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Evening star., 1941-11-25
Resignation Of Judge Davis
Is Accepted by President

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt accepted
today the resignation Of Judge j
Warren Davis of the Third United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, to
take effect Immediately.
Judge Davis. who is IS, retired
from active duty in 1899. Last
March he was indicted. along with
William Fox. one-time motion pic
ture producer, and Morgan Kauf-
man, Scranton Pa attorney, on
charges of conspiring to obstruct
justice and defraud the United
States.
Fox pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to a year and day i'm
Evening star., 1941-11-25

prisonment, from which he has
appealed.
The retired Philadelphia jurist
was tried twice, but the iuries dis
agreed at both trials. The Justice
Department decided against a third
trial and the indictment was dis
missed.
Attorney General Biddle has asked
Evening star., 1941-11-25

that it would be better for all con-
cerned If the status quo could be
maintained throughout the eco
nomic system during the emergency.
Mr.. Gore said If he could feel sure
that the reaction after this war
would be be no worse than the run
away price circle that followed the
last war. he would be more COM
placent toward the committee bill
He pointed out, however. that with
the Government planning TO spend
$50 900 100000 for war production
next year and the prospect Of such
heavy expenditure for several more
years, I'VE cannot take it for granted
that We can come out OF another
price runaway with nothing more
serious than a depression"
Evening star., 1941-11-25
SteagalI Defends Henderson.

Mr.. Steagall cautioned the House
that strikes would increase within
six months unless Congress passed
price control legislation. He argued
that an effective control of prices
would remove major reason for
pay boosts.
He rose to the defense of Leon
HENDERSON. now price administrator,
after Representative Cox. Democrat,
Of Georgia described the admins
traitor as tainted with a foreign
ideology" and protested against
turning him loose with the power
he will have under this act"
Mr.. Steagall retorted that Mr..
Henderson had shown a full grasp
of his duties and responsibilities Of
his task" during the long hearings
before the committee His daddy
was a Methodist preacher" he add
ed. He came up the hard way out
of humble circumstances.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

more than l,5oo,0oo what to do IN
event Of an air attack.
The Crown Colony Government.
which issued the instructions, told
each Chinese to take his clothes,
bedding and rice bowl to a designated
dispersal area away from congested
districts.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Air Roid Instructions
Given in Hong Kong
Nv the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, Nov. 25-Detailed
instructions issued today advised
Hong Kong's Chinese population of
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Procurement Division
Orders Scrutiny Of
All Asphalt Bids
Dispute Over FIorido
Contracts Cuused Move,
House Group Told

The row stirred by two asphalt
contracts in Florida has resulted in
the Procurement Division ordering
its State Office in Jacksonville to
submit all future bids on Govern
ment purchases of asphalt to head
quarters here before awarding any
contracts.
This information was given yes
terday by officials to House Mill
tary Affairs Subcommittee which is
inquiring into complaint by Allied
Materials, Inc, Atlanta, that it was
Disseminated against on asphalt
purchases for Elgin Field, Fla, an
Air Corps project, and the Pensacola
municipal airport at Goulding, Fls,
Fred T. Bridges. vice president of
Allied, contended his company was
low bidder on both jobs. In the case
of Elgin Field he said he was
forced into compromise" with
the Pan-American Petroleum Corp,
on whose behalf he declared Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida inter
vened. He said Pan-American was
given the Goulding order outright.
Deviation From Policy.
Clifton E. Mack, Procurement
Division director. conceded it was
deviation from the agency'S usual
policy when w. E. Harkness. then
procurement officer for Florida. was
ordered to submit asphalt bids to
Washington for final determination,
but he added:
That letter intended no reflection
on Mr.. Harkness. 1t was sent out
because we thought it would be
better to keep in close touch with
asphalt purchases in Florida. That
was because of the situation that
had occurred before" Mr. Harkness
is now the State w P. A. admins
traitor.
Mr. Mack testified that when it
appeared the Eglin Field contract
would be let to Allied. Senator
Pepper joined Florida officials of
Pan American in protesting and
asked that all bids be rejected. He
said they complained that the in
vitation had been in form that
was unfair to Pan American and
argued that Allied would not be able
to perform the contract
Legislators Interested.
He said he conferred later with
Allied officials and became con-
Vinced that the Atlanta concern was
entitled to the contract and able to
perform it.
Mr.. Mack upheld some points of
Mr.. Harkness' stated reasons for
giving the Goulding contract TO
Pan American.
He said several members of Con-
greSs besides Senator Pepper were
interested in the decision on Elgin
Field. He said others who at least
inquired about the case included
Senators Andrews. Democrat, of
Florida and Connally, Democrat. of
Texas; Speaker Rayburn and Rep
resentatives Summers. Democrat. of
Texas; Lanham. Democrat. of Texas:
Camp, Democrat. of Georgia and
Ramspeck, Democrat. of Georgia.
Allied's source of supply was Texas
firm.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
New York Teachers Unions
REPLACE 0usted Locals
b. The Associs ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Dr. George
s. Counts, president of the American
Federation of Teachers GA. F. L. ,
said yesterday two new teachers
union locals had been chartered in
New York to replace the groups
ousted recently in a national ref
erendum conducted by the fedora
ton
The new groups are the Teachers
Guild, to be known as Local 2 of
the federation, and a group of COL
lege teachers, to be called the New
York Federation of College Teach
ers. Local 25.
Charters of the original locals
were revoked over the issue of Com
munism. DR. Counts said both new
locals were interested in setting up
organizations free from totalitarian
influence and committed to de-
mocracy both as social means and
social ends"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
a Billion War Credit
To Be Asked in Commons
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
LONDON, June 19. Commons
will be asked at its next session to
approve expenditure of an additional
$4,000 900 900 to meet war and other
expenses during the year ending
March 81, 1912, a white paper an
nounced today.
This is the second vote of credit to
be asked this year. The first. ap-
proved by Commons February 6, also
was for $4,000, 900 900.
The vote of credit does not mean
raising money by taxation or by
other new revenue-raising means.
1t simply authorizes the government
to spend that much money from the
national revenue raised by budget
provisions
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
9 TRAFFIC CASES
HEARD IN COURT
Costs And Fines Assessed
By Judge In Session
This Morning

