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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
ITALIANS ASSERT
BRITISH REFUSED
Rome Reports Continued
Fighting in Southwestern
Part of Somaliland

ROME, Feb. 16.-R-British at
tacks at the tip of Eritrea in the
Karora zone, near where the border
of Italy's oldest colony meets the
Red Sea, and in the Cheren area
in Central Eritrea have been
SHARPLY repulsed" by Italian
forces, the Italian high command
reported today.
(The reported attempt to invade
the northern end of Etritrea indi-
Gated the British are seeking to
move troops down the road en-
tering Eritrea at Karora to aug
ment forces gathering around Che
rem for a final assault on that city,
key to Asma, Eritrean capital.
Karora is in the Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan on the Eritrean border about
$50 miles north of Cheren.)
The Italians reported continued
fighting around Chrisimaio in
trans-Juba, Southwestern Italian
Somaliland.
cThe British have announced. the
capture of Chisimaio and the over
running of all of Southwestern Ital-
ian Somaliland between Kenya col
ony and the line of the Juba river.)
On the Greek front, the Italians
said there was ''bitter fighting"
in the eleventh army sector, which
was not further identified.
Reports received in Bitolj, Yu-
g~oslavia, that the Greeks had cap
tured 1000 Italians and a large
quantity of war material in a fight
with the eleventh army indicated
the action might have been at the
Northern end of the ALBANIAN
front.)
Our airforces scatter-bombed
troop concentrations and supplies
the communique added. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
NAILS SINK MORE
BRITISH VESSELS
Claim $1,000 Tons Sent to
Bottom in Sub, Warship
And Plane Attacks

BERLIN, Feb. 16.-R-Sinking
of $4,000 tons of British Shipping
in submarine, warship, and plane
attacks, and the damaging of three
additional merchant vessels and a
light cruiser were claimed today
by the German high command.
The communique minimized the
effect of Raj attacks Saturday
night on the Nazi-occupied con-
tinental coast and declared III e
British lost ten planes.
1t noted that German dive bomb
ers had attacked British bases in
Cirenaica, Libya, and later, DNB,
Official German news agency, said
three British planes were shot
down over Malta today in a battle
with Nazi pursuit planes.
The chief emphass of the com
munique, however, was laid on
British shipping losses.
One submarine alone reported it
had sunk three enemy r e d
merchant ships" of a total ton
mage of $4,000, while "a warship
overseas" which previously h a d
reported sinking 10, 900 tons of
merchant vessels has sunk an
additional $1,000 TONS"
Two British merchant ships at
the mouths of the Thames and
the Humber were damaged by
bombs from reconnaissance planes
yesterday, the communique said,
and two others totalling 5000 tons
were sunk at a west England port
last night. Another was set on
fire, the high command said, and
a light cruiser hit at the same
time.
Extensive damage was caused
to dock facilities on the Thames
and in the harbor district of a
town on the west coast" the com
munique said.
1t declared that Nazi long range
guns on Friday and Saturday
''bombarded important military
detectives of southeast England"
while in Cirenaica, Libya, German
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
,TnW When
Through Span
c. T. Faulk, Temple Todd,
Mrs. Delma Prince, Ace
Cannon Lose Lives
INQUEST IS CONDUCTED
Vehicle Crashes Through
Bridge Near Tabor City,
Overturns in Swamp

TABOR CITY, Feb. 16.-Four per-
sons were drowned early tonight
when the heavy lumber truck in
which they were riding plunged
through bridge and overturned in
Norris swamp, about seven miles
from here.
Highway Patrolman W. H. Fer.
rell said that the dead were:
Calvin Talmadge Faulk, 20
Miss Temple Williams Todd, 81.
Mrs. Delma Prince, 20.
Ace Cannon.
All were from Tabor. City. Pa.
trolman Terrell said that Faux
was apparently driving the truck.
The four sitting in the cab of the
truck, which turned upside down
in the swamp.
Inquest Held
A coroner's jury impaneled to
night by acting Coroner j. P.
Quinerly, held an inquest into the
four deaths and ruled that they
"came to their deaths by drowning
caused by a truck in which they
were riding overturning in Norris
Swamp"
j. J.. Norris, operator of a filling
station near the scene of the acct
dent, testified at the inquest that
he heard the impact of the machine
with the bridge and rushed out.
said that all four persons were
dead by the time he got to them.
1t required about an hours time
get the bodies out of the truck
cab, he said. Patrolman Terrell
said that all evidence pointed to
the fact that they were rounding
a curve and struck the bridge
guard rail or entering the span.
The truck overturned in about
three feet of water, he said.
Members of the coroner's jury
were: j.. T. Shelley, H. H. Jacobs,
I. C. Gore, Robert Fowler. and
j. M. Spivey.
Funeral arrangements for the four
had not been made tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Hopkins Says
Britain Needs
Help At Once
Returns from London and
Hastens to Washington to
Report to F. D. R.
AYERS BRITISH TOUGH
Believes Country Can Whip
Germany With Assistance
OF United States

