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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
DEFENSE BOND
QUIZ.

@. What is the best safeguard for
my child's future?
@. Buying Defense Savings Bonds.
which will help the Government to
preserve your child's American heri-
tage of freedom.
@. VIII there be an intensive drive
to sell Defense Savings Bonds and
Stamps?
A The Treasury Department sees
in the response to the program SO far
indication that Americans viii sup
port National Defense on a voluntary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Nearly All Red Cross
Supplies Cross Safely.

Probably the question most often
asked the Red Cross by volunteers is
whether supplies and garments sent by
this country TO Great Britain and 70
war refugees in other lands actually
arrive. This was answered by Miss
Eula Stokely, Duluth, of volunteer ser
vice of this territory.
Figures show, she said, that abou.
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SELECT YOUR
GIFTS FROM
This PAGE

basis, without high-preSsHre methods.
Note-To buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps, go to the nearest post Office,
bank, or savings and loan association;
or write to the Treasurer Of the
United States, Washington. D. C.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Marines Called Ieathernecks'

The name ''leatherneck" was CIV
en- to the marines during the Revo-
lutionary war when they wore leath-
er stiffening in their shirt collars.
The term was formerly used in the
British navy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05

fortified wines through dry counties.
L think my bill would permit the
transportation of wines just as
liquors are hauled nov in the state"
he replied.
How dry is Buncombe?" queried
Ward.
Il said 'so-called' dry counties"
Jarvis answered.
Senator Brooks of Durham rose to
inquire Of Reynolds:
why don't you fellows who are
interested in bootlegging introduce a
bill to take are Of your own county
instead Of offering a easur that
will affect all counties?"
Because Governor Broughton said
in his inaugural address that forti.
fled wines were creating such a
serious problem that the state ought
to do something about it," Reynolds
answered.
Meantime, a subcommittee ap.
pointed a fortnight ago to consider
proposed tax changes asked by the
railroads, still was "out" with the
proposals.
Asked if he anticipated that any
changes" in railroad taxes would
be proposed for the next biennium,
Maxwell said II don't think So"
The railroads had asked income
and franchise tax reductions esti-
mated to save lines operating in
the state a million dollars yearly.
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PETAIN EXPECTED
TO ANSWER TERMS
Continued From Page One)

and Fernand De Brinon, Vichy's en-
voy to the occupation authorities.
In a meeting lasting an hour and
a half, Darlan was understood to
have laid before Petain, Foreign
Minister Pierre-Etienne FIandin and
War Minister General Charles Hunt
Tiger an agreement for German COL
laboration which needed only the
marshal's approval.
Political sources said reports from
Paris indicated that LavaFs de-
mands, which would have been ap-
proved by the German officials at
the Paris meeting, included a COM
plete cabinet change with Laval be-
coming minister Of interior in charge
Of German negotiations.
He also would have complete
charge of information services and
possibly the police.
Flandin, who succeeded Laval as
foreign minister when Petain ousted
him Dec. 10, would have to leave the
cabinet, it was understood. Darlan
would become the new foreign minis
ter, with, Hunziger retaining =
var portfolio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
BATISTA DOWNS
F.. PLOT AND GUSTS
HIGH OFFICERS
CONTINUED From Page One)

At 2:55 p. m. they took off for the
mainland. under the Watchful eyes
of Colonel Lopez Migoya. Sonora
Pedraza and the wife Of Colonel
Gonzalez and other members Of the
expatriates' families went along.
Batista. SO far as appeared here,
emerged from it all stronger than
ever.
He worked urgently all during the
day-despite the fact that Sonora
Batista was in hospital awaiting the
birth Of a child-and ousted several
commissioned officers Of relatively
minor rank from the army, navy and
national police.
By coincidence, another Batista
child, "Papo," likewise was born at
a critical time in the presidents for
tunes-in September Of 1888, when
the then Staff Sergeant Batista led
a coup d'etat.
This morning the president, an
nouncing to the nations armed
forces the deposal of their erstwhile
chiefs, declared that had matters
gone the other way he probably
would have been dead by now.
In the name Of the republic he
offered guarantees for the safety Of
Pedraza and Gonzalez, but he said
that had he himself been arrested he
would have been assassinated by
order of the captors.
To soldiers, sailors and police
forces gathered at Camp Columbia
Batista spoke for As minutes, ex-
planning his actions and introducing
the new army chief, Col. Manuel
Lopez Mogoya, as a man without
private interests"
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HIGHWAY II WORK
PLANNED BY STATE
CONTINUED From Page One)

