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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Government Is Preparing
To Take Over Railroads

with the operating brotherhoods.
The same proposals for arbitration
which he had made to the operat-
irg brotherhoods were repeated
THE representatives of the non
operatives made it clear they had
not declined the Presidents offer
to arbitrate their disputes with the
carriers. However, they pesented
to the President a new propose!
for settlement of their disputes.
cat the request OF the Presi-
dent. Justice Byrnes( James F.
Byrnes. war mobilization director
will tomorrow submit this proposal
to the carriers anc to Judge Fred
Vinson, stabiliation director, for
their consideration. The President
again made clear to the represen-
tatives of the employees that any
settlement must be in accordance
with the sterilization program
Under the terms of Mr.. Roose-
velt's offer, the parties won d
have to agree in advance to abide
by MS decision
The chief executive called in
leaders of the is incorporating I'M
ions. and offered to pass personally
on their wage case after first pro-
posing to the operating brother
hoods that he arbitrate their dis
pute.
The incorporating group talked
with the President for an hour and
half. George Harrison, head of
the clerks union, IS. newsmen aft
erward that they explored the sit
uation at length but that the mat
ter 'has gone over for further con-
ferences."
The President asked leader of
the operating protherhoods n d
railroad management representa-
tives if they would permit him to
make the final decision when they
reported to the White House early
this afternoon that their negotia-
tons were deadlocked.
1.-The war cannot wait and I can
not watt" he told them. "Ameri-
can lives and American victory are
at stake.
81 want to know whether you
object to my deciding this contro-
versy Immediately a n d whether
you will abide by my decision,
which of course must be within
the law of the land"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

The city-wide nursery school set
up is so flexible that if additional
woman war workers seek to en-
roll their children in the eight
local centers, there is ample room
and where necessary new shifts,
and perhaps new center. can
be operated, Mrs. Elizabeth Will
lams, business manager OF the
nursery-school program announced
Thursday.
Mrs. Williams statement was
precipitated by information re-
ceived that more and more Wn-
men workers may be needed to
fill war jobs here within the
coming months, as the draft plays
havoc with the list of father-work-
ers.
Two nursery centers are now
functioning in Maffitt Village, Mrs.
Williams disclosed, one in the
Vance building which can accept
10 more enrollees, and one in the
od1GlSn DulldlllS WlllSl1 aloo q aAA6Ai
number of vacancies.
Nesbitt Courts unit is able to
provide for more youngsters OF
mothers living in the city working
in war industries.
All the Negro centers, located
in the schools, are prepared TO
accommodate more children.
The Raleigh building center is
open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. M, but
if necessary the time could be adj
justed to suit a reasonable num-
Der of additional youngsters; the
tne is true of the Vance unit with
heArs of $50 a. m. to 4:3O p. m.
Mrs. Williams asserted that the
schools are averaging a daily at
tendance Of 100 a figure which
has dropped in the last several
days due to unfavorable weather
Attendance has held up more
consistently at the Maffitt Village
nurseries than elsewhere.
There are eight Of the nurseries
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Hanukah Program To Be
Held At USO Sunday

Hanukah program will be held
IN Lounges c and D at the USO,
ona and Orange, Dec. 26 at 3-5
m. Rabbi Harry Bronstein will
officiate in the lighting of the can
dies together with Cpl. Levin sing
inc the prayer. To-day We Live''
will be the topic of Rabbi Bron-
STEMS sermonette. Refreshments
If traditional nature will be serv-
cd after which short movie,
Towards Unity will be shown.
Mrs. julius Levine, Mrs. Lucille
Goldberg. Mrs. II. c. Lukas, Mrs.
Louis Goodman, Mrs. M. Cohen,
Miss Anna Abel, Mrs. William Ros-
enman. Mrs. J. Abel, Mrs. Harry
7 Stein. Mrs. Saul Hert, Mrs. j.
E Sternberger, Mrs. A. B. Stern
beroer and others will act as host
esses.
Rabbi No~decai M. Thurman and
Irving Seid will lead the group in
community singing during the pro-
gram.
Hanukah. the feast of the Mac.
cabees. celebrates victory-not
military victory only, but vic
tory also of the spirit over things
material. Not victory only over
external enemies but a victory also
over more dangerous internal enc
mics. A victory of the many for
their right to worship in their own
way A victory for religious free
dom.
This function is sponsored by the
Jewish Welfare Board, m m b r
agency of the USO, for men and
women of the armed fprces. The
wblic is invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
City, Wide Nursery School Program
Is Considered To Be Very Flexible

