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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23
MARINE GENERAL
KILLED in CRASH
William P. Upshur, Veter-
an Officer Dies; Charles
Paddock Perishes

WASHINGTON, July %. -P)-
The fiery crash of naval plane
near Sitka, Alaska, has claimed
the lives Of Major General Will
liam P. Upshur, veteran hero of
the Marines, and Captain Charles
Paddock, Olympic track star of
the twenties who once was ac-
claimed as the worlds fastest
human"
The Navy Department reported
late today that Upshur and Pad
dock and four other persons were
killed when the plane crashed and
sburned yesterday. There were no
survivors, and the Navy said that
''the cause of the accident has
not yet been determined"
The names of the planes four
other occupants were not disclosed,
pending notification of next of kin.
The Navy said that the bodies
of all passengers and members
of the crew have been recovered.
Upshur, commanding general of
the Marines for the Department of
the Pacific and a seasoned cam
paigner who won the Congression-
al Medal of Honor for service in
Haiti in 1915, had been in charge
of supplying personnel in Marine
units in the Pacific theater since
early last year.
Paddock, AZ, had joined the Ma
rine Corps as an officer July 10,
1912, and had been on General
Upshur's staff since that time,
serving both as an aide and as
departmental morale officer at
the Pacific Department headquar-
ters. He also was public relations
officer for the department until
last March.
AS track star in the early
twenties, he established 81 re
cords, captured the 100 meter
Olympic championship in 1920, and
held various national champion
ships for the 100 and 200 meter
distances in the period between
1920 and 1929.
In private life, Paddock served
as general manager of the Pasa
dena Star News and Post business
of the Long Beach Press Tele
gram, and contributed the national
magazines. A lieutenant in the
field artillery in 1918-19, he is
survived by his widow and two
children.
General Upshur, native OF
Richmond, Va, and graduate o1
the Virginia Military Institute, Ell
tered the Marine Corps in 1904
as second lieutenant and, upon
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23
BOARD
MEMBERS NAMED
DR.. W. H. Moore, H. R.
Emory, W. A. Fonviene
To Serve In Group y.

Dr.. W. Houston Moore, Henry
R. Emory and W. A. Fonville
were appointed members of the
city's first planning board by the
city council at a special session
Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Bruce B. Cameron and
City Manager A. c. Nichols are
the two other members of the
board, recently set up by the coun-
ell for drafting a master city plan
ming ordinance for possible adop-
ton and for administrator of the
city plan.
DR.. Moore. prominent physician
and former chairman of the Hous-
ing Authority of the City of Will
mington. was appointed for a
three-year term of office; Mr.. En-
ory. the executive director of the
housing authority. for a two-year
term: and Mr. Fonvielle, lead
ing realtor, for one-year term.
Under the terms of the ordi-
nance setting up tn planning
board, adopted on June "a, the
members must meet within 30
days to elect chairman and COM
plete other organization.
The members serve w i h u I
compensation.
The master plan. according to
the ordinance, will show the plan
ming boards recommendation" for
the physical development of the
City of Wilmington, including any
areas outside the boundaries o1
the city which, in the planning
boards judgment bear relation te
the planning of the municipality
The plan is expected to include
regulation of public streets, ways
and grounds, the general location
of public buildings and location
and extent of public utilities, ano
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organized labor to continue in its
support of the wage and price
stabilization program as now for
mulated," the statement said
Murray reported that no time
limit had been set for the Admin
istration to meet labor's demand,
but he expressed hope something
satisfactory would be worked
out by the time the group has its
next conference with the Presi-
dent al an early date.
Specifically. the union leaders
demanded:
l. A rollback of prices to their
September Is, 1912, levels, as stip-
ulated by Congress in a law en-
acted last October 2, or:
2. Scrapping of the so called
little steel' formula used by the
War Labor Board to prevent, in
general, wage increases of more
than IS perc snt above their jan
uary /, 1912, level to compensate
for increased living costs.
The threat to seek Browns re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23
Cr0tOne Rail Junction
Blasted By Royal Navy

