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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
POLICEMAN HURT

Patrolman w. H. Kermon of
the city police department was
injured Monday when he plung-
ed through wharf on the
waterfront here while search
ing for merchandise stolen from
the New England Cafe in the
100 block of South Front street
Sunday, Chief of Police Charles
E. Casteen said Monday night.
The chief said that Kermon
stepped on a rotten plank in
the wharf and fell through to
his waist, injuring both legs.
He was taken to a local hos
pital to determine the extent
of his injuries.
Prior to the accident, the
patrolmen had located two
cases of wine allegedly stolen
from the cafe along with SOS in
cash and a pistol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
British Arhl[erymen
Appear In Radio Show

The First Composite British
Anti-Aircraft battery that 80
captured Wilmingtonians on its
six-weeks' visit to Camp Davis,
was feted on a nationwide
hookup of the CHS Vox Pop pro-
gram Monday night from Camp
Edwards, Massachusetts.
Local citizens heard their
British friends answer the same
barrage of questions they were
subjected to here. The boys also
received many valuable prizes
at the hands of the advertisers
sponsoring the affair. On. fell
low received an engagement
ring for his girl in London. An
other won the right to send
cablegrams to and receive them
from his family in England.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14

wants to help get it over with
as soon as possible"
Few, if any of the officers. who
sat at Mondays conference and
heard his story have received
more honors than has the young
Colonel from Wilmington.
On June 3 and 4. 1912. at the
Battle of Midway, Col. Allen led
four bombing missions against the
japanese fleet without the aid OF
fighter protection, and severely
damaged several vessels. a feat
which won him the Distinguished
Service Cross.
He received the Air Medal for
attacks on shipping in the South
Pacific, November 10, 1912, h {
Silver Star for gallantry in action
over heavily defended Munda air.
drome on December u, 1912, wher
he led five BITS in a bombing
attack, and the Legion of Merit
in August, 1913 for his work ir
personally leading his command
on many missions during which
they destroyed lit enemy air
planes and IL enemy ships anc
aided ground forces effectively
He also has received the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for more
than 200 hours of combat. He has
completed more than $50 hours o:
operational combat flying or more
than 40 bombing missions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14

"Old man fate" shined against
Eddie Nader last night in his
bout with Bill Wilson at Legion
Stadium. With a decisive victory
already showing in his favor, Ma.
der was forced to retire from the
arena with a severely twisted an
kle in the final seconds of the
third round.
At the opening gong Wilson be-
gan to push the fight, but Nader
began to show who was the boss
in the latter portion of the round.
In the final seconds of the first
round Nader squared off on Will
sons ear sending Wilson to the
canvas. Wilson bounced off the
mats, but was not unhurt.
In the second round Nader con-
tinue to take the superior portion
of the fight, but in this heat was
unable to take advantage of Will
sons lack of experience and the
gong found Wilson still pushing
the battle.
In the third heat with Wilson
biting the canvas in the opening
moments, Nader settled back, I'M
loosed a terrific right. Wilson
dUcked and Nader flew through
the air with the greatest of ease
landing on his right ankle. After
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
Man Badly Injured
In Fall At Hotel

Charles Beal OF 800 Market ,tr...
was seriously injured in . AL
on the porch Of the Orion bo4.,
here late Monday afternoon, %.
lice reported.
He was taken to James Walker
Memorial hospital in a police csr
where attendants late Mondsr
night described his condition a.
satisfactory. ~
Police quoted c, l. Bell Of ths
Orion hotel, witness to the sc.
cident, as saying that Beal fell
from the bannister around tbs
porch of the hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
U.S.. FLIERS BEAT
JAPS IN PACIFIC
Continued from Page One)