way to Holly Ridge, where Camp
Davis. anti-aircraft firing center,
is located. 1t was pointed out that
many workmen and considerable
material must get tc the camp
daily from Wilmington.
Baise said that Cline had agreed
to a price of $1.50 a ton for mixed
asphalt, with the stipulation that
he furnish the sand. mix the paw.
ing and provide a finishing ma
chine for laying it. About Is. 900
tons OF pavng materials viii be
needed o nthe project and Cline
plans to move his plant to the site.
The job is a cooperative con-
struction project, with the WPA
and the state highway commission
participating. The highway COM
mission will furnish trucks for
hauling, the WPA will supply most
OF the unskilled labor and together
taey will spread the paving.
The section of road to be widen
ed is about Is miles.
Onder terms OF an amendment
to the senate bill adopted last week
in the legislature and providing for
the making of such contracts
through negotiations rather than
competitive bidding, three days
advance advertisement is neces-
sary. The advertisement was car
ried in newspapers Friday and the
awarding of a contract was held
open until after Monday to allow
any contractor interested in bid
ding on the job to put in an ap-
p%earance.
It was stated in Raleigh that
through these extended negotia.
tons the state will save several
thousand dollars. The commissions
engineers n also negotiating for
construction of much needed roads
in the Fort Eragg area.
Following approval of the con-
tract award to Cline by the high
way commission and Governor
Broughton on Feb. IL, work on
widening the road here is expect
ed to be started Immediately. 3
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SHIPYARD DREDGING
CONTRACT AWARDED
Continued From Page One)

and as soon as the site is cleared
work is expected to be started on
shops and sheds to be used in the
ship construction.
Men seeking employment on the
Wilmington shipyard construction
project, which began M d a y
must proceed through regular
channels of registration with the
N. c. State Employment Service,
1t was reiterated yesterday by a
representative for the three con-
tractors, engaged in the 5000, 900
job.
The announcement, made by
Dennis, came as, for the second
day, long lines of men besieged
contractors offices at the site.
There will be little additional en-
ploying done, Dennis announced,
until the yard site is cleared ct
trees and generally made ready
for other work to be done.
1T will require several days to
clear the site and get organized
for building operations" Dennis
said.
When additional men, both
skilled and unskilled, are required
by the contractors they will be Sc
cured through the Wilmington Of
flee OF the State Employment Serv-
ice, Dennis announced, urging all
men DESTROYS of obtaining work to
register with the state-maintained
service.
While construction got under way
on schedule on the yards where
"a cargo ships of approximately
5000 tons each will be assembled
during the next two years, offices
OF the North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, a subsidiary of the New
port News Shipbuilding company,
began functioning here with a
skeleton force. The office is in
the old Sprunt home, Third and
Grace streets. For the time-being.
only a small clerical and auditing
staff will be maintained at the
company office, it was said. The
staff will be increased MANIFOLD
before assembly of the steel ships
is begun, probably sometime in
May. l
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WAR INTERPRETIVE
Continued From Page One>

