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Served By Leased Wire Of The I _ ' 7T „ „ «. 1 m ^*.1^ Dedicated To The Progress Of £SSL* 1 UHlmington Corning i^tar ““-”1 VfjLjj—N°. 115 --WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1941_FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED~1867 1 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r\ AAA Greeks Stab InMf^alian Defenses Below Valona U. S. Ship With Anti-Mine Belt Mystery shrouded reasons for the sudden rush job of equipping the t inted States Liner America with mi anti-magnetic mine belt, such as is used on British vessels in the war zone. Above, a steward looks over file de Gaussing rabies as the Amer ica, first V. S. ship to be so protect ed. left New York for 12-day West Indian cruise. ITALIAN COMMAND REVAMPED AGAIN General Soddu Gives Way To General Cavallero In Greek Campaign LOME, Jan. 13.— UP)—After two months of trying to hold off Greek attacks, General Ubaldo Soddu re linquished command of Italian forces in Albania today to General Ugo Cavallero, Premier Mussoli ni’s current number one military chieftain, in the third army shake up since Nov. 10. This latest overhauling of the Al bfnian command came as Italy credited the new German-Italian a r offensive in the Mediterranean with the ninth bomb or torpedo hit on British warships within four days. An official announcement said General Soddu, 57-year-old veteran of every one of Italy’s wars since 1900 and II Duce’s under-secretary of war when he was sent to Al bania, “has been relieved because of his health.” Italian authorities insisted that the situation behind the lines in Albania ws satisfactory. General Cavallero, himself a vet eran of three wars, retains his Position as chief of staff, a post in which he succeeded Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who resigned “at his own (Continued on Page Two; Col. 7) Largest Pus*. Of War May Be Under Way Athens Still Lacks Con firmation Of Reports Tepeleni Captured ITALY USING RESERVES Fascists, Ousted From The Mountains, Must Defend Less Favorable Ground ATHENS, Jan. 13.—W—Greek soldiers, reporting scant resistance, stabbed deeper into Italian defense positions below Valona today and Greek spokesmen expressed the nope this might prove the greatest offensive of the war in Albania. Although they claimed Fascist ines were crumbling at some points, authorities in Athens still acked confirmation of reports from the Yugoslav frontier that repeleni, fortified mountain town guarding an Italian-built highway ;o the port of Valona, had fallen. Jumping-Off Place Capture of Tepeleni would give he Greeks a jumping-off place or a renewed thrust toward Va cna, sole southern Albania port •emaining in Italian hands. A companion drive northward dong the coast was said to have srbught the Greeks within 30 miles >f Valona. New gains were claimed ilso for forces which swept on torthward from Klisura, a stra ,egic central front point taken last veek. From the battered city a •oad leads down from the moun ;ains northwestward toward Berati. A government spokesman said ;he Italians had strengthened their ines with reserves poured into Albania by sea and air but that lews from the front showed the situation as “very satisfactory” for ;he Greeks. More prisoners and nany abandoned Italian wounded nen were captured by Greek pa trols, he added. “Italian wounded and prisoners pelong mostly to troops sent to Albania recently by ship and plane,” the spokesman said. A delayed dispatch from an as sociated press correspondent ac (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) SCHOOLS CLOSED BY WAVE OF FLU Authorities Ask Public To Take Precautions To Prevent Its Spread CHARLOTTE, Jan. 13.—(#)—Al though the state board of health reported no noticible increase in influenza cases in North Carolina, several schools closed today and authorities asked the public to take all precautions to prevent spread of the disease. Pleasant Gardens High school near Marion closed for the re mainder of the week after Locky Virginia Huskins, seventh grade pupil, died of pneumonia. Two Mecklenburg county schools suspended classes after increasin absences were reported. Heairn (Continued on Page Three; Col. D Reapportionment Bills Introduced In Assembly HALEIGH, Jan. 13.—UR—Reap Portionment bills to establish a 12th congressional district and to make the membership ci the state house ot representatives conform with the 1940 census figures were intro duced in both houses of the general assembly tonight.' The bill setting up an additional congressional district would carve a new district out of what now is the 10th and 11th districts. It would not affect any of the other nine existing districts. The measure, introduced by Sen ator Cherry of Gaston and Repre sentative Jarvis of Buncombe, calls for a 10th congressional dis trict to be composed of Avery, burke, Catawba, Lincoln, Mecklen Bnrs anri Mitchel counties. The 11th district would be comprised of Cleveland, Gaston, McDowell, Madison, Polk, Rutherford and Yancey counties. The 12th would be made up of Buncombe, Chero kee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Hen erson, Jackson, Macon,' Swain, and Transylvania counties. E. B. Denny of Gastonia, chair man of the state democratic execu tive committee, who helped draft the measure providing for a new congressional district, said the present 10th district, with 491,000 persons, had the largest popula tion in the state. Under the new congressional set up, he said, the population of the various districts would