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"^dicated To The Progress Of ' - WILMINGTON Served by Leased Wire of the And Southeastern Norih ASSOCIATE* PRESS Carolina With Complete Coverage of State and National News WILMINGTON. N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940 * + ESTABLISHED 1867 SITTER WEATHER STALLS RED DRIVES ON FINLAND * * * ★★★ ^ ± ± ± ¥----* - I Finns Claim Russian Ski Unit Routed More Than 300 Of Invaders Killed In Sharp Engage* ment At Salla COLD STRIKES PLANS Russians Reported Digging In Along The Strong Mannerheim Line By LYNN HEINZERLING HELSINKI, Jan. 7. — UP) — Tha bitterest January weather in years, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 40 degrees below zero, stalled Russian offensives on all fronts to day as the Finnish high com mand announced that a Soviet ski detachment had been routed at Salla and more than 300 of tha invaders killed. Military experts believed that tha severe cold, coupled with Finland’s dogged resistance, had compelled the Russian commanders to re vamp their entire plan for tliO winter campaign. Digging In On the Karelian isthmus, where the Red army has repeatedly fail ed to break through the Manner heim line, the Russians were re ported to be digging in and string ing barbed wire in front of their positions. t This was taken by some observ ers as an indication that the Rus sians intended to stand on their present line, but others believed that lack of success in the far north might compel them to at tempt some sort of offensive on the isthmus or north of Lake L^ uugec. The weather has proved an un expected ally to the Finns, who ordinarily look for the coldest tem peratures in February and March. In Helsinki, in southern Finland, it was 15 below. Ice, forming in the Gulf of Fin land, has severely crippled the Red fleet. The Soviet air force continues t» operate despite the cold, but npt on the earlier scale, when 350 planes were reported over Finland in one day. Increased resistance of Finnish fighting planes and anti-aircraft batteries has added to the hazards (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) F H ARTILLERY S B GERMANS French Also Carry Out Suc cessful Patrol Operations On The Western Front PARIS, Jan. 7.—(JP)—A heavy artillery duel northeast of Sarre* guemines in which French batter ies silenced a German barrage was reported today by military sources. The duel, lasting an hour, dur ing the night, was opened by the Germans, these reports said. The French replied with concentrated fire from their 75, 105 and 155 millimeter guns, and the enemy ar tillery ceased. There was no infantry activity during the engagement, but the French reported successful patrol operations at several other points. French scouting parties, accord ing to these reports, reached ena (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) TELL THEM AND YOU'LL SELL THEM For a few cents you can tell 50,000 Star and News readers about your new and used fur niture values; new and used clothing values; new and used car values, etc. Thousands of prospective buyers read the Star and News Want Ads daily ... If you tell them, you’ll sell them. Call 2800 today and start A low cost want ad that will mean added income. J Bedroom Suite Sold 1 4 Pc. Solid Mahogany Bed room suite, only .$90.50. Terms. Home Furniture Co., 23 Market Street. Charge Your Want Ad If You Like / * ■■ i ■ ■ i i i ■ ( Rain, Low Temperatures F or ecast Sleet, Snow Also Slated la This_Area Minimum Temperature Of 27 Degrees Forecast For Early This Morning SLEET inexperienced Slightly Warmer Tempera tures Are Expected To j Arrive Here Tuesday Another flay of real "'inter weather T.js forecast for Wilmington and vi cinity for today by the weatherman last night. The city, be said will have a little of tveyrthing but sunshine. Rain, sleet, snow, northerly winds and freezing temperatures are predicted in varying quantities for the day. The minimum temperature early this morning will be 27 degrees and lower marks will be recorded in out Iving sections, the observer said. ; Messy Mixture The city may be in tne midst ot a snowfall when Wilmingtonians awake this morning, he said, or the white blanket may wait until later in the day to fall. With the com bination of sleet, rain and the other unpleasantries, Wilmingtonians are promised a messy mixture, the weatherman said. If the snow blanket fals, It will he the second time this winter the city has been blanketed, the first fail occurring several days ago and amounting to slightly more than an inch. The second visit of sleet to the city in recent weeks was recorded yesterday as tiny particles of ice mixed