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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Broughfon and Others
To Serve on F.D.R.'s
Birthday Committee

CHAPEL HILL. Jan. IA. - LP -
Governor j. NJ. Broushton has ac-
copied membership on the national
governors committee for the cele.
bration of the Presidents birthday
for the 1941 campaign to continue
the fight against infantile paralysis,
it was announced here today by DR..
Julian Miller, Charlotte, state chair.
man.
Adjutant General J. Van B. Nets,
state director of the selective service.
and Senator Robert r. Reynolds
have also accepted membership on
the national committee, DR.. Miller
announced.
Mrs. Doyle D. Alley Of Waynes.
Vile and Mrs. Raymond Fuson Of
New Bern chairman of the women's
activities of North Carolina in con-
n~ection with the campaign, attended
a tea given by Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt in Washington today at
which the hcme party plan for rails.
ing funds. being used this year for
the first time, was formally launch-
ed. Women representing the 4S
states and the District of Columbia
attended Mrs. R~oosevelt's party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Killed, IL Injured
In Brooklyn Mill Fire

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-GP-Fire
sweeping through a Brooklyn box
factory today killed five men and
injured -, four of, them critically.
The flames spread to a lumber
yard and destroyed 80 automobiles
in a parking lot.
Workmen with their clothing
ablaze rushed from the factory,
which had almost completed an or
der for lockers and cabinets for the
use of draftees in army camps.
The blaze was battled in bitter
cold - it was the winters coolest
day-with the aid of two fireboats
and a coast guard cutter. 1t be-
gan, police said, when two cans of
paint, placed on a kerosene heater,
exploded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Gene Talmadge Returns
To Georgia Gouernorship

ATLANTA, Jan. 14.-R-Shock-
haired Eugene Talmadge returned
to Georgia's governorship today and
drove swiftly toward one-man domi-
nation of state affairs by invoking
an obscure statute to nullify powers
of holdover officials.
Within an hour after taking the
inaugural oath, Talmadge cited a
section of the Georgia code that
permits the governor to act ito con-
serve the property of the state" He
announced he was sending a score of
his own appointees to replace Off
Gals named by retiring Governor E.
D. Rivers.
He named new heads for the high
way department, the state revenue
commission, the state highway pa
troll, the departments of welfare,
natural resources, auditing, banking
and purchasing, and the industrial
board, ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
No Opposition Voiced To Plan
IoFormC ongressionalDi District

RALEIGH, Jan. 14.-LR-No mem
Der of the 27-man house committee
on congressional districts voiced op-
position today to a plan by state
democratic leaders for carving a new
18th district out of the present 10th
and 18th districts.
At it's first meeting, the committee
took under advisement, for the next
week or 10 days, the proposal of par
ty leaders that the revision be made
among % western counties which to-
gether had registered 26.7 per cent
of the entire population gain in the
state. between 1880 and 1910.
The % counties have a combined
population of 1922, 697-a gain of 107,-
287 during the past decade.
By comparison the 81 counties
comprising the first, second and
third congressional districts have an
aggregate population of 7S3.707. In
the past decade the first three dis
tricts gained $500 persons.
The new tenth district, proposed
in the revision bill, would have 1885,
1922 residents and is composed of
Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg and Mitchell counties.
The new eleventh would have 1885,.
957 population in Cleveland, Castor,
Mcdowell, Madison, Hoke, Ruther-
ford and Yancey counties.
The new 18th would have 260,91S
population in Buncombe, Macon,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, Swain and
Pennsylvania counties.
Whether there is to be opposition
tC the projected re-districting of the
congressional areas in the house
probably will come to light when the
districts committee meets again in a
week or so.
Chairman E. B. Denny of the state
democratic executive committee had
told committeeman the decision as
to how to divide the state in order
to get the new 18th district to
which North Carolina is entitled as
a result Of population growth-had
been made when it appeared the
counties in the west had marked UP
the greatest gain in the census.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
OFFICERS RENAMED
BY SECURITY BANK
Regular Three Per Cent Semi.
Annual Dividend Declared
At Gate City Meet

