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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-09-19

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Sc v Torontu konal tTeti kon-
gres ceskoslovenskeho narodni
no sdruzen1 v Kanade. Kon-
gres Sc rozhodl zaslat pozdra-
Wy britskemu premieru Church
illovi, presidentu Rooseveltovi,
kanadskemu ministerskemu
pfedsedovi Kingovi a presiden-
tn republiky Edvardu Beneso-
vi. Kongres pos1la vrouci po-
Zdravy naSemu narodu donna v
Ceskoslovenske republice, KITE
ra hrdinne odolava fysickemu
moraln1mu teroru nacismu a
posfla ujisteni, re povedeme
BOZ do vftezneho konce. Kon-
gres posila pozdravy nasemu
vojsku a letectvu, kteremu de-
kuje "a jeho statecny BOZ "a
svobodu. Pozdravuje PAM Ha-
nu Benesovou a dekuje il "a
jej1 vedenf csl. Cerveneho Xii
re, ktere dalo zenam moznost
prakticky Sc uplatnit v nasem
zapase. Kongres posfla pozdra
wy Ceskoslovenske Narodnf Ra-
de v Americe a pTeje zdar v
dalsf jejf praci.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
ITALIANS REPORT
BLOWS BY BRITISH
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OAS
from Premier Mussolini for more
effective action" by the fascist par
ty among the Albanian masses and
a renewed Italian press assault on
British-American collaboration.
The bombing of a British battle.
ship (unofficially denied in Lon
don) occurred in a raid on an
eastern Mediterranean naval for
nation, the Italian command said
It said one British plane was shot
down but acknowledged two Italian
aircraft failed to return.
One of the two submarines sunk
by Italian torpedo boats, the com
munique said, was the 1,400-tor
French Narval. CLoss of the Mar.
val, first French naval unit en-
ployed on Britain's side, was re-
ported by Free French head
quarters in London yesterday
Italian submarines operating in
the Atlantic were said to have sunk
the 2,883-ton Greek freighter Anas.
tassis and the armed British ship
Shakespear. Other submarines
were credited with torpedo hits on
two vessels in a Mediterranean con.
VOy. 4
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low, rolling terrain lies ahead for
the Greeks to the north and north
west. The mountains will be left
behind except for an occasional
isolated foothill peak. 1t has been
the skill and daring of Greek
mountaineer troops that brought
victory to Greece despite all odds
OF man-power and modern battle
gear.
Italian mechanization is apt to
come more effectively into play
IN f1atter country, although snow
and swollen streams impede its
use as we'll as lack of roads strate-
glcally located. 1t appears possible
British advisers might be content
with knitting through the Klisura
gap only far enough to out-flank
and roll up Italian defenders of
Valona. The Greeks have created
that opportunity by the Klisura
break-through.
1t is a menacing trap for an I'M
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
H0TELS0VERFL0W
INTO HOSPITALS
A. G. M'Dougall Couldn't Find
Hotel Room; Finally Takes
Hospital Bed