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-R-
Harry L. Hopkins returned from
London tonight and fastened to
President Roosevelt with the find
ings of his four-week survey OF
British war-making - a survey
which led him to conclude that
the British were desperately in
need of help"
The highly confidential informa-
ton brought back by Hopkins from
long conferences with Prime Mn
lister Churchill, sessions with the
British cabinet and tours of the
warning isles will form the basis
for specific measures in Britain's
behalf already being pondered by
the President in anticipation of the
lease-lend bills passage.
Sees Victory
Hopkins, in good spirits and look
ing well, expressed conviction that
Britain would win the war with
this c%ountry's- assistance but the
Recommendation for the general
statements he made to reporters,
presumably contained in a bullying
black brief case, was reserved for
the President alone.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent a White
House limousine to meet the train
on which his closest c%onfidante ar
rived from New York. Hopkins
was sped straight to the White
House where the President await
ed him, and where Hopkins also
lives with his daughter, Diana.
The President thus obtained a
first-hand report of conditions in
London for the second time in five
days. Wendell L. Willkie, fresh
from a visit to England, was clos
eted with his opponent of the presi-
dental campaign la Tuesday
night after te~stifying before a SEN
ate committee on the urgency OF
aid to Britain.
Willkie, incidentally, was in the
capital again tonight. He attended
a newspaperwoman's tea this aft
ernoon and will deliver an off
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Approval Of Lease-Lend Bill Will Be
Followed By Call For Billion By F. r.

day. Beyond that, the program is
indefinite, but proponents said they
planned to leave the. burden of the
argument to the other side.
Senate passage of the house-ap-
proved measure within 10 days or
two weeks was predicted by it's sup
porters, although some conceded the
opposition might succeed in writing
in some amendments.
In a last minute counting Of noses,
supporters of the bill said they had
listed IA republicans, seven demo
Gratis and Senator LaFollette prog
Wis., as definitely against the meas
ure, with two democrats and a re-
publican in the doubtful" category.
This total of 22-or at most 25-
votes against final passage conflicted
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Emory, Wade
Predict Job
This Area
Officials Return from Con-
ference With Authorities
In Washington
SITE IS NOT DISCLOSED
City Is Recognized as One
Of Sore Spots as to
Army Housing

A defense housing project for
400 families of people connected
with Camp Davis will be built in
the near future, and its location
will be Favorable to Wilmington"
it was forecast here last night.
The prediction was made by H.
R. Emory, executive director Of
the Housing Authority of the City
of Wilmington, and j. E. L. Wade,
city commissioner of public works.
who returned yesterday from
Washington, where they conferred
with federal officials concerning
the project.
Expected by Clark
They stated that while Congress.
man J. Bayard Clark of this dis
trict was unwilling to make a di-
rect statement on the project, they
were convinced he also expected
is to be built and that he expected
it's location to be favorable to this
city.
Emory and Wade said they were
not at liberty to make any further
statement as to the exact location
of the project.
They said it was not yet GER
tain what federal agency would
build the project, or what part the
local housing authority would play
in it's erection.
They said further they were not
by any person or
agency in Washington to make any
disclosures concerning the project,
but on the basis of information
they and Congressman Clark had
they felt certain tn
project would be built.
"Sore Spot"
Wilmington is recognized in
Washington as one of the nations
''sore spots" as to defense hous-
Emory and Wade said, and
studies of the local situation have
been in progress for a matter Of
weeks, almost since the beginning
of work at Camp Davis. The camp
will have a garrison of more than
20, 900 men when finished. The To-
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
British BOmbers Attack
Ports

LONDON, Feb. 16. -RE The
British limited tonight their fighter
pilots are using a new and sue
cessful method of fighting German
night raiders and reported terrific
bomb attacks on tn industrial
western Ruhr and the German
held ports of Rotterdam, Calais
and Boulogre.
simultaneously with the sudden
acceleration of aerial warfare over
the weekend, the air ministry news
service told how a fighter pilot
spotted a German Heinkel III off
the English coast, trailed it for
ten minutes apparently without at
tracing attention and then shot
the anyader out Of the skies 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Onslow County Slated To
Treble Population Soon
Nazi-D Dominated Party
Reported in. Americas

