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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
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the sparse population Of the local
ity and level ground.
He said the soldiers will natural
ly spend a good deal of t e r
money in Wilmington, and that a
power line in all probability will
go out from the city to the camp.
The water supply however will
probably come from deep wells at
Holly Ridge.
The Wilmington project will in
clude seven of the eight new anti
aircraft bases to be established in
North Carolina as separate units
within coast artillery batteries.
The eight will be placed at Fort
Bragg.
This is to involve the placement
of a total of 1884 enlisted men in
the Wilmington area and nine at
Fort Bragg. Army officials in
Washington said.
Units to be formed include the
following:
Near Wilmington, 93rd, Anti-Air-
craft, formed from the Goth. Coast
Artillery; 9th, 95th., and 96th. A.
A., from the 63rd. Coast Artillery;
Goth. A. A. from the 10th. Coast
Artillery; 98th. A. A. from the 65th.
Coast Artillery. Each of these units
will consist of one master sergeant,
is first sergeants; u sergeants;
Sc corporals and 1903 privates.
The seventh unit near Whining
ton will be a station designated as
a tactical overhead" unit, to be
formed from the 63rd. 65th., and
10th. Coast Artillery. 1t will be
composed of a master sergeant, a
first sergeant, two sergeants, four
corporals, and eight privates.
The unit scheduled from develop
ment at Fort Bragg will be known
as the Headquarters Battery for
the 34th. Coast Artillery Brigade,
an anti-aircraft unit. 1t will be
formed from the 9th. Coast Artil-
lery and will consist of a first SER
geant, four sergeants, one corpor-
al, and three privates.
This personnel will be selected
with the greatest care" the de-
partment explained. Each soldier
will be fully qualified for the grade
and specialist qualification he is
to perform. If he is not qualified
at this time, each soldier will be
given the necessary training to
qualify him for his prospective
duty"
These forces and instructor per-
sonnet will be required during the
period december 20 to February
Is, 1941, it was said. They will
form the basis upon which new
and large organizations a be
formed with a minimum loss of
time in case of emergency, posi-
bly, as large a unit as a regiment
for each cadre, or skeleton force.
Men stationed at these points in
North Carolina will be specialized
experts in instrument operation,
anti-aircraft gunnery, machine
gunnery, meteorology, observation,
plotting, searchlight operations,
fuse-setting, etc.
Each anti-aircraft battery will
consist of a first sergeant, six SER
geants, 10 corporals, and 10 pri-
Yates.
The announcement was the de-
partment's first official reference
to a new firing center in the Holly
Ridge section of the North Caro-
lima coast, plans for which we're
disclosed unofficially last week. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

the second such accident within q
few hours to happen between
Whiteville and Lumberton a few
hours earlier Earl Odom of Ashe-
vile, having escaped when his
truck overturned and burned near
Lumberton. )
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

the face and arms, and was almost
Immediately picked up by a pas
ser-by an drought to the hospital,
where it is sara today he is re-
covering.
The man was said to be in the
employ of the R. E. Mccoy oil
company Of Charlotte. This was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
AID PLANES USED
AS AIR TARGETS
p,dio.Controlled Craft Will
Test Accuracy Of
Arches
pv EDWARD E. BOMAR

rE1LY FIELD, Texas, Nov. %
n-1arce scale conversion Of OBJ
toto army training planes into
,:acontrolled flying targets fol
l'u oircraft gunners was disclosed
s sL at this busy finishing school
N, air corps pilots.
i" rorty-five old but s~erviceable hi
- already have been equipped
r;th the control apparatus and tri'
',cle landing gears at nearby Dun
field, air corps depot. Twenty
others awaited their turn ir
, gm engineering shops.
Mast of the crafts already trans
,.ru,ed have been sent TO the Pan
,n,a Canal Zone to perfect the ca
'Drs protection against bombers, OF.
,:.;o,s told newsmen on a defense
.rrvev tour, Others were believed
s.s+;ned for Hawaii, Puerto Rice
~, new coast artillery anti-aircraft
firing cen'eis'
,rbis use of old planes on such a
,,.,p represents a new departure for
w. ARMY. although navy gunners
have long blasted at a few crew
,sss target planes in Hawaii ano
rroat Britain developed a single
.,,ne. the Queen Bee, before the
European war.
The air corps recently has beer
e,perimenting with small scale spe-
,iar,v built aerial targets. The con
yerted planes are red winged, single
motor Douglas BIZ basic trainers,
displaced long since by more ad
,.onced models. Officers said there
uould he one control craft for each
three used as targets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Collection OF County
Taxes Rises Sharply

