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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-18

attention of the proper authorities our
protest and complete dissatisfaction
with such un-American activities
President Duffy in his protest stated
there's no competition from Japan,
now, of course. but for the japanese
interned in our country now, to learn
the secrets Of American pottery, with
the help of the United States govern
ment, certainly would place a serious
obstacle in our path in endeavoring to
compete with japanese pottery which
has consistently undersold our cheap
est pottery ware made in the United
States
The pottery industry is one, that in
most favorable times, has not been
able to compete ~ American markets
with the cheap pottery that is manu-
factured in Japan.
The knowledge and skill that will
he impaired to these aliens by the in
stallation of modern kiln equipment
and other inventions which have come
into the industry in late years, GER
tainly will add materially to our
troubles in the postwar period.
The following letter was mailed
from National Headquarters on Feb
ruary l. 1943 to all Congressman who
have potteries in their district:
February l, 1913
Congressman Earl Lewis
18th Ohio District
House Office Building
Washington, d. &.
Dear Congressman -
Our people are very much disturbed
by the press reports of the United
States Government setting up potteries
in japanese Concentration Camps
throughout our country.
/ am certain. that you realize the
menace of such operations to the liy-
ing standards of American potters.
From what we have read in the news
papers, as to the construction of
tunnel kilns and provisions made in
one camp in Colorado particularly. it
occurs to US. that these pottery outfits
might become a permanent thorn in
the side of American manufacturers
and their employees in the clay ware
industry.
In behalf of our members, l sim
cerely hope that you will bring our
protest to the attention of the War
Department and other Governmental
agencies in manner that they will
not have any misunderstanding re-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-18

Perth ArnboY Potters Will
Support Vincent ]. Murphy
For Governor Of New Jersey
1000 CHILDS EMPLOYEES
GIVEN WAGE INCREASE

New York.-Wage increases rang
ing from 81 to S3.25 week have been
approved by the War Labor Board
for 1000 employees of the Childs Com
pany restaurant chain in New YOrl;
City, it was announced by Local AZ
Chain Service Restaurant Employees
Union, an affiliate of the American
Federation of Labor.
The wage increase, the first granted
to any union in the culinary industry
in New York, is retroactive to Oct. /
with the company The increases will
total about $5OO,OO0 in 1913, according
to James Mulrooney, president of the
union
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-18
BROTHERHOOD CHIEF LEADS
FIGHT AGAINST TEACHING
"jAPS" POTTERY METHODS
Installation Of Modern Kiln Equipment In Concentration
Camps Endongers Ceramic Industry: Lewis
And Schiller Lend Aid

Continuing the fight against the evils of foreign competition
which began 1887 when he introduced resolution
American Federation of Labor Convention in Cincinnati calling
for the boycott of japanese products this country President
Duffy again leads the fight against the proposed of the
United States Government setting pottery manufacturing
plants at relocation cenes where enemy Aliens among them
Japanese interned.
The Brotherhood chief has called upon all Congressman
have poteres in their district lend their aid bringing
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
LIVING COST ROW
NEARING CLIMAX
Subsidy Program Expected
To Be Killed By House
This Week
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. - R =

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. -- Up =
Caught in storm of congressional
rebellion, the Administration S
program 10 hold down the cost Of
living faces its worst buffeting
of the session III the House this
week.
Waiting for Administration lead
ers in Congress as they return
from the weekend is this triple
assault against the White House
home front strategy:
1. Within "a hours a House CO.
alition of Democrats and Republi.
cans is expected to swat the con.
sumer subsidy program, No. !
weapon IN the Administration
fight against higher food prices.
2. Before mid-week the House
will take up a 50, $40 600, 900 reve-
nue. bill which stubs the Treas
ury's demand for $40, 500, 900, 900 in
new taxes to fight the war and in.
flation.
8. Gaining strength is a Con
gressional move to take control Of
oil and coal prices away from the
Office of Price Administration
which has resisted stubbornly sew
eral attempts to boost the crude
oil ceiling. Sponsors said they
had 209 Of the necessary 218 names
on petition to get the bill out Of
committee and said they would get
the rest Monday. The measure
would give control to Interior Sec
rotary Ickes who has approved a
coal mine wage boost and recon-
mended All oil price increase.
The House probably will reach
vote sometime Monday on dou'
BILE edge bill to outlaw consumer
subsidies while putting new life
into the Commodity Credit Cor
poration which, as one of its func'
tons, has financed many of them.
Opposition from hotn parties II
two days OF debate showed the
subsidy program was marked for
defeat.
The government has used subsi'
dies to pay growers support prices
for their products without letting
the retail prices go up. Subsidy
foes would let the farmers get
their full cash return from higher
market prices-viewed by the adj
ministration as the first step to-
ward uncontrolled initiation.
| The tight against initiation was
behind the Treasury's request for
$40, 500, 10000 in new taxes too,
but the Ways and Means commit
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
REDS HOLn. GERMAN
ASSAULTS ON KlEV
dams Hurting
nks Into Conflict
For Sattelberg Base

