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trained to grow fiat on the ground to
escape Arctic blasts. Flowers grown the
year round, in hothouses heated and
lighted by electricity generated by wind
mills turned by the freezing. gales.
Eleven thousand miles of airlines-
and planes met by natives on reindeer
sleds.
Automobiles on skis.
Sleds driven by propellers, and built
to cross ice, snow and water equally
we'll.
Engines which generate power from
the difference in heat between polar
air and water.
Steamships struggling through peril
Gus ice-with cargoes of pianos, phono-
graphs, guitars, violins and Soviet itera-
ture for the frontier heroes"
Collapsible wooden houses that can be
built in six to 8 hours. The roofs are
black, to absorb the heat of the sun.
Komsomollsk, the city of youth, where
all the inhabitants are in their 2Os
and the population is 100000 Largest
shipbuilding center in the Far East, its
municipal budget rose 80 per cent from
1887 to 1885,
Igarka, on the Yenisei River, which
had 43 residents in 1923 and has more
than 10000 now, where sawmills chewed
up 100000 trees in year yet used
by per cent Of the surrounding timber
Krasnoyarsk, 104 hours east of Mos
cow on the Trans-Siberian Express, CEN
ter Of river steamers on the Yenisei
and the North Sea routes air fleet. But
walk across the street in the summer
time and you sink to 10 inches in mud
Towns, mines and mills have grown
up so fast in this fabulous Arctic de-
velopment that no definite chart of them
exists outside Russia, if, indeed, it exists
there. Data has been meager since the
North Pole campers were rescued in
1887, and what little there has been
has been o5scured by the news of the
Nazi-Soviet pact and the invasion of
Finland.
There is enough information, however,
to show that the exploitation of SUBJ
polar resources is being steadily con-
tinued.
In this, the political angle is not being
overlooked. Russia claims not only her
own Arctic coastline, which covers 159
degrees longitude Canada takes up 81
degrees, the United States only 28), but
everything that falls within the big tri-
angle the easternmost and westernmost
points of that coastline form in con-
junction with the North Pole.
Symbolically, then, the Pole is the
focal point of the new Russian empire
that begins at Murmansk, just around
the corner from Finland.
Protection of that empire is one rea-
son the Russians give for the struggle
with Finland over fortihcation OF
strategic islands.
The Pole may become more than a
symbol. Some experts say this war will
be long one. If Russia and England
should come to grips-England already
is lending some support to Finland-the
North Pole would be the shortest route
for bombing planes to Canada, England's
principal war storehouse.
Planes are not yet ready for such
hazardous flights, particularly with bomb
loads. But the Russians have made the
trip successfully twice and the American
explorer, Stefansson, predicts the Pole
before long will be "the crossroads of
the world
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Roman Taxi Drivers
WhistIinq Now

ROME R.-The capital city is acquir-
ing one of the worlds largest corps Of
whistlers.
Taxicab operators and drivers Of pri-
vate automobiles and trucks are forbid
den to sound their horns to warn pedes-
trians or vehicles from their path. The
best they can do Is shout or whistls-and
most Of the drivers are whistling.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
3,947 Marriage Loans
Approved by Ituly

ROME OP).-The ministry of interior
approved 3,947 marriage loans in August,
1889, supplying 6679,6o0 lire (s333,95O
to help brides and bridegrooms start
their married life. Ten per cent OF
loan is deducted for each child born.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
nee Enterprise.