lax collections in New Hanover
county rose during the past year
over those of the previous year,
IL was learned yesterday in the Of
lice Of John a. Orrell, county au-
ditor.
The collections for the year, he
SAID were S2.51 of those listed while
Vlose last year were only 81.16 per
cent.
The 1889 taxes collected as of
Vet. l We're $465, 1896. 90.
Gibraltar, the British crock"
mas no public debt, no trains, and
no street cars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

narrow escape from horrible death
early yesterday morning when the
truck he was driving plunged over
a five foot embankment a mile
west of WhiteviIle on Highway "a,
and burned.
Williams was able to get out OF
the truck with only burns about
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

Just in time for you to enHven Your wardrobe with lots Of gay new clothes for the
THANKSGIVING holidays, FAsHIONLAND has gathered a tremendous array of genuine
Vares for this great THREE DAY SALE! You must see them to really now thu econ
my and convenience of shopping at FASHIONLAND Don't put off getting those
things you need mother day! Be here, early Monday morning and get first choice of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
SET ASIDE

NEWTON, Nov. 23.-(R-Judge
Wilson Warlick set aside at a hear
ing here today the verdict of a
Mcdowell county jury which
awarded 500, 900 damages to John
w. Yancey and the Guy estate for
destruction of property in building
the Scenic highway in the western
mart. of the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
N. Y. WORKERS WIN
48-HOUR WALKOUT

New York City (ILNS) Maintain
ing it's unbroken record of never hav-
ing lost strike, Local of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers announced that 500 work
ers employed by 100 electrical supply
concerns in New York returned to
work following a victorious 48-hour
strike.
Settlement followed two days and
nights of almost continuous negotia-
tion. The union was represented by
Samuel Dobbins and a committee of
twelve employees.
Allowed time out only for meals and
short recesses, the participants of the
conference emerged bleary-eyed and
dog tired and smilingly announced the
end of the strike. The walkout af-
fected clerks, managers, statesmen, and
buyers in $50 of wholesale and job
bing concerns which supply retail
stores with electrical equipment and
appliances.
The terms of the contract agreed
upon was hailed by Dobbins as clear
cut victory for the union and include
an average ten per cent increase for
all employees, a 40-hour week with
time and half for overtime, one
weeks vacation with pay, seven holi-
days with pay and union shop. The
contract will be in effect for two years.
However, after it has been in effect for
one year, wages will be subject to an
upward adjustment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13

Gov. Johnson was asked to free w.
B. Jones, Chester Poore, jim Reynolds,
and AL Benson, on the ground that
"proof of wholesale perjury, intimida-
tion of defense witnesses. and other
new evidence secured after the trials
so clearly established the innocence of
these prisoners that 46 or AZ living
jurors and two Of the three trial
judges signed petitions urging par
dons."
The four men were convicted of con-
spiracy to murder. the resolution
pointed out, on charges that they took
part in the Evarts battle. which oc-
Cured when the mine guards, armed
with machine guns hidden in their au-
tomobiles, swooped down on a picket
line and opened fire without warning
or provocation. Three of the coal
company gunmen and one union miner
were killed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
UNION HEADS FATHER DIES

Philadelphia, Pa. (ILNS) Leopold
Hoffman,, father of Sal B. Hoffman,,
president of the Upholsterers' Inter
national Union, died suddenly on No
vember "a at the age of 67. His fu-
neral was held from his late residence
at 814 Whartin Street, Philadelphia.
Leopold Hoffman, was for twenty five
years member of Wholesale Up
holsterers' & Frame Makers Local
Union No. " in this city, He was an
outstanding craftsman in his line, and
active in his trade union, He is sur
vived by his widow, Anna, and nine
children, four sons and five daughters.
Buy homemade Moose Cigars for
Xmas. Union made. Manufactured by
Fred Pippert.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
A.F.L. URGES PARDON
FOR HARLAN MINERS

