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Evening star., 1943-09-08
WPB Plans 10 Reduce
Construction SO Pct.
To Depression Level
Need for Monpower
And Material SHORTAGE
Are Reasons for Policy
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The War Production Board
plans to reduce construction ac-
tivities so per cent below the cur
rent volume, or nearly to depres-
sion levels, contrary to reports
that the Government was pre-
pared to "take the lid off" public
works projects, it was learned to-
day.
An official declared that materials
shortages and the critical man.
power situation combine to make
necessary further drastic curtail-
ment of construction rather than to
permit any lifting of restrictions.
The volume of construction is now
running at the rate of approximate
ly $4,000, ,000,0 a year, the official
said. WPB plans to reduce it to
approximately 5000, 600, 900. If this
goal is reached, activity in the field
will be cut to the depression level.
In the early 1930s and before the
nuge new OeaI PUBIC WORKS pro-
gram was started, construction
reached low-point of $2,500 900 900
a year.
Hit Record High.
Last year construction attained
the record height in the country of
S14 ,000, ,000, 900, when the war plant
f1r0pran1 wac at IFS paak
The manpower shortage is the
principal reason for the proposed
cut in construction. An official said
that if the annual volume can be
reduced to $4,000, 900 900, it will be
possible to release 100000 building
workers to more essential jobs. This
is In line with recent War Man
power Commission announcement
(See CONSTRITCTTON PAGE A-31
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Let Eisenhower
Tell the Story,
President Says
Capital JubiiontIy
Halls Announcement
Of ItoIy's Collapse
By the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt was seated
at his desk in the White House
Offices and Prime Minister
Churchill was busy elsewhere in
the Executive Mansion when the
world heard today that Italy had
surrendered.
Both obviously had. known the
news for some time, since the terms
were agreed on last Friday. But
from neither of the leaders was
there immediate formal comment.
1t was big stuff" elsewhere. Sup
pressed excitement was evident
among the White House staff when
news dispatches gave the story to a
jubilant American Capital.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early rushed into Mr.. Roosevelt S
offices with the dispatch and re-
ported later that the President COM
mented calmly:
ut is Gen Eisenhower's story.
Let him tell it,"
The word was also conveyed to
Mr.. Churchill, whose reasons for
tarrying in the American Capital
(See COMMENT. page A-I91
Evening star., 1943-09-08
ITALIANS SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY
EISENHOWER GRANTS MILITARY ARMIST|CI
Statement on
Surrender
BY the Associated Press.

oS tiie hSSOCldtcu FIesS~
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. S.-The
tert OF Gen. Dt0ight D. Eisen-
hoWer's statement announcing
the surrender OF Italy:
This is Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, commander in chief of the
Allied force. The Italian govern
emnt has surrendered its armed
forces Internationally. As Allied
commander in chief, have granted
a military armistice, the terms of
which have been approved by the
governments of the United King
dom, the United States and the Un-
ion of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Thus, am acting in the interests
of the United Nations.
THE italian government has
bound itself to abide by these terms
without reservation. The armistice
was signed by my representative and
the representative of Marshal Ba-
doglio, and it becomes effective this
instant.
Fighting Ends at Once.
"Hostilities between the armed
forces of the United Nations and
those of Italy terminate at once.
All Italians who now act to help
eject the German aggressors from
Italian soil will have the assistance
and support of the United Nations. :"
Allied headquarters said the cap
itulation terms were signed last
Friday-the day that British and
Canadian troops moved onto the
Italian mainland.
The headquarters announcement:
Some weeks ago the Italian gov
ernment made an approach to the
British and American governments
with view to concluding an armi-
stice. A meeting was arranged and
took place in neutral territory. 1t
was at once explained to the repre-
sentatives of the Italian government
(Cae TrYT Dooo A1ol
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Cleared
From Donets,
StaIin Says
Stolino Reeoptured,
Premier's Order of
Day Declares
By the Associated Press.

