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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
MESSAGE PRESENTED
Establishments of Special
Building Ways Is Asked
By Chief Executive
400 WARBOATS ASKED
President Urges Fast Con-
struction of 200 Proposed
Cargo Vessels
Text of President K%O0sevelt's
message recommending shipbuiid-
ing program is on page z. ,
By REG INGRAHAM

-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-R-
Congress received a request from
President Roosevelt today for au.
thority to proceed with immediate
emergency" construction of 200
cargo ships, and a recommends
ton from the house naval commit
tee that 400 s%ubchasers and other
small craft be added to the fleet.
The 600 vessels would cost about
$500, 900, 900, and in addition would
require a vast expansion of ship
building facilities.
Sends Special Message
MIR. Roosevelt, who had disclosed
previously that the cargo ship pro-
gram was being drafted, sent a
special message to the Legislators
asserting he was Convinced thaS
the national interest demands that
immediate steps be taken upon ali
emergency basis to provide against
the effect upon the United States
of a possible world shortage" OF
such vessels.
He asked for speedy provision OF
1913, 500, 900 for the work, including
the establishment of special build
ing ways. An additional $36, $780,
600, he explained, will be allocated
from emergency funds placed at
his disposal.
When the presidential message
was read, Representative Marcan-
tonic "a. LIN. W arose in the
Continued Oh Page Ten; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17

Provision of further safety meas
ures in county school buildings, a
number of which, need immediate
repairs, and renovation of parts OF
the courthouse building were rec
commended by the grand jury in a
report submitted yesterday after
noon to Judge John j.. Burney,
presiding over the January crlml-
nal term of New Hanover superior
court.
The grand jury, in a report filed
by L. D. Latta, foreman, and
A. j. Humphrey, secretary, rec
commended that appropriate steps
be taken Immediately to safeguard
the lives of children from hazards
now existing in several OF the
school buildings.
The grand jury considered a
wooden shack in she rear OF the
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
WANTS $313,50Q,0 900
PROVIDED FOR WORK:
SUBCHASERS SOUGHT
Fernstron Will Supervise
Operations Here

years associated with the New
port News firm"
Mr.. Fernstroa's father was
a distinguished engineer, hav-
ing built the Virginian railroad.
Capt. Williams, who arrived
here Wednesday night, said ne
gotiations for a site for the
shipyards are still under way
and that further developments
should arise in a few days.
He said that work Of getting
the shipyards constructed
should be able to start in the
near future.
Officials of the Newport News
firm will work with Mr.. Ferns
iron in the operation of the
shipyards here and Capt.
Williams expects to remain
here for a few days in order to
get final details worked out.
The Wilmington shipyards
will construct "a cargo vessels
at an estimated cost of 81, $780,
= 900 each, within "a months after
the contracts for the work
have been signed.
At the peak Of construction
it has been estimated that A.
900 or more men will be en-
pl0yed at the shipyards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
MARTIN 0'BRIEN
SUCCUMBS HERE
Retired Businessman Had
Been in Declining Health
Several Years

Martin O'Brien, 80, prominent
retired businessman of Whining
ton, died at his home at 210 North
Third street early this morning
after having been in declining
health for three or four years.
He had been confined to his bed
for about a week.
MIR O'Brien came to Wilmington
from Ireland when he was 81 years
of age and had lived in this city
since that time.
He was a former member OF the
city board of aldermen, under the
old aldermanic system of govern
ment here and was at one time
mayor pro tenn of Wilmington. He
was a prominent member of st.
Mary's Catholic church.
Surviving are his wife and two
daughters, Mrs. Catherine Allen
and Miss Bride O'Brien.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later. ).
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
legislative Committees
COntinueW Work. nBudget

Only two bills were passed-the
house approved and sent to the SEN
ate a bill authorizing the printing
of 1000 copies of Governor Brough-
tons inaugural address; the SEN
ate approved and sent to the house
a bill to extend Lexington's city
limits to include Erlanger.
Representative Weeks of Edge.
combe introduced a measure to
modify the present law which re-
ouires that a person convicted Of
drunken driving have his drivers
license revoked for a year. The
proposed change would allow a
first offender to retain his license,
providing the trial judge m a d e
such a recommendation.
Weeks proposal also would pro-
Continued on Page Ten; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
CAMP DAVIS ROAD
FARLEY SCHEDULED
Action On Proposed I'm
provements To Be Taken
AT Meeting On Jan. z.