The directors of the Security
National Bank meeting in Green's
boro yesterday declar . the regu-
lar three per cent semi-annual divi-
dend payable February 1.
The bank transferred another
$1,000 to its surplus in December
which added to the SIS, 900 trans
ferred to the surplus from undi-
vided profits earlier in the year
increased the surplus from the for
mer figure of $3.50, 600 to $500, 600.
All the directors and officers
were reelected at the stockholders
annual meeting held just prior TO
the directors meeting, the direc-
tors being R. w. Baker, Hugh P,
Beal, j. M. Bryan, N. S. Calhoun,
oward Holderness, c. M. Van
story Jr, and l.. H. Sellars, of
Greensboro, Lyn Bond, of Tarboro,
E. w. Freezem, of High Point,
J. H. McEwen of Burlington, and
N. L.. Foy of Wilmington.
The officers of the Wilmington
Drank of the Security National
bank are H. c. Rorison, vice-presi-
dent, and j. K. Paul, assistant
cashier.
In the annual statement of con-
ltlon it was stated that the sur.
plus of December 81, 1888, was
$500, 600, on December 80, 1889 it
was $3.50, 900 and on December 81,
1910 it was $500, 600. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Ship Fails In
Third Attempt to Run
The British Blockade

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. IA.
lP-The S,199-ton French merchant
ship Mendoza. loaded with food
bought in Argentina, lost again late
today to the British auxiliary cruiser
Asturias in her third attempt to run
the British blockade and reach
France.
The Mendoza, already twice
turned back, sailed from Montevi-
dec Roads at midday but at sun
down she was observed heading
YEARLY back along the edge of Uru'
guay's territorial waters, with the
Britisher acting as a silent watch
dog a short distance to seward.
Tonight, the French ship anchored
in Punta del Este harbor, up the
coast from Montevideo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
SUPER statesmen

NEW YORK, Jan 14.-LR-A di-
vision of super sales persons to wait
on impatient women in department
stores were recommended to the
National Retail Dry Goods conven
ton today by A. l.. Manchee, ger
eral manager of L Bamberger & Co.,
Newark, N. j. He said that "house-
wives who will stand around for in
terminable periods" waiting for serv-
ice in their neighborhood groceries
would quit in a department store
whose sales force made them wait
more than three minutes"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
BEWARE NOW
OF EPIDEMIC COLDS!
Here's Some Good Time Tested Advice
Here's Some Good Time-Tested Advice
If A CHEST COLD OR COUGHING cold

IF A CHEST COLD OR COUGHING cold
DEVELOPS (some colds get by all pre-
cautions) depend on Vicks VapoRib
to relieve miseries. Rub VapoRub on
throat, chest and back and cover
with a warmed cloth. VapoRub acts
to bring relief 2 ways at once. 1t
stimulates surface of chest and back
like a warming poultice. At the same
time it releases helpful medicinal
vapors that are breathed direct into
the irritated air passages
Both Va-tro-nol and VapoRub
have been tested through years of
use in millions of homes. When you
use these two medicines you are not
experimenting, you are not taking
needless chances. Remember: If the
condition of the cold fails to respond
quickly to treatment-or if more
serious trouble is indicated-call
your family physician right away.
In the meantime be prepared! Get a
bottle of Vicks Va-tro-nol and a jar
of Vicks VapoRub today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Study of States Water
Resources Is Discussed

RALEIGH, Jan. 14.-R-A spe-
cial committee from the board of
conservation and development dis
cussed with Governor Broughton
today plans for a geological survey
and map and a study of the states
ground water resources.
The governor said the twin inves-
legations, made with the help of the
federal government as part of this
states drive for defense industries,
would begin in the near future.
He explained that industries were
anxious for information concerning
minerals and the availability of well
water essential to many businesses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
FLU HITS PAPER

GREENVILLE, Tenn, Jan. Ia.
-(R-If the Greenville Sun isn't
up to par these days it's be-
cause:
The composing room foreman,
the pressman, two linotype op-
orators and the society editor
have influenza.
The paper listed its casualties
on page one today and said:
1--WE are going to try desper-
ately to get some sort of news
paper to you for the next few
days but under these circum-
stances it is going to be extreme
ly difficult. Please understand
and bear with u.s."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Plane Production Hit
= By Influenza Epidemic