air fields-Henderson on Guadal-
canal, and one at Munda, on New
Georgian addition to several we
have built. This places us in strik-
ing distance of the major Japa-
nese South Pacific base on the
Truk islands.
American airmen have been 50
successful in daylight precision
bombing that serious consideration
is now being given to plans where
by this form of attack may play
a prominent part in future COM
bat.
The job of destroying Japanese
shipping and neutralizing Jap air
bases, from which attacks on Unit
ed Nations strongholds might orig
mate. is being handled effectively
and thoroughly.
Col Allen, who graduated from
New Hanover High school and Da-
wilson college before winning his
wings at Kelly Field. Texas. in
1884. saw action at Pearl Harbor
when the Japs struck December
7, l941. He has been fighting Japs
ever since. with his first rest COM
ing few weeks ago when he was
sent home for a visit with his
family and to confer with Army
strategists concerning plans for ftl-
ture action. He recently spent sew
eral days with his brother, w. R.
Allen, at Wilmington.
Although Gen. Jamison partici-
pated in today's press conference,
the affair was staged by the War
Department to permit the Will
mington hero to tell his story.
This he did in an interesting man
ner, despite the flash of photogra.
piers bulbs and the continuous
Interruptions of newspapermer
eager to obtain full details of his
Pacific career.
He told about talking over long
distance to his wife about an hour
before the Jap attack on Pearl
Harbor. He recalled that he was
still awake when he saw the dive
bombers coming over, and rushed
to his car to get to a plane and
take to the air for combat. He
described how his car was strafed,
and finally destroyed by the dive.
bombers, how the first plane he
TAXED down a runway for a take.
off was damaged and h wv he
lodged Nipponese bullets to gel
into another. He pictured the flu
tile patrol for the Jap carrier task.
force believed to have brought the
planes in flying distance of Ha-
waii.
The Wilmington hero also de-
scribed action by the Thirteenth
Air Force at Guadalcanal and 9th.
err Solomon Island fronts, where
he said his boys always stuck by
a comrade who had been shot
down and protected him with ar
overhead blanket of planes while
he and his crew members reached
safety. He recalled that, on one
occasion, Gen. Laverne G. San
ders' plane was shot down, anc
that his squadron, following hin
to the water, also brought dowr
five japanese pla. es attempting
to finish off, the General. The
General and his crew reached lane
and safety; his plane represented
the lone loss in the combat.
On another occasion, he said
his squadron brought down sever
enemy planes while forming a pro
tective blanket over one plane dis
abled in the fight.
Col. Allen emphasized the cour
age of every member of every
combat crew." declaring that he
did not know of single case
where the boys have not done the
job without a waiver.''
His plans for the future, he said,
are subject to orders of his COM
manding officers. I'm in h e
Army now. you know''-and b.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
Many Mullet Are Found
Injured By Fishermen

Thousands of mullet swimming
up to the Carolina Beach pier for
the past few days have been so
injured that residents of the Sec
ton have been able to scoop them
up with Grabbing nets, j. w. Win
ner reported to the Star News
Monday night.
Mr.. Winner declared that the
fish, as they approach the land
and the fresh water area, appear
crazed and are rendered eacy
catches. Many Of them have been
found dead.
On examination, the fish have
shown bruises or cuts.
Fisherman Winner, an expert.
says that mullet are known as
hospital fish, for they always
seek the shore when they are
hurt.
Ocean firings or siege of
larger preying fish were offered
as possible reasons for the un-
usual happening at the Carolina
Beach pier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
FISH RUNNING

The Virginia mullets and
bluefish were reported running
strong around the northern ex-
tension of Wrightsville Beach
yesterday. 1t was also reported
that several very large catches
have been made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia at New York-Arnt.
zen (4-13) VS.. Zuber (7-3l.
Boston at Washington-night -
Newsome Gid VS.. Wynn Q6-1l)
Detroit at Chicago o. White
(7-1O) and Trucks Q2-9 VS.. Diet
rich $40 and HUMPHREYS O0-9)
Cleveland at St. Louis-Twilight
and night-Bagby G5-1O and
Smith Q5-5) VS.. Sundra Q2-10) and
Potter go.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
Massachusetts Lads Take
|Curfew' Tilt In Ten
Sessions

