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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
3Sasinaw
Men Lost
By Paul Foearty

SAGIN AW. Dec. 15-Three
more Saginaw families were
mourning the loss of sons in battle
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Pack
ard, 937 s. jefferson have been
informed that their son, 1t. Rich
ard a. Packard Jr, Flying Fort
rcSs pilot was killed when his
plane crashed in Southern France
Nov. 16, 1913.
Soundman sc Donald Preston
Willett was lost at sea on oct. 9,
1913. Navy officials have notified
his mother Mrs. Jennie McCray,
l26 -. Fourth.
pvt. George w. Brown. 20, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Brown 2l0
:. Andre, was killed in Germany
Nov. u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
:S(s

Here's the password TO some
mighty swell eating: "Wheaties. -
Big fakes of good whole wheat.
Crisp-toasted. Nut-sweet. And
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
4O-Hr. Week
ok. Withheld

LANSING. Dee.415-A 40-hour
week in all state departments is
not feasible at this time, Thomas
j. Wilson. state civil service direc-
tor. told his commission today.
Reporting on a survey of all de-
partmentS. Wilson said the shorter
week could not work in the state
police. parks, and ferry service
divisions and that the 40-hour
week had already been. instituted
in all bureaus where possible.
Foss {. Baker. representing the
State, County and Municlpaf
Workers of America, Go, called
the report consistent with Will
sons efforts 10 balk union men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
4 Pontiac Suspects
To Be EXfradited

PONTIAC. Dec. Four Pom
tiac youths, suspected by police Of
stealing $500 In war bonds from a
Pontiac home Will be eXtraditcd
today from Jacksboro. Tenn,
who're they were arrested as fugi-
tlNcS.
The bonds owned by a soldier
now fighting in-lhe Philippines.
were stolen Monday from. the
home Of the soldiers mother as
she lay Ill in bed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
MPs, Detectives Tour
Battle Creek Beats

FORT CUSTER, Dec 15-Mili-
tary police vii ltravel the rounds
both day and night with Battle
Creek detectives, through spe-
cial arrangement with the police
department The move is called
specialized training for the sol
dicrS. - s
designations have left approx
.mately 25 vacancies in the police
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Adrian Bond Sales
S175,0OO Over Quota

ADRIAN. Dec. 15AAlready
S175.00 o yer the S3.206,000
quota. Lenawcc County bond
drive officials predicted a total
of SO 100000 by tomorrow night.
Corporation and state purchases
accounted for the last minute
squirt, although K bond sales are
still tagging
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Bridgeport Man Gains

SAGINAW, Dec. 15-St. Mary's
Hospital attendants today rc-
ported steady Improvement in the
condition of William Giltrop, %.
Bridgeport. who was injured Tues
day in a traffic crash which killed
his companion near Bridgeport.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
OUCH!
MY NECK
Quick relief from stiff, sore
muscles with OMEGA OIL

Stiff as o board-snd how IL can hurt
when neck muscles tighten up Try
good old Omega OIL. II rubs night into
the skin and goes 20 work fast 10 soothe
muscular pain. What relief What a
blessing Extra strong. but won burn.
Get II today. Only $50 at all drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Bay City Rink Opened

BAY CITY. Dec. 15--HundredS
thronged the fairgrounds skating
ring last night as recreation off
Gals officially opened it for the
season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
BYRNES PREDICTS
YEAR TO BE HARD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 R -
James F. Byrnes, director of war
mobilization, said today "1944 will
be crucial and hard year on
both the battle front and the home
front" and tagged prevention of in
flation the No. problem for ci-
villains.
in 1914 all of US hope to see
victory in Europe" Byrnes said
in year-end statement, "but the
sure way to blast away that hope
is for us at home to permit dis
unity to replace the unity Of our
people which has brought us so
far since the dark days after Pearl
Harbor.
1--WE shall always look back upon
1943 as the year the United States
hit its stride in producing for war.
1t was production from American
factories and farms that turned
the tide of battle, swept one die
tator from his throne and enabled
the Allies in 1943 to reconquer ST.
989 square miles of land with a
population of ST, 1O3, 1000 people.
1.-The American people can enter
the new year proud of their &C.
accomplishments in 1913 both on the
battle front and home front. But
the fact that we have done so well
is no license for any American to
rest on his oars or conduct him.
self as if the war is already won.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
RULER OF IRAN
PRAISES CONFAB
Continued From Page One)

