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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
CITY MAY ADOPT
LOWER TAX RATE
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last years joint rate of S2.15.
The county board of commission
ers has already adopted the 60
cent tax rate.
The city poll tax will remain at
81, City Manager Nichols said.
Immediately after recessing the
meeting Wednesday, members of
the council will join with other
city representative in attending
the annual meeting of athe North
Carolina League Of Municipalities
in Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
BLACK0UT TERMED
PERFECT SUCCESS
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tions of the county indicate that
that all areas responded efficient
ly.
1.-THE control room was fully
staffed. CD volunteers in all the
various categories were on the job
a few minutes after the Yellow
alert was given"
He commended the work of
Assistant Comm ander C. M. Kelly
of Carolina beach in directing the
drill at the beach resort and eau
toned all civilian defense person
mel to have the OCD pennants, re-
Gently adopted to designate OCD
automobiles, in the event of an
other practice blackout.
The drill here was carried out
under the light Of full moon,
which effectively Illuminated the
Cape Fear river and made build.
lngs over town readily discern
able.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
SHlPWORKERS GET:
BIG 0PA PENALTY
Soldier Denoted In Rank,
Restricted To Base,
For Violations

Two shipward workers have
been ordered to surrender large
blocks of gasoline ration coupons
that will prevent operation Of their
cars for months to come, but one
local soldier has been court-mar-
tailed, forced to give up his stripes
and the attendent $16.25 per month
in salary, deprived Of an A cou-
pom. restricted to base, and sub
mitted to temporary disgrace for
violation Of OPA driving regula-
tions, the gasoline panel Of the
Ration board revealed Tuesday
afternoon.
The first shipyard employe, a
resident OF Maffitt Village, has
been convicted of speeding on two
separate occasions, once at IS
miles an hour; and again at rs
miles per hour. Having refused
consistently to appear before the
panel, the three-member board
fined him, at their meeting Tues
day, his entire gasoline ration al
lotment for 18 months, or until
February, 1s45.
The second worker, also resi-.
dent of Maffitt Village, was con-
victed Of speeding in June. 1g-
1oring the order of the panel to
appear several weeks in success
sion, he was brought into the meet
ing Tuesday by officers to receive
the edict: 'sNo gasoline until Feb
ruary %, 1944.' Indicating that
he intended to sell his automo-
bile, the offender was told that
the purchaser of the vehicle like
wise would be unable to procure
gasoline until the date mentioned.
Ration board officials exacted
one coupon from the soldier,
charged with speeding so miles per
hour. However, the board took
cognizance Of the severe penalty
inflicted by the military court for
his violation of the civilian OPA
law:
1--WE want to impress on the pub
lie that soldiers are not getting
by with OPA violations. This is
an example of the way Camp Dav-
is authorities are cooperating with
our attempt to enforce that law.
No civilian yet has been subjected
to such a penalty as the soldier
in this instance" o. H. Shoemak-
er, chairman of the Ration board,
observed.
Nine individuals were penalized
by the group for travelling at rStes
of speed varying from 50 to IT'S
miles an hour. One motorist re-
ceived warning.
Conservation of rubber and
gasoline constitute but two rea-
sons for the mileage rationing
program. What may prove to
be more important is the conser-
walton Of trucks and automobiles,
added in presenting these facts on
the conservation program: Pas
senger cars provide 80 per cent
OF all war workers with their trans
portation; no new passenger cars
have been bsilt since February,
1912, and it is expected that none
will be built for the duration;
only $4,000 new passenger cars
remain for rationing; cars are be-
ing worn out at rapid rate, and
at the end of 1943 there will be
no more than 25.4 million cars in
operation; only through mileage
control may the old cars be kept
on the road; production of trucks
for essential civilian use, although
not completely stopped, is very
low 10000 remain on the stock
pile for rationing by WPB.)
-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
CONVERSATIONS

Z. LONDON, Aug. 10 Up - The
German radio reported today in
a broadcast recorded here by Reu-
ters a Berlin announcement that
conversations were proceeding
with italy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
l.. H. vOLLERs

Last rites for Lotus H. Vollers
were held at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning at Yopp funeral home,
conducted by the Rev. W. c.
Frances and the Rev. H. S. Strick-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11

