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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
Raj STAGES HUGE
RAID ON FRANCE
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British explosives fell. Hits were
claimed upon a series of air
dromes-assaulted by planes div
ing down to within 200 feet OF the
target-and upon German patrol
ships and military buildings.
The southeast English coast-20
to 80 miles from the coastal tar
gets-shuddered under the shock.
Britons on the shore reported that
bombs dropped by the first line
of attacking craft we're heard
bursting in France before the last
wave had passed out of sight OF
the English coast.
Like Nazi Attack
It was a raid likened by British
aviation circles to the great Nazi
mass attacks of last September on
Britain, but more s~uccesstur'
than these. British experts said it
indicted that Britain now had
enough planes to risk heavy loss
es in daylight operations.
(In Berlin informed sources as
serted that a big group of British
bombers accompanied by fighters
had been beaten back near Calais.
The Germans claimed to have shot
down 8 British craft. They assert
ed no bombs fell on any military
objectives.)
This daytime attack followed
night forays even bigger in scope
extending from the coast OF NOR.
way to interior Germany a n d
France-many OF them
carried out through very dirty
weather.
Brest, France, the German-oper-
ated submarine base, was assault
ed for six hours, said the air mini
stry, with whole sticks Of bombs;
fires were set off and a large ship
in the harbor was squarely hit.
A returning pilot reported an i'm
mems explosion followed by a
salvo of bombs near a drydock
and said that a harbor building
LITERALLY disintegrated and a
mushroom of black smoke rose to
a height of several hundred
feet" s
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this, he said, should be the elmina.
ton of double assembly lines"
and Standardization OF manufact.
ure.
Under the authorization to "sell
transfer, exchange, lease, lend or
otherwise dispose of the articles,
MI. Roosevelt could dispose of new
or old equipment now in the hands
Of the United States fighting
forces, Barkely said, and the pre-
sent requirement that the army
chief or staff or naval chief of
operations certify that such equip
ment is not needed would be
eliminated
He went on to describe the Sec
ton permitting repairs to defense
articles owned by the nations in.
Dictated as permitting the British
to bring their naval vessels into
American navy yards for recondi-
tioning.
1.-The provision" he added, lis
broad enough to permit the use OF
any of our military, naval or air
bases to outfit and repair the
weapons of countries whose de-
tense is vital to the defense Of the
United States.
"In addition, the proposed bill
forbids any foreign country which
obtains defense articles or defense
information from the United States
from transferring them to any
country without the Presidents
consent. 1t also enables the United
States to buy war materials in the
American republics, Canada, or
other countries whose defense is
vital to ourselves, if such materi-
ais are not readily obtainable in
this country" 3
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GREEKS CAPTURE
KLISURA, PUSH.
TOWARD VALONA
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(COUtlIluCu VlA1 OSo OASJ
cesses, crowds gathered joyfully in
the streets to celebrate.
King George and others high in
the government appeared at win
dows and bells pealed throughout
the country.
It was a few miles beyond Xii
sura in the direction of Berat that
the Italians we're said to be with
drawing in disorder. Klisura stands
at a crossroad-one leading to Ber-
at and Durazzo, the other to Va
Iona.
Two Drives
Two Greek drives have been
headed at Valona, n on the GEN.
trail front toward Klisura and Tepe-
leni, and the other from Chimara
and Port Edda up the Adriatic
coast.
Emphasizing how important the
Greeks considered the taking of
Klisura, a spokesman said:
'The Italians have concentrated
as many forces as they could in
the determination to Illustrate at
any cost the plans of the general
staff"
The spokesman, referring to a
Rome high command communique
which spoke of local action" on
the part of the Italian army, said:
Here's what happened. Our at
tack units pushed their lines for
ward and occupied heights long
fortified by the Italians, captured
seven Fascist officers and 450 men,
small caliber mortars, machine
and automatic weapons of all
kinds, and other items not even
counted yet.
"The enemy suffered heavily
from our fire in this local action
as shown by the number of dead
left in the positions We captured
and the italian retreat that fol-
lowed"
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BRITISH ARMS AID
BILL IS INTRODUCED
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between earlier laws, and the pro.
posed new one, the latter would
s%upercede the prior ones.
AS the legislation went to con,
gress, the President appealed for all
possible speed in e~nacting it. A
weeks delay now, Mr.. Roosevelt told
a press conference, would mean a
weeks delay later in getting appro
p%riations, placing orders and obtain
ing deliveries.
AS for the measures broad delega'
ton of power, which rapidly became
the principal point of contention al
the capitol, Mr.. Roosevelt said hi
did not necessarily want such au
thority as is contemplated. But he
added that if the job is to be done
and it must be done, the power to gel
it done must be lodged in some one
An inspection of the measures
terms quickly had the opponents Of
the administration foreign policy
condemning it both on the ground
Of the power to be conferred ani
because, they c%ontended, it would
lead this country inevitably into the
a
Objection
And even in some quarters which
favor unstinted assistance to the
British, there was murmured or out.
spoken objection to the sweeping
authority involved. This was parti
cularIy true among house republi
cans, many of whom were highly
favorable to the measures purposes
but opposed to it's methods. Opposi
ton, possibly extensive, was obvi
ously in the making there.
But despite the opposition, admin
istration leaders still professed them
selves confident of more than enough
votes to enact the bill without seri
Gus change. How long it might take
to get it onto the statute books
however, was another matter.
BY it's terms, the bill would give
Mr.. Roosevelt authority to:
% Manufacture in arsenals fac
tories and shipyards any defense
article for "any country whose de
tense the President deems vital tt
the defense of the United States
~ "Sell transfer, exchange
lease, lend or otherwise dispose Of
ito any such government, any de
tense article"
81, Test, inspect, outfit or re
pair any defense article for an,
such government.
"a Communicate to such natior
any information pertaining to de
tense articles transferred to it.
(5) Release any defense article
for export to such a country.
Introduced BY Barley
In explanation, Senator Barkle.
(D-Ky), who with Rep. McCor
mack (D-Mass) introduced tn
bill issued a statement saying i
simply translates into Legislative
form the policy of making thi
country an arsenal for the demo
cracies, and seeks to carry on
president Roosevelt's pledge t
send these countries in ever in
~creasing numbers, ships. planes
tanks, guns
Only such materials as our owl
army and navy can use will b
ordered under the bill, Barkle,
continued, and thus the Unitet
Estates .'will be producing the SAM
material for our friends as TO-
ourselves" An important result Q
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Broadening OF Clean
Politics. Law Is Asked

