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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27

well and did not stagger wnen he
came out of the house"
Later recalled to the jury room,
Sneeden said Surles told him he
secured the pistol from Charles
v. Newton, former city policeman,
whom he told he had sale for
it for $45.
Newton, now V. P. Lofts
Construction company employee,
said he bought the gun for $40
from Surles about three weeks
ago. He said Surles came to him
about $3.50 or 7 o'clock Friday
morning, telling of an offer of
$45 for the gun. Surles, he said,
took the gun promising to pay
him $35, in order to make $40
for himself.
Newton, said the gun was load
ed when he purchased it and when
Surles got it back.
Only other person heard by the
jurymen was Dorothy Phipps,
niece of Mrs. Surles, who cor
roborated Holmes statements of
threats made by Surles.
She said she telephoned police
that her uncle was at the home
welding a gun.
Both Holmes and Miss Phipps
said window shades were up and
the bedroom door was open all
the time.
According to Farris Branch,
brother of the dead woman, Mrs.
Surles took out separation papers
from her husband 'four or five
weeks ago.
At the completion Of the in
quest, Coroner Asa w. Allen in
structed the witnesses to appear
in superior court at $3.50 A. M.
on Monday, July 26.
II Mrs. Surles is survived by her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. letter J.
Branch; six sisters, Mrs. Hazel
Holden, Mrs. Margaret Wilson,
Mrs. Joan Markiton, Jr., Mrs. J.
E. Phillips, Miss Virginia Branch
and Miss Hilda Branch; and five
brothers, Grover Branch, B. j.
Branch, Craven Branch, Farris
Branch and Frank Branch.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sur.
les will be held at the East Lum-
berton Baptist church at 5 P. M.
Sunday by the Rev. E. A. Paul.
Interment will follow in New
HOLLYWOOD cemetery.
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"sufficient DOSE for the moment
and that the experiment to see
whether Germany could be bomo-
ed from the war was approaching
its climax.
Last nights RAF attack came as
a laundering follow-up to yester-
DAYS pounding of unspecified tar
gets in northwest Germany by
American heavyWeights, estimated
by the Germans to number 200.
The Nazis seized on the second
American raid within week to
cut loose with bitter new Trades
in which they called American
airmen cultural vandals and mill
tary barbarians.
Goebbels ragged in a broadcast
recorded by the Associated Press:
THE Americans destroy towns
of the European continent with
their cultural institutions of which
there are no equals in Chicago or
San Francisco. What they cannot
buy of European art and culture
shall become victim of their ter.
ror bombers.
Humanity should blush in
shame that, say, 20-year-old
American, Canadian or Australian
, terror flier can and is allowed to
destroy picture by Duerer or
Titan"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
U. S. BOMBERS HIT
FRANCE AFTER BIG
ATTACKS ON RUHR
Continued from Page One)

force of RAF heavyweights, one
military observer estimated that
10000 tons of explosives had rip
ped into the compact German in
dustrial valley since the allies
opened their intensive aerial bonn
bardment three and one half
months ago and declared that the
task of neutralizing the Ruhr was
nearing completion.
The observer, who could not be
identified by name, said that
even the most concentrated anti
aircraft and fighter defenses the
Nazis were able to muster had
failed to check the onslaught, cap
ped by the destruction of nearly
100 German fighters in the last
two daylight raids by American
Flying Fortresses and last nights
telling punch by the RAF.
The customary haze of smoke
from the Ruhr's armament fac
tories was reported to have thin
ned out appreciably in recent
weeks and at some points to have
disappeared entirely.
In last nights attack the Brit
ish smashed through sWarms of
Nazi fighters to strike at the core
of the valleys coal and steel pro-
duction. 1t was the seventh
straight night that the RAF pour
ed flaming destruction on Hitler's
war plants, and the cost was 80
big bombers. Pilots said they
dropped their loads on assigned
targets despite the intense opposi-
ton and poor weather conditions.
Production Impaired
There was a definite feeling
here, supported by Paul Joseph
Goebbels' own propagandists, that
the ruin ow has been spread over
such a huge area of the Ruhr that
traffic and utilities are disrupted,
morale seriously disturbed and
production definitely impaired.
Recent massive raids have not
been directed at the main centers
of the Ruhr, such as Essen, Dues
seldorf and Dortmund, but at
smaller towns on the perimeter of
the great arsenal area. One COM
mentator said it could be assumed
that the larger cities had received
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27