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AL
LIED HEADQUARTERS, Mon
day, Nov. 22.-(R-Australian
troops supported by Matilda
tanks increased their pressure
against the Japanese on the
main trail a mile east Of Sat-
telburg on New Guinea while
Allied bOmbers dropped 1885,
ton bomb load on Gasmata,
New Britain.
General Douglas MacArthur's
communique today announced
also that American troops were
engaged in active patrolling
from their Empress Augusta
bay bridgehead on Bougain-
vile, last big Nipponese base
in the S0l0mons.
Strong resistance was en-
countcrcd both or New Guinea
and Bougainville, not only
from Japanese defenders but
from their air force as well.
American Mitchell bombers
in force heavily bombed Jap
supply and bivouac points
northwest Of Sattelberg Satur-
day morning while 0utnumber-
ed PISS fighters broke up a
large formation of enemy
bombers and fighters, shooting
down one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
WILMINGTON MAN
DIES in MISHAP
Lieut.. Ralph Rusher Fatal
ly Injured In Automo-
bile Accident

Lieut.. Ralph Rusher, former
Wilmington resident, was killed
about a. m. Saturday in an auto.
mobile accident near Florence, S.
c.. it was learned Sunday night.
Sergt. William B. Best of White.
vile was also fatally injured ir
the mishap, details of which could
not be learned until an Army board
of inquiry had completed its in.
vestigation.
Lieut.. Rusher and Sergt. Best
were en- route to Whiteville from
Camp Stewart, Ca, where they
were stationed.
Rusher was attached to the Air.
borne Command at Camp Stew.
art and received his commission
as a first lieutenant about 80 days
ago after graduating from an of.
ficer candidates school early in
the year.
He was a graduate of New Han
over High school, class of 1896
and finished in pre-medical
course at Wake Forest in 1910
Prior to his entrance into the arm.
ed forces, he represented an in
surance firm in a branch office
in Whiteville. He was called fol
Induction into the Army in March
1912.
Sergt. Best was also former
resident of Wilmington and was
a grandson of Mrs. Fred Griffith
of this city.
Lieut.. Rusher is survived by his
widow, the former Martha Floyc
of Fairmont. one daughter, Mar
tina Jane. his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. E. H. Rusfer, sister. Mrs
Joe .Womble and two brothers, E
A. Rusher and J. w. Rusher.
Sergt. Best is survived by his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Bes
of WhiteviIle and several brother!
and sisters. ..~
Pending the inquiry by the
Army, funeral arrangements are
| DELAYED.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
WEATHER

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA: Fair and continu-
ed mild Monday.
eastern Standard Time)
tby U. S. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 80 p. M. yesterday.
Temperature
1;3o a. M, 81, z 80 M, so, 1 80 p m.
q, 1850 p. m, So. Maximum IS, Minimum
~, Mean 81, Normal -.
Humidity
1: 80 a. M, &c., 80 a. m. 90. 1880 o. m
70, 1880 p m, 80
Precipitation
IL Total for the "a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
900 inches.
Il Iotal since the first of the month,
0.62 inches
Sunrise 80 a. M. Sunset : .05 D. m.
Moonrise, :43 a., Moonset. 2.27 D.
Cape Fear River stage at Fayetteville
Sunday at a. M, s.27 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

