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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
TRIBUNAL RULES
ON WAGNER ACT
Says Employer Must Sign
Contract With Union If
Agreement Reached

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. III
The supreme court held today that
the Wagner act requires an en-
ployer to sign a written contract
with a union when a collective
agreement has been reached, even
though the law does not say so in
so many words.
The decision on this point, which
has been in controversy ever since
the law was enacted, was given in
a suit by the H. J. Heinz company
of Pittsburgh %contesting the au-
thority of the labor board to re-
quire it to sign a contract with a
local of the ALL Canning and
Pickle Workers union. The COM
pany had agreed to the unions
trems after bargaining and con-
terms after bargaining and con-
of the law by posting notices to
this effect on the bulletin boards.
But the opinion by Justice Stone,
from which there was no dissent,
asserted categorically that the
company's refusal to sign was a
refusal to bargain collectively and
an unfair labor practice" and that
1.-The boards order requiring peti-
toner Company at the request
of the union to sign a written con-
tract embodying agreed terms is
authorized" by the section of the
act which empowers the board to
make orders to remedy unfair
practices.
The decision noted that before
enactment of the Wagner act lit
had been the settled practice of the
administrative agencies dealing
with labor relations to treat the
signing of a written contract EN-
bodying a wage. and hour agree
ment as the final step in the bar
gaining process"
Congress, by incorporating the
collective bargaining requirement
in the Wagner act, Included as a
part of it the signed agreement
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
British Units
Tobruk Base
English May Plunge Across
Libyan Sands And At
tack Bengasi
Raj BOMBS T0BRUK
Australians Mop Up AT Bar.
dia; List OF Prisoners
Reaches 10000

CAIRO, Egypt. Jan. 6.-lR-The
possibility that British desert troops
might sweep past the Italian seaport
base at Tobruk and plunge on more
than $50 miles across the .Libyan
sands to. attack Bengasi arose to-
night even as the advance guard of
British motorized units threatened
Tobruk's outer defenses.
Tobruk, 70 miles across the desert
from Bardia, which the British cap
tured yesterday, is the next natural
objective. But it was not quite GER
tain when the British would open a
drive On Tobruk or whether they
would pass it up for the time being
for bigger game-the Cirenaican CAPT
tai across the desert.
Tobruk Bombed
At any rate, the Royal Air Force
pounded Tohruk in heavy raids SINH
lar to those loosed upon Bardia in
the 48 hours preceding the final land
attack which eliminated in its CAP
ture yesterday
Tons of bombs were dropped or
military detectives at the seaporr
base.
At least one motorized spearheac
was reported 20 miles from Tobruk
already blockaded by the British.
Australian troops carefully moppeo
UP the Bardia region preparatory tt
further operations while
tanks moved westward, waiting fol
orders.
The list Of prisoners reported
taken in Bardia rose to more thar
80, 1000.
Thus Marshall Rodolfo GRAHAM
commander of the Italians in North
Africa, has lost. British reports said
one-third of his army in captured
killed o. wounded men, and his most
important eastern Observation-Disclosures
fallen.
(The British appeared faced with
two alternatives if they decide to at
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Move Likely
Repo1
Germans Claim Russia Has
Agreed To Let Them
Take Over Bulgaria
TURKS MASSING ARMY
Nazis Are Silent Regarding
Possible Moves OF Their ,
Army In The Balkans

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. g. IN
Diplomatic sources regarded joint
Russian-Turkish resistance to any
German push through Bulgaria as
still likely tonight despite German
reports that the U. S. S. R. has
agreed to let the Nazis enter and
take over Bulgarian territory.
The arrival here of a high off
cial of the Soviet commissariat OF
foreign affairs, these sources said,
suggested that the reports-ema-
mating from official German quar-.
ters-might only be wishful think
ing.
Turks Mass Troops
Diplomatic reports also indicat'
ed that the Turks have concentrated
several hundred thousand crack
troops in Thrace, close to the Bull
garian frontier. .l...:.:.
Reports given currency by Off
cial German quarters in Belgrade
said Russia had acquiesced to a
German move in Bulgaria on con-
sideration that Germany not op-
pose Soviet policy either in Fin
land or Moldavia, the Rumanian
area which adjoins Bessarabia,
former Rumania soil already an
nexed by Russia.
(There was no confirmation OF
these reports, however, in Russian,
Bulgarian, Rumanian or Turkish
%sources.)
The Russian official, Alexander
Mihaicovitch, came to Sofia with
the official title of first counsellor
of the heavily-staffed Soviet lega-
ton here.
The Balkans, however, know him
as the director of the middle Euro
pean division of the Soviet foreign
commissariat and as MoscoW's
outstanding expert on Balkan al
fairs.
Word Immediately went the
rounds Of the chancelleries thai
Mihaicovitch already has seen both
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
uOLLIS0N KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
browns In Thames Estuary
After She Was Forced
To Bail Out Oh Craft

