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Evening star., 1940-04-22
Educational Orders

When the Senate Appropriations
Committee begins consideration of
certain cuts made by the House in
the War Department appropriation
Dill, 1t is certain that Army officials
will make determined effort to
effect restoration of little-publi-
cized but all-important item labeled
Educational Orders" The history of
these orders goes back twenty years
to a period when memories were
fresh regarding the sorry lack of in
dustrial preparedness which existed
at the time of our entry into the
World War. Congress agreed with
our national defense experts that
steps should be taken to prepare in
dustry as we'll as the military and
naval establishments to respond
quickly and efficiently in another
emergency. There was born out of
this agreement a far-reaching in
dustrial mobilization plan, an impor-
tant phase of which was to be the
awarding of certain orders for mill
tary supplies to various manufac-
turing plants primarily for educa-
tional purposes.
Congress placed its stamp of ap-
proval on the educational program
by authorizing the expenditure of
total Of S42,50O,0O0 on the special
orders, to be spread over a three
year period. OF this authorization,
$2e,00o,00O was appropriated for
1889 and 1910. The remaining $l6,-
100000 was sought by the War De-
partment in its 1941 supply bill, but
the House slashed $14,5OO,0O0 off the
item, upon recommendation of the
House Appropriations Committee,
which felt that the money could be
better used for actual production of
ordnance and for equipment needed
by the engineers and Signal Corps,
But the House committee, in it's laud-
able desire to minister to the imnle-
diate, peacetime wants of the Army,
apparently lost sight of the original
purpose OF the educational orders
program. This purpose was to pre-
vent recurrence in any future ma
tional emergency of the deplorable
confusion, waste, inef1ciency and
grave delay which marked the con-
version of our peacetime industries
into producers of implements of war.
1t Is said that there are more than
q thousand necessities of war, from
shells to gas masks, which cannot be
turned out readily except in a few
factories. The educational orders
awarded in 1889 and 1910 have pro-
vided numerous plants with valu-
able experience in producing hun
dreds of these war materials. Thus,
the machinery for manufacturing
vital items has been expanded and
craftsmen needed in an emergency
to man the machinery have been
given valuable training This edu-
cational program is just as impor-
tant to future security as the
strengthening of the military and
naval branches of national defense.
It would be unfortunate if Congress
failed to recognize that fact in an
era of world history already replete
with tragic lessons in unprepared-
ness
Evening star., 1940-04-22

A New Hampshire settlement near
ly two hundred years old and about
to be obliterated by a hood-control
project, is to be established in all
its quaintness, but with modern i'm
provements and room for expansion.
Thus the Granite State will be the
proud possessor of the very latest, as
well as some of the very oldest ex-
amples of American village life.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

Among the most trenchant re-
marks of the current year is the
statement recently made at the con-
vention here of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors to the
effect that it is not the press of the
United States, but its people who
are guaranteed a free press by the
Bill of Rights.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

Few will fail to admit that the
present-day Germans possess audac-
ity and effrontery in the highest
degree. Nevertheless, Nazis find that
bribery is as eff1cacious and, In the
long run. even cheaper.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Seeks Eradication
OF Rats in District.

OF Rats in District.
70 the Editor of The Star:
am writing to ask If anything can be
done to help rid Washington Of rats.
The alleys everywhere are overrun.
Recently the rats have dug up some Of
my flowers and eaten of some Of my tulip
blossoms.
If rats are germ carriers, then the
germs must be well distributed.
Will some one play Pied Piper for
Washington, D. CT
April 10. e. l. MCLAUGHLIN.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
the ,Driter although the use OF
a pseudonyn for publication is
permissible. Please be brier
Evening star., 1940-04-22

A., Tbs Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use Tor republication of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dlspatchea
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Member Of the Associated Press.