II lack Of blood-iron makes you pale,
weak, dragged out" - try Lydia E.
added iron)-one OF the best ways to
help build up red blood to get more
strength and energy - in such cases.
Pinkham's Tablets are one Of the great
est blood-iron tonics you can buy! Fol.
low label directions. Worth tryinol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Rationed Food Basis
About Same for Cafes
As for HousehoIders
Formula Will Give Eutinq
Houses 3-5 Point q Month
Against II for Homes

A new rationing formula for all
eating establishments, designed to
put their allotments for canned and
other processed foods on approx
mately the same basis as those for
householders, was announced today
The formula gives the eating
places six-tenths of ration point
in March and April for each meal
served during the month of Deem
Der, 1912. On the same basis, house
holders are receiving about five
tentf,s Of ration point, but OPA
said the slight differential was nee
essary because of higher waste and
f1uctuating patronage in public eat
ing places.
After determining their ration
points under the formula, restau-
rants, like householders, will buy
canned goods according to point
values.
OPA also consolidated the sugar
and coffee rations of restaurants
with their canned goods rations.
The sugar and coffee allowances
were reduced slightly, however.
The new formula for public eat
ing places will apply to boarding
houses only if so or more persons
are served regularly. Smaller board
ing houses will pool the residents
individual rations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
japanese Bombers Attack
u. ). Air Base al Assam
Nv the Associated Press,


BOMBAY, Feb. pa small
formation of Japanese bombers es-
corted by fighters attacked the
United States air base in Assam
Province yesterday afternoon, but
casualties were slight and no ma
terial damage was caused, United
States Army Air Force communique
said today.
The attack was made from high
altitude and was the first Japanese
raid on any United States base in
India since last October, when the
Japanese lost SO many planes in
a series OF raids they were forced
to 60 on the defensive, the COM
munique said.
Two United States fighter planes
strafed two locomotives at Jap
anese occupied Meza in Northern
Burma, Sunday, blowing up one of
the locomotives and damaging the
other, it was announced Both the
American planes returned safely to
their base.
NEW DELHI, Feb. "a (P.-RAF
bombers continued their attacks on
enemy targets in Burma yesterday
afternoon.
A British communique today said
Blenheims bombed Myaungbwe and
Pauktaw. Japanese occupied vii
lagos. Two large fires were started
at Pauktaw, east of Akyab. Raj
fighter planes destroyed a coastal
steamer near Ramree Island and
hit enemy railway installations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Entertainers, Writers,
Businessmen Aboard

Prominent entertainers, foreign
correspondents and businessmen
were listed among the passengers of
the Yankee Clipper.
The Civil Aeronautics Board said
in Washington that two of the four
known dead had been tentatively
identified as H. Stanton Rush, 81, of
New York, first officer on the plane,
and Manuel Diaz of Pelham Manor,
N. Y. partner in the steamship
agency of Garcia & DiaZ
A daughter of Mr.. Diaz, Mrs. YER
non Eads, lives at 1915 Linden lane,
Silver Spring, Md.
Among the passengers not listed
as identified survivors were Ben
Robertson, st. foreign correspondent
for the New York Herald Tribune,
and Frank Cuhel, 38, of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, an overseas reporter tor
the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Mr. Robertson, a native Of Glenn
son, S. c., joined the staff of the
Herald Tribune about a month ago
after leaving the New York news
paper PM. He was a graduate of
the University of Missouri school of
Journalism and worked on papers
in Honolulu and Australia In 1884
he joined the Associated Press,
working in the New York, Washing
ton and London bureaus. He re-
signed in 1889 and corresponded for
PM in England, Russia and India.
Former Olympic Star Abroad.
Mr.. Cuhel, former University of
Iowa track star and a member of
the 1928 United States Olympic
track team, became Mutual's CORE
spondent in Batavia, Java, while
serving as Far EasS representative
Of a commercial firm. After the
japanese invasion he served as MBS
correspondent in Sydney, Australia
Other passengers not listed as
identified survivors were:
James N. Wright, Washington,
D. c.
T. w. Lamb, Wayne, H.
Arthur A. Lee, 48, an independent
motion picture producer of Har-
rison, N. 7.
Harry G. Seidel. 50. European
representative of the Standard Oil
Co. Of New Jersey.
Tamara Swami of New York, a
singer known as "Tamara," who be-
came popular theatrical figure
after appearing in Jerome Kern's
Roberta"
Miss Swami, who popularMed
Rern's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
in Roberta" appeared at the Club
Troika here for two weeks last De-
cember
Roy Rognan Of New York, a men,
tSee CLIPPER, Page ABB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
British Embassy Pickets
lake Jail Sentences

