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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
Call For Proposed Bills
Sounded By Rep. LeGrand

er city or county leaders with
bills or outlines of bills which
either government may wish
presented before the State Leg
islature in January.
LeGrand said he invited the
city and county, as early az
June "a of this year, to give
consideration to proposed leg
islation, but that as yet he had
received no proposed bills or.
any indication as to what type
of bills either governing body
has in mind.
He further declared that the
purpose of the early request
was to make it possible to have
all proposed legislation on To-
cal matters given publicity, so
that all persons affected could
become acquainted with the
local legislative program and
thus have an opportunity to
present their views.
LeGrand said few eople
would have an opportunity to
go to Raleigh after the Legis-
lature opens to state their opin-
ions.
He renewed his request that
the. city and county boards out
line their legislative programs
and prepare bills without de-
lay, and set id-November as
a deadline.
Inasmuch as New Hanover
will have only one member
from this county in either the
House or the Senate, LeGrand
anticipates h eavy work
schedule and heavy response
bility. For this reason, early
attention to the county's pro-
posed legislation should be Civ
en-, he said.
1t is understood that there
will be a number Of bills to
come before the state body,
not the least Of which will be
that for city extension.
City Attorney William B.
Campbell mas already been
designated by the city council
to work on at least five pros
pective pieces of legislation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
|FUEHRER IGNORED
WARNING ON REDS

NEW YORK, Oct. S. - REA
story telling how Mussolini endeav-
ored to warn Hitler against the
might Of Russia, but to no avail,
is told in the current issue Of Life
magazine.
The article is credited to Admiral
Franco Maugeri. identified by Life
as the head Of Italian Naval In
telligence; and it records CONVEX
sations between Mussolini and Ad-
mira1 Maugeri as he escorted Mus
solini to Ponza and Sardinia. Maui
geri later joined the Patriots re-
sistance front in Italy, Life said.
'The Germans had thought they
could liquidate Russia in a few
months" the admiral quotes Mus
solini. They were diabolically de-
ceived by the Russians. / myself
would not have believed it if Hitler
himself had not told me about it. -
II advised Hitler to come to
some agreement with Russia.
I told him that we had lost the
initiative since June 1912, and that
country that loses the initiative
loses the war.
81 tried to play on his supersti-
ton. 4 asked him to remember
that terrible first winter. Then ]
mentioned the disaster at Stain.
grad. But it was no good. It was
no good.
cat Salzburg "a Hitler Musso.
lini conference in April 1922 I told
Hitler that we would never be able
to 60 back to Africa, that t h {
Italian islands would certainly be
invaded and that there was only
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
NAzI BLACKMAIL
EFFORTS SPREAD

urAsu1NGTON, Oct. S. R-With
' "n sources of loot being dried
olnI Nv Allied reconquest, plain ex-
up ~ directed by the Nazis
To- o ms moneyed persons in the
s ssG States and elsewhere is on
Uni'H Increase, official sources said
today
-, closely the pattern set by in
low '?.;dI,al kidnapers, to this effect:
DIV sI IT, YOU want to save the life OF
i will cost you such-and-such
q, ,o y, to be deposited by Ger.
an ;, date to the amount of so-and-
ID sa''l usually in Argentina or anoth-
~ ~ neutral country)."
ocreat numbers Of such de-
.onds have been made on people
~ ~ the United States, an official
a 90 and recently the volume has
increased.
snch notes, however, are inter-
cented by the Allies and seldom
reach their destination. The indi-
,,idlals addressed are not to d
sbout them. 1t would be against
~ s law to pay such ransom
wen if a person wanted to.
THE demands are likely to be
-Jdrocsed to almost anyone who
has d money and % relatives
in Germany or occupied countries.
Many such ransom demands, ad-
dressed to persons in German-oc-
r1pied lands have been paid. This
is one of the favorite methods of
German looting, the official said.
II was also learned that German
ransom notes are being addressed
TO persons in Latin American coun-
tries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
PARIS IS FACING
MANY SHORTAGES

