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Evening star., 1944-04-27
British Labor Party Urges
World Airways Combine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 27-The British
Labor party proposed yesterday the
establishment after the war of an
international organization--to be
known as World Airways"-which
would own and control airlines that
cross international borders.
The party proposed, In a booklet
entitled Wings for Peace" that all
national air forces be abolished In
favor of "supra-nationar" air force
for police duties.
I'VE look forward to the day when
Evening star., 1944-04-27

each transport plane will carry on
its wings not the mark Of some one
nation, but = symbol OF the worlds
practical acceptance Of its new
unity" the party's publication said.
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lilo PLANS BETTER
LABOR STANDARDS
Will Seek New Tools For
Economic Advancement,
Social Security

PHILADELPHIA, April 15-R-
The International Labor Office
meeting here next week to as
sumo it's role in the titanic job of
postwar reconstruction, will seek
new tools to implement the At
lantic Charters fifth principles:
Improved labor standards, eco
nomic advancement and social Sc
curity."
A new constitution in which the
LILO may bid for voice in all
international economic and finan-
cial agreements, is first on the
list of things to be accomplished
by the delegates already converg-
ing from approximately 40 coun'
tries.
This 26th annual conference also
will consider cutting the Hos
last tie with the League of Ma
tions-a provision that the now
dormant league approve the ILC
budget and receive the lilo due;
of nations which also were mem
beers of the league.
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VARGAS PROMISES
DEMOCRATIC RULE
President OF Brazil Plans
Representative Regime
Following War

RIO DE JANEIRO, April Is.
"A democratic, representa-
tive government for Brazil follow
ing the war was promised today
by President Getulio Vargas at a
press luncheon. -,
Vargas became Brazil's presi-
dent on Nov. 3. 1880, following
the overthrow Of the preceding
government. He was elected pres
ident in 1884 for a four-year term
but a new constitution proclaimed
in 1887 increased his term to six
years and his tenure has since
been extended until a plebiscite
is held.
Re-pledging Brazips active as
sistance to the Allied cause, Pres
ident Vargas told the newspaper
men that when the war is over I'VE
shall complete those institutional
organs which are not yet func-
tioning."
by the fullest and freest means
our people will then be able to
manifest themselves without any
fears whatever and choose their
leaders and representatives dem
ocratically within laws and pro-
Visions" he continued.
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CINCINNATI GROUP
SELECTS OFFICERS
Bartlett F. Johnston, OF
Baltimore, Is Reelected
President At Meet

Bartlett Forney Johnston, of Bal
timore, was reelected president of
the North Carolina Society of the
Cincinnati, one OF the oldest fra
ternal organizations in the world,
at it's annual meeting at Orion
plantation yesterday.
Other officers selected for the
ensuing year are Ernest Mathews
Green, Raleigh, president emeri-
tus; Lieut. Col. Paul Ayers Rock
we'll, of Asheville, vice president;
John Gilmer Dawson, Kinston,
secretary; Bryan Grimes Dancy,
Baltimore, assistant secretary;
Joseph Blount Cheshire, Raleigh,
treasurer; Francis Osborne Clark
son, Charlotte, assistant treasurer.
Member of the Standing COM
mittee of the General Society
elected was William Eve Bush,
Augusta, Ca, and the Right Rev.
Thomas c. Darst, of Wilmington,ss
bishop of the East Carolina diocese
of the Episcopal church, was nam
ed chaplain. If
The standing committee is Com
posed of the officers, Mr.. Bush
George P. James, of Wilmington,
and James Morrison Harris, of
Baltimore.
Delegates to the General society
are Mr.. Bush, M. Johnston, Mr..
Cheshire, Col. Rockwell and Mr..
Dawson, Alternates are Mr.. Har-
ris, Mr.. James Laurence Sprunt,
of Wilmington, Mr.. Dancy and
Champion Med. Davis, of Whining
ton.
Prio. to the meeting in the Lucia
Sprunt Memorial chapel at Orion
plantation, members Of the society
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprunt at buffet luncheon.
Due to the wartime transporta-
ton difficulties, attendance was
limited this year and included, in
addition to the Wilmington mem
Der, only the principal officers and
a few out-of-town guests.
The fraternal organization was
formed by the officers of the
Continued on Page Five; Col. s.
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WALLACE LEAVES
FOR CHINA SOON
Will Assure Chang Any
Delay In Burma Drive
Only Temporary

