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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
CHARLES OWEN McNAIR

Charles Owen McNair, 81, OF
Fayetteville, wholesale grocer in
Wilmington for many years, died
in a Fayetteville hospital early
Monday morning.
Funeral services were held
Thursday morning at II o'clock
from Beth Carr Presbyterian
church at Tarheel.
Survivors include the widow;
five daughters, Mrs. Floyd Pat
terson of Salesbee, Texas, Miss
Jane McNair, Fayetteville, Mrs.
Doc Northrup, St. Paurs, Mrs.
Sheeney Mcmillan, Wilmington
and Miss Tommy McNair, Will
mington; two sons: Billy McNair
Of the U. S. Navy and Charles O.
McNair, Jr., with the Marine
Corps at Charleston.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
City Briefs
WATCH SERVICE

The Leland Baptist church
will conduct a midnight
watch service which will begin
at 1880 p. m. New Years eve.
The public has been invited to
attend this service.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31

residence here, followed by ln'el
ment in the Norris cemetery
Surviving are the parents ono
sister, Carrie Jean Wray' ,u.av
brothers, Mitchell Wayne We,
and Robert Wray, all OF ia1oi
City.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
MEETING

The Wilmington Ministerial
association will meet at III
o'clock Monday morning at the
YMCA.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
E. H. RUSHER

E. H. Rusher, So, Seaboard fore
man, died suddenly at his home in
Piney Woods Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. He was a mem
Der of Wilmington Lodge No. 319
and past Patron of Eastern Star.
Survivors are his widow, of
Wilmington; two sons, E. A. Rush
er and j. w. Rusher. both of Will
mington; one daughter, Mrs. J. C.
Womble, Wilmington; sister,
Mrs. M. L. Millican, of Hamlet,
and eight grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Andrews Mortuary
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
HOLY COMMUNION

HOLY COMMU NIUN
Holy Communion will be cele-
trated on New Years Day at
10 a m. at St. Johns Episcopal
church, Third and Red Cross
streets.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
MRS. MARY KEENAN,

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kenan, 83,
died Thursday morning at II o.
clock at her home near 1vanhoe.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday afternoon at $3.50 o.
clock from the home by the Rev.
Pate, followed by burial in the
family cemetery.
Survivors are her two daugh.
tiers, Miss Anna Kenan, and Mrs.
lila Malpass, both of Ivanhoe. two
sons, McClany Kenan, Ivanhoe,
and V. j. Kenan, of Clinton.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
Abe Officers Destroy
Large Still Near Here

Alcoholic Beverage Control Of
ficers M. F. Cook and J. L. Ma
this destroyed a 100-gallon subma-
rine type still and $50 gallons OF
mash near Sea Breeze Thursday
afternoon. This is the seventh still
of the submarine type uncovered
by ABC officers this year. Off
GERS found the still with ferment-
ing equipment buried completely
under the ground and destroyed
the condenser, cooling barrel and
other equipment. No arrests were
made,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31

War production by the automo-
tive industry reached SIZE, 900, 900
in June, 1943, compared with
1884, 600, 900 for June, 1912.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-31
HIRAM STALLINGS

WALLACE, Dec. 3O.-Funeral
service for Hiram B. Stallings, So,
who died at his home near here
Wednesday afternoon, will be held
Friday at l p. m. Services will be
conducted by the Rev. ]. N. Ev-
ans, pastor of Wallace Baptist
church.. from the home OF the de-
ceased. 1nterment will follow in
the Cedar cemetery.
Survivors are his son, Abbie
Stallings; three daughters, Miss
Emily Stallings, Mrs. J. R. King,
Mrs. Fred Rich, and nine grand
children.
TABOR CITY, Dec. 3O.-Funeral
services for Janice Wray, two
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C.. Wray, were conducted on
Wednesday afternoon from the
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Head Of Costume Union
Arraigned in Exiortion
By me Associated Pre-

