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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
COL. GREEN VIEWS
CAMP DAVIS WORK
Stringing Of Heavy Voltage
Wires on Power Line
Will Begin Today

Col. H. L. Green, constructing
quartermaster in charge of the
Fourth zone, with headquarters at
Atlanta, made a routine Inspection
of Camp Davis, anti-aircraft firing
center, yesterday.
He was accompanied here by E. O.
Korsmo, chief civilian engineer for
the Fourth quartermaster zone.
They will return to Atlanta today, it
was reported.
Only a skeleton force was at work
at Camp Davis yesterday. However,
Col. Green found cores of barrack
buildings completed and a paved
street, Twentieth street, to see,
whereas several weeks ago when he
visited the camp there was only the
skeleton structures of buildings and
dirt streets.
From the quartermaster office at
the camp came the report that con-
struction progress was very salts
factory"
Paved goth street is the first con-
crete thoroughfare at the camp. Sur
facing is being continued on across
highway il to the sewerage disposal
plant near the coast.
Other developments yesterday was
the announcement of Tide Water
Power company officials that the
stringing of heavy voltage wires will
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Visit Prov
Turk-British|
Chief of Britain's Imperial
General Staff Accompa-
MES Secretary
REACH ANKARA TODAY
Question of British Turkish
Stand if Greece Attacked
To Be Talked

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 25.-lP
British Foreign Secretary Antho.
ny Eden took a special train for
Ankara tonight after reaching Tur.
key by plane from Egypt for talks
which may have an important eff
feet on the Balkan crisis.
The fact that Eden was accom-
panied by General Sir John Dill,
chief of Britain's imperial general
staff, indicated that military as
well as political matters would be
discussed at the capital. They
landed at Adana, Turkey, this eve
ming.
Proof of Accord
The visit was considered by most
foreign observers as convincing
proof of the solidarity of the Brit
ish-Turkish alliance.
A number of Turkish officials
and a detachment of troops will
greet the special train when it
reaches Ankara tomorrow.
Until today, British and Turkish
officials had done their utmost 10
keep secret the flight of Eden and
Dill, which was over territory with
in the range of enemy planes. Now,
however, a number of social func-
tons have been planned for them
in addition to important confer
ences.
The question of the Britisn-Tur-
kish position if Germany attacks
Greece is likely to be the big item
of the agenda of the conversations
Turkey also may be told British
plans concerning a peace settle.
ment if Britain is victorious. Italy
now holds much territory which
was Turkeys before tn e Worio
war.
Pleased
Official quarters expressed deel
pleasure over the Britons' visit
and the people were excited. Eden,
known as a student of the Near
East, is popular in Turkey. One
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
100000 TONS SUNK
.Nazi Leaders Draw Parallel
Between Situation Today
And a Year Ago

BERLIN, Feb. 25.-R-The sink
ing of more than a quarter of a
million tons of shipping in 'the
past few days" by German sea
raiders smashing at conveys was
announced by the high command
today.
Of this figure, more than 200, 900
tons we're said to have been de-
stroyed by submarines alone in
cooperative" attacks. 1t did not
include other ships listed as sunk
or damaged by air attack.
German sources did not indi-
cate the number of ships claimed
to have been sunk. But taking
5000 to 10, 1000 tons as the average
size of merchantmen supplying the
British Isles, the Nazi figures sug
gest that Is to so ships have been
sent down.
Claims Disputed
(The German claims are dis
puted, however, in London, where
a naval spokesman said today that
nothing extraordinary has hap
pened recently
Germans, mindful of the sea op
erations and Adolf Hitler's decla'
ration that March and April will
see German naval power at full
sweep, drew a parallel between
the situation today and that a veal
ago.
"A year ago they were saying
that the Maginot line was impreg
nable," one German military ex
pert commented. And today they
say that the British isle, armed
with every conceivable d O.
weapon, is impreS enable"
While the landing of German
troops in England freq nifty ha:
been discussed, Hitler himself new
err has been openly committed t:
that specific policy. In his Municl
speech yesterday he did not men
ton a land invasion. In a previou
speech he merely warned the Brit
ish that the Germans are ICON,
ing"
When military authorities hinte'
that soldiers stationed in Norwa,
and now on furlough in German
may be recalled to their posts O.
short notice, unofficial observer
began to speculate on p%ossibilitie
other than sea warfare.
Informed sources, however, in
sisted this probably was in connee
ton with the fuehrer's declare,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
BREST ALSO RAIDED
Air Ministry Says German
Shipping Attacked and
3 Planes Downed

