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Served By Leased Wire Of The w , - associated fuss Dedlca,ed To Th8 Pl05re“ 01 With Complete Coverage oi WILMINGTON Stale and National Neva And Southeastern North -- Carolina VOI^-TIj^NO. 167-- WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 15,1941 FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1867 ' RAF Continues Broad Attacks Against Nazis HOLLAND IS INCLUDED Britain Also Preparing In vasion Troops for Chal lenge on Continent HAMBURG IS RAIDED Huge Fires Are Started in Series of Oil Storage Plants in Rotterdam LONDON, March 14—(iP)— The BAF’s powerfully stepped-up bomb ing offensive spread a far pattern of violence in Germany and Hol land last night and early today, and Britain disclosed that invasion troops of its own are being equip ped against the day when the em pire may challenge the Nazis on the European continent. The hardiest and ablest soldiers of the British and Allied armies are being assembled and especially trained for armored barges, each fitted out to carry 50 fighting men and protected by a shield of steel slitted with 18 portholes for guns, an observer said. Details secret The details of the training and equipment of these English chan nel shock troops cannot be pub lished. Nevertheless it is permis sible to report that they have ex traordinary fire power and that in a recent test members of these units made a forced march of 20 miles and were able to charge a hill at the end of the maneuver. All are trained to get along on from 24 to 48 hours without sleep and to live for days on minimum rations. When and n tnis strange ampni bian force goes into action will de pend upon the job now being done by British pilots. For, it was stated, an effort to invest the continent must await the seizure by the British of technical and numerical superiority in the air—such a su periority, for example, as to per mit the daylight bombing of Ber lin without punishing losses. In this aerial war the air minis try reported today that some of the most vital points in the Nazi war machine—Hamburg, the greatest German port, the shipbuilding cen ter of Bremen, the German naval base at Emden—were hit in over night attacks, along with vital ob (lontinued on Page Two; Col. 3) HOUSE APPROVES HUGE NAVAL BILL Solons Warned of Possible Axis Attack Against the United States WASHINGTON, March 14—W— A record-breaking $3,446,585,144 naval appropriation bill was pass ed by the house today after the chamber had heard a warning that the United States would “certain ly be attacked, sooner or later by the hungry Axis hordes of Europe and Asia, unless we powerfully arm ourselves.” Chairman Scrugham (D-Nev.) of the house naval appropriations subcommittee coupled the warn ing with a declaration that mas (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2 WEATHER v FORECAST North Carolina: Fair, warmer Satur da7, Sunday increasing cloudiness, rain 10 west and central portions, warmer. Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday. <Ry l. S. Weather Bureau, Wilmington, March 15, 1941) Temperature 1:^0 a. m. 40; 7:30 a. m. 34; 1:30 p.m. 7:30 p. m. 47; maximum 51; mini mum 34; mean 42; normal 53. i Humidity l:<*0 a. m. 75; 7:30 a. m, 76; 1:30 p.m. •"i 7:30 p. m. 34. ~ Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 P- ni. o.GO inches; since first of month •*•'3 inches. ,,, Tides lor Today 'From Tide Tables, published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.) High Low Wilmington_11:23a 6:15a ,, 11:51p 6:35p Masonboro Inlet_9:06a 3:03a , 9:33a 3:21p sunrise 6:22a; sunset 6:20j; moonrise "■ubP: moonset 7:49a. „„CaPe Fear river stage at Fayetteville ™ March 14, at 8 a. m., 11:30 feet. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) Germans Say Glasgow, Other British Cities Damaged During Raids BERLIN, March 14— UP) — Germany declared tonight her airforce had wrought havoc in Glasgow, Scotland, source of British war materials ranging from food and textiles to ships and shells, and acknowledged at least 76 deaths since Wed nesday from British counter blows at Hamburg and Berlin. A full moon assault lasting hours, the high command re ported, left in a "sea of flames” the world famous ship yards along the Clyde, a power house, grain and other food storehouses, gas works and iron mills. In addition to the blows struck at this food-store and arsenal of Britain, which the Germans say was considered an “industrial air raid shelter” by the English, the Luftwaffe fanned out for like attacks on Hull, northeast English port, and Liverpool, scene of a de v&sting attack the previous night. NORTHERN BRITISH CITY IS ATTACKED Showered With Incendia ries During Raids Over England, Scotland LONDON, March 15.