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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-27
NIP SHIPS SUNK
Destroyer And Two Cargo
Vessels Are Destroy
ed At Kavieng
u. S. LOSSES LIGHT
Blackened Cape Gloucest-
er Blasted With 1874
Tons OF Bombs
u. S. LOSSES LIGHT
BY LEONARD MILLINIAN
Associated Press War Editor

At least II, ano possibly 80,
Japanese p'anes have been shot
down over Rabaul IL a resunp.
ton of strong American attacks
on that enemy fortress on New
Britain.
Other American warplanes sank
japanese destroyer and two large
cargo ships on the supply route
from Truk to Rabau4. and a small
transport in the Mid-Pacific Gill
bert islands. Throughout the South
Pacific planes and PIT boats con-
tinued to hunt down barges, prl'
mary means Of japanese supply.
81 Planes Downed
In two raids on successive days
on Rabeul's Vunakarau airdronae,
American bombers and fighters
from the Solomon islands knocked
down 41 icterceptors for certain
and probably 10 others, Gen.
Douglas WIacArtnur announced to-
day. Yesterday Macarthur an
nounced so japanese planes were
shot down and six others proba-
ably destroyed IN a raid by South
Pacific forces On Lakunai, another
of the five or more airdromes
around Rsbaul. Altogether IS
American planes were lost.
At the other end OF New Britain.
Macarthur bombers blasted
blackened Cape Glouster with 1894
tons Of explosives, bringing to
nearly $500 tons the bombs dropped
on this invasion. Vulnerable point
in December.
9Th Army Advance
Across the western tip of the is
land in the Arswe sector, U. S.
Sixth army forces continued to
force their way eastward in the
general direction OF Rabaul against
the opposition of enemy patrols.
On New, Guinea Australians cap
tured Wandokai, &c miles north of
Finschllafen on the Huon peninsu-
la seizlns> quantities of artillery
and supplies abandoned by the
Japanese
American naval forces shelled
Buka and Banis at the northern tip
of the solomons where Japanese
have been Withdrawing their fore
es from the southern tip of Bou-
granville, by-pased by the Ameri-
can landing on Empress Augusta
Bay.
On the supply line to Rabaul,
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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Time lnaL NaZlS nerVOuSly preQlct-
ed the blow is soon to fall.
Indicating that the raiding party
got ashore somewhere along the
French coast, reported bristling
with rocket-gun emplacements, the
German communique said the
Commands were detected as they
tried to approach our wire en-
tanglements' and were wiped
OUT
The German announcement.
coming on the heels of Gen Eisen-
hoWer's designation as the Allied
chieftain who will head the SUI
preme blow against Hitler's Eu-
rope, aroused considerable specu-
latlon although it was confirmed
by no official Allied quarter.
1t is possible the operation was
one of the many swift raids that
may be expected as Allied invasion
preparations near the zero hour.
These specialists in swift and
deadly night assaults in all ikeli-
hood will steal out frequently to
feel out German defenses and Gre
ate confusion in the Nazi garrisons
until the invasion forces them
selves swarm upon the continent.
It was noted also that the sup
nosed Christmas Eve attack was
synchronized with Fridays great
est U. S. air assault of the war on
the already battered Pas De Calais
crockett gun coast
AS in previous Nazi announce
ments of Commando raids up and
down the coast, combined opera.
tons headquarters had no com.
ment.
The last Allied announcement Of
coastal raid was the Dieppe as.
sault of Aug. 10, 1912 made main
ly by Canadians. Earlier ones dis
closed officially included an at
tack by parachute troops at Bruno
val on Feb. %, 1912, the Com.
mando raid at Boulogne on April
4, 1912, and the Commando raids
at Boulogne and LIE Touquet or
June 4, 1912.
1t is known that the British car.
ry out many Commando raids
without giving news about them.
CA British broadcast recorded
by CHS said the Germans care
carrying through far reaching
regrouping of their forces on the
Atlantic coast. ALI rail lines are
fully occupied by troop trans.
portS.")
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-27
Steel Unions
UrgedToKeep
Men At Jobs
President Makes Appeal
To Workers From Hyde
Park Home
10000 ARE IDLE
Message Is Addressed To
Phillip Murray, Vari-
GUS Concerns
10000 ARE IDLE

