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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-29
FreshHam Raised
One Ration Point
Continued from Page One)
lues for January, which OPA
will announce later this week.

The meat order, boosting whole
or half fresh hams to five points
a pound instead of the current
four points, left butter at the pre-
sent point value of Is per pound.
A few minor changes were made
in miscellaneous items, with chees-
es unchanged.
The move to make pork point
free for ten days to two weeks and
permit housewives to buy up the
current large supply was original
ed by congressional group head
ed by Senator Reed R-Kas). Reed
said packing houses are glutted
and such~,a holiday is needed to
prevent waste. He called the five
point special stamp pork bonus
wholly inadequate. -
The Kansan said the move was
backed by several Midwestern
senators and congressman, includ-
ing Senators Capper R-Kas) and
Gillette D-Ia.)
The special five-point extra ra-
ton expires Jan. 2.
OPA also announced today that
housewives sugar rations will re-
main unchanged until April, l, with
sugar stamp No. % in Book No. 4
expiring Jan. Is, and No. 30 be-
coming valid the next day for five
pounds of sugar which must last
two and a half months, through
March
The War Food Administration
announced that 100000 cases of
canned peaches will be released
soon from government stocks, to
reach store shelves in few weeks,
about the time of lowest fresh
fruit supply.
2 The VIA also reported that CT
villains in 1914 will receive 8.9
pounds Of dry beans per capita
and is pounds Of peas, which
VIA said is a little more beans
than were available this year and
the biggest pea supply on record.
Grape juice of the 1913 pack
will cost approximately three cents
more quart at retail as a result
of the higher cost of grapes, OPA
announced.
The price of grape jams and
preserves also will be hiked two
to three cents a pound jar.
OPA said civilian supplies of
meat during January are expected
to be relatively large.
in addition the agency stat
ed, recent consumer demand for
most brown-stamp foods has been
closely in line with available sup.
plies, factor which also keeps
point changes at a minimum"
The few changes bring a two
point cut to u points pound in
the ration value Of sliced dried
beef, while beef tongue is lowered
to three points from four. Sliced
ready-to-eat beef tongue is re-
duced two points to six points a
pound.
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% Tight
COUGHS t ssii J:

When 4 cold gets down in your throat
and the tight phlegm keeps you cough
Ing and coughing trying to expel It, then
Is when you will appreciate the help Of
Mentho- Mulsion. This modern cough
preparation contains special ingredients
that quickly help loosen the tight phIesm
- you don't need to keep coughing.
Mentho-Mulsion also soothes the frri-
lated throat membranes and allays the
uckling sensation. It IL such Z comfort
70 nave on hand for night coughing due
- colds.
Mentho-Mulsion comes all ready to uss
there's nothing to mix-nothing to AZ.
Iaeal for children ~ well a. adults.
druggists sell Mentho- Mulsion on the
understanding that you are to DO de-
hsnted e. yeur money will be gladly
s1aFds& Use only - directed. (sjv,l
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JAY F. WELLS