Entered rs second-class matter post ONCE,
Washington D. c.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

brown hair topping his six-foot-two. He held
his wrist 50 that the watch on it was thrust
forward in challenge.
Late" he said sarcastically. That's what
we'd have to expect constantly. She's almost
half an hour late If there is no way of clmi-
mating this hopeless female IT"
The sound of his wrath died upon his lips,
and every eye in the room followed the
direction of his fixed and silent stare. The
door had opened quietly and against it stood
young woman of incredible beauty. She was
tall and statuesque; the vivid natural gold of
her hair framed face of classic lovellness.
A pair of wide gray eyes, clear and calm as
twin mountain lakes, gazed in friendly curl
osity at the assembly. In her big, beautiful
hands was white stetson hat, and her riding
clothes fitted her superb figure with that ease
known only to the born horsewoman.
'Howdy pardners.' said she. Il am Arizona
Spratt."
The Canadian was the first to find his
voice "GentlemenI' he said sharply. Where
are your Manners Then he STROBE through
the room and took Arizona's outstretChed
hand Ted Lowery, at your service! -. say,
Evening star., 1940-11-24

won't you have seat r. here you are - at
the topsiden
With nod she took the place he offered,
laying the big white hat on the table before
her and smiling gravely from one to another
of the men who now looked bit sheepish
Then when all were seated Arizona shoul-
ders went back and her smile vanished. Some
thing clean and basiCally strong seemed to
have come into the room with her.
j AM sorry to be late to this roundup"
she said simply, but was riding, Out where
| come from, when a person has an important
step to take they sort of wash out their minds
first with ride along the Red Mesa. Here
all we've got is park, but a hoss is hoss
any place you put him, and my hoss had to
help me think things out straight before |
came here.
This is an important day for all of us. |
knew, gentlemen that | could be foreman of
this outfit if | wanted. My problem was - did
| want the responsibility? Would go on back
home to Yuma and mebbe raise some fancy
steers or would | try and take up where
Tony. my husband, left off?
Evening star., 1940-11-24

There couldn't be but one answer This
outfit is kind of totem pole to the memory
of two generations of Spratts myself have
been with the outfit over five years; I've done
a little of everything, from rustling shop
lifters to herding new accounts, and | guess
I'd be no-good son of peeling rattlesnake
if | quit now with Ma Spratt kind of depending
on me, and reputation as the best trading
post in the district to keep up So decided
that if you'll have me, I'll hang up my spurs
and stay
There was a long moment of silence. Old
Mr. Templeton cleared his throat and wiped
some drops of moisture from his glasses. I'VE
wouldn't dream of having anyone but you,
my dear LADY," he said. Lowery breathed a
fervent echo. Second the motion. by Jove."
There was burst of applause.
We'll, then, pardners," said Arizona, her
own eyes wet, lets get started. You gentle
men will have to show me the formalities here
today, and then guess it's up to me to show
you | can handle the outfit, all the way
through from corral to cook she'd"
When the stockholders meeting was over,
the newly elected president of Spratts found
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Evening star., 1940-11-24
Il Short Story Complete in This Issue


4 4 posterous thought" gray-haired
Mr.. Templeton declared 1T must not hap
pen, gentlemen!
The other interested parties who had taken
time out to attend the annual stockholders
meeting of Spratt S, large New York de-
partment store, turned instinctively toward
MIR. E. T. Jones, the ultra conservative gen.
eral manager "E. T. put the tips of his long
fingers together and gazed over the top of his
pince- nez at the men.
And how" he asked quietly, do you
propose to prevent it? When my late and very
dear friend and his son were killed in that
accident - here the old genteman's voice
broke little - young Mrs. Spratt, formerly
the -er - extraordinary, Arizona West, in
herited her husbands interest and the elder
Mrs. Spratt has turned over the voting power
of her immense holdings to her daughter in
law Combined, that comes to well over fifty
one percent"
And so this Mrs. Arizona Spratt can be
president of Spratt S if she damn we'll peases,
growled Bert Wiggin, the stad general pur-
chasing agent A disturbed murmur rippled
around the room.
"Our friends MIR. Jones and MIR. Wiggln are
apparently the only persons here who know
this lady," said the irate Mr.. Templeton, 80
perhaps they can tell us what to expect?
Old (. f. and Wiggin exchanged glances
of alarm at this suggestion, but before they
could speak, a clear voice with Canadian
accent sounded from far corner:
Look here you chaps, I'm only minority
stockholder, and to tell the truth | Just
dropped in here because | hadn't anything
better to do at the moment. But none OF us
in these unsettled times wants to see our
interests in the hands of this female. It's an
outrage, and protest.
So, Immediately, did everybody else. The
stockholders huddled in groups, the discussion
waxing fercer. Presently the clear voice OF
the Canadian made itself heard again This
time he got to his feet at the far end OF the
room facing the door. and it could be seen
that he was young, good to look at, with
flashing brown eyes and thick mass of red
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
BIG CROWD CREETS
SANTA CLAUS HERE
Close To 10000 Welcome
Saint Nick AS He
Opens Season

