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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-03
CHECK MOUNTAIN FIRE

CANON CITY, Colo, Sept. 2. =
R-Convicts, soldiers and volun-
teers today checked a mountain
fire which burned through Pinion
trees, cacti and grass west of
Canon City. A call for help last
night brought to the fire lines IS
trusty convicts under the direction
of Roy Best, warden Of the state
prison in Canon City; so soldiers
from Camp Carson in Colorado
Springs and so volunteers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-03
Three More Red-Point
Ration Stamps Valid

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-tRH
Three more red-point stamps in
Ration Book Four become valid
Sunday for buying meats, canned
fish and dairy products. the Office
of Price Administration announced
today. They will be good indefi-
nitely.
No additional red stamps will
be validated before Oct. 1, OPA
said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-03
PURCHASE sEDGEFIELD

GREENSBORO, Sept. g. Up -
Sedgefield Inn, situated between
here and High Point, has been
by a newly formed cor
Sedgefield Inn Prop
critics, Inc, headed by Floyd f..
Rush, Washington, D. c., hotel
onerator
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-03
COMBATS POLIO

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-(R-Basil
O'Connor, president of the Ma
tional Foundation for infantile
paralysis. announced today the
organization has spent more than
$1,000,000 to combat this years
epidemic, worst Size 1916.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
RUSSIA:
Fighting; Diplomacy

Nibbling deeper into Nazi defense
lines, Red troops pressed ever closer
to the Baltic states of Estonia, Lat
via and Lithuania, while German
forces chung bitterly to their posi-
tons behind Russian forces at the
southern end of the 300 mile front.
In Finland, there was agitation for
better peace terms from the Rus
slams as a basis for withdrawing
from the war, with opposition to
Moscow's proposals for restoration
of the 1910 borders and discussion
about disposition of northern Finn
ish territory.
Crossing the Narva river, Red
troops advanced IS miles into Esto-
mia, while other Russ forces con-
verged on the Latvian gateway of
Pskov. Far to the south, the Reds
met bitter German resistance as
they tried to whittle down Nazi
lines to the rear of General Vatutin's
troops in Poland.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
COLLEGE EDUCATION:
Would Change Titles

Claiming that professors titles do
not always reflect the real achieve
ments of their holders, President
Robert M. Hutchins of the Univer-
sity of Chicago proposed abolishing
all teaching distinctions like profess
SCR, associate professor, assistant
professor and instructors, and call
ing them all merely members" OF
the faculty.
Hutchins' proposal was his latest
in a long list of changes he has rec
commended for streamlining higher
American education, the most noted
one adopted so far allowing students
to complete an ordinary four year
course in two years.
Under Hutchins' latest plan, nei-
Their present salaries nor jobs would
be affected by classifying all teach
ers merely as members, but some
complained that in hard times when
compensations would be stabilized,
they would not be able to Offset
economic loss by obtaining more
prestige through higher titles.
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ARGENTINA:
OueU Revolt

Turbulent South American politics
took another dramatic twist with an
Argentine army officers attempted
revolt against the new government
of ultra-neutral Gen. Edelmiro Far
rell, which ousted ex-President Pc
dro Ramirez because his regime
was inclined toward declaration OF
war against the Axis.
Because the powerful "Colonels'
Club" of army chiefs was behind the
move to replace Ramirez, however,
the rebellious officer found himself
standing alone, with no indication
that his 1000 troops were painting
for action. After marching from the
capital of Buenos Aires, the rebels
surrendered Internationally.
Argentina's swerving back toward
a strict policy of neutrality after the
Ramirez government wavering
away from it, revealed that coun-
try's insistence on maintaining its
complete political independence,
linking it up with its sister republic
of Bolivia to the northwest.
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IRELAND:
affected BY Var

