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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
CALCUTT IS GIVEN
YEAR AND FINED
ON SLOTS COUNT

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also initiated prosecutions against
other distributors.
According to evidence Calcutt
Represented 1888 of the 1895 slot
machines licensed in North Caro-
lima and SOL, 555 of the SITS, $40
license revenue collected last year.
The minority are owned by IS
small distributors.
Deputies sheriff smashed five of
the ten "one-armed bandits seized
in last nights raid in Fayetteville.
The machines had a role in the
concluding evidence, the bells ring
ing and cash spilling from pay-off
slots.
81 don't think I have eyer seen
the law more %flagrantly violated"
Judge Parker commented, "or a
more contemptuous attitude to-
ward the law.
81 have before my eyes one
armed bandits that this defendant
was operating while he swore on
that stand he didn't have any. The
majesty of the law is supreme in
North Carolina. AS its humble lei
want, it is my sworn duty to up
hold it." 4
RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 10.-R-
Before the state revenue depart
ment licensed any slot machine,
the owner had to certify that it
was legal and would be operated
legally, revenue Commissioner A.
J. Maxwell explained today.
Maxwell was questioned by
newsmen regarding the de-
partment's policy after Joseph Cal
cult, Fayetteville slot machine
man, had been sentenced to II
months on the roads and fined $1O,-
600 and costs for possessing illegal
slot machines.
W. A. Baker, chief of the de-
partment's license division, had re-
ported in Wake superior court that
Calcutt purchased SOL, 555 worth of
slot machine licenses for 5,285 ma
chimes during the 1939-40 fiscal
year.
Baker said that IS companies,
including Calculus paid the state
$175, $40 for licenses last fiscal
year, the "a besides Calculus pay
ing $74, 065. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
ITALIANS SUFFER
HEAVY BLOWS, BY
GREEK SOLDIERS
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from their bases in the captured
region around Lake Ochrida.
Greek forces on the southern
front were said to be pressing an
Italian retreat toward Chimara, in
an advance toward the Port of Va.
Iona.
Military reports in London said
that the greatest Greek gains yes
terday were in the southern Sec
tor and that; advance forces had
reached the town of Piueras, is
miles north of Porto Edda on the
coastal road.
Sitter Italian resistance and
heavy SHOWS were said to have inn
peded Greek progress in the north.
On the central fighting front, these
dispatches said. fascist forces have
quit the town of Kelcyre, on the
road north from Premet to Be-
rat.) 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
War Interpretive
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was held up a month until these
planes could be replaced.
1t is not clear whether a full
fledged British offensive designed
to destroy Italy's main army in
Africa is under way or whether
the attacks are designed merely
to wear it down. 1t depends, Chur-
chill indicated, on first results. Yet
even as he spoke, new reports of
British victories, limiting at wide
pread d~isaffection in the Italian
army in Egypt, were coming in
from the front.
If the Italian invasion of Greece
was intended to avert a British
counter attack in Egypt it means
that II Duce saw little hope of
otherwise avoiding disaster there
and took the risk. The plain fact
is that fascist submarines and air
,Wer had utterly failed in their
prime war mission. They neither
kept open Italian communications
with the army in Egypt nor pre-
vented the arrival of British rein
forcements.
In the light of what is happening
to his Italian Axis partner in
Greece, Albania and Egypt, Herr
Hitler's victory pep-talk to Nazi
munitions workers sounds some
what ironical. He avoided any
mention of Italy's military adven-
lures, gave no hint that German
arms would go to her aid,
There were overtones in t. a t
Hitler speech tending to justify the
British contention that it was a
defensive effort. Just why it was
necessary. to speak at all to Ger
man war workers at this time is
not clear. Hitler offered nothing
new except excuses for Nazi fail
ire to invade England on sched-
ule.
By contrast, Churchill was al
most simultaneously telling parlia-
ment of initial British successes
in Egypt. He was saying in effect
that Britain had definitely turned
the corner after nearly sixteen
months of war: in six months OF
lone-hand, fighting for life, to take
the offensive on land as well as al
sea.
1t is still too early to measure
the British attack in Egypt or its
possible effect on Italian public
morale if it is successful. Reported
British capture of 1000 Italians in
preliminary outpost actions around
Sidi Barrani may be significant.
The figures hint at wholesale sui
renders and indics' that the fight
ing elan of Graziani's forces may
be as low as that of the picked
Italian Alpine troops in Greece and
Albania. - 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
LANE PLEA
SCHEDULED TODAY
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summer, and a request by Will
mington for a new petroleum truck
route outside the business dis riot
of the city.
On two of. the highway projects,
the commissions forces will do
the resurfacing and today's bids
we're merely for the mixing OF
sand and asphalt for the surface
treatment. Brown Paving company
of Charlotte was low with a bid of
$27, 1884, 80 on one of the projects,
to pave 1857 miles in Beaufort
county near Grantsboro on state
routes 80, 306 and SIS; and West
Construction company of NorEn
Carolina, Kinston, was low with
SIT. 217.50 on the other, to surface
a 7.59 miles of a new road near
Trenton, in Jones county.
Southeastern N. c. projects are:
Duplin, grading, surfacing and
structures on 4.12 miles of route
Ill from SO miles south of Wayne
county line to route II; Davis
of Columbia, S. c., $49,-
912.4O
Columbus, grading, surfacing
and structures on 7 miles Of route
40 between U. S. highways "a and
rs in Chadbourn and Bladencboro;
R. B. Tyler, SOL, 154. 10.
Robson, grading, structures and
on 1921 miles of route
TIC between routes SOL ard "a;
Propst Construction COM
pany of Concord, $85, $3.50; struc-
lures, Norfolk Construction COM
oany of Norfolk, Va, $19.482. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