New Orleans (ILNS) - Immediate
pardons for the four union miners
serving life terms for alleged partici-
patton in the battle of Evarts in Har-
Ian County in 1881 were urged on Gov
ernor Keen Johnson of Kentucky in a
resolution passed unanimously by the
American Federation of Labor at its
sixtieth annual convention here.
This resolution was introduced by
w, Warren Smith, international presl-
dent of the Tobacco Workers Inter
national Union, which has headquar-
ters in Louisville.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
AFL To Press For 30-Hour
Week AS Crisis Prevention
When Defense Setup Ends
President Green Secretary Treasurer Meany Reelected
Unanimously in Closing SessiOn-To Fight Encr0ach-
ment Present Hour and Wage Standards

strong desire for labor unity among
workers of all kinds and added:
II will, with all charity, devote my
energies to bringing about peace in
the labor movement in the coming
year"
Union Drive Pledged
The A. F. of l.. head pledged him
self to aggressive organization efforts
among unorganized workers and to
the mobilization of labor support for
the national defense program.
Expressing his pleasure at adoption
of resolution hailing return of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union to the A. F. of L., David
Dubinsky, president of the union, said
his organization was happy it had
severed its connection with the c. |. O..
and rejoined the federation.
The convention condemned all moves
to curtail educational opportunities
because of the increased tax burden
imposed on communities by defense
taxation and held that such moves
were mot only unfair to children but
dangerous to the future welfare of
democratic government"
1T. U. Retaliation Progresses
Matthew Woll, federation vice pres
ident and chairman of special COM
mittee negotiating for the return of
the International Typographical Union
to good standing in the A. F. of L., re-
ported progress had been made in con-
ferences held here and that further
meetings would be held The $4,000
members of the printers union were
suspended year ago for refusal to
pay a special assessment of / cent a
month member, but this assessment
was repealed at the present conven-
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13

New Orleans (ILNS) ).-Foreseeing
an acute unemployment crisis as in
tensive production for defense pur-
poses slackens and finally ends, the
American Federation of Labor stands
committed to press for adoption of the
30-hour week when the war emergency
passes.
Reaffirmation of the A. F. of l.. in
dorsement of the 6-hour day, 30-hour
week as an ultimate objective came in
the closing session of the federation's
sixtieth annual convention, which
unanimously reelected President Will
liam Green, and Secretary-Treasurer
George Meany, and all other officers.
Seattle was selected as the 1941 con-
vention city.
The convention made it clear that
the federation would not insist on
adoption of the 30-hour week now and
approved the present 40-hour week
as making for efficiency in the arma-
ment program. 1t instructed the Off
GERS to fight any encroachment on
present hour and wage standards and
declared:
eve hold that any lengthening of
labor hours in the light of existing
unemployment conditions would be a
grave mistake and would be certain
to react injuriously to the national
defense program"
Short Week Seen Certain
Commenting on the declaration for
a 30-hour week to spread unemploy-
ment as the defense program ends,
President Green told the delegates
that he regarded the 30-hour week as
''the real remedy" for joblessness and
predicted it would be accepted by in
dustry "when the let-down comes"
Speaking after his reelection,
Green said he believed there exists a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
CHRISTMAS

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit
of democracy, and the spirit of democ-
racy is the spirit of organized labor
in It's effort to better the common well
fare of all mankind, That program
it strives to progress by raising the
standard of living through improving
conditions for all working men and
women. - Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
Morones Paints Picture of Latin American Peril Warning
of Danger to United States-A F. of L. to Strengthen
Labor Organization in Western Hemisphere

