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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-10
ETER IS HEARD
BY ROTARY CLUB
Civic Organization Holds
Meeting AT Wrights-
boro Club House

A rural-urban meeting of thu
po+arv Club was held last nigh
- the Wrightsboro Home Demon.
.+ration Club where the club mem
hers we're invited for dinner a:
a,,ests Of A. G! Setter and W. Fred
Setter The meeting was held
here in place of the regular Tues
dov luncheon. Guests were c. R
pooers. Miss Anne Mason, home
demonstration agent, Miss Kath.
crime Leiner, a representative Of
tbe Johnson Fertilizer Company,
Dennis oliver and Rod Reid.
In Introducing the guest speak
or H. Jeter, editor of State
ColIege, DR.. L. G. Willis, in charge
n the Soil Research Laboratory
If the North Carolina Agricultural
JTxnerimental Station, declared
hat if was the job Of the agricul-
tnral editor to interpret the facts
attained by research to the farm
oTs Farmers, are handicapped,
be said. because they are not able
~ solve their own problems and
do not have research laboratories
studving their problems as do
other large industries.
CITY dwellers should learn to
understand the farmers prob
1ems and should accord them the
same respect given to city dwell
ers for they are carrying on their
work despite lack of labor and I'm
favorable weather conditions and
in the face of lack of exact scien-
tific knowledge concerning agri-
culture whose problems and solu-
tions are still known only scantily,
he declared.
In his address, Jeter stated that
North Carolina was the leading
Southern state in production and
in the use of progressive methods
of agriculture. He praised the
farmer declaring that at no time
was food lost because of lack of
labor. The farmer, he added is the
number one war worker in the
biggest industry in America.
Food is a wal weapon, he de-
clared. and Germany is well
aware of this fact using the threat
of starvation as a means of OBJ
tanning the submission OF con-
quered territories.
He pointed out that the spirit of
or farmer is high and has result
ed in the production of an increas-
ed amount of food each year,
making it possible to send three
months supply of food to soldiers
at time.
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Hacker, lives at Bladenboro, N.
c. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. Hacker, ST., live at 129
Forest Hill drive, Wilmington.
After graduating from New Han
over High school in Wilmington,
he attended the University OF
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the
Riverside Military Academy,
Gainesville, Ca, and the U. S
Military Academy at West Point.
He is member of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In
school he was active in track
wrestling, and football. He was
captain of the West Point eol1
team in 1912.
Graduating from West Point
January 10, 1913, he took his ad-
vanced flying at Spence Field.
Moultrie, Ga. He was promoted
to first lieutenant May 19. 1913
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TO RECEIVE AWARD


RALEIGH, May 9. -(P- New.
ton Mandel of New York City, a
r'ember IF the State College debate
team. will be awarded the certi-
tcate for national individual rank
ing in direct clash debating here
tomorrow night. This award is. re.
ceived by not more than eight Am.
erican college students during
each academic year.
Texas dairymen hope to produce
1859, 100000 pounds of milk this
year from l.441, 900 cows. and aver.
age of 1898 pounds each.
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-ALONZO L. BUTLER

Funeral services for Alonzo L..
utler, 66, who died at the James
Walker Memorial hospital Monday
after a short illness, will be held
at 4:45 this afternoon at his resi-
dence near Whiteville. The Rever-
ends S. N. Lamb, R. J. Raspberry
and B. G. Early will officiate. In
.terment will follow at Smyrna
cemetery.
Mr.. Butler is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Dora McGirt Butler,
two brothers, B. F. Butler OF
Greensboro, John Butler, White
vile, one son, George W. Butler,
High, Mrs. c. C. Townsend, White
three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen
vile, and Miss Eva Butler, Colds
boro, three sisters, Mrs. Ida Shaw,
High Point, Mrs. Hannah McGirt,
and Miss Eta Butler, Whiteville.
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HACKER AWARDED
U. S. AIR MEDAL

