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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
No Comment
On Passage
From Berlin
"Roosevelt's Gesture
Is Deliberate, Unpro-
voked Move Toward
War;" Fascist d
torial Spokesman De-
clares.

Rome, March l0.-(AP)-Virginio
Gayda, fascist editorial spokesman,
declared today that the British aid
bill was open intervention in the
War against the axis" which even
tually may bring into play the Rome
Berlln-Tokyo pact with many dis
agreeable surprises to England and
the United States in the Pacific."
''Isolated in its elementary reality"
he declared, "Roosevelt's gesture is
a deliberate, unprovoked move to-
ward war;
He called it a viola ion Of the
hague convention on the rights and
duties Of a neutral, and saio:
so President Roosevelt volun-
tarily and publicly takes the United
States out Of the neutrality which
already has been much violated III
the past months and reneWs Wilson'S
Warlike policy afterwards disapprov-
ed by the Senate.
NO excuse may be claimed for the
change to the figure Of a new ag-
gressor which Roosevelt is preparing
to attribute to the United States,
dragging their people 'cto an adven-
ture which they do not seek and on
which they have not been called to
express an opinion under the sacred
principles of democracy"
In Berlin, authorized sources said
passage of the British aid bill by the
United States Senate Saturday cdus-
co no surprise at the Wilhelmstrassc.
There was ne official German com
ment, however, and it was indicated
there would be none until the bill
becomes law.
In Washington, final congressional
action on the British aid bill appear
eel to be but a matter of hours and
Informed persons considered it pos
sible that the vast supply Of war
materials thereby made available to
Britain would start moving across
the Atlantic within a few days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
SENATE APPROVES
ESTABLISHMENT OF
NEW BASES

Washington, March l0.-(AP)-
The Senate approved today establish
ment of naval air bases on sites &C
quired from Britain in exchange for
United States destroyers, an action
which the Senate naval committee
said would have the effect Of Con
g%ressional ratification" of the ex-
change.
The action came when the Senate
passed a $245 500 authorization
for naval public works including, be-
sides the work at the British bases,
development of facilities at Guam
and Samoa, in the Alaskan area, at
various other Pacific locations, in the
Canal Zone, in the Caribbean and
in continental United States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
PRIME MINISTER'S
DAUGHTER ESCAPES

London, March 1O.-(AP)-A re-
port circulated in London today that
oarah Churchill Oliver, actress
laughter of Prime Minister Winston
churchill, had been killed in a re-
cent bombing. but her husbands sec
retary said later she is quite all
right"
She was reported en- route to
bradford to appear at a concert.
MRS. Oliver, q, was married to
VIC Oliver, American comedian, in
1850 IN New York, where she made
ner debut on the United States
Stage in that year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
Adjournment by Sat-
urday Night is Barely
Possible; Several I'm
portant Measures Re-
main to be Considered.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
b. LYNN NISBET.
b. l.,

