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The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19

Lady Cha'terley" is still not the equal of Lawrence's best work to wit, Sons and Lovers" It is too talky, and although the char acters are really characters, they still take themselves with that uncompromising, humorless ser iousness that afflicted Lawrence, particularly in the last half of his working life.
 And the class struggle which is a large share of the book, is self-consciously managed. It is that, and the authors sincerity is unquestionable.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
LITERARY CUIDEPOST
THE FIRST LADY CHATTER LEY. by D. H. Lawrence tDial: S2.7s).
By JOHN SELBY

In the winter of 1929-30 I was living in a villa just outside the village of Vence, in the Apes Maritimes between Nice and Grasse. On the other side of tho village, a very famous man lay dying. His death was affecting, and one of the most affecting things was that he was very poor; part of his support came from the sale of badly printed and worse bound novel called Lady Chat terley's Lover" It was banned, I think, in all English-speaking countries, published first at Flor
 ence, at once pirafed all over the world. For sixty francs it was possible to buy an authorized
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
IKE" FOOLED scHooLMATEs

FILLER, Idaho - (AP) - Mrs. Earl Ramsey remembers School mate Dwight D. Eisenhower as a sandy-haired, quiet, retiring high school senior. at Abilene, Kas., who had little time for girls. The class prophecy tabbed Eisenhower as future history professor ra- ther than a man who would help make history.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
OFFICERS ON K. P.

HILL FIELD, Utah -CAP) - When several enlisted men re- ported for kitchen police duty they found the chores being done by first lieutenant, master sergeant, a technical sergeant and five staff sergeants. The off cers said they wanted to prove they could handle the job.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
WEDDING-ls44 STYLE

When Lieut.. Warren R. Turner, of the field artillery, and Miss 1il- ian Stubbins, left the Chapel here after. being married, they passed under an arch of grim 4.5 howitzers, instead of the tradi- tional arch of sabers. Their we'd ding carriage. was jeep, deco rated with wild flowers. Ana--a husky lieutenant caught the brides bouquet.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
PERCY IPALOOK FLYS TO KOTZEBUE

Percy Ipalook, the government teacher on St. Lawrence Island, passed through Nome this week enroute to Kotzebue, Alaska, where he expects to spend about three weeks of his vacation. He will then return to Nome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
School Plan
UpforDebdfe

A meeting 10 urge consolida-
ton of all school districts in Dear
born will be held at the city hall
there Monday.
The PROPOSED consolidation
would combine the Fordson and
No. 7 districts, and also take In
the areas of four township dis
tricts that overlap No. 7.
I'VE seek only to equaliZe
facilities in Dearborn" Thomas
L. Edwards, member of a Is
man committee for school con-
solidation, said.
He said that while the FordSon
supported largely by taxes
on the Ford Motor Co, has 5000
empty seats, No. 7 is forced 10
have some halliday sessions be-
cause of overcrowding.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Wright Trial
AirSJobFdke

CINCINNATI. April Z GNS)-
a witness az the Court-martial Of
three army officers, charged with
accepting rejected engines from
the Lockland plant Of the Wright
Aeronautcal Corp testified yes
terday that work sheets had been
faxed.
John / Cook Of Rushville. Md,
former utility man az the Lock-
land plant. said that In the spring
az 1912 only one out Of eight en-
p'oyes had work 20 DO The plant
then employed 10000. he said.
ON trial are Col Frank c.
Crculich and Mai. Walter a, Ryan
of Detroit and Mai. William Bruck-
man, former president Of a Gin
Cinnati brewery.
Another witness, Robert d. Yam
key Of Ann Arbor, Mich. a former
Inspector. testified that he had
rejected the engines because of
smokey cylinders, oil leaks or fuel
leaks. but that they later were
accepted by the army.
Holger X Christensen. also a
former Inspector al the plant. said
he had complained several times
about inspection practices but that
nothing had been done about il.
An ll-member military tribunal
Is hearing the case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Blossom
Killed

A former Berkeley High School
teacher. Ensign l.. F. Blossom Jr,
was killed while in action in the
south Pacific. his wife was in
formed today by the war depart
ment.
Ensign Blossom, who was gradu-
ated from Wayne University
where he received his masters
degree. entered the navy in April,
1912. and was commissioned Feb
ruary. 1913. He went overseas
in November OF 1943.
Surviving him are his wife. who
lives at 1884 Meyers road; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Bios
som ST., of 10390 Aurora avenue,
and one brother, Merton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Prepares
Hospital Party