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. IA
B-Connecticut's epidemic of in
fluenza, grippe and colds today af-
fected defense production in this
armament center.
Officials of the United Aircraft
Corporations East Hartford plant
operating in three shifts to fill
orders for motors and propellers
said that over 1880 of $4,000 en-
ployes were on the sick list.
Although emphasizing that pro-
duction was not crippled, they said
so great a reduction in the num-
Der of workers inevitably would
have a marked effect upon output
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
BRYANT OPPOSES
BOOST in TAXES
Member of State Budget Com
mittee Says Increase sUn-
wise at This Time

BALEJGH, Jan. 14.-R-Repre-
sen+ative Bryant of Durham county,
! member of the budget commission,
today told the opening session of the
Joint finance committee that North
carolina would be "unwise'' to hoist
s+ate ievies "in the face of certain
increase in taxes by the federal gov.
ernmnet."
The budget commission stood
unanimous" Bryant said, in oppos-
NO the levy of any new tax or any
increase in rate of present taxes.
BRYANT, as house chairman of the
finance committee, also defended the
provision for contingent transfer of
% 2O3. 900 from the general fund to
rhe highway fund in outlining the
1941-43 budget.
The only alternative" he said, "is
TO cut appropriations, or find addi-
tional revenue, or both"
Meeting after the session of the
finance committee, the joint appro-
priations committee without dissent
voted to welcome" newspapermen to
it's hearings rather than bar them
bv executive session. The motion
was made by Senator Rowe of PEN
der.
House Chairman Kerr of Warren
announced that representatives from
the governors office, the secretary
Of state, the state auditor, state
treasurer, attorney general and de-
nartment of revenue would be heard
Thursday.
Senator Clark of Bladen served as
presiding officer of the senate com.
nittee in the absence of Chairman
Lumpkin of Franklin who was sick.
Appropriations committee meetings
were set at 2:30 each afternoon ex-
cept Monday. Provisions was made
for a 8 o'clock session on that day
and for an early adjournment on Fri
day afternoon.
Earlier in the afternoon the fl
nance committee listened to Chair
man Bryant point out increases and
decreases in the budget for 1941-43
as compared with the present bien-
num-.
Principal boosts noted by. Bryant
included So, 400. 900 for teacher and
state employee retirement, $500, 900
for teacher increments, $780, 900 for
vocational education, $500, 900 for
debt service, and $4,000, 900 for Sec
ondary road improvement.
Decreases in the total for several
educational Institutions, the speaker
said, reflected the budget commits
sion's decision to omit Improvements
and betterments in Competition"
with the federal. governments de-
tense program. Bryant pointed out
that the state had just completed
a SIT, 500. 900 public building program
during the past four years and that
additional improvements would cost
less" after the national emergency
has subsidized.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15

With folks all around suffering with
contagious colds, be just as careful
as you can-and you may avoid a
lot of sickness, trouble and worry.
Follow these simple rules of health:
Live normally. Avoid excuses. Eat
simple food. Drink plenty of water.
Keep elimination regular. Beware of
wet feet and drafts. Take some
exercise ALPHABETICALLY outdoors.
Get plenty of rest and sleep.
Then use these two time-tested
treatments when needed.
At the FIRST SIGN OF A sNlFFlE,
SkEEzE OR NASAL IRRITATION. put a
few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nolu up each
nostril right away. This helps to
prevent many colds from develop
ing, because Va-tro-nol is expressly
designed to help Natures own.
defenses against colds. (If a head
cold causes stuffiness, you'll find
that a few drops of Va-tro-nol helps
clear the clogging mucus and makes
breathing freer and easier.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Municipalities League
Issues Statement On
Its Legislative Aims

RALEIGH, Jan. 14.-R-A COM
mittee from the State League of
Municipalities today made a state
ment of its legislative interests to
Governor Broughton and pledged
him the organizations cooperation.
The chief executive said the league
was particularly interested in in
creasing the appropriation for the
maintenance of highways within
cities, and. in providing also a state
maintenance fund for streets con-
Meeting with secondary or farm-to-
market roads.
In the group were Mayors J.. B.
Flora of Elizabeth City, Walker Ly-
erly of Hickory, Earl Horner of
Burlington, W. r. Williams. of San
ford, W. B. Hunt of Lexington and
Ben Douglas of Charlotte. and Percy
B. Crichter, Lexington city attorney
and Patrick Healy, Jr., league exec
utive secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Explains Object
Of Home Defense Plan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-R-
President Roosevelt said today that
the object of a proposed home de-
Tense plan was to enable every
man or woman to play a part in
the national defense program if
he or she so desires.
His statement, made at a press
conference, followed two White
House meetings attended by Sec
rotary Perkins, Secretary Ickes
and seven governmental officials.
The group discussed especially the
role of women in national defense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Carolina Lumber Group
OPENS Convention Today