lin and Prime Minister Churchill
Teheran was privileged. I am
proud of our efforts and our con-
tributions to the common cause,
which are recognized as having in
fluenced positively the course of
the war in favor of the United
Nations.
cit was a great opportunity for
the great democracies to show the
world by the attitude adopted in
our case that all sacrifices and
losses of blood are made for the
sole aim of SURPRISING and ut
terly defeating the world of tyr
amy, and so assuring the freedom
and independence of all nations.
During the conference I had
the opportunity to see President
Roosevelt-that great character of
whom the United States can be
proud-and was impressed by his
firm desire to help my country
now and after the war"
The Shah said he had established
four principles to lead his country
into a better life after the war
improved housing, sufficient food
for everybody, free and obligatory
public education for all classes,
and free and obligatory publ i C
health facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01

back from war production, but
this increase will probably be so
small in the overall national pic
ture that its effectiveness will not
be great enough to offset those
items in civilian use that are
wearing out.
The problem will continue
pretty much to be not the volume
OF business expected but rather
the amount Of merchandise avail
able which can be purchased"
Continuing, he said there very
definitely must be new awaken
ing in Wilmington's spirit if we
are to make the best of the op-
portunities which have been given
us by the war. We must toss
all selfistness to the winds. either
by individuals or groups, and
work for the overall common
good of the community.
1--WE have been forewarned by
our leaders of the great casual
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
{ OF c Secretary Believes City
Reached Its Peak During Past Year

Forecasting conditions here for
1914, F. o. Fockler, executive Sec
rotary of the chamber of COM
merce, said Friday that Evil
mington, in all proba bility, reach
ed its wartime peak in 1943 in
expansion of industry and business
activities"
During the coming year, the
chamber official said 1--WE can ex-
pect a continued leveling off of
this peak, with the result that
our business on the overall pic.
ture will undoubtedly remain ap.
proximately level"
As far as shortage Of consumer
goods are concerned, Fockler said
because of the national pic.
ture there will be continued short
ages in some items and shortages
of new items as they disappear
from the market. There has been
continual discussion of increased
civilian products as industry cuts
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
PARIS BATTERED
BY u. S. BOMBERS
Continued from Page One)

and had great running battle
from the Brest peninsula to the
middle of the English Channel.
Returning crewmen reported
bullseye bomb hits on both the
Paris targets and the airfields and
said they saw columns of smoke
surging up when they were as far
away on the trip home as the
French coast.
1--WE got a good look at the Elf
fel tower" said Sgt. Donald May
of Fort Huron, Mich. 1--WE saw the
target, too, but it wasn't as pretty
as the tower--not after our bombs
hit it." -..-
1t. Col. Kenneth R. Martin Of
Kansas City, Mo-, and 1t. Robert
W. Stephens Of St. Louis, Mo-.
fighter pilots engaged in the
French coast attacks, each bag
ged one German.
In the great year-end aerial Of
fensive the Allies sent an avera GO
of almost 100 planes an hour over
German dominated Europe, or
nearly two per minute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
Last Citadel OF Hitlerisn1 On The
Continent May Fall Before 1916

