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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
LOWERED TAXES
GAINING FAVOR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. -P)-
A postwar program of lower taxes
on business, so as to encourage
private enterprise, and on indi'
viduals in low and middle income
brackets was recommended to-
day by the. House Economic
Planning committee.
Its tax recommendation was
one of six suggestions in a re.
port to be delivered to the house
tomorrow on how the United
States may be kept prosperous in
the peace years. f
The other were:
Tight credit controls to prevent
sharp spiral of initiation when
the nation spends an estimated
$3.50, 100000, 900 in savings piled ur
in the war years.
A streamlined government ''te
reduce overlapping jurisdiction
duplication Of effort and incon'
sistencies in policy"
Increased foreign trade.
Early removal of wartime con
trolls on agriculture and .encour
agement of family-owned farms
Maintenance Of an armed force
of upwards of 100000 men unit
the occupation task abroad is con
Sidered ended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
5000 BOmbers Hit NaZis
Enemy Targets Battered
From Channel Coast
To Austria

LONDON, Sept. 10.-R)-Near,
1y 5000 bombers and fighters
from Britain and Italy blasted
enemy targets from the Channel
to Germany and Austria today in
one of the heaviest dawn-to-dusk
assaults since the invasion of the
continent.
More than 1.100 Britain-based
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
famed deep into Germany smear
ing the Daimler Benz motor plant
at Gaggenau, southwest of Ka-ls-
ruhe; aircraft and tank factories
in the Stuttgart, Nurnberg and
Ulm areas and a large airport at
Giebelstadt, south of Wurzburg.
Raj planes battered besieged LIE
Havre during the morning and
again this afternoon.
From Italy 500 heavy bombers
Of the 18th Air Force attacked oil
refineries and other targets in the
Vienna area, flying through Sec
tor which once sWarmed with en7
envy fighters without encountering
opposition. Fortresses attacked the
Lobau and Nova SchWechat refin-
cries about seven miles southeast
of Vienna, and a second wave of
Liberators battered the same tar
gets, which were burning fiercely
from the earlier attack. Anti-air-
craft fire was intense over the tar
gets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
SOLDIER BROWNS
IN BEACH INLET

Robert Parker, a soldier OF camp
Davis, Hq. Btry, AAA TIC, was
drowned in Masonboro inlet yes,
terday afternoon at 5 o'clock while
swimming with a party of friends.
Parker is the second victim to
die in the inlet recently. Zeb v.
Fischer. 800 Chestnut street, was
drowned in the same locality last
Tuesday. g
Parker's body was taken from
the inlet by fishing party few
minutes afte- he first began hav-
ing trouble. f.
Joseph Dolan, another Camp Da-
Wis soldier, Mrs. Parker and Miss
Peggy Miller were with the SWIM
ming party. -,
Chief NJ. S. Faircloth, Of the
Wrightsville Beach police, issued
a special warning last night
against swimming in either inlet
at the beach resort.
-"The tides and currents at this
time of the year are particularly
strong" he said
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
NAILS FIGHTING
FOR BELFORT GAP
French Troops Encounter
Bitter Resistance
From Germans

ROME, Sept. 10.-(P) - French
troops have struck within 16 miles
of Befort and are engaged in bit
ter fighting against Germans de-
Tending the gap leading into the
Black Forest of southwestern Ger.
many, Allied headquarters an
nounced tonight.
The battle ragged near the viii
lage of Blamont, 16 miles south OF
Belfort, and SO airline miles from
the German frontier. The French
had pushed on through the Jurs
Alps after taking the villages O
Pont de Rhode and ST. Hippolyte.
Americans striking toward Bel
fort from the southwest had driv
en- along the Doubs river to within
"a miles of the sentinel city, GOV
ering half the distance from Be
sancon.
Far to the west, other French
units pushed up the west side o
the Saone river against apparent
| ly large German forces whose re
treat route to the Reich already
had been cut, and occupied Urv.
and Chamboeuf, nine miles south
west of Dion.
Americans captured Dole, q
miles southeast of Dion, in tn
Doubs valley, as enemy resistance
there began to weaken.
Befort's Notifications can botl
defend the town itself and haras
with artillery the entire pass be
tween the Vosges and Jura noun
tains.
A front dispatch declared tn
pass = which for centuries ha
protected France against Germa
ny - may become the first blood.
battle-ground of a Nazi attempt t.
beat back the southern phase o
the Allied march on Berlin, espe
cially if the enemy has thrown re
Inducements into that mountain
area.
Official dispatches still were 81
lent concerning frontline report
that the Seventh army already hal
joined with General Eisenhower
forces.
The bag Of prisoners swept up il
the push from the Mediterranean
SCARED beyond 10000, some 1000
Of them. taken by Frenchmen
mainly in the ports of Marseill
and Toulon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