NEW YORK. June 17.-Charees
that workers in costume manufac-
turing plants sometimes welded
"threadless needles" and produced
garments which fell apart were mede
today by Assistant District Attorney
Alexander Dreiband.
Shortly before the FELONY Court
arraIgnment of Louis Hollander. So
year-old president Of the Theatre
cal Costume Workers Union. Local
2l3l3 tAFLt. on A charge OF sus-
pIciOn Of eNtOrtlOn.
Nj Dreiband described - re-
pOrtcrs evidences Of slow downs IN
the industry. including one instance
when so employees Of a plant re-
ported sick.
Mr. Dreioand said he did not
know who was responsible for such
industrial sabotage
Foliander. accused Of extOrtinC
$4,000 from an Official Of costume
manufacturing concern under threat
OF ordering = strike. was continued
in s. 900 bail for a hearing June %.
He was arrested Yesterday few
minutes after. Mr.. Dreiband CHARGED.
he accepted $4,000 in marked bills.
In connection with the case the
CIO Amalgamateo Clothing Work
erS of America issued a statement
declaring that the accused man was
not to be confused with the Louis
Hollander who is general manager
Of the Amalgamated Clothing Work.
ers Joint Board in New York CITY
and a vice president OF the parent
NniNN
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Nazis Test Sherman Tanks
To Discover Weaknesses
BY the Associated Press


STOCKHOLM, June 17.-Ameri-
can Gen. Sherman tanks proved so
formidable in Africa that Col. Heinz
Guderian, inspector general of the
German tank force. is putting cap
tured models through elaborate
tests in hopes of discovering weak
ness before the Allies invade Eu-
rope, the Berlin correspondent of
Aftonbledet reported today.
Nazi tank specialists openly eX-
press admiration for the Gen. Sher-
man, the correspondent said. and
Guderian was stated to have formed
an experimental tank regiment
equipped both with captured Sher-
mans and Gen. Lees. the latter the
Sherman's immediate predecessor
among American tank models.
The correspondent reported the
special regiment would be stationed
somewhere on the German north
coast, where it is being put through
its PAGES against Nazi anti-tank
weapons.
Speed and maneuverability are
cited as two of the Gen. Sherman,s
outstanding characteristics necessi-
tating new defensive tactics against
Evening star., 1943-06-17
laundries May Ration
New York Service
Some Have Set Limit
Of Five Shirts q Week
Local Story on Page BID

Local Story on Page BID
By The Associated Press,
NEW YORK, June l7.-An exodus
Of laundry help to war Jobs finds
New York Citys male population
facing the prospect of five-clean-
shirts-a-week laundry ration, and
1900 hand laundries may close
for week to catch up on accumu-
lated work.
SpokeSmen for the industry said
the volume of work currently was
running so per cent above normal
with available personnel reduced to
IS per cent of that employed year
ago In Brooklyn. it was said. IS 900
persons have been cut off from
laundry service altogether in recent
weeks.
Bert Geltz, president of the Fam
lily Laundry Owners Association of
Metropolitan New York, said many
owners had ordered limit of as
low as five mems shirts week
accepted for washing He added
that even with this ARRANGEMENT
lots of men will be wearing dirty
shirts this summer"
An official of the New York Hand
Laundry Association said that 500
hand laundries would have to close
a Week-maybe more-to catch up
on work now piled up
Spokesmen representing the view
point OF hundreds of power laun-
dries urged that the Government
declare the industry essential. thus
stopping the exodus of workers to
more lucrative fields and also asked
Tor readjustment of prices to per-
NIT operators to pay higher wages,
Evening star., 1943-06-17
u. ). Bomber Blasts
Six Jap River Craft
Rolling took and Tracks
Damaged at Poukkon
By the Associated Press.

By the Associate Press.
NEW DELHI, June l7.-An Amer
lean medium bomber destroyed six
medium sized river craft in Japa-
nese service on the Irrawaddv near
Mandalay yesterday and wrecked or
damaged five large boats, a 10Th
United States AAF communicate
said today.
In other blows at the enemy's
Burmese communications, railway
cars and trackage were reported
damaged at Paukkan. Direct hits
were scored on warehouses and
sheds in the japanese barracks area
at Thai.
The communique reported that a
B-24 LlberatOr bomber few 10 Than
byuzayat, south of the Gulf of Mar
taban port Of Moulmein, and
dumped more than 4 tons Of explo-
SlveS in target zone where the
japanese are extending railroad
construction to the east in an at
tempt to establish rail communica-
tons from the Gulf of Thalland."
The communicate did not go
into detail. but presumably the
japanese seek to link up with
Thailand's trunk line from Bang
koh to Chiengma, a north south
route 200 miles east of Moul-
melnD
japanese radio installations on
Diamond Island were declared dam
aged in another bombing foray.
All the raiders returned safely.
The British said that Raj We'll
lin2ton bombers again attacked
'Buthedaung. on the Mayu River IN
Western Burma. last night.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Rites for Henry Poss
Will Be Held in Rockville
Special Dlspatch to The Star