is not occupied by its national guard
unit.
DR.. Houston Moore and Mr.. Will
let's spoke on the general subject.
DR.. Moore told of the kindness his
party received at the hands OF
Colonel Simpson.
r. Shaffer OF Tel Aviv, PALESTINE
a guest of Rabbi Thurman and 4
Rotarian, spoke of Rotary activities
in the Holy Land and the unity OF
spirit among religious faiths against
the dictators in Europe.
E. A. Sterling of Montrose. Penna-s
was also a visitor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
IL PERSONS HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
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village of Fleetwood, Ga. The OBJ
servation coach and a second pri-
vate car also overturned. Three
sleeping cars and diner were de-
rallied.
Physicians said Norris condition
was fine" Three other railroad
officials were injured in the wreck,
along with five passengers and two
porters. None was reported in ser.
ious condition.
j. M. Allwine of Washington, D.
c., secretary to President Norris,
suffere da. fractured pelvic bone;
Captain W. L. Eagle, chief of the
railways police in this area, hao
two fractured ribs, and W. F.
Cooper, superintendent of the At
lanta division of the railroad, re.
ceived face and head injuries.
The railroad president wa
trapped in the overturned car.
When a negro porter rushed tc
rescue him, Norris yelled to him
to 'let me alone, and get the pas
sengers out. I am not hurt badly"
ALI the railroad officials and the
five passengers were brought to
an Atlanta hospital. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

voluntarily enlist and serve until
one day prior to their 21st birth
day.
DeLoach said there are a large
number of vacancies for first en-
llstments as apprentice seamen
and interested young men may ap-
ply in person at the local sub-sta-
ton for examination, and, if ac-
cepted, will be enlisted immediate
~ and not placed on a waiting
list as heretofore.
Thomas H. Wolfe, %, of route
two, Leland; Blonde E.. Scott, q,
of Rocky Point; and Hughie Nc
Daniels, 10, of route three,
Nichols, S. c., are home on leave
following the completion of pre-
liminary training at the naval
training station at Hampton Roads.
William E. Robinson, ID, colored,
mess attendant, third class, of 1905
South Seventh street, is also home
on leave.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Late Duck Hunters
Face Federal Charges

Charges of violating the migra-
tory bird treaty act that forbids
hunting ducks after 4 o'clock in the
afternoon brought eight persons re-
Gently before U. S. Commissioner
w. A. Wylie.
Noah Futch, negro, was placed
under $500 bond for allegedly vio-
lating the law and hunting water
fowl without a federal duck stamp.
A. G.. Korney, H. c. Brown, A.
T. Shiplet, Valmo Jameson, and
w. C.. Westbrook, negro, were each
placed under $50 bond on the same
charges.
Otto Weis and j. G. McKeithan
were each put under $50 bond. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
CALLS ON EMPTY
STOCKING MOUNT