NINTH AIR FORCE THUNDER
BOLT STATION, England, May 9
First Lieutenant James F. Hack
Ter, Jr., of Wilmington, N. c., has
been awarded the Air medal with
one Oak Leaf cluster for ''com-
pletinc On c-,a~ational sorties"
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over e n e m y
h e l d territory.
He is assigned
to a Ninth AAF
P Al Thunder
bolt F i G h t e r
S q u a dron es-
corting heavy
bonbers safely
on one leg OF
their European
trek.
His wife, Mrs.
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WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

eastern Standard Time)
(By U. s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1:3 Dam, go, 1880 am, So, 1870 pm, IS,
1880 pm SO.
Maximum rs: Minimum So; Mean Sc;
Normal SO.
Humidity
1:3 Dam 80; 7:30 am, 80; 1880 pm. 81;
1880 pm, y.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm
coo inches.
Total since the first of the month
0.54 inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington --- 11:15a 6:28s
II sop 6:17K
Masonboro Inlet - 8:59a 3:14s
| 9:30p 3:10r
Sunrise 5:14 am; Sunset 1902 Pm.
Moonrise, 1882 p.m.; Moonset, 7:06 am
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Avery Comments

CHICAGO, May 9 LIP Sewell
Avery, chairman of the board OF
Montgomery Ward and Company,
commenting tonight on Secretary
of Commerce Jesse Jones' order
ending government possession OF
the plant, said:
II think it would be better if
Jesse, who is very strong man,
would be here to carry me back
from where he took me-"
Avery told reporter he attrib-
uted the order of the return OF
the plant to "the indignation Of
the public which has risen like a
balloon and has made it too hot
for the administration
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dredth mission was 1t. Harry
Harp, Blytheville, Ark, lombard
ier-navigator.
The bomber got in so late from
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executive order and hereby return
the said plants and facilities to the
said company, such termination
and return to become effective at
2 pm, May 9, 1914, Central War
Time"
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MRS. l.. T. BLANTON

BURGAW, May 9-Mrs. L. T.
Blanton, 70, died here today at IL
a. m. at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. G. Johnson.
She is survived by six sons: C..
L. and E. H. Blanton of Whining
ton; A. S., R. J. and A. A. Blan-
ton of Burgaw; and B. C. Blanton
Of Rocky Mount; two daughter:
Mrs. D. w. Rackley, Wilmington;
and Mrs. L. G. Johnson, Bu-gaw;
four brothers: Rufus Rivenbark,
Thatcher; J. P. and T. A. Riven-
bark, Burgaw; and Alex Riven-
bark, Southport; and one sister,
Rosa Rivenbark, Thatcher. Also
surviving are 70 grandchildren, 30
great grandchildren and one step
granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held
atCo-a's Grove church at p. m.
Wednesday with the Rev. Johnnie
Everett, assisted by Rev. Jonah
Howard, officiating. Interment
will be in the family cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
grandsons of the deceased: Char
lie and Bonnie Powell, Willie
Rackley, Thomas, Marion and
Carl Blanton. Honorary pallbea--
ers will include DR.. w. I. Taylor,
DR.. N. C. Wolfe. ]. T. Brown, K.
D. Brown, E. H. Wells, DR.. w.
I Young, Rob Humphrey, W. R.
Har-ell, G. C. Thomas. Paul
Cowan, H. F. Brown, H. L. Bau-
comb and P. G. Casteen.
J. L. GWALTNEY
HICKORY, May 9.-P)-J ohm L
Gwaltney, 80, retired lawyer Of
Taylorsville and for many year
outstanding leader in this section
died here yesterday. He had beer
i'll since the middle of April whel
he suffered a stroke.
Gwaltney was postmaster o
Taylorsville for five years, servet
in the North Carolina Legislature
in 1927 and 1881, and in 1908 rar
1bCp' IlOOCl L. DOQSllLOII SAOSs
race for Congress.
funeral services will be helc
Wednesday at $3.50 pm. at thu
Baptist church with the Rev. Wood
row Robbins, assisted by Rev. J
L. Potts, officiating. Burial will
be in the Gwaltney family GENE
terry.
Active pallbearers will be Jesse
Knox, Carl Galloway, Garland
Morsby, Horace Savage, George
Savage and Billy .Rourk. Honorar,
pallbearers will include Ernes
Gilbert, Henry Gilbert, Homer Hol
den. Lindsay Clemmcns, J. A. Ell
more, r. Galloway, Floyd Kirby
dobson Kirby, Frank Mintz, c. A
Taylor. W. c. Manson, J. E. bod
son. Joel Moore, R. S. McKeithan
J. J. Lockland, E. V. Gore, George
Rourk, ]. A. Arnold, D. R. John
son and DR.. L c. Fergus.
H. p. RICH
Funeral services were held yes.
terday afternoon at the Evergreen
Baptist Church for Henry P. Rich,
81, who died Sunday evening al
the Thompson Hospital in Lum-
berton. Mr.. Rich was a native oil
Duplin county. He is survived by
his wife Mrs. Ninevah Shepard
Rich, a son, H. c. Rich, Whining
ton, and two daughters, Mrs. Clara
Benson, Wilmington, and Mrs
Fannie Buffkin Vanceboro.
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FOUR BEING HELD
IN RIFLE DEATH
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volved were walking along the
road and were met by the other
two in an automobile. The shoot
ing occurred soon after the two
men in the car got out and joined
the trio
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its Tooth mission that the crew
turned in without any celebration
save general jubilation and sisho
Of relief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-10

