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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
CENSUS EXPLAINED
BY AREA MANAGER
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bureaucrats in Washington, but by
business groups and trade associa-
tons.
TT is that information which will
help your business men in the bet
ter conduct of your business"
He explained the manner in which
the United States has been divided
up into various and districts
in order to simplify the enumera-
ton.
The census Of business is now
under way, he said, and the count
of population and other factors Will
be started within a few months. 1t
will include business, mines, quar-
ries. drainage and irrigation.
In conclusion, he thanked the
business men of the section for their
cooperation with him and with the
enumerators and urged them to con.
slider the value Of giving accurate
information in the count.
"All Of Wilmington and New
Hanover county's hopes for future
progress are based on the informa.
ton to be gathered in the census
this year"
Prior to McLellans' talk, Rabbi NJ.
M. Thurman, of the Temple. Of Is
rael, made an appeal to- the mem
bers Of the club in behalf of the
National Conference Of Christians
and Jews. He described the or
g%anization as one in which efforts
are being made to unity the
strength Of men of all races, creeds
and colors in the United States into
a singular. unified, harmonious
whole.
Two new members were indicted.
Bill Wendt, county meter adjuster.
was introduced by Jack LeGrand
and John Doscher, assistant post
master, was presented by ]. Henry
Gerdes.
DR.. Charles II. Dreher won the
prize for perfect attendance during
the month.
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TAX LIENS FILED
AGAINST HOPSON
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scarsdale, N. Y, s151,4S4 for 1880
31-32-34-35.
Miss Perle Hopson, a sister,
scarsdale, S1O3,O6o for 1931-34-S5.
Mrs. Norma H. Jones, a sister,
scarsdale, $71,s3s for 1892.
Daniel Starch, brother-in-law, 1852
for 1884.
puhlic Utility Investing Corp,
Wilmington. Del, ~s1,o24,sSs for 1885,
So.
Transfer and Paying Agency. Jer'
sey City, N. J., s56s,65S for 1884
1886.
General Realty and Securities cor
poration, Wilmington, s449,1O3 for
1~935-36-37.
Utility Auditors and Tax Consul
tants, Jersey City, s6,21S for 1885
Finance and Securities Assistants
Jersey City, $4,000 for 1887.
Federal authorities here said the
action was not directly connected
with the pending grand jury investi.
CATION of Associated Gas and Elec
trio ordered. by Attorney General
Jackson.
This inquiry was initiated aftel
A. G. E. had applied for reorgani'
cation under the bankruptcy laws
claiming that while its assets vastly
exceeded liabilities a ruling Of the
Securities and Exchange commits
sion had left mo alternative
since it had made impossible thu
payment of certain obligations.
Hopson himself, now 81, a blunt
and all but legendary figure Of the
era of startling finance Of the late
1920's, retired as officer ard di-
rector of the system in 1885, al
though retaining his financial in
terest.
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IRISH PROTEST
EXECUTION OF
MEMBERS OF IRA
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This group of prominent Dublin
citizens, one of many which pleaded
for reprieve for Barnes and Rich
ards, is technically unofficial, yet
bears the sanction of the office OF
Dublin's lord mayoress. Mrs. Tom
Clarke-whose own husband was
executed for the Irish Easter re-
bellion of 1916.
After declaring that the execu-
tons of the two men showed that
England cared nothing for Ire
lands good will, the statement
continues:
To-day Ireland mourns but Ire
land knows that their memory can
best be served by working to
achieve the ideals for which they
died. Whatever may be said the
ultimate cause of their deaths is
the aggression Of England against
Ireland. We call on all true Irish
men here in ireland and all over
the world to rally, to stand togeth-
er and to work until this agrees
sion is ended"
Night fell in Dublin, Belfast, Biz
mingham and London, however,
without disorders.
A small protest procession car
ried black flags in Dublin: sports
events there and in other Irish
cities were cancelled; the home OF
Sir John Massey, British repre-
sentative in Ireland, was guarded
and Tom Barry, Cork Irish repub-
lican, called a protest meeting there
for tonight.
Silent men in Belfast, capital of
loyalist northern Ireland (Ulster),
wore black armbands; girls tied
black ribbons in their hair.
