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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-10
COWLES URGES
WILLKIE in IA
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what he called Wilkes basic po-
Utica. philosophy as:
I'D. A belief in civil liberties
and democracy; (2) A belief in
individual opportunity and real
free enterprise, - the change-to-
get-ahead system; co A belief in
the need for international coopera-
ton in order to create the world
climate of peace and stability that
is necessary to enable us to have
a rising standard of living and to
maintain our American way here
at home; and az A belief that the
majority of the American people
are intelligent, and sufficiently con-
cerned with the vital problems con-
fronting our nation to want our
candidates for public office to
speak frankly.
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new BLOWS DEALT
TO NAH U-B0ATS
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than in any other month since
May, 1870
by means of aircraft operating
from the Azores we have been
able to improve protection to our
conveys and to diminish the area
from attack by our forces.
1.-THE enemy has used long-range
aircraft to assist ir concentrate
ing U-boats on our convoy routes
but in spite of this our escort
and counter attack has been eff
fective.
'The caution of the enemy u
boats has lessened the number of
opportunities presented to our
forces for striking at them. New
ertheless, the number of U-boats
sunk in November has again ex-
ceeded thu number of their VIC
Tins"
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Lacy on the Top and
lacy on the bottom, SO
much the feminine
piece of lingerie that
she will never h ave
enough, and another
slip like this is always
more than welcome. In
tearose and in white
and in all sizes.
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STEEL RECALESCENCE

Recalescence is a term applied
to sudden liberation of heat by
steel when, in cooling, it passes
through a critical temperature, at
which it's molecular structure
changes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-10
COAL HAS "s1DEL1NEs"

Coal has more colors than the
rainbow, is abundant in curative
medicines, contains more fibers
than all the Japanese silkworms,
and is potentially more produc-
tive of rubber than the Far East.
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dressed. The claims must be de-
signed to blast hopes of early and
effective Allied help among anti
Japanese native elements in occu-
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WARSHIPS POUND
PACIFIC ISLAND
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.o,rTHWEsT PACIFIC ALLIED
sU1noUARTERS, Friday, Dec.
hhADrs -Wareo, important trail
w. 1.-TWO in the inland jungles of
lallu ,, Guinea's Huon peninsula,
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northwest Of Changteh, were at
lacking the japanese who are al
ready showing signs of weaken
Ing" said tie bulletin.
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DECISIVE ACTION WITH
JAPANESE FLEET NEAR
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Neither the shock of American
recapture of the Gilberts nor the
project Of powerful naval ia S k
forces into the Marshalls defense
zone has served to lure any part
of Japan's nome flee. into action.
That fact alone makes T o k y o
home front claims of stunning
American sea and air losses ap-
pear grotesque.
1t seems doubtful that the Japa-
nese public knows enough of the
facts of the war in Europe or in
the Pacific to be growing restless
with apprehension. The Nipponese
military caste is keeping from the
people all but Tokyo versions of
the conflict. There can be little
radio evesdropping in Japan on
American or any other war re-
ports beamed toward it.
The same thing is doubtless true
in all Japanese controlled regions
of the China Sea. Il must be to
the ears of the native millions in
those regions that the Tokyo broad
casts of propaganda-invented stag
gering victories are in fact ad-
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pied countries.
There is no other logical ex-
PLANTATION foc the Tokyo tales. Now
can they yet be dismissed as in
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campaign has more fully devel-
oped under the revised and step
ped-up attack pattern adopted at
the Cairo conference.
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R0MMEL FACING
GUERRILLA WAR
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tisan forces for bridge over the
Sava river near Sevnica.
Meanwhile, information reaching
here from Greece disclosed that
a repetition of the 1941 famine in
which thousands died threatened
the population there unless free
dom comes quickly or larger food
supplies are sent.
The Greeks, swept by enthusi-
asm over Allied victories in the
Mediterranean and believing that
liberation was near, were said to
have exhausted their reserves and
thrown their boarded foodstuffs on
the markets.
They were described as facing
the winter with insufficient food,
clothing and fuel amid a rising
disease rate resulting from under
nourishment.
A shelterless, floating population
of 200, 1000 was said to have result
ed when the Germans burned hun
dreds of villages in an attempt to
smash guerrilla activities, and 200,-
600 were evicted from Thrace and
Macedonia by the Bulgars also
were. reported roaming the coun-
try.
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$500 Monthly for
Sickness and Accidents
Plus Hospital Benefits-Pays Up To
$1,000 if Killed-Costs SC q Day
POLICY SENT FREE FOR
INSPECTION