as an organized party in Congress
the Republicans have nothing that
could be described even charita-
bly,, as coherent, considered and
Ineligible policy on domestic is
sues. What is the Republican po-
sltion as set forth in Congress on
the control of initiation: on how to
control prices, how to control
wages, on what to do about ex-
cess purchasing power? What is
the Republican position on demo-
bilization: on how to carry out
rcconversion, how to dispose of
war facilities and SURPRISES, how
to bridge the gap for the demo
'bilized soldiers and the discharged
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
christmas Seal Sale
Will Begin Monday;
Jones Is Appointed

me BUSINESS Groups Division OF
I 1ae I'VE" hanover County Tubercu.
iuSls and Health Association will
t Deslh ,fae sale of Christmas Tu.
, ne5eI 10 Seals Monday as EN-
lle'' H. Bethany, president of the
VI sallza'lon announced the an.
b bo.iiD men ot Wilbur D. Jones to
, n,;H me business group. Mr.. Jones
VIII VIII De assisted BY Storer P. Ware
ana j. E. L. Wade
Inc early sale of the seals is
na' accordance with the request Of
r, laostLlal and business leaders
mno w WIS., 20 prepare large Christ.
mas Ts m9l(ings in advance.
will INI : SAFE 81 the Christmas seals
" "ld oegln Monday November %,
n nlo 14 the the supervision of Mrs. G.
nao Gnlls1mas seals OF letters anc
os'h NJ, are a reminder that eaci
Sao ~ must ever he alert to tn,
lsn rselS OF tuberculosis" Mr.. Bel
ona iy ~, ss'c' We hope that ever,
one q, pla"S to use Christmas seals
we ' f;sI. NAL this wear, for unless
s Ss n a 1t continually, tuberculo
in ian gan increase here as it ha.
wsr r' =, countries engaged in thi:
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
LEBANESE CHIEF
TO Be RESEATED
French Committee OF Ma.
tional Liberation Orders
Khoury Reinstated

ALGIERS, Nov. 81. -(P)- The
French National Committee order.
ed the reinstatement tonight of LIE,
hanese President Bechara Khoury
and said it would negotiate on 'the
regime of independence promised
by France" in 1871
Bowling to the recommendations
OF its special envov Gen. Georges
Catroux and British demands, the
committee also recalled delegate
General Jean Helleu from Beirut
and ordered the liberation of Pre-.
mier Rad Sohl and two other min
.sters who had been arrested by
Helleu.
The official status of Rad Sohl,
however, was left open.
The committee acted during a
hastilysummoned session following
receipt of oral representations from
Harold Macmillan, British minis
ter to French North Africa, who
demanded a quick colution of the
Lebanese crisis.
The freeing of Khoury and his re-
instatement plus Hellep's recall
fulfilled most of Britain's request.
but the committee still refused to
reinstate Rad Sohl.
Macmillan requested" prompt
solution with the Lebanese lead
ers in accordance with Catroux's
1911 promise of independence which
was underwritten by Britain.
A communique issued after the
hurried meeting said, the commit
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ON 90-MILE FRONT
Soviet Forces Slog For
ward Through Waist
deep Mudholes
NAILS CLAIM GAINS
Berlin Radio Says Hitler.
ties Are Nearing Ca
thedral City

