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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
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Earlier today, another a,
tlves was taken atog. fir.
from the camp. He was LES
returned, and placed in 4y
finement. on,
Meanwhile, Robert Grad,
head of the state pena s...s~
at T~aylorsville, CONDUCTING .a'
sonal investigation into 'S''
which was one Of the lsy.ss.
a North Carolina prison CAM .'.a
cent years. He lett Ra,e.-b ID 3
as he was Informed Of tie s'a
to determine whether there
ligence on the part ot s,sr5s AZ,
other officials at tie cam, a~1
a gase-type truck l~a'ar
the Taylorsville ami .
abandoned late last nigh, On w..
way No. /, about three mi1e '
I 'ApeS, and prison officials
believed that most Of the f,,~..- ,s,
mad made a getaway in The ~
Superintendent Pitts said
however, that he had reason f.
lleve that actually there ware
different breaks from the CAM W..
terday, and that only one MAJ w.,
the truck for getaway.
Pitts said he was informed 49,.
an A-grade prisoner, who vac
lowed TO go outside the walls os
camp, stole the truck and esa.,.,
at about 5 p. m. YESTERDAY. The No..
then drove to Apex ard absnaor..
the truck near there at about n
m, Pitts said.
The superintendent added tba. =.
other prisoners escaped a. sb,,,,
p. m, by pounding a hole tbrr,,s
a roof over a bathroom. which a.
joined a cell block.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
BLAZES ~EXTINGUISHED
IN BUSINESS SECTION
Firemen Answer Alarms From
Pythian Building And Room .
Pythian Building And Room
Above Soda Shop

Two minor blazes in the bust
ness section were extinguished
early last night by firemen who
reported slight damages.
Firemen answered an alarm
about 8 O'Clock to extinguish a
blaze in the Pythian building, 2O4
Princess street. The fire, caused
by an overheated stove pipe being
too close to a partition, ignited
some lathes and small damage re-
suited, Fire Chief j. Ludie Groom
said.
Another alarm to put out a
burning mattress in a DOM above
the Coast Line soda shop on North
Front street was answered about
$3.50 o'clock. The fire was caused
by someone being careless with
a cigarette, Fire Chief Groom
said. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
Movie
SWEET" MARKS
CAROLINA HOUSES BILL

The music of Noel Coward WIFI
our doubt some of the most charii.-
;no ever to reach the screen, hnds
It's perfect interpreters in jeanette
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, he
uncomfortable song team united
saain in the perturbation OF the
Coward ~operetta, Bitter sweet
which opened last night at tne
ICarolina theatre.
The stars were never IN better
voice and never sang in a more
colorful setting, for the Gay Nine
ties period in which the story is set
IS brilliantly reproduced in Tech
nicolor.
Miss Macdonald is seen as Sarah
Miuick, Victorian belle, who on the
eve of her wedding, elopes with her
singing teacher, Carl Linden, play
ed by Eddy. Both roles are en-
acted with complete ease and con-
viction by the stars, who are calleo
on for no exaggerated dramatlcs
but appear entirely natural as mu-
sicians. Miss Macdonald displays
her dancing ability to gay advant-
age and Eddy shows his musical
versatility by playing piano and
violin as well as leading the
orchestra on occasion.
An effective menace is George
Sanders as Baron Won Tranisch OF
the Imperial Cavalry, who breaks
the lovers idyll in Vienna. Ian
Hunter, as Lord Shayne, gambling
opponent of Won Tranisch and
benefactor of Sarah and Carl, pro-
jects charm and sympathy.
Added subjects On the program
include a Pete Smith Novelty, a
color cartoon and latest news OF
the day. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
DRIVE ON SLOTS
IS UNSUCCESSFUL
Continued from Page One)

