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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
BRITISH ESTIMATE
NAzI AIR POWER
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operating from Belgium, northern
France and part of the Neither
lands;
Air fleet No. 8, under Field Mar
shall General Gugo Sperrle, opera
ting in western France from bases
betwee n Brest and the Spanish
frontier; and
Air fleet No: 5, under Colleen.
JAMS Juergen Stumpff, operating
from the northern Netherlands,
Emden, Germany; Denmark and
Norway.
In addition to these, he added,
are air fleet No. l in eastern Ger
many, air fleet No. 6 in Rumania
and air fleet No. 4 with headouar-
tiers in Vienna.
Aside from these six fleets. he
said, the Germans have an indie
pendent air unit now operating in
Italy.
This unit together with all other
German air strength,-including a
transport organization reputed to
have 1000 transport airplanes for
carrying parachute troops, air.
borne infantry, supplies and anti
aircraft guns-would bring the to-
tai German planes to some 40, 900,
he added.
This figure would include train
ers, communications aircraft,
general odds and ends" as well
as planes unfinished and finished
in the Nazi reserve pool.
theoretically, the informant ex-
planned, $4,000 would be ready for
operation at any moment but this
peak is further limited to 5000 by
operational difficulties on the
primitive" air fields of France
and in the heavily-bombed Ger
man airfields.
Repair Requirements
The necessity for repairs alone
would make a quarter of the avail
able airplanes unserviceable at
any given time, he said.
Special transport units attached
to German squadrons to carry
ground personnel are common, he
said, each fighter group OF 140 ma
chimes having 80 transports at
tached
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
State Paralysis Fund
Deadline Set Feb. 10