New Orleans tILNS) Following
dramatic address by Luis N. Morones
warning of danger to the United
States in Mexico and nations of the
south, the American Federation of La
Dor convention declared for support to
American workers to free organiza-
ton, without government interference
or domination,
The A. F. of l.. further declared for
energetic revival of the Pan-American
Federation of Labor and urged holding
of an early conference of the Pan
American Federation and all bona fde
trade unions in the nations to the
south, In a drive to strengthen labor
organization throughout the Western
Hemisphere.
Latin American governments that
attempt to hamper or prevent free
trade unionism were told that the
A. +. of L. will go the limit in pro-
tecting the rights of workers to self
organization.
TOtalitarian Danger Pictured
Morones, fraternal delegate from
the Mexican Federation of Labor,
known as the GROIN, told the conven-
tion that hostile sentiment is develop
ing in Latin America, fostered by
agents of European dictatorships-
sentiment of suspicion and fear of the
United States that might undo 25
years Of labor work.
eve cannot remain Indifferent"
he said, ito destructive forces
that are pointed not only at the
United States but at Latin Amer
lea.
''It should be easy enough for you
to see the situation today and realize
that the only action that can save
these Latin American countries which
today are being overrun with agents
and representatives of totalitarian
countries that take advantage of the
fears of aggression, against which we
are meeting today to fight, is to unite
in the Pan-American Federation of
Labor.
Labor Only Effective Voice
'The only authorized voices that
could get to the hearts and the minds
of the people of the Pan-American
countries and remove their fears and
make it impossible for the agents of
the totalitarian governments to plant
their poison seeds, are the voices of
the Anne .ican Federation Of Labor,
the Mexican Federation of Labor and
the Pan-American Federation of La
Dor.
''These are the voices of authority,
these are the voices to which the people
of the Pan-American countries will
pay attention"
Morones described his own organ
Continued on page three)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
LOUISIANA SUGAR WORKERS
WIN FIRST UNION CONTRACT

New Orleans (ILNS). - Godchaux
Sugars, Inc, at Reserve, La, has
signed contract expiring in 1912
with the Sugar Workers Union Local
21934, A. F. of L. This is the first
sugar contract signed in Louisiana.
R. R. Moore and ]. L. Bushy repre-
sented the union in the proceedings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13

They'll never take the permanent
wave and lipstick away, come COM
munism, ham and eggs, or revolution.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13
AFL Answers Stirring Appeal By
Pledge 10 Revive Pan-American
Federation, Guard Unions Rights
PENSION TRUSTEES NAMED

Trustees of the Hamilton police pen
sion fund elected this week were
James O'Connor, Joe McFall, Oscar
Decker, George Van Lieu, and Frank
MAYER.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-12-13

Smoke the leading Moose Cigar. 25
or so in a box-union label.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04


problem of the control Of the treach-
erous Colorado. Never again will
there be such an inundation as IN
the desperate years gone by, One
arm of the dam is anchored in Me-
vada, and the other in the mountain
rock of Arizona 1t has been said
facetiously to remove the dam it
would be necessary to move both
Arizona and Nevada.
Salton Sea and the Imperial VAL
ley are unique in history. They are
interesting to the mind which de-
sires to know how our great coun-
try has been made from the begin
ming, and is being made today. Just
as interesting are the difficulties
that have arisen, and that have
been conquered in the service of
humanity. More than 100000 acres
in the Imperial Valley will be irri-
gated by the All-American Canal,
emanating from the Imperial Dam
at Yuma, and watering the most
productive land in the, world
Howard H. Scott, Calexico, Cali
fOrnia
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
SaltOn Sea

most interesting phenomenon is
Salton Sea. 1t lies $50 miles south
east of Los Angeles, 45 miles north
of the Mexican border It's remark
able history has never been written.
1t has been covered with water at
least five separate times. 1t seems
the Atlantic, 6O,00O,O0O years ago
had it's farf1ung shore line here.
Then came the glacier period 1t
massed great moraines shutting off
the ocean A fresh water lake was
formed called by biologists Coahuil
Ia In later disturbances the Gulf
of California was created, the Pa
cific came in, reaching $50 miles
farther north than now. Blocks of
the crumbling surface slipped down
below sea-level, notably Death Val
ley and the Imperial Valley. Then
the ever tricky Colorado silted up it's
western bank, forming delta. This
cut off the section from the ocean.
The imprisoned sea was called
Blake Sea. 1t disappeared about
500 years ago. We saw very dis
tinctly as clear as the horizon it
self, the old water line along the
mountain side. The depression was
known to early settlers as Salton
Sink 1t was 235 feet below sea,
when dried out, and farmers irri
gated it in 1891. Rich crops brought
settlers in large numbers Homes
and towns were built. Two canals
were made to the Colorado, and
prosperity abounded.
Alas, the Colorado overflowed,
securing out one of the canals. In
1905 the Sink filled to a depth of so
feet, the melting SHOWS increasing
the river depth 60 feet 1t was
critical time, 100000 of prop
erty values were gone. 10000 peo-
pie were homeless. Fields of alfalfa
and orchards were ruined. Dams, as
fast as they were placed, were
swept away. The situation was a
desperate one.
The s. P. r. r. Joined with the
the government in driving piles.
Brush mats 100 feet long were join
ed at the bottom. Train loads of
stone were carried over a spur, and
dumped behind the piles An army
of men worked for months. and at
length the dam was secure. The riv-
er once more kept it's channel. The
land was ready for reoccupancy. But
lake so feet deep remained, now
known as Salton Sea.
The bottom of Salton Sea is still
$50 feet below sea. Once it was 500
feet This is known from the fact
that wells bored in the vicinity pass
through hard salt bed, 20 feet
thick, at depth of 500 feet That
is clearly the bed of the original
salt sea, millions Of years ago. The
agelong sitting of the river has left
fertile soil, probably 80 feet deep
in many places.
At INLAND, on the southern edge
of the sea, are companies at work,
making "dry ice' from carbon mo-
noxide native gas. 1t is piped from
wells, and compressed $50 times.
into cubes of ice. The ice is pow
dered and sprayed like snow on the
perishable vegetables and fruits.
Sheds are built for this purpose, and
two trains of 70 cars each are spray
ed at time From the same source
no doubt are the volcanic mud-pots,
which bubble necessarily, like those
at Yellowstone, in this same neigh
borhood as the wells which furnish
the carbon monoxide
1t is believed that Boulder Dam,
800 miles upsteam, has solved the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
EARLE EVELAND. Mgr

