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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-12
Local NAACP Branch
Has A Successful
Campaign
b
DIR. William Picke ms Addresses Body
Local N.A.A.C.P Branch Has
Successful Campaign

DR. William Pickens Addresses B5dy
The campaign launched a few days
ago by the colored citizens of Meri-
dian, resulted in a splendid shown5.
DIR. William Pickens, Director OF
Branches, of New York City, arrived
in Meridian Thursday and was here
until 200 PM Saturday. He deli r
vered an address in the HB.A. Audi
torium Friday night in the interest of
the Meridian branch.
Many were heard to say that the
address delivered by DR.. Pickens was
equal to that delivered by Booker T.
Washington in Meridian as the old
fair ground years ago. DIR. Pickens'
address conferred mainly on the his
tory of Negro race and taxes as paid
by Negroes. Meridian is anxious to
have DIR. Pickens come back.
In the campaign for members the
total enrolment of the Meridian
branch is now eighty six. The cam
paign continues through the month
of April The latter part of April
a special meeting will be called for
the purpose of electing officers for
another year. 1t is in the minds OF
those interested in the NAA.C.P. &c
select some of the active laymen Of
Meridian to head this worthy orga-
nization. "a 2
Continued on page three)
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-12

DR. ROBERTS TESTIFYlNG ON HEALTH BILL
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-12

A Home Paper with Hom,
Editor: That Tells the Atat=
News Weekly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
BAILEY ARRIVES
FOR VISIT TODAY
Senator Will Make Com.
bined Vacation, Business
Trip Through Section

Josiah w. Bailey, senior United
States Senator from 1Torth Caro-
lima, will arrive in Wilmington at
4 o'clock this afternoon on a COM
bined vacation and busin~ 5 trip.
Senator Bailey will be at the
Cape Fear hotel from 4 until 5
o'clock and will be glad to see any
of his friends during that time.
A visit to Southport and q fish.
ing trip off Frying Pan shoals on
Wednesday have been arranged by
Senator Bailey during his stay in
the Wilmington section.
He will later make an inspection
of the inland waterway and some
of the inlets between the Cape
Fear river and Beauf~-. inlet with
the idea of getting acquainted with
actual conditions along the water
way. 81
Much interest has been mani
tested recently in the defense OF
eastern North Carolina, particular
ly the beach lines.
Senator Bailey, who is chairman
of the commerce committee of the
senate, is anxious to be posted on
the needs of this section, with re-
ference particularly to defensive
measures needed on either the wa
tiers or by means of land arma-
ment, -.- 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

OFFERS TO QUIT
Elliott Submits His Resig.
nation As Reserve Cap
tain But 1t Is Refused

DAYTON, O., Oct. 14-R-El-
lott Roosevelt, second son of the
President, submitted his resigna-
ton as an air corps reserve cap
tain today, but Brig-Gen. o. P.
Echols refused to accept it. Echols
is assistant commander Of the
material division at Wright field
here.
Young Roosevelt said in his
resignation letter that because oil
adverse publicity he felt his being
commissioned a special captain
might be injurious to the govern
ment's selective service program
and that he wanted to resign so he
could register Wednesday in the
draft.
with Roosevelt's background ir
radio, he is perfectly capable Of
duties as liaison officer between
the air corps and signal corps ano
in the procurement of radio equip,
ment," Echols said in an oral
statement. Ills services are need.
ed"
Echols said Roosevelt insisted
that his resignation, first submit.
ted on Saturday, be forward imme.
diately to Washington.
Echols declared that he refused
to comply ION my own responsible.
ty" because of the large amount Of
work passing through the procure
ment office and other divisions al
Wright field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Also Smashes
War Supplies
Deep In Reich
Bases AT Kiel, Wilhelmsha-
ven, Hamburg, Blohm Are
Blasted Time After Time
LONDON BOMBED AGAIN
Great Squadrons OF Ger
man Craft Strafe British
Capital Hour After Hour

