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Evening star., 1940-12-08
Mrs. Martha Croxton
Dies of Heart Attack

Mrs. Martha Croxton. SO, wife of
Fred c. Croxton. special relations
officer Of the Bureau of Employment
Security, Social Security Board,
died of heart attack Yesterday
afternoon at her home here.
The CroXtons were longtime
residents of the District living here
until Mr.. Croxton accepted a post
as Federal Food Administrator for
Ohio during the World War, max
ing his headquarters in Columbus.
They returned to Washington in
1880 when MI. CroXton accepted his
present position.
Mrs. Croxton was the daughter OF
the late Isaac C. Stokes. well-knoWn
resident of Loudoun County. We.
Mrs. Croxton is survived by her
husband, two sons, Dr.. Frederick E.
CroXton of the Columbia University
faculty. and Frank c. Croxton of the
Battelle Institute of Columbus, Ohio,
and four grandchildren.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Office
Not 10 Name Navy
Ships in It's Reports
Rule Made Since Its Dotu
Gave Awoy Positions
Of Vessels OFF Tompico
BY FRED H. MORHART, Jr.

The Navy Department has in
creased its censorship on ship move
ments since the incident" off Tam
pico, Mex, involving United States
destroyers, it was learned yester-
day.
The photographic Office, in its
daily memorandum on distractions
reported from ships at sea last
Monday. revealed that two United
States deStroyers were directly off
Tampico at the time German
freighters were trying to make a
break for the open sea.
A reporter found that. according
to the memorandum, the old de-
stroyer Broome was u miles off
Tampico and the destroyer Simpson
was IS miles northeast of the city.
The ships had reported sighting
wreckage.
Since then the photographic Of
flee has revealed that in the future
no identification would be given
when vessels of the United States
fleet report unusual events at sea.
Though the Navy Department has
maintained silence on ship move
ments since the President declared
state of partial emergency, the
photographic Office had continued
TO publish positions of feet units
reporting derelictS. distractions and
other hazards at sea.
In the department it was said no
official note had been sent the Office,
but that it had been called to Of
hcial attention that the Navy was
maintaining secrecy as to the loca-
ton Of its ships and that it was
an anomalous position TO have the
office publishing ship positions.
The office, under the direction of
Capt. G. S. Bryan. Navy hydro
grapher daily puts out reports on
distractions which may be danger
Gus to shipping. These are sent to
the Navy Department for the record
from merchantmen as we'll as naval
vessels.
In addition. reports from all over
the world are received on mine field
positions, navigation lights moved
or discontinued. and unusual phe-
nomena observed
Along with the regular daily
memol andum issued. the Office puts
out detailed charts of wind and cur
rent data as we'll as weekly state
ments giving a resume of general
maritime information.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Income Tax Deduction
For LOBBYISTS Denied
nv the Assoc,ated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. T. The
Third United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals refused in split decision
today to permit the Textile Mills
Securities Corp. of Passaic. N j., to
deduct from its 1881 income s92.500
paid three congressional lobbyists.
Denouncing lobbying as against
the public interest, the court said in
q majority opinion:
I'VE cannot see how proxlmate
causation can be established between
the efforts of lobbyists and the pas
sage of desired legislation except
where the efforts extend to actual
corruption of individual members OF
a legislative body
The Passaic., company paid the
three men the $92.500 for their part
in urging Congress to indemnify
German extile firms for $4,000 900
in property seized in this country
during the World War. The Ger
man companies, which had engaged
the securities corporation on con-
tingency basis, were finally indemni-
ded by the Seventieth Congress.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Aliens Must Register
By December 26

Washington's non-citizen res
idents must register at the City
Post Office, Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and North Capitol street,
by December 26.
Failure to comply with the
Alien Registration Act of 1910
involves penalties up to a fine
of $1,000 and Imprisonment for
six months. Fraudulent state
ments in registration are pun
ishable by deportation.
Aliens IA years of age and
older should register in person.
while parents or guardians may
register for alien children under
IA. Special arrangements can
be made in the case of persons
unable to visit the registration
Office because of illness or physi-
cal disability.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
US. Flying Machines
Now Rated Highly
By British Experts
War Department
Quotes Gen. Yount's
Report on Observations
n the Aksociated Press. .

