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Evening star., 1941-11-27
Arlington Seals Bring
$3.50 in Three Days

The sale of Christmas seals in
Arlington County has resulted in
$559.85 paid in by approximately
160 contributors during the first
three days, it was announced today
by Mrs. j. Blaine Gwin, seals sales
chairman Of the Arlington County
tuberculosis Association
The sale will continue until
Christmas, although seals may be
paid for at any time during the year.
The association is seeking to raise
$1,000.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Lockjow Kills Hunter
After Freak Accident

Harry Childs. 81, of Park Lane,
Md. died last night in Providence
Hospital of a complication resulting
from a freak hunting accident, po-
lice reported. He contracted lock-
Jaw. according to the report.
Mr., Childs was said to have fallen
on a sharp stick while hunting in
Maryland November IT. He did not
think the wound serious, but went
to q private physician q week later
and subsequently was admitted to
the hospital.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Inquest to Be Held Toduy
In Bus Traffic Deuth

An inquest was to be held today
at the District Morgue in the tranc
death OF Miss Mary Davidson, So. an
assistant examiner in the Patent
ONCE
Charles j. Mike, "a, of 1915 Adams
Mill road NV, operator of the bus
which struck and killed Miss David
son yesterday at Sixteenth and
Fuller streets NV, was slated to
appear.
Miss Davidson lived at 2651 Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Clergy to Hear Talks

Juvenile Delinquency" will be
discussed by Judge Ben M. Hedrick,
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp and
welfare Director French M. Clev-
niger at the luncheon meeting Of
the Arlington (Va) Ministerial As
ISOLATION at noon tomorrow at the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Tokoma Women Divorced

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. q (Spe-
ciaD.-A decree signed by Judge
Stedman Prescott here grants a di-
vorce to Mrs. lone Mae Starr of
Takoma Park from Walter Alverne
Starr, East McKeesport, Pa, and
allows her to resume her maiden
name Of Peterson. The STAIRS were
married in Cumberland, Md, June
3, 1888, and have no children.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Maryland Boord to Open
Bridqe Bids Dec. Is

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27.-The
Maryland Roads Commission will
open bids December l6 for construc-
ton of the superstructure OF the
Sandy Hook Bridge over the Po-
tomac River, main link of a tri-
State development in the Harpers
Ferry CIV. Va region.
Cost Of the work was estimated by
commission engineers at about $780,
900. The 2,230-foot span will touch
Loudoun County, Va, and Washing
ton County, Md.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Custis School Operettu

Pupils of the Nellie Custis School
will present an operetta, THE Fairy
Shoemaker" at 8 pm, tomorrow in
the Methodist Educational Building,
South Twenty-third and Grant
streets. Arlington, Va. Miss Mary
Katherine Supinger and Miss Louise
Copenhaver will direct the show.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
w. F. CounceII Will Filed

ROCKVILLE. Md, Nov. % (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Elizabeth Council,
widow. is the sole beneficiary under
the will of William F. Council OF
Chevy Chase. Md. which was ad-
mitted to probate in Orphans Court
here yesterday The value OF the
estate is not given. The will was
executed March 13. 1895.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Toll in Previous Months.

totals 70 0ate ---- Do Do
In November, Beware Of:
/. The hours between 4 and 8
pm. Six Of the nine traff1c VIC
tins in November last year were
killed within this two-hour Pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November. 1941, while
doing this.
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Miss Katherine Narrower
Wed to Mr.. G. T. Nelson.

The marriage of Miss Katherine
Narrower, daughter of Mrs. Harry
J. Ayers, to Mr.. George T. Nelson
of Salisbury, Md, took place June
81 in St. Pauls Methodist Church,
the Rev. Charles F. Phillips officiat-
ing at 4 o'clock.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr.. David
Narrower of Manassas, Va, wore
a street length white jersey dress
with a large white picture hat and
corsage of purple orchids.
Miss Elizabeth Narrower was
maid of honor for her sister, and
she wore a white crepe dress with
white picture hat and carried a
bouquet of orange gerbera.
Mr.. Emory Leonard of Salisbury
was best man for the bridegroom.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton was held at the home of the
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Miss Lulu Marie Walton Wed
To Mr.. H. A. Walls, Jr.

