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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
WILLKIE ATTACKS
HOUSING PROGRAM
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now compete with and even fight
each other, to the detriment of
housing as a whole"
Travelling to the home district of
Rep. Charles A. Halleck, one of
his close advisers, Willkie draft
ed his statement after his physi-
clan, DR.. H. D. Barnard, suggest
ed that he abandon plans to at
tend church in Mingo Junction,
Ohio, a steel mill town.
The nominee was troubled by
a slight cold.
In his statement, Willkie said
that in his travels he had been
deeply impressed with the dilap-
idated appearance of the homes of
millions of. OUR people,"
Adding that it sis absolutely
essential to remedy those condi-
tlons," Willkie continued:
cit is widely recognized, how
ever, that the New Deal housing
program has begged down. This
has been due to a lack of frank
ness on the part of the New Deal
in failing to admit the. real ex-
tent of federal slum clearance sub
sides. 1t has been also due to faul-
ty administration. Today, 10 differ
ent u~ncorrelated agencies-FWA,
USHA, FILA, FSA, Hole. HOLB.
CHIC, DHC, NRBB, PBA, RFC
Mortgage, PWA, and the building
departments of the army and
navy procurement divisions-com-
pete with and even igat each
ether to the detriment of housing
as a whole.
The New Deal system gener.
ally is paralyzed by a maze OF
red tape. AS the result of dupli-
cation and poor administration,
costs have been excessive, to the
detriment of the home owner, ten.
ant, and general taxpayer. One q
the first tasks of the next admin.
i%stration should be to consider the
housing situation as a WHOLE"
Willkie then offered this program
l. Stimulation of slum clearance,
land use planning and housing are
government functions which
should always supplement and
stimulate private enterprise ano
initiative rather than encroach up
on it."
2. Federal housing agencies
should be correlated.
3. Agencies such as FILA. Hole,
USHA AND FSA should be main.
tanned, "but their administration
must be improved"
4. Federal cooperation with 10.
cal authorities and private enter
prise in neighborhood planning.
5. Clear definition of respective
responsibilities of federal, state
and local governments in an !,
housing program.
8. Removal of Embellishments
holding back h S in g recovery
such as high costs, politically ex
plotted building codes, and ex.
cesslve real estate taxes" ?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
REPORT
BERLIN FACTORIES
DAMAGED in RAIDS
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see vivid white flashes at tn e
blazing airplane engine works as
they roared homeWard.
(The German high. command ad.
mitted that lone enemy plane
bombed Berlin but said that "as
in other large cities damage was
caused only to dwellings.''')
Hamburg's much-bombed docks
and shipping areas had three sep
arate attacks directed at them,
the news service said.
Other targets the communique
said were attacked were oil plants
at Stettin, Leuna and Cologne; ma
val docks at Cuxhaven and Bre:
men; railway communications al
Bremen, Dortmund and Brussels;
port facilities at Flushing nd
Antwerp. and several German air
dromes.
The night attacks were a con-
tinuation Of the British master
PLAN which emissions systematic
assaults on the Nazi military ma
chine instead of reprisals on Ger
man cities for German raids on
London and British cities. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
CHARGES
DENIED BY GREEKS
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Greeks claimed to be agents of
Greek authorities is considered here
to be a childish claim"
An inspired newspaper. article
termed the Italian charge "fantas.
tic" and an article in the Turkish
newspaper "Conponta" which said
there is no doubt Greece will de-
fend her independence under all cir
cumstances" was reprinted in Athens
newspapers without comment.
Discuss Charges
Greek and italian army command
ers were reported to have discussed
late today the Italian claims that