A NEW Observation-Disclosures
pital policy that pays up to 500 a
month for disability from sickness
or accident-and hospital benefits
in addi+ion-pays your beneficiary
Up to $1,000 if you are killed-costs
as little as SC a day!
And most important-1t covers
ALL accidents from the very first
day ALL sickness from the
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Postal now is offering this pro-
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If only $1.00 monitor on quar-
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ments. BUT SEND NO MONEY.
Write for policy on free inspection:
No agents will call-no medical
examination. Write today-send full
name, address. age, occupation.
and name of beneficiary to Postal
Life & Casualty Insurance Com
pany, 6430, Postal Life Building,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
REDS SMASHING
GERMAN ARMIES
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que recorded by the Soviet mon
itor, also announced that Russian
troops who had crossed the Dniep
er in a new drive southwest o.
Gomel now had turned northWarc
and were striking toward Rechit
sa, "27 miles west of Gomel ir
an effort to snap the enemy's raj
lifeline to Poland.
Ten villages directly south o.
the White Russia citadel of Come
were captured by Russian units
attacking on the west bank of the
Sozh river, above where the new
crossing of the Dnieper was made
said the communique.
North of Kiev the Russians ICON
siderably improved their positions
beyond the Dnieper's west bank,
it said, in the encircling drive on
the Ukraine capital.
At Melitopol, gateway to tn c
Crimea, one of the grinmest fights
of the war famed through it S
sixth hday inside the shattered city.
Moscow said the Red army as
sault units, fighting with bayonet
and grenade in a binding sand
storm that clogged their guns, had
captured large quantities of war
materials"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
The Tennessee Ramblers
To Appear On Jamboree

The Tennessee Ramblers'
lust back from Hollywood where
they made several movie shorts,
will be the feature attraction on
the second "Jamboree' show of
the season next Sunday in three
performances,
With Jack Guilette and Curley
Campbell as the outstanding stars
Of the musical aggregation, the
modern and old-time renderings
will be arranged to suit the taste
OF all.
As an extra attraction, Claude
Casey. popular vocalist and mas
te1 of ceremonies. will return to
the city and will be seen with
the Ramblers.
Other first rate musicians will
be presented and complete pro-
gam will be announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
Workers Council Meets
TO Plan New Nominations

The nominating committee of
the Workers Council met Monday
in the home demonstration office
to plan the nomination and other
activities Of the coming year. This
council, which is composed Of
heads of all civic groups, has de-
cided to have program from
each group during the coming
year.
Those present Monday were
Miss Virginia Ward, family life
community program director;
Mrs. Cordelia Foster, home serv-
ice director of Tidewater Power
Co.; Miss Jennie Stout, assistant
health consCltant; Miss Ann Ma
son. home demonstration agent;
and H. B. Rivenbark, production
credit assertion.
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the non-intervention agreement.
Off the beaten track and visited
by few foreigners, it was a con-
venient embarkation point for his
soldiers. Gaeta is the best port
between Naples and Civitavecchia,
40 miles north of Rome, and would
be of value TO the Allies in landing
supplies for the battle of Rome.
AS result of continued Allied
air attacks on German airfields,
the enemy now is dispensing his
feeble remaining strength on in
Vulnerable small airstrips. Nazi
fighter squadrons based at Capua
were found to De using several
air fields in the vicinity of the
town after Allied bombers had de-
stroyed the main air field d
wrecked or damaged so planes on
it.
Great progress has been made
in getting the port Of Naples into
shape. This is by far the most
important of all points of entry in
Allied hands, since it not only is
the biggest port and best harbor
but is conveniently near the main
battle along the Volturno.
Italian deep sea divers and sal
wage crews have been extremely
helpful in this work, and their eff
ficiency has been praised by our
engineers.
When the Fifth Army was al
most driven into the sea by furi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
HOUSEWIVES URGED
TO AID HOME FRONT
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Four will begin Monday, October
Is. At that time housewives will
be given an opportunity to sign
the following pledge: II pay no
more than top legal prices. l &C.
cept no rationed goods without
giving up ration stamps. trade
no stamps and destroy those ]
do not use." Each wife signing
will be given a window symbol
and a market basket price book"
to help her keep up to date on
ceiling prices. No house display
ing the window symbol will be
called upon by the door-to-door
pladge workers later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
Reinforcen1ents POURING
Into Battle For Italy