LONDON. Jan. 6-CP-Amy John
son Mollison, Britain's greatest aVla-
trix, drowned in the icy waters
of the Thames estuary yesterday aft
er she was forced to bail out of the
aircraft she was flying for the air
transport auxiliary.
Surface craft tried in vain to res
Gle the war-working ladybird who
had winged, during her spectacular
career. from Britain to Australia
and to America, Japan and China
and across Africa.
For hours, searching boats criss-
crossed the scene where the 32-year-
old flier fell but were unable to find
her body.
The searchers did find her flight
authorization papers and some gear
bearing her name. The papers lndl
Gated she was off her course, pos
sibly lost, when her machine dived
into the choppy estuary.
The accident occurred in midafter-
noon. Lookouts on ships in the es
tuary sighted the plane about 7ol
feet up. 1t started to climb, then sud
denly turned and made a long glide
into the water.
1t about 200 feet a figure with q
parachute fluttered away from the
plane and plummeted into the water
1t was the end, in the narrow seas
Of home, for the woman who hao
dared the vast expanses OF oceans
the world around.
Whether anyone was with her wal
not definitely known. AS a member
of the air transport auxiliary she
was engaged in flying from n air
field to another, picking up Other
women pilots who ferried planes
from the factories.
Another noted British aviatrix, thu
Duchess of Bedford, was lost not TAI
away in 1887, when she piloted {
plane from East Anglia towards tn
North sea and vanished.
But Amy Johnson Mollison was tn
more famous.
The laughing, happy airwoman-
"Johnny"-as she was known to Eel
low pilots. gained worldwide atten
ITO in 1880 when she set out in {
hight airplane for Australia fron
England.
Twenty-Five at the time, she ha'
never flown more than 140 miles
The distance from London to he
Yorkshire home.
World interest mounted to en-
1huslasm as she was reported Il
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
ASKS SACRIFICES
Declares America Will Send
Ships, Planes And Guns
To Democracies
CONGRESS DIVIDED
Says He Will Ask Greatly
Increased Appropria-
tions For Defense
CONGRESS DIVIDED
Text of President ROosevelt's
message to congress is on page
five.
By RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. R -
Gravely and earnestly, President
Roosevelt informed congress today
that "a swift and driving increase
in our armament production" was
the immediate need of a critical
period and appealed for widespread
personal sacrifices in a national eff
fort to defeat the Axis powers lest
they win abroad and then attack the
Americas.
"Let US say to the democracies,'
he said, I'VE Americans are vitality
concerned in your defense of free.
dom. We are putting forth our ener-
gies, our and our organic
ing powers to give you strength to
regain and maintain a free world.
We shall send you, in ever-increas-
ing numbers, ships, planes, tanks,
guns. This is our purpose and u
pledge"
Emphasizes Passage
A slow-paced delivery accompanied
by an ever rising tone, almost reach
ing the proportions Of a shout, made
this the most emphatically spoken
passage of the address - his annual
message to congress, delivered as
usual in person and received with re-
peated, enthusiastic ovations.
After the speech was over, how
ever, it became apparent that o n
gress was sharply divided on it. For
example, while Senator Barley Cd
Ky) called it magnificent" and Sem
ator Austin (R-Vt) likewise praised
it, Senator Ellender (D-La) said he
thought the President covered too
much territory in trying to give
the whole world the kind of life we
lead in this country and Rep. Tink-
ham (R-Mass) exclaimed that the
President had declared war on the
whole world"
Will Ask For Funds
The President said he would ask
for greatly increased new appro-
priations" for defense, and for lend
ing arms to England, called for high
err taxes to defray the bill in part,
warned against listening to those
who preach the ism of appease-
ment," and as a means of strength
ening The moral fiber of the Ameri-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Recreational
Center Plans
Are Advanced
City And County Commits
sioners Take Five Defi-
mite Steps At Meeting
AVAILABLE
Reach Agreement To Con-
struct Troops Building
On $3.50 Basis

