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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
YOUTHS NARRATE
SUB EXPERIENCE
fell OF Imprisonment On
Board Nazi U-Boat
For Three Days

SANTOS, Brazil, July 2-R-The
dramatic Imprisonment of tw Q
youthful United States ii o r S
aboard an Axis submarine which
sank their vessel in the Caribbean
was told today by the crew of the
Brazilian tanker Santa Maria,
which arrived here with the res
cued youths.
The pair were released in rub
ber raft after three days in the
submarine.
The youths are Raymond Smith
son, "a, and Cornelius Francis
Connor, 10, members of the crew
of the U. S. tanker NJ. F. Elliott,
which was sunk June 3 between
Curacao and st. Lucia, British
West Indies.
The pair said that 35 members
of the tanker's crew managed to
take to the seas in lifeboats, while
they themselves got off on a life
raft in which they drifted for sew
eral days, losing contact with their
mates. A submarine approached
as they were thus drifting, and it
took them aboard and held them
as prisoners.
Some members of tn e crew
spoke perfect English, the Ameri-
cans reported.
After three days on the subma-
rine, the two were cast d t
again, but this time in rubber
life raft. On June 9 they were
sighted by the Brazilian crew.
The Americans adventures were
not over, however.
The Brazilians, mistaking t h e
rubber boat for a submarine, at
tempted to ram it at full speed.
The mistake was realized only at
the last moment, and the Santa
Maria was swerved away just in
time.
The two Americans were found
in the rubber boat in semi-con-
scious condition, without water and
reduced to munching pieces of cork
from their raft for nourishment.
The fate of the rest of the Amer
lean tanker's crew was not known
here
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03

LEASED on a day in which the high
command was repeating its an
nouncement that Sevastopol n d
fallen and that what remained OF
the crimean garrison faces an
initiation on Khersones peninsula
below the city.
German military sources said
that only local fighting continued
in this area.
In the new casualty tabulation,
total dead from June ~, 1941 to
June 81, 1912, were placed at 271,-
612 and missing at IS, 730.
Five months of German often
sive in 1941 were said to have
claimed 1e5, ,648 German dead and
missing; in five months Of Ger
man defensive fighting last winter
a total of 1926 were killed or
lost, the communique said.
In the last two months total dead
and missing were set at 26, 1893.
This great number of casual
ties" the high command said,
shows ''the magnitude of the
danger which hangs over Europe"
Because Of the fierceness Of the
lighting, 1t was explained, many
of the missing will never come
home.
As to the current fighting on
southern and central Russian
fronts, the high command report
ed heavy action by the German
air force in which Soviet factories
at voronezh, 200 miles east Of the
Kursk battle front, were hit with
devastating effect and 81 Soviet
planes shot down.
considerable initial successes"
were claimed for German ground
offensives on these fronts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
GEORGE e. BLACKWELL

CHADBOURN, July 2.-Funeral
services for George E. Blackwell,
At, who died at IL o'clock Thurs
day morning at the Columbus
County hospital at Whiteville after
an illness of several weeks, will be
conducted at II o'clock this morn
ing from Cedar Grove Baptist
church by the Rev. Otto Edwards,
pastor. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow; three
daughters, Mrs. Wade Green, Cerra
Gorda; Miss Reba Blackwell and
Miss Lorena Blackwell both of near
Whiteville; four brothers, Hosea
Blackwell, r. T. Blackwell, Stancie
Blackwell and J. j. Blackwell, all
of Cerra Gorda; three sisters, Miss
Lola Blackwell and Miss Mollie
Blackwell, both of Cerra Gorda,
and Mrs. Holmes Dew, of Halls
boro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
WILMINGTON YOUTH
BROWNS AT ARUBA
(suo s3sd moII psnu!luoo,

scene while young Saunders wa,
swept under the water by an under
tow.
Saunders was a member of IN.
regimental headquarters battery O,
the 252nd when the unit was called
into service and sent to Fort Screw.
en-, Ga. He was later transferred
to Battery A.
He was member of st. Andrew,
Presbyterian church.
Surviving are his parents.
brother, Lieut.. James H. Sam
ders; and six sisters, Mrs W
D. Bedsole of Laurinburg; and NJ,
J. D. Edwards, Mrs. M. A. Tornn
kins, Mrs. L. r Spivey, Miss polIv
Saunders and Miss Juanita Sam
ders all Of Wilmington
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
NAZIS EXPRESS
HOPES ON WAR
CONTINUED From Page One)