Santa Claus yesterday made his
first of two visits to the city dur.
ing the Christmas season and ap.
proximately 10000 Wilmingtoniaus
turned out to give him a roaring
welcome.
Greeted on his arrival by the
New Hanover High school band,
which entertained the throngs with
Christmas music, Santa turned on
the Christmas lights which deco
rate the city's northern business
section.
Amid the blare of trumpets and
the cheers of thousands who
thronged the streets and sidewalks,
the genial saint of the north pole
then paraded through the business
sections of the city. =
The visit by Santa marked the Of
fetal opening of the holiday shop
ping season in Wilmington, and
Southeastern North Carolina. The
crowd, largest in history here,
gave him a rousing welcome on
North Fourth, Front and Market
streets.
The patron saint Of children
made his initial appearance in the
city on a special float at the corner
of Nixon and North Fourth streets,
and stopped briefly at Fourth and
Bladen streets.
With the ROTC band leading the
way, Santa then went to Front anu
Red Cross streets and later at
Front and Chestnut streets he
made a short talk, bringing greet
ings from the north pole, and gave
the Signal for turning on of the
yuletide lights in the downtown Sec
ton.
He continued down Front to Or
ange, where his float headed east
Continued on Page Ten. Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
MartialLaw Proclaimed
BvTurkiSh Government
Jaycees Are Requested
To Turn In Petitions

Members of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce who
have vote petitions out have
been asked to turn them in at
the headquarters on Princess
street so that the number Of
signatures can be checked.
A number of petitions asking
that a vote be called on the
proposal Of setting up a city
manager form Of government
for Wilmington are now being
circulated about the city for
signatures.
Officials of the Jaycees last
night said that the petitions
will be carried about the city
for several more days. Any
one who has not been contact
ed and who desires to sign the
petition may do SO by stopping
by campaign headquarters on
Princess street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
Paving Program
Will Include IS Blocks

About IS additional paved blocks
for the city will result from the
WPA street Improvement now ul-
der way, James E. L. Wade, COM
missioner of public works, said
yesterday.
Water and sewerage service and
renewals have been completed on
IA blocks in the city to date and
curling and gutter work on eight
other blocks has already been
finished, Commissioner Wade said:
Workmen have just completed
the sidewalk projects o N Fourth
street and their operations are now
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
AFL COOL TOWARD
PEACE PROSPECTS
Union Leaders In Fedora.
ton Prepare For Chal-
lenge OF Authority

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. o. Up -
Prospect of labor peace through
Philip Murray's election to the CLIO
presidency today was greeted coolly
by AFL chieftains, whose own union
leaders prepared for a challenge to
their authority.
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor which
is in convention here said he hoped"
Murray's selection would work to-
ward closing the gap between the
AFL and the Congress Of Industrial
Organizations.
On the subject of how he thought
Murray could cooperate in the peace
effort, Green said:
He could appoint a committee.
There was such a committee but
Lewis John L. Lewis, CLIO presii-
dent) was on the committee. That
committee and our committee met
several times but last year Lewis an
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
|PLAN SIX REGIMENTS
Camp To Cover Area Oh 80
Square Miles In Onslow,
Pender And Duplin
IS ON OCEAN HIGHWAY
From Regular Army
Regiments Will Be Sc
lected For The Center

Plans for the organization
Of six Coast Artillery anti
aircraft regiments at a new
training center at Holly Ridge,
rs miles from Wilmington,
were disclosed yesterday by
the War department, accord
ing to an Associated Press
dispatch from Washington.
Approximately 10000 men
will be stationed at the train
ing center under present
plans.
The training camp will COW
er an area of about 80 square
miles in the Holly Shelter Sec
|tion of Onslow, Fender and
Duplin counties, with the fir
ing base to include army units
and a large number of planes.
To Select Cadres
Cadres from regular Army
regiments will be selected be-
tween December 20 and Feb
ruary Is for the post. These
cadres, or nuclei of carefully
selected trained personnel
around which the new regi-
ments will be built, will hold
grade and specialists rating in
the new units. If not quail
fled at the time of selection,
the men will be given special
training.
The cadre for each of the
new regiments will have 228
men, including a master ser
geant (supply), 16 first SER
geants, Y sergeants, sc cor
porals and lob prlvates,
first class, or privates. The
cadre for the tactical over
head unit will consist of four
group headquarters, each of
which will include a master
sergeant, a first sergeant,
two corporals and eight pri-
Yates first class or privates.
The announcement yester-
day was the first made by the
War department, although
plans for the establishment
of such a base were unoffi-
cially disclosed in Washington
earlier in the week. At that
time it was stated that the
garrison would probably be
between 5000 and 10000 men.
However, the latest announce
ment stated that when the
organization of the new units
has been completed that their
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
CIODecideST Continue
Aluminu Plant WalkOut
Proposal To End Plane
Plant Strike Offered