which were established at the sug-
eestion of the federal government.
and which are partially financed
with government funds. The cost
for white children is so cents per
day; for Nagroes, 40 cents day.
This takes care of the expense OF
food and full scientific care and
recreation.
Information on enrolling youths
in the centers may be obtained
from Mrs. Elizabeth Williams
whose office is in the Issac Bear
school. The telephone number is
2O37l
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
CONTINUED from Page One)

day that the strike called for Dec.
so would not materialize - went
giimmerins.
Statement Issued
The White House issued t h S
statement on the situation tonight:
THE President tonight directea
the attorney general to prepare the
necessary documents for the TAX
ing over of the railroads by the
United States Government. No date
1cr such action mas been fixed.
cat a conference called this aft
ernoon by the President he told
the representatives of the carriers
and the brotherhoods that there
had to be a pompt settlement OF
the controversy. He stated tina
alton had become necessary, that
the war could not wait-that he
would not wait.
HE asked that he be advised
whether all parties to the contro-
versy would agree to his arbit=a
ton of the dispute and wou d
agree to abide by h i S decision
which, of course, would have to
he within the law of the land.
Trainmen Willing
Shortly after the conference ad-
journed, A. F. Whitney, represent
i..g the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, advised the Presiden:
that his organization was willing
10 have the President arbitrate,
and would abide by his decision.
John ]. Policy, president of the
Association of American Railroads
informed the President that the
representatives of the carriers
unanimously had agreed to his ar
Filtration of the dispute, and that
they would abide by his decision.
"Alvanley Johnston, represent
ing the Brotherhood of Engineers,
notified the President that his or
ganization would agree to arbitra-
ton by the President, and would
abide by his decision.
Three Decline
However, u. b. ROBERTSON, rep
resentng the Brotherhood of 10
connective Enginemen and Firemen
Thomas C. Cashen. president Of
the Switchmen's Union, and H. w.
Fraser, presiden. of the Order Ct
Railway Conductors, all advised
the President that they .'efused to
2 gree to arbitration by him.
Later il the afternoon the Pres
ident met with the representatives
of the incorporating employees. The
President advised them OF what
had transpired during the last few
days in his various conferences
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
JAPS UNCERTAIN
OF new ATTACKS
Continued from Page One)

ing hit. This raid was part of a
two-pronged air strike by Ameri-
can Army and Navy planes at the
Marshalls. Dive bombers and Ma
Wy Hellcats hit two ships at Ernidj
in Jaluit aton in the southern Mar
shalls. One American plane was
lost. None was damaged at Kwa-
jalein although nine Japanese
fighters tried to intercept.
Japan's problem of supplying its
many outlying posts was reflected
in an announcement from Tokyo
that the draft age had been low
cred from 20 to 10.
The improving American posi-.
ton on New Britain, most recently
invaded island, reached a point
where small Navy craft patrolleo
the Arawe beachhead. Three Jap
anese barges were destroyed at
tempting to run in reinforcements
or supplies.
Raiding Japanese planes in a
pre-dawn attack dropped $50 bombs
on the sector, causing few casual
ties and light damage, while Am
erican bombers dropped 153 ton!
of explosives on Cape Gloucester
oft-bombed north western tip O.
the island. Allied air attacks ex
tended in a continuous line from
this point up to Wewak, New Gui
nea.
American planes were active al
so over Burma, where sharp pa
troll clashes were reported, and ov
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
DAVIS PLANNING
CHRISTMAS RITES
continued from Page One)

WAC Detachment will hold open
house in the afternoon of Christ
mas Day.
Services will be held at every
chapel on the post during the morn
inc hours of Christmas Day. Re-
cordings of carols, which have been
heard over the camp-wide public
address system for the past week,
viii continue at regular intervals
through Saturday under the spon-
sorship of the chaplians' office.
The holiday schedule includes
numerous dances early in the week,
and two parties for children of
nj the post. One of the children's
narties was held in Wilmington
Tuesday afternoon, and the other
in Holly Ridge Wednesday after
noon,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
City Attorney Will
Receive Grey Ladies
Doll For Christmas


