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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23
THE WAR CHEST
OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT

The 1913 War Chest Of Metropolitan Detroit Comprises
DETROIT COMMUNITY FUND Uso UNITED sEAMENs SERVICE
WAR PRISONERS ALLED JEWISH CAMPAIGN. BELGIAN WAR
RELIEF SOCIETY BRITISH WAR RELIEF SOCIETY FRENCH RELIEF
FUND FRIENDS LUXEMBOURG GREEK WAR RELIEF AsSoC
ALTON NORWEGIAN RELIEF POLISH WAR RELIEF QUEEN
WLHELMNA FUND REFUGEE RELIEF TRUSTEES RUSSIAN WAR
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UNITED YU6OSLAV RELIEF FUND u S. COMMITTEE FOB THE
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23

In 1887. the first known water
color of San Francisco. then ham.
let of two houses, was painted by
CALIFORNIA; first land surveyor,
Jean Jacques Vioget, whose burial
place was recently identified. at
San Jose. Cal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23
- III lrnvn homo 2

Mrs Irene r. Murphy. family
and child welfare secretary Of the
Council of Social Agencies and a
member of the Clinic panel. an
SwCrS this question in today
column and illustrates the service
provided youth by the CLINIC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23

of the New York youth commit
tee. greet this radio forum
which looks 90 action. IL IL
notable public service which
WIN and the New York
>JOurnal-Ameriean have render
ed I'm arranging this forum"
Pullman traffic, measured in
passenger m les, now averages
nearly 2000,000D00 a month and
the 1884 total may exceed by 30
per cent the all-time high record
of 1S,000,000000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23
Men, Women ! Old at
40, SO, 60! Get Pep
Feel Years Younger, FuIIotvim

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green stores
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23
War Problem Clinic:
War Problem Clinic:
Girl, II, Advised
On Legal Steps
In Leaving Home

Strained family relations cause
much unrest and unhappineSs.
Because Of this. a reader Of the
WAR PROBLEM CLINIC asks:
What Is the legal age for a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-23

ADVFRTISFMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
WILHELMSHAVEN
RAIDED BY RAF
Covers U-boat LARS And
Shipyards With Carpet
OF Destruction

LONDON, Feb. 20. -R- The
heavyweights of the RAF, flying
again by the light of a full moon
and with a large bomber compile
ment of the Royal Canadian Air
Force, dealt the second successive
night blow on Wilhelmshaven last
night, laying fiery carpet OF de-
struction on U-boat lairs and ship
yards in a Commute saturation
raid.
The bright night brought o u
strong fighter opposition on this
and companion raids on western
Germany but ground defenses at
Wilhelmshaven were reported COM
paratively feeble - apparently be-
cause of the bashing they took on
the preceding night.
Eleven bornbers were lost and
pne enemy fighter was destroyed
in the aerial tangles suggested by
the account of one Halifax bomber
pilot who said:
''There seemed to be bombers
wherever you looked and fighters
weaving here and there m o 6
them"
He said brisk fires were still
burning in the dock area from the
(Cont;nued m Pare Three; Col. "
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
SENATE SETTLING
THREE BIG ISSUES
Upper Body Passes Nine
Month School Measure
On Second Reading

RALEIGH, Feb. 20. Up The
Senate took long strides during the
past week toward settling three Of
the major issues of the 1943 ses-
sion.
It passed the nine-month school
bill on second reading and sched-
uled final reading for Monday
night; it approved the Board OF
Education amendment of second
reading, then received a greatly
modified version for consideration
before the third reading, also set
for Monday night; and the Finance
committee clipped the wings of the
controversial wine control bill.
A two-hour debate preceded the
vote Friday on the bill to provide
180-day school term, optional
with the various school units, but
when the roll was called Al OF
the senators voted for the longer
term, only five against it. Efforts
to postpone the starting time until
next year were defeated by voice
vote, and all other attempts to
amend the bill were shouted down.
The only amendment adopted,
was one approved by the appropri-
ations committee-at the sugges-
ton of Governor Broughton - to
(COnHinued m Pape Tuo. Cn1 ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
WRITES NEWSPAPER
Nations Chief Encourages
Public Thinking Regard
ing Post War World