e NEW YORK. Sept. 8.-Marshal
Stain triumphantly announced
in a special order of the day to-
day that "the Donets Basin is
cleared of the Germans"
The announcement, broadcast by
the Moscow radio and recorded by
the Federal Communications Com
mission, added: Our troops cap
tured number of cities, including
the city of Stalino."
The action came, the Soviet Pre-
mier continued, "as result of
skilled maneuvers and a determined
offensive in the last six days"
LONDON, Sept. 8 tP).-Capture of
flercely defended Stalino by the
Russians was acknowledged by the
Germans today, restoring the last
of the great industrial cities of the
Donets Basin to the Red Army,
which already has won back two
thirds of the Ukraine's rich grain
lands.
The Red Army advance also
crossed the rail line to Mariupol,
65 miles southwest of Stalino on the
Sea of Azov, making it almost GER
tain that Nazi forces which have
been fighting east of that town
must withdraw to escape entrap-
ment by the southwark turning
move
The Red Army newspaper Red
Star reported that other units had
severed the main railroad from the
ponets Basin to Dnieperopetrovsk,
lis miles west of Stalino.
The German communiQue, broad
cast, of which was recorded by the
Associated Press, said Stalino, Rus
sits 18th largest city, had been
evacuated "to shorten the front"
after all military installations had
been destroyed.
Russian dispatches indicated
Stalino fell in flanking moves rather
than by direct assault
10000 Declared Killed.
This new victory followed Mos
cows announcement that the Red
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Hershey Sees End
OF War through Italy
Droft Head Expresses
Hope for Epidemic
=, the Associated Press.


AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 81 hope
1t becomes an epidemic was the
comment today of Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, national director of Sc
lective service, on the unconditional
surrender of Italy.
Obviously I, as well as every one
else, am mighty pleased with de-
velopments in the war;" he said,
'for no matter how insignificant our
enemy may be, we are glad to see it
go down to defeat.
ITALY, however, hasn't been doing
very much to stop us in our battle
that is she has not been much of a
factor in the opposition-but even so
it is good to get her out of the way
Il hope this success continues in
other directions"
Gen. Hershey said that probably
mot more than 1000, 900" of the
100000 fathers now subject to the
draft could pass their physical ex-
sminations.
Asserting that Il don't know all
the answers" Gen. Hershey, indi-
eating that drafting developments
were uncertain, said it was impossi-
BILE for him to predict what per-
centage of the 100000 fathers
would be inducted in the next year.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

!. the surrender.
The announcement of the surren.
der came as dispirited Italian troops
by the hundreds surrendered to
British and Canadian troops adj
vancing up the Calabrian Peninsula,
where the Allies landed last Friday
on the heels of a 38-day Sicilian VIC
tory which sent the Germans fleeing
to the mainland.
American armies which took part
in the Tunisian and Sicilian victo-
ries have not participated in the
invasion and the Italian surrender
leaves them free to strike elsewhere
in Europe.
Body Blow to Germans.
The capitulation meant a body
blow to the Germans, who had
made every effort to keep Italy
in the war and thus postpone the
inevitable day of an Allied invasion
OF the German homeland itself.
With Italy driven out of the war
the Allies presumably will soon be
in a position to bomb Germany
from the south-as it is now being
mercilessly blasted from the British
Isles in the north-and may well
fCoa
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Admiral Land Speaks
In Radio Forum

Rear Admiral Emory S.
Land, chairman of the Mari
time Commission and admin
iStrator of the War Shipping
Administration, will speak in
the National Radio Forum this
evening on the merchant
marine in the postwar future.
The National Radio Forum
is a Blue Network feature, ar
ranged by The Evening Star
and broadcast locally over
The Evening Star station
WMAL. The broadcast begins
at 10:30 pm.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Size Of Todoy's Stor
An Exception to the Rule

Because OF the shortage of newsprnt
placed self-imposed limitation pages any daily
edition Advertising which would require paper
OF that size will have to be declined for that day.
Today is the of the Treasurys Third Cam
pagn and advertisers placed with The
Star their messages appealing to the public for purchase
OF these bonds To accommodate this advertising the size of
todays Star has been increased to Sc pages
This Is exception rule adopted by The Star
conserve newprint and at the time print the
OF the day in keeping with standards adequate
presentation.
The Star asks your understanding and cooperation
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Report to Stimson
Pledges No Undue
Sacrifice of Lives
By NELSON M. SHEPARD.

Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief of staff, assured the Amer
lean people today there can be
but one result from the contin-
ued Allied offensives on global
fronts and pledged the employ
ment of every resource to
hasten the victory" without
undue sacrifice of lives.
The end Is not yet clearly in
sight but final victory is certain" :"
he concluded in his biennial report
to Secretary Stimson. In it the
Chief of Staff presented a dramatic
sketch of the Nations transition
from the pre-Pearl Harbor months
Of "perilous unpreparedness" to the
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Peace Shares Rise
On News From Italy
War Stocks Sell OFF
From 25c to $l.50
Star Staff Photos.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. s.-The
italian surrender. announcement
brought a brisk selling movement
today in war stocks and a sharp
advance in many of the so-called
peace shares.
At the close declines ranged from
Is cents to around s150 a share in
the general run of steels, motors,
aircrafts. coppers and rails. Sharp
er gains were the rule in the air
transports, can manufacturing and
soft drink shares farm implements
and scattering of gold mines and
utilities with foreign connections.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Marshall, Certain of Victory,
Says War Is in Final Phase
The Star to Print
Gen. MorshoIrs Report

The Star will run the text of
the body of Gen. Marshall's re-
port in serial form, the first
installment appearing today on
Page B-1. Subsequent chapters
will appear in the same position
each day. Gen. Marshall sub
mitted this record of what was
done and why it was done" at
this time ito permit a better
understanding of the great
offensive operations now in
progress The Star is printing
the record with that purpose
in mind.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Bulletin
Gen. Arnold Returns

The War Department dis
closed today that Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, chief of the Army
Air Forces, has just returned
to his headquarters here "aft-
er a brief visit to the head
quarters of the European the
ater of operations in London"
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (P).-
Stocks lower; war shares drop on
Italian news. Bonds soft; sec
ondary rails weaken. Cotton
lower; war news brings reaction.
CH1CAGO.-Wheat dipped on
Italian surrender, but rallied to
close fairly steady. Rye broke
sharply on peace report, but met
support! closed of fractiAns.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Badog|io Ends Fight Against Allied Forces
Orders Resistance to Any Other Attacks
Terms Were Signed Friday;
Accord Approved by U. S.,
Russia and Britain


Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters in
North Africa announced today that Italy had sur
rendered Internationally five days after the British
9th Army had stormed across the Messina Straits
from Sicily
The commander said military armistice had
been granted to Italy, and all hostilities will terminate
at once
The captulation from the government of Marshal
Badogo who succeeded Mussoln the Junior partner
OF Hitler was ousted July 25 broadcasts
asserted that American seabone forces moving toward
new goals and after frontne dispatches reported that the
9th Army had extended its brdgehead in italy to about 76
miles,
simultaneously the Italian ordered its troops to
drop the fight against Allied oppose
other quarter"
Gen. Eisenhower the italians to Join the Allies in
that all who do so will have the assistance support the
United Nations" - -
been approved by the of Britain
States and Russia and both parties
abide by the terms of the agreement {.
special disclosed that surrender terms had
been signed last Friday but that execution had
been delayed to suit the Of the Allies
tAxS radio stations broadcast nothing Immediately
New Landing Reported by Nazis.
Only few hours German high command had re-
ported Allied landing the miles north
OF the British 9th Armys original beachhead Berlin broad
cast said two large conveys
Palermo Sicily
The broadcast said the expeditions toang roughly
zoo merchant and transport vessels indicated
are about to further
Extensive Allied ship African harbors
especially in Tunisia. also reported.
Berlin said foupr five battaons landed
German rearguards to the south southwest"
This indicated that at least cut off
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Roosevelt Broadcast

President Roosevelt will open
the Third War Loan drive in
a radio address about $40
O'Clock tonight. 1t will be car
ried by all networks, with many
stations feeding the address to
independent stations. The Pres
ident's address will come as
climax to an hours program,
the first As minutes of which
will originate in Hollywood,
Calf.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Reilly Says District
Must Put lis Heart
Into Bond Campaign
Drive for se4, ,00O, 900
Opens Tomorrow With
Army War Show

Washington's heart as we'll as
dollars must be put into the
Third War Loan drive starting
tomorrow if the Nations Capital
is to raise its $4,000, 900 quota,
John A. Reilly, chairman of the
Evening star., 1943-09-08

present turning tide against the
Axis powers.
Avoiding any prediction of how
long the war will last, Gen. Marshall
disclosed that two years ago he
watched the ominous aggressions of
(see MARSHALL, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1943-09-08

District War Finance Commit
tee, emphasized today.
Praising the predrive promotional'
efforts-such as the Army show on
the Washington Monument Grounds,
the personal appearance here of
movie stars, the holding of group
meetings and other activities-Mr.
Reilly said they all head up to the
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
(None Scheduied.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Philadelphia 200 600 100 8 81
New York O01 O01 000- 2 81
satteries---.Iee and Culp; Melton, Adams
and lombard.
At Brooklyn
Boston ----- 600 600 600 0 2
Brooklyn - 900 0l0 liz 3 10
Batseriss--ssIva and KIuttx; watt and
Owen.
At st. Louis
Pittsburgh - 100 900
St. Louis 120 1l0
Batteries--seweIl and Lope1j Munger
and W. Cooper.
tOnly Games.)
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Todoy's Home Runs