To Mr.. H. A. Walls, Jr.
OF interest in Takoma Park was
the wedding Wednesday afternoon
of Miss Lulu Marie Walton, daugh-
ter of DR.. Harold w. Walton, secre-
tary of the medical department
of the General Conference Of
Seventh-Day Adventists, and Mrs.
Walton, and Mr.. Herbert Arthur
Walls, jr., the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Herbert Arthur Walls of Vineland,
N. j.
The ceremony took place at 4:30
in the Takoma Park Seventh-Day
Adventist Church with the Rev.
Benjamin P. Hoffman officiating.
The church was decorated with
asparagus fern and palms with a
large basket of white lilies in the
center and baskets of white glad
ioluses on each side and a low
basket of gladioluses in pastel
shades was on the console of the
organ.
Mrs. John E. Weaver gave a
short program of organ numbers
and Mr.. Robert Paulson sang. ac-
companied by Mrs. Weaver at the
piano.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore long
gown of white satin with fingertip-
length veil held in place with a
coronet of orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses and white gladioluses.
Her maid of honor was Miss
Evening star., 1941-07-01

Margaret Weaver, who wore q long
gown Of pale green silk marquisette
and carried a bouquet of yellow
roses and blue delphinium tied with
yellow tulle.
The bridesmaids were Miss Vir-
ginia Mics, who wore a gown of yel-
low silk marquisette and carried a
bouquet of talisman roses and
delphinium, tied with green tulle,
and Miss Ethel Walls, sister of the
bridegroom, who wore a gown of
pale pink silk marquisette and car
ried a bouquet of the same flowers
tied with blue tulle.
The best man was Mr.. Clifford
Brown and the ushers were Mr..
Hopwood Mullen of Newfield, N. j.:
Mr.. Lawrence Wolf of Hagerstown,
Md: Mr.. Robert HIATT of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Mr.. William Lewis
Of Vineland, N. j.
Following the ceremo ony q
reception was held at the home of
the brides parents. Mrs. Walton,
the mother Of the bride, wore .
gown of powder blue lace and chif-
fon and Mrs. Walls, the mother Of
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Miss Mary A. Cooke Wed
To Mr.. J. Nj. w. Llewellyn.

Miss Mary Angeline Cooke, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellsworth
Cooke, was married the afternoon
of June 81 to Mr.. John Manning
Wyatt Llewellyn, son of Mrs. Anne
Llewellyn of Durham, N. c., the
ceremony being performed by the
Rev. DR.. ZeBarney Phillips at 4
o'clock in the Church of the Epi-
phany. Palms, white lilies and
lighted candles decorated the altar.
and the wedding music was played
by Mr.. Adolf Torovsky, who also
accompanied Mrs. Nancy William
son, soloist.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore white
brocaded marquisette with a neck
lace of pearls, the gift of the BRIDE
groom. Her veil was f1nger-tip
length and held by tiara OF
orange blossoms, and she carried her
prayerbook overlaid with a white
orchid and shower of larkspur.
Mrs. Leslie H. CASTOR, sister Of
the bride, was matron of honor, and
wore aqua blue brocaded marqui-
settle with a large hat and CARRIED
a bouquet of spring flowers.
The bridesmaid was Miss Eliza
beth Thomson, who wore yellow
brocaded marquisette with a veil
headdress held by tiara of yellow
flowers and carried bouquet Of
spring flowers.
Nancy Llewellyn, niece Of the
bridegroom, served as flower girl,
and wore a long dress of peach
marquisette with a headdress of
flowers and carried nosegay of
spring flowers.
The bridegroom had for his best
man his brother, Mr.. William Llew-
ellyn, and the ushers were Mr..
Garland Llewellyn, also a brother
of the bridegroom; Mr.. Dale Tan
per, Mr.. Leslie Higbie and Mr.. John
Warfield.
A reception after the ceremony
was held in the Garden House of
the Dodge Hotel.
The bride attended the Washing
ton College of Music and Is a men,
ber of Kappa Kappa Kappa of In
diana. Mr.. Llewellyn attended the
University of North Carolina and
George Washington University and
is connected with the Library of
Congress
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn will make
their home temporarily at 1856 North
Park drive, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Admiral Courtney
To Be Retired Today

