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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Is $5oo,oOo PROGRAM
Town Expending $225,0OO
To Build Auditorium And
Sewerage System
BY SAM RAGAN
(Staff Writer)

Not all of the work of building is
being done on defense projects, for
at Carolina Beach over the ashes
of destruction a new town is being
built-a resort that will rival any
playground on the Atlantic.
It is no mere building program
either, for the work that is being
carried forward is reaching boom
proportions that will represent
|half-1nillion dollars in construction.
Burned September 18
There are still ashes and charred
timbers from the disastrous fire
which swept over the business dis
trict of the resort town on the
night of September 18, but the ash
es are being leveled into the sane
and the burned timbers are being
removed to make way for the new
structures that are rapidly rising
There was activity plenty al
Carolina Beach yesterday and this
activity is expected to grow more
and more as each day passes until
the residents of the town can point
to a job completed-a job of re-
building on the ashes of fire thai
swept clean.
This job of rebuilding is expected
to be completed by the first o1
June and the townspeople of this
ocean resort feel that when it is
all over they will be able to point
with pride to their accomplish
ments.
Not counting the work being done
by individuals, the Town of Caro-
lima Beach is expending 1925, ,0O(
alone to construct modern sewer
age system and erect town hal
and auditorium. There are 181 per
sons employed on tn projects,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
EMPTY STOCKING
NEEDS DONATIONS
Not One Cent Contributed
Yesterday And Total Still
Stands At $l27.5O

With the holiday sccson drawing
ever nearer and with contributions
to the Empty Stocking fund lag
ging far behind previous years.
the sponsors of the fund yesterday
expressed the fear thss to many
children there will be no visit by
Santa Claus on Christmas unless
donations begin to increase.
Not one cent contributed to
the fund yesterday nd the total
received to date still stands at
$127.5O.
Judging from the number of ap-
peals that are being made on the
fund this Christmas, this amount
is only mere start toward pro-
viding a small bit of cheer in the
dreary lives of many unfortunate
children.
Santa Claus is know the world
over as the patron saint of chill
Continued on Page Three; Col. A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Paciifiist Body
Aarts Debate
OverQuestion
Government Leaders Inter-
nret Action As "A Sign
Of Our Strength
EgAR BEHIND ACTION
1,1euendent Labor Mem
I,r Sees Coventry Fate
For Mil Cities

LONDON, Dec. E.-lR-The tlrst
,.roo1 demand that Britain move
and this fifteen months old
y,r bv compromise was beaten
,,n,, in the House of Commons
today by 81 votes to four.
Actually it was supported by
civ men in a debate which the
sMernment Interpreted as "a sign
d our strength
The prime adherent m a d e 1t
rIear that behind the peace move
was the fear that every one OF
Rritsin's industrial cities would be-
come Coventry" by spring, bat
tered to the ground by German
bombs.
But the motion, combined with
a request for a specific statement
Of British war aims which drew
somewhat wider adherence, was
mothered after Clement R. Attlee,
deputy government leader n d
head the official labor party,
declared:
The Alternative
The alternative is not war and
peace. it is war and what
kind Of peace?'
A motion by the Independent
labor party, a paciist section OF
Parliament which has three mem
0eTs in the House of Commons
and is now the only actual op-
position, set off the debate. These
three demanded that Britain not
only state her specific war aims
but seek an immediate peace be-
cause there is no certainty Of a
great military victory"
When the vote was taken the
ayes were from James Maxton,
LABOR, a former Scottish school
'eacher;; DR.. Alfred Salter, a labor
lie rom London's East side; David
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
ARGlROCASTRO'
SUBURBS ALSO
FALL IN DRIVE
Italy Accepts German
Help To Increase Her
Agricultural Yields

