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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL 10
 PLAN KENNshC's
 TOMORROW PM.
Krause Basketeers Will Go Up Against Strengfh-
 ened Moose

The high-riding Juneau High School basketball squad tomorrow night takes on the rejuvenated Hen ming Clothiers in the first game of the evening in the High School gymnasium followed by a contest Le;ween Krause and Moose.
 The High School five, going great runs and flushed with four victories traight, and but one defeat, hold ing seccnd place in the league, may nave hit it's stumbling block against Jennings.
 The Henning five, bolstered since Ed Metzgar began to hit the hoop 9eems to be gathering speed and with a five hundred average, def intely needs a win tomorrow nlgnt to get into the championship race
 Krause, defeated twice, once by the Haida and once by the. High School, yet still one of the best teams in the League, goes up against the Moose.
 That game will be no walk-aWay The Moose have strengthened their offense and defense considerably Their new man, Watson, a good ball handler, has served to stop some of the unnecessary Moose dribbling and wild passes. The game should be good one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
ARMY TRANSPORT
 IS TO BE USED IN
 ALASKA SERVICE
Residents to Be Favored in Fairbanks Airbase
 Construction

The U. g. Army transport St. Mihiel is to be assigned April 1 to the Alaska run to carry supplies for the Alaskan Air Base project at Fairbanks, according to word receiv- ed from Major Edward M. George, Construction Quartermaster
 An office is being opened at Fort Mason, California, for the procure ment of supplies for the base, Major George wrote from Washington to the Fairbanks News Miner First Lieut.. Carlton M. Clifford of Ogden, Utah, has been appointed Assistant to the Constructing Quartermaster and will be in charge of procurement at Fort Mason.
 Lieut. J. B Rankin will be Assist ant c. Q. M at Fairbanks.
 Trucks Purchased
 Major George informed the News Miner that 48 motor vehicles have been purchased for shipment to AL aska on the first transport. Specifi- cations are being prepared for the purchase of additional grading equip ment including tractors, carry-all scrapers, rollers. steam shovels and gravel washing equipment.
 Alaskcns Preferred
 Tt is our policy" Major George wrote, ito employ labor now in AL aska where such labor is qualified to perform the work. Of course. we all realize that a sufficient number of skilled laborers in the various classifications are not available in Alaska and will necessarily have to be imported from the States.
 My office in Fairbanks for the past three months has been busy classifying and card indexing all available laborers. both common and skilled, in that vicinity. These ap-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
Supplies Finally Rea(h Island Cut
 Off by Ice Jam

NORFOLK, Va. Jan 29.-A Coast Guard patrol boat reached isolated Chicateeg Island in Chesapeake Bay today with emergency supplies for inhabitants.
 The ice-bound island was cut off from the mainland four days ago when an ice jam crushed bridge masonry. Among the supplies were huge quantities of chicken feed to sustain the flocks which make uD virtually the islands only commer- cial export. Chicateeg residents feared the cold wave would starve their chief source of income.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
HOW THEY STAND
initiation Held
 By Rainbow Girls

Newly installed officers of the Order of Rainbow Girls presided at Saturday evenings meeting held in the Scottish Rite Temple h. itiation of two candidates was exem- plified and installation of Mrs. M s. Whittier, Associate Mother Ad- visor. and Mrs. J. B. Godfrey, mem Der of the Advisory Board, was performed
 Committees chosen during the meeting include: Merit Badges, Jane Blomgren and Astrid Varness: correspondence, Susy Vim; sick ness, Norma Burford, Frances Ka- renen and Violet Paul set up, Betty Rice, Mickey Crowell, Dorothy Beck and Esther Johnson.
 Following the lodge work refresh ments were served under the su- pervision of Beverly Leivers, Sylvia Anderson and Frances Karenen.
 The next meeting will be busi- ness session on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Scottish Rite Temple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
NEW COURSES
 OFFERED AT
 HIGH SCHOOL

