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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
RETURN INDICTMENTS
Eleven Corporations And
81 individuals Named In
International Case

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-R-An IN
ternational chain of conspiracles to
control and monopolize the price
and production of nitrates essential
to the manufacture of munitions
and other industries vital to ma
tional defense was charged today
against IL corporations and 81 IN
dividuals.
The allegations were set forth IN
a series of six federal grand jury
indictments, based or anti = trust
laws, which were returned Sept. l,
1899, and then sealed. The alleged
conspiracies date back to 1920 and
up to and including Sept. l, 1889.
Based on Probe
Why the indictments remained
unopened for Is months was not
disclosed. The indictments were
based partly, the antitrust division
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
ESTATE men
SELECT OFFICERS
Board Makes Arrange
ments To Conduct Survey
OF Housing Problems

The Wilmington R e Estate
board last night elected new Of
ficers and made arrangements to
conduct a survey of housing prob
lens relative to facilities for U. S.
army officers and others who will
be stationed at the anti-aircraft
training camp at Holly Ridge in
the next few months.
Officers elected were l.. c. Can't
well, Jr., president; Frank G.. Har-
riss, vice president; W. G. James,
secretary and treasurer. Walter
M. Hewlett, retiring president, and
w. M. Hill were named members
of the board of directors.
The board apprc we'd plans to
proceed at once in conducting a
detailed survey of local housing
problems and authorized the pres
ent officers to appoint a committee
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Elizabethtown Man First In State
To Go Into Army Under Draft Act

with Governor Hoey, Major General
J. L. Devers, commanding officer at
Fort Bragg, and other high civilian
and military officials taking part in
the program.
After the speech-making a parade
will be held through the Fayetteville
streets, with music furnished by the
18th Field Artillery band, soldiers,
American Legionnaires, Spanish
American war veterans and others
will participate. Schools will be clos
ed here during the program.
At Fort Bragg, Governor Hoey WI
be guest at a luncheon and will re-
view the Ninth division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

drafted list we're also Bladen county
men-G. Max Little rs, and Steven
M. Little, 81, brothers, sons OF MI.
and Mrs. H. F. Little, of Charlton.
Their father is a rural mail carrier.
William H. Bentley, 81, and Charles
R, Gillian, %, Of Taylorsville, were
the only others who arrived at Fort
Bragg today. These five d%raftees
will pe sworn into service tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock, the first drafted men to be
assigned to Fort Bragg, IS to 70 in
number, will be formally welcomed
at exercises in the courthouse here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
NEWS WILL
RECEIVE CITATION
Will Be Awarded By Amer
lean Legion At District
Meet Friday Night

A district meeting of American
Legion posts will be held at Lake
Waccamaw Friday night at 7:3'
o'clock, at which time Commander
R. Dave Hall, of the state de
partment, will present a citation
from National Legion headquarters
to the Wilmington Star = News
which was recently awarded hon
orable mention in the Legion's ma
ltional editorial contest.
John Hope, editorial writer Of
the Star-News, and author OF the
winning editorial, will be present
to receive the citation from Com
mander Hall.
Notice of the citation to be pre-
scented was received here yester
day by w. R. Dosher, commands
of Wilmington Post No. 10, Amer
can Legion, from Commander
Hall, who asked that the news
papers be represented at the dis
trict meeting.
A large delegation from the Viii
mington post is planning to attene
the session.
Plans for the district gathering
will be made by the local post a
a meeting in the Sorosis clubhouse
on North Third street tonight at {
o'clock. The Rev. Sankey Let
Blanton, pastor of the First Bap
fist church, will make the principa
address tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Conspiracy To Control
Nitrate Prices Charged
Propaganda Mailing
Costs To Be Sought

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-R
Chairman Dies (D-Tex) said
today that the house committee
on un-American activities would
seek to ascertain show much it
is costing the American taxpay-
ers" for the %postoffice depart
ment to disseminate German
propaganda under the terms OF
an international treaty.
1--WE are calling on the postof-
flee department to furnish the
committee with an estimate OF
the tonnage and the number OF
pieces of literature received from
Germany and disseminated by
our own postal authorities" Dies
said.
"Of course, we will also seek
the same figures on other coun'
tries such as Italy, Russia, ia
nan and England"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