Fayetteville somehow found out
about the raid, despite Judge Park
er's precautions. The operators
used trucks, trailers, wheelbarrows
and private automobile to clear
away the illegal devices during the
brief interim between Judge Park
er's order and the arrival of
agents, he added.
Tn judge ordered the raid dur
ing a trial of Joe Calcutt head
of the vending machine company
of Fayetteville who pleaded guilty
to violating the state slot machine
laws. Calcutt who admitted he had
been frequently indicted on similar
charges spent tonight in the Wake
county Jail.
The order came after agents Guy
L. Scott and James w. Powell tes-
titled that slot machines which
paid off in cash we're being operat-
ed throughout Fayetteville and
Cumberland County. Powell said
the marines were licensed in the
name of Vemco City Service which
he described as a subsidiary of
the Vending Machine company.
Probation Agent Bruce White
testified he played machines in
Fayetteville this morning while
Calcutt was sitting in the Wake
courtroom and that he was paid
off in cash.
c. c. Bishop of Raleigh also
pleaded guilty to Violations of the
slot machine laws.
Judge Parker did not pronounce
sentence on either Calcutt or Bish-
op.
Calcutt taking the stand told
the court he had been arrested 20
times for slot machine violations
and had been convicted three or
four times" He said the heaviest
penalty ever imposed upon him
was a 1000 fine and costs in
Mecklenburg court. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
BRITISH BOMB NAZI
SUBMARINE STATION
Continued from Page One)

without any smoke" was seen
near the mouth of the Gironde
river from so miles away.
"Other heavy bombs fell
among warehouses, railway
sidings and jetties with good
effect and the Raj had the
time and ammunition for an at
tack on nearby airplane engine
construction works which were
hit and set afre" the bulletin
said.
Bordeaux was declared heavily
by anti-aircraft batteries
mounted both on ships and ashore,
In the other raids last night, the
British said, the entire Duessel'
dorf area was pelted with hundreds
of incendiary bombs and heavy
bombs were dropped on steel
works.
However, foreign correspon-
dents were flown from Berlin to
Dusseldorf to survey the cit yaft-
er the raids. They said they saw
no evidence that the steel center
had been crippled by the attacks
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
ITALIAN RIGHT WING
IS PUT TO FLIGHT
(ContiHued from Page One

which was captured Sunday, the
Greeks swiftly organized their
campaign aimed from the east and
south toward Valona, 40 m S
northwest, an entry point for fas-
cist men and supplies.
Exact Positions Secret
Exact positions were withheld as
military secrets.
ION to Valona!" the Greeks
shouted, coupling this slogan with
their battle cry of ''Tirana by
Christmas" Tirana, Albania's cap
tai, some 60 miles above Valona,
is the object of another G r e e k
drive from the east.
The immediate objective of both
drives was Tepeleni, a road juno
ton, about 20 miles from Valona.
The army fighting in the south
reported fierce resistance fir o m
the Italian rearguard, strongly en-
trenched to cover the retreat of
the main fascist body to the north
and west.
Squirting the Italian withdrawal
were constant charges from Greek
cavalry and harrassing raids by
planes with machine-guns and
bombs.
The Valona campaign developed
as all Greece joined in a three
day celebration over the capture
of Argirocastro, two days after the
fall of 1taly's southernmost Alban-
ian port, Porto Edda. Sharing
Greek enthusiasm was news of
President Roosevelt's promise to
help the embattled Balkan king
dom.
"Mr. Roosevelt's message is
causing JOY through the entire
Greek nation as showing the extent
of friendship and mutual assis-
lance existing between our coun-
try and his great nation" Elef-
theron Vima, government spokes-
man, told American correspon-
dents at a special reception.
1t was disclosed meanwhile the
Greeks captured Argirocastro by
craftily thanking the town from
east and west, rather than by a
frontal assault. Some sections
were burned by the Italians, but
the Greeks declared they left in
tact huge supplies of war material,
including u full batteries of artil-
lery. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
CHARITIES HELPS
6Sl IN NOVEMBER
Report On Months Activities
Made By Mrs. L. O. Ellis,
Executive Secretary