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from the basement of the post Of
flee on Dec. "a.
The Sponsors of the fund stressed
the point that all requests for aid
from the fund must be in the
Star-News office not later than
Dec. 18. Those received after that
cannot be handled, it was an
nounced.
But even as the new and more
efficient plan of handling the fund
was put into operation, it became
apparent that this years task is
going to be the largest ever. Pa
thetic appeals for some small re-
membrance on Christmas Day pour
in daily and from present appear
ances it seems that an even larger
sum than in former years will be
necessary if every child in the city
and county is to enjoy the happi-
ness of being remembered on this
day.
1t is through the help OF the
citizens of Wilmington and New
Hanover county that the Empty
Stocking fund must work. 1t hopes
this year to help spread the joys
of the Christmas season by making
possible a visit by Santa Claus to
the homes of the unfortunate chill
dren.
Make your contribution today
and know the feeling that comes
with spreading happiness.
You may make a contribution
either to J. Henry Gerdes, treas
urer of the fund, at the Peoples
Savings Bank and Trust company,
or at the Star-News offices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
WRIGHT REELECTED
PRESIDENT OF ". l. l.
Other Officers For Coming Year
Elected At Meeting OF Re-
serve Corps

Thomas H. Wright was reelected
president Of the Wilmington Light
Infantry reserve corps for 1871 at the
monthly meeting of the organization
at the Armory Monday night.
Other officers elected were:
James L. Duffy, vice-president,
Leo E. Sykes, treasurer; D. B. Up
church, secretary; DR.. Edwin F.
Keever, chaplain; Ed C. Hines, his
torian; J. B. Lynch, chairman; H. J.
Sweeney, E. M. Shepard, G. P. Nc
Keithan and F. II. Bailey, armory
and finance committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
BRITISH REJECT
HOOVER'S PLAN
TO FEED EUROPE
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\NVAAVAAAuCu TIO1Il TASc Oue)
the blockade was the plan now being
considered here for sending about
10000 tons of wheat to Spain fol-
distribution by the Red Cross. This
was expected to be determined as a
separate matter by the American
and British governments.
Lord Lothian's statement speci
fically ruled out former President
Hoover's proposal for sending food
to civil populations in some of the
German occupied countries. The am
bassador said ne had reported fully
this and other proposals to his
government during his recent visit
to London.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Bond Issue Is
Approved In Lumberton

LUMBERTON, Dec. 10 Lum.
berton voters today approved the
issuance OF. SIS, 900 in bonds for a
new municipal airport and athletic
field by a good majority in a spe-
cial election. N
The vote, against the registra-
ton, was:
Airport-312 for, II against, with
1913 failing to. vote.
Athletic feld-312 for, 10 against,
with 1913 failing to vote.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
HITLER SAYS NAILS
WILL BEAT WORLD
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AAS
two bottles of mineral water,
which he didn't touch, and a hand
kerchief, which he raised occasion
ally to his lips.
No Parade
No troops were on parade and
few soldiers were in the vast main
plant of the arms works. On the
steel platform were only two
aforementioned officers and
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels, who stood quietly behind
the Fuehrer throughout the adj
dress. p
All about were cannon, their bar
rels criss-crossed in all directions
and clinging to them were the
overalled workers who had put
down their wrenches to listen.
The choice Of the works itself
for the speech was, possibly, a
bit of Hitlerian humor. The British
have announced bombing it several
times.
Hitler wore a gray coat, brown
trousers. His only decorations were
the iron cross and the Nazi party
swastika badge.
High over his head, dim in the
gloom, was a skylight, the glass
painted green for the nightly black
out. An occasional drop of water
from a drizzle outside seeped
through and splattered on Hitler's
shoulders or on his table. This
worried the, storm troop officers
beNde him, but Hitler paid no at
tention.
The whole conflict the Fuehrer
termed one between gold and labor
German labor.
II know" said Hitler, that
whatever was done in three or
four or five centuries a single per-
son cannot move within two, or
three, or five years."
But, he went on, "our capacity
for work is our gold, our capital;
and with it we will defeat the
entire world.
:" Whatever happens, Germany
will be victorious"
Scornfully, he referred to h e
system of the have" nations, as
he put it, and declared: ct e
slogan of liberty really means free
dom of economy, namely for
everybody to grab for himself
without state control"
But that, he said, does not mean
there is plenty for all of I'VE Eng
lish, we Americans, we French"
On the contrary, he remarked
scornfully, rich America has IL
to IS million unemployed annually.
/. Nowhere is the standard of the
masses lower" than under democ-
racy.
Hitler's loudest cheers, a storm
of applause, came when he said
the wal had been conducted with
an effort to hold the loss of life to
a minimum.
II believe" he said, that the
German people will thank me il
u await the proper, time for the
final blow, and thereby reduce the
sacrifice to a minimum. We want
no prestige successes and no pres
tige attacks. But when the final
thrust comes. . We decided"
A large part of the address was
taken up with the Fuehrer's ex-
PLANTATION of his plans for an ideal
socialist state in which every
worker will reap the full benefit
of his labor. and every German
will be able to participate in the
delights of German culture" 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
G