ROME, Dec. s. R -1taly's
farm production is not yet meet
ing the Nazis' needs, it was dis
closed today, and thus she has
agreed to accept German help
in attempting to increase her
agricultural yields.
The agreement was announced
through Stefani, the official
Italian news agency. 'Qtaly re-
Gently instituted rationing OF
spaghetti, rice and flour for her
own people.)
Italian growers, it was stated
will be assured good prices sta
bilized as much as possible by
"eIimination of the speculative
influence OH the world market"
Whether this means that the
Italian government must act as
a direct buyer of foodstuffs, SELL
ing then to its Axis partner was
not made clear, but to foreign
observers some such step seemed
to be in view.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06

works, the coal gas plants and the
ouays and dockyards.
While this raid was going on,
other British planes were busy at
the other end of the Axis attacking
Turin, one of Italy's main manu-
featuring cities. A British pilot
who followed the first waves to
Turin said there were SO many
fires and explosions tn a you
couldn't distinguish the effect OF
our bombs falling among them. "
The wits operated from Eng
land and a Mediterranean base.
The royal arsenal at Turin was
bombed for two hours, the min
istry said, adding that much was
done to reduce its output of guns,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06

papers on the action will be forward
ed to Commissioner Powell today and
that the matter of constructing the
truck lane is now up to the state
highway commission.
State Highway Chairman Frank
L. Dunlap said in Raleigh yesterday
that he had received mo communlca-
ton" from either Mayor Cooper or
Powell regarding an agreement
whereby a truck route would be con-
structed.
Previously it had been announced
that Commissioner Powell and city
commissioners had reached an agree
ment on constructing the lane on
approximately a "5O-5O basis"
Mayor Cooper said last night,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Carolina Beach Is Busy
Rebuilding Burned Area
Germany Has l,410,000
..-.-,-..,, .-.-,-..,,Pyisoners~~Inx4Canaps

BERLIN, Dec. g. up The
German prison camp admins
tration told foreign correspon-
dents today Germany has l.
410,0OO war prisoners, mostly
French, British and Belgian,
who were captured in the west,
in 12O camps.
Of this number the admins
tration said, 81 per cent are
working and receiving wages
equal to those German work
men receive after their taxes
and contributions are made.
Most Polish prisoners have
been released, the administra-
ton said, but several hundred
thousand remain in civil en-
plOyment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair, slightly cool
err on the coast Friday; Saturday In
creasing cloudiness, somewhat warmer
(By q. s. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "A hours
ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday
Temperatures
1:3O a. m. So; 7:30 a. m. 43; 30 p. m
So; Z 80 p. m. 81; maximum 6o; mini
MIN 81. mean 48; normal 81.
Humidity
80 a. m. 92; 80 a. m. 50; 1 :3o p m
So; 1880 p. m. ~.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. m
az inches. Total since first OF the
month O.29 inches.
Tides For Today
From TiGe Tables published by U. 5
Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ----------- 2:5Oa ~ :d2s
Masonboro Inlet ------ II ola sos
1:19p 1921
Sunrise 7:O4a; sunset 5:03p; moon
rise u Pap; moonset. $50
River stage at Fayetteville, N e.,
at 8 a. M, Dec. 4. 9.8 feet.
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Italians Believed To Have
Fired Stores They Could
| Not Take Away
MACHINE GUNS TAKEN
General Headquarters Re-
ports Wide Progress Over
The Entire Front
RY MAX HARRELSON

ATHENS, Dec. 6.-(Friday)-P,-
Large fires in Porto Edda and
Argirocastro were reported today as
the Greek army pressed into the out
skirts of those two key Italian mlll-
tarv bases in southern Albania.
If was presumed here that the Ital-
ians, who have been reported aban-
doning the towns, had fired all stores
and materials they were unable To
cart away.
Firing of the two cities, Greeks
said, was designed to avert their
troops from adding to an estimated
3. 100000 pounds (about $S,O0O,o ,ooo)
worth of war materials already selz'
ed from retreating Italians.
Seize Machine Guns
More than 500 machine guns were
said to be among the prizes.
A general headquarters commune
due reported general progress over
the entire Albanian front, especially
in the central and southern sectors
Edespite< strong reaction from enemy
aviation
Italian planes bombed Corfu again.
the communique continued. but there
were no casualties and only slight
damage resulted.
Italians Ousted
On the northern sector, in the re-
zion of Koritza and Pogradetz, a
Greek spokesman declared, the last
Italians in that lofty srea hao peeh
dis1odged.
He said italian losses for the day
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