For Defense
Of Two Bases
Fascist Army Before Pre-
met. In Central Front, Is
Also Retreating
FIERCE FIGHTS RAGE
Nortbern Greek Wing
Struggling Through Noun
tains Toward Tirana

,7urNs Dec. 4.-R-The 1tal-
y we're declared tonight, by a
l r-aok Spokesman, to be withdraw
W. nortbward from tn e r vital
.o,+hern Albanian bases OF Porto
Tdda and acknowledgement
" L'D ABANDONING hope for effective
;.tsnsp Of those strategic towns.
n the same time, he said that
+a Fascist army before Premet,
On the central front, likewise was
in retreat.
Italian co5unter-atlacks in some
ssctors we're acknowledged, but the
Spokesman asserted they were all
rane1led in whatever part OF the
'front.'"
The Situation
Summing up the situation, he
said:
Despite severe weather and dit
ficult terrain our troops continue
10 advance and pursue the retreat
ing enemy. At certain points fierce
fsiting is taking Place. which has
continued to our advantage"
The northern Greek wing was
reported struggling on through icy
mountains toward tn e Albanian
capital Of Tirana.
Early in the DAY the Greeks had
declared the fall of Porto Edda
and A~rgirocastro, an important
supply center, was momentarily
expected.
The spokesman, saying that Ital-
ian claims to have repulsed Greek
attacks were simply Pigments OF
The Imagination for home consump-
ton" asserted the efforts of the
Fascist high command to reorgan-
lie its forces must be considered
as having failed and one should
Continued OH Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
GERMAN B0MBERS
ATTACK MIDLANDS
Casualties Reported In AT
Least Two Towns Within
The Raided Area

LONDON, Dec. 5.-(Thursday).
German air force
smashed at the Nidlands - both
eastern and western sections-last
night with explosive and fire
bombs, and in at least two towns
in that area there we're casualties.
In a town in the western mid
lands a number of houses and a
church and police station were
damaged but the raid there was
comparatively short.
Fires sprang up early in the
raid but none was serious and all
yer put out. An undetermined
number of people were trapped in
basement shelters in the destruc-
ton of homes.
Raiders were reported over the
eastern Midlands for nearly four
hours, attacking singly and at in
tervals. They began as usual by
scattering incendiaries over the
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
GERMANY, RUMANlA
SIGN TRADE PACT
Places Large Portion OF
Rumania's Resources At
Nazis' Disposition

BERLIN, Dec. 4.-tRt-German
and Runania signed today a broad
1O-year trade and economic agree
ment placing a large portion O
Rumanian resources at Germany's
disposition.
4 Rumania, with the help of Ger
man experts, created a 1O-yea1
economic development plan OF her
own and committed herself to de-
liver large quantities of materials
to the Reich.
The agreement, covering agri'
culture, trade, finance, transport
and industry, was officially de.
scribed as taking account
1.-The new political relations be.
tween the two states"
German capital and German
technicians are to be employed in
Rumania.
To insure delivery of products,
a large-scale development of Ru'
manian transportation facilities Is
an essential part Of the 1O-year
plan.
With an eye to war needs, Ger
many stipulated specifically that
petroleum lines be built and ex-
tended. 81
The sums to be employed over
the 1O-year period and the specific
nature of developments contem,
plated we're not disclosed, but OBJ,
viously large amounts r in
volved.
Germans stressed tn impor'
lance of the agreement, declaring,
"Rumania now takes its ordered
place in the economic scheme o.
o. AL ON
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4-RE
Speculation on the possibility OF
loans to Great Britain reached new
heights in Washington tonight, fol-
lowing two striking developments:
Q) Jesse Jones secretary OF
commerce and federal loan ad-
ministrator, tersely remarked that
England is "a good risk" for loans.
He added that ordinarily he ia
vored lending money ito good risks
when they need it for a proper
purpose"
az Secretary Morgenthau, an
.nounced only a few minutes later,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Site
Begun
Committee
u. S. Naval Reconnaissance
Board Inspects Possible
Tracts Here
TO GIVE NAVY DATA
Six Sites Are Viewed By
CAPTAIN Rosendahl And
Two Other Officers .