with rain fell for about two hours. The total precipitation amounted to about .11 inch. Relief Expected In spite of the expected had weath er the observer said, slightly warm er temperatures are expected to ar rive about Tuesday, Fey and mists had already crept into the city's streets late last night and were expected to remain through today. Winds of moderate to fresh (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) STATE GIVEN ICY COAT BY WEATHER Low Temperatures, Snow, Sleet And Rain Are Widespread Raleigh, Jan. 7— c?p) —sub U{= temperatures and snow, e.eet an<^ min gave most of North '-Molma an icy coating today. le "father forced two army Planes, returning to ashington with a group of repre ^‘Statues and officials, to be e-tounded, one here and the other at forl Bragg. * t"° Parties, composed most ■ 1 members of the house military airs committee, went on to Wash ®,ton by tram tonight, ha,i 6 Pianes landed after the cold operation^ the'r de'icers to cease }2'^ weatller observer at the Ha PrerVtlrP-°rt said that the cold and moat tfl,i?n prol5ahly extended over 0 North Carolina, north into Page Three; Col. 7) [weather 1 North fokECAST p“‘i cr.1,1 \i?nllIil: Cloudy and contin r» and h°‘ ay, »»!* Tuesday with Jlslit rain „ , , frcczl»K interior and os the coast Monday. t‘idingC71.y)0S|cal data for tlie 24 hours °o P; in. yesterday). 1:30 » Temperature f'l lit '7-3o ,J.': 7:30 »• m. 29; 1:30 p. ““"‘mum aj. P; “>• 85; maximum 41; ■ "lean 34: normal 47. 1:30 n , „ Humidity • <“.-1*0 P. OjJ i"[ie0s;2t40thaOlUs? 7:30 P- m U‘48 inches. ‘ nce flrst of month, Tides h’„r Today 1 m*ngton High Low tvi, ■ 8:06a 2:39a r°r° InlPt - «3£ 0:23a (Con‘i«uod o„ P,,„ .... ve; Col 3) { Fight Providence Scho^ AeO k ---- IS® _ ><\ - • Firemen run a hose to the top of the blazing tower of Point street grammar school, Providence, R. I„ as 540 pupils and 20 teachers flee from flames which swept the 50-year-old structure. Three little girls, Principal George Thompson, and three firemen were injured. Residents Of St. Helena Celebrate Old Christmas GREET SANTA CLAUS Members Of Thrifty Farm ing Community Present Program At Hall ST. HELENA, Jan. 7—“Christos Razdayetsha!” That is the greeting which every body passed to everyone else here ;onight. It means, in Russian, “Merry Christmas.” For tonight St. Helena celebrated Christmas. It is the Old Christmas, ihe Christmas of the Julian Calen dar and of the Russian-Greek Ortho dox Catholic church. Welcome Santa Claus The people of this thrifty farm ing colony gather in the St. Helena Community Hall and welcomed the arrival of Santa Claus. The celebration opened with a two act play entitled, “The Secret of Happiness,” in which the Christmas fairies, through their magic spells, brought peace and happiness to the home of Squire Hardheart and his wife and child. It was a colorful little play in which even the family cat and dog participated. XXJLLCI LIlt5 piaj'ICL, LIIO IDJ.IVJ1I. tuv. Dhurch of Sts. Peter and Paul, un ler the direction of Father John G. Boruch, sang a number of Christ mas, carols, aided in some of them -jy children of the colony who have studied Russian as an extra-curri sular activity under the tutelage of Father Boruch. Musical Porgram The musical program began with i rendition of "O Come, All Ye Faithful”. Other selections were Ka NTebi Zorka (The Star of Bethle riem); Bohpredvi - Tchniy (God Eternal); the latter two Russian sarols; Vshrud Notchniy Tchishe (In the Still of the Night) a Polish sarol; and Vozveschlimsha (Let Us Rejoice) another Russian carol; and Silent Night. At the conclusion of the carols Santa Claus appeared on the stage with a present for every child in the colony. Afterward there was dancing and general merry making. The celebration today began with i special Christmas morning service rt the church at 10:30 o’clock. At the service the choir, which is small but excellently trained, sang 4 Capella, the traditional music of Did Russia. Music last night was provided by :he Burgaw High school band un ler the direction of Mr. Murphy, of iVilmington. Decorations for the event were in charge of Pete Vdovich and Pete Vlizerack. Mrs. Horvath was in charge _ of lostumes and Miss Sonja Boruch (Continued on Page Three; CoJ. 8) , Two Prisoners Flee From Carteret Jail BEAUFORT, Jan. 7 — «P> — Two prisoners being held for trial in Carteret superior court escaped from the Carteret coun ty jail tonight by sawing through' a cell. The prisoners were Guion Smith, 26, of Beaufort, held as an accessory in the slaying of Charles Adams at Money Island Beach the night of December 30, and Charles Broccolier, 23, of New Jersey, held on a charge of