that 9l2,0OO men,
as poliCyholders or
celye this year S114,-
ymeatS. On the rolls
ers. Effective Janu-
f.to possession of an
rderWritten by the
|rnment. These total
ordinary life, group
rance policies in ef-
country. The Social
!ntalns proudly that
le largest insurance
rid. BY way of proof,
act that the Metro
nee Co, the greatest
OF the kind in his
20 900 poliycholders.
averaging about Sc a
er. the board has an
|one s300,0O0,O0O. with
peLseS of Sl2.000,0 900,
Re amount paid in,
by congressional ap-
"a ,tS what is known
Excepting plant in eX-
employees, besides a
100 claim adjudicators
n 400 regional offices,
b. districts. The eX-
10 pass on one claim
lring a working day
ncome is carried on
Treasury under the
fal Old-Age and Sur
Trust Fund, the
are Secretary of the
)lau, Secretary of La
|the chairman of the
Board, Arthur j. Alt
tl Security Board is
nlentS of the Federal
which includes also,
k!Stration of Paul V.
en Conservation Corps,
|h Administration. the
|ervice, the Office of
be American Printing
md.
Problem.
present estimates, the
lnd will amount at the
10 100000; at the
E.l27,Oo0, 900; 1912, 81
s2, 2,65l,00O,oO, and 1855,
he Senate Finance
ptes that benefit pay
3 S298,000, in 1941,
- and SO on until, in
ally pass receipts, with
The former and 81 ,849,-
'er. Under the present
we'd that reserves will
! deficits from 1855 to
'ess will be confronted
'f finding new methods
program.
into effect three
we're expressed that in
.e Governments insur-
would engulf all the
70 avert such a cataS-
a. year amended the
/; 50 as to liberalize
= --emiums for en-
= 3 ! per cent each
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Il Dorado and Col
/ be tempted D de-
yielding fro,1 ITO
se first month from
il for the frs. year
,l20 per cent + r the
der the Federal old
insurance pre- gram,
les is the Ia ldfall
5 year 10 SOM 485,-
ployed in con- nerce
the age of & and
men and y omen
ckieSt group 4 ac-
FIR like Will never
erica CalCu .tions
Board lndica = that
began in ia uary,
premiums {. 62l2
and $50 so :5r the
.nother $50 5. con-
yer does not -epre-
the policy II .der.D
S initial n. nthly
.ary /. II WI. aver
per cent of h total
lstallments re to
thout furthe. pre-
one year, t.a ben
nd if for ID years.
Elnal investE mt of
$3.50.
be-inning. Of the
IS estimate that
Klo are also more
L who are II -efore
he benefits received
or $3.50 a Month
thousands O. these
Ten, their ozn or
der l6 years f age,
ier l8. Two Of the
for monthly pay
| Thus the combined
group OF four
$50 a month, $3.50 a
10 years still with
knvestment OF S22.50.
bre calculated to be
feaSed poicyholders
fren. These widows,
nonthly beneft of
|ng three fou.ths of
ln account. or S18.75
r one CHILD Or S25
|lble a total OF S4375
Ements cease when
Is year, old, or l8
Ia the widow if she
|w!ll receive for life
|er husbands bene-
|th.
! ar, il is estimated
some $1,000 WIDOWS
out dependent chill
I'VE as a lump emer-
what Ler husbands
i would have been.
b Nou.5 be paid $3.50
ee oi - years would
s4s'el. ior benefits of
Ing ne. There Will
rolls approximately
ents of po!icyholders
fe or child. Widows
rs old Will receive
hu, oand S benefits,
for each OF TWO de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

businessman of Dallas, became interested in
Lew. Browning purchased his discharge from
the Army and practically adopted him.
Best thing of all, however was meeting a
cute namesake - Katie Lucille Jenkins She
had seen him lick Graham, and invited him
to watch her on Sunday night at the Dallas
auto races. Lew accepted and saw the pint
sized Katie take the wheel of a stock car and
risk her life on the treacherous dirt track
She missed turn and catapulted through the
rail, turning over three times. But she righted
the car, drove through the fence onto the
track again - and won the race.
That was enough for Lew. He staked his
claim and married her less than four months
later. Katie has Travelled with him almost
everywhere since, and their peregrinations
read like streamlined version of Babes in
Toyland.
They have gone broke repeatedly in assert
ed sections of the country, hooked the we'd
ding and engagement rings to buy food and
gas and Gil for themselves and their second
hand flivver.
Shortly after his marriage, Lew received
his only really serious setback, and that was
due to freak conditions. 1t happened in
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fun after two years in the Army, where his
recreation had been limited to slapping down
few horse nurses to win the welterweight
championship of the Fort.
Reaching Dallas it was natural for Private
Jenkins to hunt up fight to finance his visit,
but getting one wasn't easy. He didn't re-
semble fighter, being gaunt and bony, with
pipestem legs and small hands,
Jockpot Evening
0UT his fee was low, and how could
promoter 60 wrong paying SIG for six-round
preliminary? Private Jenkins went in against
a Mexican named Kid Leva and scored
quick kayo. A week later he knocked out
Young Ernest in four rounds for S25; and,
soon after, he finished a third opponent,
Jackie Conway, in two rounds for $40. The
third straight knockout won contract for
$50 to battle local star, frankie Graham,
in a main event.
That fight brought the jackpot evening
into the life of Private Jenkins, because only
good things happened, and the four-round
kayo of Graham, an upset, was the least of
his good fortunes. Because of the victory,
Fred Browning wealthy sportsman and
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Acme Photos