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TRISTAN FRONT
MEN ARE INDICTED
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! thus conspiring with other persons
: unknown had been handed up a
! short time before to Federal Judge
: Matthew T. Abbruzzo in Brooklyn.
! Bail ranging from $4,000. to 5000 600
{ was fixed. ,
Z This was a material reduction
J from the $50, 900 bond originally set
Z for each defendant but the murmur-
ings from among the 500 spectators
apparently were directed mainly at
the fact that Judge Abbruzzo had
refused to make further reductions.
. Only after U. S. Marshal Arthur
Jaeger had hurriedly assembled 9
deputies was the uproar stilled. In
I the meantime, the judge had threat.
/ ened to have the room cleared, and
Arthur Garfield Hays, counsel for
the American Civil Liberties Union,
had been seized by the arms by two
deputies and escorted toward a
ichair.
Hays had attempted to speak
about the matter Of bail and the
chief objector to his. attempt was
Leo Healeyx,4 counsel to Of the
defendants, who told the court:
". he has nothing whatever 20
do with this client 80. and I request
3J.that the court forbid him permis.
sion to speak,"
Protesting, Hays sat down for
the remainder of the proceedings
and later told reporters he planned
ito try to bring about a bail reduc.
! tuon.
{ I'VE need hardly point out" he
! said, that il the charges here are
sound there is no group in the com
imunity that would condemn the in
toleranceasok the defendants NOR
than ourselves 80.
I'VE point out that however mis-
guided people are, yet where thu
crime charged is political in nature
tho defendants are likely to b,
sincere In their beliefs and in ar
yendeavor to justify themselves ar,
more likely to appear at trial thar
. ns the ordinary criminal"
The II were arrested 3 ~ week!
Ihgo by agents Of the Federal Burea,
,pf Investigation, whose chief, ]
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LOSE 10000
TROOPS IN ATTACKS
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informed Immediately of any such
spies. along with the exact spot
where. they were found.
The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
said that Finnish-speaking Russians
in Finnish uniforms and civilian
clothes were being parachuted to
earth at ~unspecified spots.
Sleds Smashed
Armored sleds damned with infan.
trymen and pulled by tanks-in con
trast to last weeks technique of
pushing the sled before the tank
piled up against the Mannerheim
line in agonizing, masses of twisted
steel and dead and dying men The
Firms smashed a score of these sleds
in II day.
The seven-day offensive in the
Summa sector of the Karelian 18th.
mus-directly against the Manner
helm position-was reported to have
cost the Red army 5000 dead. Fin.
nish and Russian soldiers tonight
were fighting over a 20-mile battle
field at Summa-pock-marked with
frozen bodies.
A Finnish army communicate also
reported 1900 Russians were killed
at Kuhmo in north Finland during
the past few days in repulsing re-
peated Soviet attacks. A Russian
ski battalion was dispersed northeast
of Lake Ladoga with almost 800 dead
left on the field.
Finnish casualties during the past
week were not mentioned but they
were believed to be fairly heavy in
the Summa sector.
Foreign observers were specializing
on how long Finnish morale could
stand up against the staggering
blows being hurled by the Russians,
particularly from the sky, where the
Firms are badly in need of an eff
fective %airforce.
But the Films have shown no signs
of weakening morale to date.
New snowfalls brought relief to
the civilian population, frustrating
Russian attempts to continue their
bombing operations.
In the Summa sector the enemy
launched four attacks during the day
yesterday supported by tanks" the
Finnish communique said, but was
beaten back each time with heavy
losses"
THE attempt to convey infantry
in armored sleds drawn by tanks
failed. In the course of the day al
together 20 tanks were put out of
action or Destroyed"
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Gp-A
radio beacon will be placed at the
entrance of Cape Fear river in
North Carolina as soon as equip
ment can be delivered.
Rear Admiral r. II. Waesche,
commandant of the coast guard,
wrote Senator Bailey ON. c. to.
day that establishment of the bea-
con had been approved and the
funds allotted therefore. 1t will be
carried to completion as rapidly as
the time required for delivery OF
equipment will permit"
The commandant did not disclose
in his communication the cost Of the
beacon.
