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Evening star., 1941-07-17
Retail Car Financing
At New Record Hioh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Commerce Department an
nounces that squirt in used car
as well as new auto business caused
the volume of retail automobile
financing to reach new record
high in May.
A survey of 400 organizat tions
showed that 528,509 cars were
financed in May, compared with
07929 IN April, which was the pre-
vlous record. The May financing
included $780, used cars.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Early Says White House
Hasn't Received Letter

Questioned about the Lindbergh
letter this morning, White House
Secretary Stephen T. Early said he
had not heard of it and that it had
not arrived at the White House.
Have you got the text of the let
ter?" Mr.. Early asked a reporter.
When an affirmative answer was
given, the secretary then added:
We'll, he wrote it to you and ad-
dressed it to the President"
On at least one previous occa-
sion, Mr.. Early has criticized Mr.
Lindbergh for releasing to the press
in advance of receipt by the Presi-
dent a communication addressed to
the Chief Executive.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
PulImon, Inc, Board
Declares Dividends

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 17-Directors of
Pullman. Inc, railroad equipment
manufacturer and transportation
company, have declared a regular
quarterly dividend of Is cents and
an additional dividend of rs cents
on the company's stock. Both divi-
dends will be paid September Is to
stockholders of record August %.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. July II LR.-There was
active bidding today for the available
woolen piece goods; Prices held at around
the top levels OF the recent move.
from the market as the trade awaited
news concerning the discussions between
the newly-formed textile advisory panel
and o. P. A. c. s. oficials.
Rayon prices we're firmly etS at toe
levels but selling assnts held taek because
OF the tight yarn supply situation.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON July II lP' Omitted States
Department of Asriculturel Fine and half
blood territory woods were receiving a mod
crate demand In the Boston market today
bringing o0-1 03 secured basis. for staple
combins lengths and 95-1 90 secured basis
for French combins lengths. Sales were
closed on combinF three-eishts and one
IA the greaSos
Evening star., 1941-07-17

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices and
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers.
Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Metal Market

NEW YORK July II Cooper
steady; electrolytic, spot Connecticut
Valley - 90; export, fa.s. New York.
II .0O-1o 90. Tin easier; spot and nearby,
$500; forward 52.25. Lead steady; spot
New York. $500: East st. Louis. $40
Zinc steady; East ST. Louis, spot and for
quicksilver platinum. Chinese wolframite
and domestic scheelite unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Odd-Lot DeuIinqs

! BY the Associated Press.
| The Securities Commission reported to-
| day these transactions by customers with
| odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
| York Stock Exchange for July If: 3,1s9
| purchases involving s6.64a shares: 1891
/ sales involving - 901 shares including 80
| short sales involving 1919 shares.
Evening star., 1941-07-17

Also extra or extras Declared or
paid so far this year. Paid last year.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tusl tyanlaetiens Or arm bids OF o6eYs,
but should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
the past, that I will not be glad to

answer.
Mr.. President, if there is a ques-
ton in your mind, I ask that you
give me the opportunity of answer
ing any charges that may be made
against me. But, Mr. President, un-
less charges are made and proved,
I believe that the customs and ira
ditions of our country give me, as
an American citizen, the right to
expect truth and justice from the
members of YOUR cabinet"
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Investment Companies

NEW YORK, July II p National As
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
tClosinp OuotstinpsA
Evening star., 1941-07-17

Ratio of reserves to liabilities. 1875 pc
cent compared with ia last week.
Bank rate, 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. July II tP-National As
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc
Evening star., 1941-07-17

production, %, 100 tons, and stocks
on hand 1926 tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
Appeals Are Made Here
For Shoes, Furnishings

The Associated Charities and
county public welfare department
yesterday issued appeals to tn e
public for donations of shoes for
school children.
Mrs. L. o. Ellis, executive secre-
tary of Associated Charities, said
there was an urgent need also for
all kinds of house furnishings such
as bedding.
The public welfare department
acknowledged the receipt of num-
erous requests during the day for
shoes of assorted sizes for school
children, including boys and girls.
Welfare officials said the depart.
ment did not have sufficient funds
to supply demands for shoes and
cited a number of children were
staying out of school for the reason
of not having shoes.
Persons wishing to donate shoes
r asked to notify the Associated
Charities and public welfare Off
ces and the contributions will be
called for. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
'PREVATT IS GIVEN
JOB PERMANENTLY
Has Been Acting District
WPA Manager Since
October 81

