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Evening star., 1943-09-20
More Aerial Attacks
Hint Allied Plans 10
Smash Bougainvi||e
BY the Associated Press

! BY the Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept.
| 20.-What appeared sustained and
determined effort to reduce the de-
fenses of Bougainville Island by
American aerial attack advanced
into its second week today, with the
enemy's air bases there further
shattered and his air reserves fur
ther diminished.
Three surprise night raids by
Mitchell medium bombers against
Kahili and Ballale airdromes at the
southern tip of the big Solomon Is
land. followed by daylight assault
in force on Ballale by fighter escort
ed Dauntless divebombers and
Avenger torpedo planes, marked the
latest stage in this campaign of de-
struction.
Jap Planes Destroyed.
The enemy, who has answered the
challenge by bringing in squadron
after squadron of interceptor planes,
sent so aloft to meet the latest at
tack on Ballale-and lost 16. today's
communique from Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters an
nounced.
These victims of the furious air
war could be added to "a other
Japanese aircraft previously reported
destroyed aground and in the air
over Bougainville since the full-scale
American aerial offensive began
September H.
Besides, the airdromes themselves
fast were becoming of doubtful value
to Japan. Even before the latest at
tacks, Ballale was described as
virtually unusable, and now it has
blossomed with new fires, its gun
positions, revetments and garrison
areas blasted and torn.
Six U. S. Planes Lost.
This, the communique said, was
achieved at cost of two American
bombers and four fighters, the pilots
OF two of which were saved. For the
period of the current Bougainville
air offensive as whole, American
plane losses were reported as stand
ing at ratio of l to for the enemy.
Japan's willingness to pay a high
price to retain Bougainville was
understandable. Situated at the
northern end of the chain, it is the
enemy's last securely held position
in the Solomons. Beyond that, it is
the stepping stone from the south
east, both by land and air, to Rabaul,
New Britain. and its fall would ex-
pose that anchor of Japan's South
Pacific defense system to direct and
perhaps fatal attack.
Evening star., 1943-09-20
3 Huge Allied Conveys
Reported at Gibroltor

BY the Associated Press.
LA LINEA, Spain, Sept. 20 De-
layeO Three huge Allied con-
voys totaling more than 100 freight
ers and tankers passed Gibraltar
into the Mediterranean today.
Twelve other merchantmen were
waiting in the bay for repairs.
Evening star., 1943-09-20

OUR FAMILY INCOME THIS
YEAR WILL BE
OUR BASIC LIVING
EXPENSES
OUR SECURITY DOLLARS
WAR BONDS
TAXES
LIFE INSURANCE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
DEBT PAYMENTS
Evening star., 1943-09-20
School for Blind Sturts
New Term: 149 Enroll

The Maryland School for the
Blind at Overlea last week began
its Goth season with II students
enrolled in the white department
and 7S in the colored department,
Supt. Francis M. Andrews reported.
Mr.. Andrews said the teachers,
many of whom were employed in
defense plants during the summer,
all have returned to the school.
He said persons are urged to
notify the school If they know Of
white or colored blind children who
are not attending school.
Evening star., 1943-09-20

VICTOR PLITT, like many of us, is buster than
ever at war job. He finds himself in posi-.
tion to spend more money than he used to
but he's thinking about the future He wants, for
himself and his family, those personal benefits
that mean SO much to every American-and he's
willing to work and for them today.
You can do what he is doing we all can.
Wecan follow the seven-point program suggested
by our Government :.
l. Buy and hold war bonds-to lend our country
the money it needs now to fight the war to
victory.
2. Pay willingly your share of -including
increased taxes-that our country needs.
3. Provide for your and your family's future
by adequate life insurance and savings.
4. Reduce your debts as much as possible and
avoid making needless new ones.
S. Buy only what you need and make what you
have last longer.
e. Live faithfully by the rationing rules to con.
serve goods of which there are shortages.
7. Cooperate with our Governments price and
wage sterilization program.
Evening star., 1943-09-20
Start Today to build
your Personal Post War World
Here are Practical Things you can do