UPRISING SHOWS
PUBLIC SENTIMENT

Continued from Page One)
help his fourth term chances"
Spangler asserted, adding:
'It seems to me that con-
eressmen are reflecting the
views OF the people. They are
the direct representatives of
the people. They believe that
his home front business is i'll
bog, that it is breaking down.
and there is confusion in many
ways.
'.It is a manifestation to see
if it can be cleared up
Spangler viewed the enact
ment of the Connany Smith
Harness anti-strike measure
over the Presidents objec-
tions as "the most stinging re-
buke the President ever had"
because of the quickness and
size of the vote.
Congress-" he said, 'is do
ing a patriotic job"
Rep. Ramspeck of Georgia,
house democratic whip, agreed
that the protesting home
front balloting reflects what
the "people back home" are
thinking, but said 'it has no
connection with the 1914 cam
paign."
'If the President is a candi-
date in 1914" he added, che
will either be elected or de-
feated on the basis of his
foreign policies and his con-
duct of the war and not on the
basis of his domestic policies.
The election next year will
turn on war and foreign poll
cies."
As for the food situation
Ramspeck called the Office of
Price Administration (OPA)
a "lousy outfit" the house has
voted 10 cut OPA appropria-
tions and prohibit its food sub
sidy program, while the House
Agriculture committee has
voted-against President Roo
sevelt's wishes - in favor of
a single food cZar.
"OPA is not doing a good
job, and if Prentiss Brown had
cleaned it out five months ago
he would have been a lot bet
ter off today" Ramspeck told
a reporter.
Recent congressional roll
calls also have taken whacks
at the Office of War Informa-
ton (OWD, but this contro-
versy, as well as some of the
others, remains to be settled
finally.
President Roosevelt called
Vice President Wallace to the
White House this afternoon,
but whether it was to discuss
home front problems was not
discussed. Wallace had later
appointment in the east wing
which houses the director of
war mobilization, James F.
Byrnes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
New Water Plant Materials
Slated To Arrive Here Soon

Citv of Wilmington, beyond Sunset
Park. and that new housing units
there. previously unavailable be-
cause of a lack of water, can be
used to relieve the serious hous
ing shortage which threatens to
deprive the North Carolina Ship
building company of needed work.
ers.
Conferring with the War Produc-
ton board and with the U. 5. Mar
thine Commission in Washington
this week were Mayor Bruce B.
Cameron, Mr.. Loughlin, MIR.
Campbell, and Henry R. Emory,
executive director of the Hous-
ing Authority.
Mr. Emory announced last week
that 200 homes for white shipyard
workers in Maffitt village, sched-
uled to be completed by July H.,
would be unavailable for occupan-
CIV because of a lack of water.
City water is scheduled to be
furnished to the entire Maffit VII
lage area and to the government
trailer camp at the shipyard
through a recently completed FWA
financed pipeline from the terml-
nus of the city water mains at
Greenfield.
At present, occupied sections of
the village receive water from
three deep wells.
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WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, June 26-R)-Weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending P NJ, in
the principal cotton growing areas and
elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
10 Soldiers File Pleas
For Naturalization Here

Nineteen soldiers from camp
Davis, Fort Macon and Fort FISH
er filed petitions for naturallza
ton as United States citizens SAT
urday morning in Superior court
with Jennings Otis as naturallza-
ton examiner.
They are as follows:
James Anthinathios Mandros'
Gustav Josef Hirsch, Ross Sal
vato, John Baptist Borg, John
Steven Cossack, Ovila Ernest 10
seph DUDE, George Alcide DUBOIS,
Henry Francis Holtgrewe and
Ernest Harrison, all of Camp
Davis;
Zola Lefcourt, John Hanus
Reese, Ardulio Firmani, Aurello
Rueda, Charalambos Eustathlos
Amarantides, Bernhard Albert
Mayer, Jack Hutz Scheer, Stephen
Herbert Mayer, and Henry Helm
rich Kruger, all of Fort Macon;
and.
Werner Otta Max Gartner, of
Fort Fisher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, ,e,,

Aubrey Wallace were ,o.,.
tefs tsts,1 for sheestmetaI, Mooo Msoolqs S;.l hs
safely SAFELY two two for two pi' and with wniHttias
the plate. eV Vrlps 10
About y a hundred kinds Of
smell like spoiled meat l+Vs' they
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27

Buenos Aires was founded as a
city in 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
E. L. Lee Is Injured
When Hit By Bus Here