Add to Wilmington's prosperity
notes that hospital beds are having
to take care of the overflow from
hotels and inns.
Wednesday night A. C. McDoug-
all, advance agent for Admiral
Yates Stirling, who is to lecture
here on February "a, tried in vain
to find a room at hotels and room
ing houses in the city.
Finally after failing to meet with
any success, he appealed to h e
Cape Fear hotel for aid in obtain
ing a place to sleep. The hotel
tried to locate a room at all the
known available places, but there
were none to be found.
So a a last resort the hotel
called a local hospital and made
arrangements for Mr.. McDougall
tc move into the hospital for {
night. And that solved the problem
for the time being.
Hotels in the city report that due
to this being the height of the
tourist season and the fact tina
visiting Army officials and contrac
tors at work on defense project
in this vicinity are calling TO.
rooms that they are staying nea:
the overflow point daily. 4
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War Interpretive
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a we'll protected supply route for
the now ousted Italian defenders
of the heights south of the gorge.
Similar rugged and abrupt
heights leap upward on the north
bank of the river for the whole
dozen miles. All the main north
south roads in Albania, except a
coastal route via Chimara, lead
either through Klisura or Tepeleni
and thus those towns are virtually
the only gateways from the south
into the low coastal plain of cen
trail Albania.
Greek capture of Klisura means
the fall or enlightenment of that
powerful Italian defensive bastion
formed by the gorge. The Greeks
are already reported surging
northwestward up the Klisura-Be-
rati road, out-flanking the Italian
forces in all southern Albania.
Fascist evacuation of the much
bombed port of Valona, 1taly's
prime debarkation center for the
attack on Greece, seems newt
able. The whole right wing of the
Italian army in Albania may have
to fight a back-to-the-sea battle
against surrender unless it escapes
the closing Greek trap.
Nor is that the only menace con-
fronting the Italians due to tn e
Greek break-through at Klisura. 1t
leaves the left flank Of the Fascist
forces to the north defending Ell
basani and Tirana, Albanian capt.
tai up in the air. The Greeks have
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
MISS BESSIE O. L

Funeral services for Miss Bessie
O. Kelly, 81, who died in a local
hospital Thursday morning, were
held yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock from the First Baptis'
church b ythe Rev. Sanky Lee
Blanton. Interment followed in Oak
dale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: A. E.
Straughn, Manley Williams, T. E
Moody, W. A. Whitney, E. S. Ben
son and George Avant.
Honorary pallbearers were: DR.
David R. Murchison, DR.. j. F
Robertson, DR.. David B. Sloan.
DR.. John T. Hoggard, DR.. j. O
Broughton. Jack McGinn, Wilbur
D. Jones, A. B. Riggs, H. M
Roland, J.. w. Grise, R. P. Nc
Clammy, J. A. Orrell, D. c. Mar
shall, Fred Poisson. W. D. Mac
MILAN, W. M. Crimson, Wiley Reg
lister, Alex Sholar, Sr., George Nc
Farlane, and Carl Cunningham.
Miss Kelly, who had been a
teacher at Cornelius Harnett school
for the past rs years and an active
teacher in North Carolina for more
than 40 years, is survived by a
brother. Edwin Kelly, a sister, Miss
Annie Lou Kelly, two nephews
and three neices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
SIDNEY P. JOHNSON

Funeral services for Sidney P.
Johnson, rs, a farmer, of Kelly, who
died at 1925 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at James Walker Memorial hos
pital after a weeks illness, will be
held at II o'clock tomorrow morning
from the Haw Bluff Baptist church,
with burial following in the Haw
Bluff cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Matte Rocks Johnson, of Kelly; two
daughters, Mrs. Bette j. Dudley, of
Grand Ridge, Fla; and Mrs. Irma
L. Ward, of Wilmington; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Martha McDuffie, of Dub
lin, and Mrs. Alberta Horrell, OF
Barto, Fla; two brothers, W. C.
Johnson, of Delco, and J. F. johnson,
of Ivanhoe; 10 grandchildren and
10 great grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

cracked the Italian line almost at
the center.
Orderly withdrawal for the Ital-
ian troops clinging precariously tc
the foothills fringing central Al
bania's costal plain all the way
to Elbasani will be difficult. There
are fewer roads in that area than
west of Klisura. Yet failure to fall
back promptly both north and west
of the shattered Klisura-Tepeleni
defensive hinge might mean the
splitting of the Italian Albanian
army into two segments.
Given sufficient man-power and
battle equipment, the Greeks well
might expand the Klisura break
through into a complete and crush
ing Italian defeat in Albania.
Whether they have that strength
after months of bitter fighting,
however high their battle ardor,
is open to doubt.
The nature of the conflict is due
to change in any event. Generally
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
W. B. & S. LEASE DEAL
BLOCKED BY CORBETT
Continued from Page One)