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 1.-LP-Dr.
Julian Miller, state chairman, issued
a statement here today urging all
communities of the state to hold their
parties or other ev~nts for the bene.
fit of the infantile paralysis fund not
later than February 10.
Many communities have already
raised their quotas through birthday
parties or other means, but, due to
the influenza situation, the state
committee thought it best to extend
the deadline to February 10, Chair.
nan Miller said.
North Cardinals response so far
has been excellent" he said, land
we feel that every community will
want to participate in this worthy
cause"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
NAZI BIG GUNS
POUNDING DOVER
Few Nazi Planes Appear
Over British Isles; One
Town Is Bombed
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 1.-German RAID
ers slipped through the fog over
hanging the Dover Strait on a Sc
ries of Reconnaissance raids TO-DAY
while German long-ranse guns again
nopnded the Dover coast from the
French shore.
although Nazi planes were re
narted high over areas as far north
as Liverpool and the west Mldlands,
bombs were dropped only on one
east Anglican town, where ten per-
sons were injured.
Nazi shell fire from heavy guns
mounted on railroad cars lasted
about three hours in the early
morning, but drew no answer from
British cannon. One British officer
described the bombardment as lust
bait for us to open fire and give
our positions away
British air sources re-emphasized
Britain's need for fast. American
bombers if we are to continue long
range night bombing this spring
and summer
AS nights gradually shorten, they
pointed out, the necessary hours OF
darkness for long flights over Ger
many grow fewer and bombing time
contracts.
1T is important for a bomber to
be able to leave and return to Eng
land in the dark which hides it
from Nazi fighters" n source
said. Some of u f~our-engined
United States hombers like the Con-
~solidated B-24, which we call the
Liberator,' could bomb targets 500
miles away wen on June nights
and, if necessary, make shuttle
trils to targets nearer home"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
World
Bulletins
EAkIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-tP)-
A senate public lands subcom-
mittee, hearing charges by Sena-
tor Mcclellan (D-Tenn) that
Superintendent J.. Ross Eakin
has mismanaged the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park,
made tentative plans today to
visit the park before reaching a
decision.
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KNOX ASKS QUICK
PASSAGE OF BILL
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investment" he said of the cost
which witnesses have testified may
run into billions, "even II we never
get a dollar or a penny back
Meanwhile, house supporters OF
the legislation confidently talked OF
a favorable vote there before next
week ends.
Chairman Bloom D-NY) of the
house foreign affairs committee
said after a conference today with
Lord Halifax that he had assured
the new British ambassador that
the bill would pass without major
change.
Timetable" :.
Halifax called on Bloom at the
latter's capitol office to discuss
what he called the Timetable of
the legislators course.
Three days Of house debate will
open Monday noo
Senate supporters said a poll of
the foreign relations committee
showed a safe margin of at least
three votes for the measure. The
division of sentiment on the bill
in the committee at the present
time was said to be IS favorable
eight opposed, and two doubtful.
The committee may vote on the
measure late next week. 1t is to
begin hearing opposition witnesses
Monday when, Chairman George
D-Ga.) said, Norman Thomas, So
cialist leader, and Philip La Fol
lette, former governor of Wiscon-
sin, are to prevent their views.
As Secretary Knox supported the
bill at today's hearings, several
hundred persons who declared
they were peace marchers'
gathered about the capitol and
listened to a speech from the house
steps by Rep. Marcantonio AL
NY) who opposes the legislation.
George summarized testimony
of the navy secretary with two
brief questions.
present aid to England cannot
be continued without this bill?"
The senator asked.
Correct" Knox replied.
DO you visualize tie bill as a
defense s for this coun-
try?"
Il do"
When the question came up as
to the United States ;.bility to de.
fend the Western Hemisphere ir
event England fell, Knox said the
Axis would have seven times the
ship building capacity, both nava.
and commercial" now available
to this country.
An Axis victory over Britain, he
said, would mean that the United
States navy would have to patro.
all waters of this hemisphere tt
prevent establishment of enemy
bases.
DO you really think there is
danger of a combination of Euro
pean powers attacking us?" Nye
pressed.
Positively" Knox shot back
Don't you think there is danger?'
Nye replied that he thought the
Axis would be too occupied with
trying to control present areas
and recovering from distress,
diseases, and war costs.
Knox agreed that the chances OF
immediate attack might be few
but quickly added I'm not willing
to take any chances"
Nye suggested that the United
States would be much stronger
if it concentrated all energy to
building UP its own defenses.
Il don't think So" Knox said
"That's why I'm for this bill" ;
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e

NEW YORK, Feb. l. -LP-
L. S. Senator Josh Lee, O-Okla.)
predicted today that England
could win tn war without in
vading the European continent,
and charged that every Hitler
sympathizer, every appeaser and
every fifth columnist in Ameri-
ca" was trying to defeat or de-
Law passage of the l%end-lease bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
FARMERS CLUB SUPPER

The Farmers club supper will
be held Thursday night at Castle
Hayne at 7:30 o'clock. Two
movie films, '"The Magic Desert
and "Vitamin Elements in Plant
Feeding which have recently
been released by the Chilean Nj
trate Educational Bureau, will be
shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
RECUPERATING

Mrs. Vista C. Mcintyre, of
Rocky Mount, is spending a
few days here with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar G..
Sanford while recuperating
from an operation performed
at the ACL hospital in Rocky
Mount.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Norway Army Officers
Arrested By Quisling

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. g.
(Sunday)-LR-The arrest of several
prominent officers of the Norwegian
army because they refused to pledge
loyalty to the party of Major Vid-
kun Quisling, premier of the Nazi-
supported Norwegian national gov
eminent, was reported tonight in ad-
vices from Oslo.
A military prison camp has been
opened at Hedmarken.
The toy balloon industry in the
United States does ar annual bust
ness of S., 600, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
WOMEN'S HATS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-[P-
Speaking of women's hats-and
what man is not?-the supreme
court was told today that "vir-
tually their sole function is to
make the wearer happy in the
thought that she has a beautiful
thing which is in fashio1."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
APPEAL