)AA'AA
The house of commons stern re-
lection of any form Of peace ges-
ture toward Britain's Nazi-Fascist
foes deserves front rank in the
European war news for many rea-
sons.
Not the least is the repercussion
that smashing 341-to-4 disavowal OF
appeasement sentiment may have
on the shaping of American policy
for expanding aid to Britain.
The peace gesture issue was
raised by a trio of labor leftists in
parliament. It served, however, to
arm Prime Minister Churchill
war ministry with an emphatic
new vote of confidence approving
aggressive prosecution of the war.
The Churchill ministry obviously
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
dusseldorf Is Pounded
BY British For II Hours

6orf fNDoN, Dec. 5.-tR-Duessel-
d f. f. h!and German port and one
PDbae 5le chief cities of the industrial
borab @ was pounded by British
lsst 'VeFS si for almost twelve hours
to5av "ght, = the air ministry SAID
Brit;3.,, B3, III the longest attack of the
powan -" campaign to smash the
Al W. OF the Nazi war machine
ainista e after wave of bombers. the
bravsd 5 news service reported,
roar w., ~ dlrty' flying weather to
littloe' o'ef II. the Rhineland city from
ALMOST al'er 6 pm. last night until
ce1djarioo. am. today, raining in.
lie rai1us es and high explosives on
district yards of the Derendort
ham NJ . o the north, the Names
Aonrenwerke armament
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Germany May
Put Pressure
On Bulgaria
May Have To Decide
Whether To Become Battle
field Or Please Nazis
FRONTIER IS CLOSED
Hitler Wants To Move
Troops Through Country
En- Route To Suez Canal
(By the Associated Press)


Scraps of news from the Balkans
hinted last night that Hitler is turn
ing the heat on Bulgaria; that Bull
garia may have to decide quickly
to become a battle-ground or work
hand in glove with Germany S
plans to march to the Near East.
Hitler, however, appears to have
changed his method; the Turks
suggest, in an official radio broad
cast, that he is dangling before
Rumania the prize of southern Do
bruja, which Rumania lost to Bull
garia barely two months ago-l1
the Rumanians will U.s. their own
army to bring the Bulgarians tc
heel.
Frontier Closed
At any rate, Bulgaria has closed
her Rumanian frontier, giving g
rather cryptic reason, and the Ru
manians have called up new re
serves which will be trained
by the thousands of German troops
now stationed in Rumania.
The reason for this would ap
pear to be Bulgaria's hesitancy tc
join the Axis lineup, repeatedly or
the advice of Soviet Russia. Eul
garia apparently has drawn fur
ther and further away from Ger
many since King Boris went tt
see Hitler some three weeks ago
Hitler, it is supposed, wants tt
move his troops through Bulgaria
perhaps next spring; then through
Turkey, across the Asia Minor lane
bridge and into French-mandatee
Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
J0SEPHUS DANIELS
PLANS TO RESIGN
u. S. Ambassador To Mex
leo Says He Wants TO
Finish Some Books

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 5.-R-U
S. Ambassador Josephus Daniels
said today he was planning to re
sign his post 'because I want te
finish some books I'm writing
while I'm still a young man." He
is past 78.
He said he had mo idea Of re-
naming in Mexico four more
years." but emphasized his plans
to leave here after nearly eight
years were indefinite.
81 may be here year, or three
months" he said. He did make il
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
COLD WAVE HITS
EASTERN STATES
Battering Seas, Gales Re.
ported In Distress Calls.
From Four Ships
(By the Associated Press