THESE things are typically American-hard work
and thrift part of the American tradition.
They have won us freedom and made us great.
Soiftoday the necessary self-denial seems hard,
keep in mind that you working for what you
want in your post world.
Keep in mind, too, that by spending less and
saving more you are helping to put brake
the cost of living. An uncontrolled rise in prices
is the worst thing that could happen to us on
the home front now.
Why not join Victor Pitt and millions of other
Americans in their fight for better tomorrow?
Follow the simple bud get form here. Follow it to
help win your own Post War World.
AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES bring you this
plan of action not only to help you win the kind of
future you want but to urge you join Fundamentally
with all loyal Americans to keep down living costs
during these critical war days.
One of the effective ways to hold down living costs,
as our Government suggests, is to buy and hold life
insurance. way which 81 million pocyholders have
already taken with the guidance of their life insurance
agents.
Remember that the premiums you pay for your life
insurance are also helping to pay for the WARRIOR a
large part of them invested in Government bonds.
Evening star., 1943-09-20

Buy War bonds today SO that
you can face your fighting sons
when they come home, and say,
Il did my share toward victory, too"
Evening star., 1943-09-20

FIGHTER RWRITERS"-Stationed South Pacific staff
Sergs jeremiah A. OLeary r former member of The Star
staff with ri) and John Black managing editor
OF the Penns Grove On j. Record shown action
Marine Corps combat correspondents While Serg OIeary
does the fighting, Serg Black the writing-but
trained to fight we'll as write. u S. Marine Photo
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Farmers Market

FRCITS-Apples RaIdwins No. L sl1
LIS bu. Delicious fancy. - Is hu No
81 l5@2; No. 2. Sl.50: Mcintosh. fancy
S2d2.25 bu.; No. /, $1.5Odi rs: No. 2
l1c0 ~ ;. Greetings, fancy, 81 90 bu. No l
soc y 81 25; Northern Spys. fancy. 81 q
ou'; No I, S5On2; No. 2 75cmSi.
SHOWS, fancy 81 80 bu. No l. s0e n 81 IS.
NO 2, 50p I5c; Jonathans. fancy. 50 bu
No !. 81 25Hi.75: No. 2 Use: steele 5
Red, fancy. 81 bu.: No 1, si25H1T5.
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS
French endive, fancy. 81 5-lb. box No. /.
81 25
VEGETABLES. MISC LLANEoUs-
Beets, topped. fancy 81 25B so bu No.
l. 75cMS1; No. 2. soc Cabbage No I.
IS q 9Oc bu.; No. 2. 60c. Red cabbage, No
l. SifrljO bu. Carrots. topped fancy.
50 25 bu; No. I. Sl.75W2 No. =, Sidl.25
Celery. Michigan squares. No. /. 81 so.
Celery root, No. l. 81. 75H225 bu Celery
cabbage. No. I. S3T 3, 30 bu No. ?, 81 80.
Horseradish fancy, 81 bu. :. No !. 81 5Oa3
Leeks. No. /. 90c u 81 doz bchs Onions
dry fancy. 81 S. 5O-lb sack No. l, 81 80
q l.63; No. ?, 81 %. Parsnips. No J. SIT
fs2 IS bu. No. 2, sl25. Parsley root. No
!; $3.50 q 10 eu. No, 2. 81. Potatoes
No. L. 50 25H2 so lOO-ib. sack: No 2
81 30mf5 80. Radishes. hothouse, No /. so,
dog. bchs Black radishes, No /. 81 bu
Rhubarb' hothopse fancy, s5T75c 5-Ih
box; choice. sc. small 81 doz bchs
Rutabagas, No. I. 75c @Sl bu No ?. soc
squash, Table Queen. No /, 50 25 bu
Hubbard. No. /. 81 50hl75: No ?. 75c
tomatoes hothouss. No /, 81. .f0u 2 So s-Ib
basket. Turnips topped. No. l. Sldl5C
bu. Vegetable oysters, No. 1. 75c as1 doz.
punches.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Appeal PitfaII