be approxi (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) - mm-M When George Franklin, above a citizen of Colombia, was in Spain he drew some newspaper cartoons which Spanish authorities didn’t like. He was sentenced to death, but got away with two years in a Spanish prison. He's pictured ar riving in New York on way home. SMITH SENTENCED ON LOTI RY COUNT Gives Notice Of Appeal To Superior Court And Bond Is Set At $5,000 George (Crip) Smith was fined $2,000, taxed with the costs, and sentenced to serve six months on the state highways when convicted yesterday before Judge Alton A. Lennon in recorder’s court on charges of conspiracy to violate the lottery laws. Smith also received an additional six month term at the county farm in default of payment of the fine and the court costs. The defendant, through counsel, gave notice of appeal of judgment to the New Hanover superior court and his appeal bond was set at $5,000. Deputy sheriffs immediately re manded Smith to the county jail in default of payment of the appeal bond. The defendant was recently convicted in Greensboro on similar charges. Judge Lennon remarked at the close of the trial that the state had introduced evidence indicating false registration of automobiles and that the numbers racket had been conducted on a large scale throughout North Carolina. After the state had offered evi dence in the case and rested, the defendant, through counsel, pre sented no evidence, and Judge Len non returned a verdict of guilty as charged—conspiracy to violate the lottery laws. Norman Davis, convicted recent ly on charges of violating the lot tery laws, gave notice of appeal to (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) $526,720 Put On Tax Books By High Court Includes Property Owned By Charitable Institu tions In County ORRELL MAKES REPORT County Expected To Re ceive Additional $4,000 Annually In Taxes Property in New Hanover county i with taxable valuation of $526,720 has been added to the county tax books under a recent ruling of the state supreme court that property of charitable institutions must be taxed unless they occupy their build ings, J. A. Orrell, county auditor, yesterday reported to the county commissioners. Orrell referred the county board to a decision made some time ago by the state tribunal pertaining to what the legislature had a right to exempt from taxation. Has Right To Tax TTnder the ruling, he said, the county now has a right to tax certain properties in the county which here tofore had not been listed for taxes. Decision of the tribunal applied to properties owned by benevolent so cieties and such other organizat’ons which Is tented out to others and from which an income is derived. Orrell estimated that the county government would receive an addi tional $4,000 annually in taxes as the result of the addition of this property to the tax books for collec tions. The auditor’s report to the county commissioners follows: ‘‘I attach hereto tax book sheets for 1940 for property that was form erly free of taxes. These sheets show valuations as follows: Wil mington, $375,080; Federal Point, $3,090; Harnett, $7,655; and Mason boro, $2,950; for a total of $388,775. "I also attach list of formerly free taxes which have not been listed, which we have entered with a penal (Continued on Page Two; Col. 7) CARGO SHIP RUNS AGROUND IN RIVER Tugs Standing By Malam ton, Expected To Float Her At High Tide The 2,721 ton freighter Malam ton, loaded with a cargo of sul phur, went aground in the North east river a short distance above the harbor yesterday afternoon. Tugs were standing by last night and expected to float the vessel at high tide. Alex Hoffman, president of Heide and company, agents for the ship, said that there was no damage to the vessel. He said that the reason for the ship aground was the lack of water in the Northeast river. “There’s not enough water in the river, which is filling in fast,” he said. The cargo of the Malamton was consigned to the fertilizer plants at Navassa. Marooned By Germans—Saved By Aussies (NEA Telephoto) Happy railbirds are these aboard an Australian na val vessel at an “unnamed port.” They were among nearly 500 people picked up by the Australian ship fr om Emirau Island, desolate speck in the South Seas where they had been marooned by German sea raider which sank their vessels in the Pacific. Photo was flown from Australia to San Francisco by trans-Pacif ic clipper and flashed to New Fork by telephoto. Skilled Trades Training Project Is Assured Here WILL COST $32,500 County Board Approves Plans For Erection Of Building By NYA i -h An NYA machine shop project Eor Wilmington costing $32,500 was assured esterday when the county commissioners voted to cooperate with the federal government by leasing property on which the building will be erected. The project, designed to train young men of Southeastern North Carolina in skilled trades allied to the national defense program, will include a building costing $12,000 and equipment valued at $20,000. Plans Approved County commissioners yesterday approved pans for erection of the building on county owned property at the northern fence of the Ameri can Legion stadium between the stables and the highway. A request of Harold H. Jeter, NYA area supervisor, that the county lease the property without charge to the federal government for a period of five years, with the privilege of renewing the lease for another five ears, was unanimous ly approved by the county board. Jeter said work of erecting the building will begin within 10 