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 90 Up -
A Presidential appeal for imme-
dia+e resumption of operations was
Made tonight to steel companies
md 10000 workers idle since ex-
niration of their collective bar
9aining agreements.
president Roosevelt, from his
HYDE Park home, requested both
sides to resolve their differences
With the understanding that if new
soreements include wage adjust
ments these shall be computed
and applied retroactively.
Addressed To Murray
The President in his message
IN Chairman Phillip Murray of the
C1O and the concerns affected by
tbp walkouts, asked for uninter-
rmn+pd production of steel and a
eettlement of the disputes under
normal procedure.
Increases of l7-cents-an-hour
which are sought by the steel
workers union would be in excess
Of the maximum pay rate allow
able under the little steel formu-
"a The steel workers now receive
rs cents an hour. Steel producers
have expressed the view any in
crease in pay rates must be ac-
cornanied by hikes in steel
prices.
The War Labor Board at Wash
ington planned Immediately to
meet and consider the steel situa-
ton.
The War Labor Boards refusal
10 sanction a rule requiring re-
roactive pay apparently had led
10 the walkouts. Murray. who had
requested such rule while collec-
five bargaining negotiations were
uder way, had described the
Yards action as creating "a grave
situation.'
The development came as fur
ther walkouts were feared through
out the industry possibly affecting
$4,000 employees employed by PA
companies whose contracts expir-
ed last Friday midnight.
The President stated that the
disputes must be settled under the
national no strike agreement by
mans Of collective bargaining, con-
citation and final determination,
If necessary. by the War Labor
Board
HIS message said:
1 therefore request the COM
panles and the steel workers to
continue the uninterrupted produc-
ton Of steel and steel products
under the terms and conditions
OF their old contracts until the
differences that now separate them
are peacefully and finally resolv-
ed. with the understanding that Il
lhe new agreements include any
wage adjustments, such adjust
mentS shall be computed and ap-
pies retroactively to the date
"Aen the particular contract in
question would have expired by
Virtue of the notice of ter1nina-
ION under such contract"
'Oontlnued on Page Two; Col. 81
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northern Italy, 80 miles south /
Bremen Pass, and barracks $
an airfield at Vicenza 40
e-est of Venice. Medium DO :. !
struck at the ain station - x.
as well as rail targets
Nuova, a suburb of Pts a
The hilltop which tn -
my took successfully g
Samucro which comman..
lage of San Vittore, six
from Casino. San Vittore has b.
heavily fortified by the Germans,
like San Pietro, the capture of
which was announced week ago
today.
previous dispatches from AL
lied headquarters had reported the
Fifth Army's capture of Mount
Samucro. There was no immediate
amplification of today's report. It
possibly could mean Mount Samu-
Gro had been lost to the Germans
in an unannounced counter-at-
tack.D
(Cnnt;uuod IN pou Tue. CnJ n
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-27
Local Water Supply In November
Was OF High Quality Gem-Free

