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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
THREE ARE HURT
IN TRUCK CRASH
G. B. Cheek, Donald Lash
lev and J. H. Rinker Are
Injured Near Delco

Three persons from Durham were
injured, none seriously, and heavy
damages resulted when a gasoline
transport and a pickup truck col
lided about 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon on highway IA, near Delco,
about IS miles from the city, state
highway patrolmen stationed m Will
mington reported.
The injured were G. B. Cheek,
46. cuts and bruises about the face
and body; Donald Lashley, 30, LAGER
atoms of forehead and left knee; and
J. H. Rinker, 81, cuts on the face.
Officers said the collision involved
a pickup truck operated by Cheek
and a gasoline transport truck, drlv-
en- by Alton M. Severt. 81, of Con-
cord, and owned by the Moco Truck
ing company, of Concord.
The pickup truck was BEADED east
and the transport truck was proce ed'
Continued on Pabe Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Body Reports
Quick Action
Is Important
Foreign Affairs Committee
Says Should Aid Britain
For Our Security
BILL MEETS AIMS
Senate Committee Receives
Confidential Data From
Secretary Stimson
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-(R-A
17-to-8 majority of the house for
eign affairs committee urged the
house tonight to pass the lease
lend bill, asserting in a formal re-
port that it's prompt enactment
was "of the highest importance to
the vital interests of VI country
and even of our civiligation.'
The committee asserted that aft
er extended hearings and public
discussion it was clear that:
"Our national policy is and
should be: CAD to keep out Of war;
and OBJ for our own national Sc
curity, to aid Britain and those
other nations whose defense is vi
tai to the defense of the United
States by supplying them as quick
ly and as efficiently as possible
with defense articles in a manner
consistent with our democratic
procedures"
Meets Detectives
Elm the considered opinion of
your committee" the report con-
tinued, 1.-The bill as amended
squarely meets these detectives of
our national policy, 1t is the con-
| sidered view of your committee,
insofar as human minds can eval-
uate the situation, that the prop
able effect of the bill will be to
keep us out of war rather than to
get us into it.
ut is also the judgment of your
committee that the bill provides
the most efficient way of supply
ing all possible material aid to
those countries which are resist
ing aggression.
cit accomplishes this objective
in a manner which is best for u
national defense and wholly con-
sistent with the constitution and
International law"
The report Was issued at the
close of a day which saw the
committee approve the bill, saw
Representative Martin (Mass.) the
republican leader, announce his OPP
position, unless the powers pro-
posed to be granted to the Presi-
Continued OH Page Nine; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
ITALIANS WITHDRAW
General Cavallero's Troops
Disclose Weak Points in
Their Own Defenses

ATHENS, Jan. 30.-P-Greek
warriors, on the offensive again
after beating off a week of fierce
Italian counter-attacks, were re-
ported tonight to have wrested new
positions from the Fascists in the
rugged Albanian mountains north
of Klisura.
Military advices said the Greeks,
pausing only long enough to pledge
themselves to a fight unto death
at brief frontline memorial serv-
ices for their dead leader, Pre-
mier General John Metaxas,
CONTINUED on Page Nine; Col 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Derna Occupied By British Troops
After Four Days OF Bitter Fighting
MOVING ON BENGASI
Force of 10000 Italians
Put Up Strong Resistance
To English Soldiers

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 30.-R-The
third major Italian bastion to fall
in Libya-Derna, ITS miles west OF
the Egyptian frontier-was oc.
cupied today by British imperial
troops after four days of the bit
terest resistance offered by the
Fascists in the whole of the African
campaign.
The town had been defended by
less than 10000 Italians, British
sources disclosed, but they fought
with a violence encountered no.
where else in General Sir Archl-
bald P. Wavell's long continued
thrust to the west.
Move On Bengasi
While the conquering British con
solidated their position in Eerna.
mechanical units struck on toward
Bengasi.
Authoritative reports received by
British sources indicated that the
Italians were preparing to make
a stand between Derna and Ben
qasi. Some of the forces defending
Derna were believed to have been
able toward the end to Withdraw
westward. but of this there was no
positive confirmation.
The battle for Derna was no
set piece; was in no stereotypeo
pattern as previous British VIC
tories had been.
The town was, never wholly sur
Continued on Page Five; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
PROGRESS MADE
ON TRADE BODY
Says New Bylaws
And Constitution VIII Be
Presented at Meet Soon