Special Dispa tch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. June II
Funeral services for Henry G. Poss,
z, retired Rockville businessman
who died in a Washington hospital
Tuesday after long illness, will be
held at $50 am. tomorrow in St.
Mary's Catholic Church here. The
Rev. Thomas J. Mckew will off,
ciate. Burial will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery.
A son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Poss. Mr.. PosS was born near
Bethesda, but had lived in Rockville
most of his life He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Clara B. Poss. a
daughter by a former marriage,
Mrs. Norman DAILY, Washington, a
grandson, Harry DAILY. Washington;
a sister. Mrs. Ethel Carr. Rockville,
and brother, Clyde Poss, Wash
ington.
For many years Mr.. Poss con-
Quoted livery and sales stable in
Rockville with his father He be-
longed to the Holy Name Society of
ST. Mary's Church.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Spang|er TO Meet
COP Governors Later
Reported Unwilling to
Interfere at PorIey
Bv the Associated Press.

bN me hSSOCldteu fTeSS.
Officials of the Republican Ma
tiOnal Committee said today that
Chairman Harrison E. Spangler will
wait until later in the summer to
confer with the "a Republican Gov
ernors who are members of the 49,
member Republican Postwar Advi-
sorry Council named recently to
formulate basic ideas for a 1914
national platform.
Mr.. Spangler conferred informally
last week with the congressional
members on the council and said he
would go to Columbus. Ohio. next
week to meet informally with the
gubernatorial members during the
regular annual Governors Con-
ference.
However, he announced yesterday
at Cedar Rapids. Iowa, that he had
Cancelled his Columbus trip because
of other plans At Columbus
persons dose to Gov John w.
Bricker. host to the coming confer
ence. said he hoped Mr.. Spangler
would remain away because of the
possible political complexion it might
give this bipartisan meeting.
These developments drew no for
NAL comment from the national
committee. but officials said infor-
mally that MI. Spangler never had
any intention of interfering with
the Governors Conference, but only
had planned to meet with the Re-
publicans individually or in small
groups between or after conference
sessions to sound them out on post
war council procedure.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Man Trapped in Sewer Is Hours
Rescued by Cleveland Firemen

Fourteen other men employed on
the project fled to nearest exits
while Mr.. Tempany took refuge in
the compartment, about 600 feet
from the closest exit. For 10 hours
he kept in touch with rescuers by
telephone, then the communica tions
circuit went dead.
Other construction employees, aid
ing in rescue efforts, exchanged sig
nails with the foreman by tapping on
an air pipe after the telephone line
went out. Rescue squads operated
three pumps at top speed for several
hours before removing enough water
from the tunnel to permit Mr.. Tenn
pany's release.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Discharges by Services
To Be 100000 by 1914
BY ,he Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June IA total
of 100000 men will have been dis
charged from the armed services
between 1910 and the end of l943
for all causes, says Col. Lewis San
ders. chief of the re-employment
service of the Selective Service Sys-
tenn of New York.
OF this number 100000 were dis
charged up to the end of 1912. Col
Sanders said Yesterday at confer
ence on manpower rehabilitation
called by Mrs Anna Rosenberg. re-
glonal director of the War Man
power Commission.
He cited figures showing that of
a representative group of AHA men,
1917 per cent were let out for psv-
choneuroSis - the largest single
cause. He said battle injuries con-
stituted only small percentage Of
the causes of discharge.
The meeting discussed methods of
co-ordlnating Federal State. local
and private welfare agencies in allie
waiting the Nations manpoWer prob
lem by devising methods of utilizing
discharged men in war plants and
other civilian jobs.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
u. 5. Flyers Aid Chinese
Attacking Rupeh Town
Ry The Associated Pre- s

A''''NNi''N'
CHUNGKING. June l7.-Ameri-
can planes supporting Chinese forces
trying to take the Hupeh Province
town of OWChlhkoW caused many
fires and extensive damage Tues
day, a communique from 1t. Gen.
Joseph w. StilWells headquarters
announced today.
OWChihkoW is near the Yangtze
River nearly 40 miles south of ShaSi.
Chinese forces reached its outskirts
early this week.
The war bulletin said the Ameri-
cans attacked the warehouse area
of the city at Lotus Pond Inlet.
1t also announced that greatly
outnumbered American planes the
day before destroyed six Japanese
planes and probably destroyed three
others in battle southwest of Nam
chang. The Americans suffered no
loss.
The Chinese high command. mea-
while. said that the Chinese had in
tercepted japanese troops which
had advanced eastward with artil-
lery from Yanglowsu, on the Can
ton -HankoW railway.
The japanese presumably were
trying to mop up Chinese who have
been harasSing the YochoW- -HankoW
stretch of the railway. down the
Yangtze from Owchihkow, with con-
stant attacks. Press dispatches said
the haraSsing attacks had totally
disrupted traffic on that railway
stretch
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Ordnance Plant Rehires
Z Dismissed Inspectors
Pv The Associated Press