Rear Admiral Charles E. Court
ney, one of the Navy's oldest officers
in point of service, will be trans
ferred to the retired list today.
He was 81 years old yesterday
and had served as years He will
have the rank of vice admiral on
the retired list. He has been COM
mended by Secretary Knox for
outstanding performance of duty in
combat.
Admiral Courtney, a native of Ala
bama, served in the Spanish-Amer-
lean War, the Philippine Insurrec-
tion and the World War. In the
latter he won the Navy Cross for
duty as commander of the U. S. S.
Rowan.
Evening star., 1941-07-01

the bridegroom, was gowned in
dusty rose lace and both wore
corsage bouquets of gardenias.
Those who assisted at the reception
were Miss Lois Burnett, Miss Mary
Lou Lee. Miss Myrna Blue, Miss
Helen Rice. Miss Marilyn Casey.
Miss Irene Barrows and Miss Mar
jorie Benjamin, friends of the
bride.
Later, Mr.. and Mrs. Walls left
on their wedding trip in the South
ern States. The latter wore a
brown and white sheer redingote
with brown and white accessories
and a corsage bouquet tot talisman
roses.
Among the out-of-town guests
were the parents of the bridegroom
and also Miss Barbara Denman and
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Weddings
Continued From Page B-3)

Purcell, Mr.. Kenneth Nichols, Mr..
Joseph AK and Mr.. Russell Bowie.
The brides mother wore a peach
lace gown with blue accessories and
a corsage of talisman roses and
delphinium. The mother of the
bridegroom wore fowered chiffon
gown with white accessories and a
gardenia corsage.
A reception was held at the home
of the brides grandparents after
the ceremony. The couple left later
for welding trip to Virginia Beach,
the bride wearing blue tailored
Evening star., 1941-07-01

Mrs. Nathan Drake of Vine
land, N. j.
Mrs. Walls has been a student al
Washington Missionary College
from which Mr.. Walls was grad
uated, having majored in history
and education.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walls will be at
home after August IS in Denver,
Colo, where Mr.. Walls will teach.
Evening star., 1941-07-01

new S13,5O0 fire truck, with a pump
ing capacity of 1850 gallons, was
delivered to the city today, but tests
and other routine procedure will
delay placing it in active service for
about a week.
Evening star., 1941-07-01

brides aunt, Miss Adelaide Brown,
for about seventy guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson left later
for a Southern wedding trip, the
latter wearing luggage tan
tailored linen suit with natural and
luggage tan accessories. They will
make their home in Salisbury.
Evening star., 1941-07-01

suit with white accessories and
corsage of orchids.
Upon their return they will make
their home in Mount Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1941-07-01
Alexandria Receives
$13, 500 Fire Truck

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star
s. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IA
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
MACRAE ASSISTED
IN GETTING YARDS
World War Survey Find
ings Used To Show Lo-
cal Site Best Place

Timing and a good memory
played a big part, apparently, in
bringing the Newport News Ship.
building and Drydock company to
Wilmington to erect ways to build
"a ships here in the next "a months.
Hugh MacRae, Wilmington agri-
c~ulturist and realtor, recalled
some time ago that during World
War, Homer Ferguson, president
of the Newport News Shipbullding
and Drydock company, had made
a survey of the South Atlantic coast
for the federal government a n d
had reported that Wilmington was
the best place on the South Allan
tic coast to build ships and that
the site of the old Carolina Ship
yards was the best location in Will
mington.
When efforts were begun here to
secure shipyards in the present
emergency, he secured from Fer
guson a letter in which he said
that his findings during World War
1 we're as outlined as above.
Then came the word the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company was the recipient OF
a contract for building Is ships for
the U. S. Maritime commission
Continued on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
DIVEB0MBERS HIT
AT MALTA AGAIN
Berlin Reports Claim Also
Airdromes In England
Bombed

VALLETTA, Malta, Jan. 10. -
Sunday up German Junkers
bombers attacked this British Medi'
terranean island stronghold for
three hours yesterday afternoon.
Five bombers were reported shot
down and a reliable source said
another might have been brought
down.
In three days of raids on Malta,
the Nazis have nearly equalled the
total civilian damage caused by
Fascist aviators in eight months.
BY The Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. 18.-Daylight
dive-bombings of two airdromes on
Malta, Britain's fortified Mediter-
ranean island, and on two others
in Southeast England were report
ed by informed German sources to-
night.
Nazi Stukas, accompanied by
their own and Italian fighter es-
corts, were said to have scored
heavily on the British and mid
Mediterranean stronghold with
bomb hits on hangers, barracks
and runWayS.
The attack on Malta lasted seven
hours, German sources said. They
added the British put up a wild
defense" which failed to hinder the
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. %
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
FLU CONTINUES
TO RAGE IN N. c.
Charlotte Preacher Refuses
To Suspend Services;
Cities Hard Hit

