusing that thD sane way 10 arrive
tho wise conclusion would be for
De- Two groups 70 come together
id figure out The advantages and
sadvaniases OF the incorporation
Pavement and pick the best course.
h also made il clear that an in
fupolaied city must be run out In
n open. also that such city
G'id have To be run in keeping
~ he laws OF Michigan and not
7 accord nrc with the wishes of
raln individuals lie gave the
Nllremenis for Incorporating ard
y procedure to follow.
Attorney Loomis stated that II
cily Is Incorporated bonds can
be foated fora period OF FIVE
tlS after TIE city is formed. and
w ioT only ten per cent OF the as
e'ec valuation. lie further in
"led Inc group that even before
snas could be floated the people
'ne community would have to
% Yes, otherwise 70 bonds
olla be ssued against the city as
council would not have the
0'er 10 font bonds.
mere were sevcral other speak
' ol' hone OF the members OF
committee On Incorporation
ne permitted 10 speak.
Scott defends Plan
Y ~ open letter 10 Mrs. Irene
.l'on and other members OF the
npayers association. who voiced
'r opposition in the Tribune
~ weeks ago. Attorney Albert f,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-03
DESP0NDENT wife
TAKES own LIFE
WESLEY WILL
TALK HERE In
HISTORY WEEK

The Detroit branch OF the Asso-
icatior for the study OF Negro Life
and History will present DR.. Char
les II. Wesley. dean OF the graduate
school at Howard university, in a
talk al Bethel AME church. sun
day afternoon. Feb. IL.
The program will be in honor OF
Negro History Week and is sched-
uled TO start at ais. DR.. Wesley
will speak on The Passing of a
Racial Tradition"
At the same time the Youth CoLn-
ellis OF the NAACP will make
awards in the essay contest which
they have beer conducting.
DR. wesley. historian, author and
orator. will be appearing as speak
er in the fifteenth observance Of
Negro History Week which has
been observed regularly since
1926 as a means OF attracting moe,
attention to the achievements ol
the Negro.
The Association for the Study OF
Negro Life and History was orea-
nized in 1915 by DR.. Carter G.
Woodsor and four others, to pro-
mote the study of Negro history
from its earliest TO the present
collect sociological and historical
data IN an effort TO bring about
harmony between races.
Since that time the association
has collected thousands OF valuable
manuscripts on the Negro which
are accessible TO the public in Con-
gressional Library. also organic
ing study by local groups. ard
placing OF books about the Negro
in all public Libraries.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-03
Scoit defends Plan

=. Y ~ open letter 10 Mrs. Irene
,.''on and Other members Of the
np''ers association. who voiced
..I opposition in the Tribune
..us weeks ago. Attorney Albert f.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16

was said to have been the incident
which exploded Petain's patience
and, with the help of Interior Min
lister Marcel Peyrouton's police,
blasted Laval out of the govern
ment.
As. a result, the build-up for the
ceremony was swamped, not only
in the foreign press but also in
the French domestic press by the
weekend events at Vichy.
Petain was not in Paris and nei-
Their was Hitler although there had
been reports that the fuehrer orig
planned to be present him
self, side by side with the old mar
shall. The Vichy governments
representatives we're Admiral Jean
Darlan, minister of navy, and Fer
nand de Brinon, a close friend OF
Laval who was reported to be hold
ing his diplomatic post in the Vichy
government just for the P a r i S
ceremonies. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
COSTLY
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Continued from Page One)

to permit Britain to use her sea-
ports is continuing.
1--WE really haven't felt any
pinch from rationing yet" the
source said. 1--WE have stocks on
hand in quantities we never had
in the World war. If the shipping
situation worsens we a decrease
luxury imports in proportion to the
ships lost so that the flow of war
materials won't suffer and we can
make ends meet for a mighty long
time"
Several factors contribute to the
British shipping difficulties which
have already led to a reduction in
meat rations and fruit imports as
we'll as official warnings of possible
stricter future rationing.
One of the foremost factors. the
maritime source said, is the Axis
control of convenient Biscay Bay
ports of France giving the Axis a
wider scope of operations than
Germany had in the World war.
This has given rise to a greater
activity by submarines and sur
face raiders by supplying Britain's
opponents with advance bases for
attack and Ravens in case OF DAM
age or pursuit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
DRAW ON