D. the Associated Press.
The War Department asserted
yesterday that American planes in
the European war we're rated highly
by the British as flying machines
and that models now being pro-
ddced would equal the best air
planes anywhere in the world"
Action to correct deficiencies dis
closed by the war such as need
for more armor, lesk-proof fuel
tanks, and more fire power was
started last February, it was said,
before the bulk Of existing mass
orders was placed.
Referring to reports by Maj, Gen.
Barton K Yount, who returned
recently from a fve-week official
visit to England, the War Depart
ment said:
Gen. Yount stated that. although
some Of the older types of Amer
ican military airplanes now in
Europe cannot be compared in ef-
fectiveness with modern British or
German machines. later types full
I'LL the requirements for armor,
leak-proof fuel tanks, greater fire
power and other characteristics.
While it is not considered to be
in the interest of national defense
to disclose the specifications of air
planes now being designed and
manufactured in America. the War
Department feels that the public
Is entitled to assurances that not
only are our military authorities
aware of the requirements of mod
ern military airplanes, but that the
aviation industry has been incorpo-
rating these requirements in the
current production program
Deficiencies of American war
planes as combat craft were ac-
knowledged to Congress last winter
by Mai. Gen Henry H. Arnold. then
air corps chief. who said virtually
none then in service was capable
of coping with the newest European
machines.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
British Bombing News
Gives Exaggerated
Idea, Reporter Says
Just Returned, He Stutes
Cologne Is in Ruins,
Hamburg Docks Ruined
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.-Warren
Irwin, N. B. c. reporter, Just returned
from a year of the European war.
estimated tonight that bomb damage
had caused a 20 per cent reduction
in British industrial output, COM
pared with a 80 per cent drop In
Germany.
Stories from England, sent out
under comparatively mild censor
ship, had given Americans greatly
exaggerated" idea of damage done
to Britain, Mr.. Irwin said in an in
terview.
"In Germany the correspondents
are confined to what the Germans
say about what they have done to
England and nothing of what hap
pens in Germany" said Mr. Irwin,
whose assignments took him to
London and Berlin, as we'll as Copen-
hagen, Oslo. and the Balkans. His
home is in Baltimore.
Says Cologne Is in Ruins.
The r. A. F. was hitting military
objectives, he said, because German
cities were unprotected by balloon
barrageS and British pilots could aim
from low attitudes. Nazi bombers.
on the other hand, must resort to
haphazard bombing from attitudes
of from $1,000 to 10000 feet" he
explained.
Il know that the dock areas of
Hamburg are ruined" he said, that
there has been heavy damage to the
industrial plants in the Ruhr and
that Cologne is in ruins.
The Germans work night and
day to conceal the damage
- and then take correspondent
on a tour to show them that very
little damage has been caused
Munich Instance Cited.
He said that, on the night OF the
Munich beer hall explosion, after
the Gestapo rounded up all the
GLACIERS in town" and made them re-
pair bloWn-out windows before civ
ilians saw the damage
Mr.. irwin rated British morale at
85 per cent, German at As.
There's a lot Of difference be-
tween spending the night in an air
raid shelter in England and coming
out to get a good British breakfast
of real food and coming out of
shelter in Berlin and getting what
they have for breakfast" he added.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Governor Of Chahar
Reported Executed
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, Dec. =
Gen. Shin Yu-shan. 48, ChungkInC-
appointed governor OF Chahar Prov
ince. now occupied by the Japa-
nese, was executed last Wednesdav
after a court martial, it was report
ed tonight.
Gen. Shih. who once led a revolt
ing division in China but who later
became aligned with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek and led an irregu-
lar army against the Japanese. was
charged with conniving with Wang
Ching-wei, head Of the Japanese
recognized regime in China.
He was the second outstanding
Chinese war lord and provincial
governor executed since the Jspa-
nese war began. The first was Gen.
Han Fu-chu. governor of Shantung
Province. who was executed in 1885
for dereliction of duty.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Divorced Husband
MAY Visit Terrier

RS the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ohio, Dec. AL
though refusing divorce to Ruth
A. Handley of Okeana in her suit
against Orville J. Handley. Com
mon Pleas Judge P. P. Boil granted
her $1,000 alimony and household
goods today and added this stip-
ulation:
Custody of male bull terrier to
the plaintiff but giving the defend
ant right of reasonable visitation. -"
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Spending and Tax Bills
May Go Together in Al
By the Associated Press.


Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia said yesterday he
had found sentiment among men,
bers of the House Appropriations
Committee for delaying passage of
appropriations measures for so or 80
days in the next session of Congress
to coordinate new tax and regular
and defense spending legislation.
Mr.. Woodrum has proposed a
meeting of House Democratic lead
ers with the Appropriations and
Ways and Means Committees to ad-
just proposed appropriations to the
expected revenue yield. The Ways
and Means Committee writes all tax
legislation.
Tax leaders have said new tax
legislation probably will await a
compilation of income tax returns
which may be filed up to March Is.
Mr.. Woodrum said that appropria-
tions bills might not necessarily be
delayed until that time, but that he
saw no need for rushing most of
them through during the first eight
or nine weeks of Congress, as usually
Is the case.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Mrs. Forboch Sponsors
New Cargo Liner

Mrs. Carl F. Farbach. wife of the
general counsel for the Maritime
Commission, will sponsor the new
oore-McCormack cargo and pas
senger liner Mormacpenn at its
launching December 81 at Pasca-
goula, Miss, the line announced
yesterday.
The ship. constructed by the
ingalls, Shipbuilding Co, will be
the second of that name. The first
was recently taken over by the Navy
as an auxiliary.
The vessel will be operated by
the companys American Republics
Line service along the Atlantic be-
tween the United States and South
America.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Stoppoge Of Mails
To England to End
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7-American
Export Lines announced today that
the temporary stoppage of some
European mails to this country
would end as the result OF a con-
tract signed with the Portuguese
government.
John F. Gehan, vice president,
said the contract included handling
mails from other European coun-
tries as we'll as Portugal.
The company recently refused to
carry mails from other European
countries because of the lack of
guarantee of payments. Portugal is
the only outlet for European mails.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

The operatic recordings now be-
ing made available through The
Stars music appreciation campaign
are playing an important role in
an unusual program of musical
education being conducted this year
at the Wheatley School, 1918 Mon
tello avenue NE.
The project is the result of the
combined efforts of the principal,
the schools Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation to give Wheatley pupils an
introduction to the musical classics.
The effect has been that the STU
dents now know many of the char
acters of the great operas almost as
we'll as they know their Mother
Goose characters.
The Wheatley PIT, A. paved the
way by dipping into its own treasury
to obtain the operatic recordings
for the school. Miss Mortimer and
the Wheatley teachers took it up
from there and the pupils have
grown more enthusiastic over the
program with each week.
The educational program is de-
signed chiefly for the approximately
400 pupils in the fourth. fifth and
sixth grades Each classroom is
equipped with a record player and
for three half-hour periods every
week these students listen to. dis
cuss and write about operas, SYM
phonies and other musical master
pieces.
Orchestra Gives Concert.
First We have them find out all
they can about the opera or the
symphony they are going to hear
at the next music appreciation
class" Miss Mortimer said Then
We play the recordings and tell the
story At the first hearing they
usually think more about the story
and the characters, but after while
they begin to pay more attention to
the music"
AS supplemental feature Of the
program. Miss Mortimer has a w.
P. A orchestra visit the school once
a month to give a concert III the
auditorium. The orchestra usually
plays compositions the pupils have
been studying in the classrooms be-
cause, as Miss Mortimer explained
it, the concert wouldn't mean much
to them if they weren't prepared
A few weeks ago the orchestra
played movement from Beetho-
ven's Seventh Symphony the bal
Evening star., 1940-12-08
T.. Every Possible Assistance
To Those Less Fortunate