Gus German counterattack a few
days after the landing at Salerno,
Allied engineers dropped their nor.
NAL work to join in the fight which
saved the beachhead, it was dis.
closed today.
British engineers who took over
the operation of one section Of
railway ran a train through sta
ton held by German troops to lib.
crate group of 300 prisoners OF
war at a point farther up the line.
Some air fields have been con-
structed within one day after the
area was captured from the enc
my. One of the engineers biggest
projects is the restoration of acque.
ducts serving Naples, laramie,
Brindisi, Bari and other cities,
some of which were in desperate
need of water after the Germans
destroyed sections of their supply
systems.
American troops captured Ner-
rome and Ruviano on dominating
heights north of the Volturno after
fierce and fluid fighting in which
units frequently became isolated.
Cancello, formerly an important
Axis air base eight miles from the
mouth of the Volturro, fell to a
British force in an advance from
the sea. Both the British n d
Americans had to fight off vicious
Nazi counterattacks in their adj
vance.
On the Eighth Army front fight
ing was reported raging through
the streets of Montecilfone, ten
miles southwest of Termoli on the
Adriatic. Field reports said enc
my resistance was increasing all
along that front.
British and American engineers
have won tributes fr o m Allied
commanders for speed and eff
cheney in reopening communica-
tons routes and constructing ia
cilities to handle the constantly
mounting Allied strength on the
peninsula.
Often working under fire n d
sometimes going into battle as in
fantrymen, the engineers have re-
moved mines, repaired roads and
railways, opened up tunnels, fill
ed bomb craters, erected wharvse
and constructed air fields.
Allied hehavy bornbers from the
Middle East attacked Martha air
field on Rhodes and Kos harbor
in the Dodecanese and Syros har-
Dor in the Aegean yesterday. Inc
bombers and fighters OF the North
west African Air Force continued
to rake the enemy's communlca-
lions behind the fighting line in
1taly. Three Allied planes were
missing from all operations.
Gen. Clark's American troops
repelled three strong Nazi counter
attac ks before they captured Ner-
rome strategic mountain strong.
hold % miles from the mouth J.. OF
the Volturno. Very heavy fighting
anneared to face the British vet
erans driving northward from the
Vo1turno's mouth. The Nazls were
e sun on the 2,5oo-foot Mas 4;
sico ridge above the river vamey
and already had m sevela =,
strong counterattacks from ''''A'
lofty position.
-V-
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AIR FORCE CHIEF
Halls HIS CREW
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oa with a smile. He did
al. 0 slnost an hour declaring;
fol T The main objective of the AL
!; Inv ir war over Europe is to
lea a. # easier for ground troops
naA[ in. in the final dash. and
to ~ ~ thousands Of lives;
save The loss of 60 bombers at
-.,o;nflrt is incidental to de-
sf'm a';on Of the ball-bearing fac
sifu a. there. Regardless of our
to'.ss I'm ready to send over re-
l2s's a,,,o,,t crews for every one lost
7la'e ~ tbe same time keep building
al our III strength
W ; second only to the bombing OF
D. s,;fic detectives is the aim to
s9' 'rav the German air force.
as,'I The Allies are getting the up
land IN the air in all theaters.
p, ,, -" NOT saying the war is over,
~ a,ont over. or anything of the
Or aVu"'
i.u special committee of ex-
y, Intimately familiar with Ger
pSl' industries before the war
n.'1 I'D target lists for the bonn
- .'-+:, Each target is given a priori-
y, w. ,a,ing for bombing in order OF
importance. -, c n
vs. u are racking their brains for
'.,s Weapons and ideas-rocket
i NV, aerial bombing of bombers.
=. I'VE cot the ball-bearing work
'scaweinfurt. but German brains
90 still working
o. The Germans have drawn on
,ssr fighter strength everywhere
~ Concentrate on defense against
~ = bonbers. stripping Italy and
, ,s relatively few in Russia.
~ Japan now must have her
r4t-, or sixth team" in the air
,.sr tbe Southwest Pacific.
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followed by at dance at the Ar.
mory at 9 p. m.
The outstanding activity of this
group of men was their war bond
sales, headed by Fred Mathes. III
the spring campaign, with a goa
of two million, they reached over
four million, and in the recently
completed drive they again Sc
goal of two million and reached
three and one-half million.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
OIL DISCOVERED