ROME, Dec. 1~5.-R-Italy's
desert legions, beaten back into
Libya in the bloodiest hand-to-hand
and mechanical fighting they have
known since the World War, drew
today on reserves to stem Brit
aims Egyptian counter -offensive.
Observers in Rome, analysing
official reports of the Italian with
drawal, believed that the fate of
the Fascist African empire hung
by the outcome of the war in the
wastelands-a week-old struggle
between land, air and sea forces.
Turned Into Defense
Official communicates indicated
that the three-month-old Italian in
vasion of Egypt had been turned
into a stubborn defense of Italian
held Libya, at the sandstorm-swept
northern junction of the Egyptian
Libyan frontiers.
From other sectors of Italy's
war, at home, in Albania, and at
sea along the African battlefront,
came these reports:
That an italian warship of me
dunn tonnage" had been hit by
Raj bombs in one of three pound
ing raids last night on populous
Naples, with ''unimportant dam
age" but death or injury to so
crewmen and injury to eight CT
villains.
That the Italian submarine Neg
helli had sunk a British cruiser
OF the Southampton g, 1OO-ton)
class off the Egyptian coast,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
GREEK INVASION
OF ALBANIA PUT
INTO HIGH GEAR
Continued from Page One)

tons along the Observation-Disclosures
frontier and has smashed them.
"In this manner, the way was
opened for stormy charges by Greek
infantry in this direction"
Airmen Active
Air forces of both sides ere ac-
tive. Extensive italian raids over
the battle zone yer acknowledged
but reports from the front said
Italian fliers avoided engaging Greek
warplanes.
A British Royal Air Force com.
munique reported two raids Saturday
on Valona, Al5ania's chief port.
"In a fierce attack" it said,
'bombs fell among military stores
in a motor transport park. A column
of black smoke was seen to rise
from the motor transport concentra-
ton and although clouds prevented
full observation of the effects of the
bombing, army barracks were seen
to be hit.
"In a second attack an airdrome
was bombed, all bombs falling in the
target area and enemy aircraft
about to take off spun around on
their wingtips and stopped. From
all operations our aircraft returned
safely"
italian resistance on the northern
front, admittedly stubborn was said
to be giving, way gradually in the
face of a hurried Greek thanking
operation.
The Italians attempted to coun-
ter-attack," this report said, but
have been repealed and dispersed in
such a way as to lose contact with
bases from which they started.
italian bomber formations tried
repeatedly to bomb Greek camps
Their bombs, however, exploded IN
fields. Greek airmen took off i'm
mediately and taking advantage OF
exceptional visibility gave chase to
the enemy planes. However, in all
these attacks, Italian bombers re-
fused to engage them and fled.
No exact locations were permitted
to be mentioned in reports of Greek
advances on the southern and cen
trail fronts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
S~OUTHERNERS URGE
HELP FOR BRITAIN
Continued from Page One)

lbusy minority groups, some of which
are deluded, some financed by indi-
viduals hostile to our way of life or
by foreign governments, have as yet
failed to guage the temper Of the
American people," and added:
1--WE believe the people are already
aware o. the realities. They stand
ready for decisive and far reaching
action.
"A call for work and sacrifice and
effort by all will shatter at a blow
the decisions regarding us held by
the enemies and show us ready
again, as in the past, to do all things
needed to guard u country and
principles of government.
"Our resources, plants, sciences.
our skills, creative intelligence and
democratic sense of responsibility,
can make our total defense effective
against the threat of totalitarian
power.
"They and at present they alone
can make our voice heard among the
nations and equip us either to seize
the opportunity, if such most happi-
ly should offer, of securing an early
just peace among those now at war,
or, failing that, to insure the out
come will be foregone."
The statement said further:
ITO preserve ourselves and the
British commonwealth in spirit and
in truth demands that we recognize
that these two remaining strong de-
mocracies (the United States and
Great Brittany have a common enc
my as we'll as common institutions of
freedom.
"It demands that, wherever re-
quired, every activity shall be subor-
dinated to immediate full capacity
mobilization of all necessary resour-
ces. 1t demands that we recognize
that we are faced by a military crisis
and that speed and coordination are
the essence of military effective
ness"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
DONATE TO EMPTY
STOCKING TODAY
Continued from Page One)

