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Served By Leased Wire 0f The * \ + 4 v Total Net Paid e5. Wummgtuu flbrmttg Star &"r3 ^ 7n—-NO- 27 ____WILMINGTON, N, C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1941 FINAL EDITION_ESTABLISHED 1867. u. s. Set To Curb Walkouts p D. R- Ca!ls sPecial White House Parleys As Strife Spreads D£F£NSE~PLANTS hit i millions Of Dollars Worth Of Vital Plane, Tank Parts Held Up WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.— ip—A bv-partisan group of congressmen, meeting with President Roosevelt and La w and Justice department executives, reached a concen L tonight that labor legisla tion should be taken up promptly, that it should pro vide for a coolmg-off period and that the chief executive should have the power to inaugurate compulsory arbi tration if necessary. Th0ce points were enunciated by House Majority Leader McCor mack (D.-Mass.) who talked with loiters in the White House lobby /after the two and a quarter-hour conference. The legislation would apply only to str'kes against defense and only fnr the period of the emergency. •It was pretty generally agreed." McCormack said, “that labor legislation would be taken up by the House after the price control bill.” Likewise, the Democratic lead er asserted, it was the general view that there should be “a pe riod of reason or a period of sani ty, a waiting period called-for by law.” Furthermore, he added, it was agreed that “the President should „ave the power, in the final analy sis, to order arbitration.” He intimated that there had also been some talk of holding secret ballots before st-ikes could be called. To a question whether the Presi dent appeared to be disturbed about the whole problem of strikes (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) CORVETTES SINK GERMAN U-BOAT Tiny Patrol Craft Credited With Successful Attack Off Newfoundland OTTAWA, Nov: 24.—UP)—A Ger man U-boat was sunk recently in the North Atlantic by two Canadi an corvettes, the Navy ministry announced tonight. The sinking was credited to the tci-vettes Chambiy and Moose jaw. These small, auxiliary vessels are designed chiefly for operations [lose to shore, but some are capa ble of wide range. On Nov. 5. MacDonald said Ger man submarines were operating ® the coast of Newfoundland, K'ithin sight of the shore. At that time he said, two U wats had been attacked—one by I corvette and the other by a plane—in October off the northern “P of Newfoundland and that one Possibly was sunk. iO West Point Cadets Suffer ‘Stomach-Ache1 WEST POINT, N. Y„ Nov. 24.— "-About 60 of Ihe 1,900-man Cadet WPS at the IT. S. Military Academy we hospitalized with ?rastro-intes ‘a ul]sets over the weekend, au Aontles said today. [Au Academic spokesman said the s®es might have resulted from nkgiving- dinners. All those n back in classes today. Pit „ATE BANKS GAIN Raleigh, nov. 24.— w —Re Pth V°f State commercial banks in 50 47 V ir°hna in«'ease $157,380, em ‘ l"„een June 29, 1940, and onp/r,’ Ktate Banking Commis lJT urney p. Hood reported to Ave You Listenin? day!!,! t0,rf,ct to tune in every danv , Pt Sunday for the twice four iv°^al. "ews broadcasts by !hroueh T'efton Star and News iVMprf !.c facilities of Station •Akrestin *°I! •kilocycles- All the ty ne„, g b'ts of city and coun homer are brought into your and 6-54 °e each day at 1:40 dium ‘. {*• m- through the me n’ll in‘heie broadcasts. And, in vou,. th.e complete details ins \Cw^Iorning ®tar and Even ■ '*** C ®* j* CHAIRMAN ' -'*■»*-,*.*■ ....... ifcS& .tom JHHHk^ :-;:-'^,i^ I YMCA MODERNIZATION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED Meeting for the “kickoff dinner Monday night in the gymnasium of the YMCA, captains and campaign workers of the current modernization funds drive heard lead ers stress the great need for improvement of the long-outmoded building here. Left to right, rear: J. S. Johnston, Louie E. Woodbury, Bruce Cameron (standing), Harriss Newman, chief speaker of the evening; E. B. Speer, campaign director. Foreground, left to right: J. C. Williams, T. F. Darden and J. B. Huntington (backs to camera) and Cy Van Leuven (right-hand corner).—Staff Photo. 