Chicago. Fred Browning couldn't leave his
Dallas business to make the trip with his
protege so Jenkins embarked alone to take
on lightweight named Chino Alvarez In
the rush of the days affairs, the ex-private
neglected to feed himself until it got so late
that he didn't dare eat, lest he get punched
square in the dinner.
He entered the ring against Alvarez on an
empty stomach The lack of food didn't seem
to lessen his punches as he sailed into Chino
during the first five rounds, but he did note
that Alvarez failed to hit the deck, as had
practically all others.
Then, in the seventh round, everything
went black, and Lew Jenkins toppled to the
canvas without being hit. He managed to
rise, but remained upright only briefly be-
cause Alvarez waded in, and, for the first time
in his life, Lew Jenkins got taste of his own
kayo medicine. To the victim it was more
important as lesson in dietetics.
After that" he declares, "Ah always
made sure to eat somethin' on fight days."
Manhattan Their Oyster
81 Who dUOut ycdI dllcI ILLS EMBARRASSING
fiasco that Lew and Lucille decided to make
the most ambitious trip of all their 100000
miles together. They packed up the old
jaloppy and headed for New York City
with $50 in their pocketbook.
They came very near getting marooned on
the Jersey side of the North River and never
reaching Manhattan at ALL But after five
hours of determined searching for ferry,
taxi driver finally took them in hand and
led them to the proper dock New York's
skyline stretched out before them - the
particular oyster of Mr. and Mrs. Lew
Jenkins!
As soon as they were settled in the elusive
metropolis, Lew set out to hitch up with the
first manager he could find - which turned
out to be Frank Bachman. The start was fair.
He bowled over few decent fighters - but
not enough. His system was and still is -
to get in there and do the job in hurry. If
his dynamite fists missed the target, the oppo-
nent took to the woods and made a fancy
boxing match of what was left of the fight -
CONTINUED on poss 15)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07
THE POISON PUNCH OF
PRIVATE JENKINS

No title at stake, but fight fans licking their
chops the Jenkins Armstrong facas July II.
There must be a and here he is. Meet the
one-man, doughboY btzk1eg from Sweetxatez, Texas
by Arthur Mann
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

~HE biggest mob ever to witness battle
T between lightweights since Benny Leon
ard fought Lew Tender seventeen years
I ago will pile into New York's Polo Grounds
week from next Wednesday, The possibility
of a new champions being crowned won't
be the magnet - for this fight won't be for
the lightweight championship, or any other
It's lust another fight, but it looks like
battle that will be the answer to a fight fans
prayer.
be man who, until short time ago, was
private in Uncle Sans army - and nurse
maid to mules His name is Lew Jenkins, he
halls from Texas and he's now lightweight
champion of the world. Ex-Private jenkins
is something entirely new in the hstic world.
He's fighting freak. Angular, skinny, with
big shock of reddish hair, he looks like an
animated floor mop dancing on its handle.
His arms and legs seem too thin for him to
be a fighting man, but he was fighter in the
Army down in Texas, and he's been fighting
ever since he's been out of the Army.
He packs punch that would do credit to
the Army mules he used to handle. He showed
the power of that punch two months ago when
he won the lightweight championship from
Lou Ambers. He was the first lightweight to
win the championship by knockout in ten
years. and he did it because he makes 1t
practice to start punching before the peal OF
the bell has died away - and to keep on
punching until somebody is on the floor
A week from Wednesday night he's meet
ing another fighting freak. battler who a
short time ago held three titles at the same
time - featherweight, lightweight and well
terweight and who still wears the weller
weight crown. He's Henry Armstrong. Old
man Perpetual Motion" is another fighter
who believes that attack brings victory -
the Negro slugger wades in, rests his head on
his opponents shoulder and swings his fists
necessarily, from bell to bell.
Says ExPrivate Jenkins: "Ah won't
really look at myself as champion till All lick
Armstrong But even if All don't lick him,
he goin' to be hit an hit plenty
In the ring and out, Lew is about as man.
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the start, else you're never fighter"
This was his belief two and half years
ago when he stepped from the barracks at
Fort Bliss. confronted with months fur
Tough and the task of stretching few dollars
over the period. He went to travelling
bureau, one of those extra passenger book
ing places, and arranged for a cheap ride into
Dallas, where he figured there'd be some ex-
element. A change of scene promised to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
ARMY ORDERS
Colonies:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-LR-
Army orders today included:
. LIEUTENANT Colonies:
Edward l.. Supple, GAG, Duluth,
Mimi, to Holly Ridge, N. c.
Richmond T. Gibson, GAG, Chicago
to Holly Ridge, N. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22

deau had money and a smooth
way Of"
unjust we t k about them,
Wes?"
mo. No indeed, Ronnie! It
wasn't what I-I-you-Ronnie,
could you ever be engaged to a
a mere college professor? Ever?
L"
Ronnie Strengthened up a bit
and sighed deliberately. Then she
took his face il. her two hands,
her own face very close, and
shook his fine head. a little.
"Wesley York, if you don't kiss
me-! I've been throwing myself
at you for weeks, I love you so!
And I know you love me Or-do
your"
DR.. Woodrow Wesley York,
Ph.D.. could find no more words.
But sometimes even a scholarly
young man doesn't need them. l
(THE END
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
SOLDIERS LEAVE
CAMP FOR HOME
Thousands Of Trainees On
Way To Yule Reunion
With Families