Nine traffic violators-latest vic
TINS of the city and state police
campaign to reduce automobile &C
cidents through rigid enforcement
of traffic laws-were assessed costs
Or fines, or both, in recorders court
yesterday.
j. W. Smith, 206 North Second
street, admitted that he had failed
to observe a boulevard stop sign on
Third street, and was fined IS, the
amount being RENTED on his promise
to obey traffic laws henceforth.
Lawrence Costin, of Watha, N.
c., paid a IS fine for illegal passing
of another vehicle on a bridge.
Charles Granger was assessed
costs on his guilty plea to the charge
of failing to stop for a red stop sig
nal on Market street.
Court costs were paid by James
Boyd, colored, 515 Dickinson street,
On his plea of guilty to operating
a passenger car without proper rear
lights.
M. M. Riley, of Oleander, was as.
sessed court costs for double-park.
ing in downtown Wilmington.
Parking in a bus stop brought
Thurman Martin of Wr;ghtsville
Beach a lecture from the court, and
costs of $3.50.
Cornelius Waddell, colored, of Ali
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Patrol Is Reorganized
At the Leland School

The Leland school reorganized
a school patrol Monday TOR duty
in the halls, on the Fairgrounds
and at basketball games. 1t is
expected to have various other as
signments.
The members are Kiroy Sulli-
van, captain; George Willetts. Rob
ert Irwin Rourk, and Louis Glenn
mons. lieutenants. Other Numbers
are Elmore Buffkin, Jr., Johnny
Wooten, Billy Bowling, Johnny
Coker, Houston Williams, and Err
nest Costin. Herbert Ions, Walter
Biggs, and Lester Scott are junior
patrolmen. T. R. Garrett. princi-
pal of the school, is the leader.
These boys were picked from more
than 1875 in the Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, and Seventh grades. New
members will be added from time
to time as the necessity arises.
The patrol rendered excellent
service last year, school officials
said, and since its reorganization
with the additional Off srs this
year., even greater results are ex-
pected.
The patrol will hold regular
meetings and will sponsor several
safety pictures for the school, two
of which have already been shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Funeral Services Held
For Two Wreck Victims

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 18.-Funeral
rites were held today for two of
the victims who were drowned in
Norris swamp Sunday night when
the truck in which they were riding
crashed through a bridge and over
turned.
Rites for Mrs. Mary Temper
ance Williams, 80, of Bladenboro,
were held from the Oak Grove
Baptist church near Bladenboro,
with the Rev. L. L. Todd, ~officiat-
ing. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Services for Mrs. Delma Jacobs,
10, of near Chadbourn, we're held
near Loris, S. C. this afternoon.
Funeral rites for Calvin Faux,
81, and Ace Cannon, "a, who were
also drowning in the accident we're
held Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
PALMER PLANNING
ATTACK ON DRYS
Intends to Introduce Vote Bill
With Hope That It
Will Be Tabled

