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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
SRA Closes LA.
County Office

SACRAMENTO Jan. 81. (UP)-Closing of Los An
gees county headquarters of the State Relief Amnstra-
ton ordered today by the yc1eated SRA board
of personnel standards and appeals economy move
The standards board also considered procedures and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
Governor Names
BorQh Successor

BOISE Ida, Jan. 27 (UP)-John Thomas named by
Gov A. Bottolfsen to succeed the late William g. Borah
in the United States senate will go to Washington within
10 days to be sworn in. .
Thomas refusal to comment the possibility he would
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
Lewis LunbdSts
Roosevelt Again

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 27. (UP)-Presdent John L:
Lewis of the Congress of Industrial Organizations said
today that the section of labor he represented work
ing to provide bread for the people of Amer
lea instead Of toadyng to President Roosevelt and fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28

some Democratic party leaders
Lewis renewed his demand that
President Roosevelt summon na-
tional economic conference to solve
Americas No. l problem" unem-
ployment, and said that only the
Democratic leadership can tell the
country why it has not solved the
problems of jobs, increased taxation,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
Steps to Open Eostside
Mesa Lands Outlined at
Civic Conference Here
Associated Chambers Hears Report Of
Progress in Campaign TO Bring New Land
Under Cultivation; Admiral Speaks

Definite steps toward development Of 10000 acres
of Eastsde lands reported to the Associated
Chambers of Commerce in Ell Centre Friday night by
Elmer Head, head of the American Legion East Mesa
committee. Heald briefly reviewed committee report
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
Conspiracy, Laid
To Pair in City
Fund Shortages
Bail Of $4,000 Set on Little: Wife Files
Assault Complaint in Justice Court;
Grand Jury Audit Starts Monday

Two joint complaints file Saturday against
John Nathan Little and Mrs Lillian Richards Little
The complaints charged conspiracy to commit grand
theft and conspiracy to take public money.
Mrs. Little will be arragned Monday on the new
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
D AMBL!Ne
< EPoR7ER

Running Low
A headline in BraWley paper
warns of city water shortage.
BraWley is lucky that the short
age is only water.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
MARKETS IN BRIEF

butter: Los Angeles Csc; Butterfat. Imperial
Valley fob ranch grade A 45c, manufacturing
milk soc; route gathered cream 331Ac
L. A. Hay: U.s.NoI S17-175O U.sNo2 leafy s15-
SIG; us. No. S1150-12; Mps. Flax. Dec. S2.O21z.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-28
WEATHER

Maximum temperature rs, minimum As; am.
emperature 49, humidity SO; noon temperature II,
humidity 4S; pm. temperature 81, humidity As.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
NESBITT COURTS
TO Be FULL SOON
Only Two Vacancies Exist
In Recently Completed
White Housing Unit

Only two vacancies exist in
Charles T. Nesbitt courts and it
is anticipated they will be filled
before the week is past, it was
learned last night from the Hous-
ing Authority of the City of Will
mington.
Within five weeks after the first
tenant moved in to the project
providing housing for ZIG white
families, 214 had occupied their
new homes.
On Nov. Is, New Brooklyn
Homes, the negro project in the
northern sector of the city had
been filled with 246 families.
A total of $50 apparently eligible
applications yer received for ten
ancy in New Brooklyn Homes and
SOB apparently eligible applications
were received for Char,2s ~. Mes
bitt courts.
Because of the great number
of applications the Housing author
ity was forced to allow only the
most needy families from a stand
point of housing facilities to be-
come tenants. Only families living
in sub-standard houses were con-
sidered and those families which
had previously lived in sub-stand-
ard houses on the sites of the two
projects were given preference.
Looking to permanent financing
of the two projects the housing
authority sold $205, 900 bonds Mon
day afternoon at a net average
interest rate of PITT per cent.
The bonds represent 10 per cent
of the total building cost and were
sold locally in accordance with the
United States Housing Authority
act. The United States Housing
Authority has agreed to buy the
remaining bonds, representing 80
per cent of the total development
cost and it is anticipated they will
be issued in the not distant future.
The bonds were sold to a syndicate
composed of Goldman, Sachs and
Company, B. J. Van Ingen and
company, E. H. Rollins and Sons,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
FINISHES ASSIGNMENT
Work OF Erecting Buildings
To House First Arrivals
Will Start Soon

