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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
WEST COAST ship
YARD TAKEN OVER
Los Angeles Shipbuilding
And Dry Dock Firm to
Be Operated By Navy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. -R)-
The Navy took over the shipyard
Of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding
and Drydock corporation today on
grounds that it is operated inef-
ficiently and the naval auxiliary
vessels it constructs cost too much.
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen
was placed in charge of the yard S
operations.
President Roosevelt directed that
tie Navy seize the shipyard in an
order dated Dec 3 which said the
corporation had fallen to perform
satisfactorily the work called for
by it's contracts with the Navy De-
partment.
The Navy owns part of the COM
pany'e facilities, having invested
Sc 5GG,0 in shiphuilding and re-
pair equipment purchased for war
exansion of the yard. 1t also is
guarantor of half a $5,0O0.000 loan
the company negotiated.
The amount of the corporation S
contracts with the Navy was not
disclosed but the Navy said that in
addition to construction of auxiliary
vessels the shipyard does "conver-
sion and repair of ships needed
by the Navy.
1.-The yards inability to control
its costs and it's slow production
convinced the government that
operation could not be
obtained without a change OF
management" the Navy added In
a statement.
The presidential order said Navy
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09

served temporarily at that post,
with the sudden transfer of Briga-
dier General James R. Townsend.
Thus, in the SPACE of 10 days.
the AAATC at Camp Davis is be-
ing commanded by it's third gen
eral officer. With the departure
of General Townsend, General Nc
Croskey, who was already at the
camp in command of an AA Bri-
gade, assumed temporary COM
1nand until the designation of Gen
eral Schuyler who, at 43, is one
manding general of the AAATC.
In taking over the AAATC, Cen
eral Schuyler who, at 3, is one
of the youngest general officers in
| the sArny Ground Forces, indicat-
ed that he planned no immediate
changes in training policy. Almost
Immediately upon assuming COM
mand he conferred with members
of his staff and asked that the
plans developed by General Town
send and those placed in operation
by General McCroskey be contin-
ued.
General Schuyler, who was Chief
of Staff of the Antiaircraft Com
mand. Richmond, Va, from l
January 1943 to December 1913,
has had an outstanding Army ca
reer. He has been Brigadier
General since % June 1943.
Appointed to the United States
Military Academy, West P o t,
from the state OF New Jersey, he
was commissioned second lieu
tenant in 1922 after his graduation.
For the next three years he served
at Fort Monroe. He then left for
two-year tour of duty in the
Philippines.
Returning to the United States
in 1927, General Schuyler was as
signed as an instructor IN the de-
partment of mathematics at West
Point where he remained n
1881. He again served a tour OF
foreign service, at Fort Amador IN
Panama, until returning to Fort
Monroe in 1884.
Leaving Fort Monroe in 1886,
after completing the course at the
Coast Artillery School, he attend
ed the Command and General
Staff School at Fort Leavenworth
from which he was graduated IN
1897.
Assigned to the coast artillery
board at Fort Monroe, he worked
In the research and development
of some of the equipment which
is in effective combat use by
American anti-aircraft today.
In 1899, he was ordered to duty
in the office of the Chief of Coast
Artillery in Washington where he
supervised the distribution Of Anti
aircraft equipment to the rapidly
increasing number of anti-aircraft
units throughout the Army.
When Major General Joseph A.
Green, USA, Command, transfer
red his headquarters to Richmond,
March 1912, General Schuyler &C
companied General Green as
member of his staff.
General Schuyler is married and
has two children
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
AMERICANS SINK
6 JAP VESSELS
Seventy Two Planes De-
stroyed During Raid
On Marshalls
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

United States carrier task forces
shot down at least 70 Japanese
planes, destroyed an undetermined
number on the ground, and sank
SIX enemy ships in the raid on
the Marshall islands last Saturday.
Despite vigorous and prolonged
Japanese aerial torpedo and bomb
ing attacks on the raiding forces,
only one American ship suffered
minor damage and "our aircraft
losses were light" Admiral Ches-
Ter W. Nimitz, commander of the
Pacific fleet, reported in a COM
munlque Wednesday.
Sixty-four of the Japanese planes
iel before the guns of American
tighter planes. The others were
bagged by anti-aircraft fire which
was SO remarkably accurate 1t cut
down SIX torpedo planes in one
formation of seven.
tcontinued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
FRED 7. TUCKER
TAKEN BY DEATH
Services For Former Post
master Will Be Held
This Afternoon