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o.-M-
Senator Hatch (D-NM) proposed
today a broadening of "clean poll
tics' laws to provide a maximum
penalty Of ten years Imprisonment
and a $4,000 fine for persons who
willfully attempt corrupt practices.
IN an election for a federal office.
He introduced a bill forbidding
any person to influence another by
bribery, threats, or coercion 1t al
son would forbid the influencing Of
an election official in the handling
of a ballot.
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FAIRFIELD NAMED
TO NAVAL BOARD
Admiral Appointed In Shake
up Involving TenHigh-
Ranking Officers .

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o.-uP-
Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield
was named a member of the navy's
general board today in a shake'up
involving 10 officers.
The shifts in assignments followed
a reorganization Of the fleet into
three units and the transfer OF a
number of flag officers earlier in the
week.
Fairfield, a native Of Sage, Maine,
has been commander Of battleship
division three and will be succeeded
by Captain william r.. Munroe OF
Waco, Texas, who has been in COM
mand Of the USS Mississippi.
Captain Frank H. Roberts, OF
Meriden, Conn.,, was detached from
duty as captain Of the yard of the
fourteenth naval district at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and made inspector
of ordnance in charge, naval torpedo
station. Newport. r. I.
Captain Cortlandt c. Baughman,
of Winterport, Maine, who has been
in command Of the USS New Mexico
was named to succeed Roberts AT
Pearl Harbor.
Captain Robert G. Conan will
command the New Mexico. Coman's
home is in Santa Rosa, Calf, and
he has been commander Of the re-
ceiving ship, San Francisco, Calf.
Coman's post will be filled by Cap
tain Harry J. Albeit, of Louisville,
Ky, who has been on duty at the
Twelfth Naval district, San Fran
cisco.
Captain Andrew S. Hickey of
Kingston, N. Y, who now is chief of
staff and aide Of the Fifteenth Naval
district at the Canal Zone will go to
the Third Naval district at New
York for duty.
Captain Howard H. Crosby. a ma.
tive of Somerville, Mass, who Is on
the staff Of the Naval War college
at Newport, R. l., will become chief
of staff and aide at the college.
Commander Robert P. Glover, OF
Richmond, Va, now on the staff OF
the commander of the scouting force,
was ordered to the office Of naval
operations for duty.
Commander Frank e. Beatty, OF
Coronado, Calf, executive officer
of the USS Augusta. was ordered to
the office of naval operations for
duty.
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The condition of Morris Moore,
Fl, Of Penderlea, seriously in
jured when a negrgo inflicted Sc
we're stab wounds in the back
during an argument at Watha
several days ago, was reported
Satisfactory" last night by at
tendants at James Walker Me-
mortal hospital.
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IS RENAMED
KDJUTANT GENERAL
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dlcation, however, of whether the
centralized unity of administra-
ton would mean that a new high
way chairman would be appointed.
Rumors have been circulated here
for several months that Broughton
Intended to replace Frank L. Dun
lap as chairman.
General Nets first was appoint
ed Adjutant General by Governor
Thomas W. Beckett, on June Is,
1920, and has been reappointed by
every Governor since that date,
His term expires at the pleasure
Of the governor.
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Freezing Temperatures
Return To Wilmington