WASHINGTON, April IS tR
Vice President Wallace will en-
bark shortly for Chungking on
diplomatic mission designed pri-
marily to reassure Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek and the Chinese
people that any delay in an all
out allied attempt to retake Bur-
lus is only temporary.
1Ae vice presidents round trip
by plane to China is expected to
bring him back TO the United
States before the democratic ma
tional convention meets in Chica-
go July 10. Thus he is expected
to be in this country when the
presidential and wee presidential
nominations are made and not g.
600 miles away as some of his po-
litical enemies had hoped.
Wallace repeatedly will undertake
the mission at the presidents per-
sonal request because it was felt
that only an important parsonage
who speaks with the direct back
ing of the White House could &C.
complish the objective. China is
one of the big Four" of the Al
lied war effort.
There was some discussion, one
informant said, of asking Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt to make the
Continued on Page Seven; Col p
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PREVATT IS BOUND
TO HIGHER COURT
Construction Worker Ac-
cused OF Attempt To
Kill Wife Here

Sanford Prevatt, 312 North Sec
ond street, construction worker
who allegedly attempted to kill his
wife and to commit suicide the
night of March 10, was bound over
to Superior court, under bond of
900, when his case was heard
by Recorder H. Winfield Smith,
yesterday morning. 81
probable cause" was the deci.
sion reached by Judge Smith.
Officers Earl Williamson and W.
j. Mills received call about $3.50
o'clock the night of the happening.
On entering Prevails bedroom, in
his home across from the Union
Bus Terminal, they found the man
standing before mirror slashing
at his throat. Prior to that, it was
reported, Prevatt had engaged in
controversy with his wife, Flor
ence, and had ended the discus
sions by chopping at her with a
Ratchet, causing severe cuts and
compound fracture of the head and
cuts on the arm. She was carried
to the hospital by E. c. Hinson,
bus driver.
The two repeatedly had been sep
arated week, and Prevatt
brought his wife to his room under
pretense of giving her money for
their three children.
He was quoted by police as say
ing that he intended to kill him.
self.
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REDS USING U. S.
JEEPS in R0MANIA
Trucks Also Playing Part
In .Army's Advance
Into Balkans

MOSCOW, April 15-R-Ameri-
can-made jeeps and trucks have
arrived with the Red army in Ro'
mania and are playing their part
in the advance into the Balkans,
a Red Star correspondent with
Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's
First Ukrainian army reported to-
day.
Coincidentally, Russia acknowl
edged the United States role in
supplying the army and Soviet
Union with war materials and fooc
by awarding "a orders and medals
to American officers and soldiers
of the Persian Gulf command.
The Red Star correspondent TOLD
of jeeps and trucks fording the
Prut river in taking munitions and
food to the army and making re-
turn trips. At other places along
the lines the vehicles were ferried
across along with Russian five-tor
Zeiss trucks.
Among those honored by the So
Wet government were Maj. Gen.
Donald H. Connolly, of Fort Mo-
iave, Ariz., commander of Ameri-
can troops in the Persian Gulf,
who received the order of Suvo-
row, second class; Brig. Gen. Don
G.. Shingler, Wyoming-bred engl-
neer out Of West Point, who re-
ceived the order of Kutuzov, third
class, and Brig. Gen. Stanley l..
Scott, native of Indianan, who re-
ceived the order of Kutuzov, sec
ond class.
The Russians freely thank the
United States for sending tanks,
trucks, airplanes, ammunition, spe-
cial types of aviation gasoline,
shoes, boots, tommy-guns, food,
cigarettes and tobacco, but every
one here will tell you that they
would appreciate western inva-
sion more than all that.
The Soviet Union is vast coun-
try with an army of millions, and
no matter how much the United
States sent through lend-lease or
private groups it in no measure
compares with the supplies of the
Soviets to their armies.
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five Men File
For Assembly
h May Voting
Kermon, LeGrand, Shew
Will Make Race On
Democratic Ticket
RODGERS ON LIST
Dr., Hoggard Among Can
didates For Place On
County Board