days, wtih about 45 days to be required Eor the completion of the entire project. The county’s leasing of the pro perty to the federal government for such purposes was made sub ject to the approval of Marsden Bellamy, county attorney. An average of 1Q0 persons week ly will be ebployed during the construction of the building, Jeter said. The project will feature facil ities for the training of youths to taling approximately 100, including 50 each for the two periods of 80 hours monthly allowed by the fed eral government. Labor Provided Young men engaged in the pro ject will do all machine work for both the city and county govern ments at no cost whatsoever. The city and county must furnish the materials, but the labqr and equip (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) Passengers Removed From Grounded Liner WEST PALM BEACH, Kla., Jan. 13.—(/P)—Coast guardsmen, working in a moderately high sea kicked up by a brisk breeze, removed tha last of 200 pas sengers from the stricken lux ury liner Manhattan tonight and brought them safely ashore. The nearest thing to a mishap ended happily when guardsmen grabbed a woman who lost her balance while being lowered to a small surf boat and nearly fell overboard. No one was injured and there was nothing re sembling hysteria among the passengers. Plans were made to have the tug Willet, using kedge anchors to take advantage of swells lifting the ship, attempt early to morrow to pull the Manhattan free. The 24,000-ton cruise ship went aground last night, nine miles north of here. BRITISH BOOST AIR CONTROL IN L A RAF Reported Using Ital ian Fields For Heavy Attacks On Tobruk CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 13.—(A1)—RAF squadrons ranging far ahead of Gen eral Sir Archibald Wavell’s land forces have gained control of the air as far as Bengasi, or over a third of Italy’s North African colony, British sources said tonight/ A string of airdromes and landing fields in the vicinity of beleaguered Tobruk were abandoned so speedily by the Italians that they had no time to destroy them, the British said. RAF fliers were said already to be using these fields as bases for heavy attacks on Tobruk like those credited with playing a major role in the fall of BarSia. The British say that General Wav (Continued on Page Two; Col. 6) War Interpretive By KIRKE L. SIMPSON Greek hopes of dealing Italy an other heavy plow in Albania be fore Germany can go effectively to the rescue were stimulated by Rome’s re-shuffling of the Albani an army command. Displacement of General Ubaldo Soddu for reasons of “health” in dicates that Rome fully recognizes the gravity of the Greek break through at Klisura. It hints at a desperate effort by Mussolini to es cape personal blame for what might happen to all Fascist forces in southern and south central Al bania. Second Time For the second time he has lopped off the official head of a top-flight Fascist general for fail (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) JENKINS INDICTED IN SLAYING CASE Scheduled To Be Tried At Special Term Of Court Beginning Feb. 17 The grand jury returned a true bill against Beenie Jenkins, negro charged with the murder of Willie Roy White, negro, during the open ing session of January criminal term of New Hanover superior court, yesterday afternoon. Judge John J. Burney appointed Solomon B. Sternberger and Elberl A. Brown to represent the defend ant at a special criminal session planned the week of February 17. Robert Cobia received 18 months on the state highways on charges of larceny and receiving. Divorce decrees were awarded in the following cases: Joe J. Vaughan vs. Ethal B. Vaughan; Dock Ford vs. Lula Ford; Jesse J. Robinson vs. Hannah Estelle Robinson; Grady B. Cook vs. Vallie M. Cook; Mary Lou Rivenbark Robbins vs. George W. Robbins; Martha F. Gallop vs. Charlie Gallop; Cain Pellom vs. Sara Pellom; Elijah Adams vs. Maybell Adams. Pender Durham drew three years on the roads after pleading guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon with serious injuries resulting. Other cases disposed of during the afternoon session included: Benjamin G. Davis, abandonment and non-support, continued; Her (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) BRITISH AID BILL CHANGES OFFERED Administration To Accept Some Restrictions On Powers For F. D. R. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13— <7P> — Amendments to the British aid bill reflecting, in part at least, the ideas of Wendell L, Willkie, were introduced in the house today soon after administration leaders had expressed a willingness to accept (Continued on Page Thro; Col. 4) NewportNews Firm Finances Construction Will Be Reimbursed By Maritime Commission From Time To Time WILL RUN SUBSIDIARY Six Or Eight Ways To Be Built For Construction Of 24 Cargo Ships A Maritime commission official said yesterday in Washington that the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company would finance construction of its shipyard sub sidiary at Wilmington, but would be reimbursed by the commission from time to time as the work progressed, according to an As sociated Press dispatch received from the capital last night. The official explained the com pany had its own capital to go ahead with the project, which is estimated to cost about $4,000,000 or $5,000,000. In Line With Program Reimbursement, however, will be made in line with the program of the government to finance con struction essential to national de 'ense. The Newport News company which plans to operate the sub sidiary