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l4lST REGIMENT
FILLS MEAN JOB
By SID FEEDER

WITH THE 141ST REGIMENT
ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA,
Aug. 29.-Delayed)-tR = This
regiment can be credited with one
of the neatest and toughest assign
ments of the invasion Of southern
France. r
Units among these veteran
doughboys already have been cited
for distinguished action. They
were among the troops who took
the brunt of the Rapido crossing,
stormad a vital hill above CASH
no monastery, captured strongly
held San Pietro and opened the
gap in the German lines at Velle-
tri during the Italian campaign.
President Roosevelt cited the
Third Battalion for it's Salerno
stand, and the second battalion
received 5th army commentator
for its work as an assault echelon
at San Pietro. And more honors
are expected for the establish
ment of the right flank beachhead
in this invasion and the retention
Of it while an entire division came
in behind.
landed with the colonel COM
manding the 141st, and with Maj.
Roswell K. Doughty, IA Maple ST.,
Walpole, Mass, and the rest Of
the regimental staff, less than Is
minutes after the first troops land
ed on the beaches on D-Day. The
regiment was. given two beaches
to take and clean out. One OF
these was 80 yards wide, the 9th.
err 800 yards across.
The regiment took them and per.
mitted two other regiments tc
land behind Immediately after.
ward. One Of these other regi-
ments took this front door. to the
Riviera after being repulsed on
another beach near San Raphael.
A battalion under 1t. Col. Will.
liam A. Bird of Barbsrton, Ohio
sprinkled with a number of off
GERS seeing their first combat &C.
ton, had the risky job of hitting
the 80-yard beach. The first two
waves came in without opposition
but when the third wave hit, Ger.
man sopened up with machineguns
from both sides OF. the beach.
By this time troops under Capt
James Mcneil, 704 West 35th St.
Austin, Tex. land 1t. Martin Tul
ly, 9344 Pleasant Ave, Chicago
had circled the German nests ano
cleaned them out soon afterward
Meanwhile, on the other beach
forces under 1t. Col. James
Critchfield, Pine Valley, Calf
and Maj. Carthel Morgan, 52(
Northeast Third Ave-, Amarillo
Tex, charged in.
| In less than Is minutes leading
assault waves under Capts. Roy
Santilles, 322 Lessard ST., Donald
sonville, La; Ralph Nattans, 400
Virginia ST., Columbus, Ga; Its
Lyle Crook, $40 North Harrison
St. Mason City, Iowa, and Reuben
Parker Of Murray, KY, dashed ovel
the initial high ground overlooking
the beach.
They captured the high GROUND
and in "a hours, $50 German pris
oners were rounded up. In the mex
"a hours the total rose to 1000
and at this writing more than 2,00(
were in the net. The fighting hae
been bitter and the assault on thu
beaches had been carried out il
the face Of a fierce artillery as
sault from huge enemy coastal de
tense guns turned inland.
Two of the weariest doughboy
in this campaign are Pvt. Herman
Jobe Of Conoorsville, Ind, and Cpl
Roland Mueller of San Antonio
Tex. respectively the jeep drive
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WAC ENLISTMENT

Boston. Sept 3.-R = Enlist
ments in the Women's Army Corps
after Oct. 81 will be for general
service, the first service command
announced today.
Wac enlistees will be allowed 70
specify service with the al forces,
ground forces or service forces,
but they will no longer be recruit
ed for assignment to specific
camps, posts or stations of the
recruits own choice.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-04
CELEBRATES MASS

U. S. BOMBER IN BRITAIN,
Sept. 8. -R- Archbishop Francis
J. Spellman of New York celebrat-
ed mass today for several hundred
airmen and Wacs and urged them
Ito pray for real, lasting peace
peace with justice" His listeners
sat On rough, wooden bomb crates
in a huge hangar as he spoke be-
fore an altar set up on trailer
used to haul salvaged parts OF
wrecked Flying Fortress.
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Third army tanks are poking close
to the Hunsruck mountains along
the Saar frontier.
The necessity Of supply probably
may force some slowing of the
Allies headlong sweep, but it is
clear the fleeing German army
can expect no long respite in
which to organize defenses.
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INSPECTION TOUR

