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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
British Take
And
Trap Italians
Attempt to Crush Through
English Gordon South Of
City Ends in Disaster
GENERALS ARE TAKEN
City, With Excellent Har-
Dor, Will Provide Excel
lent Base for British

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. S.-(Satur-
day)-R-A desperate italian. at
tempt to crash through a British
Gordon south Of Bengasi ended in
disaster with all Italian resistance
in that city wiped out and the shat
tered fragments of Marshal Grazi-
ants army fleeing west across the
central Libyan desert, it was Of
ficially reported today.
The British high command said 60
Italian tanks were smashed, "heavy
losses inflicted, and a large mum
Der" of prisoners taken, including
an army commander, a corps COM
mander, and many other senior Of
ficers.
"In operations leading up to the
capture of Bengasi, an arrnored
formation made a forced march of
$50 miles in 80 hours, brushing
aside resistance enroute to close the
last line of retreat" a British com
munique said.
Hemsned In
Surprised by the speed of this
brilliant exploit the enemy endeavor-
ing to withdraw from Bengasi found
themselves finally hemmed in.
Numerically superior Italian
armored forces supported by infan-
try and artillery then made deter
mined efforts to break through our
Gordon.
every attempt was repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. After
sixty of their tanks became battle
casualties the enemy finally ceased
fighting"
In addition to the prisoners, the
British said, quantities of war ma
terial of all descriptions also were
captured.
Bengasi, vital port city at the
crossroads between eastern and cen
trail Libya, was taken by one column
of British troops Thursday, and pre-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
|plan Provides
For Election
March
viii Be Offered Jointly by
New Hanover County's
Two representatives
..JAYCEES SPONSORED IT
Action Is Result Of Petition
Signed by 2,4OO Citizens;
Hearings Offered

Rep. John r. Morris said last
/ night that he and Rep. Jack Le-
Grand will introduce a bill in the
1 state house of representatives Mon
/ DAY calling for an election on the
| proposal that Wilmington adopt the
city manager-council form of gov
eminent.
The bill will be introduced joint
|lv by the two New Hanover repre-
sentatives, he said.
Provides Election
The measure, which is backed by
the Wilmington Junior Chamber of
Commerce, provides for an election
on the city manager question to
be held some time in March.
Exact date for the election is to
be decided by the county board of
elections, Rep. Morris said.
Rep. LeGrand said that the peti-
ton circulated by the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce was signed by
approXimately 2,400 qualified cleo
tors. amy group of citizens that
large in number is certainly en-
titled for a hearing" he said.
Both representatives said that
if anyone wants a hearing on the
bill to notify either o fthe two
so that they may set a date for it.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
started its campaign to secure a
city manager form of government
last fall. Officials of the organiZa-
ton stated that they hoped to call
an election and decide on the ques-
ton soon so that, in the event of
its passage, the officials under the
new form of government would
be able to take office at the ex-
pirat;on of the present terms of
officials now in office.
The bill to be introduced in the
legislature merely calls for a vote
on whether or not Wilmington will
have the city manager form of
government or retain it's present
commissioner form. Under the man
ager form of government, a board
of councilmen will employ a mana
ger to run the affairs of the city,
with the Mayor to act in an. ex-
officio capacity without authority.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Feb. T.
R-Capt. Howard L. Vickery, U.
S. NJ, a member of the United
States Maritime commission, as
serted tonight that America was
Sin for a truly tremendous ship
building program
That program, he said in a pre-
pared address at the Coast Guard
academy here, would satisfy the
needs of this country if supple
mented by centralized shipping
control"
Capt. Vickery asserted, however,
that America did not have enough
ships to carry a fve-fold increase
in exports to Great Britain, which
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
ITALIANS PROTECT
U. s. E EMBASSY
Soldiers Stand Guard Dur
ing More Student Street
Demonstrations