LONDON, July 22.-l49-A strong force of British
ships and planes poured shells and bombs the coastal
rail city of Crotone only 95 miles below the big Italian
naval base of Taranton early yesterday in the first
bned operation by the navy and andbased planes against
the Fascist mainland.
The blow set likely pattern of things to in
invasion of Italy proper although its immediate objective
another route whereby Axis reinforcements
be dispatched to waverng Sicily.
Raj Wellington bombers first attacked the arfied at
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CaDt. Granville Conway, AtlanucF
coast director of the War Shipping
Administration, and Charles A.
Cannon. Kannapolis industrialist,
were present.
We have every reason to be-
lieve that it is also an indication
that the federal government, which
has spent large sums on the devel- /
opmant and maintenance of the
Cape Fear, will increasingly ca
pitalize on that investment by a
greater use of the Cape Fear in
mo"ing watel-boTAe- commerce.
During the war this commerce
will necessarily consist Of lend
lease and w materials. and this
Use for these purposes during the
war will maintain our facilities SC
that when the end Of the war re
leases the pent-up flood of over
seas commerce, Wilmington vii
be equipped and ready to handle
a large share of peace-time com
merce which the economic ad-
vantages of this port will surely
bring" he said.
Governor Broughton. who drop
ped ether important business en-
gagements TO speak favorably
again in behalf of the local port.
pointed out that for the fiscal
year ending July. 1912, North
Carolina had paid TO the federal
government approximately 700 mil
Ion dollars in taxes. that 70 per
cent Of the flue cured tobacco was
raised in North Carolina and prac-
ically all of it shipped through
the ports Of other states.
The governor named other pro-
ducts. manufactured in large
Quantity in Piedmont North Caro-.
lna' which should rightfully be
sopped overseas by way of Will
Mnsion. He explained that the
S'a'eS railroads could be utilized
even more, in moving goods from
POINTS OF manufacture to this citv
"leA postwar exporting begins.
capt. Conway admitted that now
'as the opportune time for Will.
AAogton to press its case because
ne recognition of ports in the
poslWar period will probably be
VlAltely affected by the contin-
u''y OF their operation during the
war 'i
,Dlslntegcation of facilities through
olS'use would not help any port
n lis fight for later recognition.
ne lelt' He indicated that Whining
.On should receive lend-lease and
val materials for two or three
Snps a month.
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coast from the tip of Italy.
A communique from Allied head
quarters in North Africa said the
airfield was well covered by
bombs and several fires were
started"
Then the British sea units, with
their usual disregard of any Ital-
ian naval threat, moved in close
to shore and pumped shells into
the harbor area.
ga chemical works was hit and
a fire was started" said North
African naval communique. There
were neither Allied casualties nor
damage"
Allied motor gunboats, it was
disclosed, also made 30-mile
Iroundtrip through the narrow strait
of Messina between Sicily and
Italy last Sunday night-"daring
shore batteries fire"
| The German radio said today
that a day and night shuttle ser
vice using 38 fast motor launches
was ferrying Axis troops across
the strait to reinforce Sicily.
The Allied gunboats, the COM
muniuue said, sank two of three
enemy Eboats engaged in their
dash through the strait and re-
ported to headquarters that mo
enemy shipping was seen north
of Messina"
A Reuters correspondent with
the British fleet said force OF
cruisers shelled Crotone for five
minutes, starting number OF
fires.
The commodore was said to
have signalled all his ships: I'VE
can expect E-boats when we round
the corner of laramie gulf.
Crack them"
But no E-boats appeared, and
only two shore batteries opened
fire against the British.
1.-The Italian , nners' aim was
bad however, and no shells fell
near our ships said the cores
pondent. mo Axis Warships or
planes even were seen on the re-
turn journey and the whole force
returned safely to base.
Crotone is on the southern END
of the arch forming the Italian
boot. Northward across a wide
gulf lies the naval base of laramie
where it is believevd half OF the
remaining Italian fleet is anchor
ed
An Eastern coastal railway winds
through laramie and down to Gro
tone. Although circuitous one,
this line has assumed more i'm
portance following the heavy all
blows on railway yards at Rome
and Naples on the western side
Of the Italian mainland-the more
direct route for sending reinforce
ments to Sicily.
The Allies teamed their war
ships and land planes for the in
vasion of Sicily, but this was the
first time they had joined then
in an assault on the mainland
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23
B0LKH0Y IS TAKEN
Russians Are Fighting Less
Than Nine Miles From
Orel Stronghold
NAX LINE MENACED
Fall OF Bastion Would En-
danger Entire Ger
man Rampant