The city and county commission
ers, meeting in Joint session yes
terday afternoon, took five definite
steps looking toward the early con-
struction of a recreational center
here for the soldiers to be station
ed at Camp Davis.
Cd The steps were: The city
rendered the use of its property at
the northwest corner of Fourth and
Princess streets for the erection OF
a building to care for the needs
of members of various branches
of governmental service who care
to use it.
(2) The city and county boards
reached an agreement to construct
the building on a $3.50 basis.
Will Draft Bill
(3) Marsden Bellamy, county at
torney, and William B. Campbell,
city attorney, were asked to draft
a bill for submission to the general
assembly and giving the county
authority to join in the sponsor
ship of the project and enter into
a contract with the city with re-
gard to maintenance and final dis
position.
a. The two bodies formally ap.
proved preliminary plans, costs,
and estimates, as submitted by
Lewis j. Coleman, county commits.
sloner, with the request that final
detailed plans be presented for
final action at the next joint ses.
sion.
~ James E. L. Wade, COM
missioner of public works, Addison
Hewlett, chairman to the board OF
county commissioners, and Com
missioner Coleman were appointed
to a committee to erect the build
ing.
At the opening of the meeting,
J. A. Orrell, county auditor, said
it was estimated that anticipated
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Army Announces Naming
OF Camp For Gen. Davis

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-R)-The
new anti-aircraft firing center near
Holly Ridge, NC, at which the
Army will train several new regi-
ments, will be named for the late
Major General Richmond Pearson
Davis, the war department disclosed
today.
General Davis, who died in Wash
ington on September Is, 1887, was
born at Statesville, N. c., in 1866.
He was a member of the 1887 las
at West Point.
During the World war he COM
manded the 151st field artillery DEL
gade in France, and later was chief
of artillery for the 9th corps. o
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
GERMANY SILENT
British Say Message Mas
terly Presentation OF
World Situation
CANADA PLEASED
Reynolds Agrees 100 Per
Cent With Statement Re-
garding Island Bases

BERLIN, Jan. 7.-CTuesday}OCR
-Germany's first news of President
Roosevelt's message to the U. S.
congress was a 20O-word summary
carried by DNB, official German
news agency, which called it a New
Years communication in connection
with the opening Of congress.
Authorized commentators kept 81
lent, however, indicating the Ger
man reaction would be given only
after most careful study of the mes.
sage in the highest quarters.
DNB said the message conformed
to Mr.. Roosevelt's well known atti
tude in international affairs"
The agency emphasized Mr.. Roose
velt's recommendation that war ma
terials be made available to the de
mocracies without the immediate
thought Of payments. 1t also empha
sized his contention that such a poll
cy would not be an act of war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
JENKINS ARRESTED
ON MURDER COUNT
Inquest Into Death OF Will
lie Roy White To Be Held
On Wednesday Morning

Bonnie Jenkins, negro, was ar
rested yesterday by police, on
charge of murder in connection
with the death of Willie Roy White.
negro, at the Community hospita-
on January 2.
An inquest into the death will be
held in the grand jury room at the
courthouse Wednesday morning al
10. o'clock. Coroner Asa W. Allen
said last night.
The arrest of Jenkins eliminated
a series of mysterious circum-
stances, which were unraveled yes
terday by L. E. Skies, of the city
police force.
White was allegedly hit over the
head with a piece of timber by
Jenkins on January 1. He died the
next day at the hospital, where a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
War
Interpretive
RY KIRKE l., SIMPSON

Events in Africa, in the Balkans
and in the United States are COM
bining to force Germany's hand in
her war with Britain.
The prime asset of Nazi military
strategy, the initiative, is b n 6
wrested from her. She al no long
err bide her time; but must soon
strike east or west in a supreme
effort to stem the war tide setting
now heavily against the Berlin
Rome Axis.
British capture of Bardia in the
Libyan desert was clearly forecast
before it came. The circumstance
Of the victory, however, point to-
ward a far-reaching collapse OF
Italian morale, civilian a well as
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

