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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

O'8opIe, Der grefutiboireftor ser
rWar Melief Serbices Of tbe Natio-
nal Catholic Welfare Conference"
Mub Ole anoeren 8eamten Oes vGoun-
Gil" iteben in ser Noblfabrtsarbeit an
prominenter Steue.
3u Sen anseidloiienen Srsaniia-
tionen geborelt Berbinoe aller
0laubensbefenntniiie. unb cine tpie
sic anbere bat iiberaG in scr 8elt
reife praftiibe grfabruneen auf oenl
@ebiete ser aaritas gelammelt. Sic
Nitelieoerliite umfabt our 3eit III
alpbabetiIGer Heibenfolae ioleenbs
Srganiiationen:
American Bureau for Medical
Aid to China, American Commit
tee in Aid of Chinese Industrial
Coopcratives. American Commit
tee for Christian Refugees, Ame-
rican Friends Service Committee,
American Jewish Joint Distribu-
ton Committee, British War Re-
lief Society, Church Committee
on Overseas Relief and Recon
struction, American ORT Fedora
ton, Belgian War Relief Society,
Brethren Service Committee, Con-
gregational Christian Service
Committee, Coordinating Council
of French Relief Societies, Fight
ing French Relief Committee,
Girl Scouts, Greek War Relief
Association, Hadassah, Hebrew
Sheltering' and Immigrant Aid
Society (HIAS), international
Committee of Young Mems Chris
tian Associations (YMCA), Inter
national Migration Service, In
ternational Rescue and Relief
Committee, Mennonite Central
Committee, National Board OF
Young Women's Christian Asso'
Citations of the USA (YWCA),
Near East Foundation, Polish
War Relief, Refugee Relief Trust
ees, Queen Wilhelmina Fund OF
USA, Unitarian Service Commit
tee, United China Relief, United
Czechoslovak Relief, United
Yugcslav Relief Fund, War Relief
Services, National Catholic Wei.
fare Conference, World Student
Service Fund und Worlds Young
Women's Christian Association.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
Rurioie Noti5en aus oen
u. 8. Il.

Oas 8epolferllng s5entrum Ger 8er-
enigten Stnaten liegt in Scr 9tGbe BON
Clinton, sSnoinnu (auf @runo ser
Solfs5dblung BON 1880 lmo miro
burh Elm Senfrnal aus einem lufier-
ten &oblenblif nuf einem Betcnfun-
bament martiert. 9lls 9ep0lterunas-
centrum be5eihnet ons 3eniusbiiro
jene Stitte, bic als ser Shlperpunft
ser Gereinigten 'Staoten an5uieben
lu1re Nfit anberen Worten, es lit Der
Srebpnnft, aui Dem Die Sereinigten
Staateu hunlaucieren lpiiroen, tpenn
man anndbme, DOB alle Gin3elperio.
men eleih uiel ipogen. Iicier Wittel-
punft miro oaher nid)t MIR ourh Der
gn5abl Ser Herionen an peribeoenet
Stellen bes Snnocs beitimmt, ion-
oern audi our6 Sen Mbltano ieoer gin-
5elperion bon Dem Wittelpunft. Seit
| 100 Sabren bat iih ons gepolferungs
centrum ser Gereinieten Staaten
langinm in greitliher Hihtung beipest
llno liegt ieit 1890 in Subiana, mo
es nnb nod, ser letten Nolfs5dbluna
bes SSabres 1910 perblieben lit.
Sie eneliife Sprahe pirb BON
27O,00O,OO0 Menihen geiprrf)en,
sic oeuti6e Sprafe bon 1S5,OOO,-
600, pGbreno 1OO,OOO,OOO Weniben
iapaniIt iprehen.
Die erite regltIure Selepbonperbln.
Dung in ser @elt ipuroe aln 1. Ipril
1877 in Bolton, Waii., erofinet. sic
perbano oas Gprtor bon CHARLES
@iIianls ST., 100 Court Ctr, NIT
Ieiner Yripnhpobnung in Somerpille.
Maiahuietts.
Die gepolferungsoitte IN oen Ser
einigten Staaten betrGgt Al Eeripnen
auf oie Suaoratmeile. aultralien lit
nit nlr 5lpei Eerionen per Gnabrate
meile bns am oiinnlten bepclferte
9ano Ser @elt, nit &onaoa an Srpel-
ter Stelle, no brei Eerionen aui Sic
S.naorntmcile entfalen
Gen iflihten Slnn 6rieorid) @il.
belm bes Sritten offenharen snei
fleine Goridae, Die pom Gage ieiner
Sbronbeiteiguhg beridtet lreroen.
Nus ser &ammeroiener beibe 5liieel-
tiiren Dor oem &onig auiriB, fragte
oieier: Bin ib oenn aui einmal 10
ltarf gapprben, oab cine Siir fir mid
5u eng iit?" Der aiihenmeiiter iteute
nuf bie SafeI oes aoni9s 5tpei @dnee
mebr, oils am Gortage auf oie oes
&ronprinsen. Oa fragte Ser &onig:
n@laubt man. oaB elm Sonig einen
groberen Waeen bat als elm &ron-
prin5?" uno ltrid) bie beiben
8dnee ein fir allemal.
rWas man bergibt auf grben, er-
bolt man ooppeIt ipieoer 5uriid."
vSa babtn Sic red)t Gerenngenes
Ssabr gab ih meine Tod,ter fort, ,,nO
jebt lit iie nit ibrem Nann ipieber.
gefommen, Inn bel uns gu tpobnen."
60
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