railroad would remain in the hands
of the receiver and his employee
and that the chief duty of the
lessee would be that of ''stimulat-
ing traffic." The receiver would
be guaranteed through terms of
the contract against loss during the
time the contract is in effect. It is
provided the receiver would i'm
mediately issue 5000 in certifi-
Gates which would be handled by
the lessee and that if the contract
still is in effect, with the beginning
of the second six months of this
year, certificates in a like amount
would be issued by the receiver
and purchased by the lessees.
A statement of the condition of
the railroad listed the total indebt-
edness at $24, 91O.6 &c and the assets,
including all equipment, buildings,
real estate and other property at
$95, 240. l
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CAMPAIGN Chest
GIFTS DISCLOSED
R, ]. Reynolds, His Wife,
George W. Coan And Alley
Donated $1,000 Each

RALEIGH, Jan. ia report
nv R. j. Reynolds of Winston-Sa-
lem. as director of finance for the
democratic national committee in
North Carolina, showed that four
nersons contributed S., 900 each to
the democratic war chest.
They were Reynolds; his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Reynolds:
George W. Coan, Jr., of Winston
Salem, former state WPA admin
js%trator; and Rayford W. Alley OF
50 Broad street, New York City,
Other large contributors includ-
ed Ex-Governor Cameron Morris
on. Mrs. Morrison and A. L. Bland
of Charlotte, who contributed ST.
500 each, and the following:
R. L. Doughton of Laurel Springs
500; James A. Harrison of Wades-
boro $3.50; State Senator H. P.
Taylor of Wadesboro $500; Senator
Robert R. Reynolds, Judge A. Hall
Johnston, Charles R. Price and
Charles A. Webb of Asheville, $50
each: Judge Luther Hamilton of
Morehead City $3.50; Ex-Governor
O. Max Gardner $500, Retiring Gov
ernor Hoey 500; D. L. Ward OF
New Bern 1920; George A. Hold.
erness of Tarboro 500; J. A.. Bo-
Itch, Jr.. of Winston-Salem, ST.
900: Burt L. Bennett of Winston.
Salem 5000; Paul A. Bennett OF
Winston-Salem $500; Stratton Coy.
ner of Winston-Salem $3.50; Burton
Craig of Winston-Salem $500; Cor.
don Gray of Winston-Salem $500;
James G. Hanes of Winston-Sa-
lem $3.50; o. K. LaRoque of Wins
ton-Salem $780,; l.. K. Martin of
Winston-Salem $500; L.. S. Nc
Innis of Winston-Salem Sis;
Charles E. Norfeet $3.50; A. F.
Stevens $500; W. L. Lumpkin 500;
Ben Parham of Oxford 500; Judge
J Paul Frizzelle of Snow Hill 5000;
Fl. E. Buchanan of Hendersonville
$3.50; w. B. Hodges of Henderson
vile 500: L. B. Prince of Hender-
s~onville $50: M. M. Redden 500;
Harry P. Grier, Jr., of Statesville
$3.50: R. P. Holding of Smithfeld
$500; George Ross Pou $500; Nor.
man Shepherd $3.50; John D. Lar
kins, Jr., Trenton, 500; Senator
Fred 1. Sutton of Kinston 5000;
the late A. Mitchell Wooten of
Kinston $500; Senator Joe L. Bly,
the of Charlotte $500; F. J. Bly,
the Of Charlotte $500; Lyman L.
Battle of Rocky Mount 500; form
er Lieutenant-G Governor A. H. Ora
ham of Hillsboro $500; H. S. Gates
of Hillsboro $500; Congressman
Carl T. Durham of Chapel Hill
500; O. S. Robertson of Hillsboro
500; Walter Murphy of Salisbury
500; H, Emmett Powell of Clinton
500: Edwin Pate of Laurinburg
$500; S. Gilmer sparger Of Dan
bury 500; Congressman A. D. Fol
ger 500; Joe Saylor of Devotion
tsurry County, $3.50; GovernoH
B~roughton $500; Ambassador JOSEF
plus Daniels $500; W. L. Oregon
Of Raleigh $1,000; ]. G. Poole S
DOG; Mrs. Carl Williamson OF a..
leigh 500; Thomas O'Berry Oh
Goldsboro $3.50; John D. Bowe' u
PHILADELPHIA $3.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
Negro WPA Safe Driving
Class Holds Exercises