Work of determining the owner
ship of the land in the vicinity OF
Holly Ridge, where the new army
anti-aircraft base will be located,
was commenced this week by r.
W. johnson, engineer with the pub
lie housing administration, Wash
ington, D. c.
johnson said last night that he
has completed his original assign
ment and is now awaiting further
orders from his Washington office.
To Make Survey
Army survey engineers are
scheduled to arrive in the next few
days to begin the work of survey
ing the area around the base,
which is to be constructed at a
cost of So, 1000, 900.
It has bcen indicated that the
work of erecting buildings that will
house the first arrivals at the army
camp is to start DOR. The War
department announced a few days
ago that it hopes to have the camp
ready for occupancy by March 10.
johnson, who arrived here early
in the week, said last night that he
has received no definite informa-
ton relative to the first construc-
ton work at the camp. The only
work of this nature that has been
done so far, is the digging OF wells,
he said.
For the past three days he has
been busy checking d e e d s and
titles to land in the area probably
in preparation for the survey that
is to follow for each individual
tract of land.
Johnson said that Re expected to
communicate with Washington to-
day and be advised further as to
the next steps to take relative to
the work to be done. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07

A boat-load of immigrants from
India-50O in number-descended on
Wilmington yesterday when the
Black Condor arrived from Calcutt ,
and locked at the Clyde Line
wharves.
Jennings Otis, immigration and ma
turalization inspector, had a busy
day" as he termed it.
The immigrants are destined for
New York, where they will take up
lodging in, the Municipal Zoo, the SAT-
est place for monkeys these days.
You are right, the immigrants
were monkeys. They were transfer
red to specially-heated kennel buses
sent down by the New York zoo and
the strange pulled out of
the city late yesterday for the metro
polls.
C. D. Maffitt, agent for the ship
and cargo, said that it was the first
time that any wild animals HIVE been
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE SIMPSON

The unexplained resignation" Of
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, 1taly's
No. l soldier, as army chief OF
staff stirs conjecture. He stepped
out or was forced out at a critical
moment in the i'll starred cam
paign against Greece.
That hints at war policy dis
cords at home to cap the army
disaster in Albania. Even if there
is a belated explanation that Ba-
doglio's retirement was due to i'll
health or advanced age, that would
not obscure the possibility of dis
sension at Rome. Only his assign
ment to field command against the
Greeks could still speculation as to
a grave policy split with his chief,
II Duce Mussolini.
Needs Scapegoat
The veteran soldier may be a
victim of Mussolini's need for a
military scapegoat to clear his own
skirts of blame for the Greek fias-
CO. 1t must be daWning on all
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Many Killed
In Southwest
Section Town
Massage From London To
u.s. Delayed By Break
down In The Cables
,,E lNCENDIARY BOMBS
Church, Motion Picture
Theatre, Other Build
ings Hit By Bombs

LONDON, Dec. Z. -(Saturday)-
PA hospital and numerous build
i'm IN 2 southwest town were bomb
~, heavily last night, and an unde.
.,rr,ined number of persons were
killed.
This message, received by radio
IN New York shortly after 7 p. m.
RS r. was one of the first to be
received by the Associated Press
4rom London for nearly three hours
because of a breakdown in cable
facilities, No reason was given for
the breakdown, but, presumably, 1t
was connected with damage from the
night raids.
Every window in the hospital was
shattered, but in that institution
there we're no casualties as patients
and staff had been removed to the
BASEMENT.
Customary Pattern
The raid. which toward midnight
sackened somewhat, followed the
customary pattern: first flares were
dropped, next incendiary bombs and
then high explosives.
The Germans put into play their
technique of boxing the compass
over Britain, centering their fire
upon a southwest town (Which per-
haps was Southampton or Plymouth.)
Among buildings hit were a church
a motion picture theater, a furniture
warehouse AMI several houses. Dur
ing the attack a rescue party strug-
sed to free 10 persons trapped in a
damaged building.
Many fires we're set off in the city,
but it was stated that they were
brought under control.
London, too, was under attack,
along with areas in the midlands.
BGmbers were reported ranging as
far as Wales, shortly after London's
Tailing sirens heralded their ap-
pToach at 5 p. m. e p. m. ESD.
The first London alarm of the night
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
WORK WEEK CUT
PLAN IS OPPOSED
Representatives OF Number
Of N. E.. Industries Tes-
tify At Hearing

