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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
1876 Republicans Vote
No As F. K. Forces Win
By 26O To 165 Margir1
Petain;s Flight Run1or
Proves Without Basis

(By The Associated Press)
A broadcast report that Chief
of State Philippe Petain of
France and his navy minister,
Admiral Jean Darlan, had fled
to Africa by plane created a
furore ig Europe last night but
proved to be false.
The broadcast further quoted
a report that shooting had oc-
Cured in Vichy-and this, too,
turned out to be erroneous.
A brief message from Robert
Okin, chief of the Associated
Press bureau in Vichy, quickly
killed both reports. Okin cabled
at midnight Is p. m. EST.
Saturdays:
"vichy quietest. Petain Dar-
Ian here"
Nearly an hour later the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System
correspondent in Vichy, Court
ney Terrett, broadcast from
that capital also there was no
rioting in the city.
The report went through a
far reaching maze before it
was tracked down.
Both British and German
sources said it originated in
Bern. Switzerland-but who
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
BRITISH MOP UP
IN BENCAN AREA
Army OF Nile May Not AT
Once Continue Drive
Toward Tripoli
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. S.-The Brit
ish said tonight the purpose of their
North African campaign - to end
any Italian threat to Suez-has been
achieved with the Italians driven
from all Eastern Libya.
The neyt phase of the desert drive
is problematical.
British and Australian soldiers
still are busy "mopping up the
battlefield south of Bengasi. The
Italian forces there have been cut
off from retreat, their resistance
has collapsed and they are "surren-
dering in large numbers"
Several thousand have been
brought into the captured naval and
military base but military sources
so far have given no accurate esti-
mate of the number.
1t was announced that an army
commander reported captured south
of Bengasi was the commander OF
all Cirenaica and second only tc
Marshal Rodolfo Grazidni, the Fas'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Nazi March
Will Bring
RAF Bombs
Diplomatic Reports From
Capital Not Confirmed
By London Source
TURKS ALSO ON GUARD
Bulgarian Minister Tells
Parliament He Cannot
Predict Future

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Feb. s. IP -
Great Britain has informed Bull
e4ria that her military objectives
will he subject to aerial lombard
ment if the German army crosses
into Bulgaria. diplomatic quarters
reported tonight.
The declaration was understood
to have been made by the British
legation here. but no comment was
available from that quarter.
"Distasteful"
Further the British were report
ed to have asserted that Britain
would like to spare Bulgaria, but
that passage of German troops
through this country naturally
would necessitate British military
action, even though it would be
"distastefuT' to the British to bomb
Bulgarian territory.
The British legation was under
stood to be ready to leave Bulgaria
at a moments notice.
Still other diplomats said that
Soviet emissaries were en- route to
Bulgaria to discuss with the Bull
garian government that possibility
that German troops may soon seek
to cross this nation to get at Greece
or Turkey.
Bulgarian leaders were understood
to have sought to establish a Rus
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
started the ball rolling was not
disclosed.

(By The Associated Press
VICHY, France, Feb. S-R
"A weeks negotiations with
Pierre Laval ended tonight with
a government announcement of
his refusal to accept a place
in Marshal Philippe Petain's
cabinet as minister of state
and member of projected
three-man committee which
would exercise broad powers
under the marshal.
The disclosure that Laval
had declined such a post came
after Admiral Jean Darlan, re-
turning from a second trip to
Paris to see the former pre-
mier, conferred with Petain
and then attended "restrict-
ed cabinet meeting" with Pc
tain, Defense Minister Gener-
. al Charles Huntziger and For
eign Minister Pierre-Etienne
F'landin.
Reports that FIandin had re-
signed by a member of his de-
partment.
Informed person said they
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Two Young Girls Fatally Burned,
Third Near Death In Hampstead Fire
4TH SLIGHTLY BURNED
Bodies OF Howard Children
To Be Inferred Today In
Pender Cemetery