Of thousands of Serbs, Jews
and partisan sympatnlzers
since its installation in 194l.
Ever if Pavelic has not been
captured his days apparently
are numbered because Tito's
troops, aided by the approach
ing Red army in the east and
systematic Allied aerial de-
struction of Nazi communlca-
tions radiating from Zagreb
and throughout the Balkans,
has effectively blocked the
escape routes Of perhaps 2oo'-
600 Axis troops in the lower
Balkans.
In capitulated Bulgaria the
Red army was cleaning up
scattered German remnants
and moving toward a quick
liquidation Of the pocketed
enemy troops in neighborlns
Greece and Yugoslavia.
The Russian government
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
HURRICANE RACES
EAST OF MIAMI

MIAMI, Fla, Sept 10. - ~ -
Weather bureau officials said to.
night there was no immediate dan.
ger to the coast of the United
States from the severe Atlantic
hurricane that was central at 1890
pm. about 800 miles due east Of
here.
The storm was attended by
winds of full hurricane force near
the center and by gales ove--
large area, the bureau said in an
advisory. Its movement between
west northwest and northwest at
IL to IA miles per hour was expect
ed to continue during the next u
hours
At its present rate of speed the
hurricane would not reach the Unit
ed States coast fo- from 48 10 80
hours, the weather bureau stated.
Every precaution by shipping in
the path of the storm was urged
in the advisory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
STORES ROBBED
AT SOUTHPORT

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 10-Request
for indictment Of Plato William
Bennett, %, Of Kings Mountain,
charged with breaking and enter
ing four local business establish
ments early this morning, will be
sent to the Brunswick Superior
Court grand jury here tomorrow
morning, Chief of Police Otto
Hickman announced tonight.
Bennett used a Ratchet to break
down the door OF Mack's Cafe,
opened and damaged two casa
registers, and left with about $40,
Chief Hickman declared.
Watson's Pharmacy reported
that its small cash register was
opened and 81 taken.
Leggett's Pharmacy was. entered
and $28 taken from the cash reg
lister, Hickman said.
The Southport Service Station
also was entered and the cash
register was opened, but the
money was left laying by the
register.
Bennett was caught just outside
the service station by Ormond
Leggett, U.S.C.G.R., owner OIL
Leggetts Pharmacy, and Eli Cour,
U.S.N., who held him until Chic.
Hickman arrived to make the ar
rest.
Leggett said that some people
living near his store called him
about 2:30 this morning and sale
that someone was in the store
lighting matches. He said that hi
and Coury took gun and were
on their way to get Chief Hick
man when they saw a man in the
service station counting money.
When they stopped, the man broke
out back window and fled. Leg
gett said they shot the gun in the
air and the man dropped to the
ground and lay still. They sale
that they held the man until police
arrived.
Bennett had been working ir
Morehead City until ne came tt
Southport about two weeks ago tt
work on a shrimp boat belonging
to Capt. Robert Willis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
Quisling Head Reported Held

also stepped up its diplomatic
military effort to get Hungary
out Of the war. Soviet troops
were striking toward Hungary
from the east and southeast
as the Moscow radio again
called on Hungarians to over
throw the Nazis and join the
Allies.
An imminent juncture in
force between Tito's men and
the Red army is likely, if it
has not already occurred. Rus
sian troops in western Ro-
mania reached the Yugoslav
frontier at Turnu-Severin last
week, a point only so miles
north of Zajecar, captured by
the partisans.
A Berlin broadcast also said
Soviet parachute troops had
landed but had been wiped out
south of Turnu-Severin, which
could be in Yugaslav territory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