| PARIS, Oct. 5.-lREThe world
greatest restaurant city is now op-
Grating on only half its normal
scale-or less, birds-eye survey
of the capitals recovery shows.
Paris restaurants are serving
about 100000 meals daily against
normal average of over half
million-but the meals are far be-
low peace time standards and most
Of the famous restaurants like
Maxim's remain closed.
Many legitimate stores are get
ting only one tenth the supply of
potatoes needed to fill the regis
tered customers meagre ration
one or two pounds a week. Many
stores are getting enough sugar for
only one out Of 20 regular custom
ers.
1t has been stated authoritative
ly that there won't be enough flour
to permit the free sale of bread
for another six months. People are
now allowed about two thirds a
pound daily but complain it is full
of crude, dark flour and even saw
dust.
At the present rate of French
shoe production-1O million pairs
every four months - the average
Frenchman will be able to get less
than one new pair yearly.
Schools are scheduled to open in
less than fortnight, but they are
expected to be hampered by a Sc
we're shortage of books-thanks to
German zeal for propaganda.
German sequestration of paper
for propaganda reached a point
where publisher who normally
used $500 tons month was get
ting less than 100 tons just before
liberation. On a recently planned
edition of 100, 900 geography books,
only 5000 copies cou1dbe printed.
4 Publishing also is hampered by
a lack of power-along with most
other activities. Movies still are
closed by the electricity shortage.
The only theaters open are few
nondescript stock companies with
facilities for illuminating the stage
with daylight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
CARAKER LEAVES

CAMP DAVIS, Oct. 5-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Thomas H. Caraker,
formerly Acting Executive and
Personnel Officer of the Antiair-
craft Artillery Training center,
Camp Davis, has left for a new
post in Headquarters, Antiaircraft
Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, the
Camp Davis Public Relations Of
flee announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

Jack @. LeGrand, Democrat
ic nominee for New Hanover
county's only seat in the 1915
House Of Representatives, dis
closed yesterday that he had
not been approached by eth
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
Your Crocer's Troubles
Aren't Over

You can easily see, too, that all your
grocer's problems are not solved. Re-
member that leading brand like Del
Monte is always the first to be taken
from his shelves. Don't blame him for
shortages and Inconvenience.
Your cooperation is still needed to
help everyone in the food industry
do a better job for you and for the
servicemen fighting for you.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

A new training stand, which
mounts an electric gun turret and
Stimulates many of the conditions
experienced in actual combat, is
being used to train aerial gunners
for the Army Air Forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

State Farm Bureau Federation,
said here today that despite the alb
sence Of some brands OF cigarettes
there is no shortage of flue-cured
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

Del Monte Pineapple and Pineapple
Juice will be still scarcer than last year.
Pineapple is a two-year crop. The
drought of 1943 meant that we were
not able to pack a normal amount in
1944Ein spite of a favorable ripening
season. Military requirements have
also been increased.
The good news in the fruit picture
is apricots. A bumper crop resulted in
the largest pack on record. Though
military wants are twice as great as
in 1913, you can expect as many Del
Monte Apricots as you ever did.
In total, fruits will be available to
civilians in very limited quantities.
Total Civilian Vegetable Supply
About 20% Less
On vegetables-as on fruits-re-
member that we are telling the story
of total supply and what is likely to
happen on the home front if present
military demands continue.
However, this picture could radically
ehonge on vegetables if the government
reduced quotus out Of this years pack, or
released substantial quantities from reserves.
In our last report, we estimated that
the industry's pack of canned peas
would be less. Now we know the
amount available for civilians will be
about a fifth less than last year.
The government quota on corn has
not increased. But the total crop was
smaller and the supply for civilians
will be considerably less than last year.
Asparagus production slightly ex-
ceeded last year. Military needs also
increased, so the civilian supply is ap-
proxinnately the same as last season.
It is expected that the supply Of green
beans will be slightly less.
We had hoped to have good news
on beets and carrots. But the armed
forces asked the industry to supply
them with three times as many car
rots as last year, and twice as many
beets. So even if packers succeed in
producing a.much larger volume, civil
ians won't see as many as last year.
The canned tomato pack will not be
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
Fruit Situation Tight

Peaches are good example Of what
can happen to canning crop. Pros
poets were good for a bumper yield
of fresh peaches in California, when
stretches of extremely hot weather
matured the fruit so fast that Gamer
les could not handle the full crop with
available manpower.
This cut down the whole industry's
pack. Though we had hoped to do bet
ter, it now looks as if the total national
pack this year will be only about aver
age, or slightly over average at best.
A month ago, the industry knew the
governments requirements for canned
peaches would be very heavy. Since
then, the Quartermaster's Department
has upped it's quotas still further. This
means that supplies for civilians will
be materially less than last year.
On pears, while the pack turned out
better than early estimates and will
probably exceed last years, govern
ment needs are larger also, and the
amount of canned pears on your gro
GERS shelves will be very small.
The industry hopes to "put up"
slightly more fruit cocktail than last
year but quotas for our fighters have
also grown-so again, it means less
of this popular fruit at your grocer's.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
But whatever Del Nome Products ore
avaiIuble, you should be able to get your
share Of them.
share Of them.