HAMPSTEAD, Feb. 3.-Two small
caskets, heaped with flowers of
grieving playmates and friends, lay
side-by-side in local funeral parlor
today, mute evidence of the worst
tragedy to strike this little commu-
nifty in years.
They contained the bodies Of Vivi-
an, o. and Alice, 10, youngest daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Howard,
Pender county farmers on whose
property a mile and a half of here
a small shack became a momentary
inferno Friday afternoon, burning
two children fatally, and two older
daughters so seriously that one,
Edna, II, may die.
Happened In Seconds
Piece, by piece, the grief stricken
father and deputy sheriffs today re-
constructed the tragedy, learning
how, in the space Of seconds, blazing
kerosene turned an afternoons social
visit between two families into a
thing stark and horrible.
The four Howard, girls - Vivian
Alice, Edna and Dorothy, 18 - and
their mother had gone to a little
wooden frame building few yards
from the Howard house to visit a
few minutes with Mrs. Bodie Mccoy.
The McCoys, New Workers attracted
to this region by prospect of work at
Camp Davis, live in an automobile
trailer on the Howard farm. Recent
ly, Mccoy and Howard built a small
frame building between the trailer
and the Howard house, a combina-
ton kitchen and dining room for the
McCoys. It was there where tragedy
struck about $3.50 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mccoy decided to start a fire
in the wood stove, around which
were seated the Howard girls and
their mother. To hasten the stove
blaze, Mrs. Mccoy poured kerosene
from one-gallon can into the stove.
Unbeknown to Mrs. Mccoy there was
an ember of fire in the bottom Of
the stove. 1t ignited the kerosene
Continued on Page Five; Col. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
VAN DEVANTER. 81.
DIES In CAPITAL
Retired Justice OF Supreme
Court Had Been In
Poor Health

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Up
Willis Van Devanter, former asso-
ciate justice of the United States
Supreme court who retired in 1887,
died suddenly tonight of a heart
attack. He was 81 years old.
Van Devanter, who was appointed
to the supreme court by President
Taft in 1910, left the court under
provisions of the statute permitting
justices over 70 who had served 10
years to retire at full pay of $4,000
a year.
He had been in poor health since
his return from visit OF several
weeks to New York when he pre-
sided over the federal district court
there but his death was unexpected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09

Sales in New Hanover county
ABC stores during the six months
ended Dec. 81 were slightly above
those for the corresponding period
of 1889, but because Of federal de-
Tense taxes the profits to be divided
among the City of Wilmington, New
Hanover county, Wrightsville Beach
and Carolina Beach are not as great
Total sales in the last six months
of 1910, figures released at the ABC
board office yesterday show, were
$323,892.85 as compared with $685.
64S25 during the same period of
1899, but because of the federal de-
fense taxes the net profits in the
last six months of 1910 were only
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Whkie Flving Home
On Dixie Clipper

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb.
8.-tP-Wendell L. Willkie took
off at $3.50 p. m. $3.50 p. M, e.
S. T.) tonight on the last lap of
his homeward flight from a sur
vey of wartime Britain and was
expected to reach New York at Z
a. m. tomorrow.
During WILKES stay here he
and other passengers took their
first baths since leaving London.
"We were commencing to hate
each other" he joked.
Willkie paid a four-hour stop
over visit to his former home to-
night when he touched United
States soil again OH this island,
alighting from the Dixis Clipper,
which had flown him from Lis
bon, Portugal, to Bolamo, POrtu-
guese Northwest Africa, thence
across the Atlantic to Port of
Spain, Trinidad, and here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
SALES TAX FIGHT
NEARS SHOWDOWN
Broughton Plans Renewal
OF Effort To Have
Foods Exempted
BY CHARLES w. DANIEL

RALEIGH, Feb. S.-(P-A show
down battle on the sales tax, which
will determine whether Governor
Bfoughton is in the drivers seat
OF North Carolina S 1911 lawmaking
machine, is almost certain to be
fought next week in the finance
committee.
Handed his first defeat last
thursday when the committee
smacked down a proposal to exempt
foods from the sales tax. the COVER
nor has been lining up his stalwarts
IN an effort to persuade the group
% reverse its action.
That the governors missionary
Work is getting results was seen in
'le tact that a subcommittee. to
which the sales tax issue was
shunted after the food exemption
section was killed, appeared to be
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09

Wilmington and its suburbs are
to see within a. few weeks one OF
the greatest residential building
programs which they have wit
messed in several decades as real
estate developers, private individ-
uals and businessmen open con-
struction drive to house the hordes
Of people attracted here by the
creation of Camp Davis and the
erection of the shipyards Of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany.
That was the report Of W. M.
Hewlett, chairman of the Whining
ton Real Estate board, chairman
of homes for rent committee and
a member of the executive COM
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Building Boom Appears
Well Under Way Here

mittee of the Wilmington Defense
Council, to the council yesterday.
; Hewlett said tremendous
amount of building is anticipated
here in the near future but said he
did not know whether the building
now planned by developers, lndl-
viduals and businessmen would be
sufficient to care for all the needs
which may arise from the station
ing of 10000 men, and 900 officers
at Camp Davis and the influx OF
workers anticipated for the oper-
alton of the shipyards here.
Hewlett said a survey he had
conducted indicated that, in addl-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
ABC Stores Contribute
Sc, In Defense Taxes

s60,soS.14 as compared with $685.
1880 in the same period of 1888.
The cost of sale during the last
six months of 1910 and in the same
period of 1889 were as follows:
1910 1899
Liquor and
wine ----$2O6, ,420.35 $207, 7,111.0O
Federal De-
fense Tax 6,574.07
Breakage - 34.53 lo.5o
Cash Over and
Short S4.53 1875
Total --$213,0 ,046.83 $207,159 .05
During the last half of 1910 the
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
PRICES INCREASE
RAPED BY UNION
Wage Earner's Plight Is
Cited By Central Unit
OF Unions Here