Texas has 100000 acres of state
parks.
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Carbide was first discovered al
Spray, N. c.. in 1892. ------
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French Cost
Blasted Anew

Continued from Page y
at targets between Boulogne and
Calais.
More than 200 U. S. Marauder
medium bombers attacked the
rocket gun coast" In the same area
yesterday, supported by waves of
Raj and New Zealand Typhoons
and Hurricane fighter bombers.
AS usual, the exact detectives
were not disclosed, but returning
crewmen said the attack was zone
Of the best ever"
Marauder formations also hit the
Maupertus airfleld on the Cherbourg
peninsula, while U. s. Thunderbolt
fighters, equipped with bomb rocks,
attacked another Nazi airdrome at
Gilze-Rijen, Holland, near Amster-
dam.
Small Opposition
Only scattered enemy fighter op-
position was encountered over the
French coast and none at all over
Holland. Five German planes were
shot down in the Channel raids at
a cost of one bomber and one Allied
fighter.
The Stockholm Aftontidningen re-
ported in an undated dispatch that
10000 persons were left homeless in
Magdeburg after the RATS heavy
attack on that German railway and
armament center Friday night. The
dispatch said about 1000 persons
were killed In the raid.
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southwest Of Leningrad.
At Akkolovo, 10 miles west OF
Krasnogvardeisk, the Russians were
only five miles above the Krasnog-
vardeisk- Talinn railroad.
Govorov;s forces also were threat
ening Tosno, 90 miles southeast OF
Leningrad and junction Of the main
Moscow-Leningrad railway and q
lateral line from Krasnogvardeisk.
Capture Of Pustynka put them four
miles northeast Of Tosno and the
fall Of Nrrma brought them to with
in six miles from the northwest.
In White Russia, RosSovsky's army
appeared to be advancing almost at
will along a 30-mile front through
the Pripet Marshes, chopping up
and annihilating disorganized enc
my forces fleeing toward Pinsk. His
Vanguards thrust to within 81 miles
o IA junction with the LIST Ukranian
army to the southwest with the
capturing Of Simonichi, SO miles
southwest Of Mozyr, IS miles SOUTH
east Of Pinsk and only q22 miles
from the old Polish border.
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LuII Broken
On n. Guinea
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Borpop airdrome in Southern New
Ireland, and blasted enemy bases
below Rabaul, New Britain, where
enemy planes might intercept Solo,
mons based Allied planes.
A $500 ton freighter was left
burning in Lorengau Harbor in the
Admiralty Islands, $40 miles north
a patrol vessel and barges were
destroyed in the harbor.
Air and light naval units des-
troyed five barges and sank small
vessel of the New Britain coast
and fighters blew up 1,000-ton
freighter at Hansa Bay, 100 miles
north of Madang. Two barges, one
loaded with troops, were sunk off
New Guinea and escorted medium
bombers destroyed five bridges on
the coastal road north of Madang.
Night air patrols, in a 2,200-mile
round trip from Australia dropped
bombs in the Jetty area at Halma-
hera in the Miluccas. 1t was the
first attack there since last October
IT,
The communique did not mem
ton ground fighting at Cape Glou-
ceSter, New Britain, where Amer
lean forces were consolidating po-
sitions around the captured air.
fields, but 1t was announced that
two light enemy raids proved in
effective at Arawe, on the south
coast.
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Thousands Of Men,
Equipment Pour In
Continued from Page u