Two ministers who yesterday
picketed the British Embassy in pro-
test of British policy in regard to
India, today chose to serve 80 days
in Jail rather than pay a $25 fine
each. The ministers said they would
continue an eight-day fast which
they began yesterday.
The ministers, the Rev. Ralph
Templin, At, and DR.. J. Holmes
Smith, 43, both of New York City,
were former missionary workers in
India. When arrested they carried
banner reading: Free Gandhi and
Nehiu."
The defendants stated in a press
release they were appealing to the
Christian conscience of the British
people to lend British imperialism
in India" Before Judge Almond
Scott pronounced sentence he said
ne was convinced of their sincerity,
but I'VE are fighting war for free
dom, and since Britain is our ally,
we must avoid disunity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
District Cost Of Living
Rises II Pei. in Year

District living costs advanced 03
per cent between December Is and
January IS, as compared with an
average rise of o. per cent in other
large cities during the same period
and now are rs per cent higher than
year ago and 1913 per cent above
the level of December IS, 1910, the
Labor Department reported today.
Food costs in the District in
creased 0.8 per cent during the
month. and fuel, electricity and ice
19 per cent. Prices of clothing and
housefurnishines dropped fraction
ally, while costs OF miscellaneous
items remained unchanged. AS an
economy measure, the Labor De-
partmcnt made no survey of rents in
January.
The January advance brought the
District cost Of living index to
1874 per cent of the l9357l939
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
10000 Soldiers
Become Fathers
Before July I
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Unless calculations of the Chill
dren's Bureau are in error, ap-
proximately 10000 of Uncle Sans
fighting men will become fathers
during the first six months of
this year.
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of
the bureau, told the House APP
preparations Committee during tes-
timony published today that 5 per
cent of all the Nations births dur
ing that period will be births to
wives of men in military service"
She told the committee that ar
rangements must be made for the
care, with Government aid. of ap-
proximately $4,000 women and in
fants during the six months, adding
that dependency allowances for
privates and the lower grades of
commissioned officers ARE not
sufficient unless the families have
other income to provide for the costs
OF maternity care and care of sick
children"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Blair House Foreign Guests
Cost IT, 5. $4,000 Apiece

BY the Associated Press.
Requesting additional funds for
maintenance of the Blair House, 1851
Pennsylvania avenue NV, temper
airy residence of distinguished foreign
visitors to Washington, State De-
partment attaches estimated during
hearings on supply bill reported to
the House today that it costs an
average of $4,000 to entertain each
guest.
During the next few months, they
told the House Appropriation Com
mittee, the Government expects to
entertain 10 to Is high-ranking
foreign officials. They were not
identified.
The estimate of $4,000 a visitor
includes food, automobile hire at S35
a day, laundry utilities, breakage
and wages of servants.
The Blair House was purchased
last year as guest house for foreign
dignitaries. Since May it has been
occupied by two Kings and four
Presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
House Investigation
Into Draft Status Of
u. 5. Workers Opens
Deferment of Fathers
Also Considered by
Military Committee
By the Associated Press.

Amid signs of growing resent
ment over policies Of Chairman
Paul v. McNutt of the War Man
power Commission, the House
Military Affairs Committee took
ranging sights on two fronts to-
day in its skirmishing with the
armed services manpower needs.
Sidetracking all other matters, the
committee outlined as it's two-fold
objective the prompt enactment of
legislation giving fathers draft de-
ferment priorities, and a thorough
investigation Of deferments for Gov
eminent workers.
Representative Costello, Democrat
of California called into session a
special subcommittee appointed yes
terday by the House Military Affairs
Committee to study draft defer
ments in Federal activities. He an
nounced the subcommittee would
tell the legislative groups investiga-
tors what to look for in a prelim-
mary examination of draft defer
ments which will begin here but may
extend to war plants all over the
country.
The subcommittee investigation,
he said, would precede full commit
tee hearings on half a dozen man
power bills, ranging from national
Continued on Page Alb, Column u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Entire Responsibility for Fast
Up to Gondhi, Churchill Says
Prime Ministers Message Sent to New Delhi;
Indian Leaders Condition Slightly Improved