LONDON, Jan. 6-CR-Britain's
insistent demand for speed and
more speed on the home front in
what every Englishman believes
will be the most decisive year Of
the war was met by Prime Minis
ter Churchill today with the dra.
matically timed creation of three
new executive bodies to deal with
production, imports and postwar
reconstruction.
In the first major move to draft
labor, Churchill put into the hands
of three members of his govern
ment sweeping powers over the
men and women who constitute
these islands Industrial forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
FREEZING WEATHER
TO CONTINUE HERE
Low OF 70 Degrees Fore
cast For Early Today;
Skies Will Be Cloudy

Tumbling to a 25-degree low yes
terday morning, the mercury con
tinued to dwell in sub-freezing tenn
peratures last night, with a low OF
% degrees expected for early today.
Little change in temperature was
forecast for today by weather bureau
officials here last night.
Today will be partly cloudy, with
TONIGHT somewhat warmer, ths
weatherman said. Wednesday is ex'
nected to see the mercury climbing
back out of the freezing zone. Gen
tie north and northeast winds Will
predominant today.
Yesterday the temperature rangee
from a low of Is to a high of Al
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

his services in this command he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal.
After the war, he served for a
time as commanding officer of the
coast artillery training center at
Fort Monroe, Va, and later was as
signed to posts in the Philippines
and Hawaii.
He was promoted to major general
in 1927 and detailed as commanding
officer of the 4th corp area with
headquarters in Atlanta. He held
this post until his retirement on De-
cember %, 1929, after more than 40
years in the service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

Plans for the organization of a
Home Guard Unit in Wilmington
We're approved by the city and
county commissioners in joint ses-
sion yesterday afternoon.
W. Louis Fisher, commissioner
o. finance, and Addison Hewlett
chairman to the board of county
commissioners, were named to
confer with officials of Wilmington
Tost No. 10, American Legion, re-
sardlng preliminary organizational
details.
Commissioner Fisher and Chair
nan Hewlett were asked to re-
commend persons for captain,
'"Sf, and second lieutenant at an
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

RALEIGH, Jan. 6-R-Spokes-
men for the United Dry Forces,
principal prohibition organization
in North Carolina, disclosed to-
night that they intended to wage a
last-ditch fight to force the l94l
general assembly to call for a state
wide referendum on the liquor
question.
This was the principal develop
ment today on a legislative front
otherwise devoted mostly to the
arrival of lawmakers and to the
campaigning of candidates for var
ious assembly jobs.
Gale K. Burgess of Raleigh,
president Of the dry forces. said
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Commissioners Approve
Home Guard Unit Plans

other joint session of the two
boards to be called in the immed-
late future. t.;.
Chairman Hewlett read to the
two bodies a recent communication
from Adjutant General J. Van B.
Nets, of Raleigh, pertaining to the
formation of a home defense uni
in the city, to be a part OF the
North Carolina State guard.
The officers to be recommend
ed for the unit, Hewlett S ~ d,
should be men with military tram
ing and more recent military ex-
perience is preferable. Officers Tor
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
CAMP DAVIS WORK
IS ON SCHEDULE
Concrete For Several Regu'
lar Buildings At Large
Firing Center Poured

More than 5000 men were at work
at Camp Davis, anti-aircraft firing
center at Holly Ridge, yesterday.
with the construction of new build
ings to house the garrison of 20, 200
soldiers keeping pace with the work
of laying streets, water and sewer
lines.
Concrete for several of the regular
buildings on the reservation was
poured Sunday.
Lieut.. Col. Albertis Montgomery,
construction quartermaster, said last
night that the work is going ahead
on schedule and all indications point
to the camp being finished by March
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Churchill Creates Three
War Executive Agencies

They are Labor Minister Ernest
Bevin, who was placed in charge
of a new production organization;
Minister of Supply Sir Andrew Rae
Duncan, who is to boss the all-im-
portant import group; and Minis
ter without Portfolio Arthur Green
wood, who will make a study of
postwar reconstruction.
While Sir Andrews group attends
to 1.-THE vital war business of bring
ing food from overseas, supplying
the fighting forces and keeping
the life of the country going" Be-
wins organization knowing what
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Drv Forces InN.C Plan
Fight For V0teO nLiqu0r

he had been assured of consider
able legislative support for a ref
erendum bill designed to ban spirits
fortified wine, and possibly beer.
Liquor is going to be an issue
of this legislature he added, land
we are now working on a bill. I'll
have a more definite announce
ment to make in a few days.
On the eve of democratic eau
cuses, both candidates for speak
er of the house and both candidates
for president-pro-tem of the senate
claimed majoritieS.
O. M. Null of Cleveland declar-
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
LISTEN