Members of the Senate's war i'll
vestigating committee are doing
little talking about an extensive
trip they plan to start the middle
of this month.
Congressional recess before that
time seems doubtful. Senate mi
nority leader White of Maine SAYS
his best guess would be about
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MEMORIAL UNDAMAGED

WHY RIDGE, France, Sept. 8.
-tR1 Canada's cleaning white
on Vin1y Ridge, stand
ing in tribute to the great: Canad-
ian victory here in the first world
war, was found unchanged and
not a: bomb or shell had fallen near
it. t-t-
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JAP ADMIRAL DIES

LONDON, Sept. 3..--R- The
German propaganda agency trans
ocean reported from Tokyo today
that Admiral Shire Takasu, mem
Der of the Japanese war council,
died yesterday of illness whose ma
ture was not disclosed.
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and radio operator for the COM
handing colonel, who dashed from
one end of. the beachhead to the
other surveying the progress of
the operation. Al,
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RATIoNING JOB

Appointment of one of OPA's top
field administrators as chief of ra-
tioning indicates that OPA head
man Bowles feels there still is a
big job to be done. He has brought
in Max Mccullough, veteran boss
of the OPA regional office at
Dallas.
Bowles' associates say this is the
tip-off that, while some commodi-
tie will be removed from the list
soon after Germany's defeat, there
will be rationing beyond that time.
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Nelson May Try TO Iron
Out ChineSe-Red Issues

Sept. IA, possibly as early a Sept.
81
The trips purpose is to check
up on how Army and Navy depots
are handling surplus military
goods. The committee is eager to
determine whether depot officers
have any standard procedure for
determining when blankets for ex-
ample) may be considered sur
plus, and whether adequate instruc-
tons have been sent out for their
transfer to other services or for
disposal.
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There are IA million Moslems in
North Africa.
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Ruy WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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CHAMBER DRIVE
BEARING FRUIT

The Chamber of Commerce,
which is seeking to increase its
membership from the present 25S
to a possible 800, is beginning to
get some results from its mem
bership campaign, Walter J. Car
tier, secretary. declared yester-
day. NJ
The first acceptances to be re-
ceived, in answer to invitations
which went out by mail last Fri
day. are a new membership from
the amusement center at 103 S.
Front st. and renewals from the
Cape Fear Shipping company on
713 Nut St., and the Maffitt Supply
company On Water St.
The chamber is hoping for quite
a number of people to avail them
selves of the invitations to come
in because of the need for post
war planning and other develop
ment programs which are be-
ing promoted or considered by the
various committees of the cham
Der, Cartier said. Emsley Laney
Is chairman of the membership
committee.
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AUTO THEFT CASE
SET FOR FRIDAY

The case Of three white youths
charged with the theft of severa
automobiles within the last two
months, was continued in record
er's court yesterday until tomor.
row. The defendants have beer
placed under 5000 bond.
The boys, Lee Stanley Flynn,
Jr of Maffitt Village, Hubert
Jones Bellamy of Hickman's
Crossroads, and Frank Moore OF
Pencerlea, were arrested Tues
dav and lodged in jail by Sgt. J.
R. Smith, state highway patrol
man. -,
Sergeant Smith has reported the
recovery of six of the cars so lar.
He said that he expects to con-
tinue his investigation.
Two additional warrants were
sworn out yesterday for Flynn anc
two for Bellanny, charging them
with the theft of two automobiles
which were recovered yesterday.
police reported last night that the
bows had admitted the theft OF
those two cars, one of which was
stolen July 20, the other on Sep
tenber %. A preliminary hearing
is set in Recorders court on these
charges today, and it is expected
that the cases will be continued to
be heard with the others tomor-
VOW
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House Authority B
Saves $625,00O
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(COntlnue0 from rage One)
financially assisted the local Au-
thority il the construction and
operation of the projects.
1t was pointed out tn at the
Phelps, Fem offer will allow re-
tirement of the full bonded debt
on the projects in the year 1895,
whereas under the previous financ-
ing arrangement payments would
continue until the year 1000 at
some $4,000 per year, and that
thereafter there would remain I'M
paid a debt OF $375, 900 still to be
refunded at that time.
The Authority's statement ex-
pressed qualification over this saw
ings. and pointed out that private
investors now will become the hold
ers of about II per cent of the
total of the Authority's bonds. IN
der the original financing in 1910.
private investors took only $685.
900 of the full issue of $1,898, 900,
the remainder being held by the
government. The government-held
bonds paid interest at the rate of
ITS per cent, as compared to the
2.G4 per cent offered at yesterday
sale.
r. Stewart, vice chairman of the
Authority, presided at yesterdays
meeting. other commissioners
present were C. B. Kornegay, Rev.
Walter B. Freed and Free E.
| Little:
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POLICEMEN HOLD
PISTOL PRACTICE