Funeral services for jay F
Wells, local merchant of 901 South
Fifth avenue, who died Sunday
night at James Walker Memorial
hospital, following a short illness
were held Tuesday at p. m. at
the Yopp Funeral home. The Rev.
W. M. Kelly conducted the ser.
vices, and interment followed in
Oakdale.
Active pallbearers were Leroy
Schnibben, Curtis Benton, Walter
Casteen, Frank Blanchard, Charles
L. Thompson, and N. S. Westbrook.
Honorary pallbearers were j.
G. Brinson, Percy L. Canady, T.
L. jenkins, c. w. Sanders, DR.. E.
P. Walker, and W. ]. Bradshaw.
Mr.. Wells who served with the
armed forces in World War 1,
was a member of the American
Legion. He is survived by his wife !;
one son, j. L. Wells, and one
daughter, Vernelle Wells; one bro
Their, George Wells, Jacksonville,
N. c., and six sisters, Mrs. Mae
Hemby, Mrs. Martha Harrell, Mrs.
Nellie Jarman, Mrs. Elizabeth Pet
tiway, Mrs. Josephine Pathway
all of Jacksonville, N. c., and Mrs.
India Harrell of New Bern.
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having to haul more fuel oil than
had been anticipated because OF
the severe cold.
The situation is general along the
Atlantic seaboard area, the gov
ernor said he was advised by
PAW.
It was indicated that, since the
President has stated that plans
for invasion Of Europe have beer
made, the public will have to gel
along progressively with less gas
as more is shipped to the fighting
forces.
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to 10 cents an hour wage increase
and leave to Mr.. Roosevelt the
question whether they should re.
ce1ve overtime pay for work over
40 hours week. Railroad man.
agement wants both the pay raise
and the overtime issue arbitrated.
The reporter said there seemed
to b some differenc of opinion
as to what was bfore him for ar
bitraticn. -
Mr.. Roosevelt said he was try.
ing to get the unions and carriers
to agree on the various things to
be discussed during arbitration.
Turns to Byrnes
When reporter asked whether
an arbitration ruling in the case
of the incorporating unions could
be expected while the government
was still in control of the carriers.
the President turned to War Mo-
bilization Director JAIME F.
Byrnes, who was seated nearby.
Byrnes said it was questionable
whether the President should make
arbitration determinations or leave
it to Secretary of War Stirnson,
the government operator of the
carriers.
M. Roosevelt praised the man
ner in which the Army had plan
ned for government seizure of the
rail lines and said it was an ex-
cellent example Of how planning
should be doe. and why planning
pays.
He said he had had further
news from the three operating
brotherhoods which had not agreed
to let him arbitrate the rail con-
troversy and he did not know what
they were going to do.
AT one point he observed that
all railway employees now work
for the government and, if they
strike, would be striking against
the government.
Secretary of War Stimson, given
control of the carriers after their
seizue by thgeovernment to avet
a stike over wages. announced
at press conference that pay and
working conditions as of 7 pm.
(EWT) last night will be held in
status quo'' until the roads are
returned to civilian operation. 1t
was explained subsequently at the
War Department, however, that
Stmson was discussing only what
the Army would do on its own
motion - that the service chiefs
plan only to run railroads and will
not themselves bargain over pay,
and that if changes are ordered
by competent authority such as
the President or other agency,
they will be applied.
Lieut.. General Brehon B. Som
ervell, chief Of Army service fore
es, confirmed that the secretary's
statement means the two big op-
Grating brotherhoods of trainmen
and engineers which permitted
President Roosevelt to arbitrate
their wage demands, will receive
Immediately the pay increases he
approved. That award is o r
cents an hour general wage in
crease and cents in place of
overtime or away-from-home ex-
penses. They also get noe week S
paid vacation per year, which non
operating workers already get.
Somervel did not say so spe-
officially but the implication was
that, as far as the Army is con-
cerned, other unions which held
out against arbitration and so fail
ed to get a wage decision before
7 pm. last night, will now have
to wait for any wage increase.
Pending an official interpreta'
ton, leaders of these other unions
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Obituaries
d. C. JOLLY

Daniel Chester Jolly, 81, died a
the residence of his daughter
Mrs. j. j. Robinson of $40 Lurn
berton street, Carolina Beach
early Monday morning, after g
short illness.
He is survived by his WIDOW
Mrs. Georgia Jolly; his daughter
Mrs. Robinson; one son, Andrew
F. Jolly, all of Carolina Beach;
two sisters, Mrs. Ella Todd ano
Mrs. Vance Hardy, Of Clarendon;
and two brothers, James and Dill.
Ion jolly of Clarendon.
Funeral services were hele
at p. m. Tuesday from the grave
side in Flynn cemetery, neal
Whiteville. The Rev. Ralph Ras
berry officiated.
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OF the Bug river preparing nov,
river-protected defense line be7ins
which the Nazi right flank in Bus'
STA could retreat.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-29

Court Of the United States in the
Schechter case, involving NRA
constitutionality; In the Carter
case, involving the Guffey Btu
minous Coal Conservation Act; The
Gold Clause Case, and the ORAL
Ion Test case on principles OF
railway rate valuation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-29

Crop, pasture and forest lands
of Mexico total 10 times the area
Of the state Of Virginia, but only
five per cent of the acreage is
actively farmed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-29

America has eight nation.,
cemeteries and II memorials a.
and England. isiun
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F. H. WOOD

NEW WORK, Dec. % R -
Friedrich Hill Wood, 66, attorney
who argued successfully the case
involving the constitutionality of
the National Recovery Act, died
suddenly today.
He APPEARED before the Supreme
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SAMUEL NJ Jones