200 SOLICITORS START T DRIVE Harriss Newman Outlines Importance Of Program At 'Kickoff' Meet More than 200 enthusiastic citi zens of Wilmington met in the YMCA building Monday night to hear Harriss Newman, attorney, officially begin the campaign to raise $70,000 with which to reno vate ar.d rehabilitate the local YM CA. “I want you to unfurl your ban ners, go out with a steady step, eyes forward and meet this chal lange. I know you will not fail,” Newman said to the cheers of those present. Newman pointed out the various ways in which the YMCA had in fluenced his life and the way in which it-will continue to influence the lives of young men in Wilming ton. He talked of the ways in which amusements of today had changed from those of several years ago and stated that if the YMCA is to remain dominant in the lives of the young men of the community, it must be “streamlined” to meet the challenge of a modern world. In discussing the campaign, he pointed out that those going out (Continued on Page Five; Col. 3) ENGLEHARD MAN STRICKEN HERE Victim Tentatively Identi fied As Dr. 0. A. Gatling; Collapses In Street A man tentatively identified as Dr. Oscar A. Gatling, of Engle hard, N. C., died before arrival at James Walker Memorial hospital Monday evening after being strick en near Third and Chestnut sts. The man, described as about 58 years old, was reported to police as having been stricken while pass ing the MacMillan and Cameron Service station. Employes of that concern, noticing the man appar ently seriously ill, summoned po lice. Patrolman Teague and Hales rushed him to the hospital, but physicians reported he was dead on arrival. Coroner Asa W. Allen investigat ed and reported the death due to natural causes. Police said identification was made by a letter found in the pockets. At a late hour Coroner Allen had been unable to contact rela tives of Dr. Gatling in Englehard. Two Negroes Facing Trial In Murder, Manslaughter * Two negro men, one charged with murder and the other with man slaughter, were held for trial at the next term of crim' il Superior court. They were:: James Dunn, indicted for the mur der of Willie Munn, negro, Oct. 23. He was arrested in Roland, S. C. Fred Williams, indicted for the hit-and-run death of Eli C. Clewis, white man, Sept. 13. He w^s ex tradited from the state of New York and returned here Monday. BURNS COSTLY PAINTINGS NEW YORK, Nov. 24.— <£’> —For burning three costly paintings of her employer, Marie Hauser, 55 year old domestic, received a sus pended sentence and was placed in definitely on probation today. Moscow Army Now In ‘Critical’ Battle ------ - Fate Of Prized Capital Admittedly At Stake; Reds Take Offensive At Ends Of ‘Arc’ KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Nov. 24.—(/P)—The Red army was fighting one of the most critical battles of its history tonight against the onrush of massed Nazi tanks and men which battered at Moscow’s second lines of defense and pierced within 50 miles of the capital. 7 MORE COUNTRIES IN ANTI-RED BLOC 'Great Diplomatic Triumph’ Hailed By Berlin On Eve Of Parley BERLIN, Nov. 24.— (JPI —Sever, more governments, either active Axis allies or occupied by Axis troops, tomorrow will join the six power anti-comintern pact aimed FRANCE’S FATE SOMEWHERE ON THE FRENCH FRONTIER, Nov. 24. — </P) —A meeting of French, German and Italian leaders is expected within 24 hours to dis cuss the future relations of France with her Axis conquer ors. Whether Marshal Retain and Adolf Hitler would attend was not clear. against “all destructive powers which directly or indirectly support Bolshevism.” This phrase was taken by ob servers as a reference to the Unit ed States and Britain, because of their support of the Soviet armies fighting an Axis invasion. Authorized Germans said the new signers are to be Finland, Croatia, Rumania and Slovakia, which have contributed manpower in the battle against Russia; oc (Continned on Page Three; Col. 6) Wilmington Digging In As Winter Swoops Down Wintry blasts paid another visit to Wilmington Monday - night with overcoats and blan kets much in evidence as the mercury dropped slowly. At 7:30 p. m., the Weather Bureau reported the temperature had dropped to 47 degrees. The bureau, at that hour, stood on its earlier forecast of 35 degrees by early morning. * * * WEATHER FORECAST: NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA—Generally fair Tues day and Wednesday, continued rather cool Tuesday followed by rising temperature Wednesday, (Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7-f30 p. m. yesterday): (By U. S. Weather Burean) Temperature: 1:30 a. m. 68; 7:30 a. m. 60; 1:30 p. m. 61; 7:30 p.'.m, 47: maximum 69; min imum 46; mean 58; normal 54, Humidity: 1:30 a. m. 94; 7:30 a. m. 85; 1:30 p. m. 72; 7:30 p. m. 68. Precipitation: Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m., 0.00 inches; total since the first of the month, 0.31 inches. Tides For Today: (From Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey): High Low Wilmington - 2:40a. 9:57a. 3 :llp. 10:28p. Masonboro Inlet-_ 12:41a. 6:46a. 1:17p. 7:27p. Sunrise 6:54a; sunset 5:04p ; moonrise 12:38p. Cape Fear river stage at Fayette ville at 8 a. m., Nov. 24, 8.85 feet. (Continued on Page Three: Col. &> The fate of Moscow admittedly was at stake. Russians described the danger as the greatest in the five months of war. In a desperate attempt to ease the pressure on the central front