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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
David Peter.

David Peter~
S o n, seaman
second class.
who volunteer
ed for enlist
naent in the U.
S. Coast Guard
last March Is,
has completed
four months of
basic training
at the Manhat-
t a n B e a C h
Training Sta
tiop N v He
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 11.-R-
Turpentine 81 cents gallon; Of
ferings 700 $50 gal. bbls); sales
1850 gallons; receipts, 293 barrels;
shipments, 115 barrels; stocks 81
010 barrels.
Quote: B $40; D 3.32; E 3.85;
F 3.S5; G 4O5; H 4.05; K 4.08; M
4.1o; N 40; VIC 4.35; WV 40;
x 40.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug. II. - (P -
Cotton futures closed unchanged
to 10 cents a bale lower today as
hedge-selling outweighed price
fixing orders.
Dealings were narrow. Prices
backed and filled in a six-point
range. Traders turned cautious
pending further war Developments
and clarification of domestic
price policy. Activity was quiet
in the spot market.
Futures closed (old contracts)
unchanged to 10 cents bale low
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
RETrrRNs TO CAMBRIDGE

Bill Munroe, .. S. Navy, mas
returned to cambridge, Md, a1ter
spending several days with ms
family at his home on North Fifth
avenue. He recently completed
his basic training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12

cents a bale lower at 2O.62 car..
pound; average for the ms. '> a
market days 2O.74; middIina %
inch average 1853. rs
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
WITH GUN CREW

wig, 18, gun
ner's m a t e,
third class, is
serving with a
Navy gun crew
on merchant
s h i p convoy
duty carrying
supplies to AT
rica. He h a S
m a d e three
trips to Africa
since he en-
listed in t h e
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
MJDDLING

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11.-(P-
The average price of middling 1916
inch cotton today at ten designated
Southern spot markets was 10
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
CHICAGO BUTTER-EGGs

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-lR-Butter,
receipts 612, ,7o2; firm; prices as
quoted by the Chicago price cur
rent are unchanged.
Eggs, receipts 1853; firm; OPA
prices remain unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
RETURNS TO STATION

Ondrley \SuLl-
ny Boy Nor
ris, Jr., sea-
m a n second
class, has re-
turned to his
station after
spending nine
days with his
parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. N.
Norris on the
Market Street
r o a d. Norris
completed his
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12

s'boot" tralnlng at BalnDrlu5e,
MARYLAND. Before entering the
Navy last March 20, he was con-
nected with the Civil Service at
Camp Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

RALEIGH LIVESTOCK
RALEIGH, Aug. 11.-lRENCDA)
Richmond hog market steady
with top of 14.10; Rocky Mount
five cents lower with top OF 1895.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12

A car will deteriorate aImos4 =.
fast standing idle in The os, vs. az
as it will if it is driven every 1a,sse ID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12
CHARLOTTE SPOT

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 11.-iq
Spot cotton 2O.65.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-12

Navy here 13 months ago. He ls
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Ludwig of Carolina Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Allies Prepare
To okesR obouI
Combined Air and Navy Forces
Ready for About Blows
At Barrier on Drive to Toxic

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. (UP)-
The allies Wednesday were believed
marshalling powerful air, sea and
ground forces for an early assault on
Rabaul, keystone of Japan's crum-
bling southwest Pacific defense line.
Military experts anticipate the
campaign for that formidable enemy,
base on New Britain island will be
undertaken soon, perhaps even be-
fore American troops complete the
conquest of nearby Bougainville is
land.
The campaign for Rabaul, which
bars the way to the more vital strong
holds in Japan's inner defense rings,
will be the biggest, and no doubt
the toughest yet undertaken by the
allies in the Pacific.
The Forthcoming drive will be pre-
ceded by an intensive, sustained aer-
ial assault such as that which forced
the japanese to quit Kiska in the
Aleutians. Land and ship-based
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Christmas Mail
Swamps Office

addressed or wrapped but have
been caught before being forwarded,
they said.
With a 5000 receipt of letters
and flat mailing matter received on
an ordinary day, the problem of
the local post office can be seen
readily in the amount now flowing
through the letter cancelling ma
chimes, it was pointed out.
Over $4,000 pieces of letter mail
are being cancelled daily. This in
cluded first class and 11a cent cards.
The cards, however, are being held
each day and only first-class mail
worked promptly, and when en-
ployes get time they work what
card mail they can. There's no pill
ing up of mail at the office, en-
ployes reported, even though rec
ord OF 10000 letter mailings is ex-
pected the early part of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15