ROME, Feb. 7-LP-Italian troops
protected the United States embassy
today during more student street
demonstrations, marked, this time,
by open demonstrations of brotherly
love between German and Italian
men of arms.
Italians displayed absorbing in.
terest in the congressional course OF
the British aid bill and Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh editorially was
patted on the back for his opposition
to it.
Uniformed Fascist students, with
some Germans, paraded through
Rome's streets in protest against
which they called enemy lies" about
disorders between Germans and Ital
ians in Italy. Apparently they did
not attempt to march on the Amer
lean embassy; in a similar demon
stration yesterday, they likewise
turned off on another street before
reaching the building, on the Piazza
San Bernardo.
Although actual anti-American
demonstrations among the well-dis'
ciplined Fascist students thus far
have failed to develop, observers re
called that similar pickets of troops
were posted around the Soviet Rus
sian, British and French embassies
in the past when the policies of
those countries displeased Italians.
The last show Of military protec'
ton, for the British and French
embassies, occurred last June 10,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Amount0fAid
FIR. May Give
Set By House
Amendment to Lease-Lend
Bill Presented by Admin
istration Leadership
MOVE IS BIG SURPRISE
Republican Proposals to
Forbid Transfer Of Arms,
Ships Beaten Down
BY CHA L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Feb. T. H -
The administration leadership to-
night suggested and the house
quickly adopted a sharp limitation
on the extent to which, under the
lease-lend bill, President Roosevelt
may transfer to other nations
American military and naval
equipment already on hand or ap-
propriated for.
The limit fixed was one tenth Of
total appropriations for defense for
the fiscal year 1s41. The exact fig
ure was left subject to some dis
pute but all agreed that the appro-
priation total lay between $12, 000.-
600, 900 and $13, 900, 600, 90. Hence
the transfer limitation is from ST.
200, 900, 900 to ST. 300, 600, 900, to be
determined exactly later.
Must Compute Value
Thus, as the bill stood at the
close of the day, the value of any
present naval or military equip
ment or equipment provided for in
the vast appropriations heretofore
made will be computed before it
al be sent to England. And nj
more than about S 1900, 900, 900
worth of it may be so transferred.
The amendment proposed by the
leadership did not stipulate h W
the valuation was to be arrived at.
Its proposal came, nevertheless,
as a stunning surprise to all fac
lions in the chamber. Throughout,
a long day of haggling over
amendments, minor and major,
the leaders had obdurately op-
posed any further concessions to
critics of the bill. In fact, before
the days session began, they an
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
CAPPER ASSAILS
BRITISH AID BILL
SAYS Enactment of Measure
Will Take U. S. into the
European War

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-E-
Senator Capper (R-Kan.). urging
defeat of the British-aid bill, said
tonight it's enactment would take
the United States into the Euro
pean war, in spite of everything
we can do"
The Kansas republican, a men,
Der of the foreign relations COM
mittee, said he was more concern
ed about this measure than any
other that had come before con-
gress during my % years in the
senate" His criticism of the bill
was broadcast by Columbia broad
casting system.
Noting that he had supported
m many proposals by President
Roosevelt, Capper said he opposed
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08

LONDON, Feb. 7.-RE Roaring
through choking channel mist,
waves of Royal Air Force bombers
caught the Germans off guard to-
night and dumped heavy caliber
explosives for two hours on tn e
Germn-held coast of France.
The Raj seemed to concentrate
on Boulogne, across the channel
from Dover.
Parachute flares from the at
tackers gave the first inkling to
coastal observers in England that
a raid was on. They were the first
warning to the Germans too, for it
was only when the flares were
seen that Nazi searchlights went
into action.
Weather conditions had made
the possibility of an attack tonight
extremely slim.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON

The fall of Bengasi, an event
which knocks Italy out of E a S
Libya, came so swiftly as to sug.
gest complete disintegration of the
fascist army in North Africa.
Details of the-British bag of pris
oners are lacking; but reports
from the British grand headquar-
tiers at Cairo indicate wholesale
surrenders. There seems little pos
sibility that the Italians can make
another stand in North Africa.
Morale Law
Their defeat by Britain's desert
'blitzkrieg" is too crushing a n d
complete not to indicate wide
spread dissaffection in Italian
ranks. Bengasi underscores anew
the British conviction that Italian
army war morale is low, that the
Italian public's acceptance of the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Waves Of British Planes
BOmbG ermanSInFrance

The Strait of Dover was wrapped
in the worst fog of the year all
day and tonight athick mist still
lay along the French coast.
But above the mist the flashes
Of exploding bombs, the bursts of
German anti-aircraft shells a n d
streams of tracer bullets lighted
the French coast almost without
pause during the raid.
The bomb flashes we're reflected
even in the shop windows OF one
English coastal town.
During the day the fog blotted
out visibility beyond a few yards
and confined German aerial
thrusts over England to two lone
raiders.
At a late hour no night activity
had been reported over any part
of Britain and London enjoyed its
fifteenth raidless night out of the
last -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
WEYCAND TO KEEP
BASE FROM NAILS
General Makes Pledge that
Germany Will Not Get
Tunisian Station