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 14.-tR-Ear-
ly arrivals of an expected $50 lum-
Der and building supply dealers
saw a showing of the latest de-
velopments in the building industry
tonight as a prelude to the 18th
annual convention of the Carolina
Lumber and Building Supply as
ISOLATION which opens tomorrow.
The meeting will open with an
address of welcome by Mayor Ben
Douglas and a response by M. R.
Bagnal of Columbia, S. c., third
vice president. The principal item
on the morning program will be
the presidents annual address, by
Alex S. Watkins of Henderson, and
III report of E.. M. Garner OF
Charlotte, secretary-treasurer. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Additions for Stokowski
Orchestra Are Planned

RALEIGH, Jan. 14.-R-John A..
Lang, state NYA administrator, an
nounced today plans for statewide
preliminary additions in February
for the 1941 Leopold Stokowski ALL
American Youth Orchestra.
State and local officials of the
NYA will receive applications from
young musicians and arrange for
hearings. The best five will be Sc
lected to compete for positions i'll the
1O0-piece orchestra.
The musicians will make tours Of
Canada, Mexico and the United
States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
War Interpretive
Continued From Page One)

\SOIlllIluGu ETOfI rage OItJ
simultaneously on fronts thousands
of miles apart. She can even risk
daylight operations, confident that
she can replace the greater air
losses that are involved.
The Picture
Map the scope of recent British
air onslaughts on both German and
Italian key bases and, above all,
on oil production or storage plants,
and since the turn of the year this
is the picture:
British air power helped might
ly. if it did not of itself make pos
sible, the crushing British victories
over italian forces in North Africa.
At the same time it is daily ham,
mering at Italian East African tar
gets, obviously softening them up
for eventual British and Ethiopian
attack.
British air power dominates the
African war scene and with the
British navy is in full command
of the Eastern Mediterranean. 1t
is a prime factor in the Greek
Italian conflict. It is the most pro-
bable reason for Germany's action
in massing troops in Rumania to
protect that vital axis war asset,
Rumanian oil.
British air power now mustered
in the east was spared from the
home front in England despite the
fact that it is on air bombers IN
the first instance that Britain re-
lies to repulse a Nazi invasion OF
England. Nor is it unlikely that
the real Nazi-Fascist purpose in
Joining up in an air effort to bar
the Mediterranean waistline be-
tween Sicily and Africa to British
conveys was fear of even more
British air blows in the
East, perhaps bombardment Of Ru-
manian oil fields and their outlets.
H.. Claims Damage
Italy's controlled press contends
that heavy damage was inflicted
On British war craft esxorting
troop and supply conveys eastward
through the straits. 1t asserts that
British reinforcements for the
Greeks in Albania and for the Brit
.sh army of the Nile in Libya were
Intercepted.
That does not seem probable.
British victories in Egypt and Lib
"a have whitfield down the Italian
srm ythere. Its commander Off
:ially attributed his first disasters
1T Sidi Barrani to overwhelmingly
superior forces against him. He
las lost another so, 600 men since
hen.
The Greeks in Albania have not
acked the men or equipment to
press every advantage they have
thus far. British troops,
resi- from England, would be i'll
uited for quick use in the snow
covered Albanian terrain, where
he Greeks seem about to capitalize
n the Klisura break-through and
and the Italians the worst defeat
hey have yet suffered in Albania.
Whatever the mission of the Brit
sh naval force reported to have
zen attacked by Axis airmen, 1t
ould hardly have been escortlng
enforcement conveys to Libya or
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
FINED

SNOW HILL. Jan. 14.-LT-
Magistrate N. U. Newborn fined
Jesse Cobb, Green county farmer,
$40 and costs today after he adj
mitted killing a moose near Wal
stonburg several weeks ago. Cobb
and sever others were arraigned
on charges brought by conserva.
ton officials. After Cobb's admis.
sion, the charges against the
others we're dropped.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15