front as well as Egypt have an aim
like two big arms. to hit and crush
the center of British interests in
the near East.
German propaganda Minister Jo-
seph Goebbels il the publication
Das Reich, however, dalt with a
second front, declaring that the
German command had taken into
consideration all possibilities and
that Imminent danger does not
exist at any point
He threatened that if the English
try a second front, the "catas-
trophe of Dunkerque would abso-
lutely fade away under a terrible
defeat.
Goebbels did acknowledge the
possibilities of insurrection in oc.
cupied countries, declaring t h t
"such an attempt would last only
a few hours; for it would be some
thing else than blowing up an occa-
sional railway line or falling on the
back of a fighting soldier. We as
sumo that one Knows tnat IN nor
way, the Netherlands, Belgium and
France"
Berlin dispatches quoted high
officer just returned from a tour
of channel positions to the effect
that the occupation armies were
mot more active but possibly more
attentive"
He said captured Zulu soldiers,
along with French workers, were
busy enlarging fields and plateaus,
presumably for Notifications; wire
barricades were being examined
and replaced by new ones on less
fortified coastal areas; and gun
crews were on constant patrol with
rifles and grenades ready for any
sudden invasion attempt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
MISS SARAH FLORIDA TEDDER
MRS. FOREST PADRICK

Funeral services for Mrs. Forest
Padrick, who died suddenly We'd
nesday night at her residence on
the Castle Hayne road, will be held
from the late residence today at 10
o'clock with the Revs. H. W.
Glazier and H. S. Strickland Of
ficiating.
Interment will be in the Topsail
Presbyterian church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be c. L. Rit-
ter, E. B. Ward, Robert Chad
wick, Pete Foy, Melzar johnson
and Oscar Brown.
She is survived by her husband;
one daughter, Mrs. c. L. Riggs; a
sister, Mrs. H. c. Russ of Nor
folk; two brothers, James and
Junie Sudbury; and two grandchil-
dren, Mary B. and Vivian Riggs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
C. ]. MARsHBURN

ROSEHILL, July 2-Funeral SER
vices for Charlie J. Marshburn,
81, outstanding Duplin citizen and
director Of the county Farm Sc
curity Administration, were held
Monday afternoon from Sloan
Baptist church near Harrell's S
Store, with the pastor, the Rev. l..
L. johnson of Delway, assisted by
the Rev. Mr.. Warren of Garland,
in charge of the rites. Mr.. Marsh
burn was given a Masonic burial,
the remains being inferred in the
new community cemetery at Har-
rell's Store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
SUNDAY SERVICE

Regular Sunday services,
Sunday school at 10 a. m. and
Protestant worship service and
sermon at IL a. M, will be con-
Quoted Sunday, July S, in the
Little Chapel on the Board
walk, Wrightsville Beach, by
Chaplain Alex Won Schlichten,
Camp Davis. Residents and
visitors are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
NO TRASH COLLECTED

No trash will be collected in
the city on Saturdays legal
holiday, Supt. J. C. Long of
the street department said
Thursday. Mr.. Long asked that
the public cooperate by not
putting trash out on Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
CLOSE TOMORROW

In observance of Independ-
ence Day, the Municipal mar
ket on Front street will be
closed Saturday, Manager w.
j. Bradshaw said yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
FRANK MARSHALL

Frank W. Marshall, 86, died sud-
denly Thursday morning at h e
home of a daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Bodine, 500 Grace street. He is also
survived by one granddaughter,
Mrs. John Knox Ward of Whining
ton.
The body will remain at Andrews
mortuary until $40 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon when it will be sent
to Clayton, N. j., for services at
the Clayton Methodist church at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
CHILD BURNED

Barden Reid Casteen, 15-
month-old boy of near Wallace,
was admitted to the James
Walker NJ e mortal hospital
Thursday night suffering from
third degree burns.
Hospital attaches were told
that boiling water was over
turned on the child at the
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
AIRCRAFT RECORD

BY reaching the Presidents goal
OF $4,000 military aircraft at the
end of 1912 we shall have made in
a single year more military planes
than were produced in our avia-
ion history. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
TO REMAIN OPEN

The Wilmington postoffice
will remain open Saturday, al
though rural deliveries will not
be made, according to Post
master Wilbur r. Dosher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
WHO WANTS TO RIDE.