gobbled up in the Russian rush,
Kazatin engulfed in the south and
Berdichev, between Zhitonir and
KAHN, all put surrounded, the
scope Of the massive Red often
sive is expanding by leaps and
bounds. 1t is driving forward to-
ward the last vital supply and
escape arteries for ali Nazi forces
south and east of the Kiev bulge
on an attack front reaching from
the southern rim of the Pinsk
Marshes virtually t. the head wa
tiers of the Russian Bug river,
distance of nearly 300 miles.
There is no parallel in this or
any other war for such a width
of front of attack. That testifies
of itself tc the confusion in Nazi
ranks. 1t could be possible only if
there had been a grave break
down in German staff work fore
boding a disaster of staggering
proportions.
The breadth of front, coupled
with the protection afforded by tho
marsh lands to the north tends to
insure the Russian w nee
against thanking attac' or diver
sion from its obvious prime strate-
gic objective, the center stretch
of the Tarnopol- Odessa railroad.
That is the only supply or escape
trunk route northwestward still
open for al German forces below
ton.
In effect, the Russian westward
drive from the Kiev bulge is al
ready taking on thu characteristic
les of preliminary assault on the
center of the often mentioned main
German defense from in the east.
The Riga-Odessa line.
The threat to that supposed Ma
ri prepared east-wall, is growing
hourly as the Russians deepen and
widen the KIav bulge
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01

Thus far sacrifices ON the home
front have been small indeed in
comparison with the hardships on
the battlefront.
I'm 1914 American people will
face their greatest problem at
and that is preventing initiation.
Thus far government with a fine
public support has done a truly
remarkable job n keeping our
economy stable despite heavy war
expenditures and shortages of man
power and materials. But if the
pressure groups gain t h upper
hand, we may lose the peace right
here at home.
Our people must realize that
total war means sacrifice at home
as well as on the battle front.
They must not measure war ip
terms OF what profit they gel OF
of it. They must measure it in
terms OF what profit they get out
of it. They must measure it in
terms of what they put into it.
No group which places the per-
sonal grievances and ambitions of
its members above the common
good of the country, should be al
lowed to hamper or disrupt the
war efforts"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
OBITUARIES
LEON GORDON

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. 81
lR-A heart attack today took the
life of Leon Gordon. 54-year-olo
artist, in a hotel here. He had
painted portraits of some OF the
nations most notable personages.
Gordon, who had lived in Or
1ando for the past few years,
came to Tallahassee about a
month ago to paint portraits OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Pepper, Sr.,
parents of Senator Claude Pepper
(D-Fla).
Among others who had posed
for him were Winston Churchill,
President and Mrs. Calvin Cool
idge, Helen Keller, viii Rogers
Vice President Henry M. Wallace
John L. Lewis and other we'll
known public figures.
He was born in Borisovy, Minsk'
Russia, in 1889, and came to the
United States in 1904.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
ZHITOMIR TAKEN
BY SOVIET ARMY
CONTINUED from Page One)

German garrisons in isolated towns
were still hanging on, fighting for
their lives.
Such garrison held out in Zhito-
mir, important for it's strategic po-
sition, and it fought bitterly to try
to hold the Russians. But at the
approaches to the city Soviet tank
and infantry fighters, supported by
powerful artillery, broke German
counterattacks and surged on to
envelop the town.
SAT the approaches to the town
and in its streets remained dozens
of smashed German tanks, self
propelled guns and field guns" the
bulletin said. 1.-THE enemy sustain
ed tremendous losses in manpower
in these engagements. Much war
material was captured and many
prisoners taken"
Far to the south of the great
Russian offensive arc t h Red
army smashed into the town of
| Pogrebischche, 10 miles east of
Sang orodok, a IS miles advance
from previously reported positions.
This town is a center of the Vim
nitsa district and is 40 miles north
east of the rail town of Vinnitsa.
About $500 Germans were killed
in this area and the victorious Rus
slams captured AZ guns and 200
trucks as well as other supplies
and many prisoners"
At the northern extremity of the
arc Emelyanovka, 81 miles south
west of Korosten, was captured as
the Russians pounded down h e
railway toward Novograd Volinski,
IS miles southwest.
Anot her significant capture
among the many scored during the
day was Shamraevka. 10 miles
west of Beloe Tserkov, rail town
south of Kiev toward which one
Russian column was looping back.
Nazi Field Marshal Gen. Fritz
Won Mannstein struck back with
counterattacks with the remnants
of his army of 100000 in des-
perate effort to reform his lines
and restore order but he could not
stop the Russians.
The Germans made no effort to
hide the gravity of their plight.
I'm view of the great numerical
superiority of the Soviet forces"
frankly admitted the Nazi Radio
Commentator Col. Ernst Won Ham,
mer, German troops were COM
PEELED to restrict their activities to
a obile warfare in which diff
cult and dangerous situations re-
peatedly occurred"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