To o7n nmodate students of the June ' H "h School who are taking half year courses, two new subjects are row being offered as part of the second semester curriculum.
 Superintendent A. B. Phillips is instructor for public speaking class which is held three times weekly. The first class was held this after noon and was attended by fifteen students, the minimum required to start such class.
 Commercial law IS taking the place of Alaskan History, taught last summer by Principal A. s. Durham, who will also instruct the law class. Almost thirty students signed up for this class.
 Other half year courses offered this semester include:
 Advanced home economics, taught by Miss Helen Harrell; college alge- bra, which is taught in conjunction with trigonometry; and solid geom- etry, second half of advanced math, both of which are taught by Miss Marjorie Tillotson; and social civ- ics, second half of business train ing, taught by MT. John E. Caswell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
NAzI BOMBING PLANES DRIVEN
 BY DIESEL OIL
Engines Use Fuel Injection System-Hdve No
 Carburefors

DETROIT, Jan. 29-A descrip- tion of 250-mile-an-hour German bombing planes equipped with Diesel heavy oil, instead of gasoline en- zines was given the annual meeting of the Society of Automotive Engin- eers by Paul H. Wilkinson, of New York, consulting engineer.
 Not only co the engines use a fuel injection system which ob- viates the necessity for corbureters, Wilkinson said, but by equipping their airplanes with them the Reich makes a marked saving in fuel.
 He estimated that 100 bimotored German bombers use five tons of fuel less each hour than 100 simi- lar machines equipped with regula- ton gasoline engines.
 Heavily in favor of the Diesel en- zine, he emphasized, was the re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
FORMER JUNEAU
 pR0SpECTOl I5
 GOING THROUGH

Sandy" Smith, former Juneau miner, well known throughout the Northland as one of the most pie turesque prospectors in the country, is passenger on the Princess Norah for Skagway whence he will entrain for Carcross and fly back to his home in Atlin.
 Smith is drilling old mining prop erty on Pine Run where gold was first struck in the Atlin country. He has been south several weeks in connection with mining business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
duced fire hazard in the air.
By IRVING JAFFEE

duced fire hazard in the air.
 The Diesels used for bombing planes in Germany, Wilkinson said, develop 1000 horsepower. France is experimenting with aircraft Die sells of even greater horsepower. A sixteen cylinder, water-cooled Clerget Diesel recently completed under government supervision is de- signed to develop lat least" 2,000 horsepower.
 Noting that the United States War Department h a ordered a number of engines of American de- sign, known as the Guiberson Diesel, fer use in tanks, Wilkinson's paper observed that the only aircraft Die sel development in the United States about which it is permissible to give any details" is that by the National Advisory committee for aeronautics at Langley Field, Va
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
GOLDSTElkS ARE
 BACK ON N0RAH

MT. and Mrs. l. Goldstein came back on the Princess Norah 77-ish their son Bobby after several weeks in the States.
 Mrs. Goldstein and Bobby have been in the San Francisco Bay area most of the winter MT Goldstein has been south but few weeks, joining his family in the South.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29

stock today is 612, American Can 1l61a, American Power and Light 4ls, Anaconda 263s, Bethlehem Steel 7319, Commonwealth and Southern Is, Curtiss Wright l0l4, General Motors 525s, International Harvester 56A, Kennecott 35'2, New York Gen. tral 1895, Northern Pacific 82s, Pound $3.98A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are todays Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 146 626, rails 3069, utilities 2495.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
Charge Made,
 Priests Shot
 Down,PoIand
Secret Police Also Report ed Prosecuting All
 Catholics

ROME, Jan 29-The Polish Elm bassy to the Holy See has issued a. statement accusing the German sec- ret police in Poland with shooting at. least IA priests and generally per scouting the Catholics.
 Germany has occupied part of the dismembered nation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
BRUNSWICK WILL
 BOWL CONTESTS

Schedule for bowling at the Bruns- wick bowling alleys calls for two matches tonight and two tomorrow night.
 Tonight, Rainier Beer meets Home Grocery and Brunswick meets Brigh- ton Tailors.
 Tuesday, Martins Demons roll the Druggists and George Brothers roll Brunswick
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29

plications are being received in the office of the Construction Quarter
 master at Fairbanks, and it is our desire to have all available laborers classified and listed in that office"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
GOLDSTEIN
 RETURNS FROM TRIP