Samuel M. Jones, IS, died Mon
day night after long illness.
He is survived by one son. j.
F. Jones of Wilmington; one Sis
ter, Mrs. R. E. Rouse; five grand
children and a number of nieces
and neShews.
Recitation of the rosary was
held at the chapel of Andrews
mortuary at 9 pm. Tuesday, and
requiem mass will be said at
am. Wednesday at st. Mary's
Catholic church by Monsignor C..
E. Murphy. Burial will follow in
Bellevue cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: W. F..
Powell, John Bramer, Paul Bas-
chon, Johnny Groom, John Shee-
han, and Frank Gordon.
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S. F. HOLLOMAN

...... S. F. HOLLOMAN
WH1TEVILLE, Dec. 28-Stancil
Francis Holloman, 9, son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Holloman, of Arte-
STA, died Monday after an illness
of II months.
Funeral services were held al
$3.50 p. m. today from the resi-.
uence with the Rev. R. J. Ras.
berry, Baptist minister of rails.
boro, officiating. Burial was in the
Flynn cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, two
brothers, Ebert Gordon anc
James Marion; his materna
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D
Tedder; and his paternal grand
father, M. F. Holloman, all O
Hallsboro.
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MRS. RUBY FAIRFIELD

DURHAM, Dec. 90 Up Mrs.
Ruby Day Barfield, As, wife of
City Councilman J. Franklin Bar
field, died here at 11:45 a. m. to-
day.
She was prominent in state and
local business and professional
women club work and had serv-
ed as president of both the North
Carolina Association of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs
and the Durham organization. At
the time of her death, Mrs. Bar
tleld was clerk of Durham Draft
Board No. 3, post she had held
since the establishment of the Sc
lectlve Service system here.
Surviving are her husband, J.
Franklin Barfield; mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Day; and one sister,
Mrs. William L. Farthing, all Of
Durham.
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TEACHERS SALARY
RULING RELEASED
u. S. Bureau OF Internal
Revenue Rules Against
Any Adjustment