Under the state banking laws
AT least two directors OF a state
bank have to personally appraiSc
property before a mortgage can
be approved
The president Of one Detroit
bank has always made IT a prac-
tice 20 personally inspect each
piece o. property on which his
hank lends money These in
spcctions take him all over
Greater Detroit and often con-
sumo conSi idcrable timc-but nc
feels that ne has a personal
obligation.
Too. some Of the inspections
include war plants 10 which his
bank is making government
guaranteed V loans.
Under gas rationing he was
awarded = card. He found
that he couldn't do 1.-The Job on
the allotted mileage, so he APP
pealed for additional gasoline.
He has his anSwer-the OPA
is taking away the r card.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Market Firm;
Steel Issues
In Mild Demand

NEW YORK. Jan. IA GNS).-
The stock market was steady to-
day with u. S. Steel. Bethlehem
and Youngstown in mild demand
and showing fractional gains.
Chrysler picked up some ground
but General Motors was back
ward. American Smelling was up
slightly. Other stocks TO improve
included Sears Rocbuck, Westing-
house Electric, Douglas Aircraft,
General Electric, Continental Can.
Liggett az Myers B. and Du Pont.
American Telephone tumbled
about ? points at one time mad
some rails were lower as were in
dlvidual shares like Union Carbide.
Goodrich and Anaconda.
The bond market showed slight
gains with trading light in treas
urleS, where prices were steady.
The curb market moved frac-
tionally lower.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Real Tax Problem

While the government is shoot
ing at is billion tax objective,
experts warn that most of the
increased load would necessarily
he Saddled on the little fellow -
The tax base. would probably
have 10 be broadcned and major
increases would be concentrated
IN the under $1,000 brackets.
Additions 10 tax rates in the
higher brackets could only be
minor. because they are already
high and corporate taxes are
said 70 be pretty close 10 prac-
teal ceiling.
That means that very httle Of
the increase could be gained
from either of these sources and
that also explains why Congress
is heSitant 10 act.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Obviate Ultimate Loss by Higher Tax Rate

think that there is falacy i'm the unqualified statement
that the Rum plan would ultimate
the treasury Even Mr. Rum though denying that there would
immediate loss treasury that there would
be ultimate loss the following death
IN the following his cessation of while
living. Even this concession il valid only all
other factors including The assumption
that all other
naive and unrCalSc In light of the colossal
practical the federal government
W" tald from all the traffic and obvate
ultimate loss from togNng years taxes through raising
the when Certainly the ultimate
generation could be computed and higher
rates 25ycar period
The adoption of the Rml plan is little
keeping adjustment adoption Congress
not freeze the right of this Congress Congress
raise rates needed TO avert ultimate losses In
coast radio discussion current tax problems with Rum
Go economist presented this viewpoint. widely
overlooked in discussion of the plan by public officials
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Detroit Trust Co.
EarnsS4.22Shdre

The Detroit Trust Company to-
day reported earnings after pro-
vision for federal income taxes
and depreciation, but before pre-
MUM paid under the terms of the
employees pension plan, for the
year ended Dec. 81. 1912, of $422.-
472. equivalent to S4.22 per share.
During the year dividends of 81
per share were paid on the capital
stock. the same as in l9l. The
book value per share, as of Dec. 81,
1912. was S46 70, as against S44.52
for the preceding year.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
Presses Adoption
OF EsuEslH Tan Plan

President Roosevelt like important congressional leaders
has approved efforts hcghten the compliance
But there is reluctance 10 pay the price which BeardSley
i has suggested IN connection with putting income
basis. The President
poSa TO forgive back would Ultimately reduce
treasury
Yet unless such device is
pains OF the taxpayer Will than the disease. AZ
ne when the inadcquHtey prepared
meet on March 10 l93 his liability his 1912
payments a O
l9l earnings, would him relief
basis at the of pay substantial part Years
taxes The additional
great it would be would be worth such heavy price.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Corn and Wheat
Turn Upward
In Late Trade