ditions at sea being more favor
able for their purposes.
Total Decreases
The most recent London report
of tonnage losses covered the week
ending January &c. The total was
about half of the exceptionally high
figure admitted for the previous
week. and less than half the aver.
age weekly toll for the war thus
far.
Weather conditions off the Irish
coast offer the obvious explanation.
They tend to make the sighting oil
British shipping, even of big con-
voys, a matter of chance for Nazl
aircraft and submarines. The Ger
mans appear to be stumbling upon
their shipping victims rather than
hunting them out by any systema'
tic method.
Britain is using Atlantic lanes
every day to the fullest possible
extent of her available cargo ship.
ping. She must be straining every
nerve to make the most of winter
conditions to stock England with
food reserves and other essentials
against what may be coming in
spring.
No figures are available on the
total overseas tonnage reaching
English ports every day or week,
They would throw a flood of light
on the question of British ability
to stand virtual siege by air and
sea.
Flow at Peak
It cannot be doubted, however,
that the flow of essentials from
overseas into England is right now
at its peak for the war. Surface
craft use the seas in all weather
and during night Or day. The fact
that winter came before Germany
was prepared to strike decisively
at England not only saved tn e
tight little isle from invasion, but
gave it an invaluable season in
which to store up supplies.
Virtually two-thirds of the fuel of
the German long-range bombers
scouting the sea lanes off Ireland
is consumed in reaching the scene
of operations and returning to their
bases. The time they can remain
station is sharply limited. They
probably set out in darkness to
reach their patrol posts after day
but must put back for home
before even the short winter day
has ended.
Many other factors. too numer-
Gus to mention here, tend to defer
full scale Nazi attack on Eng
land for a month or two at least.
The final German offensive of the
World war was launched March 10.
That was the earliest date on
which the German high command
believed heavy troops movements
in France would be feasible. And
it is altogether likely that even a
later date this year for a final
smash at England is being dis
cussed by Nazi leadership. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
FINANCE COMMITTEE
DEBATES WINE AND
MULES TAX ISSUES
CONTINUED From Page One)

commission to change to a grad,,.
ated, three per cent basis, the ia
on horse and mule sales inyolvine
less than 500. The amendment was
tabled upon motion Of Representa-.
tive Underwood Of Hartford after
e. e. Lyons Of Creedmore, who said
ne represented the state mule deal.
ers' a declared $50 per cent of
them would vote right now to- main.
tain the present tax on sales"
Actually the proposed amendment
have saved money for dealers
on sales of less than $500, in view
OF the present flat tax of So per
sale, where the price for the animal
is SIS for $500.
Revenue Commissioner A. T. Max.
Well explained the purpose of the
amendment was to "relieve' those
dealers in sales of plugs at small
prices.
I'VE don't sell any plugs" said
Lyons, but we get plenty traded to
U.S."
So spirited was discussion of the
VINE issue that many members of
the joint appropriations committee,
meeting in an adjacent hall at hear
ings for all state insane asylums,
abandoned their own session to sit in.
Representative Ward Of Craven, a
wet county, started the show when
ne qulzzed Representative Jarvis of
Buncombe, prepayment of 8. wine bill
introduced by his colleague, Repre-
sentative Reynolds Of Buncombe, to
bar all fortified" wines from dry
counties.
Il take it then, sir, that you are
in favor of A.B.C. Stores" Ward
said after Jarvis had proposed
amendments to the Reynolds bill
(slgned by IL other representatives,
in which the sale of wine would be
restricted to Abe. stores them.
selves.
Il have no objection to them in
any county, Mr.. Ward" Jarvis re-
piled.
Senator Cherry of CASTOR asked
Reynolds if his bill, unamended,
would prohibit the transportation of
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WILLKIE STARTS
RETURN TO U. S,
Continued From Page One)

these islands. Now Willkie will fly
home, via Lisbon.
Before he flew to Ireland for a
surprise audience with cannon De
Valera, Willkie said he would ask
him about the controversial subject
Of British use Of Irish ports and
bases. which De Valera has fatty
refused. When he flew back to
London yesterday evening, Willkie
said: II got the information I
wanted"
Then, early last night, emerging
from an audience with the king and
queen, he commented: Britain is
almost miraculously fortunate in her
leadership"
All this, on the last day Of his nine
day trip to find out all he could about
warning Britain, Willkie took in his
stride.
Willkie flew to Dublin this morn
ing from a midlands airport, accom-
panied by John w. Dulanty, the Irish
high commissioner in London, and
his own travelling compaulors, John
Cowles and Langdon Thorne.
Before he saw De Valera, he said
many of the questions he would ask
him touched on the Irish naval and
air bases which Britain wants to help
her fight the German counter-block.
AIDE. But, he stressed, he would not
try to sway the prime minister in
any way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
ADVOCATES
STATE TAX BODY
charlotte observer Calls
's -. recreation of the
~ Tax Commission