gen 9aeen murben 1000 &rlegsge-
iansene in srobter gile an9eioroert,
oie in Sit-Suinois aui Spargel-5el'
oern arbeiten muBten, 100 ourf) Scr,
Megen o:e normale Mrbeit beOrobl
lpar."
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
gs iheint,, oaB oie iSrauen Jet

= es ideint, Dab Die 5rauen ieei
Die gan5 fleineil Site nur auf Ser
StraBe tragen uno sic rieiengroBen
Site fir ben &inobeiuh por5ieben.
- Gs lit ,pirfIih eritalnlid, tplc
Iange manfe Menihen am 1elepbor
Ipreben fonnen, obne ettpas 5u iagen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
ANSWERS
Questions will be found on page S.

Questions will be found on page 5.
|. Cincinnati, Ohio.
?. Los Angeles, Cal.
3. San Francisco, Cal.
4. St. Louis, Mo.
5. Providence, R. I.
6. Elizabeth, N. ].
7. Gary. Ind.
8. Erie, Pa.
9. Louisville, KY.
10. New Orleans (Orleans was
saved by Jaon of Arc.)
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

,@ir tpollen bod uniere Berlobung
gebeim balten, glie."
.SSsa, natiirlih, aber Gris bat &C.
Saat, feiner tpiiroe 10 elm Soiot iein.
mid 3u beiraten. Da mubte ids ibn
bod er5dblen!"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
0as Saienpanier erareifen

Ser Saie als 8ilb bes Surhtiumen,
8eriaeten beeegnet iebr friib5eitig.
|Sdon in mittelbof6e,ltiden 9idtun-
gen finoen iid) SteQen tpie: rper5ag-
ter Sen elm bas". 8ie mir iett Den
Jeigen einen rSaienfuB" nennen, 10
beiBt es in elmer nieberoelitiden 81.
ididtsqueae: oie 6einoe bcfamen So.
ienfiiBe, Iieien ihnea oapon. sSSn Der
SGseriprad)e beibt es in elmer nieaer
oeutiben @eibibtsquelle: Oie Jeinos
befaInen &aieniiibe, liefen id)nea oa.
bon. Sn ser Sdseriprade beibt oas
fur5e SdNp6n3den oes Saien Die Jab-
ne. Das &aienpanier ODER Saienban-
ner ersreifen beiBt oaber eilig flieben,
tpie ser Sale, Der in Der 6ludt iein
Sdtp1n5den in Die S0be rcdt. Sn a!t-
oeutiden Quellen fommen oafiir sus.
bride Dor, tpie: ,oer baien banner
annemen," vbat baienbanner up
itefen", lumber Der baien banner gan "
Mu9 lid Der Saientpebr troiten"
fommt in gleid)er BeSeutung Dor,
ipenn es ). g. ilt @ittentpeilers &ir6
beibt: roes troiten iie iid baienmer
unb Iiefent incl.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

