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N. E.. SEEKS MORE
DEFENSE SPENDING
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port area as especially suitable
for a naval repair station.
Representative Bulwinkle OF
Gastonia, suggested that all de-
tense advantages of North Caro-
lima be presented to William S.
Knudsen, defense commissioner,
and Jesse Jones, Federal Loan ad-
ministrator.
Barden pointed out there would
soon be 100, 900 soldiers in h e
state and their monthly payroll
would run into the millions" and
additional money would be spent
in the state to provision them.
Bailey reiterated his belief the
state was not receiving it's pro-
portionate share. Estimating de-
tense spending would total $685.
900, 900, 900, he expressed doubt
North Cardinals share would ex-
coed $3.50, 900, 900.
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SOUTHPORT RAIL
FIRM CHARTERED
New Company Will Have Au'
thorized and Subscribed
Capital of $4,000

RALEIGH, Jan. 29-R-A char
ter was granted today to South
port Railroad and Transportation
company of Southport, which would
operate a railroad in Brunswick
county.
Papers filed with Thad Lure,
secretary of state, said the com
pany would have authorized and
subscribed capital of S., 1000.
Incorporators were A. M. Man.
ucy, R. c. MacNeal, E. F. Middle
ton and P, o. Mead, all of Charles.
ton, S. c., and H. M. Shannon, H
B. Smith and S. B. Frink, all Of
Southport
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Republican Visits 5 Sprawling
Air Raid Centers During
German Attack

LONDON, Jan. 28.-R-Wendeu
L. Willkie visited five sprawling
air raid shelters here tonight in
the midst of a German attack and
said he was moved to tears at
the sight of the public's pluck.
II am a pretty tough fellow"
he said, 'but 1 had TO turn my
head away from these people to
keep from downright bubbling
over"
Willkie, who is curtailing his
visit to England and starting for
home next week, declared he would
be delighted" to appear before
the senate committee hearing on
the lease-lend bill in Washington
when told that Senator Nye had
said he should be heard.
Willkie was recognized easily and
cheered wildly when he appeared
at the ministry of home security
again without a helmet.
Hes the big fellow in the white
hat" the people called to one
another.
He had brought one helmet from
America, and was given another
by Prime Minister Winston
Churchill.
Herbert Morrison, the minister,
shook hands with him, reminded
him there was an air aid or and
it was the duty of everybody to
carry a helmet and gas mask.
Smilingly Willkie accepted both
from Morrison.
On his round of the public shell
tiers Willkie was accompanied by
Ellen Wilkinson, a membe' Of par
Lament, Malcolm Macdonald,
health minister, and Alderman
Charles w. Key.
German planes were overhead
as the republican leader emerged
from two shelters.
At one place a young woman
edged her way through a swarm
of people around Willkie and said
come see ny baby"
The baby must not have been
over a week DID," Willkie said
later.
In another shelter he talked with
a man over 70 years old.
He told me-" declared Willkie,
that he would sleep in a shelter
forever if it would help win the
war;"
In all the places he visited the
people shouted such t, 'ngs as:
I'VE are not down"
They won't get us down."
Willkie declared he found things
better than he had expected. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
FLEEING ITALIANS
STRAFED BY Raj
Planes Leading Way for
Desert Forces to Cleanup
Libyan Port Of Derna

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 2s.-R-
Royal Air force planes leading the
way for the British desert forces
aimed at a cleanup Of the Libyan
port of Derna were reported by
the Raj command today to have
ground-strafed Fascist troops re-
treating all the way to BARGE, 100
miles west of the menaced town.
With British mechanical forces
reported operating south and west
of Derna and threatening Italy's
hold on all eastern Libya, tn e
Fascist retreat indicated Mussoli-
mis- men apparently had decided
against making a fight of it at
|Derna.
Instead, observers here believed
the Italians would keep on past
BARGE and make a stand at Ben.
gasi, $50 miles beyond Derna or
the western side of the Cirenaicar
hump which juts into the Mediter'
Iranean.
"Our pressure on enemy forces
in the Derna region is increasing
was all today's CHG communique
had to say of the land operations
in Libya.
But the Raj command, giving
more details, said that in addition
to strafing the retreating Italians:
its planes ranged over the Libyar
sands providing protection for the
advancing desert fighters.
On the landing field at Mar
tuba, near Derna, Raj pilots sale
they found II Italian planes aban
doned and unserviceable. Three
others were spotted nearby, dam
aged in earlier machine-gunning
and bombing attacks.
The air activity in Libya was
but one phase of the latest Raj
assaults, which included raids up.
on Italian outposts on two other
African fronts and night attacks
upon Naples, western Italian port
and Axis air bases on the island
of Sicily.
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Recorder Arrested on
Drunken Driving Charge