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 18. - Up -
Cities and communities throughout
the state continued today to fight
the influenza epidemic by keeping
schools closed and restricting public
gatherings.
DR.. Luther Little, pastor of the
First Baptist church Of Charlotte,
declined to meet with the health
departments request to suspend
Sunday services and said that reg
ular meetings would be held tomor-
row Gin order to worship and to
pray for the sick and suffering"
He said that City Health Officer
DR.. G.. L. Rea's request that people
not attend services tomorrow be-
cause of the influenza epidemic
"singled out and advised against"
the churches.
Although the Charlotte Minister
ial association voted yesterday to
keep churches open for adults, a
number Of religious institutions in
the city and county called off serv-
ices.
In some places health authorities
expressed the view that the epidemic
was reaching its peak. However
there were no comprehensive sta
tistics available and the number Of
cases had to be roughly estimated.
Schools were still closed in
Greensboro and Guilford county but
the health authorities there thought
that the epidemic in that area was
definitely past the peak. The situa-
ton was described as much bet
The health authorities in Char
lotte estimated that ten per cent of
the city's 100, 900 population was
down with the flu. Schools here
were closed until Jan. 81; childrel
under 16 were barred from theaters;
many public meetings were cancelled
postponed, and most of the
churches. decided not to hold serv-
ices tomorrow.
The epidemic appeared 10 be
growing worse at Gastonia. Health
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. - !
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
.BENNIE BISHOP,
30, DIES HERE
First Fatality To Result
From Injuries At Camp
Davis Site

Camp Davis had it's first fatality
yesterday when Bennie Bishop, 80,
of near Jacksonville, died in Bull
luck hospital at 1910 a. m. of
pneumonia caused by injuries suf-
fered earlier in the week when he
was run over by a tractor.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock from tn e
home of Tom Ketchum, father of
the widow. Interment will be in
the Justice cemetery, at Southwest,
near Jacksonville. The Rev. Hill
Edwards, of jacksonville, will Of
ficiate.
Bishop is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Ketchum Bishop, a
daughter, Jude Calvin Bishop, and
a son, Louis Bishop, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Bishop, of Hol-
ly Ridge, a brother Burton Bishop,
of Holly Ridge and four sisters,
Mrs. Vera E. Shepard, Jackson
vile; Mrs. Elma D. Boyd, New
port News, and Jessie l.. Bishop,
Of Holly Ridge.
Active ~pallbearers will be Hor-
ace Gurganous, Cecil Gurganous,
Louis Justive, Lewis Walton, Stacy
Walton and Sidney Handy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
OFFICES ARE LEASED
Will Be Located In Old
W. H. Sprunt Residence,
Third And Grace
6 TO 8 WAYS PLANNED

Location and acquisition of
the site for the shipyard
which will build "a ships in
Wilmington in "a months
was announced yesterday by
Captain Roger Williams, vice
president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company, in a telephone
conversation with The Star
News.
The site, he said, will con-
sist of the northern undevel-
oped portion of the property
now held by The Texas COM
pany and an undeveloped site
to the north of that tract,
now held by the Standard Oil
company Of New Jersey.
It will d, it was
learned from Bruce B. Cam
eron, vice-chairman of the
Wilmington Defense Council,
from the southern boundary
which will be on The Texas
company property, almost to
Central boulevard of Sunset
Park.
Funds Are Approved
Meanwhile from Washington an
Associated Press dispatch said the
House appropriations subcommittee
quickly approved President Roose-
velt's request for $313, 500, 900 for
the construction of 200 new cargo
ships.
And from Raleigh came word Of
the incorporation of the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company, a
subsidiary of the Newport News
Shipbuiding and Drydock company,
which will build the "a ships here
for the U. s.. Maritime commission.
And from Washington came an
other dispatch confirming n pre-
vious announcement Of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company, that Wilmington is
among the sites which have been
selected as those at which the car
go ships will be built.
The announcement on the loca-
ton of the site said it will consist
of about 60 or 70 acres Of land and
will include the old outfitting pier
used by the old Carolina shipyards
in the days of and Immediately aft.
er World War /.
I'VE are getting almost ready to
CO." Capt. Williams said. There are
a few corporate matters to be at
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
Addition To Wilmington
Hotel To Cost 800, 600
Thai Forces Beaten
Back In Indo-C China

SAIGON, French Indo- China,
Jan. 18.-R-The French Indo-
China government announced to-
day it had stemmed the Thai
(Siamese) advance in western
Cambodia by throwing back a
complete battalion of $50 troops
who have been advancing along
the road to Sisophon.
On the fronts to the north, the
Thai invaders shelled Savanna
nakhet and bombed Pakse from
the air. Earlier 1000 Thai troops
were reported repulsed west OF
Pakse.
The French announced that
the two Italian warships sunk
yesterday by the French Asiatic
squadron in the Gulf of Siam
were destroyers. (Thailand had
IA destroyers).
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
BY l. STEWART