= Gem @einen lit aQes rein. Mber
ben @6ihereien Don beute miro es
idaper, 6as ibren &un6en begreiflih
3u MAIDEN.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

- l1nteritiiser Sic Die in nnierc,
:,eit,ng anseiaenben @eifdftsleute
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
Oeutihs Reoensarten
golfstiimIihe Mtitcher in bic
SpradJgeidlid)te
Is 1T mir len Saie iiber
ben @ea aelanfen

Gin i'm Wittelalter tpeitberbreite.
ter 'Mberslanbe tpar Der slngang. Da.
na6 be5eihnete Der @esenltanb, nllf
sen man friibmorgens beim eriten
s(useang ODER beim llnternebmen eis
ner &eiie 3uerit itieB, lei es Sier,
Menl6 ODER Safe, Sell ooer llnbeii,
nno mabnte, oas Beginner iort5uIet-
aen ODER auf5useben. go salt Der SIN.
gang elmer iulten Jrau, zines feigea
Saien als entmutisenbes Seiden, bes
@olfes, 8Gren, gbers, alio itarfer
Siere, ols siinitig. @em alio elm
Saie ooer cine &ase iiber ben 8ea
IGuit, Ser bat bel ieinem 8orbaben
llnsliid.
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vWns man bergibt auf groen, er-
bGlt man ooppeIt pie0er 5uriid."
rSa babtn Sic ref)t. Gereangenes
Ssabr gab id) meine Sof,ter fort, rnO
jebt lit iie nit ibrem Nann ipieber.
gefommen, Inn bel uns 5u tpobnen."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
PAINLESS TAX
BILL INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, April "a -RE
Backed unanimously by the tax
framing Ways and Means Commit
lee, Chairman Doughton O-N.C)
presented formally to the House
today painless tax" bill for
0,OOOOO,O00 income taxpayers.
Speaker Rayburn O.Tex) put
The legislation on the House calen-
dar for Wednesday, May 8, with
Indications that Congress will act
speedily to send the tax simpli-
Ter and streamliner to the White
House.
Doughton said it probably would
be brought up under a closed rule
limiting amendments that may be
presented.
In its formal report, the COM
mittee said:
The Withholding method will
not differ greatly from the method
Of existing law"
The measure increases burdens
on some levels of income for single
persons and married couples with
Jul children, while softening the
load for large families.
Inc committee said the bill will
remove the requirement for some
v'VOO,OOO making under $1,000 tc
tUmpute any more income tax re.
,uFnS, adjusting the withholding
isyy TO take from their wages ano
SdlarleS the exact tax liability.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
new RECREATION
CENTER TO OPEN

Wilmington's recreation program
was expanded further when plans
were concluded yesterday for the
opening of new recreation center
at the Cornelius Harnett School,
Jesse Reynolds, Municipal Recre-
alton Director disclosed.
An advisory committee was elect
ed to assist with the supervision of
the program. Members of the COM
mittee are: Mrs. Charts Balm, di-
rector, Rev. R. D. Dickens, presi-
dent, Mrs. Annie B. Ammons, vice
president and chairman of the lead
ership committee, Miss Audrey Ov-
VERIFY, secretary treasurer and
chairman of the Teen Age Com
mittee, Mrs. T. B. Strong, chair
man of the program committee,
Mrs. Hattie Toler. chairman of the
special events committee and Mrs.
Thelma Daughtery, principal of the
school, ex officio member. DR.. W..
Ronald Lane, Chairman of the IA
cilities committee.
The new recreation program will
be inaugurated tomorrow from
2::3O-5:30 and will be the begin
ming of the regular Wednesday Sc
ries held for children. Another pro-
gram will be held for this group
on Saturdays from 9-12 am.
Plans for teen age and adult
groups will be formulated next
week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
MAFFITT VILLAGE
PROGRAM WANTED
Emory Asks Recreation
Schedule For Large
Housing Center