The Central Labor Union, in regu-
lar session, went on record as con-
demnine the ridiculous increase in
living COSTS
C. B. Gore, secretary-treasurer,
yesterday issued the following state
ment regarding the unions action
in the matter:
1--WE sing God Bless America and
God Save America and while our
government is making preparations
CONTINUED ON Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
Home FOR NURSES
TO Be DEDICATED
Bishop Darst To Speak AT
Williston Exercises At
O'Clock Today

Dedication exercises for the new
nurses home of the Community
,(colored) hospital will begin at 2
o'clock this afternoon In the Will
liston High school auditorium.
The Right Rev. Thomas c. Darst,
bishop of the East Carolina diocese
of the Episcopal church, will de-
liver the dedicatory address, and
DR.. M. N. Leary, secretary-treas-
urer, board of managers, will serve
as master of ceremonies.
Following the dedication exer-
cises, there will be an inspection
Continued on Page Two; Col. A
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-09
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
,oNt; NGrth Carolina: Partly cloudy and
,imta iintn0cd cold Sunday and Sunday
Snn, Monday fair. not quite so cold
tnna1 "u5h carolina: Generally fair, con-
W%meu Wom5l cold Sunday and Sunday night,
Eor Eu'2 VAR, ialr, not quite so cold.
clnna, wilmington and vicinity: Partly
SmGaa. ahd continued cold tonight and
,hont a. lowest temperature tonight
winds % degrees; moderate westerly
MI T. ). WEATHER BUREAU
sudinr diHnvteo9rological clog data for the "a hours
'do p. m. Yesterday
1,qo Temperature
Al. ~ ~ d. M 43; 80 a. m. 81; 80 p m.
mn,o ;@o ,o p. m. 80; maximum 4s; mini
'H 'o' mean 50; normal Al.
In Humidity
a. - 20 O. m 69; ! 80 a. m. 69; 1 80 p. m.
ro.., Precipitation
0O0 O''al ;n.1 Tor "A hours ending 7:30 p. nj.
montb b,ithes Total since first of the
''0n'h l.66 inches.
H. Tides For Today
Coastt tonl ice Tables published by q. S.
1'' ana Geodetic Suryey.)
Wiln;, High Low
iiston -------- 7:49a 2:29;
Masonic. S:0Sp 3:11n
A'Vro inlet ----- 5:30a II :56a
Sun,;. 5:34p ----p
s43n.. iae 81 ;ooa sunset Sop; moonrise
ape Fear river stage at Fayettte-
'hle-s.9 feet.
continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10
MERRIMAN SCHOOL
 HONORS LISTED
Miss Kelley, Principal, Posts List at Close of Marking Period

The following honor roll of stu- dents ir Grades to 6 for the third marking period was aIi- nounced today by Miss Julia Kelley, principal Of Merriman school:
 Grade VIII-Joseph CIarcia, VII. liam Dwyer, Elizabeth Coretto, Rob- ert DezInno, Edythe Haley, Florida Almeida, William Johnson, Ray. inond Walsh, Anthony Primiano, Edith Del Principe.
 Grade V1I-Pauline LaRoSa, John Coiucci, Catherine Hurley. Jo- sephlne qaudino, Mario Rosato, Vincent Palladino, Viola Albino, GiSlo DiCesare, Donald Briody, Dem his Bowling.
 Grade VI-Gloria LaRosa, Car- Inella Parella, James Carrubba, Doc nato Fratoddi, Irene Inez, Car melia De Luca, Arthur D'OiIveIra, Judith Melchiore, Carmella Perez zella, Mario Bottachari, deneveive Sbordone.
 Grade V-Jane ChristoIinI, Rich- ard Porto, Robert Valietta, John MArchiani, Moreno Strokalitis, Lil- Han DiCesare, Joan Haley. Dolores Alves, Shirley Dwyer. Theresa Ba- lanca, Josephinet Glarratino, Jo- seph LoEnbardo, John Vulesky, Dor- othy Birdsall, John Christine, Jean lyon, Kathryn Kingston.
 Grades IV-John Sabetta, Mary Zampino, Arthur DiStiso, Dolores Christolini, Barbara Liberatore, Mary PettinIchi, Anna GarafoIa, Carniella Christine, Prank De Luca, Josephine Grau, Lucille Santoro, Rowland PaSsariello, Laura AlveS, Frank LaRosa, Salvatore La Rosa, Anthony Del Principe, Betty Sha- ker. Peter DiStiso, Elmirina De- Paiva.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10
THE DOLLS HOUSE