Action on proposed improve
ments on highways leading from
Jacksonville to Wilmington a n d
Burgaw will be taken at a confer
ence of highway officials and rep
resentatives of the three counties
most affected on Tuesday, Janu-
srv 81, at Camp Davis at Holly
Ridge.
Action will be taken on requests
to widen Immediately highway II
from Jacksonville to Wilmington to
a sufficient width to adequately
take care of the present and future
traffic caused by the construction
of Camp Davis.
At the conference highway Off
Gals will also take action on the
request that the hard %surfacing OF
highway SO from Jacksonville to
Burgaw be completed Immediately
to help divert some of the traffic
off highway II.
Officials of Camp Davis, repre-
sentatives from Onslow, Fender,
and New Hanover counties, T. T.
Belts, of Fayetteville, highway di-
vision engineer, E. V. Webbs, OF
Kinston, and A. F. Powell, OF
Whiteville, district highway COM
m%issioners, yesterday disclosed
plans to attend the meeting.
The following committee, which
was named recently to coordinate
the efforts of officials in the three
counties in dealing with the prob
lens and opportunities which are
expected to develop in the near flu
ture, will also attend:
From New Hanover county, Ad-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Strike Of CLIO Workers
At Plane Plant Slated

san DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 16.-CR-
a strike of CLIO United Automobile
"ofkers at the Ryan Aeronautical
e"npans was set for next Tuesday
'i'ef q peace meeting called today by
q FEDERAL conciliator failed to effect
'e''leEaent Of a wage dispute.
me 1Geadliae" was announced by
.Nciiafa trankensteen, chief CLIO ne.
soliatoF' who sal dthe date originally
LOU 'een fixed for tomorrow night
~. n@a neen deferred to permit "ac-
> nom Washington, and be.
aNSe Of the Inauguration of Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
marry c. Malcolm, conciliator, said
company submitted a new coun-
proposal but that the offer was
wv %c2ehtshle to the union. The pro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17

Karl D. Fernstron, pro-
fessor in the department of
Business and Engineering Ad-
ministration at Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, will be
in charge of operations of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding
company during the c%onstruc-
ton of "A cargo vessels in Will
mington, Capt. Roger Williams,
vice president Of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company, announced last
night.
The North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing company is a subsidiary of
the Newport News firm.
Capt. Williams said that Mr..
Fernstron has secured a, leave
of absence from M. 1. T. to
take charge of the shipbuild-
ing program here. He will be
the resident manager Of the
firm and will head up all OPP
erations put into force here.
eve are very fortunate in
securing Mr. Fernstron for the
job" Capt. Williams said, ''he
is a recognized specialist in the
field of organization and ship
building operations and was
formerly for a period of ten
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
|Stimson Sees
Possible Air
Drive On j. s.
Says America Would Be In
Danger Of Invasion If
Nazis Beat Britain
SECRETARY TESTIFIES
Hoover Advocates Giving
Great Britain Every
Possible Aid
By RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-R--
Secretary of wal Stimson asserted
today that if Britain should sue
cumb to the Nazis, America would
be in danger of invasion from the
air, and he urged Congress not to
forbid President Roosevelt to trans
fer American warships to nations
battling the Axis.
IT can foresee conditions under
which the navy could be trans
ferred under conditions very ad'
vantageous," he said.
He made these statements as,
with grim earnestness, he test
fled before the house foreign at
fairs committee in support OF the
pending bill authorizing the Presi'
dent to lend, lease or transfer
American-made fighting equipmen1
to England.
Fish Asks Question
The subject Of transferring war
ships came up when Rep. Fish
(R.-NY.), committee member,
asked him whether he had any OBJ
lection to inserting in the pending
measure a clause forbidding the
President to give away naval yes
sells. The question, Stimson said
was really one for the secretary
of the navy but for his part he
would not favor a ban on a trans
fer because he could foresee con
ditions which might make a trans
fer advantageous.
Meanwhile, Herbert Hoover, II
whose cabinet Stimson served as
secretary of state, made public ii
New York a letter to Chairman
Bloom (D.-NY.) of the house com
mittee suggesting that much con
troversy and bitterness" could be
eliminated by amendments giving
positive definitions of powers the
President is to have. He himself
he said, favored ''every practicable
aid, short of war, to Britain" bt'
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17