~ ne Associated Press
DES MONIES, June l7.-R. E.
Behrman. service manager at the
Des Moines Ordnance Plant dis
closed today that Robert C. Mercer.
25, and John Henry A. Replogle. 26,
inspectors who were cleared in Feb
ruary Of charges of approving de-
1ectve ammunition. have been re-
employed and are doing highly sat
ISfaCtory" work.
Walter Maley. attorney for Mercer,
said Government investigation fol-
lowing the trial had established that
the men were discharged without
cause. Action has been taken to
recover wages for the time lost by
the two men between the discharge.
December 3, and their re-instate-
ment
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Episcopal Committee
To Meet Saturday 10
Plan Bishop S Election
Will Set Time and Place
OF Diocesan Convention
To Select New Leader

The Standing Committee of the
Washington Diocese of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church will
meet at 4:30 pm. Saturday at
Washington Cathedral to select
the time and place for a conven-
tion of the diocese which would
consider a successor to the late
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington,
The committee session has been
called by the Rev DR.. F J Bohanan
committee president. This commit
tee has been the ecclesiastical au-
thorIty' of the church since the
recent death of Blshop Freeman.
The Standing Committee consists
Of four members of the clergy and
three laymen. They are: DE- Bo-
hanan. rector emeritus Of ST Paul S
Church, Rock Creek Parish: the Rev.
Edward Gabler. rector of Christ
Church, Washington Parish: the
Rev F. Bland Tucker. rector of ST
DNAAiA = Cilh4 III, NINOL SVkpN!l. VIII -
a brother of the Right Rev. Henry
S., George Tucker. Episcopal Bishop
Of Virginia and presiding Bishop Of
the Episcopal Church in the United
States. the Rev. T. o. Wedel. canon
at the Washington Cathedral and
warden OF the College of Preachers
in the Cathedral C!cSe: Dr.. w. Sin
clair Bowen, physician: c. F. 2.
Ogllby. member of the Cathedra!
Chapter. and H K Boss of the firm
OF Boss & Phelps.
Several business matters will come
before the Standing Committee. it
was learned. but the most vital will
be the calling of convention of the
church TO elect new bishop.
Speculation has been rife about
the city as TO possible candidates for
Bishop of Washington, bu. those
highest in authority in the church
have insisted that 1t is too early to
make any reliable guess as to the
most likely possibilities There
probably will be a large field.
Inc national convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States will be held at Cleve-
land next October. There have been
persistent reports that the national
convention may decide to give the
presiding bishop Of the church a
residence in Washington and free
him from the administrative duties
OF bishop in charge of a diocese,
If this should be done. it would
not change the necessity of the
Washington diocese selecting a
bishop OF Its own, The Capital then
would have two bishops. one of
whom would be the presiding bishop
of the church. nationally. while the
other would be the Bishop of WASH
lngton. in charge of the Washington
diocese, including this city and
several counties in Maryland.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Baseball
Continued From First Page !


Wild throw past first. Keller walked.
Llndell singled to center. Weatherlv
scoring and Keller stopping at sec
ond. Sears singled to right, scoring
Keller and sending Lindell to third
That was all for Mertz He was re-
placed by Scarborough on the
mound. Etten tripled to center.
scoring Lindell and Sears, this tying
the score. Gordon grounded to
Clary. who held Etten on third and
threw him out W. Johnson sin
gled to left, scoring Etten. Zuber
forced w. Johnson at second, Yer
non to Sullivan. Zuber took second
on wild pitch. Stirnweiss flied to
Case. Five runs.
Observation-Disclosures walked
R. johnson singled to center. send
ing Vernon to third. Vernon scored
as Early hit into a double play. Cor
don to Stirnweiss to Etten. Priddy
singled to right and was safe at sec
ond when Stlrnweiss dropped Lin
dell's throw for an error. Clary
famed. One run.
SIXTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Clary threw out
Weatherly. Keller popped to Priddy
Lindell flied to Spence. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Lindell shifted
to center and Metheny went to right
field for New York. Sullivan popped
to Gordon. Scarborough singled tt
left. Scarborough took second as w
johnson threw out Case. Spence
Eled to Keller. No runs.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Lynbrook School Aids
New Bethesda Hospital