VICHY, France, Feb. 7-R-A
pledge by General Maxine Wey-
gand that Germany will get no Tun,
islam base from France was pub,
hshed widely today through the
unoccupied zone-on orders from
the government.
This statement, made in a radio
broadcast from Algiers by the
Vlchy governments African Gen
efallssimo, was injected into the
french-German political crisis at
a time when Admiral Jean Darlan,
me navy minister, was on his way
oack from Paris with the latest
word on the position of Pierre La
val ousted vice-premier.
II was reported here that Laval,
ol whose return to the government
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
IS LOOKING TO FUTURE
Would Be Used to Absorb
Defense Workers When
Emergency is Over

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-B-
Plans for a reservoir of public
works projects, to be held in readi.
ness to absorb defense workers
once the present emergency ends,
were initiated today by President
Roosevelt.
Workers by the thousands have
been given jobs turning out wea-
pons of war, and he told a press
conference the administration was
trying to guard against what might
happen to them when the fighting
ends and their jobs finished.
All Types
Congress will be asked, the Presi-
dent said, to authorize all types
of works projects-hospitals, hous-
ing, airports, roads-with emphasis
those that will give the gov
eminent a chance to get back
some of it's capital investment.
These projects, Mr.. Roosevelt
said, will be put on a shelf and
pulled out when they are needed
to take up the slack in defense
employment.
Immediately after his press con-
ference, he talked over the part
highway construction would take
in the program with Thomas Mac.
Donald, federal roads commissioner.
He discussed the program also
with William Green, President of
the American Federation of Labor.
who called at the white house to
urge that the national resources
planning board consider immedia-
tely the matter of supplying work,
when the emergency is over, for
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
TRAFFIC DRIVE
IS BEGUN HERE
Round-U OF Crashers OF
Red Lights Is Started
By City Officers

Initiating their campaign to re-
lieve downtown traffic congestion by
rigid enforcement Of traffic laws,
police yesterday "cracked the whip"
on signal violators, %arresting ten
motorists for illegal passing of stop
lights at the intersection of II and
Market streets.
Eight arrests during a Commute
period during the morning were
made by Charles H. Casteen, assist
ant chief Of police and Officer J. A.
Anderson between 6 and z O'Clock
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08

ped box was Mrs. Turrentine's
purse and inside the purse was this
note:
please find enclosed your peck
etbook. Regret loss of money. A
friend broke and in need. Will pay
back $1.92 as soon as I land a
job" Signed-"An Honest Man in
Need"
Nothing else but the $1.e2 was
missing from the pocketbook,
rentine.
And I'm willing to bet two to
one that the fellow pays her back"
an officer commented.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
For Reserve Works
Projects Begun By F. r,
John r. Morris Plans
Apartments at Beach

Plans for sixteen apartments
to be built on North Shores,
new development on the North
ern extension of W~rightsville
Beach, are nearing completion,
John r. Morris, representative
1 n the legislature from New
Hanover county, announced
last night.
Morris said he plans to erect
two eight-apartment houses in
the new development and will
install heating systems which
will make them attractive year.
around places of residence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Vickery Says y. S. Faces
Great Shipbuilding Job

he said one expert had contendedi
was necessary if we were Ito as
sist Britain to defeat the totalitari-
an powers"
IF they were to be provided"
he added, they must come Large
ly from American shipyards in a.
shiphuilding effort which would
make the present attempt look
puny."
He said the present program
would swell the number of work
ers in the s%hipbuilding industry
from 126, 900 in November, 1910.
to 1888, 900 by November, 1912. The
! Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Intentions OF POcketbOOk
Robber Apparently Good

II degree of honesty of a
na~lSe'fobber here is hard to deter.
"lne' but it's certain that his in
'ehtlons are good.
thursday afternoon Mrs. Hugh
NIL lfehtne, of COS Dock street, re-
sn'ed that her pocketbook had
been stolen or she had lost
"alie shopping on South Front
Inc purse contained $1.92 in
rS Ma some keys, papers and in
H. N'efday a box was found in
as: courthouse, near the sheriff's
@Ve' Inside the carefully wrap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
GREEKS REPULSE
ITALIAN ATTACKS
Fascist Advance Post Re.
ported Captured as AL
bantam Fight Continues

