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rTJ^dTo The Progress Of - WILMINGTON Served by Leased Wire of ihe £nd Southeastern Norlh ASSOCIATEDPRESS Carolina Wilh Complete Coverage of State and National News WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1940 ^ ^ ESTABLISHED 1867 iFinns Repulse fc-esh Attacks On Viipuri I________ ,6iV Jif"S _ I fan Mail’ Floods Census Protester Ileln'.iing introduction of his resolution to eliminate questions ijriv:it<* iueomes from the 1940 census questionnaire. Senator IMo " Tolicy of New Hampshire received thousands of letters !!i|i[i:iiing his protest. The senator (seated, foreground) and some of li-sihl 111' pictured sorting the "fan mail” in his Washington office. North Atlantic Seaboard Is Hit By Ice And Snow DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE Ice Covers Shrubbery, Or chards And Power Lines In Several States <I*y The Associated Press) ■:ne ice and snow weighed . st night on the North At v ",iard states with a cost th'T.v destruction greater in : ■ hat of the dis i‘- ' NV.v England hurricane of th *-r. I;, n - 't a parent damage was in 1 Xew Jersey. New York suburban Westchester \ which were on the "• the ?jou.000,000 storm of h - .reatest in the history of k nation. Orchards Ruined , P“!'n freezing as: it fell sheathed ■ md cities from north "!tern Pennsylvania to Boston with * zias.ov crust ruinous to orchards liiruke-y and utilities networks. n'tes "ere split wide open by icy burdens. wer lines snapper, leaving many immunities without heat, light or service. The spreading lacing fragile patterns of be Piling but expensive beauty, ; : hundreds of thousands of hushes and left a tracery *‘«ih over heavily traveled high f ie was blocked on many w- ::]j city streets. Many rural rcncols closed. ,3^ mpi(f freeze removed an in flood threat, however, in up '■ '<-■■■ York. ’st°rm halted many Con ,Hs‘ 1 industries. Broken utility !, . -.ased factory wheels to stop 'VatfurY. New Britain, Nor v.‘- • MiWtuck, Seymour, Wol : several other towns. W Xr’!"al'' an observer said ti-i,?, e'ery three" trees in the Ip. ' ' felled by tons of ice tidents were re 1 ■ A fire men ' waceci in the Bronx, in mi Page Seven; Col. 6) JEATHER | North »’ORKCAst !?' and w;T: |l :lrtl-v cloudy Tues S c s'mhtly colder f slowly r ' icrtions Tuesday \Vednesd”rratUreS lD t£“;J7:'i'J^ra! data r,,r the 21 hours I- in. yesterday). ti:3la. ’<™Perature maxinium^ ,, ' i'.'"1 ,l'1: “ermal 51. in. ss '-'T'i'-' ' h “• 10°I 1:30 p. LiN for n/f'clPifatiim , '"o«- eudi"S 7:30 p. m„ S “dies. t,UI «”<* first o( month, It'll >or today ' 1 “Ston . Hich Low ^ Inlet." 7*:27p 2:^ sa a> mooiiM t • . - J ill)» moou ^Hl'dUctl ou j, i 1 ‘‘he Seven; Col, 4) f___ Switzerland Summons More Men To Colors BERNE, March 4.—(/P)—In the lace of reported Berman troop movements opposite me Swiss border, Switzerland tonight called more than 60,000 frontier and reserve troops back to the army three days ahead of their scheduled remobilization. The Swiss press carried reports that Bavarian and Austrian troops had been moving into Berman towns and villages oppo site the Swiss frontier from the Rhine to Lake Constance. The recall affected officers and men of 53 frontier battalions and four reserve brigades demobilized last fall. They were ordered to report Wednesday instead ot next Saturday. BYRD EXPEDITION FUND IS REFUSED Sufficient Money Will Be Provided, However, To Bring Party Home WASHINGTON, March 4— (TP) — The house appropriations committee refused today to approve a $250,000 appropriation for the Byrd Antarctic expedition but members said that sufficient money would be provided, when needed, to bring it home. The committee report on the $119, 071,187 Interior department supply bill, from which the Byrd funds were withheld, said the committee had been misinformed last year as to how long it would be necessary to provide funds. A total of $350,000 already has been given the expedi tion. Including complete elimination of the Antarctic item, the committee (Continued on Page Four; Col. 5) ACTION OF NLRB UPHELD BY COURT Decision Handed Down In Case Involving National Licorice Company WASHINGTON, March 4.— — The supreme court today upheld the action of the Labor board in outlawing a contract between a company and its employes on the ground that the agreement violated the Wagner act. The contract in question was a three-way agreement between the National Licorice company of Brook lyn, N. Y., a collective bargaining committee of employes, and 118 of the firm’s 140 employes indivi (Continuecl on Page Seven; Col. 5) Report Cains On Two Other Fronts Defenders Claim To Have Driven Back Soviet Troops In Arctic SOVIET LOSSES GREAT Russians Claim Capture Of New Points In Move To Encircle Viipuri BA MAX HARRELSON HELSINKI, March 4.