W. Joe Prevatt has been named
permanent district WPA manager IN
the Wilmington area, c. C. McGinnls,
state WPA administrator. announced
yesterday in Raleigh, according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
Prevatt had been serving as act
ing district WPA manager since &C.
tober 81, when he replaced L. j. Jor-
dan, who resigned to accept a posi-
tion with a construction company IN
Tennessee.
Prior to coming to Wilmington,
Prevatt had served for three years
as construction engineer for the
WPA in the Wilmington area, with
headquarters in Lumberton.
A native Of Lumberton. he was Tor
merly connected with the ERA and
the CWA and as resident engineer
and engineering inspector for state
highway and public works commits
sions in North Carolina and Louis
lana.
The WPA district, of which Pre-
watt is now the manager, includes
the counties of Pender, New Han
over, Brunswick, Bladen, Columbus
Robson, and Scotland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
WAR INTERPRETIVE
Continued From Page One)

thor east. who surrendered whole
sale to the British. Tobruk is COM
n1etely invested by land and e
and British say its defenses al
readv have been penetrated.
Escape of the estimated oo,uoo
Non left there seems Impossible.
The loss of this garrison Woulo
further shrivel the Italian Lloyan
army. which is reported to be dig
cling in desperately in the Derna-
Mekili area. This is a SO mile nortn
south spar from the coast at Der
ma to Mekili, desert cross roads,
II is a strong position as a bar
rier to swift British advance IN tne
coastal region. Three lateral roaos
fan out to the coast from MeKln.
They afford means for the Fascls'
commander to shuttle his forces TO
and fro on interior lines to meet
British attacks.
Behind that Italian defense sys-
tenn rises what is known as the
Barca plateau, an enormous ROCKY
hastion. It all but fills the Barca
peninsula between the shallow Gull
Of Bomba, just west OF Tobruk'
end the huge Gulf of Sidra on
which stands Benghazi, chief Ital-
ian base and port in East Lloya'
The terrain offers even the re-
duced Fascist army a hope Oh
blocking further British advances
along the coast. 1t does not bar,
however, a British sweep arouno
the Mekili flank to the south to
reach the coast line south OF Ben
hazi, meanwhile penning up the
Italian forces on the Barca pen
insula.
From bases on the Gulf of Sid
ORA, even without capture OF Ben
ghazi, the British air force could
take an important part in the coun-
ter offensive against southern Italy.
It also could give close support to
Malta, Britain's central Mediter-
ranean citadel. The continued avail
ability to the British of that island
stronghold might be the key to the
battle of the Sicilian channel.
It is not much more than 200
miles from the western portal OF
the Gulf of Sidra to Malta. 1t is a
shorter distance from any point
along that gulf to Sicily than from
British bases in Greece. Every 50
miles that can be cut from the
round-trip flights of British aircraft
are important.
The Rome press hints that Co
operation" negotiations between
France and Germany include eff
forts to set up Nazi-Fascist air
bases in French Tunisia to sup
plement operations from Sicily.
The closer the British lines can
be driven to the Libyan-Tunisian
borders, the better chance the
British would have of preventing
that, From bases along the Gulf
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
CHARITIES GROUP
HELPS 677 CASES
318 Are Given Food, Shelter.
Clothing and Milk for
UndernOurished

The Associated Charities serviced
GIT cases during December, Mrs. L.
0. Ellis, executive secretary, report
ed yesterday.
Of this number, 318 were given
food, shelter. clothing, milk for sick
and undernourished. teeth extrac-
tons, special medicines. not furnish
ed by the health department drug
room.
Services for 359 other families in
cluded disqualification. home aides:
transients, glasses furnished by
Lions club, free medicines by coun-
ty drug room, wood by city and coun-
ty, and mattresses donated by the
public.
Mrs. Ellis said these cases were
serviced at a cost of ~$1,599.S4. The
monthly report included: Home Wis
it's, 113: office interviews. 1854; new
cases. %; reopened, SO; rejected, %;
referred, 35; total new applications,
11s; cases accepted, ia; carried for
ward from November, 226; pending
January 1, "a; Eases closed, 40.
Of these cases. 116 were totally
unemployable, she said, as no n in
the family was physically able to
work and this group consisted of
blind, cripple, tuberculars. rheumatic,
mental. and various other diseases.
A total of 139 families were emer-
gencies. either temporarily out of
employment, sick, waiting checks or
assignment to work. IA to be &C
cepted for old age assistance or aid
to dependent children or check after
being accepted. Some of the above
cases include those who have re-
ceived supplementary relief where
the income is only 81 or SO a week,
I'VE wish to thank the Salvation
Army, churches, and civic clubs as
well as individuals for their fine CO.
operation in checking and furnishing
Christmas baskets for III families;
also the firemen for their coopera-
ton in checking names for toys. We
wish to thank Mr.. George Trask for
several loads of vegetables given to
our clients, distributed by us and de-
livered by the county trucks, and do
nations Of food, clothing, and furni-
ture from friends" Mrs. Ellis said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
DRAFT BOARD NO. z
MAILS OUT BLANKS
Questionnaires Sent to 10 Sc.
lectees, Including Six
Volunteers