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-lR-Pres-
ident Roosevelt, in letter pub
lished tonight by the Post Dis
patch, said 1--WE have now turned
the corner in the war" and "there
is an important job Of education
to be done so that the tragedy
of war will not come again"
The letter commended the news
paper on the occasion of its start
ing a series of articles on what
Are We Fighting For?" The arti-
cles are designed to encourage and
clarity public thinking about the
postwar world.
There cannot be too. much dis
cussion Of this kind, and there
could no. be better time for it, )"
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote.
Important Job
sThis is particularly true be-
cause, after the long months OF
preparation, of holding on, we
have now turned the corner in
the war. Our primary job in those
early days was survival; we had
to beat the aggressors back. Now
that we are on the march toward
ultimate victory, there is an inn
portant job of education to be done
so that the tragedy Of war will
not come again. We are fighting
for freedom-not only for ourselves
but for all people everywhere"
Vice-President Wallace, who also
wrote the newspaper, said the vast
bulk of citizens of the United Ma
tions were firmly resolved to use
force to disarm the aggressors and
bring about a lasting peace.
He warned, however, of the dan
ger of perpetuating "ancient in
justices" by armed power, assert
ing some elements would use these
'so-called injustices" to stir up
discord.
'It is even conceivable he con.
tinued, that the Axis, after be-
ing thoroughly whipped in mill.
tary sense, may still be able to
employ fifth columnists in such a
way as to enable it to win the
peace
Public consideration Of postwar
objectives will be helpful in find
ing formula for world peace, he
declared, even though the govern
ments of the United Nations could
not now discuss "details of politi-
cal and economic justice which we
are determined to preserve by
force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
Materials Tax
Plan Will Hit
'Shiipyard Here
Kermon Defeated In Ef-
forts To Remove Sales
Levy From Tax Bill
AFFECTS CAMPS
Would Hike Costs OF Ships
$2,500,00O A Year, En-
danger Yards Future

Defeated Friday afternoon in an
attempt to remove from the 1943
state revenue bill provision maxi
ing all Federal construction liable
to the three per cent state sales
tax-estimated to increase the cost
of Liberty ships built here $780,
900 a year-Representative R. M.
Kermon declared Saturday that he
would again attempt to kill the
provision when the revenue bill
comes up for its third and last
reading Monday night.
Rep. Kermon said the provision
is an amendment to the 1889 rev.
enue act which will place the three
per cent sales tax on all materials
intended to be used in Federal
projects in the state. In addition
to applying to the North Carolina
Shipbuiiding company here, it
would increase the cost of any fu-
ture additions to Camp Davis and
Camp Lejeune, the New River Ma
rine base, the Wilmington Army
Air base, as well as of future con-
struction at Fort Bragg, Camp
Butner and other military posts.
Conference
After conference with Captain
Roger Williams, president Of the
shipbuildlng company, here Satur-
Jo,, offor,ooy tho Moyry Honoyya.
representative quoted Captain Will
liams as declaring that the meas
ure would increase the cost of each
Liberty ship built here from $15,-
600 to 100000.
Captain Williams further COM
mented that the measure would
definitely affect the yards chance
to secure further Maritime COM
mission contracts and would be a
CONTINUED ON Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

while, American aircraft made
their Goth raid on the Jap air.
base at Munda, on New Geor.
gia island, and also bombed vi
Ia on the southern coast of Ko-
lombangara island. All planes
returned from these actions,
the communique said.
The bombardment Of Attu
was the first surface raid of
enemy positions in the Aleu-
tians since last August, when
cruiser and destroyer guns of
the Pacific fleet heavily shelled
the installations at Kiska.
Attu, the westernmost of the
Aleutians, is 40 nautical miles
west of Kiska and is believed
to have been used by the enc
my as a seaplane base for rec
onnaissance flights and wea-
ther observation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
MAKE SWIFT TURN
Action Threatens To Trap
Retreating Nazi Forces
In Donets Basin
MAY ABANDON CRIMEA
Soviets Take Important
Rail functions OF Kras-
nograd, Pavlograd