Funeral services for Fred T..
Tucker, form IL Wilmington post
master and tax consultant w h o
died Wednesday morning at 11:45
O'Clock, viii be- conducted Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the chapel of Andrews mortuary
with DR.. Sanke Lee Blanton, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
and the Rev. Mortimer Glover,
rector OF st. james Episcopal
church officiating.
Active pallbearers will be D. A.
Herring, Drew Carroll, Raymond
Christman, Robert King, ROC r
Hewlett and G. H. Cannon.
Honorary pallbearers will be W.
I. Baxter, J. A. Oldham Owen
Holmes, Aaron Goldberg, DR.. E.
P. Walker. Frank Harriss, J, r.
Hollis, W. H. Hill and Marx Ma.
than.
Interment will be in Oakdale
cemetery.
Mr.. Tucker died at his home in
the Colonial apartments. He had
been in declining health for the
past several months and his con-
dition became serious sewers
weeks ago
He was born in Mocksville, N.
c., the son Of the late DR.. and
Mrs. F. P. Tucker. OF Milton, N.
C. He received his early educa-
ton in the public arc high schools
of Ruffin and later enrolled in the
Bingham Preparatory school. at
Mebane. Upon leaving school in
1906, he entered the employment
of the Southern Railroad company
at Winston-Salem. He continued
in the service of the Southern for
ten years, except for a two-year
period wnen he was with the Gen.
sus bureau in Washington. Later
he accepted a position as inspec-
tor with the North Carolina De-
murrage bureau, in Raleigh, from
which he resigned to become CASH
Ter of the local offices of the Sea-
board Railway On August l, 1917.
He remained with tie Seaboard
for almost four years, resigning
when he received an appointment
as Deputy Collector of Revenue
here. He continued as collector
until Dec. 20, 1880, when he was
appointed postmaster and served
in this office two years. Return
ing to private life. he had been
active in income tax work in re-
cent years.
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Continued on Page Nine; Col. -
British Are Supporting
Tito's Yugoslau Armies

mons that "our policy is to support
all forces in Yugoslavakia which
are resisting the Germans, and
he added:
GAS things are, we are support
ing the partisan forces, giving
them more support than we are
giving Gen. Mihailovic for the sim.
nle reason that the resistance OF
the partisan forces to the Ger
mans is very much greater"
Tito announced in his comnu-
nio,,e today that Nazi Marshal r.
win Rommel had launched Dig
offensive against the partisans'
bringing up reinforcenfents J., from m
jContinued on Page Nine; Coi. -"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
Sen. Cuffey
Is Expected
To Quit Post
= Asylvanian Probably
s Will Resign AS Sem
atorial Leader
RESIGNATION OFFERED
Southern Democrats May
Force Election By
Means OF Caucus

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -
up - Senator Guffey 3D.
Pay probably will be replac-
ed next week as chairman of
the Democratic Senatorial
campaign committee with a
colleague administration lead
ers hope will be able to pla-
cate rebelling southerners.
Guffey's resignation has
been offered, it was learned
tonight, and if administra-
ton lieutenants are able to
persuade either to serve in
the post, Senator O'Mahoney
O-Wyo) or Senator Hatch
O-NM) may be selected as a
successor.
Job To Raise Funds -.
Ordinarily, Democratic Leader
Berkeley of Kentucky names the
chairman of the campaign COM
n1ittee, whose chief job is to raise
funds to help Democrats running
Tor the Senate.
There are indications. however,
that if Barkley's choice is not
agreeable, Southern Senators may
seek to force the election of the
committee chairman by the De-
raocratic caucus. Either O'Mahon-
ey or Hatch are expected to be
acceptable to The southern bloc.
Guffey's charge last week that
some Of the Southerners had join
ed with Republicans in an ''unholy
alliance" to defeat the Admins
tration's service ,nen $ vote bill
prompted a demand in the Senate
yesterday by Senator Byrd
D-Va.) that the Pennsylvania re-
tract his statement and resign the
campaign committee chairman
ship.
Bailey Tops
Senator Bailey D.-N.C.l topped
this with the assertion that if the
Southerners are "scorned'' by the
leaders of their party, they can
form a Southern Democratic par
ty of their own and possibly hold
the balance of power in the cleo
to1al college.
Byrd said today he still is wait
Ing for retraction from Gufiey.
Guffey had no comment either on
his resignation, which was first Of
fered two months ago and then
tentatively Wit h dra wn, or on
Byrd's or Bailey's statements.
Guffey's charge brought into the
open breach between Northern
and Southern democrats that had
widened steadily since Admins
tration heutenants sought unsuc-
cessfully to break a Southern fill
buster against the anti-poll tax bill
about year ago. The Southerners
complained then that their lead
eTs were attempting to force OBJ
jcctionable legislation down. their
tnroats.
Merely The Fuse
Thus Guffey's charge was mere
ly the fuse which ignited the ex-
rlosive and his prospective re-
placement las chairman of the
campaign committee only inciden-
tai.
The Craftsmanship is regarded
as a thankless task requiring the
peculiar ability to raise money for
political campaign that often are
the breadth OF a continent away
from the residence of the donor.
Continued on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
Turkeys Entry Into War
Is Believed In The Cards