KINSTON, Dec. 10.-LR-Stewart
Chambers, negro, pleaded guilty in
superior court here today to charges
of second degree burglary and as
sault with intent to commit rape
and was sentenced to Is years and
life imprisonment on the respective
charges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Gel. L. L. SIMPSON
MAY SPEAK HERE
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to think seriously of the com
ing of troops to the Holly Ridge
center and the provisions the city
and it's people must make for their
care and entertainment. 1t was his
thought that the armory OH Market
street might be turned into a club
house for their convenience while it
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
NO COMMENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 Up -
Former President Herbert Hoover,
honorary chairman of the National
Committee on Food for the Five
Small Democracies, received with
interest" tonight news that Britain
had rejected American-sponsored
plans for. sending food into German
occupied countries.
He said, however, that he had no
comment to make at this time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
ITALY
CLASHES IN EGYPT
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of ~"defeatists, alarmists, pessimiSts
and rumor mongers."
1T is lot admissible" the paper
said that while the real Italians are
united in the homeland and on the
warfront under II Duce's orders.
ready to face any sacrifice to pluck
certain victory, that certain ones
who take criminal liberties should DO
left unpuniShed."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
BRITISH SEPARATE
TWO.ITALIAN BASES
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Italian positions to the southwark
of Sidi Barrani fallen to the British,
with 500 prisoners taken in that
single engagement and the Italian
commanding general killed; a second
and more important position nearer
the coast also occupied by the
British.
To begin this campaign, said
Churchill, the British, supported by
Imperial troops and a detachment
of the free French forces, crossed
Is miles of desert almost in a single
bound" 49,
In Position
BY late October, he explained, the
British in the Middle East had been
in position to take the offensive, but
the Italian invasion of Greece inter-
vened and forced the dispatch of "a
considerable part of the British air
force to aid the Greeks.
But at last, he said, the plan had
been matured;" the necessary planes
were at hand.
Thus, he said, the men of the
army on the Nile began on the night
of Dec. Z the long, hurried march
toward the coast; yesterday, they fell
upon the italians "at various points
over a wide front stretching from
Sidi Barrani, on the coast, into the
desert"
cit is too soon," he went on, Ito
attempt to forecast either the scope
of the result of the considerable
operations which are in progress but
we can. at any rate, say that the
preliminary phase has been success
full"
To some observers it appeared
clear that the British timed their
thrust to coincide with Premier Nus
solini's current difficulties at home,
which have been reflected in the
shakeup of his high command and
Italian reverses in Albania.
Some politicians long have urged
that Italy could be knocked to her
knees now if every available ounce
of British power "a turned against
her. Thus it seemed likely that the
campaign in the western desert was
part of just such a grand strategy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. (9 -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11