4a National League.
Kerr. New York. Sd inning.
Lombardi, New York, 9th inning.
sDahlgren. Philadelphia, 7th inning.
Musial, st. Louis. 1st inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See ITALY, Page A-I8.)
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See WAR BONDS, Page A.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See REACTION, Page A-18.)
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Weather Report

Showers and cooler this afternoon. Cooler tonight
Temperatures today-Highest 78, at $3.50 pm:
lowest, &C. at TAO am Observation-Disclosures, s.
at 1920 pm; lowest, r. at 1859 pm.
United States wearner bureau Report.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See RUSSIA, Page A-18o
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See COMMENT, Page A.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

See CONSTRUCTION, Page A-3
Evening star., 1943-09-08

(See TEXT, Page A-l8.)
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Dance Schedule
For Coming Week

Mrs. Carl Powers Of the Wood
row Wilson hut, has announced
her schedule of dances for the
coming week to be given by serv-
ice men of the vicinity as follows:
Monday evening at the hut the
444th Battalion, Battery 3D. with
Lieutenants ]. ]. Mccartney and
William Taylor in charge OF ar
rangements.
Tuesday the 18th Battalion with
Lieut.. Cohen in charge Of arrange
ments.
Wednesday evening two dances
will be held, one at the hut to be
given by the Third Tow-Target out
fit with Lieut.. Bauer in charge
and a dance to be given at the
Air Base by the 423nd Air Base
Headquarters squadron. This will
be al the airport and buses will
leave the hut at 8 pm.
Thursday. the 445th Headquar-
ters battery will be hosts at the
hut and Lieut.. C. B. Mathews IS
in charge. Friday Battery D. OF
me 465th will entertain at the hut
and Lieut. Moratelli is in charge.
All dances are informal and girls
of he dance club are invited to
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Star Light Quartet
To Be Presented Today

The Recreational commission OF
Hillcrest Housing project will pre-
sent the Star Light quartet OF New
York City, radio and concert art
lists. at 5 p. m. Sunday in the Hill
crest Community building.
The quartet is nationally known,
having travelled throughout the
north and south and having been
acclaimed true interpreters OF
Negro music. Among the numbers
which the group will sing are AT
the Cross You Will Bow and you
Better Run"
Norman P. Pendergrass, general
chairman of the Recreational COM
mission, and Joseph Hutcherson,
are in charge of the program.
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PERSONALS

Lieut.. and Mrs. William S. Tabb
have arrived from Quantico, Va,
to spend Is days leave with Lieut..
Tabs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Bruce Tabb, before reporting to
the Marine Corps Air Station at
Cherry Point.
Mrs. c. w. S. Lenett and son,
John, have returned to their home,
18 Wrightsville avenue after visit
in Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Mary Davis and Miss Betty
Blue Willis will return this week
end from New York city, where
they have been guests at the St.
Regis for the past ten days.
]. Paddison Pretlow is visiting
in Charleston, Ill.
Lieut.. and Mrs. D. F. Sellards
of Oleander Court, are spending
few days at the Waldorf Astoria,
New York.
Miss Isabelle Stellings will leave
today to enter Stephens college,
Columbia, Mo. She will be ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Berniece Stellings as far as Wash
ington, D. c., where she will be
joined by other students who will
attend Stephens.
Miss Norma Mitchell has return
ed to her home in Sunset Park,
after visiting in Baltimore n d
Washington, D. c.
Miss Eliza Murphy has returned
to her home in the city after an
extended visit with her brother
in Red Springs, Greensboro and
Lowell
Miss Jeanne Strange has returned
to her home 113 South Fifth street,
after spending some time at
Berkley Springs, West. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Wilson and
children have returned to their
home in Ashland, KY, after visit
with Mr.. Wilson'S mother, Mrs
Ellen Wilson in Sunset Park.
Sgt. and Mrs. R. M. Duncan, Jr.
and R. M. Ducan, 3rd, of Trenton
N. J. are visiting relatives here.
Miss Pat Darden, Miss Carolyn
Holland and Miss Ann LaPorte will
leave Tuesday for Raleigh, where
they will enter the freshman class
at St. Marys junior college.
Miss Lucy Horne, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Horne, leaves
Sunday for Greensboro where she
will enter the Woman's college Of
the University of North Carolina
II -
| Miss Anne Kidder left Friday
for Winston-Salem to spend ter
days as the guest of Mrs. Franz
Hanes.
Miss Kathryn Perdew will leave
this week for Gainesville, Ca, te
attend Brenau college.
Mrs. K. H. Benton and daughters
! have returned to the city a1te1
being in New Bern where they wen
to be with Mrs. Benton's tatne
who was seriously i'll at St. Luxe
hospital.
Miss Bessie Spooner has return
ed to her home in Richmond. va
after spending her summer Vaca
J ton with friends and relatives o.
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Revival Meets Continue
At Church Of God Here