grand larceny. The delivery was discovered at 9:30 tonight. NA INAL GUARD N )S EQUIPMENT _____ Congress Is Asked To Pro vide More Planes, Guns, Supplies For Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. — UP) — General Albert H. Bianding, chief of the national guard bureau, re ported today that the citizen sol diers were seriously short of arms and equipment. He also said in his annual re port that the war department’s ob jective was to whip the guardsmen into shape as a mobilization day “combat force.” Officials have estimated that un der present conditions one to two months could be required to train the guard units in the event of war and an even longer period would be necessary for acquiring critical items of armament. Under appropriation estimates (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) Fight Against Federal Fund Cuts Expected First Threat Of Rebellion Shown By Farm Aid Payments Supporters RUSSELL AIRS VIEWS Harrison To Push Efforts For Special Committee Jo Study Budget BY JACK BELL WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. — (A>) — The first open threat on Capitol Hill of a rebellion against the ap propriation cuts proposed in Presi dent Rooesvelt’s budget came today from senate supporters of farm benefit payments. With the senate scheduled to act tomorrow on a proposal to create a special senate-house committee to make a broad study of the fiscal situation, Senator Russell (D-Ga) served notice that, whether or not congress wrote its own budget, a determined fight would be made to continue agricultural appropriations near the level of $1,300,000,009 ap proved for this fiscal year. Cut In New Budget The President cut this amount to approximately $900,000,000 in the new budget which proposed total expenditures of about $8,424,000,000, a reduction of $675,000,000 from this jear. There is no justification for tak ing more than half of the total bud get reduction out of farm funds,” Russell told reporters. “As far as I am concerned, I am going to do all I can to see that that money is put back in the budget.” Pnccoll wVirt ic« pliPiVman i agricultural appropriations sub-com mittee and a ‘‘farm bloc” leader, said he thought that a minimum of $200,000,000 should be made avail able for farm ‘‘parity” payments. An appropriation of $225,000,000 this year provided funds from which growers of corn, cotton, wheat, rice and tobacco were paid about 75 per cent of the difference between the current price of their crops and the pre-World war price level. Because agricultural prices have been increasing, the President made no allowance in his budget for such payments. Will Seek Committee Senator Harrison (D-Miss), au thor of the proposal for a special congressional budget study, said he would ask the senate tomorrow for immediate consideration of his reso lution authorizing appointment of a special budget committee of 24 sen ate and house members. With the Mississippi senator claiming that President Roosevelt was ‘‘in sympathy” with the move, it appeared likely that his resolu tion would be adopted by the sen ate, although some members ex pressed opposition. Few thought, however, that house members, some of whom have spent nearly a month in preparing appro priations bills, would agree to delay action on these measures while such a survey was being made. Although Harrison insisted that the inquiry could go ahead while the house was passing these bills, Senator Byrnes (D-SC), influential member of the senate appropria tions committee, said he thought this would be impractical. ‘‘The house would be disposed to stand by its action and that would (Continuod on Page Three; Col. 3) Will Sponsor New Warship Named sponsor of the 35,000-ton battleship that bears the name of her state, Miss Isabelle Hoey, above, will journey to Brooklyn Navy Yard for launching in June. She is daughter of governor of North Carolina. AFL FIGHTS TRADE PACTS EXTENSION Labor Also Demands* That All Existing Agreements Be Repudiated WASHINGTON, Jan. 7— <3>)—1The American Federation of Labor today threw its powerful influence against extension of the administration’s re ciprocal trade agreements program in its present form, and demanded also that all existing agreements be repudiated. With the fight over the question of extending the trade law sched uled to start this week, the Wage Earners’ Protective conference, tar iff group of the AFL, sent letters to all senators and representatives asking: 1. Repudiation of all treaties with foreign nations which ‘‘have not, as the constitution specifically requires been ratified by the senate.” (Un der the trade act, the agreements are not subject to ratification, and supporters of the law maintain that they are not treaties within the meaning of the constitutional pro vision, the AFL group, however, contended that they were treaties.) 