—<A>)—Fin land's outmanned defenders, locked in a death struggle with the Red army on three fronts, reported to night they had repulsed fresh as saults on beleaguered Viipuri, driv en back the Russians in the Arctic and smashed enemy attacks north of Lake Ladoga with heavy losses. More than 1,200 Soviet troops were killed, the Finns said, as they attempted to batter their way through the wilderness northeast of the lake, where the bodies of 1,000 Russians, slain in fighting the pre vious day, dotted the snowy banks of the frozen Koliaa river. “Strongpoint” Taken Farther north, apparently taking the offensive, the Finns captured what they described as an enemy "strongpoint” near Kuhmo, while in the Arctic they said they had re gained territory from which they had retired last week. In an attempt to deliver the final crushing blow to Viipuri, at whose gate* they have been hammering for days, the Russians launched a three-pronged attack on the totter ing city yesterday. While one column drove across the Bay of Viipuri in an encircling movement, the Red army increased the pressure by attacking between the bay and the Vuokski river and from the direction of Ayrapaa, far ther east. The Finnish high command re ported that all these attacks had been repulsed and indicated that Viipuri’s defenders were still stand ing their groumV . (The Russian high command an nounced early today the Red army had occupied the hamlet of Saarela, north of Viipuri, and the fortified island of Turrapan, 15 miles to the south, but did not mention fighting in the immediate environs of the city). The Finnish communication did not mention any fighting on the (Continued on Page Four; Col. 4) DONATIONS MADE TO FINNISH FUNDS Wilmingtonians Contribute $228 To Fighting Funds For Little Nation Alan A. Marshall, Wilmington chairman of the Fighting Funds For Finland, Inc., announced last night $228 has been contributed to the' cause in Wilmington since the fund ' was opened here. Contributions to this fund, he stressed, are used for the purchase of arms and munitions and the fund is not to be confused with the Fin nish Relief fund, the campaign for 1 which is headed by Herbert Hoover. ' Marshall said he had been ad- ' vised by George Watts Hill, of Dur ham, state chairman of Fighting Funds For Finland, Inc., that (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 8) ■■ ■ - ---1_1 Utilities Head Entertains AFL Chief NEA Photo In Atlanta to attend the southern labor conference, William Green (left), president of the American Federation of Labor, is shown with Preston Arkwright, president of the Georgia Power company, at the luncheon Arkwright gave in Green’s honor. Guests included indus trialists and labor leaders from Georgia and other southern states. Miss Chambers Will Open ‘Pageant Of Foods’ Today OPENS AT 2:30 O’CLOCK Talks Will Condense lights Of Complete Course In Cookery The ‘‘Pageant of Foods” cooking school, to be conducted by Miss Ruth Chambers under the spon sorship of the Star-News, will open in the New Hanover high school auditorium this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Miss Chambers arrived in the city Sunday and said she was im pressed with the ‘‘loveliness of your Southern city” and glad to see the possibility of some South ern sunshine after having been in the midst of winter weather for some time. Making her first visit to Wil mington and vicinity, Miss Cham bers came here direct from Atlan ta, Ga., where she has just com pleted a large cooking school un der the auspices of the Atlanta Journal. lvns unamDers yesieruay express ed the hope that every housewife in the community would be ’ on hand to greet her when the cook ing school opens this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the high school auditorium. Her lectures will be given at the same hour through Friday afternoon. She was accompanied here by Miss Reba Staggs, assistant, who specializes in the garnsliing and artistry of many favorite cooking .dishes. Both are here under the auspices of the National Livestock and Meat board. Miss Chambers said the object or the four daily sessions, which re quired six months of planning and preparation, was to condense into a four-day program the highlights of a complete course in cookery, comprising selection, menu - plan ning, and serving as well as all methods of cooking the array of food which goes to make up the well-balanced diet available to the average housewife. Subcommittee Approves Resolution On Census I WASHINGTON, March 4.—</P) —A resolution designed to fore stall census-takers from asking people how much money they make was approved today by a senate commerce subcommittee. It would express the "sense of the senate” that the ques tions regarding personal income should be deleted from the cen sus. Senator Tobey (R-N.H.) the author, said he was con fident the census bureau would strike out the questions if the senate adopted the resolution, although it would not have to comply. 'The full commerce committee is scheduled to vote next on the resolution. If ii approves, Tobey will seek senate consideration this week. MURRAY IS GIVEN SON, $400 A WEEK Former Husband Criticized By Judge For Failure To Care For Child LOS ANGELES, March 4.