LONDON. Oct. 14-REIn ever
widening raids carried out by
bombers flying 'blind'' through
now and sub-zero weather, the
9AF reported smashing blows
,arlv today at vital German naval
bases and war stores deep in the
.eich.
Naval bases at Kiel, Wilhelm
:haven, Hamburg and Blohm and
the vast Krupp ornaments works
at Essen. oil stores and airdromes
deep in Germany, as well as Nazi-
leld invasion ports, were blasted
line after time, the air ministry
said. in weather which made in
strurnent flying necessary all the
way.
Dive Through Clouds
Many raiding crews reached
their targets only to find clouds
hanging almost to the ground, an
air ministry Sdlu, pu'
openings in the mists gave them
a chance to dive through and un-
Dad their bombs squarely on their
objectives.
At Kiel, returning pilots told oil
bombs exploding like firecrackers
among naval docks. At Wilhelm
shaven, momentary gaps in ths
clouds enabled them to S p l a S h
bombs on two main shipping
GASES.
1t was the same story at Blohm
and Hamburg, where the spraw'
ing Voss shipbuilding yards were
attacked. The pilots reported Grim
son glows reflected in the heavens
.old of hits on their detectives.
Weather conditions in the RUIN
were a little better" the air min
'stry related, but another bomber
orce detailed to attack a large
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
THREAT IS EMPHASIZED
Nation Expresses Its Deter
mination To Fight If Ger
mans Attempt Drive

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 1-R-
The official Turkish radio said to-
night that Russian troop concen-
trations in Bucovina and Besa-
rabia are significant and Soviet 81
lence is full Of meaning" since the
creation of German air and naval
bases at Constanta, Rumania, lis
directed against Soviet Russia"
Both the Turkish radio and press
have emphasized the threat to Rus
STA since Nazi troops began NOV
ing into Kumania. and also have
expressed Turkeys determination
to fight if the Germans attempt to
cross her territory toward the
Mosul oil fields in Iraq.
Want To Fight
The Istanbul newspaper En- Son
Dakika said 800 prisoners had petit
toned President Ismet Inonu for
pardons asserting, 1--WE know we
are criminals but each would be
glad to give his life for defense of
the country in the front lines"
Yeni Sabah, another Istanbul
newspaper, said the real aim of
the new triple alliance of Ger
many, Italy and Japan was to
'.force the Soviet union to stand
aside while the Axis took the in
itiative in blocking Moscow's road
southwark"
Germany has come to the Black
sea to settle as a thorn in the
breast of the U.S.S.R.," the paper
continued. Soviet Russia no doubt
was informed of the occupation OF
Rumania in advance, but falsely
informed, and in no position to re-
sist because of new threats of ia
pan from the rear"
Because the first aim of this
grand maneuver is to check Rus
STA, it appears it must have to do
with something very close to Rus
sia's heart-the Balkan Straits
and Istanbul."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
PRESBYTERIANS TO
OPEN MEET TODAY
Meet Oh Women
Will Continue Through
Thursday Here

The Presbyterian women of the
Synod of North Carolina will open
the 18th annual meeting of the
Womans' auxiliary at the First
Presbyterian church this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The three-day session will open
with the call to order by Miss
Louise Clanton, Of Charlotte, presi-
dent of the auxiliary. De-
votionals will be led by Mrs. R. A.
Young, Charlotte. Greetings will be
given by Mrs. John Harper, presi-
dent of the hostess auxiliary, by
the Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, D. D.
pastor of the First church and by
Mrs. Angus Cromartie, president
of the auxiliary of Wilmington
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
County Civil
Service Body
Is Appointed
C. B. Kornegay, L. L. Mills,
Frederick Willetts Are
Named Members
TERMS ARE NOT SET
New Commission Will Ex-
anime All Applicants,
Conduct Hearings

The county commissioners yester-
day appointed a civil service com.
mission.
Meeting in weekly session, the
board named C. B. Kornegay, presi-
dent of the Central Labor union; L.
L. Mills, well-known grocer, and
Frederick Willetts, building and loan
executive and realtor, as members
of the commission.
(. The board acted in conformity
with a law passed at the last session
Of the general assembly which pro.
vided that the county board shall ap-
point a three.man civil service com.
mission on June l., 1889.
Recommendations for appointment
Of persons to serve on the county
civil service board were submitted to
the county board by Commissioner
Harry Gardner.
Others Submitted
In addition to the three persons
named, tho names Of Dan J. Register
and W. Ronald Lane were offered for
consideration of the county commits.
sioners.
One member of the board is to
serve a one-year term, another two
years, and the third three years,
under a setup providing for one
new member to be appointed each
year by the county commissioners.
Designation TO terms Of office for
the three members appointed yester-
day will be- taken up at the next
weekly meeting Of the county COM
missioners.
Drafted By Bellamy
Marsden Bellamy, county attorney,
drafted the bill for presentation to
the last session of the general assem-
bly, at the request of the county COM
missioners.
The measure was introduced by
Representative Jack @. LeGrand and
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-R-
The justice department today was
granted a supreme court review of
its controversy with Bethlehem Ship
building corporation over World war
shipbuilding profits - case which
the department called of major i'm
portance in view of the current de-
Tense program
Government attorneys contended
that Bethlehem vas seeking "un-
considerable profits while the cor
poration, which won in lower courts.
replied that the government was
trying to escape the terms of the
contracts.
The labor board, meanwhile, found
cause for satisfaction in five other
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
War
Interpretive
BY b. 2