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 7.-R-
Two Italian counter-attacks upon
Greek positions along the Albanian
front we're repulsed today, a Greek
government spokesman reported
tonight.
An Italian advance post was cap
tured, he said.
In the war at sea, he declared
that the Greeks had lost not a
single ship, either in the Mediter'
ranean or Aegean since the begin
ming of hostilities, and in the last
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
ARMY ORDERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-RE
Army orders today:
Majors
Donald @. Harris, Fla, Spartan
burg, S. c., to Fort Benning.
Marvin E. Kennebeck, DC,
Philippine Dept, to Fort Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08

rather cold.
(By q. s.. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday:
Temperature
1:3O a. m. Al; 7:30 a. m. 4S; 80 p. m.
4s; 7:3o p. M. Al; maximum 81; mini
mum 45; mean 81 normal II.
Humidity
1:3O q. m. 81; 1880 a. m. 100; 1870
D. m. So; 7:30 p. m. s..
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:8 p, m
1.45 inches; since first of month l,66
inches.
Tides FOL Today
(For Tide Tables published by U. 5.
Coast and GeoCetic SURVEY:
High Low
wi,minpton --.--- 6:57a 1:40a
7:19p 2:21p
MasonbOro Inlet -------- 4:39a wa
sop II :17p
Sunrise Z :O4a; sunset 5:49p;
2 :46p; moonset 4:04a.
Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville
Feb. Z, at 8 a. M, 10 feet.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina: Mostly cloudy, colder
east and central portions Saturday
Sunday partly cloudy and continued
rather cold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
John Bryant
Funeral Services Friday
for PatroIman

Funeral services for Patrolman
John Bryant, 5235 Balfour road
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
Z More Killed
In City Traffic;
Woman Victim

Traffic accidents in the Detroit
area today had claimed two more
lives, one a woman and the other
an elderly. unidentified man who,
according TO reports, walked in
front of a DSR street car in Mich
igan avenue, near First street.
Police said they hoped to iden-
tify the man, who was about 60
years old. by the number on a
vendors license in his pocket.
Mrs. Michelina Crosse, 80, OF
Libert street. Lincoln Park, was
dead on admittance to Wyandotte
General Hospital following a two
car collision at Old Fort street
and Pennsylvania road. in River
view.
Her husband, Victor, 40 with
whom she was riding, said the
driver OF the other car. Thaddeus
GrZela, 20. Of 9410 Peterson ave-
nue.. failed 10 stop at the inter-
section. GrZela denied this but
was held for investigation on the
order of Assistant Prosecutor John
A. Mowatt.
Miss Martha Fibieh. Is, Of 9128
Portland avenue, a passenger with
Grzela suffered broken shoulder.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
Two Druggists Admit
Narcotic Violations

Two druggists today pleaded
guilty to violation of federal mar
cotic laws by selling paregoric to
dope addicts.
Harry S. Fischhoff, 80, of 11845
LaSalle boulevard, operator of a
drug store at 1904 Grand River
avenue. pleaded to a 12-count in
dictment before Federal Judge
Frank A. Pickard. Stanley P.
Schultz, 43. of 1858 East Outer
drive, operator OF a drug store at
SS43 Mt. Elliott avenue, pleaded
before United States Commits
sioner j. Stanley Hurd on q war
rant. Assistant United States
Attorney S. Vincent Fordell SAID
both would be held for grand jury
actlO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
Obituaries
EIwin J. Hunter
Funeral Rites tomorrow
for Industry Agent

Funeral services for Elwin j.
CAP Hunter, 46, manufacturer
agent, will be held tomorrow at ?
p. m. at the Martensen Funeral
Home at 1725 Lawndale avenue.
The Rev. NJ. S. Rice of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church
will officiate.
Hunter, a member OF the goth
engineers of World War /, served
Is months overseas. He enlisted
in 1917 from his home in Sanilac
County. came back to take an
active part in the American
Legion. He was active in county
and state politics, served for sew
Ieral terms on the state board OF
cosmetology, was an officer in the
National Hair Dressers' Associa-
ton and the American Hair Dress
ers' Association.
He was found dead in his hotel
room at 5745 Woodward avenue.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Hunter Carrier, and a sister,
Mrs. Ora NJ. GLAND, of Isl Blaine
avenue, and three brothers, all OF
Detroit, DR.. +. r. Hunter, Fred
erick s. and Harold l.. Hunter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
DAv to Aid Families