RALEIGH, Feb. 10. - Up - The
unusually quiet drys in the 1941 gen
eral assembly now are up against an
unprecedented counter-attack, Sena.
tor Palmer of Cabarrus revealed to-
day-even before the drys have
moved to place in the legislative
hoppers a reputed liquor referendum
bill.
The Concord senator, who pro.
nounced himself very definitely
against a referendum BILL" said that
it was his plan to introduce a meas
ure calling for a no-quarter liquor
referendum ION saturday, June Z,
and move for Its immediate passage
with the hope the bill would get a
one-way ticket to the table, where he
believes it would lie until the session
expires.
How much "help" the senator has
in his proposed step to "get some
action on all this internal liquor
talk" was not disclosed.
The counter-liquor bill, as drawn,
is comparatively brief. 1t would out
law the possession, manufacture and
transportation of "all alcoholic bev-
erages with alcoholic content in ex-
cess of one.half of n per cent'-a
substitution of the burlington act
in the state.
1t is generally conceded a liquor
referendum measure would have ex'
actly no chance of senate passage.
While newsmen and "neutrals' in
both houses have watched with in
creasing expectancy for introduction
of an "all OUT dry bill, known to
have been prepared for some weeks
now, both vets and drys have been
content to let spectators speculate.
Both factions admit, however, they
have been in fairly regular confer
ence regarding possible liquor legis'
latiOn,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19

North 18th street, admitted he had
double : parked, and was assessed
court costs.
Joseph W. Talbert pleaded guilty
to Illegally parking his truck in a
driveway entrance, and was assessed
costs.
Hearing on charges of reckless
o Grafton of a motor vehicle pre-
ferred by police against Fred Hines,
GIL Stevenson's alley, was continued
to Thursday. Hines crashed into a
city police radio patrol car Monday
with minor damage on the police
vehicle.
Hit-and-run charges against Eva
Goings, of Winston-Salem, we're dis
missed on motion of defense attor.
neys. 1t was established that Miss
Goings had tried to locate the owner
of the car her vehicle struck in
downtown Wilmington M o d a Y,
but that she had been unable to do
SO after reasonable search" Only
minor damage resulted to both cars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
France Is Holding Up
Thailand Negotiations

VICHY, France, Feb. 10. --tR-
Circles close to the government
indicated today that F r e is
holding up negotiations with Thai
land in the Indo-China border dis
pute because of a recent Thai in
cursion.
The negotiations hit a snag, it
was said, when 1880 Thai troops
crossed the Mekong river ana the
French insisted that they with
draw.
Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsu-
Okla of Japan. who is one Of the
mediators of the dispute, vas re-
ported supporting the French in
this demand in order to break the
stalemate, but Japanese military
circles were said to be pursuing
a different policy. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
New System of Home
Defense Is Planned

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. - Up -
A new system of home defense,
which is expected to utilize the serv-
ices of women and men outside the
draft age limits, will be worked out
in a week or two, President Roosevelt
disclosed today.
He emphasized that it would be
decentralized, with communities ap-
plying it to their own individual re-
quirements.
A lot OF people in the government
were working on the problem of how
men over the draft age-and women
too-could help with the defense pro-
gram, he said. However, he added
that the point had not been reached,
and he hoped it would be,
when many people would be taken
FROM their normal occupations and
put on something else.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Eye Injury Valued
At $4,000 In Suit

Asking $4,000 for asserted ner.
manent loss Of his right eye, Charles
l.. Hare filed suit in the sunerior
court yesterday against the Funder
banks Oil company of Wilmington.
Hare alleges that negligent oper.
alton OF n of the oil companv's
trucks last Dec. 4 caused a burnin,
highway flare pot to be thrown at
nlm' resulting, according to the
complaint, in permanent injuries tc
MS right eye, and other painful and
serious injuries about the face and
mead. The accident happened al
Ihlrd and Wooster streets.
Another civil action instituted ir
the court was filed yesterday, Law
renee Halls and the Home Insur
ance company against the White Ice
cream and Milk company. asking
VIZ for damages allegedly done
Halls automobile when struck by
a White company truck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
'LARKlNS OPENS
new STORE HERE
Clothing Establish
ment Is Located Al
221 N. Front St.