THURSDAY and FRIDAY July
4-5-Coy rogers, "Gabby'' Hayes,
and Pauline Moore in Young But
falo Bill" The greatest adventure
of his colorful career. 5th chapter
of the shadow And Walter
Pidgecn. Donald Meek and Flor
ence Rice in ..'Phantom Raiders. ;"
Nick Carter, famed detective, makes
his second film debut With this
smartly produced picture. that will
please in any spot. It's an adven-
ture yarn, with leaning toward
comedy. One show each evening at
7:30 Admission 10 and zoe.
SATURDAY, July 6-Return en-
gagement of Jesse James with
Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda We
believe that this is one of the best
pictures of 1889, so we are bring
ing it back for the benefit of our
Saturday night patrons. Filmed in
beautiful technicolor. If you have
not seen it you cannot afford to pass
it up at this cheap admission. And
if you have seen it you cannot in
vest a dime to better advantage,
very big crowd on this picture
and hope that you will make it for
the first show, on time. Shows, g.
$40. Admission, 10c.
SUNDAY and MONDAY, July Z
8-Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Hen
ry Fonda, Edward Arnold, Warren
William and Leo Garlic in LILLIAN
Russell" The life and the loves OF
the woman whose beauty had the
world at her feet Magnificently
produced One of the really great
motion pictures. Hear Alice Faye
sing Lillian Russell's unforgettable
songs, including "After the Ball Is
Over" She was the first and great
est of Americas glamor girls-the
| most vivid personality of fabulous
era. Two shows Sunday night, at
and 9:15 Admission 10 and zoe
| including federal and state tax.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
Manchester Grange

Manchester grange will meet in
regular session July IL, at 1880 p.
m. Deputy Master Frank Porter
and wife will be present. Mrs Por-
ter is juvenile deputy and it is the
intention to organize a juvenile
grange at this meeting. The meet
ing will be open to the public and
all parents who want their children
to become members of the juvenile
grange are requested to be present
Each member present come prepar-
ed with number on the program.
Music will be furnished by the
Dunlap orchestra.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
CL A SSIFIED
ADVERTISING
PuRIHu sALE

I'VE WILL SELL at public sale,
on the premises, on Saturday, July
13. at 1:30 p. m, the building Of
the Emery Methodist church, situat-
ed in Meigsville township, Morgan
county, seven miles northeast of Nc
Connelsville. Also the contents Of
building as follows: One heating
stove, stand, chairs, stepladder, car
pet, organ, pulpit and seats. Terms
of sale will be cash on day of sale
G. P. CHAMBERS, Trustee; H. W..
COURTNEY, District Superintend-
ent Methodist Church. 4jl2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
WANTED

Singers, dancers and musicians,
all kinds and ages fer home talent
barn dance show. Tryouts Monday
Tuesday nights, July 1916, Stock
port opera house. Radio addition
and cash prizes given. Come.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04

Revival services begin at Fair
mont church, Sunday evening, July
7. Sunday school, 1880, followed
by regular preaching service. Come
and help us to put this church on
the map for Christi. E. Miller,
pastor. Nj.