LONDON, Feb. 20-(P)-A
swift Soviet wheeling move
ment southwest of Kharkov
put the Red army tonight
only SO miles from Dnieper-
opetrovsk, the power site key
stone of Nazi secondary de-
fenses in southern Russia, it
was disclosed in a special
Moscow communique record
ed here by the Soviet moni-
tor.
It also threatened to trap
retreating German forces in
the Donets basin far to the
east, and raised the possibil-
ity of an axis abandonment
of the Crimea.
Krasnograd, 60 miles south
west of Kharkov, and Pavlo-
grad, 100 miles due south,
both important rail functions, fell
to the Russians, the communique
said.
Taken BY Columns
These two key cities apparently
were taken by Red army columns
striking from Lozovaya, rs miles
south Of Kharkov, one advancing
northwest for so miles to take
Krasnograd, the other moving 80
miles southwest to enter Pavlo-
grad, which is 36 miles due east
Of Dnieperopetrovsk on the Dniep-
er river bend.
In the Caucasus, the Russians
drove spearheads deeper into the
narrowing sector around Novoros-
sisk where the German invaders
are pocketed, capturing Ilskaya,
% miles southwest of Krasnodar,
and Novomishasktovskaya, twenty
miles to the northwest, said the
midnight communique as record
ed by the Monitor. Ilskaya is only
40 miles east of Novorossisk or
the Black sea coast.
Armies in the Kursk e G o r
swept into more towns, the late
| Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
Davis Conducts Formal
Review For Gen. Smith
Food Manufacturers
To Help Government

NEW YORK, Feb. 20-P)-
Food manufacturers spending
more than $1O0, 900, 900 annual
ly on advertising have agreed
to voluntarily convert a large
amount of this space to an ex-
planatiOn of the government
food problems this year, Gard
ner Cowles, Jr., owl director
of Domestic operations, an
nounced through the OPA Of
flee here today.
''The government thinks that
the food question needs a
strong advertising campaign
behind it," Cowles said, "and
since the government has no
advertising appropriation for
the cause, we have asked the
food advertisers to devote a
substantial portion of their
space to the campaign.
eve feel that the public
looks to the advertiser as an
authority on food and will CO.
operate in the message set
forth"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

Approximately $4,000 persons are
expected to register daily for War
Ration Book 2-the point rationing
book-every afternoon next week
between 1890 and 6 o'clock at 26
city and county schools, rationing
officials said Saturday.
The job of registering 10000 New
Hanover citizens will be in the
hands of school teachers and vol
unteerS.
T. T. Hamilton, principal of New
Hanover High school, has asked
all persons interested in volunteer
ing to help with the registration
to attend a training school in the
high school auditorium at $3.50
o'clock Monday morning. Members
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
THOUSANDS MARCH
Will Be Succeeded By
Major General Oldfield As
Commander OF Center

CAMP DAVIS, Feb. 2O.-Thou-
sands of troops marched in i'm
pressive formal review today in
tribute to Major General Frederic
H. Smith, commanding this great
aptiaircraft artillery training cen
ter, who will soon retire.
Troops representing the Antiair-
craft Artillery Training center; the
Antiaircraft Artillery school n d
post troops, under the command
Of Brig. General Oliver L. Spiller,
commandant of t h Antiaircraft
Artillery school, began to gather
shortly after am. in prepara-
ton for the most colorful formal
review ever held at this camp.
Use Air Field
BY 9 o'clock, battalion after bat
talon lined the mat of the Camp
Davis air field, which had been
turned into huge parade ground
for the occasion. Throngs of ci-
villains from Wilmington and other
eastern North Carolina cities lined
one side of the fields
Shortly before the review began,
Major General Homer R. Oldfield,
who arrived by Army plane from
Panama arrived on the field. Cen
eral Oldfield will shortly take over
command of this hub of antiair-
craft artillery training.
General Spiller and his staff of
officers preceded General Smith to
the landing mat and was accorded
salute of honor by Post Band
No. l.
Escorted by his staff, General
Smith arrived at the field at $40
am. amid the 13 gun salute ac-
corded a Major General, and made
his way to a position directly in
Continued on Page Five; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
ALLIES HJlRL BACK GERMANS
AS TIDE TURNS IN TLlNZSZA:
REDS NEAR NAH KEYSTONE
US Warships Bombard
Jap Positions On Attu

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-P)
American warships, apparent.
ly attacking under cover of
fog, shelled Japanese positions
OIL Attu island at the tip of the
Aleutian chain Thursday, the
Navy announced today.
The bombardment was direct.
ed against installations at
Holtz bay and Chichagof har-
Dor, a communique said, but
results of the assault were not
observed. There was no men
ton of any Jap resistance.
The same day the enemy
sought to attack American po-
sitions in the western Aleutians
with two float planes, probably
operating from the Jap base at
nearby Kiska, but the planes
were shot down before causing
any damage or casualties.
In the South Pacific, mean
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
F. D. r. Ayers We Have
Turned Corner In War
French Plan To Free
Political Prisoners