RALEIGH, Dec. 6.-R-Repre
sentatives of a number of intra'
state industries, ranging from dry
cleaners to cafe operators, told a
special legislative wage-hour com.
mission today that shortening Of
the work week and increasing
hourly pay would seriously injure
their businesses.
The commission, which will re-
port to the 1871 general assembly
is investigating the feasibility OF
the enactment of a state wage-hour
law, similar in general structure to
a federal measure which now reg
ulates interstate industries. The
hearings were begun this morning,
and will be concluded tomorrow.
Oscar Barker, Durham attorney,
appeared for the North Carolina
branch of the National Restaurant
association and asked that cafes
and restaurants be exempt from
the proposed law for these reasons:
That it is unwise for any state
to launch a wage and hour expert
ment, particularly with a bill
which grants fewer exemptions and
is more restrictive as to hours
than the federal act, until the fed
eral act has been interpreted and
found workable.
That a state will lose much of
it's industry if it il placed at a
competitive disadvantage by more
stringent wage and hour regula-
tons than are operative in other
states.
That the effect of the legislation
would be to restrict industry and
create unemployment rather than
more employment.
That the industry, with but few
exceptions, pays more than the
minimum wage provided for in the
bill.
That many workers would suffer
lessened income becauce of h e
hour restrictions and consequent
wage reductions.
That many small institutions,
particularly those in the rural
areas, can neither afford to pay
time and one-half for overtime nor
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
WEATHER

FORECAST
North notwithstanding clouGlhess
and warmer Saturday, followed by
showers at night and on The coast sun
day morning; cooler Sunday ana IN
west portion Saturday night.
(By O.. s. Weather Bureau
meteorological data for the "A hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
1870 a. m. Al; 7:30 a. m. 30; l:5o p.
M, so; 7:3O p. m. 46; maximum 81; mini
mum 81; mean 43; normal 81.
1:3O a. m. Is; 7:30 a. m. 7S; l:oO p.
m. 80; 1880 p. m. gu.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1870 p. NJ.
600 inches: total since first OF the
month 0.29 inches.
Tides For Today
(From Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------ 3:42a 11:O5a
Masonboro Inlet $4,000 LISA 7:56a
2:12p S:23p
Sunrise 7:O5a; sunset 5:05p; moonrise
- sop moonset 12:27a.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C.,
at s a. m, December a, 9.8 feet.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
BY JOHN A. MOROSO III

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-GP-A mas
querading German sea raider prowl-
ing southern waters, laying hun
dreds of mines and capturing and
sinking enemy merchantmen is a
huge rebuilt passenger liner-so
large that she has been equipped for
a ~three-year voyage Of plumber.
This was told to the Associated
Press today by Capt. Cornelius Arun-
dell, British skipper who was inn
prisoned on the vessel for "a days
after the raider sank his ship, the
5,207-ton HaXby, near Bermuda.
The German marauder leads a
chameleon-like existence, carrying
elaborate "stage props" to change
her appearance from day to day. She
is even equipped with a telescope
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Nazi Raider
Escapes From
Carnarvon Castle Stages
Battle With Masked Ship
In South Atlantic
IN LONG RANGE FIGHT
British Vessel Expected At
Montevideo Today To
Undergo Repairs

MONTENEGRO Uruguay, Dec,
6.-R-The 20, 1872 = ton British
armed merchant cruiser Carnar'
Won Castle, steaming here to re
pair the damage done her in g
South Atlantic sea battle with a
masked German raider, broke her
radio silence briefly tonight to re.
port that the Nazis' superior speed
had enabled her to escape after
"a stern chase"
The message added that the &C
ton had been at long range and
that the Britisher had expended
considerable ammunition" Then
the wireless fell silent without hav-
ing mentioned the extent of the
vessels damage or casualties.
Following Instructions
Studying reports of the action, a
naval expert here suggested that
the German commander probably
was following instructions in flee
ing the British, remarking:
1.-The mission of these raiders is
not to give battle to enemy war
ships but to prey on lightly armed
or unarmed merchantmen"
British officials here began ar
ranging at once to provide quick
repairs on the Carnarvon Castle
upon her arrival, which now is ex-
pected to be tomorrow.
1t was believed that the German
was one of a group of vessels es-
pecially equipped before the war
began to hound British shipping.
These are powered heavily, armed
with the most modern of So inch
cannon and r understood to be
able to outrun anything save a
regular warship.
The Uruguayan government has
given the Carnarvon Castle Der
mission to anchor here, it was
learned on good authority, and the
news that she was putting in in.
Dictated to some naval men til
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07

had SO, 1000 men in the air service
under the Commonwealth air train
ing plan.
He told reporters later, however,
that that figure included all class
ifcations of men-not only gun
ners. observers and pilots.
Revealing that more than TO-
600 Americans had volunteered
for the air corps since last May,
he said they came from Texas,
Massachusetts, and the far West
and everywhere in your nation"
He did not say how many OF
the 10, 900 had been accepted for
service.
81 want to give you," he said,
"some idea of the magnitude OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Fascists Seek To Protect
Legions Escaping North
Toward Chimara
FIND ARMY STORES
Porto Edda Reported Plum
dered And Left In Flames
By The Italians
By MAX

