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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-26
Soldiers Center Given Part
Of Funds In City-Wide Drive
Money Was Not Intended For Local
USO AS Has Been Rumored

1t was learned here this week
that % per cent of the money
raised last year by the Negro di-
vision of a city-wide drive, con-
Quoted by the city of Jackson, in
response to an appeal made by the
National United Service Organiza-
ton, had been turned over to the
jackson Negro Recreational Coun-
Gil to be used for recreation purpose
at the Colored Soldiers Center, sol
N. Parish Street.
This money, in the amount Of
$500 was contributed by Negroes
In a house to house canvas in
which the whole city took part,
in an effort to help raise the $32,-
100000 asked for then by the Nat
ional United Service Organization.
The Negro Division of the Drive
was under the leadership of S. w.
Miller, with the dynamic Earl
Banks of the Peoples Funeral
Home selected as Special Gift
Chairman and a group of Jackson's
most outstanding Negro business
and professional men and women
working with these two At the
time the money was raised, it was
made perfectly clear that this par
tlcular money was not to be used
to build or maintain a local USO,
the group being told that even if
the city of Jackson didn't raise one
penny, a USO for Negro soldiers
would be opened here. 1t seems,
however, that from the beginning,
persons in authority understood that
% per cent of all the money raised
in this drive would be left in jack
son for local recreation, the bal
ance to be sent to the National
United Service Organization.
That the money has been turned
over to the jackson Negro Recrea-
ton Council to be used for recrea-
tional of the soldiers who visit the
Colored Soldiers Center, a local
institute, is considered by many
citizens of the city to be a fine
thing, because they feel that in
this way, those persons who so
generously contributed will have
the pleasure of seeing a portion
of their money used in building
up community project that will
not only contribute to the whole
some recreation and entertainment
of all Negro soldiers, but one that
in the days after the war can be
used for wholesome recreation and
entertainment for our own Negro
youth.
1t is also understood that this %
per cent is just one of other
amounts that have been and will
be given for the recreationaI pur-
poses of the Soldiers Center and
the salaries of the personnel and
the general up-keep of the building,
does not in any way depend upon
this particular money as some seem
to believe.
Since opening its doors, May %,
1913, the Colored Soldiers Center
! has entertained close to 5000 SOL
diers and their guests. Sleeping
accommodations as we'll as many
other services are provided week.
ly for many soldiers.
The working personnel of the
center is made up of the following:
Mrs. Elizabeth Norman, director:
Mrs. Alice baltimore, Music and
Asst. director; Mr.. Augustine Proc
tor, caretaker.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-26

Mohammedans will not eat meat
from any animal unless its throat
has been cut
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-26

Frozen meat is shipped satisfac-
torily to the interior of Africa in
ork-insulated canvas carriers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
ENEMY ENCUlfED
Kiev Further Flanked As
Poltava Topples Un-
der Red Drive
863 TOWNS LIBERATED
Unecha, Vital Rail juno
ton, Also Captured
Near White Russia

LONDON, Sept. 23.-(P)-
The Red army smashed to
within artillery range of Smo-
lensk today, further thanked
Kiev, and toppled the Ukraine
citadel of Poltava to engul1
German defenses along a 300
mile stretch just short of the
middle Dnieper river.
A Soviet communique an
nounced the capture of Buzz
anovo, nine miles northeast
of the German central strong
hold of Smolensk, and Pochi-
nok, 10 miles to the south
east, as Soviet armies plung-
ing westward overran 1863
more towns and villages along
the huge front.
Surging toward White Rus
STA the Red Army also cap
tured Unecha, rail junction
mid way between Bryansk
and Gomel, and the Moscow
radio said Soviet troops al
ready had crossed into that
territory adjoining Poland.
Berlin Admits Peril
A Berlin broadcast acknoWledg'
ed the peril to smolensk, Kiev,
Cherkasi, and other eastern front
bastions: admitted the loss Of Pol
tava said Soviet troops had brok'
en- into Roslavl below Smolensk.
and also stated "a few small
Russian attachments had reached
the Dnieper river.
The German military common:
tator, Capt. Ludwig Sertorlus, salo
the Red army's offensive was 1.-The
most gigantic of the entire east
ern campaign" and that the wide
Soviet pincers move on the uk'
raine capital of Kiev was beng
pressed with extraordinary VIC
lence.'
Sertorius said German troops
were systematically disengaglne
themselves. but gave no mint as
to where the German high com
mand would decide to make dell
mite stand.
The Russians now have plunged
so far westward that eastern Prus'
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
Bv KIRKE L. SIMPSON