The fifth session of the co1ored
WPA safe driving school in Viii.
mington closed last night with
graduation exercises in the assem-
bly, room of the Elks Community
building, AIS North Seventh street.
Charles Walker, superintendent of
the Community hospital was the
guest speaker. Certificates e e
awarded to Mary Price, H a r y
Blocker, M. J.. Dixon, LIMA Ford,
James Craig, Edward Robinson,
Ada Mott, Everta Bell Van, and
Ike Pace.
The next class, sponsored by the
adult education division of the WPA
and the state highway safety di-
vision will begin Monday, Janu-
airy 10, with registration from 4
until 9 p. m. Applicants must be
16 years of age and above. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
JOE PENNEY DIES
in PHILADELPHIA
Death Of Famous Clown Of
Radio And Sage Believed
Due To Heart Attack

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.-R-
joe .Penner, whose Glowing on
radio, stage nd screen made mil
lions laugh TIA career of Is years
died today-3one.
The S5-ydr-old funmaker. - he
made Wanna Buy a Duck?' an6
"You Mast Mani" national bywords
was ford dead in bed in his hotel
near thdLocust theater where he
had be u appearing in "Yokel Boy
a new fage show.
Depty Coroner Bernard Dugar
said oath apparently" was due to a
heartattack. However, an autopsy
was ordered.
Pnner's wife found his body about
A.? p. m. (EST). He had gone to
be about noon but had not COM
pinned of illness.
Penner was born in Hungary, in a
mall town near Budapest, Nov. II.
zoos.
His real name was Pinter.
He was brought to this country
when he was 9 years old and was
to Detroit by his grandparents
to join his parents there in about
1915.
He was a choir boy and later be-
gan his stage career in vaudeville
and musical conoedv
Mrs. Penner discovered the come
dams death when she went to his
room to learn why he had failed to
keep an appointment.
DR.. Louis Chodoff, hotel physician.
said Penner had been dead about
four hours"
Shortly before 4:30 p. M, Robert
co-producer and general
manager Of "Yokel Boy" telephoned
Mrs. Penner-telling her he was to
awaken Penner.
She left the receiver off the hook.
and went into the bedroom. In a mo
ment she was back and screamed to
Crawford "get a doctor at once"
Penner's wife is the former Mae
Vogt. She was a dancer in Joe's
first New York show.
After his lunch. Penner had gone
to his room with word to the desk
that he was not to be disturbed. Nc
calls were put through.
Crawford said that after the per
Torrance last night Martha Raye
the screen comedienne, who ha6
come from New York to visit the
Penners, went to; a restaurant with
them. ..
When the Penners returned tt
their: apartment, Penner telephonet
Crawford at 3 a.. m. and Crawford
said he seemed to be feeling fine
and in the best of spirits"
He remarked to Crawford WASH
it a swell show tonight? The more
II play the part the better I like it,
In 'Yokel Boy" Penner- played
Elmer Whipple, a Yokel boy, wh'
leaves his farm in Massachusetts
and goes to Hollywood where hi
makes a hit.
Crawford said that there was M
u%nderstudy for Penner, so that there
could be no performance tonight.
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BRITISH STEAMER
CARRYING PLANES
DAMAGED BY FIRE
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plane to the deck. A small hole,
he said burned in the deck, and it
was possible that sparks had ignit-
ed the burlap wrapped bundles be.
low.
The British purchasing commits
sion said it had no knowledge that
any of its cargo had been placed
aboard the 4,926-ton ship.
The fire was discovered a halt
hour after longeshoremen com.
pleted loading cargo for the day.
Land companies and fireboats
fought the blaze. Damage was
not estimated Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