The Associated Charities has
issued IN appeal for donations
of house furnishings and cloth
ing for a family that was COM
pletely burned out" last week.
Garments are needed for the
mother, who wears dresses G1Ze
48 or so, boys Is and II and a
girl of 16.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
AIR ROUTE

NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. l.
PA new air route linking
New York with Cristobal in the
Canal Zone, by way of Nassau
and Kingston, Jamaica, will be
surveyed Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
FILES SUIT

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-lR-A 80
year-old Chicagoan, Julius Thu
mack, filed suit in federal court
today to force selective service
authorities to change his CLASH
fication from La to ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
TRAVELLERS AID

The Travellers Aid Society will
meet in the parish house of the
st. Johns Parish House Thurs
day night at $50 o'clock. Miss
Roberta Williams, field repre-
sentative of the National Trav-
elers Aid Society, in New York
City will be present.
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TEPELENI'S FALL
SEEMS CERTAIN
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to be protected by a trench system
and a maze of barbed wire.
A communlque of the Royal Air
Force said British ffiers, backing
up the Greek ground offensive,
bombed IAN important military
camp and buildings" yesterday
southwest of Tepeleni, setting fire
to one building and ~lachine-gun-
mig Italian soldiers as they
emerged from their tents.
The fighting in the central sector
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
L

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. -LR
Chairman George D-Ga) said
today that the senate foreign re-
Iations committee sent a mes
sage to Wendell Willkie in Eng
land through Secretary Hull be-
cause that was the only way to
reach him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
RADIO

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-LP-
The federal communications
commission said today that 195
of the 1888 standard broadcast
stations in this country would
shift to new frequency assign
ments at 3 a. m. March 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Go

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-(R-
A report by the Labor board to-
day showed that CLIO unions won
407 labor representation elections
and AFL affiliates won 1856 dur
ing the fiscal year ended June
80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
PLEAD GUILTY

SHOSHONE, Idaho, Feb. L.
(R-Three children of Rancher
Charles Sanders pleaded guilty
to mansIaughter today, thus
ending their trial OIL a charge
they bound their father and left
him to die OH an Idaho desert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
SOLDIER HELD

BALBOA, C. T., Feb. 1.-LR-
Charges of attempting to negoti-
ate sales of certain military in
formation have been filed against
Sergeant William G. Miller,
United States Army authorities
disclosed today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CUT IN FIGHT

CUT In FIGHT
Emma Davis, negro, reported
to police Friday night from
James Walker Memorial hospi.
tai, that during a fight in the
Brooklyn Grill she received cuts
on the back and the hand, al
though she did not know who
cut her.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
City Briefs
PETITION

The city commissioners today
received a petition signed by the
Young Women's Bible Class of
the First Presbyterian church
requesting the commissioners to
issue no license to open places
of amusement or any CONNER
ciaI establishment on Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
SUITCASE STOLEN

Thomas L. Pepper, 204 North
Third street, reported to police
Friday that a suitcase contain
ing work clothes and carpenter
instruments was stolen from his
porch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CHURCH ENTERED

Police discovered the east
window open Of the st. Paul's
Lutheran church Friday, and
upon investigation with Rev.
Walter Freed, discovered the
church had been ransacked, cabi.
net drawers forced open and sew
eral candles stolen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
AUTO BURNS

A 1881 Dodge coupe owned
by Harry Baggett burned last
night on the Carolina Beach
highway between Wilmington
Beach and Kure Beach, the
sheriff's Office reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CAR FOUND

Mrs. Owens, 41O North Third
street, reported to police Friday
that a Ford coach had been
parked in front of her home for
several days, apparently aban.
dOned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
VISITS HOME

Miss Sarah Powell has left to
spend the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. @.
Powell, of Marion, S. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Blk STOLEN

r. H. Gilbert, 1913 Chestnut
street, reported to police Friday
that his black and white bicycle
had been stolen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
BROTHER DIES