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 16.-(R
"A vast, Nazi- dominated party
aimed at damaging the United
States was reported here today
as operating from the Canadian
border to the tip of South
America.
Anti-Nazi Germans and a
group of self-styled patriotic
young Mexicans were the sour
ces of this report. The version of
the Mexicans vas that they be-
came interested in Che organiza-
tion in a spirit of adventure, but
decided to expose its activities
when they saw in it dangers to
their own c%ountry's peaceful re-
lation5 with other nations of the
continent.
For weeks there have been re-
ports, and some evidences, of in
creasing Nazi activity in Mexi-
co. Several new pro-Nazi publ
cations have appeared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

The news services comment was
the first in which the raider was
reported spotted" and then pur-
sued by a fighter until brought
down.
The air ministry shed little light
on the hours-long bomb assaults
last night and early today on the
invasion coast" which reports in
dictated were the heaviest on that
particular sector since the Ger
mans reached the English channel.
The ministry's communique
merely said circraft of the bomber
comma I'd carried out successful
and sustained routine attacks on
Continued on Page'Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Up -
With senate debate opening tomor-
row on the British aid bill, admins
tration leaders limited today the ap-
proval of the measure would be fol-
lowed by an immediate request from
President Roosevelt for 81, O0O, 000,-
600 in appropriations and contract
authority to build planes, ships,
tanks, guns and munitions.
The first speakers in the senate
debate, all c%hampioning the bill. will
be Chairman George (D-Ga) of the
foreign relations committee, Demo-
cratic Leader Barley of Kentucky
and assistant Republican Leader
Austin Of Vermont.
Senator Clark O-Mo), a leading
opponent, is scheduled to speak Tues
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
TWO NEGRO men
ARE KILLED HERE
Theodore Davis Dies Fol-
lowing Stabbing; George
Long Shot to Death

Wilmington's homicide rate took
a big jump this past weekend
when two murders e commit
ted in the city.
Theodore Davis, negro, died at
James Walker Memorial hospital
yesterday morning at 1880 O'Clock
from stab wounds in the chest, al
allegedly inflicted Friday night by
James Watson, negro.
George E. Long, 2o-year-old ne
gro, died instantly last night after
he was shot through the head with
a 80 caliber pistol. Police saidJ
Winford Buntin, %. negro, of Win
ter Park, fired the gun.
Watson was arrested by officers
a few hours after the death Of Da-
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
BEACH abe STORE
WILL OPEN TODAY
Early Opening Is Necessary
Because of Increase in
Resorts Population

W. D. Macmillan, chairman Of the
New Hanover ABC board, announced
last night that the Wrightsville
Beach Abe store will be opened at
it's same location this morning.
Definite hours which the store will
observe are to be announced later,
he said. Thurston Davis, who had
charge of the store last year, will
be in charge.
Heretofore the Wrightsville Beach
liquor store was open only during
the beach season at the resort, but
an earlier opening was made neces-
sary due to the heavy demand and
the large number of new arrivals
now making their homes on the
beach,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

with the opponents claim to a
nucleus Of 20.
At present, 4s is a senate majority
as one. of the SO seats is vacant.
Senator Byrnes (D-SC) an admin
lstration s%trategist, predicted a maxi
mum Of rs negative votes but Clark
said he thought at least $50 or IS
votes could be mustered against the
Dill as it was reported from the for
elgn relations committee last week.
Leaving undisturbed the principles
of permitting the President to pro-
war equipment and lease or
lend it to warning "democraeies," the
committee wrote in safeguards cal
culated to retain congressional hold
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
GREEKS CAPTURE
1000 ITALIANS
Also Take Large Quantities
Of War Materials During
Albanian Drive

BITOLJ, Yugoslavia CAT The
Greek-Albanian Frontier), Feb. 10
Up - Reports reaching here today
said the Greeks had captured 900
Italians md large quantities of war
materials in an attack on the Fascist
18th army.
A Greek attack, these reports said,
has forced the Italians into a re-
treat on the 10th day Of their at
tempted counter-offensive in Albania.
From Moscopolis to Tepeleni the
Greeks made numerous attacks.
supported by artillery, trench NOR
Continued OH Page Two; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
WENDELL WILLKIE
May SURVEY CHINA
Associates Of COP. Nom
NEE Says He Wants to
Follow Up British Tour


uS WASHINGTON, FerSoA6.-R-
mehn L. Willkie is 70 lsidering
mtTaklhg . trip to survey tmbattled
" G-'i!id' II was learned authoritative
" tonight.
associates Of t, ) 1910 republican
MsSluehtlal nominee said that he
v vaoHea TO follow up his flying sur
WY, WHY OIL conditions in Great Britain
, "ll d TRIP to the sections of China
Iaae are not occupied by the
h. Questioned about the report that
At would fly across the Pacific to
No"'hlued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
War
Interpretive
By EDWARD E. BOMAR