RALEIGH, Jan. 16.-R-Eleven
new bills were introduced in the
general assembly today, but the
spotlight remained on the joint f.
nance and appropriations commit
tees, which continued the tedious
task of whipping into shape a rec
ord-setting budget which will ap-
proximate $163, 600, 900 for the l94l-
40 biennium.
The appropriations committee
heard several state departments
request $13, 1865 more than the rec
commended ALLEGATIONS of the ad-
visory budget commission. The fl
nance group wrestled with various
methods of hating what was de-
scribed as tax evasion.
Both the house and the senate
held short, routine sessions at noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
LIMIT LONDON RAIDS
England's Effort to Reduce
Power of Night Attacks
Brings Rewards

LONDON, Jan. 16-(Friday)-tR
German raiders showered two
West English towns with fire
bombs last night while limiting
their assaults on London to. two
quick thrusts which drew inten-
sive anti-aircraft fire in the capt.
tails outskirts.
An East coast town also was
the target for incendiary bombs,
but there were no reports on DAM
age or casualties.
Research Fruitful
These assaults came amid indi-
cations that Britain's constant re-
search on the problem of night
defense aginst bombers had not,
in the word of air Minister Sir
Archibald Sinclair, gone alto
gether unrewarded."
mo decisive result a be ex-
pected immediately" he told a
Glasgow audience, and an air min
istry news service bulletin eau
tiously credited one of the increas-
ing number of night fighter planes
being used with shooting down two
German bombers last night, one
over London and the other over
Essex.
(The German high command ac-
knowledged no ~losses).
Two other problems in the de-
tense of London received attention.
Malcolm Macdonald, Minister of
health, ordered compulsory remov-
al from the entire metropolitan
Continued on Page Five; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17

posal, however, will form the oasis
of a union reply tomorrow.
Malcolm said he would hold separ-
ate meetings with the negotiators to-
morrow and call a joint session II
there was any indication some COM
mon ground had been reached Tor
further discussion.
Frankensteen's announcement OF
the Tuesday deadline was made in a
telegram he said he had dispatched
to President Roosevelt.
He said the washington activity"
to which h. referred "could be plac-
ing more money in the hopper"
A controversy over the draft status
Of Ryan workers, should the strike
m~aterialize, developed during the
day.
Continued OF Page Ten; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
MEETINGS RESTRICTED
Many Schools Shut Down
And Theatres Closed
In Hendersonville

RALEIGH, Jan. 16-R-The In
fluenza epidemic which came out
of the west had spread today to
the easternmost parts of North
Carolina, causing the closing OF
many schools, some restriction OF
public gatherings, and loss to blsl'
and other activities of hundreds OF
workers.
There were no comprehensive
statistics on the incidence OF the
disease in the state, health author
tiles admitting that only a small
fraction of the cases were being
reported; but other reports from
individual cities and communities
indicated that the prevalence of in
lection was heavy.
In virtually every section of the
state some schools were being
closed and other precautions were
taken. Schools were closed today
in some of the mountain counties
as well as Manteo, and at other
POINTS on the coast. And in between
there were scores of others.
At Hendersonville not only were
the schools ordered closed but the
theaters as well. Public gatherings
were restricted. Health officials at
Charlotte, where the schools were
closed yesterday estimated there
were 5000 or more cases in the
states largest city.
In the Piedmont section the incl
dence seemed particularly heavy.
Today many more schools closed
in the eastern part OF the state'
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Cancellation Of Passenger
Rail Traffic in Hungary
Stirs Balkans
FULL CONTROL LOOMS
Many Rumanian Guards
Being Killed Nightly On
Bessarabian Frontier
BY ROBERT ST. JOHN