Henry R. Emory, executive d1-
rector of the Housing Authority of
the City of Wilmington, presented
a proposal to the County Commits
sion that the county government
sponsor a Maffitt Village recrea-
tional program.
Mr.. Emory appeared at the
in company with Harry
Wellot of the Federal Works Ad-
and attorney w. B.
Campbell. In a letter to the county
board, Mr.. Emory had pointed out
that the city is now operating rec
reational programs in the Mes
bitt Courts, Taylor Homes, Lake
Forest and Hillcrest Housing pro-
jects. All of these housing projects
are located within the city limits.
The program has proved of the
greatest value, the housing diec-
tor stated, and the housing auth
ority would like to see the work
extended to include Maffitt Village
which lies outside the city limit.
Already 80 per cent occupied, the
total estimated population of the
village will be Is thousand. All
these people are directly connected
with war work, most of them en-
gagged in shipbuilding. 1t is of great
Importance that their morale be
kept at a high level, MIR. Emory
stated, and we are seriously han
dicapped in our efforts along this
line.
The village is some 4 or miles
from the city and transportation
facilities are limited. When the
villagers do get to the city, they
find that movies and other rec
reational facilities are crowded.
The facilities available include
three community buildings for
white persons and one for Negroes,
the report stated, and there are
playfields as we'll as fairly good
Continued on Page Ten; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25

the landings somewhere on the
northern New Guinea coast, since
the Fifth Air Force and RAAF had
pounded his strongpoints through
out April.
Not since the smashing Ameri-
can victory of Kula Gulf last July
has any United States task force
been able to find any enemy fleet
units. Not since Santa Cruz, Oc-
tober, 1912, has the enemy dared
risk carriers.
The enemy sent not even one
squadron of his once dangerous ar
force against the amphibious land
ing. So well had the Fifth and
thirteenth Air Forces and Solo
mons based Navy and Marine
planes neutralized Japan's strong
air arms at Rabaul, Wewak, Wad.
ke Madang, Kavient, Bougainville,
Truk. Satawan, Ponape, Hollandia
and Aitape that none of his planes
were even seen by the Allied in.
vasion force or carrier planes.
The great majority of American
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
GRAND JURY GETS
MEADOWS ACTION

GREENVILLE, April 24.-tR)-
The Pitt county grand jury began
hearings this afternoon on an in
dictment by Solicitor D. M. Clark
charging President Leon R. Mead
ows of East Carolina Teachers Col
lege with embezz1ement of state
and student activity funds on six
teen counts.
Meadows, who Saturday asked
the board of trustees to appoint an
acting president in his place i'm
mediately in order that he might
accept other work, had been ex-
onerated in March by the Board
of Trustees of a state auditors re-
port that his handling of funds to-
falling $18,636.34 was not satisfac-
torily accounted for.
Solicitor Clark said the indict-
ment which he handed up earlier
today, did not cover the total
amount reported in the auditor S
account but covered eight specific
items in which Meadows was al
legged to have improperly handled
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
Bill Prohibiting Use
OF Red Cross Symbol
Is Passed By Senate

WASHINGTON, April 24.-tR-
For the second time the Senate ap-
proved today a bill providing for
the gradual abandonment of the
use of the Red Cross symbol in
commercial trade marks or labels.
It sent the measure to the House
after rejecting, 38 to %, a plea by
Senator Tydings D-Md) to give
commercial users the right to sue
the government for possible loss
resulting from the ban.
The bill provides that firms now
legally using the Red Cross in
sigma may continue to do only I'M
til July 1, 1947. Three additional
wears would be allowed for use of
the symbol in advertising and Ia
being to acquaint customers with
new trade marks, and to dispose of
products manufactured prior to
the 1947 termination date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
BOND FIRE HELD
BY COMMISSION
Matured Bonds, Worth
$4,000, Burned Dur
ing Board Meet