EDENTON, Jan. 29.-R-Ser-
geant C. 1. Dali of the state high
way patrol said tonight that he
arrested Recorder ]. N. Pruden
here last night on a charge OF
drunken driving.
Pruden submitted his resigna.
ton today to Chairman D. M. War
rem of the county commissioners,
Dali said, and the board planned
to appoint another recorder Mon
day. Dali said that Pruden would
be tried Tuesday,. 5
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WATERWAY
VESSELSFL0AT
Edward F. harrington and
Catskill Continue Their
Voyage to Wilmington

The two inland waterway freight
ers, Edward F. Harrington and
the Catskill. which went aground
in Currituck Sound Tuesday night,
were floated yesterday and both
continued on their voyage to Viii.
mington, T. D. Love, Jr., president
Of the North Carolina Line, Inc,
said last night.
The Edward F. Harrington, load.
ed almost to capacity with general
merchandise from Norfolk, will ar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Police Plan Drive on
Delinquent Motorists

Motorists who have delayed pur.
chasing their city license tags were
warned by the police yesterday that
a drive on the violators of the law
will be started early in February.
All persons in the city who have
not purchased their city tag will be
arrested and prosecuted, police said.
Through yesterday only 2,036 city
license plates had been sold, as COM
pared to over 1000 at the same date
last year..
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CONVICTED

GEORGETOWN, S. c., Jan. 90
R-A general sessions court jury
tonight found George Thomas, a
negro, guilty of criminally assault
ing a young married woman here the
night of last December IA. The YER
dict carri'1 a mandatory death SEN
tence.
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TO BAN U. S.
CONVOYS REJECTED
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al an amendment stating tn a I
PRESIDENTIAL powers conferred in
the lease-lend bill shall expire on
June 30, 1913, except that tn
president shall have power 10
carry out a contract or agreement
with a foreign government made
before July l., 1943.'
Another amendment approved
REQUIRES the President to make
periodic reports to Congress on
the of the lease-lend pro-
gram. except that he is not re-
ouired to transmit information he
deems incompatible with the pub
lie interest to disclose"
Still another amendment ap-
proved, as explained by commit
teemen, would require the Presl'
dent to consult the Army chief Of
staff and the chief of naval oper'
ations before sending abroad any
material which had not been man
ufactured or procured specltlcallJ
for a foreign government.
Consultation Required
This appeared to signify tina
materials produced for the United
States armed forces could not b.
shipped to Britain or any othe.
foreign government without con
sultation.
While the committee was act
ms, it's counterpart at the othe:
end of the capitol, the senate com
mittee on foreign relations, wa
hearing Stimson. He said that il
the event of a British collapse tn
bill might prove the means o
salvaging the remains of the Brit
ish navy, through its provision tina
the President may open Unltet
States ports for the repair of bel
ligerent vessels of those countries
whose defense is vital to that o
this nation.
"This is a very important point
he said slowly. 'In case of dis
aster to Britain-which none o
us wants to happen this bill
might be the means by which W
can save the remnants of the Brit
ish fleet"
All Day Session
The house committee was in ses
sion all day, and this evenin.
Chairman Bloom said it had yer.
little to do before taking final &C
ton on the measure. The amend
ments agreed to were formulated
yesterday at a meeting of tn
democratic members of the com
mittee, and apparently were &C
ceptable to the administration.
Numerous amendments were of
fered by Representative Fish lR.
N. ", Mundt and other republi
cans, but were uniformly disap
proved. Both Fish and Bloom
however, declined to answer whe1
asked whether the voting in thu
COMMITTEE had followed part,
lines.
When Secretary Stimson, during
his appearance before the state
committee, opposed the convo.
prohibition, he was sharply ques
toned by Senator LaFollett'
prog. Wis., who asked whether
there was any doubt that if con
voys were dispatched the country
would be in the war. Stimson re
piled that that was "speculation.'
with a bill of this nature
have to do some specializing" La
Toilette shot back.
so do l." said Stimson.
Pointing to another provision o.
the bill, empowering the President
to purchase war materials pro
duced in foreign nations, LaFol
lette suggested that under it the
President could finance the whole
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CONTRACT
TO BE SIGNED SOON
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the city, are to be built at an
estimated cost of S., 1000, 900.
The North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, a subsidiary of the New
port News firm, will open an office
in the next few days in the home
OF the late w. H. Sprunt at Third
and Grace streets.
The "a ships are to be built in
"a months after the contracts are
signed.
Capt. Williams said last night
that for the present he expects to
be busy engaged in lining up op-
GRAFTON plans for the Wilmington
%shlpyards at his office at Newport
News but will come here when
work is ready to get under waysg5
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ASSUMES DUTIES