in Turkeys role tic co-belligerency
or of non belllgerent cooperation
may hinge or other developments.
German, Bulgarian and Rumanian
reaction to the Turklsh-Allied pro-
nouncement must be reckoned
with.
A Nazi air assault on Turkey in
retaliation for the Turkish pledge
Of unity would precipitate COM
plete Turkish-Axis war. German
failure TO take any drastic steps
against Turkey must, on the other
hand, further weaken Nazi pres
tige in the Balkan states.
Whatever role Turkey assumes
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
By KIRKE l.. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

When, where and how Turkey
will join the war against Germany
still is unclear but that she will
do so and socn neither Berlin
nor the oadly"shaken Nazi Balkan
satellite states can doubt.
It is obviously in the cards. The
meeting of tie American, British
and Turkish chiefs of state at Cairo
cannot oe logically viewed as any
thing less than an i1nplementing
of the Allied-Russian military joint
plan of action drawn up at Tehe-
ran.
Yet the moment for a change
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
Tax Measure
Is Cut Again
By Senator's
Finance Committe Holds
Five Hour Closed Ses-
sion On Revenue Bill
PASS POSTAL BOOST
slso,ooo,OO0 Is Amputa-
ted Majority OF
Changes Noted

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -
Up, Estimated yield from
tbp new tax bill shrivelled to
1ess than $4,000, 100000 today
when the Senate finance COM
mittee amputated $19O,0O0,-
O0O from the house total in
afive-hour closed sessions.
The committee sliced away
an anticipated s78,000,000 of
revenue in an afternoon ses-
sion after knocking out $112,-
100000 worth of excise taxes
before lunch. AS a result, the
bill which was estimated to
raise s2.140,000,000 in the
'orm in which it left the house
was reduced to a total of
about 81, $50, 100000. Existing
taxes bring about $780,
100000 a year into the Trea-
sury.
Postal Rates Boosted
Running counter to general fore
casts. tine committee approved
s20OOOOO in increased postal
rates, although knocking out a pro-
jected doubling OF third-class rates
which would nave accounted for
S4iMO00 more a year. Post1nas-
ter General Walker had asked the
Senator's to withhold action on the
postal increases pending compile
ton of a cost study within the de-
partment.
Under the committee action,
which is still subject to Senate.
approval Or rejection. the rate on
local first class mail would rise
from 2 to 5 cents All ounce, air
mail would go up from to 8
cents, and post offices would
charge higher fees for money Or
ders and registered, insured and
c. @. D. mail.
The committee now has acted
On a majority of the proposed ex-
else tax changes, granting down.
ward revislons, as compared to
house rates in several cases.
New Taxes
travellers, telephone users. Whis.
ky drinkers, cluo men, pool play
ers night club playhoys and wo-
men buying furs, face powder and
handbags are among those las
seed by the new levies, previous
~ voted by the House but still
SUBJECT to senate approval.
Although hitting hardest at the
country club trade. the new rates
also VIII collect a few extra pen
MES from the housewife who needs
a new light bulb.
The committee approved reduc-
IONS below the house levels in fol1r
ea'egorles, raised two, left eight
unc,nanged, and specified a flat
. CAV man percentage rate on
We sport Of bowling.
increases Provided
Inc following increases. provid-
cd IN the House bill. were ap-
change:
Whiskey, from S. a proof gallno
to 50. " p ooA e-''o
Deer from 81 a barrel to So.
1ollet preparations, from 10 per
'e T., OF retail price to % per cent.
N 1eiephone service local, from
~, " Ia 10 per cent; long distance,
from 70 to Is per cent.
o. domestic telegraph, radio and
eaole service, from Is to Is per
Gent. ~
u, transportation of persons Gin
ttruolhg sleeping car charges)
NG WI 10 to Is per cent.
h sluo dues and initiation fees,
NoM II to 20 per cent.
Oilllard and pool tables, from
'NOu'aaaed on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
Brig. Gen. Schuyler Is
AAATC Commands.