2. Excise taxes on all foreign-pro duced competitive products suffi cient to make the delivered cost in this country equal to the cost of similar domestic products. 3. Extension to foreign-produced competitive products of the restric tions of the fair labor standards and denying entry in interstate com merce to goods produced under sub standard conditions. The present standards are a minimum wage oi 30 cents an hour and a maximum work week of 42 hours, unless over time is paid. The conference is headed by Mat thew Woll, president of the Inter national Photo Engravers’ union and a vice-president of the AFL. The first step in the administra tion’s fight to renew the trade act will come tomorrow when Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of the houst ways and means committee will in (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) Scandinavian Countries Will Not Serve As Base For War Against Russia COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 7—UP)—Scandinavian news papers today declared Sweden and Norway would reject “with arms” if necessary any attempt by a great power to use their territory as a springboard for an attack against another. This assertion was made to refute German press declarations that the allies were using the pretext of aid to Finland as an excuse to gain a foothold for an attack on Germany. Berlin newspapers also warn ed the two countries against providing transport facilities for allied war materials destined for Finland. The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten commented: “It is obvious that Sweden and | Norway by no means intend to hand over bases to foreign troops. Any attempts in this di rection would be repulsed — if necessary with arms.” The Swedish viewpoint was that Sweden’s very desire to help Finland necessitates the strictest neutrality in the Euro pean war. If dragged into the continental conflict, Sweden would have to concentrate all her energy on her own defenses. In discussing the growing ap prehension in the Scandinavian countries over the confused Fin nish-Russian and Eurpoean war situations, the newspaper Poii tiken, which often expresses the views of the Danish foreign min ister, Dr. Peter Munch, said the prevailing 1 arvousness was be (Continued on Page Three; Col 2) Russian r leet Maneuvers Are Started In Red Sea _____ M SHIPPING IS DISTURBED Rumanian Liner Bessarabia Sent Back To Istanbul Because Of Games CONSTANTA, Rumania, Jan. 7. UP)—Rumania’s navy today ordered the Rumanian liner Bessarabia to put back to port in Istanbul “be cause of Russian fleet maneuvers" in the Black Sea. The liner had been headed for Constanta, Rumania’s principal port. All merchant shipping was ordered to remain in Constanta, though the extent of Russian ma neuvers was not learned. Unusual Maneuvers V Rumanian naval authorities said it was unusual for the Soviet fleet to maneuver in the area close to the passage from the Black Sea through the Turkish-controlled Dardanelles to the Mediterranean. (The most recent previous report of Russian sea maneuvers was Dec. 18 when the navy newspaper Red Fleet said war games had been concluded in the Black Sea, short ly after Turkey and Russia failed to reach an agreement and Turkey signed a pact with Britain and France.) Only yesterday King Carol gave an implied warning to Russia against possible Russian designs on Bessarabia by declaring that Rumanians “are ready to die to gether to defend their borders.” The king spoke at Chisinau, capi tal of Bessarabia, the province Ru (Continuod on Page Three; Col. 3) ‘overenthusTasm’ OF NLRB STUDIED Committee Will Seek To Show Young Men Hold Important Positions WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.— UP) — The house committee Investigating the labor relations board, it was learned today, will,,attempt to show at hearings' starting tomorrow that inexperienced college graduates have been entrusted with important jobs in the board’s review division. Witnesses summoned for early appearance includ four attorneys of this division—Aaron Lewittes, Lew is Gill, Mrs. Margaret Bennett Porter and Mrs. Julius Schlesinger. A committee official said the group wanted to inquire into what he termed the ‘overenthusiasm” of younger employes of this section. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) Russian Detachment Freezes To Death STOCKHOLM, Jan. 7.