Freezing temperatures came back
to Wilmington and vicinity last
night, with a low of 20 degrees eX'
pected early this morning.
Today will be fair and slightly
warmer. Moderate northerly winds
will predominant. Sunday will be
probably fail with moderate temper
atures, weather bureau officials
said.
Temperatures yesterday ranged
from a low of 81 to a high of 50 de-
grees, with the mean two below the
46-degree normal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
Cooke Resigns Political
Post To Serve In Guard

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.-R-
Jay Cooke resigned today as chair.
man of the Philadelphia republic.
an committee to serve in the Penn
sylvania National Guard when
it is called to active service next
month. >.
Cooke was defeated for the U. S.
senate by Democrat Joseph F.
Guffey in November.
He expects to be called with the
111th infantry. He was a captain
in the World war.
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SHIPPING NEWS
ARRIVED
Tanker

Trymountain, 1891 tons, from
Houston, with cargo of gasoline
for the Shell Oil company, Cape
Fear Shipping company, agents.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Steamer
Severance, 1858 tons, for New
port News, c. D. Maffitt and COM
pany, agents.
Tug And Barge
Tug Warbler, IT'S tons, with
salvage barge, Chapman, 40 tons,
for Newport News, c. D. Maffitt
and company, agents.
Barge
Lottie for New York after loading
cargo of lumber at ]. Herbert Bate
Lumber company.
Steamer
,Delisle, 1904 tons, light for Balti-
more after discharging cargo of
potash. C.. D. Maffitt and company,
agents.
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Census Of Foodstuffs
In Italy Is Ordered

ROME Jan. 10.-R-Giuseppe
Tassinari, 1taly's minister of agri-
culture and flood dictator" today
ordered a census of all stocks Of
essential f~oodstuffs, including
wheat, corn, flour, spaghetti, rice,
olive oil, butter and lard to pro-
vide the government with a basis
for further rationing of these foods.
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SEEKS DIVORCE

Raymond Montgomery Mere
dith yesterday filed suit for d.
vorce against Wilma Frances
Maynard Meredith in New Han
over superior court on grounds
of two years separation, records
at the office of T. A. Henderson,
clerk of court, disclosed.
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ASKS DISAPPOINTMENT

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.|REThe
Domei wireless reported from Tok-
20 today that the newspaper Ko-
kumin Shibun had editorially advo-
Gated that Japan postpone sending
her new ambassador, Kichisaburo
Nomura, to the United States.
President Roosevelt's recent adj
dresses were described by the pa
per as "rabid" challenges to ia
|po~ A
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LeGRAND PRESENTS
OTHER MEASURES
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students now doing special work
there.
The resolution was introduced by
Representative U m Of
Orange. The date Of January &c
was chosen, Umstead explained,
because it was the President
birthday and Mr.. Roosevelt is at
tempting to improve relations be.
tween the United States and South
American nations.
Cheaper Tags Asked
Senator Palmer Of Cabarrus
touched off the biennial c%ontrover.
sy for lower automobile license
fees with a measure to reduce all
tags for private cars to a flat IS.
Now the fees are on a graduated
scale. His bill was referred to the
roads committee, not yet named.
Also awaiting action of unappoint.
ed committees were LeGrand's two
proposals in the house. His spur
to speed up the assembly would
prevent the Introduction Of n e "
bills after the first 40 days of the
OF the member of both houses. His
measure to discourage fifth column.
mist activity would make it unlaw.
full to advocate orally or in writing
the overthrow of the national OF
state governments by force, vio-
lence or unlawful means.
Speaker Otis Null and Lieuten.
ant Governor Harris said that they
expected to announce committee
appointments Monday night. Both
houses meet tomorrow morning to
consider only local measures and
resume regular work at 3 o'clock
Budget recommendations for the
next biennium will be sent to the
legislature at noon Tuesday, 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
4-H CLUB GIRLS