Importance of the highway system
would be eclipSed by normal peace
time economy later, he said.
The proposal emissions one great
circular highway joining the Alas
kan highway in North Dakota and
running south via ST. Paul, Mimi,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Knoxville, and
Birmingham, Ala, to the Mexican
border and thence through New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and
Montana to its starting point. At
Ell Paso, Tex, it would connect the
Pan-American highway.
Three or more auxiliary highways
would branch off the circular route
to the east and west, creating direct
routes to Boston, Charleston, S.
c., Pensacola, Fla, Angeles,
San Francisco, and Seattle. In all,
80 states would be touched by the
system.
for widening the roadways at regu-
An integral part of the plan calls
lar intervals to accommodate the
landing and taking off of any size
airplane. This, said Hare, will make
a tremendous contribution to the
efficiency of our air forces"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Legion to Aid
In Housing

The Boyce Aten Post of the Ameri-
can Legion plans to cooperate with
the Ell Centro Servicemen's Recrea-
ton committee in providing houss
ing for servicemen spending week.
ends here.
At meeting in the Veterans
Memorial Hall Tuesday night
George Whitcher, county salvage
chairman, reported that salvage
funds were available to be used to
help the city committee obtain beds
and housing to give the visiting
men a place to sleep.
The members also discussed the
action of a recent county Legion
council meeting at which 1t was
suggested that a mans honorable
discharge should be sufficient to
permit that mans membership in
any union without paying initiation
fees.
The need of providing disabled
vets and discharged servicemen jobs
rather than a dole was considered.
The mastering out pay legislation
will be beneficial to the men, but
national consideration of obtaining
those men jobs as well as providing
all possible disqualification and
medical care for disabled men
should also be given.
Commander Harvey Kenyon re-
ported that in the membership
drive ended December 7 the post S
quota was 187 but actually 1874 paid
up memberships had been taken.
Many World War II veterans are
members, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
FIRE CHIEF URGES CARE
IN TREE DECORATIONS

Extra preca tions regarding
Christmas fire hazards was urged
by El Centre Fire Chief Corn Reed
Wednesday.
With a number of old Christmas
light cords, rebuilt electrical toys,
and even some talloW candles being
used this Christmas, the possibilities
of fires are greater this year than
for many years, he said.
Christmas trees should not be
placed too close to window curtains
or draperies. Electrical cords should
be checked because many that have
been used in past years probably
are poorly insulated, insulation has
rotted, or insulation has been dam
aged, and could easily cause fire.
In no case should an electric cord
be hidden under a rug where it
cannot be observed, he said.
Rebuilt electrical toys easily may
cause electrocution of a youngster,
so it must be doubly checked, he
advised
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15

planes will participate, the former
presumably from the newly devel-
oped air base in the Empress Aug
usta bay area of Bougainville.
In the opinion of military experts,
it may first be necessary to seize
enemy airfields on New Britain is
land before attempting a frontal
assault on Rabaul itself. This would
necessitate landings in the vicinity
of Gasmata and Cape Gloucester,
secondary enemy bases on the is
land. At the same time, enemy
airfields on New Ireland island,
which lies athwart Rabaul, would
have to be immobilized
HAVE SUPPLIES
The allies are now understood
to have the men, the ships and
planes needed to do the job Secre-
tary of the Navy Frank Knox said
as much yesterday when he told
neWsmen, I'VE are getting ready to
Continued on page 6, col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
FIERCE BATTLE RACES IN UPPER DN|EPER
Bombers Smash
Jap Bases
In New Guinea
Steady Pounding From
Air and Sea Imperils
Enemy's Main Defenses