smoke and dust showed our troops
to be heavily opposed"
Kesselring threw all his available
strength against the main Fifth
Army to the south. American
troops who on Saturday had crossed
the Rapido river three miles south
of Casino fought savagely to main
tain their bridgehead. But they
ran out of ammunition, and had
to fall back across the river after
hours Of bitter fighting at close
quarters.
The Germans also mounted heavy
assaults against the British forces
across the Garigliano between Cas-
telforte and Minturno. But the I'm
perials held their general positions.
At several points they reeled back
under the impact of the Nazi as
sault. But they reformed, coun-
ter-charged, and held.
To the north, French troops of
Gen. Alphonse JUN continued to
push westward despite the German
counter offensive. Beating off all
German attacks, the French again
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Factories To
Labor
PAGE FOUR
Continued from Page u

Waterbury, although labor spokes-
man said today that in some cases
women in ball-bearing industry get
paid less than those In other indus
tries. He stated that the eQual-pay,
eQual-work principle does not per-
tain to all women In some ball
bearing plants as is true in the brass
industries here.
The question Of transportation
also has been raised with one labor
spokesman pointing to the addi-
tional difficulty and expense in
volved for local residents who take
jobs In Bristol.
No definite period for referral to
the Bristol plants has been set by
the state urgency and priority COM
mittee which submitted the referral
instructions to Waterbury. It Is be-
heved such applicants for work will
be directed to Bristol until such q
time as production hits the desired
tempo. The New Departure COM
pany is the Allies greatest contract
holder on ball-bearings. Production
there Is said to be considerably be-
hind schedule.
No specific orders on the number
OF local residents to be hired in
Bristol has yet been sent here, but
1t Is believed a definite figure will
be disclosed after furthe r confer
ences with plant officials. A repre-
sentative Of the New Departure
company today was in conference in
Torrington, which also has been
asked to supply new workers for the
ball-bearing industry.
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Reds Drive
Miles Ahead
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command communique acknowl-
edged that Nazi troops had evacu-
ated front salient" southeast OF
Leningrad.
(The German communique said
Nazi forces were locked in heavy
defensive fighting in the area north
OF Lake linen and south Of Len
ingrad)
Smashing through long prepared
defenses, the Russians overran at
least II towns and villages on the
approaches to the last 50-mile
stretch Of the main Leningrad-
Moscow railroad held by the Ger
mans.
One column drove IA miles west
from the Volkhov River and cap
tured Smerdyna, only nine miles
from the Chudovo-Leningrad section
Of the railroad, while another force
seized Lesno, 10 miles north OF
Chudovo, principal stronghold on the
German held portion Of the line.
Six miles east Of Chudovo, o third
column based at Gruzino, % miles
south Of Kirisihi, wiped out the last
German bridgehead on the east bank
Of the Volkhov and prepared for a
frontal assault on Chudovo. The
enemy abandoned many guns and
supply dumps.
General Leonid A. 0ovorov's
Leningrad armies thrust to within
five miles north, nine miles north
west and 10 miles west Of Krasnog-
vardeisk, gateway to Estonia and
junction Of al railroads running
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Bombers Rain
Destruction
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CONTINUED from Page y
Stimigliano, midway between Rome
and the Adriatic coast, and San
Benedetto, 40 miles north Of Pes
cara.
While the main weight Of the Al
he'd aerial assault centered on the
Italian front, Kittyhawk fighter
bombers struck again at the Ger
mans in western Jugoslavia, bomb
ing a bridge at Skradin, five miles
north of Sibenik.
The Luftwaffe put up only feeble
opposition to the furious Anglo.
American offensive. The Allied
heavy and medium raiders met only
two enemy fighters Yesterday and
shot one down.
A communique said 10 other Ger
man planes were down in the day.
light operations, but unofficial fig
ures placed the enemy'S losses at
10 planes.
Thre Allied aircraft were missing.
Raj Mosquito bombers, in one
Of their first announced actions on
the italian front followed up the
daylight raids with a night attack
on Stimigliano.
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FDR 18th Term
Stirs Dems.
(NEA Telephoto.)
CONTINUED from Page u