BOSTON, Sept. 13-CP-The Bos-
ton Braves won the longest game
of the year today, a ten-lnnlng
affair that started July 10, but
after completing this suspended
session on the long end OF Z
to 6 score they folded easily to
the Brooklyn Dodgers 10 to IN
the contest regularly scheduled
for this date.
The suspended game had been
called because of Massachusetts
Sunday curfew in the midst OF a
Boston rally in the sixth inning.
The Braves had pushed over three
run to tie the score at 4 to 4 and
had the bases loaded with one out.
Ed Head had just come to the
mound in a relief role for Brooklyn
when play was halted and he re-
turned at the resumption OF play
today. He promptly walked pinch
hitter Hugh Poland to force in
run and another scored on a fly
by Chuck Workman, to give the
Braves a total of five runs for the
inning.
The Dodgers reclaimed two of
these in the seventh on HOWE
Schultz double off AL Javery to
deadlock the score again, but in
the tenth the Braves put over the
clincher on a walk to Whitley Wet
elmann, a sacrifice and single
by Tommy Holmes.
In the regularly scheduled game
Whitlow Wyatt held the Braves to
six hits, with four of them and
an error providing all Boston's
runs in the eighth inning after the
Dodgers alread had Embossed most
of the fury of the 17-hit blast
against four hurlers.
This was the only action Of the
day in the major leagues.
Score by innings:
postponed Tilt
Brooklyn 80 Oil 002 200 0-6 10 /
Boston 80 DOL 0o5 900 II 9 0
Batteries: Melton, Weber, Head
and Bragan; Barrett and Kluttz
and Mast.
Irregular Camel
Brooklyn - 020 213 010-10 II l
Boston -- 900 900 O3O-3 6 l
Batteries: Wyatt and Owen; Sal
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PORTS - TODAY'S GAMEES
TODAY'S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn at Boston-Ostermuel.
Ter 600 VS.. Barrett (10-16)
New York at Philadelphia -
night-Fischer CD VS.. Lee (4-9)
Only games scheduled.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
FINED

Willie E. colson Of H.l,v
Ridge, was fined sloo and t III.
costs for speeding rs miles s a,
hour by Recorder H. Winfs a.,
Smith Monday. 'eia
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
ARRESTED

ARRESTED
Raymond Walker, Nes,,
was bound over to the oots sto,
term n. of Federal court on ehs,,'
es of violating Federal Ean
laws after hearing b nquo'
U. 5. Commissioner ". A w1
lie here Monday. ~ wy
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
LUCRATIVE OFFER

BURLINGTON, Ia, Sept. 49,
(P- George Ganakes and John
Skarlis, Burlington residents of
Greek ancestry, today offered 5000
to the first service man who sets
foot on Greek soil in the event
OF an invasion there by the Al
lies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14

City Briefs
REVIVAL CONTrNrp,

.,, TI'1vAL CONTINUES
1.-The Hope of His 80 80
CO.. will be the to o,roa 4,
the Rev. F. c. Atkinson s'p'c Of
gelist, at the revival At Evan an
Church of God here Tu ns me
night. tuesday
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
Irregular Camel

Irregular Camel
Brooklyn - 020 213 O10-1o II l
Boston $1,000 900 900 O3O-3 6 l
Batteries: Wyatt and Owen: Sal
vo, Odom, Sardoni, MacFayden
and KuttZ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
Braves Neutrality-suspicious.
rs; Drop Regular Tilt 1913
3|! :!

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 10; Brooklyn $40.
(Only game scheduled)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at St. Louis, ppnd.
Detroit at Chicago, ppnd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14

10 ADDRESS RorARIAys
Mayor Bruce B. Care,o,
discuss city government J NV Will
the Rotary club at its I,n Dei0re
meeting in the Friendlv rsa.
rant AZ L p m. Tuesday,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-14
postponed Tilt

Batteries: Melton, Weber, Head
and Bragan; Barrett and Kluttz
and Mast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07