Although war has not come to Ire
land, its effects are being felt in the
emerald island where the river
Shannon flows, with lack Of materials
contributing toward the closing Of
many industries.
Recruitment of 10000 Irish for
work in Britain, and enlistment of
another 100000 Irish in the British
army have helped relieve unemploy-
ment in the country, however. Even
so, at least $4,000 are idle. In an
effort to hold skilled help for post
war production to balance the ma
tons economy, many closed indus
tries are keeping people on their pay
rolls.
Certain Irish industries are BOOM
ing, especially those canning meats
and milk for Great Britain. With
wooden goods imports cut, Irish tex
tile mills also are humming to pro-
duce material for the home market.
In all, industries generally are OPP
Grating at &c per cent of capacity.
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SOLDIER VOTE:
COMPROMISE Bill

In an effort to give servicemen
overseas every chance to vote and
yet protect states rights in super
vising elections, congressional con-
ferees drew up a compromise bill.
Under the bill, servicemen over
seas from states with no absentee
voting laws could use the blank fed
eral ballot with only the names of
the political parties designated if
their governors approve, or, service
men from states with absentee vot-
ing laws could only use the federal
ballot if they fail to receive their
state ballot by October l.
So far, 20 states are reported to
have adequate absentee voting laws,
while nine others are considering
such laws or about to convene their
Legislators to take up action on the
issue.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
ACRICULTURE:
Corn Ceiling Sticks

Shortly after OPA had advised the
Chicago Board of Trade president,
Philip O'Brien, that the S1.16 price
ceiling on corn would stick through
1914, the War Food administration
announced ALLEGATION of wheat for
food, feed, alcohol, export and lend
lease would begin before June.
In testifying before a senate agri-
culture subcommittee O'Brien advo-
Gated S1.45 corn top to relieve the
drain on wheat for feeding hogs,
since price supports on pigs make it
more profitable to fatten them than
sell grain on the market.
O'Brien's statement that the coun-
try was consuming more wheat than
it produced was substantiated by
department of agriculture statis-
tics which show that over one bill
lion bushels of the grain disappeared
in l943 against harvesting of $50
million bushels.
Support Egg Prices
Continuing its policy of support
ing egg prices at parity, the War
Food administration announced that
it would pay an average of 30 cents
per dozen for the period ending
April Is.
Since January l, VIA bought the
equivalent of $3.50, 900 cases, or 49,.
AGO. 1000 dozen, of shell eggs. Actual
ly VIA purchased only 28O, 1000 cases
of shell eggs, although its acquisi.
tons of dried eggs were the equal
of 100000 cases.
Continued VIA carlot purchases
will be on the basis of U. S. whole.
sale No. l and No. 2 extras, with As
pounds minimum net weight.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
B K l E F S by Baukhage

There are 1,700,000 rural boys and
girls 10 to 81 years old who are
now members of 4-H clubs. They
live in every county in the United
States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
The war department has revealed
that the army air forces have de-
stroyed 40 per cent of Germany's
capacity to produce fighter planes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17

Production of prewar models of
all-metal domestic ice refrigerators
will not be resumed in the near fu-
ture, the WPB reports, mainly be-
cause reversion would involve long
change-over period.
Civilians in the U. S. will have
more frozen vegetables during the
next five months, as a result of an
expected record high production.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17

JET PLANES: An article in the
official publication "Air Force"
states that the new jet-propelled
planes can travel at least hundred
miles faster than the present propel-
ler-driven planes. This is because
air becomes compressible at speeds
of $50 miles per hour, and the effect
becomes apparent on the propeller.
The jet-driven plane is not bothered
by this phenomenon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17

their lines, U. >.
and British troops
under command of
Allied Gen. Harold
Alexander held
their own in see
saw fighting below
Rome.
M e awhile, Al
lied bombers con-
tinued to blast at
Nazi fighter-plane
plants in Germany
to reduce aerial re-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17

Fighting ranged along surma's noun
famous western border country, with
Allied troops freeing two divisions Of
British-lndans trapped by Japanese
moving against their rear Clover ar
row.. In two other sectors, the Allies
drove against the enemy in the China
hills middle arrow, and fought to
clear a supply road to China in the
north (top arrow.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17