SUBSTANTIAL progress towards re
Cos,8anlzation Of the Wilmington
|.nanoer Of Commerce has been
EldQe recently, Harriss Newman,
Eaa-Eman of the reorganization
Eonfalttee. reported last night.
lae new trade body bylaws and
.olSatutlon have been completed
auu Will be submitted before a
ess'A9 OF the membership within
-S next 10 days. Newman said.
Ns%iAaAs committee has also
t..IP-elea plans for a membership
.'s' 10 be conducted in about
w, ro weeks, and in addition, has
vs.seo a large number of ap-
-o1s Tor the job of industrial
s m NUMBER Of men who occupy
e5s s,-al positions In the larger
trm' 'ger OF commerce groups
snona lout the United States are
Nepr os T., me applicants for this job,
fore o' III matter will be taken up be-
and tv reorganization committee
he f,a WIN be some time before
sad. '+''l selection is made, he
Of ny,tasn acknowledged receipt
ipters4a e9us offers of support from
in h. % ~. individuals and groups
wy and county and said
ueu on Page Three; Col. 6)
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Gains Made By Newport
News Shipbuilding Firm

build Is of the 200 emergency ar
60 vessels announced January 8
by the President" the firm said.
ITO this end, the company formed
the North Carolina Shipbuilding
Co., a wholly = owned subsidiary
which, after execution of contracts
with the commission, will estab-
fish a new yard at Wilmington,
North Carolina, where these YES
sells will be built. 1t is anticipated
that the ships will be built on a
cost plus fixed fee basis"
The number of employees of the
company during 1910 increased to
13,027 from 9,765. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
HOUSE GROUP ASKS PASSAGE OF lEASE-[END Bill
Will Be DESTROYED
Time To Call A Halt
IAN Editorial)

The letter concerning rental increases in Wilmington,
which was published in yesterdays Star, directs attention
to an abuse which has become all too prevalent since the
defense program first began to send additional residents
here.
The Star has previously taken opportunity to condemn
this practice and again adds it's voice to that of it's cor
respondent in protest.
1t is fundamentally wrong, ethical]y unsound, and in
the end will prove bad business as well.
No hOld~up can be condoned in any circumstances.
The practice apparently is not confined to the owners
of private homes and of homes converted into apartments.
It is reported that some hotels have jumped their rates
extraordinarily to make all they can while the making is
good"
If this is true, it constitutes a violation of the law, and
should be so dealt with. Chapter 1876, Section 2, 1921 Gen
eral Statutes, requires that hotels must post conspicuously
in all rooms and at the desk their schedule of prices for each
separate room and adhere to them at all times. To advance
rates at any given time because there happens to be an
exceptional demand for rooms is a clear violation of this
statute.
Nor is it only room rates that have been pyramided,
according to current reports. Food in hotels and restaurants,
has been hiked, without any parallel advance in the cost
of supplies, or, we may assume, in the compensation of
employees who prepare and serve meals.
This is to treat Wilmington's new citizens with scant
courtesy. If it does not result in driving them elsewhere
and prevent others from coming, there is no reason to doubt
Barnum's saying that "a sucker is born every minute"
A great many officers are to be detailed to Camp Davis.
they will not have to live at the post. Their natural in
cination will be to reside in Wilmington, where their families
may enjoy the conveniences of city life. But with few ex-
ceptions do they earn enough to afford homes, apartments
rooms, hotel accommodations or meals at the new high level
of prices.
Easy profits may be alluring, but Wilmington is stand
ing in it's own way as long as it's people seek to fleece new
corners merely because of a house and hotel shortage.
It is the easiest of all ways to kill the goose that lays
the golden egg.
Unless the present tendency to place %prohibitive rates
on living accommodations is stopped Wilmington will be
given a black eye over the country, especially in army and
industrial groups, that she will not be able to recover from
in a generation.
In fairness to themselves and to visitors here and COM
ing, landlords and operators of hotels ought to maintain a
reasonable schedule Of prices for all accommodations. If
they fail or refuse to do so, the law should be invoked against
them. Furthermore the city and county administrations
should instruct accessors to make a thorough survey and
levy taxes in accordance with the new earnings of properties
benefiting from exhorbitant rates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
PRETL0WS PLAN
NEW RESTAURANT
Will Be Located on Chest
nut Street, Between
Front and Second