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, Oct. 49,
~ State Geoloeist Herman Gun.
'FE SAID today that he may inspect
hex. week a well at Sunniland in
Sousn Florida's Everglades from
S4.cn a Humble oil company geo.
-os!st reported recovering salt
WAFER with bonafide showing Of
'ey heavy dark oil"
uunter said he had received nc
us'alled report on the well, bu,
~ia' ne would probably visit the
S''e "aen E, R. Murchison, district
geo seologlst for the oil company in
mobile, returns to Florida.
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GIRLS PICK EARLY
FOR POSTWAR FETE

DAVENPORT, Ia. lRLTwenty
farmerette members of the Wal
Their league of Trinity Lutheran
church are picking beans ano
banking the cash proceeds against
the day when 40 or more boys,
members of the league, come
home from the war.
Elmer Doering gave the girls
an acre of beans when he couldn't
get help to harvest them. The
girls pick the beans, take orders
and make deliveries, earmarking
the money for the postwar
homecoming celebration.
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LAUNCHING WILL
FEATURE MEETING
4 Continued From Page One)

be storer P. Ware, secretary of
the N. c. shipbuilding Company;
j. e. L. Wade, general chairman
| OF all preparations; l.. A. Raney,
potentate; F. A. Mathes, who serv-
ed as chairman Of the war bond
committee; the Rev. c. K. Proc.
tor, head of the Orphanage at Ok
ford.
The. dinner will be held at
L p. m. at the shipYard cafeteria.
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$1,000 DISAPPEARS

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 18-(R-Chris
Fappas, operator of a downtown
eating place, reported today to
police that $1,000 had mysterious
ly disappeared from a safe in
the establishment
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g0l1R new PUMPS
ARE TO BE USED
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-.to every location, an average
4; tanks a day.
he citv's water line project
rsnsion which would extend the
incline from Hoods creek where
H. present intake is located to
ying's bluff moved a step forward
With the announcement by City
Attorney William Campbell that
HE application through F. W. A.
had been approved by the region
al office in Richmond. 1t must
now be acted upon by the central
federal bureau in Washington.
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|ENEMY SPEARHEAD
BROKEN IN BURMA
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VOUHCIHucu Il IU1I H6C O11o7
pointed japanese cavalry sortie
from Siaofeng. southeast of the
former capital at Marking. In
southern Anhwei on the same front
Chinese forces reported breaking
into Suitungoheng, southeast Of
Suancheng, and killing several
hundred Japanese.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19

The School of Military Govern
ment to train Army officers for
civil administration of occupied
enemy territory was established
in May, 1912, at Charlottesville,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19
|RATI0NlNC HEAD -.
ASKS FOR CLERK
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board acquiesed the abatement
amounting to approximately $24.
After reviewing a recommends
ton from the War Department, the
board granted the V. P. Lofts
construction company a permit to
construct pier and eight 4 pile
dolphins in the Cape Fear river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19

Dehydration of fruits for Army
consumption will reduce 100 pounds
of apples to 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-19

The government values Wal
plane pilot of $500, gov.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05