Despite the high chloride content
in the city's water during the ex-
tremely dry weather in November
the water supply was otherwise of
highest quality and free from con-
tamination according to the month
ly report submitted by M'Kean
Maffitt, superintendent of the
Water and Sewerage department,
to City Manager A. c. Nichols.
Samples tested by the State Lab
oratory of Hygiene showed that
the water was free of sediment,
odorless, colorless and entirely
lacking in turbidity. Local labora-
tory reports on 263 samples OBJ
tanned at various times during the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. &c. up -
Vice President Henry Wallace to-
night forecast destruction of Ger
many's war might within "a few
months after the cross-channel
invasion of Europe.
"Such drive, coordinated with
full-scale offensive by the Rus
slams and an offensive by Our own
troops in Italy will quickly place
the Germans in an impossible pos
ition," the vice president declar-
ed in a radio interview.
Wallace praised the nations war
effort in 1913 but asserted that a
greater civilian sacrifice. would be
needed next year.
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OllP nigh DGlIlOCIdllC OlLACld
said samples of sentiment mad lee
the party organization to think
that the service vote may be the
determining factor in the Presi
dental race in such pivotal states
as New York, Illinois and Califor.
MIA. Republicans disagree.
The Democrats are talking less
Of making the service vote con
troversy campaign issue and
more Of attempting to get through
some sort of compromise which
will permit the soldiers and sail.
ors' votes to be counted.
The original federal commission
setup was rejected by a coalition
Of Republicans and Southern Dem
ocrats in the Senate, which sub
stituted State controls. The bill
now is before the House.
A number of alternatives have
been suggested since. Senator o.
Mahony O-Wyo) submitted the
latest, Constitutional amendment
giving Congress power to set the
standards for handling the Serv
ice vote. Opponents of the fedora
commission idea had insisted tina
it was unconstitutional to take
over State prerogatives in connec
ton with election machinery.
O'Mahoney said he thought the
States could ratify the amendment
in time for next falls voting.
Senator Lucas (D-IlD one of thu
sponsors of the original plans, ha!
proposed another compromise
which would place supervision O
the distribution and collection O
the ballots in the hands of fed
eral commission but the State
would determine finally who is tt
count the ballots returned to them
Southern Democrats still wan
the States to retain control owe.
the election machinery, however.
Senator Byrd diva told re
porter that if the serate-approvet
bill is voted by tns House, he vii
ask the other Al Senators who vot
ed with him to kill tEe Admitistsa
TONS original bill to join in
round-ropin addr essed to the gov
errors of all of the States.
This ro'lrd-rohln would call OF
the governors TO summon specla
sessions Of the legislature, where
necessary to revise their laws tt
expedite service voting.
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month showed the water to be ne
gative on bacterial examination
and normal turbidity, color, aka
Unity and carbon dioxide. Chic
rides tested 172 PPM.
The high chloride content of the
water began to recede on the first
gradually coming down until by
the 18th of November it had fall
len below 100 parts per million.
This is well below the testing
point. Since the 18th the chloride
content ran from a low of 48 on
twenty-third to SO on the. thirtieth.
Considerable trouble was en-.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col, y
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Wallace Sums Up 1913 As A Year
OfMany Observation-Disclosures

The American people are ready
to do what is necessary to pre-
serve the peace henceforth, Wal
lace said, adding with emphasis:
1.-THE American people have
learned a lot as result of their
experience during the past 20
wears. They have learned the hard
way. This time, regardless OF
party, they will hold the statesmen
Of this country accountable for def
mite results in laying the founda-
t;ons for a long-lasting military
and economic peace"
The modern airplane and explo-
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
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SlLE FRONT
1900 Crack Nazi
&'roops Are Routed By
Advancing Reds
GREAT COMEBACK
Fighting Again Reaches
Area Around Zhito-
mir, Lost Nov. 70

LONDON, Monday, Dec. 27.-P)-
Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin's first
Ukraine army in a tremendous
military comeback west of Kiev
has driven % miles through Ger
man lines on a 50-mile-Wide front,
routing 100000 crack Nazi troops
and killing $4,000 of them in three
days, Moscow announced today.
Soviet troops fighting their way
back over ground they had given
up in six weeks of ferocious Axis
counter-attacks are now threaten
ing the Observation-Disclosures railway,
go miles from the old Polish front
Iier.
$50 Towns Overrun
The Russian war bulletin, broad
cast by Moscow ad recorded by the
Soviet Monitor, said the Russias
had overrun nlc,e than $50 towns
and villages, including Radomysl,
So miles west of Kiev and % miles
northeast of Zhltomir, and Brush
low, 81 miles east of Zl1itomir.
Germay's high command ack-
nowledged in broadcast COM
nunique that the fighting again
had reached the area of Zhitomir,
vital rail junction on the Leningrad-
Odessa lie which the Russians
seized last Nov. 10 and then lost
Nov. 20. Korosten, 60 miles above
Zhitomir, apparently also was
threatened once more by the at
lacking Soviet winter veterans.
The latter town had been captur-
ed by the Russians on Nov. 10 and
lost November 30.
Aimed At Poland
This new Russian Offensive -
Berlin said more than 100000 So
Wet troops were involved - was
aimed toward the pre-War Polish
border while another huge army
$50 miles to the north was con-
verging on Vitebzsk, German an
Choir in upper White Russia. The
Russians were within 10 miles OF
Vitebsk and closing in.
More than go localities were
swept up during the day by Rus
sian columns smashing through
Vitebsk's outposts, the bulletin
said.
Ten German divisions, four OF
them armored, were routed in the
new battle of the Kiev bulge, Mos
COW announced, and in addition to
the 10000 German dead left on the
battlefield the communicate said
this toll of enemy equipment was
taken:
Equipment Destroyed
Destroyed-159 German tanks,
800 machine-guns, 152 armoreo
cars, 100 guns of various caliber.
Captured-58 tanks, 81 self pro
PEELED guns, 20 armored cars, st
guns of various caliber, l67 NOR
tars, 100 machine-guns. 1000 rifles,
and Is stores of ammunition, arms
and provisions.
On the White Russian front Wit
ebsk appeared to be doomed. Inc
first Baltic army under the Soviet
Armenian General, Bagramlah
smashed through 60 localities dur
ing the day to reach points With
in Is miles of Vitebsk on the north
west, less than that distance on
the north, and only eight miles on
the east, the Soviet bulletin dis
closed.
Virtual ROut
Late Moscow dispatches SAID the
(Cortinued on Page Two; Col. 81
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Bolivia To Respect
Pan-American Codes