—(iF>— Blonde Mae Murray, former star of the silent films, was awarded custody of her son and $400 a month for his support today by a judge who criticized sharply her former husband, the ploo-playing Prince David Mdivani, for failure to care for the child. Superior Judge George A, Dock wieler ordered her to retain cus tody of her 13-year-old son, Koran David Mdivani, now in the care of an Albany, N. Y., family. Judge Dockwieler also ordered Mdivani to pay $400 a month to the former film star for the "sup port, care and maintenance and education of their son." He also ordered payment of $3, 500 to Miss Murray’s attorneys, (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 3) r—-—— -. McKoy Given Contract For New Theatre Ideal Plumbing Company Is Awarded Plumbing And Heating Work TO START WORK SOON House, Which Will Seat 1, 250, Scheduled To Be Opened This Fall Henry B. McKoy. of Greenville. S. C., formerly of Wilmington, was yes terday awarded the general contract for the construction of a new moving picture theatre at 16-18 North Front street for Wilmington Theatres, Inc. The Ideal Plumbing company, of Wilmington, was awarded the plumb ing and heating contract and the Electrical Maintenance company, of Wilmington, was awarded the elec trical contract. No statement regarding the amount of money involved was is sued. Work of demolition of the present building, occupied by Baxter's pool room, Wulff’s News Stand and Hon net’s jewelry store, and erecting the new one, will be started within a few days, H. F. Kincey announced. The complete building is expected to be completed within about eight months and will probably be ready in the late fall, it was announced. It will seat approximately 1,250 per sons. The Carolina, now the largest in the city, will accommodate about 000. NAZIS PUT FRESH TROOPS ON FRONT French Military Dispatches Tell Of Unusual Ac tivity Along Line PARIS, March 4.— CP> —Fresh German divisions were reported taking places in Westwall forts to day and French military dispatches told of unusual activity on the western front during the last 48 hours. The Germans took the initiative in a series of week-end raids be tween the Rhine and Moselle riv ers but the French said the action showed signs of slowing down after numerous patrol clashes. The Germans took several French pris oners yesterday in the Vosges mountains area. While French sources said new Nazi divisions were moving into the German lines, reports were printed in the Swiss press that Ba varian anci Austrian troops also were were moving into German towns and villages opposite the Swiss frontier from the Rhine to Lake Constance. The Swiss high command tonight ordered more than 60,(00 frontier troops and territorial reserves to rejoin their units Wednesday, three days ahead of a scheduled re mobilization of the nation’s armed forces. Numerous aerial feints across western front lines gave indications of the rival commands’ alert watch on each other for a hint of spring time action in Europe’s often mo mentous month of March. Seven victories in the sharpened aerial activity were reported by the Allies. British and French air forces each claimed two German (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 6) LARGE C A VEINS SPLIT WALLS OF HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN SHENANDOAH / By BILL BELL SHENANDOAH, Pa., March 4._ (/P) —Dangerously cracked public buildings in one-fourth of Shenandoah were locked to night by state inspectors as mining experts warned that caveins which split the walls of homes and business places today might continue at least two weeks. Damage was estimated at $1, 000,000 by Borough Councilman William Maximonis. No one of the 2,000 persons who fled their cracking homes was in jured. All morning the sinking con tinued slowly as buildings in a 16-block area settled into ca veins of old anthracite dig gings that honeycomb the mountain below the town. Acting within a few hours after a» ‘‘terrible rumbling” and the warning shriek of the town fire siren sent residents scur rying from sagging homes, two state agencies and borough council started a program for safety and rebuilding. These steps were taken: 1—Borough council called a meeting to hire an engineer for a survey of what build ings must be condemned or re built. 2— The state department of labor and industry closed pub lic buildings where cracks an inch to a foot wide split the walls. 3— Governor Arthur H. James, native of the hard coal sec tion, and state mining depart ment inspectors came from Har risburg to check on safety measures in the network of old diggings beneath the moun tain-fringed town 4—A committee of towns people demanded that all min ing operations near the city be halted. Miners stopped op erations at once. Homes were hardest hit. Walls of several hundred were cracked, roofs sagged, walls bulged, doors jammed until residents had to climb through windows. Mrs. Julia Jadus, mother of three, whose frame house was twisted awry, said she was awakened by a “terrible noise (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 4) IS DETERMINED TO HALT FLOW OF NAZI FUEL — ■ -- " Portugal Industries Making Arrangements To Buy American Oil LISBON, March 4.—</P)—Be cause of increasing difficulties in getting their supply of coal from England, some Portugal industries are. arranging the purchase of coal from the United States as they did dur ing the World war. The shipping company Com panhia Nacional Navegacao, having received no coal from England since the beginning of January, cancelled the depar ture of its largest freighter, the S. 8. Santlio in e, originally scheduled to sail to Africa. Instead, the ship will sail for Norfolk, Va., Thursday with a full load of cork and will load 6,000 tons of coa there. BRITISH-ITALIAN PACTS IN DANGER Protest To London Against German Coal Blockade Strains Relations ROME, March 4.