Members of the county commits
sion at the. regular Monday meet
ing burned matu1ed bonds in the
amount of $4,000. The bonds were
for the most part school bonds
with the exception of two on the
county home valued at $4,000
and 10 courthouse bonds valued at
$1,000 each.
In addition, interest coupons for
$16,92207 and $4,183.75 on a
second group were also destroyed.
The retired coupons and bonds al
together totaled $50, 1O6.25. The fire
was made in the basement fur
naea- of the courthouse.
The North Carolina State Board
Of Charities and Public Welfare
submitted a report of the grants
to New Hanover County for the
month of March. The budget in
cluded old age assistance grants
$5,115,6 SO; aid to dependent child
rea grants $1,856.65; administra.
ton of old age assistance and de.
pendent children grants 1923. IL;
Total $7,395.37.
The following were granted beer
licenses: George Johnson, Sea.
breeze; Ruth Sonsky, route 2; H
L. Rochelle, Carolina Beach road;
N. B. Evans, Carolina Beach raod;
David Carr, Castle Haynes road
C. V. Covil, route l, Hall and
Stiles, Stiles Kenwood and Mar.
ket; Lawrence jenkins, route 8;
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
MERGER OF ARMED
FORCES PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, April "a -R-
Two of the army's postwar plan
ners proposed today that the ma
tons armed forces be merged in
to a single department of national
security after the war.
The plan was submitted at the
first hearing by the Houses new
committee established to study
Americas military position in
peacetime.
Advocating it were Brig. Gems.
John McAuley Palmer and Will
liam F. Tompkins. Members OF the
committee headed by Rep. Wood
rum D.-Va.) said one of their
group probably would introduce a
bill to that effect.
General Palmer, recalled to &C
tive service about two years ago
to study rehabilitation and post
war problems, urged that the
nation remember Washington's adj
vice which called for universal
military training so that ''citizen
army of substantial size always
is ready.
Under questioning, he developed
the idea of merging the War,
Navy, Coast Guard and Marine
Corps into single unit.
General Tompkins told the COM
mittee that he has ''yet to find''
a single officer in the War Depart
ment who does mot believe that
single department of the armed
forces is the best solution to the
problem.
Tompkins also said that the
Army has drawn up plans to make
adjustments following the defeat
of Germany and by next fall il
will have completed the procedure
for industrial rehabilitation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
BY CHARLES H. MCMURTRY

MacAnTHUR's ADVANCED
nHlE.ADQUARTERs IN NEW
GUINEA, April 22.-Delayed) -
The United States fleet
haoe its Southwest Pacific de-
s suI previously only small
r steflents have been active here
t sl'n many hundred thousands of
I I'ns OF fighting ships in the Hol-
'9.-ula and Aitape landings.
j. lAlS was augmented by Austria
'al cruisers and destroyers.
me vast armada of carriers and
no aiSAlpS, most of them new, is
az ,sally as large as history's great
~ naval striking e.-The force
s r+I' foamed the Central Pacific al
Tri, pombarding the Marshalls,
pa 1A Salpan, Tinian. Guam and
No.. came prepared to meet the
NM carrier Or surface units Nip
lena Jared risk. Again the chal-
tbaS e went unanswered, although
enemy must have anticipated
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
Commission Agrees
To Allow Boy Scouts
Park For Camporee

Wilmington Boy Scouts were as
sured Monday of a location for
their annual camporee when men,
bers of County Commission vot-
ed unanimously to allow the use
of part of the County Park near
the Masonboro Loop road in the
Winter Park vicinity.
About $50 boys and leaders will
attend the annual affair scheduled
for May 5, 6, and 7, Scout Execu-
tive CORTLAND Baker said in a let
ter to the commission requesting
use of the land for camping privi-
leges. He also assured the board
that the tract would be left in a
clean and good condition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
j. S. Fleet Makes Southwest Pacific
Debut Without Any Nip Opposition

ships employed were l In h d
since Pearl Harbor. All but one of
the participating carriers was COM
missioned within the past Is
months.
The Allied file e t spread over
many thousands of square miles Of
ocean for the Hollandia-A itape OPP
GRAFTON. The carriers provided a
protective screen for the entire
force and highly effective pre-in-
vasion bombardment force. Cruis-
ers and destroyers went as close
as 700 yards to lay down a pre-
landing barrage, and smaller craft
moved close ashore to fire rockets,
which are comparatively new wea-
pons firing equivalents of 80 nm
shells. They probably are more ef-
fective against personnel
Despite the fleets audacity in
steaming into waters once wholly
enemy controlled, the Japanese Of
fered not a single cornerstone.
The months old question of where
is the Japanese fleet is still unan-
sWered
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
Army Plane Explodes
After Hitting Side
OF Delight Mountain