Plans were complete today for
the party to be given Sunday by
members of the American Legion
Ford Post for the hospitalized
soldiers at Percy Jones Hospital.
Two weeks ago Jim Thomson
who recently received a medical
discharge from the army, spent
all his mastering out pay for
wheelchairs for the boys at Percy
Jones.
Now the fifth and sixth grade
children at Mccain School, Dix
Toledo and Eureka roads, have
made a collection sufficient to
purchase three chairs, which will
also go to the hospital.
Presentation OF the chairs will
he made during the party by Ken
Williams, commander OF the post.
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Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Warren TO Vote
0nInCorpordtion

Voters Of Warren Township will
90 10 the polls in the July pri-
mary 10 vote on a proposal to in
corporated the area, which has a
population of 10000. into a city.
Boundaries Of the city would
be Eight and Eleven Mile roads
and from Dequindre to the east
ern boundary of the township.
There are approximately so war
plants in the area, including the
huge Westinghouse Naval Ar
Senal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
DEWEY WILL MAKE
WESTERN INVASION
COP Candidate To Hold
Several Conferences
With Party Chiefs

PAWLING, N. Y, July 29-tP0A
speeches. invasion of the west,
after campaign conferences in New
York tomorrow with his three-man
board of strategy, was projected
To-Day by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.
A detailed schedule for week
of meetings with republican lead
ers, climaxed by a conference with
the other COP governors in ST..
Louis Wednesday and Thursday,
disclosed that file party standard
bearer would travel about 1890
miles, with stops in New York,
Pennsylvania, Illonis and Missouri
without single public speech plan
ned.
Although ov. John W. Bricker
of Ohio, the vice-presidential NOM
inc, has announced he and Dewey
will "cover the whole country"
after September 1, the New York
governor will avoid outward ap-
l.earances Of campaign trip in
his first excursion out of his home
state since he went to Chicago to
accept the nomination.
Paul E. Lockwood, the COVER
nor's secretary, announced that all
travelling would be done in cars
(COntinued on Page Six; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
ALLIES NEAR CITY
Germans Counter Eighth
Army Thrusts With Divi-
siions OF Tiger Tanks
Bv holland NORGAARD

ROME, July 29.- Up The final
phase of the battle for Florence
opened violently in the rolling hills
to the south today as veteran New
Zealanders of the Eighth Army
drove to a point just five miles
below the historic city and the
Germans quickly countered every
allied thrust with strong forces Of
sFiger tanks. ..Ass.ess.ss.,..4....sz.s s.
The German army south OF the
.Arno river was compressed into a
front only 80 niles long which
threatened to give way along its
entire western end and pave the
way for the fail of Florence.
Eighth Army i;lits crowding in on
this western segment were able
to maintain only minor contact
with the enemy who was forced
to flee as the New Zealanders,
hammering nortneastward r m
Cerbaia to the point five miles be-
low Florence, threatened to isolate
Nszi troops remaining in an eight
mile wide wedge between the
mouth of the Elsa river and Mon
te1upo to the est.
The New Zealanders, prepared
fer battle in the summer heat by
their previous victorious fighting
in the deserts of Africa, cut into
the last mountain line below Flor
ence. They sptang from small
bridgehead they had established
over the tiny Pesa river near Ger
baia.
Other eighth army troops drove
to within two miles of Empoli, .
miles west of Florence on h e
south bank of The Arno, and still
other units closed IN on Florence
from the southeast. South Africans
crossed the Greve river seven
miles south of Florence below I'm
pruneta and still other Eighth Ar
my forces won mountain positions
nine miles southeast of the city.
The final stage of the battle for
Florence was set up by the New
Zealanders' stab from Cerbaia,
made yesterday and announced by
Headquarters today,
During the night, Associated
(Cootinued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
TOBACCO GROWERS
COINCIDE DEFEAT
OPA Officials Refuse Ia
Recommend Price Cell
ing Increase