Tive candidates, three Demo
...+, and two Republicans, filed
~. ..r the North Carolina legislature
s ~, the s o'clock deadline last
s s according to the announce
.nsnt of H. G. Carney, chairman
IF The New Hanover board of cleo
tons,
Their names, along with those
# u persons who are candidates
s.r other county political positions,
viii ~, appear on the local ballot for
HE May 27 primaries.
-Four of the legislature aspirants
are seeking seats in the house OF
CONSERVATIVES - R. M. Kermon,
se incumbent, Jack @. LeGrand,
Richard A. Shew, all Democrats,
and ]. A. Bodine, Republican.
Enter Senate Race
Il. E. Rodgers, local attorney,
entered the race for state senator
from the Ninth district on the
Republican ticket, subject to the
approval of the state board of
elections. (It is believed that the
rotation agreement, by which New
Hanover furnishes the state sena-
tor only once every two terms
does not involve the Republican
PARTY, but the point must be clear
ed
Eight candidates of the 80 filing
for the various offices are running
for the Board of County Commits
sioners, one of whom is DR.. j.
7. Hoggard, chairman or the
School board, and conceded to be
one Of the genuine dark horses on
he ticket. In addition to Dr,f Hog
gard and the incumbents, addison
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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Issue OF ROme'S Status
Is Considered By Allies

letter to President Roosevelt that
this country take the lead in a
move to dernilitarize the Italian
capital because of its cultural, his
toric and religious importance.
He suggested Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
pose special commission COM
posed of two or more military rep
resentatives of the United Nations
and an equal number of military
representative of the enemy, with
the Pope as impartial chairman,
to make arrangements whereby
neither side would make any mill
tary use of the city.
IF the Germans failed to accept
the proposal" Bridges said, lit
would show very clearly their ut
ter disregard for Rome and the
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RED TROOPS CRASH THROUGH
|SEVASTOPOL;S OUTER LINES;
SMASH TARNOPOL'S GARRISON
1000 u. S. Planes Strafe German
Fields, Bomb Bucharest, Ploesti

fighters in single days OPP
Grafton.
The fighters which possibly
totaled between 500 to $50
planes shot down 10 German
planes in aerial combat. In
addition they destroyed and
damaged ga considerable num-
Der of enemy aircraft on the
ground, communique said.
Their low-level strafing at
tacks also were directed at
barges, flat cars, a factory
and locomotives in Germany.
Returning pilots reported they
had damaged II locomotives.
The assaults today broke a
One-day lull in the heavy blows
being rained on Hitler's aerial
deefnses and hupply lines.
The British based operations
which ranged over wide area
of central and northern Ger
many constituted one of the
greatest mass fighter attacks
ever launched. The cOm1nuni-
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Still Hold Stretches OF BIZ
henpur-Silchar Track
Out OF Imphal
ROUTES IMPORTANT
Tokyo Says Allies Throw
ing In Reinforcements
Despite Big Losses
BY CHARLES A. CRUNCH

