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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27

watched The German falling away
he received a splinter wound which
later needed several stitches. For
some time Taylor didn't realize he'd
been hit. Excitement gets them that
way.
Downs Enemy Fighter
Action now turns on Corp. 5. T..
Blanchard, OF Milwaukee, Wis,
While he peered out a f0ur-iuch
hole was opened in the fuselage
inches from his shoulder. His oXy-
gen line was broken. But his eye
Was on the ball, and lightning
shooting sent the enemy fighter
down in flames. The corporal got
the air medal for that.
Now take a flash at the old Fort
itself. Besides the other punish
ments taken a pair OF six-inch holes
opened daylight in the wings. There
were feathers torn out Of the tail
assembly. Six Of the ten parachutes
were riddled with shrapnel. One
engine was shot out Of action. The
prop refused to feather. The re-
naming three engines were given
the gun for all they'd take past the
safety point. The idea was to keep
IN formation at all risk. So badly
was the tail damaged that the pilot
and co-pilot had to force knees
against the wheel to keep the nose
up. They could see the Wheel bend
with the force used
The Fort Gets Home
But they brought that Fort back.
She tluitered home with buckled
right wing. Five OF the crew were
wounded. All this was in the days
bitter work for the pilot who
brought his ship to a safe landing
and, In due course. for the citation
OF seven Of her crew. The captain
got the air medal
Now listen to this for a hotter
thrill than any movie could stage.
It's about a second Fortress. She
was piloted by Major Robert B.
Keck OF Allentown. Pa. He got the
air medal for his fighting airman-
ship. The zone of action was Lille.
too Anyway, as the pilot looked
out he saw what looked like "acres
and acres of cotton" That's his way
Of describing the anti-aircraft shell
explosions. One jolt rocked the
ship.
Germans Close In
On the left wing flames started
and streamed back like the tail
OF a comet. There was an ugly hole
just behind the second engine The
shattered fuel lines fed the fire.
The crew breathlessly awaited the
explosion OF the wing tanks.
Now the pilots oxygen was Grip
pied. He fought to keep conscious
ness in the rare air. Then he know
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27

what was wrong and braced for the
ordeal.
The fire swirled around the ball
turret 1t fingered in the open pan
els OF the waist gun posts. Sgt. Ar
chic Cothron of Deirks, Ark, felt
his oxygen mask go too He was
wounded in the jaw. Described at
forwards by the pilot as the tough
est man in the crew." Cothron baled
out over enemy territory.
This baling out was taken by the
Germans TO mean the finish Of the
Fort. They closed in. That was the
signal for the American gunners to
show their stuff. Down they shot
three of the enemy fighters.
Make 'Flapless Landing
Sgt. C. R. Billings, OF hereford,
Tex, got one. He was wounded in
the leg at the time. The sight o..
flames swirling about this turret
didn't distract him. The tail gunner,
Sgt Carl A. Drake. of Fort Knox,
Ky, bagged another German at this
moment.
The Fort was headed for home.
Half way across the Channel the
fuel feeding the flames gave out.
That was a help, the crew admit
ted. But when an attempt was made
to feather the number two prop low
oil pressure prevented. The left
wing flap was useless. Fabric on the
lower elevator was burned away.
So a "flapless landing" was made
safely on the home base. Four dec.
oratious were given Tor this bit Of
work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27
Baby Has Stomach
on Wrong Side

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-UP-- One
year-old David Schmidt has start
ed out life sideways, and Louisville
doctors are holding almost daily
conferences to determine il an op-
Grafton will enable the youngster
to grow UP with normal eating
habits.
David, the son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Schmidt, was born with his
stomach and descending colon on
the right side instead Of the left.
Although David is a little over i
year old, the side twist to his stom-
ach has resulted in his gaining
only 10 ounces over his birth
weight of II pounds and Il ounces.
At present, he is being fed
through a tube. Dr. Edwin p. Scot,
believes that David can live with
his stomach on the wrong side, but
that he cannot gain weight normal
ly since the normal passage of
food is blocked. The baby has only
attained the growth Of a seven
months old child and cannot talk.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27
Heroism by Flying Fortress
Crews Shown in Battle Action