WASHINGTON. July 29-RH
Southern hue cured tobacco grow
ers and warehousemen conceded
defeat tonight in their week-lons
fight for a two cent increase in
announced price ceilings on the
1914 CROP
Turned down in their appeal
earlier in the week by Economic
Sterilization Director Fred M. Vim
son, the group renewed the attack,
buttressed by governors and men,
hers of Congress, but late today
heard the final word from OPA
officials that they could not recon-
mend the requested increase.
AS the decision was being an
nounced, the group received word
that Governor Ellis Arnall of Geor-
gia had ordered Georgia markets
opened Monday.
Although still maintaining that
flue cured producers were being
mistreated'' by the ruling, the
group OOWCu " IllC VC1dANt. oiiA
most of them left for home.
Today's meetings opened with a
conference with Vinson, at which
the growers presented new argu-
ment that the requested increase
could be absorbed by retailers Of
cigarettes without raising prices tc
consumers
Recalling that IL cent per pack
age was added to federal cigarette
taxes in 1913, the tobacco mer
coatended that retailers increased
their prices by full cent pei
package, or so cents per 1000 Gig
arettes when the tax increase was
25 cents per 1000.
Since three pounds Of tobacco
will make 1000 cigaretts, they sale
the six cents increase asked fol
producers on three pounds could b.
taken out of that Is cent "windfall'
(Continued on Page Six; Col. 6
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
Abe STORE SALES
TOTAL $2,325,26S
Decrease OF $S97,599 Re-
ported Here During The
Past Fiscal Year

Gross sales at the Alcoholic
Beverage Control stores in New
Hanover county during the fiscal
year that ended June 80 amounted
to S. 1926, 268.40, decrease OF
1897 500 IS over the previous year,
W. D. Macmillan, chairman of TIE
ABC board, announced yesterday.
The drop in sales was attributed
to a shortage of liquor. Gross sales
for the year ending June 80, 1943
were 1922, 1868. IS. The percentage
of gross profits to sales was 28.76
during the past fiscal year, as
against 30.39 during the 1912 43
year.
During the fiscal year just ended,
disbursements were made as fol-
lows: State of North Carolina,
$780, 69.78 City of Wilmington,
$160,0C0 New Hanover county,
$4,000; Town of Wrightsville
Beach, $4,000; Town Of Carolina
Beach, $4,000: Wilmington Port
development, $9,288.50; and law
enforcement. $11,231.42.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
arlyPeace
Offers W ork
For Congre
Carries Possibilities OF Un-
employment And Stag
mated Industry
CONVENES TUESDAY
Legislation For Orderly
Transition From War
To Peace Asked
BY ERNEST b. VACCARO

WASHINGTON, July 29-lREThe
challenge of an approac ching peace
carrying with it the possibility
Of widespread unemployment and
stagnated industry-confronts con-
gressmen returning to Washing
ton for the opening Tuesday of
another potentially historic ses-
sion.
With legislation governing the
termination of war contracts al
ready on the statute books, the
lawmakers hear pleas on all sides
for quick decisions on other ma
jor pieces of the legislative frame
work for orderly transition from
war to peace.
Jobs for upwards Of 10000, 900
men in the armed forces and TO-
900, 900 others in war industry, to-
gether with legislative machinery
for the disposal Of SIS, 100000, 900
wort h of government plants,
equipment and supplies pose prob
lens of unprecedented magnitude
Can't Take Chances
While optimism over the chance
of an early collapse Of Germany
is tempered by caution, agree
ment is general that the govern
ment can't afford to take chances.
Speaker Sam Rayburn announc-
ed in Bonham, Tex, that all men,
bers of the house postwar plan
ming and legislative committees
were being called back to Wash
ington Immediately.
'eWhen Germany will collapse,
nobody knows" Rayburn said.
'but we must be prepared for the
problems that will follow such a
collapse"
Rayburn planned to leave for
Washington tomorrow.
In the senate, differences OF
opinion over the extent Of the
authority congress should grant ::
projected overall rehabilitation
agency. the amount and procedure
for, paying unemployment COM
pensation and other details are
slowing efforts of it's military COM
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30

ficers that he escaped in 1941 from
the penitentiary in Huntsville, Tex
as, where he was serving 25-
year sentence for bank robbery.
The man also declared that his
true name was Francis Elva Smith.
His record is being checked
through the FBl in Washington. He
has been arrested for storebreak-
ing, larceny and receiving, and
will appear in Recorders court
for preliminary hearing Monday,
along with Rising.
Rising has been released on 3d.
$50 bond pending his court appear
ance. He was first arrested July
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
COUNTY SKATERS
WAR BOND MARKS
Residents Invest $780,.
019 During The Fifth
War Loan Drive