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26- ZAP -
The new Bolivian government has
pledged. the Embassy here SAID
tonight, to comply with all com
mitments and obligations OF the
Pen American Conferences on
hemisphere security and contlnen-
tai defense.
The government, the Embassy
said it was advised, has sent a
cable to that effect to the com.
mittee of political security al
Montevideo, group set up by
the Pan-American nations.
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SHOOTING SPREE

SPARTA, Dec. 26 II Welter
Maxwell, 81, shot and killed his
estranged wife. critically wound
ed his mother-in-law and father
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pugh.
and then killed himself at the
Pugh home at Piney Creek Friday
night, DR.. B. O. Choate, coroner,
renorted tOday
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-27
Most Of "A Service Vote
May Be For Democrats

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-(E-The Administration
believes that the Democrats will get 70 per cent of the
vice vote in the 1914 election and plans determined
drive in Congress next month for legislation to provide fed
eral supervision of the absentee balloting.
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French Coast Reported
AttackedBy Commands

LONDON, Dec. 26.-QP)-A Christmas Eve British
French Commando raid against the German channel de-
fenses, where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower day may
strike with the mghest invasion force in history
nounced by the German high command today at the
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The Valley settler., 1943-10-08
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ion Parks returned frtn Seattle
last Saturday where she has been
staying 50 that she coul6 sHsist in
the care Of her snail on len, who
was Sc bacly burned ever q car aeo.
lean is in the Childron's 0rthcpeoic
Hospital ana he is slowly = cover
Ing from his burns. FRS. .2orks says
that she is lad to aet back and
Soesn't have any kline words for the
con6itions un6er which e92lc must
live in the IuCet Sound ar c sHousinG
ccn6iti ems ere ba0 and sore KINDS
Of food ano service are hare to
obtain.
The Chanute Field Iublic Rolati ms
Offico, (Il1inois) sends nottce that
Cpl. Sam Noolcock, q former ro 1aor
RESIDENT, hes completed an s.re Gu
ateG from the Ar1ny Air Force Train
ins, 7mmanS School enc is .50in1, to
serve in Operation enc Maint ainance
CT Fighting planes.
Cone ratulo tt ons.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
LEAVES FOR FAIRBANKS

Walter Slack, local machine shop operator, and president of the Northwestern Alaska Cham Iber of Commerce, left for Fair banks, where he will attend the marriage of his daughter, Geor- gia. MT. Slack will be with his family in Fairbanks for some time. Ris son Walter (Bud) Slack is a sergeant in the U. S. Signal Corps and will have a fur tough soon which he will spend in the States.
 It will be remembered that Bud was number one to register in this district, and number one to enlist here, and he's sure a number one' guy with us.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
FIREFICHTERS WAGE WAR IN
 IN CALIFORNIA

SANTA MONICA, Nov. B. (AP)-Aided by more favorable weather conditions, firefighters believed they were gaining the upperhand over flames which swept an estimated hundred thousand acres in the Santa Mon- ica mountains, and held to the tentative hope that they might get the conflagration under con- trol before nightfall.
 Clem Peoples, the chief of the sheriff's criminal division, is leading the battle. He said one sector was estimated that close to 150 dwellings ranging from cabins to more pretentious resi- dences were destroyed, and add ed that damage to improvements might we'll exceed million dol lars, in addition to incalculable harm to the watershed.
 Flames at one time approached within a quarter of a mile of the exclusive film colony at Mali-X Beach, but turned back before crossing the highway.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
My Sister Eileen" Tonight
 and Tomorrow