ALLIED HEAD ART S,
Southwest Pacific, Dec. Is. CUP)-
The greatest bombing fleet ever
sent against the New Britain in
vasion coast below Rabaul tore
broad gap in japanese defenses
around Gasmata Monday with 248
tons of explosives, it was disclosed
today.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur threw
more than 100 Liberators and
Mitchells into the three hour attack
which marked the high point of a
campaign begun last Nov. 20 to
smash open the approaches to the
big enemy base.
1t was the second heaviest raid
of the war in the southwest Pa
cific, topped only 3 350-ton blow
at Rabaul itself last October.
HAMMER HARBOR
The bombers concentrated on
Linden Harbor and Ringring plan
tation, some 20 miles east of Cas-
mata on the south shore of New
Britain across from the Allied
held New Guinea coastline, and on
off-shOre islands.
MacArthurS cOmmunique de-
scribed the damage as heavy and
widespread" with accompanying
fires and explosions.
Of 10 enemy fighters encountered
first opposition in many days of
steady raids-two were shot down,
and not an Allied plane was lost.
Meanwhile, Rabaul was attacked
for the first time since December
when night bombers kindled fires
Continued on page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Marshall Awaits
Presidents
Invasion Word
Capital Observers See
LOng-Heralded Move
When Roosevelt Returns

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (UP)-
President Roosevelt's forthcoming
return to the White House was ex-
pected to produce the long-awaited
announcement of General George
G. Marshall's new role in the war
commanding general of the Allied
attack on Germany in western
Europe.
While the date of Mr. Roosevelt S
return to Washington was a heavily
guarded secret, there was wide
spread expectation in military
circles that the Marshall announce
ment was not far away.
TO REMAIN CHIEF
Best information here was that
Marshall, when he takes over active
direction Of what is expected to be
the biggest Allied operation of the
war, will retain his post as army
chief of staff He would transfer
most of his chief of staff duties to
an acting chief, probably 1t. Gen
Joseph T. McNarney, now deputy
chief of staff.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied commander-in- chief in North
Africa, was the original choice fol
the post as acting chief of staff,
according to authentic versions OF
the impending staff changes. Eisen-
hover, however. was understood to
have asked to be continued in his
present command until operations in
the south have progressed far
beyond their present stage.
is WEST POINTER
McNarney consequently was pick
ed for acting chief. He is a So
year-old air officer, native OF
Pennsylvania who graduated from
Continued on page 6, col, 60
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Lawmoker Urges
voSt Road Job

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. (UP)-
Representative Butler B. Hare, D..
S. c., Wednesday called for i'm
mediate congressional authoriza-
ton for postwar construction of a
vast circular system of super high
ways throughout the nation as a
guarantee against possible future
military transportation bottlenecks.
Citing the long range highway
program of Nazi Germany as vital
part of Hitler's pre-War prepara-
ton, and the economic and military
Importance of China's Burma road,
Hare advocated authorization now
at time when transportation needs
are most clearly vitualized by mill
tary and industrial officials. The
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15

Christmas mailings through the
Ell Centre post office rapidly is
reaching proportions of flood with
Monday and Tuesday the heaviest
parcel post mailings in the Offices
history.
The post office issued last
minute warning to those planning
to send gifts that they must be
mailed this week if Christmas de-
livery is to be expected. Already
in many large postoffices and ter
minals in the country mail is being
held up due to inability to handle
it. However, all mail is being ham
died promptly in the Ell Centre Of
flee.
Fragile packages must be wrap
ped carefully in double thicknesses
of corrugated cardboard and tied
securely, the office stated. Many
packages are not being properly
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Senators Reject
Plan TO Cut
Off Victory Tax
Oppose Treasury Plan
Involving 8 Million
In Low Bracket Lists

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. (UP)-
The senate finance committee We'd
nesday rejected the treasury's plan
to relieve 100000 low-income tax
payers from further payment of
direct federal taxes. These 9,000,-
900 now only pay the Victory tax,
which the treasury would abolish.
The finance committee left it
self choice of two remaining in
come tax proposals:
L. Adoption of the house plan
of integrating the Victory tax and
the income tax into one new in
come tax structure which would
continue to apply to the 100000.
2. Continuing the present law;
separate Victory and income taxes.
The rejection followed pleas by
Treasury General Counsel Ran
dolph Paul that the 100000 would
pay only $161 100000 a year, that
this revenue was costly to collect,
and that under the treasury pro-
posal this amount would be pick
ed up" from 'other taxpayers"
LIQUOR PROPOSAL
The committee planned later to
hear a group of Kentucky diStillerS
oppose proposal to tax Whiskey
after it has been stored in govern
ment warehouses more than four
years.
Chairman Walter F.. George, D.,
Ga, author of the liquor amend
ment, said that if his plan is adopt
ed, the committee might consider"
reducing the $9-a-gallon liquor tax
approved by the house and SEN
ate finance committee-to SO SO
far as the warehoused liquor is con-
cerned.
The committee voted to repeal
the second "windfall provision" in
the pay-as-you-go tax law, which
was written in to capture the steep
increases in individual incomes from
war business. It's repeal would make
these incomes subject only to cur
rent rates without further penalty.
levies.
This second anti Windfall provi-
sion of the present law applies only
to incomes which were appreciably
higher than in pre-War years. Its
repeal would not affect another
provision under which taxpayers
will have to pay the unforgiven 25
per cent of 1912 income taxes. This
unforgiven tax will have to be paid
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
BY UNITED PRESS

