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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
HUNGARY CALLS MORE
MEN INTO THE ARMY
Continued From Page One)

tervene in the turbulent southeast
ern European situation.
Report from heavily : censored
Rumania gave further support to
the view that the Nazis were pre-
pairing Balkan armies for double
duty.
Air Raid Drills
Bucharest was ordered to hold
air raid warning drills two hours
each morning, and other reports
said there was a serious oil short
age in the Nazi-occupied country
which is rich in petroleum fields.
Bulgarian dispatches declared
German troops streaming into Ru-
mania we're concentrating princi-
pal1y in the oil district north and
west of Bucharest.
Reports of sabotage in Rumanian
oil fields reached Sofia.
Numerous fires which have bro
ken out there recently we're said
in the Sofia reports to have been
attributed to disgruntled Rumanian
army officers.
The Germans were said to be
gradually eliminating Rumanians
from the oil fields.
While troops moved in other sec
tons of the Balkans, there was nc
sign of special military precautions
in Bulgaria. However, it was re-
ported additional reserves might
be called up by mid-January, per.
haps the years entire conscript
class.
King Boris III of Bulgaria, who
is reported to have told Adolf Hit.
Ter he would step from his throne
rather than grant German troops
a free way across his country, is
expected to make an important ra.
dio speech Wednesday,.
That address, observers said,
might give Bulgaria a tip on his
policy regarding the German
troops on his border. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
INCREASE IN FARM
PRICES REPORTED
Stood At 1O1 Per Cent OF
1904 Level During THE
Middle Of December

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. - Up -
Farm prices in December were
2 points higher than a month earlier
and stood at 101 per cent of the
1904 level, the agricultural mar
keting service reported today. The
report added. however, that the gen
eral level Of prices paid by farmers
for commodities was 1872 per cent of
the 1904 average.
The mid-December average of
farm prices was 5 points above the
level at the corresponding period
last year.
Grain prices declined an average
of 2 points between mid-November
and midi December as declines in corn,
wheat and rye overbalanced increas-
es in other cereals. The cotton and
cottonseed index was unchanged.
Lint prices were slightly lower but
seed was higher.
Meat animal prices averaged 1
pOlIlC 1OWSI Will S1Scp d1lO 1dlIIDo
registering the only advances. Dairy
products were up Z points and the
chicken and egg index rose 2 points.
Midi December prices of poultry
were Is points higher than at the
corresponding time last year. Fruit,
meat animals and dairy products
were up 10 points. Truck crop
prices averaged 8 points off, grain
prices were down 6 points and cotton
and cottonseed prices averaged 3
points lower.
Prices paid by farmers for pro-
cessed feeds advanced generally be-
tween mid-November and middle
cember but corn prices were lower.
The feed index, which stood at 100
per cent of the 1904 average, was
2 points higher than a month earl
Ter and 1 point higher than a year
earlier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
ship IS FORCED
TO RETURN HERE
Leak Develops Over Concrete
Patch In Hole In Side
OF Severance

Misfortune continued to dog tho
heels of the steamer Severance YES.
terday when the vessel put out to
sea under her w steam but was
forced to turn back to port when
a leak developed in the concrete
patch over the hole. Which resulted
several weeks ago when the ship
rammed into the fender piling Of
the Cape Fear river bridge.
c. D.. Maffitt, agent for the ship,
said that the Severance was accom-.
panied by the tug Warbler and the
wrecking barge Chapman.
The ship had just passed the
ocean bar when the leak became
apparent.
The Severance was going to New.
port News for more complete re.
pairs. The tug and barge immedi.
ately accompanied her back in port
where she is locked at the Sea-
board terminals. The wrecklng
company officials estimate 1t Will
probably be a week before the
Severance can be repaired suffic'
iently to undertake another ocean
trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
Gable Enters Hospital
For Treatment Of Injury