Russian guns ana Anglo-Ameri-
can bombs rang out the old year
for Nazi Germany with ever wide
ming portents that before the end
of the new year the last citadel
of Hitlerism in Europe will have
fallen.
There was almost an admission
of that in Hitler's own bleak new
years greeting to the German peo-
pie. He sounded a whimpering.
hopeless note to replace the blus-
tering bombasi that has been miss
ing for months from his now rare
public utterances. And however he
meant it to ce taken, he told his
Nazi listeners that the Anglo
American-Russian war fellowship
leaders had already told them in
the unconditional surrender" slo-
gan: that 'Annihilatlon, not ne
gotiated peace, awaits them.
Just how imminent that Russian
Allied pledged annihiiation of Ma
zism in Eurore may be yet re-
mains in doubt. But in Russia, as
Hitler's gloora-lade-a message was
broadcast from Berlin, it moved an
ominous step nearer with German
surrender of Zhitomir of Siviet
troops smashing their way west
ward in the fast expanding Kiev
bulge.
Recapture Of the Zhitomir rail
and road junction in the center Of
the 200-mi,e- wide corridor the Rus
slams are ripping ives t ward
through disiategrating Nazi lines
was foreshadowed when it was
Russian by-passed. Its Nazi gar
rison was in instant peril of the
fate that overlook q whole Ger
man army before Stalingrad over
year ago. Only swift retreat
could save it.
With KoroSten on the north also
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01

ties to be expected within the
next few months by the war.
As these casualty lists begin to
reach greater proportions, there
will be few persons unaffected.
This will probably bring home to
all Of us, with terrific Jolt. the
grim realities Of war and should
most certainly take US away from
the monetary values which we
have all placed ahead Of our re-
sponsibilities to the men and wo-
men in armed services, to our
country, and to our community.
Our big job, and only Job"
he said, lis to win the war and
assume our responsibility as citi.
zens to create as decent a place
as possible, with the best condi-
tons as possible for employment
and opportunities for the men re.
turning from the armed services.
II we do not, we are not worthy
to be citizens Of this country. or
this community"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
GERMANY READY,
HITLER BOASTS
CONTINUED from Page OneJ

AN eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth.
For all the continents ramparts
he promised Notifications which
will surprise the enemy" invad-
ers.
To the home front he promised
that retaliation viii come" for
the Allied bolnbings.
He blamed setbacks on italian
treason" and "the breach of faith
of French adnira1s and generals
which permitted Allied landings
in North Africa" but he claimed
that. ''the balancing Ct our forces
are now achieved"
His dominant theme in the long
message was that times are hard
but worse is to come if Germany
loses.
Hitler had propaganda mes
sage for the Britishs-that Britain
has now lost the balance of power
position and is at the mercy OF her
allies, Russia and America.
Another section attempted to
pour scorn on the Allied demand
for unconditional surrender" as
poor propaganda. The German ma
ton in 1918 lied astray by the
lying words of the United States
President (Woodrow Wilson) be-
lieved it could hasten the end by
voluntary armistice.
This, he added, "rot only drove
Germany into the deepest disaster
but was responsible for the present
war"
Germany would have won the
war otherwise, he said, and so this
time sc are fortunately not in
danger of falling a victime to the
strains of such sirens because in
their hatred based on the old testa-
ment our enemies themselves have
broadcast their war aims brutally
and frankly at too early a moment
and because it is childish if now,
belatedly. the British and Ameri-
can papers discover and stupidity
say that it. would be cleverer
from propaganda point of view
to feature different war aims from
those first stated"
The year 1943 brought us our
heaviest revcrses." Hitler admit
ted, but he also commended that:
after more than four years of
war the German reich has not
lost one square kllometer of its
soil. But our opponents can no
longer call parts of their former
possessions their own"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
MRS. BETTY C. PENNY