—(Saturday) UP)—A northeastern British city had its first heavy air attack of the war tonight when It was showered with incendiaries during German raids over England and Scotland. A newspaper office was among the buidlings in the center of the town struck by the fire bombs. Blazes which started were reported to be brought quickly under control. (The unidentified town could have been Edinburgh, Scotland, or New castle, England, northeastern cities which have been attacked previously but not heavily.) Clusters of fire bombs also were dropped on London djring the night, and raids of varying intensity were reported from a northeast coastal town, the west midlands, southwest Scotland and England and the Chan nel coast. The attack was said to nave grown worse on the southwest town as the moon rose. Those incendiaries which fell in the streets of London were doused by fire watchers with the practiced ease of a man stepping on a match. Other bombs put rooftops in flames, but they too were soon extinguished. In a short while, London was quiet again. But it was not until after 3 a. m. (9 p. m., E.S.T. Friday) that the all clear sounded. By midnight, two German raiders had been reported shot down Fri day night—one into the sea off the east coast and another in the west country. The British claimed for the de fense of Thursday night a record score of 13 Nazi raiders—including one destroyed by an unexplained method of defense. ■ The British admitted, however, that the Luftwaffe at last had dealt damaging blows Thursday night to the shipbuilding center of Glasgow, and tonight the RAF was called (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) Marshall May Visit Here Soc * Expected to Include / Davis in Present Tour c Fourth Corps Area CALLS AT FORT BRAGG Chief of Staff Inspects Fay etteville Post and Goes Jo Fort Jackson Possibility that General George G. Marshall, Army chief of staff, may include Wilmington and Camp Davis in the itinerary of his military in spection trip of the Fourth Corps area was learned here last night from a source close to Davis staff headquarters. Arrives At Fort Bragg General Marshall yesterday visit ed Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, and then flew on to Fort Jackson, at Columbia, S. C. A source close to Camp Davis headquarters last night said there was “a good possibility” that the chief of staff will visit the now-build ing Coast Artillery anti-aircraft fir ing center at Holly Ridge during his tour of the corps area. There was no announcement from Fort Bragg as to General Marshall’s plans beyond the official visit to Fort Jackson. He is traveling in an Army air transport, and was ac companied to Fort Bragg by a small staff. VISITS FORT BRAGG FORT BRAGG, March 14.—(A1)— Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S. army chief of staff, said after an inspec tion today that he was “‘tremendous ly impressed” with “what they have done” at Fort Bragg. “The morale is remarkable and the building program is inspiring,” he said. Gen. Marshall left Washington by plane at 10:30 a. m. today, spent five hours here, and flew on to Fort Jackson, S. C. GUARD MAY RETURN ' COLUMBIA, S. C„ March 14.—VP) —General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, here to inspect Fort Jackson, indicated tonight that the 240,000 national guardsmen now in federal service would, under normal conditions, be returned to their homes at the end of one year of training. General Marshall said at a press conference that the army’s budget estimates for the next fiscal year “have been set up on the basis of the guardsmen’s return home at the end of their one year of training.” He said, however, that the whole situation hinged on world conditions and that the turn of events in the future would finally decide the ques tion of whether the national guard would remain in the federal service beyond the year limit. Many Italian Planes Blast Greek Positions ROME, March 14— UP)— Waves of Italian planes for six days and nights have bombed Greeks en trenched on 5,600-foot Mount Tre bescines while land forces “slaugh tered” attacking Greeks, Italian dispatches from the Albanian front near Tepeleni reported tonight. The newspaper La Tribuna sdlr' the continuous bombing of Mount Trebescines had “notably d i minished” Greek fire. The moun tain, northeast of Tepeleni, was reported so dotted with anti-air craft guns and other artillery that their firing filled the Viosa river canyon with blinding smoke. Italian pilots attacking it ran a double risk, facing both anti aircraft fire and the possibility of smashing blindly into the moun tainside in the mists that shroud ed it, the dispatch added. GENERAL MARSHALL. ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK TONIGHT Will Seek to Cement Pub lic Support of Seven-Bil lion British Aid Plan WASHINGTON, March 14.