A map showing the town
Of Kwangteh, 90 miles
northwest Of Hangchow,
which the Japs have cap
tured after a bitter strug-
gle with the Chinese who
have been trying 70 stall
a renewed enemy offensive
in three eastern provinces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05
u. -. Fleet
Rips 40
Jap Ships

ALLIED HQ., 6. w. Pacific.
oct 5 CUP) American warshlpS
have wrecked big japanese
barge fleet attempting 10 evacu-
ate troops from the central Solo
mons. sinking or severely d3mag-
ing at least 40 barges and several
escorting Eunboats. Cen Mac
Arthurs headquarters announced
today.
The action fought Friday and
Saturday nights ln the narrow
waters off KolombanCara Island
AZ a cost of one American vessel
damaged. appeared to forcShadow
the collapse Of organized Japa-
nose resistance in the central
SolomonS.
A spokesman N NacArthur'S
headquarters Indicated that the
Japanese were trying 10 withdraw
their garrison from Kolomban-
CARA. now cncircled by American
island positions, 10 BouGalnvillo,
more than 100 miles TO the north
west.
Surface units Of Admiral Hal
Sey'S south Pacific command
intercepted and smashed the flo
tilla, despite repeated attacks ny
Japanese planes attempting TO
cover the hargCS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05
Warming
Network
DiSbandeaI

WASHINGTON, oct. s tINS)
The war department today dis
nantled the nationwide net of
civilian aircraft warning service
TO release an estimated 500 900
volunteers for work in field and
factory.
With the possibility Of enemy
bombing raids on the United
States reduced 10 the minimum
W the Allied offenSives in Europe
and In the Pacific the volunteers
who have manned observation
posts and filter centers "A hours
A day VIII be discharged 10 con-
tribute more directly 10 the war
effort.
An estimated 270.oo0 man hours
a dav VIII be diverted 10 var
production and other methods Of
oackIng the attack by the stream
lining Of America & home defense
systen1
While the war and navy depart
nents emphasized that the demo
nilizinE Of the civilian aircraft
warning service does not mean
that America Will be left unpro-
tected. they pointed out that the
military personnel and air raid
warning system is now sufficient
under the circumstances.
In order 10 keep the organiza-
ton from disintegrating. the
volunteers VIII be kept on ar
alert basis for recall 70 constant
duty II the emergency should
arse. In the meantime, tho
spotting centerS will be manned
only q few hours 3 week. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05
Bddog|io Bars
Fds(ists From
His New Regime

I LONDON, Oct. s GNSl-Thers
will be no place for Fascists IN
the new Italian government un-
der Premier Badoglio. according
10 a dispatch 10 the London Daily
Express.
Quoting Badoglio himself the
story assures that the new Italian
regime will he strictly along
democratic lines.
I'VE will work on the consti-
tuition as soon as possible,
Badogho was quoted as saying.
Relating how he escaped from
Rome with Crown Prince UNI
bcrto and other members OF the
royal family. the 72-year-old
marshal Corroborated an earlier
account of the flight from The
German-controlled city.
Nazi troops, he said, permitted
the royal car through their lines
when they heard a rumor that
Hitler had been asSassinated. The
soldiers SCENE I'd transported
with Joy
Badoglio said that Mussolini.
far from being in good health.
was suffering from disease
which had affected his brain. Mus
Sollni also had heart attack
during his last meeting with Hit
Ter.
Contrary 10 Axis-inspired
stories. Badoglio said, Mussollni
was grateful for the protective
custody which Badoglio had pro-
Vided
indicating that he was well
aware Of the wrath OF his former
followers. Mussolini wrote Badogs
Ito a note shortly after his con-
finement, thanking the precmier
for his protection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05
Feed Wheat Limited
To Cows and Hens

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. QNS)-
The War Food Administration
took steps today to maintain milk
and egg production by ordering
the sale of feed wheat limited 10
use for dairy cows and laying
hens.
The action, effective immedi-
ately. was made necessary. WA
said, by the drastic decline in
feed stocks and a 10 per cent in
crease in the nations livestock
population.