AAohSOSAs~e~~
The eastern seaboard reached
for it's earmuffs yesterday in the
wake of snow and ice from Maine
to northern Virginia - part OF a
storm which swept out over the
North Atlantic and added to the
hazards of wartime shipping.
Battering seas and high gales
we're reported in distress S
from four vessels asking immedl-
ate assistance.
Highways were treacherous, trat-
fic was disrupted in some sections,
air travel out of New York was al
most at a standstill and at least
nine deaths, including four in New
York city and Long Island, were
attributed directly or indirectly to
the storm.
Failing temperatures extended
(COntinued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
SOUTHERN BRITISH
Town
-Four Houses Smashed In
London And Several Per-
sons Are Injured

LoNDON, Dec. 6.-(Friday). In
- "a south coast town was heavily
oSSaulled @ last night with German
sAposlVe Va and incendiary bombs
" slcn set off a series of fires
o asluolhg one in nurses home
~. lGa!0lllh8 public instituton-and
81, "reckage in three streets.
w. ~ midnight London itself had
fo,,. %u alertS. In the first raid here
,,na a5 houses were smashed, and an
ros' ro1ss'eEmlned number Of persons
ba ae caught in the splinters of
M oolA0S fell all over the town in
s,i1 South, but an air raid warden
css1.I, u @lter the attack was over that
Nh Is4alIleS S had f2c~ light, the peo-
having fled early to the shell
NoHtlhued on paoe Five. FOL hN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Rumanian Army And Iron
Guard Headed For Clash

It was understood here that An
tonescu was backed up by the Ger
man army, whose troops already
stationed in Rumanian oil fields
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Evening star., 1940-04-20
|'Liie's Disabilities
To Be Topic Of
Dr.. R. H. Miller
Quartet to Sing at
kationoI City christion
Morning Service

DR.. Raphael Harwood Miller,
pastor Of the National City Christian
Church, will preach tomorrow morn
ing on, "Life's Disabilities-Handicap
or Challenger" The mixed quartet
will sing.
Miss Marjorie Webster, director
Of the Marjorie Webster School,
will give a one-act play. 1.-THE
Terrible Meek" as a dramatic read
ing before the Young Peoples group,
at $50 pm. in the social hall.
The subject for the evening meet
ing of the Senior High Department
will be, What Are Christians
Doing?" Thelma HERMAN, leader.
On Thursday, at pm. the annual
victory dinner will be held in the
social hall under the auspices of the
Woman's Council, Mrs. o. B. At
wood, president. It is in cele-
bration of the continual reduction
OF the church building fund debt.
DR.. Robert M. Hopkins, president
OF the United Christian Missionary
Society, Indianapolis, Ind. will be
the guest speaker. DR.. o. E. Reed,
chairman of the Official Board, will
preside. Special music will be
furnished by the ladies' sextet, with
Mrs. Leo Tooley. Mrs. Caroline
Randell violinist, and Mrs. Pauline
Holcomb, soprano soloist.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Metropolitan Baptist
Announces Programs

At the Metropolitan Baptist
Church tomorrow morning DR.. John
Compton Ball will preach on THE
Road of the Loving Heart" Dr.
Sterling Bockhoven and Thomas
Peed will sing duet.
Mrs. Gertrude Mockbee will pre-
sent an organ and chimes prelude
at 7:35 pm, followed by a song
service led by the assistant pastor,
the Rev. Robert Savage. He will
speak on Determining the Perfect
Will of God.'
Miss Dorothy Koons of 4l9 Fourth
street NE. will be hostess for the
meeting of the Beta Sigma Chap
ter of the w. w. G.
On Tuesday at pm. the Rev
Walton Macmillan, assistant pas.
tor at Grace Baptist Church, will
be guest teacher of the Thru-the-
Bible Glass. At 8 pm. the Woman's
Bible Glass will hold it annual BIRTH
day social. Mrs. Jessie Reichard
will preside.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Bishop Will Confirm
Trinity Church Class