American army patrols are With
in 81 miles of the German and
Dutch frontiers. Liberation for
Luxembourg approached as Amer
lean Third army headquarters re-
ported the entry of U. S. troops
into the Duchy's capital. Other
Americans pressed deeper into the
Ardennes forest toward the Sieg-
fried line.
1t was another day of swift-mov-
ing advances for the First army.
commanded by 1t. Gen. Courtney
H. Hodges, which up until mid
night Saturday had taken 168,047
prisoners since D-Day. From no
single sector of the wide advance
was there any indication of a seri-
Gus check to First army forces,
which are rapidly closing in to
deliver the Allies first massive
blow against the Reich's western
defense line.
The American First army also
captured the city Of Verviers, east
of Liege. and Supreme Headquar-
tiers confirmed the entry of Cana
dian patrols into Zeebrugge, which
took them within three miles of
the Netherlands frontier.
Verviers is Is miles east Of
Liege.
Associated Press Correspondent
Don Whitehead reported from his
post with the U. S. First army
near the German frontier that
A erican artillerymen have
wheeled their big guns within
range of the German frontier to-
day in preparation for the First
arrny's drive to smash through the
Siegfried line. American infantry
and tanks are standing only a few
miles from the Siegfried forts and
anti-tank defenses, the only great
barrier between the Allied armies
and Germany itself.
In the latest fighting east Of
Antwerp where 1t. Gen. Sir Miles
C. Dempsey's British Second army
men, aided by Dutch brigade.
are fighting their way toward
Holland it has been reported Ger
man troops were brought in from
Denmark to aid in staving off in
vasion of the Reich.
GA SHAEF spokesman, in an
ABSIE broad beast recorded by
CHS, reported Allied forces in
France and Belgium ''have killed,
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
Byrnes' Proposal Favored

and protect poultrymen, dairy
men and stockmen against dis
astrous postwar price cuts. II
milk prices fall sharply while
the cost of feed grain is peg
ged at or near the present lev
ell, he said, milk producers win
be bankrupted.
In presenting a broad pre-.
gram for meeting postwar
problems, Byrnes suggested to
President Roosevelt that when
Germany is defeated many of
the present economic controls
be lifted and that there be 4
return to the 40-hour week "ex-
cept to take care of production
necessary to the war effort and
some specially tight labor
areas"
Byrnes was decidedly optim-
istic about the prospect for
postwar prosperity, declaring
America is stronger than ever
before.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
.City's Labor Rating
Slated To Be Changed

RALEIGH, Sept. 1o.-P)- DR.. J.
S. Dorton, state director, War Man.
power Commission, said today that
while there were no changes in
labor market area classifications
for September, Wilmington will be
changed from Group one to Group
two in October if employment
continues leveEng off.
Wilmington and New Bern are In
Group one, areas Of acute labo-
shortage, while Asheville, Char :
lotte, Elizabeth City, and Winston
Salem Greensboro are in Group
two, areas approaching demand
supply balance. Burlington and
Durham-Raleigh remain in Group
three, areas of slight Labor sur
plus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

y. LONDON, Sept. TO- Up
.Ae United Nations radio at
n'slefs said tonight that Ante
'Sehc, quisling dictator of
Si N German puppet state
H., northwestern Yugoslavia,
ti aS oeen arrested by revolu-
M arles and handed over to
M. h | Tito's partisans.
e was no confirmation.
a Tree Yugoslav radio broad
s ssst said Tito's partisans had
t inquired zsjecar, only about
t,os.im miles from the Bulgarian
IN ,' In their drive to link
ins WIN the Red army sweep
m s through capitulated Ro-
ws 'nla and Bulgaria. They
S e llghting at a point only
VI miles south of Zagreb,
ls. here pavelic has ruled as
Ia sf OF a puppet regime said
nave slaughtered hundreds
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

clared Congress had made "a
solemn commitment to the
farmers to maintain the price
of basic commodities at 80 per
cent of parity for two years
after the war.
We've got to keep that pro-
mise, no matter what it COSTS"
Russell said.
He added that under that as
surance farmers had changed
their crops and increased pro-
duction of commodities the gov
eminent needed for the war.
Further, he declared, farmers
haven't shared to the same ex-
tent as others n the profits
of the past few years.
Senator Aiken (R-VD, a men,
Der of the agriculture commit
tee, said Congress must &c be-
yond the basic commodities
(wheat,. cotton, tobacco, etc.,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-{P)
James F. Byrnes' recommen-
dalton that Congress appro-
pirate up to $1,000, 900, 900 next
year if necessary to keep farm
prices from slumping heavily
won an initially favorable re-
ception on Capitol Hill today.
The reaction was not so fav-
orable, however, to several 9TH
er prescriptions by the war mo-
bilization director for smooth
ing the nations reconversion
road.
Lawmakers said there was =.
little chance that Congress.
having rejected it once, would
reconsider Byrnes' proposal for
an unemployment compensa-
ton schedule of $40 a week fer
26 weeks.
Senator Russell D-Ga, in
charge of agricultural money
bills which are handled by the
appropriations committee, de-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
America Proposes
Freedom Of News
Throughout World