The Bolu, Turkey, police h We
reduced the speed limit Of motor
vehicles to three miles an hour,
and taxis now cruise vaialy try
ing to pick up passengers who are
rushing past them on foot. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03

The temperature of the ice-cov-
cred Polar sea influences the tenn
perature of the whole northern
4
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
City Briefs
BIBLE SCHOOL PROGRAM

BIBLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
Commencement exercises of
the Masonboro Baptist church
daily vacation Bible school
will be held at 8 O'Clock to-
night. The school which is
being completed is the first to
be held at the Masonboro
church. Parents of the pupils
and the public are urged to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03

Captive wild birds must be reg
istered. The Biological Survey is
sues few permits to persons who
keep migratory fowls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
FULL LARDER IN AUSTRALIA

Australia as a base for often
sive war against Japanese in
vaders to the north is one to which
shipments of most United States
food supplies are unnecessary. Pa
cific ships can thus cary more
tanks, planes, and ammunition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
WEATHER

WASHINGTON. July 3-R)-Weather
Bureau records Of temperature and rain
fall for the ~ hours ending p. M, In
the principal cotton growing areas and
al lSAy,zhArA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03

QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED
Both occupational and reg
ular .questionnaires have been
mailed to the 1,226 men who
registered with County Draft
Board No. 2 on February 18.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-03
Obituaries
MRS. LUCY JONES

Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy
Jones of 9-E Nesbitt courts, were
| held at the Holy Church of
Jesus Christ at 3 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon by the Revs. Albert
Thorpe and c. B. McDuff.
Interment was in the Seagate
cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died at her home
Tuesday night after a short ill
ness. She was rs years old.
Pallbearers were Girlie Smith.
J. R. Hill, Ashley Brown, j. D..
Wells, John O'Sullivan and Char
lie Woodcock.
Surviving are two sons, G. L.
Jones a2d ! D. Jones, both of
Wilmington; five daughters, Mrs.
Bessie McKeithan, Mrs. Beulah
Pridgen, Mrs. Eula Williams, Mrs.
Perdita Powell, all Of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Lucy Elks, High Point;
one sister, Mrs. Josephine De-
Boyce, Wilmington, and several
grandchildren.
MISS SARAH FLORIDA TEDDER
Funeral services for Miss Sarah
Florida Tedder, 88, who died
Wednesday at the home of her
brother, James Tedder, near Halls
horo, were conducted at II o'clock
Thursday morning from the resi-
dence by the Rev. R. J. Rasberry,
pastor Of the Hallsboro Baptist
church. Interment was in the
Flynn cemetery near the home.
James Tedder, a brother, is the
only surviving relative Of Miss
Tedder,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
Michigan Troops
Arrive Overseas

Troops OF the Michigan Ma.
tional Guards 10th Observation
Squadron of the 67th Observation
Group have safely reached then
overseas destination" Gen. George
c. Marshall. chief of the staff o.
the army. informed Gov. Murray
d. Van Wagner in a Telegram
today.
The wire stated:
THE convoy which included
troops Of the Michigan National
Guard has safely reached an
overseas destination and 1 am
passing this information to you
with the thought you may
desire. means at your disposal to
furnish this information to
families of soldiers.
THE unit involved IL the
forth observation squadron Of
the 67th observation group and
although I a mnot at liberty
TO disclose Its location, I am
sure IL will give a good account
of itself In carrying out Its
mission"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23

and two short lengths of iron pipe which in the
cabinet under the kitchen sink toaster and another
waffle iron went into the collection and iron spider
frying pan.
They couldn't dig up anything the second floor
except so wire coat hangers from the clothes closets
but the attic Comstock Lode.
Two bed springs and day bed, metal lamps,
small and large metal crib, sash weights, two
pair of metal book ends and other decorative junk
We found three broken useless jacks in the garage,
bent awning frame, couple of lengths of iron pipe
old garden tools, busted veocpede broken sled
and three ice skates.
That's just the first roundup Adolf & Co. Next Week
we're going to make another survey.
And it's all for you-just think of that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23

a broken scooter and two iron fire engines that
each weighed couple of pounds. saa....
Mamma parted with twopound fiat iron FUSED re-
Gently door stop), unused electric iron curling
iron and an old waffle maker.
never could bear to part with anything that looked
fxable-I of the I'get-around- gthat-
asgood- -some-day boys, they spared the
agony They put me out. Then from my trove
they selected the following:
One eight-pound electric fixture that used to be
the ceiling of living room; four twopound sidewa
fixtures six four pound sashweights unknown;
two wrought iron floor lamps that went out of style 10
years ago; vacuum cleaner housing Il was going to
make fan out of the motor some day) half dozen
rusted wrenches and blunt drivers metal table
lamp; old hot water boiler and, the auction sales
cataogs put it. "other items too to mention
On the first floor had collection of IA old clocks
I've got six now-the eight others iron and they're
the curb Out went battered dust pan two old faucets
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
Thwart Raid
By Land on
Isle Airfie|d
Marine Units Catch
Enemy by Surprise.
Capture Huge Stores