Bishop James E. Freeman will
visit Trinity Episcopal Church for
the service of confirmation at II
am. tomorrow and will preach at
that service. A class of candidates
Will be presented by the Rev. Reno
S. Harp, jr.
The women will present their
united thank offering at the serv-
ice of the holy communion at 8
am.
The guest and speaker at the
meeting OF the Young Peoples Eel
lowship will be William w. Nara
more, jr., member of the Brother
hood OF st. Andrew.
On Thursday Bishop Freeman will
be celebrant at the service of holy
communion for the 44th annual
meeting of the Daughters of the
King. The meeting will be held at
Trinity Church at 10 am. Others
who will assist in the services are
the Rev. A. L. Ribble and the Rev,
Charles w. Wood. The Rev. Robert
F. Henry, Oxon Hill, Md, will con-
Duct the quiet hour"
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Lutheran Convention
To Open Tomorrow

The Executive Committee of the
Lutheran Brotherhood and the COM
mitteemen on the 21st annual con.
vention of the Lutheran Brother
hood of the Maryland Synod will
meet at 3 pm. tomorrow in Zion
Lutheran Church, Middletown, Md.
to complete final plans for the con-
vention.
President Martin A. McGrory oi
Washington announced more than
5000 Lutheran men will receive an
invitation to attend the convention
and that every church has been in
vited to send at least two delegates
The convention will open tomor-
row evening with vesper services for
men at 8 pm, continuing through
Monday, and will close with broth
erhood banquet at pm, when DR..
Robert D. Hershy of Amber, Pa,
will speak on Christian Citizen
ship"
District of Columbia officers and
members on the committee are:
Martin A. McGrory, president,
Atonement Lutheran Church; Lloyd
E. Wolfe, Atonement Lutheran
Church; Lindley L Schmidt, presi-
dent, District Lutheran Brotherhood,
st. Paul's Lutheran Church; Austin
M. Cooper, st. Marks Lutheran
Church. and John L. Hartranft, In
carnation Lutheran Church.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Christian Approach
ToAIcohoI Problem
Is Pastor S Topic
DR.. BIuckweIder to
Continue Evening Series
On Citizenship

"The Christian Approach to the
Alcoholic Beverage Problem" fourth
IN the present series of evening
sermons at the Lutheran Church of
the Reformation is the subject of
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder tomorrow
at 8 O'Clock. The Rev. Mr.. Loew,
associate pastor. will share in this
sermon. The. general series theme
is "The Responsibility of the Church
for Developing Citizenship
At II am. DR.. Blackwelder will
speak on, "Truth-Grasped or Led"
The Rev. Mr.. Loew will speak at
$3.50 am. continuing the series on
the Book Of Acts and using as his
subject, "The Kingdom-Then the
Power
The Business and Professional
Women's Group will meet at 6 pm.
on Wednesday with Mrs. Merle Cain
speaking on Missions and Their
Meaning"
The Midweek School will continue
on Thursday evening. DR.. Warren
D. Bowman will assume the leader
ship of the class on guidance in
courtship and marriage. DR.. Mary
Markley, representative of the Board
of Education of the United Lu-
theran Church in America will be the
guest lecturer in the class on the
missionary program of the modern
church.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Flag 10 Be Dedicated
AT St. Paul's Church