The Associated Charities rendered
services for 681 families in the COM
munity during November, Mrs. l.. u
Ellis, executive secretary, reported
yesterday.
OF this number, she said, 266 were
given food, shelter, clothing mix
for sick and undernourished, teeth
extractions, and special medicines
not furnished by the health depart
ment.
A total of Ais families were servlc'
ed for disqualification, home AIDES
FURNISHED by WPA), free medicines
Furnished by county drug rodm)'
free water (by the city,, free wood
(by city and county,, teeth extrac-
+ions and mattresses, Investigations
for glasses, furnished by Lions
club.
Mrs, Ellis said all these families
were seryiced at a cost Of sl,539.oS
and monthly activities included:
Home visits, Ill; office interviews,
s45; new cases, 81; %reopened, 70;
closed, So; and pending, 20.
OF these cases, she said, 1873 were
totally unemployable as no n IN
the family was able to work. Blind,
paralytics, cripples, t~uberculars,
rheumatism, and heart disease were
the great Affections.
"a total of 103 families were emer-
gencies, where heads of the families
were either out of employment, tenn
porarily sick, or awaiting WPA as
signment, old age assistance, aid to
dependent children, Of supplements
for families where the income was
only two or three dollars a week.
1--WE wish to thank the schools OF
the city and county for a contribu-
ton of can goods given by the chill
dren at Thanksgiving, baskets given
by the various churches at Thanks
giving, civic clubs, Social Service
league, and individuals for contribu-
tons of clothing, furniture, maya
zines, services given by specialists,
and glasses provided" Mrs. Ellis
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
NAILS SAY FIRES
RAGING IN LONDON
Continued from Page One)

ducing Ruhr IRE had been subject
ed to a test Of nerves" lasting three
months appeared in an article in the
weekly magazine Das Reich.
Asserting that England was get
ting MANIFOLD what its bombers had
dealt out, the article continued:
$50 British bombers flew over
Dusseldorf, over Cologne, over Es-
sen and over Dortmundt night after
night, for months. The German PEG.
pie in the west stood up under the
cowardly attack. 1t was a test of
nerves hard to hold out under be-
cause except for short sentences in
the high command report, these at
tacks were hardly noticed in the
press.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
EMPTY STOCKING
DONATIONS SLOW
Continued from Page One)

fund. Unless a visit by Santa
Claus is made possible by this
fund there will be only heartbreak
and sorrow in the lives of these
children.
Demands on the fund are in
creasing daily. Letters arriving
tell only one tale-misfortune and
hope, the hope that somehow in
some way that they will be re-
membered on the right Of Christ
mas.
Your contribution today will go
a long way toward making some
boy or girl happy. 1t will also In
crease your enjoyment OF this
day.
You may contribute either to
]. Henry Gerdes, treasurer Of the
fund, at the Peoples Saving Bank
and Trust company, or at the Star
News offices.
All contributions will be acknowl-
edged.
Thu f,,rI ~ Iofo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
WILL OPEN BANK

SHANGHAI, Dec. 9.-LR-T h e
Japaese-supported Marking govern
ment of Wang Ching-Wei announced
today it would open a new central
bank Dec. Is and that shortly there
after notes of the bank would re-
place those of the Chinese govern
ment at C%hungking as legal curren
cy in Japanese-occupied parts of
China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
PLANE ARRIVES

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 9-tR-
The U. S. Army bomber bearing
ailing Sonora Carlos Davila, wife
of the former Chilean president,
from New York to her home here
arrived at Cerrillos airport this aft
ernoon. Davila said the flight was
very satisfactory" and that his
wife had stood the trip well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
CARS COLLIDE

Cars operated by j. Q. Mum,
DR., 22lS Chestnut street, and
w. r.. Taylor, 119 North Sixth
street, were involved in a col.
lislon on Front between Chestnut
and Grace streets, yesterday aft
ernoon with slight damages to
each a resulting, police re-
ported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
Q Obituaries
DIR. G. KINGSLEY NOBLE

ENGLEWOOD, N. j., Dec. 9.-l)
DIR. G. Kingsley Noble, 46, Or
ganizer and curator of the depart
ment of experimental biology of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, died today in Englewood hos
pital of a throat infection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
City Briefs
BEACH SERVICES

George Fields, a lay leader of
the Church of the Good Shep.
herd, will have charge of the
services at the Little Chapel on
the Boardwalk, at Wrightsville
Beach tonight at 7:45 o'clock.
The public is invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
Raleigh Man Killed In
Accident At Fl. Braqq

FORT BRAGG, Dec. 9.-R-Ray.
mon Holiday, 81, of Raleigh, died in
: e Fort Bragg hospital this after
noo.- Of a skull fracture, suffered
when he was struck by a falling tele-
phone pole. Holiday was working
at the army post as a lineman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
M~ORGENTHAU AND
PHILLIPS CONFER
Continued from Page One)

Liverpool and London Insurance Co..
Ltd, these concerns, Holt added.
contro. a number of American COM.
panles which have directors on
American banks and corporations.
This drive to get US into war has
somewhat of a financial tinge," Holt
said. British finance now exerts
pressure on our American business"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
ATTENDING MEET