Charles Goldstein returned on the steamer Tonrass from a fur buying trip to the Ketchikan district, re- porting most trappers are bringing in fair catches. but West Coast fur Is notably poor this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
MRS. S. REvELL HERE

Mrs. s. Revell, of the Black Rapids roadhouse on the Richardson High way, arrived on the Princess Norah and will fly to the interior by PAA plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
BREWERS LEAD
 ELk5' TOURNEY

Brewers pace the list of teams bowling in the Elks tourney, most recent compilation of standings shows, but six teams are tied for second place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-29
SrocK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. g. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau. mine
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
WHITE LAKE
COTTAGES BURNED
Fire OF Undetermined ORR
gin Levels Buildings At
Loss OF $4,000

ELIZABETHTOWN, Feb. 5.-Fire
of undetermined origin destroyed five
cottages at White Lake early last
night with an estimated loss of ap'
proximately $4,000.
Three of the cottages belonged to
W. M. Corbett and Sons and two to
T. L. Lucas, of Fayetteville. MI
Corbett carried no insurance and it
is not known here whether Mr.. Lu.
cas- loss was covered by insurance
or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Marshall, who
occupied one of the cottages, were
away from home at the time and
all their furniture and household fix.
lures were burned. The other cot
tages were unoccupied.
Because of White Lake being froz-
en- over, it was impossible to bring
the Corbett fire fighting equipment,
which is located over the lake, into
Last night was the first time
that the equipment has been needed.
This is the first time in five year
that the lake has been frozen over.
The fire was finally halted by tilt
ing over two cottages in the path
Of the flames. The fire was kept
from spreading somewhat by the lack
of strong winds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
CUSTOMS DISTRICT
IS AMONG LEADERS
Hill Reports Collections For
Month OF January
Total $904,439

John Bright Hill, collector OF
customs, reported yesterday that
the North Carolina district of the
United States custom service main
tanned it's leadership among the
TOP ten districts in the country
with collections totaling $9O4,-
43e.S5 for the month of January.
The district kept pace with the
five leading districts, New York,
Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Mary
land, and Chicago, and remained
ahead of four other districts In the
first ten, New Orleans, San Fran
cisco, Norfolk, and Los Angeles
Hill said.
January collections represented
an increase of $51, 10000 or approx
mately five per cent when compared
with collections of $S5S,193.05 for
the corresponding month in 1889
The total included collections re-
ceived at the Wilmington headouar-
tiers port for the district and the
following eight supports: Winston
Salem, Durham, Gastonia, Relds-
vile, Beaufort, Morehead CITY,
Elizabeth City, and Washington.
Collector of Customs Hill salo
that customs collections in the dis
trict amounted to $6,243 ,656.17 Tor
the first seven months period OF
the 1910 fiscal year, a decline OF
approximately two per cent "nen
compared with the Total OF No.
511,8 82.16 for the S a m e seven
months period for the 1899 riscal
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Urgent Needs
Of Institution
Are Explained
Trask Proposes That Coun-
tv Inappropriate Funds For
Additional Units
VESSEL GIVES VIEWS
Saws Old Building Is Infest-
ed With Termites And
In Need OF Repair

Dr. ]. c. VESSEL, president of
The Red Cross tuberculosis Sana-
-orium corporation and physician
in charge of the institution, last
night voiced the urgent need for
new and larger quarters for the
hospital.
His statement followed a proposal
nv County Commissioner George
Trask at the meeting of the county
hoard Yesterday afternoon that the
commissioners appropriate funds for
the construction of three or four
new rooms at the institution.
Need More Space
Trask said he knew Of a case
where a patient was suffering from
a severe case of tuberculosis but
could not gain admission to the
sanatorium due to the lack OF
space.
The board did not take any &C.
ton on Trask's proposal. Harry
Gardner stated that he thought the
request should come from the au-
thorities of the hospital themselves
and not from Trask.
DR.. VESSEL said last night the
members of the board appreciated
TASKS efforts, but said that new
rooms would hardly fill the need.
The old building, he said, is about
Is years old, is of frame c%onstruc'
ton, is infested with termites and
is badly in need of repair.
DR.. VESSEL said he and other
members of the board have, on
previous occasions, asked the city
commissioners for aid in revamping
the institution, but added they
have met with refusals due to the
fact that the hospital is not pub
licly owned.
The sanatorium is owned by a
private corporation. named the Red
Continued OH Page Ten; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