All Wilmington 4-H club
girls are invited to attend the
county meeting this morning
at 9:45 o'clock in the office of
Miss Ann Mason. home demon
stration agent, at the custom
house.
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FILES SUIT

j. E.. Evans, doing business
for the Cape Fear lumber
company, has filed suit In
superior court against F.. w.
Schley, and wife, Pauline T.
Schley; C. B. Parmele, E. w.
Goodwin and Sons, and E. C.
Highsmith, to collect $310.03
alleged owed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Schley for lumber and ma
terials bought April 16, 1910.
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CAKES

L. T. Foy, operator of a fruit
stand at ia North Third street,
reported to police last night
that a negro came to his place
and stole two boxes of cakes
and ran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
FILM MISSING

v. Bertram, manager of the
Royal theatre, reported to po.
lice last night that a film,
"Stand Up and Fight" had dis.
appeared from the theatre. He
said that the film would be Of
no use to any one else.
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ARRESTED

d. L. Culbreth, 214 North
Fourth street, was arrested by
police yesterday on charges Of
embezzlement after he allegedly
converted to his own use SIS
belonging to r.. w. Owen while
being the agent of Owen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
ARRESTED

Police yesterday arrested
Dale Chaplin, 121 South Sec
ond street on charges of lar
ceny and receiving after he al
legedIy stole a leather jacket,
valued at $14, from Bonnie Will
kins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
RED CROSS MEETING

The Wilmington chapter OF
the Red Cross will have its
annual meeting Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock In room
125 at the customhouse. Of
ficers will be elected for the
coming year and the budget
completed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
Federal Boxing Chief
!: Is Urged By MIA Head
Triner dominates Jack Demp.
r. sey For Job As Commits
sioner Of Fight Game
BY JOSEPH TRINER
President OF The National
Boxing Association

n Boxing Association
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-R-Th
time has come to place profession
al: boxing under federal supervl'
sion.
apOnly a federal boxing board with
-properly-vested authority a cor
rect existing evils and abuses IN
the sport. There was a time when
/ held the opposite view, but now
I. feel boxing needs a counterpart
of baseball's Commissioner Kene-
saw Mountain Lands.
My nomination for the man to
handle that job is Jack Dempsey.
He could head a federal board
which would not eliminate state
boxing commissions but would act
as a supervisory body in intra-
state matters and as a ruling body
in interstate business.
3 The National Boxing Association
had a successful and constructive
year in 1910, highlighted by the
September convention at which the
organization took the stand that
titles must be won or. lost in the
ring, not around a conference
table,.
Champions will be asked to de-
fend their titles against outstand-
ing contenders. If, for selfish or
mercenary reasons, these contend
ers are not given a shot at the
titles, then the titles will not be
vacated but the champions will be
prohibited from appearing in any
I of the "a states under Jul jUrlsdlc-
ton.
. Since the September convention
Michigan and Missouri have join
ed the N. B. Aft the addition OF
these states has added materially
to the strength of the association.
Last month the N. B. A. weller
weight champion, Fritizie Zivic,
fought Lew Jenkins, who is re-
cognized in New York as light
weight champion. The bout was
for 10. rounds, but the New York
commission ruled it was a non
title fight.
1t is my contention that any time
a champion steps into a ring at
or under the weight of his class
and meets an opponent at or I'm
der the weight of that class he
is risking his title, irrespective OF
any private agreements or con-
tracts. 1t is a sorry state of af-
fairs when a champion of a
heavier class ignores the demands
Of rightful contenders for his title
and meets the claimant of a light,
err division championship only be.
cause of the gate receipts. Abuses
of this type must be eliminated
if boxing is to remain as a true
American sport.
The coming year should see a
great many championship bouts.
i Tony Zale, the N. B. A. middle.
weight champion, will have to sign
no later than the latter part OF
January to defend his title within
80 days thereafter. Sammy Angott,
the lightweight titleholder; Lou
Salica, bantamweight champion
and Little Dado, fyWeight king, al
SO have received ultimatums.
In the heavyweight class there
are no outstanding contenders for
Joe Louis crown. The three tor
boxers below him are Max Baer
Red Burman and light-heavy
weight champion Billy Conn.
What is wrong with boxing? ]
think it is a lack of material ano
a lack of financially-responsible
promoters. Exclusive contracts be
tween fighters and promoters arr
a debatable question, but if they
are good for n state then they
should be good for all states If
order to make competition fair. ;
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
CITY BRIEFS
WOOL SCRAPS