Local draft board No. 2 yester.
day mailed out its first batch Of
missionaries to 10 se%lectees, in
GLIDING six volunteers, L. T. Lam
den. draft board member, report
ed.
The volunteers are: white,
Adrian Erastus Merritt, Grover
Cleveland Moore, James Delwood
Sherman, Charles Rufus Deaton,
and James Franklin Jones;
colored, Luke Grady, Jr.
other selectees receiving ques-
tionnaires and their order numbers
are: Harold Odell Wilson, No. 1;
Donell Crumpler, colored, No. 2;
Herbert Leslie Rochelle, No. 8;
and Raymond Rauscher Jenne, No.
Draft board No. 2 plans to mail
out 10 questionnaires a day until
ITO have been sent out, Landen
said.
Members Of the advisory board
for local board No. 2, including
those persons who will be glad to
help the registrants in filling out
their questionnaires, follow:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Greer,
of Castle Hayne; Herbert Strick.
land and c. Fred Setter, Of
Wrightsboro; R. H. Satterfield and
Mrs. Janet High, of Winter Park;
Thomas K. Woody and E. l.
Roberts, of seagate.
Mrs. Addison Hewlett and Mrs,
j. R. Hollis, of Masonboro; Walter
H. Blair and Cliff P. Lewis, OF
Carolina Beach; George T. Shep.
ard and the Rev. George Shepard,
Of Middle Sound; G.. Dudley Hum.
phrey, of Sunset Park; and John
@. LeGrand, of Forest Hills.
The 10 selectees to whom ques-
tionnaires were mailed yesterday
by Glenn j. McClelland, chief
clerk of local draft board No. l,
are all volunteers for the next en-
campment. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
COMMITTEE PLANS
TO SPEED ITS WORK
Continued From Page One)

sions a week in addition to the
five afternoon meetings. However,
he amended his proposal to sched-
lie two evening sessions for next
week.
Chairman Lumpkin joined
Howell in advocating night meet
ings, but pointed out that it might
not be possible to arrange a full
schedule for such additional meet
ings.
The discussion of night sessions
arose after the committee h a d
heard Insurance Commissioner
Dan c. Boney ask $9,12o more for
his department and T. A. Wilson,
chairman of the industrial commits
sion, request $17,973 more for his
organization.
The budget commission recon-
mended a biennial appropriation of
$125, 1872 for the insurance commits
sioner and 500, 314 for the indus
trial commission.
Other agencies indicated a t
they were satisfied with t h e i r
funds as recommended by the bud
get commission. They were; state
board of elections, $19, ITO for 1941-
43; board of public buildings $751;
971; state board of alcoholic con-
troll $82, $40; employment service
$3.50, 900; rural identification au-
thority. $27, 06O.
THE work of the industrial COM
mission will increase due to the
national defense program" Chair
man Wilson told the committee.
when business improves, employ
ment increases, and SO do acct
dents. This is particularly tr u e
where pressure is applied because
of the national defense emergen-
cy.'
Wilson asked the appropriations
committee to provide salary and
travel expense for a safety direc-
tor and also to increase funds for
supplies and for the occupational
disease division.
The general assembly received
today another bill affecting tn e
law against drunken driving. Sena-
tor Gay of Northampton sent for
ward a measure to require that
prison terms on the roads be
served by persons convicted of Sec
ond offenses of drunken driving.
The second conviction would carry
a term of from three months to
two years, but no fine would be
imposed. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
VENEREAL DISEASE
WORK IS PLANNED
State and Federal Govern
ments Ask Local Board
To Specialize