LONDON, Feb. 25.-R-A heavy
overnight attack upon the German
held French port of Brest, in which
bombs we're declared to have
ringed and straddled the berth of
a 10, 1000 : ton Nazi cruiser, was
topped off today by British pilots
with an assault in force over the
channel areas of Calais and Bou-
logne.
Formations in which at least go
British planes could be counted by
ground observers-and which al
most certainly numbered others too
far aloft to be seen-crossed the
channel during the day in high,
noisy wedges and then famed out
over the French channel coast.
Shipping Attacked
The air ministry said that Ger
man shipping was attacked and
that three German fighter planes
we're destroyed and several dam
aged. The loss of one British plane
was acknowledged.
In an offensive sweep between
Dunkerque end Calais, it was add
ed, a British Spitfire squadron en-
gagged a formation of German Mes
serschmitt fighter : bombers over
Dunkerque and got them abso-
lutely cold," as a returning pilot
put it.
THE enemy dispersed immedi-
ately they saw our aircraft and
general dog fights broke out at
various heights"
It was the thrust at Brest-the
westernmost French Atlantic port
in German control - which ap.
peared, however, to be of t G
greatest strategic importance.
The German cruiser, identified
as of the Hyper class, by circum'
stantial evidence appeared to have
been the raider acknowledged by
the British to have knocked ou'
five British commerce ships in
convoy of 10 off the Azores Feb. II
The air ministry did not spe
officially claim hits, but suggested
as much in its communique:
Despite very heavy anti-aircraf
fire, the attack was pressed home
and the target straddled in all di
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Date Is Fixed
InAccordance
With Measure
Referendum Will Be Con-
Quoted Under Supervision
Of City Vote Board
TO DECIDE ON PLAN D
Election on Question Was
Pushed by Junior Cham
Der of Commerce

An election on the question Of a
city manager form of government
in Wilmington was set for Mondoy,
March 81, by the New Hanover
county board of elections yesLer-
day.
H. G. Carney, chairman of the
elections board, in announcing the
date for the election stated that
%balloting will be from 7 am. to
6:32 pm.
The election will be held under
and governed and controlled by
the laws in force governing racu-
lar elections of the City of Viii
mlngton. A board composed OF The
county elections board chairman,
the clerk of superior court. the
register of deeds, and two mem.
bers appointed by the board of
city commissioners, will supervise
the election.
May Name Members
The city commissioners are ex-
pected to appoint the two mem
bers at their regular meeting to.
day.
Setting of the date on city mana
ger form of government election
came after the elections board had
been authorized by an act of the
general assembly to call sucn an
election among the qualified voters
of the city.
The voters will be called on to
vote on the question of in~stituting
Plan D for the present commits
sion plan as the form of govern
ment for the city. The Plan D
form provides for a mayor, a
board of councilmen and a CITY
manager, who will direct tn af-
fairs of the city.
The city primary is to be held
April %, with the city election
scheduled OF May 6. In this case,
if the city manager form of gov
eminent is adopted officers may
be elected under Plan D at the
regular city.
All election details are expected
to be handled by the city beard
of elections, which is scheduled to
meet within the next few days
upon the appointment of the two
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26

lures closing days, and there was
every indication the lawmakers
would work overtime from now on
except tomorrow when they visit
Elizabeth City.
One big hitch remains in the
way of adjournment - the joint
money-spending committee is still
at work on the appropriations bill,
which is a must measure.
The new utilities agency would
replace the present commission,
which has one full-time member.
who is elected, and two part-time
members, who r appointed. It's
chairman, Commissioner Stanley
Winborne, would have a six-year
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Board Personnel
Increase Plans Revealed