Alex 7. Brown, Jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Brown, Sr., of
800 Chestnust street, has assum.
ed his new duties as airways OBJ
server at the local weather bu-
reau offices located in the GUS
tomhouse. it was learned y~ester.
day.
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CONTINUED

Recorders court hearing of
Frederick Baldwin, coIored,
of Leland, on a charge of reck-
less driving and damage to
personal property, yesterday
was postponed to Feb. 2 at the
request of Judge Alton Lennon.
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HOME WANTED

A home is wanted for a four
year-old white girl, j. r. Hollis,
New Hanover county public
welfare superintendent, said
yesterday. Interested persons
are asked to contact Mrs. Mary
Nash Miller.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
HOT AIR BALLOON

What he took to be a flare
floating from a plane that had
lost its way was found Tuesday
night by C. T. Powell at 18th
and Dawson streets to be a red
and white hot air balloon such
as children send up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Willkie Moved By Pluck
OF English In Shelters
City Briefs
HIT BY CAR

Mary Jackson, IL, negro,
1901 Hall street, was treated at
James Walker Memorial hos
pital last night for injuries re-
ceived when she was hit by a
car driven by Moses Baanister,
917 Walnut street, while rid
ing a bicycle on Hall street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30

rive this morning. The
which operated between Bs ss'SA'-
and North Carolina points. will ' .'
rive here late today. Will a'
Love said that there wa, :.
damage to the ships and tb.4 nj
az tha went aground 0I 5scs he:
winds vi which caused T' s6ai iGs s ta.a
at places in the sound. "ats
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BIKE STOLEN

David Hines, $40 South 18th
street, reported to police yes
terday that someone had stolen
his bicycle, valued at SIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
CARS

CARS COLLIDE
Automobiles operated by Ed
Corbett, 612 Nun street, and
]. w. Harvel, 1011 Marsteller
street, were involved in a col
lision at Third and Marsteller
streets yesterday afternoon
with damages to both cars re-
sulting, police reported.
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TREATED

William Nelson, negro, 612
Fosters alley, was treated at
James Walker Memorial hos
pital last night for stab wounds
in the leg.
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ATTEMPTED

ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN
Miss Wanda Byrd, 1905 South
Fourth street, reported to po-
lice last night that for the past
several nights someone has at
tempted to break into her
house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30

Newfoundland, with its 4, ~.
square miles of area, is the 'o 10.
largest of the islands Of tba lo3
Evening star., 1941-10-16
A. A. A. Official Predicts
Control Of Farm Prices

BY the Associated Press.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, Oct. 16.-
7. w. Duggan Of Washington, direc-
tor OF the Agricultural Adjustment
Administrations Southern division
urged yesterday upon Southern
farmers the necessity for strict price
control to prevent imitation and pre-
dicted that such program would be
imposed on agriculture, industry and
labor before the end of the year.
Speaking at a nine-State regional
A. A. A. conference, Mr.. Duggan
said he had found farmers groups
throughout the Nation willing to
make sacrifices in all-inclusive price
ceiling legislation, because the
farmers had learned from World
War days that imitation inevitably
was followed by deflation.
Mr.. Duggan outlined a program of
increased production of foodstufIs
as an aid to England behind
Americas policy that "the seas must
be free of pirates; that the Nazi
military machine must be stopped"
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Mishop FutuI to Workman

A 29-year-old laborer died last
night in Providence Hospital of in
iuries sustained in an accident on
the new War Department building
in Arlington County, Va, police re-
ported. The workman, Vernon
Janey, colored, of Appeal, Md, re-
eeived a fractured vertebra when
struck by q cement hopper, accord
ing to the report.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Reich Forces Ask Aid
Against GuerriI|as
In Yugos|av Areas
Italian Troops Retreat
To Cities as Pressure
OF IrreeuIors Grows
By PRESTON GROVER,