E. L. Lee, Alb North Fourth
street, was struck Friday evening
by a Tide Water Power Company
bus, operated by Miss Ida Mae
Kennedy, 7 East Queen street,
and was admitted to James Walk
er Memorial hospital for treat
ment of decorations on the fore
head and for observation of in
ternal injuries, according to a
police report.
Mr.. Lees condition was report
ed Satisfactory Saturday by
hospital attaches.
He was reported to have walked
east in front of the bus as the
vehicle, travelling west on Red
Cross street, attempted to make
a left turn to proceed south on
Third street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-06-27
IDLE PRESSURE
COOKERS SOUGHT
Are Needed By County
And City Home Demon
stration Agents

Unused steam pressure cooker!
are being sought by the city ane
county home agents, Mrs. Faye L
Coleman and Miss Ann Mason
respectively. These cookers are
urgently needed. and people own
ine them are asked to contact the
home agents at their office. room
1871 in the customhouse as early
as possible.
MANY people probably have
steam pressure cookers tucked
awsv in some remote corners
where they are useless Miss Ma
so- pointed out IF the nome
sse-.5 might borrow these cook
s~s .heir owners would be meet
:-z 81 urgent wartime need for the
canning ot non-acid vegetables,
Because Of wartime restrictions
- materials. Il is almost impos-
SHE :, secure 4 steam pressure
cocks- Ar ne present time. They
nav - purchased only through
scsc;el permission from the War
Ssos-.-,en.. and the War Produc-
non Beard has but 4 limited num-
ts- = distribute in this manner.
T-e present quota for the entire
population Of Wilnlingtn is %
cookers. five Of which are 10 be
used to- circulating purposes
r re home agents are able 70
borrow some unused cookers. they
will directly supervise the loan
'-.1 Of these cookers TO people for
curing purposes. # the people
with cookers which need repairs
'y.-il call the home agents. this bu
read may be able TO secure the
e tecessary parts. providing frat the
cooFer will be put into circulation.
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A Million Dollars
To Relieve Pill,

1t is estimated that over =. .,,
ion dollars annually is spent lAill' !
various remedies for ra rpl;a,:t for
piles. Yet any druggist v;I rT;fVlng 6
you that soothing, cooiing, VII VII. tell
ent Peterson's Ointment viii iinSIFing. n
pile torture in a few minute, '4sy 5ay
a box. 6Oc in tube with apnT,,,St St
?eterson's Ointment brings Fmrso nros.l.
Joyful relief from itching. 'aTaN, MasN,
back If not delighted. 0ls!
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PRICE CEILING ON
GROCERIES PLANNED
Continued from Page One)

dents" with annual gross sales be-
tween $5O,000 and $250,000. Class
3 are chain store with annual gross
sales of less than $250,000. And in
Class 4 is any store with annual
gross sales exceeding $250,000.
All grocers are required to post
lists of their ceiling prices, and
also to post a notice showing in
which class of store they fall.
The American soldiers average
coffee ration is 40 cups a month
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04

APPOINTMENTS
ON next MONDAY

A resolution introduced in the
Senate this afternoon by President
o. d. Cochran sets next Monday
at 2 pm as the time for a joint
session of both houses to consider
appointments made by the Gov
ernor.
The following appointments have
been made:
To the Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission-Geor Vaara
of Anchorage, Anthony zorich of
Ketchikan, Ernest F. lessen Of
Fairbanks.
To the Board of Public Welfare
Mrs. Clara j. McCutcheon Of An
chorage, John H. Walmer OF Ju-
neau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
new "QUEEN"
POSER LEADS
DOUBLE BILL
Capitol Theatre Brings
Royal Mounted Patrol
and Detective Thriller

Featuring the Royal Mounted
Patrol" swift-moving drama OF
the -get-our- man school, and
"A Desperate Chance for Ellery
Queen is the double bill fare at
Homer Garvins Capitol Theatre
for Friday and Saturday nights.
Ellery Queen, super-sleuth OF
radio, fiction and screen, returns tc
the screen in Columbias "a Des-
perate Chance for Ellery queen,
latest in the thrill-packed series OF
detective comedies. William Gargan
again plays the title role, with
Margaret Lindsay continuing as
Nikki Porter, his lovely, crime
hunting secretary. Other familiarS
include Charley Grapewin, as In
spector Queen, and James Burke
as Sergeant Velie.
"A Desperate Chance for Ellery
queen" was directed by James Ho-
can, one of filmdoms better fabri-
Gators OF action and adventure ORA
mas. Supporting players include
such capable character actors as
John LiteI, Lillian Bond, Noel Madi-
son, Jack LaRue and Frank
Thomas.
The new film has its major &C
tivity set in San Francisco, to
which Ellery and Nikko go in ques;
of a banker, believed drowned the
year before The case is brought
up at the instigation of the bank
er's wife. In their efforts to locate
the man and learn the reasons for
his mysterious disappearance, they
become entangled in one of the
widest webs Of mystery and crime
cs'cr s"c;,. -. = the screen, accord
ing to enthusiastic Hollywood re-
port.
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BIC(0Nv0Y
WIPED
SEA BATTLE
Ten Warships, Il Trans
ports Sent Down in Bis
marek Sea Fight
Continued from Page One)
10000 Tons Lost