Maurice Moore, manager of
the local Employment Service
Division, State Unemployment
Compensation commission, is
attending a meeting of the
managers of the East Carolina
area today in Creenville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
TICKETS SOLD U

Due to the popularity of the
luncheon and the demand for
tickets. the Ministering Circle re-
regrets to announce that there
will be no tickets available at the
door and only persons with tick
cts will be served,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
GROVER WARD

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 9-Grover
Ward, 54-year-old local carpenter,
died in a Wilmington hospital Sun
day morning at 4:30 o'clock after
a long period of declining health.
Surviving are his widow, one
child, and several brothers and
sisters.
Rev. J.. w. Berry, pastor Of the
Holiness church here, was in charge
of the funeral services, which were
conducted this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock from the home, and burial
followed in the church cemetery
at New Hope.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
RIDING HONORS

SAN MATEO, Calf, Dec. e-HL
Jockey Earl Dew continues to main.
tain his lead over w. L. TAYLOR in
the roce for national riding honors
for 1910. Dew has 27l Victories
against 259 for Taylor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
NOT ASSAULTED

Mildred johnson, 1913 Princess
street, wishes to state she is not
the Mildred johnson who was as.
saulted by Paul Henry Riggs,
negro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
Do FALSE TEETH
Rock, Slide or Sin?

FASTEETH, an improved powder to
be sprinkled on upper or lower plates,
holds false teeth more firmly in place.
do not slide, slip or rock. No gummy.
gooey, pasty taste or feeling. AS
TEETH is alkaline (non- acid@. Does
not sour. Checks "plate odor' (denture
breath.) Get FAsTEETH at any drug
store. e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-P-Weath-
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours nding S p. m. {:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10

Previously Acknowledged .$240,4 3
A friend 100
Geraldine Piner .......... 100
Bricklayers Union ........ 1000
A friend lou
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Davis . 200
Employees of Cape Fear
Shipping $50
]. c. Huey 100
A friend 100
DR.. j. A. Stone ........... 500
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Stone :. $500
Total $293.4 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-10

ADVERTISEMENT
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05
SCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC
MEET AT TOME SCHOOL

Invitations are being mailed this
week for the Tenth Annual Tome In
terscholastic Track Meet to be held
on Saturday, May 18th.
This meet in the past has attracted
teams from twenty-five schools in the
vicinity of Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Washington. The Games Com
mittee is DESTROYS this year Of receiv-
ing entries from many more schools
and thus make this meet the largest
interscholastic track event in the Mid
die Atlantic area.
There are four classes which might
be entered which include three types
of schools, namely private schools,
high schools and junior high schools.
Any schools wishing invitations to
this meet may receive them by send
ing a card or letter to Mr.. G. B.
Thompson, Athletic Director Of The
Tome School, Port Deposit, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05

was held, after which the bride and
groom left on a honeymoon trip to
points north.
The brides going-away ensemble
was a three-piece suit of navy blue
with white pin stripe, with accessor-
les of cameo pink. She wore a cor
sage of roses and baby's breath.
Upon thir return south the happy
couple will be at home to their many
friends at 1913 Washington St., in
Charleston, West Virginia.
Due to illness in the brides family
only the immediate families and .
few intimate friends were present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05
MARRIAGE OF
MISS E. R. ROTH
TO MIR. MARTIN
Bride Is Granddaughter Of MIR.
And Mrs. w. J. Young
Natives Of This City