two Albania soldiers were killed
and three wounded and six Greek
soldiers captured after a fight sew
eral miles inside Albanian territory
early Saturday.
The newspaper which called the
italian report fantastic" declared
the Greeks were quite "unmoved by
the Italian accusation" and added
that Greece is doing its best to pre-
vent European conflagration
from spreading to the Balkans"
Agence D'Athenes, Greek news
agency, said it had learned that
Greek military authorities had re.
the following information:
That about 2 a. m. Saturday
Greek posts heard gunfire in the
direction Of Viglisa, a few miles in
side Albanian territory.
=" From the manner in which
the Greek posts were located pas
sage through the frontier was en-
tirely excluded as a possibility,
whether toward Greece or toward
the agency said, and then
added that "tthere exists some in
according to which AL
bantam bands have been formed in
Albanian territory with an unknown
The government, in a second COM
repeated the story of gun
fire being heard, and asserted a
Greek officer advised an Italian Of
ficer of the shots Tin conformity
with a military rule in force on the
frontier" and asked for a meeting
with the Italian officer "for the pur-
of learning what happened and
reaching an understanding with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
FRENCH DEFENSE
COUNCIL FORMED
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the council, would rule according
10 the laws existing in France
June %, 1910, the day Marshal
Philippe Petain capitulated to
Germany. ..
The proclamation issued by de
iaulle said:
In view of tn efact that hence
onward Free French forces re-
present the only resort of the ia
anerland L, their leader, today
AVE decided to appoint a council
Or me defense of the empire.
lhls council will perform on
'ehalf Of France all the duties of
I war government in all French
erfltories which are fighting on or
VII fight on.
French officers, French SOL
alefS, French citizens, a few in
,alnous politicians are delivering
ne empire of France.
be prepared to stand to your
Inns" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
MEXICO DECIDES
TO LIFT EMBARGO
ON JAP EXPORTS
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monopolies, probably
would continue on the restricted
list. But full freedom of trade has
been restored to private opera
tors.
Since last week Mexican agents
were reported to have impounded
thousands of tons of such items as
oil, flour, molybdenum, scrap iron,
anthony and fbers
ready for shipment to Japan in
Mexican ports.
One diplomatic source said the
present embargo is being lifted be-
cause Mexico had good intentions,
but did not stop to think what
they would cost"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
PETAIN SEEKING
TO MAKE NEW AXIS
ACCORD POPULAR
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and Marshal Petain have agreed
in principal to work together to
rebuild European peace.
But the government took the at
titude that France is meeting the
Axis on equal terms despite her
defeat, and the Spokesman praised
G r many's "unquestionable
grandeur" in treating with a de-
feated enemy after four months.
The spokesman commended there
was no humiliation for France in
the negotiations now in progress
and held out a prospect Of a re-
turn to normal which would mean
prosperity for all.
They warned the French to be-
ware of ''insidious rumors" from
England which, they said, would
try to place obstacles before the
new French policy.
They also took the line h a t
since the armistice France has
changed profoundly and that it is
with this new France that Hitler
is able to treat.
Marshal Petain, they said, gave
his free consent to the policy of
collaboration in continental Eu-
rope.
Censorship limited French news
papers to bare official announce
ments and officials made no Sc
cret that strict press control will
remain in force until further ne
gotiations have been held.
The government secrecy b d
many rumors of what is going on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
EARLE ROMMEL