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, Feb. 90
R-Gen. Jean Marie Bergeret,
deputy French civil and mill
tary commander in chief, an
nounced tonight that 5000 po-
litical prisoners still interned
in North Africa would be re-
leased or repatriated within
two months.
''No De Gaullists are now
held in the camps" he said.
"All have been given their lib
erty. There were about 20 Of
them"
Bergeret held a press confer
ence for American and British
correspondents to report on
measures undertaken by Cen
eral Henri Giraud's regime
with the interallied commits
sion for political prisoners. OF
the 1000 persons interned when
the allies landed in North AZ
rica last November, 200
French nationals and about
1,100 foreigners have been
freed, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
10000 Persons Expected
To Sign For Ration Book

of the Health Defense League are
especially invited.
Will Show Film
A training school on point ra-
tioning and a full explanation of
the method of registering persons
will be given. A film will be shown
explaining point rationing.
The doors of III registration
places will be opened at 1890
o'clock every afternoon and closed
at 6 pm, although those already
in the building will be served.
Everybody must produce book
No. l. which was issued early last
summer, before the new point ra-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
PLANS
BODY BILL DRAWN
Wade Plans To Introduce
Measure In State Senate
Monday Night

Establishment Of a city-county
''Committee on Postwar Planning
for Economic Stability" to guide
Wilmington and New Hanover
county through the predicted slump
after the war, would follow legis-
lative adoption of a bill to be in
troduced in the upper house Mon
day night by Senator j. E. l..
Wade.
The senator's proposal, which
would create a five to 11-man post
war commission, also has the back
ing of New Hanover Representa-
tive R. M. Kermon.
Under the terms of the bill, the
city council and the county board
of commissioners will meet in joint
session to appoint the membership
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
u. S. Does Not Plan
To Ration Clothing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 P) -
Luther Reid, director of Rationing
Information for the Office of Price
asserted today that
the government had no plans what
ever to ration clothing.
MAKE that as emphatic as you
can," he said. 'Any reports to
the contrary are absolutely untrue.
Not only do we not contemplate
rationing of clothing, but even if
we wanted to, there is no ma
chinery in existence to do it. 1t
would take months to set up the
coupon system and other machin-
cry for the dob.
'To sum up, we are not going
to ration clothing"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
NELSON EXPECTED
TO KEEP WPB JOB
Commands Influential Sup
ports In Ranks OF Con-
gress And Labor

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 Up -
Any prospects that Donald M. Mel
son might be removed from the
craftsmanship of the War Produc-
ton board appeared diminished to-
night in the face of fresh indica-
tions that he commands influen-
tial support in the ranks of Con-
gress and labor.
But while Nelson's outright dis
placement appeared remote, dis
cussion was heard at the White
House cf a possibility that Ber-
nard M. Baruch might be brought
into the situation as arbiter OF diff
ferences between Nelson and the
military services over production
control.
Whether this was trial bal
LOOM or a proposal under serious
consideration could not be ascer-
tanned. The plan, as mentioned
in a White House quarter which
can not be further identified pub
licly, would shift to Baruch GER
tain of the responsibility which Mel
son now wields by himself.
Army and Navy officials are
known to have a high regard for
Baruch, 72-year-old production
chief of the last war. He filled
a similar trouble-shooting role as
chairman of the Rubber Investi-
eating committee whose ep t
helped to resolve the controversy
over nationwide gasoline rationing
and led to the setting up of
rubber administrator, William M.
Jeffers.
The White House meanwhile took
occasion to deny a published rep
(COntinued on Page Three: Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Up =
President Roosevelt told Congress
in strong language today that the
proposal to require Senate conflr-
nation of all federal employees
paid $4,000 or more a year
amounts to meddling in matters
reserved to the executive branch
of the government.
Furthermore, he said it would
hinder the war effort and he
thought in that event 1.-The Ameri-
can people will not fail to realize
that it is the legislative branch"
doing so.
But Senator Mcclellan D.-Fenn),
sponsor of the proposal, was not
impressed, nor was Chairman>Van
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
WOMAN IS KILLED
FIGHTING OFFICERS
Battle At Home When Of
Ulcers Arrive To Arrest
Deserter Sons