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 24.-Prime
Minister Churchill, in a message
to Sir Tel Bahadur Sapru, an
Indian nationalist leader, said
today that responsibility for
Mohandas K. Gandhi's fast must
rest entirely with Mr.. Gandhi
himself.
His message said:
The government of India decided
last August that Mr.. Gandhi and
other leaders of the Congress party
must be detained for reasons which
have been fully explained and are
we'll understood.
THE reasons for that decision
have not ceased to exist, and his
majestys government indorse the
determination of the government of
India not to be detected from their
duty toward the peoples of India and
of the United Nations by Mr..
Gandhi's attempt to secure his I'M
conditional release by fasting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
River Currents Hinder
Search for 70 Bodies
In Clipper Wreckage
President and Premier
Visit l3 Survivors
Still HospitoIized
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LISBON, Feb. 24.-Lisbon har-
Dor police searched the Tagus
River today for the bodies of 20
persons missing after the crash
Of the Yankee Clipper here Mon
day evening at the end of a
flight from New York.
Sixteen passengers and crewmen
aboard the giant flying boat sur
vived the crash, but one died later
ashore. The bodies of three others
were recovered yesterday.
The rescue crews were hampered
by the currents of the Tagus in
their efforts to bring the shattered
wreckage Of the ship ashore.
The American Legation in a state
ment last night said:
Twenty persons are missing and
believed buried in the Clipper or
washed away by the current of the
Tagus. Only during the salvage
work which began this morning
shall we be able to identify the vic
Tins"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24

The first duty of the government
of India and his majesty's govern
ment is to defend the soil of India
from invasion, by which it still is
menaced, and to enable India to play
her part in the general cause of the
United Nations.
There can be no justification for
discrimination between Mr.. Gandhi
and other Congress leaders.
=. The responsibility therefore rests
entirely with Mr.. Gandhi himself"
Meanwhile, Bombay dispatches
said an official bulletin reported
slight improvement in the general
condition of Mr.. Gandhi in the 18th
day of his scheduled 21-day fast.
An attempt at compromise be-
tween Mr.. Gandhi and the Indian
government has ended in failure.
Terms on which Mr.. Gandhi would
end his fast were reported to Lord
Linlithgow, the British viceroy, by
Horace Alexander, Quaker Relief
Agency representative, and were re-
jected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
clio Union Starts Forming
Army OF Price Watchers
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. "a The United
Automobile Workers fCrO) Union
announced today it was organizing
an army of price watchers" among
its 100000 members and their fam
lilies to help enforce price ceilings
and ration regulations.
Union officials here said volunteer
consumer committees would be set
up in cities throughout the country
to keep an eye on prices and other
conditions of the market. The
activities will be directed from the
unions newly established Washing
ton Office.
ut will be the largest group Of
organized price watchers in the
country said Walter P. Reuther,
vice president
The current edition of the United
Automobile Worker (CIO), union
newspaper, says the Washington
office will seek to represent the
organizations point of view and
protect the interest of its members
before all wartime agencies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24