The European war entered its
l,567th day Wednesday and so out
lasted World war one-at a cost
in blood and human misery and
national wealth that already has
dwarfed the catastrophe of a gen.
Grafton ago.
Only July %, 1914, the Austro-
Hungarian empire declared war on
Serbia and four days later Ger
many handed a similar declaration
to Russia, committing the world to
its then greatest war in history.
Four years and LOG days after
ward, at IL am. French standard
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Luckey Studies
Legislation
On School Funds

State Senator E. George Luckey
Wednesday sought permission to
discuss an important school prob
lem at the special session of the
California legislature scheduled for
early next year.
Several of the rural schools show
reduced enrolment and school Of
ficials want to transfer the teachers
to crowded schools and arrange for
the children from the small schools
to attend elsewhere. Under present
state laws these arrangements are
not possible.
WILL TRY FOR ACTION
Il am attempting to get permis-
sion to include this school problem
at the special session." Senator
Luckey said Wednesday. Perhaps
we may be able to relieve the situ-
alton by some sort of emergency
legislation. l have an idea several
other counties may be having SINH
lar difficulties with their schools" "
The special session, Senator Luck
ey was informed, may be called as
late as February. No official date
has been selected for the session
which originally was announced as
one called to discuss prison prob
lens brought to light by recent
prison Investigations.
NO FINANCIAL AID
County School Superintendent E.
L. Hiteman declared that there is
no financial arrangement made to
permit the transfer of pupils and
teachers for the best interests of
the educational system. He said
there are only five or six pupils at
Lantana school while one teacher
at Rose school has 40 pupils. There
are only two or three pupils at
Laguna dam, two at Ogilby and at
Glamis there sometimes are two
pupils and sometimes none at all,
Hiteman said.
Under present laws a school dis
trict which gets an allotment of
state funds must maintain a school,, -
the superintendent declared. I'VE
hope the legislature will pass en-
ergency legislation to help us han
die the problem satisfactorily"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15

Inc decision WAS dIlIlOunCeu ny
the executive heads of the brother
hoods, who said that approximately
one-fourth of the nations railroads
would be affected Dec. 30 and a
quarter of the remainder on each
of the three succeeding days.
The work stoppage was voted by
more than 81 per cent of the men,
bers, according to union officials,
who said the strike was to begin at
3 am. (PWT) Thursday, Dec. 30
Immediate cause of the strike, ac-
cording to the officials was the
rejection of cent an hour in
crease granted September 25 by
an emergency board of the National
Railway Labor Panel which said the
award was in the bounds of the
Little Steel formula.
ASKED 30 PER CENT
The brotherhoods, representing
thousands of railroad yard and road
service employees, had demanded a
80 per cent increase amounting to
SO per day.
Brotherhood officials declared
they were thoroughly aware of the
immediate effects of the strike,
but asserted in a statement that
"in the long run, such action on
the part of large and powerful
labor group will rebound both to
the military success of the war
and the present and postwar well
fare of the common people"
Issuing the statement were the
following officials:
Alvanley Johnston, head of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS; D. B. Robertson, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen; w. Fras-
er, president of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors; A. F.. Whitney,
president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, and T. c. Cash
en-, president of the Switchmen's
Union of North America.
when 81 per cent of our $4,000
members voted to strike, their ac-
ton reflected a deep and spreading
dissatisfaction of the citizenry of
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
GIoboI Struggle
Passes War One

time, 7 am. EWT, World war one
ended in an armistice. Wilhelm Ho-
henzollern was in exile and the
beaten German and Austrian arm
les were stumbling homeward, leav-
ing 2,973,000 of their dead on the
battlefields with 5,l52,115 allied vic
TINS.
World war II began at dawn on
Sept. /, 1899, when Adolf Hitler
hurled his armored legions and
bombing fleets across the Polish
frontier and the late Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain announced TO
the British empire that Britain
would fight to honor her pledge
to Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
MONTREAL CITY WORKERS
WIN DEMAND, END STRIKE