which ranged British east
coastal waters Saturday attack
ing at least II ships.
The, minesweeper's engines
were disabled and as she was
being towed into an eastern
port the tow-line snapped and
the Sphinx capsized.
Butt in 1888 at a cost of
about $500, 600, the Sphinx was
the third minesweeper Britain
l. lost. The other two went
down in November. Naval OBJ
servers regarded GermaIy's
three air attacks last week on
shipping off the exposed east
coast as a prelude to sharper
efforts to establish a real
bomb blockade" and to renew
al Of the Nazi submarine CAM
paign in an effort to offset AL
lied maritime strength. \
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
PAVING OF FRONT
STREET ADVANCED
Two Additional Blocks Are
Scheduled To Be Re- Open
ed To The Public Today

James E. L. Wade, city commits
sioner of public works. said yester-
day that, barring unfavorable
weather conditions, two additional
blocks on Front street, from Mar
ket to Chestnut, will be opened for
public use this morning at Z o'clock.
Two other blocks on Front street
from Orange to Market streets were
reopened to traffic on Saturday as
scheduled, Commissioner Wade said
Works Projects administration
forces are now preparing two ano
a quarter blocks on Front street from
Grace street TO the Atlantic Coast
Line depot for the contractor who
is laying the surface.
The final base was being laid to-
day on the block between Chestnut
and Grace streets and workmen will
return tomorrow morning, weather
conditions being favorable, to the
intersections south Of that point,
Commissioner Wade said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
GROUP ACTS
ON LETTER CASE
Refers Charges Policy Let
tiers Were Forged To JUS
tice Department

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-GF-
The Dies committee decided today
to refer to the justice department
for appropriate action" its charges
that letters purporting to link its
chairman, Rep. Dies (D-Tex), with
the Silver Shirt Legion were
forged.
Announcing this action, the com.
mittee said it was presenting te
the department "indisputable evil
dence and testimony showing that
purported letters from William
Dudley Pelley to D. D. Mayne
placed in the Congressional Rec.
ord appendix of January %, 1910,
are ~forgeries."
Policy is the leader of the Silver
Shirts. The letters made it appear
that there was some understand
ing between Dies and Policy.
The committees request for JUS
tice department action was the
third received by Attorney General
Jackson.
Rep. Hook (D-Mich) who put the
letters in the Congressional Rec
ord, previously had asked a grand
jury inquiry, and today a govern
ment official asked for an inves-
tigation to spike reports Of a din.
ner party "plot'' to end the COM
mittee on unAmerican activities.
Charges that proceed from sup
positions through differences to er'
roneous accusations can be answer
ed only through a finding of facts
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Farley Given
Power To Set
Meeting Date
Decisions Reached AT Meet
ing OF Executive Com
mittee In Washington =,
HOUSTON BID REFUSE
Farley Says Roosevelt Fav-
ored Taking Convention
To Illinois City
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-GP-
The democrats chose Chicago, g
center Of p%ro-third term activity.
and left it to National Chairman
James A. Farley to set the date.
presumably after he learns when
the republicans will meet.
These decisions were reached at
an excited and sometimes turbulent
meeting Of the party's national
committee, which saw Houston,
Texas, in Vice President Garner's
own state, vainly offer 5000, 900 for
the convention, $4,000 more than
Chicago's bid.
Philadelphia Second
Chicago's nearest competitor, in
fact, was Philadelphia, which also
offered $3.50, 900. For a moment, it
appeared that Philadelphia might
win, but then members from west.
ern states who had cast their votes
for San Francisco and, in some
cases for Houston, switched to the
Illinois city. The final count was
Chicago 48, Philadelphia SO, San
Francesca Z and Houston 2. One Of
the last two votes was cast by Gar.
her himself.
After the meeting, Farley told
1newsmen that he understood Presi.
dent Roosevelt himself favored tax.
ing the convention to Chicago. He
indicated he would announce tile
date for the big party meeting aft.
err the republican national commit.
tee selects it's time and city at a
meeting here on Feb. 16.
Chicago. the scene Of President
Roosevelt's original presidential
nomination in 1892, is also the home
of the powerful Kelly-Nash demo.
cratic organization which has taken
"a foremost position in the move to
draft Mr.. Roosevelt for an addi-
tional term.
Exchange Fluctuations
Today's meeting was notable, too
for a warm exchange of felicitas
lions between Farley, who Is wides
ly regarded as a presidential as.
pirant, and Garner, an outrlghs
candidate. Introducing Farley, Gar.
ner referred to him as the most efs
ficient national chairman in fifty
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR BROWNS TALK
Commander In Chief Oh
V. F. W. Will Address
Meet Thursday Night