—GP1— President Roosevelt decided today to make a major radio address tomorrow night in an apparent move to cement public support for the $7,000,000,000 lease-lend pro gram and to help steel the British and other foes of the Axis against anything Hitler may launch in the way of a spring blitzkrieg. He made the surprise announce ment that the 30-minute address, dealing with defense and aid to nations battling aggressors, would be given at the annual dinner ten dered him by the White House Cor respondents association. For 20 years, speeches have been taboo at these dinners, but Mr. Roose velt • asked newsmen's permission to make one on this occasion, and it was readily granted. The speech, to begin at 9:30 p. m., Eastern Standard Time, will go out over the major broadcasting companies, and will be transmitted abroad in at least six languages. Seated around the dinner tables with Mr. Roosevelt will be a large number of notables, including Wen dell L. Willkie, Lord Halifax, the British ambassador; Secretary of State Hull, other cabinet members, members of congress and promin ent newspapermen. While the President was announc ing his speaking plans at a press conference, a house appropriations sub-committee pressed ahead with hearings on the $7,000,000,000 fund he has asked to implement the leaee-lend law. Harold D. Smitn, budget director, and William S. Knudsen, director of the office of production management, went be fore the committee in executive session. Rep. Woodrum (D.-Va.), chair man of the sub-committee, was seeking to wind up the hearings swiftly, with a view to obtaining house action on the big fund by the middle of next week. 5 Income Tax Receipts To Break All Records RALEIGH, March 14.—W—'With the deadline for filing income tax returns slated for tomorrow, state and federal revenue officers here announced today that this year’s receipts would break all existing records. The state revenue department reported returns of $3,089,594.67 through Wednesday. Last year’s receipts for the same period were $3,055,815.16. F. R. Promises Help To Any Nations That Decide To Resist Aggression WASHINGTON, March 14.—W)— As Yugoslavia strove to escape complete Axis domination and Tur key maintained a waiting policy, President Roosevelt held out a tacit promise of American help under the lease-lend act today to any wavering nations that decide to resist aggression. In emphasizing that aid could be extended to countries other than Great Britain, Greece and China, the President did not speci fy any by name but his comment was in response to press confer ence questions on the possibility of help for Turkey and Yugoslavia. Using only an alphabetical de scription for countries which he called A B C D, Mr. Roosevelt declared that any nations which are not now resisting aggression and which might decide to do so would come under the terms of the new legislation. The act itself authorized the President to help “any country” whose defense he “deems vital to the defense of the United States.” Efforts to limit the aid under the ljill to Britain, Greece and China were successfully opposed by administration leaders in con gress On the ground that such amendments might discourage oth er countries from resisting Axis pressure. The significance of the Presi dent's comment was mainly in its timing. Yugoslav leaders faced with German demands, were still struggling for a solution short of the complete capitulation won from neighboring Bulgaria and Ru mania. __ Their decision held fateful con sequences for hard - fighting Greece, already a lease-lend bene ficiary. Turkey, an ally of Britain, ap parently was waiting for Yugo slavia’s answer before determin ing just what action to take in event of a German attack on Greece. Should Yugoslavia decide to re sist the Axis demands, it was con sidered possible here that Turkey might move immediately to help Greece fight off a German attack. Among other subjects, President Roosevelt discussed the European food situation at his press confer ence today. He indicated the gov ernment would act slowly in seek ing further British concessions on the question of food supplies for unoccupied Prance. 1 Drys’ Bill Is Killed By House Unable to Obtain Roll Call On Measure Calling (or Liquor Vote WARD SPRINGS TRAP Lawmakers Clearing Decks For Expected Sine Die Adjournment Today RALEIGH, March 14.—OR—An adjournment-bent legislature dealt a lethal blow to prohibition legis lation today, as wet forces dis played the third in a series of adroit parliamentary maneuvers which has tied the hands of the drys. The defeat of the prohibitionists was so complete that they could not even achieve the moral vic tory of obtaining a roll-call vote on .heir bone-dry bill calling for a state-wide liquor referendum. The third, and lethal, parliamen tary trap was sprung by Repre sentative Ward of Craven. Repre sentative Edwards of Swain, a dry leader, had moved that the house consider a minority favorable re port on the prohibition bill. Such a motion requires approval of only one-fifth of the representatives, and Edwards’ motion carried eas ily. Anxious for Record Edwards next moved that the house vote on the bill. Since the measure had been unfavorably re ported by the majority of finance committee, a two-thirds vote would have been necessary for the bill to have been passed and cent to the senate—but Edwards was anx ious to place his colleagues on record. Then Ward went into action. “Mr. Speaker,” he said, “I move you, sir, that the motion to vote on the bill do lie upon the table.” . There was an immediate vote on Ward’s 'motion, which carried 68 to 22, on a standing vote. Thus Edwards’ motion never came up for consideration, and as far as the official record is concerned, there was no floor vote on pro hibition. Other Maneuvers The two other parliamentary maneuvers made earlier in the session by the wets were these: 1— After the prohibition bill had gained a favorable report from the house committee on propositions and grievances, it was shunted to the finance co.nmitte. The finance committee, which was counting on liquor taxes to net $5,000,000 dur ing the biennium, could not have approved the measure without completely revamping the budget. 