My Sister Eileen" comes to town tonight, at the Dream Thea tre, and she probably will own the town tomorrow. She's a dew astating bundle of blonde dyna- mite, a cute little eyeful with a flair for hilarious trouble.
 Screen version of the uproar- ious stage success which has con- vulsed American theatre audi enceS for more than two years, My Sister Eileen" was directed by Alexander Hall. It stars Rosa lind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair, and has a supporting cast of such other excellent far ceurs as George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Miss Jeff Donnell, Rich ard Quine, Donald MacBride, June Havos, Grant Mitchell, Cor don Jones, Frank Sully and Eliza beth Patterson.
 My Sister Eileen originally was a series of magazine stories by Ruth McKenney, adapted to the stage by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. The stories described the adventures of two
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
Movie Pre-Views

career women" from Columbus. Ohio, seeking fame and fortune in New York City. Ruth Sher- wood, older and more :. level headed, wants to be writer, but spends most of her time watch ing in amused amazement the complications into which her kid sister Eileen is constantly fall ing. Eileen, with ''yoo-hoo" figure and an innocent expression, manages to be the most man. chased blonde in the city, with out even trying.
 My Sister Eileen, in film form, is even more delightful and refreshing than it's literary or theatrical predecessors. The greater scope of the camera, the inimitable performances of its stars and other players, the shrewd showmanship brought to the screen by MT. Hall, all con- tribute to the appealing, uproar- ious effect of the new screen comedy. My Sister Eileen" takes its place, and deservedly, as the one motion picture with which all future film comedies will be compared.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
LABOR BOARD APPROVES
 MINER RAISE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-{P) The War Labor Board approv- ed the Ickes-Lew.s wage scale with the qualification that leaves one point open to possible con- troversy.
 The board split II to 1 on the wage dispute which shut down the nations coal mines three times, and cost more than 30, 000,000 tons of coal.
 The agreement was worked out by Secretary Harold L. Ickes and John L. Lewis, and provides daily earning of $8.50, an in- crease of $1.50 over the old con- tract per work day.
 Public member Wayne Morse, the lone dissenter, brought up the point that the board was qualified to deal with miners who were paid by the ton, some others by piecework basis rather than by the hour.
 The board said that conditions set forth on this point was to as- sure conformity to the wage scale, as it was proposed in the hourly workers decision of the H. linois contract last week.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08
LaGUARDIA TELS OF
 POLITICAL SITUATION

NEW YORK Nov. 8.-(AP)- Declaring "If President Roose- welt ran tomorrow, New York City would carry it by 750,00O votes," Mayor LaGuardia said: Insofar as New York City vote is concerned in the recent cleo tion, it has no bearing on the Roosevelt following or the SUD- port of the New Deal".
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08

Tell them you saw it adver- tised in The Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1943-11-08

We have received fine assortment of new Skis, both plain hard wood and laminated. With and without steel edges.
 We are also showing Limited supply ef Ski Shoes, Bindings, Wax and Poles.
 While they last-Iohnson's skates for both men and women, in good range of sizes.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Departmental, Oldest
5and|ot Loop Here,
To Open May ;
FinoI Plans Will Be Made
Wednesday; N. c. Sunday
Leagues to Operate

Definite plans for operating the
Departmental League, Washington's
oldest sandlot baseball loops, were
announced yesterday by President
Vic Gauzza.
The season will open on May 3
and so far four teams have taken
franchises. These are Headquarters
Marine Corps, Navy Yard Marines,
Signal Corps of the War Department
and Ninth and New York Lunch.
Jacobsen Florists also may join.
There is room in this loop for one
or two more clubs. The final meet
ing to iron out last details of the
season and schedule will be held at
the Atlas Sports Store, 927 D street
NV. Wednesday at 8 o'clock. In
terested organiza tons are invited
by Gauzza to be present, or to con-
tact him at Metropolitan 1878.
Irving Shoemaker will be official
umpire, with Richard Williams as
alternate. Games will be played
week days beginning at $50 pm.
Gauzza also is making season
plans for the National City Sunday
leagues. Franchises still are avail
able in both A and B sections, each
of which will be limited to eight
teams. The A League will play at
3 o'clock and the B League at 1890
am. Both are in the unlimited
class. All games will be on the
Ellipse.