WITH UNITED STATES MA.
RINE RAIDERS. Guadalcanal
Island. Sept. 8 (delayed) .--Ameri-
can land, sea and air forces made
a devastating Commando raid
carly today on Japanese forces at
the lower tip of Guadalcanal
Island and thwarted. at least tem-
porarily. an enemy land attack
against the airport and installa.
tons in the central island area. I,
Unbeliwabv slarfs zf&t1t5 Z
enemy guns. ainnfunifio1i suzI
ment and supplies were captured
by the Marine raiders under Col
Merritt A. Edison OF Chester. We.
At least so japanese were be-
lieved killed. American casualties
were two killed and six wounded.
CATCH FOE MAPPING
The marines landed and caught
the enemy so completely by sur.
prise that they fed in disorder.
abandoning their packs and sew.
|eral pieces of field artillery.
The attack was carried out un~
der a canopy of army and marino,
corps planes, supported by gunfiro
from surface units of the United
States feet.
Evidence collected indicated that
the Japanese had built up a large
occupation force at the lower tin
of the island and were preparing
an assault against the American
positions 80 miles up the coast.
ATTACK FROM BOATS
The co-ordinated attack started
when landing boats filled with ma
rine raiders were launched from
auxiliary transports anchored Oh.
shore.
tThis raid may have had much
to do with the later successful ;.
marine defense against a heavy
Japanese attack designed to cap
ture the Guadalcanal air field.
tThe navy at Washington an
nounced September Is that
heavy fighting had been in prog
ress since the night of Septem-
Der IL against reinforced enemy
troops. The Japanese made q
big attack on the night of Sep
TENDER Is. 1t was broken and
there had been a hull in fighting
since them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
Where's Rippingille?
Water Board Chairman. New Jeffries Appointee
Missing at Session. Mayor Provides Clue

board. So there's nobody to swing
the gavel.
Commission member oscar
Wagner hurried to Jeffries' office
yesterday afternoon to see if the
mayor had any clues.
Jeffries assured him that Rip.
pingille had been appointed in the
proper manner and had accepted
NOT TOLD OF MEETINGS
But" said the mayor, 81 don't
know whether anybody bothered
TO tell him about the date and
time of the meetings. Did you,
Al?" he asked his acting secre-
tary. Alfred S. Stolinski.
81 didn't even know he had
been appointed until I read II In
the newspaper" Stolinski re-
piled. mo, I'm afraid 1 didn't
tell him."
"Then I'll tell him." Wagner
said. Somebody has TO tell him
and we need q chairman"
AT his home Rippingille was sale
to be in Florida.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
.EviCts Family
Of Soldier;
Woman Held
Bay City Landlady, 10
First Accused Under
Fighters Relief Act
Times star Correspondent

BAY CITY, Sept. 23.-A Bay
City landlady who evicted a sol
dier's wife and three children
because II wanted to get rid OF
those people" was charged today
with violation of the military re-
lief act-r put e dly the first
woman arrested under the act.
Denying the charge, Mrs. Chris
tine Zielinski. 20, was held under
500 bond for examination before
United States Commissioner Clar-
cnce S. Petit. She is accused of
evicting Mrs. Mildred GAVIN and
her family from their apartment
in defiance of warnings from the
prosecutors office.
"All right, I'll 20 TO JAIL"
Mrs. Zielinski was reported to
have retorted TO one warning.
1.-THE government was reluc-
tant to prosecute" Petit said.
But the woman was so vindic-
tive nothing else could be
done"
Evictions contrary to the 194C
relief act are punishable by one
years Imprisonment and $1,000
fine.
Mrs. GAVIN told authorities she
returned from Flint recently to
find a new lock on her apartment
door and her furniture stored in
the Zielinski basement. A date
for Mrs. Zielinski's examination
has not been set.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
US. C0MMAND0S R0UT
mASSED ON CUADAL CA
Dear Adolf:

\X1E'RE cleaning house today and you aren't
w going to like it bit.
BY tonight we're going to have 2O0-pound
pile of scrap metal at the curb and Saturday the
collectors will pick it up. Pretty soon it will be
coming at you-won't that be fun?
All our neighbors are doing the same thing
We started in the cellar-the three boys,
mamma and me The kids tossed in their old roller
skates couple of pounds of toy railroad tracks,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
Remembers Nothing
Since Last Spring;
Publicity The Ideal!
BY FREDERICK c. oTHMAN