ADVERTISEMENT
The Valley settler., 1940-01-12
-

During the p4st month I hcve re- coived three request ts regarding the use of anttseptic in drink ing wctor for poul ny. Following is 9 paragraph copied from "rurkev Mana gnent " new book just out by Morsden and Martin. This inf orma tion, although writter on turkeys would hold true for chickens also; nExpertment re- suits fail to show that anttsep- ties placed in the drinking :.. water serve 0 kill disease germs through the drinking
 water. The hyqoch1orite solu- tion (sodim and calcium hypoch% lorite) gre quite effective antiseptic if they contain at least 2 .6Io Of available chlorine by wei ight. The chief disedvant- ages of these solutions are the cost and the ins tabi1ity of
 chlorine which soon loses it's germ-killing power in the pres ence of. organic matter. The SC solutions may be used in the drinking water at the appropri- ate strength indicated on the
 conte iner. They may also be
 used to clean out and disinfect.- ant for the water pans, feed
 conta iners, egg trays, Q nd
 other equi pment. Potas ilu per- mangenate is fairly effective
The Valley settler., 1940-01-12
EXTENSION SERVICE NOTES

I just received a wire today | Jan. 6) stating that Dr.. Loftus will be in Anchorage on Jan.l2. This may mean that he has chang ed his plans and will be in the Valley the following week to test COWS. If you have mt yet turn ed in your name and want your COWS tested be sure to let re know at once. Stick a note under my office door. before you leave town; or send C note in by the school children; or call the
 Experiment. Station from the De- pot or hospital or drop e card
 in t he mail. There are various Wcys of doing it. The main thing is to do it now before it is too late. Once the Vet is gone we all can't cry enough to bring him b4cl until another yecr.
The Valley settler., 1940-01-12

at the rate of level teaspoon to 10 gallons of water. 1t co". rodes me tai, so should be used in crooks or wooden drinking vessels. It soon loses it's 3el'r- icidal value < oxidiz ing pro erty ) anG when it hes turned from Q clear wine color to brown it is no longer Of value. Copper sulphate, commonly cGlled blues tone, is Of vclue in killing germs in the water, but renders the water unpalatGb1e to turkeys end they will drink elsewhere if possible. It hes 2 tendency to be toxic to turkeys if stronger than quart in 5OO.( O.2 %)".
 Howard Estelle
 Dis trict Extension Agent.
The Valley settler., 1940-01-12
LEGIONS TOTES

The mombors Of he Local Legion Post who we're not pr esent Tues- day nite missed c meeting which was tops for entertC inment and fun. A group of fourteen visitor 2 from tho Anchorc go lost arrived by chartered bus and proceeded
 to. start tho fun-ball, rolling We envy the Jack Aonry Post Of Anchorage and if it were in order would try to coerce some of the .: 1.-Two wires to transfer here. Proceedings during the short bus mess session were stopped fro quontly to allow one of the
 visitors the floor. Some r. ised Objections to the valley we0 thor and other things while otEer8 praised the s ome sub jects. The recl object of t he joint me ting was Q presentation of . citction # to the Ma tanuslle Valley Post for Neritorious services to. the Legion. The presentation speech Wes ably delivered by C.C I+orris, Deper tnontGl Vico Conrna ander. 8eth Cook pr sided es mast6r of ceremonies and both visitors and locol members ccme in for some good old fashioned rszztng. 1his in- cluded members of the two Auxil- iories who wore present. Every one enjoyed the ting immenselI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-16
Bettevifte

Belleville, Mich, Nov. 10
Mrs. Ormond Colts. Ecorse. Wis ted
Be leville relatives Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Schaerer
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Pattenough, 'Ecorse.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Born has been out of
school several days due to sew
ere ear condition.
Mrs Alice Wilkinson, Liberty
St, who was stricken suddenly i'll
the latter part of the past week
is reported much improved.
Marjorie Gault has been out Of
school several days this week due
to Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sophia were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schaerer, Main ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Schaerer
were dinner guests Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. Schaerer's sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormond Colts, Ecorse.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Amerman
are residing in Bellaville again.
having moved into the home of
Mrs. Cynthia Cady, Saturday. Mrs.
Cady and her sister, Mrs Eva
Bruner have gone to spend the
winter In the south.