known force of Italians holding
the coastal flank against the
Greeks spearing onslaughts from
the south. Greek troops pushing
pushing past Klisura threaten to
take them in the rear
The war stage is obviously set
in southern Albania for another
Italian disaster if the Greeks can
exploit the Klisura break-through
promptly and effectively. 1t could
deal II Duce a more staggering
blow than he has yet endured. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
WILLIAM GORDON BASS, JR.

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 10.-Funeral
rites for William Gordon Bass, Jr.,
five-year-old son of Mrs. and Mrs.
w. G. Bass, of the Western Prong
section, were held from the home
this morning at 10 o'clock with the
Rev. D. G. Myers. officiating. Burial
followed in the Western Prong Bap-
fist church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents,
and two sisters, Betty Jane and
Bonnie Lee Bass.
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BRITISH SHELL
.TOBRUK AS MEN
SURROUND CITY
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:.
reinforced South African army had
recaptured Buna, in the Moyaie
sector of Kenya, which the 1tal-
ians have held for months.
In between, there were reports
that revolving tribesmen in Italian
conquered Ethiopia yer attacking
airdromes and cutting the Italian
lines of supply to the Kenya Sec
tor.
British dispatches said there was
no sign of Italian opposition at
Buna which is an important road
junction point 100 miles south OF
the Ethiopian border.
The British indicated their forces
had carried the fight also to Italian
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
SIR JOHN LAVERY

.. LONDON, Jan. 1O.9R-Sir John
Lavery, Irish painter whose works
have been hung in European and
American galleries, died today at the
home Of his stepdaughter, Mrs. John
McEnery, in Kilmoganny, county
Kilkenny, Fire. He was "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
CARROLL RETIRES

DETROIT, Jan. 1O.0P-'etlre-
ment of Dennis Denny arroli'
veteran trainer Of the Detro 1lsel
baseball team and long kpWh DIS
an expert on sore arms, was an
nounced today at the clubofrlces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
GEORGE G.. RITTER,

CLINTON, Jan. 10-Funeral rites
for George Castus Butler, 62, who
died at his home yesterday morn
ing after a short illness, were held
from the late residence this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock by the. Rev.
Lewis Morgan. ..
He is survived by one daughter,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
CARROLL

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 10.-Funera]
rites for Streety Carroll, 60, who
died at his home in the Shiloh sec
ton yesterday morning, were held
from the home this afternoon at
o'clock with the Rev. c. B. Long
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
OB|T UAR|ES

Miss Lucille Butler; six sons, James
e. Butler, Furman C. Butler, Ora
ham r. Butler, William F. Butler, of
Clinton, George C. Butler, of High
Point, and David D. Butler, of the
U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Ida
Hair and Mrs. E. P. Hiatt, of Gin
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
JOHN X. MATHIFSON

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1O.-RE
John Kenneth Mathieson, 48, ma
tionally known certified public &C
countant, and past President OF the
American Institute of Accountants,
died today. He had been i'll since
New Years Day. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
JOHN S. WATERS

Commital services for John S. Wat
tiers, who died in Asheville January
Z, will be held Sunday afternoon at
1 o'clock at the Waters lot in Oak
dale cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

East Africa in the Kenya-Italian
Somaliland border zone where they
reported the fascist troops h a d
abandoned Ell WAX 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON. January TO- Up -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
8 n m
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

Clearing-up help aided by germi.
cidal action of Black and White
Ointment. Soothes out burn and
itch. First try does it or your money
back. TT Vital in cleansing is good
soap, get Black and White Skin Soap,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1941-05-01