BALTIM r E, Dec. 30.-LR-
Screen star Clark Gable entered the
Johns Hopkins hospital here today
for examination and treatment of a
shoulder injury.
Accompanied by his actress wife,
Carole Lombard, Gable went directly
to the hospital after an hour-long
preliminary examination at the Of
flee of DR.. Louis Hannah.
Both Gable and Miss Lombard
were to remain at the hospital and
said it might be three days
before he could make a definite re-
port on the shoulder, injured by fall
ing bricks about three years ago in
filming the picture "San Francisco"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
STORES STARTED
AT HOLLY RIDGE
Continued From Page One)

erecting a building to house a ready
made clothing store here.
And w. B. Mclean and John p.
Buie, of Red Springs, have leased
land on which they will erect a
Grade A cafe.
Meanwhile C. c. Hines, postmaster
here, said that this week he will
move his filling station back from
the highway and begin erection of
a filling station, p%ostoffice building
and grocery store.
LIEUT.. Col. Albertis Montgomery,
construction quartermaster, and
Lieut.. Alden E. Specs, executive Of
ficer, made a tour of inspection of
the camp site yesterday.
Col. Montgomery said last night
that the principal work now under
way is the grading and clearing of
the site. He said that steady pro.
gress is being made on the construc-
ton of the camp.
Approximately 2,100 men were at
work on the camp site where adj
ditional buildings are going up,
streets are being graded, railroad
tracks are being built and tempo
rary electric lines are being installed
to provide power for the immense
task O. constructing a $4,000, 900
encampment large enough to house
10000 men.
Contractors representatives today
revealed that present plans for the
camp call for the streets running
perpendicu1arly to U. S. Highway
II to be numbered from / to 40 con-
secutively from south to north, and
that streets paralleling the highway
will be lettered A, B etc., from the
highway westwardly.
Quarters for the two negro regi-
ments which are to be stationed
here will be located at the southern
end of the reservation, it was re-
vealed, and will occupy streets from
1 through IA.
In Raleigh yesterday r. Mayne
Albright said that he estimated that
within a month the North Carolina
State Employment Service will have
placed 10000 workers at the base.
So far S75 laborers and 1875 carpen-
tiers head the list of those given
work here.
In Wilmington the NOSES office
moved from the Wallace build
ing to the Cape Fear Artillery Arm
oxv on Market street to care for the
extra demand for workers registra,
ton caused by the work at the camp.
Two more officers have arrived
to join the force of Lieut.. Col. AL
bertis Montgomery, constructing
quartermaster of the Wilmington
Anti-Aircraft Firing Center.
They are Capt. Max r. Simon, of
Albany, N. Y, who came here from
Tallahassee, Fla, where he has been
engaged on a defense project; and
Lieut.. Robert E. Kraft, of Wash
D. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
Johnson Declines Comment
On Rooseuelt's Speech

RAWLINs, Wyo., Dec. 3o.-R-
Senator Hiram johnson CR-Calif)
declined comment today on Presi-
dent R~oosevelt's speech. He said
he hadn't read it yet.
He told reporters during a train
stop that he was on his way to
Washington Ito help keep America
out of war"
johnson added, however, that he
favored aid to Britain but not at
the risk of involving this nation in
war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
Fire Sweeps Through
Conway Business Area

CONWAY, S. c., Dec. 30.-R-
A fire broke out in the Carterette
Sign Shop off Laurel street here to-
night and quickly spread to Abrams
Department Store and the Western
Auto Associates store.
An hour after the blaze was dis
covered it was still out of control. A
light wind hampered the firemen in
battling the blaze. The origin of the
fire could not Immediately be de-
termined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
TWO HELD

KINSTON, N. c., Dec. 30.-R-
A coroner's jury recommended to-
night that Sammy Davis, %, and
Harold Howard, 20, be held in con-
nection with the death of Louis
.Gaylor, 48, father-in-law of Davis.
Gaylor, a plumber, disappeared
November "a and his body was
found three weeks later in Neuse
river. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
Randolph To Speak Al
Printing Industry Meet

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 3d. IN
Woodruff Randolph of indianapolis,
secretary-treasurer of the Inter
national Typographical Union and
the National Allied Printing Trades
Council, will be the chief speaker
at a special mid-winter meeting of
members of the printing industry
of the southeast here the last
weekend in January.
Although the program is incom-
plete, the first business session
probably will be held January Is.
Organization work and other
matters will be discussed.
According to the latest reports.
there are 303, 900 miles of urban
streets in the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
DEL. RIO ILL

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-R-
Dolores Del Rio is i'll with influ-
enza, her lawyer said today, and
hearing of her divorce suit in which
she charges Cedric Gibbons, film
art director, with cruelty was de-
layed indefinitely. Meanwhile,
friends said, Actor Director Orson
Welles is keeping the actress sick
room filled with flowers. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
PROTEST REJECTED