CAMP SHELBY, Miss, Dec. 81.
|-R-Thousands of Uncle Sans
recently modified soldiers stacked
their guns in Southern Army
camps today and headed home
for Christmas"
Most of those granted holiday
leave do not have to return until
Jan. 2. Before leaving-the six
major training centers are Forts
Jackson, Mcclellan, Bragg and
Benning and Camps Beauregard
and Shelby-the government pro-
vided box lunches. Silent Night
and Home Sweet Home were in
cluded in songs sung while await
ing transportation.
For the soldiers who remain,
elaborate programs of entertain
ment have been arranged.
More than TO-, 900 men have been
granted leave from Fort Bragg,
at Fayetteville, N. c., while $500
troops mostly from Wisconsin and
Michigan, have been furloughed
from Camp Beauregard in Louisi-
ana.
Fort Jackson, S. c., authorities
said that camp would be ''practi-
cally empty until training is re-
sumed Jan 2. Fort Jackson has
$4,000 men at present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Movia<
Toward South Foste,

BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 21-n
Steel has accelerated its ~soutb,,1
trend and the greatest exnana1
program in the history of tha ,-
bama steel industry is under w.
to handle defense needs and +bo
mands of the steadily GROWING so,tS
ern market.
Capital expenditures in the n1,
at Birmingham and Gadsden MO
bama's two primary steel centon1
are estimated by well -informas
sources at more than $500 Ann
The program includes much wool.
announced before the nationa, i.
Tense program, but $50, 900 oo -.
the total, for increased raw NO..
rial and steel output, was moa.
public recently and will REQUIRE i,
months for completion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22

ing suspicious ! brought the bomb
sight back. Anyhow, I wanted to
take it from under his very nose!"
Iona glared now at Girardeau in
obvious contempt. Engaged to
thees Ronica, and make the love
with mel"
Ronnie gasped. mo! I have
never been engaged! Never! Why
l."
Starr resumed talking. 1--WE
know a lot more than we told any
body. But DR.. York, you sure
saved us! We could get nothing
clinched either way. I SCI now this
Lena was working her treachery
in two directions. And they would
have gotten out of the country
with this bomb sight today as sure
as sin! An Indian drum-ha! And
Bailey's own daughter!"
IT feel utterly flat" murmured
Ronnie. yves, however did you
know? You came-when I needed
you most!"
Inspector Starr grinned. "You
two kids talk that out while me
and the pilot take the prisoners in.
He'll come right back for you. Ship
won't hold all six of U.S."
They watched the ~autogiro soar
off like the weird mechanical bird
it was, and when Wesley turned to
Ronnie again he saw that she was
still trembling and had slumped a
bit as if tired. He put a comforting
arm around her.
"Ronnie," said he, ever so gent
ly, cts all over now, except that
I simply must-I've got to-uh,
you" He swallowed. "Ronnie,
this Iona vas a type who tried to
get everything in life through her
feminine appeal. And this Girar-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
YULE LIGHTING
CONTEST PLANNED
Community Wide Affair 10
Be Marked By Numer-
Gus Prizes

Rules and prizes for the annua
community Christmas hgntlns eG -,
test were announced yesterday oy
James e. l.. Wade, commissioner
of public works. J.,
No home or business establish
ment will be Judged for lighting
in the contest unless otflclal eh1iy
is in the hands OF the chailllan
or if mailed must bear postmarK
prior to midnight Wednesday, Dec
ember '25. ~u;.+
Lights must be t, med on Christ
mas Eve and burn each nlght
through New Years Night. Judg-
ING will be done Christmas week,
based on effectiveness and orlgl-
nality of display. 80,
prize winning announcement will
be made at the Community Christ
mas tree at 9 p. m. January l in
the contest which is open to every
residence and business establish
ment in New Hanover county.
All entries must be sent to COM
missioner Wade, chairman, city
hall. Contest judges will include:
business classification, Wilmington
Better Business club; and residen-
tial classification, Cape Fear Gar
den club.
Rules for judging are: business
classification, exterior electrical
decorations and lighting effects,
decorations within windows Or in
terror of store will not apply in
this contest; residential classified
ton, exterior electrical decorations
and lighting effect must predomi-
nate, decorations within the house
will not apply in this contest, *
cept in supporting outside display.
Selection of winners will be en-
tirely in the hands of the commit
tee.
Prizes will be awarded as fol-
lows: business classification, $40,
business houses in city, and $40,
business houses outside city; resi-
dence, first, $40, and second, S.,
home costing $4,000 and more;
first, $40, and second, S., homes
costing less than 5000.
Commissioner Wade said the
prize money of $50 and the whole
program has been made possible
by the generosity and community
interest of the Tide Water Power
company. He said the committee
also planned to ioin in the obser-
vance of "America's Night of
Life" suggested by Bernarr Nc
Fadden, editor of Liberty maya
zine. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Blackburn Johnson Named
To Credit Union Post