in the world. But it can answer the
plaintive cries of the boys and girls
from the homes of the poor in this
community, who will know no Christ
mas unless through this fund.
And the Empty Stocking fund can
not provide Christmas for these
children unless there are contribu-
lions from the people of Whining
ton. Only a few more days remain
and the fund is behind former years.
Contributions must come fast and
generously. Do your part today to
help brighten the life of some poor
child, who may be just as the child
in the above picture.
Contributions may be made to J.
Henry Gerdes, treasurer of the fund,
at the Peoples Banks and Savings
company, or to the Star-News of
fices. The sponsors have asked that
requests on the fund by parents be
made not later than Wednesday as
December 1S has been set as the
deadline for such.
The contribution to date:
Previously acknowledged -~---s582.42
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
FRENCH BLOCK
GERMANY'S PLAN
TO HELP ITALY
Continued from Page One)

ports secretly would be the Toulon
naval base.
1T was said the marshal previ-
orsly had refused a suggestion by
Laval that Frances naval bases,
including Toulon, be made avail
able for Axis use.
Consolidate Government
Anxious French leaders acted
quickly yesterday to consolidate
their new Laval-less government
with some apparently fearful that
Germany eventually may occupy
all France.
To observers outside, however,
such action seemed unlikely, for
tho present at least.
(Heavily censored reports from
Vicny announced that Chief of
State Marshal Petain, after dis
missing former Vice Premier and
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval, had
announced plans for organizing a
consultative assembly to advise on
future reforms.)
Return to Paris of the remains
of "L'Aiglon," Napoleon's son who
died more than a century ago in
Vienna, appeared to hold the spark
Of dissension not only between La
val and Petain but, possibly, be-
tween the Vichy government and
m as well
Laval was said to have warned
the Vichy cabinet Friday that Ad-
off Hitler, personally having or
dered that 'L'Aiglon's" remains be
sent to Paris to lie beside the body
Of his father under the great gilded
dome of Les Invalides, considered
1t a great gesture of friendship to
the French.
Laval, according to these re-
ports, had indicated to the Ger
mans that Petain would attend to-
days ceremonies in Paris in per-
son. His insistence on that point
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
MATERIALS FOR HOLLY
RIDGE CAMP ARRIVE
Continued from Page One)

One building is near completion
and other office buildings are ex-
pected to be completed in a few
days.
C. G. Hines, postmaster at Holly
Ridge, said last night that workers
started coming in about dark and
planned to sleep in cars until
morning sc that they can be at
hand when work starts.
Hines said that he also under
stood that the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad will start passenger serv-
ice to Holly Ridge today. But there
was no lack of visitors yesterday
as thousands of ~sightseers drove
up to the little Onslow county vii
|lage to get a look at what Uncle
Sam is planning to do.
Officials of the Atlantic Coast
Line said last night that they will
place storage tracks parallel to
the main line and will put cars,
laden with material, On them to-
day. A spur track will also be
started into the camp site proper.
Erecting Poles
The Carolina Telephone and Tele-
graph company was busy yesterday
putting up poles. All telephone poles
were up last night and the cross
arms had been erected from Holly
Ridge to Verona. Western Union
service is to be installed either to-
day or tomorrow.
Officials of the NOSES have esti-
mated that 10000 laborers will be
needed at Holly Ridge when construc-
ton reaches it's peak. A daily pay
roll Of 100000 is anticipated.
The force that will start work to-
day will be small comparatively but
it will be increased daily as the 1000
buildings that r scheduled to be
built by March Is are started.
W. H. Lee, president Of the W. S.
Lee Engineering corporation, said
last night that it looked like things
will get to moving today. by to-
morrow night there should be plenty
going on," he said.
Col. Montgomery has opened a tenn
porary office in the basement of the
p~ostoffice building and will handle
all details and plans for the camp
there until q better location can be
built at Holly Ridge. Gen. Frink,
while here yesterday, gave approval
to most of the plans already made
and all details are expected to be
worked cut today.
The clearing of the land to make.
way for a large amount of grading
was started Saturday and reports
from Holly Ridge last night were
that surveys to lay out streets and
sidewalks are to be started immedi,
ately. =
But the building Of an army camp
is not the only construction going
on at Holly Ridge. Hines plans to
erect a large building for his business
and he said that several persons have
purchased lots on which to build
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
BRITISH ATTEMPT
TO ATTACKB BERLIN
Germans Say Few Planes
Manage To Fly Over Sub
At urb, Drop Leaflets