Children of the Lynbrook School
in Bethesda have contributed s32 90
to the silverware fund for the new
Bethesda-C Chevy Chase Suburban
Hospital, it was announced today
by Mrs. Walter S. Perry, chairman
of the hospitals Womens Auxiliary.
The money. raised by the pupils
in a doll show and other activities,
was presented Mrs. Perry by Mary
and Anne Blanchard, twin daugh-
ters of Ar. and Mrs. Frederick G..
Blanchard of 46l7 Glenbrook park
way, Bethesda. Virginia Spence,
fifth-grade student, made the ad-
dress of presentation.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
1943 Food Decline
OF IS 10 80 Per Cent
Predicted by Aiken
Senator Tells Doirymen
Payment Of Subsidies
Is Hoax on the People
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 17.-Sena-
tor Aiken, Republican, of Ver-
mont, a member of the Senate
Subcommittee on Food, believes
that the Nations food production
this year will be Is to 80 per cent
under the 1912 record output.
Senator Aiken, addressing a food
forum sponsored by the Dairymon's
League yesterday. suggested that.
instead of attempting to reduce food
costs by Government subsidies. a
plan along the lires Of the surplus
commodities stamp plan of depres-
sion days be instituted
The subsidy program and the roll
back in food prices, he said, vas
'an alien plan. originating in the
oVerpopulated countries of Europe
and he called ii "a hoax being in
f1lcted upon the American people
over the protests of those men in
Government who are expected to
carry it out"
He said that control of food pro-
ductlon and food distribution means
control of the people themselves"
Commenting on the failure 10 pro-
vide subsidies for all of agriculture,
Senator Aiken said.
1T is entirely possible that this
failure may have been intended to
lOrce them to market their produc-
ton through large packing houses
and other channels Of trade more
easily watched and controlled by
Government officials II this be
true. We are behOldlng a sorry spec
tacle OF our own Government acCel-
Grating a trend toward monopoly -"
Senator Aiken said he had read
that President Roosevelt had sug-
| geSted that if any one had better
plan than subsidies to solve the food
| problem ne would like TO have it
/ presented
| We'll, here it is, MI. President" ="
ne said. Bring back the one YOU
| threw out the window some time ago.
/ shape It up TO fit present-day needs
and put it into operation again. 7
refer to the stamp plan. While not
I perfect. this plan would help the
low income consumer instead of the
millionaire and other high income
people >
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Harris Seeks 10 Bar
Postwar Speculation
In Government Land
Vireinion Submits Bill
To ALLOW Reocquisition
By Original Owners
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
In expectation of postwar dump
ing of large Government real estate
holdings, Representative Harris,
Democrat, of Virginia, is seeking to
give preference in reacquiring such
property to the original owners.
He introduced bill for that pur-
pose yesterday, with an additional
provision that in event the original
owner or his legal heirs did not
want the property, it could be sold
only in family size farm units as
determined by the Secretary of
Agriculture, to prevent speculative
buying
Cites mistakes" in Other War.
1T is important" Mr. Harris said
that many of the mistakes made
following the first World War, when
large quantities of surplus material
were concentrated in a few hands
and fortunes were made as result,
should be avoided
The War and Navy Depart
ments, particularly and some other
branches of the Government, have
acquired large holdings of real es-
tate. Much of this property was
good farm land and was being cul-
tivated at the time it was taken
from its owners.
These former owners or the
members of the owners families, if
they wish TO return to their former
farms and homes, should be allowed
to re-acquire the land on a reason
able basis, taking into considera ton
what purchase price they received
and changed conditions since that
time.
Would Bar SyndicateS.
"We must not allow these great
tracts of land to fall into a few
hands for speculative purposes. nor
for syndicate farming. if it is at all
possible to promote its use for indi-
vidual and family cultivation"
Federal land acquisitions in Vir-
ginia have been so large that State
officials recently made representa-
tions to the Government in an at
tempt to curb them. 1t was esti-
mated that approximately per cent
OF the land in Virginia is Federal
territory.