There N stands day after day,
 A perfect little house just for playl A Colonial house in perfect detail, So well put together you can't see nall, pordered walk leading up to the door, Each room inside has parquet floor, Ali except the kitchen which is neatly tiled, T'he whole first floor is excellently styled. Faces are glued to the store window each day Where the lovely doll house is on display. Ohs and ahs are heard on all sides Frorn the youngsters and grownups besides. At dusk as you pass on your way home to sup The little house is all lighted up. Then you can see each furnished room From living room piano to kitchen broom It's Christmas con1e-on for all to admire. Just see the real fireplace and the real hrel There 1t stands day after day,
 . H'A'sN' '''''' FEM. EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10

Mrs George Miller, president of the East End Wo-
 mems Community Club and her charitable aides again will make Christmas merry one for some desery- Ing family in Waterbury For several years now this col un has supplied the group with name of needy fam fly thanks to the unerrng assistance of local clergymen and that family was made recipient of Yuletde basket filled with every last delcacy to make dinner ban women came through with flying colors. That's their aim again this year and it's the Tower pleasure to once agan furnish the name and address of persons in need Let me introduce you to the clubs personnel reading from left to right Mrs. George Miller president; Mrs Harry Leslie, vice.presdent Mrs Jacob Albert, Mrs. Joseph 1yrnes Mrs George Byrnes Mrs Joseph Chesna Mrs William Christian, Mrs William Davis, Mrs Leslie Hawley, Mrs Adolph Hespelt, Mrs Henry Jubelt, Mrs Ernest Kopiczh Mrs. Matthew Monahan, Mrs Otto Mouillette, and Mrs. Frank Tracy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10
Air.raid alarm

Air.raid alarm Well, Waterbury weathered It's first afraid alarm in fine fashion There was no scur ryng for cellars dugouts yesterday when the radio ewscasters started to bare the news Of enemy planes oe ing sighted off the New England coast headed for NeW York City and only two hours away There wasn't even race for hi-tops to be the first to observe the planes flying unmolested Connecticut industries
 Newsroon conversation centered around the best spot to be in the event of the storm Of bombs with few desiring 10 be anywhere but right in the thick of the falling de- brs Positions floor under the big battery Of heavy linotype machines for few minutes took on the seb- lance of firing line from which there was no retreat
 but as the Army and Navy officials let us in on the secret of "dress rehearsal tension dropped off and id-ater noon lull set in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10

Marshall Field, once called the nations richest playboy, and others had considered for some time the possibility of 8 new morning news paper here to compete with Col. Rob- ert McCormick's Tribune, unchal- lenged since Hearst's Herald-Exani- iner went the way of l2 other Tribune competitors, but work on the job of getting the Sun to shine didn't start until 60 days before the first issue appeared.
 SHARPENING SHEARS
 FOR THE TRIBUNE
 Getting e four-ring circus ready to strut It's stun by 2ip. m. tomor- row, if you started now with dog and pony probably would he easier than sharpening your shears to cut down the mighty Tribune, which is sitting about as pretty as possible with the largest circulation of any regular-si2ed newspaper in the United States. +
 Here 1t should be explained that the Sun, first major newspaper to be started in an American city since even . professor of Journalism can remember, does not consider itself in the role of terminator of the Tribune. That would hardly be con. siStent, since many of the Suns men and friends complained bitterly against the Tribune's monopoly" of the morning field.
 And despite its pre-publication hullabaloo and the beliefs Of some pinkoS, the Sun doesn't intend to break, it's neck carrying the torch for every man, institution and movement blessed by the tag liberal"
 Explained Editor Rex Smith, Our chief concern Is to get out an honest, fortnight newspaper with our views confined to the editorial page nnd the news columns contain Ing only one thing-news." A talk with Marshall Field, founder and financial rock of the paper, and his associates dIspels any foggy ideas floating around that they are in search of the Holy Grail. Even Field, despite his misconstrued T don't give damn what happens to my money" statement would like for the Sun to make money. The paper Is being run strictly on that basis, since his other Journalistic venture, the adiess New York PM, cost him plenty.
 Starting with hand -clapping from Washington and tho afct that l00,- 0O0 Chicagoa1s signed Q petition promising support for Tribune competitor, Field selected Sllllnan Evans as publisher of the paper. Evans made qnite c name ag neWs- paperfnan in Texas, and later as Q Nashville, Tenn, publisher. He also found time to help Jim Farley run the postofilce department which gave him 6 good background to run q paper in opposition to the New Deal-baiting Tribune.
 Evans enticed leather lunged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10