Raleigh, March 8.-Getting down
to work early this afternoon, follow
ing a full day on the public calen-
dar Saturday, legislative leaders are
driving hard for sine die adjourn
ment Saturday night. Attitude Of
the veterans toward this achievement
might be called Wishful rather than
hopeful. Many Of them see little pro-
liability Of the sessions ending be-
fore the middle OF next week.
With revenue and appropriation
bills out Of the way, with reappor-
t.onment disposed Of, albeit not very
satisfactorily, and with most of the
governors must reorganizations
either accomplished or on the way to
certain passage within Il day or two,
there is no absolute bar to adjourn
mCnt any time.
On the other hand, there remain so
many important public measures,
and a whole flock Of local bills of
great importance to the several coun-
tie and communities in the state,
that If these bills are given any sort
OF decent consideration the session
Will have To go Y two or three
Gays INTO nest week.
On the program for this week arc
such matters as election of uniVer-
slty trustees, House action on the
board of education amcndmcnt. ii.
quOr referendum hearings before the
finance committee Of the House. and
city extension biIls-including the
NOgIcr statewide act and a doZCA
OF more local measures, among them
n specifically enlargmg Raleigh
and another making a general rule
fOr extension of all municipalities in
Wake county.
Board of Education REPRESENTATIONS.
Set tor special order in the House
OF Representatives for tomorrow IS
consideration OF the proposed con-
stltutional amendment consolidating
all Of the public school control agen-
cies into one board OF education.
After a hectic passage back and forth
from committees, with amendments
being amended and votes being re-
considered, the bill passed the Sen
i-te. II provides for a consolidated
board with an appOintIVe member
IRON each congressional district, and
the lieutenant governor, the state
treasurer, and the superintendent of
public instruction as eX-OffiCiO MEM
berS. This board would be required
10 appoint a comptroller, responsible
to the board, who would handle the
fiscal affairs of the schools. Fight
was made in the Senate, and in the
House committee, with assurances
that it will be carried TO the floor,
On the further provision that this
comptroller when appointed must be
approved by the state superinten-
dent.
An amendment to strike out that
provision was defeated in House
committee by a sort of fluke, but it
will be vigorously contested on the
floor, Business men do not want to
give professional school men too
much control of the school money.
1t IS also apparent that consider
able opposition is being engineered
by other state officials who now con-
Continued on Page Three,)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, March l0.-Under the APP
propations bill adopted last week
without a dissenting vote in Senate
or House and in record time for such
a measure, North Carolina will spend
on its educational system during the
next two years the sum of 1884,
507 1913.
The amount, in the aggregate,
is more than tWo-thirds of the total
appropriations authorized from the
general fund for all purposes, which
reached S9l,329,3S7.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
Axis Admits
NA
KeverSeS
Stewart Says Hitler
and Mussolini Give
Most Convincing Proof
Of Troubles.
BY CHARLES T.. STEWART

! "a l 10 \olAilIIi'iol
Washington, March 10. - Berlin
and Rome, as our state department
j~nterprots the news from these tive
supposedly strictly censored sources
are furnishing the most convincing
Of all proofs that things are going
badly with the European axis.
From Berlin recently came the in
formation that Herr Hitler has re
m~orselessly squelched disorders in
Holland. Oh, he doubtless has
squelched EN-, but his announcement
that he's done so is taken as an adj
mission from d lirst-class authority
that there We're Dutch disorders that
required squelching. And it was as
good an authority as Signor Musso-
lini, who testified that the fascists
were a lot Worse licked in northern
Africa than ever the British said they
were.
Adolf and Benito ought to know,
if anybody.
Benito's revelation was naive to
the point Of being funny. 1t evi-
IDENTITY ha% leaked out in Italy itself
that il duce's forces were on the
run o the southern side Of the
Mediterranean, and it appears that
the Italians, at home, were begin
ming to mutter that he'd neglected
TO send enough of 'em into that field
of activity or to keep 'em supplied
adequately. Seemingly Benito was
stung by these criticisms: so he made
that speech Of a few days ago, to the
effect that his African military out
fit was, too, a great plenty more
numerous and better equipped than
Italy and the rest Of the world had
given it credit for being. Well, if it
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
North Carolina Will Spend
$64, 500, 900 For Education
In Next Tw0 Fiscal Years

OF the total, S3~1,570,559 is au-
thorized to be spent during the fiscal
year l94l-42 and $32, 7,439 during
the period l942-43.
Operation Of the eight-months
public school system accounts for
practically 80 percent of all aduca-
tional expenditures to be under
taken, this operation being estimated
to cost S28,l58,324 for the first year
of the biennium and $29, 454, 233 Tor
the second.
If the division Of funds spent con-
tinues the same as in past years (and
Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
REPRIEVES
TO THREE

Raleigh, March l0.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Broughton granted reprieves to-
Gay to three men sentenced to death
lor murder, but said the stays were
no indication that further clemency
would be extended.
The statement said the rcpricvcs
were given Dollie Lee Hudson, SEN
fenced in Northampton county; Fleet
Jack Wall, convicted in Arson, and
Sylvester Woodland, sentenced IN
Wayne, because the press OF official
business had kept the governor from
giving careful consideration to the
cases.
Hudson had been set for execution
Friday and his new death date is
April Is. Wall and Woodland had their
death dates changed from March %
70 Nav >
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
General Assembly
Facing Busy Week
Lnd0-China
Peace Near