The state and federal government
health departments have urged tina
the consolidated board of healtf
direct more attention to the pro
biems of %gonorrhea control, Dr.. a.
n Elliot, health officer, said yester'
day.
Estate and federal health athorl-
ties have urged that we do thls'
he said, " instead of giving practl.
cally all attention to finding ano
treating syphilis, as has been the
case in the past"
AS means of accomplishing some
thing along this line, he said, the
state health department is supply
ing all cities and counties through
out the state with the new drug,
sulfathiazole, which is supposed
to be more effective and less harm
full than sulfanilamide.
"One of the greatest handlcaps
IL the treatment of this highly preva-
lent desease it that most of the vic
tins attempt to treat themselves
with patent medicines OF remedies
bought at the drug store.
1T is the advice of state and local
health authorities that all persons
suffering with this desease see their
family physician, if they are able,
to do this. If they are unable finan-
cially to go to a private doctor, they
should report to the local health
board for a supply of the above
mentioned new medicine, which
will be provided without cost, and
given under direction of a physi-
clan.
The new drug is supposed to be
far more effective in the treatment
of this condition than any other
drug so far used in this connection
DR.. Elliot said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
RAID WARNINGS
ARE GIVEN TEST
Continued From Page One)

the type, altitude and direction OF
the bombers to nerve centers IN
Boston and New York enabled
army men to know where "ene-
N.Y. formations were at all times.
Occasionally a civilian watchers
zeal would confuse him and ne
would report any aircraft he saw,
as in the New York area, where a
Brooklyn observer kept New York
headquarters informed of a cir
cling commercial plane, while an
other reported the presence OF a
weather bureau balloon.
With day maneuvers complete,
the ADO made ready for night ex-
ercises in which the tests took on
a more realistic atmosphere.
Around the navy yards in Brook
1yn and Newport, R. l., the COM
mand threw rings of giant search
lights of 800, 900, 900 candle power,
poking fingers Of light up to $4,000
feet to pick out flights of "ene-
N.Y. bombers.
AS in the day, the defenders"
did not know when or whence the
flights would come. A bomber was
to be considered intercepted il
caught in one of the huge beams. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY % a.,

to be weaker than at Bardia, the
British said.
A succession Of heavy sand storms
ragged for the past few days, restrict
ing visibility to a few feet and hold
ing up the assault. The weather
cleared somewhat today and General
Sir Archibald P. Wavell loosed his
men and machines. The navy moved
into firing positions off the coast.
Shortly after noon the land troops
had penetrated both the first and
second defenses protecting Tobruk,
the British said. The Italians had
placed both field and naval artillery
inside these lines in a desperate ef-
fort to hold up the British, dispatch
es from the front said.
There was no indication that Ger
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
FISHERMEN
PERISH IN SEA
Continued From Page One)

barge on the outskirts Of Boston
harbor at $3.50 a. M, less than
an hour from home.
Five of the crew, whose stamina
was greater, lived to tell the story
of the anguish they knew when the
lights of three vessels passed, their
cries unheard.
Finally, when endurance was
near its end, the trawler North
Star bore down upon them. Cap
tain Lars Lunde nosed the North
Stars PROV into the rigging and
took off four. A fifth, Cecil Crowell,
fell from his perch, but was picked
up by one the trawler's dories. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22

of Sidra they could strike easily
into Tunisia.
Prior to the opening of the Axis
Joint air offensive in the central
Mediterranean it seemed possible
that once Tobruk was taken, East
Africa would see the British cam
paign stepped up. Italian evacua-
ton of the Sudan probably was or
dered in that expectation.
The Sicilian channel fight may
have reshaped British plans, how
ever. With the attack on Tobruk
in progress and it's early fall indi-
Gated, a race seems on between
Nazi-Fascist air power and British
sea, air and land forces for strate-
gic advantages in the central
Mediterranean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
DIJCE-HITLER MEET
IS HELD WARNING
trontinued From Page One)

oven more exposed to attacks by sea
.nd the wearing down of that line
hr;nos nearer the threat of our u
ter.offensive."
The belief that Hitler n Musso-
,ini had agreed to obtain France
Generation in the war, by direct &C
49, If necessary, was expressed first
hv foreign observers. They pointed
ont that the Germans already were
established in Sicily (mainly a case
for Nazi dive bombers which nave
heen marrying the British fleet.) Ihey
eoroo.st a. German effort to operate
also from the French island Oh cor
sica; from Tunisia, in French norm
Erica, and perhaps also from Dakar'
the main port Of French west Africa
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22

man planes now onero
meoi 1aa were concerned IN in Il, The
ing the Italians at Tobruk. M N aid.
man planes have been rono NV Ger
Libya. italian air r~esistanao Over
section of Libya has heen III this
the British said. Slight,
Tobruk is about 65O m;,o.
from Cantania, Sicily " air
whence German planes have b0.. osss
lacking the British island fortroa. d.
Malta. Malta is only about $50 mi, d,
from Cantania. 'llles
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
News
A AND SAILED