AS we said before, Del Monte Foods
will be apportioned to distributors
throughout the country on fair and
square basis. This has been our policy
ever since the war began. J
Del Monte deliveries are also spread
throughout the year, so you can usu-
ally expect to find at least some varie-
ties of Del Monte Fruits and Vege-
tables at your grocer's.
You have a right to your share Of
these Del Monte Foods, so don't hest
tate to ask for them. If you can't find
just the one you want, you may still
find some other Del Monte variety
that will serve your purpose,
That's one advantage of learning
how to "switch and swap" within the
Del Monte line. Del Monte packs so
many different products, that no mat
ter which varieties happen to be short,
you can choose any other Del Monte
Food your grocer has and always be
sure of the same quality and flavor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

and hurley tobacco and growers
can meet all needs for the pre-
sent demand under the existing
control program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
TOBACCO APLENTY

RALEIGH, Oct. S. -R- Carl T.
Hicks Of Walstonburg, chairman Of
the Tobacco Committee of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

In just the last few weeks-since
we last reported to you on canned
fruit and vegetable prospects-three
important things have happened:
-ths War Feed Administration has in
creased percentages Of ssverui items
to be set aside for military use.
-weother hos definitely at down q
number Of pack estimates.
-the manpower sitvaiion has become
more difficult.
That is why Del Monte, as the lead
ing Gamer of fruits and vegetables, is
continuing to issue this wartime series
of reports. During this emergency,
all of us must work together. Only
with knowledge of what lies ahead
can any housewife intelligently plan
her shopping or understand the prob
lens facing her grocer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
DAKOTA SENATORS
CLASH ON FLOOR

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL -lR-
North Dakota's two Republican
senators clashed on the Senate floor
today after one - Gerald Nye -
said an offer of $4,000 was made
''by one very close to the White
House" to induce world wa- ve-
teran to become a candidate
against Nye in the recent primary
in his state.
Nye said the veteran, whom he
named as Fay C. De Witt of Minot.
N. D., declined the offer which he
said, was made by Joseph B. Kee-
nan, former assistant U. S. at
torney general.
II want to denounce as entirely
false the statement that Mr.. Joseph
keenan, ever offered anybody a
single dollar to become a cand;-
date against the senior senator
from North Dakota"
Nye said keenan, made the offer
to De Witt in the Hamilton Hotel
here a year ago, and that Keeran
was brought to the hotel by LANCER.
Nye presented to the senate the
transcript of hearing last June
before the senatorial campaign ex.
penditures committee before which
Neal Williams of Fargo, N. D. testi.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
DRAFT BOARD
SENDS Y TODAY

TWenty-seven white draft eli
gibles, most of them the last 10 tc
26-year-old farmers registered with
City Draft Board No. l, will leave
for Fort Bragg at 7:3O a. m. to.
day to stand pre-induction physical
tests.
The young farmers were reclas.
sified from their deferred status
of &c to la by authority of Maj.
Charles R. Jonas, of the State Sc
lective Service headquarters, who
visited here August 9.
Officials explained that the
newly reclassified farmers form.
erly were snipyard workers, who
registered with the city board
while employed here, and later re-
turned to farms in surrounding
counties.
Besides 10 local registrants, the
city board will send to Fort Bragg
eight men transferred here from
other draft boards.
Those going to Fort Bragg to-
morrow are: Otis Warren Taylor,
Jennings Winfield Russ, George
Francis Fox, Millus Edward
Hodges, Allen Franklin Carter,
Robert Ludlow Johnson, Norwood
Harold Lee, Robert Adolph Bos-
tic, Nell Walters, Hubert Royston
Pennington, Harry Lee Phillips,
Thelbert Thomas James, Joseph
Richard Perry, James Buren,
Rourk, Marion Morris Hocutt,
William Ernest Culver, William
Franklin King, Jr, Richard Ward,
and Maurice Warren Grissom.
Transferred are Charlie Gilmer
Ange, from Greenville; Richard
Franklin Rising, Jr., from Ports
mouth, Va; Aaron David Harris,
from Statesville; George Washing
ton Hardison, from Greenville:
Hugh L. Watson, from Athens.
Tenn; Maylon DeVan Watkins,
from Raleigh; Coleman Henry
Gibson, from Clinton; Wilbur
Royal Thomas, from Winston-Sal-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