Tokyo, March 10. - (AP)-
Formal initiating of the peace
agreement settling the border dis
pute between French IndO-China
and Thailand is scheduled to take
place at Premier Fumimaro
Konoye's official residence at 4
p. m. e a. m. e. S. IT, tomorrow,
informed sources reported to-
day.
French Ambassador Charles
Arsane Henry conferred with
Foreign Minister YOsuke Mat
SuOka for 80 minutes today, after
which some observers said some
notifications in the phrasing of
the agreement were likely. The
exact nature of these remained
u~ndisclOsed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
TRAFFIC

annapolis, March 1O.-(AP)-Mlso
Nina Belle Harrell, 10, of Oak City,
N. c., a nurse at Brownsville state
hospital, was struck and killed by
an automobile as she walked along
a highway with three hospital en-
ployees last night. Anne Arundel
county police held Joseph Jewell, 20,
of Parole, Md, for a hearing on
manslaughter and reckless driving
charges, Officer w. A.. Stallings said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy and warmer.
'lght scattered showers in west
portion tonight: Tuesday partly
ciOudy In west and mostly
cloudy with light scattered show
efs III east portion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10
@

London, March 1O.-(AP)- A
broadcast on the wave length OF
the Belgrade radio, heard here
today, said the German minister
to Athens had handed the Greek
foreign minister "sOme pro-
poSals."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-10

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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
WHEELER PLANS
ANTI-WAR DRIVE
Says Natio wide Cam.
paign Will Be Pushed if
Aid Bill is Okehed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 80. - Up -
Looking beyond the Forthcoming
senate action on the lease-lend bill,
Senator Wheeler (D<Mont) declared
today that if the measure were
PASSED, it's opponents would con.
duct a campaign from coast to coast
in an effort to keep the United
States out of war.
81 am going to stump the country,
and I am going to try to get other
senators to do likewise" he told re-
.porters. He said that some other
senators had already agreed to ad.
dress mass meetings from Boston
to California"
Meantime, warnings that the bill
means war were shouted to the sem
ate by Senators Lafollette prog
Wis), Clark (D-Idaho> and Danaher
(R-Conn), as the spidery steel cir
ders above the chamber echoed to
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
BANTINC KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
|Co-Discoverer Of Insulin
Dies With Two Others
In Newfoundland

OTTAWA, F e b. 24.-R-S1 +
Frederick Grant Banting, n OF
the great benefactors of mankind
as co-discoverer of insulin, W a S
killed along with two other men
in a military plane that crashed
in the snowy wastes of Newfound-
land last Friday while en- route on
a secret war mission to Britain,
it became known tonight.
Of the four in the plane, only
the pilot, Joseph Creighton Mackey
of Kansas City, survived.
He traced out in the drifts a
terse message telling of the deaths
of Sir Frederick and the others,
so that searchers who sighted the
wreckage from the air knew the
extent of the tragedy even before
a ski plane could land to rescue
Mackey.
The secrecy surrounding the
flight was cleared only to the ex-
tent by a statement by Prime Min
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

Increased
To 81 Billions
President Asks More Funds
For II Major War De-
partment Functions
WILL EXPAND POSTS
Also Asks $15O,OOO,OO0
Fund to Construct De-
Tense Housing Units .

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-R-
The United States armainents pro-
gram has jumped to ''close to
$31, 900, 900, 000," budget director
Harold D. Smith said tonight after
President Roosevelt asked congress
to furnish SO, 1872, 81, 1877 to the war
department Immediately because
of Contingencies which have aris-
en-"
Mr.. Roosevelt sent a letter to
speaker Rayburn asking the funds
for II war department functions,
ranging from SLAP, 26l, 900 for the
air corps to $500 for the Fort
Benning, Ga, infantry school.
Of the total, somewhat more
than half was for projects which
he had outlined earlier, to be Ear
ried out in the 1912 fiscal year
beginning next July l, and thus
represented no addition to tile de-
tense program. Budget director
Smith said, however, that about
ST., $50, 600, 900 was an augmentation
VI ule program.
Program Increased
Mr.. Roosevelt, in his budget mes
sage to congress in January, es.
timated that since June, 1910, de-
tense appropriations, authorize.
tons and requests aggregated $685..
480, 600, 900. Besides today's addi-
tons, this $28, 480, 600, 900 program
has been increased by some other,
smaller amounts in the past few
weeks.
Today's recommendations includ-
ed expansion of military posts and
defense installations, among other
things, but the President submitted
no other details of how the money
would be spent, such as location of
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT
Smithie Henderson, u. S.
Hinson and Miss Mary
Lee jolly Victims