The Larkins Credit Clothiers will
be formally opened to the shopping
public this morning at 221 North
Front street, C. H. Larkins, of Kins.
ton, owner and manager, announced
yesterday.
The local store, which will be man.
aged by Larry Baker, will be the
18th unit of the company to be
opened in North Carolina, Larkins
said.
Larkins said the new establish
ment will offer the public in South.
eastern North Carolina popular
priced merchandise at reasonable
prices and easy terms.
Working people will be offered the
opportunity to dress up and pay out
Of their incomes each week Of
month, whichever is the mos. con
venient, he said.
The new store will also carry 2
line of jewelry, watches, diamonds,
and novelty jewelry, Larkins said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
COLLEGE BUILDING
BILL IS APPROVED
Measure Provides for $780,.
600 Agricultural Structure
At N. c.. State,

RALEIGH, Feb. 18.-(R-T h e
house finance committee today
gave a unanimous favorable re-
port to the senate-approved Bal
lentine bill which provides for the
construction of a $500, 900 agricul-
tural building at North Carolina
State college.
The bill provides for the issuance
of $3.50, 900 in state bonds to match
an appropriation of $3.50, 600 by the
WPA for erection of the building
which would house modern ma.
chinery for the teaching of "prac.
tical' agricultural methods and q
department for research in agrono.
my.
The measure stipulates that the
bonds shall be retired in the course
of six years after issuance with
the $25, 900 yearly rental received
from the Farm Security admins
tration for use of an old agricul
tural building at the college.
In response to repeated request:
from city and county officials, thu
committee set a public hearing
Thursday, February 81, for HB-25-
providing for the partial exemp
ton of homesteads from taxation
The committee approved a sub
committee substitute for HB II!
providing tax exemption for gaso
line used in school e S ane
school delivery and service trucks
The bill would save the school!
$500, 900 in 1941-43. Representative
Bryant of Durham, author of tn
measure, estimated.
A committee substitute for Hi
1873 by Ramsay of Rowan ane
Moore of Guilford to exempt prop
critics and nurses homes of non
profit, charitable hospitals from
advalorem taxes was reported ia
vorably. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Several WPA Projects
Approved by McGinnis

RALEIGH, Feb. 18.-R-C. c.
McGinnis, State WPA adminislra'
tor, announced today approval Of
an $S6, 6O2 ALLEGATION for a sanitary
sewage disposal system and water
supply facilities at Bessemel. in
Guilford County. Other projects
we're:
Richmond County, roads, $50
29o; Shelby, street improvem snts,
S57, SIT; Boiling Springs, sewage
disposal and water systems, 49,
233; Buncombe and Macon coun-
ties, forest fire prevention in the
Bent Creek and Coweeta expert
mantal forests, $16,261; and Az,
drews, Cherokee County, town hall
for officers, fire station. assembly
room in Jail, and fire house iaclli.
ties, $34, 1874.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
MERGES
AFTER 2

VENICE, Italy REThe Gazetta
di Venezia, believed Europe's old
est newspaper, has been merged
with another newspaper, tn Gaz-
zttino, after exactly two centuries
Of daily publication.
A morning paper, it has become
the afternoon edition of the Gaz-
zettino. A complete file of the
newspaper is kept in an Italian
national library as a daily record
OF Venetian life from the frivolous
days of the 18th century to the
Fascist present. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
TWO UNDER BOND
IN LIQUOR CASES

Joe Kuehn, white and George
Freeman, negro, both of the Caro-
lima Beach section, are being held
under $3.50 bonds APIECE for trial
at the spring term of the feder-
al district court in Wilmington on
charges of violation of internal re-
venue liquor laws.
Both defendants were given pre-
liminary hearings during the week
end before William A. Wylie, U. S.
commissioner, and probable cause
was found in each Ease. Kuehn is
being held in New Hanover county
Jail in default of bond and Free
man has posted bond.
Kuehn and Freeman are charged
with possession of a non-registered
still, carrying on the business of a
distillery without bond, possession
of 1900 gallon" of mash fit for dis
tillation, removing and concealins
eight gallons of illicit liquor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Garand Rifle Adopted
By u. S. Marine Corps

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Up -
In a move to triple the hitting pow.
er of Uncle Sans devil dogs" the
Marine Corps today adopted the
Garand semi-automatic rifle,
The high command announced that
exhaustive tests at the Marine Corps
base at San Diego, Calf, had prov
ed the rifle to be suitable for the
Marines.
Conceived by John c. Garand, an
employe in the armory at SpI;cg-
field, Mass, the Garand is rated by
the Army as the approximate equiva
lent Of three of the bolt action
Springfield rifles of the 1903 mode
use during the World wal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
home GUARD BILL
IS RECOMMENDED
a,easure Would Provide $50,
nm for Uniforms for the
Defense Unit
Nv JOHN PEELE