Humor and goodwill charac-
terized the activity of Miss
Mary Cantwell at her desk in
City hall Thursday morning.
Miss Cantwen was busy for
a few moments garbing a tiny
doll in a Grey Ladies uniform.
The tiny figures destination?
The bedside of City Attorney
William B. Campbell, who like
a number of other city en-
ployes, has not escaped the
ravages Of flu.
The Grey Ladies are good
will emissaries of the Red
Cross. .r
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
GEORGE C. cox

TABOR CITY, Dec. 23.-George
C. Cox, SO, died at the home of his
son, Dewey Cox, near here late
Wednesday. Funeral services will
be conducted Friday at 2 p. m.
from the Goldman funeral home
with the Rev. Mr.. Coble officiat-
ing. The body will remain at the
funeral home in the meantime.
Burial will be made in the family
cemetery. ..
Mr.. Cox is survived by four
sons: Dewey and Howard of Tabor
City; Carl of Wilmington and Gary
of Boone; two daughters: Mrs. S.
T. Gore of Tabor City and Mrs. M.
S. Turner of Fair Bluff, sixteen
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Thirty-Eight Pints
Non-Tax Paid Liquor
Seized In Raid Here

Thiirty-eight pints of Century
Club whiskey. imported from South
Carolina. and non-tax paid in the
State of North Carolina, was seized
in raid at 1112 North 9TH street
early Thursday, according to re-
port from ABC officers here.
Arrested in the raid at l o'clock
Thursday morning were Lula Brol
son and Robert Scott, both Neg
rles.
ABC officers, assisted by City
police, also conflscated one half
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
MRS. HELEN FRANCES GORE

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 23.-Funer-
al services for Mrs. Helen Frances
Gore, II, retired school teacher,
were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at
her home near here with the Rev.
Mr.. Carter officiating. Mrs. Gore
died Monday evening after brief
illness at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hattie Spivey of Hert-
ford, where she had been visiting.
She is survived by one SOP. John
P. Gore of Whiteville; four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Hattie Spivey of Hert-
ford; Mrs. Lizzie Burrough, Mrs.
Eta Walker and Mrs. w. L..
Thompson, all Of Whiteville; and
four brothers, j. c., ]. j., E. A.
and S. P. Stanley, all of Claren-
don,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

salon of moonshine white Whiskey.
The case was continued in Re-
ORDERS court Thursday morning
py Judge Winfield Smith until De-
csmber 20. Both defendants were
released on bond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
WALTER r. DAVIS

Walter R. Davis, died sue
denly early Thursday morning at
his residence, 205 North Twelfth
street.
Surviving are his widow, one
daughter, Marion J. Davis, Of Will
mington, and one son, PFC. Walter
Eugene Davis, United States Ar
my, San Diego, Cal.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at $3.50 p. m. with inter
ment at Wrightsboro. Pallbearers
will be Arthur Lewis, Alton Brown,
Lawrence Davis, H. B. Register
Frank Blanchard and J. B. Ed
wards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
LIQUOR IMPORTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. % R) -
Liquor imports, reflected by No.
vember sales of internal revenue
stamps, exceeded 100000 gallons
for the second consecutive month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Obituaries
C. C. ASPINWALL

c. c. Aspinwal died at his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, Tues
day morning after a lengthy i'll,
ness. He is survived by his widow,
TO- merly Miss Matte E. Davis,
Southport; several brothers and
sisters of New York City; his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Dunbe-- Davis,
40z South 18th street, Wilmington;
and several relatives of Whining
TN and Southport.
Funeral services were held
fir, m Co kes Funeral Parlors,
Brooklyn, Thursday, December 70.
GEORGE ]. SIMPSON
Funeral services for George j.
Simon, who died suddenly early
Monday morning, were conduct
ed Thursday afternoon at 4 p. M
from st. PauPs Lutheran Church
of which he was a member, by
the Rev. Walter B. Freed and DR.
Edwin F. Keever. Interment fol
lowed in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: j.
H. H. Tienken, M. G. Schnibben
Martin Won Oesen, Carl Oldendut
tie, Sam Behrends, and Rupert
Turner. Honorary pallbearers were
c. VanLeuven, H. V. Borpes
DR.. J. B. Cranmer, W. B. Bryan
James Lyle, w. M. McGirt.
Mr.. Simon, who was II years old
has been a tailor for many years
Survivors are his wife and one
daughter, Mrs. G. r. 3urnie Of
Phoenix, Arizone; one granddaugh
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

THE best tankful of gasoline you ever
had wouldn't be worth boot to
modern plane in combat.
In fact, the performance of the
mighty engines of these planes is only
made possible by development of an en-
tirely new fuel, made from petroleum.
1t is called simply "100-octane avia-
ton gas." But it is super-fuel in power
and super-dif1cult to make.
Yet oceans of this new super-fuel are
being made, right now. Every redn-
cry shown here is doing its part. So
far in the war, one in every four British
and American combat planes has flown
T INF '''' =, ,:. AWARD" ,..:..,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Listen in
on something
good!