Mrs. Betty c. Penny, IS, died
at her home on RID. /, Will
mington, at 1890 am. Friday after
a brief illness.
Surviving are her husband, B.
F. Penny; parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Malpass of Whining
ton; one sister, Annie L. Malpass
of Wilmington; and five brothers,
Marshall H. and Daniel H. NAL
pass, of U. S. Army, Alexander,
Thomas, and Jackie Malpass of
Wilmington.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Yopp funeral
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
DIR. T. C. JOHNSON

LUMBERTON, Dec. 31.-Dr.
Thomas c. Johnson, "a, surgeon
and administrative head of the
Thompson Memorial Hospital,
died Friday at 4:4O p. m. after
suffering a heart attack at the
hospital. He had been i'll for sew
eral months with heart ailnent
that had kept him confined to bed
here and at Duke Hospital He
was one of the best loved physi-
clans in Lumberton and Robson
county.
DR.. johnson was born Dec. 16.
1879 in Moore county, son of the
late Duncan Buie and Frances
Harrington johnson. He was grad
uated from the Medical College of
Virginia in Richmond in 1908 and
served interneship in a naval hos
pital at Newport News, Va.
He practiced medicine in White
vile for short time coming to
Lumberton in 1908. Upon the death
of DR.. N. A. Thompson he became
surgeon and head of first the old
Thompson hospital, which was
destroyed by fire some 20 years
ago, and later Of Thompson Me-
mortal Hospital.
He had served as president of
the district medical society and in
1877 he was honored by being
made fellow in the American
College of Surgeons. Survivors are
his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Powell
johnson; two brothers, James D.
johnson of Birmingham, Ala, and
S. J. johnson of Atkinson; two SIS
tiers. Mrs. W. E. Marley of Cary,
and Mrs. j. R. Poole, Sr., of Lum-
berton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
EMPLOYMENT UP
In NEW HANOVER
Continued from Page One)

between their 1910 and 1912 wage
reports to the UCC.
For the state as a whole, en-
ployers reported for 1912 an aver
age of 579,2S2 workers, receiving
$3.50, 581, 705, as against an average
of 474,872 workers who received
$430, 584, 1923 in 1910.
Such an increase in employment
has given the commission a much
bigger job of record keeping,
Claims Deputy C. A. Dees said.
While average employment indi-
Gates the number of jobs, because
of labor turnover, there are often
twice as many Individual workers
for whom wages are reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-01
NATIONAL DEATH
RATE IS RISING

WASHINGTON, Dec. ST. Up -
The fourth consecutive week of a
sharply mounting death rate claim
ed an average of III lives for
every 10000 persons in the coun.
try during Christmas week.
The census bureau reported the
figures today-52 more deaths than
normal for each 10000 population.
Despite the As per cent jump
above the nations normal mortal
ity rate, however, the public health
service said available reports tend
ed to bear out the original view
that the current flu epidemic is
mild one.
All sections of the country re-
ported increases in the number of
influenza cases during Christmas
week, although II of A reporting
states showed the decrease ebbing.
The increasing death rate like
wise has been nationwide although
New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania were hardest hit. Mortal
tiles in that sector were 68 per
cent above the 1940-42 three year
average.
The Pacific Coast states, where
the flu epidemic was later in TAX
ing hold showed the least increase
in deaths, 81 per cent.
Here, by other geographic re-
gions, are the increases for the
week: West North Central 48 per
cent, South Atlantic 43, New Eng
land 40, East North Central "a,
East South Central 81, Mountain
30 and West South Central %.
The figures are based on death
reports from 80 major cities.
First significant increase in the
death rate occurred in the week
ending Dec. 4 when it jumped from
normal of 1910 per 1000 to 1873.
The next week it was up IL points
to 10, while for the period ended
Dec. 18 it was 1875 compared to a
normal of 1875.
/. One week OF the 1918 epidemic
had a death rate $50 per cent
above normal.