The beacon, which will send out
signals to ships to sea to deter
mine their locations, will be located
in the vicinity Of Bald Head, where
the Cape Fear empties into the At.
lantic.
Its cost was estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
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yers against me and the. whole po'
lice department, I done pretty we'll.
I was nervous, though, and l
couldn't think as we'll as I can or
dinarily."
Saunders was profuse in his
praise of Judge Alton A. Lemons
fairness in conducting the hearing.
HE was just as square as a dol
lar. He gave me every concession
the law would allow. I can't say
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Edgar Hoover, asserted their ulti-
mate aim had been the establish
ment of a dictatorship and the
eradication of Jews.
Conviction on both counts Of the
indictment could bring maximum
penalties of 8 years in prison and
$4,000 in fines. 1t. charged a broad
conspiracy to-:
-. overthrow, put down and de.
stroy by force the government of
the United States 49,. to seize, take
and possess property Of the United
States ,"
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BRITAIN STRESSES
SUPPORT OF Firms
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a mine. The 200 passengers and
crew were saved.
Replying to a question whether
every step is being taken to aid
Finland quickly" Foreign Under
secretary r. A. Butler said Yes.
The urgency of this matter is very
much realized by the government
The Finnish war was in the fore
front also in Berlin and Paris.
A movement to speed full ma
terial assistance to Finland gained
steamroller strength in France as
the authoritative newspaper LIE
Temps came out for reflective,
complete and total aid for the
Films.
Authorized German sources in
Berlin declared Germany has no
commitments to give technical or
military assistance to Russia in
Finland and declared there is no
German-Russian military pact.
The declaration restated Ger
manyS poSltlOn tnat the flnnlSn
war is not her concern though
Nazis expressed sympathy with
Russia's position.
Saying in commons that meas
ures have been taken to assist the
Finnish government with war ma
terial, including aircraft" Butler
said he understood Crews are
readily available in Finland COM
petent to fly any aircraft OBJ
tsined."
The British were careful, how
ever, to conceal the exact amount
Of aid to Finland.
eff we said we were sending so
many tanks or that type of air.
plane or artillery weapon it would
give away Finnish strategy" a
military source explained, "but you
can be sure we are sending manu-
featured articles, not raw mate
rails"
At the beginning of her war with
Germany, Britain seemed careful
to avoid offending Russia but her
pledges of aid to Finland have
changed that.
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SAUNDERS REVIEWS
HIS DAY In COURT

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get to high court. I'll show you
something.
Edgar Vow assisted Winfield
Smith in the prosecution at yes.
terday's hearing.
considering that I had two law
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enough in his favor. 1t was a fair
hearing"
Saunders is being held under ST.
$50 bond.
IT wish I could get out Of this
can and get my paper out. I got a
lot of money tied up in that
thing"
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The number Of stars that can be
seen by a person of average eye
sight is said to be about 1000.
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dead were sometimes buried in
graves SO to 50 feet deep.
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, February l. P-
Weather bureau records Of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "A hours end
ing s p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
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REYNOLDS OPPOSES
LOAN TO FINLAND
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for all to join me in my fight against
communism in this country" he
added.
II think we should battle that
scourge here before we attempt to
battle it with American dollars on
the frontiers of any other nation in
the world"
Reynolds said he favored the pro.
posal of Senator Harrison (D-Miss)
to aid the Firms financially through
the sale of Finnish bonds to private
interests in this country.
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a pharmacist, came from Philadel-
phia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08

In Malaysia, a honeycomb six
feet in length is not uncommon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08

The mortality rate among cutlery
grinders is $50 per cent greater
than the average, due to inhalation
of silica dust.
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FUND IS PROVIDED
FOR RADIO BEACON
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ing them for their work in con-
nection with the successful pro-
motion of the project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-25
DEAD, 3 HURT
in AUTO CRASHES
Harry L. Touchton Dies When
Auto Crashes Into Trans
port Truck

One person was, killed and three
seriously injured, in automobile
accidents in and near Whining
ton late yesterday and last night.