LONDON-INS- stories OF hero
Ism among Americas flying fight
ers, to Illustrate the decoration in
November OF 20 officers and other
ranks somewhere in England" are
Just beginning to reach the public.
and here is the first Of the medal
worthy exploits.
This tells how seven members Of
one Flying Fortress we're singled
cut for national honors for "extraor-
binary heroism." Five got the pur-
PIE heart and two the air medal.
Hit by Aek.Aek Fire
Battle action In the skies began
over the city OF Lille. France, when
Capt. James J. Griffith, Jr., OF
Highpoint, y. C., the Fort" pilot,
encountered heavy and accurate
anti-atrcraft fire. Two square yards
OF fabric were torn away In the
first two bursts OF FLAX. Imme-
diately after a t2-inch hole was
smashed in the fuselage jus, for
ward OF the right waist gunner.
Two waist gunners we're knocked
off their feet and wounded. 1t. Col.
Stuart y. Porter, of Muskogee,
Okla. acting observer and gunner,
aud Corp. J. G. Cottros, Charlotte.
N. c., flashed to their feet and were
back at their firing positions
split second after the punch. They
were in time 10 open fire on a
formation Of about 90 Focke-Wulf
1905 This fleet had come into
the kill, as they thought. In twos
and threes they came as close as
fifteen, all their guns blazing.
Hurt Gunner Fights on
Explosive shells IRON 20 nm.
opened new holes in the Fortress.
this burst woundlng in three places
OF his right thigh Gunner l.. +. Den
mis- of Pennington, H. With one Of
his guns wrecked, his oxygen and
tnterphone lines severed. he fought
on with the remaining gun. One
FW 100 turned over on its back
and came so close that Dennis
thought collision certain. But he
fired his hit gun. at point blank. In
a flash be saw the Jerry take what
surely was its last dive, with bits
OF the plane ripped off by the
American burst.
All this quick-time other German
hawks were ripping bullets into
the crippled Fortress. The radio
gunner. Corp. F. r. Hurn of syria
cuse, n. Y, slumped over with
severe stomach wound. But not I'M
til he had got in a few vicious
bursts. By this time Sgt. P R.
Taylor. OF Randolph. Mimi, was
heavily engaged. Coolly he saw his
tracers flying into the propeller arc
OF an FW ten yards away. Its cock
pit canopy fell away. While he
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27
More Fuel Oil For
Given

Detroit Jan. 27--lNS-The OPA
has announced an emergency
method which will allow oil burning
householders to obtain up TO so
gallons OF fuel oil without delay.
Under the plan, any consumer
needing oil 70. an emergency and
who has no disable coupons may
buy oil equal to 10 per cent OF his
total ration hut not more than so
gallons. II the emergency OIL Is
used for heating the consumer must
turn over TO the dealer coupons re
deemable in a future heating per
iod.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27

WASHINGTON-AP -- The gov
eminent plans to spend about $780,
100000 IN 'increntiye payments
to farmers for increased produc-
ton OF soybeans. peanuts, grain
sorgums, flax. sweet potatoes and
dried peas. These crops. Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wickard said
IN announcing the program, are
greatly needed to meet deficiencies
in vegetable oils and protelns for
animal feeding as well as human
consumption.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
0'NEAL ATTACKS
FOOD SUBSIDIES
Farm Bureau Head And
Grange Chief Testify AT
Committee Meet

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3d. R -
Farm organization spoKesmen de-
nounced food price subsidies today
as disguised, inflationary and
injustified wage increase for labor,
and as a brake or the farm pro-
duction they are designed to en-
courage.
The farm leaders, Edward A.
O'Neal, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, and AL
bert S. Goss, master of the Ma
tional Grange, presented their de-
mands for an ED tc the price cut
ting payments before the Senate
banking committee.
Almost coincidental with their
testimony. the Droadest consumer
price program yet adopted was
supplemented with the announce
ment that the Defense Supplies
Corporation will begin tomorrow
of miller subsidies on
wheat to hold down the price Of
bread. The cost is estimated at
mo more than $9,0O0,OO0
month"
Goss, appearing before the com.
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
'B0NCA CAPTURED
BY AUSTRALIANS
Seward Anchor OF Jap
Supply Line On New
Guinea Is Taken