they reported seizing the initia tive at the northern and southern flanks with what they declared was their greatest counter-offen sive. P Northwest of the Don river port of Rostov, military dispatches said 7,000 dead were piled along a 70 mile battlefront where the Ger mans had been shoved back as much as 37 miles. Rostov (which the German high command declared last Saturday was in axis hands) was described as the scene of continuing street fighting as its garrison held key points against strong tank attacks. Russian war reports said that southeast of Leningrad the rail (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) BONDS-BUYING NEED STRESSED Thornton Calls Meeting Of Employers To Discuss Salary Plan In order to provide the vast sums of money which will be nec essary to finance the defense pro gram, “it is imperative that peo ple in every walk of life buy De fense Bonds regularly, systemati cally and continuously,” J. G. Thornton, city chairman of the Defense Savings staff for North Carolina, declared Monday in call ing a meeting of Wilmington em ployers in the Convention hall of the Cape Fear hotel at 5 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon. At this meeting, called at the request of the Defense Savings staff of the Treasury department, the “most effective way to develop the habit of systematic purchase of Defense Bonds through the pay roll allotment plan” will be dis cussed. “It is not sufficient that the bends be bought by investors, but (Continued on Page Five; Col. 4) TORRANCE DENIES SLATING MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov. 24.— 1®—A lengthy denial of the state’s charge that Arthur Torrance killed his wealthy bride while on an auto mobile trip in Mexico was issued to day by attorneys for the New York author and explorer. United States Troops Sent To Dutch Guiana’s Vital Bauxi _ —— -!1V WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— UPI — The United States today announced despatcn~-of American troops to Dutch Guiana to guard vital baux ite mines against the Axis, and Senator Connally (D.-Tex.) pre dicted that this country soon may take over French Guiana and the French island of Martinique. “I approve the action of the President in taking steps to pro tect the security of our basic war materials,” said the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations com mittee. “I think we shall have to take over Martinique (in the Carib bean) and French Guiana if Vichy continues to succumb to Nazi in fluence.'1 Dutch Guiana, which is on the northeast coast of South America, lies next door to French Guiana. The Nazis, according to reports in diplomatic circles, have been ac tive in the latter colony, and it was believed the United States was sending the troops to Dutch Guiana as a piecat which migl* the mines. I Bauxite t into the pr* A White Hoi* the colony | name for Dut^ more than 60s quirements of \ , inum industry ^ '5, (Continued P* . . w 1 U. S. Consulate Wrecked At Saigon By Bomb To Peril Peace In Orient; Savage Tank*Battle Rages In Libya BRITISH COLUMNS CAPTURE GAMBUT IN DESERT DRIVE Right Wing Of English Army Locked In De cisive Struggle AXIS ARMY ENCIRCLED Important German Supply Center Falls To New Zealanders CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 24.— (/P)—The British right was locked in a decisive battle to night with Axis forces in a 1,600 square-mile area, claim ing the capture of the im portant Axis supply center of Gambut in the course of that terrible struggle, while far to the south the Imperial 'eft was racing westward in a vast arc apparently intended to cut off all northern Libya. The latter column, loosed orig inally from Giarabub. was ac knowledged by the axis to have driven forward soma 200 miles, capturing an Italian garrison north of Gialo oasis, and appeared to be meeting little opposition in a grand maneuver of encirclement headed for the Gulf of Sirte to cut the coastal route of exit to western Libya. The master plan, it appeared, (Continued on Pagre Three; Col, 3) JAMES SURVIVORS REACH BROOKLYN Navy Reports Final Check Shows 100 Officers And Men Lost; 45 Saved NEW YORK, Nov. -24.—(#1—Sur vivors of the sunken American de stroyer Reuben James arrived at the Army base in South Brooklyn today on a U. S. naval transport. The Reuben James was torpe doed west of Iceland last Oct. 30. CASUALTY LIST 100 WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—— The Navy reported today that a final check of personnel records showed that 100 officers and men met death in the torpedo-sinking of the Reuben James. Forty-five were rescued. Victor F. Krystynak, a crew member originally listed as lost, was found to have been not aboard when the destroyer was torpedoed. Anibal Rios Declares He’s To Be President Of Panama, eRegardless’ CALI, Colombia, Nov. 24.