Harry L. Touchton, about 35, of
Leland, was instantly killed. early
last night when the car in which
he was riding struck a truck
parked IN highway "a about four
miles east of De1co in Brunswick
county.
John Ed Stewart, of Leland, driv-
er Of the car, was in a critical con-
dition at James Walker Memorial
hospital. Physicians said that he re-
ceived a fracture of the leg, sew
eral ribs and had serious internal
injuries. Doubt was expressed that
he would: recover
N. c. Thomas, sawmill operator of
Hampstead, was a patient at Bullock
hospital for treatment of injuries re-
ceived' when the car he was driving
left the highway and crashed into a
ditch near SCOTS Hill late in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Daisy Spencer, of 314 Red
Cross street, was admitted to James
Walker Memorial hospital for treat
ment of injuries received when she
was struck and knocked down ty an
automobile driven by L. C.. Holden,
of Supply, at . Third and Walnut
streets early last night.
State highway patrolmen who in
vestigated the accident near Delco
said a large transport truck and
trailer, owned by R. M. !Tolar, of
Thomasville, and driven by Pearlie
Leslie Burnie, of Greensboro, was
stopped on the highway while the
driver made repairs to the dis
tributor.
The car driven by Stewart crashed
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into the rear Of the truck, which
was standing on the highway, with
the hood of the car going under the
rear Of the truck body. Touchton was
apparently killed instantly and Stew
art was rushed to the hospital.
Officers said that Burnie is being
held without bond pending the re.
port of a coroner's jury.
Touchton was an employe of the
Gulf State Creosoting company.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made last night. Z.
Thomas was found near the wreck
age of his car near Scott's Hill and
was brought to the hospital here.
At the hospital his condition was
said not to, be critical. +
Mrs. Spencer was reported in a
satisfactory condition at the hospital
last night.
Another accident in which only
minor injuries were received by the
drivers occurred on the Castle. Hayne
road late in the afternoon. Sheriff's
deputies arrested L. l.. Horrell on
charges of operating an automobile
while intoxicated, reckless driving
and damage to property. after he al
legedly drove his car into a car
operated by Bonnie Medlin.
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JOHN MARATHON, sR.

Funeral services for John Mar.
kiton, ST., IS, who died at CSC
O'Clock yesterday morning in a
local hospital after a long illness.
will be held at 3 o'clock this aft.
ernoon from the late residence,
6O8 Castle street
The R, e v. Cornelius Murphy
will officiate and burial will fol
low in the Bellevue cemetery.
Mr.. Markiton. was a member of
St. Mary's Catholic church. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva
lAarkiton; five daughters, Miss
Mary Anna Markiton, Miss Wilhel-
nina Markiton, Miss Louise Mar
kiton, Miss Rozella Markiton, and
Miss Betty June Markiton; and
four sons, John Markiton, Jr., Jo-
seph Markiton, Robert Markiton,
and Frederick Markiton, all OF
this city.
Pallbearers will be: Active, E.
T. Malpass, R. L. Lewis, G.. B.
Craig, Aaron Goldberg, C.. David
Jones and Harry Fales; honorary,
c. Cooper, Percy Grier, J. D.
James,, Jr., Charles Rogers and
Howard Skipper.
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Yule Tree Fireworks
Scheduled. Tomorrow

The Community Christmas
Tree Fireworks Display will be
held at 8 p. m. on the night of
December 26th, Thursday night.
To reduce the noise on this
silent Night" the display has
been scheduled for the night
after Christmas.
The public is invited to witness
this free display, presented to
the public by the Spencer Fire
works Co., and the Ohio Dis
play Fireworks Co. Their south
ern agent, Jim Wommack, of
WinstOn-Salem will be in charge
and assisted by his wife, the only
known woman shell shooter.
Other assistants will be John
Render, Burk Render, and Roy
Fennel. =.
The display will last about 30
minutes, presenting, an entirely
new type of fireworks shooting,
rapid firing of aerial bombs and
ground pieces all at the same
time. This is SO arranged to
keep from having any lull in
the show and the public is as.
sured of an extravagant exhi-
bitiOn.