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Jan.
16-lR-Repeated border clashes
ON the Russo-Rumanian frontiers,
cancellation of passenger rail traf-
6c in Hungary and reports that
Germany would take over Rumania
formally combined tonight to keep
the Balkans in a state of disturb
ed anxiety.
An announcement in Budapest
that all traffic on Hungarian rail-
roads, except international trains.
would be suspended at midnight
led to the supposition IN diploma
tic circles here that the German
military command, which is now
running the Magyar railroads., had
found drastic steps necessary N
order to complete the projected
movement of 800, 900 troops with
full motorized equipment during
January.
YugosIavia's Trains Taken
Rugnanian rail traffic, except for
the movement of German military
trains, already is virtually at a
standstill. Thirty per cent of Yugo-
%slavia's trains have been taken
off, presumably to accelerate the
shipment of supplies being de-
handed nv the reich
Some diplomatic quarters sug-
seSted that Hitler wants to COM
pletely control Rumania, which
the Nazis already have converted
into a military center.
1t is generally believed that the
new Nazi minister to Rumania.
Baron Manfred Won Killinger, will
be Gauleiter (Nazi district leader
II a protectorate is in fact declar.
ed.
Difficulties
Difficulties met by the Germans
IN controlling the Rumanians, NOV
ing military trains, billeting troops,
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Influenza EpidemicG Gains
In Eastern Part Of State
Whiteviue Students
Ill With Influenza

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 16.-G. D.
Rogers. principal, reported today
that 40 students of the White
vile high school and three mem
bers of the faculty r ill with
influenza.
Health authorities in the cOun-
ty admitted that the number OF
cases of flu is steadily increas-
ing. Reports from other sections
of the county indicate an in
crease in the number of cases
approaching the epidemic state.
H. D. Browning, county superin-
tendent of schools, said there
would be no closing of schools OF
Columbus unless the situation be-
comes more aggravated than it
is at present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
Grand Jury Recommends
School Safety Measures

Isaac Bear school building a men
ace'' and recommended that it be
condemned and torn down as soon
as possible.
Removal of a $50 gallon capacity
gasoline storage tank located I'M
foreground on the Sixth street side
of the Hemingway school building
to another location was also rec
commended by the grand jury on
the grounds that such a definite
hazard was intensified by the TN,
loading of tank wagons and the
~''gassing'' of busses.
The main doors to this school
building, the grand jury recon-
mended, have locks which should
be replaced with some mechanical
device which will enable children
CONTINUED on Page Eleven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE L. P

The British-Axis battle for con-
troll of the central Mediterranean
gateway seems certain to bring
the war close home to southern
Italy.
The first blows of a probable Brit
ish air offensive to meet the Ger
manhattan challenge have already
been struck in Sicily. By every
indication, that will develop into a
full-scale air assault on southern
Italian areas. That part of lily is
apt to learn soon at first hand
what England knows a about air
warfare as the result of months
of German bombing.
Heavy Cost
The admitted loss of the heavy
British cruiser Southampton as a
result of the air-sea fight accents
the necessity for Britain to take
the initiative. While the British
fleet achieved it's mission of shep-
herding a Greece = bound convoy
through the Sicilian channel gate
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
SEE THREAT
IN FLEET MASSINC
Newspaper Advises Roose-
welt To Withdraw The
Ships From Hawaii

TOKYO, Jan. 16-CR-A news
paper controlled by the japanese
foreign office today described Unit
ed States Pacific fleet concentra-
tons as ga challenge and a threat
and advised President Roosevelt tc
withdraw the warships from Ha-
waii as the best way to keep Ameri'
can troops out of foreign wars.
This comment by the Japanese
Times came on a day which saw
intense activity at the government
bureau of information and a spat'
tering of critical headlines as a re
suit of Secretary of State Hulps
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
BURNEY REDUCES
C0RBETT'S TERM
Criminal Court Is
Closed After Lengthy
Docket Is Cleared

Judge John j. Burney closed the
January criminal term of New
Hanover superior court at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon after David
Sinclair, district solicitor, had
cleared a heavy docket involving
minor infractions of the laws.
Judge Burney reduced the SEN
tence of Alex Corbett, convicted
of manslaughter in the death OF
Demar Treadwell on November 16,
from 1912 to six-eight years at
state prison.
Continued on Page Five; Col. a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
BRITISH ATTACK
NAZI SEA BASES
Bomb Emden, Bremerhav.
en-, Leave Wilhelmshaven
"A Waste OF Flame