Program plans for the mass meet
ing of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of Wilmington in the court
house Thursday night at which
time Otis N. Brown, of Greensboro,
National Commander in Chief Of
the V. F. W., will be the principal
speaker, were announced last night
Commander Brown, one Of the
commander-in-chief of the V. F. W.,
is scheduled to arrive in Whining
ton at Sis o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
He will be greeted by city and
county officials, post and auxiliary
members with a police escort. Fol-
lowing a conference with post and
auxiliary members, he will be the
honor guest at a luncheon at ]
o'clock. ,
The mass meeting, to which the
public is invited, will open at 7:15
o'clock with Norwood S. Westbrook,
local post commander, presiding.
The program in full for the visit
by Mr.. Brown and the meeting Is
as follows:
Arrive 8:15 o'clock: Greetings
from committee, city and county
officials, post and auxiliary members
with police escort.
9 o'clock: Conferences with post
members and auxiliary.
1 o'clock: Lunch and sightseeing
throughout city and county.
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
inns Await
Big
Push By Reds
Watch Karelian Isthmus,
Lake Ladoga Regions For
New Developments
AIR RAIDS RESTRICTED
Finnish Headquarters OFF,
cial Denies Russian 18th
Division Destroyed

HELSINKI, Feb. 6.-(TuesdayS
R-Finnish soldiers watched the
Karelian isthmus and the Lake La
doga regions today for the next ma
jor development in the war with Rus
STA, but reports abroad that the Rus
sian 18th division had been destroyed
were denied by a headquarters rep
resentative.
The spokesman said the report OF
the humiliation of the division ap-
~parently arose from the fact that a
decisive development north of Lake
Ladoga, in the Kitela area had been
awaited for days since the Soviet
offensive there had been stalled and
many Russians were cut off from
their supplies.
Seeks To Divert Firms
Some observers interpreted q
heavy attack at Summa, on the Kare.
liam isthmus, as a Russian attempt
to diver the Firms from the Ladoga
region and relieve the two divisions
reported stranded there.
Instead, the Films have been Dor
ing into Russian positions north Of
the lake and yesterdays communique
announced the taking Of a new
stronghold, the killing of 500 Rus
slams and the capture of seven tanks
and other war materials.
The Finnish populace hoped today
for a repetition Of yesterdays gen
eral snowfall which blotted out the
countryside so successfully that air
raids were restricted to a few scat
tered districts, chiefly along the
southwestern coast.
Woman Killed
One woman was killed and seven
women and children were injured
and seven houses were destroyed
Continued on Page Ten; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

Owners of the ship, a fast
freighter plying between Liver
pool and St. John, New Bruins
wick, said she carried a crew
of between 100 and 200 men.
A competent source said
there was reason to believe
that all except one had been
rescued.
The laundering of the
Sphinx, a vessel of 875 tons,
brought to "a the total num-
Der of British naval vessels
sunk since the start of the
war. The Beaverburn was the
first Canadian ocean going
ship reported sunk by torpedo
since the start of the war.
Fifty-four of the 100 men
aboard the Sphinx we're feared
lost. Five were known to have
been killed by Nazi bombers