Plans for building n of the most
modern and attractive restaurants IN
the City of Wilmington, to be To-
Gated in the building on Chestnut
street between Front and Second
streets formerly occupied by The
Star-News, were announced yester-
day by Pretlow and Pretlow, Inc.
The restaurant, it was announced,
will seat about 120 people in its
completely air conditioned serving
room. The Dom will be o~val-shaped,
with settees around the near right
hand and far left hand curves as
Continued on Page Twelve; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Greece Takes Offensive
Again, SEXES New Posts
German Bombers Stab
At London and Dover

LONDON, Jan. 30-R-Ger-
man bombers stabbed at Lon
don, Dover, the eastern Mid
lands and southeast England
today with the heaviest day
light raids in weeks, shooting
down some of the big bags in
Dover's balloon barrage and
causing an undetermined num-
Der of casualties.
The alerts we're sounded in
the capital upto dusk. The min
istry of home security announc-
ed that some shops and houses
we're damaged. Officers quar-
tiers adjoining a London hos
pital were struck, and several
persons we're believed to have
been buried in the wreckage.
One body was recovered.
All members of the crew of a
German bomber were killed
when the plane was shot down
over Essex,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Der Fuehrer Declares Every
Ship Approaching Eng
land to Be Attacked
ANNIVERSARY NOTED
Declares Britain Finished;
| Ridiculous Talk That Italy
Is Leaving Axis
Bv ALVIN 7. sTEINKOPF

BERLIN, JAM 3O-(R-Adolf Hit
Ter declared today that American
help would be of no avail to Britain
and that every ship, with or
without convoy" approaching Eng
land within the range of German
torpedoes would be attacked.
AS to British hopes of help from
America, he went N
81 can only say this: We have
from the beginning put every pos
sibility into our calculations. That
the German people have no quarrel
with the American people is clear
to everybody who doesn't want
consciously to twist the facts and
claim its opposite.
Recalls Past
"Never yet has Germany spon-
sored interests on the American
continent except that it helped to
fight for the liberty Of this conf
nent.
eff the States of this continent,
however. now attempt possibly to
interfere with the European con-
flict, then the war aims will change
even faster. Then all Europe will
rise in it's own defense.
Let there be no deception about
one fact: Whoever believes he can
help England must at all events
know one thing:
Every ship, with or without con-
voy, that comes within range OF
our torpedo tubes will be torpe-
doed. We are engaged in a war
which we didn't desire. On the con-
trary, one cannot stretch his hand
out to the other fellow nor often
than we did. When, however, others
are looking for a fight and aim at
extirpating the German nation,
then they are in for a terrific sur
prise"
This was authoritatively inter
preted to mean that the United
States need not be concerned so
long as American ships, in &C
cordance with American neutral
ity legislation, remained outside
British waters.
The Sportspalast, filled with 49,
CONTINUED on Page Six; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31

attack directed against continental
United Sstates", and asserted that
"the menace to OUR security through
high seas to unfriendly hands is to
my mind overwhelmingly apparent.
In an address prepared for the
annual dinner of the Alumni assocl-
alton of the New York University
School of Law, Welles declared that
this nation must be prepared in its
own ~self-defense to render Great
Continued on Page Twelve; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
War

BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

Adolf Hitler's flat prediction o.
complete Nazi victory over Brit
ain within the year" would be
more impressive if he had MOI
made a similar prediction concern
ing 1910.
He told the German people ano
army in New Years greetings in
December, 1889, that 1910 would
be the victory year and the most
decisive in German history"
Future historians may come to
agree that 1910 was decisive" for
Nazi Germany, even if not in the
Hitler sense. His great opportunity
to smash England, if not the Brit
ish empire, came that year.
Hour Of Opportunity =.
When France fell last June, Eng
land. was terribly vulnerable. Aside
Continued on Page Twelve; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.|RH
President Roosevelt suggested to
his countrymen tonight that Ameri-
can birthdays were happier this
year than they would have been
otherwise because all OF us are
still living under a free peoples
philosophy
He spoke from the White House
by radio to thank people from
coast to coast who were observing
his own seth birthday by attending
parties, balls and other activities
to raise money to combat infantile
paralysis. To all who labored in
this great cause" he voiced his
gratitude from the bottom of my
heart
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-R-New-
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Co. today reported a year
end untitled balance of contracts
of $449, 604, 1852, compared with
Sill, Isl, 312 on January l, l94O.
Billings for the final three 1874
months totaled SIG, 226, GA, and Tor
the year $58, 226, 536.
The big untitled order backlog
represents contracts with the Unit
ed States Navy, the Maritime COM
mission and private customers.
''The Maritime commission re-
Gently designated Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., to
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
LAWMAKERS FETE
SOUTH AMERICANS
Special Session of Legisla-
ture Held at University
OF North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 30.-R-
North Carolina moved it, laW-
making machinery to Chapel Hill
for a one-day stand today, when
the general assembly met at the
University of North Carolina to
honor ITO South American students
taking special summer school
courses here.
While cheers echoed through the
u~niversity's Memorial Hall, the
legislators unanimously adopted a
resolution which extended welcome
to the visitors. Students and faculty
men in the auditorium joined with
the legislators in shouting the oral
vote on which the resolution was
approved.
While the South Americans
grinned, the resolution was read
Continued on Page Four; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
Roosevelt Thanks People
Observing His Birthday

But Mr.. Roosevelt said it was
not a completely happy birthday
for him besause These are not
completely happy days for any of
us in the world"
Shall we say he continued,
that American birthdays this year
are being made at least happier
than they would otherwise be be-
cause all of us are still living under
a free peoples philosophy"
1T is not only that the lights Of
peace blaze in our great cities
and glow in our towns and villages
that laughter and music still ring
out from coast to coast-that we
will return to safe beds tonight.
Continued on Nine; CD. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
SENTENCED

CHICAGO, Jan. 3O.-LP-Edward
P, Jones, one of the three Jones
brothers accused by the government
of being the negro policy kings Of
Chicago, was sentenced to % months
Imprisonment by Federal Judge
Philip L. Sullivan today when he
pleaded guilty to evading payment OF
$19S. 1871 in income tax for 1898.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31

colder Friday afternoon anG night.
(By q. s. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday
Temperature
1:3O a. m. 35; 7 80 a. m. 81; 80 p. m
So: 7:3O p. m. so; maximum 50; mini
Mum 80: mean A; normal Al.
Humidity
1.3O a, m. 81; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1:30 p. m
81; 7:3O p. m. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:3O p. m
900 inches. Total since first of the
month 1.62 inches.
Tides For Today
(From Tide Tables published by U. 5.
Coast and Geodetic Survey.)
High Low
xu;,min oton 2:12a 7:30a
12:39p 7:51p
Masonboro Inlet ------ 10:2oa 4:Ooa
Sunrise 7:10a: sunset 5:42p; moonrise
9 :2Sa moonset 9:53p.
Cane Fear river stage at Fayette-
vile on Jan. 80, at 8 a. M. 1918 feet.
CONTINUED on Pape five; Col. o
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-31
WEATHER
e

FORECAST
North Carolina: Considerable cloudi
ness Friday and Saturday, preceded by
light rain in the mountains, slightly
colder Friday afternoon anG night.
Evening star., 1941-10-03