Until Russia's actual role in the
new Balkan crisis is disclosed, it
is probable that the real purpose
of German military penetration OF
Rumania will remain in doubt.
There are significant signs, how
ever, that, whatever place the Ru-
manian move has in Axis grand
strategy, the immediate result is
a serious strain on Russian-Axis
relations that could change mater
tally the winter trends of the war.
Too Powerful
At this distance, it seems GER
tain that while any doubt of Rus
sia's attitude exists the Axis mates
dare risk no aggressive push east
ward fromthe Balkans to threaten
Britain's hold on the eastern Medi-
terranean. Russia is too powerful
and too close geographically to Ru-
mania's oil wells and the vital
Continued ON Page Six; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

A drive to give Eastern North
Carolina a unified program in the
national defense picture was begun
here yesterday by Hugh MacRae.
noted Wilmington agriculturist, colo
nicer and developer. :
MacRae said he had received mes
sages from a majority OF the COM
munities in the eastern section OF the
state, asking him to undertake
through organized effort and influ-
ence with authorities to do every
thing possible to initiate a conpre-
hensive preparedness program for
the North Carolina coast, which has
been termed 'the first line of de-
fense."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
New Hanover
Set For Draft
Carney Explains Details,
Appoints Head Regis
trars AT Is Precincts
ACL OFFERS HELPERS
Men Planning To Register
Asked 10 Bring Iden-
LITIGATION Cards

New Hanover county's ar m y
draft registration machinery was
given a final oiling last night al
a meeting of about. 300 citizens in
the superior courtroom and every
thing was all set for the register
ing of an estimated 7.162 draft eli
gibles Wednesday,.
H. G.. Carney, chairman OF the
county board of, elections, explain
ed in detail the registration regu'
lations and appointed head regis
trars for each of the IS precincts
in the county.
To Supervise Work
Registrars named to supervise
the work tomorrow were:
First Ward, Hooper johnson;
second ward, first precinct-W. P.
Nc laughon; second ward, sec
+ond precinct-SsM NJ BoatWright;
third ward, first precinct. e.
Hearn; third ward, second precinct
ID. B. Upchurch: fourth WARD
II. c. LeGwin
Fifth ward, first precinct-L. I
Landen; first. ward, second pre-
cinct-H. L. Herren; sixth ward
first precinct-C. E. Hines; sixth
ward; second precinct, J. H. Wom'
BILE; East Wilmington-Leo E.
Sykes; Winter Park-H. O. Thorn
as.
Seagate-Adrian B. Rhodes; Ma.
sonboro-B. E. Hollis; S s e
Park-A.. S. Watkins; F d e
Point-W. L.. Farmer; Cape Fear
Percy Morton; 7-Mile Post
Paul L. Cantwell; hospitals-G.
j. Walsak; jail-M. T. Ross.
Assistants Named
Carney also named several as.
sistants for each precinct but he
asked that all who have volun.
teered their services to report to
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
F. D. r. Talks Campaign
With Wallace, jackson

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. In
President Roosevelt discussed the
progress of his campaign for re-
election today at a luncheon con-
ference with Henry A. Wallace,
and attorney General Robert Jack
son.
Wallace, Mr.. Roosevelt's run
ming mate, said afterward that the
campaign seemed to be 6 o n g
very. well,", and that he would
resume his speaking activities with
an address at Pittsburgh Wednes-
day and another at Cincinnati on
Thursday.
He said Jackson's presence at
the luncheon was purely fortui-
tous''. and had nothing to do with
legal phases of the campaign re-
sulting from the Hatch p olitic S
act. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Turkish Radio Says Red
Silence Full OF Meaning
Bulgaria Maintaining
Cautious Arms Policy

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 14.-R
Bulgaria maintained a eau
tious military policy tonight amid
reports that the Axis powers
have urged the Bulgarian army
to concentrate on the frontiers
of Turkey, Greece and Yugosla-
via.
Official/ quarters continued
steadfastly to deny that mobile
cation steps have been taken.
Some diplomatic sources said
Germany and Italy were seeking
to have Bulgaria go on a war
footing with Axis pressure OIL the
remainder of the Balkan PENN
sula.
They said, however, that their
information indicated Soviet Rus
STA, with which Bulgaria has
bonds of race and sentiment, had
advised the Sofia government to
give the Axis everything bat
that (mobilizatiOn)."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
RUSSIANS ARM BASES
ALONG DELTA:
OIL WELLS DESTROYED
Britain Counts OnTurkS.
Greeks To Resist Drive