Mr.. and Mrs. William Belford Roth
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Eleanor Rose, to Mr.. Will
liam Edward Martin, Jr., on Tuesday,
the twenty-sixth Of March. The cere-
mony was performed in Grace Episco-
pal Church, Allentown, Pa, at four
o'clock. Rev. S. Franklin Custard,
rector, officiated, assisted by Rev.
Bernard Repass, a great uncle of the
bride.
Frank Sanders, organist of Grace
Church, was at the console for re-
cital prior to the ceremony. His
numbers included prelude" to "Tris-
tan and Isolde", Wagner; "My Heart
Ever Faithful, Bach; ''To Wild
Rose" and Romance" from the Mac
Dowell suite; Salute D'Amour', FL
gar and "Liebesetraum" List. For
the professional he played Bridal
Chorus" from Wagner's "Lohegrin"
sung by six boy soprano choristers
who led the wedding procession, car
rying lighted candles. During the
cermony he played Debussy's "Clair
de Lune" and the choristers sang the
hymn go Perfect Love-, Barnby. The
wedding march from Mendelssohn's
Midsummer Nights Dream" was the
occasional.
The bride was gowned in the we'd
ding dress worn by her mother, the
former Miss Olive Young, when she
was married. The veil of tulle fell
from a Juliet cap Of Rosepoint lace
presented to the bride by Mrs. Ma
tilda Satterfield, of Buffalo, N. Y.
She carried a bridal bouquet of white
orchids and white daisies.
Miss Ann Petit Cross, of Suffolk,
Va, c..csslnate of the bride at William
and Mary College, attended the bride.
Robert Sayre Taylor, Jr., of Bethle-
hem, Pa, was best man. The ushers
were James w. Fuller, Nv, E. Ashley
DeWolf, Frederick Fisher, F. Morris
Starr, j. Rodman Clendenning and
w. B. Roth, Jr., the brides brother
of Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Roth, mother Of the bride wore
a gown of dusty pink crepe and blue
hat trimmed with pink roses. Mrs.
Martin, mother of the groom, was
gowned in blue crepe with black hat.
A reception was held at the Le-
high Country Club following the we'd
ding after which the couple left on a
wedding trip to Bermuda.
The bride is the granddaughter of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05
LADIES' NIGHT
AT THE LOCAL
ROTARY CLUB
About Seventy-Five ROtarians,
Rotary AIMS, And Guests
Present Monday Evening

On Monday evening last, the local
Rotarians staged their annual Ladies
Night, and about rs members, their
wives, and other guests, were pres
ent.
A program Of gayety and fun was
prepared and carried out to perfection
by the two "Stunters", "Pete" Wal
tiers and Ralph Ross, after partaking
of a splendid dinner and listening to
a most interesting address by Her
bert H. Balch, Esq, of Easton, a can
didate for a seat in the Lower House
of Congress, to succeed Hon. D. j.
Ward.
Mr.. Balch took as his subject, "The
Life of Robert E. Lee, and in most
interesting way told of the prominent
incidents in the career of that beloved
son of the South. The evening was
full of good cheer and enjoyment as
these occasions always are.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05
STOCKTON AUXILIARY
SERVED CHICKEN DINNER

Last Wednesday, March 9th, the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Stockton Vol
unteer Fire Company served another
fine chicken dinner. The officers OF
the Auxiliary are we'll pleased with
the results and consider the dinner
q success in every way. Their treas
ury was increased by the amount OF
s13O. The dinner was well planned,
prepared, and enjoyed by all their
patrons. The ladies are grateful to
those persons who contributed FOOD
their time and their services, and to
their friends from neighboring towns
who came and dined with them. They
are especially generous with their
praise for the members of the Stock
ton Fire Company, who donned white
caps and coats and served the din
ners to the guests. While amateurs
in the art of serving meals, the men
proved themselves the good firemen
they are, by rendering first aid to the
auxiliary, saving lives by feeding the
hungry, and seeing no damage was
done by misdirected or excessive use
of water.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-05
CIRCUIT COURT NOW IN
MIDST MARCH TERM
CONTINUED from Page u

ASONtAAuO0 4AVAAA s~0S -
given a suspended sentence by the
Court and sent home to his parents.
Three men, each charged with lar
ceny of $50 worth of old iron from
the Nassawango Iron Furnace stack
near Snow Hill, owned by Mrs. Geor-
gle S. Foster, of Baltimore, were each
found guilty Monday by the Court
Lawrence c. Adkins received 3 years;
Lewis Barbley was given 2 years and
John Reddish was sentenced to IL
months in the Maryland House of Cor
rection. All three pleaded not gull
ty.
John Truitt, of Whaleyville, who
appealed a conviction by Berlin
Magistrate on charge of driving an
automobile while at all under the in
fluence of liquor, was given a sus-
pended sentence for two years in
which the Court warned him not to
operate an automobile during the 2
year period.
Harvey Ruble, lessee last summer
of the Ocean City Pier, plead guilty
before the Court Tuesday afternoon
to a Sunday Dancing indictment,
which charged him with permitting
dancing at the Ocean City Pier on
August Is, 1889. He was
found guilty by the Court and fined