Wilmington police officers yester.
day took to the pistol range of the
Wilmington Rifle and Pistol club al
Legion Stadium in the first of a
series OF instruction periods in fire.
arm handing and marksmansip.
Chief c. H. Casteen reported last
night that officers will be instruct
ed by Patrolnan N. J. Wolf. q
member of the force, and Ed Her
ring, nationally recognized macks,
man.
Sessions will be held each Wed.
nesday at Legion Stadium, and Of
ficers will be instructed in the pro
per handling Of firearms and each
man will be requested to quality
as q marksman.
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spearheads only three miles from
the German frontier.

spearheads only three miles from
the German frontier.
Against only light resistance,
British troops pushed eastward
midway between Eindhoven. a n d
Nijmegen to reach the Mas both
at Boxmeer, 10 miles southeast Of
Nimegen, and at Groeningen, five
miles southeast of Boxmeer. At
both points the river is approx
mately three miles from the Dutch
German border.
The thrust appeared to be aimed
at the Siegfried line at point
some 10 miles south of Kleve,
which is believed to be the north
ern terminus of the west wall.
With the loss Of Anthem, Allied
chances of turning the upper end
Of the Siegfried line appeared to
have been considerably dulled.
Thirty miles south Of Groeningen
along the Mas, Belgian troops
reached the west bank of the river
along 10-mile front between Wes-
sem and Dilsen, about nine miles
from the German frontier.
Widening their corridor to t h e
west, British forces seized Oss, 16
miles southwest of Nijmegen, and
linked with the right flank OF the
Canadian First army near Aren-
donck, southwest of Eindhoven.
forming a solid line through Turn
hout to Antwerp.
Far to the south in France, 1t.
Gen. George S. Patton's American
Third army broke a comparative
luN on the Moselle river front by
stornaing and capturing a bridge
leading into Fort Friant, a moat-
ed key bastion in a chain Of for
tresses on the west bank of the
Moselle guarding Metz.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
Anonymous Soldier
Gives FIVE Dollars
To War Chest Drive

Something extra was ad-
ded when one young soldier of
the United States Army made
his contribution to the Conmu-
nifty Chest this week.
1t was an expression of ap-
probation for what the soldier
said Wilmington and it's people
have done for him.
II have always given to the
Chest back home" he COM
mented as he handed five one
dollar, bills to the Rev. Walter
B. Freed, Chest president. ..
'tBut this year, I want to
give here. Wilmington has
been good to me-"
The soldier, who has seen
service overseas, where War
Chest money is helping as it is
in this country and in this city,
preferred to remain anony-
nous.
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40 AND 8 TO HAVE
FISH FRY FRIDAY

The monthly meeting of La So
riete Des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux
will be held at the home OF J. R.
Hollis on Masonboro Sound Fri
day at 1880 p. m. An outdoor fish
fry and assorted refreshments are
the scheduled entertainment fea-
lures. Wives or sweethearts, if ac-
companied by Voyageurs are In
vited.
Voyageurs will meet in the court
house yard at 7 o'clock and pro-
coed in a body to the sound. Trans
portation for those without cars
will be provided.
The 10Th OF September is a date
Of importance to many Of the To-
cal Voyageurs. as this is the 26th
anniversary of the breaking OF the
Hindenburg Line, in which many
of them took part.
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METHODIST GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS

The monthly meeting of the
New Hanover sub-district of
Methodist churches was held Mon
day night at Fifth Avenue Metho-
dist church.
Virginia Franks led the devo-
tional, after which the Rev. H. j.
Wilson, pastor Of Fourth Street
Advent Christian churc h and
speaker for the evening, was in
troduced.
After the worship program, a
business session, which consisted
of election OF officers for the com
ing year, was held.
Calvin Billiard was elected
president, Beverly Hawkinson,
vice-president, 10 Ann Sneed,
secretary, Irwin Bobbitt, treasur-
er, and Carroll Tinsley, counselor.
An informal fellowship and re-
freshments followed.
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Six Auto Fatalities
Bring Safety Appeal
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Brunswick county police are
= still holding Carlton Butler, 20,
of 500 Dawson street, pending
coroner's inquest into the
death of Hardee.
The condition of EG Master
Woodell if Lumberton, driver
Of the oil tanker which crash
ed into the wrecked automo-
bile, is reported to be fair
at James Walker Memorial
hospital.
Investigating officers at
tributed the cause of Tuesday
nights accident to a bad axle,
which threw the car out of
control when the wheels came
off. The car, which killed
William Ivon Hocutt, USN, 20,
of 2014 Nets avenue, also
struck a Tide Water Power
company pole at Eleventh and
Greenfield streets.
The condition of William
Taylor Beck, USN, OF 113
Wrightsville avenue, was re-
ported by hospital attaches as
being satisfactory, as was
that of Finley McRae, merch-
ant marine, % Court J, Lake
Forest. Both were passengers
in the Hocutt car.
Adding to the appeal for
safer driving, highway patrol
men declared that there was
an unforgivable amount of
drunk driving at the present.
A coroner's jury yesterday
exonerated David Galloway,
51-year-old Negro shipyard
worker from Winnabow. of all
blame in the death of Allen
Hudson, 62-year-old white man
who was struck down by Gal
loway's truck at Front and
Market street Monday morn
ing.
Coroner Asa w. Allen re-
ported last night the jury de-
clared that Hudson came to
his death from being struck by
an automobile driven by David
Galloway in an unavoidable
accident.
Galloway, driving a canvas
covered 1896 Ford pickup
truck, loaded with shipyard
workers en- route to work,
struck Hudson with his right
fender, knocking him down in
the street, he told police. Gal
loway said he descended from
the drivers seat, inquired of
Hudson if he was injured, and
on the victims word that he
was "all right" drove on.
Doctors reported that Hud-
son developed blood clots on
the brain and spine, which
subsequently caused his death
Tuesday.
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MRS EMILY JANE HAMMONDS

Funeral services for Mrs. Emily
lane Hammonds, u, who died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
M H. Holt of Sunset Park, yes
terday afternoon at 5 O'Clock al
ter a long illness, will be held at
4:3o o'clock this afternoon at the
Meares cemetery in Elizabeth
town. The Rev. o. K. Ingram, pas.
tor of Sunset Park Methoolst
church, will officiate.
Internment will follow in the
Meares cemetery.
She is survived by five daugh-
tiers, Mrs. M. H. Holt OF Whining.
ton, Mrs. Matte Blackburn and
Mrs. Floyd Raynor of Elizabeth,
town, Mrs. Annie McDuffie Of
! Council and Mrs. Carl Moore Of
Leland, and five sons, c. j. Ham
nonds, ]. H. Hammonds, W. Il:
Hammonds, ]. w. Hammonds and
M. E. Hammonds, all of Whining
ton.
Active pallbearers will be FL
bridge Holt, Robert Hammonds,
Glenwood Blackburn, F n i n,
Raynor, Wendell McDutfie and
John Hammonds.
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Few British Devils
Come Back From Trap
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cause Montgomery's drive north
east from Eindhoven was delayed
too long in winning the strategic
bridge across the WAL Rhine at
Nijmegen, nine miles from Arm
hem.
BY the time British ground fore
es reached the Neder Rhine oppo-
site Anthem last weekend, fierce
counterattacks by German SIS
elite guard divisions had driven
the airborne troops back into the
woods west of Anthem, and the
chances for a full junction Of AL
Lied forces had been lost. Only a
trickle of supplies ever reached the
desperately fighting Red Devils"
and their eventual defeat became
inevitable when miserable weather
prevented their reinforcement
from the air.
Paying tribute to t h e hapless
band tonight, an Allied spokesman
told correspondents that The gal
liant defense of the First Airborne
division went far to contribute to
the exploitation desired. It enabled
other elements to the south to hold
the bridge at Nijmegen across the
WAL, which prevented n m y
forces in the north from moving
SOUTH
Further indication that the RED
Devils" sacrifice was not in vain
came in a field dispatch fr m
Roger Greene, Associated Press
war correspondent with the Brit
ish Second army, which told OF
steadily widening of the corridor
between Eindhoven and Nijmegen.
The battle of Holland is slowly
but surely swinging against h e
Germans, and the enemy now ap-
parently is resigned to defending
the line of the River Mouse as
the next phase preluding the main
battle of Germany" Greene's dis
patch said.
Heavy and bloody fighting
blazed all around the British cor
ridor to the Rhine, but repeated
German attempts to forge steel
trap around the north end of the
salient were beaten off with Sc
we're losses"
An official Allied announcement
disclosed that British and Belgian
troops had driven eastward to the
Mas (Meuse) river at several
points along a 40-mile front, with
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PRIORITY ORDERS
AWAITED ON PUMPS