—UP)’—A strong ly-worded protest to London against the British blockade of German coal shipments to Italy worsened Ital-' ian-British relations tonight and ap peared to threaten a rupture of existing Italian-British agreements on Mediterranean operations. The coal blockade, the fascist gov ernment said in publishing the text of the note sent yesterday, en dangered “economic and political relations” and “seriously injures Italian interests.” Publication of the protest added to the strain on the friendly feel ings between the two nations—a friendship which a constant Italian press campaign of criticism of Eng lish war moves has not warmed. It revived memories, too, of League of Nations sanctions during the Ethiopian campaign and en gendered a fresh wave of bitterness in Italy against Britain’s control of this country’s access to vital supplies. (In London foreign office circles inidcated the Italian protest would meet with a cool reception although it was indicated the Italian note would be given "the most careful consideration.” (These sources reported, at the same time, that it would be un wise to belive that Britain would retreat from her original position in view of “unrestricted warfare by Germany against the Allies and neutrals.”) The Rome government’s energetic note gave an official turn to anx iety here over the latest blow at what the protest called the “life and labor of the Italian people.” It raised the que-tion, too, of Italian dissatisfaction over the “gentlemen’s agreement” of last April regulating Italian-British re lationships in the Mediterranean. The Italian note warned Britain that its coal blockade action was such as to “disturb and compro (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 7) The European War Situation (By The Associated Press) LONDON — Britain stands ground in coal embargo dis pute with Italy, London buzzes with talk of cabinet shakeup; air ministry reports probable sinking of German submarine by plane’s bomb. ROME—Italian protest against coal blockade threatens Italian British amity. HELSINKI — Finns report fresh Russian assaults on Vii puri repulsed, 1,200 Red army troops killed northeast of Lake Ladoga, Russians driven back in Arctic. MOSCOW—Red army reports occupation of three towns on Finnish mainland west of Vii puri, capture of Trongsund for tress south of Viipuri. PARIS—Fresh German divi sions taking places in West Wall, French sources say. BERNE — Switzerland calls 60,000 troops back to army three days sooner than expect ed, hears Bavarian and Aus trian soldiers moving into towns across Swiss frontier. IS PUNISHED AT SEA London Circles Buzz With Predictions Of Another Cabinet Reshuffle ITALY FILES PROTEST Another Large British Ship, 'Tanker Charles F. My ers, Sunk By Sub By DREW MIDDLETON LONDON, March 4— hP>—Pun ished hard at rea and involved in her first important dispute of the war with non-belligerent Italy, Great Britain stood diplomatically pat tonight in her determination to blockade Italy’s German coal supplies while London buzzed with predictions of a cabinet reshuffle. These occurrences were not di rectly connected, but they were component parts of what First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Church ill has called “this hard and novel war at sea.” Sanctions Recalled The Italian protest over the coal blockade recaller, in its vehemence the furore between the two na tions over proposed League of Na tions sanctions against Italy for her invasion of Ethiopia. Great Britain backed down that time, but tonight foreign office sources in dicated there was little chance that she would waive her “rights and interests under international law” and permit Germany to continue shipping coal by sea to her non fighting partner in the pre-war axis. The foreign office felt its hands had been strengthened by wdiat it called Germany’s "indiscriminate’’ warfare at sea—by planes, sub marines and mines—during the past week. This warfare brought the first bombing and machine-gun attack in the English channel by a German bomber which killed 108 persons aboard the 8,441-ton Brit ish Indian liner Domala, and to day added more neutral ships to the casualty list. Another big British ship, the 10, 516-ton tanker Charles Ft Meyer, was reported a casualty in sub (Continueil on Page Four; Col. 4) STEAMER REPORTS CHASE BY U-BOAT Radio Message Is Received From British Boat East Of Virgin Islands NEW YORK, March 4— W—Mac Kay Radio announced tonight the receipt of messages from the British steamer El Ciervo reporting she was being "chased by a submarine." Her position was given as 22:10 north; 51:28 west. The message indicated the ship had sighted the submarine at 3:07 p. m. (EST). The position given is about 900 miles east of the Virgin Islands. The El Ciervo is of 5,841 tons. (At Washington, coastguard head quarters said the same message had been picked up and relayed there. (The position given by the British ship was well outside the neutrality zone.) The announcement lent new sup port to reports that German subma/ (Continued on Page Seven; Col. 7) Today's Cash-Raising Rhyme Attic stuffed with cast-aways While you need more money ? 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