Mildred Shea, popular Washington Hill resident and graduate of St. Marys Hospital Training School for Nurses, has opened medical IabratOry in the Brown Building Nice to see a local girl make good In the home town To Mary Ellen. Had you signed your last to your postal the Tower would have been very glad to publish your request However thanks for your interest Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Cavanaugh of South Elm Street were guests of Mir. and Mrs Henry ZegleE of New Britain Monday evening Clarence F. Cook, sales manager of the drug and cosmetic con. taner sales division at ScOviIIs presented dia- mOnd and gold service pin recently for 40 years of dlligent servse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10

Frank W. Taylor. Jr., from retire- ment and Ward Mayborn as his lieutenants, Taylor's fame in jour- nalisln was secured by years as the hard- fighting managing editor of the St. Louis Star-Times. Mayborn had a long aud successful career with the Scripps- Howard and other newspapers. Rex Smith, recent NewSweek editor, Was named Sun editor.
 With five typewriters, & few old desks, one telephone and six ofilce rooms in the Field building they began scratching heads and charg- ing the Sun with heat waves, George Dc Witt, former managing editor of the Washington Herald. Times, owned by Colonel McCor- mick's sister, Cissy Patterson, got the call as the Suns managing editor. William Haggard of the Philadelphia Inquirer was named news editor, and for city editor, they raided Hearst's Chicago Herald- American for John Dienhart. He may not 1t e movie fans idea of how . city editor should look, but he knows his way through the wild west tradition of Chicago journal ism. Hundreds of ex.would-be and present newspapermen applied for Jobs, but the Sun started shining with staff of 462 employees in all departments.
 4 deal was made with Navy Sec- retary Frank Kflox's Chicago Daily News for oftice space, and they are still kicking out partitions, building walls and spraying paint in m ef- fort to get enough elbow-and not elbow bending-rooin All this inc volved moving out the Daily News cafeteria, Q change some News eTll- ployes found irksoine.
 The promise of e fight between two of the richest Chicagoans, as different in their views, on many important questions of the day, as two men can be, was enough to shoot up the temperature of thrill-con- scious Chicago and most of America without much extra drum beating. or course, Japan's declaration of war against the U. s. put the kibosh on all that.
 But horn- footing there was and the Sun hired public relations ex. perts to spread the wcrd. They pasted on billboards-one Q block from the Tribune -- that Chicago was to have a new newspaper. They advertised in the other papers, but not tho Tribune. They shot it over the radio IS times daily, and then asked people to name the paper and tell why they wanted Q now morning paper.
 READERS WANT TRUTH
 MORE THAN ANYTHING"
 Almost 226,oO0 persons joined the name contest, and when the smoke cleared, most of them favored the Sun "because 1t brings light" Most Of the letters said the readers want- ed Truth more than anything"
 Best letter was written by Russell Trenholme of Chlcago-lae worked ct 1t while his wife was out of town --aad he will buy house with the 1000 prize money. Following TFen- holfne, printing director for Q pack ing firm, were Lillian Case, Racine, Wis, teacher, and Addison Hubbard, dean of Northwestern University'S liberal arts college.
 Selling advertising in q non-ex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10
Only 60 Days Needed to Make s Chicago 'Sun Shine

hlt tho street. and Chicago cltlaenA and American newBpnperfnon settled back Co ind # it 6 possible to start and keep going 6 flval Co the biggest business Of lts klnd ia America.
 AS Debs Myers, Sun reporter iron Oklahoma, observed, 'Its sorta ilks setting un h competition Co tho At. lantic ocean, isn't itg"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10

Thomas SathOry of North Main Street looks quite t home behind the wheel of that new Chevvie he has been observed driving back and forth to work these Jays Jerry FuscO of Bridge Street expects to be in his new Prospect home before Christmas and is quite proud of the house as well he might be John Mitchell has the linotype fever and the well-knOwn w1tI ne has become fIlI-nedged printer and can operate one Al Michaud is displaying handsome new Dodge coupe to friends as he motors along our main thOroughfares.