to be known as the North Carolina Shipbuilding company, is planning to build 24 cargo vessels at an estimated cost of $1,750,000 each. The vessels are to be built for the Maritime commission un der its program for emergency construction of 200 cargo ships. The 24 ships are to be com pleted in 24 months and Capt. Roger Williams, vice president of the Newport News firm, stated Sunday to the Star-News that "We’H be ready to go when the whistle blows.” No official announcement on se lection of the site for the shipyards has been made but Captain Wil liams has said "We have plenty of information and are working on it. We still like Wilmington 100 per cent.” Six or eight ways will be built and the site for the shipyards is (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) BRITISH COASTAL TOWN IS RAIDED Nazis Concentrate Major Assault On City In South west Part Of Nation LONDON, Jan. 14—(Tuesday)— UP)—The German Luftwaffe con centrated a major assault on a southwest coastal town last night and early today, unleashing high explosive bombs and dropping thousands of incendiaries which the townspeople said made the night “very much like a grotesque fairyland.” It was feared the casualty list would be heavy. In singling out the town for the main raid of the night, the Nazis followed their custom of splashing it with incendiaries to light the way for bombers which unloaded the heavy explosives. The women’s ward of one hos pital suffered a direct bomb hit (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2) British rushing steady Air Drive Against Nazis LONDON, Jan. 13.—(2P>—A Brit ish air offensive by day and night, aimed at the Axis partners’ shipping and oil resources and at German troops in trenches across the English channel as well, was reported today by the air ministry. Attacks yesterday stretched from the “invasion coast” of Nazi-occupied France to oil refineries near Venice, at the head of the Adiratic. British sources, crediting the Roy al Air Force with a "slight edge” over the Luftwaffe, foresaw the newly-begun daylight blows as prep aration for an eventual British of fensive on the continent as well as an attempt to break up any Nazi invasion plans. The low-flying daylight attack on troops entrenched near the beach was the fourth in succession by Brit ish bombers and fighters and it was coupled with night bombing forays on the harbors of Brest, Le Havre and Lorient and the reported firing of oil storage and processing plants in Porto Marghera, Italy, near Ve nice; Regensburg, Germany, and Qs tend, in German-occupied Belgium. The British Press association com mented “it is significant that, since the first daylight raids upon the airdromes nearest our shores, the enemy’s night attacks have been of briefer duration.’’ Offensively, it was pointed out that the raids imperil Nazi com munications on the channel coast and undermine morale of the Ger man occupation forces. (German building of defense fortifi cations along the channel coast, armed with powerful French guns (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) Contract For Soldiers’ Recreation Hut Planned The county commissioners yester day took further action on a pro posal for erection of a recreational center here for the soldiers to be stationed at Camp Davis at Holly Ridge. Addison Hewlett, chairman, and Marsden Bellamy, county attorney, were appointed to a committee, with power to act, to confer with the city commissioners with reference to en tering into a contract with the city regarding erection, operation, main tenance, and final disposition of the project. The county commissioners also considered the necessity of calling a special bond issue election to fi nance the county’s share of financ ing the proposed WPA armory-audi torium, project for Wilmington cost ing $215,(00. In the matter of the soldiers’ hut, Chairman Hewlett said he consider ed it more desirable to have a larger building, than now planned, which will be much more in demand be cause of the shipyards. Chairman Hewlett called attention to the passage by the legislature of a bill granting the city and county boards authority to enter into an agreement for recreational facilities here for the soldiers at Camp Davis. Passage of the bill removed re maining legal technicalities and paved the way for immediate ac tion. The two boards have yet to take final action at another joint session on final detailed project plans, estimates, and specifications, now being shaped up by Lewis J. (Continued on Page\ lwo» Colj •) > WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina: Mostly cloudy Tues day and Wednesday, possibly light rain or snow in west portion Wednesday and in mountains Tuesday night; con siderablely colder Tuesday and Tues day night. (By U. S. Weather Bureau) (Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p, m. yesterday:) Temperature 1:30 a. m. 42; 7.30 a. m. 39; 1:30 p. m. 60; 7:30 p. m. 50; maximum 63; min imum 38; mean 50; normal 46. Humidity 1:30 a. m. 55; 7:30 a. m. 67; 1:30 p. m. 35; 7:30 p. m. 63. Precipitation Total for 24 hours enc'ing 7:30 p m. 0 00 inches; total since first of the month 0.77 inches. Tides for Today (From Tide Tables published by U. S Coast and Geodetic Survey.) High Low Wilmington-10:31a; 5:12a 10:47p 5:56p Masonboro Inlet-8:09a 2:00a 8:31p 2:34p Sunrise 7:18a; sunset 5:25p; moon rise 7:02p; moonset 7:52a. Cape Fear river stage at Fayette ville on Jan. 13, at 8 a. m. 10.45 feet. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4)
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