United Pres. Hollywood Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 23.-Henr,
Miller, the Hollywood stationer
whose beautiful blonde wife forgot
she'd married him, couldn't under.
stand today what the fuss was
about.
$50 she lost her memory"
said the portly, 42-year-old
Miller, who'd been interviewed
and photographed until he felt
little dizzy. at could happen
TO anybody. All 1 hope Is that
Glory and i can start all over
again"
The dazzlingly blue-eyed Glory
Caroline Weller Miller. Is and
curvesome, wasn't so certain.
HAIR SURPRISES HER
She Couldn't get ased to a f1us'
band. when all she thought she
had was amnesia. She didn't even
know she was a blonde until she
looked in a mirror. Her hair usec
to be red.
81 must have bleached IT," she
said. 81 don't like IL. There are
a lot of things I don't like"
There also are a lot of thing;
she can't remember. such as the
name of the bank where she has
her money-ani how much money
And how she ever happened Il
marry Miller in Las Vegas, New.
last May !.
"AH / can remember Is that
my husband, II. Pierce Weller.
was n retired newspaper pub
Usher from Binghampton, n. ""
she said. "He died In Atasca-
dero. Cal, last November"
CAR CHANGES COLOR
That's all I remember until
the other night when 1 found
myself driving n blue sedan,
when / knew IL should have been
gray"
She looked in suitcase beside
her and discovered 10 her amaze
ment an apron, white dress. 9
blue swimming cap and spoon
She went into an auto court -
where she discovered she was
blond-and told her troubles to the
manager, who called police.
She also wired the AtascaderC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23

Chamber of Commerce asking for
information about the widow of
Weller. She got a telegram back,
saying that Mrs. Weller since had
married Henry Miller of Holly
wood. The detectives took her 10
Miller, who'd reported his wife
missing.
"Me: ." she demanded. "His
wife ."
eyes, darling" said Miller.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
The War Today

SOLOMON 1SLANDS-United
States land. sea. air Com
mandoes raid Jap bases on
Guadalcanal. page IL
RUSSIA - Reds make further
gains in northwestern APP
proaches to Stalingrad; Won
Book reported ousted by Hit
Ter. page D.
ALEUTIANS - Toxic claims
United States cruiser badly
damaged by Jap subs of
Atka Island. in Aleutians; two
United States submarines also
attacked, say JapS. page %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
FRIENDS SURPRISED

BINGHAMTON. n. Y. Sept. q
CUP).-Friends of Mrs. Glory
Weller Miller, Is. were surprised
today at the amnesia story of the
former Binghamton girl.
They said they received an
nouncements of her wedding ano
added that she visited Binghamtor
late last year.
A stepsister Of Mrs. Miller. Mrs
Eileen Gates. declined TO comment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
HOW FAR CITY WILL GO
Barge Towboat Explodes

DAVENPORT. Ia, Sept. %
IINS).-Authorities today sought
to learn the cause Of an explosion
which destroyed 250-horsepower
Diesel towboat but failed to ignite
its string of barges loaded with
$50, 900 gallons of gasoline.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23

feels that he
o w es Detroit
and the United
States a great
deal.
Now he has
proved IL. Driv-
ing up to The
Detroit Times
y s terday, he
turned over ID
{ he w a yn c
County Salvage
Committee the
first of three
huge truckloads
of pure alumni
n u m w a s h
tubs and wash
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
Scrap Drive
Volunteers
Sought Here
Manpower Needed
to Put Wayne County
Collection Over Top

Get into the scrap and get out
the scrap!
Manpower is all that Is needed
10 put Wayne County over the top
in the giant Buy a Tank" scrap
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23
; Truck|oads
Aluminium Given

If there IS a better patriot in
Detroit than Samuel Raimi. he
will have to step forward and make
himself known.
Raimi heads the chain of Cen
trail Stores. 10 in number. He has
been in Detroit for 30 years and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-23

Lost, strayed or stolen: One
water boayd commissioner, and the
chairman at that.
The missing city official is Z. V.
Rippingille. General Motors re-
search engineer who was appointed
to the water board commission a
week ago by Mayor Edward ]. JEFF
fries Jr., to fill the unexpired term
of 1t. Col. Douglas Dow. now on
active duty with the army.
When the commission met this
week. every one was alert in anti
lcipation of the arrival of the new
colleague. But no Rippingille. They
haven't heard from him or been
able to contact him since.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE
To make matters worse. Rip.
pingille, because Dow was vice
president, also becomes vice presi.
dent of the board. The presidency
being vacant. Rippineille also auto
Imatically becomes chairman OF the