AM EFlCAN FLAMES BOMB JAP
anese destroyer or cruiser at
Rabaul. Page Az
Increased aerial warfare in the
South Pacific was announced by
the Navy today in telling of Ave
American bombings of japanese
bases and three enemy raids on
United States areas, including
Guadalcanal, the first there since
February g. Espiritu Santo. and
Tulagi also were bombed.
The Navy reported an American
plane scored bomb hits on an enemy
barge loaded with japanese soldiers
near Choiseul Island in the Solo
mons.
The series of attacks which began
Sunday and continued through yes
terday was reported in Navy COM
muniqnue No. pol, which follows:
South Pacific (all dates are East
longitude:
q. On February 81:
ga During the morning, Jap
anese planes carried out a light raid
on United States positions on
Espiritu Santo Island in the New
Hebrides.
"(b) During the afternoon,
Avenger torpedo planes tGrumman
TBF) and Dauntless dive bombers
Douglas, with fighter escort, at
tackled japanese positions at Munda.
Several fires were started in the tar
get area.
"(c) During the night of February
2l-22, japanese planes raided United
States positions at Tulagi in the
Nggela group of the Solomon Islands,
%. On February %:
"(a) A United States search plane,
/ operating near Choiseul Island,
scored bomb hits on an enemy barge
loaded with japanese soldiers.
"Cb) During the late afternoon
Airacobras Bell P-39), Corsairs
/ (Vought F-40) and Lightnings
/ Lockheed P-3S) strafed enemy posi-
tons at Rekata on the northern
shore of Santa Isabel Island.
"3. On February %, during the
early morning, an enemy plane
/ dropped bombs on the air field at
Guadalcanal
a During the night of February
1924, Liberator heavy bombers
! Consolidated Play bombed enemy
positions at Villa and at Munda in
the New Georgia group. All United
States planes returned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
President Approves
New War Pay Bill
For u. 5. Employees
Principles Of Measure
o. KID by Roosevelt, Aide
Tells House Unit

A spokesman for President
Roosevelt today expressed entire
agreement" with proposed war
pay legislation that would raise
basic rates in the executive agen-
cies generally 80 per cent and
give legislative and judicial en-
ployes Is per cent increase.
Testifying before a House Civil
Service Subcommittee headed by
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
of West Virginia at the start of a
hearing on measure to supplant
the temporary pay bill enacted in
December, William H. McReynolds,
administrative assistant to the
President, added that "the princi-
Piles in this bill have been cleared by
me with the President.
Pay Scales Compared.
The present war pay law, expiring
April 3d., provides for overtime at
the nominal rate of time and one
half for hours over 40, and on the
basis of the 48-hour work week gen.
orally observed in the executive
agencies, has raised pay 20 per cent.
Employees whose work does not lend
itself to an overtime schedule re-
celve a fiat 10 per cent increase.
The proposed new measure, spon-
sored by Senator Mead, Democrat,
OF New York, would raise the over
time pay by computing it on a 26O-
day work year, rather than $50 days
as at present. AS Mr.. McReynolds
explained, it permits employees to
earn 80 per cent over the base pay
by Increasing hours 20 per cent.
So far as the fiat increase of IS
per cent is concerned, he added, that
conforms to the little steel" for
mula. While the Mead bill is the
only one before the committee,
Chairman Randolph explained that
it simply was being used as we
hicle' for discussion and that he is
not committed to it.
Flemming Is Witness.
Arthur S. Flemming, member OF
the Civil Service Commission, fol-
lowing Mr.. McReynolds, emphasized
that passage of this legislation or
something similar to pick up when
the current law expires is absolutely
essential. He said that the high rate
of turnover still is a problem. In
Washington, he said, between July
and December 80, 1O2 ,232 placements
were made, of which only 1908
were for new jobs.
Under questioning by Representa-
tive Rees. Republican, of Kansas,
the witness said about 100000 per-
sons left the Government service in
the six-month period.
Mr.. Fleming said housing and
living costs and stories that have
been written about housing and
living costs in Washington are re-
sponsible for some of this turnover
here and for the difficulties en-
countered in recruiting personnel.
~ A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Australian Minister
To Visit u. S. for ToIks

BY The ASSOCIATED Press.
CANBERRA. Australia, Feb. "a
Herbert V. Evatt, Australian Attor-
ney General and Minister of EX-
ternal Affairs, will visit Washington
and London shortly to discuss prob
lens of supply and Pacific policy
in relation to Allied global strategy
informed quarters said today.
The government was said to feel
the trip was necessary to keep the
war cabinet abreast Of develop
ments stemming from the talks
between President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill at Casa
blanca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Long-MiIeoee Drivers
Get War Tires March !
Ply the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War" tires, made of reclaimed
rubber, will be available after March
l only to motorists with a monthly
mileage ration of more than $50
miles, the Office of Price Admin
stration announced today. AS a
result, car owners with low monthly
mileage can obtain only used and
recapped tires.
Another change in the tire ration
ing regulations puts war" tires in
grade two, instead of grade three.
That was done, OPA said, because of
the decreasing supply of other cas-
ings In grade two.