Harry Hopkins return with the
latest plea for 'lots of help" for
Great Britain appears certain to
focus renewed attention on tn e
controverted issue of turning over
more United States destroyers to
Britain.
Less certain, but both likely and
logical, is that the needs of both
nations will dictate a return to
some of the methods of the World
war to speed the construction OF
the swift naval craft which may
decide the outcome of the war
at sea.
Enthusiasm Sought
One of the most effective meth
eds of 1918 to cope with a stu
alton p%aralleling the present was
to enlist the fervor of shipyards
workers. And means to stir their
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Wealth r

M. FORECAST
wa nolyn carolina: Mostly cloudy an5
Shower mn,ef Monday preceded by light
" I cIaaSS in mountains; Tuesday mart
NVuaS and slightly colder.
by U S. Weather Bureau>
ending V92r9ioglca data for the "A hours
'9o =. IN. Yesterday
l.9o Temperature
Al: : "a a, m. AZ; 80 a. m. So; 1870 D. M.
mum %, % p. M. 40; maximum 81: mini
=" mean II: normal 4S.
La Humidity
o. ';8O p. m. 5s. Ill., 0'' ''' p Ill.,
To+o, Precipitation
oO incb lof "A hours ending 1880 p. m.
month bDt . ' Total since first of the
Fro,, Tides For Today
Coast om Tide Tables published by II. s.
anu "eodetic Survey
Wilmington High Low
---------- :59a 9:17a
IaSonboro rn, 2:a0p 9:41p
Inlet ---- ASA 5:5Sa
~ 'He o:ooa: sunset 5:5Sn: moonrise
p' moonset 10:3sa. ' '"oonf''e
continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Act Threatens
::
British Fort
At Singapore
Observers Say Move Among
Mosi Important Made Re-
Gently in Far East
BRITISH MINE WATERS
Six Japanese Divisions Re-
ported Stationed in Can
ton, Hainan Island

SHANGHAI. Feb. 16.-R-For-
| eian military observers declared
tonigbt that Japan had established
tbe nucleus of a military air base
at Saigon, Southern French Indo-
China, and that this was potential
" n of the most important of
Japan's recent acts in the far east.
Saigon. near the southern trip
of Indo-China, is less than four
hours flight by modern bomber
from Britain's naval stronghold of
Singapore.
The Japanese made no demands
on lndo-China and used no force
but simply sent army crews ashore
from cruisers tied up at Saigon
and then landed bombers at Saig-
9n's modern-well-eouipped airport.
Cruisers Sent Jan. 81.
The cruisers had been sent to
Saigon in connection with the ar
mistice signed Jan. 81 by Indo-
China and Thailand to end their
border conflict pending. japanese
mediation at Tokyo. The armistice
delegates met aboard one of the
cruisers.
Japan holds air and troop bases
in Northern Indo-China under
agreement with Vichy and the
French Colonial Government. She
has not formally gained such rights
IN Southern Indo-China.
NINE WATERS
SINGAPORE, British Malaga
States. Feb l6-iR- The British
government tonight announced ii
was mining without further notice
The British Malaya's eastern or
Chlna Sea coastal water, covering
me approaches to this huge naval
oase from Manila and South China
points.
Inc announcement said the
mines would extend from the Sing
'ohllnued on Page Two; Col. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-25
FLEW TO BOSTON

ICE SHAVINGS - The Red
Wings are trying TO beat a killing
schedule by using planes t.. while
the victorious Bruins left Detroit
early yesterday morning by train
and rode all day to reach home
the Wings left at 4;30 p. m. and
were in Boston at 7:45. in time
fotr a sea food dinner and good
nights rest at the Hotel Manger
-. have to get the boys some
rest somehow, said Adams.
The hockey players will return
to Detroit by plane Immediately
after the game, arriving at 2:55
a. m. Around the n. II. l.
they're watching Lester Patrick tC
see If he'll make a change in the
nets now that Sugar Jim Henry
his new goalie, has apparently
soured they've poured a lot
of rubber past Sugar Jim lately
just 20 goals in the last four
games it was just about the
payoff when Canadiens scored
their first victory of the season
at Rangers expense.
sugar Jim couldn't tie Dave
Kerr's shoelaces," is the way
: one Red Wing expressed il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-25
Pinch Hitters
Won 81 Games
In Al Season
Detroit Clutch
Batters Averaged
.270 in Campaign