Priority orders for two General
Electric motors for the Kings
Bluff pumping station should ar
rive in Wilmington from the War
Production Board sometime this
week, it was reported yesterday
by City Engineer ]. A. Loughlin.
Having received no definite word
from WPB since an effort was
made by the city engineer to dis
cover the reason for the delay
In shipping the pumps two weeks
ago, Loughlin said he expected
1t to be some time after the
pumps left the General Electric
plant at Schenectady, N. Y, be-
fore they reach Wilmington.
Loughlin explained that the mo-
tors would have to go to Bald
winville, N. Y, to be mounted,
causing delay of approximately
10 days, and he said it would
probably be two weeks later be-
fore they arrived in Wilmington
70 be installed in the King S
Bluff plant.
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WEATHER

(By U. 8. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1:3 Dam, So; 1880 am, 81; 1880 pm, 49,
J: 80 pm, ".
Maximum 70; Minimum So; Mean So;
Normal 10.
Humidity
1870 am, s5; 1880 am, 80; 1880 pm, Al;
7:3o pm, S. ..,.,...,.
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm
600 inches.
Total since the first Of the month
3.19 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published b.
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High low
Wilmington ---------------- 6:04a 1:05s
gasp 1:22r
Masonboro Inlet -------- 3:49a 10:07s
4:29p 10:51r
Sunrise, 6:04 am; Sunset, Sol pm
Moonrise, $3.50 pm; Moonset, i:43 am
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City Briefs
URGED TO FILE

About IL eating establish
ments, which have failed to
list their prices of 40 items or
less that wer e selected as
basic foods by the Advisory
board Of the Raleigh District
OPA office, are urged to file
them immediately with the
price division of the New Han
over War Price and Rationing
board.
AWARDED PURPLE HEART
First Lieut.. Clarence E.
Marshbprn, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Marshburn Of Will
mington, has been awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds
received IN France on July II:
Lieutenant Marshburn, who
has been overseas two years,
j. now conyalsscing In , hos
pital In England.
1t has been estimated that tn
greatest depth Of any ocean
35 400 feet.
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WILLIAM M. CORBEIT
EIIZABETHTOWN, s

ELIZABETHTOWN sept. ~.
William Murphy Corbett, 10, OF
Iyanhoe, one of the most proml-
nent men of this section, died in
a Wilmington hospital last night at
1890 after long period of illness.
Funeral will be held at the
Black River Presbyterian church,
of which he was member, Fri
day afternoon at o'clock and in
terment will follow in the church
cemetery. Rev. j. A. Boyd will
conduct the funeral services.
Mr.. Corbett was b orn, reared
and spent his life in the Ivanhoe
section. He was widely known
through Bladen n d Sampson
counties, and for seventeen years
was one of the owners and oper-
ators of Crystal Beach, large sum-
mer resort at White Lake.
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American Legion Post
Holds Meeting Tonight

Post No. 10, American Legion,
will meet tonight at 8 O'Clock in
the Legion home, 100 South Third
street, to discuss plans for formal
ly opening the newly acquired
home in November, it was an
nounced tonight by Norwood s.
Westbreok, post commander.
This will be the first meeting
since the return Of Commander
Westbrook from Veterans hospi'
tai at Fayetteville, where he has
been a patient for several weeks.
Nebula in astronomy is the name
given to certain luminous patches
III the sky.