2— A rule was put into effect re quiring that a two-thirds majority would be needed in the house to pass a bill which had been report ed unfavorably. This move appar ently anticipated the unfavorable (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) BRITISH MOVING ON ADDIS ABABA Have 20,000 Italians and Natives on Run North west of the Capital CAIRO, Egypt, March 14—UP)— The British announced tonight they had 20,000 Italians and natives “on the run” northwest of Addis Aba ba and were advancing on two other sides of the Ethiopian capi tal. The Italian garrisons were said to be abandoning town after town in western Ethiopia. In wild Gojjam province Ethio pian “patriots” led by British reg ulars were said in a communique to be at the gates of Debra Mark os, 140 miles northwest of Addis Ababa, after a harrying pursuit from Burye. To the west, the British an nounced the re-occupation of Asosa near the Sudan border, and a con tinuing advance along the Mendi road. Mendi is about 50 miles east of Asosa and 240 miles west of Addis Ababa. To the south, other Ethiopians were advancing on Neghelli after occupying Yavello, 100 miles in side the border from Kenya. South and west Africans, after occupying Italian Somaliland to the east, were aiding in this ad vance from the direction of Dolo. One column from Somaliland al ready had reached Daghabur, only 100 miles south of Jigjiga. The British previously had re ported the occupation of Asosa in the area south of the Blue Nile. Measure To Expand City Limits Killed In Senate; Local Bill Efforts Fail —— ■ -* Hope To Stem Defense Strikes With 29 strikes already under way in defense industries and more brewing, Washington is seeking a means to settle such disputes Quickly. OPM director William ,S. Kmidsen, left, Secretary of Labor Frances Per kins, and OPM director Sidney Hillman are shown at the White House, where they made joint recommendation for establishment of a super mediation board. — (NEA Telephoto) Greeks Claim Duce Must Return Home ‘In Shame’ FASCISTS ARE HALTED Athens’ Soldiers Not Only Beat Back Attacks But Make 'Local Gains’ ATHENS March 14—(S’)—The Greeks said tonight that their stal wart defense against a furious Ital ian offensive had cut up five fascist divisions in the last few days and that Benito Mussolini, who allegedly ordered the drive, must go tack to Rome from Albania "covered with shame.” Today, as before, the fascists got nowhere, the Greek command' re ported. No Success "The enemy,” said the nightly com munique, “again launched repeated and violent attacks on the same front after strong artillery prepara tion supported by numerous bomber and fighter aircraft. “He registered no success what ever despite considerable losses suf fered. As a • result ■ of a counter-at tack we took some prisoners.” For several days the Greek dis patches from the front, based on re ported disclosures by Italian prison ers, have said that II Duce was at the battlefront, exhorting his men to deliver a decisive victory by Sat urday. It was claimed here tonight, how ever, that the Greeks not only have beaten back the Italian attacks but also made “local gains” themselves after inflicting great losses on their enemies. There was no indication, however, that the fighting had made any sig nificant change in the warfront, and (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) CampDavisConstruction Is 60 Per Cent Complete That Camp Davis, the Coast Ar tillery corps’ $13,000,000 anti-air craft firing center at Holly Ridge, is approximately 60 per cent com plete was indicated yesterday in statistics of the weekly construc tion progress report compiled by the contractors for the War de partment. The report is based on a revised working schedule calling for com pletion of the project by mid-April. Certain phases of the construc tion are well ahead of schedule, while other portions of the camp are still slightly behind the new schedule, according to contractor sources. As a whole, however, the report to the War department is expected to show that construction progress is slightly ahead of sche dule. As of yesterday afternoon—pay day—there was 13,500 men em ployed by the contractors. This Railway Strike Vote Counting Delay Asked WASHINGTON, March 14— (/P)—Railway labor organiza tions were requested by the national mediation board today to postpone counting of strike ballots—scheduled t o begin tomorrow—and to submit to mediation the dispute between the carriers and employes over vacations with pay and in some cases wages. Both sides were asked to confer separately with the board on March 19 in Wash ington. Approximately 750,000 em ployes are involved. MANY ARE KILLED IN SPANISH BLAST More Than 500 Injured and 3,000 Left Homeless Fol lowing Explosion SEVILLE, Spain, March 14.