ASHEVILLE, Oct. 27. - Up -
Earle Rommel, so, for many years
treasurer of the Rudolph Blanken-
burg company of Philadelphia, died
here today after a long illness. MI.
Rommel came to Asheville in 1885
because of his health. While in Phila-
delphia he was a member of the
Union League and Of the PhiladG-
phia Country club. He maintained a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
r JOSEPH T. KING

Mrs. Joseph T. King, 66, died il
a local hospital yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock after a brief
illness.
Funeral services will be held
from Grace Methodist church Tues
day morning at 1880 o'clock, with
the Rev. j. F. Herbert, pastor Of
the church, officiating.
She is survived by one niece,
Mrs. j.. V. Riley, of Goldsboro:
n nephew, H. M. Kendall, of Will
mington; one great nephew, Hardy
Lee Thompson, of Goldsboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Continued Warm
Weather Is Forecast

Fair and continued warm wealth.
er was forecast for Wilmington
and vicinity today by weather bu-
reau officials last night.
Temperatures for today are ex.
pected to range from go to 30 de.
grees.
a. US temperatures
ranged from a low Of So to a high
of 70 degrees, with the mean six
above the normal of 81 degrees. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Authority To Ask For
Bids On $685. 900 Bonds

The Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington will advertise
for bids on Series-A bonds, to-
falling approximately $195, 600, on
November IS, H. R. Emory, ex-
ecutive manager of the Authority,
said last night.
The bids will be opened in the
Authority's office or December /.
Emory said that the amount for
which bids will be asked repre-
sents the authority's share of 10
per cent of the total cost of the two
low-rent housing projects here. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
HENRY C. WALL

ROCKINGHAM, Oct. 81. Up
Henry C. Wall, So, business man and
civic leader, died in his sleep early
today. He attended to various bust
ness interests yesterday and there
was no indication of illness.
Wall, a alumnus of the University
of North Carolina, was former chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners, former president of Rober-
del Manufacturing company and
owned two theaters.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at $3.50 p. m. tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Obituarie S
DIR. G. T. TOREY

DR.. G. T. Storey, 80, father of
DR.. c. H. Storey, pastor of St. An
drew's Presbyterian church here,
died at his home at Bay City, Tex
as, yesterday morning at 6:lA
o'clock, it was learned here yes
terday.
Funeral services will be held in
Bay City this afternoon.
DIR. Storey has left the city to at
tend the final rites.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28

should be cheered, nevertheless,
by hints that Britain does not in
tend to surrender all initiative to
the enemy.
May Act Quickly
Should the Axis legions march
into Greece, British naval and lana
forces are expected to act quickly
at least to make sure that the
strategic island of Crete does not
fall into enemy hands to become
a springboard for air raids on
Egypt.
In London, there is pointed talk
of an attempt to take control OF
Syria. ..,.
DISPATCHES suggest the possible
ty of another battle of Oran with
the British Eastern Mediterranean
forces swooping down on the
French base of Toulon to remove
the threat that French ships might
serve the enemy.
Though Britain is believed to
have a maximum Of $50, 600 troops
in Egypt and Palestine and is out
numbered in the air, the British
navy is still boss of the Middle sea
with eight OF ten ~battleships avail
able, and. thus is capable of car
rying out some important coun-
ter-coups.
Gibraltar is widely credited with
strength to- sustain a siege of
months, and even its fall, many
strategists believe, need not break
the blockade as long as the East
ern Mediterranean citadel is held.
held
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Dr.. Willis Will Speak
To Business Club Here

DR.. l.. G. Willis, of the soil re-
search laboratories, will speak or
Business Profits by Help to Farm
ers" at a meeting of the Better
Business club of Wilmington at the
Tide Water assembly hall tonight
at 7:3O o'clock.
Members of the club will also
discuss further resolutions adopted
by the organization at recent meet
ings,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Police Seek Wounded
Man Who Fled From
Community Hospital

Police yesterday werk looking
for a negro man, who jumped
from a window and ran away be-
fore getting treatment for knife
wounds at the Community hospi-
tai.
A r at the hospital said that
the man had been cut and that
bleeding when he escaped. Police
last night had been unable to To-
cate the negor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct. q.
-R-Amid a din of screaming
fire sirens this s%eacoast commun-
ity staged an almost total ''black-
out" against a theoretical enemy
air raid tonight to climax a day
devoted to a stimulation of emer.
gency under attack conditions on
a vital seaboard obaectite. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
COAL UNIONS ASK
LEWIS TO RESIGN
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this one from local union 1925 at
Stamford:
1--WE ask you to resign as presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
for the benefit of the organiza-
ton. When you attacked Presi-
dent Roosevelt in your speech Oct
ober Is you attacked labor's pest
friend. j.. We believe the sooher
we eliminate men from our ranks
the type of you, the better for the
united Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca"
Democratic National Commit
teeman Arthur B. Koontz assert
ed meanwhile that Lewis endorse
ment of Willkie will not adverse
ly affect the result in West Vir-
ginia." 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
MARRY
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. d. R :