NEW DELHI, April 15.-1R-The
Japanese have blocked the road
to Dimapur out of Kohima and
still hold stretches of the Bishen-
pur-Silchar track out of Imphal
Allied headquarters acknowledge
ed today as Allied forces fought
deadly jungle battles to clear
these land connections between
the Assam Bengal railroad and
the two threatened Allied strong
holds in northeastern India.
This was the first time the south
east Asia command had made
known that the Japanese invad-
ers, despite all Allied efforts, had
blocked the 35-mile road from Ko-
hima to Dimapur, important
point on the railroad. The COM
munique said operations against
these blocks were progressing"
Important Route
The Importance of the 150-mile
Bishenpur Silchar track was en-
phasized by the disclosure in AL
lied quarters that this alternative
route could be traversed by jeeps
and other jungle vehicles. The
first disclosure that the Japanese
were operating along it was
made yesterday. Silchar is the
terminal of a spur to the Bengal
Assam railway.
(The Tokyo radio said heavy
fighting was under way between
the advancing Japanese and the
Allies defending the Bishenpur-
Silchar road. THE enemy is
throwing in reinforcements reck-
lessly despite heavy losses" the
broadcast said. ''It should be re-
called that when their supply line
On the Kohima Imphal road was
cut off March % the enemy hur-
riedly embarked on repairs to the
road in order to render it pass
able to motor lorries as a last way
of escape.")
1t was apparent that the Allies
had sent a force eastward from
Dimapur to meet the threat of
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
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BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR

BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR
LONDON, April 15.- R -
Powerful American aerial for
ces, possibly totaling as many
as 1000 planes, struck from
Britain and Italy today, STRAIT
ing German airfields and
transportation facilities and
bombing the Romanian capital
of Bucharest and the oil cen
ter Of Ploesti in blows direct
ly supporting the Red Army.
Flying out from British bases
U. S. Lightnings, Thunderbolts,
and Mustangs of the Eighth and
Ninth Air Forces swept over
10 German and German-Occu-
pied airfields with some forma-
tions penetrating as far east as
an airfield in the vicinity of
Berlin.
Thirty American fighters fail
ed to return, the army announ-
ced tonight. This constituted
the largest number of losses
ever suffered by American
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Axis Countries Proclaim
Unity At Meet In Tokyo

LONDON, April 15.-tREThe
Axis announced that an important
council of war was held at Pre-
mier Tojo's home in Tokyo today
at which the conferees, after dis
cussing the Allied offensive of the
past year and the promised inva-
sion of the west, proclaimed firm
determination to fight together to
the end.
Statements were reported made
by both TOTO and German Ambas-
sador Heinrich Stahmer stressing
Axis unity in such terms as to
suggest that recent Allied progress
and the western invasion prospect
had spread fears among enemy
peoples that the Axis partnership,
already darkened by 1taly's sur
render, might be crumbling fur
ther.
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n, SEVENTH ARM. AIRFORCE
asIasADQUARTERs, April 15.-lR-
a., A. Will not be long before you are
u p,eF Tokyo" Major Gen. Willis H.
val .,aie told members of his 7th Ar
~ AR Force today in bidding them
s.e"eil. General Hale has been
NJ ''ieo as commander of land-bas-
IN. or forces at forward areas in
N'e Central Pacific.
!, me objective of our aerial war
vr 'lle Pacific is to place our hea-
~. oombers within range of the
Ja'of War production centers OF
N p General Hale said.
n ne pointed out that in tive
,i, ,.i'nS OF a sustained air often
h.'e' me 7th AAF has advanced
] a,o bomber bases nearest Japan
'''0 nautical miles westward. The
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! : ereral Hale Promises
Larly attacks On Tokyo

most advanced base now is l,8oo
nautical miles from Tokyo.
"Our operations were In connec-
ton with those Of ground and ma
val forces" he said
"No other airforce has advanced
it's heavy bomber bases so far IN
such a short time"
ut is just seven and half
months since we made our landing
IN our first Central Pacific island
and started to lay an airstrip,"
the general continued.
GAS the objective for 7th AAF
bonbers, Truk then looked as far
away almost as Tokyo itself. To-
day it is right in our front yard.
He said the Japanese appear to-
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WASHINGTON, April 15.-RE
The whole question of the status
of Rome is again being actively
considered, Secretary Hull dis
closed today, and attention will be
given a suggestion that the city
be de1nilitarized by a joint Allied
Axis commission under the chair
manship of Pope Plus XII.
In a letter to Senator Bridges
(R.-N.H.), dated April IA, the sec
rotary made known that new
studies are underway to spare
Rome from the ravages of war.
''You, of course, realize the i'm
portant military considerations are
involved and that our Allies in the
Italian campaign must be consult
ed" Hull said.
A week ago Bridges proposed in
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In particular, the Axis stressed
the theme that the European satel-
lites were not wavering.
The Berlin and Tokyo radios in.
Dictated that top leaders available
in Tokyo attended the unusual
meeting, with the technical COM
mittee of the German-Japanese-
puppet Italian three-power pact
supplemented by general and adj
mirals, Foreign Minister Shigemit-
su, Naval Minister Shimada land
number of army and naval ex-
perts and other official person.
ages"
TN view of the Importance of
the meeting" said German
broadcast dispatch dated Tokyo,
Japanese Premier General Toto
CONTINUED on Page seven; Col. 81
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WAR VETS BILL
May Be REVISED
House May Tighten Pro-
visions For Unemploy-
ment Compensation