,,,p1oTTE, Feb. 4.-'R-Th e
'',,+ts observer in an editorial
S'' '.,u will urge the North
'.,,a legislature to recreate the
~ commission, or Its
w.t.. sse and will recommend
nnen letter to Governor
a. and the legislature the
tSlga. s.sn+ of Revenue Commits
F''ln'aI'J J. Maxwell to the post
ehal Editorial will say there is a
The .; sr' for "a more scientific,
Fcess .aned and intense supervl-
Fisni ;n all phases of the states
na1icies to emphasize what
Fe' os pr terms the growing
Z oy, Of the AK department
fp POI tate as demands for larger
ue .;at;ons of public funds for
PpEo y, seryices are progressive
F'e aa:.ad and pressure for higher
NS'I become correspondingly
Fsviei man in North Caro-
the editorial will say, lis
r.h,v qualified" to fill the
|a np'l as Maxwell. described by
l''. .snaner as "studious and
l.,,1ectual by nature
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GIVEN
WAGE-HOUR BILL
Continued From Page One)

up within the framework Of the
present state board Of alcoholic con-
troll.
The wage,hour proposal-sent for
ward as it was learned that a spe.
cial commission on that subject
might report Thursday-came from
Senator Gregory of Rowan, whose
similar measure was killed by the
1899 legislature.
The bill would fix a minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour and a
maximum work week at 40 hours
with regular pay, both to be at
tanned gradually. Minimum pay
would be rs cents an hour for the
first year the law is in effect, 80
cents the next six years and 40 cents
thereafter.
A wage-hour bureau would be es-
tablished in the labor department to
make adjustments dealing with
handicapped workers. Exemptions
would be granted all agricultural
and domestic workers and bona fide
executives. Violations would be pun
ishable by fines of from $25 to ST.
500 and imprisonment from 10 to 80
days.
The house committee on senatorial
districts, meanwhile, gave a favor
able report to a bill to reapportion
house membership. M%ecklenburg and
Guilford counties would have four
representatives e C h, Buncombe
three, and Cabarrus and Cumberland
two each. Halifax, Nash, New Han.
over, Rockingham and Wayne would
each lose one house member, drop
ping them to one each.
The favorable report was opposed
by Representative LeGrand of New
Hanover, who introduced a bill to
submit a constitutional amendment
which would prohibit any county
from having more than three repre-
sentatives. This could not become eff
fective, however. until after the 1913
session.
Senators killed, "a to %, the Gay
bill to provide mandatory prison
terms for persons convicted Of sec.
ond offenses of drunken driving. The
measure had been amended to pro
vide that the second conviction must
come within three years of the first
and to reduce the minimum tern
from 80 days to 10.
House judiciary committee Mum
Der Two favorably reported the lie
Grand bill to make fifth column Of
subversive activities misdemeanor.
for first ~offenses and felonies fol
second convictions.
THE only thing is that maybe the
bill ought to be stronger" com.
mented Representative Wallace O.
Lenoir, chairman of a sub-commit
tee which studied the proposal. HI
said the United States supreme court
has upheld the constitutionality O.
similar but stronger" laws in New
York and California.
The bill would make it unlawful
to advise or teach in any manner
that the government should be over
thrown b yforce, violence Or othel
unlawful means. and to voice such
teachings in any state-oWned build
ing, state department or state insti
tuition.
A bill backed by Governor Brough'
ton was introduced in both divisions
to create a state marketing author
ity with non-profit public markets
over the state. The state board O.
agriculture would serve as the au.
thority in charge of the marketing
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Junior Chamber Seeks
Curb Service Mail Box

The Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commerce last night decided to
push efforts for action in the mat
ter of securing a curb service mail
box near the postoffice building
in the immediate future.
Members of the Jaycees said
postal officials were willing to CO.
operate in the matter, if the city
commissioners will agree to mark
off the zones.
Among other topics discussed at
a meeting held in the assembly
hall of the Tide Water Power COM
pany was the installation of ade-
quate lighting facilities at the air.
port SO planes may land here at
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
ARRIVE

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 4.-LP-Two
Cuban officers deposed by President
Fulgencio Batista under accusation
of seditious plotting arrived from
Havana today in a chartered Pan
American Always plane.
Col. Jose Pedraza, who was head
Of the Cuban army until he was
ousted last night in a dramatic
shakeup, led the party in its flight
to Miami from Cuba-a trip that
was made with approval of the Ba~
tista government.
Accompanying him were Lt.-Col.
Bernardo Garcia, who was removed
last week as police chief; Pedraza's
military aide, Capt. owen Parr, and
Garcia's brother-in-law, Major Juan
Sierra of the police.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
PREDICTED