EPSON, NJ H., April 24.-R-
An Army plane exploded after
crashing into the side of Delight
Mountain today and although army
officials said the number of cas-
ualties had not been determined
officially, witnesses said from nine
to twelve bodies were seen in the
wreckage.
Col. Milo M. Merrick, COM
mander of the Grenier Field Air
Transport Command at Manches-
ter, said the plane was from that
station.
The scene of the crash was in
dense woods, 10 or IS miles east Of
Concord, the State capital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
NARROWING
CHENCHSIEN GAP
Distance Between Jaws OF
Enemy Pincers Now Is
Only Is Miles

CHUNGKING, April 24.-RE
Japanese shock troops have mar
rowed to less than Is miles the
gap between the two jaws Of
their pincer around the strategic
city of Chenghsien, the Chinese
high command indicated tonight.
AS the invaders from the Vel
low River bridehead moved south
ward across the destroyed Lun-
ghai railway to a point nine miles
north of Mihsien-itself % miles
southwest or Chenghsien-other
Japanese pushing westwar from
the Peiping-Hankow railway ad-
vanced to a point six miles east
of Mihsien.
Meanwhile japanese who estab-
lished roadblock on the Lunghai
railway Is miles west of Chengh-
sien made new attacks on Chinese
positions near Hulao pass, the fall
of which would open the way to
Loyang, 45 miles farther west.
Fighting has been bloody in the
Chenchsien area, in northern Ho-
nan Province, and both sides have
suffered heavy losses, the Chinese
high command said.
In the city of Chenchsien itself,
once a junction for the Lunghai
and Peiping-Hankow railways, the
situation was described "obscue."
Bloody fighting was reported yes
terday to be raging in the SUI
burbs. A Chinese communicate
Continued OH Page Seven; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
BRITAIN FINED
$1,000 In COURT
Man Had Been Charged
With Unlawful Negoti-
alton OF War Bonds
Beniamine Franklin Britain, ap

Beniamine Franklin Britain, ap-
prended by Secret Service Agents
February q and charged with
conspiring with bond holders in
the unlawful negotiation of war
bonds, plead nolo contendre and
was fined $1,000 in the first day
of the spring term of Federal
court yesterday.
Secret Service Agents said they
uncovered the scheme at the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company
here after having been notified by
shipyard officials who felt, that
from a "patriotic point of view"
something should be done. Agents
seized about $1,000 in war bonds
from the personal effects of Brit
tain. They stated that in ap-
proximately go days the defendant
had negotiated war bonds with
total value of more than ST.
500.
A large part Of the morning ses-
sion was devoted to the selection
of grand jury, which consider
ed slate of SO cases. Judge 1.
M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City,
presiding, reminded the grand
jury that it was not their func-
ton to try cases, but to find
probable cause" The grand jury
returned So true bills and six not
true bills.
Members of the grand jury are
J. Harmon Britt, foreman, Samp-
son county; George K. Gore, Co,
lumbus; Leonard ]. Hannah, New
Hanover; Clyde Hargrove, Samp-
son; CASTOR W. Hester, Baden;
Joe B. johnson, Fender; Ralph c.
Kennedy, Sampson: Frank W..
Becker, New Hanover; W. C. Ed
mond, Columbus; M. V. Huffman,
Continued on Page Seven; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-25
MIDWEST FLOODS
FATAL TO EIGHT
By The Associated Press

At least eight people were dead,
thousands were homeless and
countless acres of some of the ma
TONS finest farm lands were
swamped today as flood waters
rolled on relentlessly, covering
lowlands from Illinois to Kansas
in some places the worst flood on
record.
The Mississippi River was strug-
Cling to break its man-made bar
riers from St. Louis to Cap Cir
ardeau. and the Illinois river was
bursting through below Boards
town, ILL.,, with 5000 weary work
ers fighting losing battle to
keep the river chained.
From upstream, on the Missouri
River, the news was ominous. JEFF
ferson City and Boonville, in cen
trail Missouri, expect torrent
that will almost equal last year
flood, itself the worst deluge this
area had had since 1908.
Already at flood stage, the Mis-
souri, has had sea of water
dumped into it from streams chok-
ed with rains that have totalled
as much as six inches in two days.
At Kansas City the worst has al
most been reached.
At Boonvile the reading now is
1858, compared with a 2l-toot
flood stage, and this is expected
to 20 to 27.8 feet by Thursday,
only a foot below last year S
flood.