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BARDIA BATTLE IS
ARTILLERY DUEL
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military communications, there
will be a full dinner, with turkey
and Christmas pudding.
Big dinners also we're planned
at Raj airports dotting the desert
and I met one air officer return
ing from Alexandria laden with
champagne and caviar for a feast
at his mess.
The desert night cold has be-
come more intense.
Last night we slept in an aban-
doned italian dugout with the wild
dogs which roam the desert howl
ing outside, apparently attracted
by our food. In the morning, water
left in a basin had a thin coat
of ice.
During the day, however, the
temperature rises to 20 under a
bright sun.
Italian planes have been attack
ing the troops around Bardia for
the past few days but have bomb
ed only from great heights. British
fighters have brought down sew
eral and are busy raining bombs
on their airports to keep them on
the ground as they did successfully
earlier in the offensive.
Since their retreat the Italians
have resorted to a type of bombs
they used three months ago with
out much effect.
These missiles are about the
shape and size of quart bottles but
do not explode when dropped. They
will 20 off when any vibration such
as that of a passing truck comes
near. We found several on t
Salum airport and exploded one
with a stone. 3
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CITY IS READY
FOR QUIET DAY
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as shoppers hurried in and out in
a hunt to get something for the
person they almost forgot.
Offices in the city hall will be
closed today but will be open for
business as usual tomorrow morn
ing. Offices in the courthouse clos
ed yesterday at noon and will re-
main closed until Friday morning.
Federal offices were closed yes
terday and will remain closed to-
Gay. The Wilmington district army
engineers office will also be closed
tomorrow. .
The banks and many Of the
stores will be closed today and to-
morrow. The Star-News prepared
to take its only holiday of the year.
The News will not publish today
and the Star will not publish to-
morrow.
Last night the lights at the Com
munity Christmas tree at Hilton
Park were flashed on and a Yule
program was staged there under
the direction of James E. L. Wade,
city commissioner of public works.
At Holly Ridge workmen were
busy yesterday, but will not work
today. General offices of the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad yesterday
took a half-holiday, will be closed
today, reopening tomorrow morn
ing.
Offices of the construction quar-
termaster for Holy Ridge, located
in the basement of the postoftice
building, will be closed today, but
will be open again tomorrow morn
ing.
A Christmas party, replete with
a visit from Santa Claus in person
and refreshments. was enjoyed by
office forces at the city hall who
gathered at noon yesterday in the
council chambers.
Trying to forget for the moment
the rumblings of the war drums
around the world, Wilmingtonians
as a rule were anticipating the
usual quiet observance of Christ
mas in the traditional spirit Of
peace on Earth and Good Will
to Man." All looked forward to
plenty of eats, exchanges of pres
ents, watching the kiddies open
their stockings and a brief respite
from work. 4
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RIDGE WORK
TO Be FASTENED
Job To Be In Full Swing By
-. First Of New Year,
Contractors Say

Construction work at the Whining
ton Anti-Aircraft Firing Center. at
Holly Ridge should be in full swing
by January 1 and will possibly be
stepped up considerably by the latter
part Of this week, representatives of
the contractors said yesterday.
Meanwhile work is being allowed
to lag a bit today, as most Of the
contractors and engineers on the pro-
ject left the city for their respective
homes yesterday afternoon to spend
the Christmas holiday.
Albert Jones, general manager of
the Tide Water Power company, said
last night that the company's H.
900 volt, three phase line, has reach
ed Holly Ridge, but no installations
have been made as yet.
He said that he learned that the
contractors will not be ready for
the power before the latter part of
the week so he allowed the workers
on the line to go home for Christ.
mas. 3.
LAS it is we are ahead of the de-
mand right now" he said in stating
that power will be cut on to the
camp the latter part of this week.
About 800 men were at work at
Holly Ridge Monday and yesterday
the number Of workers had jumped
to between 1900 and 1000, this num-
Der being employed in the construc-
ton of buildings for the contractors
and others engaged in building the
SO, 900, 900 army camp.
At the peak of construction 5000
men will be. employed on the project
it has been estimated.
Contractors for the camp are Gran
mis-, Higgins, Thompson and Nc,
Dewitt company.