Associated Press Foreign CORRESPONDENT.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 16.-Serb
and Montenegran guerrilla activ-
tiles have become so intense that
italian troops in former Yugoslav
territory have withdrawn principally
into the larger cities while the Ger
man garrisons are calling for more
help, well-informed sources with
good connections in the conquered
area declared tonight.
The guerrilla operations are on
such a large scale southwest of Bel
grade that entire towns have been
taken and held temporarily until
German bombers and land rein-
forcements blasted them out, these
informants said.
The town of UHce. of $4,000 or
more population, has been captured
and recaptured so many times that
1t has been virtually destroyed, it
was said. while heavy damage also
has been done at Shabata and
Zvorkik, both repeatedly held by
guerrillas.
The Italians and Germans were
described as equally stern in re-
prisals, but the Italians were said
TO be less successful in suppressing
patriot bands.
For example, when the Italians
called for surrender OF guns in
Montenegro, only two were turned
in, these informants said.
Both the Montenegrans and the
Chetnik patriots in old Serbia were
described as well armed with rifles,
machine guns and light cannon,
with substantial ammunition stocks.
Withdrawal of an armored Ger
man division from Serbia for service
elsewhere complicated the German
problem, because non-armored forces
suffer far heavier losses every time
they have to recapture a town, it
was asserted.
Sabotage, particularly against
railroads, Is enormous.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Nozis Seize Prague Rodios;
4 More Doomed at Bruenn

BERLIN, Oct. is LP.-D.N.B. re-
ported today from Prague, former
capital of dismembered Czecho-
Slovakia, that local authorities had
decreed the confiscation of radio
receiving sets of all residents In two
districts of the city.
The report said the step was taken
because of the spread "of a whisper
ing campaign and anti-Reich ac-
tivity obviously due to listening to
foreign broadcasts."
Other activity hostile to the
Reich" caused the German authori-
ties to close the first and second
Czech public schools in Prague
Reuth two days ago, D.N.B. said.
1t charged teachers with pur-
suing an anti-German course and
said several were being held for
court martial.
DN.B. earlier reported that 4
court martial at Bruenn, Moravia,
had sentenced four more persons to
death on charges Of preparing for
high treason and sabotage.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

In four and one-haf months Bur-
ma shipped nearly 1,500, 900 tons of
rtce TO other countries.
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army was demoralized and the air
force made powerless.
In succeeding days, the German
communiques began To talk sig
nificantly of the stubborn Russian
resistance. Judging from Mon
days communiques. the Russians
are now fighting back with some
success and the air force in evi-
dence. The Russians at least seem
to have enough planes to bomb
Helsinki.
The situation should clarity
itself this week. Even though
there is nothing to go on save
the official communicates, COM
parison of the two should indi-
cate the rate of German prog
raes, or lack OF IL.
II the Germans do not advance
appreciably this week. the pros
poets OF the Red army's being able
TO wage a long defensive fight viii
seem better. The farther Hitler
advances into Russia, the more
difficult his communications prob
lem Will be. The Russians have
communications problem too.
but not as great as that Of the
Germans.
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Ex-Convici, Freed
From Pen, RECALLED

Paul X Norman. Il. released
Saturday from Mcneil island peni-
Tertiary after serving seven
year term FOR hank robbery. vas
p jail again Monday.
He vas arrested Sunday night
for investigation on the complaint
q Frank Charleston. owner Of the
Lewis hotel. who reported Norman
ned torn a wash bowl from the
wall. breaking the water pipes ard
causing water damage 70 furnish
ings and walls on the first. second
rnd third floors
Norman denied the charge.
claiming that a woman companion
was responsible for the damage
Police said he has served time at
Leavenworth and Alcatraz a. well
as at Mcneil
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NAH PROGRESS MAY
BE EXPECTED SLOW

Now that the Germans have
reached the Stain line and pre-
sumably a heavy Russian reserve
strength. German prograss may
reasonably be expected to slow up.
The Germans claimed 10 have
preached the main Russian line at
unspecified points, but il is no.
ticeable that the communique is
vague. giving no details and max
ing no startling claims.
Presumably II would be some
where in the Luck area south of
the Pripet marshes, since the Rus
slams claim TO be on the counter
offensive in the north. around the
Lake Lepel and Borisov sectors.
The Russian communique. while
optimistic. makes none Of the ex-
trsvagant claims which have dis
tinguished the announcements OF
both sides in the past.
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Pioneer OF
State Passes
PuYollup Motron
Dies OF Age IS