— <A>) — Anibal Rios, third vie* -president of Panama in the overthrown govern ment of Dr. Arnulfo Arias, claimed tonight he was the rightful and con stitutional president of the repub lic, and “come what may, I am go ing to serve.” Rios, a former minister of educa tion and agriculture, based his claim to the presidency on the ground that the first two vice-presidents, Jose Pezet and Ernesto Jaen Guardia, waived their claims to the office af ter the coup which deposed Arias, now exiled in Mexico. PANAMA, Nov. 24.— <-T> . —The government of President Ricardo Adolfo de Is Guardia announced to day that it had arrested 11 friends of Anibal Rios “after having proved that they were preparing to under take a subversive movement.” Panama’s relations with the Unit ed States appeared unaffected. LITTLE BOY—BIG GOOSE Little Davis Wilke, 3, who weighs 30 pounds, is groom ing a giant Toulouse goose, which weighs 43 pounds. The goose is to be exhibited at the Great Western Livestock show in Los Angeles.—Central Press Photo. About-Face On Ditch Draws McRae Protest Developer Denies Drainage Plan Favors Private Individuals; Hearing Set The Oleander sewer-drainage ditch controversy bounced back into the lap of the New Hanover county board of com missioners Monday afternoon when Hugh MacRae, develop er, appeared and protested action rescinding authority to dig the ditch with convict-labor. Mr MacRae urged that the mat ter be reconsidered, whereupon the board agreed to hear his attorney, George Schiller, present the case anew, next Mohday afternoon. At times the discussions for and against the ditch waxed warm as Mr. MacRae singled out Commis sioner Louis Coleman “as being responsible for the board revers ing itself.” He denied that the proposed ditch was in the interest of private individuals or concern, but for the good of the public. Commissicner Coleman, reply ing, contended that the county legally could not dig the ditch, adding that County Attorney Mars den Bellamy upheld him in that view. Citing the work his concern has done in the last several years in developing New Hanover county, Mr. MacRae said he failed to see why “I should be singled out for discrimination by the beard.” Chairman Addison Hewlett, sr., assured Mr. MacRae that there was no discrimination on the part (Continued on Page Five; Col. 2) Stassen Says Lindbergh Will Make Senate r NEW ORLEANS, No Iff)—Gov. Harold Siasst for a defense conferet today that Charles ; bergh would run for tl States Senate from in 1942. Stassen predicted that Joe Bair writer of the F whom he app ate, ,#will bergh).” j, TOMMUNI LONDON. , Exchange T heard the Rd, night that cos Saigon, Frert. France had bj ARMY ‘MINING’ CITY BRIDGES ‘Attack’ On Vital Supply Depot For First Army Expected Soon It was reported Monday that members of the 96th Field Artil lery from Camp Davis are “min ing” bridges near the city as a move in the protection of the Quartermaster depot here. However, members of the Quar termaster Corps staff stated that the bridges leading into t>~' ' already had been mined -sr ago by the troops pr. depot. This further a tection of th here agate'' that tl <i chatf“ “r'. u MYSTERY BLAST RAISES TENSION OVER FAR EAST Personnel And Archives Re ported Safe As Clues Sought In Attack YANGTZE PATROL CUT . Navy Officials Silent Ai Reduction Made In River Forces WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— (A3)—A mysterious bomb ex plosion which wrecked the American consulate at Sai gon, French Indo-China, add ed today to the tension arising from Far Eastern de velopments. There was no clue to the per petrators of the bombing. Although the United States has looked as kance at Japanese infiltration into Indo-Chinr,, there was nothing to indicate whether the bombing was the work of Japanese extremists. A preliminary investigation in dicaged that the bomb was placed on a floor just outside the con sulate office, where it exploded last night. A report from Consul Sidney H. Browne said there was no injury to personnel or to the official archives, but that inner walls and other parts of the con sulate wc/,g blown down and much furniture damaged. Saigon police took charge of the investigation. f Browne comes from Short Hills, N. J. members of his staff are vice consul Kingsley W. Hamilton, Wooster, Ohio; and Miss Carolyn C. Jacobs, Richmond, Mo., a clerk. In another development bearing on Far Eastern affairs, the Navy said today that its Yangtze river patrcl in China had been ordered "reduced but not withdrawn.” Of ficials withheld any explanation or details. The Yangtze patrol of shallov draft river vessels and the small* south China patrol at one y (Continued on Page Three; C' EMPTY STOT DRIVE li Funds To A . / Christmas'* Childr
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