RALEIGH, Dec. 21.-GR-The ap-
pointment of Blackburn w. Johnson
of Asheville as superintendent of the
credit union division of the state
department of agriculture was an
nounced today by Agriculture Com
missioner. W. Kerr Scott.
Johnson is former editor of the
Farmers Federation News of Ashe-
vile, has been identified with vari-
GUS newspapers and has recently
been prominent in the credit union
movement in the state.
He succeeds c.. G.. Booker of Hen
Jacksonville, who resigned to accept
a position with a commercial firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
SIow-up Strike

LONDON, Dec. ri. Up
Workers in a factory turning out
uniforms for the British Tom
mics struck today because OF
continued employment of a cut
ter whom their union expelled
on q, charge of working too fast.
The National Union of Tail
ors and Garment Workers said
the man violated union rules by
cutting too many pairs Of khaki
pants Del hour. The union TOOK
the view this endangered. It's
standards of output and crafts
manship."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Congressman Declares
Canal Zone Unguarded

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-P-Rep.
Fred Bradley (R-Mich), one of y
congressman returning from a trip
to the Panama Canal, declared today
that there was not a modern bomb.
er in the zone"
IF the administration considers
it such a vital place to guard" he
said, why doesn't it do something
to protect the zone with up.to-date
aircraft? If there are any modern
bombers there, they are so pitifully
few that we didn't see them. T was
told the fastest airplane there was
capable of only 40 miles an hour"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
SCRAP IRON

WASHINGTON, Dec. p. -B-
Leon Henderson, Defense commits
sion member in charge of price sta
b~ilization, said today that as a re-
suit Of recent increases in prices
OF scrap, pig iron and coke, essential
to steel manufacture, efforts would
be made Immediately to control the
situation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Rev. Sciafini, Raleigh,
Ordained In Buffalo

BUFFALO,, N. Y, Dec. 21.-R-
Two seminarians became priests and
II Others received holy orders to-
day from Bishop John A. Duffy of
the Roman Catholic diocese of Buff
falo.
Those ordained deacons included:
Brooklyn diocese-the Rev. Domi-
nick Sciafini, Raleigh, of our Lady
Of the Angels seminary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
GIRL GUIDES

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-LP-prir
cess Mary, of England, president =,
the British Girl Guides, will mai,
her first transatlantic radio broad,
cast at 10:45 a.. m. (EST) tomorron,
over the network of the Colunbi,
Broadcastnig System,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Red Press ignores
Stains 6lst Birtbdov

MOSCOW, Dec. 21-R- Josenb
Stains 61st birthday anniversary
passed today without formal oh.
servance. A year ago it was calo.
brated.
There was no mention of iii.
birthday in today's press,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Peoples Bank To Pay
4 Per Cent Dividend

Directors of the Peoples Savings
Bank and Trust company have de-
clared a regular dividend of three
per cent and extra of one per cent
both payable January 2 to stock
holders of record December 20, it
was announced yesterday.
A total of seven per cent in divi-
dends will be paid for the year. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
WILMINGTON DEFENSE COUNCIL
Houses-to-R Rent Committee
POstoffice Box sos

Name Of Owner or Agent Address n Ouoer or Aao,+
nave CNumber5 Of "neck' '---o unfurnNhed
(------) Furnished rooms
(-,--) furnished rooms (------) unfinished rooms, capable of
caring for-- people, located
renting for $-------------- per day or $------- ner week or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per month.
7 (-------J wilI
furnish meals. The price is:
C------ will not;
Breakfast $--------- per day; Lunch $------- YER INN
$---------- per day: Breakfast and Supper per dav s
All tnree meals each day per week $------------; All three meals
per DAY per week $---------; All three meals per day $----.-
take only (-------) white tenants; (-------) negro tenants