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-(Monday'L,
British planes attempted to at!acn
Berlin overnight, a commuliqu.
reported early today, u !los'
were driven off by heavy antl-air'
craft fire.
Only a few planes managed 10
fly over a suburb of the capltal'
where they dropped propaganda
leaflets. the communique said.
Informed sources said the Ger
mans. meanwhile, had effectively
bombed an important city IN me
English midlands all Sunday eve
ming.
The attack was carried out by
several squadrons of German air
nlanes. these sources said. Clouds
favored the approach of the raid
ers and protected them from the
British defenses.
Through holes in the clouds, the
Germans dropped bombs with good
results. it was claimed. The first
of the returning pilots said he could
see more than 80 large fires bright
ly Illuminating the sky. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
BRITISH PUSHING
THEIR POWERFUL
DRIVE INTO LIBYA
Continued from Page One)

troops, and a communique said the
Raj shot down "a Fascist planes
yesterday and destroyed two others
on the ground-the largest number
destroyed in a single day since the
war in Africa began six months
ago.
One British squadron of 8 gun
planes alone shot down IA big tri-
motored Savoia bombers and four
fast Fiat fighters. Three British
planes we're reported missing, but
at least one was believed safe be-
hind the British lines.
Some Italians we're believed hold
ing out in small forts in the coastal
sector.
British headquarters were unpre.
pared to say whether GRAHAM was
sending up any reinforcements
from the large army he is supposed
to have in Libya, but the Italians
were reported doing their utmost
to stay any strong British advance
into Libya.
Determined Stand
The Italians were making a de.
termined stand to protect their
main supply bases in eastern Lib.
va, one of which is the important;
port of .Bardia, now only 80 miles
from the fighting zone.
Raj planes which bombed the
harbor and military buildings at
Bardia last night reported they en-
countered at least so Fiat fighters.
The bombing was carried out in
spite of the opposition and large
fires were seen.
Returning pilots said fires which
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
MEXICO, u. S. AID
PACT DISCUSSED
Continued from Page One)

macho described the two govern
'ments as moving Cautiously TO-
ward an understanding under
which:
Financial assistance from the
United States might be accepted
for improvement of existing naval
bases, which would be at the dis
posal of the United States fleet for
s%ervicing, refueling and repairs.
2.-Mexican air bases might be
enlarged and made available for
United States short-range fighter
planes operating between the Unit
ed States and the Panama Canal
Zone, or to naval planes in support
of the fleet in the event of actual
warfare off Mexico's Pacific coast,
in the Gulf of Mexico or in the
Caribbean Sea.
Linked with these discussions,
this source disclosed, further con-
versations are under way contem-
plating:
A border agreement patterned
after that between the United States
and Canada; possible transfer of
four United States destroyers to
Mexico; limited mechanization of
the Mexican army with United
States financial aid; exchange of
naval, air and army officers for
a better understanding of defense
problems and Mexican guarantees
to United States capital for invest
ment in Mexico.
1t was emphasized that no con
crete agreement has been reached
SO far on any phase of the discus
slons and, this source declared, no
United States administration, con-
troll, construction or leasing OF
bases in Mexico is contemplated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
FACTORY BOMBED