CAMP DAVIS, Dec. 8-Brig. General Cortlandt Van
SCHUYLER chief of staff of the Antaircraft Command
last January assumed command of the nti-arcraft
Training Center at Camp Davis on Wednesday afternoon
succeeding Brlgader General Samuel L. McCroskex who
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
SmutsSays orldInDark
Regarding Allied Parleys

CAIRO Dec. 8-(P)-The greatest news of the three
historic Allied conferences has yet to unfold Field Marshal
Jan Christian SHUTS declared today asserting that what
the world doesn't know about the meetings is mpor
tant than what it was told.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-09
City's Chances For Neu
Pipeline Are FAVORABLE
Wilmington Officials Convinced WPB Will
Give Due Consideration To Proposal-Ds.-
Spent Filing Briefs To Back Contents -

our oral presentatic 81 ~ -
day. said Camrb g. ~ ,
for the group, - q e
Councilmen R. a!
old Lane and
"'We are tine
utilities division. b un-
der the direction u Marks.
IS going into he mat I thorough
ly and believe our briefs will be
given complete consideration. l
feel we will shortly receive a
definite yes or no. answer"
The controversy, which has
matted pipeline construction un-
til final decision is reached on
the question OF priorities for pipe
to extend the line to Kings Bluff,
~ miles away, instead of to
Hoods creek, 10 miles closer.
arose when A. E. German. of
WPB's water diversion, recon-
mended that to conserve steel.
the needed additional water sup
tCOntinued on Page Five. Col ~
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Semicemen to Bowl by Proxy in Star Bond Tournament

also reported that Coach George
Munger has nominated the Sioux
City, Iowa, husky to play tailback,
where he will do most Of the ball
carrying, handle the punting and
perhaps toss pass or two.
II would not" said one wag after
sampling the rumors, "be surprised
to see Munger send nobody on the
field at the kickoff except Odell and
Frank McKernan." McKernan, pre-
vented from scrimmaging by old in
juries, Is Penns point-after-touch-
down placement specialist.
Offensive assignments would not
be new to Bob. He played tailback
as sophomore and junior and was
Penn's leading groundgainer last
year. Although he has carried the
ball only 80 times in Penn,s eight
games, he has gained 235 yards, an
average Of 7,8 per try. Some OF his
more notable feats of the season are
an 80-yard touchdown run against
Princeton; scoring the touchdown
that tied Army on q 70-yard pass
and run play, and 41-yard scoring
dash in an intercepted pass against
Navy.
Odell has handled the No. 2 back
field spot this season because Mum
ger found good blocking rationed at
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
AnnandaIe Tomorrow
Holds Benefit Horse
Show for Firemen

Annandale (Va) Fire Department
will hold a horse show at historic
Ravensworth Farm starting at noon
tomorrow.
The Thanksgiving Day event is
being run for the benefit of the
Fire Departments building fund.
The card Of 10 classes for hunters,
Jumpers, ponies and gated horses
will be judged by E. M. Palmer and
Stuart Preece.
A new course has been constructed
on the front lawn of the old Lee
house at Ravensworth with jumps
Of a variety that will test the ability
Of the top performers of the Capital
area. A sporty outside course has
also been designed that will take
good going by the working and con-
formation hunters.
The program includes a warmup
for jumpers, pony hack, pairs OF
hunters over the outside course,
Evening star., 1943-11-24
'0de||, in Final Game, /,
'Cynosure as Penn
Opposes Cornell

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-Bob
Odell, the back who has made Penn
followers stop dreaming about the
good old days, gets his last chance
to glitter tomorrow in the golden
anniversary game of the Penn
Cornell football feud.
Rumors emanating from Franklin
Field hint pretty strongly that Mas
ter Robert will be very busy between
2 and I pm. Turkey Day. So far
this season Bob has had nothing to
do except call signals. handle the
bulk Of the blocking, make a big
share Of the tackles and occasionally
grab the ball and scoot for touch
down when one was needed.
The other day his teammates
chose Odell permanent captain, sue
ceding Tackle Cleo Calcagni, who
will play for Cornell. having been
shifted to Ithaca by the Navy. It is
Evening star., 1943-11-24
King Pins and Hi-Skors Tackle
Stiff Foes in Bottle for Lead