LISTEN to a drink mixed
with Canada Dry Water.
Hear how "PIN-POINT CAR
BoNATIoN". millions of
timer bubbles. means last
ing sparkle and zestful live
Illness. And Canada Dry's
special formula points up
the flavor of every drink.
Enjoy this perfect Club
Soda next time!
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

er central China where the Chi
nese continued to push the Japan
csc back toward the Yangtze riv-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Top Prices Established
For Certain PeriShables

for certain perishables
Tor New HANOVER county by community price order No. 2
became effective Dec 81 These
amended ceiling prices stores
shall these prices their ceiling established
other regulation
store
All retailers post ceiling prices conspicuous place
food item " ~
Following items with their grade community
ceiling price selling unit:
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

on aviation fuel from these refneries.
To supply this need, we and our af-
fliates have so far built eight giant new
''cat cracker" plants. Known technically
as fluid catalytic cracking units" they
are designed around special, ESQ devel-
oped processes. What they do to petro-
1eum sounds almost like magic even to
an oil chemist.
t Is simple truth that no process or
company in the 1Vovld, so far as ne
knoaU, has ever surpassed The products
these plants can turn out.
Today, of course, this wonderful new
fuel must all go to war. But when the
PETROLEUM RESEARCH WORKERS
los, soywoy, N. ~
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
Local Board
1 Calls More
Registrars

The following registrants from
Local Board No. / were called to
report for physical examination
on November 4:
Snead E. Alexander, Robert T.
Bowden. Robert G. Backhalter,
George o. Cooper, James billiard,
Henry c. Foster. Tom Kincade,
Odell Manuel, Leroy Morris, r. T.
McLaurin, Johnny B. Narcise,
Charlie Ousley, julius Phillips,
George Riley, Robert Smith, John
Wesley Simms, Jessie Lee Smith,
Willie Thornton, Jr,, George j.
Thompson, Willie Vance, D. J..
White, Henry Wilson, Ed Worthy,
Ruble L. Woodland.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
Church Dedicates
Community House

Asbury Methodist Church, Wash
ington, D C., is dedicating its new
100000 Community House wild
week of services beginning Sun.
day, November 7 at $3.50 p m. DR.
Karl E. Downs, the newly elected
president of Samuel Houston Col
lege, Austin, Texas, and Internal
ionally known Youth Leader will
deliver the opening address and
other speakers for the week will
include Bishop Alexander Preston
Shaw, DR.. H. D. Bollinger, of the
Board of Education Of the Meth
odist Church, DR. j. H. Seabrook,
Morgan Christian Center; DR.. Mary
Mcleod Bethune and DR.. Charles
S. Briggs. The services will be
conducted under the auspices of
! the Official Board; the Women's
Society of Christian Service; the
Youth Fellowship, the Brotherhood
and civic organizations.
The Community Center, located
at 1909 Georgia Avenue, N. w, was
purchased by the trustees of AS
bury Church an dequipped by the
thirty circles and clubs to take care
of the recreational needs of the
youth in that vicinity and to pro-
vide recreation for soldiers and
| sailors.
Class will be conducted nightly
in Bible Studies, Religious Educa-
ton, Music, the Problems Of Moth
ers and a class for the blind in
braille and for those of failing Wis
ion.
The Community Center is a six
room building with a beautiful
chapel underneath The chapel
will be used as a community Sun
day school for children under 6
who cannot go down town to Ash
bury Church and for committee
meetings and recreation.
The Rev. M. M. Jefferson, Jr.
a recent graduate of Morgan Col
lege and Cannon Theological
Seminary is in charge of the Cen
ter and assistant pastor of Asbury
Church. The Rev. Robert Moten
Williams, D. D., is the pastor.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
Prof. II. T. Larsen
Joins Navy
VIZ Program