LEGISLATION: To discourage
governmental agencies from issuing
directives that do not express the
intentions of congress, Rep. Wollcott
of Michigan suggested at commit
tee meeting that hereafter all acts
when passed have this footnote add
ed: "By God, we mean i'll" He
also proposed that all Legislation be
written in words Of one or two syl-
tables.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
PACIFIC:
Gain Admiralties

Fighting with their backs to the
wall in Japan's crumbling string of
defensive outposts, enemy troops
bitterly resisted U. S. landings on
the Admiralty islands to the north
of New Britain and the Solomons.
Bringing in strong reinforcements,
Gen. Douglas Macarthur COM
mand Unanswered the Japs into
spreading their limited strength,
however, and robbing them of con-
certed striking power.
AS U. S. doughboys frightened their
grip on the Admiralties, American
warplanes ranged the whole breadth
of the battle area, continuing to
pound the big enemy base of Rabaul
on New Britain, former feeder point
for Jap barges supplying outlying
islands. Occupation of the Admir-
alties put U. S. bomber forces di-
rectly in the path of enemy car
60 shipping sailing southwark to
Rabaul, further weakening the once
formidable base.
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EUROPE:
Hold Ground

With concentrations of heavy en-
envy artillery pouring shells onto
their beachhead, and with strong
German armored forces stabbing into
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

National Income Reaches Record Level;
Reds Press Closer to Baltic States;
See-Saw Fight Marks Anzio Beachhead;
u. S. Reinforced in Admiralty Islands
NOTE @ these ,ssy %
Release byW Western Newspap Union,
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ond-front and further attacks on
European war industry.
Three times the Nazis lashed at
Allied lines below Rome with tanks
after heavy artillery preparations,
and three times gallant U. S. and
British troops gave way, only to
bounce back in savage counterat-
tacks restoring lost ground.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
Beverage Purchases

OF the go billion dollars that con-
sumers spent for goods and services
in 1913, six billion dollars were ex-
pended for alcoholic beverages, the
department of commerce revealed.
This brought expenditures for liquors
up to $46 per person, compared with
$50 in 1912 and S26 in 1889.
Despite the record expenditures
for alcoholic beverages, however,
less liquor was actually drunk, price
increases accounting for the rise.
Less than IA million gallons of hard
liquor were consumed in 1913,
compared with 88 million gallons in
1912. Wine consumption dropped be-
low the 1942 level of liz million
gallons.
Total beer consumed increased
during 1913, however, chiefly be-
cause of a rise in demand from 10
million to A million barrels of the
bottled type.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-17
WOOL:
Stocks Plentiful

Although the nation now has ade-
quate supplies of wool for clothing,
the two-pants suit with a vest is
still forbidden by the War Produc-
ton board. The reason is the short
age of manpower, since it takes
more work to make those extra gar
ments. It's the same with pleats in
women's dresses, but insufficient
rayon goods for Innings is another
reason given.
Imports of wool from Australia
were not halted by the Japanese
navy, as was feared. Between 500
and 600 million pounds were brought
in last year and in 1912. This, plus
a domestic crop stimulated by sub
sidy of ID cents pound has resulted
in stockpile of large proportions.
DIAMONDS
Germany repeatedly is receiving
industrial diamonds from the Bel
gian Congo mines by an ingenious
smuggling route.
A half million carats have been
reaching the Reich from Congo an
nually, according to London sources.
The diamonds are consigned to
neutral Turkey and travel across
Egypt, which is under British SOW
ereignty. From Turkey the stones
progress through the Axis-controlled
Balkan states to Germany, it is be-
lieved.
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NATIONAL INCOME:
Record Level