LONDON, Nov. 21.-(P'
Russian troops for the sec.
ond successive day fought the
German attack against the
vital Kiev bulge to a stand.
still today, inflicting heavy
losses on the Nazi force OF
100000 men, while north anc
southeast of that area other
Russian units continued their
drives toward the pre-war
Polish border and Rumania
Moscow announced tonight.
The Red army's drive to
the southwest, aimed at Ii
quidating the German forces
in the Dnieper bend, extend
ed over a 90-mile front from
kremenchug to Dneprope-
trovsk, and in some places
the Soviet trops made their
way forward through mud
waist deep.
Foe Says Many Men Used
While the Russian conmunioue
spoke only of minor successes il
the southwestern push, the Ger
man radio said that the Red arm,
was using so divisions, 100000 t.
7oo,00O men. in this struggle. The
German communique spoke o:
grim defensive battles' which i
said Nazi units fought there.
A claim that the Germans hae
driven back in the last 48 hours
IN the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. region
to within 40 miles of Kiev was
made in a broadcast dispatch Of
the German DNB news agency
but the Russian war bulletin re-
corded here by the Soviet moni.
Tor from a broadcast, fatty de.
clared that Red army troops "con.
tlnued to repulse" large German
forces in this area.
German Field Marshal Gen
FRITZ Won Mannstein, on this the
eighth day of the bloody fight.
ing IN the northern Ukraine re.
glon, struck at the Kiev bulge with
waves of infantry and tanks. His
troops, however, were facing the
crack Russian Ukrainian army
mat was fighting on the scene Of
the Russians greatest setback in
their 1943 campaign.
The German military common.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
HIT
FIRST BLOW AT
MIDDLE PACIFIC
Offensive FORCES New
Threat To Japan's
Stolen Empire

NEW YORK, Nov. 81. - (P) -
American soldiers and Marines
sweeping ashore onto the low, san
dy beaches of Maxim and. Tarawa
islands in the Gilberts are thrust
ir4g the first spearheads against
Japan's outer shield guarding the
Central Pacific.
This offensive, promised by Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz, forces
a threat from a new direction to
Nippon's stolen empire, and strikes
directly at the sineWs of her pow
er in the worlds greatest ocean.
The heart of that Japanese pow
er are the Truk islands, 1000 miles
to the west of the new landings,
wen by Japan as spoils of World
War One, and fortified secretly.
This invasion brings Americans
into battle north of the Equator
again in the Central Pacific theat-
CT, and northeast of the Solomons.
British-held until Japanese con-
quest overspread the Pacific, the
Gilbert group is composed of 16
small, rocky islands mostly spar
sely-vegetated, lying about 2,400
miles southwest of Honolulu and
some LOO miles northeast of the
Sclomons. They lie athwart near
ly direct line from the Solomons
to Hawaii.
On TaraWa the Japanese estab-
llshed their main air base in the
Archipelago, and here the u. S.
forces met their strongest resis
lance. Maxim island, at the north
ern end of the Gilberts, harbored
seaplane base.
From these islands the Japanese
had aerial cover for their sea for
ces and could spring attacks a.
gainst Allied supply lines. Loss of
the Gilberts would greatly expand
the effective scope of Allied as
saults deeper into Japan's Pacific
holdings.
Tarawa is the largest of the Gil
berts and the most important stra-
logically. It is % miles long, corr
posed of nine small islands, includ
ing a leper asylum, Lone Tree Is
let. and administration station.
One main entrance commands its
lagoon. Tarawa also is known as
Knox or Cook island.
Maxim is some II miles long.
with two entrances to its lagoon.
Coral reefs protect most of the is
lets in the Gilbert group.
Altogether, the Gilberts cover an
area of 166 miles, and in 1898 had
a population of $1,000.
Maxim was struck by a hit-and-
run landing on August II, 1912
when Marines killed at least 80
japanese, destroyed seaplane in
stallations ashore and two sea-
planes in the water, withdrawing
thereafter. They were supported by
I 5. Naval guns. The officers
leading the daring group were 1t
Col. Evans F. Carlson and Maj.
James Roosevelt, son of the pre-
sident, who was second in COM
nand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

ey Don [. Ellis. Gore is being
held under bond of $4,000.
Mrs. C. A. Millinor is reported
to be in serious condition at
James Walker Memorial hospital
after collision at Second and
Orange streets Sunday afternoon,
when the car operated by her
husband struck a Coast Guard
ambulance driven by Daniel
0Comor. The ambulance was
going north on Second street when
the Millinor vehicle struck it on
the LEFT rear, turning it over and
knocking it against a light pole.
Coast Guardsmen said that the
ambulance Was on scau and that
the siren was on.
The death Of Pence occurred
saturday night when the Ellis car
entered Third street at Greenfield
did Was struck by Gore, travelling
uorth on Third. Hardie Kirkpat-
llcA' II, passenger, and Gore,
a.: the automobile and
is being held for aid
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Republicans Fail To Show A Plan
For A Sound Policy On Homefront