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC HEAD
QUARTERS, Wednesday, Dec. l..
-RAAustralian jungle fighters
pushing north from Finschhafen,
have captured Bonga, the seward
anchor of the Japanese principal
supply line on the northeastern
New Guinea coast, and its fall
without a struggle has deprived
the enemy of another hold on the
Houn peninsula.
The Australians occupied Bonga
the morning of Nov. 20, General
Douglas MacArthur's communique
said, and also took Gusika in their
general sweep which carried them
to the south bank of Kalueng river.
A headquarters spokesman said
that before the final succe S
achieved at Bonga, Allied forces
were obliged to overcome enemy
resistance a thousand yards south
of the river.
The Allied advance along t h e
coast was paralleled by the inland
push northward from sattelberg,
which was taken from the Japa
nese Nov. rs, toward Wareo which
is the western hub of the trail
from Bonga.
This interior force was reported
tc have reached t h e suspension
bridge over the Song river and to
have crossed against enemy resist
ance.
With Bonga in their possession.
the coastal troops turned westward
along the south bank Of the Ka.
lueng river, driving toward a juno
ture with the force advancing on
Wareo.
The Huon peninsula ground units
received distant support from Al
led light warsn1ps-probably de-
stroyers-which for the first time
ventured north of Vitiaz strait to
lombard Sio harbor and environs
the night of Nov. 1890 Sio is on
the north coast of New Huon pen
inSllla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
SOUTHERN COAL
TO BE LEFT OUT
UNIV And Other Produc-
ers Agree To Proceed
With Negotiations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3d. (R -
The United Mine Workers and
most of the nations soft coal pro-
ducers decided today TIC negotiate
a wage contract without the par
ticipation Of Southern producers.
In the presence Of Secretary
Ickes, who made another appeal
for speed, John L. Lewis and the
Northern and Western operators
voted to meet tomorrow morning
to write a contract based on the
Ickes-Lew1s formula.
The Southern Goa Producers AS
ISOLATION and Alabama CONNER
cial producers were the only ma
jor groups refusing to negotiate
on that basis.
It was understood that the rep
resentative of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company asked for more
time to announce his vote, and
that all other coal associations in
.tSor@;ruod IN Pare TWu: Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
GROUP APPROVES
RAIL PAY BOOST
Eight Cents Per Hour In
crease Wins Committees
Unanimous Approval

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 lR -
A congressional resolution grant
ing an eight cents an hour wage
increase to 1.10J.o0C incorporating
railroad workers won the unani-
nous approval of the Senate in
terstate commerce committee to-
day.
The committees action-in the
face of protests by Sterilization
Director Fred M. Vinson-cleared
the way fol- Senate consideration
of the proposal
Vinson has countered with an
offer of increases ranging from 4
cents for higher paid workers to
10 cents for lower brackets. He
has said a Congressional order for
the flat eight-cent boost would
crack the little STEEP wage for
mula-a contention denied by the
workers.
Senator Truman D.-MoD, spon-
sor of the resolution. said he would
call it up before the senate sat
the earliest opportunity" 1t would
have the effect of validating an
agreement last August between
the workers and the railroads on
the eight-cent boost.
The Is unions embracing the
incorporating employees, such as
machinists, clerks and others who
do not run trains, have completed
a strike vote but results have not
been announced.
Operating railroad workers-en-
glnemen, etc.-also are conducting
strike-vote in protest against
a four-cent an hour award.
The eighteen: increase for the
non-oper ating workers originally
was recommended by a presiden-
tial board, but Vinson vetoed it.
A second board proposed the four
to 10 cents an hour boost which
he approved.
Majority Leader Barley Of Ken
lucky VINO sought to compromise
differences between Vinson and
advocates of congressional action
on the increase joined in the unan-
lmous vote on the resolution. Tru-
man SAID, however, that Barley
would continue his efforts at a
compromise.
Truman said the resolution
would not require presidential sig
nature, but simply the approval
OF both houses Barley said,
however, the Presidents would be
necessary.
IL does not mean an increase
IN railroad rates" Truman told
reporters, and it will not stand
In the way of a reduction in rates:
we nave testimony to that effect. :"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
SECOND RETREAT
Other Troops Press For
ward In White Russian
Battle-Sector
FEW DETAILS GIVEN
1000 Germans Reported
To Have Been Killed
In Fighting