Il am very happy to indorse the an
nual campaign of The Evening Star in
its efforts to aid needy children and
families in the District of Columbia at
Christmas time.
1T is becoming that those of US in
position to do so should afford every
possible assistance to our citizens who
are in less fortunate circumstances
this Yuletide"
HENRY L. STIMSON,
Secretary of War.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
PART SIX.
1roveI and Resorts.
Porpoise Thot Dined
On Rubber Glove Dies
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARINELAND, Fla, Dec. Itch
thyologists at the marine aquarium
here today placed rubber gloves on
the list of forbidden objects for
porpoises-one that ate one died
today.
The 4OO-pound porpoise died while
preparations were being made to
operate to remove the rubber glove
snatched from the hand of diver
yesterday by the hungry mammal.
A Jacksonville veterinarian had
been engaged as & surgeon and .
special operating table was being Get
up
Evening star., 1940-12-08

Association, trustee of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and self
styled Roosevelt Republican" At
the time he took over the direction
of registration he emphasized that
it was not to be a witch hunt"
He has made several previous Ma
tion-wide radio addresses On the
REGISTRATION work.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
November Bombs Total
13,494 Tons, Nazis Say
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec. THE German air
force dropped 13,494 tons of bombs
on targets in the British Isles in
November, DNB, official news agen-
cy, said today it had learned from
an authoritative source.
British flyers, said DNB, dropped
Evening star., 1940-12-08

only 1850 tons OF bombs on German
soil in the same month.
In the "a principal raids during
November. it said, German planes
dropped 1110O tons of bombs. in
cluding 6.374 tons on London. TIE
agency gave these figures as the ton
mage of the bombs released on other
principal cities:
Birmingham. 1850; Southampton.
1136: Coventry. l,104; Bristol, 1856;
Plymouth, 234; Liverpool, 752.
On ships 492 tons of bombs we're
dropped and on airports, 70 tons,
DNB said.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Christmas Fund Donors
Contributions Will Provide Cheer
For UnderpriviIeged Children

just how many needy families can
be taken care of on Christmas Day
depends on the number of names
to appear in this column.
Here are the dollars that will
enable the mothers of needy chill
dren to buy the things thai make
Christmas. And here are the people
who today put those mothers and
children en- their own Christmas
lists by contributing to The Star
Christmas funds.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Readers Guide
News Summary
Foreign.
The Sunday Star, Dec. 8, 194.
PART ONE.


Roosevelt pledges immediate aid to
Greece. Page Al
London has "a hours of all clear"
second time in 90 days Page Al
British cruiser in battle shows dozen
hits. Page Al
Greeks shouting cry, "Tirana by
Christmas Page Al
French prisoners in Reich stage Yule
play to boost spirits. Page A-9
Windsors due in Miami Tuesday for
Duchess operation. Page A-1O
France to regiment farmers on COR
porative basis. Page ALI
Nazi U-boats taking vastly greater
toll Of shipping. Page ALL
National.
New committee urged sending food
10 Europe Page Al
Report on British investments in U.
S made by committee Page Al
Anti-aircraft defenses of U. S. war
ships to be improved Page Al
Pan American plans daily trans
Atlantic flights. Page AS
Martin or Hollister expected to lead
G.. o. P until 1912 Page BIS
Washington ond Vicinity.
Washingtons total of military train
ees reaches "a. Page B-1
Special police to be imported for
Inauguration duties Page B-1
Oakland downtown parking plan
explained. Page B-1
Police and postal officers make plans
for Christmas rush. Page B-1
Chairmen named for District defense
activities groups. Page BE-
Municipal law officers oppose Hatch
Act. Page b.
D. c. supply bill may not be reached
till spring. Page B-4
Miscellaneous.
Obituary. Page A-l6
Serial story Page B-6
Christmas story. Page b.
Educational. Page BIS
Womens clubs. Page Bio
Sports.
News of sports world. Pages BILLS
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Miscellaneous
PART TWO.