Mrs. Earl Biggs has been
called out Of the city on &C
count of the death of her broth
er, A. R. Brady, at Waycross,
Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
5000 ITALIANS
ESCAPE BRITISH
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could, the skeleton crews kept three
guns firing.
Two companies of Australian in.
fantry leading the way into Derna
marched cautiously on the alert for
mines and BOBBY traps.
1t was a clear, bright day and
countless flowers were in bloom.
Derna's greenness-the town real
ly is q big oasis with plenty OF wa
ter-was a treat for eyes wearied by
the arid BROWNIES of the desert.
AS l entered Derna with the first
troops, I saw natives Juggling off mat
tresses, crockery, shoes, musical in
struments, food and all manner Of
things.
Several thousand Libyans were in
the town and between the time OF
the Italian departure and the Brit
ish entry some of them seized the
opportunity to pillage Italian homes,
shops, and office buildings.
The British took prisoner some
Italian soldiers who preferred cap
ture to more fighting.
Only one Italian civilian remained.
He was Amerigo Dumini, who
said he was born in st. Louis, Mo-,
of an Italian father and English
mother.
He said he lost his United States
citizenship by enrolling in the Ital-
ian army in the World war and in
1884 was exiled from Italy to Libya
for a~nti-Fascist activities in Flor
ence.
-Dumini said he remained behind
because he preferred to be captured
by the British to living under the
Fascist flag.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
DETERRENT

1t has been estimated there are
as many as three hundred ways
in which n mans fingers can
differ from those of anyone else
in the world. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
RED CROSS MEETING

The annual meeting of the
American Red Cross chapter will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Red Cross office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CRANE TO TALK

The Rev. c. L. Crane, D.. D.,
missionary from the Belgian
Congo will speak at St. Andrews
Presbyterian church this after
noon at the 5 o'clock vesper
service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
HONEYED WALL

To rid his home of Lees, Burger
Reed, Trenton, N. j., tore down a
wall and found a slab of honey
five feet high, % inches wide, and
four inches thick. 3
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ONLY 8 NEWsBoYs
IN GRAND CENTRAL

me NEW cus Yo3R6-s-New v,.,.,.
but three newsboys-petaa~ on. mas
nato. Atuur Coz.
Their franchise is a family
tage granted by CommodorIo 1eF.
nellus Vanderbilt in 1855 1'I u, Co',
1t to halt daily battles We Old
newsDoys 1or space in the '" sa
The Astor Cup is a yachtsro.. ,
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SUNDAY, ~FEBRUARvo.

YVES described as n
flict. ~''04'AS-old con
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

At some points, the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado measures 10
miles from rim to rim.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
WEYCAND REFUSES
| De CAULLE'S PLEA
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would do everything possible to
keep the nation informed on i'm
portant events, adding:
Il know you thirst for news.
There r secrets of state which
you cannot know. In the difficult
period we are crossing it is one
of the first duties of the state IN
inform you. 1t will not fail. Mean.
while, speak as little as O
sible."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CARD OF

we WISH to thank ain of a.,
friends for their kindnesses s Jul
us in the death of orr hrnt p~.i
Major Hewett, and for tho urner,
shown by the county and s so'ey
ficers. sea.e Of
HIS BROTHERS AND s1srppc
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The Astor Cup is a yacbtsr,,.
highest award. sLNan!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-20

Current Capital Comment
Henry Ford's conscience must be
bothering him. He has donated $780,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-20
Whose Fault?