MONTREAL, Dec. Is. (UP)-A
strike of 4,5OO police, firemen and
public works employees, which cut
off the city's fire and police pro-
lection for Is hours, ended early
Wednesday with municipal officials
recognizing the Canadian Congress
of Labor (CIO) as the workers
official bargaining agent. The
agreement, signed by L. E. Potvin,
president of the Montreal municipal
commission, and Paul Marquette,
regional director of the CCL, was
announced several hours after the
provincial municipal commission,
which supervises affairs of the city,
particularly financial matters, an
nounced at Quebec City that the
strikers demands would be met in
full.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
NINE MEN REPORT TO ARMY
AT FORT MACARTHUR

Nine men registered through the
El Centre selective service board
have reported at the Ft. Macarthur
induction center, according to Char
lotte Morse, local clerk.
The men who had taken exami-
nations November 10 and reported
for induction this month are: Hila-
rio Quintanar, Loreto M. Preciado,
Percy M. Thomas jr., Paul E. Hill,
Leopoldo r. Lucero, Burney E..
Foote, John A. Acevedo, John w.
Harlan, and Andrew L. Peters.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
MUSSOLINFS SON GETS
FASCIST POST IN REICH

BERN, Dec. Is (UP) - Vittorio
Mussolini. 25-year old son OF the
fallen Duce, is taking over a major
role in German-sponsored Fascist
affairs with the favor of Adolf
Hitler, reports from the German
frontier said Wednesday.
Young Mussolini reportedly has
been named to head $4,000 Italian
republican Fascists In Germany and
intrusted with forming new Ital-
ian army from 100000 prisoners held
by the Nazis
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
Allied warp|anes
Hit Nazi-HeId
Athens AirfieIds
Fleet of More Than 300
Blast Strategic
Points on Balkan "ROad"
LIED HEADQUARTERS. 1

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Dec. Is. CUP)-More than
800 Allied warplanes, the strongest
fleet ever sent against the inva-
sion jittery Balkans, made a
smashing attack on the Athens
area Tuesday while British troops
slowely gained the upper Ahdn in
bloody battle on the Italian
Adriatic coast, it was disclosed to-
day.
Destructive bomb loads were rain
ed down on three Athens airfields
and on shipping in Piraeus, its har-
bor. The attackers were fighter
escorted Flying Fortresses and Lib
orators which fought their way
through some 35 German intercept
ing planes.
MIGHTIEST ATTACK
Never before had such a big fleet
struck at four separate targets in
Greece in a single, coordinated as
sault. Among the raiders was the
376th Americ bombardment
group, veteran of Is months Of
combat.
The FOrtresses concentrated on
Eleusis and Kalamaki airfields and
the harbor while the Liberators
battered Tatoi airfield - all ring
ing Athens where the Germans
were reported sending new Luft-
waite strength.
Preliminary reports indicated the
Kalamaki airfield, main enemy
fighter base in southern Greece,
was knocked out by bombs laid the
entire length of the runway and
across thre hangers.
The harbor, which is the princi-
pal loading point for Nazi Aegean
bases, was believed to have been
damaged severely. All four targets
were within 10 miles of Athens.
Thirteen enemy planes were shot
down while only two Allied aircraft
were lost. Two other German
planes were destroyed over Italy.
On the Italian Adriatic coast
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery's
British eighth army troops were
advancing slowly in what appeared
to be some of the hardest, if not
the hardest, fighting of the Italian
campaign.
FIFTH ARMY QUIET
The fifth army remained rela-
lively quiet but the weather also
was improving there. There were
sharp patrol clashes and several
Continued on page 6, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-15
READY TO SUM UP CASE

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (UP)- At
torneys for seven men accused of
extorting $2,500,O00 from the mo-
ton picture industry today pre-
pared summations of the 11-week
trial for presentation in federal
court tomorrow. Evidence at the
trial was completed Tuesday. The
case was not expected to go to the
jury until next week unless summa :
tions are completed before Friday
night.