JU.JUU 1OItS
Continuing, the communiquc
says:
THE destroyed ships represent a
tonnage estimated at approximately
10000 tons. All are sunk or sinking.
His air coverage of this naval force
has been decinnted and dispersed.
Fifty-five of the enemy planes have
been shot out of combat and many
others damaged
THE original convoy of IA ships
was joined during the afternod.l
by eight other vessels.
Jam Attack From Air
Our Air Force, of all categC ries
kept constantly attacking through
cut the day and ship after ship
was hit again and again with
heavy bombs from low attitudes.
THE enemy air coverage became
much weaker, his forces more scat
tered, then dispersed. Finally his
remnants, isolated and bewldered
gradually were annihilated by our
decisive, air formations as we sent
them into combat.
Our decisive success ce.nnot fail
to have most important results on
the enemy's strategic tactical plans. y
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
Canteen Unit Three
Serves Luncheon

About IS Juneau residents in
Guiding some representation from
Douglas, availed themselves of the
opportunity for an out-of- the-or-
binary meal today and appeared
at the Canteen luncheon served at
noon in the social rooms of the
Northern Light Presbyterian
Church.
The initial large-scale project
for Canteen Unit under the tutel-
age of Mrs. John Mclaughlin, pro-
duced an excellent meal of beef
stew, fruit salad, rice pudding, hot
buttered bread and coffee. All foods
served were purchased and pre-
pared by members of the group of
IL regular class members and four
returning students.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
SUSPENSE and
THRILLS FAST
in F. B. |. PLOT
Deadly Game" al 10Th
Century Stars Charles
Farrell, June Lang

Mystery, intrigue and excitement
are the keynotes of Monogram's
THE Deadly Came" action melo-
drama starring Charles Farrell and
June Lang now at the goth Century
Theatre.
The picture is a wide-awake ex-
pose of spy activities in the United
States, and the counter-espionage
work of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Although the picture sacrifices
none of its entertainment value and
is paced for action and suspense, it
smashes home a message of ire
mendous Importance in these event.
full, news-making days.
THE Deadly Game" is a story
of Barry Scott, Federal Bureau of
Investigation Agent, played by
Charles Farrell, who is assigned to
protect DR.. Reisner. A brilliant SCI
enlist, Reisner has perfected an
instrument to detect night air raid
ers. This is an important defense
factor--so important in fact that
Nazi undercover agents already
have made one attempt to kidnap
Reisner and learn the secret of his
invention.
Despite SCOTS precautions, REFS
ner is kidnapped by the spy ring
and the F. B. l. man is faced with
the dangerous task of learning the
scientists whereabouts and unmask-
ing the leader of the Nazi agents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
WAR POWERS
Bill I5pAS5ED
BY SENATORS

The Senate, by one vote, this
afternoon passed the war powers
bill written by the Department of
the Interior, vesting a wide variety
of powers in the Governor of Al
aska over matters pertaining to
health and welfare" of armed
forces in Alaska.
Sena Srs Frank S. Gordon, Her
bert H McCutcheon, A. H. Nordale,
Arth h P. Walker and Norman r..
Wa FER voted for the bill Senators
o. ID. Cochran, Edward d. Coffey
and Stewart l.. Stangroom voted
Gsinst it.
The measure was discussed pro
rand con on the floor along the
same line. Senator A. p. Walker
did not enter into the discussion.
The bill must now go to TIL e
House for consideration.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
IRIS GRAY GIVES
CONCERT, MOSCOW