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27.- R =
James Kelvin McGuiness, Al, film
writer and producer, and Baron
ess Lucie Won Ledermann-Wart
berg, formerly of Silesia, Ger
many, were married in Las We
gas, New, today. The bride, who
came to this country five years
ago, said her family now is
England and a. brother is fighting
in the British. army. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
NEW CABINET

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 27.-IF
A new Australian federal cabinet
with Robert G.. Menzies retaining his
portfolios as premier and minister OF
coordination of defense and acqulr-
ing a third as minister of informa-
ton was announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
M M. FREDELL

MORGANTON, Oct. 27.-lR-Fun-
eral services were held in upper
Rutherford county today for 49,
month-old James Matthew Fredell,
who drowned yesterday in a small
branch near his home.
Member. of the family thought
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28

that the tot, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will D. Fredell, wandered after some
older children and fell into the
water.
Coroner r. l.. Hovis ruled the
death accidental.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-R-Weath-
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending s p. m. !:
Station High Low Prec.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28

should be cheered, nevertheless,
by hints that Britain does not in
tend to surrender all initiative to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09

ing nature One may have had but inferior results with the packets of seed last year, but the fault not too personal due only because or the shght error in not selecting the new and improved variety
 Consider: They have proved to do well even during the hot and dry weather; This is made up from named largeflowered varieties and is great y superior to the general mixtures; This section IS very valuable for cutting The early free, and continuous blooming qualities of this variety have made it one of the great bedding pants; and, The plants succeed in almost any soil and position, and flower during a long season. While they will con- inue in good condition and flower freely for many years without attention, yet they respond qulcKy to and are improved by cultivation"
 Here at last is method of surpassing those neighbors of yours in raising almost anything with surprising perfection all long with no symp- tom of exertion.
 While yet snow and frost threaten the most favorable time for gardening is at hand Put an other log on the fire, adjust the light, relax and read the catalogues,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
M o D E P N ETIOUET TIE
By Roberta L~s

Q. Is smoking a question of nor als?
 A. No, but it surely is question of manners. Neither a man nor a woman should smoke where there is a possibility of it being objectionable. And the person who deliberately or thoughtlessly directs a cloud of smoke across a table into another's face really deserves a reprimand.
 O. Isn't it bad taste to talk over" a hand of bridge that has been played, or a rubber, calling attention to mistakes, and discuss ing how it was played?
 A. Yes. This is very boring to many people. One should forget it and concentrate on the next hand.
 @. How should Jean Norton, who is Is, be introduced to Mrs Mar shall who is 60?
 A. Mrs. Marshall, this is Jean Norton"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
JUNEAU's SPORTS CARNIVAL

Though it hasn't been called by that name, winter sports carnival of considerable proportions is now in progress in Juneau Eight basketball teams five of them from out of town, contesting here in the first annual Southeast Alaska Basketball Tour nament Tomorrow skers from throughout the district will meet for honors in the fifth annual Gastineau Channel Ski Tournament at the upper ski cabin at the head of the Douglas trail.
 Juneau should develop the pair of events into a major attraction in years to come, that the joint tournament will compare with the Fairbanks Ice Carnival and the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. If a real effort made year, not just by skiers and basketball fans, but by the whole community we make of winter sports carnival something which will attract competitors and spectators from all Alaska.
 The success of the basketball tournament this year is outstanding Teams came from Ketchikan Petersburg Sitka Haines and Skagway to test their speed and skill against three local squads. Capacity crowds have. been drawn to the High School gym nasium for every game of the series. The finals tonight should see record turnout.
 Tomorrows ski tournament will put exciting climax on rather disappointing season. It simply hasn't showed enough this winter. But good course awaits contestants at the upper bowl and with fine weather promised, skiers should see a big day to- morrow.
 Juneau needs major winter endeavor to de- velop community spirit and unity. The joint basket ball and skiing tournament is a natural. We must have them together again next year and have the whole Channel working to make them even greater
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Cs~ds~