AS the first casualties OF the
new war were announced, the Dis
abled American Veterans today
services of its personnel
in the veterans facility at Dear
born. to any member OF present
armed forces or their dependents
The DAV will assist in obtaining
any necessary disqualification or to
give any assistance needed by
of families of army. navy
or marine men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
Drunk Drivers Jailed
Six Sentenced by Judge Murphy and Also Lose
Their Operators Licenses for Year

Traffic Judge George T, Muir
ply today sent six men TO Jail
for driving while drunk. In addi-
on to their Jail terms all are
|rbidden TO drive for year. in
jail over Christmas are:
Raymond w. Prudential, 35, of
5382 Benson street, as days; Ea-
than B. Coffman. 81, of 1906
Monte Vista avenue, 80 days;
Frank Cummins, &c. OF 1855 Re-
nosha avenue. 30 days. Similar
terms went to Charles T. Horton,
70. of 1879 Gerald avenue, High
land Park. and Herman Chasey.
SO. OF 1929 Linwood avenue.
Raymond Hicks, 35, of 91S
Emerson avenue, 80 days. Driving
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10

came 10 Detroit in 1901, where he
became president and general
manager of the Detroit Screw
Works. from which position he
retired in 1881.
He had been i'll since last April.
Surviving are his widow, Elsie,
three brothers. one sister and a
grandson. Services will be held AT
p p. m. tomorrow from the
country home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10

i'll x'HSV'
LIKE DELIGHTFUL
WHAT THAT MEANT TO The FUR BUSINESS WELL THE
TONIGHT OR TO-
MORROW. YOU DON'T COLONIAL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10

who died in Harper's Hospital.
will be held in the William r.
Hamilton Funeral Home. 1878
Cass avenue. at 10 a. m. Friday.
Burial will be in Admission, On
tario. He was 80 years old.
Patrolman Bryant, who joined
the police force in July, 1880. was
at the time OF his death in charge
of records in Traffic Court. Sur
viving are his wife, Maxine, and
two daughters.
Bryant died from a punctured
kidney followed by pneumonia. He
was rushed 10 the hospital last
Monday after he fell off a chair
when hanging calendar in Traf-
fic Court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
Woman Driver Faces Trial

Accused of driving while drunk,
Mrs. Shellie Friend. 35, of 2709
Hogarth avenue. today pleaded
not guilty before Traffic Judge
George T. Murphy. Trial was set
for January 6 and Mrs. Friend
released on personal bond.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
John J. Lewis
R etire d Manufacturer
Dies in Dexter

John ]. Lewis, former long lime
resident of Detroit and retired
president of a large manufacture
ing firm here, died at his home
near Dexter, Mich.
Born in Chicago in 1872. he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10
USBAND K. KIMMEL

Rear Admiral Kimmel, the
commander of the United
States Pacific fleet, and upon
whose shoulders rests the
responsibility of carrying out
a naval conflict with what
ever Japanese ships his feet,
biggest of three, encounters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10

through a red light at Schaefer
road and Grand River resulted in
la $50 fine or ten days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-10

For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-29
Frank Miller Dies
AT Pomona After
Lengthy Illness

Frank L. Miller, 90, bartender
and saloon owner in Imperial VAL
ley and Mexicali for more than &c
years. died Monday in the Pomona
Valley Community hospital at Po-
mona.
His death came after many years
of suffering from asthma.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Reeves and May funeral
chapel in Pomona at $3.50 p. m.
Wednesday and he will be buried
at Pomona cemetery. The Elk3 lodge
will be III charge.
During recent years Miller lived
in Winterhayen. He went there be-
fore work began on the All Amer
ican canal, bought property, and
built a saloon and amusement re-
sort for canal Worknen. He main
tanned his business in Winterhaven
after the workmen left for other
projects.
He came to MeXicali from Chi
cago and worked as a bartender II
Mexicali. He worked for Bob Davis
for a time in MexiCali and later
opened his own place III the same
city. He also had ranching interests
in the Mexicali Valley