LONDON, July 22.-P)-
Russian armies engulfing
Orel's defenses have wiped
out a strongly-fortified belt
north of the city in a Today
none-stop offensive that has
cost the Germans more than
$4,000 killed and 5000 captur-
ed, Moscow announced early
today.
With Russian units fighting
less than nine miles from
Orel on the northeast and
within II miles on the east,
a special bulletin said Bolk-
hov, IS miles above the city,
had fallen to the onrushing
Red army.
Bolkhov already had been
by-passed by Red army units
racing to take Orel from the
rear. The seizure of the
strongpoint, Moscow said,
finished the liquidation OF
strongly fortified districts of
the enemy north of Orel."
Great Battle, Says Berlin
The fall of Orel, which already
is within artillery range, would
endanger the entire German line
extending from Leningrad in the
north to the Sea of Avov.
Berlin termed the struggle fo1
the city "the greatest battle o1
attrition ever fought"
Striking from three sides t h G
Russian armies seized village aft
er village yesterday in advances
of four to five miles, said the spe
cial bulletin and the later midnight
communique. Successes in t h {
Belgorod sector and the Donets
basin to the south also were re
ported.
The Red airforce steadily ham
mered German troop and supply
concentrations at Orel, Karachel
and Bryansk to the northwest, anc
other points in the area.
More than 1900 Germans were
killed and As enemy tanks destroy
ed in yesterdays fighting, tn {
Russians said.
In the past 10 days the Russians
said, these equipment losses were
uttered by the German:
A total of 1,148 tanks knocked
out or captured; 900 planes de
stroyed; 1902 guns destroyed Oh
captured; and 800 mortars, 1,40(
machineguns and II various kind!
of dumps captured.
The Soviet monitor had incor
rectly reported the capture O.
Bolkhov Tuesday night.
The German radio, soon afte,
the special Moscow bulletin wa!
issued, countered with an asser
ton that the Red army had los
more than $4,000 in dead, wound
ed and captured since July Is.
A Berlin military spokesman, es
timating the immensity of t h
battle raging in Russia, said tha
total of 600 divisions-from Z,
200, 900 to 100000 men-were en-
gagged on both sides.
German propagandists appear
ed to be concerned with the threat
ened disaster to the Germans a
Orel, held by them since the fal
of 1941 ad keystone of Nazi de
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Sn. 3 Attack Catches
Big Dutch East Indies
Base Unawares
1ST ATTACK ON AREA
Assault Involves Round
Trip Flight OF Nearly
2,400 Miles

PACIFIC, Friday, July 23.-
R-Allied heavy bombers,
again extending the range of
their operations, have made
a successful surprise raid on
Soerabaja, the main Japanese
base in the Netherlands East
Indies.
1t was the first time bombs
had dropped on this capital
of East Java province since
the Japanese seized the form
er Dutch naval base early in
1912.
The attack involved a
round-trip flight of nearly
2400 milestone 400 miles
more than the previous rec
ord, an attack on Macassar,
Celebes, for bombers operat-
ing in the Southwest Pacific.
Successful FOray
"Our heavy bompers carried out
a successful surprise raid on the
enemy's main base in the Meth
erlands East Indies, one thousand
miles from Australia" the COM
munique from General Douglas
Macarthur headquarters said.
Direct hits with 500-pound
bombs and incendiaries were scor-
ed on an oil refinery, resulting in
five large fires; a dock and near
by warehouses and railway in
stallations were heavily hit with
high explosives and incendiaries. :
Raging fires were reported by
the combat crews as being visible
140 miles,
The raiders apparently took the
Japanese completely by surprise.
The city was brightly lighted and
there was great activity around
the docks when the Liberators
roared in upon the target area
shortly before dawn Thursday.
Japanese ground batteries quick.
ly got into action, however, and
threw up an intensive but ineffec'
tive anti-aircraft barrage. Their
fire had noticeably slackened
however, by the time the Liberia.
tors had completed their job.
The unexpected and spectacular
assault, from which all our planes
returned, overshadowed an inten
sive raid on the Munda area. Med
ium and divebombers and fighters
the communique said, flew 25(
sorties against that key japanese
defense position in the centra
Solomons. One hundred anc
thirty-five tons of bombs-two tons
more than were dropped on Nun
da Wednesday-were scattered ir
the area in operations which were
described as in direct support 0.
ground troops. Enemy position:
also were machine-gunned from
the air.
THERE was 30 report on the
ground situation at Munda.
Fierce skirmishes flared among
patrols and other forward element:
near Namling in the Komiatun
sector of New Guinea. The en-
emy was repulsed with heavy
losses, the communique said.
Medium and heavy bombers, op
Grating in support of our groune
forces at Komiatum, bombed ane
machinegunned japanese position
and bivouac areas from minimum
altitude" They dropped SO tom
of bombs and the target area wa:
covered with bomb bursts, explos
| ions, smoke and fire.
Three unidentified enemy war
i /<,..%:,uod m, Do 90 TxuO. CnJ II
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23
Port Official Believes
Terminal Vital Project