New Hanover county broke all
bond campaign records in the
Fifth War Laon drive with an in
vestme:at of $8C69, 019.50.
The announcement tn It this
county had bought more bonds
during the bond campaign just
ended than in ally of the previous
four drives was made yesterday
by bond leaders as they disclosed
achievement of New Hanover's Sc
RES ''E" goal.
Aiming at an 'E" bond quota
of So, 100, 900, this county went over
the top by $4,000 to total in
vestment of $2,224,O00, according
to the latest tabulation. 1t W a
pointed out that final reports from
all issuing agents probably will
toost this figure.
The greatest achievement dur
ing the Fifth War Loan drive was
the fact that New Hanover exceed
eG it's overall goal of $5,707,000
by $2,62,019.5O. The bond cam
paign started June II and ended
July 8, with Series "Er' bond buy
ing extended Though July l.
During no other bond drive has
New Hanover county invested such
a sum in war bonds. Sales nearest
10 those in the Fifth were during
the Third drive, with total of
Sc, 1884, 900. During the second,
sales amounted to $4,000, 900, and
il the Fourth, s5,70O,000. Figures
were not Immediately available on
the First drive. but they did not
approximate any of the succeeding
campaigns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
Captured GermansRepor
Rommel Fatally Wounded

and still was in a critical condi-
ton in hospital.
The Red Cross worker, who was
with the Germans only day before
yesterday, said they told her Rom
mel was wounded in a bombing
rear Falaise on the British front
end died later in a hospital at
Bernay
This woman, about 40 years old
and carrying credentials from the
Vichy War Ministry for dealing
with French prisoners held by the
Germans, said the reports Of ROM
meTs death were widespread and
Continued on Page Six, Col. 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
HANNS REPORTS
TO NAVAL POST
Named Executive Officer
OF District Commission
ing Detail Here

Lieut.. Commander Satolli W.
Hams, USN, former officer IN
Charge of the commissioning de-
tall Of the Charleston Navy yard,
mas reported for duty in Whining
ton as executive officer of the
Sixth Naval District Commission
ing detail, it was learned here yes
terday in an announcement from
the Public Relations office of the
sixth Naval district.
commander Hams, formerly OF
Eugene, Oregon, is a veteran of
70 years in the Navy. He was at
rearl Harbor December Z, 1941,
WAen the Japs attacked, and came
through without, injury although his
zip was bombed and strafed. The
guns on his vessel we're among the
l,fSt to spit back at the Japs after
'ne surprise attack.
he has spent considerable time
IN Alaskan waters and was in the
ulick OF the Aleutian Islands fights.
ne left the Aleutians in June, 1913
Nter having participated in t h e
capture of Attu
commander Hams was gradual.
:; "a from from the University of Oregon
m 1913 and Joined the Navy. He
noa boot training at Bremerton Ma.
Syyard and entered an officer can
aoate school, being commissioned
esSlgh on January 2, 1919. He serv
~ number Of years in the Paci
~ and Atlantic fleets, three years
"i'n the Special Service squadron
~ pl: panama and three years in the
. nillpplnes. He had three tours O
Nv at the Philadelphia Nav,
saro, and served one year, under
a.e war department, In command
a Veterans CCC camp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
Relief From City's Ice
Shortage Expected Soon
Carroll Changes Odds
On Presidential Race

ST. LOUIS, July % ~
James J. Carroll, St. Louis bet
ting commissioner, today revis-
ed his odds on the presidential
campaign because ga flood of
Dewey money showed up"
Carroll now sets the odds at:
Against Thomas A. Dewey,
Republican candidates. to S;
against fourth term seeker
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo-
crat-2 to S. That means =
five-dollar bill on Dewey would
win 50, FLYER on Roosevelt
would win 81.
Opening odds were l to ) In
favor of Roosevelt and 2 IL to
1 for Dewey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
KING HAS CLOSE
ESCAPE IN ITALY
Nazi Mines Explode With
in 300 Yards OF His
Luncheon Table
JOHN F. CHESTER

FIFTH ARMY ADVANCE
HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY, Ju-
Jy 29.-DelayedI- Up Two Ger
man mines, stepped on by an
American soldier, exploded with
a terrific roar today within 300
yards of table where King
George vi of England, 1t. Gen.
Mark w. Clark. U. S. Fifth Ar
my commander; archbishop Fran
els J. Spellman of New York and
Gen. Sir Harold r. L. G. A1exand-
err. Supreme commander in Italy
we're at lunch.
Although the cencassioa was felt
clearly at the luncheon table, none
CT the guests was hurt. The Amer
lean soldier who Inadvertently ex-
lloded the mines was killed.
The king had Just completed an
Continued on Page Eight; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
TOP AMERICAN ACE
REPORTED MISSING
Col. Gabreski, Who Shot
Down 28 Planes, Unre-
ported Since July 20