PUYALLUP - Mrs. Irene Gil
man. $. a pioneer Of the state
died Al the home Of her daughter.
Mrs Ralph welcker. Route /. Box
EOS. North Puyallup. Sunday She
moved to Seattle in 1879 from
Kentucky and to Puyallup in 1882
She was the last charter member
Of the First Christian church Of
Seattle
Surviving, besides Mrs Welcker.
are a son. Albert c. Gilman. Of
East Bremerton; q sister. Mrs
Lucy Brack Of Little Rock. Ark.
four grandchildren. and three
great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at l o'clock at the Wrg-
ley and Clements chapel with Rev.
Give Taylor officiating. Burial
will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Seattle.
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Soldiers Jailed
For Beating Man

Two soldiers. Charles Csntsr-
bury. -. and Melton Peters. p,
were held for investigation Mon
day after repeatedly beating Ia
conan who refused 10 write a 500
check for them.
TIE men we're arrested Saturday
night At the Merit hotel on nth
81 IN the company Of Alice Logs
don. 10
The complaining witness. Phil
Dave. 612 Tacoma ave. said the
soldiers approached him at 18th
and A SITS. and ordered him 10 write
the check under the threat Of q
beating.
When he refused. they beat
him. but Dave managed 10 escape
serious injury. 1t was reported.
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GERMANS TRYING TO
FNCIRCLE RUSSIANS

Both sides asserted that their
air forces were hammering almost
constantly at enemy front and rear
lines.
In the central sector the Ger
mans appear to be attempting 10
break through north and south
OF the Borisov- Smolensk- Moscow
highway. presumably with the in
tention Of eonverging their north
and south thrusts beyond Smol-
ensk, enveloping this strong point
in a pincers movement
Success Of this maneuver would
enable the Nszis 10 repeat their
fsvorite tactic. the enlightenment
Of the heavy masses Of Soviet
troops gathered in positions from
Borisov to Orsha 70 Smolensk for
the defense of the Minsk-to-Mos-
COW line.
Moscow reported that two
German mine layers and n sub
marine had been sunk by Red
naval units In battling in the
Baltic sea and the Gulf of
Riga.
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Murray. under direction Of II. Col
Walter J. DeLong. state adjutant-
general
Officers for the Tacoma con-
tingent have not yet been selected.
nor will they be. II is announced.
until a special examination is held
sometime soon at Camp Murray.
The regiment viii be composed
Of a regimentai headquarters COM
pany. service company and 10 rifle
companies. Tacoma's allotment
has been one full rifle company
Co. C-and the second platoon of
Co. ID.
Recruiting will be carried for
ward at the state armory. Men
who have had some sort Of mill
tary experience are desired. but
previous military service Is by no
means a requirement needed to
enlist.
State Provides Cash
Like the Martin regime guard.
the regiment will have nothing
whatsoever 10 do with the federal
government. II will be financed
entirely by the state and will be
maintained entirely apart from the
regular army and national guard.
The regiments functions will be
almost entirely of a civil nature
such as assisting In time of fires.
floods or other disasters: or. II
OF defending bridges.
tunnels. water supplies. etc.
Volunteers will drill one night n
week. with special schools in adj
dition scheduled for officers and
non-commissioned officers.
Units Are Listed
Other units of the regiment are
being formed throughout the state
as follows:
Seattle, Service Co. and Co. A:
centralia, LIST platoon. Co. b;
kelso. I'd platoon. Co. b; Olympia.
LIST platoon. Co. ID; Spokane. Co.
f and I'd platoon. Co. F; walla
walla. LIST platoon. Co. F; Mason
City, LIST platoon. Co. @; Wen
atchee. I'd platoon. Co. C: Yakima,
Co. II; Bellingham. LIST platoon. Co.
|; Everett. I'd platoon, Co. I:
Aberdeen. LIST platoon, Co. X; Port
I'd platoon, Co. X.
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BREMERTON-Homer r. Jones.
Bremerton mayor for three years.
exchanged his title as the city's
chief executive for that of lieuten-
ant. U. S. navy. Monday when he
reported to the Puget Sound Navy
Yard for active duty.
Jones. a reserve officer for the
past five years. will remain on
active duty for the duration" and
has been assigned as public rela-
tons officer for the Puget Sound
yard under Rear Admiral Charles
s. Freeman.
The position as mayor will not
be filled for another week or ten
days pending the return from the
east of City Commissioner Cliff c.
Casad whose presence is required
before action can be taken.