Work of preparing briefs on sites
visited here yesterday by a U. S.
Naval reconnaissance board seek
ing a location for a non-rigid air
craft base, was begun yesterday
afternoon by a Wilmir5t on com.
mittee, which plans to place the
information in the hands of naval
officials in Washington late Friday
or Saturday morning.
Frederick Willetts, chairman Of
the committee which accompanied
the naval officers on the inspection
tour, said last night that the briefs
will be completed late today.
To Deliver Briefs
James E. l.. Wade, city com.
missioner of public works, has
been delegated to deliver the briefs
in person Saturday morning, the
deadline by which all information
must be. in the hands of the Nava,
board.
The Naval board, composed O.
Captain Charles E. Rosendahl
Lieut.. Commander D. M. Logar
and Lieut.. "A. T. Lafferty, arrived
in Wilmington Tuesday night ane
yesterday morning at Z o'clock i
left on the inspection tour.
At noon the naval officers re
turned to the city and left by Cal
for New Bern for a conference
with Congressman Graham A. Bar
den.
AS soon as the tour was com
pleted, the inspection committee
met in the office Of MAJOR Thoma!
E. Cooper with the other member!
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

FAYETTEVILLE, Dec. a. - Dali
las Mcqueen Campbell, 26-year-old
wholesale tire dealer Of Elizabeth
town, today became North Cardinals
first citizen to enter the army under
the selective draft.
Campbell reported to Fort Bragg
this afternoon and was given a ply
steal examination and issued equip
ment, being assigned No. 1 by post
officials in their list Of arriving draft
ed men.
The No. 1 draftee is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Campbell, OF a
ver's Creek in Bladen county.
The No. 2 and No. 3 men on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
NAZlS SINK SEVEN
BRITISH VESSELS
Communique Says One Sub
Scored Hits On Six Arm
ed Merchant Craft

BERLIN, Dec. 4-R Ger
many's accelerated sea warfare
against Great Britain was credited
by the high command tonight with
sinking seven more armed mer'
chant vessels Of 36,400 tons.
One submarine scored direct hlts
on six of the ships, a communlque
said. A seventh was listed as the
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

Greek-Americans Of Wilmington
and Kure's Beach yesterday contri-
buted $3.50 to the Empty Stocking
fund.
Their contribution, representing
their desire to help bring Christmas
cheer into the lives Of many unfor-
tunate children, is the largest re-
ceived to date.
A total of "a business establish
ments operated by Greek-Americans
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Jones Declares Britain
Good Risk For Loans

that Sir Frederick Philips, the un-
dersecretary of the British treas
ury, was arriving in the United
States today to place the latest
available information Con British
finances) before the treasury"
Eccles of the federal reserve board
said that in a speech Nov. % in
New York, he had asserted: u
believe that congress, in consider
ing all the inter-related elements
of the monetary picture, should
consider whether or not it would
be wise to make credits available
CONTINUED Oh Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Greeks Here Contribute
$55.5OToE Empty Stocking

made donations, which were collect
ed and brought to the Star-News OF
flee by Pete Compos.
The list of those making |contrlpu-
tions is as follows:
Kure's Beach Pete Compos w.
Sam Zarkalis 50, Jim's Cafe' $l'
Ocean Inn, 81. Wilmington - C1ty
Market Cafe, 81, Burberry Cate'
fContinued on Page Seven; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-R-six per-
sons we're killed tonight when a
United Airlines Mainliner plunged
into q vacant lot near the Munich
pal airport.
Ten others were injured, at least
three of them critically, when the
big ship crashed in murky wealth
err.
The company reported that the
dead were:
Captain Philip Scott, Chicago,
the pilot, a veteran of eight years
of service.
First Officer George S. Young,
Chicago, the co-pilot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
War

RY r L.. SIMPSON

Although Germany's new air
submarine = surface bhtzkrleg
against Britain's North sea ship
ping lanes has apparently scored
two heavy blows in quick success
sion, the weather may rob that
Nazi technique Of much of its et-
fectiveness in the winter months
ahead.
Again, as was the Ease with the
timing of Italy's now paralyzed at
tack on Greece, Britain's Axis foes
seem to have picked the worst
moment for an assault. The on
coming winter in Greece and Al
bahia makes it highly improbable
that Italy can regain the offensive
for months to come, ever if she
halts the Greek counter = attack
short of a complete Fascist rout
The same thing is true of the Nazi
Continued on Page Seven; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
ITALIANS TORPEDO
BRITISH CRUISERS
high Command Says War.
ships Damaged By Planes
In Attack On Crete