LONDON. jan. 16-R-With a
bright moon and their first bombs
TO light the way, Raj crews bat
tered at German North Sea bases
overnight, the air ministry said to-
oay, bombing docks at Emden and
bfemerhaven and leaving Wilhelm
shaven "a waste of fame"
For Wilhelmshaven, main base
OF the reich's North Sea fleet, it
was called the 4Oth and greatest
British attack in this air war
winch knows no fronts.
Inc air ministry news service
aid the Wilhelmshaven raid was
carried out in two installments-
SC0ntlnued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
TRAINING PROJECT
LEASE IS SIGNED
Board Takes Another Step
Looking To Establishment
OF NYA Center Here

The county commissioners yester'
day gave the federal government
the full speed ahead signal on a
S32, 500 NYA machine shop proJec'
for Wilmington. =.
Addison Hewlett, chairman, report
ed he had signed, in behalf OF the
Continued on Page Ten; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-17
WEATHER


North Carolina: Cloudy with oc'
casional rain Friday probably ending
Saturday, somewhat warmer Friday
colder Saturday or Saturday night.
(By q. 8. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 p. m. yesterday
Temperature
1870 a. m. so; 1880 a. m. So: 1 80 p. m
So: 1870 p. m. 46: maximum 50; mini
MIN IS; mean 50; normal 46.
Humidity
30 a, m. 81; 7:30 a. m. 90; 80 p. m
%: 1880 o. m. "a.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p m
q 70 inches. Total since first OF the
month 1.16 inches.
Tides For Today
(From Tide Tables published by q. S
Coast and Geodetic Survey.).
Hoo0 High Low
Wilmington -------- 12;23a 7:2Ss
Masonboro Inlet ------ 10:25a 4:21a
O:59p 4:51I
Sunrise y :i7a; sunset 5:2Sp; moon
rise 10 :14p poonset 9:55a
Cape Fear river stage at Fayette-
Vile on Jan. 10, at 8 a. M, 10.45
feet.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18
Trailers for Hire
Automobiles Wanted

A Call for junk Cars, Any Cond.
PAY IS to S100. TYLER 4-9318
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JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS
Motorcyc and Bicycles

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difion fiaS Russ L Berry 90 South
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-17

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 chance in 0 the rdicuie that greeted tat match being contemplated th6 Nne think the symptoms deterioration which shown recent bouts and the belief inst
 trouble than the stationary targets have helped the Conn greatly not to mnton Bs utter lack of feaF.
 Someone the fight with the Conn Louis match the other with ehary- Gogan bout IL will be recalled that shifted suddenly in the thr round and hit Tommy with the dancing master from Philadelphia and ask e referee to Ind him chair which could awhile Dut in the return bout gharkey couldn't tag Tommy with bamboo pole and not only that but himself neatly as knocked over by tho concssion Of bomb that period o his career wasn't fast Conn
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 With the u realization that a ogc side Of Louis victory I'm going to trail along with Billy the young knows what he's against ance therefore being of mind hereby pick Conn to win the title by decision. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-17
CESELL HOT CHOICE FOR DANBURY RACE

Ernie oeSell, the Inwood, L, I, auto racer. whose handsome face was depicted on billboards and in magazines several years ego by Q well known cigarette company and whom movie scouts say is fine look ing enough to play parts for the cinema, rules Q favorite to win next Friday nights feature at the Dan. bury speedwNys in the Danbury Fair Grounds.
 This is all because Ernie has been As hot aS c Fourth of July flre- cracker in Mike Caruso'S white No, 3. SS.0o0 Offenhauser during the past week, with victories at Castle Hill, Cedarhurst and New Haven.
 Ernie has many followers includ- ing some doodlebug fans from Wa. terbury and surrounding towns and villages and they will be pulling for him to annex . victory in Danhury Friday night,
 There will be over 26 cars in the race and if the weather man Is kind 1t iS expected 5000 persons will view the classic from the $loo,0oo grand- stand,