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-(P
An American proposal that
all nations join to guarantee
world freedom of news as one
means Of preserving future
peace has been drawn up here
and may be submitted soon to
the other United Nations.
Worked out by the State de-
partment, the proposed policy is
known to have been under
study for some time. Any num-
Der Of proposals have been put
forward and, for one reason o.
another, rejected by those en-
gagged in preparing a draft.
Agreement was reached only
within the last few days on a
final draft.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11

felQ Marshal zen. ALBEIT Mes
ssrng in the desperate effort to
block the Allied drive hurled am
Ned units and infantry into strong
counterattacks against the British
holding Croce, nine miles south
west Of Rimini and six miles in
land from the coast. Two miles
west Of Croce the British were
fighting off German assaults on
Gemmano. The situation there was
mot regarded as settled.''
American troops moving forward
as the Germans retreated into the
northern ItaliAfl Apennines pushed
into the outskirts of Pistoia, rail
and communications hub of $4,000
about 20 miles northwest of Flor
ence. American patrols reached
Gothic line outposts between Pts
toia and Lucca.
In the high ground between the
upper Arno and Tiber river valleys
indian troops of the Eighth army
captured several points and sue
cesSfully beat off an enemy coun-
'eTattack west Of Castelnuovo, II
niles from the coast.
North Of Florence Gen. Alexan-
aerS headquarters reported big
advances and said Monte Giurbi,
monte Calerso and Mont de Cal
Vana were in Allied hands. In this
sector British troops, for the first
lme, overlook the upper Sieve val,
ley.
Allnough rain hampered aerial
'taVlty Allied war planes struck
enemy communication lines and
v'''e front targets. Medium bonn
VETS concentrated on rail and road
nasss while fighter bombers at
lacked bridges, roads, rail lines
.u yards, rolling stock, motor
transport and supply dumps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
Italian Partisans
Get Nazi Garrison

BERN, Switzerland, Sept. 10.-tR
The Swiss Telegraph agency re-
ported today that a German garri.
son of between 500 and 900 troops
including many SIS men surrender
ed today to Italian partisans who
surrounded them at Domo Dos
sofa, at the Italian end of the i'm
portant Simplon tunnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
Quebec Again
Will Be Host.
AtConference
DATE NOT DISCLOSED
Time OF F. D. RS Arrival
Still Remains Yelled
By Censorship

QUEBEC, Sept. 10.-R)-
Prime Minister Churchill ar
rived in Canada by ship to-
day and is going to Quebec to
meet President Roosevelt in
a victory conference packed
with gold-braid commanders
assigned to crush final Ger
man resistance and speed the
Allied onslaught against ia
pan.
Official confirmation of this
much-rumored meeting was made
late this afternoon in the historic
Chateau Frontenac hotel following
Churchill's arrival at a Canadian
east coast port. The President,
the prime minister and top Allied
commanders met here year ago.
The Canadian and American Of
fees of war information announc-
ed that Churchill was in Canada
again, accompanied by Mrs.
Churchill and the military and ma
val leaders who have directed
Britain's successful war against
Germany. - -e-,5-zs..,~,ss..- -.-1v,-,sgs,.y
Churchill, wearing his Trinity
House uniform and flourishing his
cigar led a crowd in song At the
port during the hour between his
arrival and the departure for Que
bee of the two special trains car
rying his party.
The time of Mr.. Roosevelts ar
rival was not made known, nor
was the makeup of his official
staff. But the military corps ac-
companying Churchill, by their
presence, stressed the war empha-
sis of their talks, even though
past Roosevelt Churchill meetings
have disregarded all fixed agenda.
Canadian Prime Minister W. L.
Mackenzie King arrived here to-
night from Ottawa to act as host
to Churchill and Roosevelt. 1t was
said officially that although the
meeting primarily was one be-
tween the British prime minister
and the President. King. as last
year, was expected to confer WITH
them frequently.
The ancient Chateau Frontenac
was reserved for the official pN-
ties of the visiting leaders.
In nearby resort hotels neWspa-
permen and photographers were
chartered.
Just a year ago, Roosevelt and
Churchill met here and announced
the appointment OF Lord Louis
Mountbatten as supreme Allied
commander in southeast Asia.
Again this year the Far East is
expected to figure prominently in
their discussion. In authoritative
sources it was reported that Mr..
Churchill had suggested the con-
ference primarily as means Of
stressing Britain's intention to full
fill to the hilt her promises that
Japan will be crushed utterly.
But European war problems also
clamor for consideration.
They include:
1. The military government OF
Germany after her armies are de-
feated
2. The still-hazy outline of the
organization to direct Europe's
rule between V-day and creation
Of a permanent peace organization
such as that now being sketched at
Dumbarton Oaks.
3. The manifold economic trou-
bles inherent in war-torn nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
tfehange Ships Sail
Home From Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1o.-lR-The
, ,Sslange ships Gripsholm, Drott-
a u, and Arundel Castle sail
,s;a from Goteborg today carrying
, n; American, British and Do
Ll.iloh prisoners of war and civil
'1 III hternees homAward.
f., NE $ SHIPS sailed for Liverpool
,ss linen the Grfpsholm will pro-
W., .su 10 New York with the Ameri-
:ans and Canadians, 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
SPELLMAN IN PARIS