Such a step is being taken be-
cause of increased public health
demands locally arising from a
greatly increased population due
to the construction of Camp Davis
at Holly Ridge and the opening of
the new shipyards at Sunset Park,
DR.. Elliot pointed out.
The city and county may be ex-
pected to share in the immediate
future in special federal govern
ment funds, which represent some
of the national defense program al
locations for providing an in
creased public health personnel in
cities where it is considered neces-
sary, he said.
The consolidated board of health
plans to put to work in the near
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26

An increase in the p~ersonne. Of
the consolidated board of health
to cope with additional public
health problems resulting from the
rapidly expanding national defense
program "a announced yesterday
by DR.. A. H. Elliot, health Off ,ec
DR.. Elliot disclosed plans for put
ting on additional public health
workers here following a confer
ence in Raleigh Monday witt. DR..
R. E. Fox, in charge of -'unty
health work in North Carolina.
The state board of health, he
said, with special funds ALREADY
.allocated by the federal govern
ment, is to give Wilmington and
New Hanover county an INCREASE
in personnel of from four to SIX
public health workers IF and When
it becomes necessary
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Group
Will Oppose
Liquor Vote
Delegation Of City, County
Officials Will Go to
Raleigh Thursday
REVENUE THREATENED
LeGrand Calls for Group to
Oppose the Measure at
Public Hearings
BY KEN NOBLE

d. GEIN ODAG
A delegation of Wilmington and
New Hanover county officials W l
go to Raleigh Thursday to throw
their support against the statewide
LIQUOR referendum bill now before The
general assembly.
Threatened with the loss of ap-
proximately 500, 900 annual revenue,
the local government officials will
fatty demand legislative defeat Of
the measure at public hearings on
the referendum question.
Decision of the city and county
governments to take a vigorous
part in opposing the prohibition
dill came yesterday after Rep. Jack
LeGrand, New Hanover county
assemblyman, urged in letters ad-
dressed to city and county COM
missioners, that steps be taken"
to send a strong delegation to the
capitol, where Thursday public
hearings begin on the liquor refer
endum bill.
Delegations To Attend
Mayor Thomas A. Cooper will
represent the city, and, in all
probability Addison Hewlett, Sr.,
chairman of the county commits
sion, will lead a delegation of that
board. In addition, it was said to-
day, the Wilmington Port commits
sion will be asked to be represented
at the hearings before the assem-
bly, committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
The basis of the joint city-coun-
ty-port commission fight on the
bill which, if enacted would call
for a statewide vote to prohibit
the sale If all alcoholic liquors, in.
GLIDING beer and wine, is expected
to be founded on a two-fold con-
tention: That loss of ABC liquor
revenues would seriously jeopar'
die city and county finances; and,
secondly, that abolition of state
controlled liquor sales. would re.
suit in wholesale revival of boot
Logging and rum-running.
That the two local government
agencies, now deriving approx
mately 500, 600 a year from
profits of liquor sales in N e "
Hanover county, will have the I'm,
qualified support of Rep. LIE
Grand was indicated in the follow
ing letter the assembly addressed
to officials here urging their pres
ence in Raleigh to oppose h {
bill:
DOUBTLESS you know that a bill
has been introduced in the House
of Representatives calling for {
State Wide Referendum on the ques
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
ENGLAND FACING
MAJOR DECISION
Must Decide Whether to
Mop Up in Africa or De-
fend the Balkans

LONDON, Feb. 25.-R-Defend
the Balkans with British troops or
march on Tripoli and mop up the
Italians in Africa-that is the de-
cision the British government Will
make in a few days.
The government probably will
act when it has received the rec
concentrations of Foreign Secre'
tary Anthony Eden and Genera
Sir John G.. Dill, chief of the I'M
perial staff, now on tour in Turkey
and the Near East.
Eden, it is reported, weat pr
marily to deliver and discuss with
Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, the
Near East commander, a Balkan
plan," and secondly to stiffen the
Turks and Greeks in their resist
ance to German maneuvers.
The attitude of the Greeks is
believed by informed quarters here
to be worrying the British be sause
it is reported, the Greeks twice
have rejected a proffer of greater
British assistance.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Raj Attacks Calais, Boulogne Areas;
Nazis Claim More British Ships Sunk
Germans Raid Various
Sections of England