DON'T Know, she SAID Sadly,
but we'll make OUT
This isn't your show. You won't
have to worry about it. In the be-
ginning IL thought I wouldn't
have a baby
Beth's face was almost terrible
al that moment.
Andrea smiled sweetly. 'But 1
couldn't do that, Beth. I'd rather
have a baby than anything in the
world"
Beth got up and went over to
her, drawing her close in her arms
saying nothing.
'sBut what shall I do? Where
will I go? What will I live on?"
Beth passed her hand YEARLY
over her forehead. There must
be lots of ways"
mot on SIG a week. I can't save
anything. I spent all the money
Jim gave me on clothes to take
cut there"
She began to cry then. rocking
in Beth's arms After her sobs
Guieted, she said, I'VE were such
fools. I blame tim for it, too. 1
didn't believe there would be a
war. but he did. He could have
made some provision
Beth sat back On her heels. You
mean that you didn't arrange any,
thing like that
Andrea mopped at her nose and
shook her head. 1--WE were going
to do that after 1 got there. He
used to send me money orders
made out to Andrea Barnes"
Beth let out her breath. "Oh,
dear! That is lad, but even so,
you've proof of your marriage?"
Certainly" Andrea said w i t h
dignity. I'VE went to Elkton and
were married by justice of the
peace, but we Fad to have a IL
cense and I have our certificate y
We'll, then, you've nothing to
worry about You'll get pen
SION" She wasn't at all sure. since
Jim was not officially dead.
Will T." Andrea frightened.
I'm sure you will. and there's
talk about an Army allotment bill
going through. You didn't get any
money for the last two months be-
fore he before now. That will
be due you, and anything ] i'm
left
How much does it cost to have
q baby" Andrea asked pitifully.
Beth smiled wtyly. Il don't know
dear, but 1 guess you can have
one for anything from $1,000
down.
Andrea looked Mortified. t'You
mean clinics And charity wards?
OH, no. Beth Not Jirn's baby! He
he wouldn't let me-"
Beth took her by her shoulders.
Knowing that Jim would give you
the best if he were here should
mean a lot. Andy. But Jim isn't
here and you want his baby more
than anything in the world, don't
your"
yes" Andrea said stubbornly.
''but not in charity ward. Would
ycu want that?''
Beth shook her head again. Let
me think about it. Together We'll
figure something out. I make a
good salary and I've that $500 the
judge left me-
Andrea looked as if the weight
| of the world had been lifted from
her shoulders.
"Oh. Beth. we can do it on that!
We can even have little fur-lined
boots and and batiste dresses
for the baby. I'll make it up to
ycu some day. AS soon as I'm
able to go back to work, I'll get
good job and give it all back
I you. Oh. what should I do with
cut you?'
Long through Inc night Beth lay
awake, wondering why Andrea
didn't see that $500 which would
Pay for baby's coming and his
little clothes would not buy roof
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
|PLANS UNDERWAY
TO HOUSE GUESTS
Great Number OF Visitors
Are Expected In City
During Holidays

Large scale plans are under way
to provide housing and eating IA
elites for the great number of
visitors expected in Wilmington
during the Christmas weekend
holiday.
Restaurant operators have ACRE
ed to keep their establishments op-
en- on Christmas Day to serve the
visitors and to prevent any from
going hungry, as was reported
last year when many eating estab.
l1shments were closed either all or
part of Christmas Day.
In an effort to provide an ade-
ouate number Of rooms for the rel
atiyes and friends of military per-
sonnel VINO are expected here for
the holiday, the USO clubs have
redodbled their efforts to obtain a
listing of every available room in
the city
TIE USO Travellers Aid, which
each weekend is responsible for
providing living accommodations
for approximately 500 service men
and wives of military personnel, is
expecting at least 5000 visitors.
These will have to be furnished
rooms in private dwellings, accord
ing to Miss Margaret Joyce. acting
director of the USO Travellers Aid.
Letters from service mems fam
lies asking about living accommo-
dations here are being received
daily, she said.
A Home Hospitality and Housing
committee has been formed from
the stats of the USO clubs, headed
by Mss Joyce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
INCOME TAX WORK
IS DRAWING NEAR
Estimated Income Declara-
tons Must Be Filed
By December Is