DOWNEY, CAL, Nov. 22-R
"A compromise proposal for
settlement Of a strike at Val-
tee Aircraft, Inc, was submit
ted to company officials and he
Go United Automobile Work
ers union today by Maj. Sidney
Simpson, representative Of the
war department.
No statement was forthcom-
ing Immediately on the pos
sibility Of its acceptance as a
basis of future negotiations.
Conferences were discOntin-
ued yesterday after the union
baked at the company's pro-
pOsal to insert a "~n0-strike''
clause in a tentative agreement
that had been reached on a
two-year contract.
Approximately $500 plant
workers walked out November
Is, demanding a minimum
wage of IS cents an hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
LARGE PLANT CLOSED
Strike, Which Leaves l..
500 Idle, Hits Work On
Vast Defense Orders

NEW KENsINGTON, Paw, Nov.
22.-RAA mass meeting of CLIO
members voted unanimously to-
night to continue a strike which to-
day closed down the huge new
Kensington works of the Aluminium
Company of America, until the dis
charge of a non-union worker in
volved in a dispute over payment
of SIP in back dues.
The vote was taken in the
damned, smoke filled auditorium
of the high school after two hours
of discussion behind locked doors.
The strike, which threw $500
workers idle, also interrupted work
on vast national defense orders,
including those for airplanes and
army field kitchens.
Statement
A spokesman for the Aluminium
Workers union issued the follow
ing statement:
members of the union heard the
report of its representatives who
conducted negotiations for five
hours this morning with the COM
pany.
"They reported the company re.
fused to meet the union demand,
Continued on Page Ten, Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
EDWARDS APPEALS
In SLOTS CASE
Other Defendants, Harold
Laing And Clyde Leon
ard, Accept Fines

One defendant gave notice OF
appeal to the superior court ana
two others accepted judgment
when their cases were called yes
terday afternoon in recorders
court on charges of possessing IL
legal slot machines.
Jimmy Edwards, who was flned
500 whenconvicte d on a charge OF
violating the slot machine law IN
recorders court 10 days ago, noted
an appeal to superior court under
$500 bond.
Harold Laing and Clyde Leon
ard, convicted recently on similar
charges, accepted judgment. Lalng
was fined 500 and taxed with the
costs and Leonard was fined $25
and taxed with the costs.
When the cases were tried re-
CONTINUED O n Page Two, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
NAZI ENVOY RETURNS
Believed To Have Brought
Demand That Turkey En-
ter European War

ANKARA, Nov. 22.-R-The
Turkish government proclaimed
martial law tonight in virtually all
sections of European Turkey. in
Guiding Istanbul, ''in view of the
general political situation
This step was taken shortly after
Germany's ambassador, Franz Won
Papen, returned from Germany,
presumably carrying a virtual ultl-
matum that Turkey join in the
Axis-planned new European Or
der"
Sections of Asiatic Turkey, Dor
dering on the vital Dardanelies,
also were included in the martial
law proclamation.
The order became effective I'M
mediately for a one-month PERIOD
Announcement
A terse announcement SAID:
"Yhe prime ministry and council
of ministers, as a result of its De
liberation Nov. g., have deemed 1t
necessary to proclaim martial law
from the day of this announcement
for one month in the districts OF
Istanbul, Kirklareli, Edirne Can
orianople), Tekirdaj, Channakkale
and Kojaeli.
Corps General Ali Ria Artuo-
kalin, commander of gendarmerle,
is appointed to take charge in these
districts. This step is taken under
the authority granted in section &c
of the Turkish constitution"
The proclamation followed a
three-hour meeting of the council
fCOntinvIed nm Pape Two fol y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
MARIN IMPRESSED
Notices Advantages
OF Section For Location
OF Training Center
CLIMATE IS FAVORABLE
Full Report On Findings To
Be Filed With Comman-
dant In Washington