| LONDON, Wednesday, Dec
l.-P)-The Russian army
has fallen back from the stra-
tegic rail junction of Kor-
osten, it's second important
retreat before the furious
German counterattack at the
kiev bulge, but has pressed
forward in White Russia and
at the sDnieper bend, where
almost 1000 Germans fell in
heavy fighting Tuesday, Mos
cow announced today.
The loss of Korosten, IS
miles northwest of Kiev,
came II days after the loss
of Zhitomir. Both of them
were railway functions won
back by the Russians in their
westward surge from Kiev.
Scant Details
The Russians gave scant details
of the withdrawal, announcing in
their daily communique that Shy
order of the supreme command
our troops abandoned the towr
of Korosten and took up more
advantageous positions for de
fense.' The midnight supplement
broadcast by Moscow and record
ed by the Soviet monitor, made
no further mention of the area.
However, as early as last Sat
uTday the Russians limited at Ko1o
stems danger when they reported
the Nazis had brought up eight
tank divisions - perhaps 10000
nlen-to join the already power
tul German forces who had been
storming Russian lines in the area
for two weeks. Some of these divi-
sions, Moscow said, came from
Italy, Greece and Norway.
Meanwhile the Russians forged
gains to the north and south, though
at less spectacular pace than
on previous days.
Advances Made
Northwest of Gomel the Rus
SANS made advances despite stiff
fened German resistance which
included Is counterattacks in "a
hours. Breaking these, the Rus
Sims continued their advance,
leaving 1900 German dead on the
field.
The Russians also captured sew
eral populated places in their pur--
suit of the Germans retreating
from Gonael toward Zhlobin, now
Continued OH Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
HERE TO STAY

II want to make it clear
that the North Carolina Ship
building company intends to
remain here forever" S. p.
Ware, secretary of the COM
pany, said Tuesday night in
announcing a special gift Of
S25, 100000 from the company
to the Community Chest.
The gift, ear-lharked for a
special reserve postwar con-
tingency fund.-, was present
ed with the recommenra tion
that the Community chest also
put any excess Of its hotas
into fund for possible post
war lean years which we hope
will never come"
A standing tribute and three
rousing cheers were given Mr..
Ware and the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company by cam
yaign workers attending tine fin
al dinner meeting Tuesday
night.
The company had previously
announced a gift of $4,000 to
the regular Community Chest
War Fund Campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
on Page Three; Col 81
meat Point Values
Will Be Decreased

EVA WASHINGTON. Nov. 3d. w =
Bo, ce Administrator Chester
tio omies announced tonight that ra-
a;nu COSTS Of meat will be cut to
IN ~ 81 per cent larger ration
4 soo Gur meat supplies are in pretty
an ., shape and for that reason I
a & siad to say that we are going
nea pe able to cut the points on
he s' n,d rather substantially during
Said month ,,l1I OF December" Bowles
! , Ta' This reduction in noin +
ya rres will give each member of
s svur family about 30 ner cen+
"ore meat. 'eii
lin off, the new point values will he
Yo meet 's':,, when you shop next week.
|win w WIN ind that most beef cuts
|snd J tb. Two or three points lower
Icuts v uiu' some so-called variety
|eve S VIII require no points whatso-
|bs B0T We: said the butter situation
|tae c not improved and indicated
4 pol,nd dent ration cost-1e points
'''lo--will not be changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
JAPANESE ENTER
RICE BOWL CITY
Enemy Forces Smash Way
Into Strategic Changteh,
Reported Using Gas

CHUNGKING, Nov. so. - R -
Supported by poison gas. airplanes
aAo artillery, Japanese 1orce s
L'Ne smashed their way into stra-
eslc Changteh. the Chinese high
command said tonight, and the en-
elnys success threatens a pincer
f ~, on Changsha, from
rnangteh and Yochow, east Of
1ungting lake.
:. Inc Japanese forced their way
.l'0 the vital rice bowl city in
az a. all out attack yesterday from
b ble north and east g ates and
r nloouy street fighting resulted in
a "'icn Doth sides suffered heavy
Na TS1 the high command said.
r, Inc command said other Chi
l !. troops operating behind the
v ,,apa at Changteh, however,
se, IT, moving toward the city, and
t7.s was hoped in Chungking that
n ,e n'i. troops might still be able
soa asneVe the situation, which wors-
to ,,eu lust When it seemed the bat
s srtTu OFFENDERS If Chengteh might
ssa 1eeo IN hreakin gthe japanese
oontinued on p,ao Thu r., ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01