RUNE, Dec. 4.-LP-In a daring
s4uel to the British raid early this
NOnln on laramie, the Italian high
'oliland announced today that tor
~p7so-launehing Fascist planes slip,
pu over the Greek Islands of Crete
aHu lorpedoed two British cruisers
M suaa bay, Britain's new eastern
"sulterranean Gibraltar"
COUPLED with this feat, today's
s.ilnunlque said an Italian subma.
.@e On the prowl in the Atlantic
s@peooed a third British ship-a de.
,Osef-on Dec. l. 1t failed to say
Ilef any Of the ships were sunk
SAen the cruisers were hit.
N0n'lnued on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Six Are Killed In Crash
OF Airliner In Chicago

Lee F. Haneline, Chicago, divi-
sion superintendent of reservations
for UAL.
Wilbert J.. Austin, Cleveland,
president of the Austin company,
engineers and builders.
S. w. Moore, U. S. ordnance en-
gineers, Cleveland.
Miss Jane Selby, Chicago.
The list of injured was given as
follows:
Paul Ryan, Cleveland, president
National Refining Co., condition is
fair.
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
ENGLISH APPEAL
PROPOSED
M e m Of Parliament
Wants America To Guard
Britain's Conveys

LONDON, Dec. 4.-R-The Brit
ish house of commons heard an un-
official suggestion today that the gov
eminent appeal to the United States
for warships to guard Britain's
much attacked Atlantic conveys and
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
WEATHER

No,t, FORECAST
Ssrmer 1arollna: Partly cloudy and
Go dv Thursday; Friday partlv
ton, Silsn'iy colder in north por-
CjetDaos =. >. Weather Bureau)
adins 7. .go data for the "a hours
''oo p. m. Yesterday
In Temperature
4 .g S'i a. m. 80; 7:3O a. IN "a. 20 m
nup u y. m, So; maximum 48; mini
mean SO; normal 81.
La Humidity
n; 7.spG, H. %; 7:30 a. IN SO; 1:3O D. m.
'"o p. m. sc. !"
Toto, Precipitation
NO. incb W. q hours ending 7:3O D. m.
hoathb1 I ass Total since first Of the
w inches.
Fsom ~. Tides For Today
Coast and aye Tables published by U. s.
oeodetlc Survey.)
Wilmington High Low
h. VH ---- 2:0oa elisa
aasonboro rD,o+ 2:2sp s:47p
N'lee ------- 1855 Cola
S~ulrise 7.,o 12:26p sop
I've ii IN, ';5oa; sunset 5:o3p: moon
hloonset IL :333p.
as' stage at Fayetteville, N. c.,
""' Dec. 2, 100 feet.
'''ued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-01-12
FOREST SERVICE
BOOKLET GIVES
ALASKA FACTS

A small printed booklet has just
been issued by the. Forest Service
for use in answering the usual type
OF inquiry regarding the National
Forests of Alaska, which inquiries
arrive in great numbers at the Re
gional Office in Juneau. II IS poek-
ct sized and contains 16 pages Of
descriptive matter and a double page
black and white map of the forested
areas Of the Territory. The cover is
of blue paper and carries the title
Forests of Alaska, as well as a
pen drawing of two Sitka spruce
trees.
The pamphlet describes the re-
sources of the National Forests and
discusses how they can be developed
for use. First to be covered is the
timber resource Of some So billion
board feet and the existing lumber
industry, together with the possibili-
ties for pulp and paper making and
for the start of minor wood-using
enterprises. second. is the potential
water power of the Coast region,
with an estimated year-round total
capacity OF 100000 horse power.
The third section deals with the re-
recreatiOnal features available to the
visitor Other sections tell briefly
of the possibilities for fox farming
on leased islands, the chances for
agriculture, how fiYe-acre homesites
can be acquired, methods OF gain
ing title to lands needed fer salmon
canneries, salteries, and other types
of industrial plants, the existing
program OF road and trail construc-
ton to open up the country, the lay
ing out of new community centers
as future town sites, and the For
est Service system of National Forest
administration. There is also a sec
ton on the forest resources of the
great open public domain of Interior
Alaska.
The Regional Forester points out
that this small booklet is intended
only to meet the demand of those cor
respondents who are casually inter
ested in the National Forest sections
of the Territory More detailed in
formation is made available to per-
sons who are carefully inYestigat-
ing the chances for settlement, for
developing specific industries or for
enjoying recreational features of a
particular type or in a specified To-
cality.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-01-12
Fur Shipped From Alaska During 1899
Valued at Nearly Two Million; Prices
Down But Number of Pets Greater