NEW YORK, Sept. TO- - The
French Brazzaville radio in a
broadcast recorded by CHS said
tonight that Archbishop Spellman
Of New York, general chaplain of
all the American forces, had ar
rived by plane in Paris from Nor
mandy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
Americanp Artillery Fires First Shots
OntQ German Soil As Armies Advance;
Churchill In Canada To See Roosevelt
Allied Forces
In Luxembourg
United States, British Soldiers Join Forces
On Albert Canal Above Hasselt

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Monday, Sept. -QP)-Artillerym
of the American First army in Belgium Tired their first
shots onto German soil Aachem at 80 m Sunday
other First army units formed juncure with the Brit
ish Second army on the Albert canal above Hasselt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
European War Flashback
By The Associated Press


Sept rpulssd heavy German raid on their
Quentin British advanced their line north of Epe
Washington announced the arrival OF American troops IN Arcn-
vks in the of European Russia.
central Berlin causing
damage Among hit the Rechstag The Russians
opening supply highway the Panir
tains Stalngrad distance of $50 miles
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
US. Fifth Army
At Gothic Line

ROME, Sept. 10.-(F9-American troops have driven
the outskirts of Pistora and reached the threshold
the Germans Gothic line VIII lie along the Adriatic Nazs
hed fercey to keep the British out of Rini gateway
the Pc valley, Allied headquarters announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-11
FORECAST

WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Cloudy
and cooler today, with light rain be-
coming moderate along coast in the af-
terpoon.
Temperatures yesterday:
High n; Low IS.
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than 100 miles nearer Japan than
the Volcano Archipelaeo, Rhere Two
4 located, Re did not mention the
type sof planes involved.
The Tokyo radio Also reported
American raids needay on objec.
tires from Pagan Island, In the
Martanas, to MAkassar. Celebes.
Makasser vas hit BY more tian %
Liberators, and Babo III Dutch New
Guinea was bombed BY 90 Liberatcrs,
the .unconfirmed reports said.
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nQMptod ~ q NSteten1o1t frpm 01n.
ator Austin K4publican, q y1r.
mont. "a which he called Oh tn
members Of his party ITO take 1
'Itrong and constrtctive position
on reimbursement Of 4 world organ.
nation 10 prevent war. s, I:
Pledge q Cs-spsratien.
IN thanking the New Englandei
Tor his remarks. senator Connallt
said "the attitude Of COY. Dewey
attracted my admiration when he
took such I liberal, position" Oh the
question. He said also that he took
the, foreign policy plank Of the
Republican. platform ], and the
speeches Of Gov. Dewey ss 4 pledge
OF cooperation when the time
comes to establish the machinery
for maintenance u peace.
The Texan added, that, while the
Republican, platform. and the
speeches Of It's candidate did not
90 Is FAR Is he would 90, they never
theiess were evidence OF 4. gym
pathetic approach.
Senator Austin had previously as-
serted that, while he was not Eue-
costing that the minority waive ,its
responsibility to criticize plans OF
the majority, he believes these
times oi1er Z challenge to; the mi
var,v{tv - w. ~, La v,aAs 49, a u
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had recognised the N 0aulle re-
gins - the peovisional government
OF the French Republic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06

illness and death of his niece,
Mrs. James O. Jackson.
Miss Pink Head of "Elwood,"
Gloucester County, Va, is h e
weekend guest of Miss Betty Di-
vine at her home on South Front
street. =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
|BLACK0UT DRILL
PLANS ADVANCED

Sheriff c. David Jones, COM
rnander ofNew Hanover Citizens
Defense corps, called upon all CT.
william defense volunteers Saturday
to be prepared for the practice
air raid drill to be held from $3.50
pm. to 1910 pm. Tuesday.
During the 40-minute total black
oft no incidents will be conduct
ed by civilian defense workers,
but all are asked to be ION the
job.
All persons in charge of outside
lighting are warned by Sheriff
Jones to extinguish the lights be-
fore the first blackout signal is
sounded.
The blackout will start at $3.50
%. m. with the sounding of the Red
signal, which requires that ii
lights be extinguished and traffic
to stop. The Blue signal, meaning
that traffic may again move and
lights dimmed, will follow, and
the al1-clear signal will be sound
ed at 1910 pm.