Guffey has been the most ac-
tive advocate Of the fourth term
and all three Of those leaders were
important factors in arranging for
Mr.. Roosevelt's precedent-smashing
third term denomination. Guffey Is
not a national committee member
and there could not have been on
the resolutions committee. But his
Pennsylvania organization was rep
resented with two Of the seven mem
bers by his sister, Mrs. Emma Guf-
fey Miller and David L. Lawrence.
Resolutions committee chairman
was Sen. Theodore F. Green, Of
Rhode Island. Hague was not a
resolutions committee member but
was represented by Rep. Mary T.
Norton, D., N. J., who IS an impor-
tant figure in his New Jersey ma
chine and has represented part Of
the mayors home town in con-
gress since 1924.
The other members were Kelly,
boss Of the Illinois Democratic ma
chine, former Gov. Keen johnson,
of Kentucky, who is a member Of
the Roosevelt faction Of the Demo-
cratic party in that state, and o. s.
Warden, national committeeman
from Montana.
The national committee adopted
the fourth term resolution with
neither debate nor dissent Veteran
political observers judged the action
to be an honest expression of draft
Roosevelt sentiment and ascribed it
in part to the belief expressed by
many persons here that the Presi-
dent is the only Democrat who
would have even remote chance of
being elected this year.
New York, Jan. M-(UP)-Calling
upon President Roosevelt to seek re.
election, $500 CTO leaders were on
record today with a formal pledge
to support fourth term.
Meeting under the auspices Of the
greater New York CLIO council, the
officials representative Of com
munity councils Of the CIO--also
adopted resolution yesterday en-
dorsing the Presidents five-point
home front program, including pas
sage Of a national service act.
The conference also adopted q res
olution demanding that the War
Labor Board permit wage increases
Of 20 per cent and pledged support
to a proposal by Sidney Hillman,
chairman of the CTO political action
committee, for labor unity.
Hillman, addressing the meeting,
called for political unity Of all labor
to help in victory and a Democratic
peace and to aid in the preservation
Of the rights Of labor.
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Continued from Page u
barreled plot" aimed at wecking
Ickes he sait. he still stands" on
that statement.
This is no mystery case" Briggs
said. "1'm not a mystery man and
I wish you'd make that clear"
He said he had not talked with
Ickes since last Tuesday, when he
was suspended from his Interior De-
partment Post. Nor has he had con-
tact since then, he added, with c.
Nelson Sparks, in whose book, lone
man. Wendell Willkie," the so-called
Hopkins letter appeared.
Briggs said that Murray had told
LANCER by telephone that only one
man could possibly get hurt, and
that that man was Briggs. LANCER,
according to Briggs, told Murray
that 1t gave him an opportunity to
crack" the three men he wanted
most Hopkins, Ickes and Willkie.
$50 this is my first taste of power
politics." Briggs observed. "I'll have
to acquire taste for it--like olives"
Shortly after 10 a. m, Justice De-
partment Attorney Henry Schwein-
haut arrived. Briggs introduced him
self.
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the wining Of this war and every
effort that we could render to that
all important purpose should be the
common basis for our thoughts, our
deliberations, our actions. This must
be our promise still. Although we
can take great hope from the fact
that we are much further today
along the road to victory, we must
be realistic enough to appreciate
that the end Is not yet In sight"
Waterways state senators John r.
Tobin and Francis r. Summa to-
gether with Representatives Daniel
J. Mahaney and John Membrino
this morning left for Hartford to at
tend the opening Of the special ses-
sion of the state legislature sched-
uled for II q. m.
Among the outstanding legislation
scheduled for hearing and possible
adoption during the special session
will be that relative to the soldiers
vote and by means Of absentee bal
lot.