There are strong intimatlons IN
the war news from Italy that the
Nazi retreat up the narrow boot
leg is destined to continue north
of Naples.
No Nazis except stragglers or
suicide rear-guard units are re-
ported south Of the Salerno-Aulet-
ia Potenza Materia laramie
highway, nor east or south of the
norhward offshoot of that road to
Bari from Mascara, just above
laramie. Nazi demolition in Ma
pies leaves little doubt that it also
is to be surrendered and that he
Anglo-American advance, swinging
now like a gate on the Salerno
hinge, will meet its next fornida-
BILE opposition somewhere north of
the Naples-Foggia line.
At guess that projected Nazi
defense front below Rome might
run along the north bank Of the
Volturno river in the west, linking
Up with the lower Galore and the
upper Tammaro to reach the crest
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
Walter Lippmann Says:
No Basis For Charges
|0f Marshall Conspiracy

Minister said on Tuesday that 1t
would be 1.-THE bloodiest portion
make no mistake about that-the
bloodiest portion of this war for
Great Britain n d tn e United
States" How can any one imagine
that the British would wish to in
vest General Marshall with the d.
rect responsibility. for such cam
paign if they wished to get rid
of him? Did any one ever before
hear of a plot to remove general
by giving him the supreme COM
mand in the decisive battle?
The exact question OF General
Marshall's role in the next phase
of the war cannot be discussed
fully in public because it m
obviously be related to the stra-
tegical plans which are a military
secret. But certain fundamentals
of the question are known. Fore
most among them we must note
that, while General Marshall has
been talked about for the supreme
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
QPA ADM0NISHES
LOCAL MERCHANTS
About Is Persons Reprii.
manded For Violations
OF Regulations

Approximately Is persons, rep.
resenting various types of retail
Establishments. appeared before
the hearing" conducted by the
price panel of the local War Price
and Rationing board Thursday. All
were clearly advised of their re-
sponsibilities in adhering to OPA
price regulations, and some con-
tributed the amount of their adj
mitted overcharges to the United
States Treasury or the American
Red Cross.
The contributions were made in
lieu of enforcement proceedings
handled through the OPA district
Offices enforcement division.
All persons agreed to comply
with OPA regulations and to prop
erly post their prices conspicuously
in their places of business, in ac-
cordance with OPA rules.
1t was indicated at the conclu-
sion of the session at 5 o'clock
that further checks will be made
to clothing prices being charged
throughout the city, as it has been
found. according to OPA officials,
that apparel dealers have been
avoiding price-line regulations.
Under OPA rules, said the Off
Gals, it is illegal for retail sellers
of outer garments to add higher
prices than were prevailing at
their establishments during the
base period of 1941 and 1912.
The morning session was de-
voted almost entirely to the hear
ing of cases of alleged violation OF
beer ceiling prices. In one case,
a beer dealer volunteered to pay
the Treasury Department $50, aft
err admitting TO overcharging one
cent per bottle Of beer on 200 cases.
The panel instructed sandwich
stand operator to discontinue fore
ing patrons to purchase sallo-
witch in order to secure soft
drink. This was described as
strictly against regulations.
Investigators and officials OF the
Office of Price Administration in
Raleigh have been in the city for
two days conducting an intensive
drive AGAINST high prices. Their ap-
nearance followed an urgent ap-
peal by the Junior Chamber OF
Commerce for assistance in curb
ing the alleged rising tide Of prices
in Wilmington.
The OPA officials apprised beer
dealers that at the present time
premium beer, IL ounce size, com
mands a price of II cents bot
tie. Non-premium beer, IL ounce
size. should be sold for II cents
a bottle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
Interpreting The War:
German Retreat In italy
Nav GoN0rth OfNaples