IN my opinion, the meeting today and the important
visitors who attended it at great sacrifice, indicates that
bejeveopment of Wilmington port is Of the utmost
~" CYRUS D. Hogue of the Wilmington Port Commission
declared Thursday following conference concerning the
no+' future at which Governor J. Melville Broughton
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-23

Eastern Standard Time)
Netsd,ys, ny 7, S. Weather Burean
edine 7,gos 7otUs4esl data for the "a hours
LOU p. M, yesterday.
lion Temperature
= n a.. a. m, 5.so 10; 7:3o a. M, 80; 1:so
NAmum 7,' .;'o p. M. 1888. Maximum 80;
U'li 70; mean 80: normal 7s w.
y:3O Humidity
p II 81. "', & W. 7:3U a. M, 90; $50
Total Precipitation
b H. n 5Gr d, the "a hours ending Tn
S& iacbei tIiee the first of the month,
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NOTICE!

If your carrier fails to
leave your copy of the Will
mington Morning Star,
Phone 2-3311 before 900 a.
m. and one will be sent to
you by special messenger.
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iides For Today

SIntse s.,s lsstern Standard)
s@a!se, III Iit4, a. m.; sunset, 7:2o p. M;
Ne Fear pip p; moonset, Il SO a.
1aatsdsv ..Ver stage at Fayetteville
~ . a. m., 1925 feet.
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WEATHER

FORECAST
prs pSl1 CAROLINA: Not SO warm
'Hoay.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
35-MINUTE TEST VERY PLEASING
Realistic Atmosphere Pre-.
 vaiIs in City's First Air Raid Drill of War

This mornings nir raid test was completely satisfactory and the gen- eral reaction of the people in Wa terbury was most commendable. said Chief Air Raid Warden James J, Curtin this noon,
 Factories, hospitals, schools, stores, etc, all participated seriously in what MT. Curtin thought would bo considered daytime jest" rather than a daytime test, he added
 The Chief Air Raid Warden'S office buZ2ed necessarily with im- pouring telephone calls or almost m hour after the Practice White at li:00 was famed out, and ninty per cent Of the reports were i00Po suc- cessful
 At i0:i0 the quiet yellow was fan. ned out for the air raid wardens and at i0:26 the first Practice Blue was sounded, During this period, people in the homes and buildings sought shelter places while vohicular traffic and pedestrians were able to continue normally until the Prac- tice Red sounded at i0:40. During the Practice Red, policemen and wardens directed pedestrians to the designated shelters and vehlcular traffic came to complete stand- still throughout the city,
 During the period between tho Practice Red and the second Prac- tice Blue, when people were not supposed to be seen or heard, eX- cept for wardens and their auxiliar- les, people were observed standing near windows. One of the regula- tons for civilian defense specifically states that people are to keep away from windows and other easily obs structible areas. If the real thing" had arrived, serious accidents would have resulted from this violation, said the Chief Warden.
 Observations
 One drunkard has to be carried t0 9 SeItnr by R patrolling officer
 (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
NINE INDICTED
 FOR ExTORT|ON
Eight Chicago Underworld King.PinS Involved in
 $2,SOO,OOO Conspiracy