Doomed by the war effort, the ma
tional income of the nations so mil
lion workers scared to 142 billion
dollars in 1913, with about two-thirds
of it spent for goods and services,
the department of commerce an
nounced.
Rejecting the country's full swing
into high speed production during
1913, income increased 26 billion dol
lars over 1912, but rejecting the
continued shortage of civilian goods,
expenditures only went up 81 bill
lion dollars.
From July to March, government
spending reached go billion dollars,
with Sc billion dollars paid out for
the war effort. During this period,
government receipts totaled Is bill
lion dollars, leaving deficit of al
most IS billion dollars. Because of
the recent fourth war loan drive,
the government had cash balance
Of 10 billion dollars.
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Grating at 66
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Father Seeks Name
Of Wife's Slayer by
Questioning Child, I
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANSDOWNE, Pa, Dec. 20.-A
I21A-year-old girl may hold the key
to the Staying of her mother, Mrs.
Loretta Cleveland, 80, wife of a
marine sergeant.
District Attorney C. William Kraft
said last night he is confident the
child saw the person who beat her
mothers head with a hammer,
slashed her wrists and throat with a
razor blade and then stuck her
head in an oven and turned on the
gas.
Sergt. Oren E. Cleveland, hus-
band of the slain woman, arrived
nere last night from Nashville, Tenn,
and for several hours talked to
Elva in an effort to learn the name
Of the slayer Police did not reveal
the results Of his efforts.
Mrs. Cleveland's body was dis
covered Monday by a neighbor in
the gas-filled kitchen. Elva was in
another room, semiconscious from
the gas.
Sergt Cleveland was visiting his
mother in Nashville when the trag-
edy was discovered He is stationed
at Philadelphia. Mrs. Cleveland
formerly was Government employe
in Washington. They had been
married 10 years,
Evening star., 1944-12-20

I ince OF Attica, to order all mem.
| bers In Athens and Piraeus to cease
resistance, and to hand in their
arms.
Free Elections Pledged.
Gen. Scobie made it clear" said
the foreign secretary, that as soon
as these requirements were fulfilled
he would inform Field Marshal
Alexander, who would concert the
necessary steps to put an end to the
present turmoil in Greece and to
restore to all Greeks, whatever
their opinions, the peaceful enjoy
ment Of their democratic principles y
Mr.. Eden said a committee of the
EAM agreed on December 16 to
withdraw the ELIAS forces from At
tica, but had not replied to the other
conditions for an end of resistance
and surrender of arms.
II the EAM accepts the terms OF
the armistice, Mr.. Eden said, then
we shall do our best to insure to the
Greek people the government of
their choice and free elections as
early as possible"
The Foreign Secretary declared
there was no desire that as a re-
suit of this business there should be
victimization either on one side or
the other"
Our DESIRE" he added, lis that
there should be an amnesty and that
the Greeks should have an opportu-
nifty to live in peace and harmony"
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Churchill

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the enemy. BY noon his men were
taking the first head-on series oi
German counterattacks.
The colonel said the Germans used
very little artillery, but plenty OF
mortar and direct tank fire besides
small arms weapons"
"One thing that pleased u.s." he
said, was the reaction of the Bel
gian civilians as we rolled into
town. You could tell most Of them
really were glad to see us.
Last night the Germans tried one
Of their oldest ruses-to get across
the line in captured American We
hicles. They attempted to ride over
in three American haf-tracks and
some jeeps and again this morning
In three jeeps. We got them all. They
were wearing German Army uni
forms, although riding in our We
hicleS.
The battle which spearheaded the
American thrust back into the town
was commanded by 1t. Col. Robert
E. Frankland, Jackson, Tenn.
This battle-only one action along
a battlefield many miles long-has
not in itself played a ajor role in
slowing the Nazi offensive toward
the Meuse River, but it certainly put
a brake on the German advance in
this sector.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Editor Warns Negro
On Mississippi Race
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, Miss, Dec. 20.-A
Mississippi editor yesterday tolo
New York's first Negro elected te
Congress that his aspirations in
volving the governorship of Missis-
sippi would be short Lived.
Your race in Mississippi
will be the first to repudiate you,
said John w. Lynch, editor of the
Delta Democrat Times here, to the
Rev. A. Clayton Powell, the Repre-
sentative elect.
| Mr.. Powell had told a Harlem au-
dience that 100000 Negroes were
diSfranchised by the poll tax. THE
day the poll tax Is eliminated, am
going to leave home and go to
Mississippi and run for the gov
ernorship of Mississippi" he added
Mr.. Lynch, in an open letter
published in his paper, said in part:
I'VE get along fine with men,
berS of your race down here in
Mississippi and We shall continue to
get along with them as long as
their leadership is enlightened and
tolerable.
You are setting your people back
many years in social and economic
progress by your attitude. To keep
old wounds open and irritated is
not the way to cure the patient
You have no status to speak for
your race in Mississippi and, if we
know them correctly, they will be the
| first to repudiate you and to de-
nounce your fragrant violation OF
the state Of harmony that exists
between them and the white peo-
pile"
Mississippi Is one Southern State
in which Negroes of voting age out
number the whites.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