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3O.-RE
The ministry of foreign relations
has rejected an official German
protest against the showing mere
Of Charlie Chaplin's 1.-The Dicta-
tor" it was learned authoritative
ly tonight. The protest has been
filed by German Minister Rudt
Won Gutenberg. No Italian protest
was made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
FIELD TRIALS OPEN

SEDGEFIELD. Union Springs.
Ala. Dec 30.-P-Before enc OF
the most colorful galleries ever to
hunt the south's quail countr:.:-
over 100 sportsmen and sportswomen
on horseback-18 of the country's
finest dogs found 81 coveys of birds
today, in the opening of the first
annual Blue & Gray field trials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
War Interpretive
Continued From Page One)

to Britain's ability to meet any
new German assault, and Ameri-
can ability to furnish her the
means of final victory.
Weeks ago British cabinet spokes-
men told parliament tn they
were making "a clean breast to
Washington of Britain's war re-
sources, military, economic and fl
nancial.
A complete pattern of Britain's
war status has been woven for the
President. 1t well may include full
information as to exactly how, if
not when, the London government
expects to turn the tables on its
Axis foes and carry the fighting
to them on all fronts.
Against that background Of in
formation, the Roosevelt prophecy
is far more than a word of new
year good cheer to bomb-battered
England. 1t represents a consen-
sus of Washington officialdom that
Britain has already turned the cor
ner in her fight for survival.
As Supreme Effort
1t is clearly to supply her with
the means of taking the offensive
that the President has invoked his
countrymen to a supreme effort.
His words must be considered
against the background of recent
British limitations that the new
year, 1871, would see the possibility
of complete and final victory over
Nazidom, given the about Ameri-
can material aid Mr.. Roosevelt has
now pledged.
That expression of American pol
icy and determination re%pudiated
utterly a stalemate end of the a
It banned American encourage
ment of peace talk as without
fright or reason until the day
comes when there is a clear in
tention on the part of the aggfessor
nations to abandon all thought of
dominating or conquering the
world" That means until both Hit
Ter and Mussolini and their re-
gimes have been destroyed.
There was another obvious pur-
pose in the Presidents mind. On
information and belief he shares
the London view that Italian mo
rale, never keyed for participation
in the war or for the Rome-Berlin
fellowship, has been badly shaken
by the defeats the Fascist troops
have suffered at Greek and British
hands.
Relayed in Italian
Mr.. Roosevelt's words were re-
layed in italian by British radio
stations. His assertion that the
Italian people, forced to become
accomplices of the Nazis," do not
know 'how soon they will be en-
braced to death by their Allies"
touches closely a developing inter-
nal situation confronting Mussolini.
There was no mention of France
by the President, except to list it
among German-conquered nations
of the continent. Yet by implica-
ton and timing his words we're
aimed as much at Vichy as at
Rome. They were calculated to
stiffen resistance of the Petain re-
gime to any German demands for
French aid against T-itain. They
were hardly less calculated to
stimulate French colonial leanings
toward the Free French cause.
Official reaction in Berlin or
Rome to the Roosevelt address de-
serves less attention than its pos
sible effect upon French opinion,
upon Bulgarian, Yugoslavian,
and Turkish elements of the seeth-
ing Balkan situation, or. perhaps
most of ALL, upon Russia. The
Presidents prophecy of Axis de-
feat in view of his intimate knowl-
edge of Britain's situation could
influence any o. all Of
them, and the trend of the war in
the East. /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31

More than 100000 oil wells, the
greatest number in the history OF
the petroleum industry, were pro-
.ucing in the United States at the
end of 1899.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31
COLD WAVE

MADRID, Dec. 3O.-dR-A cold
wave over all Spain brought ice
and snow today to normally warm
Seville for the first time in many
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31

It costs the average driver about
three cents a mile today to drive
his car; in 1900 the average was
30 cents a mile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-31

Drinking water costs the state
of New York twice as much, as the
gasoline used in its motor vehicles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
Olds Off TO Best Year in History