BERLIN, Dec. 15-R-A factory
at Stoke-on-Trent, England, w a S
bombed by a single German plane
and set on fire last night in n OF
the few raids against the British,
authorized sources reported to-
night.
The German high command said
zone middle England industrial
plant was effectively hit by heavier
caliber bombs"
The high command gave no fur
Their indication of the town where
the raid occurred but DNB, Off
cial German news agency, reported
the factory bombing at Stoke-on-
Trent. DNB said the raider left
the factory shrouded in smoke. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
RETURNED
TO GREENSBORO
Continued from Page One)

smith was turned over to the Gull
fore authorities on the condition that
ne will be brought back to New Han
over county for trial after trial there
on the same charge.
Davis, who was convicted of a
lottery charge in recorders court
last Friday and was sentenced to a
a fine of $1,000 and costs together
with four months on the roads,. is
stlll n Jail. No bond has been set
Tor him as his motion for appeal
came after court had adjourned Fri
DAY. However, a bond is expected
TO be set in his case today following
a motion by counsel. The case of
irving has been continued until De-
cember 20.
Smith was arrested at his apart
ment in Oleander, where he was
said to have maintained an estab-
llshment for about six weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
WILMINGTON MORNING A WILMINGTON, N. c.

thew started in Bardia and Tobruk
Friday night were still ablaze.
Reports reaching here said
countless Italian units, dispersed
and wandering in the desert after
the British attacks, surrendered
gladly.
British airmen reported one Ital-
ian column waited forlornly to be
captured rather than continue its
march after having been severely
bombed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
GERMANS CONTINUE
RAIDS ON BRITAIN
Continued from Page One)

VC0ntITued from Page Une)
despite a strong an~ti-aircraft bar
rage.
Many fncendiary bombs dropped
on neighboring villages.
Flying in with the rise of the
moon, waves of raiders followed
their usual tactics. In the midlands,
two towns were bombed with heavy
explosives and hostile planes were
reported over Liverpool and a
northwest town.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
T

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. lin
Oscar schnake, minister of dev.,,
ment' charged today that the coa
munist party was unfaitbfr,
Chile's popular front alliance 10
clared that socialists could no lon. E
collaborate with it. 1ser
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
OPPOSE

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-R-A
committee Of the conference on state
oefense, in a statement signed by %
officials Of states and mu-
iilclpAlltles, announced today opposi-
tlon to the treasury departments
proposal to tax state and municipal
bonds
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16

cafes, rooming houses and office
space. He said that possibly a few
temporary private structures may be
put UP this week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16

Although blind, Ivar johnson,
Stambaugh, Mich, is an expert
wood cutter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-21
the KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never. tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue
commend good done by individual or organ
izasion; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-21
ASSURANCE?

A dispatch from Berlin says that
Germany denies any ambition to rule the
seas and Under Secretary of State Sumner
Welles is said to have received assurances
to this effect.
Now, the question arises, assuming
the report is correct, just exactly how
much credence can any nation put in an
assurance from Germany?
We do not ask the question flippantly
because the basic cause of the present war
in Europe is the inability of Great Britain
and France, through their officials, to put
any faith whatever in the pledged word OF
the Hitler government.
There will be no real peace until the
governments of Europe can trust the
promises of other governments. In short,
as Secretary of State Cordell Hull insists,
there must be faith in the pledged word
and that faith must be based upon assur-
ance that nations will live up to their
agreements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-21
READY TO SAVE UNCLE SAM A LOSS?

The financial wizards of the country
are beginning to be worried about the
huge stock of gold that the United States
possesses.
Some suggestions that quick return
to the gold standard is in order have been
made unless the rest of the world sets up
trading regulations that do not use gold
for international exchange, thus leaving
Uncle Sam with the gold brick to hold.
Now, because of that danger to the
government, there are individuals ready to
relieve the nation of its gold. Is there
anybody silly enough to think that the
proposal is advanced to save money for
the government?