Professor Homer T. Larsen, a
popular and prominent figure on
the campus of Tougaloo College,
has been granted leave of absence
for one year to teach economics
in the Navy Viz program at West
minister College, Fulton, Missouri.
Mr.. Larsen was head of the de-
partment of social sciences at Tou-
galoo and has been on the faculty
of the college for more than twenty
years. He is known as a tireless
worker. Whatever the task as
signed to him we are confident
that he will undertake it with
courage and enthusiasm as he has
so admirably done at Tougaloo
throughout the years.
Students and former students
will regret to know of his absence
but we are hoping that he will
soon return to us.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
Navy Qualifying
| Test Given At
Tougaloo, Nov. 9

The second Qualifying Test for
the Army Specialized Training Pro-
gram and the Navy College Program
VIZ, which will be given through
out the country on Tuesday, No
vember 9, will be administered at
Tougaloo College.
A pamphlet of general informa-
ton which contains an admission
Identification form may be OBJ
tanned by writing Dean Lionel B.
Fraser, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo
Miss.
This form properly filled out
will admit to the test students be-
tween the ages of II and q inclu-
sive who are recent high school
graduates or who will graduate by
March l, 1914
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
First Negro Cadets
Arrive At Hondo
Training Field

HONDO~ ARMY AIR FIELD
fondo, Texas.-Thirty Negro nav.
cation cadets have arrived at this
lir base, the first Negro unit to be
2nr0lled as aerial navigation stu
dents in the AAF Central Flying
Training Command.
Under the leadership of Aviation
Cadet Arnold w. Galimore. 81
year-old flight marcher from New
York City, the members of Hondo
Fields Squadron 10" reported to
Captain Frank H. Sheffield, senior
tactical officer of the air bases
Group III, and were Immediately
launched into the first busy day
OF the huge schools intensive Is
weeks training program
Many of the new navigation ca
diets have had primary or flight
training at Tuskegee, Alabama. Sc
lected for final classification as
combat crew navigators, these men
reported at Hondo for advanced
training along with other Negro
soldiers formerly assigned to va
riouS branches of the Army Ground
Forces. A number of the latter
were on-commissioned officers
before transferring to the Army
Air Forces.
A high percentage of these cadets
had either been graduated from or
were attending colleges and uni
versities throughout the United
States at the outbreak of the War.
Assigned to give Squadron 1O'
initial orientation lectures at Hon
do was 1st Lieutenant George F.
McInerney of Group HIS instruc-
tors school staff Lieutenant Nc
Inerney is a flight commander at
the air base, thoroughly trained in
assisting new students to get into
the swing of the stiff Hondo Field
training program with a minimum
of lost time
Cadet Galimore will continue to
serve as flight marcher for the
members of Squadron TO-" The
young navigation student was a
staff sergeant in the Medical Corps
before beginning cadet training. He
has four years service in the Army.
The son of Mrs. Hazel Tudor, 244
West 18th Street, New York City,
Cadet Galimore attended City Col
lege, New York University Col
lege of Engineering before becom-
ing a member of the armed forces.
Upon successful completion OF
the navigation course at Hondo
Field, the members of Hondos first
Negro cadet squadron will receive
commissions as flight officers or
second lieutenants. They then will
be available for active duty on the
fighting fronts, or will receive as
signments as navigation instructors
in the United States.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-06
Board Three
Notifies
Delinquent

The following registrants of Lo-
cal Board No. 3, Kinds county, are
delinquent, any one knowing of the
whereabouts of any of these regis
trants will please notify this Of
flee:
William Bully, age "a; Ollie
James Luckett, age 81; Roosevelt
Kelly, age 25; Robert Brown, age
rs; Eligah Parker, age %; Newton
Dan Harris, age &c; Robert Spen-
Ger, age "a; Will Robinson, age %;
VIII Williams, age AZ; Willie An
derson, age 45; Ben ROBBIE, age Al;
Lutea Alberta Lacey, age 20; Eligh
Allen, age 81.
New regulations promulgated by
the Selective Service Bureau re-
quire local boards to classify delin-
quents in Ia Immediately. Those
from Is to 38 also will be ordered
to report for induction, While those
from 38 to IS will not be ordered
to appear for induction unless the
armed forces agree to accept them
In the event registrants fail tt
respond to such orders, they viii
be reported to the proper United
States attorneys, who in turn viii
request FBI investigations The
penalty for violating the Selectvit
Training and Service Act of 194t
is a maximum fine of $4,000 o.
five years in prison, or both. Many
convicted of aggravated offense'
now are serving five-year terms.