OIL CITY, Pa. July o. R -
While his home town was planning
& joyous homecoming celebration
for him, 1t. Col Francis S. Ca
kreski, Americas top scoring
war pilot credited with shooting
down % enemy planes, was report
ed missing in action over ermany
today. -
A brief message from the War
department said the ace flier has
ben unreported since July 20. 81
At fighter base in Britain, Ga.
breske's mates said his plane had
been shot down. There was no indi-
cation where.
The news came as a great shock
to his parents and to friends and
neighbors in this northwest Penn
svlvania Oil town; which was in
the midst of its preparations to
give Gabreski a fitting welcome
when he returned home on 4 leave
Of absence. He had been expects
ed "early in August"
At Prairie Du Chen, Wis, love.
Continued on Page Two: Col 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
SHIPMENTS SLATED
Residents OF Southern art
OF City Charge I'm
equal Distribution

Some relief from the ice short
age. which some residents Of the
:outhern section OF the city claim
is so critical that families with
babies have ben without ice for
weeks, is expected about Thursday
by several ice dealers, according
to a survey made yesterday.
E. B. Sntpes, manager Of the
independent Ice company, said his
company would receive a 30-ton
carload of ice and mother Mondy
that relief from the ice shortage
could be expected the middle OF
the week as demands Of the Fruit
Growers Express company slack
en-. Lawrence c. Rose, of the Rose
Ice company, likewise said re-
Lief was expected this week.
Meanwhile, residents of southern
Wilmington were complaining
about the lack OF ice for home
refrigerators. S. W. Garrett, OF
1912 South Third street, said 1--WE
would like for the ice companies
to please Sc that some Of their
ice is distributed on the south side
Ct Wilmington.
Continuing, Garrett reported that
l counted five truck loads of ice
being distributed on the north side
Of town Saturday, while families
with babies had. been for weeks
without any ice in the southern
section. A person can 60 to any
plant in the city and they refuse
to sell him ice without any reason
Icing given. Still you can see per-
sons from the north side of town
Continued on Page Fifteen: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30
ALSO PUSH INTO
SOUTHERN LATVIA
Northern Forces Reported
Only 20 Miles From
The Gulf OF Riga

LONDON, Sunday, July 80
-(F-Russian troops yes
terday fought within sight of
Warsaw, bombarded halfway
mark in the offensive rolling
along the road to Berlin,
while in the north other So
Wet units surged across the
southern Latvian border in
their swift drive against the
almost-encircled Nazi armies
Of the Baltic.
Warsaw's east bank suburb:
were under Soviet artillery attack
Berlin said the Russians in thu
north were only 20 miles from the
Gulf of Riga, fighting fiercely il
the Jelgava area in their effort t.
complete a trap on 100000 to 800,
900 Germans under Col. Gen
George Lindemann.
Jelgava, a strategic rail junction
and Riga, Latvian capital-port OF
the Baltic, both were hammered
heavily by Soviet bombers Frida.
night. Several enemy troop train
were smashed or burned OUT" tn
communique said, indicating tina
the Germans already were trying
to flee Estonia and Latvia.
Capture Eleja
The Latvian town of Eleja, /
miles south of Jelgava, was car
l.tured, the Moscow bulletin said
and a midnight supplement sal
more than $500 Germans wer
killed and $500 captured in Sal
urday's operations.
Gen. Ivan Bagramian's first Bal
tic armies captured more than 20
villages in this push toward tn
Baltic coast, including Zagare, O
the Lithuanian-Latvian border
miles south of the gulf, Mosco,
said. Farther south other unit
closing in on Kaunas, former Litf
uanian capital, captured Karmels
va, less than six miles northeas
of Kaunas, which is a German bas
tan protecting the road to Germa
East Prussia. The fall of Kauna
was regarded as near.
The Moscow communique ar
nounced the capture of total c
1920 towns and villages during tn
day, and said the Russians attack
! ing below Warsaw had completed
| Continued on Page Two; Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-30

Bill Rising, 81, who successfully
emerged from series Of robbery
trials in Superior court here last
January, has been arrested tor
storebreaking, larceny and rec'iiv-
ing in connection with the theft
of approximately $500 in jewelry
from Kingoff's jewelry store, on
the weekend of July IS.
Implicated with Rising in the at
fair is Charles Lester Bair, alias
'Blackie'', alias big Time
Charlie" 39-year-old white man
from Durham who has been in
this community. for the past six
months. and VINO admitted to Of.