Deadlocked in first place. both
King Pin and Hi-Skor sharpshoot-
ers will have tough rows to hoe to-
night in their attempts to gain un-
disputed possession of the top spot
in the hectic District League flag
race. With King Pin visiting Beth
esda Bowling Center and Hi-Skor
invading Chevy Chase Ice Palace
the two pacesetters are stacking up
against clicking combinations that
last week won respective matches
from the highly-rated Lafayettes
and Lucky Strikes.
Another match which promises to
be rip-snorter will pit Lucky
Strike against the third-place La
fayettes at Lafayette. Other keen
battles will bring Northeast Temple
and the fourth-place Greenways to-
gether at Greenway Bowl, Arcadia
against Brookland at Brookland,
Hyattsville against Colonial Village
at Hyattsville and the champion
Clarendons against Anacostia Spill
way at Clarendon. All matches are
scheduled at 7:30
King Pin n-Takoma Features.
King Pin, in a pennant-co contend
ing position by virtue Of 9-game
winning streak, engages the sur
prising Takoma quint at King Pin
in one of tonightS feature matches
in the Ladies' District League. Ana
costa Spillway fires against the
pacesetting Hi-Skor at Hi-Skor
while the other attractions in the
city's fastest women's loop will see
Columbia at Bethesda Bowling Gen.
ter, Red Circle at Rendezvous,
Chevy Chase Ice Palace at Rosslyn
and Lafayette at Arcadia.
Aided by the second-place Nc
Golrick Plumbers sweep over the
erstwhile leading Schall's ESQ., the
Plaza Rockets again sport first place
in the Rhode Island Avenue Busi-
nessmen's League after 2-1 win
from United Market Bob Miciotto's S
149 and top 408 led the Plumbers
shutout victory while Jim Town
sends lat and 373 led the Rockets
attack. Charley Atwell's top single
of 152 gave Mullins Cafe 81 edge
over Lo Jacono BARRIERS while
Charley Rices 375 led Red Circles
81 victory over Jernigan Cleaners
and Lou Roses 1865 paced Julius
Lansburgh to an odd-game win from
Nick Shoe Shop.
The Hg Pin handicap to be
rolled December 10 gained three
more entries last night with Bob
Miciotto. Howard Herbert of Jock
All-Stars and E. D. Kirby of Snug
Harbor winners of free rides" in a
preliminary staged by bowlers Of
the Rhode Island avenue loop.
Bryan Wins Turkey Shoot.
Hump Bryan was the winner Of
the weekly Silver Spring turkey
shoot with a score of % in which
464 competed. Johnny Stewart was
Evening star., 1943-11-24
old Liners at Full STRENGTH
For Finale Against Y. MI.

Return Of Ed Hurson to his regular
center post puts the University Of
Maryland football team at full
strength for tomorrow's last game Of
the season against Virginia Military
Institute at Roanoke, Va.
The Old Liners left Washington
this morning and were due in the
Southern Virginia city this after
noon. Light signal drills were
scheduled there in final preparations
for the game. A squad Of about 30
made the trip.
Maryland probably will be slight
favorite to polish OF its schedule
with a victory, as in meeting the
Cadets 1t takes on q team that also
largely is freshman outfit.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Cree|man and Banks
To Fight Semifeature

Vic Creelman, New Jersey boy who
has an impressive string of victories
to his credit, will meet Billy Banks,
District Negrp fluhs fighter, -in the
eight-round 'senlifeature on next
Monday nights fight program at
Uline Arena. The headline bout of
the show, sponsored BY the Liberty
A. c., with Goldie Ahearn as pro-
moter, is 10-rounder between
Frankie Wills and Ernest (Cat)
Robinson.
Creelman has won % straight
matches, including knockouts here
over Billy Bates and Eddie Davis.
The Davis win was in two rounds on
last Friday nights Uline card. Since
beating Bates, stablemate of Jackie
Wilson's, Creelman has been after
match with Wilson. the former
NBA feather champion. He also
is willing to meet Lou Hanbury or
Beau Jack, and Promoter Ahearn
has ideas of putting him in big
match here If he is successful against
Banks.
Evening star., 1943-11-24

the runner-up with n. Each will
receive 16-pound turkey. The
popular event will continue each
Sunday until Christmas. Contest
ants pay is cents q round to fire
In the three-ball event.
The mixed foursome of Aleene
Tregor. Marion Hobbs, Joe Oliver
and Nick Colasanto posted a score
of 2,021 to trim the A. M. s. combi-
nation of Lee Hobbs. Freida Logan,
Ned Warner and Joe Tesh by 100
pins at Del Ray.
Led by Gussie Arnolds los and
286 the Bombardiers whitewasned
the Ko-Inky-Dinks in the A. M. s.
Ladies loop at Rosslyn. Miriam
Little sparked the Pistol Packin'
Mamas sweep over So and Sos with
ITO and 283.
Red Megaw will continue his War
bond and stamp tournament Thurs
day and Friday at Queen Pin. En-
trance fee is SITS with contestants
receiving two-third handicap
based on scratch of 100.