There will be flag dedication in
Rock Creek Church Yard, St. Paul's
Church, Rock Creek Parish, tomor-
row at $3.50 pm. by the Daughters
OF the American Colonists, District
OF Columbia Society. Mrs. David
D. Caldwell. State regent, will pre-
side.
The program will be: Call to the
Colors," Bugler David R. Caldwell,
Ill, Boy Scouts of America; invoca-
ton, Mrs. Elma Saul, State chap
lain; unveiling, Elizabeth Caldwell
Kimberly and Charles Bryant Grove.
Jr.; raising of the colors. Mrs. Enoch
johnson. donor of the flag presen-
tation of the flag pole and flag,
Mrs. Caldwell to the Rev. DR.. Frank
lin Johns Bohanan. rector; address.
History of the Colonial Church."
Col. George H. Calvert, jr., president
Maryland State Society; pledge OF al
legiance to the flag. Boy Scouts,
Troop 70, the Rev. Charles w. Wood,
Scoutmaster. The procession will be
led by the color bearers to vesper
service.
/. Selections will be rendered by the
Boys Police Band.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Fares, Please, Topic
Al Calvary Baptist
Service Tomorrow
Trustees to Present
Annual Budget
And Pledges

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, min
lister OF Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on Fares,
Please" The children's sermon
subject is Hidden Foes" The trus-
tees will present the annual church
budget and pledges for the new
year at the close of the service
At the evening service the pastor
will preach on THE Man Who
Might Have Been" He will be as
sisted by Thomas Moss and Mar
guerite Williams.
The annual spring banquet of the
Burial Glass will be held on Tues
day with Miss Margaret Reading as
toastmistress. A streamlined YER
sion of H. M. S. Pinafore' will be
given by the choral ensemble under
the direction of Florence Howard.
The annual youth week observ-
ances begins on Monday and closes
on Sunday, April %. The officers
are as follows: Pastor, Jack Hays,
jr.; associate pastor, Haley Sour
lock: musical director, Don Chase;
secretary 20 pastor, Laura Hughes;
church clerk, Harry zichterman;
organist, Frances Robinson; church
treasurer, Leo Berndt; visitor, Rose
Tuller; chairman of deacons. Dick
Thomason: deaconess, Thelma
Quinn; trustee, Fred LaWless; chief
usher, Hillman Harris; president
Woman's Missionary Society, Mary
Banks: Sunday school superintend-
ent, Ida Jeanne Dagger: assistant
superintendent, Lloyd Tenny.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Mission Head TO Speak
Al Calvary Methodist

The Rev. Orris G. Robinson, min
lister of the Calvary Methodist
Church, will preach at Ii am. to-
morrow on The Days Work." The
Senior Choir. under the direction
of Louis Potter, will provide special
music
The Rev. Luther Flynn. director OF
the Pittman Community Center at
Sevierville, Tenn, will tell of the
work in that home mission center
at 8 pm. Eight young people of
the high school graduating class
also will participate in the service.
They are: Hazel Parrott, Mona
Thompson, Eugene Huskey, Ray
Stamey, Ralph Rice, R. v. Hurst
and Clyde McMahan. Miss Maysie
Pierce and Raymond Huskey, teach
ers in the school, will take part.
The young people will hold a tea
at 6:l5 pm. when the visiting young
people from Pittman Center will be
their guests.
The minister will continue the
discussion of the book "Methodists
United for Action" Thursday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Dr.. Cartwright to Talk
On Catholic Rudio Hour

THE Holy Ghost With Us" will
be the subject of DR.. John K. Cart
wright on the Washington Catholic
Radio Hour tomorrow at 7::3O pm.
at the Immaculate Conception
Church. 1t will be broadcast over
VOL.
DR.. Cartwright will also preach
the sermon at the 1915 mass, when
the Rev. Joseph E. Gedra will be
the celebrant. The Boy Choristers
will sing at both services.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Trinity Methodist

DR.. John w. Hancher, a member
of the Iowa-Des Moines Conference
and former chancellor of Iowa Wes-
leyan University. will speak at II
m. on "Mercurius Herbert Nc
Murray, teacher of the adult Bible
classes, will speak on Acres of
Diamonds" at pm.
On Tuesday at pm. the Louise
Shelton Bible Glass will meet at
the church. A covered-dish supper
will be held Thursday at 6 pm.