—(/P)— Dispatches from the Salla front in northwest Finland told today a story of bitter cold and death. A Finnish patrol, coming sud denly upon a detachment of Russian troops, was surprised when the enemy continued to lie s-till in the snow as the Finns approached. Cautiously advancing, the Finns found the entire detach ment—150 men—frozen to death , behind barbed wire entangle ments. CSAKY ENDS TALKS WITH COUNT CIANC Hungary’s Foreign Minis ter Decides To Cut Short His Visit To Italy VENICE, Jan. 1.-U&—Hungary’s foreign minister, Count Istvar Csaky. today decided to cut shorl his visit to Italy after discussing with Italian Foreign Minister Couni Galeazzo Ciano joint policies in the Balkans. Authoritative fascists indicatec the foreign ministers, who had twc talks yesterday and another today had agreed to wait development; between the western powers anc some sign of Russia’s intentions in the Balkans before making anj move. Csaky, however, changed his pre vious plan of remaining in Italy a week more and decided to return tomorrow to Budapest to report tc his government. Ciano announced before leaving for Rome that the conversations were “carried out with complete identity of views on problems con cerning defense of order and peact in Europe.” The Hungarian foreign ministei was understood to have told Cian< that Hungary desired peaceful set tlement of territorial disputes witl her neighbors, particularly hei (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) The European War Situation (By The Associated Press) HELSINKI. — 40 below zero weather stalls Russian of fensives, Russians ‘‘digging in” on Karelian isthmus; Finns an anounce rout of Russian ski de tachment at Salla, 300 Red sol diers killed. PARIS. — French artillery si lences German barrage on west ern front. V FUNlGlf'.—Hungarian foreign minister cuts short Italian va cation to report conversations with Italian foreign minister; fascists predict Hungary will await developments before mak ing any move to reach territo rial settlement with Rumania. CONSTANTA. — R u m a nian navy orders liner Bessarabia back to Istanbul to avoid Rus sian fleet maneuvers in Black sea. London.—Britain seethes over dismissal of War Minister Hore Belshia; parliament members talk of secret session. COPENHAGEN. — Scandina vian press declares Sweden and Norway would fight any attempt to use their territory as spring boau; for war. t MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MAY STAGE FIGHT OVER FIRING OF HORE-BELISHA By EDWIN STOUT LONDON, Jan. 7.—</P)—The outcry against the abrupt dis missal of Leslie Hore-Belisha as war secretary swelled to day and members of parlia ment talked of a. secret session to fight it out. The core of the criticism was a demand to know what “ex alted influences” behind Prime Minister Chamberlain made him drop his brisk, army-re forming minister and the con tention that so-called aristo cratic forces held the whip hand. The majority of London newspapers screamed protests. • Laborite Emanuel Shinwell declared in a speech to his • V constituents that apparently “aristocratic influences” were at work and charged: ‘If generals in the British army or war office are to have their own way then all talk of democracy is simply hum bug.” The political writer for the important Press association, w'hose news report goes to vir tually every newspaper in Brit ain, wrote that “only a frank explanation (by the govern ment, can allay an unpleasant feeling that something unusual has happened in British poli tics.” He cited Chamberlain’s let ter accepting Hore-Belisha's resignation and expressing con fidence in the former war sec retary. “Why was a man who had achieved as much as Hore Belisha dismissed if the pre mier had confidence in him?” the correspondent asked, add ing that Chamberlain had told Hore-Belisha in a conference at which he was dismissed that there was “prejudice” against the war secretary. The correspondent said mem bers of parliament wanted to know: What is the pressure to which Prime Minister Cham berlain has yielded? What are the exalted influ ences from which pressure has come and why can't they come into the open? What 5s the prejudice? Why should not all facts be disclosed? What is the feeling of the private soldier and won’t his confidence be shaken? British leaders expected that Hore-Belisha would make a statement on his resignation of Friday night when parliament reconvenes Jan. 16. Members of parliament indi cated Chamberlain, who re placed Hore-Belisha with Oliv er Stanley in the cabinet shake-up, to approve a secret debate if it was considered “unwise in the public interest” (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) ,
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