ATHENS, Dec. T. Saturday -
R-Triumphant Greek troops, over.
whelming Italian forces at the SOUTH
ern Albanian sea port Of Porto Edda
and nearby Argirocastro, Immediately
pushed on northward on the heels Of
the retreating Italians, a Greek gov
eminent spokesman said today.
Some units remained in Porto Edda
to list captured Italian armament.
Others drove units of the Italian
rearguard from hill positions north
Of Porto Edda on the coastal road.
These Fascist units sought to protect
their legions escaping north toward
Chimara, the spokesman said.
Losses Heavy
Heavy losses" were suffered by
the Italians vacating Argirocastro.
the spokesman said, and the Fascist
retreat all along the 1O0-mile Alban.
ian front was continuing he said.
The spokesman did not claim the
capture of Argirocastro officially, but
said it's fall was expected hourly. The
Italians were in full flight toward
Tepeleni in that sector after strong
but fruitless resistance" he said.
Greek arms also scored successes
in driving Italians from the heights
surrounding Moskopolis in the cen.
trail sector of the front, he said, and
chalked up victories in the northern
Pogradetz area enroute toward Elba.
SAM, important Italian headquarters
in central Albania.
The Greeks made a belated but
welcome discovery in Koritza, the
first important Italian city captured
in their counter-invasion, it was
learned.
Equipment Seized
Several thousand tons of war
equipment and munitions, fifty per
cent of which a be used immedi.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
New Sea Raider Equipped
For 3-Year Plumber Trip

funnel to further change her super
structure.
Capt. Arundel, 40, who came here
from England to command an Ameri-
can freighter recently purchased by
Britain, was bound by admiralty Sc
crecy not to identify the raider, her
size, and other data, but he did give
this picture:
"She was a decent size man-of-war,
much more than 10, 900 tons. If you
knew her name you would be sur
prised. Her skipper is a f.rigate cap
tain German rank equivalent to
commander in the American navy
about AZ years old.
"She carries six guns, four OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
HALL ADDRESSES
LEGION MEETING
StateC% Commander Discusses
Duties And Detectives
OF Organization

State Commander R. Dave Hall OF
Belmont, addressed a meeting of Dis
trict Seven, American Legion, at
Lake Waccamaw last night on the
duties anG detectives of the organiza-
ton. He paid high tribute to the
posts of North Carolina which have
topped the membership quota and
made great progress in their Amer
%canization drive.
Mr.. Hall said he had reported IN
Indianapolis at the recent meeting Oh
state commanders and adjutants that
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Housing Official Makes
SuryeyNe arH0llyRidge
Newspaper Circulation
May Set New Record

NEW YORK, Dec. g. up -
Editor and Publisher, newspaper
trade publication, said today its
survey of newspaper circulation
in 1910 indicated the totals would
reach a new all-time high.
The publication drew its re-
suits from publishers statements
to the audit bureau of circulation
for the six-months period ended
Sept. 80.
The compilation showed, said
Editor and Publisher, that daily
newspaper circulation increased
Az percent and Sunday circula-
ton 3.16 per cent over the pre-
viousIy record totals Of 1889.
Morning papers led with a 4.99
percent increase while evening
papers gained 4.56 percent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
BADOGLIO STEPS DOWN
Mussolini Replaces Veteran
Marshal With General
Ugo Cavallero
NO REASON IS GIVEN
Further Reorganization OF
Forces In Albania Is
Anticipated Soon
BY RICHARD G. MASsOCK