RALEIGH, Feb. 1a.-R-rhe
ioint appropriations committee To-
law paused in its consideration OF
midget spending measure to
annrove special appropriation bills
uniforming the home gard
nroviding state aid to public
Libraries.
The only new item approved in
do General appropriations bill wac
' uo sllotment for Appalachian State
teachers college at Boone.
President B. B. Dougher1y told
.bo committee his request for $21,-
w, "a additional would bring the in
lt,tntion up to the standards CT the
association of Southern colleges,
The committee voted the extra
mount asked in full. The biennial
snnropriation for the college was
tapnTtatively approved was s231, IA
A favorable report was given
uB 6s, appropriating $1nC, 600 a
..aor for state aid for public lib
[sries, The fund would be admins
,orsd bv the State Library Com.
mission.
The committee also recommend
cd hat the legislature pass a bill
~ nrovide $50, 900 for unlf 'rmine
"a NO members of the home guard.
The money would come out Of
tbe emergency and contingency
4nnd. Adjutant General j. Van B.
71etts appeared in behalf of the
measure.
A subcommittee, composed Of
Senator Pittman Of Lee and Rep
rosentative Merritt of Catawoa.
was directed to rewrite SB 43 tc
authorize installation of ar eieva'
Ia. or e~scalator in the Governors
mansion as well as in the capito.
building.
A favorable report was given
lib 1909. which would ailo; 81 Of
HE court cost in a criminal case
IN the law enforcement officers
benefit and retirement tuna. Hall
Of the dollar nov goes to support
he State Bureau of Investigation.
representative Morris OF New
Hanover and Walter F. Anderson.
rolice chief in WinstcA-Salem,
spoke in favor of the bill.
Fred Handy. director of the State
Iureau of Investigation, said his
sgency did not oppose the bill. He
asked the committee to raise the
S.B.L. appropriation to S122,9bO in
order to increase his staff and
add Two field men. The budget
commission recommended Sl08, $40.
House Chairman Kerr of Warren
announced that representatives OF
superior court judges would ap-
rear before the committee Friday
a~f.ernoon 10 ask an increase IN
The jurists expense allowance A
caring is scheduled for that day
IN a senate bill to provide a small
mouth bass hatchery in McD ,Hell
county with sub-stations in Burke
and Graham counties.
After approving special appro-
pr.ations bills the committee late
this afternoon resumed consldera-
ION of items in the budget ap-
preparations bills. ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Seaman Pays Heavily
For Spectacle Fight

The next time Hubert Virgins, a
Coast Guard seaman stationed here,
elects to have a fistic quarrel he'll
more than likely make sure that
the other party isn't wearing
glasses.
Yesterday Virgins appeared before
Judge Alton A. Lennon in the re
corder's court and pleaded guilty tc
assault with damage to person
charges preferred against him by
T. E. Murrell.
IT didn't notice that the man had
on glasses" Virgins told the court,
For his oversight Virgins was
fined $25 and ordered to make re
%stitution to Murrell to the amount
of $18-for a new pair of glasses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Louie E. Woodbury., L.
Named President of Y

Louie E. Woodbury., Jr., was
elected president of the Whining
ton Y.M.C.A for the ensuing year
at a meeting of the board ct dl-
rectors yesterday afternoon.
Other officers chosen wers r.
A. Laney, vice president; A. S.
Trundle, Jr., recording secretary,
and J. A. Orrell, treasurer.
Woodbury. succeeds Laney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
Tue Negroes Held for
Trial on Break-in Count

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 18.-James
Underwood and Rufus Boatright,
negroes, have been bound over to
superior court on charges of break
ing. entering and larceny in con-
nection with the recent robbery OF
the Boyette Grocery store in Chad
courn, from which a quantity OF
merchandise was stolen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
State Debaters Will
Take Part in Tourney

RALEIGH, Feb. 18.-R-Three
members of the N. c. State col
lege debate squad and their each,
Prof. Edwin H. Paget, will leave
Sunday for Durant, Okla, to par
ticipate in the Savage Debate tour
nament. The three are Brice Ratch-
ford of Gastonia, David Harrls OF
Newell and Wilbur Bryant OF Will
mington. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19

British today TO have machine.
gunned a cemetery, returned later
while a funeral was in progress
and was believed shot down by
anti-aircraft fire and a fighting
plane.