for reducing the almost total op-
position Castillo's cabinet had for
the inquiry when it started.
Gen. Justo's influence in Ar.
gentine affairs is legendary. AL
though his entire experience with
the army-covering 81 of his IS
years-has been Chet OF a peacetime
soldier, and although he prefers re-
tirement in a business suit to parade
in glittering uniforms, he is known
universally as the strong man"
Something always has happened at
the psychological moment to keep
him in the public eye as a general.
He fell out of an airplane when
he was Minister of War under Presi-
dent Marcelo T. Alvear in 1922 and
saved himself with q parachute. He
fought a duel shortly after that to
defend his honor against charges
of maladministration
Called Back Twice.
Out of Office when Hipolito Iri-
goyen came in as President in 1923,
he retired from the army but was
called back to represent the dis
satisfied troops in the Uriburu revo-
luton of 1880. The revolt success
fully completed, he retired again and
once more was called out in 1881
to quell mutiny in Corrientes Prov
ince. When the mutineers heard he
was coming they voluntarily dis
persed.
Although he always has called
himself a Radical Moderate Liberal
in Argentine politics, and sided with
Alvear in Alvear's famous split with
Irigoyen, he was the presidential
choice of the Conservative Uriburu
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Watch Gen. Justo,' Is Advice
Of Argentino's Wise Men
Ex-President Reported
Seeking to Return as
Chief Executive
BY JOHN LEAR,
\, q Ctar', 0Daria1 Naus Garvif


NEW YORK, Oct. 3-"Watch
Gen. Justo."
That's the advice Argentine polit-
ical wise men give to those who want
to know which way the political
winds are blowing in Argentina,
sometimes called the mo. problem
child" for the United States in West
ern Hemisphere defense.
Short, fat, gay, golfing Gen. Agus-
tin P. Justo was President of Ar
gentina once, and is reported to
want the presidency again.
He is one of the men who have
been standing behind the scenes and
moving the anti-Nazi investigation
which brought censure to German
Ambassador Edmund Won Thermann.
Gen. Justos name is not men
toned much in the news. He pre-
fers to remain in the background.
But his friends say he hopes to be
called to the presidency by popular
acclaim. He has told friends he
wouldn't accept the job under any
other circumstances.
His strategy just now appears to
be to capitalize on the political en-
barrassments created by Acting
President Ramon Castillo by Won
Thermann and the Argentine Nazis.
Relations Not Broken.
Castillo, under his policy of "strict
neutrality toward all' and wishing
TO keep it as long as there is any
likelihood of the Germans winning
the war and controlling European
markets, has not broken relations
with the Reich. He has been bonn
barded by criticism from Congress,
including representatives Of his own
National Democratic (Conservative)
party.
Gen. Justo's political associates say
Castillo could have avoided this sit
uation by taking Justo's advice and
swinging closely into line with
United States hemisphere policies.
They say the general is convinced
Argentina must be friends with
Washington lest her traditional place
of prestige in South America be
taken by Brazil, strengthened by
United States loans. They say he
is too much of a patriot to let this
friendship go by default If he can
do anything to stop it.
The generals political enemies
say the issue is not so much patri-
otism as Justo ambition. They
observe that Argentina was reluc-
tant to be too chummy with the
United States when Justo was Presi-
dent. But they concur that JuSo
means business, and a scrap is in
the offing.
December Elections.
The success of the Justo strategy
will show in the December cleo
tions in Buenos Aires Province
This province, which includes the
national capital, has the reputa-
ton of deciding presidential cleo
tions Castillo has had prediction
trouble there in the resignation of
his interventor-a form of acting
governor appointed to rule in the
name of the President In provinces
Evening star., 1941-10-03

would be possible constitutionally
for Castillo's administration to end
before them. The change could be
made simply by President Roberto
Ortiz walking into the Argentine
Pink House" and saying, Move
over, Ramon. I'm back"
President Ortiz-he still holds the
title although he has been in retire
ment for months-has not done this
up to now for two reasons: first, his
eyesight, which is impaired to a
disputed degree; second, a faction
in the army is against his return.
Justo, as one of the nations
army heroes, has powerful inf1u-
erce with the soldiers. Many be-
lieve that if he backed Ortiz's re-
turn, there would be no difficulty.
He put Ortiz into Office in the first
place, as his own successor, and he
is credited by his political opponents
as having forced Ortiz into retire
ment on grounds of the Presidents
physical disability.
Might Repeat Performance.
If Ortiz were not acceptable, Gen.
Justo might repeat his performance
of 1880, taking over the govern
ment as one of a popular junta.
His friends say, however, that Justo
does not want to do this. He does
not want to hear again the cry of
dictator" which came from some
quarters that time.
There is no visible connection be-
tween Justo and the anti-Nazi in
vestigation committee. But men,
bers of the committee have told
this correspondent "Justo is with
US" They have given him credit