President said it was on the record
He added that he wouldn't try to
restate 1t If he were the reporter.
The Polish situation was brought
briefly into the conference, when q
reporter said:
"Mr. President, The Evening Star
last night had headline which said
that the United States opposes par
titioning of Poland, whereas the
Times Herald had headline
United States Supports Partitioning
of Poland. I wonder If you would
care to indicate your preference as
between these two"
The President replied he was per-
fectly willing to state his prefer
ence-he much preferred The Star
to the other paper in Washington
He added that he didn't say news
paper, that he said paper.
What is the distinction?" he was
asked.
Just the distinction between a
decent paper and another type OF
paper, Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

Told that some of his strongest
supporters - and critics - thought
that it was time for Mr.. Roosevelt
to restate his foreign policy, the
Evening star., 1944-12-20
n liberated lands, Mr.. Churchill

4
said:
I'VE had certain task thrown
upon us and we are discharging II
to the best of our ability"
He asserted that, so far as the
United States and Russia were con-
cerned, he had mot the slightest
doubt that the complete and effec-
tive cooperation will 60 on in all
aspects of the war"
One member asked the Prime
Minister whether "he did not agree
that there is danger in imple-
mentation of proposals of the Dum-
barton Oaks conference If certain
powers assign themselves spheres
of influence and other powers are
not brought into cooperation dur
ing the WARP"
Il think that is topic that OBJ
viouslv should not attempt to deal
with now" Mr.. Churchill said.
Points to Criticism.
Pressed as to whether there was
now complete cooperation and
accord" among Britain, the United
States and Russia on British policy
in Greece, Mr.. Churchill replied
THE burden of attending to the
troubles in Greece has fallen upon
Great Britain and We have not so
far been able to discharge this task
without criticism even here at home,
which has added to our difficulties.
The three great powers are in
entire agreement upon the general
aims which bind our alliance and
we have every need to keep in the
closest association in this dangerous
and momentous phase of the war"
Before Mr.. Churchill took the floor
Mr.. Eden reviewed the requirements
Gen. Scobie had laid down to the
ELIAS forces to evacuate the prov
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Theodore H. Schmid
Awarded Divorce

Theodore H. Schmid, now a soldier
at Walter Reed Hospital, was
awarded a divorce from Mrs. Helen
L. Schmid In District Court yester-
day by Justice Matthew F. Mcclure
Mr.. Schmid, who owns an interest
in District pet store, was repre-
sented by Attorney Daniel L. Gran
than.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

power politics and endeavoring to
establish a sphere of influence"
THE real danger" he said. sis
that all the Allies are maneuvering
for position. We are sowing the
seeds Of future wars"
The first Conservative to swing
into the debate, Capt. Mott Rad
clyf1e, who fought with the Greeks
against the Italians in 1910, drew
cheers with declaration that the
best service we can render is not to
be violently partisan on either side"
Opening debate on British policy
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Firms to Puy Russiuns

HELSINKI, Dec. 20 (P.-The
Finnish government announced to-
day that the 100000 900 in wal
reparations pledged to Russia will
be paid in goods valued at $50, 0,0O0,-
Evening star., 1944-12-20
The EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. As


ment and lodging house operators.
The applications were denied on
the basis OF unfavorable reports by
the health, building and plumbing
Evening star., 1944-12-20

departments. OF the applications
denied, 81 were for rooming houses,
81 for apartments and two for
lodging houses.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Autos in Egypt Are Scarce

Scarcity of new autos in Egypt
is reflected in figures showing only
80 new motor vehicles registered in
seven months, six Of which were
trucks
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