Bus transportation in June 1914
increased 3.5 per cent over j Inc
1943, with the transit industry
carrying 1905, POI, 900 passengers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Heavy Drnker, Souse
Are 7luo Other People

gical drinkers could be divided
into these four categories:
l. The individual with the
social anxiety neurosis (WhO
feels i'll at ease with his fell
low-men or women, is tongue
tied, suffers bodily disturb
ances to the point of dis
tress and pain in social rela-
tionships and finds social ease
and social pleasure only when
he has a few drinks under his
belt.
2. The spree drinker, whose
alcoholism rests upon some
disastrous dynamic cycle, by
which one drink sets agoing an
inevitable debauch which ends
only when the individual is
fortunately brought to a nos
pital or Jail.
3. THE individual who is
suffering from some other
mental disease in which the
drinking is symptomatic of
the personality disorder and
disintegration of that mental
disease"
4. "Unorganized extravert.
who become hobo's and buns
who drift into alcoholism as
the least active of the pleasure
of life and VINO finally become
completely addicts, living only
to drink"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

CLEVELAND, Sept. 12-tR-
DR.. Abraham Myerson, inter-
nationally known Boston psy-
chiatrist, came out today with
a distinction between the heavy
drinker and the chronic souse
and at the same time he
pegged pathological DRINKS in
four classes for ready recog-
milton.
Heavy drinking" ne declar-
ed in an address prepared for
delivery before the American
Association for the Advance
ment of Science may be mere
ly a foolish and bad habit.
ut becomes alcoholism when
craving is established, when the
hangover demands alcohol for
relief, when the drinking be-
comes temporarily remedial
of the pains of deprivation,
when it is not pleasure, So
ciality, or celebration which is
sought but merely relief from
the distress of non-drinking."
Asserting that alcoholism
needs to be attacked as
drug addiction, requiring So
cial education on public
health scale and demanding
reform in social legislation of
enforceable and reasonable
type" Myerson said patholo-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
IckeS ASSailS Dewey
For Reckless Talk

thing" Ickes said. He has been
dizzy trying to keep up with the
parade as evidenced by public opin-
ion polls. He has constantly been
marching toward the rear to a 'po-
sition prepared in advance
Ickes also hit at critics of the
campaign being waged by the CLIO
political action committee in sup
port of President Roosevelt. He
said Dewey in 1887 when running
for District Alto. ney of New York
gratefully accepted' a $4,000 con-
tribution from the amalgamated
clothing workers of the CLIO.
This was the largest contribu-
ton he received" Ickes said, land
he liked it so well that he passed
his plate back for second help
ing. And who was head of the ANAL
gamated clothing workers in 1887?
Why, none other than Sidney Hill
man, who the Republicans are now
trying to pretend is an ogre so
as to brighten children"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Moses Barker Valves
Hearing In OPA Case

Moses Barker, alias Joe Merri-
man, 40, of Holly Ridge, who was
arraigned before U. S. Commits
sioner J. B. Swails on charges of
OPA violations, waived prelimi-
nary hearing and was released un-
der $3.50 cash bond, the commits
sioner reported yesterday.
The Onslow man was charged by
the Office of Price Administration
with unlawfully acquiring and pos
sessing counterfeit sugar evidence.
SWails said Barker would be
tried at the October % term of
U. S. District court here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
STATE BANKERS
PLAN MEETING