Thirty-one American League
games during the season Of 1941
were won by pinch hitters, or
were won by their clubs after the
pinch hitters- had either scored
or driven in the tying run in
either the eighth or ninth inning.
New York led with seven such
feats, followed by Boston and
Washington with six apiece, Phila-
delphia with four, Cleveland and
Detroit with three each, st. Louis
with two and Chicago with none.
Individual winning pinch hitter
was George Selkirk of the Yam
KEGS, who won three games, two
of them with home runs, one
being with the bases filled
Charley Ruffing. also of the Yam
KEGS, won two directly and tied
another that was won by New
York. He also tied another the
Yanks lost. Others responsible
for two victories were Spence and
Williams of Boston. Miles OF
Philadelphia and Myer and Lewis
of Washington.
Those with single triumphs to
their credit as pinch batsmen
were Finney and Peacock of Bos-
ton. Rosenthal, Howell and Bell
of Cleveland Bill Dickey OF New
York, Dean of Philadelphia. Swift
and Judnich of st. Louis and
Welaj and West of Washington
Sullivan and Tebbetts of Detroit
tcollaborated in another.
The pinch-hitting, however, was
not as successful as in 1910. The
league pinch hitters batted IA
points less. They were at bat
13 more times. scored four fewer
runs. made eight fewer hits, eight
doubles, two triples and eight
home runs. drawing "a fewer
bases on balls.
Boston pinch hitters led the
League with an average of .28i
Chicago was next with .271 with
Detroit third with 30 CIeVe-
land and Detroit tied with II hits
Washington, with II. scored the
most runs. Cleveland made the
most two-baSe hits. Boston the
most home runs. Cleveland drew
the most passes and drove in the
most runs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-25
Photographer Comes Up With Yarn

Jimmy McGarrige a Times photographer, comes up with
good story.
Jimmy it covering football game the other
day. having poor All the plays going the
opposite direction from where he patrong the sidene
make small boy tagging at Jimmys
heels annoying him end by pepperng him with questions
about cameraman's future.
go away boy" said the exasperaed McGarigle, tits
tough enough trying TO get those players to this
A few minutes later, the boy to Jimmy and said:
They're coming around this end on the next play"
And enough the balcarrer made wide sweep to the
photographers side of the field but the startled Jimmy too
surprised to snap his shutters
"Theyre coming this again. the boy said few plays
later. And come they did
The asonished McCarrge couldn't hold back his wonder
How in the world do you which way the play is
going to goe" he asked.
"Oh, that's easy" the kid replied "See the sitting
there the players bench? That's my father. All
! do is watch him."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-25
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

BOSTON, Nov. 25.-The Hat
fields and McCoyS did all right
for themselves, but Jimmy Or
lando Of the Detroit Red Wings
and Bill Cowley of the Boston
Bruins don't pop at each other
with any old squirrel rifles from
half a mile away. They skate up
and slash each other with those
hickory blades which are Just like
meat cleaVerS i'm the right hands,
and they have the right hands.
Cowley and Orlando will swing
their blades here tonight as the
Wings and Bruins battle in the
Boston Garden. And this time
IT VIII be CoWley who will be
carrying the latest marks. The
league leading scorer will skate
out with a bandage covering the
upper lip in which five stitches
were taken after Orlando tried to
pick Bills teeth with his stick
Sunday night at Olympia.
Purely accidental, of course"
said the black-haired Orlando as
he came into Boston for this
battle. But how many stitches
did you say Cowley got in that
lip"
Five" was the answer.
"Well. he's still one up on
me-" said Orlando, pointing TO a
scar over his left eye. "Cowley
gave me six here"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-25

counting more on another addition
to his club, Kenny Klrea, who has
been recalled from indianapolis.
Kilrea has seen service with the
Wings before but he seems TO have
found some new fire. He has been
burning up the American League
and has scored eight goals and IL
assists in 10 games for the
Capitols.
Connie Brown Is 10 replace
Kilrea in the Indianapolis lineup,
but both men will play for Detroit
tonight.