WHITEVILLE, Feb. "a Three
persons dead and two seriously
injured was the Columbus county
highway accident record ove the
weekend, it was reported here to-
day.
Miss Mary Lee Farrell Jolly, is,
of Freeman, died in the Columbus
county hospital at 4:30 o'clock this
morning from injuries received
early Sunday night in an automo-
bile-oil truck collision near Lake
Waccamaw.
Smithie Henderson, rs, of Chad
bourn, who was struck by an au-
tomobile at Chadbourn on Febru-
airy IA, died in the hospital here
this morning at 9 o'clock.
U. S. Hinson, %, of the Pleasant
Hill section, was killed instantly
early Sunday morning when the
pickup truck in which he was rid
ing overturned near the New Hope
church. The truck was repeatedly
driven by Gray Hugh, of the same
community.
Thomas Speed Sibbett, 20, Of
Whiteville, driver of the a in
which Miss jolly was riding, is a
patient at the hospital for treat
ment of a broken leg and lacera-
tons of the face and body. His
condition is fair.
Calvin Lennon, 81, of Whiteville,
is in a critical condition at the
local hospital where he was admit
ted Sunday night for treatment OF
a broken pelvis, leg fractures and
other injuries, received when the
car he was driving overturned on
a curve near here. Two passengers
with Lennon, Robert Lennon. a
brother, and w. A. Crowell, both
of Whiteville, escaped injury.
Acting Coroner J. P. Quinerly
this morning impaneled a jury to
view the body of Miss Jolly and
an inquest into the death was con-
tinued until Tuesday night in the
courthouse here.
Miss Jolly. who had a sister,
Elizabeth Jolly, to meet death in
an automobile accident at Halls
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Says Raiders
Sink 2l5,000
Tons Of Ships
Credits Italy With Tying Up
Large Part Of British
Sea Forces
SEES BIGGER EVENTS
German Dictator Speaks on
2lst Anniversary Of the
Nazi Party

MUNICH, Germany. Feb. a.
g-Adot Hitler himself reported
today that German sea raiders had
sunk 2l5, 900 tons Of shipping in
the past two days and he pro-
claimed that this was only the
beginning of a sweeping naval Of
fensive to reach full swing in the
next TWO months.
He said that Germany's under
sea warfare had been restricted
until recently to the operations OF
80 few submarines" while new
crews were being trained to go
to sea in force.
The announcement Of sinkings by
surface and undersea raiders in
the past two days Qater increased
as to 2l7, 300 tons by DNB, official
news agency gave grim point to
the fuehrer's threat Of a grand
offensive.
Credit to Italy
Hitler credited Italy with tying
up large British sea forces, as
we'll as land forces and planes, in
the Mediterranean area while Ger
many prepared for her naval on
Slaught.
Our struggle at sea only now
can begin" he said. The reason
for this lies in the fact that, to
begin with, we wanted to train
new crews for U-boats which are
now ready.
There should be no doubt about
that. Just two hours ago I re-
ceived information from the navy
high command that just now re.
ports on the last two days had
come in during which high seas
forces and U-boats sank 2l5, 0O(
tons of which U-boats alone sank
lSO,OOO tons, among them one con
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

mer Deputy George Dimitroff, leader
Of the Bulgarian farmers p a y
which has called openly for opposi-
ton TO entry of Nazi troops into this
country. Dimitroff was arrested Sat
urday but later escaped from a con-
centration camp.
The Well-connected Istanbul news
paper Ikdam, commenting editorially
on the departure of British men,
women and children from Bulgaria,
said, this is an important sign of
the times"
THE Axis is going to try to occupy
the whole Mediterranean" the Tur-
kish paper continued. 1.-The first
move in this maneuver is to occupy
Greece. There are great preparations
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
MARINE BASE LAND
FUNDS CONSIDERED
Survey Of Proposed Site in
Onslow Going Forward
AT Rapid Pace