CLEARED AND SAILED
MIR. Tanker Sharon, 2,927 tons.
for Port Arthur after discharging
cargo of gasoline at the Atlantic
Refining company.
IN PORT
Steamer
Maltran, 2,125 tons, discharging
cargo potatoes. Southeastern Ship
ping Service, agents.
Patrol Boat
u. S. Coast Guard Patrol No. 228,
at u. S. customhouse wharf.
Steamer
Qtal.) Villarperosa, 1921 tons, held
in port account of war.
Barges
Purol, 1910 tons, discharging cargo
gasoline and petroleum products for
Cape Fear Terminal company.
Sandborn, awaiting tug, C. D. Maj
fit and company, agents.
Coast Guard Cutter
Modoc, U. S. Coast Guard cutter,
docked at c~ustomhouse wharf. Capt.
Belford in command.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
BIT OF FLAVORING
HELPS MERINGUE

A bit of f~lavoring sets off me-
rlrgue coverings for pies and pud-
dings. One fourth, teaspoon right
for a fruit pie, IA teaspoon grated
lemon rind and almond is each of
almond and vanilla extracts for
chocolate or coconut cream pie fill
ings and IA teaspoon of lemon,
orange, and almond combined for
fruit buildings or caramel pie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
HOME

VICHY, France, Jan. 21.-CR-
After a voyage of nearly three
months in which they said they
were sized three times by British
vessels, 300 demobilized French sail
ors and officers reached home to-
day from the West Indies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
INWARD BOUND
Steamer

Dakotan, 1854 tons, from Pacific
Coast ports via Puerto Rico and
South Atlantic ports with general
cargo. Cape Fear Shipping company,
Iagents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
BRITISH SMASH
ITALIAN DEFENSES
Continued From Page One)

British tactics were much the same
as those used at Bardia which fell
after a 2-day final assault. The 30
mile line of outer defenses were sur
rounded by the British, cutting off
retreat toward Derna to the west.
British batteries were placed and ltal-
ian resistance was tested-and found
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
MATCH SNATCH

ASHEVILLE-R-A thief walked
into a store here and slipped a siz-
able sample from a bolt of cloth.
The mex day he returned to make
away with the bolt itself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-22
FISHER PARK
PLANS ARE TALKED
Continued From Page One)

the group that Fort Fisher could be
turned over to the park service.
Mrs. r. o. Everett Of Durham,
representing the United Daughters
of the C~onfederacy, said that at least
100 acres would have to be purchased
before the Bentonville battlefield
could be given. DR.. w. E. Fitch of
Burlington said he bore permission
to turn Alamance battle-ground over
to the park service and representa-
tives of the Bennett place made the
same statement.
Louis 7. Moore, who represented
the New Hanover Historical commits
sion and the chamber of commerce
at the meeting of the State Historical
commission and the Society for the
Preservation of Antiquities in Ra.
leigh yesterday, said last night that
the data on Fort Fisher and the
other places mentioned as possible
National Park sites will be gathered
in the next few weeks by the above
two organizations.
This data will then be turned over
to the National Park Service, which
will meet and decide on the proposals
in either March or April.
Arrangements will be made for the
park service to take over the mounds
at Fort Fisher. 1t was stated at the
meeting that the land comprising the
sites must be given to the govern.
ment outright.
Due to other engagements the Rev.
A. J. Howell, chairman of the New
Hanover Historical commission, was
unable to be present for the meeting.
Other members of the commission
r Addison Hewlett, ST., w. A. Nc
Girt and Louis T. Moore.
Evening star., 1941-01-10

Regular prices on regular stock Suits
and Topooots are price reduced for
the occasion. An event for those who
like to know thot they get standard
quality and not special purchase
goods at bona fide instead Of the
usual so called special savings.