Evangelistic meetings, which
drew large crowds last week, will
continue to be held each night this
week at 8 o'clock at the Church
of God.
The Rev. F. c. Atkinson will
use as his subject Sunday morn
ing THE Potter and the Clay,
and Sunday night, Hell and It's
Inhabitants.
The evangelist will broadcast
from station WMFD each evening
this week at 6:15 o'clock.
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Masonboro Sound, Winter Park
and Wilmington.
Miss Frances Herring is recuper-
ating at James Walker Memorial
hospital following an operation.
Miss Sophie Northrop left Fri
day for Charlotte, where she was
called on account of the death of
her brother, W. Harriss Northrop,
Jr.
Mrs. Harland J. Harris and
small daughter, Lynn Marshall,
Of Forest Hills, L. l., are now with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Macdonald at Carolina Beach.
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ALUMINIUM USES
An indication of how

An indication of how aluminium
was used in the pre-War perioo
1933-1938 is shown in the following
figures which reveal consumption
by groups: transportation dano'
sea and air), % per cent; machln-
ery and electrical appliances, 10
per cent; cooking utensils, IA per
cent: electrical conductor, 10 per
cent; building construction, per
cent; food and beverage, + per
cent: chemical, per cent; metal
lurgical, per cent; foundry and
metal working, 4 per cent.
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Beauties Hints

above the bridge of the often come
trouble III
fitting Wearing size will not only show in your face
will defon feet that they Will be ncap
able Of fmctioning normally
shoes force the big toe in out
the foeoot tends lose its weight
function and the outer part of the foeoot then made to
proportion This results IA
calves of and small of back Next
salesman
feet instead of asking for your usual size.
excellent idea,
film aret Savage has found The pretty blond South Car
will The of the Dangerous
Bond that donning fresh pair of shoes after standing
walking deal will keep them from becoming overheated and
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MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Dunn, Of
Wilmington, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Rosa Lee. to
Sgt. Harry E. Berney, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and Camp Lee
ieune.
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CLUB CLOCK

The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club meets
Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock with Mrs. L. A. JUS
tice, Kerr avenue, Airport road
East Wilmington.
A meeting OF the Bradley's
Creek Home Demonstration
club will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs. A. w. Johnson.
The regular meeting OF the
Catholic Daughters of America
will be held Monday evening,
September Is, at 8 o'clock.
Matters of importance will be
discussed and an interesting
program is being arranged.
The Myrtle Grove Home DEM
onstration club meets Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at
the clubhouse.
Seminole Council "a, degree
of Pocahontas, will meet Tues
dav evening at 8 o'clock in the
Junior Order hall on North
Second street.
The regular meeting of the
Ladies auxiliary to the Veter-
ans of Foreign wars will be
held Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER IA, at 8 o'clock in the
Tide Water Assembly hall.
The Mothers club of Temple
Baptist church will meet at 8
D. m. Tuesday at the home Of
Mrs. Robert Billiard, 220l Bar
nett avenue.
Circles three and four will
meet at $3.50 p. m. Monday at
Grace Methodist church.
The business meeting Of W.
S. c. S. will be held at .. m.
Monday at Grace Methodist
church.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of Grace Methodist church will
meet at the church at p. m.
Monday.
Sign blindness, the dangerous
abit of ignoring warning signs,
: the major cause of automobile
ccidents.
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Junior Sorosis
To Meet Monday

A special meeting of North Car
orlina Junior Sorosis will be held
Monday evening at o'clock in
the clubhouse on North Third
street, Miss Dorothy Forbes, presi-
dent announced Saturday.
Matters of much importance will
he discussed.