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-LP-I
It's time for all federal income
TAXPAYERS to determine just what,
if anything, they need to do before
the next tax payment deadline,
December Is.
If you filed declaration of es-
tinated tax in September and paid
half the indicated debt to Uncle
Sam, you must pay the other half.
If you're a farmer with suffi-
cient income to require filing, you
must send in an estimate and
pay Farmers weren't required
to file in September, by special
dispensation of congress.)
If you filed in September and
your income has changed to the
extent that your estimate is prov
ing more than 20 per cent too low,
you must send in an amended dec
1aration and pay the higher tax if
you're to escape penalties next
March.
If you didn't have 10 file Sep
TENDER declaration but now come
within one of the required CLASH
fications, you must file and make
payment.
Here are the four classes of tax
payers called upon for these re-
ports and payments:
/. Those whose income for the
year is more than $1,000 if single
Cor married but not living with
husband or wife), or more than
$500 for married couple, with
or without dependents. Married
couples may file either separate
or joint returns.
2. Individuals whose income
isn't subject to the Withholding tax
the deductions from pay under
pay-as-you-go-but who have in.
come for the year of more thar
$500 if single or 1924 if married
In addition to persons who aren't
on regular wages or salaries, this
group includes ministers, farm
laborers and household servants
Exceptions: members Of the
armed services, who may wal
until next March $50
3. Those who are on regular
wages or salaries subject to the
Withholding tax but who have ad
ditional income this year from
other sources amounting to NOR,
than $500.
4. Anyone whose income thi.
year will be less than in 1942-i
he was required TO file an income
tax return for 1912. Of the 1874:
income tax, as figured last March
is greater than the estimated 1874;
income and victory taxes, the1
the 1912 tax becomes. in effect
the 1913 taxi
A person filing a declaration
must do these things:
Estimate his 1943 income ane
figure the income and victor,
!. taxes on it.
Total the amounts so far de
Quoted and to be deducted ii
any for federal income and vic
tory taxes from his wage or sal
airy during all of 1913.
Total the payments made il
March and June of this year OF
1912 taxes.
Subtract these two totals - tn
amount withheld from pay an,
the March-June installments-fror
the total estimated 1943 taxes, an
~a,x 49, Lol,~rA
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
COLDS EVERYWHERE

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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
RADIO
z "": !ts %'! zs

TUESDAY, DECEMBER
5:3O-Family Altar Rev. j. A. Sui
Ivan.
7:45-Musical Clock.
s:oo-Daily War Journal with Marti,
Agronsky
e:i5- Musical Clock
8:30-A. M. News.
8:45-Musical Clock.
s:oo-The Breakfast Club with Dor
Mcneil.
1o:O0-Singo.
1o:15-Roy Porter, News.
10:3o-Le::'s Dance.
II :to--Breakfast at Sardi's.
II :30-Gi Martyr, News.
II :45-Living Should Be Fun.
i2:oo-ur Spiritual Life.
12:15-BIue News.
IL Sensational Farm and Home Hour
1:Oo-Baukhage.
1:l5-Allie Lowe Miles.
1:30-Rest Hour
1:40-News Wilmington Star-News.
1:45-U. P. News
Naturalization Period Rev. J. A.
Sullivan.
2:15-The Mystery Chef.
2:30- Ladies Be Seated.
3:OO--Songs by Morton Downey.
S15-My True Story.
3:45-Between the Bookends with Ted
Malone.
z:00-lue Frolics.
4:50-Time, Views tine News.
4 :45-The Sea Hound.
5:J0-Hor Harrigan.
5:15-U. P. News.
5'20-Front Page Dramas.
5:45-Organ Serenade - H. W. Lee.
G:,0-Terry and the Pirates.
els Spy Stories.
e:30-Treasury Star Parade.
6:45-Sports.
6:5CNews - Wilmington Star-News.
7:00-String Ensemble.
7:05-Awake at the Switch.
= :30-Let's Dance.
S:00-Watch the World Go BY Earl
Goodwin.
S:15-Ome Go Psi Phi Fraternity.
8 :30-"Duffy's"
S:t0-Silve- String Hawaiians Three
Little Sisters.
9:3o-Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands
9:s5-Harry Wismer, Sports.
10 .00-Raymond Gram Swing.
10:15-Talk by Chester BoWles.
10 :o0-America Tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07

and food for it's mother during the
long months, nor that she would
never be able TO repay any debt
as long as she bad a baby to sup
port.
It was only the first of many
nights that Beth Kinnan was to
lie awake, searching for way to
take care of Andre and jim s
baby.
To Be COntinuedl
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-07
POLICE PRAISED

The work of the city police force
in maintaining order during the
well-attended parade and review
held here last Friday in honor OF
Lord Halifax has been highly
commended by Mayor Bruce B.
Cameron and City Manager A. c.
Nichols.
Posted on the bulletin board In
police headquarters Monday morn
ing was a communication under
the city managers signature bear
ing the commendatior.
Everything was carried out as
planned, all were on the job, ano
I want to add my thanks for
another demonstration of the fact
that We have a good police de.
partment," read the message.
There were no accidents MOI
slip-ups during the parade hours