Greece. It might, however, have
been on it's way to expand British
air forces and installations in
Greece in preparation for bonn
bardment of Rumanian oil fields if
the Bulgarian Observation-Disclosures
neutrality barrier falls because OF
German aggression of for any other
reasn~ Z
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Influenza Cases
Reported in Spartanburg

sPARTANBURG, S. c., Jan. IA.
David o Garvin, Spar
tanburg county health director, es-
timated today that there were 49,
600 cases of influenza in this county
of 1877, 900 population. Most of the
cases were mild, he said. City
schools and many in rural dis
tricts were closed, and restrictions
on public gatherings were enforced
by health authorities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
Auto-Bicycle Collision!
Fatal to Mt. Airy Man

MT, AIRY, Jan .14.-R-Jack
Ray Boyd, 9, died today without
regalning consciousness after suf-
ferlng injuries last night in an
automobile-bicycle collision that
TOOK the life of his brother, Donald,
=. who was riding with him on the
bicycle, a Christmas gift. ;
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
PLANNED

RALEIGH, Jan. 14.-R-The out
look for the North Carolina CONNER
%cial-early Irish potato crop will be
discussed at meetings of growers and
specialists tomorrow in New Bern
and Friday in Elizabeth City, Buxton
White, marketing specialist in the
state department of agriculture, an
nounced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-15
SALESMAN KILLED

KINSTON, Jan. 14.-R- A S a
Howard, elderly furniture sales
man of Kinston, was killed today
in a collision of trucks near Pine
Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-18
Missing Persons

Those having information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
NTH the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Ma
] tional 1000.
Paul w. Bliss, 81; 6 feet 2 inches
160 pounds, brown eyes and hair;
wearing blue suit, green sweater,
dark gray overcoat, green hat, brown
shoes; missing from 5347 Forty third
street NV. since Tuesday. He is
under doctors care for nervous
breakdown
Lonnie Wollard, Is; feet 5 inches,
los pounds, gray eyes, brown hair;
wearing leather jacket, blue trous-
ers, black shoes. striped shirt; miss
ing from 2125 Fifteenth street NV.
since Tuesday.
Frances Ruth whitney, 10; S feet
2 inches, 100 pounds, blue eyes, dark
blond hair, teeth slightly Clipped in
front; wearing maroon-colored coat
with gray fur collar and cuffs, navy
blue dress with brass navy buttons.
white and brown saddle shoes; miss
ing from Seventh street Sc. since
yesterday.
William Keir, 80: 5 feet, $50
pounds, florid complexion; wearing
dark gray chauffeur's uniform, black
shoes; missing from 1884 Twenty
eighth street NV. since Tuesday.
Hodge Sims Lester, Is; feet 9
inches, 135 pounds, gray eyes, brown
curly hair; leather fur trimmed
jacket, brown trousers and shoes;
missing from 1885 Ontario road
NV. since yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-18
Industry and Labor
Draft Separate Plans
To Prevent Strikes
Joint Group Will
Resume Discussions
Later Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's industry
labor conference recessed after an
hours session today so representa-
tives of labor, management and
Government could meet separately
to draft communications for carry
Ing out the Presidents request for q
non-strike agreement for the dura-
ton of the war.
The conferees agreed to resume
discussions as a full 26-man board
this afternoon. Chairman William H.
Davis told reporters that each group
would submit its own proposals at
that time.
You must reach an agreement"
the Chief Executive told them yes
terday when they called at the White
House upon his invitation. 1T will
be thrilling thing II we could get
something out in the way of unani-
nous agreement by tomorrow night,
Thursday, or at the latest Friday
night"
rs Attend Farley.
The tone of the opening parley
yesterday was excellent" said
Chairman Davis, who. along with
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah, is representing the public's in
terests at the conference. Twelve
representatives of industry and IL of
organized labor complete the board.
C. I. o. President Philip Murray and
A. F. L. President William Green are
members. John L. Lewis, United
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Timor Crisis Studied
BY Portuguese Cabinet

LISBON, Portugal, Dec. IL R.-
The Portuguese government, hav-
ing announced that the cabinet met
last night Ito deal with events
which may have occurred in the
colony Of Timor," said nothing to-
day after the Dutch announced in
London that Allied forces had taken
the Portuguese territory into pro-
tective custody.
The population anxiously awaited
Qualification which the government
had promised. The B. B. c. an
nouncement of the occupation was
heard in Portugal.