During the calendar year of 1893
the value of furs shipped from Al
aska totaled SI.910.111.21. This
amount is $4S.o78.94 less than for
the previous year. due TO general
decline in value Of the various peits.
The price of red fox dropped from
1926 to $50. Mink declined from
$3.50 to 1915. Blue fox was off
from S26.50 To 1900. There was
a slight increase in the values of
lynx, beaver muskrat and marten
pelts but not enough TO offset the
general slump which took place in
the worlds fur market.
From conservation standpoint.
The Game Commission noted a
healthy condition In thai the num-
Der of all kinds of pelts shipped
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-01-12
HOT DISH SUITS
WINTER APPETITE;
SALMON FEATURED

BY Carolyn Evans. Home Economist
Winter activities bring winter
sized appetites which call for foods
rich in energy-giving values And
so it is that the well stocked recipe
file must include variety of nour-
ishing hot dishes for service at this
time of year.
Modern ready-to-serve foods are
great time savers. too. and some of
these are among the best values from
the economy point of view. Two
such foods that star together in a
wide variety of entrees or soups,
and are always available at your
grocer,s are canned salmon and
canned corn.
Alaskas canned saimon-one Of
the most familiar of pantry shelf
staples. is an excellent protein food
for use in winter entrees. Il sup
plies the menu with high-grade pro-
tein, calcium. phosphorus, iodine
and vitamins A. u and G and the
rich savory rich flavor of this sea-
food blends with many other food
flavors making it one Of the most
versatile of protein foods food
that can be called into service on
many occasions and in many differ
ent roles.
The flavor of salmon is particul-
arly fine when combined with corn.
and salmon custard and corn saute
is an excellent way to serve these
two foods together.
Salmon custard makes an excellent
service for the company supper or
for the family menu. Surrounded
with sauted corn. 1t is a tasty dish
that most families will want to en-
joy often
The custard consists of a milk, egg
and flaked salmon mixture seasoned
with salt and pepper and baked in
moderate oven for thirty minutes
The custard is then turned out on
the center of a platter and surround
ed by sauted corn. 1t is prepared &C.
eording to the following recipe:
Salmon Custard and Corn saute
Salmon Custard:
1 pound canned salmon
2 eggs, slightly beaten
cup eyaporated milk, undiluted
4 teaspoon salt, dash pepper.
paprika.
Corn Saute:
l can whole kernel corn
Z teaspoon salt, dash pepper
2 tablespoons melted butted.
To make custard: Combine slight
ly beaten eggs, milk and seasonings;
then add flaked salmon. Place in
buttered baking dish in pan of wa
ter; bake in a moderate oven case
degrees) for thirty minutes. To
saute corn: Mix corn, and season
ings with melted butter and saute
slowly for ten minutes. Turn out
baked salmon eustard on platter to
serve, and surround with corn saute.
| Serves e
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-01-12
Alaska CCC Forces
Will Be Divided

That part OF the Alaska CCC op-
Grating in portions of the Territory
north and west of Anchorage, in
Guiding Cook Inlet, will, after March
81 next, be supervised by the Cen
eral Land office from Anchorage,
according to a recent announcement
by the Regional Forester at Juneau.
The Forest Service will continue to
handle the CCC from the Kenai Pen
insula south to Hyder The section
of the CCC organization to be trans
ferred to Land office supervision
will cover one-third of the Territor-
ial organizations, approximately the
same proportion that has been as
signed to the region north of An
chorage in the past.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-01-12

from the Territory was the largesz
for several years. a grand total Of
554s725 peltries as against 423.115
peltries for the previous calendar
year. The muskrat catch increased
from 291.I40 in 1888 to HAP in
1899. Shipments of mink pelts in
creased from 1886 in 1898 to a.
$50 in 1893 Red and cross fox
shipments were up from 1892 in
1898 TO 23.644 in 1893. Another
important gain was made in the
Arctic white foxes which have been
at low ebb for several years. The
catch increased from 3,519 in 1855
TO a.1S7 during the past year
The report ON fur shipped from
the Territory during 1888 as com
piled by the Alaska Game Commits
sion follows