The house of representatives ap-
preparations committee is now con-
sidering an item Tor ST, 500, 900 to
provide funds for acquisition of
the land on the site of the pro-
posed Marine training base in Ons-
low and Pamlico counties, accord
ing to an Associated Press dis
patch from Washington last night.
Meanwhile, the survey of the
proposed site in Onslow county is
going forward at a rapid pace, it
was learned last night. Several
additional wells are being drilled
at various places in the county to
determine the water supply avail
able.
The survey work is expected to
be completed within the next few
days.
The Onslow and Pamlico sites
have already been recommended
for the Marine training station and
air base by the Marine corps in
Washington.
Rep. Graham A. Barden said in
Washington that he had been ad-
vised the house naval affairs COM
Continued on Page Six; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Admiral Stirling Warns
Of y. S. Clash With Japs
Germans Let-Up in Air
Drive Against Britain

LONDON, Feb. 24.-(R-Ger.
man raiders swept through star
lit skies over the becalmed Eng.
lish channel tonight shortly
after blackout time, but hours
Later the "all clear" sounded in
London without any invading
planes having been seen Or
heard.
Nazi aircraft were reported
over towns in East Angela, but
there apparently was very little
activity. An%tI-aIrcra1t batteries
in London remained silent.
The alarm sounded tonight
after a day of scattered raids
over East Anglia and North Scot
land, where the government said
there were neither casualties nor
damage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
County Salary
Bill
Delay Asked
Deferment Of Passage Ask
ed by Judge Lennon and
Solicitor Smith
BOARD WINS ROUND
Solons Agree to Offer Plan
For 1t to Set Pay Scale
OF Officials

Deferment of passage Of a bill Civ
ing the board of county commits
sioners the power to set the salaries
of elective officers was asked in a
telegram by Judge Alton A. Lennon
and County Solicitor H. Winfield
Smith to Representatives Jack Lee
Grand and John R. Morris last night.
Yesterday the New Hanover dele,
cation to the legislature agreed tc
introduce, probably this week, a
measure empowering the county
board to fix and regulate the pay OF
officers elected at the polls.
Judge Lennon and Solicitor Smith
said that some legal technically
might arise whereby the commission.
ers could not raise our salaries" Sew
eral days ago the recorders court
officers asked that they be given in
creases in salaries through legisla
tive action.
The telegram in full as sent by
Judge Lennon and Solicitor Smith
read as follows:
Believing some legal technical
ties might arise whereby the board
Of county commissioners could not
raise our salaries. we respectfully ask
that you defer passage of the bill
empowering the county commission
ers to set elective officers salaries
until you first pass a bill raising
our salaries to an amount agreeable
by the board of county commission
ers, and then, they can, if they like
thereafter regulate our salaries. We
are sending to each of the county
commissioners a copy of this tele
gram. ="
The agreement by the Legislators
to introduce the measure came at &
morning session Of the board anG
was in effect a victory for the COM
missioners in their first round of the
fight for absolute financial jurisdic.
ton over all county officials and en-
Continued on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
BY KEN NOBLE

A transient problem rar and be-
You'd anything ever before exper-
fenced is literally roosting on Will
mington's doorstep, and what to
do about it has city, county and
private social agencies in a guam
Diary of worry and indecision.
Ironically enough, the same ma
tional defense program which has
brought Wilmington an unprece-
dented business boom is also re-
sponsible for the fact that there
are more broke, down-and-out tran
sients in and around the city than
at any time within memory of
those charged with coping h
that particular social problem.
And, serious as the problem is, its
potential proportions in. the weeks
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Accidents Take
Three Lives In Columbus
Condition of Alfonso
Is Termed Unbalanced

ROME, Feb. 24-REPhysi-
clans Of former King Alfonso
XIII Of Spain described his con-
dition tonight as unchanged"
after a day in which he show
ed continued resistance to a
heart affliction that held him
near death.
A few intimates were admit
ted to the hotel room where the
former monarch was propped
up in an over-stuffed chair.
They expressed belief that he
was somewhat better" His
breathing, however, still was
said to be difficult.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

and the other in a northeast-south-
west direction.
Prevatt said work of laying a
rock base en- the third runway o.
500 feet long and 100 feet wide,
and extending in a north-south di-
rection, would begin later this week
or early next week.
Sometime ago, the Cline and Ell
lis firm, he said, was awarded con-
tracts for Improvement projects on
the Carolina Beach road and high
way II from Wilmington to SCOTS
Hill.
This firm is now setting up its
asphalt plant on the Gordon road,
near the railroad crossing, and is
expected to begin hard surfacing
operations at the airport within
the next two weeks. Addison Hew-
lett, chairman to the board Of
county commissioners. reported
yesterday,