RALEIGH, Sept. 12.-(P) - The
North Carolina Bankers association
will hold special meeting here
October II, President J. N. Co.
burn of Whiteville said today.
Work of the newly-created post
war small business credit commit
tee for the state will be discussed.
Word Wood, chairman of the board
Of the American Trust company of
Charlotte, is chairman. His COM
rnittee is working in close coopera-
ton with the postwar small bust
ness credit commission of the Am
erican Bankers association. headed
by R. M. Hanes of Winston-Salem,
president of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust company.
Speakers here will include Hanes,
Walter French, deputy manager of
the American Bankers association,
and H. H. Augustine, president Of
the State Planters Bank and Trust
company of Richmond, Va.
Members of the North Carolina
small business credit committee in
addition to Wood are J. H. Wal
drop, Guaranty Bank and Trust
company, Greenville; A. D. Shack
leford, National Bank of Wilson;
Leo Harvey, Commercial National
Bank of Kinston; George Geoghe-
gna, Wachovia Bank and Trust
company, Raleigh; w. L. Burns,
Guilford National Bank, Green's
boro; ]. G. Thornton, the Whining
ton Savings and Trust company;
Edwin Pate, Commercial State
Bank, Laurel Hill; w. D. Halfacre,
Bank of North Wilkesboro; Allen
H. Sims, Citizens National Bank of
Gastonia; Philip Woolcott, the Bank
of Asheville.
Every competent man, firm and
corporation that needs bank credit
TO-: some constructive purpose will
get it; and for adequate amounts
and for sufficient length of time to
do the job,' Coburn said. :
A regional meeting wills be held
October II in Richmond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

fled concerning the reported meet
ing in the Hamilton hotel.
Nye won the Republican primary
earlier that month in a contest with
Lynn U. Stambaugh, former nation
al commander of the American Lee
gion, and Rep. Usher L. Burdich.
After denouncing as false the
statement concerning keenan,,
LANCER added:
II resent the implication that IS
cast here against the candidacy of
Lynn Stambaugh. did not support
Stambaugh in the primary, but did
support Usher L. Burdick.'
LANCER charged that Nye made
his speech today so it could be
ranked land sent to every voter
IN North Dakota and asserted the
mater should have been presented
to the senate elections and priv.
leges committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. II
-R-Interior Secretary Ickes to-
night assailed as RECKLESS a n d
baseless" a charge by Thomas E.
Dewey that the Roosevelt admins
tration did not intend to demobilize
armed forces as quickly as possible.
Ickes in a prepared speech, the
advance text of which was released
in Washington, S i d he found it
disturbing h a I the Republican
Presidential candidate, I'm h S
reckless quest for votes has
stopped to pluck the heartstrings of
very American mother, wife.
sweetheart and cid of every
soldier and sailor throughout the
world with a charge that is as
false as any ever promulgated
by Goebbels.'
Ickes told the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) Ninth annual con-
vention that Dewey should be in
formed that presidents are not
made in the United States by de-
ceitful double talk INDUCED in
reckless1y in the hope of receiving
the voters
He said Dewey in making the
rehabilitation statement, quot
ed Major General Lewis B. Her
shey, head of selective service.
and added:
Whatever General Hershey, who
is Republican, may have said,
he was not speaking for the ad-
ministration.'
Ickes labeled his address pub
lie trembler No. /" and said Dew
ey apparently is determined to es-
tablish himself as an individual
known by that title.
On August II, Ickes related.
Dewey declared he was deeply
disturbed over preliminary peace
The Interior Secretary
continued:
1T would be a tragedy, he in
toned, if conferences among the
British, Russians, Chinese, and
ourselves should become "A mill
tary alliance to dominate tn e
world About this time Mr.. Will
kie felt called upon to demonstrate
with the candidate of his party for
his unjustified jitters willing to do
his part, Secretary Hull soothingly
invited Dewey to a conference.
Courtesy dictated that he should
accept, but he, was so busy cam
paigning that he designated John
Foster Dulles, learned in. Cartels.
to go to Washington to find out what
the score was. Mr.. Dulles is a
man of'such wide judgment and
perspicacity on world affairs that,
as recently as March, 1899, he
made a speech before the Ne w
York economic club offering it as
lis calm and considered judgment
hat only hysteria entertaines the
dea that Germany, Italy or Japan
contemplate war upon u.s. 1t is
little wonder that Dewey and Dull
les have an affinity for each 9TH
err
When prophet Dulles" reported
pack to Dewey, Ickes stated, the
after ceased trembling momen-
.arily and gave his blessing to the
conference for which he said he had
high hopes of success"
These hopes have sustained him
% date but no one can predict how
ong he can keep his serenity of |
mind" the secretary added.
1ckes said Dewey in 1941 bitterly |
criticized the lend lease bill and
month later had to reverse him
self; in 1910 denounced the ad-
recognition of Soviet
Russia and reversed himself when
he Soviet armies were well on the l
Dad to Berlin; in the same year
aid this country could not possibly
produce $4,000 airplapes year. II
LAS leader, he has had to re-
'erse himself Gu almost every