"Oldsmobiie dealers In all sec
tons Of the country reported most
enthusiastic receptions fxpm the
public for our Sax new series Of
car" said Rslston. and prospects
Of oIdsmobils's biggest sales year
are much in evidence. Our new
record for the first 10 days Of
this month = particularly note
worthy IN view Of the fact that
public announcement Of our 1871
cars was not made until the last
week Of September, and dealers
At that time had only a limited
number Of models and body types
However. production has now been
Substantially increased and dealers
are displaying a eomplets hns Of
our 1871 cars"
Ralston also reported that sales
Of used cars for the first 10 days
Of October established a new CON-
pany record for this period with
sales q .anEs tf.sn 1z,zbc cara
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
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revealed = hox wlth f,fnny suaell-
ing auanAs rumina from a. we
aieays thought theY tieksdl
Mafmafins = fsfxsnt prayer fhs
ships MASTER ct sFns luesed 4
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yokcasma shes - FIRST - sev-
srai SHIPS b. ~ especially 49,
patched u svseusts Amerirsns
from fhs -ar.teFn ard imrsfllsd
Orient
Reader Harry Howard writes
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Nictnfia. snd between seattle snd
Vancouver
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good enough 10 lend = hand Ven
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another Tacema evening nsws-
rapsfl hat the nAms ~ Tusheat
Annisa famous and nythical vessel
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tho wnfia sriEhts shout the To-.
boats Hams ws faasr 80 might
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even tins iats N ths sams
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
Nash Offering
Three Series
Line Now Covers
Wide Market Runge

Covering the widest markst
Fanrs In - history. Szsh Motors
n iati - effsr nftsen models
IN three series. starting IN ths
iew price eiss. and ranging com
rlsteiy upward through he feids
n which % per cent - al u :
passenger cars are ~nld
Tne three SERIES include the rev
priced SA=h Ambassador coo
ne low medium prices aerorc~F=
I'D Nash Ambassador slx. and
ire medium priced asrorcwered
Nash Ambassador Fight repFe-
sented ~ t~e dealers the san.
fori naii Nash CO. Ard south side
Nash. 60.
The Ambassador 500. Featured
- = new =sx-cyllndeF motor that
promises neN economy records FOR
falll-sired cars. and biz. radically
new "unitised@ body. viil he avail.
able IN ssx hoty styles = deluxe
trunk hack. four-doof sedan, :
deluxe slipssrsam four door sedan
DELUXE eeupe hroukham: = de-
is~s coupe = special siipstresm
four door sedan. and : business
coupe
The Ambassador a.. with =
los horsepower asrurossr twin
ignition motor. and 1gi.inch
wheelhase. features : convertible
eours with automatic tor. =
trunk hack four-door sedan. =
siirssream four-door ssdan; =
eoaps hrouFhsm, and = business
coupe
The Mash srnior line. the Am.
hassador Eight. aerorowsred and
nearly ~ feet Ions. includes =
eonvertlhl. coupe with automatic
top = trink-typs -four .deor sedan
= slipstream four-dcor sedan. and
. coupe hreuEham.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
Lewis County
Takes 5 Men

Five young mes arrested A<rs
on the bunch 81 Detectives nill
Turner ard Walter Isanlck ~sr.
IN the custody n Lew. sauaty
officials "Wednesday .. confessed
thieves
rhs quintet aha hroks anasf
eon,inuea police questioning IN sns
cfflcs of Detective Captain cuff
osborns and finally admitted steai-
Ing miscellaneous loot which they
first claimed 20 o~n. was turned
over - officers from centrsllA
late Tuesday afternoon
Daryl Williams. n. his brother.
Walter, "a. osns ns<idlock. n. ard
Arthur Lee. ~. al II kslso. and
Frank plstA "a. Of i.angviaw, uers
arrested Monday night In thslr
ear police found rsdios. . rifle.
field glasses, = sap. blankets and
other articles. most ~ which vafi.
Gus ousa admitted stealing On =
short lived crime foFay that started
last week end The rins vas taken
from = pawn shop while two mem.
bars ~ the gang occupied tina man
ayers attention they said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
Buick for 1910
Very Quiet Car
Much Thought
Given TO Insulotion