LONDON, Feb. 4.-RH Capture
within a week of Nassau, Italian
Eritrea's only good port and the
goal of B~ritain's biggest push so
far into Mussolini's East African
empire, was predicted by a Brit
ish military source tonight.
British sources said other phases
of the m~any-sided East African
campaign also r developing with
small forces already 40 or more
miles deep into Ethiopia and pa
troll activity begun further south
on the Somaliland border.
Britain's array Of ''all-empire"
troops have six weeks left in
which to try to take over 1taly's
vast colonies before the rainy sea-
Son sets in and military circles re-
fuse to commit themselves on
whether they believe the job can
be done in that time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
ATTACK
BRITISH CONVOY
Continued From Page One)

a deepening British advance into
Eritrea eastward from the Sudan,
had withdrawn from Agordat' and
Barentu. 1t said they had estab-
lished new positions east of>Agordat,
where they repulsed a British attack.
(The British announced the cap
ture of Agordat Sundaf and Bar
entu's fall was made public yester-
day.
Italy had held Agordat, an i'm
portant highway and rail center,
sine 1898, when an italian force
defeated about 10000 Sudan Der.
under Ahmed Ali of Khar,
toum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Fair, Slightly Warmer
Weather Forecast Here

Fair and slightly warmer are on
the weather menu for Wilmington
and vicinity today, weather bureau
officials forecast last night.
A low temperature of 81 degrees
was forecast for early this morning.
Temperatures yesterday fell to %
egrees and scared as high as 46,
while the mean was ten below the
47-degree normal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
White Marriage
Permits Issued Here

y, -,iage permits issued during
Innary this year were more than
-.s cont behind the record of the
..ssnonding month in 1910, records
.,a office of Adrian B. Rhodes,
|rster of deeds, disclosed yesterday.
|o,,v three white couples secured
,r,iase licenses during January
h month. as compared with a total
IA including nine white and four
|ord couples, issued during the
|rs month in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
BRITISH FORCES
CAPTURE CIRENE
CONTINUED From Page One)

east Of Bengasi, the Raj made
six separate bombing and ma
chine-gun attacks.
Other Raj units pounded tn e
Berka airdrome at Bengasi a n d
railway facilities at BARGE, 40 miles
southwest of Cirene. Buildings
were reported left in flames at
Berka and considerable damage
inflicted at BARGE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
FOUR RESCUED

OSWEGO, N. Y, Feb. 4.-LP-
Four members of a barge canal
dredging e yer rescued today
after o than five hours in a
motor launch that hung precariously
on the edge of a 40-foot power dam.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED?
WHAT CAUSES IT?

A booklet containing the opinions of
famous doctors on this interesting
subject will be sent FREE, while
they last, to any reader writing to
the Educational Division, 535 Fifth
Ave, New York, N. Y, Dept. 758.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05

WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON. Feb, 4.-M-weatb.
err bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending 8 D. M:
Station High - d..
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
90. when
colds, misery
aches in
chest muscles

active, powerful as a counter -irritant
because extra-medicated. Place Penetro in
hot water and inhale vapors. These meas.
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membrane, loosen phlegm, ease coughing,
ease local congestion, ease chest tlghtness.
and promote comfort and rest which is one
of Natures best aids in making you forge'
YOU ever had a cold. Count on Penetro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05

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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
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PLANE PRODUCTION
ASSIGNMENT SHOWS
BIG JUMP OVER 1910
unr AssocIated Pressl

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1.-The
aviation news committee of the
aeronauticaI chamber of COM
merce reported that the produc-
ton assignment Of the nations
aincraft industry doubled during
the first seven months of 1941.
On Jan. |, the committee said,
the industry faced the job of
building $2,831, 665,159 worth of
airplanes, figure which some
experts believed would tax the
builders capacity to the limit.
BY Aug, |, the total had risen
to $5,586,319,3 1874. During the jan
uary- August period the indus
try produced more than $780,
100000 worth of planes, bringing
the toal of new orders placed to
about $3,450, 100000.
The committee said contracts
awarded to southern California
aircraft manufacturers accounted
for almost half of the national
total of 86,319,334. The nine
leading California makers re-
ported Aug / backlog totaling
50, 462, $3.50, SOB,