Mutual said terms of the agreement
had been mailed to its ITS members
and affiliated stations for approval,
with the stations being offered their
choice Of two plans to be effective
for any period up to January l, 1850.
These we're for either blanket"
or a per program" license. Mutual's
announcement said the networks
Board of Directors favored the
blanket formula because it would
entail less bookkeeping, but ex-
planned that as Mutual was a CO.
operative, non-profit organization
each station would have free
choice for It's individual licensing
arrangement.
3 Per Cent Royalty Proposed.
Blanket license terms would in
clude payment of fiat 3 per cent
ROYALTY to A. S. c. A. P. for four
years and thereafter 3h per cent
until 1850.
The per-program plan would end
December 81, 1949, or any shorter
term at the election of the station,
and among other details would in
clude payment of license fee on
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Wallace Sees U. S. Facing
Slavery or War Choice

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Vice PreSi-
dent Wallace says the issue of
slavery or war" may soon be forced
upon the United States.
Nazi agents, he told the New
York Young Democratic Club last
night, are already stirring up con-
fiict and confusion so as to soften
us in the United States for easy
conquest, as they have softened and
conquered other free nations"
If the civilians want to avoid
war or slavery" he said, they must
do one thing supremely we'll, and
that is to produce to the limit, as
quickly as possible, the guns, the
planes, the ships and all the other
things that help produce guns,
planes and ships"
Referring to recent strikes in de-
fense industries, the Vice President
declared:
You have heard demands that
the Government crack down on
labor and crack down on industry.
But we in the United States believe
before we crack down on our fellow
citizens we should have patience to
listen to either workers or manu-
faCturerS who want to be heard"
Evening star., 1941-05-01

commercial programs ranging from
10 per cent down to 1l2 per cent,
depending on the type of program
The blanket terms broken down
further to distinguish between net
works and individual stations.
Networks would pay per cent
royalty on all network programs for
four years and 31a for the remainder
of the term.
Stations would pay per cent of
net receipts tgross payment for
broadcasting facilities, less discounts
and advertising agency commissions
for four years and 312 later.
Stations Given a Choice.
A clause in per-program plan said
that If payments to A. S. c. A. P.
under this formula were less than
per cent of the stations net receipts
during any year, A. S. C. A. P. could
elect to have the station operate on
the blanket license terms.
The clause gave stations whose
payments might exceed S per cent
of their net receipts a reverse selec-
ton.
The three major networks have
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Student Is Accused
OF Broadcasting in
Guise OF Nazi Agent
$1,000 Bond Set; Youth,
Believed Practical
Joker, to Be Prosecuted
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
PEORIA, Ill, May IA youthful
electrical engineering student ac-
cused of using an unlicensed radio
transmitter to broadcast on Govern
menu freQuencies and to- represent
himself as a foreign agent was free
today on $4,000 bond pending grand
jury action.
Charged with violating the Fed
eral Communications Act, Charles
w. johnson, 81, waived preliminary
hearing when arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioner
w. H. Moore. His father, Charles
o. johnson, an insurance executive,
furnished the bond.
Deputy United States Marshal
Eugene Amends and F. c. c. field
investigators seized young Johnson
OF his home after the unlicensed
transmitter had been traced by
F. c. c. special equipment perfected
only recently. The officers said that
johnson attempted to destroy the
radio when they entered.
Called Self Fritz"
In disclosing the arrest, the F. c. c..
In Washington said that the oper-
ator of the unlicensed tranSmitter
called himself Fritz" and often
signed off with a Hell Hitler"
Violation of the communications
Act carries a maximum penalty on
conviction of $4,000 fine and two
years in prison.
Information available at Wash
mgton indicated that Johnson would
be prosecuted vigorously as an ex-
ample in view of the alleged inter-
ference with Government radio op-
orators, but that authorities viewed
his activities as those of practical
joker.
Knew Something OF Codes.
-LiStening-in procedure revealed
this operator to have more than
average knowledge of certain codes
and ciphers," the F. c. c. said. I'm
fact, he claimed on the air to be a