OTTAWA, Jan. 6. Up Prime
Minister Mackenzie King and most
of his cabinet listened intently to
President Roosevelt's broadcast mes
sage to congress today but there was
no official comment.
1t was obvious. however, that off
cial circles were pleased by the
Presidents declaration that United
States policy was n of more and
more aid to Britain and her Allies.
Many Canadians feel that the
"short of war; formula is not
enough; that unless complete and
full cooperation is forthcoming soon
nothing more than a stalemate might
be accomplished.
More optimistic circles believe,
however, that the United States will
do whatever is necessary to
achieve a British victory, and even
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

(By o. s. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
enGing 7:30 p. m. yesterday.)
Temperature
1:3O a. H.. 81; 7:30 a. m. 20; 1870 p.
m, Al; 7:30 p. m. 81; maximum As; min
imum %; mean 35; normal AZ.
Humidity
1:3O q. m. 40; 7:3O a. m. 81; 1:30 p.
m. %; 1880 p. m. q. q.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. m
900 inches; total since first of the
month OFT inches.
Tides for Today
From Tide Tables published by U.
s. Coast and Geodetic Survey.)
High Low
5:15p 2:20p
M. Inlet - 2:42a .9:O1a
SODA 9:19p
Sunrise 7:19a; sunset 5:1sp; moon
rise / :OSp moonset 1:51a.
Cape Fear river stage at Fayette-
vile at s q. M, January 6, Is feet
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
PRAISED BY BRITISH

LONDON, Jan. S. Up Official
circles in London tonight termed
President Roosevelt's message to
congress "a terse and mastery
presentation of the world situation"
"This most interesting speech is
being studied with the greatest pos
sible appreciation" it was said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina: Increasing cloudli-
ness with slowly rising temperature
Tuesday and Wednesday,, followed by
rain in west and north-central portions
Wednesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-16
ry JACK srINNETT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--Around the town:
 There's nothing like a challenge to raise the dander of the U. s. Marines. A Marine officer read a boast from Berlin that detach- ment of Nazi parachute troops had landed and marched 40 miles ia 20 hours The boast was passed along to It. P. w. Densman, with the Marine Corps parachute de- tachment at Quantico, Va. The lieutenant took it up with the men, asked for volunteers and got so many that he had to turn away customers to hold the squad down to 32.
 Carrying packs, extra shoes and combat weapons, these huskies hopped off from Linton Hall, 40 miles from Quantico. They beat their way across country, below historic Manassas, and m a d 2 Quantico l2 hours and 30 minutes after starting time, Every man jack of them, the lieutenant said. finished on his feet and was ready for combat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-16

WASHINGTON = The most inn portant report ever made on the American, war effort has just been placed in the hands of the President y-and it is not very encouraging. Briefly it shows that between July of this year and December 3l, 1922, the production of the United States will only equal the combined pro- duction of Canada and the United Kingdom.
 This is despite the fact that the United Kingdom all last year was subjected to a constant rain of bombs, and despite the fact that we have two and one-half times the population of Canada and the Unit ed Kingdom, plus six times their resources.
 The report was prepared at the instigation of Secretary of War Stimson who wanted to see just where the armed forces of the Unit ed States stood. The man who drafted the report is Bob Nathan, who does lot of confidential work for Stimson. On this job he worked under Stacey May. crack economist of the OPM, who took special trip to London where he studied British production figures and also German production results as far as the British were able to supply them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-16
ODESSA IN FLA N E5 IS
 REPORT NOW
Rumdnidn Dispdfth Claims Russian Seaport Is
 Being Destroyed

BUCHAREST, Oct l6-The be- sieged Russian port of Odessa is being destroyed by flames within the defense lines which are manned by every man, woman and child able to bear arms, Rumanian mili- tary dispatches received here to- night declare.
 The dispatches further said flames were hundreds of feet high and could be seen for miles, light ing scenes of confusion and ruins.
 The Rumanian dispatches de- clared the city's main defenses have been pierced to the suburbs by the Axis troops who are from six to ten miles of Odessa's western and northern limits.