News of sports world. Pages BILLS
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-01

.,.:E& -! - .;r g.. ,ag ,.. lager.
II h:g,:-"It,r hHu.h ri achieve
mtnt 'tI@t every opera singer hopes
Ior is To- have an opera revived cs-
pcciaIIy for him. Norman Gordon
nus already Won lniS distinction.
his simmer tnc Cincinnati Summer
Opera Company is restoring Boito'S
MCilstOlclc 50 that Gordon may
sing this renowned tIt!c roe lOr the
audiences oI the Ohio city. All
ppcra-GOCrs are familiar with the
tory Of Thu work. which in general
has the same plot as the "ftCn-pro-
duccd "FauSt'' Of GuImod. The as
Signmcnt OF Gordon 10 sing McIlS-
tofclc is in recognition, first OF all,
Of his vocal proWvSs: and then Of
;hc dramatic force and color at his
command.
His concert programs take mic ac-
count this wide rance %; rJility. He
contrasts operate arias vie. songs Of
many moods and Ian"uugc:. One Of
his spccialtics is the SINGING Of Ne
gro spiritua!s. and he is particularly
interested in presenting Now and UNI
| familiar examples CT this type Of
/ American folklore.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-01

Norman Gordon. ba5g-hari,un" g.
the metropolitan Opera Association,
who will sing III the Henderson high
school auditorium at $50 o clock this
evening under the auspices Of the
Henderson Cooperative Concert AS
ISOLATION, is one Of the most brllllan,
young members of the growing CO.
lcric Or American singers at the
Metropolitan. Gordon, born and
brought up in North Carolina, cdu-
Gated in American schools. has al
ready made his mark in the music
world He has sung with the inn
portant opera companies Of this
country-incIudng the Metropolitan,
the Chicago City Opera, the ST.
Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los
Angeles and San Francisco Opera
Companies, the Cincinnati Summer
Opera, and with the opera perform
ances conducted by Leopold Sto-
kowski with the Philadelphia OrchcS-
ira.
The colorful and versatile talent
of Gordon makes him much in de-
mand at the Metropolitan Opera
House He sings an average OF four
performances Il week there. some
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-01
Birthday Party Is
For Five Year Old

Tuesday afternoon from to $50
o'clock. Mrs. ID. L. Newman. Jr.. de.
tlght!ully entertained q number OF
little friends in honor of hel
daughter, Margie Lee, on her fifth
birthday.
Many games were enjoyed during
the afternoon. with ilvorS for ,ucl,
quest. They W>r" called into the
dining room when Uncle Scotty" on
his radio program called Margie
Lees name. There were lots of mic
lifts for her.
Her mot,cr. assisted by her grand
mother. Mrs. Ollie Smith. OF Oxford
erved ice cream and cake &c the fol-
lowing guests: Elizabeth Anne. SIN
lair. il, and Raymond Perry New
nan: AItliiH Lee LasSiter. Ilra Ann
Seaman, Betty Jean Powell Betty
lac Ra%iS. Donald Lee Parks. Lucy
Anne Parker, FAY Hall. Petite Jea
md Lou!"C Parrish. Frances Jeau
Faulkner. Patsy Nichols. Hurry
Chandler, Frederick and Hannah
Ruth Garrett, Virginia Morris. BHttI
Ann Myrick. Shirley end Howell!
Knott, and Tommy Weldon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-01

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-01
Drewry News
BY MRS. ii. Is. WHITE

Mrs. j. Z. Perry and son, Ei4wcll,
Mir. and Mrs. Wesley liarreii ard son,
OF lr1te,NtIle. Spen, tie Wee~-~nd
with Mrs. Perry$ sister, Mrs. j. (.
Watkins and Mr.. Watkins.
Wallace and Waiter White spent
the Weekend III Henderson with
tnc!r little cousins, Misses Judith and
Lucy Boyd Harris.
MIS-. turner Strang and little son
u HUaaOEe, "a, are spending some
time With ucr parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". ". kimball.
Nj. ana Mrs. Don Ashton Of Ra-
leigh, were Weekend guests OF Mr..
liIu Mrs. X. NJ. White.
Mrs. Lucy i'aSchall visited her
daughter, Mrs. Calls near Palmer
Springs recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Jarrett and
family spent last Weekend with re-
latives in the DreWry community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. kimball
Of Delhi, Canada are expected the
first of the week to visit relatives
here and in Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. White, il,
5pent Sunday with relatives here.
Charlie Marion Arlington spent
Sunday with relatives at Norlina.
Nat s. White oil State college, III
Raleigh, spent the Weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry White.
Mrs. Alice WalSton OF Burlington
md Mrs. Matte WATSON Of Towns
lille, visited Mrs. Felix Ranes this
week.