—UP)— From 17 to 50 persons were killed, more than 500 injured and 3,000 left homeless today by a gigantic explo sion which destroyed the Santa Bar bara Powder warehouse wrecked an entire suburb and blasted out doors and windows even in the center of this ancient city. The Spanish Cifra news agency and private reports agreed that 50 were dead, but a government statement issued tonight at Madrid said this (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2) figure, it was said, will be main tained for at least three more weeks before a sharp decline in employment will be noted. Of the total payroll yesterday, there were approximately 10,500 men engaged in building, 2,000 in road building and construction of the sewage disposal plant, and 1, 000 men in clerical, time-keeping and administrative duties. Originally, Camp Davis was sche duled for completion and occu pancy by mid-March, but due to weather conditions and other prob lems construction was slowed down. Two weeks ago the War Depart ment extended, on recommenda tion of the Quartermaster’s con struction division, the completion time limit. When completed, the camp will be occupied by six anti aircraft artillery regiments. 5 VOGLER BILL TABLED Senator Rowe Puts Up Real Fight for Passage in Up per House But Loses FUNDERBURK OBJECTS _ Several Southeastern North Carolina Bills Acted Up on in Legislature Wilmington’s hopes of enlarging its city limit area—a project held vital to the substantial growth and prosperity of the community—were dashed in Raleigh yeserday as the state senate tabled the Vogler city limits expansion bill and suc cessfully fought off a last-minute effort to revive the measure as a strictly local New Hanover county bill. With only Senator Roy Rowe, of Pender county, fighting for its pas sage in the upper house, the bill lost its last opportunity to become law during the current session of , the legislature when the senate voted almost unanimously to table the measure as it came up on yesterday’s calendar for second reading. Passed By House Previously, the bill had passed through house, re-written from its original form and steered by Jack Q. LeGrand, New Hanover county representative. Should it have been enacted, the bill would have permitted cities and towns of more than 10,000 population to annex suburban resi dential areas by a majority vote of the combined vote of registered voters in the municipality and area proposed for annexation. Local civic leaders envisaged the bill as the only means of bringing two or three large suburban dis tricts adjacent to Wilmington into the city limits. Though comparatively short lived, the Vogler bill had a stormy, turbulent legislative career begin ning the instant of its introduction in the house of representatives. In its original form, the bill pro vided for the annexation of subur ban areas by process of action on the part of governing bodies of cities or towns willing to afford such suburban areas the same municipal services offered within the city. Considerable opposition met the bill in that form, and Monday it was completely re-writ ten by LeGrand and Pat Healy, secretary of the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Placed On Calendar LeGrand maneuvered the meas ure through the house in two days, sending it to the senate Thursday afternoon. In the upper house the measure was placed on the calen dar—tantamount to a first read ing—and yesterday morning was called for second reading. First senate opposition to be raised against the measure came from Senator Gene Brooks, of Dur ham, who criticized the bill’s state wide nature. On the motion of Sen ator Funderburk, of Union county (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) MEDIATION BOARD OPPOSED BY CIO Action Taken After William Green Backs Plan at White House Parley WASHINGTON, March 14.—Wl— The C'lO came out tonight in op position to the proposal by admin istration labor and defense pro duction chiefs for an 11-mernber federal board to mediate labor dis putes in defense industries. After William Green, president of the AFL, had backed the plan at a White House conference, Phil ip Murray, president of the CIO, made public a memorandum to President Roosevelt which said the proposal was “wholly unrealistic, will not further the program of na- L tional defense, and will operate to" the complete detriment of labor.” Murray conferred recently with^. Mr. Roosevelt, but has not seen ■ the chief executive since the medi- ■" ation board proposal was formally advanced yesterday by Secretary t Perkins, William S. Knudsen, di rector of defense production, and Sidney Hillman, associate director. , At a press conference today, Mr. ,« Roosevelt said he might make a ' decision on this proposal soma. (Continued on Page Two; CoL 1) Check Your Eligibility Today To Vote On City Manager Pla*n Question
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