r LII xG1S4A1AAbD VI
ROME, Dec. 6.-R-Premier
Mussolini accepted today the res
|ignation of sItaly's Hindenburg,"
69-year-old Marshal Pietro Bado-
Clio, chief of the general staff be-
fore and after Fascism, and re-
placed him with a tested lieutenant
upon whom he counts to "break
the back of Greece.
The new chief of the general
staff is General Ugo Cavallero,
nine years Badoglio's junior, re-
Gently comparatively inactive.
No reason was given for the res
ignation of tn bald, somewhat
pudgy Badoglio, other than that it
was "at his own request" Foreign
circles were not too surprised, how
ever, after the criticism leveled
at the marshal's conduct of the
Greek campaign by the newspaper
Of Roberto Farinacci, outspoken
Fascist.
Said Victory Certain
This newspaper, Regime Fascita
said recently that Italian victory
in Greece was certain, despite
"some improvidence and untime-
illness on the part of the head of
the general staff"
THE Italian reverses in the
Greek campaign, now being fought
entirely on the soil of Italy's own
Albania, have been laid in some
quarters to overconfidence and
lack of preparatory
Cavallero is expected by Fas-
cists to inject a new impetus into
the campaign against Greece.
Observers believe he will carry
out faithfully the orders of II Duce,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
PREPARE
TO OBTAIN LOANS
Sir Frederick Phillips Con.
fers With High American
Fiscal Officials

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-R-For
an hour and 13 minutes today, Sir
Frederick Phillips, British under
secretary of the treasury, w a S
closeted with high American fiscal
officials in the first of a series of
conferences which may lead to
loans to England to help her fight
the Nazis.
Telling reporters as he left, how
ever, that the stage of talking
directly about loans had not been
reached, Phillips summed up the
conversation with a statement that
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Manv American Citizens
In Canadian Air Force

AN NEW w YORK, Dec. e.-R-Leon-
tbs w. Brockington, counselor of
nj war committee of the cabinet
He s'.aoa, said today that ''of all
ob,ssI' e'l beng trained as gunners,
csnssefS and pilots Gin the Royal
upjtsadI a n air force) 7 per cent are
In otates citizens"
lveroa ms speech, which was de-
how wv rom notes. he did not say
p1ota llahy% "gunners, observers and
Ist,. We're being trained.
d Ie0 er ne told reporters, anxious
il IL the number of Americans
did not classifications, that he
Addressing 300 members of the
dents a'lon of Life Insurance presi-
veutio Ill their 34th annual con-
'u' Hrockinaton said Canada
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
SITES FOR BOMBER
PLANTS SELECTED
Plan For Mass Production
OF Planes By Motor Car
Industry Advanced

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-R-A
plan to gear the motor car indus
try to mass production of bombing
planes advanced a step today with
the approval of sites for assembly
plants at Kansas City, Mo-, and
Omaha, Neb.
Operated by aircraft companies
which will use parts largely fabri.
Gated in automobile factories, the
two plants together are to have
capacity to turn out some 2,400
medium two = motor bombers a
year.
Two additional plants also are
contemplated elsewhere west Of
the Mississippi to produce large,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
500 Monkeys Arrive Here
En- Route To Zoo In N. Y.

unloaded in Wilmington, although
ships have been in port before with
wild animals, including monkeys,
aboard.
The Stevedores who unloaded the
cargo yesterday had a merry time Of
it and like Lew Lehl they agreed,
Monkeys are the Cwaziest people,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
AMERICAN PROTEST
GIVEN TO GERMANS
u. S. Seeks To Clear Up
Mystery Surrounding De-
tention of Woman

VICHY, France, Dec. 6.-LR-The
United States embassy was reported
tonight to have protested against
German detention of a former en-
bassy receptionist, Mrs. Elizabeth
Deegan, on what were unofficially
described as charges that she aided
British officers to escape from &C.
cupied France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
SOLDIERS DONATE
70ST0CKINC FUND
Ilotal Of Sl8.53 From Fort
Jackson Boys Helps To
Boost Fund To $181


",lmlhgton boys training with the
ns~af army at Fort Jackson, S. c.,
.,ns,'uted the largest amount
-Co the Empty Stocking fund
nv~,eiuay as the total contributions
S'eled to s181.1s.
These soldiers, although away
W. nome, expressed a desire to help
~ christmas cheer into the lives
A4@ny unfortunate children and
'sn' IN this contribution.
a., humber of other donations were
VIII, iecelVed yesterday, but as a
D'ie the Empty Stocking fund is
NutlluPn m Do-- FNL--- nj l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
MYSTERY CLOUDS CASE

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. Up -
Strong diplomatic protests to Ger
many were indicated tonight as the
United States sought to clear up
the mystery surrounding the deten-
ton of Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan, a
clerk in the American embassy in
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