of the Apennines near Campobas-
so. The line would join the For.
tore river, east of the mountains,
at that point to reach the Adriatic
coast north of Lake Dilesina. I
would represent river and noun
tain front less than 100 miles long
but would be dangerously close to
Rome.
The obvious Allied answer would
be a leap-frog jump by sea up the
coast beyond Naples to overrun
the Volturno plains and outflank
the line even before the retreating
Nazis can reach it for a stand.
Seizure last week of Ischia and
Procide islands, off the tip Of the
Naples promontory suggested that
such move might be in prospect,
following the pattern Of the Seventh
Army leap-frog jumps along the
north coast of Sicily which proved
so successful in that campaign.
Allied tactical air forces appear
to be concentrating on the Nazi
Continued on Page Two, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
SL0YENE Unit
DRIVES into
TRIESTE PORT

LONDON, Sept. 23.-lR-Slovene
troops of the Yugoslav army were
reported tonight to have penetrat-
ed the Italian Adriatic port OF III
este. fighting the German garrison
there with the aid of inhabitants
Yugoslavs having communal
ton with partisan armies flghtlng
bloody battles in northwestern 4u-
goslavia said other Slovene forma-
tons occupied Idria, 80 miles
northeast of Trieste and so miles
north of Fiume, exerting pressure
on both Italian ports.
Elsewhere, troops were said to
be fighting heavy engagements on
a 50-mile front from Blstrlca to
Ljubljana.
(The Algiers radio said the Yu-
goslavs were Smelling Fiume from
Susak, just across the frontier, and
reported street fighting in Trieste.
The broadcast was repeated by
BIC, which was recorded by CBSo
The Budapest radio, quoting a
Zagreb dispatch, declared the Ger
mans had captured Susak. This
broadcast was recorded by the AS
ISOLATED Press.
An area SIS miles north of Duraz-
20 was reported under siege by
Montenegrins after they captured
the coast town of Ucinj and the
summer resort of Petrovac. The
Italian "Taurinence" division, with
its commanding general, was said
to have gone over to Yugoslav par
tisan units now fighting the Ger
mans.
In a wide area around Banja
Luka, Croatian divisions were said
to have destroyed German railway
facilities at Nova Gradiska and
Novakapel.
The German airforce and artil-
lery practically destroyed Novo-
mesto on the Kirk river, 20 miles
northeast of Banja Luka, a Yugo-
slav authority here said.
There were some estimates that
the war equipment of about four
out of 2 Italian divisions in the
northern part of the country had
now fallen into the hands of the
Yugoslavs.
Madrid quoted reports from both
Italian and Balkan sources which
said that not only Fiume but the
whole German grip on the Istrian
peninsula was threatened by swift
Continued on Page Twelve; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
U. S. DOUBLES UP
Flying Fortresses Stage
Two Raids In Single
Day On Nazis
HANOVER SMASHED
Raj Sends Big Night
Bombers Over Import
ant Rubber Plants
HANOVER SMASHED

LONDON. Sept. 23.-(P-
In an intensified 24-hour aeri-
al assault running into to-
night, American and British
bombers ranged over the
much-blasted northwest cor
ner of Europe to attack Nazl
factories.
The U. S. Eighth Air Force
staged it's first doubleheader
in IA months of operations
with twin daylight raids or
the Nazi submarine base al
Nantes by Flying Fortresses,
while Marauders ranged deep
into France for two attacks
on German airfields.
A joint British and Ameri-
can communique said the
Fortresses in their morning
attack on docks and ship
yards at Nantes destroyed
nine enemy Fighters while
four fell to the guns of es.
corting American Thunder
bolts. Two more Nazi fighters
were shot down in a Fortress
raid on the Kerlin = Bastard
airfield in France.
Many Bombs Are Dropped
In addition to the double blow
by the Fortresses at Nantes, thu
widespread operations were high
lighted by the RATS heavy, con
centrated raid last night on thu
German industrial and railWa.
center of Hanover, in which
great tonnage of bombs was drop
ped in 80 explosive minutes.
The Germans threw up a con
siderable swarm of fighters in al
effort to stave off today's assault
on the Nantes area, but only on
Fortress was lost in the morninl
raid.
The Fortress fleet often has hi
several different targets in day
but this was the first time it hat
hammered the same target twice
in day. 1t indicated the Allie
had begun applying the pressur'
in earnest in their campaign
against important Nazi facilities.
The blows fell with triphammel
rapidity between yesterday even
ing and dusk today, and the drive
apparently continued into tonigh
when coastal observers on tn
English channel reported more
large formations of planes Wer'
(Continued m Page Two: Col. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
MacArthur's Plan