Iris Gray, well known Juneau
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Gray, recently gave a concert in
Moscow, Idaho, before the Music
Club of that city and received the
following high notice in the Mos
COW newspaper:
Miss Iris Gray appeared before
members of Moscow Music Club
last night for the first time with
the lecture-recital of recorded mu-
sic she gave at the home of Mrs.
Harrison c. Dale Miss Gray came
to the University of Idaho this
year from Oregon State College
and is working for her masters
degree
Stating that recitals of this type
are difficult since there is no in
terest outside the music, no charm
ing person to look at or clothes
to comment on, Miss Gray in an
informal way proceeded to hold
WAC ~ NcillCii III a llcdI tid1lCe
during the fairly long program of
compositions.
The plan was to play song, an
orchestra number and piano selec-
ton from each composer. Before
each of the three groups Miss Gray
gave short history of the COM
poser's life and work, and briefly
described the numbers to be heard.
During the playing Miss Gray
passed around her collection of
European post cards, concerning
the life of Beethoven, from his
birthplace to pictures of his death
mask
The program comprised: Johann
Sebastian Bach, La viella aimee est
passee; Bien-aime, Jesus. nous
voici; Bist du bel mir; and Sonata
for flute and harpischord.
Ludwig Won Beethoven, Leonora's
iecitative, and aria from "Fideli o.
Bagatelle, Opus 119, No. II and
Coriiolan overature.
Johannes Grahms, Feldeisamkeit,
Ballade in D minor (Edward) and
Academic Festival overture
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17S KILLED
INSTAMpEDE
RAID ALERT

LONDON, March AT least ITS
persons were killed and GO injured
in AN accident at the entrance of
a London subway shelter at an air
raid alert tonight.
Paople we're suffocated in great
heap after woman tripped on
the stairs and the following crowds
piled up.
The Ministry of Home Security
issued a statement tonight that
there was mo sign Of panic be-
fore the accident"
No bombs fell anywhere in the
district.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
AID CLASS
FOR NURSES AIDES
TO START MONDAY

A Red Cross First Aid Course.
in connection with the 20-hour
Red Cross Nurses Aide Course will
begin on Monday evening at 7:3O
o'clock in the Health Center at
the Territorial Building. it was an
nounced today by Mrs. Fred Gees
lin. Mrs. Rose Schneider will teach
the course.
Because of the great interest
shown in Nurses Aide work, a
third class is now being planned.
Those who wish to enroll may
write or call Mrs. Harley Turner,
afternoons or evenings, at blue
440 for application blanks
The new class will be taught by
Mrs. Andy Gunderson and will be
started as soon as enough applica-
ton blanks are turned in.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
TIfVI1TT7 THE PARS0N OF
11TzTRx kA PANAMINT"
DECISIVE wins IN
INTER- CLASS PLAY

Wins have been decisive in the
two games so far played or the
interclass basketball schedule Of
the juneau High School, with the
Juniors taking the Seniors II to 2,
and the Sophs carpetbagging the
Frosh "a to g.
Six games remain to be played
on the double round for the ANA
teurs, as we'll as the final playoff
to determine the winner OF the
experience building series. N
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
ALASKA COASTAL
MAKES FLIGHT5T
SITkA, EXCURSION

Leaving Juneau for Excursion IN
let yesterday afternoon with Alaska
Coastal Airlines were L. Lopez,
Macario " Horo, o. K. Kreuger,
B. r. Riley, L. W. Mason. Those
returning to Juneau with the plane
were Thomas H. Ellison, j. E. Alex
ander, Frank Orinello, John Lind
berg, Richard Peck and B. Taley
Today's Flights
Leaving Juneau this morning
with AGA for Sitka were Edward
Littlefield, John c. Ohrt, v. Nor
row, Sophie Harris and E. M. God
dard.
Arriving in Juneau from Sitka
were Paul Audett,. Kathleen JEFF
frey, j. LETTERS and Mrs. AL Kess-
Ter.
Outgoing passengers with AGA
for Excursion Inlet were r. Baier
E. w. Whitehead, Roy Stowe, L.
c. McKenna and E. c. Demorran
Those coming to Juneau on the
return flight were Rev. w. H.
Matthews, Jr., Joseph A. Godfrey
and Franklin Coolbaugh.
An additional flight was on the
books to Excursion Inlet this
afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-04
RUSSIANS
ADVANCING
ON BASTI0N
PIow Forward, Mena1ing
0reI Between Central
and Southern Fronts
Continued from Page one)

Lgosvsky were announced early last
night from Moscow along with the
capture of Rzllev. The capture of
Lgosvsky places the Red Army
columns about As miles from the
Bryansk railway through Konotop
to Kiey, the Capital of the Ukraine.