LONDON, Feb. 26.-(Wednes-
day. - @ A German bomber
was shot down in East Anglia
last night as the Nazis made
scattered light raids on various
parts of England. The crew was
captured, one requiring hospital
treatment.
Most of the raiding was direct
ed against East Anglia, but
planes also were reported over
the northeast and north midlands
and all east midlands town. In
southern England one bomb de-
moIished a house and caused
casualties.
London itself was without an
alarm up to an early hour today.
A single raiding plane dropped
incendiary and high explosive
bombs OH a southeast coast town,
starting fires which were quickly
eXtinguished. No casualties were
reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
LEASE LEND BILL
DEBATE CONTINUES
Wheeler Says Member Of
Parliament Predicted the
U.S. viii Enter War

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-tR-As
tie senate went through its eighth
Gay of tense debate on the lease
lend bill today, the measures ad-
locates asserted it was the best
way to keep America at peace,
and Senator Wheeler D-Mont) hot
ly replied that a member of the
British parliament had predicted
the United States would enter the
war soon.
The unnamed m. p. had said,
Wheeler added, that our entry into
the struggle would probably be
by way of the Orient" The Mon
tanan added that he would not be
surprised any morning to learn
that American troops had been
sent 10 Singapore" England's Far
Eastern bastion.
To back his statements, he said
he could submit 10 the senate later
d pamphlet written by a member
OF the British house of commons.
During the day, Senators Muir
ray D,-Mont.) and Barbour r.
N. J0 had gone to the defense Of
the Dill. Murray said it under
takes to insure us against involve
meat IN the war by empowering
me President to give material anc
effective aid to e countries
whose survival is essential at thi.
crucial hour to the defense of the
United States"
On the other hand, Senator Aiker
'F-Vt), making his first senate
speech, appealed for rejection O
NE Oil lest American boys Civ
u.elf lVes to define the boundarle'
u african colonies" The passage
u me measure probably mean
war; ne said, and in this conten
aoa ne was joined by Senator Ship
Slead R.-Minn.).
Alother opponent, Senator Ny
sA-N' D. continued a speech HI
rlaue last week, charging tina
rAslahd and her nationals had no
aqUldated their available resources
" pay the cost of war implement
lght off the Nazis.
NOR does it reflect creditabl.
spon u.s. he said, when we cal
easily moved in saving Englan'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26

The Veterans Of Foreign Wars of
Cape Fear post No. 2573 have
changed the name of the organiza-
ton to the James A. Manley post
in honor of the late Rev. Father
James A. Manley, who died in May,
1910, it was announced last night.
The action was taken at a special
called meeting Monday night.
Father Marley, a member of the
post, served as chaplain with the
forces in France, and as
chaplain of the state department OF
the VIEW. of the United States.
After the special meeting, the la
dies of the auxiliary were invited
to hear the guests of honor, Bryan
M. Crosby, of Hickory, commander
of the state department of the
WV, and Mrs. Edith Fraddock,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Turkey Tells u. S. Ties
With Britain and Greece
Not Weakened by Treaty

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-R-
Turkey treasured the United States
today that her ties to Great Brit
ain and Greece were unweakned
by her new non-aggression pact
with Bulgaria or threatening Ger
man moves in the Balkans.
Some uncertainty still existed in
diplomatic quarters, however, as
to whether Turkey would fight only
if attacked or would lend active
support to the British and Greeks
if German troops used Bulgaria as
the base for an attack on Greece
The assurances on Turkeys posi-
ton were given at a conference
Of Turkish Ambassador Mehmet
Munir Ertegun with Sumner
Welles, undersecretary of state. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
FORCES
CAPTURE BRAVA
Stage Lightning Drive to
Move Within ITO Miles
OF Magadiscio