The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has ruled against any adjustment
in the amount of the $50 monthly
exemption allowed by the Current
Tax Payment act when applied to
salaries of teachers employed for
a school year of less than Il
months, it was announced Satur-
day by H. M. Roland. superintend-
ent of schools, who had been ad-
vised by Clyde A. Erwin, of Ra-
leigh, state superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Sherwood, in letter to Secretary
Givens, states that: There is no
provision in the Act, nor in the
regulations, thus far promulgated,
that authorizes the apportionment
of the available yearly withhold
ing exemption into nine, or any
number less than IL, equally month
ly Withholding exemptions.
Our efforts to obtain an ADJUST
ment in the exemption for teach
ers have been considerably ham
pered by two factors: Cd diver
sity in teacher payment proce-
dures, and CD the fact that few
teachers obtain extra employment
during the summer months.
In his letter, Mr.. Sherwood 1ur-
ther says: ''You cite the case Oh
an unmarried teacher without de-
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sailing even when applied to
teachers paid II times year is
shown by the number Of inquiries
which we have received concern
ing the withholding rate applica-
BILE to teachers salaries paid in
July and August 1943, the state
superintendent said.
deputy Commissioner T. c.
Mooney holds that teachers are
paid with respect to monthly
payroll period, and that, therefore,
the July and August 1943 salaries
of teachers are subject to the 20
percent withholding rate even
though the salaries for those two
months are compensation for serv-
ices performed during a school
year ending prior to- July 1, 1943.
Following is a quotation from
Mr.. MONEYS letter: TT is the
opinion of this office that the pay
ments made in. July and August
1943 to teachers who are paid their
salary for the school year in IL
monthly payments are subject to
20 per cent withholding computed
by using the wage bracket table
applicable to monthly payroll
period, or in the case of the exact
computation method, by using the
excess for each payment over the
Applicable family status withhold
ing exemption allowed for month
ly payroll period"
"This opinion pertains to sit
uation somewhat different fr m
that covered in our former re-
lease of June 16 1913, which was
intended to apply to payment
for a monthly payroll period end
ing prior to July l, 1943, but de-
ferred until after the opening OF
the following school year." Super
intendent Erwin said.
"In other words" he continued,
'if teachers are paid in II equal
monthly installments for a te n
month school year and the last
two installments for the year are
regularly paid in July and August,
those salary payments are SUBJ
iect to the 20 percent withholding
rate.
"On the other hand, if the last
monthly payment of the school
wear was for services rendered
during the month of June 1943 and
the payment for that month, IN
stead of being made in June, was
deferred until September, l943,
that salary payment would be sub
iect to withholding only under the
five per cent rate of the Victory
Tax he concluded.
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The violent explosion of an ene-
my mine that ripped open her bow
could not keep the S. S. Matt W.
Ransom, one of the 126 Liberty
ships built at the yard of the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company,
from delivering her cargo of vital
war supplies to our troops in Afri-
ca recently.
This was learned here a few
days ago in a ccnlmunique issued
by Admiral Emory S. Land, chair
man of the United States Mari
time commission.
The story OF the stout ship, given
Up for lost oat later reboarded by
a skeleton crew and sailed into
port, is one Of the most notable in
the gallant record Of the Merchant
Marine in the current war.
According to the communique,
the S. S. Matt W. Ransom was
approaching an African port with
her valuable cargo of Army SIP
plies, when she struck the mine.
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Her bow was blown open and she
shuddered under the impact of
the mighty blast. Greyish-black
water was thrown 100 feet into the
air. Then a second explosion fol
lowed, the ship began to settle
and finally the abandon ship" Or
der was given.
When all hands were safe in the
lifeboats, Captain Metsan observ-
ed that the vessel had ceased to
settle. With a volunteer crew of
six men, he returned and climbed
to the slanting deck of the ship,
whose bow was almost buried in
the sea. Two men retired the boil.
ers and finally the logy vessel got
under way as the screws began
to turn again. Manned by the
skeleton crew of four men above
deck and two below, she proceed
ed without further incident to port
and discharged her cargo.
II give credit to all hands for
their GOODNESS and special credit
to Liberty ships, which can stand
an explosion of this magnitude and
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pendents employed for n n e.
month year at 5000, payable ir
nine monthly payments of $1OO
who, being allowed the monthly
exemption of $50 received an ag'
gregate yearly exemption of only
S468, an amount of $156 less thar
the allowable yearly withholding
exemption of 1924"
'In many localities the situation
you describe is obviated by the
practice of paying teachers their
salaries in IL monthly payments,
thus giving them the benefit OF
the allowable aggregate exemption
for the year.
while it is not the function nor
the practice of the Bureau to sug-
gest changes n methods of oper-
ations, it is thought appropriate
to point out that many teachers
employed only seven to 10 months
a wear seek other employment dur
ing their vacations, thus earning
additional taxable income.
with respect to such addltlonal
earnings as constitute wages sub
iect to the withholding of tax, the
allowable withholding exemption
would be applied to each wage
payment. " ~ G.,
Commenting on the letter, Su:
perintendent Erwin stated;
"Needless to say, we are dls-
anpointed in the above ruling, as
no doubt will be the teaching pro-
fession as a whole. While school-
boards must abide by this ruling
for the present. the National Edu-
cation Association will not take
Mr.. Sherwood's letter as the final
unalterable pronouncement on the
subject.
lit will leave no stone unturned
in finding out what more can be
done and will take whatever fur
ther action is possible, Superln-
-endent Erwin stated.
I'm the meantime, he contln-
led. "teachers should remember
hat the amount of tax which they
must finally pay by March 15,
1914. would not be affected by any
adjustment of withholding provl-
;ions of the Current Tax Payment
Act has not always been clear
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PLEDGE CAMPAIGN
PLANNED BY OPA
johnson Announces Series
OF Meetings Will Be
Held In State

RALEIGH, Aug. % -lR- T. S.
Johnson, director Of the Raleigh
district Of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration, said today that a
series of five meetings would be
held in the district next week to
innaugurate a 'rhome front pledge
campaign"
The meetings will be held with
chairman and board members Of
the War Price and Rationing
boards, chief clerks of the boards,
price panel and assistants, clerks,
community service members and
local Office of Civilian Defense
officials.
The campaign will attempt to:
1. Organize each community for
an understanding of price ceilings
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N. G.. Built Vessel Survives Mine
Blast And Delivers War Supplies

still be able to come in under
their own power" Captain Met
sail said.
Commenting on the incident, Ad-
miral Land said: This magnltl.
cent job by the men who built
and sailed the Matt W. Ransom
has again honored our American
Merchant Marine"
The S. S. Matt W. Ransom was
launched here Feb. 6, 1943, under
the sponsorship of Mrs. J. X. Pen
inore, Of Wilmington, wife OF the
foreman of the shipyard's Steam
Engineers department. T h e
freighter was named in honor OF
the late Matt w. Ransom, a native
of Warren county, who was elected
to the U. S. Senate in 1872 and
served several terms. He died in
1904.
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Albert Lebrun Seized
By Members Of Gestapo