wsr workers between war employ
1nent and civilian? What is the
Republican position on the post
war economic transition In re-
spect to our huge merchant ma
11ne, to our vast aviation industry,
to our enormously increased In
dustrial plant, to the reconstruc,
ton of currency for international
trade, to the relation between eS-
norris and tariffs, our creditor pc,
sition and our commercial i'"
financial policies?
There are very able Repuples st $
in both houses of Congress wiz
Continued on Page Three; Col -
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Macarthur, Plus Halsey And Nimitz.
Are Dynamite In South Pacific Area

|ity that the japanese airforce, al
though concentrating on that sector
because it is not unduly occupied
elsewhere, is losing planes by the
hundreds and seldom manages an
offensive. Fine.
But little later he goes into a
blue funk. Here are reports, also
from reliable sources, that no large
scale offensive can be mounted in
tie Southwest Pacific because the
means are lacking.
These are not contradiction
They make sense when it is deter
mined whether the reports apply
to the Southwest Pacific sector Of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

nearby islands had been
pounded for a week by bomb
ing planes.
The assault forces met
only moderate resistance at
Maxim island but the Japan
csc fought back fiercely at
Tarawa and the battle still
RACES there.
Hard Job Ahead
Since the Japanese on TaraWa
had been holding out for "a hours
when the communication was is
sued, it appeared that American
forces there were up against
win, die or retreat proposition.
Maxim and Tarawa are in the
Gilbert islands, British inundated
territory which was seized by the
Japanese in December, 1941. The
American attack there means a
700-mile extension of the arc OF
operations on the perimeter Of
Japan's southeastern frontier,
These operations extend from
New Guinea northeastward through
the Solomons and to point about
l,2O0 miles from Hawaii. 1t brings
major Allied forces in the Central
Pacific to point north of the
Equator for the first time.
1t was disclosed that Army ar
tillery and other units besides in
fantry were among the assault
troops.
The Marines in the operation
were reported to include some of
those who fought in the Solomons.
but no further clue to their iden-
tity was given.
Apparently the enemy threw up
some aerial opposition to the land
ing but it seems doubtful whether
the Americans encountered any
Japanese naval forces.
Landings on atolls such as Ma
kin and Tarawa are tough jobs
because they afford no protection
to attackers and little to defend
ers except that the latter have
had time to dig in, set up ar
tillery and gouge out shallow fox
holes. Most atolls rise only few
yards above sea level.
The assaulting troops faced
tough opposition and fierce fight
ing continues for TaraWa, Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz reported today
In a communique, but several
beachheads have been secured.
The Americans ran into lesser
opposition on Maxim, northernmost
of the Gilbert islands, but the Jap
anese still are battling desperately
to hold that tiny atoll.
The landings, made yesterday,
were preceded by heavy aerial
and surface bombardment by car
rier planes and the big guns of,
ships.
Text of the communique:
Marine Corps and Army fore
es, covered by powerful units of
all types of the Pacific fleet, es-
tablished beachheads on Maxim,
Tarawa atolls, Gilbert islands;
meeting moderate resistance at
Maxim and strong resistance at
TaraWa. Fighting continues.
During these operations Army
Liberators made diversionary at
tacks in the Marshalls.
The landings constituted the first
major United States offensive blow
of the war in the Central Pacific.
They followed week-long aerial
bombings by Army Liberators and
Navy carrier planes of japanese
strong points in the Gilberts. Mar
shalls and on Nauru.
TaraWa and Maxim both are
small atolls which can be strongly
defended by small number Of
troops concentrating heavy artil-
lery fire on the beaches.
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South Pacific sector of Adm. Will
liam F. Halsey-or both.
Macarthur Southwest Pacific
command is comprised of an area
northwest and northeast of Austria
La.
No Allied invasion is in progress
northwest. There lie periodically
bombed Timor, Celebes, Borneo,
Java and many smaller islands, all
occupied by Japs, some within 300
miles of Darwin.
The northeast is the invasion
scene. There Allied forces occupy
New Guinea from the southeastern
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