WASHINGTON, April Is R -
The prospect developed today Of a
house overhauling of the Senate
passed &C. I. Bill of Rights to
tighten up provisions for unem-
pigment compensation.
Both Chairman May D.-Ky.) OF
the military committee and chair
man Rankin (D.-Miss.) of the vet
Grams committee said they believ-
ed safeguards should be written
INTO the bill to prevent what Ran
kin said might be encourage
ment through the liberal unem-
poyment compensation provisions
Of idleness."
Inc measure, p a S S e d unanl-
houSly by the Senate before the
Easter recess, is pending before
Mnkln's committee. Both Rankin
md May urged speedy action on
The Senate Bill provides for I'm
Employment compensation pay
llents ranging from SIS a week
vi single men to SIS a week for
veterans with three or more chill
sIef Tor a maximum of So weeks
.uFlng the first two years after
@Mpensation.
4nls provision, which I shall
sH to change, may tend to en-.
'oufage ldleness among some vet
asnS Rankin said. Many mer
slay be tempted to remain idle
VT the entire 81 weeks because
VI me compensation guarantee II
e Senate Sill. To take care o!
"''e men who will not be able
n
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US. Repulses Raid On Eniwetok;
Resumes Attacks On Kurile Isles
INTERCEPT BOMBERS
5000 Japs Killed Since
Americans Landed On
Admiralty Isles
BY REMBERT JAMES

u. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR,
April 15-lR-Repulse of the first
Japanese attempt in five weeks
to strike against an American CEN
trail Pacific base and additional
U. S. air attacks on Japan's XII
rile islands were reported by Adm.
Chester w. Ninlitz today.
The fleet announcement said
night fighters of the 4th Marine
aircraft wing intercepted Japanese
bombers as they came in before
dawn Friday to hit the American
base on Eniwetok atoll in the Mar
shalls. The rising sun bombers
were turned back as the Marine
pilots shot down two and probably
accounted for a third. All of the
japanese bombs fell in the water.
Nimitz said.
Last Attempt on March 8
The last previous Japanese at
tempt to smash the EniWetok base,
1853 land miles northeast of Truk,
was on March g.. In that case the
Japanese inflicted slight damage.
Steady hammering of the Ku-
rifles was continued Thursday night
and Friday morning. Ventura
search planes of fleet air wing
four unloaded explosives on much
bombed paramushiro and Shunu-
shu. The same night Liberators
of the 18th Army Air Force struck
Paramushiro and Onekotan. The
Japanese sent up only meager an
tiaircrafs fire.
Meanwhile Admiral Ninitz an
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que did not name the targets
of the fighters, which press
ed forward their attacks des-
pite generally unfavOrable
weather conditions.
In the assault from Italian
bases a force of pobably 700
American heavy bombers with
at least 500 escorting fighters
penetrated to within $50 miles
of the Russian-German front.
The highest previous Amerl-
can fighter loss was "a planes
on the April 8 raids on the
Brunswick plane plants and
number of German airfields
when 148 German fighters
were knocked out Of the air by
American fighters and bomb
ers together.
The American heavy bomb
ers based in Britain remained
idle for the second day in a
row after six days of contin-
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