LONDON, Oct. 14.-R-Great
Britain counted on the aid of
Turkey and Greece and hoped
for the sympathy of Russia to-
night to resist an Axis drive to-
ward the rich Mosul oil fields in
Iraq.
Well-informed British sources
predicted:
1. An imminent diplomatic
break with Rumania because of
the entry Of German troops into
that oiI.rich KINGDOM
2. Extension of the drive by
Germany and Italy beyond the
Balkans, with a greatly intensi-
fled war in the west if the Axis
gets control of the oil in Iraq.
3. Turkish resistance because
of pronounced determination to
fight any power attempting to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
WlLLKIE REVIEWS
new DEAL ATTACK
Candidate Says Admins
tration Is Tracing Pat
tern OF Dictatorship

b SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 14.-lP-
Contending that the democratic
party has been kidnapped by the new
DEAL" Wendell L. >Willkie asserted
tonight that the administration is
tracing a pattern of dictatorship
which calls for "the indefinite rule
of one indispensable man"
The republican presidential nomi
nee, speaking in the wind-swept mu
nicipal stadium, asserted that "tht
usurpation Of power by manufac
tured emergencies; the circumventior
of the legislature; the capture of the
courts" constituted. "the pattern Of
Dictatorship"
Willkie faced a cheering crowd II
the bleachers. The brisk wind swept
dust from the baseball field into his
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
LINDBERCH FLAYS
NATIONS LEADERS
SAYS Future Oh America
Depends On Men Named
Selected By People

WASHINGTON, Oct. A. Up -
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh sharp
ly criticized the nations leaders"
tonight for a consistent record OF
promise followed by failure and
asserted that they ire now leading
the country steadily toward the
climax of all political failure
war"
"Above ALL" he said, 1--WE must
select leaders whose promises we
can trust, who know where they
are taking us and who tell us
where they are taking us and who
tell us where we are going.
1.-THE entire future of America
and of our system Of life hangs
upon the action we take and the
judgment we use. 1t does not de-
pend upon the outcome of the war
in Europe, but upon men, regard
less of their party, who will lead
us to strength and peace, rather
than to weakness and to war"
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Justice Department Granted Review
OF Bethlehem Shipbuilding Dispute

cases. The court refused to review
four controversies in which lower
courts had upheld the board but
agreed to hear a fifth in which the
lower courts order was unfavorable
to the board.
The supreme court also agreed to
review Earl providers conviction on
a passport fraud charge and a case
involving constitutionality Of tn Z
wage-hour law similar to one already
pending. r
The case involving shipbuildine
profits grew out of the construction
of Sc World war vessels by the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding corporation. The
justice department said that in view
[of the defense program it was "ot
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
WORKERS STONED

ALIQU1PPA, Pa, Oct. 14.-RN
District Attorney Robert E.. Nc
Creary reported today workers al
the Jones and Laughlin Steel cor.
poration plant in this w e stern
Pennsylvania tow nhad been turn
ed back by the hundreds" by CIO
dues-collecting pickets at the mill
gates. At least two automobiles
driven by workers who tried tc
run the gauntlet were stoned, he
said, adding that most of the 9th.
er workers had not attempted to
penetrate the picket lines. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

immediate national concern that
there should he an authoritative de.
termination OF the extent to which
the country's need should place the
government at the mercy of its con.
tractors"
The federal district court, while
calling the situation a daylight rob-
berry," granted Bethlehem a $5,272,.
OTIS judgment representing profits
still unpaid. Tile government said
that a profit of $20.055,55e already
had been paid the company and that
the additional payment would bring
its profits to % per cent of the cost.
Counsel for the company replied
Continued on Page TwIx Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

cross her frontiers, and also be;
cause of the pact to assist
Britain if the war swings to the
eastern Mediterranean.
These sources said the weight
of popular Greek opinion was
rO.British. Greece also has a
guarantee of British aid if she is
attacked.
1t was admitted the Greeks and
Turks were weak in the air, but
it was cOntended the Greeks
could put up strong fights in
their billy countries in event OF
an invasion from Italian held
Albania, and that the, Turks
could hold the strategic Darda-
nelles until British aid arrived.
Besides using her fleet to aid
the Turks at the Dardanelles and
(Continued on Rage Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
% Give Coast Part
In Arms Program Begun