WASHINGTON, Sept. % Up -
General Douglas Macarthur sug-
gested the strategy now S d
against the Japanese in the Pa
cific, it was said in high quarters
today, and the major blows at
present are being delivered under
his immediate command.
At the same time Secretary OF
War Stimson asserted that h e
commands on Macarthur in the
Southwest Pacific and of l. o r q
Louis Mountbatten in Southeast
Asia do not overlap.
The question of the extent OF
Macarthur command, and OF the
extent to which his advice has
been needed or ignored by the
high command, drew attention be-
cause of the statement issued by
Macarthur two days ago, imply
ing that he has been relegated to
subordinate position and that his
plans for smashing at the vltals
of the enemy have been by-passed
for more cautious approach.
The statement stirred up pub
lie furore, coming as it did on
the eve of expected big offensives
against the Japanese, not only in
the Pacific, but under Mountbat-
tens command in Burma and the
Indian ocean, where the end OF
the monsoon season this month
opens the weather for large-scale
operations.
If MacArthur's statement puz-
zled the public, it seemed to pu-
zle Washington officialdom fully as
much. The impression now, how
ever, is that it was directed, not
at the Allied high command, but
at comments of Australian news
papers opposed to the government
Of Prime Minister Curtin.
(continued on Page Twelve, Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
HOUSING CENTER
JOB Is STARTED
Construction OF Third War
Homes Commercial
Unit Underway

Construction Of the third war
housing commercial center here,
the second of two to serve MafflSl
Village, was begun Wednesday by
the Clarence Noble Construction
company Of Augusta, Ca, Henry
R. Emory, executive director Of
the Housing authority of the City
Of Wilmington, said Thursday aft,
ernoon.
Built of cinder block, the $76, TAG
structure will contain space for a
drug store, grocery store, beauty
shon and similar neighborhood en-
terprises.
The other two commercial cen
tiers, one in Maffitt Village and
one in Lake Forest, are rapidly
nearing completion, Mr.. Emory
said, and added that negotiations
with firms to lease spaces in the
two centers were progressing sat
isfactorily.
Preliminary figures, the housing
director said, indicate that IN
opening of the two centers will
provide the war housing areas with
most essential neighborhood retail
outlets.
Heretofore, the some 5000 fam.
lilies in Lake Forest and Maffitt
Village have been largely depend
ent on downtown business estab-
lishments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
Commerce Chamber
Commends Public
For Cooperation

''Both the public and the
eating establishments OF the
CITY deserve the highest COM
mendation for the manner in
which they have observed
"meatless Fridays" Chamber
of Commerce officials de-
clared Thursday.
Criticism Of the policy OF
serving no rationed meat in
local restaurants and cafes
has been negligible, according
to the officials.
A survey of the eating places
in the city has revealed that
there is almost 100 per cent
observance, although the re-
fusal to serve meat on Friday
is purely voluntary with the
operators.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
OPA Announces Cut
In Shoe Rationing
Beginning Nou. /

WASHINGTON, Sept. o.
(AP)-It will be six months
instead of four between new
pairs of shoes for civilians in
the future, the Office of Price
Administration announced to-
night.
The cut in civilian shoe ra-
tons is necessary, the agency
said, because of 'heavy drains
for military purposes, greatly
reduced leather supplies and
manpOwer shortages"
The change means that the
new shoe stamp, which be-
comes valid November 1 will
have to last until May 1, I'M
less shoe production should
exceed present estimates, OPA
explained.
simultaneously, OPA an
nounced that shoe stamp Is
will not expire October 81 as
planned originally, but will be
extended indefinitely, over
tapping the new stamp.
Stamp No. on the "air-
plane" sheet in War Ration
Book was specified for use
beginning November 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
PACIFIC WARFRONT
Australians Advance