BERN, Switzerland, Aug zo-M
Albert Lebrun, former presloeil.
of the French republic who VIII
be 72-years-old tomorrow, mas oevn %an
arrested by members OF the , Gei
man gestapo one of whom 1eu carr1eu
q machine-gun, frontier olspa WI
to the Swiss Gazette De Lausanne
said today. +b.+
The dispatch also reported tnat
Andre Francois-Poncet, former
French ambassador to Berlin anu
Later to Rome before the war,
also was arrested in slil]liai a
manner at La Tronche near . 1is
noble where he had lived WIN m
his family since 1941. Both arres''
occurred yesterday
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
Oyster Season To Get
Under Way Wednesday

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28- R -
The oyster season opens Wednes-
day and Secretary Ickes, as fish
cries coordinator, forecast today
there would be "fewer, but big
ger and better oysters for civil
lians."
There'u be fewer oysters Tor
civilian cocktails and stews be-
cause the armed forces will con-
sumo about 10000 gallons a week,
but many an oyster will be larg-
er and fatter'' because the import
ant New England beds are show
ing complete recovery from e1-
fects of the 1888 hurricane, 1ckes
said,
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and the dangers of initiation :;
community. Ill mat
2. Bring about the signing =.
o. y every merchant "
consumer, that 'I will na, and
more than top legal prices ' no
I will accept no rationed and
without giving up ration stanas sOOas
8. Organize a follow-up 'cbap.,, ',pS
program by merchants and M.
sumers on community caiG IH.'
prices, uIng
Elizabeth City on Monday N..
Bern, Tuesday, Clinton, WedneH MeH
day, Rocky Mount, THURSDAY l0'sS .S
Durham, Friday. apu
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Women Modified For
Action In Bond Dri;r.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-,s.
door knocker'' army of l,oOOmo
women is modified for action ,'iu W.
the SIS, 900, 100000 third war u, ioaa Al
drive which opens September @D
Miss Harriet Elliott, associ...
field director of the Treasurv,.
War Finance division, said tonigbs
the volunteer army, made I'm M a.
professional women, factory WORK,
ers and housewives, will canvs,,
every home, factory and Office
building in the country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29

The Curtiss-Wright's intercept
tor, the 21B built in 1910, could
climb a vertical mile in 60 Sec
onds, top well over $50 mph. and
turn inside a quarter-mile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Skies an
nounce the birth of daughter,
Carolyn Ann, on August 10, at Mar
ion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Skies is
the former Lucille Teachey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Nick George Koutroulias
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Evelyn, to Christos
James Stasios of Kure Beach.
The wedding will take place in
the fall.
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Verna Antonik Weds
Sgt. John ]. Moska

NEW BERN. Aug. 28-Miss Yer
ma Antonik, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Antonik, of Nanticoke,
Pa, and Sgt. John ]. Moska, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank I. Moska,
of Elizabeth, N. j., were married
Wednesday night, August IL, at
St. Paul's Catholic church here by
the Rev. Father Stephen Aylward.
Sergeant Moska is in the Marine
Corps, stationed at Cherry Point.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Sa-
die Shepard, of Quincy, Fla, to
Private Modesto Francis Gay, USA
of Camp Battle, took place Mon
dav afternoon at the office of
Magistrate C. w. Brite. Following
a stay at the Atlantic Beach hotel,
the couple are making their home
here.
Miss Beth Marie Cianda Pitt
man and Lieut.: Theodore Arnold
Stewart, both of Yreka, Cal, were
married here Saturday afternoon,
August 81, by the Rev. Leon Rus
sell. pastor, at the Centenary Meth
odist church. The bridegroom is
stationed at Cherry Point an Off
Ger in the Marine Corps.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen P. Culrua-
nious, of Savannah, Ca, announce
the birth of a daughter, Judith
Lynn, August 6. Mrs. Culuranious
is the former Elizabeth Carney OF
this city.