Words Often Misused: A decided victory by the army (one that is unmistakable) is not necessarily the decisive battle Terminating the war)
 Often Mispronounced: M ny :. Pronounce men-i, not mani.
 Often Misspelled: Coarse (not fine). Course progress; paSsage).
 Synonyms: Invent, create, orig mate, devise contrive
 Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Gossamer; a film of cobwebs float ing in the air in calm clear wealth CT. Pronounce the as in of, ac- cent first syllable). Light as a gossamer is the circumstance which can bring enjoyment to a consci- ence which is not its own accuser." |" W. Carleton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
No Notes, Please
Cphiladelnhia Recordl

Philadelphia Record)
 Apparently have learned some lessons from previous wars Not many years ago there would have been vast public resentment over an incident such as the British seizure, at bayonet point, of mail from American clipper plane at Bermuda
 And there would have been notes. The State Department would have sent nasty note to the British. Notes like words-one leads to another And, too often to trouble
 Today, in this at least, attitude is more intelligent. Though the incident happened January 18 the State Department has sent notes. For such wisdom it appears we have Secretary Hull to thank. He has made it clear that he doesn't like what the British did but at the time he point ed out that the clipper planes don't have to stop at Bermuda In other words no serious damage was done us: nothing to warrant sticking our necks into the no-mans-land of technical rights during warfare.
 There is no indication that the public is going to get very excited about it, either We seem to have learned that when a is going on, you either get in or stay out-completey. There's not much sense in writing indignant notes to men with guns in their hands, fighting desperately for life
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
Plain Stupidity
Cincinnati Enquirer)

(Clnclnnau EnQurer)
 When one looks up the Swedish town of Pajala on a map, he naturally wonders first of all why seven Russian bombers should be so far from any important Finnish population center military ob- jective. One would not be surprised if Red planes attacked towns along the railway leading from Fin land into Sweden But that line is 85 miles from Pajala at the nearest point.
 The conclusion is unacceptable that the Soviet Government is bombarding the Swedish Finnish frontier indiscrminatey and thus deliberately at tempting to frghten Sweden into strcter neutrality by showing what penalties she will pay for active intervention Finland's side.
 Whatever the motive of the Russian leaders in ordering flights Swedish soil, the effect is plain The intensive bombardment of Swedish town has given strength to the already con- siderable "actvist' movement within Sweden.
 This faction is making stronger demands the government to intervene with armed forces to aid Finland With great popular support it may yet override the caution of the aged sovereign and his equally cautious ministry.
 Russian leaders like those of NaZ Germany make their greatest mistakes when they try to bluff foreign peoples. Because they rely on brute force at home to keep their populations submis- sve they naturally incline to similar tactics when they seek to persuade" neighboring peoples
 Germany has attempted to keep Holland and Belgium in line by threading invasion Russia now habituated to the imitation of German methods is apparently using the foolhardy tactic in dealing with the threat of Swedish intervention
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-09
on YEARS AGO
 LO hea TIE RApGG

MARCH 9, 1920 Between $3,OO0 and $4,O00 were to be expended by the Pacific Coast Company on their property in Ju- neau in the near future. Authori- zation was received by P. c. Brown, engineer for the company, to go ahead with plans that he had drawn for the improvement of the waterfront property of the com pany here.
 The steamer Spokane which was in port was to stop at Gypsum or the trip south and discharge freigh for the Pacific Coast Gypsum Com pany operating a mine there.
 George Parks, official of tn e United States Land Office, left on the Admiral Evans for Peters burg where he was to issue deeds for the lots in the townsite.
 Hillary McKanna, who owned a ranch at Eagle River, near Salt Lake, and was also postmaster at Amalga, the name of the Eagle River poStoffice, left on the Este beth for home.
 Frank F'remming, who held valu- able property in Berners Bay, in the vicinity of the Jualin mine, left on the Estebeth to do development work.
 c. H. Boyles and Mrs. Boyles were returning on the Admiral Wat son. They spent large part of the winter in the East, spending considerable time at New York and Boston.
 A. Shoucaire, of the Leader De- partment Store, was to arrive here on the Princess Mary after being on business trip to Seattle for sev- eral weeks.
 Weather: highest 36, lowest 32, cloudy.