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Fri
day, Sept. "a. -(P)- Australians
who landed from the sea six miles
north of Finschhafen, New Guinea,
Wednesday have pushed resisting
southwark. reached the airdrome
Japanes eso1lthWard, reached the
airdrome only 4we miles north f
the base and have placed the coast
al town under artillery fire.
Headquarters announced these
developments today in commu-
nique which also disclosed that a
heavy air engagement ensued the
day of the landing in which 40 Jap
anese planes were downed and
five others probably destroyed.
Three Allied planes were lost.
Enemy resistance is being ra-
pidly reduced and we are pressing
toward Finschhafen which is now
under artillery fire." the commu-
nique said.
eve have reached the north end
of the airfield."
Smelling warships and bombing
planes provided cover for We'd
nesday's landings.
Capture of Finschhafen would
put Macarthur in strong posi-
ton, if he so chose, so strike at
crescent shaped New Britain
which, in turn, outflanks Bougair1-
vile, principal Japanese holding
in the Solomons.
The Japanese airforce began at
tempts to intercept the ships Oft
Finschhafen and mid-morning We'd
nesday. The landings began at
dawn. Two of the first attacking
planes were shot down from high
altitude.
The big fight occurred at noon.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24

lOICtS C1dlIlpCu VII o. oA6Ao
blockade, cutting off German
escape. Gen. Henri Giraud.
French commander in chief
predicted that all Germans on
the island would be ousted or
killed in from 10 to ID
days."
Advances of from 10 to Is
miles in central and southern
Italy put great chunks of
land behind the Strengthening
Allied lines
The whole German left
flank in the Salerno area, 20
to 40 miles south of Naples,
was pried loose and turned in
land. The American Fifth and
British Eighth Armies were
advancing and forcing Mar
shall Albert Kesselring to
draw grudgingly back on the
interior approaches to flam-
ing Naples.
Ginoso, Other Areas Taken
Ginosa, Avigliano n d Acerno
fell.
CThe British radio said Auletta
and Contursi had been captured.
Auletta is SO miles southeast Of
Salerno on the road to Potenza.
Contursi is rs miles southeast of
.Salerno, and there the Germans
admitted "a dent made by the
enemy in our positions.
A French communicate said the
Germans lost heavily in men and
material near the tiny Corsican
seaport of Solenzara, 60 m l s
south of Bastia on the east coast.
A small number Of Rangers are
fighting alongside the French and
Corsican patriots in the I'll e.
Bastia was bombed again, n d
Leghorn and Elba were constantly
flight routes between Corsica and
patrolled. The French bulletin
said:
"Allied navies and air forces
are maintaining a very effective
blockade of the eastern coast Of
the island, making it difficult for
the enemy to evacuate material
or personnel by sea or by air."
German air power over the en-
tire Mediterranean appeared to be
in a state OF collapse. The Allies
battered German h p leaving
Corsica, roamed freely over south
ern Italy to crash high explosives
among the fleeing foe, and bombed
detectives in Greco, Rhodes and
Crete without mo1estation.
Almost no Nazi aircraft were
reported anywhere along the 1900
mile Mediterranean front, and
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-24
By WALTER LIPPMANN

mere is ground for honest diff
"'eAce OF judgment about the best
~ W. 10 make of General Marshall,
q w mere is none for the charge
~'l ne is the victim of a conspir-
w 10 denote him, remove him,
" Kick him upstairs. Even if we
i, ,,''oSe to disregard what is known
=, T. oil who know anything about
s ~e conduct of the war, that Gen
no. ,ai Marshall is trusted and ad-
f. on both sides of the Allan
t tr' even if we disregard the au-
=, ,ff'll'atlVe fact that the suggestion
Ar us command came first from
son meIlcan and not from British
n r"ces, and has still to be ap-
s e5 in London, even then the
Ss s'se is inherently absurd. For
l. e charge is that Mr.. Churchill
,r,p proposing to get rid of General
mes sndil by placing him in COM
c.s IA from England of the de-
war, opei a'ioii VI - =
VI his operation the Prime