Practically every Statesman arises in the SEN
ate and ecams against the failure of the defense
to progress Byrd of Virginia who most
vocerous denuncaton of the slownes OF production
When boiled down essentials their arguments all lead to
one founanhead inspiration their hatred of labor and
their blind subserence profeerng masters in indus
try and finance.
None admit that such delays have occurred
have been the greatest extent by the bargaining of
the war material producing industries with the government
for greater profits for unhampered exploitation OF
their country Another for delay in production which
is becoming evident shortage of necessary
materials these great statesmen expect to produce
arpanes in great drives to collect old aluminium
pots and pans be organized before maximum protec
ton is reached Yet have heard murmur from
these statesmen against the aluminium monopolss who
through greatest possible profits have brought about
this condition of shortage of materials
And have shortage of copper announced, while
for the past thousands of miners in Butte and other
COPPER mining have been relief looking for employ
ment in the mines The thing of holds true OF
the production all other important minerals and goods and
materials. :
What the for this? If country is actually
threatened and producing materials at maxi
mum of its productive capacity who what is to blame?
Why have we producing stocks of materials
over This period of depression when had millions of idle
men begging for work? Why have let Mines and other
industries lie idle?
Surely there anything with our scarcity
Gram which the only thing that makes profit system
non And surely that the safety of country and
it's institutions threatened these great industrial leaders and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-20
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Murray Plan Would Assure Guns AND Butte

America has the powerful productive in the
world When we gear all machines together
mountains of goods that would asonish the
most optimistic.
other with great industry and agriculture
guns AND butter We produce for the needs of
the people and for defense too.
There huge monopoies, such the Mellon aluminium
trust dispute that They want to keep boenecks to
production and keep trustcontroled prices
But it's no nowof all times-to pamper these fat
sons of privilege The future and safety of nation de-
ponds production.
And the truly love their nation-those who have
built i-have forward with definite and practical
posals to do the job
Philip Murray who has reached tall stature true
stateman has offered plan in the of the
great Congress Industrial Organization of which he
ident
This Murray plan is plan for maximum producton-for
AND 1t calls for councils in each industry made
up equal numbers from the workers and the employers with
a government representative as chairman.
men who actually the job the shortcomings
and have answers worked out. They the firing line
sitting Wall Street pushned offices clipping
a time of emergency-Amerca must ALL it's assets
Philip Murray's plan important way right
to do the job All thoughtful and patriotic Americans will
support the plan. All who work-n town the farm
will fight for the Murray planSouthern News
Almanac.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-20
Report On Morale

Since pap is the fare the u S. press offers about
draft frank reporting this subject by
sbe newspaper worth extra glance August the Bos
ton Herald supports the Administration carried long
story by Bill Cunningham which he summarized his observa
lions. Excerpts
Except few specialized units representing ridc
uous minority they he draftees) haven't done training
because they haven't had anything to train with Where
Have they the British? Are they going to the Mus
covites Or haven't made for all the taxes and the
talk?
The cold truth of the matter this draft business
that the administration either knowing lot the rest
didn't don't yet anxious to addition for the
Armageddons third rushed all these youths into
nothing for them to do, and almost nothing for
them to do it with.
"And that's still where the matter remains almost
later, with crop coming
y argument isn't against the calling of them, even
the retaining of Them but it is against citing situation as
definite and menacng, taking million loyal most of
Jobs practically all of them homes,
ing feay telling them their homeland needs them to
its future physically and then turning them into
grass cutters ditch dggers road builders and bored and dis
gused barracks steps loafer because although they're will
ing anxious, there's nothing anybody do about it.
when they going to arm this army?
when does all this training start?
I'm speaking for myself. I'm speaking for the sol
Regardless of what read hear from some
official spokesman the morale in this citizen of
low. It's strong. The that it feels it's
wasting its time After of saying it really feels
cheated 1t It's ready to There's
no rebellion against the general idea nation
GER be ready It's not getting ready. It's got
nothing to get ready with
g" may possibly be overdrawng the picture shade, but
shade The armys doing what it to keep
occupied undoubtedly but the typical soldier dis
gusted and disiusioned
We've been fully mitarized for practically year. and
we couldn't Boy Scouts of America granting them Ii
,ense to throw plenty of stones. "Uncensored."