CHICAGO. Jan. u GNSl.-
Corn and wheat turned upward
ioo7y after. a moderately lower
start Corn gained as much as
c and wheat llsc before meet
.nc with important pressure.
May corn was strongest and
reached 9I'l before backing down
to close lc up at 9714. Other corn
futures finished &c 10 sc I'D.
Wheat closed 'sc 10 &C up and
moderately under the high. MAY
finished al Sl3Sas, against a high
of S13S7s.
Oats closed &c to 1c higher.
rye sac 10 lc up and soybeanS
unchanged to &c higher.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
May Freeze Food

The ice cream makers may
turn out 10 be one Of the key
war industries.
With the prospective volume
Of business for the coming year
draSucally cut, surveys are being
made TO sec whether ice cream
freezing equipment can be used
10 freeze fruits and vegetables.
Technically the job can he
done with existing equipment
and II seems likely that some
sort of plan will be approved.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Makes Tax Compliance Less Burdensome

Economic satistcanS computing how treasury
would ultimately lose through the Rum plan unrealsc
mcdaeva scholars who Soemnly debated
could dance the point of a needle.
The Rum plan little than device making
compliance burdenSome 1t analogous
burden of the business through plan
technique
The great merit of the pay plan that it
the citizen only with Spendable
foohng him by leaving him custodian Is
that portion of his which liability
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Edison Output
Ahead Of 1912

Total consumption Of. Detroit
Edison Company power for the
week ended January 9 reached
lO2 ,2S3,000 kilowatt hours, a gain
OF 12.7 per cent over the 90, 76S.-
900 kilowatt hours of the CORE
spending week last year and a
gain of "A per cent over the previ-
Gus weeks total of 1850, 900 kilo-
watt hours.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Canada Offering
.S9O,OOO,OOO Bonds

NEW YORK. Jan. ,14.-Domin-
ion of Canada today is Offering to
American investors $50. .0O0. 900 Of
reflnding bonds, the Grst foreign
government securities TO reach
United States market since out
break of war. Offering includes
$50, 100000 of five-year 2l4s. S30,-
600. 900 of 10-Year 3s and $50. 0.0OO,-
600 of 15-yrar & Distribution is
being made through a nationwide
group on investment banking firms
headed by Morgan Stanley & Co.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Officials Re-EIeeied
At tLansing Banks

Z LANSING, Jan. IA. - Annual
of two local banks here
resulted in the reelection of all
directors and officers, il was an
nounced today.
Donald f. Bates, president OF
the American State Savings Bank,
reported the bank had resources
of SIT 500 900 at the close OF 1912,
while Fred Marin. head OF the
Bank OF Lansing. revealed
resources of his institution
amounted to $40, 7OO. 900.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
SAGINAW Markets

SAGINAW Jan s. tUPj -Today's nav
'0r rrtes io gruwsr- for beans
Frs heane So. H~ht, red Kidneys. s.:
nHfh res h.tfrr 50 yellow ewes SIS 2s
at 'r7rhrrr.e' 60 7ark cronberres. IS
Whesf 81 5-4l 70 oats. 4satoc. rye
1t . 80 siE-roWcd barley SiTTn sO
b1ckwheat Sis7q2; corn, o. ge5o; coy
beans, no bida.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
CHICAGn CAsH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. "a lINSl Cash grain
close
WHEAT No . dark hard. 81 IS: No. 5
dark hard. Sl.39; No. ? mixed tough.
81 49,
corn 10 yellow 9S4c: No yei.
low, pSH9Slsc. No 4 yellow 9l y - qsc
No yellow sS1glisc. sample yellow.
- z soc No. white 81 o9is No. 4 white
81 OF
OATS 30 I white SOC No. white
20 SSc, sample white 80 % 56hc.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
ToIEDo CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO O, Jan. "a ttNS1 Cash
grain on track.
WHEAT No > red S15ia152
CORN No , yellow, 91 n CSC. No.
yellow $50 q6c
OATS So 2 white. ST.. 5sl4c; no. :
SoYBEANs No yellow, Si.65al.ss
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15