New York, March l9,--tUp) The federal grand jury today indicted nine persons, including eight king pins Of the Chicago underworld and . New Jersey union leader, for a conspiracy which allegedly oxtorted $2,500000 from the motion picture industry.
 The grand Jury returned two in- dictments, charging violation Of the anti-racketeering law, mall fraud and conspiracy. Ono of the princi- pals named was Frank CthO En- forcer) Nitti, one of the leaders of Al Capone's old Chicago gang, 10 was charged in the indictments that Capone's heirs formed an alliance with the leaders of the fnternation- al Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em- ployes, after insuring the election of the AFL unions leaders, and there after bled the movie industry and the union itself of more than $2,- 5O000O.
 The cXtortions occurred over . period of eight years, the indictment alleged, and tN major portion of the loot was obtained by strong-arm methods,
 Among those who appeared before the grand jury during It's investign- ton were William Bioti, convicted pander and west coast leader of the fATSE, and George Browne, IATSE president, who previously had beer convicted of eXtortlon.
 Those indicted, in addition t Nitti, were;
 Louis Gittle New York) Cam. pagna, former CaponG bodyguNr Paul De Lucia, alias Paul Ricoa who wRs questioned in the Chicngo mur- der of Jake Lingle; Phil D'AndrGa former Cnpone bodyguard, former head of the ftRlo- o-Amoricnn National Union, and former publisher Of LItalia, Chicago, Italian language newspaper; Francis MarItotc alas Frank Diamond, related to Cnpono through marriage and nioknamcd The Immune; Ralph Pierce, Ca
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
2,45O,OOO IN AIR
 FORCE BY JAN. 1
Strategy Is to Accept Nu' merical Ground Inferior.
 ity, Compensated By Air
BY LY c. WILSON

United Press Staff COrTespOndent)
 Washington, March l0.--tUP)-- United Nations strategy was re- liably outlined today on q basis of numerical infcriority to the Axis in ground troops compensated by enormous superiority over Ger many, Italy and Japan in the air.
 The air margin is to be supplied by American planes, American fly CTS and American ground crews.
 Tho United States Army Ar Forces will count 2,450,000 men by January 1, l044. Without the United States, the Axis Air arm is about equal to that of the Allies, With the United states the margin Is moving toward two to one ad- vantage for tho United Nations. It will fall somewhat short Of that, however.
 As the Allied thrust develops against some 100000 or more Ger- mans and Italians who have their backs to the sea in Tunisia, Giu stream Of American endorsements steadily is swelling, It iS planned to have 2,7O0,00O American soldiers In overseas combat areas by the end of this year.
 That figure docs not Include Navy and Marine clements. Large as 1t Is, the 2.7OOO00 subsequently, will be increased in development of the B. 20O,0OO-man army now proposed.
 In terms of ground units, Ger many, Italy and their Allies in the European theater, including North Africa, muster 483 divisions. The Japanese are believed to have 5000 : OO0 men under arms out of which 8b divisions could be created. That brings the number of Axis ground divisions to 668.
 It is emphasized, however. that these divisions represent ground forces only--infantry, artillery, ar- mored force and so forth.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
INHERITANCE TAX
 GOING TO STATE

San Francisco. March i9- (UP)-- The state of Rhode Island Is en- titled to the inheritance tax on the $500,0OO estate of Winifred R. Nor ris, q state supreme court opinion held today In denying California the right to collect the tax.
 The ruling was handed down in the case of a 93 year old former Providence, R. l., man, John r. Nor lis. who inherited the estate of his ward, Winifred Morris, whom he adopted when she was 63. Tn the adoption, it was agred each would be beneficiary to the other.
 Winlfred Morris died in october. lO4O, in Rhode Island. John Nor ris, who was her uncle. came to California. He died & month after the death of his niece.
 Rhode Island asked $374lB in- heritance tax on Winlfred Morris estate, and California wanted ee4.ll8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
JAP POSITIONS
 AGAIN BOMBED
Americans Carry Out Four More Attacks, Two
 Against Villa

Washington, March io.--(UP) -- American airmen have carried out four more attacks against JapancSe positions in the SolomonS including two against Villa in the New Georgia group, the navy announced today,
 In the second attack on Villa American dive bombcrs started n fire.
 The other three attacks were mi- nor. All American plamas returned,
 Text of Navy Department com muniQue No. 3l7;
 "South Pacific (All dates East Longitude);
 "l. On March l8;
 "(A) U. s. Army flying fortrcsscs (Boeing Bio carried out minor at- attacks against Japanese positions at Kahili and Ballale in the Shorthand Island area and at Vila in the ccn- tral Solomons. Results were not ob- served.
 "(B)" In the afternoon force of dauntless dive bombers CDouglaS) escorted by wildcat fighters tGrum- man F4F) bombed Villa in the cen- tral Solomons and started fire.
 "(C) All U. S. planes returned from these operations,