The local Red Cross office
needs donations of wool scraps
to make knitted squares for
blankets to be sent to Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
HIT BY CAR

Hasley Williams, negro, 30
Parsley street, was treated at
James Walker Memorial hos.
pital yesterday for injuries
about the head received when
he was struck by a car oper.
ated by Davis Hooper, of Lee
land, at Fourth and Nixon
streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
O OPENINGS

Pipe linemen, experienced sur
veying rodmen and carpenters
are needed Immediately, Maurice
Moore, of the Wilmington office
of the NOSES announced yester-
day.
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RECOVERING

Miss Genevieve s tarling g,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Starting, of 707 South Fifth
street, is recovering at James
Walker Memorial hospital fol-
lowing an appendectomy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
C~RoCHETERs NEEDED

CRUCHEIER3 NEEDEU
A new shipment of black
wool for crocheting shawls has
just been received at r e d
Cross headquarters in the
customhouse. Interested Gro
cheters are asked to contact
Mrs. E. w. Mango, or the Of
flee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
JIOUOR ARRESTS

ABC officers yesterday ar
rested Mathews Nixon and Rob-
ert Hansley, negroes, Of Hamp.
stead, on charges of violating
the liquor laws.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
IN PORT
BargeS

A3AA
sandborn, 423 tons, chartered, c.
D. Maffitt, and company, agents.
Harold, 46e tons, loading cargo of
lumber at J. Herbert Bate Lumber
company.
Patrol Boat
U. S. Coast Guard patrol boat
No. 22S from Elizabeth City. in COM.
mand OF Captain Ethridge to dock
at customhouse wharf,
Steamers
(1tal.) Villarperosa, 1921 tons,
held In port account Of war.
Coast Guard Cutter
Modoc, U. S. coast guard cutter.
locked at customhouse wharf, Capt.
BeJtrd in command
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HOUSE ENTERED

Lillian Austen, 7G8 Queen
street, reported to police yes
terday that someone had en-.
tered her house and stolen a
fruit cake.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

It is said that August ia the worst
month OF the year for road acct.
dents
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SEEKING GRAIN

BUENOS AIRES, Argeatina,
Jan. 10.-R-Informed sources re-
ported tonight that a Soviet trade
mission was en- route here to ne
gotiate a giant trade agreement
based mainly on the export ct Ar
gentine grain to Russia.
Thus grain dealers here ex-
pressed interest in a Berlin an.
noumcement of today that Germany
had made with the Soviet "th e
greatest grain deal in history"
The Argentine government de-
MED rumors that negotiations with
the Russians already had b e n
started, but Daniel Amadeo Vldela,
the minister of agriculture, re.
marked:
eff they come we will welcome
them. We are ready to sell any
thing to anybody" 4
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Not all geese r larger than
ducks.
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AIDS WAR EFFORT

AIDS WAN Ell OfUI
4 BERLIN, Jan. 10.-R-Germany
and Russia signed a series Q!
treaties today in Moscow %incluiins
a new trade agreement designed
tn aid Germany's war effort ane
Involving many billions o:
marks" it was officially an
nounced.
other agreements recognized
trade deals which Germany previ
ously had signed with the Baltic
states of Lithuania, Latvia, a {
Estonia, which now are absorbed
by the Soviet union. and provided
for the regulation of border ane
population resettlement problems.
The official German news agen
cy DNB said the trade agreemen
included the greatest grain dea
in history" and had been worked
out SO carefully on the basis Of {
scientific study of the capacities o;
the two countries that the trans
action could be called ian econom
ic plan" as well as a deal.
Negotiations have been under
way since last October, based or
treaties signed Feb. II, 1910.
Under the terms Of the treaty
regulating commerce between thu
two countries until Aug. l, 1912
Germany will provide Russia witt
an expanded list of manufactured
items such as industrial machin
cry in return for petroleum, ores
cotton, naphtha products and vari
Gus foodstufs, particularly grain.