NI1e.fiar.ss for the 10 months ended sept
.'A lHl- rrECrf consolidated met income
m fhe common against Ss2Io 050 or
II lH on ne common IN the preceding u
months September quarter consolidated
net Income was 81 067 t3l or "a cents
snare an The commSn against 81 SIT ssI
or 2N cents on the common IN the 1a4l
quarter - N
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
WINNIPEG GRAIN

WTNNIFSG. Jan lt GNSl whea, and
Sc closed unchanged TODAY. oats &c 10
y,,I ~ harley &C TO ae up
OATS MAY. size: July, $3.50
BARLEY May. 64Mc; July, 63l4c hid.
RYE May and July s66.c bid
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Earninus

louisville Gas and Electric Company
a7u FHnsidiaries fot The 10 months ended
NnF 80. 1872 report 3 not income OF
- $50 Ulo aEaIrst 81 s29 443 In the pre-.
ceG.ra 10 mrHths
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
COMMONWEALTH BANK


o
Section the Michigan financial institutions
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15


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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-17
zHIzDRA FALLS
TO RED FORCES
Russians Advance To With.
in Is Miles OF Nazi
Base At Bryansk

LONDON, Tuesday, Aug. 17.-N
Red army troops advanced to with
in Is miles of the Nazi central
fl ont bastion of Bryansk Monday
end captured the important city
of Zhizdra, % niles to the north
cast after a bitter allnight bat
lie, Moscow announced today.
AS tine battle for Kharkov ap-
preached a c,max Russian troops
beat off a series of counter-attacks.
One of these parried Nazi counter
tl,rusts occuIred west of the city,
lending support to a Moscow dis
pc tch which suggested that h e
Russians were by-Lassing Kharkov,
leaving the Utmost completely in
vested city to fall of It's own weight.
Red forces closed in on Kharkov
from the west, east and north. The
official Soviet news agency Tass
in detailing RE battle of Kharkov
described this city as the largest
German base of operations on the
Soviet-German front. The tone of
tie Tass account suggested that
the Russians believe victory is
near at KharKov.
The Russians made gains of from
five to rine miles in their advance
on Bryansk, pushing their W "a y
through hsavily-mined area, a
Soviet special bulletin and a later
midnight communique said. Con-
tending armies on this curving 100
mile front were fighting through
dense forests and sWamps.
Before sweeping forward to Zhiz-
dra the Russians captured the rail
station of Zikyeevo a point 40 miles
northeast of BryansK on the Mos
cow-Bryansk railroad.
Advancing six-and- a-half miles
northwest the Red forces broke
INTO Zhizdra which is only 120 miles
southeast of S1nolensk, Sunday
evening: said the midnight com.
muniqua as recorded by the Soviet
monitor.
Fighting continued through the
streets and houses of the town the
entire night. The communique said
the town now is cleared of Ger
mans.
On the Bryansk front, Soviet sap.
pers were commended for discov-
er!ng and rendering harmless 370,.
900 mines placed by the enemy
and for quickly restoring bridges
damaged by the Germans. More
than 130 populated Localities were
taken by Russian troops on this
frcnt.
| Continued on Page Two; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-17
Churchill Denies Story
That War Will Cease Rv
Christmas OF This Year