AlOItIl anu west VI llle od1lSlO IlVCl
that extends at least Is miles in
land from the sea.
Climaxing 48 hours of continu-
GUS, bitter fighting, the veteran
Eighth drove forward in a smash
ing advance which threatened to
turn the flank of the enemy's en-
tire defense system before Rome.
In Our Hands"
1.-The whole of the high ridge
which overlooks and dominates the
Sangro valley is now in our
hands, the Allied command an
nounced tonight in a special COM
munique. The two bridgeheads
on the AdrIat.c side of the coast
have now been joined up to form
one large penetration in the enc
my's defensive positions.
"Our troops have broken deep
into the main enemy winter line
and enemy counter-attacks during
the afternoon have ali been beaten
off"
In today's advance Montgomery
warriors swept through four more
towns - Fossacessia Villa Santa
Maria, Mozzagrogna and Romagno-
Infringing IL the number of
towns and villages taken since they
opened their attack before day.
light SundaT after heavy artil-
lery bombardnent
Defenses Penetrated
Earlier today an Allied commu-
nique reported tina, the enemy
defenses on Sangro ridge had been
penetrated end the bridgehead
across tn Sang,o river enlarged
to a depth of four miles and a
width Of II miles in the face of
desperate German. resistance.
Swept up in the Eighth Army's
churning advance through the mud
were seven villages and the town
of Mozza gro2na, the latter four
miles northwest OF the Sangro and
some seven mics inland from the
sea. Montgomlerys spearheads at
last reports were only about %
miles from the important Adriatic
seaport of Pescara. whence a ma
jor highway cuts directly across
the Italian peninsula to Rome.
A deadly artillery and a r a l
bombardment rolled ahead of
Montgomery's infantry-a barrage
so incessant and earth shaking that
many troops Of the crack 65th NaZi
division were rendered bomb hap
py" and fell easy prisoners.
Fighting at the Eighth army's
(rnnfinuod m Doc Tryc. CoI Az
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
NO CONFIRMATION
Berlin And Lisbon Reports
Say Ancient Persia Is
Farley Point
PEACE TALK QUIETED
Senator Truman Expects
War To Last AT Least
Two More Years

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.
-(P)-Speculation that the
United Nations leadership is
preparing to tell Axis men,
bers just what each may ex-
pect from unconditional sur
render received a new fillip
today from reports that
President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill, Premier
stain and Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-shek are to meet in
Iran.
Reports came from both
Berlin and Lisbon that an
cient Persia, or Iran, has
been selected as the scene of
the long-expected conference
'of the Anglo-American-Rus
sian leaders, and both agreed
that Chlang also will partici-
pate. The Lisbon report, car
ried by Reuters, British news
agency, added to the Berlin
radio version by saying a
Roosevelt-C Churchill Chang
conference already has been
held in Cairo.
No Confirmation
The reports naturally found no
confirmation here or in London.
although Doth capitals long have
been rife with rumors of an immi-
nent meeting of the big three"
Or big four They set swirIing
afresh, however, reports that Ma
jor psychological as well as mill
tary blows at the Axis are in the
making.
Continued on Page Two: CoI N
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01
BIG 3 MEETING IN IRAN REPORTED;
zzs>EDS ADMIT LOSS OF KOROSTEN;;
: 8TH ARMY SKATERS WINTER LINE
High-Grade German
Steel Plating Mill
Raided By Americans

LONDON, Nov. 30.-tR>-Am-
ri an Flying Fortresses,
Wlpulng up the Eighth All
Forces best operational month
of the war, bombed the Ruhr
city of Solingen east of Dues
seldorf by daylight today i'll
the first Allied attack on that
target, site Of high-grade
steel plating mill and plant
making metal alloy parts for
German fighter planes.
The big four-engined AmerF
can bombers, accompanied ov-
er their target by thunder
bolts and Lightnings and COW
cred in withdrawal by Raj,
Dominion and Allied Spitfires
and Typhoons, had an unusual
ly strong escort for the mis-
sion which brought the
months total OF American
heavy bomber attacks from
Britain to record IL.
Two heavy bombers and five
fighters were lost, while sew
en- enemy aircraft were shot
down, six by the withdrawal
covering fighters and the sew
enth by a Fortress.
Solingen, three miles square,
Lies II miles southeast of
Dusseldorf. 1t was well-known
for the manufacture of cut
lery and weapons, even in
peacetime, and was celebrat-
ed in the middle ages for its
sword blades.
Although Berliners were lief
alone amid their destruction sine
friday nights double-header at
ack against both the German
capital and Stuttgart, this wa
he fifth time in less than 4;
hours that Allied bombs wer,
brought home to German soil.
Sunday night and Monday nigh
Raj Mosquito formations invad
d with impunity the land the Ma
is boosted would never be bomb
d., and Mondays big American
daylight attack on Bremen, the
;econd in four days, found tn,
Germans so jittery that sirens be
IAN Wailing all over the country.