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18.-G-
An American sailor ripped a huge
swastika flag from its staff at the
ninth-story offices Of the German
consulate today. while thousands of
spectators stood in the street and
cheered.
The action, which Consul Gen.
eral Fritz Wiedemann Immediately
reported to the German Embassy
in Washington, climaxed a morn
ing of unrest around the building
at rs O'Farrell street, just off Mar
ket.
The flag was being flown in
observance of the 10th anniversary
of the founding the German Reich.
The sailor was identified by Po-
lice Capt. Joseph Walsh as Harold
James S%turtevant, 20, recently a
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
Administration Building
At Camp Yearly

work is progressing at a pace that
indicates occupation may be start
ed Monday.
simultaneously, construction was
started on the first two of five
canteens, which will be equally
spaced about the area, and prep
arations were being made to start
building a cafeteria for serving
meals to employees.
The cafeteria, it was explained,
will be operated by the contrac-
tors on a cost basis to accomo-
date the thousands of workers who
at present. have inadequate facili-
ties for dining.
Pains were being taken on the
plans, it was said, and that indi-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19

OCCUPATION of Camp Davis at
Holly Ridge will probably begin
early this week when government
contractors and engineers person
mel begins moving into the huge
administration building there, II
was learned yesterday.
Col. Albertis Montgomery, con-
structing quartermaster, said yes
terday his office is not yet ready
to move into the new quarters bul
plans to move his offices and those
of the contractors and engineers
have been in the making for some
time.
The interior of the administra-
ton building, which is 208 feet
long with four wings 125 feet long,
was begun yesterday. Steam heat
has already been installed and
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
BRITISH PLOTTING
ETHIOPIAN REVOLT
Military Commission Now
Operating In Heart OF
Duce Territory

KHARTOUM, Anglo = Egyptian
Sudan, Jan. 18-R-A British mill.
tary nilsson has been working ir
the heart of Ethiopia since last
July training and arming thou
sands of tribesmen for a fight
against the Italians, it a dis
closed officially tonight.
This disclosure came less than
a week after it became known that
little Halle Selassie, dethroned by
the Italian conquerors of Ethio-
pia five years ago, was receiving
a constant stream of tribal revolu-
tionary agents in Khartoum, only
300 miles from Ethiopia.
There have been estimates that
200, 900 Ethiopians were active in
guerrialla fighting in the interior.
The mission, picked up from men
who knew the Ethiopian country
and diabetes, was made up Of a
handful of British staff officers and
instructors.
With a convoy of arms and am
munition, the men slipped by the
Italian border guards and patrols
last July.
Despite tropical rains still falling
in some parts and making travel
more difficult, they trekked 500
miles into the interior and estab-
lished camp somewhere in the
Jungle clad mountains around Lake
Tona
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
Norway Town
Heavily Fined
For Sabotage

Jan. 18.-(R-
Because of sabotage in Nazi-held
Norway, German authorities
have fined inhabitants Of the
Vestopland district 100000
crowns, banned all public meet
ings for two months, and insti-
tuted an 8 p. m. curfew, it was
reported tonight from Oslo.
(The last quotation of the Nor
wegian crown was April 8 when
it was listed at 22.72 cents).
Meanwhile members of the
Norwegian supreme court recent.
ly dismissed because they had
reached the retirement age" got
orders from German authorities
not to leave their homes for a
month without special permits
sion.
This step was taken because
of their opposition to occupation
authorities and the Norwegian
Nazi party of Vidkun Quisling,
the report said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
A Tract Adjoins
Sunset Park On South;
Carolina Pier Included
Kennedy Backs British
Aid But Not F. r. Bill

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-R-
Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring am
bassador to Great Britain, urged
tonight that the United States
give the utmost aid to Eng
land" but said he did not feel
the nations immediate danger
justified passage of the "lease-
lend' bill in its present form.
He declared that this .country's
aid to Britain SHOULD not and
must not go to the point where
war becomes inevitable"
The "!end-lease" bill, he said,
conferred upon President Roose-
welt authority unheard OF III
our history" and he commented:
II am unable to agree with
the proponents of this bill that
it has yet been shown that we
face such immediate danger as
to justify this surrender of the
authority and responsibility OF
the congress. 1 believe that after
the hearings have been COM
pleted there will be revealed less