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 25.-R-Oc-
cupation of the ancient Indian
Ocean port of Bravo was an
nounced today by British Empire
forces in a lightning drive up the
coast of Italian Somaliland which
placed them within ITO miles of
Magadiscio, the capital.
This advance, credited by a
Nairobi communique to West Afri-
can fighters, represented a gain of
100 miles beyond British-occupied
Chisimaio.
Matching this sweep, the Middle
East command here announced that
another British force driving south
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
Local VFW Post Changes
Name To JameSA. Manlev

president of the Ladies auxiliary Of
the VIEW. Mrs. Craddock brought
greetings to the local auxiliary.
Commander Crosby sp o at
length on the aims of the national
organization, describing them as
protect America, protect American
ism and protect Americas defend
ers." He said that by protecting
America w are protecting our
homes from the invasion of all enc
mics; to protect A~mericanism I'VE
are ferreting out the weasel, the rat
and the snake that would creep into
and undermine the freedom that was
fought for and established 174 years
ago in the war of the Revolution; to
protect the defenders I'VE are caring
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
New Utilities Commission
Bill Offered In Assembly

ii, "ALElGH, Feb. 25.-The leg
r r "a put on full steam today,
t~s s'iing toward an adjournment be'
,in Nle middle of March, as pos
i79t ? Nle last government reorgan-
tb E,ion proposal was sent forward,
one to create a new three
riioer utilities commission.
ar.+ 4eie were more than 80 sep
tbo committee meetings during
bin Jay and night, and scores of
in we're reported out to the floors
tbe lle busiest committee day in
neo memory of veteran legislative
sDnoin senate has already approved
ni f1ulVment of a calendar COM
bjHS e' an action taken to speed
through during the legisla-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Increasing cloudI-
ness and continued rather cold Wednes-
day and THURSDAY, followed by rain or
snow in mountains Thursday.
(By q. 8. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "A hours
eding 1880 p. m. Yesterday
Temperature
1870 a. m. 45; 1880 a. m. Al; 80 p. m.
80; 7:3O p. m. Al; maximum AZ; mini
mum 80; mean 40; normal 40.
Humidity
1:3O a. m. SO; 7:30 a. IN. So; 80 p. m.
%; 1870 p. IN. "a.
Precipitation
Total for a hours ending 1880 p. m
O.19 inches. Total since first OF the
month 2.7O inches.
(From Tide Tables published by u. 5.
Coast and Geodetic Survey.)
Tides For Today
Wilmington ---------- lO:Ofa 4:ooa
1O:2fp 5:11p
Masonboro Inlet ------ S:02a Lila
Slip 2:05n
Sunrise 6:45a sunset 6:O6p: moonrlse
6 :53a; moonset G:49p.
Cape Fear river stage at Fayette-
vile on Feb. rs, at 8 a. m, 1910
feet.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
ITALIAN SUPPLY
LINES ATTACKED
Greek Planes Also Score
Hits on Storehouses and
Munitions Dumps

ATHENS, Feb. 25.-R-Greek
bombs scored direct hits on Italian
transport lines, storehouses and
munitions dumps today, dispatches
said, amidst official Greek decla-
rations that the little Balkan nation
will fight on until Premier Mus
solini's Fascist warriors are driven
from Albania.
simultaneously, informed Greek
sources, replying to Mussolini's
declaration in Rome Sunday that
Fascist losses in Albania we're but
"a few thousand asserted that
1O5. 900 Italian soldiers had been
put out of. action" including TO-
900 taken prisoner.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-24
Beginners in Home
Economics Present
High School Program

Beginners class in home econo-
mics presented a delightful assemb
ly program Friday afternoon at
Roosevelt High School.
Following the pledge OF al
legiance to the flag by Frank
Whitehouse, the first number was
a skit entitled "Wienies on We'd
nesday" which told in a humorous
way the complications arising when
the Foster family entertained
celebrity. Characters were Netia
Neubert. Mrs. Foster; Jennie Coz
from, Mr. Foster: Mae Tanner, Jack
Foster: Doris Jedele, Marian Eos
ter; and Shirley Kemp, Madame
Castinelli.
For the second number, the kit
chen utensil orchestra under the
direction of Evelyn Lappinen, gave
several selections. Mary Alice VIII
bur accompanied on the piano.
A clever presentation was the
style show displaying the fashions
that could be made from vegetables
and kitchen utensils. Marcia Ged.
dis was the reader and girls tax.
ing part were Viola Smith, Mary
Alice Wilbur, Janice Gundrum, Ply.
His Cochran, Sylvia Sanders. Betty
Nordman, Marguerite Reed, Evelyn
Lappinen, Margaret Ketchman, and
Jennie Coffron.
The assembly program was under
the direction OF Miss Janet Myers
and Marian George served as the
announcer.