QUEBEC, Aug. 16.-tReRe-
ports that Prime Minister
Churchill had predicted the war
against Germany would end in
SIX months evoked a promnt
and vigorous official denial to.
day as the Quebec war council
ended its first week.
"A French language newspap-
er In Quebec, FACTION Cathoii-
que, and another in Montreal.
ie Canada, published stories
that the prime minister had
forecast that the war would
be over in six months, Church.
Ill was supposed to have made
the prognOstication in a conf
dental talk in French last
week to members of the cab
met of Quebec province.
M. r. X. Burge of the Brit
ish Information Service, sum-
moned reporters to inform
them:
"The prime minister of
Great Britain denies that he
ever made the statement attri.
buted to him that the war
would be over by Christmas.
He would like the widest pub
icity given to the denial"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-17
COUNTY LEADING
in FUND SURPLUS
New Hanover Reported AS
Possessing Largest Ex-
cess Cash Balance

New Hanover county possessed
the largest financial surplus at the
close of the past fiscal year of any
county reporting at the state meet.
ing of county commissioners in
Raleigh last week, Chairman Ad.
olson Hewlett, Sr., told his board
Monday afternoon.
The unexpended balance report.
ed by Auditor j. A. Orrell on June
30 was $155, ,959.O5. Total county
collections amounted to $1,6O6,.
327.35.
The commissioners granted the
request of the American Legio-,
to permit the concession of Jim
my Raftery to operate on the
newly-acquired county property
adjoining Legion Stadium begin.
ming September l. The county
will realize ten per cent of the
gate receipts from the rides.
A letter from the Wilmington
Real Estate board, in which it was
explained that the group had
adopted resolutions of apprecia.
ton for the commissioners action
n lowering the county tax rate by
20 per cent, was presented by
Chairman Hewlett.
1t was agreed that the State
Highway commission should be
notified of the necessity for re-
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-17
Coal Dealers To Meet
On Surrey Of Prices
In Wilmington Region

Looking forward to survey
of flat prices on coal sold by
retailers in Wilmington, Rob-
ert B. Yowell, of state OPA
headquarters in Raleigh will
meet with retail coal dealers
at 8 o'clock Wednesday after
noon in the office of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Ration board
officials announced Monday.
81 cannot emphasize too
strongly the Importance of the
meeting" Mr.. Vowel inform
ed the local board.
He pointed out that price
surveys have recently been
completed in Raleigh and Dur
ham, and that such a survey
will be inaugurated in Will
mington Gas soon as possible. !"
After contracting all coal deal
ers Monday, the Ration board
predicted 100 per cent attend
ance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-17
-
OTHER AREAS HIT
lhunderbolt Planes Down
II German Fighters
In Sky Battles
HEAVY AIR ACTIVITY
Roar Of Big Bombers Is
Heard Continually By
English Listeners

LONDON. Aug. 16-(P)-
American Flying Fortresses
and Marauders. taking up
where the Raj left off on
Milan and B erlin, today
pounded the big Nazi airbase
just outside Paris with high
explosives and "beat up" five
other fields in France with
bombs.
Thunderbolts of the Eighth
Air Force shot down II Ger
man fighters in battles over
Paris while Flying Fortresses
and other bombers accounted
for another 20 in the six air
field attacks.
A joint American and Brit
ish communique described the
attack on lie Bourget airdrome
where Charles A. Lindbergh
landed in his nonstop flight
across the Atlantic in 1927
as "strong."
Violent Opposition
Opposition over Paris was the
most violent of the day, although
airfields at Polk and Abbeville
were attacked by Flying Fortress
es while American Marauders
bombed the field at Bernay. RAF
Venturas and Typhoon bombers at
tackled the airfields at Tricqueville
and -Glisy.
The German-c controlled Vichy ra-
dio said 180 persons had been kill
ed in the northeast and southeast
suburbs of Paris by several
squadrons of Anglo American
bombers which attacked in three
waves for half an hour" LIE Bour-
get airfield is less tn an seven
miles from the center of Paris.
The joint Americana British COM
munique reported visibility was
excellent and good bombing re-
suits were reported.''
The air battles must have been
within easy range of spectators in
the French capital.
Even as tht communique was
issued this evening, watchers on
the channel reported new forna-
tions of Allied planes crossing into
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81