A board of reconnaissance
from the headquarters office
of the U. S. Marine corps in
Washington, D. c., has been
favorably impressed with the
possibilities of the Whining
ton section for use as a train
ing center for Marine corps
activities, Col. Julian C. Smith,
senior member Of the board,
said yesterday.
"The board has been favor
ably impressed with the many
advantages of the section as
a potential site for the estab-
lishment of a training center
for Navy and Marine corps
units" said Col. Smith,.
Cites Advantages
The senior board member
cited such advantages as eli
matte conditions Of Whining
ton and vicinity, which are
favorable for a year-round
training program.
"Harbor and railroad facil-
tiles are satisfactory" he
said, "and the nearness of the
coast would provide another
advantage for Marine corps
training units which conduct
both land and sea opera
TONS"
Col. Smith said a full re-
port of "our findings will be
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23

conferred near Fourth on Harnett
street, he said.
A curb and gutter crew is also
working on McRae street from
Tanning street south. 1.-The above
work will continue until such time
as sufficient work has been &C
complished in advance of the start
of actual paving work." he said.
Such Improvements as curbing,
cutters, sewerage service and re-
newals must be completed before
the laying Of asphalt pavement on
Continued on Page Two, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina Partly CLOUDY,
colder Saturday and Saturday
night, Sunday increasing cloudlness 1ol-
by rain, warmer.
By q. 8. Weather Bureau
meteorological data for h "A hours
ending 1870 p. n. yesterday.
Temperature
1:30 a.. m. 65; 7:30 a. m. &c; 1:3O p. m.
"a; 1870 p. m. 65; maximum II; mini
g.; mean 6S; normal "a.
Humidity
1870 a. m. 80; 1870 a. m. u; 1:5o p.
m. So; 1880 p. m. IS.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:3O p. m.
600 inches; total since first of the
month 1.55 inches.
Tides Fol Today
From Tide Tables published by q. s.
Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------------ 3:52a 11:16a
Masonboro Inlet ------ 1:43a 7:5Sa
2:00p S:31p
Sunrise 6:53a; sunset 5:05p; DOR
rise u Ola; moonset 1:13p. u
River stage al Fayetteville, N. c.,
at 8 a. M, November FL, missing.
Continued o Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
FASCISTS ADMIT
LOSS OF KORITZA
General Soddu Rushes Up
R~einforcements Ia Form
New Battle Line

ROME, Nov. 22.-R-The 1tal-
,aAs formally acknowledged today
me loss Of their major Albanian
case Of Koritza to the counter-in-
vaalng Greeks, and General Ubal-
40 eoddu rushed up Fascist rein
lofcementS to form a new battle
line.
The general, who only IL days
ago was given command of the
i'alan campaign by Premier Mus
sunni was expected to prepare the
somterattack with great care be-
.v'e beginning it. Thus, there
Ssefaed no immediate prospect of
heavy action.
while the high commands off
VOL communique made little ap-
s'ien' effort to soften the fact of
ae forced withdrawal from Ko-
, ,s1su acknowledging consider
wit Italian losses and saying
"srely that Greek losses were
bsYudly SO, perhaps heavier
"'''sh lnformants here stressed
Oontlnue0 on paoe rT,ro fol -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
TON OF REGIMENTS
TO BEGIN DEC. 20; MARINES
STUDY POSSIBLE STATION SITE
Says Army Base
o'ChangeP e'F1ere

ed the center will mean much to
this section of the state.
He was the engineering men,
Der of the special army board
which conducted a survey of the
Holly Shelter area as a potential
training center and it was he
who drew the initial maps and
made up the original estimates
on the cost of the training CEN
ter and the camp.
The recommendation of the
board, he said, was for a camp
which would cover approximate
Continued on Page Ten, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-23
-oon1lhued on Page Two, Col. ~
BY ROBERT ST. JOHN

SlE1I
so WIZ IA, Bulgaria, Nov. 22-R-
GtNs :, Russia has advised her
clesr 'lav friend, Bulgaria, to steer
te u outright membership in
u,s,; Expanding Axis alliance, a
Nena source said today.
tensioe ftheless, despite underground
servesa IN the country, most OBJ
Tia are convinced that Bulga-
Tor AI an will go 100 per cent
b M uoil Filters Reich and Benz
artna usSolini's Italy and their
Bnlaasm the New Order"
s'i'an leftists-lumping to-