AS the first move in the drive to
secure the unified defense program,
Mr.. MacRae has called a meeting of
all those interested, to be held Wed.
nesday at 10 a. m. in New Bern.
Every community interested was
asked to send at least. two represen-
tatives to the meeting, which will be
non-political in nature and at which
initial consideration will be given to
the interests Of the communities in
Eastern North Carolina as relates to
defense, as well as any other matter
which may come before the meeting.
He urged and requested that all
communities which are interested be
represented.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
TAKES WOMAN'S LIFE
Miss Charlene Keener, 81, Dies
In .AshevilIe Hospital Fol-
lowing Crash

ASHEvILLE, Oct. 14.-R-Miss
Charlene Keener, 81, of Asheville,
died today in a hospital here from
injuries she suffered Sunday night
in an automobile accident near the
city limits.
Miss Keener was riding in a
coupe that overturned after hit,
ting another car. She died with
out regaining consciousness.
Her parents and several broth
ers and sisters survive. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
ITALIAN STATIONS
RAIDED BY BRITISH
English Bombers Attack
Portolago On The Forti-
fled Island OF Lero

ROME, Oct. 14.-British sea and
air raids on Italian bases in East
srn Mediterranean zones which are
potential battlefields of the Eu-
fopean war were reported today
~ the high command.
British bombers attacked Porto
iago on the fortified island of Lero,
u inc Dodecanese, where Italian
AT and naval bases are situated.
a direct hit on a Catholic church
and other civilian buildings
nllea "a persons and injured 20
Wilhout considerable damage to
military objectives," the COM
N.ohtInued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
TWO KILLED

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. IA IN
Lieut.. J. N. Mayes, Jr., 20, and l..
H. Dillow, %, aviation m%achinists
mate, died today in the flaming
wreckage of a navy dive bombing
plane near an emergency landing
field at Marimar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

ny U. S. Weather Bureau

vO. FORECAST
show tun carolina: Increasing cloudiness.
in rV we and cooler Tuesday night and
Clears rrse portion Tuesday; Wednesday
ers in and cooler preceded by show
e's IN east portion.
endinu eefoiogical data for the "a hours
'''o p. m. Yesterday.
1.2o Temperature
m, W. d; m: 60; 7:3O a. m. 81: 1:30 d.
minimnn' 10y p. m. So; maximum 80;
uh Oh; mean 81; normal 66.
1:aO a ~ y, Humidity
M. ~. d; m. So; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1:3O D.
o. 1880 p. m. IS.
Tot., Precipitation
900 lor "A hours ending 1880 D. M.
mon+h inches; Total since first Of the
N'Atn' o.13 inches. '"e
Tides For Today
Wilminoto High Low
seoh ---------- S:57a 3:45a
Aasonboro Inlet s s.lsp = 5: Up
rise D55t .5s 6:17a; sunset 5:ssp: DON
'p' moonset 5:34a.
ett Cape Fear river stag. at Fay
So feat' at 8 a. M, October 10,
nued on Page Six; Col. y
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-05-09
WHY DO WE HAVE
COMMUNISTS.

Looking over the Western News
of April rs, we read, Discusses
Communism at Club Meeting. Is
it a threat? What to do about it,"
Undoubtedly, Mr. Murray very
aptly portrayed its propaganda,
growth, and unparalleled inconsist-
ency. But according to his closing
remarks las we might assume from
the short account in the pdper), he
evidently overlooked one very inn
portant feature, namely, Why the
fertility of the seed bed in which
communistic ideas were soWn and
took such rapid growth.
The financial, industrial and So
cial condition of this country, for
the past ten years, has brought the
people to condition of mind that
might well be described as ripe to
the decaying point for the reception
Of any old ism" that promises to
overturn our republic and its demo-
cratic system. Ii Mr.. Murray had
told the club the above feature, he
would then have one more sug-
gestion as to What can be done
about it." If the powers that be
would make this most wonderful
country, what it can and should be,
no bowling, bloodthirsty revolution
ist could get hearing. A person
with job at living wage, mer-
chant or professional person doing
thriving business, has no desire to
hear some inconsistent spellbinder
tell them they are being abused.
And they can have their jobs, if
we do our part to make it SO.
Read. study, then aid the passage
in congress of the bill generally
known as the Townsend Recovery
Plan In SO doing, we will not only
help those past SO; but we will be
doing more for the high school and
college students to retain their high
regard for their own United States,
the most prosperous and humane
country in the world. And it will
be deaf ear that is turned to any
of the foreign .'isms."
A READER.