w.. LEXINGTON, Feb. 2o-(R)-A ST.
on ISas.ola mother, Mrs. Miley Ann
h.ss1. hH"erS' was shot to death today
vat SSs.'llhg officers who came to take
de. d.. Two alleged deserter sons. A
s;sputy ;s sheriff was also wounded
In j. the shooting.
AiS SAefl1f Raymond Bowers said
h,a has ueputies went to the Owens
nas nvlae' IA miles north of here, with
FT u;. ants mt Tor Carl T. L. Owens and
bo.S ras W; Owens, whose arrest had
tias TssA asked by Fort Bragg authori-
viii ae ~ officers, he said, parleyed
Jaw , Mfs. s. Owens and her husband,
foroa eS NJ Owens, then started to
relot oil entrance. Mrs. Owens, he
doau da'ea. faced them at the front
UL NJ with a shotgun.
n,aa 1ae Sheriff said an effort was
in Nae ~ 10 disarm Mrs. Owens and
har h. ule ensuing struggle, in which
pir+ol husband joined, an officers S
omo ui was discharged, killing Mrs.
fimaiS f1S and wounded Deputy Tom
"irnel nl in the hip.
ed dVMefS n';g said that the sons, arm
r0o,, M "lIh clubs, came from their
taclas pls during the struggle and at.
tatas aeo the deputies. They were
bero oD IN custody and lodged in jail
venI ane sheriff said the Owens boys
dr. declared delinquent by their
enta, s1. board in November, later
ss sI'ered the Army, and were post
ia ra ~ ueSerters when they refused
tna seport p back to camp after get.
s helE first furloughs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
4th Version
Of Extension
Bill DRevealed
Wade To Introduce 1t Mon
d,y Unless Serious OBJ
;ectiions Received
PLANS THREE ZONES
CIV, His Announcement Ut
NJ MEASURE Delaying Exten-
.;on Was A 'Feeler'

u, fourth version of a proposeu
ine .'o+i,e act to set up the ma
lesl sarv bv which to extend the q.
cnilUs ,,,,,;ts here under the terms OIL
" ,,nh n,,- three suburban areas woulo
S+''S ;nclnded in the present city OH
netitions No signed by a majority -.
ps'i'l dO,a1ified voters living in each
lle so was announced Saturday al
tsmoon m by State Senator James L.
L. Wade. s,, he do.
sihod as my answer to the city
tension controversy" woulo pe
eA.S 'sadncad in the upper house OF
Lso INV, legislature Monday night unless
sarious slr objections from cltlzens
bore we're received.
- Three Zones
Tho new bill divides the area
..onosed 10 be made a part of the
i., Nv the city council into three
zones 90 ~.
.broe zones may be included with
tho cornorate limits of the city up
IN petition, signed by a majority
If tbe qualified voters in each
zone being filed with the City
Council.
Senator Wade said that a propos-
cd bill, announced last Saturday,
which would make the limits eX-
tension effective so days after the
close of the war, was a feeler." He
described the reaction to the pro-
posal as good.
Representative r. M. Kermon in
troduced an extension bill, likewise
dividing the new area into three
zones, but for the purpose of taxa
ton. in the lower house of the
general assembly Friday. His bill
was referred to the cities, towns
and counties committee for action
Senator Wade, commissioner OF
public works under the old form
Of city government, said that Rep
Kermon had read the bill which Is
to be introduced in the senate or
Monday night. Kermon, he said, die
not comment on the bill.
Original Version
The original version of the linn
its extension was drafted by the
city after several months of study
II provided that a 10-square mile
area, including Bluenthal airport
numerous suburban areas, and the
North Carolina Shipbuilding com
pany would be taken into the city
limits if approved by a general
election in which residents of the
new area and of the city alike
would vote.
Ihe city's bill further provided
that all facilities would be extend.
ed to the new areas and that res.
dents of the new area would list
lhelr property for city taxes in
January, 1914, with the taxes be.
coming due In October, 1914.
ALI subsequent. bills by the two
Vontlnued on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21

Nuys (D.-Ind.) of the Senate Ju-
dietary committee before which
the measure is pending.
McKellar issued a statement re-
plying to the Presidents argu-
ments and Van Nuys labelled as
''bosh'' one of them - that too
much of the Senate's time would
be consumed with combinations.
Van Nuys told reporters he was
100 per cent for the bill" and
hoped it could be reported to the
Senate next Thursday.
MIR. Roosevelt expressed his
views in a letter to Vice President
Wallace-an unusual thing for him
to do in the case of legislation
which has not reached the stage