Drivers today are positive m
their demands for quietness Of
operation and comfort. says W. c.
Baldwin, sales manager OF Mueller
Hsrkins. and Buick engineers have
paid particular attention 10 new
and more efficient types Of insnlst-
ing materials in the development
Of sound-deadening.
For example" Baldwin said.
Buick dash mats are a comblna-
ton Of exploded fiber and jnts.
providing a much better silenoing
treatment. And Buick n using
rock wool for the first time on
1e41 models. This material not
only effectively insulates against
sound. but likewise IA a barrier
10 heat, acting to protect occupants
from noise and heat both from
within and from without"
Special attention Is paid 10 IN
sulating the engine compartment,
Baldwin said. In addition 10 the
thick dash mat. there 10 layer of
asphalt-impregnated felt oemented
to the dash proper and dash de-
pressions are filled with one inch
of Celotex.
Improved body mountings, IN
CINE mountings and complets in
sulation of all chassis and engine
parts from direct contact with the
body shell have brought quietness
to a new peak and have relegated
squeaks. rumbles and groans 10
the past" Baldwin said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
To Demonstrate
Voting Machine

EsuNCf.AW - For the benefit
q those who may not - yet have
had tho opportunity 10 operate one
Of the voting machines now being
used In Enumelaw wards. the coun.
ell chambers Of the city hall viii
be open Thursday evening. Oct ~.
from Q 10 D. and a demonstration
viii be present
A Joint meeting Of the Kiwanls
club and the Business and Profess
sional Womsn's club will he held
Wednesday evening, Oct 30, The
meeting will be In the form of
Q o'clock dinner at Franhlin's cafe.
Nsuwaukum grange viii hold an
open meeting Wednesday evening.
Oct 10. There viii be outside
musical talent IN addition 10 movies
Of the Columbia river and a talk
by Rollo Houghton. Seattle sttor-
nsy. On Initiative ise and public
utfflty districts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

Sales of Oldsmobiie skies and
Fights for he first 10 days Of
October totaled 5.654 units and
established an all time company
sales record for this period. ae-
cording to 8 report issued yester-
day by d. Z Ralston, Oldsmo-
bile's general sales manager. An
Increase Of 1855 cars. or more
than so per cent over the 5,76s
cars sold during the correspond
ing Today period last year. was
also reported Sales for the last
10 days Of September totzled 4.e35
ears.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
High School Leaders Will Open
3-Day Conference al u Thursday

Meeting for the 10th tune in its
history. the annual High School
LeaderE and Journalistic confer
enee will convene Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday on the Univsr-
Ety a Warrington campus. Sc
attic.
Main speakers and discussion
group leaders s1ll BE- taken from
the high schools throughout the
state Lincoln will b. represented
BY - usual quota % four dele
gates. which viii include Dave
WniHnsr and Donna Eae noWre.
Boys and Girls club presidents.
Clay Huntington. editor Of The
News. and Tom Pesroe. Lncolnian
editor.
Also attending the conferences
viii b Homer A Post News adj
wiser: d o. Beai. principal. ana
Miss Rosa Palo. who win act a.
chsperons 70 Donna Rae.
Delegates from Stadium Include
Margaret Lndsman. Clrig club
president; Henry Brown, student
council vice president: Barbara
Kohl. Stadium World sdifor, and
Jane Wslch. Word bassEsss man
sEer
Divided into three sections. the
years adviser program viii take
place FRIDAY oet~een 10 a n ard
2 , ~ TIA fzEst seeslox wzH -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

the girls advisers and ths seoond
slll consist q the journalism
group. Mr.. post IA scheduled 10
speak 10 the latter on Editorials
and Feature Stories"
AL delegates ars requested 20
register Al the student Center
building. Clark hall. where housing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
Consul TO Speak

Robert ~ Henry. United states
consul At B1snos Aires. All speak
70 the Tacoma Rotary club Thurs
day noon a. ths Hotel Winthrop.
Henry originally yss IN the for
slzn trade service of ths depart
msnt ~ commerce and Sas sp-
pointed 4 cona8i under the STATE
department he serss1 N Cuna.
Mexico ana venezgsia befors GO
ma 70 Argentina IN 1871
A native Of Arizona and Erzd-
uate Of the u. s military academy
At West Point. Henry took posi-
uoEs IN the mining industry before
entering government SERVES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

An ice skating party. sponsored
by Tuesday Nighters. q group OF
young people Of Sixth Ave Baptist
church. will be held AZ the Lake
wo ice arena Friday AZ 10 p m.
Proceeds are 20 Be used for main
tensncs Of the church bus. pur-
chased by the group and used BY
the church in Transporting children
and infirmeo 20 and from church
activities. Tickets may be pur-
chased At the box Office.